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)A 4 6001 .--- 17 1 Vi 1.‘76 Sider.ig ul,t" ' n e w fth a 0 sow' bi ' l s .10 • P a cbe &van° 00 frora 3stbt exav de " A fer r i iced h e o t, the ° sin Or rr I a ge b I o 0 fefir tlig al ;1 4 - 1381 )of r o i r e 11457 PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 25.—Wird W.N. W. to S.W.— Arrd. her Majesty's ship Vernon, Bombay; and sailed for the eastward ; her Majesty's steamer Rosamond, Cape of Good Hope—loft Bth ult., and St. Helena, 21st, and proceeded for the eastward. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 25.—Arrd. Treat steamer, West Indies—left Tampico 15th ult., Vera Cruz 20th, St. Thomas 30th, and Bermuda 7th instant. RAMSGATE, OCT. 25.—The schooner O wen Cambridge, Ware, of and for Bridgewater, from Ghent, arrived here this morning with loss of anchors and chain cables, has drifted foul of the stone jetiy ; her bottom is very much damaged, and must discharge. The sloop Fa vourite, of and from Padstow to Newcastle, in endea vouring to enter the harbour this morning, struck the pier head, and drifted to the back of the east pier, where she sunk—crew and great part of the materials saved, The brig Sea Nymph, Crosby, of and from Stockton to this pla ce , in entering the harbour to-day, struck the West pier, and is very leaky. Tha schooner Lily, James. of and from Newport, for Yarmouth, was assisted in here to-day with loss of anchors and chains, and quar ter stove, having been in contact with a schooner off the North Foreland. POOLE, OCT. 21.—Arrd. Eagle, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 24.—Arrd. Jessie Ford, Bathurst, Rio Grande; Albion, Ryner, Pernambuco; Beatrice, Rellord, Paraiba, LO.; Burnes, Demerara; Alice Wil son, Bato, St. Andrew's, N.B. 25th, Bangolee, Col bee; Calcutta; Celina, Turner, Old Calabar, left 11th August, and Fernando Po on the 19th; Yarmouth, Rio Janeiro; Cumberland, Aitkin, Paraiba; Dublin, Beholfield, Mobile ; Manchester, Higgins, Baltimore; Ntary Caroline, Delaney, St. John's, New Brunswick; Jenny Lind, Carr, Miramichi; Robino, Quebec; Ma zeppa, Africa; Maire, Robert, Senegal. Sld. Patrick, Henry, Delano, New York. Put back, John Bright, for Valparaiso. Off port, Governor Davies, New Orleans; Elizabeth, Bibby, Africa; Parker, —; Sarah, —; Capricorn, Sarah Ann, Quebec, for Lancaster; Henry Clay, . MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) WEIWG/1.213 AND xala.DE AM 4.31.31.. On the whole, the trade was firm to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s Gd ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per albs by the carcase. MEAT MAEXETS. SOUTHALL, OCT. 25.—Prime Beasts and Sheep com manded a steady sale, at fully last week's quotations. In oth er ki n d s o f stock, only a limited business was transacted. Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to ss; Veal, 3s Bd to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per ems, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, OCT. 25.—Our market was tolerably well supplied with fat stock to-day. On the whole, the trade was heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s; Mutton, 4s to 6s; Veal, Ss 6d to ta 2d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 8d per gibs; Suckling Calves, 17s to 2 35; and quart er o ld store Pigs, 16s to 21s each. Hansitax, OCT. 25.—There was a steady demand for Beasts and Sheep, but other kinds of stock were a slow inquiry. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 4s to 48 10d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2tl; and Pork, 4s 4d to 45 8d per llbs. ARUNDEL, OCT. 24.—Beef, from 35 2d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 3s 10d to 45 4d; and Pork, 48 4d to 4s 3d per 81bs. A moderate supply, and a steady trade. CHICHESTER, OCT. 25.—Our market was tolerably firm at full prices. Beet, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 45 to 5s 2d; Veal, 3s 64 to 44 2d; and Pork, 41 4cl to 4a 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18a to 265; and quarter old store Pigs, lis to 22s each. SAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/14s; New ditto, 21 8s to 31 7s; Old Clover, 41 to 41 15s; New ditto, 31 10s to 4/ 7s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 8. per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 35 to 31 155 ; New ditto, 21 10s to 31 7s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 15s; New ditto, 31 8s to 4/ 8s; and Straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 105 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WIIITECHAPEL.—OId Meadsw Hay, 31 to 3/ 15s ; New ditto, 21 8s to 31 6s; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 18s ; New ditto, 3/ 10s to 41 103 ; and Straw, 11 4s to 118 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. COAL MARRET.—YitsTE /MAT. Carr's Hartley Ilolywell Main . ..... .. 16s OdHetton . .. 203 6d Ord's Redheugh Stewart's Hartley Thnfield Moor Walbottle Hartley West Hartley .. ...... 17s Odl Skips at market, 28. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week, ended Oct. 26, 1848, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales por Imperial Quarter. PRICE I WHEAT.' BAT.I OATS. 1 ITC SIAM. PEAS. .. I 61g 7d 32s ILS 3d 19• Ild Hs 4d IMs 94 I $9. 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. n HEAT. I 2AILBY. I I OATS. KM BEANS. PEAL 51 Od Es Id 24 64 I 2s Od 2s Od 2s Od SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Undersheriff BURCUELL.) BURGESS V. NASH. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—This was an action to recover damages for breach of promise of mar riage. Defendant, who appeared in person, had suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. PARRY, in stating the case, regretted that the de fendant had not availed himself of the assistance tof eounsel. The plaintiff is a young lady, whose relatives reside in Herefordshire, and defendant was at one time a man of co ns id era bl e l an d ed and personal property in Gloucester. The engagement between the parties was entered into with the full and entire con sent of the relatives, in 1841, the plaintiff then being about twenty years of ago and defendant 31. The Learned Counsel, in a very elcquent address, urged that the jury ought to give very substantial damages, as he should prove that the defendant had acted in the most treacherous manner towards the plaintiff, and had pro bably acted in a similar manner to another lady, w hom he had since married during the year 1846. It would be shown that the defendant had told the brother of the plaintiff that he had entered into an engagement with the lady, last alluded to, but was anxious to break it off, and pledged himself to honourable and fervent affection towards the plaintiff ; yet, after his solemn and deliberate promise, he ,had continued his previous acquaintance with his present wife. The Learned Counsel said that if there had been any treachery on the part of the defendant to his wife, and ;carriage was but a partial atonement, it would be difficult to say what would be an atonement to the plaintiff, whose feelings had been so cruelly injured, and bad been rendered so miserable and wretched. The Learned Counsel read a voluminous correspondence, and also proved that, notwithstanding the defendant's presentquisertion of poverty, he was still in compara tively affluent c;rcumstances. The evidence adduced was in perfect accordanee with the statement of the Learned Counsel. The defendant addressed the jury, and not only ea sel ted that be was poor, but contended it was proved that the action was not that of the plaintiff but of her frig nds. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said the jury must not, in estimating their damages, seek to punish the defendant, but at the same time they were bound to give such damages as they thought would be some compensa tion to the plaintiff for her injured feelings, having re gard to the means of the defendant, who had given no evidence as to his means, but it had been sworn he had represented himself to be worth 5001., and likely to fall into a further sum of 1,2001. The damages were laid for 500/. The jury gave a verdict for 150/. ANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.) IN RE KNAPP-THE ABINGDON BANE. To-day was appointed for the last examination of this bankrupt. The examination had been adjourned from time to time for fuller accounts, and to-day those pro duced being considered the beat which could be made , under the circumstances, the bankrupt was allo we d t o pass, and a day appointed for the consid era ti on o f th e certificate. This was the only case of the slightest interest in the list. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice MAIILE and Mr.JusticeWicuTmex.) TRIAL OF MULLINS, THE CHARTIST. George Bridge Mullins, a surgeon, whose trial was postponed from last session, was indicted for feloniously compassing, imagining, inventing, devising, and intend ing to levy war against the Queen, &c. The prisoner on appearing bowed respectfully to the Court. The Attorney-General, Mr. Wilsby, Mr. Clarksor, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clerk, conducted the case for the proseetion. - Mr. Parry and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner. The case appeared to excite very little interest. Mr. Streight, the Clerk of the Arraigns, having read the indictment at full length, The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty in a loud and firm !eke, and at the request of Mr. Parry the addresses and occupations of the jury were read as well as their names. A great number of the jurors were objected to by Mr. Parry, especially those resident in London. The calling over the names of the jury and the objections to them occupied some considerable time. The jury having been impannelled and sworn, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then proceeded on the part of the Crown to state the ease to the jury, and detailed at some length the history of the conspiracy, and de scribed the nature of the evidence which would be ad. duced in support of the charge against the prisoner. The Learned Gentleman did this almost in the same words as he did on the trials of Dowling, Cuffey, Lacy, and others who were convicted at the last session. Thomas Powell, the approver, was then called and examined, and gave almost the same evidence he did on the trials of Do w li ng an d the others conv i cte d at t h e .last session. O n t h at occasion we gave the evidence at length, and it is therefore unnecessary to repeat again In detail. The examination of this witness was not pon . oluded w h en our paper went to press. The proba bility is that the trial will last till a late hour on Satur- day evening. RREY SESSIONS—(THIS DAY.) (Before THOMAS PIICKLE, Esq., and a full Bench of Magistrates.) John S turgeon, 43, was brought up on three indict ments—the first charging him with stealing two saws, a squar e , and other articles, the property of William Ho bsrts; the second with stealing three saws, a screv‘- 11. river, and a h ammer, the property of Robert Staff; and Ibur saws and oth er art i c l es, belonging to John Hxrn. thThe prosecutors in these cases are carpenters, and on e 18 th inalant were at work at scme buildings at Bat ea"' They left their tools in the building at twelve THE SUN, o'clock while they went to dinner, and the tool: were stolen; and on the same night the prisoner was seen in the act of disposing of some of the saws when he was taken into caste dy. The other articles had been pledged by the prisoner. In defence the prisoner said that he pnrcliasel them. The jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him to six months' hard Inhour a Brixton. Mary Shield, 33, pleaded Gulty to an indictment charging her with sterling three pairs of worsted stock ings belonging to the county of Surrey. The prisoner was confined in llorsemonger-lane gaol a month ago, in default of finding bail for en assault. She was generally employed in knitting stockings for the gaol, and during the time she secreted the worsted on her person, and knitted the stockings while in her cell. On the morning of the 26th ult. her time expired, and as she was about to be discharged the turnkey found the stockings secreted under her shawl. The COURTS enterced her to three months' hard labour at Brixton. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY). FORGERY UPON THE BANE 01 ENGLAND.—Thomas Hunt was this morning brought before Mr. Cumbe, the sitting magistrate, charged with having in his possession and offering for solo three 5/. notes, purporting to be of the Bank of England. A man named Potter, barman to Mr. Riches, proprie tor of the White Horse wine vaults, No. 64, High street, Shoreditch, deposed that the prisoner, in com pany of another, came to his master's, house, and after having drunk two or three pots f porter, the prisoner, addressing witness, said, "If you will come outside of the door, I shall be enabled to show you something to your advantage." Witness followed the prisoner as he desired, and on their gaining the rear of the premises, the prisoner, pulling out the three notes now produced, numbered as follows, viz , 2,434, 0,520, and 3,029, said, " You shall have those for 41. a piece. Witness suspecting something wrong, spoke to his master, and the two men somewhat alarmed, left the premises. The prisoner, on whom the notes were found, was captured by Sergeants Dowling and Eames, of the EI division; the other man has escaped. The prisoner, when remanded, said he had picked the notes up in the streets. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) William Hanks, a well-known smasher, was lbrought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having uttered a counterfeit shilling. Mr. William Birdman, landlord of the Hampshire Hog, Berwick-street, said last night about ten o'clock the prisoner crme into his house and called for a half pint of porter, in payment for which he tendered the coin produced. Witness on looking at the prisoner, re cognised him as having aw mpted to pass a counterfeit shilling on the Saturday previous, and on examining the coin offered last night detect, d it as bring a counterfeit. Witness was proceeding round the bar fur the purpose of giving the prisoner into custody when he immediately ran out of the house followed by witness, who after a sharp run succeeded in coming up with the prisoner in Poland-street, and gave him in charge to a constable who at that moment came up. Catherine Knotts, the daughter of Mr. Knotts, of Walker's• court, identified the prisoner as the man who attempted to pass a base shilling about ten minutes pre vious to his going to the house of last witness. The prisoner, in defence, stoutly denied having been in the neighbourhood last night. He therefore could not be accused of uttering the base coin. Constable 150 C, proved that he saw the prisoner coming out of Mr. Knott's shop at the time mentioned by Miss Knott. Witness knew the prisoner as an old offender. The prisoner, who persisted in his statement, was fully committed. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.) We have received, in anticipation of the overland mail, Bombay papers of the 15th September, Cal cutta 7th September, and Hong-Kong of the 23d August, from which we extract the following intel ligence : A considerable force is now assembled at Moul tan, and by the last advices was ready to commence the siege of that fort. Moolraj, it is said, has resolved to sell his life, and there is no doubt that he has some devoted followers, who will stand by him to the last. Various reports of the strength of Moultan have been circulated, the truth of which will now soon be put to the test. That it is thought by no means despicable by those at last sent to reduce it is evident from the deliberation with which they are proceeding, and the power that they are preparing to bring against it. By the Delhi Gazette of the 6th we learn that Moolraj is making great exertions to seduce the sepoys of the East India Company. That piper says—" Endeavours to seduce the sepoys of our own regiments are amongst the attempts made, his instruments being deserters from the British army, who promise high pay and other advan tages. Two of these came to a sepoy of the 51st Native Infantry, who appeared to agree to take ser vice with the Dewan on 15 rupees a month. After . a while be induced the decoys to go with him to his tent, and then quietly slipped away to report to the officer of his company what had occurred. The two men were forthwith apprehended, and Moolraj's purwannahs found on their persons. Several heads of cattle, and among them some camels and an elephant of General Whish, had been captured by the Dewan's foraging parties. The two remaining companies of the 82d Foot (under Captain Piggott) had arrived in safety at Kurrumpoor, but found, on reaching that place, that the whole of the carriage cattle had been taken on with the regiment. The latest letters from Moultan are dated the 29th of August. The force continued comparatively inactive, and we re gret to learn that supplies were beginning to be so scarce that it was seriously proposed to com mence on the store taken down ,by the commis sariat. It seemed to be the general opinion that the train would not reach before the 4th, but we should think it would hardly take eight days to do from four to five ordinary marches, for they left the Ghat on the 28th. A wing of the 51st Native Infan try had been sent to escort the guns. A heavy shower of rain had fallen on the 25th, and consider ably cooled the temperature. It seems to be thought that bad management had caused the great mortality and sickness in her Majesty's 32d Foot, as all the other troops were in good health, comparatively speaking, and there was no sickness among the native troops. But we will no venture on an opinion with out more facts; we merely give that which is pre valent in the camp." In Bombay there was some improvement in busi ness, and a large number of shares having been taken up in the proposed Railway Company (Great Indian Peninsular), as many as 30,000, great hopes are entertained that this important undertaking will soon be gone on with. A second general meeting of the Bombay Steam Navigation Company was held immediately after last mail left, and their affairs, not in an over-flourishing condition, discussed in a very friendly spirit. Since then, Mr. Richmond, of the late firm of Richmond and Co., has been appointed manager of the concern, an officer much wanted, and it is expected that Mr. Richmond will do much to retrieve the fortunes of the company, whose stock has been long quoted at more than 50 per cent. discount. The Right Honourable the Governor remains in the Deccan, where, lately, the weather is described as having been extremely pleasant. His Lordship is expected at Bombay about the 15th proximo. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is also in the Deccan, now engaged on a tour of inspection. The judges of the Supreme Court have been sitting at term these three weeks, the cases being numerous, and some of them important. A steamer owned by natives is about to be regularly put on the line between Bombay and the Persian Gulf. The trade on this line, heretofore prin cipally carried on in small craft, called buglows, is very great, and good judges are of opinion that it would support several steamers if well conducted. Calcutta suggests nothing to one's mind but the everlasting Union Bank affair. The Bank makes no progress, except in difficulty and entangle ment. It was understood that the leading men among the resident shareholders have applied to Government for a special Act to wind up the con cern, and that the proposition is favourably enter tained, but that difficulties very apparent may still prevent the application of this remedy. The Bombay Commercial Bank is still without its four lacs of rupees, lost in that quarter, and a special agent is re tained in Calcutta to look after the amount. ' Madras seldom supplies us with much news of interest. One item it does supply on this occasion, of a very painful nature. That is the removal in custody of an assistant-surgeon, Mr. Daubeny, from Rhotagherry to the Presidency, charged with murder. _ _ _ The latest advices from Ceylon, received in Cal cutta, indicate the speedy suppression of the insur rection. It will, however, have cost , money in the transportation of troops, the destruction of pro perty, and the necessary preparations against future disturbance. From Hyderabad the last accounts were that since General Fraser's return to the Residency he has almost ostentatiously declined any interference in the affairs of the Nizam's Government, so much so that it was surmised to be the intention to leave affairs to take their own course until impending ruin should make the interference of the paramount state un avoidable. There are no accounts of importance from the eastern settlements. In the China Seas an English schooner has been captured by her Majesty's ship Childers, on a charge of piracy. LY CI UM THEATRE. lily Father did so before me, is the title of a one , act drollery which was produced here last evening, for the debut, at this theatre, of Mr. John Reeve, the ion of the John Reeve, "glorious" John of the .mdelphi—end as the father did, even so will do the son—mellow down into one of the richest and most unctious humorists that ever set an audience in a roar. He appeared in some of his father's charac ters some two years since at one of the minor theatres, and although at that time raw and inex perienced, and evidently unused to the stage, the taste he then gave us of his quality was sufficient to prove that he was "a chip of the old block." Since then lie has been practising hard in the country, and last night he entered upon his first regular metropolitan engagement. He is very young, and his physical frame is as yet scarcely developed, but he is built upon the scantling of his father, has the same merry twinkle of the eye, the same rich comic expression of feature, the same fat chuckle of self-satisfaction, the same musical car, the same clear voice, and the same agility of limb that his father had before him. When he appeared last night in the garb of John Trot the cabman, who indulges in all sorts of vaga ries:because his father did so before him, be was wel dcoivmeresd times es renewed, s and which ho u t s o f cheering lasted severalwhichwere minutes. After a short dialogue with the lady's maid (Miss K. Fitzwilliam) of the Countess, in whose drawing-room the scene is laid, and which gives time to Mr. John Reeve to collect himself and to become better acquainted with his audience, he sings a medley song, descriptive of the humours of a Greenwich fair, in the course of which he imitates a tightrope dancer, a wild-beast showman and a great circus-rider gal lopping round the circle, in a style that was worthy of his father in his best days. It was indeed John Reeve redivivus. Mr. John Reeve not only did as his father had done before him, but he did it as well as his father had done before him—he was re warded with an encore, as his father had been before him—and he very judiciously, as his father had done before him, repeated only the last portion of his per- formance. Mr. John Reeve has a musical voice, and sings well in tune, he illustrates his song with an infinite degree of grotesque humour, and is far and away the best comic singer we have at present on the stage—a John Parry in action. The occa sion of the visit of the Cabman to the man sion of the Countess is to restore to her Lady ship a favourite paroquet which she has lost, and as the price of its restoration he demands a kiss, which, after much trouble, he obtains, and restores the paroquet, who, much to the lady's annoyance, screams out on every occasion, " Who kissed the cabman ?" Mrs. Yates, no doubt out of respect to the memory of her old friend the father, condescended to appear in this part, in order to assist at the debut of the son, with the success of which she must be highly gratified, and more especially as it is a success well and legitimately earned—one which will last, and which will at no distant period, place Mr. John Reeve in the same rank among our comic actors as " his father held before him. At the conclusion Mr. John Reeve, Mrs. Yates, and Miss K. Fitz - William were called before the curtain, and enthu siastically greeted. The house was crammed to suffocation. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took walking exer cise this morning in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. The Royal Family took their accustomed airings. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Ilohenlohe Langenbum visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore this forenoon. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning, his Royal Highness was accompanied by Sir Robert Peel, and attended by the Earl of Listowel, Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and Colonel Seymour. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening, will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her Serene Highness the Princess of Holienlohe Langen burg, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cuttenharn, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Murray, Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Har dinge, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir George Couper, and Mr. Glover. The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of Minto, Sir Gorge Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Earl of Auckland, the Right Ilon. Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanri carde, and the Earl of Carlisle. The Council sat three hours. Mr. Purdy had an interview with Earl Grey yes terday. Mr. J. A. Jackson had also an interview yesterday with his Lordship at the Colonial Office. Mr. Hodges had an interview with Lord J o h n Russell yesterday at his official residence in Down in;;-street. Viscount Jocelyn had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Howe Office. CHART OF TIIE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1848, DT CHARLES E. BERNARD, C.E.