The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-04 00:00:00

'auses ments )eforo afford id, for I the show' The o loss h Kot Lt the id for THl+l SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1818. SQUABBLING BY EUCLID. We take the following amusing instance of O'Con• neh's voluble ingenuity from a work entitled " Revela tio: s of Ireland," by Mr. D. 0. Madden : " One of the drollest scenes of vitupera'ion 11,a O'Connell ever figured in took place in the early prrt or h s ife. Not long after he was called to the bar hi• chat actor and peculiar talents received rapid recognition from all who were even casually acquainted with lone His talent for vituperative language was perceived, sod by st me he was, even in these days, considered match less is a scold. There wag, however, at that time in Dublin a certain woman, Biddy Moriarty, who had a huckster's stall on one of the quays nearly opposite the Four Courts. She was a virago of the first order, very able with her fist, and still more formidable with hr r tong, e. From one end of Dublin to the other she ea, notorious for her powers of abuse, and even in the pro vinces Mrs. Moriarty's language had passed into cur rency. The dictionary of Dublin slang had been c, n eiderribly enlarged by her, and her voluble impudence had almost become proverbial. Some of O'Connell's friends, however, thought that he could beat her at the use of her own weapons. Of this, however, he had some doubts him self H hen he had listened once or twice to some mlnor specimens of her Billingsgate. It was mooted once. whether the young Kerry barrister could encounter her. and Some one of the company (in O'Connell's presence) rather too freely ridiculed the idea of his being able to meet the famous Madam Moriarty. O'Connell never liked the idea of being put down, and he professed his readiness to encounter her, and even tacked himself for the match. Bets were offered and taken; it was decided that the matter should come off at once. _ "The party adjourned to the huckster's stall, and there was the owner herself, superintending the sale of ber small wares—a few loungers and ragged iolers were hanging round her stall—for Biddy was a character,' and, in her way, was one of the sights of Dublin. " O'Connell was very confident of success. He had laid an ingenious plan for overcoming her, and, with all the anxiety of an ardent experimentalist, waited to put it in practice. He resolved to open the attack. At this time O'Connell's own party and the loungers about the place formed an audience quite sufficient to rouse Mrs. Mo riarty, on public provocation, to a due exhibition of her powers. O'Connell commenced the attack:— •' What's the price of this walking stick, Mra.What's your Name?' "' Moriarty, sir, is my name, and a good one it is, and what have you to say agen it? and one-and-six pence's the price of the stick. Truth, it's cheap as dirt —so it is.' " One-and-sixpence for a walking stick! whew! why you are no better than an impostor, to ask eighteen pence for what cost you twopence.' Twopence,your grandmother,' replied Miss Biddy; 'do you mane to say that it's c hating the people I am? impostor, indeed!' "' Ay, impostor; and it's that I call you to your teeth,' replied O'Connell. "' Come, cut your stick, you cantankerous jackanapes.' " Keep a civil tongue in your head, you old diagonal,' cried O'Connell calmly. " Stop your jaw, you pug-nosed badger, or by this aid that,' cried Mrs. Moriarity, I'll make you go quicker nor you came.' " Don't be in a passion, my old radius, anger will only wrinkle your beauty.' "' By the hokey, if you say another word of impu dence, I'll tan your dirty bide, you b3stely common scrub; and sorry I'll be to soil my fists upon ycur car case.' "' Whew! boys, what a passion old Biddy is in; I protest, as I'm a gentleman -' " Jintleman! jintleman! the likes of you a jintle man! Wisha, by gor, that bangs Banagher. Why, you potato-'aced pippin-sneezer, when did a Madagascar monkey like you pick enough of common Christian da ceney to hide your Berry brogue?' " Easy now, easy now,' cried O'Connell, with imper turbable good humour, don't choke yourself with fine language, you old whisky-drinking parallelogram.' " What's that yeu call me, you murderin' villain?' roared Mrs. Moriarty, stung into fury. " I call you,' answered O'Connell,' a parallelogram,' and a Dublin judge and jury would say that it's no libel to call you so.' "` Oh, tare-an-ouns! oh, holy Biddy, that an honest woman like me should be called a parrybellygrum to her face. I'm none of your parrybellygrums, you rascally gallows bird; you cowardly, sneaking, plate lickiu' bligga.rd: " Oh, not you inde4Al 1' retorted O'Connell; why, I suppos•o you'd deny that you keep a hypotheneuse in your house.' " It's a lie for you, you b—y robber; I never had such a thing in my house, you swindling thief.' " Why, sure, all your neighbours know very well that you keep not only a hypotheneu,e, but that you have two diameters locked up in your garret, and that you go out to walk with them every Sunday, you heart less old heptagon.' . _ " Oh, her that, ye saints in glory! Oh, there's bad language from a fellow that wants to pass for a jintle. man. May the di - trit fly away with you, you mieher from Munster; and make celery sauce of your rotten limbs, you mealy mouthed tub of guts.' " Ah, you can't deny the charge, you miserable sub multiple of a duplicate ratio.' Go, rinse y our mouth in the Liffey, you nasty tickle-pitcher; after all the bad words you speak, it ought to be filthier than your face, you dirty chicken of lieelz bub.' " Rinse your own mouth, you wicked-mit - A.2d old polygon —to the deuce I pitch you, you blustering inter smi,n of a st—ng superfic:e. , . " You saucy ti,lter's ar.prcntic,, it' you don't cease Sour jaw, I'll —.' But here she Kaspcd for breath, unahle to hawk up any more werd9, for the last volley of O'Connell had nearly ltnocht d the wind out of her. While I have a tongue I'll abuse you, }oil most inimitable periplory. L, ok at her, boys Y. there she stands—a convicted perpendicular in petticoats There's contamination in her ciicumfercnce, and she trembles With guilt down to the extremities of her corollaries. you're found cut, you rectilineal antecedent, and tquiungular old h9g! 'Tts with you the devil will fly away, you iorter-sAiping similitude of the bisection of a vortex.' " Overwhilcrud with this tot rent of language, Mrs. Moriatty was silenced. Catching up a saxcepan, she "v; aiming at O'Cunnell's head when he very prudently made a timely retreat. " ' You have won the wager, O'Connell, here's your bet, cried the gentleman who pr, , p sed the contest." FASHIONS FOR. NOVEMBER. (From the New Monthly Belie Assad)lee.) PUBLIC PaoIIENADE DB.Et S.—Brown figured poplin 1. ,.° 1 )", a high corsage, trimmed with a revers of two " 1 1s edg e d with Oink Demi-large sleeves, confined by bands at the wrist. The pardesgis is a short pelisse of green satin, wadded, and lined with sarsenet. A close fitting corsage, with a double pelerine of moderate depth, °Pen on the bosom, and each fall bordered with a flat trim m i- g o of passementerie to correspond. Wide eleeves, rather more than d mi long, with deep cuffs cleft n es ob side and bordered to correspond with the P el "ines. The skirt. not quite a half-length, is open from the waist, clat at the bottom in four places, and of moderate fulness; two rows of passerrienterie, place 1 at a considerable distance from each other, encircle it to the w aist, and a single row goes up the corsage, which IS closed from the waist to the throat. Violet velvet chapeau, a round, moderately open shape; the interior of the b r i m i s trim, med on each side with half wreaths of rt,ses panathes and velvet bridee, the exterior with a ba nd of fancy trimming and a tuft of short feathers on e ach side, both to correspond. Embroidered muslin and «lged cuffs with Valenciennes lace. AND LINGERIE:, —Dinner canezou of ClL prolthred muslin, high at the back, descending en cour In front, with a revers bordered with Brussels lace; it is Si round shape, closed in front by a row of coques of rose ribbon, terminated by floating ends; three row s of Brus sels lace, placed iminedi_dely one above the other, com plete the garniture. Morning canezou, composed of cambric; it is of the heart form, quite high; the front is decorated with em broidery and lace; a double fall of the latter encircles the throat. Green neck-knot. Dinner cap of tulle, an open shape, very full; trimmed In the interior only with flowers. Evening cap olifilOndel;Ce,;;;w shape; the garniture is composed of roses panaches, partly veiled by the blonde. HOME DRESS.-Pomona green levantine robe; it is a new shade of the colour; the corsage close fitting and quite high, is trimmed down the front with velvet nceuds of the same colour; they are arranged in close toques, with a steel, buckle in the centre of each nceud; this trimming is continued down the front of the skirt. Tight sleeve s, opening in the h( rse-shoe form at the bottom. Muslin under sleeves, trimmed with ]ace. Green velvet casaweck, lined with light green satin; it is very open on the bosom. The ba,-quine is moderately deep, and rounded in front. The slec%es are of an easy width at the upper - part, and rath« r wide at the bottom; the whole is trimmed with a double velvet rouleau. Muslin under sleeves. Lace collar and ruffles. Cap of tulle bouillcne, a small, round, close shape, trimmed at the sides with choux of pals pink ribbon. White brides. Moastixa DRESS —Light green csoshmere robe ; a high close corsage, terminated by a basquine ; it is not very d eep, and is cleft at each side. Tight sleeves, a three quarter length ; deep open cuffs. The front of the cor sage is trimmed in the stomacher style, with flat bands of dark gr een fancy silk tr i mm i ngs ; I.l"cy are continued : l Own the front of the shirt, but reserved. A single b and borders the cuffs and the basquine. Pink satin eha P e au ; the exterior is trimmed with white lace, sli ghtly intermixed with pink ribbon ; pink brides. ITTINGS AND DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COM ,ll"B*—Returns moved fur lest session by Mr. Brother -„?, ALP., and ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed on th e sth September, show that the total number of hour s d ur i ng which the House of Commons vat in the session of 1 847-48 amounted to 1,407 i, and the number of hours after midnight to 1361. The number of entries In the votes of each dsy's proceedings amounted to _ 10 ,412. Th e total number of days on wh i c h t h e H on . Rouse sat am ounte d to 17 0, an d t h e average t i me . per dim)! to 8 h. 161 m i n . Th e tota l num b er o f divisems d uring the se ss i on 1 84 7. 