The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-04 00:00:00

. ......,---....,....---....... xt St. tilln:, New Bru nsw i c k . Sid. Nova Scotia, Kyerson, nB, Brunsu ick. Julia usTowx, OcT. 31 .—Arril. Britannia, Cockle, St. y.:,.,8, N,:w Brusswiek. 41 c, NOV. 1.--Wind S.S.W., strong.—Arrd. Echo, K.n.iff, 'ln annah, for Leith ; Podo;a, White, Quebec. tz Etr.tsT, Nov 2.--Wind 6.5. W., fresh.—Aud. Orion, awford, Prince Edward's Island ; Planter, Quebec. v 11Ant.t, SEPT. 21.—The Portuguese schooner Cacador, from 0114,Yeail to. this port, was wrecked on the coast. near Subana e loth instant • cargo expected to be saved. a ism owt . s, Nov. 3.—.' The-Lord- John Russell and Ann, both .., ma and abandoned, were passed in lon. 26 by the —'ll)Y, Scroggins, arrived here. 4411jditoTnedo,trrlirtat,s ,Nov. 2.—The Louisa, waterlogged and passed on the 25th of September t ' l° ". 3 6 W., by the Nation, Bevan, arrived at Leghoi . n. in lat. foaltL, Nov. 2.—The Aldebaran, Barris, of Newcastle' on L.iverpool to Quebec, has put back to this port, from Irr e : 3 ' leak on the 23d ult. she passed through much A c a nt( Itaw many dismasted vessels. Isz ew waded brig, of about 250 tons, supposed to belong to lail 4 e . 7 ls pe or 6underland,-- was passed on the 15th ult, in i n l at l , „?n• 34, dismasted and abandoned; and on thel9th, fo,tleu, lon . 25, a coppered schooner, from Lmbon to New ,hear _444, ; Painted red inside,- lying to, but could not acme, spoken by the Orion, Rawford. Iv, ...,. ..........._=. 44 4-kET NEWs.—(THIS DAY). CoD v EXCHAN GE —WEDNESDAY ise as Since Monday the arrivals:of English Wheat, coa a tw me .e_ r W a e t i e l s a t s . _b i Y land carriage and sample, have been on it p r i n ".'; Yet the show of that grain to-day was extensive, market'lPally consisting of the parcels left over from last dery 4d da Y• The attendance of buyers being small,. tine n v a i,... u way in a very depressed state, and the late decline in ftlitfull waa with ,cu pdffi y supported • The quantity of free eipl. Wheat on good. Fine parcels were 4t , ru P r il t c,e_s, but all other qualities might have been . chasedpu to nothin,:'er, reduced carrencies. In bonded grain next flar ti'll'‘,B dping. The quantity of foreign Barley being u orted . 4 .:- article was heavy, and the rates were not s a f s Malt Moved off steadily at full prices. earl; term,Peas, and Flour might have been purchased on easier X niclish Iris " •• • • 41. ' h 14.:;11::.: Wheat A RRIVALS. . 1 Barley. 2,080 qrs. 1,670 qrs . 2,828 Oats I Floor. 150 qrs. 1,5905k9. 340 I -- 11,780 j -- i 2,220 Malt, Piso qrs. The sup li 14711ZTECiifilibmia. to report 23 44 to 1 ) v e s of meat being still on the increase, we e have 4s er3 dull trade, at dropping prices. B 43 4d ; an ' ti %d ; Mutton, 33 6d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 4d to ' erk.........z............33 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase._ CILA NCXIII--7:--(Til IS NATTE4 OF PENDER. DAY.) T ho l i sr ,of t 4n case, Ivhich was 113,a CriocE LLoa judgment in this gave f rom the ( loci ' stun of the M —JUDGMENT.. heard yesterday upon an appeal aolieitor' b . aster of the Rolls, h" ct for tazatior • s ill ft] hnot , oug signed, was a subject for into deciding that a the fact" Ills Lordship, after going at some length r erer "f the ease ship' d t • , athe to 4 tha t 0 during the arguments, stated his opinion . all nd authorities that had been soliei the true construction of the Act was, tsh,a,L._t of taz e zi r t ‘ billB, ishether signed or not, were the .1_1?;,:if ivas theri°9 ' rhe judgment of the Master_of t_h a e m l i to se tt d leith eo3tsore correct, and the appeal must be al , Thig r , VANDELEUR v. BLAGRAVE. 4 44; ' 4B° eaMe before the Court upon . of th e „g, presented by Mr. Blagrave again a st p t e h ti e ti d n e n cr o e f e r o e f " to Inaster of the by According to the statements .. At a tt . n s , el, in the year 1 83 . 8 a Bill was filed by the plaintiff', had ti.. ) , r Vmleleur, for the purpose of setting ae ii;e•ii.of release of an annu;ty, which the plai t n eiff geu h agent of r 4 eePn. improperly obtained from him it , S. Nagrave by a pe named Charles b3. Cooksey gr a a t ::• ,It appeared that in n Novembe . r, 1827, entitled to a lay 'ltio resided in Bristol, was desirous wasof borrowing con si gn' s tnn of money. Mrs. BlagraveMrs. B.la ato'o:f.erable property, and among had been ll er l i ; } of 800 L a -year, secured upon c s er w ta h i o n estates in Inc, k 1r". Mr. Charles Cooksey a other things to an twolaui4.4ll,oe,wnantod MbajeoriVofaonrmcleoldeuri;ewr taitted -3' Way t,OOl. by willing to advance her the sum of a Y s th i t i t trod th uc e ed p t i o ai M nt r i s ff . c ß am lal kran e, 1\ tillt, matter to M . r. of annuity.yofatßhsortrhasnodnr,arAtiierss. agre?cl to f Rra nt 10 .1 the approbation 4 00/. the plaintiff, Major Vandeleur advance of 2,500 L, titid ti Y e ar, in consideration of the n assurance, to an annuity o b e ", at annuity was to be secured by a That pre all ,::(113-1 l i t er, do- life of Mrs. Blagrave, kin/4)1'11'1g the premium out of the _ annuity.toe b paid to the for 2,8001., piej....llinounted to 5201., leaving 1 sen e u r t i l ,lf , tts interest for the 2,500/. l a B d h o v e a . n a c r e d d ib b a y ry hi d m e . se l r ' i h p e . li on L.) for the annuity was of t the annuity k eli Ca leo of annuity and a warrant to enter up jud.g rrefariondg'rnent was duly entered up, and tt r the lapse of some tin l „ ,Y Paid for some years. h B ,ll x rites informed the P was desirous (if ..111t received some large sum of money, was purpose Yates lain A tiff e that Mrs. BlagFave, lect't,'Dt.trehasing the annuity. For tiai t 4; is ,_tel, and went to the estate of the plaintiff, purchase. . ieie,,:ea, in order to arrange the re -the plair?tlAirt_a_nngd 'a t le!' which took place betwe t e and upon his asking money, at es, Sir David Roche was preseut, he e s avid he was prepared th o n u t id o out t e Spq that he was not, that he lag s rave would a OF th ° ~'e s hortly, as Mrs. Blagrave a little,pheayintahceoeildition th e e '444 as soon as they IT the leave he plain all,V4letiff that if he would . d e tw s t e s t s h u r h i i n m g is un tiff ° t llci be right. upon hin, t g n „. s ed the deed of release elapsed, Yatesmatter money not and the he then ein, iiristol. Some time was which t a n d 'i i nagt Yates matter s atatlertheoming, Yates that till;t Mrs. Blagravehad the annuity, Yates . s still bold,„--' M ould continue to pay . . changed her mind, and er e - ", 1 - "g the deed of release. U tim cl . i Mrs. Blagrave, that - th4 t Yat had been mislea n g it was disco• at.he h es. that was to th, ad retained the motley I ately ' e himself. born written to, Yates ndtook w ith tun, y, an a( . 5411114 dh I been paying it nd die a re-pure d d e , h . afterwards Yates absconded, a . the t 0 the t,irrelease,. deed ( 3 1 . ' ' at his death the possession ?f The son of Mrs. b _ Blagrave e os administered s esse t i eod of rTsesoet Ythaeteds,ela..ndr they efeeatap which to Lvs cancelled gas the ohjeeet 'for which the ni was filed. The Master: doftlie pf the Rolls, upon the case coming before him, decreed in favour of the plaintiff, and from that decree the pre 'n petition of re-hearing was presented to the Court. A,ll-• nethen, Mr. Romilly, and Mr. Nevinson appeared in support of the decision of the Court below and r. Tinney, Mr. JEts. Russell, and Mr. , l'ipp were coun,el for Mrs. Blagrave. The ar,vionents were not con .luded shortly after two eel, Tk, when his Lords.hip rose to attend the House of Lords to prorogue Parliament. ROLLS' COI -- 1 .-- --------RT.—(THIs DAY.) lIARGRAVE v. DARGRAVE. Lord i ANnn id h 4 ALE, on coming to this cause on the list, raa tat he had determined to grant anew trial, a esolution to which he had come after considerable deli eration. lle had bFe . ri in communication with the as C . Chief Justice upon than suhject, who had entertained co i t d a 4111 e doubt eoe,id °II the trial, but that doubt, however, o rable extent, had been removed. first day of Trinity term. till i ns i t i l B l : l' °ltimillP then ordered the cause to stand over 4110 Court roseat eleven o'clock. 1' I ()E.O 11ANCE16(7--FT HIS DAY.) (13efore the Vice-Chancellor of ENGLAND.) tuipli_ls,,lionour, VAR V. DUNCAN. the Vice-Chancellor of England was oF thia'4 the whole morning with the further arguments in dir Part-heard motion for a new trial of the issue th e ee f ted by the Court. —(We gave a short statement of ii.sets when the motion was opened yesterday.) ilich? 11°N otin, at the conclusion of the argument, gave trotdlent, granting a new trial of the issue on the b0f0..4,1 that material facts had not been brought Ti l e the attention of the jury. *ere il,ovit'r then heard cause petitions none of which °' any interest. (PI 3. ttN'S lEMNCH.—(T IS DAY.) eo L , 'tit 'g s i n Banco before Lord DENi thCtRp3GE, Mr.'Justice WICHTMAN, lAN, Mr. Justice and Mr. Justice t r. R OnSON AND OTIIERS V. GARDNER. \vh Y th'4"l", Q.C., moved for a rule to show be e au s s e e t ag ile e„e, verdict obtained in this case should De / Ilia a 'T 4 ntal had, on the ground that the verdict it,„taiest the evidence, and also on the ground ?f i Ne', it t` l tt the Part of the Learned Judge who tried the e 4t their.'" c.ase was tried before Mr. Justice Cre 11 fo r th 43t Liverpool r the assizes, when a verdict was returned ssw ta n , :I 'klaiutiff. The action was brought to recover. the Was dti`e'27o/. The first count set forth that the th 114 'esd p• t° the plaintiffs as assignees ? ferldittit ieree, for money had and received 3' tcy; the 4 ece nd. (.ot°r his use betore Pierce's bafnitreurpee, bbankrupt the d e . Ivtlia. rQ,,i,,r,r,r;tiey due to the assignees Fi th e e was , „L.'Y the defendant.afteryw;hainchd 4 58 i , Larrd count, in which the plai ntiffs leading plea Was &aees of Pierce ' and Howman. The his bankru p tcy nkrlt s c ued as separate !ssiga,.. °ftion assumpsit• The plaintiff sued as the and 1 4 1 4 ( t ,' Zn ° d r pierce,., P a ieree W rila n, also as the assignee f liner h w a ) were in partnership far e ants in Manchester, but only ~,,„7. We r - 14 the,, • • only "‘"' tote due. Jr,., were jointly concerned. togethergethaers partnership Wi th the n t . Alley had only been in til.'lllo,,,rolnle, Pierce having entered into P n a d rt w ne e r r s e h i ip u of I,,4ltbit ,4 1 1 on the 22d of October, 1844, co,Z‘v cZtselling goods to Messrs. Gardner bit and and Co., frentpeeact,t: klid ceeasionally in the h 1/10,14"tly ati to the same firm for sale, Messrs. Gardner the W ere to money upon them. . hn, w , , re .. Ya ma . e in he ,- Y Were 4liva d the name of Pierce, (Mr. still te5N parCGoanrsdi g n n e r - Lv e ,.