The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-30 00:00:00

p. TIIN SUN, to 734-; South-Eastern, 214, The Penguin packet from Rio brings acmunts o September 13th, when the exchange had risen to 23i Trade was rather better, but still dull comparatively to other periods. The Foreign Accounts are expected to be very inte resting this week, because of the apparent crisis to which affairs are progressing at Vienna, by the preparations for the attack. Some idea as to the tone of popular feeling in France upon the subject of the Presidential election is also likely to be gleaned within the next week or two. Mercantile affairs at Paris and in other parts of France are still represented as being dull. The two Brussels Banks had a total note circulation, on the 25th of October, of 39,911,000 francs, of which the Socie 6 G. 6. 67ale is put down for 31,911,000 francs, and the Bank of Belgium at 7,999,000 francs. The three discount establishment' of Brussels gave accommodation from the 11 th to the 25th of October on 3,247 bills, amounting to 4 233,377 francs. The Bank of Flanders, from the special fund advanced;by Government, loaned 319,803 francs. The English speculators who have established the centre of their operations i❑ the cantons of Tirlemont, St. Froud, Jodoigne, were buying pigs six weeks old at 18f., and from these and similar parchases, the farmers were deriving an advantage which partly rrcom• priised them for the low value of grain .1' 1., guar. otatoes also were cheap e r, h av i ng b een sold at 6F. per 100 kilogrammes. The following is part of a report from Aria' Gazette upon the iron trade of the Birmingham clistricte:— " Tha cheerful feeling that a few weeks since enlivened every department of this trade, we are sorry to find, has given way to one of considerable anxiety ; and, under the influence of some vsgue apprehension, the opening prospect of more remunerative activity has considerably receded. The renewed outbreak of revolutionary dis position abroad, and the prostration of railway interests at home, have been promtnaded as the moat ominous objects of dread ; and we use the word advisedly, for we cannot learn that as yet any absolute depressive effects have been inflicted by either upon the peculiar transactions of the iron trade, be yond what such a sensation is calculated to pro duce. The demand for iron continues at present pretty nearly, if not quite equal to the make, and manu facturers of hardware articles of every description have yet orders sufficient to afford their operatives full em ployment. That Eprcifications are given with more hesitation, that some purchases are made even condi tionally,and that the low prices at which sales were ne gotiated by inferior manufacturers during the early part Of last quarter, hare hem partially reatimed by them, are but the natural consequences of the policy lately adopted." The English Stcck 'Market has been firm again to. day, although the advices from Vienna are not yet of a conclusive character. Consols hare been 85i to 86, for transfer and time. The quotations are supported by the abundance of rneney, and the continued impression that the Bank of England will be compelled to lower its terms for advances. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 651 to and the Three per Cents. 84i to $5. Bank Stuck has been at an advance to 186 and 188. Exch , quer• bills have realised 425. to 455. premium for those of June; and East India Bonds 425. to 44.. premium. The Foreign Stock Market hasnot been very animated, but the quotations have been without any particular al teration. 111exican have improved to 211 I for Money, and to 21- fl for Account. Grenada bonds have been 121. Brazilian small have been 72k. Spanish Active Stock was at 11i, and the Three per Cents. at 22g. Belgian Four-and-a-flalf per Cente. have been marked 72g, and Dirch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 45 to 45g. The Market for Railway Shares is influenced not alone by the CALMS existing on Saturday, but likewise by the arrangements for the settlement of the Account, which are now in progress. The marked improvement in prices which occurred during the closing days of last week is fairly supported to-day. ONE cLoStIVR P , li . ft4 OF tatITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock IBS 186 136 3 ter Cent. Reduced Anns B5 81 3 4, 85 84%% 84% 8 pc: Cent. Consols Annuities..,... 8G 85 3 4 86 85;R New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna..... I. ong Anna. to expire Jan. 1860 India Stick — 234 India Bonda, I,ooo' 44 42 p 42 p C nsols for Account r.x chequer Bills. 250. & 2d. 1,000/. March ... 45 p 1,0001. June 5001. June nacEs OF FOREIGN FUNDS 45 p 45 p 46 p C LOSRs PRICES. 01TE O'CL9CK. Brazilian Bonds Di tto, ~'mall. 72% 72t. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent-- Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 12% 12% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 1 1 4 14% 21% Ditto, Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 Der Cent 22% 22% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 45 451 45 1 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 69% 69 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID - AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen. SO Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction VA..-- Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5 Belfast & County Down 17% — Birmingham and Ox f, rd Juliet., calls duly paid, or withaguaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 . ... Miming, Wi lverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. withoutguarantee 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. 48 50 49 Ditto, Thirds ..- ..... 25 Buckinghamshire... 141. 43. Caledonian .... 50 ...... 19 18% 19 3 / 4 % Ditto, Half Shares .. 834 ...... 1 1 4 Do. New 10/. Pr0f..... 5 ...... 414 4 4% Di t to,Clydesdals June 50 — Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... 21% 22 Ditto, Preference l5 Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, .4 per Cent. .. lO ...... Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ..- — Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D... ••• 25 Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 ..... Do., 31. 103. Eastern Counties....... 20 ...... 13 1 4 % A 13 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent.... ..... 7% 7 Th S - ••• Ditto, Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... ... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters ..- Do. New * 34 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (L & and B.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . .... Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) 23% W hitehaven & Furness 15 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ W Somerset, & W ay mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick . ... 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 15 Do. G.N.E,Preference 8 York anti North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference Do. Eazt and West Rid ing.Ex tension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ... • ..... East Indian..-........... 314 — ...... Great Indian Peninsular Louvain a. la Sambre ... 7% — Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege 20 ... ............ Northern of France l2 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 ••• Paris and Lyons ll ..... Do. Do. . Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ......... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 ...... ••••.••• Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... ,•• Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 9 ...... Toumay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 20 West Flanders B 3 / 4..... 19 1 h 1 IA 4% - 13% guar. 5 per cent 2% . ... East Laaeashire Ditto, New ...... ....... . ......... .. Ditto,- New Quarters 6 !,i — .. De., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 4 1 4 East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... „.... I Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. 5 Edinburgh and Northern 25 — Ditto, Newport Exoter,Yeovil, & Porch. 2% Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle elasgow,Kilmer , & Ayr 50 ..... . Do.Preferenee Consul. Great Northern Do., - 1 / 2 A Deferred ... 12%...... 3)1 3 / 4 Ti l ..... ... Do , 1, 4 B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ... ..... 41 ,4 ...... 1 lii 'fia ..... ... De. Extensim 2;2...... ..... .......... great South. and West (Ireland) ..• 421 / 4...... 22N %.. ... ...... Great North of England 100 ......217 215 Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, ditto 25 Ditto, New, 30 , 3O Ditto, New, 1.51......... 14 .. .. ... Great Westerr 9O ... .. 