The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-07 00:00:00

Helsingfors, June 26. By order of the Chancery of the Ithpector of Pilots and Lighthouses. Upon the largest of the islands which form the group Of Norrskaret, lat. 63 deg. 13 min. 45 sec. N., long. 38 deg. 47 min. 15 sec. E. of Ferroe, at the entrance of the south point of the Northern Kvarken, in the Gulf of Bothnia, an octagonal plain brick lighthouse has been erected with a wooden lantern, in which has been placed an apparatus of revolving reflectors ; showing flashes of light eclipsed at intervals of a minute. Each flash will last from five to ten seconds, but close to the lighthouse the light will be visible for a quarter of a minute, and in such a manner that the eclipse will not be perceived, but only an increasing or decreasing light, while at a greater distance the total darkness will last nearly 40 seconds. The elevation of the lighthouse from the focn• dation to the lantern is G 4 Swedish feet, and the height of the lantern is 107 Swedish feet above the level of the sea at the usual height of the water during summer. The light will be visible from a vessel's deck at the dis tance of four German or fifteen to sixteen English miles. T&e lighthouse, which is principally intended for the navigation of the Northern Kvarken, will also indicate the course to be followed at the entrance from the sea into the port of Brendyesk, near the town of \Vasa. Ships, however, should not approach it within half an English mile. Ilelsingrors, July 3. By order of the Chancery of the Inspector of Pilots and Lighthouses. In addition to the notice dated the 26th of June last, published in the official Gazette of Finland of July 1, respecting the erection of 'a new lighthouse with a re volving light upon the Norrskeret at the entrance of the southern point of Northern Kvarken, in the Gulf of Bothnia, mariners are informed that this light will be exhibited for the first time on the Ist (13th) of July, and that the lighting of the other lights erected in this coun try will take place on the same day during the last half of the present year. Afterwards the Norrskaret light will continue to be exhibited during the same periods as the other lights. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAYA COLONIAL. STMA.R.—The market for British Plantation remains without alteration, and the quantity sold amounts to 561 hogsheads. The public sales have comprised 500 bags of Mauritius, 3,300 bags of Bengal, and 1.200 bags of Penang ; the Mauritius brought 335 to 35s for mid brown and grey, being steady rates, but the Bengal was only partially realised at easier prices; grainy yellow at 34s 6d to 40s 6d, and Mauritius kind at 38s to 395, according to quality. The Penang realiscd 29s to 34s 6d for low quality. Privately 900 bags Khaur Bengal was disposed of 28s duty paid. The quantity of British Plantation landed in the port of London to the Ist inst. was 86,167 hhds 14,015 tierces against 89,029 hhds 12,517 tierces at this time last year. The stock in the port of London on the Ist inst. was 37,224 hhds 7,006 tierces against 29,881 hhds 4,109 tierces to the correspondieg period of 1847. COFFEE.-320 bags 54 casks Plantation Ceylon, 98 bales Mocha, 580 bags St. Domingo, and 670 bags Ilf o were offered by auction ; the Ceylon found buyers at previous rates, ranging chic fly from 28s to 53s for or di nary to middling. The Mocha was with drawn for want of buyers at 46s for fair clean garbled. The whole of the St. Domingo was out of condition, and sold with spirit at its full relative value ; there was, however, no disposition evinced to give 'former prima for the Brazil, and it was, therefore, all taken in at 23s 6d to 25s for common to good ord. Privately 2,000 bags good native Ceylon was sold for exportation at 27s per cwt. stock.in the port of London on the Ist inst. was 28,687 puns 5,299 hhds, against 15,590 puns 2,811 hhds at this time last year. SALTPETRE.-460 bags Bengal brought 24s 6d to 258 for 6} per cent refraction, which are steady prices. SPICES. -1,390 bags Black Pepper, 10 Cases Penang Mace, and 18 cases Penang Nutmegs, were offered by auc tion. The Pepper was only partially realised, at rather easier rates, Sumatra at 2id to 23d for clean sifted, with half heavy; Malabar at lid to 28d. The Mace brought 2s to 2s lld for ord to good pale, being a slight reduction, but the Nutmegs sold with animation at extreme rates, ranging from 2s 6d to 3s 9d per lb for ord small to good bold. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 45s per cwt on the spot, and Town 47s 6d. TEA.—There is a quiet market. HAY MARKETS. SMMIPIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 85 to 31 14s; Clover, ditto, 3/ lOs to 511; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ lOs per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. Cullum RLAND.-Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to El 155 ; Clover ditto, Cl 10s to 4/ 135; and Straw, 1/ 5s to 1/10s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2l 8s to 31 13s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 5/.1 and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 10s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CHANCERY.-(THIS, DAY.) WARD V. WARD-CUSTODY 02' INFANTS. Our readers will recollect that this suit, which is one between husband and wife, for the purpose of ascertain ing which of them shall have the custody of their children, was heard before the Lord Chancellor in his private room, and his - Lordship delayed giving his judg ment in order to afford the parties an opportunity of seeing whether or not some arrangement could not be come to between them. A few days ago the Lord Chan cellor intimated his intention of giving judgment on the application that had been made to him this morning, at the sitting of the Court. Mr. STUART, on the part of the wife, stated that he had a suggestion to make to the Court, which he trusted his Lordship would accede to, and that was that his Lordship Would see the eldest child, a young girl about ten years of age, and very intelligent, who had resided with her father at Leamington. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after a short discussion be tweet; himself and the Bar, acceded to the application, and the young lady was ordered to attend his Lordship any morning he sat. KARL BALCARRAS V. JOHNSON. This appeal, the hearing of which has been postponed several times in Order to see if the parties could not come to some comproinise, was upon the application of Mr. S TUART this morning ordered to stand over gene rally. MOORE V. GREG.—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning at tome length on this case, which came before him on Saturday last, upon appeal from the decision of the Vice - Chancellor Knight Bruce, allowing a demurrer put in by the d e f en d ant to the bill filed by the plaintiff: The bill Was filed i n M ay, 1848, - by the lessor of Halliwell-mill, near Bolton and it prayed that the defendants, Greg and O rmerod, should b e compelled to execute a legal assign ment of the lease granted to a Mr. Tayler, on which they had an the mill "esuitable mortgage. Tayler obtained a lease of — in 1842; the other defendants Greg and Orme • rod) supplied him with cotton, and engaged to take yarn in payment. Tayler became embarrassed, and Greg lua deposit of the lease as a security for the amount due to him. Tayler' also executed a mortgage of the machinery of the mill. In the mean time the rent became In arrear; the plaintiffs distrained; and the defendants to secure their interest in the mill and machinery, paid the rent, took possession, and entered intovarious negotiations With the plaintiffs for a new lease at a diminished rent. These negotiations failing, the defendants sold the ma chinery on which they had the mortgage; and they also as it was all eged, sold a portion of the fixtures apper taining to the freehold. From all these acts and circum stances the plaintiffs alleg ed•that the defendants had made themselves th e assignees of Tayler, and were now bound to take an assignment of his lease for twenty-one years, and perform its covenants. The bill, therefore prayed that the defendants should be held liable for the rents of the premises, and to execute an assignment of the lease granted to Tayler. The defendants put in a general demurrer for want of equity, and that demurrer was allowed after argument by the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. From that decision the plaintiffs appealed to the Lord Chancellor, who now gave judgment on that appeal. His LORDSHIP, after going at considerable length into the case, and stating that he could not adopt, at this time of day, the dictum laid down by Lord Thurlow in the case referred to, stated it to be his clear opinion that the judgment of the Court below was correct, and ordered it to be ztfirmed with costs. Appeal dismissed wish costs. MARTIN V. WELSTEAD. The further arguments in this appeal occupied the Court the remainder of the morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) RICE V. GORDON.