The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-28 00:00:00

TILEATILE BOTAL, HAYMA_WELT. Farawell Season of Mr. Benjamin Wobeter its Lessee and Mamager, THIS EVENING - Last time, Mr. Buckstone's new Cemic Drama, entitled THE FOUNDLINGS, by Messrs. Keeley, Buckstone, Leigh Murray, II ice, and Lambert; Mrs. Leigh Murray and Mrs. Fitzwilhani. With (last time but two at present) the original Farce of BOX and COX, MARRIED awl SETTLED. To conclude with (last time but two at present) THE WOMAN I ADORE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Oct. 28, Will be performed (first time this season) ANYTHING FOR A CHANGE. Margaret, Miss Kate Hickson (her first appearance in public); Swappington, Mr. Charles Mathews. After which, TAKING BY STORM. To bo followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Jason, Miss Julia St. George; Medea, Madame Vestris. To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters by Messrs. Roxby and Baker ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Mar tindale. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond street. THEATRE. ROYAL, ADELPFIL Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste THIS EVENING Th celebrated Drama of TELE GREEN BUSHES. or a Ilan& I Years Ago, by Madame Celeste, Miss Weolgar, Messrs. Honey, Paul Bedford, Emery, &c. To conclude with the IFotorteal Drama of JACK SHEPFARD. Jack, Mrs. Keeley ; Bineskin, Mr. Pant Bedford. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed (first time) a new and original Play, in five acts, by Westland Marston, Esq , entitled ANNE BLAKE. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, Addison, and Chc - ter ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the Comedy of SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Principal characters by Messrs. Wraligh t y, , and Mrs i . Daly J. Vinng, Addison, and D. Chester ; Misses Marray, Leclerq, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. LAST THREE NIGHTS of the Equestrian Season, dui.ng wb . ch all the talents of the Circle be pro laced. Dkevrise the Brothers Selgrist in their Double Performance on La Perche and the Trapez. On MONDAY, Nov. 1, the Dramatic Season commence with an entirely ne w gorgeous SPECTACLE, which has been :ome time in prepare...ion, and ill be place ton the Stile, regardV=s cf experse, ander the exclusive dtrection of Mr. W. West, Stage Manager. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; ex-office open from Eleven to to Your daily. PORTRAITS WELLINGTON AND SOULT, WITH MEMOIRS ASD FAC-81.111LE3 OF THEIR HAND WRITINGS. A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGT ON TOGETHER WITH THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY W YON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE SIXPENCE. Sun Office, Oct. 28, 1852. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. In ta DAT —Morning 4 min, after 2 I Evening 20 rain. after 2 Tt .Moaaow—Morn+ug 33 rain. after f I Evening 50 min. at.er 2 THE WEATHEE.—Sux OFFICE, OcroBER 2L THERMOMETER, LEI THE SHADI' 45—h . lhest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this moraing and during the night. 46 —'his day, at noon. Bt nocurrial, 29.44—a rise of more than half an inch since yesterday. WIND N.N W.—Stiff breeze and cloudy weather, with occasional rain. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock on Wednesday morning.—The stations Jr arranged in order of latitude. Hagrueos—Wind .N.E., gentle breeze —panially cloudy. Soutitain ron—Wind N.W., strong breeze— overc , st. Foidur.s.rosa---Wind S.E., gentle breeze—rain. Tcrsaa./DG.F —Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind N. W., strong breeze—rain. Swoon—Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—N., gentle breeze—overcast. Lirawrrorr—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—rair . COLCHESTER —N.W., gentle breeze—n.lo. YARMOUTH—Wind S.E., strong breeze—heavy rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock Pcmx—Wind S., hard wind—rain. CaLcux.frrEs.—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. S E., strong breeze—rain. Warrior—Wind S.W., gentle breeze )vercE st. DAnt.....uryrox—Wind S. SW., gentle breeze—overcast. BaAr—Wind S.X., gentle breeze—overcast. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot undertake to return rejected communica tions. 4 /..' -. 1 si-,/_ -,, rt - k ur. e li4 4 , , , „A , rs.„--.,,,:,,,-4..,.. .„;,., , , 4. ~ c -r, , -1 Li!t.:: '..., ~ ," ;10.— 't.,.-!1` ,F' 1 Mth sik ....):,,. ~,, 4, i,°' I 4. ' ~,,. ~ t •i , ° *4 4 ~,. ',•m 0 , s '1•-•> \., I.* - ' .4ti. • 4 - 411 —,it L' 114-flitiU AUL LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1852. The Board of Admiralty is at last bestirring itself in real earnest—thanks to the energy and intelligence of his Grace the Duke of NoneriumusaemeD. It was high time, indeed, that the old sluggish system should at length be abandoned awire as the people of England have become of the ex traordinary enterprise in the merino sers ice dis played for some time past, but more especially dur ing the last few months by the French Government. Unless some resolute change for the better were at tempted on the part of the Admiralty, the British navy stood a very fair chance of being ultimately out stripped, both in the number of the ships of war, and in the completenesa and splendour of their equip ments. This was manifest enough in a thousand particulars coming to vi from the opposite side of the Channel—particulars of a surprising nature, because of a wholly unprecedented description. The fleet collected together at Toulon for the peepose of wel coming his Highness the Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON, to say nothing of the magnitude and variety of the ves sels known to be at this moment on the stocks at Rochefort, demonstrated the energy with which the resources of the maritime force of the Republic wes being developed under the inciting auspices of the Imperial Administration. We heard, of course, in England, as plainly as the guests at the public ban quet at Bordeaux, the declaration made by the ruler of 35,000,000 of men, that the aim of bis regime was peace—a peace conducing to the encouragement of industry, to the fostering of manufactures, to the im provement of agriculture, to the extension of trade and to the develop ment and ste.bilitation of commerce ' Nowhere has that memorable declaration—" L'Em pint c'est la pais"—been welcomed with more cordial satisfaction than amongst the people of the United Kingdom. Yet, while exulting at the circumstance that the times are such es to elicit that remarkable assurance, we observed, we could not but observe, with watchful and scrutinizing attention, the activity with which the French Minister of Marine has been forwardin g the whole of the manifold op erations of the maritime department, under the remarkable auspice s of the Prince Louis NAPOLEON'S Goveta merit. England had long recognized the necessity of preparing ag a i ns t t h e c h ances o f war , i n order the more effectually to secure to herself the inestimable blessings of a continued tranquillity. The inhabitants at least of the Three Kingdoms appreciated the jus tice of that rational principle—si vis pacem para bel bins was comprehended by the multitude if it failed to be understood in all its significance by the leaders of their Government. Th e same principle has obvi ously been recognized somewhat more clearly by the Councils of the Elysee than by the Councils of St. James ' s; for already we behold the astonishing efforts which have been latterly made across the Channel to s ecure a better and a grander system of marine organization. Amongst ourselves the endea vours made in a similar direction have been almost entirely restricted to talking about the calling out of an improved Militia! Happily, however, the Admiralty, which had so long slumbered under the deadening influence of