The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-06 00:00:00

4s to 653 98 218 Is 25s 7s 22 s 95 22 8 38 27 s 88 32, 78 39 4 8s 39 8 8 8 40 s 83 40 s Os 42, 38 46 s 8 3 40 s 88 4O abroad ore. —. k hay otwit h toticed ad this Sheep s hare re was and in dency. r short 'umber on the ighter drance ral top r Scots usiness nshire, 1 about d mid- Irish various d irons i. For Sheep, Is than feeling brisk. Ices, at nent in ►ere in newhat proved and lbs was above vement ly sup )me to . to s. ▪ 4 2 4 g O b . .s ) 0 ) 4 4 4 $ 21 I 0 • 4 lure y last, 1; 800 n offer' ensive, y dull. line in off on meat , to a. d. I 3 4 3 s I 4 4 4 4 i 4.1 D hand abroad ;cum Ic; 230 ad 430 Del re v Re- Scotch rench The In all lion of ►ekets, ;Mid 1, 1072 com• • from Ham t most ) have that casks. that hither state. dered a the same cash. LY.) rvpolli t shire, !, J. tebec. phis; , THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, lB4B. dliti CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was firm. Sales 5,000 bales. Railway Shares were lower. The Hermann steamer has arrived, but furnishes no news from America of particular importance. The exchange was still drooping, and money continued rather tight. Shipments of pr( duce were pressed forward, however, as affording a means of remittance. Advices one day later from Pernambuco report a firm rate of exchange. One of the royal mail intercolonial steamers has ar rived, but she does not bring later dates:— The following is an extract of a private letter from New Zealand : " Wellington, June 25, 1848. "We are still without a constitution. Indeed we are still without a full Executive Council, for Fox, the At. ' torney-General has demurred as to accepting the office in consequence of the cancelling of the constitution, and the vagueness of the future as to any government besides the pro• o msular one which has hitherto ruled us. We • are at this date vergirg on three mouths without having heard from Auckland, and know nothing of Captain Grey. * * * * * * * "All contractors are flourishing, and small holdings of land are let every day to those of the working class who have saved money. " Nelson is getting on rapidly since the acquisition of the Wairau ; stock of all kinds arriving from Sidney, 'and the Middle Island must eventually be the colony. " Domett makes a most excellent Colonial Secretary, bet we are in great want of municipal government, at least, if not of something more. " Mr. Eyre is very painstaking and industrious, but his role is very confined at present, as we are without the machinery for making laws, or amending the Auck- land made otdmances, which are often inapplicable here." The following is a report upon the Metal Trade, with which we have been favoured by Mr. William Short:— "Iron—For Welch bars and rails the inquiry continues limited; prices are nominally unaltered, but makers being disposed to take orders, it is possible to buy a • . shade under quotations. Staffordshire is in moderate • demand. Scotch pig-iron has fluctuated during the :month, and about fourteen days ago some parcels were sold as low as 41s. 6d. and 425.; since then the market has rallied, and may now be quoted 425. 6d. to 435. mixed Nos., and 445. to 455., :all • No. 1, at which considerable business has been • done. The stock at Glasgow continues smai - Swedes Iron is in less request, and sales have been made at 111. per ton, but hold .era now ask higher rates. Swedes steel is unal tered. Copper is in fair demand. Tin—English has - bees advanced 41. per ton on common, and 61. per ton on refined tin. The scarcity of the latter has had the effect:of raising the price of foreign tin admissible to home con - gumption to 86s. for Banca, and 84s. for Straits, while Bence for exportation commands but 765. Tin plates titre in good demand, at the quotations; for delivery in spring they may be obtained a shade lower. Lead is in .fair request for home consumption, but slightly inquired after for export. Spelter has been in slight re quest during the month, but from the firm accounts from Hamburgh, with the moderate stock here (2,750 tons against 2,900 tons at this period last year) to meet the :approach of winter, has caused holders to demand higher prices, and al though a parcel of Belgian has been sold at 14/. per ton, yet the market may be quoted at 141. ss. to 141. 10s., Whilst some parties ask a still higher rate." The reduction of the town of Vienna has not exer cised much influence upon the Funds, the market being • extremely quiet. The tenour of the financial ac counts from Paris is so unsatisfactory, and the decline in • the price of the Rente so continuous, that a little anxiety is expressed lest the French Governmeht should find itself seriously embarrassed ere long for want of pecuniary means. The accounts from Ireland are like • seise very unsatisfactory. Consols have ranged from 854 to 86. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. hare been 851 to , and the Three per Cents. 344 to Bank Stock is firm at 190. India Stock has realised 233. • Exchequer -bills have not been higher than 365. to 40s. k , premium for those of March; and India Bonds have . been 378. to 40s. premium. the Foreign Stock Market there is so little doing . that prices are merely nominal. Mexican Bonds have • declined to 214 and 204. Spanish Three per Cent. Stock - is nominally 23 to ; Portuguese Four per Cent, 224 to ; and Brazilian, old, 72 to 74. Dutch Four per emits. have been marked 69-1- ; and Danish, 62g. The Railway Share Market is dull this morning, but the quotations are, in some instances higher than on Satur - day, viz. —Caledonian, Great Norther n , G rea t W estern -‘ and Midland. The others are much the saline. BRITISH FUNDS THIB DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 190 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- B47t, 3 ,4 - 3 per Cent. Consols Anne t-6 85 3 / New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anus. 3 5 14% ". Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 -16 9-16 India Stock 233 Do. Bonds, 10001 4O 37 p Ditto under 1.000/ Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. d. 2d. March. June. • 1,000/. 50t 38 p 35 p Small p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dan:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... 62% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent.. 21 14 2034 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 A, per Cent.,l2 Guild Ditto 4 cer Cent. Certificates e9Y g BiIsINESS DONr, Lit RAILWAY SHAKE* AT ON L O'CLOCK RAILWAY.. PAID. PCS Sam. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c Ayrshire and Galloway Balfast and County Down Birthing - Imm & Oxford J um. t., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee.- 20 . to -• Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley, calla duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . Do., wit h out a guarantee ... 10 Birthing., Vol., & Stour Val. 13/.145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshiti. Junction lO Boston, Stara, & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter ' Do., Thi rds ... .. 27 1 B uckinghamshire l4/. 4s — Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares - • -• • Ditto New .10/. Preference b „ 1 - 11 tto. Clydesdale J unct i on 50 t , Pater and H0 1 yhead......... 50 ..... 22% to Ditto, Preference Clarence. - t• Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Direct Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 —.. to Du blin and Belf as t J unct i on.. 35 ...... to D undalk and Enniskillen ... 20 . E lia Anglia, 25/. L. & E., mid I, & D . 25 D itto, 18/., E. & H lB .„, Ditto, 31. lO s ,E. & H... 3% — to tas tern Counti es * , po.N e Guarant. 6 per (.3t. 7% ...... 8 Do. Ea y, rpet., 5 p er c t. N o . 1,6/. 133.4 d... " .13 ., do. ............... N 0.2, 6/. 13s• 4d••• DO., North ern & E astern... 50 0 ., 5 per cant. ... 50 DOl Quarter 124... - Do, New .. ......... 34 ......... Eastern Union, Class A (late -rj'• G. Shares) ......... .. 25 ; - ,'4to, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 to unto, do, Class B (I. & B) 20 Ditto Ditto do, Class C, ditto... 20 Ditto,Scrip (gua. 6 per et.) 10 ditto ...-.... 20 ...... 16%... .. to Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2%. ..... East Lancashire • Ditto; New ...- to Do., N ew Q uarters 6 1 4 pe., 6 per Cent. Preference ' Quarter Shares East Lincolnshire 25 ...... ...... to E dinburgh and Glisgow Ditto, Half Shares Edinburgh and N or th ern ... 25 Ditto, New po r t... ..... l 4 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% ...... to to (Haag., Dumfries, & Carlfsle..Bl. 68.8 d — .. ... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ..—. ...... to Do. Preference Consolidated -- —..— ..... to Great Northern.... .... ......... 17 ay s %% 1 4 to Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 121 Do. %B 6 per Cent. Guar. 4% — to Do. Extension ......... ..... 2 1 4..... Gt., South. & West. (Ireland) 42% Great North of England 100 Ditto, New 40/. Ditto, ditto ...... to 72 Ditto, Is. ew 30/ 3O .....67 - Ditt03.Naw.151.......... ..... 14 ...... . Great Western Ditto , Dit Quarter Shares D , Yifths 2O - to I ' elltk l*_raaeld and Manchester 30 .. -. Ditte, Thirds lO - 1111,„11-atui Selby SO - Dittoi Quarter Shares to 12% — to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 L Do -ithirds 10 e ***"• ....... • neashire and Yorkshire D ittP, ditto ...... 