The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-27 00:00:00

I e not iro ; olf bile; OF . -7' , ,••• A.V-1 BRISTOL, Oar. 26.—Wind S. W—A rrd. Samuel, Africa. NEWPORT, CcT. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. William Vail, Wishart, Mirarachi. MILFORD, OCT. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arr.'. Mary aid Margaret, Jsmee, Quebec. KINGSTOWN, Ocr. 25.—Sailed Agnes New Yol k. CROOKHIVEN,—Arrd. Visitor, Adair, Richibucto. WATERFORD, OCT. 24.—Wind S.W. to Arrd. Chemango, Snow, Baltimore. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. A very limited quantity of English Wheat has been received fresh up to our market this week, coastwise as well as by land-carriage. To-day the show of samples of both red and white was small. Selected qualities, which wero very scarce, moved off steadily, at prices fully equal to those paid on Monday last. In the mid dling and inferior kinds a very moderato business was doing, at late rates. Only 11,410 quarters of Foreign Wheat have come to hand; ),it the supply of that article on offer this morning was hood. Prime samples were in ready demand, at extreme rates of value. Otherwise the trade was firm, at full prices. For most kinds of Barley, especially plaiting, we had a firm inquiry, at fully late rates. The show of all kinds was small. Malt ready for delivery was firm, and prices were well supported. The forward sales were trifling. Although the supply of Oats was small, that grain commanded very little attention, yet the factors refused to accept lower prices. Beaus, Peas, Indian Corn, and Meal as last advised. The top price of the best town-made Flour was 48s per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I Flour. 1,430 qrs. 490 qrs. I 50 qrs. 1,290 sit. 4,780 1 -- 1,270 1 -- English • • • • • • Irish. •• •• •• •• 1 Foreign •••• •• I 11,410 940 Malt, 60 qrs. smaTEcrxELD. Our market was heavily supplied with Beasts, owing to which, the unfavourable state of the weather for slaughtering, and the thin attendance of buyers, the beef trade ruled excessively heavy, at, in most instances, a decline is the quotations of 2d per Sibs. The show of foreign stock was on the increase. There wero 149 Beasts in the market from Spain. The supply of Sheep was somewhat extensive, the time of year considered. All breeds were a very dull inquiry, and picas were from 2d to 4d per 81bs lower than on Monday. The highest figure for Downs was 4s 10d per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was good, were a mere drug, and quite- 4d per 81bs lower. In Pigs next to nothing was doing, at barely late rates. Mitch Cows were selling at from.l4l to 171 each, including their small calf. Per albs. to aims the offal. s. a. to s.. d. Inferior Beasta..... 2 4 2 6 second quality -•.. 2 3 3 0 Prime large Oxen •• 3 2 3 6 Prime Scots ...... 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 6 Prime small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Suck.lll: Calves ..17 0 28 0 Inferior Sheep . 3 2 3 6 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 6.810 FOREIGN I Sheep. 1,970 s. d. to s. d. Second quality dittos 0 4 Coarse-weolledditto 4 2 4 6 Southdown Wetter 4 4 10 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •.••• • i 10 4 4 Small Porkers 4 6 4 10 Quarter old rigs —l6 I 22 6 Lambs 0 0 0 0 AT MARKET. Calves. I Pigs. 325 390 Beasts. 1.294 SUPPLY. Beasts. 575 I calves. l . 1 rigs. _ NZWVATEI AND LEADENNALL. These markets were dull in the extreme, at drooping prices. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. e. d. to s. d. Beef,interfor• ••••• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, Exterior .. 210 3 4 middling .. •• 2 6 2 8 middling.. 3 6 310 - primelarge .. 210 3 2 prime .... 4 0 4 4 -- prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 6 Vea1.............. 3 0 4 0 - small . 4 6 2 0 BOROUGH HOP MAHIOET Rather an extensive supply of new Hops is on offer in our market; nevertheless, selected samples commanded a steady sale, at fully last week's quotations. The mid dling and inferior parcels move off slowly at rate rates. The duty is called from 205,0001. to 210000/. New Hops—Sussex pockets, 44s to 603; Weald of Kent ditto, 48s to 70s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 563 to 1083; Farnhams, 108 s to 112 s per cwt. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR T. (Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Mr. JUStiCOWIGHTMAN.) CHARTIST TRIALS. The trial of Mullins, the Chartist, was resumed this morning, at 10 o'clock. The examination of George Davis, which was com menced yesterday evening, was proceeded with this morning. —The prisoner was present at a meeting held • on the 11th of August, and made a motion that the Chartists of Clerkenwell should turn out and take part in the outbreak. The meeting was adjourned to a beer shop in the Edgeware-road, where thirty delegates met the same evening, and among them the prisoner, who was appointed treasurer of the sub-committee. That meeting was adjourned to the Orange Tree on Monday, the 14th, when the prisoner again attended. On that occasion he moved that every delegate should return to his locality, and select four men who were willing to do anything. That motion was carried, and a deputation was appointed to wait on the engine. drivers of tho North-Western Railway to as certain if they would join the Chartists. The meeting adjourned to the Lord Denman on the fol lowing evening. On the Monday they met accordingly, and the prisoner was present, and was one of the sub , committee appointed to consider the course to be pur . sued. The sub-committee withdrew for about an hour, and on their return Mullins addressed the delegates, and said that the sub-committee had determined that the outbreak should take place on the following (Wednes day) evening, and that he would take the Seven Dials district. Tri-coloured bands were distributed, which were to be worn by the delegates. It was also deter mined that the firemen should meet Ritchie at the Orange Tree on the following evening at seven o'clock, and the pass -word was to be " Justice." Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—During the two or three months p rev i ous to t h e 16th of A u gust witness had only sold two one and one sword, but had never instigated any one to insurrection or to ma ke use of arms. Had never urged persons at Greenwich to arm. Was a shoemaker, a dealer in old books. and a broker, and in the latter capacity he bought and sold fire-arms. Witness joined the Chartists for the purpose of protecting life and pro perty, and to defeat the views of the Chartists. Wit ness was in the pay of Government before he joined the Chartists, and was ashamed of being called a spy. Wit ness had the pair of pistols he now produced for some time by him, and had often offered them for sale, but could not dispose of them. He had proposed to put them up to be raffled for. Had never told a person of the name of Ward, that he could furnish him and others with arms, or attempted to ge t u p a c l u b f or t h e p ur p ose of purchasing arms. He generally had pistols about him loaded and capped. Had never told Ward that he wasck going to L o nd on t o l oo k out f or the po i nts of at son.No did he ever say to a person named Robin that he had been to a house in London that was full of cartridges, and that any person could be supplied with them. Never urged a person of the name of Shuddy to purchase a musket, but Shuddy asked him the price of one. Had never said to a person named Munday that he should like to have the b—y old Duke o f W e lli ngton before him to try a pair of pistols. Had never told any one that he was a Chartist, and would wallow,up to his knees in blood for his fellow. creatures. Mr. Justice Memee—Do you, Mr. Parry, think it necessary to pursue further the course of cross-exami nation you aro now pursuing? These parts of the ques tions you are putting appear to me irrelevant to the sub ject, and only calculated to occupy time for no purpose. Mr. PARRY observed that he had decided on the course he was pursuing after great and deliberate con sideration, and he considered the questions he was put ting most material for the prisoner. Mr. Justice MAULE was of a totally different opinion. Mr. PARRY felt bound, in duty to the prisoner, to ask the jury to take a very different view of the matter. Mr. Justice MAULE—You had better go on Mr. Parry, and pursue your own course. Mr. PARRY felt bound to pursue the course he had chalked out for himself, although he confessed he did it with reluctance after the intimation he had recived from the Learned Judge. He had pursued the same course before Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams, who never intimated to him that he was pursuing an im proper or unnecessary course, and both those Learned Judges took down every question and answer. Mr. Justice MAULE said that the instructions to . counsel frequently contained matter that was wholly immaterial, and therefore it was that he (Mr. Justice - Maule) thought that the Learned Counsel, on its being intimated to him from the Bench that the course he was pursuing was unnecessary, would at once not proceed with it further. But he thought, after what the Learned Counsel had stated, he had better pursue his own course. Cross-examination continu d--Never offered to sell a pike-head to any one. Ho vs es paid 21. a week by the Police, and expected to be remunerated by the Govern ment for what he had dune, and the losses he had sus - t kinode In answer to many other questions, the witness ve precisely the same answers h e gave on t h e tr i a l s of Cuff e y, F ay , & a . J ose Ph Thompson, sergean t o f po li ce, h a d searched t f ur t he Prettifies of a per son name d R ose, i n C lare-court, Fund-lane'r on the 11th o f A ugust . R ose was present. co several plans th ere , an d a rece i pt f or making m bustible m a t er i a l s. Among the plans were those of • the Seven Di a l s, the City-road, Clerkenwell, and two ether localities. witness roduced the diff Papers h e found at R h ose's house, p which were read, erent and Provedit to b e i n the hand: writing of the prisoner by a ness of th e name of Eagles and his son. Superintendent Pearce—Had gone to the Orange Tree Public-house, in Red Li on-street, on the 16th of August, evquhaearetit hye arrested Rit c i e and to n others, and found a which half com bustible balls and other m a t er i a l s ther e , p r oduced. 