The Sun. — London, England, 1841-11-16 00:00:00

EVENING SUN Ra tted or recognis e d by e ith er o f the Abrahams. This ktes of pleadings and facts was, in his Honour's opinion, de tru ctive of th e plaintiff's case, with respect to the 'er,ltlant Abraham. Wh a t ever the infirmities of Abra ttrttle s title m i g h t b e, the plaintiff must succee d by th e n Atil of his own. His Honour, therefore, was of gion that he would not be doing justice if he detained o ti r t b ahl tni any longer before the. Court, and accordingly, th i' e ground of length of time, dismissed the bill as C ol him, with costs . Th e bill, as aga inst Sir John whe only appeared in the cause as the surviving hi te e of the marr i age sett l ement , hi s H o nour also dis v „'etl, and wi t h costs, if h e (Si r J o h n C o lt) so asked, il!:.‘_without prejudice .to. .a new bill being filed against. if the plaintiff chciie. to do so. That liberty was lillowerer, to apply in the case of Abraham. Against dual Way, Mrs. Colt the plaintiff might proceed in the W ay, if there was any difference between them. (Before Vice-Phancellor WIORAM.) 111.1.• ROBERTS v. WILLIAMS. pi i i„ bids cause, hi s H onour ga ve his judgment for 'tie th —tifr, accordin g t o th e p a yment of the bill. Teserving e question of costs. Th is RAINE V. CAINES. tt 4., part-heardwas resumed, and the ar„eu t: Td c oncluded. H is ' Honour postponed his judgmen 4 Court rose shortly after three. t itt BENCH.—(THIS DA. Y.) _-.I:TX/-411AM AND GREAT : WEST ERN UNION RAIL WAY COMPANY V. DANIELS. of 102 i W aS an action of debt to recover the several sums 1 41 ,, • 45., 101/. 7s. 3d., and 1501. 7s. 10d., being the tei i 4 ,: l u t of three several calls upon 20 shares alleged to for d by the defendant as one of the prtprietors of the ed Railway Company. The defendant pleaded p r ,, ,N% as not indebted ; and secondly, that he was not kOneter of th e Comptpiy. The case was tried before t er 'estice Williams aeth'e sittings of the last Hilary 11 ' 1 an d a verdict had Air the plaintiffs for 3601. Bs. 6 d., th e f e ,, tg the opinion of . the Court of Queen's Bench on att ^lng special case. On the 21st June, 1836 , r a i i e t was passed authorising the formation of qN t w aY from Chelteu hain and Gloucester to join the it % (It western Railway at Swindon. Prior to the pass tid•Jhe 21. Act, the parties subscribing signed the deed, ne tt los. pfir share, and scrip certificates were xe tt , t ''',lach of t h e su b scr ib e rs. The defendant never w a ~ t or sabarzibed the Parliamentary deed. A notice l lott l :ed to the scrip certificates stating that they were Pal ede sferable, but notwithstanding this the certificates ~( 1 fr om hand to hand, so that at the time the Act pass 11144them in the h te , e , er of were , 11 6i e h t s ,lned the agreement. The 20 shares for 1 4 " e defendant was sued were taken originally I : l lliti t er 13 rT rington and Sir Richard Wolsley. The t ,'ney h]," r ee 9 d letters from these parties, stating that r a" t' ans e ferred teir shares, and on the 16th of 411, t, e , - ; 7':;1836, they received a letter from the dFfen ilocl,ffied J. Denis Daniels, of Kingsland-place, Kings ttfertt qddleßex claiming tp be registered in right of those 1114,1,„shares. and enclosing the scrip certificates. The ki t ` t ig4 replied acknowledging the receipt of the scrip, the c il t ing that the certificates would he delivered on dif i :rndant completing the register. The name of the 4 „pr,„• _, 44 t , was entered on the books of the Company, as ( ;4 4 - v pa nctor of these twenty shares, and the seal of the 'ttt to 11 1 affixed in the usual way. When the first call I ,`qt e the defendant refused to pay, and the plaintiffs I ,lYt 4 ,,sgal proceedings, which were stayed on the ens of the amount of the call with costs. I t c4, - ,reoder.t also paid the 2d and 3d calls as they be "peo,',ll°% and the calls for which the present action was ' l4 G' 'were the 4th and sth, due 21st March and 31st Ot a .,, 18 39, respectively. No transfer of the shares thee, and the question for the Court was, whether „kt; t une the 4th and sth calls were made, the defend %NlLS proprietor of 20 shares in the Company within j ,kr e o luti oLt of the Act of Parliament. fl `rit , ; l ,' - ' ll EssweLr, on behalf of the plaintiffs, submitted lee ' t,'"e decisions which i had been recently made in the k t , e e tlner Court in similar cases, were applicable to the 11 Pi tt ll „Cand must decide it. It was there held that where 4 %1, 7 °ad done any act which would induce the Corn - Ni d to treat him as a proprietor, he was bound by it, and 4 4 t , c ot afterwards deny that he was a shareholder. I! 'ti v ,y i ettr d by the present case that the defendant re ttlettle Company to register him as a proprietor of Nt,„,," "eclaares, and they did so at his request. It ap further, that he paid the first three calls of 5 /. ii ' 1 4 4 11, 1 then he took it into his head to deny that he 7 1 4e,,i 3r oPrietor. NoW the decisions to which he had 4 / I ,,``' e xpressed decidedly that he could not do that. ~ktitt s ° l l after having taken shares and applied to be re t'llhti-ert'l as a proprietor, could not afterwards fall back - ;: t ee and, subtle reasoning as to the construction of -I k A t "" Now the . 108th section enacted that the I ttib Q ,:irs were to cause the names of the several sub -4114:10 to be regularly entered in a book, with the t e : 01 shares to each, and to affix their common sea ;, 11 1)% a and they were to deliver certificates to each of the 74 . t r ,.. ye rs on demand. In the present case it appeared vitt v •Z such demand had ever been made upon the Corn the'r'e Ilut having been entered at his own request upon flte t gts rhe was entitled to be considered a proprietor. Prt o i' i ne dem an d e d a certificate or not. The latter at, - too clause showed the object for which the certi ltth„w,a,s granted, namely, that in all the Courts of lLaw t he taken as prima facie evidence of the tit of ' i 4cti; e lr i"nor to such shares, b u t the want of such tf his s sh)„,A not him from sel lin g or ot,res,The hinder disposingcases to which the present was analo -14: wer ' " t h e Sheffield, Ashton , under - L ine, and liv b c- ester Railway V. Woodcock," the Grand June- Itt'' 4 iirray. v. Freeman," and their Lordships would see ; ' thesecases all the objections which could be ata;.nst the title of, the defendant to he con 4tic. proprietor had been discussed and decided. kei lt ` r ; th ese eiretunstances he submitted that the judg 41.°' the Court must be for the plaintiffs. 4 41 ; PEACOCK for the defendant contended that the r of the shares could not be legally made until 4 11 1 tof Parlia ment k a d been obtained. Independently by the fifth section, those persons only were to kN l :.gidered proprietors who had signed the Parlia clA, _t"," contract, and that had not been done by the I V al 'glom —the names of Dr. Borrington and Sir Richard b s ' e. 3 . , Were those to whom the shares were set down, 11 )t e -l itil the defendant had been required and had signed ttl ir °tltract, the plaintiffs could not take him in lieu of the t ht,: k ' s and consider him a proprietor. He submitted, t l. 4,„ e ' , cre th a t t h e c i rcums t a nce of his having sent in a 1 / 1 "` to be r eg i s t ere d wo uld not render him liable for 14,,5e calls. If it appeared that he had participated in V ) ,P k r o fits, or that the Company had been injured in any 4c1'31 his act, th e n liability would attach, but as the e ltt Present stood the transfer could not be said to h t i„gally effected, and the defendant was entitled to the tenant of the Court. 411) Esxart said it was impossible to forget the fact l ee w hatever th e A c t of Parliament required, the de• 'm a ul had held out false colours to induce the lltli v rtY to register him as a proprietor, and the 1 44,`"5al rule of law must apply by which where a party !111N,2 a certain representation on which others are in ,114 "" to act, he is bound by that representation. The , I tterit of the Court, therefore, must be for the plaintiffs. 14,1,!eit:ttic: LT EN HAM RAILWAY COMPANY V. MEDINA. . 4 41 1 ,Point of objection raised in this case being the e p i kinti C ffs o . urt also pronounced judgment in favour of I,42CCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) riLsoN AND ANOTHER V. HAEFORD AND ANOTHER. h 17 j; was an action to recover damages for the bree . tc " t %t,r ii a tent right for the making of pipes for conveying ;' l %,' air on a new principle. 4 was tried before Baron ale i' and occupied the time of the Jury three days. A ' ° illt,.;', l l ‘ a new trial was obtained last term, and wa s ap c)teit to be argued to-day. The reading of the Judges ter wards of three hours. el' th e re upwards of three hours. ftlie reading of the Report, butAniNGER (the other Judges concurring) said, he Nci; &ot how the verdict could be disturbed — the - 1, 11 : ! Was all one way. ouLlciTOR-GENERAL did not think it would he ft h , • `t h“ after such an intimation, to take up the time la the Lourt in supporting the verdict. tai t A v, l ,:re'RNEr-GENERAL addressed the Court at some h i e Z t, finding the Court decidedly against him, he dip n, and . ';',uld not struggle against their Lordship's opi rale for a new trial was discharged. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. (THIS DAY.) STARBRIDGE V. ROSSETTI. t•ltittre-0.