The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-13 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL Isi.EW S. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was no alteration yesterday in the Liverpool Cotton Market. Bales about 4,000 bales. Prices were without alteration.—Railway Shares were dull and lower. Much satisfaction is expressed in the City at the open and business-like statement of M. Goudchaux con cerning the resources of the Government, the condition of the Finance Department, and his determination not to resort to the assig net system. If the statements of M. Goudchaux are tc+ be accepted in good faith, as we be lieve they may be, and events do not thwart the Minister's plans, sive may hope to see France relieved much sooner than might have been supposed from the pressure of its fiu.ancial embarrassments. The declining ; prosperity of our industrious classes must ever be as object of solicitude, and it is usually held that the stavings' banks furnish the best index of prosperity or the reverse. We regret, on this account, to find an unfavourable report from some of these insti tutions in the manufacturing districts. The Birming ham District J?rovident Society, which has been in ope ration ten yefas, appears to have but a limited am oun t placed for saf e custody, 6,679 deposits making up a sum of less than 500/. The committee, in their report for the year ending the 30th June, state that " it is with regret, however, that your committee observe the number of de positors is greatly diminished, having fallen off to the extent c.f thirty in each district; and also that the num ber of visitors in Lady Wood district is less by two than event the very small number of last year. Notwith standiog these drawbacks, it is a great satisfaction to your committee to know that the benevolent labours of the via itera are still highly appreciated by those from whom they make their collections; and, that, in propor tion to its means, the society is still fully effectual for the purpoces contemplated in its formation. During the whole ten years which have now elapsed from its first • institrotion its useful course has never once been seriomily impeded; while those who have kindly engaged in its itervice continually experience increasing satisfac tion ft om the benevolent labours in which they are en gaged.. The union of the middle and poorer classes of society by such an interchange of benefits was never more dlesirablo than at the present time; and this insti tution affords a favourable opportunity to all those who would nid in the great work of social amelioration, of contribteting to it in a way which is not only safe and unexcep tionable, but which the experience of the last ten yeasts has proved to be attended with the most useful results." Them is no change to-day in the Corn Market. The dividends are in course of payment at the Bank Of England, and there is a full attendance of annuitants. The railway statistics of the Times, if report speaks ttly, are likely to receive wha t th e y so i mperat i ve l y re quire, via., an official contradiction. The mischievous tendency they have in the plausible shape put by the disintererted calculators, parties, be it remarked, who are intimately connected with the Stock Exchange, even if they do not write immediately under the direction of the committee, needs no remark on our part; but, as we hav e stared Lefure ' there is Lut o ne way to put a stop to false statistics, and that is by publishing such as are true. The Funds have been drooping again, the intelligence front Vienna, with the fear of further troubles elsewhere in Germany, having a dccidi d influence, Consols have been S5l f, and arc now about 851 1. Exchequer• bills are 30s. to 335. premium; Bank Stock is not higher than 186 to 188 ex div.; and the New Three-and-a Quarter per Cents are 841 to 844. India Stock is at 237. In the Foreign Market business is exceedingly quiet. Si anish Five per Cents. cre 11, and Mexican Old Bonds 194 to i. Dutch Two-tied-a Half per Cents. are 44f to t. l'ortuguese Four per Cedts. are 23f to 24k. ltailway Shares continue heavy, the supply of these securities being yet comparatively large. Prices are rather lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 186 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities-- B4 84 1 A 3 per Cent. Consols Aims 851 4 1 , 2 1,‘ NEVI 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna 8 4 1,0 1 4% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 ... 8 1 4% India Stock 237 India Bonds under 1,0001 36 33 p South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Bank Stock for Account 188 Comeols for Account Exchequer Bill s . 2 1 / 2 d. 2d. March. June. 1,0001. 5001 — 30 33 p Small - 37 34 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1546, 5 per Cent...... 19% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o ... 11 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 s per Cent..l2 Guild 44711% . 3 /4 Ditto 4 nor Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHAREg AT ONE O'CLOCK Ri.u.weie. PAID. l'Es Sruksz. Aberdeen 50 • .. •. . to Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 4 1 4 — to Ayrshire and Gallaway Belfast and County Down .. 17 1 .. .. lilirmingnam & Oxford June.- 20 Birmingham, Wol., & Dudley 10 ... . Bir nling., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.113.... ..... to Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.. Boston, Stmt., & Birming... b Bristol and Exeter Do.;Thirds .... ... •..•• ••. 25 Buckinghamshir e . Caledonian ... Ditto, Half Sh ares Ditto, New 101. Preference 2% 74 Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead-- ..... 47% ..... 19 1 h to 17 % Ditto, Preference .. ......... 15 Clarence. ..... ................... 78% Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 D., Goy. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Dir ect London & Portsmouth 5 1 4-- to to Dubli n and Belfast Junction.. 35 Dundalk an d Enniskillen ... 20 East Anglia 25/. L. & E., and L. & f.) 25 ...... Ditto, 18/ ,E.& IL lB ...... ..... to —.... D itto, 3 1..108 ,E. & H 3% Easter n C ounties 11h 8 13°•NeW Guarant. 6 per Ct. 7% Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13a. 4d — Do., d 0............. to N 9 61 13s. 4d M dis.... to .... o•-, • 0 ., D •Northern & Eastern... 50 DDo., 5 per cent. ... 50 0., Quarter .. . 12%... •• '--- ....... .. ...... .................. 34 Eastern Union, • Clam A. (late E. U. Shares) ...... ... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Cla.ss A, ditto 1 Ditto, do, Class B (I. &B) 20 Ditto, do, Clan C, ditto... 20 Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per et.) 10 Ditto (C. & F..), 5 per ct. 2% ... East Laneaahire ............... 25 ... Ditto, New .. .......... ...• . 21 ...... to Do., New Quarters .. . ...... 6!4 ...... —I,A ..._ - Do., 6 per Cent. Preference ..... 3 t° Quarter Shares .•... East Lincolnshire ........... .... 23 if -- to Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... 50 . ..... 22 to Ditto, Half Shares ......... 15 '• ••• Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ..... -- Ditto, New port. ........ .. 13 ...... to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% Glasg., Dim:dries, & Carlisle..B/. 68.8 d - • •• ••• to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ...--- to Do. Preference Consolidated . to ....• • .. ••• Great Nertkern ... 17 . ..... 3 1 A %... to Do. 1,4 A Deferred ..... ... 12% ..... 2 3 / 4 to DDo. 1 1 ,i B 6 per Cent. Guar. 4% . 3 / 4 %to o. 'xtension .... ..... ..... 2% to •• ••• Gt. South. & West. (Irele- - __ ,_reland) 42 i — .... . to Great North of England 100 Ditto, Nt w 40/. 4O Ditto, ditto .... .. Ditto, New 30/ ... 30 ... .. Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. N Ditto, Fifths New 171. .. 9 ...... to 8 % to t o Ditto, Thirds 9 Hell and Selby 50 Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ... 47 1 4 to Ditto, Quarter Shares ..12% — to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds lO ...... 7 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares . - 43 Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths 9 — to Ditto Sixteenths ........... 04...... ... to Ditto Thirds (Reg.) Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 Do. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 43 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Do., West Riding Union... 7 .... . % to Do., P reston and Wyre ... 25 Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9% to Le eds and Bradford . 50 ..... Lesda,Dewsbury& Manches. 50 D --, D, Half Sha res it O.to, Blue (scrip) ..... .... 2% to D ut eis and Thirsk ... . ... 50 itto, N ew ...... ::: . ... 35 . Liverpool, Crosby, andSonth- I yon .. ................ . .......... 3% —-- to ..irverr..., l ii. v r ,, . autanehester, and ,isivcastle jir- _ -- to - .•• Junction...... ..• 2% -,,, •••• ••to 4 Londoa a Blackwall ......134 65. Bcl 3 . 71i i o - Do. It:tension .... - ..... 22 1 ,5 i 253/4%-. t° Load., Bright, & South Coast 50 to - De.. Ourenteeds per Cent. 9 . - - ••• to - Prof, Con v . 5 per Cent. 50 ..,, - -. ••• to Ditto, ditto ........... 