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and of three months they were respectively 500 fewer than for the corresponding periods of 1847. So much for the " sales in the market," and so much for the actual transfers. These facts exhibit the disposition of the present proprietors of the London and North- Western Company to hold, and prove that the majority of the numerous sales on the market are fictitious, and of a speculating or gambling character. Now ready, at all the Libraries, In 3 TOIJ., MILDRED VERNON. A TALE OF PARISIAN LIFE, IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE MONARCHY. By HAMILTON MURRAY. " An uncommonly clever book."—Examiner. " A story of singular power."—Britannia. " This brilliant work is a sort of new and more refined ' Mysteres de Paris."—Court Journal. " Mildred Vernon will make a great sensation. It is emphatically a good t,oek ; it is a great deal more than clever ; it is wise, true, anti bold."—Jerrold's Paper. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY LEECH, AND A PORTRA IT OF CAPTAIN MARRYAT, C 8., Author of " Peter Sim ple," &c. THE NOVEMBER NUMBER, price Half-a-Crown, of - 13 ENTLEY'S MISCELLAN Y, WILL CONTAIN : I. Dr. Dodge. A School Eclogue. With an Illustration by Leech. 11. A Favourite Dish ; or, Tete de Veau au Savoy. By George Hodkler. 111. Para ; or Scenes and Adventures on the Ranks of the Amazon. By J. E. Warren. Chap. X. The First Morning at Jungcal ; the Toncans ; the Ro.eate Spoonbill ; Bread-fruit ; Bread-fruit and Brazil Nut Trees ; Capture of a Jaguar ; Howling Monkey ; a Guano ; a Fandango. Chap. XI. Novel Mode of " ra i s ing cattle ;" the Kt Stories. ng-fisher Adventure with a troop of Monkeys ; Marrellous TI. Crotchet. By Alfred Crowquill. V. Queen's Bench Sketches. By W. H. Maxwell. Author of " Sto ries of Waterloo." VI. Charles V., Emperor of Germany. 111, Visits to England, Re treat to a Monastery and Death. VII. The Emigrant Party ; or, Our Last Treck in Southern Africa. By Mrs. Ward. Authoress of " Five Years in Kaflirland." VIII. Memoir of Miss Edgeworth. IX. Recollections of a Cheap Tour. By Albert Smith. X. The Wild Beast Tamer. By Abraham Elder. XI. Little Gunter. From the Danish. XII. The Fairfax Manuscripts. XIII. Memoir of Captain Marryat, R.N. By Charles Whitehead. With a Portrait. XIV. The Cellinl Cnp. By Samuel James Arnold. XV. Wayside Pictures through France, Belgium, and Germany. Chap XI. Norman Caps and the Faces under them. Chap. XII. Avranche. Chap. XIII. Mont St. Michel. Richard Bentley, Now Burlington-street. On Tuesday will bo published. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. No. CCCXCVII., for NOVEMBER. tries 28. 6d. CONTENTS. I. Glimpse at Germany and its Parliament.—ll. Satires and Ca ricatures of the Eighteenth Century.—lll. A Parcel from Parts. — IV. Life in the " Far West." Part the Last.—V. The late George Frederick Itux.ton.—Vl. The Naval War of the French Revolution. — V,th Danube and the Euxine.—Vlll. The Memoirs of Lord Castle rearls.—lX. A Call.—X. What is Spain About ? —XI. Conservative stnion. '; : 117illlam Blackwood and Sons, 45, George•street, Edinburgh ; and 37, Paternoster-row, London. This Day is published, in post svo., price is. 641., E PITOME of ALISON'S HISTORY o f EUROPE. For the Use of Schools and Young Person. Second Edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. T HEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Manager, Mr. BUNN. THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence witha Graid Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBULA. Meant Rodelpho, Mr. A ; hltworth ; Elvin°, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Alessi°, Mr. S. Cowell; Amine, Miss Romer; Liza, Miss Messent. conclude with a Grand Ballet-Pantoralsne, entitled THE AMAZONS. Josifa, Mdlle. Louise; Pisida, Mdlle. Plunkett; Don Ethur, M. Petipa;; Don Oscar, Mr. W. H. Payne; supported by Mdlles. Celeste Ste( ban, Moncelet, Arnal, Annie Payne, Therese Cishnie, Borne, Sophie, Annie Cashaie, Lo Tete, Lowe, and Fenton; Messrs. Patti and Jules. Mr. P.UNN, by sin arrangement made with the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera, is enabled to avail himself of the vast resources et that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported by a arise en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the view of representing the Performances submitted to public patronage In an equally efficient manner, he subm,ts the names of the principal Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements : I. OR GRAND OPERA. SOPZANT AND CONTNALTI.-34,111e. Nissen (principal singer frets the Imperial Theatres of Italy and S t. Petersburgh), Miss homer, Miss Lassen°. Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage). Miss Messent, and Madame Stoltz (the renowned singer from the Grant Opera at Paris). Basses AND BAIITONEA.—Mr. Borranl, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bar dlni, Mr. N. Corri (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dublin), Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. 11. Phillips. Tsmoas.-11v. W. Harrison, Mr. Ilerberte (his first appearance on the London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and selected from the first talent, on a greatly increased scale. Musical Director, Signor Schira. The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will com prise the best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Laid. FOR GRIND BALLET AND SPECTACLE. Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fusee (both from the Grand Opera de la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Mtlile. Mencelet, Gaillet, and Mdlle. Arnal (all Irons the principal Theatres of Paris), Mdlle. Louise, and Mdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse from the San Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and H. Desplaces (both from the Theatre de la Nation, Paris), M. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at Milan), M. I'aul, Mr. W. 11. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cormack (from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Mazi lier (his first appearance these eight years). and the most renowned Dancer now on the Continent, H. Durand ; with a more numerous and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Fignrantes, and Pronseneases, than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre. Amongst other novelties of the season, will be produced a new grand Ballet by M. Barrez (expressly composed for Mdlle, Plunkett.) The celebrated Opera of " Hayden" (the last production of Messrs. Scribe and Auber, and adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavenu), w.ll be Instantly produce.:. A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre by Mr. W. T. Wallace. " The First Wulpurgis Night" (th , Poem by Goethe, aid the Me sta by the late Dr. Mendelssohn), will be given In a dramatic ferm by all the immense resources of the Theatre. A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first tines by J. P. Planeut) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the magnitude At the subject will permit. A new grand Opera, entitled " Kenilworth," by Signor Schira ; aid a grand semi-ser a Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe. In entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debut of Mille. Maywood. .Nuinerous treaties are pcndinz, and amongst others, an answer Is daily oapeeted from the celebrated Herr Fische:. Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. Property Maker . —M r. Itlamire. Ballet kasters—MM. Barrez and liazther. Vihter Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett. Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis. ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION', (Irani Entrance, - Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 81. is.; First Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and I/. I Is. 6,1. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2s. ; Stalls, 10s. 6d.; Single Adinssions to ftPrivate Box on the First Tier, is. Bew-street Entrance.—Pit, 3s. 6d. Piazza Entrance.—Public Boxes, 55.; Gallery Amphitheatre, 2s. Gd.; Gallery, Is. Gd. Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—Te the Public Boxes, se.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre Gallery, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. 