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W , I.'l d o 2 8 6 3 0 a 8 2 6 111 3 0 ed otr Id at fro g , 0 435. ad at 4 ' l _, AmerioZ lown-tral. • 4 if ▪ ass •• 103 or 32s B O • 505 4 0 .. 450 4 0 .. 425 01 .. 445 t- 1,0 108 B li 00 fl 103 „ 1103 4 1 ,40 22101 9'" tons f ffo ° o tons -; 05 , Grave a als b MC Y tiv'" x Reg do. O 0 ,; Frene"' Thurstlif; bales ham Is t series last we' ll , S i fro the ill 011 , I from Dot er V nor on 10 ' • I_,/ s Ol o to to 434 rd 43 , 60 -.40 r 3 3 1 ' 5 33 0,43 3 d 458°4 :01 0151 THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and ypsteiday. The PRINCE PRESIDENT was received at Tours an the 15th with the utmost enthusiasm. He remained there that night, and on the foiloA ing morning started for Paris, without intermediate stoppages. ENTRY OF THE PRINCE PRESIDENT INTO PARIS, The preparations for the reception of the Emperor Louis Napoleon 111., as ho may now be designated, were pretty well finished by about noon on Saturday. The weather was magnificent ; a cloudless sky, briiliant sunshine, and an exhiliarating breeze, gave promise that the gorgeous triumphal arches, the gilded eagles, and flatering steamers would not be damaged and ruincd as on the sad lath of August. Th e grandest and the principal of the triumph a l a r c h es is the one erected ,, by the Villa de Paris, Napoleo n , E m p ereur ." It i s of colossal magnitude„ at the railway station, to Louis i d s of striking effect. Proceeding from this triumpe of scenic art across the Bridge of Austerlitz, the eye of the Emperor alights on the first non-corporative and spon taneous offering, which is that of the proprietors of the Arenes Nationales for equestrian exhibitions—a very tasteful piece of work, the name of the Emperor glittering on green velvet, spread across the Bou levard Bourden. At the Column of July a tri umphal arch appears, the caring of the mayor and council of the ninth arrondissement. The mayor of the Bth also had a triumphal arch raised, but the civic offerings were eclipsed by the efforts of that numerous line—indeed, that congregation of tht-atres which extend from the Boulevard des Filles des Calvaire, to the Gymnase. Within this line are, side by side, the Gaite, the Delassements Comique, the Ftma:nbales, the Theatre Nationale—better known as Frannni's, the old Theatre Historique ; a little lower down is the Am bigu Comique, and near that again the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin ; a little farther still, the Gymnase, the© the Varietes, and, finally, the Opera Comique and the Grand Opera on either side of the Boulevards des Italiens. Now, between the circus above and the two operas below were the principal decorations got up with a magnifioance, a style, and an effect which could only have been exhibited by the drathatic caterers for the taste of an essentially Spectacle-loving people. The first of these triumphal arches prepared within the theatrical region of the Boulevards was erected by the persons em ployed at the Winter Circus. The principal fs bore the inscription " A Napoleon III." The other aide Was one mass of foliage. The next triumphal arch was opposite the Theatre of the Delassements Comiques, and near it was another opposite the old Circus Theatre, and both due to the liberality of the proprietors. Be tween the Porte St. Martin and the Porte St. Denis the most striking appearance of any was produced. Oppo site the Theatre of the Porte St. Martin rose a splendid triumphal arch, and between it and another arch at the Porte St. Denis the Imperial crown of Charlemagne was raised aloft, of colossal aspect, with masses of green and white drapery appended, the green spotted with bees. In other parts of the Boulevards large gilt crowns were suspended from the centre of crosswise ropes of laurel. The two gates, known by the names of the Porte St. Denis and St. Martin, raised by Louis XIV., and bear ing figures of that Monarch, of allegorical character, expressive of overwhelming power and strength, were decorated in honour of the second founder of a different dynasty. As far as spectacle went, nothing could have been more imposing. The windows of Cercle, at the corner of the Rue Le pelletier, were handsomely hung in blue cloth, trimmed with gold lace, a nd f es t oone d up w i t h eag l es. Opposite the end of that street, and near the Opera Comique, there was a grand triumphal arch, or rather canopy. c • F our posts, ea c h surmounte d w i th an eagle. formed the pacii T ar e s rs, and from e ac h was exten d e d a canopy of orim cloth trimmed with y e ll ow f r i nge , t h e b ase of the profusely ornamented with flags and military Tl tr oy . liies. The balcony on the upper floor of the Maison no, at the corner of the Rue Laffitte, was handsomely hung with crimson velvet trimmed with gold, and orna _Maennted with eagles. Troops of flags were placed at dis cs along each side of the pavement. At the corner of the Chaus t 6 3 d'A n ti n an arc h was ra i se d, b ear i ng on its front the i nscr i pt i on o f " N a p o l eon 111., E mpereur. " Close to it stood a large escutcheon ornamented with fl ags, and bearing the words, "2d battalion of National %nerd to Napoleon 111., Emperor." Several other similar ones were placed at the stations of other legions, bearing similar inscriptions. At the corner of the R ue d e l a Paix, across the Boulevards, was ltki nd of arch form e d of garlands of flowers, with flow ing drapery suspended across the top, bearing medallions of the. e ' Prince, with the words " Napoleon 111., Ern pereu A.t the ea r l y h our o f the Boulevards, but more par- CA that part w hi c h ex tends from the Bastile to t h e "art.) St Denis, became, not gradually, but most rapidly, Pr esident, with c row d s eager t o w it nes s the reception of the resident, At each moment multitudes of peasantry :rora the neighbouring departments, and even from dis the st O nes, brou ht by the successive railroad trains, filled street s g b At 11 o'clock the entire space outside the Orleans . " ail waY terminus, extending to the bridge of Austnlitz, the covered with a dense mass of people. At 12 o'clock „"erowds became greater ; strangers from the provinces ;;r f rom abroad, thronged the streets ; and in a short Lite the multitude was so dense as to block up the way I n several places. About half-past 11 the National Guard 9 . i li eth Banlieu, with flags at their head, began to take up i!tiiposition on the Boulevard, the places for each bat " having been previously indicated by Hags along the .le e . / so that the position was occupied without confthion. p - lee Place of honour, the right of the President, was o tted to th e c i v i c force, and the left to the troops of the '_11?e• Those that did not f orm part o f t h e li ne marc h e d Wi th Music a t t h e i r head, and colours flying—the green S ze, the Imperial colour—on towards the Bastile. At h alf-past 12 deputations from Issy and many other com 'tunes of the b an li eu moved towards the Madeleine, devices with the green banner covere d a ll over w i t h I m p er i a li s t . mayor and Th e commun e o f M ont l e b y, h ea d e d by its - due order, and deputy may ors, and followed by others ie preceded by b a nd s of young girls dress* d w hite, all with green sashes, crowns of laurel on their (le ads, and bouquets of violets in their hands, and all tPreceded by a splendid banner, moved in the same direc n• The d escription of one commune is nearly that of le hundreds that marched in procession,—nearly all re.c?cled by young girls, bearing green flags with Impe futlinseriptions, most of the men headed by their mayor. terThe route of the Prince being along the Pont d' Aus the Itz, the Boulevard de Bourdon, the Place de Bastille, _ Boulevards the Rue Royale, the Place de la Con `:etle, and the Gardens of the Tuileries, the troops were du i disposed at one o'clock along the line. ofbattery of artillery was stationed at the Rond Point t i utile Burial.° du TrOne, under the orders of General u rn* to give the signal of the Prince's arrival. e —3 a few minutes past one o'clock General Magnate, b,,°lneetinder-in-Chief of the army of Paris, accompanied numerous and brilliant staff, and followed by an titie.ort of Guid es , ro d e along the Boulevards, in the 7tion of the Madeleine. The General was saluted • R . L 413 passed and he had to take off his hat frequently he rode. 4,7 1 half-past 1 o'clock the beautiful band of the artil /ter Was hea r d—th ey moved on to the Boulevard des 8l• le ns* The head o f a co l umn of the Chasseurs of uee nnes about the sa me moment was seen at the end it4ththe Rue Fetvart, with bugles playi ng . Th e y s t oppe d e entrance of the street where it opens on the Bon- T il a rd, and did no t a d vance till the artillery had passed. Tae C hasseurs quickly fell into line on the left of the d e °4l "ard• In the meantime a continuous stream of Putations from all the trades in Paris, each with it s appropriate banner, with Imperialist inscriptions and iotaemblems, moved along in the centre of the Boulevard rds the Madeleine, and then to the Place do la Oen "4 *benda Tuileri es . E very market and belle in Paris suburbs sent green Imperial flags and devices. 