The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-24 00:00:00

E WS -day was 'he sales )0 Ama to 51d.; t 2.1 d. to nand for is morn- iproving by th — o ew more Or two. must be El proves. Ines s of ney has sere are Ir. We Df whisk portion , which ;porters, ;applies. he con )ility of gene- cers, no a very tea that employ -eeursor 'ter two veS his iskisson )ur pre ason to I exten our ex- n reach r coun sixty to anufac- y in re 7opriate better st., the )m was on the Do,oool. Ind the lave no ,e trade is still in No banks 10 SUM aint ao nese of )etition d more ;h may Deme- s most ;ensure 1 upon is very er, and to 189. . The itended )n, and t India /nailer r sup eption, Three well. rs that idends. Two appear Mid- Coun rather ,OSING RICES. 189 86 87% 86 8% 234 41 p 38 p 41p 38 p OSING bi ll') I, : z (isre Hod aerstietd :i.nit -'.•:-.,;1.) 4'3 I:4'.(W:i.ketieht,Piintit -I,,)°tract, :old i ioole) ••• :),-) •••••• -- uo •,, •( W•lliding Union) 7 .. ••• 1 : - e••• —•• ***** _ .(i l re,;(ii i , r. Wyre) 25 _ , 11 0 1 , S.:taresf . .4.- 91 /e a-eeiti ::: ) : 1 1!; - 3:ltor:1 50 1%4, Dewsburv, he- —s° •••-• ,)".• 11 alf Sics,re.-; L uo, (blue) Scrip-- 21 /;2 - Li •••• e ,,' 11 3 and Thirsk uit*,„ N , „ ...... 0.. l'refer., ti pu- CL 3 1 7t2 -••••— •-• "'trp,ol, Crosby and i ;Southport . "n,'„'rli., .q4nelie,te:•, :rid , _•N ewea s: le Jo fic ion ... 21 /s• .•-• -- ' u i rl'lini i't, Black wa11...13/. 6s. !d — L ' 3 °- Extension ... ... 22%." •• —•-••••••• °ollori, Brighton. i , ll't , S outh Coa.t L ) ".k 'liar int. 5 per et.., 9 •••••• —l ' 1") l). Vref. t ;0'1.5 per ct. 50 .. ••• itto. ditto."... 1852 50 14 0, .t - w 51., guar. I. 6 per -ndonittiii4;' .9 , l`.ViCh 12/1 5 84d... ''''' ••• ...... ".••• . 'tt() P- 'C ' r:::l- Ve . 18.• 17a 2d... 116% Loraton'ar:de'N';...,:v;_:......,-. 101) ..115% 11 6 1 / 2 1)( ' Quarts (L.& Is.) .... 2 •• I,,'ittfi3 N ....‘- .... .. 7 , 4-'" ,Fifths ... • ... , :-.. ... '''. 0. -tni.6)-1,-,re.;( L.:14.) 2 5 •••••• - Po. 101. (m. t s, B.) A. 9 Ll i ki• 1( /. ( SI. & B.) B. 9 ••• -•- ), lot. 4 I'd. . 6 i: B.) C. 1 .•... 33 — 3 1 ,7 4 ..... 1) ,• &S. Western 5O i tl • A ~w .50!. ... ..... 42 1, ,4 ...." ys .. ". Tenths (Corrol.) 50 bitto ditto .... .... 40 bitto• Third5.........13/. 6s. 8d... ....... I)° ,. New S cr i p , 1848 , ,;"" ef. 7 per C en t. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent Calls 11. 13s. 4d... .... r_ • o n••• .. •••••- ' l4l l, Salisbury, and jeovil ....... 1 %•••••• ...•• 11 '• 4 t ;,--....;71,...3'0 28 3 4 .••••• "." ..... k n''''' ''''''' and Ennis iii, .." ••••• ,•••• L o .1 ...... „.., * "stott. (1 per et.) ... 20 b't (6 13 b ‘tn per ct.) asanhil.ter Buxton and Iliad k b r oe 4 ".srich.ister, Sheffield, , r, [IN Lincolnshire...lo3 4-'°. Qua r t ers (N o. 1) 13 Di tto ditto (N o. 2) ••• 25 •. bi tto ditt o (N o. 3) ... 10 bitto, N'ew 10/. Pr0f...10 Dbitto dit to • - -... 13 ... ....... . itto ditto . 8 1 X 3 — ........•.•.•. bitt,,, Sheffield and L incolnshire l5 . ••• D 0., Grimsby Dock 2O 0, Manchester and u. Lincoln Union..... 41.25. — 75% andgladl 100 .• ••• 761 75172 _ ..• 112!'). C onsolidated Pref.loo 8 '''°., do 504 Shares—, 20 ••• •• 9 8 3 4 ••• •••• ••• _ ~ h g. firm., an Derbyloo ull•Consol. Brand Birming. 6 per cf. -.100 ••-•• -- _ bitto, LirisL&Glocstr. 38 _ Ditto, ditto ... _ 141. 18s — r,b,iltolLieest.St 5wan ..,... ..... ... - tengton, 8 per ct.guar.100 Rli and tireat Western Irish ... iddlesbro"and . liedcar, 11 6 Der cent. guar. D 0 ,50 — e ' lstl eann - Carhsie...loo , li Quarturs 25 ••••• •• a •••• .... 'Winarket ...... •2O — vtio. Extension ...... —2/. 123.... •`elvtort, AbergavennY, -- x 'IN Lleretord ' end i i 'vrY and Enniskillen 7 e'vrY, Warrenpomt, No._,ltostrevor .... _2 , 0 10% dis ~,, ,,,I L ...... .... ......... 1 :t.) 10 3 / 4 dis t'o. New 20/ _ .0 0 i! • -- • uaranteed;s p et. 20 4 1 'J o • G uarantec.d 5' pc. 5 .bo .4 1., ' / 2 .) li •0. YVaveney Val. - •••••• , (1 13. rt .i li tt e 0 7 11 C1 ‘ ti es.. U n i on 4 •-•••-- . _ a _ =Me ••• "rill Brit'-' ... 25 •••-• ~.... 6 1 / x.i 6N ex.int.- - a . 12% 314 x.l s-htt o ro.. < 6 / ,.i ~,, 1 tuarter.s i, , ...ittu,.l2.,xteusion O% - .. ........ 3% uttto r,,- a 81 .. - - A South -Western 2 8 1 / 2 N o o rth Stal)rdshire N ot ch r Wales . ... 31/2 _ . •• (2111-Western .... f.'ill, Worcester, and 22 W 1 22 It o s•rltampton ---- 50 tading, Guildford, and boys G ate ................. 10 S s'CYst.un and liitchin .... 2 COttilil Celitild: O3 ..,.... 25j 2 ..... ••••••••• ... •• •••••• •• eoltish Aralland _ Ditto, New .. 17 1 ,4••• •• ** 110 field, Rotherham & D° l %le (Nor. Div.) ... 7 1i — s i .. .do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 •••••• ..urewsmr, 1 '''...". 9 •-•••— ...... b't , -'' an ' I ""'''''' A , o ditto, Class I: 5 Shre w h .. sil ury and tierefd. 2 •••••• ,rek-w4,.Y & Chester ..‘t.r. ../V . , li bitto Il al - r :'ll e ' ; •l ... ) . ditto '1 , 2 ••••" - ........ ___ bit,., 06we,try . 17 3 4 L . iN c , w - - '"''' , _ •• ~ ....... 1 •• •-• kl b ''' 6 per Cent. PT , Af . 10 .. 1 .1rC1,,,,, ~ I .'"• ' 4 bAtiL, 1•,: r , ,' "I" ' .. 1) "• '',.,' ' .. ........ ..,(1 R, , ~ . ,:.,...,,,.: ..... .1.) . .. . --- ~ , cl , z I .:- . 4::.,;(14L;re 6 l,i 0 All I•.:~,ttr:i f_h i e • , ' • • • 0. 1... ............ 24 1 -h) • , :v e. -). , 22 I 'o, o. .'' 1 - 10 ., No 4 ill' 4 10 ••-- 614 . k,, . - ,T 3 ... --* .. , 01: 3 \,,, ei, 3 .„ '4,1,1 lurks:Ore, lion ,, Cl Ster, and Goole 5 oWiListi. Lotiglior ez elt -- , trieru n ' s :....it;4l. C0a1.. .. 6 „Oils, V4h3 Erztotision ... 8 1:441 11es Haven Dock ~,i ,„ yand Railway .••••••••'" 1 4 1 /• . — ule u: Neath •-•--- ..... ... 1 , ..... hr.' atertord sod Kilkenny 1 . ~2 . •••• w % IT4 tterto r d anti Limerick 4, 1 ,4 itertil,Wxf - rd,Wieklw, -.3 •••• • and Dublin 6 per Cent. Wear V a lley Guaranteed ... .. ...... 4 . 23 / 4 — Do. do. do. ... 2o •••-• Do. do. do. ••• 10 •• ..•..... -. West Cornwall _ .. . .. West London Do. D o . I s t Cl ass ... 20 . bo. D o. 2d Class .- 20 - ••• • W niteh.‘ven & Furness 13 indsi'ir, Staines, and South W estern ..... ••• 9 1X2 ...... Wilts, Soniors•A,B4 Wey _ Mouth 40 1 ork, N ewcastle, and Berwick. - ..... ••"'' 1-)0 • (}riginat New and 24 Etrwiek .... 25 •••• • 21 . . J o . EateasioA No. 1. 15 - • ••• •• 11 11 1 ,4 1 - ) o. do. N O . 2 . ~..... 15 6 v 1/° ' G •N•LPretereneu 8 ...... 61 4 I A••••• ••••-• 48 t orli 4 - 1,1 IN th .Y ill•nd 50 ~ Or , , ..,. ..... ii.t!., Preferenc e l io•L is and West Bit' - ing Ez(tension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. An&lo Italian (late Ita — ban and Austrian).... 414...... •,°ulogni.i and I. miens... 20 %Antral of France (Or — le ans and Vierzon) ••• 17 C eylon - .. 15 ...... ... ......... ..• Demerara bendre Valley . 4 Dire ct Bombay and iiladr as 1" botch Rhenish •••••—• 7tl .- - - ...... ...• . a st Indian ...... •••••••• 31 4 ...... - •••• • --- Qreat Indian Peninsular 'A-- Louvai n il a Sambre ..• 71Ai — Luxen i t iourg..». 7 Ditto . .......... ..... 10 Madrid and Valentia... 2 ... Namur an ... d Liege ...... 20 ... .. Northeru of Fr an c e-- 12 - ............••• Orleans an d Bordeaux... 7 ...••• -- Pnris and Lyons ......... 11 ••• .. " JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 MINES. A nglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Corn... 14 Australian General Mining ...... .. 20 L 31 42 - _ - iak.)YD'S 61 - 111;•PING—(THES DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 24.—Wind N.Y., moderate breeze, and one. RAMSGATE, Nov. 9 3.—The St. Anne, Oger, from St. ,I r alary to L onoon, has put in here in a s i nking state, "'jug b; -eft on shore on the Goodwin Sands. 1) ""AR, N,,y. 22.—The Union, Cunningham, from Shields for Blyth, foundered off the latter place during a fiat© Yesterday; crew picked up by the Dispatch, Richardson, and landed here. poLrtlov•EttrooL, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Diamond, Thomson, Rico; Princeton, Russell, New York; Secret !letitner, Miller, Constantinople; Ariadne, Goodmanson, (,aleuttt; Xarita R • 1 Buenos Ayres; Harriet, Williams Pernambuco, " ° "6" ° . ' Pal th sailed 18th ult; Golden Fleece, Pa l e ditto ; Presto, La Guayra; Catharine, Rid- Savanilla; Isaac Allerton, Smith, New Orleans; H e- vieto y r ia,Salter, Virginia ; Medallion, Miraini c hi ; Lotus, Watson, Quebec; Philadelphia ; Wellingt o n, N ew Y or k ; Standard, M•Pherson, Lady Worsley, ~frica. SA. 22d, Thames, Staten Island; 23d, Jacyer, t;.l,,,alcu•ta; Helvellyn Ceylon; Elizabeth Bibby, Africa; Lima; Margaret: Elizabc.th, Bahia; Shamrock, I A .t P ) Gr anite; Hopewell, Pernambuco; Jupiter, Santa artha; Thetis llondui as; Jane, Mobile; Jane, Phila delphia; Susan, G. Orveni, Philadelphia; Charlotte liar ris"n, Churlest.,n ; John Duithp, Cnarleston; Washing ton Irvi ng, ff, lloston. O, Lauercost, Valparaiso; Ger tritdo, New Orleans ; Minesota, New York. -"EAT., Nov. 23 —Wind S.S.W.—Acrd. David Mal- Smith, Adelaide, South Australia ; Shanghai ; United, Calcutta ; Dorothy, Moodie, di tto ; Fortitude, Rio Janeiro ; Th e D u k e , F ros t, S t . " ti n's, New Brunswick ; Euxine, Quebec ; Great Britain, Swintiurn, Montreal. HASTINGS, Nov. 23.—The Victory, from New York for Loridon, dismasted, has been spoken by a boat off this Pott, two pilot -cutters near her. OFP PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 23 --Mary Ann, Madras. PENzANcE Nov. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Racer, Verokie;, Btu -nos AVre• ce n ne lsToL, Nov. 03 . —Wi n d S.—Arrd. Britannia, Vin in- , Demerara; Newton, Hawes, New York; Fingalton, Ur . r . s 4 ilg, Queb ec . Sid. L ady Falkland, New Orleans. DUBLIN.— And. Stranger, Miller, Demerara. THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1848. MAuGATE, Nov. 23.—The Chasse Marc e, from St. VaLoy to Londo , ,, got, upon the Lovg Nose Rock last night, but got off again Lhi morning and proccedyd fcr tile River. IIAYLE, Nov. 22.