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.-- - e - 9e - T/f - _ ,-'' ' 7 4 - • ir e 'St ' q g ke -1 4 . 4 f eifrft - ". ' , %Alt ,`'‘" l .7 ‘ .4 . :3 • e - It. • *4' l ' ; 4 : ' 3 ! '1 1 ,1% : • . „". 4. • • • , _l l , • N. ..401 %alkgriN GRAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL P acket and Rail way Fare PACKETS. included in one payment upon every N• 11 . —No other P ac k ets call at Passage the GRAY'S or GREENHITHE ritns. From THE NEW TERRACE PIER, GRATESEND. WEEK DAYS. -At 71, 6%, 9%, 11%, 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, and 6%. SUDIDAYS.-At 71, 8%, 11, 1,3, 4,5, 6, ti.d 6%. FROM THE BRIfNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL. 1115 Trains starting One Quarter of an Hour before each of these times. and 7. WE EK DAYS. -At 9 , 9%, 11, 12, 1%, 2%, 3%, 1%, b, 6 , STJ NDAYS.-At 9,9%, 11, 1%, 2%, 3%, 5,6, and 7. Fares. -To or from London-Fore cabin, and Sccomd Class Rail- Wa y , 9 d. ; Saloon and First Class Railway, is. To or from Elackv - all and intermediate Piers-Fore Cabin, 6d. ; Saloon, 9d. Boat Tickets. -Fe:: Twelve months, 4/. 45.; Six months, 21. 15s. ; Three months, 11. 15s. To be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders, Brunswick -wharf, Blackwall. Gravesend, Star Office, Oct. 1, 1846. No. 16,866. LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING SUN, OCTOBER 9, 1846. PRICE SD. E AST DERE HAM AND NORWICH RAIL WAY COMPANY. OFFICE of the GAS LIGHT and COKE it COMPANY. 19, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. London, 7th, Oct. 184 G. Notice is hereby given, that the Court of Directors of the Gas Light and Coke Company do hereby declare that a vacancy has oc curred he the Court of Directors, by the election of William Bate man, Esq., Deputy• Governor, to the office of Governor. Notice is hereby also gives, that a Special General Court of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at this office, on MoNnAr, the 2d day of November next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the election of a Deputy-Governor, to supply the said vacancy ; and that should a ballot be required it will continue open for four hours from its commencement. _ _ IRELAND. DUBLIN, OCT. 6.—Another serious affray has taken place—the result of the fearful distress which afflicts the peasantry. This, unhappily has proved fatal to one man, and another is in great danger. The folloWing is an account given in the evening papers:— " LtmEnicx, OCT. 5,-Last night a private of the 88th regiment and a civilian Rayed Gleeson, were shot dead at Castleconnel, within six miles of this city, during a riotous attack on 'the constabulary barrack, when the windows were broken. A draft of the 88th, from Birr, en route, was billettesl in the town. Colonel Maunsell, Assistant-Adjutant Deneral, left Limerick this morning, to inquire into the circumstances of the untoward event. The official account of the above affair differs from the foregoing, by saying • the soldier is not dead.' In every other particular it agrees with the brief narrative of our correspondent." —Packet. "FATAL AFFRAY AT CASTLECONNELL.—WC (Post) deeply regret to announce that a serious and fatal affray took place in Castleconnell, county Limerick, on Sunday last, between a party of the 88th regiment en route to Cork, to embark for the Mediterranean, and the consta bulary, whose barrack the soldiers attacked. One coun tryman in the crowd was killed, and a soldier was mor tally wounded. These are the only authentic particulars yet received." THE GREAT BRITAIN. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the SHARE or SCRIP HOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at One o'clock in the Afternoon on THURSDAY, the 22d day of October instant, at the Offices of the Company, Mitchell's-court; Market-place, Norwich, for determining whether the Partnership or Company, called the East Dercham and Norwich Railway Company, shall he dissolved, pur suant to an Act passed in the 9th and 10th years of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, Intituled " Art Act to facilitate the Disso lution of certain Railway Companies." Dated this 7th day of October, 1846. By and on behalf of the Committee of Provisional Directors of the said East Dereharn and Norwich Railway Company. EDWARD WILLETT, Chairman of the said Committee. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. OctoberOn 510NDAy, NEWMARKET RACES. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, Ow l. 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, coach e s w ill run i n connex i on ' the ordinary trains leaving London, as follows : Via CAMBRIDGE. 7 . 15 end 11'30 A.m., and 1 . 15 P.M. Via CHESTERFORD. WARWICK AND WORCESTER RAIL WAY, _ - • By order of the Court of Directors. CHARLES BURLS, Secretary. N.B. The chair will be taken at twelve o'clock precisely, and none but proprietors admitted. s'o P.m. The 6•0 Express Train will stop at Chesterford to set down pas 'engem only, on the above days. On Saturday, the 10th, and on konday, the 12th, a coach will start for Newmarket on the arrival of that train at Cambridge. A Special Train will leave London on Tuesday the 13th for Ches terford and Cambridge at FPO a.m., calling at Waltham, Harlow, and 1418110 P Stortford, returning from Cambridge at 6'30 r.m., and Ches terford at 7'lo pas sengers booked through, via Ch es t er f or d or Cambridge, at the ' oll °wing fares, including coach fare and fees : single Ticket to or from Newmarket The adjourned (and final) Meeting'for the dissolution of this Com pany Will be held at the Ilall of Commerce, London, at One o'clock precisely, on TUESDAY next, the 13th of October. The holders of scrip and receipts are earnestly requested to attend this meeting, or send their scrip to the Agent, or some friend in London, in order to vote and dissolve the Company, and put an end to further liabilities and expenses. _ _ OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. A.llO A CHEMICAL LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, i 4 aily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Also a LECTURE on the ELECTRG-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH daily. ACINTOSH'S REVOLVING ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAIL WAY, the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, all Inaction. HALLETTE'S ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY VALVE. The OPAQUE MICROS offOP The OXY-lIYDRO W MICROPE. A MADRlGALSbeautiful of Series the Sixteenth Century will be performed by a Sax-Horn Band, under the Direction of Dr. Wallis daily, and in the Evenings. Admission, Is.; Rchools, Half-price. Agent, W. F. Spaclunan, 43, Moorgatc-street, London. PUBLICATIONS. Day Ticket to and from Newmarket. NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. TO ADVERTISERS. i. d. First Class, by Railway and inside the coach • ........ •• • • **" First Class, by Railway, and outside the coach .. ........... . Second Class, by Railway, and outaidel the coach .. Post horses and coaches provid e d for every train at Chesterford Station, by Messrs. Edwards, Bottom, and Sabine; and at Cam bridge by Messrs. Edlin, Mitchell, and Ekin. Orders for previously securing post horses to be addressed to Mr. Edwards, Crown Inn, Chesterford, and Mr. Ilennington, Railway Station, Cambridge. Advertisements and Bills intended for insertion in No. 11. must be sent to the Publishers by the 15th inst. Edinburgh :W. P. Kennedy. London : Hamilton, Adams, and Co. HALL OE ROME, GREAT WINDMILL STREET, HAYMARKET. Eight doors from Coventry-street. Under Distinguished Patronage.—The original Poses Plastiques and Tableaux Vivans. Professor TURNOUR, ever anxious to diversify the attractions at the above splendid theatre, begs most respectfully to inform the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, that he has succeeded in en gaging one of the finest Models of the day, who will appear every afternoon and evening during the week in Professor Tumour's cele brated groups of Venus Rising from the Sea and the Lute Player. The new Classical Groupings, which have been acknowledged by the press as far surpassing anything of the kind ever attempted in this country, will be repeated during the week, introducing the THREE COLOURED FEMALE MODELS, natives of Hindoostan, who have been received with rapturous applause by fashionable and crowded houses. Morning Performance at Three o'clock, and Evening at Half-past Eight.—Stalls, 2s. 6d.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE LORD 17 6 14 6 In 4 vols. Bvo., price 485., LORD JEFFREY'S CONTRIBUTIONS to THE EDINBURGH REVIEW .— AIan, MR. MACAULAY'S CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, and MISCEL LANEOUS ESSAYS. Fourth Edition. 3 vols. Bvo., 365. THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH'S WORKS. Third Edition, with Additions. 3 vols. Bvo., with Portrait, 365. SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH'S 'MISCELLANEOUS WORKS. Edited by his SON. 3 vols. bvo., 425. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. LIEUTENANT. (COPY OF CIRCULAR TO LIEUTENANTS OF COUNTIES.) I have been directed LleBr4d6.. Dublin byh C is astle Lieutenant, to communicate to you a copy of a letter which has been addressed by me to the chairman of the Excellency October,the Board of Works, and to request that you will, as soon as possible, take such measures for the purpose of ac quainting the magistrates and cesspayers of your county with its contents, as you may think expedient. Copies will, however, be ipmediately_transmitted to the secre tary of the grand jury. —I have the honour, &c. H. LABOUCHERE. To the Lieutenant of the county of —. "Dublin Castle, Oct. 5, 1846. By order, Bishopsgate Station, sth October, 1846. _ C. P. RONEY, Secretary. 'HARWICH STEAM PACKET COMPANY. „ The holders of Eastern Counti es an d Northern and Eastern Railway Scrip entitled to Shares in the Harwich Steam Packet Com pany will, upon application at this offi ce , be informed of the terms of the contract between this Company and the Eastern Counties and CEastern Union Railway Companies, under which the two Railway om panies guarantee a mini mum di v id end of 5 per cent. per annum Pon the Steam Packet Company's capital until the Company be dis solved, and the return of that capital in full in case of the dissolution of the Company. Dedicated to the Young housekeepers of England. Just published, price 7s. 6d., a New Edition of ISS ACTON'S MODERN COOKERY BOOK. In which all the receipts have been strictly tested, and are given with the most minute exactness. *** To this edition have been added Directions for Carving, illus trated by eight beautifully engraved steel plates. " the most valuable compendium of the art that has yet been published."—Morning Post. London :—Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. By order of the Board. C. T. BEKE, Secretary. 6, St. Mildred'g-court, London, Bth Oct., 1846. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND on the STOCK of the 114,- ,IA NCE BRITISH and FOREIGN LIFE and FIRE I,',4 UR ANCE COMPANY will be in COURSE of PAYMENT on -ON DAY. the 12th inst, and every following day (Saturdays Zcepted), between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock. A. HAMILTON, Secretary. 