The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-27 00:00:00

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WATERIORD, OCT. 24.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W.— Arrd. Chamango, Snow, Baltimore. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.; CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. A very limited quantity of English Wheat has been received fresh up to our market this week, coastwise as Well as by land-carriage. To-day the show of samples of both red and white was small. Selected qualities, which were very scarce, moved off steadily, at prices fully opal to those paid on Monday last. In the mid and inferior ki n d s a ver y mo d erate b us i ness was mid doing at late rates. ny et the 11,410 uarters of Foreign Wheat have come to ha n d ; s upplyy of that article 0 11 offer this morning was good. Prime samples were in ready demand, at extreme rates of value. Otherwise the trade was firm, at full prices. For most kinds of Barley, especially malting, we had a firm inquiry, at fully late rates. The show of all kinds was small. Malt ready for delivery was firm, and prices were well supported. The forward sales were triflieg. Although the supply of Oats was small, that grain commanded very r little attention, yet the factors refused to accept lowe prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Meal as last advised. The top price of the best town-made Flour Was 48s per 280Ibs. ARRIVALS TIM WEEK. Wheat. 1,430 qrs. FRagusa •• .. .. rish. • . ..... . F oreign ...... I -- 11,410 Barley. 490 qrs. Oats. 1 Flour. 50 ars. I 1,290 skr 4,780 I - 1,270 j 940 Milt, 60 Qrs. Our market was heavily supplied with Beasts, owing to Which, the unfavourable state of the weather for s laughtering, and the thin attendance of buyers, the beef trade ruled excessively heavy, at, in most instances, a deoline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The show of foreign stock was on the increase. There were 149 Beasts in the market from Spain. The supply of Sheep was somewhat extensive, the time of year considered. Ali breeds were a very dull inquiry, and prices were from 2d to 4d per Sibs lower than on Monday. The highest figure for Downs was 4s 10d per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was good, were a mere drug, and quite 4d per 81bs lower. In Pigs next to nothing was doing, at barely late rates. Mulch Cows were selling at from 141 to 171 each, including their small calf. Per albs. to sink the •ffal. I nferior Beasti..... s. d. to s. d. 2 4 1 ikeondquatity 2 s s 0 Prints large Oxea.. 2 2 3 6 P rime Scots ...... 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 2 3 6 Primesmall ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Buckling Calves • • 17 0 23 0 Inferior Sheep .• • 3 2 3 6 s. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 3 g 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Southdown Nether 4 $ 4 10 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 II Large Hogs ••—• • g 10 4 4 Small Porkers •• .. 4 0 4 16 Quarter old rigs —l6 0 22 0 Lambs .... ••• . 0 0 0 0 Busts. 1.244 TOTAL SUPPLY OT MARKET. I Sheep. Calves. I Pids• I 6.810 325 390 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. I I Calves. Pigs. 1,970 118 — Beast s . .75 NSIXTGATE AND LEADENZIALL. These markets were dull in the extreme, at drooping prices. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I a. d. to I. d. 136 ef.lnferlor•• .• •• 2 2 2 4 ' Mutton, iiferi•r 2lO 8 4 ---- Middling .. •• 2 6 2 8 raithlling.. 3 6 310 --- Primelarge .. 210 3 II prime .. •• 4 0 4 4 prime small •• 3 4 $ 6 Pork, large.... ••• • 3 6 4 6 per...... •• •• •... 3 0 4 0 - small 4 8 I 0 BOlLOtrali HOP MARKET. Rather an extensive supply of new Hops is on offer in our market; nevertheless, selected samples commanded a steady sale, at fully last week's quotations. The mid dling and inferior parcels move off slowly at rate rates. The duty is called from 205,0001. to 210,000/. New flops—Sussex pockets, 44s to 60s; Weald of Kent ditto, 48s to 70s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 56s to 108 s; Farnhams, 108 s to•112s per cwt. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Maven and Mr. JusticeWronreesae.) CHARTIST TRIALS. The trial of Mullins, the Chartist, was resumed this morning, at 10 o'clock. The examination of George Davis, which was com menced yesterday evening, was proceeded with this morning. --The prisoner was present at a meeting held on the 11th of August, and made a motion that the Chartists of Clerkenwell should turn out and take part in the outbreak. The meeting was adjourned to a beer shop in the Edgeware-road, where thirty delegates met the same evening, and among them the prisoner, who was appointed treasurer of the sub-committee. That meeting was adjourned to the Orange Tree on Monday, the 14th, when the prisoner again attended. On that occasion he moved that every delegate should return to his locality, and select four men who were willing to do anything. That motion was carried, and a deputation was appointed to wait on the engine drivers of the North-Western Railway to as certain if they would join the Chartists. The Meeting adjourned to the Lord Denman on the fol lowing evening. On the Monday they met accordingly, and the prisoner was present, and was one of the sub committee appointed to consider the course to be pur sued. The sub-committee withdrew for about an hour, and on their return Mullins addressed the delegates, and said that the sub committee had determined that the outbreak should take place on the following , (Wednes day) evening, and that he would takethebev which distri c t. T r i- co l oure d b an d s were di s t r i buted, were to be worn by the delegates. It was also a deter mined hettere ruined that th e firemen should meet Ritchie Orange Tree on the following evening at seven o'clock, and the pass-word was to be " Justice. ' Cross-exami ne d by Mr. PARRY — During the two or three mont h s previous to the 16t h o f A ugust witness had only sold two guns and one sword, but h ad to m never ake istigated an y one t o i nsurr ection or /Is° of arms. Had never urged persons at Greenwi c h to arm. Was a shoemaker, a dea ler ill old books. and a broker, and in the latter ca pacity he bo ug ht an d so ld fi re - arms . Wi tness j o i ne d the Chartists for the purpose of protecting life and pro perty, and to defeat the views of the Chartists. Wit ness was in the pay of Government before he joined the Chartists, and was ashamed of being called a spy. Wit ness had the p a i r o f p i sto l s h e now produced for some time by him, a n d h a d o f ten o ff ere d them for mile, but could not dispos e of them. He had proposed to put them up raffledtwoithbeas,he for. H a d never to ld a person of t name of Ward, that h e cou ld f urn i s h hi m an d others or attempted to get up a club for the purpose of purchasing arm s . H e genera ll y h a d p i stols about of loaded and capped. Had never told Ward that he was going to London to look out for the points of at tack. Nor did he ever say to a person named Robin oon that he had been to a house in London that was full of cartridges, an d t h at any person could be supplied with them. N ever urged a person of the name of Shuddy to p ice purchase a m us k e t, b ut Sh u dd y as k e d hi m the r of one. Had never said to a person *tuned M un d av that he should like to have the b—y old Duk e of Wellington before him to try a pair of P i stols. Had never told any one that he was a Chartist, and would wallow up to his knees in blood for his fellow creatures. Mr. Justice MAULS—Do you, Mr. Parry, think it necessary to pursue further the course of cross-exami nation you are now pursuing? These parts of the ques tions you are puttin g appear to me irrelevant to the sub ject, and only calculated to occupy time for no purpose. Mr. PARRY observed that he had decided on the course he was pursuing after great and deliberate cone sideration, and he considered the questions he was put ting most material for the prisoner. Mr. Justice MAtJLE was of a totally different opinion. Mr. PARRY felt bound, in duty to the prisoner, to ask the jury to take a very different view of the matter. Mr. and pursue Just course. own i you r M—You had better go on M r. Parry, Mr. PARRY felt bound to pursue the course he had oi ee ddidfrom it with relu c t ance after the intimation he had chalked out for himself, although he confe s sed r the Learn e d J udge. He had pursued the seinee before M r . B aron Platt and Mr. Justice Williamswho course never intimated t o hi m that he was pursuing an im- Rroper or unnecessary course, and both those Learned Judges took down every question and answer. Mr. Justice MAME said that the instructions to counsel frequently contained matter that was wholly i mmaterial, and therefore it was that he (Mr. Justice (laule) thought that the Learned Counsel, on its being intimated to him from the Bench that the course he was pursuing was unnecessary, would at once not proceed with it further. But he thought, after what the Learned Counsel had stated, he had better pursue his own course. Cross-examination continued—Never offered to sell a Pike-head to any one. He was paid 21. a week by the Police, and expected to be remunerated by the Govern ts4i/lnet loe for what h e h a d d one , an d t h e l osses he had sus td. In answer to many other que s ti ons , t h e w i tness o precisely the same answers he gave on the trials of the Ping, Cuffey, Fay, &c. °s ePil Thompson, sergeant of police, had searched too Premises of a person named Rose, in Clare -court, le‘ rur Y - lane, on t h e 11th of August. Rose was present. uotid several plans there, and a receipt for making n ornbe et -ei the s te,e materials. Among the plans were those of other e v, on .Dials, the City-road, Clerkenwsll, and two localities The witness produced the different Papers he found at Rose's house, which were read, and Yved to be in the band- writing of the prisoner by a wl_triess of the name of Eagles and his son. pZperintendent Pearce—Had gone to the Orange Tree nerl - house, in Red Lion-street, on the 16th of August, i)e.te arrested Ritchie and ten others, and found a Z.'n .I . y of combustible balls and other materials there, ',hick he produced. 