1852 50 - ••• 4 I A .., „. to - - Londonbo, New, a. 6 per cent. 4 - and ixreenwich... 121.155. 4d - ••• " t 4 to -- 1 _ Ditto Preference ......... 18/ 178 2d - ""*. Loadon • &North Weste rn.....loo-102 103 1 ,4 • 102 to 03 to - Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 434 %.,. to Da New ................ • 7 o. Fifths •......... , . 2 ...... . to - Do. 4N. Shares... ~.L. Sc M 25 - 84 to -••• Do. 104 ... M. and B. A. 9 •••• • to -' Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (13.) 9 8 to - ,bo 104 ... M. and B. (C.) 1 36i ...... to - London and S. Western ...... 50 Ditto, Ne w 504_, 42 1 ' • 23 1 ,( 5 ...... . to - h .„itto, New 404 .... ..... .. .. 34 to - __AA). Tenths (Consolidatc) 50 .. • to 24% to - uo Tentius (Consolidated) 40 to - Ditte. Thirds ... •• .11/. 13s. 4d ... - DO., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls --A/. 13s. 4d.... to '''. lAndOn, SaliabUry, & Yeovil 1% - to - Londonderry and Coleraine... 27 %..... 1 4 % die to - ... to - - Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 to - 4L'weatoft (guar. 4 rer cent.) 20 to - vitt° (gaar. 6 per cent. ... 8 - THE SUN . Igench, Puxtou, & Mat'o:l: 4 Marchr, Sheilied, and Linc.loo - Ditto Shares (No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) . _ Ditto, 14 Shares (No. 3)... 10 . ..... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ..... 91 Ditto Grimsby ... 35 Ditto, ditto. ..... —. ll Ditto, ditto ... ..... Ditto Sheffield and Line. 12 1 4...... Ditto, Grimsby pock ..... 17% — to Ditto. Man. & Lin. Union 41.25. ... Midland.-- ..• 100 Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 50/. 5hare5........... 20 slidiand, firm., and Derby...100 Iktidiand, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ..... Ditto ditto 141.185... Midland, Leices. and Swan to nington (8 per ct.gua.)....loo• ti~idld.GreatWestern(lrish) 42 1 / 2 - Middlesbro' and Reclean 6 per cent. guar. ... ... 50 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO . • to Ditto Quarter Shares - Newmarket ••• ...... 20 - bitio --- ExtensionSerip... 2/. 12s - - Newport Abergy., and Herd: 6 Newry and Enniskillen ....., 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, anti Rostrevor Norfolk ......... .... Ditto New 201.. lO - Ditto Extension 5 per ct... 20 Do. Guaranteed 5% per et. 5 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 ..... North British Ditto Half Shares.-- ..... 12% .. .. . Do. Quarters: 6 IA ..... 33 , ,i ...... Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds .... ........ •••••• 8 1 ,4 ...... 4 ..• to North and south-Western... 2 .. .. .. North Staflordshire l5 ...... 7 3 A 'A ... It. 8 North Wales North Western ........... ...,.. 10 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- to , verhaEnpton -_ ... Reading,Guildtd., & Reigate 10 ...... 81i..... to -- Royston and Ilitchin ..... - Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 ...... to Ditt0,New.......... 1714 — ) Sheffield Rotherham, and . . Goole - 71% — ..... to Do. do. (South Div.) 5 .... S , hrewsbury and Birmingkam 9 Ditto. ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester t Nor. W. Iklin.s Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 . ... to Ditto, Uswestry Ditto „New _ _ _ _ Ditto 8 per Cent. Pret....... 10 Shropshire Uni0n..... South Devon .., 5O ...... Ditto, Preference 25 South Staflordshire .... 512 — .. .. to oath Eastern Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 Ditto, Now, No. 3 25 Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds. 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster 5 - and Goole • Swans. and Lougbor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... . 6 Taw Vale Extension Tbames haven Dock and Railway 1714 -- Vale of Death to -- . ... to Waterford and Kilkenny 17h...... -- Waterford and Limerick..... 45 ... .. to Waterford,Weaford,Wieklw, _ _ and Dublin 3 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ...... West Cornwall West London Ditto, First Class. C .. 20 , Ditto, Second Class A'hitehaven and Furness lB ... .. Windsor, Staines, and South Western..... Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 ...... •• • to —. York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 .. .. 23% to 22% Do. Original New & Beeck 25 ... .. 22 1 4 to Do. Exten. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 Do. do. N 0.12 'New &B. 15 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 - to 3% Vork and North Midland .. 50 , Ditto Preference Ditto and West Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Aistrian 20 M ...... — 5 - %....,,. to to -- Boulogne and Amiens Central of France (Orleans and Vierion) ... ..... . to --- Ceylon - Demerara. - ..... to Dendre Valley to -- Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish 7I, East Indian to Great Indian Peninsular I A — ••. •• to -- Louvain a. la Sambre ......... 7 1 / 2 — ••• ... to Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege. Northern of France l2 ...... 6 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. ... PRris and Orleans... 2O Parts and Rouen Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 8 ...... 1!4 to -- Rouen and Havre 2O Sambreand,Meuse strasbuig and Bale ..... ......, 14 Tours & Nantes ... . 9 Tournav, Jurbise, Landon, and Hasselt West Flanders 81; — JOINT STOOK ?LINKS. • •••• to - ..... to Australasia - British North American .... 50 Colonial ..... .. .. . •—• . 25 .... • . ..to— Commercial of London .•..... 20 — to London Joint Stock ..... London and Westminster... 20 ..... National Provincial of Engld. 85 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2 2 1 A.: — ..... to Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto, New Union of Australia 25 Ditto, New..... _2% — to _ Union of London 10 — — ..... to Union of Madrid 4O ...... ...... to MINES. Anglo Ilexican Asturian Mining Company... 13 ...... Australian 131aenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrip - British Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 2414 — Ditto Cocaes and Culaba... 30 - ••• •• to ..... ••• •• to— Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 ..... Cobre Copper ... 40 General Mining Real del Monte, Unregistered . ... to Do. Black Debentures — ...... to Do. Red Debentures ..... Santiago de Cuba lO United Mexican LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(TIIIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 13.—Wind N.N.W., moderate breeze, and fine clear dry weather. DEAL, OCT. 12.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Semiramis, Madras • and Ann, Bomb a y ; A gnes , Cutter, Cuba for Madras; Stamfordham, Harrison, Dalhousie for Newcastle. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Lady Nugent, Parsons, Bombay ; Ranger, Pass, Bahia ; Fanny, Bahia. Sid. 12th, Hudson, Gratria, Valparaiso. DovEnßoaps, OcT.l2.—Arrd.Waterloo, Quebec, Hull. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 11.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. 12th, Lydia Donohoe, Quebec. Sld. 11th, Howard, Brown, Mobile; James Gray, Carter, New Orlean; Mortimore, Livingstone, Barnstuw, New York ; Stamboul, Sloman, Constantinople. 12th, Intempi, Inchausto, Manila ; Panic, Howard, Shanghae ; Rajah, Lawson, Calcutta ; Ann Mary, Helton, Calcutta ; Hero, Henderson, Cal ctitt,t; Circassian, Havre, Benaventura; Two Friends, Wise, Panama ; Gipsey, Verrill, New Orleans; Colum bus, M'Corran, New York ; Catharine, Robertson, Boston. Off port, Argyle, Singapore; OlNira, Rio Grande; Ivanhoe, New York; Bombay. The Ellen, Simpson, for Cowes, put back to Rio Janeiro about 18th August leaky, and with 200 bags of coffee thrown overboard. SHIELDS, OCT. 11.— The Four Brothers, Liverpool to Newcastle, reported yesterday, as on the Scarp, has been got off and towed in here by two steamers, with both pumps going. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 12.—Sid. United States steamer, New York. POOLE, OCT. 11.—S1d. Henry Duncan, Gaspard, St. John's, New Brunswick. PENZANCE, OCT. 11.—Arrd. Oregon, Carey, Quebec. CROOKHA.VEN.—Egerton, Giffen, Callao. OFF MIZEN HEAD.—Brothers, St. John's, New Bruns wick for Dublin, with part of deck load washed away. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, Oct. 9, 1848. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you, for the infor mation of the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that intelligence has been received by her Ma jesty's Government, that a decree has been passed by the Mexican Government, temporarily - closing to foreign commerce and the coasting trade the port of Mazatlan, in consequence of the inhabitants having revolted from the authority of the Government. (Signed) DENIS LE MARCIIANT. Capt. G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's. ROYAL SEA-BATHING INFlRMARY. — Yesterday meeting of the directors of this institution was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-bill, previous to the holding of the general court of governors at the same place. The minutes of the last meeting of directors having been read and confirmed, and the routine busi ness of the committee of directors disposed of, the meet ing was adjourned for the purpoic of holding the general court of governors; but there not being a sufficient num • bt•r of governors present to form a court, the meeting was adjourned until April next, it being announced that the general anniversary would take place on the 31st of October instant, at which the Lord Mayor would preside. Since the foundation of this institution, upwards o; . 