The Sun. — London, England, 1852-11-02 00:00:00

NWT ---• sa dons day. —....--• ?ATV Oho °, ritNer 0 " 0 00! OS r ioo t d;1 711,Perioo MINASTS PORTRAIT OF " THE DUKE." Another ands very masterly evidence has just been afforded by M. Minasi of his extraordinary powers as a pen -and-ink draughtsman. The drawing to which we aro here directing public attention is one which we are gratified to remember has been submitted to our per sonal examination. It portrays, in a really wonderfully accurate copy from the celebrated painting of Sir Thomas Lawrence, the familiar features of our departed hero, Arthur, Duke of Wellington. Nothing can be more exquisitely delicate than the touch of the old artist's hand as visible in every one of those most accurately defined lineaments. Added to which, there is manifest in the drapery a boldness and a precision which are seldom found more admirably defined oven in the atastcr•picces of line engravings. A curious testimony of the vigour thus displayed in the handling of the goose•quill by M. Minasi is given in what is technically known as the crosshatch ing. It is in the smoothness, the roucdness, and the deli• eau of what we may almost venture to call the flesh-tines, that the skill of the draughtsman is rendered the most conspicuous. Wo understand that this drawing has re cently bee❑ submitted to the inspection of her most gra cious Majesty, and his Royal Iligbness Prince Albert. While it constttutcs the latest, it must also be regarded as one of the most remarkable of the specimens, yielded by ALAI inasi, of a sell 001 of art in which ho stands alto gether without a competitor. MARLBOROUGH-STREET (THIS DAY) EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Jolepli Sulliczn was placed at the bar before Mr Hardwick, charged with having stolen a quantity of cochineal and other articles, the property of his master, Mr Charles Lewis, dyer, &c., •28 and 29 Oaenden•streot, Haymarket, in whose employ he was as foreman. . Richards, 10 M, deposed that last night, about eight o'clock, from information he had received, he went to the prosecutor's place of business in Oxenden•street, and watched for the prisoner coming out. About ten minutes after eight the prisoner came out, and witness saw that he had something bulky in his cost pocket, and he followed him into Princes-street, where he stopped him, and asked him what he had got in his pocket, to which the prisoner replied " that's my business." Witness then told him he was a police constable, and again questioned him as to what he had got in his pocket, and where he worked. The prisoner then said he worked nowhere, and the articles he had in his pocket were what he used .in his business as a dyer. Witness then told the prisoner he must consider himself in his custody, and that he should take him back to Mr. Lewis's. Prisoner, who was greatly agitated at the time, said " For God's sake don't do that, you don't know how lam situated—you will destroy me." Ileithen took pri soner to the prosecutor's, and searched him in his pre sence, and in his (prisoner's) coat pocket he found about three quarters of a pound of cochineal., The prosecutor then asked prisoner what he was going to do with it ; to which the - prisoner replied, " It is my first time." Witness then cautioned the prisoner, that whatever he said would be used against him in evidence. The prisoner then said to prosecutor, " All I have taken from you is in a basket in the back kitchen at my house." Witness then took the prisoner to the station, and afterwards went and searched the prisoner's house, where ho found about a cart-load of valuable drugs, &c., used by the prosecutor in his business, these be took Possession of, and took to the station, where they were identified by the prosecutor as his property. William Broughton Lawrence, clerk to the prosecutor, said the prisoner was an under foreman in the employ of the prosecutor. Witness had seen the things taken from the prisoner, and identified them as Mr. Lewis's property. The prisoner was not authorized to take them from the premises. The whole of the property stolen is valued at 601. The prisoner, who declined saying anything in answer to the charge, was fully committed for trial. 711 E COTTON TRADE. We have received through Mr. James Irvine, Liver pool, the following report : _ "NEW O RLEANS, O CT. 9 , 1852.—0 ur rev i e w of the 2nd instant closed upon an animated market, the sale on that day reaching about 6,000 bales. On Sunday the " Atlantic ' accounts of 22nd September from Liverpoo Were published, reporting a moderate demand without any change in quotation. Our market on Monday opened quiet, sales reaching only 3,500 bales at full Prices; the same on Tuesday with sales of 4,500 bales, Melt still tending in favour of buyers, as factors under the influence of heavy receipts showed themselves wil ling sellers even at a slight reduction. On Wednesday there was a fair allowance of buyers, and some 800 bales c hanged hands at previous rates. Thursday morning the " Asia's " accounts of 25th September were before t he Public, reporting a dull market and a slight decline, n otwithstanding the demand hero continued animated, and 7,500 bales found buyers; yesterday 10,500 bales at Prices gradually stiffening towards the close of the day, m aking the sales of the week near 40,000 bales a g ainst 39,653 bales received. To-day the market is very firm O beingbut limited, the transactions are l e he extensive, 151 e 8 us far as reported 3,000 bales, the market closing animated and firm at one quotrtion. , "We quote to-day ord. to good ord. Bid. to 9 d.; ?Iv mid to strong mid., 9d. to 90. ; good mid., 91(i. to 10 c 1 . ; mid fair, 100. to id. ; fair to good fair, 100. to llid.; selections, to 13d. "Prices have been quite irregular; strong stapled cot tons command full rates, whilst the common run of light Initialed cotton has been sold at various times at our in side figures. For the difference in the staple a difference Of fully 0. is generally made. "The principal business was for Great Britain ; a Moderate show of the same for France, Spain, the Medi terranean, the Continent, and the North. Many of our large buyers aro returning now from their summer trips, and l the demand is becoming daily more general . ; our e ading houses operating on a large scale. Directionary able orders seem to be freely acted upon, and a very 1 avour- A growin g crop ; 25 opinion for the article is generally entertained. " There is no material change in the accounts of the 31'vessels l o a ding for Liverpool at li., 4 for th,,,, °I at ii t d. ~ re at Id 2 fur Trieste at lid., 2 for Antwerp 1 15 " Total r • 0 0 bales 1 receipts of cotton, 14 against i Y e ar ; total exports to Great Britain, 41,295 162,713 bales against 133,591 ~ r e;,' bales France, °""s nst 33,885 bales last year _,- total exports to 0 6 against 10,881; do. other foreign ports 51,380 bales against 46,213 bales." ti ..0 - I. _HE DUKE'S FUNERAL.—It appears that not only have the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's demanded 5,000 lit of the 10 , 0 00 tickets at the approaching funer al of the Duke, but also that the funeral cannot be as grand as the authorities could wish, because everything ( i nc l u d in g all the Wood, bla c k c l ot h , and every other fitting) which once enters St. Paul's is claimed by these greedy ones. o PARLIAMENTA RYwing AID TO SAILOES' 1-10 MES.—The foll reply to an application to the Board o f Admiralty for their aid towards the enlargement of the Portsmouth Sailors' Home, has been received by th e c ommittee of that in stitution from the secretary of the Admiralty :—" I am Commanded to acquaint you that their lordships, having taken the subject into their consideration, they are deeply im pressed with the importance and value of such institutions, and propose submitting to the consideration of Parliament a vote for a sum of money towards their support." CITY MlLlTlA.—Yesterday, the men belonging to the London militia assembled for the first time in the Artil lery Ground, City-road, for the purpose of training. The rendezvous was appointed for 10 o'clock, and at that hour a c onsiderable body of recruits was present. The recruits were for the most part young and active looking men, and they came forward quite as numerously as there officers ex pected they would. TE I : O GIRAFFE.—The find female giraffe, which has been much admired by the visitors to the Zoological gardens, where she has resided for nearly 30 years, has just died. She was the parent of the fine giraffes now at the gar dens, some of her young having been sold to other proprietors at good prices. A DECIMAL CURRENCY.—There is no necessity for getting rid of our present silver coinage, in order to establish adecimal system, as it w ou ld on l y b e requ i s i te t o enac t that henceforth 1,000 farthings should go to the pound; to coin a " ten-farthing" piece, either of copper, silver, or a mixture of both ; and to call in the fourpenny and threepenny pieces —the latter of which are a nuisance, for their closecloseresem blance pieces of money :-1 pound, equal 1,000 farthin l q o (c h urrent); 1-4th pound, crown, equal 250 farthi • florin, equal 100 farthings (current); 1-2nfli I- 10th ng, equal 50 farthings: 1-40th pound, sispencep,o2usn 1-100th pound, " ten-farthing," equa l 10 farthings farthings; (cur rent); 1-250th pound, penny, 4 f art hi ngs; 1-500th half penny, 2 farthings; 1-1000th pound, farthing, 1 farthing (current). The only inconvenience of this system would be, that, in exchanging a shilling for copper, one halfpenny Must be added, and in exchanging a" sixpence," one farthing. SHOCKING SEWER ACClDENT.