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I6.—Wind, E.N.E., strong.—Arrd, 15th, Telassar, Wood, Baltimore, for Havre. BROADHAVEN, OCT. 11.—Arrd, British Queen, Bell, St. John's, New Brunswick. for Londonthrry; 14th, Lady of the ',Ace, Taylor, St. John's, Neivfoundiand, for Clyde. WARREN POINT, OCT. 15.—S1d. Janet, New York. CLYDE, OCT. 15.—S1d.G.mrad, Mobile; Adonis,Mobile; Agenora, Halifax. LEITH ROADS.—Arrd. Signet, M'Quat, Quebec. DEAL, OCT. 16.—Wind, S.E. to S.—Arrd. from the River, Nimrod, Athens, Bombay. Arrd. from the River and sld. Asia, Ro:ltell, Sydney; Themes Arbuthnot, Heaton, Sydney; Duke of Bedford, Thornhill, Madras; Borderer, Johnson, Bombay; Martin Luther, Hutton, Bombay; Jane Glassin, bickering, Cape of Good Hope, &c.; Indian Chief, Noble, Ceylon; Tweed, Catchpole, C.tpe Coast Castle; Calypso, Eltriugham, Jamaica; Sophia, Peng welly, Jamaica; David Lyon, March, St. Helena. The piece of wreck observed on the Goodwin North Saud yesterday is a portion of the Clio brig, Barnes, from Alicta to Newcastle, wrecked 19th April last. A vessel's head or quart„r board, painted black, with " Therese" in yellow letters, overgilt, was picked up near the Shingle end Station, 14th inst. A seaman's empty chest washed ashore near the same place. D LYNG EN ESS, OC r. 14.—Arrd. Cluny, Taylor, St. John's, New Brunswick for Hull. Off Dungeness, 15th, Anto nia, Ilendrika, La Guayra for Rotterdam. LITERPOOL, OcT. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Patrick Henry, Gordon, New York. Sld. 15th, Ann, Hon duras ; Nancy, St. John's, New Brunswick. 16th, Asia, Calcutta; Heroine, Cape of Good Hope ; Bess Grant, Buenos Ayres; Lancashire Witch, Buenos Ayres; John Farnworth, Demerara;.. Choice, Santa Martha ; Rappa harnock, New York ; Deborah, Staten Island. The Camilla steamer Brownless, arrived in the river, reports that on the 6th and 7th inst. there was a very heavy gale at Cronstsdt from the westward, in which the vessels lying in the Roads suffered from coming in contact with each other. For three hours in the after noon of the 7th inst. it blew a hurricane from W.N.W. On rounding the Scaw, a schooner, stripped to her lower masts, was seen on the 13th inst. on the reef. STANDO ATE CREEK, OCT. 15.—Pieces of wreck of a large size are drifting on shore here. PORTRDINLLAEN, Ocr. 13.—The Hope,of Aberystwith, went on shore on the 7th inst., about ten miles west of this place; is discharging her cargo, but in a sinking state. HULL, OCT. 15.—The James and Ann schooner, of Ipswich, apparently coal laden, was picked up this morn ing off the Humber, and assisted in here leaky. She is supposed to have struck on the Banks. - S - OUTHWOLD, OCT. 15.—A lee-board marked "Klodp," and a water. cask marked " Zoutmolk, Dp. N. D. 11.” have been washed on shore near Dunwich. MARKET INEW - s.:-(THIS DAY.) COR N - EXCHANGE —WEDNESDAY The quantity of English Wheat received up to our market, since Monday, has been trifling in the extreme. So little was on offer to-day, that prices ruled nominally the same as last advised. Fine Wheats were, however, inquired for, and would have produced very full curren cies. The imports of Foreign Wheat have been only 2,950 quarters. The show of samples was limited, and all descriptions moved off somewhat freely, at the ex treme quotations of Monday. Floating cargoes were held for more money. No English Barley offering, and the supply of Foreign was by no means extensive. Malting and grinding sorts sold steadily; distilling qualities slowly, at unaltered prices. We had a very slow inquiry for Malt, but no alteration was observed in the quotations. The best sound Oats were quite as dear. In the inferior samples very little doing. Beans, Pt as, and Indian Corn were tolerably firm. The demand for Flour was slow. ARRIVALS THIS WEER Wheat. Barley, Oats Flour. English Scotch...." . Irish • • • Foreign ..... 2,950 1 3.1G0 Qrs. I Qrs. 330 60 Qrs. Qrs. 13') 309 100 8,590 .BOROUGTI HOP IVI.II.RIC.ET. The finest new Hops are in steady request, at full prices, but most other kinds aro lower to purchase. The duty is called at 80,0004 WI. Our market today H was rather heavi TECIKAPEL Iy supplied with each kind of meat, the demand for which was in a very alugg6h state, at drooping prices. Beef, from 2s 61 to Ss 4d ; Mutton, 2a 10d to 3s 10d ; Veal, 3a to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s per Blbs by the carcase. GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS. MEETING AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. (THIS DAY.) His Royal Highness Prince Albert having expressed to the Society of Arts his desire that a great exhibition of the works of British industry should be held in London in the year 1851, a deputation this day waited upon the Lord Mayor for the purpose of explaining to an influential meeting of the citizens of London, whom his Lordship had invited to meet them, the views of tis Royal Highness. At halt past twelve the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, M.P., took the chair. His Lordship was supported by Sir Peter Laurie, Knight, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smi t h, M.P. , M r. Hume, M.P., Mr. Prescott, Alderman Copeland, M.P., William Cotton, Esq., Mr. Curteis, M.P., Mr. Barclay, Alderman ' Sir John Pixie, Bart., Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, Mr. Al derman Wilson, Messrs. Caldecott, Dilitsb; Morrison, Cook, Gladstone, Berwick, Howse, BarOor, and a great number of the most influential Ananufacturers and bankers in the city of London. .; The deputation consisted of Messrs. Cole, Russell, and Dilk. The LORD MAYOR, after some preliminary remarks, said, on the Ist of September, he was informed that it was the wish of his Royal Highness Prince Albert that an exhibition of British industry, of all nations, should be held in London in 1851, and requesting him to ascertain the feelings of the citizens on the matter; and, therefore, he had called them together in order that they might hear from the deputation (charged by his Royal High ness) to state his views on the matter. He ,(the Lord Mayor) felt quite sure that such an exhibition would be of great service. His Lordship concluded by calling upon Mr. Cole to explain the views of his Royal High ness. Mr. COLE then came forward. He said the matter had been under the consideration of the Society of Arts for upwards of five years, but until the last two years they did not think they would be justified in having a large exhibition. At the last exhibition of the Society of Arts the specimens selected were of so superb a character (one of the finest being exhibited by her Majesty herself), the Prince thought the time had arrived when a grand exhibition might take place. It was, therefore, decided by the Prince that the specimens ex hibited should not be confined to English or British manufactories alone, but that it should :be open to all nations. He anticipated that it would be one of the finest exhibitions elm. known. Mr. PRESCOTT, the Governor of the Bank of Eng land, proposed a resolution tendering the thanks of the meeting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert for his Proposition of establishing an exhibition like the one suggested, and offering their co-operation in carrying it out. He thought t h e ex hibi t i on would not only be pro ductive of the greatest good to this country, but to every nation which might send specimens for exhibition. The exhibition would engender a feeling of industrious rivalry among all nations. Mr. R. C. Dieeote seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr. HUMS, M.P., proposed the next resolution, which was in effect that the meeting was of opinion that the funds necessary for the exhibition should be raised by subscription, and should not be taken out of the taxcs of the country. He strongly deprecated any Govern ment aid. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS seconded the motion, which was agreed to. _ _ _ A rote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro ceedings. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) A FOIcTIINATE MAN.—A tall, gentlemanly-looking man, who gave the name of Samuel Davis liPillorris, and described himself as a surgeon, was charged with having been found in the public streets drunk and in capable. . . 