The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-13 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS (From the Londors Gazette of Tuesday.) An Accoant, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, rap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Note; o> th-3 several Banks of issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 30th PRIVATE of Stember, 1848: Average BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and C 3... 12,310 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,496 Aylsham Dank, Aylaham—R. and G. Copeman 5,428 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rickford and 8unt35,203 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, "iialdock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 25,718 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co 11,652 Basingstoke and Odihar Bank, Basingstoke — Seymour, Lamb, and Be‘ltord Bank,-Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Balla - , Bedford — Trapp, Hall:m:1, and Co. Bowdloy Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and :r a ae .................................................. Bicoster and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicestcr—Tubb and Co. C 0.............. Birmingham Bank, Birmingliam—Attwoods, Spooser, and Co ................................ .... Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming harn--J. 1.. M.oilliett, and Sons i3landforcl Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co Boston Brink, Boston—Gee and Co Bridg v :ter Bank, Bridgmater—J. & J. Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. Broselet, and Bridgsi,iorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseloy Bank, Broselcy--,Messri. Pritchard B uc %-i a larn Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrett, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Bovt•ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. BantAtry Old Bank, Banbury—Mtssrs. Cobb Beth City Bank, path—Moger and Son Bedcirdshire Le . .vbton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassatt and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire —IL A. and W. M. Harris and Co Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Bridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. B. GuVry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, I"st, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — J. and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, 6,303 12,160 12,940 23.905 12,617 5,665 68,315 15,340 7,429 25.570 19,237 22.027 74.817 26,110 27.033 2,534 32,085 30,746 10,938 57,521 27 ,045 12,149 'and Co. Cambridgn Rank, Cambridge—Mortlock and 2,737 12,100 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bri,lge—liessrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co „„ C trmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and Sons (Thertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. . 16,807 Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co .. 34,912 Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock • 7,457 City Bank,. Exeter—Milford and Co 16,028 Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, 16,148 - , and C 0... 2,094 Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co 6,186 Chepstow. Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. ...,, Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 24,098 Devizes and Wiltshire Bauk, Devizes—Hughes Locke, and Co 12,090 Digs Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 9,077 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 70,121 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, D.)rahester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, _ . ..... and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford, and Co 43,910 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 24,798 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 4,700 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 11,87 6 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 4,907 Goialming Bank, Godalming—Hellersh and 84,450 5,238 Iteen Gran ham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.., 10.027 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 26,441 Ratings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, _ _ _ and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams and Co 13,813 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey _ _ .. . _ _ 46.238 ilarwich Bank, Harwich - -Cox,Cobbold, and Co. 5,329 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Honiton Bank, Honiton—Flood and C 0.... Hertfordshire, Ilitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. Ecroford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross an►i Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Nforgan, Hoskins, and Co 18,849 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, lladleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexar.ders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co IKai;,rhton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co. Knarehborough Old Bank and Ripen Old Bank, lina-esborough—Terry and Co. Kendal Bank, —Wakeaeld, Cre wdson , and Cc. 9.939 23.309 11,260 34.6A3 7,379 Kettering Bank, Ketterin7-0 etch and Sons 17, , ;ri7t0 - 1 Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. tilrir . ,7 and Son Lecds Hank. Leeds —ll,tekett and Co 40,126 Lee , l:-, T fni on Bank, L,?edi—W.Willia.:ns, Brown, and C Leek ar d Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leeli—Fowler,Gaunt,andCo. Lei , n - ,srcr Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby... 22.334 Lewes OH Bank, Leaves—Molineux and C 0.... 30.233 I,i hFel,l Bank, Liolvfield—Palmer and Green... 19,425 Liticoin Bank. fincoln—Smith and Co 80.959 Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando very —DaJid Jones and Co. Lousr,hborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Craclock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barba Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. 40,377 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— MAsey and Co. Marc' Bank, Alacclesßuld—Brocklehurst retire() 3tiantain Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co Dra,rlbnrotigh Bank, Marlborough awl Wilts Oil Bank, Marlborough Oil Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and I ungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlbormigh and North Wiltshire New Bank, Mas.lborough—Ward, Merriman, and Millet Nierionethsbire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Miners' Bank. Truro—Willyurns and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergai.'nny —Baileys and Co 23,510 Monmouth Old B:vilc, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and llereforilshire Bank, Monmouth —Brornage and Snet,d Montnonthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —NV. Williams alai Sons 7,9 I 6 NevAlifk Bank. Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 19,770 Newark and Sleaford Bank. and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Randley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. `21,742 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham• mond. and Son Nor-(olk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and I)yson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Ha.rveys and !fathom liktrwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich —Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 8,211 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcoek and C.) 3,731 Naval Bank, Plynaouth—Harris, Mudge, and 33970 6,733 3,165 13,608 11,231 6,029 7,053 5,839 12,739 14,765 19,990 2,979 66,433 C 0... Npw Sarum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and Co 10,424 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 26,045 Osweetry Bank and C'swestry Old Bank, Os westrv—Croxon and Co 11,470 kicll l 3, titk Oxford —j. and R. Morrell 9,321 7M .. ' Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, —stale*. ::' N --Jon Bank Tolthridge, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Oki ,Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge -r •;:.0. •: Wirtd and 'evenoaks Bank, Toahridge 1-7-;,=-/-. BeeohingittEl Seas._ . -- OxfOrdslaire-Witney BaLk Witney—Willi:ung, Clinch, sad C 0... 7, 6 9 0 .N. 6 -' 2 ),434 6,944 THtE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1818. Average Amount i'ease 3 Old Bank, hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and C 0... > Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter borough—MPs-Ts. