The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND AND THE SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. (From the Scotsman.) The Agnewite outrage at Perth hat, as we ex pected, drawn from the public and the public organs a prompt expression of contempt and in dignation ; and subject for contempt and indig nation, not only as regards the railway officials, but the national name, will the affair remain for many a day. Tie secretary, it is true, has come forward with an " explanation," but one which does not in the least spoil the affair, but leaves it much as it stood—a hideous illustration of the folly, hypocrisy, and oppression of which the Agnew ites are the authors, and of which the Scottish Central Company, against their will and their votes, have been tricked into being the instruments. All that the secretary denies is, that he was the man that interdicted the Duchess—all that he makes dubious is, the question how her Grace should not have been timeously aware of the preposterous and ty rannical regulations. The fact still remains that the Duchess, bent on a pious and imperative errand, besought to get on along with the mail bags, and was refused. The secretary indeed obscures, but does not deny, that the nature of the errand was known to his subordinates. He says, " I am sure no one connected with the railway would 'have refused to facilitate her Grace's journey by fry means possible, had the circumstances attend- W:g it been made known to them ;" but he at the same time admits that "the train was stopped" while the Duchess's entreaties were being communicated to one or more of the officials,•and that on his own return alter the departure of the train he "learned the very pressing nature of her Grace's journey." Of course he cannot mean us to understand that the Duchess was careful to give no intimation of her errand while entreating to be allowed to pass on, but post poned it for a message to be delivered to the secre tary after the train and she were off in different directions. The thing is impossible. What the secretary says about a message on Saturday, and his recommendation of the Edinburgh and Northern train, are also somewhat difficult to understand, and are likely to remain so, unless, which is not likely in the afflicting circumstances, some explanation should come from the other party. It is easy, however, to imagine several reasons why the Duchess could not take the Edinburgh and Northern train. 'For instance, Edinburgh is not the way from Perth to Carlisle, but fifty miles out of the way; and, as her Grace could not have reached Edinburgh in time for the morning train to Carlisle by the Caledonian, the result of her coming to Edinburgh by the route suggested by the secretary would simply have been that she would have been forced to remain stationary for the whole day in this city, no nearer her destination than if she had remained at Perth. The effect of the secretary's explanation, in fine, leaves untouched the disgraceful and damning fact that her Grace, bent on an errand of religion and mercy, was refused a passage along with the mail bans; and, worse still, that this is the silly and tyrannical system on which this public company at present acts to all classes and in all cases. It will be impracticable for us all to go, like the Duchess, with our prayers and our money to the railway platform and tell our pitiful stories, without any notion of what mercy we have to expect—learning the "day's disaster only in the secretary's morning face. Let our masters be merciless, but let them have some method in it. . . . B ot h the necessity of some fixed rules on their parts, and the hypocrisy of the regrets and professions put forth by the Ag newite organs in the case of the Duchess, are obvious fros the fact that the Agnewites have up to this time been loud in declaring that such a Cl/33 es the Duchess's is not a case ef necessity or tazifey. Did not their great leader in the west, Mr. C Tilliche wan, declare in his place 13 the Glasgow Town council, the! ler a child to travel en Sunray to receive hi.; pa rent's dying breath was an iniquity to he forcibly pr vented here and f-arfully punished heresf:er ? not their great champion in the east, Mr. Crichton, repeakdly declare in public that he wouid deem it a heinoui sin to travel on Sunday to be present in the dying Moments of his dearest child? And hive not these atrocious sentiments been openly adopted by many more of the sect, and repudiated by not one ? Then why is it that all of a sudden they now ru,ll forward crying that to go to a parent's or naiad's deathbed is a lawful Sunday act, and ought not to be prevented by their tools ? A change so marvel sudden and so eagerly avoxed must have a powerful moving cause. And so it has. Tne cause of the wonder:lll change of opinion and tene on the part o the Agnewites is simply this, that -they h ippe.n " indiscree'ly" to have exemplified their kresumptuous folly and tyra nn y i n th e person of a Duchess. There is no getting over that fact. Will they pretend to say that what was inflicted on Sunday week on the Duchess, and has made such a noise, must not, in the nature of things, be inflicted every Sun day on thousands of others whose position does not favour or allow any publicity at all ? The matter is to a great extent one of simple arithmetic. There are only about a dozen duchesses in the empire —there is a po pulation of conynon folks to the amount of thirty What happens once to a duchess, there fore, will happen 2,500,000 times to other people. But oar Agnewites remain inflexible at the afflictions of the two millions and a half, and pour out tender apologies and regrets for the afflictions of a single duchess. Out upon them, Scribes and Pharisees ! especially those who unite both callings It is impossible that in this country it can long be borne that the trustees of the highway shall either shut it entirely up at their own discretion for twenty four hours, or open it only to such passengers as have .errande that please them. It is a matter in which the Legislature must ultimately decide, for one board of directors, such as that at Perth, have the power not only of shutting up the inhabitants of :their own dis trict, bat of breaking off the communication between north and south, and east and west. We shall have a patch shut here, and another open there, a ccor di ng as may suit th e hair-brained zeal of Campbells of Moniie, or the personal and directorial intrigues of Peter Blackburns. This is absurd and intolerable. Since the English papers have at last taken up the question so well, we cannot refrain from adding that it is a debt they owe us, having laughed at us in the case of the Edinbur g h and Glasgow, to let the Eng lish public know that that those Scotch railways which arc kept closed on Sunday are so kept, not in trickaecosrd-f ance with Scotch p u bli c opinion, but by the a small but organi ze d an d active clique. And we d o o not know if our English coaternporaries could bett er begin this work than by reprinting the followi ng in structive circular now b e i ng circulated by the Ag newites among " safe hands," which of course accoun ts for its finding its way to ours : [Private and Confidential.] OBSERVANCE OF TIE SABBATH. SCOTTISH CENTRAL' RAILWAY. Sir,—We would rtsspectfully urge, , upon you the necessity of making an effort to stns,2,t'nen the Sab bath cause, at the present time, in the Saottish Cen tral Railway. There is every proabability that a proposA ssw ill shortly be made to run miil trains, with pasaengla a , en the Lord's-day ; and in order to meet this, and to maintain the existing arrangements, whereby there has been no travelling on the line on the Sabbath since it was opened, the friends of the cause are required to redouble th e ir ex ert i ons . wenist, therefore, particularly request of you to eurehase shares in th e c ompany , an d to use Four 7,bgeeneee with other or' the Sabbath to do the same without loss of time. The stock is at nre,.J sent very low (231. per share of 250, and, therefbre, offers considerable inducement as an investment, there being every prospect, according to the statement made at Ike last meeting, of the arrangement being sanc tioned which has been completed with the four com panies —the London and North-Western, Lancaster and Carlisle, Caledonian, and Edinburgh and Glasgow and Carlisle, Caled on i an , an d E d i nburgh and Glasgow —securing a guaranteed dividend of seven per cent. or 355. per share. Ten shares give tensvotes, and sixty shares twenty votes. Much good might also result from your bringing the subject, by letter or otherwise, before such of the shareholders and directors with whom you may be acquainted ; showing them, in the light of God's Word, and of past history, that the permanence and stability of all that is most valuable in the land are dependent upon the preservation of our Scottish Sabbaths; and reminding them that, according to the Act of Parliament, if the running of trans be once commenced, it will be impossible to limit the number of passengers. We plead the extreme importance of the matter at the present moment as our apology for pressing it on your notice, in toe name of the shareholders who supported the resolution moved and seconded by us at the February meeting.