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and of three months they were respectively 500 fewer than for the corresponding periods of 1847. So much for the " sales in the market," and so much for the actual transfers. These facts exhibit the disposition of the present proprietors of the London and North- Western Company to hold, and prove that the majority of the numerous sales on the market are fictitious, and of a speculating or gambling character. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MILD'itED VER . NON A TALE OF PARISIAN LIFE, IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE MONARCHY. By HAMILTON MURRAY. " In uncommonly clever book."—Examiner. " A story of singular power."—Britannia. " This brilliant work is a sort of new and more relined ' Mysteres de Paris."—Court Journal. .. "Mildred Vernon will make a great sensation. It is emphatically a good book ; It Is a great deal more than deer ; it is wise, true, and bald."--derrold's Paper. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlboriough-etreet. 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What Is Spain About?—Xl. Conserratite William Blackwood and Sons, 4.5, George-street, Edinburgh ; and 37, Yaternoster-row, London. This Day is published, In post !Ivo., price 7s. C., E PIT OME of ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE. For the Use of Schools and Young Persons. Second Edition. Wllllam Blackwood and sons, Edinburgh and London. T HEATRR ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Manager, Mr. BUNN. THIS EVENING, fle Eatatiniamenbi w ill c ommence with a Grua Opera, eatitled LA SONNAMIULA. eeeml Rodolphe, MrTNThitworth ; Elvino, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Aleasle, Mr. S. Cowell ; Amine, Miss Romer ; Liza, Miss Messina. oeaclude with a i;rand Ballet-Pantomime, entitled THS AMAZONS. Joints, MdU.. Louise ; N isida, ildile. Plunkett ; Don Ethur, M. Petipa'a Don Oscar, Mr. W. H. Payne; supported by Mdlles. Celeste Meet ha*, Moncelet, Arne.), Annie Payne, Therese Cashnie, Rorie, Sophie, Annie Cashaie, Le Tete, Lowe, aid Fenton; Messrs. Paul and Jules. Mr. IWt(N, by en arrangement made with the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera, is enabled to avail himself of the vast resources of that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported by a raise en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the view of representing the Performances submitted to public patroaage In an equally efficient manner, he submits the names of the principal Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements : FOR GRAND OPERA. SoraamF AND CONTRALTI. — MdIIe. Nissen (principal singer front the Imperial Theatres of Italy and S t. Petersburgh), Miss Homer, Miss Reagan°, Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Alias Messent, and Madame Gtolta (the renowned singer from the Grand Opera at Paris). Weasel AND BADATONES.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bar dint, Mr. A. Corri (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dablin), Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. 11. Phillips. TENOIZA.-11r. W. Harrison, Mr. Herberte (his first appearance on the London stave), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and seleoted from the tint talent, on a greatly increased scale. Musical Director, Signor Schira. The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will com prise the best voiles in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Land. FOR - GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE. Mdries. Plunkett and Sophie Fueco (both from the Grand Opera de la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Mdlle. Mencelet, Mdlle. Galllet, and Mdlle. Arnal (all from the principal Theatres of Paris), Mdlle. Louise, arid Mdlle. Maywood (principal denseuse frora the San Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (both from the Theatre de la Nation, Paris), If. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at Al. Milan) , Paul, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cermack (front the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Meet her (his first appearance these eight years). and the most renowned Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a more numereas and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Figurantes, and Promeneases, than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre. Amongst other novelties of the season, will be produced a new grand Ballet by M. Barre& (expressly composed for Mdlle. Plunkett.) The celebrated Opera of " Replis' (the last production of Messrs. Acribo and Amber, and adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavenu), will be instantly produce .t. A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre I , y Mr. W. T. Wallace,. " The First Wulpurgis Night" (th. Poem by Goethe, and the Ma sk' by the late Dr. Mendelssohn), will be given in a dramatis form by all the immense resources of the Theatre. A Gelebratod Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. P. Plancite) Is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the znaviltthle of the subject will permit. A new grand Opera, entitled "Kenilworth," by Signer Schira ; and a grand semi-sera Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. naffs. An entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debut of Mdlle. Ifeywoed. Numerous treaties are pending, and amongst others, an answer Is daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischet. Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbli. Property Maker—Mr. Blamire. Ballet fasters—Nl M. Barren and Mazilier. Cider Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett. Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis. ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION. Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. 35. ; First Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and 11. I Is. 6(1. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2s. ; Stalls, 10s. 6d.; Single Admissions to a Private Box on the First Tier, 7s. Bow-street Entrance.—Pit, 3s. 6d. Piazza Entrance.—Publio Boxes, ss. ; Gallery intphltheatre, 21. 6d.; Gallery, Is. 6(1. half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—Te the Public Boxes, am.: Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre Gallery, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. Deors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. The Rex-oftlee Is open from Ten till Five, hider the direction of Mr. John Parsons. A THEATRE ROYAL, fIAYMARKET. Mr. E. Webster, Bole Lessee and Manager, Old Bremptea. The publie is respectfully Informed that this Theatre Las, durtn: the recess, undergone ♦ery extensile repairs and alteratioas, ant tle whale re-decorated. TRIS lETENINIL Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of ROMEO and JULIET. PM! ce iLsealus, Mr. Caulfield ; Paris, Mr. Vandeaheff ; Capulet, Jaynes Mr. Bland ; Romeo, Mr. Crestvick ; Mercutio, Mr. H. Hell ; Tybalt, Mr. Hews , Benvolio, Braid ; Friar Lawrence , Mr. Rogers ; Peter, Mr. Keeley; Nurse, Mrs. Glover ; Juliet, Kiss Laara A.ddiseet. Te eonetude with THE ROUSED LION. THEATRZ ROYAL, ADELPIII. rThrier the direction at Madame Celeste. IDnriag the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Digby Wyatt, Esq , executed by Mr. Sang. A pew Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Static IS rendered EVEN m l ore comfortable. TNG Will be per'orrned BORN TO GOOD LUCK. AttEr which ? JOHN JONES. Gny Goedluck, Mr. Lantbert ; Eliza Ntelton, Miss E. Chaplin. .titer which, THE IRISH POST. To conclude with the Farce et THE DANCING BARBER. Lord Alinolegton, Mr. Beyee 1 Laly Flitteriy, Mss E. Harding. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. tinder the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. Tills EVENING, Will he performed COURT BEAUTIES. Principal characters Messrs. Selby, C. 'Mathews, R. Roxby, F. Matthews, Granby, Fer mi.* Miss Howard, and Miss Marshall. Atter which, MT FATHER DID SO BETOP.E MR, 11 which r. John Reeves will appear. renelude with VIP) CRITIC ; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed. Sir liretrnl Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews ; TilharinA, Mrs. Tates. 