'James proved °earl l t s ri i d n g t e h sp e finding 170 round of ball f?howouusrelYebullet moulds, and sereral combustible eout a i nin of Ritchie, together with a large bottle sion g gunpowder, and a large quantity oepercus- SUepaeprisn'tendent Rutt proved taking 14 persons into cu stody on the 16th of August, at the Angel, in Webber he discovOerne street. Sever the i person of one of those, named Conway, al otthetrwoppoiticieee-inheelaidws who o id a u e n c d om er p h a i n s ie e d oah utt de- Posed to finding pike-heads and daggers on the persons several of the others that were taken into custody, upwards of 100 rounds of ball -cartridges. toAthrlicesergeant proved going on the 16th of August nsterh,ouruhseerekeapt by Lac • together with pikegsu,anti raj y, Strutton-ground, West ty of documents were discovered, pistols, and ball -partridges. proEvtl7,aN Kendall, a sergeant i n t h e Detective Police, mu ad* ones into custody at t h e h ouse of Lacy, quan tity of l e , eu afterward • as going t o J ones ' s house, where a great (The tria l w and bas were found. proclleeding when our report left.) THU t TJ N, CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) A powerful young man, a navigator, was charged before Mr. Ty rwhitt creating a distill-Lanne in the house of Mr. Price, of the Duke of Richmond Tavern, Chalk-road, and with violently assaulting the landlord , waiter, barmaid, and a policeman. Mr. Price stated that last eveniffg the prisoner came drunk into the parlour, and said he had 10.. t his mate, and wanted a few pw.ce. Witness told him that he should get no pence there , and recommended him to go into the tap-room to look for his mate. The prisoner poured out a volley of the mostdisgusting abuse, and re peatedly struck at witness, who, being a vary powerful man, at length knocked him down. Being removed from the parlour, he made his way into the tap-room, and there assaulted the waiter, the barmaid, and others. A policeman was called in, but the prisoner knocked him down three times. The latter, however, kept hold of him, although severely kicked and beaten, and, with the assistance of another officer, succeeded in conveying him to the station-house. The prisoner's wife begged hard for mercy in consi deration of his family of young children. Mr. TYRITHITT said that his outrageous conduct could not be passed over with impunity. Ile should sentence him to pay a crown to the waiter as compensation, and a fine of one pound for the assault on the policeman, or to be imprisoned three weeks. The magistrate com plimented Mr. Price highly for the manner in which he had resisted the prisoner. LONDON, A FEW WORDS ON RAILWAY BUSINESS. 71IE EDITOR OP THE SCI.N. SlR,—Punch of to-day gives a representaticn of the bees stinging the bear, might he not improve upon it by a little mythological license of stags con verted into " Bears,' and those writhing under the sting of your remarks ? Those animals, from letters in my possession, are not so easy in their minds as they were a few days ago, and I fancy if the parties who hold shares as security for advances would cease to press them on the market, the "Bears" would have to " disgorge" part of what they have latterly acquired. I fear, however, that such is the desire of baLkers and others, from the cloud that hangs over all railway accounts, to realise at whatever sacrifice to their clients, that the "Bears," with the facilities they possess, will, before the termination of the account, have things nearly their own way. As a practical man, I have done much to break down the advantages possessed by the "Bears," but with the present trammels of legislatve enactments, I do not comprehend how even the London Stock Ex change could " smooth" the way " down" to meet the present crying evil. The real broker has already done much, and must have sacrificed greatly to meet the wishes of his customers—perhaps one way would be to adopt a rule once attempted to be carried out by a provincial exchange, to this effect, that all con tracts, the shares for which were not delivered within fourteen days after the account day, should be null and void at Me option of the buyer. I am, yours truly, Oct. 26, 1848. B. E TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siu,—Railway shareholders generally owe you a debt of gratitude for the independent and honest course you have exhibited in your remarks on the present state and price, not value, of railways. What a contrast to the cupidity and malevolence of the so called " leading j ,urnal of Europe," who, when the public mind was most sensitive, printed the gross, and,no doubt designed misstatements of the " London Weekly Railway Share List;" and this, not imme diately after they appeared in that publication, but some weeks afterwards, making palpable to the most obtuse the animus which induced their republication. And now, Sir, if you will permit me a small space in your valuable columns, I will proceed to notice a few of the grievances under which the railway in terest labours. In the first place, directors have too much and irresponsible power, and I fear in too many instances want that stern honesty of intention and purpose which, as guardians and trustees of the vast property under their control, the interests of the general body of shareholders demand. One-third of that body should retire half-yearly or yearly, and two-thirds of that third should be ineligible until the next election, which should be by the shareholders, without any nomination by the directors ; or, perhaps what would be better, have a small, well-paid, responsible com mittee cf management, and, if preferred, let the re muneration be a certain per - centage on the nett earnings of the line. Then, again, as to the power of shareholders to inspect the list of proprietors, every shareholder should not only have power to inspect the list of proprietors, but also the amount of stock held, which would check the gross jobbing which existed on the part of parties in power. The necessity of damped proxies should also cease, and non shareholders should be eligible to hold them ; for a shareholder unable to attend a meeting held perhaps at one or two hundred miles distance from his residence, and not knowing a single fellow-shareholder, cannot at present give his proxy even to a father or brother who is a non-shareholder. There should be not too great a disproportion in the three classes of fares, for where there is too great a difference the effect is to force first-class passengers into the second, and second class into the third; whereas, where the difference of rate is small, the increased comfort of the superior class of carriages induces a great number of second and third class passengers to travel in the class above. Goods trains are run at too high a rate of speed even on lines where the traffic is small, and no necessity exists for a high rate of speed in these trains; whether the high velocity at which they are often run is caused by the self-will of the drivers, or the want of contrary orders and regulations from the directors, I cannot tell, but certain it is that the speed is not only unnecessarily but destructively , great both to the line and carrying stock. The num ber of passengers trains on many lines might be ad vantageously reduced, without any injury or incon venience to the public. But the most important point at the present time is nearly, if not altogether, to suspend calls for one or two years, and, above all, perhaps to avoid the unjust and iniquitous issue of preference shares, which in many instances amounts to a virtual confiscation of the original capital. The stamp on transfer should either be abolished or the amount:very much reduced, and, what may perhaps appear to many persons not very important, the broker's commission on the purchase or sale of shares is vastly higher than the little trouble can by any means warrant. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, DELTA. Newark, Oct. 26, 1848. SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND MR. BAILLIE. TO THE EDITOR 0E . THE TIMES. SIR,-Mr. Baillie's letter of the 21st instant is so weak, that a few remarks are enough. Ist. The facts in my letter are accurately stated and have been admitted by Sir James Hogg and Mr. Baillie themselves, although - 2d. Mr. B. says, "I never stated to Sir C. N., as he says in his letter, that Sir James Hegg had directed me to make the statement to the House." Begging Mr. Baillie's pardon, this is a mere evasion. In the first place, my memory I believe to be as good as Mr. Baillie's memory, and I maintain that he said to me what I stated. However, I will concede to Mr. B._ that his memory is the best of the two. What then ? Whether Sir James Hogg said to Mr. Baillie, while the latter was speaking, "tell them he has re ceived 70,0001.," or said to Mr. 8., " Sir Charles Napier has received 70,0001.," makes not an iota of difference. The words uttered, were for Mr. Baillie's use and to injure me; Mr. Baillie did use them and did injure me in many ways. I do not mean as to re wards for services, for I have al ways been perfectly satisfied with the approbation of those under whom I served, and of the country. I have received both. 3d. Mr. Baillie goes on to say that my letter would lead the public to infer that I was an " ill used man, whom the Court of Directors (who had nothing to do with the matter) had attempted to defraud of his just rights." Exactly so, Mr. Baillie ! except your parenthesis only let me set your parenthesis right—by recommending an English dictionary to you, and there you will find that " Trustees " for the distribution of other men's property have some thing c to do with the matter." Having thus, I hope, added to Mr. Baillie's stock of knowledge, I will conclude with the observation made by a very clever person when hearing that the interested Court of Directors were made trustees for the Sinde prize money. " It is like making the wicked uncle the trustee for the babes in the wood." Just so 1 p ea re t s in e g nt, bl o ac f k s b i e r n j ie a s m , B e n s d mr so eir l u ta o l g ie g s for ur Y th t e o But I preferred an app e al t o th e L or d s o f th e 1 rea mayndleival,l'er,. Baillie.—l remain, Sir, &c., C. J. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General. Cheltenham, Oct. 24, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Would you allow me to expose a gross piece of oppression on the part of the authorities of Man chester. A short time since I was summoned to attend the Borough Court, to answer the charge of having my shop door open on Sunday morning the Ist of this month, at ten minutes past eight o'clock. In compliance with the summons I attended the Court, and the result was the magistrates convicted me of this grave charge, and ordered me to pay the costs, warning me to take care in future and keep my door shut. Was there ever slavery worse than this ? not even allowed to open one's own door for the admission of fresh air into our dwellings, although this is one of the regulations prescribed by medical men for the prevention of cholera ! I expressly asked the magistrate if I was not allowed to have my doors open on a Sunday morning for the admission of fresh air, and he said no. I look upon myself as a perfect slave under such a regulation, and unless you, or some one else of equal power and influence over the public mind, raise your voice against it, this slavery I and others will have to endure.—l am, Sir, &c., C. J. HA.k., AN. 14, Byrom-street, Manchester, Oct. 25, 1848. WHITTINGTON CLUB.—The managers of this institution have engaged Miss Kelly to give a series of Shaksperian 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, DoM MIGUEL DE BRAGANZA.—Yesterday having been the birthday of the illustrious Prince, a number of distinguished Portuguese, and several English gentle men, called to ofter their compliments of congratula tion. They were all highly gratified to find the Prince in the enjoyment of excellent health, unbroken by the persecutions of which, for so many years, Le has been th e object, PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The new farce of The First Peccadillo, which was successfully produced here last night, is a clever adaptation of old materials. Jenkins (Mr. Oxberry) a warehouseman in the city, is induced by his rakish friend Sadboy (Mr. J. ' Cooke) to join in certain nocturnal orgies at the railway tavern, " unbeknown" to his wife _Rosanna (Miss Emma Stanley), who, good easy soul, imagines that her Jenkins is gone to Southampton on the business of the firm. Arrived at the tavern, Jenkins finds that all the party have sent excuses, and that he is left to " eat supper for four" alone. Hi 3 attention is aroused by the arrival of guests in an adjoining room. He peeps; and, horror of horrors ! sees his own Rosanna taking a comfortable kte a tete supper with a dashing military officer. The acting of Oxberry in this scene was superb. He bribes the waiter to lend him his apron, and disguised as " waiter" he attends upon his perfidious Rosanna and her paramour, but he becomes so overcome by his feelings that he forgets his disguise, and the officer is on the point of kicking him out of the room when Rosanna recognizes him, and all is explained. The officer is her brother, who, having just returned from India, and finding her alone, has invited her to sup with him. The whole weight of the piece fell on Oxberry, and gallantly he sustained it. He kept the audience in one continued roar of laughter. In the tavern scene particularly he was excessively funny. THE CHOLERA. The following is the statement of cholera cases reported yesterday to the General Board of Health. It is made up to six o'clock, P.M. : Gwydyr-house, Whitehall, Oct. 26, 1848. 1 case in the Model Lodging-house, Glasshouse yard. 1 case at Doncaster. Several cases at Peckham —number not 'et known. THE CUOLsSA.---WOOL\VICII, OCT. 26.--There was not a single new case or mutation of any kind in the medical report of the Uni.e convict ship yesterday. There have, however, been two deaths this morning, one about four o'clock and one about eight o'clock A.M. The town and parish still remain free, with the wind blowing from the south-west, and its being in that quar ter since the removal of the convicts to opposite the dock-yard, has tended to allay the fears of many of the inhabitants that the cholera might extend. DEATH OF MAJOR CHIPCHASE.—This gallant officer, who for some years past has held" the appoint ment of Barrack-master at Windsor, died a few days since. Major Chipchase was formerly one of the noble Commander-in-Chief's confidential officers, and through out his career was actively employed. He served in the Peninsula in the G Ist Foot, from 1809 to the end of 181 9 , including the battle of Busaco, pursuit of Massena, investment and capture of the fort Of A ltneida, the battle of Fuentes Donor, the actions of El Bodon Guinaldo, and the siege and capture of the forts of Salamanca. In the latter action he was severely wounded. That the Duke of Wellington had a high opinion of the character. military and otherwise, of Major Chipchase, may be gathered from the fact of his having entrusted him with a mission of the greatest possible importance —a mission which, in fact, involved tho safety of the whole of Europe. It may be recollected that for some days pre vious to the battle of Salamanca, both Generals were continually watching their respective movements, each Icing ready to take advantage of the first blunder com mitted. The French Generals, Massena and Joseph Bonaparte, at length made a movement in the wrong direction, and the Duke commenced his successful at tack. Had Major Chipchase been either unfaithful or careless, the result might hare been different. He was interred with military honours. MARRIAGE IN iliGn LIFE.--Married, on the 20th of September, at Montreal, Canada, the Right lion. the Earl of Erroll to Eliza Amelia, eldest daughter of Major General the lion. Charles Gore, and niece of the Duchess of Inverness arid of the late Marchioness of Abercorn. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.— Between three and four o'clock yesterday afternoon, H. Westward, Esq., was on horseback proceeding along Parliament-street, West minster, when suddenly the horse started, and defied all attempts of his rider to rein him in. Mr. Westward was at length thrown, and had his left arm and collar-bone broken. He was immediately conveyed to the house of Mr. Wilbraham, surgeon, and from thence to his resi dence in Grosvenor-place. GALVANIZED IRON COMPANY.—At a meeeting of this company, held at the London Tavern on Wednesday, in accordance with the provisions of the company's dissolu tion Act, it was stated that, notwitstanding the adverse con dition of the iron trade, and the limited scale on which the works are now necessarily carried on, the trade opera tions of the company had resulted in a :profit of several thousand pounds, and that negotiations were pending for the disposal of a portion of the property. Circum stances having prevented the directors frotn then laying a detailed statement of ,the company's establishments and the half-yearly accounts before the shareholders in the form required by the Act of Parliament, the meeting was adjourned to the 20th of December, for that purpose. THE LATE GEORGE STEPHENSON, ESQ.—At the quarterly meeting of the Society of Mechanical Engi neers, held in Birmingham, on Wednesday last, the fol lowing resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That the members of this institution desire to express their deep regret at the decease of their late president, George Stephenson, Esq., whose early support of this institution has greatly contributed to bring it to its present state of success." A long memoir of Mr. Stephenson, contri buted by Mr. Scott Russell, was read and received with general approbation. Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., was elected president, in the room of his deceased father, and Mr. Marshall, connected with the locomotive depart ment of the Norfolk Railway, was appointed secretary. The institution progresses satisfactorily. WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING...--HiS Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by General Wemyss and Captain John Denman, rode out this morn ing to meet his pack of harriers. The place appointed for the meeting was at Mr. Lawrence's farm, at Chip penham ; but hares are very scarce this season, and the Prince crossed the country to Chalney and Dorney Court, where they met with better sport. The party returned to the Castle at half-past one o'clock. In the course of the forenoon large parties of the French Na tional Guards arrived f rom London, and were admitted to view the state apartments, the royal stables, the round tower, &c., &c., with all of which they seemed to be much gratified, and their politeness formed a curious contrast with the brusquerie of the swarms of" Londoners," with which the state apartments have been inundated since the opening of the line of railway from Waterloo bridge to Datchet. Early this afternoon her Royal Highness the Duch( ss of Kent came to the Castle from Frog more-lodge, to take leave of h er S erene Highness the Princess Hohen lobe Langenbourg, who left the Castle on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager : at Bentley Priory, for a few days. The Princess Elica and the younger Prin cesses will remain at the Castle until the return of her Serene Highness. It is expected that her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester will leave the Castle to morrow, on a short visit to the Queen Dowager at Bent ley Priory. Sir Robert and Lady Peel this afternoon walked across the Home Park to visit the Queen's aviary, where they were met by her Majesty and the Prince Consort, who afterwards walked back to the Castle in their company. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, it is expected, will remain at the Castle another day or two. STILTON.—This neighbourhood has become noto rious for sheep stealing. Several persons have suffered. There have been no less than six sheep stolen within three weeks, and all within the compass of a mile. The last killed was one belonging to Mr. Hill, which was found with its cheek stabbed in several places, and its hind-quarters skinned and taken.— Stanford Mercury. MEMORIALS FOR THE REPEAL OF THE HOP D UTIES . _ _ —We learn that the memorials for the repeal of the hop duty have been most numerously signed by the planters of the Weald of Kent and Sussex, and that they have been duly forwarded to the care of Major Curteis, of Leasam House. until the opportunity for their presenta- tion to Lord John Russell shall arrive. We understand that Mr. Law Hodges has made an application with a view to ascertain when it will be convenient to the Noble Lord to receive the deputation appointed to present the memorials, but, owing to the absence of the Mi n i s t er i n Scotland and Ireland, no day has yet been fixed. So soon, however, as his Lordship's convenience will per mit, Major Curteis, Mr. Hodges, and Mr. Pomfret will wait upon him.—Kentish Observer. " 'WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS," &c.—A couple very well known in Paris, are at present arranging terms of separation, to avoid the scandal of a judicial divorce. A friend . had been employed by the husband to negotiate the matter. The latest mission was in re. ference to a valuable ring, given to the husband by one of the Sovereigns of Europe, and which he wished to retain. For this he would make a certain much.desire;l concession. The friend made the demand. " What 1" said the indignant wife, " do you venture to charge yourself with such a mission to me? Can you believe that I can tear myself from a gift which alone recals to me the days when my husband loved me ? No! this ring is my souvenir of happiness departed. 'Tis all— (and here she wept)—that I now possess of a once fund husband." The friend insisted—the lady supplicated— grew obstinate—grew desperate—threatened to submit to a public divorce as a lesser evil than parting with this cherished ring, and at last confessed that—she had sold it biz months Wore 1 'FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1848. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY, (From the Caledonian Mercury.) As some doubt se ems t o e xi s t in regard to the I,ast. of this line, we hay..?, made special inquiry on the sub jeet, and are authorised to state, that the original agree - merit for leasing the undertaking at 7 per cent. and huh surplus profits to the London acd North-Western, Lan caster and Carlisle, and Caledonian, as approved by the shareholders of all the four at their respective meetings --is still in force, and cannot be resiled from. The only difference now is, that the three companies have offered, with consent of the Scottish Central, to give the Edin burgh and Glasgow an interest in this lease to the extent of one foul th. It is, therefore, the shareholders of the latter Hho alone have the right to repudiate what their directors have done, and if they do so, they cannot object to the lease, as it now stands, being carried out by the other companies on a working agreement. Under the terms of the arrangement, the dividend of 7 per cent. commenced running from the 22d May, the date of openin g t h e whole line, and will become payable in February next. SABBATH TRAVELLING. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Camp bell, of Mot zi e' to Lord Duucan, the chairman of the directors of th e Scottish Central Railway:— William, - Oct. 21, . "Dear Lord " Dunca h n, t —As Fort I bad the honour to lB4B pro pose the resolution adopted by the shareholders of the Scottish Central Railway in reference to Sabbath tra velling, I . feel called upon to address you as chairman of the directors o f t h at company, in consequence of a para graph, which I assume to be correct, and in which it is stated by the Scottish Reformer's Gazette, that the Duchess of Sutherland, hastening to attend the deathbed of her father, reached Perth on Sabbath morn ing, just as the mail train for the south was about to leave that city; that her Grace stated her object in desiring to proceed by that train, but that, neverthe less, she was not allowed to do so. I attach no im portance whatever to the circumstance of its being the Duchess of Sutherland who was so treated, or to the fact that even had she been carried forward it would still have been altogether unavailing, seeing that the Earl of Carlisle expired on the previous day — but I do wish in a few words to say—and I believe I speak the sentiments of those with whom I have the honour to act in these matters—that it is all provision for unne cessary travelling on the Sabbath, or anticipated cases of mercy which may never occur, that I am opposed to, and that I do trust that in future, and so long as you aro compelled by Government to carry the mails on the Sabbath Day, you %ill leave a discretionary power with your secretary, and others in whom you can place con fidence, to forward by the mail trains, any one, whether peasant or peer,freho can satisfy them, that his is, indeed, a case of necessity and mercy, as the one in question most certainly was. "I beg to remain, yours faithfully and respectfully, " ALEX. CAMPBELL, Morrie. "The Viscount Duncan." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS, OCT. 26. Edward N. Troubridge, captain, Amazon ; Charles Bromley, lieutenant, ditto; Robert Craigie, ditto, ditto; F. H. Nublett, master, ditto ; James Kiddie, second master, ditto ; A. J. Dewar, master's assistant, ditto ; T. S. Gilpin, ditto, ditto; G. P. Rickord, purser, ditto; E. M. W. Milman, clerk, ditto; Frank Ramsden, ditto, ditto; Frank Jenkins, clerk's assistant, ditto ; William Davis, gunner, ditto ; Hugh Dick, boatswain, ditto ; Abraham Kingston, carpenter, ditto. E. G. Fanshawe, captain, Daphne; Edward Lacy, lieutenant, ditto; John Murray, ditto, ditto; Francis Hall, master, ditto; F. B. Henwood, second master, ditto; C. G. Grady, master's assistant, ditto; Thomas Ogler, ditto, ditto; J. R. Bluett, purser, ditto ; John Seldon, clerk, ditto ; J. B. Water field, ditto, ditto ; William Plummer, clerk's assistant, ditto ; Richard Wall,. gunner, ditto ; Th omas S m i t h, boatswain, ditto ; Tucker, carpenter, ditto. Henry S. Ilawktr, commander, Orestes; John P. Luce, lieutenant, ditto ; F. J. Whinier, master, ditto ; John Molloy, master's assistant, ditto ; C. W. Eales, purser, ditto; G. A. Wclch, cle ric, ditto ; A. G. Hill yer , c l er k' s William G. Se eger , act i ng gunner , assistant, ditto ; ditto; Thomas Turner, boatswain, ditt o; P e t er F am i s h, carpenter, ditto. William Charles, gunner, Medina.! Lieutenants—G. 11. Clarke (1843), to the Sidon steam frigate, in the Mediterranean ; J. J. Kennedy (1841), from the Excellent to the Powerful, 84, at Portsmouth, as gunnery lieutenant. Assistant-Surgeons — J. Fisher, M.D., and W. B. Christie, to the Powerful. The Ajax screw-propelled lino-of-battle ship, 55 guns, has had her defects repaired at Portsmouth, and will be tried again in a day or two. MALTA, OCT. 19: DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITER RANEAN SQUADRON. —At