The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) — VAIL" WILAIRM.VITR. SMITIIPIELD.Meadow Ha:, '1 10s to 41; Clover ditte, 3/ 8s to 41 18s; and Straw 11 61 to 11 10s per load. Sup go•, and trade dull. Cu:linE urAND.—feado..v Hay, 2/ 10.; to 4i 23; Cleve-diiti., 3 / 10.; to •1!15s; and Straw, 1, 7-; to 1/ 1 9 5 per lu;,:d. A fair average supply, and a heavy demand. WinTr.cnArEL.—Meadow Ha 31 108 t o 5/ 5s y, 2/ lOs to 41; Clover ditte. dull ; and Straw, I/ Gs to 11 lO s p er l oa d. T ra d e , at the above quotations. Ni EVTDATE AND IMADENNAX ! 'I4. C c hal a ~low inquiry here to-day, at the following prices : 4 -- "'"eeft from 2: 841 to 3s 641; Mut; on. ;Is 8d to to 8d : Lamb, sBd t o 5 s 8t1; Veal, 3s 10,1 to 4s 10,1; and Pork, 3s Sd to s 10d per 818 s, by the carcase. INIMAT riZASIZICLTS. q oirr nAt.r, O CT .- "rime Mutton and Veal commanded a ready sale, at very full prices. Otherwise the demand bys in a s l ugg i sh state. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, t o 5 8 2d ' • Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 10d t o 4 s 61 per bibs, to sink the offal. RomFottp, Oct. 7.—On the whole, the general demand was inactive, yet the quotations were well supported. Beef, front 2A 101 to 4s; Mutton, Is to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4, id• , Is to 4s 6.1 r 811)A. Suckling C a l ves , 18 8 ow 28s; quarter-old store Pigs. 16s to 188 ; and Mildt Cs, with their small Calf; 16/ to 181 each. LENv Es, OCT. 6.—We h a d a ver y s t ea d y tra d e to-day, Anilttoa prices were well supp or t e d. B ee f , f rom 3s to 4s 2a ; 4s n, 4s to 5 s 2d ; V ea l , 4 5 to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 61 per 816 s. CORN AVERAGES. .. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Oct. 8, 1846, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Degland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. PRICE bUTI(... WHEAT. BAILEY. OATS. BYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 54a Od 3Gs gd 243 3d. 35s 5d 43s 4d 45s 4d 7s Od 23 Od I s Gd 23 Od 23 Od 2s Od SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (RECEIVED THIS DAY. ) DERBY RACES. —WEDNESDAY. The Chatsworth Plate of 501., add e d to a Sweepstakes of 5 :ovs. each. Mile and three-quarters. Lord Chesterfield's Cherry, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ~...(Sharpe) 1 Sir C. R. Cockerell's Duke of Richmond, 3 3 rs, Bst 31b 2 Mr. Wildman's the lleiress, 5 yrs, Bst 21b Won by two lengths. The Chesterfield Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Wadlow's Romance, 3 yrs, Bst 91b... (Marlow) 1 Lord Chesterfield's f by Don Juan, 2 yrs, 6st 41b 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Fowler's Rauthos, 2 yrs, 6st 51b—Mr. Scott's Abdiel, 2 yrs, 6st 911 J—Mr. Greenwood's fby Elis, out of Aidler's dam, 2 yrs, 6st 21b—Mr. Critchley's Atalanta, 2 yrs, 6st—Mr. Langlianfs Elimea, 3 yrs, 7st 1 21b—Mr. S. L. Fox's Chapeau Rouge, 2 yrs, 6st 21b—Lord Chesterfield's Arkwright, 3 yrs, Bst 91b—Mr. W. Scott's Mr. Mansfield, 3 yrs, Bst 31b. Won easy by a length. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50/. Two miles. Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 yrs, Bst 111,...(G. Whitehouse) 1 Sir C. It. Cockerell's Duke of Richmond, 3 yrs, Bst Ilb Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmsinger, 4 yrs, 9st 21b Won in a canter. • The Ladies' Purse of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each. Heats. One mile. Mr. Knight's Jolly Beggar, 5 yrs, Oat 10Ib ........0 1 1 Mr. F. Robbins's Sweetbriar, 3 yrs, 7 s t 11b..... Langliam's Elitnea, 3 yrs, 7st llb Mr. Whittaker's Nosegay, 3 yrs, ist 1 llb 3 odr Mr. Wildinan's The Ileiress, 5 yrs, 9st Won easy. A Match, one mile, between Mr. Berrington's Gallia, 4 ~ Yra: Bst 71b (Crouch), and Mr. W. Robinson's Easter Mon uaY, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, was won cleverly by the former. T he Knutsford Cup KNUTSFORD of COL added to RACES—WEDNEsDAV a Subscription of 10 sovs. each. Two miles and a dis. (II Subs.) Nr. Johnstone's Fair Helen, 3 yrs ... (Ryd er) 1 Mr. Standish's Little Hampton, 5 yrs Mr. Whitworth's Lady S ara h, 5 yrs. 3 S weepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats. Mile and a half. Mr. Standish's Lady Ha ton vrs IFrancis) 1 1 Mr. Whitelock';Fa-ir Rosamond, 5 yrs - 2 2 Mr. Mostyn's fby Revolution ' , 3 yrs - 3dr 'YORKSHIRE UNION CLUB lIIEETING—WEDNEsDAY. The Chainpaigne. Plate, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. O ne mile and three quarters. (3 Subs.) Sir J. Gerard's Perpetual Motion, 4 yrs (Capt. Broadley) Sir J. Gerard's Criniston 4 yrs Sr, Cookson 's Lucy, 5 y 2 rs 3 Won in a . The Yo r k and Ainsty Handicap canter of 20 sovs. each; h ft, and Mr. C. 11 5 ft only if declared. One mile and a half. , ,oynton's Pous s i n , 6 yrs , ll st (Owner) 1 Mr, nell s Fiddlestring, 3 yrs , 9 s t 71b Mr, Baker's Red s ki n , 5 yrs, lO st 6 lb • vV orniald's Quadruped, 3 y rs , 9 s t 71b Air. paw 4 i Fox'sson's Obscurity, 5 y rs , Il s t S Little J o h n , 5 yrs , lO st 1 2lb r J. Ger ar d n d Prince, 6 yrs, 1 Ist Won in a canter by three lengths. T he Dinner Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile and a half. S ir J. Gerard's Grimston, 3 yrs, lOst ...(Capt. Broadley) Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa, 4 yrs, lOst 91b Mr. L. Fox's June, 4 vrs, lOst 91b Captai n Willi ams nd Jinglepot, 4 yrs, lO s t 91b 4 Won in a canter by four lengths. The Tallyho Stakes of 5 soya, each, 12st each, the winner to be sold for 200/., and the last to pay the second horse's Stake, or.e mile, were won cleverly by Mr. Baker's Porto Bello, 6 yrs (owner), beating Northumberland, 5 yrs, and The snob, 4 yrs, by a length. MACCLESFIELD RACES.—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes .1 . 3 sovs. each, and `‘;) added, mile and three-quarters, were won in tr.., h eats, by Mr. Stagg's Hector, 4 yu, Bst 131 b, (owner), besti n g G ran d S e i gn i or, Maggie Lauder, and two others. The Tradesmen's Plate of 20'., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs• each, mile and three-quarters, was won by Mr. Ilibers Chartist, 3 yrs, 7 s t (Evans), beating Lady Flora, 9st, Tottenham, Bst 21b, and four others. The Hack Stakes were won by Butcher's Boy. WEDNESDAY. The Ladi es ' P urse o f 20/., added to a Sweepstakes of 8 sovs. each, thrice round and a dis., was won by Hector, 9st 41b, (Stagg), beating Lady Flora, 9st, and another. The Innkeepers' Plate of 20/., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, mile and three-quarters (4 Subs.), was won in two heats, by Grand Seignior, being Jack and Hector. The Consolation Stakes were won by Mr. Ird's Totten ham, Ost 21b (Stagg), beating Lady Flora, 9st 121b,Maggie Lauder, 7st 1 9 1 b, Brunette, Bst (killed herself by running against a tree). and two others. MONSTER TRAIN. —On Saturday last, a t ra i n o f merchandise left Manchester for Crewe, composed of 1 01 waggons. Its gross , weight was 690 tons, and its length 1,550 feet. Ihe distance, 30 miles, was accom plished in two hours and nine minutes, being at the rate of fourteen miles per hour, over gradients varying from 1 in 377 to 1 in 880.—Illanche?ler Guardian. TIIE WEATHER.—The meteorological register kept at the gardens of the Horticultural Society of Chiswick during the past month, gives some curious results of the fluctuations of temperature within that period. From 'September 12 to October 6, the Barometer was highest, or 30.382 inch on the 12th of September ; and lowest, or 29.350 inch on the 23.1 ; the 'Thermometer, highest, or 83 deg. F. on 72, and lowest, 35 deg. and 2- on 92 ; whilst the quantity of rain was 2.28 inch. PORRIGN BRICKS.—A vessel from Tobago, West India Islands, has brought the large number of 20,000 bricks, in addition to the usual description of cargo, but which, by the ship's official repo r t, appear to b e intended for r e - shipment to a foreign country. However, so novel Is description of importation from the West Indies, for ft nY Purpose, is remarkable. :SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY. --Information has been received by the Commissioners of Excise of the seizure of an extensive illicit distillery in Manchester, W hich illegal traffic, notwithstanding the vigilance of the hi4lllhOritieS, appears to be on the increase. From sus cions ent er t a i ne d b y M r. Watson, an officer of Ex c i se , e went to a house in Butler-street, where he lat disco 'vered a di stillery, completely fitted up, on a sca l e calcu ed fur carrying on a large business, with stills, worms, be nds, &e. The stills, at the time of the entrance °f the officers, were in full work, and two men, who gav e the names of Davis and Ryley, were attending to them. They were, at the moment of detection, running thro ug h the stills low wines, known to the t ra d e as `fai n t s ." F rom t h e appearance of the fittings-up of the distillery, it is believed that this contraband trade must 'lave exi-ted for a considerable time. PCOAST DEFENCES.—Orders have been received to r epare thirty.three towers between Hastings and Sea "d to receive guns. When the towers were a b an d oned, c „! c o r e c eive o longer necessary as m eans of defence, 14 °Y were inhabited by men in the coast-guard service 41b1 their families. The tops of the towers were cemented , I)° ,_cr in a dome form, up to the top of the spindle on "rxich the swivel gun was fixed. The whole of that covering is ordered to be forthwith taken off, and a new te r r d s i i a e l f . course of stone to be laid dowr. —Brighton ALARMING H IGH T IDE. —Yesterday the tide o f s , to o river Thames rose to an a l ar ming height, causing a ri ° l . l s destructi on of property situate in all the low-lytndg eill ars and warehouses near the water-side. At Banksi e and Lamb et h t h e loss of property is very great. Many of t 4e dwellings of the poor dredgermen end others Tea inu ndated with water for hours, compelling many fami 50 le ave their bumble habitations until the water had likewise visited Vauxhall, Nine Elms, Battersea, Wands syorth, and Chelsea, where many of the market gar adener.s' and florists' grounds were covered with water for e_eo.nsiderable period, causing extensive damage to their .hoice flowers and vegetables. The flood is mainly attri buted to the boisterous state of the weather. . 