86 Ditto Half • Shares ., ..43 "ate kI Ditto Quarters 1 74 ...... fths Ditto'Sixteenths .._ ... 6 1 4,-- — -' ' to Ditto Thirds (Re ). .. 13 Do N . g' to De . -, blew' Guar. 6 per cent. 5 • Llierpool and Bury... 43 . t Do. 7-- , aludders. and Shelf.) 43 T ., and G001e.., ... .. . .50 ' lo *, West Riding Unio - n * .. ... 7 .... - •••••• to Do . 1)0 to • Preston and Wyre ... 25 L wts . . , arcs (A) 914 — D Le and BradfOrd ~, half Shares* ............ 25 and uitt o --vedy __ Blue (scrip) .. 2% — ...... to Ds Thi k -. ..... itto,New •• »..•. ---• Li New .... . .........,.35 . ---- to 0 . , do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3% . ...... to Verl),ol.Crosby,andSouth- *". :tort. ................ .. ....... 3% —••••t° -- London„Pol, Manchester, and Wtle Junction 2% — ...... to Pi Bl k D 6, E - a.c Wall ......131.65. 8d — ...... to toed, •, _ xtension ........ 22% De... Bright., & South Coast 50 ,- kuelranteeds per Cent. 9 . ..... .. Ditto, _ Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... .. D „ ~,,otlewtto •..........1851 50 ..... /..on ,Z , __ 4 ' l , guar. 6 per cent. 4 ...... ... D7u and,,_ Greenwich.- 12/. 153. 4d... ... "w preference ....,....181 17s 2d... IA I. ;NJ ~e, b 1 z.... . London:As NorthiWestern.....loo ll6 ..... to -- Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 - 131. New Do. Fifths Do. 4th. Shares.....L. & M 25 ...... Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 9 .... . Do. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 9 Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western....... 50 ti 9 ...... to 40 Ditto, New 50/........ ..... 421,¢..., 284 to Ditto, New 40/............ .. 34 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds ... ..131. 6s. 8d ... 4 dis.... to Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls l4 13s. 4d.... • London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% — to Londonderry and Coleraine.— 27 1 ,E — Londonderry and Enniskillen 27 % Liwestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...... Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 4 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto IA Shares (No. 1) ... 18 ...... - Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, % Shares (No. 3 )... 10 ...... Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ..... Ditto Grimsby .. 4O Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto ... ..... Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 44 25.... Midland.. ... lOO ......804 79 3 / 4 to 80 Ditto, Consol. Preference 100 Ditto, 50/. 5hare5........... 20 Midland, firm., and Derby...loo ... .. Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 14/. 18s. Midland, Leices. and Swan aington (8 per ct. gua. )....100 .... . Midld. Great Western (Irish) 426 — to bliddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... - Ditto Quarter Sh ares ... ...... to Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 12s. — Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .... 20 Norfolk Ditto New 20/. Ditto Extension 5 per ct... 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 j per et 5 Do. do. Waveney Valley.— 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British • 2.5 Ditto Half 5hare5........... 12 1 % — :to Do. Quarters 64 3% ...... to Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds ... ........ —.... 84 ...... 3%. North and South-Western... 2 .. .. .. North Staffordshire... .. ...... 16 North Wales 3 % ••••• -- . •... to North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading,Guildtd., & Reigate 10 ...... 8% to 9 Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... to Scottish Central Scottish Midland ... ....... .... 25 Ditto, New.. Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 7 l/i — -.... to De. do. ((South Div.) 5 .... to Shrewsbury and Birmingkam 9 - ...... to Ditto, . ditto, Class B. 5 ..... to Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) - Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 1 %i — ... to Ditto, Uswestry 1 7 3 /4 ...... Ditto ,New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 ....„ ... .. LO -- Shropshire Union 4 ... .. ...... to South Devon .. Ditto, Preference ...... .. South Staffordshire.... 6% — . .. t o South Eastern Ditto, No. 1. Ditto, No. 2. 22 ...... to Ditto, No. 3. Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, EDoncaster and Goole 5 - Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 Taw Vale Extension ........ 8 Thames Haven Dock and - Railway 1 7 1,4 — Vale of Death ••• to Waterford and Kilkenny 171 . 2...... Waterford and Limerick ... .. 45 ... .. Waterford,Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin . 3 - Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ...... .. 10 ... West Cornwall 6 ..... West London ..• .. to Ditto, First Class .. 20 .... Ditto, Second Class Nhitehaven and Furness l3 ..... _ Windsor, Staines, and South Western ... 91 4 — ...... to Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 -..... to fork, Newcastle, and B erw i c k 25 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 Do. Exten. No.l (Y. IN.) 15 Do.:do. No.; 2, IN ew B. 15 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 fork and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference llitto East and tv" estßiding Extension .... .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 576 to 6 Central of France (Orleans and Vierzoa) .. Ceylon Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. ..... Dutch Rhenish 7 %...... % to East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Louvain ala Sambre ......... 7 1 /. 2 — ...... to Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege 2O ...... Northern of France l2 ...... Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 - ...... to Paris and Lyons Do. lio. Paris and Orleans.... 2O - ...... to Paris and Rouen 2O Paris & Strasbourg ....• ..... 9 ..—.. -- to Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre and bleuse trasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes . . .. 9 - Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt West Flanders B2 — be JOINT STOCK BANKS. . _ Australasia - British North American .... 50 - Colonial .... ...„ „.... Commercial of London - London Joint Stock .... ...... 10 London and Westminster... 20 ..... National Provincial of Engld. 35 ' Ditto New National of Ireland 22%.... .... to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, — New Union of Australia Ditto,New..... 2% — to Union of London ....... ....... 10 - ..... to Union of Madrid . 4O - MINES. Anglo E:exican to -- Asturian Mining Company... 13 ...... Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 60 Bolanos Scrip British Iron Bratilian Imperial ..... ..... 244 — ..... to Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 - .•• •. to -- Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 Cobre Copper General Mining Real del Mo n t e , U nreg i stered . .. .. "' to Do. Black D e b en t ures. — .... to Do. Red Debent ures — Santiago de Cub a lO ...... ..... to -- United Mexican .. .._ 2 B l/i - ...... te ..... CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor and all the other Equity Judges sat in their courts in Lincoln's Inn and Chancery -lane to-day, pursuant to the arrangement made by the Lord Chancellor for the convenience of the gentlemen of the Equity bar—that arrangement being, as we under stand, that all the Equity Courts shall sit in Lincoln's Inn and Chancery-lane when Parliament is not sitting, and at Westminster when it is. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat this morning in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, and after disposing of the appeal of " Easum v. Easum," which stood in the paper to be spoken to, and a lunatic petition, " In the matter of Hughes," proceeded to hear appeals. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls sat at the Rolls' Court, Chan cery-lane, to-day, and heard causes. LORD LEIGH V. LORD ASHBURIFON. The argurnenta in this case, which was partly beard on Saturday, were resumed to-day. The case came on before his Lordship upon a demurrer put into the hill filed by the noble plaintiff, for the specific performance of a contract entered into by the defendant to pur chase certain estates in the county of Southampton, the property of the Duke of Buckingham. It appeared that the father of the late Duke of Buckingham demised by a deed, dated 3d May, 1828, certain estates in trust to the late Duke of Buckingham, as tenant for life, after him to the present Duke, then Marquis of Chandos, for his life, and next to the present Marquis of Chandos, then Lord Temple, for his life. The deed also contained a provision that the trustees might sell, with consent of the parties interested, the estates in trust, by way of exchange for other lands. The late Duke died in the year 1839, and on his demise the present Duke succeeded to the estates as tenant for life, and executed a deed of conveyance of the estates, dated the 7th May, 1847 ; the estate was sold by the plaintiff, one of the trustees, to the defendant (Lord Ashburton), with the consent of the present Duke of Buckingham and his son, the Mar quis of Chandos, as provided by the original deed. Judgments had ben entered up against the Duke, be fore and after the execution of the deed (27th May, 1847), by creditors holding encumbrances on the estates; the question raised was to ascertain what effect these judgments had upon the property. The arguments oc cupied the Court the whole day. 1 VICE-CHANCERY.