20,000 persons have r( ccived its benefit—,the number admitted having gradually increased each year, in some instances there being as many as 213 in-patients, and 200 out-patients on the books at one time. The meeting then adjourned. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat from market having been on the increase since our last report, the show of samples to-day was tolerably good, but of very middling quality. Selected parcels of both red and white corn ' mantled a steady sale, at pricos fully equal to those ob tained on Monday. The middling and inferior kinds commanded very little attention, and in some instances the quotation had a downward tendency. Upwards of ' 20,000 quarters of foreign Wheat have come fresh to hand this week. This morning really fine qualities mostly sold at extreme rates. The middling and out of condition sorts were somewhat easier to purchase. The supply of English Wheat has somewhat increased. Malting parcels moved off steadily at full prices; other sorts were easier to purchase. We had a retail demand for Malt, the prices of which were well supported.. Tho supply was very limited. The Oat trade was firm, and last week's prices were well maintained. Beans, Peas, Indian Ctrn, Meal, and Flour were dull, but not cheaper. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Floar 4,090 qrs. 2,530 qrs. I 990 qrs. 3,320..4E. 100 13,920 I -- English . . .. 20,950 l'o:eign •• .. • • 5,910 Malt, 1,190 qrs. SIVIITIECFIELID. With both English and foreign Beasts, our market t0 (3,,y, (3,,y, was but scantily supplied, owing to which, and the I , lrourable state of the weather for slaughtering, the beef trade was steady, at prices fully equal to those ob tained on Monday, and at which, a good clearance was effected. The general quality of the beasts was inferior The numbers of sheep were nearly 1,000 head less than those exhibited on Friday last, while the demand for that description of stock was firm; but we have no improve ment to notice in value. The primest old Downs, which were scarce, sold, at from 4s. 10d to 5s per 81bs. Calves rvt- re i❑ short supply, and good request, at an advance in prices of quite 2d per Mb,. Prime qualities of Veal produced 4s 4d to 4s 6d per Slbs. The sale for Pigs was Men, at full rates of currency. Milch Cows sold heavily, at from 131 103 to 171 each, including their small calf. Per Slbs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d Interior Beasts..... 2 8 2 10 , pcond quality • • •• 3 0 3 4 Primo large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots ...... 3 10 4 2 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Prilnesmall ditto .. 4 4 4 6 iuckling Calves ..17 0 25 0 Inferior Sheep • 3 4 3 8 s. d. tos. d. Second quality ditto 310 4 2 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 SouthdownWether 410 5 0 Ditto out (Inn wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •. • ... 310 4 6 Small Porkers •. •• 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs •.16 8 23 0 Lambs .......... 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. Calves. I fits. 1 •5.0 I 0 329 I 395 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Sheep. I I Calves. rigs. 820 61 — SCOTCII.—Beasts, 44 ; Sheep, 20. NE W'GATE AND LEADEN:HALL. Beasts. 836 Beasts. 170 These markets were very firm, - and late rates were supported in every instance. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. :N!f,inferlor.... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 G middling .. •. 2 8 210 middling.. 3 8 310 -- pilmelarge .. 3 0 3 2 prime .... 4 0 4 4 --- prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.... •• 3 6 4 6 - ,..1........ •••• •• 3 4 4 41— small .• •• •• •• 4 S 5 2 no nouGn HOP - The denrind for the best samples of new Hops con tinues steady, at fully last week's quotations. In the middling and inferior qualities comparatively little busi ness is doing, at low rates of currency. Yearling and old Hops are almost nominal in value. The duty is ca!led 210,0001. New Hops:—Sussex Pockets, 45a to 545; Weald of Kent ditto, 48s to 60s; Mid and East Kent"ditto, 63s to 105 s; Farnhams, 105 s to 1103 per mt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The demand for British Plantation has been Mori limited, and prices have declined. Barbadoes, by auction, realised 41s for fine yellow, 398 to 403 for good, and 352 6d for low. • REFlNED.—Standard lumps bare been at 50s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.-10,400 bags Bengal only partly sold at Gd to is decline; Benares low white 38s 6d to 395, mid to good 39s 6d to 40s, very fine and fine strong white 45s 6d to 495, mid • 36s to 38s, and low soft yellow 30s to 31s. Mauritius, 8,901 bags at• auc tion were nearly all taken in at about previous rates, middling to fine yellow 36s 6d to 395, but a small portion sold at 34s Gd to 35s for low and mid yellow, and at 33s 6d to 34s for fine brown. Manilla, 7,178 bags, were nearly all sold; low damp and washed black at 28s to 29s per cwt, some damp brown being Liken in at 32s 6d. Siam 3,702 bags were taken in at 40s to 43s for mid to fine strong yellow. FORElGN.—Pernambuco, 4,000 bags was taken at 395 to 43s for low to fine white, and at 38s to 40s for mid to fine. yellow; 277 bags 7 cases Santa Martha went at 355 6d to 39s 6d for yellow, and 32s to 38s 6d for damp and washed; 3,436 bags 584 bales, however, were taken in at 18s to 26s for white, and 20s to 26s 6d for damp and washed. Cuba, 233 hhds, duty paid, sold at 34s 6d to 37s 6d for low to good. Havannah, 2,093 bags, wore bought in at about 40s for good and 43s for fine yellow. CciFFEE.--Jamaica has been taken in at 90s for fine, and 608 for mid, and there have been sales of low mid and mid at 42s to 55s of fine and of fine :ord at 30s to 40s and ord and good ord at 21s 6d to 29s per cwt. Ceylon has been rather in favour of buyers; fine coloury 74s to 765, mid and good mid 45s to 55s fine ord to low mid, 31. s 6d to 42s 6d; ord and triage, 16s to 29s 6d; Pea-berry, 43s to 47e; good ord Native, 27s to 27s 6J. Costa Rica went off at steady prices, fine and fine fine ord, 33s to 38$. Mocha has been talon in at 54s to 58s for mid, and at 35s to 29s for ord. Bengal ord yellow sold at 26s 6d per cwt. Cocoa.—Trinidad has been sold at 38s to 40s for grey, and at 4os to 44s for red; St. Lucia, 385 to 40s for mid and good. Rim—Singapore Java has been sold at 7s 6d to Os per cwt. Bengal has been Laken in at 12s to 13s Gd for the finer sorts, and Madras at 9s to 9a 6d, the market being dull. .SPlCES.—Pimento has realised 4id to 44d, white Pepper has been cheaper, 4d to 4kel per lb. Black Pepper 244 to 2d; long Pepper 20s 6d to 21s 6d per cwt. Mace is 6d to 2s 4d; Nutmegs is 4d to 3s 6d; and Cloves is 8d per lb. INDIGO.—The quantity sold on Wednesday (when owing to the Jewish holiday, the sales were uninter rupted) was 930 chests, the previous prices being ob tained, with some spirit in the bidding:. SALTPETRE.—The market has being quiet, and grey 8 to Si per cent. refraction, 24s 6d to 25s per cwt. ARROWBOOM—St. Vincents has been sold at 5d to ilid per lb. Rum.—There has been very little doing. TEA.—The market has been quiet during the week. There are public sales on to-day. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been 45s 6d to 46s per cwt, and Town 47s Gd. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—An ex• tremely beautiful black leopard, and the first living example of a Free Kangaroo (Dendrolagus inusius) which menagerieiia s i r n e a t c .h h e e ( R I e t g h e i n s a n r t k r y, on w m e t o e n d a a i y .td l t a tcl s t . t o tle The l society is indebted for these very interesting and valu able animals to the liberality of Lieut.-Colonel Butter .: ortb; the governor of Singapore, who availed himself of the obliging kindness of Captain M'Quhae, to transmit them in her Majesty's ship DadaltiF. The collection of living animals which has been formed in Nubia and f-3ena:)r, for the society, by the command of his Highness Ibrahim Pacha, and which are now in Cairo, was in creased last month by the arrival of two antelopes. The society received five ostriches by the last Peninsular and Oriental Steam-packet Company's steamer, and have athice of the arrival at Liverpool of a pair of tigers, w!:ich were shipped some time since, at Bombay, as a present from J. W. Hadow, Esq. BOSTON.