The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-21 00:00:00

W llllll /1 4 !ONEYa nd COMMERCIAL NE CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was ro. elessk.....The Railway Share Market continued du!l. There are some mater . al changes in tho items of the Bank of England statement for the week endi , g the '24th inst., bat they are :all traceable, more or less, 0 tb dividend payments. These will account for an ex tended note circulation, a reduced stock of the p eeious Metals, and a withdrawal of Government deposits. r sontra, the abundance of money usually succeedinz, and especially in the absence of profitable and safe employ bent, explains the addition to the banking balances of Private customers, and the repayment of loans upon bills, ae. The Government securities have been probably augmented by deficiency bills to corer advances made te tnporarily by the Bank of Engla n d f or th e publio ser lice- The following is a comparison with the preceding MUM Notes issued 26,739,165 Decrease Rests 3,382,646 Decrease Public Deposits 4,297,385 Decrease Other Deposits 10,674,983 Increase Seven Day and other Bills Increase ... 36,536 Government Securities Increase Other Securities Decrease Notes Decrease Bullion ' Decrease Aotive circulation Increase 858,285 I :he Brighto n R a il way C ompany i s t h e fi rst, un d er the new management, to set a good example in the mat ter of accounts. A very fair outline, with a promise of further details if required, was presented yesterday to the shareholders assembled in public meeting, and it was stated that an experienced accountant, besides the usual auditors of the company, had verified the figures. It is fur. ,ther reassuring to learn that the shareholders appeared -to be satisfied, in so far as that they understand what will be the future responsibilities. Of the management of the line hitherto, and the extent of its engagements, we are not now expressing an opinion ; we are merely writing -" to the question of accounts. For our own part, we anticipate nothing particularly unfavourable on this bend from any of the other companies. Every one is Well aware that they have most onerous and complicated engagements, and such as railway property alone could withstand, but after all those liabilities are incurred with the object of ftietire development of traffic, and tresent difficulties will be the chief hardship. The old A l ., u ll ,es, upon their kna fide capital, would no doubt at re moment pay 10 per cent., or more, in every Instance, but they have given too many new shares as a bonus to original holders, and these shares now become 1 ‘ burde n , to some extent at least, upon the income which lalrly belongs to the intrinsic capital only. The mischief, pevertheless, is already done. Pretest holders bought Hi most instances at excessive premiums, and the obli gatiou incurred to them must be met. As to the state ment, or report, that the North-Western, Great Western, and South-Western are to be united under one management, it is not for us prematurely to suggest ob tections, tho ug h many people in the City see very strong nes, looking to the public interest, apart from the ad vantage of shareholders. The steamer from the West Indies is due to-morrow, but as the packets usually arrive before their time, it was rather expected we sh ou ld h ave h eard of her ere this. The French Government has prohibited for the pre sent, the further exportation of grain, and there will, co nsequently, be one source of supply less for this country in case of need. The high price of potatoes was inducing imp or t s " o f t h at esculent from France, and which would no doubt have been carried to some extent. Still we have no idea that this country will experience the least difficulty in procuring supplies, and at mode rate rates too, so long as it ha s th e means o f paying for them. A large amount of silver (over 400,000 ounces) has been exported again this week to the continent. There being n o con ti nenta l news of interest, the Eng lish Stock Market is quiet this morning, but not at all buoyant. Consols have reali se d 84i f or transfer and November. The New Th ree - an d- a Q uarter per Cents. have been 14i to e, and the Three per Cents. 83/ to E xchequer -bills have been 373. to 40s. premium, a further advance. India Bonds are up to 40s. premium. The Foreign Securities have been dull C • Mexican are 19•2- i ; and Br az ili an S mall 72. Dutch Two -and-a-Half per ents. 44* Railway - Shares are looking very heavy again. Mid land have declined lower than ever, being 69 to 72, and North-Western are barely over par. Sellers in the York, North British, and other lines are also evidently coming forward again, bearing eut our remarks as to the rchrket being only temporarily firmer because of their forbearance. PRI C' ONE les oF BRITISH FUNDS. O'cLOCK. ! 8 -or Cent. Reduced A -.ns 831,43,4 _per Cent. Consols Annuities. 8 4 3 / 4% ttew 3,4 Per Cent. Anne......- 84% I A; Ling Anne. t o expire Jan.lB6o -16 79 „ ltd Bondi, 1, .... ... ..... 0004 . Ditto under 1,0001. . ..... .40 p C)nsols for Account..... B4N % E •achequer Bills. 2 1 / 2 d. & 2d. 1,000/ ' toniv. March : 3B 37 40 p June...... . • SOO/. June ............ q mall, March 37 p Small, June PRIcEB OF FOIteIGN r UNDb •ThrE Brazilian B en d a • Ditto, timall 111 e zican, 5 per Cent. 1846 ..... - l9 Ditto, Account l9 il2 Ditto, Small l9 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. ` Ditto, Passive • Ditto 3 per Cent — CLOSING PRICE S. 83 3 / 4 E4 l / 2 844 8% Dividends on the above p . a . y able in London. Dutch 2% (x d per Cent., 12 rltict:s OF AT ONE O'CLOCK . PAID. BUSINESS DO4. CAO IC SI E N S O . R AILWAY MARES. Aberdeen 5O — Amber. Nat., Boston, and Eastern Junction 44 •••••• _ _ Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5 _ Belfast & County Down 17 14 ford ..i unct., calls duly ._ -. 000000000 .•• paid, or with a guaran. 20 ~, 8 0 , without guarantee 20 . ••• kilrnaingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 I , i Do. w i t h outguarantee 10 - ••• ' mli ng,WOlve r h' p t on, a nd Stour V a ll ey 191. 145... Bir kenhead, L ancashire, .•• —. ........ ••••••• and Cheshire Juno.- 10 Boston, Starafd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter ...... 85 ... _ 45% _ Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 25 l'ucking hemshire„. 14/. 45. Caledonian ... .. 50 —5 41/2% dis 43/4-17dis .......... -•••• Ditto. Half Shares - 8 3 / 4 ...... ^ Dn. New 10/. Pref.... 5 ..... 3 I A Ditt o , Clydesdal e June 50 - 50 .....• Ditto, Preference ...... 15 Clarence .................. 784 — Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do.be. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 — Government Loan, 4 D irect L ondon & Cent. Po. . ......rta- 1 0 mouth ................. 514 ...... .. ..••• Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ...... Pundalk Sc Enniskillen 20 ..... . • Last Anglia, 254 L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... Do, 18/., E. & H.... 18 ...... • it Do., 3/.los. ......... 3% ....• ' 4l4 tern Counties.... 2O ...... 12 Do. New Guaranteed • _ 6 Di tto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... .... . ......... Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 135. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 DDe. ) , 5 per cent. - ........ o. Quarters ..» 12% -........... 34 -..-...... ..... Do. New 'astern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (I. & Dand BO 20 — .....»........ itto, Class C, ditto... 20 . — ............... Do . &ri Dp (6 per cent.) 10 — ..... ••• ..... Dito, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. ,per'cent............ 2%.. r,.anca shire r,ttn, New ..... ..... 21 r,ntn, New Quarters 64 — ..... •••• ...... ' 4 % 1 6 per Cent. Pre , ference Quarters ... 44 •••••• ,m,,,ast Lincolnshire c-dillburg_h and Glasgow 50 ••-•• , _Ditto, Half sha res „. 15 ~. •• ••• .1111biirgh and Northern 25 _ iE Bitto, Newport ........ 13 - ••• .Ixeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% ialgovr, Dumfries, and tearlisle ...... ... -8/. 6s. 8d.... ••••••••••••••• ,aBovr,Bilmar &A 60 „ yr...... fl:uo.tireference Consol. .... m'aat Northern ....... 17 E O .) AI • Defe;red ... 12 1 4...... 0 ., .54 B 6 per Cent. , -uo ,, guaranteed ........ 4% ........ . E xtension .. .. .... 2% ...... (3 (Ireland) South. and West. (3 (Irela nd) -.. :2 ...... 4 2%...... I :N ea t lqorth of En-tilsuld.loo ...... . ..... "rs i . tt "-- , , New, 40/. ..... -. 40 — tiunto, ditto ........... 25 ittto, New, 30/ ...... ..... 30 — . to, New,ls/... ...... 14 . Gre at to, ........ .... 90 .. " DDitto, 1:4 Shares 50 it,to.t.li Shares ............ Ditt o' 21 tij)?ttnr,lfN:,:v7ii_...:. .... .... ? ( 3 ) . ..... ndderefield and man " cl. 30 ::: .:: --- ...• ...... "*" Ditto, Thirds ......... 10 ..... 4141 add Selb bit Half Share s y - ...... 50 •••••• 94 Ditto, Shares •... " Lea, 4 Shares ..... 12% -.