The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-14 00:00:00

XV.WINING SUN J'ar_AREET g7 , (1 Ci r ri' NEWS. CITY, TWELVE U'CLUCK. LIVERPO OL COTTON MARKET, OCT. 13.—We have had abetter demand for cotton to-day, the sales amount ing to 4,000 bales, of which 600 have been taken by S peculators- The descriptions sold are chiefly Surats, 3d. to ; Pernam s , 7d. to Bd. ; and New Orleans, 40. to 6d. LIVERPOOL SHARE DIARRET, OCT. 13. The fol -I"ing are the transactions :—Grand Junction, Half Shares, 97i ; Great Western, 204 Shares, 7 ; London 7.5 and Birmingham, New Shares, 234 ; Midland Counties, ; North Midland, Half Share s , 9-1-. MANC HESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 13.—Our mar ket is dull ; prices continue firm, but very little business transacted. London and Birmingham 32.4 New Shares, 23k Manchester and Leeds Quarter Shares, 15s. prem.; Manchester and Birmingham, 211. Sydney, New South \Vales, papers, to the 6th of June, have been received, which state that " the monetary af fairs of this town and colony are still in a most dis tressed and unsatisfactory condition, notwithstanding 311 ' our f ore b oding to the contrary, that the evil clay had come and passed away : a general dullness per vades ail classes of the community, and all branches of iqqe, which not hi ng can so effectually remove as cheer ; news from England, To show the unfavourable po sition recent circumstances have plunged this colony in, we may addu ce t h e fact that there are no less than eight hundred cues befor e t h e C ourts of Requests this week, which taken at a fair average amount to 4,000/." The advices from South Australia up to the 15th of A ia,Y, state that Captain Grey, Governor of Australia, arrived there safe. His Excellency was cordially re ceived by Governor Gawler's family, and there he re *n as a guest. until sworn in as Governor of the Pro /ince. Ilia Excellency's lady was delivered of a son on the voyage. TN* ?LIND!. Both th e English and Foreign Securities opened this morning w i th a further advance upon yesterday's prices, Macht markets are looking - firmer, money being easier. _oConsols are 88 1 1 N yember Account for Money, and 884 1 for the ; Exche uer Bills, 11 13. Spanish Active Stock has l adnineed to 194 I, in con sequence of the prices comincr higherfrom Paris. For- Cents.,Oleso Five per Cents. are b 29i 30-4- ; Ditto Three per 1 4 Not much business doing at present. The Oriental steamer has arrived w ith the remainder of the Overland to Mail, b ut does not bring any additional PRICES news that Mall, b ut *lt SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. ~ 11.11.1,1Y11. G Paid. Per Share. rest l'ioetern . -• 7 5 i to r ,.,, 0 ~...1 .................... ts., L " ruth ..................... 4 izds sTrighton .............. 60 4 7ii den to v._, le Croydon ( Trunk)... lai 12.4 to . mil North Midland... ..... 50 orth Midland .. 100 Dpitbto, Th,irda • .. ...... ............................. 10 a PRI C ES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, OCT. 12. Thr;:el'ent• Coniols ...... 881 [Bank Stock bi..‘ o nd Half Stock ..... 97 'Grand Canal Stock ...... _— Ditlo I,lledueed ..... ... Ditto Deb,. 6 per cent _ 3e Par 1 , I "' 183 0.. ........ 97i Ditto 4 per cent , ,elt. D e b i , ...... 891 Royal Canal Stock — HALF-PAST ONE. :I ,The settlement of the Account in the English Stock l i p a : t l t e d e t isrrbeing adjusted more favourable than was ann ul-6,1;14,e! to the present time no declaration has ,The markets have gone flat again since the opening. sels are now 88 for Money, and 894 for the Nover . bergount ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 87 k i B6 ' Thrp 961 3 i ; Bank e -and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced, 4) 4, 165 164 i 165 i ; India Stock, 2444 245 ; Excne -I:4quer Bills, 11 to 13 prem. ; India Bonds, 2 prem. to )3-4". ; Spanish Active Stock, 191 ; Passive, 44 ; Defei : :- , 9li LPortugue-e Fi ves, 29i- ; Mexican Bonds, 21/1; Welt T wo - ' 511 ; Ditto Fives, 991 . -and-a-Half per Cents., • r- lr erY little doing in Shares ; prices are rather better. vre a „at Western 75i t unghtoo, 40 ; 1 . and Do. a l n ) d c). C F r i o f y th d s o ' n, 74 l2 '4 4 ; ; L p on a d r ,i, e n and °lzel:i ' 9 1 ; Xo ' rk and North Midland, 77. QUARTER TO TWO. le'lls°l3l9li 88 1 . ; Ditto, Novemb er A ccoun t, 88 Pillisb, 1 E. Th Q UARTER TO T"E d all iii , - -e achi ees frP4l Spain are thought better of, an e alttiety to learn Espartero's movements. TII.E MARKETS—THIS DAY. h 'e . COLONIAL MARKET. Rota P r ices of m os t ki n d s o f produce were supported. wi th buyers operated to a fir extent, but the shippers Much caution. The arrivals were fair. Th e 1r TEA MARKET. eats: ttat market was dull, the large public sales declared h old the t ra d e to operate with much caution, but ; 11 appeared unwilling to submit to lower rates, Was the value of Company's Co n y ou last. to s rth „,! TALL* MARKET. market remains O dull, and the merchants refused 14' 14 114 to any further reduction, and P. Y. C an dl e on 313 °t was not to be purchased under 475. per cwt. Th e WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. l a narket was but moderately supplied with M ea d ow *4 44 Clover ; the trade but middling, and prices sh erk at alteration. Of Straw our supply was rather 3/ t,;: ti tbe demand good, and prices steady. Clover, 11. 16 3 7 ; Meadow Hay, 21. to 41. 15s. ; Straw, 11. 12s. to Th e „ VI CTORIA THEATRE. l i ve to t , Port contained in our paper of yesterday rela 14pr, n° late accident at the Victoria Theatre, we are t 0 doe / t° find, has been greatly exaggerated, owing, the confusion of the moment. Upon bey, na l. i nquiry we learn that not any accident th e • few bruises and scratches (except in tatt.Asuigle instance of a boy's ancle being dislo fe;'Op resulted from what might, had it occurred a thetnis inutes later, been of more serious consequence. got s"use, notwithstanding the vague reports which 104 sPeedily circulated, was as well attended as usual t" -th ha„;_ n night i question, as also last night, the real Pos e d "LIZ been ascertained, and false rumours Tr ite'? N ORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. p as returns for the week ending Oct. 11, 1841: i " g er s £966 7 4 et ellitudiz a 3Ol 6 11 Darlington, Oct. 13. 1,267 14 3 1). O'BRIEN, Secretary. . ILI 4"1 strike of the masong ''''''c'fl-' l• t has oth,,, e ._., ar ianiet . i e t m o p h 1,,,0 the yed forerunner n a s t e t the o n y e . eo w df both at Yli s of a similar na p t r u o re e . d dew -.' t he Nelson llonument, c undertaken 13 Messrs,,tear, becks, wooiwich (contracL ~,, e n contractors T r T a t a h i e gra n . :- a s s q o u ar e , and c,,,i,.• Grissell and Peto), sent letters . 1,."' " ednesday declaratory of their intenti a o t n el employed kistshthe terms of their brother masons, i nneet . ,,,d. a , „ t y o strike u . i . M1,,,a3,e Ilew 'louses of Parliament, were c l as the asons - Inore than the contractors anticipate d , ir..• etnplOyed on each work are members 0f .4 the r I.s . selChiptalghatn. Union. O •ire y , whi l '" an interview with the n Wednesday m onaa morning l r a t a i , el lasted nearly an hour. 11-o,"npitiie of, but they belonged - I ;' u n o ' i o- grievanceli: ,l3 r al - nrs u t h . the O that b ''und to do as they were bid this ir i . s Glirtiesis.aeli.liy ox their It was in their power to advance... . 144 41_ to them th utter , impossibility • • I of Allen. that pit:_ de to of the dismissal of hi l s ie acc a e l d so ing ex. seeing . tl - Ine d to them the folly et their going out, difficulty in getting men .. 12.!_eiotractors would find ggedcloo-f th",n,atnhotiteteuntry to sup r p a lv u y .l o leir to it, th e places. He be 1 n d e e a f n e defer i ?l c coming i t. n he g enyl . i'si°ll tultilo ' l a e t e n i( r i c e la t y o , o and in th b e ut heads of the I: r esult re nion and reason w a th tu Of ~ of the interview was, we believe, c a o T u h l cl a that evening, 1 ,,,, 1e tinionists to quit their employment;theirposition as 1 ,, - "„ t ,s e s the contractors would give up . ~`"' rs, and consent to obey the dictates of this body men. t 4,4, destructive fire broke out ths7 xi m e, o ,r r (2, clock, on the premises occupied by s n . i li ng ail a e,) b - o an u d t b., ' Morocco and fancy . threatoned c -g rid , which at one time . leather manufacturer d s, st ß rn e e r : ti o _ "ey-street to arrive, i engines began , • 'lto the neighbourhood. In twenty minu tea from the 1.411 amache alarm ' plentiful supply I of water being o . was given, the Nv as bt a i nea , the fire l'h, co nfined to the premises it ori • t " tot until they were totallydestroyed. oinuted, iu w bie h 011 Sundayevening, (formerly o f w oloo_ between seven and eight 11' ham- Theatres), in GI mg . , es I)„ Ky the house of Mr. H. Johnston . . ztr"n'Y-lane and Covent-garden 104%, Pimlico, was entered by some dextrous thieves thes, plate, riu,..Plandered of jewellerY, o after a short absence, inicr,,,ttnount. Ur. and Mr l s v : a J c linston were from hone, fe4,1,71e servant girl returning r one f them, and called °I th' three men, rather genteely d essed, in' possess' _ lom i t ' hous, she resolutely seized o sir ivYlor assistance but before the neighbours or police and the ,r - - eki t 1! , • overpowered, vel, ; 0 succour her, she was 11 1 . 