—We have here upon a single sheet, properly methodised and arranged for reference, the whole of the provisions of the Public Health Act of last session. Mr. Bernard is entitled to the thanks of all those to whom time is an object, as by means of his chart any of the provisions of the Act may be ascertained at a glance, thus obviating the necessity of turning over the leaves of the Act itself and searching for a quarter of an hour, perhaps, for the provision required. This chart should form part of the " paper hangings" of the office of every solicitor, architect, civil engineer, and builder. On Tuesday evening a large party of the National Guards visited the Colosseum, Regent's -park. They appeared to be highly delighted with the " Panorama of Paris," and were observed to be pointing out to each other the different localities of the events, in which, per haps, many of them had been actors. An interesting incident occurred during the course of the evening: the baud of music, in compliment to them, played some of the French national airs, and upon these being con cluded, they unanimously requested " God save the Queen;" they stood uncovered, and at its termination applauded loudly, crying " Vivo la Reiner They afterwards retired highly gratified with their reception. ttiebr 92tbittton NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for two and threo yrs old. T.Y.C. Grist Whitstone ... 1 ••• ••• ••• ••• Sweepstakes for two yrs old. T.Y.C. The Peeress and Emerald colt ran a dead heat. Handicap for 2 yrs old. D.M. Kissaway ... ... ... ... ••• 1 Goodwood ... ... •• • •• • 2 Sweepstakes, for two yrs old. Winner to be sold for 401. Piecola ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Sister to Jolly Dick ... ... ... ... ... 2 MATCHES. F out of Gag's dam received from Misnomer filly. The Bishop of Romford'i cob beat Farthingale. Archery beat Watchdog. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, for two yrs old. Ab.M. Mandane colt ... ... ... ... ... 1 Eugenio ... ... ... ... ... .. 2 The Glasgow Stakes of 100 sous. each, &c. Osterley ... ... ... -••• ... ... 1 Tiresome ... ... ... ... ... 2 Drakelow ... ... ... ... ... 3 1 i Sweepstakes for three yrs old and upwards. A.F. Diplomatist ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Tom Tough ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Mateh—Diplomatist beat Giselle. WHITTINGTON CLUB.—The managers of this institution have engaged Miss Kelly to give a series of Shaksperisn readings ; and the first took place on Mon day evening. The play chosen was The Merchant of Venice. The audience listened with great attention to the " reading," which was accomplished by the once famous actress with all the necessary intelligence, and with as much effect as the mode of communication would admit of. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, BRACE of GREAT SEA SERPENTS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TO THE EIJI OR OF THE SUN. Sra,—Your nautieal readers are less surprised at the account of the Great Sea Sorpent than at the position and course of her Majesty's ship Dm talus, on the 6th of Auguil last, as reported by Captain M'Quhae, i n hi s official statement to Rear-Admiral Gage, recently published in your columns. The spectacle of an homeward-bound ship in lat. 22 deg. 44 min. S., and long. 9 deg. 22 min„ E. (be tween the Cape and St. Helena), with the wind N.W., steering N.E. by N., and on the port tack, far exceeds in novelty any serpent hitherto discovered. This, however, is an age of wonders; and as for sea serpents, they must be numerous, for no sooner is the highly interesting statement of Captain M'Quhae published, than Captain llenderson, of the brig Mary Ann, of Glasgow, informs us, that he spoke the American brig Daphne, off Lisbon, on the 30th of September, the captain of which vessel, on the 20th of September, in lat. 4 deg. 11 min., S., and long. 10 deg. 13 min., E., saw a serpent 100 feet long, going fifteen miles an hour, Sac. How the brig Daphne, with the wind north (or in any other direction), managed in ten days to run from 4 deg. 11 min. S. to the latitude of Lisbon (38 deg. 43 min. N.), Captain Henderson does not state ; pro bably the serpent took the brig in tow. It is quite evident there must be more than one of these monsters, otherwise Captain M`Quhae's serpent made but an indifferent passage from the 6th August, when in lat. 23 deg. 44 min. S., and long. 9 deg. 22 min. E., until the 20th September, when the captain of the Daphne assaulted it in lat. 4 deg. 11 min. S., and long. 10 deg. 15 min. E. Its changed position during the interval (45 days) merely exhibits a run of only 1,200 miles, nearly due north—thus aver aging not 15 miles an hour, but little more than one mile an hour, as the rate of the serpent 'a pro gression. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. WEDNESDAY. Match, GO. Y.C. Mr. Verity's Ruth, Sat 71b (F. Butler), beat Lc-Tel Chester c by Cola irk, dam by Agreeable, 7st 121 b. Won by halt a length. 6t04 on the loscr. This race was not tuned. Selling Handicap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft; for three yt s old and upwards; the winner to be sold fur 11,0 SOTS, if demanded, &c. D.M. Mr. Isaac Day's Mignon, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Wakefield) 1 Mr. Wilson's Duplicity, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Duke of Richmond's Pell-Moll, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ..• 3 Mr. S. Scott's Buckstone, 3 yrs, 7st 41b......4 Betting-6 to 4 agen t Duplicity', and sto 2 each apt Pell-Moll and Buckstone. A very good race up the cords with the first three, won by a head, and a head between second and third. Not timed. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 41b; five and upwards, Sat Sib; the winner to he sold for SO sovs., it demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. Pedlcy's Tuscan, 3 yrs ... ... (A. Day) 1 Mr. T. Price's mby Sir Hercules, 6 yrs ... 2 Mr. Dockeray's Alpheia, 3 yrs ••• ••• ••• 3 Sir J. Hawley's Liston, 3 y rs ... ... 4 Mr. Buchanan's Blackball, 3 yrs • • .•• ... 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst T uscan , an d 3to 1 agst Liston. Alpheia and Liston made the running to the cords, where they were joined ay the favourite, who headed them ha'f way up and won by a length; a fine race for second. Run in 1 min. 12 secs. The winner was claimed. Subscription Plate of 501.; for two yrs old, fist 71b; and three, Bst 101 b; the winner to be sold for 350 soya., if demanded. T.Y.C. Mr. Drinkald's Grief, 2 yrs ... (Rodney) 1 Duke of Richmond's First Chance, 2 yrs ... ... 2 Lord Chesterfield's f by Jerced, 2 yrs Mr. Ford's Telegraph, 3 yrs ... ••• 0 Lord Orford's fby Sir Hercules, 2 yrs ... 0 Sir R. Pigot's Essedarius, 2 yrs ... Mr. S. L. Fox's Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs ... bolted Betting-5 to 2 agst Grief, 3to 1 agst P eeress fill y, 7 to 2 agst Rhodanthe, and 5 to 1 agst First Chance. The running was made by the Rhodanthe filly, followed by First Chance, into the cords, where Grief took the lead, kept it, and won cleverly by a length, the Rhodanthe filly a good third. Sir Robert Sloper bolted immediately after starting. Run in 1 min. 14 secs. We really must have more accurate data regarding these matters, or such very unsatisfactory reports will most assuredly be classed with the statement said to have been made by the captain of a ship, who stoutly asserted that a merman came on board his vessel one Sunday morning when off the coast of —, and politely requested him to remove the anchor, which had been dropped against his cabin door, and thereby pre vented his wife and family from going to church. Lloyd's, Oct. 25, 1848. IL W. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old, colts, Bst 71h; at:d fillies, Bst Alb; the winner to bo sold for 70 sovs., if demanded, &c. First half of Ab.AI., Colonel Peel's lone ... (Nat) 1 Mr. Etw all's Ira Lord Chesterfield's c by Colwick 0 Mr. Smith's Routh ... 0 Mr. Marron's His Excellency . . 0 Duke of Bedford's Caique 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Ira, 3to 1 agst lone, 3to 1 • agst Routh, 4 to 1 agst His Excellency, and 6 to 1 agst Calque. The whole lot got off in a line, and ran in company to the cords, where lone and Ira singled them selves out, lone leading and winning by half a length. The winner was claimed. Run in 45 sees. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Stanley's Strongbow, Bst 71b (F. Butler), beat Lord Glasgow's f by Lanercost, out of Canada, Bst 21b, by half a length. 4to lon the winner. Run in 1 min. 16 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 21b; five and upwards, Bst 71b; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. Crommelin's The Widow, aged . . (J. Holmes) 1 Mr. Shelby's Philosopher, 4 yrs ... ... 2 Mr. Nevin's Blackbird, 5 yrs ... 0 Mr. Forth's Laundrymuid, 5 yrs 0 Colorel Peel's Teetotum, 3 yrs Mr. Isaac Day's Diwanche, 3 yrs 0 Mr. Marson's Sir Oliver, 3 yrs Mr. R. Neville's_Dover, 3 yrs ... ... 0 Mr. Y. King's 'rho Hind of the Forest, 3 yrs ... 0 Mr. Dyson's Whitstone, 3 yrs ••• ••• . 0 .• Mr. The Traverser, 5 yrs ... ... 0 Mr. Payne's Blackcock, 4 yrs... ... 0 Betting-5 to 2 cast Blackcock, 3 to 1 agst Philo sopher, and 6 to 1 each asst Teetotum and The Tra verser. Blackbird, with Philosopher and Whitstone in waiting, made :play to the cords, whore Philosopher showed in front; he was headed, however, half-way up, by The Widow, and beaten by a length. A neck bc tmeen second and third, with Blackcock and Teetotum well up. Run in 1 min. 11 secs. Handicap Plate of 50/.; for three yrs old and upwards. A.F. Mr. T. Edwards's New Forest Deer, aged, Bst ... 