—OPENING OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The committee of gentlemen appointed to make the arrangements for celebrating the opening of the above line, are exercising a most laudable activity. and we doubt not the entertainments in progress for that great occasion will prove in every respect worthy the spirited and intelligent inhabitants of Boston. We last week observed that no particular demonstration would be made on the actual day of opening the line (Tuesday next), but that the event would be celebrated in a be• coming style on the Thursday week following. Invita tfoi o l i n u s w t i o n g the am d o i n n n g e r o t h h a e v r o g e a n lr t e l e a na d y e n b i e n e v n i t e accepted by Denison,the chairman, G.N.R. ; G. IL Packe, V.P. G.N. ; T. Wetherell, Dir. G.N.; Hon. 0. Buncombe, Dir. G.N.; Charles Chaplin, Dir. G.N.; A. F. Paul, Dir. G.N.; W. Cubitt, Eng. G.N.; James Meek, Dir. G.N.; John Barff, Dir. G.N.; J. Peto, Cont.; W. M. Nurse, Dir. G.N.; Captain Laws, Dir. G.N.; J. R. Mowatt, See. G.N.; J. Deniston, Sec. E.L,; C. Parker, Mayor, Louth; F. Rowan, E.L.; W. Hodges, G.N.; B. B. Cabbell, M.P.; Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun, Dir. G.N.; H. Daubney, Mayor, Grimsby; R. Ellison, Dir. U.N.; IL Fowler, E.L. The Lord-Lieutenant and the Earl of Yarborough are also invited.—Stamford Mercury. DiocEsE OF OXFORD.—The Rev. Dr. Phillimore, as Chancellor of the diocese of Oxford, has appointed the following gentlemen as surrogates for granting mar th.ge licenses for Oxon, Berks, and Bucks, and for proving wills, and granting administrations, in Oxon only, viz.:—The Rev. George Coleman, rector of Water Shotford, Bucks; Rev. Robert - Freemantle, rector of Middle Claydon, Bucks; Rev. Richard Nurris3Russell, rector of Beachampten, Bucks; Rev. Arthur Isbam, rector of Weston Turville, Bucks; Rev. Thomas Horn, rector of Mursley, Bucks; Rev. Frederick William Cartwright, vicar of Oakley, Bucks; Rev. Thomas Carter, vicar of Burnham, Bucks; Rev. John Robert Pigott, vicar of Hughenden, Bucks; Rev. John Tyr whitt Drake, rector of Amersham, Bucks; and the Rev. Edward Thompson, vicar of Lambourn, Berks. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A LETTER-CARRIER. --Samuel Harrap, a proprietor of flys, and for several years a letter-carrier of the Exeter post-office, was ap prehended on Tuesday by Peake, the officer, at his re sidence. Peake noticed that Harrap seized a reticulo bag, which Mr. Peak() immediately took from him, and in it and other parts there were found a variety of valu able articles, consisting of a reticulo steel clasp and mounting, gold guard-chainF, pencil cases, gold rings, brooches, seals, eye-glass, and cameo-lockets. The pri soner was immediately taken before the magistrates. ,where the authorities of the post-office attended, and after examination was remanded. THE WANT OF THE BALLOT.—Among the sufferers by the improper interference of the Marquis of Exeter in the Parliamentary elections for Stamford, there is one upon whom misfortune has fallen most severely in con sequence of the vote he gave, and to whom the elective franchise has in reality proved a curse. The man's name is Littledyke—he is the individual who was discharged from his work at Burghley after nearly fifty years' ser vitude, and the same whom the Noble Lord personally repulsed when he assured his Lordship that he voted against his nominee by mistake. This unfortunate per son, we are told, is now a recipient of parish relief ; he LONDON, FRIDAY is still able to work as a carpenter, but those who arc in a position to employ him are afraid to do eo, l st it should get to the ears of the. Marquis and give Off,DCP The old near, who, after having brought up a family, and kept aloof from parochial aid, now feels the misery of his position, declares with tears in his eyes that the N ote he gave to Mr. Holt wa: , given by mistake, cud owing to the confusion which prevailed at the polling-booth : there can be no doubt of the truth of this, so that he is fairly entitled to the sympathy of all, including those even who think it more expedient to truckle to the no minally great, than to manifest an honest spirit of lode ! endence.—Stanyerd Mercury. 'TILE STATE TRIALS.—DOBBIN AND DALTOS.— " Call Henry Dalton!" said the crier. There was a breathless pause. " Here he is," said flit; same func tionery, as an uncommonly curious looking character made his way to the witness table. There was a sup pressed titter as he appeared ; and some almost audibly said, " Oh!" Imagine a youngish man, with a whisker has, bald, and somewhat comical face, his neck embraced by a high black stock, and habited in a faded and rather abused shooting jacket, or short frock, of dark green cotton velvet. What from the singularity of the cos tume, and the jaded appearance of the face, the effect produced by tho appearance of Dalton—who is a true type of the " Peor Scholar" genus—was not the most favourable. However, as you will perceive by the re port, his testimony was clear, consistent, and without a single flaw; and though the Attorney-General put him literally on the rack, by the most searching cross-ex amination, still he never wavered for an instant, or con tradicted himself in the slightest particular. During the examination of Dalton, the pranks of Do' - )bin were dis gusting, though irresistibly comic. At limes, he would turn up his eyes to heaven, as if expecting a visible man: , hetation of Divine wrath, i n th e s h ape o f a th un derbolt, for the especial head of Henry Dalton ; then lie would laugh, as it were at the audacity of his perjury; anon, he wetild be convulsed with mirth, the thing was becoming so preposterous. In fact, he overacted virtuous indigna tion and amazed innocence to that degree, that, when he joined his hands together, and swore " Upon my oath, I never Few the man in all my life," there was a loud and general burst of laughter in the court. It forcibly re rn;ndt d me of the same description of comp li me nt paid by a London audience to Vandenhoff's 'personation of logo,- when that human devil kneels t down with his furious dupe, and appeals to h eaven . I n both cases— Dobbin's and lago's—there was a kind of comic pro fenation that excited mingled laughter and disgust. — Dublin Evening Mail. JOHN MITCHEL.—We yesterday (says the Stir ling Observer of Thursday) saw a letter dated Bermuda, 12th of September, from an officer of the 42d Regiment, in which he notices Mitchel, and says that he is a poor, miserable, broken-hearted looking creature, . and in wretched health. Ile is not set to work with other convicts; indeed, he is net fit for it. SINGULAR CASE.—About two Or three weeks ago, as we are informed, a man named Willium Dyer, a shop keeper, of Diglis-street, and who was formerly in the City police force, having a bad finger, put a blister to it, soon after which it is said he handled a potato which was diseased, and it is presumed that the effect was poi sonous, for his finger and hand soon presented a serious aepect, and he went to the Infirmary, where moitifica tien ensued, and he died on Saturday last. We under stand that a post marten' examination of the body has been made, and that the internal appearances were de eith-dly healthy, leading to the conclusion that death could only have been occasioned by the in t roduction. of some poisonous matter to the system.— Worcester Chro nicle. STOCKPORT. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Two FEMALES KILLED BY A HORSE.—On Tuesday night, a carter of Alfred Orrell, Esq , of Cheadle Grove, re turned from Manchester, with a waggon laden with cotton, drawn by three horses., and the waggon was, as usual, drawn into the yard at Travis Brook Mill, Heaton Norris. A valuable mare, nearly thorough bred, had been placed in the team for the purpose of breaking it in for carriage: purposes; when taken out, the drag chain accidentally fell upon the heels of the young mare, she took fright, and galloped out of the yard towards Brinksway-bridge, where three women were re • turning to Hope Hill, from their work at Mr. Hunt's mill. The animal attacked them with great ferocity with its forefeet, beating them violently to the ground, and then trampling upon them with continuous fury. It then stopped quietly upon the bridge, without inflict ing any further mischief, and was conducted back to the mill. The females being seriously injured—two of them fatally so—were carried to the Woolpack Inn, Brinks way. Ann Faulkner was wounded :bout the head and body in a frightful manner, so much 40, that she died the same night; whilst the other (Ann Sherrock) had sustained such severe fractures behind the right ear from the hoof of the animal, that no surgical aid could prevent her death, which occurred the next day. The carter was instantly dismissed from his situation, and the noble-looking animal, worth 120 guineas, was de stroyed on Wednesday, by direction of the owner. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.