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RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their V'riends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, BCC., take place every TIIIIIDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Ball of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, 'favours,* containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day revious to their being offered ; and advicea of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the grand Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Florestein, Mr. Harley ; Thaddeus, Air. W. Harrison ; Devilshoof, Mr. Stretton ; Queen of the Gipsies, Mrs. Hughes; Arline, Miss Rainforth. After which will be produced Auber's popular Ballet Opera, called THE MAID OF CASHMERE. The principal characters will be supported by Messrs. Rafter, Weiss, Horncastle, Jones, Hodges ; Mdlle. Anita Dubignon, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mcllle. Adele Benart, Miss Missent, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. .TULLIE.N'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. FOR ONE MONTI! ONLY. 31. JULLIEN has the honour to state that his Annual Series of Concerts commenced on Friday, Oct. 30th, and will be continued • FOIL ONE MONTH ONLY M. JULLIEN has great regret in announcing that he is impera tively called upon to terminate this Series of Concerts at a period so unusually early, but the new Proprietors of the Theatre, having stipu lated for possession of the premises on Tuesday, December Ist, in order to commence the demolition and rebuilding of the interior, for their grand Italian Opera, M. JULLIEN has no alternative. The last Concert will, therefore, most positively take place ou SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28ta. Notwithstanding, however, the shortness of the Season, M. JULLIEN has determined to present to his patrons every poss;ble attraction, and has made such arrangements as will afford them Four Weeks of Unrivalled Musical Entertainment. During the recess he has composed a new Grand Descriptive Military Quadrille, to be entitled, " THE BRITISH ARMY QUADRILLE," and intended as a companion to " The British Navy," which was Last winter honoured with such distinguished approbation. In order to render complete the Grand and Novel Effects intro duced in this Piece of Music, M. JULLIEN has (by the kind conde scension of the Military Authorities) succeeded in engaging, (entirely in addition to his-Own complete and numerous Orchestra), FOUR DISTINCT MILITARY BANDS, viz. :- The Band of HER 3f A.,TESTY ; 3 2nd LIFE GUARD - 6, under the direction of Mr. WAETZIG (by the kind permission of Colonel WILLIAMS) The Band of HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL HORSE GUARDS, BLUE, under the direction of Mr. TUTTON (by the kind permission of Colonel SMITH): The Band of HER MAJESTY'S GRENADIER GUARDS, uncle! the direction of Mr. SCHOTT (by the kind permission of Colonel _ HOME) : and The Band of HER MAJESTY'S COLDSTREAM GUARDS, under the direction of Mr. GODFREY (by the kind permission of Colonel SHAWE). These Tour Grand Military Bands will, during the progress of the Quadrille, be combined with the Concert Orchestra, and form a Musical Ensemble at once novel and extraordinary. The whole conducted by M. JULLiEN. The immensely increased expense incurred by the above arrange ments is evident. The Prices of Admission will, however, remain as formerly; M. JULLIEN (having considerably enlarged the space allotted to the Promenade) intending to trust for his remuneration to an increased number of Visitors, rather than to an augmentation in the prices of admission. _ _ Prices of Admission. Dress Circle .... Promenade and Boxes .. Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 11. Is., and 1/. 115.6 d. 2s. Gd. Places and Private Boxes may be secured on application to Mr. O'Reilly, at the Box-oftlce of the Theatre ; Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond street ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street ; and at M. Jullien and Co.'s Musical Establishment, 214, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAItKET. Ernder the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING . _ _ Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Vere, Mr. 11011 ; Mr. Brandon, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Hardman. Mr. Rogers ; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster ; Tern Tilley-, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. (}ever ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fortescue ; Diary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which a New Comedy*, in three acts, entitled QUEEN MARY'S BOWER. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Hudson, Howe, Brindal, Braid ; Miss Fortescue, Miss Telbin, Bcc. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures. " Les Monsquetaires de la Reine," and " Lestocq ;" the " Brunow Polka;" the "Cornet a Piston" (Aria) ; and "Rococo" (Walter.) To conclude with a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtington, Mr. Moll; Sir Arthur Lovel, Mr. Howe ; Scoreup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup, Miss Julia Bennett. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Eox Book-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Ender the Management o' Mrs. Keeley. "MRS. HARRIS" WILL APPEAR EVERY EVENING. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New Comic Drama, TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, and Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Hicks, Miss Turner, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, called MRS. HARRIS. Henry Masker, Mr. A. Wigan ; Mr. Slickey, Mr. F. Mathews ; Biliary Shivers, Mr. Meadows ; Fanny Platt, Miss Arden ; Mrs. Harris, Mr. Keeley. After which, a new Farce, called WHICH MISTER SMITH ? Characters by Messrs. Vining, F. Mathews, Emery, Bellingham, Butler, Collier, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, aad Miss Turner. To conclude with the popular Farce, entitled BOOTS AT THE SWAN. In which Messrs. F. Vining, li. Butler, Collier, Keeley, and Miss Daly will perform. THEATItE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new domestic drama, entitled EUGENIA. CLAIRCIL ; or, The New Foand Home. Frederick Stan more, Mr. Worrell ; Mr. Ragleigh, Mr. Cullenford ; Toffey, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Buzzard, Mr. Lambert ; Hugh Matlock, Mr. 0. Smith ; Pegg, Mr. Munyard • Mrs. Toffey, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugenia Clairtille, Madame. Celeste. After which will be produced MRS. GIMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT ' • a Bozzian Sketch, in one act. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Miss M. Taylor. To be followed by a new Extravaganza, in two acts, called THE JOCKEY CLUB. The principal characters by Messrs. Paul Bed ford, Wright, Redmond Ryan, Selby, Waye, Mitchenson, &c. ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. F. Matthews, Misses Ellen Chaplin, Harding, Fleming, Turner, Taylor, &c. _ . . _ To conclude with the popular Farce, entitled DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honey bun, Mr. Wright ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in three parts, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS; founded on the Story of " Tho principal characters personified by Miss fleorgiana Smithson, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall ; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Honner, Peren, &c. After which, a new Comic Drama, entitled ALL FOR THE BEST. Mr. Walkinpop, Mr. Compton ; Alfred, Mr. A. Harris ; Parchment, Mr. Smith; Isaac, Mr. Honner ; Clara, Miss Honner. To conclude with the favourite Farce of MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. Characters by Messrs. Granby, Roxby, Compton, Harris ; Mrs. Hughes, Miss E. limner, and Mrs. Fosbroke. FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the ensuing season of French plays at the St. James's Theatre will be commenced on WEDNESDAY EVENING, November 11, by the engagement of the favourite Comedian, Monsieur Perlet, who will appear for a limited number of representations, assisted by Monsieur Cartigny (of the Theatre Francais). M. Rhozevil (of the Theatre du Gymnase) and Mademoiselle Brohan (Premiere Soubrette of the Theatre Francais), her first appearance in this country. Mr. Mitchell has also the honour to announce that, encouraged by the distinguished patronage which has been conferred upon his manage ment, he has engaged the following eminent artistes, who will appear in succession during the season :—Monsieur Perlet, Mademoiselle Brohan, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre, Mademoiselle Clarisse, Monsieur Lafont, Mademoiselle Fargueil (her first appear ance in this country), Monsieur Alcide Tousez (of the Theatre du Palate Royal, his first appearance), Mademoiselle Duverger, (of the Theatre du Palais Royal, her first appearance), Mademoiselle AlineVallee (of the Theatre du Gymnase, her first appearance), Mademoiselle Rose Cheri (of the Theatre du Gymnase), whose performances last year were so eminently successful, and during whose engagement, will be produced the new domestic drama of CLARISSA HARLOWE, now performing in Paris with extraor dinary success, and also a new Play, written expressly for Mademoi selle Rose Cheri, by the popular author, Monsieur Scribe ; Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Frangais), Mademoiselle Denain (also of the Theatre Frangais, her first appearance in this country), and the dis tinguished actor, 3f. Bouffe (his first appearance since 1843) ; in ad dition to which the celebrated Tragedienne, Mdlle. Rachel, for a limited number of representations, and will appear in the popular Plays of " Marie Stuart," by Le Brun ; " Britanicus," by Racine ; " Tancred," by Voltaire; " Berenice," by Racine ; "Arlene," by Corneille, and other plays of her well-known repertoire. Madlle. Rachel has also undertaken to perform, for the first time, the cha racter of Celimene, in Moliere's Comedy of "Le Misanthrope." The subscription will be for fifty representations, on Monday and Friday evenings, with the privilege of exchanging for the Wednesday even in; performance, an arrangement which has hitherto afforded so much convenience and satisfaction. _ _ Application for Season Boxes and Stalls to be made at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•street. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Mr. George Bolton, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Play of THE RELAPSE. Lord Fopplng. ton, Mr. Walter Lacy; Young Fashion, Mr. G. Bolton; Loveless, Mr. Leigh Murray; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy, Mr. Wilkinson; Coupler, Mr. J. Cowell ; Lory, Mr. S. Cowell ; Worthy, Mr. Archer ; Nurse, Mrs. C. Jones; Amaida, Mrs. R. Gordan ; Berinthia, Miss Char, es; afiss Hoyden, Mrs. Walter Lacy. After which, a grand gALLET DIVERTISSEMENT aud MU SICAL MELANGE. To conclude with THE REVIEW. Caleb Quotem, Mr. J. Cowell. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of JANE SHORE. Lord Hastings, Mr. Cooper ; Duke of Gio'ster, Mr. Fredericks ; Earl of Derby, Mr. Hawkins ; Dumont, Mr. Saville ; Belmour, Mr. Pelham ; Ratcliffe, Mr. Thomas ; Catesby. Mr. Tyndall ; Jane Shore, Mrs. C. Gill ; Alicia, Mrs. Ternan. After which, Mr. Buckstone's Musical Farce of MISCHIEF MAKING. Henry, Mr. Pelham ; Nicholas Dovetail, Mr. 11. Webb; Nannette, Miss Terry. To conclude with the Drama of THE BRIGAND. In which Messrs. Neville, Lewis, Saville, Pelham; Mrs. Saville, Miss Rich ardson, Ike., will perform. Box-office open from eleven till four o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. P a t r onised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Continued success of Herr Amodio Neupert, the great Dutch Bottle Equilibrist, with feats of strength on glass bottles. The Champion Vaulters, Messrs. Henderson and Lee, will execute twent EVESN , and forty somersaults. THISG Will be produced the grand Dramatic Spectacle of MAZEPPA ; or, The Wild Horse. Supported by the principal dramatic talent of the Company. After which, new SCENES of the CIRCLE. In which the tish and Foreign Artistes will appear. To conclude with the WASHERWOMAN OF ST. REMY. Mr. BATTY begs to acquaint the gentry and public that he has formed an expensive engagement with STATTMAISTER HEIN BRECHT, from Berlin, with his four highly-trained Horses. This foreign Artiste, having arrived in London, will appear for the first time in England in a few days, in his new and peculiar exercise of equitation with those highly-trained Steeds. Box-office open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six And commence at seven o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. SINGULAR METAMORPHOSIS.—There is now in the p,ssession of Mr. W. Barr, cowfeeder, Cook-street, Tradeston, Glasgow, a beautiful white hen, two years old, which till a recent date was as black as a crow.—Edin burgh Weekly Register. NEW COIN.—FIVE-SOVEREIGN PIECES.—Some five-sovereign pieces have lately been struck at the Royal Mint, by Mr. Wyon, the senior medallist, and though as yet but in the hands of a few of the authorities, and not const•quently in public circulation, they stand as portion of the coin of the realm, but whether they will be called out for general use immediately or otherwise, the Go vernment have not decided. This gold piece is con sidered, not only by it, to but all the eminent per eons who have seen tci. be the most perfect of coins, to use the terms of an eminent artist. In point of size, it bears resemblance it to a crown-pie ce , b ut otherwise, irre spective of value,is much neater in d e t a il. Th e ob verse displays a representation of her Maje s ty, an d t h e reverse the figure of her Majeity as Una, as so beau %dully described by Spenser, guarded by the lion (standard of England), and holding the sceptre. I t may Le well, perhaps, to inform the public who must for some time back have noticed an absence of the figure of St. George from the new crown-pieces, that such emblem liaa been entirely discontinued. THE SUN, LONDON, SA.TAIRPA . Y.EVENT ENG, OCT°3 - i ; vit 1846., NEW WORK, BY THE AUTHOR OF " WHITEFRIARS." Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., CESAR BGIA O R AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. ry the Author of " Whitefriars." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-st~cet. MR. 141.TRKE'S H ISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY IS NOW COMPLETED. In 2 royal Bvo. volumes, price 2/. 10s. bound. Orders received by all Booksellers. N.B. Purchasers of single Parts or Volumes are advised to complete their sets immediately, as they will only be sold separately for a short time. Henry Cilburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE GREAT OYER OF POISONING. Now ready, in one vol. Bvo., with Portraits. TTHE TRIAL of the EARL and COUNTESS of SOMERSET for the MURDER of Sir THOMAS OVER BURY, in the Tower of London, and various matters connected therewith from contemporary MSS. By ANDREW AMOS, Esq., Late Member of the Supreme Council of India. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. • T HE LONDON and PROVINCIAL MEDI CAL DIRECTORIES FOR 1847. NOTICE TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. Circular Forms have now been posted to every known qualified Medical Practitioner in England and Wales. Any gentleman who, from having recently embarked in practice, or from change of resi dence, may not have received one, is requested to apply to the Editors, care of Mr. Churchill, Princes-street, Soho ; and return it by post without delay. WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, OCTOBER 31. T ERNOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest. 51 ; Noon, 45. BAROMETER, 30 16 —WIND N.N.W., hazy. W AkEh Al tAllS1101:-V,i(1 Pt,. T 11.16 DAY. Morning .. 4 minutes after 11. I Evening .. 35 minutes after 11. vision of every intelligent mind, and the solace of every sympathising nature ; when the violation of public peace is threatened, and the rights of property are no longer acknowledged by the starving and destitute, it is at that moment more especially than at any other that the prorogation of the Imperial Parliament is most advisable, it is at that moment that the distri bution of its elected and hereditary Members among their indigent fellow-countrymen is most wise and most beneficent. The present Administration has regarded matters as altogether superior to the interests of individual statesmen. It has endeavoured to combat with the infinite difficulties of this period, and it has striven so to do not by yielding to a specious and clamorous panic, but by modulating its conduct to the absolute necessities of the times. , . 41, , v..,'.. - ---- , ,' • . - .-.1...t.--. ;....\ .-, -, *. 7 ' - At...411rf77 , 4 ' • ' , 4 1, ' '.,- 7,0‘ 7 .41011. ...:-..z.'1:.! "t` --- . IR v .1,:, ,- „ ....- -, r •a° ' ~ . .,.".m' '1";',1-1111 - 4 1, '_' - ~:;- r '-,. e - - '....,---,. ': -.