'Elio Box-office Is open from Ten till Five, angler the directise of Jahn Parsons. II EATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. It. Webster, Sole LCRSCO and Manager, Old Bremptea. The publle Is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, tturlng the recess. undergone ♦ery extensive repairs and alterations, and the Whole re-decorated. TIIIS F.TRNING. Will be performed shakspearc's Tragedy of nomEn and JULIET. Prii;ee &sealus. Mr. Caulfield ; Paris, Mr. 11. Vandenheff ; Capulet, Mr. James ; Romeo, Mr. Cresivick ; Mercutin, Mr. 11. 11.11 ; TYNlit, Mr. Howe Benirolio, xr. Braid ; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Poirera ; Peter, Mr. Keeley; arse, Aire. tilover ; Juliet, Mica Laara Addytes. conclude with THE ROUSED LION. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELVIII. 'Tiler the direction o: Madame eleate Dnving the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Digby Wyatt, F.sq , executed ay Mr. Sang. A TOW Stage, "Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilattun, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stays rendered more comfortable. THIS EVENING Will be per'ormecl BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Ait.ir which, JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluelt, Mr. Lambert ; Eliza Melton, Miss E. Chapl:n. After which, THE IRISH POST. To conclude with the Farce of THE DANCING BARBER. Lord ldhicitigton, Mr. Boyce; La iy EMU - 21 - Iy, Mss E. Harding. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veatria. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. 'PHIS EVENING, Will be performed COURT BEAUTIES. Priaelpal characters Messrs. Selby, C. 'Mathews, R. Roxby, F. Matthews, Granby, Par idle, Mica Howard, and Miss Marshall. Atter whiCh, MT FATHER DID SO BEFORE MR, to whlsh r. John Ree'res will appear. 'l'o conc lude with TUN CRITIC ; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed. Sir Fretful Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews ; Tilbarina, Mrs. Yates. ss. ; Upper Loses, 45. ; Fit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. 1.• half-price to any part of the house. The New Rot-oftlee, No. 2, Welllngtoa-street, is open to tke public escry , lay, trom Ten PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. d. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the rtecess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished 10 a superb and costly manner by Mr. Hurwitz. ♦ now Chan deliLr has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for the doe ♦entilatien of the Theatre, and the comfort aid convelienco of the audience. THIS ETENING, WUI De performed a new Romantie Opera, entitled LEOLIME. Coast Adehaat% Mr. Charles Brahma; the Seneschal, Mr. H. Hera castle ; Frantz, Mr. , a etas; Matilda, Mrs. Weise; Leollile, Miss Rafter. Atter which, a now Farce, entitled HIS FIRST PECCADILLO. T• couclade with ESMERALDA. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless autheati- cated by the name and address of the writer. t3,•jocted communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 24. TJERROXETER, Lowest, 47; Highest, 54; Noon, GI. BAROMETER, 29 i 7. WIND S.W.; fresh breeze, and showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAT. 31orning .. 27 rain. after 2 I Evening .. 44 attn. after 1 4:-N 1,.. 5t ,_ •ft 0 ,.. • ',. -•• , ' i .. ,oii LOT • - i ' i ''' .4. ' r • , i. • 4`,' q, .6. - ' 1 - 1 4 Z: i t .: rf . ....,.. . ifk...,..,:, ''' pi- •-•"1" G - '- tegat.- %, ... t ittliEsMgrak. ,4 o 4.7,lg =t. -- . - 0., : ". ••• .. eft. r/ r • jenxin 414 p. LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1242. The directors of the London and North-Western Railway ttonlpany have indeed redeemed their pledge by affording a full, complete, and satisfactory account of their present position, pointing out clearly and distinctly the amount of their expenditure and lia bilities, together with a liberal estimate for the further outlay that may be required, and also a view of the future prospects of the company, showing the amount of traffic that will be required to keep up the present dividend of 7 per cent. per annum on the capital stock of the company. Much has been an ticipated from the publication of this most im portant document. Those who still retained confi dence in the honour and integrity of public men of well known character believed the assurances that were offered that the fallacies which have beta THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1848. so industriously circulated respecting the affairs ' of this great compa n y wou ld b e s u ccessfully rebutted, 1 and that the apprehensions by which timid men were frighted from their propriety would be in a great degree, if not altogether, removed. If those persons have taken advantage of the opportunity afforded to them they will indeed reap a golden harvest, and strike a formidable blow against their opponents. The most sanguine expectations that had been formed are more than realised. The fondest hopes of the shareholders have been thoroughly. fulfilled. Con sternation and dismay reigns supreme in the " Bearish" camp- The present publication will in deed inflict a heavy blow and a great discouragement upon the speculators for a fall, and may probably tarnish the laurels they obtained during the past season, and strip them of a considerable portion of their ill-gotten profits. It may be worth com paring the difference that exists between the plausible statement put forward. some weeks since in the Weekly Stock Exchange List, a publication which made use of its semi-official character to damage the property of railway proprietors generally, and the true and actual statement of facts now published on the most unquestionable authority. They may, in• deed, be classed among the best specimens of "romance and reality" that have for some time been exhibited to the public view. Before we pass from this part of the subject, we rejoice to say that the Committee of the Stock Exchange have at length been aroused to the performance of an act of tardy jus tice, and that they have prohibited the insertion of any of these mischievous statements on any future occasion—properly considering that a publication, sanctioned by their authority, should not be made use of to advance the interests :of any class of specula. tors, or to injure those who send their valuable pro perty to be disposed of on the Stock Exchange, and employ as their agents for that purpose the recognised and legitimate brokers, from and by whom that committee have been elected. Henceforward the contents of the 'Free% Share List are to be re• stricted to the usual tabular railway statistics, prices, and official correspondence. A happy result, for which we are probably indebted to the bold and ener getic remonstrance of Mr. HUDSON, who—in his most valuable answer to the remonstrant share holders of the Midland Company, to Which we have already alluded, in the manner which its vast importance, as well as its straightforward and convincing arguments, so fully merited—di rected the attention of the committee to the nature of the statements that were circulated therein, and which were in almost every instance incorrect, but which acquired an undue importance, and a certain guarantee from the presumed sanction it was supposed to have received from the Stock Exchange—a pre sumption which the Hon. Gentleman called upon the committee to rebut by disavowing the publication—a demand which has been so promptly acceded to, and for making which the Chairman of the Midland and Eastern Counties Railways has entitled himself to the thanks of every person in any degree interested in railway property, in addition to the large debt of gratitude already owing to him for his unceasing and most beneficial exertions on their behalf. We shall now return to the bona fide statement, and suffer the parties who influenced the managers of the publication to which we have alluded to insert their erroneous statements and calculations " to sink into well-merited contempt. The expenditure and liabi lities of the company are classed under fire different headings : lit. The main line and branches producing re- venue. 2d. Branch lines in course of construction, but not yet producing revenue. 3d. Subsidiary lines, in which the company have an interest by subscription, contribution, or gua rantee. 