—On Wednesday a nu merously attended meeting of the supporters of the above institution, founded for the benefit of the labouring classes in the north-west districts of the metropolis, was held in the committee-room of the institution, in George street, Euston-square. It appeared by the report, that from the formation of the institution in 1846, up to the 10th of September last, the total number of bathers had been 278,77) ; and 87,376 poor women had washed, dried, ironed, and mangled the clothes of themselves and fami lies, averaging at least four in number for each family. The present building is totally inadequate to the num bers who daily apply, both for the purposes of bathing and washing, to meet the exigency, a subscription has been opened for its extension. Amongst the donors are her Majesty and Prince Albert, the... Queen Dowager, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and many of the nobility. The institution is self-supporting, so'that all sums re ceived for its extension will be applied exclusively for that purpose. The committee, also, on the Ist of Janu ary, 1848, established and commenced a branch for the purpose of affording the poor in the north-west districts the means of purifying and cleansing their dwellings. Since then, in the most wretched, unhealthy, and over crowded dwellings, they have cleansed and purified with chlorides, &c., 273 rooms,l4o staircases, 235 closets, 154 passages, and 62 areas. The labouring man is offered by the committee the means of purifying his dwelling at the cost of one penny; and in cases of illness, &c., the work is done gratuitously. The expenditure of this branch has exceeded the sum originally contributed. A MISERLY MARQUIS.--A few days ago the furniture, &c., of the chateau of the Miserable Marquis d'Aligre, in the village of Chatou, between Paris and St. Germain, was sold by auction. This old Marquis was the richest man in France; he possessed 300 /menses ire Paris and other towns, 50 estates in different parts of the kingdom, and upwards of 2 ,000,000 L capital placed in the public funds of different countries; and yet the fur niture of his favourite :chateau was old, dirty, wretched in the extreme, and would have disgraced a low lodging house. There was not a decent picture, not a cushion or carpet that was not ragged, nor a chair or table that was not ricketty, not a piece of crockery that was not cracked. ACCOUCHEMENT IN A HURRY.—On Tuesday after noon a lady drove up to one of our fashionable hotels, and on stepping from her carriage made a hasty entrance into the hotel, and proceeded at at once up stairs. So singular a circumstance attracted the attention of the landlady, who followed her U . The lady inquired for a bed-room, but was told she could were all engaged, the hotel being not have one, as they full. She would not, however, take a denial, but an proceed e d at once to a bed room, where, in less than half hour she was confined with twins. The infants are dead, but the lady, who is of good family, is, we are happy to doing well. We un derstand that she had been seekingay for lodgings, but could not succeed in obtainin g m i g ht be extremely inconvenient , if not and,t finin dangerous, dgit to prolong her search, she determined on taking posses• sion of the first bed-room she came near. —Brighton Gazette. ARRIVAL Or LORD ASHLEY AT EDINDIIIIGn. We understand that Lord Ashley, one of the Commis sioners of the General Board of Health, arrived in Edin burgh last night, in order, it is understood, to assist the local board in making the necessary arrangements in connexion with the appearance of cholera in this quarter.—Ediriburgh Witness. , T lIE Two Ditomios.—Among the persons present in the Liverpool Police court on Saturday, were two gentlemen, named Hutton, brothers, whose countenance, dress, and figure were so exactly 'alike, that it would have been perfectly impossible to have sworn positively to the identity of either; and, in fact, one was addressed by an officer of the court in mistake for the other.—Liverpool Mail. : Her Royal Highne ss the Princess of Parma and her August Consort, with the Conde de Montemolin and his Royal Highness Don Fernando, attended by the Marquis de Pastoret, Mr. Borthwick, and M. Marcelin de Fresne, visited yesterday Bt. Paul's Cathedral, the Temple, and the new palace at Westminster. After in specting, under the polite direction ofe re the authorities, the Cathedral, the Royal party werceived at the Temple by Mr. Rogers , Q.C., and treasurer, w h o con ducted their Royal Hig hnesses over the magnificent church and the hall of th e Middle Temple, in both of which they expressed Much interest. At the new Houses of Parliament the illustrious visitors were re ceived by Mr. Barry, who acco mpanied them over every department of the works. Their Royal llighnesses ex. pressed their great admirati on of the buildings, and at each place their thanks to the authorities for their atten. lions. The Princess of Par ma and her Ro y al C onsort will proceed on Saturday to Windsor, on a visit t o h er Majesty the Queen. Mrs. Nisbett and her sister , Miss Mordaun t , com menced an engagement at the Bri g hton Theatre on Monday, and have been p l a yi n g to good houses. THE PoNVIS S CH OLARSHIP. --- B IRMIN GHAM, WED NEsDAY.—The first examinatio n for the Powis Scholar ship was concluded at King Edward's School in this 1 town yesterday. Theso scholarships (founded in honour of the Earl of Powis) are in tended to p r omote the cause of literature in Wales; t h e y are open t o a ll nat i ves of the Principality under twenty .years of age, and may be held at any colleges in the u niversities of Cambridge or Oxford. Fourteen candidates presented themselves, and were subjected to a long an d searchin g examination in the Welsh language and literature , as well as i n classical learning and theology. The examiners were the Venerable Archdeacon Williams of Llandovery, and the Rev. Rowland Williams, fellow and tutor of King 's College, Cambridge. The Ear l of Powis an d Lord Lyt telton were present, and took an active part in the exa mination. The following is a copy of the examiners' award:—" Powis Scholarship , Birmin g ham, 1848 .—we have agreed, after careful ex amination, to place the candidates who aro worthy especial mention in the fol lowing order:—William Evan Hughes, David Thomas, John Skinner Jones, Ebenezer W ood Evans We ac cordingly recommend that Mr. Hughes and Mr. Thomas be elected scholars; and we certify that the two others acquitted themselves creditably.—John Williams, Row land Williams, examiners." EVEN I N Gr OCTOBER l.Bi ALLOCUTION OF PIUS IX. We have just received a very singular oorninuni cation from Newcastle-upon-Tyne—our correspondent signing his name A****** F*******—being a long Latin epistle addressed to the Sovereign of the Ro man States, in reference to his memorable allocution of November. November, 1847 !—the period has already, to a journalist, something, comparatively speaking, of the remoteness of antiquity ! But, to render the distance of place in some degree compa tible with the remoteness of date, the document is written from Rio Janeiro, 23d of January, 1848. From all these circumstances it is unnecessary to observe that the letter is of an interest too far off to admit of its publication in our columns in the middle of October, 1848. The event to which it has especial reference is long since below the horizon of passing occurrences. As it is, however, the communication is of a sufficiently remarkable character both in re gard to its tendencies and its style of composition to permit of our alluding to it in a few sentences. The purpose of the address may be compre hended from the wording of the introductory pas sage, where the writer says :—" Most Holy Father— I have read in a periodical of this western city, called the Journ2l of Commerce, the allocution' of November, addressed by your Holiness to the Council of State, and profound grief has overwhelmed me, be cause a people, oppressed under the diabolical yoke of servitude, had placed their hopes in you, and had anticipated in your exaltation the development and completion of the noble work of liberation commenced by Gregory VII., of glorious and holy memory.' The writer then proceeds in a tone of remonstrance at the authoritative style of the allocution as a politico ecclesiastic manifesto ; maintaining the principle of equality in a state of freedom and civilization— Onuses in Libertatem vocati sunt fratres. After transcribing a passage from the preface to the "Par liamentary History of the French Revolution," by M. Ruche z, to the effect that it is necessary to distinguish between the principle and the form of power, those being in fact two things very distinct, very capable of separation, and very different, though they are nevertheless almost always confounded together— "therefore," says he, "among Christians no autho rity whatever can be admitted, whether civil temporal, or spiritual, except that power operate in Christ and through Christ." He consequently warns the Pontiff from following in the dogmatic course of his predecessors. He hints at once, directly and pointedly, to the separation of the temporal and spiritual authority exercised by the Pope, observing Attende tibi, quia, si nemo potest duobus Dominus ser vire, tu, Christo sinzul C(Esari, diritibus simul et pauperibus servire non poteris. The letter concludes with this adjuration—" Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, arise ! arise !" What the writer would actually wish the Sovereign of the Roman States to do is rather feebly indicated—it is some thing approaching, however, to the suggestion of tho Pope un-Pupeing himself and then re-Popeing himself —un Popeing himself by the resignation of his tem poralities, and re-Popeing himself by gathering up more tightly