55.; Upper Boxes, 45. ; Pit, Ss. ; Gallery, Is. .No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wcillngtoa-street, is open to tie Paulo ~.cty clay, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Nr. J. M. Maddox, Solo Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished In a superb and costly manner by Mr. Hurwitz. ♦ new Chan nailer has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for the duo Yentils.tion of the Theatre, and the comfort and convenience of the audience. THIS EYENII‘CI, Will ye perfogned a new Romantle Opera, entitled LEOLMR. Court ♦dclnsar, Mr. Charles Brahaea ; the Seneschal, Mr. H. Horn castle ; Frantz, Mr. W flee; Matilda, Mrs. Weiss; Leellne, Miss Rafter. After which, a new Farce, entitled MS FIRST PECCADILLO. To conclude with ESMERALDA. TO CORRESPONDENTS. communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Reiccted communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER—SUE O,yicz, OCTORER 24. TdERMOMMIPEM, Lowest, 47; Highest, 64; Noon, si BAROMETER, $9 67. WIND S.W.; fresh breeze, and showery. _ HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DA.T. nrning .. 27 mlx. after 9 I Evening •• 44 nen. after 2 - .1...tr.5.- • ., --' i , ..s T o li - 44 . ."; - '''''.A.,L , '; •'' - . -, tr etylenx - n.t LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1848. The directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company have indeed redeemed their pledge by affording a full, complete, and satisfactory account of their present position, pointing out clearly and distinctly the amount of their expenditure and lia bilities, together with a liberal estimate for the further outlay that may be required, and also a view of the future prospects of the company, showing the' amount of traffic that will be required to keep up the present dividend of Y per cent. per annum on the capital stock of the company. INluch has been an ticipated from the publication of this most im portant i document. Th o se who still retained confi dence n the honour and integrity of public men of well known character believed the assuranc es that were offered that th e f a ll ac i es which have THE SUN, LONDON, SATUnDAY IVENING, OCTOBER 28, MR. so industriously circulated respecting the affairs of this great company would be successfully rebutted, and that the apprehensions by which timid men were frighted from their propriety would be in a great degree, if not altogether, removed. If those persons have taken advantage of . the opportunity afforded to them they will indeed reap a golden harvest, and strike a formidable blow against their opponents. The most sanguine expectations that had been formed are more than realised. The fondest hopes of the shareholders have been thoroughly; fulfilled. Con sternation and dismay reigns supreme in the " Bearish" camp. The present publication will in deed inflict a heavy blow and a great discouragement upon the speculators for a fall, and Tray probably tarnish the laurels they obtained during the past season, and strip them of a considerable portion of their ill-gotten profits. It may be worth com paring the difference that exists between the plausible statement put forward, some weeks since in the Weekly Stuck Exchange List, a publication which made use of its semi-official character to damage the property of railway proprietors generally, and the true and actual statement of facts now published on the most unquestionable authority. They may, in. deed, be classed among the best specimens of "romance and reality" that have for some time been exhibited to the public view. Before we pass from this part of the subject, we rejoice to say that the Committee of the Stock Exchange have at length been aroused to the performance of an act of tardy jus tice, and that they have prohibited the insertion of any of these mischievous statements on any future occasion—properly considering that a publication, sanctioned by their authority, should not be made use of to advance the interests . of any class of specula• tors, or to injire those who send their valuable pro perty to be disposed of on the Stock Exchange, and employ as their agents for that purpose the recognised and legitimate brokers, from and by whom that committee have been elected. Henceforward the contents of the Fleethy Share List are to be re stricted to the usual tabular railway statistics, prices, and official correspondence. A happy result, for which we are probably indebted to the bold and ener• getic remonstrance of Mr. HUDSON, who—in his most valuable answer to the remonstrant share holders of the Midland Company, to which we have already alluded, in the manner which its vast importance, as well as its straightforward and convincing arguments, so fully merited—di rected the attention of the committee to the nature of the statements that were circulated therein, and which were in almost every instance incorrect, but which acquired an undue importance, and a certain guarantee from the presumed sanction it was supposed to have received from the Stock Exchange—a pre sumption which the Hon. Gentleman called upon the committee to rebut by disavowing the publication—a demand which has been so promptly acceded to, and for making which the Chairman of the Midland and Eastern Counties Railways has entitled himself to the thanks of every person in any degree interested in railway property, in addition to the large debt of gratitude already owing to him for his unceasing and most beneficial exertions en their behalf. We shall now return to the bona fide statement, and suffer the parties who influenced the managers of the publication to which we have alluded to insert their "erroneous statements and calculations " to sink into well-merited contempt. The expenditure and liabi lities of the company are classed under five different headings : Ist. The main line and branches producing re- venue. 2d. Branch lines in course of construction, but not yet producing revenue. 3d. Subsidiary lines, in which the company have an interest by subscription, contribution, or gua rantee. 4th. Lines for which Acts have been obtained, but which have not been commenced ; and 6th. A summary of the capital to be provided by _ the company. Under each of these heads the clearest information is afforded, so that those but little versed in accounts may judge for themselves how far the deductions drawn from incontrovertible facts are warranted by the premises. The directors, with a praiseworthy caution, abstain from any very sanguine view ; indeed they might have been warranted in arriving at much more flit tering conclusions from the data. They hare, how ever, purstied a wise course, and although the im mediate improvement may not be so great as if they had presented a more ;flattering picture, there is no doubt that it will be sufficient to overwhelm their enemies with confusion ; that it will be more per manent, and also strengthen the confidence of the shareholders in their management, a result of such vast importance to all interested in the company's prosperity, who are aware how essential it is that a cordial and friendly feeling should be maintained between the directors and the shareholders, that they should mutually co-operate for the common welfare, for that a "house divided against itself cannot stand,' however powerful might be its strength, and vast and unbounded its resources. According to the summary given in the o" th table, it appears that there has been expended on the main line and branches producing revenue, up to the 30th June last, to which day all the calculations have been made, 18,14.5,624/., and that the estimated sum re• quired to complete the works of road and stations, and provide the full working stock, engines, carriages, plant, &c., dating from the Ist of July last, was 4.52,9321.; making a total 01,18,598,51161. That on the branch lines in the course of con struction, but not yet producing revenue, there has been expended 1,4.81,3291., and that the estimated amount to complete the works of roads and stations is 836,896/., for which no less than 62 miles of railway will be opened, and the entire revenue to be obtained, not only from the actual traffic thereof, but from the additional traffic that will be brought to the parent line by means thereof will be made avail able to the company. On the subsidiary lines, in which the company are interested by subscription, contribution, or guarantee, there has been expended 3,098,4331., and there is still to be paid a sum of 1,846,7941., snaking a total of 4,94.5,231/. Of that, however, 109,7341. has been expended on the Ccventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester lines, which are to be transferred to the Midland Company, who will repay that amount. The company also obtained Acts empowering them to construct several small lines, fifteen in number, in which the works have not as yet been commenced. These would require a capital of 3,876,9631.