The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-24 00:00:00

24% 100 12 25. 25%, 47 1 4 71 3 / 4 LosING I RICES. Isi I!4i MEM iV S . E E. ay WAS ie sales Arne .) 51(1.; 2:ld. to Ind fur morn- ?roving v the v more )r two. [est to proves. less of ?y , has 're are 'whick iortion K hich ,orters, e con lity of ) gene- Drs, no m very ?s that inploy ?cursor er two es his kissors ir pre son to eaten- )ur ex- i reach coun ixty to ,nufac- in re- opriate bettr r it., the m was ►n the )0,0001. nd the Ave no e trade is still in No banks Le sum aint so ❑ess of , autiful ►etition I more h may Deme- s most ;ensure 1 upon is very er, and to 189. The itended 3n, and ,t India uarter y snp eption, Threo rs that idends. i Two appear Mid- Coun rather bosING 'RICES• 189 8614 87% 86 1 A 234 87% 41 p 38 p 41p 38 p Lonso 'BICES. Dittl 6 l 4 (It'e dershe d apd Si ) C )1e) ... f`,/ Do.( :W. tln'on) 7 Do. (Pre , r9 , l vi e ) 2.3 Do. I', ‘ , 1 , ave5(.,)... 9 1 4 — 91 Leo,k. f." , 11 ...••• 11a ,1 Do., (bl.e.) Leeds and 50 Ditto, Ne ..•• Do., Pretcr., 6 per Ct. 3;Q...... Liverpool, (770-.1.)y end Zauthno-t. 31 ,2 Livery., Ala .•)-es:.cz,ard Newcas' London Y 2 t . Do.. •.', Loni:on. B - ct • South C- , Do.Gat - -. ri :_ , ^-c` .. 9 Do. I'm:. !. .^-'-‘:. C.,. 50 .. Ditto, r. l : r . .. ls -2 50 Ditto, Nr:.--; 51., guar. 6 per c:-rt. • .. L - mdon arrl G i eenv. :CI 12/ Iss , fd... - Ditto, Pie er-ce... IS/ 17s 2d... London and N. We .F•rn ICJ ... _115% 116 1 ,/,_ ll 6 l -/ Do Quarters (T.. f.: 13.) "2 ...... Ditto, New Do sa, 1.N7 'll ..... .. .. 2 ...... Do. •'O/.Sll, - e.,(T r . AN )25 ...... .... Do. 101. (AF.', & B.) A. 9 Do. 10/. kM. & B.) B. 9 Do. 101. iY. & B.) C. 1 ..... Loud. &S. lac • terr, 5O ...... 33 37% Do. N:. w 5C'. ... ..... ,1 ::' i.. .. .. ..Do. Now 401 34 Do. Tenths (Con:ol.) 50 Ditto ditto .... 4O Ditto. Thirds.. ...-13/. 6s. 8d — ...... ......... Do., New Scrip, HAS, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls -...1/. 13s. 4d — ...... ....... London, Se'isbu.y, anu Yeovil ...... . ........ 1/ i Londoorierry&C ;lora Tne 18 Londonderly snd Ennis killen 2 7 1, ..... ... ..... ~... Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per et.) - Mantheriter,Buxton,and Matlock 4 — Manchester, Sheffield ' and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . ......... 13 Ditto ditto - ...... •••••••• Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ... Do., Grimsby Dock 2O Do. Llanchester and Lincoln Union. .... 41.25. — Midland ......... .... -.100 ..... 76 1 ,i 75 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo ...... Do., do., 50/. Shares... 20 ..... 9 8 3 4... .... Do. Birm., E•nd Derbyloo Do.Consol.Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 Ditto, Brut. & Glocatr. 38 Ditto, ditto ...... ...... 14/. 185.... Ditto,Leieest& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo— 0- - -- 75% 8% __ Great Western Irish Bilddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. lewcastif?nd Carh•ue...lUo Do. Quarters 25 . Newmarket ... ... ... 20 Do. Extension ...... ...21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 — .. Newry an, Enriskillen 7 Newry, W arrenpo.nt, . ... and Rostr evor 20 orf olk .. - Do. New 20.. Do. Guaraf , teeds p et. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 ;4pc. 5 ...I Do. do. Wavency Val. 2 ...... . Northern C '1..1 -1:1-ou 4 ...••• _ North Br.' 1 ... ....... 25 ...... Ditto, Ii ''i -, Ditto,do , .. --,...:; 6 i i.i — 3 6 l i , -- eef..i int..,... - 3 6 ~ l 'i g '' x x . Ditto, Tt) . .i .... -.. 81 4 -•• 37 k i i • North & Suath- We.t ern 2 North Statio , dshire l5 ... .. BVA N orth Wal es . 3 14, Nor th - Western .... Oxford, Worcester, and W olverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO Royston and Hitchin ... 2 Scottish Central: .••• .. Ditto, New ..... ........ heflield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) ••• 7t h Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 •••"' Shrewsbu ry rnd Him-. 9 Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 BShhrreevrwasbburaryy and Herefd. 2 ...... (Nor. w. ju t I C o hester 17 Ditto ••• Ditto Halves ... ditto 8172 •••••• " ... ......... Dit O swestry ...... 17 : %4 — New to Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 • • ShropshUnion E ., DO. Preference ... .... ..... --- ' s ou t h Staffordshire 6l/sS ;nth Eastern .. Do., No. 1 32341/8 —23% 23 Do., N 0.2. " 22 Do., N0....................._ . .... ..... . ?5 Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 64 South Wa1e5......... 2B ...». South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 Swans. & Lough° : & Ca meron's 6 &tn. Cor l . -. Taw Yale Extension ... 8 - ••• - Thames P -.yen Duck 6 17% ...... and Railway Vale-of • W a t Waterfordo r l 'l d 6 and and th Kilkenny Limerick -. 4 14 7 7 lA % ••• • • • • W at e r 1 d , W xfr d , W i c kIW, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... Do. do. do. ... 25 10 ... ..... ... Do. do. do. ••• West Corn wa ll West London ....... . Do. Do. Ist Class Do. D o. 2d Class - ...... ....»... . 20 W hitehaven & Fulaess 13 Windsor, Stainci, and Wilt So uth West ern ..... ... 9 1,4 ...... s, Samerset,& Wey- Mouth ........ ........ •• 40 York, Newcasle, and Ber wick. .... ••-•••••*" 25 ........ ... Do. Origine! New and Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 1 24 34 . Do. E xtension No. 1. 15 1 _Do. do. No. 2 ••• 15 D .N.E.P re f erence 8 Yorli i o. G nd Nor tb. Mid ktind 50 •••••• _Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do • E ist and West Rid- i ng Extensioi. . 25 • ••• *;*.. ....... -- FOREIGN RAILWAI. S. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and 41•2•••". _ Boelo,ae and Amiens-. 20 Central of France ( Or- Ceans ar...1 V , e - ..:0n.) ... 17 Deyloa .................... IA •• • emerara ..... .......... ... 15 •••••• Dendre Val'ey...... ...... 4 Madras ...... ..-........ ss. . Indian Dutch Rhe,2ish •........ 7ii ••• - " ... -- East ..... ...... .. 31A — ...... - .... . Great Indian Peninsr'ar 14 LuxembourgLouvain.a la Sambre ... 7% — .... ......... 7 Madrid and Valentin. 2 Namur ;and Liege ...... 20 ... - Northern o f France,..... 12 ... .. -'... ••• ... Orleans and Borden 7 Paris and Lyons .... ..... 11 ... - JOINT STOCK. BANKS. Londo n & Westminr. 20 — Pro vincial of Irel an d . ste .-. 25 A nglo-Mexi can IOOMINES. Asturia n Mining Coin 14 Australi an /4 2% General Mining ',j _ - YID'S SHITP.IING—(THIS DAY.) Ra e. LONDON Nov. 24.—Wind N.W., moderate br eeze , and P Nov. 23.—The St. Anne, Oger, from St. Valary to L on d on, h as put i n h ere i n a s i n ki ng state, hating been. on shore on the Goodwin Sands. lA:innate, Nov. 22.—The Union, Cunningham, fro m S hields for Blyth, foundered off the latter place during a gale yesterd a Itich ar d aon, and y; landed h e crew picked up by the Dispatch, re. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Diamond, Thomson, Porto Rico; Princeton, Russell, New York; Secret stea mer, Miller, Constantinople; Ariadne, Goodmanson, Calcutta; Xarifa, Rosignol, Buenos Ayres; Harriet, Williams, Pernambuco, sailed 18th ult; Golden Fleece, 13tileth °r1), ditto; Presto, La Guaira; Catharine, Rid- Ley, Savanilla; Isaac Allerton, Smith, New Orleans; ''' e arY Salter, Virginia ; Medallion, Philadelphia ; 'Victoria, Wellington, New York; Standard, M'Pherson, Miraniichi; Lotus, Watson, Quebec; Lady Worsley, ACafrleicuatia Sid. 22d, Thames, Staten Island; 23d, Jacyer, ; Helvellyn, Ceylon; Elizabeth Bibby, Africa; VManilla,, Lima; Margaret Elizabeth, Bahia; Shamrock, aortGhara; Grande ; 'Hopewell, Pernambuco; Phila delphia; Jupiter, Santa Thetis, Hond uras . Jane, Mobile; Jane, Phila- S usan, G. Orvens, Philadelphia; Charlotte Har rison, Charleston; John Dunlop, Charleston; Washing ton Irving., Boston. Off; Lanercost, Valparaiso; Ger trude, New Orleans; Minesota, New York. Dui., Nov. 23 —Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. David Mal .??hn, Smith, Adelaide, South Australia ; Etienne, .90gan, Shanghai ; United, Calcutta • Dorothy, Moodie, ditto ; Fortitude , Rio Janeiro ; The Duke, Frost, St. J "hn', New runswick • Euxine, Quebec ; Great Britain, Swinburn, Montreal. nASTINGS, Nov. 23.—The Victory, from New York for Loudon, dismasted, has been spoken by a boat off this port, two pilot-cutt ers near h er. Orr PO RTSMOUTH, Nov. 23 —Mary Ann, Madras. PEN Z&NCE, N o v. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Racer, Peroue', Buenos Ayres. BRISTOL, Nov. 23.—Wind S.—Arrd. Britannia, Vin er!nt, D emerara; Newton, Hawes, New York; Fingalton, Craig, Quebec. Sid. Lady Falkl an d, N ew O r l eans . 1114721 ' 1110- "-Arrd. Stranger, Miller, Demerara. THE SUN, *LONDON, MARKET NEWS -(THIS DZiY. CORN EXCHA.N GE-FRI DA Y. :i7 Z 8 37 ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour. 1,850 qrs. 1,660 qrs. 1,470 qrs. 3,930 sk, -- 210 13,480 / - 11,220 1,460 4,6,0 j -- Malt, 1,480 qrs. _SIVIZT.7...raEx.D. English .. • • • . Irish. • • • • • • •• Foreign .• .• • . For Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d, to s. d. Inferior Beast..... 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 6 4 0 ,iccond quality .. 210 3 2 Coarsc-woolledditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oacen• • 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wether 4 8 410 Prime Scots barge coarse Calves 3 4 3 6 Large Hogs • •• 310 4 4 Prime small ditto .• 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers 4 6 4 8 Suckling Calves ..18 0 25 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep • 3 0 3 4 Lambs ••• • 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. 97l I Sheep. Calves. 3.100 237 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I riffS. 290 Beasts. 321 I Sheep. 