The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-19 00:00:00

.2. ..1......r......, , ....• ..........+6..e . ..'. lene, Ha- * kinds aro a slow inquiry, at unalh red quotations. lore. Judging from the reports from tlie ni,nutletering 1,13, Quebec districts, an active inquiry this side of Christmas mu , t with dried not be evpcch - ( 1 . L7:rge public side., of Cidouial will take place in Jsnuary next. 3 alatz, to 110Y.F.d..MGH NOP EffAUILET. ps choked. Good and fine Hops command a steady sale at fully last wet k's quotations. In all other kinds only a mode id damage, . Charles- rate business is doing at about stationary prises. The d ship of supply of Hops on offer is comparatively small. Present n Dauphin rates as under: ---New Mid and East Kent pockets, per cwt., 6/ 64 to 12 1 12s; New Weald of Kent, ditto, 61 10 Ganges, 64 to AL; New Sussex ditto, 5/ 16.4t0 71; New Farnhams, In a reef of 10/ to 131; Yearling Kents , 2 / 16 s to 4 / 10 s; Yearling Sussex, 21 12s to 3 / 17 s; Old Hops, 11 to 41 . During f next lido last week two bales came to hand from Antwerp, and 100 bales from New York. mm Liver- TALLOW. maven; the Since Monday last the delivery of Tallow has not ex )f shore off ceeded 2,242 casks, yet the market has ruled tolerably )f bowsprit steady as to price. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 37s to 37s 3d, and for forward delivery 36 s 6 d to 7om Malta , bowsprit, 3Gs 9d per cwt. Town Tallow, 37s per cwt net cash; ff Cork on Rough Fat, 2a ld per Sibs. There are now upwards of 17,000 casks on their way from St. Petersburgh. The latest advices state that the Russians were disposed to containing speculate at comparatively high prices. Tho stock of 2, or Free Tallow at St. Petersburgh, on the 2 d instant, was 31 , 400 was picked casks. 1845. 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. and. Stock this day ••. . • . 30,177 16,791 14,047 33,71 2 41 , 041 Price of Y. C. .... 42s Oct 48s Od 44s 9d 45s 3d to 37s (Id )bec. Bld. [to Os 0,1 to 488 3d to 45s Od Os Od to37s ad i Delivery last week: • • 2,019 2,801 2,744 2,598 2,242 Ditto from June 1.. • . 48,436 40,934 43,194 48,524 41,447 Arm ivals last week • 5,097 3.023 500 90 548 )AY.) Ditto from June 1 ... 63,041 47,332 53,142 74,705 57,015 Price of Town • • •.. . 458 Od 52s Gd 49s 6d 47s Gd 39s 62 DAY. - !re but me- STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBUR GH. ' hich a fair 1849. 1843. 1847. 1846. 1845. full prices. Tallow dispatched Casks. Casks. Casks. Casks. Casks. lace. Fine from Cronstadt to e 6th inst. Nov. 5, O.S. •• .. 115,438 120,055 1:6,170 108,586 112,378 a heavy, at In ships loading and lighters •• • ... • ... 2,357 6,200 4,823 3,229 252 ing slowly. - etions have Total loaded off .. • . 118,195 126,255 1130,933 111,815 112,630 tur market Loaded afterwards.. •• .. 1,249 871 1,404 378 Total at the close of -- -- ish grains the navigation.... .... 129,504 131,864 .113,223 113,008 08 quarters to of Oats, Loudon •• ••.• • • • • 48,503 68,102 57,992 53,618 53,645 to of Tares, Liverpool ........ 17,833 13,328 14,946 14,402 19,248 22 ditto of Bristol .......... 3,781 5,025 4,229 3,747 3,779 Other Engligh ports 13,750 12,720 10,564 11,531 9,543 18 ditto of Ireland ...... •• .. 5,029 4,172 6,615 6,689 6,100 sof Flour. Scotland .... •• • . 5,598 11,2":8 9,264 7,486 6,076 S morning, Germany .... •• . . 13,771 7, 8 7 2 13 , 319 8,390 6,^23 Prance .... • • .... 7,568 568 9,161 2,683 7,964 of simples From Kent 115,834 120,055 126,170 108.586 112,378 from Cam ,nd coaintry - • Notwith- LAW INTELLIGENCE • Porte, the it late rates. Thu best 3. Fo reign )r lower to .... 594 ,to GOS and 15 , s 19 9 ▪ .. 104 241 .3ork, • 15,3 17 , .... 16;1 180 ▪ 15,, 213 .... 27s 3 30 .... 36;s 3 90 .... 2L 9 90 •••• 30s 320 • 30x 310 ▪ 30s 331 Le... 35s 401 .... 310 3 30 rfolk 31s 331 ing advance d move off more firm- 2351 345 Ms 22$ rter 32s 359 ug.. 543 56$ • • • • 40x 438 •• —38 s •• •• 42$ 460 )00— _ 91 Os 101 OS n 610 s Si 00 4/ 5s 41 100 3t 28/ Os 291105 ty was paid 135,117 cvv . ts ig peritod is place in the ce this day 5,486 head, z's supply o f ng period 111 ame time in EEK. Ives. Pigs. ro ... 24 -- •.. --- 2 ... 9 l 8 ... --- 8 ... 1 ... 8 LO ... )9 .. 44 :9 ... - CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) KNIGHT V. MAJORIBANKS. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal froni the Master of the Rolls were resumed but not concluded to-day. The suit was instituted by the assignees of Colonel Latour for the purpose of setting aside two deeds by which he was deprived of the advantage of a partnership in a speculation which turned out most profitable, called the New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land Establishment. Col. Latour, it was alleged, signed the deeds under false representations from his partner. The case was argued before the Master of the Rolls at considerable length, and his Lordship, after great con sideration, gave judgment, dismissing the plaintiff's bill with costs, and from that decision the plaintiff appealed to this branch of the Court. -.- Seen landed. rived here. y was well ?r, but their ttendance of lerease, and late arri7als, ots, Devons► ►ante in the The highest v of Foreign s moderate. orthampton the Eastern Fords, runts, from other sods. The 'as derived of London. ffer; but the reeds moved 2d per 81bs. r Sibs with y.moderate nd Friday's ted. Prime 3y. Other- ROLLS' COURT.--(THIS DAY.) s. d. to a. d. p 36 3 $ to 3 le 4 0 r 4 0 4 2 )]0 0 0 0 • 3 6 3 8 .310 4 8 .10 0 22 0 . 0 0 0 0 Figs. 286 Pigs. EMI.. BLENKINSOPP V. BLENICINSOPP. Lntry-kill loderate for 'laughtered If middling steady, and 00 carcases lisposed of. , and Ilar mtations. The arguments in this part-heard case, which Were commenced on Thursday, and proceeded with on Friday and Saturday, were resumed to-day. The case came before the Court upon a bill filed by the wife of George Thomas Seaton Blenkinsopp, against her husband, for the purpose of having a deed of trust of 2d Sept., 1842, set aside and given up to be cancelled; and that the trustees thereto, Thomas William Fen wick and William Trotton, should be ordered to render an account of the receipts and disbursements under such deed; that a receiver be appointed under the order of the Court, and if the Court should not so decree, then that the several sums payable under such deed, to George Thomas Seaton Blenkinsopp, be paid over to the plaintiff. It appeared that a mar riage was solemnized between the plaintiff (Miss Colling wood) and defendant, 6th October, 1807. The parties lived together, and had several children. In the year 1841 they were residing at Hoppy land Park, when, in consequence of the adultery and cruel treatment of the defendant, Mrs. Blenkinsopp and her daughter quitted the house. In the month of March, 184 t, the plaintiff instituted proceedings in the Consistorial Court of Durham, for a divorce a mensa et Moro. On the 29th November, 1841, Mrs. Blenkinsopp appealed from fthe Court of Durham to the Chancery Court of York, and finally transferred the cause, by ap peal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, whence was obtained, 13th of December, 1841, a writ of sequestration against the defendant, to which the trustees, Fenwick and Trotton, set forth the deed of September, 1842, by which the property of the defen dant was conveyed to them in trust, t• discharge his debts and liabilities. The bill charged this deed as fraudulent, and entered into by the defendant to evade the payment of alimony to his wife, and to frustrate the decree of the Judicial Committee, confirming those of the Courts below. A voluminous body of evidence was adduced to sustain these charges on the part of Mrs Blenkinsopp • Mr. GLASSE, following Mr. Turner, was heard to-day, and the case appears likely to occupy some time. SWEARING IN SOLICITORS. The Master of the Rolls has appointed to-morrow, at three o'clock, at the Rolls' Court, Chancery-lane, for swearing-in solicitors. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His HONOUR sat to-day, at eleven o'clock, and heard causes, but no case of interest came before the Court during the morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His HoNouß heard motions to-day and bankrupt petitions, all of which were totally devoid of interest. (Before the Vice• Chancellor WIGRAM.) VINCENT V. THE BISHOP OF SODOR AND lAN.-- JUDGMENT. His Hortouu gave judgment in this case to-day, which was argued before him some time since, against a judg ment pronounced by the Court of Common Pleas upon a case sent from this Court for its decision thereon. His Honour not being satisfied with the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, directed the same case to be argued before the Court of Exchequer. TIDMAS V. THOMSON. This case also stood on the poper for judgment, but his HONOUR postponed giving it till Thursday next. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banoo.) THE QUEEN V. WALKER. This was an indictment against the defendant, an attorney, at the instance of a person named Clements, for obtaining money from him on false pretences. A true bill, on the evidence of the prosecutor, was found against the defendant and a person named Paul, and the indictment was removed by certiorari into this court. The case was tried before Lord Denman, and Walker was found guilty, Paul being acquitted. It appeared that Clements had borrowed a sum of money on several shares which he held in a project called the York and Hull Railway from a client of Walker's, whose name he said he was not at liberty to give. Subsequently Clements found it necessary to bring an action against the company for the calls he had paid. It was necessary that the scrip should be produced, and ho applied to Walker to get his friend to do so. Walker told him that his friend would not produce them unless he were paid the principal and interest, and Clements gave tkree bills for the interest, two of which had been paid. The holder of the scrip, a Mr. Tingey, proved at the trial that ho never objected to produce it at the trial, and never made any conditions of the kind put forth by Walker. The indictment charges Walker witk having obtained the bills from Clements for an improper purpose. The defendant appeared to receive the judgment of the Court. - Mr. Sergeant WILKINS moved for a new trial, on affidavits of Walker and others, which he held went to show that Walker was not guilty of the offence. The COURT said they were not disposed to rely upon the affidavit of Walker, or of a person mined Atkin son (who was stated to be a material witness), b u t b e f or e deciding upon the application they would consult Lord Denman, who tried the case. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) MORRELL THE ELDER V. FISHER AND ANOTHER. This was a special cc,9e remitted for argument to this court by an order of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, stating the particulars of a demise of land held under Magdalen College, Oxford. The question in volved in the argument was as to the meaning of certain words in the lease, and particularly whether two pieces of land were demised by it, or formed part of a farm called Whit Farm. Mr. WILLES addressed the Court at great length in support of the plaintiff's case. The argument, which was exceedingly technical, and of small public interest, was proceeding when our report left. s. d. 0 s. d. 2 8 210 30 3 4 3 6 310 34 3 4 310 4 4 DB. .n Potatoes red as tot'' 88 sacks, ; 164 tons , 96 sacks, 'om Ham bags from eded. 2,000 supplied• as; but all This day's Per Ton. 70s to eos —s to —0 —s to 6 —s to - -6 55s to 60s 50s to 55e 50s to 5 0 55s to 550 last week the finest )f Eng lila' Ail other COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS_ DAY.) - - - The Court took the new trial paper to-day, but the eases heard, during the morning were devoid of any general interest. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice PATTESUN.) HARRIS U. AUGUSTUS NEWTON. Mr. RODGERS applied to the Court for a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why his discharge should not be set aside, and the stun of 104/. 105. paid by him in liquidation of the plaintiff's claim. He moved upon affidavit which stated that in July last the el,- fendant was arrested for debt at the suit'of the plaintiff, and while in custody of the sheriff's officer, in George street, Blackfriars, he was waited upon by the plaintiff whom he induced to sign a discharge on the under standing that it would not prejudice the claim, and that on the following day he would pay half the debt and costs, and the remaining half by instalments. Now the defendant being a barrister•at-law knew full well that a discharge from custody operated as a discharge from the debt, but he concealed this fact from the plaintiff, and as he had failed to pay a fraction of the demand, the plaintiff had been constrained to snake this application THE SUN, on the ground that the d,fendant obtained his discharge by tuiirepreEentaiion, if not by fraud. There was no Cil3.e bearing upon the point, but the Learned Counsel apprehended the Court bad the power of exercising ntt equitable jurisdiction over its own process, and he hoped his Lordship would have no difficulty in interfering in his case. Mr. Justice PATTESON having looked over the affida vits, observed that the application ought to be to set aside the discharge, since the affidavits disclosed the fact that at the period of the arrest the defendant was a privileged person, and the arrest was therefore wrongfully made. It was no doubt upon this representation that the plaintiff sigm:d the discharge, to avoid the trouble and expense of a habeas corpus; but it was quite clear it did not dis charge the debt. He would, under these circumstances, grant a rule to show cause why the discharge should not he rescinded, hut the Court had no power to order the payment of the money.—Rule nisi accordingly. BOW-STItEET.