The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-12 00:00:00

. . BA NKRUPTCY. —(THIS DAY.) ( i :etureCommissioner SHEPHERD.) Debts were a great many summonses under the Small bls at:d out of the first eight called only one defendant answered, Lad the defaulters were subj,ct to ebnltnitment. In the case, in which the defendant ap peared, the plain' i rf ‘, as not in attendance. The plaintiff's attorney said that perhaps the defendant W cnild agree to the case going on without the plaintiff's attendance. it The Learned COMMISSIONF.R said I e could not allow t to g ""' The defendant was entititled to examine he plaintiff if he thought proper, and it was quite im 13(:ssible to say what turn the case might take so as amine i r to render it essential that the plaintiff should be ex- The defendant said he had a particular appointment at twelve o'clock. The Learned CommissiosEtt said that the kept 1:?trld not expect that the defendant should be kept funs ats business. The attorney said he would send for the plaintiff. The CO MMISSIONER said that would not do; for i f he attPndekthe case must be adjourred at the cost of the p in ls t i i n ra ti e ff . , as the defendant would riot be able to get home sented t The plai tinff, however, havi n g a r ri v ed, defendant con- o tay. THE SPANISH DEBT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Permit me to call your attention to a few ob servations on the subject of the Spanish debt, which I trust you will consider worthy attention ; in wh cit case,, if you would allude to them in the City Article of 71w Sun, you would render an essential service to th) Eng lish creditors of Spain, and greatly add to the maly ob ligations they are already under for your LttenCon to their interests. _ In the first place I would remark, that even if it were now in the power of the Spanish Government to pay off the whole debt, and they were so to do, still the greater part of the money advanced to Spain by this country would be lost to it, in consequence of the largest portion of the Active Bonds having been purchased, on foreign account, at low prices, and withdrawn from circulation here. To such an extent has this been the case, that one only of the five classes into which the Bonds in question are divided, can now be purchased on the London Stock Exchange. The distress of the English holders, occasioned by the non-payment of their divi dends, having thus compelled them to dispose of the greater portion of their Bonds for a small part of their original cost, they surely have now an equitable claim en the Spanish Government to snake provision, in the first instance, for that portion of the Bonds which still remains in their hands ; and, moreover, as the public lands in Spain, which were pledged as security for the repayment of the English loans, have been appropriated to other purposes, they ought also to rcquire that a por tion at least of the revenues of Cuba should be substi tuted as an equivalent, for that purpose ; at the same time endeavouring to obtain the sanction of our own Government to such demand. _ . . . THE REVENUE FOR THE YE No. I.—An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Greal In( STOREY V. TNGE. lit The d e f endant was formerly O a clerk in the Metropo an Railnay Junction Company, and is nowsuperin tendent of the Victoria Park Cemetery, Bethnal-green. The claim was fur 11/. 165., debt and costs. The def en d ant said that when he was clerk to the railway company he had two guineas a week and 2s. an hour overtime, but his present wages were only 14s. weok. The plaintiff said there were perquisites. The defendant —Yes, Is. on each funeral, and we have t ° ' ll Y had th ree i n three weeks. I asked the plaintiff to hi the account stand fur six months, to see how the ng answered, and I have great hopes it will in time. Plaintiff —But you have other perquisites. Defendant—l may have, perhap-% lam to have the use of the grass when it grows; the seed was only sown In March, and I may starve before it grows into a good Crop. The defendant, in answer to the Commissioner, said he was a widower, with a child, and had to pay a person t) take care of it. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he could not order a larger payment than 4s. a month, and an order vas drawn out for that amount. Total INCOME. Although the London Stock Exchange has been nearly cleared of Active Bonds, this has not been the case with the Passive, the whole of which description of Spanish Stock appears still to remain in this country; so that the holders of it continue at the present time the majority of the English creditors of Spain. It becomes, therefore, important to remind them that the decree of the 28th of February, 1836, provided fur the conversion of the whole of the Passive into Active Bonds—the holders of the former to receive for every 1001. Bond as much Active Stock as would produce 25/. in cash at the market price. This would have the effect of nearly equalising the value of both descriptions of Stock. The claims of the holders of Passive Bonds under this decree has hitherto remained in abeyance, in common with the claims of the major part of the other creditors, but the time has now arrived when they should claim the full benefit of it. As every Passive Bond represents a like amount in pounds sterling of the early arrears of interest on the English loans—overdue Coupons to the amount of lON. sterling having been given in exchange for every 100/. Passive Bond—surely the claims of the holders are as valid as those of the foreign holder of Active Bonds, purchased for a fraction of their original cost, notwithstanding the price of the latter is now above 26, while that of the former is now 6. Customs • . • ...... Excise 12,705,693 11,366,676 12,623,134 Quarters ended Oct. 10. 4,848,363 3,505,400 1,780,175 201,279 1,823,883 209,000 30,000 15,102 450,010 24,591 473,881 5,310,835 4,191,929 1,774,3 6 4 209,940 1,972,128 217,000 45,000 167,910 217,644 33,815 199,882 stamps.. Taxes.... • • ........ • • • • • • • • • • • • Property Tax .. Post-oftice • • • • Crown Lands . • •.. • Miscellaneous •• • • • . Produce of Money received from China Imprest and other Moneys ..... • • • • • Repayments of Advances .• • • • . • • • • • • 13,821,674 14,360,447 To Cash brought to this Account to be applied to pay off Deficiency Bills.. 13,521,674 14,360,447 4 LERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) ja fired F reeman, a young man about twenty years of e, Was charged with stealing one 51. note, seven sove ,,:ns, and a quantity of jewellery and other articles, the ''°,,Perty of his father, Thomas Freeman. i a ,„ 4 l° prosecutor, who seemed much effected when giv e his evidence, stated that the prisoner, for the last r ee or four Tars, had been a source of continued an lYttlice to hitia, not only by his thefts upon himself but flameddgers in the house. lie had placed the articles O in a strong box, with a patent lock ; but, a l f i ,the 19th of September last, during the absence LHimself and his daughter, the pris , ,ner contrived to ettliato the house and break open the lock th a chisel, all out of the box which was of the slightest Value t4 . ke !n, his defence, the prisoner said that he had latterly bs Be :' uP in business for himself, and his father had pro bated to to advance him some money to pay his rent, but hi Lv il.lg failed to do so, he tried to get the money out of 11 , 1 .iti the best way he could. inr n ri b • ( "IDE, after commenting upon the levity and hi, oming insolence evinced by the prisoner towards father, committed him for trtal. 8— COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert enjoyed their accustomed early walk. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort again promenaded in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took pony exercise yesterday forenoon in the grounds sur rounding the Castle. His Excellency Count Dietrichstein, their Excellen cies Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, and Lord and Lady John Russell, arrived at the Castle yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Mr. G. E. Anson, Colonel Seymour, and Colonel Bowles, enjoyed the sport of shooting yesterday morning. The royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday in cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, his Excellency Count Dietrichstein, their Ex cellencies Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, Lord and Lady John Russell, and Sir George Couper. The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance during dinner at the Castle. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended. Begging the favour of your allusion to these observa ions, I remain, Sir, yours most respectfully, AN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE BONDHOLDER. City, Oct. 9. TERMINATION of the SILK GLOVE ➢TAKERS' STRIKE AT DUFFIELD, AND PRO CEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCI ATION OF TRADES. (From the Derby Reporter.) We are informed that this strike has at length come to a termination, in consequence of the National Asso ciation not being favourable to the men's proceedings. Various meetings have been held, and a regular corre spondence has been carried on betwixt the two parties. Mr. Gimblet, one of the board of directors, has also at tended their meetings, where he stated that as his mis sion was not direct. upon their business, he could not possibly interfere with their case ; but he had no hesi tation in saying, that as soon as their grievance should have been fully investigated, he had no doubt but that they would support them during their struggle, if not to the fullest extent, which would have been Bs. per week. Under these ideas, the decision was awaited for with the greatest anxiety both by the men on strike and the different trades in other localities, as a test whereby the objects of this boasted association should be proved; but, although notice had been given at the first commence ment of the strike, yet it was not until nearly the lapse of a month that a decisive answer could be got, although repeatedly requested for their decision, but only to be answered by letters as evasive as they were decisive. With these proceedings the men began to feel their ex ptctations fail, and that they had become the dupes of London delusionists. Accordingly, a letter was ad dressed to the Hon. T. S. Duncombe, president of the association, when an answer was returned, assuring the men on strike that it was with extreme pain that they had to inform them that they could not render them any assistance, as they had not held in strict compliance the rules of the association, which requires a fortnight's notice prior to any strike taking place, notwithstanding the impossibility of complying with this rule without es tablishing the infringement in other districts had been given at the first commencement. The men, driven to the utmost extreme of want, have therefore gone to work, denouncing the association as delusive and un worthy-of support. The fact is, Messrs. Ward and Co. had been putting in less work than others, and it was on their insisting on having the same put in as other manufacturers, that the men struck. It appears some of the more active, who are the leaders in striking, told the men they would get Bs. a week from the union. They waited about three weeks, and finding no cash forthcoming, at once adtnitt ed they had no cause of complaint against Messrs. Ward and Co.; that they had only asked for what other manufacturers were doing and requested, and have received work out, to be made in the way it was proposed when the strike was made. ' I OUTHW ARK.—(THIS DAY.) sacker Joh n Wake, an engineer, was chvrged before Mr. wjewith trespassing on the Croydon Railway, E r d eb Y b e endangered his life. andstatedw B pringall, a policeman of the above line, te that on the arrival of the train at the station at th e rill° "useY-brid ge at 7 o'clock, on Saturday evening, u defend ant, who was in a second class train, jumped • t before it had stopped. Witness asked him for his •.it• : - .. 11 ,„ e ,, k et, but his reply was that he ad none, .. , „"„1 that he would not pay the fare, ,';,/1 1 . 1 4 ,I'Whin he was urged to do so, he jumped . off the . arm on the rail, and ran across the line just as the Br and Greenwich trains were coming in. Wit .sts, perceiving the danger to which he exposed himself, a must have been crushed if he had remained on the ran after him, and dragged him off. The defendant Still refused to pay the fare, and was accordingly given ibto cusdody. The defendant, in reply, said he was an engineer at tached to the Croydon Railroad, ar d that he was in the habit of going up and down from New Cross without paying the fare; that he received wages of 31. per week for his work. The inspector said that it was untrue that the work- Men employed by the company were permitted to go up and down free ; that if they were, they were always pro vided with a written pass for the purpose. Mr. SECKER said he should inflict a penalty of 10s., or in default commit him for 14 days. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert walked in the precincts of the Castle. The royal family took the usual pony exercise this forenoon on the terraces and grounds around the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domes tic household, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Coartenay officiated. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburp., , Strelitz, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, arrived at Cashio bury Park, Hefts, on Saturday, on a visit to her Ma esty the Queen Dowager, from Kew. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at the residence of Viscount Barrington, near Farring don, on Friday, from Windsor Castle, to honour the Noble Viscount with a visit. • Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Hart Davis, Deputy Chairman of the Excise, had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town on Saturday for his seat Bowood Park, Wilts. The Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne House, Berkeley square, on Saturday morning, from Broadstairs, and accompanied the Noble Marquis to Bowood. Mr. Rice had an interview, on Saturday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord and Lady John Russell left Wimbledon on Satur day afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. CAMBRIAN AND GRAND JUNC TION RAILWAY.—(TIIIS DAY.) A meeting of the shareholders in this company was " f ld, in accordance with the Railway Compani es ' Disso- I W9onAct, shortly before twelve o'clock thi s d a y, at th e — Th r i 'tish H ote l, C oc k s p ur - s t reet , f or t h e purpose o f deter g whether it should be dissolved or not. But a i —a " number of shareholders were p resen t. M r . Col s"; ALP., occupied the chair. Messrs. Strict, Coleman, a nd Child, were appointed scrutineer. The SECRETARY read the report of the directors, which set forth that the line was projected for the pur pose of constructing a line of railway connecting thedtise trict of South W a l es with the more northerly part n of the kingdom, the k ingdom, and that they considered i the active it a greatest public utility; that it hadreceived le support of the principal landed proprietors on its route ; In fact, no undertaking was started under better auspices, or stood more chance of success. But, not withstanding the strong assurances of Mr. Gravitt, the engineer, that the plans would be perfectly ready by the 30th of November, the directors found the plans and sections so defective, that it would have been utterly useless to have submitted them to the Standing Orders' Committee. They therefore abandoned the intention of going to Parliament. In January last they returned It Bs. per share, being two-thirds on the amount origi nally paid. So sanguine were they of the ultimate suc cess of the line, that they advised the adoption of a new line, with some alight alterations, immediately subse quent to the dissolution of the old one, the retiring shareholders being relieved from all responsibility, and those holding shares in the present company to be en titled to receive a similar amount of shares in the new Company. The CHAIRMAN said, the capital originally subscribed Was 75,000/., 1/. 83. had been returned, on each share, making 50,0001. The liabilities amounted to 30,0001., but they expected, on investigation, that they would be enabled to considerably reduce that amount, and that a lkoffieient sum would be left to defray all liabilities. They hoped to be in a position to return a further small sum per share. The balance was then against the company, but the reductions which would be made in the legal and engineering charges would alter this. The solicitor had offered to make some reduction. In reply to several questions, the SECRETARY stated that 3,800/. had been paid to Mr. Gravitt and to the surveyors, but he claimed, in addition, 7,0001., which they had refused to I ay. The directors had commenced i.action against him to recover the amount they had paid, but he had commenced a counter-action for the balance of his claim. 3,600/. had been paid to the local agents, and 3 000/. to the town solicitor, who claimed 5,2001. more. The new line was proposed to start from Wor cester, and to run in a direct line to Runcorn. A. resolution in favour of the dissolution, not, how ever, as an act of bankruptcy, of the company, was then tarried by a show of hands. Mr. TRIPP then addressed the meeting at great length, and contended that the statements put forward by the directors on a former occasion and to-day were vague and fallacious, and that the whole affairs of the company had I can grossly mismanaged and the shareholders de ceivi d. He wish( dto know how many shares had been a pP led for, bow many allotted and reserved, and how IT "Y paid ul on, and advised the shareholders to demand every farthing of their deposits. The C lIAIRMAN said he and the other members of th e e , ramittee of management, with the exception of f ve, had taken and paid upon two hundred shares. About thirty of the provisional committee, who had ben allotted one hundred shares each, had not paid upon their shares. Proceedings had been commenced against the five di rectors. Many shares had been reserve d for the purpose of contemplated amalg ama tions with other com panies, which circumstances had preve nted. To "'ow the a nx i ety of the directors to econo mise the ex kTnses, he might state that a demand made by Mr. J. ripp's brother for 1,000/. for brokerage was reduced to UV : Th e votes of the meeting were thn taken, and the majority were in favour of a dissolution. Sir George Grey has left town for his seat, Fallodon, Alnwielc, Northumberland. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Satur day evening. for Ilickleton Hall, Doncaster. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the prayers were read by the Reverend Dr. 11. Eakins, and the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem was " 0 clap your hands" (Greene). Sir George Smart pre sided at the organ. Lords Powis and De Mauloy were among the nobility present. FAMINE IN ENGLAND IN 1316.—Several periods of great scarcity have occurred in England, but the most severe dearth that we find recorded was that which hap pdtlhe3enl e 6 i aar i n n vde I sr 3 tr l i 6 ci . le e dl l 3e t dm h t. e o g t a lh n ne t uj o t um b l3o e , t s l e e3 v xl e t6 r 7 e l a t the yy f felt i q utn u a ti in r l t e a r liat3 o e'r f wheat rose to gOs. (equal to 221. 10s.) and in August reached the enormous price of 405., or 301. th e quar t er. A loaf of coarse bread, which was scarcely sufficient to support a man for a single day, sold for fourpence, equal in value to ss. now. Wheat rose in Scotland at one time to the enormous sum of 100s.,equal to 751. the quarter of the present currency. This dearth continued, but with mitigated severity, until after the harvest of 1317 ; but great abundance returned in 1318. This famine oc casioned a prodigious mortality among the people, owing to the want of proper food and the unwholesome substi tutes. The rain set in so early in 1315, and continued so violently that most of the seed of that year perished in the ground ; the meadows were so inundated that the hay crop of that year was almost utterly destroyed. QUIT AND CROWN RENTS (IRELAND.)—The total amount received by the Woods and Forests (Ireland). in 1844 was 66,374/. 2s. 2d. ; in 1845, 66,955/. ss. Id. The total of expenditure in this department (according to the sessional paper 696 of 1846), was, in 1844, 11,0311. 12s. ; in 1845, 11,9881. ss. 3d. But either in this latter sum there is an error in addition, or there is a typographical blunder in some of the items ; for, as they stand, the total ought to be 12,588/. ss. 3d. On the Barrack street Improvements (Dublin), were expended, in 1844, 10,3951. 16s. 4d. ; in 1845, 4,0551. 18s. ; the receipts in the farmer year (the balance in hand at the beginning inclusive), were 15,2181. 2s. 5d., in the latter, 5,1281 4s. 6d. HAYMARKET THEATRE. An admirable dramatic version of the opera of Les Mousquctaires de la Reinc (an opera with which n doubt many of cur readers are familiar, as it was per formed several times at Drury Lane last season by the Belgian company) was produced here on Saturday with great success. Sooth to say, we prefer the dramatic to the operatic version of this plot. Hal6vy's music is heavy and inexpressive, and in those situations in which rapidity is the life and soul of the play, the opera hangs fire; but Queen Mary's Bower, such is the title which Mr. Plana& the adapter of the piece has chosen for his version, is full of bustle, incident, and character; in which latter the ope ra i s sadly deficient. With that unerring dramatic tact for which Mr. Plancl.4s is so eminently distinguished, he has accomplished in this play all that he purposed. In every instance he has hit exactly the point at which he aimed. The scene is laid at Hampton Court, in the year 1685, and the Mousquetairis de to Reine of the original are transformed into the officers of the Queen's cuo, l ntf:o i jng fe aahninu G tee i s i (H a m r le d nir s ..r)yi (the queen being Maria Bea trice,Bireacitdo)queen e I u O Td r si in ens o )e n dCo ffi a( c ar r i . s n a ji r oe Norrisv ) a , p ( r n and. Lieutenant Wentworth (Mr. Brindal). There is, more over, an old Major of Scotch Dragoons, the Laird of Killicrankie, admirably acted and most picturesquely made up by Webster—a punctilious old soldier learned in all that appertains to the duello, and willing at all times to put his theory into practice—in a word—an honourable and chivalrous Dugald Dalgetty, who is the friend of Henry Ormond. These are the principal characters of the piece. There is, of course, a heroine, the Lady Arabella Mordaunt (Mrs. Seymour), Lady in Waiting to the Queen, and her confidant, Miss Lucy Desborough (Miss Fortescue), and albeit they had but little to do, they: did that little excellently well. The Lady Ara bella is in love with Ormond, and she confesses her love to Miss Desborough, adding, at the same time, that that officer is not aware of her attachment. O'Donoghue partially overhearing this confession, takes it:for granted that he is the only man with whom it is possible for any lady to fall in love, and immediately opens a corres pondence with the lady und e r a f e igned name, who, fancying her correspondent must be Ormond, consents, without much hesitation, to meet him at night in Queen Mary's bower, being thereunto advised by her confidante, Lucy ; who would, no doubt, had she known the real state of the case, have persuaded her friend to let her keep the appointment for her, seeing that she (Miss Lucy Desborough) was as much smitten by the charms of Captain O'Doncglfue as the Lady Arabella was by those of Captain Ormond. The interview takes place, and O'Donoghue, who behaves with great rudeness, is speedily dismisse d b y the lad y in great anger, but still she believes that it is to Ormond she has granted the interview. This is truly an event ful night, for, while this interview is going on in the bower, Ormond, by the death of an uncle, inherits the title of Marquis of Carabas, with an estate of 15,0001. a-year to support it, which he determines to lay at the feet of Lady Arabella, with whom he has long been secretly in love; and gets by the punctilious absurdity of old Killicrankie hitched into a duel which is to come off in the morning. His adversary is assassinated on his way home, and Ormonde is arrested as the mur derer. To his great astonishment. however, the Lady Arabella proves an alibi for him, and swears distinctly that at the very time the murder was com mitted Ormonde and herself were enjoying a tete-a-tete in the Queen's Bower. Her testimony being corrobo rated by that of Miss Desborough, Ormonde is set at liberty, and of course is received as the affianced husband of Lady Arabella. lie is full of gratitude to her for the manner in which she has sacrificed her repu tation to save his life, but when he discovers that there really has been a meeting with a supposed Ormonde in the Bower, he vows vengeance against the intruder. The first person to whom he flies for advice is the culprit himself, O'Donoghue, who, if he had imagined that it was for his friend Ormond that the assig nation was intended, would have suffered himself to have been hanged ere he had kept it. He dares not tell Or mond the truth, for he would not like to be forced to fight him, but he writes him the truth, and having dispatched the letter, proceeds to provoke old Killi crankie to a duel by abusing Ormond, in order that he may get killed. The scene between Killicrankie and O'Donoghue is admirable. The old Major has vowed to St. Andrew never again to fight in a personal quarrel, and his ebullitions of temper, goaded almost beyond en durance on the one hand by the taunts of O'Donoghue, and restrained on the other by recollection of his vow, were admirably delineated by 'Webster. At length he reconcile s fighting to his conscience in this way. His vow was never to fight in a personal quarrel. Now this with O'l) noghue is not a personal quarrel, because personally he has nothing to do with it ; it is the quarrel of his friend Ormonde, and, therefore, he may fight. They fight accordingly, and Killicrankie, after wounding O'Donoghue, finding the latter does not defend himself, refuses to continue the combat, as being contrary to the laws of the duello. The letter is delivered to Ormonde— every thing is explained. Ormonde weds the Lady Arabella, and O'Donoghue and Miss Lucy follow their THE MODEL LODGING -HOUSE, ST. GILES ' S.—The erection of this building is rapidly progressing. The frontage is rather more than 90 feet, depth 30. It is to be divided into three compartments—for married couples, single men, and single women. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Yesterday evening, a public meeting, which was numereusly attended, was held •at the City Lecture Theatre, Milton-street, Crip plegate, to aid the exertions of the Rev. Mr. Rush, of Galway, who is now in this country to raise subscriptions for a fund for the relief of his distressed countrymen. The chair was taken by the Rev. Mr. Jauch, pastor of the German Catholic Church, in St. Thomas Apostle. In the course of the evening some pathetic descriptions were given of the existing distress, and interesting ap peals were made by the several speakers, which were liberally responded to. RISE IN THE PRICE OF COALS.—The coal-owners have advanced the price of coals sent coastwise 4s. per Newcastle chaldron.—Durham Advertiser. PAPERING A PLACE•OF WORSHIP.—A novel and unusual mode of decorating a place of worship has been displayed in the papering recently of Bridge-street Chapel, Bristol. FORTITUDE OF A LAD.--A lad of about eighteen, employed o n th e O x f or d an d R ug b y Railway, fell down, and a waggon passed over his arm and shattered it. On the night o f t h e acc i dent the arm was amputated. near and requested talk e d the ll, bone the sh ou ld er . He walked quietly from the place to the inn, while mthigeht be ampsuatvandtio,nsnwtahsatghoeinmgigohnt, si have a tobacco -stopper made of it ! The lad had tra velled from Dors let One a r r R o ßanbury iil ASTONISRING RECOVERY passing over the bridge coal miner, named Isaac DROWNING.