82C) Calves. I rigs. 55 WG - 111 1 11 :LZADENECILLIa. For each kind of meat, the supply of which was good, the demand was heavy, at barely stationary prices. - - - At per stone by the Carcase. s. - d. to a. d. s. d. to s. d. 2 2 2 4 Mutton, interior •• 3 2 3 4 - middling •• .. 2 6 210 middling.. 3 6 3 8 primelarge •• 3 0 3 2 prime .. •. 310 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork , large •....... 3 6 4 4 Veal.• •••• • • ...... 3 4 4 0 -- small ........ 4 6 4 8 /1018,OUGEL OP IZZAWIZET. We have still to notice a fair demand for the best New Hops in pockets, at very full prices. The middling and inferior qualities—the supply of which on offer is by no means large—are a slow sale, at late rates. Yearling and Old Hops are almost nominal in value. New Hops: —Sussex pockets, 21 4s to 21 I8s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 8s to 31 6s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 212 s to 51 12a; and Farnhams, 51 12s to 5/ 17s per cwt. SUGAlR.—Holders still supply the market too freely with British Plantation to allow of prices improving, and prices have not been supported. Barbadoes at auction realised 37s to 38s Gil for good and yellow, and 34s 6d for low. The market is rather firmer within the last two days. JiE,lNED.—Standard lumps, 48s. EAST INDIA.--About 6,800 bags Mauritius offered by auction were partly sold, but at 6d decline; fine yellow, 38s to 40s; good, 36s to 37s 6d; low, 33s 6il to 34s ; tine brown, 32s 6d to 335; and low to good grey 333 to 375. Madras, over 7,000 bags only partly found buyers, and at 6d to is declin3 ; mid soft yellow, 31s 6d to 32s ; low, 30s to 31s; fine brown, 29s to 29s 6d, and low and mid 27s to 28s ; fine strong yellow, 38s to 403, and brown, 303 to 32s 6d ; 5,500 bags Bengal went at barely former prices ; fine grainy yellow, 39s to 41s, low, 33s 6d to 355; and mid to line Mauritius tried, 34s to 39s per cwt. FORElGN.—Pernambuco, 616 bags, 250 brls, 350 chests, were nearly all taken in at 34s 6d to 42s 6d ; Bahia has been held for 37s to 40s 6d; Porto Rico, 38s 6d to 39s ; and Maccio was nearly all taken in at 34s to 41s. Generally full rates are asked ; sound white and yellow Muscovado has been at 35s to 375. CO/NEE.—Ceylon has been in some favour at fuller rates. Good ord Native 26s 6d to 28s 6d; Plantation, good to fine, 52s to 726; low mid 435, and fine ord 32s to 336; Mocha has been is to 2s dearer. Madras has been sold at 28s, and Guayquil at 28s. Java is firm. Jamaica and British Plantation generally aro held for fuller rates. RICE.—The quotations have been heavy. Bengal very good clean white has been sold at 12s, good mid has been taken in at lis to lis 6d, and low at 10s to 103 6d; Madras went 3d to 6d per cwt cheaper, said pinkey white 8s to 8s 6d, and good 8s 6d to 98; Java, 4,207 bags, sold at 7s 6d to 9s 6d, and Penang at 7s 6d to 9s per cwt. SPlCES.—Pimento has been brisk at fuller prices; Black Pepper dull; clean Sumatra 2kd per lb. Some sales in Nutmegs have been made at 2s 3d per lb. Rust.—More business has been done. Proof East India is 2d to is 3d ; Leewards is 3d to is 4d, and Jamaica 30 per cent 3s per gallon. COTTON.—There has been a steady business at full rates. TALLOW.—The demand is good at 48s 3d to 48s 6d per cwt on the spot for P.Y.C. ARROWROOT.--S. Vincent's has been sold at Sid to 6d, and Jamaica at 3d to 6d per lb. PEARL Seao.—Sales have been made at 16s 6d to 22s per cwt. WooL.—The sales are going off rather higher. TEA..—The market is very quiet. Stock in London 29,341,000 lbs., or 3,000,000 lbs less than in November, 1847. Deliveries for home consumption from London, 24,256,000 lbs this year. Congon ord to good ord is Id to lid, Pekoe kind is 6d to is 10d, Souchong good ord to but mid 9d to Is, Twankay good oral to but mid 50 to Id, and Ilyson good ord is to is Id per lb. FRUlT.—Considerable arr i va l s h ave ta k en place in all kinds and meet with a good demand, 500 barrels Grapes from Malaga and Almeria sold at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, realised a high figure, the quality being good. Three cargoes of Messina Lemons are in the market and selling at a price equal to 103 per case advance upon the figure obtained last season. The market is overstocked with Chesnuts, and the mild weather has checked the demand. Black Spanish command 55s per barrel. Barcelona 44.4 to 45s per bag—but one cargo of the former is in the market, and a very limited quantity of the latter. Oranges of all kinds are required—a few boxes received by the Lisbon steamer sold well—and some cargoes from the " Azores" may be shortly expected. A large cargo of Brazil nuts has arrived, which article i s in request. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Stains at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice WICIIITMAN and Common Juries.) POLLOCK V. HAIG. This was an action upon a bill of exchange. The plaintiffs, George and Charles Pollock, were joint soli citors in Essex-street, Strand, and the defendant, havirg occasion to borrow some money, applied to Mr. Unwin for that purpose. He declim.d, however, to comply with his request unless the payment of the bill of exchange which he proposed was guaranteed by two responsible parties. The plaintiffs consented to do so, and in 1844 a bill was accordingly endorsed by Mr. George Pollock on behalf of the firm. The defendant failed to meet the bill, and the plaintiffs had paid 1171. 10s. 6d. on account of it. Mr. Bluing, on behalf of the defendant, raised several objections, the most material of which were that no part nership existed at the- time of the payment of th e ac count, Mr. Charles Pollock having gone to India in 1846, and that the action would not, therefore, lie, sin ce it was brought in the name of both. Mir. Stephenson, the cashier of the firm, swore that the partnership terminated on the 2d of September, 1846; that he was daily in the habit of paying money on account of the former firm, and that the sum claimed was paid out of the joint moneys of the plaintiffs. The jury found for the full amount claimed. The other cases that came before the Court were un defended. The Court rose at 12 o'clock. (Sittings in Banco at Wesminster.) THE.QUEEN V. HADLEY, PROPRIETOR OF THE " CHELTEN HAM JOURNAL." Mr. GODSON, Q.C., asked for ah enlargement of the time for showing cause against the rule for a criminal information obtained by the Attorney-General against the defendant, for a libel published in his newspaper on the Cheltenham Bench of Magistrates. The ground of application was, that sufficient time had not been al lowed to prepare affidavits. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL resisted the application. The COURT considered that there were not sufficient grounds for granting the application.—Application re fused. The rule, therefore, will come on in the ordinary course of argument. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) QUEEN V. NEWMARKET RAILWAY COMPANY. Sir F. THESIGER moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the surveyors of the roads of the parish of Woodington, in the county of Cambridge, to make a certain road which they had been required to make by an order of the Quarter Sessions. The railway company had power to carry their line over what jwas known as the Lower Road, leading to New market, but instead of doing so, they had constructed the line in a different way. The inhabitants of the town commenced legal proceedings against the company, which resulted in an undertaking on the part of the railway company to obtain power from the Quarter Mes• mons to stop up the Lower Road, and to give access from Newmarket to the railway by a more convenient road. The Quarter Sessions had made an order requiring the surveyors of the district to make the road, but they MARGATE, Nov. 23,—The Chasse Marco, from St. Valary to London, got upon the Long Now Rook test night, hut got of again this mottling, and proceed:A fur the River. Nov. 22.—The sloop Mariett9, from Por±h cawl tOr London, whieh WaS brought. in here on the 18th inst. leaky, must discharge to repair. Rlincan, Nov. 23.—The }1 be and the Hamburgh, bc , ,tki from London; and the George, of Sandwich, all three hound to Middlesborough; and another schooner for Ha; tlepool, got on the locks near here on the 21st, but were wisisted off and proceeded. The Samuel, of Selby, from L , uidon to Aliddh?sborough, got en the rocks last night, and it is feared will be a wreck; crew saved, and materials being saved. The present week's arrivals of English 'Wheat for our market, coastwise, have not exceedA 1,850 quarters. By land carriage the receipts have been tr.fling in the extreme. The show of samples this morning was very small; yet, owing to the thin attendance of buyers, the demand of all descriptions was heavy, at Monday's prices. The imports of Foreign Wheat have been 11,220 quarters. As the supply on offer was large, the trade was exceedingly inactive, and late rates were with diffi culty supported. The market was very moderately sup. plid with Barley ; nevertheless, the sale of that article was dull, at late currencies. Malt, both on the spot and for forward delivery, was very dull; but we have no tall to notice in prices. The arrival of Oats from Ireland has been considerably ou the increase. From other quarters it has proved small. The Oat trade was heavy, at about Monday's prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were almost nominal in value. Our market to-day was scantily supplied with Beasts in very middling condition. Still, however, the Beef trade was exceedingly dull, at barely Monday's depres sion in the quotations. The highest figure for the best Beef did not exceed 4s per 81bs, and a total clearance was not effected. Although the number of Sheep was very