- JUDGMENT. The MASTER of the ROLLS gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued before him in January last. The suit was instituted by the plaintiff, to obtain back from the defendants two promissory notes, dated in December, 18.10, for 1,000/ each, and to be indemnified a gainst any liability in respect of them. It appeared that Mr. Gawen, a provision merchant in Shadwell, had dealings with the defendants, merchants, carrying on business at Billiter-street, in the city of London, under th e fi rm o f " Gordon and Sons," to whom he was in debted to a large amount. Gawen being in difficulties , they brought an action against him to recover 15,0001 . Au ar rangement was afterwards entere d i nto, b y which the action was to be stayed, upon Gawen admitting 11 ' 4 2 ,000/, were due, and receiving that sum by two promissory notes for 1,0001 each, passed by himself and two other sureties—Mr. Rice, the plaintiff, and a Captain Crozier ; that - the amount due from Gawen, exclus ive of the two thousand pounds so secured, should be referred to arbitration, and that he should allowed twelve months to pay what might be awarded to be due from him. On the 7th of December, 1840, and these t erms were re d uce d to an agreement. the two promissory notes given to the defendants, g!gned by Rice, gnatur e of a blank space having been left for the o i Crozier, who, however, never signed either the n otes. It appeared also that a fiat of bankruptcy t w_a s . tak en against Gawen by Gordon and Sons, before p r r e e lle months from the date of the agreement had ex and d . Mr. Scarl e t, a p artner i n t h e fi rm o f E. A. Jones with_o., who car r i e d on b us i ness i n t h e same o ffi ces , an d imthe same clerks as Gordon and Sons, discounted 0 of these promissory notes for the defendants, the amount of which was recovered by Scarlet from Rice by e action at law. The plaintiff now sought relief at i ll, en the ground of fraud; that the notes were a nul 2Yroui the nun joinder of the co-surety, and the agree ment_not fulfilled, the defendant having taken out a fiat of. bankruptcy against Gawen before the twelve months v alt " ve d him to make good his payments had expired. farther suggested that there was a collusion be n th e theparties to induce Rice to sign the notes up on "er, re p r esentation that Crozier would he a co-surety. ierilitle MASTER of the Rom.s, after going at some theg a into th e case, stated that there were some parts of case to which he considered the plaintiff entitled to relief, and others with respect to which he considered it necessary to direct an issue, and ultimately it was de- BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) CRIMINAL INFORMATION. - THE QUEEN ON THE PRO SECUTION OF THE MAGISTRATES OF CHELTENHAM V. HADLEY. The ATTORNEY GENERAL applied to the Court on behalf of several of the magistrates of the Cheltenham division of the county of Gloucester for a rule calling upon John Hadley, the printer and proprietor of a news paper called the Cheltenham Journal and Stroud Herald, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him, for printing and publishing a libel re flecting on the public character of the magistrates of Cheltenham generally. He would read the libel, and it would at once be seen that it reflected severely upon the Cheltenham bench of magistrates. The libel was pub lished on the 31st of July last, and it professed to be the report of a speech of a gentleman named Lingwood, an attorney practising in Cheltenham, and addressed to a close meeting of the Cheltenham Conservative Associa tion. The Learned Gentleman proceeded to read the speech in question. It commenced by stating the opinion of the speaker that it was not sufficient for the people of Cheltenham to return a Member to Parliament, but they must have their local offices of trust filled by men of their own colour. They had had yellow officers long enough, and it was high time they were got rid of. The character of a public officer was public property, and so long as a public officer misconducted himself he was liable to befound fault with, and from the magistrate on the bench down to the bum-bailiff who levied a distress, all were re sponsible for what they did and said. (The Attorney General remarked in parenthesis that he wished the gen tleman would act upon this principle, and take upon himself the responsibility of the libel). The speaker then went on to say that it was his duty to tell the meeting though he was extremely sorry to do so, that the magistrates of the town of Cheltenham prostituted their offices to poli tical purposes, and it was his intention to present a me morial to the Lord Chancellor, "the man who sat upon the Woolsack," upon the subject of their conduct. He would not, the speaker continued, allow their public offices to be prostituted in this manner, for until they got justice administered impartially, the people of Cheltenham were not free men, but slaves. The other day a poor man came to him and said, " What am Ito do under these circumstances • here am I summoned by the magistrate for the rates, although they know I am poor and cannot pay, but they know I am a Conservative and this will enable them to strike my name off the register while there is a neighbour of mine who has not paid his rates, although he has got plenty of money, but he happens to be a yellow, and, therefore his rates are excused him, so that he may get on the register." The speaker concluded by staking his reputation upon the truth of his state ments. The Attorney-General said he thought the Court would agree with him that this was a most scandalous imputation upon the Cheltenham magistracy. He had affidavits of the leading members of tbat body, declaring that the statement that they prostituted their offices to political purposes was totally untrue, as was also the assertion that they had excused persons from the pay ment of rates because they were yellow or upon any pre tence whatever, He had also the affidavit of the over seers of the parish confirming these declarations, and here in ordinary cases his application would end, but there were other circumstances connected with this par- titular case to which he thought it right to call the attention of the court. On the 7th of August there was another number of this paper published, containing mat ter relating to this particular speech. It appeared by that paper, that Mr. Lingwood addressed a letter to the editor, complaining that his speech had been inaccurately reported, and stating that he had sent a letter to the magistrates disclaiming some of the sentiments expressed in the speech. The editor of the paper attached a note to this letter, insisting that the speech had been re ported as it was spoken. But that did not matter, as the letter itself, so far as the magistrates were concerned, only aggravated the charge which the speech made against them. It did not state what part of the speech was inaccurate, whether it . was the part relating to the threat to memorialise the Lord Chancellor, " the man who sat upon the Woolsack," or excusing parties for non-payment of rates in prostituting their offices to political purposes, and accordingly Mr. Williams, the clerk of the magistrates, wrote a letter to Mr. Lingwood, pointing out the vagueness of his communication— stigmatising the speech as a crime, and announcing the opinion of the magistracy that the matter was beyond their limits of an apology, and would have to be de cided by a Court of Justice. In conclusion, the Learned Attorney-General said, it seemed to have been the result-of a settled purpose that Mr. Lingwood should have made this speech contrary to the usual practice, all the other newspapers but this particular one were ex cluded from the meeting where it was delivered, and it would be for the printer and proprietor of the newspaper to explain whether he had not been indemnified for printing and publishing this libel in his paper. Mr. Justice PATTESOIi granted the application. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) PAVIDSON V. noux. This was an action for infringement of copyright on the part of the defendant by publishing in the Musical Gem the words and music of a song which it was alleged was the property of plaintiff. The action was tried be fore Mr. Justice Williams at Guildhall, and the verdict was subs!antially for defendant. Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL now moved, on various tech nical grounds, to set the ♦erdict aside, but The COURT refused the application. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. WITHAM and a Bench of Magistrates.) The November general sessions were opened this day before Mr. Witham, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell green. The calender is comparatively light, the number of prisoners (about 70) being much below the average, John Lake, aged 30, was indicted for stealing a po tato-fork, of the value of six shillings, the property of William Jones. The prosecutor lives at Hounslow, and was robbed of the fork in question, which was afterwards found in the prisoner's possession. The prisoner, who is a farm labourer, said in his de fence that he purchased the fork for two shillings from a woman at Hounslow, and that whilst he was making the bargain with her she managed to pick his pocket of five shillings and sixpence. The jury, however, disbelieved the statement, and found the prisoner Guilty. He was sentenced to three months' i m p t isoment and hard labour. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Mopdy, the young Irishman who was on Friday last remarde4 upon the charge of cutting and maiming a fellow-countr) wan named Murphy, was again placed to the dock, but no one appeaping for the prose cution, he was disehgrged. It is rumoured that the pin secutor and his witnesses were intimidated from ap pearing. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Maria Ann Evans ' lately in the service of Mr. Lewis Pesman, 15, Lamb-street, Spitalfields, printer, was charged with robbing the latter of a variety of valuable articles. Mr. Pesuaan stated that he had for some time previous to the 4th inst. reason to suspect the Owner's honesty, THE SUN, tided that the case should stand over till to-morrow, in order that the counsel might agree upon the terms of that issue. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) JOWELL V. BOARD. The further arguments in this part heard case occu pied the Court the ‘s bole morning. (Before the Vice- Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) THOMPSON V. BENNETT. The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed this morning, and occupied the Court the greater part of the day. (Before the Vice-Chancellor NVIGRAm.) His HONOUR, after disposing at great length of the cases of "Phillipson v. Getty," and "Hollin v. Teed," nei ther of which contained points of any interest except to the parties concerned, proceeded to hear causes, but no case calling for a special report came before the Court during the morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) SPECIAL PAPER DAYS. At the sitting of the Court, Sir FREDERICK THESIGER inquired if it was the in tention of the Court to take the special papers on Friday. Lord DENMAN said the Court intended not to take the special papers until the sittings after term, and the new trial paper on the days heretofore devoted to the cases in the special paper. This arrangement, .bich the Court believed would be found very advantageous, could not prevent the hearing of any par ticular special cases on the days heretofore set apart for their hearing. ' Sir FREDE R ICK said no doubt this arrangement would prove satisfactory. aRNKINSON V. HUCHINSON. Mr. MARTIN said this case was tried at Durham be fore Mr. Justice Erle, and that a verdict was found for the plaintiff for 230 L He had to move for a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered. It ap peared that a person named Barnes was the owner of a ship which traded between Sunderland and Con stantinople. It was mutually agreed between the plain tiff and defendant, who is a shipowner at Sunderland, and a friend of Barnes (wishing thereby to serve him), that the ship (the Wanderer) should bring back a cer tain cargo from Constantinople. He consequently char tered the ship to Jenkins. Barnes finding he could make a more profitable bargain, refused to ratify the contract, contending that Huchinson had no right to charter it. The action was brought to recover the loss which the plain tiff had sustained by reason of the breach of that contract. This was the sole point in the case, and it was, the Learned Counsel confessed, a very miee one. The COURT granted the rule, and directed the case to be put on the special paper. JAMES V. LYNN. This case was tried before Mr. Justice Erie at the last assizes at Liverpool, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff. It was an issue under the Tithe Commu tation Act to try who was entitled to certain tithes. Mr. liNowLus moved for a rule, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the ♦erdict should not be set aside, on the ground of misdirec tion, and because the verdict was against the evidence. The Learned Judge, it appeared amended some error in the issue. Now, he contended that he could not amend an issue of this sort, and, if he had, that that amendment was one relating to a material matter, and therefore one which, under the statute, he had no power to make. The misdirection consisted in the Learned Judge not telling the jury that the issue was not sustained by the evidence. (The case was proceeding when our report left.) LONDON. On that day she was about leaving his service, but he would not permit her to take away her box until it was searched in the presence of a police-constable. The box was accordingly secured by her and left " until called for." Last night the prisoner came for it, and witness called in a policeman, in whose presence the box was opened, when the articles now produced, and which were the property of his wife, were found. The property stolen consisted of linen, chintz, furniture, and a variety of articles of clothing. The prisoner said the articles had been given to her by her mistress. Mrs. Mary Pesman identified the articles as her pro perty, and positively denied having given the prisoner either of them. The prisoner was committed. A number of young men and boys were charged with letting off fireworks in the public streets. Mr. liAmmiLL severely admonished end discharged those whose cases were not of a very flagrant nature, whilst others were fined in the sums varying from 20s. to 55., or imprisonment. THE UNION BANK ofNEWCASTLE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Suz,—The Committee of the Union Bank have seen with surprise the following paragraph in The Sun newspaper of Saturday last :7- " TLIK UNION BANK OF NEWCASTLE.—A meeting of the shareholders of the North of England Joint- Stock Bank was held on Thursday last, at the head office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, when it was unani mously resolved to wind up its affairs in Chancery, under the provisions of the Act of Parliament, passed during last session, for winding up the affairs of joint• stock companies. The bank suspended pay ments in 1846." I beg to inform you that the Union Bank has no connexion with the North of England Banking Company. The Committee of the Union Bank have no inten tion of winding up their affairs under the Act of last session. Since October, 1847, when the bank sus pended payment, they have been, as they still are, assiduously engaged in discharging their liabilities, and but a small proportion, as compared with the original amount, remains unliquidated. The general business of the bank has been recently resumed at the branches at North Shields, South Shields, and Berwick, ample funds for this particular object having been provided by a number of the share holders. I trust you will correct the mistake in an early number of your publication. I am very respectfully, JOSEPH WATSON. Newcastle, Nov. 6, 1848. [The paragraph in question was copied from Times.—En. Sum ] HAMBURGH MARKETS. HAMBURGH FUNDS, Nov. 3. Bills. Money. llanoverian New Loan, 5 per Cent. .. • . 101% 101% Bank Shares „ .......... Anglo-Russian Loan •••• • • • • 96% 96 Russian Metal., 5 per Cent 5.......... Ditto let series Inscription.... Ditto, 3d and 4th series Ditto, in Certificate.......... ••• • • • 92 % 91% New 2 per Cent., Hope and Co. 88% Ditto Stieglitz •• • • • ••••• • • • • 77% Spanish New 5 per Cent........ • • 8 % Ditto 3 per Cent •••• • • • • 16% Anglo-Swedish Loan •• •.• • .. 94% 94% Ditto, 1846.. • ••• • • • • 93% Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent •. Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent...... Ditto 3 per Cent. •• •• • • • • • • .• • • Norwegian Loan, 1848 •• •• ••• • • •• • • 95 94% Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• •• • • 63 National Bank Shares .••••••• • • • • • • • • RAILWAYS. Hamb. Bergd. •• •• •••••• • • • • • • 65 Ditto, Priority Shares ••• • • . 95 95 Berlin and Hamburg ••••• • • • • • 63% Ditto, Priority Shares .. •• ••• • •• 89 Cologne and Minden .. ••.. • . • ... •• • • 73 72% Ditto, Priority Shares ...... •• • • B9 Mecklenburg.. ...........• • • 3 1 A ltona and Kiel Gluckstadt .. • ........... •••.• • .. 25 Rend5burg............ .. ••••••• • • • • • 88 Hanseatic Steam Company •• •• 90 EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Hamburgh, Nov. 3 • ..... ••.• • • 13 9 % Ditto, Three months •• .. 13 Frankfort, Oct. 31.......... • • .... -.121% Ditto, two months.. .......... 120% Petersburgh, Oct. 27, Three months 37 k Christiana, Oct. 23, three months.. 4 66 Stockholm, Oct. 27, ninety days.... 12 8 HAMBURGH CORN MARKET, Nov. 2. WHEAT —Polish .......... ••••.• • • •. 124 140 Ant. Magd., R e d •• •• .... • • 128 142 Ditto, White .. .. ••• • • • 128 142 hfarks and Bruns w i c k •• • . 128 142 Silesian yellow - Mecklenb. Porn. • Holstein ....... Eider and Busum • Lower Elbe .... •• • • •• • 104 135 RICE Schleswig... ........ •••• • • • • 60 70 Ant. and Magd ..... •• • • .• •• •• 64 71 Marks., Meck., and Porn. • 62 73 BAILEE Mark. and Oder ...... •• .. 55 64 Anhalt and Magd ••• • .. 68 88 Lower Elbe, winter ...• ..... 50 55 Ditto, summer •• .. 46 54 OATS —Upland .. .•••. • • • • . 34 47 Meck and Holstein ••• • .. 36 47 Lower Elbe, White •.. BEANS . .• ...... ......... • • .... 54 88 PEASE ...............••• •• 80 100 VETCHES • • ..•. •• •... 76 120 RAPE SEED .............• •. •• 13G 147 .• •••••••• .. 124 143 •••••• ..... • 122 138 THE FIFTH or NOVEMBEE.