The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-09 00:00:00

AUSTRIA. Baron Von Wessemberg has sent the following circular to all the Austrian Ambassadors at the German Courts : " The late events at Vienna have in Germany been partly viewed in a wrong light. In order to form a more correct judgment on the subject, attention ought to be directed to the following points : The military operations which at the present mo ment take place under the walls of Vienna have but one object—namely, the suppression of anarchy and the re-establishment of legal order. It has never entered the thoughts of the Emperor or of his Government to retract the guaranteed liberties, or to realise the chimera put forward under the name of reaction by the anarchical party, much less to conquer for one of the Austrian nationalities supremacy over the rest. There is no strife of nationalities—no change of the monarchy into a Sclavonian Austria, as the German press believes or pretends to believe, but a combat of order against anarchy, of legal authority, without which no Government can exist, against ter rorism, of preservation against destruction. We cannot but denominate it a confusion of ideas, a mis conception of facts, if another meaning be given to this combat. " The revolution has put on a German dress. The German colours have become the colours of the anarchical party. The liberty, the greatness, and the welfare of Germany, the protection of which the Emperor of Austria considers his special duty, are not to be opposed by force of arms, but the measures of his Majesty's Government and army are solely directed against that faction which uses those colours and those objects for its own pernicious designs. " His Majesty the Emperor and his Government are firmly resolved to carry on this combat with all the means at their disposal. These means have been more accurately designated by the manifestoes of the 16th and 19th inst. The military measures have already been carried into execution. An army of nearly 60,000 men, commanded by Prince Windisch gratz, who has taken his head-quarters Hetzendorf, is blockading the capital, and I have reason to entertain the hope that the more immediate object of those operations will be shortly attained. " At the same time his Majesty has thought fit to transfer the. Diet from Vienna, and to convoke it to meet at Kremtsier on the 15th of November. " Baron VON WESSEMBERG. " 011mutz, Oct. 26, 1848." SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. PROTEST OF THE DANISH COMMISSARY. The undersigned, his Danish Majesty's Commis sary, in consideration of the 7th Art. of the Conven tion, for an armistice of the 26th August last, in which it is said that the legislative power in the Duchies Schleswig and Holstein shall be suspended during the armistice, and of the Art. 11 of the said convention, from which it follows that the condition of a ... final peace shall i n no wa y s be prejudiced; in consideration further of the proclamation of the 22d, last issued by the joint administration on the day of their installation, concerning the laws, regu lations, and ordinances enacted since the 17th of March last, feels called upon, in the name of his Majesty the King of Denmark, to intimate that, consistent with the spirit of a conscientious observation of the above convention, he considers it his duty expressly and solemnly to pro test against the illegality of the maintenance of any 1 and every law or regulation prejudicial to the further settlement of the questions at issue, which have obtained rigour by the above proclamation; and as such he especially considers the following, viz.— 1. The regulation of the Provisional Government of the 18th of April last, concerning the elections to the German National Assembly, in as far as this regulation might in future be applied to Schleswig. 2. The publication of the Provisional Government of the 23d. September last, concerning theinadmis sible use of Danish flags and cockades. 3. The publication of the Provisional Government of the 30th September concerning the protection of the vessels and crews in foreign countries during the armistice. 4. The decision of the 21st . of October concerning the flags to be used by the merchant vessels. The fundamental law, published on the 15th of September; is also subject to the same protest, parti cularly in regard to the validity of the stipulations concerning the public law and relations, and especially as contained in Articles 1,3, 55, and 120. On the other hand, it is not the intention of the commissary of his Majesty the King of Denmark to oppose any obstacle to the principles of the said fun. damentallaw respecting the civil liberty, in as far as they are consistent with acquired rights, nor to such regulations of the joint administration for the duchies ns are conducive to the welfare of the country and the inhabitants, or to the maintenance of .public order. (Signed), REEDZ r, Royal Commissary. To the Joint Administration of the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig, at Schleswig. The undersigned declare hereby that after the re quest having been made to them, they are willing to take upon themselves the joint administration of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, as stipulated by the armistice concluded on the 26th of August last, between his Majesty the King of Denmark and his M.lje , ty the King of Prussia. Theuitdersigned, although well aware of the diffi culties of this task, and. the weight of the respon sibility it involves, have, however, thought it a duty to comply with this request, trusting to that acknow ledgment and. assistance on the side, as well of the duchies And -their -inhabitants; as of the interested powers, which are an absolutely necessary condition for their acceptance of - the offer, - and for their sue cessful conduct of an administration under such forms as required by the present relations of the duchies. (Signed) BOYSEN, HEINTZE, Au. MOLTKE, PREUSSEE, TH. REVENTLOW. Kiel, Oct. 9, 1848. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 8. BILL I'RANSACTiONB.--4C(YTT FERRIS. This case was tried at Bristol at the last assizes before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff, a nephew of Sir Walter Scott, and a lieutenant in the 19th - Lancers. It was an action to recover tho possession of bills Of exchange for 1,0001. It appeared that a person - named Martin, finding that the plaintiff required some money, offered, to aid in procuring him sorre on the security of bills. He accordingly accepted two bills for 5001., and endorsed them to Martin, for the purpose of getting them discounted. He never, however, procured any consideration for them. Some time after a pt.rson named Haslett wrote to the plaintiff and stated that his bills were in bad hands, and ordered him to en deavour to procure possession of them without delay, as it was not - unlikely if they remained longer unsatisfied that an action would be brought upon them, and that half a dozen persons would not unlikely come forward and swear that consideration bad been given for them: Acting upon this advice the plaintiff came to London and obtained an interview with the defendant, to - whom he had traced the bills. He said he had given Martin 400/. for them and an I 0 U for 200/. more. He however agreed to give them up on the payment of 1001. in money, and a warrant of attorney for 300/. Subsequently, finding that fraud had been committed, be applied to Mr. Baron Alderson to quash the warrant of attorney; tbat,Learned Baron de clined to do so; but directed a special issue for the trial of the case. Mr. Sergeant BILES now moved for a rule calling upon the plai n tiff t o s h o W cause w h y t h e verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground that several letters were read at the trial which were not matters of evidence, since no proof was given in sup port of them. The COURT considered that the letters ought not to have been read unless the counsel for the plaintiff was in a condition to prove them, and granted a rule upon that point; but reserved its decision upon some other points raised until the proper time. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. s. RITCHIE V. SMITH. This action was tried at the last n sitti gs at West minster, when a verdict was f oun d for thedefendant upon the third issue, which was the materi a l one, anafor , the plaintiff upon the others. Mr. BoviLL applied to the Court to set aside the ver dict upon the third issue, and to enter a verdict for the plaintiff for 132/. 17s. 3d., or for arrest of judgment, or for a new trial. The plaintiff is the proprietor of Fen-- dell's Hotel, Westminster, and Ihe let out the " tap" attached to the hotel. to a person of the name of Newman, for 41 a week, and the defendant was surety for the payment of the rent. Newman made default in his payments; and this action was brought against the defendant, to • recover the amount. The main defence at the trial was that the plaintiff, by the agreement which he made with Newman, enabled the latter to carry on the business without a license, which was contrary to law, and that, therefore, his claim could not be sus tained against the defendant. A number of authorities were cited by the Learned Counsel with the view of ex culpating him from the illegality of the proceeding. The CHIEF Jusricn was of opinion that the applica tion could not be granted upon any of the points raised, and that the jury could come to no other conclusion upon the evidence produced before them than in finding a ver dict in substance for the defendant. It was clearly proved that the express object and intent of the plaintiff in making the agreement with Newman for the occupa tion of the premises for the sale of excisable liquors was to enable him to evade the law by selling such spirits without being duly licensed according to the statute. The amount or reward which the plaintiff was to receive from Newman was therefore partly compounded of compensation for so enabling him to con duct the business, and as the restrictions im posed upon persons retailing sp . irituous:liquors, in making it necessary for them to obtain the sanction of the ma gistrates for the county and th e Excise were required, for the protection of the public morals and the public safety, he was of opinion that the agreement entered into w a s illegal, and that there was sufficient matter disclosed at the. trial to show that the plaintiff had no locus standi in a court of law, and could not enforce the demand. He was, therefore,opinion, of that the application of the 1 Learned Coun se l couldnotbe allowed. • ~.k-- .