4 t a quarter to 2 th e b ug l es of the Light Infantry, Wereete drum s of the Line, and the trumpets of the Cavalry heard giving the signal of preparation. The men Z2ed bayonets and dressed up. At a few minutes past the first gun was heard from the Barri,)re du Trout., W hich announced that the President had arrived at the Orleans terminus. The bands of the National Guard Of the banlieu struck up old Imperial airs, one in par licular, which was compo se d i n 1814, and the " bon Bei bagob ' ert" was cheered again and again. The guns of t he Barriare du Trone—they were to fire a salute of 12 1 guns—continued. At:a quarter to 3 the old soldiers Of the Empire—les vieux de la vieille—made their ap N arance from the slope which leads from th e B oule• ! It ql Montmartre to the Italiens. About 200 wore their Z l leient uniforms, and preceded a still more numerous " ri nd of old soldiers who wore no uniform, but bore • ft'ett in his hat a green placard inscribed with the name the Imperial armies. As the head of the r'4l:lced between the ranks of their younger bre thren isvm.us dein out, a shout arose on all sides of " Vivent e As theyviellie 1" and the veterans moved steadily along. reached the arch of the Boulevards Italiene, th ey e saluted the effigy of the President, and moved on to es Tuileries by tbe Place de la Concarde. The deputa i t o t 49 111 towns of the distance of 20 or 30 leegues dis an d ~Ilictowded the Boulevards, mosing in the centre, an ahoy t 400 or 500 of the workmen of the quarter of t he is de Justice, with green banners, inscribed with t he atilards " Louis Napoleon, I'espoir des ouvriers," were opg the last of the number. The military continued The orfinthe air e , " Perc en t pour l a S yr i a. " Princ President had arrived at 2 o'clock at the 4reTt,e.s Terminus, where he was congratulated by the , (13 .!siipp and the great dignitaries of the State. f0,.73:1 (*clock the head of the advancing column that I T T e d the cortege was discerned in the distance. of tn. advanced guard was composed of 16 squadrons the t cavalry, ot 250 men each ; the guides closing same rear fo of the guard, and another detachment of the ree following immediately behind the cortege. ats h eprince was surrounded by a brilliant and num.rous Several for eign . o ffi cers were among the cortige Gaff The Prlnce, ri ding alone, full 15 paces in front ot his , dressed in the complete uniform of a Lieutenant- General i c ' Efle neat The moment he was seen ad vane iZnatmt aartreel,"rwipthae.ehisd°Zn the slope of the Boulevard Wo men waved their hand r em the multitude ' a the street in his hand, a shout arose street and in the houses. The his ls 'f!elets were flung at and bouquets and During the whole tim e h hors's feet as he passed. ilted him from the es la la , I ng up the signal gi ve , e moved • long, minute guns, fro m the Barro)re du T:one, bells of every church ii:r Drs of the Invalides, and the ti.? : , ll t. A regiment of Dra rl5 pealed out in accornpani cult brilliant staff that acconag°°" Came the Chasseurs d Che panted the President ; then i mmediately followed L g ht L alttl Y , t he reeiment a l, f the t; uniforms and their eo' Hussars, artillery, Caribiniers in their lit:s_alng sun. Nothing could cu iras ses hett'er.Of the whole force , and the no glittering in the finerbl e than d the eeid a i e p r p e li a k r 0 r .A 1 g of the Lheavy cavalry, tho excellence of their and the regularity of their movements elicited I general admiration. As this magnificent cortge cleared the Bouleveed the National Guard and troops of the line that lined the way formed into close column in the cen tre, and after some delay, owing to the still continuous stream of deputations of every kind that still poured along towards the Tuilerice and the crowds that pressed on bath sides, gradually moved off to their quarters. Yet it was a considerable time before they cleared away. In the meantime the Prince made his way to the Tuileries by the Place de la Concorde. On the Place da la Concorde were assembled the deputations of the numerous trades' corporations of Paris, with their banners at their head. There also were drawn up in two lines the young girls dressed in white and placed in front of the troops, and their appearance presented a pleasing contrast to the, numerous and varied uniforms of the troops. The Priuco advanced towards the gate of the Tuileries, passed under the triumphal arch of the Pont-Tournant, and rode up the grand avenue of the gardens to the gate of the Palace, where he alighted. Notwithstanding the fatigue of a more than 30 days' journey, and the scenes he has passed through, ha locked remarkably well. The deputations with the banners followed him from the Place do la Concorde. The two first that entered the space before the Palace acclaimed him in the most enthusiastic manner. They were of the Seine and Seine and Oise. The Prince appeared in the grand balcony and bowed his thanks. The others, believing that he was going to review them all, followed hard, and the crowd soon became so great that the three gates had to be thrown open, and they prused through to the Place de Carrousel, still shoutin g " Vive Empereur ! Vie Napoleon 111 1" Louis Napoleon did not again appear on the balcony, but the stream of deputations poured along before the windows, and up to 8 o'clock, though he had reached the Palace before 5, they still continued de filing. At B'clock he left for St. Cloud. The deputations returned again by the Boulevards, still with the same cry as they passed the arches, The communal schools, com posed of children of nearly all ages, formed a corie of their own, with banners unfurled, and shouting, "Vivo l'Em pereur! " and at 10 o'clock the Boulevards were full of peopls, and the same cries occasionally heard. As night tell the public buildings were illuminated, as also many private houses on the Boulevards, with transparencies bearing the initials of the President, surmounted with the Imperial crown. Too weather was most beautiful. The sun was warm, but not too much so, and a fine breeze, which had lost all the:keenness of the last few days, kept the thousand flags and streamers in a constant flutter, and added ani mation to the whole scene. _ _ We should have mentioned that on the arrival of Louis Napoleon at the Orleans terminus, addresses were read to him by M. Delangle, the President of the Municipal Commission of Paris, and )3y M. BERGER, the Prefect of the Seine. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 16. Dijon and Besangon, 64—East Indian, 28% —Great Indian Peninsula, VA—Luxembourg, (Railway), 43/,x —Northern of France, 31 1 4—Ditto, 201. 3 per cent. Bonds, o%—Paris and Lyons, 27%—Sambre and Meuse, 10%, 10—Western of France, 16111. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. Accounts from Madrid are of the 11th inst. The Gazette does not yet contain the decree for the convoca tion of the Cortes. There are still rumours of changes in the Ministry. M. de la Torre Ayllon is mo►e espe cially spoken of as about to be appointed to the Foreign Department. The concessions of all the lines of railway are suspended, with the exception of the lines from Madrid to Almanza, and from Alar to Santander. One of the reasons assigned for the suspension, is the fear of the large amount of interest that will be payable at the same time if so many lines are proceeded with simulta neously. MADRID BOURSE, Oct. 11.—Three per Cents., 47i ; Deferred, 26k. Exchange on London, 50 30. ITALY. Letters from Naples state t h a t the prosecution of the 15th of May, 1848, is concluded, and the sentence of the Special Court published. Seven individuals have been condemned to death, two to 30 years' imprisonment i❑ chains, and 22 to the like punishment for 26 years. The Procureur-General, it is said, have given instructions that no capital punishment shall take place before a re ference be made to the Minister of Justice. GERMANY. The Austrian Correspondence says that the reason of the English Government dispatching 9,000 troops to Herat is, that it views with suspicion the occupation of that fortress by the Persians, and wishes to re-establish its independence. The New Gazette of Prussia has been warned as to the language it uses relative to the President of France. The illness of M. V. Pfordten, the President of the Council of Bavaria, continues to be of a very serious and dangerous character. The Burgomasters and Senate of Frankfort have issued their decree for the election of members to the Legislative Assembly. The days fixed for the elections are the 18th and 19th inst. It is quite certain that Frankfort will be represented at the conferences with Austria, together with the coalition, on the cus toms question. The Emperor of Austria left the camp of Pordenone on the 11th for Croatia. The Austrian Lloyd's stat©a that a treaty of extradi tion has just been concluded between Austria and the Netherlands. A letter from Vienna, in the Prussian Gazette, states that Saxony and Baden have both formally protested against a new customs conference being held at Vienna, but Saxony does not refuse to renew at a later period negotiations at Vienna. FOREIGN THEATRICALS. The P 1 'aria Italian Op, open, we are informed, under its new director, M. Corti, about the middle of November. Little is yet known of the personnel of the troupa ; but it is stated that we are likely to hear some of our favourites of the olden time, among whom the names of Mmes. Grisi and Persiani, and NI. Tambur ini have been mentioned. MM. Bettini and Maset, both of whom hays been heard at the Grand Opera, have also been named, but nothing, we believe, is as yet defini tively settled. The Minister has given M. Corti the priv 'lege for three years, with the power of resigning at the close of each season. The Government grant him an annual subvention of 100,000 fr., out of which the rent of the salle, amounting to 60,000 fr. or 70,000 fr. is to be defrayed. The health of Mlle. Rachel, which since her return to Paris has been too delicate to permit her appearing in any of those characters that require much physical exertion, is now, all admirers will be glad to hear, gra dually improving. Bazziui, tho violinist, has been creating a perfect furore at Lyons, whence, according to the last accounts, he was proceeding to Italy. At the Cannobiana, in Milan, Amalia Ferraris con- tinues to attract large audiences. At Rome the opera is flourishing; Mlle. Piccolomini becomes every day a greater favourite, and her fellow artistes forma good working troupe, remarkable for its ensemble. M. Soares is the basso, and M. Guiglini is described as a respectable tenor. In the last opera, Don Bucefalo, Mlle. Piccolomini is reproached with an abuse of the great iLxibility of her voice. Pacini's Buondel monte was in rehearsal for Mme. Barbieri-Nisi. La Scala, at Milan, is to open with a new opera : by a composer named Mezzucato, entitled Luigi Quinto. No mention is yet made of the troupe. According to the Osservatore