—Yesterday after noon, shortly before four o'clock, a most deplorable accident occurred upon the premises of Messrs. Williams, the soap Makers of Compton-street, Goswell-road, whose premises were, above twenty years ago, the scene of a most apalling murder, the perpetrator of which has to the present . day re mained undiscovered. It appears that in conformity with the recent act of Parliament, the Sewers Commissoodneicisehsasrvse been laying down new sewers in Compton-street, a Williams, availing themselves of the opportunity offderemdoorof improving the drainage of their own premises, effectively connecting it with the main sewer , h ad engaged a Contractor for that purpose, and for some days the men have been at work commencing the new drain from the street, and Carryi ng it backwards as far as required. yesterday af ternoon some water was seen pouring along the bottom ofl the d ra i n, t h e men b e i ng ou t of itatthettitmome. t Pon making this discovery one of the men, although w arned to be careful, descended the ladder, but had not got far down, when, overcome by th e dreadful stench that was emitted, he fell into the drain quite sense !ess• The poor f e ll ow w h o s t oo d next to hi m o n the ladder 1 2, 1s tantly descended in the hope of r e s c uing him, and lie in t he same manner fell senseless. His b rot he r , w ho was stand -01)Y, attempted to descend, h av i ng a rope to ass i s t him, but had not got far down when, from the same caut-e he ,tainted, and was drawn up by th ose a b ove , en d f oun d to be o a dying state. He was instantly taken to a public-house t oi , , ,'_ °s ite and a medical gentleman :Ant for, who had him put was going and eve r y a tt ent i on was paid to him. Wh i lst th i s became on a fourth m an essaye d to go down, b ut i nstant l y ne insensible, and upon being got out was, by the advice 'g,t . o . e medic a l gen tl emen who were present, sent in a cab to Bartholomew's artholomew's H os pit a l . Af ter a lapse of about an Lour the intensity of the vapour having somewhat subsided, the as ~ The fellows who first wen t d own were go t ou t qu i te ha e v al e man wh o h a d b een taken to the pu b l i c-house sensibgaistomewhat recovered, but being still in a state of in the eartsYLweles placed upoa a bed, and conveyed in one of their beingvs co v u e l rtl n other men engaged, the names of the not with any degree of correctness be as f_ eee but one of them is said to have left a wife and el the .l o ol u tly. The occurrence has created the most painful eensa- Aa AR neighbourhood.ous i\ l lj n THE I{ WIFE, NEAR TRATFORD His - s -r AN OLD MAN AND coroner for the district, W. W, Ward, (Monday) the of the Ward, E ieq ., resu med the in quest upon the bodies souae evidence, t h e . d eceased, and after receiving 1349C4'5.1113g1 Were further adjourned, re P°l‘ll u' to , 1 to 50' fi i P ° 01 of o be te ice- o rr c og r be , _ - , if ViIII° obr i9tit i ; hoe P li 0 °3 ;1 Drt pr ig It/ sl"t3l' fOC‘ to Sati i de r co l3 ° l 10r ) d i° 1 313 r 0 ig hOU. 0 0 1 ird• 10 tho 0 n o gee of P ° e seg ie dee r 0 0 It, J o It, uw' FRANCE. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The papers continue to notice the movements of Abd-el-Kader. On Sunday afternoon, at two o'clock, Abd-el-Bader, accompanied by General Daumas, Commandant Boissonnet, M. de Bellarnare, and Sidi Allah and Kara Mohammed, visited Prince Jerome Bonaparte at the Luxembourg. The Emir, who was most cordially received, told Prince Jerome that it was a happiness for him to be able to embrace the brother of the great Emperor. Baron Lacrosse, at the request of Prince Jerome, showed the different parts of the Palace to the Emir, and presented to him the principal employes of the Senate, with whom he shook hands. Atter leaving the Luxembourg, Abd el-Kader went to the Hippodrome to see the perform ance, with which, and particularly the ascent of the balloons, he seemed much gratified. On leaving the church of the Madeleine, on Friday, Abd-el-Bader went to the cathedral of Notre Dame. He appeared much struck by the vest length of the nave, and greatly admired the different paintings and sculptures in the choir. He was afterwards taken into the great vestry, in which are the rich relies cf the churn, contained iu shrines profusely ornamented with gold, silver, and precious stones. Amongst other things shown to him were the robes Napoleon wore at his coronation, iind a globe containing the portion of the vertebral column in which the late Archbishop Denis Affre received a ball at a barricade. Before leav ing the cathedral, he ascended to the top of the towers, and was much struck by the immensity of Paris. " One would say that it is a town of giants," he cried. The Prce-se, speaking of Abd-el•Kader, says : " His sobriety is remarkable. He never eats animal food, and his repasts consists principally of rice, bread, milk, fruit, and vegetables. At the hotel where he is staying, he sleeps in a bed of the ordinary kind, but one of his companions who occupies the same room has his bed on the ground, according to the Eastern custom. His companions smoke a great deal, but the religious rank of the Emir interdicts for him the use of tobacco." Delegates have arrived in Paris from Germany, for the purpose of concluding a postal treaty between France and the Austro•German union. M. Lowen thal represents Austria; M. Metzner, Prussia; Baron De Bruch, Bavaria; Baron De Reitzerstein, Baden ; and M. Muller, the administrator of the Prince De Tour and Taxis. The Presse, in its weekly commercial bulletin, says:-- "The state of trade is still favourable. The manu facturers are busy, not only in executing existing orders, but in speculating on a brilliant season. Wo have also to notice one very favourable symptom. Commercial bills now circulate more freely. The bankers being un able to place their capital at a high rate of interest, now readily discount for houses whose paper they had before rejected. The retail trade of Paris has exceeded for the month of October, by at least one-fourth, the amount of business done in the corresponding month of last year." The Tribunal of Correctional Police on Saturday condemned a wood-turner named Humbert, of the Rue Beaubourg, to three months' imprisonment and 300 f. fine, for having used insulting language respect ing the Prince President. The Tribunal also con demned a M. Moullet, a naturallist, to six months' imprisonment and ten thousand francs fine for having had in his possession a copying press, without having obtained the permission of the Minister of Police. The President before giving judgment said that the defendant was represented by the police to be an agent of secret societies. A clandestine printing press, and several seditious publications were seized four days ago in the Rue de la Roquette at Marseilles. On the same day a Socialist was arrested in a public-house for crying "Vive la Rouge!" and for attempting to force other people to cry the same thing. The envoy of the King of Achem, wbo was re ceived by the President on Saturday, is of fine stature, and has the complexion of an Abyssinian. He presented the Prince with a handsome snuff-box, the work, it is said of the Chinese, who are the only people in Achem who work in the precious metals. This box, which is well sculptured, appears to be an imitation of a European production of the last cen tury, which having been seen by the Chinese he then copied. The envoy gave the Prince President the warmest assurances of the wish of his Sovereign to keep up friendly relations with France. Although the Dutch are established at Sumatra, a part of that immense island has independent Princes. The terri tory of Achem occupies the western part of the island. A decree of the Prince President, dated the 24th, fixes at 100,000 f. the salary of the Vice-President of the Council of State, from Ist August last. We understand (says Galignani) that a gentleman, representing Mr. Marjoribanks and Sir Edward Antrobus, two of the partners of the eminent bank ing firm of Messrs. Coutts and Co., of London, has been in Paris for some weeks, negociating for the purchase of the chateau and estate of Chantilly, and that he has finally concluded the purchase on behalf of those gentlemen. A Paris correspondent of the Emancipation says : " All uncertainty is now at an end as regards the hereditary right. I can announce to you in the most possitive way that in the event of a failure of direct male issue of Louis Napoleon, the succession of the ex-King Jerome, and after him of his son, Napoleon Bonaparte, is recognised. Louis Napoleon, however, reserves to himself the right of adoption which was possessed by the Emperor Napoleon. The Marseilles correspondent of the Morning Herald, wrties as followes under date of the 29th ult.:— " I have every reason for believing that the follow ing may be relied on. " The election for the Emperor will take place on the 20th of November, and the proclamation on the 2d of December. " The title of the new Emperor will be ' Empereur des Francais, Roi d'Algerie, et Protecteur des Lieux Saints.' " It is more than probable that the son of Jerome Bonaparte will be named Viceroy of Algeria. " The clandestine press discovered a few days since in our city, turns out to be a mystification. " The weather continues most beautiful, and com merce very brisk. " The Banshee left yesterday morning for Malta, with 53 passengers, amongst whom were several English noble families." Yesterday being the festival of All Saints, the Bourse remained closed. A number of speculators assembled on the Boulevards, but there was no business trans acted. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. Madrid dispatches of the 27th ult. contain an ac count of the gracious reception by the Queen of Baron Ward, sent by the Duke of Parma to recognize her Majesty as the head of their illustrious house. The new Colonial Council held a meeting on the 26th. Several of the Ministers were present. Madrid Bourse, Oct. 27.—The Three per Cents. 