The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-27 00:00:00

AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIV.AL OF TUE STEAU SAIP ATLANTIC, LIVERPOOL, WEDNEEDIY MORNING. At half-past eight this morning the United States Mail Steam Ship Atlantic, C:twain West, arrived in our river with 110 pa:Eseng(ls, 382,000 dollars in specie.on freight, and the semi-weekly mails from the United States and British America, to the 16th in stant inclusive, on which day at noon the Atlantic left New York. Toe Royal Mail Steamer America had-arrived out at Boston. Tile steam ships Sierra n.,vada and Illinois bad arrived at New York from California, with two mil lion dollars in geld dust, but no later news from the gollen state than that previously to hand, and brought to this country by the Caneda on Sunday last. Two great meetings had been held in New York on the subject of Cuba; one in Broadway on the 13:h, and the other in Tammany Hall on the 14Ji. Violent speeches were made in reference to the con duct of the Cuban authorities in the seizure of the mails and passengers of the American slips Cornelia and Crescent City. The cotton market was firm at New York when the Atlantic sailed, prices having an upward ten. dency, and half a cent per lb. wore was given for middling qualities than when the Canada sailed from Boston. The breadstuff market also was firm, and both wheat and flour, especially the former, in good de mand at fully previous quots.tion3. Provisions were in fair demand ; and prime mess pork sold more readily at 17.75 to 17.87 k; beef, 11 50 to 14.; Lard, 1 lie. to 12c. A good inquiry for naval stores, with a slightly better rate of quotations. Freights were unaltered as to value either to Lon don or Liverpool ; but there was a little more inquiry, and buAiness looked brisker in that department. Foreign exchange was in good request : bills on London at 110 i to 1101; Paris, 5.12* to 5.13 i. The money market was easier, and the rates of discount a trifle lower. FRANCE. A large batch of names of military persons deco rated with the Legion of Honour or military medal a ppears in the A(oniteur. There is also a vast num ber of addresses in favour of the Empire. The Journal des Debats has an article on the con demnation of the Madiai3, oa which it is hardly necessary to say this distinguished print takes part 'ith the d eputat i on now on its way to Florence with remonstrance from Protestant countries against the infamous sentence of the Florentine Court. The bibats takes occasion to refer with satisfaction to the replies of Louis Napol eon t o P ro t es t an t a dd resses, during his late tour, promising that the rights of conscience should b e respec t e d . ;he refusal o f th e T ur ki s h G overnment to rat if y ;"" le l oan may b e cons id ere d t h e l ea di ng top i c of the asearnals. The failure of the negot i a ti ons w ith t h e p ulta h would seem t o h ave p i que d part i es i n the , n rench cap i tal, the more so, as the fact of the first ( te ialtlua_rrliisrhs.loan op ene d i n E urope h av i ng taken place 'a -earls had been a source of boasting in fi nanc i a l Tbat such loan now should be repudiated ° a t he score of over-reaching, usurious charges causes g re ater degree of mortifi ca ti on . Th e reca l o f a. Prince Callimaki is official. The Pays, which on ariond ay e xpressed itself kindly and generously to th-a_ras Turk e y, rat h er changed i ts tone yesterday, to e xtent of being menacing : .wit Marquis d e L ava l ette (he s ays) has sustained ott energy the policy of the loan, and the acts of the cy, l „, ° : i a n legation at Paris. Lie has assumed in this en that hi gh and worthy attitude of which he had a dY given circumsta roof in other cs w so muc it • 8. But after all, a loan is an int n er e nal ith affair; and teat I P the duty of the representative of France to pro ule 'reach interests in presence of the Turkish Govern gloat, still those interests must be vindicated even resp u o k n h ,the form taken should be most fatal to Turkey, , and her„ falling altogether on the Ottoman cabinet." a ea ta this paragraph we are led to infer that com to be demanded for the loan contractors, Tien insisted upon. As for the probity of the "h r, Government it is not called in question, itlil:fitanioendfui Oct to adopted p g ted being attributed to inexperience aa, "nc ial matters of the kind. is the article of the Constitutionnel Pa. le su bject, and it is somewhat milder than the I'l4 T • tti„ c , tallish loan will notabe ratified. We have re eons,, as account of it in a letter from our correspondent, fiejeAntinoele, the 10th. The non-ratification was de- Lar,tuitieitiythdeapciodretele.onlthe 9th, in an extraordinary council t even appears that the decision was t oe kla unanimously. The report of tho sitting was to 'who ueen "ustnunieuted to the Sultan in the evening, the 16 t ° , 141 make known his resolution to the Divan o . a s ated or the 11th, in order that it may be communi /laud the directors of the Bank. It is known before ba ac , f / :': u at his resolution will be—the ratification will of l a,' "'el by the Sultan, as it has boen by the members u who have only acid on the indications of T hat This refusal is based on the grounds Jiirkish delegates charged to negotiate the loan have b tr tti .• :"ea their instructions and their powers. But . t Th "I that the affair is become a national question. dicepeople, says our correspondent, have pre t ju b a il ,' 44d r epugnances that the will of the Sovereig f for ° . t °v ereoine, and the Turks have so false aa idea o itt eilt ei ga. loan, that it is not in the power of the Govern tea .to Make them comprehend the advantages of this req u i r e resource; it may be done eventually, but it will fyioe L ama' years to do it. As to the means of satis saa-gt th '' exigences of the moment, our correspondent le a ' hat it is hoped to do so by the aid of gifts and vo .lary aut z h cang. The Sultan has set the example, and Plat "taZ emptied his private treasury ho sent all his r e f u ge o the Mint to be melted. The Minister of Finance W 43 ci this last sacrifice in declaring that the situation tre n ,"; 4 desperate enough to have recourse to such ex am ' z est that the embarrassment was only temporary, Na z ; 111 „ he got over by a little good-will. The Grand la r ,; t atid five or six of the richest pachas of the capital 40 tt " i'icllowed the example of the Sultan, and have offered tom lions of piastres (14 millions of francs) each, and as lt, ci P , ny ot lour Armenian bankers have engaged to 40 Millions of piastres at 6 per cent. These sums d ue l . zuffic e to pay the drat ts of the bank w hich have come e e t-h equal sum will be required in 20 days, and in as "der to wei procure them cert a i n rece i pts are calculatedboh , fr o 1. as an anticipation of the payment cf the tri u,e I te tla the Pitch% of Egypt, to respest which Mouktar 1 1 ,1 w as sent to him on the 9th. M. de Lavalatte, who ta ken up the defence of the loan very warmly in t l ",,P ci P or t of the French interests engaged in the operation, ti7' e bad daily conferences with the Turkish Ministers on ' 3l hjeet, but ell his arguments were not sufficient to 4n_avinee them. The Turks will not have the loan. This 11_100 financial question has absorbed every other. and 4 r i the last week every other affair had been suspended. of !eon as it shall have been settled, the reorganisation the Cabinet will b© attended to. The Grand Vizir „PP'ears decided on ma ki ng numerous changes. The rers ons . kilooestined to form part of the new Cabinet were dy spoken of, and among them were several men of fwn talett. It is expected that the nominations will au Made between the 15th and 20th inst. Ismayl grandson of the famous Ali Pueba of Janina, has just been named governor of the islands of the Ottoman Archipelago, in the room of Satetti Pacha. The recall of Prince Callimaki, Turkish Ambassador at Paris, is 'official, o n thehu; his Presidentsuccessor t known. V etz P acha of is then" Council, e h a d b een at first ' s poken of, and it is probable that h e w ill b e appointed, b ut no decision has yet been come to." The Gazette de Lyon has received a war n i ng f or g, in ' av fin its zeal for the observance of the S a bb ath, b lamed the authorities for allowing the Paris and a ,Y°ha Railway works to be prosecuted on Sunday s . C onsideri ng t h at t wo warn i ngs justify the suspension of • a Journal, this is a harsh step on the part of the prefect, the' more especially . as the writer bad been le d into error by taking the stipulation Government contractors that works for a . th m e a G de ov w er i n th . kent shalt not be pursued on Sundays for a general m'arder, applicable to railway works. The error is - - t -"€ljustifiable when the Prefect's own act is read, by way of preliminary to the " warning, - write that the d a t e o f th e concess i on i s prior to • e Ministerial order concerning Sunday work. The s o f ah n et of Calvados has acted better with regard to Joe Paper the N orman d , pu bli s h ed at Lesieux, for t h is ve n 'aal havin g s t ate d t h at petitions for the Empire _re gotten up by the a u th or iti es. Th e P re f ect very vegPerly contents hi mse lf w i t h a note rectifying t h e *which the Normand publishes accordingly. °tit ‘-'reverntnent Stock was f ee bl e a t t h e B ourse, with price.rnaaen business. Railway shares again rose in at i „ The 4f per C en t s. opened at 107 e, and closed te e u htsr. 600 sed at . for the end cf th e mont h ; t h e 3 per clo Bf. 10a. u-,NE3S L DOSE IN FOREIU W N RAILWAYS AT TiE D ijon LONDON STOCK E XCHANGE, Ocr. 26. 