—We are, Sir, yours faith fully, !,LL _ ALEX. CAMPBELL, Monzie. GEORGE; F. BA.RBOUR, Edinburgh. Sept. 13, 1848. Any . communications on the su bj ec t .rna y b e ad dressed to No. 11,_George's-square, Edinburgh. This epistle needs no explanation. It is the mani festo of an organization formed to swamp the bona fide constituency of this and other Scotch railwayi— to obtain votes in the cornpzny, not for profit or busi ness, but in order to enforce on the public by corn _ Lulsion certain theological ob7.ervances. Let our English contemporaries mark and tell that in the only Scotch company (the Edinburgh and Glasgow) where the question has been sgitsted and decided against Sunday trains, the so-called victory was gained only by nig means—by a most extensive sys tem of purchasing and splitting with a sole view to one s id e o f this question—and that, even after the A gnewites had been spending their money and strength for months, Sc b there was s!ill a majority of shares in fav3ur of trains. 'Let them tell that since then, the Scotch shareholders of all the i other railways centring in Edinburgh have ide cided in favour of Sunday trains by ELjoilties varying from twenty to one to - saved to one, 'and that just in proportion as the stock of any com pany has been held in Scotland has been the largeness of th i n majority. And let them by no means forget that even in the case of this Scottish Central, the shareholders decided in favour of tr.i'ns by a ma jority of 6,000, although a majority of the directors, for reasons yet to be made known, have delayed obe dience. These facts, to which many similar might be added, will disabuse the English mind of the idea that we in Scotland are as priest-ridden and :illy as they are fond of representing us, and will show that the "M'Mawworms and M'Tartuffes" are not the nation, but only a miserable minority, rendered somewhat pestilent by their secret organization. The above circular is a specimen not only of the unfairness of their means, but of their own conscious ness that it is necessary or decent for them to "shun the light." They mark their circular " private and confidential," and direct replies to be sent, not to any man, but to a certain house (is there anything wrong with the repute of " No. 12, George's-square," that its tenant cannot be named?). Surely, when they have thus become ashamed of what they do, and their means of doing it, they can hardly expect the public to refrain from joining heartily in the condemnation they pronounce upon themselves. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge in spects the five troops of the Bth Hussars at Newbridge. Major-General M'Donald has arrived at Dublin from Kilkenny-. Lieut."-General Sir G. K. Williams is to succeed the late Sir Maurice O'Connell in the colonelcy of the 80th Foot; and Lieut.• General Sir Guy Campbell the late Charles Maxwell in the colonelcy of the 3d West India Regiment. A detachment of the 83d Regiment, under command of Brevet Major Townsend, on Thursday last joined held-quarters at Fermoy, from Cahir. There are now four companies of the 83d Regiment at head-quarters, under the command of Colonel Trydell; and their very excellent band, which so long contributed to the enjoy ment of our fellow-citizens, now performs each Tuesday, in the barrack square of Fermoy, attracting a large at tendance of the fashionablas of the vicinage. Yesterday the Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, consecrated the new burial-ground to the rear of the barracks for the use of the military. The troops in garrison assembled and marched to the burial-ground, and in their presence the Lord Bishop performed tbh ceremony. f - DRUNKENNESS IN THE ARMY.--The following cir cular has been issued:—lt being prescribed by the 78th article of war that the instances of drunkennesv, where by it may be proposed to prove a charge of habitual drunkenness, are to be such only as are to be entered in the defaulter's books, it becomes indispensable that the last of the instances should, in all cases like the others, be so recorded; but the punishment of such last instance must be left to the court, which will award such a sen tence upon such last instance as may he deemed equit able, after hearing evidence of the circumstance. By command of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Com mander-in-Chief ; John Macdonald, Adjutant-General. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSbIOITTII, WEDNESDAY.—The Orestes, IS, at this port ; the Amazon, 19, at Devonport•; the Daphne, ls, at Sheerness, and one or two other vessels, will be commissioned to-morrow. The Vernon, 50, Ciptain Fi'zgerslil, arrived this morning from the East Indies. She did not touch at the Cape, and her news from St. Helena has been fore stalled by the Rosamond. She is ordered to Chatham to be paid off. The Geyser steam-aloop, Commander Brown, was sent to some part of the coast of Madagascar, to endeavour to establish a trade between the Mauritians for the supply of beef. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Talavara Anson, was in Simon's-bay, to Lill on the 9Lti of September for the M,•zimbigue Channel, where the Arab, -12, Commander Morrig. was crult-ing. The Nimrod, 20, Commander Belgrave, had returned from S. Helena, and also lay in Simen's-bay when the Rosamond left. The Brilliant, 22, Captain Wat:on, rearlinal at the Rear-Admiral Reynolds, the new Commlnder-in- Ci:ief for the Cape, in the Southampton,. 50, Captain Cory, had paned Madeira about a fortnight before the itwanarati touched herr. The Southampton had two or three esges of small-pox on board. --- The Rosamond steam-ves,;el (formerly the Eclair) arrived at Cowes on Tuesday evening, at six o'clock, and was placed in quarantine, having had sickness on board on the passage home. She ob'ained pratique s yesterday morning early, and made Portsmouth about eight o'clock. She sail e d f rom Si mon ' s B ay on the Bth of September. Captain Fulford, late commander of Ad miral Dacre.s' flag ship, took pass . sge home in her. She will be paid ofT, although hut two years in commission. The 1 ;santiond is in most admirable condition ; her en. gines and boilers are in the beat working order. She made, the passage from England to the Cape in 47 day, and has mule a return voyage in 4G days, including 10 days at anchor. She has brought presents from the Queen of Madagascar to Queen Victoria, invalids from th!! :quadro:l, and Captain Fulturd, promoted from the President. The Driver steam-slooop, Commander Johnston, s.iiied from Portsmouth yesterday, fur Ireland. The Ganges, 84, at Sheerness, has, we regret to hear, had a case acholeca among her crew. PPOIN TM E TS. Mates.—G. A. W. Welsh, to the Powerful, 84 guns, at Portsmouth ; C. C. Day, to the Vengeance, 84 guns, at Naples. Assistant-Surgeon.—Thomas Breen, to Ganges, 84 guns, at Sheerness. Midshipmen.—C. Atkins, to the Fisgard flag-;hip, at Woolwich; G. H. Broadhead, to the Vengeance; Mr. T. Parks, to the Kingfisher sloop at Portsmouth; R. Mon is, to the Fisgard, at Woolwich; Viscount Guilin:T:l°re, to the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth; G. It. Bell, to the Driver steam-vessel. Masters' Assistants.—W. Long to the Medina steam vessel, at Woolwich; J. G. N. Millet, to the St. Vincent, 120 guns. at Spithead. Naval Guiet. —The Hon. J. B. Vivian, to the Victory. PLYMOUTH., OCT. 24.—Her Majesty's steam-sloop Hermes, 6, came in from Portsmouth on the 22d inst. She is ordered to recei►e on board jurymast and gear for her Majesty's frigate Arethu , a, 50, at Pembroke. The riggers at Devonport Dockyard are t• mast and rig her Majesty's frigate Amazon, 26, ready fur com mission. LOSS of the VELOCITY STEAMER. ABERDEEN, OCT. 23.—The Velocity, John Stewart master, which has for several years past trad e d regu larly between this port and Newcastle, is now a total wreck, having gone to pieces last evening off the mouth of the harbour. The following is a brief nar rative of the unfortunate occurrence :—The Velocity left Newcastle at nine o'clock on Saturday, with a general cargo and seven passengers, the crew num bering 20, making in all 27 souls. She got over the bar at Shields about 11 rake, a strong easterly run ning, and the wind blowing rather fresh, veering from E S.E. to S.E. At four A.M. a strong wind blew from the S.E., with a heavy sea to eastward. The vessel had, however, a favourable run, and at four r.ax. was off Aberdeen harbour. The tide not serving, she stood out to sea, and laid off until a suffi cient depth of water admitted the vesssl going over the bar, which was about six P.M. The helm was then put about, and she bore direct to the harbour. 