family legislation and Whig mediocrity, has awak ened from its long torpor, under the energetic aus pices of his Grace the Duke of N O RTHUMBERLAND , The celebrated metaphor of CANNING is about to be witnessed in a variety of directions, in a series of actual illustrations—though GOD grent that the "dor mant thunders" may alone be rendered audible—in celebration of the pacific achievements due to " The Parliament of Nations and the Federation of the World 1" It has been our gratifying duty for some .me past to announce at frequent intervals the growth of that system which we ourselves have, during so many long, and anxious, and bitterly disappointed years, raised our voice to advocate. The dream in which we have so long indulged is now in course of practical realization. The men-of-war of old Eng land are now being rapidly supplied, one after another, with the incomparable advantages resulting ;fora the force of screw machinery. Occasionally it has been our grateful duty, as one of the journalists of the United Kingdom, to announce the spread of this improve ment through the various ships now buildirg in our dockyards. It is matter of profound satisfaction to us, consequently, to comment at this moment upon a circumstance which appears to indicate that a few apparently timorous beginnings have at length ended in a general adoption of screw steam machinery. Instead of trying it in this vessel and then venturing upon its application in that, the Board of Admiralty seems to have ultimately recognized the advisability of pursuing the same course in a large number of instances simultaneously. Wherefore we now learn, with no feeble sense of pleasure, that no less than ten ships of war, now being built, or in active pre paration, are ordered to be fitted out with steam power upon the principle of the screw propeller. Among other magnificent vessels selected for the reception of this kind of machinery may be particularized the Royal Albert of 120 guns, the Royal Frederick of 120 guns, and a vessel With a still larger armament —an armament of 131—at first called the Windsor Castle, but, from the circumstance of its having been launched on the very day on which our great captain died, now designated, by order of her MAJESTY, in honour to his memory, the Duke of Wellington. Each of these superb men-of-war is to be lengthened for the purpose of being adapted to screw propulsion. The manner in which this re solution has been arrived at in the instance of the Royal Albert is significant enough as to its charac ter, and expressive in a remarkable manner, of the very timid and tardy determination of the authorities at the Admiralty. Fast of ell, it was proposed that the Royal Albert should be fitted out merely with auxiliary powers; and that, to this end, she should be furn'ehed with second-hand engines, already lying in the stores of the Government. Reflection proved, however, plainly enough to the dullest of our admin istrators, that such a proceeding would he very poor economy indeed—fitting up with old engines merely with the intention of yielding auxiliary power a splendid ship like the Royal Albert—a ship, at the period referred to, actuelly no less than ICO tons larger than any vessel ever constructed for the Royal Na'y of England) Conscious of the folly of acting thus in an instance of such really extraordinary im portance, it was ultimately determined that the Royal Albert should be fitted up with new engines especi ally manufactured for the purpose, and that these engines should be of 600-horse power. Having, how ever, obtained cognizance later on of the magnificent lit erality with which the French Government is deves loping the resources of its maritime department, the Board of Admiralty has wisely resolved that again— the third time being the charm—an alteratlon shell tike place in the arrangements in regard to the Royal Albert. Insteal of allowing herself to be surpassed in magnitude by the Duke of Wellington or any other vessel hitherto attempted, she is to be lengthened by 35 feet additional—she is to be fitted with supe rior screw engines of 1,000-horse power—she is to possess the enormous capacity of upwards of 4,000 tonnage—becoming in fact, again, as she was in the first instance, the largest ship ever constructed in the Royal Navy of England. Such are the latest proofs of enterprize yielded by the present authorities at the Board of Admiralty,—such is the most remark able (and surely a most brilliant and ample) justifica. tion yet afforded of the hopes expressed by ourselves on announcing the Ministerial nomination of his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. On Monday, the day on which the " Common Law Procedure Act" came into practical operation, we pointed out the extensive alterations effect:d by that important statute in the "writ of summonses," the mode of service, and the serious consequences that must arise from neglecting to enter an apparance in ot .2dience to the command contained in that docu ment—or, to use legal parlance, " according to the exigency of the writ." It may now be interesting to explain some of the other provisions of the new law, more especially those relating to the principles end practice of " pleading." And first, es we have clready stat3d, special demurrers are totally abolished. Either party may still object, by demurrer, to the pleading of bis opponent, " on the ground that such pleading does not set forth sufficient ground of action, defence, or reply, es the case may 13." But the result will no longer dep3nd upon the technical skill of the pleader or counsel on either side. The party whose case is founded on substantial justice will no longer he defeated in consequence of some informality in no degree affecting the merits of the case. The display of intellectual gladiatorship, where the pi incipal may be ruined through the negligence or inability of his forsenic champion, cannot now take place. On the contrary, it is emphatically declared that " where issue is joined, or such demanded, the Court s hall proceed and give judgment, according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall ap pear unto them, without regarding any imperfection, omission, or defect in, or lack of, form; and no judg ment shall be arrested, stayed, or reversed, for any such imperfection, omission, defect in, or lack of, form." There can ba no quibbling on, or difficulty es to this provision. It places the matt3r on the broadest foundation. None but substantial errors can b 3 made available. Were even supposing the facts averied in the pleadings to be fully established, they would be insufficient to sustain the case of the party, either to entitle him to the relief cleimed, or to furnish an ade quate answer to the charge. This is a decided ame lioration, which must materially improve the admi nistration of justice in the superior courts of common law—rendering the practice nearly in accordance with that which rendered the County Courts so popular, and generally acceptable to all who came within their jurisdiction. It is to be regretted that the practice was not altogether assimilated, which might have won back to Westminster much of the business now dis posed of before the local tribunals. It was, however, deemed expedient still to preserve forms, although objections for want thereof must be considered vn tenable. It follows almost as a necessary consequence, that fictitious and needless averments are no longer re quired. The Act even goes further, and directs that " they shall be omitted." There is, however, no provi,don for the punishment of those by whom they may be inserted. That is apparently left to the dis cretion of the Judges, who may, " if the pleadings be se framed as to prejudice, embarrass, or delay the fair trial of the actions," strike out, or remand, the same ; and make such order with regard thereto, and also as to the costs of the action as may be deemed expedient. Profert and oycr is also abolished. A very need less expense is thus got rid of, inasmuch as whenever it may be essential for the other party to ascertain the exact particulars of any deed or instrument of which profert was necessary, he may do so under the Act of lest Session, 13 and 14 Vi c ., c . 