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NM Coil lr 100' Clove! nr load' Clove: ,r low lia t he , L t OW 0. ,I i. g °° - wt., On, nog ii " ;aye irea °l 'b o ld; toot s 10e 1 / 8 XX" MINASI'S PORTRAIT OF " THE DUKE." Another and a very masterly evidenen has just been afforded by M. Minasi of his extraordinary powers as a P•n•and-ink draughtsman. The drawler, to which we are here directing public attention is one which we are gratified to remember has been submitted to our per sonal examination. It portrays t in a really wor.dprfully accurate copy from the celebrated painting of Sir Thomas Lawrence the familiar features of our departed hero, Arthur, Duke of Wellington- Nothing can be more equisitely delicate than the touch of tho old artist's hand 1 .1 . 5 visibl e i n every ono of those most accurately defined li neaments, Added to which, there is manifest in the ‘ drap ery a b oldness and a precision which are seldom f ound more admi ra bly d e fi ne d even in the master•Dieces of .9e engr av i ngs. A cur i ous test i mony of the v igour thus displayed i n t h e h andling of the goose - qu ill b y M. Minasi 18 given in what is technically known as the cross•hatch lug. It is the smoothness, the roundness, and the deli cacy, what we may almost venture to call the flesh-tints, that the skill of the draughtsman is rendered the most " 119 picuous. W e un d erstan d t h a t thi s drawing has re eFutlY been submitt e d t o th e i ns pection of her most gra ns Majesty, an d hi s Royal Highness Prince Albert. hile it const i tutes the latest, it must also be regarded a ll °l le of the remark a bl e of the specimens yielded by • Minasi of a school of art in which he stands alto gether without a competitor. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET (THIS DAY.) t- 4TeNSIVE RoßßEßT.—Joseph Sullivan was placed at "u bar before Mr Hardwick, charged with having stolen a qttaatit o f y of co c hi nea l an d o th e r articles, the property Oee h is m aster, Mr Charles Lewis, dyer, &c., 28 and 29 eden-street, Haymarket, in whose employ he was as ro seßiao. Richards, o'ci o 10 M, deposed that last night, about eight rf).seeelhforr°,l:B4 information he had received, he went to the Place of business in Oxendetestreet, and 1 7 ,.. whed for the prisoner coming out. About ten minutes h o leight the prisoner came out, and witness saw that oil had something bulky in his coat pocket, and he hieel", h iol into Princes-street, where be stopped Poei -11 " asked him what he had got in his bUnsietath'lt°and.which the prisoner replied " washtat's my ee ae "." Witness then told him he a police got in his again questioned him as to what he had tia . e . n_ peee „, k i,: t peket, and where he worked. The prisoner hi s e worked nowhere, and the articles he had in TY Musa were what he used ,in his business as a dyer. its hi s „ then told the prisoner he must consider himself Levsi e , ,, 4lB , t "Y, and that he should take him back to Mr. 4,44,1; Prisoner, who was greatly agitated at the time, For God's sake don't do that, you don't know how sea er s t dit a a t ted—you will destroy me." Heithen took pri flee th e prosecutor's, and searched him in his pre about an cL in his (prisoner'a) coat pocket he found toe three quarters of a pound of cochineal. c;' prosecutor then asked prisoner what he was going fir et ° , i wi th it ; to which the prisoner replied, " It h my -14 e." Witness then cautioned the prisoner, that T h l ttever he said would be used against him in evidence. fra m e P r isoner then said to prosecutor, " All I have taken hee You is in a basket in the back kitchen at m y 1114 ; Witness then took the prisoner to th e station, e the atterwa r d s went and searched the prisoner's house, N e d i lhe found about a cart- l oad of valuable drugs, &c., Pos e „,:? the prosecutor in his business, these he took id en ;7 Blol 2 of, and took to the station, where they were w led by the prosecutor as his property. 44 1 1 4 ra Broughton Lawrence, clerk to the prosecutor, of tit the prisoner was an under foreman in the employ f t 0 ,2 Prosecutor. Witness had seen the things taken pro "' the prisoner, and identified them as Mr. Lewis's ro i t er , t l. The prisoner was not authorized to take them vale t h e Premises. The whole of the property stolen is NI at 60/ Th e • to t h,, Ilrleonr, who declined sy ed foring anything in answer the Cuarge e , was fully commi a tt trial. 7HE COTTON TRADE. Liver poo'' h ave received through Mr. James Irvine, Liver ' t he following report : k 2nd • " ORLEANS, OCT. 9, 1852.—0ur review of the on th is n .'t_t.mt closed upon an animated market, the sale te 1, A tl ;',9a): , reaching about 6,000 bales. On Sunday the Ivltnere p e u u b e fisb a e c d c , ounts of 22nd September from Liverpo reporting a moderate demand without B L e a tiss g e in quotation. Our market on Monday p r i„ -- - quiet, sales reaching only 3,500 bales at full tm B ; the same on Tuesday with sales of 4 , 500 bales , ij ia e ! still tending in favour of buyers, as factors under in fi nence of heavy receipts showed themselves wil tb4 sel lers even at a slight reduction. On Wednesday cli ttl e r , w _y a s lair allowance of buyers, and some 800 boles the gad hands at previous rates. Thursday morning tlthoe. tf,ilbsfilz's"accounts of 25th September were before reporting a doll market and a slight decline, 414'withstanding the demand here continued animated, pri ce 7,50 0 bales found buyers; yesterday 10,500 bales at s k ilo gradually stiffening towards the close of_ the day, 35 ` n g the sales of the week near 40,000 bales against ,653 the bales received. To•day the market is very firm b ".. n ,Part of holders; bat the supply on the market r l e f;•6 nut limid repo transactions are less extensive, 88 far asted 3,000 bales, the market closing m a ted olo , and firm at one quotrtion. low y 8 quote to-day ord. to good ord. Bid. to 9d.; le c i:" (1 to strong mid., 9d. to 9id. ; good mid., 91-3. to liA d ; Mid fair, 100. to id. ; fair to good fair, 100. to il l selections, to 13d. statorts ues lalavo been quits irregular, atrong atapled oot i2lnizand full rates, whilst the common run of light aid e ~'" Cotton has been sold at various times at our in of fur"' For the difference in the staple a difference id. la generally made. moderatee Principal business was for Great . Britain ; .a ~... show of the same for France, Spain, the Medi lar;"..4eBo, the Continent, and the North. Many of our sar ti l i ) ulers are returning now from their summer trips, iettdin: ',demand is becoming daily more general ; our errh,.e' houses operating on a large scale. Directionary opinionf able a f rticle . is generally entertained. trewin ere is no material change in the accounts of the for R a g y - er°l3 ; 25 vessels loading for Liverpool ttt lid. ' 8 St ld.t,he2 or Trieste a " Total receipts t 1 id 2 for Antwerp sales of c0tt0n,162,713 bales against 133,591 5 L i _ sat . Year ; total exports to Great Britain, 41,29 aunscagainst 3 3,885 bales last year ; total exports to 51, 30 , e, 4,426 against 10,831; do. other foreign po rts ov bales against 46,213 bales." ht v `. llll DIME'S FUNERAL.—It appears that not only tit of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's demanded 5,0003 the 10,000 tickets at the approaching funeral of te 10 , 4 , ';et but also that the funeral cannot be as grand as _ the .e ~.I'lities could wish, because everything (including all "I black cloth, and every other fitting) which once enters I fanl's is claimed by these greedy ones. foIiO.ItIA.AIENTARY AID TO SAILORS' kloatEs..—The for ttit:lg reply to an application to the Board of Admiralty a i lor el,r aid towards the enlargement of Portsmouththe. that game, has been received by the committee o,f,am „„._ talon from the secretary of the Admiralty : I i:P i nanded to acquaint you that their lordships, having ;Zen the subject into their consideration, they are deeptyi 'etird with the importance and value of such institution., yetefrePose submitting to the consideration of Parliament a n .°l ' a awn of money towards their support." eee e - ‘ - ' ll r MILITIA Yesterday, the men belonging . to n 4 nuen militia assembled for the first time in the Artil i.e wound, City-road, for the purpose of training. h The a tondezvons was appointed for 10 o'clock, and at that our . iderable body of recruits was present. The recruits th ere for the most part young and active looking men, nod S y came forward quite as numerously as there officers ex ected they would. le .441 4 GIRAFFE.—The fine female giraffe, which has -wee r , gird en much admired by the visitors to the Zoological cue, ens, where she has resided for nearly 30 years, has just t i,,`A• She was the parent of the fine giraffes now at the gar nuB, some of her young having been sold to other proprietors good prices. te lt DECIMA L CURR ENCY. —Th ere i s no necess it y f or 4 png rid of o ur present s i lver coinage, in order to establish ecirnal system, as it would only be requisite to enact that s e lnteeforth 1,000 f art hi ngs should go to the pound; to coin I l e ' ten-farthing" pi ece , e i t h er o f copper, silver, or a mixture both ; and to call in the fo ur p enny and threepenny pieces to latter of which are a nuisance, for their close resem trete es o etiathe money former. We should th en have the following :-1 pound, equ a l 1,00 0 farthings (cureent); h pound, crown, equal 250 farthings ' 1 -10th pound, esti n, equal 100 farthings (current) ; 1.20 th pound, shilling, ,equi a5O farthings : 1-40th pound, eixpence, 25 farthings ' l ooth pound, " ten-fartbing," equal 10 farthings (cur eletlt); 1-250th pound, penny, 4 farthings ; 1-500th half e`e'te ly Thenfthigs ; 1-1000th ound, fFthing, 1 farthing lot,. rent). only inconvenience .. of this system would be, lot, in exchanging a shilling for copper, one halfpenny est be added, and in - exchanging a " sixpence," one farthing, giep t ee UJUN(I SEWER ACCIDENT.