The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-07 00:00:00

EWS . !EE. ere esti Tican, at ptian, at 30 Sea mly, but rket was demand the bad :airs are oredonii- in some r reduce no such Ike due ,ably to Short). inues in declined g been 15s. per ss. per inced to ders. market No. 3, rarrants rice for 4s. per las yet ;ock et ily for export, there, export tpected rerpool, doing ; lia dur nsider- 3efined ible to ca im - Did for t stock Itinues :hased, le con iddling id, and 801710 n, and ni at a against deli -41. 154 mount )rding mtinu should before among e sales ccount affirm e the Chree- e quer- panish Iguese o 21g. s have Dents, ie im- Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 9 .... — ...... to Do. 101. .. M. and B. ( B.) 9 Do. 101... M. and B. (0,) 1 London and H. Western....... 50 _ _ 35 1 / .3 to -- Ditto, New 501— ...... ....... 42 i / i ...... 27 Ditto, New 40!...«...._ "" 34 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... Do, Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds ... . ....... 131. Gs. 8d ... 5 tbs.... to Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls 11. 13s. 4d.... par .... to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1, ;, ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine._ 28 , 4 — Londonderry aud Enniskillen 27' 1 / 4 L;,vestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 4 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 4 Shares ( No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, V s Shares (No. 3 )... 10 ...... Do., New 10... Preference.. 10 ... .. 10 . Ditto Grimsby 4O — Ditto, ditto. ......... ......... 13 Ditto, ditto Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 20 Ditto, Alan. & Lin. Union 4!. 25.... Midland......— ........... .. ...100 Ditto, Consol. Preference-100 Ditto, 50!. Shares-- ...... 20 Midland, girm., and Derby-100 ..... Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 117% to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 14!. 185... Midland, Leices. and Swan- Rington (8 per ct. gua. )....100 .... . 111idld. Great Western (Irish) 45 Middlesbro' and Reclean, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle , 100 ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s. — Newport Abergy., and ileret. 6 ...... _to 41 ,evrry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .......... ........ 20 , — ... to Norfolk' 100 Ditto New 20/. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5 1 4 per cent Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British Ditto Half Shares,..... ..... 123( — Do. Quarters 6 l,i — Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds ..- k...... :to North and South-Western... 2 North Staffordshire... .. ..... . 15 North Wales 3% ..,.. , .... to North Western lO ..... .... to Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- verhampton ,eading,Guildtd., & Reigate 10 ...... 9% lh „ztoyston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ..... to iscottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... Ditt0,New........- ........... 17 1 ,E — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 71,4 — ......to — Do. do. , South Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingkam 9 — to Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 Ditto,' New Guaranteed 6 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W . Kin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto-. 84.- .. . to Ditto, Uswestry 1734 — to Ditto New) 1 Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shropshire Union... South Devon •• 5O ...... Ditto, Preference ...... .. ... 25 South Staffordshire 6 I,Q. .. .. to Smith Eastern Ditto, No. 1. 24 Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3. Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster _ . ~, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca _ tneron's Stm. Coal ... . 6 --to Taw Vale Extension Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% to Vale of l'si eath Waterford and Kilkenny 17% ..... Waterford and Limerick ... - 47%... .. Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed _ ..... 50 ...... 55 Do. do. do. ...... -- ...... to Do. do. do. ...... W est Cornwall West London.... ...... Ditto, First Class Ditto, Second Class 2O ...... ...... t o Whitehaven and Furness ll ..... ... to Windsor, Staines, and South ...Western 9t,4 — ...... to vv ilts, Somerset, &Weymouth 40 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 Do. Exton. No. 1 (Y. & N.) 15 Do.Dzio. No. 2, New, so. 15 Do. G. N. E. - Pur. or Pref. 8 York and North:Midland .. 50 ...... Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension 25 — to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian to and Austrian ............... 5 20 ...... —••—• to Boulogne and Amiens Central of France ( Orleans to and Vierzon) . ........ 17 Ceylon to 15 . .... Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras s s. ..- . Dutch Rhenish 7% — to East Indian Great Indian Peninsular l/4 •••••• . .. ..... t t o o Louvain it la Sambre ......... 7% — . Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege........ 2O - Northern of France.... l2 ...... Orleans and Bordeaux;:..... 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. Paris and Orleans... 2O Paris and Rouen 2O Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 9 ...... to Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre:and Mouse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... . .. 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Landon, and Hasselt ... •• .. 20 ...... •....• to West Flanders B 3/ — to Australasia JOINT STOCK BANKS. to Britioh N or th A mer i can ...• 50 - Colonial .... ..,...... ........... 25 ..... . ito C ommercial of London London J o i nt Stock .... Loudon a n d W es t m i ns t er ... 20 National P rov i nc i a l of E ng l d. 35 Ditto New • Pro vincial of Ireland Ditto, New to Union of Australia 25 - Ditto, New 2% to Union o f L ondon ........ •••••• 10 Cajon of Madrid 4O ...... MINES. An glo Mexican lOO •••••• Ast urian Mining Company... 14 ...... Astralian to Blnaenarron Iron aed Coal ... 50 ..... 8.... •••••• . to olattos Scrio _ ..... to British Iron to Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24 1 / 2 — ..... ... .• to Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 to Cobre Copper ......... .••••••• Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 40 — ...... to ...... to qreneral Mining ~......„ .... 20 to D i teal dil Monte, Unregistered • ... to —-- am •••• . Black Debentures — ,„ . Red Debentures — _ ... .. to oaritiago de Cuba. lO United Mexican - LL OYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 7.—Wi n d S.W.. f res h breeze, and cloudy. DEc. 6.—Wind W.S. W., P.M. strong and squally. Arrd Hendrick Hudson, from New York; a ship, St * J ohn's Newfoundland, for London. Remain, the outwa rd - bound—all well. Arrd. from the River, Eliza beth • J ane, Messan, for Port Natal; Cato, Scott, Dome rar,a; Sylph, Treadwell, Barba.does. t -LIVERPOOL DEC. 6.—Wind W.S.W. to S.S.E.—Arrd. Thomas Brecklebank, Ponsonby, Calcutta; John ' l " l 3', Pearson, ditto • John Mathie, Croom, ditto; Sarah Sand s sr j steamer,ohnn, ; Isley, New York; Fidelia, Heaton, ditto; 8 Little, Montreal; 6, Hume, Pratt, New York, for Dubli n , l ea k y; Commodore, Pritchard, St. John's, N ew Brunswick; Ocean Queen, hoe; Williams, Que- Baron of Renf rew , P a tt e r s on, ditto, encountered 'violent gales on the 28th ult„ lon. 22, and again on the Zouditnhst. lon. 10. P ut b ac k , N aom i, for New York; America, ditt o . Off port, Courier, Ajax, into s ingston The Amo, for New Orleans, that put lst inst , after being on Blackwater Bank, has returned to . p ort. Ca.brEE, DEC 4.— Wi nd S.W.—Arrd. 5, Empire, Davis, quebe BELE AS c * struckPeoc The s T, DEC. 3.—Arrd. Cassandra, Gall, Miramichi. ulation, Greennaugh from Liverpool to Du_blin, aghad a the South Rock, Is t inst., and put into Don the...A.2d, leaky. It is blowing a strong gale from wooden KORB D E c• were passed 2d inst., between Scilly and e • 6•—Several wine or brandy pipes, entLani!'srs...Ecou., by the Ranger, arrived here. with Quebe c; St. Joh 6. r7D"iTeinkd, Q S u A e V b . e — c. Ar T rd h . e C b a r n ig ton r , ep M or e t a e l d , yesterday on shore on the Binks, has broken up. No :further particulars ascertained. FALMOUTH, DEC. 6.—The Norge, Eyde, Cardiff to Boston, has put in here leaky, and with cargo shifted, loss of boats, and must discharge. to New EILRUSH, DEC. s.—The Apthorp, Blake, Limerick Orleans, drove from her anchors M Scattery Roads_ la st n i ght, during a gale, and went on shore in Uloudulan Bay, but is expected to be got off without dama ge , Th e D evonshire, of Limerick, parted from ?tier anchors and took the ground to the eastward of the Pier, but is expected off next tide. ILFRACOMBE, DEC. 6.—lt i s blowing a strong gale from W. to S.W. IsLAY.—Arrd. Princess, Atkinson, St. John's, New Ilrunswick. STOCRTON, DEC. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Defender, Gray, Quebec; Maria an d Eli za b et h, Philli s ki r k, ditto. DONEGAL, near here, on DEC. s.