The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

; P F p,FI)IT i ) ;131( 1 .: 4r A t We have rceived toe Paris journals of Saturday and yestuday. The PRINCE PRESIDENT CC as received at Tours OD the 15th with the utmost enthusiasm. Ho remained there that night, and on the, following morning started for l'aris, without intermediate stoppages. ENTRY OF THE PRINCE PRESIDENT INTO PARDI, The preparations for the reception of the Emperor Louis Napoleon 111., as he may now he designated, were pretty well fiuishei by about noon on Saturday. The weather was magnificent ; a cheadlele sky. brilliant sunshine, and an exhilieratine breeze, gave promise that the gorgeous triumphal arches, the gilded eagles, and fluaering steamers would not be damaged and ruined as on the sad lath of August. The grandest and the principal of the triumphal arches is the one erected by the Ville de Paris, at the railway station, to " Louis Napoleon, Empereur." It is of colossal magnitude, and of of striking e ff e ct. Proceeding from this triumph ,scenic art across the Bridge of Austerlitz, the eye of the xanperor alights oe the first non-corporative and epon taneous offeriog, which is that of the propri etors of the Arenas Nationales for equestrian exhibitions —a very tasteful piece of work, the name o f the _ as Emp r, eror . );littering on green velvet, spread across the ou levard Bourden. At the Column of July a tri umphal arch appears, the offering of the mayor and council of the ninth arrondissement. The mayor of the Bth also had a triumphal arch raised, but the civic offerings were eclipsed by the . efforts of that numerous line—indeod , that congregation of theatres which extend from the Boulevard des Fines des Calvaire, to the Gymnase. Within this line are, side by aide, the Galva, the Delassements Comique, the Funambales, the Theatre Nationale—better known as Franconi's, the old Theatre Historique ; a little lower down is the Am higu Comique, and near that again the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin ; a little farther still, the Gymnase, then the Varietes, and, finally, the Opera Comique and the Grand Opera on either side of the Boulevards des &Wiens. Now, between the circus above and the two operas below were the principal decorations got up with magnificencs, a style, and an effect which could only have been exhibited by the dramatic caterers for the taste of an eseentially spectacle-loving people. The first of these triumphal arches prepared within the theatrical regime of the Boulevards was erected by the persons em - P'°Yecl at the Winter Circus. The principal fieeede bore the inscription " A Napoleon III." The other side was One mass of foliage. The next triumphal arch W as opposite the Theatre of the Delassements Consiques, and near it was another opposite the old Circus Theatre, and both due to the liberality of the proprietors. Be tween the Porte St. Martin and the Porte St. Denis the most striking appearance of any was produced. Oppo- Site the Theatre of the Porte St. Martin rose a splendid triumphal arch, and between it and another arch at the Porte St. Denia the Imperial crown of Charlemagne was raised aloft, of colossal aspect, with masses of green and White drapery appended, the green spotted with bees. In other parts of the Boulevards large gilt crowns were Suspended from the centre of crosswise ropes of laurel. The two gates, known by the names of the Porte St. Denis and S. Martin, raised by Louis XIV., and bear ing figures of that Monarch, of allegorical character, expressive of overwhelming power and strength, were decorated in honour of the second founder of a different dYnasty. . As far as spectacle went, nothing could have been more imposing. The windows of Cercle, at the corner of the Rue Le- Pelletier, were handsomely hung in blue cloth, trimmed With gold lace, and festooned up with eagles. Opposite oftthheereem‘lvusa that street, and near the Opera Comique, grand triumphal arch, or rather canopy. Four posts, each surmounted with an eagle. formed the Corners, and from each was extended a canopy of aim "ell cloth trimmed with yellow fringe, the base of the Pillars profusely ornamented with flags and military trophies. The balcony on the upper floor of the Maison h ° re, at the corner of the Rue Laffitte, was handsomely a ang with crimson velvet trimmed with gold, and orna reted with eagles. Troops of flags were placed at dis aasnees along each side of the pavement. At the corner of the Chaussea d'Antin an arch was raised, bearing on att, front the inscription of " Napoleon 111., Empereur." 11.o se to it stood a large escutcheon ornamented with fl ags, and bearing the words, " 2d battalion of National Guard to Napoleon 111., Emperor." es Several other similar ones were placed at the stations ut other legions, bearing similar inscriptions. At the "ne t' of the Rue de la Paix, across the Boulevards. was 1 1 kind of ar c h f orme d o f gar l an d s of flowers, with flow 21„g draper y the P suspended across the top, bearing medallions rinee, with the words " Napoleon Em- At the early t P . e.ea s e hour of 8, the Boulevards, but more par aPillarlY that part which extends from the Bastile to the urae St Denis, became, not gradually, but most rapidly, Ist A with crowds eager to witness the reception of the eside nt• At each moment multitudes of peasantry tramdis tant the neighbouring departments, and even from dis taneenota brought by the successive railroad trains, filled streets. 11 At 11 o'clock the entire space outside the Orleans Was ailw aY terminus, extending to the bridge of Austerlitz , the with a dense mofeople. At 12 o'clock ars cc r overe owds became greater ; e stranger from the provinces ttea ' r ent abroad, thronged the streets ; and in a short e the multitude was so dense as to block up the way 1 , several places. About half-past 11 the National Guard t,ll Banlieu with flags at their head, began to take up. talionea' posit' th Boulevard, the places for each lige bat , ions On e eavi ng been previously indicated by flags along the T he , so that the position was occupied without confusion. place of honour, the right of the President, was latui_elotted to th e c i v i c f orce, an d t h e l e ft t o th e t r o o p s of the witil Those that did n ot f o rm part of the line marched a s ,, music at their h ea d, an d colours flying—the green Lan?. the I m p er i a l colour—on towar d s t h e B ast il e . At tet t i l Past 12 dep u t at i ons f rom I ssy an d many other com a" of the benlieu moved towards the Madeleine, With a ev .the green banner covered all over with Imperialist a , Wee. 'l l nyor and de commune of Montleby, headed by its wdhite, au deputy-mayors, and followed by others in ai ti ne order, and preceded by bands of young girls dressed with green sashes, crowns of laurel on their are a el a e n , (l bouquets of violets in their hands, and all the The a splendid banner, moved in the same dime lanndreddesseription of one commune is nearly that of precededic by you t n h g at marched in procession,—nearly all girls. bearing green flags with Imee ttztifilitiltzesctrhipetions, most of the men headed by their mayor. route of the Prince being along the Pont d' Aus- Boulevard do Bourdon, the Place de Bastille, eZ i ß oulevards, th e R ue R o y a le, the Place de la Con cha e t and the Gardens of the Tuileries, the troops were Y disposed at one o'clock along the line. batteryefA ef s t h of artillery was stationed at the Rond Point a l a s e Barriare Trine, under the orders of General a l Ze t rt, to g i ve the signal of the Pr i nce ' s arr i va l. Commander-in-Chief a few minutes p as t one o'clock General Magnan, ha I:a mender-in-Chi e f o f th e arm y o f Paris, accompanied %Ye: nu merous and brilliant staff, and followed by an dire rt of Guides, rod e along the Boulevards, in the ,ction of the Madeleine. The General was sa l ute d as n e Passed, and ho had to take o ff hi s h a t frequently he rod e . rAt half-past 1 o'clock the beautiful band of the artil -17 was heard—they moved on to the Boulevard des Vincennes The head ot a column of the Chasseurs of of ennes about the same moment was seen at the end at the Hue Favart, with bugles playing. They stopped the entrance of the street where it opens on the lieu- T v L ard, and did not advance till the artillery had passed. ilauo Chasseurs quickly fell into line on the left of the rilev etd- In the meantime a continuous stream of deput ations from all the trades in Paris, each with its a ppro priate banner, with Imperialist inscripdons and i ma, moved along in the centre of the Boulevard °ward a the Madeleine, and then to the Place de la Con .cord© and T u il er i es. E very mar k e t an d h a ll o in Paris and the suburbs sent green Imperial flags and devices. At a quarter to 2 the bugles of the Light Infantry, t hedrum s of the Line, and the trumpets of t h e C ava l ry ''ere i _ heard g i v i ng the signal of preparat i on. Th e men t.ted bayon e t s an d dressed up. At a few m i nutes pas t _ 4 the fi rs t gun was heard from the Barriers du Troae, 'Which announced that the President had arrived at the Orleans terminus. The bands of the National Guard of the banlieu struck up old Imperial airs, one in par ticular, which was composed i n 181 4, an d the " hon Roi aaagobert" was cheered again and again. The guns of the Barriare du Thine—they were to fire a salute of 121 guns—continued. At,a quarter to 3 the old soldiers of the Empire—les vieux de la vieille—made their ap• pearance from the slope which leads from the Boule lard Montmartre to the Italiens. About 200 wore their ancient uniforms, and preceded a still more numerous band of old soldiers who wore no uniform, but bore each in his hat a green placard inscribed with the na me and number of the regiment in which he had served in the Imperial armies. As the head - of the column a d_ Vanced between the ranks of their .. younger brethren in arms, a shout arose onall sides of " V i vent les vieux de viellie !" and the veterans moved steadil tu ya lin l e on s g. tho A s t hey reached the arch of the Bouleva rds B elated the effigy of the President , a nd moved on to the Tuileries by the Place de la Concorde. The deputations from towns of the distance of 20 or 30 leagues distant Still crowded the Boulevards, moving in the centre, and V alais 400 or 500 o f th e workmen of the quarter of de Justi ce , w ith green banners, Words " Lo u i s Napoleon, l'espoir des ouvri ers, im„cribe vi,i,thiwtehree a mong the l as t o f the number. The military continued to Play the air, " Partant pour la Syrie." The Prince President had arrived at 2 o'clock at the Orleans Terminus, where he was congratulated by the Archbishop and the great dignitaries of the State. At 3 o' c l oc k t h e head of the advancing column that formed the cortege was discerned in the distance. _..Tne advanced guard was composed of 16 squadrons of light cavalry, of 250 men each ; the guides closing t he rear of the guard, and another detachment of the ,Aral e e force tenoning immediately behind the cortege. 