- iiNter and Carlisle 50 40 % itto, Thirds ... 10 Lancashire & York.s . h .. i; 93 ...... -- 1)44), ,ditto ............ 86 ..... 52 ...... - ..... . bitt I . °,,, Xi Shares ...... 43 ... .. 26 .... • •••••• bo°' 'it.narter Shares.. 17% ...... 7 3 A ........ 11 . Si ftin i.... . 3%. ............. b e ° : 1,1 .zt.eenth5................. 9 64 Do. New u Mich' (Beg.) . . ... 13 ..... . ........ Do L•Gua.6 per ct. 5 . • rye Ditt4otiiirP. and Bury 43 • .............. (late Rua -4 41(1414Shed) 43 - .. .. 20 1 ,4 - 3% 40 1 ,4, 26 73 / 4 3 4% THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, % e;s. Ditto ditto (No. 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) 10 Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt.Grimsby ... 35 Ditto ditto . 11 ..... Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 12%• ... Do., Grimsby Dock... 17% — Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union. 41. 2 s Midland .................100 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., SOL Shares... 20 ... Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol.Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ll3 . ...... Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 38 Ditto, ditto .....141.. 18s — Ditto,Leieest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastleand Carlisle-100 Do. Quarters 25 - • • Newmarket ... . .. 20 Do. Extension ...... ...2/. 12s — Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 Newry and Enniskillen 7 ...... Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 2O Norfolk ..........100 Do. New 201. .. lO Do. Guaranteed ,5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed . 5 1 4 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveneycal. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 ...... ....• North British ... .... ... 25 .- --- 12 % 'Ai% 4 Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Extension O% — -- Ditto Thirds IPA •••• a% North & South-Western 2 North Staffordshire l5 ..... 6% 7 North Wales . 3% North-Western ...... 10 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate ... •••.... ........ Royston and Hitchin ... 2 Scottish Central .........25 ...... Scottish Midland • 25 Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) 71 ;4 ............... Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... ............... Shrewsbury and Bin"... 9 ...... Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 ............ Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ......... Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min ) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ........ Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref Shropshire Union South Devon 5O ...... .... ... Do. Preference South Staffordshi re 61,4 — 'south Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., No. E. .. 22 Do., No. 3 ..... 25 ........ Do.. No. 4 Thirds ... 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6 raw Vale Extension ... 8 ..... .•• Thames Haven Dock and Railway — Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 174. . Waterford and Limerick 45 Watertd,Wxfrd,Wiclslw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 9 ..... West Cornwall West London ...... Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class 20 W hitehaven & Furness 13 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. 25 Do. Original New end Berwick ...... ..• .. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 • ''' Do. do. No. 2........ 15 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and W est Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian) — Boulogne and Amiens 2O Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara l5 Dendre Valley... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ............ East Indian 3 14 — ........ Great Indian Peninsular 1 % Louvain I. la Sambre ... 7% — Luxembourg 7 Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege 20 .......»,,... Northern of France...—. 12 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. . lO Paris and O r l eans ...... 20 ..... ...... Paris and Rouen Paris end Strasbourg Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 20 ...... West Flanders 834'.. , Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 Do.( W. Biding Union) 7 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 i Do. Shares (A)... 91 % — ' Leeds end Bradford 5O Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 . Do., Half Shares Do., (blue) Scrip.-- 2 1 ,4...... Leeds and Thirsk 50 Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 3 142 .— Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... London & Black wa11...13/. 68.81 — Do. Extension... ....•.......... London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 8 • Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. Ditto, ditto-- 1852 50 Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. ... ...... 4 London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... nd Ditto, onan P rd N. Western 100 Preference... fe ren ce...18/17s 2d Lo 102 101.. Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New ....... ..... 7 .... 4 3 4 D p o it . t 4 o ii/ F .S ift h h a s res .. 4 . ../45 2 2 5 --- 3 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 — Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 9 - Do. 104 (M. & B.) C. 1 ......... 1 , Lond. & S. Western 5O . New .501. ... . . 424.. .„ „. Do. New 40/. . Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto Ditto, Thirds.. ......13/. 6s. 8d 5% dis 5% dis. Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pi ef. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...1/. 13s. 4d... .... . . London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... •-••••• L I A•••••• - Londonderry&Coleraine, .... • Londonderry and En.nis . . killen — Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per ct.) Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 JOINT STOCK BANKS.. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial 25 ...... ••• • •••—•••• Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock 10 — London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 Ditto,New ...... .. ..—. 10 - National of Ireland 22%.—.. .... ........ ... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New... ........... 10 ...... .. .... ........ -- Union of Australia Ditt0,New.............. 2%...... . — Union of L0nd0n:........ 10 ...... Union of Madrid ... 40 - MINE. Anglo-Mexican lOO - ........ Asturian Mining Com... 13 - Australian 2 I.E Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... .... ..... .. British Iron . . — Brazilian Imperial ...... 24 1 4 - Brazilian Cocaes& Cuiba 30 ...... Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ...... Cobra Copper General Mining Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures — — Do. Red Ditto ... - •••••. ..... • - United Mexican 2B DREADFUL CONFLAG4ATION AT WAPPING. (Tins DAY.)—Shortly before two o'clock this morning the police discovered the premises of Messrs. Lawson and Spencely, ship chandlers, High-street, Wapping, en fire. Seven of the Brigade, West of England, and County engines, with numerous firemen, arrived, and were incessantly pouring torrents of water on the burn. ing mass. Notwithstanding this aid, as also that of the lower floating engine, by four o'clock the flames had spread to the premises adjoining, belonging to Messrs. Jolly, also ship chandlers. Three floors of warehouser, blacksmiths' shop, and sail lofts, were consumed. By four o'clock all farther danger had ceased. Both firms are insured in the Star and Sun Fire-offices. METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION:— Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the board of dirtdirectors of the above institiitian was heed at =their offices, in Sack ville.street, Piccadilly.' The ' report stated that the asylum at Carshalton, Surrey, was founded for the tem, Rail , residence of the convalesent and debilitated poor, whose restoration to health, after leaving hos pitals, &c., is impracticable in their own unhealthy homes, but may be speedily effected by pure air and nutritious diet. The directors had the gratification to announce the patronage of her Majesty and Prince Albert, who had sent a joint donation of 100/. During the past half-year, 325 patients bad been received. There were now 56 inmates, the utmost the institution could at present receive. A building fund had been established, which amounted to above 1,5004 During the past year 451 had been received. The total receipts had been 1,2031. 6s. 5d., the payments 993/. 2s. 6d. Amongst the recent donors are—the Queen-Dowager, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, &c. ACCIDENT ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday a skiff was upset on the Thames, near Chelsea, by which three persons, named Harper, Grey, and Purser, were im mersed in the water. Grey, being a good swimmer, supported Purser until a boat came to their rescue, and they were taken out of the water in a most exhausted condition. A man in another boat had stretched out his arm to grasp Harper, when he suddenly sank and was drowned. APPROACH OF WINTER.