~~_~,` A THE SUN, LONDON, TRITRSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 0, 1848. The other Learned Judges concurred in the opinion of their Chief, and the application was accordingly refused. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 8. ' IN RE HAYWORTH AND ARCHB i TT. These bankrupts, who were iron founders, and who passed some time since on the balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Glover, applied for and obtained their certificates forthwith. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A professional gentleman applied to Mr. Bingham to assist a client to recover the money he had paid to pur chase a horse, or to give him possession of the horse. His client saw an advertisement in the papers for a horse to be sold, which he thought would suit him. He came up from Hertfordshire, and went to the stables where the horse was to be seen, and finally agreed to become the purchaser for 36 guineas. In payment of the horse he gave 18 guineas in cash, and a note of hand at a short date for the remainder. As he could not leave town that night, he left the horse at the stables of the seller; but, on applying to have the animal given up to him next day, he was refused, and from that day to the present he had not been able to get any satisfaction. Seeing an advertisement in yesterday's paper for a horse to be sold, and exactly describing the horse he had bought, he was convinced it was the same, and authorised an application to a magistrate on the subject. He wished to know whether the magistrate would direct a police-constable to go to the stable, and demand to have the horse given up. Mr. BINGHAM said he had no objection to try what an officer might effect in the way of persuasion, but as the matter involved a question of credit, it was out of his jurisdiction. Besides, he could not deal with a case of property of the value of 36/. Had the horse been under 151. he would have applied the powers he possessed as well as he could to assist the applicant, but he feared the horse dealer was too cunning for the applicant's client in the present instarce. MARY LEBONE. Lord William Lennox attended to substantiate a charge against two sailors, named Farmer and Preston. It appeared from the evidence that on the previous day the prisoners were outrageously drunk in Oxford-street, and conducting themselves in such an extraordinary way as to lead to a reasonable supposition that, unless they were secures and properly taken care of, they would either be robbed of all they possessed, or do mischief to other persons or their property; his Lordship, who wit nessed their ♦agaries, followed them as far as Cam bridge-street, when he called the attention of a constable to them, and they were then taken to the station-house; he pursued this course with the view principally of caus ing the prisoners to be kept out of harm's way, as it was clear they knew not what they were doing; they were throwing papers and other things about in all directions, and one of them was near putting his head through a pane of plate glass in a shop window. The' Magistrate discharged the prisoners, who ad mitted having been " three sheets in the wind," and gave them to understand, that but for the interference of his Lordship, they would in all probability have got into much more serious trouble. WORSHIP-STREET. MURDEROUS ATTACK.—Sarah Fuirey, the wife of a bricklayer, was charged before Mr. Hammill, with having attempted to strangle a young married woman, named Emma_Gaze, who was unable to leave the hospi tal from the injuries she had sustained. It appeared from the evidence that the father of the injured woman, a tradesman in Fuller-street, Bethnal green, was apprised on the preceding night that his daughter, who resided in the same house with the pri soner, in an adjoining street, was being murdered, and instantly hastened, with his son and other relatives, to her assistance. On reaching the house, which was sur rounded by a large crowd of persons, attracted by screams of " murder," they forced open the door and made their way into an upper room, where they found the woman Gaze lying with her infant upon the floor, held down by the prisoner, who was kneeling upon her chest, and grasping her throat tightly with both her hands. At the moment they entered the woman was in strong convul sions, with her head twisted on one side, and evidently upon the point:, of strangulation. They succeeded by a violent etfort in dragging off her assailant, and having raised the object of her brutality, who was in a senseless condition into a chair, a surgeon was promptly sent for,who directed her instant removal to the London Hospital. The prisoner, in the meantime, endeavoured to effect her escape, and, on their attempting to secure her, she made an indiscriminate attack upon them, in which she was joined by her husband, and fought with such fury, that it was only by the combined efforts of the whole of them that she was ultimately overpowered, and given into custody. Upon being asked by the magistrate if they could as sign any reason for such a ferocious attack, one of the witnesses replied that it solely arose from the fact of the young woman having been compelled to take out a war rant against her on account of some previous violence on the part of the prisoner, and which was appointed for hearing on Monday next. A certificate from Mr. Gowland, the house surgeon of the London Hospital, was put in, which described the injured woman as suffering from severe contusions, which would prevent her attendance to give evidence for some time. Upon being called upon for her defence, the prisoner gave a general denial to all that had been alleged against her, and was ordered to be remanded for a week. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Horamjee Fre.mjee a native of Bombay, dressed in the costume of his country, applied to Mr. Cottingham for his advice and assistance under the fol lowing circumstances:— w e ho na s d p n ol e e e e n th in e t E he ng s l e i r s v h ic la e ng n u f a t ge ien fl t u .: en GeneralTt flu ently, , e stateds applicant,ir th O'Connell, Governor of Sydney, at he South Wales, in the capacity of head cook, and at Maurice his decease accompanied Lady O'Connell to this country. It was by his own particular desire that her Ladyship allowed him to come to England, where he had hopes of obtaining employment, as he was an expert hand ut making curry and chutnee, and other ingredients con nee,ted with cookery, which were much used in this country, as well as in India. Since his arrival, how ever, he had utterly fail , d in getting employment, and was, therefore, reduced to a state bordering on starva tion, and as he had no claim upon any parish, he could neither get back to his country or obtain the shelter of a workhouse. He here produced strong letters of recom mendation from eminent persons abroad and amonest them from Sir Charles Edward Grey, formerly Chief Justice of Calcutta ; but no:v Governor of one of the West India islands, Lady O'Connell, &c., which spoke of him in the m os t f avoura bl e terms as a skilful, honest, in dustrious man at his business. He added that he had experienced the most humane and benevolent conduct at the hands of the respected lady he had mentioned, but that as the did not require a person in his capacity on her establishment, and being an utter stranger here, he ran the risk of perishing for want if he remained longer without employment. In reply to Mr. CoTrmlcaux, the applicant said that he had applied to get a passage out to Sydney or Bom bay, at either of which places he would be enabled to gain a respectable livelihood, but he had failed in his applications. He then described that he was a proficient in the manufacture of wines, liqueurs, and other articles, and considered that if he was known here that his ser vices would be invaluable to any person who employed him; but the fact of his being an oriental, and in a strange land, precluded him from being engaged in the capacity which he had already filled to the perfect satis faction of all those distinguished persons by whom he was employed in India and New South Wales; and that he had only been seven weeks in England. Mr. Cox - um:max said the recommendations he pro duced were of the most flattering description, and evinced that he was a deserving man in his sphere of life. It was certainly a most deplorable case, but he could not help thinking Lady O'Connell bad acted inju diciously in bringing the applicant to thi s country f rom se distant a part of te globe, not knowing how he was to get back again in the event of his nut succeeding in obtaining employment, although it was at his particu lar desire she sanctioned it. However, as the case at present stood, the applicant, b. ing an entire stranger, and having no claims upon any parish, he (the magis trate) would take care, at all events, that he should not starve ; and although the means at his disposal were at present circumscribed, owing to the number of other poor objects assisted from the poor-box,: yet he should feel it incumbent on him to assist a man in his situation from the same source until something could be done for him, and that when his unfortunate case was known he was confident that the liberality of Englishmen would be exercised in his favour, and that he would either be found employment here or be sent back again to his own country. The magistrate then desired the poor fellow to call at the court again in a few days, for which he ex pressed his gratitude. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. JOINT-STOCZ MANNA. Dividend per Name of Company. Amount of Share. Annum. Australasia ........ • • Britsh North American Ceylon • • • • .. • • • • • • • • Oomnsercial of Loudon ^olonial. • • • •••• . • • • - Gloucestershire • • • • • • Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock .• • Provincial of Ireland • • Ditto, New. • • • • • • • National of Ireland •• Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New.• • • • • • • • South Australia • • • • • - Union of Australia • • • • Ditto • .. Union of London. • • • • Union of Madrid .•••• Name of Company. Charing-cross • • • • • • • • Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. Ditto NW of 7% P.C. Waterloo • • • • • • • • • • •• Ditto Old Ann. of SI. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... . . . AT• Name of Company. Birmingham. •• •• •• •• East London..• • •• •• •• Grand Junction •• • • • • New Rivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall .. •• •• •• • • •• West Middlesex • • • 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 6i. per cent. 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 355. per cent. 11. 55. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 17s. 21. 10s. 31. 101. 21.10 x. 51. per cnt. 61. Os. pr cnt. Z is. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Amount of Share. X. s. d. 632 12 $ SO 0 0 100 9 0 70 10 3 Paid. X. s. d. 25 0 0 GO 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. £ s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 Price Price, Prico, A s. d. 25 • 0 172 $1 75 55 IRELAND. THE BISHOPRIC OF DOWN. DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—Dean Tighe , v Dean of the Chapel Royal and first chaplain to the Lord Lieu tenant, is mentioned as likely to be appointed to the vacant Bishopric of Down and Connor. THE DINNER. TO SIR C. NAPIER. The committee of the dinner to Sir Charles Napier, the hero of Sinde, which is to be given on the 16th inst., have received the following letter from Lord Hardinge " South Park, Oct. 30. " Lord Hardinge presents his compliments to the committee, and, in reply to their letter, regrets that it will not be in his power to be present at the dinner about to be given in Dublin to Sir Charles Napier. He is consoled for his absence, which is unavoidable, by the fact that he has already had the gratification of witnessing the reception of his distinguished friend in the midst of his comrades of the navy and army in the United Service Club, and of there expressing his sentiments of admiration for the great ability dis played and eminent services rendered by that gallant officer, and which he is confident will be celebrated by his fellow-countrymen in Ireland in a manner worthy of the illustrious man whom it is intended to honour." afloat with regard to his successor. The current im pression at present seems to be, that Dr. Sadleir, ProVost of Trinity College, Dublin, will obtain the vacant bishopric, but in the present state of the matter it is impossible to speak with any degree of confidence upon the subject. It is not improbable that the claims of the present Dean of Raphoe, the Very Rev. Lord Edward Chichester, brother to the Marguis of Donegal, will be strongly pressed upon the Government. However, let who may be appointed, we trust that the mitre will descend to an Irishman." RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. THE THREE GREAT COMPANIES. The proposed amalgamation of the London and North- Western, the Great Western, and the South-We ;tern Railway Companies has since its public announcement engaged the attention of several shareholders in those companies, and has given rise to much conversation on the subject. A great practical difficulty presents itself to them respecting the terms upon which it is proposed to amalgamate. Shareholders of the London and North. Western contend that it would be exceedingly unjust to them to unite at par with either the Great Western or the South-Western, the stock of the former being con sidered more valuable in every respect than that of either of the latter. The Great Western shareholders, on the other hand,' believe it would be advantageous to them to amalgamate, and, as a proof, the prices of their shares have risen considerably since the announce ment. Some of the Liverpool shareholders of the Lon don and North-Western look with considerable dis may upon the scheme ; they say the object for which it is proposed to amalgamate—namely, to avoid expen sive Parliamentary contests—would be much better effected by a committee composed of an equal number of directors or shareholders in the three companies, with power to decide any question or dispute which may arise between the respective boards as to branches or ex tensions. They are alarmed at the probable conse quences of further amalgamation, which they say can only have the effect of permanently reducing the divi dend, stating as a case in point that the Liverpool and Manchester from its opening in the year 1830 to the amalgamation with the Grand Junction and the Bir mingham in 1846 paid a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, that the Grand Junction paid at one period 13 per cent , and never leas than 9i per cent. per annum until after the amalgamation in 1846 with the London and Birmingham Company. The last dividend of the amalgamated or London and North-Western Company was at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. Those who were in the habit of receiving 10 per cent, dividend for the past 16 years feel the reduction, as well as those who purchased the shares in the London and North. Western at a high premium, expecting that it would continue to pay a 10 per cent. dividend, and are of course anxious to avoid further reduction. The amal gamation scheme is looked upon with much distrust, its magnitude being likely to create public jealousy, and thereby render it liable to restrictions which might tend to still further injure the property and reduce its value. The general opinion is, that the scheme will result in no good to the shareholders generally, and that it has been concocted more with a view to promote the great ambition of a few individuals, than to effect any sub stantial benefit to the shareholders or advantage to the public. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 g 40 e 0 BRIDGES Dividend , per Annum. "ATEIL-WORIES, Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. CASE OF MR. MARTIN. In the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, counsel applied in the case of Mr. John Martin (late of the Felon newspaper) versus the Queen in error, that a writ of habeas corpus do issue that Mr. Martin might be brought before the Court, and further, that their Lordships would fix Thursday for the purpose of as signing error. Both applications were granted by the Chief Justice. The point relied upon to sustain the writ rests solely upon an objection raised during the trial to the admissibility of a " burgess" of the city of Dublin to act as a juror in a case of felony, inasmuch as that by the charters granted to the Lord Mayor aldermen, and burgesses of Dublin in the reign of Henry V. and other Sovereigns, burgesses, as part of the corporation, were en titl e d to the property of persons convicted of felony, and that, consequently, any burgess acting as a juror had a direct interest in the conviction of Mr. Martin. ANOTHER DARING ROBBERY. A Queen's County correspondent of the Freeman writes— "On Sunday, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, as a pensioner named Kearney was proceed ing from Mountmellick to Clonaslee, for the purpose of lodging the second halves of 771. with the staff sergeant there, he was met near Mr. Sabbtier's gate (two miles from Mountmellick) by two armed men, who knocked him off his horse and ordered him to deliver the pensioners' money which he had about him. Kearney, after some resistance, handed the pre cious bundle, which, upon examination, they found to their utter disappointment to be but half notes ; these they flung back in his face with curses, and proceeded Ito rifle his pockets, in which they found Bs. 6d. After taking this triflng sum they decamped without offering Kearney any further molestation, leaving him in possession of his bundle of half notes. Lieutenant J. 0. Lloyd, the staff officer of the Queen's County, attended at Mountmellick on Saturday, for the purpose of paying the pen sioners of that district, and transmitted through the post-office there the first halves of 771. for the Clonaslee district ; at the same time giving Kearney the corresponding halves, with balance of Bs. 6d , with which he was to proceed to the staff-sergeant on the ensuing morning. It is very probable that the men who robbed Kearney were watching Mr. Lloyd's movements on the previous evening at Mountmeilick, and expected that, as usual, he would have continued his route to Clonaslee ; but in this, as well as in the robbery, they were disappointed. The orders from the Horse Guards are, that when staff officers appre hend danger in their tour of payment to out-stations, they may call to their assistance a sufficient escort of pensioners and allow them 25. 6d. a day each. I have just heard there is a clue by which the police expect to effect the apprehension of one of the robbers." The Evening Mail contradicts the reported retire ment from Parliamentary life of the Hon. Colonel Westenra, one of the Members for the King's County. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE. The Evening Mail has the following particulars a the recent attempt to murder Mr. Armitage Moore, the agent of th e A nnes l ey estates in the North of Ireland : " CAVAN, Nov. 4.