'lts escaped with their booty. They itta lle , h was their Pror i • Y Weans of skeleton keys, and sue r desk, or had gained . closecilelleY in the rifling art, that every drawe , ed in the tc , u r ,'; ' 3 ; 11 title premises, was thoroughly ransack A ' ' t '' s suPposed, of about half. an-hour. -.lee / b .... SELBY ktAlt,„, 1 • 1 1` ON THE HULL AN D 4: 1 " A'rs-An inquest was held before E. D. Conyers, i3ou. °II ti'le ° l l ) l -eriday last, at the Railway Tavern, r lint, with c i ed ,Y,, of John Ileesom, a gate-keeper . on the - 44 Y p r `‘'.l occurred on the evening of . the Wednes mil. He is 4uppt4te'es• Deceased was a married I'4 of 4 to have been asleep, and out t ly i h n eard a state of swhistle, when he rushed . C over lov tl lP °l % to open the gates, a a a nd .w . as writing a i tlon J tue trai n It was said that he was cl apt ~,- ' f • , °I. ri eotri - entar - on that part of the 19th Up asevr of "t• Luk e , Telatin ) ' to Zaccheus having climbed suppo's'ite,rore tree, in order to see Christ ; and it was tt work, 4 b Y some that he might have pored over theP.i app 44 1 he became so absorbed as not to notice. _ reaCh of I a verdict of IP'Aceitiental the train. The Jury returned -'llih t C ' d ?ath," and requested the Coroner to ad .or eautio e enginedriver and fireman as to the necessity 'qre4t4 and wutehfulness.—York Courant. . (.4,111 excitement has prevailed in the iron n tra e d o e , t k he i'n% ttlol jttst,.vveek, in confsequen.ce of the stopp 6. ' ,ad and Co., 0 1.,011(.0n. " 41. that tri et ar _ ~';',113. one or two firms in the Staffordshire dis ' We are lad to ,p,) " I Kely to be losers by the failure. f. 4I e PrOVinei / .1.041 :N . / a• papers teem with advertisements yeas °.s?rs• Grissell and Peto, offering 55. per diem to Houses of 1,..41 win engag e fur the works at the new _ur„e`..nlament. The discharged workmen are equally e t ilt in cautioning their brother masons not to engage. i, I reland the fith of October, at Besborough tiffe.Yacild, after a long and lingering illness, which he the hi,,lerg? ion.'4l and bore with great patience and fortitude, the Arthur trabazon Ponsonby, fourth son of tb _ ~ it lion. Viscount. Luncannon and grandson of Q tail of Lesborough, in the 22d year of his age. ~''ti, ._ MARLBOROUGH STELET. (THIS DAY). James Sheridan wss placed at the bar before Mr. Hiiwwicx, charged with having in his possession a 1001 Bank of England note, of which he could not give a satisfactory account. Mr. Kneller Smart, of No. 60, Prince's-street, Hay - - market, refiner and bullion dealer, stated that between five and six o'clock yesterday evening the prisoner entered his shop, and said that he had found a 100/. note, which had not been advertised. and that he wished to get it changed without having any trouble about it, and would give a handsome discount. He then produced the note, and witness having got pos session of it, asked him some questions as to how he came by it, when be suddenly rushed out of the shop, and attempted to make his escape. Mr. Thomas M'Manus, of No. 96, Great Portland street, Marylebone, soda-water manufacturer, stated that on Wednesday last he folded a sovereign up in a 100/. Bank of England note, and put it, as he thought, into his fob-pocket, but after a lapse of two or three hours discovered that he had lost it. He did nut know the number,' nor had he any means of ascertaining it, as it had been for a long time in his possession, and he had forgotten the source from whence he obtained it. He, however, remembered that the two first figures of the number were 6 and 7. The prisoner said he found the note on 'Wednesday morning in the stabling of Mr. M'Manus's premises, but there was not any sovereign in it. Mr. HARDWICK said there could be no doubt but that the note belonged to Mr. M'Manus, and ordered it to be given up to him, and after reprimanding the prisoner allowed him to go at liberty. LLOYD'S HIPPING--(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, OCT. 14. —Wind this day at noon W. to S.W. DEAL, OCT. 13.—Wind A.m. N.W., P.M. S.W —Ar - rived the Mary Taylor, from Sydney ; Hooghly, Cal cutta ; Three Sisters, Gambia ; St. Croix, Honduras ; Aquetuet, New Orleans ; Garland, Newfoundland. Ar rived from the. River, and sailed, the Tunaudra, and Berinau, for Nev Zealand ; Tigris, Ceylon ; Phcenix, and Thomas Snooii, Mauritius ; Matthew Pearce, and Jean Graham, Trinidad; Glaphyra, St. Kitt's ' • Reward, Jamaica. 7, P.m., the wind has shifted to the S.W., and several of the outward bound have put back. Sailed the Himalaya, for Port Philp ; Orbit, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Vernon, Madeira. Put back, the Telumah, and Cecilia. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 13.—Wind N.N.W. to W.S., W., strong.—Arrived Standard, Harrison, Calcutta ; Cherub, Whiteley, Buenos Ayres ; Leo, Montreal ; Helen Mar, Quebec ; Janet, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Selina, Tobasco ; Cestnan, Africa ; Emma, Henderson, Dal house, after being on shore, and slipping both anchors and cable. Put back, Zorilda, Texas ; Buono . Matilda, Rio Janeiro ; Stanley, Leghorn ; Lady Celbrook, Sa vannah, leaky, having been ashore on Taylor's Bank. Arrived off, the Britannia, Savanilla. The Ann, from Dublin, is on shore near the Red Noses ; crew saved. A vessel, supposed the Dido, from Africa, was wrecked on the Skerries last night ; from fifteen to twenty per sons were seen on the island this morning, presumed to have been saved from the wreck. OFF DOVER, OCT. 13.—The Pylade, from New York, for Antwerp. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.W. to W.—Arrived the Oriental steamer, from Alexandria—left 26th ult., Malta Ist, and Gibraltar 7th inst. ; Mary Ann, St. Mar tin's. Arrived off, the Robert Newton, Mosey, from Sydney, New South Wales. OFF TORBAY, OCT. 12.—The Rhoda, from Marseilles, with loss of foretop-mast, sails, and other damage, bound to Falmouth. FALMOUTH, OCT. 12.—Wind N.W. to W., strong gales and squally.—Arrived the Portia, Joss, from Monte Video—sailed Bth August. Sailed the Linnet packet, for Brazils. JERSEY, OCT. 9.—Arrived the Sirene, Scarborough, from Messina. MILFORD, OCT. 12.—1 t blew a tremendous gale last night, until this morning early, from S.S.W. to N.W., with violent squalls. CORK, OCT. 11.—Arrived the Racer, Cavenagh, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Robert Murrough, Riche bucto. Arrived off, the Lady Falkland, from St. John's, New Brunswick. HULL, OCT. 12.—Sailed the Elizabeth, for Smyrna. HUMBER, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Emily, Hillmann, from Bombay. YARMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Ann and Mary, from Quebec. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette of this day.) PORTSMOUTH.--Rear - Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.8., according to letters received here, was at Rio de Janeiro on the 26th August, preparing to sail for the Rio de la Plata, in the flag-ship Southampton, 50. Rear- Admiral Thomas, appointed to succeed Admiral Ross, C. 8., in the Brazils, was expected to arrive from Eng land about the end of September. Owing to the vigilance of the cruisers, the slave traffic was on the decline. The Vindictive, 50, was brought under the sheers and masted, to be commanded by Capt. John Toup Nicholas, of the Belleisle, 72, which is now ordered to be paid off in Plymouth Sound, and her men transferred to the Malabar, 72, and Cambrian, 36. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Owen, K.C.8., is daily looked for here, to hoist his flag on board the Queen, 110, for the chief command in the Mediterranean. Capt. George F. Rich has commissioned the Queen for that purpose. The Rapid, 10, Lieut. Tryon, has gone to Liverpool and Bristol, to convey seamen volunteers for the navy to this port. The Britannia, 120, Capt. Mansell ; Tyne, 26, Capt. Townshend; and Carysfort, 26, Capt. Martin, are ordered home from the Mediterranean. There is no truth in the rumour of the new ships Col lingwood 80, and Vengeance, 84, being ordered for com mission. They are to be fitted for ordinary et present. The new steamer Styx, Capt. Vidal, is ordered to pro ceed forthwith from Sheerness to Quebec, with the new Governor-General of Canada. The steamer Ardent, Commander Russell, has left Plymouth for Rio de Janeiro, with despatches for Rear- Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.B. . _ Our Port-Admiral Sir - Edward Codrington, G.C.8., has transferred his flag from the Queen to the St. Vin cent, 120, with the whole of his officers and retinue. At Spithead.—No vessel of war. In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Illustrious, Warspite, Vindictive, Belvidera, Madagascar, North Star, Driver, Pantaloon, Viper, and flag tenders. CORONER'S INQUESTS. Yesterday at one o'clock, an inquest was held nt the Feathers, Waterloo-road, before Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, on view of the body of Thomas Golder, aged 25, a tailor, who was found drowned in the Thames. Mr. George Maddox, a Thames-police inspector, de posed that about a quarter past four o'clock on Sunday afternoon last, he was in a police galley on the Thames, when he observed the body of the deceased floating oft' West's coal-wharf, on the east side of Waterloo-bridge. Witness caused it to be taken ashore. Thomas Golder, the deceased's father, an officer of excise, living at No. 54, Cornwall-road, Lambeth, stated that his son was a single man, and at the time of his mysterious disappearance on Satur day last resided with vi itness. He was a young man of sober, steady habits. Witness could not account for his melancholy death. He was in good employment. 1.7 p to the time he left home, which was about ten o'clock on Saturday night last, he was on the best terms with the whole of his family. Had never heard him ex press any disgust of life, or threaten self-destruction. He was a young man of good moral principles, but not at all melancholy as to religious subjects. Vie Jury observed it was a very mysterious case, and in the , absence of further evidence, returned a verdict of " F oun d Drowned." Yesterday - afternoon an inquest was held in the Com mittee-rOOO, St. Katherine's, before Mr. Baker and a Jury, on view of the body of Seth Brown Griffing, a native of the United States of America, and late com mander of the American line-of-packet ship Montreal, lying in the St. Katherine's Dock, who died suddenly. A surgeon gave his opinion that the cause of the death of the deceased was apoplexy, and the Jury re turned a verdict of " Natural death." The inquest upon the policeman Carroll was resumed yesterday for the fifth time. No positive evidence, how ever, was Adduced as to the cause of the death of the deceased, an,4 the inquest was once more adjourned till Friday. FARRINGDON WITHOUT.