—vie , in stock and shares, 3,257,0001., and by loans 619,9631. The directors have, however, decided on not pro ceeding with any of these branches for the present, or until the sanction of the general body of share holders shall be obtained to such a course. On the whole, then, we find that a further out lay of $,136,6261. only will be required, and that the total expenditure then will be, in addition e stock u o p f , to the 22,835,1201. a l rea d y paid, 25,071,746!., and that when h w e i n ll the present be entsh in ar l e Bs2, capitalthe is fully l called the company will amount to 21,017,747/., and the amount on loans and debentures to 4,814,2t131, and that after allowing largely f or any possible lose by reason of the guarantee s , &c., and interest on they debt, the gross traffic which will be required to maintain the dividend of 7 per cent. will be only 48,6181. per week (and not 70,0001 ., as stated by they Munchausen of the Weekly Share List), being an ad vance of 6,421/. per week on the average of the year ending 30th June last, a year of unexampled deprea sion and stagnation, with sixty•two miles of rail way less than there will be open when that sum is required. We again congratulate the shareholders on this most satisfactory and conclusive . refutation of the calumnies that had been put forward, and thank the directors for a document which will render such im portant service, not only to their own i mme di ate company, but to railway property in general, by proving how little credence is to be attached to the malicious and unfounded statements respecting their affairs made by interested and prejudiced parties. 1 A foreigner visiting Englaid for the first time, and from motives of simple curiosity, is principally struck by the munificence of our different charities, and by the eleemosynary establishments which are scattered in such abundance throughout the land, supported entirely by voluntary contributions. From the red brick almshouse, with its little whitewashed chapel, to the magnificent hospital, with its lonic portico and its friezes embossed with the bassi re- 1 lievi, symbolic of its character, the metropolis alone 1 is crowded with these beautiful evidences of the gene rosity of our population. Balls, concerts, din ners, fetes, bazaars, raffles, sermons, lectures, every conceivable means of accumulating funds for the relief of the destitute and unfortunate is resorted to, and scarcely on any single occasion is the appeal fruitless, or the efibrt ineffectual. Orphans and the children of honest but impoverished parents are fed, clothed, and educated. The sick, the blind, the infirm, the mad, those who are afflicted with any mental or physical malady, with disease of body or decay of mind, are equally cared for and indiscriminately protected. If any one virtue more than another is peculiarly national in England it is most assuredly the virtue of benevolence. And we have frequently thought that the national characteristics are more remarkably embodied in such an one as EDWARD COLSTONR, the good merchant of Bristol, than in the naval glory of BLAKE or NELSON, the military greatness of MARLBOROUGH or WELLINGTON, the poetic genius of MILTON or SNAILSPERE, the philosophic wisdom of BACON or NEWTON, the versatility of CatcwroN, the ambition of CROMWELL, the harmonies of Pua- CULL, or the pictorial creations of HOGARTH. In the noble and beautiful benevolence of EDWARD COL STONE are concentrated all the finest and loftiest qualities of the Saxon race—its paternal and protec tive generosity, its graceful and unostentatious muni ficence, its industry consecrated by goodness, and its wealth ennobled by the lavish alms of its pos sessor. Bristol should not alone be proud of her good citizen—England should cherish with exultation the memory of EDWARD CoLirroNE, if only as a type —and a glorious and elevating type—of the most honourable feature in the national character. 'While, however, the wealthier members of the population of England are perpetuating their ances tral virtue by continuing these charitable proceedings towards the less fortunate members of the community, it is but just and appropriate that the public generosity should not be entirely restricted to those who happen to have been born within the boundaries of the United Kingdom. Were such an exclusive system to be adopted, the aspect of our benevolence would be deteriorated by its apparent selfishness, Over the whole world England is famed as the refuge of political outcasts. Let it not be said that our ports are opened merely to afford those political outcasts a sepulchre. Is a monarch dethroned, he flies to these islands for safety. Is a statesman driven forth with ignominy and abhorrence, he seeks protection under the beneficent shadow of our Go vernment. Is a nationality trodden out under the heels of despotism, the patriots breathe the air of in dependence,, even as aliens, under the skies of Great ' Britain. And never, perhaps, was this fact more conspicuous than at the present moment, when among the exiles who are sojourning in the metropolis or its neighbourhood can be enumerated such names as those of the Comte DR NBUILLY, Dom MIGUEL, the Conde DR MONTEMOLIN, Prince METTERNICH, and M. Gutzor, with all the distinguished adherents of the Orleans, the Braganzs, and the Bourbon dynasties. Happily, however, for such refugees as those we have particularized the miseries of expatriation are not enhanced by the woes of indigence. When, therefore, we speak of the alleviation of the wretched ness of banishment to the political outcasts of the continent, we allude more directly to the banished people than to the banished princes. Such unfortu nates are the noble and chivalrous children of Poland. And it is well that Englishmen should sometimes bear in recollection that remark of the illustrious friend of Poland—Lord DUDLEY COUTTS STVART— that no one wishes " to see the Poles who have come among us to seek an asylum, find here nothing but a grave 1" No : GOD forbid ! GOD forbid that that damning blot should fall upon the national character. The children of Poland must never be allowed to enter this country under the delusion that England is a land where their misfortunes will meet not only with sympathy but assistance, and then dis cover the fallacy of their impressions in the agonies of starvation. For several years past the Polish refugees in Eng land have been supported by the charities of our po pulation. By many it is now imagined that enough has been done in their behalf; and actuated by these feelings, the movement mad. in the cause of the Poles has been, in several directions, discontinued. Thanks, nevertheless, to the distinguished nobleman whose name we have just mentioned a name never uttered by Polish lips but with a blessing S—the Association of the Friends of Poland has not yet relaxed its exertions. On the 16th of the approaching November, the annual ball in aid of the funds of the association will be given in the Guildhall of the city of London. Such was the reso lution arrived at on the meeting of the committee, upon which occasion the assembly was addressed at considerable length by the Noble President of the association. In