The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-23 00:00:00

NIP AIkINE ‘ l ' COADIERCIAL NEWS. TY, QflulE7ift 7 . 0 'I BEE. Tiaer e Wits a weal mark( t tor Cotton at Liverpool yes terday. 10,tod bales. American sorts, compared anti 1 Prithy, were and Surat 1-16th per lb. 111411,!r.—lsvay::;11.,,res a moderate business was done. Tti scco , inta received from Franca upon the subject of a., national finance s are still exciting the attention of the Parisi:-ii journalists, null tine may Aim that there is Frealso extreme iiitarest manifestit , tl in the same matter. uespit, the exertion el !he .10711 CUT, an vArnitted outlay ot G t h),oe.to tunes l.er di, m, is something to startle or dep r ,„ s _, aria the wore attention is directed to it, the let ter Ile pro•ptret of a r, nit dy being discovered. Many Of tie; redectioi,s pi op,s , d by the Finance `-'.,.oelntuittec have air, ady been 11 jtcted, and although war ex! eases are su-ceptible of great ". ti rtel!rueni, hereatter, it might be considered dangerous 1 ? proceed too rapidly in reducing the personnel of the tarmy, tho clii•chfer , ed members of which would have to b 7 gradually d ra f te d i nto o th er emp!oyments. That means sufficient exist to carry on the Government until early next 3 ear, incluaing the payment of the dividends °II the Three per Cents , and the pensions falling due, seems to be proved, but it is evident that the very t2 . ltrle est efforts of the new President must be directed to lu e rg} i.ol question risi y o p f all qui shuns, to the inquiry which will pursued in all countries, viz., how much of th rl expenditure can I,r the future be "lopped off." The it - ,7 n3 Ple of France it is felt would support our financial ° r ? 1, - . 1 - s, because that country is usually held up in er rorern when a reduction of our establishments is ad vaceitel• , tl T he tenor of th e news from Paris upon another th atl eri the probable occurrence of violent debates in ° 4, seinbly upo n the accusation brought against Ge peh r4l Cav a i gnac , h as vxcited some remark, but there been no apprchen n ion expressed, despite the decided iII the Rentes. The Assembly is too favourable to general to diminish the chances of his election. " :11 e steamer Severn is announced as having reached rnuthana pion with the mails from Mexico and the West o' ll es. 'lle amount of bullion on freight is, say ; 00 0 dollars or more, including the gold, but e remittances fcr the Mexican dividends are Yet known as being over 5,00 dollar s, an (insignificant sum after the expectations in 41ged in the letters of Messrs. Manning and h ackintosh the agt nts in Mexico of the English bond -1 b 9 l ide‘ s ' There is reason to conclude, however, that tilese as urou former occasions, will form a portion of remittances. The Engli s h S ecur iti es opened this morning much the b n le as they c l ose d y er t er d a y, viz ,at 871 for Consols, i t they have since become a little weaker upon the in- I gence of the fall iu the French .Rentes. As far as t 0 !se latt er are concerne d, we may as we ll s tate our Ptnion that they should not be accounted as exercising t i i: 43 marked an influence upon English Stocks, for until kepublican finances are on a better basis, we cannot I Peet the Rentes to be held firmly. Consols now are a bout 86/ The New Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. li n k been 861 to I, and the Three per Cents. 86 to Ou4 c il tttat kS e t d from oe kisfirm at 188, and India Stock has 233 to 236. Exchequer-bills have been 413 . to 445., and India Bonds 375. to 40 s. premium. fhl i e ri the Foreign Dlarket, 111exican Bonds have been rah t I t'ting, and there is a decline in the quotations, the l at - n g e being from 20-k to 20i. The news received is not than that to hand by the last steamer from Halifax, h b ut th e smallness of the amount received in cash t the dividends, is the cause of sales. Peruvian Stock been.at 5 ; Brazil Bonds are 731 ; Spanish l' en t. : e per Ce 3 nts to . have been marked 241; Portuguese Per Cents. are nominally . 25 to 26. cob. ," rtailway Sh a r e s there is no particular variation T l TPhred with yesterday. Midland continue heavy. th haAines s done has been so extremely limited, that mark e t can scarcely be said to be higher or lower. R ITISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT O.Nir, O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 188 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- 864, .86 . 861,4 3 Per Cent. Consols Anne s7 l% %I% New i 3% per Cent. Aims 86%%% "'"g Annuities, Exp. J an. sth, 1860 8 9-16 % Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 8 13-16 % India Stock 233 2:36 Do. Bonds, 10001 3B 40 37 p Ditto under 1.0001 tiouth Sea Stock 9 4 3/i Consols for Account EZehequer Bills. 2%c1. 2d. - March. June. 1 ,0001. .500/ 4l 44 pSm all 41 44 p PllluE OF Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. elexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 2% ,:r 4 5 / l i lA % Ditto for the Account . Peru v i an B on d s, 6 per C en t 3 5 1,4 35 35% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o 2 13fi ry8 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent... ... .. 11,,, .Dividends on the above ond f on. att f rot i t ' br i ci l ' i re. E : : 1 i li k o my N j e , i u t . ll - RAILWAY p l a t LI E l e i i n p A g L i z ' ° S .N na r 'a tt t oo O . 'C L. LOCK A yr h. Notting., Boston, &e. 41 4 — to k . s ire and Galloway to L'lfitt and County Down .. 19 •• •• .Ifirni n , Plan' & Oxford J unct., to calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 . — . n",,, withouta guarantee... 20 ..• • '' olningham,Wol.,& Dudley, to calls•duly pd, or with guar. 10 ••• • _ to Erb°, without a guarantee... 10 4 14 i/;•, Wol., & Stour Val. 131.148 — ..... to kenhead, Lancashire, and ael).!ieShir... J unction . 90 Lo o h ristol•too, and Stiu Exeter Bunting... 5 _ to , be~'Thirdt ckingliamshire l4l. ls . ...... to k.it letlorii an Ditto'itto Half Shares - "' — 4 S L L._ to New 10/. Preference 5 ...... /ig '* to , bitto, Clydesdale Junction 50 20 Ditto, p e'e r reference 78% .... to elite. ...• ..... ___— . ... to Lo., Ist Class, 6 per Cent 1010 D • C l ass, s p er Cent 0••41 ...... to to t e r 0., Gov. Loan, r 4 p er rts in C o e u n t t h . 10 5 , A . . — „ ect London & 0 to ullblin and Belfast Junction.. 35 ~.,bondalk and Ennitillaent...; 20 '•atit Anglia, 251 . 25 Ditto, L. & D 2 5 ,4%... to •-• p Ditto, 31. 105., E. i ' ~,i, 11: 3 / 5 4 to "iltern Counties 8% to _bo. New Guzirant. 6 per fdt.l 13s. r ni t to uo.Perpol.,s to per ct. No. 1,6 . .os. 4d — P s o., do N0.2,61. 133.4 d.. —._ to '",?., Northern & Eastern-. 51) ~"0 . , S per cent. '-',.50., Quarter .. .. l2 %••• •• - 1-J1) N '• ' 34 ~ eV( •,•iistern Union, Class A (late bit' ti • Shares ) .......... .. 25 bi to, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 D i l, (to, Qlass 1.1 (I. &B) 2U ~,.tto, do, ( . 1, 3 C, vitt° Scrip (gua. ct.) 10 . — 6 per ditto... 20 to bitt, o , di t c e b . .: bill ° W. & i : ,...), .5 per ct. 2 2% — "—• t t ° o _ a3t Lancashire •25 bittoLNew ...... 21 to Lo-- °,p.Ae'w Quarters .. 6 1 % — E__.(4- per Cent. Preference uarter Shares . to 25 •••••• ..... t° o.t. yucolushire to ""?tnirgh and Glasgow 5O DP,ltto, Halt Shares to Li t e ti tt lituor , t r and Nor em ... to th 25 port.. ... l6 „.... to I% „... to l as ,„! r, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% U1a,3•6:, burnfries, & Carlisle-81. 6s.Bd — •• ••• to Doto 10,,, Kilmarnock, Ps Ayr 50 •••••• Qt.•rrelerence Consolidated —••-• — 43 , ,%t o /e A to G Lo e'tt N 1 "them._ .......... .. . 17 4,; cs A Deferred .... ... 12% — to Do' '/,a b 6 per Cent. Guar. 4% — to , t.atension ... to (11:J-81°tt4et,1::t& West. (Ireland) 42% — 4,et. North of England 100 vr 401. • trbit ditto 25 to,, New 301 . 3O ••• 66 ...to •••••• •• ur e b a ittstosv, N es e t w ert l i .sl....- ... ...... 90 1 5 4 0 ...... 30 . „,—.. 75% to I r Diu, r to Ditto' ditifShares ~, Quarter Shares • 2l 16%....... to -- ,Jitte, Fifth s 2O Do. •,.• to Rudd„ ‘usw 174 l3 •• ••• to .rsfield and Manchester 30 .. -.— 4 bitte, Thirds lO till a..., to,L't"' Selby 5O to !- Half Shares ........25 •••••• -- tt o to Lan l ,' Quarter Shares 12% — ~easter and Carlisle.... ... 50 t 4-10.,Thirds to ‘4lle4 hire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... Ditto, ditto ,:tto H alf Shares ( ttl a art h ers ...... bit 8 Thirds (Reg. ). I j l i) t l i . tt t tt u t t :0 - .•. . .. ... ..... 16 - 24 % .... :::::: •:. tt c't t t i =Li _ 4 13 to b ° '' 'New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 to Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 . to and .?so• (fludders. and Sheff.) 43 "0, Wakefield, Pontefract, to „ Goole 5O to Do, Goole West Riding Union-. 7 •••• • to --.— t,i,0., Preston arid Wyre •„ 25 to f J o-, do., Half Shares (A) 9% to L•rs and Bradford to •••• r,e(lB,bewshar‘ &M. dies. 50 25 ~... to .1. .Iditt.,o4oN., De bit toalue (scrip) ........ -2% . to ett* and Thirsk .. .. 50 to t..:;efe ... •-.... .. .. 35 • •-•— ."... + 6 per Cent. 3%. .4' verpeol. Oros by, and Sout h . to non. • 3% *" ...... . ...... everpool, Manchester, and New . • - .. to castle Junction. ..... -.. 