11 A Dupe]) TRADESMAN.---A watchmaker resident the City required a temporary loan of 50/, and, in order that as little delay as o ibl might be incurred, advertised in one of the morningsse newspapers, stating diately his wants, and offering to deposit available as security, together wiruartynoi note of hand, Payable in three months. The advertisement was an business and a meeting at Garraway's to transact the lousiness was appointed. The parties were soon in com munication. After some brief negotiaios, the un suspected loan-seeker deposited with the supposed lender !t!ndry gold watches and other valuables, together with Is note of hand for the stipulated sum, receiving in re turn fur the amount a cheque upon an eminent banker at the west end of the metropolis. It was soon pre wsented, but th e d rawer was entirely unknown. The atehmal cer h astened back, and l ender was also unknown there. T ascertained that the hus he was m i nus hi s p r operty, and his rote of hand, of ably he ar when it comes to maturity which he will pro . TIIZ VACANT BISDOPRICS.—The vacanc in the ' l) ibcopal B enc h caused by the death of Dr. Carey, is not 3 '"t filled up, and it is resum e the arang con beeted with the creatiopn of the d new see of ements Man Chester t4l4are still incomplete. Several names are before the public, it must not be forgotten that Lords John Russell, r eY, and Clarendon, all have brothers in the Church, !:'net that the appointment of any one of these reverend . ti netten would be generally acceptable to the public. w4 e rgyazan of deserved popularity is mentioned in reQua informed circles as likely to be made bishop by the n, on this or a future occasion —we allude to the On ' and Rev. B. W. Noel. —Cambridge Advertiser. , A retiring pension of 1,000/. a year fail nby the 'death of Sir Edward S. Lees, late superintendent of the 4;94" 4eia, &dinburgh. (43 OCTOBER e IP4B TITE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY _EVEN' BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissierce EVANs.) IN RE J. W. SMYTH, D.D. This nso'vent, who is a clergyman, laely r;'., , idlng at Erkh, cathe up fa. protection. Tho insolv:•rt is also perpetual curate of a palish in D ev o ns hi re . - The schedule showed debti to the =cunt of 5,7841., and no assets. The insolvent was supported by Mr. Cooke, and op posed by Mr. Buchanan, on behalf of sixteen creditors, on several grounds, the principal of which were, that he had been insolvent in 1840, and had not inserted his old debts in the Fehrdule, not having paid any dividuid ; that he had dealt largely in accommodation hills ; dist he had fraudulently obtained a carriage, plate, money, and goods on a false representation ; that he had bought. the living of Erith for 7,0001., and had fraudulently dis posed of the same ; and that he had kept a clerical agency office in Lincoln's but ha l not filed his books and papers. Mr. BUCHANAN proceeded to examine the insolvent, and he elicited in the first few questions that the insol vent had deposited goods, no account of which appeared on the schedule. The Learned COMMBSIONER said it was impossible he could entertain the petition when a full disclosure had not been made. Mr. COOKE said the insolvent was perfectly willing to pay 1001. a year, and take his protection from time to time, so long as the payments were made. He thought this would be much more beneficial to the creditors than pursuing the opposition. Mr. BUCHANAN, having consulted several of his clients, said that the offer was spurned with contempt ; it was only adding insult to injury to make such an offer. Mr. CooKE said that no doubt the creditors were very grand people, to show so much contempt. Several creditors said they had been shamefully vic timised, and quite " a scene" took place, which was only ended by the interference of the Commissioner. Mr. COOKE said the insolvent must go to prison, and pass the Insolvent Court. Mr. BUCHANAN said that was the proper Court to be applied to in such a case. After an angry altercation between the insolvent and his creditors, The Learned COMMISSIONER said, as the insolvent's offer was rejected, he must dismiss the petition. CLERKENIVELL.—(THIS DAY.) A young man, with a strongly marked Jewish coun tenance, who gave the name of Joseph Miles, was charged by George Keit, an officer of the detective force, with adopting the following ingenious plan for picking pockets :-- The prisoner carried a bag, similar to that used by Jew clothesmen, over his right arm, and when he wished to experimentalise on the pockets of a passenger he spread the mouth of the bag out so as to completely conceal his whole arm and hand, and then through a hole in the side of it, he had a❑ opportunity of using his hand with the greatest ease and facility. The constable saw him try this " move," as he termed it, upon about twenty different persons in the City-road. The prisoner protested, with a multitude of " flash " expletives, that he never had a lock and key turned on him in his life. The constable not being able to swear to a previous conviction against the prisoner, Mr. CO3IBE discharged him, after a caution. FRUIT DT WEIGIIT.—Within the present season the plan of selling apples, pears, and some other de scription of vegetables by weight, instead of by measure, has come extensively into operation in many parts of the eastern districts of the metropolis. The plan appears to give more satisfaction to the consumer, on account of its ensuring him always an uniform quantity in his purchase. It is the usual method of selling fruit in Scotland. BRIGHTON, OCT. 7.—The Marquis of Camden has taken a mansion in Kemp Town ; his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer have taken No. 11, Brunswick terrace ; Lady Joddrell has taken No. 2, Brunswick. terrace ; Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby are expected on the 15th ; the Earl of Cork and the Countess Dungarvon and family arrived yester day at the Norfolk Hotel ; Lady Mary Hoare has ar rived at the Bedford Hotel ; the Dowager Countess of Chichester has arrived at No. 25, Brunswick-terrace ; Lady Lygon remains at the Norfolk Hotel ; the Countess of I)undonald has arrived at Junction House ; Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., has taken No. 8, Eastern-terrace. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN.— The President, Vice-President, and Council of this So ciety held a couverzatione on yesterday evening, at the Society's rooms, 17, Bloomsbury-square. The attendance was extremely numerous, and among the visitors were Professor Rose, of Berlin, Michael Faraday, Esq., and several other distinguished chemists. The library and lecture-room were opened for the reception of the com pany, and were ornamented with a selection of rare plants and a variety of philosophical apparatus. Among the objects which attracted most interest were several living specimens of the coccus cacti, or cochineal insect ; a working model of Mowbray's patent fixed•air safety whistle ; a magnificent galvano•magnetic apparatus, and various applications of the gutty percha, or new elastic gum. The company did not separate until after eleven o'clock. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The first meeting for the autumn season was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the rooms of the Society, in Regent-street, when the chair was taken by R. W. Burcbard, Esq. The exhibition was particularly rich in fruit, there being no less than nine distinct varieties of pines from Mr. Wilmot, of Isleworth, the smallest of which, an Antigua pine, weighed about 41b. 9oz. Amongst other specimens there was a Queen from the Rev. Mr. Thorneycraft, weighing 91b. 140 z., and so successful was this department of the collection considered, that a silver-gilt medal, the prize, the highest in value which these meetings can confer, was given to Mr. Wilmot, and a large silver medal to Mr. Hewitt, besides two other prizes. From Mr. Hardy was also a singular exhibition or a new melon, called the boa con strictor melon, a hybrid between the snake cucumb, r and some esteemed variety of the former species. Oxas of the most interesting subjects brought before the meet ing was the exhibition of grapes, of which no less than six sets were exhibited, and on which it was observed by Dr. Lindley, that were the seasons to be as congenial as the last, the extensive cultivation of this fruit would be an object of consideration in this country, the specimen in question having been obtained in the open air. The plants from the gardens contained several new and in teresting specimens, the result orthe society's recent ex plorations in China. In addition to the prizes previously announced, a large silver medal was given to Mr. Ray, and a silver Knightian medal to Mr. Rollison, for their collections of orchidaceous plants ; in addition to which seven Banksian medals and three certificates of merit were distributed. The Cobden Tribute Fund now amounts to 74,345/. At the meeting of the committee on Tuesday, it was stated that a day or two ago Sir Charles Tempest, of Broughton-hall, Skipton, was in a shop, when the proprietor, Mr• Agnew, said he would show the portrait of " a great man." This was Cobden; and Sir Charles admitted that he was indeed a great man, and said he was glad the country was doing something for him. lie as willing, he said, to contribute his mite, and begged Mr. Agnew to accept a 501. note for the fund, observing that Mr. Cobden had rendered great services to agricul ture. He (Sir Charles) was an agriculturist himself, but he did not care who knew his opinions. Mr. Cobden has left the Pyrenees for Spain. He would proceed in the first place to Madrid, where he intended to remain about a fortnight. He proposes, it is said, returning to the Pyrenees, and it is not improbable that he may after wards proceed to Italy. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—FOT some time past the want of a mechanical engineering institution having been greatly felt, it was suggested by a number of influ ential men in the profession, that an institution devoted to mechanical pursuits should be established. In accord ance with that suggestion this afternoon a meeting, con vened by circular, took place at the Queen's Hotel, to consider the expediency of forming a Mechanical Engineers' Association, with a view the better to enable mechanics and engineers engaged in the different manu factories, railways, and other establishments in the kingdom, to meet and correspond, and by a mutual in terchange of ideas respecting improvements in the various branches of mechanical science, to increase their knowledge, and give an impulse to inventions likely to be useful to the world. Shortly after two o'clock Mr. M'Connell, superintendent of the locomotive department of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, was called to the char. Resolutions tending to carry out the obj,ct of the meeting were then unanimously carried, after which the company separated. AFFRAY WITH SMUGGLERS.—On Tuesday after noon last a bailiff, in the employ of Mr. John Drew, of Wold Farm, West Haddingfield, on entering a rustic lodge, situate in the midst of the extensive plantations known as the Welthorpe Fells, discovered six nine gallon kegs filled with some description of liquor, stowed away in a corner of the building. The- bailiff Lave in formation to the police, and Sergeant Walters, of the local force, attended by a constable and an excise officer, accompanied the bailiff to the place indicated. On broaching the kegs, the exciseman pronounced the con tents to he foreign brandy, and, from the appearance of the kegs, no doubt existgd of their having been smug gled. The constables and exc i se officer determined upon watching the id lo n d ig g h e t , atnhdeytoohkeatrhdeiar m ve e h as ie u l r e es a a p c p e r o e r a d e i h ng in ly g - ; afterwards three men en t ere d the lodge and a T u o d w s a h r u d r s t y m commenced carrying out the kegs, upon which Sergeant Walters and his two assistants rushed from their con cealment and endeavoured to capture the party. The othe men During the strug gle smugglers attempted to escape, but the officers f were secured, but the third es closed with them, and, after a sharpeapsterdu.gge the vehicle brought by the smu gg lers w as driven off, and on entering the lodge after the affray, the officers, to their surprise, d. An attempt was made to iscovered that the whol e o f the kegs had been removed the district magistrate, and were examined yesterday by trace the vehicle without success. The captured m en fully committed. One of the men is w ell known in the the other neighbourhood for his poaching propensities; is a stranger. We find the following floating about the great sea w hat have you of newspapers :—" Misther, Misther ! done ?" said a little fellow with protruding eyes, to . a greenhorn, who had just tied his horse tto a Spruce pole, as he thought, on the street. " Dune !" said the fellow, • " what do you mean ? I haint bin doin' nothin' as I knows on !" " Why, yeth y ou have, thin , you've hitched your hoth to the magnetic telegraph, and you'll be in Bothton in leth than two mi nu t es if you don't look out !" The man untied his horse with nervous anxiety, and, umping into his waggon, drove hastily down the street.—American pupa.. _ AN UNSOPHISTICATED WITNESS.—During the sessions at Wakefield, a witness was asked if he was not a husbandman, when he hesitated for a moment, than coolly replied, amid the laughter of the court, " Nu., sir, J.'se not married." THE U NIT ED STATES. L LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. By the packet-ship Yorkshire, CAptain Bailey, which arrived in the Me; Bey this inornirpj from New York, after a fine run of twenty days, we have re ceived advices from that city of the 16th ultimo. The Yorkshire also brought a considerable number of passengers, and during the passage encountered very severe weather. These navices, though but one day later than thou received by the last Halifax steamer, communicate a mass of interesting details concerning the movement of the United States forces. The reult of Santa Anna's return to the Government of Mexico upon the r,lations of the country with the United States, Nvouhl appear to remain still entirely doubtful. The tone of the American journals world eon to indicate however, a less confident belief that pacific effecus were to follow. The details received from the United States force in Cahahuila possess considerable interest. The ut most activity prevailed at Camargo in the dispatch of the troops en route to the interior. All the regu lars, with the exception of one regiment, had left the depot ; and General Taylor, according to the latest dispatches received at Washington, expected to make a further advance with the volunteers by the Ist of September at the latest. General Wallis's brigade had left on the 22d of August, with orders to ad vance towards Monterey as far as the village of China, and to remain there until further advised. The reports made to General Taylor as re gards the state of the roads were very unfavourable. Colonel Hays, who with his regiment had succes sively visited the towns of San Fernando and China, lying in the route, returned on the 26th of August to Camargo, and reported to the Commander-in- Chief that the advancing troops, baggage, &c., would encounter many difficulties, and the men experience great fatigue, from the rugged nature of the ground over which the route lay. Nothing like a military road, or one affording easy transit for armed bodies, from Camargo to Monterey, indeed, existed. From San Fernando to China, a distance of 109 miles, Colonel Hays found the road exceedingly un even, and occasionally precipitous, ascending and de scending huge hills, thickly covered with jungle and chaparral, and brushwood interlacing, so as to render the pioneers' labour indispensable. During his march he had visited all the ranchos or farms, which studded the country in profusion, but the most profound tranquillity reigned throughout. The accounts with regard to the Mexican force still remain indefinite and meagre. A report was in circulation at Matamoras that a party of American adventurers had taken possession of Monterey with out encountering resistance. From other quarters on the Mexican frontier the accounts published in the newspapers are of no mo ment. The advices received from St. Louis, how- ever, express fears that General Kearney's command would fall short of supplies. The Indians were car rying on a system of depredation against the traders. It is stated in some of the letters published in the journals that they had offered their services to the Mexican commandant at Santa F 6, to harass the army. This statement has not since been con- firmed. From the Pacific there is no further intelligence. The United States ship Columbus was expected on :he coast of California. The internal affairs of the United States are en tirely unimportant. Mr. Bancroft was expected to leave New York for London by the Great Western, on the Bth of October. Mr. M'Lane had had an audience with the President at Washington. We learn from St Louis that two Mormon spies had been shot by the anti-Mormon mob at Nauvoo. This, it is feared, is the commencement of a sanguinary con flict between these factions. The ship Eben Preble, from this port to New Orleans, had been lost near Key West on the 27th of August. The ship on that day struck on the Double headed Shot Keys, causing her to leak very badly, and in attempting to reach Key West the leak in creased, and the officers and crew were obliged to abandon her with eight feet of water in her hold. They were taken off by the brig Harriet, of Port land, Captain Collogan, from Havannah for Philadel phia, and afterwards but narrowly escaped ship wreck on board the vessel in a storm off Cape Hat teras. The Eben Preble was afterwards taken into Key West by the wreckers. From Canada we have accounts to the 14th ult. They are entirely unimportant. OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the Washington Union.) The last mails bring no very late intelligence from the army on the Rio Grande. The last dispatches from General Taylor state, that the army will be on the ad vance for Monterey by the Ist of September, at the latest—perhaps several days earlier. The country begins to be impatient for action. The heroes of the Bth and 9th of May displayed such energies on those memorable occasions as could not but encourage the most sanguine expectations of a prompt and vigorous campaign. " Old Rough and Ready" has become the sobriquet of the Commanding General. We hope that he will realise the character to the