-:-:(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) AKAR/ Y. SOULEIIIY. The further arguments in this pert-heard case occu pied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) HER MAJESTY'S AND PRINCE ALBERT'S DRAWINGS AND ETCHINOS.—THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. JUDGE. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT V. JUDGE. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (with whom was Mr. Ser geant Taltourd and Mr. James) stated, on the sitting of the Court, that he was instructed to apply in two causes, in one of which the Attorney-General, representing her Majesty, was the plaintiff, and in the other his Royal Highness Prince Albert was the plaintiff, ex parte for two special injunctions, to restrain a person named Judge, who resided at Windsor, from exhibiting certain etchings executed by her Majesty and Prince Albert which were in his possession, or allowing copies to be takai of them by any one. He made the application for the injunctions upon the affi davit of a gentleman named Lawrence, who stated that he knew the defendant, Mr. Jasper Toncett Judge, who resided at Windsor, and in whose cus tody he had seen the etchings, tl,at gentleman having shown them to him. The Court would recollect that upon an application made to it in the long vacation, it had granted an injunction against a person named Strange, of Paternoster-row, restrair,ing him from pub lishing, as he had advertised he intended to do, certain drawings and etchings by her Majesty and Prince Al bert. At that time the defendant Judge was not a party to the suit or upon the record, but had since been made ao. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—I suppose the cases are the same. The SOLICITOR. GENERAL observed that they were similar, but in the present instance the application was confined to the etchings. The gentlemen against whom the injunctions were asked was a Mr. Jasper Toneett Judge, who resided at Windsor, cnd in whose custody he had evidence the etchings were—a gentleman of the name of Lawrence, also of Windsor, having sworn in bis affidavit to having seen them in his possession, and, in short, to have been shown them by him. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—What is the defendant? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL believed that he was an author, but that he did not carry on any business, and that he was formerly connected with a newspaper at Cheltenham. The Solicitor-General, after reading the affidavit of Mr. Lawrence, and several other affidavits, submitted that he had shown a clear case for the granting the injunctions he asked. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—Have you any evidence, Mr. Solicitor, of the intention of the defendant to publish ? The SOLICITOR GENERAL answered that he bad not, but Mr. Lawrence stated in his affidavit that some time ago he recollected a rumour prevailing inWindsor that the defendant Judge had some of the etchings in his posses sion which were executed by her Majesty and Prince Albert, and upon his going to Mr. Judge and asking if such was the case, Mr. Judge at once admitted that be bad them, and that Mr. Lawrence was quite welcome to see them. The Solicitor- General then read the affida vits of Mr. White and Mr. Finch, for the purpose ol connecting the present case with that of Mr. Strange. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—You confine your present application to the etchings, Mr. Solicitor? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Yea. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—A re his Royal Highness Prince Albert and Mr. White ready to give the Court the same undertaking that they gave before? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Th e y are, Sir. The VICE-CHANCELLOR--Then take the injunctions as to the etchings. The order will be in each cause. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) His Honour, after disposing of the case of " Garlick v Llewellyn," which stood in his paper for judgment, pro ceeded to hear the further arguments in "Loader v, Clark," which occupied the remainder of the morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY. (Sittings in Banco.) THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STEWARDS OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES—HAMMOND V. BANDISH AND FENDALL. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, one of the stewards of a friendly society in Cambridgeshire, to re cover from the defendants, two of the magistrates of that county, for issuing an illegal distress upon his goods and chattels. It appeared that a person named Nasby was a registered member of the society in question, that he became entitled to relief under the rules, but that the members of the society not only refused to give him the customary weekly sum during the continuance of his in ability to labour, but expelled him from the society from some reason which was not specified. The rules of the society set forth that in the event of any dispute the matter should be referred to two justices of the peace. The case was brought before the defendants by Nasby; it was heard on the 18th of March last, when an order was made for the payment of the amounts claimed, 5Z Bs. and 41. 45., with 10s. costs. The plaintiffs refused to pay, and on the application of the claimant, a distress warrant was issued on the pro perty of the society, or if that could not be done, on the property of the defendant, one of the stewards, which was accordingly done. The case was tried before Mr. Baron Parke, and the jury found for the defendants. It ap peared that the distress had been issued on the mere ipse dixit of Nasby. Mr. WATSON now moved, in accordance with the leave of the Learned Judge, to enter the verdict, Si. I Is. for the plaintiff, first, on the ground that the distress was clear!) bad, because it could not issue, looking at the 10th of Gee. IV., c. 56, without the stewards basing b. e« summoned to answer their disobedience of the of dor; secondly, because the magistrates had no power to award costs; and thirdly, because they had t.ot ruga Lived two peculiar exceptions to persons receiving aid from the finds of the society. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) SKINNER V. DEIGHTON. Mr. LusH moved for a rule to show cause why a writ of prohibition should rn , t issue, directed to the Judge of the County Court of Yorkshire, to stay the pr,cet difgp. in this case. The plaint was issued on the 15th of June to appear on the 29th at the Court to be held for titles and particulars, since delivered with the summons, claim ing 20/, as the price of a horse. On the 24th of June notice was served on the defendant that the cause mint be tried by a jury. On the 29th of June the jury and the parties were in attendance, but it was agreed [hit tl e case should be referred to arbitration. The arbitrator, however, refused to act ; and on the 31st of July the cause was tried by the Judge of the County Court with. oat a jury, and a verdict found for the plaintiff. He submitted on behalf of the defendant, who was kept in ignorance of the trial on the 31st of July, that inasmuch as a jury had been ordered, the Judge had no jurisdic tion to dispose of the case by himself, while the cause itself had been taken entirely out of Court by the agree ment to refer. On these grounds, therefore, he con contended a writ of prohibition ought to issue to restrain the plaintiff from further proceedings on the judgment. Rule nisi. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Mr. George Meikin, a person carrying on business in William and Mary-yard, Little Pulteney-street, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having as saulted Mr. William Butler, an agent, residing kt 24, Villiers-street, Strand. The complainant stated that on Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, he went in company with a Lr. Briant to defendant's workshop to apprehend his (de fendant's) son on a charge of felony. The defendant no sooner caught sight of him than he demanded to know what brought him there. Witness told him that he wanted to arrest his son for felony. Defendant then said if he (witness) did not leave the place he would " break his neck down stairs." Defendant followed up the threat by striking witness on the nose, and as a finisher he kicked kim on the side, and broke a bottle containing a sample of liquor, which he had in his pocket. Witness then called to the constable who had accompanied him, and gave defendant in charge. Webb, 56 C, said he was on duty on Saturday night, when the last witness came up to him and requested him to go with him to Mr. Meakin's, and take his son into custody for felony. Witness accompanied complainant to William and Mary yard, and on making the purport of his visit known to defendant the latter pushed him out of the place and shut the door in his face. He sub sequently saw d e f en d an t assau l t M r. B ut l er i n the man neraanndd en teringwsaasidabohuat whenTe defendant d is an a t u d A e 3 n i i e a d top th p e ad cha h r i g m e : described, and took hi m i nto custo d y. into a l ong statement relative to family a ff a i rs , (de fendant) had no right to obstruct an officer in the execu tion of his duty. He (Mr. Bingham) should defer his decision in the present case, and should detain him unt i l he produced hi s son . Wh en t h at was done he should then thoroughly investigate the case. SUICIDE Or LORD MIDDLETON.