4 , 71; Exchange on London, 50 35 paper. GERMANY. The Vienna Gazette states that the Pope, in accord ance with the expressed wishes of the Emperor, has consented that the negociations for a concordat shall be carried on at Vienna. At the end of the year the Bank of Vienna will issue its reserved bonds, to the amount of 25,000, which will be paid in silver. the Voss Gazette, under date of Vienna 27th ult., says :—" The English are beginning to send coals to Vienna. They have established a deOt at Dresden, from whenoe they are sent to Prague, and are there cheaper than Austrian coals." The Cologne Gazette states that the Elector of Hesse Cassel has sold a large part of his estates in Bohemia to Count Wrbna for 21 millions of florins. The Cologne Gazette says;—" The deputies of Lippe-Dew - lokt voted almost unanimously on the 27th ult. against the re-establishment of the electoral law of 1836. The Prince has sent the deputies to their residences." The German Journal of Frankfort, of the :Nth ult., seayyess:—of" the laou p is eo N pl a e r a leon i s b y hi mse lf, an d i n t h e man of Providence. He is charged with a divine mission. That idea gives great moral and even physical force. The empire, the issue of universal suffrage, will be b ase d on t h e Go vernment of the people. Louis Napoleon also knows the high importance of the social question with which he sincerely occupies himself." The Lutheran Ecclesiastical Council of the village of Baillach,ne tr a a r d ß es r m es a l n au, ex in co tr m us u s nc iai, adteeedlafroerd, having a av f i e n w g days ago, a caused his children to be brought. up h i th e Catholic 1011 religion. p r T o h n i o s n i lffec s ) ntehttieoififor it t t h ew t he a e n troa en, c p e rc o eo m vme m nmt u u n tn i hi c oe a n t e xi n b from entering any L ut h eran The e hiarsusbseiean. communicated person church, or taking part in the election of pastors. ITALY. A letter from Genoa, 27th ult., states that the squadron which had received orders to take on board three months' provisions, in order it is thought to take part in the evolutions of the French fleet, and to undertake another cruise, received counter orders at the commencement of the ministerial crisis. The King of Sardinia has conferred the cross of Commander of the Order of Sts. Maurice and Lazarus upon Mr. Bakage, professor of mathematics at Cambridge. A brisk encounter occurred on the I9th ult., near Casole, on the Tuscan and Pontifical frontier, between b a a p nd arteyomofmfaonuddrerobby onebers, L isg belonging ina to the notorious and a strong of Tuacau and Austrian troops, the latter of wpbarutuly THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1552. belonged to those now occupying the Pontifical terri tory. After a good deal of firing, which lasted some minutes, two of the banditti were killed ; the two others escaped. One Austrian was killed, and five Tuscans wounded. THE CANCER HOSPITAL. CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS. Yesterday the governors of the Free Cancer Hospital, in Cannon-row, Westminster, opened a branch establish ment for the reception of in-patients afflicted with this dreadful malady, at Holy wood Lodge, West Brompton. The house, though smal►, is very commodious, and well adapted for the benevolent purpose to which it is to be applied. In point of eligibility of site it has also con siderable advantage, being enclosed in large ornamental grounds, and situated in one of the most pleasant and open parts of Brompton, the general air of which is generally admitted to be beneficial to persons suffering from disease. The building is capable of accomodating 20 or 25 patients, but the funds at present will not per mit the admission of more than a quarter, of that num ber. The necessity for an institution of this kind was to be seen in the numnrous applicants for admission yes terday, some of the parties having cancer in its most virulent form A large party of ladies and gentlemen assembled yes terday, to witness the opening. Atter examining the wards and other portions of the building, the arrange ments connected with which seemed to give general satis faction, they retired to the boardroom, where a brief meeting was held, under the presidency of the Rev. Thomas Pearson, incumbent of West Brompton. A public meeting was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of enabling the citizens of London and others interested in obtaining railway accommoda tion for the metropolis to express their opinion upon Mr. Charles Pearson's project for a central city railroad terminus. The meeting, which was very numerously attended, was presided over by Sir James Duke, M.P. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that the more he considered this project the more he was convinced that it was likely greatly to benefit the public at large and the various interests of the metropolis. Numerous as were its streets, traffic was often at a com plete stand-still in them. Mr. Pearson's plan would facilitate traffic, would diminish the rates for tho repel. of streets, and would benefit the working classes, whom it would enable to remove from the districts in which they were now huddled together. Ur. PEARSON then came forward, remarking that since the preliminary meeting which had been held at the London Coffee-house on Friday night, he had re ceived so many promises of support from men of mark in the City, that he was convinced it was only necessary for the standard to be raised in order that numbers suf ficient to carry the improvement into effect should flock to its support. The existing evils arising from th© over crowded state of the streets were notorious. During the last ten years the number of vehicles traversing the principal thoroughfares of the city had trebled, quad rupled, and even, in some cases, quintupled. Another evil—the overcrowding of the population in some dis tricts—had been already alluded to by the chairman; and it was of considerable importance to remark that the inhabitants of such districts did not consist exclu sively, or even principally, of the vicious class; but that artizans, mechanics, and even the humbler class of clerks, were compelled at present to live in close proximity with persons of the most degraded character. He had no doubt that by his plan those persons would he enabled, with profit to the company, and with the greatest advantage to themselves, to remove into the country every night; nor did he doubt that they would avail themselves of the facilities which might be offered to them for this purpose. It was shown by the census, that while in the kingdom at large the number of houses had increased, as compared with the population, during the last forty years, that in the city of London, while the houses had diminished by 1,500, the population had increased by 4,000. There were, indeed, districts where this overcrowding was such as to be revolting to decency, injurious to morality, and destructive of health, and even of life. The overcrowding of the streets had arisen from the great growth of the metropolis, whose additional population swelled the traffic of the central portion— from the adoption of cheaper means of travelling, which had led to the same result—and from a change in the habits of the people, who were now constantly moving about, instead of, as formerly, vegetating in one locality —a change which manifested itself not merely in the more frequent visits of the provincials to London, but in the fact that a very large portion of the population of the City left it every evening and returned to in the morning. Now, the value of the property in the city of London depended upon its being the centre of commer cial and monetary operations, and on its containing the Bank of England and other great public establishments. But if adequate means of intercommunication were not provided for those who resorted to these establishments, it could not be expected that the City could retain them ; and the value of property, which was now in some parts from 40,0001. to 300,0001. an acre, and which had been sold in Cornhill at as high a rate as 400,0001. an acre, must then fall off. Oa the other hand, the result of the City improvements had shown that there was hardly any sum of money which might not be expected to be realized by the construction of new and wide streets. If his plan were carried out, districts which were now crowded with a wretched population would become the sites of commercial and manufacturing establishments, and the land would be raised to nearly the value of that in what were at present the best districts. If they were at present suffering from an overcrowded state of the streets, the most obvious remedy was evidently to take steps for diminishing that traffic; and he proposed to do this by providing other means of transit for a portion of the persons who now entered and left or traversed the City by cabs or omnibuses, which made 12,000 jour neys, conveying 144,000 persons each day, and also by removing Newgate and Leadenhall markets, which now caused great impediments in the way of the traffic. Mr. Pearson then briefly described his plan, which we have no ticed on previous occasions, remarking that he did not pro pose his new terminus as a substitute for the existing railway termini (which he believed would bo altogether chemerical), but as an addition; though it would be im possible to collect the goods trallio of the metropolis at a single station, the parcels and light goods which were taken from the receiving-houses in the City to the vari ous stations might be collected together at one enormous station, with a great diminution of the traffic through the streets, and with great advantage to the railway companies. He did not deny that the proposed improve ment would cost an enormous amount of money, but it was not more than would be reimbursed by the advan tages offered by his plan, in its combined character of street improvement, and of an increase of railway accom modation. It was proposed to have four double lines equal in accommodation to all the railways north of the Thames, besides the domestic line for the conveyance of the million, which was to be kept clear of all other traffic. To effect this great improvement a share capital of two millions sterling would be required. After intimating that the Great Western and North- Western Companys would not entertain the question, he observed that the Great Northern Company consider the project would h• a great publie impro%,;i4ent, that they had declared their willingness to negociatc with a company, if oue were formed, ou