2% •— .... to -- - " t4 lon It Blackwell ......13/. Gs. 8d r . Do. ....L' xtension ........ - .... 22% ... to -11,(L,right„ & South Coast 50 ' ** to •- '-'6. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 •••••• - bitto, ditto ...... . .... 1852 50 D N 1 °•. , ew, guar. 6 per cent. 4 to •ondon and Greenwich... 121. 15s. 4d — ••• •• LL 144 Preference IS/ 17s 2d... ••••• to 'Mon h North Western 100 ....••116% • to Do (I it , • s N tuarters (L. an d IL) 22 ....n. _ Do. Fi e ft w h, .. .. .. ................. . 7 _ to A ...... .... ........... 2 ..... to 1 , ) ,°. 40,. Share s , , ...L. & M 25 ...... . to ,go. 10 /.... M. and B. (A.) 9 **** ' ..... to -- _ .."b 43 0 •1,,° 1 ; .. M. and B. ( B.) 9 2% to 1 0 ' '''''' ... U. and B. (GO 1 ...... "c 'n and S. Western...—. 50 " *** 38IA - t t o o Diths .., bi t '' , 4NeW 504.-- ....... 42 1 ,i to, New 401. ..... . .. 34 ".... to to -- Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 to Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 to Ditto, Thirds ... ...... .131. 6s. 8d •• • "*' " 0, New Scrip, 1848, • Pref. per Ct. on 5 per Ct. on. C Deposit and to -- a11a......1/. 13s. 4d.... THE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING, London, Sllisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 4 — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 28 3 4 — ...... to --- 1 ondozdern - and Enniskillen 27 1 ,E — 1, , 71 , 0:itO!C (guar. 4 per cent.) 'A I3itto (guur. Ii per cent. ... 13 111,,nch. thixion, & Matlock 4 Anchr, Sheik d, and Linc.loo to i)itto >a Shares( No. 1) ... 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, 1 4 ; Shares (N 0.3)... 10 ...... Da., Ntsv 10.. rref.!,rence.. 10 ..... 9% Ditto Grimsby ... Ditto, ditto. • Ditto, ditto I)itto Sheffield will Line. 15 ...... I;itto, Grimsby Dock ...... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 4/. 23.... 100 ...... 77 -- to 76% Ditto, Consol. Preterenee...100 Ditto, 50/. 5hare5,.......... 20 Midland, liirrn., and Derby...loo ... 11i(lland, Conßol. 13risiol and i3irrningliam. 6 per cent.... 100 :11idland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 14/.185... Midland, Leices. and Swap ning-ton (8 per rt.gua.)....100 Great West ern (Irish) 45 Middlesbro' and Reclean C per cent. guar. ......... •... 50 Neweastie and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares , 25 to Newmarket ......... 20 Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. , 2s. — Newport Abcrgy., and Beret. 6 Newry one; Enniskillen ...... i - Ncwry, Warrenpoint, and flostreTor ..... .........,.... 20 Nortolk Ditto New 20/. Ditto'Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5% per cent 5 ..... 17!4 :to Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 - _es -.- Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British Ditto Flail Shares. »........ 12 1 % — ...... t 4, Do. Quarters 6 14 — Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds .... ...... 81A ...... 31„,i to North and South-Western... 2 .. .. .. North Staffordshire... North Wales _ _ North Western ,_ 10 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading,Guildid., & Reigate 10 ...... 9 to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 --- Scottish Central Scottish Midland ..- ....... Ditto, New... l7 Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 7%..... ...... to Do. do. , South Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 — to Ditto. litte, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 larewsbury and Cheater (Nor. NV . Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 1, ,4 — . ... to Ditto, Uswestry 1 7 34 Ditto ,New) 1 .__ Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shropshire ,Union South Devon 5O „.... Ditto. Preference ...... .. ... 25 South Staflordshire South Eastern Ditto, No. 1. Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3. 25 Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... . 6 - taw Vale Extension Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1,! — Vale of Math Waterford and Kilkenny 1 7 1 , 8.....• -- Waterf ord and Limerick ... .. 47 V 5••• .. Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ...... .. 10 ... .. West Cornwall West London Ditto, First Class 2O Ditto, Second Class to Al hitehaven and Furness l3 ..... Windsor, Staines, and South Western... .. ......_......._. __ - . __ Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 — ..... to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 Do. Eaten. No.l (Y. &N.) 15 - Do.;do. No. 2, NewS4l3. 15 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 Y irk and North:Midland .. 50 Ditto, rreterence - Ditto East and West Riding Extension ... . ... 25 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... —) ...... to Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) ... Ceylon ....... /2 "" Demerara. ..... Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish 7% — to East Indian ... 13reat Indian Peninsular Louvain ala Sambre .......... 7% — ...... to C uxembourg Ditto A: adrid and Valentia Namur and Liege . 2O Northern of France l2 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Da Paris and Orleans... 2O Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 9 ...... 1% to Rouen and Havre 20 - Sambre:and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... - ...... .. 9 rournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Ilasselt ..•• .. 2e ••..•. —••-•• to West Flanders B4 — to JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia - British North American .... 50 Colonial ..... •.....•..••• ........ 25 •••• • - • •4 . tO - Commercial of London London Joint Stock .... ..... 10 London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New ' National of Ireland ... 22% — ..... to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New lO Union of Australia Ditto, New Union of London .... 10 Union of Madrid MINES. Anglo II exican lOO ...... Asturian Mining Company... 14 ...... Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolalios:Scrio E... — - British fro], . l2 ..... to Brazilian Imperial ..... ..... 24%...... to Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 Cobre Copper General Mining ....... -...... 20 Heal del Monte, Unregistered . .. .. ... to Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Debentures ..... -..— Santiago de Cuba lO United Mexican LLOYD'S SHIPPiPIG—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 23.—Wind S., light breeze, and fine clear mild weather. CORK, Nov. 20.—1 t blew a gale here last night fr(na south. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 22.—Wind S.S.E., hard.—Arrd. 21st, W. 11. Harbeck, Strain, New York ; Memnon, Gordon, New York ; 22d, Aqua Marine, Callao ; Ash burton, Batchelder, New Orleans ; Marmion, Freeman, New York ; Oxford, Goodmanson, New York ; Heron, Driver, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Digby, Sydney, New South Wales ; Endymion, Calcutta ; David Legg, Monte Video ; Joseph, Christall, Rio Janiero ; Salem, Gibson, New Orleans ; Chippewa, New Orleans ; Ann, Dashwood, New Orleans • Ocean Queen, New Orleans ; Grampian, Mobile ; Sa bbatis, Virginia ; St. Patrick, New York ; Clarence, New York ; J. Z., New York ; Veronica, Newfoundland ; Windermere, Africa. Off, Diamond, Thompson, Porto Rico. WHITSTABLE, Nov. 22.—The Friends, for Middle borough, which went on the Main, has been got round to the mouth of the harbour, and will be hauled in next tide. RAMSGATE, Nov. 22.—The Cito, from Memel, which put in here yesterday, leaky, has commenced discharging. WEXFORD, Nov. 21.—The St. James (of Boston), Long, with cotton, bound to Liverpool, was driven on shore last night, at Kilmore. ALDBOROUGH, Nov. 22.—The barque Lord Stanley, from London for Newport, in ballast, was brought into this port, with damage, by the Wonder, at Harwich. JERSEY, Nov. 20.—Arrd. Swift, Le Scilleur, Labrador. CARDIFF, Nov. 21.—Arrd. Galatea, Swatridge, Quebec; Eldon, Gillespie, Quebec. Sld. 20th, Katherine, Pi eston, Matanzas. DEAL. Nov. 22.—Wind S. to S.S.W., fresh.—Put back, Eweretta, Livingstone, for Grenada. LANCASTER, Nov. 21.—Arrd. Marys, Restigouche. LYNN, Nov. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Maria Louisa, Gothenburg. The Sea, hence, arrived at New York, in twenty-two days. On the 28th ult., about the middle of Newfound land Banks, passed a spar with some rigging attached, resembling a schooner's masthead, four or six feet above water, standing perpendicular. On the 29th, on the western edge of the Banks, passed great quantities of new-sawed three-inch planks, apparently not long in the water. On the 4th instant, in lat. 40 17, long. 68 49, passed the wreck of the brig Juanita, of Waldeboro, loaded with lumber, dismasted and waterlogged ; found she had been stripped of everything moveable; boarded her and set her on fire; saw her burning several hours afterwards. Tne Winnegance, from Newcastle, has arrived at New York. On the 11th ult., in lat. 48 30, long. 34, spoke the British brig Joseph Anderson, from Saguenay for Lon don, and supplied her with provihions, she having on board part of the crew of the ship Michigan, of Port land. Mr. Miller, second mate of the Michigan, states that they were bound from Glasgow for New York. On the 29th of September, when twenty-one days out, in lat. 44 30, long. 47, experienced a heavy . gale, which caused the ship to leak badly ; tried the pumps, and had about 700 strokes before they sucked ; the leak increased, and the water gained fast upon them, although the pumps were kept constantly going night and day. Oct. 3.