--Yeste rd ay r de e p s l t o e rl a e y ac a e f id te e r n - t M ee "n,. shortly before four o'clock, aur red upon the premises of Messrs. ad A , Vi w iti h a e m se s, the soap we re, re of Compton-street, Doswell-road, above twenty years ago, the scenero the f e a i 4 "vl,t( ler, the perpetrator of which has to prinesoenstt.adPasyllir.neg e4ln.ed undiscovered. It appears that s cinemcomnifsosrimenietyrs havewih h,egulent act of Parliament, the Sewe t r Win '. la ying down new sewers in Comp on st t re n et i , t lu et l ams, availing themselves of the oppor u . f efO i li n,g the drainage of their own premises, and e tee . " Nr e , Y connecting it with the main sewer, bad engaged offeredMessrs.bn_l ratter for that purpose, and for some days the men t Zt at work commencing the new drain from the street, and , aet,. 3 'ing it backwards as far as required. Yesterday Of :l i nen some water was seen pouring along the bottom 1/1161•'-'s drain, the men being out of it at the time. 'Nei ll ' making this discovery one of the men, although n et E ted to be careful, descended the ladder, but had stench ot far d own , when, overcome by the dreadful les e. t was emitted, he fell into the drain quite sense lee The eitl:la ne poor fell ow w h o s t oo d next to hi m on t h e l a dder th e 8 . ""Y desce n d e d i n t h e h ope of rescuing him, and he i n le, e ' t nie manner f e ll sense l ess. Hi s b rot h er, who was stand me to descend, having a rope to assist him, but fainted not got far down when, from the same cause he 4 and was drawn up by those above, end found to be eepapseousl.ainntgistate. He was instantly taken to a public-house te b_ e and a medical gentleman sent for, who kad him put every attention was paid to him. Whilst this eca g e eltlA on a fourth man essayed to go down, but instantly fee i nsensible, and upon being got out was, by the advice tt medical gentlemen who were present, sent in a cab to ei nartholomew's Hospital. After a lapse of about an hour „,,,Intensity of the vapour having somewhat subsided, the de a d p o or fellows who first went down were got out quite eh evin , The man who had been Wien to the public-house melasibg..soineevhat recovered, but being still in a state of in "th„ was placed upon a bed, and conveyed in one of abeir`Titisnbelonging to the firm to the hospital. Owing to pe er e u e , g Several oler rnen engaeel, the names of the flows could not with any degree of correctness be as f`irledt but one of them is said to have left a wife and 411 :111y . t on The occurrence has created the most painful sema in the neighbourhood. 13 ARBAROUS MURDER OF AN OLD MAN AND coroner Hlg E, thiendAißstrizcltß,ANcl."Wi'D..WaYreds,tEersolgaz (Monday) the e er : upon the bodies of the deceased resumed the in e vidence, t h e xeceedings Wer , and after receiving e further adjourned. FRANCE. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The papers continue to notice the movements of Ahd-el-Kader. On Sunday afternoon, at two o'clock, Ahd-el-Bader, accompanied by General Dauma., Commandant Boissonnet, M. de Bellemare, and Sidi Allah and Kara Mohammed, visited Prince Jerome Bonaparte at the Luxembourg. The Emir, who was most cordially received, told Prince Jerome that it was a happiness for him to be able to embrace the brother of the great Emperor. Baron Lacrosse, at the request of Prince Jerome, showed the different parts of the Palace to the Emir, and presented to him the principal employes of the Senate, with whom he shook hands. After leaving the Luxembourg, AM el-Bader went to the Hippodrome to see the perform ance, with which, and particularly the ascent of the balloons, he seemed much gratified. On leaving the church of the Madeleine, on Friday, Abd-el-Kader went to the cathedral of Notre Dame. He appeared much struck by the vast length of the nave, and greatly admired the different paintings and sculptures in the choir. He was afterwards taken into the great vestry, in which are the rich relies of the church, contained in shrines profusely ornamented with gold, silver, and precious stones. Amongst other things shown to him were the robes Napoleon wore at his coronation, and a globe containing the portion of the vertebral column in which the late Archbishop Denis Affre received a ball at a barricade. Before leav ing the cathedral, he ascended to the top of the towers, and was much struck by the immensity of Paris. " One would say that it is a town of giants," he cried. The Prase, speaking of Ahd-el-Bader, says : " His sobriety is remarkable. He never eats animal food, and his repasts consists principally of rice, bread, milk, fruit, and vegetables. At the hotel where he is staying, he sleeps in a bed of the ordinary kind, but one of his companions who occupies the same room has his bed on the ground, according to the Eastern custom. His companions smoke a great deal, but the religious rank of the Emir interdicts for him the use of tobacco." Delegates have arrived in Paris from Germany, for the purpose of concluding a postal treaty between France and the Austro•German union. M. Lowen thal represents Austria; M. Metzner, Prussia; Baron De Bruch, Bavaria; Baron De Reitzerstein, Baden ; and M. Muller, the administrator of the Prince De Tour and Taxis. The Presse, in its weekly commercial bulletin, says:-- "The state of trade is still favourable. The manu facturers are busy, not only in executing existing orders, but in speculating on a brilliant season. We have also to notice one very favourable symptom. Commercial bills now circulate more freely. The bankers being un able to place their capital at a high rate of interest, now readily discount for houses whose paper they had before rejected. The retail trade of Paris has exceeded for the month of October, by at least one-fourth, the amount of business done in the corresponding month of last year." The Tribunal of Correctional Police on Saturday condemned a wood-turner named Humbert, of the Rue Beaubourg, to three months' imprisonment and 300 f. fine, for having used insulting language respect ing the Prince President. The Tribunal also con demned a M. Monllet, a naturallist, to six months' imprisonment and ten thousand francs fine for having had in his possession a copying press, without having obained the permission of the Minister of Police. Toe President before giving judgment said that the defendant was represented by the police to be an agent of secret societies. A clandestine printing press, and several seditious publications were seiztqi four days ago in the Rue de la Roquette at Marseilles. On the same day a Socialist was arrested i❑ a public-house for cry ing "Vive la Rouge !" and for attempting to force other people to cry the same thing. The envoy of the King of Achem, who was re ceived by the President on Saturday, is of fine stature, and has the complxion of an Abyssinian. He presented the Prince with a handsome snuffbox, the work, it is said of the Chinese, who are the only people in Achem who work in the precious metals. This box, which is well sculptured, appears to be an imitation of a European production of the last cen tury, which having been seen by the Chinese he then copied. The envoy gave the Prince President the warmest assurances of the wish of his Sovereign to keep up friendly relations with Prance. Although the Dutch are established at Sumatra, a part of that immense island has independent Princes. The terri tory of Achem occupies the western part of the island. A decree of the Prince President, dated the 24th, fixes at 100,000 f. the salary of the Vice-President of the Council of State, from Ist August last. We understand (says Gali gnani) that a gentleman, representing Mr. Marjoribanks and Sir Edward Antrobus, two of the partners of the eminent bank ing firm of Messrs. Coutts and Co., of London, has been in Paris for some weeks, negociating for the purchase of the chateau and estate of Chantilly, and that he has finally concluded the purchase on behalf of those gentlemen. A Paris correspondent of the Emancipation says : " All uncertainty is now at an end as regards the hereditary right. I can announce to you in the most possitive way that in the event of a failure of direct male issue of Louis Napoleon, the succession of the ex-King Jerome, and after him of his son, Napoleon Bonaparte, is recognised. Louis Napoleon, however, reserves to himself the right of adoption which was Fossessed by the Emperor Napoleon." The Marseilles correspondent of the Morning Herald, wrtit is as followes under date of the 29th ult.:— " I have every reason for believing that the follow ing may be relied on. " The election for the Emperor will take place on the 20th of November, and the proclamation on the 2d of December. "The title of the new Emperor will be ' Empereur des Francais, LRoi d'Algerie, et Protecteur des Lieux Saints.' " It is more than probable that the son of Jerome Bonaparte will be named Viceroy of Algeria. " The clandestine press discovered a few days since in our city, turns out to be a mystification. " The weather continues most beautiful, and com merce very brisk. " The Banshee left yesterday morning for Malta, with 53 passengers, amongst whom were several English noble families?' Yesterday being the festival of All Saints, the Bourse remained closed. A number of speculators assembled on the Boulevards, but there was no business trans acted. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. Madrid dispatches of the 27th ult. contain en ac count of the gracious reception by the Queen of Baron Ward, sent by the Duke of Parma to recegniz? her Majesty as the head of their illustrious house. The new Colonial Council held a meeting on the 26th. Several of the Ministers were present. Madrid Bourse, Oct. 27.