small, the demand for that description of stock was heavy, at the late decline in value. The primest old Downs sold at from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per Bibs. Prime small Calves were mostly disposed of at full prices; otherwise the Veal trade was heavy. In Pigs compa ratively little business was doing, but we have no decline to notice in the currencies. Mi!ch Cows were dull in the extreme, at from 151 to 181 each, including their small Calf. had neglected to do so, and a mandamus had been di rected to the in to fulfil the terms of the. order. The pre sent appliction, therefore, was for a mindamus compcd the survej ors to make the read originally con templated by the order of Sessions. Mr. Justice PATTESON observed :that it war. a novel thing to apply for a mandamus to enforce an order of sessions. Sir F. THESICER replied that there was no other alternative. Mr. Justice PATTESON Suggested that the parties might be indicted. bir F. THESIGEIt said, that proceeding would stop up the present road, but it could not compel the making of the new road. Mr. Justice PAT I ESON— Take a.rule. STANLEY V. THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY CCMPANY. Sir F. KELLY applied to the Court for a rule to show cause w!ly a certiorari should not issue to bring up the inquisition taken before the Sheriff of Carmarthen sh!re to he quashed for irregularity. The railway com pany, under the provisions of their Act, had given notice to Mr. John Stanley that some of his land would be re quirt 1 for the construction of their line, and a writ was issued to the Sheriff to summon a jury to assess the damages. At the inquisition the claim set up for land was only three or four acres, the value of which was fixed at 221, which was not objected to, but there were two other claims made which the com pany did object to, and which formed the subjt ct of the present application. • Mr. Stanley held the land under a lease from Lord Ashburn, and the lease gave him power to re-open a canal which formerly ran through the estate, provided he did so within twelve months after the date of the lease. Mr. Stanley, there fore, claimed several thousand pounds as compensation for being deprived of that right, anti although the Under- Sheriff directed the jury not to allow the claim, they nevertheless awarded him 2,000/. damages. Granting that the re-opening of the canal would have benefited Mr. Stanley, it was contended that the claim could not be made, inasmuch as the twelve months had expired, and the right to make the canal had reverted to Lord Ashburn. Mr. Stanley made a similar claim in respect of an old tramway which he had the right of opening in the same way as the canal, and the jury had assigned the damages upon that claim at 1,0001. It was clear that if any party were entitled to these compensations it was the lessee, Lord Ashburn, who in fact was making a claim upon the company in respect of this very aban doned canal and tramway, and Mr. Stanley was, there fore, not entitled to receive the money that the jury had awarded to him. Mr. Justice PATTESON granted a rule to show cause. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE CASE OF MR. BARBER. A number of the friends of Mr. Barber, the recently liberated convict, were in attendance this morning in the Court of Exchequer, in the expectation that an applica tion would be made on his behalf by Mr. Sergeant Wil kins, for the usual solicitor's certificate. The applies.- tion, however, will not be made until to-morrow. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) GLEN, EXECUTOR, V. *ERDAN. This was a❑ action on a deed of annuity granted by the defendant, Mr. William Jerdan, a gentleman well known in the literary world, to recover the sum of 52/. 10s. Bd. The annuity of 30!. was granted in 1817 to a person named Dugley, and there was an arrear to the amount of 521. 10s. The defendant having suffered judgment to go by default, the jury gave a verdict for the amount. BRISTOW V. CONWAY. This was an action to recover the sum of 321. 10s. for halt' tr. year's rent of chamfers in the Temple, of which plaintiff is a member, and defendant is a member of Gray's Inn. _ The defendant not pleading, a verdict was given for ,he amount. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULDURN.) IN RE UALENBY AND BALER. This was an application on behalf of Mrs. Sophia Halenby, who formerly carried on business with Mrs. Baker, as milliner, in St. James's-street. The proceedings were under an old commission issued in 1829. His HONOUR asked how it was that no application had been made before. He had never had such a case before, and he did not see how he could deal with it, as since the power was taken away from the creditors of judging of the facts, it was part of the Commissioner's duty to enquire into the conduct of the bankrupt both before and after the bankruptcy. The bankrupt's solicitor said a certificate was pre pared at the time, and signed by nearly the requisite number of creditors, at that time required to be three fifths iu number and value; but ono for 2491. stood out. Mrs. Ilalenby had since married, and her husband was anxious that she should obtain her certificate to prevent the possibility of her suffering annoyance in the event of his death. The Solicitor to the Assignees said they had been satisfied throughout the case. His HONOUR said that as so many of the creditors were satisfied at the time, and the assignees did not op pose, ho would grant the application.—Certificate granted accordingly. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, ISLE OF WIGHT, THURSDAY. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with the younger branches of the Royal Family, arrived at twenty minutes past one o'clock yesterday. Her Majesty landed at the Trinity-wharf, East Cowes. A guard of honour of the 45th Regiment was in attendance. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness have this morning taken their usual exercise in the grounds at Osborne. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Baroness de Speth, left her residence, Frogmore House, yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at the Priory, Stanmore. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baron K nesebeck, left their residence at Kew yesterday, for Arundel Castle, Sussex, to honour the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk with a visit. Mr. H. Barkly, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Prince de Granatelli (Membro del Parlamento, Commissario del Governo del Regno di Sicilia) and M. Luigi Scalia (Membro del Parlamento) had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday, at their office, in Whitehall place. _ _ _ The Earl of Clarendon paid visits yesterday to Sir George Grey and other Cabinet Ministers. Earl Grey had a dinner party, on Wednesday, at his residence, in Belgrave-square. The company included the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Sir George and Lady Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Besborough, Mr. Charles Greville, and Mr. Harry Grey. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The only bets laid this afternoon were 450 to 10 each agst The Knout and Strougbow, and 500 to 10 agst Bernadotte for the Derby. At Liverpool, on Wednesday, 500 to 110 was laid once or twice agst The Flying Dutchman, 750 to 100 agst Tadmor, and 2,000 to 100 agst Osterley. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAY (CONCLUDED) The Selling Stakes, of 5 soya. each, and 50 added, the second to save his stake, for three yrs old, Bst 81b; tour, 9st 101 b; five, lOst 21b; six and aged, lOst sib; mares; &c., allowed 31b, &c.; one mile and three quar ters (8 Subs.), were won easily; Mr. W. Smith's Master Downes, 6 yrs (to be sold for 501.), beating Mr. Meik lam's Susannah, 4 yrs (a); Mr. Wilkin's Garendon, 6 yrs (1001.); Mr. Lane's Midnight, 4 yrs (804); Mr. Wilson's br f by St. Martin, 4 yrs (801.); Mr. Heysted's Fringe, 3 yrs (301.); and Mr. Harrison's Fanny, 5 yrs (30L) THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added. One mile • and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. Wilson's bf by St. Martin—Liverpool, 4 yrs ... 1 Mr. Bretherton's Mignonette, 9st 21b,.. 2 Jenny Wren, Bst 131 b, and Garendon, Bst 131 b. also ran. Handicap Steeplechase Stakes of 10 sovs. each, p.p., and 50 added; the second to save his stake. Three miles. (6 Subs.) Mr. Bretherton's Equinox, 9st 101 b (Stagg) 1 Captain Thonsson's Abd-el-Kader, 6 yrs list 81b ... 2 Modesty, 6 yrs, lOst 41b, T om Bowling, 4 3 rs, lOst 41b, sad Royston Gower, 5 yrs, lOst 21b, also started. Won easily. The Helter Skelter Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 30 added. One mile and a quarter over the flat. (9 Subs.) Mr. Wilson's Cybele, 3 yrs ... ... (Arnold) 1 Mr. Waring's Rosa, Bst 1016 2 Jenny Wren, 7st 51b, Premier, Bst 61b, Dash, 6st 61b. and Fanny, Bst 21b, also started. Won easily. LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASES.—TIIESDAY. Acceptances for the Handicap of 100 Sovs. each. Subduer, Ilst 81b—Teresa, lOst 121b—Tit bit, lOst 21b —b m by Samarcand, lOst 21b. WEDNESDAY. Acceptances for the Grand Open Chase. Chandler, 12st 41b—St. Leger, 1 lst—Doctor, I Ost 101 b —Red Lancer, 10st 61b—Jerry, lOst 61b—Alfred, lost 61 b—Prince George, lOst 41b—Khondooz, lOst 41b— Bugler, lOst—Venom, lOst—Alexander, 9st 121b—Ace of Trumps, 9 st 10 1b — Li n kb oy, 9st 101b—Repealer, 9st IOW —Knight of Gwynne, 9 s t 91b—Vi n di ct i ve, 9st 31b—Sol ace , 2 -it —Royston Gower, 84 121 b. JENNY LIND AT OXEORD.