the reins of his spiritualities. THE BOARD OF HEALTH. The General Board of Health, which was re cently appointed, yesterday issued its first official circular, containing public documents and other in formation correspondence, for the use of union medical cfleers, members of local boards, and others, charged with the' execution of the provisions and regulations issued under the authority of the Public irlsalth Act and the Nuisances Removal Act of 1848. The whole of the papers contained in this puLlieu tion possess considerable interest, but several of them have already been printed in our columns• The following communications which have been received by the Board of Health respecting the cholera, and which are printed in the circular, are well worthy of perusal : COMMUNICATIONS BECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH RESPECTING CHOLERA. REPORT OF DR. SUTHERLAND AND R. D. GRAINGER, ESQ• IN RELATION TO THE CASES OF CHOLERA. REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT HULL, ON BOARD OF A VESSEL THAT HAD COME FROM HAMBERCH. We have now fulfilled the instructions given us by the General Board of health, in regard to the inquiry into the reported ca3es of cholera in Hull, and the general sanitary state of that town, and beg respcetfully to-re port— _ _ _ First. That the general sanitary condition of Hull is (as compared to former periods) favourable, and in the evidence of the registrars, the mortality of the last quarter is below the average. Second. That recently considerable progress has been made iu draining the borough, and the cleaning of streets and cesspools in the old town is now for the most part better done than formerly. Third.—That much - still remains to ho done, and there are many offensive ditches in the immediate out skirts of the town that require cleansing or covering, and nuisances, &c., that require removal. Fourth. That the class of diseases which usually pre cede an outbreak of cholera have been less prevalent than usual during the last three months ; that diarrheei and dysentery have been chic-fly confined to infants, and very few adults have been affected ; and that fever and epidemic diseases generally have been very few in number. Fifth. That, nevertheless, two or three cases have re cently occurred in the town, which have borne a close resemblance to Asiatic cholfra, though one of them ap pears to have been imported from Ilamburgh. Sixth. That an outbreak of the disease occurred on board the Prussian blrqua Pallas; five of the crew hav ing been affected, and three having died. Seventh. That the occurrence of other two cases of diarrhcea on board within the last twenty-four hours might almost be considered as indicating a further tendency to the development of tho disease in the sur vivors. Eighth. That the cases in question appear to have been imported, the .men having been exposed for some hours to the epidemic influence at llamburgh, after coming from a lialthy country. Ninth. That the immediate exciting cause appears to have been the eaticg of a large quantity of partially decayed plums and drinking acid beer: and we enter tain great doubts bother, apart from this eircumstence, the disease would have manifested itself. Tenth. That there is no proper medical officer to at tend to cases of premonitory diarrhea or cholera either in the docks or on the riv - zr, and cases of suck diarrhcea may at any time pass into cholera, and the disease ap pear to have broken out in the port, whereas it may only have been the result of the neglect of the premonitory symptoms with which the crew may have arrived. Eleventh. That it appears extremely important that in the present critical state of the disease, some competent medical men shf.uld be appointed to visit all crews on their arrival from cholera ports, in order to put a stop to cholera by cuttit,g short its premonitory symptoms when ever present. Twelfth. That, considering, the history of the cases on beard the Pallas in all their bearings, they appear to afford very strong evidence against the doctrine of conta gion in this disease. Thirteenth. That the relaxation of the quarantine which has just been rude will be of service it accompa nied by the appointment of a temporary medical super intendent. as already advised. Fourteenth. Tll,z7t, considering the close communica- tion which exists between Hull and Hamburgb, and the progress of the disease westward, it would be very ad visable at once to put the Nuisances Removal and Con tagious Diseases Prevention Act in force, and to organize a local board of health. Fifteenth. That the board should be constituted of members of the town council and of poor•law guardians, both of Hull, which is not under the Poor-law Commis sioners, and of Sculcoates, which is under them. The two districts form in reality one town, and unity of action would be very advisable, and a due proportion of medical practitioners is indispensable. Sixteenth. That the Sculcoates Union contains two workhouses where accommodation might be obtained for cholera cases, and another temporary hospital might be obtained in some intervening point of the district. Seventeenth. That the Hull workhouse is quite un suited for such a purpose. It stands in one of the prin cipal streets, has no back entrance, is badly drained, the wards are low and badly lighted, and the ventilation most offensive. Eighteenth. That an adequate number of dispen saries, for treating the premonitory stage, ought to be established, if the disease should make its appearance. Nineteenth. That apart from the desirableness of treating cholera cases at home as far as practicable, there are very great evils attending the opening of spe cial cholera hospitals • one class of these we believe are fairly illustrated in t he evidence of Mr. Hardy, who is an experienced practitioner. Any such provision that may be necessary ought to be so placed, and conducted under such arrangements as to avoid exciting alarm and injuring public feeling. Lastly. That although our opinion, from examination subsequently made, has induced us to believe that the cases which have occurred both in the town of Hull and on boird the Pallas, have a closer relation to true Asiatic cholera than we at first considered them to have, we beg to repeat our former conclusion, that there is nothing that would lead us to expect a special outbreak of cholera in Hull more than on any part of the east coast. JOHN SUTHERLAND. R. D. GRAINGER. THE CHOLERA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SW'. should conceive there cannot be much fear of the cholera being in London, as it seems some of the authorities do not care about leaving all the filth of the streets before the houses of the inhabitants. It is now nearly a fortnight since the street in which I live, Duke-street, Stamford-street, had all the slush swept before the houses, and I suppose it will lay there till all the miasma has been purified from it by the sun and becomes hard, so that a man can carry it away in a hand-barrow, as I saw one solitary individual doing last week. Although they seem to have forgotten to remove the filth, I must give them credit that they have not forgotten to send their claim for cleansing, or more properly for sweeping the filth together and there leaving it. I shall certainly next time have it swept back again into the street instead of running the risk of imbibing the poison every time I go in or out. I find in going through any low neighbourhood he gutters are actually blocked with filth. Yours, &c., G. D. THE CHOLERA AND THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHY siciAss.—The President and Council of the Royal College of Physicians have appointed a committee, consisting of the most eminent members of the col lege, who will immediately take into their considera the adoption of such measures as may be deemed expedient for securing the public safety during the prevalence of the cholera in this country. With this view they will meet at stated periods in the first instance, for the purpose of drawing up a brief sum mary of cautions and directions, in order to remove certain unfounded apprehensions which have . been occasioned amongst the people, more especially the lower classes, by certain statements contained in the authorized circular of the General Board of Health, recently issued. In this document the following passage occurs :—" Whenever Asiatic cholera is epidemic, there is invariably found among a great number of the inhabitants an extraor dinary tendency to irritation of the bowels ; and this fact suggests that every article of food which is known to favour a relaxed state of the bowels should, es far as possible, be avoided, such as every variety of green vegetables, as cabbage, &c., whether cooked or not." With reference to this paragraph, Dr. Paris, the president of the Royal College of Physicians, vs rites as follows :—" The first great object appears to me to sustain, by every practical means, the highest possible standard of health ; an d to accomp li s h th i s object it has been r ecommen d ed b y authority that the quanti▪ ty of veget a bl e f oo d should be diminished or withdrawn. The p ro b a bl e consequence would b e to substi▪ tute a less healthy diet than persons have been accustomed to, and t o prepare t h e way f or t h e incur sion of diseas e . I t hi n k a h i nt of this kind would be highly salutary. The fallacy is so mischievous, that the publi c m i n d s h ou ld b e disabused with respect to it without delay." THE CHOLERA.