The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-20 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (Prom the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh arid eighth Victoria, Ita,p. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Bank 3 of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation daring the Week ending Satur day, the 7th day of O ctober, 1848: Average PRIVATE BANKS. amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co ..... Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jammitt and Pomfret 11,472 Aylshaan Bank, Aylaham—R. and G. Copeman 5,396 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rickford and Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Baldock—Wells. Hogg, and Lindsell... 25,604 .Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co 12,285 Basin,,qstoke and Odihatv. Bank, Basingstoke -- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and 11,922 Crane Bicaster and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoo ds, 22. 300 Spooner, and Co ircuicv,ham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham---J. L. Moilliett, and Sons ............. •••• 12,623 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak. 6,472 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co ..........••• 87,946 Boston flank, Boston—Gee and Co. &J. Seale) . 7 , 262 Bridg v.:ter Bank, Bridgwater — J . Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 27,044 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 19,818 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. buy and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan; and Co. 76,400 Bant.ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 27,517 Binfonry Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb 27.841 Bafr, City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant ......... . Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire -11. A. and W. M. Harris and Co .............. .... . . 11, 002 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon--Wilkinsand CoC.•• 5 8 , 619 Bridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West. and Borrer ........................................ . . 29,948 Burlington, and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co ....•.. . 11,921 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edoaunds-- Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and 6,213 13,019 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Mes3rs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and 17,020 48,02 Co Ctrinarthen Bank, Carmarthen--Morris and 25,862 Sons (hertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, 15.049 2 955 16,957 and Co. Colchester and - Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and C 0... Cornish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood- 32,314 36,534 cock - City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and C 0... Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, 7,895 16,255 74,527 and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and C 0......... Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Rank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. ...... Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale. and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and C 0.... Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes Locke, and Co Di ss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. 2,333 6,143 7.535 13,437 40,048 24,783 12,645 10,178 And Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester —Williams and. Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, 64,448 71,677 10,744 41,182 and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, 84,665 and Co. - •••• Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—WaHord, and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk- 49,131 46,207 27,284 beck. and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and 20,872 4,943 12,450 5,046 Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham —Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings 01(1 Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, 9,744 27,644 and 'Co. Hereford City _and County Bank, Hereford— 20,830 Matthews and Co. Hertford mad Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams 12,930 and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead — Smith, and Whittingstall lionitor. Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Hert for ishire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples 13,830 19,449 47.372 5,781 18,340 and Co. freroford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and P rchenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich gad Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alezanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J 31,893 19,092 21,702 76,622 10.390 Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and. Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gott:la and Sons., Longtol. Staffordshire Bank,— Lane Ead—C llarv:y and Son Louis Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds 'Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, 25.141 18,175 35.251 7,619 3,163 41,153 37,877 and C Leek ard Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Cor.glet )n Bank,Leek--Fovvler,Gaunt, and Co. raci , ;ester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby... 23 . 3 8 8 Lewes 011 Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0.... 31,610 LichFeld Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green... 20,302 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 82,145 Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando very—David Jones and Co. Lou2,•hborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle was and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St 7,745 3,555 Barba Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn. Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Meeeleatield Bank, Macclesfield--Brooklehurst and Co Manningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co 6,594 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, :.Marlborough Old, Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Flungerford Bank, and Fiungerfordßank,Madborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlboro ugh and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hilliet 7,517 Aerionethshire Bank, - Dorg;elly—Jones and 41,584 13,578 Williams 7.845 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and C 0......... 13 251 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 24,045 Monmouth Old Bt nk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and fierefordshire Bank, Monmouth --;Bromage and 5nead........ Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons 7,851 Newark Banks Newark —Godfreys and Hutton 20,770 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, S leaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 21,610 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond. and S on Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and udsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co , 374 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcoek and '-- 2,934 70,372 ...................................................... 3,678 Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and C 0... New Serum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and _ _ Co_ 11.727 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. 26,115 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Craxan and Co 12,244 Oxford Bank, Oxford—J'. and R. Morrell 9,375 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinsan, Parsons, and Co. . Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeehing and So.: is~- Oxfordskire ttry Bauk Witney—Wi ll ianu, aitithilin Wi d 0....... ;.... .. . 8,065 7,896 - . Average .A mount . . tease a Old Bank, hull, the TfulrOld Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 44,413 Penzance Bank, Penzance-3atten and Co 11,262 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bata: Peter- borough—.sqrs. Yorke . M Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson , White, and Simpson 13,408 Pe:aorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and 9,867 W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank. and Truro Bank. Penzance—Rickets, Entlioven. and Co Reading Bank, Reading—iiimonas and Co 26,979 Reading. Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and 26,130 Co Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 4,901 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood., Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds and Co 5,045 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 9,716 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 13,305 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 10,841 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 12,947 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co . 10,502 Ross 61d Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co. 21.632 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shre wsbury—Rocke, Eytons, . and C 0.... ..... .. •• 28,635 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—aladdison and Son ... 12,968 Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story BlB Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie — Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King _ Southampton and ilampshire Bank, Southamp ton—A,therly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 3,883 Stoarbridge. Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co 14,424 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 14,831 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. .......... Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- 2,449 son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 21,935 Tavistock - Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester 7 4. and S. Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— and Co, Kelynge, Greenway, Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox. Brothers West. Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap- man - and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. ... Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley 72,031 and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and 12,294 Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— 4,510 Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— 14,254 10,552 Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 13,021 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank, York—Swann. Cloinch. and Co 42,141 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 44,269 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver- hampton V 9,135 Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield .. 7,904 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 11.755 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Compaly Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,021 Dudley and West Bromwich Tanking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 19,412 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington . 19,226 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 142,071 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 13,664 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 32,964 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 31,209 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,434 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 19,182 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 22,364 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,108 Lancaster Banking_ Company, Lancaster Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 50,808 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 11,425 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 21,623 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 2,815 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London V 394,875 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 50,312 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 75,610 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North- ampton - North and. South Wales Bank, Liverpool„„.... 25,935 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei- cester .. ..... ....... .... 41;652 Saddle worth Banking Company, Saddlnworth... 1,907 Sheffield Banking Company, 5heffie1d............ 34,475 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Coin- . pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port .... 273,542 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... ..... 38,566 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge 56 Sheffield and liall ama hi re Bank i n g Company, ,476 Sheffield, Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, SI-,,.nizld Swaledale and Wenaleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. . Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury .. ..... ........................... ....... 9,505 Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... ....... ...... Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com. pany, Wolverhampto n , 36,071 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 13,484 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven , 23,944 Warwick and Le&niligton Banking Company, Warwick West of Englane and South Wales District Bank. Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 67,355 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City an d County Banking Company, 3,276 Worcester._ „. York Union Bankin g Compani,7,262 York York City and County Banking' Company 69.305 ,York 89,716 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank itehtinle SiaZUPS • and, Waxes, October 14, 1848. - - ) i • THE CHOLERA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—The enclosed was drawn up for the use of 111.5 own private patients, but, as one part of the treat ment therein advocated I have not seen mentioned else where (I allude to the hot saline bath), and as I con ;ider it a point of very great importance, I have for varCled it to you for the sake of publicity, should you C , Dns ider it worthy of insertion in your widely-ex tc.l22.ed paper.—l have the honour to be, Sir, &c., A. TOUL MIN. I .'isiatic or malignant cholera differs chiefly from th e English malady of the same name in its intensity, a' id in its assuming an epidemic rather than a sporadic form. " The essential cause of the complaint consists in a certain miasm, or malaria, which for the time being pervades the atmosphere around the places it visits. The poison is consequently in a gaseous form, and possesses a certain density, which appears to be some what greater than atmospheric air, inasmuch as it follows the course of rivers rather than passing over higher ground. " The disease is not contagious, and its infectious cFaaracter is denied by the majority of the profession.* - Ale inference is, that those who suffer from the corn. plaint have been exposed to its morbific influence, and have not caught it by attendance at the bed-side of the sick. " Everything that tends to improve the general health will likewise tend to render the individual less susceptible to its influence. Hence, cleanliness, temperance, and a regulated diet are most im yortant. " The first should be directed not only to the per son, but also to the house and surrounding locality. The body should be spunged over with cold or tepid water on rising in the morning, or in lieu of this, the shower bath may be used. The house should be kept perfectly clean and well ventilated—all drains and cesspools should be emptied—all decaying or putrid substances removed—and, if possible, all stagnant waters in the neighbourhood be drawn off. " The diet should be of a sustaining character, consisting of bread and meat (roast - rather than boiled), milk, rice, and farinaceous food in general. All vegetables, fruit, acids, salted meats, and pickles being avoided. Spices of all kinds are useful and should be taken freely. All light wines, and ill fermented beet avoided. If wine be drunk, a glass of sound sherry will be the best, and in constitutions of lax fibre, a table-spoonful of French brandy in as much water may be taken during dinner. " Where habits of intemperance have been indulged in the stimulus must not be wholly withdrawn, but " Early hours, and the absence of all depressing passions, will tend greatly to sustain thelealth. " The cause of death in cholera arises from the animal fluids