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Now ready, 28 and in W 2 vols.,ellingto n s. bou N e lson Dispatchifend, printed uns,ormly with tho THE CASTLEREAGH MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE. "A work of the highest and most universal interest."—Morning Chronicle. " The most valuable contribution to modern history that we know of." —Morning Herald. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. (Incorporated by 9 and 10 Vic., cap. 71, 26th June, 1846.) NOTICE of CALL THIS DAY made, of 21. per Share, making a total of 191. per Share called up. TO THE SHAREHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given, that the Directors have This Day made a Call of 21. (Two Pounds) per Share upon the whole of the Shares composing the Capital of the Company, being in number 224,000 Shares, and numbered 1 to 224,000 ; and that the said Call is required to be paid on or before the 30th day of November instant, to one or other of the undermentioned Bankers of the Company, viz.:— The Union Bank of London, Princes-street, Mansion-home , one of the Company's London Bankers. Messrs. Smith, Ellison, and Co., Lincoln. Messrs. Beckett and Co., Leeds. Messrs. Swann and Co., York. Messrs. Moss and Co., Liverpool. Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. Manchester. The British Linen Company , A Call Letter, with fall instructions, will be sent to each Proprie tor, showing the amount to be paid on his or her particular Shares. Transfers of Shares cannot be registered a fter this date, unless this Ca attenll be previously paid. The tion of Shareholders is particularly directed to the "Com pany's Clauses Consolidation Act," 1845, Cap. 16, Sees. 23 and 123, and to this Company's Act, Sec. 8, to the effect that if such Call be not paid on or before the date fixed for the payment thereof, Inter, at thereon at the rate of 5 per cent. will be charged so long as such Call remains unpaid, and the Interest not only on those Shares but on ALL OTHERS which the Proprietor may hold in the Company will net accrue—will be forfeited, from that day , unt il such Call in arrear, and Interest thereon, be paid. Observe—This Call does not apply to London and York Extension Shares, either in Scrip, or Registered and Consolidated. Parties who have made payments in advance of Calls, to the ex tent of 21. per Share, are to disregard this Notice. By order, J. R. MOWATT, Secretary. Company's Offices, 14, Moorgate-street, London, Nov. 2, 1848. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Manager, Mr. BUNN. On SATCRDAY EVENING, The Entertainments will commence with a Grand Opera, entitled HAIDEE 1 or, the Secret. Loredano, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Malgenio, Mr. Whitworth ; Andrea Donato, Mr. Herberte; Playdee, Miss Lucombe. THE AMAZONS. Josifa, Mdlle. Louise ; N isida, Mdlle. Pluskett ; Don Etkur, M. Petipa ; Don Oscar, Mr. W. H. Payne ; supported by Mdlles. Celeste Stephan, Moncelet, Arnal, Annie Payne, Therese Cnshnie, Herne, Sophie, Annie Cushaie, Le Tete, Lowe, and Fenton; Messrs. Paul and dries. Mr. BUNN, by an 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 mise en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the view of representing the Performances submitted to public patronage in an equally efficient manner, he submits the names of the priecipal Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements FOR GRAND OPERA. SOPRANI AND CONTRALTI.—MdIIe. Nissen (principal singer from the Imperial Theatres of Italy and St. Petersburgh), Miss Romer, bliss Bassano, Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Miss Messent, and Madame Stolta (the renowned singer from the Grand Opera at Paris). Basses AND BARITONES.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bur dint, Mr. N. Corn (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dublin), Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. H. Phillips. TENORS.—Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Herberte (his first appearance en the London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and selected front the first talent, on a greatly Increased scale. Misicat Director, Signor Schira. The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will eon pre,e the best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Land. FOR GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE. Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fusee, (both from the Grand Opera de la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Mdlle. Moncelet, Mdlle. Gaillot, and Mdlle. Arnal (all from the principal Theatres of Paris), Mdlle. Louise, and Mdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse from the Sac Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (bath from the Theatre de la Nation, Paris), M. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at Milan), M. Paul, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cermack (from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Masi lier (hie first appearance these eizht years). and the most renowned Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a more numerics and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Figurantes, and Promenenses, than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre. A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre by Mr. W. Y. Wallace. " The First Wulpurgis Night" (the Poem by Goethe, and the Ma gic by the late Dr. Mendelssohn), will be given in a dramatic form by all the immense resources of the Theatre. A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. P. Planehe) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the magnitude of the subject will permit. A new grand Opera, entitled " Kenilworth," by Signor Schira ; and a grand semi-serla Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe. An entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debut of Mdlle. Maywood. Numerous treaties are pending, and amongst others, an answer Is daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischek. Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. Property Maker—Mr. Blamire. Ballet Masters—MM. Barrez and Mazilier. Under Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett. Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis. ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION. Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. as.; First Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and 11. I Is. 6d. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2s. ; Stalls, les. 6d, ; Single Admissions to a Private Box on the First Tier, 7s. Bow-street Entrance.—Pit, 3s. 6d. Piazza Entrance.—Public Boxes, Ss. ; Gallery Amphitheatre, 25. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. 6d. Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—To the Public Noxee, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre Gallery, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, le. Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. The Ilex-ofllce is open from Ten till Five, wider the direction of Mr. John Parsons. rHgATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, gole Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations, aid tke whole re-decorated. THIS EVENING. Will be performed Goldsmith's Cemedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Mr. liardcastle. Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Charles Marion., Mr. Rogers; Young Marlow, Mr. H. Holl ; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Keeley ; Ilastings, Mr. H. Vandenhoff , Mrs. Hardeastle, Mrs. Glover; Miss Neville, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Miss Bardcastle, Miss Julia Bennett. After which, LAVATER, THE PHYSIOGNOMIST. To conclude with the Farce of CONFOUNDED FOREIGN ERS. Characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Hudson, Ranger; Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Stanley, and Miss Carre. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPLII. r'ncler t he direction o: Madame celeste Paring the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by DLrby Wyatt, Esc' , executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable. THIS E VEN ING When wll be performed the original Drama, called HARVEST HONE. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Miss Turner, &c. fter which TTIO DANCE OF THE SHIRT. To conclude with the Farce of TIM DANCING BARBER. Lord Mincington, Mr. Boyce ; LAdy Flitterly, Miss E. Harding. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, W"1 be performed COURT BEAUTIES. Principal characters 'AMIN. Selby, C. Mathews. R. /toxby, F. Matthews, Granby, Par sede, Miss Howard. and Miss Marshall. Atter which, MY FATHER DID SO BEFORE ME, in which Mr. John Reeves will appear. conclude with THE CRITIC ; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed. Sir Fretful Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews ; Tilburina, Mrs. Yates. bs. ; Upper Boxes, 43. ; fit, is. ; Gallery, is. -N• half-price to any part of the house. • :New Box-of:lce, No. 2, Wellington -street, Is open to the public Net y day, from Ten till Six. - - PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel ished In a superb and costly manner by Mr. llurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the comfort and convenience of the audienee. THIS EVENING, Will So performed a new Romantic Opera, entitled LEOLLNE. Count Adelniar, Mr. Charles Braham ; the Seneschal, Mr. 11. Horn castle; Frantz, Mr. Neva; Matilda, Mrs. Weiss; Leollue, Miss Baiter. After which, a new Farce, entitled HIS FIRST PECCADILLO. To Conclude with the Ballet LE DI ABLE A QUATRE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless autheati eated by the name and address of the writer. tlelee!od communications cannot be returned. t't 1 i WEATHER.—SurN OFFICE, NOVIIIEBEIi 2. TS .:EMOMETER, Lowest, 38, Highest, 45; Noon, 50. BAIiiI4ETER, 29 B.—WIND W.S.W.; fine. lIIGLI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. v(a-ning .. 8 min. after 6 I Evening .. 28 inln. after 6 4 .,) „fie , , • •Or . jr - ,..44.11101111111 0 4 s - , .21". • VT.! , " •••‘" " .4 * , ;-• v " • OtceninA .;,lIIL LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. 2. 184$. The University of Cambridge has made a rapid stride in advance. The proceedings of the Senate on Tuesday, the graces adopted in both houses by large and decisive majorities, the particulars whereof were contained in our impression of yesterday, will be re ceived with approbation throughout the entire country. Ilenceforward every person aspiring to the honour of a degree from the University must devote some portion of his time to the acquisition of really useful knowledge, and opportunities of distinction are opened to those who, although they might not be qualified to take high honours in mathematics, or who could not aspire to ascend the Classical Tripos, would yet gladly devote the hours that, under the late system, were wasted in idleness, or, still worse, consumed in dissipation, to a pursuit better suited to their tastes and habits, and which may prove really valuable in the course of their future career. It is in youth only that the rudiments of many sciences can be attained. In more advanced years, when men are e mancipated from any control or discipline, and when a considerable portion of their time is required for the discharge of indispensable duties and d avocations, few will submits to the drudgery that must be encountered before the first difficulties can be overcome. With the great majority a certain d-gree of coercion is necessary to induce them to submit to the toil and labour that is essential in the first instance. The approaches to any branch of learning are rugged and wearisome. When a little progress is made th e p ath becomes smoother, ditfi ' , "l eitliislidiat at first appeared insurmountable are easily 7-'l passed, an interest is speed il y awakened, and the - ascent ise voluntarily continued, until perhaps - - the very ' summit is attained, which would never have been commenced unless some power ful stimulus had been applied in the earlier stages of the journey. N. We are by no means disposed to slight or despise THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1848. the advantages of mathematical acquirements, or of a thorough acquaintance with the rich stores of classical literature, that will survive through all time and all ages. The former exercises and matures the intellect, and prepares the mind for future exertion of almost any description ; the latter cultivates and refines the taste, gives a keen perception of the sublime and beautiful, and materially assists in developing that natural eloquence that may afterwards be required in the Senate, the bar, or the pulpit. But a mere superficial knowledge will not be sufficient, that which alone entitles its possessor to a place among the "of iroAkoi," will be of little utility in after life. Men uho, perhaps in their freshmen year, aspired to academical honours, and looked forward to taking a high degree, sunk into apathy on the first failure, and became disgusted with studies in which they could not hope to excel. No other portal to distinction was, however, open—no other branch of learning was recog nised by a proficiency in which they might be enabled to attain a prominent position. All study was then abandoned, or only followed sufficiently to avoid the disgrace of a " plucking" or the wooden spoon, and habits of indolence were acquired that operated most injuriously in after life, and blighted the prospects of many promising young men, the hopes of many fond and anxious parents. Such were the causes that made many a father fear to entrust his child to the chances of a residence at either of the eminent seats of learning. Such were the causes that deprived a university of its chief value, and in the great majority of cases, rendered it of little practical utility in after life. The mathematical problems and the Greek and Latin authors were speedily forgotten, and nothing remained as an equivalent for the heavy expenses and the valuable time consumed in going through the under graduate course. Henceforward, however, things will be essentially changed. Reforms have been introduced, from which the most satisfactory results may be anticipated— they do not, perhaps, proceed to the extent we should have desired, but they are steps in the right direction, and will open the way to other and still more important alterations. They will not be the less acceptable either, for having been introduced under the auspices of the illustrious Chancellor of the University, the Prince Consort of our Most Gracious SOYDREIGN. Within little more than one single year from the inauguration of his Royal Highness these reforms were proposed and, stranger still, were carried intact by large majorities on every point. The University has long possessed the means of affording instruction in the different branches of science and learning, which were neglected because it remained optional with the students whether or not they would avail themselves of the opportunities within their reach, and no inducement was held out to persuade them to enter upon pursuits that would require a certain amount of labour and application, without any immediate or adequate recompense from the University. Hence the professorships were lite rally sinecures ; and although the most distinguished and talented men were appointed, loud com plaints were made of their inefficiency and inutility, and Parliament was repeatedly ap pealed to on account of the positive waste of public money in paying their salaries. All students for the degree of 8.A., or for the honorary degree of M.A., who are not candidates for honours, must, however, in addition to what is now required, have attended, before they shall be admitted to examina tion for their respective degrees, the lectures deli vered during one term at least by some one or more of the professors of the different sciences enumerated in the resolution, amongst which we rejoice to see that natural and experimental philosophy and political economy have a place. The candidates for the degree of 8.C.L., who do not pass the examinations for the first class in that faculty shall, in addition to what is now required, also have attended the lectures of certain professors. But the most satisfactory of all is the establishment of the " Moral Sciences Tripos," and of the "Na tural Sciences Tripos," the places to which shall in the former case be determined by an examination in moral philosophy, political economy, modern history, general jurisprudence, and the laws of England ; and in the latter in anatomy, comparative anatomy, phy siology, chemistry, botany, and geology. If, in ad dition to these important branches, modern languages were duly cultivated, and the academic portals opened to all, without exception of creed or religion, England would, indeed, have cause to be proud of her Univer sities, and the rising generation would possess many important advantages of which their predecessors were deprived. Nothing could be more simple, more straightfor ward, and more dignified than the brief letter addressed to the Journal dee Debate. in which M. DE