„ 1 1 only ership transactions, and hein' ill hot 41„eLtioned the fact, sale transactions th e gln tit. o names, the actual in because accounts e eam e s; nam e o f the firm, and the consignments an libt 4 Rent 4, Ni('' Piere The house in New York had ~- ' t atiel ic e ' who, however, was u .11 ral ln • oche named Gardner,. 4111411 Partner to the firm, the fact being borne ' out by the .. 4 °no': or I_' h° were examined on the question at the trial. te t W as th a t qt3e his 141ectiOns to the trial at this parbtuotf theh (•attl,(l a,(xardner was only taken as 4 Prineih illuge waa of opinion that he must be _ an agent, e44e whi s t ! , and there was some circumstances in the . %ea t ~:et' favoured this view. 7001 40 0/ ,17. goods supplied in 1844, but it was alleged was raid on thatte /v4a.d„" iflaProperly s ubstract,d, and that that amount iir„ e - e to the firm. The larger amount, however, th Lilli th " 3 ..l , t of certain share transactions by Pierce, de, I,',l4lwinan it appeared had nothing whateve w r i to I.IIA nese transactions took place solely betweeri Pierce Iti tharrthlev- Pierce transacted a great deal of business th e 8 e s.in the autumn of last year, in fact he believed t h e I%!'e.illight be said with considerable truth of every a 4 iaing in Manchester during that period. . Gardner th, the posse;sion of more money than Pierce, and ,h4vt,ntered into an arrangement to transact business In n-,, ,', t"f,r'!thil`, Gardner actin as the broker. Gard h.,. 1 7 'tight lay for Pierce, and paid the money self 1 ttl '. taking, however, the precaution to protect him leiii:Ralnat loss, by retaining the shares in his bands, 1 thi)ra, 4911.0Ter, whenever rierce wished mtt? • . _ do,so. He had a general authority to sell these shares, when tl.e market was in a favourable state ; and there was also an understaeding that in those transactions there should always be a margin in Gardner's favour, in order that he might thus be protected against what ever fluctuations might take place in the value of the shares. On the 30th of September fierce wanted s. - a - ne money, and in order to obtsin it he gave Gardner bills of exchange to the amount of 2,5001., in the name of Pierce and Howman, and scrip in the North Staff :rdshire Railway, and received 1,900/. on account of them. He gave an acknowledgement to the effect that he had received 420 scrip shares in the North Staffordshire as a security for the payments at maturity of Messrs. Pierce and Howman's acceptances, at sixty days from this date, the 30th September, for 2,5001., and agreeing to - return the scrip when the acceptances were paid, or sell them at Pierce's request, with power to hold sufficient of the proceeds to indemnify himself any loss on the bills which he might continue to hold. It was urged at the trial that these transaction did not go into the general account, and that Mr. Gardner had not the power to soli them to protect himself against ar y deficiency in the general account, and that they were only placed in his hands to corer the sum of 2,5001., if so, 4221. was due on them, that being the difference between the price at the time they were deposited and the time they were sold, as they fell in the market. The hills were paid, and the shares, it was contended, became the property of Pierce. Shares in the Glasgow and Dumtries Railway were also deposited with Gardner on 27th of October, 1845, under a similar agreement, Gardner advancing 2,0001. upon them. The agreement by which he was to advance 3,000/. more on these shares, in No. 1772, was dated the 22d of October, and stated ,that the money should be paid in sums cf 1,000/. each, the last instalment to be paid on the 18th of No vember. The shares fell in value, and 1,0001. remained unpaid. The plaintiff sought to recover the money for which they were sold, but the defendant contended that the transaction was carried to the general account. The Learned Counsel held that the defendant was liable for the difference. A fiat was issued against Pierce and Howman on the 27th of December, and Gardner satisfied all the claims which Pierce could make upon him. Evidence was given at the trial that, at the time of these negotiations, the firm was in an insolvent state. Arrangements were made with the firm of Messrs. Gardner, in New York, by which a settlement of their accounts was brought about. Therefore, he contended that, on the 22d of December, before the fiat was issued, a complete settlement of the goods account between the parties was brought about, and that a settlement of their share account was also made. The Learned Judge at the trial stated that this wonld be an answer to the action, provided the transaction was a bona fide one, and provided Gardner had no notice of the acts of bank ruptcy. The jury after being out several hours, re turned into Court, when the foreman said that there was no direct evidence of the defendant having had any knowledge of the act of bankruptcy, and inquired if they were therefore bound to find for the defendant. Mr. Justice Cresswell said they were not, but they must look at the surrounding circumstances. They found for the plaintiff. He grounded his application first on the misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge, in reply ing to the question, and that on the evidence the jury ' ought to have found for the defendant. Lord DENMAN granted a general rule. THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT. woman of the house, that_ her mother had sent her there with the book-slates, and that she was to give her 7s. 6d. for them. The daughter, believing the statement, ac cordingly gave the money, and the went away ; when, however, the mother returned it was found the slat es were nearly valueless. The prisoner was subsequently found drinking in a public-house, and give Onto custody. She pleaded that she was in great distress, and had seven fatherless children. She was committed for trial. Lord DENMAN intimated that the special paper would not be taken until after term, but that the Crown cases would be proceeded with in .their natural course. The new trial paper will be taken on Tuesdays and Fridays. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sitting 3 iu Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) PEACOCK V. SWINDLE. Mr. TEMPLE applied for a rule to show cause why the verdict given for the defendant in this case should not be set aside, Ist, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and the personal misconduct of the jury, 2ndly, that the deputy-sheriff' had refused evidence on the part of the plaintiff, and 3dly, on the ground that the deputy-sheriff bad permitted the case to be con ducted in an improper manner. The action was tried at Middleham, in Yorkshire. The account was for 5/. ss. for sacks which had been delivered containing flour. The defendant pleaded, Ist, numquam indebitatus, 2dly, payment, and 3dly, that sacks had been delivered in exchange. The cause was tried at a public house, and both before and after the trial the defendant's attorney treated the jury to spirits, &c., and although not a word of the evidence went to support the defendant's pleas, the verdict was given in his favour.—Rule granted. THE SUN, , LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, Iv4C. that were undermined and shaking, propped by great beams of wood. Here, a chaos of carts, overthrown and jumbled together, lay topsy turvy at the bottom of a steep unnatural hill ; there, confused treasures of iron soaked and rusted in something that had acsidentall) become a pond. Everywhere were bridges that led no where ; thoroughfares that were wholly impassable ; Bable towers of chimneys, wanting half their height ; temporary wooden houses and enclosures, in the most unlikely situations ; carcases of ragged tenements and fraginents of unfinished walls and arches, and piles of scaffolding, and wildernesses of bricks, and giant forms of cranes, and tripods straddling above nothing. There were a hundred thousand shapes and substances of in completeness, wildly mingled out of their places, upside down, burrowing in the earth, aspiring in the air, moul dering in the water, and unintelligible as any dream. Hot springs and fiery eruptions, the usual attendants upon earthquakes, lent their contributions of confusion to the scene. Boiling water hissed and heaved within dilapidated walls ; whence, also, the glare and roar of flames came issuing forth ; and mounds of ashes blocked up rights of way, and wholly changed the law and cuss tom of the neighbourhood. "In short, the yet unfinished and unopened railroad was in progress ; and, from the very core of all this dire disorder, trailed smoothly away, upon its mighty course of civilisation and improvement. " But as yet the neighbourhood was shy to own the railroad. One or two bold speculators had projected streets ; and one had built a little, but had stopped among the mud and ashes to consider further of it. A bran-new tavern, redolent of fresh mortar and size, and fronting nothing at all, had taken for its sign The Rail way Arms ; but that might be rash enterprise—and then it hoped to sell drink to the workmen. So, the Exca vators' House of Call had sprung up from a beer shop ; and the old-established Ham and Beet Shop had become The Railway Eating House, with a roast leg of pork daily, throu . h interested motives of a similar, imme diate and popular description. Lodging-house keepers were favourable in like manner ; and for the like reasons were not to be trusted. The general