The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

IP 1; Clover per load' ; Clover per load. ; Clo V e t, per WO. *wart Refine' k at O . 4 tier C e. lamptiols in O . i rrels. [antenna ry *boat the East Igsheado• ninchelle 01104 14 lens 5 1 • gold et 52 bsgS scl to i 7 ri at is I at 9 5 ‘ cent red realised Gi n ger 3 to 801 on the iprovW% rivatelP n. lb. ght 01 row the he Wier tom bay; , Kitts; fled, VI as bet a strained , ged. , a Bk.ft in now crew of rerpoolr ill comp t struck ), LOX" Head , 'istol tO id bow' of the or , n , sop m rsrl rorw B e t ki rundeb arrive d r-stop e utb. bn ,adt ' af " got °' yere e ' r • mo t° Inch Or at. 37, Me n ' the h ved.,, treet l Y ; abe Y : rove" de re -0 do's' 0 0 by,,,,,,,_ :t3, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journti2a of ves"erday: Tn the account given in yesterday's Sun of the tri- umphal entry of Prince Lcuis Napoleon, we omitted to particularise the enthusiasm of his recep:ion at the railway terminus. When Louis Napoleon alighted from the railway carriage, he was conducted by some of the railway directors into the saloon prepared fur him. The mo ment he appeared, loud shouts of "Vive l'Empereur !" " V ive Napoleon !" burst forth. All the dignitaries of the State, magistrates, generals, and high func tionaries, displayed the greatest enthusiasm. The Prince embraced his uncle Jerome and Count de Morny, and shook hands with several other gentle linen. He then conversed for some minutes with those around him, and in particular with the Arch bishop of Paris. A grand dbjeuner had been pre pared for him, but he did not partake of it, nor did he ascend the throne, though asked by some of the funs• tionarie3 to do so. He remained about a quarter of an hour in the saloon, and then, proceeding to the outward yard, mounted the horse held ready for him. The Prince, it was remarked, never looked better, his long tour, of nearly 1,200 miles, having produced Ito other effect on his features than to have slightly bronzed them, but without imparting to them the slightest appearance of fatigue. He was dressed in th e uniform of a general officer, with large boots a ecuy er , and white doeskins. The horze which he rode was the same noble animal, a dark chesnut, which had attracted universal admiration at the Fete des Aigles. The Moniteur gives the reply of the Prince Presi dent to the Municipal Council of Paris, as follows : " I am the more happy at the sentiments you express in the name of the City of Paris, as the acclamations which here receive me are the continuation of those which have been the object during my journey. If France will the Empire, it is because she thinks this form of government best guarantees her grandeur and her future. As to myself, under whatever title it may b ua t' at gieen me to serve her, I will consecrate to her all I possess of force, all that I possess of devoteduess.'• The Pattie having stated that the triumphal arch on the Place de la Concorde, for the reception of the Prince President, was erected by the State, the Illoniteur corrects the error, and states that all the Preparations were spontaneous. The Constitutionres/ announces the death of General 13ounet, commandant of the Polytechnic School, Which took place while he was on a tour of in spection. Sunday was the fifty-ninth anniversary of the exe cution of Marie Antoinette, widow of Louis XVI. Prayers were offered up on the occasion ia several of the churches by the Legitimist party. We find in the Illoniteur the following particulars of the release of Abd-el-Kader :—" The Prince has marked the end of his tour by a great act of justice and national generosity : he has restored Abd-el-Kader to liberty. This act has long been decided in his ' Mind ; he wished to carry it into effect as soon as ci rcumstances should permit him to follow, w ith out a ny danger to the country, the suggestion of his heart. At present, France has in his strength and his rights too legitimate a confidence not to show herself great towards a vanquished enemy. In returning to Paris, the Prince stopped at the Chateau d'Amboise, a nd havin g seen Abd-el-Kader, inform e d hi m o f th e end of his captivity in the following terms Abd-el-liader—l come to inform you of your libe ration.O, You are to be taken to Broussa, in the States h a ve been Sultan, as soon as the necessary preparations shall ta_ e n been made, and you will receive there from the I,7_,nch Government an allowance worthy of your former : 1°4 .• You are aware that for a length of time your reitiPtLvi,ty has caused me a real affliction, for it incessantly 11 .,, 'lined me that the Government which preceded me 9° Unfortunate not observed the engagements entered into towards humiliating enemy ; and nothing in my eyes is more to ' ut ni.hating for the Government of a great nation than pi, misunderstand its force to such a point as to fail in its a c ' n ' i 'e• Generosity is always the best counsellor, and 11 m ai convinced that your residence in Turkey will not Af °° injurious to the tranquillity of our possessions in the rie a . Your religion, like ours, enjoins submission to A k ,"%arnes of Providence. But if France is mistress of th: eri a, the reason is that God willed it to be so, and hc:. French nation will never give up that conquest. You ju :!) be en twit der the enemy of France, but I not the less render ' lO O to your courage, to your characte, and to your ce,s_iguation in misfortune. That is the r e eason why I it a point of honour to put an end to your cap. Y ' h aving full confidence in your word.' The .'e noble words deeply moved the ex-Emir. After havin g expressed to his Highness his respectful and eternal gratitude, he swore on the Koran that he -ould never attempt to trouble our rule in Africa, 44 cith Lid that he would submit without any concealed de- I 4 to the will of France. Abdel•Kader added that of w ouldb e quite to mistake the spirit and the letter bthe law of the Prophet to imagine that it all ow ed e y violation of engagements towards Christians, and ,‘,Pointed out to the Prince a verse in the Koran, : utic h formally condemns, without any exception or "seri, • e e b_ a ti°n, whoever violates sworn faith, even with Conquest of Africa is a fait aconnpli ; they see in the l et o.nstant superiority of our arms a marked maul :44oh°.ll of the will of God. A loyal and generous Y is the only one that suits a great nation, and i o r w a nce will be thankful to the Prince for having fol lowed Abd.-el-Kader will remain at the et:le:eau v ela else until all the necessary measures have been Connected with his removal, and his residence llirousaa." The Prince President left the Elysee, where, it 4PPears he 4' etrld slept on Sat ur d ay n i ght, at 12 o ' c l oc k on S ay for St. Cloud. b y He was received at Boulogne p ast hemayor and a uthorities, and was greeted on his hisjage ma b th acclamations of the population. A archrilicaphalywas erected in his honour at St. Cloud, :e4o4,th,etmayor, in the name of the inhabitants, pre ee..'4l him a loyal address. A large concourse of Perso ns trde st. Flao had assembled in the avenue and place ies C loud, greeted the Prince most warmly with was illuminated. iTl i u v m e inated. l'Empereur!" In the evening St. Cla s et 7 tr a, .dvance took place in the price of public eantsi.tl_es at the Bourse. The Four-and-a-Half per Pri ce f 'Poled at 106 f. 90c., and closed at the same cl ose , or the end of the month ; the Three per Cents. Rouen ot at 82f. 2$ •1, „ o-, Orleans Railway shares, 15001. ; asl e _ ; Havre, 425 f.; Great Northern, 790 f. ; Lyo ns " 0 i- ; Paris and Strasburg, 785 f. ; Paris and N ester c. 9 80 f. ; L yons and Avignon, 692 f. 50 • 6te r n of Fran ce , 690 f.; B ordeaux and Cette,64sf: LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (Er BUB.ZIZAISINE TELEGRAPH.) Th PARIS, Tuesday, 8 A.M. e Noniteur publishes a decree convoking the "‘e for the 4th November. -'4OESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE t, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 18. 4k‘lrand Junction of France, 5 3/, —Luxembourg, (Railway), ter-liallthern of France, 3114—Paris and Lyons, 28—Paris Strasbourg, 31 %—Rouen and Havre, 16 h—Sambre and 414, 113 —Western of France, 103/1. ---= b p 4l Louis apoleon was entering the grand avenue j°4,.' the gardens of the Tuileries his horse —the same he e at the distribution of eagles on the 10th of May kat, a n d a present from the Sultan—became frightened a t the quantity of bouq ue t s o f flowers flung b e f ore h im % every side. The an ima l reared, and at one moment gappeared about to plunge into th e l arge basin of the h ltdee. Th e President, however, k ept hi s seat, and )," horse soon became quiet. I n f act, the deluge of ~.°uquets and garlands was so great along the hue of the y as to i ncommo d e the horses them. rseeof the escort, an d "Y occ as i ona ll y stumbled over Probert, and Mr. W. Wat -4 TUX CARD CHEATING CASE.—The indictment izaitist Mr. Ramp, the Rev. Mr. 143, by th e Johnny Broo cheating indictment B r settlement of the 'card the into Court of me's party, for an . alleged en co t n a s s pi r r e a g c a y rd in s i esus Bench, in order to a full investigation 4 4: °I ne, has been removed by certiorari sll the ni ts t-1;•er appearance h . i t f o in ta l k w e l t , h a e n ir d trial; o ties in 50/. each 14c'ettab. ,Bail has been given at Hereford by the defendants t.,.., , e, imse . . 