1 Mr. Beresford's Slug, 3 yrs, 6st ..„ 2 Sir C. Monek's Vanish, 5 yrs, ist 81b Lord Ciifdon's Sagacity, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Lord Exeter's Cosachia, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 0 Mr. Lowther's Glutton, 3 yrs, 7st 51b Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmsinger, 6 yrs, 7st 4lb 0 Mr. Howlott's Cardinal's Niece, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 0 Mr. Fedley's Administrator, 4 yrs, 6 t 101 b... 0 Mr. Formby's Sister to Ridiculous Mus, 5 yrs, 65t... 0 Bettina„-3 to 1 agst Vanish-4 to 1 each ugst New Foret I)ecr and Cosachia-5 to 1 agst Slug-6 to 1 agst Psaltnsinger—and 7 to 1 agst Adimistrator. The Car dinal's Niece made running at a slow pace, followed by Psslinsinger and Cosachia, the heavy weights lying off. In this order they ran to the bushes, where Cosachia went ahead, but was hercelt passed by New Forest Deer in the dip, and the latter maintaining her lead to the end, won by a !ength, Sing obtaining the second place, beat ing Vanish by a neck; Cosachia a good fourth. Run in 2 minutes 21 seconds. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Retail, 63t 31b Lord Exeter's Carissima, Sst 101 b ...(Pearl) I Betting.-2 to lon Retail. Won by a head. Rufl in 1 minute 14 seconds. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old, 6st 91b; three yrs, Bst 71b; four yrs, Bst 121 b; five yrs and up wards, Ost 11b. Last half of Ab. M. Winner to be sold for 250!.. &c. Four subs. -- Mr. G. Ilobson's Carbuncle, 2 yrs ... (Slay) 1 Mr. Dyson's Kennet, 2 yrs ... ... 2 Mr. Cooper's Rackety Girl, 2 yrs ... 3 Betting-5 to 4on Rackety Girl. Won by a head. Run in 2 minutes 21 seconds. Match, 500, 200 ft. A.F. Lord Exeter's Tisiphone, 7st 71b. (Nat) beat Lord Clifden's Loadstone, Bst 71b. Betting-5 to 4on the winner. Won by a length. Loadstone pulled up lame. ltun in 2 minutes 21 secs. Match, 500, h ft. A.F. Mr. Payne's Glendower, Bst 2ilb. received forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland, Bst 71b. _ _ Lord Strathmore's horses were put for sale this morn ing, and the following lots sold:—The Swallow, 200 guineas; Telegraph, 50 guineas; Gabbier, 59 guineas; Legerdemain, 45 guineas ; and t. Leger, 25 guineas. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap for two yrs old. D.M. Goodwood, Bst 71b—Caeus, Bst 61b—Willingham, Bst 41b—Andros, Bst 41b—Bon Bon, Bst 31b—Kissaway, Bst 21b—Cesarion, 7st 121b—Retail, 7st 1 llb—br o by Bei ram, out of Merope, 7st 81b. Subscription Handicap Plate. D.I. Executor, 4 yrs, Bst 121b—Tarella, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Bibury, aged, 7st Glb—Chat, 4 yrs, Gst 101b—Tophana, 3 yrs, Gat 211); Julia, 3 yrs, sst 91ts. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for three yrs old, &c. A.F. 2501., &c. Torn rough, aged—Swallow, 4 yrs—Diplomatist, 4 yrs—Ulysses, 4 yrs. The Prospect Stakes; for three yrs eld and upwards. D.I. Mirmillo (to be; sold for 501.), 4 yrs—Watchdog (501.), 4 yrs—Holloa (501.), 3 yrs—Sam Hood (501.), 3 yrs—Black Due, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C. Win- tier to be sold for 801. Grist, 3 yrs—Sir Oliver, 3 yrs—Whitstone, 3 yrs— Ortez, 2 yrs. Sweepstakes of 10 sova. each; for two yrs old. Last half of Ab.M. B f by Auckland, out of MOisy—Piccola—Routh— Paquita—Diana—Sister to Jolly Dick. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old; winner to be sold for 1501. Prime NI inister—br h by Sir Hercules, out of Peoress —br c by Charles XII., out of Emerald—Perspicacity— Miss Ann. NURSERY STAKES BETTING. FIRST CLASS. 10 to 3 agst Strongbow—(t) 14 to I agst Cashier 4 to 1 'Tat Grief. SECOND CLASS. 10 to 3 sgst Tiresome. PEDESTRIANISM. BENJAMIN WRIGHT AND SAMUEL EAST'S TWENTY MILE MATCLI raR 501. ASlDE.—llespite the war of ele ments which marked Monday 'nit, many hundreds con gregated at Harlington to witness the pedestrian struggle between these two well-known men. At a few minutes past two the men came to the scratch, walking outwards from London, about the 13th and 14th miles, on the Western-rk..ad, towards the Magpies, at Harlington, in the direction of Cranford. The betting at starting was 6t04 on Wright. For the first half-mile the men kept tolerably together, after which Wright assumed a lead. East, nevertheless, cut-up gamely, working hard, and pulling up a considerable amount of leeway in the miles between the 12th and 16th. His efforts were, however, of no avail, and Wright finished the match at his ease. Sir James Duke has appointed as his chaplain for the year of his Mayoralty the Rev. Stephen Reed Cattley, M.A., Rector of Bagthorpe, Norfolk, and chaplain of the Female Orphan Asylum, Westminster-road. DEPARTURE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.--Yester day morning an order o f the da y was i ssued to the 11th Legion of the Garde Nationale a Paris, on a visit to the British metropolis, apprising them that the train for their reconveyance back to Paris would leave the ter minus of the South-Eastern Railway, at London-bridge, at five in the evening; and for the second division, which arrived on Tuesday, at the same ho ur t hi s evee inr, the 26th inst. It was signed " Deschampes, T D hn o s v e er w C hn ast rl e e comm issaire," and countersigned " Dumas" and ..Moreau." A great many , however, left by th e ear l y morning trains, so as to f b n e able to fortifications.iew imt'sainheedigihntsthe lines,and metropolis pursued their tour of observa tion wish the most indomitable persev erance . Num bers yesterday visited Hampton Court P a l ace , t h e Bo tithic Garden at hew, Windsor Castl e , Ch e l sea and G re enwich Hospitals, some few visiting the vicinity of Claremont, to view the . asylum of their fallen monarch. A great many obtained Permission to inspect Buck ingham Palace. About four o'clock they commenced mustering at the Railway Terminus, a great crowd of persons assembling to ~,...itness their departure. The m ost cordial understanding seemed to exist between them and the populace, numbers of them shaking hands with the guards, who, as they entered the station, were loudly cheered, which they ac k now l e d ge d b y cr i es o f " Vive l'Anglais et I"Angleterre." Shortly after five o'clock the train took its departure with about 300, the greater portion remaining till the evening. TILE CHOLERA. The Board of health received report of only one case of cholera yesterday, and that one did not result fatally. It occurred in Whitechapel. From Edinburgh we have an official statement, signed by the surgeon of police, which states that twelve new cases have been registered since the last report from that city. Of these eight terminated fatally. At Newhaven two new cases are reported, and at Leith eight. Of these, two are returned as dead, and two recovered. The additional localities affected by the disease in Edinburgh are Brown-street and High-street. CHOLERA WAUDS AT THE FREE HOSPlTAL.—Yes terday, a meeting of subscribers and committee of management of the above hospital was held in the board-room of the institution, Dr. Rice, chairman of the committee board, presiding, when it was an• nounced that the committee, to meet the exigency of the present epidemic of Asiatic cholera, hav e caus ed two additional wards, containing 100 beds, to be opened for the reception of cholera patients. SHEERNESS.—It case of Asiatic cholera has taken place on board the Ganges, 84 guns, at Sheerness, which has proved fatal to a fine young man, John Budd, boatswain's mate. He was taken ill on S un d a y last, at 9 A. M ., and died in twelve hours. Budd was employed on board the Myrmidon, t en d er t o th e Ganges, whilst the Myrmidon was engaged in towing the Justitia and other convict hulks from off the wharf at Woolwich. The man returned to the Ganges on Saturday and was taken ill and died on Sunday. Naw CoLLIa. FOR SHIRTS.--A. simple addition to the ordinary shirt collar has lately been made by Messrs. Capper and Waters, shirt warehousemen, of Regent street, which has for its object the entire concealment of the strings which are wont to give a negligent appear ance to the neck. The contrivance most effectually meets this objection, and the smallest cravat may now be worn without the exposure of knots or loops. From the means dwvised being by a sort of pocket, the adapta tion is termed " the Twice," and is registered under that name. THE CHARTIST PRISONERS.