'On nearing the bar betwixt the two breakwaters ti heavy " freshet" out of the harbour caught the vessel on the larboard bow. A strong sea running at the same time caught her on the starboard quarter, thus destroying all command of the helm. The master, in this critical position, ordered the engines to be backed, but the effort was useless, the tide having so much power on her lar - b,fatit4n,w, that le-was impossible to get her hove round. At this juncture a sea struck her and threw her on the point of the breakwater; a second sea turned her further round, and a third threw her athwart the rocks. The vessel then parted in the centre through the engine-room, andiher head canted to the southward, with her stern towards the harbour, when she settled down on the rocks, and immediately began to break up. On the vessel first striking all hands were called to get out the boats, three in num ber; the starboard boat was then lowered, and the steward, stewardess, carpenter, second mate, two seamen, and the two apprentices got into it, and succeeded in getting ashore. The ship's life boat was then attempted to be got out, but un fortunately it was found that the tackle had been cut, which rendered it impossible to get her afloat. In this distressing situation, the quarter deck, on which the remaining crew and passengers stood, broke away from the hull and providentially floated, .in comparatively smooth water. A scene of painful excitement took place among the large crowd o f per sons who had by thi s ti me assembled on the pier. The life-boat belonging to the harbour had been sent for on the alarming danger becoming apparent, but an hour elapsed before it was launched, owing to the neglect of the person ha v i ng the keys in his posses sion. The door of the boat-house was at length broken open, and the boat quickly manned by the harbour pilots. They proceeded to the wreck and took off the remainder of the crew and passengers, the master being the last to leave th e ill-f ated vesse l , No injuries were sustained by any of the passengers; the master was s evere l y b ru i se d b y the falling of"' the mainmast, which also struck a seaman, injurin g his head to a frightful ex t en t. Th e w h o l e of the pro perty of- the p issengers and crew lost, and the entire cargo. The Velocity was built on the Clyde about 20 years since, and wa.s, we believe, the first stewner !on at Aberdeen. Sbe was insured to an average amount IV, regret to find that one of the French National Guard was yesterday robbed of his purse, containing monoy to the value of 501., by some of the thieves who infest our public places, particularly on all occasions of bustle and c, - owding. The victim ited !_rone by a steam• boat from Westminster to London;hridge, and cn his arrival at 'ni.3 destination discoverer: his serious loss, having barely suffieiont money left in his pockets to take him back to Calais, where he resides, THE t S UN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, ' OCTOBER 26 , 1849. IRE LA ND. THE SPECIAL COIIMISSION. According to the Clownel Chronicle, the entire cost of the witnesses in the recent State prosecutions for high treason, as paid by th e Crown, amounts to 1,5001. Dobbin, the informer, was paid 171., includ ing all his expenses up to yesterday. With respect to the men who refused to give evidence against Mr. O'Brien, the Judges have ruled that John O'Donnell, a farmer of the better class, and Richard Shea, a half-famished lad of about 18 years old, are to be imprisoned for one year, from the Ist of October, and fined 101., and in default of pay ing such fine that they be further imprisoned for a period of three months. Edmund Egan, the other man who refused to give evidence, is in for trial, true bills for high treason having. been found against him. TRIAL BY JURY. The following letter was received by Southcote Mansergh, Esq., of Grenane, the foreman of the jury on Mr. O'Brien's trial : " Sir,—l received intelligence that you were a Fore of the grand jury on the tryal of W. S. O'Brien, and that you returned to a verdict of guilty on the noble and high-minded man. But by the great name of God I swear, if he be executed aceordin to his sen tense, that you may be sure of a fate similar to his ; and also your unmanly savage—or brother—be sure of his fate. Again I tell you be prepared to meet the cruels ded that ever was inflicted on any humane bein, If Mr. O'Brien be hung or transported. For by the Lord of Heaven arid earth, they hand that rote this will send you and your brother soul to the scorchin flames of perdition. " Signed by your unrevenged enemy. " To Mr. Manser, Genane." HOP INTELLIGE N CE. MAIDSTONE.—Hop -picki ng being now everywhere finished, attention is closely directed to the duty, the announcement of which is awaited with some anxiety by the speculators. We understand that orders have been given to each hop supervisor to send in an ab stract of his books, within twenty-four hours after the last weighing, so that the official statement cannot be very far distant. Opinion seems to be in favour of the duty, though, as we said last week, there are many stout betters against it. From the following statement which has been handed to us, and which we lay before our readers for what it is worth, it would seem that it has gone up considerably. A corres• pondent says—" The hop duty is backed by parties who have the best information, as follows : Rochester ... 72,000 Canterbury ... 41,700 Sussex ... 72,300 'Worcester ... 18,125 Farnham .. 13,725 Kingdom .. .. 4,000 221,850" Having no interest in the matter whatever, but that of laying before the public the best information we can obtain, we are still of opinion that this is far too high an estimate. ROCHESTER COLLECTION OF HOP DUTY.--Wednes day, Nov. 15, at Gravesend ; Thursday, 16th, at Ro chester; Friday, 17th, at Milton; Saturday, 18th, at Lenham ; Monday, 20th, at Tunbridge ; Tuesday, 21st, at Sevenoaks ; Wednesday, 22d, at Westerham; Thursday, 23d, at Wrotham ; Friday, 24th , at Mailing; Monday, 27th , anc: Tuesday, 28th, at Maidstone.—Maidstone Journal. £RETENTION OF ACCIDENTS, &C., IN TRAINS DURING TRANSIT.—Our contemporaries are still busy, we see, recasting old idp.a for the prevention of accidents or other casualties with trains in transit, and especially for communication between the passengers or guard and engine -driver. One of these professes to obviate the ob jections we have frequently pointed out; and, without clearly perceiving w here the hit c h actually lies, inadver tently, as in other' instances, blunders on it by accident. The apparatus referred to 'consists of a rather ultra-sci entific adaptation of the electromagnetic force to the purpose in view, with a clear distinction between the signal transmitted, to the driver, from a guard, and that from a mere passenger, so that if from the latter " the pace of the train need only be slackened until the guard ascertains ike carriage from' which the sigual is made, and the reasons." flow is he to do that, we again and again ask? Since it does seem to be inevitably destined that passengers and guards and drivers are to be brought into mutual communication during transit, and to that cud that guards are to be called upon to " ascertain the car riage from which the signal is made, and.the reason," we must protest against the establishment of the dangerous, undignified, and unofficial practice of crawling along the tops of the carriages, which a recent inventor of strings and pulleys attempted to dignify by calling it " travel ling to the carriage." If it ho essentially requisite, as frequent practice has already proved it to be, that the guard occasionally travel from one carriage to another, let him, at least, have a proper and protected footway, without or within, along which to travel, and then the modern bell-kanger and the human tongue may render all further exercise of super-refined ingenuity on this questio vezata quite unnecessary. —Builder. GALASHIELS.—The hills in our neighbourhood are covered with a premature mantle of snow. So early a fall of snow has not occurred for some years past. The storm commenced on Tuesday last, some heavy showers of hail and snow having fallen on that day, accompanied with an intensely cold north-east wind. A severe frost set in throughout tho night, and on the following morn ing the ice in some parts of the town was nearly as thick a 3 a penny piece. On the evening of Wednesday a very heavy fall of snow commenced, and continued till yesterday morning, when the ground was covered to the depth of some inches. Some lightning was seen late in the evening, and some cracks of thunder were heard. A brilliant display of the aurora borealis was observed, whose refulgent brightness radiated from the zenith downward . They were observable for more than an hour, and cast a bright glow over the torm, which raged at intervals during the time the northern lights were visible. The snow between St. Boswells and Kelso is said to be nearly six inches deep; on the Gala Water road it is also very deep.--Border Advertiser. The North American mail steam -ship Canada is expected to be ready to make a trial trip this week.-- Liverpool Standard. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—IC iS said that new bills will be sent up to-day against Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, for felony. The bill in this case will be founded on certain articles printed in the suppressed copy of the Nation, and which the Crown lawyers are prepared to show were written by Mr. Duffy himself. The accounts from the provinces this morning, touching the condition and prospects of the country during the coming winter, are very discouraging. The iWayo Constitution, a Conservative paper, says— " The present condition of the country generally, but of this county more particularly, is of the most fearful character at the present moment. The almost total failure of the potato crop, and the very meagre grain crop, renders the present and future prospects of every clam almost hopeless. Landlords and tenants are threatened with dreadful privation. The small return of the wheat crop has afforded many an ex cuse, and in some cases made it impossible for the small farmer to pay rents and taxes— whilst a regular combination seems to be entered into by such as have crops to make off with the pro duce of the land, regardless of the payment of any rent or taxes. We are aware that in almost every part of the county the entire crops are carried off by night—the cattle are recovered and sold, and the lands wasted. This is a sad look out for the land lords—a gloomy prospect for the future. 