—On Wednesday morning (according to the Lincolnshire Herald), and throughout the day, there were several heavy falls of snow and hail at Lincoln. The Doncaster Chronicle contains a similar statement with regard to that borough; nor was this harbinger of winter confined to England, for the Dublin Freeman's Journal says that there the unusual spectacle was represented on Wednesday morning of the ground covered to the depth of two or three inches with snow, while the trees were yet in full autumnal foliage. An other indication, according to popular belief, is the phe nomena of the aurora borealis, brilliant corruscations of which were visible for many hours on Wednesday night throughout Scotland and the northern and midland parts of England. SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF ST. M.LRY.LE-STRAND.—The children, aniouniing to 170, attending these schools, were yesterday evening regaled with a little annual en tertainment in the school room, George-yard, Drury lane. Their teachers, and other ladies, superintended the arrangements, and an address was delivered by the Rev. J. F. Denham, M.A., rector. It is pleasing to re cord the flourishing state of such an institution, in the centre cf the metropolis, whi- has been in operation since the year 1831, and is believed to have produced a very desirable change in the morals of the poor. No better proof of this lef-1 can be desired than the circum stance, that a marked declension in the number of juvenile ocenders has attended the career of these schools. TEM LATE ACCIDENT AT NEWTON-ROAD -BRIDGE. —The inquest on the late Mr. 11. Shuard was resumed at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, yesterday. The Coroner said he had, since- the adjournment, received a letter ;rom the Secretary of the Scottish Central Rail way Company, stating that the Central Company deemed it altogether superfluous to offer evidence in the case, after the evidence already given by Captain Simmons, in which the company concurred. Holland, the guard of the train, and Gibbons, the fireman on the Colonel engine, were then called, and repeated the evidence given at the inquest on Colonel Baird. Several witnesses were called, who spoke of the health of the dec--s- J. They all represented him to have been for some time previously: to his death progressing to wards recovery. The radical gentleman who made the post mortem examination was also re-examined, but his evidence was to the same effect as at his previous ex amination. The jury returned a verdict—'• That at the accident which occurred to the train at the Newton road-b.:dge station on the 2d of Sept•2mber, the de ceased received a fracture of the thigh, of which be languished until the 10th of October, when he died of a sudden fainting, but by what means caused no evidence appeared." RAILWAY AND SHIPPING SIGNALS.—We have re cently had an opportunity of seeing Wells's Patent At mospheric Railway and Shipping Signal tried on the South-Eastern Railway, where it has proved so suc ces-ful that we are informed the directors have deter mined on adopting it throughout the line. The ma chinery is most simple, and causes expelled air to strike upon the edge of a kind of bell, emitting a much thriller sound (from the peculiarity of the whistle) than the steam signal attached to the engine. The invention will prove of great use as a signal from the guards to the en f havingo rm ing e t e h e e n r d r r e i d v e n r n s t o h f e approaching e g t r i a a i e n m s ° o n e an e 13 a d c c d u en i n t t e a d n I d y t h f e e r s a o n u ; d l e w n Tt c h h e it f nhi emits machinec s a n h isebnaell Should a e i y p t s t up ready deemedudnyi for nte r u r s u e p desirable, this machine can also be attached to every passenger carriage, as a signal gentlesnen travelling in their private carriages considersc that from the passengers to the guard audit is so porta a b n le h t a h v a e t one affixed before starting. The inventor heed a being in distress, and also as an etarum for gentlemen's the signal will prove of great advantage a ntagdeistaatnseeea,enflitehriertry miles, in giving notice of a ship it , is seid its sound can be he the country, in case of fire or other RATES OP POSTAGE.—The Gazette of f yesterday contains a Treasury we-rant, by m a c a e ' ieonnts situated in s . helf an ounce are authorised in future to be lev e uniform rates of postage on all let w te h r i s ch n i nt e e f x o c l exceeding On all letters transmitted by post b e tween the tlrins of Cashies and Soufriere, Island of St. L ucia, West Indies (in lieu of ary rates of colonial postag e now charged), ld. On all letters transmitted by packet to the Cape de Verde Islands, ls. 80. packet post age , an d 2d. i n l an d postage. Onlet ters transmitted by packet between the British West Indies and the Island of Madeira, passing through the United Kingdom, ls. On all letters exceeding oz , and under 1 oz., shall be charged two rates of postage; 1 oz. and under 2 oz., four rates of postage; 2 oz.. and under 3 oz., six rates; 3 07, and under 4 oz., eight rates; and for every ounce additioral two r..tes, and for every frac tion of an ounce the same as 1 oz. And instead of re turning colonial or foreign letters on which a sufficiency of postage stamps for pre-payment has not been placed to the Dead Letter office, in future, the difference will be charged as unpaid. All printed votes and proceedings in Parliament may be transmitted in an open cover by post between any part of the United Kingdom end the cities of Hamburgb, Bremen, or Lubeck, at the following uniform rates:—Under 2 02., ld.; under 3 oz., 6d.; under 4 oz., Bd.; and for every additional ounce up to 16 oz. (beyond which limit they may not be forwarded by post at all), 2d. And also that letters transmitted be tween any two ports in the Bahama Isles are not to be charged in future with the sea postage rates, MIDDLESEX REGISTRATION. Yesterday, Mr. Shadwell, the Barrister, resumed the revision of the list of voters. In the parish of St. 13otolph, Mr. James applied on behalf-of-the Radicals to expunge the name of the of e t Rev. Richard Hartwell Ruddock. The Reverend Gentlem an was registered in respect of the " endow ment All Saints' New Church, St. Botolph, Bishops gate, being a payment derived from a composition ler tithes by Act of Parliameno It was contended that personalty, sd n e a s l c t ription of qualification was insufficient, "and that, in or d er to have been good, it should have been described as b e i ng i n f ee. At present i t was a mere 3 7 , and could not be admitted. After hearing Mr. Payne in support of the vote, the Barrister decided that the description was insufficient in law, and that the nam e must therefore be expunged. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 19.—1 n the course of lest night some thieves entered the counting-house of Mr. Isaac Nichols, merchant, and secretary of the Sutton Harbour Improvement Company, at Coxside, and having wrenched open an iron chest, stole railway certificates to the amount in value of 7001. They also stole about 61. in silver, and ransacked every drawer on the premises. The thieves whoever they were, must have been per sons who have made themselves acquainted with the premises. They had to get over a high wall into an outer yard, arid a centre-bit was used to cut through the panel of the outer door, after which access was easy. Amongst other papers carried off were several iusurances, and numerous shipping papers and other documents of no value to any one but the owner. SUICIDE , —Yesterday an inquest was held at the London Hospital, on the body of Jane Branger, i.ged twenty-one, a girl of considerable personel attractions and of respectable family, but who had for some time rdsamelehmi deadly dpn e a r try a k t inhbs I peeuow, streets tio a hron n eni e d t pet caa hr h sf tae a hi p ,revesi some g w: n , ahaneos o dh n , past b een " on the town. She bee +me, like the great majority o f the unfortunate creatures in her situation, o u h T r a s u v , e i snsdhgaeyemptiednight,into :.rf py. worth of oxali c acid into to a cup o f co ff ee , d ran k the afterwards traded i n poisons.removed v t e o r the o. et hospital, wh ere s h e d i ed. The coroner made some severe "I . lachel ha s j us t sent in her resignation to g i s d an n i e ty . the Theatre Fr anca i s . This time it is said to be defini tive. Her intention is to visit St. Petersburgh end the United States. ACCIDENT TO THE CITY OF CANTERBURY STEAMER. TO 7HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SJR,—I shall feel obliged by your contradicting that part of a paragraph in yesterday's Sun, hea , l,e(l " Accident to the City of Canterbury