1, Barth olomew-lane, Oct. 8, 1846, • ENGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION. 12 , Waterloo-place, Londou ; 119, Princes-street, Edinburgh. Established in 1839. Subribed Cital, Million. L trx ASSURANCE, ANNU ap ITIES, One REVERSIONS, AND A ENOWMENTS. u nion of th e English and D Scottish Principle of Assurance. 0341 "211011 COMPRE HENSIVE and LIBERAL SYSTEM o f LOAN i n aecunty with Life Assurance, on undoubted personal or other The Assured participate in two-thirds of the profits. J. HILL WILLIAMS, Actuary and Secretary. VICTORIA LIFE A SSURANCE COMPANY No. la, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. 13 ir JAME DUKE, Alderman, M.P., Chairman. BenjaminBENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Charles Bat awinmard, E'sEqsci. Thomas Nesbitt, Esq. A onkin, Esq., F It . John Nolloth, Esq. Aaron Goldsmid, R. Charles Phillips, Esq. James Law Jones, q. Major-General Robertson John Kinn , Esq. - Esq. Daniel Sutton, Esq. O'B. B. Woolsey, Esq. Life Assurances are effected by this Company on every description Of risk, on a profit or non-profit scale. Z s redit of half the premiums for the first live years allowed on Poll effected for the whole term of life. ..41:,,Yrnerit of Premiums so arranged as to meet the convenience or u n B of th e Assured. A Policy may be made an absolute security. pel7 'itnce s continue t o b e ma d e t o A ssurers on real or undoubted I ,"'nal security, for ter ms o f y ears , re p a y a bl e b y i ns t a l ments. Conl 4rtieti lar attention is requested to the detailed Prospectuses of the WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary. ROYAL FARMERS' and GENERAL FIRE, LIFE, and HAIL INSURANCE INSTITUTION. Offices, Strand, London. _ Capital 500,0001. Empowered by special Act of Parliament. LIF E INSURANCES , are effected for the whole continuance of Life. For the term of ONE YEAR, SEVEN YEARS, or any other de finite period. On TWO JOINT LIVES, the sum assured to be paid on the death of either. On the LONGEST of TWO or THREE LIVES, the sum assured to be payable at the death of the last survivor. On SURVIVORSHIPS, to secure the payment of the sum assured If a life A die before another life B. One HALF of the PREMIUMS only may be paid for the first five years after the date of the policy ; the other half to remain, subject to the payment of interest annually, to be deducted from the amount assured. ENDOWMENTS effected. ANNUAL PREMIUMS ON LIFE ASSURANCF FOR £lOO. £ 1 Age l4 20. 11 I I .£2 Age 4 30. 1 I£2 Agelt 40 I 10 50 I . Age 60. £1 4 5 £6 11 2 The usual Commission to solicitors. Agents are wanted in places Where none are at present appointed. WILLIAM S .W, Managing Director. OYAL FARMERS' and GENERAL FIRE, LIFE, and HAIL INSURANCE INSTITUTION. Offices, Strand, London. Capital, 500,000/. Emowered by specal Act f Parliamen. Persons whose Fire Insurances become i due on o Michaelmas t Day are respectfully informed that the Receipts are now ready i n the hands of the Agents, and that the Premium should be paid within fifteen days from the above date. No charge made for a Policy amounting to 3001. or upwards, nor if transferred from any other office. Liberal allowances made to persons insuring for a term of years. Fire Insurances effected at moderate rates of premium. Agents are wanted in places where none are at present appointed. • WILLIAM SIIAW, Managing Director. NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, POULTRY, MANSION-HOUSE, LONDON. DIRECTORS. ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Chairm an . THOMAS SIDNEY, Esq., Alderman, Deputy-Chairman. Edward Baker, Esq. (Gale, Baker, Warde, and Co.) George Cursham, M.D., Saville-row. William Lawson, Esq. (Trower, Lawson. and Trower). George Moore, Esq. (Groucock, Copestake, and Moore). William Nicholson, Esq. (J. and W. Nicholson and Co.), James Peek, Esq. (Peek, Brothers, and Co.) Giles Redmayne, Esq , New Bond-street. Peter Rolt, Esq. (Brocklebank and Rolt). Actuary and Secretary—J. Jones, Esq. Among other advantages offered by this Society are security with out liability, economy in the management, and low rates of premium. Claims promptly paid. PROFITS TO POLICYHOLDERS. (Bonus declared July 1, 1846.) ' 4 1 . 4 0 . f 4 t ' 5 . YO i ) 1 ' 1 ''''' ' -'. ; C 0 1 E . 2' 4 .5 5, t!., .),i. 1 i.7= g-?.-:: .g . n .. .0 g - - 0 r....,E:0 ,o • P 4 :i . PI p . z ~. ~.; . r.:: • 0 • .6 4 : q ......._ 1838 --- £ X. s. d. Z. s. d . £ 7 60 1,000 62 15 02415 5 24S 40 1838 7 48 1,000 39 15 0 14 7 3 244 36 1839 6 59 1,000 60 0020 1 10 224 33 1839 6 43 2,000 68 0021 0 7 474 31 1840 3 44 1,000 35 0 0 96 0 202 27 ...1 7 . 1 . 77 .1 „.......-- 2 .---1222-22-12_2___ 1 2 3 _ 1 9 0 341 I 22 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt- ANCIi SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,006. Empowered by Act ef Parliament. This Institatlen embraces important and substantial advantages bri. respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured h *a an occasions, the power to borrow, 'without expense or for ', ire of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; .44the option or selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in- Arests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DrYTSION OF PROFITS. aThe remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society as enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare fourth bonus, eff ecte varyind of the Profit spcag front 35 to 85 er le . cent. en th e Premiums paid oil each Policy ET JOULES. . ------------- 7 ----------- t ra 4 2cV p I Premium. :7, 2 ` 4 Beats Bonus it „c. ° i Anwa r, added. Cash. g. „,ea co ma y • 5° '' llorrew. ... --_________ _...... ----i • 0- i ---- 4 ji cd. 1837 £217 15 1 ZlO4 011 Xl6 11 4 X 445 3 3 87 1 4 1 13 10 2 395 1 1 1 441 1 1 ". $ 4 13 I:3s 1 9 165 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 74 1 9' 11 3 1 345 a 3 MO 116 7 6j 24 Il* 718 111 206 13 4 ' ."- 7 --...._______ 1641 111 6 11: 49 10 I 7IS 4 2 47 4 a . _ , • The - - • , _centher of urruilon the of profits is yea annual, and the next will be muds in D present r. P. FEICGUSON CAUROUX, Secretary. URNER' T 38 to 50 per Cent. laved ! Te be had at the Patentees. 60, It. Martin's-lane, Charing i - n cre fa sS c . ts, The Patentees beg to call public attention te the follow g and 'the advantages resulting from the invention are vario us ,_ ,m_ striking. I ndependently of a saving of 30 to ill per cent. the v bastion is perfect, and the brilliancy produced superior to any c light hitherto discovered. It emits neither smell nor smoke, and burns steadily for any period ; and such is its purity, that it neither affec t s or soils th e most delicate colour or the finest fabric. Objections havelade te the introduction ef gas in dv rellinz-houses, to the expense of fittings, te its destruction of fluniture, draperies, gold moulding, Sze. ; these are entirely obviated by the "PATENT UNIVERFAL Gas Issarma." As the cost of laying on gas is muck lever than is com monly supposed, it Is adapted for private dwellings, as well as for club-houses, hotels. manufactories, and publi c b u i ldings. One ef the small burners i s imme asurably lower th an s amply sufficient to li g ht a good-sized room, at a sum Waste or troubl e . pirit, ,the oil, or "11 dle with avoidance of The merits of the " Burner," its brilliancy and economy surpassing every ether known light, are shown by the annexed authentic opinions ef the qualities of the UNIVERSAL GAM BURNER. Extract from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Tuesday, 26th May, 1846, Sir JOHN MENHIR, President, in the Chair. "A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction was exhibited. The principal novelty was the introduction of a stream of air to the centre of the flame by a hollow button in the middle of the burner. The heatair passing up thro ug h the hollow stem ef the button, was and impinging with forc e en the flatus ef the gas curved it outwards the c, p in ef a tulip , while the oxygen ef the air, mingling with arburetted hydrogen gas, produced a very perfect combustion, The tame was quite white dowa the top ef the burner, was very steady, 0 was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution, Where these burners have been used. In comparing the consumption of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying the Power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a better ght, with a saving of rather more than one-third." CERTIFICATE. PoLTrEcnine CHEMICAL SCHOOL.—" In testing Clark, McNiell, arld Co ,' s Uni versa ] Gas Burner with one of the best shawdowless bUrners, it gave a mere pure and brilliant light, with a saving ef 20 • 25 per cent." GEORGE CRISP, Engineer, ROUT. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary, CERTIFICATE. " La a series of experiments reads upon Clark, Mc Niell, and Co.'s Patent Universal Gas Burner, its superiority was satisfactorily esta blihed ht economy and the quality of the light. Tested against Ltviallifand burners, Nes. 4 (12 holes), and 6 (15 holes), it afforded a ng of at least 25 per cent., and against three fish-tail burners, "'". 4 , 45 per cent. The colour and brilliancy of the flame is supe rior to any ether learner." T. W. REATES, Consultiug Chemist, J. D. PALMER, Mechanical Inspector. te * incrrEßsAL GAS BURNER is need Rightly at the Poly p that* Institution, and may be had aid seen from 11 till 4, at the 14 / 1 144,449 1 5 tAitrti1ed4410. Chariag-crop ; aud of all Gm Fitton. ➢IR. LEIGH HUNT'S NEW WORK. On the 14th will be published, in post Bvo., price Os. boards, or 10s. 6d. elegantly bound in cloth (uniform with " Imagination and Fancy,") WIT AND HUMOUR, Selected from the English Poets : with an Illustrative Essay and Critical Comments. By LEIGH HUNT. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill, Of whom may be had " Imagination and Fancy." By Leigh Hunt. Third Edition, 95. boards, or 10s. 6d. cloth elegant. NICHOLSON'S TABLEAUX VIVANS.- LIVING PICTURES, POSES PLASTIQUES, or Animated Statues. Mr. NICHOLSON has the honour to announce that he is now, every day, giving a SERIES of LECTURES in the Great Room of the GARRICK'S HEAD HOTEL, Bow-street, on Poetry and Song, illustrating each subject by groups of living male and female models of the most exquisite mould. Figures in which we fairly trace Development of every grace, Beauteous when chiselled ont by art, But warmly breathing they tmpart (As beings of divine creation) A brighter, holier, admiration. , Morning, doors open a Three ; Lecture from Half past Three till Five. Evening, doors open at Sevens Lecture from Half-past Seven till Nine o'clock. Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d.