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, 44,414 10,491 White, and Simpson Peraorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and 12,204 W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank. Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stmonos and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and 10,082 26,772 Co Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood, Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds 25,295 4,714 and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co Ross (,ld Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaw ay Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and CO Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co - Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury--Rocke, Eytons. and Co Sittingbourne and .Hilton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Sonthwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Cc Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Binh, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Ilerts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock.., Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Cheshani Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, lielston—Vivian and Co. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, awl Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap- man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Baak, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 70,530 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons 11,662 Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster — Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 12,379 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann. Clough. and Co 41,08S JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 41,012 Bilston District Banking Cumpany, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .... 15,924 Burton, Uttexeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington ..... 26,419 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 11,626 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 18,707 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 17,490 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 136,922 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 12,635 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 32,366 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Heiston Banking Company, llelston 1,471 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 18,873 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 21,990 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,039 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 46,326 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 50,805 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 10,889 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 21,714 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle. Shields. and Sunderland Union Joint- 7,877 9,066 2,875 Stock Banking Company, Newcastle National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts. Banking Company, Melksham 49,210 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 72,147 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton ........... North am! S.puth Wales Bank, Liverpol Pares's Leicl.lst4rshire Banking Coropany, Lei cester .......... 39,485 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 1,961 Sheffield Bankiil2., Company, Sheffield ............ 36,335 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. 53,599 Stuckey 's Banking. Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang p0rt........... ..................................... 259,795 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ..... 37,764 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and 11.111umshire Banking Company, Sheffield ... 21,042 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, 53,132 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond ... Storey and Thomas's Banking Company 20,769 25,940 Shaftesbury . Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield Wolverhampton aid Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 34,817 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,654 Whitehaven Joint Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven ........ Warwick and Lekeiun_gton. Banking Company, Warwick West of England. awl South Wales District Bank. Bristol ... 65,169 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 65,562 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitehurch . 3,142 Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester... .•••• 6,784 York Union Banking Company, York 63,127 York City and County Banking Company, York 89,455 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Stamps and Taxes, October 7, 1848. 9,550 785 EAST SURR .EY REGISTRATION. Mr. Fyshe, the # )arrister appointed to revise the list of voters for thi i eastern division of Surrey, held his Court yesterday in the workhouse committee room, Russell-street, Ber retondsey, for the purpose of revising the list of voters for the parishes of Bermondsey, St. John, Southwark, St. Saviour, Southwark, St. Olave, Southwark, St. Thomas, Southwark, St. Mary, Rother hithe, and St. Geo ego-the-Martyr, Southwark. In these parishes there are 49 objections, but none of the.a pos sessed any points of ;the least interest. THE CASE OF Dr ;. BYBER.—The Learned Revising Barrister gave jui figment this morning in the case of Dr. Byber, w ho claimed the right of voting in respect of ti ie freehold pew rents of Roe hampton District Chapel. On the case coming on before the Learned Gentleman at Wandsworth it was urged, on b 4 !half of the Liberals, that the pew rents were not freehol , 1, but voluntary payments. Mr. Fyshe was clearly of 01 pinion that there was no pretence what ever for saying that the pew rents were voluntary pay ments, and the c :aim of Dr. Byber to vote must there fore be allowed.. The revision of the lists of the parishes appointed for to-day concludes the revision for the eastern division of the county of Surrey. Mr. Fyshe will sit on Tuesday next at the Town-hall, Southwark, to, revise the list of voters for the borough of Southwark. ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. A general meeting of the proprietors of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company took place yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and on the general business of the company. _ _ Andrew Colvile, Esq., took the chair at one o'clock. The usual routine business having been disposed of, The CHAIRMAN congratulated the proprietors on the flourishing state of their affairs, .and called . upon the secretary to read the report. Mr. CHAPPEL, the secretary .then read the following report : " The proprietors have already been furnished with a statement of the company's working account for the six months ending 30th June last, to which is appended an explanation of the mode in which that account is now made up. " Although the receipts for the last six months of this year are less than for the corresponding period of last year, yet as the working expenses have been reduced to a still farther extent, the surplus, as already stated, shows an excess amounting to 2,376/. 