a fair and libe ral basis. That being so, ho had no doubt the other railways would be driven into some arrangement. Ile believed that the shareholders would derive a clear profit of 7i per cent. from the time they entered on the project. The present time was peculiarly favourable for entering on the project, for within six months of the present time the whole of the ground from Farringdon-street to the Clerkenwell House of Correction would be cleared by the corporation, and if this were once built upon the improvement would be rendered impracticable for ever. The Coldbath-fields prison, which was also on the line, might he believed be bought; and of the remaining land so much was held by Lord Calthorpe and the Great Northern Railway Company, that two-thirds, or probably three-fourths, of the required land was in four holdings, a circumstance which would afford great facilities. lie thought he had now said enough to make out a prinici facie case in favour of his plan. (Loud cheers.) H e then proposed the appointment of a committee to inquire into the coat of carrying the scheme into execution, and to take measures to get the capital subscribed for going to Parliament next session, provided that, on inquiry, they should believe the outlay of capital would be remn. nerated. Ile would himself advance all the cost of giving the requisite notices and making the necessary preparations for Parliament, without looking to be paid s h ou ld the company not proceed ; and he should pro pose that the deposits on the capital subscribed should be paid into the Bank of England, to the order of these trustees (probably the three commercial representatives for the City), and that if three-fourths of the capital re quired were not subscribed by the 7th January next, each shareholder should receive back his deposit without deduction. Of course, if the company proceeded, he and the other professional gentlemen engaged in prepar ing for Parliament would expect to be paid their charges ; and for hie (Hr. Pearson's) seventeen years' service in this matter, he would only ask that a clause should be inserted in the Act, enabling the shareholders to give him or his deacendants any sum they might think fit, five years after the plan had been carried into execution. Mr. Pearson then concluded amidst loud applause, by moving the two following resolutions : " That this meeting agrees with Mr. Pearson in the general principles on which his project is founded, and without pledging ourselves to our several details, we are of opinion that it is a measure of great value to the public, and that a company should be formed to carry it into execution, provided that a capital can be obtained, upon satisfactory proof that it will afford a reate.,nable outlay for the capital required " "That a committee be appointed to take the requisite steps to effect this object, upon the distinct understanding and agreement proposed by Mr. Pearson, that no com mittee-man, director, or subscriber, shall be made liable for any past expenses, and that no person shall be em ployed or any disbursement incurred except with the written undertaking that Mr. Pearson will defray the charges of the requisite steps, and that the deposits shall andbs u o bs cpaidthatr ib i e n di to o beforett h h r e ee• Bank fo juarn o t f uh as En r yo England dee each hp t hi capital name subscriber l requiredf shall hbalel trustees, no re ceive back his deposit without deduction." The resolutions were passed unanimously, and with loud applause. The committee, which included the names of the chairman, Mr. Raikes Carrie, M.P., Mr. Wm. Williams, M.P., and Mr. Sheriff Croll, was then appointed, and, after a rote of thanks had been passed to the chairman, and three cheers given for Mr. Pearson, the proceedings terminated. • The Rev. Gentleman commenced the interesting pro ceedings by offering up prayers for the success of the undertaking, which he followed by a most eloquent and appropriate address, in which ho descanted upon the necessity for the establishment of such a charity, and the great advantages which were likely to result from it. G. PAILNTIIER. I]sq., one of the managing committee, gave a history of the rise and progress of the institution, which he said had been established at Cannon-row, Westminster, daring the eventful year of 1851, for the purpose of relieving persons afilicted with cancer ; but that institution extended its benefits to out-patients only. The building which they had that day met to open was nrrangedtorthe reception of in-patients, and had been found necessary in consequence of the great increase of that dreadful disease, cancer, the mortality from which, as was shown by the registrar's report, had been nearly doubled during the past 11 years. No lees than 315 patients had been treated at the institution in Cannon row, since its establishment ; but the want of an appro priate receptacle for in-door patients had been so severely felt, that by the aid of many benevolent individuals — particularly Mrs. Wolrige, of Reading, the sum of nearly 2,5001. had been raised for that purpose, which had caused the present interesting proceedings, and the ap propriation of such fund would be duly accounted for in the next annual report. Dr. CHAMBERS reminded the meeting, that they were indebted for the origin of the Society to Dr. Marsden, the senior surgeon, who was an old member of the me dical profession, and the founder of ono of the most use ful hospitals in the City of London. (Hear.) Ile need owdh c m o taeon n it unidh s yl u eds sm m c mbonpaevet made discovered medical dans , wl fan i oon t scarcely observe that, if a remedy could be found ,for too in institutions, effir surgery,d h dwe cancer.we a ri s u st h n bndetaorhl N n e t o ed d n st muc ti h ons, th toh e am op s et e ha m t' ig b h y t gshian e nm w ghe discoveries ntspoue etdch eieshsCa wta w Cancer t chi ceehre exertions et er b nt e i dni Hospital nendgs Kingdom, L oiadon, this orin w E a n a r t n la p e n, only institution in the United kindred labours in the dep ar t men t o f consum ption. exclusively (Hear.) With the exception of a war d, i n a s i ng l e hos pital i' cases of cancer. (Hear.) Dr. MARSDEN said it was a great consolation to devoted h to m to find that the objects he and those associated with him had in view 18 months ago were now beginning to be appreciated. Their eall had been amply responded to by the public, and it was impossible that an institution of this nature could be other than successful. They had been obliged, it was true, to commence in a moderate way. There were at present 12 beds, but they found they would only bo justified in filling six. It should, however, be recollected that there were a great many out-door patients, whose treatment was necessarily very expensive. Indeed they had been compelled to withhold assistance from many applicants. Mr. Parnther had alluded to the jealousies that had crept in among those who belonged to, or wished to establish, rival institutions, but he (Dr. Marsden) could not himself understand the existence of a "rival institution," unless it were to rival in doing good, and he sincerely trusted that such rivalry would always exist. (Cheers.) He was convinced that the greater the cry to put down the hospital, the more unanimous would be the efforts of its friends and sup porters to raise it in public estimation. (Hear, hear.) He had said so of another institution with which his name had been connected, and which now gave relief to 1,000 persons in a week; and ho hoped the same might bo verified in the case of this hospital—not of course to the same extent, for he should be sorry if so many as 1,000 individuals should require its aid. As far as their labours had gone, they had been highly satisfactory to t hemselves. In almost every instance relief had been afforded, and some 15 or 16 very doubtful cases—for he must certainly admit that—had been discharged cured. (Hear.) He did not hesitate to declare, that, every one of those casss had been pronounced cancer by some medical institution or other in the metropolis. (Hear.) By the classification of a great number of cases, and by concentrating their attention upon them, they might ere long be able to pronounce something like hope of a cure for this extraordinary malady. There were many diseases which 100 or 50 years ago were considered wholly incurable, which were now looked upon in a very different light. He believed there was no aflalction for which Providence had not provided a remedy, if only men of skill and ability would direct their attention to it; and if he lived much longer he hoped to be able to declare a cure for cancers. (Cheers.) Until such a euipununatiOn was attained, the officers of the institution would not relax their exertions; and the great anxiety would bo to assuage the sufferings of the patients. (Cheers.) After some interesting observations from Mr. W. COOKE, the company separated. NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER SEVERN.—AII important special meeting of the Commissioners for the improve ment of the navigation of the Severn, incorporated by the Act of sth Victoria, was held at Worcester on Thurs day afternoon, to determine on the propriety of imme diately applying to Parliament for powers to complete the improvement of the navigation of the river between Worcester and Gloucester. The chair was taken by Mr W. P. Price, M.P., in the absence of the Right Hon. Sir John S. Pakington, M.P., president of the commission. The Severn Commission is ve s ted with powers to improve the navigation of the Severn from Gloucester, a present shipping port, up to a point abo ve Stourport, a distance of aboutmt 46 miles, and between Stourport and Worcester the river has been permanently improved by the con struction of fine locks and weirs, and the equalization of the channel . The report of th e comm ittee appointed to look into the matter set forth the present inadequacy of of the accommodation, and recommen ded that Sir W. Cubitt's plan of 1847 for th e cons t ruc tion of another lock and weir in the river at the Upper Lode, near Tewkesbury, should be adopted, the river between Tewkesbury and Gloucester tieing improved by embank ments, dredging, te..c. Mr. E. L. Williams, the resident engineer, estimated the cost of the works at 35,0001, and . it was proposed to ra i se o th er 20,000/. to pey off existing and accruing liabilities. The meeting, which had deputations from a ll th e interests of the district, unanimously resolved to apply to in the ensuing session of Parliament for powers to construct the proposed works and raise the 55,0001. NEW COMMON LAW ORDERS.