48 amounte d to 255, o f which 190 were on public matters before midnight, and 42 on public matters after midnight. TUVRNILE OFFENDERS. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has given a further mark of his interest in the reformation of juvenile offenders, by consenting to lay the first stone of the New Farm School, which the Philanthropic Society are now establishing a t Pot ter's Bar, near Barnet. The society's present sy stem of instruction and employment, as carried on in their schools in St. George'6-fields, will be modified in two Important respects iu the Farm School, field labour and gardening. being introd uce d r the occupation and in dust,' training of the boys, and the plan of domestic association and management, which has proved su suc cessful at Mettray aml other continental schools of re ' formation, being adopted for its internal regulation. 'I he design chosen tor the Farm-School building has been furnished by Mr. Moffatt, and c, info ises several simple but well adapted houses, to hold the several " families " of boys, and a central school end chapel. The Tr, moters of the school hope to be able to set an useful e xamele of economy as well as of efficiency in the pan and the exe cution of its arrangements. A LADY POISONED -Considerable excitement has existed in Romsey and its neighbourhood (Hatnpslers) since Tuesday last, in c mseque nce of the de atli of a lady, the wife of Serjison Smith, Def., of Jertnyn's House. near Romsey, and granddaughter of the first Lon: Gardner, by poison. It appears that Mrs. Smith, for some slight illness, obtains d a prescription from her physician, and sent to a chemist, who made up a psi sonous medicine by mist ks, which Mrs. Smith havires taken, produced death after twenty minutes' dreadful suffering. THE CONSECRATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, GREAT HOMER -STREET, LIVERPOOL.-The consecration of this beautiful edifice, dedicated to the worship of Almighty God, was solemnised yesterday (Monday) by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Chester, aesisted by a numerous body of the clergy of the dice se, emorgst whom we noticed the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, Archdeacon Brooks, and the Rev. Dr. IWN'eile, canon of Chest( r. A nume rous congregation was also present on the occasion, amongst whom were our worthy Mayor, Sir Thos.Birch, M.P., William Brown, Esq., M.P., and various gentle men connected with the town of Liverpool. At the con clusion of the sermon the Right Rev. Prelate pronounced the benediction, and the large congregation separated. Immediately after this his Lordship proceeded to the font to receive his Worship the Meyor's infant daughter into the Christian Church, by the ordinance of baptism. -Liverpool Standard. CHURCH RESTORATION IN THE WEST. - The restoration of the chancel window of Morwenstow, Corn wall, has commenced, and is to be carried out in a very noble spirit by Lord Clinton. He seems desirous, like Araunah, "as a King to give unto a King." A gable with buttress, an early English window, with " saints in glass," by Warrington, are amorg his Lordship's in tentions. This church, one of the earliest foundations in Cornwall, will be, when restored, one of the most beautiful. An effort is about to be made at Exeter to obtain the necessary funds for the completion of the tower of the Church of Allhallows-on the-Walls, which, in its present state, is a standing discredit to the cathedral city.- Western Luminary. ROYAL ARTILLERY. - WooLwrcu, Nov. 3.-An order was received to-day at the head-quarters of the Royal Artillery here, to form the sixteen newly-raised companies into two battalions, to be designated the 11th and 12th battalions of Royal Artillery; and Major- General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., has been appointed Colonel-Commandant of the 11th, and Major-General Alexander Munro, K. 11., Colonel-Commandant of the 12th battalion. The 11th battalion is to be farmed of two companies from the Ist battalion, two companies from the 2d battalion, two companies from the 3d beta lion, and two companies from the 4th battallion. The 12th battalion will be formed of two companies from the sth battalion two companies of the 6th battalion, one company from the 7th battalion, one company from the Bth battalion, one company from the 9th battalion, and one company from the 10th battalion. Lieutenant- Colonel H. W. Gordon, Lieutenant-Colonel 'William D. Jones, Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. Dundas, C. 8., and Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttenden, are promoted to colo nels. Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson and Lieutenant- Colonel Strangway, of the Royal Horse Artillery, go back to battalions, and the Royal Horse Artillery will have two lieutenant-colonels less in future. The two new battalions have eight lieutenant-colonels, two second captains as adjutants, and two quartermasters, which promotes twelve first captains to lieutenant-colonels on brevet majors' pay, fourteen second captains to captains, fourteen first lieutenants 'to second captains, and eleven second lieutenants, all who are at present in that rank, to first lieutenants. The Artillery branch of the service is now considered of such importance that it is expected each of the twelve battalions now formed will have two new companies added to them in April next. The new battalions are to date from Nov. 1, 1848. DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.-Yester day a special meeting of the friends of this society, con vened by Mr. Alderman Farebrother, the president, was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of hearing certain explanations in relation to an imputation thrown out against the society by Mr. Norton, in his magis terial capacity, at Lambeth . police court. The charge, arising out of the complaint before the magistrate, of a person named Fogere, was that the society did not pro perly manage or distribute the funds at its disposal. The object of the president was to lay before the subscribers and the public a statement of the acoounts.-Mr. Alder man Farebrother wished to correct a mistaken impression that any poor woman who might be recommended to the society was to receive 9s. 10d. a week from its funds. The object of the society was simply to furnish assistance of a temporary nature to those poor needlewomen whom it could at the time provide work.-Mr. Ridgway read a statement of the receipts and expenditure, from July, 1847, to September, 1848, by which it appeared that the receipts had been:-Dor.ations and subscrip tions, 1071. 16s. 6d.; legacy, 5001.; total, 607/. 16s. 6d. Expenditure-Balance in hand, 381. 6s. Bd. ; paid for flannels and calicoes, 1671. ss. ; wages for making up ditto, 2011. 95.; wages for making up clothes to the Irish, 281. 10s. ; improvers, 61. 6s. ; commission and salary, 24/. 10s. 3d. ; advertisements, 461. ss. ; rooms and ex pcnses for two meetings, 16/. ; postages and porterage, 41. 10s.; pecuniary relief and petty cash, 331. 10e; print ing, 271. 2s. Gd, ; b :lance in hand, 17/. 14e. ld. ; total, 607/. 16s. 6d. Mr. Roper stated that the number of te melee registered in the society in 1848, as competent woil:women, had been 254, for 132 of whom emplo) - meat had teen found; and that alt the petty disburse ments, with the vouchers, were rc gularly audited by the ladies' committee. A resolution to the effect that the accounts produced should be submitted to the auditors was agreed to ; and the thanks of the meeting having been unanimously given to the ladies' committee, a vo e favour of the chairman was adopted, and the meeting separated. The immense fall of rain has deluged the low por tion of the city of Lincoln, and the low lands in the outskirts are all under water. In Oxford-street the cel lars contain three feet of eater. Some small and re cently erect , d houses at the back of Pelham-street cell only be reached by planks supported by tressels, and the ccupants are obliged to live in their chambers, the kitchens and other ground floor apartments aving thr( e feet of water in them. Some new houses erected by the side of the occupation-road formed by the Great Not them Company, are completely surrounded whh water, and are accessible only by a temporary wooden bridge from the railway line. Occupiers of small tenements near the locks were compelled upon the rising of the flood to climb out of their chamber windows and cross the water in a boat ; others waded through mid sleep in water. The large foundry of Mess's. Clayton Shuttleworth, and Co., is flooded out, and the e odes are temporarily stopped ; and it was only by extra ordinary exertions at pumps that the workmen were enabled to fiehh the casting of a giant twelve ton girder for the Gainsboreugh [midge. The rush of water down the Witham is immense; and as the strong stream dams up the ute ranee of the Sincil drain near Bardney, the water of the drain moves very sluggishly through the city, and consequently several days may elapse, even in the event of a total cessation of rain, before those occu pying low situations will be relieved from their unplea sant position; and it is much to be feared, unless great precautions are taken, that the long-continued damp and