—While lying under close reefed maintopsail, fell in with the brig Joseph Ander son, when Captain Mason, his wife, Fred=. rick Stinson, first mate, and three seamen, left the Michigan in a whale boat for the brig, which was lying to under the former's lee. When within about 20 yards of the brig a sea capsized the boat, and all on board were lost. Cap tain Mason and his wife were not seen after. Mr. Stin son and the three men were seen cn the boat's bottom for about an hour. The ship and brig were git about as soon as possible, but too late to save any of the unfortu nate men. Oct. 4 —The second mate, with the balance of the crew, I I in number, succeeded in reaching the brig in the ship's long-boat. When the Michigan was abandoned she had seven feet of water in her hold, although the pumps had been constantly at work. Since the 29th of September the second mate further states, that they were in company with an American barque. One night, while on the wreck, and using every the ails in their power to let them know their situation, by tire-arms, the barque answered, showing them lights, &c. At daylight hoisted our flag half-must high, and union down, to no purpose, for in a light squall the Large left them. AiAItKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ItrXIVJGATE AND LZIADE These markets were very dull to-day, at barely sta tionctry prices Be( f, from 2s 4d to 3i 6d; Mutton, 3s 44 to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 2d to 48; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, Nov. 22.—Fur each kind of fat stock, we bad a heavy demand, at drooping prices. Beet, from 31 to 4s; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3i to 4s; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. liomFoan, Nov. 22.—Prices generally were lower than on last market•day, with a heavy inquiry. The supply was seasonably good. Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mut ton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs; Suckling Calves, 17s to 245; and quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 21s each. HAILSHAM, NOV. 22.—Our market was fairly sup plied with each kind of stock, the sale for which was heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 ; Mutton, 4s to 4s 10d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s; and Pork, 4s to 4s 4d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, Nov. 21.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 4s 2d to 4s 10; Veal, 3s 6d to 48 ; and Pork, 43 2d to 4s 6d per Sibs. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. CHICHESTER, NOT. 22.—The primest Down Sheep sold at full prices ; otherwise, the trade ruled heavy, at drooping eurrencies:—Beet, from 3s 4d to 4s; Mutton, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s Sd to 4s; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. Quarter old store Pigs, 13s to 19s each. 1 YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BER WICK RAILWAY. TO 711 E LDITol? OF THE SUN. SlR,—The public generally are indebted to you for the able and persevering manner in which you have exposed the infamous " hearing" in the rail way market; such able advocacy has probably prevented still greater depreciation ; and yet the depreciation in every instance has been so unwarrantable, so sense less, that the owners of railway stock appear to have been quite demented, at all events, entirely lost to the dictates of reason and common sense. The York, Newcastle, and Berwick stock is a case in point. That company published, perhaps, the most satisfactory exposition of its condition ofz:11 the railway statements. As you, Sir, truly and forcibly observed, it proved that" the undertaking which they (the share holders) have embarked in is of the soundest descrip tion, and that it affords prospects of success that can be equalled by few, and probably not surpassed by , any similar undertaking in th e B r iti s h d om inions.' Nevertheless down went the stock, and the very statement, which afforded good evidence for its ad vancement, has been used by the " Bears" to tear it down. If you asked for a reason for this depression, you were answered by a shake of the head and this exclamation—" Oh, the company has only allowed 30 per cent. fur working expenses, whereas the Great Western has allowed 40." Specious cn the face but most fallacious below the surf ace . I n th e fi rs t place, the working expel S2S are calculated upon long and actual experience, and the merest tyro in commercial matt,rs ought to know that certeris paribus the working expenses of next year will be the same as the last, and that the expenses of a series of y ears affords sound data for ascertaining the average expenses of future years. in the second place, it evinces gross ignorance of the working sources of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick line : is it not obvious that that most expen sive article, coke, can be obtained by this company at about half the price which it costs many other lines, and that there is no line in England, whether in re ference to the main way, the plant, the officers —in fact, the entire management—worked more cheaply than the York, Newcastle, and Berwick ? In short, can any person, not interested in disbelieving, doubt the truthfulness of the following concluding para graph of the company's statement : " In conclusion, the directors beg to assure the proprietors that nothing can be more satisfactory to the board than the present position of the company, whether in reference to its traffic or to the expense of working it, and they have no hesitation in expressing their unshaken confidence in the soundness and stabi lity of the undertaking with the management of which they are intrusted. This confidence is founded upon their experience of the steadily increasing traffic which every year has brought upon the lines notwithstand ing the check occasioned by the recent extraordinary commercial depression, and upon their conviction that, as a railway undertaking, the property is wholly unassailable —that no traffic can be abstracted from it by competing lines—and that an unfailing source of continually improving revenue is secured to it in the inexhaustible mineral wealth of the counties of Durham and Northumberland." Another and a very important fact I would direct your attention to, and that is the traffic returns. The York, Newcastle, and Berwick line is but 321 miles longer than it was in 1847, and yet see how its traffic verifies the directors' "experience of the steadily in creasing traffic ;" take in proof the returns of the two last weeks and the corresponding weeks in 1847:- 1847. 1848. Increase. £11,418 £13,632 £2,214 £11,056 £13,709 £2,653 If such " stubborn things" as the " facts" I have mentioned do not outweigh the "baseless fabrication" of the "Bears " in the mind of the British capitalist, then is he not only non compos, but the prospect of his being restored to a sound state of mind is dark indeed.—l am, Sir, &c., Nov. 21, 1848. VERAX. YORK AND BERWICK RAILWAY. TO GEORGE HUDSON, ESQ., M.P. Six,—ln the statement of this company's affairs, you estimate the future working expenses at 29 per cent. As you have at the present time all the advan tages of cheap coke, and the expenses are 38 per cent. (without any depreciation fund for the largest carry ing stock per mile in the kingdom), and are under large permanent charges for stationary engines in the steep inclines, wayleaves, damaged ground rents, and leading expenses, in connexion with your coal traffic, amounting to upwards of 60,000/. per annum, to all of which other passenger railways are exempt ; I only express the feeling of the whole of my fraternity when I say what an inestimable boon you will be conferring on all classes of society, especially to those pecuniarily-interested in railways, by informing them how, and by what means you hope to effect so im portant a saving. A RAILWAY MANAGER. RAILWAY PROPERTY. TO THE E,1).(TOB OF THE SUIV. Sia,—Under ordinary circumstances, one would not think it worth while to notice the mere rumours of the Stock-Exchange with regard to railway pro • perty ; but, having seen in a late number of your paper " that Eastern Counties Railway shares are quoted lower, in consequence of a report that the present dividend will not be maintained," I have every reason to believe, Sir, that the divi dend will considerably increase, and that I have no hesitation in saying, that a better investment, and more safe or sounder one, cannot be—supposing even the shares to be at par, instead of the present absurd price. Every one can now read for themselves the state ment just published by the company, and when the traffic is fully developed we may expect, as Mr. Hudson long since stated, a dividend of ten per cent. Yours obediently, A LOVER OF FACTS. Ludlow, Nov. 22, 1848. HAY DIALICILETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 13s; Clover, ditto, 31 lOs to 41 174; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 8s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 41 15s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to I/ lOs per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WEITECIIAPEL.