belief was very slow. There were frowzy fields and cowhouses, and dunghills, and dustheaps, and ditches, and gardens, and summer-houses, and carpet-beating grounds, at the very door of the railway. Little tumuli of oyster shells in the oyster season, and of lobster shells in the lobster season, and of broken crokery and faded cabbage leaves in all seasons, encroached upon its high places. Posts, and rails, and old cautions to trespassers, and backs of mean houses, and patches of wretched vegetation, stared it out of countenance. Nothing was the better for it, or thought of being so. If the miserable waste ground lying near it could have laughed, it would have laughed it to scorn, like many of the miserable neighbours. "Staggs's-gardens are uncommonly incredulous. It was a little row of houses, with little squalid patches of ground before them, fenced off with old doors, barrel staves, scraps of tarpaulin, and dead bushes ; with bottomless tin kettles and exausted iron fenders, thrust into the gaps. Here the Staggs's Gardeners trained scarlet beans, kept fowls and rabbits, erected rotten summer houses (one was an old boat), dried clothes, and smoked pipes.' Some were of opinion that Staggs's Gardens derived its name from a deceased capatilist, one Mr. Staggs, who had built it for his delectation. Others, who had a natural taste for the country, held that it dated from those rural times when the antlered herd, under the familiar denomination of Staggses, had re sorted to its shady precincts. Be this as it may, Staggs's Gardens was regarded by its population as a sacred grove not to be withered by railroads ; and so confident were they generally of its outliving any such ridiculous inventions, that the master chimney-sweeper at the corner, who was understood to take the lead in the local politics of the Gardens, had publicly declared that ,on the occasion of the railroad opening, if it ever did open, two of his boys should ascend the flues of his dwelling, with instructions to hail the failure with derisive jeers from the chimney pots. As a companion piece of topographical portraiture, here is an account of Princess s. place, West-end : " Miss Tox inhabited a dark little:house that had been squeezed, at some remote period of English history, into a fashionable neighbourhood at the west end of the town, whore it stood in the shade like a poor relation of the great street round the corner, coldly looked down upon by mighty mansions. It was not exactly in a court, and it was not exactly in a yard ; but it was in 'the dullest of No-Thoroughfares, rendered anxious and haggard by distant double knocks. The name of this retirement, where grass grew between the chinks in the stone pave ment, was Princess's-place ; and in Princess's-place was Princess's Chapel, with a tinkling bell, where sometimes as many as five-and-twenty people attended service on a Sunday. The Princess's Arms was also there, and much resorted to by splendid footmen. A sedan chair was kept inside the railing before the Princess's Arms, but it had never come out within the memory of man ; and on fine mornings, the top of every rail (there were eight-and.forty, as Miss Tox had often counted) was decorated with a pewter pot. " There was another private house besides Miss Tox's in Princess's-place ; and not to mention an immense pair of gates, with an immense pair of lion headed knockers on them, which were never opened by any chance, and were supposed to constitute a disused entrance to some body's stables. Indeed, there was a smack of stabling in the air of Princess's•place ; and Miss Tox's bedroom (which was at the back) commanded a vista of Mews, where hostlers, at whatever sort of work engaged, were continually accompanying themselves with effervesct.nt noises ; and where the u.o3t domestic and confidential garments of coachmen and their wives and families, usually hung, like Macbeth's banners, on the outward walls. "'At this' other private house in Prineeis's-place, tenanted by a retired butler who had married a house keeper, apartments were let furnished, to a single gen tleman ; to wit, a wooden featured, blue-faced, Major, with hip eyes starting out of his head, in whom Miss Tox ric)gnised, as she herself expressed it, some thing so truly inilitary,' and between whom and herself, an occasional interchange of newspapers and Pamphlet s, and such platonic dalliance, was • Meted through the medium of a dark servant of the Mejor's, whom Miss Tox was quite content to classify as a " native," without connecting him with any geographical idea whatever. " Perhaps there never was a smaller entry and stair case, than the entry and staircase of Miss Tox's house. Perhaps, taken altogether, from top to bottom, it was the most inconvenient little house in England, and the crookedest ; but then, Miss Tox said, what a situation ! There was very little daylight to be got there in the winter ; no sun at the best of times ; air was out of the question, and traffic was walled out. Still Miss Tox said, think of the situation ; so said the blue-faced Major, whose eyes were starting out of his head ; who gloried inPrincess's-place; and who delighted to turn the conversation at his club, whenever he could, to some- thing connected with some of the great people in the great street round the corner, that he might have the satisfaction of saying they were his neighbourF. " The dingy tenement inhabited by Miss Tox was her own, having been devised and bequeathed to her by the deceased owner of the fishey eye in the locket, of whom a miniature portrait with a powdered head and a pig. tail, balanced the kettle-holder on opposite sides of the parlour fire-place. The greater part of the furni• ture was of the powdered-head and Fig•tail period, com prising a plate-warmer, always larguishing and sprawl ing its four attenuated bow legs in somebody's way ; and an obsolete harpsichord, illuminated round the maker's name with a painted garland of sweet peas." Several new characters are introduced, as the mys terious Mr. Carker, and a fellow of infinite - humour, called Major Bagstock, who styles himself indis criminately Joe Bagstock, Joey Bagstock, J. Bag stock, Josb. Bagstock, and even sometimes J. 8., " it being, as it were, the Major's stronghold and donjon keep of light humour to be on the most familiar terms with his own name." We might, did we list, cull a number of ludicrous and touching fragments from this single number, as the account of Miss Nipper administering a lecture upon moral conduct to Florence, and "punctuating it with thumps , " or Miss Nipper softening under the defer e nti a l behaviour of Mrs. Richards's sister, insomuch that "she caught up little Miss Toodle, who was running by, and took her to Banbury Cross immediately." Miss Nipper indeed is a triumph. The Marchioness is eclipsed—Miss Miggs is not entitled to any comparison—Tilly Slow boy is altogether superseded. THE TERRIBLE STEAM-FRIGATE.—We have re ceived the most gratifying accounts of the performances of the Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, which surpass all the expectations we have formed of her im mense capabilities. Some time after she joined Sir W. Parker's fleet she was ordered to take in tow the Hiber nia, 104, the flag-ship, and try her powers. She accord ingly made fast, and, with a stiff wind abeam and a heavy sea, she towed the old ship at the rate of 6i- knots an hour. She afterwards towed her directly against a head wind and much swell, when she attained a speed of seven knots, Subsequently she towed the Hibernia right before the wind, and run away with her with great ease at the rate of above 10 knots an hour. Comment is un necessary; but is it not monstrous to class such a vessel with that broken-down abortion of the Navy-office, the Retribution? A CATHOLIC PRIEST CHARGED WITH FELONY.— Stafford Swain, an elderly man of respectable appear ance, and who was formerly a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, was charged at the Liverpool police office on Friday, with having stolen a sheet, a pillow, and some towels, from the house of Robert Smith, the person at whose house he lodged. The prisoner, who had been in custody several times for obtaining money under false pretences, said he had given the things to his wife to pawn, on the condition that sho would re deem them. A pawnbroker, with whom some of the things had been pledged, said they were brought by a man. Fined sixpence, and twenty shillings; or in de fault fourteen days' imprisonment. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-011 Sunday, the Ist inst., Captain David Thomas, of the smack Alalpas, of S++ an sea, attempted to destroy himself in the cabin of that vessel, then at anchor in Catwater, Plymouth. The Mal pas, which burdens about 50 tons, had delivered a cargo of stone coal at Southampton, and came in banes: 'to Plymouth to take copper ore to Wales. While at Southampton the captain had indulged too freely in in toxicating liquor, and suffering severely from its effects. left that port for Plymouth. During the passage he be came deranged, and on Saturday night was confined in the Plymouth police station. On Sunday morning, he appeared recovered, and joined his ship. When on board he armed himself with the pump break, and, imagining there were strange persons below, paraded the deck, threatening destruction to any one that should approach him. The mate concealed the razors and went ashore for assistance. On returning, the wretched man was discovered bleeding and insensible on the cabin floor. He had inflicted a dangerous wound in his neck by probing it with the chart dividers, and had afterwards attempted to destroy himself with his pocket clap knife. Timely surgical aid having been administered, he is now in a fair way of recovery. EXPARTE BROOK AND HINCKLEY. Mr. PASHLEY moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue-to two magistrates named Brooke and Hinckley, ordering them to hear an appli cation for an order in bastardy. The Act under which the application was made was the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 101, and the question to be decided was one of very considerable importance, viz., whether, after the order was obtained by the woman, and afterwards abandoned, an application for a new one coul.l be entertained on the defendant's costs being paid. The mother, in the present case, obtained a summons from Mr. Brooke, and the case came on before Messrs. Brooke and Baker, and was adjourned to the 17th. On this occasion Messrs. Brooke and Hinckley presided, and the orders were made. The attorney on the other side said that he should appeal against the decision, as when the second hearing came on before different magistrates, the woman had not been sworn. The attorney for the woman felt that the objection was fatal. After some further discussion the woman again attempted to bring the case before the magistrates. The attorney on the other side, who was clerk to the magistrates, refused to allow the case to be reconsidered until his costs in the former application had been paid. On his receiving 30s. he proceeded to renew his former objections. At length the magistrates refused to hear the emie until they had the authority of the Court of Queen's Bench.