—As a Gregory, of Radstock, was near Radstock Mill, he per ceived something floating on on the surface of the mill stream, a dog, but, on looking the stream, and thought it second time, he perceivedHn immediatelyi as a child. a boy about nine years of age.leaped into the wa ter, which was about five feet cl and succeeded in corpse) tw n hn out nd r hundred bringing the child (to all appeaereat it, which he carried to a cottage aterou a t was dead, and yards distant. The neighbours soon . as 'he unanimously concluded that the childw a a s minutes (I, * must have been at least twentythe water. There was not the slightest evidence of li t t l e, the heart had ceased its functions, and every pulse was still. Mr. George Ca rter, one of the cl erks at Rad stock coal works being there, requested a pair of bel lows to be immediately procured, which was done; he then slightly inflated the lungs with three slight blasts of air from the bellows into the mouth, and then put his car to the stomach and bowels of the child, when be thought he heard something in there agitation. Ina few minutes he repeated the same, and in a few seconds he perceived slight symptoms of animation; he then again repeated the experiment, when the child caught the nose of the bellows between his teeth so fast that it was with difficulty withdrawn. Ile was then carried into a cottage, laid on one side before the fire, his bowels well rubbed, and in less than a quarter of an hour he iumped upon his feet, and ran about the house, although appa rently in a state of insensibility. He was carried home, put to bed, and drank a small quantify of brandy; the next morning he went to work as usual. The boy's name is Brown, son of Charles Brown, coal miner, Rad stock.—Bath Journal. I iPORTLAND BREAKWATER.—Owing to the rough ness of the weather, the gentlemen engaged in sounding the intended site of this building, have been obliged to suspend their labours ; they propose, after having com pleted their survey on this spot, which they are now most minutely doing, to re-survey the roadstead and Weynwuth bay in several places. —Ski bourne Journal, VISIT .. We are itOYAL TO ARUNDEL CASTLE.— enabled to announce that her Majesty has signified her i • grae oua intention of honouring the Duke and Duchess their f a of Norfolk with a visit during the present month, at family residen ce , Arundel Castle. It will be re membered that the Noble Duke, in anticipation of a visit from his Sovereign, last year completed a variety of improvemenis, which up to that period were in pro gress at the castle, and also fitted up a suite of apart ments expre: sly for her Majesty's accommodation. Gir cumatancts occurred about the time alluded tic. which had the erect of postponing the royal visit; but we be lieve we are correct in stating, tint during the recent sojourn .a the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk at Windsor Castle, her Majesty signified her intention of honouring their Graces with the promised visit at the earliest pos sible opportunity. We believe we are correct in stating that the royal visit will take place some time in the en suing week.—Post. .I ME LATE ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE. The G'oucester Journal of Saturday says:—'• The fugitives ulrived in this city in a chaise and four at five. o'clock On Saturday morning. Thence they proceeded by a special train, which had been order( d to be in readiness as early as three o'clock, to Birmingham ; beyond which We have no further knowledge of their route.' • THE NEW RISLIOP.—The Right Rev. Thomas Vowler Short, D.D. Lord Bishop of S and Man, has bee n appointed to the vacant see of odor SL Asaph.— Liverpool Albion. THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB.—On Saturday the preparations for th e erect i on of the new Army and Navy Club, St. James's-square, commenced. The whole of the house s on one side of George-street, as well as several i n Pall-mall, are forthwith t o b e demolished, their sites be ing required for the new building. r r N. N PON, M0NI) A le EVEN EN G, OCTO 13 E 12, q 346. R AND QUARTER ENDING OC t Britainit k - ears and Quarters ended 10th of October 1845, and crease or Decrease on each head thereof. OBER 10, 1846. Cth of October, 1846, showing the QUARTERS ENDED YEAR 1 QUARTERS ENDED YEAR 11 Year ended Oct. 10. Quarter ended Oct. 10, -- ended I i . , ended 1 t I ,---,,----, „----.A-.----, Jan. 5, . April 5, July 5, 'Oct. 10, Oct. 10, Jan. - 5, April 5 Jul 5, Oct. 10, Oct. 10, 1 1345 1845 1845 1845 1845 1846 1846 1846 1846 1846 ! Increase. ! Decrease. Increase. Decrease. - ----- ----- - X £ X £ X • £ X £ £ £ I ' £ £ £ £ Customs .............. 4,909,135 4,402,506 4,499,54 S 4,848,363 18,652,552 4,354,739 3,961,918 4,523,391 5,310,835 18,150,933 , Customs ..... .. •• • . •• • • 501,619 462,472 - Excii.e, ..............., 3,230,940 1,917,485 2,965,684 3,955,106 12,009,215 3,338,837 1,626,458 3,104,711 4,181,926 12,251,932 ! Excise - Stamps . .............. 1,601,658 1,742,461 1,837,076 1,780,175 6,961,370 1,792,402 1,685,868 1,730,495 1,174,364 6,1183,129 , Stamps .•• • • ...... 21,759 •• • • • ... 5,811 Taxes ................ 1,380,490 145,945 2,000,567 201,279 4,228,201 1,876,051 146,142 2,006,427 209,940 4,238,560 Taxes ••.•••• • • • • • • 10,279 .• • • 8,661 - Prt,perty Tax .......... 487,541 1,005,711 969,991 1,823,883 5,127,126 3 18 8 0 6 :0 9 0 8 0 5 1, 2 96 13 3 :0 8 0 8 0 2 1,0 18 09 1: ' 60 6 0 2 1, 2 9 4 7 157 2 ,:(0 1 )00 2 00 8 5, 8 3 10 3 125 2 :,00 1 00 5 00 7 Cp P ro r o o s,t 7 .(n) r i t i ci cae T i:d ax .s. :.:. 148,245 - Post- office ••••••• • • • • • • 146,000 178,000 155,000 209,000 688,000 8,000 - Crown Land 5.......... 50,000 35,000 30,000 30,000 145,000 25,000 45,000 - Miscellaneous ....... .• .:: ...... 2 1 ° 1 . 5 4:, 0 00 3 . 0 1 9,190 415,016 13,652 465,102 902,960 369,471 91,522 458,001 405,554 1,324,548 1 Miscellaneous .... • . 421,588 •• • - 3 : 0,0 : 00 15,000 ••• • - 59,548 --- Total Ordinary Revenue 1 12,307,954 10,742,124 12 , 411,518 13,312,908 48,774,504 12,332,535 9,735,790 13,013,187 14,116,747 49,198,259 i Total ........ 555,374 531,619 869,198 65,359 Imprest Moneys, &c... 146,759 206,007 29,262 24,591 406,619 64,084 . 52,909 73,939 I 33,815 224,747 i Imprest Moneys, &e. •• • • 181,872 9,224 -- Repayments MAdvances 250,980 418,545 182,3 54 473,881 1,325,760 404,179 456,473 111,687 199 • 852 1 4 72 0 41 ! Repamnts of Adv ncs. •• .. ' 153,5;19 •• .. 273,999 -- - -- Total Income ... 12,705,603 11,36.6,676 12,623,134 13,811,3 A I 50,506,883 ,12,800,8 .10,244,172 13,198, i 33 ,14,350,444 50,595,147 1 Total .. - ---- --- i ! --.- I Amount applied to Con-! ! 1 r Deduct 339,3581 Deduct solidatol Fund •• • ... I 9,830,753 7,273,077 8,255,562 8,869,1 . 73 34,229,:n0 7,859,997 , 5,468,355 8,476,134 7,617,435 29,421,921 ! 867,110 j_ , Decrease Decrease. Ditto, as Advances .....1 9 62,001 3•.0,000 j 101,501 550,000 1,293,552 1 615,077 140,000 91,501 472,500 1,319,078 ' Ditto, as Ways & Means'increase Increase of the Year.... ......! 2,612,934 3,713,599 4,266,071 4,391,407 14,984,011 ! 4,325,724 4,636,817 4,631,098 6,260,509 10,854,148 ------- --11 75 - 0,506,883 12,800,793 10,245,172 13,198, - 733 '14,350,444 50,595,147 88,264 ! on 539,064 on the - ,, the Year. Quarter. Total _ .... 19.705_6f13 11.266.676 12, 6 23,134 13,811,3801 1 No. ll.—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the 16th October, 1845, and the 11th October, 1846. CIIkRGE. Permanent Debt •.•• • • • ... ................ ..... ......... .. Terminable Annuities ..... ........... Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolii Sinking Fund The Civil List • . Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund •••• • • • • To pay off Exchequer Bills, raised per Act 6 and 7 Vict. c. 87, for Opiuni For Advances • • • • • „ • • • • • • • [dated Fund .. . Total C The Surplus • • • • • • • • • • • • Quarters ended Oct. 10. 5,589,082 1,336,648 msolidated Fund for the Quarter ended 'und for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1846, The Amount of Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Co) July 5, 1846, and paid off out of the growing produce of that 1' after deducting 570,0001., paid off out of the Sinking Fund •... The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1846, in part of the Consolidated Find for Supply Services lie Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1846 . The probable amount of Exchequer-bills required to meet Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1846 .• ..... •• • •• • example. Hudson, as O'Doaoghue was exactly fitted, and he rattled through the part in the most joyous manner imaginable. It is,. perhaps, the best thing he bas yet dcne. Howe, as Ormonde, exhibited great pathos where the exhibition of feeling was neces. nary. and was easy and gentlemanly throughout. He is mellowing into a first-rate actor. Of Webster's Killicrankie it is impossible to speak too highly. In the delineation of such quaint and eccentric characters, as that of the old Scotch Major, no one on the stage can come near him. The piece was admirably mounted, and the views of Hampton Court, its gardens and its grounds, which constituted the scenery, were perfect pictures, and so accurate that "Each path and every alley green, Dingle and bushy dell," could be at once recognised. ADDITIONS TO THE METRO POLIS WESTWARD. 5,540,730 1,320,492 254 8(37,780 08,073 563,882 Compensation • ........ !harge • •• It is instructive to observe how rapidly the progress of centralisation is advancing, and it may be by the aid of railroads, civilisation also. According to the city records at Guildhall, it appears that on the 7th of July, 1580, by a proclamation, dated at Nonsuch, by Queen Elizabeth, all persons were prohibited from building houses within three miles of any of the city gates of London, and va rious other regulations were ordered to be enforced to prevent any further resort of the people to the capital from distant parts of the country.* In the year 1602, just one year before Elizabeth expired at Richmond, ac cording to the Foe lera, vol. xvi., p. 448, another procla mation was made for restraining the increase of buildings in the metropolis, by which she commands all persons to desist from any new building of any house or tenement within three miles of London, only one family to live in any house ; empty houses erected within seven years not to be let, and unfinished buildings on new foundations to be pulled down.t In the following month another pro clamation was made for restraining the increase of build ings, and for the " voyding of inmates" in the cities of London and Westminster, and for the space of three miles distant.t Immediately after the demise of the Queen, her suc cessor, James 1., issued a proclamation, whereby " mul titudes of dwellers in straight roomes" were prohibited and newly erected houses commanded to be pulled down.§ Several other proclamations were made in this reign, James remarking that the growth of the capital resembled the head - of a rickety child, in which an ex cessive influx of humour drained and impoverished the extremities, and at the same time generated distemper in the overloaded part. Soon after the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (1605-6) another proclamation was issued regarding the increase of new buildings in and about the metropolis ; and from this time to the accession of the house of Hanover but little mention is made of Government in terference. Tilt prophecy of old Mother Shipton, whose effigy still adorns a road-side public house, near Hampstead, has not yet been consummated. The old sybil said, that " when London reached Hampstead, the former would decline and fall." Notwithstanding this, Somers Town, Camden Town, Pentonville, Finsbury and Islington, the sums granted by Parliament out of the charge on the Consolidated Fund, lloxton and Holloway, have all, by a persevering spirit of building, joined Hampstead and Highgate, and it is impossible to breathe freely until we get still further north. Eastward from Aldgate Pump, through Mile-end to Stratford-at-Bow, there is not a scinare foot of vantage ground ; and southward, from the Elephant and Castle, a goodly ten miles may be traversed from any point of the compass, without meeting with a single untenanted spot. To the westward, the overgrown wen of London bids fair to shake hands with Windsor, from Albert Gate, where Hudson's mansion stands. To Hammersmith all is continuation of brick and mor tar new churches, new hospitals,ll and other public buildings, rise up in rapid succession. But there is an other gate from which we may diverge, that of Tyburn, and heavy indeed would be the task of counting the end less rows of newly-built mansions ; whether we pro gress towards Bayswater, or to Harrow, we may find about a dozen new churches, and yet another new hos pital in the course of erection, St. Mary's, Paddington, of which that excellent friend of humanity, the member for St. Albans, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., is a warm advocate and supporter. The princely manificence of Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, is almost incredible—each mansion has a splendid conservatory, stabling for four horses, harness-rooms, double coach-house, with loft and sleeping-rooms. It is built on a gravelly soil, and is half a mile in length, ter minated by the new parish church (St. John's.) Another church has been recently erected at the north end, near the contemplated private entrance for her Majesty to the Great Western Railway. Westbourne-terrace( is forty feet wider than Portland-place," and seventy feet above high water mark, the ground•floors being on a level with the attics of Eaton and Belgrave-squares. The ground owner of this immense estate is William Kingdom, Esq. The rentals of these princely residences vary, the lowest being 350/. per annum, and the highest 550/. Gloucester-terrace, parallel to Westbourne-terrace, presents another noble range of houses, of which the rentals each average 1301 Oxford and Cambridge-ter races are all of recent construction, as are Sussex-gar dens, Sussex-square, Gloucester-terrace, St. Phillip's Church, Westbourne-street, and Kensington Garden terrace, leading into the Uxbridge-road. We have said nothing of St. John's Wood or Pimlico, and their exten sions; enough has been stated to startle the contempla tive or reflecting mind. It may be added that there are *early forty different building societies in London, form ing a sort of joint-stock partnership for the erection of houses in the suburbs of the metropolis. * Mait land, i., 264. j Feeders, vol. xvi. Howe's Stowe, p. 812. f Howe's Stowe, p. 827. On the Brompton-road, opposite the York-terrace, arises the western wing and principal entrance of the new Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, which, when finally completed, will rank among the first of our metropoli tan charities. A sum of nearly 14,000/. has already been expended in its erection. The architect is Frederick J. Francis, Esq., of Cork-street, Burlington-gardens, and the builders Messrs. Bird, of Hammersmith. When completed, accommodation will be afforded to 200 indoor patients. _ . 550,000 9,005,719 4,815,955 13,821,674 ¶The ground on which these modern palaces are erected is church property, and leased for a period of ninety-eight years, granted by the Bishop of London and trustees of the Paddington estate. ..,, • . Comparative width o f the principal streets of London : ft. in. f t. i n. treet 45 0 Gloucest er - p l ace ... 6 9 0 Park-street 47 9 Baker -st ree t ... ... 69 6 ... ••• Albemarle street ••• •st A re u e d t iey ._. ; 44 0 Harley- s t ree t , Upper 62 6 49 5 Devonshi re - p l ace ... 71 9 Wimpoles street ••• 51 d Oxford- s t ree t ... ... 72 8 Brook-street ... ••• Boyer South 53 1 Great Cumberland-pl. 74 3 Bond , street ... ••• 56 6 Pall-mall ... ••• ... 79 9 Upper Grosvenor-bt. 57 0 St. James's-street ... 85 3 Great George-street... 57 2 Regent-street ... ... 88 0 Harley-street ... ••• 57 3 George-st., Hanov. sq. 112 0 Grosvenor-street ••• 58 0 Horse Guards ... ... 118 0 Bruton-street ... ••• 59 3 Portland. place ... ••• 125 0 Nottingham. place ... 59 6 Oxford and Cambridge Curzon-street ..• ••• 59 9 terrace ... ..• ... 157 9 Gower-street ..• ••• 60 0 W estbourne-terrace... 165 0 SUGAR.—A return to the House of Commons, of the quantity of sugar exported from the territories of the East India Company in the years 1844 and 1845 re spectively, has just been delivered. It is signed T. L. Peacock, Examiner of Indian Correspondence. The re turns from Calcutta are given one year in Bengal, the other in. Indian maunds ; those from Madras and Bom bay in cwts.; those from Prince of Wales' Island, Singa pore in Malacca, in peculs. Whether the examiner has abstained from translating the various weights into a c ommon standard for the purpose of keeping the total " from the knowledg e of the vul gar, or whether the au oofhulbalielwas in to o grea t a h urry to ' it is n o t f or us to d eterm i ne. cavalier resist ance o f i nquiry a b out characteristic of L ea d en h a ll- s t reet . t r t i hh But live au thor thererho fitumsr ienl I himself fe rather a adn the l a o i n tr g r In converting the weights, we have found some difficulty from Mr. Peacock not having condescended to explain whether his maunds are "factory" or "bazaar maunds." We have assumed that they are factory, and have taken them at 75 lbs. instead of 74 lbs. 10 oz., as a sufficient approximation for our purpose. We venture to interpret, 'or the use of the country gentleman, the returns from Ist May to 30th April respectively :- 1843-4—cwts. 1844-s—ewts. Calcutta 1,046,973 1,365,284 Madras 35,171 no return. Bombay Prince of Wales' Island 7,968 no return. Singapore Malacca 6,260,508 5,762,370 705,118 98,282 460,955 472,500 8,598,077 5,762,370 14,360,447 229,344 498,138 727,482 Oakley will rnt be alarmed by Ms orpon,:nt Huindriun will receive from Toni Tali-eh. On Friday the Prendergilst the Ckarwal Stakes, will go to either M( s rs. Payne or Martyn. Mr. Merton's Mouseiing Wiii t asily cook Paragone. S U N additien to f , rp! . 