Triestino, Mlle. Plunkett has been engaged for the opera at Trieste, as " ballerina di primo cartello," at a salary of 10,000 fr. a month. The company for the Italian Opera at the Oriente, in Madrid, has been completed, and the season was an nounced to commence in the early part of this month. The principal artistes are Mmes. Clara Novello, Angri, Capuani; Messrs. Cuzzani, Bettini, and Vitali are the tenors, and the baritones and bassi are Messrs. Coletti, Roppa, and Selva. The only star in the ballet depart ment is Mme. Flora Fabbri. The company at St. Petersburg this season will com prise Mlle. Cruvelli, Mme. Medori; MM. Mario, Ron coni, and Tamberlik, and the great basso, Lablache, who now visits the Russian capital for the first time. Mlle. Bochkoltz Falconi and M. Stigelli are at present ine.Sontag on a musical tour in Germany, which, from all accounts, appears l to be attended with complete success. Metropolitan made her tifbut before an American audience, on the 27th of last month, and, from all ac counts, with a success second only to the Lind cess at one oilfaitlhelasnat furor. The New York Courier says that she " left fall o wail of the violinsevening,ost delightful brilliantly a sac ntly ever given in this city." From the first attended concerts ine the " Freyschutz" overture, to the last dying the delighted attefnhtiornvoine in " "nine, Sweet lome," long and able critique, on by the performers." in the following characteristic alluded to concludes a Theof the audience was commanded Mme. Sontag's performances, c iaer stylee e r evening strange and brit her When she gathered l i a"Mme. s f Sontag beevgeannt lastt il shoeorafihrsatvefirtsemt IpatuerdehlsertsheesnawaertrdospiZof China might as republic, which then held no such p o sitio n n t . r ß nP u n t i s ia in of ce that lovely woman who last evening charmed thousands mere grace of her presence, first woke th e ent;u by the Europe, we have bec ome a mighty nation, and sithaisamhaost become a great city; one of the great centres of art and civilization on the g lobe. We have been growing old ; and in our wearying , wearin g stru gg l es onward, th e whole nation has becom e haggard sill careworn even t o making us a proverb and a byword; but she seems to have drunk of the tabled spring which bestowed eternal youth and loveliness; and no w to our faded y o uths comes this blooming matron , with all the bright gifts of nature th,it were ever hers, cnly mellowed by the hand of time. It seems as if she might go on singing and charming the world for ever; and as if our children might unlading, youth and grace, might then, i might be enchanted as we are now by her who, n called, cave for the unimpeachable purity ofher be life, the ot now, o Ninon de l'Enclos of song . '' WAS PENN EVER. A SLAVEH ,, LDER ?..—Did Wm. Penn ever make use of negro slaves ? As this question is put, I should think he did ; and for my au th o rity in thus believing would refer Mr. Croosfield to Hepworth Dixon's recent " Life of Penn," published in London in 1851, p. 389 :—" Many years after this he (Penn) spoke of slavery as a matter of course, and though he refrained from the actual purchase of negroes, so as in strict fact never to become a slaveowner, yet he constantly hired them from their masters, and they formed a regular part of the establishment at Pennsbury." William Penn was, therefore, a slaveholder, if not a slaveowner. Many planters in America are similarly ituated at the present day ; they hire slaves to cultivate heir land, but do not own them. Mr. Bancroft would appear to be correct..-Frotn Notes and Queries. WEST INDIA MAIL. prosperity o E the c3lony, had been held at the town residence of IP./Ir Hume, tor considering the best course to be adopted i.t order to secure to the colony the advan tages held o at by Mr Ramos's discovery for improving sugar. Th' raceting was a very interesting one, and it was ultimat , ?ls d etermined to petition the Legislature to secure to M. Barnes exclusive right to the discovery for a certain nun Jber of years. A heavy g Ile was experienced at St. Thomas on th e 23d of Sept( ,ether from N.N.W., in which the French brig Mathildo v'as driven on shore and wrecked. The gale was also fe it at Antigua, Nevis, and iit. Kitt's, but fortunately did trot cause much damage. Her Majestyos ships Theaum and Alban were at Ja maica. The R09=013171 was on a cruise, but was to pro ceed to England on her return to Port-Royal. Her Majesty's ships Portland (Rear-Admiral Moresby), Virago, and Cockatrice, were at Valparaiso, the Dada his at Callao, the Swift at Acapulco, and the Thetis at Behring's Straits. The Royal Mail steamer Dee was in the Gulf of Mexico, the Derwent on the Barbadoes and Trinidad route, the Eagle at Jamaica, the Great Western and Thames at St. Thomas, the Trent on the Spanish Main. I ARRIVAL OF THE ORINOCO. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, Ocr. 16. The Royal Mail steam-ship ;Orinoco, Lieutenant Philip Hast, R.N., commander, arrived off this port at 6 p.m., bringing the usual British and foreign West India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Robins, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her latest dates are i Greytown (Mosquito), Sept. 17th; Chagres, 24th; Cartbagena, 26th ; Santa Martha, 22d ; Kingston (Jamaica), 27th; Jacmel (Hayti), 28th; San Juan (Porto Rico), 30th; Berbice, 24th; Georgetown (Deme rara), 25th; Tobago, 25th; Port of Spain (Trinidad), 25th; Bridgetown (Barbadoes), 27th; Grenada, 26th; Beloiso (Honduras), 18th; Curaeoa, 26th; St. Vincent, 26th; St. Lucia, 28th; Martinique, 28th; Guadeloupe, 28th ; Dominica, 28th ; Antigua. 29th ; Montserrat, 29th; Nevis, 29:h; Si:. Kitt's, 29th , Tortola, 30th; Nassau (Bahealas), llth; St. Thomas, Oct. 1. The Orifice() also briigs mails !tom the west coast of South America, received at Panama by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company' s s hip S a ntiago, t he dates heing:—Valparasio(Cbili), Sept.Sep: 2; Calle°, Sept. 12; Panama, Sept. 21. The Orinr:co experienced fiLe weather for a %leek alter leaving St. Thomas, but subse quently encountered strong easterly winds, with a heavy head sea. She has, however, delivered the mails at Southampton within the time they are due, and her dates from the Pacific, California, Jamaica, and the other most important points, are alt received in time to anticipate the arrival of similar advices via the United States, expected at Liverpool on Monday. The Orinoco has 43 passengers, and on freight from the South Pacific ports specie value 443,942 dols.:—from California, 336,759 dole ; from Panama, 12,190 dots.; from Carthegena, 94,318 dols.; from Jamaica, 6,078 dols.te from Honduras, 5,800 dols.; from Greytowe, 3,000 dols.; from St. Thomas, 53,777 dols.; from Deme rara, 164 dole.; the total value being 956,028 dols., of which 433,999 dots, is in silver and 522,029 dole. in gold. The freight list alone comprises pieties, value 100 dots.; precious stones and pearls, value 7001.; 851 serous cochineal, 1 seron indigo, 4 bales sarsaparilla, 2 cases tortoiseshell, and 50 packages sundries. All was quiet in Peru, and in business there was con siderable acclivity, the season for purchases from the in terior having opened well, and the commercial relations with the Republic of the Ecuador having been resumed since the annihilation of the expedition headed by Gene ral Flores against Guayaquil, who, having been refused permission to land at Callao, had proceeded to Valpa raiso, The excitement in Peru ou the question of the Lobos Islands had diminished considerably, but the Government had not withdrawn the garrison from the island under the orders of General Deena, and two vessels of war were stationed at Lobos Afuera. Some ships were loading guano for England on account of the Government, and one or two American vessels had been warned off and proceeded to Callao. The Minis ter of Finance of Peru, General Mendiburn, had been nominated Minister Plenipotentiary to London, and with his suite is among the passengers by the Orinoco. He is said to be furnished with curious and minute evidence of the right of the Guano Islands from the time of the Incas, and, among other objects of importance, will order the construction of some vessels of war, and a supply of armament for Peru. The city of Lima had testified universal regret for the death of Mr. William Pitt Adams, Her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires, which took place early in September (4th). The deceased gentleman was greatly respected, and his funeral was attended by the Ministers of State, the diplo matic body, a battalion of soldiers, and an immense con course of people of all classes. The firmness and sagacity of his conduct bad procured for him the confidence and respect of the Government of Peru, and the esteem and friendship of his countrymen. The Panama Star says—" Great excitement exists in Callao and Linea respecting the discovery of some gold mines at a small port north of Callao. The Quickstep and another steamer had been fitted out with passengers and supplies for the purpose of examining the mines. Large quantities of quartz had been found, but little gold ; and it is said that the mines will not prove worth working, unless by machinery. , " The ship Manlius, from N ew Y or k, h a d anc h ored off guano, on there; withoutad e t r . Tte the Lobos islands, for the pu r p ose o f l oa di ng with uano ts o ht n ea at t m h h e ee r l : o oh t ue h li dn o g i n ' S t e l o pt t b he i time,a of Marine (General Dunat ua ) sent word to the captain Go vernment, and gave him a l et t er to )the secretary at Callao for the purpose of pr ocur i ng a charter fromyGo vernment for guano hom e , w hi c h i t is supposed he had no difficulty in obtaining. .Thisshows position on the part of th e P eruv i an Government. received some French Consul a t G uayaqu i l, having i d some insults from the G overnment of Ecuador, re had e struck his flag, and go ne on b oard the French frigate with his family. The c omman d er of the frigate, as the French representative, aft er t h e C onsu