4th. Lines for which Acts have been obtained, but which have not been commenced ; and sth. A summary of the capital to be provided by the company. Under each of these heads the clearest information is afforded, so that those but little versed in accounts may judge for themselves how far the deductions drawn from incontrovertible facts are warranted by the premises. The directors, with a praiseworthy caution, abstain from any very sanguine view ; indeed they might have been warranted in arriving at much more flat tering conclusions from the data. They hare, how ever, pursued a wise course, and although the im mediate improvement may not be so great as if they had presented a more flattering picture, there is no doubt that it will be sufficient to overwhelm their enemies with confusion ; that it will be more per manent, and also strengthen the confidence of the shareholders in their management, a result of such vast importance to all interested in the company's prosperity, who are aware how essential it is that a cordial and friendly feeling should be maintained between the directors and the shareholders, that they should mutually co-operate for the common welfare, for that a "house divided against itself cannot stand," however powerful might be its strength, and vast and unbounded its resources. According to the summary given in the sth table, it appears that there has been expended on the main line and branches producing revenue, up to the 30th June 1E1 , 4, to which day all the calculations have been made, 18,145,6241., and that the estimated sum re quired to complete the works of road and stations, and provide the full working stock, engines, carriages, plant, &c., dating from the Ist of July last, was 452,9321.; making a total of 18,598,5361. That on the branch lines in the course of con struction, but not yet producing revenue, there has been expended 1,4111,3291., and that the estimated amount to complete the works of roads and stations is 836,8961., for which no less than 62 miles of railway will be opened, and the entire revenue to , be obtained, not only from the actual traffic thereof, but from the additional traffic that will be brought to the parent line by means thereof will be made avail able to the company. On the subsidiary lines, in which the company are interested by subscription, contribution, or guarantee, there has been expended 3,098,433/., and there is still to be paid a sum of 1,846,7981., making a total of 4,94.5,231/. Of that, however, 109,7341. has been expended on the Ccrentry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester lines, which are to be transferred to the Midland Company, who will repay that amount. The company also obtained Acts empowering them to construct several small lines, fifteen in number, in which the works have not as yet been commenced. These would require a capital of 3,876,9631.—viz, in stock and shares, 3,257,0001., and by loans 619,963/. The directors have, however, decided on not pro ceeding with any of these branches for the present, or until the sanction of the general body of share. holders shall be obtained to such a course. On the whole, then, we find that a further out lay of 3,136,626/. only will be required, and that the total expenditure then will be, in addition to the 22,835,1201. already paid, 25,971,7461., and that when the present share capital is fully called up, which will probably be in 1852, the capital stock of the company will amount to 21 , 0 17,7471., and the amount on loans and debentures to 4,814,2651. and that after allowing largely f or any possible loss ' by reason of the guarantees, & c ., and interest on the debt, the gross traffic which will be required to maintain the dividend of 7 per cent. will be only 48,618/. per week (and not 70,0001. , as stated by the Munchausen of the Weekly Share List), being an ad vance of 6,4211. per week on the average of the year ending 30th June last, a year of unexampled depres sion and stagnation, with sixty- two miles of rail way less than there will be open when that sum is required. We again congratulate the shareholders on this most satisfactory and conclusive refutation of the calumnies that had been put forward, and thank the directors for a document which will render such im portant service, not only to their own immediate company, but to railway property in general, by proving how little credence is to be attached to the malicious and unfounded statements respecting their affairs made by interested and prejudiced parties. A foreigner visiting England for the first time, and from motives of simple curiosity, is principally ' struck by the munificence of our different charities, and by the eleemosynary establishments which are scattered in such abundance throughout the land, supported entirely by voluntary contributions. From the red brick almshouse, with its little whitewashed chapel, to the magnificent hospital, with its lonic portico and its friezes embossed with the bassi re lievi, symbolic of its character, the metropolis alone is crowded with these beautiful evidences of the gene rosity of our population. Balls, concerts, din ners, fetes, bazaars, raffles, sermons, lectures, every conceivable means of accumulating funds for the relief of the destitute and unfortunate is resorted to, and scarcely on any single occasion is the appeal fruitless, or the effort ineffectual. Orphans and the children of honest but impoverished parents are fed, clothed, and educated. The sick, the blind, the infirm, the mad, those who are afflicted with any mental or physical malady, with disease of body or decay of mind, are equally cared for and indiscriminately protected. If any one virtue more than another is peculiarly national in England it is most assuredly the virtue of benevolence. And we have frequently thought that the national characteristics are more remarkably embodied in such an one as EDWARD COLSTONE, the good merchant of Bristol, than in the naval glory of BLAKE or NELSON, the military greatness of MARLBOROUGH or WELLINGTON, the poetic genius of MILTOI' or SHAKSPERE, the philosophic wisdom of BACON or NEWTON, the versatility of CRICHTON, the ambition of CROMWELL, the harmonies of PUR- I CELL, or the pictorial creations of HOGARTII. In the noble and beautiful benevolence of EDWARD COL STONE are concentrated all the finest and loftiest qualities of the Saxon race—its paternal and protec tive generosity, its graceful and unostentatious muni ficence, its industry consecrated by goodness, and its wealth ennobled by the lavish alms of its pos sessor. Bristol should not alone be proud of her good citizea—England should cherish with exultation the memory of EDWARD COLSTONE, if only as a type —and a glorious and elevating type—of the most honourable feature in the national character. While, however, the wealthier members of the population of England are perpetuating their ances tral virtue by continuing these charitable proceedings towards the less fortunate members of the community, it is but just and appropriate that the public generosity should not be entirely restricted to those who happen to have been born within the boundaries of the United Kingdom. Were such an exclusive system to be adopted, the aspect of our benevolence would be deteriorated by its apparent selfishness. Over the whole world England is famed as the refuge of political outcasts. Let it not be said that our ports are opened merely to afford those political outcasts a sepulchre. Is a monarch dethroned, he flies to these islands for safety. Is a statesman driven forth with ignominy and abhorrence, he seeks protection under the beneficent shadow of our Go vernment. Is a nationality trodden out under the heels of despotism, the patriots breathe the air of in dependence, even as aliens, under the skies of Great Britain. And never, perhaps, was this fact more conspicuous than at the present moment, when among the exiles who are sojourning in the metropolis or its neighbourhood can be enumerated such names as those of the Comte DR NEUILLY, Dom MIGUEL, the Conde DE MONTEMOLIN, Prince METTERNICH, and M. Guizor, with all the distinguished adherents of the Orleans, the Braganza, and the Bourbon dynasties. Happily, however, for such refugees as those we have particularized the miseries of expatriation are not enhanced by the woes of indigence. When, therefore, we speak of the alleviation of the wretched ness of banishment to the political outcasts of the continent, we allude more directly to the banished people than to the banished princes. Such unfortu nates are the noble and chivalrous children of Poland. And it is well that Englishmen should sometimes bear in recollection that remark of the illustrious friend of Poland—Lord DUDLEY COUTTS STIART— that no one wishes " to see the Poles who have come among us to seek an asylum, find here nothing but a GOD upon forbid the th n a a t tio th n a n t l character.da mninggr av e I" Nblot: The shll l u d l frdoernb of Poland