-041:vetttltstn: t ri te SLC ov itrdieeilacitero. r e ee v o en ver damages for the breach for the plaintiff it ap • twti eti that a lease of • certain premises in Short's- IltMttlB4, was granted in 1820 fr thirty-one ye ars ; NI the usual covenant to repaior. In 1831 the de aiac. became th e assignee of the lease of the pre . I co ar la question, where he carried on the b usiness o 1140-builder. I n 1839 the landlord had the p re. Y'ery - Surveyed, and they were found to be in . a ~1 4' Na b ad state. A specification of the repairs ,; (11 V, -ar Y was made out, and notice to repair ahce "i-,F to the covenants of the lease, served upon t ;try. s'atit. H e had some repairs done, but they were 4 eltli rill ing, compared to what were necessary. On Il ecE s ". rer annstrated with he said he had done _all that was wens sa r3r, and would do no mo-e. The plaintiff's survey or *hi c. , i °ver the premises, and his estimate of the repairs Il e 14. 1 we re necessary amounted to 1401., for which sum F O ; 11 FIlt his action. Rh o , t 'le defendant a surveyor and builder was called. i t 4 p' r , e P ( sed that ' frre . months ago ho went over ' II r aises in question, and offered to put them ti°a er aPlete state of repair according to the specifics- I sho w ,". r jed upon the defendant for 501. He was not he`"e covenants of the lease. : 11: 60:Li:after a short deliberation, split the differ etainteween the parties, and gave a verdict for the Sol. damages. 'be:i . 'tt conducted the case for the plaintiff. Mr. was Council for the defendant. 1 / 4 114 COURT.—(THIS DAY.) , BENSON V. GRAVES. Lor ne —A.LLER applied for a rule, calling upon the at inZ fr ' r the plaintiff to show cause why all proceed alioi-u this action should not be stayed, and why they 1 4ot Pay the costs which bad been incurred, and I t -e costs o f t h e present appl i cat i on . hitt, a PPear,,d that the plaintiff; who was n widor 69 u , (-)1 u ; a ge, had s ome y ears ago deposited in the lans "bilitfendant, a gent l eman o f wea lth and respecta Y, c ertain d ee d s and ot h er d ocumen t s , includig.; her d 4 1 :rB. l l' for custody, She had subsequently ha lleets Ytic stroke, which had impaired. her in and one James Benson, 1r0 n ., - ,7 , had assisted her in the management of her t a relative of her suit Y. The attorneys for the plaintiff in the prese d n f elid aq applied on behalf of James Benson to the refus e to .. ve ati up the documen t s to him; defendant had . d e to —4 , conceiving that James Benson had no authority br u , ll , e nd them. In consequence this action had been Zp e l'" t • befendant had sen plaintiff, and had offered "I tle 11 P the documents to James Benson, it' she were ) r go' ilot desirous be should do so; but plaintiff said her desire was that he should still retain them ; and she further stated, that she had never authorised the present action. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Did the defendant make any communication to the attorneys after his interview with the plaintiff ? Mr. MILLER—It is not so stated in the affidavits, my Lord. Mr. Justice PATTF,SON—That had better be done, and then you can renew the application. ----- MARLI3OROUGI-L,STREET. (THIS DAY.) Maurice Alderman, a young sturdy beggar, was placed at the bar. Police-sergeant No. 16, of the C division, stated that about six o'clock last evening he saw the prisoner in Grosvenor-square, begging of every person he met with. To fernales that were alone his manner was fierce and intimidating, and.a knobby bludgeon he had with him, which he sometimes made a pretext of assisting him to walk with, he held up with what zany persons would consider a threatenin , _: gesture. He took him into cus tody, and had conveyed him as far as n Vigo-street, e Re gent .street, on the way to the station-house, Vigo-stn th prisoner suddenly turned upon him and made a blow with all his might with the thickest end of the bludgeon at his head, but he most fortunately parried it, but re ceived it on his shoulder, and was instantly felled to the ground. The prisoner then set off running, but witness regained his feet, pursued, and secured him. The prisoner was committed for two months to hard labour. • ------------ NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) A half-yearly meeting of this Company was held this day at the South Sea House, Old Broad-street, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. Nothing of public in terest occurred, and the meeting adjourned at half-past one o'clock. BRAZILIAN MINING COMPANY. (THIS DAY,) A meeting of this Company took place this day at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the accounts from the Secretary, and other statements rela tive to the mines in the possession of the Company. There was a large attendance of Proprietors at two o'clock, the hour at which the meeting was called. J. 'WALKER, Esq., took the chair, and called on The SECRETARY to read the minutes of the last meet ing, which were confirmed. He then read the Report of the Company, which stated the prospects of the mines were - looking up, but that they were unsettled. Still it was necessary to adopt the strictest economy. The accounts showed a profit for the current year of upwards of 4,0001. The Directors had every reason to believe that the accounts would show in future years a gradual increase in the profits.—(Hear, hear.) The mines had yielded 4101bs. of gold, realising the sum of 14.0001., after paying insurance, freight, &c. After a short discussion the Report was received, and the meeting separated at about three o'clock. LOYAL SOCIETY OF — ANCIENT BRITONS—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the above Society was held this day at the Freemasons"ravern, Great Queen street, Drury lane, for the purpose of getting up an Address to be presented to her Majesty the Queen, congratulating her on the auspicious event which has recently taken place, and which has given the Throne of England an heir-apparent in the person of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall, the future Prince of Wales. The meeting was called for twelve o'clock precisely, but there were but few of the Society present. Mr. Williams took the chair, and was sup ported by Messrs. Jones, Evans, Symonds , Hu g hes, Davis, Hugh Edmonds, Ellis, 0. W. Thomas, Wm. Thomas, Wm. Jones, and Drs. Rollands and Richards. The CHAIRMAN immediately rose and said that he had received a letter from the Secretary, apologising for his non-attendance at the meeting, but stating the address would be ready as soon as the Prince of Wales was ga zetted. A person had been sent to search the records at the British Museum for the purpose of ascertaining the usual course on such an occasion. As soon as the Prince of Wales was gazetted, the Society of Loyal Ancient Bri tons would call a general public meeting, due notice of which would be given. The Chairman then said, that as that was but a preliminary meeting they would then adjourn. • • The adjouviment was then moved . and carried, and the meeting separated at half-past twelve o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE: (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) THE UNION COURSING MEETING, Nov.ll AND 12. The Great Fleetwood Cup (16 dogs) mas won by Mr. Houghton's Tyrant, beating, for the deciding course, Mr. Unworth's Unknown. The Rossall Puppy Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Slater's Solon, beating, for the deciding course, Mr. Eden's Edhan Bey.' The Union Stakes, for all-aged:dogs, (16 subs.) was won by Mr. Houghton's Gipsey, beating, in the deciding cou Trsehe , Mr. Garner's Gammon. Bold Stakes for all aged Dogs were won by Mr. Eden's Exciseman, beating, in the deciding course, Mr. Craven's Carmelite. The Champagne Stakes (8 Puppies) were won by Mr. Hodgson's Zurich, beating, in the deciding course, Mr. Parry's P. P. The Claret Stakes were won by Mr. G. Hornby's Harem ; and the Southport Stakes by Mr. Hodgson's Zicci.—The sport was good. LLOYD'S SHIPP.LNIi--(THIS DAA(.) LONDON, Nov. 16.—Wind at noon, variable. RAMSGATE, Nov. 15.—Arrd. Prince Regent (steam packet) Cork, towed in with damage. It blew a heavy gale at N. by E., until midnight, when it moderated, and at 4 A.M. veered to W.N.W., but it is now, 8 P.M. blow ing a smart breeze at S.W. DEAL, Nov. 15.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Asia, West ward ; Sisters, London, with loss of anchor and cable. Arrd. from the River and trailed, Columbia, Sydney, New South Wales. It blew hard last night at N., during which the Miram, from Copenhagen, lost two anchors and cables, but has been supplied. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 15.-7 A.M., Wind E. ; 6 P.M., N.E. Arrd. Susan, Gilham, Buenos Ayres, sailed from Monte Video Sept. 6; Sarah, Allen, Quebec; Gladiator, London for New York; Clarendon, London fur Jamaica, with loss of anchor and chain. DOVER, Nov. 15.—Arrd. Nottingham, London for Hartlepool, with loss of anchors, and windlass upset. Put back, Sarah, Harwich, with loss of ditto and chains. LivEapooL, Nov. 15.--Wind S.E., moderate —Arrd. Columbia steamer, Boston, sailed Ist inst., Halifax 4th inst. ; Royal Albert and Eagle, Quebec. Sld. Mary Eli zabeth, Cape of Good Hope ; England, Bombay ; Cas siopa, Mauritius ; Plata and Ferris, Buenos Aynis ; Priam, Monte Video ; Mary Queen of Scots, Pernam buco ; Ann and Henry Duncan, Rio Janeiro ; Trinidad ; Clara and Emma, Demerara ; Hotspur, De merara ; Stormont, Honduras ; Princess Victoria, Mo bile ; John Bently, Savannah ; John Bolton, Agnes Gilmour, Lydia, Grace, and Sir Charles Napier, New Orleans ; Sheridan, New York ; Monongahela, Phila delphia ; Robert Watt, Mobile ; Ayrshire, Africa ; Pen Azores. The Harlequin, of Glasgow , was towed into Beaumaris Bay yesterday, with less of foremast, &c. The Susan, Drew, from New Orleans to this port, put into Newport, R. 1., 23d ult., having lost foremast, main top-gallant mast, maintop-sal, yard sails, &c., on the 11th. The City of Edinburgh. from Quebec to London, waterlogged, was fallen in with a bout 600 miles to the westward of Scilly, and the crew taken off by the Charles,'arrived at Beaumaris. BEAUMARIS.—Arrd. Charles, Quebec. OFF MARGATE. Nov. 14.—Arrd. Canton, Quebec ; Racer, Rowe, Malaga, with loss of sails, anchor, and part of chain. RAMSGATE, Nov. 13.