LAMARTINE expresses his sentiments with regard to the Presiden tial election—sentiments worthy of Lassmerisiz and of the high circumstances which have elicited their expression. M. DR LADIARTINE does not solicit the suffrages of his fellow-citizens, but neither does he emulate the questionable humility of the Roman who " thrice refused" the proffered honour he was b u t too desirous to accept. In brief but most emphatic terms M. DR LAMARTINE thus declares his conviction —"To solicit the Presidency would be ridiculous ; to desire it would be rash—to refuse it would be want ing to the Republic and to the country. I am devoid of this ambition, but incapable of such an act of cowardice." Satisfactory as this assurance is it Nas not required. Those who in any degree appre ciate the character of LAMARTINE must have felt assured that under no possible combination of circum stances could he hesitate when his country summoned him to her services. He is pre pared Ns ith equal willingness and equal cheerfulness, as has been already unmistakably attested, to assume the post of dignity and danger, or to sink into insig nificance and political annihilation. He is ready, as he declared the other day to the National Guards of Cluny, to sacrifice for the Republic not his life only, but " a thousand times more than his life—his share in the remembrances of posterity." This entire for getfulness of self, which is his peculiar and most beautiful characteristic, ceases to astonish us when we take into consideration the fact that LAMARTINE is a poet as well as a patriot. The patriot, that is he who truly deserves the name, forgets himself in his country ; his hopes and interests become identified with hers. The poet, with a similar, or perhaps more active devotion, surrenders himself to his ideal. He who can give to airy nothings a local habitation and a name, forgets his actual existence in the ideal world which he has called into being. He lives no longer for himself, but for the thoughts which inspire him. Somewhat of this nature are LAIIARTIIIR'S yearnings for Republican France. Other patriots exult in the promised rege neration of their country, but LAMARTINE, while he testifies for the interests of France all the anxious devotion of the pat r i o t, watc h es over the destinies o f republicanism as the p oe t c h er i s h es the development of his idea—of the one ruling passion of his life. The historian of the Girondists--he who has pondered over the mysterious teachi ngs o f the past until the meaning of their mysteries became revealed to him— he whose earnest eye discovered truth despite the blood which disfigure and the crimes which dis guise her—he who could recognise the Chris tian philosophy which gleamed through the stoic creed and sava ge crue lt y o f ROBESPIERRE —he whose intellect became convinced, and whose heart was enraptured by the excellences of Republican ism, of Republicanism founded by liberty, cemented by equality, and sanctified by brotherly love—of Re publicanism, as its ideal virtues were discerned by him even when shrouded by the mists of a sanguinary revolution—the historian of the Girondists is hence forward as wholly and heartily devoted to this one great idea—the development of the true principle s of Republicanism, as is the poet to the beloved creations of his genius, the philosopher to his theory, or as w as the believing Genoese to that far-off land which • existed for a time only in his belief. Therefore it is that LAMARTINE makes no idle boast when he speaks of life, and of fame even, as being less to him than the welfare of the Republic. We can well conceive, viewing as we do the eharacter of LAMARTINE, that the certain consolidation of a truly great and liberal Republic in France would induce Lesciwrizis to regard every personal condition, even life, wealth, celebrity, power, and fame, not as treasures to be willingly sacrificed, but as matters of supreme indifference. In the triumph of one great object of his ambition all else would be valueless to him. If there be any truth in our sup position—and that there is not who that has conned well the events of the last twelve months will dare to say P—then to whom could the consolidation of the Republic be so fittingly entrusted as to him who has the well-being of Republicanism so warmly at heart ? From him could neither be apprehended the dangers of a BONAPARTE or a General Moral.. What allure ments could personal ambition have for one all whose aspirations are concentrated in the well-being of the Republic ? Who, again, would be so fitted to render France respected among foreign nations as he who in the hour of supreme difficulty and danger — when all Europe looked on the young Republic with alarm and almost abhorrence—converted mistreat into confidence and abhorrence into admiration ? Who would be so likely to still the clamours of the factious as he whose solemn eloquence has already in the moment of agitation acted with the stilling in fluence of oil on troubled waters ? The French people, notwithstanding recent tokens to the con tray, have confidence in LAMARTINE. His unswerving faith in the principles which he advocates has not been without effect. Men always believe those who be lieve themselves. It is to LAMARTINE the people al most involuntarily turn in the moment of doubt and apprehension. " Every day since my return here," he said in his address to the National Guard at Cluny, "I have been accosted, questioned, and inter rogated, What think you of the Republic—will it endure—will it become regulated ? Will it bring forth the happiness and welfare of the people ? Citizens, this is the answer I give to all, as I have given to myself frequently when reflecting upon our futurity. If the people do not comprehend the meaning of the word Republic'—if they confound Republic with revolution in permanence (a signification too often attached to this word)—if they confound it with agitation of classes against classes, of the rich against the poor—if outcries be raised for war without enemies, violence without pretext, blood without thirst, then indeed the Republic will perish—for scandals are net institutions and last only a very short time." Contrasted with this gloomy view M. LAMARTINB then drew a picture of what the Republic would be if Frenchmen united to do their duty, and although he did not say it, it requires little sagacity to declare that the first step towards the realization of such a picture would be the confiding the destinies of the Republic to him who has been hitherto its guardian genius. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The discussion on the Budget, and the probability of the Minister of Finance being enabled to carry out his scheme of proposed reductions, are the subjects . of comment in many of the journals. Among other alterations, the Minister of Finance proposes to sub stitute an income-tax and a legacy duty for the tax of 45 centimes. In observing on the various proposi tions of the Minister of Finance, the Journal deo Debuts says-- "He includes in the calculation of his budget of re ceipts the legacy duty and tax on revenue for a sum of from 150 to 170 millions. The produce of these taxes replaces that of the 45 centimes. In the second place, he supposes that the Rentes belonging to the Sinking Fund, dotation, and reserve will be applied entirely to the wants of the Treasury, as was done last year; and, as a third hypothesis, he calculates on a reduction in the expenses equal to the deficit of 1848—viz., from 300 to 350 millions. On these three conditions, in fact, the estimate of 1849 will add nothing to the deficit of 1848. Let as now examine these three hypotheses. " We will admit that the Income and Legacy Duty Bills are adopted by the Assembly, but they will be far from being equivalent to the tax of 45c.