—GODALMING,SA TURDAY.—We lament to record an event which has overwhelmed an eminent and noble family in affliction, and the whole neighbourhoods of Paperharrow and Goldalming in consternation. The unfortunate deceased (Lord Middleton), a man in the prime of lite, had been for some time rather eccentric in his manner, arising, it was understood, from family matters. He . had latterly resided almost alone in the superbly decorated mansion at Paperharrow-park, a short distance from Godalming. On the morning of Wednesday last an old servant of his Lordship's, feeling uneasy at not seeing his master up at the usual time, went to his bedroom to see if he was ill, but on entering found that his Lordship was not . there. He went and searched the house, and on entering a small room was horror-struck at . finding his noble master lying on the grotind, and an appearance of blood issuing from his mouth. On the poor old man touching his Lordship's chest, he found it perfectly cold. He nevertheless instantly dispatched the steward on horse back for the medical aid of Messrs. Steadman, who at tended his Lordship professionally. Mr. Steadman im mediately proceeded to Paperharrow-park, but iound that Lord Middleton had been dead some hours, and that death had been caused by the noxious fumes of charcoal. His Lordship's will was lying on a table near, as well as a ring he usually wore ; an d a pi low, fetched from the deceased Nobleman's bed-room, was lying near the bra zier, and on it his Lordship's head was reclined. Let ters were also found indicative of his Lordship's inten tion to destroy his life. The afflicted lady of the de- ' ceased arrived at Paperharrow park on Thursday, and it is stated that she was in the act of writing to his Lord ship, stating her intention of returning home when the messenger arrived with the dreadful news. His Lord sl-iig dies without issue, and is succeeded by Charles l3rodicke, son of the late Archbishop of Cashel, and brother to the former incumbent of Shalford. NORTH AMERICAN MAILS. •-• The steam-ship Acadia, Captain Stone, departed from the Mersey ou Saturday, for Halifax and Boston, with the usual mails, ilcc. The inward mails, by the steam-ship Britannia, Captain Lang, which would leave New York on the 25th and Halifax oa the 28th ult., will be due at Liverpool on Wednesday. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. Auber's last new opera of Haydie (the libretto by Scribe), the production of which has been so frequently postponed in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Sims Reeve, was produced here on Saturday evenine, in a style of splendour that has never been surpassed. The following is an outline of the plot:— Loredano Grimeni (Mr. Sims Reeves), a young Vene tian patrician, has dissipated, in fetes and parties of pleasure, his immense fortune, when suddenly bidding adieu to Venice, he goes to fight the Turks, more in the hope of falling himself than of conquering. For six years, however, he is the foremost in the hour of victory, has acquired every grade of honour, and is now Admiral of Venice, and will be Doge, but amidst so much grandeur he is never seen to smile; he is sad—at night he Bleeps not. Haydee (Miss Exuma Lucombe), a young Greek slave, whom he had saved from death and dis honour at the pillage of Cyprus, sleeps near her mas ter's chamber, and, hearing him speak in en agitated manner one night, she enters his room, and, as he is speaking in his sleep, she discovers the dreadful secret which is the cause of his melansholy ; but she will never reveal it to mortal, for, unknown to herself, she loves the brave and generous Loredano; but she is jealous, Loredano has with him a young girl, Rafaela (Miss Messent) whom be has brought up from infancy; she is the niece of Donato, a patrician, who ruined himself by gambling, and who destroyed himself, leaving Rafaela without a home. Loredano adopts and brings her up with a relation of his in Dal matia, where the scene is laid ; and as it is known that he will leave her nearly all he possesses, Rafaela has many suitors, amongst others Mal. genie (Mr. Whitworth), a Captain of Bombadters, placed by the Council of Ten as a spy on the actions of Loredano, of whom he is the secret enemy.. Malgenio is ruined by debts, and arks of Loredano the hand of Rafaela, but, to the grief of Haydee and the rage of Malgemo, he declares that he himself intends marring her on his return to Venice, and desires Malgenio to come to him at night to take the orders for his departure the next day. Loredano, overpowered by the fatieues of the day, throws himself on a divan and sleeps. When Malgenio returns for his orders he discovers Loredano asleep, but sitting at a table, where ho imagines he is throwing dice. From the words which escape him, his deadly enemy discovers his secret. It seems that one night, at his palace in Venice, Loredano played against the avogador Donato, and having lost all the money he possessed, he staked all that remained to him, his palace. This also he was on the point oflosing, but in his despair he deceived Donato by playing falsely, and Donato now in his turn lost all he possessed, even the marriage por tion of Rafaela his niece; so that on leaving the gaming table he shot himself in despair. In expiation of his crime Loredano had adopted his niece. But Donato had left a son also, who had disappeared. Loredano has sought him vain, and hoping to have fallen in some en gagement, he has made a will, which he always carries about with him. In this will he has declared to the son of Donato the whole truth, imploring his pardon and bequeathing to him the whole of his im mense property. This will, in his sleep, he draws from his bosom, imagining that he is presenting it to the son of Donato. Malgenio seises it ; he has now a sure means of destroying this hated rival. In the second act, the Turks have wished to prevent the Venetian fleet from re entering Venice, and an occasion presents itself for Malgenio to make use of the dreadful secret, a stranger named Andrea (Mr. Herherte) has applied for an engagement under Loredano; he only asks the command of the first vessel he takes, and, fol lowed by twenty Bombardiers, he captures a Turkish vessel. Malgenio disputes the claim of Andrea to the prize, as Andrea had employed the soldiers of Malgenio in the engagement. Loredano, called upon for judg ment, is going to declare in favour of Andrea, but Mal genio, in a private interview, threatens Loredano to reveal his secret, who, terrified at the idea, sends for Andrea and tells him it is not in his power to grant him the command of the vessel, as by the laws of Venice none but a Patrician can be invested with such an honour. lam the son of Donato, the avoga dor, returns Andrea, and, therefore, not unworthy of that rank. Loredano, at this discovery, grants to An drea all he asks, and threatens Malgenio with his dagger should he dare speak. At this moment the sailors give a shout, Venice is in sight. The third act is at Venice. At the moment the fleet enters the port, the Council of Ten are on the point of electing a new Doge. The numerous victories and the talents of Loredano give him an incon testable right to this dignity. Malgenio appears, who proposes to Loredano for the hand of Rafaela, accom - parried by her marriage portion, in return for which he will deliver up the fatal writing on which depends his honour. Loredano answers by uniting Andrea to Ra faela, his cousin, by whom he is beloved, and leaving them all his wealth; he is determined to die before the discovery of his dishonour, but Haydee, who has watched over him from the commencement, swears at all hazards to save him; discovered by the Senate to be of the blood royal of Cyprus, she is given her liberty; being now rich, she offers her self to Malgenio as a bride, if in return, he will deliver up to her the paper upon which depends the honour of Loredano, who has been just proclaimed Doge by the Senate. lie has just refused this honour when a young man is brought before him charged with having drawn his sword in the streets of Venice, a crime which is punished by death. 