The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-05 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Mr. BT.:).i . N has the honour of announcing that he will OPEN this THEATRE for the usual Winter Season on MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, When will be performed the Opera of MARITANA, and the Ballet Df THE AMAZONS, and being enabled by an arrangement entered Into with the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera to avail himself of the vast resources of that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported by a mise en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the view of representing the Performances submitted to public patronage 1n an equally efficient manner, he submits the names of the principal Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements : FOR GRAND OPERA. Bomar AND Covraam.—lldlle. Nissen (prineipal singer from the Imperial Theatres of Italy and St. Petersburgh), Miss Romer, Miss Bassano, Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Miss Messent, end Madame Stoltz (the renowned singer from the Grand Opera at Paris). _ _ _ BAHSEI AND Bsarrosus.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bur. dlni, Mr. 11. Corri (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dublin) Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. H. Phillips. _ Teriope.—Mr. W. Harrison, kr. Herberte (his first appearance en the London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The Orchestra has been entirely re-airangecf, - 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 col:a -vail:Abbe best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Land. FOR GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE. Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fuoco (both from the Grand Opera ie la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Mdlle. Moncelet, 314111 e. Gaillot, and Mdlle. Arnal (all from the principal Theatres of Paris), Mdlle. Louise, and 3fdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse from the San Carlos, Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (both from the Theatre de la Nation, Paris), 3f. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at Milan), M. Paul, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cormack (from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Maxi lier (his Hrst appearance these eight years), and the most renowned Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a more numerous and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Figurantes, and Promeneuses, than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre. Amongst other novelties of the season will be produced the new Mallet of " The Amazons," now performing with great success in Paris), and a new grand Ballet by M. Barrel (expressly composed for Mdlle, Plunkett.) The celebrated Opera of " Haydge" (the last production of Messrs. Scribe and Amber, and adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavena), will be instantly produced. grand Opera, In three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre PMr. W.V. Wallace.. " The First Wulpurgis Night" (the Poem by Goethe, and the Mu sic by the late Dr. Ifendelssohn), will be given in a dramatic form by all the immense resources of the Theatre. A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. P. Planche) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the magnitude of the subject will permit. A - new grand Opera, entitled "Kenilworth," by Signer Schira ; and a grand semi-seria Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe. An entirely new Baklet will be produced far the debut of :Mlle. Xaywood. ~- n mereus treaties are pending, and amongst others, an answer IS daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischek. Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. Property Maker—Mr. Blamire. Ballet Masters—MM. Barret and Mariner. Under Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett. Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis. ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION. Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. 3s. ; First Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and H. 11s. 6d. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2s. ; Stalls, 10s. 6d, ; Single Admissions to a Private Box on the First Tier, 7s. Bow-street Entrance.—Pit, 3s. 6d. Piazza Entrance.—Public Boxes, ss. ; Gallery Amphitheatre, 2.6 d.; Gallery, Is. 6d. Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine, Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste Daring the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Digby Watts, Esq., executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &C., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable. THIS EVENING - Will be performed RORY O'MORE. Alter which, THE IRISH LION. To conclude with THE MARRIED BACHELOR. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a comic Drama, entitled ANYTHDJG FOR A CHANGE. Characters by Messrs. Harley, C. Mathews, Ilonner ; MIAs K. Fitzwilliam, and Miss Marshall. After which, COURT BEAUTIES. To conclude with THE CRITIC, Dress 'foxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 1, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every €lay, from Ty till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddo, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel !shed In a superb and costly ma l tinenbyikt6 Hurwitz. lnew Chan delier has been fitted, and the bait arranslenatuitg have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, fold The come Art and convenience of the audience. THIS EVENAG _ _ _ Will be performed Donizetti's celebrated Opera ; entitled T o UCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. After which, PAY 31E1 OR IF YOll DONT To conclude with the Ballet of LA ROSIERE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Tho Last Week of the Season, arrangements having been made for the appearance of the Equestrian portion of the Establishment at Edinburgh. Triumphant success of the Popular Equestrian Spectacle of Ilaseppa, Which has been nightly received with enthusiasm. Unparalleled Equestrian Feats. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Lord Byron's Hippodramatio Spectacle of MAZEPPA; or, The Wild Horse. To be followed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYMNAS TIC FIXFRCISES in the ARENA. To Conclude with the Farce of THE SECRET. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. So communication can be attended to unless autheati , cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—Sur; OFFICE, OCTOBER 5. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 59; Highest, 62 ; oon, 67 Battomwrint, 30.21. WIND S.S.W.; hazy weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 16 min. after _6 I Evening 46 min. after 6 . j .^ 0.111. os • z •••••.' 1 f • • • '1 ,2 9 --4111jf 'k , • 16;A WI , N Atir 0I .stfor,%*,. 0 43, 4re, tut , trinff LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1848. It is indeed satisfactory to find that one of the monster grievances of the country, by which every British citizen is more or less affected, is at length about to be grappled with vigorously and efficiently ; that an association, composed of practical, experienced, and energetic men, has been formed for the purpose i)f keeping the public attention steadily directed to the impolicy and dishonesty of the present system of taxation, and of obtaining, by peaceful and con 3titutional means, a comprehensive measure of reform, an entire revision of the whole financial system of the country. The objects of the society were explained last week in Liverpool at a meeting, most numerously and influentially at tended, and an anxious desire was exhibited by the gentlemen present to co-operate in obtaining the re quired alterations in the manner of collecting the national revenue. These objects are stated:to be, first—" To use all lawful and constitutional means of inducing the most rigid economy in the expenditure of the Government, consistent with the due efficiency in the several departments of the public service." Few persons can object to this demand. It is ac quiesced in by Ministers and by every party repre sented in the Legislature. The only question is to what extent this economy can