13s. 7d. " The loss of the schooner Lee, off Honduras, on the 10th of June last, is the only casualty affecting insur auce that has occurred to the company's vessels during the six months in question. The directors hope shortly to supply her place by the purchase of a suitable vessel, and the schooner Malibran has been chartered, upon reasonable terms, to carry on the contract mail service in the meanwhile. " It may be important to state that great efforts have been used, and heavy expenses incurred, to so repair and strengthen the company's Transatlantic steamers, that they are at this moment fully as efficient as when they first commenced the packet service nearly seven years ago. Within the last twenty-eight months, three ships have been thoroughly repaired, six others received new boilers, and thirteen been newly coppered • the directors considering that by thus strongly upholding the ships, the property afloat is maintained in a condi tion to ensure durability, and to enhance the value of the company's assets. " It is satisfactory to the directors to be able to re port, that, up to this period, the traffic, Panama, has fully equalled the expectations held out when the company undertook the transit ; and that while the de pressed state of the West Indies has been attended with a corresponding diminution in the company's receipts as relates to those colonies, compensation has been de rived from the connexion with the Pacific, and the in tercourse lately established with New Orleans. " Adequate time has not yet been afforded to prove what is likely to be the result, in a pecuniary point of view, of steam communication between the West Indies and New York, via Bermuda; but the receipts have been sufficient to warrant confidence that this portion of the service may prove ultimately profitable to the company. " That the proprietors are not aware how injuriously the hostilities between the United States and Mexico have operated upon the company's transactions with the latter country; but now that peace is again established, and that measures appear to be in progress for ensuring internal tranquillity, it can scarcely be deemed unreason able to infer that this company may derive a correspond ing advantage. " Looking at all the matters herein set forth, and after due consideration of the whole affairs of the company, the directors feel happy in being able to recommend that a dividend be declared of 21. per share, exclusive of income-tax, payable en and from the 16th inst." After a sbOri discussion a resolution was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Baring, and carried unanimously, adopting the report, and ordering it to be printed and circulated among the proprietors. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to some observations from Mr. Ridgway, stated that in future more time would be allowed between the arrival of one mail and the de parture of another from British Guiana for the purpose of enabling parties to answer lettters. The following is a statement of the working account of the company from the Ist of January to the 30th of June of the present year : DISBURSEMENTS. Coals: Freight and all charges ... Wages ... ... "0 Proiisions Stores Port charges and pilotage General service and stations Coal sacks, &c. ... Z 36,777 0 6 ... 20,490 8 8 ... 33,610 17 11 Office and law expenses . . Salaries ... 8,151 5 8 ... 2,652 2 2 ... 7,220 9 0 ... 348 15 4 ... 905 1 4 Insurance ... 5,513 12 4 ... 12,500 0 0 ... 20,588 10 9 Repairs of ships and machinery... 148,758 3 8 Surplus ... ... ... 67,452 17 2 £216,211 0 10 ADVERTISING FOR A WIFE. An advertisement having appeared in one of the London journals, a week or two ago, for a wife pos sessed of 5001., it was answered by a wag, stating he had three daughters, fine girls, from twenty to twenty-six years of age ; that the advertiser might have an interview for the purpose of selection ; and that if his appearance and character were found to be satisfactory, 1,0001. would be of no consequence. An appointment was made for him to inquire at the bar of a tavern in the City, at eight o'clock on Fri day evening last, for "Beta." The evening came— and, true as " Salisbury clock," so 'came our man of mettle, dressed as neat as neat could be, and As fresh as a bridegroom, His chin new reap'd, showed like stubble land, at harvest heme ;" his curly locks redolent of our friend Rowland's Macassar, his whiskers delicately curled, his shirt front studded with some bright sparkling substance, while itself, in point of virgin whiteness, would shame a " hound's tooth ;" his coat was of the very newest cut of fashion, his hat was a perfect gem, when he entered the house (we cannot say so much for it when he left)—and his general appear ance was that of a young man of twenty-five, rather inclined to be " swellish''—he was met by a witty friend, who opened the proceedings by a private interview in the bar parlour; while another went in search of a " fair frail one " to per. sonate the bride in perspective, and who was to assume the name of Jane Brown—her papa being obliged to leave town that morning; and certainly a better actress could not be found, with her " kiss-me quick" bonnet and white veil. Jane was introduced to our money-hunting advertiser; his eye quickly surveyed her as she sat in a retired part of the room, purposely darkened to aid the bashful modesty of Jane; he fairly chuckled with delight as he gallantly banded her papa's letter I for recognition. To the qu e sti on , " s that your papa's writing ?" Jane gave a bashful nod of consent. The young man who played the part of Jane's cousin, and he who was the friend of the family, with genuine Irish wit described his respect for his old friend Brown, and the handful Jane's mother had with her in the measles, poor dear woman I Our hero now drew forth a large bundle of letters, and said he had been all day going from place to place to answer them. He gave the address of his uncle, J— K Esq., Bedfordshire. It was at length settled that the next meeting (with Mr. Brown, the father, pre sent) should take place yesterday (Monday), at one precisely. Things seemed going on capitally till the waiter hinted the reckoning was 9s. 6d for sundry glasses of "cold without," port negus, and cigars. The cousin and friends of the family 01 course could not be expected to " tip," and our " yokel " was minus tin. The gas being about to be snuffed out, he came to the bar, where as jolly a lot had assembled as " ever set the table in a roar." One offered his sister, another actually wished his mother so good-looking a husband, while Jane was escorted to the corner of the next street, having first been amply repaid for her part in the laughable plot. Our hero now began to "smell a rat," but he was so hemmed in he could not escape. While the waiter was requesting of him the score another was charring a couple of corks, and in less than no time a change came o'er the spirit of his dream ; he came a perfect Adonis, and left a per fect Juba ; and no doubt, when his head is done aching, he will repent of his ridiculous folly, and en deavour to realize a fortune by some other means than advertising for a,Nvife. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. I. Frederic Strunse, alias Captain Coarn,l a tall thin German, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having solicited alms. The defendant was seen going into several Count ing-houses for the purposes of soliciting alms. At last he was followed into the office of Mr. Samuel Gurney, who, upon being applied to, gave him a shilling. Horsford, one of the officers of the Mendicity So ciety, stated that he knew the defendant to be a pro fessional beggar for the last twelve years, and to be most indefatigable in the pursuit. The face of the accused was so exactly adapted to the performance of the character that some tender-hearted persons opened their pockets to him without hearing his voice or requiring any other evidence of his necessity than his ghastly features presented. He had been taken up in the City in the year 1843, in company with a begging-letter impostor, whose name of Captain Coarn he occasionally assumed, and who was upon that occasion committed as an impostor. Since that period he had visited the houses of great numbers of the gentry at the west end of the town, and contrived to make his appeals so ingeniously as in many cases to escape prosecution, while his companion, who was not so clever a workman, frequently got nothing but punishment. The defendant said the gentleman who accused him of being an impostor was mistaken in saying that he personated Captain Coarn, as he knew nothing of that person, and he was himself a man of similar rank, and probably of as strong claims upon the gentry of this metropolis, many of them he had met in different parts of the continent, when he had it in his power to render them similar service. —(A laugh.); The LORD MAYOR asked whether any one was in attendance to substantiate any charge of imposition ? —The defendant cast such a dismal look around the justice-room that nobody had the heart to answer in the affirmative ; but it was stated that although Mr. Gurney was not present, no doubt if a messenger were sent to that gentleman, he would appear to state what had taken place on the occasion of the prisoner's application, The LORD MAYOR said he happened to be well acquainted with the defendant's character and power of exercising his skill in mendicancy. The Captain, therefore, must, under all the circumstances, find bail for his good behaviour for three months before he could be liberated. The defendant, in his most persuasive manner, besought the Lord Mayor to discharge him forthwith from custody, but even the tempting promise to leave the country at once and for ever had no effect upon his Lordship, and the Captain was committed. GUILDHALL. A foreigner named _Henry Moritz Goldschmi dt, who refused to give his address at the station house, was placed at the bar before Alderman Challis on the charge of attempting to utter a forged cheque for the sum of 211. 