—This morning a Warchuote, at wl'xich Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., presided, was holelen in the Vestry-room of St. Sepul chre's Church, for The purpose of electing one Common Councilman, in the* room of William Andrew Beckwith, deceased. The Wavdmote havin g b een opene d i n the usual form, Mr. WAIL= Walker, of Farringdon-street, wine merchant, leas duly - proposed and seconded, having been returned to the IN Ardmote by the electors of the precinct of Sepulchres as a fit and proper person to fill the office of Common Councilman. It was then an nounced that Mr. Thomas Pearce, of Ludgate-hill, t l a l e n and uatlrsalgroeNse of f t o ru rs fa , c r tu et r i e r r od , w f i r r o o m ha t d he so c l o ici ut t e e s d t, mild as Y l t a h h e tp el in ec a t hands being taken Y . r. Walker was declared an dul yaou ele c c a t u ed i flies than of honey s spoon MILDNESS.--] 3 let. barrel of it fall into any extreme, it be on vinegar. If you mte e at a tr lw ac a t y s s mo a r s e . h The human mind is so constructed and yields to softness. A mild the tha water quenches the raging of t si i d t e r o e f si g st e s ut r le ig n o e u ss; . word quenches anger, tes • is heaping coals of fire —Truth, uttered with courtesy, fire, and by benignity - ar. y soil may be rendered fruitful. b weapons are pearls and on the head ; or, rather, How can we resist a foe Whose throwing wing roses in the face. diamonds ! ' • PRACTICAL W t ISDO l'-'* --- Sotnetimes it is sup posed that p rac ti ca l w i s d om is at: Nicely to be found d this is very true , if amongst im ag i na ti ve persons ; - - • you mean by " imaginative pe.rsons" those who have an i e>.--ieess of imagi nat i on: f or , in i - lae min, , as in the body, di eet spfro gen eral d war fi s h ness i s often accompan i es 4 b y a nd •uls a portionate size of some part. The large lau. I. But if of th e dw ar f seem to have devoured his statur. rim,- you me,xn th a t i mag i nat i on, of itself, is something - .. sistent NI ith practical wisdom, I tkinle you will find *AA-. your opin ion is not founded un experience. On the con trary, I believe that there have been but few men who have done great things in the world who have not had a large power of imagination ; for imagination, if it be sub ject to reason, is its " slave to the lamp."—Essays in the Interval of ilatAe ss . On Sunday morning last, Mr. Joseph Lee, the powerful bass singer, at York Minster, and who was so well known throughout the county for his excellent sing ing at die various concerts, &c., died very suddenle. lie was seized with a fit of apoplexy, and expired in a short time. He was forty years of age, and was much re spected by his numerous friends.— York Cour ant. LITERATI7T.E. THE GLADIATOR. 8011, London; Philp and Evans, Bristol. 1841. The author of this tale is a lady named Lamont, who has inscribed it, in a modest and affecting dedication, to the son of the late Marshal Mac donald, as a " slight tribute to an unchanging friendship of many years." The events of the narrative are supposed to have occurred during the reigns of Septimus Severus and Caracalla, when the Roman power, having reached its highest pinnacle of greatness, was fast verging on decline. The principal personage, a Dacian, by name Cevulas, is his own biograph"r, and in the leisure and tranquillity of old age, amuses himself by detailing the particulars of his past career to his distinguished Roman friend, Claudius Tacitus. He was born in a secluded forest hut, near the banks of the Danube, and in early life was deprived of his father, who was murdered by a Roman soldier. The youth was afterwards carried off to Rome, where, after go ing through many strange vicissitudes, he was employed as a gladiator, and attracted in that capacity the attention of the Emperor Caracalla, who, struck by his skill, agility, and courage in the arena, endeavoured to make him subservient to his interests—in fact, to engage him as his tool; but being unsuccessful in his efforts, threw him into prison, and persecuted him for months with unrelenting acrimony. Having by good fortune escaped from the Imperial clutches, the Dacian quitted Rome, and pursued his way to Antioch, where he re mained for some time, and was an eye-witness of the death of Caracalla, with which incident the narrative concludes. There is much spirit and tenderness in the story, which is put together with skill, and shows no ordinary acquaintance with the usages of the period. The characters, too, are delineated with considerable ability— especially that of Caracalla, whose gloomy, vin dictive, treacherous nature, and unceasing ani mosity towards his brother Geta, are in perfect accordance with historical fact. But the most consistently sustained personage is decidedly that of the autobiographer himself; who is just what we might imagine a bold, impetuous, frank Da cian would have been, when suddenly transferred ' from his native forests to the refinement and civilization of the Queen of Cities. Nor must we omit to speak of the author's descriptions, which are full of vigour, and occasionaliy display a truly poetical imagination. As a sample of her manner, we subjoin the Dacian gladiator's ac count of his desperate combat in the arena with a rival gladiator, by name Paulus, who after wards proves to be his own brother : The trumpets sounded,—the gladiators who had been crossing and re-crossing, flashing like meteors before our eyes, formed a shining belt around the arena, and, sinking into a recumbent posture at the feet of their mu tars, prepared to witness the real combat which was to succeed their pretended one. Again the trumpets sounded. Paulus shot before me, bright as a star from heaven,—his name was repeated with joyful acclamations, —he waved his crested head with a proud grace. Al ready he was in the centre of the arena, and yet I lingered at its entrance. But in a moment my name was echoed around : either my imagination deceived me, or there was something reproachful in the tone in which it was uttered ; recollections and feelings were absorbed in the thought that the delay of another instant might make the shame of the coward mine, and I rushed forward to the side of Paulus. Loud were the exulting shouts of the Romans,—deep was the silence that succeeded, bro ken only occasionally during the combat by a burst of applause, a call of encouragement, or the making of bets, when I could hear the voices of the Czesars, clamourous and eager on the merits of their favourites. The assem bly seemed to hang with the intensest interest on our swords. Never met combatants on terms of more per fect equality. Again, and yet more strongly, I felt the spirit of the gladiator awake within me. It was not that I wished to preserve my life,—it was not that I desired the honour of being victor over Paulus ; but it was that I shrank from the thought of defeat. Alas ! I knew not myself, I knew not human nature, when I followed Paulus into the arena. Had an ignoble adversary been mine, I could have submitted, my death would have been voluntary, no sounds of triumph would have rung around me. Now my barbarian soul rejected death, because death would have been defeat. Twice did we bend our weapons to the ground and pause for breath. Again the fight was renewed. I struggled to bo indifferent,—instinctively and habitually hand, eye, and foot did their part. At length blood is shed,—it is mine. "He has it," resounds on every side, —words harsh to a gladiator's ear, and which had never before grated on mine. And now, indeed, the combat be comes real ; I forget every thing but the insulting shout which I have just heard,--my soul is in the tight. Once more the sword of Paulus drinks my blood,—l feel the warm tide gush from my side and flow down my unco vered leg. The assembly, rapt in the increasing interest of the combat, forget to shout. The voice of Geta alone tells exultingly the successful stroke of Paulus. while a deep curse from the lips of Caracalla betrays his indig nation that his chosen champion is not superior to his brother's. Paulus becomes more ardent as his victory seems more certain ; I retreht from a well-aimed thrust, his impetuosity throws him forward on his knee, and my sword, descending with force, cuts through part of his head-p iece, his helmet falls off, surprised, for a mo ment he is not on his guard, —my weapon is now deep in his bosom, where it is crossed by.the glittering belt. H e staggers back,—tries to recover himself,—daises his sword : 'tie vain, his enfeebled arm cannot sustain its weight,—he bends its paint to the earth, and leaning heavily on its hilt yet refuses to fall. He turns his eyes on me,—no anger, no desire of vengeance lightens in those eyes ; a languid smile plays over his features. His brave and gentle spirit strives to subdue itself ; yet, yet he cannot call himself vanquished,—he raises his drooping head and looks around with a mournful dignity. No sound of triumph had followed my fatal blow, and still the multitude are silent, gazing on the death-scene before them. THE ASIATIC .TOURNAL. Allen and CO. The October Number of this periodical has made its appearance, with the whole of the in telligence brought by the last overland mail from India. The news from China is the same which appeared in the columns of the daily me tropolitan press ; but from Central Asia and the different Presidencies of British India, the ac counts are more extensive, though less interest ing. The original articles are of the average Magazine order. In the " Memoirs of a Griffin" we have a spirited description of a boar-hunt in the jungle, and the mode of catching alligators in the Hooghley. The " Diary of an Assistant- Surgeon" details some of the ravages of that fearful plague, cholera, in India. " Sindibad Namab," translated from a Persian manuscript in the library of the East India Company, is concluded in this Number. The translator seems to us well qualified to enrich our literature with very valuable translations from the oriental languages, nor can he better employ his leisure than in thus establishing claims to the gratitude of posterity. We may, however, be mistaken, but we have a faint impression that we met with a story very like the one before us in Mr. Lane's new translation of the " Thousand and One Nights." In the article on the "Bench, the Bar, and the Press of India," we find some strictures on the conduct of the Chief Justice of Bombay, Sir H. limper, in the spirit of which we entirely concur. The proceedings of the month at the India House are carefully reported, and the items of colonial intelligence well and in dustriously arranged. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 13.—University Officers—At a Congregation held in the Senate-house on Monday the following appointments took place : Auditors of the Chest.—Rer. Dr. Tatham, St. John's ; Rev. R. Birkett, M. A., Emmanuel ; Rtv. James Cart nell, Christ's. Proctors—Rev. Thomas Gaskins, M.A., Jesus, Se nior Proctor ; W. IL Thompson, M.A., Trinity, Junior Proctor. Scrutators—Rev. Henry Calthorp, 8.D., Corpus; Rev. Charles Eyres, M.A., Cuius. Taxors—Rev. C. H. Maturin, M.A., King's ; Joseph Townson, M.A., Queen's. Moderators—Rev. Thomas Guskin, M.A., Jesus ; D. F. Gregory, M. A., Trinity. The following degrees were conferred : Bachelors of Divinity—J. E. Dalton, Queen's. Master of Arts—F. A. Paley, St. John's. Bachelors of Arts--J. Griffith, Christ's. DivINITY LECTURES. The Norrisian Professor has announced his first lec ture for the 19th (next Tuesday) at one o'clock : the lec tures to be continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during term. At a Congregation held on Tuesday the following Caput was constituted : Rev. Dr. Graham, the Vice-Chancellor (Christ's), Rev. Dr. Tatham (St. John's), Rev. Dr. Gildart (Tri nity), Dr. Fisher (Downing), Rev. R. Birkett (Emma nuel), Non -regent ; Rev. J. S m i t h (C hrist ' s), Non-regent. One of the Cambridge papers states, that the Master of Trinity has actually resigned, and that the Rev. Francis Martin, M.A., one of the Fellows, is most likely to be the Rev. Doctor's successor. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. The following students of thi s C o ll ege have recently been elected exhibitioners - on Dr. Wood's foundation for the following years:— Third year—Simpson, C. T.; Bird, C.; Mayor, R. B. ^ond year—Adams, J. C.; Gruggen, P. J.; Camp- Se c bell, A. -• --Dixon, T. ; Hamming, G. W. ; Stephen, First year- J. W. There have this v :arbe . en considerable iropor .;mted States. Si x h un d re d tations of cheese from the . se American cheeses, of excelle.lt quality, w e r e so ld l ast week at from 565. to 60s. per cwt., duty paid. Th e d uty ' is 12s. a cwt., which leaves the cos: price from 445. C o 48s. After pitying the duty, the 01(4: might be sold at from 70. tc. Bd. per lb. retail.—Liv , stiies. erpocl THE SUN, LONDON, 'PHURSDAY, , OCTOBER 14, 1841. THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. TO THE EDI7'OI? OF THE SUN. . SlR—Being somewhat r ecovere d, a ft er the first good night's rest- I have e n j oye d since thelate fatal railroad accident, I beg y ou, w il l give my unfeigned thanks to my numerous friends and the publi c f or th e ir kind inquiries. I will now state wh at occurred to me from the moment I moment my home to the moment at' which I'now dictate. I accompanied my d aug h ter (who was conveyed i n an in valid carriage) to the railroad station. On her arrival there, she was conveyed to the coupe which had been prepared for her, accompanied by three of her sisters. Having seen the principal railroads, I was anxious to see the structure of the Brighton line. I entered an open carriage, with two of my servants. the third carriage from the locomotive engine. I did not apprehend danger, inasmueh as I supposed that, as there had been so many railroad accidents, the Direc tors, engineers. &c., would use only such engines as they could depend upon, and which had been as well tried as the cannon at Woolwich are. We proceeded on our journey, and as there are gentlemen appointed by Par liament to investigate the safety of railroads, I shall not make any rema r k s . However, my poor faithful servant Henry, now no more, became greatly alarMed at seeing the number of locomotive engines ; in truth, he seemed to feel a presentiment of what would occur. When we arrived at the place where the accident happened, and of which I know not the name, I pasSed over from the right to the left to inquire of Henry what this noise meant In an instant I saw a flash of light, and I was encased in the debris of broken carriages. I endeavoured to keep a perpendicular position. From this moment to the time when some one pulled me by the arm from the ground (the person seemed to me to be Baron Rothschild), I had not the least idea of what was passing. I now cried out, " Are my daughters killed ? Will any , one in quire what has b ecome o f the Miss Carpues ?' I was now in the most horrible agony. I exerted myself, and dashed through between two rails. I fell on the ground. I saw a dead person covered with my cloak. Some one supported me. On the left I saw a dead female, who I sup posed might be my female servant. I asked some one how many were killed. At thi s moment, to my unspeaka b le joy, I saw my four daught ers s i tt i ng 'lithe coupe, where I had left them. It is impossibl e to d escribe what we all felt at this meeting. My daughter s t h ought me d ea d , b ut my youngest daughter thought she heard my voice, calling for the Miss Canines. I wad now tak en ' out of the - coupo in which I had been placed. I was literally covered with sand from head to foot. I was carried over the debris, and was desired not to touch the boiler, which had burst, as it would burn me. I was dragged on and laid upon the ground, Some humane persons raised Me and carried me forward, when my pains were so excessive I said I could proceed no further. They now procured a board, upon which I was placed; from this I was conveyed into one of the railroad carriages. Here I saw Major Holland, my . brother-in-law, who was going to town by the up train. I begged him to make inquiries if my servants were living, and if they were, that he would see every at tioa should be paid to them. He went and returned, and said all was over. My daughters now thought it would be better to convey me to Brighton in a cart. However, we at length consented to being carried on in the rail road carriages. On our arrival at Brighton, we met Mrs. Carpue and my second daughter. I was placed in a carriage and conveyed hither. I was led up stairs and placed in bed. My old friend Mr. Attree immediately a ttended, and did not leave me till he had applied, I be. here, 100 leeches; and I beg to state, that to that gentle man's judgment, attention, and unremitting kindness I owe my life. I have also to return my thanks to the gentlemen of the County Hospital for allowing Mrs. Pearce, the head nurse in the accident ward, to attend me occasionally. She is highly qualified f or h er situa tion. I shall not state my case, as Mr. Att ree w ill g i ve an account of it; but this I must say, my sufferings have been great, and I am even now unable to move; and when I think of the melancholy death of my servants, which affects me powerfully, I have only one consola tion, which is,. that I did not place them in a dangerous situation, and myself in one which might be supposed more secure. I never again should have had a happy moment. —I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. C. CARPUE. 3, Cannon-place, Brighton, Oct 12, 1841. (From the Brighton Gazette.) We are glad to find that the efforts made by the Di rectors of this railway to ensure the safety and promote the convenience of their passengers, have had the effect which was to be anticipated, in setting the public mind at ease. Professor Barlow, who had been sent down by Government for the purpose, has during the week in spected the whole of the line ; and we hear that his opinion coincides with that of Sir Frederick Smith, made previously to the opening, namely, that it is in ex cellent condition. That the late continued heavy rains should have produced the slight fall of earth which we have elsewhere noticed, is a matter that can excite no surprise ; that it has been so slight, may be fairly re garded as a proof of the care bestowed on the con struction of the line. One of the local journals, whose selfish and notorious hostility to the railway renders its remarks altogether innocuous, has indulged in a tirade against the Company for what he terms the premature opening of the line, before the embankments had settled and attained solidity, and complains that, in consequence of the late accidents, the flow of visitors to Brighton has been checked, and the prosperity of the season blighted, all which he lays at the door of the Directors. Now, so far from these allegations being facts, the town was never fuller, as our arrival lists this week will show, than it is at present; and the feeling of the public as to the safety of the line is shown in a variety of ways, one consisting of the fact that on Tuesday a single train carried upwards of 100 first-class passen gers, with three