—he Sarah, of Blfast, on shore the 24th tilt T ., has broken h e r e keel, and cargo THE SUN, is so much damaged as to be unfit for reshipping. The Forest itichar4:ken, from S. John's, Now Brunswick, which went on_ shore off the Island of In nislicatigh, is fast brea%ing up; mat,aials and part of cargo saved. THE OCEAN MONARCH. The following letter adt:ii:estied to the comnaittce of Lloyd's is from Mr. llrictow, the gent/ern:Ai through whose intrepidity and tirn;ness the lives of many pas sengers on board the fated Oee:tri Moe arch were saved. It will be remembered :hat Mr. Lyought up the kegs of gunpowder frum the after hatofiway at the imminent hazard of his own lifo, after others on board bad refused so perilous an action; and, by that means, prevented the blowing up of the vessel:— " Cincinnati, State of Ohio, United States, Nov. 11. "Gentlemen,—lt is with feelings of the deepest thank fulness to the Dispenser of all evtnts that I now hasten to acknowledge with sincere gratitude the kind and liberal testimonial .of ) our approval of my conduct during the melancholy catastrophe of the 24th of August, on board the ship Ocean Monarch. " 1 am not conscious of having performed anything more than my duty, in using my poor exertions for the safety of my fellow-creatures; and so far from deserving any praise for such conduct, I feel thankful that God (at such an awful moment) endued me with such pre sence of mind as to enable me to be of service to others, and eventually to preserve my own life. " I accept your liberal donation with thankfulness, and all I can say beyond my sincere thanks is that, should Providence hereafter prosper my undertakings, I will faithfully remember to do unto others as I have been done by.' " With feelings of the deepest gratitude and respect, I remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, WIIISTON BRISTOW. " To the Committee for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's." MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEVI?' GATE AND These markets were well supplied with each kind of meat to-day. On the whole, the demand was in a very sluggish state, at about stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 43 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs, to sink the offal. IYEZIAT retanacETs. llAmsnAm, DEC. 6.—Our market was tolerably steady to-day, at prices fully equal to those quoted in our last report. Beef, fromi3s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 2d per Slbs. ARUNDEL, DEC. s.—There was a moderate inquiry for stock, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s Sd to 4s 2d per Blbs. CHICHESTER, DEc. 6.—Prime stock moved off steadily at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state:—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 3s Sd to 4s 2d per 81bs. SOUTHALL, DEC.:6.—Prime Beasts and Sheep com manded a steady sale at fully last week's quotations. In all other kinds of fat stock only a moderate business was doing, at late rates. Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 4s to 4s 10d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. RONFORD, DEC. 6.—Our market was fairly supplied with each kind of fat stock to-day. On the whole the trade was steady, at full pricest—Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 63 to 4s; and Pork, 4s to 4s 4d per Sibs; Suckling Calves, I7s to 245; and quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 21s each. SAT riIIkiLICZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ Ss to 3/ 13s; Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 163 ; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s per load. A lair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 12s to 4/ 14s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 103 per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. WHITECHAPF.L.—Meadow Hay, 21 Ss to 3/ 14s ; Clover ditto, 31 103 to 4/ 183 ; and Straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ Os per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the (Peck ended Dec. 7, IS IS, made up from the Returns 01 the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperia Quarter. WH l EAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. RTE. BEANS. PEAS. PRICE •• 15 0 s 3 d 32s ed. I 19s 11d I 1 31s 2d I 3Gs 2d 40s 9d DITTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. BEANS. I PEAS. Gs Od 2s Od 2s 6el 2s Od 12s Od 2s Od CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat to-day in his court in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, and took appeals. BEECH V. FORD. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed and concluded to-day, and The Loan CHANCELLOR gave judgment, dismissing the appeal with costs. THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This appeal, which stood in the paper for hearing to day, on being called on was postponed at the request of Mr. Rolt. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. WILSON. - - This case, which has been in the Court of Chancery since the year 1827. came before his Lordship upon ap peal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, pronounced in March last. The information was filed in 1827, to determine the right of Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson to a large fine claimed by him as lord of the manor of Hampstead, upon the death of 12 trustees out of 14 of a charity at Hampstead called the Well Charity. It appeared that the charity was established by a decree of Lord Chancellor King, in 1729, when Lord Gainsborough was lord of the manor, and that by such decree a fine was payable whenever the number of trus tees should be reduced to five. The main question was as to the mode of calculating the five. Lord Lynd hurst, in 1829, and Lord Brougham, in 1832, had directed actions at law to be brought, and there had been four trials; and on a bill of exceptions, a judgment of the Court of Exchequer Chamber; and the ultimate result was, that the lord of the manor recovered a ver dict for 5,0001. In 1839 the defendant, Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, petitioned the present Lord Chancellor to be at liberty to take out execution for this sum, but his Lordship was of opinion that there were equitable circumstances which could only be properly disposed of at the hearing. The information accordingly was set down for hearing in March last, before the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce, before whom the principal point turned upon the number of new trustees. The verdict for 3,9001. was given on the footing of, and calculations on the foundation of, there being 14 new trustees ap pointed, the surviving trustees being counted on their reappointment as new trustees or lives in the admission to the copyhold, but the decree of 1729 had directed that vacancies should be filled up as soon as nine trustees should be dead. It was admitted that the lord of the manor could only claim a fine upon the footing of the ad mission of nine new trustees, and not of 14, although the verdict had proceeded on the ground of 14 being so ap pointed. On the conclusion of the arguments in the court below the Vice-Chancellor said it was conceded on all hands then, whatever might have been the case formerly, that the fine to be paid was a fine upon the principle of adding nine new trustees to the five former ones, and not the principle of appointing fourteen, or any greater number than nine. And as the fine was to be assessed on that principle, it was impossible on any view of the case safely to say that the amount of that fine had been settled by a court of law, even assuming that it was proper for the decision of a court of law. lie was of opinion that either party was entitled to say to the Court that the amount of the fine was hitherto unascertained, and there was a right to ascertain it, either at law, or in the Master's office through the in strumentality of the Court, inasmuch as more than nine trustees had died and had ceased to be trustees; then the question was, whether it should be done iu the Master's office or through the medium of an action with admis sions? And it appeared to him the' lord was entitled to require that it should be ascertained by means of an action unless the Master's office was preferred. If both parties elected the Master's office, there let it go; but if either party preferred an action he thought that it must be tried by one. Mr. RUSSELL, on the part of the relatives, preferred going to the Master's office with a declaration, but his Honour declining to make any, observing that he did not see how the parties could avoid going before the Lord Chancellor, and as Mr. Cooper, for the defendant, pre ferred trying an action, the matter was brought before this branch of the Court by way of appeal. Mr. BETHEL'. opened the ease on behalf of the appel lants, and the arguments occupied the Court the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) MOOPER V. SALMON. The further arguments in this part-heard case occu pied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole day VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) TILE ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. THE EARL OF STAMFORD. The further arguments in this part-heard cause occu pied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Cltriceiler KNIGHT BRUCE.) Causes of no general interest occupied the Court the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) WATSON V. MASTERS.-JuDGNENT. His HoNoun gave judgment in this case to-day, which came before him upon exceptions to the Master's report, finding that a good title could be made to the property, the subject of dispute in the cause. His Honour was clearly of opinion that the Master had come to a right conclusion, and ordered the exception to his report to be overruled. CORNER V. GRAHAM.