'We look around us in vain, we fear, for a single hope to grasp at. Employment there is none—relief is at an end— rents are not available—rates cannot be collected— thousands are on the verge of starvation—the rapid and fearful strides of cholera threaten to sweep away our population, who must become easy victims to the awful visitation. And in the midst of all these afflictions Government aid there is none. Apathy— shameful apathy —seems to distinguish us, for all must be sensible of the impending danger from the presence of the remorseless tyrants hunger and cholera. To meet either, is there any preparation being made in this county? The former is an evil we are certain to encounter—the latter will come and sweep over us like the simoom in the desert, un checked and unmitigated." The Meath Herald, another Conservative paper, says—" Within the memory of the oldest inhabitants the spirit of emigration was never more rife during the spring of the year than it is now, though we are on the brink of winter. Scarcely a day passes in which strangers are not seen wending their way to wards the seaports of Drogheda or Dublin—flying from the misery which threatens to visit their homes upon the arrival of winter. Numbers are collecting their little store for transmission, fearing, should they delay until spring, that the small means at present in their possession would be exhausted in the support of their families ; whilst others, not:so conscientious, are giving leg -bail' to landlords, creditors, arid rate collectors. From the situation in which poor families are placed, without a ray of hope to benefit their con dition, and with no prospect in view but the work house, this cannot be wondered at. Considering that any change must benefit their condition, they prefer encountering the danger and difficulties attending emigration in the winter season, to remaining with no better prospect before them than a poor-house. Even this resource must fail, if the present system of neglect be much longer pursued towards the labour of the country, for all property will inevitably be swallowed up by it—the profits first, the principal after; therefore, whilst landlords possess any capital, they would do well, for the preservation of that pro perty, to endeavour to procure employment for the able bodied labourers, otherwise that capital be lost in supporting idleness." ALLEGED PLOT TO RESCUE.—It is understood that the authorities are in possession of the details of a plot entered into by some silly visionaries, having for its object the rescue of Mr. Gaylen Duffy either before or after his trial. Such precautions, it is said, have been made as would totally defeat this absurd attempt, if made. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. . 314 NSION-110USE. Yesterday, Alexander Howell and Hannah Martin, werk charged with having passed counterfeit four penny-pieces, and the latter was also charged with having had in her possession thirty-three bad pieces of the same kind. George Scott and Webb, the City officers, bad ob served the prisoners, who were known to them, going about the neighbourhood of Bishopsgate-street, and judging what their object was, followed then,. The man, after communicating with the woman, walked into several shops, and, as the wit nesses a f terwar d s ascertained, asked for some trifling article, and paid for it with one of the base coin, of which the officers obtained possession. In one tobacconist's shop the male prisoner offered a counterfeit " fourpenny" in payment of half an ounce of tobacco, but the young woman behind the counter detected the imposition and kept the base metal. The officers wbo had been watching them grabbed the prisoners, and in the hands of the woman Webb found a little bag in which were deposited thirty-three counterfeit fourpenny pieces, each neatly wrapped up in paper, to prevent any injury from friction. The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoners whether they wished to say anything.—They both said No. It was stated that the town swarms with bad four penny pieces. Luckily the officers in the present instance had watched so narrowly the movements of the prisoners as to be able to complete three cases against them. i LAMBE7'H. LORD ITUNTINGTOWER AGAIN. -- Yesterday a re spectably-dressed female appled to Mr. Elliott for his advice and assistance, under the following circum stances : The applicant said that months since Lord Ilun tingtower and a lady, whom he represented to be his wife, took apartments in, and subsequently lodged at, her house, as "My Lord " and "My Lady.' At length they had some difference, when his Lordship denied the lady's right to call him husband, but the lady as positively asserted she had, and that she had in her possession a letter to prove that she was the wife of his Lordship according to the laws and cus toms in Scotland. His Lordship then left the lady, but returned on Sunday, when the latter locked her self up in her room, for her personal protection as well as the protection of the letters relative to the alleged marriage which she had in her possession. His Lordship, however, forced open the door, but in doing so had smashed its pannels, and she (the ap plicant) wanted to know how she was to proceed to obtain redress for the damage done to the door, and also recover upwards of 201. due to her for lodgings. Mr. Eismorr told her that he would grant her a summons for the wilful damage done to the door; but, as for the money due for lodging, that the ap plicant must sue for in the County Court. The applicant said she would take out the summons, though she was very doubtful whether his Lordship could be served with it, as it was only on Sundays he made his appearance in public. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—Susan Thomas, a prostitute, and William Pongo , a companio n o f h ers , were finally examined on a charge of robbing James College of a watch, a bottle of rum, and a shirt-pin. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor, who had been a beer-shop keeper, invited the pri soners, who had been old customers of his, home to his house to have some supper. The male prisoner and the prosecutor were left alone in the room, while the female prisoner and Mrs. College went out for something for supper, when the former made a violent attack on the latter, and stole his watch. He also stole a bottle of rum and a shirt pin, and the latter article was found on the female prisoner. --Both were sent for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. MURDEROUS ASSAULT AT A FUNERAL.—Yester day Samuel Smith, a powerful rutlianly-looking fellow, was re-examined before Mr. Hammill, charged with violently assaulting his brother-in-law, George Hawkins, a gas fitter, residing in Bacon-street, I3:•thnal-green. The complainant, it appeared, buried his wife on Sunday last, and was just retiring from the grave with the other mourners, when he received several terrible blows on the back of the head, and exclaim •d that he was killed, and fell into the arms of one of the assistants. The prisoner, who had attacked him with an iron instrument, was disarmed by one of tha bearers, and being asked what could have induced him to commit such an outrage, said the complainant had not allowed him to see his sister when she was dying, and he wished he had killed the —. Two of the men attempted to take him, but he set them both at defiance, using the most revolting language, and nearly strangled one of them, al d was only se cured after a desperate struggle. , T , L. • The prisoner, in his defence, said he considered very hard that he had not been allowed to see his sister, and as she died after only three days' ilines3, he thought the complainant might have given her " some stuff." The complainant explained that it was by the de sire of his deceased wife herself that the prisoner had been prevented from seeing and disturbing her during her last illness. Mr. llABammr. considered the case too serious to be disposed of summarily, and committed the prisoner for trial. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Mrs. Isabella Haw kins, a respectable-looking person, whose husband was stated to be a mercantile clerk in the City, was charged with feloniously receiving a quantity of pro perty belonging to Mr. Freestone, a straw bonnet manufacturer, in Shoreditch, and stolen from him by Maria Bowman, his servant, the prisoner's niece, who was on Tuesday remanded for the robbery. The prosecutor, after having given the servant into custody, went with Holland, the police officer, to the residence of the prisoner, her aunt, and after some denial, found and searched two boxes, containing an immense quantity of ribbons, caps, &c., and i n h er bedroom a parcel containing other goods, all of them belonging to him. The prisoner was remanded on bail. CLERKEN WELL. Yesterday ten omnibus drivers were summoned by Inspector Thatcher, of the N division, for causing a nuisance is King-street, Islington. It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant Martin, N, that for some time past opposition omnibuses had started for less prices for short distances, which gave rise to jealousies, quarrels, and dangerous stratagems by the drivers an d con d uctors, and not only the pas sengers in their vehicles were insulted and annoyed, but ladies and gentlemen who were passing along, in order to force them to ride with them. They also re mained for seven or fourteen minutes in the above street at a time, to the annoyance and interruption of the neighbourhood. Numerous complaints bad been made by respectable inhabitants, and the inspector, in the performance of his duty, instituted the present proceeding. Mr. Sidney, the solicitor, at some length urged that there ought to be a time appointed and specified for them to stand for the purpose complained of. Mr. Bliss also agreed in this view. Mr. COMRE concurred, and said that he would not dedide upon the case that day, but adjourn it for one week, in order that the Commissioners of Police might be Consulted on the subject in reference to regulating and appointing a time for omnibuses to remain to take up passengers, &c., and in the event of infringement to be liable to punishment. The case excited considerable interest, and the court was excessively crowded by omnibus proprietors, &c. The ROYAL NAvy.