private carriages and several horse boxes. As to the solidity of the embankments, all which need be said is that the greater portion of them, throughout the line, were among the earliest works commenced, and that consequently, the settlement of the earth must have already taken place. A, great number of letters have during the put week appeared in the London papers, mo s t o f t h e wri t e rs, of which as sume perjury on the pa r t o f t h e w i tnesses ex amined at the late inquest, and propose their own suggestions and opinions as substitutes for the facts stated on oath. So numerous and contradictory are the suggestions made by these writers, that could the whole be attended to, not only would every railroad in the kingdom be im mediately shut up, but the turnpike roads would share the same fate. One of these writers appears to be horrified at the passage of the ♦iaduct, in all probability forgetting that what takes place at the momentary transit of the train over that magnificent work, is only the same as the ordinary travelling on the Greenwich Railway, which is, in fact, ono large viaduct from end to end. This may be taken as a fair sample of the ►►hole. PREVENTION OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. We have much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to a most important invention, which is on the eve of being made public, for the purpose of prevent ing the accidents which now attach to travelling on railroads. The it ventor has favoured us with an inspec tion of his plans ; and, as far as our judgment goes, an adoption of his invention will effectually prevent the recurrence of a large portion of those lamentable discs • ters which have of late► engrossed so much of the public attention. The inventor is Mr. George Thornton, of Wellinghatn Lodge, Brighton, one of the contractors on the London and Brighton Railway, who has recently obtained a pa tent for his important projects. This patent embraces a variety of points, to the principal of which we restrain our present notice. The patentee proposes to connect the engine with the train of carriages by means of a rope from 50 to 70 yards long—the precise length to be determined by experiment —so as to insure a certain space between the carriages and the locomotive by which they aro drawn. This rope is to be attached to the train in such a manner that self-acting breaks, which are to be provided for the wheels of every carriage, will cease to act as soon as the engine begins to draw, and so remain as long as the rope is in a state of tension, exerting their force immediately on the slackening of the rope. By this contri vance, incelie event of a collision between two engines run nine- in oppOleite directions, the breaks would exert their whole force on the train, and stop it before it could possibly come up with the engine. The same result would follow the stoppage of an engine by any subsidence of the road, an obstruction on the rails, or getting off the line ; and had this invention been in use a fortnight ago, the unfor tunate accident in the Copyhold Cutting on our railway would, in all probability, have been confined to the de struction of the engine. The locomotive, in fact, by this contrivance becomes a pilot, giving notice of any danger on the line, in time to prevent any injury to the train and passengers. Another important advantage attend ing the use of the rope is, that the distance between the engine and the train will preclude the possibility of light goods catching fire from the sparks of the chimney, through ieyrp owl and otherhich severallines. % Weought accidentsr perhaps to mention that the rope traction here described has been actually used by Mr. Thornton for several years in the exertione of his various contracts on railways. The second particular in the specification is one of scarcely inferior importance. T h ose acquainted with s t a tionary engines are aware that an undue purpose o l s ‘ e ho o r f preventin g noni)ropos7a3nt)o- apply the construction of ratus termed " the regulator, of; simpl e construe appa , this regulator to locomot ives ; and the advantage o f tspeedion, this will be, that the Superint en ding Engineer will b e i s n i e us l e vO r i. k o irng. the able to set any required limit to the speed of the en gine, so as to prevent an engine-driver, who ma y have "lost time," from putting the lives of the passengers in jeopardy, by endeavouring to make up, in a subsequent part of the journey, for any previous accidental dimi nution of the regular speed. This apparatus is of such a construction that the maximum speed of the en g i ne May be varied, if required, each journey, but in such a manner as to be entirely independent of the skill or caprice of the engine-driver. The other points of the patent are improvements in the engine, and some of them are of considerable im portance, making the engine provide fi)r some of its own wants, instead of leaving this to the care or carelessness of the driver. The i)irectors of the London and Brighten Railvvto have, with a most praiseworthy alacrity, determined tc test the merits of the invention on their line imme diately ; and should the experiments prove satisfactory, the patent will be immediately brought into use. The first experiment will probably be made in the present week, with the rope traction and self-actin— g breaks. Mr. Thornton is now fitting up a locomotive in elicit t manner as to combine the whole of the points connected with the engine, in his specification, and it will very shortly be ready fe:- trial. AN IMPERIAL PARTY. --- A V ienna letter says —" We have seldom had so many members o f t h e Im perial family assembled here as at the p resent moment. 'There are twenty-three Archdukes and Archduchesses now at Court, and their Imperial Majesties have just been joined by the Prince of Salerno." INSURRECTION IN SPAIN. (From the French Papers of Tuesday.) The following Christinite documents are published by the Presse and the Moniker Parisien : " Don Manuel de Oca, Ex-Minister of Marine (under the presidency of Perez de Castro), Member of the Pro visional Government of Spain during the absence of the Queen-Regent, Maria Christina of Bourbon. "The Government which is to rule Spain during the absence of the legitimate Queen-Regent, being solemnly proclaimed in Navarre and the Basque provinces, as it will in a few days be proclaimed throughout the kingdom, I ordain— " Ist. Every individual who shall combat, with arms in his hands, the authority of the said Provisional Go vernment, who may conspire or rebel against it, or who will not recognise and sub it to it in twelve hours a ft er the receipt of the present decree, or who shall oppose in any way the acts of the troops and population faithful to the cause of the Queen, is declared a traitor, and remains liable to the penalties established by the laws and mili tary ordonnances. " 2d. The individuals who, after the term fixed, shall continue to obey the orders and dispositions of the revo lutionary Government of Madrid, or of the authorities depending on it, shall incur the same penalties. " 3d. In the name of the Queen Regent, all classes, civilian and miliary, are relieved from any duties con trary to the order here sot forth. " MANUEL MONTES DE OCA. " Vittoria Oct. 4." ___ , The second is addressed to the soldiers : " The time is arrived for fulfilling the most sacred of military duties—fidelity. An act of violence has torn the Govornment from the august Princess who was called the Mother of her people. Since then a deluge of evils and outrages has overwhelmed the army, in common with all classes of the nation. Those who owe their glory and laurels to you were most forward to offend and hurt you. The honour of the army, ;the cause of the laws and of the nation, must be restored. The Queen, whose name you invoked in battle, claims the succour of your swords. Soldiers ! draw your swords, &c. " M. M. DE OCA." The third proclamation is as follows.--- "Noble Basco-Nayarrese—l have come into your hos pitable mountains as a member of that Provisional Go vernment which is to rule Spain during the short absence of her august Majesty the Queen-Regent, in order to seek the chief support of the monarchy. " A year has now passed since the most horrible in gratitude and the most scandalous sedition invaded the the Royal palaces, broke the steps of the throne, and opened to the man, who had received most recompenses from the nation and the greatest kindnesses from his Sovereign, the way which' was to conduct him to the throne, and give into his hands the helm of state. The same interval has elapsed since your holy and pa triarchal customs, your venerated institutions, your great virtues, and imperishable glory, have become the object of raillery and insult to an ungrateful and an ambitious revolution. There is no decorum which these two tyrannies combined have not outraged; no duty that they have not infringed, no compact that they have not broken, no object worthy of veneration which they have not overturned by violence and injustice. Religion, liberty, tradition, independence, all has been the prey of this monster of September. When our unfortunate brothers bent their heads under this ignominious yoke, propared by a long series of misfortunes to endure the hardest slavery—when the wicked began to celebrate their triumphs by horrible bacchanalia, and when the men of the Monarchical party were content to groan in silence over so many scandals, one city of pure renown and great name, styled the invincibk by all the world, dared to raise its voice in favour of the august Princess, w h om t h e revolution had exiled. This city is in your province ; its illustrious name already belongs to history—whenever it is men tioned it is with praise ; twice did this save the throne of Isabella, and a thousand times has it appeared resplendent with valour and glory in the midst of our civil discords. honour and glory to the noble, the invin cible Bilbao. It has given the grand example of fidelity to misfortune. It has been strong enough, and generous enough, to prefer conquered legitimacy to triumph a nt usurpation. The dep u t a ti ons o f the three sister pro vinces, rivalling each other in fidelity and heroism, hastened to offer to the illustrious exile the homage of their love. When the noble Princess received this holy mes sage, her heart was filled with tenderness, and her eyes bathed in tears. You still preserve in yo u r a r c hi ves , a nd you will ever keep i n mind the affectionate words in which she answered the demonstration of your loyalty. The daughter of Providence then mingled her destiny with that of the children of glory. The alliance be tween the Queen Maria Christina of Bourbon and you will never be broken, for it is God himself who has formed it in the day of tribulation. " Noble and valiant inhabitants of the Basque pro vinces and of Navarre !