-JUDGMENT. His HONOUR also disposed of this case, in which a motion had been made to discharge all the proceedings in the cause, which had taken place since a decree pro confess() had been taken against the plaintiff, to enforce that decree on the ground that the solicitor was not authorised by the plaintiff' to act. His Honour was clearly of opinion that the solicitor had been properly authorised to act, and dismissed the motion with costs. THORNTON V. THE PORTSMOUTH AND ARUNDEL NAVIGA TION COMPANY. The further arguments, in this part-heard case, occu pied the Court the remainder of the day. QUEEN'S 13FENCII.---(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTSIAN and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. SMITH. This case come before the Court on a sire facies, to try whether a certain patent which had been granted to the defendant should or should not be quashed, on the ground that similar patents had been previously granted to Mr. Hamilton and otio r persons. Mr. COCKBURN, who appeared for the plaintiff, ex plained that the patent in question had been obtained for the purpose of sawing wood by means of machinery moved .by steam power. The machine actually con- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1848, structed by the defendant, and for which he had obtained a patent, was the same as described in the specifica tion. Th e ent i re 1 - 17vention was old, more particularly that portion which the defendant claimed. A patent taken out by a person ia substantially the same was 1835; it was tried at Toulon bC.fore the Prefect, but it proved a total failure. The read inventor of the improved and valuable machine, for an exact copy of which the defendant had succeeded in getting a patent, was Mr. Hamilton, an American. He took out a patent in America, and his son had taken out one in Pat is, whilst another had been taken out here in 1834. He contended that the jury could not fail to be of opinion, after the evidence he should adduce, that the patent of the defendant ought to be reversed. A number of witnesses were then called to support the case of the plaintiff, in the course of which specifications of patents granted for similar machines previous to that of the defendant were produced. It appeared that one had been granted to a person named Isaac Dodd on the 29th of July, 1835 ; to Messrs. Gibbs and Gatlev on the 27th of July, 1835, and to Mr. Hamilton on the 26th of June, 1834. The case is likely to occupy the Court a couple of da3s • COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY .) (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and a Special Jury.) THE SAPPHIRE.- CATTLIN V. HILL. This was one of those cases commonly knowdas " running down " cases. It was brought by a person named Catlin, to recover compensation in damages for severe injuries which he had sustained, from which he alleged was the reckless negligence of the defendant, who is the representative of the proprietors of the Sapphire steam-boat, which plies between London and Gravesend. A collision took place between the Sapphire and the Sons of the Thames the summer before last, off Graves end. The plaintiff, who was on board the last-named vessel, had his leg broken, and sustained other injuries of a serious nature. The defence was that the defendants were not to blame for the occurrence, and that they exercised on that, as on all other occasions, the utmost care. The case will occupy the whole of the day. SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.) James Williams, one of the men who were tried for the murder of Mr. Bellchambers, John Newton, and Elizabeth Taylor were indicted for stealing four pounds of cheese and twenty shillings, the property of Charles Rust. Mr. Baldwin conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock defended Williams. The prosecutor carries on the business of a cheese monger in the Old Kent-road, and on the evening of the 13th ult. the prisoner Williams entered the shop and ordered four pounds of cheese to be sent to a Miss Fell's, at No. 11, Surrey. square, with change for a sove reign. The prosecutor accordingly dispatched his lad with the property, but directed his shopman to follow and watch him. When the lad got to Miss Fell's he was informed that nothing had been ordered, and as he was going home again the female prisoner came up to him running, and exclaimed, " Oh, you have got the cheese; give it to me, with the change, and here's the sovereign." He accordingly gave them to her, and was about proceeding further when he looked round and saw her run away. While he was looking at the coin, which was a counterfeit, Newton came up to him, and pre vented him from following her, when the shopman came up to his assistance and secured him (Newton.) Williams had been previously taken into custody. The female was apprehended at the police-station on the following morning while looking after her companions. The jury found them Guilty, when the Court was in formed that they had all been previously in custody, and that Williams was one of the men tried at the Old'Bailey as one of the parties who murdered Mr. Ballchambers, but he was acquitted. The CUAIRMAN sentenced each of them to seven years' transportation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. Exning Field. The All-aged Stake.—First Ties. Dorou beat Fire office—Bramble beat Cineraria—Ma gician beat Will Watch—Amina beat Tom Tit—Am-I to•win beat Merry Lad—Hotspur beat Eunoch—Rou lette beat Lavender—Rocket beat Guy. The Puppy Stakes.—First Ties. Anticipation beat Cytherea—Rex beat Druid—Tur quoise beat Louis Philippe—Tristram ran a bye (Fum drum lame)—Wicked Eye beat Bessie Bell—Bumper beat Field Marshal—Locomotive beat Wowski—Apprc bation beat Baron. The Exning Stakes for Puppies. Mr. Etwall's: Englishman* beat Mr. O. Edwards' Al- debra. Mr. Gillett's Glentilt beat Mr. Parkinson's Pliable. Mr. Gillett's Becky Sharp beat Mr. Fyson's Forget me-not. Mr. Arabin's Agnes beat Mr. Nash's Pendennis. Mr. Bowb , s's Fortoes beat Mr. Finch's Cosset. Mr. Dobede's Drift beat Mr. Bagge's Trap. Mr. 0. Edwards' Aggravation beat Mr. Arabin's Abbess. Mr. Moody's Racer beat Mr. Bowles's Fairy Ring. • This dog ran into a gravel- pit after this course, and was killed. DOMESTIC SERVANTS BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. —Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the governors and subscribers to the above institution was held at their Rooms, in Sackville-street, Piccadilly, Thomson Mulkey, Esq., in the chair. The report congratulated the mem bers on the improvement which had marked the position of the society, both as regards servants and their employers. There are now 2,890 members, besides 500 honorary ; the permanent fund had reached the sum of 2,5001. The receipts, by donations and subscriptions from the nobility and gentry, besides servants' subscrip tions and investments, amounted to 2,2311. 14s. 10d., leaving the sum of 1661. Is. in the treasurer's hands. The report concluded with an earnest appeal for support, it being stated that the domestic servants in Great Britain amount to no less a number than 1,157,000, of which 900,000 are females. COACIIMAKERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yes terday evening, a general meeting of the members and subscribers to the above institution, founded for the re lief of aged, infirm, and distressed coachmakers, trim- ' mers, and harness-makers, their widows and orphans, was held at the Red Lion Tavern, Mr. William Savage, president, in the chair. The report congratulated the members on the steady increase, the committee having been able to invest a further sum of 100/. towards the funded capital. After the necessary expenditure, there remained a balance in favour of the society of about 251. The report concluded by an earnest appeal to the trade for support. REGENT ' S CANAL COMPANY.—The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday, at their offices, City-road. The report of the general committee, which was read, stated that the works of the new barge entrance at the Limehouse-dock will be open for traffic before the next half-yearly meeting. The balance of profits on the half-year amounts to 12,7791., being nearly sufficient for a dividend of 12s. per share; but as the resolution to add 5 per cent. out of the profits to the reserved fund now again comes into operation, the committee recommend :dividend of lls. only, which after allowing 5 per cent. to be added to the reserved fund, would leave a balance towards the next dividend of 367/. Although the gross receipts for the past half-year are greater than the corresponding half-year of 1847, yet there had been a considerable falling off of traffic in the articles of lime, bricks, sand, &c., and this the com mittee attributed to the universal depression of trade throughout the kingdom. The Marquis of Salisbury, who was in the chair, submitted resolutions for carrying to the rseerved fund 632/, being 5 per cent. on the net profits, and for declaring a dividend of Ils., payable after the sth of January, which, after some discussion, were agreed to, as was also a resolution moved by a proprie tor, to the effect that in future more detailed accounts, especially on the subject of tonnage, should be furnished at the half-yearly meetings. The total receipts amounted to 24,7171., leaving a profit on the half-year of 12,646/. The report was then received, and several proprietors having expressed their satisfaction that the business of towage had been undertaken by the directors, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the Noble Chairman, the meeting separated. LONDON HOsFlTAL.