--': -. ".:•-.....,,_ • il '.. '2. SECOND EDITION• Q 3 brit-urn LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1846. Ministers have decided the two great questions by which the national mind has been recently agitated; they have further prorogued Parliament to the 12th of January, instead of convoking it before the ex piration of the time of the previous prorogation ; they have, consequently, given a tacit refusal to the late clamour for the immediate opening of the ports. That clamour has been very general and very earnest. It originated in the dread of an extraordinary scarcity in provisions. In those fears we seri ously participated, because there were solid grounds for so doing until very recently ; insignificant sup plies were creeping into the markets; grain was rising with alarming rapidity in price; food of various de scriptions was increasing in cost and decreasing in quantity to an extent that threatened the most dis astrous consequences. Every one looked to the Mi nistry for assistance in this emergency ; there was a general anxiety for the convocation of Parlia ment ; the opening of the ports was loudly and almost unanimously demanded. Minis ters assembled for the purpose of deciding upon the most advisable course to be pursued under the circumstances. They have determined as we have already stated ; they have resolved upon dispensing with the deliberate recommendations of the Lords and Commons until winter is considerably advanced; they have resolutely adhered to the principles so re cently established by the Legislature in regard to the continuance of moderate and temporary duties upon the importation of foreign grain, and this notwith standing the recommendations of a specious panic and the entreaties of a deluded people. In these impor tant determinations of the Ministry we recognise both sagacity and independence. With reference particularly to the abandonment of the miserable duties still levied upon foreign pro - visions, it must be observed that such a proceeding could only be justified by the most imminent peril. Until within the last few days the prospect afforded by the corn-market could scarcely have been more perilous. Famine prices appeared inevitable. Starvation had already commenced in Ireland ; evi dences of scarcity were beginning to present them selves in England. Everything combined to justify the Government in entering upon some remarkable adventure for the removal of these impending diffi culties. Circumstances have demonstrated the impolicy of any such an interference with the enactments formally passed by Parlia ment. The deficiency is demonstrated to have been superficial. Instead of our granaries being nearly exhausted, they are shown to be excel lently stocked. The holders of wheat and flour, whether farmers, or millers, or speculators upon the corn market, were proved to have forced provisions up to their present high prices, not in consequence of an immediate or even a prospective deficiency, but be cause they reserved their supplies till something ap proaching to a famine price had been reached. This shameful deception, however, has been divulged long before its originators had anticipated. An ex tensive importation of American provisions, and a prospect of further cargoes from Hamburgh, have dissipated their anticipations of an exorbitant profit- Grain will necessarily be rendered cheap by this com petition; indeed, indications of a decrease have already become apparent in the Liverpool market— flour having been offered at a diminution of Is. 6d per barrel, and, wheat having declined in several instances ls. per quarter. In that port the introduc tion of American provisions has been most encou raging and extensive. Within the course of Wednes day and Thursday alone the following quantities were registered :-50,500 bushels of wheat, 6,400 barrels of flour, 7,500 bushels of Indian corn, 600 casks of beef and pork, with 370 barrels of hams. Nor are these the only testimonies of the certainty with which we may rely upon the corn-growers and cattle-feeders of other countries, to com pensate these islands for the deficiency pro duced by the extension and virulence of the potato murrain. Not merely are we receiving abundant supplies from the western hemisphere, not only is there a great probability of further assistance of a similar character being derived from Hamburgh, but extensive imports are being registered as arrived from the wharves of Odessa. And all this, be it especially reo , arked with the duties at the lowest points ; with an increase equivalent to 719,042 barrels of flour within a given week of this above a corre sponding one in 1845, at New York ; with the most abundant harvest that has possibly ever ,been known in Podolia and the Ukraine, and the exuberance of which, if conveyed along the execrable roads that lead to Odessa, and thence shipped to Great Britain, would almost afford of itself a sufficiency for our necessitous consumers. With all these indisputable assurances of the abundance of provisions already accumulated in our markets, or thronging into our ports, with a know ledge that the diminished duties at present levied upon foreign produce, is proving no hindrance whatever to importation, and bearing in recollection that most consolatory fact, that with a renewal of the potato dis ease there has been likewise an unusual excellence in the quality of wheat, it is impossible to regard the recent decision of Government as other than the one most recommended by prudence, and as a resolu tion in no possible manner opposed to generosity. Seeing that the present fragment of protective im posts would, if under existing circumstance re moved, be tortured into the emolument of the mono polist speculators, instead of diminishing the burden upon the consumer, it would be worse than frivolity and the very height of intemperate pertinacity to persist in demanding its remission. As to the extended prorogation of Parliament, nothing need surely be said in extenuation, or we should rather say in commendation, of that arrange ment. At a juncture when it is so advisable, and, in some cases, especially in. Ireland, so imperatively necessary for the representatives and the hereditary legislators to be among their constituents, or among their immediate dependents, it would be a most grievous cruelty to summon those influential individuals from the arena of their real usefulness to the shivering desolation of St. Stephen's. Circumstances of an unprecedented and embarrassing nature would of course justify even that most grievous determination, but, without those circumstances, an Administration would be most culpable in prematurely summoning the Members of the two Houses. When such terrible calamities are afflicting the United Kingdom ; when Ireland especially is sub jected to miseries more intolerable than those so , long and patiently b orne by th a t un f or t una t e country ; I when the unemployed peasantry require the super- The mind of the statesman can be imbued with no i more valuable principle than that of interfering as little as possible with the people in the management of their own affairs ; and the value of this political precept has never been more satisfactorily proved than when it has been deviated from in matters affect ing the trade and commerce of the country. There is no rule without an exception, and the circum. stances should be extraordinary indeed to warrant a departure from established usage in reference to mercantile operations. Moreover, not only should the circumstances be almost startling in their novelty to justify the interposition of the Executive, but, unless the means for effectu ating the interference be selected with the greatest judgment, and prosecuted with the utmost circum spection, public embarrassment of an extensive and deplorable character would be the inevitable conse quence. Last year the Government had the earliest and most authentic information of the partial and generally menaced failure of the potato crop. With a laudable regard for protecting the Irish as much as possible against the horrors of famine, the Adminis tration pursued their inquiries with incessant anxiety. Sir R. PEEL proved himself equal to the crisis. The Government completed large and secret purchases of Indian meal, which happily reached our shores at the very time when actual starvation stared thousands of the Irish in the face. The admirable manner and the bene volent spirit which governed this proceeding of the Executive, drew forth the warmest eulogium from men of every political shade; because, independently of the seasonable relief it afforded at a moment when the greatest alarm had stricken Ireland to her very heart, the legitimate operations of trade suffered no derangement, in consequence of the secret and ener getic mode in which the charitable foresight of the responsible advisers of the Crown were carried out. But the circumstances of the present year are essen tially different from what they were a twelvemonth back. What Sir ROBERT PEEL did then, and with such eminent success, Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not do now without producing the greatest mischief. The awful visitation upon the chief article of food to the Irish was then novel and unexpected; it has now become notorious, and the healthy cultiva tion of the potato can no longer be relied upon. Go vernments cannot constitute &themselves the general and permanent purveyors of the people. Such is not, and never ought to be, considered their province. The law of self-preservation, evoked by the great warning of nature herself, prompts us now to resort to other means than those which the agriculturists of Ireland have unfortunately of late years so exten sively encouraged, for guarding ourselves against the recurrence of the cumulative disaster that has over taken us, and especially on the other side of St. George's Channel. And this brings us to the letter which has been written by Lord JOHN RUSSELL to the Duke of LEINSTER on the state of Ireland. The letter is addressed to his Grace as the head of the Royal Agricultural Society. It is peculiarly well-timed—is fraught with wholesome and states manlike instruction, and is well calculated to put down extravagant expectations. It seems to convey a mild rebuke to the Irish landlords, and should con vince them that they have looked to the Government to perform what it was not only unreasonable in them to surmise