must never be allowed to enter this country under the delusion that England is a land where their misfortunes will meet not only with sympathy but assistance, and then dis cover the fallacy of their impressions in the agonies of starvation. For several years past the Polish refugees in Eng land have been supported by the charities of our po pulation. By many it is now imagined that enough has been done in their behalf; anc actuated by these feelings, the movement made in the cause of the Poles has been, in several directions, discontinued. Thanks, nevertheless, to the distinguished nobleman whose name we have just mentioned a name never uttered by Polish lips but with a blessing I—the Association of the Friends of Poland has not yet relaxed its exertions. On the 16th of the approaching November, the annual ball in aid of the funds of the association will be given in the Guildhall of the city of London. Such was the reso lution arrived at on the meeting of the committee, upon which occasion the assembly was addressed at considerable length by the Noble President of the association. In combatting the objections of those who would bring the movement on behalf of the Poles to a termination, Lord DUDLEY STUART ear nestly and admirably demonstrated the necessity of sustaining the efforts of the association. He reminded his auditors, and through them the public, that the unfortunate exiles whose cause he has so long and so eloquently pleaded, are not tarrying among us by choice but necessity. The Pules of Prussian Poland have been afforded the opportunity of returning to their fatherland since the accession of the reigning Sove reign —and, availing themselves of that opportunity they have long since departed. In like manner, the natives of Austrian-Po;and have been enabled to pro-' ceed homewards since the recent events which have transpired in Germany—and in accordance with that permission they have already left the hospitable shores of England. We have only now amongst DI the unfortunate children of Russian- Poland, who, if they dared to venture within the boundaries of their common country, would be in peril of banishment to Siberia or of death by the gallows. We are re• quired to aid neither the Gallicians nor the Posenese. We are entreated only to preserve from destruction the melancholy exiles from Lithuania. Now that the heart, the once warm heart, of THOMAS CAMPBELL iS cold—now that his generous hand is turned to dust— now that his joyous eyes are dulled by the film of death, and stained by the damp of the grave—the adjurations of his immortal verse in behalf of Poland and her children have acquired to us a new and holy solemnity. That solemnity is eloquent—let its elo quence penetrate into the hearts of England—let it enforce the fervent entreaties of Lord DUDLEY STUART—and then the children of Poland shall not have cause to lament in a distant country their ab sence from the shores of the Baltic and the waters of the Vistula. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The following is the speech read on Thursday at the tribune by Prince Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE in vindication of his right to present himself as a can didate for the office of President of the Republic : " Citizen representatives, the incident which occurred in the tribune yesterday, during my absence, has induced me to address you. I deeply regret to have to speak so often of myself; no one can seek more to avoid personal questions. I have already made known to you my sen timents, my wishes, and my opinions, and no one can accuse me of having forgotten my engagements or broken my word. My conduct has, however, been called in question, and my intentions misrepresented. I do not admit to any one the right of questioning me as to my conduct and opinions; I only owe an account to my con stituents, to those who have placed me amongst you. Of what am I accused? Of having thought of accepting a candidateship which has been proposed to sae. Yes, I ac cept it; and I have a right so to do. France regards my name as being likely to consolidate and strengthen society. —(Loud cri es o f " Silence," " Go on," and violent tumult.) Those who accuse me of ambition do not know me; but if my name can be a rallying point for good citizens, if the sympathies of my f e llow-citiesns think proper to place me in the rank of candidate, why should I not he so? I should have been to blame had I given way befo re th e bi tterness w i t h which I have been assailed. M. Clem ent Th omas an d M . Fl oco n here rose and demanded t o sp ea k.. Prince Loais Napoleon—There aro few who are gifted with th e p ower of eloquence in the tribune, b ut t h a t i s not the o n l y way in which a citizen may serve' his country. At th e present time what i s wante d i s j us t an d wise ideas, whi c h can put an end to ant i- soc i a l id eas . I know that th ere are those who would place i mpe di ments of all kinds i n my path, but I shall not stumble before them; I shall know how to observe a proper reserve; and I declare to those who would make use ."of a system of obstruction t owar d s me, that I shall also know how to use resistance.—(Cries of " Order of the day.") It appears from a statement made in the National Assembly by M. FLOCON, and which was not con tradicted by any member of the Bonaparte family, that in order to secure the votes of the ignorant peasantry in the provinces, in favour of Louis NA POLEON, his emissaries represent that he is so im mensely rich, that if he be elected he will carry on the Government during his term of office at his own expense, without levying a single tax. The Censtitutionnel gives the following account of the formalities to be observed in conducting the elec tion of the President of the Republic :-- " On December 10th, 1848, which will be a Sunday, all Frenchmen fulfilling the present electoral conditions are to repair to the chief towns of their respective can tons, to name the President of the Republic by br ]lot, in the forms in use for the election of representatives of the people. The persons belonging to the army are to vote the same day, like the other citizens, at the chief town of the canton in the circumscription of which they are quartered; they will be divided by the Mayor amongst the various electoral sections. The candidate to be elected ought to be burn in France, to be thirty years of ago at least, and never to have lost the quality of a Frenchman. The first result of the ballots and of the proceedings shall be taken to the chief t ,N , 02 of t h e department, where the examination and summing up of the votes shall take place. The result of these 86 partial examinations, as well as a du plicate of the proccs-veibaux shall be transmitted to a committee of thirty representatives named by the Na tional Assembly, with mission to proceed at once to a final examination. In order to be elected by the sole fact of universal suffrage, the President ought to have received more than halt the votes given, and at least two millions of votes. Thus, supposing that more than four millions of ejectors take part in the election, five millions for instance, it will not be sufficient for the can didate who shall have obtained the greatest number of votes to have attained the number of two millions; it will be necessary for him to have received more than two millions live hundred thousand, forming in that hypothesis the absolute majority. On the other hand, supposing that less than tour millions of persons should eefolarreinstddaunleye, it will not be elected, to have it will be necessary to s h ell uxaafficvy e e ecei v dso o enb t dtt e , iih , un ote ohdabsolute l tb i n l o et n wn s jdo , 0 rmi yl lone. Should these two conditions of the absolute majority and of the minimum of two millions be not fulfilled, it is the Assembly which will choose the President from amongst the five candidates who shall hare obtained the greatest number of votes." -- Admiral BAUDIN, commanding in chief the French naval forces in the Mediterranean, has published the following order of the day, dated Naples, Oct. 9 : " The Admiral has deferred till now to make known to the squadron the admirable conduct of tho crews of the Hercule and Panama, in the disaster of Messina, be cause he waited for details on the subject. To-day he i s happy in being able to announce to the sailors of the squadron that their comrades merited on that occasion the greatest praise. The attack on Messina and the bombardment by the Neapolitans lasted five consecutive days. During this time more than 