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and of three months they were respectively 500 fewer than for the corresponding periods of 1847. So much for the " sales in the market," and so much for the actual. transfers. These facts exhibit the disposition of the present proprietors of the London and North- Western Company to hold, and prove that the majority of the numerous sales on the market are fictitious, and of a speculating or gambling character. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., M ILDRED VERNON. A TALE OF PARISIAN LIFE, IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE MONARCHY. By HAMILTON MURK " An uncommonly clever boo':."—Examiner. " A story of singular power."—Britannia. " This brilliant work is a sort of new and more refined ' Mysteres de Paris."—Court Journal. " Mildred Vernon will make a great sensation. It Is emphatically a good book ; it is a great deal more than clever ; it is wise, true, and bold."—Jerrold's Papc Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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By Mrs. Ward. Authorass of " Five Years in Kafilrland." VIII. Memoir of Miss Edgeworth. IX. Recollections of a Cheap Tour. By Albert Smith. X. The Wild Beest Tamer. By Abraham Elder. XI. Little Gunter. From the Danish. XII. The Fairfax Manuscripts. XIII. 3lemoir of Captain Marryat, R.N. By Charles Whitehead, With a Portrait. XIV. The Cellini Cup. By Samuel James Arnold. XV. Wayside XI . Pictures through Franco, Belgium, and m Germany. Chap Norman Caps and the Faces rnder the. Chap. XII. Avranche. Chap. XIII. Mont St. Michel. Richard Bentley, Now Burlington street. On Tuesday will be published. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE, No. CCCXCVII., for NOVEMBER. Price 2s. 6d. CONTENTS. I. Glimpse at Germany and its Parliament.—H. Satires and Ca ricatures of the Eighteenth Century.—m. A Parcel from Paris.— IV. Life in the " Far West." Part the Last.—V. The late George Frederick Ruston.—Vl. The Naval War of the French Revolution.— VII. Danube and the Euxine.—Vlll. The Memoirs of Lord Castle reagh.—LX. A Call.—X. What is Spain Aboat ?—XI. Conservative Union. Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edinburgh; and 37, Paternoster-row, London. This Day is published, in post Bve., price 7s. 6d., E PITOME of ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE. For the usl of Schools and Young Persons. Second Edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN , Manager, Mr. BUNN. THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence with a Grand Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBULA, Count Rodolpho, Mr. Whitworth; Elvin°, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Alessi°, Mr. S. Cowell; Amine, Miss Romer; Liza, Miss Messent. To conclude with a Grand Ballet-Pantomime, entitled THB AMAZONS. Josifa, Mdlle. Louise; Nisida, Mdlle. Plunkett; Don Ethnr, M. Petipa;; Don Cscar, Mr. W. H. Payne; supported by Mdlles. Celeste Stephan, Moncelet, Arnal, Annie Payne, Therese Cashnie, Sopt , e, Annie Cushaie, Le Tete, Lowe, and Fenton; Messrs. Paul and .Tales. Mr. BUNN, by an arrangement made with the Directors of tke Royal Italian Opera, is enabled to avail himself of the vast resources of that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported by a mist en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the view of representing the Perfsr - mances submitted to public patronage a an equally efficient manner, he submits the names of the principal Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements FOR GRAND OPERA. SOPRANI AND CONTRALTI. — MdIIe. N issen (princip tt al singer from e Imperial Theatres of Italy and St. Petersburgh), Miss Romer, Miss Bassano, Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Miss Messent, and Aadame Stoltz (the renowned singer from the Grand Opera at Paris). liessis AND BARITONES.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bar e,ni, Mr. N. Corgi (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dublin), Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. H. Phillips. TENORS.—Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Herberte (his first appearance on t se London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and selected from the first talent, on a greatly increased scale. Musical Director, signor Schira. The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will com prise the best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Laid. FOR GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE. Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fume (both from the Grand Opera d 3 la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, attille. Mencelet, Gullet, and Mdlle. Annul (all from the principal Theatres of Paris), Mdlle. Louise, and Mdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse front the San Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (both from the Theatre de la Nation, Paris), M. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Sepia, at Milan), M. Pail, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cermack (from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Magi- Per (his first appearance these eight years). and the most renowned Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a more numerens and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Figurantes, and Premeneuses, than has ever yet bcen engaged in an English Theatre. Amongst other novelties of the season, will be produced a new grand Ballet by M. Barrez (expressly composed for Mdlle. Plunkett.) The celebrated Opera of " Heyde.' (the last production of Messrs. Scribe and Anber, and adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavenu), w be instantly produced. A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre by Mr. W. Y. Wallace. " The First Wuleurgis Night" (tit- Poem by Goethe, and the Ma gic by the late Dr. Mendelssohn), will be given in a dramatis form by all the immense resources of the Theatre. A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. I'. Planche) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the magnitude of the subject will permit. A new grand Opera, entitled " Kenilworth," by Signor Schira ; and a grand semi-ser a Opens, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe. An entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debut of Mdlle. Maywood. Numerous treaties are pending', and amongst others, an answer is daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischek. Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. _ _ . Property Maker—Mr. Blamire. Ballet Masters—MM. P,arrez and Maziller. ruder Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett. Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis. ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION. Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. 3s. ; Firsi Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and U. I Is. 6d. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2s. ; Stars, 10s. 6 4 1.; Single Admission,' to a Privateßox on the First Tier, 7s. Bmr-street Entrance.—Pit, 3s. 6d. Piazza Entrance.—Public Boxes, ss. ; Gallery Amphitheatre, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. 6d. Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—Ts the public Boxes, as. ; Pit. 2s. ; Amphitheatre Gallery, Is. 6d ; Gallery, ls. Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. The Bnx-office is open from Ten till Five, wider the direction of Mr. John Parsons. EIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. n. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton. The public is reipectfall extensive that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very epairs and alterations, and the whole la-decorated. THIS EVENING, Will be per armed Shalcspeare's Tragedy of ROMEO and JULIET. Pri'•ce Esca'us, Mr. Caulfield ; Paris, Mr. 11. Vandenheff ; Capulet, Mr. James Bland ; Romeo, Mr. Creswick ; Mercutio, Mr. H. lloil ; Tybalt, Mr. Howe , Benvolio, \lr. Braid ; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Rogers ; Peter, Mr. Keeley ; Nurse, Mrs. Glover ; Juliet, Miss Laura Addison. To conclude with THE ROUSED LION. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL f - nder the direction .Na amp eleste Tieing the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Di4tay Wyatt, Esq , executed by Mr. Sang. A ziev: Stage, Curtain, Act Drop. and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &c.. &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalk re EVENING Will be per - ormed BORN TO UOJD LUCK. .%it , r which, JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluck, Mr. Lambert ; Uza Melton, Miss E. Chaplin. After which, TilE IRISH POST. To conclude with the Farce of THE DANCING BARBER. Lori] Miacingtoo, Mr. Royce ; Laly Flitterly, 3Pss E. Harding. ROYAL LYCEUM TILEATII.E. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed COURT BEAUTIES. Principal characters M,ssrs. Selby, C. Mathews. R. Roxby, F. Matthews, Granby, Par selle, Miss Howard, and Miss Marshall. After which, MY FATHER DID SO BEFORE ME, In which r.John ReGveS will appear. TO conclude with TIM CRITIC ; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed. Sir I'p2tful Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews ; Titin - Ina, Mrs. sat e Yates. 1;0xe.., he.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; rit, 2 s. ; Gallery, Is. u half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, Is open to the public every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished In a superb and costly manner by Mr. Hurwitz. A ner► Chan delier has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for the dee ♦entilation of the Theatre, and the comfort aid conveliienco ot the audience. TIIIS ETENING, pill be performed a new Romantic ()Pere, entitled LEOLINE. Ceunt Adelmar, Mr. Charles Brahain ; the Seneschal, Mr. IL Hem castle ; Frantz, Mr. wales; Matilda, Mrs. Weiss; Leeline, Miss Rafter. Alter which, a new Farce, entitled 1113 FIRST PECCADILLO, T. conclude with ESMERALDA. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ns communication can be attended to unless autheati. eated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. TIIE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 25.4 TEIERMONETER, Lowest, 47; Highest, 54; Noon, ii __ __ BARONZTICA 29 57. WIND S.W.; fresh breeze, and showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAT. Morning .. 27 min. after 2 I Evening 44 ■vin. after , .......,,!: "•= 4 : l ' . : ' - ' 4 ' I *-344 - . . ..0, 7 ,,,,A` . •- •. , ..,i' - - I,4ir , - '4 ~ !. .s4 P - ' - :.k"rr''.:a: ,•,.:p.,... , w.X.27, ~ ''' A ~, at t v 4.i• Z: , ..ii'.:-F:cp .. •f.'... ", t.''' tnia LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1848. The directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company have indeed redeemed their pl.-,a ge by affording a full, complete, and satisfactory account of their present position, pointing out clearly and distinctly the amount of their expenditure and lia bilities, together with a liberal estimate for the further outlay that may be required, and also a view of the future prospects of the company, showing the amount of traffic that will be required to keep up the present dividend of 7 per cent. per annum on the capital stock of the company. Much has been an ticipated from the publication of this most im portant document. Those who still retained confi dence in the honour and integrity of public men of well-known character believed the assurances Vast were offered that the fallacies which have been THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY VVENiNer, OCTOBER 28, ifi46 so industriously circulated respecting the affairs of this great company would be successfully rebutted, and that the apprehensions by which timid men were frighted from their propriety would be in a great degree, if not altogether, removed. If those persons have taken advantage of the opportunity afforded to them they will indeed reap a golden harvest, and strike a formidable blow against their opponents. The most sanguine expectations that had been formed are more than realised. The fondest hopes of the shareholders have been thoroughly. fulfilled. Con sternation and dismay reigns supreme in the " Bearish" camp• The present publication will in deed inflict a heavy blow and a great discouragement upon the speculators for a fall, and may probably tarnish the laurels they obtained during the past season, and strip them of a considerable portion of their ill-gotten profits. It may be worth com paring the difference that exists between the plausible statement put forward, some weeks since in the Weekly Stock Exchange List, a publication which made use of its semi-official character to damage the property of railway proprietors generally, and the true and actual stattment of facts now published on the most unquestionable authority. They may, in. deed, be classed among the best specimens of " romance and reality" that have for some time been exhibited to the public view. Before we pass from this part of the subject, we rejoice to say that the Committee of the Stock Exchange have at length been aroused to the performance of an act of tardy jus tice, and that they have prohibited the insertion of any of these mischievous statements on any future occasion—properly considering that a publication, sanctioned by their authority, should not be made use of to advance the interests .of any class of specula tors, or to injure those who send their valuable pro perty to be disposed of on the Stock Exchange, and employ as their agents for that purpose the recognised and legitimate brokers, from and by whom that committee have been elected. Henceforward the contents of the Weelky Share List are to be re stricted to the usual tabular railway statistics, prices, and official correspondence. A happy result, for which we are probably indebted to the bold and ever-• getic remonstrance of Mr. HUDSON, who—in his most valuable answer to the remonstrant share holders of the Midland Company, to which we have already alluded, in the manner which its vast importance, as well as its straightforward and convincing arguments, so fully merited—di rected the attention of the committee to the nature of the statements that were circulated therein, and which were in almost every instance incorrect, but which acquired an undue importance, and a certain guarantee from the presumed sanction it was supposed to have received from the Stock Exchange—a pre sumption which the Hon. Gentleman called upon the committee to rebut by disavowing the publication—a demand which has been so promptly acceded to, and for making which the Chairman of the Midland and Eastern Counties Railways has entitled himself to the thanks of every person in any degree interested in railway property, in addition to the large debt of gratitude already owing to him for his unceasing and most beneficial exertions on their behalf. We shall now return to the bona fide statement, and suffer the parties who influenced the managers of the Publication to which we have alluded to insert their " erroneous statements and calculations " to sink into well-merited contempt. The expenditure and liabi lities of the company are classed under five different headings : Ist. The main line and branches producing re venue• 2d. Branch lines in course of construction, but no yet producing revenue. 3d. Subsidiary lines, in which the company have an interest by subscription, contribution, or gua- rantee. 