—I promise you in the name of this august Princess, the preservation of your ruEnos in all their integrity. You have conquered them with the blood of your veins, by the sweat of your brow, and by the loyalty of your hearts. The commerce of the in vincible Bilbao will again flourish under the shelter of protecting laws. The industry of all the country will be admitted to the benefits of national industry, in such a manner, nevertheless, that the favour granted to your labour will not become a means of fraud and harm to the the rest of the Spaniard s . _ " Basques and Navarrese !—You will have neither now, nor later, any other modification and regulation in your secularfueros than those which you yourselves will establish by means of the only exclusive and legitimate representation of the country, that is, by your Juntas and your Cortes. " The throne will never be ungrateful to those who act as its shield. It is not the illustrious Princess, into whose hands you are again about to place the sceptre of your Kings, who will take away your liberty, or who will forget your heroism. It is not she who will consent to see your laurels disgraced, your glory tarnished, and your deeds of arms remaining without recompense. The nation does not, you cannot, think valid the abdication of Government made by the Queen at Valencia, because it was, as her Majesty herself declares, an act of violence. The nation does not, you cannot, recognise as valid and legitimate, the resolution by which the tutelage of her Majesty and sister was declared vacant, and by which a new tutor has been named for these august minors. The Cos tes, who passed this act are illegitimate, and the vice of their illegitimacy renders all its acts invalid. Noble and courageous inhabitants of the Basque provinces and of Navarre I—Maria Christina of Bour bon, is the only Regent of the kingdom; the only tutor of the illustrious orphans called to rule the destinies of that nation, so rich in glory and so poor in happiness. There is the banner of loyal Spaniards; this banner now rises in every part of Spain. It wares at the head of the armies, and it waves in your mountains. The most illustrious generals, the bravest soldiers, those who bear the marks of a hundred wounds, received in a hundred battles—those who never failed in their fidelity, and never committed perjury —follow that resplendent ban ner, which leads to victory. It is the symbol of our holy religion, and of our Catholic monarchy. We will triumph with it, as our fathers did before us. " MANUEL MONTES DE OCA. " Vittoria, Oct. 4, 1841." The following proclamation has been issued by the Deputies of Biscay:— " Biscayans !—Your fueros are threatened with total annihilation, after all the attacks made upon them before your eyes. The Commissioners appointed at Guernica to treat on the subject with the Government of Madrid have been obliged to retire. In due time and place the general deputation will publish all the documents, and thus prove beyond all doubt our noble conduct, and ex pose the bad faith of the Government. The General Juntas which are shorly about to assemble will, we con fidently hope, approve our conduct. The convention of Bergara has been shamefully violated, both in respect to the laws and to individuals. The violent treatment of the officers of the country who have retired from active service, the impious attacks made upon religion through out the kingdom, and many other outrages, are evidences of this. The general deputation can no longer sub mit to these outrages, and feels that it is not allowed to hesitate in endeavouring to put a stop to them by force of arms. Her Majesty Queen Maria Christina has been proclaimed at Pampeluna Queen Regent of Spain. The same standard was raised throughout the kingdom on the ad, 4th, and sth of this month. The Basque depu tations to whom the Government guaranteed the preser vation of their fueros, in their integrity, as you will see by the annexed Proclamation, have also adopted this standard, and thus save our venerable laws or perish with them. The city of Vittoria is already up, with all the troops of its garrison. Bilbao has done the same, with the brave. Bourbon regiment, command e d by it s no bl e and intrepid Colonel Brigadier Don Ramon Laro cha. From this moment the fueros are restored in all their force and vigour, and the Corregimen tal Tribunal is re-established. To arms, Biscayans ! Your general deputation will be at your head, and will guide you through the difficulties with which we are surrounded, and will never abandon you. The law 5, of chapter 1, of our fueros ordains that every Biscayan shall run to arms in defence of his lord; what would you not do in defence of your Queen and your fueros? If during the last civil war you gave, though divided, so many proofs of heroism, what will you not do now when united under the same standard, under the legitimate standard, and led on by your aathorities? The deputa tion ordains that the municipalities of all the communes of the province enrol immediately every Biscayan capable of bearing arms, and appoint all officers up . to the rank of Captain, inclusively, in a general meeting, and in proportion to the number enrolled. Brigadier Don Castor Andechaga will command these forces. All the other military chiet, commandants, and officers who are in the country, will place themselves at his disposal. The deputation invite all those who shall have arms in their possession to come armed for so sacred a service. They will take care to pro lure arms enough for all the country, and to insure pay_ t, all who shall enrol themselves f or active service. Ha >ten then, Biscayans, to defend your threatened religio r and laws. It will be treason not so to act. Let us p •eserve the noble inheritance of our fathers. Long live Isabella, the Queen-Regent, and the Fueros " Bilbao, Oct. 5. " D. E. DE LA TORRE, " M. DE IZAGEIRRE." The Constitutionnel publishe3 the following from. Bayonne, dated the 9th instant : " At a late hour to-day further accounts were re ceived from Catalonia and Arragon. All the large towns, such a; Barc:lona, Saragossa, & c . , h ave d clared against the O'Donnell movement. Reinforce ments to the extent of 2,600 men have been received by General Ribeiro at Pampeluna. The Christino agents in Bayonne, and who forward their despatches regularly fo: Spain and P ar i s , are greatly discou raged by the fidelity of Ribeiro, upon whose adhesion they seem to have reckoned. They have experienced the same disappointment as to Ge neral Concha, upon whose defection they had reckoned, although he is a relation of Espartero. It is cer tain, from all the accounts received uere during the day from different sources and different points of Spain, that i the military insurrection has not extended beyond !. Biscay and the Basque provinces. Our accounts from I Madrid are to the 6th. All the troops in quarters had received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march. The Generals in the interest of Espartero had visited and harangued them. A few arrests had taken place, and some officers and soldiers of the Royal Gnat(' have been disbanded. All the grandees of Spain who are favourable to the reaction are known. Their conduct is ' watched, and the National Militia has declared itself with great energy for the existing Government. Xe counts differ as to the number and description of the troops who left Madrid, on the 6th, to act against O'Donnell. At the date of the last accounts, the greater part of the posts of the city were occupied by the Na tional Guard. A proclamation had been published by the Regent, and profusely circulated in the neighbouring Provinces. All the South of Spain, Andalusia, and Estramadura, enjoy the most per fect tranquillity. The agents of the Parisian Com mittee at this place are quite thunderstruck at the turn which things are taking, as they expected prompt success, and our authorities, who until now appear to have tolerated their intrigues, are much more re served. An order of the Prefect, and a decision of Ge neral Harispo, will render it much more difficult for the Christino agents to send supplies to the insurgents. The Carlist refugee officers and soldiers are closely watched. This measure is attributed to the representations of the, Spanish Consul here, and those of his superior, M. Olo zaga, in Paris. It was stated here yesterday evening, that a body of troops, under the orders of Espartero, was already, on the morning of the 6th instant, ten leagues from Madrid, in the direction of Aranda, but this statement needs confirmation. The English couriers who arrive persist in saying that the garrison of Sara gossa is marching by Tudela upon Pampeluna." The Aytmtamiento of Pampeluna has published a Pro clamation forbidding the inhabitants to communicate with the citadel, and declaring that energetic measures will be enforced against any person favou r i ng th e move ment against the Government at Madrid. O'Donnell's fire is said not to have caused much damage to the town; only 54 shots were fired. A parley had been commenced. Ortigosa, in the engagement with Ribeiro's troops, killed from 12 to 15, and wounded 60; he had carried off six prisoners. " Bilbao," says the Memorial Borclekiis, " remained quiet up the 6th inst., but was waiting impatiently for news from Madrid. On the sth, all was still calm, also at Saragossa, and it NI as believed that this city would refuse to follow the move of O'Donnell." The Indicateur of Bordeaux, after stating that the Infante Don Francisco de Paula arrived at Bayonne on the 7th inst., says that his Royal Highness intended to proceed to Madrid by the shortest and safest road. The Prince was accompanied by the Count de Parsent, his Chamberlain, and M. Hoyos, Under Secretary to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs. It appears that his Royal Highness experienced some annoyances from the police on passing through Mont de Marsan, and more on entering Bayonne, but the circumstances were not known. His family remains at Bordeaux, as already stated. MALTA and the lONIAN ISLANDS. FALMOUTH, OCT. 11.