—Rule granted. COMMON PLEAS-('PHIS DAY ) (Sittings in Banco.) TUCKER V. HORKINGS. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY moved for a rule to set aside a verdict in this case, which was tried at last Liverpool Assizes, before Mr. Justice Cresswell. The action had arisen on a debt secured by a bond due by the defendant to a perso❑ named John Tucker, deceased, and proceed ings were instituted by one of the executors, Richard Tucker, to recover the same. The verdict was given to the plaintiff, and the rule was to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial. The main point submitted by the. Learned Gentleman uas the Statute of Limitations as applied to bonds, and he contended that the Learned Judge at trial had not put the construction on the sta tute, as applied to this case, which should have been given.—Rule nisi granted. PARSON V. SEXTON AND ANOTHER. Mr. Sergeant MILES moved for a rule in this case to show cause why the verdict :hould not be entered for the plaintiff for 1171., or why there should not be a new trial. The action was tried at the last sittings after term in Middlesex, before Mr. Justice Erie, and a verdict given for the defendant would leave the plaintiff to move. The plaintiff was an engineer in Lambeth, end the defend ants were znillowners at Uxbridge. The dispute had arisen about a steam-engine. The whole transactions between the parties amounted to 356/. 19s. 6d., but prior to the action being brought 2321. 12s. was paid. Credit was given by the plaintiff for this sum, and also for a set off of 71., and another part for the balance. The defence was that the engine was boughtby the defendant with the understanding that it was of 14-horse power, but that it really was only of 9 horse power. The de fendants refused taking the sum, agreed to deduct an equivalent for the deficiency. The evidence as to the power of the engine was very COT flicting. Some engi neers affirming it was equal to 14-horse power while others denied it. The defendant contended that the plaintiff warranted the engine to be a 14-horse engine. The latter denied there was any express warranty, and contended that had there been any express warranty the proper course would have been to proceed for breach of contract.—Rule nisi granted. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Wm. Gulling, a young man in the service of Mr. Watts, printer, of 3, Crown-court, Pickett-street, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged with steal ing a quan ti ty o f b oo k s, &c., the property o f his employer. He had been remanded from this day week. It appeared that since the last examination, the officer who had taken the prisoner (Serjeant Pocock, F 14) bad been to his lodgings, and had found there nine books, all of which were identified by the prosecutor as his property, and also a quantity of sheets of paper and a number of letters and memorandums. The prisoner said that all the books were waste copies, and he had taken them without any idea of injuring Mr. Watts. Mr. Watts denied that the books were waste, but added that the felonies as yet discovered were unim portant in compariso❑ with some that were supposed to have been committed by the prisoner. He would esta blish a charge against the prisoner of stealing several hundred reams of paper, his acknowledgments of which were in the paper merchant's hands, but never had been accounted for ; and also a charge of having received large sums of money from customers which he never accounted for, and which indeed he had no authority to receive. The prisoner was remanded till Tuesday week. MARLBRO'-STREET.—THIS DAY.) Matilda Hassod and Eliza Good were charged before Mr. Hardwick with violently assaulting Mrs. Best in the street, and robbing her of her money and wearing apparel. Mrs. James BeSt, living at 9, Nelson-street, Camden town, said she had been out shopping, and returning home about half-past seven o'clock last night, when in the New road, at the corner of Tottenham -court-road, as she was waiting the carriages passing by, the prisoner Hassod came up and attacked her. She tore her bonnet off her head, and after stripping it of the veil, threw it on the pavement. Eliza Good at this time came up, and seized complainant about the middle, and held her till Hassod took a purse from her, containing 4s. 6d., a par cel containing the articles she had been purchasing, and her veil, and made off with them. The defendant, Good, then let her go, called a cab, and drove off. George Wanfor, who saw the transaction, corroborated complainant's evidence. He followed Hassod, and gave her into custody. Both the defendants denied any felonious intent. They were committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. —.(THIS DAY.Y Margaret Murphy, a woman With a child iu her arms, was charged with the following fraud : The prisoner watched until she saw a printer's wife, in Thomas-street, leave the house, and her hack was no sooner turned than the former went into the shop, and, Producing three beck-elates, told the daughter of the CLERKEN LLL.-(THIS DAY.) John Gayer, James Carr, and Henry Wilkinson were • charged on remand, the two former with stealing a large quantity of valuable mahogany, and the last with re ceiving the same knowing it to be stolen, Mr. 11. Walker stated that he was a cabinet-maker, residing in Pear-tree-court, and Carr and Gayer had been in his employment for some years. Having re ceived some information which induced him to think the prisoners Carr and Gayer were robbing him, he caused a watch to he kept, when they were seen carry ing away three large . phuks of mahogany. Two police men followed them in plain clothes, and saw tLem enter the house of Wilkinson, who kept a kind of marine store or general shop, and upon sytaching there the constables found a quantity of other wood, which the proSecutor identified as his property. Mr. GREENWOOD committed the prisoners for trial. WORCESTER, TENBURY, AND LUDLOW RA ILWAY.—( 1 HIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the shareholders in the Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludlow Railway Company was held this morning at the offices of the corupary, for the put pose of determining the propriety or otherwise of again applying to Parliament for the Bill next session, and for the purpose of considering and approving of any further call on the capital of the company to meet the required deposit in the Court of Chancery, and on other special business ; Mr. James Davies, one of the directors, in the chair. The SECRETARY stated that a private meeting of the directors had been held that morning, at which the fol lowing resolution was unanimonsly agreed to :—" That, under the extraordinary circumstances which have trans pired respecting Captain Richardson, and the subsequent prosecution of him at the Old Bailey, he be expelled from his office of chairman of this Company, and also from being a director." The CHAIRMAN stated that the shareholders had been called together to determine what they would do upon learning that a rival company was in the field, and sur veying the line to go to Parliament next year. The Company's proceedings had been exceedingly unfortu nate, and the expenses very heavy, but still it was for the shareholders to consider whether they could not sell their plans and sections, or improve their prospects by putting themselves in a defensive position for the ensuing session. Mr. Flty, in answer to a question, stated that an agreement was originally come to with the Porthdyn laen Company, but since Government had fixed upon Holyhead as their harbour of refuge, the Great Western Company had abandoned their line and repudiated the agreement. Mr. KNOCKS said, that before determining what course they ought to pursue, they should know how their funds stood. Mr. FRY replied that Mr. Knocks himself had inves tigated the accounts, and the result of that investigation was disclosed at their last meeting, when it appeared to Le satisfactory. Mr. Fry then entered into a detailed statement of the proceedings that had been taken against Captain Richardson, remarking that the directors had taken possession of the sum of 3,2001., which was found in Captain Richardson's house immediately after his arrest, but the money could not at pre sent be touched, because one or two of Captain Richardson's creditors were taking legal proceedings to have it applied to the liquidation of their claims. The money was found concealed between the leaves of a book, and he had no doubt it was part of the funds of that company. He had been a good deal troubled in the matter, and so cleverly had Captain Richardson, pre vious to his arrest, duped him with assumed endeavours to discover the real culprit, that he (Mr. Fry) was actu ally watched to his own house at Sydenham, and sus pected of being concerned in the fraud.—(Laughter.) A PROPRIETOR wished to know if it was intended to take any further proceedings against Capt. Richardson ? Mr. FRY replied that if counsel advised any it would be for the shareholders to decide whether they should be taken or not.