-(THIS DAY.) A young man named Thompson, and a youth named Johnson, were this morning brought before Mr. Henry, under the following suspicious circumstances :-- Police-countable A, 146, stated that just before day break he observed the younger prisoner emerge from an unoccupied house, next door to the Olympic Theatre, in Wych street, and suspecting that he bad been there for felonious purposes, he took him into custody. While he was conveying him to the station house the premises were searched by police sergeant A 8, who found the second prisoner concealed up one of the bed-room chimnies. He pulled him down by the legs, and carried him with difficulty to the station. _ Police-sergeant A 8 confirmed this statement, adding, that as he was bringing the prisoner down stairs, he dropped a bundle, which was afterwards picked up, and turned out to be a complete sot of housebreaking imple ments, replete with chisels, false keys, files, crowbars, and instruments to cut shutters and wood with.. Both prisoners protested that they knew nothing of these suspicious articles, but police-constable F 48 gave evidence, proving, beyond all question, that they did. He said he had the charge of the two lock-up cells where the prisoners had been confined, and in the course of the morning he heard the younger prisoner call out, " llillon, Jam, how are we to get out of this?" Thompson replied, " Why, in the morning we must know nothing about the tools." Johnson then said, " But how about getting into the crib 2" Thompson replied, " Oh, you had better say you went in at tour o'clock, and you let me in at eleven." Johnson continued, " Why did you not get away by the roof ?" to which Thompson answered that the chimney was so narrow, and ran so slantingly, that he could not get up. The rest of the conversation was conducted in what was termed " flash lingo," which both prisoners seemed to understand perfectly well. Mr. HENRY asked if they were known?—The in spector said they wore not, but it was presumed they came from over the water. Mr. HENRY asked the prisoners if they had anything to say ?—Thompson said it was all false what had been stated. He knew nothing of the tools, but admitted having been in the house, being out of employment and without a home. Mr. HENRY --What have you been? Thompson— The last phce I was in was at a public-house, in Kenning ton, as potboy. Mr. HENRY—What have you to say, Johnson? Johnson—l have nothing to say, except that I have slept in the house for the last week. Mr. HENRY—What are you? Johnson—Nothing. Mr. HENRY—Where do you live? Johnson—ln the streets, or anywhere that I can. Mr. HENRY—Have you no father or mother? John son—No. Mr. HENRY—How do you get your living? Johnson —Oh, by doing little odd jobs in the streets. Mr. HENRY said he should remand them till Saturday, in order that their characters and occupations might be inquired into.—They were then removed in custody. MARLBRO•-STREET-(THIS DAY.) William Henry Harris, a well-dressed man, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with creating a disturbance at Genese's coffee-house, in Jermyn-street, and assaulting police-constable Glass, 94 C. This morning, about fuer o'clock, the constable above named was on duty in Jermyn-street, when he was called to Genese's coffee-house, to turn the defendant— who had been making a great disturbance—out of the house. He went into the house, and endeavoured to per suade the defendant to leave the place quietly; as he refused to do so, witness took him by tho arm with a view of leading him out, when the defendant turned round and struck him with much force in the side. He then took him to the station. The defendant, who made a rambling defence, was fined 205., which he immediately paid. William Thomas was charged with having in his possession six pewter pots, which he had stolen from various publicans. Jeeps, 146 C, deposed that about a quarter-past nine this morning :he met the prisoner in Bury-street, and, observing that his coat pockets were very much " bulged," he west up and asked him what he had got in them. The prisoner said, " only a milk-can," at the same time pulling from his pocket the can produced. Witness then put his hand in prisoner's pockets, and found that they contained six pint pots. Knowing the prisoner to be an old hand, he conveyed him to the station. The pots having been identified, the prisoner was "ully committed. STRAND THEATRE. On Saturday evening, after the performance of The Rivals by the whole strength of the company, the new farce from the pen of Mr. John Oxenford, called The Family Party, wa s re - pro d uced, and not withstanding the eccentric acting of Compton, was again all but damned, bei ng announced for repetition amidst mingled hisses and applause. Of the imper sonation of Sheridan's comedy by the company of the little Strand Theatre we have not occasion to say much in commendation, with the one great and glorious exception of Mrs. Glover. Those who remember her Mrs. Malaprop, years and years ago, will not marvel at anyone praising her superb embodiment of the character ; but they may well marvel (unless they have happily seen her recently), when we say that her acting is as perfect, as fresh, as genuine as ever, better it could not possibly be. The love scene between Lydia and Beverley, when Mrs. Malaprop becomes the " go-between,"—the of the intercepted letter, with the aspersions on her knowledge of her " ora cular tongue and her nice derangement of epitaphs "—the famous quotation from hamlet about " Harry Mercury, and something about kissing on a hill"—were all inimitable. It was the Mrs. Glover of the palmy days of the drama, with all her genius not only in complete preservation, but mel lowed to a state little short of perfection. LONDON, ARCTIC EXPEDITION. TO THE SECRETARY OF `E ADMIRALIY. Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, for tha information of my Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, of my return from America in the royal mail steamer Caledonia. Having, as opportunities offered, sent you from ime to time detailed accounts of the progress of the Arctic searching expedition under my command, I beg now to submit, for the consideration of their Lordships, a connected summary of the whole pro ceedings of the party up to this time, and also to re port the organization of a detachment under charge of Mr. Rae, to ensure the completion of the entite scheme of search comprehended in their Lordships' in structions to me. On the 4th of June, 1849, five seamen, fifteen sap- pens and miners, with four boats, 15,800 lbs. of pemi can, and other provisions and stores, were embarked at Gravesend on board the Hudson's Bay Company ships Prince Rupert and Westminster. The arrival of these ships at York Factory was later than usual, and some of the expedition stores still remained on board on the 10th of September; but Chief Trader Bell, of the Hudson's Bay Company, who now took charge of the party, considered it imprudent to wait longer for their landing. At this date, therefore, he commenced his voyage into the interior, taking with him, in addition to the English boats and their crews, a large batteaux, with 16 Canadian voya geurs, and the stores necessary for building a winter residence, providing for the fisheries, and equipping and paying Indian hunters. Owing to the extreme dryness of the summer, the rivers wei uncommonly low, and the boats being, therefore, unable to carry more than two-thirds of their ordinary lead, it was necessary to leave a con siderable quantity of pemican at York Factory to be forwarded inland, with the additional