l had closed his office, immediately addr esse d a l etter to the Governor, informing him that if an immediate and am pl e apo l og y were not made for the i nsu lt o ff ere d to t h e Consul, he would deem it his duty to t a k e i mme di ate sat i sfaction, without waiting for diplomati c i nstruct i ons or advice. " The Panama,Star, of Sept em b er 21, conta i ns t h e ap pended remarks upon the d e tenti on o f th e B r i t i s h ma il s on the Isthmus " %Ve have lately received from E ng l an d, v i a N ew York, papers of the 25th of Augu s t, w hil e t h e l a t es t Riordmaec fro Commander - General the the Peruvian m dates brought out by the British mail, arriving here about the same time, wore only to the 17th of August, making a difference of eight days' time in favour of the New York route ; and instead of these mails meeting with immediate dispatch on their arrival here, it is ne cessary to detain them about eight or nine days in Pa nama, awaiting the sailing of the steamer hence to Val- paraiso, thus making an actual loss of time of two weeks in the transportation of the mails from England to Chile, and consuming more time than would be required by a good steamship to make the entire voyage from Eng land to Valparaiso by way of Cape Horn. " It appears quite possible for the West India Com pany to transport the mails direct from Europe to to Panama, in lsss time than is required to perform the same service via the United States, and if this is not, or cannot, be done, then the British mails should be sent by New York, when a saving of eight days can be made. " On the arrival of the British mails here they should meet with immediate dispatch to their destination, instead of being detained a week for the steamer. It is an injustice both to the merchants in Europe and in South America, as well as in Panama, sad the attention of the British Government should be immediately called to the matter, if in no other way, by an appeal from the British residents residing in Panama, Callao, and Valparasio." The intelligence from New Granada is to the effect that General Obando had been popularly elected Presi dent of the Republic for the proximate constitutional period of four years. to commence on the Ist of March next. He obtained 1,158 votes against 260 votes given to General Herrera, and 110 to other candidates. Five small steamers are now employed in navigating the river Magdalena. From Jamaica our dates extend to the 27th ult. in clusive. The sailing of the brig John Robinson, with fifty-eight passengers for Australia, forms an epoch in the annals of Jamaica. The adventurers belong chiefly to the middle class. It was said that another vessel was shortly expected to take away another body of adven turers, who were disappointed in obtaining berths in the John Robinson from the smallness of that vessel. The planters of St. George—proprietors of the soil— were about to transmit a memorial to Sir John Peking ton, asking for grants of land in Australia, as an indem nification for losses which they had sustained through repeated acts of the British Government, and which had been aggravated by the prevalence of pestilential dis eases in the island. The smallpox was raging virulently in St. George, and in some other parishes; but it had entirely, or nearly, disappeared from those parishes where it made its first appearance. The equinoctial rains were falling steadily, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms. The Local Legislature was expected to be in session during the latter part of this month. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Jamaica Bank had been held. The report presented by the di rectors exhibited but a trifling falling off in the gross profits, and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. was declared. The meeting of shareholders of the Planters' Bank took place on the 16th ult., when the report of the directors was adopted. Exchange on London.--Jamaica Bank, 90 days, per cent.; Colonial Bank, 90 days, per cent. Oat New York no operations to report. Yellow fever has broken out in Barbadoes. The latest accounts state that the fever has appeared in St. Philip's parish and in the Black Rock district. The cane crops throughout the island had much improved, but the provision crops were not so promising. Labour was more abundant, at easier rates. The Antigua papers announce the demise of Dr. Daniel, President of Her Majesty's Council in that island; the Hon. Dr. Coull, a member of Council; and the Hon. Mr. Eldridge, a Baron of the Exchequer and sole proprietor of the Bank of Antigua. All these gen tlemen were much esteemed inhabitants of the island. The mortality in Antigua during the last two months, in the absence of any epidemic, was said to be almost unparalleled. Our accounts from British Guiana are to the 25th ult. The weather had been very dry, with intense heat, accompanied with an influenza epidemic and colds, coughs and fever plentifully prevailing in the colony. The plantations were beginning to suffer for want of rain. The political news is unimportant. Resolutions had been adopted, fixing the rate of bounty on Chinese immigrants at 80 dols. It was feared there would be difficulty in procuring ships to convey the immigrants, on account of the bounty being so small. The registra tion list had closed very unsatisfactorily (says the Royal _Gazette) for th e R e f orm p ar ty. Mr. Arrindell, having been promoted to th e Chi ei Juaticeship of the colony, was,,ra. succeeded in th e Attor ne y-Generalship by Mr. and Mr. J. L. S m i t h h a d been appointed Solici tor-General. At St. Lucia, the plantations were suffering fright fully for want of moisture, and sture, and it was feared that the ensuing c rop would lation. Trad e w be an un yi e ldi ng an d l os ing specu was almost deserted e unprecedented) y dull, and the har bourerted by th e mercantile marine. A good deal of sickness terminating fatally,. ae prevailed, an d two cases of fever, Council, confirming Governor Darling's A ro y a l or d er in Darling's ordinance to raise a loan of 3,0001., for the formation and repair of roads, had been received. The yellow fever is said to have considerably co ns in Martinique. Sugar was quoted at stp e i abated Pierrie at 44f. the 100 kilogrammes, and molasses at 12f, 50c. the hec tolitre. At St. Vincent the heat had been partially relieved by copious showers. The present crop will exceed the former by about 500 hogsheads. In Trinidad a public meeting of planters, merchants, and others immediately interested in the agricultural ST. TR O MA9.-11EAVY GALE AND WRECKS. This island was visited with a very severe gale from N.N.W. on the 23d ult., which caused much devastation. The barometer commenced to fall on the afternoon of Wednesday, and indicated the approach of a storm or hurricane, which, however, did not commence before about four o'clock on the morning of the 23d, and gradually increased until nine o'clock, when most of the barometers—as compared afterwards—had fallen five lines. The gale came from the N.N.W., and by Colonel Reid's "Theory of Storms," St. Thomas mus have stood on the outside of the circle. A gale from that direction exposes our harbour more than the town, which latter is considerably sheltered by the high hills im mediately at its back. In the town we have not many casualties to chronicle, as the injuries sustained con sist of some gall er i es attached to t h e f ront o f dwellings having blown away , roo f s p ar ti a lly strip ped of their tiles and slates, fences and trees blown down, and two of the pillars which supported the wooden rails around the Reform Dutch Church were also thrown down. In the harbour the accidents are of a far more serious character. The shipping, which by good fortune were few, have sustained much injury. The Spanish brigantine, Delores la Perla, foundered imme diately in front of the Marine Slip ; the Spanish sloop San Antonio also foundered- opposite the shipyard of Captain Daniel ; both of these will require considerable outlay to be raised. The French brig Mathilde, of Havre, which had just arrived from Martinique, in bal last, parted from her anchors at about ten o'clock in the morning, and ran ashore at the point under Havensigt hill, and opposite Prince Rupert's Rocks, where she soon afterwards became a total wreck. Fortunately the whole of her craw were saved through the able manage ment of her commander. Captain Wannebroncq, in getting the boats out, and preventing them being dashed to pieces on the rocks. In the morning, the Mathilde proudly rode the waters, full of buoyancy ; in the afternoon she was a complete wreck—affording us a forcible and truth ful illustration of human life. The American brigs Julia Ridgway and Thomas Trewbridge have both re ceived great damage from the French barque Revanche, which parted her cables, and ran into each of them with such force as to cause the three to drift to the east end of the harbour. An unfortunate young porter met with a watery grave the same day, by , recklessly jumping overboard to pick up a Panama hat that had been blown from off the head of a gentleman and fell into the water. The poor fellow reached his object, but, alas! nature be came exhausted, and he was drowned before reaching the shore. His body was found yesterday afternoon. We have not heard of any further loss of life.—St share o f heretbe gala f t three a.m., from the north , h ard, and increased until about Thomas's Times. A private letter, received yesterday morning from tTboortola,says 23rd—rather:— We hav? hlatd commenced o severe about ten o'clock, at which t ime two or three gusts ap peared to have done all t h e mis chief. Several old houses blown down, out - offices of late custom-house de stroyed, stables and temples al so bl own to atoms, much iniury to roofs of dwellings. After this there was a 101 l of about half an hour, and we all know that the sud den ceasing of t he wind was ominous. Ac cordingly, for hours we experietced fearful gale fro m t h e south give much injury. Two vessels, a b r i g and a two west, cau sc h o oner, have been greatly crippled. From the country other parts, the intelligence is, distressing. Most o f the l a bourers' cottages on the plantations have been and blown to the ground, and the canes dreadfully injured. Th e re is a reason for expecting another blow. Baro meter and 53 mpiesometer variable and falling."