—The Three per Cents., 47 ; Exchange on London, 50 35 paper. GERMANY. The Vienna' Gazette states that the Pope, in accord ance with the expressed wishes of the Emperor, has consented that the negociations for a concordat shall be carried on at Vienna. At the end of the year the Bank of Vienna will issue its reserved bonds, to the amount of 25,000, which will be paid in silver. lhe Voss Gazette, under date of Vienna 27th ult., says :—" The English are beginning to send coals to Vienna. They have established a deF et at Dresden, from whence they are sent to Prague, and are there cheaper than Austrian coals." The Coloir — Ezette — stittes that the Elector of untW nesse Cassel co li e as sold a large part of his estates in Lippe-De a t g m a o i ld st Bohemia to Gazetterb na for s t_ “ Themillions of deputies florins. of The Cologne almost unanimously on the 27th ult. voted law of 1836. The re-establishment of the electoral their residences." Prince bas sent the deputies to The German Journal of says :—" Louis Napoleon Frankfort, of the 21th ult., eyes of the people, a man of by himself, and in the of Provid ence . He is charged with a divine missi on That mo ral and even physical fore idea gives great e issue of universal suffrage , will be based on the Go the high importance of the social question also knows he sincerely occu p ies himself." on with w hi c h The Lutheran Ecclesiastical Council of a th of Baillach, n ear Breslau, in Prussia, declarer; fewvillage days ego, a tr adesman excommunicated for having caused his childre n to be brought up in the Catholic religion. This is the first time an excommunication has been pronounced in the Lutheran communion in Prussia. The effect of it will be to prevent the ex . communicated person from entering any Lutheran church, or taking part in the election of pastors. ITALY. A letter from Genoa, 27th ult., states that the squadron which had received orders to take on board three months' provisions, in order it is thought to take part in the evolutions of the French fleet, and to undertake another cruise, received counter orders at the commencement of the ministerial crisis. The King of Sardinia has conferred the cross of Commander of the Order of Sts. Maurice and Lazarus upon Mr. Babnage, professor cf mathematics at Cambridge. A brisk encounter occurred ou the 19th ult., near Casole, on the Tuscan and Pontifical frontier, between a party of four robbers, belonging to the notorious band commanded by one Lisigna, and a strong party of Tuscan and Austrian troops, the latter of whom THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING- 3 _ NOVEMBER 2, 1 5 '2. belonged to those now occupying the Pontifical terri tory. After a good deal of firing, which lasted some minutes, two of the banditti were killed ; the two others escaped. One Austrian was killed, and five Tuscans wounded. THE CANCER HOSPITAL. CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS. Yesterday the governors of the Free Cancer Hospital, in Cannon-ro Iv, Westminster, opened a branch establish ment for the reception of in-patients dieted with this dreadful malady, at Holywood Lodge, West Brompton. The house, though smar, is very cornmodion , , and well adapted for the bencveleat purpose to which is is to bo applied. In point of eligibility of site it has also con siderable advantage, being enclosed in large ornamental grounds, and situated in one of the most pleasant and open parts of Brompton, the general air of which is generally admitted to be beneficial to persons suffering from disease. The building is capable of accomodating 20 or 25 patients, but the funds at present will not per mit the admission of more than a quarter, of that num ber. The necessity for an institution of this kind was to be seen in the numnrous applicants fc r aimiksion yes terday, some of the parties having cancer in its most virulent form A public meeting was held yesterday, at the Landon Tavere, fur the purpose of eriabeng the citizens of London and others interested in obtaining railway accemmoda- Lion for the metropolis to express their opinion upon Mr. Charles Pearson's project for a central city railroad terminus. The meeting, which was very numerously attended, was presided over by Sir James Duke, M.P. The CHAIRMAN, in ()peeing the proceedings, said that the more he considered this project the more he wes convinced that it was likely greatly to benefit the public at large and the various interests of the metropolis. Numerous as were its streets, traffic was often at a com plete stand-still in them. Mr. Pearson's plan would facilitate traffic, would diminish the rates for the repair of streets, and would benefit the working classes, whom it would enable to remove from the districts in which they were now huddled together. Mr. PEARSON then came forward, remarking that since the preliminary meeting which had been held at the London Coffee-house on Friday night, he had re ceived so many promises of support from men of mark in the City, that ho was convinced it was only necessary for the standard to be raised in order that numbers suf ficient to carry the improvement into asset should flock to its support. The existing evils arising from the over crowded state of the streets were notorious. During the last ten years the number of vehicles traversing the principal thoroughfares of the city had trebled, quad rupled, and even, in somo cases, quintupled. Another evil—the overcrowding of the population in some dis tricts—had been already alluded to by the chairman; and it was of considerable importance to remark that the inhabitants of such districts did not consist exclu sively, or even principally, of the vicious class; but that artizans, mechanics, and even the humbler class of clerks, were compelled at present to live in close proximity with persons of the most degraded character. He had no doubt that by his plan those persons would be enabled, with profit to the company, and with the greatest advantage to themselves, to remove into the country every night; nor did he doubt that they would avail• themselves of the facilities which might be offered to them for this purpose. It was shown by the census, that while in the kingdom at large the number of houses had increased, as compared with the population, during the last forty years, that in the city of London, while the houses had diminished by 1,500, the population had increased by 4,000. There were, indeed, districts where this overcrowding was such as to be revolting to decency, injurious to morality, and destructive of health, and even of life. The overcrowding of the streets had arisen from the great growth of the metropolis, whose additional population swelled the traffic of the central portion— from the adoption of cheaper means of travelling, which had led to the same result—and from a change in the habits of the people, who were now constantly moving about, instead of, as formerly, vegetating in one locality —a change which manifested itself not merely in the more frequent visits of the provincials to London, but in the fact that a very large portion of the population of the City left it every evening and returned to in the morning. Now, the value of the property in the city of London depended upon its being the centre of commer cial and monetary operations, and on its containing the Bank of England and other great public establishments. But if adequate means of intercommunication were not provided for those who resorted to these establishments, it could not be expected that the City could retain them ; and the value of property, which was now in some parts from 50,000/. to 300,0001. an acre, and which had been sold in Cornhill at as high a rate as 400,0001. an acre, must then fall off. On the other hand, the result of the City improvements had shown that there was hardly any sum of money which might not be expected to be realized by the construction of now and wide streets. If his plan were carried out, districts which ware now crowded with a wretched population would become the cites of commercial and manufacturing establishments, and the land would be raised to nearly the value of that thisst p steps by for providing di m i ish otherin diminishing that means o f in what wore a t p resen t th e best districts. If they were at present sufferi ng fr om an overcrowded state of the streets, the most ob v i ous r e medy was evidently to take heprr a portionoposedtoof do and transit t.o the persons who now entered and left or traversed the City by cabs or omnibuses, which made 12,000 jour neys, conveying 144,000 persons each day, and also by removing Newgate and Leadenhall markets, which now caused great impediments in the way of the traffic. Mr. Pearson then briefly described hisplan, which we have no ticed on previous occasions, remarking that he did not pro pose his new terminus as a substitute for the existing railway termini (which ho believed would be altogether shemerieal), but as an addition • though it would be im possible to collect th e goo d s traffic of the metropolis at a single station, the parcels and light goods which were taken from the receiving-houses in the City to the yeti ' oua stations might be collected together at one enormous station, with a great diminution of the traffic through the streets, and with great advantage to the railway companies. He did not deny that the proposed improve ment would coat an enormous amount of money, but it was not more than would be reimbursed by the advan tages offered by his plan, in its combined character of street improvement, and of an increase of railway accom =dation. It was proposed to have four double lines equal in accommodation to all the railways north of the Thames, besides the domestic line for the conveyance of the million, which was to be kept clear of all other traffic. To effect this great improvement a share capital of two millions sterling would be required. After intimating that the Great Western and North- Western Companys would not entertain the question, he observed that the Great Northers Company consider the project would be a great public improvement, and that they had declared their willingness to negotiate with a company, if oue were formed, on a fair and libe ral basis. That being so, he had no doubt the other railways would be driven into some arrangement. He believed that the shareholders would derive a clear profit of 7i per cent. from the time they entered on the project. The present time was peculiarly favourable for entering on the project, for within six months