25'01rrobert a were, himself in ~ Dir. Hamp's recog. th o ' The ease will no doubt be made . . - rs in November 500/ teegh it may stand for trial at the sittint., k , t • • to 1 1 / 4 „, Ye . it is most likely to go over an a d sp t e w c ( lal su ju re r t y i , es an i d n L e.;! -I. which will bring the trial on about from England kh etAber — unless the absence of any witnesses °tad delay the th the sittings first we e afterk in it 11 5' the accounts from the United States this week, is 4,4151)eas that a sudden reaction had occurred in the yanot I.lB7,3°,llernes in the share market, similar to that which hil l s 6 1 4 ;„" I ''on place on this side. The activity of mercante rEttgeas had caused an advance of about 1 per cent. in the prizeof discount, but there was no general pressure, and the th e of the leading securities had not been much affected. ov er o,lports for the past month had shown a large increase sitioft`t.,e corresponding month of last year, although the total of 4,...nuary was still below that of the first nine months haq ' 1 ) ) 1 -2 The deposits of gold at the Mint for the same time tho `e,a 7,260,000/.,- against 6,410,000/. in 1851. During Idr othe _K a charge had been brought by Messrs.. Brown, Ivith theirnd Co., against a clerk whom they had intrusted lukve pr.ocuration, and by whom 45,./. s tw o 3 7a s i Misappropriated in speculations 000 wi thin stated to the past Th 1 4 ,, i ,, e Weekly reviews from the Amsterdam end R0t t4,,,n1 produce markets mention that business had become to Ilvrtiore active, and that prices showed a further tendency kau ance. Theo perations in coffee had been considerable, Ligyteuret..attons for the superior descriptions were generally tri., i • Large purchases of sugar raw and refined, had been i n ug.e, the inquiry for consumption' 1 g Increased Th t as well as for export h . ay rlqi • e ransactions in spice had been limited. I,llga had been well supported, and dvewood had improved. kid r ice Rats from Antwerp and hamburg s . tate that sugar tteZh e ._ ice were in demand. Coffoe was maintained with . ialyithroisuegnh. the business was not important, and indigo had l ilt I I , i e aill e leigmence has been receiv.--d that the African pi,:3ia:Oerojeateh°aattPFunpYp.msm. oonn screw. vessel Forerunner, which left the 2 1 4 t t h .of September, arrived at to . that islands. tuaztueira, her speed average lit A,10,, ever mad e . in the the quickest eluding the stoppage — .Ce, a 10 knots for the whole !'ICE CIONTIN.ENT. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 12 - th have arrived. The editors of the Keraldo ' the Constitutional, the Espe ranza, the Epoca, and tha Diario had been set at liberty, but cannot sign their respective journals until the tribunals shall have decided on the prosecution commenced against them by the Director of the Trea sury for calumnirving him. In the meantime these papers will have to abstain from political discussion. The editor of the Heraldo, who had been in confine ment thirty-two days, had been obliged to deposit 6,000 reels as an addition to his previously existing caution money of 120,000 reals. The Constitutional announces that it will cease to appear. The Queen had given 20,000 reals to the poor of the province of Madrid. The post of Commander of the Halberdiers vacant by the death of the Duke de Baylen, had not been filled up. The surveys for the first section of a railway to the north have been ter minated. The Gazette publishes a detailed account of the expenses of the different ministries in the second quarter of 1852; they amount to 313,068,157 reals; the budget had calculated them at 328,712,541 reals. The Queen, the King, and the Queen Christina had held grand receptions for kissing hands in honour of the Queen's birthday. The Duke and Duchess de Alontceasier had returned to Seville. Count d'Es terhazy, the Austrian Minister, had returned to Madrid after a leave of absence. It is stated by the Epoca that the Cortes are to meet on the 25th November. The day, however, says a letter, is not yet officially fixed, but it is ex pected that it will be before the end of November. The mails between Madrid and Paris now occupy seven hours less time in the journey, owing to the opening of the section of the railway from Angou• tome to Bordeaux. Accounts had been received from the Captain- General of Cuba to the 14th September. They state that tranquillity continued to prevail; that the cases of cholera had slightly increased, owing to the heavy rains ; and that a prosecution had been commenced against the writers and publishers of the subversive journal La Voz del Pueblo. A dispatch from the Commander of the naval station of the Havannah announces the wreck of the war steamer the Pizzaro, at a place called Taugo.Farango, on the northern coast, whilst going to look after a frigate whose manceuvres seemed suspicious. A letter from Madrid of the 11th states that the rumour of its being the intention of the Spanish Government to suspend all the railway concessions is well founded. The only exception, it is said, is in favour of the lines from Madrid to Almansa, and from Alar to Santander. The motive for the delay in making other roads is said to be the fear of the Government that it would be unable to pay the gua ranteed interest on the capital, if several lines were to be executed at the same time. Madrid Bourse, Oct. 2.—Three per Cents., 47f; Deferred, 46j. Exchange, 50 30. BELGIUM. "It is rumoured more and more strongly," says the Emancipation of Brussels, of Sunday, that the Cabinet formed by M. H. de Brouckere is dissolved. It is not yet said that the King has called in any other political personage." GERMANY. During the Austrian Emperor's stay at Agram, the Prince of Montenegro, Daniel Petrowitch, waited upon his Majesty, praying him to give his adhesion to the declaration of the independence of Montenegro, by Ru-sia. The consent of the Emperor is expected, for the question has long been debated in the Cabinet, and a definite resolution adopted. A treaty relative to a customs union between Aus tria and the States of the Coalition of Darmstadt is to be concluded immediately, and to come into force on the Ist of January next. A general Civic Code is to come into operation on the Ist of January next in those Crown lands where it has not yet been introduced. A telegraphic dispatch from Trieste, from the locum tenens of the coast lands, announces the arrival of the Emperor and the Archduke Max at Fiume on the 12th. " A letter from Vienna of the 14th," says the Independance of Brussels, " informs us that M. Ward, Minister of State of the Duchy of Parma, and Mini• ster Plenipotentiary to the Court of Vienna, has re ceived from his sovereign the order to proceed to Madrid, and to enter into negotiations for the recog nition by the Duke of Parma, who is brother-in-law of the Count de Chambord, of Isabella 11., and the present Government of Spain. The motives of this determination are represented to be of a private char acter. It is stated as certain that during his stay at Vienna the Duke of Parma refrained from visiting Frohsdorff on the occasion of the file of Saint Henri." According to the Gazette of Prussia, the French Government is causing special agents to visit the ports of the Rhine, in order to obtain correct statistical in formation on the commercial relations of Belgium with the Zollverein and Switzerland. The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Berlin of the 15th, which states that the affair of Neufchatel is to be discussed anew at London by the diplomatic agents of the great powers. A letter from Frankfort, of the 12th, in the Augs burg Gazette, states that there are two propositions before the Germanic Diet for an augmentation of the federal contingent : one asks for only 150 men in all, and the other proposes to have the present force augmented by 50,000 men. The last accounts from Munich represent that in consequence of the continuance of the indisposition of the King of Greece, his Majesty's departure, which had been fixed for the 16th, h a d b een postponed. The Burgomaster and Senate of the free city of Frankfort have, in conformity with the order of the Germanic Diet, decided that the laws of 19th October, 1848, and 20th February, 1849, shall be repealed, be cause they are hostile in spirit to the political institu tions of other parts of Germany. They have also an nounced that, in compliance with Art. 11 of the addi tional Articles of the Constitution, the citizens shall be convoked on the 18th and 19th to elect 75 citizens, who will have to choose 45 members of the Legisla tive Assembly. As M. de Hassenpflug, First Minister of Hesse Cassel, was seated in his cabinet a few days ago, a stone was thrown at him with great violence through the window, and broke some of the things on the table. M. de Hassenpflug subsequently left Cassel to inspect the provincial tribunals. Several innkeepers of Electoral Hesse, who played a part in the revolutionary movements, have been de prived of their licences. The Vienna journals announce the arrest, in the district of Liptau, of a man who had acted as apostle of the new religious sect calling themselves "De scendants of Christ," which has already ramifica tions in France, Germany, and Switzerland. From intercepted letters, it appears that the Austrian por tion of the sect was in correspondence with that of France. It has not yet been ascertained whether the sect does or does not entertain political designs. The Reformed French Commune of Berlin, almost all of whom are descendants of the Protestants who left France in consequence of the revocation of the edict of Nantes, propose to celebrate with great Romp the