Steamer," w:Ach states that her starboard paddle-box was waled away, and that she had to he towed up to Chatham on Wednesday last, there being no truth whatever in that statement. The real facts are simply these : On account of the very boisterous weather, it blow ing a complete gale of wind from the north-east, the City of Canterbury was so much retarded on her voyage to Margate, that Captain Large, being doubt ful whether he should be able to make that harbour, very prudently resolved to put into Sheerness for shelter, and subsequently at the request of the pas sengers, and in order to accommodate them, he con sented to take the vessel up to Chatham, to enable those that did not prefer remaining on board until the weather moderated to proceed to their destination by land. The vessel received no other damage except that, through a heavy sea striking her paddle-box, part of the pannelling and frame-work of the steward's pantry, and one of the water-closets on deck, were torn away, which, however, the ship's carpenter, with the assistance of a couple of hands, repaired in a few hours, at the cost of about a guinea. The weather having moderated, on Thursday morning the City of Canterbury proceeded on her voyage, reached Mar gate in sufficient time to take in passengers at her usual hour, and arrived at London-bridge soon after four, p.m., quite safe. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, G. W. ROBERT, Secretary. Herne Bay Steam-packet Company's office, 113, Fenchurch-street, Oct. 21, 1848. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American Colonies. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch left town yesterday morning for Scotland. SIR CHARLES NAPLER AND - SIR p il pe o a G re G d . in The following J &MES -letter a last night's StandSir,--I- Sir,l thank 'you f or th e flatte ri ngarticle pub- tithed in your gaper of the 11th instant, by which I perceive that an -expression,-used by me at the Chel tenham dinner- has been mistaken: 'The fault was mine. . India was the sabject, and nearly-all the com pany were Indians : I spoke disparagingly of the " press and government." I should have been more precise and said, that portion of the Indian press which abused me, and instead -of saying "govern ment" I should have said "the Court of Directors"— the Honourable Court of Directors. I beg its pardon for omitting a title so essential, yet so easily , forgotten that they practically forget it themselves ! You were right, therefore, not to "appropriate to yourself, the flattering epithet" which was applied to the above named bodies; for I made no complaint against either the English Government or the English press, and I pray that you will allow me to take this opportunity of saying why I spoke with contempt of the Court of Directors. It was because I found both falsehood and injustice towards me in that body, and I will here give a sample of the mode in which I have been attacked. There is a man named Hogg—one Sir James Weir Hogg. I have no personal acquaintance with this man ; nor did I ever see him. I never even heard of him till I was made aware of his existence by his un provoked hostility to me in the following manner : When in India 1 read that " Mr. Baillie, an East India Director," had said, while speaking in a debate which passed in the House of Common s about S c i n d e, " Sir Charle s N e pi er h a d b e en suffic i ently rewarded for his services, for he has received seventy thousand pounds prize money" or words to that effect. 11$ rote to Mr. Baillie to rsk him how he could make such a statement, for uhich there were not the slightest grounds, as I never had received a single farthing of prize money, and that he, as a director, and therefore a trustee, must know this better than any one. Mr. Baillie answered me, that he was not a director, but had made the statement on the authority of a director. On arriving in Europe I herrd that Sir James Weir Hogg was the man, and I asked Mr. Baillie, who answered, that it was Sir James Hogg; that he, Mr. Baillie, was speaking on the debate, and Sir James Hogg, who sat next to him, said " Tell them he has received 70,000 pounds prize money !" Now, Sir, this Sir dames Hogg was not only a director, but I believe he was even Chairman of the Court of Directors, and the directors were trustees for the Scinde prize money ! Therefore the case stands thus : • First—This Hogg knows perfectly well, ex officio, both as a director and as .a trustee, that I had not received one farthing of prize money; yet he deliberately told Mr. Baillie to assert in the House of Commons Out I had received 70,0001. Second— He (Hogg) knew that not only had I not received a farthing of prize money, but that he and his col leagues were, at that moment, trying to prevent my receiving that share of prize money which their own regulations awarded to the Commander of the Forces; and from which act of injustice on the part of these trustees I was protected by the Duke of Wellington, by Lords Ellenborough and Hardinge, and by the Lords of the Treasury. Ilete, then, was a - mis-statement unintentionally made against me in Parliament, by. a gentleman who, ignorant of the fact, was betrayed into• the error which- he committed, and I have traced his informer to be this Sir James Hogg on whom it now rests to clear himself to the public from having committed an action so dishonourable. Mr. Baillie did with honourable promptness clear himself to me; so, in like manner, let Sir James Hogg clear himself to the public, by unkennelling the inventor of a malignant falsehood which Las thus been brought to his own door by, S;r, your obedient and obliged servant, C. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General. MR. SMITH O'BRIEN. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. -- Mr. Martineau•, late mayor of this borough, is humanely interesting himself in procuring signatures to a petition, of which the fol lowing is a copy:— " TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " The humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the Borough of Birmingham and neighbourhood, in . the County of Warwick, " Showeth,—That your petitioners, whilst duly alive to the enormity of th e cr i me of which William Smith O'Brien has been found guilty, and entirely concur ring in the justice of the verdict of the jury, yet earnestly hope that his life may be spared; and humbly entreat this gracious exercise of your Majesty's royal preroga tive of mercy. " And your petitioners will ever pray," 86 e. During the day the signatures of nearly all the gen tlemen, the subscriber to the Town News-room, the prin. cipal bankers, and the clergy of the town, have been appended to the list; and there can be little doubt the petition will represent the leading men of all parties. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Grzette.) ursuant to the Act 7tit and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for taSUIE DEP.LATIKENT. An A th ec e ° l u V n e t ek P ending on Saturday, the 1/ th day of October, 1848. X. votes i55ued........ 26,759,165 Government deb: •• 11,015,100 Other securities •• . • 2,954,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,229,256 Silver bullion ••• • • • 509,509 £ 26,739,165 M. ~ AII X 26,739,165 Dated the 19th day of October, 1808. SHILL, Chief Cashier. BANZING DEP AITYIN T. X. Proprietors' capital . • 14,553,000 Rest 3,382,646 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend r mounts) • • 4,2 9 7, 385 Other deposits • • • • . • 10,674,93 3 Seven day and other bills .. .• . • 1,064,707 Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) . • 13,845,012 Other sec.uit'cs • • 11,202,250 Notes .„,„ „ „ „... 8,405,405 Gold and silver coin.. 520,054 £33,972,721 33,972,721 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1848. Dated the 19th day of October. THE PACKET STATION...ibe deputation appointed to wait on the Lord-Lieutenant, with respect to having the American Pocket Station established at Cork, are, We believe, noW in - Dublin. They. will avail themselves of the presence of the other deputation who have -.gone up on the mission of merej:so that both objects may b e effected—the two deputations joining their forces.—Corh Examiner. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WEST RIDING OF YomEsHIRE.—A letter was received in town last evening ;rom Yorkshire, from which we learn that the Hon. Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliam, third son of the Earl Fitzwilliam, a young man just turned his twenty-second year, has, on the requisition of the Liberal electors, con sented to become a candidate for the representation of the West Riding of Yorkshire, vacant by Viscount Mor peth's succession to the peerage. It is reported that no gentleman has been named by the protectionist party as a candidate at present, and a general opinion Pre vails that no opposition will be offer - 1 to the 1; big candidate. 