__ N.B. The Judge and Jury Society sits every evening at Half-past Nine o'clock, the Lord Chief Baron presiding as usual, BELL INN, DRIFFIELD. ELIZABETH WITTY, of the Blue Bell Inn, Market-place, Great Driffield, embraces the present oppor tunity of returning her sincere and hearty thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, Commercial Gentlemen, Farmers, Tradesmen, and the Public in general, for the gratifying support she has received from them ever since she and her late husband first entered upon the premises in the year 1816, and trusts by a continuance of her unre mitting attention to the internal comforts of her house, to merit their future favours. E. W. also respectfully begs leave to inform the public that with the opening, this day, of the Hull and Selby Branch Railway to Bridlington, she has started an Omnibus, called " The Angler," to attend the arrival and departure of each train, for conveying passengers aed parcels to or from any part of the town. E. W. will continue the posting department of her establish ment as heretofore. Driffield, October 6, 1846. rill: CIGAR WAREHOUSES, LONDON. Fine FOREIGN CIGARS, of all makers, 175., 18s. 6d, 205., and 21s. per lb. ; Government Manillas, 17s. 6d. per lb. ; also Brit ish made, from the best tobacco imported ; cheroots, 6s. ; cigars— Cuba, 7s. ; llavannah, 7s. 6d. and Bs. 6d.; Cabanas, Bs, 6d. ; Silvas, Bs. 6d. ; Principes, 9s. 6d. ; the union cigar, equal to any foreign, 12s. 6d. per lb. At Messrs. TOSSWILL and Co.'s, Commission Merchants,' im porters, and manufacturers, 6, Pudding-lane, Eastcheap, adjoining to Gracechurch-street. BOND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK (the Original without Preparation) for Writing Initials,' Names, or Ciphers, upon Linen, &c , for the purpose of identity. This Composition unites every requisite, and is admitted to be the only article similarly used, the mark of which does not run in the wash, and which has given satisfaction to every Purchaser, it being universally -preferred - for its fixity and neatness of impression. Prepared by the inventor, John Bond, Chemist, 28, Long-lane, West Smithfield, and sold by most Stationers, &c. Price Is. per bottle. DAVIES'S FINE SPERM CANDLES is. sd. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, .a. 6d. ; Yellow soap, 425. 465., 525., and 58a. per 112113 a.; Mottled, 565. 60s. and 54a.; Wax Candles, Is. per lb. ; German, Is. 2d. • Fine W ax, is. bd. ; Trans parent Wax, is. Rd. ; Genuine Wax, is. Id. ; store Candles, 6%d. ; Extra Waxed-wick Moulds, 6 %11. ; Genuine Sperm Oil, 7s. per gallon; Solar, 3s. 3d. , Pal. Seal, 3s. 6d. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d. ; Windsor Soap, Is.l I. per packet ; Palm, Is. 4d. ; Old Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. nose, 2s. ; Almond, 25. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. per lb. ; Hale's erior Paragon Composite, requiring no snuf fing, 9%d. _ _ For Cash—lt DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse 6 St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house. LADIES TRAVELLING, Visiting the Sea Coast, or otherwise exposed to the scorehiag rays of the Sun, will find ROWLAND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing preparation for the Complexion, dispelling the cloud of lan guor and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability, and immedi ately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity of the Skin. The numerous varieties of Cutaneous Eruptions, sun burn, Freckles, Tan, and Discolourations, are pleasingly eradicated by the Kalyder, and the skin rendered delicately sett and clear. Its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclasiTe selec tion by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Continent of Europe, together with tne " elite" of the Aris tocracy and " Haute Volee," from the sultry climes of India, and the Drawing-rooms of Calcutta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the Czar and the Salons of lit. Petersburgh and lisscow.—Price 4s. 64. and Ss. 6d. per bottle. .. . . . . . *** Beware of spurious "Kalydors " containing mineral astrin gents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their repel ant action, endanger health. The only genuine has the words " ROWLAND'S KALTDOR" en the wrapper, and ♦. ROWLAND and lON, 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (lay desire of the Hon. Commissioners) ci the Government Stapp affixed en each bottle. Sold by Ike Proprietors, and by respectable Chemists and Per tamers. other " Kalydora " are frauduleit ceitaterfelia. FARMERS' CLUBS.—An arrangement has just been made by which the result of the discussions entertained upon practical Questions in the Local Farmers' Clubs will be given in the FARMER'S MAGAZINE. Nearly two hundred columns of Agricultural Intelligence will be continued, wills Engravings of the best and most perfect Animals which obtain the prizes of the leading Agricultural Societies. The series of Portraits of Patrons of Agri culture and Eminent British Farmers, with Biographical Memoirs, is In continuation —Mr. J. Grey, of Dilston, and Mr. Smith, of Deans tom, have just appeared. Price 2s. May be had of all Booksellers. Office, 24, Norfolk-street, Strand. ENANT RIGHT."—That an alteration in the conditions upon which land has been hitherto occupied and en tivated, affording greater security to the Tenant-Farmer for the investment of his capital and a wider scope for the exercise of his judgment, as well as a considerable change in the law of landlord and tenant, will be greatly accelerated by the repeal of the corn laws, is perfectly manifest; in fact, a system of " Tenant-Right" must be established. The MARK-LANE EXPRESS has always advocated the rights of the Tenant-Farmer, and will continue so to do unflinchingly. May be had, by order, of all Booksellers, price 7d., or 1/. 10s. 4d per annum. Oflice, 24, Norfolk-street, Strand, London. THE CORN TRADE.—The ascertained de struction of the Potato crop in the United Kingdom, and the admitted failure of the grain and pulse crops, and, it is apprehended, of the potato also in France, render early and correct information, on the stock of grain available to meet the exigency, of more import ance than for very many years Past. No trouble nor expense is spared to furnish the latest and best intelligence in the MARK-LANE EXPRESS, which has been for many years the authority in the Corn Trade in England and in Foreign Countries. May be had, by order, of all booksellers, price 1/. 10s. 4d. per annum. Office, 24, Norfolk-street, Strand. ORD GEORGE BENTINCK stated at the meeting at Coleshill, on the 9th of September, that by the de struction of the Potato crop as preyed, food to the value of 10,000,0001. had been lost ; and that France, through the failure of the crops, would require 2,000,000 quarters of grain. This vast demand must cause great excitement, and render correct information as to the sup ply, and the quarters from whence it may be obtained, of the highest importance. No trouble nor expense is spared to furnish the latest and best intelligence in the MARK-LANE EXPRESS. which has been for many years the authority in the Corn Trade in England and in Foreign Countries. _ May be had, by order, of all booksellers, price 7d. Office, 24, Nor folk-street, Strand, London. DEATH of the EARL of WALDEGRAVE, in his 31st year !—llere is a man who has died in the prime of his life under what is termed regular medical treatment. No in. quiry has been made, and his remains are consigned to the silent tomb. Now let us for one moment consider what would have been done if his Lordship had happened to die after a dose of Morison's Pills, even though he had been at the brink of the grave when he commenced them. In the first place, we should have had the coro ner's inquest, before which would have been painted, in horrible colours, by the doctors, the appearances after death, enough to frighten the poor jurymen out of their wits. The doctor-ridden old ladies would have cried, " Oh, what a horrible case, these nasty pills should be put down ; a young man of thirty-one," Sec. Then would have followed in due course the usual verdict, " Died from taking Morison's pills ;" which announcement would have gone the round of all the papers, both in town and country, with comments not the most favourable. This would have closed the first act. The second act of the play would have been for a doctor to charge, if possible, some person with manslaughter for administering to his Lordship the pills, which farce the doctors would have brought in due form (as they did lately against the chemist and druggist at Exeter, where they were, however, most luckily detected by the Judge, Platt) before one of her Majesty's judges, In order to give importance and éclat to their proceedings. The usual verdict of " guilty" would have been re turned, and the doctor s wou ld h ave ti iumphed. What a victory ; The papers would of cours e a ll h ave contained a full report of th e . trial, verdict, and sentence, to frighten naughty children. But how widely different is the scene when the party has died (it matters not how) under what is called regular medical treatment. Not a word is said. The theory under which the doctor acted is never ques tioned, although it is well known that scarcely two of them agree. The story then is, " Ah, poor fellow, his time was come ; everything has been done," &c. " The doctor told us how it would be. What a clever fellow." But is this case of Lord Waldegrave's isolated ? Don't we see every day in the newspapers deaths of persons in the prime of life, who, we are justified in presuming, have had the regular medical treatment ? Then we ask again, in the name of justice and common sense, why are not inquests instituted in such cases? There is no law that states that no inquest shall be held where the party has died under regular medical treatment—the law professes to make no distinction—are not suck inquests, then, on parties who do not and will not have doctors' treatment, a flagrant interference with medical liberty? Is it not saying, in other words, "Employ a doctor, and pay him his felts, or there will be an inquest ?" We cannot conceive • anything more disgraceful to an enlightened country, or a more underhanded way of putting fees into the pockets of a particular class. To insure the doctor being paid, the clergyman is not to bury without his certificate. Here's a pretty wheel within wheel for you, gentle reader ! Everything connected with the British College of Health, from its commencement, nearly twenty years ago, has been carried on above board, and in the world's light. They have nothing to conceal; and the Hygeian agents throughout the country, amounting to many hundreds, are open to public examination. With respect to the secrecy which doctors talk about respecting Morison's Pills, in order to attach the epithet "quackery," it is a weak invention of the enemy, there being no secret; the only thing contended for is that that medicine is the best vegetable purgative known to Hygeists. Invent a better, and they will immediately adopt it. With respect to the important fact, viz., the cases of cure effected by Morison's Pills, now amounting to upwards of 500,000, we shall place that question, as Dr. Cobb, of the City (a most respectable medical prac titioner) placed it, who, in answer to Sir Frederick Pollock, the pre sent Lord Chief Baron, said, " Either my theory is wrong or the witnesses for Morison's Pills are perjured! " which admission of Dr. Cobb's the public will bear in mind amounts to this—either the wit nesses for Morison's Pills were perjured, or that such poisons as prussic acid, arsenic, &c. &c., should not be given " medicinally," for it is quite clear that if these witnesses spoke the truth they must have been eured without the help of such poisons. _ _ Issued by the Members of the British College of Health, New-road, London, for and on be half of the Body of Hygeists. * Doctors may think nothing of cutting up a dead body for the purpose of an inquest, but how is it with friends ? Would they like to see a dear relative mangled and paraded about before allay ? N.B.