7' and Basancon, 81i-Grand Junction of France, 7 /s 'A-Luxembourg, 71 4-ditto (Railway ), 4%-Lyons and 'o',‘"ignon 144 -Namur and Liege (with interest ),8-Northeru V rance, 311/2_Paris and Lyons, 2-28, 7 / 8 - Paris and ,„ earls, 63-Paris and Strasbourg, 31C -Paris, Caen, and %,tilerbour 1/2-Rouen Ina.Havre, 18-Sambre and Meuse 4--Weaern of France 13 SAVAGE 1, -URGLARY, AND ASSAULT. —lnformation ', 4 a been forwarded to the various metropolitan police stations °' bur lar • which tcolc place at half-past two a.m. of t iotd g 3 i_ ay last, on the premises of Mr. Joseph Wright, Bick . - lane, Ilornsey, and of a brutal assault on the constable while te?gaged in the execution of hi 4 duty , The constable (Ben i4lgtort) has been severely beaten. lie has received a ter - Lt wound upon the head, and is i ncapacitated from Per" prril ing Ilia duty. done day. kA Y) The tite r °. but 6 MO' n 3 . in lb'' °. , arrived lo :G a lyeSt ol4 to W. 5. 00 Q u ebec' a 0n 3 ° 14) : 10 4 0 , Nei 0 kWaYf tOO rewcastle Roads Y. to the o'4' hard g ale m odere t Acenaro c n ; in le• coramor ce a ci continete„ be 5. 141 ' mind dr° l° ' ,hn Georg!' CoreelT e '' ' do. ; J r " dsons Bay; 13. Berbice; • lobo, 1 1 Cornll° triotte r Lalea geh Aryl/ 63 ' d sailed f io a t t srqcd .F Sailed► nro Le ol3 „, e ; .ay, Buov )13n MO °o Cal o° ' rig, 2 567,)' Zoolve rl-r 4 cola" and; Pr: E3w bili o ! bra 24 ' throie an p . 0 , Klogo , efts, rong - ;t h oh" :en tY) f ed r 40 t ough i oro h' et v i e d I s °boa ,16 0 c r,: r d. nno or.; .., Y " ° I3 , . 4 , on low bole/ e ls no P a" as pOtiCed rt3o ofil° iradi ° r. :- ~~/ $ O5 : 2310 1, 2 ,00b 1 _.------- 13 (1 !AdY' _ MO' " to g to-c 10 :: ; 00,,E6c1 ,, E 6c1 s° 46 teavo , orl 5 ' he --Wil l I' d TOC I 013 , 0 pith t "cP, )out ri a u mr ,b Rain e ' *• 17r+ TILE CONTINENT. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) WOODIA"S " CARPET BAG." SPAIN. OLD COURT. P,ST-OFFICE ROBBERY. Robert Gadsntarle, egtd 28, a letter-carrier, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing a post-office letter containing an Oster for 51., the property of the Postmaster-General. Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the prosecution, said the prisoner formerly kept a receiving-house at `Val worth, but it was removed from his shop in consequence of his being unfortunate in business. Ho subs e quently applied to the Postmaster Gencral for employment, and was engaged as assistant letter-carrier in Lambeth; and it was while he was so employed that he stole the letter containing the post office order, which he succeeded in getting cashed. He was sorry to add that this was not the only offence of the same kind committed by the prisoner. The Cbief Baron intimated that ho would postpone passing sentence. A delightful entertainment is now being given nightly by Mr. W. S. Woodin—a gentleman hitherto unknown to any audience in the metropolis—at the charming little theatre once popular as the " Adelaide Gallery," and recently frequented as the arena of the Marionettes. As we had the gratification of ourselves witnessing on Monday evening the skill of Mr. Woodin, as a caterer to the public tseste for amusement, W 3 can speak authori tatively of his very genial humour and really surprising abilities. Since the famous " Evenings at Home," of good, wry-faced, limping, merry-conceited old Charles Mathews, wo have had nothing at all comparable to the " Carpet Bag and Sketch-Book" of our young Polypho nist. We say this without without any disparagement for Love—for Love is principally admirable for his mar vellous powers of ventriloquism. Love, for the most part, surpasses others mainly by his astounding capacity and ems zing adroitness in the more eccentric class of vocal imitations. He will bring clearly before you every cry that can be heard in the farm-yard, as clearly as over could Paganini on that one miraculous string of his violin. Charles Lamb used to say of Munden, that "ho understood a leg of mutton in its quiddity." And so may we say of Love, that he seems to have penetrated as fully as .sli:sop himself, the mysteries of the language squeaked, grunted, chirped, hummed, quacked, gahLled, barked, or mowed, by the vari l i - ous denin awe of the animal, the bird, or the insect kingdom. He will give you a bee in a bottle as you might fancy could only be done by a bee in a bottle itself. lie will describe the whole of a fight between a couple of dogs—fierce, fast, and furious—until you shall wan: bhtail ingeleaTiny dis closing really begin to have serious thoughts about hydrophobia- It is in this way that Love continues, to our mind, alto gether to this moment unrivalled. But Woodia's talents are of a totally different character. He does entirely what Love attempts only, so to speak, incidentally. Be represents in his own person a whole mob of imagi nary personages. One feels inclined to read the Riot Act to him, as Sir Walter Scott said he felt disposed to do when he first listened to Alexandre. Never was such a Proteus! Captain Absolute was nothing to him. And as for Cerberus—here is a head that seems to be multi plied, not by three, but thirty. Mr. Woodin possesses, in truth, a flexibility in the features and an adaptability in the organs of articulation, that must prove to every visitor to his entertainment, matter for absolute astonish ment. We should like much to know the opinion enter eaeadorlayvd o e i dv r n ee , enter tained in regard to his bumps of imitation by some practised phrenologist. The very character of Tsi t s h o pm e os somewhat singularlyho naet r ea entertainmentsirdcele clever , rmeritshaenadf stageatb e ri tghibes distinguished,thMhe novel and esrbmka yi ast Theatre enhhddet. lamps of a lecturer. Opposite these there is propped up against the wall a gigantic carpet bay, su c h expect our old friend Blunderbore would carry, supposing he should ever take it into his head to pay a visit to his cousins in the land of Brobdignag. In the back ground, or, as they say in the prompter's books, in the flat ap pears a sketch-book of correspondingly vast dimensions. Furnished with these accessories, Mr. Woodin talks to his audience pleasantly over the top of the desk, telling them all sorts of queer anecdotes —especially that one of the speculator, who was driven by untoward circum stances to be at once " money-taker " and " concert " and flings at the heads of his hearers from between the two lamps as many quips, cranks, and p uns , as M. Robert Houdin used to toss out of his hat showers of pretty toys, flowers, and bonbons. The puns, in particular, Through out the pelted at us unmercifully on Monday night —some muchoob f uoot them, k tthhinee acmetoo,the evening, e o tnhibinnagcg,k s o moreover,g deliciouslyexcruciatinglyroun d go w o a d teshx o ee r co ( or a new picture of some old familiar spot in or near the metropolis —showing sometimes really very meritori ous powers on the part of Mr. Woodin as an artist, powers more particularly visible, we may remark, in the paintings of the Tower of London and of the Hos p i tal at Greenwich, of One Tree Hill, and of t he view at Rich mond. Besides all this—rather, we should say, immea surably beyond all this—there are the vocal and visual illustrations or impersonations, which constitute the chief delight of the entertainment. Under new names, we meet with a store of old acquaintances, There is the servant of all work, Martha Mivins, who has (we are sure of it) lineally descended from Miss Miggs, being, moreover, a blood relation (we are certain) of Susan Nipper. Then there is Sir Benjamin Bungle, with his capital stories, the point of which he never can recollect, any more than the gentleman in cloth boots, who spent the evening at Bob Sawyer's lodgings in Lant-street, mentioned towards the close of the historian's narrative of the career of the immortal Pickwick. As to Major Bluster, who is never to be humbugged as an old tra veller, he is unquestionably a brother in arms of Arthur O'Leary, if he has not been also on bowing terms with both Major Bagstock and Major Peudennis. No doubt, again, that Mr. Sampson Rusty has dined before now, sipping wine and cracking walnuts, with that honest old drysalter, Ephraim Hardcastle. Little Mrs. Muddle, also, wonderful little Mrs. Muddle, must, we would wager, trace her genealogy on ono side to the family of Miss Mowoher, of corn-cutting renown, and on the other to that of worthy Mrs. Jarley, of wax-work celebrity. Ben Binnacle is, in another way, a very accurate copy from one of those " genuine old originals," the Greenwich pensioners. But what shall we say, what can we pos sibly say, of the oldest inhabitant—good, gentle, bene volent Mr. Oliver Oldstyle? What—but that it is a creation, and a very beautiful one, moreover. The song sung by Mr. Woodin in this character is charmingly clever, and we doubt not must command a wide and lasting popularity. With these materials, and an operatic illustration, the first part of the entertainment is brought to a conclusion—the operatic illustration, by the way, being (although with several capital hits in it) rather too much of an extravagance. In the second and con cluding part, we learn, through a humourous ditty— admitting, notwithstanding, its drollery of some judici ous curtailment—all about the sorrows and calamities befalling Mr. Tobias Traddles (no relation of Tom) on the occasion of his visit to the metropolis, to see the Great Exhibition. Other "country cousins" are as tonished after a different fashion, by a comic beef-eater at the Tower, spoken of in the programme, as " a well known personage." Added to these impersonations , we have a capital specimen of a Scotchman, in Sandie M'Whittle—trolling off among other things with the burr," the whole of Macbeth's soliloquy. Then there comes a full-length portrait of a Yankee clipper, true to to the life; and then of Mr. Cavil, quite as true; and yet others in the forms of Mr. and Mrs. Lapsus Linger—the latter always having slips of the tongue (even in singing) and the former living entirely in the midst of