4th. Lines for which Acts have been obtained, but which have not been commenced ; and sth. A summary of the capital to be provided by the company. Under each of these heads the clearest information is afforded, so that those but little versed in accounts may judge for themselves how far the deductions drawn from incontrovertible facts are warranted by the premises. The directors, with a praiseworthy caution, abstain from any very sanguine ♦iew ; indeed they might have been warranted in arriving at much more flit tering conclusions from the data. They have, how ever, pursued a wise course, and although the im mediate improvement may not be so great as if they had presented a more flattering picture, there is no doubt that it will be sufficient to overwhelm their enemies with confusion ; that it will be more per manent, and also strengthen the confidence of the shareholders in their management, a result of such vast importance to ell interested in the company's prosperity, who are aware how essential it is that a cordial and friendly feeling should be maintained between the directors and the shareholders, that they should mutually co-operate for the common welfare, for that a "house divided against itself cannot stand," however powerful might be its strength, and vast and unbounded its resources. According to the summary given in the sth table, it appears that there has been expended on the main line and branches producing revenue, up to the 30th June last, to which day all the calculations have been made, 18,145,6241., and that the estimated sum re. quired to complete the works of road and stations, and provide the full working stock, engines, carriages, plant, &c., dating from the Ist of July last, was 1 452,9321.; making a total of •18,598,5361. That on the branch lines in the course of con struction, but not yet producing revenue, there has been expended 1,481,3291., and that the estimated amount to complete the works of roads and stations is 836,8961., for which no less than 62 miles of railway will be opened, and the entire revenue to be obtained, not only from the actual traffic thereof, but from the additional traffic that will be brought to the parent line by means thereof will be made avail able to the company. On the subsidiary lines, in which the company are interested by subscription, contribution, or guarantee, there has been expended 3,098,4331., and there is still to be paid a sum of 1,846,7981., making a total of 4,945,231/. Of that, however, 109,7341. has been expended on the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester lines, which are to be transferred to the Midland Company, who will repay that amount. The company also obtained Acts empowering them to construct several small lines, fifteen in number, in which the works have not as yet been commenced. These would require a capital of 3,876,9631.—viz., in stock and shares, 3,257,0001., and by loans 619,9631. The directors have, however, decided on not pro ceeding with any of these branches for the present, or until the sanction of the general body of share holders shall be obtained to such a course. On the whole, then, we find that a further out lay of 3,136,626/. only will be required, and that the total expenditure then will be, in addition to the 22,835,120/. already paid, 2 5,071,746/., and that when the present s h are capital is fully called up, which will probably b e i n 1852, the cap i tal stock of the company will amount to 21,017,747/., and the amount on loans and debentures to 4,814,2651, and that after allowing l arge l y f or any possible lose by reason of the guar an t ees , & c., and interest on they debt, the gross traffic which will be required to maintain the dividend of 7 per cent. will be only 48,6181. per week (and not 70,0 00 1 ., as stated by they Munchausen of the Weekly Share List), being an ad vance of 6,4211. per week on the average of the year ending 30th June last, a year of unexampled depresi. sion and stagnation, with sixty. two dies of rail way less than there will be open when th a t slim is rewired. We again congratulate the ehareholders on this Most satisfactory and conclusive, refutation 'of the calumnies that had been put forward i shot thank the directors for a dottinient which will render such im portant service, not only to their own immediate company, but to railway property in general, by proving how little credence is to be attached to the malicious and unfounded statements respecting their affairs made by interested and prejudiced parties. A foreigner visiting England for the first time, and from motives of simple curiosity, is principally struck by the munificence of our different charities, and by the eleemosynary establishments which are scattered in such abundance throughout the land, supported entirely by voluntary contributions. From the red brick almshouse, with its little whitewashed chapel, to the magnificent hospital, with ita lonic portico and its friezes embossed with the bassi re lievi, symbolic of its character, the metropolis alone is crowded with these beautiful evidences of the gene rosity of our population. Balls, concerts, din ners, fetes, bazaars, raffles, sermons, lectures, every conceivable means of accumulating funds for the relief of the destitute and unfortunate is resorted to, and scarcely on any single occasion is the appeal fruitless, or the effort ineffectual. Orphans and the children of honest but impoverished parents are fed, clothed, and educated. The sick, the blind, the infirm, the mad, those who are afflicted with any mental or physical malady, with disease of body or decay of mind, are equally cared for and indiscriminately protected. If any one virtue more than another is peculiarly national in England it is most assuredly the virtue of benevolence. And we have frequently thought that the national characteristics are more remarkably embodied in such an one as EDWARD COLSTONE, the good merchant of Bristol, than in the naval glory of BLAKE or NELSON, the military greatness of MARLBOROUGH or WELLINGTON, the poetic genius of MILTON or SHAKSPERE, the philosophic wisdom Of BACON or NEWTON, the versatility of CRICHTON, the ambition of CROMWELL, the harmonies of PUR CELL, or the pictorial creations of HOGARTK. In the noble and beautiful benevolence of EDWARD COI, STONE are concentrated all the finest and loftiest qualities of the Saxon race—its paternal and protec tive generosity, its graceful and unostentatious muni ficence, its industry consecrated by goodness, and its wealth ennobled by the lavish alms of its pos sessor. Bristol should not alone be proud of her good citizen—England should cherish with exultation the memory of EDWARD COLSTONE, if only as a type —and a glorious and elevating type—of the most honourable feature in the national character. While, however, the wealthier members of the population of England are perpetuating their ances tral virtue by continuing these charitable proceedings towards the less fortunate members of the community, it is but just and appropriate that the public generosity should not be entirely restricted to those who happen to have been born within the boundaries of the United Kingdom. Were such an exclusive system to be adopted, the aspect of our benevolence would be deteriorated by its apparent selfishness. Over the whole world England is famed as the refuge of political outcasts. Let it not be said that our ports are opened merely to afford those political outcasts a sepulchre. Is a monarch dethroned, he flies to these islands for safety. Is a statesman driven forth with ignominy and abhorrence, he seeks protection under the beneficent shadow of our Go vernment. Is a nationality trodden out under the heels of despotism, the patriots breathe the air of in dependence, even as aliens, under the skies of Great Britain. And never, perhaps, was this fact more conspicuous than at the present moment, when among the exiles who are sojourning in the metropolis or its neighbourhood can be enumerated such names as those of the Comte DE NEUILLY, Dom MIGUEL, the Conde DE MONTEMOLIN, Prince METTERNICH, and M. Gum(); with all the distinguished adherents of the Orleans, the Braganza, and the Bourbon dynasties. Happily, however, for such refugees as those we have particularized the miseries of expatriation are not enhanced by the woes of indigence. When, therefore, we speak of the alleviation of the wretched ness of banishment to the political outcasts of the continent, we allude more directly to the banished people than to the banished princes. Such unfortu nates are the noble and chivalrous children of Poland. And it is well that Englishmen should sometimes bear in recollection that remark of the illustrious friend of Poland—Lord DUDLEY COUTTS STEART— that no one wishes " to see the Poles who have come among us to seek an asylum, find here nothing but a grave No : GOD forbid ! GOD forbid that that damning blot should fall upon the national character. The children of Poland must never be allowed to enter this country under the delusion that England is a land where their misfortunes will meet not only with sympathy but assistance, and then dis cover the fallacy of their impressions in the agonies of starvation. For several years past the Polish refugees in Eng land have been supported by the charities of our po pulation. By many it is now imagined that enough has been done in their behalf; ant: actuated by these feelings, the movement made in the cause of the Poles has been, in several directions, discontinued. Thar.lcs, nevertheless, to the distinguished