10,000 of the unfor tunate inhabitants found an asylum in the Hercule and Panama. Our sailors, without regarding the crowding disorder and filth which resulted from the presence of this mass of unfortunates, received them as brethren; they paid the most touching attention to women, chil dren, and wounded; they shared with them their food, their bedding, and even their clothing. They have merited well of humanity. Honour, then, to the Her cule ! Honour to the Panama Honour to all our brave comrades, whose kindness and generosity have con quered for France and the navy rights„to the admiration and gratitude of all civilised nat ions ! The Minister of War has published a table of all the condemnations which were passed during Sep tember last by the two permanent courts-martial of Paris. There were 98 sentences in all. Of these one was capital ; 20 were to infamous punishments ; 36 military substitutes and volunteers; and 23 civilians were condemned for having taken part in the insurrection of June. The candidates at present known for the Presidency of the Republic are General CAvercriac, M. DE LA MARTINE, Marshal BUGEAUD, and Prince Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. BUGEAUD and BONAPARTE are the only candidates who have as yet announced themselves, and taken an active personal part in can vassing for support. The decision of the Presidential question in favour of immediate election, and that too by such a large majority of the Assembly, is attributed generally to the firm and straightforward speech of General CA TAIGNAC, who told the speakers that they were putting forward every argument for delay except the real one, which was fear of a Bonaparte, and that he could assure them, from his own personal know ledge, that further delay would compromise the safety of the Republic. The Afoniteur publishes the decree agreed to by the Assembly, with respect to the private domain of Louis PHILI PPE ; an d a l so th a t ca lling upon the Mi nister of Finances to lay before the Assembly the documents relative to the expenditure of the Provi sional Government between the 24th of February and the I Ith of May. The Patric of Wednesday evening has the fol lowing : " During:the suspension of the sitting of the Assembly this day, after the interpellation of Al. V. Grandin, the members were distributed in the Conference-room and the Salle de la Paix in great and tumultuous agitation, M. Pierre Bonaparte was heard to exclaim, in the centre of the group, 'They may proscribe us, but they have no right to insult us!' M. Ci6euent Thomas, who pro voked the incident relating to the family of Napoleon Bonaparte, is said to have been called to account by Ne are persons assured e a g th r a t satisfactory to i their friends. By four o'clock the agitation reached its explana tions o f heighth; a challenge was talked of. MM. Molt, Thiers, and de Falloux were in the S a ll e d e P as Perdus, sur rthoe incident. andedb) many ear learn the re have since passed between M. Pierre Bonaparte and M. Clement Thomas." The National announces that a revolution has broken out at Brunn, in Moravia, and the National Guards are masters of the city. Another convoy of 823 emigrants left Paris on Thursday for Algeria. It was reported in Paris yesterday morning that Vienna had capitulated. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON ST OCK - EXCIIANGE, Ocr. 27. Boulogne and Amiens, s%—Namur and Liege, 3 Northern of France, 6141. The EMPEROR, it appears, is very unpopular at Olmutz, and according to a report current at Ham burgh, hii MAJESTY had been fired at. Fortunately the shot (lid not take effect. According to the latest accounts from Vienna, the troops of Prince WINDisatGRATc occupied the bridge at Florisdorf, and, except under special circumstances, allowed none to enter or leave the city in that direc tion. The Diet had officially announced the march of the Ilungarian army to the relief of the city, KOSSUTLI having left I'esth for the Hungarian camp to urge them at once to cross the frontier. The offi cial announcement of the advance of the Hungarian troops was signed by four Hungarian generals. The Hungarian army, amounting to 80,000 men, arrived on the 21st at Schwachat and Simmering. The streets of Vienna are barricaded, and the city is provi sioned for a fortnight. The following is the new manifesto of the EM PEROR, which was communicated to the Diet in their sitting of the 21t:— " To my People,— " We, Ferdinand 1., Constitutional Emperor of Aus • trill, King of Hungary, &c., send our paternal greeting to our faithful people. " By the bloody excesses which, since the 6th of this month, have transformed our capital and residentiary city of Vienna into the theatre of anarchical confusion, which deeply grieved and profoundly affected us, we are compelled for a while to transfer our resid, nce to our royal capital city of Olmutz. Our heart is equally filled with grief at the necessity imposed upon us to adopt military measures for the restoration of legal order, and for the protection of those burghers who have not been implicated in the hoirors of the late excesses. It is, however, our intention, that in the adoption of these extreme measures. which are forced upon us, they shall be only so tar carried out as is imperatively called for by the restoration of peace and security, for the protec tion of our faithful burghers, as well as the maintenance of the dignity of our Imperial Throne. "It is our firm, unalterable resolve that the rights and privileges granted to our people, even though they may have been abused by individual miscreants, or mis guided men, shall remain unlimited in their full extent, and hereunto we again pledge our Imperial word. " And we further resolve that the resolutions already adopted by the Diet and sanctioned by us, viz., those respecting the abolition of the federal bond, the immu nity and equalisation of landed property for the mode rate compensation already recognised in principle by the Diet, shall be maintained, and conformably with our former decree be brought into operation. " Also it is our fi rm reso l ve th a t t h e wor k o f t h e Ad ministration for the c qualisation of the rights of all our loving subjects, already commenced by the Constitutory Diet, shall be continued forthwith without interruption, to the end that it may b e su b m i tte d to us for our Im perial sanction, and be brought to a happy termination. " The accomplishm en t o f thi s w ill b e t h e o bj ect o f our asrious and incessant care, and we hereby reckon on the good sense, gratitude, and loyalty of our faithful people. (Signed) "FERDINAND. (Countersigned) " WESSENBERG." " Given at our Imperial capital city, Olmutz, the 19th day of October, 1848." MONEY and COMA. ERCIAL N LW'S. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was rather brisk. Sales 8,000 bales, including some by auction. —Shares were much better. _ _ Further important alterations have taken place in the sum of the Bank of England liabilities and assets during the wet k ending the 2lst inst. 'The active circulation of notes was augmented by the r,sidue of official and divi dend payments, which acted likewise upon the Govern ment balances. The Chancellor of the Exchequer would seem to have repaid advances obtained fri m the Bank, looking to the great reduction in the Government secu rities, and the other securities were lessened by the re funding of advances made to private individuals during the shutting of the books. The principal items of the account, compared with the previous week, are as fol- Lows : Notes issued 26,592,550 Decrease Rest . ... 3,336,565 Increase Public Deposits 3,162,909 Decrease Other Deposits Decrease 14,103 Seven Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes Decrease Bullion Decrease Active circulation Increase 226,205 During the four weeks to the 7th of October instant the circulation of Bank notes in the United Kingdom amounted to 31,496,9981., being only a decrease of 37,892/. compared with the previous month. The publication of the North-Western Railway ac counts, and the intimation that the " Stock Exchange Weekly List" will not in future contain any remarks, have had a most decided and cheering influence upon railway securities, and we may expect to see them once more in the ascendant. The Bank of England loan to Fldtcher, Alexander, and Co., made under guarantee, is to be renewed for twelve months. There has this week again been a good deal of bullion sent from London to the continent, the quantity of silver exceeding 518 ounces, and of gold 2,000 ounces. The Funds are exceedingly buoyant; the favourable advices received from Vienna have still a good effect. Consols have ranged from 85 to 86, and are now 85 8. Exchequer-bills ure 41s. to 445. premium. Bank Stuck has been done at 1871. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 85 to 858. The Foreign Exchanges were firm yesterday after noon. Mexican Bonds are 201 to 21, and Spanish Three per Cents. 22i. Portuguese, Brazil, &c., are nominal. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 44} to 45i. The advance in Railway Shares is most important, being in the heavy shares 3L to 6/. and 8/. per share, and in the new lines in proportion. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAT . AT ONZ O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 187% . _ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- 845y% 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 11 5 3A IA ES 85 3 A New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. B5 V s $5 $5% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 7-18 India Bonds under 1,0001........ ....... ..„ 45 42 p South Sea Stock 93 Consols for Account Bs / q 86 85 3 / 4 Exchequer Bills. 2 lA z d. 2d. March. June. 1,0001. 5001 42 p Small 46 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dan:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... 6534 Mexican Bonis, 1846, 5 per Cent...... 21 20 3 A Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. .. ...... 22 , A Dividends on the shim payable in London. Belgian 4 1 h per Cent .... 7l Dutch 2 per Cent.,l2 Guild 45 46 A 44% Ditto 4 oar Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DON IN RAILWAY SHAKES AT ONE. O'CLOCK RAILWAY/. PAID. PEA Basin. Aberdeen Amber., Notting Boston, &c 4 14 — to -......i., - 2g., Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 17% .. .. g irm ingnam & Oxford J unct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., withouta guarantee... 20 ... .. Birmingham, 1 Vol., & Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . 13 Do., without a guarantee... 10 Binning., \Vol., & Stour Val. 131.145.... to Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.. Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 6 Bristol and Exeter . BS Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire l4/. 4s 3 1, x 3 /4 die to Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, New 101. Preference 5 Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 —_ heater and Holyhead..„ 50 ..... 21 1 4 ...... to Ditto, Preference larence. Do., lst Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - • ... to - Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - to - Do., Goy. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - Direct London & Portsmouth 5% - to - Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35 - ...... to - Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 - East Anglia, 251. L. & E., lied L. & D - - Ditto, 181., E. & H lB ...... - ..... to - Ditto, 31. 105., E. & H 3% - ....- to - , astern Counties - Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 7% 8 - Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... - - Do., do N0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... - Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 - to - Do., 5 per cent. - Do., Quarter .... . ...... . ..... 12 %... .. - Do., New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ......... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 - to - - to - Ditto, do, Class 15 (I. & 13) 20 Ditto, do, Class C , ditto... 20 - to Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 10 . - - Ditto, ditto ...... ..„...... - Ditto (C. & F..), 5 per ct. 2% - to -. E as t Lancashire - - Ditto, 6% 4 New ... .......... .... . 21 - •••.. to Do.,New Quarters - Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Share. 4 14- 4 •••-• to - E as t Lincolnshire 23 ...... 21% %...... to -. Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O - ...... to - Ditto, Half Shares - ...... to Edinburgh and Northern - ..... to -• Ditto, New port l3 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% = .. .. .. . . t t, .....-- Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-8/. 6s.Bd - ..... .7 ..... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ...... r Do. Preference Consolidated - •• ... to -. Great Northern Do. 1 ,4 A Deferred ..... ... 12% 3 % 14% to Do. %13 6 per Cent. Gear. 4% Do. Extension .... 1,4 ...... t o 2 %.. - t Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 42% 22% "*. ° - . Great North of England 100 - Ditto, /sic w 40/. 4O 217 ...... to - Ditto, ditto - ...... to - Ditto, 'sew 30/. Ditto, New 151...... .... • - Great Western Ditto, Half Shares 5O - Ditto, Quarter Shares 2l Ditto, Fifths Do. New 171. l3 .. - Huddersfield and Manchester 30 to - Ditto, Thirds lO - Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Ilalf Shares .. ...... 25 - - Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 2 1,4 - to - Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 - Do., Thirds... - - Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 - to - Ditto, ditto - Ditto Half Shares .. „ 43 ...... - ...... to - Ditto Quarters 17% - to - Ditto Fifths 9 - to -. Ditto Sixteenths ........... 614...... - ... to - Ditto Thirds (Reg.) - ».... to - Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 - to - Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 43 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 5O - - Do., West Riding Union.- 7 .... . - - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ..„.. - - ' Do., do. Half Shares (A) 9% 1 2 14 to ._Leeds and Bradford - Leeds,Dowsbury,& Manches. 50 - to -, Do., Half Shares - - Ditto, Blue (scrip) .. 2% - ...... to - Leeds and Thirsk ... ..... . ..... 50 Ditto, New Do. , do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. .... - ...... to -. C.iverpeol. Crosby, and Soul h- Port . - .. - to ..... u .verpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2 1,4 - ...... to - London , fir Blackwell ......131. Os. 8d - Do. Extension .......»..... 22% - ...... to - Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 - to 28 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...••• - - ..• to - De. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 - - ... to - Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - - Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 4 ...... 4% ... - f ondon and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... - ... - Ditto Preference 18/ 1712 d... - ..... to -_ London & North Weetern.....loo ...... 114 115 112 to 115 Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 - - DI. New Do. Fifths ... to _ Do. 40e. Shares.... L. & M 25 ...... - - Do. 101. ... M. and B. (A.) 9 ..... 5% - Do. 101. .. M. aid B. (13.) 9 Do. 10/. ... M. and 15. (C.) 1 - to - London and 5. Western...-. 50 6. Ditto, New 504 ....... ....... 42 1 ,4...... 27 - Ditto, New 404 ... .........84 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) SO - - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds ... .131. 68.8 d ... 4 3 4 dis. to - Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls 11. 13s. 4d.... % dis. to - London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% - to - Londonderry and Coleraine-. 27% - ...... to - Londonderry and Enniskillen 27% - ..... to - Lowestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 - - Ditto (giiir. 6 per cent... 8 Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 4 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 1 4 Shares (No. 1) —. 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, l i i 3 Shares (No. 3)... 10 . ..... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ... .. ...,,, to Ditto Grimsby Ditto, ditto. ... .. ll - Ditto, ditto Ditto Sheffield and Line. 12 1 h...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock Ditto. Man. & Lin. Union 41. 2a — Midland...... ..... . lOO 78 76 3 4 77% to 76 Ditto, Consol. Pratertlace...100 Ditto, 50/. 5hare5........... 20 7 1 4 8 1, ,1 7 3 4 to 8% Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ..... 54 Midland, Consol. I:riptel and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 141. 18s. .. Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . id idld. Great Western (Irish) 42t, Middlesbro' and Yedear. 6 per cent. guar. .... ..... . ... 60 -; . to :..... Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ..... Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket .... 2O Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s — Newport Abergy., and Hera: 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Bostrevor ..... ............. 