supplies next summer. The difficulties which Mr. Bell encoun tered, as well from the lowness of the waters as from the very early setting in of ,winter, were great, his progress consequently was slow, and he was finally arrested by the freezing of the akes, six days' march short of his intended winter quarters at Cumberland [louse. He immediately housed the boats, constructed a storehouse for the reception of the provisions and other packages, established fisheries, and as soon as sledges could be made, accompanied the bulk of the party on snow shoes through the woods to Cumberland I louse. At that place, and at Beaver Lake, about sixty miles further to the northward, the men were sup ported through the winter by the fisheries, but at Cedar Lake, where the boata were laid up, the fish ing was unproductive, and there was, consequently, an unforeseen consumption of pemican by the boat keepers, and the wives and children of three of the voyageurs who could not travel over the snow to Cumberland [louse. This deficit of pemican was fully made up during the winter by the exertions of the Hudson's Bay Company's officers on the upper por tion of Saskatchewan. Mr. Dell made winter journeys to Cedar Lake, and early in the Spring sent carpenters down to put the boats in repair, so that everything wail ready for the resumption of the voyage on the breaking up of the rivers, which took place in the beginning of June, 1848. On the 25th of March, 1848, Mr. Rae and I left Liverpool in the North American mail steamer Hi bernia, landed a fortnight afterwards at New York, and proceeded, by way of the Hudson and Lake Champlain, to Montreal, where we found waiting for us 16 Canadian voyageurs, :forming the crews of two canoes provided by Sir George Simpson, Go vernor of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories. Our route lay through Lakes, Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, and Huron, to Sault St. 21Earie, where we were detained some days waiting for the breaking up of the ice on Lake Superior. Who.a the lake opened we resumed our voyage to Fort 'William, and from thence to Rainy Lake, the Lake' of the Woods, and Lake Winipeg, where we weee: again stopped for some days by ice, but laving at length succeeded in breaking eu r way through, we entered the Saskatchewan river on the 9th of June, and on the 15th reached Cumberland House. Here we learned that Mr. Bell had set out a fortnight previously, but had been detain ed by ice in Beaver Lake for four days. We followed him with diligence through Beaver Lake, Churchlxill River, Isle ila Crosse, Buffalo and Methy Lake s, to Methy Portage, where we overtook him an the s!Oth of June, 1848. With the assistance of the voyageurs from Mon treal, the boats and stores were transported, on the men's shoulders, across the portag a in eight days ; this laborious proceeding having been in andered necessary by the death of the whole of the hart es usually employed there. The two canoes, with the it crews, were sent back to Canada. On the 15th of July, havirig reached the last postage on Slave River, three boats were arranged for the sea voyage, with full I.9nds of pemican and able crews, consisting in the a i 3.gregate of eighteen men. Mr. Rae and I embarked'. in them to proceed with all speed to the mouth of th 4 Mackenzie, leav ing Mr. Bell with the remainder o f the party and two boats containing the stores for wicnter use, with direc tions to make the best of his /ay to Great Bear Lake, to establish a fishery at its west end, near the site -of Fort Franklin, for 'the convenience of the sea party, in the event of its la aving to return up the Mackenzie; and lastly, havisa g traversed the lake to its northern extremity, to er act dwelling-houses and storehouses near the inflt tx of Dease river, and to carry on fisheries at such suitable places as he should discover in the neighbour hood. He was also instructed to dispatoh James Hope (a Cree Indian, belonging to his party, who had been formerly employed in ti le expedition, under Messrs. Dease and Simpson, :in d knew the country well), together with a native 1 to nter of the district, to the banks of the Coppermin e in the beginning of September, there to hunt till • the 20th of the month, and look out diligently for the arrival of the boats. On my way to the sea I landed three bags of pemican at Fort Good Hop e, the lowest of the Company's posts on the Macke rezie, for the use of any party from Sir James Ross's sh ps or from the Plover, which might reach that establi it iment, and I likewise deposited one case of the san le article, with several memoranda and letters, at PO int Separation, which forms the apex of the delta of tl Mackenzie, marking the locality in the manner agre upon. We reached the sea on the 4 Oa of August, and had an interview with about 300 lis quimaux, who were collected to meet us, having :been apprised of our coming by signal fires lig' tit ed by their hunting parties on the hills skirti. ; the river. The distance from Point Encou nter ' where we met this party, to the mouth of t Ali e Coppermine river, including the larger inflexioi it. of the coast line, is upwards of 800 miles ;:and as wt 9 had almost constantly ' head winds, we rowed along, near the shore, landing at least twice a day to cook, oc c> isionally to hunt, for the most part at night to sleep son shore, and often to look out from the high capes. Our communications ith parties of Esquimaux, as SE •mbled on the head lands to hunt whales, or scattt!! .ed in parties of two or three along the coast in pursuit of reindeer and waterfowl, were frequent. Th to y came off to us with confidence, and through the sue ilium of our excellent Esquimaux Albert, who spolct good English, we were able to converse with t hem readily. They invariably told us that no sly ips had passed, and were rejoiced to learn by our inquiries that there was a prospect of their seeing g more, white men on their shores. Up to Cape Ba thurst, or for about one-third of the distance bet: ween the Mackenzie and Coppermine, the Esquimawl informed us that for six weeks of summer, or as thej expressed it, for the greater part of two moons, duria ,g which they were chiefly occupied in the pursuit io f whales, they Dever saw any ice, We found an Esquimaux wally encamped on the extremity of Cape Basal urst, but as near to that place as we contl d effect a land ing without observation, we erected a signal post and buried a case of penal ; and we made a similar deposit, marked by a pi le of painted stones, on the extremity of Cape Parry.. After rounding the latter OE pe we observed, for the first time on the voyage flows of drift ice, which became more numerous as we approached Dolphin and Union Strait; and. in this part of the coast we saw no Esquimaux, th a ugh we found a few recent traces of their hunting pm sties. On the 22d of August we b ad a strong gale of westerly wind, before which we ran under sail for some hours, but it speedily a a gmented to a violent storm, and we were comp e lied to provide for the safety of the boats by running among the ice, loosely packed on Point Cock burn. During the night much ice drifted past, and in the