—(Hear, hear.) A PROPRIETOR asked how the directors came to ap point Captain Richardson as chairman ? Mr. Fay replied that he was introduced to them by Mr. Attwood, the banker, who said he intended to make him Member of Parliament for Harwich. Mr. HARDING, one of the directors, said the directors thought, under existing circumstances, and in the present sate of the money market, it was not advisable to go to Parliament again. There was, however, the Shrews bury and Hereford Company, who would be glad of their plans, and the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, with whom they could negotiate. To the first company their line would be invaluable, while he knew, for a fact, that the latter company looked upon it with a jealous eye, and he had no doubt when they found there was a narrow gauge interest in the field they would be too glad to get hold of it. Mr. ARDEN suggested that under these circumstances the meeting had better be adjourned till a future day, the directors undertaking to negotiate with any com pany disposed to take up their line, and generally to do everything calculated to secure and advance the inter ests of the company. A lengthened discussion then arose upon the expe diency' of again prosecuting Captain Richardson, but eFentually it was determined to leave the matter in the hands of the directors. A resolution in accordance with Mr. Arden's sugges tion, and adjourning the meeting till the 2d of Decem ber, was then agreed to, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up. LORD MAYOR'S DAY.—It is arranged that the line of the pageant shall be from Guildhall along King street, Cheapside, Poultry, Cornhill, Gracechurch street, King William street, Arthur-street to Fish monger' Hall, London-bridge, where his Lordship and the Civic authorities will embark and proceed to West minster Hall, returning from thence to Blackfriar's bridge, and disembarking at the new pier, will, after meeting the Learned Judges in Fleet•street, proceed to the banquet at Guildhall. EARLY SITTING OF THE CITY POLICE-COURTS.— Sir George Carroll, the Lord Mayor elect, has signified his intention of commencing the proceedings at the Mansion-house Police- court, every day during his mayor alty, at ten o'clock instead of twelve, as at present. This plan, it is understood, will also be adopted at Guildhall, the Bankruptcy, and other City courts. GREAT TROTTING MATCH FOR 501.—0 n Tuesday the match between Mr. Robson's grey horse and Mr. Baker's brown mare, to trot two miles in harness, for 25/. aside, came off at Wimbledon-common. At the start the mare took the lead and was gaining on her opponent, when she broke out to a gallop and was pulled in. The grey horse passed her, and concluded the first mile in 3 min. and 37 sec. In the next half mile the mare had come up to her adversary, and both horses were pressed, when the mare took the lead, which she maintained, and ultimately went in the winner by 15 yards, and covered the two miles of road in 7 min. 10 see. It is stated that some disagreement has arisen be tween the South-Eastern and Brighton and South Coast Companies respecting the use of the Bricklayers' Arms station by the latter. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY.—The works on a great portion of this line are progressing.rapidly. Sixteen miles will be opened in the autumn of next year. REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday there was a general reduction of one penny in the 41b. loaf, in Lambeth, Bethnal-green, Whitechapel, and Tottenham-court-road; the best being 7id., and house hold bid. The West-end bakers still, however, maintain the same price, Sid. and 10d. MAILS FOR BRAZIL, &c.—Yesterday notice was issued at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, that her Majesty's brig Peterel, Captain Cresor, would sail for Falmouth, with the mails for Madeira, Brazil, Buenos Ayres, Rio Janeiro, Monte Video, Bahia, and Pernambuco, on the arrival of the post from London of the evening of the 4th instant. Letters in time this evening. CONSUMPTION OF TURNIPS.—The common white globe turnip is selling freely in this market at ls. per cwt. The supply is scarcely equal to the demand. The crop is an excellent one, in many cases fully 40 tons to the acre, and yet how difficult it is to persuade some people to sow turnips. At what time were potatoes worth 401. an acre ?—Downpatrick Recorder. GLUTTONT.—SeveraI citizens of Craborchard, Ken. tucky, certify to the Louisville Democrat, which pre viously doubted the story, that on the day of their late election a man named Richard Evans, in the open street and broiling sun, on the top of the stage, in presence of all who were about the polls, made his dinner on fourteen chickens, drank forty cups of coffee, nine pints of whisky, and ate ginger cakes and other things in pro portion, and called for more chickens. Before dinner he weighed 138 pounds; after, 148 pounds. If ho had been hungry he could have eaten an entire mutton, and, with a little practice, gone the " whole hog." This goes ahead of all the gormandizing I have ever known, though I have heard of extraordinary feats in that line in Phila delphia in my youthful days. Not long since a nobleman in England laid a bet with an associate of his, that he would produce a man that would eat against any man in himna 191 t England attend, b at Donc as t er at the appointed time. His Lordship could hseeerefcaeirivpeldaybayndpoasprtihsee following lines fr om th e agent:— resultn tTh sente blh n e i ts d wau g a e set n aim te ct e e opted, and the parties met "Doncaster, June 15, 18—. "Dear Si r "Doncaster, mail is just closing, and I have only time to s a y to your Lordship, that your man has beat his antagonist by a pig and an apple pie." Evans might challenge the victor in the above contest.-- A me? ican paper. PILCHARD FISHERY.--NEWQUAY. -- On Monday evening last, the driving boats brought in from 5,000 to 15,000 very fine pilchards, and very large shoals were seen about a mile and a half or two miles of Towan llcad. The crew of a boat that was going out to a vessel passed through a large shoal, and actually took up with their hands ninety-two fine fish. The crews were all mustered on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. St. Ives—On Tuesday last the bay was found to be full of fish, and about twenty scans were shot. The follow ing are the estimated quantities inclosed, which, from the favourable state of the weather, are likely to be all landed:—Hichens and Co., 5,000 hogsheads; Wearne and Co., 5,000; Trernearne and Co., 4,000; Bolithe and Co., 3,000; Architect Co., 3,000; Union Co., 1,000; Faithful Co., 2,000. Total, 23,000 hogsheads. Pendeen --On Tuesday morning last, the scan at this place was shot,on a large shoal o f pil c h ards, but in consequence of there here not being any men in p ay , only a few hogsheads were 04Yetle-,Faatn9l4 Ado. MAGAZINES.—(CONTIisIUED.) THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZIN E. Two admirable bio grap hi ca l papers a r e conspicu ous in the present number: the one on Adolphe Thiers, who in 1821 lived with M. Mignet, in a miserable garret in the Passage Iliontesquieu, Palais lloya?e, Paris, and who now resides in his superb mansion in the Place St. George, after having been Prime Minister of France ' and after acquiring an European celebrity, as the historian of the Revolu tion, the Consulate, and the Empire; the other on Laman Blanchard, who somewhere about 1824, stood on the parapet of Westminster-bridge with the in tention of drowning himself in the Thames, and who, after nearly twenty years more of toil and anxiety, died the death of a suicide. The memoirs of Thiers closes so abruptly that we are inclined to hope it may be continued. As an example of how much may be achieved from little, how distinction may be won from obscurity, how affluence may be acquired from destitution, this paper is most valuable. Barn at Marseilles on the 15th of April, 1797, the son of an industrious lccksinith, Thiers commenced life without any promise of distinction, without any apparent means of elevating himself to any thing above mere respectability, without patronage, money, or even expectations. Nevertheless, by the aid of his own genius alone, of his own perseverance, of his own quickness of percep tion he has rendered his name illustrious, not merely in France but throughout the civilised world. With a diminutive body, features of a common caste, figure ungainly, slovenly and vulgar; with a voice intole rable for its nasal twang and provincialism, restless and fidgetty in his movements, and remarkable for a grotesque habit of swinging his body from side to side ; this unpatronised, penniless, neglected man insinuated his way from the garret to the editorial office, from the editorial office to the fashionable salons, from the salons to the palace, from the palace to the Ministerial Cabine. From being engaged as a writer upon the Constitutionnel, and ori ginating and editing the National newspaper, he ul timately became one of the principal instigators of the revolution of 1830, and subsequently directed the affairs of the French Government. It must have been a startling alternation for Thiers— his journey from Aix in the banquette of a diligence to seek his fortune in the metropolis, and his entering the Cabinet of Louis Philippe, when the King sa luted him with the interrogation—" M. Thiers, are you ambitious ?" an d i mmed i ate l y after wards tendered him the p or tf o li o of fi nance. B e f ore we close our notice of this contribution, we would transcribe one paragraph "which occurs in the outline of the revolution of the three days. It is this : " Among the most conspicuous of the journalists of that day, was an individual of tall and lank figure, abrupt but noble impulses, and serious aspect. At the first report of the fire-arms, he shook his head mourn fully, Then he went, unarmed, except with a walking cane, through the town indifferent t o t h e b a ll s w hi c h were whizzing around him, and braving death without seeking for victory. This individual, destined after wards to play a sad but illustrious part, was then little known: his name was Armand Carrel. Have you even a single battalion?' said he incessantly to his more san guine friends. On the morning of the 28th, meeting M. Etienne Arago (the brother of the astronomer of that name) who evinced much ardour, he said to him, Stop !' and pointing to one of the populace, who was greasing his shoes with the oil of a broken lamp, he said, Beheld the people !