—fie Oriental (steam-ship), Captain Soy, arrived this morning from Alexandria, Malta, and Gibraltar. Passengers in the chief cabin from Alexandria—Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Youn, Sir Keith Jackson, Captain Barlow, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stevens, Major Master, Mr. Roussac, Captain and Mrs. Servante, Mrs. Crockett, Colonel Gascoyne, Colonel Napier, Lieutenant Hall, Mrs. Shean, Mr. Vregros, Mr. Kneller. Second cabin—Messrs. Petrie, Canell, Moir, Campbell, Hughes, Benton, Calley, Boys, Parkinson, and Mrs. Mora Lett, and several servants. Chief cabin passengers from Malta—The Very Rev. the Dean of Chichester, Lord Eastnor, Mr. and Mrs. Wreford, Mr. M'Clavish, Mr. Collier, Colonel Hay, Lady Hay, Colonel Douglass, and Miss Scott. Second cabin—Messrs Ameno, Agathidis, and Bullet. She left in port at Malta, Ceylon, fi (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, Bart.); Powerful, 84 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8.) ; Hastings, 74 ; frigate Tyne ; steam frigates Gorgon, Vesuvius, Stromboli ; steamers Polyphemus, Alecto, yacht cutter Stork, French steamer Minos. Her Majesty's ship Howe, Captain Sir W. O. Pell, sailed for Syracuse on the 2d ult., in company with the Indus, Captain Sir J. Stirling, and the Vanguard, Cap tain Sir Dunn. On the 27th the Savage, Lieutenant Bowker, sailed for Tripoli, and next day the Cyclops, Captain H. T. Austen, for Constantinople, with Emir Beschir and family. The Powerful was refitting in qua rantine. The IVeasle was at Corfu, with the Vernon. The Tyne is ordered home. The Rodney has left Bey rout for Malta. • The Howe, Vanguard, and Indus, ships of the line, were, as some allege, to take in water at Syracuse, and thence to proceed to Tunis to relieve the three line-of battle ships off that city, others say to reinforce them. The former appears the most probable opinion, inasmuch as the advice during the last two months from Con stantinople, and up to the latest dates, do not say a word about a Turkish expedition being fitted out against either Tripoli or Tunis, and as the French ships will not act without any expedition of this sort taking place, there could be no object to reinforce the British division of observation. The whole appears a delusion of the Bey, but whether the French are the authors of this delusion is altogether another question. We are, however, disposed to think that the French, who wish to remain quiet in Algiers, have not the least intention of making aggressions in Tunis, which would endanger their African possessions. The affair of the Palinure at Tripoli is a little sus picious. But this brig may be merely watching the Ottoman storeships, a reinf orcemen t o f provisions and ammunition being absolutely necessary for the mainte nance of Tripoli by the Porte. The Savage left on the 27th for Tripoli, to look after the French ships said to have gone there. The crews of the English ships in the Bay of Beyrout have suffered much from fever. The Duchess de la Vittoria arrived in Gibraltar on the sth inst. Her Highness was attended on shore by Captain Chambers, commanding her Majesty's ships in the bay, and was received, on landing, by the Governor, who conducted her to the head-quarters, where apart ments had been prepared for her reception. A guard of honour of the 79th Highlanders had been in readiness all day, but, owing to the late hour of her Highness's arrival, in consequence of the strong westerly wind, all military compliments were dispensed with. We understand the Duchess de la Vittoria will remain two or three days at the Convent. The Baron and Baroness de Carondelet and General Ordonez have been invited by the Governor and Lady Woodford to meet her Highness at dinner to-day. CORFU, SEPT. L ACTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE. Read the following Resolution of the Senate of the fourth Parliament in its sitting on the 3d Feb. 1834: " The Government of these States being anxious to notice publicly the merit of lonians and others who may distinguish themselves by any remarkable proof of cou rage or virtue, or by special good service to the State ; and being of opinion that its acknowledgment of such merit will obtain greater publicity by means of some honourable mark of distinction conferred upon those who may entitle themselves to it by conduct such as mention ed above ; " It is resolved— " Art. 1. A badge of honour be instituted to be be stowed by special decree of the Senate, approved by the Lord High Commissioner, upon lonians, who may ren der themselves worthy of it by their courage, virtue, or talent, or by any remark a bl e serv i ce to t h e S tate, there by setting a good example to their countrymen. " Art. 2. This badge is to be worn on the left breast, and to be a gold medal suspended by a red riband, bear ing the name and birthplace of the lonian on whom it may be conferred, the act or service for which he has deserved it, the date, and lastly the authorities by whom it has been decreed. "Art. 3. To any one who may have distinguished himself more than once shall be adjudged a gold buckle to be fixed above the medal in the riband to which it is attached : on said buckle the action or service that has merited the distinction is to be mentioned, together with the date of the decree. " Art. 4. The medal of honour may also be conferred upon British subjects, and foreigners who may have dis tinguished themselves by any action or service of parti cular usefulness to the State." RESOLVED. Art. 1. The above resolution is recalled into full force. Art. 2. The present is to be printed and published for general information. Approved. J. A. S. MACKENZIE. P. PETRIZZOPULO. J. FRAZER, A. L. DUZMANI, Secretary to the Act. Sec. to the Senate, Lord High Commissioner. for the Gen. Department. MEDAL OF lIONOUR. This has been conferred upon M. Antonio Petala Itathato, of the island of Ithaca, by the Senate, on the recommendation of the Lord High Commissioner. The reasons are given in the Corfu Gazette as follows : "It appearing that the increasing improvement of the school, under the management of Signor Petala, is to be attributed to his vigilance and intelligence. " Also, that he has devoted himself for a length of time, in the most praiseworthy manner, to the advance ment of public education, and has been particularly suc cessful, owing chiefly to his unwearied attention." His Excellency the Lord High Commissioner returned from his tour of visiting the islands, to Corfu on the 4th instant. RAILWAY TRAitlC.—The following facts will, we think, f u ll y satisfy the public that a frequent and ex tensive railway traffic can be accomplished without dan ger, and that where proper vigilance is used, safety to passengers may always be insured. During the Croydon fair (four days) upwards of 700 trains passed either in or out of the London-bridge station of the Brighton, Croydon, and Greenwich railways, conveying 40,322 Passengers, without danger or inconvenience of any kind. Upon ordinary occasions 14 Dighton, 24 Croy don, and 112 Greenwich trains pass in or out of the London terminus daily.—Railway Times. Died, at the Five Ways, Birmingham, on the 24th of September, in the eighty-seventh year of her age, Elizabeth, relict of Charles Stuar t, Esq., solicitor, and daughter of the late distinguished Dr. John Roe buck, who, as the founder of the Carron Works and those at Prestonpans, the author of several valuable chemical discoveries, and the first patentee and original promoter of Watts's steam-engine, gave a great impulse to the trade and manufactures of Scotland. We believe Dr. Roebuck was the ancestor of the Member for Bsth. Mr. Roebuck, who has lately been so ill that a short time since his decease was currently reported in Bath, is, it appears, so far recovered. Yorkshireasto been s a e b s l s e i d on t s o . proceed on a professional visit to th e —Bath Chronicle. EVENING SUN I SIR CHARLES NAPIER IN THE' , ROUSE OF COMMONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.' , , SlR—Having been one of the n ° to e s T t . e tic supporters of Si r C harles Napier a l t 2u l t i l is ril l t at ": '- election for our borough, giving him at that time a plumper on my own score, and bringing seven friends to the poll besides, you may without " doubt suppose that I am one of those more than usually- interested in watching the Parlia mentary career of a representative in whom I considered, from the first, high trust and expec tation were to be placed. I have, theretbre, for warded to you my notes , _bf Sir Charles's doings in the House, during the past short session, and they will, no doubt, be looked upon as excellent augury for the future; and I would suggest, that by their occupying a place in your valuable journal, they might tend to confirm to the Libe ral party in the borough, many of those wavering constituents, who now stand doubtful upon the borders of Toryism. The old Parliament, upon the termination of the elections, opened by commission on— AUOUST 24.