—On Monday afternoon the Chartist prisoners, Ritchie, Lacey, Fav, Cuffey, and Dowling, who were convicted at the last Old Bailey Sessions under the Crown and Government Security Act, and sentenced to transportation for life, were re moved for classification to Millbank Penitentiary, in which place they will remain until their final departure for Van Diemen'a Land. Considerable sympathy is felt for the prisoner Dowling, whose amiable manners and abilities have gained him many friends amongst the authorities of the prison. I)owling's father is a highly respectable solicitor in Dublin, and the unfortunate young man himself has displayed very considerable talent as an artist. In 1845 he was engaged by Mr. Hughes, the engineer, in surveying on the Dublin and Waterford Railway, and he remained in that gentleman's employ until the recent panic in the railway world, when he took apartments in Nassau-street, intending to follow his original profession of an artist. Are ENGLISII STEAMER MISTAKEN FOR A SLAYER. —The steamer Maid of Islay sailed from Liverpool in the month of December last, on a trading voyage to Africa (where she had been on a former occasion), and continued actively engaged on the coast until the 12th of May,. occasionally exchanging civilities with the men-of-war, and, when able, furnishing them with fresh provisions. It appears, however, that on the night of the 12th of May, while on her return to Sierra Leone, she was suddenly hailed from her Majesty's sloop Alert, and ordered to heave to ; but before the captain could even give any orders to that effect, a 32-pound shot from the sloop struck her stern.po t entered the cabin, and wounded the captain wi th im mediately followed by This was th s e' splinters. A a couple of volleys of grape. boat from the Alert then pulled alongside, and the offi cer in charge sa id s h e had been mistaken for a Spanish steamer, known to he on the coast slaving. In the mean time the captaino f the Maid of Islay had brought his vessel to an anch or, but the shot causing her to leak consider a bl y , te crew abandoned her. The Alert sent a full complement of hands on board, and by dint of hard labour at th e ir pump s , kept her afloat till they as got her into Sierra eone • The owner of the vessel, o who was fortunately b oard at the time, fiading he could obtain no redress nfrom the Government authorities at Sierra Leone, r eturned home to seek it at head quarters. The ca pt ain and crew also came home at the same time. Thus, all steamer having left evidence on the part of the Sierra Leone, the commander of the Alert sought t o have her condemned; but notwithstand ing the absence of all witnesses, so clear was the case again s t her M a jesty 's y i 'sship, that the judge de-. cided that " the steamer was not engaged in the slave trade, nor otherwise aiding or abetting that traffic, and decreed her, with h er ca rgo, &c., to be restored to the owners, and conde mnedthe seisers in the costs." The peaceful mission of the Maid of Islay is thus rendered nugatory, while h er owner and crew have been subjected from to serious injury t he too ready use the guns of her Majesty's ship Aier COURT- INIARTIAL. -Liverpoo Al b ion. _ _ OC T. 24 .—A ge neral court-martial, of which Colonel S. B. Ellis, of the Royal Marines, is president, assembled at this garrison, for the trial of Private William M'Fadyen, No. 2,275 of the r2rl regiment (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders), on three charges :-Ist, for habitual drunkenness, being four times drunk within twelve calendar months; 2d, for I having, at Sheerness, ou the 4th instant, made use of in solent and insubordinate language towards Sergeant Peter Ritchie, 72d Highlanders, when in the execution of his duty; and 3d, for having, at Sheerness, on the Sth instant, disobeyed the lawful command of his commanding officer, by refusing to take the punish moot which he had awarded him. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to the charges on their being read by Captain J. S. Wood. The Brigade-Major, who acted as the Deputy-Judge Advocate, Serjeant Peter Ritchie, Sergeant John M'Donald, Sergeant Patrick Henry, and Lieutenant and Adjutant M'lienzie, were severally ex amined at length. Neither of the witnesses could prove tie third charge. The prisoner, in his defence, calla! Corporal David Miller, and Private Thomas Little, and Private James Giub, and these three soldiers positively declared that the prisoner was sober on the evening of the 4th of October, when he was taken to the guard. room as drunk; and the two privates also declared that they were with the prisoner when he spoke to Sergeant Ritchie, and he did nut make use of any bad language to him. The court was then cleared, and after a short time the court br oke u p , acquitting the prisoner, who must remain confined until the decision of the court is confirmed by the gorse Guards. Ax lassie GENERAL.--" The gineral was a fine big man, wid as much daylight between his legs as there's under the bridge o' Poul-na Phuca. There was only the three min in our reg'inent that had horses, an' he was one o' thim ; t h e Engler was anoth er , an ' h e h a d a donkey ; an' the man wid the flag was the third, an' he had a bully iv a mule. The gineral's horse wasn't his own at all, but an old mare belongin' to one Tim Molloy—au' divil a good Tim could ever get of her wanst she had a gineral's legs across her; though she was q uiet enough in the pl oug h b e f ore s h e turned rebel. But up he comes at any rate, on his white 5( a he, , ' I know y ez are a ll goo d charger—' Boys,' hurry d an' said min,' sea he. Boys,' sea he,' there's a corps of soldiers cousin over to Glinlough, an' I want yea to give them a lickin,' says he. Some of us thought it was a dead soldier they wor berrin, on account of his talkin ' iv a corps, until an ou ld school master in the army explained the maynin' iv it. So we all thru up our hats, au' shouted harra for the gineral,' an' off we cut as fast as we could. Bedad, it wasn't long till we heard the d rum b a ti n '. an d seen the soldiers stannin' as quiet an' regular as the wooden min the gorsoons play wid, an' the bagnets up in the air as sharp an' bright as needles. Not to tell you any lie, sir, I was glad to take a sup o' sperits, for the sight knocked some o' the pluck out o' me. Fire and charge, boys,' i;ez the gineral. Thim that had guns away, nod thim that had none roared out as loud • as they could, an' ran at the soldiers. But it was no use; an' whin they hadn't the good manners to lave that, we thought thire was no sense in stoppin' to be kilt — so the most iv us turned an' ran away. I'll go bail there wasn't a soldier among 'em 'ud catch me, wanst I came in on my wind."—lrish Paper. FRANCE. [The following appeared in our Fourth Edition of last night]:— We read in the Moniteur :—" The vigilance exer cised by the Government over all the reports more or less alarming which certain journals take pleasure in propagating, and the care it takes to rectify or con tradict them, before there has been time for it becom ing accredited, are beginning to bear their fruits. Thus forewarned that attempts to impose upon the credulity of the public, without being caught in fla grante delicto, in falsehood or error, the press in general uses more circumspection and reserve in the choice of its news, and the reports to which it gives echo by its publicity. But malevolence, confounded and defeated in Paris, has reared itself again in the provinces, where it flatters itself that the distance from the central authority will render confidence more easy to be surprised and truth less prompt in becoming known. Scarcely a day passes without our reading in the departmental papers, representatives of parties the least interested in the stability of order and the Republic, the most alarming reports on the state of the capital. They represeht Paris as being the theatre of civil war, and even as a prey to triumphant insurrection, hoping to make anarchy profit by these rumours skilfully spread abroad. But in all parts these perfidious inventions are received with the incredulity and contempt which such perfidious inventions merit. Everywhere the good sense and good spirit of the people, their sympathy for the Republic, and confidence in the future inspired by the past, destroy the manoeuvres of factions reduced to the most shameful expedients. Everything concurs in assuring France against a return of the unexampled scenes which caused blocd to flow in the capital, for the raising of the state of siege, recommended by the Government itself, is the most striking testimony of its strength and security." It is not alone the departments of France that are the scenes of the intrigues of those vzeneurs, there are those who have recently become connected with the newspaper press in England, who, forgetting the nobility of their birth and station, forgetting that, in England at least, noblesse oblige are content to be come the mere understrappers of M. Emile de Gir ardin, and to adopt at second hand the " enormous lying" which the reactionary party in France has organized into a system, in hopes, perchance, that they may be rewarded when the restoration arrives, by succeeding the Duke de Praslin in the Royal confidence, or be permitted to share with the De Beauvallons, D'Equivellys, and Granier de Cassaignacs