—On Friday, the 3d inst., Mr. William Ar m it age M oore, of Arnm , ore-lodg e Cavan, left home a t h a lf- past n i ne o ' clock in the morning to , proceed to Miltown, about eight miles from Cavan, to receive rents on the Earl of Annesley's property. He had written to his bailiff a few days before, stating that in consequence of the bad state of the weather he would not give the tenantry the trouble of coming to his office a t C avan , b ut wou ld go to Miltown and re ceive the rents there. He was accompanied by his clerk and a lad named Maxwell, who drove the car that conveyed them. On arriving near Baker's bridge the car-driver and the clerk observed two men stand ing close together in the centre of the road, and called Mr. Illoore's attention to them, as very suspicious looking fellows.' As the car still proceeded on its course, one of the men dropped off to the side of the road ; the other still stood in the centre, with his back turned to the party on the car, and main tained that position until the end of the shaft was almost parallel with his shoulder. He then wheeled suddenly round and presented a pistol to Mr. Moore's breast, so close that it almost touched him. He held it firmly with both hands to ensure a steady aim, and pulled the trigger. Happily for the intended victim the pistol missed fire. The ruffian immediately turned and fled. The morning having been ex tremely cold and damp Mr. Moore had muffled him self in two heavy outside coats. This was unfortu nate, as he had a case of pistols in the pockets of an under coat—each pistol had six barrels, all were in excellent order, and loaded with ball. Had it not been for the impediment of his clothing, he could have shot the ruffian dead in a moment. He jumped off the car, however, as like wise did his clerk, and both pursued the flying miscreants. The clerk snapped a pistol at one of them, but it did not go off. During the chase Mr. Moore extricated a pistol from his coat pocket and fired. The villain at whom he aimed then turned from the main road that leads over Baker's-bridge, called Hacket's-road. Whilst ascending a little hill on this narrow pass Mr. Moore fired two more barrels at the fugitive, but without effect. There are two or three cabins on the top of this hill, and at this point Mr. Moore and his companion lost sight of the fugi tive ; whether he was sheltered in those cabins, or threw himself into a ditch at this place, is not known. There were many persons at short distances from the scene of this outrage, but not one of them would give the slightest assistance in endeavouring to arrest the assassin. There were, in particular, five men working in a field close by, and though called on by Mr. Moore for assistance they would not stir, declaring they had neither seen the men nor heard the firing. Mr. Moore, on finding he had no chance of aid from the people, immediately got on his car and proceeded towards the police-station of Miltown. On his way thither he met three constables, whom he took on his car and returned to the cabins on Racket's-road, whence recommencing the search they scoured the country round. They succeeded in capturing the man who was seen in company with the person who attempted to fire at Mr. Moore. This fellow has been fully identified, and now lies in Cavan gaol ; his name is Kiernan or M'Kiernan. He is a tailor by trade, and resides in that neighbourhood." In consequence of this atrocious outrage a meeting of magistrates was held at the Court-house of Cavan on Friday, Lord Farnham in the chair, to consider what steps may be mos t advantageously pursued to bring the perpetrators and abettors of the crime to justice. THE NEW COLLEGES. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The buildings of the new colleges in Cork, Belfast, and Galway, are proceeding, and there will not be the slightest interruption in the arrangements, notwithstanding the recent rescript from Rome. The presidents and vice-presidents have been appointed for a considerable time past, but none of the professors or other officers have yet been chosen. THE VACANT BISHOPRIC. Many candidates are in the field for the vacant bishopric of Down, Connor, and Dromore; but it is considered likely that the mitre will be offered to the Rev. Dr. Sadlier, who, it is supposed, will be suc ceeded in the provostship of Trinity College by the Rev. Dr. Elrington. A year or two since Dr. El rington, who is Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Dublin, gave his adhesion to the national system of education. But it is probable that no appointment will be made until the return of the Lord-Lieutenant from England. The following very curious statement on this sub ject appears in the Banner of Ulster, an organ of the Presbyterian body in the northern province : " The death of Bishop Mant will, in all likelihood, lead to other great changes in the diocese of Down, and Connor and Dromore. His Lordship was strenuously opposed to the system of national education, and there is every probability that his successor will be a supporter of that system. We suspect that in a short time the violent tirades against the connexion of Presbyterian ministers with the National Board, which have receatly been so common in this quarter, will be heard of no more. At all events, if the ministers of the Establish ment act consistently, they are bound to withdraw from the episcopal jurisdiction of Dr. Mant's successor, should he happen to be an adherent of that system. A few months will, therefore, test the sincerity of certain gentlemen to whom we need not more par. titularly advert. Dr. Mant, though the author of a considerable number of publications, never attained much celebrity as a writer, •as neither his style nor his matter was very attractive. In prirate life he sys, we bolieve, a kind and good-natured man ; hut his sectarian prejudices were exceedingly strong, and in many ques tions of Church discipline he approached very closely to the views et' the rusejiteth V rives specilkitioll4 axe COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY. The adjourned special meeting of the proprietors was held at Colchester on Tuesday; the important point for consideration being the leasing of the line to the Eastern Union. Mr. T. Lestrange Ewing in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that since the last meeting negotiations, conducted without prejudice to the legal position of either company, had, under the existing agreement, taken place, and had resulted in a provi sional agreement, by which the capital to be guaranteed by the Eastern Union would be considerably diminished, and the extent of liability lessened. The objections on the part of a body of shareholders in the Eastern Union to the large amount of capital over which that company's guarantee would be extended was thus got rid ot, and the lease, after a vote and division, had been affirmed by the Eastern Union on the 9th ult. The agreement submitted to the meeting provided that the Colchester and Stour Valley Railway shall immediately complete their main line to Sudbury, together with the branch to Halstead, on being called to do so by the Eastern Union, and that the other branches (which would interfere with the projects of the Eastern Union) shall not, without that company's consent, be proceeded with. The lease to be at five per cent. from the completion of the line between Hythe and Sudbury, to increase with the Eastern Union. After some conversational discussion, of no particular importance, resolutions in ratification of the agreement were passed. The transfer of this new subsidiary to the Eastern Union gives that company an aggregate rail way territory in the eastern districts of some 150 miles, uniting the ports of Yarmouth, Ipswich, and Harwich, and the towns of Colchester and Norwich, with London by the Eastern Counties, at a cost of about 3,000,0001. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Return of cattle, grain, &c., for the London markets over the Eastern Counties Railway for the week ending Nov. 4, 1848. Cattle Department: Beasts, 232; cakes, 48; sheep, 4,676; pigs, 304. Granaries Department: Malt, 3,454 qrs.; wheat, 652 qrs.; barley, 523 qrs.; oats, 125 qrs.; beans, 206 qrs.; peas, 202 qrs.; total, 5,162 qrs. (10,324 sacks); flour, 7,662 sacks; seed, 580 sacks; total, 18,566 sacks. General merchandise: Meat, dead, 199 tons, 5 cwt., 1 qr.; poultry, 43 tons, 6 cwt., 2 qrs.; fish, fresh, 311 tons, 8 cwt., 2 qrs.; fruit and vegetables, 434 tons, 10 cwt.; ale and porter, 178 tons, 2 cwt.; wines and spirits, 80 tons, 12 cwt., 1 qr.; wool, 28 tons, 7 cwt., 2 qrs.; general merchandise, 2,694 tons, 5 cwt., 1 qr.; total, 3,969 tons, 17 cwt., 1 qr. Milk, 16,856 quarts; bread, 49 cwt. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—Gross traffic receipts for the week ended the 4th Nov.—Passeng , ers: First class, 11,526; second class, 28,575; third class, 30,725; total, 70,826; amount, 6,1111. Os. 6d.; carrying account, 2,9691. 13s. 21; total, 9,0801. 13s. Bd. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND, AND ROYAL CANAL COMPANY.—Revenue for the week ending sth of November, 1848, for goods and passengers (exclu sive of mails), to Mullingar, 50 miles, 1,1431. 16s. 2d. BELFAST AND BALLYMENA.—WiIIiam Hunter, the person whom we referred to as having been arrested on a charge of placing an obstruction on this line of railway, near Andraid, has been fully committed for trial. From circumstances which have since come to light, there is reason to suppose that other parties will be amenable. In addition to the reward offered by the company and that got up by private subscription, a third is oft'ored by the Government for the conviction of the offenders.— IVerthern Whig. THE EASTERN COUNTIES ON SOUTHEND PIER.