Malta—The Ceylon, 12, re ceiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H a r ve y, second in command, and Superintendent of Malta Dock yard; Hari( quip, 16, and Wee P e t steam - tug. A t Naples—The Hibernia, 104, bearing the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart. ; Howe, 120, Queen, 110; Rodney, 92; Frolic, 12; Ter r ibl e an d Sidon steam frigates. At Castellatnare—The Vengeance, 84, and Bull Dog war steamer. At P a l ermo —T he Vanguard, 80, and Odin steam-fr igate. At Messina—The Gladia tor war-steamer. At Leghorn---The Thetis, 36, and Porcupine steam-slodp. At Trieste—The Spartan, 26, and Mutine, 12. At Venice—The Locust steam-sloop. At Cephalonia—The Spitfire steam sloop. At the Pima of Athens—The Volage and Research surveying vessels, and Volcano steam-sloop. At Constantinople— The Tartarus steam-sloop. At Gibraltar—The Poly phemus steam-sloop; and on her way to Gibraltar and England, from Malta, the Superb, 80. The Superb, which arrived from Naples and Palermo on the 3d, sailed on the 7th for Gibraltar and England with military and naval invalids from the garrison and fleet. On passing the forts she received the usual cheers from the men of the sister service, who had ranged themselves on the batteries, and which we believe were joyously returned. - It affords us no little gratification, on taking a final leave of this vessel, to declare, that it will be a matter of difficulty to find any ship leaving the station enjoy • ing the best feelings of our public to a greater extent than do the officers and men of the one of which we are now speaking. The püblic of Malta, if not entirely (at least as far as many classes are con cerned), on the arrival of strangers, ships of war, and means of support—and when offi cers go away in debt they inflict as much injury almost as does the squadron sa ili ng a d a y or two b e fo re th e blue printed papers,to 3 clept quarterly bills, become due. say, that with a trifling exception or two (and for these the creditors are alone to blame for trusting), e very i d o u u e sl b y y p t a h id e o o ff ffi . cers and men of the Superb ha s been debtrelig Perhaps, as regard s her internal order, she ranks se cond to no ne on the station—for m ing crew efficient actc e u o l f d net be together—nor could a mor e ,returned officers be found to direct them. The Antelope left Patras, and on the 3d for the lonian Islands an d on the 13th, bringing intellig ence of an insurrection at reinforcement o f the Cephalonia, which had ca ll e d f or a of the Lord garrison from Corfu, and the pre sence United Stat es High Commissioner in person. The screw from Trieste on theew7 steam frigate Princeton arrived The Secret th, and left for Messina on the 9th. Liver pool and Gibraltar screw -steamer , which came in from to Constantinople aontid the Bth, proceeded on her voyage noon. The Euxine, __ the Black Sea on the same after. steamer, which l'eninsular and Oriental Company's on the 10th, left arrivedforC from Southampton and Gibraltar Constantinople on the same evening. We regret to announcethe decease, from congesti on o f the brain, of h er c ommander, Captain Wilson, four d a y s after leaving S out h am Captain Wilson Wal ton. an officer of considerable merit, and acquired a reputation for gallant bearing and decided courage whilst serving under Admiral Sartori Taken prisoner with 's% many others during the Miguelite war, he had the pain o f seeing several of his companions led from the chapel ' n which they were confined at Lisbon to execution, and dw i r e in h hourlyver wasdread that such a fate would also be his.and after reaching England, entered the spare!:l, service in which, with so much credit to himself, ho continued till he died. His remains were consigned to the deep on the 3d instant, the whole of the crew and almost all the pas sengers on board the Euxine having assembled on the solemn occasion. Captain Gardner, of' her Majesty's steamer Oberon, during his lato visit to the fleet, was severely repri manded, and has, it is said, since applied to be super seded. The reason is that he had sent one of his engi neers on shore on duty under the care of a marine; the engineer not satisfied that he merited such a degredation applied for a court of inquiry into his conduct, and, it having been granted, the captain's charges were found to be untenable and frivolous. A singular occurrence took place on Saturday night. A merchant captain, John Richards, of the brig Eliza- beth Hughes, who had got himself into difficulties, which were under examination by ono of our courts, got nnder without his regular papers, leaving behind 1 • way wi him se veral debts, which will Lot be covered by 5001. The vessel was at the time under arrest, or, as our legal phrase terms it, an impediment° di partenza had issued against her. How the marine-police emitted to take the necessary measures to prevent such an event remains yet to b e see n. Certain it is, that Rear-Admiral Harvey had he had a stea mer at his disposal, w ould have dis patched her in search of the runaway. Her Majesty's sloop Hark quin, from Trieste, arrived last night, and saluted the Rear- Amiral's flag. She i s not ordered home yet, as was repo d rted. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Driver,steam. sloop, Commander C. R. Johnson, was paid two months' ad vance to-day. She remains at Spithead under orders for immediate departure, with the " blue peter" flying at the fore. The Rosamond s team-sloop, Commander Foote, left last evening for Chatham, where she i s ordered to be paid off. The Fairy royal yacht was docked to-day for some necessary purpose. The Reynard s crew-schooner, Commander Cracroft, is stripping iu the basin, h to -c properly refitted for sea. The Rifleman screw-schooner, Lieutenant-Commander Crofton, was unniasted to-day, also for a refit. The investigation of the Committee of Revision is beginning to excite some alarm among the adherents t o obsolete usages and abuses. They are much annoyed by the searching nature of the inquiriis. The commit to be of opinion that there are tee appear too many officers. It is said, also, they contemplate introducing Mr. Murray's system of paying wages, by which both time and money will be saved. The Eucounter steam screw-the was tried again to day by Captain Auste n, C. 8., the superintendent of the steam squadron—before reporting her ready for com mission, it is supposed. Captain Austen; Commanders Stevens and Cracroft, Srl. Murray, &c., were on board. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE CAPE SQUADRON. "The Dee returned from Natal on the 20th of August, ‘ having landei the 731 Regiment. She is at present in Table-h:ly, embarking stores, &t!., for the li k thiliouze en ' tivg Ct.re A;.-;;1i13,1,% She is to leave Table bay 11,asday next (the 7th). The Arab, 12, srrtvcd here on the 31,t of ituvu.it, from Nat...l. She expe rienecd .erg Lad weather on lax passage down, and sprat g her mainmast so badly as to require a new one, which is being made, and she is expected to leave this for India in about a mouth. The Eurydice, 26, leaves this on Saturday, the 9th, on a five months' cruise in the Mora anbique, Zinzibar, Comora Islands, &c. Captain FulforJ, recently posted from the President, goes home passenger in the Rosamond ; also Lieutenant Dash wood (acting), from the Nimrod. No commander is likely to be appointed to the President until after the Rosamond has sailed, when Lieutenant Von Donop, it is expected, will be appointed acting. The Nimrod has received orders to day to hold herself in readiness to proceed to sea in a day or two, but where is not known—the Mau ritius or Natal, most likely." Wind, S.S.W.; moderate breezes and fine weather. I'Lvm.:llTH, OCT. 25.—Her Majesty's ship Inspreg nable,-104, will be taken into dock to morrow to have her copp r cleaned and examined. The revenue steam-vessel Vulcan sailed yesterday for the westward, and the Nautilus, 6, tender to flag-ship, for a cruise in the Channel. Wind, W.S.W., blowing strong. Woemvlcn. Oct. 26.—The Arrogant steam-frigate, 46 guns, fitted for a screw-propeller, was taken out of dock to-day, at Woolwich, having had her engin es p ut on board, and als o h er boilers. She will be towed to Deptford to-morrow, by the Monkey steam-vessel, to have her coal bunkers put in by Messrs. Penn, who have made the auxiliary engines for her of 360-horse power. - The Flamer steam-vessel was taken into dock to day on the Arrogant being taken out. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TRURSDAY.—The following letter appears in the Ifail of last night : " GORT, OCT. 24.