be carried ? What re ductions can be effected without endangering the national honour or the national safety. Much more may be achieved on this point than the public in general may consider practicable. The good effects of the investigation into the Army, Navy, and Ord nance Estimates, commenced in the early part of last session, was apparent from the fact that, during the same session, and before the termination of the labours of the Committee, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was enabled to announce that savings had been effected to the amount of nearly 900,0001. sterling in these departments—that the actual expen- diture would be less than the estimates by that enor mous amount—(nearly equal to the entire sum realised by the tax on soap)—and that without the reduction of a single man, or the slightest deterioration in the efficiency of any of these important services. This great saving, too, was not the full extent to ivtiftch the economical principle might be carried, for strong hopes *ere held out by the Right Hon. Baronet that much more would be effected before he should again have to ap pear before the House with a new budget. A mere Parliamentary inquiry has had this beneficial opera tion ; how much more will be obtained when the abuses, which have been suffered to spring up and accumulate during a succession of ages, are fear lessly exposed, and held up to :public detestation by a body of independent gentlemen, in whose statements the public can place unlimited cenfidenee ? If there is nothing radically wrong, there can be no necessity for concealme n t That which is correct in it se lf w ill stand the test of . the most rigid inquiry, and come out with additional strength from any ordeal to which it may be subjected • but the jobs, the sinecures, the profligate e x p en di tur e of the public money, without any beneficial result, will be exhibited in all their enormity, and receive ,their death blow, when the public mind is thoroughly awakened to their manifold iniquities. The second object of the association is "to advocate the adoption of a simple and equitable system of direct taxation, fairly levied upon pro perty and income, in lieu of the present un equal, complicated, and expensively collected duties upon commodities." How fully and cordially we agree with this proposition in its most extensive signification will be understood by those who have THE SUN, LIOISDON, We most heartily wish the Financial Reform Association good speed in the arduous path on which they have entered. They must make up their minds to encounter reproach,:ridicule, and obloquy, in every form, from those interested in maintaining the present state of things, of evading the demands that should be made upon themselves, by placing them upon the overburdened shoulders of the " many" who, with all their patient industry, are sinking under the weight. But they need not fear that a de cisive triumph will ultimately crown their exertions. A glorious example is before them in the rise, progress, and final success of the " Anti-Corn-law League." Let the leaders of the present movement exhibit but a moiety of the energy and resolution of the members of that League, and a similar result must follow their exertions—and that in far less time than it required to achieve the first victory. We are rejoiced to find it announced that the meeting to which we hare alluded is but the first of a series, in which it is intended to consider the important questions introduced to the public notice upon that occasion. Imprisonment is slavery; and slavery is the surest means of degenerating the faculties of man. Now that the punishment of felony is changed from trans portation to imprisonment, it becomes necessary to reflect upon the consequences of the latter penalty, in order, if possible, to prevent results which might prove destructive to the whole social system of our population. It has been found by experience that the effect of slavery upon an individual, when that individual has been deprived of all hope of manumis sion has conduced to a profound physical and moral degradation : no stimulus whatever has incited the bondsman to exertion ; he has lapsed into a depraved torpor or a brutalised sensuality. From a preva lence of this stubborn and unnatural system in Nor folk Island, the wretched convicts in that settlement sank from criminality to criminality until they were at last wallowing in a slough of sin such as was calculated to fill the imagination even of a - Sun or a DE BALZAC with astonishment. ateds which make us shudder to think ef;and the recital of which causes the heart to sicken with horror, became- the habitual practices, or the casual recreations of the prisoners in that beautiful but abused region. And so it would inevitably have continued up to the present moment, but that a novel and admirable system was introduced by Cap tain MACONOCEIE, R.N.. at the period when he was Superintendent of Norfolk Island, a system which gradually diminished the sloth, and with the sloth the crimes of the unfortunate felons under his direction. This system, which was practised for nearly four years, namely, from March, 1840, up to February, 1844, was christened by Captain MACONOCHIE the Mark System. Although from certain causes, which were found to be insurmountable, the system was tested very inadequately on Norfolk Island, its correctness was sufficiently proved by the remark able change for the better, perceptible among the criminals. To explain in as few words as possible the principles upon which the Mark System was founded, we may observe that they were classified in these three divisions : I. The duration of sentences was to be measured out by good conduct and labour combined, with a minimum of time, but no maximum. 1 11. The labour which was thus declared to be re quisite was to be represented by marks, a certain number of these marks, proportioned according to the culpability of the felon, being required to be gained in a penal condition before release. 111. In order to afford additional strength to these moral restraints and stimulants, the prisoners were distributed in parties of half-a-dozen, with common interests, each man thus labouring and refraining for others as well as for himself. Without entering more minutely into the arrange ments of this scheme of improvement, it is obvious that the consequences of its operation must by neces sity be beneficial, inasmuch as it holds out the most powerful inducement to good behaviour, and the strongest incitement to exertion. The men worked " with a full knowledge every stroke brought them nearer to liberty." The chief punishment then— labour—was transformed from an end into a means. As an end it had been barren and pernicious; as a means it became rapidly fruitful of advantage to the convicts, whether in their individual or aggregate capacities. "In the sweat of their brows" they earned not only " their bread," but their freedom. Now that the action of the criminal law has been reversed, in as far as the punishment of transporta tion is concerned, now that the felons are retained at home, to work in Portland Island instead of in Norfolk Island, now that the necessities of prison discipline have consequently become of a more immediate and complicated importance, the adoption of the admir able system contrived by the ingenious humanity of Captain MACONOCHIE, appears to us to be the most rational determination that could be arrived at by our Government. It is a matter, at least, which demands the most serious attention of the Home Secretary ; and Sir GEORGE GREY must reflect, moreover, that the Mark System is no merely hypothetical sugges tion, but that it is, on the contrary, a plan which has been tried under the most severe circumstances, n a den of villany and licentiousness, where a] the aids of precept and example, of Christianity and civilization are little less than invisible. That some- .hing beyond the barren fulfilment of certain duties is requisite in our places of incarceration, preserve the p r i soners from indolence and vice, has arce i n order to been forcibly shown by a century of experiment. The medium of probation mug undergo a radical modifi cation, or, rather, a complete re -organisation ; other wise, with the extension of our prisons and the ac cumulation of