being all drained off,_ in the continued diarrhcoa which takes place, until the blood is left of the consistence of tar; in consequence of which the circulation becomes greatly impeded, if not suspended, and the blood black from being loaded with carbonic acid. To this the coldness of the body necessarily ensues, because the blood ceases to be arterialized, or, in other words, heat ceases to be generated. " The medical treatment mint be left in the hands of the profession ; but as in this disease time is most valuable, I would strongly recommend what will be found to be a most important improve ment on the practice of applying dry heat—namely, putting the patient at once into a het saline bath at 100 deg. F., in which two or three pounds of common salt, of bicarbonate of soda, of phos phate of soda (the very salt of which the blood has been robbed) may be dissolved. In this he may be kept front the first moment of the attach until reaction is fully established; and when in the bath, the heat may be raised to 105 deg., or even higher, provided his feel ings will admit of it. " Three important objects will be thus gained. A degree of heat will be maintained over the whole sur face of the body higher than that of the blood, and, therefore, the vital heat cannot be dissipated. A quantity of fluid will also be absorbed, replacing that which has been abstracted, and along with it the blood will regain the alkali it has lost in the continued drain from the system. " In many cases diarrhoea will be the precursor for days before. This ought never to be neglected. At this time, half a wine glass of brandy, with twenty drops of tincture of opium, may be taken; but pro fessional assistance should be obtainod.. " Should the disease become fully established in the interval that must elapse before such aid can arrive, awl of which time not a moment should be lost, I would recommend the following medicine to be kept in readiness in the house : Take of— Tincture of opium d. Tincture of cardamoms ... d. iv Aromatic spirit of ammonia .. d. j Compound spirit of sulphuric rather d. ij Cajeput oil .. m viij Oil of peppermint m ij Best French brandy ... .. oz. iij " Of this a fourth part may be taken every half hour, in as much hot water, until assistance arrives. " A. TOULMIN, M.D., M.R.C.S.E. " Wilton House, Blackheath, Oct., 1448. " P.S. To render the bath more completely effective it should be made for the purpose, for none of the present make are intended for a long continuance in them. One end should incline at such an angle as to enable the patient to recline on it with perfect ease, bearing in mind the utter prostration of strength that occurs in cholera. It should be padded with vul canized India rubber, and be raised on a platform, about a foot high, and supplied with a tap, so that, when needed, the water may be drawn off and re filled, without the patient being disturbed. Every parish should keep half-a-dozen of these baths in readiness in case of need." $ I confine the term contagion to its true meaning— namely, to diseases induced by contact or inoculation; and infection to such as where the miasm is generated in the body of the patient suffering under the complaint, and therefore may be imbibed or inhaled by those in at tendance. For example, the vaccine virus is simply con tagious—the small-pox both contagious and i❑fectious— while the measles and scarlet fever are infectious only. THE M.P. FOR PAISLEY AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. On Friday last, Mr. Archibald Hastie, the respected representative of Paisley, was subjected to a " heck ling" by his constituents in the Exchange-rooms, Moss-street, in that town. The meeting was a public, one—the Provost in the chair. Mr. Hastie gave a lengthened and interesting address, illustrative and explanatory of the votes he had given during the past session, which sometimes was received with cheers, and sometimes with disapprobation. From the discussion which followed, and which was characterized by as much ill-nature as good-humour, Mr. Hastie appears to have given mortal offence to his constituents, or at least to a part of them, for not going sufficiently far as a free trader in sugar; and, second, for not going the whole hog in support of Mr. Joseph Hutne's motion for household suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial Parlia ments, electoral districts, &c. Mr. Hastie agreed to several of these points, and would even go the length of a U. franchise in the burgh, and 101. in the county, but he would not swallow household suffrage, and hinted to the meeti ng th a t it might take a good lesson from the helter-skelter pace at which the universal.. suffragists were moving to destruction on the Con tinent. The reasoning of the Honourable Gentle man, however, did not satisfy his constituents, at least those who were there; and after some fur ther sparring, the Rev. Dr. Baird moved a left handed vote of censure, concluding with the " re quest that Mr. Hastie shall re-coniider this subject, and support the motion for Reform (i. e. Joseph Hume's) when again brought before Par liament; or, failing this, he shall adopt such a course as his own sense of honour and justice may prompt, that the constituency may not be misre presented on a subject which they deem of vast im portance, not only to them but to the empire at large." Mr. Brown was a degree plainer, and moved as an amendment, that Mr.. Hastie had lost tho confidence, of, the meeting altogether. The electors when, teller s having been then went to the vote, appointed, the .division was declared to have been as follows :—For Dr. Baird's motion, 160; for Mr. Brown's amendment, • 167 ; majority in favour of the amendment, 7. The announcement was received with loud cheering, both by the supporters of the amendment in the and the large body of non-electors who thronged the stairs and - passage outside. So the matter rests, and it remains to be seen whether Mr. Hastie will take the hint to accept the Chiltern Hundreds, as the result of a division in a meeting composed of 327, while the almanac sets down the total constituency at 1,086. While on this subject, we may state that we have seen some Paisley folks who are not at all ill-pleased that their member has declined to dance down hill, arm-in-arm with the fast politi cians of that town. They express themselvei as not blind to the fact that the French Chamberis elected according to the " six points," and even something beyond them ; and yet a most unpromising concern it is ; and they are aware, too, that universal suffrage has pitched into the German Parliament or Diet a parcel of men, as legislators, who cannot write their own names. It is said that in the event of Mr. Hastie's resignation, Mr. Vincent is willing to under principles —Glasgow Herald. take the r e p resen t at i on o f th e b urg h on genuine THE WEATHER. —CORK, WEDNESDAY—.We are already in the depth of winter, and a severe winter. Yesterday was as harsh a day as any experienced here for the preceding twelve months. There were heavy falls of snow, sleet, and rain; accompanied -by violent wind from the north-east. The snow and sleet which fell yesterday morning are still onthe ground, and the cold wind blows with unabated vi o l ence . B u t t hi s d ay week, we were in the enjoyment of fine -warm sunshine._ 9 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. David Harris was brought before the Lord Mayor for re-examination upon the charge of haVing de frauded Aaron Woolfe of 101. by means of a wedge of base metal plated with silver. The prosecutor, upon bringing forward the charge on Monday last, said the prisoner called upon him on Sunday for the loan of 101., and deposited in his bands the bar of metal produced as security, there being no 'market for such an article on such a day, and the Lord Mayor remanded the case, and directed Mr. Woolfe to get the metal assayed in the mean time. On the first examination the prosecutor was evi dently exasperated against the prisoner, and spoke of the transaction with an appetite of revenge. His present demeanour exhibited a very remark able contrast. He appeared to have abandoned all idea of retributive justice, and to be influenced by the spirit of charity and forgiveness of injuries done. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, prosecutor, have you had this metal tested ? The prosecutor—No, your worship. The LORD MAYOR—NO! Why not? Did I not send back this man to prison that you might hare it assayed ? The prosecutor—They wouldn't try it under half a-crown, please your Lordship. The LORD MAYOR—WeII,' what of that ? Why did you not get it tested, and let the assayer send here for the amount of his demand ? The prosecutor, shaking his head, and speaking► with great tenderness—Why, your Lordship, I find he's a poor man, a very poor man, and he has a vife and a large family oflittle children, and I felt very sorry for the poor things, your Lordship. The LOAD MLTQS--Nonsense I The prisoner has committed a most villanous fraud, and must be punished. Come, what's the reason you don't wish to proceed ? The prosecutor—Vy, my Lord,.his poor vife and families is in such distress. The Lola, MAYOR—Nonsense, I tell you! What's the cause of this change in your conduct towards him,? The prosecutor (after some hesitation)--Vy, your Lordship, I thought you would have no objection if I could get back all my money vot I gave him for his lump of lead.—(Great laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—I thought so. Well, I cannot allow such a flagrant transaction to pass with im punity. Officer, take the metal to be assayed, and let the prisoner be brought up on Friday. Prosecutor, you mist then attend. The prosecutor—Please your Lordship, I don't vish to prosecute him for the sake of his poor vife and (L aughter). The LORD MAYOR—Let the prosecutor be bound over to attend here on Friday. Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk)—Mr. Woolfe, you are bound over to appear on Friday in the sum of 101. to give evidence against the prisoner. Are you content ? The prosecutor—Vy, I must be content, I suppose, as you say so, but I would rather have my money first, and then could prosecute after wards.—(Laughter.) The prisoner was then remanded. Three young women (casual paupers) were brought before the Lord Mayor upon the charge of having smashed two panes of plate glass in a respectable tradesman's house in Cannon-street. They at once acknowledged that they had committed the offence. Several tradesmen of the neighbourhood of Cannon street, in which the union is established, waited upon the Lord Mayor to ascertain whether his Lordship could by any means protect them from the very serious damage to which they expected to be in an un common degree subjected in the ensuing winter from the multitudes of casual poor who would be crowd ing in from all parts of the country. The inhabitants of Cannon-street were, they said, peculiarly liable to suffer when any of the applicants for relief happened to be dissatisfied with their reception at the union. It often occurred that if. an inhabitant whose win dows were broken declined to appear against the offender, there was an immediate threat of double or treble t he mischief. The LORD Miron said he deeply lamented, with out being at all able to remedy, the evil. He had no doubt at all On great influx of casual poor into the City of London, from the impression that the prisons of London would be preferable to the unions in the country, but with the casual poor he could not at all conjecture how to deal, al though there were regulations for the legitimate claimants upon the City. He generally sentenced window breakers to Bridewell for 14 days, because bread and water was the allotted food for those who were to undergo so short an imprisonment, and he knew their great object was to obtain a long sentence, there being annexed to it comforts not known to the offenders who received a quick dismissal. The win dows of the Mansion-house had been at the com mencement of his mayoralty so frequently broken by the mischievous vagrants from all parts, that he had been obliged to get them wired all round, and to keep an officer constantly about it, who was not very cere monious when he saw any new assailants at work. The inhabitants of Cannon-street submitted that it would be but fair to let them have the protection which might be afforded by additional policemen. The LORD MATOR—I am sure you are, from the nature of your situation, entitled to additional pro tection, and I advise you at once to apply to the City Commissioner, who I have no doubt will see the j us tice of your claim, and afford you the necessary as sistance. 2,775 5,559 9,203 6,197 11,514 11,775 8,564 7,210 18,015 6,690 21,218 2,755 43,912 11,395 20,550 4,205 13,630 29,376 59,977 8,379 13,727 9,766 GUILDHALL. Henry Moritz Gold,schntidt was again placed at the bar on the charge of uttering a forged cheque for 211. 10s. The evidence having been read over, Alderman GIBBS asked the prisoner whether he had any remark to make, as he intended to commit him for trial on the charge ? The prisoner said he should like to be remanded for a few days to consult a solicitor, and hoped he might be permitted to be out on good and substantial bail, whi c h h e cou ld p ro du ce . Richard Cook said that he had a no th er c harge against him'of leaving a forged cheque at the Grecian Hotel in the Strand. Richard Clark, a waiter at the above place, stated, that on Monday, the 2d of October, the prisoner entered his employer's dining-rooms about four o'clock in the afternoon. After remaining about three hours, and having consumed a dinner, iSsc., he called witness and stated that he was unfortunately with- , out money, in consequence of meeting with an acci dent which compelled him to change his trowsers, in the changing of which he forg o t t o t a k e hi s p u r s e out. net something Ciiarka! wished to k now if h e • could not leave a security f o r th e amoun t (i s. 7d.) upon which he left in his possession a bill of exchange for three days drawn on Messrs. Glynn and Co., the bankers. He called at the address given by the pri- Agar-street, Stra n d, a nd found soner, namely, No. 7, it to be correct, but at the time he was not in. The officer said that the prisoner had also tried to pass one of the forgeries found on his person on a watchmaker and jeweller close to Mr. Grafton's, in Fleet-street, but the imposition was at once detected, and he was thrust out of the shop. On making fur ther inquiries, he found that a sergeant in the metro politan police force had been a short time ago search ing 'for the prisoner for the space of two months, and had actually followed him to New York on a charge of forgery to the extent of 2001. He had compared the bills with the letters, etc., in the possession of that officer, and there could be little doubt but what Gold schmidt was the person described. • Alderman GIBBS said he should commit the prisoner on the first-charge, but should remand him until Sa turday for the evidence of the metropolitan sergeant, and others who might have charges to prefer. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. M. Dominic Lambert, principal rider of the Cirque National, AN as summoned before Mr. Hardwick, for refusing to deliver up to Madame Klebert, a French lady, a valuable diam•nd ring.. Madame Klebert said she became acquainted with the defendant some-time ago in Paris. The intimacy ripened into attachment, and, by way of gage armour, she gave him two rings, -one her wedding-ring, the other a ring of• value belonging to her late hus band, receiving in exchange a ring of very little value from the defendant. The exchange of rings was made on the express condition that if the senti ment which the defendant professed to entertain towards her failed to have an hymeneal conclusion, the rings were to be r espec tively returned. Circum stances had occurred which made marriage an im possibility, and.she claimed:her rings. The defend ant returned the wedding-ring as perfectly useless to him ; the other ring he would not 'give up unless 200 francs were paid to him. She still retained possession of the defendant's ring, but was now prepared to return it on receiving her late husband's ring. The defendant, who could not speak English, asked permission to Make hii defence through an interpreter. -M. Grelliere, on behalf of the defendant, put the Court into possession