—0 n the very same evening Sir Charles Napier delivered his maiden speech in rising up to answer Mr. D'lsraeli, who had blamed the Whig Ministers for the faultiness of their foreign policy. Sir Charles, in commenting upon the reproaches of this " accusing spirit" vigorously twitted him u p on the expression " little wars," which our Gall an t R epresentat i ve showed would have been "great wars" but for the tact and energy employed to, counter-check them; and summed up before the House, in able review, the measures which the late foreign po licy had effected. AUGUST 27.—The distresses of the Syrians were matters of too urgent a nature in the eyes of Sir Charles Napier to allow of being post poned. Accordingly, on the third night of his appearance in the House, he questions Lord Pal merston whether it was the intention of the Government to see that compensation was made to the peaceable inhabitants of Syria, and those also of St. Jean d'Acre, for the fosses they had sustained from the British troops, which were unavoidably necessary during the operations of the siege; to which inqui r y L or d P a l merston re plied in the affirmative. AUGUST 30.—The day on which the Whig Ministry resigned, Sir Charles Napier addressed a letter to Sir Robert Peel on the state of the navy. This pamphlet was introduced to me through the columns of The Suit, where your leader of the day notices it thus in the following words:—" The gallant Sir Charles Napier is as untiring as he is brave. Scarcely elected for Maryleboue, he made a sensible speech in Par liament; Sir Robert Peel is scarcely in office, than the vigilant officer addresses a letter to him (published by Ridgway) on the subject of the navy." The new Ministry, or Peel Parliament, changed sides of the House on the 6th of September, after which the Commons adjourned to the 16th of that month. Four days after Sir Charles again brings tin-ward important subjects. SEPT. :1,0.—0n the earliest-opportunity on the re-assembling of the House, Sir Charles Napier, addressed Sir Robert Peel, in the debate en the Ordnance Estimates, as to the propriety of there being a naval officer at that Board, and sup ported his motion with cogent arguments. SEPT. 29..—0 n tl►e meeting of the House this evening, Sir Charles Napier, ►with the determi nation and promptness which so characterize him, convinced the House that it was not his in tention to drop the Lsubject of reform in big) , places ; and accordingly gave notice that,aFc.=!l the recess, he should bring forward a motiont o place a naval man at the head of the Admiralty, couched in the following terms :—" That an hum ble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to give direc tions that a naval officer should be placed at the head of the navy, as military officers are at the head of the army and ordnance, a lawyer at ti►e head of the law, and a clergyman at the head of the church." Parliament stands now prorogued to the 11th of next month; when it will meet no one can tell; but when it meets, Sir Charles will no doubt re sume his legislative functions with new activity and enterprise. Upon his conduct during the last session I shall say nothing ; the notes and dates before you speak for themselves. I will only conclude by remarking that it must be matter of great and heartfelt rejoicing, not only to the naval profes sion, of which he is the Highest ornament, but also to this commercial country at large, whose maritime interests are so unbounded, to find a man now in the House of Commons, who has not only the ability, but the independence of mind, to speak truths, however unpalatable they may be to the Government, be it Whig or C'rnserva five. Sir Charles's election to the House is an event to be hailed with infinite delight, and from it may be augured immense advantages both to the Service and the country at large. Submitting the above to your favourable no tice, I have the honour to remain, &c. &c., AN ELECTOR. OF MARYLEBONE, AND WARM SUPPORTER OF SIR CHARLES. TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND. " Grant me ; indulgent Heaven, that I may live To see the miscreants feel the pains they give ; Deal freedom's sacred treasure free as air, Till slave and despot be i>ut things which were. '—BeraNs. FELLOW -COUNTRYMEN—The time has eome, when you are called upon, by the principles of humanity and jus tice, to come forward like men, and demand those rights from which you have been so long debarred by unjust laws —the right of selling your labour in the best and cheapest market. Youmustbe up and doing. There is no time to be lost. The foundation of the present Government is based upon monopoly. Nothing but coercion will make the landlords' Parliament give way. I do not mean physical but moral coercion. Let every city, every town, every small village, hold their meetings. Let them de clare before God and man--not wtth defamatory lan gunge, but with language that will prove them to bei reasoning men—their opposition to the Corn or starva tion laws—laws that are at variance with the laws o 1 nature, humanity, and religion ! What did Sir Robert Peel do before the late Parliament was dis solved ? Why he made Lord John Russell pledge the (then) Government, that the new Parliament should be called together as soon as possible, in order that the public might know the fate of the Corn-laws. Well, Parliament has been called together, has declared its " want of confidence" in the late Government, and has placed Sir Robert Peel in power. But the plan bible Sir Robert no sooner gets into office, than tt. " spirit comes o'er his dreams," and he finds out all at. once that he is ignorant of the subject—that he must have official information—and that the public nzay wait for six months ! Does not this prove two g et and, i nat things oennnc ?i office, l andt First, ha tbe t h h e,, a tao opposed pi i s ionsies o dt n e Ilya and df t object (hieef e Crownal i t e led s , pyt a i n aloeb di ll i ot s ty: t ik — eort : e v itbi i oy t t h hhp o tei u rnmo t gv havinging, if . proof any were others wanting, th t; : late Government me asures —measures that were wise atnotisnugb,sttiustienefaor etnhethreaitnsfootfraGholi'sernmminein.st4ya,nadnduexieau. mine their declared opinions, you can expect nothing from them. They may alter but they will not improve the Coen-laws. Nothing but " pressure from without" will make them move in the right direction. Sir R. Peel has a sliding -scale for principles as w e ll as for the Corn-laws. You must therefore agitate ! ag i ta te !,'• agitate 1 1 ! if y ou w i s h S i r R. Peel to slide down to th e declared wishes of " the people." It may suit the Tories, to say that the people are represented in 'Parliament, but they know it to be false—false as hell ! ' - -L people"—the democracy of England are not repre sentedn She in Parliament. It is the landlords' Par"amebto'i for the R. Peel must do their bidding. lie is' their tool oeued and time being, not their master. Parliatnef it isfpsvllarvation ! ! the people are starving—actually dyin go which they —and that, too, in the thermmidt of p n.) - le .t: ; and demoralising are debarred by one of ostunins„ n calling, or ra nolo , laws that ever disgraced a great v eal cannot call your crow:l,henaAdvone thou, great ther miscalling, itself free. No; ' present enslaved selves free while you remain in your fetters, and place the poli poly, free commerce from its t in the hands of " the th a e ny justice, call condition. You must firs s t tan sh e ak: it o h ff tical power of the chains of mono people, ' before you can, commerce extends, so It therefore remains will civilization a d vcountrymen, to say whether you for you, my oppressed countrymen, If you exert yourselves yourselves free men. d awe. Will any longer remain 1 'll like men you will save }.our country from ruin, your chtiiilednr,en from starvation, misery, until your labours are and say with the poet, truth, and justice, with . 'victory. Unfurl the flag of liberty, t Liberty, inspire our souls, And make our lives in thy possession happy, asewldveds,e3a-tohurl wiAl:e:itaanted, power grea to . free yourselves , from oppression, Or our deaths glorious, in thy just defence !" ma y you learn how to use it. You Oct. 10, IE4I. anod,ldh,acvhinagn,ge, City, VOX POPULL PENNY POSTAGE.—_A measure of great good has sometimes its incidental result of evil; and an un just law may yet, here and there, be the occasion of some particles of benefit to the public, or to individuals. But generally, we apprehend, the inherent character of a measure will diffuse itself over the indirect results. It is thus with the penny postage, at which our Tory Contemporaries are still nibbling, and spitting their venom. A direct tax w as removed, which, to many classes in society, was an inconvenient pressure. And not only so, . but in countless instances opportunities have been seized for industry and enterprise that would else have been lost; kindly feelings have been sustained, gratified, and strengthened; charities have multiplied; new and useful occup a ti ons have been called into exis tence; old and valuable books have found purchasers and readers that would have been mouldering into waste paper; and mind and morals have been reaping the bless ings which Sir Robert Peel anticipated as the result, al though that anticipation did not avert his hostility to the measure.—Morning Chronicle.