of the present time the whole of the ground from Farringdon-street to the Clerkenwell House of Correction would be cleared by thecorporation, and if this were once built upon the improvement would be rendered impracticable for ever. The Coldbath-fields prison, which was also on the line, might he believed be bought; and of the remaining land so much was held by Lord Calthorpe and the Great Northern Railway Company, that two-thirds, or probably three-fourths, of the required land was in four holdings, a circumstance which would afford great facilities. He ; thought he had now said enough to make out a prima face case in favour of his plan. (Loud cheers.) He then proposed the appointment of a committee to inquire into the cost of carrying the scheme into execution, and to take measures to get the capital subscribed for going to Parliament next session, provided that, on inquiry, they should believe t h e outlay of capital would be ream _ nerated. He would himself advance all the cost of g i v ing the requisite notices andwithoutpro should making the necessary hamentro, to be atd pr e parations for Par d the company n p pose es e ; and th a t the deposits on the ca p ital subscribed should be paid into the Bank of England, to the order of these trustees (probably the three commercial representatives for the City), and that if three-fourths of the capital re quired were not subscribed by the 7th January next, each s hareholder should receive back his deposit without deduction. Of course, if the company proceeded, he and the other professional gentlemen engaged in prepar ing for Parliament would expect to be paid their charges ; and for his (Mr. Pearson's) seventeen years' service in this matter, he would only ask that a clause should be inserted in the Act, enabling the shareholders to give him or his deacendants any sum they might thiu fit, five years after the plan bad been carried into execution. Mr. Pearson thou concluded amidst loud [ applause, by moving the two following resolutions : " That this meeting agrees with Mr. Pearson iu the general principles on which his project is founded, and without pledging ourselves to our several details, we are of opinion that it is a measure of great value to the public, and that a company should be formed to carry it into execution, provided that a capital can be obtained, upon satisfactory proof that it will afford a reasonable outlay for the capital required " " That a committee be appointed to take the requisite steps to effect this object, upon the distinct understanding and agreement proposed by Mr. Pearson, that no com mittee-man, director, or subscriber, shall be made liable for any past expenses, and that no person shall be em ployed or any disbursement incurred except with the written undertaking that Mr. Pearson will defray the charges of the requisite steps, and that the deposits shall be paid into the Bank of England in the name of trustees, and that if three fourths of • the capital required be not subscribed before January 7, each subscriber shall re ceive back his deposit without deduction." The resolutions wore passed unanimously, and with loud applause. The committee, which included the names of the chairman, Mr. Raikes Carrie, M.P., Mr. Wm. Williams, M.P., and Mr. Sheriff Croll, was then appointed, and, after a vote of thanks had been passed to the chairman, and three cheers given for Mr. Pearson, the proceedings terminated. DENMARK. Sir Charles Fox had an audience of the King of Denmark at Copenhagen, on the 25th ult., the ques tion of the Schles Nick railway having been decided the day before. RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia returned on the 23d ult., to St. Petersburg, from his tour of inspection in Southern Russia. The grand dukes arrived the day after. A large party of ladies and gentlemen assembled yes terday, to witness the opening. Atter examining the wards and other portions of the building, the arrange ments connected with which seemed to give general satis faction, they retired to the boardroom, where a brief meeting was held, under the presidency of the Rev. Thomas Pearson, incumbent of West Brampton. The Rev. Gentleman commenced the interesting pro ceedings by offering up prayers for the sucsess of the undertaking, which he followed by a most eloquent and appropriate address, in which he descanted upon the necessity for the establishment of such a charity, and the great advantages which were likely to result from it. G. PARNTHER, Esq., one of the managing committee, gave a history of the rise and progress of the institution, which he said had been established at Cannon-row, Westminster, daring the eventful sear of 1851, for the purpose of relieving persons afflicted with cancer ; bat that institution extended its benefits to out-patients only. The building which they had that day met to open was arranged for the reception of in-p a ti ents , an d h a d been found necessary in consequence of th e great increase of that dreadful disease, cancer, the morta lity f rom w hich, as was shown by the registrar's report, had been nearly doubled during the past 11 years. No less than 315 patients had been treated at the institution in Cannon row, since its establishment ; but the want of an appro priate receptacle for in-door patients had been so severely felt, that by the aid of many benevolent individuals — particularly Mrs. Wolrige, of Reading, the sum of nearly 2,5001. had been raised for that purpose, which had caused the present interesting proceedings, and the ap propriation of such fund would be duly accounted for in the next annual report. Dr. CHAMBERS reminded the meeting, that they were indebted for the origin of the Society to Dr. Marsden, the senior surgeon, who was an old member of the me• dical profession, and the founder of one of the most use ful hospitals in the City of London. (Rear.) He need scarcely observe that, if a remedy could be found for consumption, it was not too much to hope that, by t e same h e h o successp hoped which attended exertions means of this and hundred institutions, th e same m i g ht be discovered for cancer. New discov er i es were b e i ng y mad e e in ew surgery,hed with h and of the medical officers belonging to th e C ancer H osp i ta l woulddaily be kindred labours in the department of consumption. (Hear.) With the exception of a ward, in a single hos pital in London, this was the only institution in the United Kingdom, or in Europe, exclusively devoted to cases of cancer. (Hear.) Dr. MARSDEN said it was a great consolation to him to find that the objects he and those associated with him had in view 18 months ago were now beginning to be appreciated. Their call had been amply responded to by the public, and it was impossible that an institution of this nature could be other than successful. They had been obliged, it was true, to commence in a moderate way. There were at present 12 beds, but they found they would only be justified in filling six. It should, however, be recollected that there were a great many outdoor patients, whose treatment was necessarily very expensive. Indeed they had been compelled to withhold assistance from many applicants. Mr. Parnther had alluded to the jealousies that had crept in among those who belonged to, or wished to establish, rival institutions, but he (Dr. Marsden) could not himself understand the existence of a "rival institution," unless it were to rival in doing good, and he sincerely trusted that such rivalry would always exist. (Cheers.) Ho was convinced that the greater the cry to put down the hospital, the more unanimous would be the efforts of its friends an sup porters to raise it in public estimation. (Hear, hear He had said so of another institution with which his name had been connected, and which now gave relief to 1,000 persons in a week; and he hoped the same might be verified in the case of this hospital—not of course to the same extent, for he should be sorry if so many as 1,000 individuals should require its aid. As far as their labours had gone, they had been highly satisfactory to themselves. In almost! every instance relief had been afforded, and some 15 or 16 very doubtful cases—for he must certainly admit that—had been discharged oured. (Hear.) He did not hesitate to declare, that, every one of those cases had been pronounced cancer by some medical institution or other in the metropolis. (Hear.) By the classification of a great number of cases, and by concentrating their attention upon them, they might ere long be able to pronounce something like hope of a cure for this extraordinary malady. There were many diseases which 100 or 50 years ago were considered wholly incurable, which were now looked upon in a very different light. He believed there was no affliction for which Providence had not provided a remedy, if only men of skill and ability would direct their attention to it; and if he lived much longer he hoped to be able to declare a cure for cancers. (Cheers.) Until such a consummation was attained, the officers of the institution would not relax their exertions; and the great anxiety would be to assuage the sufferings of the patients. (Cheers.) After some interesting observations from Mr. W. COOKE, the company separated. NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER SEVERN.