of the following particulars: - - The lady, when at the Cirque National, had been smitten with the activity displayed by the defendant in his feats of horsemanship, and had contrived to ob tain an introduction in the character of a widow of large fortune, bearing the title of the Comtesse de Moltigny. Madame Klebert—l deny it. I did not say I was a Countess. I told M. Lambert I was the Baroness de Moltigny, and I can prove my claim to that honour. The interpreter continued—Under the impressiOn that he was in communication with a lady of title, having very large estates in-various parts of France, the defendant consented to become le fiance of the Countess. In the course of the subsequent courtship the defendant received the two rings in question, not as property to be returned, but as absolute gifts, as the letters of the lady would amply testify. The lady, however, had persecuted M. Lambert :so far as to follow him to Paris, and to enter a prods against him in one of the courts, whiCh had, however failed. Mr. liAlDwzcz thought- that, as all matrimonial mattersllad come to an end, and as the ring had been given in the expectation that .a marriage would take place between them, it would be but reasonable for each party to receive back their respective love tokens. The defendant was appealed to for the purpose of ascertaining whether he would return the ring. He positively refused to give up the ring, alleging that he had been deceived by Madame, as it turned out she had neither title nor large estates. They then retired into another room, to see if an amicable arrangement could not be enacted, but as the defendant insisted that the ring had been given to him at a petit souper at Franconi's, and as the lady's letters appeared to confirm this view of the case, Mr. HARDWICK said, he could make no order on the subject, and M. Lambert and the lady then re tired. SOUTHWARK. Mr. Kerschner, of the Surrey Theatre, attended for the purpose of making an application relative to an alleged riot and disturbance, created by some individuals in obtaining forcible possession of the theatre. From Mr. Kerschner's statement it appeared that he holds a lease of the above theatre, six months of which remain unexpired, and therefore he was in legal possession of the establishment. On the pre ceding night, however, at a late hour, a mob of per sons of the lowest description, headed by a Mr. Shepherd, endeavoured to obtain an entrance into the house ; and when they were refused admission, the mob, acting under the orders of the person alluded to, commenced battering at the doors, all of them being provided with hammers and other tools to force an entrance if they could not get in by other means. The mob, at length, owing to Co?ir superior numbers, ultimately made a forcible entry, and took possession, turning out those who had a legal right to be there; and in effecting their possession some of his (Mr. Kerschner's) men were roughly handled ; one of them, in particular, receiving se rious injury on the arm from the assailants. Mr. Kerschner added, that the object of his application at this Court, the theatre being within his jurisdic tion, was to ascertain if he could. not adopt summary proceedings against those principally engaged in this disturbance. . . Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, to whom the appli - cation was made, said that the adjourned sessions for Surrey being about to be held on Monday at New ington, and the question being one of right of pos session, the applicant, had better attend the Court and apply to the Magistrates; and if he obtained indict ments against the trespassers, he could produce the certificates at this Court, and they could be imme diately taken into custody. Mr. Kerschner intimated that he should adopt the advice. LAMBETH. After the disposal of the night charges Spencer Lindfield, William Lindfield, Mary Ann Dryden, and Richard Orpin, who have been in custody for some weeks, on the charge of having caused the death of Eliza Wilson, were placed at the bar before Mr. Norton for final examination. The court on the occasion was, if possible, more crowded than at any previous examination of the prisoners. Mrs. Lind field, the principal actress in the shocking and me lancholy transaction, appeared much more enfeebled than at the first examination, and Mrs. Dryden, who has been so ill for the last fortnight as to be unable to be removed from Horsemonger-lane gaol for exam ination, has undergone a considerable change since her apprehension, appeared to be very ill during her examination, and judging from the appearance of both, it seems doubtful whether they will long survive their unfortunate victim. Mr. Edward Ray, a surgeon, residing at Dulwich, who attended the post mortem examination of the deceased with Mr. Chapman, of Norwood, gave a minute description of the appearances that presented themselves, but as they did not differ in any im• portant point with that given by Mr. Chapman, and which has already been published, it-is unnecessary to repeat it. In conclusion ' Mr. Rey said it was his opinion that abortion had been attempted to be pro duced by mechanical means. Mrs. Lindfield, who had taken off her bonnet, and paid the most marked attention to the evidence of Mr. Ray, here requested to ask a question. Mr. NORTON said he had no objection whatever to her asking as many questions as she thought proper, but he felt it to be his duty, in the first instance, to tell her that anything she might say, would be taken down and might be used against her elsewhere. Mrs. Lindfield replied that she was well aware of this, and proceeded to cross examine Mr. Ray. The questions were entirely of an obstetric charac ter, and together with the answers, were only fit for a publication bearing on such points. Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of the P division of police, who with Inspector Etnmerson, Sergeant Merrett, and two constables, had been unremitting in his exertions in investigating the case, here said, he had no further evidence to offer against the prisoners. After some further proceedings, Mr. NORTON remarked, that as respected the fourth prisoner he &ell not think the evidence against him sufficiently strong, and should therefore discharge him. Mrs. Lindfield on hearing this, dropped on her knees in the dock, and prayed audibly for some minutes, when she was removed by the gaoler, she, as well as Dryden and Orpin, having been fully com mitted for trial. FORTUNATE ESCATE.—Last week the second mate of the packet ship Gipsy and a passenger were going on board the vessel from the Waterloo pier-head by means of a ladder, when it suddenly snapped. The mate fell into the water, but being able to swim, he supported himself, and was picked up by a boat. The passenger, however, slipped with one leg between the steps of that portion of the ladder next the pier, and was suspended head downwards. By the prompt assistance of several bystanders he was ultimately rescued from his perilous position without sustaining 'other injury than some slight bruises.—Liverpool Courier. THE BITER BITTEN.—A rather amusing incident recently occurred connected with the visits of the Sub- Sheriff in the discharge of his duty to the North Riding of Tipperary, which certainly are by no means similar to " angel visits" in frequency and number. On one of these occasions, having to pass through a bohreen or lane, whose ruts and stones threatened destruction to the springs of his fashionable drag, that functionary was obliged to descend from his seat, and, throwing the reins to a servant, proceeded can pedibus suis, accompanied by a posse of bailiffs, to the scene of his professional labours. The operation of unhousing the inmates of the several cabins having been gone through—the fires being quenched and the roof trees levelled—he repaired to where he Jeft his servant with the "drag." But what was his dismay to find it distrained for arrear of county cess, and surrounded by the county cess collector and his bailiffs. An explanation was demanded and given, when it appeared that the servant brought the vehicle and horse into an adjoining field to await the return of its owner. The field was deep in the county-cess collec tor's book, who seeing such an opportunity of clearing off •the arrears, and judging that so valuable an article would not again be on the lands, pounced on the drag for the sum due. The disconcerted officer paid the ' amount, and drove off in high dudgeon.