our criminals, we shall inevitably have a frightful increase in the horrors resulting from a false system of expiation. We are almost weary of commenting upon the frequent recurrence of some new instance of the futility of human hopes and the instability of mortal fortunes. Of such events the present year has already afforded us an innumearble variety, and now another is added to the momentous catalogue. The inimit able verses of Dr. JOHNSON illustrate the " Vanity of Human Wishes " far less effectually and less impres sively than does the casual perusal of two newspaper paragraphs now to be met with. The one tells of the Count DE NEUILLY in his retirement ; the other chronicles the baptism of a Princess with twenty names. Another grand-child is added to Lours PHILIPPE'S numerous family—a child whose birth was perhaps looked forward to with as much of anxious and ambitious hope as crowded around the cradle of the Count DE PARIS. Hopes and ambition were futile in both instances. The young Duchess Of PORT ST. MARY'S, the Infanta MARIA ISABELLA &c. &c. &c., the presumptive heiress of the Crown of Spain, is, it is true, the daughter of the Duke of MONTPENSIER, but she is not, as was so confidently expected, the grand-daughter of the KING of the F RENCH. Little matters it to the exile of Claremont whether or no the Pyrenees now exist. Little matters it to Louis PHILIPPE now, saving only as regards his son, whether or no his grandchild be the Sovereign of Spain. In a political point of view the subiect is wholly unimportant to him. And this is the guerdon of his many sacrifices perused the opinions we have from time to time puc forward on this deeply interesting and all important subject. We can never have our trade and commerce really free and unrestricted until the imposts levied upon the introduction of the pro duce of other lands have been wholly, or at least to a very great degree, abolished. Then indeed England would become the emporium of the world, the mart in which the commodities of every nation would be exchanged. It would be impossible to assign limits to the commercial activity that would be thereby occasioned, or to the stimulant that would be applied to our native manufactures. The people would be contented and happy, while the actual burden would be borne by those who, in justice and equity, should be saddled therewith—the possessors of that property, for the preservation and improvement of which, our National Debt was created, and the great bulk of the national expenditure is ren dered necessary. Every person who attentively considers this vitally important subject, without bias or preju dice, must arrive at the conclusion, that every prin ciple of justice and equity, of policy and expediency, demand the substitution " of a direct system of taxa tion, fairly and equitably apportioned on property and income, in lieu of the present unequal, complicated and expensively-collected duties upon commodities." and his arduous endeavours ! It was for this he broke up his cordial understanding with England, for this he sacrificed his popularity in France, for this he lost his crown, his power, his position! Behold the triumph of the Machiavellian diplomatist. Behold th e issue of the wisdom of the Ulysses of modern times. He has won, and he has not won. He has gained the object, the literal object, of his endeavours, and he has lost, he has utterly lost the real object at which he aimed. His hand will n „, , r sway the destinies of France and Spain. We can a b a :ost imagine that at such a moment, the birth of his Spa:nish grandchild—an event which under other circumstlAnces would have filled him with exulta tion—must be pru.'ducte of grief rather than of rejoic ing. It cannot be bt:t i this event must cruelly remind v nas him of his cherished &ea.. now so utterly dispelled, and his cunning schemes no, ' so irremediably over thrown. We should not wish to add to the bitterness of the cup which the dethroned kOnarch has been doomed to drink, we should be loth to aggravate the weight of sorrow which must weigh dowii his aged head ; nevertheless, any sufferings occasioned by his interference in Spain must be regarded as a fitting, although appalling, retribution. We will not again particularise the unhappily too well accredited enormities of Lours PHILIPPE'S conduct with regard to the Spanish marriages. That conduct has been adequately punished. He has not only not gained the object of his sinful schemes, but he has sustained a more than equivalent loss in addition. And now, in his day of adversity, while he sojourns in exile, the child which was to have been the crowning evidence of his greatness, comes into the world only , to make more evident the failure of his am bition. Alas I for human hopes for human hopes based on no surer foundation than those of Lours PHILIPPE. Are we wrong in adducing the birth of the new Infanta of Spain as another instance of the mutability of fortunes ? Are we wrong in re cording this particular instance, more especially to the attention of any Sovereigns (if such there now exist) who may wish to play the same game as that just played, with such ill success, by Lours PHILIPPE, or to any Ministers whom " the brain may reason out the heart," as it is said to have happened with a late Minister of France ? THE FRENCH REPUBLI We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Moniteur du Soir of the previous evening had the following paragraph : " The reports which have been current respecting the place designated for the negotiations on the Italian question are premature. The seat of the conference is not yet fixed, and it is certain that it will not be Innspruck." The Presse of yesterday is more explicit on this subject. It says— " The Great Powers, it is said, have not yet agreed on the choice of a place where the Congress is to assemble to confer on the affairs of Italy. " Austria had proposed Innspruck as the nearest to the scene of war, and most convenient for the different Cabinets which were to be represented at the Con gress. But this selection has not been agreed to by the King of Piedmont. Charles Albert feared that the pressure of public opinion in one of the cities devoted to the Imperial Crown might exercise a dis astrous influence on the determination of the plenipo tentiaries of Austria and Prussia. " The Ring at first desired that the conference should take place at Paris, but the proposal met with a decided refusal from our Cabinet. The Sardinian Government now insists that a town belonging to a neutral state shall be selected, and it proposes Berne, or some othar place in Switzerland. This proposi tion, it is said, is seconded by the English Cabinet." The approaching discussion on the manner in which the President of the Republic is to be elected at present occupies the attention of all France. The Committee on the Constitution recommend that the election shall take place by universal suffrage. No tice of an amendment, to the following effect, has been given by M. FLocoN :—" The National As sembly delegates the executive power to a citizen, who shall receive the title of President of the Re public." After much hesitation, and after several Cabinet Councils had been held on the subject, the Goverment on Tuesday came to the determination to support M. FLocon's amendment. On this sub ject we find the following in the Sack : "A report has become current, and several journals have announced that the Government, informed of the resolution which had been come to by the Com mittee on the Constitution to maintain the articles in which it is expressly declared that the French people delegate the Executive Government to a Pre sident of the Republic, has itself given up the idea of causing the President to be elected by the National Assembly. Unfortunately this report is not confirmed, and it now appears certain, on the contrary, that the Government persists in its opinion, and will exert all its influence to carry the amendment of M. Flocon, even against the conclusions of the Committee. " We do not call in question the intentions of those who have conceived this idea, and who persevere in it. We do know that the majority of them are actuated by the most honourable motives : they fear that the Republic may be menaced, that discontented or mis guided minds may be led to make a bad