—lt should never be forgotten that the British College of Health owes its rise and progress to the people, and not to the sub scriptions of the rich or great. OBSERVE.—This Establishment will be closed on, MONDAY the Pith, and TUESDAY, the 13th instant, and re-open on WED. NESDAY morning, October 14th, at seven o'clock. THE ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR In London, the yearly election of Mayor Is counted a very important affair ; Each man has his friends who support him right hearty, And each has his foes, just according to party. But party is out of the question with us ; We, have nothing to do with the candidates thus. We don't have a wish ('tisn't right that we should) To meddle with Carroll, or Hooper, or Wood. In fact, this selection of subject is made With a view just to hint at the Lord Mayor of Trade. 'Tis MOSES, in this sense, that's Mayor of the City ; Let's sing him a " Car-r-of-1," let's sing him a ditty. While Lord Mayors in general only appear As " Majesties" during the space of a year, The Lord Mayor of Trade, through the fame he has earn'd, Is year after year to his office return'd. When MOSES solicits the public support His canvassing battle is easily fought, For no competition can stand in the way, But MOSES is certain of gaining the day. Yes, MOSES, fam'd MOSES, elicits the votes On account of his trewsers, his waistcoats, and coati' ; And ev'ry one shouts, " Lend your old 1 lend your aid 1" That MOSES may still be the Lord Mayor of Trade. LIST Of PRICES. AZAD"! II•DE. lie • ;a; . .• • • • • • • • • • • from 0 7 6 Tweed Tagßoni ....... . £ s. d. Chesterfield and Oedrington•i• ; • • g Summer Coats in every d escription and • • • • • • • • • • • 0 16 6 the registered Coa t ....ascription snak e , iiciading ••••. . • • • from 0 2 3 Blouses in every material .........::::• •••••• • • • • • • 1 2 0 Summer Vests . .............. ...... 01 2 oa •••• .•• •• • cSpalsehnmdiedrepaatntedraPerstan ditto, in endless varlet •—— • • Black and Fancy Satin, ditto .............!.. : : •••• •.. t o 4 6 Fancy Trousers ..•• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• ................... 0 4 : Black, ditto.. ••••••.• .• • • .. •• .......... ...... .... a 6 6 Dress Coats.. • • • • • " • • .. 2 1 0 0 Frock ditto •••• • • • .... •• •• MADE TO MEASURE. • • •• •• 1 3 0 Coats, of every material adapted for the season, in am , variety of style and fashion, to 0rder.......... .• Cashmere g er V e , 6 i s n . 6 e d y e . r e y ac y h a , ri o e r t y th o r f e p e a fo tt r e . ; . . : .. .. : : : fr .... 77 : ,4 198 6 Satin ditto, plain and fancy ........................0 14 6 Vesta, Ditto, Cloth or Cashmere ditto ••••••••• • • . . • • . . • .... 0 ~ ' _ Ditto, Black Single-milled d itto Spring Trousers, in every pattern. •••• • • • • ••••• • • • • 0 10 6 Single-milled and Albert Victoria ditto ••.••••• • • • • • • 0 19 0 Best Mack Dress ditto ••• • • • , „ .... •• 1 12 0 Ditto, best manufactured ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 15 0 Frock Coats ....... ..... ...• ••••••••• • • • • • • • . from 1 15 0 Ditto, best manufactured .. • • .... ••••,•••• • • • • • • • • • 3 3 0 Mourning, to any extent, at live minutes notice. Any article purchased or made to measure, if Rot approved of, will be immediately exchanged, or the money returned. Observe—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hat. !era, Clothiers, Outfitters, and general Warehousemen, regret to be bilged to guard the public against imposition, but, having learned that the untradesmanlike falsehood of ' being connected with them," or it's the same concern, has been resorted to is many in stances, and for obvious reasons, they have no connexion witk any other house in or out of London. And those who desire. genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent disappointment, call at or send to the Mlaories, and Aldgate, City, London. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosier., and Outfitters, Nos. 154, 155, 156, 157, Minories, and 83, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, City, London. NOTICE.—The entrance to the Bespoke Department is at 84, Aldgate. Ire business transacted at thii Establishment from sunset on Friday evening till sunset on Eiaturday evening, when it is resumed tl4 I WC 4 TO eVock, COVENT -GARDEN THEATRE.—Respecting the new opera speculation at Covent-garden Theatre, we gather the following curious facts from our Parisian contem poraries :—" A small cloud has just obscured the horizon of this affair. All appeared terminated, but an unfore seen incident seems to have thrown difficulties in the way. When M. Salamanca, the banker, the entrepreneur, hired Covent-garden Theatre, he took upon himself all the rights and obligations of the proprietors; but he was not, it is said, aware of the fact, that every share in that concern, of which there are not less than 400, gave the holder the right of free admission to every perform ance. These rights of admission were lately to be had at very low prices; but no sooner were the public aware of the Row prospects for unfortunate Covent-garden, than they were bought up by speculators, and from 255. each these rights of admission rose in the market to 101. a piece. The shareholders have, doubtless, found their advantage in this arrangement, but not so the rich banker, who is, of course, very little gratified to find out that at each representation he will be compelled to admit 400 persons gratis to his theatre." FAIPAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLWAY. — Wednesday an inquest was held at the Nor folk Arms, Shoreditch, before Mr. W. Baker, respecting the death of Joseph Langdon, aged 28 years, late a guard on the Eastern Counties Railway, residing in New Norfolk-street. From the evidence of several witnesses employed on the above railway, it appeared that about a fortnight since the deceased was assisting in turning one of the carriages, when the " buffer" struck him a violent blow on the right side. Ho fre quently complained of pains, but still continued to per form his duties. On Sunday night last he appeared very unwell, and repeatedly put his hand to his head. The following morning his wife was alarmed at his altered appearance, and before a surgeon arrived he expired. Mr. Wildbore said he had examined the body of the de ceased, but could not discover any marks of violence. He attributed death to apoplexy. It was probable that the blow he received might have accelerated his death. The deceased never complained of any one, and often cdcidaental. verdict T i h n e e j e ll e r e y r , d a a e f after witha the c sa o i n d su it lt w at as ion p , u re re tu ly rn a e medical evidence. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT KENNINIITON.— Wednesday afternoon, about four o'clock, a frightful acci dent occurred at Kennington, by the fall of a new build ing. For some time past a large number of workmen have been engaged in the erection of several new dwel ling-houses, and at the time stated four men named Thomas Saker, aged 28, the foreman of the bricklayers, Edward Dowall, a bricklayer, Daniel Williams, a la bourer, and Richard Green, a labourer, were all at work on the upper part of the end house, which is imme diately facing the Greyhound Tavern, when a strong gust of wind carried the outer wall and the scaffolding into the street, whereby the four unfortunate men were burled with frightful violence to the basement of the building, where they were buried with the brickwork and the falling timber. They were extricated, and taken to Guy's Hospital, where Saker lies in a very precarious. state, having received extensive lacerations of the scalp and injury to the skull, with fractured ribs and contused body. The man Green is also seriously injured, and is in an exhausted state. The others, who are less injured, are going on favourably. A valuable prize has just been brought into Kings town harbour, Dublin, to reward the vigilance and activity of the Coast Guard. It is the Leon, of Flush ing, a smuggler, having on board a cargo of tobacco valued at 4,0001. She was taken off the Mountain Foot, county Down, where she made two attempts to land her cargo. RAILWAY LABOURERS IN MID.LoTHIAN.—We understand that the number of railway and other la bourers employed at present in this county is greater than at any former period. On the Hawick branch of the North British (two additional sections of which, ex tending in length about fourteen miles, have been com menced within the last few days), there are 2,436 labourers at work ; on t h e D a lk e i t h b ranc h o f t h e same railway, 120 ; and on the Caledonian, 633. If to these be added 290 men employed on the Edinburgh Water Company's works at Bavelaw, it will make the gross number of labourers employed in Mid-Lothian 3,509. The different portions of railways at present in the course of formation in the county presents an aggre gate of about 56 miles. It is satisfactory to know that, beyond an occasion a l fi g h t on pay nights, there has been no serious breach of the peace for some time in the district where the labourers are employed.—Edinburgh Advertiser. " Sir, —I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to in form you, that his Excellency has had under his consi deration the various representations which have been made to him of the operation of the Poor Employment Act, and of the difficulty of finding, in the greater num ber of baronies, public works' upun which it would be expedient or beneficial to expend money to the extent requisite for affording employment to the people during the existence of the present distress; and with a view of obviating the bad effects of a great expenditure of money in the execution of works comparatively unproductive, he desires that the Commissioners of Public Works will direct the officers acting under them, in the respective counties, to consider and report upon such works of a reproductive character and permanent utility as may be presented in the manner hereinafter mentioned, at any sessions held under the above Act. And his Excellency will be prepared to sanction and approve of such of those works as may be recommended by the Board, and so pre sented, in the same manner as if they had been strictly ' public works,' and presented as such in the manner re quired by the Act. " 1. The Presentment Sessions will estimate the sum which it may be necessary to raise off the barony for the purpose of affording employment. " 2. They will also ascertain the proportion of such assessment, which, according to the last poor-law valua tion, may be chargeable upon each electoral division of an union, or portion of an electoral division (if the whole shall not be included) in the barony; and they will ob tain for this purpose, from the clerk of each poor-law union, a copy of such valuation. " 3. They will present for such useful and profitable works to be executed in each electoral division, to the