—The sloop ➢larietta, from Porth cawl for London, which was brought i❑ here on the 18th inst. leaky, must discharge to repair. REncau, Nov. 23.—The Ilebe and the Hemburgh, both from London; and the George, of Sandwich, all three hound to Middlesborough; and another schooner for Hartlepool, got on the rocks near here on the 21st, but were assisted off and proceeded. The Samuel, of Selby, from London to Middleshorough, g , ,t on the rocks last night, and it is feared will be a wreck; crew saved, and materials being saved. MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. The present week's arrivals of English Wheat for our mat ket, coastwise, have not exceeded 1,8.50 quarters. By land carriage the receipts have been tr fling in the extreme. The show of samples this morning was very small; yet, owing to the thin attaidance of buyers, the demand of all descriptions was heavy, at Monday" prices. The imports of Foreign Wheat have been 11,220 quarters. As the supply on offer was large, the trade was exceedingly inactive, and late rates were with diffi culty supported. The market was very rroderately sup• plid with Barley ; nevertheless, the sale of that article was dull, at late currencies. Malt, both on the spot and for forward delivery, was very dull; but we have no tall to notice in prices. The arrival of Oats from Ireland has been considerably on the increase. From other quarters it has proved small. The Oat trade was heavy, at about Monday's prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were almost nominal in value. ARRIVALS MIS WEEK. Earley. English 1,660 qrs. Irish. •• •• •• •• -- , 210 Foreign .• •• •• 11,220 I 1,460 Malt, 1,480 qrs. SMITHFIELD. Wheat. 1,850 qrs. Oats. I Flour. 1,470 qrs. i 3,930 sk:. 13,480 - 4,650 1 Our market to-day was scantily supplied with Beasts in very middling condition. Still, however, the Beef trade was exceedingly dull, at barely Monday's depres sion in the quotations. The highest figure for the best Beef did not exceed 4s per 81ns, and a total clearance was not effected. Although the number of Sheep was very small, the demand for that description of stock was heavy, at the late decline in value. The primest old Downs sold at from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Prime small Calves were mostly disposed of at full prices; otherwise the Veal trade was heavy. I❑ Pigs compa ratively little business was doing, but we have no decline to notice in the currencies. Mitch Cows were dull in the extreme, at from 151 to 181 each, including their small Calf. Fer albs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. O. Interior Beasts.. 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 6 4 0 ••econd quality . • 2lO 3 2 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oxen •• 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wether 4 8 410 Crime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 6 Large hogs •.•. 3 10 4 4 Prime small ditto - • 4 6 4 8 .qickling Calves lB 0 25 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep ••. - 3 0 3 4 Lambs ——••• • • • 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I i Calves. I Pigs. 3,100 237 290 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 321 820 55 NEVIGATEI AND LEADENZIALL. Beasts. 07L For cach kind of meat, the supply of which was good, the demand was heavy, at barely stationary prices. At per stone by the Carcase. 9. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. utcl,inferlor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4 middling •••• 2 6 210 --- middling •• 3 6 3 8 prime large 3 0 3 2 --- prime.... 310 4 4 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large. ...... . 3 6 4 4 Veal.. ••• • • • ...... 3 4 4 - 0 small .• -•• • • 4 6 4 8 BOROUGH HOP remanzT. We have still to notice a fair demand for the best New Hops i❑ pockets, at very full prices. The middling and inferior qualities—the supply of which on offer is by no means large—are a slow sale, at late rates. Yearling and Old Hops are almost , nominal in value. New Hops: —Sussex pockets, 21 4s to 21 18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 8s to 3165; Mid and East Kent ditto, 212 s to Si 12s; and Farnhams, 51 12s to 5/ 17s per cwt. SUGAR.—Holders still supply the market too freely with British Plantation to allow of prices improving, and prices have not been supported. Barbadoes at auction realised 37s to 38s 6:1 for good and yellow, and 34s 6d for low. The market is rather firmer within the last two days. RE7lNED.—Standard lumps, 48s. EAST INDIA.—About 6,800 bags Mauritius offered by auction were partly sold, but at 6d decline; fine yellow, 38s to 40,; good, 36s to 376 6d; low, 33s 6d to 345; fine brown, 32s 6d to 335; and low to good grey 33s to 375. Madras, over 7,000 bags only partly found buyers, and at 6d to Is decline ; mid soft yellow, 31s 6d to 32s ; low, 30s to 31s; fine brown, 29s to 29s 6d, and low and mid 27s to 28s ; fine strong yellow, 38s to 40s, and brown, 30s to 32s 6d ; 5,500 bags Bengal went at barely former prices ; fine grainy yellow, 39s to 41s, low, 33s 6d to 355; and mid to fine Mauritius tried, 34s to 39s per cwt. FORElGN.—Pernambuco, 616 bags, 250 brls, 350 chests, were nearly all taken in at 34s 6d to 42s 6d ; Bahia has been held for 37a to 40s 6d; Porto Rico, 38s 6d to 39s ; and Maccio was nearly all taken in at 34s to 415. Generally full rates are asked ; sound white and yellow Muscovado bas been at 35s to 37. COFFEE.—CeyIon has been in some favour at fuller rates. Good ord Native 26s 6d to 28s 6d; Plantation, good to fine, 52s to 725; low mid 435, end time ord 32s 10 Zi3,; Mocha has been Is to 2s dearer. Madras has been sold at 28., and Guayquil at 28s. Java is firm. Jamaica and British Plantain.n generally are held f.,r fuller rates. lticE.—The quotations have been heavy. Bengal very good clean white has been sold at 12s, good mid has been taken in at lls to lls Gd, and low at lOs to lOs Gd; Madras went 3d to 6d per cwt cheaper, mid pilekey white 8s to 8s Gd, and good Ss 6,1 to 9s; Java, 4 207 bags, sold at 7s 6d to 9s 6J, and _Penang at 7s 6d to 9s per cwt. SPlCES.—Pimento has been brisk at fuller prices; Black Pepper dull; clean Sumatra 2-4,1 per lb. &fine sales in Numegs have been made at 2s 3d per lb. RUM.—More business has been done. Proof East India Is 2d to is 3d ; Leewards is 31 to Is 4d, and Jamaica 30 per cent 3s per gallon. COTTON.—There has been a steady business at full rat's. TALLOW.—The demand is good at 48s 3d to 48s Gd per cwt on the spot for P.Y.C. ARROWROOT.—S. Vincent's has been sold at 51d to Gid, and Jamaica at 3d to 611 per lb. PEARL SAGO.—Sales have been made at 16s 6d to 22s per cwt. WooL.—The sales are going off rather higher. TEA.—The market is very quiet. Stock in London 29,341,000 lbs., or 3,000,000 lbs less tha❑ in November, 1847. Deliveries for home consumption from London, 24,256,000 lbs this year. Congou ord to good ord is 7d to 71d, Pckoe kind is 6d to 16 10d, Souchong good ord t, but mid 9d to Is, Twankay good orti to but mid sid to 7d, and llyson good ord is to is Id per lb. FRUlT.—Considerable arrivals have taken place in all kinds and meet with a good demand, 500 barrels Grapes from Malaga and Almeria sold at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, realised a high figure, the quality being good. Three cargoes of Messina Lemons are in the market and selling at a price equal to lOs per case advance upon the figure obtained last season. The market is overstocked with Chesnuts, and the mild weather has checked the demand. Black Spanish command 55s per barrel. Barcelona 44s to 45s per bag—but one cargo of the former is in the market, and a very limited quantity of the latter. Oranges of all kinds are required —a few boxes received by the Lisbon steamer sold well—and some cargoes from the " Azores" may be shortly expected. A large cargo of Brazil nuts has arrived, which article is in request. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice WIORTMAN and Common Juries.) POLLOCK V. MAIO. This was an action upon a bill of exchange. The plaintiffs, George and Charles Pollock, were joint soli citors in Essex-street, Strand, and the defendant, having occasion to borrow some money, applied to Mr. Unwin for that purpose. He declined, however, to comply with his request unless the payment of the bill of exchange which he proposed was guaranteed by two responsible parties. The plaintiffs consented to do so, and in 1844 a bill was accordingly endorsed by Mr. George Pollock on behalf of the firm. The defendant failed to meet the bill, and the plaintiffs had paid 1171. 103. 6d. on account of it.. Mr. Baum, ou behalf of the defendant, raised several objections, the most material of which were that no part nership existed at the time of the payment o f t h e ac count, Mr. Charles Pollock having gone to India in 1846, and that the action would not, therefore, lie, since it was brought in the name of both. Mr. Stephenson, the cashier of the firm, swore that the partnership terminated on the 2d of September, 1846; that he was daily in the habit of paying money on account of the former firm, and that the sum claimed was paid out of the joint moneys of the plaintiffs. The jury found for the full amount claimed. The other cases that came before the Court were un defended. The Court rose at 12 o'clock. (Sittings in Banco at Wesminster.) THE . MJEEN V. HADLT.,Y, PROPRIETOR OF THE " CHELTEN. HAM JOURNAL." Mr. GODSON, Q.C., asked for ah enlargement of the time for showing cause against the rule for a criminal information obtained by the Attorney-General against the defendant, for a libel published in t.is newspaper on the Cheltenham Bench of Magistrates. The ground of application was, that sufficient time had not been al lowed to prepare affidavits. 