choice : that the conflict among pretenders may lead to disorders in the country, and in order to avoid these calamities they have recourse to an expedient of safety, the ap pointment of the President by the Assembly. It is positively stated that General Cavaignac, in parti cular, after long hesitation at length yielded to the force of the arguments of his friends, that it was necessary to confide the care of the constitution to firm and faithful hands ; that, in a word, the wisdom of the Assembly, which had formed the constitution, would be for the maintenance of the work of the majority a better guarantee than the vote of the people, uncertain, divided, and worked upon as it is by the most conflicting passions. " We do not in any way underrate the value of these considerations, the sincerity of these scruples ; and if we anywhere saw a right equal or superior to that on which at this moment alt the edifice of our new institutions reposes, we should perhaps allow that it is reasonable to take such precautions, and to pre vent by a judicious choice the possible egarements of the mass of the citizens. " But let us not seek to deceive ourselves. What is now the basis of public right in France ? Evi dently it is the sovereignty of the people expressed by universal suffrage. From what source do the powers of the Constituent Assembly emanate ? From universal suffrage. If the Assembly itself has faith in that which is its vivifying principle, to whom should it confide the nomination of the President of the Republic after having proclaimed the absolute necessity of the division of power ? Undoubtedly to universal suffrage. Since, then, that there is a ques tion of depriving the country of this right which belongs to it, and conferring it either definitively on the Legislature, or temporarily on the present Na tional Assembly, what does it signify if not that it suspects the wisdom of the people, that it is feared that the majority may be led away, and that it is wished therefore to guard against the dangers which may arise from a bad choice ? Is this, we ask, any thing more or less than a suspicion of universal suffrage ; a denial of the sovereign right on which the new Government supports itself, and a moral blow, almost irreparable, directed against the Re public ? " We do not, for our parts, contest the embarrass ment which might result from an election made with out due reflection ; but we rely on the good sense and patriotism of the majority of the people ; we are maybe are enter h th o a p t es th w e h d i a c n h m ger a s w m ve a d d ; apprehended will be avoided ; that, in fact, reason will ti a e i r n s e u d a d w e i d l that l b e deceived i prevail over intrigue. " The almost infallible means to prepare the public mind and to determine the most judicious choice would be immediately and unhesitatingly to respond to the almost unanimous wish of the country, by seriously organizing the Government in an idea of order and of progress. Indispensable measures are indefinitely postponed; the personnel is insufficient to meet the immense difficulties both at home and abroad, and it is not apparent that moral authority prevails, and hence arise those embarrassments and those alarms against which it is sought to guard by a sort of usurpation a thousand times more dangerous than the danger itself." The .11oniteur publishes a return of the imports and exports for the first eight months of this year com pared with the results of previous years. The im portations of the month of August yielded to the Treasury 8,656,022 f. In the last year the same month produced 11,500,000 f. But it is in taking the period of eight months that the deficiency becomes the more striking. The duties levied during the eight months of 1848 only amounted to 54,000,000 f.; during the corresponding period of 1847 they were 89,000,000 f. ; and in 1846 exceeded 100,000,000 f. The greatest diminutions have taken place in linen threads, hemp, cast-iron, coal, linens, and zinc of the first fusion. As to the exports they have been kept up, and there has even been progress in certain re spects on preceding years. It is the consequence of THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER IV, 1848 the system of premiums applied for some time. Soap, refined sugar, machines, and tissues of silk figure in the first rank of the products of *hich the exporta tion has increased. Admiral BRUAT has been appointed Governor of Martinique and Commander of the Fleet in the West Indies. The committee on prison labour has decided by a majority of 7 to 3 that the produce of the labour of prisoners shall never be brought into the open market to compete with the produce of the labour `2,`; free workmen, but that it shall be consumed in charitable establishments, or by the state. It was also decided that endeavours should be made to employ prisoners in agricultural labours, In the sitting of the National Assembly yesterday, an amendment proposed by M. FLAIJDIN, in the 28th article of the Constitution, was adopted, rendering all salaried public functionaries incapable of becoming representatives of the people. The election of Vice Presidents of the Assemlly for the next month has taken place. They are MM. CORDON, BUM, LACROSSE, BEDEAU, MALLEVILLE, and PAGNERRE. The two secretaries nominated are MM. PEAN and DESGEORGES. BOURSE—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4. TrinEE o'CLocx.—The F renc h Funds opened to-day with every appearance of firmness ; b u t t h ey all of a sudden gave way, and continued very wea k t i ll the close of business. The fall, both on shares and on rentes is very considerable. As is usual in such cases, there were plenty of rumours to account for the fall, but the real cause seemed to be the general uneasiness and belief that we are hare on the eve of a new crisis. For the Account, the French Three per Cents. have fallen 40c.; Five per Cents. have fallen 55c.; and the Loan 55c. For money, the Three per Cents. have fallen 40c.; Five per Cents. have fallen 35c.; and the Loan 50c.; Bons du Tresor are at S 8 per cent, discount, b u t th ose of the Republic are at 10 per cent. die. only; Bank of France Shares have fallen 25f.; Belgian Bank Shares are at 645; Two-and -a-Half per Cents, not quoted; Four-and a-Half per Cents. the same as yesterday; Spanish Active not quoted; Three per Cents, have risen to 231; Pas sive not quoted; Roman without any alteration ; Roths child's Receipts are at 81f. 75 c . ; E xchange on London (thirty days), 25f. 371 c. ; ditto (ninety days), 25f. 174 e. Railway Shares for the account, Settling of 15th Oct.:— Northerns have fallen 3f. 75c., and Strasburgs 2f. 30c.; and Vierzons were done at 3f. 35c. For money, the Stras burgs have fallen 5f., Northerns 2f. 50c., and Vierzons 3f. 75c., Rouens 2f. 50c., and Orleans lf. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Ocr. 4, The only sale was—Paris and Rouen, 1514, is still further wished to try its power against the:small states which live in peace, and are: too feeble to offer resistance. The honour of Germany demands a different procedure . most profound peace re i gns i n our coi— • The tions are tranquilly and :cor-'• -.I try. Institu but in spite of this 0 .3citutionally d eve l ope d, into a state of - country is violently p l unge d stopoe'l war; the pr ogress o f development is by compelling the Assembly to deliberate under the influence of the bayonet. Like every other country, ours is now suffering under the pressure of difficult times. 'Why should this pressure be in creased by a useless military burden ? Is this the liberty which the people of Germany expect from Frankfort? The horrors of civil war are provoked, and who shall predict the consequences of such vio lence ? We, the assembled representatives of the people of Altenburg, protest in the most solemn manner agiNt this unjustifiable measure of the Minister of - the-Empire. We 'expect that the High Assembly' will preserve from every taint the honour of Germany and the liberty oiothe people." MORAVIA.' BONNER, SEPT. 20.