10s. Mr. Edward Grafton, of No. 81, Fleet-street, watchmaker, stated, that about a quarter past eight o'clock the previous evening the prisoner entered his shop and wished to inspect some gold watches, varying in price from 61. t o 91 . H e was s h own several trays ' full and at last selected one at the latter price, at the same time requesting to see some chains. These were also handed to him for inspection, when he picked out one the price of which was five guineas, and then asked witness, would he take a cheque and give him the balance, as he had no small change about him ? Suspecting the cheque to be a forgery, he took it from the prisoner, remarking that he had not sufficient money in the house, but would go out and get it changed. He at once proceeded to the station-house, and an officer in plain clothes was sent back with him, and he was, after a short conversation, taken into custody. Richard Cooke, 846 of the City police force, said that he followed the last witness into the shop, and, not to arouse suspicion, _ asked to be allowed to look at some seals. He then heard Mr. Grafton ask the prisoner where or from whom he obtained the cheque, and he replied, that Mr. Straker, of Bishopsgate street, gave it to him. The prosecutor then said that as he suspected that all was not right, he should like to know if the prisoner saw it signed by that party, and he replied that he not only saw it signed, but written by Mr. Straker. He Ole officer) asked to look at the cheque, and on remarking that it was evi dently a forgery, the prisoner attempted to regain possession of it, saying" If you do not like the cheque I will get the money in the morning." O n the way to the station-house he also attempted to escape by stooping down and trying to slip under his arm. Mr. Samuel Straker, of Bishopsgate-street, litho grapher, said that he worked for the Joint Stock Bank, and the prisOner called a few days ago, and represented that his name was Henry Smith, that he was about to go to Hamburgh, and thence proceed to New York, at the Same time requesting some cards and lists of prices, so as to act in the capacity of an agent. He gave him the lists, at the same time inti mating that his commission would be paid on his return, but no discount should be allowed. The prisoner left, and the signature was not in his hand writing. Neither could he account for the prisoner obtaining possession of the cheque-head otherwise than its being one of their waste papers, and he must have picked it up. It only bore the name of the bank, and the writing was above that. Cooke said he had since ascestained that the pri soner lived in the !Strand, and was connected with the first families in Hamburgh. However, his friends in England had entirely thrown him off, in conse quence of the falsehoods he had told and the imposi tions he had practised upon them for the purpose of obtaining money. Alderman CHALLIS a-ked the prisoner what he had to say for himself ? —He replied that he found the cheque near Temple-bar, and that having lost some bank notes on a previous day, he was prevented from going to Hamburgh, and thought there was no harm in trying to change it to enable him to proceed on his journey. '1 he officer said he also found on the prisoner two forged hills of exchange, but they were of no use. Prisoner—They are of no use. I only wanted to exercise myself a little.—(Laughter.) Alderman CnALLis remanded him for a week. MARYLEBONE. Elizabeth Rogers and John Jennings were placed at the bar, before Mr. Long, for further examination, on the charge of having been concerned in plundering the house of Mr. C. G. Ridout, 11, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, of property to the amount of be tween 150/. and 2001. The man Jennings was discharged, and Rogers stands remanded till Thursday next. A FEMALE BURGLAR. WESTON-SUPER-MARE, OCT. 6.—Ann Cunniford was charged at the Town-hall before F. Hutchinson Synge, Esq., on suspicion of having committed a bur glary on the night of the Ist instant, at No. 2, Albert buildings, in this town. The following evidence was taken : Mrs. Mary Coles sworn—On Sunday night, the Ist instant, went to bed about eleven o'clock, having first locked up the house. A back window was left partly open to prevent smoke. It opened from the top. My servant, Elizabeth Stone, was the first down next morning. She came and asked me if I had heard anything in the night, as there was a great mess in the kitchen. The fire had been lighted, and the back door was open. My husband said he had heard a noise, but thought it was a lodger about. When I came down and searched the different rooms, I found that from the china pantry some plate had been taken away; it consisted of six small spoons, two tablespoons, and six silver forks, which I had seen there the evening before. The property described belonged to my husband. I immediately gave notice of the robbery to Mr. Hill, police officer, and heard nothing more of them until this morning. The ar ticles now produced, found on the prisoner, I swear to as being the afore-named property. George Hobbs, of Bridgewater, policeman, sworn. —On Monday evening, the 2d instant, from informa tion I received, I went to a beer-shop at Pig-cross, Bridgewater, where I saw the prisoner. Immediately on seeing me she said, " Oh, here is a policeman come, I will let him see what I have got." She then took from her bosom a cloth or apron, in which I found the articles produced—viz , two tablespoons, two dessert-spoons, and two teaspoons, marked M.C., with the exception of one sparked J. W. ; two placed table forks, and two silver dessert-forks not marked. Prisoner said they were her own property ; they had been given her by her mother. She refused to tell me her name. I then charged her with having stolen the articles and took her into custody. Elizlbeth Stone, sworn—Monday morning last, on coming down stairs,l found the kitchen in a very different state to what I had left it on Sunday evening at ten o'clock. Some kettles had been taken off the grate and the fire re-lighted, and other things displaced. I then found that the back door had been opened from the inside. I went into the yard and found a bucket turned upside down, under the kitchen window, which had been left partly open, but was now shut close. I then went and called my mistress. I told her some one had been in the house and had lit the fire and made tea. Half a bottle full of tea had been taken that belonged to myself. I then found the plate had been taken, and also two shawls and a bonnet belonging to Fanny Thomas, an inmate of the house, an umbrella, basket, and a pair of boots belonging to myself, and a table-cloth the property of my mistress. The articles of plate now produced I believe to be the same that were stolen. Fanny Thomas, sworn—On coming down stairs on Monday morning I was told by Elizabeth Stone that some one had been in the house. I immediately found some articles belonging to me were missing. I have not seen them since. The articles now pro duced I swear to as being those that I missed. Robert Hill, police-officer, sworn—Yesterday, I received information from my brother, an inspector of police at Bridgewater, that he had a woman in cus tody on suspicion of having stolen plate, &c., at Weston. I went down and saw the prisoner at the gaol. She had on the bonnet and shawl now produced. I said, " Are these yours ?" She replied, " I dare say you know whose they are." I then took them from her, believing them to be the things described to me by F. Thomas. Jeremiah Coles deposed to the plate being his own property, and to having heard a noise in his house during the night of Sunday the Ist, but supposed it to be made by a lodger. The prisoner declined to ask either of the witnesses any questions. On being asked if she had anything to say why she should not be committed, she replied in the negative, but added she would now have a home, which she had not at present. She was then fully committed for trial at the next March assizes.