morning we ft tund ourselves hemmed in by dense packs, extending its far as the eye could reach. Up to this time the wet Aber had been of the usual summer temperature. of that region, but it now became vor 7 cold, and we had continual frosts, with ft equent snow-storms, during the remainder of our it ay on the coast. By keeping close to the beach in. places where the shal- lowness of the water kept off ti te larger pieces of ice, by cutting passages for the b oats where the packs abutted against the rocks, by di . agging the boats over the smoother floes, and h y making portages along the shore, according to circumstances, with the aid of occasW aal spaces of open water, we succeeded, wt ith much labour, in making our way to a bay between Capes Hearne and Kendall by the cnd of the month. I had previously thought it advisable to abridge the labours of the crews, by leaving one boat, with its cargo of pendcan, on the north side of Cape Krusentern, and by the time that we carat) re ..tals Cape Kendall the two remaining boats were scare el 3 seaworthy, having been PRINCESS'S THEATRE. An adaptation of the amusing French vaudeville Les Deux Brigadiers, was produced here on Saturday evening under the title of the Life Guardsman, with the most complete success. The scene is transferred to England, and the Duke of Marlborough is the great man to whose fortunes the plot of the farce re• lates, instead of Cardinal Dubois, as in the French version. Thus runs the plot of the Princess's ver sion :—Jacob Pounce and Tapeworm (Messrs. J. W• Ray and Wynn), confidential secretaries to the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Oxford, are engaged in effecting the disgrace of the Duke by attempting to get possession of certain letters of his proving a treacherous corre - spondence with the French Court. These letters are supposed to have got by some mysterious means into the custody of Miss Mary Middleton (Miss L. Howard), and the secretaries hope to obtain them by marrying the young lady to Peter Pounce (Mr. Honey), a sergeant in the Coldstream Guards, to whom, in conjugal confidence, she shall be induced to deliver them, But Jack Gorget (Mr. A. Wigan), a dashing Life Guardsman, is ordained to frustrate all this scheming, and by personating the other sergeant, by wooing and marrying Miss Mary himself, and by outwitting the wily secretaries in all their plottings, he succeeds in postponing the discomfiture of the Duke. The action of the piece is bustling, and the dialogue lively, and there are several good situations evolved. The piece was capitally played by every body concerned, and was throughout favourably received by the audience. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON NOVEMBER ET ohreestMeuse, Defaulter, Deer, 4 5 a yrs, Ist 7 F RACES.—TUESDAY, Nov. 27. Acceptanc es f or th e W arw i c k s hi re St a k es . 77ssettt_2 21b—Fugitive, —Doctrine, 5 yrs, 7st 51b— a—zeFieuy, aged, aged,gitive,st 131b—The7New Darter, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Master 6 Downes, aged, Est 101 b Milliner, 6 yrs, bat 7 1 b—Egret, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Alp, 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Priestess, 3 yrs, 6st Sib—Selina, 3 yrs, 6st 21b—Doubt, 3 yrs, sst 131 b—Mantle, 3 yrs, sst 121 b —Chicot, 3 yrs, sst 12 1 b—Ma-day, 3 yrs, sst 10 lb. Acceptances for the Free Handicap Hurdle-race. Fugitive, aged, 1 Ist—The Mease, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b Spectator, lOst 91b—Fazeley, lOst 81b—Tally-ho, lOst 61b—Miss Burns, lOst 41b—Fogleman, lOst 21b—Ima, lOst 21b—Redstreak, lOst—Venture, lOst—Bluze, lOst— Rosabel, 9st 121b—Mrs. James, 9st 121b—Small-beer, 9st 111b—Vaut-rien, 9st 101b—The Prophet, 9st 81b— Jack-of-all-trades, 9st 21b—Bedford, 9st 21b—Syrup, Sat 81b. a l t r s a t p,is t Acceptances for the Grand Open Steeplechase. 121 b Victim,Pter ISimple,lstlbl-2sCt 31b—Knight of Gwynne, list 11b—Doctor, hth—dißerr,itilsilistY4eoihm—anß, list—Agi tation, lOst 81b—Young-un, lOst 61b—Maria Day, lost —Young Lottery, 9st 121b—Venom, 121b—Vain hope, 9st 121b—Abd-el-Kader, 9st 101b--Little Hough ton, 9st 91b—Bold Davy, 9st 81b—Lansquenet, 9st 71b— Little Fanny, 9st 41b. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. 1 1 Cheltenham stag hds., Sat., Andoversford-12. Norfolk stag hds., Sat., Stanuing Albrighton hds., Tues., Whitternores; Thurs., Coton ; Sat., Knighton-10}. Atherstone lids., Wed., Hams Hall; Fri., Coombe; Sat., Sh u t t i ng t on B r id g e — to 11. South Berkshire hds., Tues., Aldermaton; Fri., lied Lion, Basildon-101. Sir John Cope's hds., Wed., Elvetham Mounts; Fri., Brocasland—lo/. Craven hds., Wed., Henswood; Fri., Mhdown Park; Sat., llaycroft---ioi. MONDAY EVENING, much cut by the young ice which now bound the floes together. The ground was covered with snow, re) Open water was visible front the highest cape, and tie winter appeared to have set in with rigour. I found myself, therefore, reluctantly compelled to abandon the boats, and to prosecute the journey to oar winter residence on Great Bear Lake, by land. The pemican and ammunition were carefully con cealed for future use, the boats were hauled up on the beach, and the party directed to prepare for the march. The baggage, consisting of thirteen days' provisions, cooking utensils, hatchets, astronomical instruments, a few books, the ammunition, two nets with several setting lines, Halkett's portable boat, a package of dried plants, my bedding, and a few articles of clothing, were distributed by lot. Each man carried, in addition to his assigned load, his own blanket, mocaesies, and such articles of clothing as he chose. All were furnished with snow shoes. Mr. Ree carried the greatest part of his own bedding and spare clothing. We set out on the 31_ of September, and on the following day came to an encampment of Esquimaux. They cheerfully ferried us across the mouth of a wide river, which I named the Rae. We afterwards crossed the Richardson in Lieut. Halkett's boat, and following the line of the Coppermine, and of its tributary, the Kendall, we gained a branch of Deases River ; and on the thirteenth day reached our destined quarters at Fort Confidence. Our march through half-frozen swamps, or over hills covered with snow, was necessarily toilsome; but by keeping as much as possible in the river valleys we had to pass only one night without firing, for the purposes of cookery. In a thick fog, during which we were able to proceed in the proper direction by compass, James Hope and his Indian companion, who had been dispatched by Mr. Bell to meet us, lost their way, and so missed us ; bat, on coming to our trail on the Kendall, they perceived that we had passed, and returned to Fort Confidence two days after our arrival there. In the voyage between the Mackenzie and Copper mine, I carefully executed their Lordship' instruc tions with respect to the examination of the coast line, and became fully convinced that no ships had passed Within view of the mainland. It is, indeed, nearly impossible that they could have done so unobserved by some of the numerous parties of Esquimaux on the look-out for whales. We were, moreover, in formed by the