20 Norfolk Ditto New 20/. Ditto Extension 5 per et... 20 Do. Guaranteed 5% per et. 5.. Do. do. Wayeney Valley... 2 - Northern Counties Union ... 4 ..... ...... to North British Ditto Half 5hare5........... 12%..... 64..... t., - Do. Quarters 64 .. ...... to -- Ditto, Extension N g - Ditto Thirds ... ......... ..... E 4...... 3 3 4 % North and South-Western... 2 .. .. .. North Staffordshire... .. ...... 16 ... 8 1 4 1 4 to a North Wales ...... to ... North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton .. . Reading,Guildtd., & Reigate 10 Royston and Ilitchin ..... .. 2 - Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... .. 25 Ditt0,New........„ 17% — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 7% — -... to -- Do. do. (South Div.) 8 ..!hrewsbury and Birmingham 9 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 - ••• .. to Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. NV . hlln.) ...„,. ...... to Ditto Halves. Ditto $ ... .. . ... to Ditto, Oswestry l6 Ditto ,New) 1 Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 - Shropshire Union 4 ••• •• %%••• to South Devon .. ... ......... -. 50 ...... ... ...to -- Ditto, Preference ...... .. South Staffordshire..., 6% — - .. to -.. ''outh Eastern Ditto, No. 1. - Ditto, No. 2. 22 - Ditto,:No. 3. 25 - Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales - South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole 5 - ...... to Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 - Taw Vale Extension .. ..... 8 - ..-.. to -- Thames Haven Dock and Railway l7 % - Vale of Reath Waterford and Kilkenny l7 % ..... ...• Waterford and Limerick..... 45 ... .• Waterford, Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin - .... • to —. Wear Valley 6 per Coat. Guaranteed - - Do. do. do. - .... ,to - Do. do. do. West Cornwall 6 - to - West London - Ditto, First Class ... .. 20 - to - Ditto, Second Class 2O •••••• .... ••.•• tO ..". Nhitehaven and Furness lB ..... - ..... to --.. Windsor, Staines, and South Western... .. 9 1,4 -••-•• to --. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 40 - York, Newcastle, and Berwick 26 - •. to -- Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 Do. Exten. No. 1 (Y. Si N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 15 - Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 3 - to 654 York and North Midland .. 50; E 4B Ditto, Preference :10 _ 631% $ to 7% Ditto East and W estßiding Extension - 25 FOREIGN RAILWAIS. Anglo Italian (late Italian ..,. and Austrian - - Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...•• ---. • to •-• Central of France ( Orleans and Yierzon) ... - to Mieb Ceylon ....... - - Demerara. ............ ........... 13 . .... - Dendre Valley - `to -- Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . - - Dutch Rhenish 74 ..0. East Indian - to - Great Indian Peninsular ' U....... - to - Louvain S. la Sambre ......... 7 - ...... to - Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia - to Namur and Liege •••••• 20 - to .• Northern of France l2 ...... 0% to - Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 - ...... to - Paris and Lyons - - Do. I: o. - ••• *ye t* ...' Paris and Orleans.... 2O Paris and Roucn 20 - to - Paris & Strasbourg .......... 0 ...... -- to -.. Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and 8a1e..... - ••••• tO -- Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... ... 9 ••..•• to ..... l'ournay, J urbise, Landon, and Hasselt •••••• .. •••••• to -• 20 ••.... -- West Flanders - ...... to - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia 40 • ...... - - British North American . ... 60 ~ Colonial .... -..•...... ..... to - ... 23 •. . ..... •-• •.... ••• i• ""* commercial ot London ....... 20 .7 - . . to - London Joint Stock ..... .... 10 . - to - London and Westminster... 20 ...... to - Ditto, New g 1 ...... ..... . ..... •••• -0 ••••• "- .. • • to ....'.... National of Ireland ... .. 22% --••• ** to - of Provinciallreland ........ 25 Ditto, New ...... 10 - ........... .. ..... _ _ ... • • -••-• • to - Union of Australia ........... .25 - Ditto, New...... 2% - - Union of L0nd0n.....,. 10 . ••-•• Union of Madrid ......... ...... 40 „ - .... to -... Angle !lexicon MINER._ _ 100 ...... Asturian Mining Company... 18 -•--- A.ustralian... 2 1,4 — ....... to Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 60 Bolaws Scrip — — to --. British Iron .. Brazilian Imperial ..... ..... 24%...... ••••• to — ` Ditto Cacaos and Cuialsa... 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 18 Cobra Copper ... 40 - General Mining . Real del Monte. Unregistered . .. Do. Bla c k D e b entures — Do. Red Debentures ..... .... Santiago de Cuba lO ...... —«. to United Mexican .....- 2l l l/ 23(..... to- COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam 12 11)4 Gibraltar.• •••••• • • •• •• Dit'a,, at sight ...... 12 I Leghorn ........ ••.. • • 32 3 Rotterdam 12 3 Genoa .. •• • • ...... •• .. 26 15 Antwerp.• • ............ 25 IS Milan •• ••••• •• • • -- tLanburgh .... • .11.8. 13 12)4 Venice.-- .• •••• • • •• Altona•.... ••• • • ... Naples ...... • • .... •• 33% Paris, 3 days' sigh t . • 25 30 Palermo, Ditto, 3 months 25 77;4 Lisbon. ... • ........... 315 I, (arseilles • . •••• .. • • 25 77)4 0p0rt0.....• ...• •••• •• 61 A Bourdeaux ...• • • •25 7 Rio Janeiro • • .... • -- Frankfort oa Maine.... 1 2 2 k Messina ... .. ..........• Petersburgh, Sil. Able 33N Buenos Arree .. ••• • • • •-• 1ier1in........ •••• • • • • New York, 21 dayesight •••• Vienna, effec. fle..•••• Philadelphia .... •• • • -- Trieste, ditto.. •. •• PRICE/ or BULLION, PLII 01 Madrid •• • ..... 47 , 4 Foreign Geld la bars.. £3 17 9 Cadiz •• • .......... •• 45% New Dollars .... •• 0 0 0 8i1ba0.... ••.. • • ...... Portagal Gold Coin .. • 0 0 Barcelona •• •• Spaalsh Doubloons .. • 0 • Seville.. •• •••••• •••• . Silver la bars ......•• 60 0 SPAIN. Accounts from Cadiz state that Don J. P. DE RIVERA, a naval officer, has been appointed Captain- General of that province in the room of Don J. M CH..lcoil deceased. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. Our accounts from Vienna are to the evening of the 21st. In the early sitting of the Diet this morning, a manifesto of his MAJESTY was read, in which he pro mises in nowise to diminish autzlit from the conces sions promised in March and May, but at the same time states his intention of employing every means for the restoration of peace and order. The Diet has also published a proclamation to the people of Vienna, which reprobates the assembling of Hungarian and other troops, the disarming of the National Guard, which was legally organized by his MAJESTY, in the vicinity of the capital. The Diet also asserts that Vienna, as alone the capital of the empire, can be the seat of the National Diet, and in sists that all who are for popular liberty must be for Vienna, and th ere f ore mu st acknowle d g e that it is the duty of th e Di e t to oppose with equal force anarchy and reaction. In conclusion the Diet calls upon the inhabitants to unite the whole force of their moral power with the Diet, in order that the Emranoit may nominate a popular Ministry, withdraw the troops, and restore peace to the city of Vienna and to the empire. The Communal Council has also made a long address to the EalePaon, expressive of the same wishes. They have also sent an address to the Arch duke FRANCIS CHARLES, entreating him to mediate with the Ememaox. The Vienna „National Guard has also sent an ad dress to the Eatemion, in which proposals are made for the restoration of peace. These proposals are in chief as follows : " That Auersperg shall enter Vienna with not more than 11,000 men • that the military shall take the oath to the Imperial patent of the 15th of March and 15th of May ; that Jellachich and Windischgratz, as well as three regiments which are obnoxious to the people, shall be removed from Vienna ; that the Landwahr shall be organized ; that a liberal popular Ministry shall be appointed ; and that the Emperor shall return to Vienna." The Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard has addressed a writing, dated the 20th, to Prince WINDISCHGRAT Z , in which he conjures him not to render the work of conciliation totally abortive by the commencement of hostilities. Prince WINDISCHGRATZ has given orders for the immediate repair of the railway from Vienna to Gen sendarf, which had been destroyed by the military, and which cut off Vienna from all railway communi cation with Berlin or the north of