The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-22 00:00:00

N ER of CAMBRIDGES ------- lATR E form Ass oc i a ti on ." N evert h e l ess, wh i le he avows -- himeelf indisposed to countenance any such branch or 4 ERA E ,STAYER, su?plementary agitation, Mr. HUME acknowledges his See the S , T , D-MORROW. By . 4 TOUCHsTONE." readiness at all times BARK fron?..JOE M UGGINS_'S OLE &K from the STABLE 2,1.0115 E. the: " ORIGINAL to support, and to support hear.. Also, a s — - f the Week. t'l V With all News o stage stamps to Frederic any member by whom it may be separately pro- Order of an News-agents ; or, send six po str.nd. Era" Oftlee, 3, Catherine-street , posed. In speaking thus, it must be allowed, at any Ledger, "rate, that the veteran Reformer is expressing himself in language of becoming consistency. Mistaken, we cannot but believe him to be, in altogether deprecating any movement in favour of the Ballot, apart from , that which is carefully watched over by his own (the Financial) Reform Association. Naturally enough, Mr. HUME would like amazingly to see the Ballot carried out by means of that particular society, in preference to another, that would require, in order to render it successful in its object, a thorough and ela borate organization. lie acknowledges this prefer ence; but, while acknowledging it, he reminds those who are in favour of the enterprize be himself is anxi ous to discountenance, that he shall, in spite of this predilection of his about the right way of agitating the question of the Ballot, "always heartily support any member by whom it may be separately pro posed." So far so good. Apparently nothing can be more fair or more straightforward. Yet examine the matter a little more closely, and one becomes suddenly aware of all its speciousness. Mr. HOME'S declaration simply resolves itself to this.—" As a member of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Asso ciation, I am prepared to support Mr. BERKELEY'S annual motion in favour of the Ballot, but I am not prepared to support any separation movement, outside the House of Commons, in behalf of the same most desirable innovation." In other words, "I will sup port in favour of the Ballot every effort that I know must fail by reason of its isolation, but I won't sup port a single energetic endeavour that may be likely to succeed in gaining this great desideratum; because I am anxious that the Ballot, when it does come, should come from my own favourite Association." View Mr. Humes argument upon this subject in any light you please, and it must simply and inevitably resolve itself to that. We regret the circumstance deeply, because we consider it to be one deplorably calculated to retard the accomplishment of a change which, by better management, might, long before this, have been realized. It should he remembered, we conceive, by the veteran and venerable represen tative of Montrose, as well as by all the other more enthusiastie sticklers for exclusive support to the Financial Association, that it was not thus we gained that memorable victory over the banded advocates of Protection. It was not by an association grasping at the removal of imposts upon all kinds of foreign imports that the commercial system of England was reconstructed upon its present broad and natural foundations. No ! It was by a League restricting its endeavours to the destruction of the duties upon one commodity—a League against the taxation upon corn—a League which, by wisely confining its efforts to the cheapening of the loaf, effected by its success in that direction, the consequent cheapening of sugar, of beef, of timber—in short, of all those numerous articles of consumption which were catalogued in the successive Tariffs of Sir ROBERT PEEL. What enhances our regret at the course pursued in reference to the question of the Ballot by Mr. HUME in his twofold capacity as chief of the Radical Re formers and main supporter of the Financial Re form Association, is the circumstance that precisely at this juncture an insidious effort is being made to divert the popular attention from the Ballot, by the more lukewarm advocates of the development and im provement of the system of national representation. The herring is trailed in the current number of the Edinburgh. Yes ! It is all now settled. The problem is fairly solved. We need have no further anxiety upon the subject. The grand old Whig Quarterly has found the difficulty out at last, and told us all about it, and explained the remedy in a manner as sure and as plain as—what shall we say ?—as sure as " eggs is eggs," and as "plain as a pikestaff." The Edinburgh publishes, in fact, a very simple substitute for the Ballot, by the adoption of which (the substitute, not the Ballot) all further agitation upon the subject may at once be effectually dissipated. After this we shall have the Quarterly solving the problem of perpetual motion ; and Blackwood squaring the circle; and Fraser finding out the clue to the longitude ; and Bentley informing us how to concoct the " elixir vita ;" and Ainsworth disclosing the way in which the " aurum potabile" may be most readily manufactured. According to the suggestion of the Edinburgh, all we have to do in order to get rid of this " vexed ques tion " of the Ballot is, simply to adopt the plan now "practised at the election of Boards of Guardians and other parochial contests in England, and, with some small modifications and improvements, in Scot land." (p. 484.) No more talk about secret voting— that un-English system—in other terms the Ballot ! No more polling-booths ! No mote broken heads ! No more Six-mile Bridges ! No more political treatings, or patriotic skrimmages ! The whole " thing " is to be done as quietly as you please. There are to be men who are to carry boxes ; and these boxes are, of course, to have lids ; and in the , tr lids there are to be slits; and through the slits ar e to be dropped voting papers ; and the voting papers are to be left at the electors' houses ; and are then to be filled up, or not, at pleasure ; and are afterwards to be returned to the collectors who will call for them —and this is the substitute for the Ballot gravely proposed to the people by the Edinburgh! We have stripped the project of its alluring embellishments, but such is literally an accurate synopsis of its character. As already observed, therefore, we regret that Mr. HUME should have chosen, precisely at the very moment, when even the most extravagant en deavours are being made by the opponents of the Ballot to deny the Reformers of the United King dom the opportunity of its realization—we regret, we say, that the veteran Member for Montrose should have selected this particular juncture in which to throw cold water upon the project of a separate movement in favour of that great system, consti tuting the only secure guarantee of a really popular or national representation. TILEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAILKET. farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING The celebrated Comedy of MONEY, by Messrs. Barry Sullivan, B. Web,,ter, Buckstone, Leigh Murray, Ilowe, Lambert, and Parselle ; xrs. Fitawilliam and Mrs. Stirling. After which, the successful Farce of BOX and COX, MARRIED and SETTLED. Ts conclude with the Farce of THE WOMAN I ADORE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Oct. 22, Will be performed USED UP. Characters by Messrs. C. Matthews, Roaby, Baker, and Horncastle ; Misses C. Horn and M. Oliver. After which THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Jason, Miss Julia St. George ; Medea, Madame Vestris. To conclude with (fifth time) a new Farce, called A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters by Messrs. Boxby and Baker ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Martindale. THEATRE ROYAL, .DELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Th powerful Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES. or a Hundred Years Ago, by Madame Celeste, Miss Wdclgar, Messrs. Paul Bed ford, Honey, Emery, 0 Smith, &c. To conclude with the Historical Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. Jack, Mrs. Keeley ; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD -STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE PRIMA DONNA. Principal characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, and Cathcart; Miss Robertson, and Miss Heath. After width, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, Ry - der, Meadows, J. Vi n i ng , and Chester ; Misses Phillips, Robertson, Murray, and Charlotte Lecierq To conclude with the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, In which Ur. Wright will sustain his original character. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY —Morning , 30 min. after 9 Evening 13 min. after In TO..Mo3.lloW—Morning 5i rin. after 10 j Evening 28 min. after 11 TEE WEATHER.—Surg OFFICE, OCTOBER 22. THERMOMETER, LEI THE SHADE. 55—hig,hest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 56 —this day, at noon. BAP.OMETRB, 29.81—going down rapidly. WIND W.SW.—dull muggy weather; heavy rain in the morning. ,;,p 47 A.;1 0z.111, 1. 0 , 4 - '‘.4 11 . • 11 ' '7 tt, t: n t LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1852. Mr. Hymn has spoken. Already, during the lapse of the long vacation, the country has, at intervals, been roused into attention by the successive voices of ' some among the chiefs of the national representatives. in this manner Lord JOHN RIIMLL—the leader of the Whigs—paid his tribute only the other day to the cause of Democracy. In this manner Mr. BRIGHT —the champion of the Manchester party—offered some words of homage recently to the loyalty of Ire land, and to the fervour of Catholicism. In this man ner Mr. LUCAS—perhaps at this moment the most conspicuous among the recruits who have lately taken up their position in the van of the Irish Brigade--has thrown dawn the gage of battle to his opponents, in the haughty letter addressed to Sir CULLING EARD• LET. Moreover, it was in this manner that Sir James GReetem—the undisputed chieftain of those who were once called Peelites, but now are more aptly de signated Liberal Conservatives—spread his banner to the winds at Carlisle, and openly proclaimed the exact tendency, as well as the precise character of hie most fervently cherished principles. As if to demonstrate the fact, that Ministers were no less active and vigi lant during the recess, the Right Hon. Gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade, seized the ear liest opportunity that would present itself under the cir cumstances, by means of which Mr. HENLEY has submitted to the judgment of the community, a sort of supplementary manifesto to the one issued some time back, from his retreat at Hughenden Manor, by th e Right Hon. Gentleman, the CHANCELLOR of the E x . CHEQUER. It is but reasonable, therefore, that while the leaders of the various divisions in the Comm ons ha•ve been thus addressing themselves directly to the more watchful branches of the population, the Father of the House should at last, himself, be heard by those who recognize in him the most consistent, and the most venerable of living Reformers. Our satisf ac ti on , we nee d scarce ly say, is at all times, cordial when listening to the pithy and sug gestive rem ar k s addressed at intervals by JOSEPH HUMS to the Liberal class of politicians throughout the United Ki ngdo Whatever may be the purport of those remarks, we may, W confident of this at leaya,t by io their regard, rest perfeperfectly, namely, that they are dic tated in every, syll a bl e the purest motives, that in other words, they are the utterance of a really con scientiousa ye s o me amongst u. 3,Sometimes, it is true, there Radical Reformers, who diff e r in opinion from Mr. numa .b always—under an y sod every c i r c umstance, hovvevell; m dissent from his'views—alway s we respectmeseucwe may him- There is that im p licit reliance in the veteran member for .Mon mose , that the most earnest, and not only the most earnest, buL tie !Bost crochetty, adv ocate I of Reform in the 'United Kingdom, must respect the feelings which have guider] Lim to his conclusions. Elsewhere, in cur impreesion of this evening, will he observed a somewhat remarkable communication, in the course of which Mr. HUME refers, in clear and resolute terms, to the more imperative requirements of the age in regard to reforms in the system of Na tional Representation. The principal aim of this com munication, as we understand it, is the deprecation of any separate movement in favour of the Ballot—of any distinct movement, that is to say, in favour of it, apart from the comprehensive scheme of Parliamen tar r inn° 7 atjua ketit in view by the "Financi3 l Es- It is now very generally admitted that an equitable adjustment of taxation is indispensable—that no Mi nistry can hope to retain office, unless determined to place the fiscal affairs of the country upon a satisfac tory foundation. " Protection," in any shape or form, has been virtually abandoned, and there is no chance of any person with sufficient influence to obtain a House, and avoid " a count out," making any effort to resuscitate a corn law or to impose a duty on articles of primary necessity. The stale pretext of the charge being made for " purposes of revenue and not of protection," is not available, nor will it be attempted. Something, however, must be done. The Property and Income-tax will expire on the sth of April next, and it cannot possibly be renewed in its present unequal and oppressive form. The subject cannot possibly be evaded, but must be fairly grappled with. The CLIANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER has promised to give relief to the agriculturist. He is—so far as the pledges of a private individual can be binding on a Cabinet Minister—pledged to remove several griev ances to which he has on many occasions eloquently directed the legislative attention ; and we believe that there will for b be be will try to do so,tr ok i th e a r t y o , norhpisaltpart equivocation none of the petty which some of his predecessors obtained a pai n f u l notoriety. One of the subjects to which while in oppo s iti on the Eight Honourable Gentleman repeatedly alluded, was the unfair assessment of the Land-tax, and the enor mous burdens thereby imposed ou certain parts of the country. According to its original constitution, no thing could be more equitable or impartial, and the Act 4 Wm. & Mary, cap. 1, might at the present day be selected as a model for an extended sys system dii%ct taxation. Property of ovary description—reel or personal —was rendered liable to contribute its pro. portion to the liquidation of the national liabilities, and the maintenance of the National Establishments. Eveni if suffered to remain idle and unproductive, through the c a p r i ce or ti m idity o f its owner, it did not thereby escape the responsibility—being charge able with 20 , 3. per 1001. on the capitalized value. It was to all intents and purposes a “P r operty " tax of the most unexceptionable description. It is singul ar th at if s an a Act zii were now passed, simi lar to that of 4 Will, n poundage rate of 4 5 . i n the poaurn3d-, o g n ra a n l lt granting I a a n n d equalper Bona' prcpeltr, i 4 would Pro d uce about 52,000,0001, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. _ _ Unparalleleciand Inconceivable Feats of , Daring, both Equestrian and Gymna Continue to Amuse and Delight the Crowded Audiences of this Fashionable Place of Amusement. Tr i u mphant Success of the Madlles. Ellsler on the Double Tight Rope , whose graceful and finished execution has gained for them the far-famed titles of Cerito and Taglioni. They appear every eT , u leg, with a combination of the most brilliant Scenes in the Circle, by Native and Foreign Artistes of the first celebrity. pours open at Half-past Six o'clock; Box-office open . from Eleven to to Four (tally. PORTRAITS WELLINGTON AND SO ULT, WITH MEMOIRS AND FAC-SI3IILES OF THEIR LIA:.•iD. WRITINGS. A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON TOM: VIER WITIL THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER. TAKEN, BY W YON, FOR WHICH THE AURSHAL SAT SIX TIMES, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE SIXPENCE. Sun Office, Oct. 22, 1852. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock on Thursday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTE'? G3—Calm—overcast. SOUTHAmProx—Wind W., calm—rain. ForacEsTosis—Wind S., light airs—overcast. GBEENWlCH—Calm—rain. BTHOOD —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—foggy. Swot - Dos—Calm—overcast. LAUGHTON— Wind S E.. calm—rain. C Jr.ctumnta—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—foggy. Yaitatounr—Wind S., calm—foggy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'c'ock Mewsamt—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Pc.xx.n—Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. YkumoUTH—Wind S.. gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WorrY—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. Saar—Wind S.W., calm—overcast, TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot undertake to return rejected communica tions. THE SUN, LONDONpFRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1852. sterling—a sum sufficient to pay the interest of the debt, and provide for the other nacessary expenditure, We have no doubt that in a few years the local charges might also be met from the same source, and that county rates, ceases, and even the maintenance of paupers—if any could be fcund under the improved system—would be numbered with the past. The manner in which the present tax has been dealt with, however, opposes a serious impediment to just legisla tion on the subject. During the war, when every pos sible mode of obtaining money was resorted to, it was deemed expedient to enable parties to redeem their Land-tax, by transferring so much stock as would produce an annual amount of interest equal to the Land-tax previously charged, with 10 per cent. ad ditional, or by paying a sum of money sufficient to purchase such an amount of stock in the Three per Cent Consols, or Three per Cent Reduced Annuities, at the price of such stock the second week after the date of the contract. Many availed themselves of this privilege, and it is calculated that about one-third of the Land-tax, throughout the entire kingdom has been thus redeemed. It is now argued that there is a solemn pledge on the part of the nation against imposing any tax what soever on the lands for which exemption has thus been purchased. But this is a palpable mistake. The creation of the House•tax last year would be a direct violation if such a pledge had been given, and yet no objection on that ground was raised to the tax. Had such been the case, it would have been proved to be untenable. Mr. PITT, in moving the resolutions on which the first Redemption Act was founded, expressly declared that " they left the question of a more equal repar tition of the Land-tax precisely where they found it;" and, after speaking of the undoubted right of Parlia ment to raise a new impost on land—adding, " that the only thing necessary to provide, would be, that the amount of what may have been redeemed, should be deducted from any new impost." This places the question in a correct point of view. The owners of property on which the Land-tax has been redeemed would have a right to claim so much, but nothing more. They should be allowed for that which they have purchased, and that may be granted with the greatest facility. A very able pamphlet on this subject—" The Repeal of the Land-tax essential to an Equita ble Adjustment of Taxation" has recently appeared, being reprinted from the " Circular to Bankers." It is dedicated to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and it unquestionably gives ex pression to the opinions that have already been pro mulgated by the Right Honourable Gentleman. Nothing can more clearly show the absurdity and injustice of the present system than the elaborate tables published showing the amount of Land tax charged in each County of England and Wale s —the amount redeemed—the annual value of real property assessed to the Property-tax, and the rate of Land-tax per pound on such value. These will most forcibly point out the extent of the grievance, where the average in Buckinghamshire amounts to Is. lid. per pound, while in Lancashire it is less than id., or to go to smaller districts, where it is Is. 104 d. in the pound in St. Paul's, Covent-garden, and still higher in the Liberty of the Rolls, and about the eighth part of a farthing, l-311 of a penny in Liverpool. These palpable inequalities can no longer be suf!ared to exist. They imperatively demand instant attention, and we have no doubt that they will receive it at the hands of the Chancellor of the EXCHEQUER. THE GRAVESEND STAR PACKET COMPANY. Tho usual annual general meeting of the proprietors in this company was held on Wednesday, the 20th inst., in the Assembly Rooms of the Literary Institution, Harmer -street, Gravesend. The present meeting was more numerously attended than was usual on simi lar occasions, there being no less a number present than between 90 and 100 shareholders. JAMES HARMER, Esq., of Ingress Abbey, as chair man, said that he bad again to congratulate them on the very gratifying position of their affairs at the close of the season just terminated. He would not detain them further by any observations of his own, but would leave the reports of the directors and auditors to tell their own tale. (Cheers.) Mr. DOBSON, secretary to the company, read the directors' report, which was to the effect that after the payment of every trade account to the 30th September, when the season closed, of the balance of 2,091/. 6s. 11d, due upon the Jupiter (now packet), and of 2,000/. towards the construction of another new packet, the Mars, there still remained a balance of 2,7601. 2s. 4d., applicable to the payment of the usual dividend of 5 per cent., and of a large sum for the maintenance and im provement of the company's plant; that the cause which led to this most satisfactory result was economy in the accessary articles for the supply of and in running the packets, and an increased fare to the present standard of 10d. and 141., an increase which was willingly adopted by the Steam-packet Companies plying between London and Gravesend, and accepted by the public as reasonable; that it was noticeable that the very rise of Id. from 9d. to 10d. in the fore cabin, without being felt by the public, had produced to the company 2,5001., notwithstanding there was a decrease in the nu m b e r of pa s s engers i n t he season just ended, as compared with the previous one, of no less than 170,500 ; that, finally, the net profits of the year had increased by more than 3,0001. (Cheers). Some of the proprietors havieg warmly expressed their satisfaction at the report, it was adopted by ac clamation. The auditors' report was then read, from which it appeared that after paying the sums alluded to in the directors' report, there was sufficient to pay a dividend of 5 per cent. and to leave a balance of over 1,8001., applicable to a further payment towards the construction of the new packet for the company, the Mars. (Great cheering.) This report was also adopted with acclamation. The directors, auditors, treasurer, and secretary of the past year were then unanimously re-elected fur the ensuing year; and thanks having been voted to each of these parties respectively, the meeting, evidently elated with the prosperous condition of the company's affairs, separated, the London shareholders taking their de parture from Gravesend by one of the packets, placed at their service by the directors. DISCOVEItr or OLD Coors.—Yesterday a man named James Holland, the occupant of the ground floor of a house in John-stree', Stepney, while in the act of cleaving a piece of wood which originally formed the trunk of an aged tree in the garden, was astonis ied by discovering a collection of gold and silver coins of the reign of Elizabeth and James, as well as a silver crucifix. SMUGGLlNG.—Yesterday information was received of the seizure of the Dutch skip Vrow Wilhehnina, De Boning master, of Rotterdam. Mr. Smithe, tide surveyor, haling had his suspicions excited, went on board, with other officers, and instituted a strict search, when 70Ibs of manufactured tobacco, 371ba of cigars, and a cask of Hoilands were found concealed, and on a further search '24lbs of cigars more were discovered, making a total of Gllbs of cigars.— Intormation has also been received of the seizure of the Nor wegian schooner Urda, Lockster master, arrived at Shields, from Christiansand, with a cargo of timber. Mr. Key, the tide surveyor, on :searching her found 981bs of tobacco and 41bs of cigars secreted amongst the cargo. Mr. Jacob Knud son (mate), and Ole Schielderup and Niel Peterson (seamen), having admitted that the contraband goods belonged to them, were taken into custody and lodged in gaol, and a report made of the circumstance to the Board of Customs. PUBLIC DINNER TO MR. DIGBY SEYMOUR, M.P.