exhalations will generate fever and other malignant des • eases. To prevent as far as possible such consequences, the strictest attention should be paid to ventilation; the cellar windows should be left continually open, and during the day the windows and doors of tipper apart ments should also be kept open, that a regular current of air may carry away the exhalations which will begin to rise directly the water has subsided. If precautions of this kind are neglected, we fear that many will have to pay for their folly in illness and lung doctors' bills,- Stareford Mercury. CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-The annual report of the committee of management of this charity was issued yesterday. It stated that during the year 12,092 indi gent sick persons had been relieved, the expense of which was 2,2921. Of that number, 1,155 were in-patienfs, 10,937 out-patients, many of whom were visited by the medical officers at the patients' own house, and the greater portion were restored to health. FALLS OF CLIFF AT DOVER-The continued wet and boisterous state of the weather has done considerable mischief in this neighbourhood by causing large quanti ties of beach to be taken from the bay, and displacing large blocks of stone prepared for the works carrying on to the westward. The workmen were much surprised the other morning to find that a large block of stone, of about four tons weight, had, by the violence of the storm, been rolled over from the platform nearly into the sea. Falls of cliff at the back of Snargate-street and at Eastcliff have .taken place without injuring any one; but some premises were damaged, and we fear, should the wet weather continue much longer, to hear of other cliff falls of a more serious nature.—Kentish Observer. WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENING.—HiS Royal High ness the Prince Consort, attended by Colonel Bouverie, rode over to the Nor folk Farm, this morning, on a shoot ing excursion. Sir Edw. Bowater and Capt. Buckley were s 9 in attendance in the mail-phaeton. The Duke of Cambridge was also invited to join the Prince in this ex cursion, but the loyal Duke, contrary to his former habits, declined the invitation; alleging, it is said, that, independently of the damp weather, it was getting ra ther too late in the day fur him to enjoy field sports as he used to do. His Ho) al Highness, shortly after the Prince Consort and attendants had left the Castle, drove over to Frogmore Lodge, with the Duchess, to visit her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Though the floods iu this vicinity have somewhat abated since WLd nesday morning, the turnpike road between Datchet Windsor is still impassable for the omnibuses, and steam-boats are in requisition for the conveyance of railway passengers from the Datchet terminus to the foot of Windsor bridge. The inhabitants of Eton have been much inconvenienced by the fluod, many of the houses of the main street having their cellars filled with water to their very ceilings. • - PRINCE l Ar INDISC 110 RATZ.—Prince Windischgratz, the Generalissimo of the Austrian troops, is exceedingly rich, and desceLds on the maternal side from the cele brated Wallenstein. He is chivalrous and of the greatest bravery; and his devotion to the Imperial family is un limited, although he bas instituted a process against that family for the renewal of the name and restoration of the property of Wallenstein. At the head of the Grand Duke Constantine's regiment of cuirassiers he greatly distinguished himself on several occasions, in 1814, and was decorated with the cross of Maria Theresa for re sisting successfully for three hours, in a pass, a force of quadruple strength. Windischgratz is about sixty-two years of age. LANDLORD PROSPECTS IN IRELAND.—An extract of a letter, dated Erne-hill, county of Cavan, October 30, says—" The Colonel knows little of the present state of this unhappy country. The tenants are running away as fast as possible. They have a very ingenious May of cheating. the landlord—they thrash their corn by night. and with the straw make up the stacks in the same wa) they were as to shape ; they sell their oats, and off will ;hem. This has been extensively practised in this neighbourhood. In other cases large parties come to night armed, and carry off whatever has been seized f rent; in short, nothing can be more dreadful and alarm ing than our position. On Thursday a man of the narre of Lyons, a confidential bailiff of mine, was nearly killed on Mr. Blackwood'a estate. The Government does not know how to govern this country. One of their first acts is to prevent arrests under decrees fir any stun tin der 101. This will have the worst effect possible." TIIE UNION BANK OF NEWCASTLE.--A meeting of the shareholders of the North of England Joint Stock Bank was held on Thursday last, at the head-office in Newcastle-upon -Tyne, when it was unanimously resolved to wind up its affairs in Chancery under the provisions of the Act of Parliament, passed during last session, for winding up the affairs of joint stock companies. Toe batik suspended payment in 1846. IMPORTATION OF BOOKS, SZC., INTO PRINCE ED WARD'S ISLAND.----By an order t f council, dated Wind sor, October, 31, 1848, and publi.hed in the Guzitle of yesterday, reciting the provisions of the sth and 6th, the Bth and 9th, and the 10th and 11th of her present Ma .jesty, the Royal approval, in conformity with the pow( rs thereby granted, is given to an Act prepar, d by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Assembly of Princi Edward's Island, entitled "An Act to regulate th-- Eta portation of Books and to protect the British Author, whereby provision is made for securing to British Au thors a certain Remuneration in respect of unauthoriz d Copies of Works under Copyright imported into the said island." A poor old man named Lamb, lately in the employ of Mr. C. Ward, some time since had one of his fingers damaged by a stone falling upon it; proper attention was paid to the wound at the time, but without avail, and the consequence has been that he has been com pelled to suffer amputation of the arm.—Stamford Mercury. WRECK OF THE THETIS EMIGRANT SHlP.—Yes terday intelligence was received at Lloyd's of the total wreck of the Thetis emigrant ship, on her passage to Melbourne. The passengers and crew consisted of about forty persons. The disaster occurred on the night of the 26th of June, at the entrance of Port Phillip Heads. The vessel struck on Lonsdale reef, and in a quarter of an hour afterwards was on her beam ends. Two children of a passenger, named Fitzpatrick, were washed off the wreck. Fitzpatrick himself and his wife were subsequently washed off the reef. The other passengers clung to the reef, and subsequently made the land in one of the boats saved from the wreck, with the excep tion of three females who were drowned in trying to reach it. Had the tide not been out at the time every soul on board must have perished. MADAGASCAR.—lntelligence has just been received of the failure on the part of Admiral nacres to re-esta blish the trade between Mauritius and Madagascar. The conditions sought to be imposed by the Hovah Go vernment were such as for the present quite to preclude any arrangement. Efforts are now making to promote an intercourse between the Sacalava tribes and Mauri tius on the west coast of the island ; but no accounts have been received of the result. BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.—The representatives of the Brussels Congress held a public meeting in the Town-hall of this town last night. The building was little better than three parts full. Mr. R. T. Catiberry, a highly influential member of the Society of Friends, occupied the chair; and amongst the distinguished visi tors and gentleman present were M. Visschers, the pre sident of the Brussels Congress; M. Bouvet, member of the French National Assembly; Mr. Elihu Burritt; Mr. Ewart, M.P.; Mr. Joseph Sturge, Mr. Baldwin, and a number of respectable gentlemen of all parties in Birm ingham. TEWKESBURY.—Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P. for Tewkesbury, has taken means which do him much credit for the preservation of the health and comfort of the persons employed in the silk mills which he has recently established in that borough. The Hon. Member has given notice to his workpeople, who are about 250 in number, that" it is particularly reqnested that any per son suffering from illness, employed in these mills, will every morning report to the inspecting surgeon to the establishment the nature and particulars of such illness, that immediate assistance may be rendered; and it is also requested that persons unable to attend from illness may give notice as promptly as possible, that advice may be given."—Cheltenham Examiner. HORRIBLE DEATH. Yesterday (Friday), Mr. Baker, the coroner for East Middlesex, received infor mation of the following extraordinary and horrible death of a person named Mitchell, a dairyman, of Shoul der of Mutton-alley, near the North Country Pink, Limehouse. It appears that on Thursday morning, about four o'clock, the deceased got up as was his usual custom and went to milk the cows ; nothing more was seen or heard of him till seven o'clock, when some men perceived a portion of a blue apron projecting through the top of a pile of cow- dung in the yard. Upon making a closer inspection they found that it was the deceased's apron, and that the body was immersed head first in the soil. With all possible expedition the deceased was got out, but life was quite extinct, and had been so for some time. It is supposed that the unfortunate man was walking along the edge of the shoot, and that he over-- balanced himself and fell head foremost into the soil. TIIE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT GLASGOW.— GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY, TWELVE, P M.