nobleman whose name we have just mentioned a name never uttered by Polish lips but with a blessing I—the Association of the Friends of Poland has not yet relaxed its exertions. On the 16th of the approaching November, the annual ball in aid of the funds of the association will be given in the Guildhall of the city of London. Such was the reso lution arrived at on the meeting of the committee, upon which occasion the assembly was addressed at considerable length by the Noble President of the association. In combatting the objections of those who would bring the movement on behalf of the Poles to a termination, Lord DUDLEY STUART ear. neatly and admirably demonstrated the necessity of sustaining the efforts of the association. He reminded his auditors, and through them the public, that the unfortunate exiles whose cause he has so long and so eloquently pleaded, are not tarrying among us by choice but necessity. The Poles of Prussian Poland have been afforded the opportunity of returning to their fatherland since the accession of the reigning Sove reign —and, availing themselves of that opportunity they have long since departed. In like manner, the natives of Austrian-Poland have been enabled to pro-' teed homewards since the recent events which have transpired in Germany—and in accordance with that permission they have already left the hospitable shores of England. We have only now amongst us the unfortunate children of Russian Poland, who, if they dared to venture within the boundaries of their common country, would be in peril of banishment to Siberia or of death by the gallows. We are re • quired to aid neither the Gallicians nor the Posenese, We are entreated only to preserve from destruction the melancholy exiles from Lithuania. Now that the heart, the once warm heart, of Thomas CAMP/ELL is cold—now that his generous hand is turned to dust-- now that his joyous eyes are dulled by the film of death, and stained by the damp of the grave—the adjurations of his immortal verse in behalf of Poland and her children have acquired to us a new and holy solemnity. That solemnity is eloquent—let its elo quence penetrate into the hearts of England—let it enforce the fervent entreaties of Lord DUDLEY STUART—and then the children of Poland shall not have cause to lament in a distant country their ab sence from the shores of the Baltic and the waters of the Vistula. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers or yesterday. The following is the speech read on Thursday at the tribune by Prince Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE in vindication of his right to present himself as a can didate for the office of President of the Republic : " Citizen representatives, the incident which occurred in the tribune yesterday, during my absence, has induced me to address you. I deeply regret to have to speak so often of myself; no ono can seek more to avoid personal questions. I have already made known to you thy sen timents, my wishes, and my opinions, and no one can accuse me of having forgotten my engagements or broken my word, My conduct hes, holteter, been called in guestier! ) iii l d allinit to any one the right of questioning me as t o m y intentions misrepresented. I do not I conduct and opinions; I only owe ail eceouht to thy eon stituents) to those who have placed me amongst you. Of what am I accused? Of having thoti,ght of ISEMtillg a candidateship *hick_ he shall proposed to me. /es, I ac dtPt II; and I have a right so to do. France regards my name as bei ng likely to consoliclite and stteiAtheil iocle ty. 7(40 Wei of i , kil'eeee;" " to on, and violelit citizens, but 112 ° 11 :Wit.) Those who accuse me of ambition do not know M. Clermeethnet if my name can be a rallying point for good if the sympathies of my fellow-citizens think power li eu ; P e of etyngoe demanded to a f roper n e to place me in the rank of candidate, why should with Princ e way befoso? I should have been to blame had I given bitternessT with which I have been wailed, theat.homas and M. Flocon here rose and nee Na poleon—There inthe are tr fr un w e, ho bu a t re th g a if t te i d s not the only way pr : seot which a citizen may servo his wise ideas, which can time what is wanted is Just and know that there are th p o ut an end to anti-social ideas. I of all kinds in my path, so who would place impediments but I sh all th not s t um bl e b e f ore anew; I shall k now how to observe a proper r eserve; and I declare t o t h ose who of obstruction toward s me, th a t wohlldshmalke use :of a system use resistance.— day.") l t a h l e soknow how to (Criss of " Order of It appears from a statement in made the National Assembly by M. FLocoN, and which was not con tradicted by any member of the Bonaparte family, that in order to secure the votes of the ignorant peasantry in the provinces, in favour of Louis NA POLEON, his einisaries represent that he is so im mensely rich, that if he be elected he will carry on the Government during his term of office at his own expense, without levying a single tax. The ConstiNtionnel gives the following account of the formalities to be observed in conducting the elec tion of the President of the Republic : " On December 10th, 1848, which will be a Sunday, I all Frenchmen fulfilling the present electoral conditions are to repair to the chief towns of th e i r respect i ve can tons, to name the President of the Republic by b r ll o t, in the forms in use for th e election of representatives of the people. The persons belonging to the army are to vote the same day, like the other citizens, at the chief town of the canton in the circumscription of which they are quartered; they will be divided by the Mayor amongst the various electoral sections. The candidate to be elected ought to be born in France, to be thirty years of age at least, and never to have lost the quality of a Frenchman. The first result of the ballots and of the proceedings shall be taken to the chief t inn of the department, where the examination and summing up of the votes sh a ll t a k e p l ace . Th e result of these 86 partial examinati ons , as we ll as a du plicate of the proces-verbaux shall be transmitted to a com mittee of thirty representatives named by the Na tional Assembly, with mission to proceed at once to a final examination. In order to be elected by the sole fact of universal suffrage, the President ought to have received more than half the votes given, and at least two millions of votes. Thus, supposing that more than four millions of electors take part i n th e e l ect i on , fi ve millions for instance, it will trot be sufficient for the can didate who shall have obtained the greatest number of votes to have attained the number o f t wo m illi ons; it will be necessary for him to have received more than two millions five hundred thousand, forming in that hypothesis the absolute majority. On the other hand, supposing that less than four millions of persons should have voted, three millions, for instance, it will not be sufficient, in order to be declared duly elected, to have exceeded the absolute majority; it will be necessary to have obtained at least two millions. Should these two conditions of the absolute majority and of the minimum of two millions be not fulfilled, it is the Assembly which will choose the President from amongst the five candidates who shall have obtained the greatest number of votes." Admiral BAUDIN, commanding in chief the French naval forces in the Mediterranean, has published the following order of the day, dated Naples, Oct. 9 : " The Admiral has deferred till now to make known to the squadron the admirable conduct of the crews of the Hercule and Panama, in the disaster of Messina, be cause he waited for details on the subject. To-day he is happy in being able to announce to the sailors of the squadron that their comrades merited on that occasion the greatest praise. The attack on Messina and the bombardment by the Neapolitans lasted five consecutive days. During this time more than 10,000 of the unfor tunate inhabitants found an asylum in the Hercule and Panama. Our sailors, without regarding the crowding disorder and filth which resulted from the presence of this mass of unfortunates, received them as brethren; they paid the most touching attention to women, chil dren, and wounded; they shared with them their food, their bedding, and even their clothing. They have merited well of humanity. Honour, then, to the Her cule 1 Honour to the Panama I Honour to all our brave comrades, whose kindness and generosity have con quered for France and the navy rights to the admiration and gratitude of all civilised nations 1" The Minister of War has published a table of all the condemnations which were passed during Sep tember last by the two permanent courts-martial of Paris. There were 98 sentences in all. Of these one was capital ; 20 were to infamous punishments ; 36 military substitutes and volunteers; and 23 civilians were condemned for having taken part in the insurrection of June. The candidates at present known for the Presidency of the Republic are General CAVAIGNAC, M. DE LA MARTINE, Marshal BUGEAUD, and Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. BUGEAUD and BONAPARTE are the only candidates who have as yet announced themselves, and taken an active personal part in can vassing for support. The decision of the Presidential question in favour of immediate election, and that too by such a large majority of the Assembly, is attributed generally to the firm and straightforward speech of General CI.