—The highly favourable change in the weather, it is to be hoped, has checked the progress of fatal cholera, cases in the metropolis. Only one fatal case was reported yesterday—that of a person in the Tower. The attacks of diarrhoea were reported to be numerous and severe, with, however, very satisfactory statements of the success of the treatment recommended for checkin g th e di sease a t once i n its first stage or in premonitory symptoms. We understand that her Majesty's determination to return to England overland was the cause of several cu rious occurrences. At :Forfar, the report of the royal party having arrived at the railway station was almost entirely looked upon as a hoax, and few were present. Bailie Craik was the only person to whom her Majesty spoke, the conversation being confined to asking why they were detained so long, and the Bailie explaining that it arose from a change being made in the engines. At Glammis, where the train had to change rails, an amusing instance of the universal application of railway regulations was afforded. The porter having come out with a lantern, the Prince asked for a light for his cigar, but, with the utmost coolness, the reply was, "No smoking allowed here, Sir,"—a rebuff which, we have no doubt, the Prince took in good part.— Witness. The Brighton Gazette says----" We are happy to hear that it is the intention of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester to honour this town with a visit shortly." HAYMARKET THEATRE. This theatre will be opened for the season on Sa turday night. During the short period which has c,lapsed since its occupation by the Adelphi company it has undergone various alterations, and the interior has been newly decorated, under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Manby. The decorative portion has been entrusted to the artistic skill of Mr. Sang. The entrance has been generally improved, and it is in tended to erect an internal porch to keep out the wind, and to convert the present hall into a crush room. The lobbies are of a fresh, cool, green colour, with crimson lines round the doors. Backs have been added to all the seats in the circle ; the ugly square columns which formerly impeded the view from the corner boxes have been superseded by graceful palm tree stems of white and gold. The hand rests on all the tiers are of amber and crimson satin. The fur niture of the dress circle is cerise and straw-colour damask, and that of the stalls, pit, and upper circles, a rich crimson damask, harmonising with the flock paper of the private boxes, which have crimson silk damask curtains and fringe. The centre chandelier and those round the circle have been improved by additional glass drops, and we were glad to perceive by the gilded network in the centre of the ceiling that increased ventilation had been attended to. The general tone of the house is cream colour and gold. The ceiling and the proscenium alone aspire to high artistic decoration. The ceiling forms a coup cfceil admirable from its graceful outline, its brilliant colouring, and the original distribution of the archi tectural parts. The pervading tint is an aerial blue, intermingled with gold, and ornamental and figura tive painting. In the spandrils of the four corners are depicted the Seasons, with their appropriate symbols, charmingly studied, and in tone of colouring only to be surpassed by the group of Tragedy and Comedy in the centre of the proscenium, which emulates some of the best works of the old masters. The inner proscenium contains the royal arms, branching off into arabesques and groups of figures, flowers, and birds. The hideous columns which formerly encumbered the pro scenium, and circumscribed the space on the stage, have been removed, and are replaced by well-propor tioned pilasters, which are decorated with a running pattern of the Indian cane, with its gracefully falling leaves entwined with bright flowers. The fronts of the proscenium boxes present a rich and refined effect, glittering with gold and arabesques containing the royal arms and the Prince's plume. The single gap we perceived was the royal box, which as yet is not decorated. The reason of this is, we understand, that it is not Mr. Webster's pro perty, but remains in the hands of the proprietress who reaps the benefits of the royal visits. The ge neral effect even by daylight is admirable, and when the drop scene is added, which is intended to harmo nise with the interior decoration of the house, the ensemble will be exceedingly beautiful. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TnURSDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual morning walk. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening included her Majesty the Queen of the BelgianF, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, the Lady in waiting on the Queen of the Belgians, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Spetb, his Ex cellency the Belgian Minister, the Commanding Offi cer of the 2d Life Guards (Colonel Williams), the Commanding Officer of the Coldstream Guards (Colonel Codrington), and Major de Moerkerke. The Band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and performed the following pieces:— Overture ' " Maritana" ... Wallace. " Waltz, The Pearl of England" • • Jullien. Selection from "La Figlia del Reggimento" Donizetti. Valse et Galop "Fascination" (Alma) Costa. The Eclipse Polka Koenig. ___. The queen's private Band afterwards attended in ;he Castle.• The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt had a meeting yesterday in the Treasury. There were present the Chancellor of the Exchequer. the Governor of the Bank of England, and the De puty- Governor. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comp troller-General, was in attendance. Dispatches from the Governor of the Gambia Set tlement were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches for the Governor of the Cape of Good hope were sent off yesterday evening from the Co lonial-office. WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING. -- His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been busily engaged a great part of the day in marking out the precise line for the continuation of the Richmond line of the South-Western Railway through the Home Park to its termination iu the town of Windsor. In this business his Royal High ness was attended by Mr. Page, surveyor of the South- Western Railway, and several other professional persons connected with railway affairs. The part of the Home Park which is intended to be devoted to the completion of this line, is the beautiful plain extending under the north terrace of the Castle from the foot of " The Slopes" to the banks of the Thames. In the reign of Queen Anne this place was converted into an ornam en t a l ground, and called " the Maestricht Garden," and daring the last two or three reigns it has been occasionally used for military reviews ; but as at present laid ou t b y t h e proceedings of the day, it appears there w ill b e two parallel lines of road running diagonally across i t, one of them for a continuation of the railway, and the other for a roadway for omnibuses. These parallel roads aro to commence on the left or eastern aide of the plain, about midway between the castle and the river , and strike into the western side, into the heed of Datchett-lane, close by the Hospital of t h e N ava l Knights, near which building is to be th e t erm i nus. ' Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have been enter taining company, the past week, at Frognal, their seat in Kent; among whom were the Duke an d D uc h ess o f Buccleuch, the Hon. Captain and M rs . C ud , t h e Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea and Lady Adelaide Paget, the Hon. Montague Stopford, &c. U SPORTING INTELLIGENC4: _ NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEIttING. THURSDAY. Mtitch, Bst lib each, 200, h ft. Cesarewitch Course. Mr. Shelley's Remembrance (F. Butler), beat Sir J. Howley's Vexation,:by two lengths. /_ f 3tol on Remembrance. lion in 4 min. 16 secs; '4 c ivaS Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; the winner to be sold for 150 soya. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.) Lord Clifden's Cashier... (Robinson) 1 Mr. Hargreave's bc by Beirmn. out of Mcropo ... 2 Mr. Rogers's Sister to Jolly Dick ... ••• 3 6 to 4 on C as hi er, who male nearly all the running, and won in a caster by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 17 secs. Post Sweepstakes of 200 SOY& each; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 4lb. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Legerdemain ... (F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's fby Beiram, out of Elegance ... 