they would do, but what it is really impossible for any Government to accomplish. After lamenting that the landed proprietary should have taken a wrong view of the Labour-rate Act, by sup posing that public works alone would offer the readiest means of diminishing the difficulties of a starving and unemployed population—the intention of the Legislature having been, that such were only to be undertaken to employ surplus labour after the owners of the soil had commenced drainage and other improvements on their own account,—Lord Joint ex presses his sorrow that, in several parts of Ireland, calls are made upon the Government to perform tasks which are beyond the power, and apart from the duties, of Government : For instance, it seems to be expected that we should not only pay at an unusual rate of wages, but that we should maintain, in this time of scarcity, the usual price of food. A moment's thought will show that this is im possible. A smaller quantity of food is to be divided among the same number of human beings. It must be scarcer—it must be dearer. Any attempt to feed one class of the people of the United Kingdom by the Go vernment would, if successful, starve another part — would feed the producers of potatoes, which had failed, by starving the producers of wheat, barley, and oats, which had not failed. All that we have undertaken with regard to food, therefore, is to endeavour to create a pro vision trade, at fair mercantile prices, where no provision trade has hitherto existed, and where, without assistance, none might be willing to undertake a new and unpopular occupation." Here we perceive the Minister wisely solicitous against interfering with the merchant ; but he tells the agricultural body that individual and social exer tions may do what the Government cannot ; that they can, through committees of their own, supply shops with flour at a fair price, to be disposed of at a mode rate profit; and that this has been done in Scotland, where the potato calamity has been keenly felt. Even this Lord JOHN admits is inconvenient with respect to the market price of food, and is evidently only recon ciled to it upon the ground that under existing circumstances "the good overbalances the evil." His Lordship exhorts them to rely on their own energies, to be judiciously exerted in their several localities, and well observes, that "the interference of the State deadens private energy, prevents fore thought, and, after superseding all other exertion, finds itself at last unequal to the gigantic task it has undertaken." The Irish must help themselves, and we do not distrust the great holders of their land ultimately discharging the momentous duties that have devolved upon them to the admira tion of the present and future generations. They are, as yet, staggering beneath the heavy affliction that has covered the land, and much allowance must be made for the natural dismay that has overtaken them. Let them but only do all that can be fairly expected from them, and England, as heretofore, will not be found want ing to give Ireland every assistance to carry her through the dreaded ordeal. But, as the Premier writes, " unless: all classes co•operate, and meet the infliction of PROVIDENCE with fortitude and energy, the loss of the potato will only aggravate the woes and sufferings of Ireland." The vast importance of the subject introduced by Mr. JAMES STEWART in his "Address to the Mem bers of Agricultural Societies and others interested in Land," which appeared in The Sun of the 231 inst., has, as might reasonably have been expected, excited much attention. Many communications have sinee appeared from time to time in the public press in reference thereto,-in one of which the character and acquirements of Mr. STEWART as a legal practitioner have been most gratuitously and wantonly assailed by a gentleman of his own profession, who dates from Lincoln's Inn, and signs himself " A Conveyancer." Any person who puts himself prominently forward for the amelioration of abuses, who proposes great and comprehensive measures of reform, by which the intererts or prejudices of any class may be affected or offended, may make himself perfectly certain that he will be exposed to the most virulent attacks on every pos sible point. It requires no small amount of moral courage, and an anxious desire for the public welfare, to induce any gentleman to come prominently before the public, and thus to invite a criticism, not merely on the pro positions he thus enunciates, but also on his motives and general character, however foreign the intro duction of the latter topics may be to the abstract question. Mr. STEWART, however, appears to have anticipated the consequences, and to have fully made up his mind to this result in his second letter, which appeared Greta( which hP s just been attempted in Portugal by one of the old The o dsen i s 'satellites of Radicalism, Marshal 'Saldanha simultaneously with that of " The 'Conveyancer? , He says of a part that may cost her her . p e ciience d . " Remember that in proposints great changes I am - c d ro 7.' , affecting not only the interests of many thousands of learned and the most 1 n. The National even thinks that it may cost still -carer to this imprudent princess. We trust, however, persons, but those of the most 'that in this latter respect the National and its corre: subtle of men. Remember that my proposals must 'not oily be proof against all that ingenuity, ex spondent may be mistaken, and that the Portuguese will and knowledge can suggest, but they are also, not, whatever may happen, sully themselves with a spire. Remember that it has usually been the fate m to all that malice can invent-2.11 that jealou s y canl) s • e useless and absurd crime. A country which changes its constitution nearly every year, and which does nothing those who have advanced truths opposed to the see min of but float between coups d'etat of the club and coups d'etat interests of particular classes to have the fire which can- of the palace, has no right to show itself so rigorous. As for us, we have already said, it is impossible for us on themselves. Remember that this may possibly happen not be effectually directed against their measures turned to see our way in this labyrinth of intrigues and revo lutions, which are called in Portugal the constitutional in the present case. Neither must I forget that monarchy. A few months back a minister who appeared who have proposed reforms as great and as usef e l rsen l s believe those which I propose to be, have struggledaasall to be deficient neither in ability nor energy, Costa Cabral, their lives to establish them, and have passed their an old clubbist, was overthrown by a riot. Matterswenton whole neither much better nor much worse in consequence. The existence under the shade of calumny. This may fall of Costa Cabral b roug ht t o P or t uga l ne ith er a lib er ty 1 sibly be my own fate , although so far I have no reason es- P the more, nor did it prevent th e t reasur y f rom remain to fear it. But he who ventures to lead an assault must ing empty as usual. Is it to fill it that the Queen, aided take his chance of being thrown down ; and it is over has by Marshal Saldanha, has th oug ht fi t t o str ik e s cou p 'aot, and add another rev o l u ti on to so man y p rece di ng made, s obtain the ones? Such a mode rarely succeeds; it appearsd we des• And he deprecates the attack of those who b e li eve tined this time also to h ave es miserable result, that their own interests are bound up i n th e p resen t shall not be sorry for it. We do not like these pre tended strokes of authority, which always have the pre• system, and with great justice inquires as to what text f strengthening liberty, b u t w hi c h commence by could possibly influence him to injure the p ro f ess i on suspending all kinds of liberty and all kinds of right. of which he is an eminent member. He asks— A suspended constitution is a destroyed one. The li ,, What motive can 1 have in urging a measure in- berty of the press and the liberty of the subject no jarious to my own branch of the pr o f ess i on ? If there longer exist in Portugal ; th a t i s per f ect l y c l ear to us i n the coup d'etat of Lisbon, and it i s on t h at account t h at be poison in the cup which I ask my b ret h ren t o drink, from the first moment, notwith s t an di ng t h e magn ifi cent approach this inquiry with c a l m an d unpre j u di ce d I m yself must suffer from its contents . L et us, then, promises consigned in the procla mat i ons an d d ecrees o f minds, and I am sanguine enou g h t o h o p e th a t all the Queen, we greeted with the mo s t p ro f oun d di strust classes will be benefited by it, and th e l ega l profession this kind of counter-party of Radic a l revo l ut i ons . W e a mong others." need not add that it is absurd to imput e t o t h e F renc h Government the slightest part in the imbroglio of Lisbon." This is a pertinent interrogat o ry, an d one w hi c h it Orders have been given to the French troops sta will be hard for his assailant s t o answer . M r . tioned on the Swiss frontier to withdraw, so that in STEWART, however, may rest con