1:1le ATTORNEY-GENERAL resisted the application. The COURT considered that there were not sufficient grounds for granting the application.—Application re• fused. The rule, therefore, will come on in the ordinary course of argument. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) QUEEN V. NEWMARKET RAILWAY COMPANY. Sir F. TUESIGER moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus shouli not issue to the surveyors of the roads of the parish of Woodington, in the county of Cambridge, to make a certain road which they had bean required to make by an order of the Quarter Sessions. The railway company had power to carry their line over what lwas known as the Lower Road, leading to New market, but instead of doing so, they had constructed the line in a different way. The inhabitants of the town commenced legal proceedings against the company, which resulted in an undertaking on the part of the railway company to obtain power Crum the Quarter Ses• sions to stop up the Lower Road, and to give access from Newmarket to the railway by a more convenient road. The Quarter Sessions had made an order requiring the purveyors of the district to make the road, but they i; neglected to do so, and a mandamus had - been di rected to th, In to fulfil the terms of the order. The pre sent application, therefore, was for a ruy , edsinus to compel the survejors to make the road crigit:ally con templated by the order of Sessions. Mr. Justice PATTESON observed 'that it was a novel thing to apply for a mandamus to enforce an order of e,enins. Sir F. THESIGER replied that there was no other alternative. Mr. Justice PATTESON suggested that the parties might be indicted. Sir F. THESIGER said, that proceeding would stop up the present road, but it could not compel the making of the new road. Mr. Justice PATTESON- Take a rule. STANLEY V. THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY COMPANY. Sir F. KELLY applied to the Court for a rule to show cause why a certiorari should not issue to bring up the inquisition taken before the Sheriff of Cartmrthen s.h're to be quashed for it regularity. The railway com pany, under the provisions of their Act, had given notice to Mr. John Stanley that• some of his land would be re quire 1 for the construction of their line, and a writ was :s-ued to the Sheriff to summon a jury to assess the damages. At the inquisition the claim sit up for land was only three or four acres, the value of which was iix«l at 221, which was not objected to, but there w ere two other claims made which the com- pany did object to, and which formed the subji et of the present application. s Mr. Stanley held the land under a lease from Lord Ashburn, and the lease gave him power to re-open a canal which formerly ran through the estate, provided he did so within twelve months after the date of the lease. Mr. Stanley, titere fore, claimed several thousand pounds as compensation for being deprived of that right, and although the Under- Sheriff' directed the jury not to allow the claim, they nevertheless awarded him 2,0001. damages. Granting that the re-opening of the canal would have benefited Mr. Stanley, it was contended that the claim could not be made, inasmuch as the twelve months had expired, and the right to make the canal had reverted to Lord Ashburn. Mr. Stanley made a similar claim in respect of an old tramway which he had the right of opening in the same way as the canal, and the jury had assigned the damages upon that claim at 1,000/. It was clear that if any party were entitled to these compensations it was the lessee, Lord Ashburn, who in fact was making a claim upon the company in respect of this very aban doned canal and tramway, and Mr. Stanley was, there fore, not entitled to receive the money that the jury had awarded - to him. Mr. Justice PATTESON granted a rule to show cause. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE CASE OF MR. BARBER. A number of the friends of Mr. Barber, the recently liberated convict, were in attendance this morning in the Court of Exchequer, in the expectation that an applica tion would be made on his behalf by Mr. Sergeant Wil kins, for the usual solicitor's certificate. The applica tion, however, will not be made until to-morrow. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) GLEN, EXECUTOR, V. lERDAN. This was an action on a deed of annuity granted by the defendant, Mr. William Jerdan, a gentleman well known in the literary world, to recover the sum of 521. 10s. Bd. The annuity of 301. was granted in 1817 to a person named Dugley, and there was an arrear to the amount of 521. 10s. The defendant having suffered judgment to go by default, the jury gave a verdict for the amount. BRISTOW V. CONWAY. This was an action to recover the sum of 321. 10s. for half a year's rent of chambers in the Temple, of which plaintiff is a member, and defendant is a member of Gray's Inn. The defendant not pleading, a verdict was given for ,he amount. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBUBN.) IN RE BALENBY AND BAKER. This was an application on behalf of Mrs. Sophia Halenhy, who formerly carried on business with Mrs. Baker, as milliner, in St. James's-street. The proceedings were under an old commission isstud in 1829. His HONOUR asked how it was that no application had been made before. He had never had such a case before, and he did not see how he could deal with it, as since the power was taken away from the creditors of judging of the facts, it was part of the Commissioner's duty to enquire into the conduct of the bankrupt both before and after the bankruptcy. The bankrupt's solicitor said a certificate was pre pared at the time, and signed by nearly the requisite number of creditors, at that time required to be three fifths in number and value; but one for 2491. stood out. Mrs. Halenby had since married, and her husband was anxious that she should obtain her certificate to prevent the possibility of her suffering annoyance in the event of his death. The Solicitor to the Assignees said they had been satisfied throughout the case. His HoNoun said that as so many of the creditors were satisfied at the time, and the assignees did not op pose, he would grant the application.—Certificate granted accordingly. COURT CISCULAR. OSBORNE, ISLE OF WIGHT, THURSDAY. Her Majesty the Queen and his iloyal Highnet-s the Prince Albert, with the younger branches of the Royal Family, arrived at twenty minutes past one o'clock yesterday. Her Majesty landed at the Trinity-wharf, East Cowes. A guard of honour of the 45th Regiment waa in attendance. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness have this morning taken their usual exercise in the grounds at Osborne. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Baroness de Speth, left her residence, Frogmore house, yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at the Priory, Stanmore. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeek, left their residence at Kew yesterday, for Arundel Castle, Sussex, to honour the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk with a visit. Mr. H. Barkly, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Prince de Granatelli (Membro del Parlamento, Commissario del Governo del Regno di Sicilia) and M. Luigi Scalia (Membro del Parlamento) had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday, at their office, in Whitehall place. The Earl of Clarendon paid visits yesterday to Sir George Grey and other Cabinet Ministers. Earl Grey had a dinner party, on Wednesday, at his residence, in Belgrave-square. The company included the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Sir George and Lady Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Besborough, Mr. Charles Greville, and Mr. Harry Grey. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS ALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The only bets laid this afternoon were 450 to 10 each agst The Knout and Strongbow, and 500 to 10 agst Bernadotte for the Derby. At Liverpool, on Wednesday, 500 to 110 was laid once or twice agst The Flying Dutchman, 750 to 100 agst Tadmor, and 2,000 to 100 agst Osterley. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAY (CONCLUDED). The Selling Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added, the second to save his stake, for three yrs old, Bst 81b; :our, 9st 101 b; five, lOst 21b; six and aged, lOst 51b; mares,l&c., allowed3lb, &c.; one mile and three quar ters (8 Subs.), were won easily; Mr. W. Smith's Master Downes, 6 yrs (to be sold for 501.), beating Mr. Meik lam's Susannah, 4 yrs (301.); Mr. Wilkin's Garendon, 6 yrs (1000; Mr. Lane's Midnight, 4 yrs (801,); Mr. Wilson's br f by St. Martin, 4 yrs (801.); Mr. Heysted's Fringe, 3 yrs (301.); and Mr. Harrison's Fanny, 5 yrs (301.) THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added. One mile and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. Wilson's bf by St. Martin—Liverpool, 4 yrs ... 1 Mr. Bretherton's Mignonette, 9st 21b,.. ... 2 Jenny Wren, Bst 131 b, and Garendon, Bst 131 b. also ran. Handicap Steeplechase Stakes of 10 soya. each, p.p., and 50 added; the second to save his stake. Three miles. (6 Subs.) Mr. Bretherton's Eqtrivinx - r9st- - (Stagg) 1 Captain Thomson's Abd-el-Kader, 6 yrs, Ilst 81b ... 2 Modesty, 6 y rs , lO s t 41b, Tom Bo wling, 4 yrs, lOst 41b, and Royston Gower, 5 yrs, lOst 21b, also started. Won easily. The Helter Skelter Handicap of 5 soya. each, 3 ft, and 30 added. One mile and a quarter over the flat. (9 Subs.) Mr. Wilson's Cybele, 3 yrs ... ... (Arnold) 1 Mr. Waring's Rosa, Bst 1016 2 Jenny Wren, 7st 51b, Premier, Bst 61b, Dash, 6st 61b. and Fanny, Bst 21b, also started. Won easily. LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASES.—TUESDAY. Acceptances for the Handicap of 100 Soya. each. Subduer, Ilst 81b—Teresa, 10it 121b—Tit bit, lOst 21b —b m by Samarcand, lOst 21b. WEDNESDAY. Acceptances for the Grand Open Chase. Chandler, 12st 41b—St. Leger, I lst—Dector, lOst 101 b —lted Lancer, lOst 61b—Jerry, lOst 61b—Alfred, lost 6 1 b—Prince George, lOst 41b—Khondooz, 10st 41b— Bugler, 10it—Venom, lost—Alexander, 9st 1216—Ace of Trumps, 9st 101b—Linkboy, 9st 10Ib—Repealer, 9st 101b—Knight of Gwynne, 9st 91b—Vindictive, 9st 3 1b—Solace, 9st—Royston Gower, 84 121 b. JENNY LIND AT OXFORD.—MdIIe. Jenny Lind has made arrangements for a grand miscellaneous con cert, which, we understand, will take place, with the per mission of the Curators, and under the immediate pa tronage of the Vice Chancellor, in the Sheldonian Theatre, on the morning of Friday, Dec. 1. THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT SPITHEAD.—. We are gratified in being enabled to state that by her Majesty's wish Mr. Thomas Whitty, of her Majesty's Customs, who so humanely risked his own life to save that of a fellow -creature in the gale which occurred on the last occasion of the return of the Court to London from the Isle of Wight, has been promoted from second class tide-surveyor of Portsmouth to be chief tide•€ur veyor of the port of Gloucester. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL A I .'wfrt was held yesterday for the dispatch of a great t 4 e4l of pubic The LORD MAYOR, whose entrance was welcomed with cheers, addressed the Court. Ile had, he said, tn ioyed the good fortune a being a member of the Corn m.7n Council for many years, and he hoped ho had ac quired the respect and esteem of his worthy colleagues curing that period. In taking his seat for the purpose of presiding over the Court, he assured them that he was perfectly conscious of the responsibility of that depart ment of his duties, but he knew at the same time that he should receive at their hands such support as would enable him to carry into full effect his intentions for the service of the corporation and his fellow-citizens. — (Cheers.) He was convinced that when they should see him upholding their rights and privileges, they would zealously and vigorously second his exertions. He was sure that no chief magistrate could be more anxious than he was to justify the good opinion of his fellow-citizens, to which he owed,his elevation; but he at the same time knew how necessary it was that he should be supported by the judgment and authority of the body with which he was to be in such frequent communication.—(Cheers.) He would give the Court as many opportunities of meeting as they should re quire, and he should be open to them all individually wheneser it was considered that he could render any benefit to the community. Haying stated so much, he trusted the Court would allow him to say a few words on a matter which had been a source of peculiar gratification to him. It would he in the recollection of th,. Court, that at the recent civic festival the French Ambassador had alluded to the warm rectption which some of his countrymen who had visited the metropolis had met in the city of London, and expressed an earnest desire that the visit should be returned by the mem bers of the corporation.—(Cheers.) Next day a more paeticular communication to the same effect was made to him in the hope that the corporation would con sent to be present at It fete which was appointed to take place in Paris ; but as the notice was not sufficient for men engaged as they were, he considered himself justified in declining that invitation, at the same time expressing how glad they all were at the cordial feeling which existed between the people of both coun tries.—(Loud cheers.) With these observations he should take his seat in the Court, repeating to the mem bers that as they should see him act with candour and impartiality so he should expect from them correspond. ing assistance and support.—(Cheers.) Mr. NORRIS said, he was anxious to express on behalf of the whole Court his full confidence in the discretion, impartiality, and dignity with which his Lordship would administer the duties of his high office. His assurance of constant devotion to the public service was accepted with the utmost confidence and regard, and was consistent with the well esta blished character of his Lordship, whose career of use fulness had been the admiration of all.—(Cheers.) He congratulated his Lordship on! the interesting fact just communicated, and said that, combined with other mani lestationa of goodwill recently evinced by the French to wards this great country, it served to prove that the bonds of peace were being cemented, and that the desire of the English to cultivate the most friendly relations was generously reciprocated in France, and that unity, peace, and concord was the motto on both sides.— (Great cheering.) Whilst all Europe watched with in tense interest the future destiny of France, it was the grateful privilege of England to receive this interesting testimony that a desire to maintain the most friendly relations, and to cultivate and enjoy the advantages of uninterrupted commercial intercourse, was every day gaining strength on both sides the Channel.—(Cheers.) Mr. Norris concluded by congratulating his Lordship on the honour and compliment paid to the corporation in the person of his Lordship, and sat down amidst cheering. THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR. Arr. Deputy Goss rose for the purpose of moving a vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor. It was, he de clared, quite unnecessary for him to detain the Court upon a subject on which they had all had so many opportuni ties of forming an opinion—the merits of Mr. Alderman Hooper, the late Lord Mayor of London.—(Loud cheers.) They had witnessed the anxiety of the late Lord Mayor to forward all measures for the promotion of the greater efficiency of the municipal institutions— his punctuality, impartiality, and kindness, as the head of that Court—and his courtesy and attention to all.— (Cheers.) They knew with what ability he conducted the business of the other departments of the mayoralty, and they had observed with admiration the judgment and firmness displayed by him when such qua lities were required to prevent the serious violation of the public peace, which was Ao mucb, and with so much reason, apprehended.--(Cheers.) It was with no less gratification they saw his liberal hand dispensing to the poor the relief of their necessities, at the same time that he willingly and ably presided at meetings held for the ameliorating of their condition. The Deputy concluded by alluding to the unostentatious hospitality of the late Lord Mayor, and concluded, amidst loud cheers, by moving the vote of thanks, which will be found amongst our advertisements. Mr. HARDWICHE seconded the motion. Ho could not add much to the commendation which had been just uttered, particularly amongst those to wham the lave Lord Mayor was so well known, and by whom so high and fair an estimate of that gentleman's qualifications for that office had been formed.—(Cheers.) He could rot, however, help saying that no gentleman ever en u red upon the duties of the mayoralty with a more firm d- termination to perform them for the benefit of the public and to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens, or evt r rt tired from the office taking with him more heart h It thanksund congratulations.—(Loud cheering.) Mr. U. TAYLOR stile, he had heard the resolution of thanks read a second time, and he highly approved of it as expressing the sentiments of the Court on every point to which the attention of a chief magistrate ought to be directed. The whole Court most cordially joined in every word that had been written and spoken in favour of the gentleman of whose conduct they had had upon so many occasions reason to approve.—(Loud applause through the whole Court.) . • The lo - e of thanks was ordered to be written on vel lum and enablazened, and presented to the late Lord Mayor. The Court voted a testimonial of its approbation to the Rev. Mr. Hooper, the able and accomplished chaplain to the late Lord Mayor, upon the motion of Mr. HARD• W'ICKE, seconded by Mr. HOLT. SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE CITY. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK presented the report of the Com missioners of Sewers relative to the supply of gas to the city of London. The report, to which were appended the statement of the City Solicitor, already published, and the report of the Committee of General Purposes of the Sewers on the subject, concluded with the order— " That the itemembrancer do prepare the necessary notices to be duly advertised and served according to the standing orders of Parliament, that this Court will apply in the next session of Parliament for leave to bring in a Bill to etlrct the objects recommended in the report of the said committee." The report alluded to, it will be recollected— " Recommended to the Court of Sewers, as the only probable means of obtaining a reduction in the cost of gas, that notices be at once prepared, ard advertised as required, that the Court would apply to Parliament for power to erect gas works, and to lay down pipes ard mains within the city of London and the Liberties thereof, with power to puuchme the works, pipes, and mains of the Existing gas companies, or of any ot h er gas company hereafter to be established within such Mr. ANDERTON apprehended that an imputation might be fixed upon the City in consequence of the Remem• b r ancer's advertisement in the papers relative to the notices adopted by the Commissioners of Sewers on the subject of the supply of gas. thought that the ad vertisement looked like a notice that the City intended to trade in the article.