—such is Paris !—ever the same levity—indifference—the appropriation of the re sults of great and important actions to the most trifling uses.' " Two accusations have been made against Thiers during the course of his political career—one of pecu lation in office, the other of poltroonery during the emeutes of '3O. Of both these he is tolerably well cleared by the writer ; but of his ingratitude to his unfortunate worshipper Schubart, too much can scarcely be said in reprobation. The history of poor Laman Blanchard is an extraordinary contrast to the successes and renown of the historian -statesman. The circumstances of that melancholy career are too fresh in the public recollection to require any particular enumeration. From his birth, in Great Yarmouth, the 15th of May, 1803, to his entrance into the Proctor's office, to his casual appearance as an actor on the stage at Margate, down to the miser able 15th of February, 1845, when h e cut hi s t h roat with a razor, all the incidents of his gentle life, and of his violent death, have been already'eloquently and pathetically detailed by the pen of Sir Edward Bul wer Lytton. We have ourselves paid a tribute to that beautiful and moving composition. Hood dying of a broken heart, Hayden shooting himself in a mo ment of despair, Maginn perishing in misery, Blanchard driven to madness and suicide by the ceaseless labour of his mind, have successively and recently afforded us testimonies of the neglected con dition of literary and artistic intellect. We need not recur to Otway and Chatterton, we have had in our own days spectacles as appalling and instructive. We cannot, with a vivid remembrance of these things, but participate with the writer in his expression of astonishment at "genius starving, and blockheadism and blackguardism revelling in turtle and champagne." We cannot but feel amazed and indignant, as he is, in thinking that " Sheridan Knowles, the honest, the kind, the generous, is struggling with the difficulties of existence." We cannot ourselves but sympathise, as he does, with those neglected beings, who are " working, working, working, not by the sweat of their brows,—for that toil is light and wholesome—but by the sweat of their _minds, and memories, and souls, and hearts." This article is admirably corroborative of the noble and winning character given of Blanchard by Sir Edward. The writer emphatically says, that Leman Blanchard's soul was " like a divine and noble temple, where truth and candour, and white -robed virtue sat eternally enthroned." He describes Blanchard as a guileless, honest, kindly-tempered creature, and declares, as Sir Bulwer Lytton had already declared, that, to his knowledge, Blanchard never made an enemy through out his life. Here is a description of his disposition , and it is one the m emory of which all good men must love : " There was about him an exuberant good nature—a tone of graceful charitableness for the errors and w, nesses of ethers—a distaste for satirical comment or bitter observation, or just, though perhaps severe, criti cism on the minds and manners of his contemporaries — a sweet and beaming benevolence of voice and gesture, which to one who had known and tried what mankind really are, and in the bitter school of experience, learned to despise, to pity, or to loathe them, appeared to be at first a mere affectation—assumed, like a robe; for the occasion—and intended by its wearer as a dress for cer tain times and seasons and companions, rather than for ordinary use. But this mistaken idea gradually faded assumption of a away as Blanchard b ecame better k nown . There was evidently, in his case , no hypocritical virtue which he did not really possess. If hi s kindness were fanatical, it w as at a l l events s i ncere ." Here is an account o f t h e persona l appearance of that accomplished and u n f ortunate aut h or : " In figure he was slight and small, but fairly propor tioned. His features were dark ; but it was that soft eastern darkness 'Like the night Of Orient climes and starry skies,' which is, perhaps, more agreeable to the eye in a man, than the blended red and white which belongs to our northern races. Intelligence shone out of every line in his countenance like a light ; and there was a flash in his eye, which at times made him look absolutely beau tiful. His hair, like his eyes and features, was also dark, and was as fine as silk, with a natural curl ; and his entire appearance war. characterised by a delicacy, a gen tleness, a thoroughbr, dness of manner which one looks for and finds in an Arabian steed— all lightness, ele gance, and ease. His hands and feet too were small ; and his whole appearance was so entirely prepossessing, that the sternest critic might well pause before he in flicted pain on one whose entire nature seemed as soft and gentle as a woman's ; but who, nevertheless, was as perfectly free from any effeminacy of look, or tone, or manner, as man possibly could be." Of the paper upon the "British Theatre," we shall abstain from speaking in its present state of incom pletion. Carleton's tale of " The Black Prophet" is continued with undiminished ability. A capital series is commenced called " A Scamper in the Long prospective The e n tire num b er of the Vacation," as also another upon " Guerns e y," by gone and is the most excellent that has been pub lished for many months. DOMBEY and SON. No. 11. By Charles Dickens. If possible, the present are superior to the preceding chapters. We are introduced again to Son, other wise the infant Dombey, in his morning ablutions and in his evening gymnastics preparatory to bed, when he took "a short walk uphill over Richards's gown, in a short and airy linen jacket." In his account of Miss Nipper's smothered indignation in the nursery, " Boz" writes a little grotesque sentence that reads like a quotation from Fielding : " As the knight-errants of old relieved their minds by carving their mistress's names in deserts, and wilder nesses, and other savage places where there was no pro bability of there ever being anybody to read them, so did Miss Susan Nipper curl her snub nose into drawers and wardrobes, put away winks of disparagement in cup boards, shed derisive sq uints into stone pitch ers , and con tradict and call names out in the passage: , Mr. coming down r. Pitt " t urn i ng up h i s The description of t he christening party i n th e sorrow fully"finor leesastin parlour, r ct lhoooludr,c garden,oll with ati t o h nn e "n l f e l a o s a e m, the top of th e b oo k s h e lf , is admirable. The christening itself is drawn with a dismal power. Of the various adventures crowded into the after pages it would be scarcely fair to ab stract from their interest by speaking in epitome. We cannot do better than transcribe two of those descrip tions of London locality for which Mr. Dickens is already so famous. Here is a minute and truthful picture of Camden Town before the railroad was com pleted, and also of Staggss-gardens:— " Tho first shock of a great earthquake had, just at that period, rent the whole neighbourhood to its centre. Traces of its course were visible on every side. houses were knocked down streets broken through sad stopped ; deep pits and trenches dug in the ground ; enormous heaps of earth onsi clay thrown up ; buildings COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the grounds of the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, tok pony exercisa on the terraces and grounds. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Exeter, the Right Hon. Charles W oo d, and Mr. G. E. Anson, and attended by the Equerries in Waiting, Major-General Wemyss and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, hunted this morning. Her Majesty and Prince Albert rode out in tle after noon in a pony carriage, the Prince drivin , r. In a second carriage were the Duchess of Bedfok'd, Lady Mary Wood, L a dy C aro li ne Cocks, and the Hon. Miss I)evereux. The Equerries in Waiting were in attend ance on horseback. The Earl and Countess Spencer are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by her Lady in Waiting, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, left her residence, Frogmore House, soon a‘ter ten o'clock this morning for town. Her Royal Highness re • turn( d in the evening to Frogmore House. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Ro) al Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, -the Baroness ds Speth, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Right Hon. C. and Lady Mary Wood, and Sir George Coupon The band of the ]st Life Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend in the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, arrived at her residence Clarence House, St. James's, soon after twelve o'clock yesterday, from Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness left town at a quarter before three o'clock, on her return to Frogmore House. A deputation from the parish of St. Mary's, Islington, consisting of clergy:—the Rev. Daniel Wilson, M.A , Vicar; the Rev. Jobn Hambleton, M.A., Minister of the Chape of Ease; the Rev. Edward Hoare, Incumbent of St. John's; the Rev. W. B. Mackenzie, ALA., Incumbent of St. James's; also of Messrs. Jackson and E. Bailey, Churchwardens of St. Mary's; Mr. Johnson, Church warden of St. John's ; Messrs. Wilkinson, Churchwardens of St. James's; Mr. Elsam; Mr. Brooks, of Lansdowne place; and Mr. Lott, of Carlton Villa, had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation from the public meeting at Marylebone, on opening the ports, including Messrs. Ramsey (Chairman), Mr. John Wells, Mr. John Jones, Mr, Francis Curzon, and Mr. Charles Cochrane, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Down ing- street. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Canada, and also for .the Governors of the other North American provinces. General Pasley had an interview yesterday with Lord john Russell. Lord and Lady Lovat and Miss Fraser arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, yesterday, from Devonshire. OPENING OF THE PORTS. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY.—A town's meeting was held in the Town-hall here to-day, convened by the Mayor, in compliance with a requisition to his worship, for the purpose of memorialising Ministers to open the ports for the free admission of all kinds of food, in consequence of the high price of provisions, and because of the failure of the potato crop, combined with the alarming famine in Ireland and in many of the highlands of Scotland. The great Music-hall, in which the meeting was held, was well filled. W. SCHOLEFIELD, Esq , moved the first resolution:— " That this meeting view with sentiments of alarm and decp commiseration the starving condition of a large portion of the Irish people, and the severe suffering felt in many parts of Scotland, from the almost total failure of the potato crop; and that the subtraction of so large a portion of the customary supply already presses heavily on the whole of the United Kingdom, as is fully proved by the advanced and still advancing price of all descriptions of human food." Mr. Alderman GEACH moved the second resolution:— "That while the meeting is grateful for the late changes in the corn-law, it considers that the duty which is still levied on the importation of foreign corn, tends greatly to enhance its price, and its retention in the present state of the nation is altogether indefensible." 11. K. DOUGLAS, Esq., moved the third resolution:— " That it appears to this meeting that the issuing of an immediate Order of Council for the opening of the ports to the free unrestricted admission of all descriptions of human food is the only means of mitigating the existing evil, which is much too pressing and great to await the slow remedy of enactment by a Parliament which may not assemble for some months to come." - This was seconded by Mr. BraxLAND, and carried, as were also the two following resolutions : " That this meeting does resolve to memorialise her Majesty's Cabinet Council, calling on them at once to issue such an order, and that the following be the form of the memorial:—' That the memorial now agreed upon be siAned in the name of the meeting by the Mayor, and that he, together with the movers and seconders of the resolutions (with power to add to their number), be a committee to carry the resolutions into effect." G. F. Muwrz, Esq., M.P. defended his conduct with reference to the corn-laws for the last 30 years. He was opposed to them from the beginning, and he was op , posed to them still. With reference to the four-shilling duty, he declared that he told Sir Robert Peel, when he brought in his Bill, that he was wrong; that the corn laws ought to be, repealed at once; that the dut) he im posed would deceive both the consumer and the grower; but at the same time that he advccated a repeal of the corn l:;ws did he also advocate, and they would be driven to adopt this plinciple eventually, a repeal of all -protective duties whatever. fie wanted free trade in reality, not in mere words; and it would not be very long before it would be seen that the 'taxed labour of this country could not compete with the untaxed of other countries. He perfectly agreed with their resolution as to the expediency of opening the ports, but for very different reasons to theirs. The opening of the ports would not cause corn to be sent in, because there was very little to come, Except from America; but by opening the ports it would bring that about sooner which he bad contended for years must be the result of a repeal of the corn-laws--an alteration of the laws, and of the whole mode of taxation. The whole system of legislation at present went to make the rich richer and the poor poorer ; for although that did not entirely regulate the rate of wages, in the long run it would be found to do so. That was the opinion of Adam Smith, and, said Mr. Muuta, " I am convinced that when the corn-law is repealed, your money law won't stand six months?' As to Ireland, it was the wretched state of the body politic that brought that country to the con dition in which she then was. The condition of the people, in his opinion, would have been nearly as bad had there been no failure of the potato crop whatever. My opinions (said the Hon. Gentleman) have undergone no change since you knew me. lam proud to be your representative. I defy any man to say lam not honest, but I will never be your delegate.—(Cheers.) Mr. SPOONER, M.P., next addressed the meeting, and a memorial having been adopted embodying the spirit ol the foregoing resolutions, the meeting separated after a vote of thanks to the Mayor. DEPUTATION TO LORD JOIIN RUSSELL—Yesterday afternoon a deputation, consisting of Charles Cochrane, Esq., Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Jones, and other gentlemen, waited by appointment on Lord John Russell, in Down ing -street, for the purpose of presenting a memorial to the Lords of the Trea - sury, praying their Lordships to open the ports for the admission of corn duty free. Mr. Cochrane having read the memorial—Lord John Rus sell said, I do not think it necessary to make many re marks on the memorial which has just been read. But I cannot forbear observing that it seems to preened on the assumption that there is now a prohibitory duty on the admission of foreign corn. That was not a correct representation of the facts of the case. Sir Robert Peel, last session, brought in and car ried a measure which very considerably reduced the duty on corn, and under this new measure 3,000,000 quar ters had already been let in, and a very large quantity more might be soon expected. Sir Robert Peel, seeing the impossibility of carrying the total abolition of the duty at once, proposed such a measure as he thought he could carry, and I, feeling alto that total and imme diate repeal could not be carried, accepted and supported Sir. Robert Peel's measure. The circumstances, were, therefore, altered from what they were this time last year.—Mr. Cochrane—l can inform your Lordship that arrangements are now making for a vigorous agitation in the metropolis on the subject. Perhaps an enegetic agitation will have the effect of prevailing on your Lord ship to listen to the prayer of the memorial which I have had the honour to present to your Lordship.—Lord John Russell (smiling)—No, that would not induce me to take the step you suggest. But if I doom the measure neces sary, it I see a probability that prices are about to rise, I will net, in that case, hesitate to advise my colleagues to order the immediate opening of the ports. The depu tation then withdrew, thanking the Noble Lord for the great courtesy with which he had received them. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. HARWICH. The election here, though combated by douhle the number required to fill up the vacancy, was entirely free from all party beat or animosity. The successful candi dates were Messrs. George, Miall, Bolton, and Cowman. LICHFIELD. We have had another struggle which unfortu nately has ended most disastrously, the whole of the six monopolist candidates having been returned. The Liberals made a most gallant fight to displace the Con servative party, and at one hour of the day it was con sidered that the three vacancies in the South Ward werr secured by the Whigs, but our opponents rallied, and, by the exertions of their leader and his friends, they ob tained a small majority. Considering that we had the support of Lord Lichfield's interest, we arc very much disappointed at the result. A meeting of the members of the Paris Free-Trade Society was held on Sunday for the purpose of electing a committee and officers. Amongst the persons elected are M. Bosson, the director in chief of the flax. spinning establishment of Boulogne-sur-Mur ; M. Kachlin, the eminent cotton-spinner at Mulhouse; AL °stolen, pro fessor of the Ecole de Droit at Paris; and M. Louis Leclerc. M. d'Eichtal was chosen treasurer. M. Anison I)uperron read to the meeting a letter from M. Bosson, under whose Direction the factory at Boulogne, which was nearly on the point of ruin, has become highly pros perous, stating that he now employs 1,800 persons, and adheres to the manifesto of the society because he be lieves that it is his interest as a manufacturer to do so. INVASION OF THE EQUATOR RE PUBLIC. We have' Eeen favoured with a copy of the Memorial upon this sill jest addressed to Lord Palmerstonz— " My Lotto—We, the undersigned merchants and others, resident in this capital, beg respectfully to re present to your Lordship, " That of our body many are largelyconnected with the trade, and all are deep/yinterested in thepeace and prospe rity of the various independent republics of South America. That it is, therefore, matter of alarm and anx i ety to us, the fact which has become notorious, that the peace of those countries is threatened with invasion by a hostile expedition, now in active preparation in Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain. That this expedition is directed by General Flores, Ex-president of the free states of the Equator, and that, although its avowed object is re stricted to the invasion of the said republic, the rumour every day gains ground, that a more general subjuga tion is meditated; General Flores having, to such end, the open and powerful support of the Spanish Govern ment. That the expedition in question is known to be en a large scale, embracing 4,000 armed mercenaries, steamers of great size and power, and transports suffi cient for the conveyance of the troops. That in Lime rick the agents of General Flores are enlisting men under false and delusive pretexts of emigration, and