t en t e d ; hi s repute- lion has been too firmly established t o su ff er from i all probability there will be no French intervention n the affairs of Switzerland. anonymous attacks. It is a sound rule, that may in The .National thus replies to the article in the the great majority of instances be fully relied on, byr Presse s advocating a triple alliance against England, which a person, wholly ignorant of the subject-matte which ,,A we quoted yesterday : of dispute, may know that the person who gets a n gry, as lately been made about a pompous and descends to personalities and the free use o f in- a rti c l e Frenaant noise h obscure Review, announcing a new era in the vectives, while his opponent remains cool and collected, Cabinet of October 29. M. Guizot was said to be about has the wrong side of the question to argue. It is to obtain the presidency l of the Coun c il, an d we were t o an easy substitute for reason and ar gumen t, w hi c h s t e h e atthe wondersMinistryaeLsimalPrelead)eoplelike ourselvesaer m believe. v y th the t few well-disposed persons will condescend t o u se paths of shame and reaction! y gone a great It appears, however, until wholly defeated by the weapons of truth and we were all mistaken, for we are told that M. Guizot h n r t e s, ae b h e e ing er s d topped l in hY the justice. We shall not say anything of the good taste Ci v i a re s c i t n iL t m he as w te i r sh h e t cl his to t m ak o e ve r e or gentlemanly feeling of the man who shoots his evil tendencies, and false pi:ejudices. ' M. G la u Pie, izo n thas . o poisoned arrows at a rival practitioner from under a overcome all these impediments ; p or tf o li os are t o b e mask. given to his personal friends, and the springs of go ve to b rnment em which re_t e p played re-tempered i so the e easily i 1 r furnacei n of h unworthy teg hands rea Does it, however, require a n y kno w l e d ge o f legalare t technicalites or legal su btleties t o u n d ers t an d fully Minister and receive an extraordinary elasticity and how vigour. M. Guizot, who has had the honour of inaugu rating t i h t is is abottopilaceiton a durable foundation. Mr. STEWART most happily terms it, "a free trade inremainsexpe ct e d down—the t see the land itself " may be obtained. There is an imperative curtain rise, magnificentbut the prologue, curtain trit e necessity for the adoption of some means by which Moniteur continues to be mute. M. Guizot is not yet land can be acquired or disposed of, or changed with i w 'r o e r s t i b den b t a o o f d t s he st C il o l u k nc e i e l, th t e he other M f o i l7 isters l w v ith un ose the repayment of a sum o f mone y, more easily and at h op i n g ' that, on the eve ) of t i h r e P se o v r e i it nth . nniversar w y er a e a more moderate expense than is at present the case. new era would be opened. The Moniteur is like the The very best security that could by a possibility ad be m lelal woeair of mani c s l. usto t ers—it opens shop late and keeps be offered would b e th e rea l property of the country, r e t y m o s fr li o t t : m to- G m u o i r z r o u t w aceL esweet e c t i o s i o o s n c t e in t g o . . The p if facilities were given for its transfer or disposal. and we are as impatient for him as for ourselves. The important thing to be known is whether the immu- How important would it be to the owners of the soil, table policy is in a state of repentance and about to if they could readily obtain a sum sufficient to enable contradict itself. This it is which continues to puzzle them to carry out i mprovemen t s beneficial to them- us . The system, in fa c t, has two int e rpr e tati o ns. The selves and properties, but which, from the enormous first, in spy eking of England and her alliance, says: expense attendant on a transfer of that description of ' N \V ow e tihtinhkasinaltwhais always thought hats chat t have t h n always dt the E thought. l h ' property, either by way of mortgage or absolute sale, alliance the system y must decay ; therefore it is still i for s which in nine cases out of ten acts as an absolute the Emglish alliance. Very good! But the second in prohibition to th e sma ll ven dor or purchaser, boa- le T rvetation gives quite a oifferent notion. It sass : alliance would ei in Fr p a i n a e c e e , France neTther inK King ghe nor rkme Ministers, having rower or lender, th e y are unable to obtain, except by land. No having recourse to a ruinous system of bill dis- can entertain any allusion as to the impossibility of ever alliance between France counting, that must be carried on through ictohntvhienced states ofshe must return establishing a cordial and sincere the most objectionable channels—as by a the Continent.' very proper rule of the banks, they are excluded ' This, then, is the absolute' andt o h her England. natural alliances France is w negation of all entente cordiale. from the accommodation which is only afforded to But this is not enough. England must fall, and this power d can only only under the triple alliance, which will the legitimate op e r a ti ons of trade. The effect of this restriction is most injurious to the landowners them- one e ee nayatureal O e r n m e e m d i e t s o c F o m r a b n a e t e a Ili n s s s i t a, h e a r n d b etthwee eUnited selves; and yet it is supported and sustained by a States.' Such is the opinion of the second interpreta tion. It is candid, openly hostile, and if we do not certain class. And why ? because it tends to the aggrandisement of great houses ; it leads to the ac- perfectly h accord et w ß ith t it hic h as to of these means, the object is cumulation of the landed property of the country in t a ta r t ee o a f the e u sy s. stem? ' The first t or ese the two second? policies Is is now fewer hands; it effectually prevents the small capi- Guizot, who has had the honour of inaugurating the first,. ? goi T l i to place h the second on indissolule founda talist from investing the money for which, in a few years, he may again have occasion, in the purchase of curious no s to kn s o o w ug an t d to has b a e ri e g x h p t lai t n d ed iie for the informed. public is e land; or the retired tradesman from thus disposing have been English during sixteen years to a shameful of the savings of his industry, if, after his death, he degree. Are we now to become madly Russian? Is shbuld wish them distributed amongst several chil- jlvel . n t G e r u i sa z f o t t , h the ea m enemy A o m f e M r i r e . a Polk, o eq l k u , equilibrium, Guizot, iuml. t G he diz i e n t' - dren or other relatives. Besides, a class, of all others the author of half of the ridiculous intrigues in the the most desirable for the country to obtain—a body affair of the Texas, about to open his arms to Mr. Polk, to proel d aim the glory of the vagabond people, and lend of independent yeomanry, or small landowners, is t h h i Ts h il conquest sa t i o d, t a h n e dth e t o a t s ' bCan allowed lornia?theOphledaesaanrl pas thereby prevented from starting into existence. Why is it that such persons, who are so time of laughing a great deal without becoming too numerous in other countries, and who form proud!" so valuable a portion of the communities they in - The Duke and Duchess DE MONTPENSIER left habit, are so few in this country ? The answer is Bayonne for Pau on Wednesday. plain. From the legal expenses of the transfer, and The price of wheat is increasing everywhere the uncertainties of the title, the remedies for the throughout France. In the Paris market on Wed mischief would appear to be, therefore, the diminu - nesday the price rose if. for every hectolitre and a half. daTvh a e t T B h 2 r i e e 9 p d e c r . C . e n u t i s e . closed p o e n r tt e e nt Paris s 11 8 71 0 u 9 rs ci e c on t T h h e uors tion of the expenses and the simplifying the nature r of the title, so as to afford greater security to the leans Railroad Sl;areß, 1,250 f ; Rouen, 917 f. 50c . .; Havre, purchaser in the property he has acquired. Many ;g*.. e )t: z 50c.521G5r0eat . ; Bordeaux, 687 f. 50c.; Aviampgnon, 8901. ; 542 f. 50c.; Foux, 405 f. ; say this cannot be safely done ; that any attempt to Dieppe, 360 f. 360 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 492 f. 50c.; Tours and tamper with or alter the laws relating to real pro . Nantes, 501 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 5161. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 4951. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 477 f. 50c.; Spanish perty, will be productive of greater mishief than the Domestic Debt, 33%. evils it is intended to counteract. We must, how- BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE ever, be permitted to doubt this assertion. We see LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OCTOBER 30. Dutch Rhenish, s , 4 3 —Great western Canada, —Louvain Ala that it has been done in other con t ' ' n ries; we see it Sambre, 1 3 4 —Luxembourg, il4 —ls amur and Liege, 3%—Northern of in France and Be l g i um , and we cannot conceive France Constituted, 11%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 7 (, —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5% • —Paris and Rouen, 36i/4—Rouen and Havre, what there is in this kingdom to render 26%—Sambre and Meuse. 