—Arrd. Queen of Britain, Lon don for Bristol, with loss of sails. MARGATE, Nov. 15.—The Alfred from Youghal to London, is off the harbour leaky, and with loss of rudder sails, anchor, and chain, having been ashore on the Re culvers, and is expected in next tide. T he Resour c e, from Bombay to London, lost an anchor during the gale last night. WHITSTABLE, Nov. 15.—The Madelaine, Cherie, from Sunderland to Nantes, was wrecked on the Burrowes last night—crew saved. The James Margues, Cotts, lost anchor and cable in Pau Sand Hole yesterday, and has been supplied. A LUNATIC AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. — In the course of yesterday afternoon a respectably dressed man, of middle age, made his appearance at Buckingham Palace , w ith a ox under his arm, and re quested to be admitted to an audience with her Ma jesty--a request, of course, most peremptorily refused, on which the unfortunat e man (it is said) demanded an entrance, and tried to force himself into the door. He was immediately given into custody of the police, and without delay conveyed to Bow-street police-office, where, after a short examination before Mr. Hall, the Magistrate was so convinced of the insanity of the party that he =de out an order for his reception into Bedlam. The individual was then conveyed by the police to Gar dener's-lane station•house, King-street, until the warrant for his admission into Bedlam was countersigned by Sir James Graham, Secretary of State for the I lome Depart ment, which signature having been obtained, we under stand the unfortunate man was taken to St. George's fields, and will remain there, at all events until further inquiries can be made respecting him.—Since the above was written we have heard that the individual above referred to either is, or lately has been, in the service of Viscount Hood, and he came up to town by the Great Western Railroad yesterday mornin g . On arriving near ' Hanwell Lunatic H os p ital he jumped out of one of the carriages and ran across a bridge near the spot, and the . next that was heard of him was, trying to obtain an en trance into Buckingham Palace in the manlier above de- scribed. SUNDERLAND CORPORATION. —It is under- ! stood that legal proceedings are about to be instituted in : the Court of Chancery to compel the Town Council of • Sunderland to refund to the ratepayers 2,0001., which was improperly exprnded from the borough fund in defending the writ of quo warranto issued against Mr. Andrew White for illegally acting as Mayor of that borough before Sunderland was ihcluded in the pro visions of the Municipal Corporations Amendmnt Act. The Court of Queen's .wench two years ago decided that the expenditure complained of was not lawful, and struck the charges out of the corporation ac countg, but that Court not having the power to order restitution to its rightful owners, the Court of Chancery is now being appealed to for that purpose. —Newcastle Journal. Messrs. Barker and Co., her Majesty's coach makers, gave a supper, and the usual accompaniments, to their men on the I 3th, to celebrate the b irth of the 1 Prince of Wales. The greatest hilarity preYaliLc:, and the health of the Queen and the infant Prince was drank, as might be expected, with the greatest euthusiasm. TH E scN", LAONDON, r_PUITMAY, NOVEMBER 16 iS4I. AMERICAN NEWS LATEST ARRIVAL FROM THE. UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING. The arrival of the Columbia, Captain Jludkins, this morning, put us in possession of New York papers to the 30th ult., Boston to the Ist, and Halifax to the 4th inclusive. Very strong head winds prevailed during the greater part of her passage. She, however, fully sustained the re— putation previously achieved by this line , lf steamers, having terminated a very speedy trip in ten _days and a half from the last-me ntioned part. Forty-five passengers were bro , aght to England by the Columbia, all of w - hota united in praising the vessel's seaworthiness, and Capt. Judkins' gentlemanly conduct throughout -the voyage. The papers received by this boat are nearly destitute of interest. Nothing had transpired to agitate the political world; on the contrary, a still better feeling would most probably be: pro duced. By a letter from the acting Governor of Canada, Sir R. Jackson, to the Governor of Vermont, informing the latter that a rigid. in quiry had been instituted into the recent outrage committed on Major Grogan, and should it appear that any officers or meet connected with the British service were implicated in the tran saction, he promised that they should be dealt with in a summary manner. M‘Leod, at a public dinner given to him by the citizens of Montreal, had denied being present at the attack on the Caroline. Ile also a - ,erred most positively that he never once boas ted of having been there. Lord Morpeth had visited Boston an d N e w York, and been hospitably entertained; he had taken his departure for the Falls of Niagara and Canada; he had visited the theatre in company with Mr. J. Q. Adams, J udge Story, Professor Ticknor, and others, to witness Fanny Elssler's dancing, and appeared in exc►'llent health and spirits. Advices ft;om the city of Mexic o to the 2d of September had been received, rep orting the in surrection to have progressed vii;orously under Gen. Bustamento. The students of the military Academy had declared for General Valencia, who was awaiting the arrival of Gen. Santa Anna. The Stock Market, with one or two excep tions, exhibited a considerable degree of langour. States' Stock had fallen off, in anticipation tl at several States would be unable to meet the pay ment of the January interes t. The "n" . , esunip - tion at the West and Sout h h ad also unfavour able effect upon business. A rather better business th an usual was done in bills for England immedl,ately. previous to the .olumbia. The 'current n ail leaving for the C rates on England we' ‘e 1091 to 1101 ; on Paris, sf. 20c. to sf. ISic., There were, many opinions regarding the new Cotton crqp, but the best informed parties esti mate 'At at about 1,900,000 bales. The Cotton trade was steady, and no material change was pfzrceptible in Corn. The Royal mail steamer Britannia, which sfiiled from Liverpool on the 19th ult., was enter ing Halifax as the Columbia came out. I DANIEL WEBSTER MAKING CHOWDER. The Ingham Patriot of last week says :—At Marsh field, close by the shores, and a long distance from any human habitation, stands a rude shanty, proVided with cooking utensils and, smie rough sleeping apparatus, for the accommodation of the fishers and fowlers who resort thither at this season for game. There, before the door of that hut., might have been seen a few days ago, about the hour of sunset, a stout-looking, dark-visaged, hard featured man, with a shaggy roundabout upon his back, and a coarse tarpaulin, that looked rather the worse for wear, upon his head, squatted upon a stone, and mot' a tist full of sand scouring out an old chowder pot, which the last users had been so careless as to leave a little less cleanly than it should have been. Shortly after, the same hand was to be seen sprinkling pepper and salt upon the fruits of that day's expedition, as they sim mered in the pot over the aforesaid crackling fire. He was evidently the prominent man of the party; and after the savoury viands had been despatched at the clothless board, with the keen appetite and smacking relish that hunters only can appreciate, his were the apt fingers that wiped the platters fastest ; and as they sat around the comfortable blaze of the snapping brushwood, from his prolific lips flowed the countless stories at which they stared hardest and laughed loudest. Not about M'Leods, and .tariffs, and banks, and such matters of State, which in these times of political excitement men are most apt to talk about, did our story-teller prattle ; his anecdotes were of matters less momentous, perhaps, but infinitely more entertaining to the hard-fisted, fun-loving fishermen and farmers who were his companions. And when " Nature's sweet restorer" called them to their bunks, he was the first, if not the loudest, to snor e ; and at daylight he was the foremost to make ready the morn ing repast, by scraping in the sand, outside the hut, the knives that the evening fast had tarnished. His name was Daniel Webster ; his station, Secretary of State of the U. S. of America ; his home, wherever he chanced to be, in a fisherman's hut or a King's palace, among his cattle or at the Capitol. — New York Paper. MINISTER TO PORTUGAL. General Washington Barrow, appointed to represent this Government at the Court of Portugal, arrived in this city with his family, on Monday afternoon, and took lodgings at the Astor House. He intends to em bark for Europe in the steamer which sails for Boston, on the first of November. General Barrow is one of the best foreign appointments made under the present ad ministration. There have been several shocking ones, but President Tyler is not to blame. They were among the legacies left by General Harrison, and they are now all paid off. Todd to Russia, and Babar to Sardinia, were bad as possible. But the bequests of General Harrison are now all settled, and Mr. Tyler new ceases to be administrator on the estate. We may, therefore, expect judicious selections hereafter. General Barrow is well qualified for the station in every particular. He is a man of prepossessing and gentlemanly address, of well cultivated mind, and of much experience in political affairs. lie was formerly a prominent member of the Tennessee Legislature, and distinguished himself in the palmy days of Jacksonism for his resolute resistance to some of the ultra doctrines of the old chief.