-- The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, who hive become the proprietors of the pier at Southend, have recently had a line of railway formed On that strecture for the conveyance of passengers to and from the steam-boats. The pier is about a mile and a half in length, and this accommodation is understood to be only a preparatory step to more extensive improvements. When a railway communication is effected between this town and the metropolis, it will, no doubt, become a favourite watering place to the Londoners. SUSPENSION OF WORKS ON THE BASINGSTOKE AND SALISBURY LlNE.—Proceeding from Basing s t o k e to Andover, through Whitchureb, Overton, Monxzon, and Thruxton, to Appleshaw fair, this day, we found the works alt standing still, and every man discharged on this day week (Friday), by orders received from Mr. Brassy, the contractor, although the line appears to be in a very forward state as far as Andover—the rails down a great part of the distance, the embankments finished off, and the bridges across the cuttings complete. It is said that the South-Western Company do not intend carrying this branch further than Andover for the pre sent; and to that town it is expected the line will be open by the Ist of June, 1849. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN.—The works on the unfinished portion of the Huddersfield and Manchester, a line of twenty miles in length, and one of the subsidiary lines in which the London and North-Western are in terested by subscription, contribution, or gu'arantee, are to be resumed, one part being a contract of four miles, by Stalybridge, and the other of three miles, between Hud dersfield and Marsden. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE.—The proprietors have been called together to take into con sideration a proposed application to Parliament, in the coming session, fckr an abandoment of a portion of their line, and for a decrease in their capital. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The business clone to day has been to a fair extent, but the general tone of the market is not so good as yesterday. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. and B.), 22/. Shares, 9 3 4 dis.—Cale donian, Preference, Bs. 9d. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Fifths, 4 dis.— London and North Western, 118 1 / 2 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 734 p.— Midland Stock, 83—Ditto, New Halves, 9 1 / 2 dis.—North Staffordshire, 61.35. 9d. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 2, 12 dis.--York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Pur chase), 1% die. MANCHESTER, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ence, 4 dis.—Fleetwoods, 121 s. dis. —North •Western, 9 1 % dis.—North Staffordshire, 6 7-16 dis.—Leeds, Fifths, 4t dis.—Ditto, 32/. Shares, 9% dis.— West Riding Uuion, 4% dis. — South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6 13-16 c.—North Union, 200., BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 8. STOCK ExcriANGE.—The sales are—North Staffordshire, dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7% dis. ex new—Ditto (B), 4% dis. ex new—Shropshire Union, 3 1 4 dis. GLASGOW, STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ference, 925. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1,61 s. Glasgow and Greenock, 121 / 2 —Great Northern, 713.—North British, Thirds, 74 5.—Scottish Central, 23 1 ,h York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G.N. E. Purchase), 61/2. THE CORN TRADE. LEEDS, Nov. 7.—The supply of wheat is moderate, and the trade is very firm at fully Friday's prices. Barley is without alteration in value. Beans sell at late rates. Oats, shelling, and other articles, without material variation. HULL, Nov. 7.—Much rain has fallen daily during the past week, making seeding operations almost im possible. On Friday night we had a complete gale of wind and sl , et; on Saturday a good deal of snow, fol lowed on Sunday by a very sharp frost, which has since almost disappeared. The transactions of the week have been on a limited scale, and quite of a retail character; still, fair prices have been made, stocks in granary being moderate our weekly import is little interfered with. We have for this diy's miirket a good supply of wheat from our own farmers and a better show o' foreign than of late; fredt, dry samples of English suet ready sale at fully the rati-s - Of last week, but anything out of condi tiou was most difficult to quit. The farmers gave de plorable accounts as to the flooded slate of the country. In foreign wheat not much doing—prices unaltered, IN RE J. C. FLETCHER. This bankrupt, who carried on business as a coal merchant, and who was secretary of the United Kent and Surrey Coal Company, came up to pass his last examination; but as certain accounts were still required , the Learned Commissioner adjourned the case for two months. The bankrupt's debts amount to about 1,0001., and the estate will pay 20s. in the pound. IN RE DONALD MACLEA.N, LATE M.P. FOR OXFORD. This was a dividend meeting in the matter of this bankrupt, who was described as a brickmaker. No features of public interest were elicited during the in quiry. IN RE G. PARKER. The last examination of this bankrupt was adjourned for twelve months, on the ground that, after having de nuded himself of all his property, he came to this court owing 4,020 L, with no assets whatever. No assignee had been chosen. IN RE MORGAN. The bankrupt, a coal merchant, applied for his cer. tificate. _ _ Mr. DUNCAN opposed, on the grounds of a vexatious defence to an action, and excessive expenditure. After some discussion, His Honour, Commissioner PANE, said that the bank rupt only owed 1,0004, and had about 5001. to pay it with; and taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, the Learned Commissioner considered that public bankruptcy was a sufficient punishment for him, and granted the certificate forthwith. IN RE JOHN HONOR PARKER. The bankrupt, a carrier, carrying on business at no less than eleven different places, came up on the question of certificate. The debts amount to about 16,0001., and the assets will pay a dividend of about one halfpenny in the pound. The grounds of objection were, trading in a state of insolvency, und ue p re f erence , and excessive expenditure. After some considerable discussion, His Honour Commissioner GOULBURN considered the bankrupt's conduct to be faulty, and the certificate must be adjourned for six months, with protection. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 8. (Before Mr. Commissioner LAw.) IN ItE DION DE BOURCICAULT. _ This insolvent, the dramatic writer, author of Used up, &c., applied under the Protection Act. Mr. T. B. Hughes opposed for Mr. Edward Lawrence Levy; and Mr. Nichols supported. From the insolvent's examination it appeared that he had, in June last, applied to the Court of Bankruptcy, ander the Debtor and Creditor Private Arrangement Act, or, as the Learned Commissioner termed it, " The Clandestine Bankruptcy Act," and his petition had been dismissed. On being asked what countrymen he was, he said he was an Irishman, but his father was a French- man. His name was Bourcicault, and when in France he had passed as Viscount de Bourcicault, to which title he had a right. He had pleaded to an action for some theatrical dresses, a plea of infancy, by the name of Lee Morton, which was his theatrical name when a minor. In 1843, when he was of age, he made about 2401. as a dramatic writer. He was married in 1845, and had re ceived upwards of 1,0001, from his wife, now dead, out of her settled property. He was interested in a new opera, entitled " Esmeralda," for which M. Jullien had offered him 200/., and Mr. Addison, the music-seller, had offered 2201.; he had written the words, and Mr. Benedict com posed the neu,ie. Mr. NrcHoLs pat the manuscript of the opera into the hands of the re g istrar of the court, saying that it was given up for the benefit of the creditors. In answer to further questions, the insolvent said ha was author of Used Up, performed at the Haymarket Theatre, for which he received 301., and on account of its success Mr. Webster had made him a present of 401. more. He had received from Mr. Webster about 1,0001. since 1843 for dramatic pieces, and he did not now owe him anything. In the same period he had received money from Mr. Beale, and a small sum from Mr. Balfe, for a song. The comedy of London Assurance was written for Madame Vestris when she had Covent Garden Theatre, and he had sold it to Mr. Webster fur 40/. or 50/. Mr. He asked the court to order the insolvent to give an account of his transactions with Mr. Webster. It was probable that that gentleman bad pieces in his possession which might be made available for the creditors. The insolvent very frankly stated his engagement with Mr. Webster. When he required money, whether on pieces written or to be written, Mr. Webster made him advances. His last transaction with Mr. Webster was in October, when he undertook to write a five•act comedy, and he obtained an advance. Mr. lIIIGHES—What is the name of the comedy? In solvent—l do not think it fair to mf , ntion it. I will mention it in private to the officer of the court, but I do not think it would be fair to Mr. Webster to mention it in open court, as other dramatic writers might use the title. Mr. HucuiEs—Has not Mr. Webster a comedy of yours, for which you are to be paid 5001., and have re ceived 1501.? Insolvent—Mr. Webster has a come ly for which he will owe me 330/. That is, I have a contingent interest to that amount, as stated in my schedule. Mr. HcronEs—State the nature of your agreement with Mr. Webster. Insolvent—The agreement was t h a t I should write a five-act comedy f)r 400/. L was finished about September last, and delivered; he has I a'd me about 40/. or 30/. on account of it. Mr. NicuoLs remarked that a statement was made of tho circumstance in the schodule. Insolvent—Mr. Webster