in the proceeds arising from the sales of places con ducted in the interior cabinet of the President of the Council. General Lebreton has addressed the subjoined letter to the Presse :—" Some journals attack in terms which I have no need to qualify the reflections which I presented on the 21st in favour of the army. These journals only follow their trade ; when people live on abuses they must defend them. I have no need to answer them. But it is not such a motive which dictated to you the phrase, General Lebr& ton committed a great injustice in accusing the Minister of War of having attained his position by chance. France knows his services, and General Lebreton who has served in Africa ought, less than any other, to require to be reminded of them.' Permit me then to observe that I know the services of General Lamoriciere, as I know those of the Generals Baraguay Bedeau, Changarnier, Duvivier, Isiegrier, and so many others with whom I served in the war of Africa, who have not been Ministers of War any more than Marshal Bugeaud, but who, however, would have been by the same title as Gen. Lamoriciere, if good and noble services sufficed. I was consequently able to say, without disregarding the services of General Lamoriciere, which, in my opinion, are not superior to those I have indicated, that chance or fortune had placed the destinies of the army in his hands. I could also say that he bad made a bad use of it. As a general officer, it was my right to think it, as representative of the people, my right to say it." FRANKFORT. In the National Assembly of Frankfort, on the 20th, a discussion took place,on Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution :—" Art. 2. No part of the German Empire can be united in a single state with coun tries not German. 3. In the case in which a German country shall be governed with a country not German by the same Sovereign, the relations between the two countries must be settled on the basis of a simple personal union" (like Sweden and Norway, for example). This important question excited the greatest interest, from its effect on the Austrian Empire, and it was discussed by the different speakers with ability. Some insisted that the dissolution of the Austrian Empire as it at present exists, and the incorporation of the German portion of it in the German Empire, were indispensable i to the interests of Germany ; others maintained .that it would be dan gerous to Germany not to keep Austria as now con stituted ; and some declared that to dissolve would cause civil war. The principal speech of the day was by M. Giskra, an Austrian, who excited prolonged applause by crying ‘.‘ No more Austria—no more Prussia—nothing but Germany, even should thrones fall in ruin !" The debate was adjourned. AUSTRIA. Letters have been received in Paris, dated Vienna, on the afternoon of the 18th inst., which announce that confidence was beginning to be felt that the existing differences with the Emperor would be ar ranged without bloodshed. The Bank had begun to resume its operations, but the barricades erected at the extremity of the city and in the suburbs still remained. The Allgemeine Oesterreichische Zeitung in its " Latest Intelligence," of the 18th, states that on that day the shops in Vienna were generally re-opened, and the small traders resumed their operations. The exchange was opened, but of course no business of importance was transacted. Provisions were scarce, and prices were gradually rising. The advance of the Hungarian army was confidently expected. ITALY. The Osservatore Triestino of Sunday, the 15th inst., announces the formation of a Committee of Public Safety in Trieste, composed of delegates from the Municipal Commission, the Council of Manage ment of the National Guard, and a deputation from the Exchange. The object of the measure is declared to be the maintenance of public order, in conjunction with the constitutional liberties of the people, and the preservation of the prosperity of Trieste. The following names are appended to the notification as members of the Committee of Safety, viz. :—MM. Basseggio, Brambilla, L.N , Brucker, A. Danimos, Plancher, Reveltella, Schickh, and H. B. Schintz. The Committee has already adopted cer tain measures of finance, deemed necessary under the circumstances. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We have again tore port a heavy and drooping market. The increasing pressure of a full production upon outlets so seriously narrowed by various causes, has been felt to-day in a somewhat further diminution of the prices of yarns and goods. There prevails in the trade, however, such a disposition to yield to that which, in the pre sent condition of things, is manifestly unavoidable, that, after all, a sufficient amount of business is done to prevent any material accumulation of stock. There has been a rather increased inquiry, together with some business, for goods adapted to the India and China markets—no doubt in anticipation of the com ing mail. The heavy shirtings for China continue relatively more valuable than the lighter fabrics for India. The operations for the various continental markets have been limited and irregular. The letters received to-day from the Levant are of eleven days later date than the previous advices, viz. :—From Constantinople of the 7th, Athens of the Sth, and Smyrna of the Gth inst. Their effect is to cause a con tinued inactivity among the Greek h ouses; f or th e poll tical struggles likely to arise out of the death of Mohammed Shah, King of Persia, were preventing the transmission of specie to Constantinople, in pay ment for manufactures, in consequence of which busi ness has suffered a serious check in that city. The Tabriz branch of an eminent firm in this city repre sent the trade of that place as being entirely paralysed by the certainty of a military contest for the vacant throne. Our home trade houses are complaining of a greatly increased flatness in their branch of business. A failure in the stuff trade is announced to-day, viz., Messrs. S. A. Butterworth and Co., whose liabilities are stated at various amounts; probably they may exceed 40,0001. They have a house at Bradford. ROCIIDALE, MONDAY.—There has been a steady demand for goods of every description to-day, at prices much the same as those of the preceding week. Wool remains heavy of sale, and the dealers complain of the limited demand there is for the raw material. HUD] CE RS II ET T — U ; h 0 transactions to day have been very limited. Were it not for a few orders received by the late American packets ;for fancy goods, we should have to report scarcely any thing doing in the district. But this period is gene rally considered the dullest of the whole year. Hatarax, SATURDAY.—We scarcely ever recollect seeing so small an amount of business done in our Piece Hall as was done to-day; but there is rather more doing in the warehouses, chiefly in plain goods, though by no means what is usual at this season. In yarns, we have no particular alteration to notice, ex cept that the shipping houses seem to purchase for the German markets with rather less confidence. Wool remains pretty much the same as noticed in our last report. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There has been perhaps a shade more doing to-day at our Cloth Halls than last week ; but, upon the whole, the state of our market remains without improvement. THE AURORA BOREALIS OF OCTOBER 18, 1848. (From the Liverpool Mercury of Tuesday.) r On Wednesday evening la-t, October 18, there oc curred an aurora borealis, which, for length of dura- Von, brilliance, and variety o f e ff ects, has probably not been excelled, if equalled, for many years. it is thought desirable to place on record some of the fea tures of this phenomenon, in the hope that due atten • tion may in time be drawn to an effect of nature at once mysterious and beautiful, and which is so much neglected, and so rarely seen with attention even when it occurs. The summer of 1848 has been unusually wet and cold. The easterly winds, of which we have generally an average of two spells in a year, which bring fine clear weat h er, in summer and frost in winter, set in about a week ago. The lath instant was extremely cold for the season, there being ice in many places, a rather rare thing in England in October. During the course of the day a few slight showers of fine snow and hail indicated the state of the atmosphere, which became gradually free from clouds towards sunset, after which, and as night ap proached, the arc of the heavens presented a cloudless sky of intense blue. and starry At a quarter to seven a plain whitish light began to diffuse itself over the northern hemisphere, em bracing fully 1410 degrees of the horizon, having the north for the centre, and extending to the zenith. This faint suffusion of light slightly dimmed the stars which it covered, was most intense or whiter at the extremes, east and west, and