'she inspector stated that about half•past eleven o'clock last night the landlord of the Crown and Cushion public house, in Tottenham-court-road, sent a messenger to the station with the information that a gentleman was at his house in a shocking state of drun kenness, having a large amount of money in his posses sion, and he was afraid, unless some one took charge of him, the money would be lost or stolen. Police-constable F 42 was, therefore, directed to repair to the house ; and, acting under the directions of his superior o ffi cer, he instructed the landlord to put the gentleman out. He then perceived that the gentleman was quite incapable of taking care of himself, and at once conveyed him to B th a e station-h ouse, where he was searched, and ten 51. nk England notes , tog ether with 16s. Hid. were found i n his possession. Police•constable F 42 having corroborated this state ment, Mr. HENRY asked the gentleman who and what he was, and where he resided? The gentleman replied that he had been brought up to the medical profession, but at present he followed no calling whatever. He resided at 35, North-street, Pentouville. Mr. HENRY asked him how he supported himself ? The gentleman said he was supported by his father, a gentleman of independent property, residing at No. 12, Upper Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy -square. Mr. HENRY—flow did you get all this money? The gentleman said he drew it out of the Bank of England, having yesterday sold some stock to the extent of 601., which stood in his own name and that of his cousin, Mr. M. M`Morris, a retired navy surgeon, living at Camden Town. Ile produced a paper which confirmed this statement. Mr. HENRY wished to know 115 w it was that he could sell out alone. The gentleman said he was allowed to do 8 0 to provide for his immediate wants. It was his own P t "Perty. although it stood in two joint names. Mr. HENRY t o ld hi m h e m i g h t cons i der himself lucky that he h a d not last the whole of the money. The gen .tleMan admitted th a t h e did, adding that he felt much 444 814e4 to the police for the care they bad taken of him. THE Mr. HENRY fined him ss. for being drunk, and directed an officer to go and make inquiries into the truth of his statements, with instructions to restore the money if hii account of himself was correct. The gentlemtn was then discharged. CORONER'S INQUEST. DREADFUL SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN MERDEN, LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S 23D REGIMENT OF FOOT.—Late on Tuesday night an inquest was held before Mr. M. IL Wakley, the Deputy Coroner, at the Westmorelaud Arms, George-street. Portman-square, touching the death of Mr. George Foreman Merden, aged 58 years. Mr. C. Constable, solicitor, of thgnor, stated that he was the legal adviser of the mother of the deceased gen tleman, and on Sunday last he came up to town to the deceased's residence, No. 9, George-street, Portman. square, for the purpose of having an interview with him respecting a proposal emanating from Mrs. Merden, for him to live with her at Bognor, on account of his very intemperate habits. After witness had remained with him a short time, the deceased left the room and went into an adjoining sleeping apartment. He was absent some time, and witness opened the door and was horror struck at beholdir:g him standing over a military chest, holding a holster pistol to his mouth. Before witness could approach him, the deceased pulled the trigger, exclaiming at the slime time, " This is the way we do it." liis face was shattered to pieces and befell senseless to the ground, bleeding most profusely. A surgeon was sent for, who, upon his arrival, pronounced life to be quite extinct. The pistol was loaded with ball, which passed through the brain, and lodged in the back part of the skull. Mr. Francis Smedley, the High Bailiff of Westminster, was next examined, and said he had known the deceased intimately for several years past. The deceased had sold out of the army about eighteen months since, and he had entirely given himself up to habits of intoxication. He had seen much service in India, and while there he had drank to excess, and witness believed at times be was unsound in his mind. Mr. Welby, of No. 9, George-street, said the deceased had lived in his house during the last eighteen months, and he was constantly in a state of intoxication. On Friday last the deceased ordered half-a-dozen of wine, and drank the whole of it on Saturday. The jury, without any hesitation, returned a verdict, " That the deceased shot himself while in a state of un sound mind." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEER ENDIYG SATURDAY, OCT. 13, 1549. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *372 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 56 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 157 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 89 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 34 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 138 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... •.. ••• -•• ••• Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, 8,. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Halformations•• • ••• ••• ••• ••• Premature Birth ... •• ••• Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 52 ... 12 ... 13 ... 6 ... 1 ... 39 ... 35 ... 12 ... 3 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Enumerated, 1841. West Districts... 300,711 North Districts.. 375,971 Central Districts 373,653 East Districts ... 392,444 South Districts .. 501,190 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Stales Females 1,075 Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1C44-8 in the Five Autumns. Week. 164 ... 145 207 ... 176 208 ... 156 259 ... 269 234 ... 329 „„ 1,162 ... 1,076 ... 510 ... 565 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 658 ... 613 Total ... ... ... ... ...1,271 *ln this number are included 110 cases of death by Cholera, 56 by Scarlatina, 47 by Typhus Fever, and 91 by Diarrhoea. CHOLERA AND DIARRHCEA. ENGLAND AND WALES. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhoea reported to the General Board of Health the 16th day of October, 1849 : SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Cholera. Diarrh. 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 Birmingham ... Blackburn ... ..• ••• Bridgwater (Weston Loyland) Burnley ••• ••• ••• Bury (Heywood and Birch Hopwood) Chesterfield ... Chichester Chorley ••• ••• Choriton (Hulme) Clitheroe Dewsbury (Batley) . Dudley and Sedgley)... Eccleshall (Bierlow) Ecclesfield (Barnesley, Ardsley, and Monkbretton) Hardingstone (riddington and Hackleton) •.. ••` Hastings (St. Leonard:a:On-life Sea) ... ••• r . ••• Hitchin Huddersfield (uoidaif9flitoo l " Hunslet 0 - Übe94) • • Leeds Leighton Buzzard Leigh (Atherton) Lows Liskeard (Cullington) Madeley (Hawley) ... ••• Manchester ..• ... Mansfield (Sutton in Ashfield) Melksham (Trowbridge) ••• ...... ... --- Newcastle-under-Lyne Newton Abbott (Torquay) Northampton ... Norwich (East Wymer) Ormskirk (Southport) ••• Oswestry (Whittington village) Oxford ... Peterborough ... Rochdale St. Thomas (Powderham) Salford (Regent-road) • •• Selby .•• ••• • Sheffield ••• ••• ••• South Shields (Westo e ) Stourbridge (Kingswintord) Sunderland (Biihopwearmouth South) Teesdale (Barnard Castle) ... Thorne (Stainforth) ... Truro (Kenwyn) Tynemouth (Long Benton) ... Uxbridge (Ruislip common)... Wakefield Wahall (Borough district and Catharine's•cross) ..• Warrington ... ... Wellington (Wombridge) ••• West Bromwich (Wednesbury) West Derby (Kirkdale) Wigan ... Wirral (Eastham district) ... Witham (Great Coggesball)... Wolverhampton and Bilston ... -- Yeovil ... ... •••• Total SCOTLAND. Abbotshill (Kirkaldy) ... Cupar Fife ... ... ... Total ... ... ... GENERAL TOTAL Metropolis ... England and Wales ... Scotland ••• .... ••• ..... Total ... 12 I 1 4 ▪ 1 2 2 O 1 6 0 O 1 O 1 1 1 1 0 ~.-. 118 40 9 14 113 40 4 0 NOTE—The deaths are /returned according to the superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found im. practicable to distinguish every place separately. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION' WHICH LOPES RIGHT ♦ND Ll- BERTY. " —Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven tion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee formed to carry out the Testi:moni s ). •,"'All further Post•oflice orders to be made payable to Mardo Young,.Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received ... £1,109 19 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. —-- - - - CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAYES.-10 to 1 agst Ribaldry (taken treel . o, 10 to 1 agst Rathminea (taken and after wards (.41,-red), 10 to 1 agst Raby (taken), 13 to 1 agat Woolwich (taken), 13 to 1 agst Crucible (taken), 16 to 1 agst Rit•Pzi (taken), 20 to 1 agst Glauca (taken), 20 to I agst Collingwood (taken), 25 to 1 agat Legerdemain, 25 to 1 agat Malton (taken, and afterwards offered. Legerdemain and Matron quite out of favour.) DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—AS Mr. William Mac donald, shipmaster, residing in Shieldaig of Applecross, and a companion, were sailing in an open boat in the Bay of lii*horn, Lochcarron, on the 30th ult., they were overtaken by a squall, which swamped the boat, and they sank to rise no more. The unfortunate young men were very respectable, and their sudden demise ha s cas t a gloom o ver t h e w h o l e town.