combatting the objections of those who would bring the movement on behalf of the roles to a termination, Lord DUDLEY Swain. ear: neatly and admirably demonstrated the necessity of sustaining the efforts of the association. He reminded his auditors, and through them the public, that the unfortunate exiles whose cause he has so long and so eloquently pleaded, are not tarrying among us by choice hut necessity. The Poles of Prussian Poland have been afforded the opportunity of returning to their fatherland since the accession of the reigning SOY,- reign —and, availing themselves of that opportunity they have long since departed. In like manner, the natives of Austrian-Poland have been enabled to pro-' ceed homewards since the recent events which have transpired in Germany—and in accordance with that permission they have already left the hospitable shores of England. We have only now amongst us the unfortunate children of Russian- Poland, who, if they dared to venture within the boundaries of their common country, would be in peril of banisluaent to Siberia or of death by the gallows. We are re quired to aid neither the Gallicians nor the Posenese. We are entreated only to preserve from destruction the melancholy exiles from Lithuania. Now that the heart, the once warm heart, of THOMAS Citursam. is cold—now that his generous hand is turned to dust— now that his joyous eyes are dulled by the film of death, and stained by the damp of the grave—the adjurations of his immortal verse in behalf of Poland and her children have acquired to us a new and holy solemnity. That solemnity is eloquent—let its elo quence penetrate into the hearts of England—let it enforce the fervent entreaties of Lord DUDLEY STUART—and then the children of Poland shall not have cause to lament in a distant country their ab sence from the shores of the Baltic and the waters of the Vistula. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We hoe redeited the ?axis papers of yoiterday: The following is the speech read on Thursday at the tribune by Prince Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE in ♦indiction of his right to present himself as a can didate for the of of President of the Republic g y t to have to speak so me to eddrest / deeply re k gre in `t4hCeittriziheunnreepyreessteerndtaatyiv,deltihne inincidaehnietnweehrhhasodunrereed d more to avoid personal often of myself; no one can see no one can ements or broken you illy seri qtiumeesrt,itotn, s t4 l w h is a h t e e s, al a r n ea d dy m ttt y adekoown to accuse me of having orgotten moyp i e n n i g o n e g s , and a d ll o ed ne in t question s y est w io o e rd s . and M in y y c i o n n t d en uc ti t en h s sa in 4 i h st e e iv p e r t u e s r en ; tbende. t n c et o i n , to tohpoisnelo who n opinions; only Lo v n e l admit to any one th e right of qUesti'ening me as to my d dahme amongst accouti account you.my con tue conductandOf what am I accuse d? Of h av i ng t h o u g ht of accepting a candidateship whi c h h as b ee n proposed to met Yes, I ac ceptowe it; and I hates right so to do. Vranes regards my name as bein g likely to onsolidate and strengthen society. --(Loud trim of " " to obi" and Violent tumult.) Thole *lto accuse me of ambition do not know met but if my name can be a rallying point for good citizens, if the sympathies of my fellow-citifrens think proper to place me in the rank of candidate, why should not be so? I should have been to blame had I given way before the bitterness with which I have been mailed. U. Clement Thomas and M. Flocon here rose and demanded to speak, thethe poweronlon l y w of ay Prince L ou i s Napoleon—There are few who are gifted with eloqu ence i n t h e tr ib une, b ut t h at i s not in which a citizen may serve his country. At the present time what is wanted is just and wise ideas, which can put an end to anti-social ideas. I know that there are those who would place impediments of all kinds in my path, but I shall not stumble before them; I shall know how to observe a proper reserve; and I declare to those who would make use "of a system of obstruction towards me, that I shall also know how to use resistance.—(Cries of " Order of the day.") It appears from P, statement made in the National Assembly by M. FLocos, and which was not con tradicted by any member of the Bonaparte family, that in order to secure the votes of the ignorant peasantry in the provinces, in favour of Louis NA - POLEON, his emissaries represent that he is so im mensely rich, that if he be elected he will carry on the Government during his term of office at his own expense, without levying a single tax. The Comtitutionnel gives the following account of the formalities to be observed in conducting the elec tion of the President of the Republic : " On December 10th, 1848, which will be a Sunday, all Frenchmen fulfilling the present electoral conditions are to repair to the chief towns of their respective can tons; to name the President of the Republic by br llot, in the forms in use for the election of representatives of the people. The persons belonging to the army are to vote the same day, like the other citizens, at the chief town of the canton in the circumscription of which they aro quartered; they will be divided by the Mayor amongst the various electoral sections. The candidate to be elected ought to be born in France, to be thirty years of ago at least, and never to have lost the quality of a Frenchman. The first result of the ballots and of the proceedings shall be taken to the chief town of the department, where the examination and summing up of the votes shall take place. The result of these 86 partial examinations, as well as a du plicate of the proses-verbaux shall be transmitted to a committee of thirty . representative s named by the Na• tional Assembly, with mission to proceed at once to a final examination. In order to be elected by the sole fact of universal suffrage, the President ought to have received more than half the votes given, and at least two millions of votes. Thus, supposing that more than four millions of electors take part in the election, fire millions for instance, it will net be sufficient for the can didate whe shall have obtained the greatest number of votes to have attained the number of two millions; it will be necessary for him to have received more than two millions five hundred thousand, forming in that hypothesis the absolute majority. On the other hand, supposing that less than four millions of persons should have voted, three millions, for instance, it will not be sufficient, in order to be declared duly elected, to have exceeded the absolute majority; it will be necessary to have obtained at least two millions. Should these two conditions of the absolute majority and of the minimum of two millions be not fulfilled, it , is the Assembly which will choose the President from amongst the five candidates who shall have obtained the greatest number of votes." Admiral Blunts, commanding in chief the French naval forces in the Mediterranean, has published the following order of the day, dated Naples, Oct. 9 The Admiral has deferred till now to make known t t h o e th H e er s Hercule ed an o n n d a e n admirable the e c o d n i s d a u s c t t e r o o f f t A h f e e s c s crews be of cause he waited for details on the subject. To-day he is happy in being able to announce to the sailors of the squadron that their comrades merited on that occasion the greatest praise. The attack on Messina and the bombardment by the Neapolitans lasted five consecutive days. During this time more than 10,000 of the unfor tunate inhabitants found an asylum in the Hercule and Panama. Our sailors, without regarding the crowding disorder and filth which resulted from the presence of this mass of unfortunates, received them as brethren; they paid the most touching attention to women, chil dren, and wounded; they s hared with them their food, tkeir bedding, and even their clothing. They have merited well of humanity. Honour, then, to the Her cule ! Honour to the Panama 1 Honour to all our brave comrades, whose kindness and g enerosity have con quered for France and