the events of the reign of Cromwell. And so with " vocal and visual" accounts of the pleasures of a pic-nic, the "Carpet Bag" and the Sketch Book" are both shut up by the entertainer, who is anything but ehutup himself, seeing thatthereupon crowns his very singular performance by wonderfully admirable imitations of the Lions of London—speaking successively with the exact voice, and the identical manner of Albert Smith,and Henry Russell, and Wright, and Compton, and Buckstone. A pleasanter entertain ment we don't know of, at this moment, any where in London or Westminster. Its merits will soon, we doubt not, become more generally appreciated. The " Carpet Bag" must, indeed, in the course of things, ex tend its popularity, and, by so doing, tend to establish Mr. W. S. Woodin's reputation. Madrid journals and correqondence of the 21st insr. have arrived. The Court had returned to 1 Madrid from en excursion to Penton de la Oliva. The family had expressed themselves highly satisfied with the works for bringing a fresh supply of water to the capital : it is stated by the engineers that they will be in effective operation within two years, and thus the want of water, from which the inhabitants hive often suffered, will no longer be felt. The fortress of the Mole, at Mahon, was duly in augurated on the 10th inst. by the Captain-General ot the Baltric Isles, the Bishop of Minorca, and other authorities, who arrived there on that day in the Piles steamer. The Bishop performed service in the church, round which the troops were drawn up, and blessed the flag, which the Captain general himself placed on the bulwarks, addressing the troops at the same time. A general salute of 200 guns was then fired ; the garrison had extra rations on the occasion; .ind a substantial dinner was provided for 1,400 labourers, who had been working at the fortifications. Tee new fortress is named after the Queen. Madrid Bourse, Oar. 21.—The Three per Cents., 4%; Exchang e on London, 50 30 paper. GERMANY. The representatives of Bavaria, Saxony, Hesse essel, and liesse Darmstadt had already arrived in Vienna, for the opening of the new customs confer ences, and the plenipotentiaries of the other Germany Govcrnmects who have been invited, were expected shortly. The conferences will probably commence at the close of this month. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is said to have given his full assent to the political schedules drawn up in the trade department. The system of the customs union, as contained in the documents of 1849 and 1850, is to be so far modi• tied that a customs union may be entered into with all the German states which agree with the propo sition as early as the lat January, 1854. The state. went that Austria has declared herself ready to con clude a customs union convention with the Darmstadt allies, to guarantee to them the fixed amount of their present customs revenues, and to open its own fron tiers on the lit January, 1854, is again brought for ward in a more decided form. The intelligence announcing that the Prince Pre sident of the French Republic had resolved to accept the Empire produced so profound a sensation in the highest circles in Berlin, that all the Ministers who were in the capital at the time immediately held a Cabinet council, and dispatched a courier with all haste to the King. His Majesty came to the capital in the evening (of the 24th) accompanied by Baron Mauteuffel, and a council was again assembled for the purpose of definitively drawing up the instructions which are to be given to Count Von Hatzfeld, his Majesty's Ambassador at Paris. Intelligence has been received in Berlin from Brunswick which is extremely vexatious to the Prus• Sian Zollverein. It appears that Brunswick has suf fered itself to be carried over to the side of Austria, and that, like Hanover, it has determined to observe an expectant attitude. It is certain that Brunswick has refused, up to this moment, to renew a customs treaty with Prussia. It will send a plenipotentiary to the conferences at Vienna—not to take part in the discussions, but to be present there as a reporter. It is talked of in Berlin to withdraw from circula tion the existing paper money, and to replace it by another paper; for it is considered desirable that there should he only one kind of paper money in cir culation. The change , will probably be introduced at the beginning of the year. Hamburgh has been visited last week by two delegates from a wealthy and influential English com pany, who, in conjunction with some Dutch capita lists, have resolved to effect a desired railway com munication to Bremen, Oldenberg, Lur, Groningen, Leuwarden, and Harlingen ; and thus to connect ilamburgh by the shortest possible route to Holland, and also to England. From Groningen a branch line will be laid down from Zwolle to Utrecht, to join the Netherlands Rhenish line, which latter con nects Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The importance of the projected line (says the Hamburgh Borsenhalle) to the whole of Northern Germany and of Holland is so self-evident, that it is scarcely necessary to name it. It is, therefore, per fectly natural that the said delegates received most binding assurances from our public authorities to do everything to forward the undertaking, similar pro mises have already been given by the Netherlands, Oldenbergh, and Bremen authorities. It is much to be wished that Hanover would act equally favourable to the project, and that the concession asked for by the company may be granted with as little delay as possible. THE LATE TOTNES ELECTION. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1852. ; TIDE PROJECTED RAILWAY ACROSS CLAPIIAIII-GOMMON. A large and influential meeting of the owners and occupiers of houses oa Clapham-common and its vicinity , was held last night, at the Boys' Parochial School room, to adopt the necessary measures for preventing the formation of a railway across one of the most beau tiful open pieces of ground near the metropolis. The chair was taken at half-past seven o'clock by Captain Bowyer, the Lord of the Manor, supported by the Rector of Clapham, the Rev. R. H. Lewis, incumbent of St. Paul's, Messrs. R. Beddome, E. Burmester, Chas. Curling, Benjamin Field, J. P. Gassiot, T. A. Hankey, Dr. Silvester, Thomas Hon-ell, J. T. Knowles, Deacon, Thomas Puckle, H. Hopley White, Soltau, Stephen Williams, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, remarked that they were assembled to oppose a project. which some persons no doubt considered to be fur the good of the public, but which the majority of the inhabitants of Clapham believed to be most detrimental to their in terests, inasmuch as it would greatly disturb the quiet of the neighbourhood, and materially interfere with its respectability. (Cheers.) Mr. THOMAS PUCKLE moved the first resolution, to the effect that the proposed line of the West-end of London and Crystal Palace Railway across Clapham common, would, without adequate advantage to the public, greatly depreciate house and landed property at Clapham ; entirely alter and deteriorate the character of the neighbourhood ; and destroy the quiet and comfort the inhabitants. As one of the oldest inhabitants cf the parish, be considered himself perfect►y justified in coming forward to move this resolution, and it any further inducement was requisite, it would be found in the fact that he possessed freehold property to the value of some 10,001;I., contiguous to the proposed line of railway. His object, in common with the rest of the meeting, was to prevent the formation of the projected line, which was intended to commence at Battersea new bridge, and proceed across Clapham-common to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Clapbam•common being high ground, it was necessary to make a cutting 30 feet in depth, which was to be eventually covered over, and converted into a tunnel. Mr. S. SIDNEY, after exhibiting a plan of the proposed line, proceeded to show the object of the promoters, and the advantages which it would confer on the locality. The resolution was then put and agreed to, there being only one hand held up against it. Mr. J. 13. GASIOT said he was sure that the proposi tion which he had to submit to the meeting would meet its hearty concurrence:—" That the most determined opposition be offered to the scheme at every stage; and this meeting pledges itself to raise whatever funds may be requisite for that purpose." Mr. T. A. HAWKEY, in seconding the resolution, re marked it was somewhat strange that the board of direc tors should not have made any official announcement of the proposed alteration to the committee. He certainly could not take the dictum uttered by Mr. Sidney as a resolution to be carried out by the Crystal Palace Com pany. He submitted that some step ought to be taken to obtain some authoritative information as to the deci sion of the company. (Cheers). The resolution was then adopted. A resolution was also passed requesting the members for the county and the members for the boroughs within the county to give the measure their decided opposition. On the motion of Mr. Soltau, seconded by Mr. S. Williams, a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, with a brief acknowledgment of which the proceedings terminated. DISTRESSING DEATIL—The following frightful death has just occurred in the infirm ar y of S t . And rew's , Holborn, Workhouse:—Caroline Killeck, who has just at tained her twenty-third year, having been an inmate of the workhouse from her infancy, was a few days since left alone in the women's day room, where a large fire was burning, " . Hearing over which was a saucepan, in which she w orders s a " stew ing do sown tea tea leaves, somewhat contrary one approach, she hastily leaned over the iron guard, and in seizing the saucepan her apron took fire, and from thence communicated with her gown, a sort of light flimsy check linen. The poor creature, uttering piercing screams, and en veloped in lames, ran from room to room, but the affrighted inmates rendered her no assistance, till at length she bounded down the hall staircase, w h e re she was met by Mr. A l dr ed, the master, who immediately enveloped her in a large mat that happened to be handy, and wrapped up in this, she was conveyed to the infirmary upstairs. There being no medical man resident on the establishment, Mr. Sewell, the surgeon to the workhouse, was immediately sent for, and the usual remedies in such deplorable cases applied. The poor sufferer lingered on in excruciating agony until Saturday morning last, when she expired. SUICIDE AT BRISTOL.