— On Wednesday a public dinner was given to Mr. Digby Sey mour, one of the representatives for the borough of Sunder land, at the Lyceum-hall, in Lambton-street, by about 160 of his political friends in the town, in testimony of their sym pathy with his principles, and to commemorate his recent election. The Lord Mayor left London this morning on a visit to his native town, Bury St. Edmund's, having ac cepted the invitation of the Mayor of that ancient borough to a banquet to be given this day in the Guildhall, at which the sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and a number of the resident gentry, will be present. BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION. -- The twenty-fourth anniversary of this institution was held yes terday evening at Freemasons' Tavern. The chair was occu pied by Sir J. V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., who was supported by the president of the institution, Mr. J. Sharp, and ,jr. C. Pearson, the City solicitor. There were about 200 gentle men present, including many of the leading members of the trade. CORN TRADE.—A ranting of merchants and others question, was held at Jack' s Coffee house, interested in in the ark metage -lane,yesterday, when a committee was formed for the Purpose of representing the views of the mem bers of the corn trade upon this subject to the Com mon Council, with whom rests the power of redressing the griev ances complained of. ri• -tar Riddell, EAST SURREY REGISTRATION.—SIT the revising barrister, held his court yesterday at the French Horn and Half Moon, Wandsworth. Mr. Corner and Mr. Jeans attended, as before, on behalf of the East Surrey Re form Association; Mr 13urgon and Mr James for the 'Free trade Registration Society. Mr Batt was present on behalf of the Conservatives. No point arose during the proceedings of sufficient importance to require a report, and the only fact to be mentioned was the circumstance that the whole of the objections served on behalf of the Conservatives turned out to be informal, and consequently the parties upon whom they had been served could nut be called upon to prove their qua lification, and all their names were retained upon the list. THE CHANCELLORSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF Oxr'ouu.—At two o'clock yesterday the heads of colleges of the University of Oxford, preceded by the Vice-Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Plumptre ; Dr. Gaisford. Dean of Christ Church; the four Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the Warden of Wadham Col lege, the President of St. John's College, the Provost of Worcester College, and Warden o f M er t on; as a l so t h e two senior proctors, the Rev. Mr. Lake, cf Baliol, and the Rev. Mr. Pritchard, of Corpus Christi, attended at Downing street, to formally announce to Lord Derby, by the vote of the House of Convocation his election as Chancellor of the University, in the room of the late Duke of Wellington. The deputation was attended by a large body of the clergy, and introduced to his lordship in his official room. The cere mony, which was merely of a formal nature previous to the instalLition, Inen concluded, the dqutatim with clrev COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 21. The following had the honour of dining with har Majesty yesterday :—The Princess of Hohenlohe Lan genburg, Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, the Chevalier Bunsen. and Lieut.- Colonel Hon. F. G. Hood (commanaing 3d battalion Grenadier Guards). The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage yesterday afternoon. The Equerries, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, at tended on horseback. The Prince of Hohenloho Langenburg arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. The Chevalier Bunsea arrived yesterday, on a visit to the Queen. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, drove to Eton this forenoo❑ in an open carriage, where the Prince laid the foundation-stone of a new chapel for that parish. His Royal Highness proceeded afterwards to Eton College, and remained to luncheon with the Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Provost of Eton. A deputation on the subject of a railway from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to the New Brunswick boundary, had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-office, The deputation consisted of Mr. Oli veira, M.P., Hon. Mr. Cunard, Mr. M‘Gregor (Glas gow), M.P., Mr. Grassie, Mr. Dewolte Cochrane, and Mr. Phillipps. A deputation of licensed victuallers of Colchester, consisting of Messrs. Abbott, Pargetter, Miller, and Bramby, had an interview with Lord John Manners yesterday, at the Office of Public Works and Buildings. Mr. Deedes had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. Archdeacon Bethune (Toronto), Mr. Anstruther, Dr. Stanger, and Mr. J. Montague, had interviews yesterday with Sir John Pakington. _ _ _ Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of West and South Australia, Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the Mauritius. FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF TTELLINGTON. (From Supp ement to the London Gazette.) Earl Marshal's Office, 1, Parliament-street, Oct. 21, 1852. . . _ Her Majesty having signified her Royal pleasure that the public solemnization of the funeral of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington shall take place as soon as prac ticable after the assembling of Parliament; This is to request that all Privy Councillors under the degree of the peerage, the Vice-Chancellors, the Barons of the Exchequer, the Justices of both Benches, Knights Grand Cross, Knights Commanders, and Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and her Ma jesty's Law Officers, desirous of being present in the cathedral church of Sr. Paul on the occasion, will signify , the same to me by letter, addressed as above, on or be fore the 4th of November next (after which no applica tion can be received), in order that places may be re served for them. NORFOLK, Earl Marshal. MEETING OF CONVOCATION. At a private meeting, held yesterday, of some of the most distinguished persons belonging to the Evangelical party in the Church, it was unanimously resolved to make, in ten or twelve days, a grand demonstration against the contemplated renewal of Convocation. A distinguished Noble Earl will preside on the occasion, and it is expected that the gathering will be one of the greatest which has ever taken place in this country in connection with Church matters. Similar meetings will be forthwith held in all parts of the kingdom, and it is said, that Lord Derby, aware of the spirit which ho has evoked, is already beginning to waver as to whether or not he should persist in his intention to sanction the restoration of Convocation. THE FALSE REPORTS OF THE REVIVAL OF CONVOCATION• We are authorised to give the most unqualified con tradiction, for the second time, to an assertion, which has been published by the limes, that it is the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to sanction the revival of the active powers of Convccation. There is not, and never has been, the slightest foundation for such a rumour. Her Majesty's Government have not, we most distinctly declare, entertained the question for one moment. We understand that it was in consequence of a foolish wager on the Stock Exchange that our contemporary was hoaxed into the promulgation of the absurdity in question. —Morning Herald. NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. Yesterday the meeting of the shareholders of this Company, adjourned from the 7 th instant, was held at New Zealand House, Broad -street-buildings ; Mr' Aglionby, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, upon taking his seat, said that as he had taken an active snare in all the acts of the directors, he thought it duo to them to bo there to take his share of blame, if any existed, and expressed his readiness to meet the shareholders heart and soul, and fully satisfy them in any explanation they might demand. Mr. HARRINGTON read the notice of the adjournment, which was in order to admit of time to receive such in formation with respect to the accounts of the company, as the shareholders might think necessary, before any further call be made up on them The minutes of the last meeting having been con firmed, General BRIGGS, in quoting the New Zealand Bill of last session, inquired if the functions of the company had ceased on the sth of July last. have, except i n some r eserve d The CHAIRMA N—The y points necessary to adjust and close accounts. Gen. BRIGGS then complained of the manner in which the company's accounts with the Ca n t er b ury A ssoc i at i on had been kept. He had, however, dissected them, and found that, at different times, no less than 26,615/. 