the navy r ights to the admiration and gratitude of all civilised nations 1" The Minister of War has published a table of all the condemnations which were passed during Sep tember last by the two permanent courts-martial of Paris. There were 61 sentences in all. Of these one was capital ; 20 were to infamous punishments ; 36 military substitutes and volunteers; and 23 civilians were condemned for having taken part in the insurrection of June. The candidates at present known for the Presidency of the Republic are General CAVAIGNIC, M. DE LA- M ARTINE, Marshal BUGEA.UD, and Prince Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. BUGEAUD and BONAPARTE are the only candidates who have as yet announced themselves, and taken an active personal part in can vassing for support. The decision of the Presidential quostian in favour of immediate election, and that too by such a large majority of the Assembly, is attributed generally to the firm and straightforward speech of General CA VAIGNAC, who told the speakers that they were putting forward every argument for delay except the real one, which was fear of a Bonaparte, and that he could assure them, from his own personal know ledge, that further delay would compromise the safety of the Republic. The Moniteur publishes the decree agreed to by the Assembly, with respect to the private domain of Louis ritieirre ; and also that calling upon the Mi nister of Finances to lay before the Assembly the documents relative to the expenditure of the Provi sional Government between the 24th of February and the llth of May. The Patric of Wednesday evening has the fol lowing : " Duriag;the suspension of the sitting of the Assembly this day, after the interpellation of M. V. Grandin, the members were distributed in the Conference-room and the Salle de la Paix in great and tumultuous agitation, M. Pierre Bonaparte was heard to exclaim, in the centre of the group, They may proscribe us, but they have no right to insult us!' M. Cle'ment Thomas, who pro voked the incident relating to the family of Napoleon Bonaparte. is said to hare been called to account by their friends. By four o'clock the agitation reached its heighth; a challenge was talked of. MM. Mold, Thiers, and de Falloue were in the Salle de Pas Perdus, sur rounded by many persons eager to learn the result of the incident. We aro assured that satisfactory explana tions hare since passed between M. Pierre Bonaparte and M. Cloment Thomas." The National announces that a resolution has broken out at Brunn, in Moravia, and the National Guards are masters of the city. Another convoy of 823 emigrants left Paris on Thursday for Algeria. It was reported in Paria yesterday morning that Vienna had capitulated. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON STOCK - EXCIIANGE, OcT. 27. Boulogne and Amiens, 53i—Namur and Liege 3 3 ' 4 Northern of France, 634 1 . , 4 The EMrEROR, it appears, is very unpopular at Oimutz, and according to a report current at Ham burgh, his MAJESTY had been fired at. Fortunately the shot did not take effect. According to the latest accounts from Vienna, the troops of Prince WirivismaxAzz occupied the bridge at Florisdorf, and, except under special circumstance!, allowed none to enter or leave the city in that direc tion. The Diet had officially announced the march of the Hungarian army to the relief of the city, KOSSUTH having left Pesth for the Hungarian camp to urge them at once to cross the frontier. The offi cial announcement of the advance of the Hungarian troops was signed by four Hungarian generals. The Hungarian army, amounting to 60,000 men, arrived on the 21st at Schwachat and Simmering. The streets of Vienna are barricaded, and the city is provi sioned for a fortnight. The following is the new manifesto of the EM PEROR, which was communicated to the Diet in their sitting of the 21st:— " To my People,— " We, Ferdinand 1., Constitutional Emperor of Aus • tris, King of Hungary, Ste., send our paternal greeting to our faithful people. " By the bloody excesses which, since the 6th of this month, have transformed our capital and resideutiary city of Vienna into the theatre of anarchical confusion, which deeply grieved land profoundly affected us, we are compelled for a while to transfer our reside nce to our royal capital city of Olmutz. Our heart is equally filled with grief at the necessity imposed upon us to adopt military measures for the restoration of legal order, and for the protection of those burghers who have not been implicated in the horrors of the late excesses. It is, however, our intention, that in the adoption of these extreme measures, which are forced upon us, they shall be only so tar carried out as is imperatively called for by the restoration of peace and security, for the protec tion of our faithful burghers, as well as the maintenance of the dignity of our Imperial Throne. "It is our firm, unalterable resolve that the rights and privileges granted to our people, even though they may have been abused by individual miscreants, or mis guided men, shall remain unlimited in their full extent, and hereunto we again pledge our Imperial word. " And we further resolve that the resolutions already adopted by the That and sanctioned by us, viz., those respecting the abolition of the federal bond, the immu liie,t, t sriiAshsa decree tei l oc l rne b fore immu nity and eq ua li sa ti on o f l an d e d property f or t h e mo d e- it i s eb e ourth brought fier m equalisationoltv rate compensation alre a dy re cogn i se d i n pr i nc i p l e b y t h e ) r resolve maintained, snanoedo that peconformablyorratthi theoperation. n , nrights with our former work ights of o t t llbaeAd mour loving subjects, already commenced by the Constitutory Diet, shall be continued forthwith without interruption, to the end that it may be submitted to us for our Im perial sanction, and be brought to a happy termination. I The accomplishment of this will be the object of our serious and incessant care, and we hereby reckon on the good sense, gratitude, and loyalty of our faithful people. (Signed) "FERDINAND. (Countersigned) " WESSENBERG." Given at our Imperial capital city, Olmutz, the 19th day of October, 1148." MOSEY ,m(1 COL'➢f Et t: IA IL Vi S. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was rather brisk. Sales 8,000 bales, including some by auction. —Shares were much better. Further important alterations have taken place in the sum of the Bank of England liabilities and assets during the weck ending the 21st inst. The active circulation of notes was augmented by the rt sidue of official and divi dend payments, which acted likewise upon the Govern ment balances. The Chancellor of the Exchequer would seem to have repaid advances obtained from the Bank, looking to the great reduction in the Government secu rities, and the other securities were lessened by the re funding of advances made to private individuals during the shutting of the books. The principal items of the account, compared with the previous week, are as ful- lows : - 550 592 26 Notes issued f_ . ,___ Decrease Rest Increase Public Deposits 3,162,909 Decrease ., 1,134,476 Other Deposits 10,660,380 Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Increase .... 22,179 Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes Decrease Bullion Decrease Active circulation Increase 226,205 During the four weeks to the 7th of October instant the circulation of Bank notes in the United Kingdom amounted to 31,496,9981., being only a decrease of 37,8921. compared with the previous month. The publication of the North-Western Railway ac counts, and the intimation that the " Stock Exchange Weekly List" will not in future contain any remarks, have had a most decided and cheering influence upon railway securities, and we may expect to see them once more in the ascendant. 