4 4- t n_ V7tl3 surrounded by a brilliant and numerous Several foreign officers were among the cortege The Prince, ridi ng a l one, f u ll 15 paces in front of his st aff, dressed i n t h e complete uniform of a Lieutenant- General come next. a slow down moment he was seen advanc alontinartre, w4pthaceh. I..°R at own the slop© of the Boulevard Women w us av u c llit ti ve . from t h e the in his hand, a shout arose e in street and in the houses. T Violets wire flung eir handkerchiefs, and bouquets and During, hole at hie horta's feet as he passed. taking up the signal time he moved long. minute guns, aalutocl him from ill given from the Barriere du Troee, bells of every caurcehetplanade of the lavalides, and the went. A rngiment ( f in Paris the brilliant ' staff that pealed oat accompani- Dragoons immediately followed evano the Chasseurs aeaompanied the President ; then andlastly, the Cheval, the Hussers, artillery, light blue nniforins r arid m thT t a vt)aing sun. Nathin of Caribiniere in their cou d be finer than the appear lir cuirasse3 glittering in the hsane of the whole force, and the noble and soldier like earing of the .heavy cavalry ta ' sl.3a as and the re • e excellence of their gu AntY of their movements elicited I offer to S. 3 6 3 10 4 2 4 6 0 2 3 6 3 10 21 0 ices of [arket, , Oot• 440 6,400; Dalves, s very s In s saes of to S..' 2 10 3 G 4 2 3 3 10 )ff the .t frosty 3s. 6d. at 430. erica, -made, Bs 4 1 ° 03 OS 2s 3 0 Os 6 51 5s 4 10 2s 4 5 . as 480 Si bS I 91 01 41 1 60 3 24100 •••• viz. f 3 frog s fronl ivelino. )y land active , egentS , . Mid" reach, trsdaP i have ctions• 'ries 1.!0 week 1 froni m the )m 43e: wt. ne t or oulf 10 2 . —.....--0" . 29,' 21 13s Ocl 0 435 3d 2,66 3 31, 54 v 53 3 20,433 45$ Od iaT. _._—. 1849. ,- -- Cask 9. ras,7,nifi , !‘nt elenred ofzeral admirst riotiV /lir.' the „,•.., • lined tLe way !orr.ued into cl.;.e co!uLan the cen tre, and after some delay, owing o the still continuous stream of deputations of every hi t nd that still poured along towards the Tuileries and the crowds that pressed on both sides, gradually moved cif to their quarters. Yet it was a considerable time before they cleared away. In the meantime the P:inco made his way to the Tuileries by the Place de la Concorde. On the Place do la Concorde were assembled the deputations of the numerous trades' corporations of Pais, with their banners at their head. There also were drawn up in two lines the oung girls dressed in white and placed in front of the troops, and their appearance presented a pleasing contrast to the numerous and varied uniforms of the troops. The Prince sideaeced towards the gate of the Tuileries, passed under the triumphal arch of the Pont-Tournant, and rode up the grand avenue of the gardens to the gate of the Palace, where he alighted. Notwithstanding the fatigue of a more than 30 days' journey, and the scenes he has passed through, he looked remarkably well. The deputations with the banners followed bins from the Place de la Concorde. The two first that entered the space before the Palace acclaimed him in the most enthusiastic manner. They were of the Seine and Seine and Oise. The Prince appeared in the grand balcony and bowed his thanks. The others, believing that he was going to review them all, followed hard, and the crowd soon became so great that the three gates had to be thrown open, and they pressed thrcugh to the Place de Carrousel, still shouting " Vive Empereur I Vive Napoleon 111 !" Louis Napoleon did not again appear on the balcony, but the stream of depu tations p oured along before the windows, and np to 8 o'clock, though he had reached the Palace before 5, they still continued de filing. At B'ciock he left for St. Cloud. The deputations returned again by the Boulevards, still with the same cry as they passed the arches. The communal schools, com• posed of children of nearly all ages, formed a cortege of their own, with banners unfurled, and shouting, "Vivo l'Em perenr! " and at 10 o'clock the Boulevards were full of people, and the same cries occasionally heard. As night tell the public buildings were illuminated, as also many private houses on the Boulevards, with transparencies bearing the initials of the President, surmounted with the Imperial crown. The weather was most beautiful. The sun was warm, but not too much so, and a fine breeze, which had lost all the:keenness of the last few days, kept the thousand flags and streamers iu a constant flutter, and added ani mation to the whole scene. We should have mentioned that on the arrival of Louis Napoleon at the Orleans terminus, addresses were read to him by M. Delangle, the President of the Municipal Commission of Paris, and . by Dl. BERGEA, the Prefect of the Seine. BUSINESS DONE IN FORMGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 16. Dijon and Beaangc,n, 6 lA—East Indian, 28 1 / 2 —Great Indian Peninsula, 7% —Luxembourg, (Railway), 4%—Northern of France, 31 1 A—Ditto, 201. 3 per cent. Bonds, 137g—Paris and Lyons, 27%—Sambre and Meuse, 104, 10—Western of France, 1614. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. Accounts from Madrid are of the 11th ins►. The Gazette does not yet contain the decree for the convoca tion of the Cortes. There are still rumours of changes in the Ministry. M. de la Torre Aylion is more espe cially spoken of as about to be appointed to the Foreign Department. The concessions of all the lines of railway are suspended, with the exception of the lines from Madrid to Almanza, and from :liar to Santander. One of the reasons assigned for the suspension, is the fear of the large ',mount of interest that will be payable at the same time if so many lines are proceeded with simulta- neously. MADRID BOURSE, Oct. 11.—Three per Cents., 41 ; Deferred, 26t. Exchange on London, 50 30. ITALY. Letters from Naples state that the prosecution of the 15th of May, IS4B, i. concluded, and the sentence of the Special Court published. Seven individuals have been condemned to death, two to 30 years' imprisonment in chains, end 22 to the like punishment for 26 years. The Procureur•General, it is said, have given instructions that no capital punishment shall take place before a re ference be made to the Minister of Justice. GERMANY. The Austrian Correspondence says that the reason of the English Government ni! , patching 9,000 troops to Herat is, that it views with suspicion the occupation of that fortress by the Persians, and wishes to re-eztablish its independence. The New Gazette of Prussia has been warned as to the language it, uses relative to the President of France. The illness of M. V. Plordten, the President of the Council of Bavaria, continues to be of a very serious and dangerous character. The Burgomasters and Senate of Frankfort have issued their decree for the election of members to the Legislative Assembly. The days fixed for the elections are the 18th and 19th inst. It is quite certain that Frankfort will ha represented at the conferences with Austria, together with the coalition, on the cus toms question. The Emperor of Austria loft the camp of Pordenone on the 11th for Croatia. The Austrian Lloyd's states that a treaty of extradi tion has just been conclnded between Austria and the Netherlands. A letter from Vienna, in the Prussian Gazette, states that Saxony and Baden have both formally protested against a new customs conference being held at Vienna, but Saxony does not refuse to renew at a later period negotiations at Vienna. FOREIGN THEATRICALS. The Paris Italian Opera. wilt open, we are informed, under its new director, M. Corti, about the middle of November. Little is yet known of the personnel of the troupe ; but it is stated that we are likely to hear some of our favourites of the olden time, among whom the names of Mines. Grisi and Persiani, and M. Taraburini have been mentioned. MM. Bettini and Maset, both of whom have been heard at the Grand Opera, have also been named, but nothing, we believe, is as yet defini tively settled. The Minister has given M. Corti the priv i!ege for three years, with the power of resigning at the close of each season. The Government grant him an annual subvention of 100,000 fr.. out of which the rent of the Belle, amounting to 60,000 fr. or 70,0001 r. is to be defrayed. The health of Mlle. Rachel, which since her return to Paris has been too delicate to permit her appearing in any of those characters that require much physical exertion, is now, all admirers will be glad to hear, gra dually improving. Bazzini, the violinist, has been creating a perfect furors at Lyons, whence, according to the last accounts, he was proceeding to Italy. At the Cannobiana, in Milan, Amalie Ferraris con tinues to attract large audiences. At Rome the opera is flourishing; Mlle. Piecolomini becomes every day a greater favourite, and her fellow artistes form a good working troupe, remarkable for its ensemble. M. Soares is the basso, and M. Guiglini is described as a respectable tenor. In the last opera, Don Bucefulo, Mlle. Piecolomini is reproac hed with an abuse of the great flexibility of her voice. Pacini's Buondel monte was in rehearsal for Mme. Barbieri-Mini. La Seals, at Milan, is to open with a new opera, by a composer named Mazzucato, entitled