—The anniversary of the redoubtable conspiracy contrived by Guido Fawkes and his associates, for the destruction of James the First and the British Parliament, falling this year on a Sunday, the customary processional and pyrotechnic observances of the day were postponed until yesterday. During the day divers effigies of the arch-traitor were paraded about the several suburbs of the metropolis, and in the evening a great amount of gunpowder was expended in the shape of fire-works, but fortunately we have not beard of any serious accident resulting there from. THE LONDON ;:COFFEE AND EATING HOUSE KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday evening a meeting of the committee of management and others interested in the welfare of this society, was held at the Freema son's Tavern for the transaction of general business, Mr. Wm. French, president, in the chair. The report stated the institution was established in 1837, having for its object the relief of aged and decayed members of the trade, their widows and orphans. The report for the past year stated that the funded property had been augmented to 1,9891. Bs. 10d., and a balance in hand of 691. Ils. Ild. There are now five pensioners on the funds who receive 651. per annum, being within 91.25. 4d. of the yearly interest on the capital invested. TEE CARPET TRADE.—We understand that the extensive carpet manufactory of the late John Howard, Esq., at Leeds, is about to be entirely closed. This will necessarily throw out of employment a great number of hands _eldATifitnree:sFl.it E h i t A h T e r t A o ull RAILWAY yempI o y s e d T I S O / N t effi . which had nearly been attended with great loss of property, broke out on Friday evening, at the Derby Ra il way station in this town. It appears that about six o'c loc k the clerks left the tra ffi c manager's office for the nig ht, t h h gt e , and in about two hours afterwards the attention o persons engaged in the adjoining office was arrest ed y a smell of fire, and presently the room became fu ll offiee of smoke. They immediately entered the manager's the and found it in flames. An alarm was given, l an d the spot, and by m ea n s o f a good supply of water y t fire on he engines from the various offices were prompt was soon extinguished, having been fortunately confined to the room in whi c h it or i g i na t e d. The damage , done is comparatively t r ifli ng . Th e cause of the acciden t i s not known.—Birmingham Journal NEW ROMAN C ATHOLIC ESTABLISHMENTS.-- A cir cular, which has been compiled and issued by Dr. Walsh, the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Metropolitan District, assisted by his coadjutor, Dr. Wiseman, was read by the clergy in the several Roman Catholic churches tied chapels throughout the metropolis and the environs on Sunday last. The circular stated that it was the inten tion, as far as practicable, of the heads of the Romish Church in this country, to collect the poor and destitute children of that faith who had been deprived of their parents, and were now in the various workhouses of the district, or roaming the streets of the metropolis, uncared and unprovided for, with an almost certainty of ulti mately bt coming, through ill example and bad company, th e pests of society. The circular further stated, that there was good reason to know that many hundreds of Roman Catholic poor children in the metropolis were in this situation, and that by wresting them from it, a material benefit would be confart d on society at large, at the same time that an important and essential religious duty would be performed. With this intent, it appears that some premises near the Southall station of the Great Western Railway have been purchased, and a number of orphan children already established therein, who have been furnished with a resident clergyman and tutors, and are fully provided for in every way ; which premises are to be increased without delay, and to assist which by their contributions the faithful are earnestly enjoined for the benefit of society as well as the indivi duals themselves. It appears further, from this episco pal circular, that a number of ladies have lately arrived from the continent, and have settled at Norwood, where 4n establishment has been formed for the reception of female orphans, and to the assistance of which the Bishop enjoins the Roman Catholic ladies of the metropolis to give their best endeavours, at the same ti me th a t t h ey are entreated t o v i s it the Place. POUR Fiurs IN ONE NIGHT.—The following fires occurred last night, in the dia , riot of the A Brigade:— The first occurred about half-past five at night, on the premises of Mr. Morrell, brass dealer, Chapman-street, Cennon-street, where a shed was burned down. The second fire took place at the house of Mr. Miller, Bri tannia-place, Lower. road, Islington ; great damage to furniture, &c., on the first floor—not insured. The third fire and explosion of fireworks took place about half-past eight, on the premises of Mr. North, Pleasant-row, Step ney-green; the entire shop front blown out, but no per son injured; fire arrested through the quick attendance of the A Brigade engines and firemen—not insured. The fourth fire heppened at eight o'clock, at the house of Mr. Whale, Devonshire -street, Milerenel-roao o tee dealer and grocer ; the contents of first floor consumed, half of roof destroyed, and lower rooms damaged by fire and water— insurtd its the I 4 ieensed Victuallers' office. h1"15, Yester day , ts~l he e a ekb s in ar that pg d ee a nd 3 6, pace jprison,a2nMe, ce pa, r an . sdo Ir ß nt Bedford thewd Ch a r l esfi op ther ec d aps rue b sen e sohip l i4e d . ehpseehhtliele:rptedooh;dnriaerdqgar,uveti deaths inquests Fe s : - B e f j t r ccaooor t he h nndn e i e digt, 4pfl had been some timh in the infirmary; and at the end of 144 mOnth be became much alarmed at hear ing the cholera was in tbp prison, and it had a grea t effect on his mind, as ho repeatedly asked if he vve; s . likely to recover. Dr. Baly had no d ou b t t hi s accele ratpd the feveT of which he died on Su n d a y. T he jury returned 4 urdi9f 9f `! continued fever," The TUESDA EVENING, NOVEMBER 7; 1848. prisoner Stokes, though 62 years of age, was sentenced to twelve years' imprisor,ment for sheep stealing. He was taken ill of dysentery, of which he died; but Dr. Baly said this was wholly distinct from Cholera; ver dict., " Natural death." In answer to the Coroner, Dr. Baly said that there wns co fresh case of cholera, and those who had been attacked were cell. THE LORD CHANCELLO R AND THE BAR. —On Saturday a numerous meeting of the members of the equity bar was held at the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn-fields, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Lord Chancellor to render the sittings of the courts at Lincoln's-inn more permanent. Shortly before four o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. S. Lovett. There were at the time about forty gentlemen, including the Solicitor-General, present. The chairman, in open ing the proceedings, said that although ho was generally in favour of publicity, he thought it would not be an act of respect to the Lord Chancellor to sanction any retort of the meeting to go before the public. He therefore hoped that if any gentlemen present were attending as reporters they would withdraw. The reporters then withdrew. Mr. Malis, at the rising of the Vice- Chancellor's Court on Saturday, requested the postpone ment of a cause in order that he might attend the meet ing of the bar respecting the proposed alterations of the sitting of the court, and at the same time expressed a hope that his flonour was favourable to the wishes of the bar in ch siring that the sittings might be held as long as possible at Linooln's-inn for the convenience of the junior bar. The Vice-Chancellor said he was de cidedly of opinion that th e new regu l at i on f or h o ldi ng the sittings at Westminster during the session of Parlia ment was the most salutary that could be come to. Ile thought, moreover, that the juniors did not do them selves justice. ENLARGING AND IMPROYING THE EASTERN COUN TIES TERMINUS AT BlSHOPSGATE.—Considerable im provement is being made at this terminus, to enable trains to run into the arrival platform, and to protect passengers from the inclemency of the weather. The iron roofing is being lengthened, which will add much to the convenience and comfort of the station. Another large warehouse is being added to the present extensive premises forming the goods depot at Bethnal-green. THE BLACEWALL RAILWAY EXTENSION TO THE EASTERN COUNTIES. --Much interest is excited in the engineering world by the construction of the two stupen dous iron bridges of the Blackwell Railway Extension, over the Commercial-road and Regent's Canal. They are erected on a new principle, and in point of extent are the largest railway bridges to be found in the vi cinity of the metropolis. This branch, which was ex pected to have been opened in the course of this month, will, it is said, be completed on the Ist January next year. It is about two miles in length, and is formed on brick arches. It joins the Eastern Counties line at Bow. The gau ge on th e Bl a ckw e ll R a il wa y is being altered to admit of locomotive traffic. FREE BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.