1 Is. Bd. of the moneys of the company had been advanced to the association, of which 10,6251 . 16s. 4d. had been re ceived back; so that there was still owing 15,989/. 15s. 4d. 1:13 had also found that, of the hum so lent, the com pany had itself, on the faith of the unpaid-up calls, bor rowed 10,0001. from one of its directors. The Canter bury Associa tion had, in fact, b een supported b y the borrowed capital of the comp an — . In reviewine• the several reports of the company, he had a l so f oun d ' that sums owing, which had been at one time set down us cash balances, had been afterwards classed as as sets, and so confounded with each other that their identity wa s lost, while, in the l ast report, no men tion was at all made of them, as it was as serted that they had, by the p rov i s i ons of the Act of last session, devolved upon th e Chi ef Secretary for the Colonies. Now, as the words of the Act were " lands, tenements, and hereditaments," he could not think the Government entitled to the assets he had described. They amounted to 29,0001, and, if recovered, would free the shareholders from the liability of a call. In con clusion, ho would move that a committee of shareholders be appointed to examine this accounts and transactions of the company, and to r e p ort th ereon, and that they be furnished with all necessary papers and persons. Mr. BucKLE seconded the naotioe, and, in doing so, vindicated the company from the ch arges of fraud and misrepresentation brought against it by Sir Wm. Molesworth. He next explained the grounds on which the Canterbury Association repudiate the debt, alleging that the New Zealand Directors had misappro priated the public money. That might b e a question between the directors and shareholders of the com pany ; but, in his opinion, had nothin g to do with the money lent, which was, in f ac t, not public money at all. The repudiation was the doing of Mr. Edward Gibbon Wakefield. He would, how ever, su ggest for the com mittee an inquiry into the sums received by Mr. Wake field and the Wakefield family, the surns due to the shareholders by their own company, and into the history of that debt which had suddenly disappeared from their accounts. h av ing put the resol u ti on, it was the ertasnmaN unanimously carried. The committee was then appointed. Some explanation with respect to a prop osa l of the Canterbury Association, to refer the matters in dispute. to an arbitration, but which was refused by the company, followed. was t h en adjourned until th e committee meeting The should be ready to report, and a vote of thanks was given to the chairman. TDB DUXE'S FUNEItAL.---The shopkeepers of the speculating Strand and other large str eets throu g h whic h the funeral procession of the late Luke will p ass, are alread y sight-seer s p . upon the cha nces of making a rich harvest, by fitting up their shops an d room s for the ac commodatio n of A. tradesman near the Adel Phi Theatre is preparing to fur nish his shop with four rows of seats, similar to those in a theatre, asking no less a sum than five guineas for one seat in the first row, three for the next, two for the third, and one guinea and a half for the last. Besides this ha i s fitti ng up his first an d second fl o ors. At nearly every other shop the same exorbitant price is demanded. , TILE DU KE OF WE DUNG TON.—PROPOSED PUBLIC INSTITUTION.—Last evening a preliminary meetin g was held at the Freemasons"ravern, for the purpose, as expressed in the advertisement, of taking into consideration the propriety of erecting a permanent memorial of the nation's gratitude in honour of the Duke of Wellington. Only about half a dozen persons, besides the reporters, were present. s. F. Bilton, Esq., Barrister, presided, and Mr. Tommey, who acted as hon. secretary, re ad a prospectus of a proposed insti tution for th e r elief f non-commissioned officers, soldiers, sailors, and marines, and their widows and orphans; and a series of resolutions, expressive of the desirability of such an institution, were proposed and carried. It was also resolved to hold a public meeting in promotion of this object. MIDDLESEX REG DIEN T OF MlLlTlA. — Yesterday a notice was issued from the Middlesex Militia-office, Palace yard, Westminster, calling upon all persons who had volun teered, or who bad received the bounty-money, to take notice that its first meeting for the purpose of being drilled and trained of the East Middlesex Regiment of Militia, was fixed to take place on Tuesday next, the 26th inst., at Hampstead Heath. The notice further states that all persons who have received the bounty-money and who fail to attend on the day above-mentioned (except through illness), will subje c t themselves to a fine of 201., and in default of payment to six calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction. It is understood that in most of the parishes of the metropolis a sufficient number of volunteers have been raised, thus rendering recourse to the ballot highly improbable. THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER AT BETHNAL. GEEEN. — Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Baker, the coroner resumed and concluded an inquiry at the Bloomer beer-shop, Abbey-street, Bethnal-green-road, respecting the death of Ann Yates, aged 40 years, who, it was alleged, had died from the ill-usage and violence of a brickmaker, named Chas. Stretton. The jury returned a verdict of—... 4 ro lu d d ea d in bed, haying Mid cu di:3eme of tht ing=3,". MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 American and 1,000 Surat were taken on speculation. The mar. , ket closed firmly. The sales comprised 6,000 Ame rican; 150 Fermin, and Maranham, at q-d to 71d ; 2,000 Egyptian, at 6d to is 41; and 1,500 Surat, at 5d to 5 1 ,-d per lb. Railway shares were firm. In the produce markets this week, the principal staples have been in good demand, at fuller prices. Ceylon and Mocha Coffees are decidedly dearer. Sugar is, on the average, fully 6d per cwt. higher. The useful kinds of Tea are largely taken. Cocoa is up ls, and Tallow, which was a little quieter, is again in demand, as the shipments are not expected to come forward so quickly as usual. Cotton continues in favour. The Indigo sales have closed, with steady support from the proprietors, who bought in largely. The public sales of Silk have been brought to a close. Mr. H. W. Eaton informs us that— " The attendance of buyers has been moderate, and at first, little disposition to purchase was shown; but to wards the end an improved feeling was manifest, and more silk than usual was sold in the room. The prices actually realized have been—for Tsatlees, 15s 6d to 18s 6d ; and for Taysaam, 13s 9d to 17., including first qualities of each sort. Bengals have been sold currently at previous rates, with the exception of the medium qualities, from 12s 6d to 13s 6d, which are still ne glected, owing to their ending, arising from their de tective reeling." The principal article received from China, in return for opium, is tea, of which it is calculated that, from the commencement of the present century up to 1844, about 1,000,000,0001bs have been sent into England. The direct revenue accruing to the Chinese Govern ment from Canton exceeds annually 2,000,000 dollars on exports alone ; but this bears no proportion to in direct gains arising from trade. The intercourse of America with China has been strictly commercial. It commenced in 1784, and it has gradually increased ever since, till it has acquired an importance only second to that of Great Britain, and is destined soon to take the first rank. The ex port of tea from Canton in United States vessels, in 1843.4, of green tea was 10,131,8371bs ; of black tea, 4,125,5271b5, making in all, 14,257,3641b5. I❑ 1844-5 the export rose to 20,751,5831b5. The average annual consumption of China tea, in different countries, as nearly as could be ascertained, in 1847, was, in round numbers : lbs. Great Britain and Ireland 45,000,000 British North America and West Indies 2.500,000 Australasia, Cape of Good Hope, eze 2,500,000 British India, and Eastern Islands 2,000,000 Total in the British Empire 52,000,000 gmsallnnhihambtidaedzayspeeceijurrnedei agmbisi subscribed to the loan. United States of North America 7,000,000 Russia France and Colonies Haim Towns, &c Holland and its Colonies 1,000,000 Belgium 200,000 Denmark, Sweden, and Norway The German States 500,000 Spain and Portugal ••• lOO,OOO Italian States Scull American States 500,000 Total consumption in foreign countries . 