—New York Paper. PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 31. A new war steamer is to be built at Norfolk, one (a second) at Philadelphia, and another at New York. Two or three courts martial are on the tapir, one to investi gate the conduct of officers for returning so suddenly, and without orders, with a United States ship of• war from the Mediterranean, when there seemed to be a prospect of war with England. We have been fearfully visited by the scourge of fire. A few days since a fire at Macon, Georgia, destroyed some twenty houses, and a bank was blown up with gunpowder, to prevent a further spread of the flames. All the business part of George town, South Carolina, has been reduced to ashes—the loss immense, from $500,000 to $BOO,OOO. At Kingston, New York, and several other places, conflagrations have occurred. Great excitement exists amongst a portion of the more religious—or, perhaps, it would be more correct to say, of the more fanatical—portion of the New York community, in consequence of the preaching of several ministers, who predict in the most confident manner, and with eloquence and apparent learning, that the second advent of our Saviour and the day of judgment is to occur in the year 1843, when, they say, the millen• nium will Comnence. I mention this as one of the fea tures of the times, and cannot avoid adding my regret that these eloquent men (for they are eloquent) should not turn their attention towards teaching the members of their crowded churches their duties to God and their neighbours, and thus prepare people by virtuous lives for their last account, instead of appalling the timid, frightening the credulous, and giving occasion to scoffers to blaspheme. Surely they forget " that of that day and hour no man knoweth. ' Depend on it this spe cies of fanaticism will not be long in reaching the shores of Europe. The capital story " The Shower of Flesh and Blood in Tennessee," is entirely ruined ! Some negroes have confessed that, seeing thew master had be come religious, they had spread bits of beef, liver, and sprinkled drops of blood over his plantation, in the hope of frightening him into their emancipation by so terrific an omen. A valuable silver mine has been discovered in Stafford county, Virginia. The schooner Susan, lost off Nova Scotia, had 20 passengers and 9 hands on board— all drowned. Several other Indian Chiefs, among them the brother of " Tiger Tail," have consented to emigrate from Florida, and the Seminole war is believed to be nearly at an end. The New York American Bible Society issued 23,000 Bibles during the month of .September. The yellow fever is diminishing both at New Orleans and Vicksburg. The Texan expedition to Santa Fe (New Mexico) has been compelled to return, by the In dians—several killed. A day of thanksgiving has been appointed by the Governor of New York, and November 24th will be a day of general thanksgiving in five of the New England . States. Fanny Elssler has presented $125 to the fair for Catholic Orphans at Boston. Snow covered all the hills of the northern States about ten days since. Another steamer, the Rubicon, has been snagged and sunk in the Mississippi—loss $20,000. Several other cases of the Yorkshire cloth and Stafford s hi re ware smuggling seizures have been tried in New York, and the goods returned to the importers. LIFE ON THE TEXAN BORDER. HORRID OUTRAGE.—Some marauders lately crossed over the line, and took forcibly possession of a citizen in the parish of Caddo. After they had carried him into the territory of Texas, it was proposed to bury him alive. With this intention a grave was then dug. The unfor tunate man being a witness to their movements. Ho stood helpless, counting each shovel full of earth, at the quick termination of his life, surrounded by a gang of desperadoes, ready to crush him beneath the clod , and from whose sentence escape was death. Overpowered with the frightful fate before him he bounded from his keepers, and rushed in to au adjacent. thicket ; but before his steps had measur td many paces over the earth a heavy volley of musk , :try brought him to the ground, and there b' lay a lifeless. corpse ; a victim to the insecurity of our 7aorder protec His body, after being cut up, Was h nag upon the.:bratiChes of the neighbouring trees, there to meet the . gaze of the traveller, and tell him of a power that knows nothing of the bounds of last or. of h - amain authority ;, but like Vac.. howling boot* of the wil lerness would snap the frag,i'te chords of life, if in terest once stirred up the fatal, ire of their wrath, upon W.= whose voice dare rise wgainst their iniquities. The deceased man, whose nem , was Ileatvvright had thus offended them ; he had wi .th o ther. of his Tow-citizens zbe opposed to them, and as might have been expects , c, d, in a coun try like ours, where fdreocml artehdelscarceness e o n f l) r ntier population, the avenues to the wrath of banditti 'a re wide open, the unfortunate man had to forfeit his life as a ransom for his alienation to their authority. The. citizens of our border country have witnessed these mc.n, under the name of regulators and Moderators, , Jotraniffing in the territor - of Texas some of then lost barbarous cruelties of tl-, e 19th century. The country on our border towards 'the 23d degree of latitude is principal scene of action s and it itt but a few years ago, that an American., who had shipped from grocUdes and dry goods, was routed Heat, and his goods New 0. - .:leans to one of their to . forcibly taken off by the gaw , s. Nothing wee o'er done w , ns a laetr assortment of ago, one of the Captains ‘ af . the R e gulato r s, and a man about it, and the act is nor" almost forgotten. A while that was with him, l Al‘s shot in n small village of the him h.ad not long h ..fen gone from the store where they The Captain and the person with name of Logansport. Mas . itets was c.eard by the storekeeper. He rushed a purchase, when a discharge of discovered the two bodies lying on the r,,round ; there was no one near, and he was left to conjecture , the cause of their death. Examining mi ihouaci, a b n e d en sooT ki-in mi nutely the place around, it was not long before he dis covered or, the earth; beneath two fallen trees, the im press of Eve or six men ; and it thus appears that these two men had been shot clown without quarrel or fight— without and with the most cool determina tion. In view of their enormities we cannot wonder why Boatwright, or any other American citizen should have expresSed their dissatisfaction. But we shall not seek arguments to prove what the bare facts evince ; and we call upon the friends of this man and the citizens gene • rall:r to bring this act before their Government, and let it claim their attention. The subject is one certainly that fight to demand its highest consideration.—.Natehi tocieis Herald; Oct. 9. FURTIIER .1 7 :ROM MEXICO. Havanah papers, received at New Qrleans, contain ad vices from the city .ofllei.e? to the 2d of September, at which time insurrecti6i). was in full progress. General Valencia made a grito en the 31st of August, for the con stitution of 1824, being at the head of a considerable mi litary force. The P .ittrna quickly spread, and a number of edifices comma A di ng insurgents. the citadel, were occupied by the p uitanient an d hi s party f ort ifi e d t h emse l ves i n th e 1t s- ,; (1 ; agcee i n u s p u r t g o e t n h t e s 2 h d a d o f be e e p n t September n v o a attempt o t n o t e d n i n g I. lanself with holding his position until the arrival of Sf „ate Anna, and Bustamente not daring to attack him. fhe students at the military academy had joined Va lencia. His force was more than 1,600 men, with 18 pieces of cannon—that of Bustamente about 1,000. YELLOW FEVER AT PENTSACOLA.—We learti by a gentleman from Pensacola, that on the 17th inst. the health of that city was improving. There were only a few cases on that day. Out of a population of eight hundred there had been eleven deaths. Of the officers and crew of the Levant„ every one had been on the sick list, and no less than fifteen deaths had occurred. And on board the French fleet there had been ten deaths, including the fleet surgeon and the 'carpenter of the Sabine. The squadron had sailed for the West Indies. One death at the NavyZyard had cast a gloom over the whole place. On the 15th, Robert Meade, secretary to Commander Dallas, died after an illness of only thirty hours. He was esteemed by all who knew him. He was a son of the American Consul at Cadiz, and brother of Lieut. Meade, of the navy.—American Paper. • FROM THE RIO PLATA.—The Arcturus, at Boston, from Buenos Ayres, brings dates to the 126). of August. Of political news there is nothing of interest. There was a report that the British Government had offered to mediate between Roses and the Monte Videan Govern ment ; but the opinion , was generally entertained that unless driven by some Serions reverses, General Roses would never listen to its overtures. The following no tice is given to masters of vessels :—" Masters of vessels coining to this port should be careful to make out their manifests with black or red ink, as otherwise they are liable to be much delayed and perplexed on entering at the Resguardo and Custom-house. Should any of the papers required be written with blue ink, the officers in attendance positively refuse to admit the vessel to entry, until fresh copies are written out in a colour more conge nial to their political feelings and taste." HIGH PRICE FOR A SLAVE.