78 76 Ditto, 4 Shares Ditto. i 4 Shares - ... ........ ...... Ditto, Fifth 5......... Ditto, New 171.- - . 13 ... .. 9 10 Huddersfield and Manch. 30 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ..... — Ditto, IA Shares Lancaster and Carlisle SO Ditto, Thirds L ancashire & Yotkihire 93 — Ditto, ditto Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Do. Quarter Shores.- 17% lOl4 9% ..... .... Do. Fifths... ........ .... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 — Do. Thi r d s (R eg. ) ... .. 1 3 ..... ... ......... Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 5 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and She''.) 43 - •• tract, and Goole) ... 50 Do. (W. Biding Union) 7 ..... Is -----• - Do. (P res t on & W yre) 25 ~ Do. and Shares (A).. 9% — - Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 •••••• Do., Half Shares 25 Leeds (blue) Scrip.-- 2 1 4... .. and Thirek . D itto. New ... ... 35 .. ..•..••• r . De., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%...... •• ••• - Et e rPool, Crosby and klouthport . .......... ... 311 — JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia - e 1.,. •••••• •• British North American 50 Colonial 25 Commercial of London 20 — London Joint Stock lO London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 ...... att0,New....... ..... 10 National of Ireland 2216...... ..- ........ ... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New... ..... ...... 10 Union of Australia Ditt0,New.............. 2% • •••• Union of London... lO ...... •• ...... Union of Madrid . MINES. 22% 38 Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Com... 13 Australian... DA — , Blaenarvon Iron & Coal b 0 Bolonos Scrip ...... .... - British Iron Brazilian Imperial Brazilian Coeaes& Cuiba 30 Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ...... ••• i Cobra Copper ..... .... 40 General Mining Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Ditto ... Santiago de Cuba... United Al exican 28% — ...... ..... 22 1 ,4 216 42% 28 10 51 33 I,i, 16th MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE W:-. Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle. Junaion... 2%...... CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. London &81acka11...13/. 65.8 d.... There was a fair demand for Cotton at Liverpool on Do. erasion ; ..... ... 22 ih... .. .... •..... Saturday, and prices were well supported. The sale:. London, • Brighton, and were 4,500 bales, including 200 for export, and 500 on South Coat... ...... 50 speculation. Railway Shares were higher on Saturday. Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 ...... but the great rice hero was not then known sufficient)) Do. Pr3f. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ... —.. to cause an affect, and North-Western were called 1071 l'ttes ditt0...... 1852 50 to 108 1 ; Caledonian, P re f erence , li dis.; Ihfidland, 72i Ditto, 1%. -5/ .0, .ew _ 6 per cent. .. London and Greenwich 1211554 d... ......... Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17a 2d... London and N. Western 100 117 118 114 116% Do Quarters (L. & B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 534 6 1 ,4 6.....• Do. 40/.Share.. , l( L. M.) 25 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 9 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 ...... Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... 31a 3 .. ... Lon'.. &S. Wcate'”' 50 Do. New 50/. ... ..... 4214.. .. 28 28 Do. Now 401 - •..••.. ........ Do. Tenths (Como!. ) 50 Ditto ditto ~.. .... 40 Ditto. Thirds.. ..... .134 Os. 8d... 4 5 dis, 4% Do., New Scrip, 1848, P , ef. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...I/. 13s. 4d..• London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. . • •••••• 11 4•••••• Londonderry&Coierainn 27 Londonderry and Ennis- ...•—• ...... ki:len 27%...... ... ..... ~... Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per ct.) - lan,theitcr.Burton,and Matlock .. 4 Kr ^1)--' Sh- .anchester, and Lincolniro —.IOO Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 ........ Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 .... .. Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 ••••••• .... Ditto, Gt. GrimAy —. 35 .. . Ditto ditto . ..... 11 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 12%. ... Do., Grimnby Dock 17% — Do., Blanchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.2 a Midland ...... Do. Consolidated I'ref.loo Do., do., SW. Shares... 20 ... .• Do. Birm., and D er by103 D. Consol.Bri,tol and Binning., per ct. —.lOO . ...... Ditto, Brw..t. & GlecAtr. 38 Ditto, ditto ....14/.. M — Ditto,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per cLguar.loo Midland Great 'Western Irish ............ ........ 426 — Middlcsbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. Neweastleand Carlisle-100 Do. Quarters N- ,9_wmarket ........ . .. 20 Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk ........- ........... 100 Do. New 201. .. Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5% pc. 5 Do. do. Wavcney Val. 2 Northern CountiF3 Union 4 North British ... ......• 25 .... Ditto, Halves . Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Extension O% — ... ........ ... Ditto,;Thirds ........ 8 . 4 North & South-Western 2 ...... North Staffordshire l5 .....9Vg 9IA 1:1% 9 North Wales North-Western .... lO Oxfsrd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate ..... - ...... ..... 10 Royston and Hitchin ... 2 ...... 1%.............., Scottish:Central ..... .... 2.5 ... 23% 23 24 23% Scottish Midland... Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7% — ... ..._. Do. do (Sou. Dir.) ... 5 ...... ... Shrewsbury and Birni... 9 Ditteraditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Ilerefd. 2 ...... - Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halres ... ditto 8 ...... --- Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 Shropshire) Union South Devon... ••• • Do. Preference Scuth Staffordshire 6 14 2 14 S uth Eastern .. 33 'A i 23 22% 28 q... Do., No. 1 Do., N 0.2. .. 22 Do., No. 3 .-.... ...... 25 Do., No. 4 Thirds ... It/ South Wales ... 2B ..... South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extensi on ... 8 ••• •.. ..... ... Thames Haven Dock and Railway ........... 17 1 Vale of Neath ... ... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 17 1 ,4 — Waterford and Limerick 45 — Waterld,Wafrd,Wieklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ... 9 West Cornwall West London Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class ... 20 .. . . .. ._ _ _ 9 53% 26% 26% 25% 14 7 1 4 52 28 3 4 - s', 6 1 4 1% 414 2% 2056 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 30.—Wind S.E., moderate breeze and dull hazy weather. DEAL, OCT. 29.—The Dove, Jones, from Denia to London, got on the Goodwin Sands last night, and was abandoned; crew saved and arrived here. The Funs Habanera, Neal, which arrived in the Downs to-day from Havannah, experienced a severe hurricane 27th ult., in lat. 67 W. of Cadiz, and 1un.,31 N., from S.E. to N., and whieh continued from eight A.m. until midnight; on the 2J instant, in 1 t. 36, lon. 61 W. of Cadiz, picked up the crew of the American brig Logan, Grove, which vessel had been disrrinstcd in the above hurricane; on the s:h took on board the crew of the American whaling ship Fairy, Cook, fur Boston, United States. Tho Lady Douglas, Kitson, which arrived in the Downs to day from Faro, was in ct ntact this morning with the Labuan, for Port Philip; the former sustained material damage, and has been taken in tow for the river; the latter sustained damage to hull, boats, Le. 26. Arrd. Adolpha, Coast of Africa. 28. Forrester, Steele, Monte Video; Enterprise, Porto Rico. 29. Fama Ilabanara, Veal, Havannah for Hamburgh. Put back, Lebuan, Port Philip; Potentato, Launceston. 28. Sted fast, Sydney, New South Wales; Tropic, St. Helena; British Tar, Jamaica. PoßTelio . u - TI7:6C - T. 29.—The Balfour, Gauyi3, from I,ONDON, Guernsey to London, has been assisted in here with four feet water in her hold, and with sails split, loss of bul. warks, &c. SWANSEA, OCT, 29.—The Eagle, Richard, of Aberyst with, from Portcawl to Aberdovey, in Mumbles Roads, on the 26th instant, struck on Mumbles Point, and went down immediately; crew saved. BEAEMARIS, OCT. 28.—The smack Henry Holmes, of Douglas, was driven from her anchors last night, and went on shore on the rocks near the Friars, where she now lies, bilged and full of water, and must discharge. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 27.