'The young man is Andrea, and Malgenio, whom he has de. strayed, his adversary. They are dragging him to exe cution, but Loredano accepts the title of Doge, and witi it the purser of saving Andrea, whom he unites to Ra farla. lie then gives his hand to 13ayd6., who has halt; loved him in silence, and to whom he also is devotedly attached. Miss En,ma Lucou be made her first appearance on any stage, in the character of Limp:lee, and at once est:, dished herself in the very first rank of English vocalists, Her voice is a fine soprano, of great extent and swe-a ness, possessing exquisite softness and;equality of tope. It is completely under command, and has been cultivated to the very highest point. Her figure is petite, and her f atures animated and full of expression. She looked and acted the Greek boy admirably, and sang the music of the part exquisitely. Her " Song of the Breeze," in the second act (which is the song of the opera) was exquisitely given, and was enthusiastically encored. Her opening scene in the third act was likewise given with great feeling, and in the concerted music she was admirable. Her success was complete, and we cordia'ly congratulate Mr. Bunn on having obtained such an acces sion to his lyrical corps. The Loredano of Sims Reeves was perfect, superior in ouropinion even to that of Roger, who originally created the character. He looked thin in consequence of his recent illness, but his voice was as fine as ever, and his acting was magnificent. In the last scene of the first act, the dream scene, his acting and his vocalization were perfection—indeed, except himself, there is no other tenor on the English stage who could have acted this cane, or who could have given proper effect to the con certed music of which the part is principally made up. He was most efficiently supported by that excellent actor and accomplished musician Whitworth, whose Malgenio was very carefully rendered. Great praise is due to Miss Messent for the pains s h e too k w i th t h e li ttle part of Ratalia. The music of this opera, although brilliant and effective, i s scarcely worthy of the fame of Auber. It is very sparkling, delights the ear at the time, but does not rest on the memory. Full justice was done to it on Saturday. As regards the principal vocalists the east was much stronger than it was at the Opera Comique When the piece was originally produced as to the choral and orchestral accompaniments, not evrn the resources of the Grand Opera itself could h a y e ena bled any Fren c h manager torender them so efficiently as they were rendered at Covent-garden on Saturday. The raise en scene was superb. The scene in the second act was one of the most magnificent " sets" ever exhi bited on the stage. The stage r deck of the Venetian Admirals the quarter inmirals ship after an action. The riggg is crowded with sailors, who also crowd the deck, waving flags and singing songs of triumph. The Turkish fleet is seen sailing away in the distance. Vessels are seen passing and repassing, and at length Venice appears its sight. It is certainly one of the most superb scenic effects ever seen. The opera was completely successful ; and Miss Emma Lucombe, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Whitworth were called before the curtain. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. FORTIICOMING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.--The Great Western Railway authorities are preparing a voluminous statement, which is expected to be ready on Wednesday. Similar ones are in preparation for the London and South-Western, the Eastern Counties, the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, the York and North Midland, South Eastern, and Scottish lines. Mr. Hudson is carrying out a rigid system of economy on all his lines—on some making: dismissals, and on others carrying out reductions to the extent of ten per cent. NOVEMBER NOTICES AND NEW LINES.- - .The Novem ber notices of intended application to Parliament on the part of railway companies for new lines, branches, ex tensions, amendments, and alterations, indicate as far as they go at present, that there will be li ttle or nothing to do next session, in the form of railw ay legi s l at i on, as compared with the past sess ion, whe n there were 140 new Bills before Parliament. The on ly one of th e great companies that has yet given notification of an intention who will apply unde r t h e enlarged titl e of w to proceed to Parliament, is the Lancashire and York shire, the " Lancashire and Yorks hire, and London an d North-Western Railway Companies," f or a transfer of interest in the Preston and Wyre Railway, Har bour, and Dock Company, and for regulating the ma nagement of the undertaking. Another company, the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, a subsidiary line to the London and North-Western, and in which the latter are interested by subscription to the amount of 487,874!., apply for a railway from their own at Lancaster to Preston, and to use a portion of the existing Lancaster and Preston Railway, whieh, it is said, nobcdy owns; also for a branch to Glasgow Dock, and for an amend ment of Acts. New lines are talked of from Bangor to Carnarvon, and from Lancaster and Fleetwood. RAILWAY RECEIPTS.—The receipts on the leading lines of railway still continue much higher than in the corresponding period of last year. This is the more surprising in the case of the week ending on Saturday, the 28th ult., because it not only rained incessantly dur ing nearly all the week, but in several instances the traffic on the branch lines was seriously interfered with, owing to these branches being under water. The in crease on the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, as coin pared with the corresponding week of 1847, was nearly 8001.; on the London and North - Western, 6001. ; on the Great Western, 1,000/. ; on the London a n d So u th. Western, 1,250 L; on the London and Brighton, 8001. ; on the Eastern Counties, 1,500/.; and on the Lancaster and Carlisle, 7501.—Observer. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND, AND ROYAL CANAL COMPANV.—R . eceipts f or goods and passengers for week ending 29th of October (exclusive of the mails), 1,1834 14s. sd. THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. [ln another part of this evening's impresion of The Sun will be found a paragraph announcing the progress made in the extraordinary case of " The At torney- General v. Strange." Beyond this, our readers will find, from the account furnished by our legal reporter, that two additional injunctions have been granted by Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce against the real defendant in this remarkable trans action---not Mr. William Strange, the publisher of Paternoster-row, but a person named Jasper Toncett Judge, a resident of Windsor, formerly proprietor of a newspaper at Cheltenham, subsequently con nected in a subordinate capacity with some portions of the metropolitan press, and writer of one or two obscure pamphlets and minor publications. The fact of this individual having certain of these etchings in his possession, as sworn before his Honour on the affidavits of Lawrence and others, imparts an entirely novel complexion to the mat ter under consideration, and tends in a great measure to exculpate the original defendant, Mr. Strange. Unfortunately we have not as yet been able to obtain copies of the affidavits already mentioned, otherwise we should have laid them at once before our readers as the weapon's employed by the advisers of the Sovereign, for the purpose, if possible, of directing punishment against the guilty purloiner of the royal curiosities. Immediately we can obtain addi tional information it shall appear in our co lumns, not only because of the cunning fense of the respective solicitors and counsel, but because of the singularity of the appearance of the august personages, her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, as suppliants in the High Court of Chancery for that justice of which the Sovereign is said, by Sir Matthew Hale, to be the fountain. After the tremendous convulsions of the monarchical and imperial Governments of the continent—after the general bouleversement which has taken place among the ancient institutions of sove reignty, it is a significant circumstance to witness the the course herein adopted by Victoria towards the close of the memorable year 1848. It is a circum stance significant of the pliancy, the flexibility, and the marvellous elasticity of our matchless constitution. —ED. Sun.] No. 1. Portrait of a Turk, head of an Old Man, and German Peasant Girl. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Aug. 28, 1840. No. 2. Portrait of a Turk. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, Aug. 28, 1840. No. 3. Head of Henry VIII., Combat between two Men in Armour, &c. Etched by her M a j es ty, a ft er or i g i na l drawings by Prince Albert, Sept. 1, 1840. No. 4. Full-length Portrait of a young Lady. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, 1840. No. 5. Full-length Portrait of a young Lady sitting on a Rock. Drawn by her Majesty, after nature, and etched by the Queen, 1840. No. G. Portrait of " Ada," in a German dress. Drawn by her Majesty from nature, and etched by the Queen, September, 1840. No. 7. Portrait of " Ada," and two Female Heads. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Sept. 1840. No. 8. Head of a German Student. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert. No. 9. Portrait of Islay, a Scotch Terrier. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Sept. 9, 1840, and etched by Prince Albert. No. 10. The Provocation and Trial of Pressly to Single Combat. Designed, drawn, and etched by Prince Albert, Sept. 16, 1840. No. 11. Head of "Islay," a Scotch Terrier (see Nos. 9 and 12), Head of "Eos," a Russian Greyhound. Drawn from nature by her Majesty, Sept. 19, 1840, and etched by the Queen. No. 12. Head of " Islay," a Scotch Terrier. Drawn from nature by her Majesty, Sept. 22, 1840, and etched by the Queen. No. 13. Head of " Waldmann," a Teckel German Dog, Head of "Eon,'' (see Nos. 11 and 26). Drawn from nature by her Majesty, Sept. 24, 1840, etched by the Queen. No. 14. The Conferring of the Order of " The Golden Fleece." Designed, drawn, and etched by Prince Al bert, Dec. 4, 1840. No. 15. Portrait of " Waldmann," a Teckel German Dog. Drawn from nature, and etched by her Majesty, October 12th, 1840. No. 16. Portrait of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Copied by her Majesty from Sir George Hayter's Marriage Picture, and etched by the Queen, October 26th, 1840. No. 17. Margaret in Prison, Drawn by her Majesty in 1838, and etched by the Queen, Oct. 31st, 1840. No. 18. A Spanish Soldier. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, Nov. 1, 1840. No. 19. Portrait of a Lady. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Nov. 18, 1840. No. 20. Portrait of Frederick, Elector and Duko of Saxony, the founder of the University of Wittemburg. Copied by Prince Albert from the original picture, by Lucas Cranach the younger, and etched by his Royal Highness, Dec. 1, 1840. Ne. 21. Head of an Old Man. Drawn by Prince Albert, and etched by her Majesty, Dee. 20, 1840. No. 22. Portrait of a Female. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Dec. 27, 1840. , 1 No. 23. Portrait of u German Prince. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, Dr , e. 28, 1840. No. 24. The Discovery of the Miniature. Drawn and etched by her Majesty. No. 25. Portrait of a Female. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Jan. 3, 1841. No. 26. Portrait of " Fos," a Russian Greyhound. , Drawn by her :Majesty fr, m nature in 1840, and etch( d by the Queen, Jan. 6, 1841. No. 27. Scene fnm the opera of Norma. Drawn by her Majesty in 1836, and etched by the Queen, Jan. 7, 1841. No. 28. The Secret Consultation on the Jury Plate. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, Jan. 8, 1841. No. 29. Head of au Old Man. Drawn by Prince Al bert, in 1840, and etched by her Majesty, Jan. 9, 1841. No. 30. Swiss Peasant and Child. Drawn by her Ma jesty, and etched by Prince Albert, Jan. 16, 1841. No. 31. Portrait of a Noble. Drawn by Prince Albert, and etched by her Majesty and his Royal Highness, Jan. 18, 1841. No. 32. The Apotheosis of Mignon. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Jan. 30, 1841. No 33. A Vision. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, Jan. 31, 1841. No. 34. Various Studies: a medley. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Jan. 21, 1841. No. 35. The Apotheosis of Mignon. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Feb. 2, 1841. No. 36. The Tired Pilgrim and the Warrior Knight. Designed, drawn, and etched by Prince Albert, Feb. 8, 1841. No. 37. The Fisherman's Bride. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, February 21, 1841. No. 38. Portrait of the Princess Royal in the arms of her Nurse. Drawn from lite by her Majesty, February 22, 1841, and etched by the Queen. No. 39. Mignon in her Dramatic Attire. Drawn by her Majesty, and etched by Prince Albert, February 24, 1841. No. 40. Portrait of a Goat. Etched by her Majesty, after a drawing by E. Mansfield, April 1, 1841. No. 41. The Heads of Three Horses. Etched by her Majesty, after a drawing by E. Landseer. No. 42. Head of an Old Man. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, May 3, 1841. No. 43. Portrst of an Egyptian Woman. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, June 9, 1841. No. 44. Pigeons at the Royal Aviary at Windssr. Sketched from life, and etched by Prince Albert, July 1, 1841. No. 45. Portrait of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Aug. 15, 1841, and etched by the Queen. No. 46. Portrait of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Aug. 22, 1841, and etched by the Queen. No. 47. Portrait of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Aug. 23, 1841, and etched by the Queen. No. 48. Portrait of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Aug. 25, 1841, and etched by the Queen. No. 49. Heads of Eagles. Etched by Prince Albert after a Caracei, Aug. 28, 1841. No. 50. Masquerade Scene. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Sept. 1, 1841. No. 51. Two Horses. Drawn and etched by her Majesty after a Sketch by E. Landseer, Jan. 1, 1842. No. 52. Market Women. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, after Landseer, Jan. 9, 1842. No. 53. Portrait of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Jan. 12, 1842, and etched by the Queen. No. 54. Two French Women. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, after E. Landseer, Jan. 13, 1842. No. 55. A French Woman. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, after E. Landseer, Jan. 13, 1842. No. 56. Portrait of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, Dec. 27, 1842, and etched by Prince Albert. No. 57. Five Portraits of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, and etched by the Queen, Jan. 7, 1843. No. 58. Designed.Portraito from fthe life Prince of Wales her Wa Majesty, Jan. a lesnn dthePrincess Royal. , 1843. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert. No. 59. Portrait of " Cavinach," a Scotch Terrier. Drawn from life by Prince Albert, in 1842, and etched by her Majesty, Jan. 9, 1843. No. 80. Medley Plate. Portrartsfthe h r ead rinc o es f s a ß ti oy o a ld l, Head of an Arab, Gipsy and Child, Woman. Drawn and etched by her Majesty, Jan. 11, 1843. No. 61. Two Portraits of the Princess Royal. Drawn from life by her Majesty, February, 10, 1843, and etched by the Queen, February 26, 1843. No. 62. The Doge of Venice, and as armed Knight. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, Feb. 28, 1843. No. 63. A Shooting Pony, with Dead Stag and Dog. Drawn and etched by Prince Albert, March 2, 1843. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean make their re entrée to-night, in the popular play, The Wife's Secret. Their success in the provinces has been quite unparalelled, and we have no doubt, now that their engagement at the Haymarket is permanent, that an impetus will be given to the production of new plays w orthy such distinguished artists. W e b ear that Shak spere's delightful comedy, The Twelfth Night, will b e acted on Saturday, with Mrs. Charles Kean as Viola. This character is one of that lady's finest embodiments. Lord Cochrane, of the 18th Royal Irish. Dragoons, son to the Earl of Dundonald, who has been serving with his regiment in Bengal, will shortly return home on ink leave. AMERICAN NEWS. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY NIGUT. The Hermann, Ocean Steam Navigation Com pany's steam ship, Captain Crabtree, arrived a t Cowes this evening, at nine o'clock. Her mails and papers were immediately trans-shipped on board a small steamer, specially engaged, and forwarded to Southampton. The Hermann sailed from New York on the 20th ult., three days later than the Cambria. She brings on freight 300,000 dollars, and 30 passengers, many of whom are for Bremen. The Hermann unfortunately met with an accident five days since, by the breaking of one of her side levers. Her late arrival is thus fully accounted for ; and having been up to this period only 16 days on her passage, her voyage would have been an average one had it not been for the mishap alluded to. She will steam to Southampton to-morrow for repairs, and her passengers conveyed to Bremen by another steamer. Exchange on London, 1081. The Niagara, with one week's later news from Europe, arrived at Boston on the 19th, after a short passage of 12 days. The news by the Hermann is not of great import ance. The cotton market, after the departure of the Cambria, was somewhat feeble, Some 6001bs. sold in favour of the buyer. There was no perceptible change in the flour market. Freights were lower. Cotton for Liverpool at ss. 32d.; flour in American vessels at 2s. 41d.; and grain Bd. The all-absorbing topic of the papers is the ap proaching election. There is no doubt of the return of General Taylor. Advices from New York state positively that let ters have been received from the seat of government in Spain, negotiating for the sale of the island of Cuba to the United States. The project, it appears, is by no means a new one. It was formerly pro posed to sell the island to England, but as it is believed by the Spanish Government that the United States would give the largest sum, and, at the same time, that it would be of more ad vantage to the Spanish people, in every point of vie' the offer is now given to America. The question, no doubt, will create a great commotion throughout the United States, and produce a multitude of conflicting opinions in different parts of the-Republic. There is no later news from Mexico. COMMERCIAL NEWS. Nxw Yonx, OCT. 20.