—A painful sensation was excited yesterday, at Bristol, in consequence of its becoming known that Mr. William Gold Pugsley had rashly put a period to his existence, by banging himself to a bed-post, at his residence, St. Michael's-hill, in that city. The deceased who had been very widely known, and who was generally respected, had formerly kept a tavern in the Hotwell• road, where he lived many years with great respectability. THE STRAND ROBBERY.—At Capel-street, Police office, Dublin, on Monday, G. Winters and Josephine Scott, natives of London, were charged by Superintendent 15/Ma hon of the G. division of police, for having a large quantity of broken gold, diamonds, pearls, and other jewels, of great value in their possession, supposed to be a part of the pro perty stolen from the shop of Mr. Jones, watchmaker, and jeweller, 388, Strand, London, on or about the 9th instant. The prisoners were remanded for a week. STRIKE IN THE BOOT AND SHOE TRADE.—A good deal of excitement prevails in Westminster, in consequence of a very serious dispute between the master strong boot and shoemakers and the men in their employ, which has led to a strike among the latter, and induced the masters to adver tise by bills for 500 good hands, to whom constant employ ment is promised, and it is supposed that this is the number of men out on the strike. The dispute appears to have arisen through a number of the masters, on the let of October, wishing the men to sign a document consenting to a certain amount of wages, and not to support any men who do not agree to that proposal, who should strike in consequence. The prices the masters offer are 2s. 3d. and the closing to be paid for extra, with full employment, but the men say this is a starvation price. ASTLEY'S.—The entertainments at this theatre have for some weeks past consisted almost entirely of scenes in the circle. Mr. Batty, however, intends resuming the hippodramatio entertainment on the stage, on Monday, November 1, with a new spectacle, from the pen of a popular author, with scenery, costumes, and decorations of the most gorgeous description. We understand that Mr. Batty, after a long, active, and highly-successful career, is about retiring from the toils of management — having purchased the handsome mansion known as " Bridge House," Golder's-green, on the Finchley-road, with extensive and beautiful grounds attached, where he purposes to enjoy for the remainder of his life, the large fortune he has amassed by his indefatigable industry and enterprising spirit. The theatre—which is wholly the property of Mr. Batty—with the extensive stud, and valuable menagerie of trained animals, harness, trap pings, scenery, machinery, properties, costumes, and other appointments, valued at 30,0001 . , have been for some time in the market—but no speculator has yet come up to the large figure that has been placed upon this fortunate house—in which two successive managers have, within a comparatively short time, amassed large tortunes.—Sunday Times, Oct. 24. JERSEY GARRISoN.—The military and artillery force at the garrison in Jersey is to be considerably aug mented. The militia force in Jersey is now 20,000 strong. THE POST OFFICE.—A return has been made of the y l e B d sl b! w th a e s salaries, wages, and allowances of the Post Office de partmentppeoasrtsothffiactethine to b t e a l l a n n u d m o b n er t o h f s p s er th son j s in Ireland and Scotland, from which it ap p LI; 1,927, receiving 73,1111.; and that in Scotland the num ber of persons was 2,190, receiving 79, 906/. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A SOLDIER OF THE 31ST REGIMENT.—The Cork Constitution says:—"On Thurs day last, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, the body of a private soldier belonging to the above regiment was found drowned in the River Blackwater, Fermony. Some women are in custody on suspicion, but it is feared the real perpetrators will not be brought to justice." EXPENSE OF PROSECUTING A MURDERER.--ITI the annual accounts of the treasurer of the county of Oxford, just published, it appears that the conviction and execu tion of Kalabergo, for the murder of his uncle, near Banbury, cost tse county no less a sum than 3591. 3s ad. A SIGN OF THE TIMES.—In the North British Advertiser of last Saturday, there are advertisements for nearly 80 situations vacant, whilst only seven persons advertise for situations. THE SYDNEY MAIL STEAM-PACKET. -080 Of the passengers bound for Port Philip, who went out in the Sydney mail packet which left Plymouth for Australia on the 4th of August last, returned to England in the Bosphorus. Ho refused to proceed any farther than the Isle of Ascension, on account of the bad accommodation for passengers on board the Sydney steamer. DUBLIN REVISION LIST.—The revision of the Par liamentary list for the city of Dublin closed yester day, but, in consequence of the expiration of the time prescribed by law for the revision, the list of claims could not be gone into. The result, so far as it goes, is highly favourable to the Con servative party, but a very different state of things would exist, could an adjudication be had on the claims, amounting to 7,500, and of which nearly 6,000 are on the Liberal side. The assistant barrister intimated his intention of bringing the matter before the executive, with a view of having the anoma lous state of the law corrected. TALLOW.—Letters from St. Petersburgh to the 18th inst. report a further rise in tallow, 600 casks having been sold at 121 r., and 122 r. being now the price de manded. There were 6,000 casks yet to arrive from the interior, of which one-half at least would be delayed until next season. Frost had already been experienced, and there were scarcely any ships at Cronstadt. [ADTERTISEHENT.]--THE ROYAL EXHIBITION.—A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the Race-course, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles; they are in valuable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to Sports men, Gentlemen, Gamekeepers, and Tourists.—To be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York-hotel. Telescopes—A new and most important in vention in Telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers, that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the Double Stars. With the same Telescope, wei g hi ng on l y th r ee ounce s, can be seen a person's countenance 3 miles distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and Race course glasses, with wonderful powers; an object can be clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, have invented invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before imper fect vision, every object appears clear and distinct, the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. The Invisible Or ganic Vibrator, and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of extreme deafness..--39, s erve opposite the York age'. Albermarle-street, Picca dill y , ob- SPOR G OTES. No. CCCXXXV. YESTERDAY'S RACING AT NEWMARKET, WITH lllE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW. In weather the most unpropitious, and on ground the most sodden, was decided the great race of the meeting yesterday. The racing commenced with the 501 Plate for two•years-old and upwards, over the last three miles of the 13. C. Morning Star, with Evening Star, Tick ton, and Maria, in close contiguity, raced to the Duke's Stand, where all had had enough but Maria and Tickton; the latter then took a slight lead, and was challenged 50 yards from home by Maria, who, however, had not the shadow of a chance, for Tickton went past the post pull ing double, although winning by only a neck. Morning Star was beaten nearly a score of lengths; and Waver ley lost the third place by something like half-a-doz en lengths more. The remainder , including Evening Star, Fetid, and the Assault colt, unable to move in the dirt, were left fur behind. The winner's easy victory found him a new owner at 300 guineas, which, I fancy, he is well worth. In the races for the 10 says. Sweepstakes over the Cri terion course, Old Motley cut out the woilt until halt • way up the cords, where Guy M.innering took the lead, tied won cleverly by half a length; ilnislaiag a good third and last. The great race of the day next came en for decision, and 31 compttitors came to the post to struggle for superiority, no less than a &sten finding backers in the ring. They got off well together at the first attempt, and ran, in a compact body, to within 100 yards of the Duke's Stand, without any toiling of consequence having taken place. This was the rusuit of the badness of the pace. At this point, however, it commenced with a vengeance, the held beirg,in a very little time, scattered all over the course. J ust before reaching the Duke's Stand, Bobbie .Nohie, clearing his horses, took a-bead of two lengths, which he maintained for a short distance, when the Knight of the Shire, who had been running very forward, came out, passed him in a few strides, went on by himself, and won