—lbid. Kitt's, but fortunately with causing much damage. The gale was also felt at Antigua, Nevis, and St. MARINE DISASTERS.—The English sloop Jessy, with ram, sugar, molasses, and empty hogsheads, was driven from her anchorage at Nevis, on the 23d inst., and lost her boats, sails, anchors, and mast; captain left behind. The English sloop Saucy Teaser, with molasses, sugar, and lead, carried away her mast between Saba and St. Barts. schoonerKKitts, with i Eclipse, Hassell, master, which provisions, returned from sea on Friday last, with her main mas t carr i e d away , an d otherwise injured. left T thheis English portfor t. Ann, of 262 tons, Captain left the island o f S t. Vi ncent on t h e 22d instant, bound for Gree noc k , laden w i th sugar and mGoeTloahrsgeseeEsp,naegin:idsphstsehrpMary and encountered the gale on the 24th, when she sprang a leak. She put into this port yesterday, for the purpose of discharging her cargo and undergo ing the necessary repairs. TORTOLA.—A corresp on d ent writes :—" Th ere i s a large brig, the Horati o, at anchor off the bluff of Bee f Island in a dismasted state, unf , hle to proceed—foremast most seriously damaged ; and she waits for an easterly wind to repair to your port for repairs. There is also a schooner lying unknown." at Pet er ' s I s l an d w i th sa il s a ll bl o wn off —unable to Proceed —name JA MAICA. —COMMERCIAL. (From .De Cord ova ' s M ercantile Intelligencer of Sept. 24. ) The con REVIEW OF MA. sumption of flou r , meaI R , KETS and rice has receded to a considerable extent under the plentiful supplies of native breadstuffe which are now coming to market. On the other hand, the almost entire disappearance of small pox from the city has created a revival of the demand for dry and pickled fish, and a fair amount of business mi g ht h ave been done in these articles had receipts been proporti onate to the existing inquiry. The produce market h as b een very quiet, and very little has b een done for export. Butter.—,Theremarket. is littl e H a lif ax or American at Brandy.—Ad vaneed prices in England have not yet been prod uct i ve of any effect on this market. Thestock is yet con s id era b le, and demand unimportant. Flour.—Th e stock is considerably reduced. Freight.--We hav e not hear d o f any op e rations. Hamm—American are wor th 7id., and Irish sd. to 71d. per lb. New English hams are wanted. , Rice.—C onsumption appears to h ave f a ll en off, and prices a re receding. Holders are anx i ous to c l ear t h e ir hands at re d uced rates ; but no sa l es o f any mome nt have occurred. Rum. -18d, p er ga ll on s h o rt price, for 21 proof, is very gener a ll y demanded an d given. The operations since o ur l ast have not been very i mportant . Salt.—Li verpool stoved is rat h er sca r ce , and in de mand at 4 s . 9d . per sack ; coarse i s pl ent if u l. Sugar.-21s. have been paid for a lot of fair quality. Other ope rat i ons have occurre d to fine. Th e sales include a parce l o f d ar k f or th e a 203. to 24e. for good Northside at 18s. • Tobacco. —No operations have transpired., EXCHANGES: On London._Jamaicaßank-90 days per cent. C o l on i a l Bank-90 days per cent. On New York.—No operations to report. M ANSLAUGHTER AT OLD BREN,FORD. --..--- On Satu r d ay an inqu— est vras held by Mr. Langham, 1 at St. George's Hospital, on the body of William Stan- I nett, aged seventeen, who was stabbed with a knife at Old Brentford on Tuesday last, from the effects of which he died. Joseph Rawbone, of High-street, Brent ford, bootmaker, said the deceased was an apprentice to his brother, whom witness also worked for. He was present when , the occurrence happened, at half past ten on Tuesday morning. He was at work Lewis, who also in the lower shop with a young taan and the sitting joking, and after a playful manner they caught deceased. The young man was John lived at Brentford. Stannett began short time he got up and went towards Lewis , who was g u , n it les i s nt h o e hold of each other's arms, and kept BD until Lewis Stannett, that On a seat, and in a stick him with his knife. He then took up the knife, with which he wa s going towards his seat had been working, o o r op l isaei pass i on. o, his s u t ho l d a H s e soonhe. thenaw s witnessotuolldd he caught hold of his hand, and held it till he promised that he would lay the knife down. They then loosed each other, and as Stannett he gave the young men Lewis a slight tap on the face. It was a slight open-handed slap on the face. Lewis then immediately stabbed Stannett with his k n if e at the a b n o d tto w m a p s ar w t o o r f n th t e oa stomach. point Twheheknnife :iteess got hold was very sharp, of his hand, Lewis was in a rage, but before he loosed him he appeared to have got quite cool. The deceased then cried out "he has done it for me now." He asked witness to go to Mr Baker's, the chemist, but he was from home. He then went for Messrs. Rolfe and Richards, surgeons, and by their di rections the deceased was brought to this hospital. Lewis said nothing after the blow was struck. Stannett the whole time was playful, but Lewis was much irri tated. The deceased, while they bad held of each other, tried to hit Lewis in the face. Mr. Francis Cutler, house surgeon, proved that the wound inflicted upon the deceased by Lewis was the cause of his death. The coroner having summed uy, the jury, after half an hour's consultation, returned a verdict of manslaughter against John Lewis. The coroner then issued his warrant for his committal to prison on that charge. CHRISTMAS REVELS AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—We are enabled to state that the Christmas revels of the olden time will be again held at Windsor this year, and with a novelty which recalls the time of " the great Eliza." Queen Victoria will open her dramatic campaign with a new poetical-prose comedy of English life, from the pen of Doug las Jerrold. This is a good beginning of the dramatic new year—with an agreeable smack of old days and of a literary Court about it. The play will be brought out at the Prin cess's Theatre on the night following that on which it is to be produced before the Queen and Court at Windsor Castle. AM enaurn. BETTING LISTS.—It is reported that a Bill will be introduced into Parliament, to reader it illegal to receive de posits at betting-houses. THE SUN, LONDON, 2110NDAY EVENING, OCTOBER Is, 1852. HOUSES OF CONVOCATION. (From the Times.) A report h es reac h e d us , w hi c h i s n o t, we believe, Without foundetien, that L trd Derby and his colleague have reseived to advise Her Majesty to permit the Houses of Convocation to sit for the despatch of busi ness, and that the Royal licence will consequently be issued, empowering those ecclesiastical assemblies to enter upon the consideration of such matters as may be thereby submitted t o th em . S o li tt l e are we ourse l ves —so little is the country at large—prepared for such an announcement that our first impulse is to question the information of this rash and abrupt measure which has reached us ; for if there be truth in the intentions as cribed to the G overnment on t hi s su bj ect, we can hardly conceive any act or determination of the State more perilous to th e Ch urc h of England, or more inimical to the order and tranquility of society. It is notorious that the exertions made of late years , to revive th e f orce and efficiency of C onvoca ti on Seams) proceeded from the extreme High Church party, and not from the Church cf England at large. The clerical elections which have bean conduct el with a sort of mock solemnity in some dioceses of England e ere regarded es a farce, or at best an empty form, ET the majority c f t h e c l ergy, since no iutimatiou whatever Lad been gives that it was intended to depart from the established custom and to ailow the Houses to proceed to business. After a lapse cf 145 3 ears it would amount to a trick or the grossest kind to place the affairs c f the Church, without previous notice, in the hands of a body of men not even chosen w ith any v i ew to the practical conduct of them. The whole constitution of these ecclesiastical assemblies is so antiquated and dsfeetive that the attempt to set in motion an engine which was discarded nearly a century and a half ago as mischievous and unmanageable, is certainly one of the wildest freaks that ever passed through the brain of a statesman. The division of the two provinces of Canterbury and York, the absence of proctors from the Church of Ire land, the exclusion of lay members of the Church, and the lack of definite objects or positive jurisdiction, would suffice, if there were no other objections, to render the scheme inconvenient, imperfect, and absurd. But when wo call to mind the animosities which unhappily divide a considerable portion of the English clergy, the exor bitant pretensions of one party, imbued with all the priestly arrogance of Laud and Atterbury, the tendency of another fraction to drop the standard of Church doctrine and Church discipliase along the declivity of dissent, and the incessant activity of the common enemy, the Church of Rome—it does seem that no time could be worse chosen to re-open the public arena to ecclesias tical combativeness, to distract the Church by placing weapons in the hands of its conflicting leaders, and to recognize pretensions on the part of the Establishment which will give rise to the furious hostility of all her' adversaries. It is impossible to take a more serious view than we are disposed to do of the duties which the Constitution, both in Church and State, imposes on the political Min ister who distributes a vast amount of ecclesiastical pa tronage and exercises the authority of the Crown in ecclesiastical affairs. No doubt the mode in which Lord John Russell most