—There was another attempt yester day to levy a ss. rate, but it was a total failure. A force of 50 police and 45 military, infantry and cavalry, ac companied by three officers, left Gort at ten o'clock, to distrain for poor -rates at Kinvarra; they were there met by Mr. Davys, the stipendiary magistrate; they had not proceeded above a mile, when they found walls or barri cades, some six or eight feet high, built across the high road, from which the party was assailed with showers of stones. The police were ordered to prime and load, but this had no other effect than bringing more volleys of stones, which injured some of them very much, and broke four or five of their &elocks. The magistrate re. ceived several blows, and finding he could make no im pression, upon consulting his staff, thought it more pru dent to retire." The Freeman's Journal gives more ample details : " On Monday last a detachment of the 4th Light Dra goons, headed by Captain Brown, and another of the 89th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Lieutenant Skinner, 40 men in all, left Gort, for the purpose of collecting poor-rates in the parish of Kinvarra, eight miles from Gort. There were also 50 of the police - force, commanded by T. M'Mahon, 5.1., and J. Davys, sti pendiary magistrate. On passing through the village of Kinvarra, the cars that were to convey away the corn, being at the rear of the military, were laid hands on sud denly by people there, who upset the horses and the cars, but assistance was immediately rendered by the force at hand. They went on for the distance of a mile and a halt; until they came to the district they w ere to distrain on, when a barricade obstructed their passage. They then got on another road leading to the same dis trict, when a barricade, partly formed, met their view, protected by about 300 men and women. They refused to let the armed force pass, arid said they would rather sacrifice their lives than permit it. They were told re sistance would be useless, but they persisted to maintain their ground. The Riot Act was read three times, and still they would not give way, when the police were or dered to charge with fixed bayonets, and also the 89th. Stones were then thrown by the people, many of whoni received severe wounds in the charges of the police. They then commenced a guerilla warfare from behind the walls, and severely injured some of the police and military. One of tho police gut a most severe cut in the face, and Mr. Davys and his horse was struck two or three tithes The police drove the people for a quarter of a mile into the fields, but they were as certain to be back again to the scene of action, Mr. Davys did not wish to shed blood by ordering the military or police to fire, and in being late in the day he ordered them to turn round and proceed home. Much praise is due to the forbearance of the authorities, as among such a deter minded people there is not the least doubt but much blood would have been shed. There was a greater number of people further down towards the sea coast, protecting another barricade, in case the people above should be scattered. 01 course there will be a greater force brought down there in some few days. This union is in a wretched way, the poor-house, built for 590, with sheds, is now holding 2,000, and a ss. rate, which now makes Bs. in the pound this year, and 1,0001. due of the union, leaves u. in a poor way indeed." MURDER OF A BAlLlFF.—Further indications of the winter's pastimes are shadowed forth in the fol lowing paragraph, extracted from the Limerick Examiner of yesterday : "An atrocious murder was perpetrated yesterday near Muegret. The corn of a matt named Flanagan was seized by the landlord for rent, and a bailiff, named Michael Donoghue, appointed to take charge of it. Ile arrived at the premises about one o'clock, and in about an hour after, while he was engaged with the owner of the corn in scutching it out, a man having a handkerchief over his face, and armed with a gun, entered, and, without uttering a syllable or delaying an instant, lodged the contents in the unfortu nate bailiff's body. The bailiff survived but a few mo ments. He was the father of eight children. The murder took place within forty paces of the police bar racks at Ballinacurra, in which, however, there were only two constables at the time. They heard the shot, but were unable to institute an immediate pursuit. In a short time after a search was instituted, and two persons, named O'Neil and Flanagan, were arrested on suspicion. Some witnesses who, it is said, can identify the party by whom the daring and atrocious deed was perpetrated have been brought into Limerick. The gun was found this morning in a field near where the murder was com mitted. A man of the name of Mulqueen has been this day arrested by the police. Ile is hilly committed. He has, it is said, been identified as the person who actually fired the shot. An inquest has been held by Mr. J. Bennett, coroner, and a verdict of Wilful Murder returned against Mulqueen." Lae FUNDS.—There was a slight rally yesterday in the prices of Government securities. The Three per Cents, were done at 84; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 84+ i; Bank Stock, 190; Royal Bank Shares, 10+; British and Irish Steam Company, 39; Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, 31; Great Southern and Western, 21Z-; Midland, 161; Belfast and Ballymena, 16; Dundalk and Enniskillen, COMMISSION COURT—WEDNESDAY. Judges Torreus and Crampton sat yesterday morning at ten o'clock, and were engaged all day in trying the following important case of assault upon a police-con stable in the discharge of his duty. No allusion what ever was made throughout the day to the pending pro secutions against the proprietors of the Nation and Tribune newspapers, nor is it likely that the prisoners in any of those cases will be brought to trial before Friday or Saturday. STABBING WITH INTENT, &C.—Throe young men, between 25 and 30 years of age, named Michael Moran, John Joseph Moran, and John M‘Cormick, were placed at the bar and indicted for having, on the 25th of July lass, in South Great George-street, wilfully and mali ciously stabbed Police-constable John Byrne, whilst in the execution of his duty, with intent to kill and murder him. Michael Moran was the person actually accused of the stabbing, and the other men as being present aiding and assisting. There wero several counts in the indictment varying the precise nature of the charge. Messrs. Plunkett, Q.C., and Smyth, were counsel for the Crown, and Messrs. J. A. Curran and U. Armstrong defeEded the prisoners, who having reltmd to join in their challenges, the trial of one of them, Michael Moran, was prod-eded with in the first instance. The lion. Mr. Plunkett having briefly stated the case, Police-constable John Byrne, 132 A, the prosecutor, was examined. lie deposed that upon the night of the 26111 of July last, or on the morning of the 26th, between one and two o'clock, ho was on duty in South Great George street, when the prisoner, and the other two men charged, passed him, making a great noise, cursing and swearing, &c. Ile addressed them, and told them to be quiet, and to go home; but the prisoner immediately stopped and said, " Constable, %% ill we have a rebellion?" Witness replied, that he hoped not; upon which the pri soner saiJ, that the time had come, and that they would, and at the same moment pulled a pistol from under his coat, and struck it against the shutters of a window. Tho city having been proclaimed at this time, witness demanded the pistol to be give❑ up to him, or that the prisoner should bring it himself to the station-house, but he refused to do either, and when the prosecutor attempted to take it, he drew a dagger and stabbed him in the groin most severely, so that his life was endangered for a consider able time. Th 3 pistol, which was loaded with ball and cocked, and the dagger were here both produced, and appeared to be most formidable weapons. On cross-examination the prosecutor positively swore to the identity not only of the man on trial, but to the other two prisoners, after which several witnesses were examined in corroboration; and also medical witnesses, to show the serious nature of the injury received by the prosecutor. The Crown case having closed. Mr. CURRAN addressed the jury for the defence, and examined some most respectable gentlemen to give the prisoner a character. Judge CaAsirroN then charged the jury, wh o con ._ victed the prl.oner upon all the counts in the indictment, with the exception of the capital one. It is probable that the other two prisoners will plead guilty to a common assault. INN.—The lectures on th e l aw of real propert) •, &c., will be resumed in the hall o f th i s society on the evening of Monday, the Gth of November next, when an introductory lecture will be delivered on " The Law of England considered us a Science." A series of lectures s‘i:l follow on the subject of " Covenants," which will be delivered as usual, on t h e Monday and 'fhursdsy evenings in each week, at half-past seven o'clock; and the examinations anal mootiugs will take place every Friday morning, a t half-past nine o'clock. We are also informed that a change is contemplated, by which members of the several Inns of Court may be admitted to the lectures more freely than heretofore. THE TRAITORS.---A correspondent at Havre informs us, that Michael Doheny was at that port on Wednesday, seeking a passage to the United States. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THUITSDAY. The Qlec=n and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk. The Royal Family to(ik walking and pony exercise in the pleasure grounds around the Castle. Prince Albert hunted this forenoon. His Royal Highness was attended by General Wemyss, Colonel F. 11. Seymour, and Captain the Hon. J. Denman. her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe left Windsor Castle, this afternoon, for the Priory, Stanmore, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham, and Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, left the Castle to. day. The Queen's private band was in attendance in the Castle yesterday evening, and performed the follow ing pieces : Overture, " La Barcarole." Selection, " Robert le Diable".. Meyerbeer " Adelaide" Beethoven. Cradzoudza. Tunnel Fest Walzer Labitzky General Wemyss has relieved Colonel the Hon. C, Grey in the duties of Equerry in waiting to the Queen. 