— Weston-super -Mare Gazette. J UVENILE OFFENDERS IN MIDDLESEX. At the last meeting of magistrates for the transac tion of county business, a motion relative to the pro vision of houses of industry for the reformation of juvenile offenders, was brought forward by Mr. Arm strong. In the course of the honourable magistrate's observations on that occasion, he referred to a return which had been furnished to him by Lieutenant Hill, the governor of the House of Detention, by which the history of twelve depraved boys, the number of times they had been convicted, and the cost the county had been put to in the various prosecutions, were fully described. The following is an abstract of the document furnished by Lieutenant Hill : " John Williams, alias Mallow, alias Berry,ralias Dexter, aged 10, was examined, committed, or con victed on nine separate charges of felony, in addition to which he had been repeatedly summarily convicted. lie had the appearance of being a very hardened boy, and was connected with the very worst thieves about Shoreditch. He had a father and mother living; could read imperfectly. The cost to the county by the prosecution of this boy was 331. Gs. 11d. Thomas Donovan, alias Richard Hill, aged ten ; six times committed, and sentenced to transportation for seven years; this sentence was commuted to im prisonment. He could not read ; he lived entirely on the streets. His father deserted him, and he never knew his mother. Cost to the county, 111. 4s. " John Cousens—This boy had parents, and was well educated, he was initiated by the low boys in Spitalfields. Six times committed to prison for felony, and cost the county 261. 2s. 6d. " Edmond Lee, aged fourteen—Five committals in addition to summary convictions. This boy was de serted, with a younger brother, by his father; he could not read or write. Cost the county 151. 12s. " Thomas Miller, alias Eldridge, aged eight years —Was tried with another boy (Rowley), and each was sentenced to be transported for seven years, in order that he might be sent to Parkhurst. The sen tence in each case was subsequently commuted, and Miller suffered three months' hard labour; and two days after his discharge from prison he broke into a silversmith's shop, and stole a silver cast of a bear, for which he was again transported. Convicted four times, and cost the county 231. ss. " William Williams, alias Poole, 14 years of age— Six times committed, twice for robbing his father. Cost of prosecutions 141. " William Boston, 13 years of age.-.. Four convic ions cost the county 101. 12s. 6d. " Henry Rowley. This boy was committed:Four times. Had a brother transported —parents treated him kindly. Cost 191. 15s. Denis Burnes, alias Stevens, alias Gough, was repeatedly committed for felonies ; acquitted on a charge of stealing 71. 14s. from the person—sentenced to six months' hard labour for stealing several pairs of trousers ; 14 days for stealing a coral necklace from a child; and, after other convictions, trans ported for stealing 21 yards of printed cotton. Was a bold and hardened boy, and frequently broke the prison rules. Cost 121. ls. " John Bryant, alias Harrison, four times com mitted, at a cost of 191. 15s. George Thorne, alias Shippy, was five times committed; at a cost of 181. 6s. James Sedden, alias Roberts, nine committals, cost the county 291. 2s. 11d.—Total cost 2321. 133. 101, or 191. Bs. 0/d. for each boy. " The following is a return of boys committed in one year, from September, 1846, to September, 1847, to Westminster Prison :—Under 10 years of age, 32 ; 10 and under 12, 106 ; 12 and under 14, 271 ; 14 and under 16, 452 ; 16 and 17, 400.—Total, 1,267. Of these 430 could read and write imperfectly ; read only, 154; read imperfectly, 206; neither, 477. Transported, 38 ; imprisoned with hard labour, 413 ; acquitted at the bar and bills ignored, 72 ; committed to Newgate, 107 ; committed to hard labour by ma gistrates, 637. " The following is the classification of the offences :- 11 for house-breaking, 14 entering dwelling-houses to steal, 825 stealing in dwelling-houses, 158 stealing from the person, 139 for attempting ditto, robbing employers and parents, 12 uttering base coin, 13 for fraud, 2 for stealing cattle, 2 wilful damage, 16 dis orderly and idle, 13 riots and assaults, 1 administer - ing poison, 5 acts of indecency.—Total, 1,267 ; being an increase of 195 over the last year, and 494 over the year previous." SUDDEN DEATll.—Monday morning, as the boat was leaving Exmouth, for the purpose of convoying pas. sengers to Starcross, to meet the train for Exeter, which passes through the latter place about seven o'clock, a gentleman was seen hastily approaching the beach ; the boatman stopped and took him in, but he was scarcely seated when he fell backwards as was supposed in a fit. He was instantly carried sack to the Railway Inn, but before medical ti,cl could be procured life was extinct. The gentleman's natne has not transpired, but he is stated to be a merchant from Liverpool, and had a large amount of armey in his pockets. He appeared to be about 65 years of age, and his death is supposed to have been caused by the exertion used in reaching the boat, whereby some internal rupture took place.—ExeterFlyiny Post. Mr. Samuel Lover, the distinguished Irish poet, musician, and painter, arrived in London on Monday, in the Europa, which made the passage from New York to Liverpool in twelve days, after a most successful tour throughout the northern and southern states of America. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Ajax, 56, screw guard-ship, went out of harbour this morning at half past nine o'clock to try her engine and speed. Rear.. Admiral Prescott, C. 8., Captain Austen, C. 8., with a number of other officers, Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown, and many other scientific gentlemen, were also on board her. The day was remarkably fine, a light wind blew from the N.W., with the water as smooth as at a millpond, On her proceeding out of harbour round the Spit Buoy the screw appeared to be working most admirable, the large hulk gliding through the water without the least noise, her screw occasioning but the least possible ebul lition of the water under her sterh, and the ship the least possible undulation. We should say that in passing along Southsea beach she was going ahead at least four knots, with a flood tide of one knot against her. This would give her five knots speed. The Ajax proceeded through Spithead to Stokes Bay, where she unfortu nately broke down by breaking one of her pistons before any account was taken of her speed. Shoul•1 she, how ever, be found to have a speed of five or six knots, it would decide the authorities on not going to the very costly expenses now effecting in altering the Blenheim. Of course the admiral and officers returned to Ports mouth, and the Echo tug was dispatched to tow her up, but she will not come into harbour before six or seven o'clock. On her trial to-day the Ajax had only her bare lower masts and bowsprit in. The Grampus, 50, Captain 11. Martin, was towed into harbour, and brought alongside the dockyard jetty. She looked well, her rigging and ropes were as taut as bars, and her tops and mast heads remarkably clear of all top hamper. She was down very much by the stern, occa sioned by her enormous freight, about 80 tons. Her lower mast did not seem to stand well, her foremast standing too far forward. They were painted black, with white mast heads. This evening her people commenced de livering her freight, but it will not be all got out to -sight. Messrs. Casher have charge of it, and will convey it to-morrow, by the South-Western Railway, from Portsmouth to London. We cannot exactly tell the value of it, as there is a box of diamonds and some gold; but the greatest proportion is in silver bars and dollars ; it is said to be worth 3,700,000 dollars. The money is on merchants' account, and by the present most unjust and iniquitous mode of appropriating the per centage for the payment of the freight, Captain Martin will pocket 6,0001. or 7,000/., while the officers and crew of the ship, who have all the trouble, get nil. The Grampus is dry ing sails, and will immediately prepare for paying off. The Comet (steam-vessel), Lieutenant Commander Rigge, arrived to-day from Oporto, to pay off. Wind northerly, light breeze, with fine weather. APPOINTMENTS. Commander Henry Harvey, to the Kingfisher; Lieu tenant J. W. Pike, to the Kingfisher; Master Henry T. Ellis, to the Kingfisher; Midshipman George B. Cooper, Henry J. Urquhart, S. Babington, and Henry Capron Bridger, to the Kingfisher; Acting Gunner Henry Bluff, to the Excellent; Boatswain George Faulkner, to the Illustrious; Master's Assistant Thomas A. Bower, to the Penelope; Master's Assistant James Boulton, to the Stromboli; Master's Assistant Frederick Howard, to the Driver; Clerk's Assistant F. F. Miller, to the Kingfisher. THE NEW RIGGING WARRANT.