Esquimaux of Back's Inlet, that the ice had been pressing on their shore nearly the whole summer, and its closely packed condition when we left it, on the 4th of September, made it highly improbable that it would open for ship navigation later in the season. I regretted extremely that the state of the ice prevented me from crossing to Wollaston land, and thus completing in one season the whole scheme of their Lordships' instructions. The opening between Wollaston and Victoria lands has always appeared to me to possess great interest, for through it the flood tide evidently sets into Coronation Gulf, diverging to the westward by the Dolphin and Union Strait, and to the eastward round Cape Alexander. By the fifth clause of Sir John Franklin's instruc tions, he is directed to steer south-westward from Cape Walker, w hich would lead him nearly in the direction of the strait in question. If Sir John found Barrow's Strait as open as when Sir Edward Parry peesed it on four previous occasions, I am convinced that (complying as exactly as he could with his in structions, and withoutlooking into Wellington Sound, or other openings either to the south or north of Barrow's Strait), he pushed directly west to Cape Walker, and from thence south-westwards. If so, the ships were probably shut up in some of the passages between Victoria, Banks, and Wollaston's lands. This opinion, which I advocated in my former com munications, is rather strengthened by the laborious journeys of• Sir James Ross having disclosed no traces of the missing ships. Being apprehensive that the boats I left on the coast would be broken up by the Esquimaux, and being, moreover, of opinion that the examination of the opening in question might be safely and effi ciently performed in the only remaining boat 1 had fit for transport from Bear Lake to the Coppermine, I determined to entrust this important service to Mr. Rae, who volunteered, and whose ability and zeal in the cause I cannot too highly commend. He selected an excellent crew, all of them experienced voyageurs, and capable of finding their way back to Bear Lake without guides, should any unforeseen accident deprive them of their leader. In the month of Meech (1849) a sufficient supply of pemican and other necessary stores, with the equipments of the boat, were transported over the snow on dog sledges, to a navigable part of the Kendall river, and left there under the charge of two men. As soon as the Dease broke up in June, Mr. Rae would follow with the boat, the rest of the crew and a party of Indian hunters, and would des cend the Coppermine river about the middle of July, at which time the sea generally begins to break up. lie would then, as soon as possible, cross from Cape Krusenstern to Wollaston land, and endeavour to penetrate to the northward, erecting signal columns and making deposits on conspicuous headlands, and especially on the north shore of Bank's land should he be fortunate enough to attain that coast. He was further instructed not to hazard the safety of his party by remaining too long on the north side of Dolphin and Union Strait, and to be guided in his movements by the season, the state of the ice, and such intelligence as he might obtain from the Esquimaux. He was, moreover, directed to report his proceedings to their Lordships immediately on his return, and should his dispatches experience no delay on the route, they may be expected in England in April or May next. ile was also requested to engage one or more families of Indian hunters to pass the summer of 1850 on the banks of the Coppermine River, to be ready to assist any party that may direct their course that way. With respect to the recommendation of additional measures in furtherance of the humane views of their Lordships, it is necessary to take into account the time for which the discovery , ships were provisioned. Deer migrate over the ice in the spring from the main shore to Victoria and Wollaston lands, in large herds, and return in the autumn. These lands are also the breeding places of vast flocks of snow geese; so that with ordinary skill in hunting, a large supply of food might be procured on their shores in the months of June, July, and August. Seals are also numerous in those seas and are easily shot, their curiosity rendering them a ready prey to a boat party. In these ways and by fishing, the stock of provisions might be greatly aug mented. And we have the recent example of Mr. Rae, who passed a severe winter on the very barren shores of Repulse Bay, with no other fuel than the withered tufts of a herbaceous andromeda, and main tained a numerous party on the spoils of the chase alone for a whole year. Such instances forbid us to lose hope. Should Sir John Franklin's provisions became so far reduced as to be inadequate to a winter's consumption, it is not likely that he would remain longer by his ships, but rather that in one body, or in several, the officers and crews, with boats cut down so as to be light enough to drag over the ice, or built ex pressly for that purpose, would endeavour to make their way eastward to Lancaster. Sound, or southwards to the main land, according to the longitude in which the ships were arrested. I would there beg leave to suggest that the Hudson's Bay Company be authorised and requested to promise liberal rewards to Indians and Esquimaux who may relieve white men entering their lands. Some parties of Esquimaux frequenting the coast to the westward of the Mackenzie are in the habit of passing the winter in the vicinity of the Hudson's Bay Company's post on the Rat River (a tributary of the Peel), and n 4 ht be interested in the cause by judicious promises. The Russian Fur Company have a post on the Yucon or Colville, which falls into the Arctic Sea about midway between the Mackenzie and Behring's Straits, and through their officers similar offers might be made to the western Esqui maux. We know from the narrative of Sir John Franklin's discovery of that coast, and also from the subsequent voyage of Messrs. Dease and Simpson, that the Esquimaux who frequent the estuary of the Mackenzie meet those from Point Barrow, at an intermediate point, for the purposes of barter ; and in this way intelligence of any interesting occurrence is conveyed along the coast. The Russian post on the Colville receives its supplies from a post in Norton Sound, where it would be easy for any vessel bound to Behring's Straits to land a communication. Mr. Rae, having been appointed to the charge of the Mackenzie River fur district, will give a proper direction to the efforts of Indian hunters in that quarter. As it is thought by some, whose opinion I highly value, that the discovery ships may have penetrated to the westward in so high a latitude as not to come within sight of the main — land, I may further suggest the desirableness of the examination of the western coasts of Bank's and Parry's Islands, but as this would require a ship expedition by way of Behring's Straits, I must leave the discussion of the practica bility of sucb a scheme to the able executive officers who have navigated the northern seas, Having thus, Sir, in a more diffuse manner than is usual in an