—Tl . .e opera tions at the ruins of the sugar house at Alston•sa Oct are :till going on with unabated vigour, and an immeiae quantity of material has already been carted uway, though fully twice as much yet remains to be cleared from the ground. In addition to the body which, Lt. s,tated in yesterday's publication, was fvuLd at a late hour on Tuesday evening, the remains of three °the rs of the unfortunate sufferers were disinterred in the coure•e of yesterday. all of them in a state of decompcsi tion. Though much mangled and disfigured, they have all been identified by their relatives. Their names are Richard Gage, who has left a wife and four children ; Charles Gullet:her, wife and family in Ireland ; Hugh Harvey, wife and four of a family. There are still three other bodies among the ruins. It has het n deemed prudent, on account of the threatening appearance of the south gab!e, at the base of which there is still a vast ac cumulation of material, to remove it altogether before proceeding to clear away the debris in that part, and for this purpose a scaffolding is in the process of erection, to aid in getting it down.—North British Daily Mail. The Bishop of llereford has appointed Sunday, December 17, for his general ordination, instead of December 24, as previously arranged. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —On Thursday last the Bh. 25w. P.M. train lett the Nottingham station with a t ht theree te carriages nbor o a u n g d h p a g s a s t e e n s, g efirvse, milesfor from Nottingham, On rrivi ng the fire-box and fire-bars fell from the engine, the train la t e h ai e n n t w h o e n s k t f ok b e e r, o w y h er o turned, suddenly jump ed off the engine, and fell f i seems, In at s h a e p t p i r m e e h einndrea adpifdh m f o t i f o h n e , when head foremost upon the fire-box and bars. The engine driver, to whom great praise is due for his presence of mind, steam, succeeded in stopping the train when only two of offthe line. been thrown For tunatelyremained at his post, and instantly turning off the the engine wheels had hi skull, forehead, and was taken up speechless, and as conveyed to the temples being dreadfully cut, he w all the passengers escapeds unhurt. The stoker Thomas Cook, he resided at Lenten, bear Nottingham, a nd be has left . Nottingham Infirmary , bu t death soon put a period to his sufferings. The dece ased was named a wife and two children to lament their loss. He was 27 years of age. P ETERBO ROUGH.—On Saturday last an inquest was held at the Royal Oak Inn , near the railway sta tion, before Mr. Atkin son , coroner, on the body of John Woods of Woodstone, who was killed in th e morning by an engine passing over his bo d y an, d crus frightfully. It appeared that the decea sed was an i an and the purpo se cleaner, and at the time of the accide nt was underof hise h e n n g g h in i e m . engine unknown to any one, n being there was not clearly explained. Another ehn unfortunate man was placed, at the moment that he at was propelled gently against the one under whic gthe tempted to pass before the wheel, which move d on to his body, but not over it: he cried out, " Jack, take the engine off I" which was done immediately, but too late to save his life. Verdict, " Accidental death, owing in a great measure to want of caution on the part of the de ceased."—Lincoln Mercury. AN OPERA DANCER MISTAKEN FOR AN " IRISH REBEL!"—Monsieur Silvain, one of the corps de bullet of the Italian Opera, was arrested by the police of Ken mare on Monday last, under the following rather eutious circumstances:—lt appears that he had come from Bantry, where he had been on a visit with some friends to Kenmare, and was about to proceed thence to Killar ney, having taken his seat and had his luggage packed on the mail car for that purpose, when he was suddenly arrested by a pair of constables. Monsieur at once called on the police to produce a warrant, or give some explanation of their conduct, when he was coolly in formed that he just answered the description given in the Hue and Cry of Mr. J. H. Dunne. The portmanteau of M. Silvain was then opened, and a number of papers found tberein was carefully examined in the presence of a sub-inspector and some other functionary ; but nothing of a treasonable character was discovered. The police observed that this was very strange ; but Mon sieur remarked th a t h e did n ot co ncur in iat opinion, as he had never been connected with any political as sociation in this country. The constables then referred to the Hue and Cry, and protested that Monsieur Sil vain's eyes were exactly such as those described in one of " the gems" of that publication. This the prisoner denied, adding that Mr. Dunne's eyes were set down as black, whilst his (M. Silvain's) were bluish gray. After a detention of about an hour and a half, and a careful perusal of his passport by some of " the authorities," M. bilvain was released from capivity, and permitted to go his way, rejoicing that his eyes were not like the optics of Mr. J. 11. Dunne.—Freeman's Journal. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last an inquest was held at the Round Inn, Brierley-hill, before Thomas Moss Phillips, Esq., on the body of Thomas Cooke, stoker, aged 34, who met with his death upon the rail road which runs from the Level New Furnaces, in the parish of Kingswinford, to the Old Park, in the parish of Dudley. From the evidence of William Hinett, engine driver to the Right Hon. Lord Ward, it appears that the unfortunate man was upon the top of the tender, when his head came in collision with the bridge, which threw him off, when two of the waggons loaded with coal passed over his neck, which completely severed his head from his body, The deceased was a very steady man, and knew his business well as stoker. No blame can be attached to any one; the engine was not going more than four or five miles an hour.— Worcester Journal. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.--The vessel Chaseley, ar. rived from Sydney, New South Wales, has brough 1,120 bags of wheat as a portion of her cargo. This a r grain rival of from the dista n t co l ony ment i one d i s o f in terest. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER RACES—THURSDAY (CoNcLuDED). Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats, one rail, and a quarter. Gentlemen riders. (6 Subs.) Mr. F. Edwards' New Forest Deer, aged, llst 111 b 1 1 Mr. Kitten's The Morsel, 4 yrs, lOst 41b... 0 2 Captain Little's Rockingham, 5 yrs, Ilst lib .. 2 3 Mr. Alcott's The Alderman's Daughter, 4 yrs ... 3 0 Mr. lii,.needy's Vanish, aged, list 1116 ... 0 0 WORCESTER STEEPLECHASE.—FRIDAY. The Worcestershire Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added; the second to save his stake. Gentlemen riders, &c. Four miles. Captain Madock's Proceed, 12st (Captain Peel) 1 Lord Strathmore's Red Lancer, lOst 41b . ••• 2 The following also started, but were not placed: — Mr. E!more's British Yeoman, list 101 b ••• 0 Captain Hervey's Prince George, 10st 71b ••• Captain Thompson's Abd-el•Kader, 6 yrs, list ... 0 Mr. Storey's Victim, lOst 121 b ••• ••• ••• 0 Lord Lurgan's The Bugler, lOst 1 9 1 b ••• 0 Mr. Bedford's Peter Simp l e , 1 03 t 71b .. . ••• • • 0 Mr. Bevil le's Alexander, lOst 21b ••• "• 0 Captain Madoek's Repealer, lOst 21b... ••• ••• ( 9 Mr. Davenport's Thurg l rt en , lO s t 4 1b ••• ••• Mr. Milton's Linkboy, 4 3 rs, lOst ••• ••• Mr. Cartwright's Justice to England, 9st 10113 ... 0 Mr. Mangan's Farnham, 9 s t lib ••• 0 Mr. Davenport's Vindi c ti ve , 9 st 71b „ ‘," Mr. Allcott's Forest Boy, lO st 31b ••• ••• Mr. Hollman's Verax, 9st 71b ••• ••• ••. 0 Mr. .Dalley's One Eyed Maiden, Oat 71b •-• ••• ° Mr. Wesley's Royston Gower, 9st ••• ••• G A good race with two from the distance was won cleverly by a rn ck. The Handicap Hurdle race was won in four heats by Mr. Phillips's Tallyho, lOst (Stagg), beating PulldwaY, Teresa, Titbit (h b), Jack, Yardarm, Bravo, Cavendish, Mosque, and Rothersthorpe, in a canter. Match, 50 soya. Mr. Jones's ;Enchantress beat Mr. Hohnan's Moustache. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP (ENTER OR NOT).-1,000 to 15 agst War Eagle (taken) 1,000 to 12 agst Burgundy (taken)-1,000 to 12 agst Fugleman (taken)-1, 000 to 12 agst Heiman Platoff colt (taken)-1,000 to 10 offered agst any other. DERBY.-5 to 1 agst The Flying Dutchman-7 to 1 agst Tadmor-12 to 1 agst Honeycomb- 18 to 1 agst Osterley-20 to 1 agst Uriel-33 to 1 agst Escalade -40 to 1 agst any other. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING. —FRIDAY (CONCLUDED). The Cup.—Third Ties. Figaro beat Doron—Mainmast beat Rosetta. Deciding Course. Mr. Fyson's Figaro beat Lord Stradbroke's Mainmast, and won the Cup. The Oaks. —Deciding Course. Mr. Buckworth's Bramble beat Mr. Dobede's Dacia, and won the Stakes. The Port Stakes. —Third Ties. Lavender beat Drift—Diamond ran a bye. Deciding Course. Mr. Dobede's Diamond beat Mr. Leader's Lavender, and won the Stakes. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's stag hds., Mon., Salt-hill; Wed., Hil lingdon; Fri., New Lodge-1 1 . East Essex hds., Tees., Great Northey-wood; Sat., Great Notley-gate-10f. Essex Union hds., Wed., Southmiuster-street; Sat., Stock Mills-10f. South Essex hds., Tues., Nevendon; Sat., Tilbury Mills-10f. Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Little Bentley Hall; Fri., Dodnich-14 Suffolk hds., Mon., Lidgate; Thurs., Rushbrook Hall —lof. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early morning's walk. The Royal Family took airings on the Slopes and Eastern Terrace. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this forenoon. His Royal Highness was accompanied by the Earl of Auckland, and attended by Lord Camoys, Lord in waiting to the Queen ; Sir Edward Bowater, and Colonel Bouverie. Captain F. Seymour is expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty's private band performed the follow ing pieces yesterday evening, in the Castle : Overture—"ll Seraglio" Quartetto, No. 74—Allegro non Troppo, Largo, Assai, Minutto Allegretto, Fi nale Allegro con Brio—(two violins, viola, and violincello : Messrs. Sainton, Day, Hill, and H. Chipp) Finale, Ist Act—" Oberon" .. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, their Serene Highnesses the Princess of Hohenluhe Langenburg and the Princess Eliza, Baroness de Bose, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Auckland, the Rev. Dr. Haw - trey, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir George Couper, Captain F. Seymour, and Mr. Ed mond Mildmay. The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. Lieutenant-Colonel Alderson (Royal Engineers), had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. The Chevalier Bunsen had also an interview yester day with his Lordship, at his official residence in Downing- street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England held a committee meeting on Thursday, at their office, in Whitehall- place. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Gibraltar. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American Colonies. Mr. W. Parish Robertson, Consul-General for the Republic of Equador, transacted business with Vis count Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell. The Earl of Clarendon has been staying at Bowood Park, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Dowager Countess Grey and Mr. and Mrs. J. Abel Smith have been staying an a visit to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood, at Mickleton Hall, Yorkshire. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Jullien commenced his season for promenade concerts, at Drury-lane, last evening, and never in theatrical annals has there been recorded an instance of such an overflow as assembled to greet him. The Kean, Young, and Charles Kemble nights of twenty years since, and the Jenny Lind nights of the two last opera seasons, can alone be compared to it. The crush was terrific, and long before the commencement of the performance money was refused at the doors, and the police were in many instances obliged to interfere to:protect the officials of the house from the importunities of those who were anxious to press their money on them and take their chance of forcing their way to a place from whence they might catch a view of the stage. The house itself was filled beyond endurance, and M. Jullien had to address the audience to assure them that no more persons should be admitted to the house before he was allowed to pro ceed with the performance. The officials of the theatre were very assiduous in clearing the lobbies, assuring those who !crowded there that their money should be returned if they would leave the theatre, an offer which, from :the :impossibiltyl iof getting a place from which they , could obtain even a glimpse of the stage or of the audience, the majority of them very wisely accepted. The concert consisted of the usual materials, of which M. Jullien's concerts have ever been composed, viz., two overtures to popular operas—a selection from some grand opera (the Huguenots was laid under contribution last night), and a variety of quadrilles, polkas, and light music all most efficiently performed, with the addition of two novelties —the first appearance of Miss Miran at these concerts, and the performance of the National Anthem by five separate bands. Miss Miran sang Dunizetti's cele brated drinking song "Il segretto per esser Felice," from the Lucrezia Borgia, with infinite spirit and taste, and was deservedly honoured with an encore. She also sang from Belle's opera of the Maid of Honour, the beau tiful romanza of Orpheus—a part which, if we mistake not, she herself originally created. She cave this delightful air very charmingly, and was enthusiastically applauded. The great attraction of the evening, however, was the performance of " God Save the Queeu" by five distinct bands, chorus, and organ. The bands were M. Jullien's owu band and the four military bands of the Ist Life Guards, Ro) al Horse Guards Blue, Grenadier Guards, ' and Coldstream Guards, under their respective directors, Messrs. ‘Vaddell, Tutton, Schott, and Godfrey. The effect was perfectly ear splitting—the crash was terrific —and the repetition of the National Anthem was vocife rously re-demanded, and at once complied with. Some ratter Genti.sh, and very suspicious-looking persons, commenced vocalising the National Anthem, evidently tor the purpose of exploiting the loyalty of the Drury lane audience, as they had some months previously exploited the disloyalty of the Chartist a•sernblagss. The Lint vas taken, and various groups in different parts of the theatre commenced singing and applauding them selves vociferously. The National Anthem was demandsd a third time, but the musicians had retired ; and now " the ro v" began in earnest. There were gangs of very swell neobbish 1 wking people, who began pushing the dense crowd in various directions, getting up fights, and crushing upon the ladies, many of whom were com pelled to take refuge in the orchestra. There were loud calls for the police, some of whom at length made their appearance, and no doubt recognized in many of the rioters persons previously " well known" to them. At length M. Jullien and his band re-appeared---the National Anthem was again performed, and afterwards " Rule Britannia," after which quiet was in some measure re s'ored. M. Jullien was loudly applauded when he first appeared in the orchestra, and also at the conclusion of the concert. Its addition to the commodious refresh ment room which was opened last season, M. Jullien has this year provided a spacious reading saloon, bril liantly illuminated, on the tables of which are found all the London and provincial papers of repute, all the monthly and quarterly periodicals, besides a great variety of German, French, Dutch, Indian, Italian, and Spanish papers. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—The following list of fashionables have honoured this favourite theatre with their presence during the past week:—Lord Wynford, Marquis of Donegal, Lord W. Compton, Lord W. Clin ton, Lady Wentworth, Lady Webster, Countess of Charlemont, Lady Whitworth, Lady Viney, Duke of Devonshire, Sir W. Barlowe, Lord Shelburne, Lord A. Lennox, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord Strathmore, Lady Bateman, Lady Antrobus, Lord Orford, Lord Brownlow Cecil, Earl and Countess of Harrington, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Dillon, Sir John and Lady Kaye, Earl of Verulum, Lord Rodney, Lady Paget, Lady Charleville, Sir J. and Lady Rivers, Colonel Thornton, Colonel and Mrs. Griffiths, Mr. Villebois, lion. Mr. Howard, Hon. H. Petre, Sir A. and Lady Smythe, Sir R. Armstrong, Hon. Captain Maynard, Hon. Mrs. and Misses Maynard, Hon. E. Upton, Hon. Mr. Spring Rice, Hon. Captain Grimston, Sir Charles Marshall, Mr. Dyce Sombre, Captain Cummings, Hon. A. Vernon, Captain De Bathe, Colonel B. Knox, Captain Hamilton, A. Arch deckne, Esq., &c. LORD MAYOR'S STATE CoAcm—Sir James Duke, the Lord May or elect, gave to Messrs. Laurie and Mar ner the commssion to build his state coach. It is of a very chaste and elegant description, similar to those used by the present sheriffs, which we had occasion before to notice. It is painted a rich lake, and has emblazoned on it the City arms and supporters, the arms of the spec tacle-makers (to which company Sir James Duke be longs), and his private arms. The under carriage and wheels are painted lake, blue, and gold; the hammer cloth is scarlet, embroidered with gold-coloured silk, with fringe and hangers; in the centre the City arms, surrounded by the chain and order. The lamps are also of a very elegant description. The whole is a very splendid affair, and has been much admired by all who have seen it. MANSION-HOUSE.— Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave an elegant farewell entertainment to the ward of Queenhithe (his Lordship's ward). Covers were laid for sixty five, and it must have been very gratifying to the worthy chief magistrate to have received the congratu lations of his ward tendered to him, as they were so heartily. Mr. Deputy Goss, in a neat speech, com mented upon the various circumstances which have marked the present mayoralty, and assured his Lordship that the ward of Queenhithe felt justly proud of their alderman, who had presided over this great city during a year of no common difficulty, and had discharged the duties attendant upon his high office in a manner which gave entire satisfaction, not only to the citizens of London, bUt to the public at large. The ward of Queenhithe had formed high expectations of his Lordship, when he en tered upon his o ffi ce, from his well-known character for .fecision and straightforwardness, and he could now say that their expectations had been more than fully realised; and that if the city of London looked upon his Lordship as among the best of her chief magistrates, the ward of Queenhithe could boast of having one of the most able and judicious aldermen. CHARTIST TOWN COUNCILLORS.—Amongst the per ,,ons sleeted to the office of town councillor for the borough of Leeds, on Wednesday last, was Mr. Joseph Barker, printer, cf Worthy, the proposed candidate t o r Bolton, a ho, it will be remembered, was arrested 01 a charge of seditious conspiracy on the eve of the .lection. Mr. Barker was put forward by the Char tists of the Hellock Ward. In the West Ward also the Chartists succeedtal in electing one of the councillors , but in the South W ard Mr. B arker's brother, w h o stood on the same interest, was defeated. INCORPORATION OF NORTH SHIELDS.—The peti tion to the Queen for the incorporation of the bo rough of Tynemonth has received nearly 1,000 sig natures. The ratepayers of the out-district of the parliamentary borough are opposing the measure; but the opposition is weak, and will not retard the pro tgress of the charter.—Sunderland Herald. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to whi c h th e respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: •c; Week Last ° •` 4 ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. om c.) act. - Aberdeen .. ••••••• • • • • • • • •• ' • ••• • • - 29 Amiens and Boulogne .