'I he Bank of England loan to Fletcher, Alexander, and Co., made under guarantee, is to be renewed for twelve months. There has this week again been a good deal of bullion sent from London to the contini tit, the quantity of silver exceeding 518 ounces, and of gold 2,000 ounces. The Funds are exceedingly buoyant; the favourable advices received from Vienna have, still a good r ffect. Consols have ranged from 85 to 86, and are now 85 Exchequer-bills are 41s. to 445. premium. Bank Stock has been done at 1876. The New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents. are 85 to 85i. The Foreign Exchanges were firm yesterday after noon. Mexican Bonds are 201 to 21, and Spanish Three per Centd. 22k. Portuguese, Brasil. &0., are nominal. Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents. 441 to 45i. The advance in Railway Shares is most important, being in the heavy shares 3L to 61. and Si. per share, and in the new lines in proportion. ONE CLOSING P.t I( :FS OF IsRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICE.S. Bank Stock 18 7 1% 187 1 ,e 3 per Cent. Reduced Arms B 4 lt i 3 /4 84 3 / 4 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities 8 5 3 /4 %86 85 85% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ann 5...... . 85% 85 85N 115% f.ong Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 8 7-16 India Bond:, 1,0004 ....... - - - Ditto under 1,0004 .. ....... 45 42 p 42 p South Sea Stock C ,nsols for Account 8 5 3 4 1,4 86 85 3 / 4 86 Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,000/. March .. 42 p 42 p 1,0001. June 44 41 p 44 p 5001. Mal ch... Small, March .. 46 p 46 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE CLOSLN, O'CL 9CE. PRICES. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 65 1 % 65% Blexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2l 20 3 / 4 21 1 4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. - 11 Ditto, Account - 11 1 4 Ditto 3 per Cent 2 2 14 22% Ditto, Account - 22% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent ..... 71 71 Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 45 45 1 4 44% 44% Ditto. 4 oer Cent. Certificates 68%% 68, PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK.. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 4 1 4 ..... - - Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5 - Belfast & County Down 17%..... - Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 ...... 24 Do, withoutguarantee 20 . ... - Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 13 Do. without guarantee 10 ...... - Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... - • .., Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Juno.... 10 ...... - ........ -....- I Boston, Stamfd & Birm. b ... .. - - Bristol and Exeter B5 ... .. - Ditto, Thirds ..- ..... 25 - - Buckingham:hire... 141. 4s. _ Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares - Do. New 101. Pref 5 ... .. 3% Di tto,Clydesdal s June 50 Chester and Holyhead-. 50 ...... 21 1 4 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... - Clarence - ............... Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct lO ...... - ............... Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct lO ...... - ... ............ Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. - .... ........... Direct London & Ports mouth - ...... ....... Dublin and Belfast Junc 35 ...... - ............... Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 - .. ............ East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ..„ - ... _ ........ . Do., 184, E. & 11.... 18 - .... .... ea ..... ••••• Do., 3 1 . 10 x. - - -.. .. ..... •• •• .... Eastern Counties 2O ...... 12%1%3,4 ......... 13 Do. New Guarant eed 6 per Cent. .... Ditto,Extension,s per 64135. 4d.... -. .... Cent., No. 1 Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13s. 4d... - ...... . ............. -- .. -- Do. North. & Eastern 50 - .............. - Do., 5 per cent. ...... 50 ... Do. Quarters --..... 12% - ............ Do. New - •••••• ......... - Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 - ............... .- Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 ............... - Ditto, Class B (L & and B.) 2O - ..... •• ........ Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . - ........ . ..... Do. S c rip (6 percent.) 10 - ...... .. ...... Ditto, ditto - ..... ........ - Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent...-........ 21,4 - East Lancashire Ditto, New - • .......... ... Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4 4 .............. Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 4!,i East Lincolnshire ...... 23 _ 21%... .. ........ Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..- - Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. - Edinburgh andNorthem 25 - ••• Ditto, Newport l 3 -.- Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% - -. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ....... ... -81. 6s. 8d.... - elasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ..... - Do. Preference Consol. - - . ..... • ••• Great Northern Do., - 1 / 2 A. Deferred Do., % B 6 per Cent guaranteed ... Do. Extension 2%•..... - .....„....„•• .... Great South. and West (Ireland) .. 42%...... 22% 22% Great North of England.loo ......217 Ditto, New, 401 40 - Ditto, ditto 25 - .. - Ditto, New, 301 30 - -- Ditto, New, 15/ •• ••••. ...... .....• Great Western 9O ..... 76 80 Ditto, % Shares Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths . 2O - ..... 16% Ditto, New 171........ 13 ... .. 10 ... lO Huddersfield and Manch. 30 - ........ ...... - Ditto, Thirds - - [lull and Selby .. ...... 50 •••••• '-- - Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... - Ditto, 1 4 Shares - Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ..... 44 Ditto, Thirds - Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ..... 43 ..... - ...... ..... Do. Quarter Share 17 1 Do. Fifths.... ....... -.. 9 - - Do. Sixteenths 6 IA - Do. Thirds (Reg.),.... 13 ..... - - Do. New, Gua.6 per et. 5 ...... - - Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... - Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Shaft) 43 - •• •• ••• Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 - - Do. (W. Riding Union) 7 .. ... - ........... - Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 - Do. % Shares (A)... 9%...... 121 4 .... 1214 L i ids and Bradford Leeds, i;;:7csbury, &c.... 50 ...... - - Do., Half Sha:es 25 ...... - ..... ......... Do., (blue) Scrip 2%...... - ..... Leeds and Thirsk ..... . 60 - ........«.... - Ditto, New ..... ........ 35 - Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3% - Liverpool, Crosby and Southport. alt - - Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2% - - London & Blackwell-13 1. 6s. d.... - - Do. Extension .... ... 22% . .... - •••••• - London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Guarani. 5 per et-, 9 ...... - ••• •'- ........ - Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. ... - - Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 ...... - - Ditto, New 54 guar. 6 per cent. .. 4 ...... 4 1 4 London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... - ••• ...... •••• - 23% 414 21% 13% 14 1 4 4 21% oh 8% 71 Ditto, Preference... fit 173 2d London and N. Western 100 ll4 115 112 115 116 Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 5 3 / 4 Do. 401.Shares(L.M.) 25 — Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 .•• •• 9% Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 9 Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 Lon& & S. Western 5O Do. New 504 ... ..... 42%.. .. 27 .. . Do. New 404 S4 — Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 9% 9 2% 40M 27_-, Ditto ditto .... .... 40 - 1 , ;ttp Third , .. ......13/. 6s. 8d... 431 di. Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per ‘ Cent. on Calls ...11. 13s. 4d... % dis. ....... 1% die. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... .. ........ 1 1 ...... - Londonderry &Coleraine* 27 1 ,4.....• - - -..- Londonderry and Ennis killen Lowestoft (4 per ct.) - ' 4 ". - Ditto (6 per ct.) - - Manchester,Baxton,and ._ Matlock... - .. -.. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo - •••• .. ........ ..... • Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 - ...... •••• ••• 00 • . - Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 - ..... ...