7077r 7 - • 11 ;. "":1 3 .1 1 rP% Dffair :1;1_,1 EXt.f-Ln eile;th ta e il ;re V 7 -.....7:141-->l•i'.4l tisfaction—ai,i certaibiy too much com tiokt.644:ifb v_ .! DC given !o C..1,nel Somerset, s.nd to al hig4o-..,5..itrtt-----:"--." men u141 , ..r him, for the manner in fully performed one of the most arduous e terjo - riaPs, have yet had to record. King William': Tto*A,ll4o%-IP which the camp had been formed, was found entirely destroyed, the Kafirs having tired it, as we lt us all the naissionaty stationi which have as yet been visivd. Nothing is known of Jan Tzatzoe's movements, and fears are entertained that he has fallen by the hands of his savage countrymen. It beim , deemed of the ut mos t moment that the bl o w t h us str uc k should be immediately followed up before the enemy had time to recover from his panic, an express was immediately forwarded to the lieutenant -govt at Fort Beaufort, and to Sir Andres Strockenstrom to move forward, with their respective divisions upon the Amatoli, and which will account for the sudden depar ture of Colonel Hare. Mr. Abel Iloole, his Excellency's interpreter, very gailately volumeered to convey his Excellency's dispatches, tied rich which he was en trusted, start:ng tier°, s the Kafir courtry- with no more than ten men, under the command of Lieutenant Stokes, 11. A. Mr. 11001, was delayed at Rock Drilt by indis position, but Lieutenant Stokes reached Fort Beaufort with the or.ites cf the Commander-in-Chief on Friday, when imm;:diaLe preparati,us were made for the forward mov,Mellt. Eothen will beat the lietriever hay. Lady Lurewell will have too much Vanity to succeed. Cullingwood, strange to say, will be conqut red by a Conspiracy. Mr. Greville's Apricst will not make a Jumble of his match. On Saturday, to conclude this plethoric meeting, a match for 1,000 sovs., between Mr. Meiklam's In heritress, Bst 71b, and Mr. Mytton's The Baron, Bst , will be decided, after a fine race wonhy of the meeting, in favour of Inheritress. The Baron, in my opinion, not being able to give 2 years to his opponent, and receive but a poor return in the shape of 71b. I am, Sir, yours, &e., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. (Fr,-m the Gralairds Town Jou/tat/of Aug. 4.) ltifiirroati,n has di's moment been received from F..rt Beaufort, briefly detailing the operations of the Err ops under the c. , trituaLd of Colonel Hare and Sir Andreas Steckenstroin, in the Antatota Mountains, the substance of which is contained in the following extract:— " Last Widnesday the Kafirs attacked Colonel Hare's camp under the Amatola, and I regret to say that a ser geant of the Royal Sappers and Miners, named Barnes, was killed, &so th e sergeant-major of the provisional - company, recently commanded by Captain Loxton, and one Fingoe. The moment this attack was made a tremen dous fire was opened in the direction whence the Kafirs had fired, and which was continued some time. Eight or nine of our men (coloured) were wounded in this night attack, but the loss sustained by the enemy had not been ascertained, though it is thought that many must have been either killed or wounded. Before sunrise the next morning (Thurday) the principal part of this division (Colonel flare's) and also of Sir Andreas Stockenstrom, were under arms and in motion, the coloured companies entering the bush with the greatest alacrity and deter mination. The Fingoes especially are spoken of as fight ing with so much determined resolution, that their con duct excited the especial notice and admiration of Colo nel Here, who repeatedly cheered them on to the attack. The Kafirs were in several divisions, and it is said dis played considerable tact in their movements, and were not wanting in courage. The fight continued amongst the khloofs and mountains the whole of Thursday, the troops not returning to their encampment until after sunset. It is conjectured—though of course from the very nature of the locality it can be only conjecture— that not less than one hundred Kafirs fell in these en gagements, irrespective of a great many wounded. Two prisoners were taken, and who, it is affirmed, have given important information respecting their powder magazine in the Amatoli. During these actions blue lights and rockets were thrown up at intervals as signals to the head-quarter division, but no answering signal was seen, nor could it be ascertained where this division actually was. The following day all was preparation for a second engagement, but on making a reconnoisance it was found that during the night the enemy had given our troops the slip, and had retired towards the poorts of the Buffalo, their favourite haunts. The crest of the moun tain is now perfectly clear of the enemy, and not, as it has usually been seen, lined with men daring the troops to come forward. Colonel Hare has now moved to Fort Cox, where he will for the present establish his head quarters, and where he was to be joined by Sir A. Stockenstrom, by another route the same even ing. A brief report has come in of the move ments of the latter officer, and who appears to have entered some of the most difficult passes in these mountain ranges. In approaching or passing through one of these a fire was opened upon his men from a commanding rocky eminence. Upon this an order was issued to a detachment of the Hottentot levy to storm and dislodge the enemy from this point, when, so eager were the Fingoes for the fight, that on hearing this order they, without waiting for command, rushed forward, clambering the rocky and steep heights in face of the enemy's fire and by which, I regret to say, s i x of these brave fellows were shot dead, and three wounded. The enemy were, however, speedily driven from this fastness, with the loss of 39 killed and many wounded." The chief points of importance to be gathered from the above communication is, that the linfirs have retired deeper into the recesses of their mountain fast nesses, and that the several divisions had not, on the commencement of operations, formed, as desired, a junction at the Amatola. It appears also that the enemy, when steadily met even on their own ground. had invari ably retired before the troops,whether Fingoes, Hottentots, or whites, opposed to them. We do not know whether the authorities are aware of the fact or not, but it is not the less certain, that if the country in the rear of the liatirs be left unobstructed, it will be vain to expect any final cessation of hostilith s until we have an adequate force of regular troops in the field. The detention of the Burgher levies is a serious misfortune to the whole colony, and no mode of warfare could be adopted by the enemy better calculated to harass the colonists, and to entail serious embarrassment to the British Government, than to keep our forces in the field without coming to a decisive engagement. It is said by persons who crossed yesterday the high ridges lying between Graham's Town and the Ceded Territory, that the distant sound of a heavy cannonade was heard by them in the direction of the Amatola. POSTSCRIPT. Saturday, 3 P.M. The post from Fort Beaufort has just arrived. The information from this point is comprised in the following postscript : "No junction yet between the Governor and Lieu tenant-Governor. The great attack was to have been made this morning on the Chumie Hoek, but no firing heard all day. The impression here is that the enemy will slip into the Winterberg and Baviaan's River, and that the great body of them have fallen backe into Tani bookieland." MEXICO and the UNITED STATES. (From the Morning Post.) The following document has been forwarded to us by a correspondent. We publish it precisely as it reached our hands, though, not having received any other intel ligence on the subject, we are unable to confirm it from. our own sources of information : • Vera Cruz, Sept. 2. PRELIMINARIES OP PEACE TO BE CONCLUDED BETWEEN, MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES, AT TAMPICO, ON THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER. The President, Santa Anna, who lately landed at Vers Cruz, has been since in constant communication with an American Commissioner from Washingtpn, who awaited his arrival here, and, after a stay of a few days, accom panied the President to his country seat, where the pre liminaries of peace have been drawn up, and will be signed at Tampico on the 6th of September, to which place Santa Anna and the American Commissioner will proceed to meet three other Commissioners from the United States. The following are the outlines of the stipulations pro• posed and agreed upon by both parties :- 1. Peace to be concluded and proclaimed between the United States and Mexico, and a cessation of all hostili ties to take place forthwith. 2. California to be ceded for ever to the United States, and, in lieu of it, an indemnity of ten millions of dollars to be paid by the United States to Mexico, in four instalments. 3. The Mexican tariff Co be reduced to half its present value, and American vessels to enter all Mexican ports under the most favourable conditions. 4. A Minister of the United States to be resident at Mexico, and a Mexican Minister at Washington. The other clauses are unimportant, except that which provides that Paredes shall be exiled from Mexico. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEW MARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846. SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—Two o'CLocK. The following is a list of arrivals up to the present time:— Sir J. B. Mill's Giantess 1 Sutlej Mr. Wreford's Wits-end - Wilderness - Wooden Wall f by Camel out of Wadrasta Mr. Woodman's Farmer's Daughter Mr. Parr's Dulcet Mr. J. Osborne's Hyderabad - Agnes Lord Normanby's Queen of the May Mr. Stewart's Cranebrook Mr. Grevill's Ferina - Killie Krankie Mr. W. White's Infringe Mr. B. Green's Princess Alice The Conjuror Mr. H. Stebbing's Bendigo - Helmsley Mr. J. Day's Miss Slick Zela Mr. Mostyn's Vice Consul - Coal Black Roe - Bethphage - Glentilt - Jollity - Devil-me-care Mr. Croekford's Terrier -- Japan Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah - Physalis - Conspiracy - Discontent - Chainbearer f by The Provost, out of Miss Whip fby Sir Hercules, out Dearslayer's dam f by Retriever, dam by Jerry f by Phoenix, dam by Actfeon Mr. Gully's Weatherbit Mr. Mutton's The Baron Auricula - Sorella Lord Caledon's Maid of Lo retta Mr. Wall's Columbus Sir W. Stanley's Pic Nic Colonel Anson's Don Caesar Ld. Chesterfield's Hollowback -- Lady Wildair - Cherry - Jenny Wren Arkwright - Lady Lurewell Duke of Richmond's Mistress Jean c by Hornsea, out of Industry - m (h 1)) by Don John, out of Prizeflower -- Free Lance Mr. Drinkald's Correct Card Widred Sir G. Deatheote's Khondooz - Nannette c. Several others are on the road. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT, TEN O'CLOCN. T.Y.C. Plate (First Class). Lancer (Kalmia colt), Marie Louise, Marmora colt, Brown Bess, Extra, Mr. Newman, Ellen Horne, Projectile, Martin gale, Blackcock. T.Y.C. Plate (Second Class). Infringe, Toga colt, Don Caesar, Bedouin, Farmer's Daughter, Saddle, Doctrine, Tufthunter, by Sycophant, Ibrahim Paella. Handicap of 20 sous. each, T.Y.C. e st d, 7 B lb— st 121b— Fr P a a n u c l is tr 4 s , yrs,4 y ;a s , tBs 21b—Coal 81b— P r n Black i s 3" ) Yl r r' s s , 7 Bst—Blackie, 3 yrs, ist 1316—St. Demetri, 3 yrs, 131b—Duc-an• Darras, 4 yrs, 7st 111b—Joy, 3 yrs, ist 91b —Samphire, 3 yrs, 7st Glb—Guaracha, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Col ew • lef od, 3 yrs, ist 21b—Miss Slick, 3 yrs, 7st. One declared Sweepstakes of 10 sow. each. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold 7AißisnlotAigsc forfeit. for 200. Smuggler Bill, 3 yrs—Lancer, 2 yrs—Tell, 3 yrs—Win chester, 4 yrs—llyderabad, 2 yrs—Ridiculous Mus, 4 yrs— fby Camel, out of Wadastra, 2 yrs—Restless, 2 yrs—Mys tery, 4 yrs—f by Hetman Platoff, out of Macremma, 2 yrs— Mr. Minkfleld, 3 yrs. _ . _ Fifty Pounds. A.F. Queen of the Gipsies, 6 yrs—lnheritress, 6 yrs—Winches ter, 4 vrs—Dritlield, 3 yrs—Footstool, 3 yrs—Nell Cook, 3 yrs—Japan, 3 yrs—Bravissimo, 3 yrs—Columbus, 4 vrs— Joy, 3 yrs—Cantley, 3 yrs—Princess Alice, 3 yrs—Young Lochinvar, 6 yrs—Weatherbit, 4 yrs—St. Demetri, 3 yrs. Siseepstakes of 50 SON : S. each. D.M. Sister to Potentate, Black Cat, Vclga, Side Saddle, and Lord Powlett's filly, are scratched. Dr. Goodall receives in his match with Eothen. CESAREWITCH BETTING. 7 to 1 agst Tern 'ranch 9 to 1 agst Terrier 12 to 1 agit Jonathan Wild 22 to 1 agst Dulcet 25 to 1 agst Cherry 25 to 1 agst Glossy 25 to 1 agst Wits-end 25 to 1 agst Giantess 25 to 1 agst Arthur 30 to 1 agst Jenny Wren. CALEDONIAN AND PERTH HUNT RACES. THU RSDAW. The Challenge Whip, given by the Duko of Buccleucb, added to a sweeps of 15 sovs. each, p p, and 50 by the Caledo nian Hunt. Two miles. (3 Subs.) Mr. Merry's br c, by Don John, out of Peri, 3 yrs, 7st 41b, walked over. Her Majesty's Plate of 105 sovs. Four miles. Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy, 3 yrs, 7st 91b Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, 6 yrs, lOst Mr. Ramsay's Inglewood, 3 yrs, 7st 91b Won by a length. Plate of 50 sovs., given by the Magistrates and Town Coun cil of Perth. Heats, one mile and a half Mr. W. 11. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs (Noble) 1 1 Mr. Merry's John Harris, 4 yrs Mr. Wilson's, nd Lillie Adie, 5 yrs Won easy. The Challenge Cup of 751., given by the Ladies of Perth, added to a sweeps of 5 sovs. each. Heats, once round and a distance. (3 Subs.) Mr. Merry's Pilot, 4 yrs (Owner) 1 Mr. Llencierson's Speculation, aged ........ disqualified. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The Newmarket second October meeting this year seems likely to surpass all previous meetings in the amount of sport. There are no less than 46 races on paper for the week, the majority being matches, as is usual at the close of the Newmarket season ; neverthe less we may reasonably e x p ec t a l arger su ppy of quad rupeds and bipeds than Newmarket has ever seen in its October gatherings. The ball opens with the 50 sovs. Plate, for all ages, to close and name the evening before running. For the 50 sovs. Stakes a field of four will show, but nothing likely to compete with Wilderness, who will win in a canter. The Duke of Bedford's Taurina will easily beat Lord ' Chesterfield's Hollowback. The Industry colt must succumb to Mermillo. Paragons against Lebanon over the D. M. will be an easy victor. Garryowen will beat Wood Pigeon, and Eothen will repeat the dose to Dr. Goodall. Alarm, with Bst 81b, against the Bishop of Romford's Cob, with Sst 21b, in a T.Y.C. scurry, will stand but little chance. Two sweepstakes, to close and name the evening before running, will complete this day's fare. On Tuesday, the day of the week all important to the ring, will usher in the noble gift of the Grand Duke Cesarewitch. For this stake above a moiety will appear at the post, and will probably be the following:— age, st. lb.. age. st. lb. Inheritress Wolfdog Baron 4 ... 8 l 0 Jenny Wren Khondooz ... ..... 6 ... 8 9lScarlet Runner Sir Tatton Sykes 3 ... 8 71Tom Tulloch Dulcet 4 ... 8 2lAuricular ... ..... 3... 6 5 Glossy 6 ... 7 12,Longstock Sting .. 3 ... 7 111Witsend Kesheng ...... 4... 7 9 Cherry 3 ... 6 2 Arthur 4 ... 7 9 Fort William Plantagenet Giantess Sheraton 3 ... 7 3 Terrier 3 ... 5 12 Beaumont With perhaps Camera Obscure and Plaudit. Out of these from the elderly horses I select Planta genet. From the four years old, Kesheng; and from the three years old, Tom Tulloch and Witsend, with a decided preference for Kesheng. For the Royal Stakes, Wooden Wall, or the Sister to the Nob, Radulphus being well up. Mr. Payne or Mr. Mostyn will have the pleasure of receiving the Clearwell Stakes. The Steppingley Stakes will be decided as follows: War Eagle 1 Queen of the May Bridle 3 _ _ As-you-like-it will find itself no match for Ides. Physalis over his Course (T. Y. C.) will just contrive to bi at Lady Wildair. 'I he Gladiator filly will forfeit to Broadsword. Miss love will find she has no chance at Blind Hookey. Col. Anson's lago will give Delo 51b, and a thrashing. The dose will be repeated by Jumble over Black Cat. Lord Glasp)w's Conspiracy will receive forfeit from Mr. O'Brien's Traverser. On Wednesday Fistiana and the Gladiator filly will have a spar for the 200 sovs. stakes, which will be de cided in favour of the former. On Thursday War Eagle will make water gruel of the Canaletti Stakes. The Bretby Stakes to Devil-me-care or Vert-Vert. The Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. to Freegift. Miles' Boy will lead the Bishop's Cob a dance to some purpow, TUE KAFIR WAR. (From the Herald.) On Monday it st we announced the arrival of the Maria Soames, with Cape of Good Hope papers to the 4th of August inclusive. This day we are put in pos session of (after Capa journals of the same date, with later news from the set of war, of a highly interesti , character. The last intelligence acquainted us, that en the 16th of July Colonel Somerset, with his army, had passed the Buffalo at Bridle Drift. The ire sent advices supply us with the important operations of that gallant officer since that period, as detailed by him in his official communication to Lieut. Colonel Cioete, from which it will be seen that in the pursuit of Pato, he made a rapid and bold incursion into Kreli's territories, where he had a smart engagement with the Kafirs, thoroughly routing them, killing about forty of them, and capturing 5,000 head of cattle, which he con ducted safely through the enemy's country to head• quarters. The loss on the aide of Colonel Somerset was, Field Captain Groenwaldt wounded, one Fingoe killed, and one Fingoe wounded. The Fingoes di; played the most intrepid conduct, and appear to have borne the brunt of the action. In addition to the above important news, we have also particulars of the successful opera dons of the troops under the command of Colonel Hare and Sir Andreas Stockenstrotn, in the Amatola Moun tains. In these engagements it was conjectured that 150 Kafirs were killed, irrespective of many wounded. The loss on the side of the British troops was incon siderable. We subjoin extracts: — (From the Graham's Town Journal of Aug. 1.) OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. Head quarters, Camp, Green River, Kaffraria, July 27. The second division having driven the T'Slambie tribes across the River Kye, is proceeding towards the Amatola Mountains, in order to join and co-operate with the other divisions, against the enemy in that quarter. On the 17th inst. the Commander-in-Chief detached Colonel Somerset from the camp on the Buffalo with part of the division to follow up the enemy in light marching order. The result of this movement is detailed in the Colonel's report of the 24th inst. The operations of the division have been much retarded by the deplorably inefficient state of the cattle, both horses and oxen. The conduct of the troops is justly entitled to commendation : Camp, on the Memichie, July 24, 1846. Sir, Having proceeded, agreeably to the Com mander-in -Chief's instructions with the several detach ments of the division under my command on the after noon of the 17th inst., in pursuit of the Kafirs, I have the honour to acquaint you, for his Excellency's infor mation, that I came up with the rear of the enemy's cattle, late on the afternoon of the 18th inst., going off in all haste along the Genoubie Heights. Feeling satis fied that these cattle were those belonging to Umhalla's tribe I did not pursue them, being determined not to allow anything to divert me from my object in follow ing up Pato. I therefore continued my march to the lower passes of the Kye River. Detaching Captain Size's battalion by a lower route along the coast, I pur sued them to the Kye River, where they had crossed the cattle late on the 19th inst., and where I arrived late on the afternoon of the 20th inst. Having received information that the enemy had passed