that the same operation is going forward in Portugal ; while an encampment of a large force already raised is esta blished at Durango and Ordono, in Spain. That the said agents have purchased in this country for the expe dition, two steamers of great burthen and power, which are Low in process of being converted into ships of war, carrying guns ; and that transports having been already chartered, the whole scheme is, hastening to maturity. That your Lordship is doubtless well aware of all the dis astrous consequences likely to flow from an attempt to in vade South America with a foreign and mercenary force. That in a full conviction and anticipation of the evils with which it is fraught, all the diplomatic representa dyes of the different republics have protested against such an unheard of aggression, proclaiming that it will be every where resisted by force of arms. That, under these circumstances, we earnestly call your Lord ship's attention, first, to the danger and loss of life which cannot fail to overtake such of our unwaryCaoun trymen as may be inveigled into this illegal ser vice; and, secondly, to the jeopardy in which British inte rests will be placed throughout South America, by Gen. Flores' invasion, if carried into effect. That with no country in the world is our commerce of greater import ance or magnitude than with the aggregate free states in question, in which British manufactures are almost ex clusively consumed, and where there is in circulation an immense amount of British capital, the punctual repay ment of which depends on their peace and prosperity. That there have been contracted by most of these states, in this country, loans, the discharge of which must be deferred indefinitely by new aggressive wars and inter national contests ; and in fact that the realization of General Flores' expedition will be the signal of ruin, loss, and confusion to all parties, native and foreign, having personal, mercantile, or money interests con nected with the Spanish American republics. " That we therefore respectfully pray of her Majesty's Government to take this subject into its most serious consideration ; and whether it be by means of the Foreign Enlistments Act, or by reference to the preda tory and unlawful nature of the enterprise, or,in fine, by using its friendly influence with the Court of Madrid (the plan having originated in that capital), that her Majesty's Government will use every effort to put a stop to an, expedition from our own as well as Spanish ports, which, if carried into effect, must be alike fatal to British life and. British interests. (Signed) " Baring Brothers and Co. John Rutherford Anth. Gibbs and Bons Wm. Parish Robertson N. M. Rothschild and Co. M'Calmont Brothers &Co. Heaths, Furze, and Co. Truman and Cook Cotesworth, Powell, and John Baker and Co. Pryor Mildred and Gergeneche Powles, Brothers, & Co. Cowie and Co. Reid, Irving, and Co. W. R. Goad and Rigg Finley, Hoogson, and Co.• Lovegrove and Leathas F. R. Templeman & Co. Sharps and Wilkins G. F. Dickson and Co. James Capel and Co. Montoya Saentz and Co. Mullens, Marshall, & Co. Stibel Brothers Scott, Carthorn, & Scott Walter Logan and Co. R. Sutton, Gribble, and Lucas, Mickolls, and Co. Sutton Alison Cumberledge & Co. Cavan Brothers Thos. Lee Russell Ellice Thos. Masterman Hibbert and Co. " To the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Palmer.. ston, her Majesty's Chief Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. " London, October 20, 1846." ALARMING ACCIDENT TO CAPT. SCOTT AND HIS LADY. CHATIIAM, Nov. 3.—A frightful accident occurred yesterday afternoon in the High -street of this town, by a dray, drawn by two powerful horses, which had run away from the lower part of Chatham, and taking the course of the Highstreet, just as Captain John S. Scott, of the 31st Regiment, accompanied by his lady, was driving in an open carriage drawn by two spirited horses. The dray came in contact with the hind wheels of the carriage, which forced it round, and the concussion threw Captain Scott and his lady into the road with much violence. The hones, with part of the dray, pro ceeded with alarming velocity towards Rochester, up setting everything in their way, and the horses of Capt. Scott's carriage started off dawn Chatham, and came in contact with a cart laden with coals, the force of which caused the bDdy of the carriage to separate from the pole, and the horses being uncontrolled, one of them (a valuable animal worth 80 guineas) was so severely hurt that it was taken to the stables of the Sun Hotel, where it died this morning. Captain Scott and his lady were promptly taken into the Sun Hotel, and were at tende.-. immediately by Mr. A. Robertson, surgeon; several military medical officers were also quickly in attendance. Owing to the severe contusions abouf , the legs and body of Captain Scott, it was deemed expedient to remove him to his own residence, at Brompton, and he was taken to the carriage in the arms of three serjeants of his regiment. It is hoped that no bones are broken. Mrs. Scott fortunately escaped unhurt. The dray and horses were the property of Mr. Woodham, of Strood. DEATH OF JUR. EATON, 11.1. P., FOR CAMBRIDGE SHIRE.—In the paper.; of yesterday it was cursorily stated that intelligence had been received in England of the death, at Malta, of Richard Jefferson Eaton, Esq., M.P., for Cambridgeshire. The melancholy event, the full particulars of which have not yet transpired, would appear to have been wholly unexpected, as no commu uication on the subject had reached Mrs. Eaton, who is staying at the town residence of the f am ily in esham place, up to a late hour last evening. Mr. Eaton pro ceeded to Malta a short time since, then in rather im proved health, accompanied by a foreign courier, and since his departure no intelligence even of ill-health on the honourable gentleman's part had been received. He has died at an early age, having scarcely completed his 40th year, and leaves a wife and two children of tender age. DEATH OF LADY MANNERS.7—It is our melancholy duty to announce the demise of Lady Manners, which painful event took place at the seat of her son, Lord Manners, Furnham Hall, near this town, on Monday morning last. Iler Ladyship was born on the Ist August, 1779, and was accordingly 67 years of age. Her maiden name was Jane Butler ; she was sister to Richard, first Earl of Glengall, Viscount and Baron Caher, county Tipperary. On the 28th October, 1815, she was married to Thomas Manners Sutton, Baron Manners, late Lord 'High Chancellor of Ireland, brother of the late Archbishop of Canterbury, and uncle of Viscount Canterbury, late Speaker of the British House of Commons.—Bury Herald. We are glad to learn that the clerk, Cowap, who absconded ~from ;Wingate Colliery w ith a large sum of money belonging to Lord Howden, was arrested at Ghent by the Belgian Consul there, with the property in his possession. PEACE SOCIETY.—Last evening a very large assem blage of the members and friends of the Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace took place in the great room of the Hall of Commerce, Thread needle-street, for the purpose of hearing from Dr. Bow ring, M.P., a lecture on the political and commercial advantages of peace. The Honourable Member was listened to with much interest, and greeted with great applause. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF THE WATERLOO-BRIDGE COMPANY.—lnformation bas been forwarded to the me tropolitan and city police-stations, relative to a robbery committed by one of the money-takers of the Waterloo bridge Company. It appeared that after Walker's relief yesterday from his post he was expected to take the proceeds of his collection to the company's office, but neither him nor the money have been heard of since. The amount of the deficiency is between 201. and 301., being the collections from foot passengers. The circumstance has caused much unpleasantness to the other collectors, some of whom have been for very many years in the company's employ. THE MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT Bnisror..—Tke inquest was resumed yesterday, and Mr. J. C. Hanson, surgeon to the police force of Bristol, deposed that the s r w e v a e r r r t Lout n n death weaysidocecnacseiownaesd the taken , an d nn w d 'ou th n e d p in rie t e h n eth 4 ro n a vi t a . nngd So dt m hee e . dined to say anything, the Coroinernsrudznmeered u p, g t jury returned a verdict of w ilfu ; a t o c l' h e aT r r r gi i l s en , d w wm h i o uthß w lt. a t s en committed murder r,3f o u is p aam o n n yus t n e.l e_ i_ C p _ oc o i erralorinxne,r underwent a final examination on Saturday last at the county gaol, newand f was ete w fullyer were br committed nng he to fo r l g t r h i a t F t t a h i e m o n z d e x h t p a s a s c i ß z e e t s.. No ARRIVAL OF PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.—The Samuel Hicks, which arrived at Liverpool from New York on Saturday, brings 12,268 bushels of wheat, 4,010 barrels of flour, 9,720 bushels of Indian corn, and 70 boxes of cheese. The Ipswich and Bury Railway is rapidly ap proaching completion—the most active exertions being made to accelerate the opening of the line.—lpswich Express. ltAnwAv PROJACTS.—The engineers of the rival Mid Kent lines are again busily surveying the district wi.h every appearance of being in earnest. Whether their employers are so or not, time will show.—Maid stone Journal. RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION. —An additional ac commodation has just been provided for this town (Maidstone) by the direct ors o f t h e South-Eastern Company having given directions to attach second and third class carriages to the 8.40 express train, as far as Paddock Wood, in order to unable passengers for Can terbury or the coast to proceed by the first down train from that station.—Maidstone Journal. Most of the nailers in the neighbourhood of Dudley a n d Ki ngsw i u f or d h ave resume d wor k. A r ise has been given by some nailers on small work, but the large Dudley masters have not agreed to the scale.— Stajfordshire Mercury. rr