anniversary of the day on which the Elector Frede rick William ordered the exiles to be received in Prussia, and granted to them all the rights of citi zenship. There were five new cases of cholera reported from the 13th to the 14th in Berlin, making the whole number to the latter date 165, of which 98 have been fatal ; 35 have been cured ; 3tl remain under treatment. A letter from Florence of Y the 12th, in the Risorgi ment° of T ur i n, produced b continued i n statesCou that the r ea di ng o f th e docu mentsuerrazzi in hi s d e f ence i s still g G The corresp on d en t oberves how surprising it i s that Guerrazzi s o should as t 0 make have tgainedbem be lievethe confidenc e o f the Republicans that he enteredinto their v i ews, and would b e sharp pro,t h e i d r u i c n e s d t r u thatm e n b t , e when kept it a sh appears from the documents he carried watch over t h em b y means of the police, and th at them so far as to require the reportscarried his distrust of ings of their clubs and conventiC of the proceed him every evening. The corres pe z i to be brought to that the inability of Guerrazzi to eel:e el:it is o f op i n i on is clearly pro ved. The e migrants frominate L that party who were its mai n s p rin g , w ere militarily ombardy, organized, had money and a p olitical p a p er a t their dis P 7, sal nized, that Guerrazzi, not having the means of disbanding a° them, displayed g reat tact in defeatin g a portionl°g at least of their plans. The Monitore Toscano of the 12th announces that the porfolio of Director of Police of the kin g d om of the Two Sicilies, vaca t e d by the death of M. P ee _ cheneda, has been entrusted to M. Ferdinand Troja. The Opinione of Turin states that M. H enry Dameth, director of the Avenir de Nice, has been or dered to quit the Sardinian Sates, and adds that this order is owing to an application from the French Consul. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 14th publishes a Royal decree, dispensing professors of the University and secondary schools from taking the oath of fidelity at the beginning of every year. The circulation of the Turin journal, entitled the Social Union, has just been prohibited in the whole of the Austrian empire. Letters from Sassari of the 9th, in the Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, state that the state of siege is about to cease, and that the fire-arms which had been called in are being restored, but that many have not been found a ga in, a circumstance which has caused great dissatisfaction. The honesty of those who were intrusted with the keeping of them is questioned, and an inquiry has been set on foot to throw light on the nutter. THE siTN, LONDON, Tr FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF. WELLINGTON. We believe that the following programme of pro ceedings at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington will prove to be in the main correct. Tile remains of his Grace will remain at Wollner until four days before the funeral, which will take place between the 17th and 19th of November. They will then be removed to Chelsea Hospital, where the body will lie i❑ state for three days, and on the evening before the solemnity it will be re moved to the Horse Guards. On the morning of the funeral, the funeral cortrlge will be formed at the Horse Guards, and will pro. teed by Charing-cross, the Strand, Fleet-street, and Ludgate-hill, to St. Paul's. Six regiments of infantry, eight squadrons of cavalry, and 17 guns, will take part in the proces sion, that being the number of troops to which his Grace was entitled by his rank in the army. A body of Marines will also form part of the corlige, which will be headed by 83 veterans from Chelsea llospital, who shared in the Duke's cam paigns, the number 63 representing the years to which his Grace had attained. We have also reason to believe that the Field- Marshal's baton of the deceased Duke will be borne on the occasion by the Marquis of Anglesey, his companion in arms; and that representatives from those foreign Sovereigns in whose armies his Grace bore the rank of Field Marshal will assist at the solemnity, each bearing the baton of the deceased. With a view of diminishing as much as possible the delay inseparable from a long file of carriages it is intended to make the procession as much as possible a walking one, and to dispense, as far as consistent with the solemnity of the occasion, with an unnecessary train of vehicles. It is also hoped that the good sense and good taste of the City will, on this occasion, consent to waive its claim to precedence, and that the Lord Mayor, after meeting the cort4sre at Temple-bar, will fall into the procession after the Prince Con sort. Finally, it is not intended to line the streets through which the procession will pass with military The guardianship of the thoroughfares will be left to the police, and to the good feeling of the public, who will thus have an opportunity of beholding the mournful spectacle without the interruption of a line of soldiers, and of testifying their respect for the mighty dead by their decorous and orderly demeanour. Messrs. Cubitt, the eminent builders, have received instructions to fit up the interior of St. Paul's Cathe dral for the accommodation of from 18,000 to 20,000 spectators. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 18. Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe, went out shooting this morning, attended by Colonel Hon. N. Hood, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieu tenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Duke and Duchess of Nemours visited her Ma jesty to-day. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and the Marquis of Exeter have been invited, and are expected at the Castle this afternoon. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Frogmore, near Windsor. A deputation from the Corporation of the City of Lon don, consisting of the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect, the Sheriffs, Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Sir Chap man Marshall, Mr. Alderman Farncomb, Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr. Alderman Moon, Mr. John Wood (chair man), Mr. Deputy Holt, Mr. Deputy Cork, Mr. J. M. Barnard, Mr. Edward Conder, Mr. Frederick Farrar, Mr. Thomas Snelling, and the City Remembrancer, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home office. Sir Horace St. Paul, the Rev. E. Hawkins, and Mr. Cadogan, had interviews with Sir John Pakington yes terday, at the Colonial-office. The Belgian Minister transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office. The Marquis of Exeter had an interview yesterday, at the Home-office, with Mr. Secretary Walpole. Dispatches from the Governor of Canada were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. On the nomination of his Grace the Duke of Nor thumberland, the Queen has appointed Captain the Earl Talbot, C. 8., &c., to be one of her Majesty's Naval Aides-de-camp. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY MARLBOROUGH—STREE r. A LUNATIC. William Lancashire, a miserable looking man, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged under the fol lowing circumstances:— Murrel, 80 C, stated that this morning about ono o'clock his attention was called to a mob of people who bad assembled in Coventry-street, and on going to see what was the matter, he saw the prisoner lying on the pavement, apparently in a state of great suffering. At the suggestion of two gentlemen, one of whom was a surgeon, witness and another constable conveyed him to a surgeon's, who recommended his removal to the hospi tal. Witness accordingly procured the stretcher from the station-house, and as soon as he had placed prisoner on it, the latter jumped up and said, "I'm all right now, let me go," Believing him to have assumed illness for the purpose of imposing on the constable, he (witness) took him to the station. The prisoner's wife, who was in attendance, informed the magistrate that her husband bad been an inmate of a lunatic asylum, from which he had recently been dis charged, On hearing this, Mr. Bingham discharged the man and handed him over to the care of his wife. THE REGISTRATIONS : WEST SURREY.—The Court sat at the Bush Inn, Farnham, yeterday, to revise the lists for the parishes of Ash and Normandy, Elstead, Farnham, Frensham, Seale, and Tongham. Mr. G. Edgar Dennes, the Solicitor to the Westminster Freehold Land Society, and Mr. John Wells, solicitor, of London, appeared for the Libe rals. The Tories were unrepresented. In Farnham the Re formers established 69 new claims. The claims allowed in the other parishes were as follows :—Ash and Normandy 11, Elstead 5, Frensham 11. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. —The following gentlemen were admitted members of the college on the 15th inst.:—Messrs. Matthew Morris, Haverfordwest, Pembroke shire ; Edward Archibald Middleshi p, Hon. East India Com pany's service, Bengal ; Charles Davenport, Walford, Glou cestershire ; Thomas Henry Cheatle, Burford, Oxfordshire ; James Winter, Dublin ; Robert A. Allen Stewarts-town, Tyrone. James Nicholls, Trekenning, Allen, Robert William Cockerill, Greenwich; Amos logham, Hebden bridge, Yorkshire; Stephen Donegan, Cork; James Crowder Eastcott, St. Pancras; and Carl August Ludwig Bauer, London. At the same meeting of the court Mr. John Wal rond Cleave passed his examination for naval surgeon; this gentleman had previously been admitted a member of the college, his diploma bearing date March 4, 1848. OMNIBUS SALE.