imperfectly discharg e d th at sacred trust, in compliance with his own peculiar views and party connexions, has been one of the causes, not o n ly of the hostility of the Church which h . e perso na lly in curred, but of the general distrust which has unhappily sprung up b e t ween the clergy and the civil power. But the first duty of the civil power is to preserve the Church from those internal fends and dissensions which are so apt to embitter with tenfold virulence the scenes of ecclesiastical controversy. The duty of the Mini s t er is to defend an d u phold the prerogati▪ ve of the Crown in Church matters, not to abandon it to that faction by which the Queen's supremacy has been openly assailed ; but th e v ery same party which professes the highest v enera ti on for the prerogati▪ ve of the Crown in all othe r a ff a i rs h as eve r been ready to curtail its just and necessary rights, and to weaken the powers of the law itself, wh enever t h e y have come into collision with the pretensions of sacerdotal ascendancy. Can Lord Derby imagine that this is a time to copy the high Tory policy of Rochester and Harley, or to allow those scan dalous scenes to ba repeated in the chapter-house of St. Paul's w hi c h convu l se d the Church and inflamed th e country from th e l as t year of the reign of William HI. to the accession of George I.? . During the whol e o f that period th e L ower House was in open revolt against the authority of the Crown and of the Episcopate. A handful of passionate bigots continued to challenge the rights of Parlia men t it se lf, to insult the bishops because they wore prelates of moderation and liberality, to con tend for unheard- o f p r i v il e ges, and to exercise their idle violence in the inquisition and condemnation of heterodox publications. They had in fact no appropriate functions; for Convocation has no power to make new canons, or to touch in any one respect the Act of Uniformity, or the le gislation of the Church by law established. In 1664 they surrendered the last of their rights, which was the voting of supplies for the clergy, and from that time the clergy have been taxed like the rest of the community. They met and they existed, therefore, for no imaginable purpose but the disgraceful exhibition of their cwn dis sensions and of the professional incapacity of clerical bodies to deal with the affairs of this world and even with the interests of their Church in a spirit of discre tion, wisdom, and decorum, The flame burnt itself out, and the institution has virtually ceased to exist since 1717, because it had destroyed its own claims to respect and influence. Is it because there aro signs in the Church of a revival of those days of discord and intem perance that Lord Derby is prepared to let in a gust of air on the smouldering embers of such a conflagration ? With the accustomed levity and recklessness of his cheracter, we suspect that if Lord Derby be indeed pre pared to take this step, he is actuated by much slighter and less serious motives. The scope of his patriotism obviously lies not an inch beyond the duration of his power, and he sees no danger to the Church and the Constitution in a measure which will gratify the more intemperate of his own adherents. The clergy have done him good service in the elections. Oxford has made him her Chancellor without a contest. Ho is aware that this question of Convocation has found its most zealous champions even among the ablest members of the Conservative party not now connected with the Government ; and it is not impossible that the conces sion he is said to be ready to make may draw over to him their support. As a party move such a step might be comprehensible, though even in this point of view we hold it to be neither defensible nor wise, since it is a concession to that extreme High-Church party to which the great mass of Protestant and Con servat i ve feelings and principles in this nation are stoutly opposed; and if we know aught of the spirit in which the Lower House of Convocation would probably mee t, i ts fi rst proceedings and pretensions would kindle this latent an tagonism into fierce resentment. But i s it t o b e endured that the peace and stability of the Church herself should be put in jeopardy fo . i r such object s as th ese, to strengthen the hold of a tottering Government by ra ll y i ng an ex treme and intolerant party to its banner, or to satisfy the ambition of that party by a measure which our history, our experience, and the calmer judgment of the majority of Churchmen would condemn? If this report be con firmed, and this scheme realized, it will go far to prove that the prolonged exist e n ce o f L or d D er b y ' s Adminis tration is fraught with positive danger to the institutions of the country, since it will raise a storm which neither that Noble Earl or his colleagues will allay; and the rash est schemes of Radical innovation aro not more crude and ill-timed than such false Conservatism as this would prove. We deprecate it, and we should deplore it as mischievous to the Church of England herself, for its effect on the interests of religion, on the Protestant faith, and of the Establishment, is the first object to which our attention is directed. But we deprecate it no less for the sake of the country at large, from the conviction that these discussions cannot be revived without severing what we wish to unite, and weakening what we wish to consolidate. It may still be not too late earnestly to reconsider, and possibly to disavow, the intention im puted to the Government. It may yet be possible for the country to anticipate in distinct language the effect which such a measure would create through the length and breadth of the land. We are still unwilling to believe that Lord Derby is capable of that degree of temerity and infatuation which would superadd to all the secular duties and difficulties of his high position the hiving of a swarm of theological hornets, when, to use the expressive language of Mr Hallam, " to scatter a little dust over the angry insects" is evidently the duty and the interest of the First Minister of the Crown. But we trust that at least all further doubt on this subject will at once be removed, and the moderate party in the Church will then consider what course they have to pursue. THE MELBOURNE.—PLYMOUTH, OCt. IG.—After the accident to this ship on Wednesday, the artizans from the arsenal were quickly put on board, and, working night and day, were enabled to complete her repairs by Friday. She started about 2 o'clock in the afternoon for her destina tion, St. Vincent, Cape of Good Hope, St. George's Sound, Adelaide, Port Phillip, and Sydney, taking mails also for Sierra Leone, Natal, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand. Besides the specie shipped in the Thames, she shipped here a considerable quantity, making in all above, 200,0001., and jewellery and watches, &c., valued at 10,000/. She has 35 first class, 53 second, and 57 third class passengers, among whom are the lion. Louis Hope, who takes with him a choice assortment of British plants for culture in Sydney; Captain Graham, an active member of a mercantile firm in Auckland, new Zealand; Mr. James Sibbald, of the firm of James Sib bald and Co., of Leith, who is preceded by two valuable car goes of British goods in the Yarra and Signet ships, of 500 tons, gone on to Port Philip ; R. Wallace, son of General Sir A. Wallace, of Stonraer ; and Messrs. Young, J. B. Kirk, and others, Wesleyan missionaries. There is a considerable preponderance of Scotchmen among the passengers, and one Hungarian refugee, Colonel Szabo. The Melbourne is a well officered ship; her commander, Captain Cox, has had great experience in the East India trade, and her first and third filters have had command of ships. The mails are in charge of Commander Phillimore, P.. N. INCENDIARY FIRE.—One of the largest conflagra tions that hes occurred in the eastern part of the county of Kent for the last 15 years, broke out on Sunday night at Overland-court farm, in the parish of Ash, about four m iles, from Sandwich, in the occupation of Mr. Petley. It appears that about seven o'clock a cracking noise was heard by Miss Pettey, and upon her opening the door to ascertain the causo, she was startled by seeing one of the barns, and also one of the stacks, on fire. The fire raged with unabated fury from half-past seven until five o'clock this morning, entirely consuming two stacks of wheat, two stacks of oats, two stacks of clo ver, and one each of beans, peas, and hay, with two large barns, nearly filled with corn, two lodges, the whole of the stabling and the farming implements. The loss sustained cannot be estimated at less than 1,5001., and Mr. Petley is insured for only 8001, for the stock and implements, in the Norwich Fire Office. The origin of the fire is shrouded in mystery; but there is very little doubt it was the act of a vile incendiary, as the fir©, when first observed, appeared to bo in two opposite points. IMPUNITY OF OUTRAGES UPON WOMEN. (From the Sunday Times.) If there be any circumstance in our soci a l lif e a t variance with every tneory of civilization, it is the im punity with which men can commit outrages upon women. Great efforts, we allow, are Making to effect the reform of our laws ; but these reforms are rather with reference to property than to the protec tion of the lives and persons of the peopl e — at l east of the female part of the population. Almost every day supplies some new example of ruffianism, and women are almost constantly the victims. If we were a more passionate and violent people this would lead to a fearful multiplication of crimes, for men, seeing the injuries inflicted on the opposite sex, would take, perhaps, to rather startling means of protecting them, and where their fists or sticks would not su 'nee, might have recourse to other instruments that wou!d. But we are a calm and sedate people, and, very ra tionally, look to the law for defence against outrage and injury. The law, however, is unequal to the task. Atrocities the most revolting are