99 , w hi c h gave hi m the power of inspection, and taking a copy of any documents of which a Court of Equity could grant a discovery. Such a document may, however, still be set forth, but it will be considered as a part of the pleadingll in which it is contained. A objections founded on the non-joinder or mis joinder of parties will henceforward be of little prac tical utility, for amendment may be made before or at the trial, as in cases of variances. A husband may also join claims in his own right, with those founded on an injury done to his wife, in which she is necessarily joined as a co-plaintiff. And different causes of action arising between the same parties, and in the same rights, may be joined, except in cases of ejectment or replevin. But sepa rate trials may be ordered, and separate records made up, whenever a single trial might be considered im proper. Questions of fact or of law may also be raised, after writ issued, by consent of the parties, and on the order of a Judge, and without pleading ; and agreements entered into, as to the payment of money and costs, according to the judgment special case. But generally the o osts shall onthe fo ow the event, unless otherwise agreed. In the subsequent pleadings, the rule to plead and the demand of plea is no longer necessary. Eight it is sufficient to days are given for each stage; and give notice thereof on the pl-2rding Li Money may bi paid into Court %1 4 hout by sfwaial order ; and " double koatt, r " rleaded by leave of a Judo at any stage of the proceedings; 30ME, indec], rry be joined without permission. ; but if so joined wi.hout I,7air.), except in the cases specified, judgment may forthwith be signed by the opposita party. Issue in law and fact may also be taken ; or, in other words, a party may both pliad and demur, by the like leave of a Judge, and affidai:t cs t) Hs belief in the truth of the frets Hied on, and the validity of the objections raised by the demurrer will, however, be required in such cases before the prmission be granted. Forms of the several pleadings are given in the schedules annexed to the Act, which are of the simplest character, intended merely as guides to the przctitioner ; for it is expressly provided, thlt "it shall not be erroneous or irregular to depart from the letter of such forms so long as the substance is ex pressed without prolixity." Tie signature of Counsel to all pleadings is dispensed with, and " iJles to com pute" abolished. The Junior Bar will thus be de prived of two socrces of income, which, to those who had an extensive connexion among the other branch of the profession, often produced considerable sums in the course of the year. It must, however, L 3 ad mitted, that these formalities were altogether v' less. No objection can, therefore, be rt'sed to their aboli tion, as the interes►s of the Bel. should not, under any circumstances, be suffered to clash with thoze of the community. _ _ In place of the rule to compute, it is provided .1 .-3 t judgment, by default for liquidated dames, ; is to be fool, or an inquiry of damagc3, wherever it is sub stantially a matter of calculation, may be made before a Master vahout a ju-y ; nor is there to la any Zistincr.on es to whether such stn be recovered by way of debt or dlmagds. From what we have above stated, the extensive na ture of the alterations effected by the new law, so fr' as pleading is concerned, may easily be conceivci. They are all cilculatcd to promote substant!al jt-stice, and a decision in etch case on tse merits only. The science of sp. ci9! pleading, once so essential to every advocate, can scarcely be made available in civil cases. Counsel cvnot hope to get rid of cues on paltry quibble 3. More enlarged views must be taken; and if the Act I f&rly crrried out in the spirit in wb;eh it is conceived, the instances in which 'right can pre vail over right will become ter() indeed. Fr-ther changes will, however, necessarily follow the great expriment now attempted, until the admiuistration and practice of the law be rendered PS peircot as any merely human irstii.ution Cra be. For that purpose, legal reformers should redouble their exertions, and Lot be cortented situ the good they have already accomplished, great as it unquestionably iq. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 27. The follow;ng hal the honour of dining with Her Majesty yest?rday:—Her Roye' Highness the Duchess of Ken', their Serene Highnesses the Prue and Princess of Hoher!ohe-Lsngenterg, their Serene Hignesses the Rilnnas Adelaide end Prince Hermann of Huheclohe, LAy Caroline Berringt)”, the Duke of Terceira, the Count Las 2r diO, the Ea-. 4 of M9lmesbrry, end Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey. His Roycl Highness Pl,nce Albert, a2compatied by Pince Herma7ll of Hohenlohe, the Dolte of Terceira, and the Earl of Mallieshury, went out shooting this meaning, att,nded by Colonel the nor. Charles Grey End Lieu`.-Co'. F. E . Seymorr. The Duke of Terceira and Count Lavra:no lei the Ca itle to. day for L )ndori Tne Mats of Blendf3rd had rn inteniew with Mr. Se sretlly Vv Opole yesterday, , at the Hom e office. Mr.. MacGregor , M P. (Giaigow), he 1 an inter view with the Cher:l;7oor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-st!eet. Rear-Admiral Sir GE . Jrge h Westphal h a d an inFsr view with s'"! John Pektngton yestlrday,at the Colonial office. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1852. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ) Mucrceip For two-year-oldo. Mo! eyes walkca over. Matches. Heap:us beat Sophistry. Pensioner beat Angelo. Sweestskes of bo sow, cc.:211. AU. Y. Pharoli 1 Nicoiine 2 NURSERY STAKES BETTING. First Class. 5 to 1 egst B3lle Sauvcge f 4 to 1 on the Field Second Class. 4 to 1 on the Field RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. (FROM A. CORRESPONDENT.) The favourable consideration which we gave to Capt. HUISH'S paper on railway accidents in The Sun of Thursday and Saturday, is sufficient evidence that we are not disposed to join in reckless abuse of Railway Chairmen and Directors ; and we fully expect that the able and faithful investigation into the causes of railway accidents which he has now presented to the publicmodify the inconsiderate censures will considerably cer tai n journals seem to delight in. It is, at the same time, undeniable that the public has which a right to expect reasonable assurance that they shall not dash by express into some lingering lumbering gocds train, creeping along behind an old rickety engine; or even perform again the feat of cutting a luggage train in two. Where life and limb are at stake, we have a right to ask, that though perfection may be unattainable by mortals, yet that imperfection should be reduced to the smallest possible amount. Many of the causes of accidents, as Captain Huisu seems to allow, do admit of considerable diminution ; certainly the one on which he lays the greatest stress does so. He states that the results of inattention to signals, and neglect of regularity on the part of the Companies' servants, are the most fertile causes of accidents. Now it appears from the report of the Government Commissioner, which,' unfortunately, Captain HUISR could not have seen when he read his report, " that while railway traffic and receipts had largely increesed, the proportion of railway servants had peen reduced, and the number of accidents in creased ; " this points to the under-manning of the railways, and consequent overworking of the men, ti the cause of the neglects and inattentions of which the Captain complains, and