—The new rules and orders under th e C om mon Law Procedure Act will be forthwith issued. The judges of the Common Law Courts who are required by the new act to frame the rules, assem bled at their chambers in Roll's-gardens on Thursday to settle the same. Already a good many writs have been issued und er th e new ac t, and where they are " specially endorsed," stating the amount and other particulars, judg ment can be obtained the writ alone in eases where there is no plea. All rules to plead are abolished, and in default o . f the def en d an t a pp ear ing to the writ of summons, final judgment may be signed and execution issued at the expira tion of eight days from the last day of appearance. Under the old system it was necessary to enter an appearance and to plead declaration before judgment by default could be obtained. The saving of time and money under the new act will be ben e ficial ; and as there will be a considerable reduction in the expense of the superior courts, it is ex pected that in the county courts a similar process will be adopted. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—At daybreak, on Fri day, a female was discovered lying on the sand close to a flat north of Woodside-slip, Cheshire. Her body was quite cold, and she appeared to be lifeless. A police officer and another man removed her to the house of a surgeon, who on examination pronounced the woman to be living. Brandy and other restoratives were then promptly administered to her, and in a short time she had so far recovered as to be able to give an account of herself. She gave the name of Alice Wilson, and stated that she had been an inmate of Rainhill Lunatic Asylum up to Tuesday last, when she was discharged as being of sane mind. Since that day she had rambled about Liverpool, and on Wednesday night she crossed the river in the ten o'clock boat, with the intention of seeing her daughter, who lived in Birkenhead. On reaching Wood side she wandered about for some time, when she became sleepy, sat down upon some steps leading to the place where she was found, and recollected . nothing further. If this statement be correct, it is miraculous that the woman was not drowned. WELLINGTON'S FUNERAL. --Amongst various sug gestions forwarded to us in connexion with this event is one that as the Government are evidently desirous that all classes should have an opportunity of witnessing the procession, the " Woods and Forests" should permit some respectable contractors to erect covered tribunes in the Green-park, next Piccadily - , with the stipulation that only a small sum should be charged for each person —say ss. the best scats, and ranging to Is.— Builder. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-011 Friday an acci dent of a shocking nature occurred on the Reading and Basingstoke branch lino of the Great Western Railway, at Pinge-wood, Burghfield, to a poor old widow named Elizabeth Withers, aged 70 years. The deceased, who was very deaf and partially blind, lived at Arbor Farm, close by the line,' eve r which there is a crossway. She got on the lino with the intention of going to her daughter's, a Mrs. Cooper, living near, and while in the act of cross ing it the 2 p.m. train from Reading was passing on the down line, and, coming up at the moment, struck her, killing her on the spot. A RAILWAY TO THE SUN.—lmagine a railway hence to the sun. How many hours is the sun from us ? Why, if we were to send a baby in a railway train, going incessantly 100 miles an hour without making any stoppages, the baby would grow to be a boy—the boy would grow to be a man—the man would grow old and die—without seeing the sun, for it is distant more than 100 years from us. But what is this compared with Neptune's distance ? Had Adam and Eve started by a railway to go from Neptune to the sun, at the rate of 50 miles an hour, they would not have got there yet, for Neptune is more than 6,000 years from the centre of our system. __— The Liberal party in Herefordshire have by the recent revision materially mended their position. In Ross and Ledbury their increase amounts to 150. The Hereford Times states that, were the electoral roll in the same state at the last election as it is now, Mr Cornewall at L e wi s would be in all probability one of the sitti ng members. C O NVICTION OF A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR.--A t the S omers etehire sessions this we ek, William Mago, 4 no t or ious burglar, the head of a gang which has long in fested the neighbourhood of Frome , was found guilty of stealing a quantity of mi lk, and sentenced to 15 y ear s' a t r g a a n i s n p s o t r m t a t a t g o n g . 8, fTorhewrehicish a h l e so wi a ll cbheatrrgieedo the neat burglary assizes. His accomplice in this burglary was convicted at the last assizes, and sentenced to 10 years transpor tation, in addition to 15 years, to which he had been previously sentenced at the sessions, making 25 years in all M U RDER OP M R , MANIFOLD. — The magistrates of t h e s outhern division of the King's County met in Par sonstown, on Thursday, to consider measures to be taken in reference to the recent murder of Mr. Manifold. The Earl of Rosso presided, and 33 magistrates were in at tendance. A sum of upwards of 3004 was subscribed by t h o se present, in addition to the Government reward of 100/., for any informatioa which would lead to the conviction of the murderers. THREATENING LETTER.—A few days since a threat ening letter was received through the post-office of Par sonstown, by William White, Esq., directing him to leave that town, and give up his employment under the Earl of Rosse, or otherwise he would meet the same death as Mr. William R. Manifold. Government have offered a reward of 201. for such information as will lead to the arrest of the person or persona concerned in writing or sending the letter. THE LATE DUKE.--The citizens of memor Norwich have determined upon erecting a statue to t he JIM Duke of Wdliugton. of the SUBMARINE 7'ELL3GRAPH COMPANY. 1 I f I all the myths of the old poets were realie ad to morrow, not one of them would stand a chance w ith the hard practical realities of the electric telegrapb s The boldest story-teller of Rome or Greece never di eamt of annihilating time and space, even for the expre as pur pose of making two lovers happy ; and the most extra_ vagant metamorphose ever imagined by Ovid migi it have been readily believed a century ago by the st ernest philosopher of the age, if he could first have been made to swallow and accredit the prophecy, that his descen dants could walk down to Cornhill and receive a reply to a message to Paris in a minute. The celebrated Hiber nian bird, which contrived to exist in the flesh in two places at once, must have encountered difficulties to which the magnetic current is a stranger ; and, except that ornithological phenomenon, of which no specimens at present exist, there is certainly in art or in nature no thing more wonderful shan this mastery, which man, by the aid of a few plates of metal, some acid and wire, has obtained over the subtle fluid, the effects of which are as patent and striking as its source is mysterious. The electric &fib—the type of all that is swift and destructive in the elements—is here chained to the car of commerce, or wielded by curiosity or caprice. The message flies " ore one can say It lightens.'" The electric fire is bottled up in little wooden cases with brass knockers and screws, or is served out at will from oblong jars under the counter, moulding itself into the inflections of every language, and adapting itself to the exigencies of every thought, and beating that old but remarkably fast person —Old Time—hollow, whenever the race is long enough. There are some dissatisfied people who wish they had been born a little later—they want to see the full deve lopment, they say, of the twin giants steam and electri city—to listen to the first announcement of the great dis cover who shall pierce the darkness that hangs over the birth-place of those family connections whose exact re lationship they as yet know not, and proclaim the parent.. age of Light and Heat, and lightning in its varied forms. It is privilege enough for us to live in an age when, science having ceased to be empirical and impious, de votes itself to the practical wants of man, and, astonished at its success, confesses still how little it knows of its future, without our grudging to those who may come after the fruits of its more matured enterprise and ex periment. There were many persons present yesterday at the opening of the direct telegraphic route between Cornhill and Paris, and yet there were comparatively few of them who could not remember the starting of the first seagoing steamer—but some, perhaps, who could not recollect the inauguration of the first railway, and not one who might not be able to call to mind the time when Faraday first compelled the sly spark to twinkle forth from the reluctant magnet. The interest attached to the proceedings yesterday arose from the circumstance that, though a telegraphic communication has existed for some time between London and Paris, by means of the submarine electric telegraph in connexion with the wires on the Dover line and those on the Northern of France, yet that this was the first attempt to speak direct to Paris from Cornhill by the wires of the Submarine Telegraph Company, and the European and American Telegraph Company, which have laid down a line of wires along the mailcoach road from London to Dover, where it is connected