—From a return moved for by Mr. Hume, M.P., it appears that the total number of promotions in the Royal Navy since the 15th of May, 1843, from the rank of midshipman to that of admiral inclusive, amounts to 1,204, viz., 1 from the rank of admiral to that of admiral of the fleet, 14 from that of vice -admiral to admiral, 30 from that of rear to vice admiral, 31 from that of captain to rear-admiral, 53 from that of captain to "retired" rear-admiral, 135 from that of captain to " retired" captain, 126 from that of commander to captain, 176 from that of lieutenant to commander, and 341 from that of mate to lieutenant. The total number of sea officers on " sea-pay" on the Ist of January, 1848, amounted to 830; the total amount of such sea-pay being 223,934/., and the number of officers on half-pay on the said Ist of January, 1848, to 3,284, the amount of such half-pay being 548,527/. The total number of officers in the. Royal Navy on the Ist of January, 1848, was as follows, viz.:-1 admiral of the fleet, 30 admirals, 45 vice -admirals, 75 rear-admirals, 48 retired rear-admirals, 131 retired captains, 551 captains, 50 retired captains; 1840, 877 oommanders, 308 retired commanders, and 2,357 lieutenants. In 1847, the number was as follows, viz.-2 admirals of the fleet, 30 admirals, 45 vice admirals, 80 rear-admirals, 53 retired rear-admirals, 127 retired captains, 570 captains, 49 re tired captains; 1840, 889 commanders, 295 retired com manders, and 2,448 lieutenants. BRmsn LYING •IN HOSPITAL, BROWNLOW• STREET, LONG -ACRE.—From a report issued by the committee of the above charity, it appears that " in consequence of the dilapidated state of the buildings of the late hospital, it was found imperatively 'necessary to take measures for the erection of a new institution," which is now being built in Endell-street, and certainly appears to be excel lently adapted to its purpose. The design ;of the archi tect is in the Tudor style, and when completed the hos pital will decidedly form no unimportant addition to the improvements of the neighbourhood, while its benefits and its blessings will be conferred to a greatly increased number of patients, who ere the wives of distressed housekeepers, tradesmen, &c. The amount already ex pended reaches nearly 6 0001.; and in so good a cause, undoubtedly, the cooperation of the benevolent will be adequate to its merits and its requirements. Two CASES OF ASIATIC CHOLERA IN MILBANK P ENITENTIARY.—Yester6av, Mr. Bedford, the coroner, held two i nquests at the A . !ilbank Penitentiary, and in each case it was found that the immediate cause of death was /Wade cholera, the symptoms being distinctly marked, and the disease most rapid in its fatal progress. Dr. Baly, Physician to the Penitentiary, prorcd that the deceased persons died from Asiatic cholera, and a verdict was returned accordingly. In consequence of the disease having made its appearance amongst the inmates of the institution, another medical officer bas been appointed to assist in the duty. NEWCASTLE• UPON-TYNE, OCT. 21.-The weather this week has been of a much less favourable character than we have hitherto had occasion to note; from Monday to Thursday it was especially so, a heavy fall of snow having taken place in the interval, which, independent of the injury done to the outstanding corn, is causing serious apprehension to be entertained of potatoes, com plaints of which are daily becoming worse. The trade during the present week has been devoid of animation; still, however, by submitting to a decline of Is. per quarter upon foreign a fair extent of business has been transacted, the sales amounting to about 3,000 quarters; Wolgast red commanding 565., Griefswald 555., Danish 535., and ordinary Stettin the same figure, all weighing 631 b. per bushel; other articles remaining much the same as previously. At our market this morning we had a good supply of wheat from the growers, which, in the absence of south country qualities, sold freely at last week's rates. Foreign being held for an advance of Is. per quarter, had the dfect of checking business; but, had factors been disposed to accept Tuesday's prices, transactions to a fair extent would have resulted. Of flour our market is bare ; but the wind being now fa vourable, we lock for vessels which have been kept, back dropping in shortly, when a fair demand may be expected. Rye not much inquired for; but in its value we note little change. Malting barley of south country growth sells from 335. to 355. per qr., according to quality, and the best foreign at 28s. to 30s; grinding descriptions being at the same time saleable at 245. to 285., weighing from 501 b. to 541 b. per bushel. Fine old season• made malt is wanted. Beans and peas in slow request, and the turn dearer. With oats we were moderately supplied, but the condition being for the most part indifferent, great difficulty was experienced in effecting sales; but any thing choice, whether new or old, was taken off freely at rather over previous rates; for a parcel of choice new Holstein, weighing 421 b. per bushel, 245. was obtained. Wisps:Axil, Oct. 21.-We are moderately supplied with wheat, and in other grain scarcely anything doing. The vast quantity of rain that has fallen of late has much affected the condition of wheat, and good dry samples are therefore in demand at full Is. per quarter over last week's prices. Oats and beans easy sale at rather more money. Prices to the growers-Wheat, new red, 591 b. to 621 b., 435. to 515.; extra, 525.; white, 59113. to 621 b., 475. to 535.; extra, 545.; old red, 611 b. to 631 b.. 525. to 555.; extra, 575.; white, 611 b. to 63113., 555. to 585.; extra, 595. per quarter; oats, old, 391 b. to 401 b., 11d. to Ilid.; new, 101 to I Id. per stone; beans, old, 38s. to 40s. per quarter. MR. MACREADY.—The New York Albion of the 7th instant, states that Mr. Macready made his first ap pearance in Macbeth, before a brilliant and enthusiastic audience, on Wednesday the 4th instant, at the Astor Opera House, in New York. THREE FIRES LAST EVENING. --Bet ween seven and eight o'clock a fire broke out on the premises of Mr, Dear, flannel and blanket manufacturer, 60, Broad street, Cheepside, Lz hich destroyed a great quantity of valuable property in shawls and other articles of mer chandise. file preperty was insured. Between fire and six o'clock a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Brown, sofa and chair stuff-r, 24, Ch ar l es - street, Hack ney The loss falls upon the Phc aa i x I nsurance Otlice. Shortly b e f ore eight o'clock a fire occurred at Fcx and Goose, Shakspere-walk, Shadwell. A portion of the house was entirely destroyed, and the loss falls upon the office of the Licensed Victuallers. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.--LINCOLN, OCT. 24.—A young man named Charles Hastings was yesterday charged, before Messrs. Whitton and Fowler, maaistrates of this district, with having cut the throat of Lydia Gresham, and also with having subsequently attempted to destroy his own life in a similar manner. The young woman stated that the had lived with the prisoner from February until the beginning of the pre sent month. On the sth instant sho left her home at eight o'clock in the evening, leaving a woman named Mary Bente- tt there, and also one or two other persons, and upon her returning to the house she met the pri soner, who gave her a blow in the face, which knocked her down. Ile was of a very jealous disposition. When the prisoner knocked her down she fainted, and on re covering her senses she found her throat cut. Mr. Low, surgeon, said that on the sth instant he was called to a house in St. Michael's.gate, when ho found the prisoner with his throat cut. He said he had done for her, and would do !for himself . ; that he had been within two inches of the jugular, and the next time he would be nearer. There wero two wounds in the throat, one run ning into the other. A blood -stained knife was pro duced in court, with which the prisoner had cut his own throat, and no doubt that of the complainant. After other evidence had been given, which showed that the house was a notoriously bad one, and that the prisoner sus pected the female had been corresponding with another man, ho was remanded for a week. Tuesday, forenoon, at ten o'clock, Mr. Wailey, M.P., Coron er f or W est Middlesex, and a jury of the inhabitants of St. Pancras, assembled at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden-town, to investigate the death of Harriet May, aged two years and seven months, alleged to have died from violence inflicted eta her by her mother, Ann May, and her aunt, Sarah Bishop, both of whom are in custody, and remanded by the police magistrate of Clerkenwell on the capital charge of murder. Evidence at great length was given, but none tending to show that the deceased had been killed by any act of violence, intentional or otherwise. The jury returned the following verdict:—" That Har riett May came to her death from effusion of blood on the brain, but that whether that effusion was caused by na tural disease or accidental violence, there is not suffi cient evidence before the jury to show."J ABOLITION OF THE LATE-HOUR SYSTEM.