—Tipperary 'lndicator. ltAir.vray SLIT.—On Tuesday and Wednesday last, railway travellers on the Great Western Chelten ham branch, and the - Bristol and Birmingham line, were subjected to great inconvenience in consequence of the occurrence of a slip in the Badgworth embankment, near the four-mile post between this city and Cheltenham. The last Great Western down train on Monday night was the first, we believe, that came up after the bank gave way, and got into a difficulty. We h ave beard more than . ono version, but shall content our selves with stating that the passengers were neces sarily subjected to much delay. All traffic on one double gauge line of rails--i. e. the Great Western " down line," and the, Birmingham " up" —was of course immediately suspended. A large gang of men were em ployed in strengthening the embankment, and materials were conveyed from other Tarts of the line for that purpose. The whole of the traffic of both companies, up and down, was, therefore driven on one set of rails. Great and commendable care was exercised, with great success, to secure the public safety; but the number of trains both ways l e d, as may .be supposed, to serious delays occasionally. , Each train was " piloted" by a special engine, which had so much work to do, that, for example, the passengers of the 9 A.M. train from Chel tenham, on Wednesday, were actually two hours on their journey, i. e., two hours in the train. On Wednes day night the slip was repaired, the line rendered safe, and again worked: A large number of labourers are still employed in strengthening the embankment, which is, we see, to be drained in the best manner practicable. The very heavy rains which we have recently had have been enough to test any embankment.—Glouceseer Chron. GERMAN MUSIC GIRLS.—Some weeks since we no ticed the case of a German music girl, or street accordion player; who complained to the police that she was de tained in this country against her will by her master, although the -period of her engagement had expired. The police authorities 'accordingly wrote to the girl's guardian in Germany, a man named Peter Zingal, in , quiring into the circumstance, and they have now re ceived a reply from him, authenticated by the burgo master of Holsheim, from which it appears that the girl's engagement with Jacob Reuter, the master of the music girls, does not expire till the 20th of Octo ber. She will, of course, be sent back to her master. Zingal's son, who has a smattering of English, writes to Captain Miller, here, on the general question of sending these girls to this country, and as his letter is a curiosity in its way, we append it without alteration:— " Herr Miller—Sir—The raesen why such mayni gi r l s corn to Greet Britain is dous (this). Men corn and pro mise a dael mor money than what they get in our con try; but the parents dont new what they du in Greet Britain if they nhow that their children must go from one Dor to another they would not let go one their. Sir, it is a shame to take Dous (those) girls Cher becous their is plenty work in our Country, and plenty Maeth And Trink (meat and drink) for dous who like the work. Sir, the best way would be for You Sir if you bath the pauer to get a wieb (whip) and wieb them all all out of your contry— Masters wipt their girls, because it is no thing els but Laesnes (laziness) that they are going about in England."—Glasgow Post. iiipatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, and Hong Kong. • . COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held at Guildhall for the dispatch of important public business. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. Mr. SNELLING, the chairman of the City Lands' Committee, brOught up a report on the reference respecting accommodation in the Guildhall, on Lord Mayor's Day. The report recommended that in future the prac tice of holding a public breakfast on the morning of Lord Mayor's Day, in the Council Chamber of the Guildhall, be dispensed with, as seriously interfering with the necessary arrangement for the banquet. The report, after some discussion, was then agreed to, and referred back to the committee to be carried into execution. IMPROVEMENTS ON THE RIVER THAMES, HEALTH Or TOWNS BILL, &C. Mr. JOHN WOOD called the particular attention of the Court to what he considered to be a most im portant report from the consolidated committee, and declared that he was ready to answer any question upon the subject. The report stated that the committee had pre pared a Bill for the regulation and improvement of the River Thames for the last session of Parlia ment, together with the necessary petition for leave to bring it in. A copy of the Bill was also transmitted to Lord Morpeth, who was requested to confer with a deputation respecting it; and a reply having been received the bill was ordered to be deposited, pursuant to the standing orders of the House of Commons. Certain clauses in the Bill were likewise transmitted to the Board of Admiralty, and the deputation were directed to prosecute the measure in Parliament, and watch its progress. The Board of Admiralty being willing to favour any measure for the improvement of the River Thames, and increasing the facilities of its commerce, the deputation were from time to time en gaged in communications with that board, and also with the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, with the view of obtaining their concurrence in this mea sure so essential to the public interests. These com munications, as well as others with the heads of the Government, were frequent, and necessarily occupied a considerable portion of time—so far impeding the progress of the Bill that an application to the House of Commons for the purpose of delaying it beyond the time allowed by the standing orders of the House became necessary; and such application was made accordingly, an intimation being given, at the same time, to Lord Morpeth, pressing for an early inter view upon the subject of the Bill. A conference was accordingly appointed with his Lordship, at which he stated that he was advised that he would not be justified in giving at that time his consent to the Bill, and that the suit between the Crown and the City must proceed. The committee, still deeply convinced of the neces sity of some general measure for the regulation of the River Thames—for the extensive improvement of the City, with the view of providing for the increase of its trade and commerce—for the removal of all diffi culties with respect to the river—for the security of the proprietors of the valuable properties acquired and improved on the banks of the Thames, and a general arrangement of all matters connected with the City, financial and commercial, and bearing in mind the efforts which for the last 16 years had been continuously made by the corporation to promote extensive improvements in the river on a general sys tem—prepared themselves, with the assistance of the officers of the corporation, to enter upon a compre hensive view of the whole subject, to be submitted to the consideration of the Court, if a reasonable ex pectation had been held out of the concurrence of the Government, and of the several boards to which reference must necessarily be made. The committee regretted to say that as yet such ex pectation of concurrence had not been so far realised as to justify the entering upon the detail of the general arrangements they had contemplated, but as the objects which they had in concurrence with the sentiments of the Court always kept in view, the pro moting the public good, the general improvement of the metropolis, and the extension of trade and com merce, without any selfish regard to the particular in terests of the corporation, they firmly relied upon those objects working their own way, and that they would speedily prevail. Finding, therefore, that the greatest advantages for the promotion of those objects had been derived from the consolidated union of the chairmen of the