20,250,000 This table does not include all countries ; increased• since 1847, the consumption of Tea has greatly increased. In the United States there are now 20,000,000 lbs annually consumed ; and the quantity exported from China by sea to all places cannot fall short of 100,000,0001b5. England gives to China for Tea, Silk, Sugar Candy, and Camphor, 10,000,000 dollars' worth of good•, and 10,000,000 dollars in cash. America gives, besides goods, some 6,000,000 dollars in specie. With this money the Chinese purchase opium from the East India Company, who ere the principal gain ers by all this trade, whence they derive a profit of 25,000,000 dollars a year. The English Govern ment derive a revenue of 27,000,000 dollars annually from tea ; its people consuming more than twice the gccrTcwtoeohrohi ipoaTlquantitysneulynwesshergneuies recognize ot ch s eg, capitalistsof the ov o n e f t pr been t ecr e eit : on r flnysacsorisi c niu. erosftosctmonthttinetehrearhesiraeitytnsueptnhehtmahgedlcttaieheeataiosddarl assurances nt. st bhehum b aaeaaer y nedti la Committee all other countries, except China and Japan. A direct arrival brings Sydney dates of June 26. Turkish loan have promised in consequence of a ntTtewchdeuehaeosresornkfref straightforward,reei so: t hms h bhm e Guot ohtu S o s the vt t tdh o eTre c obunr k ferme E kioeisnu x snhaor - ere they Stocks are very flat again, and not much is doing. Consols 100-i i for Money, and 100+ for Account. Exchequer Bills are 78s. premium. Bank Stock, after being as low as 221 i, has rallied to '223. East India Stock is worth 274 to 276. The Turkish Loan has been 61, and since 5 to I premium. Spanish Deferred are lower, 25, -I, to Mexican also rather heavy at 24a to Buenos Ayres are neglected at 77. The Swedish Loan, after being down to t, is now discount. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 96 to 1, and Belgian 4,' F per Cents. 97. Cette Railway are 4i to sk, Antwerp, ;to and Upper India, ton premium. China Bank, to t, Chartered Bank, 1-4- to ;; Scottish Bank, h. to t dis count; Victoria Docks, 4 to 51. The English Railway Shares have been down again about per cent. on the average ; and in the case of the Aberdeen, and one or two others, rather more. The Gold Mine Shares are very brisk, especially the Australian companies. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9914 % a per Cent. Consols Anne. New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Arias.. .. .. 10 3 14 4 Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. fith, 1860 6 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Exp., sth Jan., 1860 In lia Stock 274 6 5 1 / India Bonds 1.0001. Ditto under 1,00 0 1. South Sea Stock .:.., Dittto Old Annuities 99 Consols tor Account E,:cl) ,, ausr Bills. I yel. March June 1,0004 .. ................................ 78 soffit. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUND_ S AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds Ditto Small fiuenOS Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. Equador Bonds Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 I,er Cent ...... bp anis h Bonds. 3 per Cent. ...... Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded..... 1% Portuguese 4 per Cent — Mexican 3 per Cent Danish 5 per Cent. Swedish Loan Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852. ...... Belgian Bonds, 4 1 / 2 per Cent Dutch Excha., 2% per Cent., 12 Guil 6 4 5,4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 96% 6 QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... Di ao Account. Nov. 13 ... loolq 14 EXTENSIVE FRAUDS IN LAW OFFICES.—The Lord Chancellor has directed an inquiry into a series of frauds, of an extensive nature, upon the " Fee Fund" of the suitors of the Court of Chancery, which are alleged to have been perpetrated. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.—Another meritorious attempt to supply the intellectual wants of the young clerks, mechanics, and shopmen in the city, has been made by the establishment of an educational institute at 58, Aldersgate etreet, the premises lately occupied as a medical school. It is proposed by its founders to form classes for teaching the whole branches of knowledge, including the living and dead languages, music, and chemistry, for sums so trifling as to be within the reach of almost the very poorest, The depart ment of languages will no doubt be perfect, for the French class is to be conducted by Monsr. Delille, the Greek and Latin by the Rev. Dr. Lowe, and the German by Professor Charles Ohly, the talented London correspondent of the Allgeineine Zeitung, and the author of the clever Sketches of Modern English Literature in that influential journal. The institution deserves every encouragement. and it is to be hoped the advantages it offers to the younger portion of the community will not be overlooked. CRICKET.—The " wind-up " match of the Poplar Club, on Tuesday, the greatest part of which was played in the midst of a dense fog produced these results :—Mr. Bur rell's side 43; Mr. Bundock's side 39. Thus Mr. Burrell won by 4 runs on the one innings. In the single match the one side made 8, the other not 1. The members of this club are all engaged, more or less, in the establishments of Messrs. Green and Messrs. Mare, the great ship-builders. SERIOUS FIRE IN DRURY-LANE.—(THI9 DAY. — This morning at a few minutes prat 7 o'clock, a fire of a very serious character, and attended with a great destruction of property, broke out in the premises of Messrs. Wilson and Son, wholesale wine and s pi r it merchant, No. 37 Drury - lane. The flames originat e d f rom some unexplained cause, in the lower floor, in which a vast stock of brandy and other spirits were deposited. The latter being of such an easily ignitable character, caused the flames to spread with the rapidity of lightning, and on one of the casks of sp irits be coming fired it burst with a noise like the discharg e of a g u n. The en gines of the brewhouse close by promptly attended, as well as several of the London Brigade and West of England office. The firemen then found that the names had assumed such a fearful ,aspect, that nothing short of the destruction of Messrs. Wilson's property, and the coach factory of Mr. Kesterton in Long-acre, could be expected. The engines, however, were immediately set to work, and copious streams of water were distributed over the premises; but in spite of which, the work of destruction continued, and independently of the damage done to the premises in which the disaster commenced, serious injury was done to the house of Mr. Greig, writing master, No. 36, Drury-lane; and also to the painter's shop connected with Mr. Kesterton's coach factory in Long-acre. The firemen by dint of great perseverance, got the fire subdued ;:but the total loss, it is feared, will reach to nearly 2,0001. Fortunately, with the exception of Mr. Greig, the sufferers were insured. THE COLONY OF NATAL.—According to private letters received in Southampton froth Natal by the last Cape mail, it appears that frost has done much damage to agricul tural prospevtt ill that colcla-7, RIONN THE SHii_RE MARKETS. BRIT [SU RAILWAYS. Railways Aberdeen 100/. pal Amb., Not., Bost. & E. I June. Bir., Wolv., and Stolle Valley all pd.' Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jet., late 33/. 66.8 d., 28/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 50/. & 25/. Cens., all pd. Ditto, 20/. 18 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian _lOO/. pd.i Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Cork & Bandon, all pd Dub. & Belf. Jet. 451. pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen Junc. ... all pd. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. Do (181. E. & IL) all pd. East. Counties ... all pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 61. pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd.l East Lancashire ...all p E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd Edinb. & Glas., 100/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 100/. Glas. & S.-West., 1004 Great Northn., 100/. pd Do.%s. A Stk., 1001. p Do. % B Stock,loo/. p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 100/. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd; Lanc. & York., 1001. pd Do., Fifths l5 pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 % p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt. all p Lond. & Blackw., all pd London, Tilbury, and Southend 3 pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct 100 p Lon. & N.West.,loo/. p Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 10/.,111 &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 501., 42% pd Do. New 401 3.41. pd Lon. & Enniskil , all pd Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 4/. 2s. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Do. 4 Shares, 17% pd Newcas. & Carl. all pd Newmarket —lOO/. pd l Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford ...14/ pd Newry & Ennisk. 7% p Norfolk lOOl. pd Do. New 201.... 20/. p North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd Norto. British ...100/. p Nth. Devon, No.l, 13/.p Do., No. 2 6% pd Do., % A, def....a1l pd Do., 48, guar. 5/. pd North Stafford. 17% p North-Western...all pd N. & S.-W. June. 8% p 0xf.,W0r.,&W.,1001. p Scottish Central 100/. p Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrews. & 8ir....100/.p Do. do. Shrew. & Her 8/. pl Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union _6% pd, Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at par cent. South Devon all pd South-Eastern 100/. pd South Wales sill pd S.York.& Riv. Dun 151. Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/2s. 3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway _l9/. pd Vale of Neath...l7/. pd Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd West Cornwall 131. pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Ber. 100/.p Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E.purc. 10/. p York & N. Mid.lool.pd PREFI Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Bris. & Ex., 4 p. ct. Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, 51. pd Caledonian, 10/. 100/ p Ches. & liolyhd. all pd Cork and Bandon, 5 LA per cent. 1 u p Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction Ang. (3110s)6 p c. all Do. (5 1.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/17s) 7 p. c. '2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. all Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quer. Shre. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 per cent. all pd Gias. & S.W. gua 5 p.c. Gt. North. 5 p. c 100 pd Do. 5 p c. red. se 100 p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4 1 % 100/. p Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. 6/. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 131. pd Do. Qrs., 18 , 18_9/. pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. —lOO/. pd Do. Pr.s p c. Stk. 1001. Do. Con. 5 p c, 1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 100/. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nutlet.) 5 p. c. 100/. pd Ln.,`.'z S.W. C0.3d5.5/. p Lon. & En. IA Sh. all p Man., Shell:, & Linen. Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd Do. New, IC/. pd Do. Cl. 3/. pd Maryport and Carlisle, 4 per cent all pd Do., 4% per ct. 6% p INI:.(1.0on. 6 p c St. 1001. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 1001. pd Do. Erewash Val. all p Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Pref., 4/1 p.c. 51. p Norfolk Exteu... all pd Do. Gr. 5 1 ,4 p et. all p Do. W. Val. 5 p.c. all p North British 1001. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & %Vol., 151. 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Ditto ditto ... 61. pd Shrelvs. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c all pd Do. 5 per cent. 101 pd South Devon all pd Do. New 1% pd St.-Est. (Reading An nuities)...l/. Os. 6d pd Do., 4% p e 100/. p Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3l. pd Do. d York, NeDo w. & Bor Si.. allp York & N. Midland H. and S. Parch. 10/. pd South-Eas LINES LEASE 5 i i 112. ENTALS. ,Nominal Prices. i',9 to 29 '4 6 -6 10% -10% 6% —5% die. .21% 22% 2% 2 1 % dis. lOU 102 52% 51% 21% 22 115 15% 6 5 dis. 7% - 8;4 4 3 % - 5 3%- 334 11% -117 A 9 - 9 1 4 •••6 • •• % - 61 75 -76 57 -59 75 -76 27 -28 ... ••• 79% - 80% 43 -45 117 - 119 48 -49 35% - 95% 82 -84 10 —ll p 85 85% 3% —3% die. 3% 23 4 , die. 17 17% 8% - • 8% 1 3 4 2 p 104 105 119 119 1 4 2 3 4 3 1 -4, p —1% p 89 —9O 5'4 5 die. 5 4 dia. 18 —l9 32 1 4 8214 3% 3 di& 77 —77 IA 43 —45 ••• --- ••• 47 -49 33& 2 3 Adia. 2% 3 43 —45 35 -36 7 6 % dis. ••• --- •• 2 —• 2 1 A 1 —44 die. 4 5 4 4Y B dis. 3% - 4%p. 48 -49 84 -86 55 -57 68 -72 .1 3 A, —l4 dis. 19 , h 20 1 ,4 9 3 ,4 14 1 4 15% 3y B — 3 1 k 22 -23 77 -78 413 A - 413 14 -15 4% - 5 169 - 171 2% - 2 7 4 13 - 13% 7 -7% 22 -23 9% - 16% 0 -70 7% 74 die. 3 —VA dis. 52 53 :RENCE SHARE 1106 - 108 100 - 103 18% - 19 % die• ifi p 6 -6% S -3% 3 %- 3K 1% 2 p 14 PA p x.d 14 3 4 15 17 -17% 9 -9% 2 3 / 4 - . 3% ••• --- ••• 125 - 127 8 7a -- 109 110 %dia. par 151 154 PM. Pm. 14% ••• .... ••• 3% .. 3% p ,13% - 13% 9 -10 11% - 3 / 8 • • " P X die. X p %di& X p 148 - 150 ••• •—• ••• par --• % p 22 —23 5 %- - 6 1% - 2 93 -95 -•-- ••• 2% -2% p 11% -- 11% 17% 18 j 8 —1.% p 15% 16% %dia. par 25% - 25% -- ••• 19 ,-- 20 ... ... ••• Ys %di& 101 103' b%— 58 par — 3 p item, 4 1 / 2 per cent., :D AT FIXED R: L easing Rways. Companies,N----------- -- ominal Prices. Business to-day. Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.& N.W ... ... Bir.& OX'., 30 ~gua. all Gt. Weetn. 29% % Do. without, all 1) 1 Do. .. 29 . 80 Bir.Wolv. & Dud., guar all pd Do. Do. without, all p 1 Do. Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W 108 110 Clydsdale Jc., all p Caledonian 52 —56 E. Lin., gua. 6 per, cent 100/.pd Gt. Northn. 147 149 Glouce3t. & Dean Forest all pd Gt. Wastrn. 32% —B3 Hartlepl. Dk. & Yk.New. - Railw....all pd &Berw. . i ••• Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N . 113 —ll5 Do. Halves., all p Do. ...... 56% 57% Do. Quarts., all p Do. ..... 27 ...... 28 Lou. & Grenw., all S. F.asiern.. 14 11% Do. Prof all pd! Do. ...... 25% 2b% Lcw..%tuft., na. 4 per cenl all pd No rfolk ... 18% .1 . 9 . % _.. Do. t; p. ct., all p Do. ...... ... Manch. Buxtn, .1 I..&N‘Vt 3 3 % & Alatick,s%p t &M • Middlcsbe & Red d p Stktn&Dar ... —„. car, 6 p. c. , a ,• Midlnd Brclf.,all p Indland ... 107 1 09 N. & 8., • c . 9 5 p all E. Counties 64 —66 Prestn. &Wyre. L.& N.IV 1 ... ...... I a ll paid I &La. &Irf Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pd Do. Roy. & 11it.,100/.p Gt.Northn l4B 150 148 ~,Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. l4B --• 150 IBhf. 14th. & (koole, sp. c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks .. ... S. Staffdsh., 9% p AirM•Clean 3 / 4 , .-- % die. Wear VaL 6p c.,al I ,Stckt& Dar 30 Wiligi4 31 Ditto ditto, . La all pj Do. CAi 241Welilli , 106 ..- lOU , X 34 i Business done to-day. 28 73/4 Railway& Cent. France (0.V.) all Charl. & Erquel. all pd Demerara...., all pdl Dijon & Besa ncon , 4 pd l Dutch Rhenish 81. pd East Indian all pd Gt. Indian Penin all p Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd Great West. of Canada Shares 514 pd Louv. a la Sambre 7 Luxembourg ...14/. pd Do. (Railway) 10/. pd Do pd Do. (Canal) 2 l-A pd Lyons & Avignon, 5 pd Madra5......... 4LX, pd Maria Antonia 2714 pd Do. New Namur & Liege all pd Do. ex int all pd North. of France, all pd Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 111. pd Paris & Lyons 10/. pd Do. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd, Paris & Rouen all pd Paris & Stras. all pd Paris, Caen, and Cher bourg 4 pd Rouen & pd Sambre & Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Qeebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 17/. pd] West Flanders all pd West. of France 9/. pd Agna Fria all pd Auglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p Australasian 2/. pd Australian Si. pd Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 131. ss. p Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Joh. del It. 151. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper —4O/. pdl Colonial Gold 1/ pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Mountain all pd Grd. D ucb Baden, all p Great Polgooth all pd Lake Bathurst all pd Liberty .. pd Lon. & Cal.Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd Mariquita.... all pd Mexi. & S. Amer. 91. p New Granada all pd Nouveau Monde, all pd Port Philip all pd Quartz Pock all pd Santiago de Cuba 103,4 South Australian, all pd Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd Yuba 1 paid JOINT Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 251. pd Com. of London 20/. pd London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & County 201. pd London Jt. Stk. 101. pd Lon. & Westm. .20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lOl. pd Nat. of Ireland 22% p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. Do. New all pd Roy. Aust. Bkg. & Gold' Importing Corn. Ipd Union of Austral. all pd Do. New 2% pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pd Austral. Roy. Mail, 4 p Canada 32% pd' Copper Miners of Eng land . . all pd Do. Preference, 7 pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd Elect. Tel eg. Ireland 1 p Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Company...so/. p Irish Beetroot Sug. 2 p Netherlands Land, 2 pd Penin. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. —l5/. pd Royal Mail Stm. 601. pd Universal Emigration and Colonization, 21. p FOREIGN, Nomin? 1 Prima. ii % = I'6 1 3 % 2 1) 3 4 Yt di 8. 29 8} - 1%- ly, p par 1p 7 - 714, 4% - 434 I - 11% 1% - iN , 5% - 8 p 3 - 3y 4 p 7 -.9 2 - 3 7%- 8 6 - 7 30 - 30% 13%8-141 16:4 Pp 57 -J9 --"; 35 -36 30 - 30;4 2 -2% p 16% - 17 9.% - 10% 4 1 4 - + 4'/ 6 / 4 - 7 p. MINES. 1 /fi 3 / 8 p %dig.— % p ""' ••• 1 p 3 A 1 , ( 5 /g ditz• die. .5 6 7%-- % dis. Par 43 —45 1 4 •—. % p 6 6ih % % dis. ''''' •• • % % die. % dia. par 1% 2 p ',4, % dia. Ya 3/4p % dis• % dis. par 4 3 4 dis. 'ife— 5 / 8 p 5 / 8 p di& 11% 12% 12 —lB 7% 8 %dis. par —1) r-STOCK BANKI 58 —59% 67 —5B 15 16% 29 —3O Business done to-d3l. 7 28% ad %A 43,} ••• .... ... 32 33% 46 -46% 38 - 46% - 47% 167 8 - 17% 14 1 4 -1% 49% - 50% 6 - 17 -18 30 3 4 5/3 ••• ••• iCELLANEOUS. 3 4 50 —bl 36 - 37% 29 -30 4 7 A -5% 28% 1,i3 50 —5l x.d 2 85 - 8614 41 - 4114 79 - 80% 8O i 16 1 / 2 s 1 9 A X; 4 , 17;s %3 1% 3X 5/8 6 % • , 1 % ft % 1 1/2 1831 . 7% % 1 ' • I - • , 1 js .754 s 5 2 87 41 1 4 7 4 y 78% LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY) LONDON, OCT. 22.—Wind at noon, E.S.E., lig ht 51°' and dull, hazy weat h er . 019 STOCKTON, OCT. 21.—Wind, W. Arrived, Safegt l ' , Quebec. A We l HARTREPOC 7., OCT. 21.—Wi n d, Southerly. 4.-- 1 lonthe, Quebec. atit SWANSEA, OCT. 21.—Wind, S.E. Arrived, ChelY Coqu web°. s l ' ISELFAST, OCT. 20.—Wind, W. A rr i ve d, El"' Johns, N.B. „ for CRONSTADT, OCT. 13.—The T ro b a d our , BremeW this port, was stranded on Oesel, previous to Sa l in a dangerous pesition. 5 1)1 ' STETTIN, OCT. 17.—A di smas t e d Fi n dl an d le i with green sides, was passed 12th Oct. atr ELSINORE, OCT. 17.—The Julie Andrea from —f a was wrecked off Altinge Bornholm, 12th Oct. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 21.—The Jane HPwdrel, whic h d 0 6 reported to have been lo s t on l eav i ng Realijo, arrif e a for Papta from thence on the 12 t h September, boon Callao. to CROOKHAVEN, OCT. 21.—Th e D ur h am, Galt l " -,„ il d Que3ustown, has put in with considerable damag e so leaky, having come in contact o ff C ast l e h aven, and discharged. n ' LIVERPOOL, OCT. 21.—Wind, S.E. 'A rr i ve d, Den li 5 6 ' Antigua • Fidelia, New York ; Edward Johnstonefo, Johns, N.B. Sailed, Jane, Savannah s ; Risian, chicola ; Fides, New York ; Pharsalia, Boston back, Greenock, tor Mobile, with master lost overt — er. Off Port—Flunder, Jt. Johns, N.B. ; WaterkeePol Alexander, Marchioness Huntley, Gannett Philadelphia. tO DOVER, OCT. 21.—The Richard Mount, Hamburg St. Johns, Newfoundland, on shore at Dungenes* been got off. DEAL, OCT. 21.—Wind, S.W., very iight. Ar" PLYMOUTH, OCT. 21.—Wind, S.E. to S.W rived, Abigal, Quebec. Sailed, Patriarch, Aden. o 0 , OFF FALMOUTH.—Sacramento, Calcutta. B. P .-- . Alarm, Halifax. i3: 4‘ PILL, OCT. 21.—Wind S.—Sld. Industrious, , badoes. et ; .1 NEW STEAM COMPANY. --A very useful pr-i e fi C o l' being brought out under the designation of the e biQ don, Liverpool, and North American 'Screw Stesc e. h loo Company." The obje ct o f the company is to ellt„6/0 1 ion' an economical, exped it i ous, and direct steam cortire,"l, Lion for goods and passengers between London "".;"eti° pool, the United S tates, and the British North p od can colonies. Tho steamers will leave London, 00 Liverpool altern a t e l y for New York throughen't, year; for Canad a an d N ewfoundland from Alarnreier October; and d ur i ng t h e rema i nder of the year, in o ilf that the communication with Canada may not be W o f interrupted, they will call at Portland, in the e Maine, b etween wh i ch port and Quebec an d D ion' treat a railw a y i s now i n course o f co nstrt l °.,. o ,o , During th e season it i s contemp l ate d that the voeo pany's steamers shall run straight up to Cl t io o or Montreal, where they will b e i n communjf.," o ol with steamers plyi ng t o l a k es O ntar i o , Erie, P"oate, Michigan, and touching at all the ports on the r id e 0 When the line is established it will probably cn;, is great diversion of the lake produce, which now ps, a -6 , 5 c . a great measure through the United St a t es to IRs'ioog !antic sea board. The island of Newfoundland, 9e op, deprived of the advantages of steam communie n c io will also bo included in the route of the conit t o o o steamers, and it is therefore probable the assolose will:secure the bounty offered;by the C o l on i a l Legio,l6 as' T he compan y i s at present p rovisionally registereu,'.lo der the Joint Stock Companies' A c t, b ut a c hart e dill been applied for, and will in all probability be r e :h at o se cured, until which time o n l y a d epos i t of 2s. Per 01. is to be payable. The capital is fixed at 600,00 01 . P' s h a res, and the committ ee i ncludes some of our gaat rtll flueutial firms conne cte d w i th both branches of the "'— American trade. HEREFORDSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.'" it 10; annual gattlieriag the Herefordshire Agrieu. m .° o o Society took place yesterday. There was th e L „Thto; goodly show of Hereford cattle and sheep, and to,` c o oP, Lowery prizes were awarded for excellence in stock' fa , also to agricultural labourers sad servants for „In.; e oo service. Tho dinner took place at the Green - 1 - 1 ' " o rd. Hotel, in the evening, and was somewhat fully at telj fili o , It will be renaemberid that t h e last anniversary n ' 0 0 0 society was celebrated for the after dinner speeeh e teer it is suppo se d t h at thist celebrity drew a larger 133 „, c - reii; together th an usua l . Expectation in that respect her was disappoint e d, vs political discussion Ives . 01 t e ' e prohibited O rr OF LINEN.-Fromreturns rt centli p o p - tithed it a pp ears 39 , 00 0,000 o f persona i n A m erie ° 4 - per sumo annually mor e th an t wo y ar d s o f ou r lin e t l ' h - itr head, whil e 228,000 , 00 0 i n E urope ta k e b ut o ne eighth part of a yard per head. LINEN EXPORTATIONS.—The grout retur-- n. , 0 , f t ur- s ' quantities and the de c l are d va l ue o f li nen inenut - e tb ° mad yarns exported from the United Kingdom du_ril l er, past year, are very sati s f ac t or y. Of wove n gOO O5 , 44 31 ' were 128,780,362 yards, having a value of 3, 82 " c i at The thread, tapes, an d sma ll wares wer e v° 113 ,, e 731b1 285,3331, and ul linen yarns there ware 16,518etai amounting in val ue to 935 ,939 1 ., f orm i n g 0 Total P t 5,048,6151. sterling. Th e B oar d o f Trade ret ur. :fi the month ending S e pt em b er 5 g i ve an equally sthtl'oriti tory account of the present state of the tram!, thefet6 l for the month ahowiug an inerepe over, those : n ; of 46,6254 _ 5114 3 / 4 21 3 / 4 % 1511 4Ti 3 / 4 11 3 / 4 X 6 7% 80% 79% 117 1 4 48% 1 4 95% S AI 533 pm. 85 1 ,E 1( 11% 17% % 105 , 110 1 % ,i 59% 9 77% 654 35% 6 1,4 7 1 / 4 47 1 ,4 85 1 ,E 6 5 x.d 14% 224 76% 7Y5 4114 23% 3 % 70 69 70 69% 12% 7% 34 % 51% 2 1% 2 ;. 92% 110% 9% % 10 11% 15% 411‘ owl B et ( uav —T trail of p day, why eau