with great ease by a couple of lengths ; Bobbie noble beating Lady Evelyn, who had been gradually drawing to the front for the last dis tance, by a length and a half. Babette was a good fourth, a short half length dividing her and the Lady ; Herbert an indifferent fifth. Azael, Weather gage, and Convulsion, had not the least chance, the state of the ground having disposed of them early. The pace, as might naturally be expected, was bad; time, 2 min. 14 sec. Messrs. Payne, Greville, and others connected with the winner's stable, wiu good stakes. A portion of the aristocratic body likewise throw in. Bookmakers, fur the most part, are said to be losers. _ _ _ _ As many persons may have backed horses after they were scratched, it may be useful to know the time when they were struck out. At midnight, on Sunday, the for feit list was composed of the following names :—Her nandei, Ariosto, Officious, Uprbinger. Chief Baron Nicholson, Adine, Flirt, Lady Amyott, Young Trouble some, Scarecrow, La Gazza Ladra, Cavan, Ammonia, Dollond, Longinus, and Tureens. Previous to the read ing of the list on Monday evening, the following were the additional scratching. :—Glauca, Stilton, Neasham, Hungerford, King of Trumps, Huthorpe, Ringleader, The Italian, Musician, Old Euglish Oak, Athena Pallas, Butterfly, Bit of Blue, Lindrick, Billy Bar, Plot, Tested, Henrietta, Rachetee, Cotton Laoy, Termagant,Dividend, Jessica, Cornelius, and Madeline. Between that time and midnight Teddington, Truth, Allegro, Proctor, Sally, Warfoot colt, King Pepin, and Kate, were also added to the doleful list. Yesterday morning, Eliza Middleton, Grey Tommy, Miniature filly, High Sheriff, Miss Fanny, Lancaster, Follow-me-Lads, Puritan, and Isabella, were the last batch of unfortunates. The remainder were left in the finale. _ _ _ A fine race between Janina, Heroine, and Ploughboy, for the 10 soya. Stakes, over the last half of the Ab. M., terminated in favour of the first named, by only a head; Heroine beating Ploughboy a short length for second place, Lady Speedy a good fourth, and Needle fifth. The Anonymous Letter and Leybourne ran very stale. Sextus ran away with another Sweepstakes of 10 soya., over the same course as the previous race, beating his only opponent, Vest, by three lengths. The D.M. Selling Handicap Sweepstakes was likewise a one-sided affair, Faux-pas waiting upon Presto into the cords, and winning, when called upon, very easily by two lengths. The 15 cove. Handicap, over the T.Y.O , was won in the most offhand style imaginable, by Child-of-the- Mist; Dividend beating Knavery a length fo: second place. The others were stalled off. The D.I. Handicap Plate brought the day's sport to a conclusion. They backed Cariboo against the field for this race, but the dirt most effectually settled him before they had run half the distance; Lerry Whent winning by a length, Ilex obtaining second place. Cariboo, Black Doctor, and Houiakin were somewhere or other I presume, but certainly not within range of my optics. The field for the Glasgow Stakes to-morrow will not have more than three starters at the outside, namely, Speed-the-Plough, West Australian, and Filbert; but it is not unlikely that the Stakes will terminate in a compromise and walk over. If it produces a race Speed-the-Plough will, of course, beat West Australia, and the latter do the like for Filbert. The 50 sovs. Sweepstakes over the Ab. M. will be contested by Glenavun, Nicotine, ono of Lord Exeter's, and Pharold. Sylphine does not run. The fist and second places will be filled by GLENAVON—wiam the present state of the ground suits—and NICTuRINE. Angelo, the Couspirvey Filly, Sittingbourne, and Knight of the Garter 1 believe, run their respective watches. Kly digest of the Nursery Stakes will appear to morrow. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET lIOUGHTON MEETING. TUESDAY. 501. ; for two-year-olds, 4st ; three, ist slb ; four, Bst 91b; five, 9st 31b; six and aged, 9st 71b. The winner. with his engagements, to ho sold for 300 guineas, it demanded, &c. Last three miles of B.C. Mr. Danby's Tickton, 2 yrs (carried 4st 101 b) (Carrel) 1 Mr. Lumley's Maria, 3 yrs (T. Sherwood) 2 Mr. Skelmerdine'a Morning Star, 3 yrs (Knott) 3 Duke of Bedford's Petra, 2 yrs (carried 4st 81b) (C. Wallman) 0 Lord Exeter's f by Beiram out of Amaryllis, 2 yrs (J. Edwards) 0 Mr. Parker's Evening Star, 2 yrs (carried 4st 61b) (W. Wilson) 0 Mr. Barne's Waverloy, 3 yrs (Charlton) 0 Lord Wilton's a by Assault, dam by Lanercost, 2 yrs (carried 4st 31b) (Comery) 0 Mr. Dawson's I)oubleshot, 2 yrs. (Bundy) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Ticicton, and sto 1 agst any other. Morning Star, with Ticklon, Lvening Star, and Maria in attendance, made running to the Duke's Stand, where all were beaten except Tiekton and Maria, the former, who went on with the running, winning, hard held, by a nick. Nothing was within 20 lengths of this couple. Owing to the thickness of the weather, we were unable to time this race. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; three-year-oldi, 7st 71b; four, Bst 31b ; five and upwards, Bst Sib. Criterion Course. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. &c. Captain Lane's Guy :uannering, 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Fienne's Old Rowley, 3 yrs (carried ist 71b) (Flatman) 2 Mr. Sherring's Woodlark, 6 yrs (W. Treen) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Old Rowley, and 7to 4 agst Guy Mannoring. The three ran together till halt-way up the cords, where Guy Mannering took the lead, carried it on to the end, and won by half a length. Run in 1 min. 22 sec. Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 revs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only it declared, &c., with 100 lidded ; the winner of the Doncaster St. Leger to carry 121 b extra ; the second in the St. Leger, or the winner of the Doncaster Cup or Great Yorkshire Handicap, or the Leamington Stakes to carry 6lb extra; the winner of any handicap value 200 sous., including the winner's own stake, after the publication of :his handicap, to carry 31b extra; these weights not to be accumulative, but the winner of the Cesarewitch to carry 71b over and above any other extra weight to which he may be liable ,• the second to recsive 50 sous. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 30 Boys. to the judge. Cambridgeshire Course. Lord Bruce's knight of the Shire, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Harding) 1 Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble, 3 yrs, 7st 111b...(Pettit) 2 Lord Wiltun's Lady Evelyn, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (including 61b extra) (Dittman) 3 Mr. Mangan's Russborough, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Templeman) 0 Mr. Waller's Ephesus, 4 yrs Tat 121 b (Sly) 0 Lord Orford's Alcoran, 3 yrs 7st 101 b (J. Munn) 0 Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage, 3 yrs, ist 91b (includ ing tlb extra) "(Wells) 0 Sir R. Bulkeley's liook'em Snivey, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Charlton) 0 Lord Warwick's Grief, 6 yrs, ist 61b (Crouch) 0 Mr. Morris's Indian Warrior, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Basham) 0 Mr. J. Osborne's The Cutler, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (J. Osborne) 0 Mr. Phillips's Le Juif (h b), 4 yrs, 7st 21b...(Knott) ° Lord Glasgow's Caracas, 3 yrs, 781 11b (T. Lye) 0 0 Mr. Batson's Khadidjah, 3 yrs, 6st 101b...(G. Ma nn) Mr. Waring's Manifold, 5 yrs, Est 91b (Toovey) 0 Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Agnes, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Carroll) 0 0 Mr. J. Leo's Deceitful, 4 yrs, 66 t 51b ...... (Holloway) Major Martyn's Convulsion, 3 yrs, Est 51b...(Hiott) 0 Mr. E. Parr's Sanits, 3 yrs, Est slb (Ducker) 0 Mr. H. Elwes's Azael, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (including 31b extra) ............................ : ........ .( kendall) 0 ... Mr. H. Brewer's Verinuth, 4 yrs, Est 3 1 b (Sacrwoud) o Baron Buthachild's 11, acinth, 3 yrs, 6tt llb (Chilinan) 0 Mr. Duncombe's Alfred the Great, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Waddington) 0 Mr. Thomas's Sir John Barleycorn, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Matun) 0 Mr. J. M. Sta nle y 's Sister to Singapore, 3 yrs, sst (Ashroall) 0 711) ........................................ --(Rickards) 0 Mr. B. E. Oliver's BActte, 3 yrs. sst 61h Mr. B. Lister's Brawn, 3 yrs, sst 51b...0. s ti , ggies) 0 Mr. J. Rogers's Pancake, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Cawl e v) 0 Mr. Wigram's Peacock, 3 yrs, sst 31b...