—The exportation of breadstuffs for the week were very large, larger than they had been in any single week for the past year. Of flour, 51,654 barrels were shipped, of which 43,277 went to Great Britain; 146,566 bushels of corn, of which 138,159 went to Great Britain ; and 64,754 bushels of wheat, the whole of which went to Great Britain. The shipments of provisions of all kinds have been unusually large. Cotton has gone forward more rapidly this season than for the same period last, and our export trade, at all events as far as this port is concerned, has thus far been much more profitable and to a much greater extent than in 1847. The exportation of cotton from all the ports up to the latest dates this year, to foreign ports, has been 93,669 bales, against 79,326 to corresponding dates in 1847, showing an increase of 14,343 bales this year. There has been this year an increase in shipments to Great Britain of 20,261 bales, and a falling off in the shipments to France of 8,257 bales. All that is now necessary to place our foreign trade upon a favourable footing is a proper reduction in our importations, a re duction in accordance with the reduced demand from consumers. This we cannot regulate. The manufac turers of Europe are not entirely governed by the orders from this country in sending out their fabrics. If they have a surplus of any artiele it is sent here for sale, knowing that it will command as high prices in this country as in any other part of the world, and our markets are used for the purpose of reducing home supplies, and keeping other markets from being glutted. WEST INDIES. By the arrival of the West India intercolonial mail steamer Eagle, which arrived at Southampton on Saturday, and which has come home for repairs, we have intelligence from some parts of the West Indies of a later date than that brought by the Trent. In consequence of the negro revolt at St. Croix, the King of Denmark had ordered M. Hansen, late Go vernor of the East India Danish settlements, to pro ceed to the Danish West Indies, to re-organise the government of the island. He was to ratify the emancipation of the slaves, and to make suggestions for simplifying the adminis tration or the government of the Danish possessions, for reducing the number of officials and their salaries, so far as circumstances would permit ; in fact for a general re-organisation of the colonial government. He was also to investigate, in conjunction with the judicial functionary who was to accompany him, the conduct of the late Governor- General and his subor dinates, with reference to the late insurrection. A brig of war, with a military force of 400 men, were to accompany him to enforce his authority. All reports and suggestions appertaining to every branch of the ) service belo ng i ng t o th e co l on i a l adm i n i stration, were to be sent in future to the Minister of Commerce, in stead of to the respective boards, and the minister was not to decide on anything without previous arrange ments with the ministry. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) Captain Warre, of the 57th Foot, bas ceased to be Aide de-Camp to the Major-General commanding the North-wept Counties, and has been appointed Major of Brigade at Chester, vice Captain Gordon, of the 91st. Captain the Hon. E. Laicelles, and Lieutenant the Hon. A. F. Egerton, Grenadier Guards, have ceased to be Aides-dc-Camp to the Earl of Elgin. Captain Wetherall, of the Rifle Brigade, has succeeded Brevet Major Moore, of the 82d, as Aide-de-Camp to Major-General W. Rowan, commanding at Kingston, Canada. Lieutenant W. M'Mahon, of the 14th Light Dragoons, has been appointed an Aide-de-Camp to Viscount Falk land, Governor of Bombay. Lieutenant Fraser, of the 95th Foot, has been ap pointed First Adjutant at Victoria, Hong-Kong. Captain Laye, of the 58th Foot, is Assistant Military Secretary on the staff at New Zealand. Ensign Bower, 73d Regiment, is Acting Adjutant to the depot, vice Harrison. Lieutenant Vialls, of the 95th, has succeeded Captain Cornwall as Acting Adjutant to the depot, and Second- Lieutenant Stewart has replaced Second-Lieutenant Brewster as Acting Adjutant Ist battalion of the Rifle brigade. gtaff-Surgeon W. Linton has succeeded Staff-Surgeon R. White, in the Glasgow Recruiting District. Lieutenant Persse, 12th Foot, has replaced Lieutenant Wheeler, of the 48th, as Superintending Officer of the Aberdeen Recruiting District. SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON. " Rumour" has not been idle during the last few days with respect to Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier's squadron; but the facts are these:— The following ships are ordered to be at Spithead by the 15th, to be ready to proceed to sea under the Gommand-in-Chief of the Gallant Admiral, those vessels to whom wages are due to be paid previous to sailing : Sailing Vessels—St. Vincent, 120 guns, 890 men, Captain S. C. Dacres; Prince Regent, 92 guns, 820 men, Captain W. F. Martin; Powerful, 84 guns, 750 men, Captain Hon. R. S. Dundas, C.B. Steam-vessels—Stromboli, 6 guns, 160 men, Commo dore Lord A. Beauclerk ; Reynard, 8 guns, 110 men, Commodore Cracroft; Rifleman, 4 guns, 80 men, Lieu tenans Crofton; Sharpshooter, 4 guns, 80 men, Lieu tenant Bailey.—Making a total of seven vessels, of 318 guns, and 2,890 men. We have good reason for believing, however, that the 17th is the day fixed for their proceeding to sea, and it is believed that extending his cruise so far south west of Cape Clear as Madeira, the Gallant Admiral will. very soon after reaching that island bear up for another - long spell at Lisbon, having looked in there, on his way out, to give timely notice of his intention.% It is reported in many quarters that Sir Charles Napier is not at all pleased with the prospect of a winter cruise. The flag ship and the Prince Regent are quite ready, but the latter, although she has received her additional weight of armament, and is to proceed at once to rein force the fleet under Sir William Parker, has not had any addition made to her complement. The Powerful will be ready for sea as soon as she is manned. It is likely that the Amazon, Daphne, and Orestes will join the Admiral for a little exercise before they proceed to their respective stations, the Cape; the Pacific, and the Brazils. SUPERINTENDENTIOTIP OF THE INDIAN NATY.—The appointment of a Captain of the Royal Navy to be Com. modore Superintendent of the Indian Navy will take place on Wednesday next. The list of candidates is now reduced to two, and we believe we may confidently state that either Captain Stephen Lushington, now in com mand of the Vengeance, 84, in the Mediterranean, or Captain Sir Renry Leeke, K.H., will be the officer se lected. The merits of these two officers are generally held to be pretty nearly equal; but Captain .Lushington, we believe, stands the best chance of selection ; for, in addition to his being the relative of many influential offi cial personages connected with the East India Company and her Majesty's service, he has an advantage over his competitor from his experience in steam navigation . having commanded her Majesty's steam frigate Retri bution. The Rey. Mr. Sehon bas recently been appointed Chap lain at Melville Hospital, Chatham. THE EAST INDIES.—We are sorry to hear accounts of the very indifferent health of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Collier, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of the E as t I n di a Station. Wi t h his Secretary and Flag-Lieutenant he arrived at Singapore on the 7th August, and hoisted hi, flag in the Meander, which he found lying there. The Meander sailed with Governor Brooke for Sarawak oo the 23d of August, when Sir Francis struck his flag, but re-hoisted it on the sth of September, on the arrival of the Inflexible steam-sloop. Commodore Plumridge. on receiving at Hong-Kong the announcement of t h arrival of Sir F. Collier on the station, struck the red pendant of First Class Commodore, and hoisted that of Commodore of the Second Class. The Gallant Commo- dore had been ordered to remain in command of th( division of the squadron in the Chinese Waters, instead of returning to Bombay. It is likely, therefore, that Sir Francis Collier will not proceed to Bong-gong. The Alelamps and Ringdove worn daily expected at Bombay Igs. 378 on the 3d of October. The Flatter had received her orders for England, the Pilot relieving her. THE COMMAND OF THE VENGEANCE.—It is reported that in the event of Captain Lushington going to India, Sir Henry Leeke will apply ter the command of the Vengeance. We have also seen it reported that Captain Sir Henry Blackwood (1827), lately second in command in India, is a candidate for the command of the Ven geance. We believe that bosh offi2ers require to serve some months to make up their sea time for the flag rank. The Admiralty have ordered that the Buzzard and Magicienne steam• sloops are not to be launched for the present at Pembroke Dockyard, but are to be completed and retained upon the stocks until the first spring tides in March next. In the meantime the machinery, rigging, and stores for each are to be completed and kept ready. DISTRIBUTION Ow PRIZE MONEY. —The distribution of the proceeds of a great many slave prizes has been de layed in consequence of the authorities of Sierra Leone neglecting to acknowledge the receipt of the proclama tion of 1846. We are enabled to state, however, that the Admiralty have decided upon allowing the distribu tion to take place immediately, under the new scale of shares. FOREIGNERS IN THE ROYAL DOCKYARD. --We called attention a fortnight since to an inconsiderate order of the Admiralty, giving permission to two officers of the Swedish Royul Navy to inspect our Dockyards, and to make drawings and notes of what they saw there. We are gratified to hear that this order has since been re scinded. TILE ADMIRALTY COMMITTEE OF DOCKYARD REY'. arorr.—We lave heard that the Committee will leave Devonport Dockyard about Wednesday next, arid will proceed thence to Pembroke, and after visiting that es tablishment, will go on to the Holyhead and Liverpool Packet establishment, returning to Woolwich by about the 21st instant. THE BELGIAN Mems.—lt will be remembered that we gave an account last week of her Majesty's steam packet Vivid having, from stress of weather, been pre vented from entering Dover harbour, was obliged to bear up for Deal, to land her mails, &c. This has frequently been the case during the last two years, when there has been some difficulty in procuring boats, and more ex pense has been incurred in the hire of them. To avoid both difficulty and expense in future the Admiralty have issued orders to the clerk in charge of her Majesty's establishment at Deal that the boats and boats' crews of that yard are to be employed in landing and embarking the mails by the Belgian packets, as is at present the practice at other Government stations. P iORTSMOUTH, iov. 3.