over with all their cattle to the cast bank of the Rye River, I moved the troops up on the morning of the 21st inst., when I ob served large herds of cattle on the heights on the oppo site bank. The enemy having posted strong piquets, both mounted and dismounted, at several points, I im • mediately made the necessary dispositions for crossing the river. In the course of the morning I was joined by Captain Size's battalion, who had captured 270 head of cattle and taken four prisoners. Having placed the guns under Captain Barnaby in position so as to cover the movements, I directed the Fort Peddie Fingoes under Mr. Shepstone to move down the bank of the river to the ford. The Burgher forces under Commandants Linde and Muller, having also moved down to the ford, Captain Napier, with Captain Donovan's squadron, C.ALR., moved in support. These arrangements being effected, I directed the whole of these troops to cross. The movements were effected in the most spirited man ner by the whole of the force employed. In consequence of the impoverished state of the horses the Burgher forces were obliged to move on foot. Observing large droves of cattle passing along the lower banks of the river, I moved two companies of Captain Size's battalion down the bank of the river to the southward, directing Captain Melville's company to proceed up the river, and enter a large kloof on the opposite side. As the Fingoes advanced, I observed the piquets and detachments of the enemy retiring, and proceeding to wards the large bodies of the cattle on the heights. The troops continued to push on, attacking the Kafirs where ever they found them, and I had the satisfaction in a very short time, in observing the several detachments acting against the enemy, returning in possession of large droves of cattle belonging to the chief Pato. A body of Commandant Linde's Burghers, under Captain Groenwaldt, were sharply engaged with the enemy, and their spirited leader was unfortunately wounded by a musket ball through the arm. The enemy seeing themselves hard pressed, drove the cattle into several deep kloofs, where they were followed by the Fingoes under Mr. Shepstone, who with his men were twice surrounded by the enemy ; each time they disengaged themselves in the most spirited manner, and secured large numbers of cattle. Captain Donovan's squadron marched on in support and secured a drove of about 500 head of cattle. The detached companies of Captain Size's battalion, who had entered the deep kloofs below the ford, suc ceeded in capturing a drove of 1,500 head of cattle, which they seized from the enemy. I had directed the whole of the troops to return across the river before nightfall, and by five P.M., I had the satisfaction of seeing the whole of the troops (with the exception of Captain Melville's company, which had crossed higher up the river), returning in possession of large droves of cattle. I took the necessary precaution of sending a supporting force of the Cape Mounted Rifles down to the ford to assist in crossing with the cattle, and by six P.M., I had the whole of the captured cattle, about 4,000 head, safe in my camp. Early on the following morning I detached 100 men of Captain Size's battalion to the ford in support of Captain Melville, whom I had observed spiritedly engaged with the enemy, and in possession of about 1,000 head of cattle and a few horses. Captain Melville joined me with the eattle about ten A. M., having been the whole morning engaged with the enemy, who continued to fire upon his people, al though I was on the bank of the river with a large force in support. I decided to avail myself of the services of the pri soners to communicate with Kreli and Pato, the prisoners having acquainted me that Pato and Umhalla had only three days previously received from Kreli his permission for crossing with their cattle over the Rye. I therefore, in the presence of the troops, sent to each chief a mes sage to the following purport:—"Acquaint Pato and Umhalla that I have seized these cattle for the use of the troops ; that I shall take these cattle to the governor, and I shall then return. I shall then attack them, and give no Ast to them or their cattle. That I this day take this ground, which I have driven them out of, for the governor; that I shall fire three shots this morning, one for Kreli, one for Umhalla, and one for Pato, which is to be a warning to them; that I shall return and de mind satisfaction for their uncalled-for attack on the colony. Acquaint Kreli, that I have followed Pato to the Kye; that I found he has given Pato, the great enemy of the colony, place for his cattle in this country; that I fire this gun to tell him, that the Governor will call upon him to answer for his conduct." Having dispatched the messengers, and fired three guns at twelve o'clock (mid-day), I commenced my re turn to the Buffalo River with 5,000 head of the enemy's cattle. I returned with the troops along the main ridge that intersects the Kye and Gonoubie Rivers. I ob served on the line of march that the Kafirs occupying that part of the country, were not at all aware of my movements, as I saw numerous bodies of Kafirs in the neighbourhood of all the kraals, which had evidently been very recently abandoned. These Kafirs followed up my rear, endeavouring to disturb my encampment each night, by firing shots at the piquets and into the camp, in order to set off the cattle, but without success. Had it not been for the weak state of the horses, I should have made a severe example of those Kafirs. I regret to add that I was obliged to destroy 100 horses of the Burgher force, and upwards of 30 horses of the Cape Mounted Rifles, as from the harrassing nature of the duty they were quite unable to move forward. I have to express my obligations and thanks to the officers commanding corps and Burgher forces for the assistance afforded me in the execution of this service, and to all officers and troops for their steady conduct under great fatigue, in the arduoui service of conducting 5,000 head of cattle through the enemy's country, and guarding them each night against the attack of a wily enemy, who, by setting fire to the grass, and closely pressing my flanks and rear, lost no opportunity of har rassing my march, in order to get off the cattle. The loss sustained has been alight, Field Captain Groenwaldt of the Swellendam Burghers wounded, whose spirited conduct I beg to bring under his Excellency's notice ; one Fingoe killed in the Kye, and one Fingoe wounded in the line of march. About forty of the enemy were wounded in the several skirmishes, many more may have fallen in the bush, but it was not poFsible to ascertain an exact account. The troops and Burghers, together with the Fin goes, conducted themselves to nay entire satisfaction. I have, &c., H. SOMERSET, Col., Commanding 2d Division. Lieut.-Col. Cloete, &c. CHAS. LENNOX MAITLAND, Capt, Grenadier Guards, Assist, Military Secretary. (Signed) THE FOREIGN MAILS. Notice relative to the departure, &c., of the foreign mails v,as on Saturday issued at the chief office, St. Mar tin's-le-Grand, stating as follows: THE PENINSULA MAILS.—The next mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Corunna, &c., will be dispatched on the 25th instant. _ _ _ The Queen, with the above, duo on the 17th, from India, &c., via Southampton. The next mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, India, China, &c., via Southampton, will be dispatched on the 20th inst. &C., VIA MARSEILLES.—The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, China, &c., via Mar seilles, will be dispatched on the 25th inst. WEST INDIES, &c.—The next mails for the British and foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Hon duras and Havannah), including Bermuda, San Juan de Nicaragua, New Grenada, Chili, Peru, Venezuela, and Madeira, will be dispatched fr om hence the 25th inst. The Dee for the above. MADEIRA, BRAZILS, AND BUENOS AYRES.—The next mails will be dispatched from hence Nov. 5. AMERICA. —The next mails for British North America and the United States will be dispatched from hence the 19th inst. The Britannia for the above. SYDNF.Y, NEW SOUTH WALES, &c.—The next mails will be dispatched the 31st inst. There is no truth in the statement copied from a Brighton paper, that the Queen Dowager was in treaty for the purchase of the Royal Pavilion in that town. Nothing has occurred that could give the slightest foun dation for such a report.—Observer. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—So great has been the hit made here by Madame Bishop, that in order to secure good places application must be made some days beforehand. The private boxes, which are nightly filled by all the rank and fashion in London, are arrived at the honour of a premium, and the town is altogether greatly excited. There can be no question of her attract ing the entire play-going public again and again, to wit ness her delightful performance. THE POISONINGS IN ESSEX.—The adjourned in quest on the body of Solomon Taylor, the illegitimate child of Lydia Taylor, was resumed on Saturday, at Maunden, four miles from Clavering. Further evidence was adduced, which strengthened the case against Sarah Chesham, and the inquest was again adjourned for a fortnight. WEST INDIA PINEAPPLES.—On Saturday 1,000 pineapples, ex Medway, Royal West India packet, were sold by Keeling and Hunt, of Monument-yard. They were in excellent condition, and brought very high prices. This is the last consignment for the season.