—Yesterday the sale of the entire stock of the London Conveyance Company commenced, on their premises, St. Alban's-place, Paddington. Mr. Gower, of the firm of Rymill and Gower, of the Repository, Barbi can, presided as knight of the hammer. It is expected that the sale will occupy the whole of the week. The stock comprises 508 horses, 65 omnibusses, and an immense quan tity of harness, &c. The stoppage of the London Conveyance Company has thrown out of employ drivers, conductors, and horsekeepere, to the number of several hundreds. COMMON LAW REFORMS.-0° Monday next, an important act, passed in the last session (15th and 16th Vic toria, chap. 73), to abolish certain offices and fees in the common law courts, will come into force. By this Act the office of Marshal iu the common law courts in London is abolished, and the duties are to be performed by the asso ciates, who, in future are to be appointed by the chiefs of the three courts. The office of marshal is to be continued en circuit, and to be paid by salary instead of fees. Clerks are to be appointed, and the present officers are to hold office during good behaviour. The fees charged at the Judges' chambers are to undergo revision; they have yielded large amounts to the clerks, whose incomes were solely derived from the same. The clerks are to be paid by salary. Fur ther, it is provided by the Act that the fee of 6s. Bd. paid on circuit is to be abolished, and also all the fees to the mar shals' men, the Judges' bailiff, and to any servant attending the circuit. The duties of each office are to be performed in person. The accounts under this Act are to be laid before Parliament. NEWMARKET HEATII.—And yet there is a kind of republican spirit that seems to animate the gatherings upon Newmarket heath. The nob and the snob, each on a cob, hob-nob it together pleasantly. we t'akeNlersceA swell sweep may be by the side of a small nobleman, and the man of patrician lineage may be jostled by the tout upon the knacker's victim. We don't know where we can see this save at Newmarket on its glorious heath; and, therefore, take it for all in all, business will idteivseslvelNone perhaps Newmarket may be laissez faire as far as the heath not exception oo know tor that rather i t w i s the e do n ot h e a tkhnoorwt that townat it is t n h o a t t . But Newmarket has its star-chamber, and its exclusive but the new acts, silly rule, and that is the canker at its heart. Racing Times. chief clerk to the blaster the sithciEeßf unless he shall havesof the Rolls, or any CHIRP CLERR provided at that no person shall be appointed Y ele —As i s n a g Chancery oo d deal e under d r f Vice-Chancellor, or have been admitted been e chief clerk to one of the Masters, in one of the courts atn,the rolls as an attorney or solicitor least ten years. act declares and practised for at th a t M r . G eo . Whiting and Mr. H. Leman. the chief be released ; and Mr. Pugb the e lerks of the Masters about to vacant, are, on the first day of thecliief clerk of the Master now clerks of three of the equity judges, ensuing term, to be chief suc cessors in office. A salary of f,e2s4aind their respective chief clerk, which may be increased byis to be paid to each to 1,5001. a year ; they aze to hold office t e he Lord Chancellor during be haviour," whilst the junior clerks under the new "good h o ld office "during pleasure " a material distinction acts arc to iction in the appointment of offices. The advlcea from Demerara mention that a pro clamation had been issued by the Governor, increasing the a ll owan ce to immigrant labou r e r s from Madeira from 20 dols. to 25 dols., in, consideration of the failure of the Tilltage iA that island. , )Al7 EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 18521 Ll't_ r THEATRE. Th ever-sparklim. .arles Mathews and the peer less and perennial Va , opened the campaign for the season last evening, in s elegant theatre. The hence gas crowded, despite a casein tho market (whether pru dent in the main or no, time will tell), the pit havirg been advanced from twa shillings to half-a-crown, and the upper boxes from 1 air shillings to five. The first piece was a new comic c rama in two acts, called " The Mysterious Lady," an se -citation from the French, from the pen of Mr. Planet) , The original piece is a little vaudeville, of the most light and farcical description. The adapter has endeavoured to give a more substan tial and serious character, and to raise its tone by writing the dialogue in blank verse. The result has not been very happy; for the slightness of the subject and the absurdity of the incidents are only rendered more apparent by this elaborate mode of treatment. There is an old gentleman, Sir Amaranth Fitzape, who has a great admiration for the character of a roué, and sends his nephew on his travels for the express pur pose of his acquiring the accomplishments belong ing to such a character. The uncle joins his nephew et santwerp, and is rejoiced to find that his design has been successful, fur the young gentleman (Hector Fitzape) has, by his own aecotuat, male h.mself a perfect Don Juan. But there are also at Antwerp a gen tleman, named Blackstone, and his daughter, who are there for the purpose of unmasking " young'hopeful's" character, and exposing him to his uncle as a mere pre tender to the character he assumes. Their scheme con sists in disguising themselves as a Corsican count and countess, and persuading the uncle and nephew that the count is a tremendous persoaage, who puts any one to death who pays any attention to his wife. The uncle is charmed with an adventure that will give his nephew au opportunity of showing his spirit ; but Hester is frightened out of his wits. After being terrified in various ways, he is at length persuaded that the count has put a deadly poison in his wine after dinner. He is in agonies of horror, of course, of which he is not re lieved till Lis cowardice and false pretensions to the character of a couragocus scamp are fully exposed. There is another character in the piece, a properly behaved young gentlemen, between whom and the young lady there is an affair of the heart, which ends in marriage ; but the connexion of this underplot with the principal business was by no means apparent. The principal part was performed by Mr. Charles Mathews, who acted with great spirit, and made the last scene very laughable ; but this was the only character that produced any effect. At the fall of the curtain there was considerable applause, mixed, however, with loud disapprobation ; and this contention lasted a good many minutes before Mr. C. Mathews came before the cur tain with Miss Oliver, and made his bow hastily. A call for the author, raised by two or three persons, was not attended to. The middle piece was the Golden Fleece, (produced hero by the permission of Mr. Webster,) a justly fa vourite classical extravaganza, which was do ne full hon our to, and which was made the medium for the reap pearance of the manageress,;Madame Vestri s , who was greete , cl with a cordiality that could only arise from genuine admiration. We were glad to find the lady looking remarkably well, and in possessio n o f al l her usual vigour, notwithstanding the reports circulated as to her health, and which we were gratified to lear n were groundless. Her acting was the perfection of burlesque, combin ing classic grace and elegance with grotesque and racy johpnarody, , humour. her mellow contralto voice was as beautiful as ever, and her singing was delightful. Her in particular, of the old scotch ballad An derson, my Jo," was exquisite, and received with acclamation. The part of Jason (originally M rs . Keeley's) received ample justice from Miss St. George, The entertainments concluded with a farce, called A House out of the Windows, which is extremely inge nious and amusing. The entire action is conducted iu a cleverly set scene, showing the front windows of a first and second floor. On the second floor resides Mr Paul Potter, an artist (Ur. licesby), who makes strong love to Julia (Miss Martindale), on the drawing-room floor, at first letting down letters with a string, and ultimately descending by a rope-ladder himselt. He is found in this situation by Closecard, the landlord, himself an old beau ; who draws up the rope ladder, and goes for a policeman. Poor Paul is lett i n a sad dilemm a , and he is wetted to the skin by a pouring raia ; and his lady love coming to his rescue, with an umbrella, is herself shut out in the balcony with him. This situation caused much fun, and was made the most of by Mr. B ax ley, The fate of the young couple appears cri tical, when Paul contrives, at apparently an immi nent risk, to slide down the gas lamp, and to regain his own apartment ; so that when Closecard arrives with a policeman, he appears in his night robe, at his own window, and the old landlord is abused by all parties, including the policeman he has fetched, as a drunken old ass who has created a useless brawl. Of course, an old aunt (Mrs. Macnamara) consents to the union of the young people, and their hands are united in the b a l co ny ; no one having ever appeared actually on the stage, and the whole of the action having taken place out of the windows. It is a very clever little piece, with a good deal of smart dialogue ; and two or three novel and telling situations in it. The audience enjoyed it very much, and the actors all (including the Mario nette-like policeman) did the utmost for their parts, and it consequently was thoroughly successful, and is likely to continue a favourite. It is said to be the production of one of the Mr. Broughs. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCCXX.X. CAMBRIDGESHIRE " WAIFS AND STRAYS." (To the Editor of the Sun.) • Srit,—The following scraps of information respecting the last great Handicap of the season, have been col lecting during the last ten days, partially at Newmarket, but principally in those clubs and places where sporting men most do congregate. Taking its money for my guide, I find that those stables, the names of which are given below, in all likelihood will be represented by the horse whose cognomination is attached to each, as fol lows:—T. Taylor, Babette; T. Dawson, Evadne; Kent, Chief Baron Nicholson; Dockeray and Dilly, Knight of the Shire; Stebbing, Hungerford; Isaac Day, Ephesus; J. Shepherd, Sir Charles; Saunders, Hobble Noble; Bullock, Grief; T. Parr, Weathergage; John Day, Father Thames; Death, Convulsion; Stevens, Azael; John Scott, Hyacinth; Fisher, Plot; and Cleary, Brawn. From other sources, I hare ascertained that one, or both, of Mr Drinkald's will go to the post; that Rachst , , will probably be Osborne's animal; that Le Juif w also be started from Saunders's stable; and that Job Marson's lot will be represented by the High Sheriff, and Wadlow's by Lady Amyott. Khadidja is reported the representative of the Horse heath Stable; and Herbert is to try it on for Lord Rib blesdale. Mainfold will go from Carlisle's, Miss Fanny from Shirley's, Phlegra from Harlock's, Puritan from ' Darling's, Pancake from Rogers', Peacock from Boyce's, and Sabra from Armstrong's; and report says young Stephenson will have Billy Bar, and Stephenson, senr., Sophistry in the race. Bardolph, not unlikely, will run for Mr T. Parr's in terest, equally with Weathergage. Alec Taylor's stable, I believe, will be unrepresented, for Sister to Singapore is held in light estimation, and Teddington's lb. extra for winning the Doncaster Cup is considered to have destroyed his chance. Lady Evelyn will run in case of an accident to her stable companion, in the hope of saving the cash invested on her chance previously to the Babette move; the sum, however, is anything but great. Truth is looked upon as a non-starter, or, if a runner without hopes. Glauca will, not improbably, go, in addition to the money representative of the Dockeray and Dilly Stables. Ephesus has been backed for a very heavy stake by the partisans of the stable; but in some very knowing circles his chance is considered anything but rosy. They are not remarkably confident in Saunders' stable of victory with Hobbie Noble. Chief Baron Nicholson has been doing good work for some time, and, 'tis said, will come out in his old form. Stebbing's rather crack string will have, it is ru moured, for its money horse, Hungerford; but I have some doubt of this being the case, comparatively little having been invested upon him as yet, Alfred the Great, if in form, looking much more like business. I shall publish the remainder of these " waifs and strays," as they arise, on Thursday, and endeavour to throw a ray of light as to the probable winner.—l am, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Oct. 19. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. A considerable outlay on Babette, at an improvement of about twenty points en the odds last quoted from Newmarket—the result of previous transactions at the West-end and in the City—the decline of her stable companion, Lady Evelyn—and a disposition to back Hungerford, were the features yesterday; business in all other respects was unimportant and dull. The follow ing were the closing prices:— CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 5 to 1 agst Mr. R. E. Oliver ns Babette (taken and afterwards offered) 12 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Weathergago (taken and afterwards offered) 13 to 1 agst Sir W. Booth's Azael 14 to 1 agst Mr. Wsller's Ephesus 100 to 6 agst Lord Brace's Knight of the Shire 18 to 1 agst Major Martyn's Convulsion (taken) 12 to 1 agst Baren Rothschild's Hyacinth (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn 20 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Robbie Noble (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ur. Morris's Hungerford (take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Phillips's Le Juif 25 to 1 agar Mr. Robson's Bardolph DERBY. 20 to 1 apt Mr. Powney's Cineas (taken, and after wards offered) 20 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Umbriel (taken, and after wards offered) 20 to 1 agst Lord John Scott's The Reiver (taken, and afterwards offered) SURREY THEATRE. A production entitled, 01) to the Diggings, or London Schemes in 1852, mot with respectable success last even ing, chiefly owing to the broad humour of Mr. W. H. Widdicomb. Without b e i ng an extraordinary . hit, its provisional existence will prove convenient during tha preparation of more striking novelties. The chief parts were well filled by Miss Luria, Miss Lebatt, Mr. %Vid dicomb, and Mr. Shepherd. STRAND THEATRE. A spirited and amusing dramatic sketch by Mr, W Brough was last night produced at this house, under the title of Uncle Tom's Crib, or Negro Life in • London. The " crib " of Uncle Tom is the sign of the " Negro Head," a house of call for Ethiopian serenaders, nigger crossing sweepers, and the incidents flow out of the fforts of the landlord to induce Dinah, his " one fair daughter," to marry Mr. Ccesar Augustus Squashtop, a crossing sweeper, who professes to have 501. and a first-rate situation, but has also lately added to his avocations that of a lecturer at Exeter hall upon the rights of man and the wrongs of Africa. Dinah has, however, fixed her affections upon Dandy Jim, an Ethiopian serenader, and the denouement disclo ses t h e fact that the 501. has been stolen from him by Augustus, that his "fine house , filled with furniture," was a two shilling-a-week lodging, out of which he had been turned for non-payment of rent, while his crossing has been taken possession of by an , other sweeper since he became a lecturer. The prudent and affectionate Uncle Tom therefore hands over Dinah to her previously rejected, but now wealthy suiter, and the piece winds up with a nigger ball, illuminated after the style of the grand opera with coloured lights. The dialogue is sparkling, the " situations" full of broad humour, and the sarcasms upon specious sentimenta lisms and shams smart and telling. It brings out the capabilities of the African opera troupe now performing at the Strand capitally, and with a little judicious shortening, will secure a good run. Its reception throughout, and at the close last night was a decided success. Mr. Price, an American dancer, also made his first appearance. His style is similar to that of the celebrated Juba, and in some of his dances he even ex ceeds that well-known and extraordinary delineator of " plantation dances." The house was crowded. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION. Yesterday (Monday), at a few minutes past 12 o'clock at noon, a serious fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Ind, Coope, and Co., the proprietors of the Rumford brewery stores, situate in Great Garden-street, near Whitechapel turnpik e . gate- The building, w hi c h extended in one direction between 60 and 70 feet, was of proportion a t e d e pth, but, although divided int o two warehouses, each communicated with the other by means of lar ge l oo p-holes. From the fact of o ne warehouse containing a vast num ber of hogsheads of sugar, it was at one period feared that every building in the immediate vicinity would have been levelled with the ground. A s it wa s, in the course of a few minutes the first-named building, in which the disaster com menced, presented one tre mendous body of fi re , and as the flames bel c h e d f or th from the different windows and through the roof the scene became one of fearful gran deur. The mains of the East London Company having been drawn, the engines were set to work, b ut in spite of the torrents of water thrown from the engines upon the conflagration, it continued to trav el . A. number of policemen of the H division, under th e direction s of In spectors White and Miller and Sergeants Foay and E yes , went to work and rolled some dozen barrels of ale out of the pr em i ses , a t th e time that the flames were mount ing from the upper floors most terrifically. The firemen, under the superintendence of Mr. Braidwood, redoubled their exertions, but notwithstanding several hours passed away ere the firemen could get the mastery over the flames, and not until the first-named warehouse from the ground-floor was burned out, and the lower . floor seriously injured. The adjoining warehouse, in which so many tons of sugar and a large quantity of grain were, were also seriously burned ; but, fortunately, the whole of the extensive stock of sugars, although, at one time, almost at red . heat point were preserved. The total loss, however, is very con siderable. The origin of the fire is unknown. For tunately, the firm was insured. About two o'clock yesterday morning, a fire occurred on the premises belonging to Mr. Thomas Kellar, eat ing-house proprietor, No. 4, Sherburne-lane, City. The discovery was made by the police who were doing duty in the neighbourhood, and who, fortunately, succeeded in arousing the inmates; but on their attempting to gain the street by the front door, they were unabl e to do so, the stairs being rendered impassable by smo ke. The parties therefore made for one of the uppe r win dows, and the Royal Society's fi . re. escapes havin g at tended, six persons were rescued in safety. The sufferer, it is understood, was insured in the Globe Fire Office. THE WELLINGTON STATUE AT MANCHESTER.