111nrrzNG OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.— -h adjourned meetin , r of the Middlesex magistrates was held yesterday at Arestminster, Mr. Pownall in the chair. The meeting was held for the purpose of electing a sur veyor for the district of St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, under the Metropolitan Building Act, 7 and 8 Vic., c. 84. Originally there were three candidates for the appointment, viz., M r . James Howell, of Vincent-square , Westminster ; Mr. W. F. East, of Corporation-row, Cleikenwell, and Mr. F. H. Groves, of Barnard's Inn ; but the two latter re signed in favour of Mr. Howell, who has for some time discharged the duties of the office. On the motion of Mr. France, seconded by Captain Bague, Mr . Howell was unanimously elected, and he returned thanks to the Court. The appointment will have to receive the sanc tion of the Secretary of State for the Home Departm en t In the Amsterdam advices it is stated that the re ports concerning the appearance of cholera were much exaggerated. At present the, number of persons at tacked had not been more than seven; four of these cases, however, had proved fatal. Not much business had been transacted in the funds, which continued depressed. According to accounts from Hamburgh, bills on London were still scarce, and in demand. Little busi ness was doing in paper on Prague or Vienna. M oney remained abundant. Stocks and railway shares were firm, although the operations had not been 'mportuut. COURT CIRCULAR. ) WINDSOR, FRIDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took walking t xer eise on the Eastern -terrace and Slopes. The Royal Family took their accustomed airings. Lord Edward Howard left the Castle to-day. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar is expected to arrive at the Castle this even ing, on a visit to her Majesty. Her Majesty's private band attended in the Castle yesterday evening. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her' Mejesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Strene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, her Serene Highness the Princess Eliza of Bohenlohe Schillings furst, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting of the Queen Dowager (the Marchioness of Ormonde), Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Lord John Russell, Earl Howe, Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, and the Rev. F. Anson. The band of the 2d Life Guards will attend during dinner. The Queen's private band afterwards attend in the Castle. 37 p 84 IA `4op asp 37 p 36 p 37p 35 p CLOSI2, PRICI S. 19 3 4 19% 19% 10% 2% 2214 22 3 % - 4514 20% 11% 7% 25 1 4 8 ,/4 ,01% 4% 46 123 6% 8% 213/, 20 IA 8 ~.2 21% 21 3 4 9 3 4 10 44% 4A i!4 OCTOBER 2l, .1849. were concerned, it was only requisite to gi ve a hi n t to the Lord Mayor that it was necessary t o h ave hi s Lordship at the head of a movement to accompli s h the object, and the means and the judgment were a t hand.--(Loud cheers.) The Court felt that upon all occasions the utmost courtesy was shown by hi s ' Lordship, and th a t, muc h hi g her still, the most t,x traordinary impartiality was manifested in the whole course of his Lordship's presidency in the Court over which he had acted so much to the admiration of those who were delegated by his fellow-citizens to repre s ent their claims and their necessities.—(Loud cheers ) The Lord Mayor, upon leaving the Court, was cheered by all the members, who stood up and con tinued their acclamations in the most hearty and sincere manner. b Elton „ HUNGARY. A Breslau paper of the 13th has the following from Presburg :—" The troops have left their barracks and fraternized with the people. Some of the officers who endeavoured to restrain their men were hissed and scouted. On the 7th a letter was brought from Jel lachich to General Kuhr, commander of the brigade at Presburg, and the messengers were arrested by the Burgher Guard and taken to the Hotel de Ville. Ge neral Kucehr was sought to read the letter, but he could not be found. The letter was then opened, and proved to have been written by General Zeisberg, in the name of Jellachich, in nearly the following terms, from head-quarters, at Altenburg, in Hungary : ' You have taken possession of the bridge of Presburg, and in what manner ? Send me such troops as you can spare. Have you received my letter of yesterday? Let me know the disposition of the people of Pres burg, and the state of things there.' As soon as this letter was read,.the:people sekabout to search for Gen Kucehr, that they might hang him. But the troops immediately abandoned their posts and retired from the city, and the General was nowhere to be found. A portion of the soldiers came back and joined the National Guard, after having shot their Colonel and Captain, who endeavoured to constrain them. The other troops, it is stated, are watched by the Cecopieri infantry and the Joseph regiment of Dragoons. There are in Presburg 8,000 peasants armed with scythes." THE NAV Y. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) THE ADMIRALTY.—The Earl of Auckland is still absent from the Admiralty on a visit to his Lord ship's brother, the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The Hon. Captain Berkeley,. C. 8., has arrived at the Admiralty. Lord John Hay and the Hon. W. Cowper are still i❑ the country. SCREW MEN-OF-WAR. -- The Admiralty have directed Captain Austen, C. 8., the superintendent of steam-vessels afloat, to take the two screw steam schooners, Sharpshooter and Rifleman, under his command, and to proceed with them for a cruise in the Channel for three days, to tests their respective merits under steam and canvass. They are sister vessels; but the former is of iron, with 202-horse power, and the latter is of wood, and has had her 202- horse power engines taken out, and is now supplied with engines taken out of the Teazer, of 100-horse power. The engines of both are by Miller and Ravenhill. It is expected that the difference in speed will be trifling, whilst the advantage in the saving of room, weight, and stowage, will be a most important acquisition. LIE 10/ilex PACBETB.--It will be remembered that we expressed our doubts, a few weeks since, that the lonian Government would accept the iron steam packets, Antelope and Oberon, built purposely by the Admiralty for their Mail Service between the lonian Islands and Malta, on account of their inferiority in point of speed and stowage. It has turned out ex actly as.we anticipated ; the lonian Government have thrown them back on the hands of the Admiralty, who have ordered Sir William Parker to employ them again in any service for which they are adapted, under his command. These vessels cost originally, when fitted for service, about 37,0001. each. A STOP TO REDUCTIONS.--We trust that we are at length arrived at the lowest point of reduction of our ships and seamen—starvation of the latter we should rather say. During the past week, some 700 officers and men have been paid off, but orders have been issued for the complement of the Powerful, 84, at Spit head; and the Sprightly and Dwarf steamers, on the coax ;of Ireland and now manned from the Excellent, are to return their crews to Portsmouth, and are to enter separate complements. We believe, too, the Racer, 12, is ordered home frum Lisbon, when h er crew w i ll go to their ship the Caledonia. She will be regularly fitted out, and the Caledonia will also be fully manned, and increased from 490 to 750 ; her defects are to be made good, and she is to receive on board all her sea stores, and to complete provisions for four months. The crew of the Rifleman has gone back to the Powerful, and that vessel is entering a com plement of 80 men. Medina has been commissioned, and to have a complement of GO men. The Teazer has also been commissioned, and is to have 50 men. SHIPS TOR COMMISSION.—Some little activity is at length beginning to be manifested again at our ports, in bringing forward ships for commissioning :—The Amazon, 19, corvette, at Devonport ; Daphne, 20, at Sheerness; Sappho, 16, and Orestes, 16, at Ports mouth, have been ordered to be masted, rigged, and prepared in every respect for the reception of officers and crews. THE STEAM RESERVE.—There has been another movement with respect to the steamers at the ports during the past week. At Portsmouth, the Sphynx, Rattler, Hecate, and Growler, sloops, are to be kept ready rigged and stored as they now are, for imme diate service, their topmasts only being struck. The Retribution and Centaur, frigates, and the Salaman der and Phoenix are to have their masts taken out, with the exception of their lower masts and bowsprits, and all the other steamers refitting and repairing, these are to be completed and placed in the second division, such as the Cormorant, Devastation, and Urgent. The Birkenhead is to have her defects made good, and to be kept perfectly ready for the convey ance of troops. The Encounter, screw sloop, is to be brought forward for immediate commission. At Sheerness, the Virago sloop, is to have her topmasts struck, and her lower rigging is to be kept stowed away on board ; but the Conflict frigate, is to be dis masted and unrigged, everything being stowed care fully away and kept ready. These are judicious as well as economical arrangements of the Admiralty for the winter. THE GUARD SHIP AT AscENszort.