amount of its proportion of the assessment ascertained as above. " 4. In the case of drainage, however, and subsoiling, so far as it shall be connected with drainage, an under taking shall be given in writing, and transmitted with the presentment, by the person or persons whose lands are proposed to be drained (being ' proprietor' in the terms of the Act 5 and 6 Victoria, chap. 89), stating that the money so to be expended shall be a charge exclu sively on the lands so to be improved, and be levied from the same, according to an award to be made by the Com missioners as under the last-mentioned Act and its amendments. " His Excellency wishes it to be further understood that, in case these regulations are not acted upon, and the portions of the assessment which would be leviable from each electoral division, are not presented to be ex pended on some work within such division, the pro ceedings at such sessions must be considered with strict reference to the provisions of the 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 107. " His Excellency considering also that many baronies have already held sessions under that Act, to which baronies the opportunity of making applications in the manner now prescribed has not been afforded, it is his desire that all works already sanctioned in those baro• nies, or applied for, and which it may become requisite to sanction, in order to afford continued employment, shall be proceeded with until other sessions may be con veniently held in such baronies. " His Excellency. in taking upon himself the respon sibility, under the urgent circumstances of the case, of inviting the magistrates and cess-payers to provide em ployment from the people by the execution of useful and reproductive works, confidently trusts with their assistance and the blessing of the Almighty on their united exertions, that the calamity with which it has pleased Providence to afflict Ireland may yet in its result become conducive to the production of greater abund ance of human food from the soil, and to the future permanent improvement of the country.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " H. LABOUCHERE. " Chairman of the Board of Public Works." THE CORK MAGISTRATES. The magistrates of Cork have announced their deter mination to resign their commissions , unless imme diate means are given them of relieving the distress of the people. ROBBERY OF A MAIL CAR. ROSCREA, OCT. s.—The mail car from this town to Clonmel, was stopped yesterday a few minutes after leaving the post-office here, by two men—one armed with a gun, the other with a pistol—who demanded the mail-bags and money, which the driver was taking to Mr. Bianconi, his employer, with which they decamped. The public ought not to venture sending whole notes post. This occurrence is only the beginning of what may be expected to be practised throughout the country during the winter months, unless the mails be guarded. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. CROTTY BISHOP OF CLOYNE AND Ross.—lt is our melancholy duty to an nounce to our readers the death of one of the venerated prelates of Ireland—the Right Rev. Dr. C rott y , Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and Ross. The Right Rev. Dr. Crotty filled the episcopal office for thirteen years, having been consec rated on the 11th of June, 1833.-lubhn paper. MEETING OF IRONMASTERS.--WOLVERHAMPTON, W EDN ESDAY.—To•day the usual quarterly meeting of ironmasters in the district of South St a ffordshire took place, at the Swan Hotel, for the transacti on of business. There was a very large attendance of ironmasters, and many dealers,' who evinced great spirit in their pur chases. There was a fair amount of business done, but iron trade orders to any great extent were given. The trade still continues in a very healthy condition, and is likely to continue so. The prices fixed at the prelimi nary meeting of the masters were fully maintained, and no attempt was made to reduce the price s of an y descrip tion of iron. Last week an order for 10,000 tons of rail way iron, and 3,600 tons of chairs, was received by a firm in the neighbourhood, for the Shrewsbury and Wol verhampton Railway. Many who wanted to make pur chases have delayed until the meeting at Birmingham to morrow, when the decision of the masters will be more fully known. It is, however, all but certain they will be quite happy to maintain present prices during the ensuing quarter. MONSTER TRAIN.--On Saturday last, a train of merchandise left Manchester for Crewe, composed of 101 waggons. Its gross weight was 600 tons, and its length 1,550 feet. , The-distance, 30 miles, was accom plished in two houts utigapine minutes, being at the rate of fourteen miles per hour, over gradients varying fr om d em Madame Town ; his E xce ll ency the Van de W e y er h ave ta k en ame 1 in 377 to 1 in 880.—Manchester Guardian. BRIGHTON, OCT. 7 . — The Marquis of Camden has taken Belgian ma n i o in-Minister a No. 11, Brunswiek;terrace ; Lady Joddrell has taken No. 2, Brunswick-terrace ; Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby are expected on the 15th ; t he Earl of Cork and the Countess Dung arvon and fam ily arrived yester adt th at e Norfolk Hotel Bruns w i c k-t errace ; Hotel ; the C oun t ess yester day at the Norfolk H otel ; Lad y Ma ry Hoare has ar rived at the Bedford H otel ; the D owager Countess of Lady remainsarrive of Dundonald has arrived at Junction House ; Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., has taken No. 8, Eastern-terrace. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The first meeting for the autumn season was held . on Tuesday a ft ernoon , a t the rooms of the Society, in Regent-street, when the chair was taken by R. W. .Burchard, Esq. The exhibition was particularly rich in fruit,there being no less than nine distinct varieties of pines from M . r. Wilm o t, o f I s l ewort h , the smallest of which, a n Antigua pine, weighed about 41b. 9oz. Amongst other specimens there was a Queen the prize, was given to from the Rev. Mr. Thoi:neycraft, wei g hi ng 9 1b . 140 z., and so successful was t his de p artm ent 0e the collectionthe hight cs considered, silver-gilts silver can eedral h nfer, medal to Mr. Hewitt,Mrv. in alue Wilmot, and a which t a t these a meetingslarge besides two other prizes. From Mr. Hardy was also a singular exhibition of a new melon, called the boa con strictor melon, a hybrid between the s na k e cucum b er and some esteemed variety of the fo rmer spec i es. O ne of the most interesting subjects brought before the meet ing was the exhibition of grapes, of which no less than six sets were exhibited, and on which it was observed by Dr. Lindley, that were the seasons to b e as congen i a l as the last, the extensive cultivation of this fruit would be an object of consideration in this cou n t ry , t h e spec i men in question having bee n obtained in the open air. The plants from the gardens contained several new and in teresting specimens, the result of the society's recent ex plorations in China. In addition to the prizes previously announced, a large silver medal was given to Mr. Ray, and a silver Knightian medal to Mr. Rollison, for their collections of orchidaceous and ; i n a ddi t i on to w hi c h seven Banksian medals and three certificates of merit were distributed. The attempts 'Made to rescue the Great Britain from her unfortunate position have now entirely failed. Until the springs of the ensuing winter no new efforts can, with any probability of success, be made, and meanwhile she must sustain the storms of the winter. The melancholy intelligence was received in Liver pool at an early hour this morning, by the arrival of the steam-tug Dreadnought, Captain Gillespie, from Dun drain 134 y, whence she sailed at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Our last account, it will be remembered, stated that on Monday the state of the weather, and the heavy seaway prevailing in the bay, had prevented the approach of the two steam-tugs hence, and of the powerful Belfast steamer Sea Nymph. We now learn that during the whole of the ensuing night and through out yesterday the weather underwent no improvement, and consequently all hopes were relinquished. The steamers, therefore, left the bay, the Sea Nymph steam ing to Newry, whence she arrived at noon to-day ; the Albert steam- tug to Warrenpoint to take in coal, pre paratory to starting for this port ; and the Dreadnought to Liverpool. Both of these fine vessels have lost their anchors and chains, and last night, off the Calf of Man, the Dreadnought encountered a gale of wind and a ter rific sea. The weather now continues severe and threatening. The sea in the bay is described as running "mountains high." The Great Britain must now, therefore, winter in Dundrum Bay, and such, according to the best infor mation we can obtain, is the intention of her commander. She now occupies a most favourable position for this pur pose, having, during the gale of yesterday, been carried so far up the beach, that in ordinary tides she will be out of danger from the sea. At low water she will be left high and dry, and, happily, upon a hard sandy beach, where there is little chance of her being imbedded. Her bearing is now N.N.W. to S.S.E., and according to the information of a competent judge she does not ap pear strained. In the meantime every preparation will be made to render the position of the ship secure. The erection of a break-water for her protection is said to be con templated ' • and measures will be taken to repair the leak which has proved so disastrous to the fortunes of the ship. A few facts may be added. An attempt was made on Saturday night, it will be recollected, to get the Great Britain off by the the two steam-tugs. Ac cording to the statements received yesterday, little was accomplished beyond bringing the steamer's stern round into a more favourable position. The results were, however, of greater importance. The steamer afterwards swung to the sea, and, had the weather on Sunday been moderate, there is little doubt that she would have been got off. The weather, how ever, proved most unfavourable, and ultimately the in creasing danger caused by the leak rendered it necessary for the safety of the ship that the six anchors run out astern into the sea should be let go. This was done, and the ship consequently was forced higher upon the beach. The following letters will be read with interest:— TO MESSRS. GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND CO. Great Britain steam-ship, Oct. 5. Dear Sirs,—My letter of yesterday, and the weather of last night, if you have had the same, will have pre pared you for what I have now to acquaint you with. As the tide rose the sea increased, and about seven o'clock we found the ship making much water. Worked the pumps all night. The anchors again came home, and on the flowing tide this morning, finding the ship making at least two feet water per hour more than the pumps threw, I thought it best to get some sail, and force her as high as possible. Captain Claxton, R.N., who came on board last evening, coincided in opinion with me, and we did so, letting go all our cables and halsers. The ship is now so high that I think she will not take much more harm. Captain Claxton leaves as soon as he can leave; at present the surf is too high. I presume you will communicate our situation to the underwriters of Liverpool and Glasgow. I shall make the best of everything until I have further directions from my directors and the underwriters. Until then I shall, as I have done, keep the entire management in my own hands.