—Tuesday night a meeting, composed of employers and assistants of all trades, was held at the offices of the Early-closing Association, Strand, in order to induce the shopkeepers in the vicinity to close their establishments at an earlier hour. Mr. Harding, who occupied the chair, commenced by observing th a t t h ey were assembled to elect a com mittee for this district. It was well known that the principle they were met to support had been-enthusiasti cally responded to in many public assemblies; but, un fortunately, when the excitement of the nioment had subsided, the hearers forgot to carry out these doctrines in private. Mr. Lilwall, the secretary, next addressed the meeting, observing that the chief reason why em ployers withheld their sanction was, that the assistants themselves were so lethargic. He felt great pleasuse in being able to state that the Lord Mayor had kindly pro mised to take the chair at a meeting, to be held on the subject of early closing in the city, on the 7th of No vember. Mr. Dawson moved a resolution, which was adopted, pledging the meeting, which was fully attended, to support the association, and a committee having been formed, the assemblage dispersed. COLLISION IN THE RIVER MERSEY.—On Monday evening, about eight o'clock, a serious collision occurred off the Magazines, between the Orion steamer, from Glasgow, and the brig Riviere, which had just arrived from Hayle, and was going up to Runcorn, laden with iron for railways. It appears that the steamer, which aas coming up the river, by some means or other came in contact with the brig, and that the latter almost im mediately sunk.—The crew were fortunately saved.- - Liverpool Courier. MATH & , • On the 18th i ns t., at Brighton, the lady of Captain Cruicik" shank, Bombay Engineers, of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at Tonbridge, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Welldon, of a (laughter. On the 21st inst., at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the wife of S• Owen, Esq., of a son. On the 22d inst.. at York-villa, SL John's wood, the wife of W. W. Fisher, Esq., of a son. On the 23d inst., at Balham-hill, Mrs. Paul Margetson, °f a daughter. On the 23d inst., at Chestar-street, Mrs. P. R. Hammond; of a son. • On the 23(1 inst., at Susses-squa re , th e wife of the R e v. John Griffith, vica r of Aberdare, of a son. On the 23d inst., at Clapham-common, the wife of D. - 11. - Bucker, Esq., of a son. ARRIEL On the 25th i nst., at S t` Mary's . Church, Bridgewater, bY . the Rev. James De La Hooke, C. J. P. Browne, Esq., to Clara, daughter of Henry Reed, Esq. On the 18th inst. t W. H. S. Sharpe, E sq ., R oya l Regimen t, youngest s on o f J. B. Sharpe, Esq., of Kingston-lodge, Sur biton, Surrey, to Hannah Ida, youngest daughter of E. Ken nedy, Esq., of Santis-house, Tipperary. On the 18th inst., the R 317. H. Reynolds, 8.D., o f Jesus Collee, Oxfor, rector of Rtherfiel Pepard, to Judith Elizabgeth, only d daughter of J. Denten, d Esq., p of Pitts Drew Denbighshire. On the 19th inst., at St. James's Church, W e stminster , Captain W. D. Grah am , o f t h e Hon. East, lndia CompanY's Bombay Engineers, to Susan, youngest daughter of Lieutu nant-General Sir T. Downmaii, 0.13. and K.C.H. . • On the 15th i nst., Elizabeth, lED the wife of Charles Gocideir Esq., of B e d ford- place, Ohl Kent-road, Surrey, aged 72, am d on the following day, the slid Charles Goode aged 70. On the 20th i nst., aged 70, Mr. James ' Ellery, Grafton., street East. On the 21st inst, at Farnley, near Leeds, aged 46, M rs '. Caroline Thompson, widow of Mr. W. Thompson, purser is the Royal Navy. On the 23d inst., at Sutton Rectory, the Rev. R. Smithy 42 years the rector of Sutton. On the 23d inst., at Limehouse, Rosina, the wife of W . ° B. Page, eldest daughter of Mr. G. Culmer, of Dover. On the 23d inst., at the Vicarage, the Rev. R. Tawne,y'y incumbent of Willoughby, Warwickshi re , age d 48. On the 23d inst., at Bury St. Edmund's, Walter Tyson Smythies, Esq., aged 31. London: Printed an d P u bli s h ed by MURDO YOUNuro of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The 81472 Office, No t ill- Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, i n th e quay co Bliddleaga, Thursday, October 26, 1848, THE CORN TRADE. LEEDS, OCT. 24.—We are well supplied with whey having many samples from the vessels near at han d There is a good steady sale for new wheat, and Friday prices are rather exceeded ; old as before. Barley fetches rather more money. Beans, and other articles without alteration. HULL, OCT. 24. —A good deal of rain has fallen, almost daily, during the past week, thereby preventing pro gress with the land, and affecting a good deal the con dition of new grain. The transactions of the week, though wholly of a consumptive character, have been to a fair extent, and arrivals of all kinds are well cleared off. The supply of farmers' wheat at to-day's market was small, the condition various, and only first-rate sam pies taken off at fully last week's prices. A smaller show of foreign than of late, with more firmness and improved inquiry, chiefly for the best reds, which aro scarce. A great sale for barley, especially the finer sorts, which are taken off eagerly by maltsters as they arrive, new English not generally working kindly. Grinding fully as dear, and in good demand. More business in oats at late rates, Bans rather stiffer, but peas dull. New fo reign tares, 345. to 365. ; old, 26s to 28s. The Linseed ket is unaltered ; a good deal goes to warehouse, and importers show no disposition to give way in price. Cakes somewhat easier to buy. Rapeseed arrives freely, a great portion being for crushers' account, does not come on the market, which is consequently fairly sup ported. Rape cakes are again lower. No material al teration. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE EDINBURGH AND NORTEERN. case, the money being raised on the security of the Aberdeen Railway Company, backed by the Edin burgh and Northern, the North British, and the York and Midland Railway Companies. And surely if it was a good transaction for these railway companies, it was a good transaction for bile Edinburgh and Northern. They had the Aberdeen line, which was 58 miles in length. The loans in tot° of that com pany amounted to 369,0001., and the interest of that sum at 6 per cent. gave an amount of 22,0001. a year, which they required to raise to meet these loans. The preference stock which it was proposed to raise was 276,0001., and this at 6 per cent. would be 16,6001. a year. Therefore they required to raise 36,8001. in order not only to - meet the 6 per cent. on the loans which the Aberdeen Company were empowered to raise, but also to meet the interest on the preference stock. Now, 58 miles of railway, with 2.5/. a mile of revenue, which was a very low estimate on the gross revenue of the line, and much less than the calculations made by the Aberdeen directors, would give a revenue of 84,0001. per annum. Then, if they allowed 45 per cent. for working expenses, this would make a deduction of 37,0001., leaving 47,0001. a year of revenue to meet 38,0001, or a surplus of 9,000/.—(llear.) They would see that, as regarded the revenue and working expenses, he had understated what would, in all like• lihood, he the result in the one cas•, while he had overstated it in the other. He was also enabled to state that the affairs of the Aberdeen Company were in a position in the highest degree satisfactory. He concluded by proposing a series of resolutions, to the effect that the report should be approved; that the directors should be authorised to subscribe, on behalf of the company, for 113,0001. of the stock of the Aberdeen Company, and provide their proportion of the plant for working that line; and that they be authorised to interpose for this purpose the security of the• Edinburgh and Northern Company, and to take all' other measures for completing the transaction, on the . distinct understanding that the stock so taken should be preferential. Da. AItauLANE ;as of opinion that whether it in creased the traffic to the event expected or not, it was a right thing for the directors to see that they had a continuous line to Aberdeen. The CUAIRMAN said, he believed that the Aberdeen directors were perfectly willing to enter into the ar rangement, on the understanding that the 276,0001 should he paid into a separate account, to be under the control of the companies who were responsible for that advance; and that this moneti• should be applied solely for the purpose of completing the line. They had also the assurance of the engineers that they could complete the line for 276,0001., with the sums which they were authorised to borrow, and which he (the chairman) had included in his estimate of the expenie which would attach to this undertaking. Sir J. GLADSTONE moved an amendment that the resolutions proposed by the chairman be not adopted. After some observations from Mr. Emaca, and . Colonel GRA/lAM, Mr. J. AYTOUN suggested that there should be added to the chairman's resolutions a recommendation to the effect that the three companies should have a rep:•esentation in the Aberdeen board pro rata, and equal in number with the Aberdeen direction; and aho that the engineers of the line (Messrs. Locke and Errington, or engineers of equal em i nence ) cert if y that, to the best .of their judgment, the line can he completed south of the Dee, with stations, at the required sum of 276,0001. after a few words from Mr. JAMES COWAN, ex pressing the utmost confidence in the directors being able to raise the money, The CHAIRMAN assented to the addition recom mended by Mr. Aytoun to the motion. A vote was then taken on the motion of the chair. man and the amendment of Sir John Gladstone, when 493 votes were given for the motion, and 168 for the amendment. This was independently alto gether of proxies,. 