suggests at once the re medy. Another and very important question, that of the unpunctuality of railways is, however, now before the public, and it claims impartial attention. A correspondent of the 'lmes, who signs himself " One Conversant with Railway Affairs," backed by leaders in that journal, with the assurance that " few persons in the kingdom are better qualified to speak on such a subject than their correspondent," has pro posed that whenever a train is fifteen minutes behind time, the pessengers should be enabled to recover summarily from the station-master the amount of their fares." Between the journalist and their cor resi indent the proposition has been pretty fully and fairly discussed. The prima facia objection which strikes every one is, that to prevent the mortifying loss of the fares, we should be whizzed along at the most dangerous speed, and hazard our lives to save our time. The well-informed letter-writer answers, that mere speed is very rarely the cause of an acci dent, while being behind time has caused accidents without number—that, therefore, it an undesirable speed would not originate so many accidents, as the present system of being so often too late, we had better have the occasional high speed. Moreover, as a practical man, he points out that the loss of time by trains is generally a cumulative thing. A little is lost at several successive stations, and it is carelessly suffered to augment till it becomes of serious amount. In this case a proper speed between stations, or a porter or two more at the busier ones, would remedy the deficiency. Sometimes it is caused by welting for trains from tributary lines ; here the remedy is obvious. The company must be at the expense of sending the too late train separately to its destination. At other times the trains are too few, consequently too large for the engines. More trains, or more powerful engines, would set this right at once. In fact, ell the ordinary causes of being too late ere referable simply to a mistaken economy on the part of the managers. But what of unavoidable accidents, the breaking of an axletree, or the tire of a wheel Why, the question then comes to this, who ought to bear the loss ? The railway ticket was a contract to perform a certain service. Through defect of the contrr z.tor's machinery, the service was not performed. Any other contractors in such a case would hare to be the losers, and it ie difficult to sea why railroad rnanegers should not be the losers when they fail of the stipulated service. Possibly the cases of malicious stoppages and injury of trains, or acci dents like those due to wind and weather at see, might be an exception. If it be hard upon the com panies, it is harder still upon many a passenger. It Kure pretty certe'n, indecd, from a case reported in our paper of Tuesday, that the law is alreely against the companies, and that it only needs to be rendered more easy of application. In the Smell Debt Co us at Glasgow, ROBERT DUNLOP, Esq., obtained the he claimed, for an h our an d a h a lf' s damages detention at the Milton station of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway. The company's defence was twofold. Ist. That the delay had oc curred by the unavoidable breaking down of rn engine; 2dly, that the Company's time-bills ex pressly stipulate that the Company do not guarantee the hours of arrival and departure under all circum stances; and that they do not hold themselves reseonsible for delays. The Sheriff held, however, that the repairs of the engine (which had just been done to it), must have been imperfectly done by the Company's own servants, and for this the Company was responsible; but on the most important point, the time-bills, he very equitably laid down that no such stipulations could shelter the Company in all circumstances from their responsibility as public carriers, and that in the present c- se the deficiency of their own engine was the obvious cause of their contract with the plaintiff not being fulfilled. If deficient engines, bad servants, or the want of ser vants, be therefore grounds of claiming indemnity from the Companies, notwithstanding the somewhat sophistical time-bills, there will not be many deten tions, for which in a County Court passengers could not recover damages. The grand evil here, however, is , that the passengers have not time and patience to fight the battle in the Courts. On the other band, the proposed penalty for causing loss of time to passengers is one that every passenger could and would inflict before he left the station. It might be but poor compensation to the passenger in many cases—it would be more than com pensation in others; but it would be moderate end certain punishment inflicted where the blame, if any, rested, and would doubtless reduce the offences of this kind to a minimum. It is a far more important con sideration, that it would certainly prevent a vast num ber of collisions, and save many lives and limbs. We think the pretence set up by some companies, that the times given in the tables are not those of arrival and departure, but only those before which trains will not leave a station, not only very obscure, but, when comprehended, unworthy of such respect able Companies. We all deprecate ex post facto legis lation, even at the haasrd of letting off a BARABBAS but much more should we scout ex -post facto inter pretation of plain figures in the interest of an innocent public. It is a consolation to see, too, that Mr A'BECKETT has, by an unquestionably sound decision, upset the cab monopoly at the stations. The Directors are taught by him that they cannot override Acts of Parliament, and that cabs plying for hire at a terminus must be held amenable to the law of the country, but not to that of boards and chairmen. The public will be thankful, too, for his clear decision in the teeth of the railway companies, that cabs can make no charge at all for any reasonable amount of luggage —a decision which, for the benefit of ladies and persons unused to travelling, cannot be too widely known. RISE Or WAGES AT DUNFEEMLINE.--The people of the Oakley Iron Works have received a sc , eund rise 0 wages, with the promise in a shot retie of a third. The danon. , .k weavers of Dunfeiret'ne end suburbs gre also to receive au allowance o( a peuuy Per spindle. FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. [FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO TIIE LONDON GAZETTE OF OCT. 26 Earl-Mv..ihaVa-0ffi...3, 1, Pecliament-ereet, Oc' 27, 1852. •:.; All peressea &Y-axis of being 'resent fl St. Parrs Ce.the 3r;', at t'le solemaity of the icaelel of Field &Tar shell the Duke of WeP;erV)r, v:a hereby request - 3 to and their of 3 rid eddrez:es t) me, on or before the 6'h day of Noveml3r next (e Jar which no applic t'on c Zt3 1, .1v( 1), iz order tnat plc - 35 may be re sei Fed for them resp::,,,:vely, f id it 53 hereby notified that t a sides a 'cket for c 3 reis inclividna)ly, one wher ticket for a I iy, t 3 ttf . :ompeny such peeress, w: t 3 ' , sue ' NORFOLK, EPTI.III--shr- We have authority to state that there is no foind-.- tion whatever for the report, which appeared in the C!obe of Theiday evening that Major Beresford is to be appointed Gove,aor of Jrrnaica.—Heraltl. The Lord Clunnllor's name wri ore;i:ed in the Cm— 6 C;rcr'r• from the List of Bliristers who attend( 1 the Cabinet C nine on Monday las' The Noble Lord was present on that occrsion, rid hcs been present at every Gobi-let C - r tc;l nines the present Covetameat came into olc Sir Charl( 3 Fox, pat finer in the hou , 3 of Fox, IlendeLocn, - Id Co., of London, a,.ived at Copenhagen on the 21st, for the nuip , Le of making a contract for the con struction of the rs'lway from Bolts:child to Borst er. We reg.at t - ) hclr Ont Lady Caroline Senford is confined to her rt nn by indisposition, ts%singfrom P 1 acci dent while stepping into her ca.