—The ship Michigan, Maine, of Brunswick, was abandoned in ht. 44, lon. 47, thirteen of the crew saved by the Joseph Anderson, of Newcastle, from Saguenay to London, which was spoken (out 21 days), in lat. 51, lon. 28, supplied with provisions by the Challenger, arrived here. The captain, his wife, chief mate, and three seamen of the Michigan, were drowned. The Free Trader, Bill, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to Cork, was fallen in with 12th inst., in lat. 44. lon. a°, leaky, pumps choked, and with several feet of water in her hold, and the crew and passengers taken off by the Washington Irving, Upton, arrived here. The Gerardine (Dutch ship), for Batavia, with rudder damaged, and 41- tending to put into Rio Janeiro, to repair, was spoken 4 , h in,t., in lat. 18 N., lon. 26 W., by the (;utters, arrived here. 29th.—Wind S. 29th, Arrd. 27, Eliza, Thomas, Rio Grande. 28th, Bee, Muir, Quebec; Seraphina, Cobb-. Pernambuco; Ann, Johnstone, Maranharn; 01. ward, Chass, New York; Centurion, Smith, New York; Sr. Patrick, Waterman, New York; Eldorado, St. John's, New Brunswick; Zelland, Bannerman St. John's, New Brunswick; Hartl e y, Richibucto; Challenge, Shediac; Washington Irving, Upton, Boston. 29th, Gatteras. Cockburn, Bombay; Phoenix, APls:night, Antigua; Olive, Olive, St. John's, New Brunswick. 28th, Sld. Fortuna, Ritchie, Buenos Ayres; Dettmar, Otter), St. Thomas; Packenham, Barbadoes; America steamer, NeW York; Cora, IsTwfoundland. 29th, Nile, Valpa raiso; Pink, Demerara; Courier, New Oilcans; Queen Poinstre,, Savannah; Charles Joseph, Savannah; 1Va (aloe; Savannah; Thetis; City Point, V.; Portland, St. John'S, New. Brunswick; Reward, Boston; Elizabeth, NeWfoundland. Off port, Charlotte Harrison, Montreal. YARMOUTH, OCT. 28.—The Meldon, Brown, of and from Newcastle to Malta, at anchor off Winterdon, has received damage to bowst , rit, &c., and was obliged to slip from an anchor and chain, after being run into by the Aratus of Sunderland ; the latter lost part of main rigging, &c. 28% 39 28 14 At / d' IS. ..... ~ l ii dis ST. IVES, OCT. 28.—The Louisa, Evrns, of and from Nantes for Cork, has put in here, with loss of bulwarks cargo shifted, leaky, &e. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 29.—The Prowler, Cumming, from Labrador, arrived here this morning, with damage to rudder, having been on shore on the Batten- reef, BOACHURCH ISLE OF WIGHT, OCT. 29.—D ur i ng a ll yesterday it blew a strong gale from NV. by S., with heavy squalls of rain. ~.~. ambition CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice MAuree and Mr. Justice Wean Telex.) SENTENCE ON MULLINS THE CHARTIST. Oa the Judges taking their seats at ten o'clock, George Bridge Mullins, the Chartist, who was con victed on Saturday, was placed at the bar to receive the sentence of the Court. The prisoner, on being asked what ho had to say why the sentence awarded by the law should not be passed upon him, said that he intended to have said a great deal if be bad been allowed, but by the advice of the Counsel, who had so ably defended him, it was not his intention to say much. There was one thing, how ever, with which be was charged that he must allude to, and that was with respect to the plan that had been pro duced. It had been stated that he drew up that plan. He denied most solemnly that he had not done so, and to the best of his belief ho had never seen it. That plan, he believed, was drawn up by a person who had either gone to France, or was about going there. Ile had also to state that he was not acquainted with a person of the name of Dalby, with whom it was alleged he had acted in concert. He did not deny that he was a Chartist; he believed that the Charter was essential for securing the rights and liberties of the people, and he was willing to lay down his life in defence of its principles. The prisoner concluded a short address by thanking the Court for allowing his witnesses to character to be called after the trial had concluded, by thanking Mr. Cope and the authorities of the gaol for their kindness towards him, and the jury for their attention to his case, and their recommendation of mercy, which he hcped the Court would give effect to. Mr. Justice MAIILE then proceeded to pass sentence. The jury had found the prisoner guilty of a most mischievous offence to carry out a design, which, if effected, would haved occasioned a great sacrifice of life and property. No person who had heard the evidence could entertain a doubt of the prisoner's guilt, and al though witnesses had given him a good character before he joined these parties, with whom he had been asso ciating, and although the jury had recommended him to mercy, still the Court could see nothing in his case different from that of the other persons who had bean tried at the last session. lie thought the education the prisoner had received was an aggrava tion of his offence. The crime the prisoner had com mitted had not been done in the heat of passion, but deliberately, day after day, and week after week, and if it had been carried out, would have occasioned the most alarming results. The prisoner and his accom plices had not considered the force that would be op posed to them—namely, the welt-disposed portion of the community, who would not passively submit to have their throats cut by a gang of ignorant ruffians, for such they were. The sentence of the Court was, that the prisoner should be transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life. The prisoner nodded most impudently to the Court and left the bar. MU/DEL—THE WALWORTII ABORTION CASE.— Spencer Linfield, 66, widow, Richard Orpin, 35, car penter, and Mary Ann Dryden, 53, widow, were indicted, Linfield with the wilful murder of Eliza Wilson, and Orpin and Dryden with being accessories before the fact., Mr. Ryland was for the prosecution; Mr. Ballantine was counsel for Linfield, and Mr. Parry for,Orpin. Dryden had no counsel. Mr. RYLAND having stated the case to the jury, called the following witnesses: — Mr. S. Elyard, a magistrate of the county of Surrey, had taken down a statement made by the deceased on Wednesday, the 20th of September. Ile had seen her the previous Sunday. He was asked to go there by the Inspector of Police to take clown the statements of a dying woman. Ho did not take down the statement on the Sunday, but went again on the Wednesday, when he took down the statement produced, the young and having had en woman telling him that she believed t " I am in my thirty-second year, sho was dying. The following was the stateme nt him. Ile replied, Stop till Monday, an m m y in s a e l lf c i o n nn th e e xio fa n mi w ly it - h wa l y tic l h m ar e d nti O o r e p e i pm a y n d d suws s ep U i s c : i.o e il C nl t s i g n t g oe together lo t t o n a ot w t o r m ou a b n le in m3 l3. s a e s l t i l f s a b l e r l p e l h. Wai three e to " o • r b u , f r a o t s i u l t : and r .l m a n r e mf ha months.' I da s 3 a • w I n A ' j e r n s t . i b i y r),e e myself, vt bhuet residesnot siunecie,eed w w a l , t , h, and to informedwhom I hcr mentioned ,6ish thatwished to I wasr York-street, u n - sfi t t hrnedeei lng eayr•id-: it would be all right if I would pay her 45., which I gave ff whichher.She di then e t ga h v a e v m e e th a e then went with me on the Wednesday to Mrs. .Lin field's, expected o e e f t p e pills s g e :atenerdti.da ofm r t s . bottle . B D o h r f e ) s s d t a u e l n s fi h e e ld p :s, m in ri. P D ri r o y r d - e p n lac s e a , id E , East-aLane,etWatilfwrioerntdb,eaf mineherb come to see you. Mrs. Linfield, without asking any questions, said, will take her upstairs directly, and shortly afterwards did so, and told m e to lie on the beef on my left side. I did so, and she then performed an operation with some instrument. I went again on the 9th, and she used the instrument again, say ing -----. I slept there that night, and paid Mrs. Linfield 21. les. on the first day, and ate gavo Mrs. Dryden a few shillings for taking me there. I went to Mrs. Linfield's again on the 11th, when she again used the instrument, and when I returned home I was very ill. I told Mrs. Linfield that my father thought I was ill, and she said, Non sense, you are all right.' Richard Orpin promised to pay the 21. 