—The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed Captain Horatio, C. 8., of the Blenheim steam guard-ship; Charles Brown, Esq., master-attendant of Portsmouth Dockyard; W. H. Thompson, Esq., master of the flag- ship Victory; and R. C. Allen, Esq., master of the Blenheim, to be the com mittee for revising the rigging warrants of the steam squadron at Portsmouth. The Kingfisher, 12 gun sloop, was hauled from her moorings in ordinary at Portsmouth, down to the mast ing jetty, on Tuesday night, and yesterday her masts were put in, and a number of men put upon her, to rig her. She will be commissioned in a day or two to carry the November mail to the western coast of Africa. The Stromboli steam-sloop, 6 guns, in Portsmouth harbour, will return to the Tagus shortly. The Driver steam-sloop, 6 guns, sailed from Ports mouth on Tuesday night for Jersey, to land a company of Royal Artillery, and relieve the company serving there. THE AVENGER SUBSCRIPTION.—The committee for the distribution of this bounty to the relatives and nearest of kin of those drowned in the Avenger steam frigate have announced the distribution of further re lief to the recognised recipients of the monies of the fund at the Royal Naval College, on Saturday next, the 14th inst. The Earl of Auckland has left the Admiralty on a visit of inspection to the Admiralty works at Holyhead. Thence his Lordship proceeds on a short visit to his brother, at the Isle of Man. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., late Commander-in- Chief at Portsmouth, has arrived in town. His Ports mouth friends will be glad to hear that this gallant and much respected flag-officer has improved much both in health and appearance since he left the karassing duties of port admiral. Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., Com mander-in Chief of the Channel squadron, is in town on leave of absence. The ships under his command:—St. Vincent, 120, flagship, Captain Dacres; Prince Regent, 90, Captain W. F. Martin; Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., and Reynard, 8, screw-schooner, Com mander Cracroft, are ordered to have their defects made good at Portsmouth, and to be kept ready for sea. The Bellerophon, it is understood, will be the first ship dispatched to the Mediterranean to relieve one of the line-of-battle ships there. The Stromboli, steam sloop, Commander Lord A. Beauclerk, is to be read" at Spithead. MANNING THE NAVY.—HaIf a dozen sail-of-the-lino could be well manned in a very short time, with no diffi • calty, were the Admiralty to give the word. The King fisher, 12, Commander Harvey, was manned at Ports mouth in a few hours after orders for her commis sioning. Captain Chads, C. 8., and his officers and men, returned to his own ship, the Excellent, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday, and Captain Austin, C. 8., and his officers and crew, returned to the Blenheim, from the Blake, the former resuming her position as the advanced screw guard-ship of the steam reserve at Portsmouth. The Gossamer tender, at Cork, has been appropriated as an exercising vessel for the naval apprentices there. The Comus, 18, Commander D'Eyncourt, arrived at Sheerness on Wednesday, to be paid off. The Jumna, 2, Lieut.-Commander Rodney (acting), will be paid off at Chatham on the 14th. The Seagull packet-brig, Lieut.-Commander Dicken, has arrived at Devonport to be refitted. The Amphion steam screw-frigate, Captain W. J. Williams, is ordered to be paid off at Sheerness on the 16 t h. The Cyclops, 6, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, left Plymouth Sound on Tuesday for the coast of Africa. The Cuckoo steam-vessel, Commander Dumaresq, has had her completion deferred by the engineers at Ports mouth until the 17th, when she will proceed to the Channel Islands to resume her duties. The Urgent steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander Mann, is ordered to be paid off at Portsmouth after her crew has had the usual notice. Her defects are then to be made good. The Lucifer, 2, steam-vessel, Lieut.- Commander Lloyd, is ready for sea at Devonport, and is to be paid advance, preparatory to p rocee di ng to Scotland to protect the coast fisheries. The Sharpshooter, screw-schooner, Lieut.-Commander . Barley, has b een or d ered to have new trusses provided for her and cleared of her present armament. She is to have two 32-pounders, 56 cwt., and four 32 pound( r., 25 cwt., on Hardy's carriages, and she is to proceed from Woolwich to Portsmouth to be tried against the Rifleman screw-schooner, sister vessel, built of wood in stead of iron, and with half the horse power. ROYAL DOCKYARD BRIGADES.—The Admiralty have issued directions to all the brigades that the field pieces attached to the corps shall bo kept in the respective dockyards, under she'ter when it can be done, daring winter, and to be in charge of the drill serjeants. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 11.—Her Majesty's steamer Comet, Lieutenant-Commander Rigge, came in yesterday from Ireland. THE GERMAN ROCK AGAIN.—Her Majesty's packet brig Seagull, Lieutenant-Commander James Smail in entering Hamoaz from the Sound yesterday afternoon at half-past one o'clock, with a stiff breeze from north. west, grounded on the outer German Rock. Signal was immediately made ;for assistance from the ships in the harbour, and help was speedily sent from the dockyard. At high water, two o'clock, she fortuuately floated off without much injury. This is the second Gove nment vessel which has been ashore this month on the German Rock. The first was the Peterel brig, mentioned on the 4th instant. She was going out at ebb tide with a fresh breeze from the south. Captain M`Quhae, of the frigate DmJalus, has brought from China a variety of works of art the produce of that interesting country. We have had an opportunity of inspecting some of these speci mens at the Royal William Victualling Yard. Be sides several elegant China vases and tea sets, &c , there was a josshouse table and a sacrificial pan. The table wa s f ormer l y use d i n a j oss house at Chingkiang Foo, and was presented to Captain M‘Quhae by . a native merchant. It is about fi ve feet long by two fret wide, and massively made from a dark heavy wood. It stands high on four dragons' scaled legs, the clawed feet clasp ing four balls; the framework of the table is full of alle gorical figures curiouily carved and gilt. This specimen is, we b e li eve , to b e p resen t e d to some public institution. The sacrificial pan is stated to be 2,000 years old. It is roughly made of brass, of a circular shallow form, and capable of holding seven or eight quarts, supp or t e d on three short legs, which spring from rams' heads of a more finished character than the other parts of the ves • sel. By these heads the date of manufacture is calcu lated. The pan rests on an elegant hollow-work stand, carved from the hard root of a dark-coloured tree, and - has a cover of the same material. The stand and cover are of modern construction, and are replet,) with well executed representations of leaves, fl ,veers, and reptiles. The pan was obtained from a josshouse at Poo-choo-foo, where it had been used to receive the blood of animals sacrificed in the performance of certain religious cere monies. WOOLWICII, OCT. 12.—The Athol troop ship, Master Commander Pearn, embarked Captain the Honourable R. liandcock's company, Ist battalion of the Royal Artillery, for Barbadoes, and Major Barnaby's company, 6th battalion, for Jamaica, and was towed down the river yesterday at twelve o'clock by the Monkey steam vessel. Strong detachments of the 2J, 4th, 6th, and battalions embarked at the same time to fill up the companies at those stations whose turn of relief has not yet arrived. The Teazer steam-vessel is ordered to be made ready for the sea by the 15th inst., and the men are employed from the earliest hour of daylight until dirk in the even ing to forward the works required upon her. She has been supplied with a 32-pounder gun of 56 cwt., instead of the 8 inch gun originally intended for her, and will be commissioned to take out the next mail for the coast of Africa, where she will be stationed for some time in pursuit of slavers. 