—Ross-shire Advertiser. SUN, LONDON GRAND BANQUET AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. On Monday evening the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress gave a grand entertainment to the magistrates and town-council of Edinburgh. About 150 guests sat down to dinner, amongst whom were the Lord Mayor elect, Sir J. Forrest, Alderman Hunter and Miss Hunter, Alderman Car den and Mrs. Carden, Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, Mr. Mas terman, M.P., Mr. Pearson, M.P., and Mrs. Pearson, Mr. Sergeant Adams, Mr. C. E. Michele, her Ma jesty's Consul- General at St. Petersbargh ; Baillies Melville, Stott, and Tait ; the Dean of Guild Wil son, Convener Weir, Councillors Gulland, Ridpath, Anderson, W. Wright, Wemyss, Vallance, Law, Sclander s , Hay, Drummond, Fyfe, Whitehead, Hill, Sheppard, Gray, Ritchie, Fraser and Kay ; Mr. Carlyle Bell, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. D. J. Robertson, and Mr. Cousin, of Edinburgh ; Messrs. Tyrwhitt, Elliott, Broughton, Seeker, Yardley, Ingham, Arnold, Ham mill, Paynter, Beaden, and A'Beckett, police-magis trates; M r . Commissioner Mayne, Mr. and Mrs. Caldecott, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kinloch, Dr. Schleisner, and M. Lebe, of Copenhagen; Dr. Sylvester, Mr. Harmer, Mr. Chaplin, the Under-Sheriffs Millard and Wire and their ladies; Mr. Hill, Mr. Leslie, Mrs. Cattley, Mr. Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. Greenwell, Mr. Zaleski, Mr. Bunning, Mr. C. Evans, with various members of the corporation and their ladies. Grace before dinner was said by the Rev. S. R. Cattley, chaplain to the Lord Mayor; and after the loving cup, grace was sung by Miss Thornton, Miss Henderson, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Lawler, an d M r . Jolly, junior, The LORD MAYOR, in rising to propose the "health of her Majesty the Queen," said that he had frequently had the honour of proposing that toast in this ancient hall, but -it had never afforded him greater gratification 'than it did on the present occasion, seeing that he was then surrounded by the magistracy and town council of the metropolis of Scotland, who, he was sure, would witness the cordiality with which parties of all shades of opinion would respond to the health of the Queen, and in wishing that she might have a long and happy reign. The LORD MAYOR then gave " the Queen Dow ager," whose charities and benevolence were so well known throughout the kingdom ; and he was con vinced that his distinguished guests would unite with him in the sincere wish that her Majesty might shortly be restored to health. In proposing the health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of %Vales, and the other branches of the Royal Family, the LORD MAYOR took the opportunity of stating that his Royal Highness, who has always evinced his anxiety for the welfare of all classes in this country, .had lately originated a plan for a great exhibition of the industry of all nations to be held in London in the year 1851, when a very large amount in prizes will be distributed, and, that in furtherance of that grand object, a preliminary meeting would be held in that hall on Wednesday next at noon, when a large attendance of bankers, merchants, and manufacturers was expected ; it therefore afforded him much satisfaction, on the pre sent occasion, to propose the health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, The toasts of the " Navy and Army," and " Her Majesty's Ministers," followed; after which the Lord Mayor gave the health of the Lord Mayor Elect, who briefly acknowledged the compliment. The LORD MAYOR then rose, and said that he had now the honour of proposing that which might be termed the toast of the evening, namely, the " Lord Provost, the magistrates, town council, and officers of the city of Edinburgh." He scarcely could express his feelings of gratitude to so many gentlemen for the honour they had done him in coming a distance of 400 miles to partake of his hospitality, and it was a matter of sincere regret to him that he was deprived of the honour of the company of his esteemed friend the Lord Provost, and the more so as severe indispo sition was the cause of his absence. He took this opportunity of returning thanks in the presence of his fellow-citizens to the magistrates and council of Edin burgh for the high mark of distinction that had lately been paid him by having conferred upon him the freedom of the capital of his native country—an honour of which he would always feel justly proud, as he hoped it was a pledge of their approval of the manner in which he had performed the duties of chief magistrate of London. Air. Baillie MELVILLE, in rising to acknowledge the compliment, expressed his great regret that the Lord Provost was prevented from being present, as he had the greatest possible desire to be here on so interesting an occas ion. He begged to assure the Lord Mayor that he and his brethren of the town council of Edinburgh felt it a high honour to have been invited on this occasion, and to witness the splendid hospitality which was now exhibited before them ; and he felt anxious to embrace this opportu nity of stating how unanimous had been :the desire to confer the freedom of their city upon Sir James Duke —it being the greatest honour they had in their power to bestow—to evince the sense they entertained of the able and efficient manner in which their distinguished countryman had performed the duties of his high office, a testimony which had been cordially re sponded to by the whole of the citizens of Edinburgh. He considered it a great honour to meet the citizens of London and so many members of its great corpora tion, and if ever circumstances should arise in which it should be desirable that the two cities should unite in any measure for their common weal, he could assure them that the corporation of Edinburgh would not be slow to lend their best assistance, and to co operate with their brethren in London.—(Cheers.) ,The'next toast which was given by the Lord Mayor was, " The magistrates of the metropolitan police districts who had honoured him with their company." Mr. BROUGHTON rose to return thanks, and ex pressed the high gratification that his brethren and himself felt for the honour that had been conferred upon them by the Lord Mayor, inviting them to par take of so splendid a banquet. He was not one of those who ridiculed the idea of civic feasts, for he was of opinion that such meetings as the present were calculated to engender the best feelings between man and man. In the pursuit of their avocations in the morning, they often had many asperities to meet with and much roughness to encounter, but when they assembled in the evening, as at present, around the festive board, then " the crooked was made straight, and the rough places plain." He concluded by ex pressing the gratification he felt at meeting the magistrates and town council of the city of Edin burgh.—(Cheers.) The Loan MAYOR Elect proposed the health of the Lord Mayor, whose example, though he despaired to follow in some respects, would rouse him to very great exertions in others.—(Great cheering.) Mr. MASTERMAN proposed the health of the Lady Mayoress, a lady whom he had the honour of being personally acquainted with for many years, and who had performed the duties of her high position in such a manner as to have gained the approbation and esteem of all those who had visited the Mansion house.—(Much applause.) The following toasts were afterwards proposed, via. —" Mr. Masterman and the Members of the city of London "—" The magistrates of the city of London " —" Mr. Pearson and the House of Commons "—" Mr. Sergeant Adams, the Chairman of the Middlesex Sessions," &c. _ The Party broke up at a late hour, highly de lighted with the splendid entertainment and the cor diality of the welcome which distinguished all the proceedings. __ _ Mr. thicker officiated as toastmaster, and the band of the Coldstream Guards wai in attendance. IRELAND. LATE CONFLICT IN KING'S COUNTY. Dumas, TUESDAY EVENING.—A letter from Tul lamore, dated last night, contains the following in reference to the coroner's inquest on the body of the policeman who was shot on Saturday night in the conflict with the corn-lifters :—The jury are just delivering their verdict, which in substance finds that Joseph Keys, who is now in custody, and John Keys, not in custody, and reported dangerously wounded, were present, aiding and abetting in the parish of Killoughy, with a large armed party unknown, and by which party Patrick Mortimer, of the constabulary, lost his life, and at which place four others were badly wounded, but that by whom the shots were fired there is no evidence to prove. In addition to the eight prisoners brought in yesterday evening thirty others were brought in this morning, one of whom was identified. The police man whom I mentioned to have been dead last night, still lives, but is hourly expected to die. All the other prisoners have been remanded. None of the reported wounded civilians have yet been arrested, alth o u g h the police from the surrounding districts are scouring the country night and day. I fear this coming winter will prove annoying to landlords, agents, bailiffs, &a., as the country people seem to be determined not to lose all their only sustenance. DAGUERREOTYPES or THE AlANNlNGS.