—Yesterday the Governors of this Hospital held their quarterly general court in the board-room of the institution. Sir Edward Buxton, M.P., in the chair. After a few introductory remarks, the Hon. Chairman cant d upon Mr. Nixon to read the quarterly report, from which it appears that during the last three months 1,101 in-patients have been discharged, of whom 641 were cured, 397 relieved, and 56 have died. The books at present contain the names of 316 persons as in-patients, and 2,549 as out-patients. From another statement of the affairs of the hospital it appears that during the past year 4,159 patients (each for an t a h v e er w ag a e rd p s e o rt i . .o t d he o h f o o s p n i e t a m l o n T t h h ) e r h e a p v o e r t b e en a mentionsdm i t t t h e d a t intothe house committee have been painfully compelled to re ject 522 applications certified as proper cases for admis sion, in consequence of the limited income of the institu tion. The total number of patients who have been ad mitted into the hospital since its foundation in 1740 is 879,911. The adoption of the report was moved, seconded, and duly carried, after which the meeting broke up. ASSOCIATION FOR TIIE RELIEF OF THE POOR OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—Last night the annual meeting of this association was held at the London Coffee-house, Mr. Alderman Wilson in the chair. The report stated that the City Kitchen was open for the sale of coals for eleven weeks between January and March. Within that period 22,979 cwt. was delivered at 6d. per 112 lbs., free of carriage within the City boundaries. The asso ciation was still encumbered with a portion of the debt incurred in 1847, and owed 1001. The report concluded by calling on the subscribers to exert themselves on behalf of the poor in the approaching inclement season. The auditors' report showed that there was a balance at the banker's, at the close of last year, of 171. 103. 2d.; 1,869/. ss. was received during this year, and there was a balance at the banker's of 211. 18s. 9d. On the motion of Mr. Alderman Gibbs, seconded by Mr. Deputy Be d ford, the report and auditors' account were received and adopted. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Harding it was adopted that the system of administering relief by coals only be continued. The various officers of the as sociation were re-elected. It was then moved that half. a-dozen tickets be given to every subscriber present for di:aribution, to which an ame ndineut was proposed that the usual system of giving a dozen tickets be continued. The amendment was eurrimi l, and the meeting adjourned. BRILLIANT ME TEO R.— O n Friday evening, about ten minutes before nine o'clock, a splendid meteor sud denly burst forth from a dense cloud which at the time overhung Rochester, and after remaining apparently sta tionary for a few seconds, moved with great velocity, and emitti g a strong stream of light, disappeared. It ii was of considerable magnitude, and of a bluish tint, and during its continuance illumi ne d a ll aroun d. I t was fol lowed by a gale of wind and a heavy fall of rain, which lasted for some hours. FLOODS IN THE NORTH. During the last six or sevendaYsTiTtrienorthern counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland ; heavy rains, sleet and :mow, have fallen almost incessantly, both day and night, and in coos: quence, on Monday morning last, the hikes, risers, and swum were never but once or twice before known to be so flooded and swollen, having overflowed their banks and covered the adjacent low grounds to a fearful extent and depth. On account of the flood rising so gradually, time was allowed for the exercise of precautionary measures for the safety of live stock and other property. Still, it is to be feared that in mountainous districts there will be a very serious loss amongst the flocks of sheep, for several at various places were seen hurried away by the flood, and the quantity of large trees and other wreck which came down the rivers was, indeed, immense. In several localities large breadths of soil have been washed away, and the encroachments made by the flood on many estates are of a very serious nature, and will require large sums of money for making embankments, &c. All the millers, whose mills are stopped from grinding, several of the weirs having been washed down, and others living on the margin of the rivers, were obliged to flee to the upper apartments of their dwellings and to sit up all night. About one o'clock on Monday morning the flood rose to such a terrible pitch that live stock were obliged to be driven away more inland for safety. Fortunately no account has yet come to hand of the loss of human life. At nine o'clock on Monday night the flood bad abated but a very little, and fears were entertained for the stability of the bridges on the rivers Eamont, Lowther, Eden, Calden, and other streams. About midnight on Monday the storm again rose with double fury, the wind blowing from the east a perfect hurricane, and the rain at the same time felling in torrents, so that the flood was terrifically increased, and additional damage done to a great ex tent. From a passenger on the Caledonian Railway our correspondent received the following account of the floods and storm in Scotland:—At Carstairs, the junc tion station of the Caledonian and Glasgow Railway, the station-house was so fearfully inundated that the officials with difficulty escaped, while in the luggage warehouse scores of bags of corn and other articles were washed out and greatly damaged. The loss will be most serious. On the line near Carstairs embankments, bridges, and about four miles of the railway were swept away, and three trains which were on the line at the time were of necessity stopped, the engines and carriages of which were obliged to be dragged to a distance by horses, &c. No accidents happened to the passengers, except being turned out to the " pelting of the pitiless storm." Remembrance does not go back to such a flood and land storm in that part of Scotland. On Tuesday evening the flood in Cumberland bad abated a little, and the storm subsided. THE SERPENTINE.—The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have decided upon draining this river and having it cleaned. THB WEATHER.—From an early hour yesterday, and all last night, it blew a perfect hurricane from N.N.W. The Holyhead steamer, Scotia, due at half past ten last night, did not reach until past two this morning. She encountered most dreadful weather; and one mountainous sea sweeping her across her bows car ried the mate overboard, and did great damage to the vessel's bulwarks. The Marchioness of Downshire, and several distinguished passengers were on board, and were naturally much apprehensive for their safety. The Scotia came into harbour in a very shattered condition. Dublin Pilot of Tuesday. THE WEATHER.—Since our last, the weather has been an alternatio❑ of wind and rain, varied by occa sional hailstorms, and a little snow. On Saturday night a heavy shower of hail fell—the hailstones of unusually large size; but we have not heard of any damage caused by them. The prevailing wind has been S.W. and nearly every night it has blown very strong; while in tempo rary lulls, heavy showers have fallen. The temperature has ranged between 33 and 44 degrees Fahenreit; and the barometer from 29.52 to 28.70. Still there has been very little frost, which is now becoming desirable.— Manchester Guardian. SOUTH DEVON ELECTION.—PLYMOUTH, DEC. 5. Sir Trayton Drake has written a letter to W. li. Hawker, Esq., of Plymouth, which the latter gentleman has pub lished, and in which, after thanking the Conservative electors in this district for their energetic exertion on behalf of Sir Ralph Lopes, Sir T. Drake adds, " It is also gratifying to me to be enabled to state that Sir Ralph Lopes has received the most unqualified assurances of support from those gentlemen who had interested them selves on behalf of Mr. Ijekewich, so that the election of the Hon. Baronet will now take place with but one prevailing feeling of unanimity amongst the Conserva tives of the southern division." ACCIDENT. Last evening an accident, which might have proved of rather a serious nature, occurred at the corner of Manchester-street, Gray's Inn-road. It appears that one of the Kennington omnibuses, being on the wrong side, came in collision with a cart laden with plates and dishes. The force of the shock caused the traces of the horses to break, and pitched two men off, and buried one of them in the midst of the plates. The - other man had his hand cut severely in seve ral places. ISLINGTON MARKET.--We learn that this market, which has been closed for so many years, is to be opened for the sale of cattle and other live stock, on Tuesday, the 9th of January; and for the sale of hay and straw on the following day. There will be a market for the sale of beasts twice a week, and three times for hay, after that date. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.. - Among the Acts passed during the last session of the New York Legis lature was one of a very simple and liberal kind for the regulation of telegraph companies. By this any num ber of persons are permitted to associate for the purpose of constructing a line of wires throughout the state, or from point to point, wherever they may deem it desira ble, and these lines may be ciavied along and upon any of the public roads, or across any of the waters of the state, by the erection of the necessary posts, piers, or abutments, &c., for sustaining the wires, the only pro viso being that they shall not be such as :o incommode the public. In cases were the passage of the line takes place over private property, compensation is to be as sessed by five commissioners appointed by the county court. Persons injuring the wires and property of the company are to be subject to a penalty not ex ceeding five hundred dollars or a year's imprison ment, or both. The liability of the shareholders is limited to a payment of 24 per cent. beyond the amount of stock they may individually hold, and no shareholder is to be proceeded against until a judgment shall have been obtained against the company, and an execution thereon shall have been returned unsatisfied. Each company is bound to transmit the messages of other companies, and, indeed, of all parties, on payment of their regular published charges, and are liable to a fine of 100 dolls. for refusal, or for any breach of impartiality or good faith. All messages, likewise, are to be deli vered, under pain of a similar penalty for neglect, in the order in which they are received, " provided, however, that arrangements may be made with the proprietors or publishers of newspapers for the transmission, for the purpose of publication, of intelligence of general and public interest out of its regular order." REFUGII FOR JUVENILE DESTlTUTE.—Yesterday a meeting of the governors and committee of the above designated institution, for destitute youth of both sexes, who on being discharged from penal confinement or by dishonest practices have lost their character, was hold in the board room of the male establishment at Iloxton. The report inter alia, stated that the committee had re solved to purchase a piece of ground at Dalston, for the erection of a new asylum, the cost of which would be about 3,000/., and the building 6,000/. In the present establishment there have been during the last year 174 males and 184 females, some of whom had been admitted by order of the Secretary of State, and the majority from the metropolitan houses of correction, Newgate, and the provincial gaols. Since 1805, about 7,000 of both sexes have be en provided for, the males by emigra tion and apprenticeship, and the girls by servitude.] FUNERAL OF THE LATE MAJOR Ross.—The re• mains of this young and highly respected officer of the Royal Horse Artillery were interred at Newcastle•on- Tyne on Monday last with military honours, the troop to which he was attached having expressed their wish to pay that last respect to his memory. Captain Gilbert, recently appointed to command the troop, left Woolwich on Sunday for Newcastle to be present on the melancholy occasion. First Lieutenant M'Crea has been appointed to be Second Captain, vice Ross, and Second Captain Wilder has been appointed to the troop of Royal horse Artillery stationed at Newcastle-on -Tyne. The accounts from the Amsterdam Bourse report a general fall in the prices of public securities. Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates had receded nearly ono per cent. WHITEHALL PREACHERS. — The Lord Bishop of London has appointed the Rev. William Sewell, 8.D., Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and incumbent of Carisbrooke Castle Chapel, Isle of Wight, and the Rev. John A. Freer, of Trinity College, Cambridge, White hall preachers for the ensuing year. The Rev. Gentle men will perform the duty on alternate days. MISSING.—THE GREAT SEA S ERPENT.--Had on, when last met with, a hunch of sea -weed roun d h i s neck, a seal-skin coat, with a very long t a il , and " con: tinuations" of a most extensive character. He had been going lately to very great lengths ; but his fri en d s f ear that he may have come to an untimely end, for when last seen he appeared to be almost at hi s l ast extremities. He need not be afraid to make his appearance again, and unfold himself without scr u p le, but he must emb race ' the present opportunity, or he is for ever lost.—Punch. SERMON EXTRAORDINART.—On Sunday evening next, the 10th day of December, a sermon will be preached at Hampden-in-Arden church by the Rev. Joseph Bar ker, M.A., of Christ's College, Cambrid ge , curate of Berkes-well-cum-Barston , Warw ickshire, and also on the morning of the same day at St. Martin's church, and in the evening at St. Thomas's church, Birmingh am , by the Rev. Georgo Pettit , missionary in the di ocese o f Madras, and curate of St. Phillip, s, Birmingham, " On the kind and merciful treatment of all dumb animals, but more especially that of the Horse ,„ by the appointment of the governors of the Free Grammar School of King Edward VI. in Birmingham, us trustees under the will of the late Mr. Thomas Ingram, of 'Lame'', near Bewd ley, who by his will directed " that on Mond ay prev i ous to the preaching of such sermon notice should be inserted in the Birmingham Gazette, requesting the masters of families to direct their servants having the care of their' horses to attend Divine service on that day," N o „ii„ tion will be made.—Birmingham Gazette. WANTON MiscmEr. — On Monday night some thieves broke into the British School at K e i„d on. There is no doubt their object was to steal the children's pence, which they supposed were left in the master's desk; but in this they were inked oisappcanted, and, to be re venged, proceeded to commit several ne t s o f mischief— rent a valuable map, the copybooks, b ro k e th e windows, and pulled down the dial, worth, 41., which it appears they destroyed, as part of it was found next day in a ditch a short distance from the school—Essex Standard. LITERATURE. BEN 7'L EFS CAB lIVE7' LIBRARY. The Clock maker, .First, Second and Third Series—Chinese Le y gem's ;or the Porcelain Tower-2 he Czar, his Court, and Peopk. Mr. Bellt.le . y - 11:s just commenced issuing a new serial library, which bids fair to be a valuable acqui sition to the reading public. Judging from the five numbers which have already made their appearance, the "Cabinet Library" possesses every desirable quali fication. The binding and getting up are excellent, and the typography remarkably clear and legible. The first three numbers of the " Cabinet Library" contain the three series of Sam Slick's inimitable sayings and doings. The re-publication of these sketches in this portable form cannot but be acceptable to the nu merous admirers of the cynical Yankee. Number IV. consists of" Chinese Legends," among which is the celebrated poem of the great Pi-ping, " The Student of Hanlan," which some years ago delighted the readers of Bentley's Miscellany. For the sake of such of our readers as may not be fortunate enough to meet with the poem itself, we must transcribe the two most remarkable verses. Fum-Fum and Fee- Fee are both suitors to the fair Faw-Faw, the daugh ter of Po-1'o; and the following angry dialogue takes place between the rivals : " • Faugh, faugh l' said Pure-Fum in low voice to Fee-Fee, ' Would Fo-Fo give Faw-Faw to a fellow like thee? By my fay, no, Fee-Fee: fair Paw-Few is to come As a fee from Fo-Fo to thy foeman Fum-Fura.' Nay, few, few,' said Fee-Fee, chn believe that, Fo.Fo Would affy fair Faw-Faw to a yourh so so-so; Fye, fye, no, Fum-Fum! fair Faw-Few is to be As a fee from Fo-Fo to thy foeman Fee-Fee.'" These verses require to be read aloud to be pro perly appreciated. "The Czar, his Court and People, including a tour in Norway and Sweden, by J. E. Maxwell," forms the fifth number of the "Cabinet Library." The price of each volume is half-a-crown. THE TOWN. By Leigh Hunt. 2 Vols. A ramble through the streets of London in com pany with Leigh Hunt—a pilgrimage from St. Paul's to St. James's-street with a companion who, now sober unto seriousness, and now humorous unto gaiety, but always fascinating and always interest ing, will make you pleasantly acquainted with every memorable incident, with every sparkling witticism, with every piquant anecdote in any way connected with the ground over which you tread. Such is the attractive prospect held sat to the readers of these very attractive volumes. As an illustration of the dis cursive nature of Mr. Hunt's metropolitan sketches, we quote from the table of contents the summary of Chapter Y., Vol. 1, which tells of Lincoln's Inn and its neighbourhood " Ben Jonson's Bricklaying—Enactments against Beards—Oliver Cromwell, More, Hale, and other emi nent Students of Lincoln's Inn—Lincoln's Inn-fields or square—Houses there built by Inigo Jones—Pepy's ad miration of the comforts of Mr. Povey—Surgeon's Col lege—Sir Richard and Lady Fanshawe and Lord Sand wich—Execution of the patriotic Lord Russell, with an account of the circumstances that led to and accompa nied it, and some remarks of his character—Affecting passages from the narrative of his Widow—Ludicrous story connected with Newcastle House." As another sample, let us take a chapter on a very different subject : CHAPTER XII.-THE PARKS. " Original state and progressive character of the Parks—Charles I.—Cromwell—Charles IL ; his walks, amusements, and mistresses—The Mulberry-gardens— Swift, Prior, Richardson, Beau Tibbs, soldiers and syl labubs—Character of the Park at present—St. James's Palace during the reigns of the Stuarts and the two first Georges—Anecdotes of Lord Craven and Prince George of Denmark—Characters of Queen Anne and of George I.—George I. and his carp—Lady Mary Wortley Montague and the sack of wheat—Horace Walpole's portrait of George I.