•••••••• •• • • • • 1,274 674 28 Belfast and Ballymena •• •••••••• • • •• 414 - 29 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 709 774 28 Caledonian.. .. - 28 Chester and Holyhead. •• •••••• • • • • • • 1,765 28 Cockermouth and Workington.... •• • . 173 - 26 Dublin and Drogheda• ••• • • •• . 31 Dublin and Kingstown •••••••• •• " • • 1,128 1,423 28 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • • •... 903 - 29 East Anglian...... •• •• ••'• - 28 Edinburgh and Glasgow •• • • ••••• • •• 3,516 3,602 28 Edinbnrgh and Northern•• •• •• •• •• •• 1,929 670 29 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 15,536 13,951 28 East Lancashire .• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 1,572 891 28 Eastern Union ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 1,377 1,141 28 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •• •• •• 2,660 2,633 28 Glasgow and Greenock. ••••• • • • •• •• 1,013 1,001 28 Great Southern and Western •••• • • • • 3,827 1,941 29 Great Western, &c •••••••••• • • • • • • • • 19,329 Kendal and Windermere• • . 28 Lancashire and Yorkshire..• 27 Lancaster and Carlisle 29 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport B4 - 28 Londonderry and • nniskillen •• • 131 119 29 London and North Western, Sre 39,827 39,274 29 London and Blackwall.• ••••••• • • • • • 636 856 ;8 London and Brighton .•• •• •• •• •••• •• 9,076 8,247 29 London and South Western .•• .• 9,813 8,598 28 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 2,805 2,248 - Maryport and Carlisle .• •••• • • • 28 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 21,446 21,450 29 Midland Great Western (Irish) • 28 Monklands •• • • ...... .... ••.. • • 868 - - Newcastle and Carlisle.... .. -- 28 North British .. •• •• •• •• 2,577 2,387 - Paris and Rouen . ............ - Rouen and Havre ..•• •....• ........ 28 Scottish Central .. •• •• •........... 29 Shrewsbury and Chester •• •••• •• •• .• 1,283 f. 56 28 South Eastern. and Branches ...... •• 9,222 9,003 27 South Devon.. •. • • .•••••••• •• •• 1,301 753 28 Taff Vale 864 829 28 Waterford and Limerick... •••• • • • • 304 - 29 Whitehaven Junction .• ••• • • • 174 - - Wishaw and Coltness ............. - 28 York and Newcastle . .............. 13,038 12,279 28 York and North Midland . . ...... . 7,810 8,540 • TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN. SlR,—The public are beginning to have their eyes open to the gambling tricks of the Stock Exchange gentlemen. Three hundred millionsterling, in the shape of Rail wa y I nves t men t s , an d eight hundred mil lions sterling in the Funds, comes within their ava ricious controul, and it must now be acknowledged, that had it not been for the " bulling" and " bearing" practices of the j o bb ers , an d sundry other man ceuvres too numerous to mention, not one-half the misery and ruin would have happened, and the present disgust for railway property ehavellsquently never have existed; all railways mi g ht been completed, without dis tressing the holders, inasmuch as the generality of them are sound and desirable investments. These gentlemen have suited everything to their own pur pose, without holding u esingle share—by spreading false reports in the public one single papers they induce the timid to sell or buy—th ey " bull," they "bear," quote down stock or quote it upP without any transactions being done—th e y get the first information of calls and prepare the market l accordingly—they allow them selves 14 days to deliver stock after the settling day, the and merely borr o wsame when they are called upon to deliver—thenth until they catch the ey quote down the prices unhappy victims, who are forced from circumstan ces to sell, thereby in their avarice realising enormous fortune s ortunes without any risk or hold ing whatever. lh reformation in thiswhale kingd om cr ie s a l o ud f or a importantver branch of money, share, and stock-jobbing. Ey inan whether a holder of railway stock, a merchant, or at;ader, is more or less affected. Tbey have brought h ruin on thousands of individuals, by decoying em to take up railway shares, while the " bulling" mania wa s creating a ficti tious price and a national appetite for gambling. The v i c tims signed the deeds, and bound themselves hand and foot to pay calls, and at length, in their own due time, these discreet and honest jobbers and Jews begin to " bear " the market, and down goes the stock —every call the poor affrighted sufferer pays, his property lessens in value, he is entangled in the web of ruin, until himself and family are blotted out from a respectable position in society. I would venture to suggest a remedy—let the Government at once sweep out all these money changers and Jews, and appoint six paid men of integrity, to carry on the purchases and sales of the kingdom, so that no jobbing margins be pocketed; let them be put on their oath, the name of the purchaser and seller be exchanged the day the transaction takes place, and let all stock be delivered within six days from the day of purchase, without having any settling day at all. The importance of the last suggestion is sufficiently evident—let a small duty be paid for every transaction which shall be done, within or without the exchange, and I would furthermore sugges t money, stock, ( a s this branch of and share dealing is so important) the propriety of enrolling and licen sin g all brokers throu g hout the country ; let them pay a sum not exceeding ten guineas yearly, protect the brokers, give them rules and regulations, and a respectable profession will, be at once est ablished. I repeat, again, do all these things, and the calls will be regularl y p aid, a n d railways will be easily made, and the p resent pr i ces of shares and stocks assume a proper value. Trade will be restored and th e country again flouri s h ; f or i t cannot be expected but that the frighful, although artificial depreciation of so vast an amount of propert y must fall heavily not , onl y on those who possess that stock, but also on those with whom they are in the habit of dealing in trade and commerce. Do alt this and confidence will be restored. It is obvious the price of stocks and railway shares of this enlightened kingdom, cannot be much longer under the control, caprice, and gambling practices of the jobbers and Jews, whose sole aim is to fleece the unwary and un ou y called for. Will the great ra il wa y int eres t s of this l n count fortunate. Legislativ e interference is l d stand these robberies m uch lon g er? Will they suffer' their property to be s o rou g hl y handle d ? Certainly not, while honest indignation can find a vo i ce. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, SEMPER FIDELIS. Exeter, June 27, 1848. A young man, in passing through one of the roads at the west end of Ashburton, last week, perceived a couple of hawks in the hedgerow in f u ll com b at. He . immediately took off coat and put it on t h em, an d secured both without inju r y . Their talons were so firmlN e fixed in each other that e ventually one must have lall n a victim to his antagonist.—Lzeter Gazette. Tabirti ambition QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) SMALL AND ANOTHER V. GIBSON. Mr. Sergeant SHEE moved in this case, which is one of considerable importance to those engaged in maritime pursuits, for a rule to show cause why the plaintiffs should not be at liberty to enter judgment upon the issues found for them, awarding 551. lls. and the costs, notwithstanding the verdict found for the defendant, upon the second issue; or for a new trial. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Wightman at the sittings at Guildhall on the sth of July last. The jury found for the plaintiffs on several issues, and for the defendant upon the one referred to. The action was upon a time policy of insurance upon the ship Susan, dating from the 23d Sept., 1843, to the 25th Sept., 1844, effected in the month of November, 1843. The declare. thin alleged that the ship had been rendered valueless during the existence of the policy, and claimed the usual compensation. The defendants put several pleas upon the record. The second (which was found fur him) set forth that the ship was not, at the commencement of the risk, nor at the making of the policy of insurance, nor on the 25th of September, set.- worthy, or in a fit and proper condition to go to sea. The third urged that the vessel was not during the con tinuarce of the risk injured by the perils of the sea; and another plea set up that during the insurance the ship became damaged, and was not fit to remain at tea; that the owners were aware of the fact, and ought to have had the vessel repaired at a small expense; but that they did not do so, and that the ship remained at sea, and was destroyed through the negligence of the owners. The vessel traded between Madras and the Mau ritius, carrying merchandise and Coolies. On one of her voyages she encountered some boisterous weather, and was obliged to put into the nearest port, where she was condemned. The question involved in the case was whether the seaworthiness of a ship at the commence ment of the risk on the 25th of September was an answer to an action to recover an insurance for time. There were no cases upon this point. The Learned Sergeant cited, however, cases which touched upon the matter. He contended that a time policy only required that a ship should be seaworthy when she commences her voyage, and the ship in question was fit to undertake the voyage. An owner very seldom knew the exact place where his ship was at a given time; it was, there fore, impossible he could be aware with any certainty of her condition. The COURT granted a rule upon the first point—that relating to the judgment. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) Captain Warre, of the 57th Foot, has ceased to be Aide•de-Camp to the Major-General commanding the North-west Counties, and has been appointed Major of Brigade at Chester, vice Captain Gordon, of the 91st. Captain the Hon. E. Lascelles, and Lieutenant the Hon. A. F. Egerton, Grenadier Guards, have ceased to be Aides-de-Camp to the Earl of Elgin. Captain Wetherell, of the Rifle;Brigade, has succeeded Brevet Major Moore, of the 82d, as Aide-de-Camp to Major-General W. Rowan, commanding at Kingston, Canada. Lieutenant W. M'Mahon, of the 14th Light Dragoons, has been appointed an Aide-de-Camp to Viscount Falk land, Governor of Bombay. Lieutenant Fraser, of the 95th Foot, has been ap pointed First Adjutant at Victoria, Hong-Kong. Captain Laye, of the 58th Foot, is Assistant Military Secretary on the staff at New Zealand. Ensign Bower, 73d Regiment, is Acting Adjutant to the depot, vice Harrison. Lieutenant Visits ' of the 95th, has succeeded Captain Cornwall as Acting Adjutant to the depOt, and Second- Lieutenant Stewart has replaced Second-Lieutenant Brewster as Acting Adjutant Ist battalion of the Rifle brigade. Staff-Surgeon W. Linton has succeeded Staff-Surgeon R. White, in the Glasgow Recruiting District. Lieutenant Persse, 12th Foot, has replaced Lieutenant Wheeler, of the 48th, as Superintending Officer of the Aberdeen Recruiting District. SIR:CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON. " Rumour" has not been idle during the last few days with respect to Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier's squadron; but the facts are these:— The following ships are ordered to be at Spithead by the 15th, to be ready to proceed to sea under the Gommand-in-Chief of the Gallant Admiral, those vessels to whom wages are due to be paid previous to sailing : Sailing Vessels—St. Vincent, 120 guns, 890 men, Captain S. C. Dacres; Prince Regent, 92 guns, 820 men, Captain W. F. Martin; Powerful, 84 guns, 750 men, Captain Hon. R. S. Dundas, C.B. Steam vessels—Stromboli, 6 guns, 160 men, Commo dore Lord A. Beauclerk; Reynard, 8 guns, 110 men, Commodore Cracroft; Rifleman, 4 guns, 80 men, Lieu tenatis Crofton; Sharpshooter, 4 guns, 80 men, Lieu tenant Bailey.—Making a total of seven vessels, of 318 guns, and 2,820 men. We have good reason for believing, however, that the 17th is the day fixed for their proceeding to sea, and it is believed that extending his cruise so far south wc st of Cape Clear as Madeira, the Gallant Admiral will very soon af, er reaching that island bear up for another long spell at Lisbon, having looked in there, on his way out, to give timely notice of his intention. It is reported in many quarters that Sir Charles Na pi( r is tot at all pleased with the prospect of a winter cruise. The flag ship and the Prince Regent are quite ready. I,nt the latter, although the has received her additional weight of armament, an is to proceed at once to rein force the fleet under Sir William Parker, has not had any addition made to .her complement. The Powerful wilt he ready for sea as soon as she is manned. It is likely that the Amaz )n, Daphne, and Orestes will join Ow Admiral for a little exercise before they proceed to their respective stations, the Cape, the Pacific, and the BrazilF. SUPERINTENDENTSHIP OF THE INDIAN NAVY .—The appointment of a Captain of the Royal Navy to be Corn. modore Superintendent of the Indian Navy will take place on Wednesday next. The list of candidates is now reduced to two, and we believe we may confidently state that either Captain Stephen Lushington, now in com mand of the Vengeance, 84, in the Mediterranean, or Captain Sir Henry Leeke, K.H., will be the officer se lected. The merits of these two officers are generally held to be pretty nearly equal; but Captain Lushington, we believe, stands the best chance of selection ; for, in addition to his being the relative of many influential offi cial personages connected with the East India Company and her Majesty's service, he has an advantage over his competitor from his experience in steam navigation, having commanded her Majesty's steam frigate Retri bution. The Rev. Mr. Sehon has recently been appointed Chap lain at Melville Hospital, Chatham. THE EAST INDIES.—We are sorry to hear accounts of the very indifferent health of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Collier, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station. With his Secretary and Flag-Lieutenant he arrived at Singapore on the 7th August, and hoisted his flag in the Meander, which he found lying there. The Meander sailed with Governor Brooke for Sarawak on the 23d of August, when Sir Francis struck his flag, but re-hoisted it on the sth of September, on the arrival of the Inflexible steam-sloop. Commodore Plumridge, on receiving at Hong-Kong the announcement of the arrival of Sir F. Collier on the station, struck the red pendant of First Class Commodore, and hoisted that of Commodore of the Second Class. The Gallant Commo dore had been ordered to remain in command of the division of the squadron in the Chinese waters, instead of returning to Bombay. It is likely, therefore, that Sir Francis Collier will not proceed to Hong-Kong. The Melampus and Ringdove were daily expected at Bombay on the 3d of October. The [latter had received her orders for England, the Pilot relieving her. THE COMMAND OF THE VENGEANCE.—It is reported that in the event of Captain Lushington going to India, Sir Henry Leeke will apply for the command of the Vengeance. We have also seen it reported that Captain Sir Henry Blackwood (1827), lately second in command in India, is a candidate for the command of the Ven geance. We believe that both officers require to serve some months to make up their sea time for the flag rank. The Admiralty have ordered that the Buzzard and Magicienne steam-sloops are not to be launched for the present at Pembroke Dockyard, but are to be completed and retained upon the stocks until the first spring tides in March next. In the meantime the machinery, rigging, and stores for each are to be completed and kept ready. Steam-vessels are in future ordered to carry an addi tional quantity of powder, but it is not the intention of the Admiralty to have the magazines of steam-vessels enlarged for this purpose, until, in the usual course of time, they come under the hands of the dockyard for general repairs. DISTRIRIITION OF PRIZE MONEY.--The distribution of the proceeds of a great many slave prizes has been de layed in consequence of the authorities of Sierra Leone neglecting to acknowledge the receipt of the proclama tion of 1846. We are enabled to state, however, that the Admiralty have decided upon allowing the distribu tion to take place immediately, under the new scale of shares. FOREIGNERS IN THE ROYAL DOCKYA.RD.--We called attention a fortnight since to an inconsiderate order of the Admiralty, giving permission to two officers of the Swedish Royal Navy to inspect our Dockyards, and to make drawings and notes of what they saw there. We are gratified to hear that this order has since been re scinded. THE ADMIRALTY COMMITTEE OF DOCKYARD REVI• stox.—We have heard that the Committee will leave Devonport Dockyard about Wednesday next, and pill proceed thence to Pembroke, and after visiting that es tablishment, will go on to the Holyhead and Liverpc , ol Packet establishment, returning to Woolwich by about the 21st instant. THE BELGIAN MAILS.—It will be remembered that we gave an account last week of her Majesty's steam • packet Vivid having, from stress of weather, been pre vented from entering Dover harbour, was obliged to bear up for Deal, to lacd her mails, &c. This has frequently been the case during the last two years, when there has been some difficulty in procuring boats, and more ex pense has been incurred in the hire of them. To avoid both difficulty and expense in future the Admiralty have issued orders to the clerk in charge of her Majesty's establishment at Deal that the boats and boats' crews of that yard are to be employed in landing and embarking the mails by the Belgian packets, as is at present the practice at other Government stations. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 3 .—The Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker, has her tops and lower rigging over the mast heads, and is otherwise progressing rapidly in her outfit. Some defects have been discovered already in the en , gineering department aboard the Sh ar p s h o ot e r, w hi c h Captain , nitro and the chief and assistant engineers of the dockyard, Mr. Murray and Mr. Taplin, have been ordered to examine and report upon. The Jasper steam mail- packet, Master E. Rose com manding, from P,mbrolie, arrived this morning, and sailed again this evening for the eastward, to be paid off. Lieutenant Edward D. Ashe, of the St. Vincent, is appointed to the Daphne, 18, Captain E. G. Fanshawe, at Sheerness. In Port and Fitting—Victory, 22, flag-ship ; Illus trious, 10, ordinary flag-ship; Excellent, gunnery prac tice ship; Victoria and Albert, royal yacht; Blenheim, 56, guard-ship of steamers; Oresteti, 14, and Rolla, 6, boys' exercise brig. Stromboli, ,Reynard, Rifleman, Fairy, Myrtle, Fire Queen, Echo and Bee, steamers. Fanny and Portsmouth, admirals' yachts. At Spithead—St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship; Prince Regent, 92; Powerful, 84; Driver, steam•sloop; Sharp shooter, steam-vessel. In the Basin—The Ajax, 56, steam block-ship; Mala bar, coal depot ; Defence, couvict hulk; Reynard and Plumper, steamers. In iho Steam basin—The Centaur, Retribution, Strom. boli, Cormorant, Salamander, Puomix, Jackal, and Otter, steamers. ; Cullingwood, 80 ; Flying Fish, 12 ; an d In Dock—Princess Charlotte, 104 Pembroke, 72 ; Vindictive, 50 ; Urgent steam-vessel. The steamers in the basin which belong to the ad. vanced squadron are dismantling. The Encounter steam•sloep was taken out yesterday, under the command of Commander Stevens, of the Blen heim, to try her rate of speed at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay, at a lighter draught of water than when last tried. She ran at the rate of eleven knots, whi c h was a decided improvement on former performances. Commanders Crispin, Strange, Grenfell, Lieutenant Vansitturi, Mr. Murray, C.E., Mr. Baker, inspector of machinery, and other officers, were on board during the trial, which lasted five hours. The Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the oroad pen dant of Commodore Sir Charles Hotbam, K.C.8., &c., was all well off Kabenda on the 15th of August, expect ing the Cyclops, Captain the Hon. G. Hastings, as her relief, when the Amphitrite, 26, Captain 'l'. R. Eden, would be dispatched to the Pacific. The Pluto steam-sloop, Lieutenant Commander R. M'Kinley Richardson, was at St. Paul de Loando at the same date, refitting. Wind, W.S.W., light breezes and dark cloudy weather, with rain. THE COAST DEFENCE BRIGADE.