4h —west Flanders, 3. that impossible in England which has there been so easily attained. The point is most assuredly worthy of receiving a full and searching, a competent and disinterested inquiry. That is all that Mr. STEWART at present asks for—he d oes not put forward the details by which he pro poses to effect the ameliorations he speaks of; but he professes himself to be ready to do so at the proper time. We doubt not his will, or his ability ;we feel that should he succeed in the herculean task he has taken upon himself he will deserve well of his coun try; and we feel assured that a fair field at least will be afforded to him, that the irresistible voice of public opinion will demand the fullest inquiry and investi gation. SPORTING INTELLiv;I 4 ,INCE (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, FRIDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR SATURDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, T.Y.O. Cocoa Nut, 5 yrs—Flattery, 4 yrs—Taurina, 3 yrs— Infringe, 2 yrs—Marmillo, 2 yrs—f by Theon, d by Wanton, 2 yrs—Agnes, 2 yrs—Millwood, 2 yrs—Ellen Horne, 2 yrs —Condo Maze, 2 yrs—Circassian Maid, 2 yrs—and Captain Pepper, 2 yrs. The Houghton Handicap of 15 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Sting, 3yrs, Sst 91b—Prior of St. Margaret's, (Sis. to Jo anna colt) 3 yrs, 7st 91b—Young Lochinvar, 6 yrs, 7st 91b— Wilderness, 3 yrs, 7st 61b—African, aged, 7st 61b—Best Bower, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Cherry, 3 yrs, 6st 131b—Collingwood, 3 yrs, Est 111h—Terrier, 3yrs, Est 41b—Glory, 3 yrs, Est 4lb Hydrangea, 3 yrs, ,Fist 1 llb—Elinea, 3 yrs, sst 1 Ilb--Alexa, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Prospect, 3 yrs, sst 91b. Sweepstakes, of 5 sovs. each. Ab.M. Lucille, 5 Kranki, 3 yrs—Deerchase, 3 yrs— Needle, 3 yrs—f by Euclid, out of Victoire, 2 yrs—Little Julia, 2 yrs—Pocket Venus, 2 yrs—His Serene Highness, 2 yrs—Bendigo, 2 yrs—Mouseling, 2 yrs—Restless, 2 yrs— Bedouin, 2 yrs. Letters from Trebisonde of the 20th of September state that the cholera has passed the line of the Rus• sian quarantine on the borders of the Caspian Sea, and is raging throughout all the Tartar villages of the districts of Salgau and Leukeran. The sanatory state of all the towns west of the Caspian, from Bakou to Astrachan, is reported to be very un favourable. DERBY BETTING. 7 to 1 agst Von Tromp 15 to 1 agst Planet 15 to 1 agst Epirote (t) TE WKESBURY ACES.—FRIDAY. The Ham Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 20 added; three yrs old, 7st 31b ; four, Bst 21b ; five, Bst 101 b ; six and aged, 9st 51b ; winners extra. The winner to be sold for 100 soya., &c. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Raworth's Idolater, 4 yrs (Bradley) 1 3 1 Mr. Parr's The Attorney, 4 yrs Mr. Holloway's Old George, 5 yrs 4 2 3 Mr. Stallard's The Leg, 5 yrs... 3 dr. A Selling Stakes, of 3 aovs, each, with 15 added ; three yrs, ist 81b ; four, Bst ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st 51b. The winner to be sold for 80 soya. Heats, once round Madrid papers of the 23d have been received. The Heraldo, under the head of " Portuguese In telligence," contradicts the report in circulation, that Queen DONNA MARIA had abdicated. It states also that the Count DE VINIIAIES, at the head of 3,000 men, had marched from Braganza against Oporto. The Herald() declares that if DONNA MARIA should demand assistance of the Spanish Cabinet it would not be withheld ; but as this was written before the determination of M. GuizoT was known in Madrid, we are inclined to pay but little attention to the an nouncement; by this time the Spanish Government and Count BRESSON have received their orders from Paris, and the Heraldo has no doubt altered its tone ac cordingly. According to the Tiempo, the note pre sented to Senor ISTURITZ by Baron RENDUFFE, the Portuguese Minister, invited the Spanish Govern ment to ma rc h t roops t o th e frontier to overawe the insurgent s , b ut besought them not to inte rfere. MADRID Bolsi., 23.—The Three per Cents. were at 31% f or cas h ; Five per Ce n t s. at 21 1 / 2 ; the Debt without Interest at 6 3 A ; and the Coupons, 20. the Four per Cen ts. at 21 the 1 A ; and a dis. Mr. Stagg's Hector, 4 yrs Mr. Davenport's Florins , 4 yrs .. .. Mr. Webb's Astonishment , 4 y rs 2 0 Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added ; three yrs old, 7st.; four, Bst 21b ; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st 51b. The wainer to be sold for 150 sovs. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. I. van's Redstreak. by Tipple Cider, 4 yrs (Arthur) 1 1 Mr. Waring's Rosa, 4 yrs 2 2 Mr. Moore's Conservative (h b), 4 yrs A Hurdle Stake of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; three yrs old, Est 71b ; four, 9st 101 b ; five, lOst 121 b • six and aged, 12st ; winners extra. The winne r to be sold for 50 30VS., if demanded. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Devonport's Fl rine, 4 yrs Mr. Luke's Union Jack, 3 yrs •• 2 1 2 THE WHEAT CROP of SOUTHERN RUSSIA. ODESSA, SEPT. 18.— Whilst a part of Europe is menaced with famine, all accounts from Podolia and the Ukraine are unanimous in announcing that the wheat crop of this year is one of the most abundant that ever was recollected. The letters from the other parts of the vast Russian empire are likewise favourable, with the exception of the country of the Steppes, that is the dry land in the nei_hbourhood of Odessa, and of the Crimea, and the vast plains to the north of the sea of Azof; where the harvest has proved a total failure. But the crops in the Steppes have never had any influence on the value of corn in this city. The principal stock of wheat is brought from the ancient Polish provinces, where, the land being damp and the soil wet, a warm summer is considered an advantage. But if southern Russia, with its immense stock of wheat, has not hitherto come to the assistance of the suffering countries of western Europe, the cause is owing solely to the great difficulty of finding shipping to convey it, and the con sequent high rates of freights. The roads which lead from the Ukraine to Odessa are horribly neglected, and particularly at this moment, after a long continuance of heavy rains. We hav e rece i ve d t h e P ar i s papers of Thursday. Whether th e recept i on w hich the French Princes met with i n Madrid has opened the eyes of M. GUIZOT, as to the real sentiments of the inh abitants of the P en i nsula, with regard to F renc h m eddling, or whether, having accomplished the Montpensier mar riage, he deems it politic to give time for matters to settle down peaceably before attempting a further ex tension of French i n fl uen ce, is not very appa rent ; but it i s very apparent from th e following article _Thm, in the -- -als , that Count BRESSON has either mi sun d erstood or excee d e d his instructions. There can be no doubt but the coup d'etat in Por tugal, and th e promised S pan ish intervention in favour of the Portuguese Polignacs were arranged in Madrid between Count BREsSON, COSTA CABRAL, and GONZALES BRAVO some time since. This intrigue is now disavowed by the French Gover nment, and judg ing from th e following article, there will be no armed foreign int ervent i on i n t h e a ffairs of Portugal , for it is absurd to imagine that Spain will interfere without the appr o b at i on o f M . G UIZ OT. The Journal des D ads say s ; " We take but little interest in the destiny of the oup THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER MR. M‘GILL.—We made inquiries yesterday morning as to the state of Mr. M'Gill's health, and found that but little hope was then entertained of his r. covery. At a late hour yesterday evening we caused further inquiries to be made, and were glad to hear that the report of the medical attend ant was more favourable. The answer we received at Mr. M'Gill's house was, that he was very much better. — Manchester Times of yesterday. GLUT c.r HERRlNGS.—Yesterday afternoon a fleet of fishing smacks arrived at Billingsgate, laden with fresh herrings. So great was the profusion, that fine dish were to be had at 2s. per hundred. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was firm. Sales, 5,000 bales. Shares were still less buoyant than they are in the London market. The week's sales of cotton are 48,700 bales, and the stock at Liverpool is 930,000 bales. There are no later accounts by ship arrivals from foreign parts. The sale of railway shares, yesterday, at Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s, was well attended, and a large business was done at rather advanced prices. The following are a few of the principal sales ; Yorkshire and Glasgow Union £0 11 0 East Indian Goole and Doncaster 1 17 0 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. -.. Leicester and Bedford Churnet and Blythe Landon and Blackwall, New South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 Boston, Newark, and Sheffield 0 15 6 Great Eastern and Western 0 16 6 East and West India Docks and London and Birmingham Junction Manchester, Sheffield, & Midland Junct 2 6 6 Shropshire Union and Canal Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 0 15 0 Leicester, Tainworth, Coventry, &c. Manchester and Southampton, 1847. 