—l remain, dear Sirs, yours truly, JAMES HOSKEN. TO THOMAS COURT, ESQ. Warrenpoint, Oct. 6. Sir,—l returned from Tyrella this morninn, and regret much to inforin you that the Great Britain had ten feet of water in her hold yesterday morning's tide, and is now high up on the beach, with her stern about S.E. We had severe weather on Sunday, and part of yester day. I fear now there will be little chance of getting this fine vessel off the -shore.•:—.l am, Sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, LEONARD WATSON. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCTOBER 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Sites areßristol and Exeter, 84% mingharn and Oxford Junction, 5 3 4—Bristol and South Wales Junc tion, 2s.—Great Western, Halves, 19%—Ditto, Fifths, 11 p.—Ditto, New, 5% p.—Manehester and Leeds, Extension, 1 1-16 p.—North British, New, 141. 13s. 9d.—Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 3k—North Staffordshire, 21. Is. 3d. MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 34 p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 1 y s p.—Birming ham and Oxford Junction, 3% p.—Cambridge and Oxford, 1 4 p. Chester and Birkenhead, 201. Shares, 1 1 4 p.—Direct Northern, 1 dis.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, N p.—East Lancashire (late Blackburn and Preston), 2% p.—Exeter and Exmouth, 14s. dis.—Grand Union, 14s. 6d. dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Brad ford, % p. —Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1,6 die. —Leeds and Thlrsk, 6 dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 12s. dis.—Liver pool and Bury New, % p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 5-16 p.—London and North-Western, New, 14% p.—London, Man chester, and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 734 p.—London and York, js dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, p.—Man chester and Leeds, Fifths, 5% p.—North Staffordshire, 1 15-16 p.— Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., 21s. 6d. dis.—Sheffield and Lincoln, 1 dis. —Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 1, p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 12s. 6d. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 34 p.—West Riding Union, 1 p. LEEDS, OcTonKa 7. STOCK ExcrwmE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New, 38s. 6d. —Huddersfield and Manchester, Is. 3d. dis.—Huddersfield and Shef field, 3 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, c. dis.—Ditto, New, 3% dis.— Manchester and Leeds Extension, 19s. p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 2 p.—York and Newcastle, New, 9% p.—York and North Midland (East and West Riding), 10% p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 12s. dis.— Grand Union, 14s. Gd. dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 30s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and ➢Midland, 17s. dis.— Leicester and Bedford, 12s. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 21. 4s. p.--Manchester, Bm4on, Matlock, and ➢Midland, I Is. p.— North Staffordshire, 211 s. p.—North Western, par—Shropshire Union, 12s. Gd. dis..—West Riding Union, 31. ss. HULL, OCTOBER 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arc— North British, Carlisle Branch, 66s.—York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 11 %—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., 43s.—Liverpool, Orals kirk, and Preston, 2 p.—West Riding Union, 3/. 21.—Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 9d. YORK, OCTOBER 7. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are —Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2 —Direct Northern, 1 —Leicester and Bedford, 18s. 6d.— London and York, 1/. 16s. scrip, c. div.—Malton and Driffleld Junc tion, 21. 12s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2% — North British, Carlisle Extension, 31.4x.—North Staffordshire, 41. 4s. —West Riding Union, 3}(—York and Newcastle, 10 4 —York and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 11%. EDINBURGH, OcTonEa 6. STOCE EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 141.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. 55.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s. -Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 6s. 6d.-Belfast and County Down, 35.-British and Irish Union, 2/. 35.-Caledonian, 201. 155.-Ditto, New, 11. ss.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 1/. 45.-Clydesdale Junction, 271. 10s.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/. 1 ls.-Deeside Railway, 21. 7s. 6d.-Direct North ern, 1/. 11s.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto, New, 251.-Dundee and Perth, 251.-East Indian Railway, 13s. 6d.-East of Fife, 19s. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21. 10s.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 72/. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 18/. 10s.- Ditto, Quarters, IN.-Ditto ditto, New, 181.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Prefer ence, 20/. 155.-Edinburgh and Northern, 101.-Ditto, Newport, 2/. Bs. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 195.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 21. Os. &1.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691. 52.-Ditto, New Stock, 361. -Ditto, Quarter Shares, 171. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 51. 2s. 6d.-Glas gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 1/. 125.-Glasgow and Dundee Junc tion, 1/. 13s. 6d.-Glasgew and Garnkirk, 401.-Glasgow General Terminus, 91.-Glasgow and Greenock, 16/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 135.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar drossan, 1/. 12s. 6d.-Granton Junction, 10s.-Great North of Scot land, 14s. 6d.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 10s. 3d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 1/. 3s. 6d.-London and York, 21.- Ditto, Half Shares, 11. 155.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.- Newcastle and Berwick, 271. 155.-North British, 321. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 141. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, cum new, 31. 65.-Ditto, New Quarters, Scrip, 11. 35.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 10s.-North Staffordshire, 41. 9s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 201. 12s. W.-Ditto, New, 91. 12s. 6d.-Scottish Central, 191.-Ditto, New, 91. 12s. 6d.-Scottish Cen tral and Caledonian Junction, it. 10s.-Scottish Grand Junction, 12s. - Scottish Midland, 111.-Scottish Southern, 11. 175.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, Bs. 6d.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 5/.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 11. Is. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 165.-Strathern Junction, 2/.-Wishaw and Coltness, 47/. 10s. GLASGOW, OCTOBER 6. STOCK EIcUAs4OE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 275. 3d. — Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 265. 6d.—Cornwall and Devon Central, 31s. 6d.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 13s. 3d.—East Indian Railway, 13s. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Quarter Shares (5 per cent. guar.), 17%—Ditto, halves, 5/. Is. p.—Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 325. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 275. 6d.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 30s.—Great Indian Peninsular, ss. 6d.—Great North of India, ss. 9d.—Perth and Inverness, 325. AN UNWELCOME VlSlTOR.—Wednesday, as some oxen were being driven along New Tothill-street, West minster, one of them mounted the first-floor stairs of No. 24 in that place. Mrs. Lawrence, who resides in that part of the house, hearing such an unusual noise on the stairs, inquired who was there, when the answer was made by the bullock thrusting his head in at the door. Mrs. Lawrence was dreadfully alarmed ; her right arm being in splints, her only means of escape appeared to re treat as quickly as possible under the bed. Her screams brought assistance, and, after some trouble, the bullock was safely backed down stairs and Mrs. Lawrence re leased from her unpleasant situation. Whether the bullock had been over-driven, did not appear. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. — The President, Vice-President, and Council of this So ciety held a couverzatione on yesterday evening, at the Society's rooms, 17, Bloomsbury-square. The attendance was extremely numerous, and among the visitors were Professor Rose, of Berlin, Michael Faraday, Esq., and several other distinguished chemists. The library and lecture-room were opened for the reception of the com pany, and were ornamented with a selection of rare plants and a variety of philosophical apparatus. Among the objects which attracted most interest were several living specimens of the coccus cacti, or cochineal insect ; a working model of Mowbray's patent fixed-air safety whistle ; a magnificent galvano-magnetic apparatus, and various applications of the gutta percha, or new elastic gum. The company did not separate until after eleven o'clock. FRUIT BY WElGHT.—Within the present season the plan of selling apples, pears, and some other de scription of vegetables by weight, instead of by measure, has come extensively into operation in many parts of the eastern districts of the metropolis. The plan appears to give more satisfaction to the consumer, on account 01 its ensuring him always an uniform quantity in his purchase. It is thy usual method of selling fruit in Scotland. TIMES.