is not a debtor. It is only paygble on the production of the comedy. Mr. Commissioner LAW—Suppo s e through caprice it was not to be produced; what then? Insolvent—l could in that eve take it from him. Mr. Commissioner Law—You will put him down as a debtor and bring him here. The insolvent stated that the opera he gave up would produce 2201., and, with the 350/. to be received from Mr. Webster, there would be 5701. available for his creditors. It appeared that he had a 1001. bill dis counted by Mr. Lawrence Levy, the father of Edward Lawrence Levy, and he deposited two pieces with him as security. He declined to state the names of the pieces, for the reason he had already given. He got 751. on the 'lOO/. bill. Mr. NICHOLS—That is at the rate of 100 per cent. The Learned Counsel said he had a document signed by nine creditors, whose debts were 2001., consenting to the final order. _ _ The insolvent said he valued one of the pieces in Levy's ponessioß at 2001., and the other at SOL They were not pieces fit for the Haymarket, and he had re course to a money lender. Mr. Levy was at the time connected with the management of the Lyceum Theatre. His HoNona, on the termination of the examination, said he had only to name a day for the final order. If, would be seen whether Messrs. Levy would stand as creditors or debtors ; in the meantime an account would be obtained from Mr. Webster. The COURT then named the 7th of December for the final order, and dispensed with the attendance of Mr. Webster. There would be a sum for the creditors, and no doubt they would be paid in full. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Sergeant ADAMS and a bench of Magistrates ) Yesterday, James Ward was indicted for stealing two chairs, of the value of 3s. each, the property of an Irish man named Dennis Macarthy. The case seemed perfectly clear, and after the evi -1 dence for the prosecution had closed, the foreman of the jury delivered, as for himself and fellows, a verdict of Guilty; whereupon The JUDGE immediately proceeded to sentence the prisoner to hard labour for three months in the House of Correction at Westminster. Before, however, he was removed from the dock, A juryman rose and informed the Court that the ver dict which the foreman had just returned was one of his own, and not one to which the jury, as a body, had agreed. The JUDGE said the case was, then, one of difference in opinion. He should, therefore, direct the jury to be locked up until they had agreed. An officer was sworn, in the usual manner, to keep the jury; and in the course of about an hour they re turned into court, when the 'foreman delivered a second verdict, which, he said, was now Not Guilty. The JUDGE, wh o was evidently surprised at this result said that, in hi s op i n i on, correct. That, however, wastlie n fi o r t s t v hise r a d ff i a c i t r w ; a b s u t t h h e e m u o n s - t I derstood th a t a t least eight of the jury ti had surrendered 1 The prisoner was ordered to be e their convictions to the opinions of telling him he was a very lucky remaining four. fellow to have been discharged, the Judge named Maria tried by such a jury. ElAizawbeotmhan Thacker,of rewpeaestainbdleicatepdpeafor for h o, stolen 35., the moneys of Jane Wilks, from her person. aving It was stated that the prosecutrix lived at Simms' Cottages, B rewer ' s green, Westminster, oh and that o n t h e rs t o h u e s e to see th e f 2 e l m st il u y l . t. she n this went houseinto n ei ghbu assembled Mrs. Egerton, and several other married wo m r ip en, o n al l r, ' o a f whom were occupied i n d r i nking rum. A given to the prosecutri x , as S h e said, and whilst s ass was was drinking from it the prisoner st o l e th e money from heras pocket. A child named Charlotte Egerten, daughter of the Mrs. Egerton already mentioned, appeared from the de positions to have stated before the magistrates that she saw the robbery committed, and that the prisoner had given her threepence not to say anything about it. Now, however, she stated that all the evidence she h a d g i ven ' before the magistrates was false, and that Mrs. Wilks had induced her to make the false statement by the pro mise of a reward. On the other hand it was rejoined, that the prisoner had threatened the child for making a false cha rge I against her in the' first instance. Mr. O'BmEat, who appeared for the defence, said that a more disgraceful case than this had never been inves• tigated in any court of justice. The prosecutrix had, in point of fact, by a promise to give her threepence, induced the child to commit perjury against a woman of respectable character ; and, he contended, that under all the circumstances the jury could not safely convict. The JUDGE said it was impossible to rely upon the child's testimony. The question then was, whether the jury believed the evidence of the prosecutrix. A verdict of Not Guilty, was immediately returned, and the Judge cautioned the prisoner against being again associated with gossiping ram-drinking old women. A LANCASHIRE CANNIBAL.—EarIy on Sunday morning Jast a police-officer of the C division observed a man, having the appearance of an excavator, busily engaged searching in a field, off Store -street, for some thing which he appeared to have lost. The officer went up to and questioned the man, who at first seemed re markably taciturn, and indisposed to answer questions, but at last he gathered that the fellow he was addressing had that morning been engaged in an up-and-down fight, Lancashire fashion, and that he was looking for one of his ears, which his antagonist had bit off ! Commise rating the poor wretch, the policeman assisted him to look for his ear, which, after a while, ho found, when the officer strongly advised him to appear at the Borough Court next morning, to apply for a warrant against the brute who had so maimed him. " Noa, noa," rejoined the fellow, coolly depositing his stray ear in his waistcoat pocket, " aw'st - do now't at soart; it war a fair gradely stand-up battle, un aw want aother law nor warrant"— Manchester Courier. EXTENSIVE SALES OF FREEHOLD ESTATES.— On Tuesday Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son submitted to public sale, at the Auction Mart, three extensive and valuable freehold properties. The first was the estate of Pool Hall, in the parishes of Llanvetherine and Llan gattock-Liegoed, about five miles from the town of Abergavenny. It comprised about 1,110 acres, divided into four excellent farms. The estate which was stated to be situate amidst magnificent mountain and wooded sc enery, embracing the Skyrid, or Holy Mountain, the Graig Hill, and the Black Mountains, was understood to be bought in for 23,0001. The second lot was the Westhide Coart Estate, comprising a comfortable resi dence, two capital farms, ten labourers' cottages, with b 7idds e ie nawr whole ilttsteoihfrocui reached woodlands, avtefieohrveibendegm 3ba3ib ought eusosgo uhoot I: stored .Bltnlahs.tewacTchi w rtiiey i ice t s h h otcshff t ui h rtnnl r da i en v ihd i oe n t.ef g ooerffi y ds young timber andh underwood, and some valuable stone quarries, the s h s w teaa was s t gut the freehold villa residence known as Brook L e O ira d eet g edT e e , in the V parish o f S unning -hill, s k irting the Royal Park, at Wind sor, near The biddi ngs i n this cay'e d perty was also understood about twenty It incl u d e d a neat cottage lodge, and a,irhgoi boin i . ssi acres of valuable meadow land., o b t C a n T eYd IMPROVEMENTS possession w behe cugohmtm ached 2,400/. but the pro on the north-ea s t s id e of nearlyDo the whole o f th e h ouses side of Cannon-street, extendiwngate-hill and on the east whole of which are forthwith tAf have e a n d d e m f s h a e d new t o widen t bo Turnwbeel-l ane , th e Commissioners the thoroughfare of Ca nnon - street, orm from the end of Walbrook into Queen -str ee t, Southwark bridge. CA,S7.IiLa. .4 Dividend S aines of Q Dividend Names of Q , k Price. per ['rice. Companies. ; A per Companies. q. 1 ..4: ;Annua. Iv: Annum. lo 1 - 1 X X' Ashtn& Oldh ;97 51. pe 1 80 Macclesfield . 100 - - j Ilarnsle- •• • • 160 121. 1 180 Neath .... • • 100 181. 3rknk&Abrgllso Si. 85 Oxford.. - - 100 20/. 190 Birmingham 35 4/. 80 Peak Forest. 78 ; 3/. - Coventry.... 100 251. j- ,Regent's.... 3 3 ; 1/. Ss. 18% t/ertm- ••. . . 100 61. 63 !Rochdale- - 86 I 4/. 54. Ella i re&Clr 133 563. 47 Somrset Coal 150 . 71. 10s. 130 Ere‘% ash . • ; 1 100 32c. - Do.LkFdSt 1 2 ; 61. p. C. - GrandJunetn , 100 51. - Stffrii & Wore 140 28/. 290 Grand Surrey i 100 - 35 " Shrewsbury.. 1251 151. - (=rand Union 100 1/. 10s. 25 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 286 Grantham .. 150 - - Severn and &cunt & Avn; 39 7s. 6d. 4% Wye Rail. j 26 IL 83. 24 Leeds&Livrp' 100 341. - Warwick& Leicester .... 140 101. 75 Mirming. J 1 00 41 ' - Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 36 Warvrick& - f.oughhoreghll42 701. - Napt om . I 100 31. Monmouthsh; 100 81. - Worcstr &'1 7 g 2/ 39 Illntgemryshlloo --- Birming..l ' - -.. MeltnMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11 . 11 BEST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prick Annum. Share. -- ----- -___ - Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 'lOO 0 0 1943 i Caledonian Bank ••. • • 7% per sent. 10 • 2 10 0 41. 0 City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 10% A Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 63% per cent. 20 0 10 0 0 12 3 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 100 0 0 149% Eastern Bank - ... •• • 61. per cent. 25 u 1G 0 C 91.10 s Edinb.4 Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 6 0 50 0 534 Exehange Bnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 50 0 0 27 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 63{ ! per cent. 60 0 10 0 0 l 3 North of Scotlandßank 7/.perce n t. 20 0 5 0 0 31.155. North British Bank - 50 0 10 0 0 255. Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 100 0 0 114 union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 50 0 0 79 Western Bank - ... • - 81. per cent. 50 0 50 9 0 653¢ Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 20 0 2,i B. Accord. Lileadd Fire - 20 0 01109 s ed British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 1 0 0 93 Od Caledonian Fire Insnr. 101. per cent. 100 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 20 0 2 City of Glasgow Life ' 61. per cent. 25 0 2 0 0 21. 4s Edinburgh Life Insur Si. per cent. 100 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life •- 10 0 0 15 0 115.0 d Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 2 17 6 46s 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 10 0 0 10% Instil. Co. of Scetlnd • • Si. per cent. 100 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 • 1 0 0 1/. 6 Mercantile Life .. •• . • - 10 0 0 10 0 4s. Od. National Fire and Life Si. per cent. 10 9 1 0 0 20s. Od North British Insur. -5341. pr cent. 200 0 20 0 0 22U North & West of Scot. 51. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 172.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 011 0 55. Scot. Mas. and Gsta.Life - 1 0 0 15 0 10s. 0d Scottish Union Insrnce. GUI. pr cent. 20 0 1 • 0 11. Os Standard Life •••• • • • • 51. per cent.- 60 0 4b 0 9 U United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 ,1 25 . 0 d ..........--.......-...........-..- MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of raid. Pride Annum. Share. --- _ x. 0. d. X. 6 • di - Australian Agriculturl - 100 e • 30 0 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 45. 10 0 0 12° 100 9O = Ditto, Half Shares.. - - Canada ... ••..* . - .. Gt. per cent. 1 0 0 0 0 32 I° ° 8 - 2 Uppr Canadaßonds 5/. per.cent. - - City Bonds.. .• ~ .... 3341. pr cent. 1014 - 0 7 0 0 ° .." Comp . C ppr Mnrs E ng. 51. per cent. 100 0 Gen. Revers. & In ves t . sp. c.lebs, 2/ 100 Equitable Reversienry 51, Gen.SteamNa v i ga ti on 11. Bs. 15 0 00 0 100 0 0 - 0 0 o o s o _92 10 London Institution ... pr cent. 100 - - - Peninslr & Orient.St m. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 A 50 0 0 9 4 3 6 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4 % 1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Ste am .... . 3361. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 42% South Australian ..... 1/. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 0 0 - Van Dieman's Land.,loo 0 0 23 - Universal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 5 0 0 - - EMIGRATTny -1 3 -- NT,,v_ 7.-The emi- (MIGRATION.--PLTMOUTII NOV. 7.—The emi gration fleet, consistin g of the Glenelg , Marian, La buan, Athe n i an, Steadfast, and Lord Hungerford, with the Hamburgh s hi p G odeffroy, con ti n ue in the Sound. One passenger on board the Glenelg, Mr. James South cott, a master printer, formerly of Fleet-street, London, died on the passage down and was buried at Deal, off which po r t the Glenelg lay four days. Deceased's death was accelerated by sea sickness. The jury at Deal retur ne d a verdict of " Died from natural causes." Mrs. Southcott and her six children have abandoned the voyage to Port Adelaide in consequence of their be reavment. The Glenelg is in excellent conditio n, and her burden, 1,500 tons, has but few passengers, having brought from London 130 and shipped here 20, , making only 150 in all. She will probably sail this afternoon. In consequence of the appearance of scarlatina on board the Steadfast, b oun d to Sydney, all her passengers are either to be landed or transhipped to some vacant float ing depot. The Colonial Land and Emigration Com missioners have sent orders to that effect, and the Go vernment emigration authorities here are taking effectual measures for having the bedding and clothing landed and baked, and the ship whitewashed and fumigated. Two children, mainly through sea sickness, died on the passage of the Steadfast from London to Plymouth, and two others died subsequent to her arrival. One man, Thomas Gordon, who was 'placed at the depot on Sun day, died the - next day. Eight of the passengers from the Steadfast are now in the depot suffering from scarla tina, but they are all progressing favourably. There is no sickness in the other ships. PAINTED Tea.—Professor Reid, of New York, says that painted green tea may be most easily detected by putting a small quantity of it in a glass of cold water, letting it remain for a few minutes and then stirring it. Paid. Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 • 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 20 0 13 0 10 0 25 0 10 0 22 1 0 35 0 10 0 22 1 0 25 0 21 0 10 0 40 0 INSIMANCE COMPANIES. Dividend per Name of Company. Amount of Share. Annum. Albion ... ...... ..... Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine.• • • • • • Atlas •••• • • • • British Cemmercial •• Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life Crown .. • • .. •• •• •• •• Eagle .. • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law .... European Life •• •• Family Endowmot Soc. Freemasons' . • • • • • . • . Gioie Guardian • ..... Imperial Fire • • • • .... Imperial Life • • ...... Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire Law Life............ Legal and General Life London Fire London Ship 3led. Inyl id & Gen. Life National Lean Fund.. National Life.... ..... Palladium Lite • . ...... Pelican .. Pncenix • Pt otecter Life.... ... Provident Life Rock Life Royal Exchanre Sun Fire.. Ditto Life ..... Universal Life V i doria Life .... 31. 101. 61. per cent. 61. per cont. 138.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share 5 pr ct.& bs. 31. 14s. s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 • 50 • 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 I 00 0 0 50 0 0 50 e 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Pali, X 8. d. i 0 0 0 11 0 5 0 0 i 6 8 i 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 6 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 51. per cent. 5% per cent. 4/. & bB. I I 61. per cent. 61. p er cent. 51. per cent. ,121. per cent. 12s. 11. sh. Sa bs. U. 16s. 4%1. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. sh. &bs. 54. per cent. 11. ss. & bs. 4s. 51. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 10% pr cnt. Stock. 1100 0 0 1 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 s*o 0 Stock. 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 1,0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 Price 114 41% 212 14' 41 10s, DOC=I3I,. Dividend Amount Name of COlapaay. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- -- - £ Stock.St o' . c. d . £ - 5. d . C Anmercial 7O • East and West India East Country London ••••••• • .• • • • 5/. pr cent. Stock. 105 Ditto Bonds.. •• •• • . 41. per cent. St. Katharine ••••• • • • 4 per cent. Stock. 70 Ditto Bonds •••• . . . • 4%1. pr cent. Southampton •• •• •• •• 21. per cent. 80 0 0 be 0 0 GAS—I.IGET AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Prict. Annum. Share. ---- Z. s. d. Z. a. d. British ••• • • • ........ 1/. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16 Ditto Provincial.... ii. as, 20 0 0 19 0 0 23 Bristol ••-•••• • • • • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 j Brighton • • •......... 51. cent. 20 0 0 , 16 City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 Ditto, New •• —•• •• 85s. pr share 50 0 0 37 10 0 Equitable- • .......... 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Imperial ............ 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68 Independent ..... •• • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 64 London ............., 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 ! Plicenix . .......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 00 , 31 Itatcliff ..... ........ .. 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 ' 75 United General •• •• 4141. pr cent.' 50 0 0 50 0 0 j 121 Westminster Chartered 3/, 150 0 0 i 501 Ditto, New •• •• - ... 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0I More choice in malting barley than, of latq,. and the market somewhat easier; still the ir, - qualities meet buyers. Grinding barley goes off freely, at 28s per 52i1b.: Very little passing in other kinds of spring corn. Beans (small old) are held at 365; new foreign, 33s to' 35t;. White Peas, 365, grinding; 38s boiling. Old tares for" feeding inquired for, and may be bought in the line. The' arrivals of linseed are more moderate than of late, and the market is very firm, at 403 Black Sea; 36s Memel, 'and other qualities in proportion. More inquiry after first makes of English linseed cakes, and a fair business ' doing both on present and forward delivery. Rapeseed ,sells from ship at 241 to 241 10s, as in quality and-condi tion, but the business doing is not great. More business has been done in rape cakes, both English and foreign, but at low rates. The market is, however, firmer. Ono or two panels hav e be en l an d e d . Guano is saleable at 91 5s Peruvian, which is most esteemed; some good Ichaboe also in the market at 81 103. Bones are saleable from the ship at 853 to 87s 6d. HERRING TRADE. WICK, Nov. 2.—We are sorry vt e have it not yet ia our power to record any improvement, either id our local or distant herring markets. Here sales are mere[ a matter of the past, there being none effected, so far as we can ascertain, for several weeks. The same remark applies to all the stations on the east coast of Scotland. In consequence of the advanced period of the season. • shipments for for'elgn ports may now be said to be con, eluded until the spring. There will not therefore be any material addition to the quantity on hand at Stettin anti • other Baltic markets, so that this, at least, cannot have great effect on prices. But the doubtful stateof matters on the - continent, unless an improvement speedily takes place, cannot but have a serious effect, as, indeed, it has already had. Account sales, received last week, were under those obtained ten days earlier. Letters from Ireland, although written in a despond, ing tone, do not announce a fall in prices or a decline in demand. Both, however, are already sufficiently low, . but the safety of a much larger portion of the potato crop than was at one time looked for, and a sensible im provement (for more of which there is yet too mu :h. room) in the state of the people, tend to inspire holders , with hopes of a partial revival. Some of the markets have, as usual, suffered much, in consequence of over portation. The greater part of this season's catch . has now been shipped from the stations on 'the opposite coast. The proportion of herrings on hand is greater on the Caithy.