- VAIGNAC, who told the speakers that they were putting forward every argument for delay except the real one, which was tear of a Bonaparte, and that he could assure them, from his own personal know ledge, that further delay would compromise the safety of the Republic. The Moniteur publishes the decree agreed to by the Assembly, with respect to the private domain of Louts PHILIPPE ; and also that calling upon the Mi nister of Finances to lay before the Assembly the documents relative to the expenditure of the Provi sional Government between the 24th of February and the 11th of May. The Patric of Wednesday evening has the fol lowing : " During the suspension of the sitting of the Assembly this day, atter the interpellation of M. V. Grandin, the members were distributed in the Conference-room and the Salle de la Paix in great and tumultuous agitation, M. Pierre Bonaparte was heard to exclaim, in the centre of the group, They may proscribe us, but they have no right to insult us!' M. Clement Thomas, who pro voked the incident relating to the family of Napoleon Bonaparte, is said to have been called to account by their friends. By four o'clock the agitation reached its heighth ; a challenge was talked of. MM. Molt, Thiers, and de Falloux were in the Salle de Pas Perdus, sur rounded by many persons eager to learn the result of the incident. We are assured that satisfactory explana tions have since passed between M. Pierre Bonaparte and M. Cl6ment Thomas." The National announces that a revolution has broken out at Brunn, in Moravia, and the National Guards are masters of the city. Another convoy of 823 emigrants left Paris on Thursday for Algeria. It was reported in Paris yesterday morning that Vienna had capitulated. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK - EXCLIANGE, Ocii 27. Boulogne and Amiens, 53—Namur and Liege, 3 V,- Northern. of France, 6%. SPAIN. Accounts from Cadiz state that Don J. P. DE RIVERA, a naval officer, has ken appointed Captain- General of that province in the room of Don J. M CtiAcoa deceased. GERIVIAN-Y AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. Our accounts from Vienna are to the evening of the Silst, In the early sitting of the Diet this morning, a manifesto of his MAJESTY was read, in which he pro mises in nowise to diminish aught from the conces sions promised in March and May, but at the same time states his intention of employing every means for the restoration of peace and order. The Diet has also published a proclamation to the people of Vienna, which reprobates the assembling of Hungarian and other troops, the disarming of the National Guard, which was legally organited by his MAJESTY, in the vicinity of the capital. The Diet also asserts that Vienna, as alone the capital of the empire, " 11 be the seat of the Na tional Diet, and in sists that all who are for popular liberty must be for Vienna, and therefore must acknowledge that it is the duty of the Diet to o ppose with equal force anarchy and reaction. In conclusion the Diet calls 'upon the inhabitants to unite the w h o l e f orce o f their moral pow er with the Diet, in order that the EMrEROR may nominate a popular Ministry, withdraw the troops, and restore peace to the c it y o f Vi enna and to the eniplie. The Communal Council has also made a long address to the EMPEROR, expressive of the same wishes. They have also sent an address to the Arch duke FRANCIS CHARLES, e ntreating him to mediate with the EMPEROR. The Vienna National Guard has also sent an ad dress to the EMPEROR, in which proposals are made for the restoration of peace. These proposals are in chief as follows : " That Auersperg shall enter Vienna With not more than 11,000 men ; that the Military shall take the oath t+4 the Irriperitil patent of the ltith of it arch and 15th of May ; that Jellachich and Windischgrats, as well as three regiments which are obnoxious to the people, shall be removed from Vienna ; that the Landwehr shall be organized ; that a liberal popular Ministry shall be appointed ; and that the Emperor shall return to Vienna." The Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard has adchTsBed a writing, date d the 20th, to Prince WINDISCIIGRATi, 4 rl which he conjures him not to render the work of concilia:::!n totally abortive by the commencement of hostilities. Irince WnspiscuunATz has given orders for immediate repair of the railway from Vienna to Gen sendarf, which had been destroyed by the military, and which cut off Vienna from all railway communi cation with Berlin or the north of Germany. The Archduke STErnsri, late Palatine of Hun. 847) has left Frankfort for London. The EMPEROR, it appears, is very unpopular at Ohnutz, and according to a report current at Hain burgh, hii MAJESTY had been tired at. Fortunately the shot did not take effect. According to the latest accounts from Vienna, the k troops of Prince WINDISMGRATZ occupied the bridge ' at Florisdorf, and, except under sp , ._cial circumstances, allowed none to enter or leave the city in that direc tion. The. Diet had officially announced the march of the Hungarian army to the relief of the city, KOSSUTH having left Pesth for the Hungarian camp to urge them at once to cross the frontier. The offi cial announcement of the advance of the Hungarian troops was signed by four Hungarian generals. The Hungarian army, amounting to 60,000 men, arrived on the 21st at Schwachat and Simmering. The streets of Vienna are barricaded, and the city is provi sioned for a fortnight. The following is the new manifesto of the Em- PERoft, which was communicated to the Diet in their sitting of the 21,,t : " To my People,— "We, Ferdinand 1., Constitutional Emperor of Aus • trig, King of Hungary, Sce., send our paternal greeting to our faithful people. " By the bloody excesses which, since the Gth of this month, have transformed our capital and residentiary city of Vienna into the theatre of anarchical confusion, which deeply grieved and profoundly affected us, we are compelled for a while to transfer our resid , nce to our royal capital city of Oltnutz. Our heart is equally filled with grief at the necessity imposed upon us to adopt military measures for the restoration of legal order, and for the protection of those burghers who have not been implicated in the horrors of the late excesses. It is, however, our intention, that in the adoption of these extreme measures. which are forced upon us, they shall ho only so far carried out as is imperatively called for by the restoration of peace and security, for the protec tion of our faithful burghers, as well as the maintenance of the dignity of our Imperial Throne. "It is our firm, unalterable resolve that the'rights and privileges granted to our people, even though they , may have been abused by individual miscreants, or mis guided men, shall remain unlimited in their full extent, and hereunto we again pledge our Imperial word. "And we further resolve that the resolutions already adopted by the Diet and sanctioned by us, viz., those respecting the abolition of the federal bond, the immu nity and equalisation of landed property for the mode rate compensation already recognised in principle by the