—viz., 170 mil lions, the former in this season of distress cannot be es timated at more than 80 millions, and the latter at from 19 to 20 millions. Suppose the two to realise 100 mil lions, that will leave a deficiency of 70 millions. But is t certain that the Assembly will vote these two Bills? Can the country, already exhausted by the payment of the 45 centimes tax, bear 100 millions of extraordinary taxes? If those are the conditions oa which the Minister proposes to establish the equilibrium, the country will tind them very onerous. " As to the use to be made of the Rentes of the Sink ing Fund, that also requires reflection. We are not fanatical in our ideas of the Sinking Fund; in our opi nion it does not merit either all the praise or all the dispraise that has been wasted on it. The Chamber may, however, a4ree to what has been proposed by M. Goud• chaux on the subject. " 'The third hypothesis is the most serious and the least admissible. A saving of 343 millions is to be effected in the expenses! We entreat the Minister to hasten the presentation of his budget if it will prove that this saving is possible. Nothing could be more calcu lated to calm the uneasiness of the country. In the meantime we will remind him, that if the budget of 1849 does not have to support certain charges which hay( weighed on that of 1848, it will have others and fur heavier ones. " It will thus be seen how uncertain and imaginary is the equilibrium of 1849. A considerable deficit may be calculated on, to which will have to be added the deficit of 90 millions of the previous estimates. This is the real state of the case, and it would be childish to dissimulate; it is a serious one, but we may look at it without dismay. The floating debt has, by the consolidations which were effected in the month of July, been brought to remit pro portions which wi►l, it may be hoped, permit it to sup port-a portion of the new deficits, and then there remains the last resource of fresh consolidations and new loans. We shall thus appear to get over the crisis, but God knows how much It will have cost us and for what a lung time we shall have to suffer from its effects. The Constitutioanel has at length hinted that it is probable that M. THIERS may give a quasi support to the candidateship of Prince Louis NAPOLEON for the Presidency, and. if the expression of popular opinion in Paris may be taken as an index of the popular opinion of France, Prince Louis NAPOLEON Will probably be the future President of the Re public ; but in the provinces of France, more parti cularly in the southern and eastern provinces, the popularity of General CAVAIONAC i 3 very great. The inhabitants of the south are in general Legitimatists, but they feel that the time for the restoration of the Duc DB BOHRDEAUX is not arrived, and they prefer the continuance of the Republic to either the restor ation of the Orleans or the Bonaparte dynasty. Admiring and esteeming M. DE LAMARTINE, they yet feel the necessity of having for the first President of the Republic a man of energy and ability, a man who possesses the will and the power to settle the moderate Republic on a firm foundation. They, therefore, support General CAYAIGNAC on this occasion, and it is probable that the exertions of the ' provinces will more than counterbalance the efforts of the capital, and that General CAYAIGNAC will be returned by a con sideradle majority. A remonstrance signed by all the principal inhabi tants of Perpignan has been addressed to the French Government, complaining of the arbitrary and illegal conduct of the French police of that town, in arresting and imprisoning in the citadel of the city Don PA TRICIO Escosuns and other natives of Spain residing at Perpignan. These police, it would appear, acted without orders from the Central Government, and, according to the Indicateur of Bordeaux, were bribed by NARYAEZ to make the arrest. The same journal says that the French police authorities along the frontier are all in the pay of NARYABZ and CHRISTINA, a circumstance well worthy the immediate attention of the Government of the Republic, as the partisans of CHRISTINA are also partisans of the Orleans dy nasty. It is, in fact, " one concern." The report of the Committee of Revision of the Con stitution was yesterday distributed to the members of the National Assembly. The alterations proposed are, in general, of little importance. The most important are the following :—The 26th Article, which stated that all Frenchmen were eligible as representatives, is altered to the extent that it is all electors who are eligible. The object of this is to exclude bankrupts and persons who have been convicted of crimes im plying infamy, who, by the clause as it originally stood, were eligible, like other persons. The most important addition, however, is the follow ' ing, which is added to the 68th Article 0 Every measure by which the President of the Republic dissolves or prorogues the National As sembly is a crime of high treason." It is fur ther declared that by this act alone the Pre sident ceases his functions ; the citizens are held to refuse him obedience; the judges of the High Court of Justice are instructed to meet immediately, in places pointed out for that purpose, under pain of forfeiture; and they are to convoke a j ury , t o app l y Palms National nveral days. has to the President and hi s accomplices the pun i s h ment awarded by the law. I t i s probable that the revision of the The Club Constitutionof the will occupy adopted General CAYAIGNAC as its candidate for the Presi dency of the Republi c . O n this subject the Bien Ibublic says— "lt way bo remembered with what a strong expres sion of repulsion was received the project of sending commissioners into the departments. Why was that repulsion? It was not, certainly, against the men—all perfectly honourable — it was against the secret idea of the measure. The departments suspected thee e commissioners to be election agents, who were coming to direct and discipline the public mind; and their in dependence was indignant at that appearance of moral oppression which was about to invest itself with the scarf of representative. Will not the solemn de claration of the Palais National produce the same re sult? That appears to us probable. The departments regard Paris with distrust—they are France, and they are determined to be a voice—the voice of France, and not any longer the echo of a single city. There is ano ther inconvenience in this designation —that it will im part too exclusive a character to the candidateship of General Cavaignac. The Club of the Rue Taitbout has adopted M. Ledru Rollin; that of the Institute has not yet pronounced; that of the Rue de Poitiers hesitates, and will hesitate for a long time still. Here, then, is General Cavaignac the exclusive candidate of a fraction of the Assembly. In this way, the struggle is narrowed. A party candidate is proposed at the very moment when coteries ought to be set aside, and sentiments of pa triotism, liberalism, arid conservatism be appealed to, in order to concentrate on a single name the votes of those who mingle together the cause of the Republic with that of society." While the Constitutionne/ gives a sort of half support to Prince Louis NAPJLEON, the Siecle, the organ of M. ODILON BARROT, gives its warm and cordial support to General CAVAIGNAC, as does Count MOLE, who has expressed his opinion openly and in no very measured terms on the impolicy of General CHANGARNIER and of Marshal BUGEAUD offering themselves as candidates for the Presidentship. M. LEDRU ROLLIN is very sanguine as to his own suc cess, and in consequence of these divisions among the friends of the moderate Republic, it is not improbable but that he may slip in. We read in the .3foniteur:—" The Breslau Gazette announced a few days ago that a Frenchman, named Marchand, had been condemned at Warsaw, in the course of last month, by a military commission, to 1,000 strokes of a rod, and that the consul of the Republic in that town had refused to interfere with the authorities in favour of the unfortunate man. The same journal added that Marchand had succumbed in consequence of the punishment. The Government of the Republic hastened to invite our consul to send it information respecting these facts, and it yesterday received a letter from that functionary, which allows the facts to be re-esta blished in all their exactitude. In the first place, Mar chand did rot succumb, and half of the punishment mentioned above was remitted. In the second place, the criminal proceedings respecting the affair in which this individual was compromised (seducing oldiers from their duty) having been secret, our consul did not learn his arrest and trial until the punishment had taken place. Finally, Marchand, who was born in Russia, it is true of French parents, had never set forth his nationality at the consulate of France at Warsaw, and was not inscribed on the matricular register. The consul, in conse quence, was ignorant of his presence in that place, However that may be, as soon as the facts in question were known to M. Thiers, the consul, he at once hastened to make to Prince Paskewicz all the repre sentations which the gravity of the affair required, and demanded with energy that the condemnation to hard labour in Siberia pronounced also against Mar chand should be altered by a pardon." Yesterday being All Saints Day , the Bourse wa s closed. A few transactions were done at t he Passa g e de l'Opera in the Five per Cents., fi rst at 67f. 90c., and afterwards at 68f. At this last-named price the Five per Cents. were more offered than demanded. evil-minded men, befare these men be disarmed, without immediately causing a bloody engagement in the streets? I ask whether those who offer me peace—who call uron me unhesitatingly to enter Vienna, even it they are sin cere with me, whether, I say, they would be able to command moderation and tolerance to those who have for weeks, with arms in their hands, terrorised the city? "It is my duty to inform the well-disposed portion of the inhabitants of Vienna of what has taken place since the short time of my appearance here, and pre vious to it. " For several days continued attacks are made upon my troops, who are under orders to answer them only in case of the most urgent need, which has in fact already occurred at several places. " The party who are the authors of that unexampled deed of crime, which was perpetrated on the Minister of War, Count Latour, and was even perpetrated on his corpse—who demanded an amnesty of his Majesty and the withdrawal of the troops, which had been so scandal ously attacked—who made a proposition for the banish ment of several members of the Imperial House, and who lately protested against the full powers confided to me by his Majesty the Emperor, and even declared the whole of my mission illegal—this party sends to me an embassage of peace, for the purpose of enticing me to enter the city with all my troops without any guarantee. "Far from me be the thought of employing unneces sary compulsory measures. My heart is filled with grief that I am compelled to act hostilely against the capital of the monarchy ; but I again ask the right minded inhabitants of that city Is mediation pos sible in the form proposed to me, and under such auspices ? (Signed) " Prince WINDISCHGRATZ. " Hkadquarters, Hetsdorf, Oct. 25, 1848," —Prussian Stoats Anseiger, Oct. 30. The Prague Gazette of the 26th ult. publishes the following imperial decree, transferring the sittings of the Diet to Kremsir " We, Ferdinand, first constitutional Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, &c. " The painful events which hays taken place in the capital of our monarchy, and the continuance of this anarchical state, have reduced us to the sad necessity. for the security of our throne and the weal of our people, to suppress this rebellion by , force of arm, as we have already announced to our people in our mani festoes of the 16th and 19th of October this year. _ _ " From the disturbed state of legal order in the capital, and the impending intervention of military measures, it is impossible for the Diet there to continue its delibera tions. We are, therefore, induced to command that the Diet shall forthwith suspend its sittings at Vienna, and we convoke the same to meet on the 15th of November, in our city of Kremsir, where it will be able, without disturbance or interference, to devote itself exclusively to its important work, the framing of a constitution com mensurate with the interests of our States. " Therefore all elective representatives of the people, elected for the Constituent Diet, are by these presents commanded to appear without fail on the 15th of No vember, in the city of Kremsir, for the purpose of there continuing the interrupted discussions in reference to the constitution, and of setting aside all secondary business, to bring it speedily to a happy conclusion. " We feel persuaded that all representatives of the people who have been elected to the Constituent Diet, anxious to do their duty to their country, will consider it incumbent upon th em to appear a t the above-named time, at the temporary prescribed seat of the Diet, f or the purpose of th e i r ser i ous l y emp l o ying themselves, in. stonier, in the mighty work imposed upon them. " Ohnutz, Oct. 22, 1848. " FERDINAND. " WESSEN BERG." " This Imperial manifesto, which I received this day from the Imperial President Wessenberg, is hereby made generally public. " The Royal Imperial Prasidium, Prague, Oct. 26, 1848. (Signed) " MERSERG, " Royal Imperial Government President." _ _ _ . In the sitting of the Hungarian Diet at Pesth, on the 21st tilt., the President informed the Diet that there had been an engagement of the advanced posts of the Hungarian troops and those of JELLACHIIH' and that Colonel P➢RzZZL bad taken 800 Croats pri soners, and all their officers, in the environs of Kanischa. 600 Croats were also destroyed or put to flight near Eisenbourg, by the Landsturm, just as they were escaping into Styria. P.BREZEL intends to proceed into Croatia, and to seize on the port of Fiume. Arad and Temeswar are besieged. The fortress of Carlsburg is occupied by the Saxo- Valakes of Transylvania, who held a numerous meet ing at Pesth, on the 22d ult., in concert with the re gular troops. The regular troops occupy all the Hun. garian towns of Transylvania. MALEL KAMM MIRSA, uncle to the late and grand uncle to the present KING, has been appointed to the vacant governorship of Azerbi:lgan. BAVARIA. MUNICH, OCT. 25.—T0-day a deputation of five Burghers presented themselves at the Palace, with an address which was signed by 3,000 persons. The deputation was, however, not received, and the Aide de-Camp of his MAJESTY stated that the tone in which it was conceived was of such a nature that it was impossible for the KING to receive the deputation. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 23.—The King Of DENMARK opened the Diet this day. His MAJESTI, in his speech from the throne, stated that he hoped better times were at hand for the country. The President afterwards stated that the transactions of the Diet would be forthwith commenced. HOLLAND. THEI HAGUE, Ocr. 30.—The first Chamber of the States General in their sitting of this day passed the three following projects of law 1. The regulations of the funds of the consignments of 1841 to 1847. 2. The provision for the deficit of 1843. 3. The transfer of the funds recovered from the Netherlands Mint for the estimates of 1848 to 1849. _.... ....... ..._ _ After passing these three projects of law, thi s Chamber also adjourned, and it is generally considered that unlees special circumstances should arise the operations of the present Chamber of the States General are now finally t e rminated.-4mfterdangs che Courant, Nov. 1. PRUSSIA. General rFUEL, notwithstanding the personal en treaties of the KING, and, it is said, of the QUEEN also, still refuses to withdraw his resignation of the offices of Minister of IVar and President of the Coun cil. The cholera was abating in all parts of the tssian dominions. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. The Palace of Buen Retiro'is preparing for the reception of the Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER, who are coming to Madrid at the pressing instance of CHRISTINA, and much against the wishes of the Duke of MONTPENSIZR, whose health suffers considerably from the sudden alterations of temperature which are of such frequent occurrence in the Spanish capital. MUNOZ Duke of Rianzeres, who was never in action in his life, has, thanks to Queen CHRISTINA, been made a General.) The Prince and Princess of CArUA are still at Madrid. The Spanish political exiles, wh• on their way out to Cuba rose upon the captain and crew of the ship, and carried her into Bourdeaux, and who were given up, contrary to the law of nations, to Spain, have arrived at Santander. NARVAES has, it is said ordered the ringleaders to be shot on the deck of th; ship. The news of the rising in Arragon is confirmed, and the insurrection is becoming every day more general. The Carlists, after an action of some dura tion, entered the important town of Falcet, in the province of Tarragona, and compelled the garrison to take refuge in the church. Notwithstanding the defection of CALETRUS, the army of CABRERA is dally increasing, and he will soon be in a condition to undertake offensive operations on a large scale. MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 27.—Threes, 184 ; Fives, 101 ; Exchange, 48 90. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA, BOHEMIA, AND HUNGARY. We are still without any direct accounts from Vienna. At Breslau accounts had been received from Vienna to the 27th ult., which stated that there had been some smart skirmishing between the troops and the citizens, and that a partial bombardment had taken place, but that no :lecisive steps had been taken byWinnisciiGnArz to compel the surrender of the city. By the way of Berlin we have received more de tailed accounts of these transactions. The Prussian Staats Anzeiger, of the 10th ult., publishes the fol lowing : " Intelligence which was received in Berlin on the 29th ult. from the environs of Vienna, by way of Bres lau, is positive that no attack had been made up on the town up to the 27th at noon. O n t h e ot h er hand, the Viennese had made several attacks upon the imperial troops, and a great deal of fighting had been going on in the Brictensee, and the faubourg of Larchenfeld. In cons, quence of the continual repetition of these attacks a portion of the Moravian corps d'armee had been im pelled to advance, and had fallen upon the city with a brisk cartouche fire, at the Schmilzer churchyard, against which a battery was directed, and the churchyard taken by the fusiliers ; but they subsequently retired in conse quence of its exposed situation. On the Missdorf side the citizens completely forced the ranks, and beset all the points in the environs, as well as Funfbausea and Sex hausen. " Prince Windischgratz had given the command at the firing should be everywhere suspended, w herever it was not unavoidably called for by an attack from the city itself, and no bombs whatever had been thrown into the city. " The Ban had garrisoned the Lusthaus, in the Prater, and likewise the powder magazine, and was resting on the Danube, below the city. " The water and gas conduits had been cut off from the city. The former had been taken on tho Alissdorf side by a most energetic attack by the citizens, but was afterwards retaken by the Imperial troo p s. It was stated that s i x stea mers, with Hungarians, had come down the Danube, but had turned back again, as the foremost of them had been received with a very brisk fire. " Deputations from the city were continual coming to Prince Windischgratz. In consesuence of one of these, which was headed by a Deputy of Pillersdorf, Prince Windischgratz issued the subjoined proclamation to the inhabitants of Vienna. "From the Diet a deputation of three members, head e d by th e Mi nister Kraus (who had been previously summoned by the Emperor to 011mutz), repaired to the Imperial c our t to remonstrate against the removal of the Diet to Krernsir. " It was asserted that the Prince had given in to the Communal Council a list of the persons who he demanded should be given up to him "ln the night of the 26th and 27th the thunder of heavy artillery was heard from many quarters, and on the morning of the 27th the firing continued. At noon, however, all was quiet; and it w as stated that a depute tation had again repaired to the Prince. " The Northern Railway an d the Prater, nearly as far as L eo p o ld sta d t, were, at the departure of the last travellers, occupied by the Ban; and it was stated that 50 or 60 prisoners had been seen being taken from the city to the head-quarters. "From all accounts the citizens fought with great valour. The Poles, especially, are said to have been re cognised as capital shots. On the other hand the Im perial troops are said to be extremely exasperated at the repeated attacks which are made upon them, and which they are not permitted to return." " PROCLAMATION OF PRINCE wINDISCIIORATZ TO THE INHABITANTS 07 VIENNA. "Proposals ha ve b een ma de to me to come to an amicable mediation with the city, and to enter Vienna with my troops, in order myself to bring into operation prescribed conditions. "1 appeal to the sense of justice of I am sure a large proportion of the inhabitants of Vienna, and I ask them whether it be possible, after all that has passed, my troops without giving any provocation being fired upon at their very first appearance whether, I say, it is possible for me to enter Vienna with them —to enter that city which, according to the assertions of all, swarms with armed, RUSSIA• The Frankfort Gazette says that a private letter from Stettin contains an ac count of the Emperor of Russ' having made p eace with Cu-cassia ;it is sup posed with the intention of being able to withdraw his troops from thence, and send an army of two or three hundred thousand men into the principalities of the Danube. PERSI A. Intelligence from Teheran was brought to Con stantinople on the 16th ult. by a Tatter, who left Tahrez on the 19th of September. On the 13th of September the new Sn ir, who at the time of his father's death resided resided at Tabres, was proclaimed as successor to his father's throne, under the title of NsasEs-un•Dssx-SuAu. The youthful Monarch took his departure for Tehran, on the morning of the 18th, accompanied by Mr. ABBOTT, the British Consul at Tehran, and M. Gouszrr, attached to the Russian mission thereat, under an armed escort of no less than 10,000, cavalry, 7,000 infantry, and 24 pieces of artillery, whose services were secured by a loan of 10,000/. raised chiefly through the influence of Mr. STEVZNS, her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Tabriz, in the brief space of forty-eight hours, among the Greek and Armenian merchants, the people of which latter sect, by special firman of the new Sovereign, have been placed under Mr. &ray/iris' immediate Consular protection, a compliment of no small im portance, when it is considered that they number nearly eighty thousand souls. Accounts have been received of his MAJESTY' S timely arrival at Teheran, at a moment when lisnii Mus. m AGISSI, the late KING'S Prime Minister, was busily engaged in forming a party to place a ju n i or brother upon the throne, to the detriment of the heir apparent, who on his accession very prudently ap pointed to the premiership MIRZA. TAXI, late Persian Commissioner at the conferences of Erzeroom re garding the frontier question between Persia and Turkey. It is hoped that the influence of Miazt Tssu will prevent any further continuance of the treasonable attempts of the late Prime Minister to ferment dis cord, which could only serve the ambitious purposes of Russia, who desires nothing more eagerly than to see civil war raging in Persia, in which case her alliance would be sought by the one side or the other, and paid for by a further cession of rich provinces. On the part of the SULTAN, measures have very laudably been taken by the Sublime Porte to prevent any hostile movement, with a view of disputing the succession by ALT SHAH, who is living at Kerbela as the guest and pensioner of the SULTAN. The latest accounts from Tabriz confidently anticipate that for the present, at least, public tranquillity will be preaerred. Pru TURKEY. A new military council has been instituted at the Seraskier Capoussi ; all the Ministers have been named members of it, and, among the rest, several ex- Visiers, such as ROUF PACFIA, PACYIA, SCC. On the lith ult. the council assembled for the first time, under the presidency orthe SULTAN, who made a pretty neat speech, recommending economy, order, and industry to be the maxims of the State. The Wallachian question rEmains in stall guo, but another blow has been struck unfavourable to the in terests of the Divan, by the removing from power EDAM EFFENDI, the ex-Commissioner in Wallachia. This honourable and upright individual has been sacrificed to appease Russia. ITALY. The accounts which we yesterday gave of an insur rection in the Valteline are confirmed. The Concordia of the 28th ult. says the Valleline is in a state of insurrection. The bridge over the Adda is destroyed. For some hours the sound of the tocsin and the firing of cannon have been heard in the direction of Orgegno. The Corriere lifercantile of Genoa, of the 26th Oct. says, " Letters from Milan report that Chiavenne has risen, and that one of the brothers Douttlit, at the head of 600 or 800 men, had come down from the mountains, and made prisoners of the Austrian garrison, and proclaimed a republic. DoLziNI is causing part of the military road from Lecco to be blown up, and , will fortify himself from the lake of Como to Colico. The inhabitants of Chiavenne seeing themselves thus isolated, wish DOLAINI to give up the undertaking. In the provinces of Brains. and Bergamo a guerilla war is incessantly carried on against the Austrians. Como also is in insurrection. The Austrians have been driven out of the town, and the Italian tricolor floats from the cathedral tower. The two following proclamations have been issued by RADETZKY. The first is addressed to the soldiers of the garrison of Vienna, the second to his own army : " Milan, Oct. 16. "I em not your Commanding General. You are not accustomed to the sound of my voice, or to follow me to battle ; but as Field•Marahal, and as the oldest sol dier of the army [Radetzky is nearly eighty years of age], I feel that I have a right to address you. Un heard-of events have taken place under you eyes! Aus tria's spotless banner has been tarnished by treason and blood. Your Emperor has been compelled a second time to fly from his capital. The War Minister, Master• General of the Ordnance, Count Latour, has been barbarously, scandaloualy murdered, and his corpse dishonoured. A brave General fell, as they say, by the hand of a grenadier I A grenadier battalion forgot its duty in the midst of orgies and shameful drunkenness. It refused obedience, and—oh, eternal shame l —fired upon its faithful comrades. Soldiers of the Vienna gar.