—AR important special meeting of the Commissioners for the improve ment of the navigation of the Severn, incorporated by the Act of sth Victoria, was held at Worcester on. Thurs- day afternoon, to determine on the propriety of imme diately applying to Parliament for powers to complete the improvement of the navigation of the river between Worcester and Gloucester. The chair was taken by Mr W. P. Price, M.P., in the absence of the Right Hon. Sir John S. Pakington, M.P., president of the commission. The Severn Commission is vested with powers to improve the navigation of the Severn from Gloucester, a present shipping port, up to a point above Stourport, a distance of about 46 miles, and between Stourport and Worcester the river has been permanently improved by the con struction of fine locks and weirs, and the equalisation of the channel. The report of the committee appointed to look into the matter set forth the present inadequacy of of the accommodation, and recommended that Sir W. Cubitt's plan of 1847 for the construction of another lock and weir in the river at the Upper Lode, near Tewkesbury, should be adopted, the river between Tewkesbury and Gloucester bein g improved by embank ments, dredging, &e. Mr. E. L. Williams, the resident engineer, estimated the cost of the works at 35,0001., and it was proposed to raise other 20,0001. to pay off existing and accruing liabilities. The meeting, which had deputations from all the interests of the district, unanimously resolved to apply to in the ensuing session of Parliament for powers to construct the proposed works and raise the 55,0001. NEW COMMON LAW OEDERS.—The new rules and orders under the Common Law Procedure Act will be forthwith issued. The judges of the Common Law Courts who are required by the new act to frame the rules, assem bled at their chambers in Roll's-gardens on Thursday to settle the same. Already a good many writs have been issued under the new act, and where they are" specially endorsed," stating the amount and other particulars, judg ment can be obtained the writ alone in easess'where there is no plea. All rules to plead are abolished, and in default s of the defendant appeasing to the writ of summons, final judgment may be signed and executionissued at the expira tion of eight days from the last day of appearance. Under the old system it was necessary to enter an appearance and to plead declaration befot e judgment by default could be obtained. The saving of time and money under the new act will be beneficial ; and as there will be a considerable reduction in the expense of the superior courts, it is ex pected that in the county courts a similar process will bo adopted. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.--At daybreak, on Fri day, a female was discovered lying on the sand close to a flat north of Woodside-slip, Cheshire. Her body was criito cold, and she appeared to be lifeless. A police officer and another man removed her to the house of a surgeon, who on examination pronounced the woman to be living. Brandy and other restoratives were then promptly administered to her, and in a short time she had so far recovered as to be able to give an account of herself. She gave the name of Alice Wilson, and stated that she had been an inmate of Rainhill Lunatic Asylum up to Tuesday last, when she was discharged as being of sane mind. Since that day she had rambled about Liverpool, and on Wednesday night she crossed the river in the ten o'clock boat, with the intention of seeing her daughter, who lived in Birkenhead. On reaching Wood side she wandered about for some time, when she became sleepy, sat down upon some steps leading to the place where she was found, and recollected nothing further. If this statement be correct, it is miraculous that the woman was not drowned. WELLINGTON'S FUNERAL: Amongst various sug gestions forwarded to us in connexion with this event is one that as the Government are evidently desirous that all classes should have an opportunity of witnessing the procession, the " Woods and Forests" should permit some respectable contractors to erect covered tribunes in the Green-park, next Piccadily, with the stipulation that only a small sum should be charged for each person —say sa. the best seats, and ranging to lg.—Builder. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Friday an acci dent of a shocking nature occurred on the Reading and Basingstoke branch line of the Great Western Railway, at Pine-wood, Burghfield, to a poor old widow named Elizabeth Withers, aged 70 years. The deceased, who was very deaf and partially blind, lived at Arbor Farm, cicala by the line,•over which there is a crossway. She got on the line with the intention of going to her daughter's, a Mrs. Cooper, living near, and while in the act or cross ing it the 2 p.m. train from Reading was passing on the down line, and, coming up at the moment, struck her, killing her on the spot. A RAILWAY TO THE SUN. —Imagine a railway hence to the sna. How many hours is the sun from us ? Why, if we were to send a baby in a railway train, going incessantly 100 miles an hour without making any stoppages, the baby would grow to be a boy—the boy would grow to be a man — t he man would grow old and die—without seeing the sun, for it is distant more than 100 years from us. But what is this compared with Neptune's distance ? Had Adam and Eve started by a railway to go from Neptune to the sun, at the rate of 50 miles an hour, they would not have got there yet, for Neptune is mere than 6,000 years from the centre of our system. The Liberal party in Herefordshire have by the recent revision materially mended their position. In Ross and Ledbary their increase amounts to 150. The Hereford Times states that, were the electoral roll in the same state at the last election as it is now, Mr Cornewall Lewis would be in all probability one of the sitting members. years' transpor he had been CONVICTION OF • NOTORIOUS BURGLAR. —At the Somersetshire sessions this week, William Maggs, a notorious burglar, the head of a gang which has long in fested the neighbourhood of Frome, was found guilty of stealing a quantity of milk, and sentenced to 15 years' transportation. There is also a charge of burglary against Maggs, for which he will be tried at the next assizes. his accomplice in this burglary was convicted p a t ar t tei t silastlny addition a s s e s n i t z e s n s e, sentenced It s; t n hy t ee e to a n sr c es e s, d stioo nwst, which making g 25 years in all MURDER OF MR. INUNIFILD.—ThO magistrates of th e southern divisi on of the King's County met in Par sonstown, on Thursday, to consider measures to be taken in referoneo to the recent murder of Mr. Manifold. The Earl of Reese presided, and 33 magistrates wore in at tendance. A sum of upwards of 3001. was subscribed by those present, in addition to the Government reward of 100 L, for any information which would load to the conviction of the murderers. TIIB.EATENING LETTER,—A few days since a threat- ©Wing letter was rsceived through the post-office of Par directing him to so nstown, by William White, E, q., leave that town, and give up his employment under the Earl of Rosse, or otherwise he would meet the same ("path as Mr. William R. Manifold. Government have offered a reward of 201. for such information as will lead to the arrest of the person or persons concerned in writing or sending the letter. THE LATE DUKE.—Tho citizens of Norwich have d e termined upon erecting a statue to the memory of the We Duke of Wellington. GREECE. A letter from Athens of the 19th ult., in the Wan derer, says that the Greek Senate has adopted the budget for 1952. ASSOCIATION OF FOREMEN OF THE ENGINEERING TRADE.—The inauguration dinner of this recently formed association, took place on Saturday last, at the Market Tavern, adjoining the Borough market, when a party of 60, including several invited guests, sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by the landlord, Mr. Wheeler. Mr. G. Sheaves, of Messrs. Grissell's, the virtual founder of this meritorious association, and the chairman of the committee, presided at the festive board, supported by the treasurer, Mr. T. Allison, of Messrs. Shears', and the secretary, Mr. SY. Keyte, of Messrs. Rennie's, who co-operated with him from the beginning. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured, several appropriate sentiments were given and responded to, the proceedings beingacharacterized by the utmost good feeling and harmony. In replying to the toast of "Prosperity to the Association," which followed immediately after that of "Our Employ ers," Mr. Keyte, the secretary, in an admirable speech entered into a lucid and gratifying exposition of the views and objects of the association, which, since its founda tion a few months since, is evidently progressing in the most auspicious manner. It is established for the purpose of affording the means for a better acquaintance amongst fore• men, the meetings of the society being held for the purpose of conversation and intercommunication of practical ideas, in fact, on a plan similar to the meetings of eminent scien tific bodies. In furtherance of this cultivation of practical knowledge, it is the intention of the members to form a library of the best mechanical works, an intention in which the members well deserve to be assisted by the patronage and support of those gentlemen whose interests would be bene fited by the extension of information among the fore men. It is apparent that, whilst the foremen assist each other, in cultivating the thorough knowledge of the details of their calling, the employers will derive a proportionate advantage. The motto of the Asso ciation is—" Assist, consult with, and aid each other," and so far from being anything in the nature of a "combination" except it be a combination for making themselves batter and more useful, and one by which they hope to combine employers and employed in carrying out those principles— they earnestly invite the aid, assistance, and presence of the employers at all their meetings. One of the great advantages which they have in anticipation is, the ac quaintanceship that foremen will be enabled to form with each other, so as to facilitate a knowledge of vacant situations, and consequently the more readily obtaining of employment where needed. A fund will be provided for the support of members when out of a situation, or when age or infirmity have incapacitated them; and for supplying a do nation at their decease. In many respects the purposes of this association must be pronounced to be highly beneficial and praiseworthy, and entitled to the furtherance and sup port of all connected with the different branches of the engi neering trade, who are qualified to join its ranks, or promote its welfare. - • • CANADA GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.