1,375 of which had been received in favour of the motion. The motion was accordingly declared to be carried. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF THE GREAT NORTHERN.—The general celebration and rejoicing in commemoration of this event takes place to-day (Thursday) at Boston, Spalding, and other towns in Lincolnshire. The day is to be observed as a general holiday by the closing of shops, by festivities, and gratuitous railway trips. The grand dinner takes place in the theatre at Boston, which has been boarded over and decorated, as on the occasion of the great dinner in 1841. All the available seats have been secured, and amongst those who have signified:their intention of being present are the Earl of Yarbo rough, the Hon. 0. Duncombe, Mr. Dennison, M.P., Mr. Packe, I%LP., Mr. Christopher, M.P., Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P., Mr. Peto, M.P., the Mayors of Bos ton, Louth, Grimsby, and Lincoln, Captain Laws, R.N., and numerous other gentlemen. CHANGING IHE NAME OF A STATION.—This, the first instance upon record of change in the name of a railway station, comes into operation on the Eastern Counties Railway on the Ist of November, when the AVenden station, 43 miles down the line, and the stopping place for passengers to Saffron Walden will in future be known by the name of " Audley's End." STOCKTON AND DARLINGITON.—It is said that Mr. Hudson is prepared to lease the Stockton and Dar lington, a line that has always paid 10 per cent. since its opening in 1535, and that is almost exclusively devoted to the conveyance of coals from the coal fields of Durham and Stockton, at from 10 to 15 per cent. Touxs AND NANTES.—The works of this line have advanced so rapidly that it will be opened for the transit of goods in the course of December next. CHATEAUROUX AND LIIHOGES.-- , The Minister of Public IVorks has just decided that another credit of 1,300,000 francs shall be applied to this line. In consequence of this grant the rrorlig 7 which have recently made but little progress, will be continued with all possible activity along the whole line. BOURGEi.—The section of the line from Bourges to the Viaduct of the Allier is rapidly proceeded with. For some time pa3t the works have been finished as far as Nerondes, and the rest of the dis tance is fast progressing. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We are informed that some of the shareholders in this undertaking are making preparations to oppose the directors granting any other guaranteed dividends than those already sanctioned by Parliament to other railway companies, on the ground that the traffic on the lines will be in adequ•ste to meet the proposed additional liabilities con templatad by the directors. meeting>A `special of this company - Wa - s - held on Tuesday at Edinburgh, Mr. J. Balfour in the chair, for the purpose of considering and determining on a proposal to take a certain amount of preferential stock in the Aberdeen Railway. After the Secretary read the report, The CHAIRMAN said the questions they had to dis cuss were simply these—was the arrangement which they proposed to enter into with the Aberdeen Com pany one for the interest of the Edinburgh and Northern Company, or was it not ?—and, secondly, were the terms of that arrangement such as could be entered into with safety ? Now, he had no hesitation in saying that an arrangement such as the one pro posed would materially strengthen the position of the company; for by it they enabled the Aberdeen Com pany to cbtain sufficient funds to complete their line, and thus to complete the great line of communication to Aberdeen, which was their great northern point. They were all aware that at present the works on that line were at a stand-still for want of funds to carry them on. The object, therefore, was to provide funds to carry these works on. He maintained that this arrangement placed them in no difficulty at all; that it was a secure and a safe one; that the security was ample for the interest which was guaranteed on the stock ; and that there would not be any difficulty in raising the funds which they required for their part of the transaction, which amounted to 113,0001. It was a mistake to suppose that any portion of the funds of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company would be appropriated for this measare. The direc tors were at all times unwilling to interpose their personal security, except where it was absolutely ne cessary ; but they had no hesitation to do so in this Tf) THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slu e —You have already considerably relieved the minds of bond-fide shareholders by your exposition of the present Bearing system producing alone the great depreciation in railway property.] Will you allow me to propose a remedy that would, I think, in a great measure, prevent the pre sent class of outside speculators from continuing their nefariou s pr ac ti ces . It i s very ev id en t th e pu bl ic are neither selling nor investing in railway shares at the present moment, nor are they likely to do so until confidence is in some manner restored, and they feel assured that their property is no longer subject to an unju3t d eprec i at i on, produced solely b y unfair and illegal means. I would, therefore, suggest that the London Stock-Exchange jobbers should, instead of making one pound or two pounds per share difference pricii, when asked to deal, agree among themselves o make at least five pounds per share differAice. This would prevent theta being saddled with pur :•ll..ves by forced and continued slles, and by giving them an ample m arg i n, t i me to • rese ll , w i t h out t h e ri , -''sives: of banging the market. It is very evident that , t . he . .loss thus a ccru i ng to the Bear on every account by tnis heavy differ ence i n d ea li ng must immediately stop his p reeeedin gs. I am well aware that such an arrangement could no l onger exist when legitimate business once more commenced, but to meet the pre sen,emergency it i s d es i rable that such a step should e be taken, and I am convinced it would be found to have an excellent effect. In the provincial st oc k- exc h anges t hi s Bearing system is likewise carri e d t o jobbers a fearful extent, princi pally by under the appellation of brokers— parties who have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. In this city, for instance, many members 91 the Stock-Exchange are now carrying on enormous speculations for the fall without any of the shares to deliver. This cannot be better substantiated than by quotations from their own lists of to-day, where Great Northern shares are quoted 578.6 d. for account end of October, and 63a. 6d. for cash or delivery for last account ; actually a difference of six shillings for the loan of shares now standing at 14 dis., 171. paid, for a few days only. In North British, Edinburgh and Northern, and other Scottish lines, dealt in prin cipally here, even as much as 15s. per share is given for a similar purpose. This will at once fully testify the public are not the sellers, and that the deprecia tion, therefore, is totally fictitious. I enclose my name and address.—l remain, Sir, your obedien servant, Edinburgh, October 24, 1848. JUSTITIA RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 25. STOCK EXCHANGH.—The business done in shares has been on the increase to what we have last reported. Prices are steady, and the market closed firmly. The sales are:—Cale donian, Preference, 1/. 18s. 9d. dis.—Great Northern (A Shares), Deferred, 2%—Ditto (B Shares), 4 1 4 dis.— Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birming ham), Fifths, 6 dis.—Ditto (late West Riding Vnion), Fifths, 64 dis.—Ditto (Preston and Wyre), No. 1, 33 London and North- Western, 101—Ditto, Quarters, 21. 6s. 3d. —Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 6s. 3d.—Ditto (Huddersfield and Manchester), 19 1 / 4 c.—Midland Stock, 66—Ditto, New Halves, 15/. 16s. 3d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 8 1 / 2 e.— North Union (A), 19714—South-Eastern and Dover, 20— Ditto, Thirds, 534—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 4% dis. MANCHESTER, Ocr. 25. STOCK EXCIIAITGE.