—(A laugh,and cries of " No, no.") He thought it would bea cheaper more wise to go to Par liament for power to obtain a e pr supply of water, a necessary which the poor required they needed that about which the much more than Commissioners of Sewers seemed to be so anxious. Mr. Deputy ORDIRD said, the water question would in a few days co me on before the C r nnssioners Sewers.—(Hear , hear.) All the differen ce om of was, that the gas question, which nobody could deny was an im portant one, happened to come on first. Mr. Deputy HARRISON represented the necessity for agreeing to the report of the Commissioners of Sewers, and repelled the insinuation, that there was a disposition to trade in the article, which they wished to obtain at a less enormous cost. When the Gas Bill was first intro duced into Parliament a clause was introduced to give the City the power of preventing exorbitant charges for the article, but unfortunately that clause had been sur reptitiously removed in the progress of the measure, and thus the inhabitants had been left to the mercy of the two companies. It was to recover the power thus sur reptitiously taken away that the Commissioners desired to apply to Parliament. They wished to obtain for the inhabitants of the city of London gas at the price at which it was supplied to the large towns throughout the country, and they were pursuing the course best calcu lated to lead to such a result.—(Hear, hear.) After a few observations, from Deputy Stevens, Mr. Norris, and Mr. R. Taylor, who were all of opinion that the city of London would, through the exertions of the Court, be soon supplied with cheaper gas and cheaper water, Mr. Deputy Peacock's motion, that the Court agree with the report, was adopted. SANITARY REGULATIONS—THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK then brought up the following report from the Commissioners of Sewers:— " Resolved—That the Chairman, with the medical officer of health, be requested to attend the Lord Mayor, and express the opinion of this Court that it is expedi ent that a board of health should be at once formed by the Court of Common Council, with power to act, in case of need, as they may be adviEed." The LORD MAYOR said, that the chairman of the Com missioners of Sewers, and the medical officer of health, had waited upon him and represented that although they had the gratification to be able to state that the city of London had never been in a better state of health than it enjoyed at the present time, still they considered it necessary to take precautions in the event of the ap pearance of a disease which could not be contemplated with indifference. His Lordship then adverted to the course adopted in 1831 when the cholera was appre hended, and left it to the Court to decide whether it would or would not be prudent to act upon the principle which influenced them upon that emergency. Upon the motion," that the Court should agree with the report, and appoint a committee accordingly," Mr. ANDERTON said he considered that as the Com missioners of Sewers were to have the power over the sanitary matters of the City by Act of Parliament, it would be inconsistent, and might be injurious for the Court of Common Council to interfere by appointing a committee, for a time might arrive at which the two committees might act against each other.—(hear, hear.) As the Commissioners of Sewers Wore to have tbo authority, they must be held respcnsible, and they could easily appoint a board of health amongst them selves.—(hear, hear.) Air. Deputy OunAnn said the Commissioners did no more than their duty in passing the resolution, and were satisfied to leave the matter entirely to the Court. There was no case of cholera in the city of London— (Hear, hear)—and he knew of a hospital the managers of which had sent about to look for a subject without avail.—(A laugh.) Air. Alderman LAWRENCE said, he had on Tuesday mentioned in the Court of Aldermen that there had been no case of cholera in the city of Lonnon but that of an old woman who lead been drunk for three days, and was supposed to have died of the disease produced by that excess. It had been supposed that when he spoke of the absence of cholera from the city of London, he meant the absence of the disease from London generally. He did not pretend to know anything 83 to the prevalence or existence of cholera elsewhere, but he certainly knew that it was not in the City.—(Hear.) He hoped that the übssrvation he consider, d it his duty to make would he publicly noticed, in order to remove the impression likely to be made by a misapprehension of his meaning. The opinion of the Court being decidedly against the appoit , tment of a board of health, the motion was. ne gatived, and it was ref,rrt d back to the Court of Sewers to carry their recommendation into effect upon their own responsibility. CITY OF LONDiN COUNTY COURTS. Tl:o days for holding small debts courts in the City were appointed, and Air. Cope moved fur a reference to inquire into the duties of the officers of the court, the business of which had got into serious arrears. REDUCTION IN THE COST CF GAS. Petitions from the wards of 13ishopsg,ate, Portsoken, Bread-street, Farringdon- ithout, and Cripplugate- with out, praying that the Court w ould adopt means for procur ing for the petitioner s a reduction in the enormous price of gas, were presented, and amidst acclamations reterred to the Commissioners'of Sewers. The petitioni were, it was stated, signed by thousands, end the galleries of the Court Here filled during the day by the gentlemen deputed to present them. Upon the motion of Mr. TAYLOR, seconded by Mr. STEVENS, a petition for assistance rom the Royal Free Hospital in Gray's Inn-road, which they stated had opened two wards viiih 50 beds, for the reception of persons vi ho might be afflicted with Asiatic cholera, was referred to a committee.—Adjourned. DEATH OF SIR JOHN BARROW, BART., LL.D, F.R.S. It is with very great regret that we announce to our readers the death of the late venerable Second Secretary to the Admiralty,SirJohn Barrow, Bart., which took place yesterday at his residence, New-street, Spring-gardens. The event was almost sudden, and was totally unex pected. He had taken his usual walk in the morning, and had reached the door of his residence, when he was seized with giddiness in the head, and was obliged to be helped into the house, where the symptoms appeared so alarming that medical assistance was immediately pro cured, and messengers were dispatched to the Colonial office and to the Admiralty to inform Sir John's sons of his illness. Mr. John Barrow, however, of the Admi ralty, arrived in time to see his father alive, for, shortly after, comforted by the presence of his son and other members of his family, Sir John, with scarcely a struggle, breathed his last. The life of Sir John Barrow has been a most eventful one, as those who have read the very interesting auto biographical memoir written by himself, and published last year can bear testimony. Sir John Barrow was born on the 19th June, 1764, in a small cottage at the village of Dragleybeck, near Ul verstone, North Lancashire, and as ho himself says, " being the only child of Roger and Mary Barrow. The said cottage had been in my mother's family nearly 200 years, and had descended to her aunt, who lived in it to the age of 80, and in it my mother died at the advanced age of 90. The only scholastic education I received was at the Town Bank Grammar School, under the Rev. William Tyson Walker, curate of the parish church, and an excellent classical scholar, educated at Trinity Col lege, Dublin. I was entered when in my eighth year, continued under his instruction until my thirteenth, whcn I had advanced to the head of the school; baying read Homer, and Xenophon's " Anabasis,"Livy, Horace, Virgil, &e. From an old gentleman, who, being a sort of perambulating preceptor, used to pay his annual visit of about three months, I received instruction in those branches of mathematics which are most easily attained under a master, such as algebra, fluxions, conic sections —Euclid needed no master; and I very soon had an op portunity of acquiring the practical application of many of the theorems and problems to the common purposes of life." At this early age he was engaged in taking a survey of Colonel Braddyll's estates in Yorkshire, and acquired so much knowledge of the theodolite, and the several mathematical instruments, then and subsequently, that, on arriving in London some years after, he drew up and published a small treatise to explain the practical use of them, this, says he, " being my first introduction to the press, for which I obtained 201., and was not a little de lighted to send my first fruits to my mother." Sir John Barrow's parents had some idea of educating him for the clerical profession; but having a serious ob- • jection to enter into holy orders Sir John persuaded his tether to give up his intention. A situation was then obtained for him at Liverpool as a superintendeht and clerk at an iron-foundry, in which he remained for two years, when he quitted it for a voyage to Greenland in a whaler, win re he had some initiation in practical naviga tion aid the duties of a seaman. Indeed en his return the captain of the ship so far complimented him as to ssy that another voyage would make him as good a sea man a, many of the se in his ship, and he put him dawn on ill, but ks for landsman's pay, and nothing that he conk! say when he knew it would induce the captain to take it off; his own mime being at the ht ad cf the list. Sir John's next ( inployment was as mathematical teacher at Dr. James's academy, Greenwich, where among his pupils were three or four belonging to or destined for