—Mistake of Lord Chesterfield— Queen Caroline's ladies-in-waiting—Miss Bellenden and the guineas —George ll.'s rupture with his father and with his son—Character of that sou— Buckingham House—Sheffield and his Duchess—Cha racter of Queen Charlotte —Advantages of Queen Victoria over her predecessors." After this enumeration of the extraordinary variety of anecdotes and incidents to be met with in one chapter only, is it necessary to add one word in re commendation of " The Town" ? The volumes are adorned with numerous illustrations. THE TRUE PATHOLOGICAL NATURE OF CHOLERA, AND AN INFALLIBLE METHOD OF TREATING IT. By Gevrge Stuart Hawthorne, M.D., late Senior Physician of the Belfast General Hospital, and now of Liverpool. During the visitation of the cholera, about fifteen years since, Dr. Hawthorne was residing at Belfast, and in that city and its neighbourhood he attended many aggravated cases of the disease, and his treat ment of it was uniformly successful, in proof of which we may state that addresses were presented to him signed by the principal inhabitants of the neigh bourhood, thanking him for his great and successful exertions on that occasion. During the course of the present year Dr. Hawthorne has addressed a series of letters to the Liverpool Mercury in which he describes his method of treatment and the reasons which have induced him to adopt it. These letters created such a sensation that the Doctor has been induced to reprint them in the form of a'pamphlet, which we now have under review. Dr. Hawthorne considers that the root of the disease is in the nervous system, and that the vomiting and purging are merely consequences of the weakness and inaction, we might almost say, paralysis of the brain. He therefore de votes his attention to the brain, and to the strengthen ing of the nervous system, instead of contenting himself with combatting symptoms merely. He says— " It has been already explained that the primary cause of the morbid action in cholera is a specific injury inflicted on the brain and nerves, which paralyzes their tone and energy, and gives rise to a train of symptoms which result in the escape of the serous or watery part from the blood: and that such serous fluid passes off in the discharges from the stomach and bowels. " The indications of cure, are to restore the tone and energy of the brain, and to prevent a further escape of serum; and not only so, but to restore to the blood whatever amount of its natural fluidity it may have lost by the previous escape of the serous fluid; and, lastly, to re-establish in their healthy action all the natural functions which may have been suspended during the attack. " Now the remedies which I shall place before the reader furnish ample means to accomplish all the objects demanded in all these several indications of cure; and, if promptly and skilfully handled, enable the medical practitioner to set at defiance all the assaults of this hitherto fell destroyer. " These remedies I would briefly state to be—The llotizontal Posture of the Body—Opium—Cordial Sti mulants—Perspiration,—the latter to be produced by the application of external heat, and to be continued by the same means, while mild, warm diluting drink is to be freely administered, to furnish an abundant supply of suitable fluid to the absorbent vessels which have been, first, excited to vigorous action by the perspiration." He is averse to bleeding or the administration of mer curials, and depends for the cure, so far as medicine is concerned, in the administration of enormous doses of opium : in extreme cases of malignant cholera, he does not hesitate to give ten grains for a dose—an enormous quantity, and which we suggest to Dr. Hawthorne, should never be administered except under the immediate inspection of a medical practitioner. His directions for the organization of health com mittees in the various towns are very judicious. He says— The next duty which presents itself to me is to point out the precautionary measures which should be adopted by health committees, in the different towns in the kingdom, with a view to preserve the lives of the poor inhabitants, who may not have the means of self preservation within their reach. " I have already stated that hospitals for the reception of cholera patients are worse than useless ; that to re move a patient affected with cholera from his own habi tation, however humble, to a hospital, is utterly out of the question,—such a step being totally incompatible with the ascertained proper methosl of cure. The pre cautionary measures to be adopted, therefore, and the necessary remedies and appliances to be employed, in the cure of cholera, must be provided for, with a view to their applicability to patients in their own houses. With this view, dispensaries should be opened within convenient distances of each other, and in as many parts of the town as will place one within an easy reach of all the inhabi tants resident in the different localities. At each of these dispensaries, there should be stationed at least two medical men, furnished with all the medicines, pre pared according to formulte, and ready for use, together with the other remedies and appliances necessary for the cure of a case of the disease. These medical men should be prepared to attend, alternately, every call at a moment's notice, and they should be furnished with the means of conveying every requisite to the houses of the patients as quickly as they can arrive themselves. These requisites are, the proper medicines to be administered, a tered , used with a glass of spiced whisky, which may be sa substitute for brandy, to wash them dow n, andsmall bags of hot sand, to apply round the bodies and extre mities of the patients. A man, with a hand-cart, can convey these quickly to the places where they may be required, and the bags of hot sand in the hand-cart may be covered close with a blanket, to prevent the escape of the heat. At each dispensary there should be deposited or earthy particles. There should also be a large quantity of fine sand, washed clean from all im purities, pro vided, at each dispensary, a proper apparatus for heat ing the sand, and a large quantity of it, while the disease prevails, should be kept constantly hot, and ready for use. Each dispensary should also be furnished with a sufficient number of small woollen bags, of different aqu sizes,s ed for holding the hot sand; and these, when re should be filled, not more than about h a lf f u ll , so i t r oaflow the inclosed sand to spread, end to comply closely with the inequalities of the different parts of the body and extremities against which the bags are placed; and the bags should be tied tight at the mouth, with cords, which should be stitched to the bags. The sand bags should be of different sizes; as, for instance, the soles of the feet would require larger bags to be placed against them than would be required to be placed under the armpits. When one patient is cured, the porter, with the hand-cart (who should always keep in his book a re gular account of the number of bags delivered at each house), should bring the bags back to the dispensary, and empty the sand out of them into the common stock, to be again ready for use when required. In this way, not one life need he lost; and the expense would be very trifling indeed. It is remarkable how little medicine is required in the treatment of cholera. If taken in time and properly treated, the expense for medicine, on an average, would not exceed a shilling a head for those treated. Not one in ten of those who apply in proper time would require a second dose of medicine; unless it were some mild aperient on the second or third day." COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked as usual in the grounds about Osborne this morning. The younger branches of the Royal Family took their accustomed exercise. Lord George Lennox left Osborne this morning. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the .Foreign-office. The Ministers present were — Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Council sat two hours. The American Minister had an interview with the Chancellor of th e E xc h equer yester d ay, at hi s official residence in Downing -street. Dr. Davy had an interview with Earl ;Grey yes terday, at the Colonial-office. Baron de Goldsmid and da Palmeira had an inter view with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home office. Sir John Pelley had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Down ing -street. The School of Design had a meeting yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Postmaster-General and Colonel Maberley had an interview yesterday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Gibraltar. SOUTHAMPTON-WEDNESDAY. The American frigate St. Lawrence, 44, Captain Hiram Paulding, now lying off this port, after taking on board supplies and stores, will sail for Lisbon in a few days to winter in the Tagus, returning here the begin ning of April next, previous to a summer cruise to Bremerhaven, the Baltic, and St. Petersburgh, for the protection of the interests of the commerce of the United States in the north of Europe, but more particularly in reference to the new line of Ameri can ocean steamers between Germany, via South ampton and New York. On Monday morning the St. Lawrence fired a national salute of 21 gnus, in honour of her arrival at Southampton, which was acknowledged by a similar salute from the platform-battery. Yester day (Tuesday), at noon, the American colours were hoisted half-mast on board the frigate, and 13 minute guns fired in memory of the decease of the late Commo dore Biddle, United States' Navy. Capt. Paulding has very politely furnished us with the exact particulars of the armament of his ship, which we subjoin for the inform ation of nautical readers, amongst whom considerable in terest is attached to the comparatively heavy artillery on board American ships of war. Although the