--Reports have prevailed that the Tortoise, store and guard ship, at Ascension, Captain Hutton, has been ordered home. It would not appear that such is the fact, if it be true, as stated, that orders have been sent to Ascen sion for those seamen who have served in the Tor toise four years to be sent home to be paid off, unless they should feel inclined to re-enter the service at Ascension for another term of years. This order is to bar the claim to double pay for all those served above four years. THE SUPERINTENDENTSHIP OF THE INDIAN NAVY. —We copy the following from a morning contempo rary :----We may preface it by remarking that our own information, from a source on which we believe we may rely, goes to confirm the report that Captain Lushington, now commanding .the Vengeance, 84, will have the offer of this lucrative but very respon sible post; and most likely Sir Henry Leeke will succeed Captain Lushington in command of his pre sent ship. The nomination is in the Board of Di rectors, but the veto lies with the First Lord of the Admiralty. Both in the estimation of the directors and the First Lord, we believe Captain Lushington stands very high. He is a son-in-law of the gallant Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard:— " Among a dozen other officers, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, Sir llenry Lushington, Captain Min gaye, and, in fact, almost every Captain who has served in India for the last twenty years, has been named as likely to succeed to the superintendentship of the Indian Navy; and now we find the name of Sir Henry Leeke brought into the list of expectants for this post. So far as the latter is concerned, we do not think that Gallant Officer would sacrifice his chance of completing his time for his flag rank by the acceptance of even such a lucrative command as that of the Indian Navy. It is more likely that he will receive frem his own Admiralty the full satisfaction of his undoubted claims on them, by succeeding to the command of Devonport Ordinary, on the pro motion of Captain Meade." We regret to state that Vice-Admiral of the White, Robert Jacksoa, is seriously indisposed. The Gallant and venerable officer was a Lieutenant in 1790, and, we believe, is above eighty years of age. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 20.—The market has been inactive this week, and the transactions since our last are quite unimportant. Refined goods find a steady sale, but at very low rates. In rum there is very little doing.—Bristol Mercury. CHICHESTER BARRACE.S.—It is rumoured that ex• tensive alterations will shortly be made both to the in fantry and cavalry barracks in this city. Should the enlargement of the buildings take place, the latter will contain an entire regiment. GREENWICH PENSIONERS.—The old fellows who recently played the one-armed and one-legged game of cricket, have been ordered to wear the yellow jacket, for having lent their second suit of uniform to parties not connected with the hospital for the purpose of playing the match. "Tux READER": IN A PRINTING-OFFICE.—In a printing establishment, " the reader" is almost the only individual whose occupation is sedentary; indeed, the galley slave can scarcely be more closely bound to his oar than is a reader to his stool. On entering his cell, his very attitude is a striking and most graphic picture of earnest attention:: Itis evident, from its outline, that the whole power of his mind is concentrated in a focus upon the page befOre him; - and, as in midnight the lamps of the mail which illuminate a small portion of the road seem to increase the pitchy darkness which in every other direction prevails, so does the u n di v id e d at - • tention of a rea d er to his sUbject evidently abstract his thoughts from all other considerations. An urchin stands by, reading to the reader from the copy—furnishing him, in fact, with an additional pair of eyes; and the shortest way to attract hi s no ti ce i s to stop his boy; for no sooner does the stream of the child's voice cease to flow, than the machinery of the man's mind ceases to work: some thing has evidently gone wrong; he accordingly at once raises his weary head; and a slight sigh, with one pas sage of the hand across his brow, is generally sufficient to enable him to receive the intruder with mildness and attention. Although the general interest of literature, as well as the character of the art of printing, depends on the grammatical accuracy and typographical correct ness of " the reader," yet from the cold-hearted public he receives punishment, but no reward. The slightest oversight is declared to be an error; while on the other hand, if by his unremitting application no fault can be detected, he has nothing to expect from mankind but to escape and live uncensured. Poor Goldsmith lurked a reader in Samuel Richardson's office for many a hungry day in the early part of his life.--Quarterly Review. THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS.—M. Sibour, the new Archbishop of Paris, who took possession of his see by deputy on the 12th, on Wednesday made his solemn entry into the metropolitan church. The chapter, curis, and vicaires of the diocese, the semina ries, ecclesiastical communities, and an immense crowd of the faithful were assembled. On arriving at the great door of the church, the prelate was complimented by the Abbe Gaguemet, first Vicar-General, Archidiacre of Notre Dame, and Dean of the Chapter, who, in a well-timed speech, reminded the new Archbishop that three months before the walls of the church were orna mented with inscriptions in honour of the pastor who bad given his life for his flock, and that the church of Paris, laying aside its mourning, saw with joy the ar rival of a pastor disposed to make the same sacrifice if God should require it. The Archbishop replied in suit able terms. He was then conducted to the altar, where some prayers were said. He then ascended the pulpit, and delivered an address to the people on the duty of the pastor to the flock and the flock to the pastor. On returning to the altar he received the obedience of all the priests, who, two by two, kissed his ring, and he gave them his blessing. This ceremony terminated, he chanted from his pontifical chair the vespers of St. Denis, first Bishop of Paris, after which he gave the solemn benediction. The Te Deum was then chanted, and on its conclusion the clergy, in procession, recon ducted the Archbishop to .the archiepiscopal residence. A considerable crowd pressed round the procession, an the Archbishop frequently gave his blessing to the people.—Paris Paper. AN AMERICAN MARVEL.--A dead alligator, as newspaper readers may remember, which was lately found floating in the bay of New York, awakened much speculation among naturalists; the recent discovery of the skeleton of another, almost as far north, in New Jersey, is therefore, not a novelty of wonder in these regions, except from the immense size of the latter, and from a matter of most curious antiquatian interest con nected with its exhumation. This last alligator or cro codile, measuring 30 feet in length, was found in Eaton town, New Jersey, about ten miles from Long Branch, while digging for marl. The skeleton lay about six feet beneath the surface in a stratum of green sand; and underneath this skeleton, as if it had dropped from the mouldering stomach of the monster, was found an ancient coin! This coin is described to us by an intelligent cor respondent, who has handled it, as about the size of a dollar ; its coinposiiion, in which there is a large share of silver, being probably Corinthian brass. On the face of it is the, figure of a lion, with the date " 6-48" in Arabic numerals; on the reverse, amid several illegible letters, the fragmentary words, "Arg. Procon. Latia Mo." may be deciphered round two larger letters in the centre, ono of which is the Greek "II" with an " It" interwoven with it. We understand that the whole of this curious matter is to be brought before -some anti quarian society in the regular mode, with all the neces sary testimony as to facts particular of the discovery. But while those learned gentlemen are puzzling them selves as to the pro-consulship in which this coin was cast, and calling in the aid of the geologist to amount for its locality, our quick-minded readers will instantly jump to the honest conclusion that this crocodile, who found burial amid the sands of New Jersey, had, 2,000 years ago, half digested some Roman soldier in the rivers of Africa, ere he floated westward for a new meal, with the poor fellow's.last coin still preserved in his maw.