—The Diet of Moravia has this day adopted almost unanimously the Allowing para graph of the Constitution :—" The noblesse is abo lished in Moravia, not only in regard to their privi leges, but likewise in regard to their titles, and that for ever, and nolnew noblesse can ever be created in Moravia." The state of Germany still ntinues the same. It is impossible to foresee when it will regain that tran quillity and security which it formerly enjoyed. The most wealthy families quit the country for the pur pose of fixing their residence in those places which have escaped the feverish agitation of the epoch. MO'cjyr 1 rc7 NIERCIAL WS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet, but steady. Sales 4,000 to 5,000 bales. American 3id. to 6d. per lb. Railway Shares were in but limited de mand. The market opened with some appearance of improvement, but gave way subsequently. There are advices, by her Majesty's ship Daedalus, from the Cape of Good Hope. The opposition of Pre torious and his followers to the British authorities had assumed a more daring character, and was motived by the rising prosperity of the Natal settlement ; but al though temporarily success may appear to favour him, not the slightest prospect of ultimate victory can exist. There may be an attempt to obtain the alliance of the natives, but they understand too well the tyranny, injustice, and encroaching policy of the Boers to trust to them, and, no doubt, feign to be friendly merely from present apprehension, and until the British troops are in the field. The capture of Pretorious and his transpor tation would be a great benefit to his countrymen. We learn from Belgium that the Commissioners for the regulation of the customs service on the railways of France and Belgium will meet at Brussels this day, Oct. 5, and the issue is expected to be the conclusion of an in ternational convention. The following is a statement of the trade of New Orleans:— " The value of imports in 1847 and 1848, was 10,254,105 dolls, less than that of 1846 and 1847 ; 2,585,687 dolls. more than in 1845 and 1846 . and 22,560,029 dolls. more than in 1844 and 1845. When we take into consideration the great falling off in the receipts of breadstuffs this year, compared with last, and the falling off in prices for almost every article, the difference in value is by no means large. The value of merchandise exported from New Orleans to foreign ports, during the year ending September Ist, 1848, was 29,348,722 dolls., and the value shipped to domestic ports, 27,833,601; making an aggregate of 67,182,323 dolls. This amount, deducted from the value:of imports from the interior, leaves, for domestic consumption 12,586,888 dolls.' , The steamer with the West India mail is telegraphed, and brings 900,000 dollars in specie. We have no letters yet delivered to our merchants. The death of an eminent merchant, although unknown beyond his own circle, is to be noted particularly under the head of a City article, and we could wish that indivi duals more fete d in their time had rendered to their country, whether native or adopted, the same substantial service as our men of business, energy, and self-earned capital usually do. The late Mr. J. C. Hambro, the party to whom we now allude, was largely engaged in mercantile operations with the north of Europe, and acted with the highest firms abroad. He is, therefore, fairly presumed to have left an ample fortune to his son and suocessor. Whispers prejudicial to the credit of a gentleman en gaged in manufacturing pursuits, and also connected with one or two companies, have been circulating in the City, and it is to be regretted that they are not so definite as to allay erroneous surmises and suspicions of parties not alluded to. A day or too, however, will probably solve all doubt, and we should be pleased to hear of a Baden , tory arrangement. The creditors of Scott, Alison, and Co., Manchester warehousemen, have agreed to wind up the affairs of the house, the liabilities being much smaller than ex pected, under 20,0002, and the assets equal to about 10s. in the pound. There is a firm market again for the Public Securities, without the least increase of business. Consols aro 86i i for Transfer, and 861 4 for Account. The advices from the Continent appear to be of a favourable cha • racter to-day, although the Bourse at Paris continues in a state of depression. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 30s. to 345. premium, and India Bonds 325. to 335. premium. East India Stock has been at 235. The Foreign Stock Market is quieter. Spanish Five per Cents. are nominally lli to 12. Portuguese Four per Cents. are about 24 to 25. Mexican Stock has been at 18i to 19. Chilian Three per Cents. are 45k. Bra zilian Old Bonds are 73 ex dividend. Russian Stock is at 99. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been called 441 to 45i. The Railway Share Market is without improvement. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Consols Anna B6 841 1 4 India Stock 235 Do. Bonds, 10001 Ditto under 1.000/ Consols for Acco un t Exchequer Bills. 2 1 / 2 d. 2d. March. Juno. 1,000/. 500/ 34 P Small 34 p 29 27 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent •• Ditto, 3 per Cent Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent lB% 19 Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent 99 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,! per Cent.,l2 Guild — Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCZ RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas suAze. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 44 to Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 17% .. .. Birmingham & Oxford June... 20 ..... Birmingham, %Vol., & Dudley 10 ..... Binning., \Vol., & Stour Val. 131.145.... ....„ t o -... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshir, J unction.- lO Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds - Buckinghamshire.. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares - ••• Ditto, New 101. Preference 2% l% to Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and H01yhead......... 47 1 ,4..... 20 x.i to Ditto, Preference Clarence. Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Direct London & Portsmouth 54 to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 30 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 East Anglia, 251. L. & E., and L. & D Ditto, 18/., E. & H l6 ...... ..... to Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H 3% to ....... to % % Eastern Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 7% B 4. to Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1 , 6 /. 13 s. 4 d % Ms.— to Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2, 6 1. 13s. 4 d — Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do., Quarter .... . ...... . ..... 12%.. .. t he Do., New Eastern Union, Clans A (late E. U. Shares) ... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 . Ditto, do, Class B (L & B) 20 — to Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 17% l% to Ditto Scrip (gun. 6 per ct.) 10 Ditto, ditto ••..•• ..• •• - Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2 1 ,i • to East Lancashire ...- Ditto, New ... l 9 Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 44...... ...... to -- East Lincolnshire 23 .....• ...... to -- Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O - Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — ...... to Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ..... to --. Ditto, New..... ........ ...... 6 1 4 — ...... to -- Ditto, New port l3 .. -.. Ditto, ditto, New 3 3% — .... to .. Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% 1 . ... ... to -- . to Glasg.,:Dumfries, & Carlisle-8/. 6s.Bd — ..... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - Ditto, New ...... Do. Preference Consolidated 15 Great Northern ... 17 Do. London & York Exton. 2% — ...... to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 42% Great North of England ...... 100 Ditto, .Is4ew 40/. Ditto, ditto Ditto, Now 30/. Ditto, New 151:........ Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths Do. New 171 Huddersfield and Manchester 28 .. -.— ...... to Ditto, Thirds.. Hull and Selby 5O ...... . ..... to Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... "•••• to Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12% — ...... to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... • 50 Do., Thirds. 10 ...... ......to , - Lancashire and Yorkshire Ditto, ditto .................. 86 Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters - 47 1 •""' —• «.". t e - o • 17% Ditto Fifths 9 Ditto Sixteenths ........ ... 6 1 4 Ditto Thirds (R eg .) ...... to Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 - Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 - Do. (Hudder s . and Sheff.) 43 ..... to Do., Wakefield, P ontefract, and Goole ....... .. ....... 50 ...... to -. .... . Do., West Ridi ng U n i on... 6 Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... to -- to -- Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9% Leeds and Bradford 5O .. ... 90% ..... to 90 Leeds,Dewsbury,& blanches Ditto, Blue (sc r ip) .. 2% — ...... ...... to -- to ..... Leeds and Thi ra k ........ 5O Ditto, New .... ....... ..... .. 30 . - Do. , de., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. - .....• to port... 3% — -... Liverpool, Manch es t er , an d •• •• to Newcastle Junction 2% London• - • ...... to & Blackwall ......134 •6s. 8d — ...... t o _ . Do. Extension Loud., Bright., & S outh Coast 50 •••• •• to ...... 27 :IN .... to 26 . Guarant ee d 5 per C ent. 9 ..»... B% ...... t o - !De. Prof. C ony. 5 per Cent. 50 Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ...„ to .. Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 4 ...... ... •• to London and Greenwich... 121. 15s. 4d... London &North Western.....loo ll O...... to Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 Dl. New . .................... 7 Do. Fifths .................... 2 ..... to ,Do. 401. Shares...a. &M 25 v .... to 'Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 9 •••• • to Po. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 9 Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western...—. 50 Ditto, New 504 Ditto, New 406.............34 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - Ditto, Thh•ds ... . ....... 11/. 135.4 d Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Ca115......11. 13s. 41 %i , l s die. to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 ,E — to Londonderry and Coler-- :aine... 27 1 ,4 - to - Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 Lowestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 - - Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.... 8 ...... - - Manch. Buxton, & Matl oc k 4 - 51anchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - to - Ditto 1 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 18 ..._ - - Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 - to - Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 10 - to - Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ... .. - - Ditto Grimsby ... 35 ...... -- - Ditto, ditto. - ...... to - Ditto, ditto - - Ditto Sheffield and Linc. ,12. 1 /0.4.,•!-‘ , . --` - ta - Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 173/ . -- . - Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 44 25.... - - Midland...... Ditto, Consul. Prefereace...loo - to - Ditto, 501. 5hare5........... 20 - to - Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... . 57% 5$ to 57 Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 108 ll5l to - Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ..... - - Ditto ditto 14/. 18s. .. - - Midland, Leices. an d Swan ningtoa (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . - NI i dld. Great W es t ern (I r i sh) 42 1 / 2 to - - to - Middlesbro' and itedc,ar. 6 per cent. guar. - to - Newcastle and Carlisle .....100 ...... - Ditto Quarter Shares - ...... to -. Newmarket - ...... to - Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s • - to - Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Nawry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ..... 20 - ... - to - Norfolk lOO ...... - .. to - Ditto New 20/. lO to - Ditto Extension 5 per ct... 20 - ""•• to - Do. Guaranteed 5% per ct. 5 .. •.,- - Do. do. Waveney Valley - 2 ...... - ... - Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British - 12% - Do. Quarte rs 61A..... ... .. to - - to - Ditto. Extension .. - - Ditto Thirds .... ........ ...... 8 1 4 .. 41 to - North and South-W estern... 2 • .... .. -.. - North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15 ...... 11% to -- North Wales - • .... North Western .. 10 .... t o - Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton - •• . to - Reading, Guildfd., & Rei ga t e 10 - ..... to - Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 1% - - Scottish Central • 25 ...... - - Scottish Midland .... ....... .... Ditto, New... ...... - to - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 73% - ..... to --- Do. do. (South Div.) 5 - ...... to - Shrewsbury and .Birmingham 9 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 - Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 - •.... to --- Shrewsbury and Cheat er (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves. -- ...... to -• Ditto... •8 ... Ditto, Uswestry l6 .. - . ... to - ..... - Ditto ,New) 1 ...... - ..... to - Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref lO - to - to ...—. Shropshire Union South Devon - ...... to - Ditto, Preference...... .. - ..... .to _ . South Staffordshire 5% -.... to South Eastern ' 3 3 1 /2 23 1 4% .. to - Ditto, New, No. 1 - - Ditto, New, No. 2 22 - Ditto, New, No. 3 - Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 - South Wales - ••• •• to -- South Yorkshire, Doncast er and Goole 5 - ...... to - Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 - to -.- Taw Vale Extension ........ 6 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% ...... - --- Vale of Neath ... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny l7 ...... - Waterford and Limerick ... . 45....... to -,-• - -, Waterford, Wexford,Wickl w , and Dublin - .•... to --• Wear Valley 6 per Cent Guaranteed - Do. do. do. - to - Do. do. do. ...... .. 9 ... - - to - West Cornwall West London - 2 O 2O Ditto, First Class. ~, - _ Ditto, Second Class... ...... H i ...... Whitehaven and Furness l2 ... .. -- ...... to -... Windsor, Staines, and South Western 9 - ...... to .-. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 40 % York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 .. ..... to --. Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 - ...... to --* Do. Exten. No. 1 (Y. lai N. ) 15 • 13 ...... to: Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 15 - .. ... to -- Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Prat 8 • 6% .. York and North Midl and .. 50 .... to Ditto, Preference ............ 10 5 WA ...... to UP 52 .... Di t toEas t and W es t Ri ding Extension ... ... ..... 25 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (l a t e I ta li an and Austrian ... 44...... -- ---- Boulogne and Amiens 2O •.M„-- "-- Central of F rance (O r l eans and Vierzon) ............... 17 Ceylon - ...... to. _---. 1,4 . ...... ...... to , --- Demerara. ...... - f.— Dendre Valley . .....•...•. - Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . to --- EDutch Rheni5h .......... .... .... 7 1 4 ...... •■•• -. Gast Indian ... .............. .., 3 1 4 ...... - reat Indian Peninsular ..... U...... -- LLouvain Ila Sambre ..... .... 7% — ...... to -- uxembourg .................. 7 - Madrid and Valenti* ....... . 2 Namur and Liege •2O Northern of F --• rance.... ..... . ... 12 ...... ... - Orleans and Bordeaux ... 6 ...... -.0 • - Paris and Lyons .. 11 ...... --t ...... to Do. Do. ... 4 -••• •• to .. 20 Paris and Orleans... -- ...... Paris and Rouen 2O P it a e r u i e s n & an S o tr H as a b vre ourg «.. .2 2 :0 ............. .. .....2 t 4.................„, tOOO I_7 Sambre and:Meuse . Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 . .... .... Tours & Nsuites ... . . 9 ...... 1 ••.... to % ..... to -.. Tournay, Jurbise, L an d o*, Westand Hasselt ......... •• •• .. 20 004060 ..... •••••• tO ••••••• Flanders .................. 8 3 ,4 ...... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia ...... ......... -40 ••••• -- ...... t o British North America .... SO ... - .... to Commeal No ...... ........... 25 ..... -- ..... to Londorcial of London ....... 20 ...... ...... to -- n Joint Stock ..... 10 . .-- ... to London and Westminster 28 .... 21 ... * .0 ..... • .. ... National Provincial of Engld. 35 -- ..... to -- Ditto, New ............ . in ••• ..ar ...... • • • to ProviNational of Ireland ......... ... 22 %7.7.1. •:•-•• to Dittncial of Ireland ......... 