—Meridew Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 51 ; and Straw, 11 3s to 1/ 9s per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Nev. 23, 1848, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Tawas In Ragland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLST. I OATS. I ZEE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 1 52 s 3d 1 34 s Id 20s 5d 30s 10d 138 s Id 40s 6d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. Gs Od 23 Id - - - OATS. I ItTE. 1 DEANS. I PEAS. 2s 6d 2s Od 2s Od 2s Od QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) WATSON V. LORD CHARLETILLE AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover a sum of money, which had been paid by the plaintiff on scrip shares in the Newry and Armagh Railway, of which the defendant and others were provisional committeemen. The plain tiff sought to recover the money ou the ground that he had been induced to subscribe his money by misrepre sentation. The verdict at the trial was found for the plaintiff (as we understood) ; subsequently a rule was applied for, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence. Lord DENMAN now gave the jndgment of the Court. It appeared to the Court that there was no evidence to show that the money found its way into the hands of the defendants. The rule for a nonsuit must accordingly be made absolute. The rest of the morning was occupied with oases de void of general interest. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) WOOD AND OTHERS V. WILLIAMS. The plaintiffs in this action are coal-merchants at Northumberland-wharf, Strand, and defendant is owner of the Fawn Margate steam-boat. The claim was for 741. 16s. 2d. for coals supplied by defendant's order, Evidence was adduced to provo the delivery, and a ver dict was given for the amount claimed. COX V. MORRIS. The plaintiff is proprietor of the Law limes; the de fendant is an attorney, at present being a managing clerk in the City. The action was brought to recover the sum of 51. 15s. 6d. for work and labour done, and goods sold and supplied to defendant at his request. Evidence was adduced by which it was proved that certain numbers of the work had been served, and also that after the action had been brought defendant ten dered the amount without costs, and contended that the action ought to have been brought in the name of Mr. Crockford, the publisher. For the plaintiff it was now contended, on the autho rity of several cases in " Chitty on Contracts," and on a more recent case, " Brunton v. Thompson," 7 Law Times, p. 430, in all of which it was held that even where the name of the principal hed not been disclosed, he could maintain an action, and that in fact it ought to be brought in his name, and not in the ;name of the agent, which it was contended Crocleord was, being a mere ser vant of the plaintiff, although his name was en tered at the Stamp-office, and attached to the paper as publisher, in compliance with the law. He is also sub-editor of the Law Times. The bills were made out in the name of Mr. Crockford, who, however, had no in terest in the profits of the paper, or in any of the other publications at the same office. The witnesses for the plaintiff were cross-examined rigidly on the latter points, and admitted Crockford had demanded payment in his own name. The UNDER-SHERIFF, in summing up, said the ques tion was whether Crockford had sold toe papers on his own account. The law had been clearly laid down by the plaintiff's attorney—if the contract had been made substantially with the plaintiff through Crockford, and he had not been misled, the plaintiff would be entitled to a verdict. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. MARLBRO' STREET-(THIS DAY.) CAPTURE OF GAMBLERS.—James Hart, 13, White Hart-street, Drury-lane; Thomas Dreme, cigar dealer, 24, John-st reet, Tottenh am-court- road ; Arthur Mathews, law stationer, 27, Cumberland-street, Camberwell; John Se) fort, 13, Sherrard-street, clerk; John Holland, sadler, 16, Rathbone-place; James Thompson, 22, High street, Kensington; William Clark, 22, Porter-street, waiter; John Saunders, 24, Commercial-road East, tailor ; William Mordaunt, 15, Belgraye-street, Pimlico, commission agent; William Howard, Stromboli- cottage, Pimlico, bootmaker ; and George Caldwell, 15, Little Guildford street, Russell-square, teacher of music; were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having be en found in a common gambling house, No. 17, Castle street, Leicester-square. Mr. Henry Beresford, Superintendent of the C divi sion of police, said—l produce the report made by me to the Commissioners of Police, and the order of the Com missioners to enter the house, No. 17, Castle-street, Leicester-square. In compliance with this order, I went about a quarter past nine last night to the house, ac companied by several constables. On arriving at the door I found it secured by a strong chain. I knocked several times for admission, and not receiving any answer, I directed the constables to break the door open, which, after some difficulty, was done. I then went into a room on the ground-floor, where I saw the defendants, Hart, Mathews, Seyfort, and Holland. I directed the constables to secure them. I then forced an entrance through a thin partition leading to the stairs. On arriving at the top of the staircase, I found all further ingress secured by a trap-door, which was strongly fastened. I directed it to be forced open by crowbars, and after some time a hole sufficiently large was made, through which a con stable was put, who broke open the door with a crow bar. I then went into a room and found the other de fendants sitting round a table, covered with green baize. There was a fire in the room, and I distinctly saw papers burning in the grate, and a quantity of metal in a state of fusion. I directed a con stable to throw some water on the fire, which extinguished it. I then saw one of the con stables take the portion of the roulette-wheel: produced from a sink in the room. I also found an engraving, which fitted into the frame of the roulette-wheel, which when hanging up, had all the appearance of a picture. In' another part of the room I found the bank-boxes and the metal produced, which was taken from under the grate. The whole of the prisoners were then secured, and taken to the station. Freeman, 178 C, said, on the previous evening, about five o'clock, I commenced watching the house in Castle street, and saw several of the defendants and others knock at the door. The door was on the chain, and when a signal was given it was opened by the defendant Hart, the doorkeeper, and the defendants were at once admitted. The door was then chained again imme diately. Police -constable 5 C said, by the orders of my super intendent, I searched the ground-floor of the house in Castle -street. In the back room I found Howard sitting at the table, and Caldwell standing behind the door. I took them into custody, and conveyed them to the station. Mr. E. J. Edwin, solicitor, 85, Long-acre, and Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, who appeared for the defen dants, addressed the magistrate at some length on behalf of their respective clients, contending that sufficient proof had not been offered as to the house being a common gaming -house; and that their clients were en titled to their discharge. Mr. BINGHAM, after recapitulating the whole of the evidence adduced, said he was perfectly convinced that the house was a common gaming-house,:and that the de fendants were there for an unlawful purpose. As it had been proved that Hart had acted as door-keeper, he (Mr. Bingham) should convict him in the penalty of 1001.. or in default to be imprisoned for six months. The others he fined 40s. each. Mr. Edwin said he should appeal against the sentence upon Hart at the sessions. WEST INDIA. MAIL. ceTniti,UwilaiDth the usualAYMoß "- Gr India mails, has arrived. Her dates are--Tampico, October 14; Honduras, 13 ; -Vera Cruz, 16 ; Done - SOUTHAMPTON,' n rara, 18 ; Trinidad, 21 ; Jamaica, 23 ; Grenada, 24 ; Havannah and Barbadoes, 28 ; St. Thomas, Nov. 1 ; Bermuda, 8. She brings forty-eight passengers, I ‘‘ The}Vest G. 648,426 dollars (5,000 of which are reported for Mexican dividends), 704 oz. of gold, 4471. worth of British coin, 173 serons of cochineal, eighty-seven cases of cigars, twenty-four bales of tobacco. She experienced very roug h p weather on h er p assag e home. (From Cordova 's Mercantile intelligencer.) JAMAICA.