'holes Downy proved finding 170 round of ball certrid ,017° : _ge.8, four bullet moulds, and several combustible _,.lati.the house of Ritchie, together with a large bottle a j oss ‘ 4l log gunpowder, and a large quantity of percus -4 Cap s . eusStuy_ierintendent Rutt proved takine. 14 persons into h:te:dee . zt :Y rit o ur : the 16th of August, at the Ige!, in Webber nott:e person of one of those, named Conway, s, ,scevered two pike-heads hid under his coat. end also u wirer Policemen who accompanied Hutt de an t° anopg pike-headi and daggers on the persons several the others that were taken into custody, A polic e of 100 rounds of ball-cartridges. lait:ogi:etahttheeeruL:wwitihstseehrriefe;ant proved going on the 16th of August ball-car t ridges. a t o r n t r - i g d r g o e ri: d, Wes t e takiani.d2PikPtes, quantity of documents were discovered, pistols,by Lacy, and n trlFiliftserrdw.liendall, a sergeant in the Detective Police, sJones into custody at the house of Lacy, Nitantity of , g o ing to Jon es ' s h ouse, where a great (The au and balls w ere found. "gia Proceeding when our report left.) THE 'SUN, CLERKEN WELL.-( THIS DAY.) A powerful young man, a navigator, was charged before Mr. Tyrrvhitt with creating a disturbance in the house of Mr. Price, of the Duke - of Richmond Tavern, Chalk-road, and with violently assaulting the landlord , waiter, barmaid, and a policeman. Mr. Price stated that last evening the prisoner came drunk into the parlour, and said he had lost his mate, and wanted a few pence. Witness told him that he should get no pence there, and recommended him to go into the tap-room to look for his mate. The prisoner poured out a volley of the mostdisgusting abuse, and re peatedly struck at witness, who, being a very powerful man, at length knocked him down. Being removed from the parlour, he made his way into the tap-room, and there assaulted the waiter, the barmaid, and others. A policeman was called in, but the prisoner knocked him down three times. The latter, however, kept hold of him, although severely kicked and beaten, and, with the assistance of another officer, succeeded in conveying him to the station-house. The prisoner's wife begged hard for mercy in consi deration of his family of young children. Mr. TYRWHITT said that his outrageous conduct could not be passed over with impunity. He should sentence him to pay a crown to the waiter as compensation, and a fine of one pound for the assault on the policeman, or to be imprisoned three weeks. The magistrate com plimented Mr. Price highly for the manner in which he had resisted the prisoner. LON DON, A FEW WORDS ON RAILWAY BUSINESS. TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN. Sta,—Punch of to-day gives a representation of the bees stinging the bear, might he not improve upon it by a little mythological license of stags con verted into " Bears,' and those writhing under the sting of your remarks ? Those animals, from letters in my possession, are not so easy in their minds as they were a few days ago, and I fancy if the parties who hold shares as security for advances would cease to press them on the market, the " Bears" would have to " disgorge" part of what they have latterly acquired. I fear, however, that such is the desire of bankers and others, from the cloud that hangs over all railway accounts, to realise at whatever sacrifice to their clients, that the "Bears," with the facilities they possess, will, before the termi na ti on o f th e accoun t, have things nearly their own way. As a practical man, I have done much to break down the advantages possessed by the "Bears," but with the present trammels of legislatve enactments, I do not comprehend how even the London Stock Ex change could " smooth" the way " down" to meet the present crying evil. The real broker has already done much, and must have sacrificed greatly to meet the wishes of his customers—perhaps one way would be to adopt a rule once attempted to be carried out by a provincial exchange, to this effect, that all con tracts, the shares for which were not delivered within fourteen days after the account day, should be null and void at the option of the buyer. I am, yours truly, Oct. 26, 1848. B. E. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sxu,—Railway shareholders generally owe you a debt of gratitude for the independent and honest course you have exhibited in your remarks on the present state and price, not value, of railways. Wh a t a contrast to the cupidity and malevolence of the so called " leading journal of Europe," who, when the public mind was most sensitive, printed the gross, and i no doubt designed misstatements of the " London Weekly Railway Share List;" and this, not imme diately after they appeared in that publication, but some weeks afterwards, making palpable to the most obtuse the animus which induced their republication. And now, sir, if you will permit me a small space in your valuable columns, I will proceed to notice a few of the grievances under which the railway in terest labours. In the first place, directors have too much and irresponsible power, and I fear in too many instances want that stern honesty of intention and purpose which, as guardians and trustees of the vast property under their control, the interests of the general body of shareholders demand. One , -third of that body should retire half-yearly or yearly, and two-thirds of that third should be ineligible until the next election, which should be by the shareholders, without any nomination by the directors ; or, perhaps what would be better, have a small, well-paid, responsible com mittee of management, and, if preferred, let the re muneration be a certain per-centage on the nett earnings of the line. Then, again, as to the power of shareholders to inspect the list of proprietors, every shareholder should not only have power to inspect the list of proprietors, but also the amount of stock held, which would check the gross jobbing which existed on the part of parties in power. The necessity of damped proxies should also cease, and non-shareholders should be eligible to hold them ; for a shareholder unable to attend a meeting held perhaps at one or two hundred miles distance from his residence, and not knowing a single fellow.shareholder, cannot at present give his proxy even to a father or brother who is a non-shareholder. There should be not too great a disproportion in the three classes of fares, for where there is too great a difference the effect is to force first-class passengers into the second, and second class into the third ; whereas, where the difference of rate is small, the increased comfort of the superior class of carriages induces a great number of second and third class passengers to travel in the class above. Goods trains are run at too high a rate of speed even on lines where the traffic is small, and no necessity exists for a high rate of speed in these trains; whether the high velocity at which they are often run is caused by the self-will of the drivers, or the want of contrary orders and regulations from the directors, I cannot tell, but certain it is that the speed is not only unnecessarily but destructively , great both to the line and carrying stock. The num ber of passengers trains on many lines might be ad vantageously reduced, without any injury or incon venience to the public. But the most important point at the present time is nearly, if not altogether, to suspend calls for one or two years, and, above all, perhaps to avoid the unjust and iniquitous issue of preference shares, which in many instances amounts to a virtual confiscation of the original capital. The stamp on transfer should either be abolished or the amount:very much reduced, and, what may perhaps app ear to many perso ns no t very i mportant, the broker 's commission on the purchase or sale of shares is vastly higher than the little trouble can by any means warrant. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, DELTA. Newark, Oct. 26, 1848. SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND MR. BAILLIE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SIR,—Mr. Baillie's letter of the 21st instant is so weak, that a few remarks are enough. Ist. The facts in my letter are accurately stated and have been admitted by Sir James Hogg and Mr. Baillie themselves, although - 2d. Mr. B. says, "I never stated to Sir C. N., as he says in his letter, that Sir James Hogg had directed me to make the statement to the House." Begging Mr. Baillie's pardon, this is a mere evasion. In the first place, my memory I believe to be as good as Mr. Baillie's memory, and I maintain that he said to me what I stated. However, I will concede to Mr. B. that his memory is the best of the two. What then ? Whether Sir James Hogg said to Mr. Baillie, while the latter was speaking, "tell them he has re c. eieed 70,0001.," or said to Mr. 8., " Sir Charles Napier has received 70,0001.," makes not an iota of difference. The words uttered, were for Mr. Baillie's use and to injure me; Mr. Baillie did use them and did injure me in many ways. I do not mean as to re wards for services, for I have al ways been perfectly satisfied with the approbation of those under whom I served, and of the country. I have received both. 3d. Mr. Baillie goes on to say that my letter would lead the public to infer that I was an " ill used man, whom the Court of Directors (who had nothing to do with the matter) had attempted to defraud of his just rights." Exactly so, Mr. Baillie 1 except your parenthesis ! only let me set your parenthesis right—by recommending an English dictionary to you, and there you will find that " Trustees " for the distribution of other men's property have some thing to do with the matter." Having thus, I hope, added to Mr. Baillie's stock of knowledge, I will conclude with the observation made by a very clever person when hearing that the interested Court of Directors were made trustees for the Sinde prize money. " It is like making the wicked uncle the trustee for the babes in the wood." Just so I But I preferred an appeal to the Lords of the Trea sury to eating blackberries, and so I take my leave, for the present, of Sir James Weir Hogg and Mr. Baillie.—l remain, Sir,,&c., C. J. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General. Cheltenham, Oct. 24, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Would you allow me to expose a gross piece of oppression on the part of the authorities of Man chester. A short time since I was summoned to attend the Boiough Court, to answer the charge of having my shop door open on Sunday morning the Ist of this month, at ten minutes past eight o'clock. In compliance with the summons I attended the Court, and the result was the magistrates convicted me of this grave charge, and ordered me to pay the costs, warning me to take care in future and keep my door shut. Was there ever slavery worse than this ? not even allowed to open one's own door for the admission of fresh air into our dwellings, although this is one of the regulations prescribed by medical men for the prevention of cholera! I expressly asked the magistrate if I was not allowed to have my doors open on a Sunday morning for the admission of fresh air, and he said no. I look upon myself as a perfect slave under such a regulation, and unless you, or some one else of equal power and influence over the public mind, raise your voice against it, this slavery I and others will have to endure.—l am, Sir, &c., C. J. HASLAN. 14, Byrom-street, Manchester, Oct. 25, 1848. WHITTINGTON CLUB.—The managers of this institution have engaged Miss Kelly to give a series of Shaksperiau readings ; and the first took place on /Mon day evening, The play chosen was lhe Merchant of Venice. The audience listened with great attention to the " reading," which was accomplished by the once famous actress with all the necessary intelligence, and with as much affect as the mode of communication would admit of. Dom MIGUE L DE BRAGANZA.—Yesterday having been the birthday of the illustrious Prince, a number of distinguished Portuguese, and several English gentle men, called to offer their compliments of congratula tion. They were all highly gratified to rind the Prince in the enjoyment of excellent health, unbroken by the persecutions of which, for so many years, he has been the object. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The new farce of The First Peccadillo,Tvhich was successfully produced here last night, is a clever adaptation of old materials. Jenkins (Mr. Oxberry) a warehouseman in the city, is induced by his rakish friend Sadboy (Mr. J. ' Cooke) to join in certain nocturnal orgies at the railway tavern, " unbeknown" to his wife Rosanna (Miss Emma Stanley), who, good easy soul, imagines that her Jenkins is gone to Southampton on the business of the firm. Arrived at the tavern, Jenkins finds that all the party have sent excuses, and that he is left to " eat supper for four" alone. His attention is aroused by the arrival of guests in an adjoining room. Ho peeps; and, horror of horrors 1 sees his own Rosanna taking a comfortable the a Vie supper with a dashing military officer. The acting of Oxberry in this scene was superb. He bribes the waiter to lend him his apron, and disguised as " waiter" he attends upon his perfidious Rosanna and her paramour, but he becomes so overcome by his feelings that he forgets his disguise, and the officer is on the point of kicking him out of the room when Rosanna recognizes him, and all is explained. The officer is her brother, who, having just returned from India, and finding her alone, has invited her to sup with him. The whole weight of the piece fell on Oxberry, and gallantly he sustained it. He kept the audience in one continued roar of laughter. In the tavern scene particularly he was excessively funny. THE CHOLERA. The following is the statement of cholera cases reported yesterday to the General Board of Health. It is made up to six o'clock, P.M. :- Gwydyr-house, Whitehall, Oct. 26, 1848. 1 case in the Model Lodging-house, Glasshouse.. yard. 1 case at Doncaster. Several cases at Peckham —number not yet known. THE CHOLERA --WOOLWICH, OCT. 2 6.—There was not a single new case or mutation of any ki n d i n t h e medical report of the Uni:4 convict ship yesterday. There have, however, been two deaths this morning, one about four o'clock and one about eight o'clock A.M. The town and parish still remain free, with t h e w i nd blowing from the south-west, and its being in th a t quar ter since the removal of the convicts to opposite the dock-yard, has tended to allay the fears of many of the inhabitants that the cholera might extend. DEATH OF MAJOR CHIPCIIASE.—This gallant officer, who for some years past has held the appoint ment of Barrack-master at Windsor, died a few days since. Major Chipchase was formerly one of the noble Commander-in-Chief's confidential officers, and through out his career was actively employed. He served in the Peninsula in the 61st Foot, from 1809 to the end of 1812, including the battle of Busaco, pursuit of Massens, investment and capture of the fort of Almeida, the battle of Fuentes Donor, the actions of El Bodon Guinaldo, and the siege and capture of the forts of Salamanca. In the latter action he was severely wounded. That the Duke of Wellington had a high opinion of the character, military and otherwise, of Major Chipchase, may be gathered from the fact of his having entrusted him with a mission of the greatest possible importance —a mission which, in fact, involved the safety of the whole of Europe. It may be recollected that for some days pre vious to the battle of Salamanca, both Generals were continually watching their respective movements, each being ready to take advantage of the first blunder com mitted, The French Generals, Massena and Joseph Bonaparte, at length made a movement in the wrong direction, and the Duke commenced his successful at tack. Had Major Chipchase been either unfaithful or careless, the result might ha ve b een diff erent. H o was interred with military honours. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Married, on the 20th of September, at Montreal, Canada, the Right Hon. the Earl of Erroll to Eliza Amelia, eldest daughter of Major General the Hon. Charles Gore, and niece of the Duchess of Inverness and of the late Marchioness of Abercorn. SERIOUS AccrDENT.—Between three and four o'clock yesterday afternoon, H. Westward, Esq., was on horseback proceeding along Parliament -street, West minster, when suddenly the horse started, and defied all attempts of his rider to rein him in. Mr. Westward was at length thrown, and had his left arm and collar-bone broken. He was immediately conveyed to the house of Mr. Wilbraham, surgeon, and from thence to his resi dence in Grosvenor•placll. GALVANIZED IRON COMPANY.—At 8 meeeting of this company, held at the London Tavern on Wednesday, in accordance with the provisions of the company's dissolu tion Act, it was stated that, notwitstanding the adverse con dition of the iron trade, and the limited scale on which the works are now necessarily carried on, the trade opera tions of the company bad resulted in a :profit of several thousand pounds, and that negotiations were pending for the disposal of a portion of the property. Circum stances having prevented the directors from then laying a detailed statement of ,the company's establishments and the half-yearly accounts before the shareholders in the form required by the Act of Parliament, the meeting was adjourned to the 20th of December, for that purpose. THE LATE GEORGE STEPHENSON, EBQ.