1 2 6 Armagh, Coleraine, and I'ortrush Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junct. 2 3 0 Cornwall and Devon Central Northern and Southern Connecting South-Eastern and Dover 37 0 0 Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, & Dublin 0 3 3 An extraordinary instance of quick passages by a sailing vessel seems to be that of the Deogaum, Leitch commander, which arrived out at Calcutta from the Clyde in ninety-one days. She made three voyages between these points in a period of 355 days, having sailed for her first voyage on the 22d September, 1845, and arrived at Calcutta on her second voyage, Septem ber 13, 1846. The principal alterations in the Bank of England returns, compared with those of last week, are as under : Notes issued Decrease Bullion Decrease Other deposits, decrease 328,833 Other securities, decrease The Stock Market, although there is not much doing, looks decidedly better to-day, and there is a rally in Consols. of Ito I per cent. The fact is that up to the present time no particular reason has been given for the sudden and special fall that occurred on Thursday, because the aspect of political affairs generally should rather have led to a previous and gradual declension, whereas there was actually an advance. Consols have been 94/ /1 for present transfer, and 94i for Account. Exchequer-bills were at Bs. to 1 le. pre mium. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. realised 95i i; and the Three per Cents 93i. Bank Stock has been a little better, viz., 2041 to 2051. The Foreign investments have been nominally at rather fuller rates, but the transactions are wholly in significant. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 254 to 26; the Three per Cents. 37; and Portuguese Four per Cents. 39+ ; Mexican Active Bonds have been at 22 ; Dutch Four per Cents. are 92. The Scottish lines have been in favour again, as the North Western has leased them as far as Perth, and is now expected to take up the Aberdeen. Birmingham and Oxford are down again. The Freneh lines have been rather more dealt in, at about previous rates. tiltinSH FUNDS 'l'lllS DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .205 1 204 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93% 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 9 4 3 / s% New VA per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 9 15-16 % Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 lO 1-16 India Bonds 1,0001 ••• Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account 94%3i ~ )Echequer Bills. 13,0, 11/0. 1,0001. - ". ". 8 11 -- pm. 5001. - ... ... 12 11 -- pm. Ditto Small I RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 22 Ditto, Old, 5 per Cent . Portuguese 4 per Cents 3 9 1% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 25% Ditto for the Account 2 61 Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account . Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PEI SHARE Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2% 2% %... to Armagh, Coleraine, & Portrush 1% — to Aylesbury and Thame l% Belfast and County Down .. 4 3 / .. .. Birmingham and Dudley ..... 425. ... . 4 1 4 pto By rningham and Gloucester..loo ...... Do. N - ' 71 4 d. JO. _ iew (iss. at 7 1 /. dis.).. 17 1 / 2 ...... Birmingham & Oxford June... 2 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 23j Boston, Stamf , & Birming... 225. Bristol and Exeter Do., New - Bristol and Gloucester.— ..... 30 Bristol and Liverpool June... 2% Buckinghamshire B4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Cambrian and Grand Junct.. 425. Chester and Holyhead 2 7 1 / 2..... Unmet and Blythe.. ...... .. 2 Chester and Manchester 42s Cheltenham and Oxford Clydesdale Junction Cork, Blackrock, & Passages 2 9 5. Cork and Killarney ...... .... 2 1 / Cork and Waterford l% Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ...... ... 21/2.... .• .... to Cornwall and C en t ra l D evon 2 % l 3 /4 to Derby and Crewe 2% to Direct Lincoln, East Retford, and Sheflie:d Junction...... 2% — to Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and Belfost Junction.. 10 Dublin, Belfast, & Coleraine 2 1 /. to Dublin and Galway Dundalk and Enniskillen Eastern Counties 141. 16s 2214 ~,... to Do. New l2/. 165....... 7 1 / 8 4 p to Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No 1,6/. 13s. 4 d... Do., do. N 0.2,61. 138.4 d ...... Do., York Extension ...... 2 3 1 / 2 % to East Dereham and N orw ich 1 Eastern Union 35 — to 83 — to —/ Ditto, Quarter Shares _ _ _.4 Do. Extension to Harwich 1% to Do. Cambridge and Ely ... 2 1 ~ 2 ' — East Lancashire Ditto, Newto 8 East Lincolnshire l l /4 • . •f. East and West of England... IN; — to Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Halt Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares l2lh Edinburgh and Northern ... 10 — ...... Edibburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon Enniskillen and Sligo 2 l‘ — to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester S( A - — Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ...... to Ditto, New Do. 1 / 4 Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12% ..... .. Glouc., Aberystwith, and Cen. of Wales Goole, Doncaster, Sheffid., &c. 42s — • ..... to Grand Union (Nott. & Lynn) 08 — ;.. .. to GreatGr ea t Ea Grimsbys ter n and an d W s e h s t e e ffi r n e . 1 d . . 1021/2 — •..... to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 27 1 / 2 29 Great Munster Great North of Scotland 2 l /2 — • ..... to Great North of England 100 ......236% ..... to Ditto, New Ditto, New Ditto, New l l/.'2 ... •••••• ..... to Great Western B5 ... to -- Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares lO Ditto, Fifths Do. New Hull and Selby 5O ...... ... .. to Ditto, Quarter Shares ' Ditto Half Shares ...... .... 25 ..... Ipswich & Bury St. Ed mun d s 11% — ...... to Do. do. and Norwich Killarney Junctions ............ 1 1 / 4 — Kendal and IN indermere Lancaster and Car1i51e....... 45 Do. New 5 ...... 10 1 A ...... to Lame, Belfast, & B a lly mena 425. ...... ...... to Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Carlisle .. 2 5 / 8 Leicester and Birmingham... 225. Leicester and Bedford. Leeds and Dewsbury ..• •„ 22% to Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 214 Liverpool and Bury l4 London 4 Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d 9% to Do. New 3 . — Do. Extension ......... 7 l /2 — Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 ...... 501 / ii to Do. Fifths 4O London and Croydon...l3/. 15s. 9d — Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 . .... London and Greenwich... 12/. Iss. 4d... Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... ...... to London, Hounslow. &Western 2 . . London and North IN estern..loo 19812 to Do. Quarter Shares Do. (to. New ...... .... ...... 2 Do. do. Fifths Do. Eighths G. J. 12 1 / 2 — Do. New Quarters ...G. J. 5 Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 8 ...... London and S. Western.... 41/. 6s. 10d. 67 1 / 2 x n to Do. New consolidated Bths.. 40 Ditto New „,.... 22 V 2...... 29 3 A x n to Do. New lB London and York... ..... ...... 2 1 ,‘, 2 ... .t o Ditto Half Shares London and Windsor ... 1% ... London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2 1 / 2 — ~ , . . ~ Londonderry andOoleraine... 12 i/; Londonderry and Enniskillen 11►/ z .— ...... tai Lynn aria lily_ ly Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds B2 .....106 Ditto Half Shares - 38 ...... 48% ...... to Ditto Quarters 2 - Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths . ....... ... 6 1 A — Do. Extension Manchester and. Birmingham 40 — to _ . . Ditto Quarters (A) 5 Ditto Quarters ( 5 Ditto Quarters (C) 1 blanch, Burttn, if‘ Matlyck 424 Manchester, Birmingham, and to MouldJunction -- •••••• ••-• to Manchester and Southampton 2 Midland 100 .. .133 ...... to to --- Ditto Fifths 24 ...... ••• •to Ditto, New Midland, Birm., and Derby 100 ..... ••••• to ."... Midland and Eastern Counties 2 5 ,8 1 ..... to Midld. Great Western (Irish) 15 ...... ...... ... to Newcastle and Berwick Do North Shields . to Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... ---- ..... .. j 20 ... 32% % x in . to .... —. ...... to ..... p ..... . to Newmarket and Chesterford 5 ...... to -- Newport and Abergavenny. . 24 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 4 1 ,4 • -- •••••• : ..--- Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 1%.••••• —' """. to .-- Vorfolk Do. Halt' Shares -- 7 ••••"' . . .... .- . to "- Ditto Extension North British 354 ....... . to -- Ditto Half Shares to Ditto Fifths 5 ...... .. ' ... to --- Do. Quarters l. 4... ° iill 3 ,k h .to Ditto, Extension % .......... .. ' 0 ".. . Northern and Eastern ..... to Ditto Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) 545 ..... 7 —' .... to --' Ditto Quarter Shares .... to Ditto New North Staffordshire 425....... 2g P. ' . to ... North Wales 3 ll. •••• ...... to North. & South. Connecting 2%. .... --- ..... Northampton, Banbury, and. .. Cheltenham ... .. .......... .. 