—Since our last, the trifling improvement has subsided, and the markets are duller than before. Sugar has receded materially, owing to the large supply, and the unfavourable news by the packet, and cannot be quoted higher than 13s. to 17s. per 100 lbs. Freights : None offering in Kingston ; 3/. per ton has been given for sugar at the north side. Ex change on London : Colonial Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent. prem. ; 60 days, 1i per cent. prem.; Jamaica Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent. preen.; 60 days, 1 per cent. prem. The English brig Eliza, of Liverpool, bad been lost. Crew saved. SPORTING IN T.EILLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAT. A Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 50 added. Two miles. (11 Subs.) Lord Strathmore's Chatham, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (Frisby) 1 Captain Lane's Midnight (late The Thease), 4 yrs... 2 The following also started, but were not placed:— Jack, list 41b—Premier, lOst lllb—Mignionette, lOst 51b—Linnaeus, lOst 31b—Farnham, lOst 31b, and Bruce, 9st 51b. 6to 4 agst Chatham, and 4to 1 agst Midnight. Won easily. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, h ft, and 100 added; the second to save his stake. Four miles. (46 Subs.; 21 of whom paid 5 so vs. each.) Mr. J. Henderson's The Doctor, aged, list 21b ... 1 Mr. J. Storey's The Victim, 6 yrs, llst 21b„, 2 Mr. Harrison's Venom, 4 yrs, lOst 3 Mr. Nichol's Justice to England, lOst 51b „ 4 The following also ran:—Proc eed, 12st 21b—Peter Simple, list 51b—Alfred, lOst 51b—Equinox, lOst 41b, Sparta, lOst 71b, and Velocity, Sst 10Ib. Betting-5 to 4 agst Proceed, 4to 1 agst Alfred, Bto 1 agst Doctor, 10 to 1 agst Victim, 12 to 1 agst Venom. The Doctor made strong running all the wa y , and won easily. Proceed, Alfred, and Velocity, took the fence out of the course, and went no further. SECESSION OF THE HON. AND Ray. BAPTIST W. NOEL.—From the inquiries we have made, we believe that the rumour which has reached us respecting Mr. Noel's intention to secede from the Establishment is well founded. We are informed that he has announced his resolution, in a letter to his chapel-wardens, but states that be shall continue to officiate at St. John's Chapel for a short time longer. The public will no doubt soon receive an authentication of the statement from Mr. Noel himself, together with his reasons for taking so important a step. We have since been in formed, on trustworthy authority, that the above rumour is strictly correct, and that in a few days Mr. Noel will probably make a public statement of his reasons for se ceding from the Church, but that he will not resign his pastorship until Midsummer next. We understand that the Church and State question is the only cause assigned for the step.—Nonconformist. PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT DANES.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, the pulling for the vacant vestry• clerk ship of this parish recommended, and was kept up with vigour until four o'clock, when the books were tinally closed and the state of the poll made up and declared. The day's poll showed a majority in favour of Mr. Score, but the gross poll stood as follows:—lsaacson 666„Score 625, Murrough 89, Bisgood 34. The total number of voters has been 723, a larger number than was ever polled upon a similar occasion out of an assessmen t of 1,500 , and in the course of three days' election upwards of 8001. has been paid for rates. N OV_EMBER 23, 1848, WEST RIDING ELECTION. RESIGNATION OF MR. FITZWILLIAM. LEEDS, WEDNESDAY.—The extremely unfavourable reception Mr. Fitzwilliarn met with at his canvassing debut in Louis yesterday has had the effect of inducing the honourable candidate to resign. This fact was this morning communicated to Mr. Edward liiines by Mr. Thos. Wm. Tottie, the h gal agent at Lecds of the Fitz wild= family, in a letter of which the following is a copy . "Leeds, Nov. 22. " Dear Sir,—l have this morning received a letter from Mr. George W. Fitzwilliam, authorising and requesting me to announce that after the hostility exhibited towards his I rother Charles at Leeds yesterday, he has come to the ro.:selulion that it is prudent for him to withdraw from a position which is so likely to provoke a contest, and that he will therefore discontinue his canvass. I hasten to communicate this intelligence to you with the view that you may m2ke it known immediately and as extensively as possible. "Yours faithfully, " Edw. Bakes, Esq. " TILOS. WM. TOTTIE." Immediately upon the receipt of the epistle the Con seri a ives, as well as the anti endowment Liberal.,, were upon the qui viz); and at the time your corn, spondent writes, there exists something more than a probability that Mr. Beckett Denison, who ro.tired at the general election upon the nomina! ion of Mr. Cobden, will be brought forward by the Conservative party; and should this prove to be the case, it is quite certain that he will also receive the support of the old Whig party. Vigorous steps are being taken by the Liberals; and this morning a meeting of delegates from the several polling districts of the Riding took place at Normanton, having been convened by the executive committee, for the purpose of considering the steps to be taken in the present position of affairs, and of deciding whether or not Mr. Roebuck, the ex-member for Bath, should be put in nomination. Mr. Francis Carbutt, late Mayor of Leeds, occupied the chair; and amongst the gentlemen present were the Mayors of Wakefield and Bradford, and many of the leading men of liberal principles. The meeting was not open to reporters, but your correspondent was informed that the name of Mr. Roebuck was introduced at the commencement of the sitting, and received with the utmost enthusiasm by every delegate present. His, however, was not the only name mentioned, though he had received the unanimous call of large meetings of elec tors at Wakefield and Sheffield on Tuesday night. (FRONANOTIIER CORRESPONDENT.) NORMANTON, Nov. 22.—1 n pursuance of previous ar rangements, a meeting of delegates from the various poll ing districts of the West Riding was held at Normanton yestel day, for the purpose of considering the propriety of bringing forward Mr. Roebuck as a candidate for the re presentation of the West Riding, in opposition to Mr. C. W. W. Filzwilliam. Immediately on the assembling of the delegates, at half-past twelve o'clock, a communication to Mr. E. Baines, of Leeds, announcing the resignation of Mr. Fit zwilliam, was read, and received with loud demonstra tions of applause. The meeting was a private one, reporters being ex cluded ; but we are informed that a very strong feeling was manifested in favour of bringing forward Mr. Roe buck as a candidate. Sir Culling Eardley Eardley was also mentioned again, and a long discussion took place. The Sheffield delegates, we are informed, came to the meeting prepared to support Mr. Roebuck, a meeting of three hundred electors having, with only two dissen tients, authorised them to do so. The Wakefield elec tors also had come to a similar decision at a meeting held in that town. QUARTER TO FIVE, P.M.—Just as the train is coming up we learn that the decision arrived at by the delegates is in favour of Sir Culling Eardley Eardley, and that he consequently is the selected candidate. PROPOSED MEXICAN TARIFF. Whether the proposed Mexican tariff will ever be carried out, and this is a point upon which parties writ intt the last steamer from the United States somewhat differ, must greatly interest our manufacturing commu nity. The balance of opinion is in favour of its probable adoption, if the Mexican Government really feels dis posed to push it. To give the whole of the intended law, as. it appears in the Mexican official journals, ' would take up too much of our space, and we therefore avail ourselves of a very slight but important synopsis of the Bill opportunely to hand. The ports of entry are in tended to be— I❑ the Gulf of Mexico—The mouth of the Rio Grande, Tampico, Vera Cruz, Tabasco, Campeachy, and Sisal. In the Pacific—lluatuleo, Acapulco, Manzanillo, San Bias, and Mazatls,n. In the Gulf of California—Guyamas. Then follows a list of places which are only open to co.Astwise trade. _ For the due collection of the revenue a steam .boat is to be built for every port of entry, the expense of which is to be defrayed out of the revenues of the customs. The following articles are admitted in the ports of entry : —Cotton, ginned or in seed, brass wire, swords aid muskets, cast nails of every description, articles of tortoiseshell and buckhorn made entirely of those ma terials, cotton twist of every kind and colour, cotton thread for sewing or every kind and colour, thrt ad plan chado, thread of linen and cotton mixed. fine soups, playthings of every description, wood of every kind, common or fine; powder, fine and common; fixtures of cotton of every kind, pure or mixed. The articles of which the importation is permitted, will pay the following duty :—Raw cotton per cwt. gross, 2 dolls. 