—At the quarterly meeting of the Society of Mechanical Engi neers, held in Birmingham, on Wednesday last, the fol lowing resolution was unanimously adopted That the members of this institution desire to express their deep regret at the decease of their late president, George Stephenson, Esq , whose early support of this institution has greatly contributed to bring it to its present state of success." A long memoir of Mr. Stephenson, contri buted by Mr. Scott Mosel:, was read and received with general approbation. Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., was elected president, in the room of his deceased father, and Mr. Marshall, connected with the locomotive depart ment of the Norfolk Railway, was appointed secretary. The institution progresses satisfactorily. WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING:--HiS Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by General W( myss and Captain John Denman, rode out this morn ing to meet his pack of harriers. The place appointed for the meeting was at Mr. Lawrence's farm, at Chip penham ; but hares are very scarce this season, and the Prince crossed the country to Chalney and Dorney Court, where they met with better sport. The party returned to the Castle at half-past one o'clock. In the course of the forenoon large parties of the French Na tional Guards arrived from Loudon, and were admitted to view the state apartments, the royal stables, the round tower, &c., &c., with all of which they seemed to be much gratified, and their politeness formed a curious contrast with the brusguerie of the swarms of " Londoners," with which the state apartments have been inundated since the opening of the line of railway from Waterloo-bridge to Datchet. Early this afternoon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent came to the Castle from Frogmore-lodge, to take leave of her Serene Highness the Princess Hohen lohe Langenbourg, who left the Castle on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Bentley Priory, for a few days. The Princess Eliza and the younger Prin cesses will remain at the Castle until the return of her Serene Highness. It is expected that her Royal High• ness the Duchess of Gloucester will leave the Castle to morrow, on a short visit to the Queen Dowager at Bent ley Priory. Sir Robert and Lady Peel this afternoon walked across the Home Park to visit the Queen's aviary, where they were met by her Majesty and the Prince Consort, who afterwards walked back to the Castle iu their company. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, it is expected, will remain at the Castle another day or two. STILTON.—This neighbourhood has become noto rious for sheep stealing. Several persons have suffered. There have been no less than six sheep stolen within three weeks, and all within the compass of a mile. The last killed was one belonging to Mr. Hill, which was found with its cheek stabbed in several places, and its hind-quarters skinned and taken.—Stanifo r dilf ereury . MEMORIALS FOR THE REPEAL OF THE H OP DUTIES.. —We learn that the memorials for the repeal of the hop duty have been most numerously signed by the planters of the Weald of Kent and Sussex, and that they have been duly forwarded to the care of Major Curteis, of Leasam House, until the opportunity for their presenta tion to Lord John Russell shall arrive. 'We understand that Mr. Law Hodges has made an application with a view to ascertain when it will be convenient to the Noble Lord to receive the deputation appointed to present the memorials, but, owing to the absence of the Minister in Scotland and Ireland, no day has yet been fixed. So soon, however, as his Lordship's conveni ence w il l per mit, Major Curteis, Mr. Hodges, and I,rc..lloAmfrceotuwpillel wait upon him.—Kentish Observer. 6 ' WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS," 8: I very well known in Paris, are at present arranging terms of separation, to avoid the scandal of a judicial divorce. A friend had been employed by the husband to negotiate the matter. The latest mission was in re. ference to a valuable ring, given to the husband by one of the Sovereigns of Europe, and which he wished to retain. For this he would make a certain much desired concession. The friend made the demand. " What!" said the indignant wife, " do you venture to charge yourself with such a mission to me? Can you believe that I can tear myself from a gift which alone recall to me the days when my husband loved me ? No! this ring is my souvenir of happiness departed. 'Tis all— (and here she wept)---that I now possess of a once fond husband." The friend insisted—the lady supplicated— grew obstinate —grew desperate—thrntened to submit to a public divorce as a lesser evil than parting with this cherished ring, and at last confesied that—she had sold it PIA iii9Atlip bofcre I FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, MIR. / SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) As some doubt seems to exist in regard to the lease of this line, we have made special inquiry on the sub ject, and are authorised to state, that the original agree ment for leasing the undertaking at 7 per cent. and half surplus profits to the London and North-Western, Lan caster and Carlisle, and Caledonian, as approved by the shareholders of all the four at their respective meetings —is still in force, and cannot be resiled from. The only difference now is, that the three companies have offered, with consent of the Scottish Central, to give the Edin burgh and Glasgow an interest in this lease to the extent of one fourth. It is, therefore, the shareholders of the latter who alone have the right to repudiate what their directors have done, and if they do so, they cannot object to the lease, as . i t now stands, being carried out by the other companies on a working agreement. Under the terms of the arrangement, the dividend of 7 per cent. commenced running from the 22d May, the date of opning the whole line, and will become payable in February next. SABBATH TRAVELLING. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Camp bell, of Moezie, to Lord Duncan, the chairman of the directors of the Scottish Central Railway:— " Callart, Fort William, Oct. 21, 1848. " Dear Lord Duncan,—As I had the honour to pro pose the r, solution adopted by the shareholders of the Scottish Central Railway in reference to Sabbath tra velling, I feel called upon to address you as chairman of the directors of that company, in consequence of a para graph, which I assume to be correct, and in which it is stated by the Scottish Reformer's Gazette, that the Duchess of Sutherland, hastening to attend the deathbed of her father, reached Perth on Sabbath morn ing, just as the mail train for the south was about to leave that city; that her Grace stated her object in desiring to proceed by that train, but that, neverthe less, she was not allowed to do so. I attach no im portance whatever to the circumstance of its being the Duchess of Sutherland who was so treated, or to the fact that even had she been carried forward it would still have been altogether unavailing, seeing that the Earl of Carlisle expired on the previous day—but I do wish in a few words to say—and I ,believe I speak the sentiments of those with whom I have the honour to act in these matters—that it is all provision for unne cessary travelling on the Sabbath, or anticipated cases of mercy which may never occur, that I am opposed to, and that I do trust that in future, and so long as you are compelled by Government to carry the mails on the Sabbath Day, you will leave a discretionary power with your secretary, and others in whom you can place con fidence, to forward by the mail trains, any one, whether peasant or peer,lwho can satisfy them, that his is, indeed, a case of necessity and mercy, as the one in question most certainly was. " I beg to remain, yours faithfully and respectfully, ,‘ ALEX. CAMPBELL, Morale. "The Viscount Duncan." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS, OCT. 26. Edward N. Troubridge, captain, Amazon ; Charles Bromley, lieutenant, ditto; Robert Craigie, ditto, ditto; F. H. Nublett, master, ditto ; James Kiddie, second master, ditto ; A. J. Dewar, master's as s i s t ant , di tto ; T. S. Gilpin, ditto, ditto; G. P. Rickord, purser, ditto; E. M. W. Milman, clerk, ditto; Frank Ramsden, ditto, ditto; Frank Jenkins, clerk's assistant, ditto ; William Davis, gunner, ditto ; Hugh Dick, boatswain, ditto ; Abraham Kingston, carpenter, ditto. E. G. Fanshawe, captain, Daphne; Edward Lacy, lieutenant, ditto; John Murray, ditto, ditto; Francis Hall, master, ditto; F. B. Henwood, second master, ditto; C. G. Grady, master's assistant, ditto; Thomas Ogler, ditto, ditto; J. R. Bluets, purser; ditto ; John Seldon, clerk, ditto ; J. B. Water field, ditto, ditto ; William Plummer, clerk's assistant, ditto ; Richard Wall, gunner, ditto ; Thomas Smith, boatswain, ditto ; William Tucker, carpenter, ditto. Henry S. Hawker, commander, Orestes; John P. Luce, lieutenant, ditto ; F. J. Whillier, master, ditto ; John Molloy, master's assistant, ditto ; C. W. Eales, purser, ditto; G. A. Welch, clerk, ditto; A. G. Hillyer, clerk's assistant, ditto ; William G. &agar, acting gunner, ditto; Thomas Turner, boatswain, ditto; Peter Famish, carpenter, ditto. William Charles, gunner, Medina.l Lieutenants—G. H. Clarke (1843), to the Sidon steam frigate, in th e M e diterranean ; J. J. K enne d y ( 1841), from the Excellent to the Powerful, 84, at Portsmouth, as gunnery lieutenant. Assistant-Surgeons—J. Fisher, M,D,, and W. B. Christie, to the Powerful. The Ajax screw-propelled line-of-battle ship, 55 guns, has had her detects repaired at Portsmouth, and will be tried again in a day or two. MALTA, OCT. 19.—DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITER RANEAN SQUADRON.—At Malta—The Ceylon, 12, re ceiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear -Admiral Harvey, second in command, and Superintendent of Malta Dock- Nard; Harlequin, 16, and Wee P e t s t eam - tug. A t aples—The Hibernia, 104, bearing the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart.; Howe, 120, Queen, 110; Rodney, 92; Frolic, 12; Terrible and Sidon steam frigates. At Castellamare—The Vengeance, 84, and Bull Dog war steamer. At Palermo—The Vanguard, 80, and Odin steam-frigate. At Messina—The Gladia- .or war-steamer. At Leghorn—The Thetis, 36, and Porcupine steam-sloop. At Trieste—The Spartan, 26, and Mutine, 12. At Venice—The Locust steam-sloop. At Cephalonia—The Spitfire steam-sloop. At the Piraeus of Athens—The Vologe and Research surveying vessels, and "Volcano steam-sloop. At Constantinople — The Tartarus steam-sloop. .At Gibraltar—The Poly phemus steam-sloop ; and on her wa y to Gibraltar and England, from ob. eugore, Go. - The Superb, which arrived from Naples and Palerm o on the 3d, sailed on the 7th f or Gib ra l tar and England with military and naval invalids from the garrison and fleet. On passing the forts she received the usual cheers from the men of the sister service, who had ranged themselves on the batteries, and which we believe were joycusly returned. It affords us no little gratification, on taking a final leave of this vessel, to declare, that it will be a matter of difficulty to find any sh ip leaving the station enjoy • ing the best feelings of_ our public to a greater extent than do the officers and men of the one of which we are now speaking. The public of Malta, it is well known, depend much, if not entirely (at least as far as many classes are con cerned), on the arrival of strangers, ships of war, and means regiments, for th e i r of support—and when offi cers go away i n debt inMictthey as much injury almost as does th e squadron sailing a day or two before the blue printed p a p ers,Y Yet we are g l a d to ei ept qu ar te r ly bills, become d ue . say, that with a trifling exception or two (and for these the due by are alone to blame f o r trusting), every debt ne by p theaid o o ff ffi . cers and men of the Superb has been religiously Perhaps, as regards her internal order, she ranks se cond to none on the station —for a more united or will ing crew coulduoctbs be met together—nor could a m ore efficient set of officers be found to direct them. The Antelope left on the 3d for the lonian Islands and Patras, and returned on the 13th, bringing intelli gence of an insurre c ti on at Cephalonia, which had called for a reinforcement of th_e. garriso n f rom C or f u, and the pre sence of the Lord ghCommissioner in p erson . Th e screwu i steam United States frigate Princeton arrived from Trieste on the 7 7th, and left f or M ess i na on t h e 9th. The Secret screw-steamer, which came in from Liver pool and Gibraltar on t he Bth, proceeded on h er voyage to Constantinopl e and the Black Sea on the same after noon. The Euxine, Pen insular and Oriental Company' s steamer, which arrived from Southampton and Gibraltar on the 10th, left for Constantinople on the same evening. We regret to announce the de cease from congestion of the brain, of her commander, Captain Wilson, four days after leaving Southampton Captain Wilson wa s an off ice r of considerable merit, and acquired a reputation for gallant bearing and decided c ourage whilst serving under Admiral Sartorius. Taken prisoner with many others during the Miguelite war, he had the pain of seeing several of his companions led from the chapel in which they were confined at Lisbon to execution, and was in hourly dread that such a fate would also be his. He however was spared, and after reaching England, entered into the service in which, with so much credit to himself, he continued till he died. His remains were consigned to the deep on the 3d instant, the whole of the crew and almost all the pas sengers on board the Euxine having assembled on the solemn occasion. Captain Gardner, of her Majesty's steamer Oberon, during his late visit to the fleet, was severely repri manded, and has, it is said, since applied to be super seded. The reason is that he had sent one of his engi neers on shore on duty under the care of a marine; the engineer not satisfied that he merited such a degredation applied for a court of inquiry into his conduct, and, it having been granted, the captain's charges were found to be untenable and frivolous. A singular occurrence took place on Saturday night. A merchant captain , John Richards, of th e b rig Eliza beth Hughes, who had got himself into difficulties, which were under examination by one of our courts, got nnder way without his regular papers, leaving behind him se veral debts, which will not be covered by 300/ . The vessel was at the time under arrest, or, as our legal phrase terms it, an impedimento di partenza had issued against her. How the marine-police omitted to take the ne cessary measures to prevent such an event remains yet to be seen. Certain it is, that Rear-Admiral Harvey bad be had a steamer at his disposal, would have dis patched her in search of the runaway. Her Majesty's sloop Harlequin, from T r i este, arrived last night, and saluted the Rear- Admiral's flag. She is not ordered home yet, as was reported. PORTSMOUTH, T HURS DAY. —The Dri ver, steam- sloop, Commander C. R. Johnson, was paid two months' ad vance to-day. She remains at Spithead under orders for immediate departure, with the " blue peter" flying at the fore. The Rosamond steam -sloop, Commander Foote, left last evening for Chatham, where she is ordered to be paid off. The Fairy royal yacht was docked to-day for some necessary purpose. The Reynard screw-schooner, Commander Cracroft, is stripping in the basin, to be properly refitted for sea. The Rifleman screw-schooner, Li eutenant -Commander Crofton, was unmasted to-day, also for a refit. The investigation of the Committee of Revision is beginning to excite some alarm among the adherents to obsolete usages and abuses. They are much annoyed by the searching nature of the inquiries. The commit tee appear to be of opinion that there are too many officers. It is said, also, they contemplate introducing Mr. Murray's system of paying Wages, by which both time and money will bo saved. The Encounter steam screw-sloop was tried again to day by Captain Austen, C. 8., the superintendent of the steam squadron—before reporting her ready for com mission, it is supposed. Captain Austen, Commanders Stevens and Cracroft, Mr. Murray, &c., were on board. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE CAPE SQUADRON. " The Dee returned from NMI on tio 20th of August, having landed the 73d Regiment. She is at present in Table-bay, embarking stores, &c., for the lighthouse erecting on Cape Agulhas. She is to leave Table bay on Thursday next (the 7th). The Arab, 12, arrived here on the 31st of August, from Natal. She expe rienced very bad weather on her passage down, and sprang her mainmaet so badly as to require a new one, which is being made, and she is expected to leave this for India in :about a month. The Eurydice, 26, leaves this on Saturday, the 9th, on a five months' cruise in the Mozambique, Zanzibar, Comers Islands, &c. Captain Fulford, recently posted from the President, goes heree passenger in the Rosamond ; also Lieutenant Dash wood (acting), from the Nimrod. No commander is likely to be appointed to the President until after the Rosamond has sailed, when Lieutenant Von Donop, it is expected, will be appointed acting. The Nimrod has received orders to-day to hold herself in readiness to proceed to sea in a day or two, but where is not known—the Mau ritius or Natal, most likely." Wind, S.S.W.; moderate breevs and fire wearier. PLymotrrn, GT. 25.—Her Majesty's ship Impreg nable, 104, will be taken into dock to morrow to have her copper cleaned and examined. The - revenue steam-vessel Vulcan sailed yesterday for the westward, and the Nautilus, 6, tender to flag-ship, for a cruizo in the Channel. Wind, W.S.W., blowing strong. WOOLWICH, Oct. 26.—The Arrogant steam-frigate, 46 guns, fitted for a screw-propeller, was taken out of dock to-day, at Woolwich, having had her engines put on board, and also her boilers. She will be towed to Deptford to-morrow, by the Monkey steam-vessel, to have her coal bunkers put in by Messrs. Penn, who have made the auxiliary engines for her of 360-horse power. The Flamer steam-vessel was taken into dock to day on the Arrogant being taken out. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—The following letter appears n the Mail of last night : " GORT, OCT. 24.