with the sub marine cable, and thence is brought into communication with the French line to Paris. The Submarine Tele graph Company originated in a ooncession gained from the French Government, chiefly through the exertions of Mr. Brett, and which was granted in 1849, to last for ten years, on condition that it was carried oat at the end of October, 1852. It will be recollected that an experimental insulated wire was laid down across the Channel to test the practicability of the scheme, which answered the purpose and proved the thing was feasible, though destroyed a few hours afterwards. Thereupon the company ap plied to the public for money, but without effect, and several capitalists, who were asked for funds, also re fused. Mr. Crampton, the well-known engineer, whose locomotive obtained the Council medal at the Great Ex hibition, then undertook to carry out the project, in do ing which he risked not only his professional reputation, but incurred the chief pecuniary responsibility. The line was successfully laid down in time to save the con cession. It has stood for a year, without the slightest deterioration, the action of sea-water, the storms of the Channel, the tides and currents, and even the purchase of a ship's anchor dragged across it in a gale of wind. Mr. Crampton was assisted in the undertaking by Mr. Wollaston, the other engineer of the company, and the triumphant success of this first attempt may be the more readily appreciated, when it is remembered that three distinct endeavours have since been made to lay down wires across the Irish Channel, all of which have failed. Two of these have been complete failures, and the third project is still in so imperfect a state that its ultimate efficiency is at least problematical. Mr. Brett was the contractor for the line from London to Dover, Mr. Crampton (with Mr. Wollaston) being the engi neer, and Mr. F. Edwards, one of the directors of the company, and Messrs. Davis and Campbell, solicitors, carried out all the business arrangements in counexion with the undertaking. At 1 o'clock the offices of the company, at 30, Cornhill, were thrown open to all who took an interest in the proceedings. A great number of persons looked in during the day, which was " close" holyday on the Stock Exchange and on the Paris Bourse. Among them were Lord de Manley, Mr. Mas terman, M.P., Mr. Samuel Laing, M.P., Earl Cadogan, 'A n Ch ap li n , AT P.. C,otint do R rn Knbez, Count Strelecki, C. 8., Mr. E. Bunsen, Mr. Samuel Gur ney, Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart. (Chairman of the East India Company), the Astronomer Royal, the Hon. F. Byng, the Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Chevalier Col quhoun. Sir J ames Carmichael, Bart.. the Hon. F. Cudo gan, Mr. John Greene, M.P., Mr. W. Gladstone, Sir Claude Scott, Bart., Mr. J. Tuffnell, Mr. Charles Knight, Chevalier Hebeler, Mr. Baring, Mr. C. Klin glerman, the Hon. E. Cunard (Member of the New Brunswick Provincial Assembly), Colonel Morse Cooper Captain Douglas Galen], R. E., Colonel Chauncey, Ma jor Carmichael Smith, Mr. Crampton (engineer), Mr. Davies, Mr. Campbell, &c. On going upstairs into the instrument-room, at one o'clock, we found the French machine, invented by Brequet, whose name is so well known here, at work, in direct communication with Paris. The appearance of the instrument is attractive; instead of the dials, with double needles now so familiar to most of us in the or dinary" speaking" part of the electric telegraph, there is a small black arm working in jerks from the centre of a white dial, so as to describe angles of 46 and 96 deg., with a fixed vertical line passing through the centre, performing, in fact, the action which any one walking past the Admiralty might have seen in full play when the semaphore on the top was at work. The motion of the handle which governs the electric current, and the motion of the arm are necessarily rotatory also, and the little arm moves round very quickly, indicating the let ters by the various angles it forms with the centre line. The reason why this system was employed reflects some credit on the French Government. It is well known that the semaphore system was very exten sively used in France, and, as the electric wires dis placed those comparatively slow means of communica tion, the Government, anxious that the employ& under the old plan should not be thrown out of work, and that their skill and experience should be made subservient to the uses of the State, adopted this rotating arm on the dials of the telegraphs, which perform in petto all the motions of the old semaphores or signal-posts with arms. The French Government had sent over this machine under the care of MM. Guichon and Deshayes, being, en doubt, pardonably jealous of the reputation of France in such matters, and anxious that their own plan should be adopted on the new line as it prevails from Calais to Paris and all over France ; but whether it was from the unfavourable character of the weather or some other cause—the extreme delicacy of the apparatus, and the difficulty of obtaining the proper balance of power for it were suggested as a likely one—it did not seem very successful. Indeed, the French gentleman in charge of it said that the very perfect insulation of the submarine cable was against them, for it returned the current in the wire. It is also to be observed that this machine was worked by a very large galvanic combination, consisting, apparently, of 25 or 30 batteries of 12 plates each. Several communications took place by this appa ratus ; but the working of it was said not to be so satis factory as that of Wheatstone's. A wire having been secured for the ordinary double-needle telegraph, after the exchange of some preliminary talk, the following message was received almost instantaneously after the announcement that the communication was completely in working order, by means of the French machine, from Paris to London :—" M. Foy (Director-General of French Telegraphs) presents his compliments to the Hon. F. Cadogan." Shortly afterwards a message was received, "Foggy in Paris.' A message was transmitted from London to Paris, " Strangers are visiting the London office. Please send a few words. The answer was " Wait." After some further experiments, the following message was received from Paris :—" This clay is very unfavour able for transmission between London and Paris. The atmosphere is very damp. We are to try a double needle instrument in direct communication between Paris and London." was At 10 minutes past 2 (London time) th e asked of Paris, " What time is it ?" question The answer was, "2.10 p.m." An inquiry was then sent to Arras, 120 miles fr om Calais, as to the state of the weather. was, " Overcast The answer, received immediately, and shill." Inquiry was ma de o f the n ame of the transmitting clerk. The reply aent and answers received Several other mesas was, " Brassard." during the day, and w g h e e s n: on the wires seemed Fjohneststone's telegraph was brought into play the a good some what better. A ural i d n ea s l uc o b f a co d n a f y usi o o f n p t r o e o li k . place. as was very . r . T i t n between the various m a _ urinary experinientali sure if rho statement is chines, and we are scarcely correct, that Wheatst.one telegraph had a wire to itself, while it is quite certain that a great deal of speaking went on With Calais to obtain a separate wire, e n ot only for that tele g ra p h, but f o r Br tt's printing tele tele- graph, which was also in operation. Early in the day t h e following mess age was sent to Paris. It w ill b e seen the directors of the company have been the first body in t hi s c ountry to acknowledge the Empire The directors of the Submarine Telegraph Company beg leave to approach his Highness the Prince President with the expression of their best thanks for the assist ance which he has uniformly given towards the estab lishment of this instantaneous means of communication between France and Great Britain. " May this wonderful invention serve under the Em pire to promote the peace and prosperity of the world. " Dated Ist November, 1852, 30, Cornhill, London." Up to midnight the President had not sent any reply. DENMARK. Sir Charles Fox had an audience of the King of Denmark at Copenhagen, on the 25th ult., the ques tion of the Schles wick railway baying been decided the day before. RUSSIA. The Emperor of 11 - ussia returned on the 23 , 1 ult., to St. Petersburg, from his tour of inspection in Southern Russia. The grand dukes arrived the day after. GREECE. A letter from Athens of the 19th ult., in the Wan derer, says that the Greek Senate has adopted the budget for 1852. ASSOCIATION OF FOREMEN OF THE ENGINEERING TlLtnE.—The inauguration dinner of this recently termed association, took place on Saturday last, at the Market Tavern, adjoining the Borough market, when a party of GO, including several invited guests, sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by the landlord, Mr. Wheeler. Mr. G. Sheaves, of Messrs. Grissell's, the virtual founder of this meritorious association, and the chairman of the committee, presided at the festive board, supported by the treasurer, Mr. T. Allison, of Messrs. Shears', and the secretary, Mr. W. Keyte, of Messrs. Rennie's, who co-operated with him from the beginning. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured, several appropriate sentiments were given and responded to, the proceedings beingicharacterized by the utmost good feeling and harmony. In replying to the toast of " Prosperity to the Association," which followed immediately after that of "Our Employ ers," Mr. Keyte, the secretary, in an admirable speech entered into a lucid and gratifying exposition of the views and objects of the association, which, since its founda tion a few months since, is evidently progressing in the most auspicious manner. It is established for the purpose of affording the means for a better acquaintance amongst fore men, the meetings of the society being held for the purpose of conversation and intercommunication of practical ideas, in fact, on a plan similar to the meetings of eminent scien tific bodies. In furtherance of this cultivation of practical knowledge, it is the intention of the members to form a library of the best mechanical works, an intention in which the members well deserve to be assisted by the patronage and support of those gentlemen whose interests would be bene fited by the extension of information among the fore men. It is apparent that, whilst the foremen assist each other, in cultivating the thorough knowledge of the details of their calling, the employers will derive a proportionate advantage. The motto of the Asso ciation is—" Assist, consult with, and aid each other," and so far from being anything in the nature of a "combination" —except it be a combination for making themselves better and more useful, and one by which they hope to combine employers and employed in carrying out those principles— they earnestly invite the aid, assistance, and presence of the employers at all their meetings. One of the great advantages which they have in anticipation is, the ac quaintanceship that foremen will be enabled to form with each other, so as to facilitate a knowledge of vacant situations, and consequently the more readily obtaining of employment where needed. A fund will be provided for the support of members when out of a situation, or when age or infirmity have incapacitated them; and for supplying a do nation at their decease. In many respects the purposes of this association must be pronounced to be highly beneficial and praiseworthy, and entitled to the furtherance and sup port of all connected with the different branches of the engi neering trade, who are qualified to join its ranks, or promote its welfare. CANADA GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.—A bill for this line, to connect Quebec with Toronto, is now passing through the Canadian Legislature. SILVER COIN.—The Mint, it seems, can only produce 160,0001. in four months. Therefore, reckoning from the Ist of July to the 23d of October, and taking 17 for Sundays, there are 98 working days in the period, and, at the rate of 10 working hours per day, the quantity of silver coin struck off is not quite 55 per minute. Sup posing it to be all in shillings, which appears to be the case, as " more than three million pieces" have been struck off, it will give exactly 3,200,000 shillings for the 160,0001. _ _ _ GERMAN WOOL.—The report of the Chamber of Com merce in Breslau, speaking of the autumn fair, which recently took place, says that 17,500 cwts. less of wool were this year offered for sale than last year, owing to the deficiency of the imports from Russia and Poland. The whole quantity offered for sale was 18,000 cwts., of which half found ready sale, and the prices paid were 3 to 4 rd. per cwt. higher than in July and August. The opinion that wool will become very scarce in Berlin in December and January gains ground. RETIREMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NOTTINGHAM.—Dr. flendren, the Romish Bishop of Nottingham, has, we understand, applied to the Pope for permission to retire from the onerous responsibilities connected with his see to the seclusion of a monastery, and is now awaiting his Holiness's reply, which, it is expected, will shortly arrive, with the decree of the Synod, from Rome. The reason assigned for Dr. Hen dren's retirement, is, that in consequence of growing in firmities, he is unequal to the arduous duties of his office. Indeed, at no period since his installation has the bishop taken an active part in the services of the church at Nottingham. Wo have not heard who is to be his suc cessor. GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. —An inquiry, by order of Government, is to commune° at Castlebar into the conduct., in hi.i magisterial capacity, of Mr. George Henry Moore, M.P. A correspondence which has passed between the hon. gentleman and the Lord- Chancellor has, it is reported, necessitated the investiga tion, which is to bo conducted by Mr. Serjeant O'Brien. Mr. Moore left town last night in company with Mr. W. Keogh, M.P., as his professional adviser. LO3IIIARDY.—The entire value of the land in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom has been estimated at 210,851,000 scudi—in English money, 33,656,0001. The land-tax assessed and paid in Lombardy-Proper amounts to from 21,000,000 to 22,000,000 lire; and in the Vene tian provinces to some 12,000,000 lire, making of our currency about 1,040,0001. a-year, or nearly :4 per cent. on the assumed value of the capital. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—A most distressing acci dent occurred on Saturday last, in the Dean of IVind sor's woods, at Butleigh. A party of gentlemen were shooting there that day with Mr. Neville, amongst whom were Mr. Hungerford Colston, of Lydford, and Mr. Tudway, of Wells. A woodcock had just fallen in a thicket, for which these two gentlemen were so arching, when the gun of the latter, from some unknown cause, went off and lodged the contents in Mr. Colston's knee. He was carried home to Lydford with as little delay as possible, and upon examination it was found that the bone had been so badly shattered, that the three medical gentlemen—Messrs. Miller, Melton, and Valentine— who bad been summoned, decided unanimously that no time should bo lost in taking off the leg. This opera tion was all but completed when, we regret to say, Mr. Colston sunk under it from exhaustion at half-past 12 o'clock the same night. A NOVEL IDEA, —A zinc vessel, of about 100 tone, called the - Comte Lo Hon, is about to be launched at Nantes. This metal is cheaper than iron plates, and will, it is believed, prove less liable to deterioration in water ; but sailors are of opinion that in hot climates the alue would speedily be covered with shells to an impeding extent. THE LATE V. G. DOWLING, ESQ —ln the early part of the past week— on M on d a y atternoon —Mr. V. G. Dowling, the late principal editor of Bell's Life in Lon don, died of a complication of diseases, of which paraly sis was the latest, and aneurism the earliest manifesta tion. Mr. Dowling's death was, therefore, not unex pected. Nevertheless, his loss will be deeply felt not only by those who were connected with him in the ma nagement of that extensively-circulated journal, of which he had been so long the head, but also by the great bulk of what is called " the Sporting World," among whom, it should be added, he was much and deservedly re spected. For many years Mr. Dowling had devoted his whole time and attention to " sporting affairs, and to the improvement, to his credit be it spoken, of sporting morals; his avocations consequently brought him into contact with almost all the sporting characters in the country; and his integrity procured for him the practi cally permanent function of referee in almost all con tested sporting matters. This honour was, in all proba bility, the cause of his comparatively premature death, by laying the foundation of that disease which has just terminated so fatally. As the manager of a sporting newspaper Mr. Dowling's services were most valuable. He was prompt, energetic, and decisive. He was, per haps, better skilled than any individual of his day in the peculiar phraseology of the sporting community ; and he was also, perhaps, the most fluent, graphic, and spirited master of its vocabulary as a writer. His success not alone in the collation but also in the collection of news of importance was likewise unquestioned; and it was entirely owing to his courage and devotion that the first intelligence of Queen Caroline's intention to return to England was communicated through the columns of The Observer. Mr. Dowling, in the days when prize-fight ing was the fashion, exercised more influence upon " the Ring " than any other man of his time. His natural intelligence, his education, and his ability, eoinbined with a stalwart form and a determined spirit, procured him first the fear, and finally the respect, of the rough natures by whom, in his capacity of historian of that sport, ho was necessarily surrounded. That his dedue• tions were never impugned cannot of course be stated; but it can safely be averred that in all material points their honesty was undoubted, and that none complained of them save ,those whose opinions were unworthy o f consideration .Henct it was that ho became a sort of univerdal umpire, so long as prize lighting prevailed in this country, and that his decisions were generally re ceived as perfectly sound. In the midst of many tempt ations, to preserve a character without stain is to achieve a great moral triumph ; that Mr. Dowling did, and did effectually ; " Faithful among tbo faithless only he." t a o lo b n o e a i s n t n 1;13 . is, m in r. it ro se o l w f, li i n s for g s , o s m r e e t pta h n i . ng tion ama for probity, the prize -fighting, but in general sporting matters, was indeed suc h t h at t h e votar i es o f t h e t ur t, by tacit con sent. had l ong agree d to accept t h e announcem e n ts ma d e children not by Belts Lip as final, whereon to receive and pay bets of the highest denomination. In conclusion. it may be added, that though Mr. Dowling's functions were not, perhaps, the highest in the range of journalism, they were in their sphere, eminently effective; and though the me tropolitan press might lose a great writer, it certainly could not lose a more useful man in the class of journal ism to which he pertained. His remains were interred on Saturday last in Brompton Cemetery. lINDERLAND Docks —The Directors of the South Docks at Sunderland, encouraged by the success which has attended them since their opening, have, it is said, determined on increasing the area of the docks by twenty acres, and propose to apply to Parliament for powers next bvssi9n. SPORTING NOTE'S. No. CCCXXXIX. WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING. That the " money" is the best prophet nowadays—at least in steeple-chasing matters—no one can dolly. If the readers of the S un t a k e th a t as th e ir pilot during the approaching