end of the chapter. The General who leads an army into an enemy's country , should b e f u ll o f resources— " self- b alance d , se lf- centre d' — susceptible of the highest enthusiasm—capable of im parting it to all his followers—bold as well as active-- confident of himself —exerting every means, and employ ing secondary substitutes according to the circumstances in which he may be placed. Such, we hope, w ill prove to be the course of the brave commander and the gal lant officers with whom he is associated. General Tay lor, it is now understood, has the means of transporta tion in his hands--mules as well as waggons. We hope soon to hear of his rapid marches, and his victorious progress. One rumour has lately prevailed, for which we learn there is no sort of foundation. It came in the shape of a letter from Matamoras, about the 18th of August, and was published a few days ago in the Baltimore Sun. It states that on the preceding night 400 rancheros had broken into the town and created some confusion; that it was the commencement of the guerilla mode of war fare, &c. The whole story was unfounded. It was an idle quiz perpetrated upon. the colonel of a volunteer force, which betrayed him into some ridiculous blunders. The plan of the campaign has been conceived in a decisive spirit, and we ought not to doubt that the suc cess of the results will correspond with the vigour of the design. Some little disappointment has been felt for the failure of two or three small naval operations in the Gulf. And the loss of the Truxton is a source of sincere regret ; but no official account has been received from Captain Carpenter to explain the whole transaction. Whether or why he reposed confidence in the strange pilot, whom he had captured, and then whether he was betrayed by the treachery of his guide, or whether the guide himself was mistaken about the coast ; and what are the parti cular circumstances which induced him to surrender his men at Tuxpan, and why he did not strike for some effi cient place of escape, if any were practicable, still re• mains to be explained by the captain himself, whose character has stood so fair and so high in the service of his country. The Mexican coast on the Gulf is full of shoals and sandbars, which are calculated to impede the approach of our vessels, and the debarkation of our troops, and to call forth all the circumspection of our naval officers. The events and prospects on the coast of California are bright and cheering. There is reason to believe that before this time the whole of that coast has been occu pied by our squadron. Monterey is certainly taken, and Guimas, and it is certain that the Yerba. Buena, on the bay of San Francisco, was summoned by Captain Mont gomery, and it is believed to have been taken without resistance. We met at the War Department this evening with a captain in Colonel Stephenson's regiment. He informs us that the troops were being paid off some months in advance, as they were actually embarked, and that they would certainly sail for the Pacific i❑ the course of this week. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the New York Journal of Commerce.) NEW YORK, SEPT. 15. Cotton—There are reports of some large lots sold for export, say 2,000 bales, but the exact truth is not out. Prices steady. Flour is rather heavy, though the sales so far as made are at the top prices of yesterday, 1,000 bbls., half Michigan, half Genesee, brought 4 dolls. 75c. to ship ; 500 quite good Ohio, 4 dolls. 87ic., and extra 5 dolls. ; 250 li bad N 0, 4 dolls. ; southern, 4 dolls. 62ic. to 75c. Wheat rather heavy; rye sold at 73c and 731 c. and for future d e li ver y at more s till ; corn, no sa l es, an d only one small sample held at 70c.; canal oats have got up to 33c. to 34c. Ashes, 3 dolls. 75c. and 4 dolls. 50c.; whisky, 231 e. to 24c. Bone, 5,0001 b. southern, at 344, to ship. Pork firm, and bbl. lard a little better. Sales, prime, at 6ic per lb. There was an auction sale to day of South American hair and hides, in good order, at very low rates. Sterling, 9 to 91 pm.; francs, 5,284, sales. EVENING. --The sales of cotton are probably 1,000 to 1,500 baits. Several sales were made to spin ners at steady prices. 10,000 bushels of rye sold at 731 e.; 2,500 barrels of Genesee flour, to arrive, at 4 dolls. 75c. The census which has Just been talcen of the popu lation of the city of New York makes it to be 360,000 ; while that ( f London and Westminster is now newly two millions 'I —Montreal Courier. IMPORTANT FRO INDIA. The Camila Star of the 15th of August has been received, bringing eight (lays' later date than the last, and the Delhi Gazette o the 29th of July. The principal political intelligence is from Lahore, which will be found subjoined. The commercial news from Calcutta is gloomy; for the particulars of which we must refer to the extracts annexed : (From the Dal Gazette of July 29 ) News reached us last night, giving an account of the complete failure of the force sent from Lahore under Misr Bhagwau Sing,b, who had intended making a night attack, and carrying all b‘fre him. Dewan. Moolraj, how(:ver, was " wide awake," and having re ceived s; c; et information of the plan concerted, he com pletely- outruanontvred Lis opponents by turning their thnks, and having got into their rear, he " opened the ball" midnight with great activity ; 300 men of the Durbar art said to he killed er taken isonz,rs, and four of their guns have also been crTtin ed. Fresh tro o p s were urgently applied for, and left Lahore to day fir the scene of action. (From the Delhi Gazette of August 5.) We have, since the above w?s written, heard that an array is to be assembled. It will probably consist of all the regiments brought up from below to relieve those now on or beyond the frontier, an I therefore be a very formidable assemblage. The orders may, we are told, be expected very soon. We await further intelligence with anxiety. The Gazette already announces the formation of two An,glo- Seilth infantry corps to be raised on the left bank of the Sutlej, to be called respectively, the regiments of Feroze pore and Loodianah. CALCUTTA MONEY MARKET, A UG. 15. The Money Market is still easy, and transactions of safe character command assistance at current bank and bazaar rates • but within th e l as t th ree o r four days the market has been rather dull, and there has been demand for accommodation ; the outward remittances from home have been limited, and accounts from the up country marts are not quite so favourable ars before ; the follow ing shows market value of bullion and foreign coin and the rates of banking transactions ; in the latter we have no alteration from former quotation to report. GOVERNMENT LOANS.—The value of these investments has generally declined, indicative of a change in the dis ' position of the money market; the premium on Stock paper has fallen Rs. 2 per cent.; paper of the second five per cent. loans, to sell is 8 annas per cent. lower, but to buy one rupee per cent. higher ; of the third five to sell 4 annas per cent. higher, and to buy 4 annas per cent. lower ; paper of the new five per cent. has declined 4 annas per cent.; the discounts on four per cent. paper have increased, on the old 12 annas to Rs. 1 4, and on the new 4 annas per cent. BANK SuArtEs.—The value of these investments like wise exhibits decline ; shares of the Bengal Bank are 25 rs., and of the Union 15 rs. per share lower than the quotations in our issue of the 7th instant ; shares of other banks are without alteration. The operations of the Bengal Bank for the last month (July) are reported equal to 15-2-23- rs. per cent. per annum. EXCHANGE MARKET.—The transactions by the mail of the 7th instant, in bills at 10 months' date, ruled chiefly at 2s. 04(1. to 24.01 d. per rupee, but immediately after the exchange advanced to 2s. 1 Id. per rupee ; within the last two or three days, however, rates have retrograded, and some unexceptionable bills have been taken at 2s. Oid. per rupee ; it is probable that the anxiety to avail of decidedly good paper for to-day's mail has occasioned the recession on the exchange ; at present transactions rate at 2s. Oid. to 2s. Oid. per rupee, ac cording to the character of paper. FREIGHTS.—The rates of homeward freightage con tinued steady at our last quotations to within the last two or three days, when a sudden advance of ss, to los. per ton took place. At present but a smnll amount of ton nage for London is available, and it is probable that en gagements to'sail before the approaching holidays may command ss. per ton advance upon reported rates ; freightage to the Mauritius has declined, the accounts from thence show a fall in the prices of grain. IMPORTS. The market, excepting for cotton piece goods and yarn, is generally less active than at the date of our last issues ; there is an absence of speculative demand, espe cially from the upper provinces, and the aversion which native dealers have to enter upon heavy engagements preceding the approaching native holidays imparts dul ness to the market. METALS.—This market has been especially dull since our last issue; transactions have been very contracted, and chiefly on local demand. COTTON PIECE GOODS.—Basiness in this trade conti nues extensive ; our present exhibits considerable sales of heavy white goods, as jaconets, mulls, cambrics, ma dapolams, and shirtings, but prices have been rather lower ; the lighter fabrics for native wear have been more inquired after, as usual, preparatory to the ap proaching native holidays ; chintzes and coloured goods are still neglected. COTTON 'TWIST. —SaIes to considerable extent conti nue ; latterly medium numbers have been let off at slightly reduced prices ; imports are heavy. EXPORTS. Market rather dull, contributed both by unfavourable accounts by the last mail, and by a slight change in the position of the money market. INniGo.