25 ...... ...to o, New ............. Union of Australia ...... . ..... 25 10 ..... -- ..".. to ..... ...... ..... tO UDitto, New... ................ 2% - nion of London ........ ...... to ..-.. 10 Union of Madrid ......... 4O MINES. Anglo Mexican ~ ........... 100 AAsturian Company... 13 - ..... to -- ustralian ............ ... ......... 2% 4 14-..-• to 131aenarvon Iron and Coal ... SO to ••••• BBolatios Scrip .............. British Iron • .................. . 12 ...... ..... to razilian Imperial ••••• •• ••• 24%0010. .... •••••• to ..... Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 81 .. ". ... CDitto St. John Del Rey ... 15 •• ••• obre Copper ......... .-..... 4$ ..... . Real del Monte, lJnregistered _.. . - T)0. Black Debentures ...mtures — ." mei.. to 0 ...... Do. Red Debentures ..... .... . Santia go d e Cuba ............... 10 United Mexican ....... ........ 25 ....• - •• to -- -- ...... to LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OC T . s.—Wi n d light brume, mad hazy weather. DEAL, OCT. 4.—Wind S.W., fresh; P.N. squally,— Arrd. Comora, Boston; Admiral, St. John's, New Brunswick; Acadian, ditto; Jane, Quebec; Alexander, ditto; Thalia, ditto; Harmony, Labrador. Arrd. from the river, Union , for Santander. OFF DOVER, 'OCT. 2. for Copenha gen . Mary, Warmi ng , S t. Croix, POOLE, OCT. 4.—Wind S.W.--Arrd. John Thom p son, Seaman, Quebec. DARTMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Arrd.. Syren, Wood, Piebou. Off port, Cheverell, Stock, Quebec. OFF PILL, OCT. 3.—Solway, Al4Lellan, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 3d, Devom port, New Orleans; Margaret, ditto; City of Lincoln, ditto• Waterloo, New York; Nova Scotian, St. jo b. New 'Brunswick; America, ditto; Fanny, Richibucto; Isabella, Quebec; Naomi, ditto. Sld. 4th, Sobraon, Bombay; Gipsey, New York. SHIELDS, OCT. 4.—The Emily, Thomas, which arrirtad here yesterday from Danzig, put in here with considm:- able damage, having been in collision with a vessel, name unknown. The Fidelity, Geddie, from Danzig 'So Yarmouth, has put in here, very leaky, having beem struck by a sea. The Charlotte, Clayton, from Waric worth to London, has put in here with damage, haviq g been in contact, 2d inst., with the Export, for the Medi terranean, off Blyth. DEAL, OCT, 4 . —About 51,300 slates have been lande d here to-day, from the Superb, wrecked on the Goodwj a Sand. ha ve been OC T . 4.—Ab ou t 500 additional slates nave been landed here to-day, from the Superb, wrecked CY the Goodwin Sand. LIMERICK, OCT. 2.—Arrd. Agenoria, New Yorb.; Mary, Quebec. CORK, OCT. 2.—Arrd. Thomas Ilandford, St. John?'s, New Brunswick; Brothers, Pugwash; Northumberlanad , Miramichi. CLYDE, OCT. 3.—Arrd. Malabar, Quebec. Sid. 15, Cockburn, Rio Janeiro; Marion, D emerara; Hind t s, ditto. ts; ARDROSSAN, SEPT. 26 . — Colum b i a, Boston. NEWPORT, OCT. 4.—Sld. Alcester, Bermuda. BRISTOL, OCT. 4 —A rr d . Lady Falkland, Quebec ; William Ward, ditto; Anne Morris, Denia. Put bac* , Mohawk, Africa. FALMOUTH, OCT. 4.—Wind S.W., strong and squall, . —Arrd. 3, City of Adelaide ! Akyab and Mauritius. PENZANCE, OCT. 3 .—Arrd. Mecca, Hall, Quebec. Th ie extensive contract for water pipes for Liven • pool, which will amount to about 130,000/, have bet en secured by the founders of Glasgow, the contract having g been taken up by four firms. BLACEDURN.--" HOPE DEPERRED."-- On Tuesday morning a happy couple should have been married i n license, in Church Kirk. The interesting ceremony arat a delayed, in consequence of the bridegroom having, in ; I a fit of absence, enclosed the license in a letter of credj he dispatched on Monday night. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have arrived. On that day NARVAEZ gave a grand dinner to the Ministers and the corps diplomatique, to celebrate the birth of the infant Duchess of PORT ST. MART'S, daughter of the Duchess of MONTPENSIER. MADRID BOLSA, SEPT. 29.—Three per Cents. were at 19i cash, and were i t to 3-16 buyers after the close; Five per Cents., 103- buyers, sellers; Cou pons, 6 sellers ; Passive Debt, 134 sellers ; Bank Shares, 46 to 48 ; Discount on Bank Notes, 2f to 1. Exchange on London, 48 20. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES, AUSTRIA. Letters from Vienna of the 28th state that on the previous evening there was a democratic movement in the Faubourg of Schottenfeld. The National Guard appeared, and the people threw stones and fired on them from the windows. Some were killed and several badly wounded. The Commission of the Constitution, which termi nated on the 26th, were to repair on the following day to Schonnbr'in to submit its project to the Ex- PEROR. VIENNA, SEPT. W.—The official journal of the Hungarian Ministry contains in its supplement several letters. In one of these JELLACHICR de • mands a sum of money for the purpose of keeping alive the spirit of his troops. Other letters give an account of the defection of a portion of the Hun garian troops, and of the mode of life of the Croatia soldiers. The officers appear to be very sensible that they stand on dangerous ground. Yesterday the Hungarian Minister, BiTIITANT, arrived here for the purpose of having another conference with our Court. Several members of the Hungarian Diet appear determined to hold out to the uttermost. It appears from the latest ac counts that JELLACHICU continues to progress without opposition, and is on the point of crossing the Danube, for the purpose of attacking Pesth. HUNGARY. The Hungarian General MAGA has refused to publish the manifesto of the EMPEROR. Several regiments have announced their determination to fight the Croatians. The Hungarians are commanded by Generals KESS, TALEY, and MOGA. The town of Funfkirchen has been occupied by 16,000 Croatians, led by General KOTU, who, meeting with no resist ance, proceeds with all haste towards the Danube. The Count DE LEMBER G has departed for Pesth, in order to obtain the signature of Count BATUYANY to the manifesto of the EMPEROR, and to have com munication with Baron JELLACUICII relating to the Croatian war. Letters from Pesth of the 26th ult., state that Count BATHYANY has announced that the Archduke FRANCIS CHARLES has assured the Secretary of State, PULSBY, that orders will be given to stop the advance of the Croatian troops, and that arrangements will be made to pay them. _ Private letters from Hungary state that the Croatian troops exercise the greatest cruelties on the inhabitants of the districts through which they pass. BADEN. The authorities on the Swiss frontier have received orders to break off all c ommunication with Switzer land, and not to suffer the diligences to pass. The RepuMican leader RAU has been arrested at Guldorf. FRANKFORT. _ .... The Minister of the Empire has ordered the mili tary occupation of the Duchies of Saxe and of the Principality of Reuss. The Diet of Saxe Altemberg has protested against the order. The Augsburg Gazette announces that, according to the orders of the Ministry of the Empire of Frank fort, a camp to be composed of five regiments of in fantry and two of cavalry, with three batteries of artillery, is to be immediately formed in Bavaria, on the frontier of Wurtemberg ; and that another camp is being formed at Kreuznach, near Coblentz, at which some of the troops have already arrived. 1'111111mm.; OCT. 1. The annual agricultural feast of Wurtemburg took place at Cronstadt on the 28th September ; about 10,000 persons were present. The King of the NETHERLANDS, the CROWN PRINCE, and Prince FREDERICK were present at the distribu tion of the prizes. They are everywhere received with the greatest enthus i asm . The Fribourg journals state that 20,000 Imperial troops are stationed in that city and its environs. SAXE ALTENI3GRG. ALTErnauRG, Yesterday morning orders were issued by our Government, from the Minister of the Empire, to have its federal contin gent in marching order, as it was wanted elsewhere; that in our duchy and in the principalities of Reuss we should receive Saxon troops, who would be sub sequently replaced by Austrians and Bavarians. This measure, so little in accordance with the wishes of the democrats of Altenburg, has given rise to the following resolution by the Members of our National Assembly : " The Minister of the Empire has commanded the military occupation of the small duchies of Saxony and the Principality of Reuss. In consequence of this command the Assembly of the Duchy of Saxe Altenburg, now sitting, :resolved unanimously to send by two of its Members the following protest to the German National Parliament. At the same time the Diet has invited our Minister likewise to send a protest to the Minister of the Empire, and to inform the other Governments interested without delay." The following is the protest : " High Assembly, —Th e Minister of the Empire has decided that the Duchy of Saxe Altenburg and the small: neighbouring states shall be occupied by the military. We consider this an infringement on the liberty and independence of our country. In re. gard to the Danes, it is the fashion to sheath the sword, whereas against the Separatist tendencies of Prussia that sword has not only not been drawn, but it I HESSE. In Ottenwald, Grand Duchy of Hesse, a report, which has all the semblance of truth, is current that the Republicans intend to effect a rising there on the 3d and 4th October.