several committees to whose care the respective concerns of the corporation had been in trusted, and who had all contributed their share of suggestions and information, particularly the coal, corn, and finance committee, to whose functions many of these matters particularly belonged, the committee with full assurance of the importance of these objects, and the necessity of their progress, applied to the Court for a continuance of its.confidence in them, and of the authority to confer with the Government and the necessary boards for their concurrence in a gene ral measure of regulation and arrangement, and for the renewal of the application to Parliament for a Bill for the regulation and improvement of the River Thames, and to give the proper notices accordingly. The report concluded with certifying that a Bill for the further regulation of steam-vessels, which had been brought into Parliament by the Govern ment, contained a clause to protect the rights of the corporation, and passed into a law. To the report were appended the signature of 26 chairmen of committees. The report was likewise, after some discussion, in which Mr. L. Jones, Mr. John Wood, Mr. Hall, and Mr. R. Taylor took part, agreed to, and referred back to the committee to be carried into execution. THE NEW PRISON AT HOLLOWAY, Mr. LOTT (chairman of the coal, corn, and finance committee) brought up the report of that commit tee, recommending the mode of raising the sum of 10,0001. for the building of the new prison at Hol loway. Agreed to, and referred back to the committee to be carried into effect. REGULATION OF CITY RLFCTIONS. Mr. Plume (chairman of the freedom committee) called the attention of the Court to the consideration of a subject about which they had been fighting for the last twenty years, and which he trusted would be quite set at rest by the report and Bill introduced by the committee. The report stated—" That the committee had duly considered the subject referred to them, and had agreed to several resolutions thereon, viz.:- " That the constituency of this city, for the elec tion of aldermen, common councilmen, and ward officers, should consist of freemen, bei ng occup i ers of premises within the city, being rated to the police rate. I " That a suitable declaration for freemen be in serted in the draft of the Bill, instead of the present oath. " That with respect to the times for holding elec , tions for aldermen, common councilmen, and ward officers, there shall be one day for nomination and election ; but, in the event of a poll being demanded, the poll should IA taken and concluded on the day following the day of nomination. " That any alderman or common councilman should be removed on bankruptcy, insolvency, by deed of composition, by applying for or taking the benefit of any insolvent Act, conviction of fraud, or who shall abaent himself from his duty for six months without reasonable cause. "And the committee directed the Remembrancer to prepare a Bill founded upon the foregoing resolu tions, and the Remembrancer had accordingly laid before them the draft of a Bill whereby it would appear that it was proposed to repeal so much of the Act of the 2d George I. as regulated the right of voting, and the time of polling at elections of alder men and common councilmen, and to substitute a new qualification, and a more ample proof of such qualification, and to restrict the polling to one day ; and it was also proposed to substitute declarations for the oaths required to be taken at ward elections and on admission to the freedom of the City, and to disqualify aldermen and common councilmen in cer- ' tain cases. That the committee having taken the said draft Bill into consideration, and being of opinion that the several changes thereby intended to be effected in the qualification of the electors, the duration of the poll, the substitution of declarations fbr oaths, and the disqualification, in certain cases, of aldermen and common ccaincilmen, would be of great advan tage to the citizens and inhabitants of this City, they had approved thereof and submitted the same to the Court, and recommended that they should be em powered to give the requisite notices of an application to Parliament, in the next session, for leave to intro duce the said Bill."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ANDERTON said that a Bill of the kind, re commended by the committee, was the general pre cursor to St. Thomas's-day, so that if there were two St. Thomas's-days in the year he had no doubt there would be two Bills for enlarging the constituency brought in —(A. laugh)—that as sure as his name was James Anderton the Bill before them would no more be heard of after St. Thomas's•day.—(A laugh, and cries of dissent.) He believed, as he had often stated, that reform of the corporation must proceed from some other authority than itself; but still he did not consider the case hopeless. He hoped that the measure would meet with the approbation of Parlia ment.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BA.RCLAT considered that giving the privilege to persons who were rated to the police-rate was but a miserable boon to the citizens of London. If the Court meant to act upon a liberal principle they would assimilate the system to that which was adopted in Parliamentary elections. There was no inducement to the general body of the citizens of London to take up their freedom —(Cries of " Oh, oh.") What benefit had he derived from his freedom ? Several Members—You are in this Court, and you may be a sheriff or an alderman, which you could not be if you were not free. MY. BARCLAY protested that he coulil not Zee low BIICTEIB. On the 17th inst., at ilyde, the Hon. Mrs. Frederick 1 101 ' land, of a daughter. On the 16th — inst., at Kensington, Mrs. J. Furze, of On the 16th inst., at Leighton Buzzard, Ellen, the wife " Francis Bassett, of twin sons. • f On the 16th inst., at R ow d e ll-h ouse, Sussex, the wife o C. M. Chester, Esq., of a son. At Heslington-house, Worthing, the lady of W. T. Aga r ' Esq, of Elm-lodge, Camden-town, of a daughter. wife of On the 17th i ns t . , at the Oaldands, Dursley, the wife E. A. Freeman, Esq., of a daughter. 4 J, On the 18th in s t., at H yde-park -gardens, the WI Blyth, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Duncan-terrace, Islington, Browning, of a son. MARRIED. On the 17th inst., a t Zeal Monachorum, Devon, lienrY, ; ( l.,i Marshall, E sq , C apta i n, Madras Army, to Ellen, L i " — daughter of the late Rev.- Th omas Robyns, vicar of stow, Devon. On the 17th inst., at Harlington, Beds, the Rev. Truell Tanqueray, rector of Tingretb, Beds, to H arr iott Elizab et eldest daughter of G. Pearse, Esq., of Harlington. On the 17th inst., at Oundl e , N or th am pt ons hire, the .-e n . C. H. Bingham, M.A., in cum b en t o f R amse y, klunting,d o hn shire, to Emma Sophia, se con d d aug ht er o f the late Smith, Esq., of the Rectory, Oundle, Northamptonshire. Air. On the 17th inst., at e the Scots Church, London-wa ll ' h t James Macandrew, merchant, t o Eli za H un t er , only datig— of T. Reynolds, Esq., of Albuquerque, Spain. t ° t ll ' On the 18th inst., at St. Matth ew ' s Church, 131-1% 0 Anthony Carr, Esq., of Union-grove, Wandsworth-read, ds, li;ary Jane, youngest daughter of the late John SY IOII Esq., Brixton. DIED. On the 9th inst., at Dartford, Mr. J. ,-, Snowden, g.e cl74. d On the 15th inst., at M anor -t errace , B r i x t o n, Alr• ' 4ll White, aged. 72. Jo 0 On the 16th inst., at D a l s t on - r i se , D a lston, Leonathe rd, aged 74. or On 16th inst., at Drumm on d-pl ace , Edinburg'', NW Jameson, aged 79. On the 17th i ns t., J erem i a h C omp t on, E sq ., at litabl eioll' place, St. Pancras, late of Arkley-hall, Ridge, Herts. „ o p t LEeesoo O ligge.nn n e,rsaatie t ttvg h hieree e e:d h1971t. h h inst., at Foley-place, Edward G. 13(: " r l lo B iBar t te ci, h, aged inst. , 56. Charles Nevin, Esq., of 'ce:.- Dolt 0411_ grey p in i s n t inc. T o . Blanchard, Esq., Warwi B London: Printed and Published by 14IURDO YOII 11. No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , a t The Sun Office, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the . 