—Engraved portraits of these notorious persons have this day been published, the portraits being sketches of a very exact and remarkable character, copied from Daguerroeotypes taken by Mr. Laroche, with a ca mera concealed in his hat, during the examination of the prisoners at the Southwark Police-court on the 6th of September. Both the countenances are singu larly repulsive. The engravings are of some interest, this being the first time anything of the kind has been accomplished in England. PROSECUTIONS TOR GiVING UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS. —By a Parliamentary Paper, No. 96, printed March 5, 1849, on the motion of Mr. Headlam, it appears that the number of persons prosecuted in 1647 was 102, and in 1848 the number was 119; the penalties recovered vary ing from Si. to 601. Parties will at once see the import ance of not evading the law. Intellect and industry are never incompatible.— Bliza Cook's Journal. WEDNES DAY EV EN I NG, OCTOBER 17, 1819 English who sought to slay the prisoners; whereby they gained nothing. " Then was the good knight conducted to the camp of the King of England, and into the tent of the gentleman by whom he had been captured, who entertained him very well for three or four days. On the fifth, the good knight said to him, My worthy Sir, I should be right glad if you would have me conveyed in safety to the king, my master's camp; for I am already weary of being here.' How say you?' asked the other ; we have not yet treated of your ransom.' My ransom?' said the good knight; ' your own, you mean, for you aro my prisoner. And if, after you gave me your word, I surrendered to you, it was to save my life, and for no other reason.' Great was the asuaz,anent of the gentle man, especially when the good knight added: Sir, if you do not keep your word, I am confident that I shall make my escape by some means or other; but be assured that I shall insist upon doing battle with you afterward.' The gentleman knew not what reply to make, for he had heard a great deal about Captain Bayard, and by no means relished the idea of fighting with him. However, being a very courteous knight, ho at length said: Lord of Bayard, I am desirous of dealing fairly with you; I will refer the matter to the captains.' " " The brave but disconcerted captor scrupulously kept his word; and as the arrival of Bayard in the hostile clamp soon got bruited abroad, Maximilian caused him to be summoned to his tent, and, as he entered, ex claimed gaily; Captain Bayard, I am delighted to ten you. Would to God that 1 Lad many men like yourself; for, if I had, I should not be long ere I rcquit( d the king your master for the good cffices which he did me in times past. I believe that we formerly fought to gether, and I think it was then said that Bayard never fled." " If I had done so upon this occr.iion, S!re;" was the proud reply; "1 should not now have been here.' , "At this moment Henry VIII. entered the tent, to whom the Emperor presented the good knight, who received their courtesies with respect and modesty; after which the peculiarity of his position was discussed; and it was decided that he should be restored to liberty un ransomed, on condition that he should not bear arms for six weeks, during which time he should remain on parole, but free to reside in such Flemish cities as he should desire to visit. Bayard bent the knee in acknow ledgment of this concession ; and a few days subse quently took leave of the allied sovereigns, and pro ceeded to Flanders, where he amused himself by giving fazes, and endearing himself to :he people by the chivalry and courtesy of his deportment. In such pursuits the period of his probation rapidly wore away; and he once more girt on his armour, and joined his standard." The different portraits which adorn these volumes (and which are very beautifully engraved) are at once an index of the various nature of their contents. Thus, in one place we meet with Titian's Charles V., a life-like portrait, admirably engraved, and contrast ing with this representation of the great Emperor, another page exhibits the fair and frail Diana of Poictiers. The frontispiece of the first volume reveals King Francis himself, in the quaint costume of the period, his hair cut close as was his custom ever after an accident which had rendered necessary the loss of the fine chevelure, of which he was very proud. The frank countenance of Bayard appears in contrast to the gloomy scowl of the Constable Bourbon; and the portrait of the meek Queen Eleanor is accompanied on one side by that of the infamous Duchess D'Etampes, and on the other by the equally infamous Catherine de Aledeci. Before taking leave of these volumes we must extract, for the benefit of our fair readers, a description of how the famous Diana pre served for an almost unparalleled time her remarkable beauty. The directions are strangely at variance with the precautions of modern belles : HOW TO PRESERVE BEAUTY. " That the extraordinary and almost fabulous dura tion of her beauty was in a great degree due to the pre cautions which she adopted, there can be little doubt, for she spared no effort to secure it ; she was jealously careful of her health, and in the most severe weather bathed in cold water ; she suffered no cosmetic to ap proach her, denouncing every compound of the kind as worthy only of those to whom nature had been so nig gardly as to compel them to complete her imperfect work ; she rose every morning at six o'clock, tad had no sooner left her chamber than she sprang into the saddle, and after having ga ll o p e d a l eague or two re• turned to her bed, where she remained until midday en gaged in reading. The system appears a singular one, but in her case it undoubtedly proved successful, as after having enslaved the Duke d'Orleans in her thirty-first year, she still reigned in absolute sovereignty over the heart of the King of France when she had nearly reached the age of sixty I It is certain, however, that the magnificent Diana owed no small portion of this ex traordinary and unprecedented constancy to the charms of her mind and the brilliancy of her intellect." HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER. (From the Ccurt Circular.) Her Majesty the Queen Dowager passed a tolerable night on Monday, but continues very ill. Sir David Davies remains in attendance on her Majesty. 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The Rear-Admiral superintendent Prescott went out with the officers from the pay-office, and paid the Hercules, store ship, and the Sup er b, 80, Captain Parcell, at Spithead, on Monday. The Hercules, Fulton, sailed on Monday evening for the Mediter ranean, and the Superb, 80, sailed yesterday morning at eight o'clock, for the chops of the channel and Cork, touching at Plymouth, where some seamen are in readiness to join her. We hear she is to further complete her sea going complement at Cork. One of the Superb's lieutenants was on Admiralty leave when the ship received her orders to proceed to Cork ; he was at Reading, and by electric telegraph on Sunday night he received an order from the Admiralty to join his ship immediately, which he did on the following morning. The Superb had the " blue peter" flying on Monday. Both she and the Hercules were anxious to get off and take advantage of the fair wind down channel. APPOINTMENTS —Lieutenant C. D. B. Kennedy (1846), to the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Ports mouth ; Master John Garner (1441), to the coast guard service. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAT.—The Scourge steam sloop, Commander Lord F. H. Kerr, was docked yesterday to have her copper scrubbed, &c. The Serpent, 16, Commander Barker, will be at Spithead in a day or two, ready for sailing orders. The Leander, .50, Captain S. C. Dacres, is nearly rigged, and has entered some good seamen lately, but they still, as a body, hang back. The Raleigh, 50, Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.8., is daily expected at Spithead from the River Plate. The Constance, 50, Captain Courtenay, is expected at Spithead from the Pacific, in the early part of next month, with freight on merchants' account to the amount of upwards of 2,000,000 &liars. The Octavia, 50, newly launched at Pembroke, sailed thence on the 12th inst. for Plymouth, to be advanced. The Dolphin brigantine, Lieutenant the yon. It, Boyle, Is expected from the coast of Alma on a change of wind. Wind—E., light breezes, and hazy. WooLwicif, OCT. 16.