St. Lawrence is rated as only a 44-gun ship, she has, in fact, 50 guns actually mounted, and could on an emer gency carry 54 pieees of ordnance. The guns are thus distributed:—On the main deck 30 guns—viz,, 26 long 32-pounders of 9i feet, weighing 57 cwt. 2 qrs. each, and four long 68-pounder Paixhan guns amidships, 9 feet long, and 63 cwt. 2 qrs. each; on the spar or upper deck, 20 guns, of which 16 are 32-pounders, eight teet long, and weighing 33 cwt. 2 qrs. each ; with four 68-pounders amidships 13i feet long, weighing 55 cwt. each. Total weight of guns, 125 tons 5 cwt. The St. Lawrence was built at Norfolk, Virginia, and was seven teen years on the stocks; she is 185 feet in length and 48 beam, draws 21 aft and 19 feet forward. The Mayor and Corporation of Southampton have invited Captain Paulding and the officers of the frigate to a grand enter tainment at the Guildhall on the 12th instant, which will be returned by a banquet on board the frigate. The authorities have evinced every disposition to show politeness and attention to the American officers, in consequence of the extensive intercourse and commerce which has been newly developed by steam communica tion between this port and the United States. The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's ship Washington, Captain J. Johnston, jun., after landing her mails, cargo, and specie from New York, sai'ed this afternoon at two o'clock for Bremen. His Excellency Baron do Gorolt (late Prussian Ambassador to the United States) and suite are passengers by the Washington to Bremen. During the stay of his Excellency at Southampton he was entertained by Mr. Croskey, the American Consul, and afterwards visited the St. Lawrence, accompanied by the Consul in his yacht, the Annexation. Upon leaving the frigate a salute of nineteen guns was fired. The Atalanta steamer sailed this afternoon with the mails for Havre from New York, brought by the Wash ington; also about 80,000 dolls. in specie, also from New York. The Pacha sails to-morrow for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Centaur paddle wheel steam-frigate, by Symonds, 1,269 tons, 540 horse power, by Boulton and Watt, a new ship, is ordered to be fitted at this yard for the first-class pendant of Com modore Fanshawe, the newly selected Commander-in- Chief or the coast of Africa. The order came down this afternoon. As the Commodore's staff will embrace a flag captain, commander, and secretary, increased ac commodation will have to be constructed; for this pur pose a poop will be added to the Centaur. The Siren, 16, Commander Chaloner, sailed last night, about nine o'clock, for Sheerness, to be paid off. The Myrtle steam-vessel, Master-Commander Ballis ton, put the draught of seamen, gunners, and gunners' mates of the Excellent (25 in number) on board the Prince Regent, 92, at Spithead, to-day, for passage to Sir William Parker's fleet. THE COAST OF AFRICA. The Rapid, 8, Commander Dixon, took an empty prize off the Congo in August. She is to leave for Ascension on the Ist of November, to get a new bowsprit, and then proceeds direct for England, with the November mail. The Pluto steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Cemmander R. M'Kinley Richardson, is to relieve the Dart. The Waterwitch, 8, Commander Quin, is gone to Sierra Leone. The Britomart, 10, Commander Chamberlain, has taken the Siren's station off Mayumba. She took her first prize on her way down, with 450 slaves, in a state of great filth and wretchedness. The prize was to have taken 700, but the Britomart took her before she had completed h r cargo. She had lost nine slaves in seven days. The Pluto is sent up the Congo for 90 days' wood. She has also taken a prize, but as they could not get her out of the creek, a Lieutenant of the Rapid remained on board all night, and they landed 12 out of 15 prisoners; and it was well they did, or she would have been retaken in the night; as it was, they had an engagement in the morning after the Lieutenant of the Rapid left her. Wind W.S.W., strong breezes, and hazy weather. PLYMOUTH, DEC. s.—ller Majesty's frigate Amazon, 26, Captain Troubridge, bound to tho coast of Africa and the East Indies, and her Majesty's sloop Daphne, is, Captain Edward G. Fanshawe, bound to South America, are detained in the Sound, waiting a favour able wind. Her Majesty's steam. sloop Rosamond, bound to the Mediterranean, is in Barn Pool. Orders have been received to snake every dispatch for sailing. The state of affairs in Italy is supposed to be one cause for the ur gency. Notice has been served on the person who contracts for the purchase of the waste chips, shavings, and saw dust from the Devonport dockyard, that the contract will terminate at the end of three months. It is intended to consume these materials at the steam engines in th• smithery, by which a saving in coal was is expected to be obtained. WooLwlcu, DEC. 6 —The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain T. Henderson, is ordered to be paid off here on Saturday next, the 9th inst. The Niger steam vessel is now ready for service, but she will remain here until an opportunity is afforded of erying her comparative merits with the Basilisk steam vessel, fitted with engines of the same number of horse power for working paddle-wheels. Both ♦essels are on the same lines, and as near as possitfle in every respect, with the exception that the Niger is propelled by a screw, and the Basilisk by paddle-wheels. Tun ROYAL ETCHINGS.—The case of " Her Ma. jes ty's Attorney-General v. William Strange, Jasper Tomsett Judge, and Jasper Augustus Frederick Judge," and also that of his Royal Highness Prince Albert against the same defendants, has been appointed to come on for argument in Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce's Court, Lincoln's•lnn, on Saturday morning next, at the opening of the court at ten o'clock. The counsel on the part of the complainants are the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and Mr. James. Mr. Russell, Mr. Warren, and Mr. J. Sydney Smith have been retained on the part of the defendants. From the great number of affidavits which have been put upon the file of the court by the complainants, and the voluminous nature of the a nswer to the information and bill which has been filed on the part of the de fendants, the arguments and speeches of counsel are considered likely to occupy the Court the greater part of the day. This case, from its extreme novelty and the many nice legal points which are involved, excites the greatest interest, not only in legal circles but throughout the country. POST•OFFICE NOTICE. —The Overland Mail, vicf Marseilles, for India, Egypt, Alexandria, Aden, Ceylon, and the Mediterranean, will be dispatched from the Ge neral Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, this evening, the 7th inst. COUNT BATIIYANY.—Sir, I have seen with pain ful surprise in the Times and some other journals a letter dated the 28th November, bearing as signature the words, " The Count Bathyany." As a Hungarian, an intimate personal and political friend of the Counts Louis and Casimir Bathyany, and holding in the highest illustrious house, and regard the reputation of that house, I feel it. a duty to 'tome that letter thro ug h th e channels in which it has been circulated, and t o assure those who may have read it that that letter does not proceed from Count Louis Bathyany, lately president of the Hungarian Ministry, nor from Count Casimir, now in the field in defence of the institutions of his coun try, nor from any other member of the patriotic Bathy an y family, .who residing in H ungary i s conversant with her affairs, or enjoys there any note as a public man.—COUnt LADISLAS TELEKL—Paris, Dec. 4, 1848. CHOLERA.—Yesterday the following fresh cases of cholera were reported to the Board of Health :—White chapel, 3; Poplar, 1; Lambeth, 1, fatal; Woolwich, 1, fatal; the provinces, 14, 6 fatal; Scotland, 24, 11 fatal; Total, 44 cases; 19 deaths. BLOOMSBURY CHAPEL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—you are in error when you state in your notice of tho opening of this chapel, " that collections were made in aid of the building fund." No collection was made during the day. ONE WHO WAS PRESENT. City, Wednesday 'cycling. THE PORTUGUESE GOVERN MENT. We have received the following letter regarding the system of confiscation practised by the Portuguese Go vernment and tolerated by our Ministry, to whom they owe the power which they thus use to the ruin of the English bondholder : agree with you in the strictures which you have from time to time made on the conduct of the Por tuguese Government in levying a Parliamentary tax on the dividends of loans raised in this country. Of course the Portuguese Government can havo no more right so to tax the dividends of the loans than to levy a Parliamentary tax on the bill a British merchant for goods sold and delivered to it according to order. " The decision of the Times in 1846 on this treat ment of the British creditor was, He is not taxed ; he is fleeced, he is robbed.' Again, Sir, look at the recent decree, by which interest at 3/. per cent, only is allowed on that portion of the overdue dividends (251. per cent.) which is to be paid in stock. " In the first place, it is the raising a 31. per cent. loan at 100/. per cent. sterling money, whilst at the same time such stock is worth only 241. per cent. in the market. In other words, it is a confiscation to the amount of 75/. per cent. sterling money. " In the second place, you will remember that the Portuguese Government, in 1840, took so strong a dis like to 31, per cent. stock, that it converted it into a 5/. per cent. stock; why, then, does it now recur to a 31. per cent. stock ? _ _ _ " Circumstances, Sir, alter cases. In 1840 the Por tuguese Government had set its heart on confiscati n g 1,600,0001. 