—MdIIe. Jenny Lind has made arrangements for a grand miscellaneous con cert, which, we understand, will take place, with the per mission of the Curators, anti under the immediate pa tronage of the Vice Chancellor, in the Sh e ld on i an Theatre, on the morn i ng of Friday, Dec. 1. THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT SPITHEAD.--. We are gratified in bein g enabled to state that by her Majesty's wish Mr. Thomas Whitty, of her Majesty's Customs, who so humanely risked his own life to save that of a fellow -creature in the gale which occurred on the last occasion of the return of the Court to London from the Isle of Wight, has been promoted from second class tide-surveyor of Portsmouth to be chief tide-sur veyor of the port of Gloucester. ..... 3% 8 25 tAi 21 11 11 ...... 1% LO 38 23. 1 3 3 4 10 FRIDAY EVENING, N OVEMBER 24, 1848. 1 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court was held 3 esterday for the dispatch of a great ' deol of pubic britinetr. The Lone 3.IAYon, whose entrarco Ras welcomed with cheers, addressed th e C ourt. li e h a d, h e sa id, en , joyed the good fortun e o f being a member of the Com ! ru..in Council for many years, and he hoped her had ac quired the respf•ct and esteem of his worthy colleagues during that period. In taking his teat for the purpose of presiding over the Court, he assured them that he was perfectly conscious of the responsibility of that depart ment of his duties, but he knew at the same time that he should receive at their hands such support as would enable him to carry into full effect his intentions for the service of the corporation and his fellow-citizens. — (Cheers.) He was convinced that s hen they should see him upholding their rights and ptivileges, they would zealously and vigorously second his exertions. He was sure that no chief magistrate could be more anxious than ho was to justify the good opinion of his fellow-citizens, to which he owed i bis elevation; but he at the same time knew how necessary it was that he should be supported by the judgment and authority of the body with which he was to be in such frequent communication.—(Cheers.) He would give the Court a s many opportun i t i es o f meeting as they should require, and he should be open to them all individually whenever it was considered that he could render any benefit to the community. Having stated so much, he trusted the Court would allow him to say a few words on a matter which had been a source of peculiar gratification to him. It would be in the recollection of the Court, that at the recent civic festival the French 1 Ambassador had alluded to the warm reception which some of his countrymen who had visited the metropolis had met in the city of London, and expressed an earnest desire that the visit should be returned by the mem bers of the corporation.—(Cheers.) Next day a more particular communication to the same effect was made to him in the hope that the corporation would con sent to be present at a fete which was appointed to take place in Paris ; but as the notice was not sufficient for men engaged as they were, he considered himself justified in declining that invitation, at the same time expressing how glad they all were at the cordial feeling which existed between the people of both coun tries.—(Lond cheers.) With these observations he should take his seat in the Court, repeating to the mem bers that as they should see him act with candour and impartiality so he should expect froth them correspond. ing assistance and support.—(Cheers.) Mr. NORRIS said, he was anxious to express on behalf of the whole Court his full confidence in the discretion, impartiality, and dignity with which his Lordship would administer the duties of his high office. His assurance of constant devotion to the public service was accepted with the utmost confidence and regard, and was consistent with the well este ' blished character of his Lordship, whose career of use fulness had been the admiration of all.—(Cheers.) He congratulated his Lordship on) the interesting fact just communicated, and said that, combined with other mani festations of goodwill recently evinced by the French to wards this great country, it served to prove that the bonds of peace were being cemented, and that the desire of the English to cultivate the most friendly relations was generously reciprocated in France, and that unity, peace, and concord was the motto on both sides.— (Great cheering.) Whilst all Europe watched with in tense interest the future destiny of France, it was the grateful privilege of England to receive this interestin g testimony that a desire to maintain the most f r i en dl y relations, and t o cu lti v ate and enjoy the advantages of uninterrupted commercial intercourse, was every day gaining strength on both sides the Channel.—(Cheers.) Mr. Norris concluded by congratulating hi s L or d s hi p on the honour and compliment paid to the c or p orat i on in the person of his Lordship, and sat down amidst cheering. authority, they must be held tespcmiLele, and they could easily aproint a board ot . health amongst them sel ver.—(lfear, hear.) Mr. Deputy Onnann said the Commisiorer; did no more than their duty in pas,ing tee resolution, and were satisfied to have the matter entirely to the Court. There was no case of cholera in the city of London— (Hear, hear)—and he know of a hospital the managers of which bad sent about to look for a subject without avail.—(A laugh.) Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE said, he had en Tuesday mentioned in the Court of Aldermen that the ro had been no case of cholera in the city of Lonnon but that of an old woman who had been drunk for three days, and was supposed to have died of the disease produced by that excess. It had been supposed that when he spice of the absence of cholera from the city of Loudon, he meant the absence of the disease horn London generally. lie did not pretend to know anything as to the prevalence or existence of cholera elsewhere, but he certainly knew that it was not in the City.—(Hear.) Ile hoped that the observation he consider( d it his duty to make would be publicly noticed, in order to remove the impression likely to be made by a misapprehension of his meaning. The opinion of the Court being decidedly against the appointment of a board of health, the motion was ne gatived, and it was referred back to the Court of Sewers to carry their recommendation into effect upon their own responsibility. CITY OF LONDON COUNTY COURTS. The days for holding small debts courts in the City were appointed, and Mr. Cope moved for a reference to inquire into the duties of the officers of the court, the business of which had got into serious arrears. REDUCTION IN THE COST OF GAS. Petitions from the wards of Bishopsgate, Portsoken, Bread -street, Farringdon- w ithout, and Cripplegate- with out, praying that the Court would adopt means for procur ing for the petitioners a reduction iu the enormous price of gas, were presented, and amidst acclamations referred to the Commissioners of Sewers. The petitions were, it was stated, signed by thousands, and the galleries of the Court were filled during the day by the gentlemen deputed to present them. Upon the motion of Mr. TAYLOR, seconded by Mr. STEVENS, a petition for assistance from the Royal Free Hospital in Gray's Inn-road, which they stated had opened two wards with 50 beds, for the reception of persons who might be afflicted with Asiatic cholera, was referred to a cornmittee.—Adjourned. DEATH OF SIR JOHN BARROW, BART., LL.D, F.R.S. It is with very great regret that we announce to our readers the death of the late venerable Second Secretary to the Admiralty, Sir John Barrow, Bart., which took place yesterday at his residence, New-street, Spring-gardens. The event was almost sudden, and was totally unex pected. He had taken his usual walk in the morning, and had reached the door of his residence, when he was seized with giddiness in the head, and was obliged to be helped into the house, where the symptoms appeared so alarming that medical assistance was immediately pro cured, and messengers were dispatched to the Colonial office and to the Admiralty to inform Sir John's eons of his illness. Mr. John Barrow, however, of the Admi ralty, arrived in time to see his father alive, for, shortly after, comforted by the presence of his son and other members of his family, Sir John, with scarcely a struggle, breathed his last. The life of Sir John Barrow has been a most eventful one, as those who have read the very interesting auto biographical memoir written by himself, and published last year can bear testimony. Sir John Barrow was born on the 19th June, 1764, in a small cottage at the village of Dragleybeck, near Ul verstone, North Lancashire, and as he himself says, " being the only child of Roger and Mary Barrow. The said cottage had been in my mother's family nearly 200 years, and had descended to her aunt, who lived in it to the age of 80, and in it my mother died at the advanced age of 90. The only scholastic education I received was at the Town Bank Grammar School, under the Rev. William T 3 son Walker, curate of the parish church, and an excellent classical scholar, educated at Trinity Col lege, Dublin. I was entered when in my eighth year, continued under his instruction until my thirteenth, when I had advanced to the head of the school; having read Homer, and Xenophon's " A nabasis,"Livy, Horace, Virgil, &c. From an old gentleman, who, being a sort of perambulating preceptor, used to pay his annual visit of about three months, I received instruction in those branches of mathematics which are most easily attained under a master, such as algebra, fluxions, conic sections —Euclid needed no muster; and I very soon had an op portunity of acquiring the practical application of many of the theorems and prob!ems to the common