Luigi Quinto. No mention is yet made of the troupe. According to the Osservatore Triestino, Mlle. Plunkett has been engaged fur the opera at Trieste, as " ballerina di prime cartello," at a salary of 10,000 fr. a month. The company for the Italian Opera at the Oriente, in Madrid, has been completed, and the season was an nounced to commence in the early part of this month. The principal artistes are Mmes. Clara Novelle), Angri, Capnani; Messrs. Cuzzani, Bettini, and Vitali are the tenors, and the baritones and bassi are Messrs. Coletti, Roppa, and Selva. The only star in the ballet depart ment is Mine. Flora Fabbri. The company at St Petersburg this season will com prise Mile. Cruvelli, Mme. Medori; MM. Mario, Ron coni, and Tamberlik, and the great basso, Lablache, who now visits the Russian capital for the first time. Mlle. Bochkoltz Falconi and M. Stigelli are at present on a musical tour in Germany, which, from all accounts, appears to bo attended with eosnpiete sUCCO63. Mme. Sontag made her dCmt before an American audience, on the 27th of last month, and, from all accounts, with a success second only to the Lind attendedessat furor. The Kew York Courier says that she " left Metropolitan H a ll, l u st evening, after a flattering sue c one of the most delightful and brilliantly t "loco violins ncerts e i v n e r t h given E i r n e this y s e h u c t z y „ .' o ' er From overture, e t , h teo first wail last dyi ng v t wail of of her voice in " Home, Sweet home," the delighted e by the attentionperformers;' of the audience was commanded rit,' The paper allud e d to concludes a long, a n d a b le cr In the following ne, on M me . S on t ag ' s p e rf o rmances, e Mme. Sontagcharacteristic styl e: — liant phase of her ve began eventful last ev en i ng a s t range and bril liant first first laurels ntful career. Wh e n s he gathered soon have tempted h er a the metrop o li s o f Chi na m i g ht as esw ho ard as the metropolis of this republic, which then held lovely woman who last eveni such position. B u t s ince that m ere grace of her presenee,nfigrscharmed thous an d s by the t E u rope, we have become a mighty woke the enth us i as m o f b ec ome a great city; one of great nation, a n d thi s has c ivilization on the globe. We baret7ntres of art and and in our w ear y in g , wearing etno.,„r growing old ; whole nation ha s become ha gg ar d arvi careworn onward, the making a proverb and a by-word; b u t she u seems to even to h a ve drunk of the fabled s p rin g which bestowed youth and lov eliness; and now to our faded youths comes this blooming matron, with all the bright gifts of nature that were ever hers, only mellowed by the hand of time. It seems as if she might go on singing nod charming the world for ever; and as if our children might he enchanted as we are now by her who, for her unfading vouch and grace, might the n, if not no w , be called, save for the unienpeaehable purity of her life, the 'inon de l'Enclos of song WAS PENN EVER A SLAVEHoLDER f-Dl Ol Wm. Penn ever make use of negro slaves? As this question is put, I should think he did; an d for m y authority in thus believing would refer Mr. C roosfield to liepworth Dixon's i recent " Life of Penn," publis hed in London n p. 389:—" Many years after this he (Penn) spoke of slavery as a matter of course, and though he refrained fro m the actual purchase of negroes, so as in strict fact never to become a slaveowner, yet he constantly hired them from their masters, and they formed a regular part of the establishment at Pennsbury." William Penn was, therefore, a slaveholder, if not a slaveowner. Many planters in Americ a are similarly situated at the present day ; they hire slaves to cultivate their land, but do not own them. Mr. Bancroft would appear to be correct.-droni Motes and Queries, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1852. AVE`'" l INDIA MAIL. ARRIVAL OF THE ORINOCO. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, OCT. 16. The Loyal Mail steam-ship ,Orinoco, Lieutenant Philip Hass, R.N., commander, arrived off this port at 6.m., bringing the usual British and foreign West India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Robins, R.N., Admiralty agent. P_er latest dates are : Greytown (Mosquito), Sept. 17th; Chagres, 24th; Carthagena, 26th ; Santa Martha, 22d ; Kingston (Jamaice), 27th; Jacmel (Hayti), 28th; San Juan R P c ar o a r ) tc) 25 i th c ; ) , 3Toobt Tobago,; 0 8 , e 2 r s b t i h c e ; , Port24th ; O G t. r Spain g et. o ( w r n r ( n D i d e a m d e; 25th; Bridgetown (Barbadoes), 27th; Grenada, 26th; Beloise (Honduras), 18th; Caracos, 26th; St. Vincent, 26th; St. Lucia, 28th; Martinique, 28th; Guadaloupe, 28th ; Dominica, 2811 ; Antigua, 29th ; Montserrat, 29th; Nevis, 29th; St. Kitt's, 29th, Tortola, 30th; Nassau (Bahamas), 11th; St. Thomas, Oct. 1. The Orinoco also brings mails from the west coast of South America, received at Panama by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship Santiago, the dates being:—Valparasio (Chili), Sept. 2; Callao, Sept. 12; Panama, Sept. 21. The Orinoco experienced fine weather for a week after leaving St. Thomas, but subse quently encountered strong easterly winds, with a heavy head sea. She has, however, delivered the mails at Southampton within the time they are due, and her dates from the Pacific, California, Jamaica, and the other most important points, are ail received in time to anticipate the arrival of similar advices vii the United States, expected at Liverpool on Monday. The Orinoco has 43 passengers, and on freight from the South Pacific ports specie value 443,942 doh. :.—from California, 336,759 dole.; from Panama, 12,190 dole.; from Carthagena, 94,318 dols.; frcaa Jamaica, 6,078 d015.;5 from Honduras, 5,800 dols.; from Greytown, 3,000 dole.; from St. Thomas, 53,777 dole.; from Deme rara, 164 dole.; the total value being 956,028 dols., of which 433,999 dols. is in silver and 522,029 dole. in gold. The freight list alone comprises platina, value 100 dols.; precious stones and pearls, value 7001; 851 serene cochineal, 1 seron indigo, 4 bales sarsaparilla, 2 cases tortoiseshell, and 50 packages sundries. All was quiet in Peru, and in business there was con siderable activity, the season for purchases from the in terior having opened well, and the commercial relations with the Republic of the Ecuador having been resumed since the annihilation of the expedition headed by Gene ral Flores against Guayaquil, who, having been refused permission to land at Callao, had proceeded to Valpa raiso. The excitement in Peru on the question of the Lobos Islands had diminished considerably, but the Government had not withdrawn the garrison from the island under the orders of General Deatua, and two vessels of war were stationed at Lobos Afuera. Some ships were loading guano for England on account of the Government, and one or two American vessels had been warned - off and proceeded to Callao. The Minis ter of Finance of Peru, General Mendiburn, had been nominated Minister Plenipotentiary to London, and with his suite is among the passengers by the Orinoco. He is said to be furnished with curious and minute evidence of the right of the Guano Islands from the time of the Incas, and, among other objects of importance, wili order the construction of some vessels of war, and a supply of armament for Peru. The city of Lima had testified universal regret for the death of Mr. Wiiliam Pitt Adams, Her Mejesty's Chargé d'Affaires, which took place early in September (4th). The deceased gentleman was greatly respected, and his funeral was attended by the Ministers of State, the diplo matic body, a battalion of soldiers, and au immense con course of people cf all classes. The firmness and sagacity of his conduct had procured for him the confidence and resl;e:A of the Government of Peru, and the esteem and friendship of his countrymen. The Panama Star says—" Great excitement exists in Callao and Liam respecting the discovery of some gold mines at a small port north of Callao. The Quickstep and another steamer had been fitted out with passengers an supplies for the purpose of examining the mines. Large quantities of que. , riz had been found, but little gold ; and it is said that the mines will not prove worth working, unless by machinery. " The ship Manlius, from Now York, had anchored off the Loboa islands, for the purpose of loading with guano, on the 10th of September. Tne Itimac, the Peruvian steamer, being there at the time, Commander• General of Marine (General Dunstua) sent word to the captain that he could not load without an order from the Go ver .nnaent, and gave him a letter to itho secretary at Callao for the purpose of procuring a charter from Go vernment for guano home, which it is supposed he had no difficulty in obtaining. .This shows a friendly dis position on the part of the Peruvian Government. The French Consul at Guayaquil, having received acme insults from the Government of Ecuador, had struck his flag, and gouo on board the French frigate with his family. The commander of the frigate, as the French representative, atter the Consul had closed his office, immediately addressed a letter to the Governor, informing him that if an immediate and ample apology were not made for the insult offered to the Consul, he would deem it his duty to take immediate satisfaction, without waiting for diplomatic instructions or advice." The Panania,Star, of September 21, contains the ap pended remarks upon the detention of the British mails on the Isthmus : " We have lately received from England, via New York, papers of the 25th of August, while the latest dates brought out by the British mail, arriving here about the same time, were only to the 17th of August, ng w N i e t w h i Y m o in rk edi r a o t u n te di ; sp a a n te d h in n s n te t a b d ei o r f ar t r h i meking a difference of eight days' time in favour of the e v s a e l h m eVe ls I m t e i e s t ne cessary to detain them about eight or nine days in Pa nama, awaiting the sailing of the steamer hence to Val paraiso, thus making an actual loss of time of two weeks in the transportation of the mails