2 ..... Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- to verhampton Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1%...... --- .... to -: Portsmouth Direct - ..... to 3 ' Preston and Wyre - Ditto, Half Shares -- ,;•"' . to 0* Reading, Guildford, & Reigate 31. 12s - - w s' " . to •' Richmond l5 ...... ..... to Royston and Hitchen 1%.„... --..... to 2 Scottish Central ... 12 1 ,E 2Ol/•.. : 0 ..., Scottish Midland ... ......... ... 12% --" " Sheffield, Buxton, Leek Pot to teries, and CreA e l% - ...... to Sheffield and Manchester ...100 Ditto 1 4 Shares 8 Do. and Lincolnshire Junct. 1% --. ..... to •"*. Do. and Great Grimsby ... 10 Do. do. do. Extension... 425. Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3 - .... to - Shropshire Union Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, t 0...... ...... , ...... . . and S. Slaflordsh. Junction 2%..... -- to Sligo and Shannon South Devon ....... ........ . 35 South Midland 425....... --• •'"" to South and Midlands Junction 425. - .."; o .' South Staffordshire Junction 2 1 / 2 - .'"' .to 5 South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 / 8 - ... W Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l2 - .... •to "..... Ditto, New, No. 3 l 5 - Ditto New, No. 4. 2' - ..... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and to .., . 0 , Hertford Junction Staines and Richmoad.... - ' " to ''.. Staffordshire and Shropshire 2% — '''' t. South Wales Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. Taw Vale Extension to 2 2 ...... to pi t - • ..•••• 2 Tring,Reading,& Basingstoke Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, and , .... ...• Goole 2 2 1 / 2...... --- . . 1 0 , Warwickshire and London 428. - ''' ,t 0 Warwick and Worcester 425....... • "... 10 / Waterford and Kilkenny 8 ...... --- ***** 10 Waterford and Limerick 2 2 1-A... .. --. '''''' Waterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin - .... Wexford, Waterford, and __ . .., Valentia ... Waveney Valley . 2 ...... two ei, / / Welsh Midland 2% — West Riding Union 425..,.... 0(14 .... to ' West Cornwall 2 .. '° West London, Old Share s ... 20 ••''" Wexford and Carlow ..... t o Wisbeach and St. Ives Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 10 Worcester,Wanvick,& Rugby 425. - ''.. to ..... York and Carlisle 2 : 34 --' ... w ~.. York and Newcastle 25 ..... 42 ... ;L tO Ditto, New... Ditto, Preference ...... to / York and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Half Shares ...... 48 .. ... .. to -- .. Ditto, Scarboro' Branch ...... ..... 0 .0 Ditto, Selby Ditto. Extension ...... --- ' Ditto, Preference 04 Ditto East and West Riding Extension / FOREIGN RAILWAYS. . to ~, -- .... An glo - Belgian 4 . W . ..... B arbadoes ... / Belgian Eastern Junction 2I,E ....... -- .... to to / ..... Boulogne and Amien s l6 - Bordeaux and Mediterranean 2 to / Bordeaux, Toulouse, & C ette (Mackenzie's) 2 ..... --• .... / Bordeaux. Toulouse, & C e tt e to / ( Espelete's) - .....*. : / __ Calais, Dunk, & W. Fland ers 2 .... / Calcutta & Diamond Harbou r 7 s . - .. to Callao, Lima, & Pacific C oas t 1 • --•• '..,. ~ / Central of Spain 2 . '—'' '. ' fr" / Ceylon .... 5 B. ........... --' ........... t o / Demerara. Dendre Valley - - '''''''' t ° ~ Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... D ''''' to Rhenish East Indian .•... Fampoux and Hazebrouk..... 4 ... ....... to Great Indian Peni n s u l ar ..... ss. to - Great Western B enga l ......... ss. - ...... 0/ Great Western Canada ....... 3 ....• 1 4 . 134..., : . ,; tlfr ...- Italian and Aust r i an ...... Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 ...... --- ... to ei ..... Jersey 1 " ....• IN"' •' to Louvain ala Sambre Luxembourg - . .. 2 1 ............ ...: • S ........ tt:o / Lyons and Avignon Madras Madras, Nellore, and Arcot %. ..... --- ... / ....., ... to Madrid and Valentin Mauritius 2l ........... ...... .......... enn 5 31. . , ' , Namur and Liege......... 8 . ..... ' 11 5 A0V t o Nn. of France Constit u t e d ... 5 ...." 10 / North Jamaica I .... __ ...... 0 / Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... -- ... ' K ... t o , Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 ...... '/. ... '' ... 10 Paris and Orleans 2 2 0 0 ............ ..... , . ..::: to o :', Paris and Rouen . Paris & Strasbg. Constituted 5 .••• "'"" . / •• _ .... to . Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... - .... 0 / St. Laurence and Atlantic — ...... -'" ...0 , Tours & Nantes Constituted 5 ...... --- • to „' Toumay, Jurbise, Landen, .....„ ..." to / and Hasselt Trinidad.......... ... 2% ...... --; ~... West Fland ers ...... ° JOINT STOCK BANS' ...to ... t o / Austr alasia - „,••• to / British N or th American ...... --- . 0 tor Colonial - `,...• 0 / Commercial of London - '... , 0; London Joint St oc k .... lO ...... --' ... 0 ' London an d IV estm i nster. ...... --- ~.." to " , National Provinci a l o f E ng ld 35 ...... --- „. o to r o , National of Ireland 2 2 1/4 ..... --", „.•• ig 2 2 5 5 ............ 4 . 17::::: 0 / Provincial of Ireland Union of Australia Union of London ... 10 ...... -"" , / MINES. . , 4 ..... fd Real del Monte, Unregistered .... of. „4 /, Stock Exchange shuts . on Mon 4.1 v _ A P VES A •.‘ r 0 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—( Y E S- Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 8 Gibraltar.• •• •• . ••••:,•• / Ditto, at sight .... 12 5% Leghorn •• •• •• ..••' .' 4 Rotterdam .... •• 2 I.T. 12 8% Genoa .• •• •• :,••••••••• FA Antwerp........ •• .... 26 15 Milan •• •"•• .. •••• •'• 11:0 Hainburgh .. M.B. 13 14 Altona. . Naples •• •• ' ~~~ ~ . a Paris, 3 days' sight 2a 85 Ditto, 3 months 26 10 Marseilles 80urdeaux......... Frankfort on Mains 122 N I Petersburgh, 3 Us — Palenil°, P er °!...• Lisbon . • • • • • Rio janelro Bahia ****** *** • • '4lof pi Buenos ." 15 Berlin ..... _. Vienna, effec.flo....•• 10 10 Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 10 Madrid • ..... 35% Cadiz •• •.. : ........ 36% Bilbao.. •• •• •• Barcelona ............ New York, •,',;111. 1 11 g PhiladelPol;'„vo,,,K, t ? Rico 0 100% v 0 Foreign Gold ,001 Portugal GOl d 0 New D 01191 9 ,1 000 ° Spanish 1)0`_:;".... 5evi11e........ Silver In bar, .....--- a k LLOYD'S SHIPPING i fi g ---- ' - r — . __. :13,0 4% t0 * t Os LONDON, OCT. 31.—Wind W. by .-", d. c' " 14 , moderate fog. RAMSGATE, OCT. 30.—S1d. Eight S all " .4. ofl o id r David's; Henrietta, Willins, Surinam. , Ileg br iti 4 .fi CARDIFF, OcT. 30.—The John Danie4,,,rt,b, ,Ap i o , at Scilly, was got off the 28th, and into r" A "V i r the ground to prevent hor sinking. 0 , ....14 0 5.( 11. :, NEWrORT, MONMOHTIISHIRE, OM „'''o s ' Grattan, Quebec. Sld. Agnes Blaikie, ur .fie vft nando Po. W I FALMOUTH, OCT. 30.—Wind N.E. , Emerald, M'Arthur, River St. Lawrence• peticift PORTSMOUTH, OCr. 30.—Wind N .S. 4 e, Quatre Freres, Ruse, Martinique; GaZo l33- 6 r do of Africa. oS li d 41.''‘ OFF TORBAY, OCT. 28.—Wind easterly P li 4 0 Rio Janeiro. ~r 1. .._. r. d , DEAL, OCT. 30.—Wind N. to Ist-L'ir h 'loos 4 10°, t , Ifro , light.—Arrd. Barbara, Smith, Lima, W" - gifer lie" Id having been in contact. Arrd. from the icte er, 9 oo l 'p; i t, Mary Hay, Volum, Hobart Town : Cha n • t so ;r o o o l .:4l' zibar; John Mitchell, Douglas, Val P al 0 u r I, Vi l e kinson, Barbadoes; Sarah Birkett, Brad a AisilyocifP Irving, Jamaica; Caroline, Tylor, Jera_ ai !'kie ° atik Savannah ; Chester, Maxwell, St. JO lO 4O/ l i ic?o,_,lN Sld. Duke of Roxburgh, Collard, Sydne.Vii: sirs r 01 1, pr DO M F : F :I I, 4: 24.I % , E i s oc , AcT O R 28 —Arrd. Binits, I , 3 Th a „bee , l AA", 0CT.029. 29. — Wind Qu ebec, AA" ott of St. John's, New Brunswick; Trans't, Fe.rbgord ; OP WA RKWORTH, OCT. 28.—The head / Os Afil ‘i' marked " Amhers," in gilt letters, W as eglitOP° l o+ , t o port, 26th inst. 5." '' 'co; 04' LIVERPOOL, OCF. 30.—Wind S.W. t° Kelly r lglif-dii Sutherland, Zepll.,Kir C ie u Y ba ß ; u A e l n a o ry s • A Q - U vr e e e s i; of r S' it e i cl iits ',4 B 4 3 it zli t °7 l l sailed Sept.lB; Thomas, Brown, St. J° l ;T e jtoth la a ft 10, 4 41 Shoodiac, Griffin, ditto ; Mechanie, butiorksii;ol9, gow, Coo, ditto, with loss of spar ., I,,liro l q i ot. r i ffl , di k " , I , ', 7th inst.; Sampson, Alurdock, ~,,t , io l‘ , ir o o gi le :a' • joelP n Welsh, Quebec, with damage ill a g, B ,d • " ie, at" British Queen, Prince Edward's Is' A M' i tril* t. , i'fr i , b ar Tom, Envoy, Queen of the Ocear4f , this P ° o r ss th it°9 Paley, X. L. The Derby, Quag' e '. o .„, to cl o sed a stv e l wreckd, 6th Aug. last, in attemPil"aan, suP d istil . " Brass aver ; crew saved. The 1, - _l' no se t re. ol John's, New Brunswick, to Ireland, ' 1 " ~, W arriv ed be 0 0/ d' , waterlogged, by the Glasgow, C00..._........______-.--"" 0 0 0 "p , ____—.------"----- ..- "c , ------,-- a d g r tilar lii 40 p / P. H. Howard, Esq., M.A. '' -n t ill ' t y ' d 'r see Corby, have left Foxe..te, the ir Aof (0 ,40 .1 '01 for town. yestea - d lla j, RUNNING MATCH FOR 2 01 ' ---- n clollt i '71 1 ,1 1/3 yards' rac e , b e tween Collins , of M ea d ben Hampstead, w a s run on the Ila ul e geed race, the Later won' ~yi~ to / to,