—Dutch Papers, Oct. 4. HOLLAND. TUB HAGUE, OCT. 3.—ln a short sitting of the Second Chamber, held in double number on the Ist, the committee of reporters read their general report on the twelve projects of the modified fundamental law. The Chamber decided on postponing the discussion on these projects till Monday. At the sitting of the Chamber on the 2d the order of the day was the general discussion on the funda mental law. The First Chamber of the States General is con voked for Monday, October 9. The Staats Courant says : " The Nieuwe Amsterdamsche Courant, in its number of the 29th September, contains an article from Pernambuco, under date of the 16th of August last, stating that, on the Ist of January, 1849, the differential duties will be established by the Brazilian Government. "As this intelligence is of such a nature as to cause some inquietude in the commercial world, we have authority to state, for the purpose of obviating every apprehension in this respect, that in case the differential duties shall be effectively established in the Brazilian ports on the Ist of January next, and the negotiations between the Netherlands and the Brazils for the conclusion of the treaty of commerce shall not attain their object as promptly as is antici pated, the Netherlands Government, as might have been expected from its solicitude for the interest of onr commerce, has taken the necessary measures for the augmentation of the port dues, and the due s o f entry shall not be applicabl e t o the Netherlands flag." DUTCH FUNDS.—ANSTERDAM, OCT. 3. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2 per Cent.-- .• •• • 44% 41, Ditto, 3 per Cent. •• • • ••••• • • • • 52% 834 Ditto, 4 per Cent.•• • • • ••••• • • • 69 69}4 Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.-- .• • • 69k 69% Commercial Company, 4% par Cent .. East India Loan, 4 per Cent...." •• • • 67 3 / 4 68 Exchange on London, at sight • • 11 95 Two months •••• • • • • 11 87 On Hamburgh, at sight .. • • 34 93 Two months.— ••• • • • 34 75 On Paris • • ...... •••• • • • • 56 50 Twomonths. ••• • •• 56 HAMBURGLI FUNDS, SEPT. 30. Bills. Money. 991( Hanoverian New Loan, 5 per Cent.. Bank Shares .... ..... ............_ _ _ Anglo-Russian Loan ••...•—• • • • • • •• 06% 9614 Russian 5 per Cents —•..•••• • •• • • • • 92 Russian 5 perCent.,Hamb. Certificate. 92 Ditto Ist serieslnscription ——•• • • • . Ditto, 3d and 4th series ........ • • .... 88% 881 Ditto, in Certificate ••••••.. • • • • • • • • 811% it New 4 per Cent., Rope and Co- ...... Ditto Stieglitz —..—••••••• • •• • • • • • • 75% Spanish New 5 per Cent. ••••••• •• • • 9 Ditto 3 per Cent ••••••—••• • • • • • • • 17 }‘ 17 Swedish Low, 4 per Cent.— .......... 94 1 ,4 Ditto, for 1846 .................. _ Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 23 per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. •.. .. Ditto 3 per Cent. • ............. Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 por Cent ... •• . 66% 6634 National Bank Shares.... .... • ....... RAILWAYS. limb. Bergd. . ................. 6634 _ Ditto, Priority Shares •• • .... •. • . 95 0 Berlin and Hamburg •••••• • • • • • ..... 63 Ditto, Priority Shares .. .... •••• •• 8814 Cologne and :Minden .• • ......... •• •• 7434 74 Ditto, Priority Shares ............ Mecklenburg— ...........• •••••• .. •• 34E. 333( Altona and Kiel ..... Gluekstadt ....... ...• •••••• • • • • .. 87% 87.% .........• „ _ ___ _ Hanseatic Steam Company .... .• •... _ _ ITALY. VENICE. A letter from Padua of the 25th of September, which is published in the Breslau Gazette, states that the Venetians had made a sortie, and bad been driven back with the loss of 50 killed and 150 prisoners. It should be recollected, however, that this is an Austrian account. NAPLES. A letter from Naples of the 22d September says, that the excitement in that city is extreme, and that in consequence of the refusal of the Neapolitan officers to fight against their brethren of Sicily, the second expedition to that island has been suspended. SICILY. Whatever may be the result of the mediation, the Sicilians have determined that they will never again become the subjects of the Bourbon, and that they will fight as long as a single Neapolitan soldier re mains on the island. The Neapolitan troops have abandoned Melazzo, and fallen back upon Messina. Advices have been received from Palermo to the lath of September. The Parliament has ordered that Palermo shall be provisioned for fifty days ; that the civil and military authorities of Messina shall present themselves at a certain place to be hereafter appointed, and shall remain there until the enemy shall be expelled from the town, and that whoever disobeys this order shall be considered as dismissed; that whoever shall hold any correspondence with the enemy, or with the Bourbon authorities of Messina, shall be considered as a traitor and punished with death. On the 13th three detachments of Neapolitan troops approached Palermo and attempted an attack. They were, however, soon defeated and put to flight, with a loss of 700 prisoners. A column has been erected in the midst of the city with this inscription—" It will be said hereafter, here stood Palermo." During the sitting of the 15th ult. the Members of the Sicilian Parliament took a solemn oath never to make any pact with the enemies of the independence and liberty of Sicily. It has also been determined to pawn the plate and jewels of the churches, convents, and corporations, to raise money to defend the island against the Neapo litan invasion. WEST INDIA MAIL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ACCIDENT TO SIR CHARLES GREY. SOUTHAMPTON, THIS MORNING. The Medway has arrived with the West India mails. She brings accounts of a severe accident which had happened to Sir C. Grey, by a fall from a mule, which it is supposed will terminate fatally. She brings 900,000 dollars. PREMATURE BIRTH. About half past eleven o'clock this morning a poor woman, the wife of a painter residing at 21, King-street, Drury-lane, ran into the shop of Mr. Taylor, tobacconist, 4, Little Russell-street, Covent-garden, and fell on the floor, when it proved she was in labour. Policeman 133 F went instantly for Mr. Wilson, surgeon, of Tavistock-street, who instantly attended and delivered her of a fine female child, who, with the mother, are doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have allowed her to remain at their house until she will be able to be removed. The husband of the poor woman is out of employment, and with her had been endeavour ing to procure some necessaries at the time she was taken ill. CHESTER ♦ND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY. — Traffic for the week ending Sept. 30, 1848 :—Coaching traffic, 1,4871. ss. 3d.; parcels, 781. 4s. 10d.; goods Ind cattle, 1854 11s. Id. ; steam-bpate, 1781. 95. Od. Total 1,929/. 105. 2d. a h Mr. J Mr. I? Mr. 1 Sir J. The Mr. E T Si; J. Major The Mr. G The Evans' The the Mc The Vixen. J. Sr week hours till yesl ground ing Bo( after ne offered the pati STEYI I taylohinafvedwresadebt.s fa poe m ipas the Epp rattling in advan as he ph fifty- eigl NEW of June election An:terica the timel been mo cipation parties i divided a all, or n Clay ha friends, 1 hour. The ca the great Gen era losing; M. 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