50c.; wire, per 100 lb., 3 dolls.; swords and common lire-arms, 4 dolls. per 100 lb. gross; cast nails, 2 dolls. per 100 lb. gross; tortoiseshell and huckhorn manufactures, 12 dolls, per 100 lb. gross; all articles of false jewellery (tiraduria), 621 c. per lb. net; unbleached cotton twist 12i ( c. per lb.; white cotton twist, 18c. per lb.; coloured twist, 25c. per lb.; sewing cotton of s.ll colours, 75c. per lb.; thread planchado of all colours, 1 doll. per lb.; thread of linen and cotton mixed, 75c. per lb.; fine soap, 10 dolls. per 100 lb.; playthings (toys), 12 dolls. per 100 lbs. gross; wood of every description, 14 per cent. on the value of the invoice; lard in the State of Tabasco, 20 per cent. on the invoice cost; powder, coarse or fine, 3 dolls. per 100 lb.; textures of cotton will be 6 cents. per square yard. Art. 14. The duty on other articles will be reduced 50 per cent. with the following exceptions:—Goods of silk and a mixture of silk will be entitled to only 48 per cent. diminution; chrystal and glass will also enjoy the reduc tion of 60 per cent. dis. The export duty on the precious metals will be as follows:—Gold, coined or manufactured, 20 per cent.; silver, coined, 3} per cent.; plate, stamped, 4ir per cent. " Copells." The circulation duty of money is reduced to 2 per cent. payable on entering the port. The import duty will be payable in cash, allowing thirty working days for the landing and examining of the goods. Art. 19. The Government is prohibited from drawing any orders on the custom-houses for duties already due, or about to become due. The treasurer general or ad ministrador of the custom-houses, who transmit these orders, or the administrador, comptroller, or other officials who should obey them, will be deprived of their employment, and brought before a court of justice. Art. 22. The Government will publish this law within thirty days from its date, making such alteration in the management and accountability of the custom-houses as may be necessary, without altering the spirit of this law. This law will go into operation on the day of its pub lication at the capital, and vessels arriving will settle accordingly. Art. 24. Neither the tariff nor those articles which remain in force of the tariff of 1845, can be altered nor modified, except by a special Act of the General Con gress. While upon this subject, we may mention, for the in formation of merchants generally, that the Mexican Treasury Department has issued a circular to the follow ing effect :—" That those interested in prohibited goods introduced into Vera Cruz, Tampico, Matamoras, and other ports, before the 30th of August, (when the three months designated by prior Treasury orders, allowing such goods to be re-exported, terminated,) may still leave their goods in the custom-house stores until Con gress acts finally upon the removal of some prohibitions, as suggested by the Government. But the Government is in no way to become responsible for any damage such goods may sustain, the parties interested, and the cus tom-house officers being allowed to take such precau tions against damage as may be just and expedient. The holders of Mexican bonds will be much interested in the result of all these proposed changes. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln your Sun of Tuesday last you inserted a letter from " A Non-resident Elector of the West Riding." In answer to his remarks respecting the borough of Melton, it is only fair to Earl Fitzwilliam to state, that the inhabitants of that peaceful and rural district have never complained, as a body, of the mild influence exercised over them by the house of Wentworth. On the contrary, I do know that they think much more highly of their present Mem bers than they do of the far-famed and noisy Member for the " immaculate and free " borough of Notting ham or the blooming " Rose of Finsbury." If, as your worthy " Non-resident Elector" states, " the West Riding electors are anxious for the fur ther extension of the suffrage and vote by ballot," pray how does he account for the present apathy and almost perfect indifference, as to whether this young Fitzwilliam " walks over the course or not ?" I will tell you my opinions upon this subject. First, the electors feel that they owe a deep debt of gratitude to the house of Wentworth ; secondly, they are sick of political change; thirdly, as a body, the electors of the West Riding care little about the " vote by ballot," or a further extension of the "county franchise ;" fourthly, they will not he frightened from their propriety by the old stale and canting cry of "No Popery ;" and fifthly, they do not feel any sympathy, as a body, with the cry of " separation of Church and State.' Deeply as myself and many electors regret the youth and inexperience of the lion. C. IV. AV. Fitzwilliam, still in my humble opinion he will heat the best man your Non-resi dent Elector" can name, if "of extreme liberal opinions," as in case of need the Conservatives would vote for Fitzwilliam. Your " Non-resident Elector's" remark about the ability of the house of Wentworth to spare the needful to contest the West Riding is very unhandsome, and shows his entire ignorance of the matter. No resident gentleman will question the power and will of the Noble Earl on this score. Respecting the 5001. promised by " the mayor of a certain borough," you may rely upon it there is some mistake, as without " due consideration" he is not in tho habit of giving such a promise. I am as anxious that the West Riding should be well represented as your " Non-resident Elector" can be, but rely upon it the watchword of " No Endow ment" will not succeed here at present.—l remain, Mr. Editor, yours very respectfully, A RESIDENT ELECTOR OF THE WEST RIDING. Wakefield, Nov. 22, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Agreeing generally with the letter of a "Non-resident Elector," in your paper of yesterday, we surely shall be able to elect a " more fit and pro per person" than the Honourable C. Fitz william. Mr. Edmund Denison ought to be the man, and as he is probably reluctant to oppose the house of Went worth, T. Waite, Esq., ought to be brought out. He shall have the support of your obedient servant, A LIBERAL ELECTOR OF THE WEST RIDING. Near Doncaster, Nov. 23, 1848. SEWERAGE v. THAMES. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) " There is no plan for keeping the refuse of our sewers from polluting the River."—So says Messrs Wal ker, Cubitt, and Brunel in their Report to the Sanitary Board!!! Science where art thou ? Ingenuity hide your diminished . head ! Where are the talents of the country in which we live ? All gone to the tomb of the Capulets I Well, well! it may be so. The noble Thames may still remain a stagnant ditch, a filthy puddle, if this be true,: that . no remedy can be found so as to prevent this continued pollution of the finest and most useful river in the world. But is it true that cure is impossible ? The answer is No ! No thing is impossible—" Where there is a will there is a way ;" and if the money spent on gingerbread phan toms were expended on useful national improvements, then the health of the city of London and the sal vation of a noble river may be preserved unpolluted with the greatest of ease, and without any great en gineering difficulties or abilities being required. If they want it done, there are those ready and willing to accomplish what seems a difficulty to these gentlemen. Already one and all of them are over burdened with public works. But there are others in numbers who will he able to accomplish the preserving of the River from pollution.—Yours, &c., It. RELTIE, C.E. Liverpool, Nov. 22, 1848. SEWAGE OF LONDON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Several communications having lately ap peared in your paper upon the subject of the enclosed paragraph, I have thought it probable you might con sider it of sufficient general interest to give it a place in your valuable journal.—l am, Sir, your humble servant, J. W. S. 27, Mount-street, Nov. 22. In the report of the City engineers allusion is made to the impracticability of diverting the sewage from the river Thames. They were, probably, unaware of a suggestion made by Mr. Hamilton Fulton , th e en gineer, for effecting this desirable object, and which appears to be quite practicable. By the plan suggested for improving the drainage of the district on the north side of the Thames, it was proposed to convey the sewage along the river shore in cast iron pipes as far as the Tower-stairs, thence to be carried in a sewer or pipes along a portion of the Tower moat, East Smithfield, Ratcliffe Highway, Upper Shadwell, and the East India Dock-road, into a reservoir which was proposed to be constructed in the Plaistow Marshes or their vicinity. By this plan, the difficulty of passing the dock en trances would be obviated, which was mentioned by Messrs. Cubitt, Brunel, and Walker as an insuperable objection to any such arrangement. The importance, nay, the necessity of the Thames being emancipated from its present filthy condition, is so great.in a sanitary point of view, that its accom plishment would warrant a very large expenditure of capital, to say nothing of the benefit which would be derived from the collection of the sewage manure. A CURE FOR SEIORT WEDSRT.