—The subscriptions to the fund for the purpose of erecting a public memorial in Manchester of the late Duke of Wellington are still rapidly auguaenting. The total to Saturday Was 6,4191, 164, PONTEFRACT RACES, MONDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added for 2 yrs olds Est, three 7st 101 b, four ,Bst 71b, five Bst 121 b, six, and aged 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b, winners 5 and 71b. extra. One mile, 5 Subs. Mr. Chilton's Audubon, 2 yrs (Carroll) 1 . . Mr. Medley's Trousseau, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Kimberley's b.c. by lege, out of the Daughter of Toscar, 2 yrs Mr. Mason's Twin, 4 yrs. Mr. Dalzell's the Judge, 2yrs Betting.-5 to 4on Trosseau, sto 2 apt Audubon, and 3 to 1 agat The Judge. Won by s length and a half. Handicap Sweeps of 5 sovs. and 50 added, winner to pay 5 sovs. expenses, and second save his stake. Once round and a distance. 14 subs. Mr. (Jno. Osborne's Little Davie, 3 yrs sst 131bs Carroll 1 Mr. Taft's f, by Don John, dam by Mundiz, 4 yrs sst 101bs 2 Mr. Jno. Osborne's Merry Bird, 3 yrs, Est 61b 3 Mr. Jno. Shepherd's Alp, 5 yrs, Bst 51b 0 Mr• R. E. Oliver's Ischia, 4 yrs, Est 12 lb 0 Mr. Eddison's Wasp, 4 yrs, 6st 41b 0 Mr. Dawson's Lerrywhent, 3 yrs Est 31b .•.•• 0 Mr. Pedley's Paquetta, 4 yrs, Est 31b 0 Mr. Eddison's nd Tower, 4 yrs, sst 101 b 0 Mr. Wentworth's Don Carlos, 3 yrs, sst. Olb 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Little Davie, 3 agst Ischia and 4 to 1 agst Don John filly. Won by a length. The Park Hill Handicap of 5 soya. each for 2 yrs. old with 25 soya. added. Wood End, about 3 qrs. of a mile 7 subs. Mr. John Danby's Tickton Bst olb (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Pearce and Master Norton 7st 71b 2 Mr. Dalzell's The Judge 7st 121 b 2 to lon Tickton., Won by a short neck after a fine short race. The Visitors' Plate of 20 soya., addod to a sweepstak e of 3 soya. each, for three yrs old and upwards, winner t ° be sold for 80 sovs., &c., one mile, five subs., were won in two heats, cleverly, by Captain Reynard's br. f. Flo , rence, three yrs 301. (Carrol), beating the Don John filly Tissington, Ithania, and Lilly. RACING FIXT, HIES FOR 1852. IDE% Lanark 22 Newmarket Houghton 25 OCTO: Holywell Hunt Richmond Brighton 22 NOVE Worcester Autumn 2 Epsom 4 Liverpool Autumn 9 Cowbridge Hunt Northallerton ll IRISH RACI Down Royal Corp 2O NOME Kilkenny ... Stretford Warwick l6 Aberystwith Shrewsbury Autumn 23 S TO COME. ►BER. Carlow I[BER. 28 GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RILLWAY.—WO now understand that it has been definitely determined to pro ceed with the construction of this line of railway, exe cuting in the first place the portion of the works betwixt Aberdeen and Huntly, The surveyors are engaged staking off the line, and the contractors have received orders to commence the works immediately between Port-Elphinstonef and liuntly. By the operations being confined in the first instance to this part of the line, the Aberdeenshire Canal will be allowed to remain open for the convenience of the public until absolutely required for the purpose of the railway ; and arrangements are in course cf being made for the completion of the line between Port-Elphinstone and Aberdeen, after which it will be gradually extended northwards from Huntly.— Aberdeen Journal. WAS PENN EVER A SLAVEHOLDER ?-I)id Wm. Penn ever make use of negro slaves? As this question is put, I should think he did; and for my authority in thus believing would refer Mr. Croosfield to Hepworth Dixon's recent " Life of Penn," published in London in 1851, p. 389 :—" Many years after this he (Penn) spoke of slavery as a matter of course, and though he refrained from the actual purchase of negroes, so as in strict fact never to become a slaveowner, yet he constantly hired them from their masters, and they formed a regular part of the establishment at .f Pennsbury." William Penn was , the refore, a slaveh older not a slaveowner. Many planters in America are similarly situated at the present day ; they hire slaves to __ cultivate their land, but do not own them. Mr. Bancroft would appear to be correct.--From Notes and Queries [ADVERTISEMENT.] —THE ROYAL EXIIIBITION.—A valuable, Dimly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat pocketn and miles the nl size of s a i w ts al n n tu;t, a hi n c s h w e a r person n purpose b e on the Race-course, at t he O p era-houses ; country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles; they are in istimile di " valuable for shooting , deer stalking, yachting, to Sports men, G en tlemen, Gamekeepe rs, and Tourists.—To be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York-hotel. Telescopes—A new and most important in vention in Telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers, that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the Double Stars. With the same Telescope, weighing only three ounces, can be seen a person's countenance 31 wiles distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and Race course glasses, with wendertul powers ; an object can be clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, have invented invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before imper fect vision, every object appears clear and distinct, the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, arid original state. The Invisible Or ganic Vibrator, and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of extreme deafness.-39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, ob serve opposite the York Hotel. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION RAIL.. way.—This line, which runs from Willesden to New, and thus affords a communication between Manchester and the Southampton lines, without passing through London, was virtually opened yesterday by the Government inspector, Captain Galton, passing over the line, and after canfala urvey reporting it ready for trans—Railicay Record. [BEE. LAW OF PARISH SETTLEMENT. Las" night a public meeting of the inhabitants of St. James's, Piccadilly, was held at the Vestry-room, "to consider the evils which attend the operation of the pre sent law of settlement , and t he h eavy charges consequent on the compulsory removal of poor persons to their respective parishes." Many of the principal parochial officers were present, together with Messrs. Jacob Bell and Charles Cochrane. Mr. GARRETT, the senior churchwarden, took the chair, and stated that he had readily acceded to the re quest which had been made to him of granting the vestry. room on this occasion ; but the subject was one of great importance. The removal of poor families from perhaps a part of a town where they had resided many years was a great hardship upon them ; in many case such persons had been sent back to Ireland and else where. Some improvement had been made in the law, but little had been done to effect any permanent good. He was not aware what proposition was about to be made to the meeting, but would call on Mr. Bidgood to state his views. Mr. BIDGOOD said he was as much in ignorance of what proposition was to be made as any gentlemen who had signed the requisition. The object of this meeting was to call together those who took a part in parish affairs, to discuss the question, and to hear suggestions of a gentleman present, showing that something was looming in the future. (A laugh.) Mr. W. B. WEST then rose and addressed the xneeting from a written statement. Mr. GEESIN thought it would be better for Mr. West at once to proceed to his plan for the remedy of the evils of the present law. After a long conversation, Mr. WEST handed to each gentleman his plan for the abolition of the law of settlement, from which we give the following extracts:— "It is intended to abolish all the laws relating to set tlement and removal in England and Wales. " These laws being abolished, it is contemplated that fluctuations will take place among the labouring classes, some of which may be of a permanent, others only of a temporary nature; and that there will be advancing or receding numbers, perhaps in every parish in the king dom. " The plan, therefore includes the means whereby parishes may be indemnified against damage from such fluctuations. Attention will be drawn to the manage ment and to the means of future economy by the intro duction of a system of local averages and returning periods of adjustment; and to secure vigilance on the part of the guardians and watchfulness on the part of the payers, it is intended that they shall claim the benefit of any advantage that may occur in the locality. " Each parish is to provide the funds after the cus tom now in practice ; and to prevent centrilization it is intended to continue to the inhabitants of parishes all local rights, privileges, properties, and institutions, election of guardians, and other powers they possess, except the compulsory removal of paupers, which is to be wholly abolished. "It is intended to continue the authority of the poor law board, it being responsible to Parliament. " It is intended to retain the boards of guardians, and to continue their present authority. "It is intended to continue under the Lluthority of the poor law board the inspectors, auditors, clerks to boards, relieving officers, and so forth. " For