—A bill for this Fn , , to connect Quebec with Toronto, is now passing through the Canadian Legislature. SILVER COIN.—The Mint, it seems, can only produce 160,0001. in four months. Therefore, reckoning from the Ist of July to the 23d of October, and taking 17 for Sundays, there are 98 working days is the period, and, at the rate of 10 working hours per day, the quantity of silver coin struck off is not quite 55 per minute. Sup posing it to be all in shillings, which appears to be the case, as "more than three million pieces" have been struck off, it will give exactly 3,200,000 shillings for the 160,000/. GERMAN WooL.—Tho report of the Chamber of Com merce in Breslau, speaking of the autumn fair, which recently took place, says that 17.500 cwts. less of wool were this year offered fur sale than last year, owing to the deficiency of the imports from Russia and Poland. The whole quantity offered for sale was 18,000 cwts., of which half found ready sale, and the prices paid were 3 to 4 rd. per cwt. higher than in July and August. The opinion that wool will become very scarce in Berlin in December and January gains ground. RETIREMENT CF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NOTTINGHAM.—Dr. Hendren, the Romish Bishop of Nottingham, has, we understand, applied to the Pope for permission to retire from the onerous responsibilities connected with his see to the seclusion of a monastery, and is now awaiting his Holiness's reply, which, it is expected, will shortly arrive, with the decree of the Synod, from Rome. The reason assigned for Dr. Hen dren's retirement, is, that in consequence of growing in firmities, he is unequal to the arduous duties of his office. Indeed, at no period since his installation has the bishop taken an active part in the services of the church at Nottingham. We have not heard who is to be his suc cessor. _ _ _ GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. —An inquiry, by order of Government, is to commence at Castlebar into the conduct, in his magisterial capacity, of Mr. George Henry Moore, M.P. A correspondence which has passed between the hon. gentleman and the Lord- Chancellor has, it is reported, necessitated the investiga tion, which is to be conducted by Mr. Serjeant O'Brien. Mr. Moore left town last night in company with Mr. W. Keogh, M.P., as his professional adviser. LOMBLBDY.—The entire value of the land in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom has been estimated at 210,851,000 scudi—in English money, 38,656,0001. The land-tax assessed and paid in Lombardy-Proper amounts to from 21,000,000 to 22,000,000 lire; and in the Vene tian provinces to some 12,000,000 lire, making of our currency about 1,040,0001. a-year, or nearly 21 per cent. on the assumed value of the capital. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—A most distressing acci dent occurred on Saturday last, in the Dean of Wind sor's woods, at Butleigb. A party of gentlemen were shooting there that day with Mr. Neville, amongst whom were Mr. Hungerford Colston, of Lydford, and Mr. Tudway, of Wells. A woodcock had just fallen in a thicket, for which these two gentlemen were searching, when the gun of the latter, from some unknown cause, went off and lodged the contents in Mr. Colston's knee. lie was carried home to Lydford with as little delay as possible, and upon examination it was found that the bone had been so badly shattered, that the three medical gentlemen—Messrs. Miller, Msiton, and Valentine — who had been summoned, decided unanimously that no time should be lost iu taking off the leg. This opera tion was all but completed when, we regret to say, Mr. Colston sunk under it from exhaustion at half-past 12 o'clock the same night. A NOVEL IDEA. —A zinc vessel, of about 100 tow; called the Comm Le Hon, is about to be launched re, Nantes. This metal is cheaper than iron plates, and will, it is believed, prove less liable to deterioration in water ; but sailors are of opinion that in hot climates the zinc would speedily be covered with shells to an impeding extent, THE LITE V. G. DOWLING, ESQ.—In the early part of the past week— on Monday afternoon —Mr. V. G. Dowling, the late principal editor of Bell's Life in Lon din, died of a complication of diseases, of which paraly sis was the latest, and aneurism the earliest manifesta tion. Mr. Dowling's death was, therefore, not unex pected. Nevertheless, his loss will be deeply felt not only by those who were connected with him in the ma nagement of that extensively-circulated journal, of which he had been so long the head, but also by the great bulk of what is called " the Sporting World," among whom, it should be added, he was much and deservedly re spected. For many years Mr. Dowling had devoted his whole time and attention to "sporting affairs," and to the improvement, to his credit be it spoken, of sporting morals; his avocations consequently brought him into contact with almost all the opening characters m the country; and his integrity procured for him the practi cally permanent function of referee in almost all con tested sporting matters. This honour was, in all proba bility, the cause of his comparatively premature death, by layizg the foundation of that disease which has just terminated so fatally. As the manager of a sporting newspaper Mr. Dowling's services were most valuable. He was prompt, energetic, and decisive. He was, per haps, better skilled than any individual of his day in the peculiar phraseology of the sporting community ; and he was also, perhaps, the most fluent, graphic, and spirited master of its vocabulary as a writer. His success not alone in the collation but also in the collection of news of importance was likewise unquestioned; and it was entirely owing to his courage and devotion that the first intelligence of Queen Caroline's intention to return to England was communicated through the columns of The Observer. Mr. Dowling, in the days when prize-fight ing was the fashion, exercised more influence upon t• the Ring " than any other man of his time. His natural intelligence, his education, and his ability, combined with a stalwart form and a determined spirit, procured him first the fear, and finally the respect, of the rough natures by whom, in his capacity of historian of that sport, he was necessarily surrounded. That his deduc tions were never impugned cannot of course be atated; but it can safely be averred that in all material points their honesty was undoubted, and that none complained of them save ;those whose opinions were unworthy of consideration .Hetc i it was that he became a sort of universal umpire, so long as prize fighting prevailed in this country, and that his decisions were generally re ceived as perfectly sound. In the midst of many tempt ations, to preserve a character without stain is to achieve a great moral triumph ; that Mr. Dowling aid, and did ifectually ; " Faithful among tbo faithless only he." ” Thin, in itself, i s something for a man's children to boast c.f. Mr. Dowling's reputation for probity, not alone in the prizefighting, but in general sporting matter?, was indeed suc h t h at the votaries of the turf, b y tac i t con sent. hod l ong agreed to accept the announcements ma d e by Bell's Lif e as fi na l , wheroon to rec3ive and pay bets of the highest d enom i nat i on. In condos:on. it may be added, that though Mr. Dowling's functions were not, perhaps, the highest in therange of journalism, they were in their sphere, eminently effective; and though the me tropolitan press might lose a great writer, it certainly , could not lose a more useful man in the class of journal ism to which he pertained. Ilia remains were interred cn Saturday last in Brompton Cemetery. t area e opening, o f the E uND ERLAND DOCKS —The Dina I'3 of the Sot th Dicks at 6under land, encouraged by th e success w hi ch have, it is said, docks by twenty ac res, and propose to app l y to Parliament for pow ers ne xt oession. • d h e a t% taint attended d o n them increasing t h h e e i SUBMARINE TELLTGRAPH COMPANY. If all the myths of the old poets were reaiz d to ' morrow, not ono of them would stand a chance with the hard practical realities of the electric telegraph. The boldest story-teller of Romo or Greece never dreamt of annihilating time and space, oven for the express pur pose of making two lovers happy ; and the most extra_ vagant metamorphose ever imagined by Ovid might have been readily believed a century ago by the sternest philosopher of the age, if he could first have been made to swallow and accredit the prophecy, that his descen dants could walk down to Cornhill and receive a reply to a message to Paris in a minute. The celebrated Hiber nian bird, which contrived to exist in the flesh in two places at once, must have encountered difficulties to which the magnetic current is a stranger ; and, except that ornithological phenomenon, of which no specimens at present exist, there is certainly in art or in nature no thing more wonderful ;him this mastery, which man, by the aid of a few plates of metal, some acid and wire, has obtained over the subtle fluid, the effects of which are as patent and striking as its source is mysterious. The electric flesh—the type of all that is swift and destructive in the elements—is here chained to the car of commerce, or wielded by curiosity or caprice. The message flies " ere one can say It lightens.'" The electric fire is bottled up in little wooden cases with brass knockers and screws, or is served out at will from oblong jars under the counter, moulding itself into the inflections of every language, and adapting itself to the exigencies of every thought, and beating that old but remarkably fast person —Old Time—hollow, whenever the race is long enough. There are some dissatisfied people who wish they had been born a little later—they want to see the full deve lopment, they say, of the twin giants steam and electri city—to listen to the first announcement of the great dis cover who shall pierce the darkness that hangs over the birth-place of those