—New York Literary World. MILK FOR THE PEOPLE.—There exists on Long Island, near Brooklyn, several manufactories of milk— the process of which should be known. One of these dairies covers a space of 600 feet front by 300 feet deep, carefully closed in, so as to be as private as possible— the business of the people being to drink the milk, not to know how it is made. In this enclosure 400 cows are kept all the year round. These cows are fed on the re fuse slop of whiskey distilleries, and it is given to them warm. Each barrel costs six cents, but being adulter ated with water and cheap feed brings the price still less. Such is the fbndness of the cows for this vile com pound, that after having fed upon it for a week or more their appetites become so depraved that they will take no other food. The result is, their milk producing organs are stimulated to a wonderful degree ; they yield enormously, but soon become diseased ; their gums ulcerate, their teeth drop out, and their breath becomes fetid. Though thus diseased, they do not fall away in flesh, but, on the contrary, puff and bloat to an appearance of great fatness ; their joints stiffen so that they cannot lie down, and rarely or never come out alive. Bad as this is, the milk is afterwards mixed with molasses water and whiting, and then sold to the people of New York for pure milk ! Any one may ob serve the thirty- six vans that carry it round every morning. It is of course very injurious to children, who use it in much greater quantities than adults. Some idea may be formed by computing one barrel of slop to a cow, costing sixpence, and the milk produced being eighty cents. —New York Paper. ACCIDENT ON THE ABERDEEN RAILWAY.--We regret to announce that this (Tuesday) morning's train from the south, when near the Dubton station, was thrown off the line with a violent concussion, sending the engine across the other line of rails into a bank of earth, tearing up about forty yards of the rails, whereby the engine -driver was considerably injured, it is hoped not seriously. It is believed the cause was the breaking of a crank handle, which thus forced the engine off the line. The stoker had a narrow escape, as well as the passengers.—Brechin Advertiser. ACCIDENT.—OD Saturday afternoon Lord Ran cliffe was going slowly down Pelham -street in his car riage, and when near the bottom of the street, a lad, whose name we have not been able to learn, slipped, and before his Lordship could pull up the horses, rolled under the fere-wheel, which passed over his body. The lad was taken tip, and, we understood, was conveyed to the infirmary, but on making inquiries there such turns out to be the fact. His Lordship did all in his power to prevent the —Nottigham Journ accident. The lad is said t o b e recover i ng. al. LIEUTENANT EDWARDES:-.-Al3 was anticipated by every one who had the slightest appreciation of military skill and successful gallantry, the special elevation of Lieutenant Edwardes to the local rank of Major has been followed by a decoration of the order of the Bath. We are sorry, however, to see by the Gazette of last night, that he is only appointed to the third class of the military division C.B. .......... RUN -A-WAY TRAIN.—On the evening of Saturday last, the 14th instant, the train belong:ng to the The land Counties Company, which should have left Not ting for Codnor Park at six, was formed, and placed as usual on a siding ready to be drawn by the engine at tached to the station at the proper time. From some cause or ether the engine got into motion and pushed the carriages before it along the down line from Not tingham to Fisherton, a distance of about fifteen miles, where it was stopped, most probably from the fire re quiring replenishing. Neither driver nor stoker were with the engine, and it was indeed most providential that no accident happened, especially as Saturday is market day at Nottingham, and the line crosses every turnpike and highway on the level. It affords a strong instance of the danger which may arise to the public from the Legislature having permitted railways to cross existing public roads on the level, whilst trains may be propelled along the lines by ungoverned engines. Or course the Lincoln train and its passengers, as well as the Codnor Park train, were detained until intelligence had reached Nottingham (which it did about a quarter past seven) of the " whereabouts " of the run-a-way. VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.—At a large meeting of the delegates and friends of the Congregational Union, held at Leicester, on Thursday last, G. Leeman, of York, Esq., in the chair, speeches were delivered by the Reverend James Persons, Mr. E. Baines, and others, in favour of the voluntary principle in educa tional matters ; and resolutions were agreed to in sup port of the Educational Board of the Congregational Union. Nere you at all acquainted with him?—When ten years old I was. I had no ecquaintance with him only to see him. Do you recollect seeing any gentleman about Sulli van's house near the Commons before Friday evening?— There were a great many gentlemen. Were you renewing any old acquaintance with him there?—l don't know whether I was or not—l don't re memher. Did you see that gentleman upon that evening at the Commons ?—I don't know—l saw several gentlemen. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—COMF, woman, you must answer? Witness—l am not able to answer you. Did you see that gentleman, and wereyou speaking to him?—No, I have not a bit of memory, sir. You have not a bit of memory ?—No, sir. I am a poor lone widow, making my way through the world. The CHIEF JUSTICE—Mr. Attorney-General, will you press her any more? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—NO, my Lord. You may go down ' madam. Mary Keenan rolled her cloak about her and adjusted her cap, and then went rapidly off the table, covering her face in her cloak. Owen Cullen, John Pemberty, William Pimlott, Sub- InsFector Trent, Sub-Inspector Cox, and Constable Madden severally reiterated the testimony they had given st the former trials. Mr. Kemmis then proved the copy of the order in the Privy Council for the prosecution of Mr. Meagher. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL next handed the other do cuments in the case to Mr. Pedder, the Clerk of the Crown, by whom they were read. These documents consisted of the letters written by Mr. Meagher to Mr. O'Brien and Mr. P. J. Smith, jun., both of which have been already published. Mr. WHITESIDE, Q.C., then rose to address the jury on the part of the prisoner. Had his client been the first prisoner tried, or had he been tried in some happier portion of this empire, he (Mr. Whiteside) avowed that his acquittal would have been certain; but the Attorney General, with consummate art, had reserved that case for the last. The previous trials had paved the waYlor the conviction then on his trial; and his Learned Friend flushed with his past successes, had reserved the verdict he anticipated in that case for the closing triumph of the Special Commission. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to animadvert upon the law of treason as laid down is the opening address of the Attorney-General, and according to his views of its nature. He then stated the career of his client, which the Attorney- General desired by this prosecution to close for ever. It was four years since he left the college in which he had been educated, in which some of the post distinguished men at the bar had been educated. He came over from England at the time that Mr. O'Connell was agitating the country by means of monster meetings, and was adr&red by Mr. O'Connell for his talents. He had one vice, namely, a determinae lion always to avow his principles; end in 1845 he got into a difficult position by his openness and firmness of purpose, by advocating the education of the youth of the country through the means of colleges to be established in Ireland. He was charged with infidelity, and the great man to whom he alluded was the person who got up the storm against him. The counsel here read the speech made by Mr. Meagher on that occasion, in which he advocated mixed education, end observed that diffe rence of political opinion ought not to separate men in private lite. He also desired that his native city might be prosperous and social happiness and civil freedom prevail in it. In February, 1846, he became an active member of the association atm upon no Occasion did he shrink from avowing nationality in strains of enthusiastic eloquence. Counsel also read another speech in which Me. Meagher uttered very liberal ,sentiments, and ad vocatid the general rights of his le:lew-cit.zens. His theory, right or wrong, was this—and he had done a lasting