7,602 9,58 9,256 13,750 10,664 12,077 10,560 3,830 26,672 11,759 21,636 27,766 2,528 11,296 12,421 903 3,204 3,726 14,411 13,723 29,913 17,200 19,614 21,480 9,465 5,654 7,024 11,005 11,758 7,76' 6,710 17,346 6,433 20,364 2,686 43,374 11,403 19,206 4,138 13,212 27,61 58,840 8,620 13,206 9,572 9.754 9,913 RECEIPTS. Government Contract ...£120,000 0 0 Freight:— Outward ... ... 6,983 2 7 Intercolonial... ... 2,224 16 0 Homeward ... 14,839 17 1 Passage Money:— Outward ... 35,153 4 3 Intercolonial... ..„ 14 230 17 1 Homeward ... 22,772 3 10 £216,211 0 10 The CHAIRMAN intimated that the dividend of 2/. per share would be paid on and after the 16th of the present month. Thanks were then voted to the chairman and direc tors, and the meeting separated. SEIZURE OF WHISLT.—On Saturday a gentleman, apparently of the first respectability, was victimised by the absurd existing laws respecting the transmission of whisky across the borders, and by these laws mulcted of a 251. fine. The gentleman was a passenger from Scot land by the North British Railway, and as the luggage of the train he came here by was being overhauled by the exciseman, a hamper was discovered containing bottles. On the owner of the hamper being inquired for, the gentleman camo promptly forward and said it was his property, and that the bottles contained whisky. Upon this information the package was seized, and the gentleman himself taken into custody. He professed himself perfectly ignorant of the existence of tho law he had violated, nod we believe his assertion. lie accom paeied the exciseman to the house of a magistrate, and there, having had the law explained to him, he submitted to the fine, and gave a cheque upon his banker for the amount, whereupon he was liberated and allowed to pro ceed upon his journey. —Berwick Advertiser. AMERICAN PROVISIONS.—The American line-of packet ship Westminster, arrived in the docks from New York, has brought the large quantity of 3,107 boxes of cheese, 31 hogsheads and barrel s an d 1,16 0 kegs of lard, 728 bushels of corn, 80,179 oil cakes, and 75 tierces 25 hogsheads and 400 barrels of oil cake for cattle, 24,000 staves for coopering purposes, and various other productions; the packet-ship Waterloo, from New York, 16,981 bushels of Indian corn, 139 barrels and 53 bags of beans, and 1,167 barrels of flour; the Patrick Henry, also from New York, 373 barrels of flour, 2,318 quarters and 116 bags of In dian corn, 345 packages of lard, 400 boxes of cheese, and various other articles; the Devonport, from New Orleans, 782 barrels of pork and 3,355 sacks of Indian corn; and the Margaret, from New Orleans, 3,182 sacks of corn, 113 tierces of beef, and 50 barrels of pork, all the produce of the United States. CHECKMATING A SCANDAL -HUNTER.—" Of coarse, G. and his newly-married wife live happily together ?" asked cn inquisitive lady of a wag. The gentleman gave a significant turn to his countenance, but said nothing. "Ls, you don't mean that ?" pursued his interrogator. The wag gave another look of direful import, and sadly shook his head. " You don't mean to say that they quarrel ?" " Worse than that ma'am," said the:wag, forjthe first time using his tongue. " What ! does he beat her?" " Oh! far worse, she—Fhe brats him." " Oh! my gra cious," said the lady, starting back, "beats him! Well, I never." She was about to dart off with the news to a select circle of tabbies, when the wag called her back. and, assuming a mock heroic tone, added, " Yes, ma'am, she beats him—but it is at chess!" PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. John Cartwright, M.A., Precentor of Durham Cathedral, to the perpetual ea racy of ,Witton Gilbert. The Rev. Henry Richard Ridley, curate of Felton, Northumberland, to the per petual curacy of Rennington, near Alnwick, in the same county. FALL or Sam EDMUND'S OAK.—The great oak in Hoxne Wood, which has by long tradition been marked out as the veritable tree at which the " Virgin King and Martyr" was shot with arrows, lately fell to the ground. The trunk of this tree was only twelve feet in height up to its separation into branches, but measured five feet in diameter, and contained six and a half loads of timber, and the arms yielded about nine loads more, besides 184 fagots. But the most mar vellous part of the story is, that in the inside of the trunk an iron point, having the appearance of an arrow head, was found by Mr. Srnythies, the agent of Sir Ed ward Kerrison, the proprietor, at the depth of a foot within the bark, and about five feet from the ground, which it is conjectured may have been lodged there at the murder of King Edmund, and encased by the subse quent growth of the tree.—lpswich Express. A gentleman from London, named Evans, was on Tuesday night, at Pont-y•belyn, near Bettws, precipi tated by a vicious pony over a precipice nearly sixty (Let deep. Four hours afterwards he was picked up insensible by some miners, but there is little hope of his recovery. , Liverpool courier. Major James's company, 9th battalion Royal Artillery, left the garrison here on Tuesday to relieve Captain ITennis's company, 2d battalion, at Jersey, tho latter being under orders to return to head-quarters. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. - OXFORD, OCT. 12.—The Junior Proctor will receive the names of undergraduates who intend to offer them selves for the Responsions in Michaelmas Term, on Friday, the 20th instant, from two till three o'clock; and Saturday, the 21st, from one till three o'clock. It is necessary that each candidate should bring his matriculation paper, and the certificate of having sat in the schools, or copies of them, attested by the re gistrar. These papers must either be presented by the candi date in person, or transmitted through his tutor. Those candidates who msy need a dispensation from the Vice-Chancellors and Proctors, in order to having their names inserted in the list, are required to attend at the Vice-Chancellor's house on Saturday, the 21st instant, at twelve o'clock, and to bring with them from the head or tutor of their college or hall a statement in writing of the gr,ainds . on which the dispensation is sought for. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 12. —THE CAPUT.—The under mentioned gentlemen will form the Caput for the year 1848-49:—The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Broadley, Trinity, Law; Dr. Webster, Jesus, Physic; Rev. T. H. Woollas ton, St. Pete r's, Senior Non Regent; Rev. J. Rickards, Sidney, Senior Regent. The Norr:sian Professor of Divinity's lectures in Michaelmas Term, 1848, will commence on Thursday, October 19, at one o'clock. The lectures will be con tinued, at the same hour, on each Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, throughout the remainder of the term. The Regius Professor of Physic has given notice that the next medical examinations will commence November 6, at ten o'clock A.m., in the schools under the public library; those persons who intend to offer themselves for this examination are requested to send their names to Dr. Haviland, on or before Monday, October 30. The Lectures on the Principles of Pathology and the Practice of Physic will commence on Monday, October 30, at ten o'clock A.M., in the Anatomical Schools. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. - - --- At the anniversary meeting of the Waltham Agri cultural Association, held some days since, the Duke of Rutland in the chair, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Newbolt, of Sleaford, seconded by Mr. Beasley, of Harston, that some tribute of re spect should be paid to the memory of Lord George Bentinck; and that, as a preliminary measure, the Duke of Rutland should be requested to communi cate with the Duke of Portland, expressing the loss the society had sustained ley the death of the Noble Lord, and condoling with his Grace upon that me lancholy and unexpected event. The following correspondence has taken place:— " Palace, Sept. 27, 1848. ss My dear Duke,—My first impulse, on learning the sad intelligence which has carried desolation to your house, was to write to you; but I forbore on recollect in, how little consolation I could impart, and how con fidently rely upon your giving me credit for the acute ness of my sympathetic feeling, the consequences not simply of long-continued and strong attachment towards yourself, but of the friendship and regard which has subsisted for so many years between your deeply-la mented son and myself. " It is now a satisfaction to me that I did forbear .to write to you, for I am commissioned to do so officially, and to communicate to you the feelings and sentiments of a large company, over which I had the honour to preside on Monday evening last, namely, the Waltham Agricultural Association. " As President and Chairman, it was my intention to have proposed the memory of poor George Bentinck to be drunk in melancholy silence; but a wish was ex pressed to me by several agriculturists present, that it might originate with them; and it was moved by Mr. Newbolt, from near Sleaford, seconded by Mr. Beasley, of Harston, near Belvoir, and cordially and unanimously agreed to by the whole company, that a resolution should be conveyed to you by myself, expressive of the deep sympathy and condolence of the Waltham Agricul tural Association, on the occasion of the irreparable loss with which it has pleased the Almighty to afflict you: their earnest hope is, that the same hand which inflicted the blow will support you under its effects; their grateful sense of the benefits which they and the agri cultural body of the kingdom have derived from his able and persevering advocacy of their cause; and their admiration of his great and manifold talents as a public man. " That the communication, although it may not con• sole, may at least soothe you under this deplorable dis pensation of an all-wise Providence, is the sincere wish of " My dear Duke, yours most truly, " RUTLAND. "His Grace the Duke of Portland." " Welbeck, Sept. 29, 1848. " Dear Duke of Rutland,—Nothing can be more con solatory than such communications as those contained in your letter, and which have reached me from many quarters. " I am sure I need not say that if anything could add to their value, it would be that they come from you. " I remain, dear Duke of Rutland, "Yours, very sincerely, " SCOTT PORTLAND." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—LittIe business has been done, and the market generally is less healthy than yesterday, and prices are lower. The sales are—Eastern Counties, 11%—Great Northern, 13 1 / 2 dis.—Ditto (A), 22—Lancashire and York shire, Fifths (late M. and L.), 5% dis.—London and North Western, 1032—Ditto, Quarters, 2 dis.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), par—Ditto, paid up, 20—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 104 dis.— Ditto, Eighths, 81. Is. 3d. dis.—Ditto, 10/. Preference, 9 1 ,4-- Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 30% dis.— Midland Stock, 76—Ditto, New Halves, 12% dis.--North Staffordshire, 7 1 4 dis.—South-Eastern and Darer, No. 2, 12% dis.—Ditto. No. 4, Thirds, 6/. 6s. 3 d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 4 dis. MANCHESTER, OCT. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 93/4 dis.—East Lancashire, Preference, 1 / 4 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, I 9-16 dis.-- Newcastle Junction, 2 1 / 8 dis.—Man c h es t er and Birmingham, Quarters (A and 13), par—Ditto. Quarters (C), 3 % c. p.-- North Staffordshire, 74 c. dis.—Shropshire Union, 34 die. —South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6 54 6—Midland, 77-- East Lancashire, New, 113/4 dis.—Ditto, Old, 12 1 4—Sheffield, Eighths, 7% dis.—Leeds and Thirak, 164—Ditto, New, 31% dis. BIRMINGHAM, Ocr. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are—Midland, 76 1 , —North Staffordshire, 7 3 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7) dis._Ditto (B), dis.—Shropshire Union, 3% dis. YORK, Om 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted t.-day wail as follows : —Great Northern, B%—North British, Thirds, 4% Ditto, Quarters, 3%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. B. Purchase), 4%. NEWOASTLf;UPON-TYNE, Ocr. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hartlepool Dock and Railway, 140—North British, 15—Ditto, Quarters, 3%. GLASGOW, Ocr. 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ence, 19s.— Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, B% B —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlis:e, 4 3 /—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 50—Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 553.—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 525. 6d. Great Northern, 725. 6d.—Midland, 75—North British, Thirds, 83s.—Scottish Central, 21 3 4—Wishaw and CAtness, 371 A. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Dreadful Enlargement of the Knee, Cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.-- Abraham 13init , ,, an elderly man living near the Dry Creek, South Australia, had such a painful affection and enlargement of the knee, that he dispaired of ever recovering the use of his limb, the numerous remedies that he made trial of failing to banish or even to mitigate the disease. In this suffering condition he was advised to try Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and he commenced a regular application of them, which in a short time effected a complete cure. The Adelaide Observer of the 25th March, 1848, publishes this as one among the maul astonishing cures effected, in South Australia, by these invaluable medicines.— Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, OCT. 12.—The Arne" Helm steam-ship United States, Captain W. G. Hack staff,. sailed at noon to-day for New York. She took out about 80 passengers and a large cargo of near 500 tons caemarement goods, principally from France. The re pairs of the machinery of the United States have been etTheted at the factory of Messrs. Smith and Ashby. Of this place. Tte Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company's ship Jupiter, Captain F. Meehan, with the mails from Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gib raltar, may be expected on Sunday. • BIRTH& On the 7th i ns t., at Thurlow-square, Brompton,' lif ll3 * Timothy Richardson, of a son. Oa the 7th inst., at Sedbury, the wife of George Esq., of a son. On the Bth inst., at Corran-brook, Laugharme, Carnaar thenshire, Mrs. Walpole Willis, of a. daughter. On the Bth inst., at Park-street, Grosvenor-square, the lady of the Rev. J. E. Carter, of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Moreton Rectory, Essex, the wife of the Rev. R. 8.. Tower, of a daughter. Oa the 9th inst., at the Lower House, Stoke-by-Naylanclt the wife of W. Hoy, Esq., of a daughter. On;the 9th inst., at Cavendish-road, St. John's-wood, Mrs. G. Horne, of a daughter.. On the 10th inst., at Berkeley-square, the lady of IL 0 * H. Hungerford, Esq., of a daughter. OARRIED. On the 10th inst , at Walcot Church, Bath, Henry Luca°, Bean, Esq .. second son of Reginald H. R o db ard, E sq ., (' Backwell-house, Somerset, to Emilia, eldest daughter of th e late W. Blathwayt, Esq., Captain in the 3d Light Dragesterl oono• Oa the 10th inst., at S u bd eanery Church, Chichester, Harry, youngest (laughter of George Whieldo n , Esso . Springfield-house, Warwickshire, to F ranc i s J ane, on l y (laugh" ter of Joseph M c C arog h er , E sq., M .D. On the I Ith inst., a t et . M ary, Stratford, Bow, John P' Derrett, Esq., of Fo res t- gate -l ane, Stratford, to C aro line, third daughter of W. Hunter, Esq., Bow. DIED. On the 28th u lt„ a t Ilfrac ombe, Devon, Mary, younges t daughter of John S. Down, M.D. On the 6tl inst., aged 15, William Edward, only sou ()f Mr. A. W. Davis, of the Stag Brewery, Pimlico. On the Bth inst., at St. Mary-le-Strand-place, Old Sen t. road, aged 69, John Wilson, Esq., of the department of the Surveyor of the Navy. On the Bth inst., at Putley Rectory, Herefordshire, Love' day, the wife of the Rev. P. G. Blencowe. On the 10th inst., Marianne, wife of J. Eliot, Esq., of Pe e " bles North Britain, and of Lambourne, Ess e x, aged 65. On the 10th inst., a t th e M a ll, K ens i ngton, Mi ss Eleanor Hotakin, aged 76. of London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG I !., 2 , No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er, at T he Sun Off i ce, No. 'f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the untY bilddlesoz, Fri lay, October 13, 1848. t. /I \