gave the southern hemisphere an appearance of depth of blue, of dark ness, and brilliance of star light apparently mere intense, but which must be attributed to the contrast. As the evening proceeded faint vertical rays began to shoot from the horizon towards the zenith, which gave every indication of an appearance of this pheno menon of unusual magnitude. As these rays, still of a pale colour, increased, an arc of shadowy darkness but having evident light behind it, began to Occupy the northern part of the horizon, extending to about 30 degrees each side of the north point. About half-past seven the light corruscations began to assume colours of the most delicate reds, blue greens, and some of the most indefinable gradations, varying in effect and intensity of light till nine o'clock, when every accompaniment of this phenomenon in creased in brilliancy and effect. The shadowy arc extended in length and altitude, overtopping Ursa Major, and becoming double, its light edge being surmounted by a dark ridge or arch, which was again tipped with light, and from this last ridge the vertical rays chiefly ascended. This shadowy arc did not preserve its form in continuance ; it assumed d different altitude s , an d occas i ona ll y b ecame indented in its surface, so as to form a series of seg ments of the circle. The c h aracter of the shadowy arc was particularly noticed, because light could be seen through it, and although the vertical rays were seen chiefly to ascend from its edge, yet they evi dently ascended from beneath the horizon, because, when one of unusual magnitude and intensity of light arose, the shadow was not strong enough to conceal it; it could be distinctly traced be hind the shadow, which appeared as a veil, to the line of the horizon. Although coloured rays appeared at various times, the greatest intensity was from nine to eleven o'clock. The central rays due north were chiefly of the pale blue greens, lilac, pale blue, and grey; the red rays were chiefly confined to the extreme east and west, and were more coloured near the zenith, where a broad expanse of the most luminous and beautiful red was slightly purpled by its transparency showing the blue of space beyond; this red, as it decayed, mingled gradually and softly with the sky, becoming More purple as the red grew weaker, till lost to vision in a cloudy appearance at the zenith. During the culmination of this effect a most extra ordinary appearance ensued; the rays had chiefly mowed vertically, and from the horizon towards the zenith, but they now began to move occasionally horizontally, crossing each other with the rapidity of lightning, and, it is believed, always from east to west. This had a most extraordinary appearance, and whenever it took place a corresponding change as rapid took place at the zenith, as the illuminating rays changed their position. At about a quarter-past nine a splendid meteor passed from east to west, its course being nearly horizontal ; it was speedily exhausted, and it left the ocular deception of a train of light after it, which is often seen. Afterwards the moon rose and gave increased beauty to the scene. At eleven the splen dour and intensity of the, rays began to decrease; instead of the sharply-defined rays which previously shot in streams from the edge of the shadow, and which continued to be most dense at the extreme east and west, broad expanses of delicate light and colour continued to ascend from the shadowy arc occasionally seen behind it, and gradually decreasing till a soft blue grey light suffused the heavens as at the beginning ; and a little after one the effect ceased, save that a softened twilight pervaded the north, the southern hemisphere having throughout preserved a continued and intense darkness, unaffected even by the slightest reflection. The aurora borealis assumes different characters, and may be classified into four descriptions, as fol lows : That which presents a dark shadowy arc, assuming various altitudes, surrounded by a faint or strong colourless light, but without rays proceeding from it. Second, that which, in addition to the above, projects rays to the zenith, which assumes various colours, and adds the additional phenomenon of motion. The first seldom extends to more than sixty degrees of the horizon having the north for the centre; the second extends to various distances, but never beyond ninety degrees each side the north point, nor beyond the zenith of the spectator. The third has an expansive light, without the dark concave shadow, and without rays—but in diffused masses ; this is the strongest with regard to colour; their transparent masses of brilliant reds and purples, and more dslicate tones covering the heavens, but through which the stars may be seen ; these masses frequently extend beyond the zenith, and beyond 180 degrees of the horizon, the north being the centre, the masses of colour ceasing, changing, or pervading the sky with the utmost rapidity. The fourth and last is rarely seen, even by those whom habits, from whatever cause, have led them to watch atmospheric effects at all hours, and for many years. These are horizontal rays of the aurora borealis, which shoot from north to south, arising and terminating in a point; which keep near the surface of the earth, are colourless, and said to be accompanied by a slight rushing noise, as of a switch gently struck through the air. The effects of this description are exceedingly faint and delicate, appear to be confined to the lower portions of the atmosphere, and are unaccompanied by any demonstrations of light or colour in the higher regions of air. To whatever cause the whole of these phenomena may be ascribed, whether of electricity or any other, we leave to those able to speculate on the subject. We wish only to offer a few remarks on the colour of the aurora, to show that it is simply an effect of the common law of light, which is the origin and cause of all colour. Affirming pure light to be white, and the absence of all light to be darkness or black, all gradations of colour between are the result of the density of the former and its admixture with the latter. This theory is established by the agreement of the effects with the cause, which are as follow :----Light pro jected into a pure atmosphere, illuminated by itself, is colourless or white ; but the ill um i nated medium through which light passes becoming more dense, it becomes yellow, and so incr eases to t h e utmost den sity that light is capable of b e i ng t ransm i tted by, which is red, which is the most p ower f u l of all co lours. The least mixture of pure white or light with darkness produces blue; a more dense stage of light— namely yellow, mixed 'with darkness, is green; and its most dense stage, or red rays, mixed -With dark ness, become purple. These can be modified infi nitely, to every possible grade of colour, every shade of which will agree with the theory of their cause— namely, light and darkness. As, for instance, the least possible degree of darkness mixed with the utmost density light is capable of, namely red, pro duces crimson, crimson diluted again with pure light becomes pink, &c. These remarks are thought necessary, because the effects of the aurora borealis exactly coincide with the theory here expressed, the colour of the- rays being neither more nor less than their light (from whatever cause) being modified by density and mixture with darkness. This accounts for the crimson rays being chiefly confined to the east and west, where we have shown the light was most dense and accumulated, the crimson being caused by the most dense or red rays, still being so thin and transparent as to cause the darkness or blue beyond to be dimly seen through. From the same cause the different rays assumed different colours, exactly in proportion as the light was more or less dense, and capable of overpowering or amalgamating with the darkness it penetrated. The reason why the rays nearer the earth were more faint in colour, and those more distant more intense, is accounted for entirely on the principle of density; the same that causes the zenith of daylight to be more blue from thinness, and the sun to be red at setting. We have endeavoured, with some difficulty, to render our account of this phenomenon as familiar as possible, and free from technical terms, being desirous that all classes of our readers should avail themselves of a description by an eye-witness of this extraor dinary and beautiful effect. MARBLES FOR THE MUSEIIAL — The large quantity of ancient marbles which have recently been brought to this country from Bombay, by one of her Majesty's ships, for the British Museum, have been deposited in that establishment. The packages in which they were contained were fifty-five in number. 5 1 ,E I ••• I .... I ..... / .... 0 - ) IMO ) moo ) am. ) ..• ) 1.• I -. 1 - ) sm. D=Nee D- D .--. D ...., ) ow. 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