family connections whose exact re lationship they as yet know not, and proclaim the parent age of Light and Heat, and lightning in its varied forms. It is privilege enough for us to live in an age when, science having ceased to be empirical and impious, de votes itself to the practical wants of man, and, astonished at its success, confesses still how little it knows of its future, without our grudging to those who may come after the traits of its more matured enterprise and ex periment. There were many persons present yesterday at the opening of the direct telegraphic route between Cornhill and Paris, and yet there were comparatively few of them who could not remember the starting of the first seagoing steamer—but some, perhaps, who could not recollect the inauguration of the first railway, and not one who might not be able to call to mind the time when Faraday first compelled the sly spark to twinkle forth from the reluctant magnet. The interest attached to the proceedings yesterday arose from the circumstance that, though a telegraphic communication has existed for some time between London and Paris, by means of the submarine electric telegraph in connexion with the wires on the Dover line and those on the Northern of France, yet that this was the first attempt to speak direct to Paris from Cornhill by the wires of the Submarine Telegraph Company, and the European and American Telegraph Company, which have laid down a line of wires along the mailcoach road from London to Dover, where it is connected with the sub marine cable, and thence is brought into communication with the French line to Paris. The Submarine Tele graph Company originated in a concession gained from the French Government, chiefly through the exertions of Mr. Brett, and which was granted in 1849, to last for ten years, ou condition that it was carried out at the end of October, 1852. It will be recollected that an experimental insulated wire was laid down across the Channel to test the practicability of the scheme, which answered the purpose and proved the thing was feasible, though destroyed a few hours afterwards. Thereupon the company ap plied to the public for money, but without effect, and several capitalists, who were asked for funds, also re fused. Mr. Crampton, the well-known engineer, whose locomotive obtained the Council medal at the Great Ex hibition, then undertook to carry out the project, in do ing which he risked not only his professional reputation, but incurred the chief pecuniary responsibility. Trio line was successfully laid duwn in time to save the con cession. It has stood for a year, without the slightest deterioration, the action of sea-water, the storms of the Channel, the tides and currents, and even the purchase of a ship's anchor dragged across it in a gale of wind. Mr. Crampton was assisted in the undertaking by Mr. Wollaston, the other engineer of the company, and the triumphant success of this first attempt may be the more readily appreciated, when it is remembered that three distinct endeavours have since been made to lay down wires across the Irish Channel, all of which have failed. Two of these have been complete failures, and the third project is still in so imperfect a state that its ultimate efficiency is at least problematical. Mr. Brett was the contractor for the line from London to Dover, Mr. Crampton (with Mr. Wollaston) being the engi neer, and Mr. F. Edwards, one of the directors of the company, and Messrs. Davis and Campbell, solicitors, carried out all the business arrangements in connexion with the undertaking. At 1 o'clock the offices of the company, at 30, Cornhill, were thrown open to all who took an interest in the proceedings. A great number of persons looked in during the day, which was " close" holyday on the Stock Exchange and on the Paris Bourse. Among them were Lord de Manley, Mr. Mas terman, M.P., Mr. Samuel Laing, M.P., Earl Cadogan, Mr. Chaplin, M.P., Count de Flahault, Baron Kuhn, Count Strelccki, C. 8., Mr. E. Bunsen, Mr. Samuel Gur ney, Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart. (Chairman of the East India Company), the Astronomer Royal, the Hon. F. Byng, the Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Chevalier Col quhoun, Sir James Carmichael, Bart., the Hon. F. Cado gan, Mr. John Greene, M.P., Mr. W. Gladstone, Sir Claude Scott, Bart., Mr. J. R. Tuffnell, Mr. Charles Knight, Chevalier Hebeler, Mr. Baring, Mr. C. Klin glerman, the lion. E. Canard (Member of the New Brunswick Provincial Assembly), Colonel Morse Cooper Captain Douglas Galton, R. E., Colonel Chauncey, Ma jor Carmichael Smith, Mr. Crampton (engineer), Mr. Davies, Mr. Campbell, &c. On going upstairs into the instrument-room, at one o'cloek, we found the French machine, invented by Brequet, whose name is so well known here, at work, in direct communication with Paris. The appearance of the instrument is attractive; instead of the dials, with double needles, now so famiiar to most of us in the or dinary" speaking" part of the electric telegraph, there is a small black arm working in jerks from the centre of a white dial, so as to describe angles of 46 and 96 deg., with a fixed vertical line passing through the centre, performing, in fact, the action which any one walking past tho Admiralty might have seen in full play when the semaphore on the top was at work. The motion of the handle which governs the electric current, and the motion of the arm are necessarily rotatory also, and the little arm moves round very quickly, indicating the let ters by the various angles it forms with the centre line. The reason why this system was employed reflects some credit on the French Government. It is well known that the semaphore system was very exten sively used in France, and, as the electric wires dis placed these comparatively slow means of communica tion, the Government, anxious that the ern/e'en& under the old plan should not be thrown out of work, and that their skill and experience should be made subservient to the uses of the State, adopted this rotating arm on the dials of the telegraphs, which perform in petto all the motions of the old semaphores or signal -posts with arms. The French Government had sent over this machine under the care of MM. Guichon and Deshayes, being, en doubt, pardonably jealous of the reputation of France in such matters, and anxious that their own plan should he adopted on the new lino as it prevails from Calais to Paris and all over France ; but whether it was from the unfavourable character of the weather or some other cause—the extreme delicacy of the apparatus, and the difficulty of obtaining the proper balance of power for it were suggested as a likely one—it did not seem very successful. Indeed, the French gentleman in charge of it said that the very perfect insulation of the submarine cable was against them, for it returned the current in the wire. It is also to be observed that this machine was worked by a very large galvanic combination, consisting, apparently, of 25 or 30 batteries of 12 plates each. Several communications took place by this appa ratus ; but the working of it was said not to be so satis factory as that of Wheatstone's. A wire having been secured for the ordinary double needle telegraph, after the exchange of some preliminary talk, the following message was received almost instantaneously after the announcement that the communication was completely in working order, by means of the French machine, from Paris to London :—" M. Foy (Director-General of French Telegraphs) presents his compliments to the Hon. F. Cadogan." Shortly afterwards a message was received, "Foggy in Paris. A message was transmitted from London to Paris, 4. Strangers ere visiting the London office. Please send a few words." The answer was " Wait." After some further experiments, the following message was received from Paris :—" This day is very unfavour able for transmission between London and Paris. The atmosphere is very damp. We are to try a double needle instrument in direct communication between Paris and London." At 10 minutes past 2 (London time) the question was asked of Paris, " What time is it ?" The answer was, "2.10 p.m." An inquiry was then sent to Arras, 120 miles from Calais, as to the state of the weather. The answer, received immediately, and dull." was, " Overcast Inquiry was made of the name of the transmitting clerk. The reply was, " Brassard." Several other messages were senttirndesantsowleegrsrarpecheiwveads during the day, and when Wheatns brought into play the action on of f e co w n i f r u e s s ion see t m oo e k d somewhat better. A good in such a day of preli minary as was veil' the various minary ex p e rimental n iz a i t n u g a _b etween . ma chines, and we are scarcely sure if the statement is correct, that Wheatstone's telegraph had a wire to itself, while ft is quite _certain that a great deal o f spea ki n g went on with Calais to obtain a separate w i re, ' n ot only for that teleeraph, but for Brett 'e printing tele graph, w hi c h was also in op o era t tio . h. Early in the day the following message was sent Par is . It will be seen the directors of the company have been the first body in t hi s co untry to acknowledge the Empire ; h The directors of the Submarine Telegraph Company beg leave to approach his Highness the Prince President with the expression of their best thanks for the assist ance which ho has uniformly given towards the estab lishment of this instantaneous means of communication between France and Great Britain. h May this wonderful invention serve under the Em pire to promote the peace and prosperity of the world. " Dated Ist November, 1852, 30 Up to midnight the president had, Cornhill, notsent Lndn" o o. any reply, SPORTING NOTES. No. CCCXXXIX. WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING. That the " money" is the best prophet nowadays—at least in steeple-chasing matters—no one can deny. If the readers of the Sun take that as their pilot during the approaching winter season, they will find themselves winners at the end thereof. I