the r avy, one the son of Lord Anson, and another the son of Lord Leveson Gower. From this service he was, through the int, rt at of Sir George I Staunton, mho was secretary to the embassy, appointed on the effective list of Lord Macartney's suite, as " comp- f troller of the household," and nominally, in that capa city, proceeded with his patron to China; and on his Lordship's return and appointment to the Governorship of the Cape of Good Hope, Sir John accepted the offise 1 of private secretary to his Lordship, and embarked with him fur the seat of his government, in January, 1797, and after a severe and very perilous, as well as very la borious voyage, he returned to England, on the evacua tion of the Cape in 1803. Lord Macartney, however, left the Cape in November, 1798, previously to which he appoint , d his private secretary " auditor general of public accounts, civil and military." Ot his ser vices at the Cape during Lord Macartney's govern ment, seine idea may be formed from Sir John's own statement, " Between the Ist of July, 1796, and the 18th of January, 1797, I had traversed every part of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and visited the several countries of the Kafirs, the Hottentots, and the Besjesmene performing a journey exceeding three thou-I rand miles on horseback, on foot, and very rarely in a covered waggon, and full one-half of the distance as a pedestrian. During the whole time (with the exception of a few nights passed at the drosdy house of Graaff Reynet) I never slept under a roof, but always in my waggon, and in the cot that I brought with me in the good ship Trusty from Et gland." We now come to the appointment of Sir John Barrow to the Admiralty, his introduction to which we prefer giving in his own words.— "On our arrival in London, General Frank Dundas, in laying before Lord Hobart, Secretary of State for War and Colonies, the public accounts and the proceedings on delivering up the Cape of Good Hope to the Dutch autho thorities, represented to his Lordship the several extra duties I had voluntarily discharged, with great inconve nience and expense to myself, and his inability to make me suitable amends, thought the services were public and important; he hoped, therefore, I should be con sidered, for my six or seven years' services, entitled to some retiring allowance. Lord Hobart could only express his regret that he found his hands tied on that .subject, be thought unjustly; but the precedent of re fusal had been established by his predecessors, and bad become the custom (methought, with Hamlet, it is a custom more honoured in the breach than the ob servance). All he could say was that he should be most happy to make Mr. Barrow an offer of the first vacancy abroad that might suit him. This might pass for some thing civil; but I was more disposed to take my chance at home. I considered, therefore, that nothing further was to be expected from that quarter; but General Dundas gid not relax his exertions in my behalf. " In point of fact, Lord Macartney had turned me over to the General,'as being one on whom he might rely for assistance in any difficulty that should occur, for that I knew the country and the people better than nay other of our countrymen ; and I may truly say that the General did not spare me. He now spoke strongly to bis uncle Henry Dundas, who, though equally out of office with his friend Mr. Pitt, was not without influ ence. As already mentioned, Mr. Dundas, on reading my account of Southern Africa, had, in . my absence, urged its publioation ; he now expressed to the General a vi WI to see me—' If on will bring him tomorrow, Mr. Pitt dines with me . ' I went, and nothing could be more flattering than my reception. He spoke of the satisfaction which my book had afforded him ; that it strongly corroborated the opinion he had given in Par liament, that the Cape of Good Hope ought never to be parted with ; but he suggested that I had left rather short one portion of the subject, which he had always considered of vast importance to this country ; and that was its geographical position with reference to India, as a half-way house between our settlements there and England ; as a place of refreshment for our shipping and troops ; its capabilities for supplying all kinds of produce ; its ports and harbours along a great extent of sea 'coast favourable to commercial enterprise. "These,' he said, with its capacities in general, which you know better than I do, are points to which I allude, and which will, I think and hope, amply supply materials for a second volume.' I took the hint, and said, ' I will look up what information I possess, and endeavour to meet your views ; ' which I forthwith set about, and speedily produced a second volume, detailing the politi cal, geographical, and commercial advantages of this southern part of Africa, which had the effect of produc ing a second edition of the first volume. " Nothing could be more delightful than this little snug party. The names of Pitt and Dundas were fa miliar as household words,' and the two had been as in separable as their friendship was durable. They were now at Wimbledon for a season, and, being relieved from the cares and toils of office, were as playful as two schoolboys. Lady Jane Dundas and another lady, with two gentlemen of the family, the General and myself, made up the party. Mr. Dundas asked me if I knew that the new Government had offered to Lord Macartney the office of President of the Council, and that he had declined it, assigning to his friends as a reason that he was sure Mr. Addington 's Government could not stand. It soon appeared that Lord Macartney was right. It had continued about three years, and in the spring of 1804 Mr. ria resumed the office of First Lord of the Treasury, and Mr. I)undas (now Viscount Melville) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, his patent bear ing dato 15th May, 1804. A short time after this, when dining with Lord Macartney, he was called away by Lord Melville in the midst of the dinner, but returned speedily without taking any notice of the visit he had re ceived at that uusual hour; and, as the ladies are said to be curious when anything unusual occurs to their lords, so Lady Macartney expressed to Mrs. Barrow her wonder what could have brought Lord Melville at that hour—something, no doubt, about the new Ministry then forming or already formed. Nothing, however, transpired that evening; but about twelve o'clock that same night, just as I had gone to bed, came a note from Lord Macartney, to say You must be at the Admiralty • to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, and send your name up to Mr. Marsden.' " I went accordingly, anxious, as may be supposed, to know what was going on. Mr. Marsden took me by the hand and cordially congratulated me. I asked for what? He seemed surprised and said, Don't you know that you are appointed my colleague, the second secretary of the Admiralty, in the room of Mr. Tucker, whose ser vices Lord Melville has deemed it right to dispense with, on account of his well•known partisanship? But,' he add, d, ' Lord Melville desired to see you the moment you came, and he is now in his rt om.' On being ushered in, 'I am happy,' he said, to have it in my power to give you the appointment of Second Seerk•tary to the Admiralty. lam fully aware of the many important services you rendered to my nephew, after Lord Macart ney bad turned over to him the government of the Cape of Goal Hope, I was very desirous of meeting the wishes of that nobleman on your account, and I have already told you that I have been much gratified with what you have written regarding that important settle inent, which I have little doubt will speedily revert to tn;.' " On the retirement of Lord Melville from the office of First Lord to the appointment of Lord Barham, during whose naval administration the battle of Trafalgar was fought, Sir Joh❑ Barrow continued in office, but on the 'loth of February, 1806, a change took place in the Government, by the Tories having been obliged to give way to the Whigs, when the Right Hon. Charles Grey was appointed to relieve Lord Barham as First Lord of the Admiralty. Sir John says, " I was fully aware of what was to be my fate, and had it speedily announced to me by a message from the Right Hon. C. Grey, through Mr. Marsden, expressive of his sincere regret at being under the painful necessity of dispensing with my services, which, he wished to assure me, under other circumstances he should have been too happy to re tain; and he bored that I would not deem him capable of having dealt harshly, capriciously, or unjustly in_re placing an old friend of bis, and of his party, in a situa tion of which I had been the cause, though blameless, of depriving him; a gentleman with whom he was de sirous that I should be acquainted, as one who had long been the faithful, confidential, and attached secretary of the Earl of St. Vincent; and who besides had given up the patent place of a commissioner, of the navy to follow his old master as Second Secretary of the Ad miralty, when the Noble Earl, in 1801, became the First Lord. • " He was very anxious, Mr. Marsden said, that I should be made aware of the position in which be stood with regard to Mr. Tucker, and that I should acquit him of acting in any shape unhandsomely towards me; and he further desired Mr. Marsden to tell me that if I wished to say anything to him he would be glad to see me at any time. " Misfortunes are said rarely to come singly. This heavy blow was but too likely to be soon followed by another. My best and kindest friend and benefactor, the Earl of Macartney, was dangerously ill, and the state of affairs on the Continent and the death of Mr. Pitt seemed to impress his mind with