purpose s of life." At this early age he was engaged in taking a survey of Colonel Braddyll's estates in Yorkshire, and acquired so much knowledge of the theodolite, and the several mathematical instruments, then and subsequently, that, on arriving in London some years after, ho drew up and published a small treatise to explain the practical use of them, this, says he, " being my first introduction to the press, for which I obtained 20L, and vs as not a little de lighted to send my first fruits to my mother." Sir John Barrow's parents had some idea of educating him for the clerical profession; but having a serious ob jection to enter into holy orders Sir John persuaded his father to give up his intention. A situation was then obtained for him at Liverpool as a superintendent and clerk at an iron-foundry, in which he remained for two years, when he quitted it for a voyage to Greenland in a whaler, where be had some i n iti a ti on i n pract i ca l naviga tion and the duties of a seaman. Indeed on hie return the captain of the ship so far complimented him as to say that another voyage would make him as good a sea man as many of those in his ship, and he put him down on the books for landsman's pay, and nothing that he could say when he knew it would induce the captain to take it off, his own name being at the head of the list. Sir John's next employment was as mathematical teacher at Dr. James's academy, Greenwich, where among his pupils were three or four belonging to or destined for the navy, one the son of Lord Anson, and another the son of Lord Leveson Gower. From this service he was, through the interest of Sir George Staunton, who was secretary to the embassy, appointed on the effective list of Lord Macartney's suite, as ‘. comp troller of the household," and nominally, in that capa• city, proceeded with his patron to China; and on his Lordship's return and appointment to the Governorship of the Cape of Gocd Hope, Sir John accepted the office of private secretary to his Lordship, and embarked with him for the seat of his government, in January, 1797, and after a severe and very perilous, as well as very la borious voyage, he returned to England, on the evacua tion of the Cape in 1803. Lord alacartney, however, left the Cape in November, 1798, previously to which ho appoint , d his private secretary " auditor general of public accounts, civil and military." Of his ser vices at the Cape during Lord Macartney's govern ment, some idea may be formed frk m Sir John own statement, " Between the lst of July, 1796, and the 18th of January, 1797, I bad traversed every part of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and visited the several countries of the Kafirs, the Hottentots, and the Bosjesmen, performing a journey exceeding three thou sand miles on horseback, on foot, and very rarely in a covered waggon, and lull one-half of the distance as a pedestrian. During the whole time (with the exception of a few nights passed at the di oscly house of Graaff Hey net) I never slept under a icor, but always in my waggon, and in the cot that I brought with me in the good ship Trusty from England." We now coma to the appointment of Sir John Barrow to the Admiralty, his introduction to which we prefer giving in his own veers's.— "On our arrival in London, General Frank Dundas, in laying before Lord Hobart, Secretary of State for War and Colonies, the public accounts and the proceedings on delivering up the Cape of Good Her. to the Dutch autho thorities, represented to his Lordship the several extra duties I had voluntarily discharged, with great inconve nience and expense to myself; and his inability to make me suitable amends, thought the services were p u bli c and important ; he h o p e d, therefore, I should be con sidered, for my six or seven years' services, entitled to some retiring allowance. Lord Hobart could only express his regret that he found his hands tied on that subject, he thought unjustly; but the precedent of re fusal had been established by h a predecessors, and had become the general custom (rnethought, with Hamlet, it is a custom snore honoured in the breech then the ob servance). All he could say was that he should be most happy to make Mr. Barrow an offer of the first vacancy abroad that might suit him. This might peas for some thing civil; but I was more disposed to take my chance at home. I considered, therefore, that nothing further was to be expected from that quarter; but General Dundas did not relax his exeetiens in my behalf. "In point of fact, Lord Macnrtney had turned me over to the General, es being one on whom he might rely for assistance in any d;fficulty that should cccur, for that I knew the country and the people better than any other of our countrymen ; and I may truly say that the General did nut spare me. He now spoke strongly to his uncle Henry Dundas, who, though equally out of office with his friend Mr. Pitt, was not without influ ence. As already mentioned, Mr. Dundas, on reading my account of Southern Africa, had, in ,my absence, urged its puhreetion ; he now expressed to the General a wish to see me—' If you will bring him to morrow, Mr. Pitt dines a ith me.' I went, and nothing could be more flattering than ray reception. He spoke of the satisfaction which my book had afforded him ; that it strongly corroborated the opinion he had given in Par liament, that the Cape of Good Hope ought never to be parted with ; but ho suggested that I bad left rather short one portion of the subject, which he had always considered of vast importance to this country ; and that wasitsge house be ographicalpton n ours.eietion wtith se r t e t tr m en e c n e ta to ther lnd e ia, an a d s a half-way 13 f n r g ourall kinds shipping a E li n d gl t a r i o id op ; s a ; s it a s e p a la p e a e bil o i r ti r e e s fr f e o s r lim su e p n p t produce ; its ports and harbours along a great extent of sea .coast favourable to commercial enterprise. ''These,' ho said, with its capacities in general, which you know better than I do, are points to which I allude, and which will, I think and hope, amply supply materials for a second volume.' I took the hint, and said, w ill look up what information I possess, and end eavour to meet your views ; ' which I forthwith set about, and speedily produced a second volume, detailing the politi cal, geographical, and commercial advantages of this southern part of Africa, which had the effect of produc ing a second edition of the first volume. " Nothing could be more delightful than this little snug party. The nsmes of Pitt and _Derides were fa miliar as household words,' and the Iwo had been as in separable as their f'iiendship was durable. They were now at Wimbledon for a season, and, being relieved from the cares and toils of office, were as playful as two schoolboys. Lady Jane Dundas and another lady, with two gentlemen of the family, the General and myself, made up the party. Mr. Dundas asked me if I knew that the new Government had offered to Lord Macartney the office of President of the Council, and that he had declined it, assigning to his friends as a reason that he was sure Mr. Acdington's Government could not stand. 1 ' .- it so: in appeared that Lord Macartney was right. It had continued about three years, en d i n t h e spr i ng of 1804 Mr. Pitt resumed the office of First Lord of the Treasury, and Mr. Dundas (low Viscount Melville) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, his patent bear ing date 15th May, 1804. A abort time after this. when dining with Lord Macartney, he was called away by Lord Melville in the midst of the dinner, but returned speedily without taking any notice of the visit he had re ceived at that uusual hour; and, as the ladies are said to be curious when anything unusual occurs to their lords, so Lady Macartney expressed to Af,rs. Barrow her wonder what could have brought Lord Melville at that hour—something, no doubt, about (he new Ministry then forming or already formed. Nothing, however, transpired that evening; but about twelve o'clock that same night, just as I had rone to bed, came a note from Lord Macartney, to say ' You must be at the Admiralty to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, and send your name up to Mr. Marsden.' " I went accordingly, anxious, as may be supposed, to know what was going on. Mr. Marsden took me by the hand and cordially congratulated me. I asked for what? He seemed surprised and said, ' Don't you know that you are appointed my colleague, the second secretary of the Admiralty, in the room of Mr. Tucker, whose ser vices Lord Melville has deemed it right to dispense with, on account of his well-known partisanship? But,' he added, ' Lord Melville desired to see you the moment you came, and he is now in his room.' Oa being ushered in, ' I am happy,' he said, ' to have it in my power to give you the appointment of Second Secretary to the Admiralty. lam fully aware of the many important services you rendered to my nephew, after Lord Macart ney had turned over to him the government of the Cape of Good Hope. I was very desirous of meeting the wishes of that nobleman on your account, and I have already told you that I have been much gratified with what you have written regarding that important settle ment, which I have little doubt will speedily revert to us.' " On the retirement of Lord Melville from the office of First Lord to the appointment of Lord Barham, during I whose naval administration the battle of Trafalgar was fought, Sir John Barrow continued in office, but on the 'loth of February, 1806, a change took place in . the Government, by the Tories having been obliged to give way to the Whigs, when the Right Hon. Charles Grey was appointed to relieve