—There was another attempt yester day to levy a ss. rate, but it was a total failure. A force of 50 police and 45 military, infantry and cavalry, ac companied by three officers, left Gort at ten o'clock, to distrain for poor-rates at Kinvarra; they were there met by Mr. Davys, the stipendiary magistrate; they had not proceeded above a mile, when they found walls or barri cades, some six or eight feet high, built across the high road, from which the party was assailed with showers of stones. The police were ordered to prime and load, but this had no other effect than bringing more volleys of stones, which injured some of them very much, and broke four or five of their firelocks. The magistrate re ceived several blows, and finding he could make no im pression, upon consulting his staff, thought it more pru dent to retire." The Freeman's dmirmal gives more ample details : " On Monday last a detachment of the 4th Light Dra goons, headed by Captain Brown, and another of the 89th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Lieutenant Skinner, 40 men in all, left Gort, for the purpose of collecting poor-rates in the parish of Kinvarra, eight miles from Gort. There were also 50 of the police force, commanded by T. M'Mahon, 5.1., and J. Davys, sti pendiary magistrate. On passing through the village of Kinvarra, the cars that were to convey away the corn, being at the rear of the military, were laid hands on sud denly by people there, who upset the horses and the cars, but assistance was immediately rendered by the force at hand. They went on for the distance of a mile and a half, until they came to the district they were to distrain on, when a barricade obstructed their passage. They then got on another road leading to the same dis trict, when a barricade, partly formed, met their view, protected by about 300 men and women. They refused to let the armed force pass, and said they would rather sacrifice their lives than permit it. They were told re sistance would be useless, but they persisted to maintain their ground. The Riot Act was read three times, and still they would not give way, when the police were or dered to charge with fixed bayonets, and also the 89th. Stones were then thrown by the people, many of whom received severe wounds in the charges of the police. They then commenced a guerilla warfare from behind the walls, and severely injured some of the police and military. One of the police got a most severe cut in the face, and Mr. Davys and his horse was struck two or three times. The police drove the people for a quarter of a mile into the fields, but they were as certain to be back again to the scene of action. Mr. Davys did not wish to shed blood by ordering the military or police to fire, and in being late in the day he ordered them to turn round and proceed home. Much praise is due to the forbearance of the authorities, as among such a deter minded people there is not the least doubt but much blood would have been shed. There was a greater number of people further down towards the sea coast, protecting another barricade, in case the people above should be scattered. Of course there will be a greater force brought down there in some few days. This union is in a wretched way, the poor-house, built for 500, with sheds, is now holding 2,000, and a Si. rate, which now makes Bs. in the pound this year, and 1,0001. due of the union, leaves us in a poor way indeed." MURDER OF A BAlLlFF.—Further indications of the winter's pastimes are shadowed forth in the fol lowing paragraph, extracted from the Limerick Examiner of yesterday : "An atrocious murder was perpetrated yesterday near Mungret. The corn of a man named Flanagan was seised by the landlord for rent, and a bailiff, _named Michael Donoghue, appointed to take charge of it. Ho arrived at the premises about one o'clock, and in about an hour after, while he was engaged with the owner of the corn in acutching it out, a man having a handkerchief over his face, and armed with a gun, entered, and, without uttering a syllable or delaying an instant, lodged the contents in the unfortu nate bailiff's body. The bailiff survived but a few mo ments. He was the father of eight children. The murder took place within forty paces of the police bar racks at Ballinacurra, in which, however, there ware only two constables at the time. They heard the shot, but were unable to institute an immediate pursuit. In a short time after a search was instituted, and two persons, named O'Neil and Flanagan, were arrested on suspicion. Some witnesses who, it is said, can identify the party by whom the daring and atrocious deed was perpetrated have been brought into Limerick. The gun was found this morning in a field near where the murder was com mitted. A man of the name of Mulqueen has been this day arrested by the police. He is fully committed. He has, it is said, been identified as the person who actually fired the shot. An inquest has been held by Mr. J. Bennett, coroner, and a verdict of Wilful Murder returned against Mulqueen." TRE FUNDS.—There was a slight rally yesterday in the prices of Government securities. The Three per Cents. were done at 84; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 84k k; Bank Stock, 190; Royal Bank Shares, 10k; British and Irish Steam Company, 39; Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, 3i; Great Southern and Western, 21i; Midland, 161 ; B e lf as t an d B a ll ymena, 16; Dundalk and Enniskillen, COMMISSION COURT—WEDNESDAY. Judges Torrens and Crampton sat yesterday morning at ten o'clock, and were engaged all day in trying the following important case of assault upon a police-con stable in the discharge of his duty. No allusion what ever was made throughout the day to the pending pro secutions against the proprietors of the Nation and Tribune newspapers, nor is it likely that the prisoners in any of those cases will be brought to trial before Friday or Saturday. STABBING WITH INTENT, &C.—Three young men, between 25 and 30 years of age, named Michael Moran, John Joseph Moran, and John M'Cormick, were placed at the bar and indicted for having, on the 25th of July last, in South Great George-street, wilfully and mali ciously stabbed Police -constable John Byrne, whilst in the execution of his duty, with intent to kill and murder him. Michael Moran was the person actually accused of the stabbing, and the other men as being present aiding and assisting. There were several counts in the indictment varying the precise nature of the charge. Messrs. Plunkett, Q.C., and Smyth, were counsel for the Crown, and Messrs. J. A. Curran and R. Armstrong defended the prisoners, who having refused to join in their challenges, the trial of one of them, Michael Moran, was proceeded with in the first instance. _ _ The Hon. Mr. Plunkett having briefly stated the case, Police-constable John Byrne, 132 A, the p rosecu t or , was examined. He deposed that upon the night of the 2ith of July last, or on the morning of the 26th, between one and two o'clock, ho was on duty in South Great George- street, when the prisoner, and the other two men charged, passed him, making a great noise, cursing and swearing, &c. He addressed them, and told them to be quiet, and to go home; but the prisoner immediately stopped and said, " Constable, will we have a rebellion?' Witness replied, that he hoped not; upon which the pri soner said, that the time had come, and that they would, and at the same moment pulled a pistol from under his coat, and struck it against the shutters of a window. The city having been proclaimed at this time, witness demanded the pistol to be given up to him, or that the prisoner should bring it himself to the station•house, but he refused to do either, and when the prosecutor attempted to take it, he drew a dagger and stabbed him in the groin most severely, so that his life was endangered for a consider able time. The pistol, which was loaded with ball and cocked, and the dagger were here both produced, and appeared to be most formidable weapons. On cross-examination the prosecutor positively swore to the identity not only of the man on trial, but to the other two prisoners, after which several witnesses w ere examined in corroboration; and also medical witnesses, to show the serious nature of the injury received by th e prosecutor. The Crown case having closed. Mr. CURRAN addresse d the j ur y for the defence, and examined some most resp ec t able g en t le men to give the prisoner a character. Judge CRAMPTON the n char g ed the jury , who con victed the prisoner upon all the counts in the indictment, with the exception of the capital one. It is probable that the other two prisoners will plead guilty to a common assault. GRAY'S INN.—The lectures on the law of real pro &c., will be resumed in the hall of thi s soc i ety on of Monday, the 6th of N ovem b er next, tpheert eveningy when an introductory lecture will be delivered on " The Law of England considered as a Science." A series of lectures will follow on the subject of " Covenants," which will be delivered as usual, on the Monday and Thursday evenings in each week, at h a l f - past seven o'clock; and the examinations and mootings will take place every Friday morning, at half-past nine o'clock. We are also informed that a change is contemplated, by which members of the several Inns of Court may be admitted to the lectures more freely than heretofore. THE ham TRAITORS: —A correspondent at Havre informs us, that Michael Doheny was at that port on Wednesday, seeking a passage to the United States. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the pleasure grounds around the Castle. Prince Albert hunted this forenoon. His Royal Highness was attended by General Wemyss, Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Captain the Hon. J. Denman. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe left Windsor Castle, this afternoon, for the Priory, Stanmore, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenhars, and Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, left the Castle to-day. _ The Queen's private band was in attendance in the Castle yesterday evening, and performed the follow ing pieces : 0 -- eiture "La Barcarole." Selection; " Robert le Diable" Meyerbeer " Adelaide" Beethoven. Cradzoudza. Tunnel Fest Walzer Labitzky. General Wemyss has relieved Colonel the Hon. C. Grey in the duties of Equerry in waiting to the Queen. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening, will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Murray, Baroness de Speth, Dowager Countess of Mansfield and Lady Elizabeth Murray, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Reid. The band of the Coldstream Guards attend during dinner, and perform the following pieces : Overture, " Leonora" . Beethoven. Glee, "Blow, gentle gales" Sir H. R. Bishop. Selection 2d, " Foscari" (arranged by C. Godfrey) Waite, " The Pearl of England"...Jullien. Polka, " The Caricele" ...Koenig. Her Majesty's .private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the,Colonial Office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday. Mr. Macgregor, M.P., had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his offi: cial residence, in Downing -street. The Earl of Clarendon visited several of the Cabi net Ministers yesterday. Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Go vernors of the West India Colonies. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left town yesterday for his seat Bowood Park, Wilts. The Earl of Lincoln left town yesterday for Nune• ham, Oxford. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. THE PUBLIC ORATORSHIP. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 25.—The nomination by the Heads of Houses of two gentlemen to proceed to the poll for the office of Public Orator took place this morning. Mr. Bateson, of St. John's, and Mr. Williams, of King's, are the gentlemen selected. The voting is understood to have been : For Mr. Bateson (St. John's) .- ... 10 For Mr. Williams'(King's) For Mr. Frere (Trinity) ... . It remains to be seen into which scale the preponde rating influence of Trinity will be thrown. The chances are that it will be divided, as Mr. Williams is a Conser vative, and will secure the votes of that party (for politics enters into this as well as all else) and those who look with an eye of jealousy on the office going to St. John's. Mr. Bateson, on the other hand, is a Liberal, as are also many of the fellows of Trinity. The poll opens at 9 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning. At a Congeration holden this day the following de grees were conferred : DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.—H. B. Jones, Trinity College. BACHELOR OF DIVINITY.—H. Cole, Clare Hall. MASTERS OF ARTS.—A. J. Pile, Trinity College; J. Gorton, Queen's College. BACHELORS OF Lews.—J. Wright, King's College; Charles Wolley, King's College; A. F. Birch, King's College. At the same congregation the following graces passed ' the Senate:- 1. To confer the degree of Master of Arts by Royal mandate on Henry Woodrow, 8.A., Fellow of Caius College. 2. To appoint Dr. Webster, of Jesus College, Ex aminer for Medical Degrees for the ensuing year. 3. To allow Mr. Bernard, Hebrew Teacher, 301. from the University chest. 4. To appoint Mr. Stokes, of Pembroke College, and Mr. Parkinson, of St. John's College, Mathematical Ex aminers of the questionists who are candidates for ho nours in January next. 5. To appoint Mr. Gaskin, of Jesus College, and Mr. Cory, of Pembroke College, Mathematical Examiners of the questionists who are not candidates . for honours, 6. To appoint Mr. Peill, of Queen's College, and Mr. Collett, of Caius College, Classical Examiners of the questionists. 7. To appoint Mr. Dalton, of Queen's College, and Mr. Crowfoot, of Caius College, Examiners of the questionists in the Acts of the Apostles, in the Epistle to the Galatians, and the two Epistles to the Thessalo nians, in ecclesiastical history, and in "Paley's Moral Philosophy." 8. To reappoint Mr. Beatson, of Pembroko College, an Examiner of the Classical Tripos of the ensuing year. 9. To reappoint Mr. Atkinson, of Clare Hall, an Examiner of the Classical Tripos of the ensuing year. 10. To appoint Mr. Wratislaw, of Christ's College, an Examiner of the Classical Tripos of the ensuing year. 11. To appoint Mr. Hutt, of Caius College, an Exa miner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Mi chaelmas Terms of the year 1849. 12. To appoint Mr. Rowlands, of Queen's College, an Examiner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of the y ear 1849. 13. To appoint Mr. Woolley, of Emmanuel College, an Examiner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of the year 1849. 14. To appoint Mr. Ackland, of Clare Hall, an Exa miner at the previous examinations in the Lent and Michaelmas Terms of 1849. 15. To allow Mr. Skinner, of Jesus College, to re sume his Regency. 16. To allow Mr. Frere, of Downing College, to re sume his Regency. 17. To allow Mr. Eddleston, of Trinity College, to resume his Regency. 18. Te allow Mr. Ferguson, of Pembroke College, to resume his Regency. 19. To allow Mr. Bright, of Magdalene College, to resume his Regency. 20. To re•appoint the New Botanic Garden Syndicate of last year to report from time to time to the Senate until the end of the Michaelmas Term 1849. THE PUBLIC ORATORSHIP. CAMBRIDGE, THURSDAY, TEE O'CLOCK. Bateson ... 458 Williams • •• ... 396 Majority for Bateson OXFORD, OCT. 26. In a convocation holden this day the nomination of the Rev. Dr. Symons, Warden of Wadham, to be a Dele gate of Accounts in the room of the late Dean of Car lisle, was approved by the House. At the same time the nomination of the Rev. Nicholas Pocock, M.A., Michel Fellow of Queen's, to be a Public Examiner in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis, was approved. In a congregation holden at the same time the fol lowing degrees were conferred : BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW. Rev. F. Begot, Fellow of All Souls. MASTERS OF ARTS. James Tomlin, Brasenose, Grand Compounder. Rev. H. R. Smith, Brasenose. R. K. Bailey, Nen-inn Hall. J. 13. Taunton, All Souls. W. H. Stanton, Exeter. Rev. P. Downward, Queen's. T. J. Prout, Student of Christ Church. L. C. Randolph, Student of Christ Church. J. W. Whitmore, Christ Church. E. Armitage, Fellow of Magdalen. H. Lewis, Pembroke. A. R. M. Wilshere, Pembroke. Rev. J. B. WollocombeLTrinity. Rev. W. V. Yarworth, Trinity. BACHELORS OF ARTS, ..,. G. R. Winter, Brasenose, Grand Compounder. R. E. Nlorres, Wadham. W. H. M. Style, Merton. Peter De Putron, Pembroke. W , . C. Jon es P arry, Worcester. Eldborough Woodcock, Worcester. F. Chippendale, Worcester. In the Convocation holden on the 19th inst. the Rev. George Campbell Gordon, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, was admitted ad eundein. Dr. Le e ' s R ea d er i n Anatomy proposes to commence his elementary course of lectures on General Physiology to-morrow, the 27th inst., at one o'clock, in the Anatomy School, Christ Church. The Clinical Professor of Medicine purposes to com mence his lectures on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Rad cliffe Infirmary, at eleven o'clock. The Savilian Professor of Astronomy proposes to begin a course of lectures on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at two. [AD v.EnnsEmENT.]—lndigestion.—No medicine has proved so efficient for the cure of indigestion and diseases of the stomach as Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dalton-hall, near Hud dersfield. All who have used them speak in the highest terms of gratitude and praise as to their wonderful effi cacy. Mr. Charles Adams, fernier, of Cheddeston, near Bungay, suffered from indigestion and extreme debility for seven years, during which period he was attended by two medical gentlemen. He was said to be in a consump tion, and no hopes Were given of his recovery. He de termined, however, to give the Vegetabl e R es t orat i ve Pills a fair trial. He experienced great relief from tak ing the first box; and, to his great surprise and comfort, perseverance in the use of them restored him to perfect health. Observe: John Kaye's coat of arms and a fac simile of his signature are on the directions for use wrapped round each box. Price Is. lid., 2s. 9d., or 4s. 6d. per box; to be had of all respectable Chemists and Medicine Venders. THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The directors of this company have been anxiously engaged for several due in preparing a detailed statement of their accounts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.- NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old, ist; and three, Sst 121 b; fillies allowed 21b ; th e w i n n e r to be sold for 80 Boys., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. A. Bartley's Grist, 3 yrs ~. (Hornsby, jun.) 1 Mr. Dyson's Whitstonr, 3 yrs Mr. Marsen's Sir Oliver, 3 yrs ••• ••• ••• 3 Mr. Watts's Ortez, 2 yrs ... 4 Even on Whitstone. A very-closely-contested race between the first three ended in favour of Grist by a head; the same distance between second and third. Run in 1 mih. 17 sees. Sweepstakes oflo soya. each for two . yrs old, colt s , Bst 7lb an ABst 41b; the wi nner to b e sold for 150 soya., if deum2dFd, ace- T.Y.C. Lord Orford's f by Sir ti.