- rison ! in the name of your comrades of the Italian army, I call upon you to tell me—have you done your duty ? Where was the guard that ought to have de fended the murdered General Latour, who ought to have perishtd to the last man, at his feet, ere they abandoned him to the bloodthirsty fury of an excited populace ? Where are these traitors that have east shame upon our standards ? Have they met with deserved punishment, or do they drag on their trea cherous existence, concealed amidst the ranks of the insurgents ? Soldiers I anguish overcame me, tears fell from my aged eyes, when intelligence of infamy, unheard of hitherto in the annals of the Austrian army, came to my astonished ears I One consolation remained, however, to me. It was only a small band who thus scandalously betrayed their honour, and basely forsook their duty. On you, ye true and valiant men, depends the safeguard of the throne of your Emperor, and the consolidation of those institutions which he, in his fatherly goodness, accorded to his people, and which an insurgent horde hat e shamefully abused. Soldiers, open your eyes to the abyss that yawns at your feet 1 Everything is at stake. The foundation of the social edifice is shaken. Morality, religion, and property ar, menaced with destruction. They seek to annihilate everything that men hold dear and holy—everything which constitutes the basis of general welfare and pros perity. That, and not freedom, is the ebject of these agitators, who seek to entice you into shame and destruc tion. Soldiers, in your hands rests the defence of the throne, the maiatenance of the empire! May Almighty Providence grant me the favour to live to see the day when it shall be proclaimed aloud, The army saved Austria.' Then, and then only, will the unhallowed days of the 6th and 7th of October he atoned for and obliterated —then will the army of Italy, now engaged in detending the frontiers of the empire, exte❑d to you the hand of brotherhood. (Stned) "RADETZKY." "11.—GENERAL ORDER. " Milan, Oct. 18. " Soldiers—l communicated to you i❑ a general order the appeal which I addressed to the garrison of Vienna. You will have seen by that general order that the Gre nadier battalion (Richter) betrayed its duty, mutinied, and fired upon its comrades. I have since then received intelligence, that this battalion, fully repentant, has re turned to its duty, and as a convincing proof of its re pentance, has demanded to be placed at the head of the first column of attack. Soldiers! I made you acquainted with the disgrace of this battalion, it is just that you shoal bear of its repentance. (Signed) " RADETZKY." LATEST FfwlT IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN COMMISSION COURT.—WEDNEs. DAT, FORTY. TIVE MINUTES PAST THREE, P.M. THE QUEEN V. KEVIN IZOD O.DOHERTY. The jury retired at half-past twelve o'clock, and have just returned into court with a verdict of GUILTY against the prisoner, on the fifth count, for compassing to levy war against her Majesty. The verdict was accompanied with a strong recom mendation to mercy, on account of the prisoner's youth, and the excited state of the public mind at the time. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. Parliament was prorogued to-day, by Commission, to Tuesday, the 19th of December. Shortly after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor, Lord Langdale, and Lord Campbell, took their seats in the House of Lords, as Lords Commissioners, for pro roguing the Parliament. The Commons having been summoned to the bar by Mr, Pulman, the deputy usher of the Black Rod, The LORD CHANCELLOR, in her Majesty's name and by her Majesty's command, declared:the Parliament prorogued to Tuesday, the 19th of December. Tus LORD MAYOR'S PROCRSSION.—On Thursday, the 9th, the procession will proceed from Guildhall, through King-street, Cheapside, Newgate•street, Skinner-street, Farringdon-street, and New Bridge street, to embark at Blackfriars; returning from thence by way of Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's-church yard, Cheapside, and King-street, to Guildhall. THB TOWER HAMLETS AND MR. GEORGE THOMP SON, M.P.—Last night a meeting of the electors and non-electors of the Tower Hamlets was held in the Royal British Institution, Cowper-atreet, City-road, f it the purpose of affording Mr. Thompson an opportunity of rendering his constituents an account of his Parlia mentary conduct during the last session. The large room was densely crowded on the occasion. After having heard Mr. Thompson render his Parliamentary account, a resolution, expressive of the unabated confi dence of the meeting in Mr. Thompson's political con duct, was proposed by Mr. John Scoble, secretary to the Anti-Slavery Society, seconded by Mr. Brook, and carried by acclamation. We have prepared a full report of the proceedings of this very interesting meeting, but, from a press of matter, we are unavoidably compelled to postpone its publication until to-morrow. LORD CLARENDON'S GENEALOGY.—IIIS Excellency derives his descent from Oliver Cromwell, through his mother, Theresa Parker, who was the great •great-grand daughter of Frances Cromwell, the Protector's youngest child. Tracing the lino downwards, it may be stated thus:—Frances Cromwell married Sir John Russell, of Chippenharn, Cambridgeshire. Their daughter Eliza beth married Sir Thomas Frankland, Frances Frankland married Thomas Worsley, of Hovingham, and bad a daughter Frances, who became the wite of Sir Thomas ' Robinson, afterwards Lord Grantham. Of his Lord ship's children, Theresa married John Parker, after wards Lord Boringdon, whose daughter Theresa mar ried George Villiers, of the noble house of Jersey. And their eldest son, George William Frederick, succeeded his late uncle as Earl of Clarendon, and-Baron Hyde, of llindon, in the county of Wilts. WOOLWICH, N ov. I.—Captain Henry Eden (1827) is to succeed Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.8., K.C.IL, on his retirement from the duties of superin tendent of this dockyard. Captain Fitzroy, at present acting superintendent, will remain for four or five weeks, and render his able assistance until his vessel to which he is to be appointed, the Arrogant frigate, 46 guns, is ready for commission. The Niger steam-vessel is ordered to be taken to Sheerness to be fitted for service. THE YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.— A statement of the position and affairs of this company is in course of preparation, by order of the directors, a copy of which will be forwarded to each of the pro prietors its soon as it is completed. • MONEY and C0M.71 , -ERCIAL 'SEWS. CITY, QUAI?TER TO THREE. The Livf.rpool Cotto❑ Market yesterday was very firm, but not so buoyant as on Tuesday. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 5,000 American. of which 500 were on speculation; 150 Bahia realised 4td., and 600 Surat 24d. to 2 1 7 1 per lb.