Germany. The Archduke STEPHEN, late Palatine of Hun gary, has v left rankfort for London. ITALY. The affairs of Italy bear a much more satisfactory aspect than they hare borne since the commencement of March. RADETSKY, it is said, has, through the mediation of England and France, concluded a treaty of peace with CHARLES ALBERT, Which only awaits the ratification of the Emperor of AU2TRIA to be imme diately carried into effect; and that this ratification will be at once given there can be little doubt, inasmuch as (according to the Concordia) the Austrian Am bassador in Paris is authorised to ratify all that the mediating Powers shall decide on the subject of Italy. In Tuscany the Ministerial crisis still con tinues. The GRAND DUKE continues firmly opposed to the appointment of GUERAZEI as Minister, and should the appointment be forced upon him, he will, it is said, retire to Elba. There is also every reason to hope that the media tion of England and France will effect a satisfactory settlement of the differences between Naples and Sicily. The terms proposed are the re•esta tablishment of the Sicilian Constitution of 1812, under the guarantee of England and France, and an independent Sicilian Legislature, with either the King of Nal.Las or his son as Sovereign. The Go• vernment of Palermo and that of Naples seemed both inclined to accede to the terms. The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies of Sar dinia on the mediation offered by Great Britain and France terminated at two o'clock on the 294. An amendment of M. 13aorrEato, who had opposed the mediation, and maintained that Italy should in pre ference look up to the triumph of German democracy for her emancipation, was rejected by 122 to 13, and the Assembly afterwards granted the Cabinet a vote of confidence by 77 to 58. CHINA AND THE INDIANISLANDS Accounts from Hong-Kong of the 30th August represent that colony as suffering dreadfully from sickness, the prevailing disease being an aggravated species of influenza. It appears that serious differences have occurred at Shanghae between some of the British merchants there and Mr. ALCOCK, the Consul. Accounts from Singapore of 9th September state that Sir JAMBS BROOKE and suite left that colony for Labuan and Sarawak on the 29th August. CEYLON. Intelligence has been received from Colombo to the 15th September inclusive. The insurrection was cornplettily at an end, the rebel KING had fled, and 1001. reward was offered for his apprehension, and several of his followers had been tried by court-mar tial and shot. His MAJESTY it appears served in 1045 in the police. The merchants, planters, and traders of Ceylon have sent a memorial to Earl GREY detailing their grievances. The .*Ceylon Timis announires the failure of the oldest commercial firm in the island, Messrs. GIBsoN, READ, DAVIDSON, and Co. Their liabilities are said to exceed 100,0001. NATIONAL GUARDS OF FRANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Nothing, I am confident, will be more gratifying to the feelings of every Englishman than to learn, through the medium of your columns, that the kind and welcome reception the National Guards of France have received from a ll classes on their short visit to your beautiful shores and city, has produced such impressions of gratitude upon them, that I have been deputed by a great number of them to express their thanks to your nation as a memento of everlasting friendship, and the greatest step towards the permanent union of the two mos t powerful, enlightened, and civilised countries in the world. With the highest consideration, I have the honour to remain, Sir, y our must obliged servant, Oct. 27. SOYER. PUNCH'S POCKET BOOK FOR 1849.—0ur old friend Punch is the first in the field this year, and, like good wine, he grows more mellow as he grows in age. " The Pocket Book for 1849" is the best that has yet appeared. It is what a good pantomime ought to be, a satirical commentary on the events of the past year; and here we have them all humorously illustrated from the frozen-out kings of February to the thawed lawyers of November. The frontispiece, Iliggledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic, is It capital skit on the Republique Rouge. Leech was never in happier mood than when he designed the illustrations to the " Punch's Pocket Book for 1849 ;" and the letter-press is worthy of the illustrations. HIaItWAY ROBBERY.—On Monday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, as Mr. Bentham, station-tusster of the Monkwearmouth Railway Station, was half-way down Whitburn-lane, on the way to his residence, and carrying in his hand a large leather bag containing a considerable sum of money in silver, he suddenly heard the voice ot a man exclaim "that's him." Li a moment four men rushed upon him and felled him to the ground, at the same time striking him severely on the head with sticks. Mr. Bentham struggled hard, but was com pletely overpowered, one ot the ♦illains kicking him severely in the groin. He retained hold of the bag, however, till he contrived to raise himself up a little, and throw it over the adjoining wall. Two of his assailants immediately left him, and leaped over the wall, and the remaining two kept struggling with him. In a few moments a loud whistle was heard, and the two latter, after giving Mr. Bentham several additional blows, decamped, leaving Mr. Bentham lying on the ground severely bruised. Shortly afterwards the alarm w as given to the police, Inspector Baffles hastened to the spot, and examined the place were Mr. Bentham had thrown the bag over, but it was gone. Next morning the foot marks of four men were traced distinctly from the place of robbery to Cleadun-lane, and we understand strong suspicions are entertained of certain parties.—Sunder lamd Herald. THE GREAT SEA SERPENT AGAIN.---A letter under this head, signed " James Henderson, master, Brotaie law, Berth No. 4," dated " Mary Ann, of Glasgow, October 19," was copied into most of the papers. It purported to be a confirmation of the story of the sea monster having been seen by the captain of her Majesty's ship Daedalus, between St. Helena and the Cape. That letter turns out, however, to be a hoax, as we suspected it to be when we read it, and therefore did not give it a place in our columns. Upon inquiry, we find that there has been no such ship, with the master's name as given, at the Broomielaw since the month of August.-- North British Mail. 4-iiirti Wlittion NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) MATCHES. Testator beat Provost filly. Ferule received from Dahcotsh Chief. Canada colt beat Scuder. Houghton Handicap. Vanish ... ... ... ... ... ... •• • 1 Man of my Heart 2 Sweepstakes of 10 sm. each. T.Y.C. Peeress filly Cotton Lord 2 Match—Concertina colt received from St. Rosolis. 1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wind S.W., fresh brae)* and squally, with rain. DEAL, OCT. 27—Wind S.to S.S.W, fresh, P.N. S.W. to W.S.W., strong breeze and squally.—Put back, James Campbell, for Bahia ; Ealing, Grove, for Dominica; Apollo, for Grenada; Thames, for Jansaioa; Sarah, for Jamaica; Caroline, for ditto; Crusader, for Honduras. Arrd. from tha River and ald. George, Sydney, New South Wales; llarlequin, Grenada; Lady Katharine, Karhasn • Jamaica. Ski l most of the outward bound. , LIVERPOOL, Ovr. 27—WindW.S.W.—Aberdeen,Hub bard, New York; Delta, St. John's, Newfoundland; Chat hain,Vinnes, Miramichi ; Challenger, M'Conchie, Quebec; Denison, King, Antigua; St. Claire, Tay, St. John's. N. 8.; Lord Sandon, Walsh, Quebec. Sld. Tagus, Val paraiso; Blond, Buenos Ayrea; Bona Dea, Savannah ; St. Vincent, for St. Vincent; Lady Milton, Mobile; Helen M'Gran, Philadelphia; St. George, New York; Lord Elgin, Africa. Off port, Zetland, St. John's, New Brunswick; Grecian; St. Patrick; Bridget; Ann; and Hartley. COVES, OCT. 27.—The Carmelite barque, of Bangor, abandoned and full of water, with only tore and main masts standing, was boarded, 4th inst., lat. 37, long. 53. FALMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Mersey, Ryan, Bahia. Off Fort, Cerops, Cuba; Sarah and Bryant, Gay, Havannah, and aid. for Antwerp; Nymph, Singapore. ILFRACOMBE, OCT. 27.—The Zuleika, Farran, which put in here, 22d inst., is making a deal of water. BELFAST, OCT. 26.—The wreck of a vessel of about 200 tons, waterlogged and abandoned, with only the stump of foremast standing, apparently only recently abandoned, was passed 23d ult., off Bird Island, and Flowing a heavy gale at the time, by the Helen, M'Cul. Welt, arrived at Belfast. of ca th 16