—We quote -- the statement from the Courier of last evening :—A curious scene was witnessed to-day at the St. Louis Exchange. The city marshal, at the usual hour, proceeded to the sale of a female slave, seized in the suit of E. Johns, a free man of colour, versus Lockwood, a free woman of colour. The plaintiff, we are told, is either the husband or brother of the slave under seizure, and showed not a little anxiety to become the purchaser. The bidding commenced—a white man in the crowd bidding against the man of colour, as high as the sum of 7,800 do's- The coloured man, however, bid 8,000 dols., and the slave was adjudged to be his property. The bystanders asked what made the white man go so far ? Had he a pique against the hus band or brother? or was it par amour for one or the other of the females ?---Neui Orleans Bulletin, Oct. 16. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, OCT. 29. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, $4,000 Illinois, 6's, 1870 3,000 Indiana Del B. snw 44 35 Shares Merchants' Exchange Bank ... 1041 28 Ditto Mechanics' 8ank........ BO 10 Ditto Union Bank 250 Ditto Delaware and Hudson .430 106 6 Ditto State Bank ... 12 Ditto Lafayette 5O 120 10 Ditto Long Island 50 Ditto Farmers' Loan s6O 38 8 Ditto Ohio Trust •••... 67 15 Ditto United States' Bank 25 Ditto Canton Co - s6o 27. 25 Ditto Stonington Railroad 55 Ditto Mohawk Railroad 25 Ditto Paterson Railroad `2O Ditto Neptune Institution 300 Ditto Harlem Railroad ............. d 15i .00 Ditto Long Island Railroad 52. SECOND SoARD. _ 15 Ditto Delaware and Hudson 25 Ditto Harlem $l,OOO Indiana 2,000 lllinois ..5.30 43; 3 40, MILITARY PENITENTIARY OF ST. GERMAIN. Two days ago Marshal Soult, Minister of War, paid a visit of inspection to the Military Penitentiary of St. Germain, and remained there for some hours examining in detail all its arrangements. The Messager gives the following account of this establishment. It says the fol lowing objects are aimed at, viz., the amelioration of the morals of the prisoners, and the covering of all the ex penses of their keep, &c., by their labour. The sys tem adopted in this Penitentiary is silent, but not soli tary labour, cellular confinement during the night, and also as a correction of discipline, and imprisonment in dark cells in extraordinary, cases. The establishment has now existed ten years, on this footing, and is said to have answered all the hopes which were entertained ; the morals of the prisoners are improved, their labour covers all the expenses of the prison, and when the term of imprisonment is expired,. they leave with habits of industry, and have acquired a knowledge of some handi craft, by which they can earn a subsistence. The Mar shal went through every part of the building, examined the food; assisted at some of the lessons, saw the different processes of labour, &c.,, and gave orders for the opening of new workshops, dining-rooms, &c. He was. much struck with the healthy state of the prison, ; there being only 14 sick oitt of 500 prisoners, and of these 14 six were ill when they arrived, and on his return, to Paris he addressed to Lieutenant-General Count Pajol, the cora-I mandant of the first military division, who had a.ccompanied him on his visit, a letter, in which he expresses his high gratification at what he had witnessed, and particularly at the pains taken by the prisoners to show by their con duct that they were becoming worthy to. return to the ranks of the army. In this letter he desirEz that they may be told of his satisfaction, and assured that if they persevere in the way of amelioration, he will not fail to recommend them to the royal clemency. The fol lowing is an account of- the number of prisoners now in the Penitentiary, with the period for which they are confined, and their classification :-3 are sen tenced to 10 years, 2 to 8, 3 to 7, 171 to 5, 15 to 4, 90 to 3, .136 to 2, and 30 to 1 ; makin g a total of 500. These are classed as follows:--Makers _of li s t-shoes, &e., 74; cabinet-makers, 75;printers, 43; turne rs , 62 ; button makers, 34; shoemakers, 50; lace-makers, 26 ; hatters, 36 ; tailors, 41 ; carpenters, 1 4—making a total of 455 ; to which are to be added fifteen who - are engaged for the service of the establishment, and thirty not yet established in the workshops, making the general total of 500. In 1840 the number of prisoners who entered the Penitentiary was 115, and 196 were released ; in 1841, 273 hare been received, and 161 released. We are glad to find that such satisfactory results have been ob tained among the prisoners, but we cannot avoid protest ing against the Vandalism of converting one of the most venerable monuments of the crown of France, the resi dence of Francis 1., Henry IV., Louis XIII., and Louis XIV., into a house of detention for criminals. The his torical associations connected with the Chateau of St. Germain deserve for it a better fate. As an architectural monument it is of the highest interest, and many parts of the interior, the chapel most particularly, which is of the time of Charles V., are in the estimation of the antiquary second to no edifice of the same date in high time that all acts of France. But when Vincennes, a still older relic of the French monarchy, can be allowe,dstt.oobeernamauintimlaatyedwbeii other country in West el Vandalism—thetartait°end'oftlhcteoinal:stnauinraettleyrohfi spirit—should be put a stop to in France, which has Corheattehaaun ofa any other Germain, if restored might, with its exten sive forest and commanding position, be converted into 'one of the most remarkable Royal Palaces in France; or it might, at an y rate, be turned into a national museum utli —the Alusee d'Artillerie, for example—and thus pre- . se l Eq . V eud e r r ob s py a e i itlhe them n o t IremFontainebleau pre rved from further injury. ROYAL. PuNNING.-- ibe jubilant is generally addicted to the jo cular ;. and it is no t wonderful that a multitude of jests are sported upon a late happy event. Among the best we have beard i s the revival of the worthy old qua3re, why the Heir Apparent was born Duke of Cornwall ?--Because he was a pa i noa ...... Ural Gm*. COURT CIRCIJLAR. Sir James Graham, her Majesty's principal Secretary . of State for the Home Department, arrived at Bucking ham Palace at twelve o'clock, yesterday, and the paro chial authorities being in- attendance, the birth of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall was registered. the members of the Royal Family . sent to the Palace An the forenoon to in q uire after the Queen and the Royal Infant. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty in the afternoon. The Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting on the Queen; the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting; Cap tain Meynell, Groom is Waiting; and Colonel Arbuth not, Equerry in Waiting, arrived at three o'clock. The Nobility and Gentry who arrived at the Palace, were then received by her Ladyship. Among those present were the Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Tanker vine, Countess Stanhope, Countess of Malmesbury, Coun tess of Charleville, Countess of Radnor, Countess of Clonmel, Countess Poulett, Lady Mahon, Lady Wilhel mina Stanhope, Lady Granville Somerset, Lady L. Percy, Lady Lucy E. Lowther, Lady Hamilton, Lady Sine Bouverie, Lady Colchester, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Charles Somerset, Lady E. Palk, Lady Leith, Hon. Mrs. Dawson Darner, Hon. Mrs. Anson, Mrs, Richard Wildman, Mrs. Lane Fox, Miss Lowther, Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister, Lord Mahon, Lord Burghersh, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord Hinton, and the Hon. Col. Dawson Darner. The whole of the above, after having had caudle served to them, were conducted to the apartments in the north wing, and were gratified with the sight of his Royal Highness the Want Prince.' • During the day, the Nobility and Gentry, and most of the Diplomatic Corps, called at Buchingham Pa lace to make their dutiful inquiries after the state of the Queen and the infant Prince. The following is a copy of the bulletin exhibited :-- " Buckingham Palace, November 15, 1841. Half-past 9, A. M. " Her Majesty's:recovery goes on without interruption. "The infant Prince continues well. " JAMES CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D. • RICHARD BLAGDEN." Among inquirers yesterday were his Serene High ness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal ; the Portu guese, Sardinian, Hanoverian, Brazilian, Neapolitan, and Brazilian Ministers; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto ; the Grecian Minister and Madame Tricoupi ; the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunow ; the Prussian and Austrian Ministers on special mis sions ; the Prussian, Spanish, Austrian, and Neapo litan Charges d'Affaires; the Swedish Charge d'Affaires and Baroness Rehausen ; the Danish Charge d'Affaires and Countess Bille Brahe ; the Mexican Charge d'Affaires and Madame Murphy; Count Revel, the Lord Chancel lor and Lady Lyndhurst, the 'Duke of Norfolk, Duchess Dowager of Richmond, Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa, Marquis and Marchioness ofCholmondeley, Countess of Newburgh, Countess of Norbury and Lady Georgiana Toler, Countess Dowager Carnwath, Earl of Lincoln, Earl Jen myn, Earl and Countess of Surrey, Lord Forester, Lord and Lady Langdale, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord and Lady De Tabley, Lord Congleton, Lady Denman, Lord Fitzgerald, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, the Speaker, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir James Graham, Sir James Kempt, Hon. George and Lady Agnes Byng, Sir George and Lady Quentin, Miss Quentin, Sir Edward and Lady Knatch bull, Lady Key, Sir Benjamin and Lady Brodie Colonel Sir William and Lady Herries, Colonel Sir Borges Ca mac, Sir Felix Booth, Sir Patrick Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, Sir Robert Chester, Colonel Sir Augustus d'Este, Rev. Sir Henry Dukinfield, Sir Thomas Wilde, Sir James and Lady Carnac, Col. and Lady Alice Peel, Hon. J. C. Dundas, M.P., Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley, Miss Stanley, Mr. Hope Vere, Mr. Griffith Richards, Q.C. ; Mr. Mibes Gaskell, M.P., and Mrs. Milnes Gaskell ; Sir W. and Lady Pearson, Lieut.