from England to Chile, and consuming more time than would be required by good steam-ship to make the entire voyage from Eng land to Valparaiso by way of Cape Horn. " It appears quite possible for the West India Com pany to transport the mails direct from Europe to to Panema, in less time than is required to perform the same service via the United States, and if this is not, or cannot, be done, then the British mails should be sent by New York, when a saving of eight days can be made. " On the arrival of the British mails here they should meet with immediate dispatch to their destination, instead of being detained a week for the steamer. It is an injustice bot'a to the merchants in Europe and in South America, as well as in Panama, and the attention of the British Government should be immediately called to the matter, if in no other way, by an appeal from the British residents residing in Panama, Callao, and Valparasio." The intelligeuce from New Granada is to the effect that General Obendo had been popularly elected Presi dent of the Republic for the proximate constitutional period of four years. to commence on the let of March next. He obtained 1,158 votes aga inst 260 votes given to General Herrera, and 11 0 to other candidates. Five small steamers are now employed in navigating the river Magdalena. From Jamaica our dates extend to the 27th ult. in clusive.. The sailing of the brig John Robinson, with lefty-eight passengers for Australia, forms an epoch in the annals of Jamaica. The adventurers belong chiefly to the middle class. It was said that another vessel was shortly expected to take away another body of adven turers, who were disappointed in obtaining berths in the John Robinson from the smallness of that vessel. The planters of St. George—proprietors of the soil 1— about to transmit a memorial to Sir John Paking ten., asking for g: nuts of land in A ustrulia , as an indem nification for losses which they had sustained through repeated acts of the British Government, and which had been aggravated by the prevalence of pin virulently eases in the island. The smallpox was regieg virulently in Sr. George, and in some other parishes; but it . had entirely, or nearly, disappeared from those parishes where it made its first appearance. The equinoctial rains were steadily, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms. The Local Legislature was expected to be in session during the latter part of this month. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Jamaica Bank had been held. The report presented iby the di rectors exhibited but a trifling fallin g off n the gross profits, and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent, was declared. The meeting of shareholders of the Planters' Bank took place on the 16th ult., when the report of the directors was adopted. Exchange on London.—Jamaica Bank, 90 days, per ce n t. ; Colonial Bank, 90 days, p er cent. On New York no operations to report. Yellow fever has broken out in Bsrbadoes. The latest accounts state that the fever has appeared in St. I Philip's parish and in the Black Rock district. The 1 1 cane crops throughout the island had much improved, but the provision crops were not so promising. Labour was more abundant, at easier rates. Tne Antigua papers announce the demise of Dr. Daniel, President of Her Majesty's Council in that island; the Hon. Dr. Coull, a member of Council; and the Hon. Mr. Eldridge, a Baron of the Exchequer and sole proprietor of the Bank of Antigua. All these gen tlemen were much esteemed inhabitants of the island. The mortality in Antigua during the last two months, in the absence of any epidemic, was said to be almost unparalleled. Our accounts from British Guiana are to the 25th ult. The weather bad been very dry, with intense heat, accompanied with an influenza epidemic and colds, coughs and fever plenti full y prevailing in the colony, The plantations were beginning to suffer for want of rain, The politicel uews is unimportant. Rssolutions had been adopted, fixing the rate of bounty on Chinete immigrants at 80 dols. It was feared there would be difficulty in procuring ships to convey the immigrants, on account of the bounty being so smell. The registra tion list had closed very unsatisfactorily (says the Royal Gazette) for the Reform party. Mr. Arrindell, having been promoted to the Chic' Justiceship of the colony, was succeeded in the Attorney-Gtneralship by Mr. bout was almost Craig, and Mr. J. L. Smith had been appointed Solici tor-General. s n p e e . u- At St. Lucie, the plantations were suffering fright fullyens.for want of moisture, and it tree feared that the Im w os is si t u kd l de deserted an te d u b n y y d i n n a , ac tung crop the Trade was unprecedentedly dull, and the . liar good deal of prevailed, gercanndtilleosminagri and two cases of fever, tervainatieg o are recorded. A royal order in Council, eonfisan raise a loan o f 3 ln4/Governor Darling's ordinance to receive. The the formation and tapir of roads, had b een The yell ow fever is said in Martinique. sue, " to have considerably abated the 100 kilogramme: was quoted at St. Picnic? at 44f. tolitre. , wan m o l asses at 1 2e 50 c . th e bee- At St. Vincent the heat hat. 4 by copious showers. The present been partially relieved f or mer by about SCO hogsheads, crop will exceed the In Trinidad a public meeti ng of planters, and others immediately interested p merchants, in the agricultural prosperity of the c .dony, he.d been held at the town resiLienc of iiti isurn,, lir a ~sIO. i rug e Ly2sr a‘itme be adopted in order to secure to the colony the advan tages held out by Mr Ramos's discovery for improving sugar. The meeting was a very interesting one, and it was ultimately determined to petition the Legislature to secure to Mr. Ramos exclusive right to the discovery for a certain number of years. A heavy gale was experienced at St. Thomas on the 23d of Srpfember from N.N.W., in which the French brig Mathilde was driven on shore and wrecked. The gale was also felt at Antigua, Nevis, and St. Kitt's, but fortunately did not cause much damage. Her Majesty's ships Imaum and Alban were at Ja maica. The Rosamond was on a cruise, but was to pro ceed to England on her return to Port-Royal. Her Majesty's ships Portland (Rear• Admiral Moresby), Virago, and Cockatrice, were at Valparaiso, the Theta ins at Callao, the Swift at Acapulco, and the Thetis at Behring's Straits. The Royal Mail steamer Dee was in the Gulf of Mexico, the Derweut on the Barbadoes and Trinidad route, the Eagle at Jamaica, the Great Western and Thames at St. Thomas, the Trent on the Spanish Main. ST. THOMAS.—BEAUY GALE AND 'WRECKS. This island was visited with a very severe gale from on the 23d ult., which caused much devastation. The barometer commenced to fail on the afternoon of Wednesday, and indicated the approach of a storm or hurricane, which, however, did not commence before about four o'clock on the morning of the 23d, and gradually increased until nine o'clock, when most of the barometers—as compared afterwards—had fallen five lines. The gale came from the N.N.W., and by Colonel Reid's " Theory of Storms," St. Thomas rnus have stood on the outside of the circle. A gale from that direction exposes our harbour more than the town, which latter is considerably sheltered by the high hills im mediately at its back. In the town we hare not many casualties to chronicle, as the injuries sustained con sist of some galleries attached to the front of dwellings having blown away, roofs partially strip ped of their tiles and slates, fences and trees blown down, and two of the pillars which supported the wooden rails around the Reform Dutoh Church were also thrown down. In the harbour the accidents are of a far more serious character. The shipping, which by good fortune were few, have sustained much injury. The Spanish brigantine, Delores la Perla, foundered imme diately in front of the Marine Slip ; the Spanish sloop San Antonio also foundered opposite the shipyard of Ceptain Daniel ; both of these will require considerable outlay to be raised. The French brig Mathilde, of Havre, which had just arrived from Martinique, in bal last, parted from her anchors at about ten o'clock in the morning, and ran ashore at the point under Havensigt hill, and opposite Prince Rupert's Rocks, where she soon afterwards became a total wreck. Fortunately the whole of her crew were saved through the able manage ment of her commander, Captain Wannebroncq, in getting o w n a s h t e i trlucicgkws complete.y In wanr de t c h kT e morning, Thomas m f o r a n r s the boats out, and preventi ng them b e i ng dash e d to pieces the a foMateforcible ih h bal l e l v d eanbd proudlytruth- Julia Trowbridge n i n g g , u t rode the waters, full of b uo y anc y ; i n th e a ft ernoon s h e ful illustration of human lif e . Th e A mer i can b r i gs re ceived great damage from the French barque Revanche, which parted her cables, and ran into each of them with such force as to cause the three to drift to the east end of the harbour. An unfortunate young porter met with a watery grave the same day, by recklessly jumping overboard to pick up a Panama hat that had been blown from cif the head of a gentleman and fell into the water. The poor fellow reached his object, but, alas! nature be came exhausted, and he was drowned before reaching the chore. His body was found yesterday afternoon. We have not heard of any further loss of life.—St Thomas's Times. A private letter, received yesterday morning from Tortola, says:—" We have h ad our sh are of the gal© of the 23rd—rather severe ! It commenced here about three a.m., from the north, hard, and increased until about ten o'clock, at which time two or three gusts ap peared to have done all the mischief. Several old houses blown down, out-offices of late custom-house de stioyed, stables and temples also blown to atoms, much injury to roofs of dwellings. After this there was a lull of about half an hour, and we all knew that the sud den ceasing of the wind was omiuous. Accordingly, for two hours w® experienced a fearful gale from the south. west, causing much injury. Two vessels, a brig and a schooner, have been greatly crippled. From the country and other parts, the intelligence is, distressing. Most of the labourers' cottages on the plantations have been blown to the ground, and the canes dreadfully injured, son or expecting anoter bw. Barca There is a ree mpieso f meter variable and h falling lo ."