2 2 to 1 on Legerdemain, who won a well-contested race by a neck. Run in 1 min. 15 secs. handicap Plate of 100 sovs.; for three yrs old and up wards. A.F. Mr. Greville's Geraldine, 5 yrs, 6st 51b (G. sh arp ) . 1 Mr. Edwards's New Forest Deer, aged, 7st 31b ... 2 Mr. Griffith's Hagley, 3 yrs, sst 81b 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, 4 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. Barne's Tufthunter, 4 yrs, Bst ... Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b Ur. Murland's Fireaway, aged, 7st 71b Mr. Murphy's Dough, 3 yrs, 7st 51b Mr. Walsh's Panic, 5 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Nevin's Blackbird, 5 yrs, 7st 41b... Mr. Price's m by Sir Hercules, 6 yrs, 7st 31b Colonel Peel's The Admiral, 4 yrs, 7st lib... Major Pitt's Clarendon, 4 yrs, 7st ••• Mr. Disney's Keleshea, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b Sir J. Hawley's Paultons, 6 yrs, 6 yrs, Est 121 b . Mr. Lowther's Glutton, 3 yrs, Est 121 b ••• Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, 3 yrs, 6at 6113 Mr. Shelley's Watchdog, 4 yrs, Est 61b ..• Mr. Pedley 's Administrator, 4 yrs, 6st 51b Mr. Hargreave's Fistiana, 4 yrs, Est 41b Lord Glasgow's c by Don John, 3 yrs, Est 21b Lord Clifden's St. Antonio, 3 yrs. sst 91b Mr. Drinkald's Good Boy, 3 yrs, sst 91b t Mr. Bartley's Grist, 3 yrs, sst 91b 0 Sir R. IV. Bulkeley's Miss Orbell, 3 yrs, s st 71b ... 0 Mr. St. Aubyn's Julia, 5 yrs, sst 51b... 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Geraldine, 7to 1 agst lisleshea, 10 to 1 agst Hagley, 10 to 1 agst Good Boy, 10 to 1 agst Paultons, 16 to 1 agst Diplomatist, 20 to 1 agst Don John colt, 25 to 1 agst Tufthunter. Blackbird went off with the lead, followed by New Forest Deer, Ilagley, Paultons, and many other light weights, Diplomatist, Tuftbunter, and Geraldine, who showed temper and lost start, being in the rear. They ran so for about a quarter of a mile, when Hagley went in front, and carried the running into the bottom; here it was taken up by New Forest Deer, attended by Julia, Geraldine, Hagley, and The Admiral, which lot kept together until halt way up the cords, when Geraldine went up, headed New Forest Deer, and won by a length, Hagley a good third, Julia fourth, and Admiral fifth. Run in 2 min. 16 secs. A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; Bst 41b. First half of Ab.M. (3 Subs.) Mr. Greville's Clarissa... ... ••• ... (Nat) 1 Duke of Bedford's Caique 2 5t04 on Clarissa, who won by half a length. Run in 30 sees. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old, mai, Sat 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. if demanded, &c. First Half of Ab.M. (12 Subs.) Major Pitt's Piccola ••• 1 Mr. B. Green's Routh ... ..• Sir J. Hawley's Banshee Mr. Smith's f by Caesar, cut of Virago ... Lord Enfield's Minerva ••• ••• •• • ••• Lord Chesterfield's c by Colwick, dam by Agreeable 0 Lord Bateman's Bonnet Rouge ... 0 Mr. Watts's Ortez 0 Mr. Drinkald's Tommy Duke of Rutland's f by Cotherstone 0 Mr. J. B. Day's Whitley ... •.. 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Virago, 4to 1 agst Tommy, 4to 1 agst Whitley, and 5 to 1 agst Routh. They started abreast, and ran together to the cords, where Pic cola and Routh singled themselves out, and made ss fine race home. The former winning by a head. Ran in 51 sees. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old Est 71b; three, Bst 31b ; four. Bst 11lb; five and upwards, 9st; the winner to be sold for 300 soya. if demanded, &o. First half of Ab.M. (11 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's by Jereed, 2 yrs (G. Oates) 1 Lord Exeter's cby Voltaire, 2 yrs ... ' Mr. Etwall's Ira, 2 yrs... ... Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 2 yrs... ... Sir J. Hawley's filly by Harkaway, 2 yrs ... Mr. Pedley's Besboroagh, 3 yrs .. Mr. Fox's The Traverser, 5 yrs Sir F. Peacock's Volley, 3 yrs ... Duke of Bedford's Caique, 2 yrs ... Betting 2 to 1 on The Traverser, pad 5 to • 1 apt Miss Ann. The Rhodanthe filly made au the running, and won by a length. Run in 51 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three yrs old, Bst 71b. Y.C. (3 Subs.) ••• 0 ... o ... 0 ... 0 ... o 0.• -. ... 0 ••• CI ••• 0 ... ~ ... 0 Mr. I'ayne's Woodcraft ... Lord Glasgow's Clerk of the Council Lord Chesterfield's Alpheia „, Even on Woodcraft. Won by a length; a neck be tween second and third. Run in 26 secs. The Bretby Stakes of 100 sovs. each, for two yrs old fillies, Sst 71b each. Last three quarters of R.M. (10 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Sis to Arkwright... (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Payne's Glauca ... 2 Lord Exeter's fby Beiram out of Elegance... ... 3 7 to 4 on Glauca and 7 to 4 agst Sister to Arkwright. The race was entirely between the two favourites, Sister to Arkwright, who waited into the cords, winning cleverly by a length. Run in i min. 20 secs. Match, 200 soya. JLM. Lord Glasgow's c by Don John eut of Impertinence, received 100 ft from Duke of Bedford's Malmesbury. Match, 200 sous. T.Y.C. Lord Clifden's Cashier, 7st 31b, received 100 ft from Lord Stanley's Archery. NEWMARKET, THIIIISDAT NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY. ... (Nat) 1 Handicap for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C. (12 Sub scribers, three of whom declared.) Tamarind, 3 yrs, Bst 71b—br f, by Muley Moloch, out of Guzman's dam, 3 yrs, Bst 21b—Franciscan, 3 yrs, ist 81b—Grief, 2 yrs, 7st 81b—Princess Charlotte, 2 yrs 7st—Cesarian, 2 yrs, 6st 121b—Chicot, 2 yrs, Est 1211)2 br c, by Charles Twelve, out of Miss Petwortb, 2 yrs, Gst 31b—Touchy, 2 yrs, Gst 11b. Handicap for three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. (10 Subs., three paid.) Philosopher, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Blackcock, 4 yrs, Bst 31b— Marquis of Conynham, 5 yrs, Bst 11b—Elimea, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Coeos :Nut, aged, 7st 1011y—Duccan Durras, 6 yrs, 7st 81b—Vert Vsrt, 4 yrs, 7st 51b. Sweepstakes for two yrs old ; first half of Ab.M. Win ner to be sold for 401. Routh.—br c by Beirr.m, out of Merope—His Excel lcncy—Piccols—br f by Charles the Twelfth, out of Benevolence—Sister to Gisclle. Matches—Loaditone receives forfeit from the Sheriff, and Bridle from Glendower. LATEST BETTING. THE PRENDERGAST. 6 to 5 on Honeycomb I 7 to 1 agst Oquetos THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 6 to 1 agst Dacia—taken 15 to 1 agst The Cur 10 to 1 agst Geraldine 20 to 1 agst:Wanota 10 to 1 agst Lanesborough 25 to 1 agst The Moor 11 to 1 agst Chanticleer NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Adelgund filly •.. St. Rosolia •.. ••• ... 1 ... 2 Match—Czarina beat Lady Mary. Match—Bishop of Roaiford's Cob received forfeit from St. Rosolia. Handicap of 20 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Philosopher ... Cocoa Nut ... 1 ... 2 Handicap for two and three yrs old. Grief ... 1 •• • 2 Franciscan THE SAILORS' HOME AND THE DESTITUTE SEA MEN'S ASYLUM.—Yesterday a meeting of the board of directors of the above valuable institution was held at the Sailor's Home, in Well-street, London Docks. The report for the past year stated that 4,932 seamen had passed through the Home, making a total since the opening of 37,359. There are now above 130 inmates. Tho establishment is capable of accommodating 300 in dividuals, but one dormitory, finished for 35 additional inmates, remains unoccupied for want of funds. During the first year 128 large ships have been manned from the Sailors' Home, and in the course of the same year there has been received by the cashier 26,282/., of which 5,476/. had been sent to the seamen or their families. In the savings bank there is deposited near 3,000/: The ex penditure amounted to 7,0761. 19s. 4d., leaving a balance of 6711. ss. id. The total number of destitute sailors in the asylum adjacent to the Home, instituted for the re ception of distressed seamen of all nations, has been MI since the Ist of May. PARISH OF Si'. CLEMENT DINES.—Last evening a vestry meeting was held in St. Clement Danes, Mr. Churchwarden Jacquet in the chair, to pass the church wardens' accounts, and make a rate for the ensuing quarter. Mr. Cull stated that in addition to the funds in band, 5,275/. would be required for the support of the poor. Mr. Judkins moved, and Mr. Woodward se conded, the adoption of a ninepenny rate. Mr. Faulk ner, after commenting upon the enormous increase of the poor -rates, which were doubled, 12,0004 being added of late, moved an adjournment of the rate for a week to afford the ratepayers an opportunity to examine the state of the several charities. Mr. Ranken seconded the amendment, which was lost by a majority of 25 to 18, and the rate was adopted. The Chairman stated that the rental of unoccupied houses figured at 4,2402, which, at a penny rate, amounted to 300/., which deficiency the ratepayers had to make good. The several parochial officers for the year were re-elected, and thanks voted to the Chairman. SALE OF ADVOWSON.—Yesterday, at Garraway's Cofft , e-house, 'Change-alley, the perpetual advowson and next presentation to the Rectory of Magdalen Laver, in the diocese of Rochester and the county of Essex, was sold for 2,2001. ,\