10s., but has not done so. The young man called Mrs. Linfield's son was present on each occasion. I went, and was perfectly aware of the business which I was on. " ELIZA WILSON." The deceased died at half-past three o'clock on Friday morning. Inspector Alison—Saw the deceased on the 20th of September, and heard her make the statement which was taken down by Mr. Elyard and himself. James Denver Wilson, the father of the deceased, stated that the deceased had lived with him at Norwood. She was ill some time before her death, IN hich took place on the 22c1 of September. She first became ill on the 12th. She was absent from home one night, about a week before she became ill. Did not know where she went. When she was ill, Mr. Chapman, a surgeon, was sent for and attended her up to her death. James Wilson stated that the deceased was his sister. On the 14th of September he carried a note for his sister, to Mrs. Linfield's, Prior-place, East-str ee t, Walworth. He was taken up stairs to a bedroom where he saw Mrs. Linfield. On reading the note she said you came from Norwood, to which witness replied, yes; and Linfield then said your sister com plains of pain, to which witness replied, that she was very bad, and he expected the doctor there when he got back. She then gave him two ounces of common salts, which she desired him to give to his sister, with plenty of warm milk, and to sit on hot water. Ile asked her what was the matter with her, and she said she had the liver complaint, but she had a good constitution, and would get over it. He asked her how many times his sister had been there, and she said twine—once in the week before, and again on the following Monday. She gave nothing but the Epsom salts. His sister took the salts. 111 Wen. Woodham, a police-constable, went on Sunday, the 17th of a'eptember, to Mrs. Linfield's, 24, Prior place, East-street, in plain clothes. Ho saw a young man there, who took him into the parlour, where he saw Mrs. Linfield. He told her he had come from a young alNssw V iarh, hi o eidetd i nheah a asstn n behods named rmetdhotnoiaeuodighwc neheanrsott hlotiutllekhbdinoweu nersoam eswi W ilson, h.edarail itscHde eri ne: a hegas t esisawsvakhieihdedenid,,avwae hd rperson Norwood. eerbbn sratoodniu;brought Linfieldnamed sat? mhtheeeNd% asked. a ,:ot , s )nu k rei s ifg d .s VVOITI Dry den, living in York -street. She said, that the amen wouldchher caused aab:: againo f pills istoppage.in the morning. On the next morning he called, told her he was a police - constable, and took her into custody. He stated that she was charged with using a certain instrument on a female named Wilson, in order 15 3 4 7 1 ,4 35 8 434 9% 21.14 2% 23 13 - 6."-A 8 ~__, . 11,101TDAIT EVEN_ING, OCTOBER 30 1 tuvt. lieve the water would not have caused such appearances. He believed the cause of death was the inflammation of the uterus in consequence of abortion having been pre cured by the use of an instrument or instruments. Mr. Wray, of Dulwich, surgeon, who assisted the last witness at the examination of the deceased, gave similar evidence. Robert Emmerson, a policeman, was present before the magistrates on the examination of the witness(' ' sgsinst the prisoners. Linfield and Dryden made state ments on the first examination, and Orpin at the but. (The statements of the prisoners were then put in and read.) This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. PARRY submitted to the Court whether there was any case to go to the jury against Orpin? Mr. Justice MAULS said the case was very slight against him. Mr. PARRY said that, under such eircurnstancer, he would not trouble the jury on his behalf. The COURT then adjourned for half an hour, and on its resuming, Mr. BALLAKTINB addressed the jury fur the prisoner Lintield. 'I he prisoner Dryden declined saying anything to the jury. t‘:everal witnesses gave the prisoner Linfield an ex cellent character for skill and care as a midwife. Many of the witnesses had known Linfield for upwards of 20 years. Mr. Justice MAIILE summed up the case, and The jury, after a short consultation, Acquitted all the prisoners. - There were two other indictments against the priso ners, but they were not proceeded with. I MARLBMY-STREET-(THIS DAY.) John Walker, a seaman belonging to the Devastation steam-sloop, end George Lee, were placed before Mr. Hardwick, the former charged with fighting and creating a disturbance, and the latter with having attempted to rescue him from the custody of the police-constable. Police-constable, 65 C, stated that about one o'clock this morning he was on duty in Oxford-street, when his attention was attracted to several fersons who were fighting in Market-street. lie ran to the spot and saw the defendant Walker fighting with another man not in custody. Witness parted them, and persuaded them to disperse quietly. Walker refused to do so, and persit , ted in following the man with whom he had been fightiag. Witness laid hold of him for the purpose of detaining him till the other man got away. The prisoner, finding his object frustrated, became exceedingly violent, and struggled to get away, and in the scuffle threw witness on the ground. The prisoner Lee then came up, and, laying hold of witness's collar, said " You —, let go your hold." Witness, however, maintained his hold till some other constables arrived, when both the prisoners were secured and conveyed to the station. In defence Walker said he was proceeding glietly home when a man came up and struck him. He was merely acting in self-defence, when the constable came up and collared him. He denied using any violence. Lee said he had hold of the constable for the purpose of lifting off Walker, who appeared to be suffering violently from the pressure of the constable's knees. Mr. IlAupwicx. said, as there did not appear to be much violence used, he should fine Walker 10s. and Leo ss.—The money was paid. DREADFUL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT. (PROM A. CORRESPONDENT.) On Saturday an accident, by which nearly thirty persons were deprived of life, was occasioned by an explosion of fire-damp, at a pit on Wynie 11111, Cleaton Moor near Whitehaven. More than twenty bodies were brought up the shaft in a dreadfully mangled condition, and ten more were undiscovered, of whose existence in the pit in the morning there is the clearest evidence, namely, the statement of the only survivor, who managed to ascend the shaft, leav ing below several others ready to follow him, but whom the fire-damp suffocated instantaneously. The bodies having been identified for the purposes of a coroner's inquest, which will commence on Monday, the 30th, were removed in carts from the spot, which presented a frightful spectacle from the dead placed around, scorched and disfigured —the piteous cries of the wives, children, and friends of the deceased, as the blackened remains of each were brought up from the pit—the utter appearance of desolation which the works themselves exhibited, and the continued f a ll o f heavy rain and hail. The poor fellows wereprinci- pally Irish Roman Cath o li cs, and have left their fami lies in great distress. The cause of the catastrophe is attributable to bad ventilation. FRANCE . The National Assembly resolved on Saturday, by a majority of 436 to 281, that the President of the Republic should take the oath to the Constit u ti on previous to his installation. The Moniteur publishes th e r e t urns o f th e customs duties collected i n September last, which amounted to 8,733,654 francs, or 2,121,286 , less than i n th e cor responding month o f 1847. he customs produced during the nine months of 1848, ending on the Ist of October, 62,826,100 francs, showing a diminution as compared with 1847 of 37,021,199 fra ncs . The number of French vessels which e n t ere d t h e harbours of France during the last nine months was 4,897, measuring 596,806 tons ; or 81 5 vessels and 66,198 tons less than in the corresponding period o f 1847. The number of foreign vessels which entered those harbours during the same period w as 5,359 measuring 739,807 tons ; or 5,201 vessels, and 695,321 tons less than in 184.7. Th e export trade, employed during the same interval, 4,341 F rench vessels, measuring 497,626 tons, or .555 vessels and 35,083 tons less than in 1847; and 4,555 foreign ves sels, measuring 500, 555 t ons, be ing a diminution of 1,269 vessels and 142,529 tons. The Committee of the National Assembly on the Constitution assembled on Saturday : i t revised each article of the Constitution accordin g to the ob servations made in the National Assembly during the discussion, so as to remove all the defects of the ori ginal draft. The National Assembly will revise the amended draft in the cour se of the ensuing week,' and the constitution will be. p rom u l gated immediattly afterwards by its insertion 1U the Moniteur. It is said that the conferences on Italian attars will be held at Brussels. to procure abortion. Linfield said, the only instrument she had used was to draw off the wa!er. On his in quiring if the young woman had given her any money, floe said she had received 2/. 