31. per cent. capital stock, and therefore, in order to be allowed to effect this, was compelled to pro mise to advance the interest by an ascending scale to 5/. per cent. in the course of some twelve years; but now, having a cognate object in view, that of paying as little of the overdue dividends as may be, this same Govern ment lowers the interest on that part of the debt which is to be paid in stock to the once proscribed 31. per cent. " The plan which would appear to have been adopted by the Portuguese Government in 1840, and which I denounced at the time, was this—to reduce the capital of the debt, in the first place, as much as possible, and then to attack the interest; and which the almost immediate proposal of giving 41. per cent. at once—in place of the promised and prospective 5/. per cent.—wonld seem to warrant. "And now, Sir, what is the use which the bond holders may expect to be made of the ro-introduced 3L per cent. stock? Is it not nearly morally certain, as de ducible from previous conduct, that another decree, similar to that of 1840, with its glozing preamble, will at no distant day see the light, reducing the 4L to 34 per cent.? " You advise us to resist these things. But how are we to do it? We fly to our Government. Our Go vernment will represent, but—unofficially. The Portu guese Government, understanding perfectly well the meaning of this, laughs at us, and perseveres. Our own wants in the meantime press us. It may be, the salva tion of our remaining property depends on our receiving a something from the Portuguese Government. What are we to du? We accept the trifle, being as really aid fully under duress' as any one is who is entrapped and incarcerated, and denied bread until he surrender his deeds. " I see no hope for us but in Parliament and the press —the press acting on Parliament and the public (as the 7inies has most handsomely done), and the Parliament on the Government. The Foreign-office I believe to be disposed to help us if it could obtain, in any tolerable degree, these two auxiliaries. The sufferers, also, have been advised, and by very high legal authorities, to peti tion the Legislature, as their proper and constitutional course. W hy, then, do they not do it? A word of ex hortation from you, Sir, on this point, I must believe would be of the greatest service. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your obliged and hum ble servant, —Times. "A CREDITOR OF PORTUGAL." THE BANK OF ENGLAND IN A NEW CAPACITY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—As neither your time nor your columns are of so little value as to warrant unnecessary words being addressed to you, I beg to trouble you with the follow ing simple facts only; and if you are pleased to insert this communication in your all-powerful paper, it may elicit attention in the quarter from which a redress a the grievance of which I complain may be derived. I am an ironmaster, carrying on, through the super intendence of my sons, the several works of Cyfarthfa, Hirwain, Newbridge, and the Forest of Dean ; and am the vendor of the produce of these works myself, as an iron merchant, in Upper Thames-street. Owing to the falling off in the demand for rails, the iron trade is in a sad state of depression, and the com petition is such that bar iron and rails may now be pur chased at or about the rate of 51. per ton at the several ports of shipment in Wales—a price which is below the present actual cost of production. I have met with the most cutting competition from a company of ironmasters entitled in the iron trade " the Bank of England;" and, in Liverpool and London, al most every quotation which I make to inquiries of the price of iron for export, is met with the reply, " The Bank of England will sell considerably lower." To a quotation which I made to a metal broker for only 50 tons of sheet iron for shipment to India, of 94 per ton free on board in the ducks here, I received the answer " I can buy it from the Bank of England at 71. 10s. free on board here;" and I have since been in formed by the same party that he so bought the said 50 tons of sheet iron, the total amount being 3751. In consequence of this very low, and to the makers, ruinous sale of sheet iron, I deputed the same broker to purchase of the Bank of England for me 100 tons of the same description; but, after a delay in the acceptance of my order of three days, I was informed that the "Bank of England had been deceived in the quantity of sheet iron which they could manufacture, and having already sold several other parcels, could not enter into further engagements at present." Now, Sir, it appears to me, that however unwillingly or unpremeditatingly the Bank of England may have been drawn into the manufacture and sale of iron, it cannot be within their province, even as " mortgagees in possession of iron works," to carry on, as the Bank of England, a trade or manufacture beyond what is con templated and warranted by their charter ; and, as an individual iron master and iron merchant, I can but feel deeply aggrieved by such a competitor as I meet with in that company. The wages which I, individually, am compelled to pay my men weekly, and, at the end of each month, amount to not less than 25,0001., the whole of which I am bound to find in cash, and no part of my works, (unlike those of my competitor) afford me the advan tage of making my own bank-notes. Were such con venience attached to my works, I could sell bar iron 205., and sheet iron 30s. pea ton below the market price, and yet be enabled to pay my workmen on Sa turday night; and surely, Sir, if a charter to the Bank of England for note-making be construed to extend to making iron, a privilege ought to be allowed to us de pressed iron masters, in addition to the manufa c ture of iron, to make our own notes ; and . then we might by possibility exist under competition with the Bank of England. How long this new trade of iron making is to be car ried on by the Governor and Company o f the Bank of England, in addition to their grand monopoly of paper, will, in my humble opinion, much depend upon the no tice which you may be pleased to take of th is matter; and, powerful as you are in abating other gr ievances and improprieties, I trust this may not be considered unworthy of being taken up by you with your usual ex traordinary ability and acumen. I are, Sir, your very obedient servant, WILLIAM CRAWSHAY. London, Dec. 6. THE NATIONAL GUARD.—The following is a copy of the answer of Alderman Salotnons to the letter of M. Oscar do Sevelinge expressing the thanks of his col leagues and himself for the reception which they had met in London : , _ —"London, N ov . 24. " My dear Sir—T bad very great p leasure d honoure in m rec e, ei c ving on. c the communication w i t h whi h you veying the satisf ac ti on of yourself and colleagues with your visit to this country. I rejoice at the opportunity that has been afforded to so many citizens of France to mingle with t h e population of our gt • eat metropolis. In as tar as I may have had any small shar e in facili tating your visa to places of peculiar interest to yuu (as you are pleased to say), I feel highly gratified at the terms in which you have so kindly recorded your satis faction, both in my private character of citizen and in the more public one of alderman of London. Let us hope that many opportunities of unrestrained intercourse may present themselves. Whenever they do you will find the British people ever ready to receive their French neighbours in the same cordial and friendly spirit ; and I express the sentiments of all my fellow-citizens when I give utterance to the wish that France may be free, prosperous, and united. Let us endeavour to strengthen the bond of union that exists between the two nations, for it is evident that the maintenance of an intimate union between our respective countries is essential to our mutual welfare, as the best means of promoting order and prosperity within, and as a guarantee of peace and confidence without. I beg of you to communicate this reply to such of your colleagues as were parties letter to me. " I have the honour to be, my dear Sir, yours truly, " DAVID SALOBIONS, Alderman. " M. Oscar de Scvelinge." [ADVERTIkENIENT.]—PainfuI Wounds in the Legs and Body Cured after Seventeen Years' duration by llol loway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Staples, dated Belgrave-gate, Leicester, November 9, 1848. To Professor Holloway, Sir,—" I was an invalid for seventeen years, suffering dreadfully with painful ulcers in my legs, and different parts of my body; during this period I was attended by several most eminent sur geons, but their remedies failed to do me the least good. I then commenced using your Ointment and Pills, and by these invaluable Medicines alone, I am pleased to state that in a short time all the wounds were soundly healed and lam restored to excellentlhealth." Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. The Committee of Council on Education Secretary n cre h t a a v ry e appointed the Rev. J. W. Kennedy, for of the National Society,inspector of schools for Lamas.. ter, Westmoreland, and Cumberland. Mr. Kennedy entered upon the duties of his awe on Saturday last. _ tter. CE. L /:2 11-18 ne. l p L p Bp CIL LOCK r -.~-~ -- A