—The exports since our issue of the 7th inst. are of 8 chests or 22 fy. mds. to England, which make the shipments of the season to 7th instant inclusive as below:— To England ... ... chests 19,702 fy. mils. 74,266 „ 8,354 ~ 22,954 239 9, 837 542 9, 1,904 France ••• ... ... Hamburglt ... United States Persian Gulf and lied Sea Mauritius ... 1 , 953 99 6,542 1 n 2 ,1 • t Chests 30,791 fy. mds. 113,305 Accounts from the planters continue very unfavourable, and estimates are considerably lower than those reported in our last issue ; Tirhoot is next to a complete failure, and throughout the lower provinces, produce is consider ably below the results of list y e ar ; acco rding to all ac counts the crop of the season will not exceed fy. mds. 90,000, but may fall below it. From a statement showing the altitude of the river at Mirzapore from Ist to sth August of 10 years, it will be seen that the present is higher than any precedent. RAW SILK is in better demand, and at slightly im pros ed prices ; the accounts by the last mail being more t avourable. SILK PIECE GOODS.—Accounts from home by the last mail ure very discouraging and have checked the course of transactions ; no purchase of Combs has occurred. SALTPETRE.—Demand less active; the market, how ever, is almost bare of Godna and other better sorts. SuoAn.—ln steady demand; last accounts from home are likely to advance prices; supplies are taken up as mported. AFFAIRS OF EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 25.—The Hon. East India Com pany's steamer Semiramis arrived at Suez on the morn ing of the 22d instant, with the Bombay mail of the 27th of August, and thirteen passengers ; she met with very bad weather on her way up. Lieutenant Waghorn's dispatch was conveyed from Suez to Alexandria in the very short space of sixteen hours and a half. The courier rode across the desert from Suez to Cairo, a distance of eighty-four miles, in five hours and a half, having relays of horses every five miles ; a steamer started at once from Cairo on the arrival of the dispatch, and came down the river to Atfeh, at the head of the canal, in nine hours ; and a horse express rode from Atfeh to Alexandria, along the banks of the canal, in four hours and a half. Her Ma jesty's steamer Ardent, which was waiting here for the purpose, got out of the harbour at 20 minutes to 8 o'cloek on the morning of the 23d, and as the English steamer Iberia, with the bulk of the Indian mails, sails only this morning, the Ardent will have had the start of her from Alexandria by fifty hours. In order, however, to make a fair trial, by which to test effectively the two routes, two steamers of similar power should start from Alexandria at the same time, one for Marseilles and the other for "Trieste, and the first dispatch received in Lon don would prove which was the quickest route. In confirmation of intelligence received here from Messrs. J. C. and H. Freshfichl, the London solicitors, a package has been found at Cairo containing a large quantity of paper, somewhat similar in shape to the Bank of England notes. This paper was sent out to Egypt by the late Mr. C. W. Thornton, who committed suicide on the 29th of August in the Marylebone station-house, where he had been taken into custody been made, for having passed some forg ed Ba nk of England notes. The package was addressed to the care of an English resident at Cairo, to whom Mr. Thornton hpaadywinrgittfeonr ed Thornton, to come aided, to no doubt, Egypt with att the cost. deliver it is oic t t tol likely application ) u i p it.o o r n: on his it t ll be cl a i me d at has all, now that the whcle tran saction has come to bliyghaot.mo confederates, is the necessary implements, an d q ui etly carry out his de sign in Cairo, whet e the note might have been forged in perfect security, to be after w ards circulated in India ofe p d r e e r s a u t m es e , d i n t t l e a n t d or elsewhere. The only mark at present on the paper is the name of Dupont and Co., engraved on the margin, and by cutting off this part the form of the remainder becomes exactly similar to that of the Bank of England notes. In Egypt Mr. Thornton was always considered a very honourable man, and the post he occupied at Cairo was one of great trust. ge bnd great talent in the art of engraving. Mehemet Ali is still at Alexandria; his highness in tends to proceed to Cairo shortly, and one night last Week he suddenly issued orders for his steamers to be got in readiness to take him up to the capital, but towards morning he as suddenly changed his mind again. His Highness has convened a meeting in Alexandria of all the Governors and Sheiks of the provinces and villages in the Delta, for the purpose of adopting new measures for the improvement and extension of the cul tivation of the laud. There has been another skirmish at Aden. A body of 5,000 Arabs attacked the town in broad daylight, but being repulsed they were soon compelled to retire with a severe loss in killed and wounded. portion of Wel lington 0 TFIE WELLINGTON oTATlJE.—Nurnerous workmen statue a ar e busily b y which employed tbo of the scaf foldinglington was raised to the top of the triumphal arch at liyde•park-corner, but in consequence of th e firmness with which the timbers were braced together, the pro gress is very slow. No correct . idea can bo formed of the general appearance which the statue will present icno re m ovingo il )yhm it is full, exposed to the vi ew of the public. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royal TEghness Prince Albert .took their usual early morning walk. The 'Royal Family took their nstml exe7cisc, this morning on ponie6 the precincts of the Their Royal Highnesses again Went not in the afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Aibert, attended by Baron Stockmar and Colonel Seymour, enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. Their Royal llighnesse3 the Dul.e and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Ilesse, and attended by a Lady and Gen tleman in Waiting, are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, frcm xtenee at Kew. Viscount Palmerston and Sir Stratford rind Lady Canning, are expected to arrive at the Castle this even ing on a visit to the Queen. The Royal dinner party at the Castle Ws evening is expected to Ti nt, their include her Royal s jeL anal lloynl e ll of Cambridge, his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of llesse, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Lady i n Waiting on th e I )tichess of Cambridge, the Baroness de Spoilt, Viscount Pahnerston, Sir Stratforo and Lady Canning, General and L'aly Isabella Wemyss, Sir George Couper, and ,the Gentleman in Waiting en the Duke of Cambridge. The band of the Scot's Fusilier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band aftemards attend in the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by his Serene Highness I'rince Frederick of Hesse, and attended by a Lady in Waiting and Baron Knesebeck, left their residence at Kcw, at 4 o'clock yesterday aftern oon , f or Wi n d sor Castle. Lord Oraneaore had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Charles Buller had also an interview with his Lordship yesterday. Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle. LITERAT URE. THE ECLECTIC I?EVIE • German literature is amongst the most recondite and exhaustless subjects for the pen of a reviewer, and one section of that subject is treated upon in the October number of the Eclectic. We cannot help feeling, however, that the article upon German novels and German novelists, though forming a very useful catalogue of names and dates, is infinitely too super ficial to be designated criticism. The writer does not in any one particular analyse the characters of these remarkable literateurs—he does not discriminate those subtle peculiarities which impart so much of in dividuality to their writings; he slurs over the mas terpieces of German imaginative composition with a few flippant and trite expressions, and furnishes the reader with a bare inventory of a bookstall. New mark and Buckholz, llischberg, and Lohenstein, Hoffmannswahlen and Ziegler, Talander and Heppe!, Schuabel and Gellert, Hermes and Dusch, Klinger and Wieland, are successively mentioned as tributary to the copious stream of German fiction, but not one individual of the number, with the exception possibly of John Hermes, is allowed more than a mere casual observation. This poverty of criticism, in such a rich field for its display, is, however, scarcely surprising, when the very profusion of the materials is calculated to baffle the critic in his attempt at selection. Kot zebue's romances, inferior as they may appear to the fastidious to to of the review e r, are sugges ti ve o f illucidations levenfold the extent of his entire con tribution—especially the " Die Geschichte." Of Goethe, again, what sheets might not be written ! and sheets not only illustrative of the mingled deeps and shallows of Wilhelm Meister, but of the astonishing profundities of the intellect from which it emanated! In speaking of the productions of a more recent cha racter, the reviewer has evinced greater capacity, and this probably from his greater familiarity with them than with their predecessors. He has treated Vulpius' "Rinaldo Rinaldini," with the derision it merited ; and, in reprobating the immoral tendencies of such works, he has administered an adroit side blow at some of our own novelists, who have endeavoured to invest ruffians with the charms of heroism. Schiller's " Ghost Seer," Vv eber's " Vehmgerichte," Heinse's "Ardinghello," Shilling's novels, the renowned "Franz Sternbald's Wander ungen," the writings of Nicolai, those of Sebum tnel, Knigge, Hahn-Hahn, and a multitude of others, are characterised very felicitously. The article, altogether, deserves a perusal, if only as a clever index to a most enthralling and volumnious library. The extravagant discourses lately delivered by the incumbent of St. Jude's, Liverpool, drawing a comparison between Prince Albert and the divine author of Christianity, is, to our thinking, treated w ith m i sera bl e leniency by the Eclectic. 