—The local autho rities of Marylebone have resolved, under the provisions of their district Act of Parliament, to publish the names of any tradesmen of the district who shall have been three times convicted of using false and fraudulent weights and measures, and to cause the name, residence, and calling, and the circumstances attendant on the conviction, to be publicly advertised in the principal ,daily newspapers. PRUSSIA. The following statement made by General Wran gel to a citizen of Berlin, is worth recording:— "No blood has been spilled yet. I trust none will be spilled; that is what I sincerely hope. I will do all in my power to prevent the last extreme measures. You may rest assured that I will act with the greatest mode ration, and will try to co-operate with the civil authori ties of the city in the maintenance of public order. I will not let myself be provoked by anything that may be said against me, and will continue to fulfil my duty in pursuing the course I have adopted. lt, will be im possible now to turn back, and I shall have to continue the present course at all hazard. Unfortunately my po sition is such that I cannot offer my mediation, but I beg you to state to all that I desire a peacet.ble mediation, and that I will gladly do all in my power to restore peace." A letter from Berlin of the 17th, addressed to the Cologne Gazette, says :—" According to intelligence worthy of credit, the Government now intends to withdraw the decree on the removal of the National Assembly to Brandenburg, and thus to enter on the path of a pacific arrangement." The Diet of Oldenburg has unanimously adopted an address, expressing the gratitude of the Oldenburg people to the National Assembly for its energetic stand against the attempts of absolutism. The Con stituent Assembly of Bremen has expressed its sym pathy, but declined to send an address. ITALY. According to the Alba of the 14th, the inhabitants of Leghorn had offered the new Ministry a patriotic donation of 2,000,000 of livres. M. Montanelli, Mi nister of the Interior, had returned the following re ply to an application of the Sicilian Envoy : " The Tuscan Government having recognised de facto the Government of Sicily, I have no reason to oppose the desire you manifest, in your note of the 10th instant, to hoist the Sicilian escutcheon over the gate of your residence. The question of the recognition of right re mains to be solved, and the Government of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, bearing in mind the rights of heroical Sicily, will warmly advocate them according to the prin ciples of its political programme. " Florence, Nov. 11." The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 16th, states, from Milan, that the whole municipality have resigned in consequence of the rapacious decree of Radetzky, which imposes an indefinite contribution upon the city of Milan. The whole population hare come to a determination not to pay. The Concordia of the 17th states, from Venice, that a Government secretary has been arrested, under suspicion of having given the Austrians at Mestre notice of the projected sally of the Venetians on the 27th ult. The Austrians have abandoned the Delta opposite Venice, formed by the Lagunes, the Taglio, and the canal of the Brenta, and which contains 45,000 inhabitants. The victims designed for spolia tion by Radetzky, says this journal, are 225, who are to pay above 40 millions. Count Vitaliani is im posed for 800,000 livres, as well as Count Litta. The Municipality have protested. A combination for Lombardy of the Duke of Leuchtemberg, patronised by Russia, is spoken of. A rumour was current at Turin on the 16th that a corporal had been stabbed at the Porta Nuova, who, before breathing his last, revealed a project against the life of the King. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Buyers have recently shown great willingness to operate at the quotations of last week. On such terms, orders of considerable extent have been offered. Both spinners and manufacturers however, have made an almost general demand for an advance upon those rates; and this has had the effect of keeping the transactions under the amount to which, it is evident, they would otherwise have at tained. Merchants look at the checks to consumption which must come into play with a rise of prices, and they naturally hesitate. Still, a large and varied business has been done. Prices have been given which were firmly asked, but not obtained, a week ago; while some advantage has been gained upon long cloths, T cloths, and low madapollams, and at least lid. per piece upon 27, 36, and 40-inch printers. For cer tain kinds of mule yarn, say, for instance, India 40's, a rise of kd. per lb. upon the prices of last week, is realised; and lower numbers of both mule andwater are decidedly firmer. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The flannel market continues brisk, and many pieces have been sold at former prices. The wool market may be said to be a shade better; there is a little more inquiry, and rather more sold, but little or no change of price. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Trade continues very dull, both in the Cloth Hall and warehouses. More goods were shown to-day than for some weeks past, but the attendance of buyers was very limited. The sales of wool, so far, may be stated at an advance of id to lid per lb.; we have here a more steady demand, at a slight improvement in price. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Very little business has been done to-day, either in plain or figured goods, and our Piece Hall has presented, altogether, a very blank ap pearance. In the warehouses the sale of goods is not much better than in the hall, and prices remain extremely low. The spinners still continue fully employed for the continental markets, but there are not many fresh orders now giving out,. and there is no improvement in prices. Wool has been selling more freely during the week, and the upward tendency of same sorts has been fully sustained. It was, indeed, the manifestation of this tendency to advance that induced the spinners to come into the. market and supply themselves at current rates, with at least sufficient to work up the orders on hand. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There might have been more doing in our market to-day, but for the West Riding election movement, which takes place in our town this day, necessarily interfering with business ; as it is, there was even less done than last week.—Manchestcr Guar dian of yesterday. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, at one o'clock; Mr. George Anderson occupied the chair. Mr. CURRIE, the Secretary, read the report and ac counts, of which the following are extracts:— " At the half-yearly meeting in May last, the direc tors announced to the proprietary the opening of the line between Kilkenny and Thomastown: this portion has since then been in steady operation, and although the receipts have been small, they have gradually in creased from a weekly average of 251. in June to 47/. in October, a surn sufficient, with the rent payable,by the Irish South-Eastern, to cover all the expenses incident to working the line. There is every prospect of a stilt greater increase in the traffic receipts, which on an insu lated section of only eleven miles, the directors look upon as highly encouraging, and as a proof of the soundness of the undertaking when it shall be completed in all its integrity by its extension to Waterford on the cne hand, and its connexion with the reetropoks of Ireland on the other, by the completion of the line from Carlow; and here the directors have again to express their regret at the unfortunate delay on the part of the Irish SoutheEestern Company, for whose con venience a heavy expense has been incurred, in passenger and goods traffic accommodation at the Kilkenny termi met, much beyond the wants of their own line at present, but e hich they ‘i Cie compelled by agreement to have reedy by the Ist September in last year—two years before there would now appear to be any prospect of that company benefitine• by it. On this subject an extract from the report of the directors of the Irish South-Eastern Company, to their proprietary on the 28th ef September last, is subjoined:—` Agreements for the remainder of the land are concluded; the sleepers are in course of delivery, and there is nothing to prevent the opening of the line to Kilkenny within six months from the present time, if the directors shall be enabled to press forward the works with vigour, and they feel bound to add that, until the whole line is opened they cannot expect the traffic to be remunerative, or the real value of the undertaking to be at all fairly developed.' The directors have devoted their time, since the last meet ing, rather to the development of the traffic, than to the extension of the works, but they are now engaged in purchasing the land between Thomastown and Knockwilliam, with a view of extending the line in the direction of Waterford. The directors have to report that the Amendment Act received the Royal Assent on the 22d July last, and the proprietors will remember that by this Act certain deviations have been