benefit to the country by if,--namely, that without the union of all classes nationality could not be achieved. The next epoch was the interesting period when the Whigs came into office A discussion arose in the association ; the question was whether Repealers should hold office, and his opinion was Government patronage was desirable, and 9f the two THE PRESENT MAYORALTY. At the conclusion of business in the Court of Common Council on Thursday, the last notice on the paper having been regularly disposed of, The Loan MAYOR rose, and addressed the Court. His Lordship congratulated the members upon the fact that there remained nothing to be done connected with the corporation. The whole of the business appointed for that day, the last on which he should have the honour to preside over the Court, bad been completed, and he had reason to congratulate the Court and himself that the paper had been cleared upon each day on which they had assembled before he left the hail. He attributed the circumstance to which he had just adverted to the conduct of the members of the Court themselves, to the punctuality with which they had given their attendance, to the courtesy with which they had invariably acted, to the general ex pression of good feeling, and to the uniform and har monious support with which he had all through his year of office been upheld by them in the performance of his duties to his fellow-citizens. He could truly say that he retired from office under the most satis factory impressions of the kindness of the Court, and that he should carry along with him a most grateful recollection of their conduct to him, and of the inva riable disposition they had manifested to promote the benefit of the public and of their fellow-citizens. Mr. WIRE, in the name of the Court, stood forward and said that it was impossible for the members to separate without declaring that they felt for the gen tleman who had presided over them for the last year, and who was about to retire from the office which he bad so admirably filled, the highest respect and esteem.— (Cheers.) The feeling was one in which the public most cordially participated, for the whole course of the Lord Mayor's conduct emb race d t h e most complete system of serviceable agency for the community at large.— (Loud cheers.) Upon every occasion on which the 'interests of the public ._- IRELAND, sz. special Railwayfora a tra in K DEPARTLTRE OF THE LORD-LI EUTENANT. DUBLIN, FRIDAY M as Leen ordered on the b?gnsritro to eight o' c l oc k, w h en his Excellenc f thee'uar r Lieutenant will p roceed to Kingstown H ord arbour, where he will embark on board the for Holyh ea d. B ansbee steamer, A Privy Council was held at the Castle a yesterday evening. At it s r i s i ng i t was stated b authority that several of the person); in co c m a p t etent charged with " t reasona b le practices, " are at s od jr, once to be when called upon. s ecur i ty discharged on giving small to a p pear " A young man (says the Cork Constitution), whose where name is said to be Kelly, a b uyer in one of our lar ge wholesale estableeni shmactivel ents, has returmad from England, y engaged collecting sub scriptions for the defence of M`Manus. It is con fidently stated that Kelly was so successful a s t o receive as high a figure as 500/.! On his ret urn from England last week, he visited the prisoner in Clonmel gaol, when the sum thus collected not only paid all expenses of his protracted and expensive trial, but left him nearly 2001. for any purpose to which he might deem it necessary to apply it. It is also btated that Kelly, on his return to this city from Clonmel, two or three days since, boasted that he bad the pleasure of dining in the gaol with ILV.Mantu, O'Donohoe, and some others of the rebels, where, though convicted, they were in the enjoymentof every luxury as regards eating and drinking, similar to that obtained at any hotel. DEATH OF SIR JOHN KENNEDY', BlZT•7 — Thia Baronet, for many years so distinguished is kngland and Ireland by his patronage of the sport( of the field, died on the 13th instant at his residence near Rathcoole, Dublin, aged sixty-three. He was one of the baronets created during the viceroyaltf of the Earl of Mulgrave, now the Marquis of Nornamby, in 1836. He was the son of Edward —enneiy, Esq., and married in 1819 the daughter of William Beau.. mon, Esq., by whom he had issue five sons and one daughter. He is succeeded by his son Edward. Sir , John was a m ag i s t ra t e an d d epu t y -li eutenant f or t h e county of Kildare. THE WEATHER.—The weather has moderated a good deal since yesterday morning. The cold, tem pestuous wind bas ceased, but there is now a heavy fall of rain. THE SPECIAL COMMISSION. TRIAL OF MR. MEAGHER. CLON NEL, THURSDAY.—The Court met at a quarter past ten o'clock this morning. o h b a i v n i , n g t h e d r i ca v e r n b t o h y r , e e e g x e a u mi t e n m e d e — n T fr h n i m s V a i placet d ep j o o s h e n d t T o called Fairy -hill to Ballingarry. Two of them were named Cantwell and Leyne. Thinks the prisoner was the third. He wore a straw hat. Afterwards, while he was putting his horse to the car, he beard persons speak ing to the crowd. They were Mr. Dillon and the man in a chip hat, who was called Mr. Meagher, whom be heard' speaking. The gentleman in the chip hat said, " He'd gain Ireland in three months." The only arms he saw with the people were a gun and a bayonet. The witness Lamphire was then called. Ile repeated the testimony he gave at the other trials relative to the speeches made before Sullivan's public-house, and the visit of Mr. O'Brien to the yard of the mining concerns. Saw Mr. Meagher at Sullivan's public house with the other gentlemen. He addressed the people from the steps of one of the cars. He said, "It they protected Mr. O'Brien they would have Ireland free in a fortnight, and that he and other gentlemen were going to raise the flame in other parts." Will not swear that I did not on some of the other trials attribute the words I have now attributed to Mr. Meagher to Mr. O'Brien. I am confused in my memory by being brought here so often. At Mr. O'Brien's trial I did not remember that these words were used by Mr. Meagher. Made two informations. In my first information there is nothing of what occurred on the Friday evening. Thinks Mr. Fitzmaurice, the magistrate, asked me about the transactions of that evening, but I am not sure; will, not swear that he did not tell Mr. Dunne that Mr. O'Brien used the words I have imputed to Mr. Meagher; if I did, I did not tell what was the fact; but I do not think I could have said such a thing. The Clerk of the Crown read the second information* of the witness, in which he swore that it was Mr. O'Brien who spoke of going elsewhere to raise the flame. Mr. WNITESIDE then called upon the Court and the jury to take a note of the contradiction given by the oral evidence of the witness to this particular statement in his second informations. An old woman, named Mary Keenan, was then called. When she made her appearance on the table she " My Lord, with the greatest submission, I beg leave to speak a word. I have been bribed for the prosecution. I have got this cloak and this cap. I have been bribed." Clerk of the Crown—Take the book. Witness took the book and kissed it. She was the* examined by the Attorney-General—l live on the Com mons. I recollect the evening of the day of the fight at the Widow Cormack's. ATTORNEY-GENERAL—DO you know Mr. Meagher ? Mary Keenan—Oh, I got a bribe ; I will say nothing. You aro upon your oath. You are bound to give evidence. Look at that gentleman (the prisoner). 'Witness buried her face in her hands. Do you know that gentleman ?—I don't, sir. There was some commotion in court at this part of the proceedings, and many persons in the gallory laughed at the strange appearance of the old woman and her de meanour on the table. Chief Justice BLACEDURNE—The Court has for moo da)s obset red great levity immediately outside the doelk; and if these marks of approbation or disapprobation 'be continued, we will order the Court to be cleared of those parsons who are thus disturbing it. ATTORNEY-GENERAL (to witness)—You must turn about, madam. Mr. BUTT—She has already said she does not know Mr. Meagher. ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Oh, she must answer. Look, my good woman, at the dock--do you know that gentle man? Witness—l tould you I got a bribe for spaking; I got a cap, a handkerchief, a cloak, and stockings for swearing; a constable got a pound and bought them - tor me. ATTORNEY• GENERAL—We will talk about the bribe by-and-by. Do you know that gentleman—you must answer me? Witness—l don't know him. Did you ever see him before?—l might. Were you ever in Waterford?—l was. Did you know him there?—No answer. Is that the gentleman you saw at Waterford?—l don't know, sir. What acquaintance had you with him?—No acquain tance. t .~, , . A