-rcules, out of Peeress (Nat) 's c 'y. Clwrles •.• ••• 0 Mr.Barornoßdoietyh,ss p chierEld picacity' rr , ..• s Mr. Merry - 's Miss Ann ..# P•• 4 Mr. B. Green's Prime Minister .•• 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Perspicacity, sto 2 agst Peeress filly, and 3 to 1 apt Emerald colt. lALCS Ann made play at a moderate speed to the new ground, where the Peeress filly and Emerald colt singled themse.'ves out, raced home head and head, and finished with a dea,i hMt• Run in 1 min. 19 secs. Match, 200, h ft. First half of Ab.M. Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, Bst 71b (Bar-: tholomew), beat Mr. Payne's Farthingale, 6st 3:IJ, by a lengtb. . 11 to 10 on the Cob. Run in 50 sees. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sons. each, 10 It; for tv►o yrs old, D.M. Mr. T. B. Charton's kissaway, Bst 21b (Templeman) Lord Bateman's Goodwood, Bst 71b 2 Lord Clifden's Cacus, Bst 6lb 0 Mr. Watt's Andros, Bst 41b Mr. S. Scott's Willingham, Bst 41b Colonel Anson's Bon-Bon, Bst 31b Duke of Bedford's Retail, 7st 121 b Mr. Hargreave's c by Beiram, 7st 81b 3 to 1 each agst Metope colt and Bon-Bon, 4 to ljeach agst Cacus and Retail, and 5 to 1 each agst Willingham and Goodwood. Retail went away with the lead, Kiss away lying second, and the others close up. There was no alteration until they reached the cords, where Kiss away, Goodwood, Cacus, and Bon. Bon singled them selves out, and made one of the closest races home ever seen; Kissaway winning by a head, and only , a head be tween Goodwood and the other two. Run in 1 min. 51 secs. Match, 50. D.M. Lord Stanley's Archery, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Nat), beat Mr. Shelley's Watchdog, 4 yrs, Bst 41b, by a neck. 6 to 5 on Archery. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for two yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs., if d eman d e d , &c. Last half of Ab.M. Major Pitt's Piccola ... ... ... ... (Sly) 1 Mr. Rogers's Sist er to Jolly Dick ... ... 2 Mr. Verity's Routh ... . ... . .. Mr. Mostyn's f by Auckland, out of Mopsa... Mr. Greville's Paquita Mr. G. Bulkeley's Diana, by Harkaway .. . ... 0 Betting-6 to 5 agst Paquita, and 3t o 1 agst Routh. Won by half a length, and only a head between second and third. Run in 56 secs. Match 200, h ft. D.M. Match, ... 3 ... o . Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, Bst 71b (F. Butler), beat Mr. Greville's Giselle, 7st 71b, by a neck. Run in 2 min. 25 secs. 2 to 1 on the mare. The Glasgow Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; for two yra old colts, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters of R.M. Mr. Gully's Osterley ... (A. Day) 1 Lord Clifden's Tiresome ... ... 2 Lord Chesterfield's Drakelow... ... 3 _ 5t04 on Tiresome, and 2to 1 agst Osterley. Drake- low made the running at a bad pace for the first quarter of a mile; it was then taken up by Tiresome, who made it good, and had a decided lead into the cords; Osterley, however, came in the last four or five strides, and de feated him on the post by a neck; Drakelow a very good third. Run in 1 min. 25 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, Bst 41b; five and upwards, Bst 111 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 250 sous., if demanded, &c. A.F. Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, 4 yrs Mr. Douglas's Tom Tougb. aged 2tol on Diplomatist. Won in a canter by a length. Run in 2 min. 25 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft; for two yrs old, colts, Bst 7113; fillies Bst 41b. .rib..ll. Lord Orford's c by Cotberstone Mr. R. H. Nevill's Eugenie Lord Clifden's Hidallan Duke of Bedford's Beauvale (F. Butler) 1 ... (Nat) 1 5 to 4 agst Eugenie,l2 to 1 agst Aida Han (t). Eugenie made the running, followed by ilidallan and the Man de ne colt, to the bushes, where the Mandane colt took the second place; a few strides further he took the lead, and after a good race won by halt a length; Hidallan a bad third. Run in 1 min. 54 secs. Handicap Plate of 50/. D.L Lord Exeter's Tophana, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ... (Pettit) 1 Mr. St. Aubyn's Julia, 5 yrs, Est 91b Mr. Roles Bibury, aged, Bst 61b 3 Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ... 4 Mr. Osbaldeston's Chat, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Tophana, sto 2 agst Bibury, 3 to 1 agst Tarella, and 4to 1 agst Julia. Julia made the running at an indifferent pace, the others lying a length from ber up to the Duke's Stand. Tophana then took the second place, waited on her into the cords, and won by a neck; Bibury a bad third. This race was not timed. The Prospect Stakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, Sat; four, gat 11b;:five, 9st 81b; six and age'd, 9st 101 b; the winner to be sold for 200, if demanded, &c., and allowance if to be sold for less. D.I. Mr. Shelley's Watchdog, 4 yrs, 7st 51b Mr. Lowther's Black Doe, 3 yrs, 6st 41b Mr. Greville's Mirmillo, 4 yrs, 7st 51b Mr. Douglas's Sam Hoed, 3 yrs, Est 41b ... 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst Bla c k D oe , an d st o 2 agst Mir millo. Won by halt a length; Mirmillo a bad third. Run in 4 min. 5 secs. Match, 100, h ft; Est 31b each, both yearlings. Y.C. Mr. Gregory's f by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Gag's dam, received forfeit from the Duke of Bedford's f by St. Francis, out of Misnomer. Match, 200/., 50 ft. D.M. (Pearl) 1 Lord Glasgow's Big Jerry, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff, Bst 21b. Match, 2001, h it, Bst 71b each. A.F. Mr. Greville's Damson received 70 forfeit from the Duke of Bedford's Opossum. Deciding Heat for the Two yrs old Stakes. T.Y.C. Lord Orford's fby Sir Hercules, out of Peeress ... Baron Rothschild'‘ cby CharlesXlL, out of Emerald * Betting-6 to son the Emeraldcoli. Won by a length. Bun in 1 min. 20 secs. The weather was remarkably fine, and the sport bril liant in the extreme; indeed, such a succession of ex citing contests it has rarely been the lot of any man to witness in one day, and we can only regret that the quickness with which they came off prevents our going more fully into details. Great sport is promised for to day and tomorrow. NURSERY STAKES BETTING. FIRST CLASS. 7 to 2 agst Strongbow—(t) I 9 to 2 agst Grief. 4 to 1 agst Jane Eyre 1 6 to 1 agst Mbtrinella f. Miss Bunny is scratched. SECOND CLASS. No betting. Syrup is scratched. DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Osterley (taken). NEWMARKET, THURSDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY. Sweeps for threo yrs old. Winner to be sold for 601. Archery Besborough Alpheia Tamarind—Di manche. Sweeps ,for three yrs olds and upwards. First half of Ab. M. Winner to be sold for 4001. The Widow, aged—Elimea, 5 yrs--Ulysses, 4 yrs— The Moor, 3 yrs. - Plate of 501. A.F." Sagacity, 4 yrs—Wee-bit, 4 yrs—Craftsman, 4 yrs— Beauclerc, $ yrs—Duplicity, 3 yrs. Sweeps for two and three yrs old. First half Ab. M. Winner to be sold for 3001. Sir Oliver, $ yrs—b c by Voltaire, out of Mecca, 2 yrs—ch f by Jereed, out of Rhodanthe, 2 yrs—Raillery, 2 yrs—Memento, 2 yrs—b f by Bay Middleton, out of Mustard, 2. yrs—Rackety Girl, 2 yrs. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each for two yrs old ; first half of Ab.M. Winner to be sold for 501. Perspicacity, lone, His Excellency, Damson, Prime Minister, Alzire, br c, by Charles xlI., out of Emerald. Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C. Op tional Selling Weights. Hind► of the :Forest (1001.), 3 yrs—Kennet (1001.), 2 yrs—Nectar (500, 3 yrs—Paquita WO, 2 yrs— Tommy (50L), 2 yrs—b f, by Gladiator, out of Gamelass (501.), 2 yrs—•ch c, Epirus, dam by D'Egville (50), 2 yrs—Tuscan (500, 3 yrs—Cashier (501.), 2 yrs— Cotton Lord (501), 2 yrs. _ . _ Handicap of 20 soya. each, 5 ft. T.Y.C. (13 subs.), 2 paid.) Bishop of Romford's cob, aged, 9st 71b—The Widow, aged, Bst 101b—New Forest Deer, aged, Ist Gab—Cocoa Nut, aged, Bst—Little John, aged, 7st 91b—Distaffinit, 3 yrs, 7st 71b—Man of my Heart, 5 yrs, Ist—Gabbler, 4 yrs, 7st—Serenade, 3 yrs, Est 121b—Circassian Maid, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Circus, 3 yrs, Est 41b. Acceptances for the Audley End Stakes. Miss Sarah, 6 yrs, Bst 121b—Giselle, 5 yrs, ist 71b— Palma, 4 yrs, Est 51 b—Remembrance, 3 yrs, Est 11b— Tisiphone, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Tophans, 3 yrs, sst 121 b. LATEST BETTING. THE NURSERY STAILES—rIRST CLASS. 7to 2 agst Strongbow—(t) 6to agst Marinello. f (t) 4 to 1 agst Jane Eyre 8 to 1 apt Concertina c 9 to 2 agst Grief SECOND CLASS. 3to 1 agst Tiresome Jsto 1 agst Daheotah Chiekt) _ 5 to 1 agst Clarissa. HULL QUARTER-SXSSIONS.—These sessions, which terminated on Tuesday night last, showed an increase of petty felonies over the preceding quarter, there being no less than sixty cases. To attendants at this court it also showed a large increase of barristers, there being no less than fifteen in attendance. " 11l fairs the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where lawyers quibble and their clients pay." ADVERTISEMENT.—CONSUMPTION, ASTIIIIA 3 AND DISEASES OF THE HEART.—Dr. Cronin may b e con . stilted daily on the use of " Anaspasia " in th e cure or relief of the above distressing maladies. 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