—Yesterday the committee made a special report accompanied by an ap peal for assistance, in support of the institution in Glass house-yard, East Smithfield, for promoting cleanliness amongst the poor by baths, washhouses, and cleansing and purifying thei r d we llings, without a farthing of ex pense to those who resort to its advantages. During the last twelve months, 33,655 had bathed, 34,843 washed 'and dried, and 12,610 bad ironed. The re ceipts of the baths and washhouses for the past year were 294/. 65., whilst the expenditure amounted to 367/. ss. lid. WESLEYAN MISSIONS. --- Last night the annual meeting of the Southwark branch of the Wesleyan Missionary Society was held at the South work Ch a p e l, in Long-lane; W. Atherton, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that the total income of the parent society for the past year was 108,6131. I Is. 4d., while the ex penditure during the same period amounted to 114,6061. 17s. 6d., leaving a balance of 5,993/. 6s. sd. due to the treasurers. The income of this branch during the past year had amounted to 4351. Ils. 5d., showin g a f a lli ng off of nearly 40/., as compared with the previous year. The report concluded with an earnest appeal to the meeting not to allow the missionary cause to decline through apathy or want of funds. TRANSIT or MERCURY. — On Thursday next, the 9th of November, a transit of the planet Mercury across the disc of the sun will take place. According to the tables of Lindenau, which are used in the calculations for the Nautical Almanac, the planet will be in contact with the limb of the sun at 11 h. 1 min. 55 secs. A.m., Greenwich mean time, and during the remainder of the day will traverse his disc, appearing as a round bl ac k spot, about 10 seconds of space in diameter. The nearest approach of centres, 2 min. 45 s ec ., occurs at 1 h. 44 min. r.ar., and the sun will set in the latitude of London, about eight minutes before the planet leaves his disc, so that the ingress only will be risible. No other transit will take place until the morning of the 12th of November, 1861. A telescope of very ordinary power will serve to exhibit the phenomenon. COMMUNICATION WITH BELGIUM.—The Moniteur Beige publishes the official announcement of the new arrangement relative to the departure of the Ostend and Dover Mail steamers, and which we have already made our readers acquainted with in part. On and atter the 12th of November next the mail-boats will leave Ostend every night between the hours of 10.30 P.M. and 3 A.M., so that letters will arrive in London at half-past 10 on the morning following their departure from Brussels. On and after the Ist of November the steamers will leave Dover every night between the hours of 11.15 P.M. and 3 A.M. So that the mails which leave London at eight o'clock in the evening will arrive at Brussels and Antwerp in ordinary weather at noon next day, and letters for Germany can arrive at Cologne in the same day. WESTMINSTER REFORM .SOCIETY. The usual monthly meeting of the members of this Society was held last evening at the York . Hotel, Upper Wellington street; Mr. Geesin in the chair. The minutes , of the last meeting were read and a pp rove d. M r . G. Pouncey begged to suggest that some gentleman should move a r, solution to the e ff ect , t h at a l t h oug h the Society de precated the violence and crime perpetrated lately in this country, under the name of liberty, yet still they would never cease agitating legally, until a more fair representati on o f t h e people was carried, believing that retorm was certai n l y necessary. He wou ld not take upon himself to move the resolution, as, since a rego lution condemnatory of General Evans had been placed upon the book s , h e cou ld not but feel that the promi nent position h e b a d f ormerly taken in the Society's affairs bad been altogether altered. The Chairman thought nothing had occurred to cause the observation made by Mr. Pouncey. lie believed no member of the society was more respected than the gentleman in ques tion. Several members impressed upon Mr. Pounce). the benefit which might accrue to the society from the resolution appearing in his name. The matter was, however, eventually referred to the Committee of Ge neral Purposes, which would have its meeting next Monday, when that committee would convene a general meeting of the society upon the subject. After the dis posal of some private business, thanks were voted to the chair, and the meeting separated. TEE WEATHER.— We had a heavy fall of rain, sleet, and snow, on Friday morning, and at daylight all the hills within sight of our elevated city were covered with the white mantle of winter. Towards evening a keen frost set in, which continued till Sunday morning, when the wind changed from north to west, and brought a fresh, which still continues but with nly a slight abatement of cold.---Caledonia; Mercurr PIG IRON AT GLASGOW. --We had some prospect of an impiovement in the early part of the week, but prices have again gone back, and quotations are flat at 42s 6d. for mixed Nos., cash. EXPENSES OF THE SWISS SONDERRUND WAR.— Colonel Abys, the Chief War Commissioner of the Swiss Confederation, has just presented to the Federal Direc tory a report upon the expenses occasioned by the war of the Sonderbund, which terminated about a year ago in the signal discomfiture of the Roman Catholic cantons. It appears that the expenses amount to the sum of 4,876,582 f. (Swiss). • THE GOVERNMENT AND Tll TURNPIKE TRUSTS. —lt is stated that the Gove rnment intend to deal with the general question of turn p ike trusts the next afs siou of Parliame nt, and are endeavouring formation to enable them to do so withee to obtain .t. A ci n nrcl u- lar has just been addressed to the clerks of the different trusts, calling for various r e t urns connec t e d w ith t h e working of their local Acts, and the management of highways in general. A particular account is required of the cost of collecting the tolls and maintaining the staff necessary for a turnpike board, which are enor mous compared with the amount actually laid out in the repair and support of the roads. In Essex, the tru s t ees have come to the reso lution of applying the funds in hand to the paying off the debts of the board, and abo lishing the trust, by the striking out their Act from the Annual Turnpike Continuance, Bill, leaving the roads to be repaired by the parishes. The Basingstoke Cana l Compan y held, yesterday their half.yearly general meeting at the Gray's Inn Coffee-house. The minutes of the last general meeting were read and confirmed, as also was the statement of the , receipts and expenditu re of the b company for th e past year. On the motion o f Mr.a propri e t or, i t was Lan resolved that the sum of 1,500 1., now invested in Ex chequer.bills, should be sold out, and that amount in vested in debentures of one of the great railway com panies. A committee of three was at the s ame tune no minated for the purpose of selecting the r a il way com pany in whose debentures the investment should be made. After some other formal bu siness had been transacted the. meeting separated. COVENT•GARDEN T H EATRS. —Am ongst a num erous list of fashionables present at _othe re p r esentation of Royal Haydee last evening were the f owing : —th s Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Duke of Devon shire, Earl of Cardigan, Ear l and Count ess of Harring ton, Count Kielmansegge, the American Minister, Lord William Lennox, Baron Rehausen, Baron Andrian, Marquis of Donegal, Lady C aroline Sanford, Lady Bul teel, Lady Domville, Mrs. Gore, Sir Archibald Mac donald, Sir Henry Webb , S ir J. E ast, Major Gage, Major Buckley, Captain De Bathe, IL , . Mr. V ernon , Hon. Mr. Bosville, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H awes, J. L. Clayton, Esq., Sandford , E q ., S i r Benjamin Smith, Baring, Esq., Lord Adolphus Fitaclarenee , Henr y Henry Greville, Esq., &c. THE NEW POSTAGE STAMP .— Yesterday an adhe sive tenpenny postage-stamp wa s iss ued to th e pu bli c. It has an octagonal edge, wit hin whic h is an oval.shaped lozenge; around the rim is inscribed " Postage Stamp, Tenpence," a raised bust of her Majesty, white on a red dish-brown ground, a:cupying the centre. cuoI,FRA. PEnTs.—Tbe troops in this garrison have received orders to wear the " cholera belts" for the future. They are composed of flannel, and cost 2s. —Athlone Independent. Andrew Govan, IN'I D. a "character"of , Greenock, 'ately died there. He lla4 ehil4ilea a great contempt . . . fpr dress and clam:illness, and rffeared So poor that many per. , a-$ had known hiM wh en hi s cireum who stanees seemed butter, frequently bestowed alms on him, which he thankfully accepted. Ile has left more than 2,000/. HA YMARKET TH EA THE. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kern re-appeared here last night for the first time this season, and w ere received with a heartiness of welcome which must have thrilled their souls with delight. The Wife's Secret was repro duced on the occasion, and wa; performed in the usual style of excellence which distinguished these favourite actors. Nor was the applause eon fined to them ; the careful portraiture of the crafty steward found in Mr. Webster's personation of Jabez Sneed a masterly representation ; while the pert vivacity and sly humour of Mrs. Keeley exhibited the equivocal character of Mud to perfection. The old and pernicious " star" system is henceforth to be wholly discountenanced at the Haymarket, and Mr. and Mrs. Kean have willingly, and we think very creditably to themselves, cc-operated with Mr. Web ster in abating the nuisance. The practice hitherto neither answered the vanity nor contriLuted per manently to the avarice of tl.e actor, while it crippled the best energies of the most liFeral managers.; and in that light Mr. Webster may be truly ranked as one of the first, if he be not the ry who hai sup ported the legitimate drama for many years past. Such disinterested devotion to the national drama ought, and no doubt will, procure fur the talented lessee of the Haymarket that public support which his genuine English spirit so eminently merits. We cordially wish him success. Mr. and Mrs. Kean are now to be regular members of the company, and the successes which they gain will give a permanent lustre to the establishment. According to the bills they will act four times a week. Sir E. B. Lytton's Money is announced for to-morrow, and on Saturday Mrs. Kean will play Viola in Twelfth .INT;ght for the first time since many years, and will also act in the favourite drama of the Ransom. MAGAZINES, bcc —(CONTINUED). "UNITED SERVICE. " The Military Career of General Cavaignac" is concluded in the prea k ent number. A clear and suc cinct account is given of his eminent exertions in the cause of order during the eventful days of June, when France was tottering on the verge of anarchy. The confidence and esteem of the French nation may yet be even more signally bestowed upon him than when he reaped his first reward after those glorious services, in the: decree of the National Assembly, "He has well deserved of his country." The "Re quiem upon Duelling" is worth perusal. Among other very sensible remarks on the subject, the fol. lowing is worthy of observation :—" An erroneous distinction is too often attempted to be drawn between a written and a verbal apology, and has been .the occasion of most serious mischief. A gentleman's word should- at all - times be considered as valid as his signature, nor should a written apology ever be in sisted on, unless where there exists an avowed neces sity for sending it to some absent party concerned, and in that case it should not be refused, because no gentleman can olject to state in writing what he is verbally willing to avouch. The manner ordemand kg it makes the whole difficulty ; for a forced re cantation, or eating of words, is ever as unpalat able as Fluellen's leek." Of the valour sometimes displayed by the heroes of the sod, an instance is given which occurred some years ago at Bourdeaux. In a duel between two merchants, one of the parties fell on the first-fire, and the seconds immediately ap proached, supposing that he was mortally wounded. After a close inspection they found he had not been struck at all, his antagonist's ball having glanced aside and lodged in the trunk of a tree ; but he was, nevertheless, dead, having, it is supposed, anticipated by his terror that fate which he might otherwise have escaped.. The other was wounded in the right arm. " A Visit to the United Service Institution in 1848 " will he found a useful companion to those inclined to inspect that interesting collection of martial imple ments and models. There is also a very well written and agreeable episode of the Peninsular war, en titled " A Visit to Santana," from which we shall make no mutilated extracts, but recommend it as a bonne bouche to the reader. We would direct the attention of the professional peruser to the letters on the subject of the Royal Horse Artillery, and on the establishment at Warley. For the consolation of the Peace Congress, we are also informed that the effec tive strength of the French army is half a million of men, the budget for the war depart ment being fixed at 432 millions of francs, and that of the navy at 152 millions. But the gem of the number is the:first article, " The Sack of Rome in 1525." The actual assault of the city by Bourbon . and his ferocious soldiery is not comprised in the present portion; but the lucid and masterly exposition afforded of the state of affairs, as subsisting at that period between Francis I. and the Emperor, makes us look forward with pleasurable anticipation to a faithful portraiture of that thrilling event. It is taken from a translation into French by Prince Louis Napoleon, of a relation of the sack by Jacques Bonaparte, a contemporary writer who lived at the Court of Rome. A preliminary dissertation is given on the genealogy of the family, which proves its antiquity and noble blood. So far back as the year 1170 it was among the first at Treviso, and the names of several members appear with . distinction in the Italian annals of the succe e di ng centuries, till a Louis Bonaparte passed into Corsica in 1612, at the time of the war between the Tuscans and the Ge noese. He fixed himself at Ajaccio, and was the head of the Bonapartes of Corsica—the ancestor of those meteor •kings of modern Europe. Are we ye+ to see another ? THE BANKERS' MAGAZINE. The present number opens with a "Review of the recent Parliamentary Inquiry on the Commercial Distress of 1847." Anything that relates to the amendment of our monetary code, under which the country has sustained such severe losses, and witnessed such fearful distress, and so general a depreciation in the value of every description of property, must ever be a subject of the deepest interest Co all—more especially to the banking and commercial classes. No apology is, therefore, due for returning to a ques tion which has been discussed with great ability and sound judgment in the:pages of the Bankers' Maga zine. The public are not wearied of the controversy. It is par excellence the question of the day, and on its solution will chiefly depend the future prosperity and happiness of the nation, whether we are to see our industrious classes fully employed and fairly remunerated for their labour, and, as a natural result, loyal, orderly, and contented, or suffering the most bitter privations, and spending their hours of compulsory idleness in listening to the inflammatory harangues of mischievous demagogues, and easily seduced from their allegiance and love for a government under which they have experienced so much wretchedness, and all the evils of the most griping poverty. Our contemporary well remarks that "it is not to be permitted that an inquiry con ducted with so much care—resulting in the collection of evidence of so conclusive a character—and sig nalised by the adoption of the most important Parlia mentary report (that of the Lords' Committee) which has appeared upon the subject since 1819, and that report distinctly in opposition to the present law, should be converted into a weapon of offence in behalf of those ♦ery opinions which this occasion, and these materials have done so much to invalidate." It ac cordingly attacks the arguments that have appeared on the subject in a daily morning journal,—which it completely demolishes with weapons drawn from the armoury of the bullionists. " Letters to a Branch Manager" are continued—" Discounts" are the subjects of the present epistle. There is a second article on the " Statistics of Railway Expenditure," from which it appears that the total amount of share capital actually paid up on the Ist December, 1847, is 121,641,584/. 6s. ld., and the total debts of the several companies 'at the same period, 39,514,895/. 83. 7d. Thus we find more than 161,000,0001. already embarked in those important undertakings, which are so perseveringly attacked by some mis chievous and designing men. It also estimates that the future calls,to be distributed over threeyears at least, will not amount to more than 45,000,0001., or 15,000,0001. per annum at tha otitiide. This estimate is founded cn the clear and accurate calculations published in a provincial contemporary, to which we have already alluded. Various "Railway Statements" are given, including, ofcourse, the important " Bear".destroying statement prointilgated by the directors of the North- Western Company. There is also a well-written paper on the "Law of Cheques," and a mass of valu able intelligence of the usual character. Among the communications will be found a powerful letter from Mr. Salt to Sir Robert Peel on the subject of the late currency debate on Mr. Herries's motion. The present number fully maintains the high character of this excellent periodical. TAIT'S. Tait's Magazine for November opens with a pleasant ramble by the river Dee. Then follows "A Bundle of Books," by George GilfiHan, once a constant con tributor of Tait, but whose contributions now are assuming the < character of "angels' visits." The " Bundle of Books" i s a well-written criticism upon a number of recent publications, which, however, only fills two pages, and which, interesting though it may be, we are by no means disposed to consider as an equivalent for M r . Gilfill an ' s exquisite " Literary Portraits,"—exquisite an d attractive, notwithstanding occasional blemishes. Why i s th e ser i es discontinued? A long list of author s an d aut h oresses yet remain well worthy to take their place beside those who have gone befoie. "Miranda" is continued with undi minished spirit. The meeting of the long -separated husband and wife on the taking of the Bastile, and the liberation of the prisoners, is detailed with an ex quisite pathos. Aninteresting arti c