-Irge a short time since. THE MINT.—A co.;€3pondent inouires, with refer ence t o the scorciL , of silver c r " Nv , hat 1 - " Et the M'ot authorities doing?' And he urges vs to "arouse them from their lethargy, rrd rot them to work." We r-e authoiio to state that, besides a arch 1 - -ger mount of gold coin, more than three million pit .os of silver coin, to the vehle of upwards of 160,0(0' , have been i-sued from the Mint to the public tbtough the e'le3 the commencement of Jroy, and that tne most energet'c me'sures e-e being iopted at the Mint to incret se the supply.—Times. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—Yes terday the corerni , :sioneis held a special covet at their princi prl office, Greek-stn ot. The court procc, icd t o makes rate of 6d. in the nound on the following elsti:cts, ,the eastern division of tue Westmirst or ,we.., Hackney-brook level, Snita'fields, &c., leve', lle,anit- p-strt ot leve' ; id Lower NN moping level. It was estimated that a sixpenny rato would rise the burns undermentioni. 1, inclusive of r , .re11.; of former rates in the revert' dlstric` stet.i division of West mirster 21,4 2SI. ; Hacl- ley•bre )k level, 3,957/. ; Spit-'fields, &c., leve', 19,110/. ; delenitnge-street leve' 463/. ; rid Lower Wapping leve', 1,072/. The rates were ordered to be made accordingly. DEATH OF A WOMAN BY POlSON.—Yesterday in• formation wrs forwr-ded to Mr. Walley, the coroner for Middlesex, of the death of a woman of the name of Ellen Harvey, aged 29, under the following circumstances:—lt appeals that the dcoe• scd dat No. 13, St Helena-place, Clerkenwell, end had had a qua :el with her husband about some family Wails, and that out of bravado she had taken nearly two ovnces of quicl - silver and tome other chemicrl preparation, which bad been prep; -ed by her husband to r'e in his bvsine 9. She was at once t"ken to the Royal Free Hospital, where she wt 9 attench.d t o by Mr. G. F. Lane, the house surgeon, but wi'hout success, for she lingered in great agony, and expired, is above stntad, yesterday morning, FATAL ACCIDENT. Yesterday evening Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the London Hospital, on view of the body of John Atatzon, aged 74 years, who was run over and killed on Monday afternoon, August 23d, while in the act of crossing the ca - flap way in Bishopsgate street. The jury said that the part in question was one of the most dangerous for foot prssengers in the city of London end after a brief consultation, they returns 1 tae following verdict :—" That the deceased diea from cortein injuries to the leic, leg, but how caused they had no satisfactory evidence to show." THE BOOT AND SHOE M &KERS' STRlKE.—Several of the workmen connected with this dispute have arrein com menced work. some of the employets having yielded to the tent s demanded by the workmen. /1(1ILIT!4. DESERTIONS.—Yesterday Et li%t of foi ty six desei Lets from the different metropolitan reg;ments WVI forwarded to Mr. Messer, the relieving officer of the Maiyle. bone workhouse, in order that he might hand over to the police any of the deserters who should apply for parochial relief. THE MURDERS NEAR STAFFORD. The inquest i u n po o n ur th eo e iu y ir ict r i Ty yesterday, atrocious ale, which w as reported r h day, wrs onened on Monday night, hr. fore Mr. Ward, coroner, at the Gate public.hovse,. Moss-pit. Aier viewing the scene, end the c rlcined r emems of the bcdier, the procce dines were adjoui Lied to Monday ne x t, at the White Lion Inn, Foretpidge. There is no possible doubt of a most bidt?l murder haN Jig been committed, and !he rcom se. on ti-e in which the old man slept—the wife being brought down from the upper room and thrown across the old men's body. The victims e-e Richard Blackburn, melt ster, and his wife, formerly of Forebridge, Stltrord, ag( d about f 1.4 years each. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN NORFOLK.—The inv: stigation before the magistrates into the revolting case o: attempted murder of a women on the Nolth Denney, a secluded po.zion of the sands on the beach, to the nosh of Yarmouth, by placing a pitch-rdrster over her face, and in fl;cting dread vl inju•es upon her person, was resumed yes terday at the Town-hi". At the close of the etpriy, the Mayor addr( ised the prisoner, end KAI that the Bench were unaffiwous in committing him to Not ich Castle for trial at the next assizes, on a charge of attempting to suffocate and murder Mary Ann Proudfoot DREADFUL DEATH OF AN OCTOGENARIAN.—Mr, e ' n d s ig nearlytor, whichBo ye years, u and tred i n the Bedford, the coroner, h e l d an inquesi yesterday, a t St. George's hospit a l, t ouc hi ng t h e death of Mrs. Mai.) , Witham,, /1y residing tol a io t w N j o i . g s l i , n Church-street. ,I‘. Recur ed was very respectably connected and on Ff:day, the 7th instant, she wrs se,iing a letter, when she set fire to her cloth: ^, and tumbled under the grate, in which condition she Mrs. M'Clough, with whom she wrs found by her landlady, lodged, Medical assistance was immediately nrocured, but cvee I the 24th inst. Mr. Thompson, e w ed h a e g r e e d srfli s n u g b e s r e e r u n n t t l7 removed to S', George's Hos ouse surgeon, stated that she wrs severe l y b urn t auou t pt the hite a l d h, the face, arms, and dust.— Verdict, " Ace:A.42W death." MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLoeTc. The ssies of Co.i:on at Liverpool yesterday amunted to 30,000 bfles. The m?•1;at WZ9 ari - nated, closed firmly. Since Friday, Egyptian have advanced f :'d p3r lb. 'There was lAA little change in Brazilian, the accounts by the Atlantic being unfavourable for growing crops. Speculators took 8,000 American, 4,000 Egyptian, and 2 ; 000 Surat. The rates included 20,000 Ameri can, 600 Pernam and Maranharn at qd to 8d; 300 rt qd to id; 5,000 Egyptian at 6 1 to 81-d; and 3,000 Surat at 4d to sd. Railway Shares con tinucl firm, and operations were entered into freely for the new Account commencing to-day. The annexed is a comparative statement of at:ivals and tonnage at the port of Quebec to the Ist Oct., inclusive, in each year : Vessels. Tons. 1851 1852 Less this year 34,067 The nature of the intelligence received from abroad is more favourable with respect to the Turkish loan, though by no means definite, and tho opinion grows strunger that the Ottoman Porte must either ratify the bargain entered into with its accredit:d repre sentative, or give indemnification. The prevailing impression now is, that compensation will be offered. Some say a premium of about 71., with the return of the capital peid up may be offered, and that a new loan would then be b:ougLt Gut conformably to the plan otioinely agreel on. According to what hes been rumcneed, the wish of the Covernment at Con stantinople wrs to tike a loc A for eight years, and only pay 7 per cent. intercA on it. A leading capi talists' firm at Pe::s, objected to thss short priod, end when the loen we offered anew to the present con tractors, Prince Cc'imacli and the agent of the Bank of Constan!