'What is the meaning of that allusion to " the hatred of ungodly men ?" Is it a villainous shaft levelled at an intelligent and benevolent contem porary? If so, it is an unworthy attempt to divert popular indignation in a wrong channel. " Life in California" will be referred to with interest just at this moment when the annexation of those extensive and fruitful regions to the United States is a matter of :exceeding probability. " Peschel's Elements of Physics," the "Third Kafir Invasion," and a notice of "Kitto's Biblical Cyclopmaia," are careful and interesting compilations. TRELEIGH CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the Company's Offices, 57, Old Broad-street, City, when the report of the directors, representing the prospects of the company as most encouraging, was agreed to unanimously. No dividend was announced, although there was a balance on the credit side of the account of 15,0001., but the Chairman said that as soon as the balance should amount to 20,0001. a dividend would be declared. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Respecting the new opera speculation at Covent-garden Theatre, we gather the following curious facts from our Parisian contem poraries:—"A small cloud has just obscured the horizon of this affair. All appeared terminated, but an unfore seen incident seems to have thrown difficulties in the way. When M. Salamanca, the banker, the entrepreneur, hired Covent-garden Theatre, he took upon himself all the rights and obligations of the proprietors; but he was not, it is said, aware of the fact, that every share in that concern, of which there are not less than 400, gave the holder the right of free admission to every perform ance. These rights of admission wend lately to be had at very low prices; but no sooner were the public aware of the new prospects for unfortunate Covent-garden, than they were bought up by speculators, and from 255. each these rights of admission rose in the market to 101. a piece. The shareholders have, doubtless, found their advantage in this arrangement, but not so the rich banker, who is, of course, very little gratified to find out that at each representation he will be compelled to admit 400 persons gratis to his theatre." MEETING or IRONMASTERS.—WOLVERHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—To- day the usual quarterly meeting of ironmasters in the district of South Statibrdshire took place, at the Swan Hotel, for the transaction of business. There was a very large attendance of ironmasters, and many dealers, who evinced great spirit in their pur chases. There was a fair amount of business done, but no orders to any great extent were given. The iron trade still continues in a very healthy condition, and is likely to continue so. The prices fixed at the prelimi nary meeting of the masters were fully maintained, and no attempt was made to reduce the prices of any descrip tion of iron. Last week an order for 10,000 tons of rail way iron, and 3,600 tons of chairs, was received by a firm in the neighbourhood, for the Shrewsbury and Wol verhampton Railway. Many who wanted to make pur chases have delayed until the meeting at Birmingham to morrow, when the decision of the masters will be more fully known. It is, however, all but certain they will be quite happy to maintain present prices during the ensuing quarter. FATAL ACCIDENT ON TUE EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLWAY.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Nor folk Arms, Shoreditch, before Mr. W. Baker, respecting the death of Joseph Lang,lon, aged 28 years late a guard on the E as t ern C oun ti es Railway, residing in New Norfolk-street. From the evidence of several witnesses employed on the above railway, it appeared that about a fortnight since the deceased was assisting in turning one of the carriages, when the " buffer" struck him a violent blow on the right side. He fre quently complained of pains, but still continued to per form his duties. On Sunday night last he appeared very unwell, and repeatedly put his hand to his head. The following morning his wife was alarmed at his altered appearance, and before a surgeon arrived he expired. Mr. Wildbore said he had examined the body of the de ceased, but could not discover any marks of violence. lie attributed death to apoplexy. It was probable that the blow he received might have accelerated his death. The deceased never complained of any one, and often said it was purely,accidental. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT KENNINGTON.—• Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, a frightful acci dent'occurred at Kennington, by the fall of a new build• ing. For some time past a large number of workmen have been engaged in the erection of several new dwel -1 ling-houses, and at the time stated four men named Thomas Saker, aged 28, the foreman of the bricklayers, Edward Dorval!, a bricklayer, Daniel Williams, a la bourer, and Richard Green, a labourer, were all at work on the upper part of the end house, which is imme diately facing the Greyhound Tavern, when a strong gust of wind carried the outer wall and the scaffolding into the street, whereby the four unfortunate men were hurled with frightful violence to the basement of the building, where they were buried with the brickwork and the falling timber. They were extricated, and taken to Guy's Hospital, where Salter lies in a very precarious state, having received extensive lacerations of the scalp and injury to the skull, with fractured ribs and contused body. The man Green is also seriously injured, and is in an exhausted state. The others, who are less injured, are going on favourably. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. CROTTY BISHOP OF CLOYNE AND Ross.—lt is our melancholy duty to an nounce to our readers the death of one of the venerated prelates of Ireland—the Right Rev, Dr. Crotty, Catholic Bishop of Myna and Ross. The Right Rev. Dr. Crotty filled the episcopal office for thirteen years, having been consecrated on the 11th of June, 1533. Lublin paper. _ OPENING OF THE HULL AN D • BRIDLINGTON RAILWAY. (FRO)! OUR OWN REPORTEP-.) A dinner took place in the Music Hall in the evening, to which more than 500 gentlemen were invited. Mr. Hudson, M.P., was in the chair. He was supported on his right by the Lord Mayor of York, and on his left by the Mayor of Hull, Amongst those present we-observed Henry Helds• worth, Esq., Thomas Broadfobt, Esq., and William Sand, Esq., directors of the Manchester and Leeds Rail way; Daniel Waddington, Esq„ deputy-chairman of the Eastern counties ; Sir Isaac Morley, Tee, Esq., Edward Oxley, Esq., chairman of the Great North of England ; Nathaniel Pleevis,- Esq., director of the Midland Railway.; Sir John Simpson, deputy.cliairreat of the Midland Railway, and James Richardson, and George Jenning s , &q., directors; the :Rev. Mr. Dixon and the Rev. i'dr. Parley, of the Corporation of Hull; J. IL Pease, Esq., George Liddell, Esq., Geor;, Leeman, Esq., a number of the Corporation of Yolk, the Sheriff of York, the Chevalier Good, the Consul of Denmark and other foreign consuls, and J. E. Burtenshaw, Esq., one of the engineers to the line. J. Eglikun was the vice-chairman. Due justice having'been done to the excellent dinner and , tines, "Non Nobis Domine" having been sung, and the loyal and constitutional toasts, including the Archbishop of York, having been duly honoured,. Mr. HUDSON rose, amidst great cheering, to propose "Prosperity to the Hull and Bridlington Railway." Ile said (when the cheering had subsided) that in rising to propose the toast of the evening, he felt that it needed no euloaium from him.to entitle it to be received by that company with the enthusiasm it deserved.—(Cheers.) They had that day witnessed the opening of the Hull and Bridlington Railway.—(Cheers.) He had been called during that day to address them at some length on the advantages and benefits which the line would confer on the districts which it traversed, therefore it would be unnecessary for him to occupy their time or task their patience with a recital of those advantages a second time—this was especially unnecessary, because he believed there .was no gentleman. present who was not well able and ready to estimate the advantages which it would confer on the inhabitants o( that district by the facilities which it would afford for carrying them and their produce be tween two such important points as Hull and Bridling ton.----(Cheers.) He offered the toast to their acceptance. because he was sure every gentleman there would drink it with enthusiasm, and because he believed it was their earliest wish that the railway which had been opened that day should serve its proprietors and the beneficial to the public.—(Loud cheers.) It was by en larging and affording increased facilities for communi cation between different places—it was by extending railway communication from place to place, a4d so making a complete system of intercommunication throughout the whole country, that its resources Were fully developed, the cost of transit cheapened, and the people benefited.