- • ness shores than on those of Aberdeen and Banff ; While the quantity on hand in the Wick district is col para. tively greater than along the coast of Helmsdale. Many of the coopers have now a bleak prospect for winter unless some employment can be provided for them. This, we trust, may be done ; for the wages of a cooper being but bare enough for the wants of a family when he is in full work, be can ill afford to lie idle during four months of what may be termed the moss • necessitous period of the year.—John o' Groat's Journal. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) The doubtful state of Continental affairs has exer cised a restricting influence upon the business of this day's market. The transactions have not been by any means so extensive as those of last Tuesday; still the operations in yarns have been of fair amount, and pre vious prices have been generally sustained. For doubled yarns a trifling advance has been paid. In goods, there have been moderate purchases of the lower descriptions of shirtings and some other tabrics, at previously cur rent rates; while heavy 40 inch shirtings, iu '66 and 72 reeds, have been entirely neglected. In - good do mestics and T cloths, there has been a rather increased firmness. BocizDALE, Nov. 6.—The merchants have purchased very freely to day, at former prices, and the demand for flannels has been quite equal to that of the preced ing week. The wool dealers complain of the limited' demand there is for the raw material, owing, in some measure, to the public London sales which will take place this month. • HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 7.—We had hoped, in conse. quence of the Improvement quoted in Manchester aca Leeds during the past week, to have reported a similar improvement here, but regret to state that this day's market has been equally flat with our reports of some weeks past. Our manufacturers have been looking for ward to the orders for spring goods making a consider able change in the present state of things ' - but, as yet, there is nothing to giv e us h o p e t h at much may be de• pended upon from this source. LEEDS; Nov. 7.—There appeared to be a shads more doing in our market to-day than last week, owing, -we suppose, chiefly to the favourable state of the weathei ; yet the demand seems to be almost confined to heavy winter goods, such as beavers, piluts, &c., which meet with a fair sale. BELFAST MARKETS, We never recollect having observed, in the reports of the Town Council of this borough, - a more important document than that published in Friday's Banner as the report of the Market Committee. It is just such a report as must prove at once interesting, instructive, and valuable to the mercantile community, and we might say to the public at large. It affords a remarkable proof of the rapidly advancing prosperity and. importance of Belfast as a market town, while it will, at the same time, taken with similar monthly reports which are • to follow, present a safe and satisfactory index for mercantile speculation. We solicit the attention of our readers, especially of our farming friends, to the doeu. went, as one coataining information in which they must all be more or Jess interested. From the report we learn that during the month ending the 28th October, the de• liveries in the grain and meal market were as follow:- 6,201 bags of wheat, - 2,876 of barley, 14,332 of oats, 3,979 of oatmeal, 147 of beans, 41 of rye, and 24 of peas—in all twenty-seven thousand five hundred and ninety-nine ' bags! The deliveries in the potato market during the same period were 2,083 loads, averaging sit cwt. per load; in the cattle market, 2,049 black cattle, 1,492 pigs, 826 sheep, 62 veal calves, and 6 goats—in all, four thou-. sand four hundred and fourty-four. In the butter market, 3,285 firkins, 168 half-firkins, 3,736 cocks, 209 lumps, 8 brls., and three boxes—in all, seven thousand our hundred and nine packages. In. the pork - market (the season of which has only commenced) - 3,783 carcases ; andln the fruii market, 1,551 loads. It is gratifying to find by the report that the views which we have all along entertained and expressed, in spite of others to the contrary, regarding the extent of failure - in the potato crop, are confirmed by the committee, who state that " the amount of diseased potatoes is much less in proportion th an th ose b rought to market .during the ,e previous month," and that " they confidently anticipate . that a full supply , may be calcul a t e d on d ur i ng the winter . season." FREE TRADE IN FISH.—It is most satisfactory to be • able to state that the fish market lately established in Belfast progresses even more successfully than could at first have been anticipated. The market is - daily supplied with abundance of fish of the finest quality, and at prices which, while fully 20 per cent. cheaper to the buyer, are amply remunerative to the industrious and hardy men who are concerned in the trade. Prime and fresh haddock—indeed, it should be remembered that no such thing as stale fish can be offered for sale :in the market—is now to he had at from 2d. to 3d. per lb.—a price which those who were obliged to buy under the old regime will know how to appreciate. Cod and plaice, flat fish and herrings, too, of the most excellent description, are to be had on exceed ingly moderate terms. Altogether the market regulations and dealings are highly satisfactory to the poor fishermen, who are realizing fine profits—profits unknown to them before —and we believe we may also add that the experi ment, so far, has afforded the utmost satisfaction to the . public. It should be borne in mind by the inhabitants that no persons except fishermen, or persons accredited by them are permitted to sell in the market. This is an important feature,in the case, and one which, we trust, will induce our townspeople to extend ample patronage to the market. We are gratified to find that the Ktl lough fishermen are fully satisfied with the new arrange ments. Let them continue to furnish a regular and plentiful supply of their excellent haddock, and they may . • rest assured that their efforts-will be crowned with suc-• , • cess.—Banner of Ulster. SUPPLY OF Fisii.—Of late, haddocks and some other kinds of fish have been rather scarce in Edinburgh, but there has been a rather unique supply of a large kind of flounder. Some of the specimens are about as large as small halibut, but fresh from the sea, very plump, and form an excellent addition to the viands comeatable by the poor. The fish already described are so numerous as to be hawked about the streets in carts and harrows from morning to night.—Edinburgh Even ing Post. BITH. — On the 3d inst., at Hamble, R nea S r Southampton, Mre. G. S. Stanley, of a daughter. On the 6th inst., at Sydney-street, Brompton, the wife of W. C. Clifton. Esq., of a sen. On the 6th inst., at Marlborough-road, St. John's-Wood, Mrs. 11. A. Parry, of a daughter. On the Gth inst., at Peckham, Surrey, Mrs. J. Holderness, of a son. On the 6th inst., at Albion-grove, Barnsbury-park, Mrs. G. Boulton, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Great Coram-street, Russell-square, the wife of F. Roxburgh, Esq., of a son. On the 7th inst., in Bishopsgate-street, the wife of Mr. T. P. Rust, Esq., of a son. 41.ARRIED. On the 12th ult., in Scotland, and afterwards at St. Botolph's Bishopsgate, the Rev. John K. Glazebrook, ALA , son of T. K. Gl aze br o ok, Esq., Egremont, Cheshi re , to Har riet Augusta, daughter of W. Harter, Esq., Hope-hall, Pen• dleton, near Manchester. On the 7th inbt., at St. Andrew's, Holborn, Mr. J. E. Tay lor, of Sawbridgworth, Herts, to Mary Ann, daughter of the late Mr. Reddington, of Harlow, in the same county. At Gillingham, Kent, Arthur George, only surviving ron of Edward St. John Mildmay, Esq., to Louisa Latham eldest daughter of the late H. G. Ord, Esq., Bexley, Rent, formerly Captain in the Royal Artillery. DIEb On the 3d inst., the Rev. William Lewis, of Rochester, curate of High Halstovr, and chaplain of Mel Ville Hospital. On the 4th inst., at Princes-square, St. George's East, Mr. Samuel Webb, aged 70. On the 4th inst., Major Edward Macready, at Clevedon, near Bristol. On the sth inst., at Brigl.ton, Lucy Harriet, the wife of J. Moilliet, Esq., of Selly- hall, near Birmingham. On the sth inst., at Cheltenham, Sophia, relict of Edward L. Hannsworth, Esq. On the 6th inst., at Montague- place, Islington, Rebecca, relict of Mr. J. Pearsall, late of. Pentonville. Oa the 6th inst., at Bayham-terrace, Catnden-town, Sarah, eldest daughter of the late Mr. C. Negus, of Huntingdon. At Clarens, Switzerland, Elenora, only child of the widow of R. Hawkey, Esq., formerly of her Mje..;ty'si 95th Regiment. On the 7th inst., Mr. W. J. Sad, of Aldersgate-street. London : Printed and Published by AMMO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the ceentrof Niall9loX. T ix diy, AMOR bro , •• the, met Jolt 4)1112 the Sha - Pi!atli ;~. 1 • TO doable fit,. of Point or gor , 611ded solect COME &roc del int T pai the the con per hag 'lave th. 011114. 4. lncre lion 'son •PPo It tit facet enga the( expli guest nothi what Imp° thou] wou l