—The Monkey steam-vessel, Master Commander William Bryant, with Mr. Bel limy, master attendant, and a number of riggers from Woolwich Dockyard, went up the river yester terday to Blackwall, and navigated the Magicienne steam•vessel from the East India Docks to Messrs. Penn's establishment at Greenwich to have the fit tings of her engines completed. Mr. Bellamy and the riggers afterwards laid down moorings for the Dreadnought where she was formerly stationed, and that hospital ship was taken out of dock at Woolwich to-day, and towed up the river by the Monkey, the Jasper, and the Advice stearn•vessels to Greenwich. The Vulcan steam-troop-ship had her masts put in on Friday last, and the masts of the Styx steam-sloop were put in yesterday, and these vessels are both now in an advanced state. Tett boiler-makers were discharged from the fac tory at this yard on Saturday night last, the work executed in that department being now comparatively little to what it used to be. The number of boiler makers reduced this year has been about sixty altogether. THE ROYAL YACHT PROMOTIONS.—The annual promotion for service in her Majesty's:yachts have been conferred upon Lieutenant Edward Vansittart, 1842, and Mates Hubert, Campion, Charles T. Jago, and Neville G. W. Nicolai. RECRUITING FOR TILE NAVY.—The Hon. Lieute nant De Blaquiere, of her Majesty's ship Ganges, ac companied by several other naval officers, arrived in Queenstown yesterday, and opened a rendezvous for the enrolment of ordinary and able seamen. The La Hogue is ordered off to join the fleet destined for the Dardanelles.—Cork Examiner. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE WHITEHAVEN RAILWAY. —The inque s t u p on J ane P enn i ngton, the little girl killed by the bursting of a locomotive engine into her father's h ouse at t h e Whi tehaven terminus of the White haven and Furness Railway, was held at the Public office, Whitehaven, on Monday morning last, before W. Lumb,Esq., coroner. (The particulars appeared in our paper of yesterday.) The inquest occupied nearly five hours, during which no less than 15 witnesses were ex atnined. The j ur y, a f ter a l engt h y di scuss i on, returned a verdict of "Ac c id enta l d eath, i n consequence of an error in judgment of the engine -driver; and they consi dered that there is a great want of protection to life and property at the ftitehayezi and F 4111066 tetWilaus." LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGE'' CHAMBERS, Oct. 16. IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES THOMAS PEARCE, THE lIONICEOPATIIIC Z.TUDENT, CHARGED WITH MAN SLAUGHTER. Mr. ASHUEST, on behalf of Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, applied to Mr. Justice Talfourd for an order to bring up Mr. Pearce, that he might be admitted to bail, the coroner's clerk attending with the depoii tions. Mr. A SIIURST said—l apply to your Lordship on behalf of Charles Thomas Pearce, a medical student, practising a system of medicine called homoeopathy, and who has been pronounced by a coroner's jury guilty of manslaughter, for an order to bring up the prisoner that he may be admitted to bail, if your Lord ship shall think fit. Before I read the depositions, your Lordship will perhaps permit me to state the point. The prisoner is a medical student, practising upon the honiceopathic system, and he has been pro nounced by a jury guilty of having caused his brothers death by starvation, though it appears by the depositions returned by the Coroner that the prisoner began his attendance upon the deceased en the 9th of Septem ber, in the evening ; that on the 12th he saw his brother, for the last time, and the deceased did not die until the 18th of Stptember ; and that all it is shown in the depositions he did, and that he avows in his own affidavit, was to recommend that his brother should not have food pending the continuance of the disorder. He was not there after the 12th to enforce his advice; and it appears, by the deposition of the wife of the deceased, that his advice was not acted upon, for, at the request of the deceased, she had given him food notwithstanding. Your Lordship will see by the depositions that the craving for food is stated by a medical man to be incident to the disease ; the question your Lordship will see is merely a question of opinion, and I have affidavits here, if your Lord ship wishes to hear them, to show that the course pursued by Mr. Pearce is the course pursued by men of eminence and experience. Mr. Justice TALFOURD—I must hear the depositions. Mr. ASHURST—Yes, my Lord, I propose to read them, and confine myself to them, unless your Lord ship should think it necessary that I should go further. Mr. A SHURST then read the deposition of Eliza Higgins :—" I was present at the death of Richard David Pearce, which happened on Tuesday, the 18th of September. He was taken ill the Bth of September with a violent bowel complaint. On Sunday, the 9th, he had Dr. Harris to see him, and Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, the deceased man's brother, saw him also, and took the deceased out of Dr. Harris's hands, and attended deceased himself as a medical man. He is a homeopathic doctor. Dr. Harris called on the deceased three times afterwards in a friendly way, but not medically, and told Mrs. Pearce (the wife of the deceased) in my presence that he was in great danger. Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce went on at tending his brother as a medical man up to Wednes day, the 12th of September; Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, the doctor, then became ill himself, and dis continued his visits, and directed that we s h ou ld sen d and let him know how the deceased was every day. A friend of the deceased used to call on his brother to state how he was going on, and the brother used to send medicines, but did not see him. The deceased was allowed very little to drink and not allowed any nourishment except a little thin gruel. He had some beef-tea and arrowroot, but this was after his brother had ceased to see him. Ido not know who ordered it. Mr. Davis, a medical man, saw the deceased on Monday ni g ht, th e 17 t h of September. Ile was much worse. The deceased was continually wanting and asking for food. I have heard the deceased com plain every hour in the day of his wanting food ; and he said that he was being starved to death. He said this the night before he died; and for some days before he died he made no complaint except for want of food. I heard Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce (the de ceased's brother) say to the deceased's man's wife that her husband was to have no food." James Davis saith—" I am a member of the Col lege of Surgeons. 1 was called to see the deceased, RiehardDavid Pearce, on Monday, the 17th of Sep tember, at nine o'clock at night. I found him ex tremely emaciated, and suffering from sheer exhaus tion. I immediately ordered a glass of brandy and water, and nourishment, and medicine. I saw him again at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was then dying. On the previous evening he said he had been starved by the homoeopathic system. I ordered him to have brandy and water, beef tea, and milk. I have made a post mortem examination, and found the liver and kidneys congested with blood, gall- bladder empty, lungs congested, right side of the heart congested ; there was no fat. The bladder was empty—there was a small quantity of liquid in the stomach, about one ounce, a brown liquid. I have, with the assistance of my son, ana lyzed a portion of the liquid, and found a small quantity of arsenic, but not sufficient to cause death. The cause of death was exhaustion, caused by the want of sufficient food and nourishment, and con gestion ; the lungs were sufficiently congested to cause death. There were no signs to lead me to suppose the deceased had had cholera. The appear ances of the viscera were not such as you meet with in cholera. Having heard the statements of the witnesses, the progress and illness of the deceased, and his medical treatment, and connecting the facts related with the appearances of the body exter nally and internally, when I made the post mortem examination, I am still of the same opinion as to the cause of death, name ly, the want of sufficient food and nourishment, and congestion." Jane Pearce, the wife of the deceased man, saith— " He was first tak en ill on S aturday, the Bth of Sep tember; he was relaxed in his bowels. On Sunday morning, the 9;,11 of September, I went for Mr. llarris, who told me it was cholera. Mr. Harris saw him three times. The deceased's brother was also sent for, who came. Mr. Harris saw the deceased in the evening. Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce (the de ceased's brother) then went to see Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris did not attend the deceased after that day. Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce told me he had taken his brother to himself from Mr. Harris, and that he should treat him himself. Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce went on attending the deceased up to the 12th of September, and did not see him after, and told me not to give him anything to eat or to drink except the medicine. The last time Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce saw the deceased was on the 12th of September, and he wished me daily to let him know how he was (which I did), and he sent medicines, but did not see the deceased. I asked him if I might give him something to eat, and he said No, you will kill him.' I gave him a little gruel and a little beef tea, against the order of Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, because my husband said he wanted food and he would have it. On Mon day, the 17th of September, I went for Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis came and said he was sinking from want. I gave him what Mr. Davis ordered. On Friday, 14th of September, he went out into the garden ; he was very exhausted when he came in, and was quite light-headed. I gave my husband some food against the orders of Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce on the Thursday previous to his death (the food was beef tea) and he kept it on his stomach." Sarah Payne saith.—" The deceased man was my son li in-law. I saw him last alive the day he died, the 18th of September. I was sent for on Sunday, the 9th of September, and found he was very lead; and he said he had the cramps. I saw him once a day up to his death. I saw the deceased man's brother, Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, there on Sunday, the 9th of September. I heard Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce say to the deceased man's wife (Mrs. Pearce), that he was to have no food. This was on Tuesday, the 11th of September. The deceased man said be always wanted food, but his brother Charles did not wish him to take it. On the 12th of September I gave him a cup of tea and a bit of toast, because he said previously, For God's sake do, or I shall be dead before the morning.' I gave him the tea and toast, and he kept both on his stomach." Richard Harris saith—" I reside at 43, Gower.street, and am a Member of the College of Surgeons. I was called to see Richard David Pearce, on Sunday the 9th day of September ; I found him suffering from cholera, with cramps, purging, and vomiting. I saw him four hours afterwards. I again saw him at 9 o'clock. The cramps and sickness were relieved in consequence of the medicine I gave him. When I left I asked some of the attendants if a physician should be called in, and they said his brother, Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, was in the profession, and would be there in the course of the evening. Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce called on me on the same evening (Sunday, the 9th of September), and after some remarks said he should like the hornoaopa thin system adopted with his brother, and in conse quence of that I left the case to him. I was not aware he was not a qualified man. He asked me to call and see his brother as a friend, which I did ; but not medically. I told the brother, Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, I could not attend professionally in concert with him, inasmuch as I was totally ignorant of the doctrines of homoeopathy. On the 10th I saw Richard David Pearce, and as he was much relieved I fancied it was from the medicine I gave him. I gave up the patient at the request of Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce. It was my opinion that the man died from disease. I did not see him professionally after the 9th." Henry Kelsall saith—" I reside at 6, Surrey. place, Old Kent-road ;lam a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons ; I profess homoeopathic principles. I have been twice round the world, and have had much experience in cases of cholera. I was formerly a surgeon in the navy. My opinion is that no food should be given to a person attacked with cholera until he is convalescent. I have had patients under my care without their taking food for a longer period than ten days. Arrow-root was wrong to give to a person labouring under cholera. I have had at the lowest number 100 cases of cholera and have only lost ten patiepts, Craving for food is a symptom of cholera." LITERATURE THE COURT AND REIGN OF FRANCIS 1., KING OF FRANCE. By Miss Pardoe. 2 Vols. To those who have perused Miss Pardoe's "Louis XIV.," any particular description of this work will be almost superfluous. " Francis I." is characterised by the same peculiarities, and recommended by the 'same attractions. It combines the same pleasing admixture of truth and fiction—the realities of hh tory arrayed in the garb of romance. Miss Pardoe's pen is happily adapted to this peculiar style of com position ; her historical narrations are given with the utmost clearness and simplicity, and her " court scenes" are gracefully and ingeniously introduced. To the majority of readers these gay scenes and sketches will probably prove the most attractive portion of the work ; they are well adapted to throw light upon the times of Francis 1., although other- wise their general tenor is trifling and profitless. Yet, if more fit for the pages of a novel than for introduction in an historical work, these seemingly trivial incidents appear, as Miss Pardoe has depicted them, invested with no inconsiderable importance. Thus, for example, when Francis inquires the cause of the Countess of Chateaubriand's melancholy, her brother becomes entrusted with the com mand of the Milanese; and when the Queen transmits a mark of her approbation to the Constable de Montmorenci, that officer loses favour in the eye of the King. "Trifles make the sum of human things," says the adage, and the saying is continually verified in the history of Courts ; therefore the compiler of these memoirs of the Court of Francis I. has judiciously chronicled not only great events but momentous trifles. A fascinating interest beguiles the reader as he turns over the pages of the varied narrative, yet on its conclusion his impressions are those of melancholy. No sermon ever enforced so effectually the magnitude of human weakness and the vanity of earthly grandeur. Francis 1., the chivalrous king, the hero of romance, stands before us stripped of the gorgeous attractions with which fiction has invested him. Miss Fardoe thus emphatically sums up the characteristics of the " chivalrous King:"—"He was vain even to puerility in his youth, sensual even to profligacy in. his manhood, and bigoted even to brutality in his :decline." A fitful gleam of the old romance plays round the " chivalrous" King in some few instances, as when, abasing the pride of the monarch, he knelt on the battle-field to receive knighthood at the hands of Captain Bayard, or when, again, (honouring himself by the act rather than him he meant to honour) he supported the dying artist, Da Vinci, in his arms, or, again, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, when naturally indignant of the unworthy suspicions by which the attendants of both kings were scrupulously confined to the same number, Francis rode almost alone into the head-quarters of Henry, braving the danger his ministers dreaded in order to vindicate his faith in the honour of his brother king; in these, and some similar instances, we recognise the chivalrous Francis, whose name has been cherished by the lovers of romance. And yet we cannot pursue the revelations of his his • tory without finding our admiration dwindle into contempt. How the chivalry of knighthood dis appears from the image of Francis when we find him writing to a discarded mistress to demand back the jewels he had bestowed on her to gratify the pride of her successor I As a contrast, we gladly turn from the revolting details of Court intrigues to the contemplation of martial scenes, rendered especially attractive by the graceful presence of " the good Knight" Bayard. The following ex tract is a happy specimen of the interesting manner in which Miss Fardoe describes such scenes, intro ducing extracts from old chronicles when they tend to increase the effect of the picture : THE BATTLE OF TEE SPURS. " When, on the 2d of August, Henry joined his army before 'I e.