—(Loud cheers.) But, above all, the line, passing as it did through a beautiful and healthy country, would be the' means of imparting the vigour of life to the pallid cheek, of disease; and could not fail to promote the health of those who travelled along it. The line invested the directors with great responsibility; but, although the shareholders bad invested capital •in it to the amount 01 300,0001. or 400,0001., they felt confident in its pros perity, because it was one of those undertakings which could not fail to prove beneficial to the public. It was . a great point in railway undertakings that lines should be alike beneficial to the public and to their proprietors, for the interests of railway proprietors and railway shareholders were identical.—(Hear.) As the) intended to proceed on this principle it could not be otherwise than beneficial to the public.—(Hear.) He hoped, therefore, they would drink the toast with'sincerity, and with a due sense of the anxiety and responsibility which was connected with a new and great undertaking. The directors had an anxious task to discharge, but if there was unanimity and good feeling amongst those witl, whom they came in contact that responsibility would be materially lightened. The public were desirous to have all the accommodation they required, and, therefore, he said, in giving that accommodation he recognised the principle c ont a i ne d i n t h e address which had been presented to him that day—he deeply recog nised the principle, that conferring benefits on the public by the construction of railways promoted the genera) commercial interests of the country, and induced capitalists to invest their money in profitable specula tions.—(Cheers.) Therefore, in proposing prosperity to this railway, he not only meant in a pecuniary point of view to the proprietors, but also with prosperity to the district through which it ran.—(Cheers.) They were deeply sensible of the responsibility which attached to the management of the railway ; they were awart if they did not give the public fair facilities— if they did not afford to the district through - which it ran all the advantages to which it was en titled of the conveyance of goods and passengers —if they did not give all the intercourse which ought to exist, he said they were fully satisfied 'that they would not deserve to prosper. They were fully prepared to carry out alit, principle, and satisfied it would meet with success—that in giving increased facilities to the public they should receive an increased reward for their labours.—(Hear, hear.) He had no doubt they would drink the toast ie a bumper, and he hoped with all the enthusiam will: which it had been received that day—" Success to the Hull and Bridlington Railway." The toast was received, and - responded to with loud cheers. Mr. Humor/ again rose, and said that that was the first time the whole corporation of York bad been united to meet the corporation of Hull.—(Cheers.) The corpora tion of York bore the utmost good feeling for the corporation of Ilull.—(Hear, hear.) After passing glowing eulogium on both corporations, he concluded by proposing the Mayor and corporation of Hull. The Mayon of Hull in returning thanks bore high testimony to the character of Mr. Hudson, and to th, great extent of his railway undertakings. The line - that day opened promised to be most useful. It was one of the most complete lines he had ever travelled—(Cheers) —in fait, it was quite extraordinary to find it in so per. feet a state. After some other observations, he con cluded by proposing the health of Mr. Hudson. Mr. HUDSON returned thanks for the honour which had been conferred upon him. No person, he could assure the worthy Mayor and those present, could be more astonished at the position he held than himself.— (Cheers.) It was quite true when he became chairman of the , Midland Company that it did not possess the railway communication which it possessed at present.— (Loud cheers.) When he was called upon to aid in the construction of these lines he felt that he could not deny any services which his fellow-citizens required of him.— (Cheers). He could say truly of himself, whatever others might say, that his object was to benefit, not to say the city of his birth, but York, a city in the prosperity of which he felt the warmest interest. Certain circum stances had placed him in the high position he held. IL , had, in connexion with his friend Mr. R. Stephenson. who was connected with one whose memory would ever live—(Cheers)—he had been the humble instrument of carrying out lines of great utility to the country. When others thought railways but a system, the ultimate sue cess of which was only problematical, he prosecuted that undertaking, and had been the humble means of inducing the capitalists of England to invest their capital in affording increased accommodation to the trade and commerce of the country, rather than in bonded securities and in foreign speculations—(Cheers) —and was it to be said that those who had embarked in these undertakings should be blamed, when in doing so they had forwarded their own interests at the same time?— (Hear, and cheers.) It had been charged against him, that under this system he had remunerated himself and others at the expense of the public. This was not so, but was to be attributed to various circumstances. It was because others, who had the means, and who were his equals in everything, had not had the courage to embark their capital in such un dertakings.—(Cheers.) Thus, whilst those lines had conferred benefits on him, great benefits h a d b een ex tended to others. It had been also charged upon him, that in the position in which he had placed himself he had enhanced the capital of the companies with which he was connected, and that he had offered extravagant terms to the shareholders of the Hull and Selby Rail way, and that the public would suffer materially from what he had done. Now he denied that charge, as he believed the tendency of the principle of amalgama tion to be the principle of increasing rail way facilities, and consequently reducing the expense of management and the cost of transit ; but he denied that he had been instrumental in giving that to the share holders which the - public ought to have received—(Loud cheers)—he denied ,that.—(Continued c h eers .) H e went forward because he believed it was for the perma• nent interests of the companies with which he was asso ciated, who had invested their capital in them. Why were they looked up to by the nations of the world? Why, because, whilst pursuing their course of enterprise, they had maintained above all the nations of the world the high principle of faith—(Loud cheers)—that their mer chants and the Parliament had always maintained the principle of keeping inviolate the contracts into which they had entered with individuals and nations.—(Cheers.) He sincerely returned thanks for the honour they had done him. He hoped and trusted that so long as he continued to discharge the duties they had placed in his hands he should maintain the good opinion of those who composed that assembly. He knew no higher honour for a public man to possess than to enjoy the good opinion of his fellow-men.— (Immense cheering.) The Hon. Gentleman proposed " The health of the Directors of the Hull and Selby Railway," and resumed his seat amidst the loudest de monstrations of applause. R. 'roTTIE, Esq., the Chairman of the Company, re turned thanks. The following toasts were drunk before the company separated :—" The Memb e rs for "The C hairman h " a T ir h m e an L a o n r d d Mayor and Corporation of York," I Directors of the South Midland Railway," " The Chair man and Directors of the Leeds and Manchester Rail way," The Chairman and Directors of the Midland Company," " Prosperity to the Town and P or t o f &c. &c. The company did not separate until past eleven o'clock ; the majority returned to York by a special train, which had been provided, free of expense, for that purpose. " GOOD NEWS FOR THE SAVANS." The faculty, although they say They make their " cuts to heal," -Admit that when the brain's away All useless is their steel ;- But Punch, as every week has shown, Aside the maxim pitta, • For thoug4 lotg since th e b ra i ns are ion, 1 , 4 fivin./ the cuts! NAVAL IN TLLLIt.i.r.NC.I-L MALTA, SEPT. 29.