coinreitted daily against women, young and old, and when the offences are brought before the magistrates, these functionaries confess their inability to deal properly with the perpetrators of them. Sometimes their oss u views of their duty appear to enhance the feebleness and inefficiency of the law. Thus, in the case of the scoundrel Donovan, who cracked his aunt's skull, by dashing her against a counter, a compromise was suf fered to be entered into which placed the offender alto gether out of the reach of the law. The affections of the aged relative were permitted to be appealed to in order to defeat the ends of justice, and the payment probably of a few shillings may have screened the offender from twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Yet the magistrate who pursued this course expressed with becoming warmth his determination to check as far as possible the growing tendency among ruffianly men basely and cruelly to maltreat the weaker sex. John Sally, who knocked down and kicked the young woman in Gray's-inn-lane, was sentenced to a fine of three pounds, or, in default of payment, to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour ! Why not five pounds, or the longest term of imprisonment which our laws, lenient to all kinds of male-factors, al lows ? It could not surely be because the young wo man was what is called "an unfortunate girl ;" since, being more exposed to outrage, she should, for that very reason, enjoy the greater protection from the law. Who creates the class of unfortunate women ? Who supports them ? Who condemns them to lead a life of shame and infamy ? They are not without accomplices. Society fosters the habits which occasion their ruin, and then all but abandons them to the ruffianism and ferocity of the dastai'ds who frequent their company. With regard to there unhappy persons, therefore, the law requires amend ment, and if, as a people, we possessed half the I humanity we take credit for, the Legislature would I not be slow to accomplish what is necessary. The next culprit whose achievements we have to notice is John Davis, who cut open the lip and loos ened the teeth of Mary Lynch. His excuse was that he had been drinking. As the habit of intoxication is common, therefore women must not venture into the streets after dark, because young men, the mo ment they become exhilarated, are addicted to cut open the lips and knock down tbeir throats the teeth of the first females they meet. Mr. Bingham, of Marlborough-street, went as far as the law allowed towards putting a stop to this kind of brutality. He condemned the offender to a fine of five pounds, or two months' imprisonment. But is this sufficient ? Are women to be disfigured for life by any one who is capable of paying five pounds ? Ought any dis cretion to be left to magistrates ? Should not the offender ba condemned to six months' imprison ment at least ? While the law shows so much reluctance to punish offences against the person, it is fierce and almost furious against any inva sion of property. While these discussions are in progress—while a man who splits his aunt's skull is allowed to compromise the matter by an apology at his pleasure—while the wretch who half kicked a girl to death is fined three pounds or sent to prison for six weeks—George Burton, for stealing three bushels and a half of chaff is condemned to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour! Now would not Mary Lynch have given three bushels and a half of chaff to preserve her teeth or her lips from being split open ? A man for stealing a silver pencil case was recently transported for ten years. The same culprit might have half murdered a woman and escaped with a few weeks' imprisonment ! But the worst case of all remains yet to be men tioned, that of henry Hale, a civil engineer, who commenced his outrages by beating a defenceless old woman, and, after exhibiting towards all who ap• proached him a ferocity and brutality almost unexam• pled, consummated his ruffianism by cutting open the head of a woman who rushed for ward to protect her husband from violence. According to the accounts published, the life of this woman is in danger, and the prisoner has been remanded for a week, till it shall be seen whether she dies or not. We are, consequently, unable to foresee what is to be this person's punish ment. Probably'some short term of imprisonment, or some fine, or he may be allowed to compromise with Mr. Higgins for his wife's mutilation, if Mr. Higgins can be persuaded to agree to any compromise, which we by no means anticipate. This is not a wholesome state of the law. We do not desire to legislate through sentimentality, but we maintain that as women require more protection, on account of their being less able to defend themselves, the law should grant it to them, and prove its sincerity by punishing with double severity all offences against them. The police, it appears, are subjected continually to be maimed and mutilated while defending women in the streets —very frequently by soldiers, who, when detected in their offences, are either punished very slightly, or let off without any punishment at all. The police-constables are reluctant to interfere with them ; whether they have received orders to be lenient towards these red-coated vagabonds, or are deterred by apprehensions of their vindictiveness — this is a point that deserves to be inquired into. We suspect it would be found, if the police were ques tioned, that they have received orders not to be too hard towards the strutting pretorians who offend the eye in our streets. At any rate, they are constantly engaged in acts of brutality, and yet are seldom brought up for punishment. We shall see what be comes of Francis Tripp, who knocked the woman down in Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, and then exercised his brutality towards the police-constable. However, the worst case now before the public is that of Henry Hale, who made so brutal an attack on Mrs. Higgins, at Hoxton. The law must make some examples, or else the relatives of women who are thus assaulted in the streets must take the matter into their own hands, and inflict such punishment as they may consider calculated to deter the offenders from a repetition of their crimes. What this will lead to it is not difficult to foresee. THE LONDON SHARPER AND THE READING FLAT. A most amusing instance, displaying the verdancy of one of our Reading gentlemen, came under our notice this week. Mr. B---, a small tradesman in this town, it appears, a few days ago purchased a horse, bridle and saddle, at what he considered a bargain. Being anxious to dispose of it as quickly as possible ho determined to sell it on Saturday if he could, and took it down to the cattle market for that purpose. The horse, however, failed in captivating the eye of any purchaser, and the owner very disconsolately was bring ing it leisurely back through the market-place, when he was stopped by a rather gentlemanly-looking fellow, with his bat cocked on one side, highly polished boots, &c., and asked what he would take for his " nag." Th e y entered into conversation and adjourned to a public house on Highbridge. After sundry offers, the gentle man from town offered Mr. B in the genuine Yan kee style of barter, six sacks of vetches for his horse. A. sample was produced, and every way met with ap proval. But not knowing their value precisely, and thinking it would not do to be taken in in this wicked world, he sagaciously asked the value of a sack of vetches; this he found to be something like U. This was too good an offer to be allowed to pass, and the horse-dealer therefore accepted it. His " friend," how ever, thought he was giving the seller too good a bar gain, and seemed to hesitate. This only increased his anxiety to effect the bargain, and he therefore consented to give the horse, saddle, bridle,the Great ss. for the vetches. The London youth wrote out an or d er , directed to Great Western Railway Co., "Please to deliver to Mr. -- six sacks of vetches.—Your's, c jun., Swiss Cottage, Maidenhead." This&no:etejt. Swallow, washe a i r l banded way, over to the seller, who at once pro ceeded and inquired for the vetches. He was of course in formed that there were no vetches there, much to his surprise and alarm, and he at once proceeded to Maiden head, to Mr. Swallow, when he discovered, still more to his discomfiture, th a t the whole affair was wholly " a sell," and that Mr. Swallow, jun., had not been at Read ing. He returned to his residence at once, and made in quiries, but all in vain: the horse, and bridle,ne and an h d saddle,and man, and five s hillin g s, had all gone, left to mourn over his loss, and say within himself, "what a flat I've been to be sure!'' He afterwards found out, however, that the horse had been sold to a man in the Butts, who, who, as a particular f avour, allowed him to have it back agai n for paying 12s. 6d., an d so en d e d this eventful history.—Berkshire Chronicle. FRIGHTFUL CASE OF SUICIDE.—On Monday, the I.lth inst.,a manufacturer, w h ose place of businesswas in Glass ford-street, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor from ear to ear. The fatal act was done by the deceased in his own house, and in the presence of two of his children, who are young persons. He only survived about two minutes, having literally bled to death. The deceased was a widower, and is said to have been labouring under a melancholy de pression of spirits on account of being somewhat unfortunate in business. He was about 45 years of age.