—lbid. meter and The gale Wa felt at At - tus N evis, and s alson s , Kitt's, but fortunately with causing much damage. MARINE DISASTERS.—The English sloop Jessy, with rum, sugar, m olasses, and empty hogsheads, was dr:ven from her anchorage at Nevis, on the 23d inst., and lost sails, anchors, and mast; captain left behind. carriedThoop Saucy Teaser, with molasses, sugar, ' away her must between Saba Bad St. The English schooner Eclipse, Hassell, master, which left this port UT St. Kitt's, with provisions, returned from cs sea on Friday last, with her mainmast carried away, and h ai3n e t seoe. lead, Ed t otherwise injured. The English ship Mary and Ann, of 262 tons, Captain George Dempster, left the island of St. Vincett on the 22d instant, hound for Greenock, laden with agar and molasses, and encountered the gale on the 24th, when she sprang a leak. She put into thi s port yesterday, for the purpose of discharging her cargo ant undergo ing the necessary repairs. TORTOLA.—A. correspondent wr i tes :-:-"There is a l a rge brig, the Horatio, at anchor off the buff of Beef Island is a dismasted state, unable to proceed—foremast most seriously damaged ; and she waits for an easterly wind to repair to your port for repairs. There is also a schooner lying at Peter's Island with sailsall blown off —unable to proceed —name unknown." JAMAICA.-COMMERCIAL ;From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligence:. of Sept. 24.) REVIEW OP MARKETS. The consumption of flour, meal, and tic) has receded to a considerable extent under the p l en tifil supplies of native bread.,taffs which a re now coming to market. On the other hand, the almost entire disappearance of small pox from the city has created a revival cf the demand for dry and pickled fish, and a fair amouat of business might have been done in these articles hac receipts been proportionate to the existing inquiry. The produce market has been very quiet, and very little has been done for export. Butter.—.Thera is little Halifax or American at market. .sii . d ile A mradevbriaj e c i: an are worth 7id., and Irish 51 to i: i Byidie.ratapnlicetiosr hams.—American yet been productive of any prices effect on it t E hi n s g m la a li t i ke h t. ave Tre t stoc k Flour..—Tae iroeui gr.h _ t._T hwe stock have acavendidsnconsiderablyo t h demand oard u o n f iaconrpyeoci reduced. Rice. — Consumption appears to ha7a fallen off, and prices are receding. New English hams are wonted. Holders are anxious to clear their tions. hands at reduced rates ; but no sales of any moment have occurred. Rum. --18d, per gallon, short price, for 21 proof, is very generally demanded and given. The operations since our last have not been very important. &a—Liverpool stored is rather start©, and in de mend at 4 s . 9d. per sack ; coars e is plentiful. Sugar. --21s. have been pa id for a lot of fair qua lit y . Other op erat i ons have occur red at 2 0s. to 2 4 5. for g ood to fine. Theat Is sales include a p ar cel of dark for the Tobacco.—No operations bare transpired . EXCHA NGES. Nor thsid e On London. —Jamaica Bank- 90 days i per cent. Colonial Bank -90 days i per cent. , On Now York.—No operations to report. MANSLAUGHTER AT OLD BRENPTORD. at St. Geurge's Hos pit ________ Oa Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. Longhorn , nett, aged Nevent eeD, w ho was stabbed with a knife a al, on the body of Willia m Stan. Old Brentford on Tuesday last, from the effects o which he died. Joseph Rawbone, of lligh-street, Brent ford, bootmak er , said the deemed was an apprentice to his broth er , whom witness also worked for. He was present wh en t h e occurrence happened, at half past ten on Tuesday morning . . He was at work in the lower shop with a young man and the deceased. The young man was John Lewis, who also lived at Brentford. Stannett began joking, and after a short tim nn e a he se g a o t t , up and went towards Lewis, who was playful manner they caught s hold of each other's arms, and kept so until Lewis got into a passion. Ho then told Stannett, that unless he loosed his bold be would stick him with l i i n g g ht tap on the face.his knife. He then took up t he kni fe , with which he had been working, but as soo n as wi tness saw the kni f e he caught hold of his hand , a nd held it till he promis ed It t en w immediately a e that he would lay the knife down. They then loose d towards his seat slapt with Lis knife at the e on n eaeachaovtehetrh,nahydanansgSrataennneLttewwiass ago s the face. Lewis bottom part of the stoma ch. The knife was very shar p , and was worn to a point. When witness got hold m s d l i i a g t h e t ly o spteanb-bheadri open-handed a n n ot of his hand, Lewis was in a rage, but before he loosed him he appeared to have got cuite cool. The deceased then cried out "he has done it for me how." He asked witness to go to Mr Baker's, the chemist, but he was from borne. lie then went for Messrs. Rolfe and Richards, surgeons, and by their di rectirns the deceased was brought to this hospital. Lewis said nothing after the blow Vrai struck. Stannett the whole time was playful, but Lewis was much irri tated. The deemed, while they had hold of each other, tried to hit Lewis in the face. Mr. Francis Cutler, house surgeon, proved that the wound inflicted upon the deceased by Lewis was the cause of his death. The coroner having summed uy, the jury, after half an hour's consultation, returned a verdict of manslaughter against John Lewis. The coroner then issued his warrant for his committal to prison on that charge. A - _________._ CHRISTMAS REVELS AT WINDSOR CASTLE.---We are enabled to state that the Christmas revels of the olden time will be again held at Windsor this year, and with a novelty which recalls the time of " the great Eliza." Queen Victoria will open her dramatic campaign with a new poetical-prose comedy of English life, from the pen of Doug las Jerrold. This is a good beginning of the dramatic new year—with an agreeable smack of old days and of a literary Court about it. The play will be brought out at the Prin cess's Theatre on the night following that on which it is to be produced before the Queen and Court at Windsor Castle.— Athenctunt. BETTING LISTS.---It is reported that a Bill will be introduced into Parliament, to render it illegal to receive de posits at betting-houses. - - HOUSES OF CONVOCATION. (From the Times.) A report has reached us, which is not, we believe, without foundation, that Lsrd Derby and his colleague have resolved to advise Ilsr Alajes'y to remit the Houses of Convocation to sit for the despatch of busi ness, and that the Royal licence will consequently be issued, empowering those ecclesiastical assemblies to enter upon the consideration of such matters as may be thereby submitted to them. So little are we ourselves —so little is the country at large—prepared for such an announcement, that our first impulse is to question the information of this rash and abrupt measure which has reached us ; for if there be truth in the intentions as cribed to the Government on this subject, we can hardly conceive any act or determination of the State more perilous to the Church of England, or more inimical to the order and tranquility of society. It is notorious that the exertions made of late years to revive the force and efficiency of Convocation have proceeded from the extreme High Church party, and not from the Church of England at large. The clerical electrons which have bean conducted with a sort of mock solemnity in some dioceses of England a ere regarded as a farce, cr at best an empty form, by the majority c f the clergy, since no intimation whatever had been give a that it was intended to depart from the established custom and to allow the Houses to proceed to business. After a lapse of 145 years it would amount to a trick of the grossest kind to place the affairs c f the Church, without previous notice, in the hands of a body of men not even chosen with any view to the practical conduct of them. The whole constitution of these ecclesiastical assemblies is so antiquated and defective that the attempt to set in motion an engine which was discarded nearly a century and a half ago as mischievous and unmanageable, is certainly one of the wildest freaks that ever passed through the brain of a statesman. The division of the two provinces of Canterbury and York, the absence of proctors from the Church of Ire land, the exclusion of lay members of the Church, and the lack of definite objects or positive jurisdiction, would suffice, if there were no other objections, to render the scheme inconvenient, imperfect, and absurd. But when we call to mind the animosities which unhappily divide a considerable portion of the English clergy, the exor bitant pretensions of one party, imbued with all the priestly arrogance of Laud and Atterbury, the tendency of another fraction to drop the standard of Church doctrine and Church discipline along the declivity of dissent, and the incessant activity of the common enemy, the Church of Rome—it does seem that no time could be worse chosen to re-open the public arena to ecclesias tical combativeness, to distract the ,Church by placing weapons in the hands of its conflicting leaders, and to recognize pretensions on the part of the Establishment which will give rise to the furious hostility of all her adversaries. It is impossible to take a more serious view than we are disposed to do of the duties which the Constitution, both in Church and State, imposes on the political Min ister who distributes a vast amount of ecclesiastical pa tronage and exercises the authority of the Crown in ecclesiastical affairs. No doubt the mode in which Lord John Russell most imperfectly discharged that sacred trust, in compliaace with his own peculiar views and party connexions, has