l e on " The Character of Lady Macbeth" endeavours, in opposi tion to long-established prejudice, to prove that Lady Macbeth was "a beautiful, fair woman, about twenty four or twenty-five years of age, with large dark blue eyes, an extremely lofty forehead, and a profusion of auburn, or chesnut hair." " What Macbeth is to the rest of Shaksper.e's writings, and Shakspere himself . to other . dramatic poets, Lady Macbeth is to the play in which she appears ; that is, she is the crowning beauty and excellence of the finest work of art in the world." So says Mr. James Augustus St. John, th e wr i ter of the article in question, an article w e ll worthy of perusal, and which will be especially i n t erest i ng to those who may happen to differ from its opinion. The concluding passages we recommend to the consideration of one Mr. Birch, who has recently made himself notorious by his com ments upon Shakspere. "In Shakspere," says Mr. St. :John , I find more religion than in a thousand homilies." A notice of Cabet, the French Commu nist, articles on the Revolution, on the Currency, on Emigration, poetry and criticisms complete the contents of Tait's for November. CHAMBERS'S 'EDINBURG-11 .40URNAL. Chambers' is too well known to require comment and most certainly too well appreciated to need com mendation. It is enough for - us to say that the No vember number is as good as its predecessors. Its contents present the ordinary melange of the inte resting, the agreeable, and the instructive. An article on " Great Men," one of those truthful and instructive papers which form the most valuable cha racteristic of Chambers', concludes with the follow ing suggestive observations:— 1- "flie world may be captious, n eg l ect f u l ; much grievous wrong may sometimes be a consequence of un worthy jealousies; but, on the whole, a man's chief enemy is himself. When Horace V ernet suffered the indignity of having his p ictures refused admittance to an exhibition in the Louvre, did he fly into a passion, and go and kill himself as an ill-used man? No. Without muttering a word of complaint, he exhibited his pro duction; elsewhere, and lived to Ee at the head - of the French school of painting—a lesson worth taking by ethers besides artists. We repeat au advice formerl offered—NEVEß COMPLAIN: the world flies from. ill used men. Go on, true soul! faint not in doing the work before thee; but do it quietly, and have the rest 'o Him who overshadows us with the wings of Provi dence! Remember that the mall oprressions of coteries are but transient, and act with slight .effect on the truly ereat—great in sontim, nt as well as rim fleet. We aro each of us Gri trial, and it conscious of rectitude, need not fear the verdict of the tribunal." The most attractive paper in the present number of Chambers' is a little tale by Leitch Ritchie. called " Quaker Love," an exquisite little tale, fraught with a deep interest and naturatpathos, rendered peculiarly powerful by the simple and unpretending manner of the narrative. 111E11?0PULP I AN. in addition to its ordinary quantum of ficti tious tale* and light poems, the Metropo litan for November contains an ir.tertstuig 6bstract of the " Lite of Lod Chancellor llardwiclie,' and an able end Lttractive criticism upon American Poetry, and inure ep eially Li)ngfellow's poems. The magazine is also adorned with a beauti ful steel engraving of the American poet. One of the poems here given as a specimen of Longfellow'i writing* is so admirable in its style, and so elevating in its tendency, that we cannot refrain from trans ,erring it to our columns, although many of our readers are no doubt already familiar with it. Iti , a tale, however, that will bear twice telling. "We doubt not," says the writer of the criticism in the Metropolitan, " that this poem has-inspired many a youthful heart with high hopes end indomitable resolves. To the an also of little faith, sinking beneath the waves of life, it is fitted to come as an' inspiration and celestial voice.". A PSALM OF LIFE. WHAT THE HEART OF - THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to.morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act—act in-the living Present! Heart within, and God o'erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints in the sands of time— Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate: Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. MISCELLANEOUS. In its first article, one on the " Anglo-French Mediation in Italy," the Eclectic Review very truth fully, and at the present moment very appropriately, remarks—" It may be politic in the adversaries of freedom to affect supreme scorn for revolutionary governments, and the most unbounded confidence in the return of things to their old condition. They are very far from being sincere. They tremble while they mock and insult, and pray for nothing so ear nestly as that the experiment of democracy may prove a failure. Liberty is infectious, so that the most firmly rooted despotism will be unable to maintain itself if surrounded by free states." Again, after, according to a theory of his own, attributing the liberal move ment in Italy to the influence and example of England, this writer justly observes—" Nations act and react upon each other, and the beneficial influence we are now exerting beyond the Alps is only a tardy repay ment of the benefits we formerly received from the republics of the middle ages." The Farmers' Maga. zinc, by some most astonishing accident, contains a portrait of Surplice, the winner of the Derby / for what cause the high-bred racer comes into the Farmers' Magazine we are quite unable to surmise. The engraving will, however, we doubt not, be as welcome to the readers of this periodical as the por-. trait of any " short-horn" upon record. The Sport ing Magazine contains a representation of " Twilight and Wyandotte," and " After the Gallop," in which latter engraving clouds of smoke seem to be issuing from the nostrils of the wearied horses. Sharpc's London Magazine is gradually but visibly improving Mrs. S. C. Hall and Miss Pardee are among the con tributors, and the editor continues his new tale in a style worthy of the author of " Frank Fairlegh." "Eton" forms the subject of the new number of The Land we Live in, which is ernbel• lished with a very beautiful engraving of the " distant spires and antique towers" of Eton College. Gavarni in London contains as usual three, illustrations—" Fancy Balls," " The Potato-can,' and " The Foreign Gentleman in London," of which the "Potato-can " is infinitely the best. Glad as we are to meet with any new work by Thomas Miller, we are gr i eved to find what promises to be an agreeable serial, called by such a name as The Mysteries of London, a name which is thoroughly hacknied, and the associations of which are by no means agreeable. However, if a rose by any other 'name :may smell as sweet, perhaps the floral freshness of Thomas Miller's style may be undimmed by the uncongenial subject which it has pleased him to associate with it. This remains to be seen on a further development of his work. The Drawing-Room Magazine contains some pictorial and pen-and-ink work -patterns, and a few light tales and poems calculated to please, the inmates of the boudoir. Very different are the contents of the Repertory of Invention. Its very beautifully engraved platea display "calculating machines," " improved steel pens," " modes of suspending windows," and " pressing flour," &c., &c. The Colonial Church Chronicle contains some very suggestive " Hints on Catechisms." The Patent Journal be ars a very c l ose resemblance t o the Repertory of Inventions. The Musical Treasury for IN ovember contains "Rossini's Overture to La Gazza's Ladra " " Gildro n ' s M arc h," and a hum orous song of " The ' Spider and the Fly," sung by Mr. Henry Russell. The second (or October) number of Albert Smith's Poppleton Legacy has been seat to us by the pub lisher, instead of the third (or November) number. OLYMPIC THEATRE. A sketch, by Mr. Stirling, called The Bould Soger Boy, was produced here yesterday evening with average success. It is taken from that part of Lever's " Charles O'Malley," the leading incident of which is the mystification of old Colonel Dash wood by Harry Kildare (such is the name of the hero of the farce), under the guise of the antiquated, but still animated, Miss Biddy Maccan ; Mr. Redmond Ryan, as Harry Kildare, singing a couple of songs— " The Bould Soger Boy" and" The Widow Malone, och-hone !"