deep concern, and to cast an unusal damp upon his spirits; but he continued to read and write till three days before his death, which took place on the evening of the 31st of March, 1806, while reclining his head upon his hand as if dropping into a slumber, but he sank into the arms of death with out a sigh and without a struggle, at his residence in May-fair. Thus did I lose the last of my three powerful friends and benefactors, Lord Macartney, Sir George Staunton, and Lord Melville, the last of whom, though still living, might be accounted dead to the world." The recapture of the Cape of Good Hope at this time brought Mr. Barrow's services in that quarter of the world more prominently before the Government, and he was offered any appointment (save one) that he might select for himself. Upon consideration, however, he de termined not to leave England, and the Government, really desirous of doing something for him, at the sug gestion of Earl Grey, and with the expressed under standing that it would be favourably entertained by the Premier, he was ordered to draw up a memorial of his various services, the result of which was the grant of a pension of 1,0001. a year, to be abated from the emo luments of any place he might afterwards bold under the Government. In the short space of eight months the dissolution of the Grenville Government brought Sir John Barrow again into the Admiralty, one of the first acts of Lord Mulgrave on his succeeding Earl Grey as First Lord having been the re-appointment of Mr. Barrow. " }row this day, the Bth of April. 1807, to the 28th of January, 1845, I continued, without intermission, as Se'c,.ui Secretary of the Admiralty, when I retired, hav ing completed altogether, from my first appointment in that capacity, forty years, under twelve or thirteen se veral naval administrations, W lig and Tory, includmg that of the Lord High Afimirol, V.s Royal Highness the Duke of Clarunce; having real.on to b,iieve that I have sati,fitetion to all and every one of these naval ad ministrations; and I am happy in the re-ticction that I have experienced kindness and attention from all." As an author, Sir John Barrow has b , un as bum , ssful es he has been industrious; and it may be said of him that he has not penned a line which has not tended to some good aed useful purpose. Ills aim has been to convey infolmation, to uromote and advance the arts and sciences, and to stimulate research and inquiry; and he has had the groat and rare privilege to livw to see the most beneficial effects produced by his honest and faith ful endeavours. In enumerating the several works Sir John has brought before the public, he modestly " dis claims all pretensions to the literary character," and says he gave them " only as a statement of facts; at the same time they have hem more productive of profit than he could have expected." They may thus be summed up:— No. Art. Articles in the Quarterly Review, on almost every subject (excepting political), mostly asked for by Mr. Gifford In the Encyclopadia Britannica, requested by Pro fessor Napier, lu or 12, say ... 12 By the same, particularly desired by my friend Pro te:sor Napier, a " Review of the Li!e of Admiral Lord St. Vincent," in the Edinburgh Review ... 1 Vols. The " Life of Lord Macartney," in 2 vols. quarto 2 " Travels in South Africa," 2 vols. quarto ... ... 2 " Travels in China," 1 vol. quarto ... 1 " Voyage to Cochin China," 1 vol. quarto ... 1 The " Lire of Lord Anson," 1 vol. (~ctavo ... 1 The " Life of Lord Howe," 1 vol. octavo ... 1 In the " Family Library," the " Life of Peter the Great," and the "Mutiny of the Bounty" ... 2 " Chronological History of Arctic Voyages," I vol. octavo 1 " Voyages of Discovery and Research within the Arctic Regions," 1 vol. octavo. ... 1 Sir John during the forty years he was Secretary to the Admiralty was the constant and successful advocate of those voyages of discovery which have enlarged the bounds of science and have done so much honour to the British name and nation. Appreciating those services, the officers who had been employed on the various Arctic expeditions presented to him, in March, 1845, in a man ner most gratifying, a magnificent candelabrum, with a suitable inscription on the pedestal. In concluding this hasty notice of the life and services of this distinguished public servant, we may state that Sir John Barrow was created a baronet in 1835. He married in 1798 the daughter of Peter John TreUter, Esq., of the Cape of Good Hope, member of the Court of Justice, who sur vies him. He has left three sons—George Barrow, of the Colonial-office, who succeeds to the b ,ronetcy, mar ried to the daughter of William Pennel, Esq., and niece of the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker; John, one of the senior clerks at the Admiralty, and head of the Re cord-office; and Peter Barrow. He has also left two daughters, the eldest of whom has within the last few days lost her husband, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Barry. —Herald. ERRATUM.—In our second article of yesterday, the consolidated stock of the Midland Railway actually paid up was, by an error of the press, stated to be 1 , 191 , 5411 ., instead of 8,191,5411. DISTRESSED STATE or THE CARPET TRADE.— Kidderminster and Stroud, which used to be the towns wholly occupied in this great branch of industry, are just approaching to ruin. It is not in this case the et tect of the times, although the times, of cour s e, h ave m uch to do with the general depression in the trade of the country. The great cause is easily solved—it is th e improvement in machinery. Kidderminster, to this day, weaves her Brussels and other carpets by hand, and, in deed, in many manufactories the old draw-boy loom is used, and it was thought that machinery could never be brought profitably to bear in weaving what is called a terry cloth, that is a cloth having a raised face as in Brussels or pile carpets, which raised face is caused by the introduction of a wire while weaving underneath the worsted, arranged so as to form the figure. The first step to facilitate the weaving was the dying of the worsted warps, Wyt oc k' s patent, which, to a certain extent, did so, although still the weaving was done by hand; his process also used a less quantity of worsted; these circumstances lowered the price of carpets. At length a mode has been discovered to do all by machinery. It is the invention of Mr. Sievier, who is well known in the scientific world. By this process carpets are woven for less than one penny per yard, while those of the ordinary kind Cost one shilling per yard. This at once makes a saving of nearly 25 per cent- upon the article. There are also many other modes of saving under tho same patent; viz., the printing and warping by power. Although such inventions cause much misery to indivi duals who are either the artizans or manufacturers on the old plan, still we must, at all times, hail with j..y any improvement of our own countrymen that may add to our comforts, by making even articles of luxury cheaper. It is by our superiority and machinery that our country has risen to the pre-emieence it has. PRESENTATION TO THE 50TH REGIMENT.—We learn that Viscount flardinge will, with due ceremony, present the superb gift of Prince Waldemar of Prussia to the 50th Regiment, now at Dover, on Wednesday next. lt is to be regretted that the magnificent cup was not presented last month, for at that time most of the surviving officers of this regiment who were engaged on the Sutlej were with the regiment. Now they are ab sent on leave. l'i l 97 ',7i3 37 1 / 2 6% 4 20 , M 38 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LAW OF RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.—The law, as it at present stands, and as laid down :'or observanct by the orders of Loth Houses of Parliament, on the subject of railway amalgamations, is as follows:—Parliament reqaires that in every railway Bill containing powars of purchase, sale, lease, or amalgamation, a spacial clause shall be inserted prohibiting any company from exer cising such powers until they shall have proved to the satisfaction of the Railway Commissioners and of Par liament, that they have respectively paid up one-half of the capital authorised by their Acts, by means of shares, and expended for the purposes of their Acts a awe equal thereto. It is also provided that in any measure for the amalgamation of railway companies, in any future session, the amount of capital created by such amal gamation should in no case exceed the sum of the capi tals of the companies so amalgamated. Evidence of the facts necessary to be proved prior to permission to amalgamate must be adduced before the Railway Com tnisAtners, and upon such evidence they have granted certificates in each of the following cases:—Bristol and Exeter (Glastonbury Navigation), London and South- Western and Southampton anti Dorchester Amalgama tion; Aberdare (Lease of It:sff Vale), York, Newcastl e . and Berwick, and Great North of England Amalgama tion ; London and South-Wt stern, Exeter and Cretli ton, and Taw Vale Amalarmatien, Dundee and Perth, and Dundee and Arbroath ; Caledonian and Wisher*. and Coltness ; Caledonia and Scottish Central. The law, though it applies of course, had not; when it was originally framed, in contemplation such gigantic fusions as the amalgamation of tile London and North- Westerr, Great Western and South-Western Cora parties ; and we understand, that in the ensuing ses sion the entire question will be reconsidered in all its bearings. RAILWAY LAW FOR THE CONVEYANCE 07 TROOPS. —The taibject of the conveyance of troops by railway has recently, at the instance of the Board of Ordnance and the authorities of the War-office, received the con sideration of the law