10s. from her, Bs. of which she gave to the woman who brought her. She kept 23. for the medicine, and recurred 21. to Elize The letter from the deceased to Linfield was here put in and read, in which she complained of great pain, and requested the prisoner Linfield to send her some thing to relieve her. Thomas Connor, a police-constable, took the prisoner Dryden into custody on the 18th of September. He found her in York-street, Lock's-fields. He told her he was a constable, and that Mrs. Linfield was in custody upon a charge of having used instruments to procure abet-. Lion. Dryden said "It is through nothing that I hare given her. I only gave her five-leaved grass, ground ivy, and pillacocia pills." Witness asked if she had got uny money from Mrs. Linfield, and she said none, and knew nothing of Mrs. Linfield. She afterwards said she received eight shillings from Linfield and 3s. from Eliza Wilson for medicine. He 'hen took her into custody. On the following day he apprehended the prisoner 0,-pin. He found him at Role cottage, Chapel-road, Norwood. He told him he was a constable, and that the prisoner was charged with two females in custody with using instruments upon Eliza Wilson, to produce abortion. He said he knew nothing about it, and that whatever stuff Eliza Wilson took to poison herself was of her own accord, and he had nothing whatever to do with it. Ile went to ',in field's house on the 19th, and found a box of pills there, and a bill for 61. 155., which Mrs. Linfield had paid to Mrs. Dry - den. William Merritt assisted in searching Linfi:ld's house. Found a quantity of herbs, among which was Basin. He also found savin at Dryden's, and a quantity of herbs, together with two printed bills. The printed bills were road, which contained a list of herbs and other things sold by Linfield, who called herself a midwife. A certificate of Dr. Clough's was produced, certifying that Linfield had attended his lectures on midwifery and the diseases of women, and practised it undsr his insia ction. Joseph Armstrong, another policemsn, stated that he had been stationed at Norwood for four years. Knew the deceased Eliza Wilson, and the prisoner (?spin. Had seen them frequently together at a late hour in the evening, and had frequently seen him kiss her. John Chapman, a surgeon, of Thurlow-place, Nor wood, was called in to see the deceased on the 14th September, but did not see her then. Saw her on the 15th. She was very ill with great constitutional dis turbance, and dangerously ill. She was in great pain in the lower part of the abdomen. She complained of con stant sickness. Witness .consulted with a physician upon the case. The witness examined' the deceased on his first visit, and described the state in which she was, which is unfit for publiction. Witness also examined the deceased about 36 hours after death, assisted by Mr. May. The witness then read a paper describing the state of the body internal and external atter death. From the examination of the deceased, be bad no doubt that the deceased bad been pregnant for seven weeks. The introduction of such an instrument as the one produced would have caused miscarriage and the ap pearances he had described. An instrument used to re. THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, OCT. 28.—IIer Majesty's packet Penguin, Lieutenant Leslie commander, arrived this morning with the Brazil mails. She left Rio de Janeiro on the 13:9., Bahia the 23(1, and Pernambuco the 29th September, and brings about 35,000/. on freight. The Penguin left at Rio her Majesty's schooner Spider, which arrived on the 9th of September with the River Plate mails; and her Majesty's ships Crescent and Alecto, the American frigate Brandywine, the Brazilian cor vette Berenice, and the French corvette Alcmene. The Brazilian frigate Constitution and the French corvette Expeditive were also at Bahia, the Brazilian corvette Dona Francisca at Pernambuco. This packet brings no political news of importance. Business was very dull at Rio, with no prospect of an early amelioration. Coffee had hardly experienced any alteration except the prices of superior qualities, which had receded about 100 reis per arroba in consequence of late unfavourable news from the United States. The quotations were for superior 2,600 reis to 2,700 reis ; first good, 2,400 reis to 2,500 reis ; and second good, 1,903 reis to 2,000 reis ; stock, 35,000 bags ; sugar (white), 2,600 reis to 2,800 reis ; brown, 2,100 reis to 2,200 reis ; hides, light and heavy, 125 reis to 135} reis per lb. Some attempts bad been made at Rio on the 7th and tsth of ocp4ruzbut - to dlblutb the publio tranquillity on account of the elections, but nothing serious had talon piece. The baptism of the young Prince had been de terred in consequence of the indisposition of the Em peror, but was expected to take place on the 19th of September. Exchange bad experienced a considerablo improve meat, and about 10,0001. bad been effected by the Pen guin, at 23i. Stock, 6 per Cent., 84i to 851. EXECUTION. GLASGOW, OCT. 27.—The murderer, M'Wheelan, condemned to death at the recent Ayr sessions, for highway robbery and murder, on the person of James Young, at Forty Acres, near Ardrossan, expiated his dreadful offence on the scaffold at Ayr gaol, on Wednesday last. The unfortunate James Young, it will be recol lected, was an honest, inoffensive, hard-working young man, not more th an 17 years o f age . Il e was returning home from his father's residence, when he was waylaid by M'Wheelan, and most savagely mur dered for the sake of the property the poor lad had about him. During Tuesday night the scaffold •was erected, and, at a quarter-past seven o'clock, yesterday morn ing, the magistrates and other authorities had arrived at the gaol to see the awful sentence carried into effect. On being prepared to proceed to the drop he shook hands with the Governor, and said, " I bear anger to no man. I owe no man any ill will. Fare ye well !" and, with great firmness, he ascended the scaffold, and permitted the executioner to arrange the rope, cap, &c. The wretched culprit then, with a calm whisper, prayed fervently to be reconciled to God. He was distinctly heard to say— " Lord, take me to thyself ; oh Lord ! do not let my guilty soul die in sin." He required not the least support, and much horror was occasioned amongst the crowd by the culprit standing so long under the fatal beam without dropping a handkerchief, which had been given him by the authorities as a signal for withdrawing the bolt, which held him in existence. For nearly half an hour did the culprit remain in the state described, and there appearing no likelihood of his giving the signal, the magistrates determined on directing the executioner to immediately comply with the awful sentence. The order was instantly carried out, and the unhappy man, after a few violent struggles, ceased to live. The body, after hanging the usual period, was cut down and buried in the precincts of the prison. The culprit was 32 years of age. On the night before his execution he confessed to having com mitted the murder. 'ERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Lzx O'CLOCK. DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Osterley 40 to 1 agst Strongqow WORCESTER STEEPLE CHASE. 7 to 1 agst Peter Simple 7 to 1 agst Miss Burns 8 to 1 agat Abd-el-Fader 10 to 1 agst Royston Rower 10 to 1 Proceed 10 to 1 any other. POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.—Arrangements have been made by the Post-office authorities for the convey ance of the Tavistock and Launceston post from London and the intermediate town, by the London mail train to Plymouth, whence they are forwarded to Tavistock by a two horse conveyance, arriving in that town at halt past eight, railway time. Tho coach returns in the afternoon with letters in time for the London mail, thus giving the Tavistock people the advantage of answering their London communications by the return of post. The Cornish mail in the afternoon still continues to run via Tavistock.—Devexport Independent. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS..---.We observe that a prisoner who died of cholera in Milbank Penitentiary had been deprived of his dinner (as a punishment for talking in coming from church) four days before his fatal seizure. The unfitness of such a punishment, as the privation of a meal should be obvious at this time, when it is necessary to maintain as healthy and ♦igorous a state as possible. Long fasts have been expressly mentioned as a predisposing cause of disease, and how then can it be justifiable to make them a part of prison discipline? We hope orders will be given to discontinue the punishment of withholding nourishment as cruel and dangerous in present circumstances, and very question able at any time.—Examiner. Lord Palmerston left Town on Saturday after noon to visit Lord Melbourne at Rocket Hail, Herts. His Lordship is expected to return to town to-day. THE CHOLERA.—WOOLWICH, OCT. 29.