—The crews of 45 vessels, not 37, were drilled in this brigade, and the sum total expended was 8501., not 1,000/., as stated on Tuesday. With this trifling sum six platform batteries were constructed at Sheerness and Portsmouth dock yards, by the carpenters of the respective revenue cruis ers, and 2,500 men have been drilled to the great gun exercise; tl:e amount of ammunition expended has been much under the amount of one shot per man, and they are now as good gunners as any afloat. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Her Majesty's brig Kingfisher, 12, Commander W. Horton, arrived from Portsmouth yesterday, and will be paid advance of Wages to-day. Forty five seamen were on Tuesday draughted from her Majesty's 'ship San Josef to her Majesty's frigate Amazon, 26, Captain Troubridge. Wind, N.W. by W., light breezes. CHATHAM, Nov. 3.—The Vivid Dover steam-packet, Master and Commander Luke Smithett, was taken into dock on the 30th ult., to make good the damage she sustained in a gale of wind on her getting into Dover harbour last week. The dock was vacated by the Iris, 26 guns, the same day. The Rosomond steam-sloop, of 4 guns, Commander John Foote, arrived here on the 27th ult. to be paid off, is to have her defects made good, and refitted without delay for service at sea. The e Fearless steam-vessel, Second Master in charge, Mr. John Wells, is in the harbour, having arrived fro m Sheerness ; she is to be taken into dock to have her de fects made good. The Daphne, 18 guns, Captain Edward G. Fanshawe, fitting for sea at this port, received yesterday on board her marines, consisting of 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 drummer, and 29 rank and file. The detach ment belongs to the Woolwich division. The Vernon, 5 gun?, Captain John C. Fitzgerald, is in the harbour to be paid off. All hands are busy in re turning her stores to the dockyard. She is expected to be paid off on Tuesday, the 7th inst. She will then be taken into dock for the purpose of being very minutely surveyed by the officers of the yard, in conjunction with Mr. Watts, assistant surveyor of the navy, who has been directed by the Admiralty to attend for that purpose. Captain Sir Thomas Bouchier, Superintendent of this yard, returned from leave of absence yesterday to re sume his duties. A circular order has been issued to the yards calling for a return of the ships commissioned and paid off from the Ist of January, 1847, to the 30th of June, 1848. WOOLWICH, Nov. I.—Two officers and 100 non-com missioned officers of the Woolwich division of .Royal Marines have been placed under orders to proceed on Monday next to Portsmouth, for service in the Superb, 80 guns. 'The Monkey steam-vessel brought down a quantity of stores from Deptford, to be put on board the Medina steam-vessel, fitting at this pert for the Mediterranean station. During the time the stores were transferring to the Medina, some of the convicts who were assisting managed to abstract a small bale, containing 100 black silk handkerchiefs. The property was not missed until \Veanesday, when information having been given, Mr. Field, head iiisptetor of the di ckyard police, pro cc ded to the W arricr, convict-ship, and with the prompt asiii:talLe of Mr. Mask -ratan, the su perintendent, one ut the prisoners was fuuud able to give such info .rmation as led to the recovery of the cover of the bale, which wL:s found cen• celed under some ti ,bers near the place wlarnce tho bale was found. One of the gangsmen also stated that, he observe d two of the pris,,ners neer the place openir g aid will be able to identity th,le. Mr. Voales, head superintendent of the c..,nvicts, is to make a se..rching inquiry amongst the suspected convicts in iliia case. As yet no traces of the handker chiefs have been ob:ained. THE CHOLERA. Yesterday ten new cases of cholera, of which six proved fatal, were r ported in the metropolis. His Giace the Archbishop of Canterbury has issued the following letter to the clergy of his province:— " Lambeth Palace, Nov. 2. " Rev. Sir,—The re•appearance of the cholera in se veral parts of the kingdom has excited a general appre hension lest this country, which has been mercifully excepted from the political and social evils prevailing elsewhere, should still suffer the Divine judgment in the form of pestilence. I wish, therefore, to direct the use of the prayer appointed for such cases in the Liturgy, especially if the disease should appear in your own neighbourhood. It will also be proper, in the way which may appear most suited to the circumstances of your parish, to exhort your people to repentance and humiliation, duties necessary at all times, and for which there is too much reason, both nationally and individually, and to which we are especially called by visitations, such as famine and pestilence, which baffle human skill and power, and can only be averted by the merciful providence of an Almighty Father, "I am, Rev. Sir, your faithful friend and brother, "J. B. CANTUAR. " P.S.— Since writing the above I have received a communication from theßoard of Health, desiring me to remind the parochial clergy of the important be nefits which they may render to their people by a re gular visitation of their respective districts, for the pur pose of enforcing cleanliness, ventilation, and strict tem perance. Public measures can only be applied exter nally, and will be of little avail if unwholesizne or in sufficient diet (which the wealthier classes should be ex horted to provide against), or if close and over-crowded apartments expose the inhabitants to the first attacks of epidemic disease." The following is the prayer alluded to by the Arch bishop, and the use of which by the clergy his Grace orders : " 0, Almighty God, who in thy wrath didst send a plague upon thine own people in the wilderness, for their obstinate rebellion against Moses and Aaron, and also in the time of King David didst slay with the plague of pestilence three score and ten thousand, and yet remem bering thy mercy didst save the rest, have pity upon us miserable sinners, who are now visited with great sick ness and mortality, that like as thou didst then accept of an atonement, and didst command the destroying Angel to cease from punishing, so it may now please thee to withdraw from us this plague and grievous sick ness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." WOOLWICH, Nov. 3.—There has been one new case of admission to the convict hospital-ship up to twelve o'clock to day, and one death. The total number of ad missions to the present date is 48; deaths, 16 ; dis charged as recovered, 18; convalescent, 10. There has not been a single case from the Warrior convict-ship, and the inhabitants of the town and parish are compara tively healthy. BRISTOL SUGAR-MAR/CET, Nov. 3.—The market continues to be very badly supplied with samples, and the sales of the week are consequently only to a limited extent, at about former prices ; the refined market is steady. Rum and Molasses continue very dull.—Bristol Mercury. VIOLENT STORM AT RAMSGATE.-011 Wednesday last this town was visited with a storm, which, while it lasted, was very violent. It came up suddenly from the south• west, and while at its height, shout nine o'clock in the morning, a small smack, a Welchman, laden with slate, bound to Newcastle, in making for the harbour was carried past the entrance, and ran on the sand at the back of the east pier, and has since became a total wreck. Assistance was immediately rendered by the pier heavers, and by means of ropes and crane baskets, they succeeded in rescuing the crew, consisting of the captain, two men, and a boy, from a watery grave, in which t ffort we believe one of the men rendering aid was severely injured by having his jaw broken by the crane. Another vessel struck on the sands about the same time, but succeeded in getting off; and was blown out to sea. Several large ships at the same time passed the harbour with signals flying. It is supposed that, had the wind continued so high throughout the day, there would have been a great loss to the shipping in the Downs, which were riding very uneasy at their anchors. It is Rome time since vi e have witnessed such a gale ; the waves were terrific, and the tide very high. The take of herrings during the last week has been im mense ; some boats have brought in eight or ten lasts, which have in some instances fetched 81. a last, and they have been retailed in the streets at 60 for is. Of this vast quantity as many as 30 tons have been trans mitted to London by rail per night. Some of the boats have been very unfortunate in losing their nets, owing to the roughness of the weather.—Kent Herald. AN UPSTART.--A negro boy was driving a m u l e in Jamaica, when the animal suddenly stopped and re fused to budge. " Won't you go, eh?" said the boy. "Feel grand, do you? I s'pose you forget your (adder ' was a jackass ?"—American Paper. the 4d; I to 6d 3d; eta, 1 to and rish let= 6d 4d; I. and 1 4d; s. litto, 2; id t o o ikins oiled s 6d; over, load. 16s ; s to ces. 15s ; 10s , and Gutt- court cases Pro main- V.) ) were es on Its on h oc- , hy a i not !coin' expe" Aida make )r the ) ren jury. 1 the John [ard" ..it "'. ~.1,,,r ... . .... ".. It. , ,: 1,, 0 - . !t