Lord Barham as First Lord - of the Admiralty. Sir John says, " I was fully aware of what was to be my fate, and had it speedily announced to me by a message from the Right Hon. C. j Grey, through Mr. M ars d en , express i ve o f hi s s i ncere regret at being under the painful necessity of dispensing with my services, which, be wished to assure me, under other circumstances he should have been too happy to re tain; and he hoped that I would not deem him capable of having dealt harshly, capriciously, or unjustly in re placing an old friend of his, and of his party, i n a situa tion of which I had been he cause, though blameless, of depriving him; a gentleman with whom he was de sirous that I should be acquainted, as one who had long been the faithful, confidential, and attached secretary of the Earl of St. Vincent; and who besides bad given up the patent place of a commissioner, of the navy to follow his old master as Second Secretary of the Ad miralty, when the Noble Earl, in 1801, became the First Lord. " He was very anxious, Mr. Marsden said, that I should be made aware of the position in which he stood with regard to Mr. Tucker, and that I should acquit him of acting in any shape unhandsomely towards me; and he further desired Mr. Marsden to tell me that if I wished to say anything to him he would be glad to see me at any time. " Misfortunes are said rarely to come singly. This heavy blow was but too likely to be soon followed by another. My best and kindest friend and benefactor, the Earl of Mucartney, was dangerously ill, and the state of affairs on the Continent and the death of Mr. Pitt seemed to impress his mind with deep concern, and to cast an unused damp upon his spirits; but he continued to read and write till three days before his death, which took place on the evening of the 31st of March, 1806, while reclining his head upon his hand as if dropping into a slumber, but he sank into the arms of death with out a sigh and without a struggle, at his residence in May-fair. Thus did I lose the last of my three powerful friends and benefactors, Lord Macartney, Sir George Staunton, and Lord Melville, the last of whom, though still living, might be accounted dead to the world." The recapture of the Cape of Good Hope at this time brought Mr. Barrow's services in that quarter of the world more prominently before the Government, and he was offered any appointment (save one) that he might select for himself. Upon consideration, however, he de termined not to leave England, and the Government, really desirous of doing something for him, at the sug gestion of Earl Grey, and with the expressed under standing that it would be favourably entertained by the Premier, he was ordered to draw up a memorial of his various cervices, the result of which was the grant of a pension of 1,0001. a year, to be abated from the emo luments of any place he might afterwards hold under the Government. In the short space of eight months the dissolution of the Grenville Government brought Sir John Barrow again into the Admiralty, one of the first acts of Lord Mulgrave on his succeeding Earl Grey as First Lord having been the re-appointment of Mr. Barrow. " From this day, the Bth of April, 1807, to the 28th of January, 1845, I continued, without intermission, as Second Secretary of the Admiralty, when I retired, hav ing completed altogether, from my first appointment in that capacity, forty years, under twelve or thirteen se veral naval administrations, Whig and Tory, including that of the Lord High Admiral, his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence; having reason to believe that I have given satisfaction to all and every one of these naval ad ministrations; and I am happy in the reflection that I have experienced kindness and attention from all." As an author, Sir John Barrow has been as successful as ho has been industrious • and it may be said o f hi m that he has not penned a fine which has not tended to some good and useful purpose. His aim has been to convey information, to promote and advance the arts and sciences, and to stimulate research and inquiry; and he has had the great and rare privilege to livw to see the most beneficial effects produced by his honest and faith ful endeavours. In enumerating the several works Sir John has brought b e f ore the pulic, he modestly " dis claims all pretensions to the literary character," and says he gave them " only as a statement of facts; at the same time they have been more productive of profit than he could have expected." They may thus be summed No. Art. Articles in the Quarterly Review, on almost every subject (excepting political), mostly asked for by Mr. Gifford ... In the Encyclopcedia Britannica, requested by Pro fessor Napier, 10 or 12, say ... ... 12 By the same, particularly desired by my friend Pro fessor Napier, a " Review of the Lite of Admiral Lord St. Vincent," in the Edinburgh Review _ 1 Vols. I The " Life of Lord Macartney," in 2 vols. quarto 2 " Travels in South Africa," 2 vols. quarto ... 2 " Travels in China," 1 vol. quarto ... 1 " Voyage to Cochin China," 1 vol. quarto ... 1 The " Life of Lard Anton," 1 vol. octavo 1 The " Life of Lord H owe ," 1 vo l . octavo ... 1 In the "Family Library," the "Life of Peter the Great," and the Mutiny of the Bounty" ... 2 " Chronological History of Arctic Voyages," 1 vol. octavo ••• ••• 1 " Voyages of Discov e ry and. Research within the Arctic Regions," 1 vol. octavo. ... ..• 1 Sir John during the forty years he was Secretary to the Admiralty was the constant and successful advocate of those voyages of diNcovery which have enlarged the bounds of science and have dune so much honour to the British name and ration. Appreciating those services, the officers who had been employed on the various Arctic expeditions presented to him, in March, 1845, in a man ner most gratifying, a magnificent candelabrum, with a suitable inscription on the pedestal. In concluding this hasty notice of the life and set vices of this distinguished public servant, we may sate that Sir John Barrow was created a baronet in 1835. He married in 1798 the daughter of Peter John Trt dtcr, Esq , of the Cape of Good Hope, member of the Court of Justice, who stir- . vies him. Ho has left three sons—G e orge B a rrow, of the Colonial-office, who succeeds to tho b ironetey, mar ried to the daughter of William Pt miel, Esq., and niece of the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker; John, one of the senior clerks at tho Admiralty, and head of the Re cord-office; and Peter Barrow. He has also left two daughters, the eldest of whom has within the last few days lost her husband, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Barry. ERRATI3I.—In our second article of yesterday, the consolidated stock of the Midland Railway actually paid up was, by an error of the press, stated to bQ 1 ,191,541/., instead of 8,191,5411. DISTRESSED STATE OF TUE CARPET TRADE.-- Kidderminster and Stroud, which used to be the towns wholly occupied in this great branch of industry, are just approaching to ruin. It is tot in this case the ef fect of the times, although the times, of course, hare much to do with the gein.ral depression in the trade of the country. The great cause is easily solved —it is the improvement in machinery. Kidderminster, to this day, weaves he r Brussels and other carpets by hand, and, in deed, in many manufactories the old draw-boy loom is used, and it was thought that machinery could never be brought profitably to bear in weaving what is called a terry cloth, that is a cloth having a raised face as in Brussels or pile carpets, which raised face is caused by the introduction of a wire while weaving underneath the worsted, arranged so as to form the figure. The first step to facilitate the weaving was the dying of the worsted warps, Wytock's pat ent , w hi c h, to a cer t a i n extent, did so, although still the weaving was done by hand; his process also used a less quantity of worsted; these circumstances lowered the price of carpets. At length a mode has beau discovered to do all by machinery. It is the invention of Mr. Sievier, who is well known in the scientific world. By this process carpets are woven for less than one penny per yard, while those of the ordinary kind cost one shilling per yard. This at once makes a saving of nearly 25 per cent. upon the article. There are also many other modes of saving under the same patent; viz., the printing and warping by power. Although such inventions cause much misery to indivi duals who are either the artizans or manufacturers on the old plan, still we must, at all times, hail with joy any improvement of our own countrymen that may add to our comforts, by making even articles of l uxury cheaper. It is by our superiority and machinery that our country has risen to tho pre-emieence it has. PRESENTATION TO THE 50TII REGIMENT.--We learn that Viscount Hardinge will, with due ceremony, present the superb gift of Prince Waldemar of Prussia to the 50th Regiment, now at Dover, on Wednesday next. It is to be regretted that the magnificent cup was not presented last month, for at that time most of the surviving officers of this regiment who were engaged OR the Sutlej were with the regiment. Now they are ab sent on leave. THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR. Mr. Deputy Goss rose for the purposeofmoving a vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor. It was, he de clared, quite unnecessary:for him to detain the Court upon a subject on which they had all had so many opportuni ties of forming an oribien— the merits of Mr. Alderman Hooper, the late L rd Mayor of London.