—There was not so good a demand for shares, the transactions being more limited, and prices towards the close of the market gave way. The decline which is noticed in the accounts from America as having occurred in the rate of exchange at New York, has led to some refit ction as to the probability of an exportation of the precious metals from England, but upon this score we think there is no present cause for apprehension. Money in the London Discount Market is exceedingly cheap upon Government and first-rate mercantile securities, but seeond•class bills are charged with rather free latitude. On the Continent there is an ample supply of bullion generally. At Amsterdam the rate for loans has this week been 2i, and for discounts 3 per cent. At Ham burgh cash continues abundant, but there was an in creased demand for bills on London, which may ere long have some effect in absorbing a portion of the floating capital. REDUCTION OF DISCOUNTS. That the Directors of the Bank of England hate no apprehension on the head of bullion exports may be in ferred from the fact of their having this morning die , counted good bills as low as 3 per cent., their previous minimum being 3i per cent. We remarked yesterday that we did not think the railway crusade would terminate immediately. Further attacks and continued vigilance will be needed to oppose the active researches of the parties - inimical to railway property, or only professedly anxious to improve it by investigation. Were such conducted upon fair promises no one could object, since nothing is safe as an invest• ment that will ❑ot bear the severest probing. To eaten late unflinchingly and conclude dogmatically from au undigested mass of figures designedly made, for the purpose of effect, to include abandoned branches, was obviously so disingenuous as to merit in its fullest extent the reprobation awarded to it. A Mr. Robert Frank Cleveland has now published a pamphlet on the North- Western line, acid as it is right the public should have the earliest opportunity of hearing.all:sides, and of judging for themselves, we give one or tem extracts " bearing" the line in question. The writer s alluding to the company's statement in detail that has just appeared, observes that the capital paid, and yet to be raised is 30,234,4191, but that the mortgage (debentures we presume) amounts to 9,186,6721., and he thus asserts that— " The detailed account, now published, °Nile engage ments and liabilities of the concern, (if we take for granted that the calls will be regularly paid up, and that the estimate of further outlay is not to be exceeded), shows that the total funds of the company will fall short 4,814,265/. of the amount yet required. The future traffic of the lines, consequently, is to provide not only for the dividends, but for this deficiency of 4,514,2651., in the event of the public confidence in their undertaking not being sufficient to enable them to renew their loans. With respect to this future traffic, the re marks upon the guaranteed lines may be considered satisfactory by the sanguine portion or - the shareholders; but, as the directors justly admit, 'they- do not offer any early or flattering prospects of profit,' the re sults being necessarily ' problematical,' and therefore the directors merely assume that the liabilities will be met by the proceeds.'" It is almost impossible here to avoid asking a pule tion which must strike the mind of every reader, via., " What prospect have these unfinished lines in the way of remuneration which the lines now working do not possess? Cannot a line from London to Birmingham or Liverpool pay; or must it be carried through Scotland to make it remunerative?" Now the pamphlet in question comes so hastily under our notice, that being anxious to give shareholders the earliest intimation of any matter affecting, or likely to affect, their interest, and not to allow speculators to get the first " hint," we give the above statement without having had time to verity it. The Federicton (New Brunswick) .Reporter says;--- "We are intormed on the best authority, that our Canadian Boundary Line dificulties are at last settled and on terms which recognise the full rights of New Brunswick. We believe the difference between the line marked out some time ago by the Honourable Surveyor. General of this province, and that now adopted is very trifling." From Pictou, Nora Scotia, we have the following : " The crops are now pretty generally housed through. out this country, and from anything we can learn re. specting the quantity of grain in the country, it appears that owing to the unfavourable weather that we have had for the last few weeks, both for ripening and harvesting the grain, the crop is tar below an average. This is the case more particularly among the back set tlements, from some of which we learn that the whole of the crop secured by the farmers this season will not more than feed their families till the month of February or March. There is no doubt that much distress will be found in the country unless some-means be devised by the Legislature to enable the people to obtain money with which to buy food, and to enable them to save, from what I.ttlo they have, a sufficiency of seed for next season." The Funds were heavy early in the day, but have taken a decided start since, Consols having rallied from 85i to 86 t, since the reduction in the discounts be. came known. Exchequer-bills of June have been 4.25. to 455. premium. Bank Stock has been at 189 to New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents., 85i to f. The Foreign Market is good. Spanish Three per Cents, have realised 23 to and Portuguese Four per Cents. 23i to 24. Mexican fluctuate a little ; they have been 21i to Brazilian Old Bonds have realised 72i to 73. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. are 451 to I. Railway Shares, though not supporting the highest rates of Tuesday, are looking well, and may close higher crc the market shuts this afternoon. o NE CLOSllffi P (It I. ti p: :4RITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRI CE. Bank Stock lB9 189% 18 9% 3 i.er Cent. Reduced Arils 84 % 1,4 85 1 4 85 1 % 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 8 5 34 % 86% BF% N tilT 3 1 4 per Cent. Aren5....... 85% % 86 LongAnns.to expireelan. 1860 -16 % 8% Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... .. B'4 8 1 ,4 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16 India Stock — 234 India Bonds, 1,0001. ........ ..... Ditto under 1,0001.. Consols for Account 85%% 861, 11 86 1 % Exchequer Bills. 2%d. Bg. 2d. 1,0001. March ...... 1,000/. June 42 45 p 500/. June Small, June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS o? g ew. Brazilian Bonds 47 p 45 p 45 p 45 p CLOSiNti PRICES. 73 .. _ Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — . 72 1 4 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.. .• Grenada Bowls, 1 per Cent. — 12 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 1 1 4 1 / 2% 21 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent 234 24 24 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Do. 1847 Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 Der Cent 234 23 Dividends on the above payable in London. _ _ 23% Dutch 21 4 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 45 3 / 4 % 45% Ditto. 4 Der Cent Certificates 69 69 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONN CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 4 1 /...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5 Belfast & County Down 19 ...... .—. Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguaractee 20 . Birming, Wolyerh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ....„ ..... Do. withoutguarantee 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... .. . Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June._ 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... .. Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 14/. 4s. Caledonian 2 Ditto Half Shares - __ _ , Do. New 10/. Pref..... 5 .- ....« 3 3 / 4 4 1 / 8 Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l 5 Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 - Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 35 .....• Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 .....• .. East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 — Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 Do., 3/. 105. Eastern Counties........ 20 ...13 12% 133 123 4 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. .... 7'4.... 8 ....• Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... .... .. ........ Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13s. 4d... I A•N dis Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters Do. New ....... ...... 3 4 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class 13 (I. & and 13.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . .... Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 10 ...... ...... ....... . Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent. East Lancashire Ditto, New ... 21 .. ... , Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4 — ..... Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... IN East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..- Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. Edinbui-gh and Northern 25 Ditto:.&ewport l3 Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. Glasgovir, Durnfrios, and Carlisle glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ...... 4% 2334 13% =Mb 13% dig 55 15% 24 1 ,4 40 - 1311 DOil'refereree Consa — ...... 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