been one of the causes, not only of the hostility of the Church which he personally in curred, but of the general distrust which has unhappily sprung up between the clergy and the civil power. But the first dut: . of the civil power is to preserve the Church from those internal feuds and dissensions which are so apt to embitter with tenfold virulence the scenes of ecclesiastical controversy. The duty of the Minister is to defend and uphold the prerogative of the Crown in Church matters, not to abandon it to that faction by whim the Queen's supremacy has been openly assailed ; but the very same party which professes the highest veneration for the prerogative of the Crown in all other affairs has ever been ready to curtail its just and necessary rights, and to weaken the powers of the law 'eself, whenever they have come into collision with the pretensions of sacerdotal ascendancy. Can Lord Derby imagine that this is a time to copy the high Tory po!icy of Rochester and Harley, cr to allow those scan dalous scones to be repeated in the chapter-house of St. Paul's which convulsed the Church and inflamed the country from the last year of the reign of William 111. ee the accession of George I.? During the whole of that period the Lower House was in open revolt against the authority of the Crown and of the Episcopate. A handful of passionate bigots continued to challenge the rights of Parliament itself, to insult the bishops because they were prelates of moderation and liberality, to con tend for unheard-of privileges, and to exercise their idle violence in the inquisition and condemnation of heterodox Publications. They had in fact no appropriate functions; for Convocation has no power to Leek@ new canons, or to touch in any one respect the Act of Uniformity, or th© le gislation of the Church by law established. In 1664 they surrendered the last of their rights, which was the voting of supplies for the clergy, and from that limo the clergy have been taxed like the rest of the community. They met and they existed, therefore, for no imaginable purpose but the disgraceful exhibition of their cwn dis sensions and of the professional incapacity of clerical bodies to deal with the affairs of this world and even with the interests of their Church in a spirit of discre tion, wisdom, and decorum, The flame burnt itself out, and the institution has virtually ceased to exist since 1717, because it had destroyed its own claims to respect and influence. Is it because there are signs in the Church of a revival or; those days of discord and intem perance that Lord Derby is prepared to let in a gust of air on the smouldering embers of such a conflagration ? With the accustomed levity and recklessness of his character, we suspect that if Lord Derby be indeed pre pared to take this step, he is actuated by much slighter and less serious motives. The scope of his patriotism obviously lies not an inch beyond the duration of his power, and he sees no danger to th© Church and the Constitution in a measure which will gratify the more intemperate of his own adherents. The clergy have done bim good service in the elections. Oxford has made him her Chancellor without a contest. He is aware that this question of Convocation has found its most zealous champions even among the ablest members of the Conservative party not now connected with the Government ; and it is not impossible that the conces sion he is said to be ready to make may draw over to him their support. As a party move such a step might be comprehensible, though even in this point of view we hold it to be neither defensible nor wise, since it is a concession to that extreme High-Church party to which the great mass of Protestant and Conservative feelings and principles in this nation are stoutly opposed; and if we know aught of the spirit in which the Lower House of Convocation would probably meet, its first proceedings and pretensions would kindle this latent an tagonism into fierce resentment. But is it to be endured that the peace and stability of the Church herself should be put in jeopardy for such objects as these, to strengthen the hold of a tottering Government by rallying an ex treme and intolerant party to its banner, or to satisfy the ambition of that party by a measure which our history, our experience, and the calmer judgment of the roajority of Churchmen would condemn? If this report be con firmed, and this scheme realized, it will go far to prove that the prolonged existence of Lord Derby's Adminis tration is fraught with positive danger to the institutions of the country, since it will raise a storm which neither that Noble Earl or his colleagues will allay; and the rash est schemes of Radical innovation are not more crude and ill-timed than such false Conservatism as this would prove. We deprecate it, and we should deplore it as mischievous to the Church of England herself, for its effect on the interests of religion, on the Protestant faith, and of the Establishment, is the first object to which our attention is directed. But we deprecate it no less for the sake of the country at large, from the conviction that these discussions cannot be revived without severing what we wish to unite, and weakening what we wish to consolidate. It may still be not too late earnestly to reconsider, and possibly to disavow, the intention im puted to the Government. It may yet be possible for the country to anticipate in distinct language the effect which such a measure would create through the length and breadth of the land. We are still unwilling to believe that Lord Derby is capable of that degree of temerity and infatuation which would superadd to all the secular duties and difficulties of his high position the hiving of a swarm of theological hornets, when, to use the expressive language of Mr Hallam, " to scatter a little dust over the angry insects" is evidently the duty and the interest of the First Minister of the Crown. But we trust that at least all further doubt on this subject will at once be removed, and the moderate party in the Church will then consider what course they have to pursue. THE MELBOURNE.—PLYMOUTH, Oct. IG.—After the accident to this ship on Wednesday, the artizans from the arsenal were quickly put on board, and, working night and day, were enabled to complete her repairs by Friday. She started about 2 o'clock in the afternoon for her destina tion, St. Vincent, Cape of Good Hope, St. George's Sound, Adelaide, Port Phillip, and Sydney, taking mails also for Sierra Leone, Natal, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand. Besides the specie shipped in the Thames, she shipped here a considerable quantity, making in all above, 200,000/., and jewellery and watches, &c., valued at 10,0001. She has 35 first class, 53 second, and 57 third class passengers, among whom are the Hon. Louis Hope, who takes with him a choice assortment of British plants for culture in Sydney ; Captain Graham, an active member of a mercantile firm in Auckland, new Zealand; Mr. James Sibbald, of the firm of James Sib bald and Co., of Leith, who is preceded by two valuable car goes of British goods in the Yarra and Signet ships, of 500 tons, gone on to Port Philip ; Mr. B. Wallace, son of General Sir A. Wallace, of Stonraer ; and Messrs . Y eung, J. B B. K ir k, and others, Wesleyan missionaries. There is a considerable preponderance of Scotchmen among the passengers, !Ind one Hungarian refugee, Colon el Szabo. The i iNelb ourne is a well officered ship; her comm an d er, Captain Cox, has had great experience in the East India trade, and her first and third Ricers have had command of , dips. The mails are in charge of Commander Phillimore, INCENDIARY FIRE. —One of the largest conflagra tions that has occurred in the eastern part of the county of Kent for the last 15 years, brolin out on Sunday night at Overland -court farm, in the parish of Ash, about four miles from Sandwich, in the occupation of Mr. Petley. it appears that abou t seven o'clock a cracking noise was heard by Miss Petley, and upon her opening the door to ascertain the cause, she was startled by seeing one of the barns, and also one of the stacks, on fire. The fire raged with unabated fury from half•past coven u ntil five o ' c lock this morning, entirely consuming two sticks of wheat, two stacks of oats, two stacks of clo ver, and one each of beans, peas, and hay, with two large barns, nearly filled with corn, two lodges, the w hole of the stabling and the farming implements. The loss sustained cannot be estimated at less than 1,5001., and Mr. Petley is insured for only HU, for the stockand implements, in the Norwich Fire Office. The origin of the fire is shrouded in mystery; but there is very little doubt it was the act of a vile incendiary, as the fire, when first observed, appeared to be in two opposite points. IMPUNITY OF OUTRAGES UPON WOMEN. (From the Sz thay Times If there be any circumstance in our social life at variance with every theory of civilization, it is the im punity with which men can commit outrages upon women. Great efforts, we allow, are making to effect the reform of our laws ; but these reforms are rather with reference to property than to the protec tion of the lives and persons of the people—at least of the female part of the population. Almost every day supplies some new example of ruffianism, and women are almost constantly the victims. If we were a more passionate and violent people this would lead to a fearful multiplication of crimes, for men, seeing the injuries it.flicted on the opposite sex, would take, perhaps, to rather startling means of protecting them, and where their fists or sticks would not suffice, might have recourse to other instruments that would. But we are a calm end sedate people, and, very ra tionally, look to the law for defence against outrage and injury. The law, however, is unequal to the task. Atrocities the most revolting are committed daily against women, young and old, and when the offences are brought before the magistrates, these functionaries confess their inability to deal properly with the perpetrators'of them. Sometimes their own views of