(8 tegglj,) 0 - Mr. J. Armstrongs Sabra, 3 yrs, sst 21b (Goodman) din ) 0 Lord Ribbh•sdales Herbert, 6 y rs, 6st 91b (T. Smith) 0 Betting- 4 to 1 agst Babette, 6t o 1 agst Azad, 7to Shire, 8 to 1 aeh agst Hobble ag st Knight of the Noble and Weathergage, 10 to 1 agst V ' ermuth, 10 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn, 12 to 1 agst Convulsion, 18 to 1 agst Alfred the Great, 20 to lagst Ephesus, 40 to 1 agst Deceitful, and 50 to 1 a gs t n halfert ussberough. Won by two lengths, a length and a between second and third, Babotto fourth, and Herb fifth. Run in 2 min. 14 in. TURKEY. From the justificative reason given by the Divan for rejecting the transaction of the Turkish loan, it would appear that M. Couturier, the agent of the Bank of Constantinople, and the Prince Callimuki, had acted precipitately by concluding the affair pre vious to it. being ratified by the Sultan. The minis ters are unanimous in opinion that the 20 per cent. premium is an imposition ; other parties bavint come forward who offer, 2,3, or even 5,000,000 sterling at 5} per cent., and without premium. The Sultan had sent an immense quantity of plate and jewellery to the Mint. They have been returned to him, accompanied by a written statement that the financial embarrassments of the Government were not in such a sad condition as to require such an ex pedient. The Armenian bankers have scraped together 400,0001., and the Turkish Ministers about 250,0001. These sums suffice to relieve the exigencies of the moment. ALLEGED DEATH FROM HOMEOPATHY. Yesterday, Mr. Waleley, accompanied by Mr. Brent, his deputy, held at the Hope and Anchor, Gloucester place, Bedford New Town, an inquest of five hours' duration on the late Mrs. Margaret Sedgewick, aged GO, whose death was attributed to homeopathic treat ment. The inquest-room was crowded by medical men, parochial authorities, and friends of the deceased, who took the deepest interest in the inquiry. Maria Cox, a nurse, deposed, that she attended de ceased from the previous Tuesday until Friday, when she died. She gradually got worse until Friday morn ing, when the died. She was sensible within a few mo ments of death, Mr. Samuel Sedgwick, deceased's husband, said, that on Sunday fortnight deceased was taken ill, when he gave her two antibilious pills. She was much worse on the following Tuesday, and at her request he called en Mr. David Griffith Jones, the homoeopathist, who said that she suffered n( t !ram stoppage of the bowels, but from inflammation of the lungs. At the time she suffered from pain in the stomach and difficulty of breathing. Sunday week her daughter, who had no faith in houasee path'', sent Dr. M‘Clowell, her own physician, to attend her mother, and he told him that deceased was rapidly .inking, and that unless she had other treatment she would assuredly die. Witness told that to Mr. Jones, requesting him to have a consultation with one of " the old practice." Mr. Jones declined the proposal, saying " they will doctor her to death." Dr. Epps was then sent for, and he held a consultation with Mr. Jones, on Monday. After which they declared it a hopeless case, and that deceased's complaint was a forerunner of others, and the dropsy had set in. Whereupon witness resolved to get rid of the horecepathic treatment, and revert to " the old practice." Accordingly he sent for Mr. M'Clowell and Dr. Bliley, and also engaged a new nurse. Mr. A. C. M'Clowell, surgeon, 29, Harley-street, said that on Sunday week he visited deceased at her daughter's re ques t . H e b e li eve d t h at h e h a d cer tifi e d correctly, and th at d eat h resu lt e d f rom i n fl amma ti on o f the lungs an d homeopa thists and Wak the nullity peritoneum. And he was also of opinion nsuulmlitmye ofd up a that death w as cause d b y th e neg l ec t o f t h e homoopa thetet edgreat ici nes. m length. Mr. Jones.—l want to speak. Mr. Wakley.—This is contrary to all precedents. I have charged the jury , after which you have no right to address the Court. Yon h a d every opportun i ty o f doing s o b e f ore. Mr. Jones. --You have _ not acted as a gen tl eman . Mr. Wakleee—Coust contempt of Court. able, take him i nto custo dy f or Mr. Davis, the summoning Mr. e Jon es , and kept officer, accor di ng l y re moveding room, to await the coronehr's in custody i n an a dj o i n - The jury retired f ur h alf au pleasure. the following verdict, which the foreman and then returned ceased died from inflammation of the e ilian read :—" De jury, are not competent enough to unge, but we, the treatment. judge of the medical The above finding completely overwhelm d Present with wonder, us quite a differ e every one ent verdict was expected. When the surprise abated, ' Mr. Wakley calmly said—Gentlem en , you have en yourselves judges of the cause of death, b ut I will sae nothing. y Mr. Jones was then brought into the Court, and having made a suitable apology, was discharged by the I coroner from ousted y. THE CASE OF THE MAntas.—Letters of the 20th, received from Genoa , repo rt the arrival in that city, en route to Florence, of the Earls of Roden and Cavan and Captain Trotter, as a deputation from the Protestant Alliance, to in tercede with the Grand Duke of Tuscany for the release of Francine and Rosa Medial, who have been condemned to a lengthened period of imprisonment, with hard labour, for alleged "impiety," in holding and teaching Protestant doc trines in their own house. The deputation had received several memorials, transmitted from this country, for presen tation to the Grand Duke, but it was feared they would be compelled to withhold some of them, as more likely to ob struct than promote the object of their mission. Lord Roden, who was accompanied by the Hon. R. Somerset Maxwell, was obliged to proceed to Florence in his carriage, in conse quence of every bed and mattress on board the Leghoin steamer having been preoccupied. The following, as has y et been ascertaine.d, is the list of continental delegates assn( tied with the British deputation : —From France, Count Agenor do Gasparin and M. de Mitnont ; Holland, M. Emit de Soet erwoude ; Wurtemburg, M. von Pistorius • Prussia, M. Detlunan H ONfitiulitud, cciicnei RAPE. George Grcgson, a gentlemanly-looking young man, aged 23, described as a student, was charged with hav ing committed a rape on the person of a child aged 12 years, named Ann Hall, who livid in the house in which he lodged. Mr. Robinson conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner. From the medical evidence it appeared that a disease which the prisoner had upon him at the time he com mitted the offence, had been communicated to the child. The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and after a❑ absence of 20 minutes, returned into court, when the foreman announced that they found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence deferred. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) John Ware, 31, painter, was found guilty of felon lowly marrying Jane Edwards, his wife being still alive, and was sentenced to imprisonment for 12 calendar months with hard labour. THE DUEL NEAR WINDSOR. The coroner's inquest on the body of M. Frederick Cournet, killed in a duel near Inglefield-green, on the 19th instant, was resumed yesterday before C. J. Woods, Esq., at the Barley Mow Inn. The inquiry created the most intense interest, and amongst those present were General Sir John Cathcart, Bart., Colonel Galwey, Cap tain Seymour, J. Bonnell, Esq., W. Newnham, Esq., T. R. Ward, Esq., J. Dobinson, Esq., county magistrates, and many others of the neighbouring gentry. It was nearly 4 o'clock before the proceedings commenced, the Coroner, who resides at a distance, having been detained an hour beyond the time fixed on Thursday last. The Coroner said, since Thursday last, through the exertions of the very active superintendent of police, Mr. Biddlecome, a mass of additional evidence, of a very important character, had been obtained, which he trusted would enable them to conclude the inquiry at the present sitting. Henry Hand, of 5, Harpur-street, New Oxford-street, deposed that he is the proprietor of the Assault of Arms, and secretary to Mr. Green, the proprietor of the Shooting Gallery, Leicester-square, London. On Mon day evening, the 18th of October, about half-past seven o'clock, three foreigners came into the gallery to hire pistols for practice. They were supplied with a brace of pistols, on leaving a deposit. Witness did not know the parties. The pistols now produced they did not approve of ; another brace of pistols was procured, and they took them. (The pistols were here produced; they were a brace of rifle pistols, the same as they used in the shooting gallery.) The foreigners left 81. as a deposit. The pistols were returned about 5 o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, the 19th inst. The pistols were brought back by a stranger, who ap peared like a waiter at one of the neighbouring hotels. At the time the messenger delivered the pistols to wit ness he stated that one of them was loaded. Witness put a cap on the nipple, and afterwards put some gun powder in the nipple, but the pistol missed fire both times. Witness then drew the charge and found the rag produced, and a ball (also produced) in the chamber. The rag rendered it next to an impossibility that the powder should explode. This rag was where the gun powder should have been. Witness had not since been able to trace the messenger who brought back the pistol. The pistols were not loaded when the foreigners took them away. They had just previously been used in the gallery. The parties who hired the pistols took about two dozen caps, and the same number of bullets. One of the foreigners came back about half-past eight o'clock on the Monday evening, and said he wanted more balls. Witness gave him ten or a dozen more, and saw nothing more of the foreigners after that time. Mr. Green vo lunteered the information in consequence of seeing the account of the proceedings in the newspapers, and find ing that a powder flask had been found upon one of the prisoners (Allain). The bill produced (found upon Allain) was the paper in which witness wrapped the balls. A certain sum was paid for the use of the pistols, and for the powder flask, which was not returned. The pistols were taken away without being cleaned—there had been many shots fired from them on Monday, the 18th inst., but they were not very foul. _ _ _ In answer to questions from Mr. Ashurst (who ap peared for MM. Baronnet and Allain), witness said the pistols were cleaned on the Monday morning, but not afterwards before they left the gallery on Monday. The pistol in which the wadding (or rag) was found was in use on the Monday, and so was the other pistol. The pistols were cleaned with tow, never with rag, like the piece produced. He could identify one of the parties who hired the pistols. In answer to questions from the Coroner, Mr. Super intendent Biddlecombe said the four persons taken up upon suspicion—MM. Barthelemy and De