—In a few Jays the double marriage of the Spanish sisters will probably be celebrated ; a Queen will have received an unwelcome consort, and a Princess been entrapped into a forbidden alliance. It is, perhaps, calculated that a step irretrievable will cease to be ois cussed, that what cannot be cured will be viewed in the usual light of such cases, and that a grand reversionary property will have been secured at the cheap expense of a little dishonour and a great deal of noise. The results, however, of these breaches of national faith are neither so superficial nor so ephemeral. Even if the present effects be confined to the " passing jealousy and ill humour" which the most temperate of our neighbours anticipate, it would ,be very unsafe to conclude that such a termination was final. Too many rules have b( en in fringed to leave the precedent so harmless and unim portant. If the current and uncontradicted rumours of the friendly conference at Eu contain any truth, the promise of a statesman at a most amicable and confiden tial interview has been unintelligibly evaded. Omitting this unauthenticated assertion, it is undeniable that the French Cabinet selected a discreditable season for pro secuting with abruptness and haute a measure of which they well knew the doubtful legality, and of their in tentions concerning which they had left false impres sions on a friendly Power deeply interested in the event, and possessed of a rightful claim to be consulted. At the Court of a common ally they enveloped their pro ceedings in the secrecy and mystery characteristic of an unlawful transaction ; to the last stage of the negotiation they suppressed the negotiation of an act demanding peculiar openness and honour ; they left the British Ambassador uninformed of a step of which, by the first rules of diplomatic decency, he should have been cognisant they dictated prevarica tion and dishonesty to, the Court at which he was re sident, and resorted to the most notorious violence to secure the acceptance of their proposals. When at length they allowed their dealings to struggle into offi cial light, they met the temperate remonstrances of the English Minister first with equivocation and then with discourtesy. Our last dispatches from Madrid stated that the Spanish President had informed Mr. Bulwer that he could not enter into any discussion upon the subject of difference. The note of our Ambassador at Paris, though as decisive as was consistent with existing relations, was left unanswered. The whole policy of Versailles was that of a Court perfectly conscious of its unjustifiable conduct ; well aware that it would be exposed to remonstrance and rebuke ; concealing its craft as long as possible ; waiting with some anxiety for the catastrophe and its consequences ; overjoyed to find them less serious than conscience had taught them to dread ; shrinking from a discussion they felt it impossible to sustain ; desperately hurrying on the project to its completion ;, and trusting to the lapse of time or the chances of the game for making matters smooth again afterwards. Secrecy and speed are proverbially necessary to violence or fraud, but are seldom imperatively demanded in peaceable and upright transactions. 'Deeds that love the dark are not often fitted for the light. If the Montpensier al liance were as reasonable a project as the French re present it —as grateful to Spain as becoming to France, and as desirable to. Europe—how, or why should England oppose it ? What iaipediment could possibly arise either from proclaiming or postponing it ? With what face or what arguments could England forbid the bans ? The most gratuitous malice has scarcely ventured to .suggest that she was a rival competitor. It was clear that she could urge nothing for individual advantage. She could advocate nothing but the independence of Spain and the tranquillity of Europe, and the treaties that define the rights and the limits of her intervention gave also a guarantee that it could neither be officious or vexatious. What must be the character of that transaction which, by the avowal of its authors, could never have borne consideration or delay, which could only have been effected by stealth and completed by precipitancy, and which, it is con fessed, must have been dropped had an opportunity been left for the notice of that Power, which could only base its interference on the stipulations of solemn treaties or the requirements of European peace? France has gained an object; with what results it remains to be seen. The nation chiefly insulted has still to speak, and will, per haps, speak when her voice is least expected. If, at the moment when the Court of Madrid is congratulating the Court of Versailles upon the lull of the storm and the security of the haven, the Count de Montemolin should call the Carlist party to arins, professing, unlike the Bourbons, his readiness to foiget and forgive; or if a sudden democratic tempest shotild drive the intruders over the Pyrenees or the Tagus, these would be events only conformable to, the precedents of Peninsular his tory. It was not usitilothe Austrian party were quietly quartered in Madrid and Ttilqdo, and Charles had been peaceably proclaimedin the capitalas King of Spain and the Indies, that the people of Philip gave a sign of spirit or sensibility. Yet in twelve months Philip was a King again, and the Spanish cause was gained at the moment it appeared to be lost. Still less occasion is there for congratulation or triumph in the policy practised to wards England. The success achieved by France could at any time be achieved by any nation willing to pay the same forfeit. She has calculated the offence she might give an allied Power without provoking extremi ties. She has put out of her reckoning the damage done to her credit—has set off against the risk of more substantial damage the greatness and value of the spoil, and decided on seizing it at all hazards and trusting to fate for the results. It is generally in the power of any individual,, with a current character for honesty, to overreach another in any one negotiation, but the least scrupulous will sometimea estimate their reputation too highly to barter it at a single bargain. King Louis Philippe has extorted for the Duke de Montpensier a greater dotation . than ever was voted by a Parliament. France had better have paid in coin than in character. Breaches of inter national confidence are acts quite as disgraceful, and pre cedents almost as dangerous, as breaches of international law. It is not every outrage of either that will provoke a war, but the least tends to injure the influence of that conventional code which secures the peace of the world In a time of peace, and in a friendly country, England has seen the spirit of solemn contracts slighted, and her temperate protests entirely disregarded. She may not, as was probably calculated, conceive the occasion as calling for the last appeal of nations, but the occurrence will not therefore be overlooked or forgotten. There are licenses of conduct in which both nations and individuals may indulge without being actually or immediately shot at, but the transgressor seldom fails to pay a propor tionate price for his freedom and his folly. POST.—We are borne out by the fast. In spite of all speculative criticisms, the Wellington statue is no failure. Very far from it. It reflects very great credit upon the artist by whom it was designed, and—in spite of sneerers—We go further, and say that it reflects credit on the committee to whom its erection is due. The likeness of the man is unquestionable. Those who knew him best at the time he purchased, by his skill and his valour, the great laurels that now he can boast of, are willing to bear witness that Mr. Wyatt has given us the features of the great Wellington of Torres Vedras, of Vittoria, of the Nivelle, of Toulouse, and of Water loo ! Yes ; in " historic brass" we have before us the likeness of that great warrior who never advanced but to victory, and who never retreated but, like the leader of the Ten Thousand of old, in his retreat to eclipse the glory of his advance 1 It is a very painful thing to think that silly jealousies, and trumpery party partialities, have deprived a triumph of so much of its honours. Wretched and miserable personal feelings were suffered to interfere with what ought to have been a national ovation, and it is with us a source of deep regret that these feelings were prompted and stimulated by a certain portion of the London daily press. Lord Bacon says that certain things are exempt from satire. We should think that our contemporaries must have in deed been in lack of a subject when they selected that to which we advert. Our London statues are scarcely so unexceptionable as to allow us to talk grand, still less to throw stones. The deficiency in artistic merits of Lon don, as a city, nobody ever ventured to question ; but, despite it all, we dare pronounce the Wellington statue a good statue and its site well chosen. There is a cant in criticism as well as in politics. We hear about " high art" as we heard about " high " politics. But as the latter got us into the ditch, we are not very trustful of the former. We earnestly entreat of our readers to eschew this cant. We are willing to abide by the un prejudiced, unbought, unsought opinions of those who have viewed this statue since its elevation. Every one that has seen it with unprejudiced eye seems to concur with us in the belief that it is the noblest memorial ever raised in honour of the greatest hero. CHRONICLE.—A general assemblage of Irish landed proprietors, at the present extraordinary juncture, is a measure for which plausible reasons may be assigned in abundance. The scheme, however, is scarcely more than plausible. The promise which it holds forth, of bringing to the relief of Ireland in this alarming emer gency the collective wisdom and knowledge of her edu cated and propertied classes, is in the highest degree unlikely to be made good. The meeting, if it should have the luck to escape being turned to the purposes of repeal, will simply reiterate the truths and the fa llacies which have already come to us from the resolutions of county meetings, without attempting to apply to the evils which it may condemn any practical remedy. Mr. O'Connell's game in reference to this project is obvious enough. In the presence of famine ho does not forget repeal, and with many professions of moderation and forbearance, he strives most ingen i ously to give the proposed assemblage a repeal c haracter. Ile will have it a meeting, if . not of repealers, at least of precursors. Nay, he is no longer contented__,lth a mere meeting, which was the . first thought. His last letter insists upon the "necessity of forming in Dublin a central body board, or association, from amongst the landed proprietors of Ireland," which, by the power of local knowledge and popular confidence, may control and direct the Government. The design has the merit of simplicity. It is simply to make an Irish Parliament off hand. This, however, is but the face which Mr. O'Connell chooses to Rut upon a movement of which it is by no means clear that he will or can have the direc tion. We have no right to attribute such imbecility to the . gentry of Ireland as would be implied in the suppo sition that they could not assemble to consult fo' the common safety, at a great national crisis, without be coming the puppets of Mr. O'Connell. But giving them full credit for the capacity to take an independent course, and assuming that if they should come together lin a great national conclave they will be able to move on the edge of a repeal precipice without the least danger of toppling over, we are still constrained to doubt whe 7 ther discussion of any kind is just now the most press ing duty of Irish landlords, and even if it were, whet;:er the views and feelings at present prevailing amongst th em:. would, by a collective expression, lead to any useful re sult. In the first place, the idea of journeying to the capital to make speeches and pass resolutions, when famine is stalking abroad in the provinces, savours far too much of the disposition to take refuge in talk from the pressure of an emergency which requires action. The place of an Irish - proprietor just now is upon his estate. The poor, who are to be employed and fed=the ignorant, who are to be guided and saved from the ruin which violence might bring upon them—these are the parties (hard enough, it may be) to deal eith, but ' with whom it is now the primary and inevitable