••• ... -- Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 - Ditto, Gt. Grimsby -. 35 - Ditto ditto . ... -... 11 ...... - .., . .4... Ditto ditto - ...... ........ ;.- Ditte Sheffield and .: Lincolnshire 1214 ... - Do., Grimsby Dock... 17% - ... .... Do., Manchester and Lincoln Union. -.4/. 2s. - Midland ... 100 ....• 78 704 77 1 ,4 76 71 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo - Do., do., SOL Shares... 28 .....714 8% 7 3 / 4 8% 8% Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 ...... - ... . Ditto,Brist. & Glecstr. 38 . ..... - ..... ...... Ditto, ditto ....... ....14L 185.... - Ditto,Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo -..-....,;••....... ~. Midland Great Western , Irish - Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. - Newcastleand Carksie...loo - .. Do. Quarters 25 ...... - Newmarket ... - - Do. Extension .........21, 125.... - .•••• ..-. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 8 .....•• - Newry and Enniskillen 7 ...... ..-•. .. .....,, -"• Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 20 - .... •••••• v. too •• - Norfolk ...... 100 - Do. New 20/. - - Do. Guaranteed 5 p et. 20 - . - Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... - Northern Counties Union 4 ...... - North British ........ ... 25 .. ... 13% 14 ..- Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters; ...... 6 1 4 - ;..,...... -- Ditto, Extension O% ..... - . ,. es -- Ditto,phirds .... - - 54.... VAX 4 North & South-Western 2 - - North Staffordshire l5 ..... 8% 1 ;4 8 ,9 North Wales . ... 3% - North-Western . Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 - .li d i e 23 Reading, Guildford, and ........ 10 Royston and Hitchin .. 2 Scottish Central - 25 21 22 Scottish Midlana . 25 Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7% Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... I Shrewsbury and Bina... ..... . Dittoaiditto. Class B. I — Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) ' $ % =Mb 22 ..... ---- Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 Shropshire. Union South Devon ••• Do. Preference South Staffordshire 644 ...... ...... •••....... outh Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 .-.... ...... 25 Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 South Wales S.iuth Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 - ......... Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 ... --- Thames Haven Dock _ % 22% 11% and Railway ..... ...... 17% .... . . - Vale of Neath ... .. o. ..... Waterford and Kilkenny 17%. .. Waterford and Limerick 45 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... ..... 42% ...... —.. .. .... -- Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ..• 9 .• ••• —• ••• ..... ••• •• ...." West Cornwall ..._ ..... 6 ... .. ..... ... OM West London 2O — - Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 . Do. Do. 2d Class - 20 - . ..... W hitehaven & Furness 15 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 9% ...... - ... MOO Wilts, Somerset,& Wey- I!mouth York, Newcastle, and ~..„, Berwick.... -....-.... 25 .. - 24% . . ... :::-..••••• 20 Do. Original N ew an d --- Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 15 Do. G.N.E.Preference 5 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing.;Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 4 1 4.... - 7riws '"• Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... - •• .:". Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 - Ceylon - Demerara l5 ....•• - •••• Dendre Va11ey............ 4 - Direct Bombay and • Madras ss. . „. - Dutch Rhenish ......... 7%..... - .. ...... .... - East Indian ..-.• - ...... .. • ••• • - Great Indian Peninsular 14 - - Louvain 4la Sambre ... 7 1 ,4 - Luxembourg 7 ........ --- Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... - Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. - .• -.- Northern of France...... 12 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 •••••• - . -• Paris and Lyons ll ••• . - .. 5 Do. Do. . lO - Paris and Orleans ...... 20 - Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 6 - ...... •••••••• " Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ....... -- - Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 - Tours and Nantes ' 9 •••••• r.. - Tournay, J ur bi se, Lan den and llasselt .....• 20 - - West Flanders. .... - .... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia ............. 40 • •••• ..... ••• British North American -- •• 50 Colonial..., ... .... 25 - ..• . ••••••••• Commercial of London 20 — London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 London & Westminster. 20 National pro f , En g l an d . 35 Ditto,New...... ....• 10 National of Ireland 2214.... ....... Ditto New... 10 Provincial of Ireland Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Com— 13 Australian 2% Santiago de C u b a lO United Mexican 28% 23 %.. ••• 14% •••• ems ••••• 2% SPAIN. ♦ccounts from Cadiz state that Don J. P. DX: RIVERA, a naval officer, has been appointed Captain- General of that province in the room of Don J. M CHACON deceased. GERMANY ♦ND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. Our accounts from Vienna are to the evening of the 21st. In the early sitting of the Diet this morning, a manifesto of his MAJESTY was read, in which he pro mises in nowise to diminish aught from the conces sions promised in March and May, but at the same time states his intention of employing every means for the restoration of peace and order. The Diet has also published a proclamation to the people of Vienna, which reprobates the assembling of Hungarian and other troops, the'disarming of the National Guard, which was legally .organized by his MAJESTY, in the vicinity of the ;capital. The Diet also asserts that Vienna, as alone the capital of the empire, can be the seat of the Nation" Diet, and in sists that all who are for popular liberty must be for Vienna, and therefore must acknowledge that it is the duty of the Diet to oppose with equal force anarchy and reactioti. In conclusion the filet hulls sip o n the inhabitants to unite the whole force of their moral po*er with the Diet, in order that the EurNuos may nominate a popular Ministry, withdraw the troops, Ana Testore peace to the city of Vienna and to the elipire. The Communal Council has also made a long address to the Eureaos, expressive of the same wishes. They have also sent an address to the Arch duke FRAECIS CHARLEs, entreating him to mediate With the Eiktemton. The Vienna National Guard has also sent an ad dress to the Easetnoa, in which proposals are made for the restoration of peace. These proposals are in chief as follows " That Auersperg shall enter Vienna with not more than 11,000 men ; that the military shall take the oath to the Imperial patent of the 15th of March and 15th of May l that Jell:which and Windischgrate, as well as three regiments which itre obnoxious to the people, shall be removed from Vienna ; that the dw Lanehr shall be organized ; th a t a lib er al popular Ministry shall be appointed ; and that the Emperor shall return to Vienna." The Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard has addressed a writing, dated the 20th, to Prince WINDISCLIGKATZ, in which he conjures him not to render the work of conciliation totally abortive by the commencement of hostilities. Prince IVlNDiscllGearx has given orders for the immediate repair of the railway from Vienna to Gen sendarf, which had been destroyed by the military, and which cut off Vienna from all railway communi cation with Berlin or the north of Germany. The Archduke STEPHEN, late Palatine of Hun gary, haa left Frankfort for London. ITALY. The affairs of Italy bear a much more satisfactory aspect than they have borne since the commencement of March. RADETSKY, it is said, has, through the mediatio❑ of England and France, concluded a treaty of peace with CHARLES ALERRT, which only awaits the ratification of the Emperor of A USTRIA to be imme diately carried into effect; and that this ratification will be at once given there can be little doubt, inasmuch as (according to the Concetrdia) the Austrian Am bassador in Paris is authorised to