-ouenne, he was received with loud acclama tions; and a few days subsequently he was joined by the Emperor Maximilian, with some thousands of Hain aulters and Burgundians; nor had a week elapsed ere a number of Flemish and other nobles from the Low Countries, despite the neutrality declared by Marguerite, flocked to his banners as volunteers. " Meanwhile, moreover, the garrison of the beseiged city saw themselves threatened by famine; their provi sions were nearly exhausted, and Louis XII., aware of this circumstance, instructed M. de Piennes that T 6 ou enne must bo victualled at any risk. Surrounded as it was on all sides by the enemy, this enterprise was, how ever, one of immense difficulty and certain danger; and, after mature consideration, it was decided that the Sire de Piennes and the Duke de Longueville should march a body of fourteen hundred horsemen to the heights of Guinegatte, to distract the attention of the enemy; while Fontrailles, with his Albanian light-horse (or stradiots) should charge the English troops at a particu lar point, and fling into the most of the city the salted provisions and powder which they carried before them. 'The attempt was skilfully made and vigorously carricd out. At the head of eight hundred men, the young commander charged so resolutely that he broke through the ranks of the besiegers; and, riding directly to the fosse, each man east down the bi t ; of powder and the pork which ho -bore upon his horse; and then, making face upon the enemy, succeeded in regaining the main body with a gallantry as daring as it was successeul. This was, however, the only favourable moment for the French arms; and even this had Intl its counterpoise on the heights of Guinegatte, which the gendarmes had no sooner attained than they saw in their rear ten thousand English archers, four thousand litsquenets, and eight pieces of artillery. Maximilian had been apprised of their intended stratagem by his spies, numbers of whom were employed in both the adverse Camps; while, in many instances, there were double traitors among them, who alternately served or betrayed either, as their in terest prompted. " The French soldiery, who were aware that they had not beea ordered to that point to come to an engage ment with the enemy, retrograded at the command of their leaders, but so confusedly, that, from a trot, they soon broke into a gallop, and threw themselves pell-mell upon a rearguard of cavalry, headed by the Duke de Longueville and the Marquis de la Malice, which they scattered; and, passing through the midst, continued to fly until they reached Blandy, w here the infantry were encamped, who were nearly driven, in their turn, from their position by the impetuosity of this unexpected charge. An attempt was made by a few of their leaders to make head, with a handful of men, against the Ger man cavalry, who were in pursuit of the fugitives; and among these the foremost were the Sire do la Pa- lice aiid the Duke de Longueville. In vain, however, did the former shout, Turn, men-at-arms, turn; this is nothing!' The alarm had spread through the whole body; the terrified troops passed on, regardless of his cry; and, although he still strove to cover the disorderly retreat of the infatuated troops, supported by some of the most gallant spirits of the army, his self-devotion, although it tended to save the French army, was unfor tunate for himself and his friends, as they were nearly all taken prisoners; among others, Longueville, La Po lice, Bayard, La Fayette, Clermont, d'Anjou, and Busy d'Amboise. " This flight from Guinegatte, which took place on the 15th April, 1513, obtained for the encounter the name of the Battle of the Spurs; these having been the only efficient weapons m a d e use o f b y the . hostile armies; very few lives were sacrifi ce d on e i t her side; but of the principal prisoners, M. d e l a P l aice alone succeeded in effecting his retreat ; whil e B ayar d w on his ransom in so gallant a manner that we must , to do it ample justice, give the episode in the very words of his biographer:— ' The good knight without fear and without reproach re tired very sorrowfully, and ever and anon turned upon his enemies with fourteen or fifteen gendarmes who had stood by him. In retreating he came to a little bridge, whereon no more than two men could pass abreast; and there was a great ditch, full of water, which came from a distance of more than half a league, and turned a mill three furlongs further on. When ho was upon the bridge he said to thoso that were with him:—. Gentle men, let us stop here; for thu enemy will not gain this bridge from us in the space of an hour.' Then he called one of his archers, and raid co him:—'llie you to our camp, and tell my .Lord de la Yahoo that I have stopped the enemy short for at least half-an-hour; that during that interval be must make the forces draw up in order of battle; and let them not be alarmed, but march hither slowly; fcr, should the adversaries advance to the camp, and and them in this confusion, they would infallibly be defeated.' " The archer goes straight to the camp, and leaves the good knight with the inconsiderable number of men by whom he was accompanied, guarding that little bridge, where he did all that prowess could achieve. The Bur gundians and Hainaulters arrived, but were obliged to fight on the hither side of the bridge, as they could not very easily effect a passage. This gave the French, who had returned to their camp, leisure to place themselves in order, and in a posture of defence, in the event of its proving necessary. When the Burgundians found them selves withstood by such a handful of men, they cried out that archers should be sent for with all speed, and some went to hasten them. Meanwhile about two hun dred cavaliers followed the course of the stream until they discovered the mill, by which they crossed. The good knight, thus enclosed on both sides, then said to his people Sirs, let us surrender to these gentlemen, for all the daring we might display would avail us nothing. Our horses are weary; our adversaries are ten to one against us, and our forces full three leagues off ; so that, if we tarry but a short while longer, and the English archers come up, they will cut us to pi. ces.' At these words the aforesaid Burgundian. and Hainaulters arrived, shouting, Burgundy! Burgundy!' and made alhightv onset upon the French, who, having no further means of resistance, surrendered, one here, another there, to those of most seeming consideration. While each was en deavouring to take his prisoner, the good knight espied, under some dwarf trees, a gentleman in goodly attire, who, by reason of the excessive heat ho was in, whereby ho was completely overcome, had taken off his helmet, and was so turmoiled and weary that he cared not to be at the trouble of taking prisoners. He spurred straight up to this person, grasping his sword, whi c h h o pointed at the other's throat, and exclaimed. Surrender, cava lier, or you die.' ferribly dismayed was this gentle man, for he thought that his whole company were made prisoners, and being in fear of his life, he said, I g i ve myself up, then, since I am taken in this manner : but who are you?' 'I am Captain Bayard ; ' replied the good knight; ' who surrender to you. Here is ray sword ; I pray you be pleased to carry me away with you. But do me this kindness: should we meet w i t h any English on the road who may offer to take our lives, let me have it back again.' This the gentleman promised and fulfilled; for, as they drew toward s t h e camp, they were both obliged to use their weapons against certain Mr. ASHURST having read the whole of the depe - sitions, said—My Lord, I have here a long affidavit of Mr. Pearce, admitting the fact th a t h e gave t h ose directions, and stating the number of patients he his cured ; that he has acted gratuitously in this and all other cases in which he has interfered ; that he was seized with cholera himself on the 12th; that he treated himself in the same way that he treated his brother, until he called in medical aid, and that he was then treated in the same way as to the prohibi tion of food. It is a long affidavit. Mr. Justice TALFOURD—If you wish to read that or any other you may do so, but I think it is a case in which, without expressing any opinion on the merits, bail in a sufficient amount might be granted. Mr. ASTIURST••••4 will only then read from it, my Lord, such parts as may, I think, be read with re ference to amount of bail. Mr. Pearce's affidavit states that he is a married man, having a wife and three children ; that he is a lecturer on the physical sciences and a matriculated student of medicine at the University College of London ; that he also has been since the year 1846, registered at the College of Surgeons, as a student; that he has, du ring the years 1846, 1847, 1848, and this present 1849, been continuously engaged in the study at the said College of