-Col. Hall, Mr. C. Austin, Q.C. ; Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Pechell, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Major Hyde, Captain Polhill, M.P.; Mr. and Lady Mary Ross, Mr. Hamilton Lindsay, Major Elrington, Mr. David Dundas, M.P., Q.C.; Mr. Kindersley, Q.C.; and Mr. B. Wood, M.P. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent returned to the Palace in the evening. _ Her Majesty and the infant Prince continued well last evening. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign•oft►ce. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Lord Fitzgerald, Sir H. Hardinge, and Sir E. Knatchbull. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. THE QUEEN DOWAGER. A Queen's Messenger arrived in town soon after three o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Sudbury Hall, the re sidence of her Majesty. During the day the following bulletin of her Majesty's health was exhibited at Marlborough House : " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has had a more comfortable night, and is a little better to-day. " W. F. CHAMBERS, M.D. DAVID DAVIES, M.D. " Sudbury Hall, Nov. 14, 1841." More recent accounts were also gratifying, represent ing her Majesty as being better in every respect. EXCHEQUER BILLS. At the present time, when the 'public feel so deep an interest in everything that relates to Exchequer bills,_ in consequence of the recent extensive forgeries that have taken place, it may not be uninteresting to our readers to give them a short outline of the origin of this species of Government Securities. In the years 1696 and 1697, the silver currency of the kingdom being, by clipping, washing, grinding , filing, &c., reduced to about half its nominal value, Acts of Par liament were passed for its being called in and re-coined, but whilst the re-coinage was going on, Exchequer bills were first issued to supply the demands of trade. The quantity of silver recoined, according to D'Avenant, from the old hammered money, amounted to 5,725,9331. It is worthy of remark that through the difficulties experi enced by the Bank of England (which had been este tabliShecl only three years) during the re -coinage, they hav ing, taken the clipped silver at its nominal value, and guineas at an advanced price, bank-notes were , _ in 1697, at a dis count of from 15 to 20 per ce nt. " During the re-coin age," says D'Avenant, " all great dealings were trans acted by tallies, bank-bills, and Goldsmith's notes. Paper credit did not only supply the place of running cash, but greatly multiplied the kingdom's stock, for tallies and bank-bills did to many uses serve as well, and to some better than gold and silver, and this artificial wealth, which necessity had introduced, did not make:us less feel the want of that real treasure which the war and our losses at sea had drawn out of the nation." THE GRAND POLISH BALL AT GUILDHALL. The demand for tickets for the approaching ball and concert at Guildhall, for the relief of the Poles, is beyond all precedent. Several tickets were purchased yesterday at double prices, and Lord Dudley Stuart, in thanking the Committee for their successful exertions, stated that he had every reason to believe that the receipts would exceed those of any former night devoted to the service of the unfortunate Poles. Miss Adelaide Kemble has been to visit the Guildhall, where she received from the Committee the most enthusiastic expression of thanks. TRAGICAL EVENT. 70 TEE EDITOR OP ThE SEL.I I . SIR,—A most tragical event took place at the Burnley Barracks last evening. I understand (though living six miles from the place) that during last night, about half pest ten o'clock, Lieut. O'Grady, belonging to the 60th Rifles, now lying at the above barracks, was caught in company with a female by a person whom I understand was paying his addresses to her. On his approach to the parties he instantly stabbed his officer, then the female, and lastly himself ; so determined did he appear for self-destruction that he absolutely cut open his own bowels. The woman died last night ; the officer this morning at half-past nine o'clock. I have not time to say more. From one of your subscribers. Colne, Nov. 15, 1841. [We have received the name and address of the writer.] DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN. —We have to announce the death uf the Marquis of Lothian, which took place at the seat of the Dowager Lady Suffield on Sunday. The melancholy intelligence was received by the Duke of Buccleuch and the other branches of the family in town yesterday morning : The deceased John William Robert Kerr, Marquis and Earl of Lothian, Earl of Ancram, Baron of Newbottle, Jedburgh, Kerr of Nesbit, Longnewton and Dolphing ton, and Kerr of Newbottle, Oxnam, and Jedburgh, all in the peerage of Scotland ; Baron Kerr of Kerr sheugh, county Roxburgh, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, who was born Ist February, 1794, was eldest son of the late William, sixth Marquis, by his first marriage with Lady Harriet Hobart, eldest daughter of John second Earl of Buckinghamshire, whose mar riage with Armar Lowry first Earl of Belmo re, was dis solved in 1793. He succeeded his father in the family titles and estates 27th April, 1 824, and on the 19thhJteru 1831, married Lady Cecil Chetwy nd Talbot, daug . of Earl Talbot, by whom the deceased 3farquis leavesord Jed issue a youthful family of seven children, the eldest, L burgh, being only in his tenth year. The deceased Marquis was Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburglishire, and Colonel of the Militia of the county and city of Edinburgh. By his Lordship's demise, the families of the Duke and Duchess: of Buccleuch, Earl of Talbot, Viscount and Lady Sarah Ingestre, Sir John S Alart and Lady Louisa Forbes, Lord and Lady Clinton, Lord and Lady Henry Kerr, Dowa ger Lady Suffield, Lord and Lady Charles Kerr, Earl and Countess of Antrim, Lord Robert Kerr, Countess of Abingdon, &c., are placed in mourning. The Noble Marquis was a Lor d in Waiting to the Queen, having been appointed by Sir Robert Peel at the dissolution of the late ,Government, but his Lordship had not entered upon his duties at the palace since he received the p pointment. By the Noble Marquis's demise the Lord- Lieutenancy of the county of Roxburgh becomes in the gift of the present Administration. ANCIENT CANNON.—In the life of Bruce, by Barbour, we learn that guns were first employed by the English at the battle of Werewater, which was fought in 12 27, ab out 40 y ears after the death of Friar Bacon, the supposed disaovcrer of gunpowder; and there is no doubt that four guns were used at the battle of Cressy, fought in 1346, when they were supposed to have been quite unknown to the French, and tended to obtain that victory for British arms. Froissart gives an excellent representa tion of a 000 and cannoneer* in 139 Q. E'VENING SUN TO THE PROPRIETORS OF TR: ADELPHI THEATRE. A new drama, entitled Ten Tousand a Year, was pro duced at this theatre last evening. It is founded on the celebrated story of the same name, which has recently appeared in Blackwood's Magazine. The adapter has followed his original very closely, both as regards inci dent and language. The drama is divided into four epochs. In the first, Tittlebat Titmouse (Mr. Wright) ap pears as the haberdasher's shopman, inhabiting an attic, when all at once he is discovered by Quirk (Wilkinson), Gammon (Lyon), anti Snap (Wieland), the lawyers, to be the real heir to the Yatton estates in York shire, and an action of ejectment is brought against Mr. Aubrey (Mr. Maynard), who is in possession of the estates. Wright, and Paul Bedford, who acted Huckaback, a swell shopman, elicited roars of laughter, at the commencement of their excellent acting, but when they quitted the stage, the remainder of the act went on rather heavily until the last scene, when the children's ball at Yatton, and the tableau at the conclu film of the act, drew down thunders of well-merited applause. The tableau was one of the most effective ever exhibited. The second epoch represents the trial at York, the result of which is to establish the claim of Titmouse to the Yatton property. The opening scene represents the barristers' robing-room, and two gentle men appear in wigs, gowns, and bands, but the bands are tied over black stocks, and the gowns are worn over coats with metal buttons. A visit to Westminster-hall would show these gentlemen that barristers, when robed, invariably appear in white cravats, and coats with dark buttons. This is but a trifle, hut still it materially affects the vraiseinblance of the scene. In the third act we find Titmouse indulging in all the purse-proud arrogance of a vulgar parvenu, and Aubrey, the ruined gentleman, struggling hard with fate, and tortured by Gammon, whose object is to com plete Aubrey's ruin, in order to force his sister into a marriage with him (Gammon). In the fourth epoch Gammon has brought his schemes to bear • he offers his hand to Miss Aubrey (Mrs. Yates), and is rejected. He tells her it is in his power to restore Yatton to her brother, who is the rightful heir, and to dispossess Titmouse, and offers to do so, if she will, on the restoration of the property taking place, become his wife, but is again rejected. This scene is one of the most effective in the piece, and was most powerfully acted by Mrs. Yates and Lyon. Foiled in this attempt, Gammon proceeds to Titmouse, tells him that be is not the real heir but a bastard, and ex torts a settlement of 2,000/. a year from him as the price of his secret. In the mean time, Miss Aubrey has in formed her brother of Gammon's