—The Medical report up to 12 o'clock to-day, gives one new case since yesterday's report, being the only one since Monday last. The total number of cases is, 44 at tacked, 14 deaths, 14 recoveries, and 10 canvaleEcent, all convicts. CITY OF LON DON L ITERARY AND S CIENTIFIC INSTITIITION.—Th e forty-ninth public quarterly meet ing of the English Elocution Class of this excellent In stitution was held on Saturday evening, in the theatre of the building, Lord John Manners in the chair. The theatre was densely crowded. The Noble Chairman ex pressed the great gratification which he felt in being in vited to preside over the business of the evening ; and having eulogised the objects which such institutions have in view, and the benefits which the instruction im parted in them are calculated to confer on society, he introduced the young gentlemen of the class respectively to the notice of the meeting. The pieces chosen for the exercise of their various talents afforded a good range for display, and most creditably did they acquit them selves, each in the part assigned him, indicating high proficiency in the art of eloquence, a just appreciation of its advantages, and a degree of preparation for the stage of "public life, honourable to the training and cha racter of the institution. Among the young men of the class who took parts and distinguished themselves on the occasion, were—Messrs. G. H. Law, Graham, Leta ford, Surridge, Hornby, J. Broughton, G. Grosswith, Brind, G. S. Nottage, W. C. Rowton, J. R. Bailey, and Heylin. The recitations and scenes being varied, "from grave to gay, from lively to severe," produced corres ponding effects on the auditory, who were alternately moved to the utmost pitch of laughter and the deepest and most touching pathos. Harmony of feeling cha racterised the proceedings throughout, and thanks have ing been voted to the Noble Chairman, the assembly separated. SHARSPERE.—Under this attractive title bills were a day or two ago circulated by a gentleman who signs himself "Edward S. Dickson, Barr. Lint. Inn," an nouncing his intention to " demonstrate" that William Shakspere and crowds of other names in English and foreign literature are all "spiritual ideas," and never belonged to earth-born mortals who ate beef steaks and smoked their pipes in the chimney corner. Friday evening, at eight o'clock, was the time appointed for this learned and ingenious lecturer to " demonstrate" hi s case, and, accordingly, at that hour, " A good few," a s the Scotch have it, of curious visitors might be seen stumbling over the benches of the basin-shaped lecture room in anxious anticipation of the bright idea that was to fall from the honied tongue of this redoubtable "Barr. Line. Inn." The lecture by aforethought was a dirty ore, so that females and youths were delicately recom mended not to come. This " Barr. Lire. Inn" kept —as far as this portion of the announcement was concerned his promise to the letter, for a more grattetously disgusting affair we Lever had the misfortune to listen to. As regards the " demon stration," characterised as it was by self c once i t, inter spersed, in the most rambling and incoherent manner, with etymology of which the merest tyro might have been ashamed, divested of everything promising even a semblance of careful and dispassionat e inquiry, and evincing a helpless ignorance of the very points most material in entering upon such an insane enterprise— we have merely to observe that it is a pity the managing people of the place do not ascertain beforehand the nature of the lecture by which the "Members" are to be instructed. TURKEY. Letters from Constantinople of the 12th of Oc tober (in the Augsburg Gazette of the 25th,) an nounce another disaster by fire. Almost the whole Pera lies in ashes ! No details are given of this dreadful conflagration. Thee letters, strangely enough, make no mention of the death of the Schah of Persia, although the news is confirmed by advices frJrn St. Petersburgh. MONTE VIDEO. A letter from Monte Video of the 221 of August says:— " Colonia, the second town in this Republic, and which was bombarded and taken by the combined English and French squadrons at the beginning of the intervention, has again fallen into the hands of the Blancos (the besieging army) by treachery from within. A great many of the inhabitants have lust their lives, being drowned in endeavouring to get on board the French man-of-war. The French steamer Fulton has just arrived from the scene of war. Colonia was evacuated by the English soon after Sir Thomas Herbert's accession to the command. Ile has now dispatched the Harpy and Griffin thither, no doubt to afford protection to the British residents, such as may have escaped, or are alive. LONDON AND NORTH-WE ST ER N RAIL WA Y. TO 711 E EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srrt,—A revision of the calculations, and of the principle up ai vt hich the estimate of weekly traffic required to pay a dividend of 7 per cent. upon the total capital when called up, of 21,047,747/., has made it appear that the nominal addition to the capital stock in the adjustment of the terms of amalgamation with the Grand Junction Company, 1846, was, by an omission, regarded as an asset available for reduction of loan ; and, on the other hand, that working ex penses at 40 per cent. have been charged upon a por tion of the income to which, being net, such expenses do not apply, viz , rents from houses, &c., ana interest upon bankers' balances, arising from revenue. These errors the directors hasten to acknowledge, and in struct me to request that you will publish in your paper of Monday the following corrected statement : " From the summary it will be seen that the tota ultimate expenditure is expected to be 25,862,012, " The account will therefore stand thus : " Dividend upon total share capital of £, X. 21,047,7471, at 7 per cent... • • .. Leans, .i,775,1411., at 4}i p er cent. •• Less hil crest at 3% per cent. on 4,945,2311. ass: trued return on capital hyrosted on sabsidiary lines, as per schedulo 3 • • 173,083 In crest on ban:;ers' balances, as par re ports yonr ending 30th of Jane, 1848 .. Rents, net receipts, ditto • • • • X 13,887 Estimated increase by y:_s.ar 1552 4,000 per ann 17,887 ,473,342 • • 2 G 0,06 I 22,270 - 213,210 Werkinz expenses 40 per cent. on gross receipts from trnitie . . SPAIN. The Fonzcnto, Barcelona journal, of the 9 3d inst , publishes the following bando of the C ap t a i n- General . : " Whoever shall bring to me a Carlist chief, hav ing given orders to murder a man or a woman, t o fire the houses or property of the inhabitants of Catalonia, or exacted sums of money for fines or re demptions, or committed any other sort of excess i n the towns or country, shall receive in recompen se of his services, and within the 48 hours, 2,000 Catalonian livres, with the assurance of bein g em ployed in Catalonia, or out of the principality if he has any apprehension for his life by remaining in it. I offer the 991116 recompense and the same favour to any member of the trabucaire, or Republican bands, who shall render the same service. (Signed) "FERNANDO FERNANDEZ DE CORDOVA. " Head Quarters of Barcelona, Oct. 22, 1848." 46,821 1,520,163 X, . 2,194,093 Average, 42,194/. per week caster and Car isle .. 17,1 , 00 Interest upon hankers' babuiees r 22,270 Rents (net receipts) .. 13,887 54,057 2,140,036 Average, 41,1541. per week, " It therefore remains for the shareholders to con sider whether the preceding calculations are sound and moderate, and if so, whether there is a reasonable probability cf the gross revenue of the company from the traffic of the main line, and branches to be opened, increasing to an extent of 7,8691. per week by the year 1852, when all the capital will hate been called up, and the subsidiary lines in operation." I am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHAS. E. STEWART, Sec. i Euston Station, Oct. 28, 1848. RAILWAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, --I am requested by a large body of share holders in Exeter, to return you their sincere thanks for the prominent part you have taken in suppressing the system of "bearing." Many families have been re duced to extreme poverty in this neighbourhood by that system, and we expect Exeter is not alone. This system has brought railways into the present degraded position, and the parties who have directed me to write this letter, feel satisfied, if the Government will place an ad ralorens duty on all and every transaction in and out of the Stock Exchange, the evil will at once be remt.died.