Mornay (friends of the survivor), and MM. Baronnet and Allain (friends of the deceased), had been lodged in Horsemon ger-lane Gaol. Mr. Bryon, of the Mansion-house police, having been sworn as interpreter, Guisland Patrice Denis deposed, in French, that he resided at 53, Old Compton-street, Soho, where he keeps a restaurant and coffee-house. Ho know Frederick Cournet, and knew Couruet had been residing in London some time—for nine or ten months. Knew Emanuel Barthelemy ; be is a Frenchman. Had seen Edmund Allain at his house about fifteen times. Knew Baronnet but did not know his Christaiu name. Did not know De Mornay. Barthelemy had been in England for about three weeks or a month on his present visit. Witness believes that Barthelemy came direct to his house, but could not fix the date in the absence of his hocks. Barthelemy slept twice at his house, and called a third time. Recollected Barthelemy writing a letter from his house. Witness told Barthelemy that Baronnet, Cournet, and Recherolles took their repasts at his house. Witness had no knowledge of the contents of the letter written by Barthelemy, but the latter said he could not finish it without referring to the last letter he had received from Cournet. He after ards said he must show the letter to some one before he closed it, and he returned home for that purpose. Barthelemy said he did no t know Cournet personal l y , and witness told him Co urne t was a very fine man , and a strong man—a strong and robust man. Barthelemy held his hand, as if in tho act of firing off a pistol, towards a looking glass, and said, "At this, I don't fear the first corner." He left the house, and said in an hour and a half he would bring him the letter. Barthelemy did not return. Three or tour days after that Barthelemy came to witness's house and slept there. The first time Barthelemy arrived at the house witness understood, from his expressions, that he had a quarrel with Cour net. Barthelemy last slept at the house of witness on the night of Monday, the 18th ; he came in a little before 12, and went to b e d i mme diately afterwards. Robellard was at the table with him, but took no thin g to eat ; he drank. They both slept in the same room. Witness did not hear any particular conversation be tween them. Barthelemy left the house alone at a quarter to six o'clock on the following morning. Robel lard came down about half-past 11. Four or five days after the arrival of Barthelemy, Cournet said he had heard that Barthelemy had said, in certain circl es, that he would burst his (Cournet s) belly. On the 14th Cournet did not come to breakfast, but was at witness's house at dinner. On that occasion Cournet said, " The coward would not accept me to-day." Witness under stood that Cournet bad been to Richmond. Louis Joseph Soulli, advocate, of Cranbourn-street, Leicester-square, deposed, in French, that Cournet was his friend. Did not know Barthelemy. [Witness was deeply affected, and was accommodated with a chair.] Thought he should know Barthelemy from Cournet's description, but had never seen him. Knew that a duel was about to be fought between Barthelemy mid Cournet. Three days before his death Cournet said he had a desire to avoid that fatal rencontre, but he could not. The terms of the quarrel were such as not to ad mit of explanation. The cause of the duel was a menace. Did not know De Mornay nor Allain, Ba ronnet was his friend. Knew nothing, excepting hearsay, of the preparations for the duel. In France the terms of a duel are always committed to writing. When op portunity offers, the principals have two seconds (or witnesses) each. Among gentlemen the privileged weapons are pistols and swords, when both are agreed it is a duel to the death. It is seldom that both are used. The offended party has the choice of arms, but that point is somewhat difficult to settle. When the seconds know that one of the parties is a better shot than the other they increase the distance, in order to place them more on an equality. They place the com batants at a distance of 40 yards generally; they each walk up to a certain point, and then fire. Another mode is to toss for the first fire. The seconds are charged with the loading of the pistols. They show the powder, and the ball to the seconds on the other side. Each second loads the pistol of his principal. It is always the practice to examine the pistols, and then they draw lots for the pistols; that is before they are charged. Gallery pistols are the most dangerous, and require no wadding between the ball and the powder. l 8 Joseph Joanny Pardigan, 78, Wardour - street , Ox ford-street, bootmaker, deposed that he knew Bar thelerey very well. Barthelemy first came to England in Barthelemyweeks las t last Monday . , A n d m a y . , c Barthelemy orn er, was at M. 4 D B. en Three o, re s e nd wanted o fight Witness again saw him at n i g ht. C ourne t had previously men no,tios ; for wh oever n i th e presence of w itnesses, that he was about certainly deceased. to fight a du e l w i t h juryman sa id h e should like to know w h o l oa d e d the murdered t h e put t k rag i Couldn thethe they pistolnot moatswear pis the other seconds? The Coroner said the seconds were supposed to be in custody. They had declined to make any statement, and there was no power to compel them. The Coroner having summed up the evidence, the jury retired. On the re-admission of the public, The Coroner announced that th e j ury h ad returned a verdict of " W ilful Murder against the four pri soners i n u and also against a fifth person, nam e un k nown , not in custody." custody, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I perceive there is a paragraph in your paper of Saturday referring to the late Totnes Election, taken from Woolmer's Exeter Gazette (a very questionable autho rity on such matters). It is true that Lord Seymour was proposed by Lieut. Boardman, R.N., and the Rev. James Shore, A.M., the former an attendant at, and the latter minister of Bridgetown Free Episcopal Church—gentle men driven to secede from the Established Church through the tyrannical conduct of the Bishop of Exeter towards the latter gentleman (who had been for years the beloved minister of Bridgetown Church and conse quently carried his whole flock with him). It is further stated that Thomas Mills, Esq. (the second liberal mem ber), was brought forward by the Dissenters ;—now this was not correct, for Mr. Mills was introduced to this borough and supported throughout the contest by the most influential, respectable, and enlightened in habitants of the town, comprising men of nearly all religious denominations (Churchmen as well as Dissent ers), and by several of the magistrates of the town. The paragraph reflects on the archdeacon and vicar of Totnes, tor not supporting a Tory in preference to Mr. Mills. Surely, Mr. Mills, who has not only built but endowed a church at his own entire expense, is as good a friend to the Church as could bo desired; and it is not likely that two such conscientious men and Christian divines as the Archdeacon Froude and the Vicar of Totnes (Rev. J. W. Burrough) will turn their backs on such a worthy member as Mr. Mills, whose greatest pleasure it is to subscribe liberally to all charitable, benevolent, and useful institutions, whether in the neigh bourhood in which he resides, or in this borough which has lately done itself the honour to elect as Lord Seymour ' s colleague, a gentleman of such rectitude of principle and high character, that not even one of his opponents can say a word to his disrepute. The Church will never bo in danger from such men as Mr. Mills or my Lord Seymour,* or, as is stated in the paragraph, from its own " friends," hut rather from its Puseyite enemies, who are disgusting numbers of true Protestants in this diocese, and will do mere than anything else to swell the ranks of Dissenters, amongst whom will be found men as conscientious, and as good Protestants as in the Established Church.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A LIBERAL CHURCHMAN AND AN ELECTOR OF TOTNES. Oct. 25, 1852. * Lord Seymour (notwithstanding what is stated in the paragraph in question), polltd within 40 of the entire con stituency; and Mr. Mills, who was proposed and seconded by two magistrates, was returned by a respectable majority, larger than all the majorities put together of his opponent in his numerous former contests for the borough. So much for Woolmer's Gazette. ,~ Sweewtakes of 10 sovs. each ; for tin-fie-year-olds, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 4lb ; five and upwards, Bst Sib, Th e Winner to be sold for 80 sova,, ii demanded, &c. Last half of A b.M. Itlr. Magenis's Janina, 3 yes (Chariton) 1 A fr. Liley's Heroine, 6 yrs (Bartholomew) 2 blr, Hobson's Anonymous Lotter, 3 yrs (G. Brown) 0 Mr. Rcwden's Lady Speedy, 5 yrs (Crouch) 0 Duke of Richmond's Ploughboy, 6 yrs...(Flatman) 0 Mr. Rogers's Leybourne, 4 yrs (Rogers) 0 Mr. J. Henderson's Needle, 3 yrs (G. Oates) 0 Betting-5 to 4 apt Leybourne, and 3to 1 egst Heroine. A very fine race between Janina, Heroine, and Ploughboy. Janina winning by a head, and Plough boy a very good third, Lady Speedy and Needle well up. Run in 57 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 200 soya., if demanded, &c. Last half of Ab.M. Mr. Sam's Sextua Lord Ex e t er ' s V est (Norman) 2 Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 cove. each, 10 ft, for three-year. olds and upwards. The winner to be sold. for 200 soya„ if demanded, 4.tc. P.M. Mr. Payne's Faux Pax, 4 yrs, 7st 9th .. (Flatman) 1 Mr. Burson's Beauclere, a, Bst 7lb Mr. Spark's Presto, 4 yrs, Est 12Ib ( W ells) 3 ( 5 4) 2 Duke of Richmond's H ou l a ki n, 3 yrs, Oat 71b eabu held e to w 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst P res t o (Garvey) 4 , and 2 to 1 aaB t c. Presto ethit° jumped off' wit h a strong lead, which a fewstrides of th e cords. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 f, for t wo and three-year•olds. Mr. Wigram's Child of the Mist, 3 yrs, 7st 51b yrs, ist 51b (Ch arlton) 2 (Wells) 1 Mr. Ingram's Dividend, 3 Mr. Drinkala's Knavery, 2 yrs, 63t....(T. Sh erwood) 3 Mr. Robinson's Billy Richardson, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (13unaby) 0 Mr. Thompson's Blood Royal, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (W. Abdale) 0 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Caracars, 2 yrs Est (Carroll) o Betting-6 to 3 apt Child of the Mist, 3to 1 each agst Billy Richardson and Knavery, and 4 to 1 agst Blood Royal. Child of the Mist made nearly all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Run in 1 min. 21 sec. Handicap Plate of 1001. for three-year-olds and upwards. D.I. Mr. Dawson ns Lerrywhent, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Aldcroft) 1 Lord Exeter's Ilex, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (S. Steggles) 2 Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (Flatman) 0 Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor, 4 yrs, Bst...(Abrahams) 0 Duke of Richmond's Houlakin, 3 yrs, sst 51b (car ried sst 71b) (Garvey) 0 Betting—Even on Cariboo, 3 to 1 agst .Lerrywbent. and 4 to 1 agst Black Doctor. The race from the Duke's Stand was entirely between Lerrywhent and flex, the former winning easily by a length. The others walked in. The race was not timed. RACING FIXTi NOVE URES FOR 1852. ;MBE% Stretford Warwick _ 16 Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 Worcester Autumn 2 Ermom 4 Liverpool Autumn 9 Cowtridge Huta Northallerton ll I IRISH RACES TO COME. NOVEMBER. Kilkenny THE FRENCH CURRENCY. The Di:bats has the following on the subject of gold, calling strenaously for a change in the character of the currency:-- " The assertion that the enormous production of gold in California, in Australia, and in Siberia, is a transi tory pheuomenon destined to finish as suddenly as it commenced, is the romantic exaggeration of an exact tact—namely, that mines of gold, alluvian mines at least, become exhausted more rapidly them other mines. It is necessary, however, to be endowed with a superhuman dose of penetration to now perceive in the mines of gold recently discovered, any signs of approaching exhaustion. Ilan the production fallen on in any of the gold regions? By no means; it is ra ther increasing. According to the last accounts from California the extraction has never been more active and more abundant. As far as regards Russia, the gold is said to exist there in indefinite quantity, the end of which it is impossible to foresee. As to Australia, the strata have been scarcely skimmed, and they are every day found to be more extensive. In a word, we must prepare ourselves to see, during a considerable lapse of time, an unheard of production, which will go at least to 200,000 kilogrammes of gold, making 700 millions of our gold coin; or, at least eight times greater than what took place at the commencement of the century, and that while the production of silver scarcely exceeds what it was 50 years ago. Suppose that this lapse of time, during which this enormous production should last, were to be only 20 years, and that after that time we should fall back to nearly what we were before, that would make a mass of 4,00u,000 of kilogrammes of gold which will have been thrown into commerce. It would be enough to make 700,000.000 of our gold 201. coins. Can it be conceived that a market can be found fur this immense mass of gold, unless it is reduced in value, and 12 grammes of it given in exchange for a hectolitre of wheat, instead of 6, which is the present value, or admit the value of the 20f. piece to bo 10t.? Let us now say a few words on the outlet which it is imsgined will Le found fur this unusual production of the precious metal, and which it is supposed will protect it from any depreciation. It is stated that certain nations, which have now but little in their nivnetary system, will take a large proportion of it, and that increasing luxury, jewels, gilding of apart ments, and gold embroidery will take the rest. This presumed market has, however, a. very serious defect; it is too disproportioned to the object. In the first place, set aside the United States, and Russia, which as gold-producing countries, coin a large amount of the precious metal, what nation shall we see coin extraordinary masses of gold ? On the contrary, we see governments taking precautions against the admission of too large a quantity of gold into the me chanism of exchanges. Iloliend, Belgium, and Spain have done this, and other powers will with reason follow the example; for from the moment when gold is threatened with a loss of its value it is deprived of its distinctive quality as a monetary metal, for that quality is, in fact, a fixity of value. What is the probable quantity of gold which Russia and the United States would take on the footing of the present value of the metal, supposing also that they did not be come alarmed ? At the most 600,000 kilogrammes, even counting what they have already coined, and very probably less, for that would make more than a milliard for each country; and they are countries where paper money circulates to a large amount. When, there fore, these two countries shall have absorbed 600,000 kilo grammes of fine geld in their ceinege,and probably before, the metal will fall in value. These 600,000 kilogrammes are the production ut three years, according to existing circumstances. With regard to theluxury reckoned on to assist in taking off the superfluous quantity, those who make use of this argument are badly informed as to in crease of consumption in that way. Since the eommence ' meat of the present century up to this time, luxury has greatly increased, but the quantity of gold consumed jewellery in pos ed In . in the b night world, e sup gold manufactured'The depreciation now n the value of thethe richest so much country t's than there there are not ,,.e r e rn more fifty articles ye a rs s o g f o. T rapid s increase grammesi n the production an t hectolitre bec tol i t r of e ' metal tsaal mightf gold c a articles, use a owfbtehaet,moretfiavl ecoduay ld ,s, b l e ab p o r u o r c , u w ri b d ieb fo n r ow ha c l u f a ne or ten days' labour. Everything, therefore, tends to ;bat depreciation." NATIONAL DEFENCE.—We understand that ten 11 130 _ 0 f-battle ships, being built,or ordered to be built, in the Royal dockyards, are ordered to be fitted with serew ma chin ery.—licrald. SWINDLING BY A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.—The police of Paris arrested on Saturday the captain of an English merchant ship, the Shakspeare, under the following cir cumstances:—ln March l u st the Shukspeare left the port of Canton, having on board an American. The American was very badly off, and had no goods; but he and the cap tain concocted a scheme for committing a fraud on a grand scale. On arriving at the Cape of Good Hope, the captain presented the American to a commercial firm with whom he was acquainted, and represented to them that he had on board his ship about 6,0001. worth of goods, which h© was conveying to England. He also produced vouchers, which seemed to confirm the statement. The firm, t o oblige the American, who was in want of money, agreed to purchase about one-third of the cargo, and paid at once 9001. on account, giving a draft on their agent in London for the remainder. The American then insured Helena the captain pretext of having to conclude some b - the rest of the cargo for about 5,0001. Shortly after this the vessel to his mate, the Shakspeare set sail; but the American remained at the Cape, il said he °gOni give the b u e p thearriving c command m S a t n . d II o e l i as the health of his wife, who was with it necessary that she should proceed him , rendered would to England by steamer, being unable to bear th e f • in the Shakspeare. But ho had f a ti gue of the voyage pr un derstanding with the mute that previously come t o an of St. Helena he should sink or set fire to the ship, in on leavin g th e p e rt order to destroy all pr oo f s o f the fraud which had been committed, and also t o c h eat A liberal recompens e was the insurance company. complicity. Th e mate promised to the mate for his promised to f u lfil hi s s hare of the contract, and sailed from St. Helena. A few days after the East India eterm went touched at the island, and the captain and hi s w if e met the Auieric,,m, as had eurtevoino bioardb.e n There 'bo ng dy. P . As soon as th e steamer arrived i n aonde e ri tahrera.Aenee r lean and the captain went to the agent of the merchants of the Cape, and received from him 1,5351., the balance due on the cargo. They then waited for news of the loss of the Shakspeare, in order to apply to the insurance office for the amount of the insurance. A short time hack, to their profound aateniehtm nt, they learned that the bhakspeate had entered the mouth of the Thames; the mate, being an honest man, as it turned out, having brought her sate home, instead of making any attempt to destroy her. The two men thereupon deemed it pi udent to fly. The American embarked on board a vessel which was about to proceed to the East Indies, whilst the Captain and his wife came to Paris, and took up their residence in the Cham p Elysees. The agent of the St. Helena merchants, having learned the traud that had been committed, and having ascertained that that the Captain bud come to Paris, immediately came over here, and obtained, by the interference of the English embassy, the assistance of the pollee In a very short time the residence of tho Captain was discovered, and he was 0110=1 -.-.•-,,,....._......, IMMO 8 5 / 8 i %.