`'nople, considering themselves to be duly authorised, are said to have changed the period into 22 yes - S i with 6 per cent. interest. Of course such on dies r - e to t) t - len simply for what they may t j wept il3, end it will t 3 nt 5f another element proves true, s;z. era *he Lori was con t'rect2d at Per. The Enesh Funds have 1 en rather f ,n, with me der"ngs. The same cau es before noticed of late, N . zz. incFspcitlon to do bminess so ner the u t ..:. , nng of Parliament, will explain the present dullncis. Consols have Len 100, g, to i for transfer, cod 1004, -,P 3 , for accornt. The New 3t ner Cents. hove been 103 i to I. The 3e it Cents. have Len woith 99; to s. Eizst India Stock hrs Leen wW I .I only 273. Bank Stc3k h[ s not been de- 1 t in. Ex chequer Bills have been worth 755. pren..'vm, end India Bonds 853 to 885 premium. Foreiga securi'les have been rather flat. Mexico Bonds ere depressed at 24 to Spanish 3 ion Centi. ere 514 t) f, tnd the Defeized 2.5 t) 4. The Turk'sh loan tics L: en fluctuating considerably. After oFenng t 3 low as 2-1 to 3, they have to .5 end 52. The present price 41 to 5. The SwAish sciip, which we I down to 3 discount yest ?rday, and has been at 2 tb;s mordng, is now up t) Oa end 14 d'seount. Portuguese 4 per cents t -7e about 381; Buenos Ayres is woi; - h 81, Leing fi..n. Sardinian 1: aids bring 97i to s. Dutch rid Rus sian stocks C`..) The tr...ingements for settling in the r; Away ket copy , aluac-t exch sively, the att3nCon of the jobbas ; end :la the pi:ncip,' .Engl3h rnes there is a I;se of 1t) 2 1.. r cent. Lane, shiTe end Yorkshirre Great No,;beko, 111:.6'ind and South Westma, buoyt-it. Flinch shrres rt o r . i dearer. The lr.lt w, Jl:s zailway receipts, csceita.ned up t) this day, are in round figures I under:— 1852. Great Western £20,429 North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern North Stafford 5,592 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midlend Newcastle end Berwick . Gold Dyne Shares have been at merely norr - la rates, scr:cely nything baing done. 1851. £17,422 46,662 11,384 11,390 22,393 13,426 5,317 8,681 11,247 15,516 8,071 14,915 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the o:ficir l . List.) mys'iess done. Bank Stock 8 per Cer t. Reduced Annuities.— ..... .. 99 1 4 % If, 3 per Cent CM. )1© Ann lO O l4 % , 1 ,: A New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne t mg AnnuiLies. Eap. Jan. sth, 1860 64 7-16 Ditto 30 year :, Exp , Oct.lo, 1859 6 3-16 1 4 India Stock ..... 273 Do. B.mds, 10001 B5 8 7 Ditto under 14 Jul. Consols for Account Exchequer Bill 114th March Jrle. 1,000/. 5001. Sme'l — PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cant. . ... Bl Chiba:, Bonds 3 per Cant . 78 Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent... B2i Equador Bonds Permit I Bond:, 1849, 6 Ter Cent ...... Ditto Deferred 3 per er - lt P0.,,v ,aese 4 per Cent 3S Russii 1 4 1 4 per Cen' . F-^ .o:lian Bonc - % 5 per Cant. Spit - :sh Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per C,nt.... Ditto for the Account Spanish Con- Cart. Coup. not finCied 3 sic, Swecush Loan Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852... 232} 5 542 5 p. Dutch Exchc , 2 1 / 2 per Celt , 12 Guil 64% IA QUARTER TO THREE. ... 1061,i .. 1C JA •• Consols 11•4 ••• Ditto Ac3orat. Nov. 11 MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY) NEWGATE AND LEADENPkLL. These markets have Len very inactive to-Jay, 13 fell ws from 23 Od to 3i 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to , 43; Ver', 2s 8d to 3a 8d; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs by the carcase. MEAT Dr ARKEIS. SOUTHALL, OCT. 27.—Our market Wir well supplied with ei.:ch kind of stock, the dem2nd for which ruled heavy, ae follows : —Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d; Muttor, 33 0 to 4s 4d ; Veal, 2s 8d to 33 8d ; Porn, 23 10d ti 3s 8d per Sibs, to sink the tin). RoNFotti), Cur. 27.— Prime Busts and Shp move 3 off tea lily, at fr 1 pri 23 % Others se, d: _rand was in a sluggish state. B.3et from 258 d to 3s 111; Mutton, 38 01 to 4s 6d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Pork 34 Od to 3s 8d pot . Sibs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 17s to 21s eacl LEWES, OcT. 26.—The genera'. demend v. as inactive, r 9 follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s; Mutton, 3s Gd to 48 6d ; Vert, 33 01 to 3s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s Gd Blbs. IT AA' MARKET, SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 15s Od to 41 Os; Clover ditto, 3l 15s to 41 18s Od ; and Straw, 1/ 51 to 1/ 113 per load. A full average supply, and a slaggish demand. CUmpErmArio.—Meadow Hay, 21 153 to 4/ Os; Clover ditto, 3115 s Od to 41 lis ; and itrew, 118 a to 11 153 per low. Sup-11y good and trade Mil'. A urrEcusrif..—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 4/ 0.; Clover ditto, 3/ 15s Od to 51 03; and Straw, 115 s to 11 lls per load Trade dv" CORN AV %RAGES. GENEI IL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COPS For the Week ended Oc.:. 21, It;2, mete up from the Returns of tie In,peetors in the different Cities and 'Dimas in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. WI EAT. I I BARLEY. OAT 3. I: STE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE •• 383 8d 283 8d 1 17s 10d 1 25 s 8d 3 m 21 30; 9.1 WHEAT. Isi Oa 13.e'lways. Aberdeen 1001. naid ionb., Not., Bost. 4 . :z E. June. Bir., Woiv., and S.ouri Valley ... all pd. Birk., Len., & Cu. Jet., late 381. 65.84., 281. pd. Ditto, C'nest. & Birk., 501. & 25/. Con s., ali pd. Ditto, 20/. 18 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian _lOO/. pd. Chest. & lioivh., all pd Cork & &noon, ell pd Dub. & Bel f. Jct. 451 pd. Dundlk & Ennis.,all pd.. Dundee,Pertia, & Aber deen Juuc. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D,) all pd. Do (18/ E.&H.)e'l pd. Eest.Counties ... all pd. Eastein Union, clvs A late E. U. shrs., all pd. , Do. do. dc. 61. pd Do., do., B. & C., e'l ncl East Lancashire ...au p E. & W. India Docks and Eir. June., all pd Edinb. & Glas.,loo/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 100/. Glas. & S.-West.,looLp Great Northr.,lool. pd Do. %s. A Stk., 100/. p Do. % B Stczk,loo/. p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 100/. pd Lane. & Carlisle, e'l pd Do.Thirds,ll/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 100/. pd Do., Fifths l5 pd Do.,W.Rid. Un. 11%p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby&Sthpt. all p Lond. & Blackw., all pd London, Tilbury, and Southend 3 pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct 100 p Lon. & N.West.,loo/. p Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 10/.,M &B (e) 1/p Lon. & S.-We , 2 4 100/. p Do. New 60', 42% pd Do. New 401. pd Lo!!. & Ernish" , all pd Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch &L'n2oln Union 4' 2s. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Do. % Shales, 17% pd Newer % & Carl. ell pd Newmr - ket lOOl. pd Newport, Abcrgaven., and Hereford _l4l pd Newry & Enr "4E. 7% p Norfo, l- 100/, pd Do. New 20/. 20/. p North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd p Nth. Devor,No.l,l3/.p Do., No. 2 6% pd Do., % A, def.... 01 pd Do., % B, gar... 5/. pd North Stifford. 17% p North-Westnn...r" pd N. & S.-W. Jane. p 0xf.,W0r.,&W.,100 , p Scottish Clan' 100/. p Scot• - ah Midld., 100/. p -ewr & p Do. Shrew. & Her 81. p Shrewsbr. and Chcstn (Nor. W. MM.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Osweery all Shrop. Ur ion ...4 1 i.d Do. A, B, C, & D tt .ly pd. up at per test..,. South Devon pd South-Erctrn 1007, pd South We'.es all pd S.Yorh & Riv. Dr 110/. Do. Do. 5/. pd Stirl. & Dur 'erm. p Stock. & He....16/25.3d. Taff Vele 126/. pd Themes Haven Dock and Railway ...191. pd Vale of Neath...l7/. pd WeZerfd. & milk. a" pd Watetal. & Lim. all pd West Ccuawr'l 131. pd West London pd Yk., New. & Ber. 1004 Do. & New. Ex. 20/. p Do. G.N.E.purc. 10/. p York & N. Mid.loo/.pcl PREF. Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. al, Br's. & Ex., 4 p. ct. Stk Do. 4 p. c Shares, 51. pd Caledonian, 101. 100/ p Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Cork and Bandon, 5% per cent. 1% p Dundee, Per.,& Aberd.l Junction all pd A ag. (3110s)6 pc. all Do. (5t.) 7 per et. all p Do. (7/ i7s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Cor_ties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 &1 pd Do. No. 2 pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. all Ea.ste,a Un;nu Scrip, G 1 1 ,21% ti ner p Do. 10/. i)eb. Sh. all p Er st Lence?l"re, 6 per et. Qu-r. Sb-s. e" pi East & W >st Yorkshire Junction, pd Ee;n., Per. & Dun. 5% ner cent. (Glen. & S.W. gaa 5 p.c. Gt. 5 p. c 100 pd Do. 5 p c. red. se lOO p Great Souoi. & West, (Ireland) Bths a". pd GL West. (Beth & Ex. 5 ner cznt.)