communication. Mr. Runnington, his solicitor, is put to work, and discovers the fraud. Aubrey is restored, mutual recriminations take place among the lawyers, and Gammon comm its suicide ; quitting the world in an act of fraud, for he dresses as for a party, takes prussic acid, and drops the bottle into the fire, witha view of having it believed that he died a n atural. death, in order to save his policy of life insurance. Wright, as Titmouse, was vulgarity personified ; no thing could be better : he was the very Tittlebat Tit mouse of the author of the story, and during the whole time he was on the stage the audience were in a con tinual roar. Lyon, as Gammon , was very effective ; his last scene was a most powerful p iece of acting, and was was stro gly much applauded. The piece which it went cast and well and well performed ; notwithstanding piece. At the fall of the heavily. With judicious pr . uning, however, it may c b u e rta m in ad y e at a es m an o n s o t evening, announced it repetition every and although there were a few dissentients, the voices were soon drowned by the cheering with which the announcement was greeted from all parts of the house. W e cannot conclude without noticing the admirable dancing o f the c,hildren inthelat scene of the first act. BRITISH IRON COMPANY. Castle Court, Budge Row, London, Oct. 23, • L 1341. :The Trustees of the United Shareholders having ellen the report of Robert Barnett, Esq., Gideon Colq.u hottn, Esq., Thomas Gibbes, Esq., John Middleton, Esq., William Morrice, Esq., Moses Ricardo, Esq., Benjamin Harding, Esq., lately circulated among the proprietors, their attentive consideration, are of opinion that. it may be supposed that they approve of the con tents of that document, if they remain silent, and in order to avoid such a misconception, they deem it their thiV to review it. The Proprietors will remember, that the nomination of this Committee was effecteti in a manner which re fiectee no credit upon the Directors and their partisans, er s 4in fr a o i m iat i e s d h . om the proposition to appoint the Com mittee inflicted an act of injustice upon the United Share hold The i s ‘sTrec.tors having no alternative left but to consent. to the a pp e ntasent of a Committee of Inquiry, or to fall under the chi_ which had been brought against them, after giving six :months' opposition to an inquiry which men possessing roputation and integrity ought not to have opposed for six ,hours, consented to the appoint ' ment of a Committee, which, leowever, they . took care to nominate themselves; and the seven Proprietors elected for this purpose were their avowed and constant sup porters, and known to be so linked with them by self interest, that a condemnation of the Directors amounted to a sentence upon themselves:—the appointment was discreditable—the acceptance anything but judicious. The Proprietors could expect little from such a Com mittee; and the Report in no way disnapoints their anticipations. The duties of the Committee were declared by the fol lowing resolution : That the Report be laid before the Committee to be appointed by this Resolution, and that the unde_remen tioned Proprietors be appointed a Committee for con sidering the past proceedings of the Directors in.. the management of the affairs of the Company • and also .the best mode to be taken, either for closing the concerns - of the Company or otherwise, and to report their opinion thereon, together with such observations as they mar have to offer upon the accounts submitted by the Di rectors, at a subsequent General. Meeting, to be espe cially convened for receiving the same ; and that in the. meantime a circular letter be addressed to, every Pro prietor, with a copy of this resolution, urging the neces sity of prompt payment of the calls necessary for dis charging the liabilities in course of payment." The Trustees of the United Shareholders having weighed well the instructions contained in this resolu tion, have no hesitation in declaring that the seven gentlemen have not fulfilled their duties ; in fact, the: document which they have issued is evidence of their having examined nothing more than the half-yearly. Report, May 20th, 1841, instead of commencing their investigation from the month of April, 1825; but to make up for this neglect, these seven gentlemen declare, in the same Report, that all the losses are to be attri buted to the errors of management made by the first Directors in the origin of the Company, the very period which they admit they have not investigated, and put down this loss to the purchase of the Corngreaves Estate which they state amounts to 850,000/. This Committee make this declaration, with the Report of the Directors. in May, 1841, before them, by which it appears that the total cost, including law expellees, is 971,000/., and the present value 586,279/., besides a profit of 195,786/. The . object of this part of the Report is to shield Sir George Larpent and Mr. Horsley Palmer, and give the appear ance of truth to the oft repeated assertion of these two Directors—that all the losses of the Company arose from the mal-administration of the Directors before they entered the direction. Whilst the fact is, that the losses of the British Iron Company are to be attributed to the management of these identical gentlemen, Sir George Larpent and Mr. Horsley Palmer, who have been con nected with the direction from its first establishment. The aspersions which this Committee say " have been thrown on the Directors," are the charges which have been brought against them—before the assembled pro prietory—in the face of the world—and under the eye of the press. These charges have been supported and substantiated by the evidence adduced from the report and balance sheet issued by the Directors themselves in May last — they have never been met, much less refuted ; and Sir George Larpent and Mr. Horsley Palmer must even vet answer to these charges or abide by the consequences? The Committee have not in their Report informed the Proprietors,—what is the amount of profit or loss which has resulted to the Company in consequence of the deal ings with the firm of Mr. Horsley Palmer during the last sixteen years ; neither have they said whether they approve of the service of plate which Mr. Palmer's col leagues presented to him at the cost of the Company ; or whether they consider the annuity adequate which was g ranted to Mr. Sinason, the late Managing Director, to in duce him to retire, in order that Sir George Ltzr pent might provide for his brother-in-law, Mr. Wilson, and his two friends Messrs. Barclay and Ravenshaw, by appointing them to be Managing Directors at 2,0001. per annum, in lieu of 500/. per annum paid to Mr. Simson. Nor have they informed the Proprietors whether the holders of the 1,161 shares forfeited were solvent ? What are the numbers of the said shares ? and if any of the said shares have by mistake ever been sold ? The Committee have not recommended that the law bills of the solicitors, amounting to 185,5991., shall be taxed; they have, however, recommended that the Com pany shall be dissolved, in which recommendation the Trustees of the United Shareholders most heartily join; provided the Committee to carry out the dissolution are well selected, and shall fairly represent the general body 1 of the Shareholders. This Committee of seven has had but one object throughout their labours, as their Report proves, and that was—to place the Directors before the Proprietors in. the most favourable light—to gloss over all their mismanegemcnt—to make them appear honourable, just, and wise ; and as the picture would not be perfect without shade as well as light, they venture to asperse the motives of the United Shareholders, by attempting to prove that the illegal calls made upon the 50/. shares are just and not fraudulent —that the Directors are ill-treated and injured men, and have not wasted, squandered, or lost one million seven hundred and seventy-three thousand, three hundred and twenty-seven pounds of capital and interest, as is proved by their own accounts, contained in the Report of May, 1841 ! ! They next attempt a justification of all the injudicious and illegal acts of the Directors during the past sixteen years, by reminding the Shareholders that all which the Directors have done has been sanctioned by the Pro prietors at general or special meetings No doubt the chosen seven imagined that this statement would clear the directors of all blame. But when the Shareholders are informed that this sanction, g iven to the illegal acts of the Directors, was obtain e d by deception; namely, by the Reports produced to the General and Special Gene ral Meeting s, from time to time by these Directors, the contents of which are now proved to have been fallacious in every respect (vide Report of 4th May, 1838, in which the one-half only of the opinion given by five leading Counsel is inserted, to satisfy the Proprietors that the Company is under no liability to Mr. Attwood, beyond that of returning him theCorngreavesEstate for 325,0001.; ec tlLe rs o , th ß e e r po ha r l t f , o to prove to the Proprietors , that the Company can never f sameen oipnintlioenmisoninthseor 111 th l e d get rid of the payment of the interest upon the amount t f ed M i a n y e 18 D 4 1; owing to Mr. Att wood, and therefore they have not re t ur ned the estate , but p aid Mr.eAttwood 350,0001. !) —a deception which has not only produced ruin, but which it is now attempted to adduce as a justification to throw the blame upon the deceived instead of the de ceivers. The Trustees of the United Shareholders having now refuted the statements contained in the Report of the Committee, have only one duty more to f u lfil, and that is earnestly to re q uest ever y Shareholder to refrain from Meeting o pav i n g further calls, and to attend th e General the Proprietors to beheld in November next, and vote for the immediate dissolution of the Company ,• a nd thus put an end to their losses and liabilities, and avoid the only alternative left to the United Share• holders,—namely, an appeal to the Court of Chancery. By order of the Trustees, JAMES BAILEY, Hon. Sec. THE LATE FIRE AT TIRE TOWER or Lox' statedn this thpaatr entrance ttiileius em e over ol the eut sel di grand DON.