—The sales are—Great Northern (A), 2%—North Staffordshire, 8 13-16 c. —S ou th-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 5 5 / 4—Old Alliance, 1% dis.—West Riding Union, 6% dis —Fleetwood, &c., 1225. c. dis.—Shropshire Union, 3% dis.—Leeds, Fifths, 6 dis.—M anc h ester and Bir mingham, Quarters (C), 7-16 p. —Sheffield, Preference, 9 1 4 c. BIRMINGHAM, Ocr, 25. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are —North Staffordshire, 8 3 / 4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 8 dis. —Ditto (B), 4/ dis.—Shropshire Union, 31. 11s. 3d. dis. YORK, Our. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows : —Great Northern, !I/ 4 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension), No. 1, 9—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 31. 13s. 9d. GLASGOW, Oar. 24 , STOCK EXCHANOK.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ference, Ds.— Edinburgh and Glasgow, 73—Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, VA—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1, 39s.—Great Northern, 583.—North British, 11 1 A—Ditto, Thirds, 645. York and North Midland, 44. THE NATIONAL GUARD AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. In consequence of a communication from the Ambassador of the French Republic, the Lord Mayor made arrangements to receive a large deputa tion from the Parisian National Guard at the Man sion-house. The letter addressed to his Lordship stated that a certain number o f th e N a tional Guard o f P ar i s , actuated by a po wer f u l s ympathy, as well as by th e feeling occasioned by the cordial hospitality which they had experienced all through Eng. land, desired, during their short stay, to present their respectful acknowledgments to the chief magistrate ; and the Ambassador, as representative of France, joined too zealously with them in the senti ment not to embra ce th e o pportunity of drawingcloser the friendly bonds which united the two great nations, whose good understanding was capable of accomplish ing ° o much for the peace of the rest of the w or ld. Twelve o'clock was th e time appointed for receiving the deputation, and before that time upwards of thr ee hundred of th em were ass embled in the immediate neighbourhoad. The curiosity of a vast number of people was, as a matter of course, attracted to th e place, at whi c h th e we l com e visitors arrived in cabs and omnibuses in a continuous stream from half-past eleven till a quarter past twelve. By the direction of the Lord Mayor, several extra officers of the City police were in attendance, and the National Guard were re ceived at the grand entrance by the officers of the household, who conducted them to the Egyptian Hall. The Lord Mayor, accompanied by Aldermen Wilson, Humphery, and Musgrove, and by the Lady Mayoress, immediately after the visitors, to the , number of between 300 and 400 assembled and placed themselves in order round the hall, entered, and amidst loud applause proceeded to the top of the room. The Commandant then addressed the Lord Mayor. He stated that many of the members of the Parisian National Guard had accepted the invitation of the National Guard to visit them, and it having been suggested to them that as they were so near London they could do nothing better than pay a visit to their excellent English friends in that capital, they had de termined to adopt the agreeable advice of their fellow countrythen. They felt that they could not visit the shores of England without paying their respects to the Lord Mayor of London, especially as they had met with the kindest reception from all ranks of the people in every part of this hospitable country. It was the ardent wish of the National Guard of Paris that the good understanding and the kind feeling which pre vailed between the two countries should meet with no interruption ; and the members of the body whom he (the Commandant) represented, would, he assured the Lord Mayor, ever bear in remembrance the great cordiality with which they had been received, and which was calculated to give an additional impulse to the good feeling which exisied between the two countries.—(Loud cheers from the whole body.) The Lord Mayor said—l feel very much gratified, as chief magistrate of this city, an d I am sure that such is the case with my brother magistrates now present, at the opportunity of welcoming the members of the National Guard of Paris here assembled, upon the occasion of their visit to this country. I hope and believe that these visits will h ave th e e ff ect o f promoting and increasing good feeling and cordiality between the two countries, as I am convinced that much of the peace and tranquillity of Europe, the re storation of which is so much to be desired, will de pend upon the continuance of a kind and friendly feeling subsisting between France and England.— (Cheering.) lam most happy t o see you a ll , an d I trust that you will, during your temporary sojourn in London, avail yourselves of the opportunity of see ing as many of the public places and works of art as possible, and that you will retarn home gratified with the result.—(Great applause.) The Commandant then expressed an anxious hope that the Lord Mayor would pay the National Guard of Paris a visit, and receive from them, in their own country, their warm acknowledg ments of the reception which they had met with in England. Ilis Lordship affectionately responded to the invi tation, and the members of the National Guard then retired, and proceeded to visit the Royal Exchange, and the other public buildings of the City. Never do anything in a hurry," iiUß ‘ t ‘ o attornies and solicitors by Mr. Warren . "No one in a hurry can possibly have R i lt s t A h N e D ad l v i ic A e s g rE iv . z . his wits about him; and, remember, that in the law there is ever an opponent watching to find you off your guard. You may occasionally be in haste, but you need never be in a hurry ; take care —resolve—never to be so. Re member always that others' interests are occupying your attention, and suffer by your inadvertence,—by that negligence which generally occasions hurry. A man of first-rate business talents, ono who always looks so calm and tranquil that it makes oneself feel cool, on s hot summer's day, to look at him, once told me that he had never been in a hurry but once: and that was for an entire fortnight, at the commencement of his career: it nearly killed him; he spoiled everything he touched; he was always breathless, and harassed, and miserable; but it did him good for lids a hp r...ived never again to be in a hurry;*and never was, no not once that he could remember, during twenty-five years' practice! Observe —I speak cf being hurried and flustered; not of being in haste—for that is often inevitable: but then is always seen the superiority and inferiority of different men. You may indeed almost define hurry as—the condition to which an inferior man is reduced, by haste. I one day observed, in a Committee of the House of Commons, sitting on a Railway Bill, the chief secretary of the com pany, during several hours, while great interests were in Jeopardy, preserve a truly admirable coolness, tran quillity, and temper, conferring on him immense ad vantages. 114 suggestions to counsel were masterly, and exquisitely well-timed: and by the close of the day he had triumphed. How is it that ono never sees you in a hut ry ?' said I, es we were pacing the long corridor, on our way from the committee-room. Because it's so expensive,' he replied, with a significant smile. I shall never forget that observation; and don't you! " Warren on Attornies and Solicitors. Tim PUBLI C HEALTH I.t GLASGOW.—We are glad to learn that the public health of the city still remains in a most satisfactory state, and that scarlatina, which pre vailed amongst the younger members of the community, is abating. As to a d u l ts , w e may select the case of the police force---a c l ass o f me n who are subjected to ex posure and hard work every sour of the night and day; and we learn that their gen eral health has not been in a better state for twenty years. Including the lighting audother departments there ate about GOO men employed in this force, and one day l as t ceek there was not a single case of sickness amongst them. Long may the city be thus lightly dealt with! To bo , prepared for any visita. Lion, however, the cleansing a id purifying processes are going on with renewed zeal; end we are glad to learn that the efforts of the po li ce are well seconded by the city proprietors. In the central carts of the town there is scarcely a ells° i n w hi c h w erktnen are not employed, at the expense of the owners Dr tenements, in making repairs with a view to promote the comfort, and health of the °coup ints. During Saturday night l ast , f rom six till /1. ar tw e l ve , a large body o f seevengers was employed i n removing the debris which 0 collecte d those streets princpallyvieited by basket fist-dealers and others. In ordinary circumstances this rubbish would be allowed to accumulate, and lie over Sunday till Mouthy morning. —Glasgow Herald. LATE STRAWBERRIES.—A basket of large ripe strawberries, of Keen's seedling variety, was exposed in Messrs. Maclean and Son's fruitwarehouse, on Saturday. The fruit was produced in tle open air, a few miles south of Eiinburgh, and was as good a specimen of strawberries as any grown in tIP height of the summer season.—Edinburgh Advertiser. tot tll4 be Oi 185 185 T 1n 1 Yea TRIA