the effective purpose of this plan data are re quired relating to the expense in detail of the eomber of paupers maintained for the last 10, 20, 30, or any period of years sufficiently retrospective to embrace both the seasons of prosperity and of adversity. " The data should be in a tabular form, and shoui'd be carefully and accurately stated, being intended for • present and prospective use. " Every parish or union to return the number and de scription of every paid officer, each to be separately de scribed, with the amount of annual salary received by each. " Every parish or union to supply a separate return of the annual expense incurred for building, alterations, additions, repairs, cleansing, furniture, insurance, water, gas, and other household charges, the expenditure each year to include linen, hosiery, drapery, and other arti cles usually supplied under this division. " The expenditure incurred for ascertaining settle ments—the charges consequent upon removal—the ex penditure occasioned by disputed settlement—and the amount of legal charge, in cases of litigated removal in each year. " The intention of these retrospective statements, is to elicit the average annual cost that each parish has in curred for a given number of years. "To obtain true data for future charge, all expense hitherto incurred under the head of settlement, removal and litigation, should be deducted from the annual cost, unless disposed of in the manner hereafter pro vided. " The data statistically arranged will supply the ave rage annual cost per bead for maintenance, and the average yearly number of paupers to be supported for a fixed period, the duration of which to be be determined by the Legislature. The data arranged and the system of local averages adopted, it will determine the proportionate number of paupers to he annually maintained at the hitherto ave rage cost per head, the inhabitants of each parish will then provide for that number a sum sufficient to meet their quota, which being estimated by their own returns will bo a maximum and minimum amount until the period for re-adjustment arrives. " At the expiration of the time fixed, re-adjustment of cost and ro•adjustmcnt of numbers shall take place in every parish, when the altered circumstances in each parish will be taken into account. " It being settled that parishes are to be protected from injury by reason of pauper migration, those parishes where the quota charged for the time being exceeds the amount required for relief, shall pay the balance in the hands of the local treasurer into a common fund at the Bank of England, to be denominated the Parochial Pauper Protection Fund.' "In each parish where the number exceeds its average, and thus require an amount above the quota, it is proposed to indemnify such parish from the protec tion fund pro rata ; that is, at is own average estimate per head per diem. " The accuracy of such necessity to be guaranteed by certificate (hereafter described in matter of account) under the authority of the poor law commissioners, who will issue warrants for payment from the protection fund to parishes that may be so entitled. " This principle will preserve an equitable balance amongst the payers ; but there may be in seasons of prosperity, a surplus exceeding all demands upon this fund. "It is proposed that this surplus (whatever the amount may chance to be) shall be invested in Govern ment securities, under the title of the Pauper Contin gent Fund ; the interest upon which to be carried to principal, and so form an accumulative fund against seasons of adversity. " Changes in population will occur, by which paupers will cease to bear the relative proportion established at the commencement; this disproportion it is intended to re-adjust by the decennial census, when, the relative proportions being re-established, those parishes in which population has decreased will be relieved of a propor tionate charge. On the other hand, those districts in which population has increased will be charged with a proportionate increase of paupers until the next re adjustment. "In case of unforseen calamity or famine, it is pro posed that, during the continuance of such visitation, the price for maintenance shall be adjusted by the aver age price of grain settled by the Government returns. " Matters of account for ordinary purposes to be cer tified by the district auditor. " Special statements of migratory poor account to be kept and balanced by the chief cler k t o each board, an d afterwards examined by the district poor law inspector, who shall certify (accompanied with an abstract of the account) to the poor law board; and the accuracy of such account may be confirmed by the certificate of the district auditor. " The Bank of England, after payment of all warrants, by a certain day to certify to the poor law board the balance ; which balance shall be immediately invested in government securities, and, with the preceding gross sum already invested and standing to the credit of the account, be published by the poor law board in the next Gazette." Mr. CHARLES COCHRANE proposed as a resolution— " That the present law of settlement is a harsh and un just law; unfitted to the wants and feelings of a Chris tian country, and, therefore, ought to be greatly modified or abolished with the least possible delay." Mr. SMITH moved, as an amendment, that a committee be appointed from the meeting to watch any measure which may be brought before Parliament in the next session, with reference to the alteration or abolition of the present law of settlement. Mr. COCHRANE withdrew the original motion. The amendment was then put and carried, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated• LEAGUE BANQUET AT MAN CHESTER. This banquet is to be held on Tuesday the 2cd No vember, instead of Tuesday the 9th. The Council of the Anti-Corn-law League were probably prepared for some dodge of the ministry, which, by altering the meeting of the House of Commons, would place them at disadvantage, and they therefore did not advertise or take any steps to fix their banquet positively. The in tention was to have . it two days before the meeting o f Parliament, and the determination to assemble the Com mons on the 4th instead of the 11th has led to a change There 11 11l for the banquet from the 9th to the 2nd. Th • change fur but little doubt that this will be the most influential gathering the League has evor had. Upwards of 50 mem b ers of Parliament have alrea dy promised to be pres ent, and amongst t h e names not before given to the public are—Sir James Anderson, M.P., Greeno ck;- M.P., Stirling; Mr. A. M. Dunlop, M.P., Southampton; Si r Mr. M. Wilson, Richard 8 . . W. Bulkeley, Bart., Mr. B. ison, jun., M-P• M. Wilcox. Anglesea, county; Mr. W. Williams, bcp. Clitheroe; d Lambeth; Mr. W. H. F. Cogan, M.P., County Kildare; jun., M.P„ Aberdeen. Th a e n numbe r of e o o f rg v e ice T -p h r o e m si p d s e o n n ts , has been augmented to above 200, and these and the very large committee for me d will embrace a greater number of the employers of la bour than were ever before collected on such an music THE NEW RECORDER OF HUI On Thursday last, the 14th instant, the corn 'nonce* merit of the Michaelmas Sessions in the borough of Hull was rendered noticeable by the circumstance of 13 a mnel Warren, Esq., Q.C. and F.B S., (end long celebrteed in literature as the author of " Ten Thousand a Year ," and the "Diary of a Late Physician,") taking the oaths aid his seat in his capacity as Recorder. After the Grand Jury had been formally sworn in, the learned Judge addressed them in an inaugural oration, very el oquent and impressive. After a few sentiments of a s'iroPli introductory character, he offered the following grateful tribute to his deceased predecessor:—" GentlemOu:' said he, " only the last Sunday I attended divine worib ip in that Temple Church, and sat in my appointed place;. Recorder, my p re d ecessor , within only a f oot or two of the is lying g s u pot where ow.Au your And It u h r ou l g a h te t of my coming hero to-day, and I had a strong feeling of solemnity, which, I trust, 1 may communicate to you. Gentlemen,pursue. It i a not shadows otior m w o e to are e , and what ulogise, shadows or w attempt to eulogise, the memory of my deceased predecessor ; but I will say that I believe he was very anxious to dis charge his judicial duiies conscientiously, tied he had to do so, uufortunately, under the constant pressure of an unsound physical constitution, which sunk su.tdenly, as you all know, under an apparently slight attack ,of indis position. Gentlemen, he has died in the prime ,of life, and, as a member of the Legislature, and as a bar sister of considerable standing, has left behind him a character of unsullied integrity." Later on in the course of his very beautiful and effete tive address, the learned Recorder continued thu5i......