—The Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker, has her tops and lower rigging over the mast heads, and is otherwise progressing rapidly in her outfit. Some defects have been discovered already in the en• gineering department aboard the Sharpshooter, which Captain Austin and the chief and assistant engineers of the dockyard, Mr. Murray and Mr. Taplin, have been ordered to examine and report upon. The Jasper steam mail-packet, Master E. Rose com manding, from Pembroke, arrived this morning, and sailed again this evening for the eastward, to be paid ofE Lieutenant Edward D. Ashe, of the St. Vincent, is appointed to the Daphne, 18, Captain E. G. Fanshawe, at Sheerness. In Port and Fitting—Victory, 22, flag -ship ; Illus trious, 10, ordinary flag-ship; Excellent, gunnery prac tice ship; Victoria and Albert, royal yacht; Blenheim, 56, guard-ship of steamers; Orestes, 14, and Rolla, 6, boys' exercise brig. Stromboli, Reynard, Rifleman, Fairy, Myrtle, Fire Queen, Echo and Bee, steamers. Fanny and Portsmouth, admirals' yachts. At Spithead—St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship; Prince Regent, 92; Powerful, 84; Driver, steam-sloop; Sharp shooter, steam-vessel. In the Basin—The Ajax, 56, steam block-ship; Mala bar, coal depot ; Defence, convict hulk; Reynard and Plumper, steamers. In the Steam-basin—The Centaur, Retribution, Strom boli,Cormorant, Salamander, Phoenix, Jackal, and Otter, steamers. In Dock—Princess Charlotte, 104 ; Collingwood, 80 ; Pembroke, 72 ; Vindictive, 50 ; Flying Fish, 12 ; and Urgent steam- vessel. The steamer+ in - the basin which belong to the ad vanced squadron are dismantling. The Eucounter steam- sioep was taken out yesterday, under the command of Commander Stevens, of the Blen heim, to try her rate of speed at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay, at a lighter draught of water than when last tried. She ran at the rate of eleven knots, which was a decided improvement on former performances. Commanders Crispin, Strange, Grenfell, Lieutenant Vansittart, Mr. Murray, C.E., Mr. Baker, inspector of machinery, and other officers, were on board during the trial, which lasted five hours. The Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pen dant of Commodore Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., &c., was all well off Kabenda on the 15th of August, expect ing the Cyclops, Captain the Hon. G. Hastings, as her relief, when the Amphitrite, 26, Captain T. R. Eden, would be dispatched to the Pacific. The Pluto steam-sloop, Lieutenant Commander R. M`Kinley Richardson, was at St. Paul de Loando at the same date, refitting. Wind, W.S.W., light breezes and dark cloudy weather, with rain. THE COAST DEFENCE BRIGADE.—The crews of 45 vessels, not 37, were drilled in this brigade, and the sum total expended was 8501., not 1,0001., as stated on Tuesday. With this trifling sum six platform batteries were constructed at Sheerness and Portsmouth dock yards, by the carpenters of the respective revenue cruisers, and 2,500 men have been drilled to the great gun exercise; ti e amount of ammunition expended his been much under the amount of one shot per man, and they are now as good gunners as any afloat. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 2.--Iler Niajesty's bri g Ki ng fi s h er, 12, Commander W. Horton, arrived from Portsmouth yesterday, and will be paid advance of wages to day. Forty-five seamen were on Tuesday draughted from her Majesty's ship San Josef to her Majesty's frigate Amazon, 26, Captain Troubridge. Wind, N. W. by W., light brt ezes. CHATHAM, Nov. 3.—The Vivid Dover steam-packet, Master and Commander Luke Smithett, was taken into dock on the 30th ult , to make good the damage she sustained in a gale of wind on her getting into Dover harbour last week. The dock was vacated by the Iris, 26 guns, the same day. The Rosomond steam• sloop, of 4 guns, Commander John Foote, arrived here on the 27th ult. to be paid off, is to have her defects made good, and refitted without delay for service at sea. Tile Fearless steam-vessel, Second Master in charge, Mr. John Wells, is in the harbour, having arrived from Sheerness ; she is to be taken into dock to have her de tects made good. The Daphne, 18 guns, Captain Edward G. Fanshawe, fitting for sea at this port, received yesterday on board her marines, consisting of 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 drummer, and 29 rank and file. The detach ment belongs to the Woolwich division. The Vernon, 5 guns, Captain John C. Fitzgerald, is in the harbour to be paid off. All hands are busy in re turning her stores to the dockyard. She is expected to be paid off on Tuesday, the 7,11 iust. She will then be taken into dock for the purpose of being very minutely surveyed by the officers of the yard, i❑ conjunction with Mr. Watts, assistant surveyor of the navy, who has been directed by the Admiralty to attend for that purpose. Captain Sir Thomas Bouchier, Superintendent of this yard, returned from leave of absence yesterday to re sume his duties. A circular order has been issued to the yards calling for a return of the ships commissioned and paid ff from the Ist of January, 1847, to the 30th of June, 1848. WOOLWICH, Nov. I.—Two officers and 100 non-com missioned officers of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines have been placed under orders to proceed on Monday next to Portsmouth, for service in the Superb, 80 guni. The Monkey steam-vessel brought down a quantity of stores from Deptford, to be put on board the Medina steam-vessel, fitting at this pert for the Mediterranean station. During the time the stores were transferring to the Medina, some of the convicts who were assisting manag e d to abstract a small bale, containing 100 black silk handkerchiefs. The property was not missed unt il Wednesday, when information having been given, Mr. Field, head inspector of the dockyard police, pro ceeded to the Warrior, convict-ship, and with the prompt assistance of Mr. Masterman, the su perintendent, one of the prisoners was found able to give such information as led to the recovery of the cover of . the bale, which was found con cealed under some timbers near the place whence the bale was found. One of the gangsmen also stated that he observed two of the prisoners near the place opening something, and will be able to identify them. M r . V ou l es, head superintendent of the convicts, is to make a searching inquiry amongst the suspected convicts in this case. As yet no traces of the handker chiefs have been obtained. Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians left Clare mont on Saturday morning, at nine o cluck, and pro ceeded by the South-Western Railway to the Waterloo station, and from thence to the South-Eastern Brick layers'-Arms station, where a special train was in readi ness. Her Majesty was attended by Madame la Com tesse d'Hulste and Major Moerkeerk, and by the Belgian Minister M. Van de Weyer and M. Droaet, charge d'affairs to the Belgian Legation. The special train arrived at the Dover terminus a few minutes after one o'clock, where her Majesty was received by the Duke of Wellington, who awaited her arrival on the platform. The Queen embarked immediately on board the Gar land, Captain Smithett, for Ostend, with every prospect of a good voyage. How TO MALE GAS CHEAP AND GENERAL. —The only hepe for the - disunited mass of gas consumers and would-be gas consumers, is centred in association. Let them even associate merely in their own more limited districts, at first, and determine either to be supplied, through a single meter of their own, as an association, at the price charg e d t o a l arge consumer, or at such price as they may deem reasonable under all the circum stances; or failing that, let them increase and extend their body until they can threaten, with weight and will, to carry out what the very object of the gas companies iu being so very reasonable to large consumers in their charges is to prevent, namely, their own associated en terprise in the manufacture. Only let the gas consu mers of a district so unite, and in the first place give to some one gas company an order for a large consumption of gas at such a reasonable rate, and they may depend on it, especially when there is competition, that one com pany or other will then be ready and willing to treat with them, leaving b o th com p an y an d association very great profilers by the bargain. Our object is to make the advantages of g a s genera l, an d i n or d e r that it may be so, we must have gas cheap and good.—Builder. The Liverpool Stock Exchange have passed a reso lution limiting the period for the delivery of railway stock to seven days from the account day for transfer stock, and to three days for scrip. They have been in duced to adopt this course from the great di ssatisfaction expressed by the buying portion of th e pu b l i c at the delay in the delivery of stock which the late system al 'lowed Pigs, titon Ilan* NeW [Adel ;hip). nen- Ha rt of 'don, aan!, mtri- from hor• ex. crew cur- Rio tisli •ons ore ex reW lds, ere it oft 001 oft ,Ik, be •;; 0 ~~