—Yours, Sir, &c. Exeter, Oct. 28, 1848. HENRY MATCHER, TO TUE EDITOR OF THE SUiV. Slll,—Permit me to suggest that an ad valorem duty be placed on all and every transaction in and out of the Stock Exchange. The gambling system of " bearing" will then be soon at an end. Not one transaction in fifty pays the stamp duty at present, although the successful operators pocket their thou sands yearly, while the poor shareholders have their last shilling wrung from them. Your obedient servant, OBSERVER. Exeter, Oct. 28, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sxa,—l was obliged by your insertion of my last note, of the 21st instant, and as a railway proprietor, not a speculator, I once more thank you for the very constant and straightforward way in which you have advocated the unjustly attacked and depreciated rail way interest. You may remember the point I arrived at in my last communication, namely, that shareholders should not be frightened out'of their pro perty by the "Bears ;" and I ventured to give certain prices which I predicted three or four leading lines would stand at on the 30th of June next, challenging any party to show cause against my assumptions. We seem to be improving already, and it only there he nerve, " pluck," and sensible determination on the part of the holders, we have seen the worst, and " a better time is coming." I venture to ask for a portion of your columns, to address a word to my brother shareholders on another point, and it is this : Do not let the present improvement throw you off your guard, or, to use your own em phatic words in Saturday evening's paper, "they must not sink into apathy because a change has taken place." Let there be no relaxing in constant, and, as far as is practicable, combined efforts to strike out something which shall sensibly and permanently im prove their property. What is this to be ? I can only occupy your room by giving general hints, leaving it for you or others to amplify. Ist. I am satisfied that an endeavour should be made to promote a meeting of the chairmen of every railway company in the United King dom, who should (after appointing a secretary) go fully and frankly into the financial position of their respective companies, so as to arrive at the sum total of their liabilities for unfinished works, and when this is settled, I would recommend an interview with the Government, and a strong though respectful demand for public assistance towards the completion of their works without further present calls upon the proprietors. I believe that if the Government would advance on loan to the leading companies of the United Kingdom sufficient money to go on with the best of their works gra dually, confidence would be restored, hundreds of families rescued from ruin, and a serious blow averted from our staple interests and commercial credit. It is useless now saying railway men were mad, let them bear the brunt. It is too late to say this. Mischief is done, and more will he done, unless prompt and energetic measures be taken to arrest the plague. 2. Let shareholders call upon the directors to publish clear, intelligible accounts of their position, liabilities, and prospects, based upon the model of the one from the London and North- Western, now printing, I do not doubt, at your office, for this evening's paper. 3. Let ;ig"urous efforts be continued to put a stop to bearing, by doing away with time bargains. Let the Stock Exchange committee clear themselves of imputations which, justly or not, rest upon them, of affording improper facilities to gamblers. Let seven days be the extent allowed for the delivery of shares, and we shall have a deal less doing of that fictitious character now too prevalent. 4. Let an effort be made to do away, or have materially lessened, the transfer duty, and a complete alteration in the principle on which companies are now assessed for parochial taxes. But I must stop. The hints may be worth follow ing out. As regards the first, I am quite sure that Government ought and, sooner or later, must come to the rescue, and I have good reasons for believing that they are not indisposed.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, Sheffield, Oct. 28, 1848. IJOPE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Your impartial remarks upon the state o f th e Railway Share Market embolden me to call your at tention to the necessity of some alteration taking place in the mode of conducting bu-iness in this vas t ro It seems quite preposter ous t h at the chief, ipperty. ndeed only, market should be the Stock Exchange, where the doors are closed, and the greatest caution adopted to allow none but members to enter. The owner of railway securities is obliged to con fide his business to another (perhaps inferior) management, and to listen to a secondhand version of matters affecting his nearest interests. There ought to be an open railway share market established under a proper committee as to admittance and bye-laws, but accessible on easy terms and general facilities. Railway shares would then undergo less violent fluctuations, unless occasioned by merit, and the public would hold their property with more confidence, both as speculators and investments, unless this mode is adopted, or the present Stock Exchange opens its doors, investments will materially decrease, since no prudent man will leave to his family securities governed, as it were, by men with closed doors playing their own games. Sir, an open Exchange would prevent "Panics," and tend greatly to promote the interests of this com mercial country. Asking your attention to the subject, I remain your obliged and CONSTANT READER. Oct. 27, 1848. STOCK- JOBBING ACT AND "BEARING" OF RAILWAY STOCK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—You did me the favour to insert my letter on this subject in your newspaper of Monday, 23d inst., but in a subjoined note you expressed a doubt as to this most salutary Act being applicable to railway stock. The words of the Act, however, expressly include "any public or joint-stock or stocks, or other public securities whatsoever, or any part, share, or interest therein," which expressions humbly appear to me amply sufficient to cover railway stock. lam quite aware that the Act has been found not to apply to Colombian bonds, as being neither public, British, nor joint-stocks, but railway stock seems to be both, being constituted under British Acta of Parliament, public ,013,442 2,533,605 •• Average per vv.ok to pay 7 per cent., 18,7ar. from traffic. " The grog.; revenue for t e pear ending 30th of June, 1846„ ivas Deduct Dividend, Lan- COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. CHURCH-RATES OR NO CHURCH-RATES. Pursuant to an " Admonition end Injunction" from the Rev. Joseph Cotton Wigram, Areht'eacon of Win chertcr, a vestry of the garish of Northwood (in which the town of Wekt Cowes is situated) was held in the Parish Church on TbursOay last, and was numerously attended. The chair used to bo regularly taken by the Rector, but in this instance neither the Rector nor Curate at tended, and a layman was voted to the chair. The admonition 'gated, " Thst at a visitation held on the 25th of July last, the Archdeacon admonished the several parties concerned of till following defects, which he enjoined them to repair, and to return a certificate that the sathe bad been done accordingly before the Ist of January next "1. The wall, &cr, of the church-yard to be repaired. "2. A drain to be dug round the church wall to drain it. 1 "3. The roof o f t h e tower, with all timbers beneath it, as de scr ib e d i n the specifications prefixed, to be thoroughly rep a i re d. " 4. New oa k s ill s to the windows, &c. " 5. The Bibl e to b e repaired or renewed. " G. Th e c h urchwardens ' instructions to be attained and obser ve d." Two or th ree attempts have been before made to make a rate to pay certain expenses incurred, and to effect certain repairs, but adjournments have always been carried, and thus virtually the rate has been refused. The Rector and his parishioners are at issue about the tithes, which have been increased from about 500%. per annum to about 7504; and not the poorest cottager's garden is allowed to escape untithed. The Dissenters muster, and move adjournments which the members of the Church that attend the vestries (principally agricul turists) do not oppose, and the ediSce is fast going to ruin. On the churchwardens being requested to state what it would cost to effect the repairs, &c., ordered by the Archdeacon, they could not tell, nor what amount of rate they wanted. Ooe thought one shilling, another a two-shilling rate, but, it appears, suspecting that they should not obtain a rate at all, they had not troubled themselves wich any calculations. One of the parishioners then moved the adjournment of the question until the Easter vestry. This being too pointed an opposition to the Arch deacon's order to du his bidding by the Ist of January, it was arranged to adjourn the vestry sine die. It now remains to be seen what the Rector and the Archdeacon will do next. CHOLERA AND QUARANTINE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—l am so obtuse -headed that I cannot for the life of me comprehend the reasoning which declares the cholera to be not contagious, and which abolishes (quarantine. Mercantile interests are certainly of very high importance, but life is more important still, and I consider that the probability of the cholera spread ing is, to say the least, rendered much greater without quarantine than with it. There was no cholera in Hull until a ship from Hamburgh took it there. There wes none in Leith until the same event occurred; and, supposing the poor sailor whose death was reported yesterday had remained on board the Ganges, at Sheerness —would he not have been alive now ? Had the assistance which he rendered in towing the Justitia nothing to do with his death from cholera ? The cholera is in deed a mysterious disease, and they go too far who say it cannot be propagated by contagion. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Boston, Lincolnshire. M. It. C. S. THE ET-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE.--OR Satur day her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert went to Claremont from Windsor Castle to visit the ex- King Louis Philippe and his amiable consort, the Queen of the Belgians, and the members of the ex-Royal Family now assembled at that royal residence. The family circle comprises the Duke and Duchess de Ne mours, the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, and Prince and Princess de Joinville, and their youthful children. The visit of the Queen and Prince Albert was of the most private character, the maids of honour to the Queen and the usual equerries alone accompanying her Majesty. On the royal carriage reaching the entrance of the mansion, Louis Philippe, the Duke de Nemoura, the Queen of the Belgians, and the several members of the exiled family came forth to receive her Majesty and her Royal Consort. Her Majesty and Prince Albert remained nearly three hours, and partook of luncheon while at Claremont. The Queen of the Belgians shortly returns to Brussels. The health of the ex- Queen of France is delicate, but Louis Philippe and all the members of his family are enjoying uninterrupted health, and apparently good spirits, considering their fallen state. POLISH BALL AT GUILDHALL.—It was, we under stand, erroneously stated in the report of the proceedings of the committee of that entertainment, which appeared in our impressiou of Saturday last, that some few months ago 700 Poles were receiving weekly allowances from the Treasury—it should be some few years ago. Various towns having already presented petitions for the application of the Public Health Act to their 1 respective localities, the General Board of Health have appointed four civil engineers to be superintending in spectors, to commence the preliminary inquiries pro scribed by the Act. The gentlemen selected to fulfil the responsible duties of the office are Messrs. George Thomas Clark, Edward Cresy, Robert Rawlinson, and William Ranger. Mr. Clark has served much in Eng land and in India, where he has been engaged in drainage works. Mr. Cresy is the author of the " Encycloptedia of Civil Engineering," and gave valuable evidence be fore the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission. Mr. Raw linson, formerly engineer to the Bridgewater Trust, has been employed i n wor k s o f sanitary improvement in several of the north ern towns . M r . R anger h as directed drainage works in Essex, a n d i s l ec t urer on civil en gineering at the royal engineer establishment at Chat ham, and at the Putney College.—Observer. A DANGEROUS AiTSTAKII.—On Monday last a collier, workingin the Pentrefelen pit, near Llangafelah, nearly met his death under the . following singular cir .oeftrfoonogd fcourmhsitsan cir cumstances. meals—amongH e had other things brought wlth a hi p m o t a o s f u g p o p o l d tea—that " which with but not inebri ates." In faamsimouisiarpl a pot ns he had with him a more danger ousates. ' a pound and a half of powder—not the companion, tea called gunpowder—but good rock powder, used for blasting purposes. At the usual hour for the meal the canny man took up the pot and set it on the fire. It was the pot of powder, not tea. The result may easily be imagined —an explosion, which burnt the man and a boy, and five who wer e at t h e t i me in a shed near the works with. Portunately the injuries received by the sufferers, though severe, are not such as to endanger their lives—a circumstance which they owe, in great part, to the shed being open, and the roof, wo believe, partly uncovered.— IV elohnian. Lord John Russell is at his lodge, Richmond Park, whence be comes to town daily to attend to business. The Baron Rothschild arrived in London on Sa turday afternoon by the steam-ship Triton, from Ostend. Vicountess Moncorvo has returned to town from Brighton. The Noble Viscount is expected to return from Lisbon in the course of next month, to resume his diplomatic duties at the British court. The Countess of Darnley and the Ladies Bligh have within the last week left Cowes, Isle of Wight, for Sandgate, Kent. KBNDAL.-EXPLOSION OP POWDER MILLS.--011 Thursday morning last, about four o'clock, the three powder mills at Sedgewick, near Kendal, were totally destroyed by an explosion; the report was heard at a distance of forty miles, and mistaken for thunder. For tunately no person was present, so that no lives were lost; tho mills were the property of Messrs. Wakefield, of Kendal.—Lancaster Gazette. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN SWYNEY, OF THE 63D REGINENT.-011 Saturday morning this un fortunate gentleman destroyed himself in his apartment, No. 8, Cecil-street, Strand. He had for a long time past been given to acts of excessive intemperance, which had brought on delirium tremens. He was lately observed to be in a most excited state, in consequence of which a gentleman residing in the house had anxiously watched his movements. Being left alone, however, for a few minutes, he locked the door of his room. It was imme diately forced open, and the deceased was found lying on the floor with a severe wound in his side. A regimental sword was lying by him, the point of which was covered with blood. To have effected his object he must have placed the handle of the sword on the ground and forced himself forward upon its point. A surgeon was sent for • but the unfort una t e gen tl eman exp i red before his arrival. SUCCESS OF SHEEP VACCINATION.—At tbe Launclitch Association meeting, on Wednesday, Mr. H. over9d reported that the exp e ri men t h e b a d tr i e d i n vaccinating sheep, on account of the disease to which they are at present subjected, was crowned with complete success. DECAY OF STONE.—We regret to say that th e work of the French Church, St. Martin's-le-Grand, the New Hall, Lincoln's-inn, and the New. Houses of P ar . liament, is in a state of rapid decomposi tion. r Wh at h ave the architects and builders been about ?—.Trade Protec tion Circular. AURORA BOREALIS.—This beautiful phenomenon has been very visible several evenings during the pass week.—Manch ea ter Courier. ilia expressly declare such companies to be " joint ' stock" companies for unilfrtakings of a public nature. Moreover, the Act itself is, I believe, generally held to have been declaratory of the common law in so far as regards the illegality of the practices there prohi bited, and has on that ground been frequently ex tended to relative transactions of a similar kind, though not expressly named in the Act.—l am, Sir, A LAWYER. October 25, 1848. [We gladly give insertion to our correspondent's second letter. It would indeed be a matter of the deepest importance t o ra il way proprietors generally if the view he entertains were correct. We fear, however, that it is " too good to be true," and that the:Stock-Jobbing Act does not apply to the sale of :railway shares—for the reason that we have already stated —namely, that it is a stock that has been created subsequently to the passing of that Act, and that when it re ceived the legislative . sanction th ere was - no " ejusdem gener a " in exi s t ence. And our stock correspondent, as " a lawyer," must be well aware of the well known rule of law, which renders a statute inapplicable to circumstances, that have ari sen s i nce its enactment. We have als o a distinct recollection of a decision of one of the superior Courts, " That railway shares were not within the statute, although at this moment we cannot immediately refer to it.-- ED. Sun. L_ 1 I" ,~ av i+ 4 t f Nl9 In 5a } ,' ,;, EE I