—North British Daily Mail. X collier was killed last week by an explosion of fue•dawp A a colliery in Dolylais. No. CCCXXIX. PONTEFRACT AND HOLYWELL HUNT MEETINGS. (To the Editor of the Sun.) SlR,—The racing commences at Pontefract with the 5 soya. Handicap, with 50 added by the Members of the Borough (once round and a distance, about two miles), which will, in all probability, be carried off by Little Davie, 3 yrs, 5 st 13 lb, or Paquette, 4 yrs. 6 st 3 lb. The Park Hill Stakes from the Wood-End, (about three quarters of a mile) seems destined to be carried off by Master Norton, or Landlords. The Pontefract Stakes (ono mile) seems manufactured for the particular behoof of Dawson or Osborne : the Twiu, 4 yrs, 6 at 3 lb, being, not unlikely, the winner. If either Tickton or Luxurious start for the Castle Stakes I need look no further for the winner. Of the Holywell Hunt Races two only will require any comment. The Mostyn Stakes (over the Moystyn mile) will, I presume, have Lady Azeyott and the Little Fawn first aud second. The Holywell Hunt Purse looks uncommonly pro mising tur Lady Bibina, 6 yrs, bet 101 b, or Wilmont, 5 yrs, 6st 10 lb. Ibis is not badly in at 6st 2 1b. Cock Pheasant, after winning the 10 Sons. Sweep stakes for two yrs old last Thursday, was claimed for 40 Soya., and goes into Martin's stable Horseheath. Lapidist, whose reserved price at the sale of Col. Peel's Stud last year was 3,000 guineas, was claimed by Mr. S, Merry for 300 Sovs. after winning the 10 Son. (first half Ab. mile) Sweepstakes on Thursday last. Gorgey was introduced into the market last week as Daveson's Derby horse. If he has nothing better for that race, his chance of carrying it off is small indeed. The animal bids fair to be a tolerable second rate, but nothing more. The Edgware Steeple Chases are postponed until Monday, November the Bth. The Handicap closes to morrow, weights to appear on Saturday, and accept ances declared on the 28th instant. George Bless of Newmarket, who until lately had the care of Sir R. Pigotts's horses, has been engaged by Mr Mare as his private trainer. Owners and trainers of horses are reminded that the Paddock and Selling Stakes, the Darden& Plate and Scramble Steeple Chase, at the Epsom Autumn Meeting, the Two year-old Stake at the Spring Meeting, 1853, and the Woodcote Stakes for two years old at the Sum mer Meeting, 1853, also several stakes at Doncaster ; close and name (the first four to Mr. Darling, and the remainder to Messrs. Weatherby) on Tuesday Novem ber the 2d. The weight for the Epsom Autumn Steeple Chase and Free Handicap Hurdle Race are to be published to day ; and acceptances must be declared by 6 o'clock p.m. on November 2d. Several of the:Stakes—the Great Warwick Handicap, Leamington Welter Cup, Hurdle Race, and Grand Open Steeple Chase at the Warwick and Leamington Novem ber Meeting close on Wednesday ; the weights to be published on Saturday. Cambridgeshire " waifs and strays" te-morrow. I am, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Oct. 18. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES.—At the Weet End yesterday, Babett was backed freely at 5 to 1, and 20 to I offered against Lady Evelyn. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1852. OCTOBER. Holy well Hunt Richmond Brighton NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn ... 2 Stretford Epsom 4 Warwick Liverpool Autumn 9 Aberystwith Cowbridge Hunt Northallerton ll i•~ °=~ ~i~tii~:. SPORTING NOTES. - NEW NIGHT-SIGNALS. RETTIE'S AND NOT THOMPSON'S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—You give the above as Thompson's. He may just as well claim Mr. Rowland Hill's penny postage system as the " Telegraphing by Coloured Lights." That they are mine solely, and will be brought out at the next meeting of Parliament, you will see by the printed document now sent you. And Mr. M'Gregor, M.P. for Glasgow —who is determined that the party, under the " Russell Admiralty," who have allowed certain underlings to take and use up, and abuse a system, to the great loss of life, and de prive the real inventor of the credit, which even your own paper, years ago, allowed him—can bear testi mony that I am the " Original Inventor of all Coloured Light Telegraphing Signals." I trust s in justice to me you will give this a corner.—l am, Sir yours, &c., R. RETTIE, C.E. TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Petition of Robert Rettie, Inventor and Con sulting Engineer, from Glasgow (Crystal Palace, Class 7, No. 159, Engineering Department), Humbly sheweth that he is the original Inventor of all the Red, White, and Green Signals, now in use upon the ruilways and the ocean, by day and night, for the safety of life in the preventing of " Collision on Rail ways and at Sea," " Shipwrecks," showing "Signals of Distress" at all hours of the " night," also the depth of water at all the ports and harbours throughout the world, with a universal code of Signals for all Nations. That your petitioner was written to, when in Scot land, by the late Sir R. Peel's Government as far back as the year 1842.3, when engaged in business, and re siding in Glasgow, tiff the proprietor of the " Glasgow Brass Foundry"—and assured, that should his system of using Colours and Signal Lights succeed, after trials to be made at Woolwich and Portsmouth—which trials were successfully accomplished—l should be provided with an appointment to carry out the same under Go vernment. That this was accomplished successfully, I need only refer your attention to the Government Report, No. 568, August 3, 1846—laid before your Honourable House in 1846, clearly showing that these trials were not only highly successful, and also approved of by the Govern ment authorities appointed by Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Port Admiral at Portsmouth; but also the various har bour and port commissioners throughout England and Scotland, whom the petitioner visited personally 1845-6, and explained them; all presented memorials and peti tions, and documents to the inventor and the Board of Admiralty:— And the Peninsular, Dublin, and Scottish navigation steam companies, with Lloyd's and the General Ship owners' Association of London, cordially joined in ex pressing with others, their general utility for the safety and protection of life and property (see printed work " Rettie on Marine Night Signals," 1847). Your me morialist therefore humbly lays before your Honourab l e House the plain facts of his case;—Atter having t hus served faithfully my Lords of the Admiralty—daring Sir R. Peel's Administration—at the dockyards of Woolwich and Portsmouth, and then returned f toScotlandu,nae by when your memorialist was again sent ore third enAddmir now Admiralty, Captain he l n -la I Hamilton, ,R i N ol . d , amecer,etlarwy t oasere thet board the Rattler steam frigate—(entered on board 15th November, 1845) —and that I must again proceed to Portsmouth, and that I was to be paid for my services as an officer, and having gone to Portsmouth and re newed a series of new trials and remained upwards of eight weeks on board and twelve months on shore—and leave of absence granted by Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Port Admiral—at an enormous expense and neglect of my business, and after all have never received one far thing of pay while there 1 And these trials were then so successful that all parties admit, and to prove they were so, they have actually carried out and used my Plan by alterations so evasive, that much loss of life and pro perty has been the result by using three different laisPe at a great expense —from 1001. to 1504 each s ter o l when one lamp at 10/. t o 30/. would have been ffi r ent as to expense and sure in safety for life. waTshounsligweads tom y ein t k im m e y engaged away the Government w b a y .. t in h g e ' party service, and for six years have I bep one k rne t , I L from home, an d d ay l little ea pital r fo_r ep after day, expecting justice being at Woolwich dock- Lord John Rua sell," Commodore Housto n St ewart, NM sent °f Trade, " l ci Phavc had nothing but evas ion, yard. When my tyr i eas l r is e wi t r t e h c e o,n,c A l u d d m ed tr a a n it d y lft l er attend ing daily for three and by them to Lord J oh n d enc e e xp to end p e o d ver u t p y : to the "Board from rights (which they oanneiddansfrdoo:a.ll of them know that I have been by g infring o e m d I) tifn an u ail h m t y though env Loving ee ls the la their treatment wards of fifteen hundred pounds sterling, besides years h b av ro e u of labour and fatigue, and have had no redress nor re wunera tion, but injustice name o m of th ,, e cap A t d ai m n ir D al e t n y . , w h o have placed one of the bam " to fill the place appointed by Sir R. Peel, Bart., for me, to carry out these inventio ns; an d they have also encouraged a Mr. Miller , in Piccadilly, a y candle maker, t o surreptitiously make for them, and manufacture, sell, and i n f r i nge on my c for the navy an d commercial marine, under rt r h e e d ir lights, coun tenance and support! Your memorialist humbly urges his claim, from the poverty which these proceedings and injustice have brought upon him; for such a long period he has been kept out of business, and ruined by the Lords of the Admiralty proceedings, and ho feels assured that your Honourable House will hear the prayer of ono whose labours have so much contri buted to the safety of all nations, both by railway and at sea, as it is uni ver s a lly acknowledged by all nations. That your memorialist is the " only true inventor R h o f I and or gave to coloured lights a signification day and Li g ht," and that without these fig s they COMM ' they could not travel by day or night one hour in safety, sp ent his all for the That your memorialist having good of his country, and the solo object in . s l aving of the lives of our seamen and ve ssels lasear, 1 8 51—and 100,670 tons, and 11 steam ers, 1,306 00 tonssatlng VB5llOl, , having been wrecked and run down du rin g th e for seven years since this plan was b y rought out and tried, and kept back by parties for interested purposes, to the sacrifice of human life, demands at least investi gation to the fullest extent ; also that due reparation may be given for himself and family, & c . , Your memorialist will ever pray, ROBERT RETTIE, Consulting Engineer. M.P. Sir, ---As a motion upon the subject of this petition by John M'Gregor, Esq., M.P. for Glasgow, stands its the votes of the House of Commons for Thursday, the 27th May, your friendly aid is respectfully solicited ia behalf of humanity and justice. TT TV Sr[ RAtßip ;: ~--~ 11 t