—(Loud cheers.) They had witnessed the anxiety of the late Lord Mayor to forward all measures for the promotion of the greater efficiency of the municipal institutions— his punctuality, impartiality, and kindness, as the head of that Court—and his courtesy and attention to all.— (Cheers.) They knew with what ability he conducted the business of the other departments of the mayoralty, and they had observed with admiration the judgment and firmness displayed by him when such qua lities were required to prevent the serious violation of the public peace, which was so much, and with so much reason, apprehended.—(Cheers.) It was with no less gratification they saw his liberal hand dispensing to the poor the relief of th e i r necess i t i es, at the same time that he willingly and ably presided at meetings held for the ameliorating of their condition. The Deputy concluded by alluding to the unostentatious hospitality of the late Lord Mayor, and concluded, amidst loud cheers, by moving the vote of thanks, which will be found amongst our advertisements. Mr. HARDWICKE seconded the motion. He could not add much to the commendation which had been just uttered, particularly amongst those to whom the late Lord Mayor was so well known, and by whom so high and fair an estimate of that gentleman's qualifications for that office had been formed.—(Cheers.) He could not, however, help saying that no gentleman ever en tered upon the duties of the mayoralty with a more firm determination to perform them for the benefit of the public and to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens, or ever retired from the office taking with him more heart felt thanks and congratulations.—(Loud cheering.) Mr. R. TAYLOR said, he had heard the resolution of thanks read a second time, and he highly approved of it as expressing the sentiments of the Court on every point to which the attention of a chief magistrate ought to be directed. The whole Court most cordially joined in every word that had been written and spoken in favour of the gentleman of whose conduct they had had upon so many occasions reason to approve.—(Loud applause through the whole Court.) The vote of thanks was ordered to be written on vel lum and emblazoned, and presented to the late Lord Mayor. The Court voted a testimonial of its approbation to the Rev. Mr. Hooper, the able and accomplished chaplain to the late Lord Mayor, upon the motion of Mr. HARD- NvicKE, seconded by Mr. HOLT. SUPPLY OF GIB TO THE CITY. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK presented the report of the Com missioners of Sewers relative to the supply of gas to the city of London. The report, to which were appended the statement of the City Solicitor, already published, and the report of the Committee of General Purposes of the Sewers on the subject, concluded with the order— " That the Remembrancer do prepare the necessary notices to be duly advertised and served according to the standirg orders of Parliament, that this Court will apply in the next session of Parliament for leave to bring in a Bill to effect the objects recommended in the report of the said committee." The report alluded to, it will be recollected— " Recommended to the Court of Sewers, as the only probable means of obtaining a reduction in the cost of gas, that notices be at onc e p repare d , an d a d vert i se d as required, that the Court would apply to Parliament for power to erect gas works, and to lay down pipes and mains within the city of London and the Liberties thereof, with power to puueha,e the works, pipes, and mains of the existing gas companies, or of any other gas company hereafter to be established within such limits." Mr. ANDERTON apprehend e d t h at an i mputation might be fixed upon the City in consequence of the Remem brancer's advertisement in the papers relative to the potices adopted by the Commissioners of Sewers on the subject of the supply of gas. He thought that the ad vertisement looked like a notice that the City intended to trade in the article.—(A laugh, and cries of " No, no.") lie thought it would be more wise to go to Par liament for power to obtain a cheaper supply of water, a necessary which the poor required much more than t h e y needed that about Which the Commissioners of Sewers seemed to be so anxious. Mr. Deputy OnaLnD said, the water question would i n a few days come on before the Commissioners of Sewers.—(hear , hear.) All the difference was, that the gas question, which nobody could deny was an = portent one, - happened to come on first. Mr. Deputy IlAnarson represented the necessity for agreeing to the report of the Commissioners of Sewers, and repelled the insinuation, that there was a disposition to trade in the article, which they wished to obtain at a less enormous cost. When the Gas Bill was first intro duced into Parliament a clause was introduced to give the City the power of preventing exorbitant charges for the article, but unfortunately that clause had been sur reptitiously removed in the progress of the measure, and thus the inhabitants had been left to the mercy of the two companies. It was to recover the power thus sur reptitiously taken away that the Commissioners desired to apply to Parliament. They wished to obtain for the inhabitants of the city of London gas at the price at which it was supplied to the large towns throughout the country, and they wero pursuing th cours e best calcu lated to lead to such a result.—(flcar e , hear.) After a few observations from Deputy Stevens, Mr. Norris, and Mr. 11. Taylor, who were all of opinion that the city of London would, through the exertions of the Court, be soon supplied with cheaper gas and cheaper water, Mr. Deputy Peacock's motion, that the Court agree with the report, was adopted. SANITARY REGULATIONS —THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK then brought up the following report from the Commissioners of Sewers:-- " Resolved—That the Chairman, with the medical officer of health; he requested to attend the Lord Mayor, and express the opinion of this Court that it is expedi ent that a board of health should be at once formed by the Court of Common Council, with , , power to act in case of need, as they may be advised.' The LORD MAYOR said, that the chairman of the Corn missionrs of Sewers, and the medical officer of health, had waited upon him and represented th a t although they had the gratification to be able to state that the city of London had never been in a better state of health than it enjoyed at the present time, still they considered it necessary to take precautions in the event of the ap pearance of a disease which could not be contemplated with indifference. His Lordship then adverted to the course adopted in 1831 when the cholera was appre hended, and left it to the Court to decide whether it would or would not be prudent to act upon the principle which influenced them upon that emerg ency. Upon the motion," that the Court should agree with the report, and appoint a committee accordingly," Mr. ANDERTON said he considered that as the Com missioners of Sewers were to have the power over the sanitary matters of the City by Act of Parliament, it would be inconsistent, and might be injurious for the Court of Common Council to interfere by appointing a committee, for a time might arrive at which the two committees might act against each other.—(Hear, hear.) As the Commissioners of Sewers were to have the S T RAILWAY INTELLIQENCE.- - ,-- 2 .. , •:.*0 LAW OF RAILWAY AMALGAIIIATIvisL.— 1110 law, n it" ",-:. ,'.4 at present stands, and as laid down Mr observance by . ~.; the orders of both Houses of Parliament, on the - kJ:di - a . 7 , of railw a y ama l gamat i ons, i s as folltAtsi--aParfiaiDeffe. i requires that in every railway Bill contitiingilogrglo4o4s purchlse, sale, lease, or amalgamation, a special crati3e shall be inserted prohibiting any company from exer cising such powers until they shall have proved to the satisfaction of the Railway Commissioners and of Par liament, that they have respectively paid up one-half of the capital authorised by their Acts, by means of shares, and expended for the purposes of their Acts a sum equal thereto. It is also provided that in any measure for the amalgamation of railway companies, in any future session, the amount of capital created by such amal gamation should in no case exceed the sum of the capi tals of the companies so amalgamated. Evidence of the facts necessary to be proved prior to permission to amalgamate must be adduced before the Railway Com missioners, and upon such evidence they have granted certificates in each of the following cases:—Bristol and Exeter (Glastonbury Navigation), London and South- Western and Southampton and Dorchester Amalgama tion; Aberdare (Lease of Taff Vale), York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and Great North of England Amalgama tion ; London and South-Western, Exeter and Crodi ton, and Taw Vale Amalgamation, Dundee and Perth, and Dundee and Arbroath ; Caledonian and Wishaw and Coltness ; Caledonia and Scottish Central. The law, though it applies of course, had not, when it was originally fram e d, i n contemplation such gigantic fusions as the amalgamation of the London and North- Western, Great Western and South-Western Com panies ; and we understand, that in the ensuing ses sion the entire question will be reconsidered in all its bearings. RAILWAY LAW FOR THE CONVEYANCE OP TROOPS. —The subject of the conveyance cif troops by railway has recently, at the instance of the Board of Ordnance and the authorities of the War-office, received the con sideration of the law officers of the Crown, who have adjudicated on several cases arising under the provisions of the sth and 6th and 7th and Bth of Victoria. In one of these cases an officer proceeding on duty