0 2f . Kiddleux, Frilly, October 20,1848. - • - the constituency could be increased by the Bill, which would have such a limited opttration. - - Mr. BLAKE said that if the question were carefully examined, the Bill would be found greatly to extend and widen the constituency, and to qualify a large number of those who could not exercise the privilege to which they were in justice entitled.—(Hear.) Mr. R. TAYLOR feared the present measure would remedy very few of the evils inflicted by the 11th of George 1., which destroyed the right of freemen householders of the city of London to choose the Chief magistrate—a most flagrant invasion of their privileges. He saw m) allusion at all to that mon strous fact, nor did he see any notice of the unre strained power which the aldermen exercised in voting away the money in the chamber.—(Hear, hear.) Notwithstanding all the defects of the Bill, however, he would not oppose it, for he expected that it would come out from the committee in an improved condition. Mr. PERKINS trusted that the time occupied in all elections would be shortened, and that other im provements would be adopted before the measure would be in operation. Mr. J. WOOD admitted that the Bill did not re move all that was objectionable, but it was a decided improvement upon the existing state of the constitu ency.—(Hear.) Mr. T. IL HALL said the Bill would certainly have the effect of extending the constituency very much in elections for aldermen and common coun cilmen. Mr. WIRE said he approved of the report, with one or two exceptions, but he objected to the proposed declaration, which was ex actly in the words of the ancient oath. For instance, every distinguished person admitted to the freedom of the City must swear that he would not take any apprentice for less than seven years, and Lord Hardinge the other day took the oath.—(Hear, hear.) There were other clauses, such as shunning conventicles and not colouring foreigners' goods, for the introduction of which there wa s no ki n d o f oc casion. Ile objected to oaths in general, and thought it better to decrease them and improve them as op portunity offered.—(Hear, hear.) The report was then agreed to, and referred back to the committee to be carried into effect, with the power to make such alterations in the declaration as might seem expedient. POLISH BALL. Lord Dudley Stuart, and several other members of the Polish Literary Institution, appeared with a peti tion, praying for the use of the Guildhall on some day after the 9th of November next, for the purpose of a ball for the relief of the Polish refugees. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK moved that the hall be granted for that purpose. Mr. R. L. JONES had a petition with the same object from the supporters of the Mount St. Bernard Hospice and Leicester-square Soup-kitchen. Mr. LOTT said the claims of the distressed citizens of London were so strong at the present time as to prevent him from holding up his hand for the grant of any assistance in which they were not in cluded. A great number of hands were held up for the granting the use of the Guildhall for the benefit of the Poles ; and, Mr. R. L. JONES withdrew the petition with 'hick he was entrusted. ELECTION OF A MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. A letter was read from Mr. Childs, one of the medical gentlemen returned by the Court of Sewers to the Court as a fit and proper person to serve as medical officer, withdrawing himself as a candidate. Mr. Symons was then elected by a show of hands. COLLECTION OF THE CITY'S WINE DUES. Mr. LoTT brought up the report of the committee upon the important subject of the wine dues, the in vestigation into the frauds in the collection of which was so ably conducted by Mr. Lart and Mr. Selson. The report stated as follows : " That we referred it to the sub-committees to examine and audit the accounts of the collector and comptroller of the said dues quarterly, and directed those officers to attend the sub-committee at the coal market at their first meeting after quarter day for the purpose of producing all the books and t accounts re lating to the collection, and we have great pleasure in reporting that the system adopted works most satis factorily. From the statement annexed it appeared that, upon deducting the average of the years to July 5, 1844, 1845, and 1846, from the amount paid into the chamber by Mr. Baylis, the present collector, for the year ending June 30, 1848, there is a difference of 2,391/. per annum."—(Loud cheering.) The report was unanimously received. After the transaction of some other business the Court adjourned. THE CORN TRADE. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 19. —At Gloucester and Wor caster markets: on the 14th good wheat sold freely at a reduction of Is. per quarter. Fine barley maintained its value, but secondary qualities were Is. per quarter lower. We had a fair sale for oats, at a decline of 6d. to Is. per quarter. Very little doing in beans, During the present week wheat has mostly been held for former prices, and as our millers will not buy except at con' siderably lower rates, very little has changed hands. Barley nominally unaltered. For the few beans disposed of former rates have been obtained. Oats have been offered in quantity, Is. per quarter under former rates. At this day's market there was a less supply of wheat from the farmers, and the prices of this day se'nnight were firmly maintained. Barley also maintained its value. Oats difficult to dispose of, although offered at a further decline. Beans Is. per quarter lower, with an increased inquiry for Egyptian. More doing i° peas. - BRISTOL, OCT. 19.-The supply-of English Wheat wits moderate. The new improved by the few days flue weather which we have had, and if well-conditioned , sold readily at from is. to 2s. per quarter advance, v:z 465. to 50s. per imperial quarter ; the old wheats were firm in value and in good demand, at 545. to 58s. per ira" thosewas however, w la e s v t er w , limitedper al a a n r d t e r a . t p T r h e e e s sale ratherof fuonrediegrn eek Foreign white, 575. to 60s. per 4801bs. ; ditto red, fine qualities, 525. to 555. ; ditto red, ordinary qualities, 48 4 . to 51s. ; ditto hard, 48s. to 52 5. The flour trade was dull, an the turn in favour of the buyer by is. per sack' English seconds, 395. to 41s. per sack. America, B & C '' sweet, per barrel, none. Barley for malting continues in very inadequate supply, and the values of a ll goo d parcels were Is. per quarter higher ; English malting brought 365. to 395. per imperial quarter; grinding qua; lities were in r equest at former rates, viz., English an d foreign 255. to 30s. per 4001bs. Oats were the turn cheaper. Devon and Welsh 19s to 20s. per imperial quarter, Irish white 21s. to 225. 6d. per 3201b5., Irish black 20s. to 205. 6d° per imperial quarter. In beans and peas there 1, 1 no alteration. Engli s h beans 40s. to 445. per imper ial quarter, foreign 32 s t o 38s. per 4801bs. At the Glue' tester market the best descriptions of English and fir reign wheat barely , maintained the previous week's q uo" tations, while secondary qualities were fully Is. per quarter lower. All descriptions of warranted malting barley were free of sale at full prices, grinding qualities were unaltered in value ; new Irish oats being in libera l supply, and in somewh a t quest i ona bl e condition, wer e pressed at a decline of from 6d. to 9d. per quarter ; Egyptian beans met a steady sale at about previous prices. The arrivals during the week have been :1 From Konigsberg, in th e G oo d I ntent, 3,267 sch i ffers wheat, 2821 ditto of peas ; from Cork, in the Juverna , tons of oatmeal and 40 quarters of oats ; from Wesfor u in the Victory, 400 quarters o f b arley, 380 quarters o f oats ; from Cardigan, 100 quarters of barley ; freui Gloucester, in the Mary, 400 sacks of flour ; from We terford, in the Rose, 158 ba rre l s , ;853 sac k s, an d 50 i "_ quarters of oats ; fro m C or k , i n the Sabrina, 110 barre 9 and 120 quarters of oa t s , 5 cwt. of oatmeal, and 50 clea r ' ters of wheat; from Kinsale, in the Elizabeth, 500 quer: ters of oats. The averages for the week, according s'' the Corn Inspector's return, are :-Wheat 495. 6d., oats , 20s. 10d., beans, 365.