shall make a point of noting down, in every instance, which are the money horses, and begin with the present meeting at Worcester. In my perambulations last night, I found that at most of the places frequented by sporting characters, both plebeian and aristocratic, the following horses were selected for heavy investment:—lanthe was the great gem, at 4 to 1, and sometimes under, for the 5 sovs. Handicap, over the mile course; Priam the Third and Lerrywhent occasionally coming in for a fiver at 5 to 1 each. Lorry vvhent was all the go for the 10 EOM Handi cap, as little as 3to 1 and sto 2 being taken. Thunder bolt was also in great force, at 5 to 4 and 3 to 1; but I cannot imagine that the bolt of Jove will be lau%ched destructively here. Linthe received some support at sto 1; Woolwich a little at 8 and 10 to 1. Young England was backed for some slight sums at an outside figure; as was the venerable Snowstorm. The only horses in force for the Steeple Chase were Proceed, at 3 to 1, and Bourget', at a point more. Pro ceed was supported for a very large sum, showing that mischief is evidently intended there. I am requested to state that Mr. W. S. P. Hughes, of Worcester, is not in any way concerned in the late noto rious Trinket case, at Newmarket; and Mr. Hughes states that he believes that there is not any perseis of the name of Hughes, residing or known in the vkcinity o f Worcester, who has been implicated either directly or indirectly in the affair just mentioned. The races at Worcester commence to-day, at half-past one, and to-morrow at two. The Worcestershire Grand Annual Steeple Chase, of 20 soya. each, h ft, with 100 added (over four miles of a stiffish hunting country) will, in all probability, be con tested by from nine to a dozen horsee; their names, however, I shall not attempt to furnish, but u reference to the list of arrivals will indicate pretty nearly who they will be. It does not seem probable that the top weight, Chief tain, will be among the runners; and I fancy Peter Simple will be missing also. Half and Half, Cartig, and the Drag are of no use this time. Bedford has many admirers, and has been backed to a moderate extent. Bourton, with 10st 61b up, is strongly fancied at Worcester; and, up to last night, was a great pot in town. Proceed, however, has deprived him of his position of first favorite. The General is there, but I imagine ho will be reserved for the hurdle race. Young Lottery is not likely to start. Ringleader I know nothing about. Tom Moore has occasionally run well , and so has the Reiver; and both are in at a nice weight-9st 10Ib; but Rattrap and M'lon will make them and all the other light weights safe. Rattrap starts as a sort of safety-valve for the interests of his stable in case Proceed should make a mess of it. Muria Monk is reserved, I believe, for Epsom. The Rearer is more likely to realize his name by his actions than win. R.- rest Lad, I understand, will be an absentee. Quick Stop I know no good of. Ditto Ringdove; and Dr. Husband will find the course much too heavy for him. The race, in fact, to all appearance, will be con fined to the two principal money horses PROCEED and BOURTON M'lon and Rattrap being two good outsiders to back in case the favourites should fail, this couple being sure (bar accidents) to finish close to the winner; and I think there are more improbable things occurring than the son of lon winning. The Selling Steeple Chase, I fancy, is a good thing for FAZELEY; the gelding by Greatheart being the next best. It is just possible, however, that Fazeley may be reserved for the Hurdle Race. The Hurdle Race of 5 soya, each, with 30 added, will probably be contested by half-a-dozan or thereabout; THE GENERAL, lOst 121 b, and FAZELEY, lOst 4th, not unlikely being first and second. Tomboy, in my opinion, is their principal opponent. The latest bitting (up to half-past 12 to-day) on to morrow's races is as follows:—'Worcestershire Grand Annual-3 to 1 apt Proceed, 7to 2 taken freely; 4to 1 agst Bourton, 5 to 1 taken to some money; 7 and 6 to 1 agst Bedford, taken; 7 to 1 ag . st Rattrap, 8 taken; 10 to 1 nest any other. Hurdle Race—Vary little doing ; 4 to 1 on the field offered. Arrivals at Worcester up to eleven this morning : Young Englund, Athena Pallas, Bacon, Snowstorm, R3yai George, lanthe, Odiham, Windiscbgratz, Madame Warton, Happy Joe, Thunderbolt, Lucy, Titterstone, Miss Talbot, Deceitful, Lady Bibina, Prism the Third, The General, Spring, Rat Trap, Proceed. Quickstep. Fazeley, Forest, Tomboy, M'lon, Forest, The Roarer, Dr. Hunband, Woolwich, Lerrywhent, and Proudfoot. Bourton is hourly expected. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TER SALL'S.—MoNDIT. A heavy, and, if we may speak from the complaints that reached us from all quarters, a very unsatisfactory settling on the Newmarket races, prevented any regular business on future events; all that we could make out on the Epsem Autumn Handicap was that The Varmint, Tested, and Robbie Noble were nominally at 5 to 1, and that 700 to 50 and 1,200 to 100 were' laid agst West Australian, and 3,000 to 100 agst Pharold for the Derby. Nothing further has been done in the Trinket affair. 'UMN MEETING; LIVERPOOL AU' Weights for the Ch Yrs st lb Warwick Gay Lad Sir Robert 5 11 4 Half and Half Little Queen 6 11 2 The General a 11 0 Rat Trap a 10 12 Caurire 6 10 10 , Handicap for the Liverpool Autumn Steeplechase; for feits to be declared on or before Thursday next. Yrs at lb Yrs at lb British Yeoman a 11 4 The General a 10 8 Abd-el-Bader ... a 10 10 Bourton Miss Mowbray... a 10 10 Victress a 910 Peter Simple...... a 10 10 Rut-trap . a 910 Vain Hope Little Queen 6 10 8 The Drag 5 9 4 Carrig Half and Half a 10 2 iampion Hurdle Race. _ Yrs at lb The Drag 5 10 8 Tomboy VVoodfold Crabby Perjury 5 10 2 Labyrinth 5 9 7 Sluggard RACING FIXTURES FOR 1852. NOVEMBER. Epsom _ 4 I Stretford 4 Liverpool Autumn 9 Cowbridgo Hunt Northallerton n 1 Warwick l6 Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn, 23 IRISH RACES TO COME. NOVEMBER. Kilkenny „. 28 Tan SEARCH Fon Stu. J. FRANKLIN.—Wa may take this opportunity of mentioning, that in a private letter from Captain Kellett to a gentleman in London, he state., that when at the mouth of Wellington Channel he and his officers saw a great number of birds perched, on what turned out on e xamination to be square pieces of whale blubber, which wore drifting out of the channel. They bore every appearance of having been cut from the animal. Captain Kellett came to the conclusion that the Prince Albert was close at hand, but that chip eves at the time in Regent's Inlet. The blubber, must, there fore, have been cut either by Mquiinaux, or by Frank lin's party. We should state, that when the blubber was seen, Sir E. Belcher had not gone up Wellington Channel.—Athenceum. COMPANY FOR DRAINING THE LAKE FUCINO.—It has been found necoseary, in order to conform to the statutes of the kingdom et Naples, to alter the arrange ments of this company, by increasing the share capital to 262,5001., instead of 240,0001., and the share s to 171. 101., instead of 161. eac h. The subscription list, under the amended arrangements, close this day. Tan CLUBS.—MI the clubs in St. James' -street and Pall-mall are getting ready for the Duke's funeral, and it is said, the Reform, for instance, intend to eccommo-. date the friends of members at about 12e. d. each, so as to defray the expense of scaffolding au 6 d refresh ments ! FLOOD AT ROCHDALE.--D1 consequence of the heavy rain which fell early on Wednesday last, the river at Rochdale was much swollen, and the rush of water was so great that the teal channels were not capable of car rying it off. In the old burial ground of the sufficiently pariah i church, in consequ ence of the drain not being u capacious to carry of the water, the pressure against the wall of the churchyard became so groat, that at half-past t wo o'clock in th e mornin g fourteen y a rds of the H yielded and fell with considerable force. 'he church,- yard being situate d at a consid erable elevation, the wall stones , and some of the grave atones were carried some distance down the bill. A coffin, containing was removed several yards from th w as found lying on the surface o f the church. yard r e d e , rp a s u e d e of g t r h o o u n h d e . a v yOth rain;er damage was sustained in consequence six cottage houses in course of erection in Whitworth road, belonging to Mr. James Butterworth, joiner and builder, fell to the groun d . NEWS FOR THE WEST EteD.—What with the session beginning on Thursday, thii n the supplemental and more 1 imposing openin g on the lth, the funeral on the 18th, the ambassdorial of Turkey's of the French Emperor, the prevention goose being cooked by the Russian ea ;le and Austrian reconstruct of a vulture, and ofthe oilsle break-up and couple . Cab i ne ts of our own befor e Ch r i stmas, t h ere can b e little question that we shall have a tolerably brisk season of it. THE PRECIOUS METALS.—The receipts of the preci ous metals, last week, included 320,000 dollars by the Canada, and 320,000 dollars by the Africa, both from New York ; 34,113 ounces of gold by the Lima from Melbourne ; 17,852 ounces by the Ganges from Sydney; and 500 ounces by the John Oldham from Adelaide. The total value of these imports is upwards of 350,0031., of which about 212004 comes from our Australian colonies. The custom-house statement of the exports of the precious metals direct from London, during the week ending Thursday, is as follows: — Gold bars : to Hamburg 9,790 ounces. Gold coin: to Hamburg, 2,200 ounces. Silver bars : to Boulogne, 1,300 ounces ; to Hamburg, 6,800 ounces. This gives a total of 9 990 ounces of gold. and 8,100 ounces of silver, of the value of about 40,000/, The only other shipment reported to us is a sum of 200001. by the Thomas Chadwick for Sydney, so that there is shcelea a balance of nearly 300,0004 in favour of imports over exports. - --- Me in til got" 0 00 do, ofirso' c ha° .. . , to Wl ll ' ) ollifi to be anis ; 1 bere :ergo' nista stisr nits lagol ,rived