Medicine, and, to a considerable extent, also in its practice ; that he has regularly at teeded the lectures there, and at the Royal Institu tion, on anatomy, physiology, surgery, the principles and practice of medicine, the principles and practice of midwifery, chemistry, and dental surgery, de livered respectively by Professors Quain, Ellis, Sharpey, the late Professor Liston, the late Pro fessor Cooper, Professor Arnott, Professor C. J. B. Williams, Dr. Davis, and Mr. George; that he has attended hospital practice ever since October, 1846, where he has witnessed and assisted at a vast number of surgical operations, performed by , the late Professors Liston and Cooper, Pro fessor Quain, Syme, Arnott, and Mr. Morton ; that he has attended the clinical lecture of Liston, Syme, Quain, Arnott, Dr. Walsh, Dr. Williams, and Dr. Thomson ; that he has witnessed much of, and is familiar with, the medical and surgicil practice of the hospital on the in-patients and the out-patients, and that he has diligently studied the principle and prac tice of homoeopathy for the last seven years, perusing the works of Hahnemann, Jahe Ruof, Haas, Curie, Epps, Dunsford, Lawrie, and others, homeopathic writers, and he has witnessed the treatment of several hundreds of cases by Dr. Curie, a homoeopathic prac titioner of very high standing and large practice; that prior to his entering as a student at University College he had for some years studied the various branches of natural philosophy; that he had gratui tously, and from the love of doing good, homoeopa thically treated and cured, or relieved, nearly two hundred persons suffering from acute rheumatism, gout, pthisis, pneumonia, hydrocephalus, inflamma tion of the brain, gastritis, enteritis, constipation, diarrhoea, Asiatic cholera, ascites, ehronic ceph a l a l g i a , scrofulous diseases, and others. I have read thus far for the purpose of showing that Mr. Pearce is a man intend ing the regular prosecution of his profession, and not likely to run away. 1 have also the affidavit of Dr. Epps, who is a physician and lecturer on materia medica recognised by the College of Surgeons and Apothecaries' Hall, and the Navy and Army Boards, confirming the propriety of withholding food from persons seized with cholera, whilst under the attack. I have two gentlemen here waiting to enter into any recognizances your Lordship may please. Mr. Justice TALFOURD—It is usual in cases of felony to have four bail. Mr. AsnuasT—Yes, my Lord ; but the bail here are willing to enter into bail for double the usual amount, and I have given notice of them to the widow, and have an affidavit that upon receiving that notice she stated that she should not oppose Mr. Pearce being admitted to bail. I have also given notice to the coroner, whose clerk is here and does not oppose. Mr. Justice TALFOURD—The bail should be 200/, and two sureties of 100/. each. Mr. Pearce was then brought up, the requisite re cognizances entered into, and the prisoner was dis charged. COURT OF BAINKRUP7 CV, Oct 16. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evarts.) In the matter of Francis Strong, late of Worcester College, Oxford, and now of Cranmer-place, Water loo-road, there was a meeting under the Debtor and Creditor Arrangement Act, 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 70. The petitioner states that his father is a brewer, car rying on business at Woking; that he was, in 1844, sent to college by his maternal grandfather, who paid the college dues, but made no allowance for wearing apparel, books, groceries, &c. ; that he was only allowed 301. a year by his father, which barely sufficed to pay the wages of the vervant and laundress ; that he was necessitated to incur debts with tradesmen, but that he did so believing that his grandfather would pay them ; that not having passed his examination in October, 1847, his grandfather discontinued payment of the college fees, t.nd his father forbade him to return home; that he obtained the situation of tutor, soon after which he was obliged to resign from illness; that after some time his father and grandfather made such provisions as enabled him to return to Oxford in order to pass his examination, but he was unable to remain there in consequence of proceedings taken against him by a creditor; that he married in 1848, and has since then been supported by his wife's relations ; and the petitioner concludes by proposing that all his creditors should abstain from taking proceedings against him for three years, so as to enable him to pass his examination, take his degree, and be ordained, upon the assurance that he would pay them out of any funds which his rela►ives might then advance to him, and out of the emohiments of his profession. The debts amount to 1,322/ ; the assets, nil. Mr. Commissioner Evans in the first instance refused to entertain the petition, which was, however, by his permission, amended and laid before Mr. Commis sioner Ilolroyd, who entertained it subject to a modification. A meeting of creditors was held, and a modified proposal assented to by a majority. The terms of the proposal are—that in the event of the petitioner's relatives not fulfilling their promises towards him, after the expiration of three years he will set apart out of any income he may receive 2001, a year in liquidation of his debts, and which annual sum he will continue to pay until all the debts and the interest due upon them be liquidated. The claims of eight tailors amount to 2421.; of hosiers, 98/.; of wine merchants, 1301. ; chemist, 56/. ; surgeon, 451. ; hair-cutting, IL 15s. Bd.; confectionary, 241.; jewellery, 601.; watch, chain, and ring, 251.; ditto, 20/.; guitar and music, 24/. ; cigars, 6/. 145.; ditto, 14/. 175.; ditto, 51.; hair. cutting in 1848, 81. 135.; ditto in 1846, 4/. ; dental operations, 51. 17s. Mr. Fraser opposed the application upon the ground that the petitioner had not attended before the meet ing of creditors, so that he might be examined touch ing the mode in which he contracted this large amount of debt. The promises of Mr. Strong were mere moonshine, and it would be disgraceful to protect such a person. Mr. Sturgeon called upon the Court to confirm the certificate. The COMMISSIONER said that the majority of the creditors in number and value having assented to the terms of the petitioner, and having agreed to the certificate, he had no power to prevent its confir mation. Mr. Fraser went on to contend that the conditions of the Act had not been complied with, and with some warmth of manner declared that "it was all a trick," and that the decision of the Court was unjust. The COMMISSIONER—OnIy it would make too great a man of you, I would have you removed from the court. Mr. Fraser complained that he had not been beard in defence of his clients, and that the conduct of the Commissioner amounted to a denial of justice. The COMMISSIONEU told Mr. Fraser that such lan guage was most improper, and that he was doing no service to his clients by it. Mr. Fraser said if his clients were satisfied with him, as he believed they were, he was satisfied him self, and saw no reason why a respectable professional man of many years' standing should not be heard with patience, if not treated with courtesy, by the Court. Eventually protection to the 30th of April was anted. WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT, Oct. 16. LORD V. WAILLET. This case arose out of an inquest held on the body of Francis Stone, at the Yorkshire Grey, Hampstead, on the 24th of August last, Mr. Wakley, jun., being deputy-coroner. Mr. Lord's claim was one guinea, for attending to give evidence in consequence of a message from the deputy. coroner. It appeared that Mr. Wakley had been in the habit of verbally requesting the attendance of medi cal men in similar cases, instead of issuing a sub } cena. In this case, however, in consequence of Mr. Lord's declining to enter into the subject of his medical treatment of the case after giving his evi dence as to the cause of death, the Coroner refused Mr. Lord his fee for attendance, whereupon this action was brought. The defendant conducted his own case; the plain tiff appeared by counsel (Mr. Couch). The plaintiff was nonsuitvd in consequence of no subpcena having been served upon him to compel his attendance at the inquest. RELIEF OF THE HOMEWARD BOUND.—The Lords of the Admiralty having directed her MejEsty's ship Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, to proceed to the chops of the Channel to supply the merchant vessels detained there by the prevalence of the easterly winds, with water and provisions, that ship left Spithead yesterday morning, at eight o'clock. Their Lordships have also ordered her Mnjesty's screw steam-ship Hogue, to pro ceed from Cork to the entrance a triac Channel, on. the time service. 0 15 0 ••••• 0 •-•• 0- Malt. Sacks 520