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, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Murray, Baroness de Speth, Dowager Countess of Mansfield and Lady Elizabeth Murray, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Reid. The band of the Coldstream Guards attend during dinner, and perform the following pieces : Overture, "Leonora" ..Beethoven. Glee, "Blow, gentle gales" Sir H. R. Bishop. Selection 2d, " Foscari" (arranged by C. Godfrey) Waltz, " The Pearl of England"...Jullien. Polka, " The Caricole" Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the_Colonial Office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday. Mr. Macgregor, M.P., had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his offi cial residence, in- Downing -street. The Earl of Clarendon visited several of the Cabi net Ministers yesterday. Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good hope were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Go vernors of the West India Colonies. _ _ The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left town yesterday for his seat Bowood Park, Wilts. The Earl of Lincoln left town yesterday for Nune ham, Oxford. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. TUE PUBLIC ORATORSHIP. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 25.—The nomination by the Heads of Houses of two gentlemen to proceed to the poll for the office of Public Orator took place this morning. Mr. Bateson, of St. John's, and Mr. Williams, of King's, are the gentlemen selected. The voting is understood to have been : For Mr. Bsteson (St. John's) .. ... 10 For Mr. Williams (King's) 10 For Mr. Frere (Trinity) ... ... 7 It remains to be seen into which scale the preponde. rating influence of Trinity will be thrown. The chances are that it will be divided, as Mr. Williams is a Coa:;er vative, and w ill secure the votes of that party (for politics enters into this as well as all else) and those who look with an eye of jealousy on the office going to St. John's. Mr. Bateson, on the other hand, is a Liberal, as aro also many of the fellows of Trinity. The poll opens at 9 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning. At a Congeration holden this day the following de grees were conferred : DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.-11. B. Jones, Trinity College. BACHELOR of DIVINITY.—II. Cule, Clare Hall. MASTERS OF ART S .—A. J. Pil e , Trinity College; J. Gorton, Queen's College. BACHELORS OF LAWS.—J. Wright, King's College; Charles Wolley, King's College; A. F. Birch, King's College. At the same congregation the following graces passed the Senate:- 1. To confer the degree of Master of Arts by Royal mandate on Henry Woodrow, 8.A., Fellow of Caius College. 2. To appoint Dr. Webster, of Jesus College, Ex aminer for Medical Degrees for the ensuing year. 3. To allow Mr. Bernard, Hebrew Teacher, 301. from the University chest. 4. To appoint Mr. Stokes, of Pembroke College, and Mr. Parkinson, of St. John's College, Mathematical Ex aminers of the questionists who are candidates for ho nours in January next. 5. To appoint Mr. Gaskin, of Jesus College, and Mr. Cory, of Pembroke College, Mathematical Examiners of the questionists who are not candidates for honours, 6. To appoint Mr. Peill, of Queen's College, and Mr. Collett, of Caius College, Classical Examiners of the questionists. 7. To appoint Mr. Dalton, of Queen's College, and Mr. Crowfoot, of Caius College, Examiners of the questionists in the Acts of the Apostles, in the Epistle to the Galatians, and the two Epistles to the Thessalo nians, in ecclesiastical history, and in "Paley's Moral Philosophy." 8. To reappoint Mr. Beatson, of Pembroke College, an Examiner of the Classical Tripos of the ensuing year. 9. To reappoint Mr. Atkinson, of Clare Hall, an Examiner of the Classical Tripos of the ensuing year. 10. To appoint Mr. Wratislaw, of Christ's College, an Examiner of the Classical Tripos of the ensuing year. 11. To appoint Mr. Hutt, of Caius College, an Exa miner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Mi chaelmas Terms of the year 1849. 12. To appoint Mr. Rowlands, of Queen's College, an Examiner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of the year 1849. 13. To appoint Mr. 'Woolley, of Emmanuel College, an Examiner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of the year 1849. 14. To appoint Mr. Ackland, of Clare Hall, an Exa miner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of 1549. 15. To allow Mr. Skinner, of Jesus College, to re sume his Regency. 16. To allow Mr. Frere, of Downing College, to re sume his Regency. 17. To allow Mr. Eddleston, of Trinity College, to resume his Regency. 18. Te allow Mr. Ferguson, of Pembroke College, to resume his Regency. 19. To allow Mr. Bright, of Magdalene College, to resume his Regency. 20. To re-appoint the New Botanic Garden Syndicate of last year to report from time to time to the Senate until the end of the Michaelmas Term 1849. THE PUBLIC ORATORSHIP. CAMBRIDGE, THURSDAY, TEN O'CLOCK. Bateson ••• ... 458 Williams • Majority for Bateson ---62 OXFORD, OCT. 26. In a convocation holden this day the nomination of the Rev. Dr. Symons, Warden of Wadham, to be a Dele gate of Accounts in the room of the late Dean of Car lisle, was approved by the house. At the same time the nomination of the Rev. Nicholas Pocock, M.A., Michel Fellow of Queen's, to b© a Public Examiner in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis, was approved. In a congregation holden at the same time the fol lowing degrees were conferred : BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW. Rev. F. Bagot, Fellow of All Souls. MASTERS OF ARTS. James Tomlin, Brasenose, Grand Compounder. Rev. 11. R. Smith, Brasenose. R. K. Bailey, New-inn Hall. J. ii. Taunton, All Souls. W. H. Stanton, Exeter. Rev. P. Downward, Queen's. T. J. Prout, Student of Christ Church. L: C. Randolph, Student of Christ Church. J. W. Whitmore, Christ Church. E. Armitage, Fellow of Magdalen. IL Lewis, Pembroke. A. R. M. Wilaere, Pembroke. Rev. J. B. Wullocombe, Trinity. Rev. W. V. Yar North, Trinity. lIACIIELOIIB ARTS. G. R. Winter, Brasenose, Grand Compounder. R. E. Moms, Waclhatu. W. H. M. Style, Merton. Peter De Putron, Pembroke. W. C. Jones Parry, Worcester. Eldborough Woodcock, Worcester. F. Chippendale, Worceiter. In the Convocation holden on tho 19th inst. the Rev. George Campbell Gordon, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, was admitted ad eunderi. Dr. Lee's header in Anatomy proposes to commence his elementary course of lectures on General Physiology to-morrow, the 27th inst., at one o'clock, in the Anatomy School, Christ Church. The Clinical Professor of Medicine purposes to com mence his lectures on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Rad cliffe Infirmary, at eleven o'clock. The Savilian Professor of Astronomy proposes to begin a course of lectures en Tuesday, Oct. 31, at two. rADVERTISEM ENT.] —ln d igesti on .—No medicine has proved so efficient for the curs of indigestion and diseases of the stomach as Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dalton-hall, near Hud dersfield. All who have used them speak in the highest terms of gratitude and praise as to their wonderful effi cacy. Mr. Charles Adams, farmer, of Cheddeston, near Bungay, suffered from indigestion and extreme debility for seven years, during which period he was attended by two medical gentlemen. He was said to be in a consump tion, and no hopes were given of his recovery. He de tnmined, however, to give the Vegetable Restorative Pills a fair trial. He experienced great relief from tak ing the first box; and, to his great surprise and comfort, perseverance in the use of them restored him to perfect health. Observe: John Kaye's coat of arms and a fac simile of his signature are on the directions for use wrapped round each box. Price Is. IV., 2s. 9d., or 4s. Gd. per box; to be had of all respectable Chemists and Medicine Venders. THE NORTII-WEST - ERN RAILIVAL—The directors of this company have been anxiously engaged for several days in preparing a detailed statement of their accounts. a t.; A_ ,= 9,-• SPORTING INTE GE. NEWMARIC.LT HOUG lITONNVEETING. TiI[P.SDAY. \ ` Sweepstakes of 10 soya. Oa; for twos y_ 7stiand three, Bst 121 b; fillies allowed 21bOthei Wir.neuto . be sold for 80 sous., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. A. Bartley's Grist, 3 yrs ... (Hornsby, jun.) 1 Mr. Dyson's Whitstone, 3 3 rs Mr. Marscn's Sir Oliver, 3 yrs Mr. Watts's On( z, 2 yrs ... ... 4 Even on Whitstone. A very-closely -contested race between the first three ended in favour of Grist by a head; the same distance between second and third. Hun in I min. 17 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for two'yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; and fillie s , Bst 4ib ; the winner to be sold for 150 sous., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Lord Orford's fby Sir Hercules, out of Peeress (Nat) 0 Baron Rothschild's c by Charles XILI ' Mr. Pedley's Perspicacity 3 Mr. Merry's Miss Ann Mr. B. Green's Prime Minister 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Perspicacity, sto 2 agst Peeress filly, and 3 to 1 agst Emerald colt. Miss Ann made play at a moderate speed to the new ground, where the Peeress filly and Emerald colt singled themselves out, raced home head and head, and finished with a dead heat. Run in 1 min. 19 secs. _ _ Match, 200, h ft. First half of Ab.M. Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, tiat 7lb (Bar tholomew), beat Mr. Payne's Farthingale, 6st 31b, by a length. 11 to 10 on the Cob. Run in 50 secs. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 tt; for two yrs old, D.M. Mr. T. B. Charton's Kissaway, Bst 21b (Templeman) 1 Lord Bateman's Goodwood, Bst 71b ... 2 Lord Clifden's Cacus, Bst 61b 0 Mr. Watt's Andros, Bst 41b ... 0 Mr. S. Scott's Willingham, Bst 4lb ... 0 Colonel Anson's Bon-Bon, Bst 31b 0 Duke of Bedford's Retail, 7st 121 b ... ... 0 Mr. Hargreave's c by Beiram, 7st 81b 3 to 1 each agat Merope colt and Bon-Bon, 4 to Beach agst Cacus and Retail, and 5 to 1 each agst Willingham and Goodwood. Retail went away with the lead, Kiss away lying second, and the others close up. There was no alteration until they reached the cords, where Kiss away, Goodwood, Cacus, and Bon- Bon singled them selves out, and made one of the closest races home ever seen; Kissaway winning by a head, and only a head be tween Goodwood and the other two. Run in 1 min. 51 secs. Match, 50. D.M. Lord Stanley's Archery, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Nat), beat Mr. Shelley's Watchdog, 4 yrs, Bst 41b, by a neck. 6 to 5 on Archery. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old, colts, Sat 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 40 sous., if demanded, &c. Last half of Ab.kl. Major Pitt's Piccola ... ... ... ... (Sly) I Mr. Rogers'd Sister to Jolly Dick ... ... . 2 Mr. Verity's Routh ... ... _,, ... ... 3 Mr. Mostyn's fby Auckland, out of Mopsa... ... 0 Mr. Greville's Paq u it a 0 Mr. G. Bulkeley's Diana, by Harkaway .. . ... ...... 0 Betting-6 to 5 agst Paquita, and 3t o 1 agst Routh. Won by half a length, and only a head between second and third. Run in 56 secs. Match 200 , h ft. D.M. Match, Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, Bst 71b (F. Butler), beat Mr. Greville's Giselle, ist 71b, by a neck. Run in 2 min. 25 secs. 2tol on the mare. Tho Glasgow Stakes of 100 sous. each, h ft; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters of R.M. Mr. Gully's Osterley ... (A. Day) 1 Lord Clifden's Tiresome ... •.• ... 2 Lord Chesterfield's Drakelow... 3 5t04 on Tiresome, and 2to 1 agst Osterley. Drake low made the running at a bad pace for the first quarter of a mile; it was then taken up by Tiresome, who made it good, and had a decided lead into the cords; Osterley, however, came in the last four or five strides, and de feated him on the post by a ucck; Drakelow a very good third. Run in 1 min. 25 sccF , . Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, Bst 41b; five and upwards, Bst 111 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 250 sous., if demanded, &c. A.F. Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, 4 yrs Mr. Douglas's Tom Tough. aged 2tol on Diplomatist. Won in a canter by a length. Run in 2 min. 25 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft; for two yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; fillies B.t 41b. Lord Orford's c by Cotherstone Mr. R. H. Nevill's Eugenie Lord Clifden's Hidallan ... (F. Butler) 1 ... (Nat) 1 Duke of Bedford's Beauvale ... ... 4 5 to 4 agst Eugenie*? to 1 agst Hidallan (t). Eugenie made the running, followed by Ilidallan and the Mun dane colt, to the bushes, where the Mandane colt took the second place; a few strides further he took the lead, and after a good race won by halt a length; HidalLin a bad third. Run in 1 min. 54 secs. Handicap Plate of 501. D.I. Lord Exeter's Tophans, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ... (Pettit) 1 Mr. St. Aubyn's Julia, 5 yrs, 6st 91b Mr. bolt's Bibury, aged, Bst 61b 3 Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 4 Mr. Osbaldesten's Chat, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Tophana, sto 2 agst Bibury, 3 to 1 agst Tarella, and 4to 1 agst Julia. Julia made the running at an indifferent pace, the others lying a length from her up to the Duk e ' s Stand. Tophana then took the second place, waited on her into the cords, and won by a neck; Bibury a bad third. This race was not timed. The Prospect Stakes of 10 soya. each; for three yrs old, Bst; four, fist 11b;:five, 9st 81b; six and aged, 9st 10Ib; the winner to be sold for 200, if demanded, &c., and allowance if to be sold for less. D.I. Mr. Shelley's Watchdog, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Pearl) 1 Mr. Lowther's Black Doe, 3 yrs, 6st 41b 2 Mr. Greville's Mirmillo, 4 yrs, ist 51b ... 3 Mr. Douglas's Sam Hood, 3 yrs, 6st 41b 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst Black Doe, and sto 2 agst Mir millo. Won by halt a length; Mirmillo a bad third. Run in 4 min. 5 secs. Match, 100, h ft; 6st 31b each, both yearlings. Y.C. Mr. Gregory's f by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Gag's dam, received forfeit from tho Duko of Bedford's f by St. Francis, out of Misnomer. Match, 2001., 50 ft. D.M. Lord Glasgow's Big Jerry, Bst 71b, received forfeit 'rom Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff, Bst 21b. Match, 2001, h ft, Bst 71b each. A.F. Mr. Greville's Damson received 70 forfeit irom tho Duke of Bedford's Opossum. Deciding Heat for the Two yrs old Stakes. T.Y.C. Lord Orford's f by Sir Hercules, out of Peeress 1 Baron Rothschild's cby Charles XII., out of Emerald 2 Betting-6 to son the Emerald colt. Won by a length. Run in 1 min. 20 sees. The weather was remarkably fine, and the sport bril liant in the extreme; indeed, such a succession of ex citing contests it has rarely been the lot of any man to witness in one day, and we can only regret that the quickness with which they came off prevents our going more fully into details. Great sport is promised for to day and to-morrow. NURSERY STAKES BETTING. FIRST CLASS. 7 to 2 agst Strongbow—(t) I 9 to 2 agst Grief. 4 to 1 agst Jane Eyre I 6 to I . agst Marinello f. Mist; Bunny is scratched. SECOND CLASS. No betting. Syrup is scratched. DERBY. 20 to 1 agst abterley (taken). NEWMARKET, THURSDAY NICHT. ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY. Sweeps for three yrs old. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 601. Archery —Besboroug,h Alphcia Tamarind—Di manche. Sweeps ' for three yrs olds and upwards. Fi rst h alf of Ab. M. Winner to be sold for 4001. The Widow, aged—Elimea, 5 yrs—Ulysses, 4 yrs— The Moor, 3 yrs. ___ - Plate of 50/. A.F. Sagacity, 4 yrs—Wee-bit, 4 yrs—Craftsman, 4 yrs— Beauclerc, 8 yrs—Duplicity, 3 yrs. Sweeps for two and three yrs old. First half Ab. M. Winner to be sold for 3001. Sir Oliver, 3 yrs—b c by Voltaire, out of Mecca, 2 yrs—eh f by Jereed, out of Rhodanthe, 2 yrs— \ liaillery, 2 yrs—Mem ento, 2 yrs—b by Bay Middlet on out of Mustard, 2 yr s —R ac k ety Girl, 2 yrs. , Sweepstakes of 10 :01s. each for two yrs old ; first half of .Ab.AI. Winner to be sold for 30/. Perspicacity, lone, Ilis Excellency, Damson, Prime Minister, Alzire, br c, by Charles XII., out of Emerald. Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C. Op tional Selling Weights. Ilind of the ;Forest (1000, 3 yrt —Kennet (1001.), 2 yrs—Nectar (501.), 3 yrs—Paquita (800, 2 yrs— Tommy (50/.), 2 ) rs—b f, by Gladiator, out of Gamelass (501.), 2 yrs—ch c, Epirus, dam by D'Egville (59, 2 yrs—Tuscan (500, 3 yrs—Cashier (501.), 2 yrs— Cotton Lord (501), 2 yrs. Handicap of 20 sovs, each,s ft. T.Y.C. (13 subs.), 2 paid.) Bishop of Romford's cob, aged, Oat 71b—The Widow, aged, Bst 101b—New Forest Deer, aged, Bst 61b—Co cos Nut, aged, Bst—Little John, aged, 7st 91b—Distaffina, 3 yrs, 7s t 71b—Man of my Heart, 5 yrs, 7st—G a bbi er , 4 yrs, 7st—Serenade, 3 yrs, 6st 121b—Circassian Maid, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Circus, 3 yrs, 6st 41b. Acceptances for the Audley End Stakes. Miss Small, 6 yrs, Bst 121b—Giselle, 5 yrs, Tat 71b— Palma, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Rem em b rance, 3 yrs, Est 11b— ' Tisiphne, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Tophana, 3 yrs, sst 121 b. LATEST BETTING. THE NURSERY STAKES-71RliT CLASS. 7to 2 agst Swongbow—(t) 6to 1 agst Marinella f(t) 4 to 1 agst Jane Eyre 8 to 1 agst Concertina 9 to 2 agst Grief SECOND C 3to 1 agst Tiresome I 5 to 5 to 1 agst ( :LA SS . 1 agst Dahcotah chieN) Clarissa. Hum. QuAwrnt-SEssioris.---These sessions, which terminated on Tuesday night last, showed an increase of petty felonies over the preceding quarter, there being no less than sixty cases. To attendants at this court it also showed a large increase of barristers, there being no less than fifteen in attendance. " 11l fairs the land, to hastening ills a . pref, Where lawyers quibble and their clients pay." A D VERT'S EILENT.—CONSIIMPTION, .A STH MA, AND DISEASES OF THE HEART.-Dr. Cpnin may be con. sulted daily on the use of " Anaspasia in the cure or relief of the above distressing maladies. A clinical re port of the successful treatment of some of the most for midable diseases of the stomach, heart, and lungs, is just published, and may be had gratuitously between half. past ten and one, at 14, Leicester-place, Leicester-square. Caple, the lessee of Lincoln, Stamford, and Grantham theatres, has just closed a most successful season a; Dumfries. • "i% 554 s;i 1 --- a~G V 1