winter season, they will find themselves winners at the end thereof. I shall make a point of noting down, in every instance, which aro the money horses, and begin with the present meeting at Worcester. In my perambulations last night, I found that at most of the places frequented by sporting characters, both plebeian and aristocratic, the following horses were selected for heavy investment:—lanthe was the great gem, at 4 to 1, and sometimes under, for the 5 soya. Handicap, over the mile course; Priam the Third and Lerrywhent occasionally coming in for a fiver at 5 to / each. Lerrytvhent was all the go for the 10 Love. Handi cap, as little as 3to 1 and sto 2 being taken. Tnunder bolt was also in great force, at 5 to 4 and 3 to 1; but I cannot imagine that the bolt of Jove will be launched destructiv e ly here. l ant h e rece i ved some support at sto 1; Woolwich a little at 8 and 10 to 1. Young England was backed for some slight sums at an outside figure; as was the venerable Snowstorm. The only horses in force for the Steeple Chase wera Proceed, at 3 to 1. and Bourton, at a point more. Pro ceed was supported for a very large sum, showing that mischief is evidently intended there. I am requested to state th a t M r . W . S. P. Hughes, of Worcester, is not in any way concerned in the late noto rious Trinket case, at Newmarket ; and Mr. Hogh,4 states that be believes that there is not any person of th , , name of Hughes, residing or knwno in th e v i c i n i ty ci i Worcester, who has been mphcated either directly or indirectly in the affair just mentioned. The races at Worcester commence to-day, at half-past one, and to-morrow at two. The Worcestershire Grand Annual Steeple Chase, of 20 Rove, each, h ft, with 100 added (over four miles of a stiffish hunting country) will, in all probability, be eon tested by from nine to a dozen horses; their names, however, I shall not attempt to furnish, but a reference to the list of arrivals will indicate pretty nearly who they will be. It does not seem probable that the top weight, Chief tain, will be among the runners; and I fancy Peter Simple will be missing a l so . H a lf an d Half, Clurig% and the Drag are of no use this time. Bedford has many admirers, and has been backei to a moderate extent. Bourton, with lost 61b up, is strongly fancied at Worcester; and, up to last night, wi,s a great pot in town. Proceed, however, has deprival him of his position of first favorite. The General is there, but I imagine he will be reserved for the hurdle race. Young Lottery is not likely to start. Ringleader I know nothing about. Tom Moore has occasionally run well., and so has the Roiver; and both are in at a nice weight-9st 10Ib; but Rattrap and M'lon will make them and all the other light weights safe. Rattrap starts as a sort of safety-valve for the interests of his stable is case Proceed should make a mesa of it. Maria Monk is reserved, I believe, for Epsom. The Rearer is more likely to realize his name by his actions than win. Fo-. rest Lad, I understand, will be an absentee. Quick Step I know no good of. Ditto Ringdove; and Dr. Husband will find the course much too heavy for him. The race, in fact, to all appearance, will be con fined to the two principal money horses i t — PROCEL and BOURTON M'lon and Rattrap being tv• good outsiders to back in case the favourites shou;• fail, this couple being sure (bar accidents) to finish olc, to the winner; and I think there arc more improbable things occurring than the son of lon winning. The Selling Steeple Chase, I fancy, is a good thin), for FAZELEY; the gelding by Greatheart being the next best. It is just possible, however, that Fazeley may bo reserved for the Hurdle Race. The Hurdle Race of 5 sous. each, with 30 added, wiii probably be contested by half-a-dozen or thereabout, THE GENERAL, 103 t 121 b, and FAZELEY, 103 t 41b, not unlikely being first and second. Tomboy, in my opinion, is their principal opponent. The latest betting (up to half-past 12 to-day) on to morrow's races is as follows:—Worcestershire Grand Annual-3 to 1 agst Proceed, 7to 2 taken freely; 4to 1 agst Bourton, 5 to 1 taken to some money; 7 and 6 to 1 agst Bedford, taken; 7 to 1 agst Rattrap, 8 taken; 10 to 1 agst any other. Hurdle Race—Tery little doing ; 4 to 1 on the field offered. Arrivals at Worcester up to eleven this morning : Young England, Athena Pallas, Bacton, Snowstorm, Royal George, lanthe, Odikam, Windischgratz, Madame Warton, Happy Joe, Thunderbolt, Lucy, Titterstone, Miss Talbot, Deceitful, Lady Bibitia, Priam the Third, The General, Spring, Rat Trap, Proceed, Quickstep, Fazeley, Forest, Tomboy, M‘lon, Forest, The Roarer, Dr. Husband, Woolwich, Lerrywhent, and Proudfoot. Bourton is hourly expected. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGESCE. TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY. A heavy, and, if we may speak from the complaints that reached us from all quarters, a very unsatisfactory settling on the Newmarket races, prevented any regular business on future events; all that we could make out c the Epsom Autumn llandicap was that The Varmin` Tested, and Hobble Noble were nominally at 5 to 1, arm that 700 to 50 and 1,200 to 100 wero-laid agst Australian, and 3,000 to 100 agst Pharold for the Dell 1. Nutting further has Cneu cone In Mu I.rinilet attar:- 'UXIN MEETING. LIVERPOOL AU Weights for the Ch Yrs st lb Warwick Gay Lad Sir Robert 5 11 4 Half and Half Little Queen 6 11 2 The General a 11 0 Rat Trap a 10 12 Caurire... 6 10 10 Handicap for the Liverpool Autumn Steeplechase; for feits to be declared on or before Thursday next. Yrs st lb Yrs at lb British Yeoman a 11 4 The General a ro 3 Abd-el-Kader ... a 10 10 Bourton Miss Mowbray... a 10 10 Victress a 9 10 Peter Simple... .. a 10 10 Rat-trap Vain Hope Little Queen 6 IE/ 8 The Drag 5 9 4 Carrig Half and Half ... a 10 21 ampion Hurdle Roe. Yrs st lb The Drag 5 10 8 Tenably %Vero:11'01d Crabbs Perjury 5 10 '. Labyrinth 5 9 3 8 ISluiprd 'RES FOR 1852. 311.3 ER. I Stretford War wick Aberystvvith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 ES TO COME. :DIBER. 28 RACING FIXT NOVE: Epsom 49 Liverpool Autumn Cowbridge Hunt Northallerton. . 11 IRISH RAC NOV Kilkenny ... THE SEARCH FOR SIR J. FEANKLIN.—We may take this opportunity of mentioeing, that in a privet letter from Captain Kellett to a gentleman in Londor he states that when at the mouth of Wellington Chaotic,. he and his officers saw a great number of birds perchee on what turned out on examination to be square pier; of whale blubber, which were drifting out of the channe• They bore every appearance of having been cut from th animal. Captain Kellett came to the conclusion that the Prince Albert was close at hand, but that ship was a* the time in Regent's Inlet. The blubber, must, there fore, have been cut either by Esquimaux, or by Frank lin's party. We should state, that when the blubber was seen, Sir E. Belcher had not gone up Wellington Channel.—ilthenceunt, COMPANY FOR DRAINING THE LA/CE FUCINO.—Ig has been found necessary, in order to conform to the statutes of the kingdom of Naples, to alter the arrange ments of this company, by increasing the share capit a- to 262,5001., instead of 210,0001,, and the shares to 171. 103., instead of 161. each. The subscription lists under the amended arrangements, close this day. THE CLUBS.—AII the clubs in St. James'-street anc Pall-mall aro getting ready for the Duke's funeral, and . it is said, the Reform, for instance, intend to accommo date the friends of members at about 12s. 6d. each, as to defray the expense of scaffolding and rafresl ments I FLOOD AT ROCHDALE. —in consequence of the hea73 rain which fell early on Wednesday last, the river ,„t Rochdale was much swollen, and the rush of water was so great that the usual channels were not capable of car rying it off. In the old burial ground of the pa r i s h the drain • in consequence of not being sufficientl c hurch, capacious to carry of the water, the pressure against the wall of the churchyard became so great, that at half-past two o'clock i n the mornin g fourteen yards of th yielded an d full with considerable f orce. The church ar t_ - yar d being situated at a considerable elevation, thee Past yielded stone s, and some of the grave atones were carried some distance down the hill. A coffin, containing a corpse, w as removed several yards from the church-yard, and was found lying on the su r f ace of the ground. Other damage was sustained in consequence of the heavy rain; six cottage houses in course of erection in Whitworth-, road, belonging to Mr. James Butterworth, joiner an:: builder, fell to the groun d . NEWS FOR THE WEST END.—What with the session beginning on Thursday, then the supplemental and more imposing opening on the llth, the funeral on the 18th, the ambassdorial recognition of the French Emperor, Turkey's the prevention of goose being cooked by the Russian eagle and Austrian vulture, and the possible break-up and reconstruction of a couple of Cabinets of our own before Christmas, there can be little question that we shall have a tolerably brisk season of it. Tin: PRECIOUS METALS.—The receipts of the pr:„1- ous metals, last week, included 320, 000 dol lars b y the Canada, and 320,000 dollars by the Africa, both from New York ; 34,113 ounces of gold by the Lima from Melbourne ; 17,852 ounces by the Ganges from Sydney; and 500 ounces by the John Oldham from Adelaioo„ The total value of these imports is upwards of 350,0034:.,, of which about 212,600/. comes from our Australian col3nies. The custom -house statement of the exports of the precious metals direct from London, d ur i ng th e week ending Thursday , is as follows:—Gold bars : to Hamburg 9,790 ounces. Gold coin: to Hamburg, 2,200 1,300 ounoes ; to ounces. Silver bars to Boulogne, Hamburg, 6,800 ounces. This gives a total of 9,990 ounceNf gold, and 8,100 ounces of silver, of the value of about 40,0001, The only other shipment reported to us is a sum of 20.000/. by the Thomas Chadwick for Sydney, so that there is shown a balance of nearly 300,00 04 in ftinur 0 1 impute over exports. %4 3/ 4