their duty appear to enhance the feebleness and inefficiency of the law. Thus in the case of the scoundrel Donovan, who cracked his aunt's skull, by dashing her against a counter, a compromise was suf fered to be entered into which placed the offender alto gether out of the reach of the law. The affections of the aged relative were permitted to be appealed to in order to defeat the ends of justice, and the payment probably of a few shillings may have screened the offender from twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Yet the magistrate who pursued this course expressed with becoming warmth his determination to check as far as possible the growing tendency among ruffianly men basely and cruelly to maltreat the weaker sex. John Sully, who knocked down and kicked the young woman in Gray's-inn-lane, was sentenced to a fine of three pounds, or, in default of payment, to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour Why not five pounds, or the longest term of imprisonment which our laws, lenient to all kinds of malefactors, al lows ? It could not surely be because the young wo man was what is called "an unfortunate girl ;" since, being more exposed to outrage, she should, for that very reason, enjoy the greater protection from the law. Who creates the class of unfortunate women ? Who supports them ? Who condemns them to lead a life of shame and infamy ? They are not without accomplices. Society fosters the habits which occasion their ruin, and then all but abandons them to the ruffianism and ferocity of the dastaids who frequent their company. With regard to these unhappy persons, therefore, the law requires amend ment, and if, as a people, we possessed half the humanity we take credit for, the Legislature would not be slow to accomplish what is necessary. The next culprit whose achievements we have to notice is John Davis, who cut open the lip and loos ened the teeth of Mary Lynch. His excuse was that he had been drinking. As the habit of intoxication is common, therefore women must not venture into the streets after dark, because young men, the mo ment they become exhilarated, are addicted to cut open the lips and knock down their throats the teeth of the first females they meet. Mr. Bingham, of Marlborough-street, went as far as the law allowed towards putting a stop to this kind of brutality. He condemned the offender to a fine of five pounds, or two months' imprisonment. But is this sufficient ? Are women to be disfigured for life by any one who is capable of paying five pounds ? Odght any dis cretion to be left to magistrates ? Should not the offender be condemned to six months' imprison ment at least ? While the law shows so much reluctance to punish offences against the person, it is fierce and almost furious against any inva sion of property. While these discussions are in progress—while a man who splits his aunt's skull is allowed to compromise the matter by an apology at his pleasure—while the wretch who half kicked a girl to death is fined three pounds or sent to prison for six weeks—George Burton, for stealing three bushels and a half of chaff is condemned to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour! Now would not Mary Lynch have given three bushels and a half of chaff to preserve her teeth or her lips from being split open ? A man for stealing a silver pencil ease was recently transported for ten years. The same culprit might have half murdered a woman and escaped with a few weeks' imprisonment ! But the worst case of all remains yet to be men tioned, that of Henry Hale, a civil engineer, who commenced his outrages by beating a defenceless old woman, and, after exhibiting towards all who ap proached him a ferocity and brutality almost unexam pled, consummated his ruffianism by cutting open the head of a woman who rushed for ward to protect her husband from violence. According to the accounts published, the life of this woman is in danger, and the prisoner has been remanded for a week, till it shall be seen whether she dies or not. We are, consequently, unable to foresee what is to be this person's punish ment. Probably some short term of imprisonment, or some fine, or he may be allowed to compromise with Mr. Higgins for his wife's mutilation, if Mr. Higgins can be persuaded to agree to any compromise, which we by no means anticipate. This is not a wholesome state of the law. W e do not desire to legislate through sentimentality, but we maintain that as women require more protection, on account of their being less able to defend themselves, the law should grant it to them, and prove its sincerity by punishing with double severity all offences against them. The police, it appears, am subjected continually to be maimed and mutilated while defending women in the streets—very frfquently by soldiers, who, when detected in their offences, are either punished very slightly, or let off without any punishment at all. The police-constables are reluctant to interfere with them ; whether they have received orders to be lenient towards these red-coated vagabonds, or are deterred by apprehensions of their vindictiveness — this is a point that deserves to be inquired into. We suspect it would be found, if the police were ques tioned, that they have received orders not to be too hard towards the strutting pretorians who offend the eye in our streets. At any rate, they are constantly engaged in acts of brutality, and yet are seldom brought up for punishment. We shall see what be comes of Francis Tripp, who knocked the woman down in Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, and then exercised his brutality towards the police-constable. However, the worst case now before the public is that of Henry Hale, who made so brutal an attack on Mrs. Higgins, at Hoxton. The law must make some examples, or else the relatives of women who are thus assaulted in the streets must take the matter into their own hands, and inflict such punishment as they may consider calculated to deter the offenders from a repetition of their crimes. What this will lead to it is not difficult to foresee. THE LONDON SHARPER AND TUE READING FLAT. A most amusing instance, displaying the verdancy of . one of our Reading gentlemen , came u nder our notice this week. Mr. 13--, a small tradesman in this town, it appears, a few days ago purchased a horse, bridle and saddle, at what he considered a bargain. Being anxious to dispose of it as quickly as possible he determined to sell it on Saturday if he could, and took it down to the cattle mar k e t for that purpose. Ihe horse, however, failed in captivating the eye of any p ur chaser, and the owner very d isconsolatel y was bring ing it leisurely back through the market• place, when he was stopped by a rather gentlemanly•looking fellow,with his hat cocked on one side, highly polished boots, &c., and asked what he would take for his " nag." They entered into conversation and adjourned to a public house on Highbridge. After sundry offers, the gentle mane from town offere d Mr. B--, in the g nuine Yan kee style of barter, six sacks of vetches for his horse. A sample was produced,. and every way met with ap proval. But not kn owin g their value precisely, and thinking it would not do to he taken in in this wicked world, he sagaciously asked the value of a sack of vetches; this ho found to be something like 11. This was too good an offer to be allowed to pass, and the h ors e-dealer therefore accepted it. His " friend," how ever, thought he was giving the seller too good a bar gain, and seemed to hesitate. This only increased his anxiety to effect the bargain, and he therefore consented to give the horse, saddle, bridle, and ss. for the vetches. The London youth wrote out an order, directed to the Great Western Railway Co., "Please to delive r to Dlr. six sacks of vetches.—Your's, 84e., J. Sw allow, jun., Swiss Cottage, Maidenhead." This not e was banded over to the seller, who at once proceed ed to the railwaY, and inquired for the vetches. He was of course in formed that there were no vetc hes there, much course his .), surprise and alarm, and he at on ce p roceeded so Innen head, to Mr. Swallow, when he discovered, still more to his disemnfitur, that the whole affair was wholly a sell," and that Air. Swallow, jun., had not been at Re ieg. Ile returned to his reside at once,. and made in quiries, but all in vain: the horse, and bridle, and saddle, and man, and five shillings, had all gone . , and he w as left to mourn over his loss, and sly within himself, " what a flat I've been to be sure! He afterwards found out, however, tha t the horse had been sold to a man in the Butts, who , who, as a particular favour, allowed him to Nava it back ugain for paying 12s. Gd., and so ended this eventful bistory.—Berkshire Chronicle. FRIGHTFUL CASE OF SUICIDE.—O H Monday, the 11th inst.,a m a nutacturer,whose place of b us i nesswas i n Glass ford-street, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor from ear to ear. The fatal act was done by the d eceas ed in his own house, and in the presence of two of his children, who are young persons. Ile only survived about two minutes, having literally bled to death. The deceased was a widower, and is said to have been labouring under a melancholy de pression of spirits on account of being somewhat unfortunate in business. Ile was about 95 years of age.—North British Daily Ma il. A collier was killed last week by an explosion of lire damp at a colliery in Dowlais. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCCXXIX, PONTEFRACT AND lIOLYWELL HUNT MEETINGS. (To the Editor of the Sun.) SlR,—The racing commences at Pontefract with the 5 scvs. Handicap, with 50 added by the Members of the Borough (once round and a distance, about two miles), which will, in all probability, be carried off by Little Davie, 3 yrs, 5 at 13 lb, or Paquette, 4 yrs. 6 st 3 lb. The Park Hill Stakes from the Wood-End, (about three quarters of a mile) reems destined to be carried off by Master Norton, or Landlords. The Pontefract Stakes (one mile) seems manufactured for the particular behoof of Dawson or Osborne : the Twin, 4 yrs, 6 st 3 lb, bring, not unlikely, the winner. If either Ttckton or Luxurious start for the Castle Stakes I need look no further for the winner. Of the Holywell Hunt Races two only will require any comment. The Mostyn Stakes (over the Moystyn mile) will, I presume, have Lady Amyott and the Little Fawn first and second. The Holywell Hunt Purse looks uncommonly pro mising for Lady Bibina, 6 yrs, 6st 101 b, or Wilmont, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b. Ibis is not badly in at 6st 21b. Cock Pheasant, after winning the 10 Says. Sweep stakes for two yrs old last Thursday, was claimed for 40 Sovs., and goes into Martin's stable, Horseheath. Lapidist, whose reserved pri ce at the sale of Col. Peel's Stud last year was 3,000 guineas, was claimed by M r . S. Merry for 300 Soya. after winning the 10 Soya. (first half Ab. mile) Sweepstakes on Thursday last. Gorgey was introduced into the market last week as Dawson's Derby horse. If he has nothing better for that race, his chance of carrying it off is small indeed. The animal bids fair to be a tolerable second rate, but nothing more. postponed until Mo T n h d e ay E , dNgowvearmebeSrtethepelestbC.htlTsehs ar e Ha e ndicap closes to morrow, weights to appear on Saturday, and accept ances declared on the 2ittla instant. George Bless of Newmarket, who until lately had the care of Sir R. Pigotts's horses, has been engaged by Mr Mare as his private trainer. Owners and trainers of horses are reminded that the Paddock and Selling Stakes, the Durdans Plate and Scramble Steeple Chase, at the Epsom Autumn Meeting , the Two year-old Stake at the Spring Meeting, 1853, and the Woodcote Stakes for two years old at the Sum mer Meeting, 1853, also several stakes at Doncaster ; close and name (the first four to Mr. Darling, and the remainder to Messrs. Weatherby) on Tuesday Novem ber the 2d. The weight for the Epsom Autumn Steeple Chase and Free Handicap Hurdle Race are to be published to day ; and acceptances must be declared by 6 o'clock p.m. on November 2d. - Several of the:Stakes—the Great Warwick Handicap, Leamington Welter Cup, Hurdle Race, and Grand Open Steeple Chase at the Warwick and Leamington Novem ber Meeting close on Wednesday ; the weights to be published on Saturday. Cambridgeshire " waifs and strays" le-morrow, I am, &c., THE SPIRIT OF TUE TURF. Oct. 18. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAGES -At the West End yesterday, Babett was backed freely at 5 to 1, and 20 to offered against Lady Evelyn. RACING FIXTI OCTO URES FOR 1852. IBER. Holywell Hunt Richmond .. . Brighton 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn 2 Epsom 4 Liverpool Autumn 9 Cowbridgo Hunt Northallerton... ll Stretford Warwick Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 NEW NIGHT-SIGNALS. RETTIE'S AND NOT THOMPSON'S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. Sin,—You give the above as Thompson's. He may just as well claim Mr. Rowland Hill's penny postage system as the " Telegraphing by Coloured Lights. That they are mine solely, and will be brought out at the next meeting of Parliament, you will see by the printed document now sent you. And Mr. M.'Crregor, M.P. for Glasgow—who is determined that the party, under the " Russell Admiralty," who hsve allowed certain underlings to take and use up, and abuse a system, to the great loss of life, and de prive the real inventor of the credit, which even your own paper, years ago, allowed him—can bear testi mony that I am the " Original Inventor of all Coloured Light Telegraphing Signals." I trust in justice to me you will give this a corner.—l am, Sir yours, &c., R. RETTIE, C.E. TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Petition of Robert Rettie, Inventor and Con sulting Engineer, from Glasgow (Crystal Palace, Class 7, No. 159, Engineering Department), Humbly sheweth that he is the original Inventor of all the Red, White, and Green Signals, now in use upon the railways and the ocean, by day and night, for the safety of life in the preventing of " Collision on Rail ways and at Sea," " Shipwrecks," showing " Signals of Distress" at all hours of the " night," also the uepth of wstor at all the ports and harbours throughout the world, with a universal code of Signals for ail Nations. That your petitioner was written to, when in Scot land, by the late Sir R. Peel's Government as far back as the year 1842.3, when engaged in business, and re siding in Glasgow, as the proprietor of the "Glasgow Brass Foundry"—and assured, that should his system of using Colours and Signal Lights succeed, after trials to be made at Woolwich and Portsmouth—which trials were successfully accomplished—l should be provided with an appointment to carry out the same under Go vernment. _ That this was accomplished successfully, I need only refer your attention to the Government Report, No. 568, August 3, 1846—laid before your Honourable House in 1846, clearly showing that these trials were not only highly successful, and also approved of by the Govern ment authorities appointed by Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Port Admiral at Portsmouth; but also the various har bour and port commissioners throughout England and Scotland, whom the petitioner visited personally 1845-6, and explained them; all presented memorials and peti tions, and documents to the inventor and the Board of Admiralty:— And the Peninsular, Dublin, and Scottish navigation steam companies, with Lloyd's and the General Ship owners' Association of London, cordially joined in ex pressing with others, their general utility for the safety and protection of life and property (see printed work " Bettie on Marine Night Signals," 1847). Your me morialist therefore humbly lays before your Honourable House the plain facts of his case;—Alter having thus served faithfully my Lords of the Admiralty —during Sir R. Peel's Administration—at the dockyards of Woolwich and Portsmouth, and then returned to Scotland, when your memorialist was again sent for a third time by Captain Hamilton, R.N., secretary to the Admiralty, who, when I arrived, told me, I was entered now on board the Rattler steam frigate—(entered on board 15th November, 1845)—and that I must again proceed to Portsmouth, and that I was to be paid for my services as an officer, and having g one to Portsmouth and re newed a series of new trials and remained upwards of eight weeks on board and twelve months on shore—and leave of absence granted by Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Port Admiral —at en enormous expense and neglect of my business, and after all have never received one far thing of pay while there 1 And these trials were then so successful that all parties admit, and to prove they were so, they have actually carried out and used my plan by alterations so evasive, that much loss of life and pro perty has been the result by using three different lamps at a great expense—from 1001. to 1501. each steamer- - when one lamp at 101. to 301. would have been sufficient as to expense and sure in safety for life. Thus was my time engaged away from home, and I was obliged to sink my little capital for the Government service, and for six years have I been kept waiting, day after day, expecting justice being done use, by the party iu who had then assumed power under " Lord joha d ock . - sel Commodore Houston Stewart, at Woolwich butLo r evasion,d J hn yard. When my trials were concluded ing daily for three years at the " Adrairs Y," I was sent an it dafter attend nlgtohave been b to the " Board of Trade," a nd b d y n t mt h oh e t,ab ra ti Russell, and from all I have affluence to pov erty. y t t h h o e u ir gh tr o e n a e tm a e n n d t 1 1. brought r o k h m e a know the Admiralty have wrong a ) P . aving paid 3001,and expended up fer.my. patentcr rights (which they the Admiralty, ustice from and have wards of fifteen hundred pounds sterling, besides years of labour and fatigue,, had no redress nor " Captain Den but remuneration, "j f Vret d he one pl o ace the app n u a i m nt e e of w ß ha ll f r o t : h f at o ime, to carry out these indvenbtyienSstr R. Peel, s l l l y ill m er a , ke in tn P r ic t c h a e d m il , ly a , n a d ; and they ehaanvdele a m ls a o ke e r n , co t u n ra e g u e r d re a pti A ti l e r u . manufacture, sell, and infringe on my o f or the navy and commercial marine, undercl o utrhed their r lights, enun. histe nanzarn eian,dtrahunappotrhte povertyl Your mem or i a li s t h um bly urges h i and injustice have brought upon w ehim;h t these proceedi ngs r e aaeh al ong period he has been kept out of business, and ruined by the Lords of the Admiralty proceedings, and he feels assured that your Honourable House will hear the prayer of ono w h ew labours have so muc h contri buted to the s a f e ty of all nations, both by railway and at sea, as it is universally acknowledged by all nations. That your memorialist is the " only true inventor who gave to coloured lights a signification and meaning for day and night," and that without these lights and colours they could not travel by day or night one hour in safety. That your memorialist having spent his all for the good of his country, and the sole object in saving of the lives of our seamen and vessels -600 sailing vessels, 100,670 tons, and 11 steamers, 1,306 tons, having been wrecked and run down during the last year, 1851—and for seven years since this plan was brought out and tried, and kept back by parties for interested purposes, to the sacrifice of human life, demands at least investi eation to the fullest extent ; also that due reparation may be given for himself and family . , & c ., Your memorialist will ever pray, ROBERT RETTIE, Consulting Engineer. M.P. Sir,—Asa motion upon the subject of this petition by John 111'Gregor, Esq., M.P. for Glasgow, stands in the votes of t heg our friendly aid is respectfull T y solicited in oose of Comons for hursday, the and justice. 2b7ehthalfMofalhumyanity her ads Ind c. aa y d ear. 695 914 ,ard 3ign ans. t, at but ten y at Very hich Ed to 0 60s i 350 i 40a I 34s s 35s ; 373 1 413 s 43‘ ; 35$ 1 35 ssage radon, 511131 0 L); in li g s . 424 is as Pigs. 509 567 }~