ratify all that the mediating Powers shall decide on the subject of Italy. In Tuscany the Ministerial crisis still con tinues. The GRAND DUKE continues firmly opposed to the appointment of GUMS AZLE as Minister, and should the appointment be forced upon him, he will, it is said, retire to Elba. There is also every reason to hope that the media tion of England and France will effect a satisfactory settlement of the differences between Naples and Sicily. The terms proposed are the re•esta tablishment of the Sicilian Constitution of 1812, under the guarantee of England and France, and an independent Sicilian Legislature, with either the Bing of Nei-Las or his son as Sovereign. The Go vernment of Palermo and that of Naples seemed both inclined to accede to the terms. The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies of Sar dinia on the mediation offered by Great Britain and Franca terminated at two o'clock on the 22d. An amendment of M. BROFFERIO, who had opposed the mediation, and maintained that Italy should in pre ference look up to the triumph of German democracy for her emancipation, was rejected by 122 to 13, and the Assembly afterwards granted the Cabinet a vote of confidence by 77 to 53. CHINA AND THE INDIANISLANDS Accounts from Hong-Kong of the 30th August represent that colony as suffering dreadfully from sickness, the prevailing disease being an aggravated species of influenza. It appears that serious differences have occurred at Shanghae between some of the British merchants there and Mr. ALCOCK, the Consul. Accounts from Singapore of g-th September state that Sir JAMES BROOKE and suite left that colony for Labuan and Sarawak on the 29th August. CEYLON. Intelligence has been received from Colombo to the 15th September inclusive. The insurrection was coynpletely at an end, the rebel KING had fled, and 1001. reward was offered for his apprehension, and several of his followers had been tried by court-mar tial and shot. His MAJUSTT it appears served in 1645 in the police. The- merchants, planters, and traders of Ceylon have sent a memorial to Earl Guar detailing their grievances. The ICeylon Times announces the failure of the oldest commercial firm in the island, Messrs. Giusorf, READ, DAVIDSON, and Co. Their liabilities are said to exceed 100,0001. --- NATIONAL GUARDS OF FRANCE. TO THE ED.17011 OF THE SUN. Sia,—Nothing, I am confident, will be more gratifying to the feelings of every Englishman than to learn, through the medium of your columns, that the kind and welcome reception the National Guards of France have received from all classes on their short visit to your beautiful shores and city, has produced such impressions of gratitude upon them, that I have been deputed by a great number of them to express their thanks to your nation as a memento of everlasting friendship, and the greatest step towards the permanent union of the two most powerful, enlightened, and civilioed countries is the world. With the highest consideration, I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obliged servant, Oct. 27. SORER. PUNCII'S POCKZT BOOK sox 1849.—0ur old friend Punch is the first in the field this year, and, like good wine, he grows more mellow as he grows in age. " The Pocket Book for 1849" is the best that has yet appeared. It is what a good pantomime ought to be, a satirical commentary on the events of the past year; and here we have them all humorously illustrated from the frozen-out kings of February to the thawed lawyers of November. The frontispiece, Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic, is a capital skit on the Republique Rouge. Leech was never in happier mood than when he designed the illustrations to the " Punch's Pocket Book for 1849 ;" and the letter-press is worthy of the illustrations. ROUSERT.•—•OII Monday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, as Mr. Bentham, station -master the ground, of the Monkwearmouth wlansahrnalowcamyt down Whit bhui his n h -land, a o n l a r t g h e e way to hie ba g residenc e, containinganda money in silver, he suddenly heard c c a o r n r sld in efa : bie sum tt: the voice of a man exclaim to four men rushed upon him and felled nit... at the salllo time striking him severely on the ne.::! with sticks. Mr. Bentham struggled hard, but was com pletely overpowered, one of the villains kicking him severely in the groin. He retained hold of the bag, however, till he contrived to raise himself up a little, and throw it over the adjoining wall. Two of his assailants immediately left him, and leaped over the wall, and the remaining two kept struggling with him. In a few moments a loud whistle was heard, and the two latter, after giving Mr. Bentham several additional blows, decamped, leaving Mr. Bentham lying on the ground severely bruised. Shortly afterwards the alarm was given to the police, Inspector Bailes hastened to the spot, and examined the place were Mr. Bentham had thrown the bag over, but it was gone. Next morning the foot marks of four men were traced distinctly from the place of robbery to Cleadon-lene, and we understand strong suspicions are entertained of certai❑ parties.—S'under lead Herald. TILE GRIAT SEA SERPENT AGAIN.—A letter under this head, signed " James Henderson, master, Bromie law, Berth No. 4," dated " Mary An n , of Glasgow, October 19," was copied into most of the papers. It purported to be a confirmation of the story of the sea monster having been seen by the captain of her Majesty's ship Daedalus, between St. Helena, and the Cape. That letter turns out, however, to be a hoax, as we suspected it to be when we read it, and therefore did not give it a place in our columns. Upon inquiry, we find that there has been no such ship, with the master's name as given, at the Broomielaw since the mont h o f August.— Nord British Mail, trIT 92tittion NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) XATIMIIB. Testator beat Provost filly. Ferule received from Dahcotah Chief. Canada colt beat Sender. Houghton Handicap. Vanish ... .., ••• Man of my Heart: ... •is 2 Sweepstakes of 10 son. each T.Y.C. Peeress filly ... ... t Cotton Lord ... ... ... ... .... ... 2 Match—Concertina colt received from St. Rosolis. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze and squally, with rain. DEAL, OCT. 27—Wind S.to S.S.W, fresh, P.m.' S.W. to W.S.W., strong breeze and squally.—Put bock, James Campbell, for Bahia ; Ealing, Grove, for Dominica; Apollo, for Grenada; Thames, for Jamaica; Sarah, for Jamaica; Caroline, for ditto; Crusader, for Honduras. Arrd. from the River and aid. George, Sydney; ,New South Wales; Harlequin, Grenada; L ady Katharine, Karham; Jamaica. Sld. most of the outward bound. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 27—WindW.S.W.---Aberdeen,Hub• bard, New York; Delta, St. John's, Newfoundland; Chat ham,Vinnea, Miramichi ; Challenger, M'Conohie, Quebec; Denizon, King, Antigua; St. Claire, T a y St. John's. N. 8.; Lord Sendon, Walsh, Quebec. Sla:Tagus, Val paraiso; Blond, Buenos Ayres; Bona Des, Savannah ; St. Vincent, for St. Vincent; Lady Milton, Mobile; Helen M'Gran, Philadelphia; St. George, New York; Lord Elgin, Africa. Off port, Zetland, St„John'e, New Brunswick; Grecian; St. Patrick; Bridget; Ann; and Hartley. COWES, OCT. 27.—The Carmelite barque, of Bangor, abandoned and full of water, with only fore and masts standing, was boarded, 4th inst., lat. 37, long. 53. FALMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ryan, Bahia. Off port, Camps, Cuba; Sarah and Bryant, Gay, Havannah, and sld. for Antwerp; Nymph, Singapore. ILFRACOMBE, OCT. 27.—The Zuleika, Farran, which put in here, 22d inst., is making a deal of water. BELFAST, OCT. 26.—The wreck of a vessel of about 200 tons, waterlogged and abandoned, with only the stump of foremast standing, apparently only recently abandoned, was passed 23d ult., off Bird Island, and blowing a heavy gale at the time, by the Helen, ht'Cvk loch, arrived at Belfast, I Or bre like Fle Off (Be occi of L min nee Fro Ong but cam isa aC fair get and pike A for of tl ago, peti not beir to t Wit he / Wot aft pfet que Wi, not bee( Dal he 1 hie 1 nes; of c sue( the infc