officers of the Crown, who have adjudicated on several cases arising under the provisions of the sth and 6th and 7th and Bth of Victoria. In one of these cases an officer proceeding on duty by route, unaccompanied by troops, was refused conveyance by one of the express trains on the London and South- Western Railway, at the rate of 2d. per mile, on the ground that the company were bound only to provide such conveyance by the ordinary trains; and upon the question being referred to the Attorney and Solicitor- Generals, the' have, upon looking at the bearing of the statute on these cases, given it as their opinion that railway companies are bound to provide conveyance for troops at the fares and upon the conditions mentioned in the statute by all trains starting at times fixed by the company's time tables, by whatever name or description such trains are known. According to this opinion, the obligation to provide conveyance by the express trains extends to the conveyance of troops generally, includ ing private soldiers as well as officers. Since, how ever, the accommodation by express trains is limited, the military authorities do not think it expedient to en forcethis right, unless in the case of officers proceeding on duty unaccompanied by troops. The charge for the conveyance of soldiers is at the rate of Id. per mile per man, but upon some lines the ordinary fares for third class passengers are less than at that rate ; and the question on the representation of the Right Hon. Secre tary at War arose as to whether, under such circum stances, the companies could demand fares at the rate of Id. per mile for the conveyance of soldiers travelling under railway warrants. On the consideration of the case, it was determined that the companies, when called on to convey troops under an official order, would be en titled to charge the maximum fare of Id. per mile, al though it might be higher than the rate charged by them to some ordinary class of passengers, and that It might probably depend upon circumstances whether the military anthorities should avail themselves of the low fare by sending the soldiers as ordinary passengers, or of the greater convenience and expedition insured in the case of conveyance under an official order; but the au thorities have come to the conclusion that, consistently with the conditions of the Act, both these advantages could not be claimed at the same time. AMALGAMATION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES AND EASTERN UNION.—This event is not likely to take place until the latter company shall have completed its line to Norwich. PORTUGUESE EGGS —A large parcel of this article has been received by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, by the Jupiter steamer, from Vigo. The parcel in question being chargeable, by the new tariff, with a duty of 10d. upon every 120 eggs, was cleared at Southampton, to admit of their being Bent up by railway, to save the channel voyage, by which deterioration of so perishable an article is prevented. The mercantile advices from - Vienna, of the 17th inst., mention the destruction by fire of the large cotton manufactory of Liebeg and Co., at Reichenberg, in Bo hemia. At these dates there was not much alteration in the stock-market, but considerable uneasiness prevailed, and prices had a downward tendency. The Five per Cents. were 77i to and Northern Railroad shares 97} to The premium on silver was 64 to 7, and on gold 15f to Between , the 6th and the 11 th of November the withdrawals from the savings•hank were by 1,433 pers , us, the amount being 147,774 florins; while of ete pos.ts the number was 429, and the amount 26,F38 florins. A notification had been issued suspending the postal communication with Hungary, and troops were coil( cting at all points to prevent intercourse with that country. For this rt ason pri duce of cv.ry description, 'uch as wool, corn, cattle, Ste., was becoming dear at Vik le, un the other hand, the In p.d-lor re vival 01 manufactures, which would have been sent in return w , ts altogether pre vetoed. PA RIM OF t',T. MARTIN'S- IN. TriE• FIELDS.—A ti.ee tit% of the it haLitanta of this parish was held yeater day, Mr. Palmer, one of the churchwardens, in the chair, for the inrpese of re ceiving a communication rest ecting the elosirig of the burial-ground in liu,se 11- court, 1), ury-lane, which for some years has been a nui,arice to the inte-hrtants of that neighbourhood. The hurchwardenv had , it appeared, in conjunction with a lec .1 committee, obtained an interview with the Lord Bishop of London on Wednesday last, and upon their re pie!entations, supported as they were by unquesticn able evidence, the Right Reverend Prelate consented to issue a monition to the parochial authorities of St. Mary le-Strand to discontinue interments there. The meeting expressel their unanimous satisfaction with this result, and the churchwardens were cordially thanked for their attention to the subject. CITY OF LONDON SCROOLS.—Yesterday evening the annual examination of the pupils of the City of London Schools took place at the School-rooms, Harp alley, FArringdon-street, before the Right Hon. the Lord Ma) or and several members of the Court of Common Council. His Lordship's appearance was greeted with much applause. The proceedings were opened with a hymn, end after an examination in writing, spelling, &c., several excellent specimens of drawing executed by the boys were exhibited and much admired. After singing hymns and duets in very good style, the boys were exa mined in geography, arithmetic, Scripture reading, English history, and grammar, and the Irish Commis sioners' Sequel to the Second Book. The ready and intelligent replies given afforded much satisfaction to numerous and respectable assemblage and called forth the warmest approbation of his Lordship. At the close of the evening the National Anthem was sung with much taste and effe,ct by the whole school, and three cheers were given to the Lord Mayor on his leaving the school rooms. The decline in Mexican stook yesterday was oc casioned by the understanding that the West India mail had brought no remittance in specie on account of dividends. It will be recollected that by this packet a sum of 60,000 dolls. to 80,000 dolls. was expected from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, 60,000 dolls. having at the last dates been advised by them as being actually in their possession. It now appears, however, that in specie this packet has only brought the 22,000 dolls. which Messrs Manning and Co. were then known to have forwarded to Tampico, and 5,000 dolls. from their house at Vera Cruz. We have yet to learn whether the remainder has been transmitted in bills of ex..hange, or it any explanation has been given for its non appearance. JEWS AND GENERAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIoN.—Last evening a lecture was delivered be fore the members of this institution, at Sussex flail, Leadenhall-street, by Barnard Vial Oven, Esq., M. 1)., en the Genius and Poetry of the German poet Schiller, and on the Principles of Poetical Translation. The lecturer's chief object was to excite the attention of the English reader to the talented productions of the cele brated German bard, and with this laudable view a de livered some excellent criticisms on Schiller's writings, as a historian, novelist, dramatist, balladist, &c. He also drew with just discrimination some admirable paral lels between the genius of Schiller and that of Shake spere, Sheridan Knowles, and Barry Cornwall, and in terspersed his remarks with copious selections from the German poet's works, which had been translated by the lecturer himself, and in a manner that happily and very creditably gave the spirit of the anther in an Eieglish dress. In discussing the question, " How poetry should be translated into poetry," the lecturer gave a decided preference to what are termed free translations compared with the more strict and literal ones; and illustrated his views upon this point by introducing various specimens of both. The lecture, which was altogether a very en tertaining one, was listened to with much interest by a numerous and highly respectable audience, who warmly applauded the lecturer at the close. LEICESTER-SQUARE.- - The appearance of' this area, which has been so long a disgrace to the locality, is now more wretched than ever. Very recently a person having, as he imagined, bought the right to build upon it, began staking out the ground plea of a bazaar; but this hopeful speculation is, it seems, now in abeyance, owing to the fact of a gentleman at Manchester, who is a householder in the square, having obtained an injune tion, on the ground that there was in the old title-deeds sn e xpress provision that the space should never be built upon, but kept open for the use, in common, of the resi dents in the square. At present, therefore, in addition t) the verdureiess soil, the stunted bushes, and the rusty railing, a number of rough-hewn pests confer an extra feature of ugliness over this remarkable specimen of the London picturesque. All right-minded persons will be pleased to learn that Thomas Littledyko, the old man whom the Marquis of Exeter personally discharged from his employment for accidentally voting against one of his nominees at the Parliamentary election in 1847, has been appointed an inmate of Truesdale's Hospital, in Stamford. The nomination has been made by persons who aro generally friendly to the Marquis' political movements, but who undoubtedly felt that, in the case of Littledyke, revenge kad been too cruelly and meanly carried out. The ap pointment has released All Saints' parish from the burthen of supporting the poor old man.—Stamford Mercury. 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