• "Gentlemen, forgive me for reminding you that the laws with which we have to deal are based upon Christianity, whose sublime sanctions support every portion of those laws, and dignife—while at the same time they restrain —every functionary, every conscientious functionary, however humble, however limited, may be the sphere of ' his action. Gentlemen, a thousand years ago, oar illus ' trims King Alfred compiled a little code of laws, which .are still extant, and which I was looking at yesterday with a learned person whom I now see near me, in your ex cellent library here. He commenced that code with the ten commandments, which be set forth one by one, and then added the sanction given to them by onr Saviour in the New Testament—" Think not that I am come to destroy the law and the prophets; I am not come tO destroy, but to fulfil." And then King Alfred grandly added—" These, my subjects, are the laws which Al mighty God has given to his creatures, and if we obey these laws, those of ours which follow would not be nec. sesary." Gentlemen, this is a noble and affecting incident in our judicial history. It from the first deeply impressed my mind, and I think gentlemen in your position cannot hear these words without being similarly i m preeced. Our laws have since then swollen to an enormous bolls and complexity, but they still bear the same relation to religion which we have seen in the rude and simple eh extents of those laws in the days of the great and good h:ing Alfred. And whoever realises this fact will see a splendour in those laws which is hid den from those who d o not. And, administering them in this spirit, we shall best secure that mingling of mercy with justice, each reflecting the rays of the ot her, or neither is really merc, 7 or justice, which will make our laws respected even by those unhappy persona whom I and my brother magistrat,ss are compelled to make feel the sharpest edge of those laws. Gentlemen, the ad ministration of civil justice in this kingdom—for I, as re corder, am also judge in a civi t court)—l mean that re lating to common law and equ sty—has recently been altered and amended to an extent otterly unprecedented; and the practiccl commencement of e.he new system must render ever memorable the autumn of 1852. I believe these changes, sweeping though they may be, which have just been effected, are equally bol 4, wise, and bene ficial; reflecting infinite honour upon all parties con cerned in bringing them about, and conferring an incalculable boon upon the country. Th e main objects ( of these changes are to destroy the springs o.c technicallity and delay; to bring litigants together preen:lndy; and e strip the merits of their cases of everything calculated to disguise truth, to distort fact, and to fosOcr fraud. A n , •ti, to a very considerable extent, the same Llay also b e as id of our criminal law (thanks in no small degree to one of my learned and excellent predecessors h,c!re-- m y f r e e , Id Mr. Baines, for whom, I am sure, you all en tertain e Na affectionate respect)—l s y the criminal l etw has latter. 'y been placed upon the basis of plain, good sense. Th e facts of a case now can, or ought to be,. arrived at `asilY and speedily, while the sacred prin ciples of libel € ey and justice are left wholly unimpaired, and may now be seen more conspicuously than ever leavening t h e w ,'iole lump of a humane and enlightened criminal jurispreeienee. Let us be thankful for this, les to the discharge of our simplified and address ousel% duties with increase€ l efficiency." The remainder of 1 he address was distinguished by similar excellence, an d' at its close the customary pro e re duly commenced. ceedings of the court w CROSSING THE I,STvow.HMUS OF PANAMA. By the Orinoco we haN •e received the subjoined ac count of the state of I `be works on the Panama Railway. The communiCation is dated Claagres, September 21, and contains some interesting par ticulars : " Through the kindness and i lotirteay of Mr. Center the Vice-President of the Penal NM Railroad Company, who had placed ono of the carriaCes of the train at our disposal, we were enabled to take a trip on the rail as tar as at present complete, which i,i to the village of Barbacoas, 25 miles of the road—rath er more than half way, and decidedly the worst half of t he line. Oat of the 25 miles, at least 20 are throu g i`i swamp, all of which is laid on p iles aeone' a continuous ' 6 feet apart, and driven at least 20 and 25 feet before , a foundation could be obtained. " The immense difficulties and apparent iMpossibili. ties that have by ingenuity and perseverance t een over come surpass all that I have ev er seen in any Wrt of the world. Too much praise cannot be accorded to Colonel Totten, the excellent superintendent of the works,. in at,. cociplishing so much with s o many difficulties to co stand with—his perseverance, his courage to overcome a very obsta,lle, and his unremitting exertions in every deport ment of the undertaking. " Du.ring the past wet season the sickness which ha '0 prevailea' on the isthmus has been a great drawback to' the prosecution of the works, the mortality being greater than in any previous season—no Leas than two-thirds of the labourers' employed on the line having fallen victims to the fatal swat'ap fever. However, the greatest difficulties are now surmo tinted, and happy will tie the day to Colo nel Totten and ,his associates when the \whole line will be finished. It will IX+ decidedly one of the tootgreatet achieve. ments in railroad making, and the benefi to e world are at present incalculable. " We arrived at the village o f Barbacoas and a half, stopping at two st ations for the r enve.in: en ve oe hour a of workmen employed on the line. Hence y‘ `O, as n yo , in an fine and picturesque view o f the Chug ! " rival 'vat one stand on the left ban lc, at an elevat ion of ab Fro ul t his hundred foot from tho edge of the river. creme. iver boats arri ve , From here you also see the r spot a bridge is to be th,wown across a space of 24L 1 fea ts contain from thin, ti from the Pacific. These boa Cruces with the Californian adventurers and travel , 'era group, and as they tart 1 to forty persons, a motley group, bend on the opposite sid e t he river, a little dic eof • io sigh t of their friends br b i t he whoops, and lancewho haveil, whicharrived yells, mingled with the discharje of pistols, carbines, e n t g ore th th e rm , and revolvers, made a din surpassing description. This village consists of a few huts in ti:\e rude Indian style,- formed of bamboo and covered with palm leaves. Here are refreshment shops, retailing of spirits, with their accompanying gambling-rooms. Next . to these are the slop shops for the sale of ready-made clothes, of which many stand in need on their arrival, not Leaving changed since their departure from Californa, at loast 10 days; new clothes are bought, and the old ones are thrown away iii heaps, as the travellers change them in the open air. These heaps have accumulated in the I,%st four or five days males to to an amount which would take three 0 carry them away. Directly on the opposite bank ) studded' a splendid prospect of a beautiful level counetqr,e 1 more with fine lofty trees, which, with the . Pwaildernes,a in resembles a park in England 1? ll a t l e ft of the river the South America. Farther to the and is covered with country rises gradually for m il es, rfuse foliage of th 9 all the gorgeous trees and p tropics. train of 20 carriages, containing "We returned with a . Ohio, F alcon, 400 American s teamers 400 passengers, for t he . . at Navy Bay ( now named and United States, wattlng, . by the United States peop l e Aspinwall,), to carry them New Or leans. to New York and " The number of passengers conveyed by the railway in the last five day' has been upwards of 1,800, besides t h e specie destined for New York, making a total return of 16,000 dollars. ~j an assured that the whole line will be complete a nd opened for all traffic in 18 months from the present time, the journey across the isthmus may be sew con3plished; in fact, has been performed , now express in 18 hours; it formerly was a tedious an d • f . over-„atigtung one of six days; when complete • it w ill be done in less than as many hours." NE W POTATO MARKET AT THE GREAT NO&' THEM; EA I L W AT. Yesterday the old station in Maiden lane, lately occupied by the directors of the Great No rthern Railway as a temporary passenger and goods station, wan opened as a potatoe market. There was a great number of salesmen and dealers present, and a rather brift tra d e WO done at good prices. THE FRENcEi P RESIDE PT's VISIT TO FOCI E th, at rolT. —The Prince President passed in re view on the 1 l nine o'clock in the morning, the marines quartered at Roche.. fort, and the deputations of the communes from the country around. The Prince passed through the ranks amidst cries of " Viva l'Empereur," from the men reviewed and from the spectators, of whom not less than 100,000 were present. He then paid a visit to the hospital, and next went to examine the port and arsenal, where he was received by Admiral Diontagnies de la Ronne, the Maritime Prefect, and all boar dhti employed at the port. The Prince went on the Constantine corvette, about to sail for the Chinese Seas. The crew who manned the yards gave him sev en cheers, concluding with cries of " Viva l'Empereur." The Prince then entered a splendidly decorated boat which bad been used by the Emperor Napoleon in 1808, and proceeded to examine the va rbieou s vessels n s t oc ks, some of which will soon launched, am ongst others the Louis XIV. , of 130 guns; the Turenne, of 100 on guns; the Uhn, of 100 gun s ; the Alexandre, of 90 ;guns; the Semiramis frigate, of 66 guns ; the Flora frigate, of 66 guns; the Lucifer steamer, of 200 horse-power; and the Bleduse steamer, of 120 horse-power. The Prince also visited the other parts of the establishment, ouch as the foundry, the model-reow, the lyerkshoph sic. s 13 • . -44-.4 .z. .. kA I i . , : iiV,., , I ‘Vi,:;f:, -4: - ; Si .: '''' • ~...01 4 1 ~ 4.. ,r. , 1 :4 • 1 " . , rd... ,- 10 -,%.' t,"l ....,g ,-, , h. p .) . ; ,:,j . , 1."'.1 J~ ' -7 ...--, Lone ;k..... i 3i