Diet, shall be maintained, and conformably with our former decree be brought into operation. " Also it is our firm resolve that the work of the Ad ministrationthe for the equalisation of the rights of all our loving subjects, already commenced by the Constitutory Diet, shall be continued forthwith without interruption, ,eyee, and ntrbbdeeor, brought lauotng: submitted wyteoi hloalef brho t ee o aubptryhp u fey s ar of termination.t o bhkf oeuci u l oo r nf Im perial otpeople.huer (Signed) "FERDINAND. (Countersigned) WESSENBERG." " Given at our Imperial capital city, Olmutz, the 19th MONEY And COYME C lAL CITY, QUARTER TO THREE The Cotten IN , larket at Liv,ri,ooi ye.,terday was rtittn'r brisk. ;_:! , ,lef, 8,000 bales, including sorn-_, by auction. —Sharcs were much hctter. Further important alteration , Imve taken place in the sum of the Bank of England liabilities and .?..sets durinc , the wet k ending the 2 1 st inst. the acti ve circulation of' notes was augmented by the r, sidue of official and divi dend payments, which acted likewise upon the Govern ment balances. The Chancellor of the Exchequer would seem to have repaid advances obtained from the Bank, looking to the great reduction in the Government secu rities, and the other securities were lessened by the re funding of advarxes made to private individuals during the shutting of the books. The principal items of the account, compared with the previous week, are as fol- 'sows : Notes issued 26,592,550 Decrease Rest Increase Public Deposits 3,162,909 Decrease Other Deposits Decrease _ Seven Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes Decrease Bullion Decrease Active circulation Increase 226,205 During the tour weeks to the 7th of October instant the circulation of Bank notes in the United Kingdom amounted to 31,496,9981., being only a decrease of 37,892/. compared with the previous month. The publication of the North-Western Railway ac counts, and the intimation that the " Stock Exchange Weekly List" will not in future contain any remarks, have had a most decided and chiering influence upon railway securities, and we may expect to see them once more in the ascendant. _ Ihe Bank of England loan to Fletcher, Alexander, and Co., made under guarantee, is to be renewed for twelve months. There has this week again been a good deal of bullion sent from London to the continent, the quantity of silver exceeding M 8 ounces, and of gold 2,000 ounces. The Funds are exceedingly buoyant; the favourable advices received from Vienna have still a good c ffect. Consols have ranged from 85 to 86, and are now 84 Exchequer-bills are 41s. to 445. premium. Bank Stock has been done at 1871. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 85 to 85g. The Foreign Exchanges were firm yesterday after noon. Mexican Bonds are 204 to 21, and Spanish Three per Cents. 224. Portuguese, Brazil, &c., are nominal. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 44i to 45e. The advance in Railway Shares is most important, being in the heavy shares 3L to 61. and 81. per share, and in the new lines in proportion. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 187% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- 84 % 34 3 per Cent. Consols Anna 1 5 34% 86 85% New 3 1 ,E per Cent. Anus. 85% 115 85N Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 7-16 India Bonds under 1,0001........ ....... South Sea Stock 5314 Consols for Account - 85% 1 A 86 85% tachequer Bills. 2%d. 2d. March. Jude. 1,000/. 5001 42 p Small 46 p I'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dan:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... 653( Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent...... 21 20% Spanish Bonds, 3 pe; Cent......... 22% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41,4 per Cent .... . 7l Dutch 2,4 per Cent.,l2 Gui1d...... 45 45% 44% Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 68%% BUSINESS DONr.: IN RAILWAY SIIAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. Rem). Pao Sakai. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, /31. c 4% — to Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 17% .. .. Birmingham & 07 ford J unct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., withouta guarantee... 20 ... Birmingham, Wol., & Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . 13 Do., without a guarantee... 10 Binning., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.. Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter . BS Do~ Thirds. Buckinghamshire.. Caledonian Ditto, Ho' f Shares Ditto, New 101. Preference 5 Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and llolyhead..- ..... 50 .....2L 1 ...._ t-o Ditto, Preference ilarence. ... Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - • •.. to ••••• Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 J., GU V. 463, , Do., Goy. Loan. 4 per Cent. 10 Direct London & - Portsmouth 51 to Dublin and Belf,•st Junction.. 35 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 East Anglia, 251. L. & E., ami L. & D to Ditto, 18/., E. &II lg ...... •• ... to Ditto, 31. 10s., E. &11 3 % — to astern Coonties Do. New Gortrent. 6 per :.:t. 7% 8 Do. Perpet., 5 per ct.N o. 1,6/. 131). 4d... Do., do N 0.2,61. 138. 4d... Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. ......... ... 50 Do., Quarter .... .... ...... ... 12%... .. Do., New ......... .. ......... 34 ...... .....• to Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ......... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 Ditto, do, Cli — s B (I. & B) 20 — Ditto, do, Class C , ditto... 20 Ditto Scrip (qua. 6 p er ct.) 10 . Ditto, ditto ....... .......... 20 ...... to Ditto (C. & E.) , 5 p er et. 2% — to East Lancashire ...... 25 Ditto, New ... 2l Do., New Quakers to Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 4 14 4 ...... to _ East Lincolnshire ......... ..... 23 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ...... to Ditto, Halt Shares 15 ..... _ ...... to Edinburgh and Northern --- .. .... : te e ° ----- Ditto, N aw port l3 Exeter, Yeoyil, & Dorchester 2% .... to _.Glesg., Dumfries, & Carlisle.. B /. 65.8.. d — .. ..... t o Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 5 0 Do.P reterence Consolidated Great Northern l7 •—• Do. % A Deferred ..... 3 1 4 Do. %B 6 per Cent. Guar. 4% 1, 4 1 /2 to i: 2, .. Do. Extension .... to to = Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 42% 22 A ....: . . Great North of England 100 217 ...... to Ditto, New 40' 40 Ditto, ditto .. .. - Ditto, .I‘ ew 30/ ... 30 . ••• ••.. ..... Ditto, New 151... 1 4 is Great Western --••— • ••• t• 90 Ditto, Half Shares SO Ditto, Quarter Shares 17 Ditto, Fifths Do. New 17/ to Huddersfield and Manchester 30 . to —. Ditto, Thirds lO Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Half Shares .. ... .... 25 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds lO Lanershire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... to _ Ditto, ditto ... 86 Ditto half Shares - 43 ...... ...... to Ditto Quarters 17% — to Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ..—.... ... 61--. ... to Ditto Thirds (Reg.) Do., Now Guar. 6 per cent. 5 .._ Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 Do. (Hudders. and Shel) 43 . . Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Do., West Riding Union... 7 .... . Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 1 ,4 1 2 14 to Leeds and Brad cord Geeds,liewsbury,& Munches. 50 Do., half Shares Ditto, Blue (scrip) .. 2% -- ...... to Leeds and Thirsk ........ ..... 50 Ditto, New .. .... ..... .., 35 . .... ........ to Do.,do.,Prefer , 6 per Cent. 3%..... •••••• to k•iyerpool, Crosby, a nd Sout h port . . .......... 3% — .. .. to —. L4 .verpool, Manchester, and N ewcastle Junction. ...... ... 2% — ...... to London & Blackwall ......131.68. 8d — Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. Gue-anteed 5 per Cent. 9 •••••• •• ••• to De. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 •••••• a ... to Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 4 ...... VA t o _ I.ondon and Greenwich... 121.15*. 4d... ... Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... ...... to London &North Western.....loo ...... 114 115 112 t 3 115 Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 DI. New Do. Fifths Do. 40,. Shares.— L. & M 25 — to Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 9 .... • 9% to Do. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 9 - Do. 101... M, and B. (C.) 1 1, 08 ,;_lon and S. Western.;.... 50 LDitto, 1. 4 .7 50/......., - ..... 42%..., 27 Ditto, New 40 , ..._? .... .. - 34 Do. Tenths (Consolidat,” 50 ...... -- to ') " DM Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditte,Thiris ... ... ... —l3l. 68. 8d ... 4% dis. to Dc., New Scrip, 1846, Pref. 7 per Ct. en Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls ..... .11. 13e. 4d.... sii dis. to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 ,4 — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 27 i 4 to Londonderry and Enniskillen 27 1 ,E — Lswestott (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. .•• 8 Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 4 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 1 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) ......... 25 Ditto, IA Shares (No. 3 )... 10 . ..... Do., New 10.. Prefe-ence.. 10 ... .. Ditto Grimsby ... ............ 35 Ditto, di to. Ditto, e'tto .... ...... 6% — to Ditto Shofaold rad Liu. 12%...... - • :7 • • - Pt Syrj'-=' ITALY. The affairs of Italy bear a much more satisfactory aspect than they have borne since the commencement of March. RADETSKY, it is said, has, through the mediation of England and France, concluded a treaty of peace with CHARLES ALUERT, which only awaits the ratification of the Emperor of A USTRIA to be imme diately carried into effect; and that this ratification will be at once given there can be little doubt, inasmuch as (according to the Concordia) the Austrian Am bassador in Paris is authorised to ratify all that the mediating Powers shall decide on the subject of Italy. In Tuscany the Ministerial crisis still con tinues. The GRAND DUKE continues firmly opposed to the appointment of GUERAZZI as Minister, and should the appointment be forced upon him, he will, it i s said, retire to Elba. There is also every reason to hope that the media tion of England and France will effect a satisfactory settlement of the differences between Naples and Sicily. The terms proposed are the re•esta tablishment of the Sicilian Constitution of 1812, under the guarantee of England and France, and an independent Sicilian Legislature, with either the King of NAPLES or his son as Sovereign. The Go vernment of Palermo and that of Naples seemed both inclined to accede to the terms. The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies of Sar dinia on the mediation offered by Great Britain and France terminated at two o'clock on the 22d. An amendment of M. BROFFERIO, who had opposed the mediation, and maintained that Italy should in pre ference look up to the triumph of German democracy for her emancipation, was rejected by 122 to 13, and the Assembly afterwards granted the Cabinet a vote of confidence by 77 to 58. CHINA AND THE INDIAN ISLANDS Accounts from Bong Kong of the 30th August represent that colony as suffering dreadfully from sickness, the prevailing disease being an aggravated species of influenza. It appears that serious differences have occurred at Shanghae between some of the British merchants there and Mr. ALcock, the Consul. Accounts from Singapore of 9th September state that Sir JAMES BROOKE and suite left that colony for Labuan and Sarawak on the '29th August. CEYLON. Intelligence has been received from Colombo to the 15th September inclusive. The insurrection was completely at an end, the rebel KING had fled, and 1001. reward was offered for his apprehension, and several of his followers had been tried by court-mar tial and shot. I - Es MAJESTY it appears served in 1845 in the-police. The merchants, planters, and traders of Ceylon have sent a memorial to Earl GREY detailing their grievances. The iCeylon Times announces the failure of the oldest commercial firm in the island, Messrs. GIBSON, READ, DAVIDSON, and Co. Their liabilities are said to exceed 100,000/. NATIONAL G UARDS FF S N N TO THE EDITOR OF T O HE SU A N. SIR, —Nothing, I am confident, will be more gratifying to the feelings of every Englishman than to learn, through the medium of your columns, that the kind and welcome reception the National Guards of France have received from all classes on their short visit to your beautiful shores and city, has produced such impressions of gratitude upon them, that I have been deputed by a great number of them to express their thanks to your nation as a memento of everlasting friendship, and the greatest step towards the permanent union of the two most powerful, enlightened, and civilised countries in the world. With the highest consideration, I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obliged servant, Oct. sr. [ A. SOYER. PUNCH'S POCKET BOOK roa, 1849.—0ur old friend Punch is the first in the field this year, and, like good wine, he grows more mellow as he grows in age. " The Pocket Book for 1849" is the best that has yet appeared. It is what a good pantomime ought to be, a satirical commentary on the events of the past year; and here we have them all humorously illustrated from the frozen-out kings of February to the thawed lawyers of November. The frontispiece, Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic, is a capital skit on the Ripublique Rouge. Leech was never in happier mood than when he designed the illustrations to the " Punch's Pocket Book for 1849 ;" and the letter-press is worthy of the illustrations. HIGHWAT RODREItT.—On Monday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, as Mr. Bentham, station -master of the Monkwearmouth Railway Station, was half-way down Whitburnzlane, on the way to his residence, and darrying in his hand a large leather bag containing a considerable Stith df money in silver, he suddenly heard the voice of a man exclaim a 4 that i s him:" In a moment four men rushed upon him and felled bitt! to the ground, at the same time striking him severely on the head with 'dicks. Mr, Bentham struggled hard, but was com pletely overpowered, one of the villains kicking him severely in the groin, Ile retained hold of the bag, hoWever, till be contrived to raise himself up a little, and throw it over the adjoining wall. Two of his assailants immediately left hitt, and leaped over the wall, and the remaining two kept struggling with him, In ti fe* rtiottients a loud whistle was I,Cfird, and the two latter, after giving Mr. Bentham several additiona: slows, decamped, leaving Mr. Bentham lying on the ground severely bruised. Shortly afterwards the alarm was given to the police, inspector Niles hastened to the spot, and examined the place were Mr. Bentham had tlitown the bag over, but it was gone. Next morning the foot marks of four men were traced distinctly from the place of robbery to Cleadon-lane, and we understand strong suspicions are entertained of certain parties.—Sunder fang Herald. THE GREAT SEA SERPENT AGAIN.—A letter under this head, signed " James Henderson, master, Bromie law, Berth No. 4," dated " Mary Ann, of Glasgow, October 19," was copied into most of the papers. It purported to be a confirmation of the story of the sea monster having been seen by the captain of her Majesty's : 1 hodalus, between St. Helena an d t h e C ape. That ship 4 however, to be a ho ax , as we suspected ~ letter turns on., and therefor e did not g i ve i t a - !.. it to be when we reau lae, . place in our columns. Upon !!iciuiry, we . there has been no such ship, l oth the master's that s name as given, at the Broomielv.w siace the month of August.— . _ North British Mail, Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 17% Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 4/. 25.... .... ....... —llO . 78 76 3 /77 1 ,6 tt, 76 Prd•ori•neo...l(o .... 2J .....7% 8 I 73, 4 8 1 4 Flinn., and Dre03...1(0 .. 54 and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 Bristol and Glouc. 38 tli •-.. to I)it.to ditto 11/.185... Midland, Leices. and swan nington (S per ct.gua.)...,100 I'4 id Id. Great Western( Irish) 42 1 , 2 — Middlenbro' and R‘dcar. C per cent. gnar. .... ..... . ... 50 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s — Newport Abergy., and lleref. 0 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Itostrevor ..... ............. 20 Norfolk Ditto New 20/. lO .... Ditto Extension 5 per ct... 20 Do. Guaranteed 5% per et. 6 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British Ditto Hall Shares-- ..... 