—with good effect. The theme of the latter song appears to us somewhat too sentimental for so jocose an affair. Miss Murray looked the part of Miss Dashwood extremely well; she had nothing else to do, for the piece is a mere peg on which to hang Mr. Ryan's liveliness of tongue and toe. There was a good house. STRAND THEATRE. Last evening a petite drama called Jeannette and Jeannot, by Stirling, was produced at this little theatre for the first time, and was perfectly successful. The principal incidents of this amusing trifle are taken from the very popular ballad of the same name, and although they are not rendered quite so effective as they might have been, on the whole form a very amusing entertainment. Miss R. Isaacs, as Jeannette, gave the ballad so very prettily that it was unani mously re-demanded. Webb, as Jeannot, was quite at home in the character, and acquitted himself with his usual ability. There are many very pretty musi cal efforts scattered throughout the piece that tell ex cellently; among them a new ballad, sung with so much taste by Miss Isaacs, that it was honoured by an encore. The other characters were respectably filled, and when the prompter's office becomes more of a sinecure, this dramatic trifle will become very attractive. The British Legion followed, in which Mrs. H. Webb appeared in the character of Susan to great advantage; and Henri Quatre, in which we had some very excellent singing by Miss It. Isaacs and Mr. Manley, concluded the evening's entertainments. The house was respectably filled. MARYLEBONE THEATRE. A pleasing one act comic drama, entitled Which i 4 the King ; e was produced here last night with complete success. Henry the Fourth of France (that invaluable monarch for Vaudevillists) is the hero. His Majesty, who is wandering about the country, disguised as a minstrel, found an excellent representa tive in Miss Villars, whose minstrel costume became her exceedingly. Of course the King is mistaken by some young lady for her lover, who was to come in a somewhat similar disguise—of course the poor young man is hated by her father, who desires her to marry some one else, and of course the King interferes, and " makes two lovers happy." These materials are common-place enough, but they are well put toge ther, thanks to the really excellent acting of all parties concerned in its production, this amusing trifle was quite successful. Mr. T. P. Cooke is re engaged at this theatre, and continues to attract crowded houses. STANDARD THEATRE. A new nautical drams, in which Mr. John Douglas sustained the character of the hero most efficiently, was produced here last night under the title of The Son of the Wave, or the Boatswain's Whistle. It is a stirring, bustling affair, mull of incidents and hair-breadth escapes, and terrific com tats and furious storms, and the last, which repre sents the destruction of a pirate ship by fire, is one of the most superb novel scenic effects ever attempted. The whole of the stage is occupied by an immense vessel, rolling on the billows, the deck being nearly enveloped in flames, while the crew are seen clinging to the rigging of the burning vessel. This secured the success of the piece. The applause at the fall of the curtain was enthusiastic, and the Son of the Wave will no doubt have a long and prosperous voyage. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Nov. 4. ALL SOULS COLLEGE.—This morning the Hon. Francis Charles Law y, 8.A., of Balliol College, and the Hon. C. Spencer B. Banbury, of Brasenose College, were elected Fellows of All Souls College. There were ten candidates. ORIEL COLLEGE.—Yesterday Mr. Henry Heanes Crucknell, from Merchant Tailors' Sell( 01, was elected a scholar of Oriel College. BALLIOL COLLEGE.—Vaeant at this college, two scholarships, open, without restriction, to candidates who have not exceeded nineteen years of age. Two exhibitions, one for natives of the county of Devon, with the preference to the kin of the founder, Mr. John Blagdoo, and one for the sons of freemen, or inhabitants of the city or county of Oxford. The election will take pace on the 29th inst., and candidates must present to the master, on the 23d inst., certificates of their birth and baptism, and testimonials of good conduct. A: convocation will be holden on Tuesday, the 7th, at two o'clock, for the purpose of electing a superior bedel of law, in the room of Willirm Milltr, E q., M.A., of New College, deceased. The Regius Professor of Divinity (the Rev. Dr. Ja cobson) will begin a course of lactures on Friday, the Ist of December, at one o'clock, at Christ Church. These lectures are intended for students in divinity, who have passed their examination for the degree of B.A. The Professor requests those who desire to attend, to deliver in their names to him on or before Thursday, November 30, with a written recommendation, either from the governor of their college, or from their tutor. The Prailector of Logic (Rev. R. Michell) will lecture upon the Compendia in general use, on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays, during the present term, com mencing on Monday next. The Ashmolean Society's first meeting will be held on Monday evening next, at eight o'clock, when Professor Powell will read a paper on the Interference of Light. Professor Daubeny will exhibit fossil fishes from Scot land; and Mr. Rowell will melte observations on me teorological maps. The Rev. Thomas Butler, 8.D., of Magdalen College, has been appointed chaplain to the Right Hon. Lord Nelson. The Rev. Frederick Jeremiah Smith, NI.A., of Balliol College, and incumbent of the new church, Taunton, has been collated to the honorary canonry of Whitchurch, in the cathedral church of Wells. The Rev. William Horace Hutchins, 8.A., of Queen's College, has been elected Classical Professor iu the Royal College, Sandhurst. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 6.—At a congregation on Satur day, the 4th instant, the Vice-Chenceller, the Rev. 1)r. Phelps (Master of Sidney College), resigned office. The Rev. Dr. Cookson (Master of St. Peter's College) was appointed Vice Chancellor for the academical year 1848.9. The Professor of Anatomy has given notice that he will commence his course of lectures on the anatomy and physiology of the human body on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at one o'clock, in the Anatomical School. The inspectors of the Anatomical Museum for the present year have reported to the Senate that they have examined the museum, and have found the collection in good order, and the specimens in an excellent state o f preservation. About fifty specimens have been added to the collection since the last report. HAMBURGII STEAM-PACKET MERCATOR. -- This fine new steamer, et 530 tons burthen, and 240 horse power, built by Messrs. T. Wingate and Co., got up her steam for the first trial turn of her engines on Monday evening last, at nine P.M., and proceeded to th e G are Loch, where her compasses were adjusted at the usual station there. She returned to Glasgow on Wednesday morning, took in her coals, and sailed that night for Leith and Hamburgh direct. This is one of the most distinguished instances of engine. making precision, good workmanship, and dispatch we have ever heard of. Though there was no time lost in racing with any other vessel to try her speed, the engines going twenty-two revolutions, driving a twenty-four-foot wheel, g i ves progress of nearly fifteen miles an hour. The broad sea going proportions of the vessel, compact pat en t , n _ g infs and whole outfit, are worthy of th e reputation of the eminent builders. The saloon comforts and decora tion have been duly cared for by Messrs, Balardie and Anderson, cabinet-makers and uphostercrs; :I.rnot and Co., painters; Allan, carver; and Cairney, glass stainer. —North British MippLE TEMPLg, Nov, 4, The following mem have been callcd t o t h e b ar, sand were hers of this society sworn in this evening in the hall it illiarn Henry Gunning Bagshaw e, El., James Dunne, Esti., and Adelphu4 Levi, Eq. NEW MUSIC. OUR COUNTRY AN!) OUR QUEEN. A Pa triotic Song. Composed by J. O. Altmann, written by J. 011iver, Esq. This loyal effusion has been sung by Messrs. Phillips, Leffler, and S. Smith. The melody is full of energy, and the accompan i ment well arranged. THE EMIGRANT'S FARE WELL. Ballad, Com posed by J. 0. Admann, written by J. 01li ver, Esq. ; A flowin g me l ody in B flat the accompa n i ment is facil e , an d , from the poular style in which it is composed, we predict complepte success for the com poser, and a numerous sale at the publisher's. NORAH Ballad composed by Allmann in the Irish style, simple and pretty. The poetry of this ballad is also by J. 011iver, Esq. All lovers of Irish melodies will be sure to purchase this charscteristeric production. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the grounds around the Castle. The Royal Family took their usual airings. Her Majesty, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting, and Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, drove in Windsor Park this forenoon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon. • His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord Camoys ; Colonel Phipps, Major- General Bowles, and Colonel Bouverie, went out shooting in Windsor Park. Captain Francis Seymour left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Baroness de Speth, General Wemyss, and Sir George Couper. The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. The Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council are appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber, on Monday next, the 13th instant, to settle the Roll of Sheriffs for the ensuing year. ERRATIIM.—III The Sun of yesterday, bottom sth column, p. 3, read " 18th Royal Irish," instead, " 18th Irish Dragoons." There are no 18th Irish Drs goons in the British service. On Monday, the 6th instant, a general assembly o the Academicians was held at. the Royal Aced:ear / of Arts, in Tiafalgar-zquare, when Mr. Robert The /turn and Mr. Augustus L eopo ld Egg were dulpl e l ee t e d solaiatea of that institution. 1