by route, unaccompanied by troops, was refused conveyance by one of the express trains on the London and South- Western Railway, at the rate of 2d. per mile, on the ground that the company were bound only to provide such conveyance by the ordinary trains; and upon the question being referred to the Attorney and Solicitor- Generals, they have, upon looking at the bearing of the statute on these cases, given it as their opinion that railway companies are bound to provide conveyance for troops at the fares and upon the conditions mentioned in the statute by all trains starting at times fixed by the company's time tables, by whatever name or description such trains are known. According to this opinion, the obligation to provide conveyance by the express trains extends to the conveyance of troops generally, includ ing private soldiers as well as officers. Since, how ever, the accommodation by express trains is limited, the military authorities do not think it expedient to en foicethis right, unless in the case of officers proceeding on duty unaccompanied by troops. The charge for the conveyance of soldiers is at the rate of Id. per mile per man, but upon some lines the ordinary fares for third class passengers are less than at that rate ; and the question on the representation of the Right Hon. Secre tary at War arose as to whether, under such circum stances, the companies could demand fares at the rate of Id. per mile for the conveyance of soldiers travelling under railway warrants. On the consideration of the case, it was determined that the companies, when called on to convey troops under an official order, would be en titled to charge the maximum fare of ld. per mile, al. though it might be higher than the rate charged by them to some ordinary class of passengers, and that It might probably depend upon circumstances whether the military authorities should avail themselves of the low fare by sending the soldiers as ordinary passengers, or of the greater convenience and expedition insured in the case of conveyance under an official order; but the au thorities have come to the conclusion that, consistently with the conditions of the Act, both these advantages could not be claimed at the same time. AMALGAMATION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES AND EASTERN UNION.—This event is not likely to take place until the latter company shall have completed its line to Norwich. PORTUGUESE EGGS —A large parcel of this article has been received by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, by the Jupiter steamer, tient Vigo. The parcel in question being chargeable, by the new tariff, with a duty of 10d. upon every 120 eggs, was cleared at Southampton, to admit of their being sent up by railway, to save the channel voyage, by which deterioration of so perishable an article is prevented. The mercantile advices from Vienna, of the 17th inst., mention the destruction by fire of the large cotton manufactory of Liebeg and Co., at Reichenberg, in Bo hemia. At these dates there was not much alteration in the stock-market, butsonsiderable uneasiness prevailed, and prices had a downward tendency. The Five per Cents. were 774 to and Northern Railroad shares 974 to The premium on silver was 6i to 7, and on gold 15i to 4. Between: the 6th :and the 11th of November the withdrawals from the savings -bank were by 1,438 persons, the amount being 147,774 florins; while of de posits the number was 429, and the amount 26,838 florins. A notification had been issued suspending the postal communication with Hungary, and troops were collecting at all points to prevent intercourse with that country. For this reason produce of every description, such as wool, corn, cattle, &c., was becoming dear at Vienna, while, on the other hand, the hoped-for revival of manufactures, which would have been seat in return was altogether prevented. FARM' II or Sr. MARTIN'S- IN. TIIE• FIELDB.—A meeting of the inhabitants of this parish was held yester day, Mr. Palmer, one of the churchwardens, in the chair, for the purpose of receiving a communication respecting the closing of the burial-ground in Russell court, Drury-lane, which for some years has been a nuisance to the inhabitants of that neighbourhood. The churchwardens had, it appeared, in conjunction with a local committee, obtained an interview with the Lord Bishop of London on Wednesday last, and upon their re presentations, supported as they were by unquestion able evidence, the Right Reverend Prelate consented to issue a monition to the parochial authorities of St. Mary le-Strand to discontinue interments there. The meeting expressed their unanimous satisfaction with this result, and the churchwardens were cordially thanked for their attention to the subject. CITY OF LONDON Sciroor.s.—Yesterday evening the annual examination of the pupils of the City of London Schools took place at the School-rooms, Harp alley, Farringdon-street, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and several members of the Court of Common Council. His Lordship's appearance was greeted with much applause. The proceedings were opened with a hymn, and after an examination in wr iti ng , spe lli ng, &c., several excellent specimens of drawing executed by the boys were exhibited and much admired. After singing hymns and duets in very good style, the boys were exa mined in geography, arithmetic, Scripture reading, English history, and grammar, and the Irish Commis sioners' Sequel to the Second Book. The ready and intelligent replies given afforded much satisfaction to a numerous and respectable assemblage and called forth the warmest approbation of hie Lordship. At the close of the evening the National Anthem was sung with much taste and effsct by the whole school, and three cheers were given to the Lord May or on his leaving the school rooms. The decline in Mexican stock yesterday was oc casioned by the understanding that the West India mail had brought no remittance in specie on account of dividends. It will be recollected that by this packet a sum of 60,000 dolls. to 80,000 dolls. was expected from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, 60,000 dolls. having at the last dates been advised by them as being actually in their possession. It now appears, howeve r, thist specie this packet has only brought the 2 2 , 00 0 dolls. which Me l o c n m o sv n their o Mearsrs have forwarded t o Manning Tainp and o, a Co.So . 5 ,o w o e o re do t ll h s e . ' house at Vera Crus. We have yet to learn whether the remain der has been transmitted in bills of exch ange , or if any explanation has been given fur its non appearance. JEWS' AND GENERAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.—Last evening a lecture was delivered be fore the members of this institution, at Sussex Hall, Leadenhall-street, by Barnard Va n Oven, E q M . D ., en the Genius and Poetry of th e German 'oet and on the Principles of Poetical Translation. The lecturer's chief object was, to excite the attention of the English reader to the talented productions of the cele brated Garman bard, and with this laudable view he de livered some excellent criticisms on Schiller's writings, as a historian, novelist, dramatist, balladist, &c. He also drew with just discrimination some admirable paral lels between the genius of Schiller and that of Shak spere, Sheridan Knowles, and Barry Cornwall, and in terspersed his remarks with copious selections from the German poet's works, which had been translated by the lecturer himself, and in a manner that happily and very erediaably gave the spirit of the anther in an English dress. In discussing the question, " How poetry should be translated into poetry," the lecturer gave a decided preference to what are termed free translations compared with the more strict and literal ones; and illustrated his views upon this point by introducing various specimens of both. The lecture, which was altogether a very en tertaining one, was listened to with much interest by a numerous and highly respectable audience, who warmly applauded the lecturer at the close. LEICESTER-SQUARE.—The appearance of this area, which has been so long a disgrace to the locality, is now more wretched than ever. Very recently a person having, as he imagined, bought the right to build upon it, began staking out the ground plea of a bazaar; but this hopeful speculation is, it seems, now in abeyance, owing to the fact of a gentleman at Manchester, who is a householder in the square, having obtained an injunc tion, on the ground that there was in the old title-deeds an express provision that the space should never be built upon, but kept open for the use, in common, of the resi dents in the square. At present, therefore, in addition to the verdureless soil, the stunted bushes, and the rusty railing, a number of rough-hewn posts confer an extra feature of ugliness over this remarkable specimen of the London picturesque. All right-minded persons will be pleased to learn that Thomas Littledyke, the old man whom the Marquis of Exeter personally discharged from his employment for accidentally voting against one of his nominees at the Parliamentary election in 1347, has been appointed an inmate of Truesdalc's Hospital, in Stamford. The nomination has been made by persons who are generally friendly to the Marquis' political movements, but who undoubtedly felt that, in the case of Littledyke, revenge had been too crut lly and meanly carried out. The ap pointment has released All Saints' parish from the burthen of supporting the poor old 'min.—Stamford Mercury. _ _ On Friday last the Mayor of Liverpool fined more than 100 persons for having short weights, &c. 39 p 72 461- 21 344 13 11N 50!4 s 24 1 4 - , o'o 1 4 4 314 7634 42%