duty of the Irish landlord to deal in the best way he can. Ho may shut his eyes to the stern and menacing realities, of his own situation, or he may - fly from their pressure, List he does either at his own peril. An Irish landlord , eite, upon any pretext whatever, shrinks from or neglects any effort in hig power to a'leriate that portion of the public calamity which shows itself at his own dtenn is preparing for himself a day of strict and fearful reckon ing. In the second place, we may be sure that those! who leave the post of action and danger to harungues and recommend, will lay stress upon sOnnethit which is to be done not by themselves, but by othe sr. , 'This tendency shoWs itself in Iri-land town extent which ie disheartening. Everybody...is 'cud and "eloquent ins enforcing what is 'to be done by somebody else. The landlords, the priests, the repeaters, are called upon by turns, and all with one voice join ill imposing impossible tasks upon the Government. The Government is to employ the people, and it is also to feed them. Ii is to give them wages such as they never yet obtained fron independent labour, and it is to prevent the natural in fluence of scarcity from being. felt in the price of bread. In this strain speak the assembled magistrates of coun ties, and to the same purpose,- but o i- Bi dlam speaks Mr, John O'Connell ciation. The reckless and ignorant 'disregard thus shown of the impassable limits by which 'the powers of ga s ern- meats are hennaed, and the tendeney evinced. ,to thiew upon-" them- a vague-ands immeasurable responsibility; forbid us to expect very useful or practical results from the propOsed Dublin meeting. ADVERTISER—The question of opening the ports to the untaxed importation of foreign corn is hourly becoming more urgent. It is the subject of universal surprise, that Lord Jelin Ruisell should not have resorted to this expedient some weeks ago. In the omission of an act so urgently called for he has been guilty of a grave dereliction of duty. We should like to know ,'or_ what grounds the Noble Lord will attempt to justify his ne glect. He does not doubt his power to throw open every port in the kingdom to the reception of - foreign' corn, duty free. An Order in Council is all that Would, be re quired preparatory to the adoption of such a step. And not only wouldlhe measure .be constitutional, but the Premier could urge innumerable precedents for re sorting to it. Had Sir Robert Peel been in office, there can be no doubt that he would, , before now, have caused the ports to be thrown open. lie had deter mined to have recourse to that expedient en the Ist of November last, although the then destitution in Ireland bore no comparison to what it is now. It is' true his intentions were defeated, owing to a majority of his colleagues taking a less -alarm ing view of the distress at that time existing in Ireland. But, though. defeated in the Cabinet, Sir Robert Peel attested the sincerity of hig convictions and the integrity of his purpose, by breaking up his admi nistration, because the power of carpiog out his wise and statesmanlike resolves was withheld from him. Who then can doubt that, in the present far more alarrb ing state of matters, the ex-Premier, had' he -still' been at the head of affairs, would, without' hesitati6n, have unlocked the ports of the United Kingdoin to the ad mission of foreign corn? And shall Lord John Russell shrink from doing what Sir Robert Peel would have been forward to do? The Noble Lord has a high repu tation for moral courage. Nothing, we are told, daunts him. Only—say his friends—convince him that a par ticular course of action accords with the principle of justice, and no apprehension of consequences will deter him from adopting it. It would be paying a • com pliment to the Noble Lord's - integrity at the ex pense of his discernment, were we to suppose him insensible to the exigencies of the existing crisis. We cannot divest our minds of the conviction, that he is fully alive to the perils which environ the social system in Ireland, in consequence of the dreadful condition of affairs in that country. And yet he has hitherto failed to take those decisive and energetic steps, in dealing with Irish evils, which the emergency requires. It is difficult to conceive what can be the cause of the Noble Premier's hesitation in re ference to the opening of the ports. Not only h as h e precedents before him, in all similar cases of a deficiency of food of home growth, but he knows that such a nsea sure is loudly clamoured for both here and in Ireland. There is not, an the other hand, a man in the country who would arraign the necessity or propriety of such a step. Even Lesrtit George Bentinek, emphatically the champion of protection to the farmer—even he would not object, in this' emergency, to the, opening of the ports. He and his party while assailing the Ministerial corn-law measure of laskssion, admitted That had Sir Robert Peel then decided on throwing open Cie ports of Ireland, they would have given him, in that particular instance, their most cordial support. 'they made it, in deed, a matter of grave irdputation on the statesmanship of the Right Flon?Baronet that be did nut adopt that step. Of course, awn, a sense of decency would restrain the protectionists from opposing any proposition made by Lord John Russell for opening the ports to untaxed foreign corn, when it is felt and confessed on all hands that the present state of Ireland is tenfold more alarming and perilous than it was in November last year. What, then, the public are curious to learn, can be the reason of the Premier's hesitating to adopt a measure so ur gently called for by the necessities of the case, and to which the slightest objection would not be offered from any quarter. At present the conduct of the Noble Lord is enshrouded in mystery. It is giving great pain to his best friends. It seems to indicate a deplorable want of humanity. and an entire absence of en lightened and statesmanlike views. Has it not occurred to the Premier that lie is placing his sup porters in an awkard position, by ndt at once adopting the only obvious course by which four millions of people can obtaiu the amount of food necessary to keep soul and body together? Has the idea not crossed his mind, that contrasts most unfavourable to himself will be in stituted between him and his predecessor in office ? What defence the Noble Lord can offer for his conduct, in allowing the peasantry of Ireland to perish far want, and to place the tranquillity of the country in the most imminent peril, when the adoption of the course we are recommending would avert such terrible evils, is one of those things not dreamt of in the philosophy of any one but himself. How he can repose on his pillow at night, with so fearful a load of moral and constitutional responsibility resting on his shoulders, is more than we are able to divine. IIERALD.—The guerilla nature of that contest of which Southern Africa is now the scene continues to excite much uneasiness, chiefly arising, however, from its own indeterminate and irregular character. The accounts which we have received for a considerable period have consisted almost wholly of a series of ma rauding exploits, in which the enemy and the colonists are alternately the actors. Three or four hundred head of cattle are descried at a distance in possession of the Kafirs ; a score or two of men dash after them without orders, and often in utter defiance of all military discipline. Sometimes they are foiled, but more fre quently are successful in plundering the enemy of that which had been the sole object of the attack. The affair may be characterised by a brilliant charge, a gallant con test, a valuable booty, and a safe return ; but the next day, perchance, is marked by reprisals : and while such a warfare continues, the prospects of a final settlement become more remote than ever. In the same way, in telligence may be received that the Kafirs will attack a given post on a given day. Provision made be made for repulsing the enemy and avenging the insult, but when all this is performed and completed, the war stands just where it was. In contests with uncivilised nations, who are utterly ignorant of our vast military resources, and wholly unconscious of the amount of that power which they hare provoked, petty successes of this kind are vain and purposeless. It may be asserted, with some plausibility, that attempts must unceas ingly be made to recover from the enemy that cattle which the latter has swept off from the frontier ; but no one will venture to say that the property thus re covered is in any instance restored to its old owner, or that any effectual ',compensation is now being made to him for the beggary and destitution to which he has been reduced by the robbery of his stock and the murder of his servants ; on the contrary, cne of the reports con cludes with the statement that—" about 300 head of cattle had been here picked up, which afforded a very seasonable supply of meat to the hungry troops." Of course, the famished soldiers who recovered them could not part with this reward of their labours, nor waste their valuable time in the attempt to search out the old owners, or to distribute the cattle equitably among the plundered colonists, while their own physical necessities were unsatisfied. But such facts, manifest as they must be to the most cursory observer, completely discounte nance the idea that these excursions are undertaken for the recovery and restoration of stolen property. It is evident that a pressure for immediate supplies, or the in. dulgence of predatory tendencies on the part' of the troops themselves, dictates these skirmishes—either of which suppositions are in the highest degree discre'- ditable to those who actively influence the current of affairs. During the visit of the King of the French to the fortresses on Friday, his Majesty perceived a female with a wooden leg, and wearing the decoration of, the Legion of Honour. The King, learning from General Gourgaud that this woman had obtained her dectcration at the battle of Friedland, in which she figured as a non commissioned officer of hussars, made her a present of 100 francs. DEATFI Or FREDERICII LANE, EBQ.—L7NN, OCT. S.. —lt is our melancholy duty to record that Mr. Lane, who was severely burnt at the late fire at Tavanues, in. Switzerland,' breathed his last at 5 o'cicck in the,morn ing of the 25th ult. His loss, and the very dis'tre':ssing circumstances attending it, will, we are assured; excite the deep sympathy and sorrow of a very numerous circle of friends. Mr. Lane was distinguished amongst the members of his profession for the remarkable rapidity and sagacity of his judgment ; and aruengstill his . at • quaintances for a most warm-hearted hospitality in so ciety, and a most liberal hand to the poor and needy. There were 38 strangers. staying at the hotel., Six of. them perished in the flames. Most of the travellers were Englishmen, and amongst the inmates were Miehael Stocks, Esq., solicitor, with his eldest daughter,' zezid 0. Gleadhall, Esq , all of Halifax, but happily they.,escapq.4 with their lives. In escaping from a window. three stories high, Mr. Stocks unfortunately broke his 14.-- Bury Yost. , :