authorised, whereby improved gradients have been obtained, the earthwork diminished, and a saving of 20,0001. effected after paying all expenses attending the application to Parliament; the Act also provides for the abandonment of the Bells branch, and for an increase of capital. Being aware of the necessity of practising economy in every branch of expenditure, the directors have only drawn half their salary for the last quarter, and have reduced the general expenses of management to the lowest pos sible amount." The Engineer's report stated that the goods trade is increasing month by month, chiefly in coal, corn, flour, and butter, and to take advantage of this more carriages are required, for which it is desirable provision should be made. The farmers and millers are also making appli cation for loading places, which appears to promise a good agricultural trade, and which will require some ex penditure from time to time; bearing in mind these re quirements, the capital account, as respects the portion between Kilkenny and Thomastown, is open only to such additional small works for meeting additional trade as are shown to be likely to realise a good profit on the outlay; and in applying the remaining capital of the com pany to the construction of works towards Waterford, they may rely on the most rigid economy being exercised on every point that is not absolutely necessary for the accommodation of the landowners or for efficiency of the traffic. The receipts to Sept. 29 had been 266,546/. 68.9 d. and the disbursements 219,2181. 4s. 3d.; leaving a balance of 16,1701. The revenue account from May 26 to Sept. 29, 1848, was, receipts, including 1,315/. due from the South- Eastern Railway Company. to August 31, 1848, 3,0011. 9s. 10d.; and the expenditure was 1,6861. 9s. 10d., leav ing a balance of 1,315/. ls. Mr. BATES said he was an original shareholder in some of the first and oldest established lines in the kingdom, but that be had never in the course of his experience seen such a report as the one the directors had presented to them.—(Hear, hear.) It was a disgrace to the board from which it had emanated, and proved the directors totally incapable of conducting their affairs.—(Hear, bear.) They had expended 250,376 L—he might say it had been squan dered by the directors—for which they had but 11 miles of single line of railway, which had cost 23,0001. a mile. —(Hear.) Let them bear in mind that this had taken place in Ireland, where labour and everything else was so exceedingly cheap. Why the Lancaster and Carlisle had cost but 20,000/. a mile. How had that money been expended; were the estimates submitted to public competition, and who were the parties that had received such enormous sums of money for land? It was origin ally intended to have wooden rails; they had been aban doned. Now, he understood two of the directors were interested in Prosser's patent. If so, he wished to know what became of the 15,0001. this suggestion had cost them. It looked very like a job. He found that 4,5151. had been paid to the executors of the late Mr. Deve reaux. What was the meaning of that? The CHAIRMAN said, it consisted of law expenses in curred in 1845, when a great many people were mad; and l:e did not know that directors were better than shareholders.—(Laughter.) They went to Parliament with the sanction of the shareholders for branches, to he, p supposed competing lines out of the way. Mr. BATES said great expenses bad been incurred since the line had b'en opened, eighteen weeks ago. They had received 6451. from passengers (about 364 a week), whilst the working expenses had cost them 1,6864 Bs., or 94/. a week.—(flear ) This presented little encouragement to the m to go to Kilkenny, and he therefore thought they could not do better than break up the compat•y and divide the assets.—(Hear, hear.) The directors slid they had of late received but half their allowance. When the directors of one of the largest comp:des in the kingdom had given up their allowance, tie thonght it would have been but fair to the share holders, who had been such great losers, if they had declined to taks any money. The CHAIRMAN said the directors had done their best to promote the benefit of the company; he should not answer the asper s ions which had been cast upon the di r. by Mr. Yates. Considerable cbscussion here ensued with respect to the accounts, and as to what course should be adopted, in which Mr. Fagin, Mr. Wills, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Ca vane, Mr. Taunton, and others took part, in the course of which it was elicited that the Irish south-Eastern owed the company 1,3151. for rent, and that they were bound to pay that sum continuously by Act of Parlia ment; that Mr. Valentine's estimates were far below the mark, and that they would on his estimates only have had sufficient capital to carry on the line to Knockwilliam, leaving about fifteen miles. The direc tors had, in fact, been misled; they must therefore seek powers to increase the capital if the line was to be com pleted. Mr. FAGIN suggested that they should sell the line to the best customer. - (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said 120,0004 additional capital would be required. When the line was complete he had no doubt of the ultimate results. They had expected that the Irish South-Eastern would have run over the line long before this. That line would not be in a condition to do so for six months. Now, these were contingencies which they could not provide against.—(Hear.) Captain Moonsom (the engineer) said he represented 40,0001. in the company, and was surprised at the desponding statements of some of the shareholders, since alter carefully examining the likely proceeds of the line, he had come to the opinion that it would realise lair profit. If the shareholders did not pay their calls, and a bitterness of feeling existed in the company, they could not expect to realise so much. The London and Birmingham, for instance, and other great lines, did not pay when but portions of them were opened. The Lancaster and Carlisle (the line alluded to by Mr. Bates) was originally made as a single line, and it was made very cheaply, as there was no lack of money. In this line the contracts had been let very advantageously to small contractors, to whom they had to pay ready money; but if they could not do this they would have to place themselves in the hands of the large contractors. They laboured under a disadvantage in not having shareholders who could pay their calls. The original estimated cost for stations, p b e u r t m w a h n a e t nt he w haya,dlmanedn,tiaonnded p,l. but w in a c s re l a 6 s ,s e oo th L e l amount. The contracts NI ere all put up to competition. The increase of the traffic was very encouraging. After much discussion, Mr. MILLS proposed the appointment of a committee of five shareholders to investigate the accounts, and their affairs and prospects generally, and to report upon them. _ This was accordingly done, and the meeting was ad ourned until the second Wednesday in January, on the understanding that no calls should be made in the mean time, TuE WEATHER.—Since our last, we have had some fine weather with mild temperature for the season. There was a slight frost on Sunday morning ; and that day, Monday, and yesterday, were three as fine days as we remember to have experienced in November. On Monday evening, the wind rose, and about eight o'clock heavy rain fell, and there were showers at intervals dur ing the night. The wind has been S.W. during the last three days, and the temperature has not fallen lower than 32 degrees Fahrenheit. There were no telegraphic re ports of the weather yesterday.—Manchester Guardian of yesterday. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Another robbery of the description SO frequent at present took place on Wed nesday night, in a house in St. Andrew-street, by which a cattle dealer was deprived of the sum of 2101..... n 42 bank-notes of 5/. each. During tho time he was in the house his pocket-book was abstracted from his breast pocket and lodged in the pocket of his coat, after its contend had been stolen, which he did not miss till ho had left the house. Information was immediately given to the police, who reached the house a short time after wards; before their arrival, however, the door had been padlocked, and the house closed in such a manner as to cenvey the impression that it had been shut for a long p( , riod. Several persons were apprehended, but no trace has been got of the money. —Caledonian Mercury. AMERICAN THEATRICALS.-Mr. Maurice Power, the s, n of the late Mr. Tyrone Power, has appeared in some of his father's best characters at the Park Theatre, New York, and was received by an overflowing audience with the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. Maurice Power is said to evince great talont and energy. and his Amen can critics declare that he must eventually gain a great reputation. As an evidence of Mr. Power's success it is stated that the Park Theatre, which had been long al most entirely deserted, is now crowded to the ceiling on each night of his appearance. --