--4ler Majcity's ship Amazon left port on Saturday last fur Athens. She will, it is re ported, go on to Smyrna, there to reli , 3ve the Harlequin, in want of repair. Her 111.jesty's ship Fantome, which riicently proceeded to Beyrout, with Eturea fur the Inconstant, is ordered to proceed without loss of .time to Corfu, to relieve the Tyne, ordered home. her Majesty's steam-frigate Terrible arrived here last night from Gibraltar. She is ordered to receive'3,ooo bags of birctiit fur the fleet under Sir W. Parker's-com mand. By hist advices brought by the Terrible, the Ad miral was at Tetuan, and, in consequence of the marriage contemplated by the Duke de Montpensier with the Princess .I.ltiea, anticipated that some circumstance would occur to render his stay at Gibraltar for some weeks imperative. . The Tritkut st 4 amer w ill he ready fur tea in a we( k's time. All the p7;cl. , ts due have arrived. The herb, with the Indian ion:ls, i•; just. in; the - Flamer, to Wasp:ll, s, goes this tvc:,io; ; ;,lull the Achilles (l'eninsuLr and. Oriental Compan)), ul2 Gibraltar, will get her steam up tO-morrow. _ . . • We subjoin a list of the distribution of the fleet to the ',resent hour, as far as is known I DISTRIBUTION OF TILE IRBDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. In Malta liarbour—The Ceylon, 12, receiving ,hip, bearine- the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, Bart., second in commit ncl, and superintendent of Malta Dock yard ; the Terrible, Captain W. Ramsey ; the Lecu,t steamer, Lieut enant -C ommander Poe er ; the Hecla war steamer, Commander C. Starmer ; and the Wee Pet steam-tug. On Surveying Duty—The Bonetta, Commander T. S. Brock,' and the Research cutter, Lieutenant Spratt. At - Sea—The Hibernia ' 120, Capt a i n P eter Richards, C. 8., bearing the ill.. of Vice-Admir a l Sir W. Parker; Bart., G:C.B., the Commander-in -Chi e f -Chi e f . At Gibraltar—The Phienix steam-vessel, Commander Dennis. At Corfu—The Meteor, Lieutenant-Commander But ler, and the Tyns, 28, Captain W. N. Glafco :k. At the Piraeus of Athens—The Jackal' steamer, Lieu tenant-Commander W. M. J. G. Pasco. At Beyrout—The Inconstant, 36, Captain C. H. Fre mantle. At Smyrna The Siren, 16, Commander P. E. Edgell. At Constantinople —The Bloodhound steamer, lieu tenant R. Phillips. En route to Beyrout from Malta—The Fantome, IG, Commander Le Hardy. En route to Smyrna, from Malta--The Harlequin, Commander Curry. En route from Malta to Algiers, Gibraltar, Tangiers, and England—The Avenger, Captain W. J. Williams. 1171 route from Malta to Gibraltar —The Virago, war steamcr, Commander J. Lunn. En route from Malta to Athens—The Amazon, 19, Captain J. J. Stopf or d. • MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. At Malta—The Flamer, Lieutenant Lavic ; the TM lent, Lieutenant C. E. Ri gge; and the Volcano, Lieute nant Creng. • En route from Malta to Marseilles —The Spitfire, Lieuttnantj. A. Macdonald. PENINSULAR AND ORILNTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM PANY'S FLOTILLA. At Southampton --The Tagus, Ariel, Duke of Corn wall, and Montrose. En route to 'Southampton and Gibraltar Froin Malta— The Oriental. En route from Southampton and Gibraltar to Malta— The Pottinger. En route to Constantinople and ports of the Black Sea from Malta—The Erin. At Malta—The Achilles and Iberia. FOREIGN SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS IN PORT. French stealer Leonidas. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—A court-martial is or dered to take place on board the Victory, on Sattr.day, to try First Lieutenant Story, of the Retribution steam frigate, Captain Lashington, for his alleged participation. in the death of a man named Rcdpath, ca-,:,tain of the hold of the same ship, which arose from the following circumstances:— Oa the 13th of August the man in question was re ported to the First Lieutenant at half -past ten in the morning, for being drunk (at sea) and wetting his ham mock the previous night. After having heard the evidence in support of the . " report," the First Lieutenant ordereel him into the coal bunker until eight P.M., with orders that he should be allowed to walk the deck from one until two, which he did, thereby reducing- the punishment to eight and a half hours, and that he should be reported td the officer of the watch every hour as being safe, which orOer was also complied with until seven Paz., when the deceased was reported well, and spoke to the non-commissioned officer. After that time it appears he left the place where he Was ordered to remain, and crawled further aft, where it was more convenient to lie down, but where the coda were more heated; the conseenence was, the carbonic acid gas proceeding frOm the heated coal produced drow 4iness and death. The public May run away with the idea that a coal 4ole on board ship is somewhat similar in its nature and size to a coal-hole ashore. Such, however, is not the, ease ; the bunker in which the deceased was confined, on 'the port Side of the ship, being at the time of his confinement thirteen feet wide, twenty-four feet long, and eight feet deep from the top of the coals to the open. ;rating in the thek. The First Lieutenant of the Retribution has incu•sed present serious responsibility in the endeavour to save the rating of the deceased, and to prevent his being flogged, which punishment must have been inflicted had he reported the deceased to the captain before be was put in the coal-bunker. At the court of inquiry on board, which sat to investigate the case, it was proved that confinement in the coal-bunker is a common pu nishthent on board steamers, even on board the Royal yacht. Lieutenant Story is a most humane and considerate officer, an enemy to the lash, and a friend to the men under his command. This is the character he has hitherto borne, and we have no doubt it will be well proved at the ensuing court-martial. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., returned from leave of absence this morning at eleven, and his flag was rehoisted on board the Excel , lent, having been struck the night before last at sunset. Sir Charles has been absent solely on business con nected with the Royal Naval School, of which institu tion he is president. We mention this, because there has been an assertion circulated that he had been in at tendance on the Admiralty on matters connected with the Retribution, which is utterly false. The Maria Soames transport, Lieutenant W. Boys, agent, sailed to-day for Deptford. The Belvidera, 38, was taken into the basin to-day. She is to be docked as soon as the Fairy comes out. The Penelope steam:frigate was removed to-day along side the sheer jetty, to make room for. The Avenger steam-frigate, Captain W. J. Williams, which has been brought alongside for the convenience of repairing her engines. The Blenheim transport, Lieutenant Edward Ward, agent, arrived to-day at the Motherbank from Hudson's Bay. She left Hudson's Bay on the 11th of September, in company with the Crocodile troop-ship, which ship she parted company with on the 29th ult., in a gale in latitude 54.40, 35 lon. Both these vessels took out stores, &c., for Hudson's Bay, ,and have now returned for orders. The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant -Commander Johnston, arrived at Sligo, from Westport, on the 2d instant, and delivered the. last moiety of her freight, 5,0001., for the relief of the prevailing distress. A pri vate letter says, " The country around here is very de solate, and the nearest town six miles off. The people are sadly poor, having neither pigs, ducks, nor geese, nor anything to sell, except a few eggs. They are all cry ing with hunger, and even a little bit of our biscuit was no small Godsend for them. We experienced a heavy passage to Sligo, off which place there are some heavy rollers, over the bar; but, as usual, we went through everything, and having hoisted signal for a pilot, got safely in, notwithstanding these long Atlantic seas, which, with the prevailing winds, have vexed this ccast very heavily. Off Black Rock, near Achill Head, the surf was frightful. What must it be in a very heavy gale? This rock is more than 100 feet high, and the surf ascends above half way up, such is the headlong course of these heavy seas. At Sligo, the people (some 200), the other day, robbed a few meal carts, but I am told paid the money. The meal, they said, they must have. All are in great distress—a little quiet now, from a hope that the Government are doing something to alle viate their awful distress. It would not take much to fan them into a blaze, although passive now. It is food they want, not money. No molestation has been given to us—all civil—but there is no knowing at what time they contemplate a descent. Some stores were robbed but a few days ago. We leave this, I expect, on Mon day, direct for England, and shall complete coals here, at Sligo, with that view." APPOINTMENTS. A. P. Ryder, Commander additional, Tartarus. Alexander Milne, Captain, St. Vincent. R. W. Clarke, Lieutenant, Avenger. William A. Douglas, Mids,hipman supernumerary, William and Mary. . c m h . i eyf yesterday e c r e d r a . y we which was pciao73:o7::-o:To.han.—NAofrtmerant clouonal,lvseoefrerdairno.unTdhteoNlS.l.n‘dV% P hr U ee ate ; o'clock in the evening, when it was high tide; at nine it had s oc .s ca .E si . o i n n al ti h w ea fo v r y en s blew moderately from N.W. The changing of the wind prevented any further damage to Millbay-pier. Be tween twelve and one o'clock this morning a heavy gale sprung up from S.W., which continued to the time of high water, when serious apprehensions were excited for the safety of those merchant vessels which sought sh.elter hero during the storm, and which were, through s t ress of weather, anchored in exposed positions. %deed, had a ny strange ships come in, or had those. in the Sound tshoeugehatt‘syhaeteltrefraiirnwCaaytwmautesrt, hsaevveeraml isre:ureodonerTshleytuitk. inghamshire East Ind.iiiman dragged her 'anchors yes was apparently seen terAdatynian%er,lnaosotniii;ghsht eaalpaprgeaersshaipil safe now. insi"lo the breakwater with her sails up, but owing to the in am flag e s She G: 1 the haziness of the weather it was not until six this, Queen,a.a saluted f 110, s i morning that she could be made out distinctl provedpHreennir Hen r y .t J. be L e At herenkine nine Majesty's bearingt y m ' morning r l t ship i h n e g re th aPj the Port - Admiral, Sir John West. THREE O'CLOCK, P.M.--The weather has in sure moderat e d, t h e w i nd from the w 4 • ' veering esm gene reas north and so u th, oza S _ir George Grey, Bart., Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the cf weer of extensive landed possmions in this count.:,;, is one. o f many who have this yearffe suffered the pen alty of disfranchisement at the hands of the revising barrister. The flaw in Sir George's c aim was olericaL—Newcastle Advertiser.