12% 6 14 ... .. to Do. Quarters 6 .•,, — ...... to Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds .... ........ ...... 814...... 3 3 4% to North and South-Western... 2 .. .. .. North Staflordshire... .. ...... 145 ... 8 1 A, IA :..... i ( , 8 North Wales North Western . 10 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- verbal - 411)ton Reading,Guildid., & Reigate 10 ...... „ to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 Ditto, New 17% t o Sheffield, Rotherksun, and Goole 7% — ...... •to Do. do. (South Div.) 5 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 — to Ditto. ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. tain.) Ditto Halves, Ditto 8 ... .. . ... to Ditto, uswestry Ditto .New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref lO - Shropshire Union 4 ... .. lA% ... to South Devon Ditto, Preference ...... .. South Staflordshire 6% — •• .. t o _ South Eastern Ditto, No. I. Ditto, No. 2. Ditto,:No. 9 25 Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole ...... to Swans. and Longhor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... . 6 Taw Vale Extension Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% to Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny l7 I A ...... Waterford and Limerick..... 45 .... .. Waterford,Wexford,Wieklw, _ and Dubiin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ...... ..... ...... 4234 — Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ...... .. 9 ...., _— ...... to West Cornwall 6 -- , to West London • - to Ditto, First Class 2O Ditto, Second Class 2O ...... ...... to Whitehaven and Furness l3 ..... ..... to Windsor, Staines, and South Western... . . Wilts,Somerset,&Wernouth 40 ..- 23 .. ... to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 - to Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 Do. Exton. No. 1 (Y. &N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 15 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. $ York and North Midland .. 50; ( 4B ...... to 52 Ditto, ?reference 110 _ Ditto East and W estßiding Extension 25 - 23 _ ...... to 24 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. . . Anglo Italian (late Italian and Anstrian - Boulogn2o ...... CentralaotanFdraAnniceien( Amiens 2O and Vicrzon) ... Ceylon ....... Demerara. ..........- ........... 15 . .... -.._ . Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Datch Rheniah 7 t 4, ..... East Indian Great Indian Peninsular IA 44.... ...... to Louvain IIA Sambre ......... 7 Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege........ Northern of France l2 ...... 3% to Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Lo. - .... - to Paris and Orleans... 2O Paris and Rouen 2O — to -- Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... I ...... ...- to —. Rouen and Havre Sambre and Mouse 20 Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... 9 rournay, Jurbise, Landon, to and flasselt West Flanders 7% to --- -- .....• to .. ...• . 20 •••..• --- ••...•• to gB/4 JOINT STOCK CANES. Australasia British North 0 t ...American............... ... 5 . .... 4 Colonial ..... ............ ....... ...0 25 . - lon Commercial of London .. ... 20 - ".• to .--. London Joint Stock ...- .... 10 London and Westminster .. .... 20 National Provincial of Engki. 35 Ditto New ...... National of Ireland 291' to • ........... --,1 •.. •• _ Provincial of Ireland ... 25 - ••• t° Ditto, New lO ...... —..-.. to Ditto— Union of Australia , New..... 2% — to Union of London .... 10 Union of Madrid MINE& Anglo Eexican lOO ...... Asturian Mining Company... 13 ...... Australian 2%. ..... ....•• to •-• Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolaiipos Scrip British Iron ' 12 Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24%...... —•—• to Ditto Cocaei and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Bey ... IS - Cobre Copper General Mining .. ....... ..... 2e - Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. .. ... to Do. Bl ac k D e b entures — — —... to -- Do. Red Debentures ..... .... Santiago de Cuba United Mexican . .... l oi% ...... ..... to 23/4..... to •••••• COURSE OF Amsterkia. ......•• •• 12 I% Ult.°, at sight ...... 12 • Hottc rdarn .. • • 12 Antwerp..„„.,..„„ 25 90 Hamburgh .. •. • • M.B. 13 12% • • • • • • Paris, 3 days'aight .• 25 SO Ditto, 3 months .... 25 7734 Elarseilles •••••• .. • • 26 7734 Bourdeaux.... ...• • • 25 7734 Frankfort oa Maine.... 122 k Petersburgh, Sil. Able.. UN Vienna, effec. flo • , - .... _ Trieste, ditto.... • • ...• 11adzid .... • • ........ 47% ett(llZ .. • • ............ 48% Bilbao.. • • • • .. • • ...... Barcelona Seville.. •.. . EXCHANGE. Gibraltar.. •••• • • Leghorn ...... ••.. • • 22 3 Genoa ••••••••• • •• • • •• 26 lb Venice.. .•.• • • • • .... Naples •• • ... ••..• • • • 33 % Palermo, wog. • .. • • • • Lisbon.... • • .. 21 0p0rt0.... ...... • • .. • • 21% Rio Janeiro •. . • .. • . Buenos Ayres •• Now York, 21 daya'eight Philadelphia .. • • .... more or summon, Pis oil Foreign Gold in bars.. 43 17 • New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Portugal Geld Coin • . • • • Spsudsh Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ........ 0 • 0 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DA.Y.) LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze. and squally, with rain. DEAL, OCT. 27—Wind S.to S.S.W, fresh, Pali. S.W. to W.S. W., strong breeze and squally.---Put back, James Campbell, for Bahia ; Ealing, Grove, for Dominica; Apollo, for Grenada; Thames, for Jamaica; Sarah, for Jamaica; Caroline, for ditto; Crusader, for Honduras. Arrd. from the River and old. George, Sydney, New South Wales; Harlequin, Grenada ; L ady Katharine, Karhara ; Jamaica. Sid. most of the outward bound. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 27—Wind W.S.W.—Aberdeen,Hub bard, New York; Delta St. John's, Newfoundland ; Ch a t. ham,Vinnes, Miramiehi ; Challenger, WConchie, Quebec; Denizon, King, Antigua; St. Claire, Tay, St. John's. N. 8.; Lord Sandon, Walsh, Quebec. Sld. Tagua, Val paraiso; Blond, Buenos Ayres; Bona Des, Savannah ; St. Vincent, for St. Vincent; Lady Milton, Mobile; Helen M'Gran, Philadelphia; St. George, New York; Lord Elgin, Africa. Off port, Zetland, St. John's, New Brunswick; Grecian; St. Patrick; Bridget; Ann; and Hartley. COWES, OCT. 27.—The Carmelite barque, of Bangor, abandoned and full of water, with only fore and main masts standing, was boarded, 4th inst., lat. 37, long. 53. FALMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Mersey', Ryan, Bahia. Off port, Cerops, Cuba; Sarah and Bryant, Gay, Ilavannah, and aid. for Antwerp; Nymph, Singapore. ILFRACOMBE, OCT. 27.—The Zuleika, Farran, which put in here, 22d inst., is making a deal of water. BELFAST, OCT. 26.—The wreck of a vessel of about 200 tons, waterlogged and abandoned, with only the stump of foremast standing, apparently only recently abandoned, was passed 23d ult., off Bird Island, and blowing a heavy gale at the time, by the Helen, Itt.Cul• loch, arrived at Belfast. W AiNFLEET, OCT. 27.—The Louis and Elizabeth. Canviere, from Newcastle, for Toulon, missed stays early this morning, and went ashore at Andersley, has un shipped her rudder and broken her back; crew saved. SHIELDS, OCT. 26.—The Annapolis, Leran, from Ma laga to St. Petersburgh, which arrived here yesterdaY, is leaky, and it is reported will have to discharge. YARMOUTH, OCT. 27.—The schooner Mary and Ca tharine, of Arbroath, from Rostock for London (with grain), got on the Scroby Sand last evening, and was assisted off this morning and brought inti:o• the harbour, making some water. BEENCHLEY.—Great alarm prevailed here on SA' turday morning by the cry of " Fire." It appears that Mr. E. Monckton, of the Parsonage farm, was awoke by Monckton, at about two o'clock in the morning, she seeing an unusual light in the air; and Mr. Moncktobt on going to the window, saw the large barn in flames. An express was immediately sent to Tunbridge Wells (seven miles distant) for the town engines, which arrived in about two hours, when the scene was terrific, two barns and a hay barn, with contents, being destroyed. fled it not been for the exertions of Mr. Lambert end others, the lofty granary, stables, 84., must have als° been burnt.—Maidstone paper. ."." . ne P 1 in, hu en la: ne en TI br uu Ca th , of be