—Yesterday the workmen employed in removing the splendid piece of architecture which formed the pediment ocpoNr.i pa t o ir e, et the eh 0e1.,. sculptureA l abou r s.r ou ry : ,I h ut a had the hasenearlyb n pro duction of the celebrated Gibbons, but many doubts arose as to the material of which it was composed , and much surprise was manifested both at the time of the raging and since the fi re, that whilst everything around became a victim to the flames that this should have escaped. Surprise will terminate when the public are informed that this magni fi cent work of art is composed of . hewn . stone, in many parts considerably above two feat in thickness, and put up in pieces varying from two feet to a yard and a half in length and breadth. This circum stance rendered its removal a matter more easy than was at first anticipated, as it was supposed to be one solid mass of masoury, and which may be accounted for from the fact that it has received several thick coats of paint, and from below presented that appearance. The pieces described are lowered from the scaffolding with the greatest care, and are placed within a covered hoarding erected for their reception on the north side of the White Tower. It appears that the amount of loss supposed of to have been incurred by the countr y in the destruction . the Armoury and its contents, has been much over-esti mated. From information obtained from a g entleman Conn ected with the Ordnance department, it will not ex ceed 300,000/. Upwards of 5,000 percusion muskets, valued at 10,000/., were saved. The infornaatio, however, in the first instance could only medium of the warders, to whom, it is be der i ve d thr . ough the but Justice to state, that by their kindness alone, the. Press have beim . enabled to lay many interesting particulars regarding the late fire before the public which ru i ns in some plaices are still smouldering, but the m thew or o k orn, unddenancr th e e direc tions of Mr. Stacey, the keeper fstores, aro nevertheless still pursuing - their avocations in remov ing some portions of them at the east and west angles. very Towards the afternoon so me ve ancient and interesting relics were dug out, and immediately de p osit e d amongst the ordnance stores b en eath the White Tower. The Court of Inquiry is still expected to last some days. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY'S GARDENS, RE' GENTS PAltli.---At a meeting held on Saturday, the fol lowing persons were elected Fellows of the Society The Hight Hon. Lord , Stanley, M.P., the lion. Henry M a nners Sut ton, M.I ~ Mr. T. Hughes, Mr. R. Teas, and Miss DolbDolb y A large portio n of this delightful spot o f ground, .which was laid out during the summer months, is now being . planted with trees and shrub:, and the gar d e ns containing the bulbous and other spring flower ing plant* are very nearly completed. SURREY THEATRE: The horses are. gone—Ducrow has made his exit for the season, and the legitimate drama has resumed its swa y. Mr. Graham made his first appearance since his return from his provincial engagements last evening, and chose the character of Coriolanus for that purrose. This gentleman has improved amazingly by his pro vincial practice, and his Coriolanus is a very creditable performance. A new drama of diablerie followed, under the title of Don Juan de Marana, or Good and Evil Angels. The bills state it to be an adaptation from the French, but the adapter might have saved himself the expense of purchasing the French libretto, for the piece is neither more nor less than a rifaciamento of a piece, which, under the different titles of Don Juan, Le Festin de _Pierre, Don Giovanni, and The Libertine Destroyed, has been a stock piece at every theatre in Europe for the last two hundred years. Don Juan de Marana is, in fact, " our ancient friend Don Juan," and runs the same wild career of debauchery, gambling, and murder, having previously entered into actual compact with the Evil One ; while, in the old Don Juan, if we recollect aright, the compact is merely an implied one. The career of the new Don Juan, like that of his prototype, is brought to a conclu sion through the intervention of the monumental statue of one of his victims; and we see him, like the hero of " the pantornine, . . Sent to the devil somewhat ere his time,"' ~, a goodly company of the ghosts of his victims stanaing in the back ground, to witness the performance. '.phi piece whichO - was successful) has been got up with' gre at care and attention. The scenery is very beautiful, and reflects the greatest credit on Mr. Brunning. Novelty is the order of the day at this theatre. A young lady, Miss Waverley, makes her first appearance before a Lon don audience this evening, in the character of Juliet. We trust she will be successful, for there is a great dearth .of female tragic talent at this moment on the lUntlOti bards, • LitERAT U R E. A CATECHISM OF ASTRONOMY. By Hugo Reid. Oliver andlkyd, Edinburgh. The object of this little treatise is to convey a concise explanation of the more important phe nomena and principles of astronomy, adapted to the general reader, as well as to the instruction of youth. The leading results which it developes are simple, and may be comprehended within a moderate compass. They form also the most interesting study that can occupy the haman mind, exhibiting at once the beauty, order, Inol grandeur of the heavenly bodies, and the inde scribable power of their great Creator. No study, therefore, is so well fitted for exciting the admiration and piety of youth. The work, as its title implies, is drawn up in the form of question and answer, and conveys much informa tion respecting the fixed stars, the sun, planets, and comets, illustrated by a great variety of wood-cuts. The first of these represents some of the northern constellations, among others the Great and Little Bears, and with the helpof them Mr. Reid gives the following- very simple method of finding out the north-pole star :—" If a line be drawn through the two farthest stars from the tail of the Great Bear (also called the Plough and Charles's Wain), and produced in a direction from the limbs of the animal, that line will pass close to the Pole-star." The star is very bright, and cannot be mistaken - These two stars are termed " the Painters." NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NE TV SOUTH WALES.J3 s y R. G. Jameson, Esq. London, Smith, Elder, and Co. The author of this interesting volume went out to South Australia; in the summer of 1838, in the capacity of Surgeon Superintendent of Emi grants, and from thence he proceeded to visit the principal emigrant settlements in New South Wales and New Zealand, with a view to form correct opinions with reference to the most ad vantageous employment of labour and capital in these colonies. Without charging him with in tentional partiality, his book wears all the appear ance of a panegyric upon emigration generally, and more especially upon a removal to one or other of the colonies visited by him. As, how ever, he gives a very fair report of all that fell under his observation, the emigrant who is capa ble of forming an opinion for himself will find in this volume some.curious and. useful information. He admits that South Australia is so badly wa tered that the interior cannot be explored. with out the certainty of those making the attempt perishing with thirst, and he even relates the story of Colonel Ciawler and his daughter being obliged to drink the blood of their horses in an endeavour to penetrate the country north-east of Mount Barker. Now of what avail is a fine cli mate and extensive pastures in a land without that prime necessary of ? He describes the scenery of Australia as' very beautiful ; but the appearance of New Zealand as remarkably sombre, the plains greatly resembling the aspect of the heath-clad moors in Scotland, being over run with a species of dark fern. Such of the na tives as he fell in with were inoffensive, hospita ble, and remarkably intelligent. Multitudes of them can read and write, and they are remarka bly fond of these mental exercises. New Zea land boasts of some very respectable mountains, lakes, and rivers. Some of the mountains are 9,000 feet above the level of the sea, and Lake Tanpo is 35 miles in length, and on an average '2O in breadth. Prefixed to the volume is a well engraved map of the South Australian and New Zealand groups of Islands. FINE ARTS. ILLUSTRATIONS OF DON QUIXOTTE. Williams, London, 1841. This is the first Part of a series of twenty-five engravings from original paintings by Coypel. It contains four plates, all of which display much of the grave, quiet, saturnine humour that cha racterizes the master-piece of Cervantes. The sketch, in particular, when the enthusiastic Don Quixote is represented receiving in the inn the order of knighthood from the hands of his wag gish landlord, is as full of rich comedy as Hay man's admirable illust?ation of the same scene, in his engravings which accompanied Smollett's translation. ILLUSTRATED SHAKSPEARE, Part XXX. Tya4s, London, 1841. In this Part we have the two first acts of the noble tragedy of King Lear, which are introduced by a few pertinent critical remarks from the pen of the Editor. The illustrations by Kenney Meadows are by no means deficient in vigour and earnestness. t to o t, o t, the e r° 'ol ls.