...6 pd Gt.W. use. I 4% 100/. p Lane. Taira .d shire ; F. f pd Do. 6 r. c. 100:.p Leeds Jim' herr, 6 p cent. No. 1 13/, pd Do. Q.T., 1813 ...9/. pd London & Eric". gam.. 5 per ( pd Do. Pr.o p 10U/. Do. Con. o 18,2 all Do. N.G_. op c 1001. p Lon. & N.-W. (C w. & Nrie.) 5 p. c. iOOl. pd Ln.& S. W. C.).3:15. 5/. p Lon. & En. % Sh. p Man., Sheff., & Linen. Qr. S'i No. lel pd Do. New, W all pd Do. 61. 3l, nd ar-yport rid Cail's,e, 4 per cent r I pd Do., 4% per c.t.„3% p MiO.Cen. 6 p c Do. Con. Les. &Bk., 6 per cert.... 100/ , Dc. Ertoril c'l p Do. Le . z. &Swi - ning. 8 per c Goan ICI. p Do. Pc", 5/. n Nor.ollt Ex:en a Do. C 2. n ct. r' p Do. W.Vri. o p.c, North Blitish 11 It. pd North St - It:lord—el lid Oxf. Wor. & Wo!., 16/. 6 per ceLt....l6J' pd, Dig to ( 1 ' ... 6/. pd Shlowd. & Dir. N.G. all ShrivsJ. & Ct es. (N.W. Min.) 8 pi: c Clpd Do. 5 per cat. pd Soa+ l l DCVO pd Do. New I'/ 4 pd. St.-Est. (Reading An -1 nuities)...l/. Os. 6d pd Do., 4% p 0.-100/. p Sth. York. p c gd. all Stock. & Hatt. O. 5 p c until July 1,1806, p Waterroi u & Kukerny, 6 per cent. Si. pd Yorl - , New. & L: r. all p Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midlrnd H. and S. Purch. 101. pd South-Er LINES LEAS: Leasing Railways. Companies. Bclf. &J 3 tcl 1 n Bin& Do. IN :thout, all p, Eir.Wolv. & Dud.,' guar all pd Do. v. , About, all p, Bue'zir ^ , haria. al , p Cl;;e Jc., ell p E. Lin., gua,_ 6 per cent — 1004 d; 1004d; Glouc:q. & Desnl Point ell pd { Hartlepl. Dk. & pd 1 ' Hull & Selby, ell p Do. Halves., p Do. Qur-ts., p Lon. & Grenw., all Do. Prof all pd Lowestoft., gu 9- 4 per cent all pd Do. 6 p. et , all p March. 13uxtn, & Matick, 5 1 / 4 P Middlesbr' & Red car, 6.1. C., all p Midlnd t) N. & E., 5 n. c., all Presto. & kyr paid Ditto, paid Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pd Roy. & Hit.,lool.p Do. Shep. Ex., all Shf. Rtb. & Goole, 5 p. e., 18.11.6p' S. Staffil.b , Wear Val. c.,1 1 1 Dith c r .; p Wilts &SJILI IGJI,ii Lon.& N.W Gt. Westn. Do. Do. Do. Lon. &N.W Caledonian Gt. Northn.l IGt. Westrn. lYk.New.l & L( .w. &N Do. Do. S. Eastern Do. Norfolk , Do. L. & N NV 1 & M. j Stktn&Dar E. Counties L&N.WI & La. &Y f { Gt. North n. Do. ILan. & Yks !M.lll•Clean k sit ! I 't, .WoAra.; DOIiES ON FOREIGN CORN. BA 'ILL Y. I OATS. I BYE. BEANS. I PE! lr Od is Od is Od is Od Is Li QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD L. Wheat, 117,V ; Barley, 63,145; Oars, 0,47! 4,407; Fels, 3,767 qui' tei AST WEEK. '5; Rye. 3' ; Bea, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY.—From the 10th irst., the r -lari• ; of the Judges of the C w ,; of Chancery, by one of the new act - , ore fa be poid out of the c3nsolidated fund, it- st nd of out of the sritni . .3' fund. TAXATION OF SOLICITORS' BILLS.—M-. Henry George llorn, assistant-clerk of -size for the wt ^tern circv-t, la; a by d;rection of the I )rds of the 1 fersuly, att , ndcd the Michaelmrs C.mits of Q:'•.e .3r S - Qiors Lancas ire, forth( , purpk?. of fixing the V's of solicit n 3 prosecut i ng on bet 47 of tae Crowr. itlr. Horn att.3nd, 1 the c siors at Le-waster and I'restor, and is now wet - ending the.: of the hundr ... l of Salford. He w;'l attend the ;.2r3ior sto be held at Kirk dale, It is the op;nion of this gentlernrn . that the rate of ellowance to wane -sen at the astiz. is Ingher, and that to witnesses at the se.siors lower, their it ought to be. PROTEST OF THE JEWS OF I'RANKFORT-ON-THE MAINE.—The Israelites of t h e free city of F . renk c ort have addressed to the Senate a p rotest a g ainst their recent exclu sion from the constitution. LONDON COLONIAL TRAINING INSTITUTION.— A meeting of the committee and f , iends of this in s + i tut i on (whose object it may not be supiiluot's to . repeat in to re • I form air i t male cienuna's b . y the more enbghte„d means of mode.a pl-ila nth l ophy-leindirss end education—on coca par` 3 w ith the old-froht?ne:d meth( lof i gnore w end se • ver i ty ) — w as held yestore ay at the asylum, in Great Smith seree-, We stre:r ster, .for the purpose of •'ltY l g l eave o f e i ght of the inmates (re els rued cei7una s), who, under 'le arnipie 7 t of the icier) , e-e at Jut t emigrate. The ta were ,severil of the l arochial clergj . end a goodly number of lac i(s present but oy tar the most r3terest-ng pat ,; of the meeting w e s zorrie hundred o: the teciptents of the benefits of the institutior, able young men, of from 18 to 30 years of age, ell of them clenn, welt clad, and well-conducted, but whose corntenancc 9 for the mort part . bore the unmistak ea bl e stamp o f 'h e L on d on p i c kpocket. This reme-1-, howev er , d oes not app l y to the i n tended etrie i .ents, who cel, -, inly appeered 4- o be 'he (tit'- of the body, aid whose 12 months' probaron (that being one of the e inditiors of the irstitution) would seem t have Lab stitutcd for the furtive and restless eye, a bold front, end an expression of straightfoi ward honesty and amiability which strongly contrasted with their fellows. Addresses were de livercl by severe? gentlemen. A.‘,er which en expressive and very beautiful musical composition " The Prodigal s Return," vas sung by the inmates of the asylura. THE SHARE MARKETS. RAILWAYS. C1os:'1; Price' 28 , 1 , ,i, to 294 6 1 / 9 63/a 10 - 10% 6IA - 6 c' is. 21 1 4 22 3 2 1 4 dis. 101 103 544 55 24 25% 17 —lB 41 dis. 7% -8% 4% - 5 3 - 3 1 / 2 12% - 12% 9% -93 A 63k- 6% i'"EO -81 57 -59 75% -761/2 26 - - 27 83 —B4 4.3 —4B 117 —ll9 51 —53 96y4 96% 83 —B5 10 —ll p 88% —88 M 3 11 dia. 2% 2 1 4 dia. 16% 17 85 / 8 8 3 4 2% 1 106 107 p 122 —122 k 3 p —1% p 91% 92% 4 1 / 2 4 dir. 4 3 dis. 21% 224 32 —33 8% 3 die. 78 1 4 78 3 4 43 —45 48 -50 3% —230 b. 3 —3% 47 —49 6% 7 .. ••• ••• die. 38 —39 7 —6% die. 2 1 0 dis. 4 5 4 41/8 3%- 4%p. 47 -48 87 -89 57 -59 C 3 -72 1% 1 1 4 dia. 20 —2l 10 —lO% 15 —l6 3yB —3% d. 22 -23 80 1 4 - 80 3 / 4 41 -41% 14 -15 4% - 5 DA - 2 3 / 4 13 - 1354 8% 8 -8%, 25 -26 9% - 10% ) 71 —72 ) 7 1 / 7 dis. ) 53 % 54 2% e'9. r 'ERENCE SHARE 107 7- 169 100 - 103 18% -;19 sdis. 6 - 6 8% -8% 8% - 8 1% - 2 p 1% -1% P 14% - 15 1 7 -17% ••• .0. •N 3 .- 3% ••• -- ••• 125 - 127 9 -9% - 1p 109 - 110 %eis. per 151 164 8% - 4 p 13% - 135/5 9 -10 11 3 4 - 12 Vti - 7 4 P Mjs. p Ys P 148 - 150 pa-- 1 p par X p 22 1 4 23% 5% 6 I% 2 99 101 2 1 ,4 -2% p 114-11% 17% 18 7 / 8 —1% p 1.5 1 ,4 —l6 M i dis. par 25% die. 101 103 Business done to-day. 28% 58% li Cy % 8014 75% 2G 82 1 ,4 % 50, 1 ,- 1% I 95% 61 51/2 pin 88% 16 % '4 120% 15,1 82 1 A 3 78 IA IA 47 1 4 6% 38% 83 791,4 25% 9% 70 % 53 Ilya 22% 8% 11% 1 / 4 3% p Aern, 4% per cent., :D AT FIXED Ii Nominal Price& Railways. Cent. France (0.V.) all Charl. & Erquel. all pd Demerara 111 pd Dijon & Besrncor 4 pd Dutch Rhenish 81. pd East Indies ell pd Gt. Indian Perrin. all p Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd Great West. of Canada Share:, ..... 5 1 ,4 pd Louv. a la Sambre 7 Luxembourg ...141. pd Do. (Railway) 101. pd Do pd Do. (Cane') 2 pd Lyons & Avignon, 5 pd Madra5......... 4 1 ,4 pi Maria Antonia 27% pd Do. New Namur & Liege all pd Do. ex int all pd North. of France, all pd Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 11/. pd Paris & Lyons 101. pd Do. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd Paris & Rouen „ail pd Paris & Stras. pd Paris, Caen, end Cher bourg 4 pd Rouen & Havre—ell pd Sambre &Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Qsebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 171. pd West Flanders all pd West. of France 9/. pd Agna Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p Australr-ien 2/. pd Australian Si. pd Austr. Freehold pd Ave Mr 7 . 11% all pd Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 13/. ss. p Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cut. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Conper —4Ol. pd Colonial Gold 1/ pd Copiapo 14/ pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Monnta in all pd Grd. Duch, Baden, all p Great Polgooth all pd Lake Bathurst all pd Liberty ... all pd Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd Mariquita pd Maxi. & S. Amer. 9/. p Naw Grf lada ...all pd Nouveau Monde, a'l pd Port Philip all pd Quartz Rock all pd Santiago de Cuba 10% South Australian, all pd Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West MeTiposa all pd Yuba 1 paid JOINT Australasia ell pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 25/. pd Com. of London 20/. pd London Chart. Bank of Austre l ;a Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. S. 101, pd Lon. & We - ttn. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lOl. pd Nat. of Ireland 22% p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd' Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. Do. New all pd Roy. Au st. Bkg. & Gold Imporrng Com. Ipd Union of AustraL all pd Do. New 2% pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pd MIS Austral. Roy. Mail, 4 p Ccaada 32% pd Copper Miners of Eng lr-id . . e'l pd Do. Preference, 7% pd Crystal Palc ... 5 pd East 3rn Steam...2r. pd Elect. Tr , er. Irelend 1p Gen. Stm. N ay. 141. pd Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Companv...so/. p Ii:01 Beetroot Sug. 2 p NetherlEues lend, 2 pd Pen'n. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. ...151. pd Royel Mail Stm. 601. pd Univers:" Emigration and Colonizat 4 ur, 21. p 15 :16 4% 5p 1 %dis. B% 9 2% 2t,i 3-1- —4 p 15% 7% % psr 1p 7 4% 4 %a I v 9— 1 % 11— 1 10 p 3 7 9 p 2 3 8 -8% 6 - 7 14%-144 ii - iii,i Pp 34 % 3% 62 -64 39 -40 31% - 32 17i - 18 p 9i - 10 "'' ••• . . diE. '4% -- 7 1% 9 r. MINES. 2 , 9 IA 17% 3's % p par. v i p 1 1 / 2 2 p % —1% % % % % dis. 5 7 5% 6 1 4 2% —3% % % %dis. par 43 —45 a it 6% % X dis. ... ••• % die. . p 1 3 4 p %—1% p p 44_ 4 3 4 % p P # die. 12 1 ,( 13 1 , 2 P 11% 12% 7 1 ,4 8 %dis.— par % 1% % 154 34 7 3 ,E 3 50% Bu 9Fn dose to-day. 32% 3 2% 4' 8% 18 104 11 10% 38 i i i %) 13 127 8 83i, 71 69 69 29% - 30% 29 -30 30 -31 29 -30 108 - 110 52 -53 148 - 150 32;i - 33 113 -115 56 1 / 4 - 5 7 % 27 -23 14 - 14 1 / 4 25% - 261 18 1 / 4 .-- 191/4 ... - ••• 3 - 3'A 107 - 103 64 -66 - 156 148 - 150 -- „ ula• ••• ••• 30 1 2 $1 105 ....LOG 100. EN TALS. Business to-day. FOREIGN. Closing Price. '-STOCK BANKS. 59% - 59% 67 -58 15 - 16% 29 -80 3 1 -• • • 18% - fi% 32 - 33% 45 - 46% 18% - 20 38 -39 46% - 16% - 17% 1 -1% 49% - 50% 6 -6% 17 -18 >CELLANEOUS. 3 - 4 50 -51 86 -V% 29 -30 4 .7 4 -5% 50 —5l x.d 2 —2% 2i ... 85 —86% 41 41% 79 .., LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) tight LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wi n d a t noon, N.W. "-fr-otO brc2za, and dull, hazy weather. The Ocean , Cochin, arrived in th e Ri ver , was i n contact w ith v oi d printed yellow in s id e , w i t h a w hi te r ibb on outsid,,e' W. rec3ived damage, 21 s t S e pt., i n l a t. 2 7 N., lon. f" st. Tho Der went, for Port Philip, rer...ly for sea, in the her Katherine's Dock, hay been obliged b discharg e cargo, having 5 to 6 feet of water in her hold. , an d DEAL, OCT. 27.—Wind, W.N.W., moderator„ois cloudy. Arrived, Eqcity, Calcutta; Zeon, dc ; 11 !„sti Handy, Tobago; E"7.3 Sharpe, King; State,,e7.,/, Bee Isleid; Ec7l Selkirk, Prince Edward l ei l y` o r; Sailed, Resolute, Sydney, N.S W.; Koh-I-Noon , : t hen Philip; Westbrooke, Barbadoes; Henda, do • 11 °703 Bostor. Put back, Cashmere, New Zealand. ' it,r r ,;,.ge irom the Elver, Rosina, Rio Janeiro. The u e 4 vort e Wil!'.ana (brig, of South Shields), from Quebec, re , , :k t) have been wacked on the Godwin Sands, is 1.- " ' t.) to got off. 19 , DOVER, OCT. 27.—Th o B ran d on, Newer/sag to- mouth, on shore, has gone t ) pit; 3," odr SOUTHAMPTON. OCT. 27.—W!nd, N.W. Arl i n Lp_ly Neele, Buenos Ayr, Ar FALMOUTH, OCT. 2 7.—Wind, N.W. to N.N.Tv• Alchymist, Quei :.c. lot RAMSGATE, OCT. 2 7.—The Messner, of an loci Redon, f.:orn Sunderland , h as L aen l ost on t h e Shin: of crew, except one bay. saved. The General Murray` n ig Sunderkno, is on shor e o ff the ht , rbour, leaky, h cirpcctA off with the tide. aSe CARLISLE.—Ar..ved, Robert Boas, Quebec , sailc.l for Bulfrit St. CLYDE, OCT. 26.—Wi n d, N.E. A rr i ve d, John, N. 8.; Huron, do.; Iris, Honduras. sow , gow (s), New York. KINGSTON —Arrived, Adessa, Quebec. Nrell/1: YARMOUTH, OCT. 27.—The A m d ea o f L o ndon', 40a more, fur Hull and Newcastle, struck on Hasbro e atll this morning, end was abandoned; she was subsecl° found to be ou shore for -The t (10 0 LOWESTOFF, OCT. 27. Exhibition, of and N e t Fowey to Hull, has put in leaky, h av i ng b ee n on +' come Sand. DUBLIN, OCT. 26.—Wind S. Sailed, New Bruce e 0 New Orleans. 27, The Fidelity, of Li verpo ol, - ashore yesterday, at Clogher Head ; crew saved. oil WISUY, OCT. 17.— 142 cks. tall ow , th e greater :0 of the hemp, more or less dam age d, o f the Washito Cronstadt to London, whi c h was wrec k ed on t he • off the Island of Ytterholm, have been saved. for EMDEN, OCT. 20.—The Medea, Christiansta un London, has been brought in here a mere We e/4 'A t o HOLYHEAD, OCT. 27.—Th e H armony, Livelrw Dublin, has put in very leaky, &c. f 9 ; BRIDLINGTON QUAY, OCT. 27.—The Sisters, 0 bye vannah, is being brought in by boatmen, baring found abandoned. iv edr LIVERPOOL, OCT. 27.—Wind, E. to N.E. A., r p r bto 1 ; Glenearier, Prince Edward Island Conway, ..„ 14 7vidc' Belmont, do. Sailed, South See, Sydney, Rio Grande ; Augustus, Rio Janeiro ; Proeder Fromo, Hayti ; City of Glasgow (e)Lats t delphia ; Tirrell, Boston. 28th, Put back, o "'i Doc" Valparaiso, leaky. The Astobia for this port. P a fa to New Orlcan, 15th inst., with much Garag e , vo' hu - ,riecne. The Josiah Brudlie, for Boston, oL g ot heP back, with considerable damages from heavy I ": el!! The William Jai' s had arriv e d at N ew O r leon" New , with much damage. The Elizabeth, Portland t° or ia; Orleans, was spoken Oct, 10, ucder jury magi', °!, 3 p O5 for Nessar. The Calder, bound to thi s port, v/ 131. ' n city beck for New York, Oct. 14th, h a d no t reviled the a nd on the 16th; a Pilot was put on board off Ban 3 eg a '' had not since been heard of. ei do' MlLFORD.—Arrived, Maria, Quebec; M ew. Union, Dalhousie ; Meida, Quebec. trOP FLEET WOOD, OCT. 2 7.—Wind, N. Arrived, St. - .4phens, N.B. _ - WEXFORD.—A: i iv, d, Brothers, Quebec. 001;, Quebc: lIMERICK.—A wised, Pri mrose , Quebec; June tc o i WARRENPOINT.—Ari Ind, NOW Zetilaft- d t CP° Yenkee Blood, New York, WEY MOUTH.—At.;ved, Atlant'.c, Quebec, A dre3 ol BRISTOL, OCT. 27.—Wind, N. Atairre3, AfAica; Afri can Q acan, do. Do d o r ,„„boc; GLOUCESTER,—At rivc 1, Julius Czar, ‘4"- w, do' do.; Charlotte, S' John';, New Brunswick; '''' e j , S.::!: 1, Johennes, Ifirrmich!. NEWPORT, OCT. 27.—Wind,IW. A-rive d ,- a , W%i" Quebec. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT ASSOCIATI- f r ieW" t heir n i rev 0 nner of the Council of this Association and took place yesterday evering, at the Belvidere rreveerh-fing is ° t AlN:file; Mr. Shepherd in t'ie chrir: the ohj'c' t - Act ; celebrate the passim/. of the Patent Law Amendrtl4:l3coiroe;i the last session. Atter the usuri torst-,,c., t b .. ho d proposed, "Patent Law Reform and the new c` cou pcl! instalment of it." He sri!d he thought the -00 1 ofl rerron to congratulate themselves on their present F,,eritu prollnotri The year 1851 was that which brought forward the hardships under which the inventors 0/ thie,f ° $O ll l laboured. They had all read " Uncle Tom's Cabin. d i e 1 1 every inventor in England we-, previous to Octoberbef ba d ultimo, an Uncle Tom. The chif point on Whic h t or." to congratulate each other \yes that their legislate 001 secured to them a patent for three years for 2 5 !.' b t u bo oth h e e was yet much room for improvement. Amoegs t her of ter toests were the health of Mr. Fuller, a In t e ll ;: t he 1 15 S t° council, end of the chairman; and shortly PO' t.' , e company separated. 4' l * 105'