official letter, but in accordance with my sense of the deep interest felt on the subject, not only by my Lords Commissioners, but by the nation at large, and I may add by the whole civilized world, recapitulated the proceedings of the expedition, and detailed my opinions, I have only to add, that after the return of Mr. Rae and myself from the coast in September, 1848, we devoted our leisure during the winter to observations on the magnetic intensity and force, with the uniplar magnetometer, and Dr. Lloyd's inclinometer, and kept hourly registers for fourteen hours each day of the dechnometer, barometer, ther mometer, and wind vane. In the beginning of May, 1849, Mr. Bell and 1, taking with us all the Europeans of the party then remaining at the fort, and such of the Canadians as were not to be employed with Mr. Rae on his summer expedition, crossed Great Bear Lake on the ice, and /--------, NOVEMBER 19 , 1849# when the navigation opened in June, ascended the Mackenzie, and retraced my oul...ward route. We were stapped by ice on Great Slave Lake till the lith of July. On reaching Methy Portcv, Mr. 13eli resumed his duties in the Company's service and I pro ceeded with the party to .Norway where I discharged the Canadians, whose term of engagement had expired, and sent the seamen and sappers and miners to York Factory, there to embark in the Company's;ship hound for England. I then continued my voyage to Canada in a canoe, and after passing two days at Montreal with Sir George Simpson in examining the charges for supplies furnished to the expedition, proceeded to Boston for embarkation in the mail steamer. I have the honour to be, !Ar, your most obedient humble servant, JOHN RICHARDSON, Med. Insp Commanding thu Arctic Searching Expedition. FALL OF SEVEN RAILWAY ARCHES. Yesterday (Sunday) morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the inhabitants of Camden and Kentish Towns were alarmed by a noise of a most extraordinary character, the result of the falling of no less than seven cf the newly-constructed stupendous arches of the East and West India Dock and Birmingham Junction Railway. The spot where the occurrence took place is situate on the western side of the Kentish town road, and but a short distance from the junction of the line with the London and North-Western Railway at the Camden- town station. It appears that the contractor for this portion of the line is Mr. Hicks, and on Saturday night tlas whole of the works were left in an apparently safe condition. About half past five o'clock the watchman on duty was alarmed by hearing a cracking noise, as he thought, proceed from the arches, and, as the noise continued and in creased, he felt it his duty to send for Mr. Stansfield, the foreman of the works, and on the arrival of that gentleman he observed there was an evident set tlement and cracking of some of the arches. About the time above-mentioned the seventh arch from the bridge which crosses the Kentish-town-road gave way, and the six others followed in rapid succession, and with a fearful crash. The greatest fears were enter tained that the stupendous arch which crosses the Kentish-town-road would follow, but the solidity of the structure, with the exception of a slight cracking of the brick work on the western side, withstood the shock, though the state of the arch is considered suffi ciently dangerous to induce the contractors to adopt the precaution of preventing either foot passengers or vehicles passing under it, barriers having been erectd and police stationed on either side to stop them. The arches which have fallen are of from 20 to 30 feet span, and the first symptoms of cracking observed was in the face of the spandril walls. It was rumoured that the accident had resulted from a too speedy strik ing of the centres of the arches, but on instituting inquiries it was ascertained that this was not the fact, the centres, which were removed about eight or nine days ago, having remained up for more than one month under each of the fallen arches after com pletion. The contractors and others are wholly unable to account for the catastrophe, as they allege that the construction was upon the most approved principle and of the best materials and workmanship. It is a fortunate circumstance that the occurrence took place at the time it did, or the loss of life might have been immense, a large number of workmen being on week-days employed in placing the ballast over the arches, and others in erecting the mas3ive stonework cornices along the spandril walls. Moreover, on Satur day night, at six o'clock, Mr. Hicks's men, 70 or 80 in number, were paid in a small wooden counting-house under the very arch which first gave way, and were there assembled to receive their money. Had the fall taken place at that time the loss of life would have been immense. The damage sustained by the occurrence is estimated at about 2,0001. News of the occurrence soon spread throughout the northern districts of the metropolis, and, notwithstanding the state of the weather, the spot was visited by hundreds of persons. THE RECENT APPOINTMENT TO LLANDAFF. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—The recent appointment of Dr. 011ivant to the see of Llandaff has painfully disappointed the just expectation of the Welsh people—not of Welsh churchmen only, but of men of all denominations, who, loving their country, trusted to the force of awakening public opinion as a means of obtaining from the executive Government the practical recog nition of the generally accepted principle—that the religious instructors of every country must be thoroughly acquainted with its vernacular tongue and habits of thought. The learning and amiable qualities of Dr. 011ivant are duly estimated in 'Wales, and it is believed there that his superficial acquaintance with the Welsh language may possibly suffice to aid him in certain particulars of his duty as an episcopal ruler; but for the proper exercise of those important ministerial functions which belong to bis high office, that acquaintance is:well known to be utterly indequate ; while be confessedly wants, and must ever want, 'that inborn aptitude for understanding and sympa thising with the peculiar character of the people which only native Welshmen can possess. This appointment of a clergyman nominally quali fied for filling a Welsh bishopric is evidently intended as an offering at the shrine of public opinion, though it proves, indeed, a poor and unacceptable one. If the affairs of Wales and the Welsh Church should ever be honoured by Government Ministers with earnest consideration, it must certainly appear as obvious to them as it now does to the true and anxious friends of the 'Welsh Church, that after the inefficiency of such nominal qualifications for the exercise of clerical functions in \Vales has been so fully exposed and deprecated, by the recent and public avowal of the late Bishop of LlandatY and the present Bishop of St. David's, it is much too late for prudential expediency to sit up and enthrone the dis carded fallacy in an episcopal form. Trusting that, on a future occasion, you will afford me space for some additional remarks upon the past and present condition of the 'Welsh Church, I am, Sir, &c., GORBONIAN. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SATURDAY. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Mount Eigecumbe and Lieut.-Colonel llon. C. Grey, drove in Windsor Park this morning. Ilis Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot ing this morning, attended by Lord Dufferin, Major- General Bowles, Captain lion. J. Denman, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon. The Royal Family took their usual airings. The Duke of Wellington arrived at the Castle to day on a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert. The royal dinner party this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (attended by her Royal Highness's Ladies in Waiting), the Duke of Wellington, and Lieut. Colonel Parker (Ist Life Guards). The Prussian Minister left the Castle this morning. SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the Slopes. The Royal Family took their accustomed airings. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the private chapel this morning. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wel lesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also attended the service. Her Majesty the Queen gave the final sitting for her bust to Mrs. Thornycroft on Saturday. Ills Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at tended Divine service yesterday at ternoon in Gros venor Chapel, South Audley-street. Sic Claud Wade had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday. Mr. Bright had also an inter view with his Lordship, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Sa turday for his seat, Mickleton Hall, near Doncaster. Dispatches from the Governor of the Falkland Islands were received on Saturday at the Colonial office. Mr. Muntz and Mr. Spooner had an interview on Saturday with Lord John Russell. Mr. Edward Conolly had also an interview with the Noble Lord on Saturday. HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER. (From the Court Circular.) " The Priory, Saturday, Nov. 17. " The Queen Dowager was for a short time yesterday faint and oppressed, but her Majesty has passed a good night, and is not less well this morning. "DAVID DAVIES, M.D." Yesterday the Queen Dowager remained much as usual. Sir David Davies left Bentley Priory yesterday morning for town, but returned to the Priory in the afternoon. DETENTION OF THE WEST INDIA MAIL.—A tele graph message was dispatched to Southampton from the Admiralty on Saturday, ordering the West India mail packet, Severn, which was to leave at two r.m , to be detained unitl the arrival of a special messenger at Southampton. The messenger left London by train in the afternoon with important dispatches for one of the principal naval officers belonging to the fleet in the Pa cific. The dispatches were given in charge of the Ad miralty agent on board the Severn, to be sent across the Isthmus of Panama on to their destination. The Severn left on Saturday evening.—[We have no doubt these dispatches refer to the expedition in search of Sir John Franklin.—ED Sun.] THE NEW MASTER IN CHANCERY.-We have the satisfaction of staling, that the appointment of Master in Chancery. vacated by Mr. Wingfield, has been bestowed on John Elijah Blunt, ago, the well known and much respected Equity draughtsman. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORZ:ING. By tb royrl TteAmship Europa, Capk.in Lott, wo have adviees from New York to tiro Gth, Boston to the 7th, and Halifax to the 9th instant respectively. The Hiberuia, hence, arrived at New York on the sth inst., and the Cambria at Halifax on the 9,1 inst. The removal of the Government from Montreal to Toronto had greatly increased the value of house property in the !atter place. It was said tint Colonel Tache, now Commissioner of Public Works, would take the place of Mr. Viger as lteceiver-General, and that the vacancy caused. by his transfer would be filled by Mr. Merritt, President of the Council. Mr. Caran was spoken of for President, and Mr. Cameron for Postmaster-General. A Quebec journal contains a letter from Mr. Papineau, arguing in favour of annexation with the United States. The Toronto Globe had published a declaration, signed by 2,000 persons, expressive of a warm attachment to England. The Government had directed all colonels of mili tia to report to the Adjutant. General the names of the officers who had signed the annexation address. The meeting of the British American League at Toronto is said to have been a failure, there not being above eighty members present. It was re solved to petition the Queen for a return of protection. Mr. Hincks, Inspector-General of Canada, in a letter dated Toronto, October 22, gives his opinion of the annexation question as follows : " I feel assured that you will not require anv apology at my hands for addressing you on a topic which, most unfortunately for the interests of our beloved country, has been lately agitated in some parts of the province, but especially in the city of Montreal. I refer to the proposition that has been formally made to the people of Canada, to consider the expediency of seeking a change in their political condition. I believe that I am war ranted in asserting that, setting aside those questions which our own Parliament has full power to settle, the single cause of discontent among our people at this mo ment springs from the restrictions imposed by the United States on the admission of our staple products into her markets. I have had an opportunity, since my return from England, of conversirg with persons acquainted with public opinion in various parts of Upper Canada, and all seem to agree that the inconsiderate cry for annexation would be at once stifled by the establishment of reciprocal free trade with the United States. I regretted. however, to find a very prevalent opinion that the United States would never make the concession. This annexation movement is, of course, not calculated to assist the tif3rts of those who are labouring with all their ener gies to remove the grievances under which the agricul turists of this province are suffering. It would be in expedient, as well as it would be improper for me, in a communication of this kind, to state what has been done, or what is now doing, in this matter, but I think it highly important that it should be generally under stood that the Imperial Government is thoroughly sen sible of the imprJrtance of having the free admission of our products into the American markets; and I do not hesitate to state it as my firm conviction that we have every reason to look forward, not only with hope, but with confidence, to the speedy attainment of our object. The course taken by certain parties in Montreal is calculated to injure most deeply the best interests of the province. The demand for an nexation is founded on an entire misapprehension as to the state of public opinion in England. The generous sentiments expressed by English states men, to the 4, frect that they had no desire to retain the colonies against the wishes of their inhabitants, have been construed into indifference as to the permanency of the connexion, an indifference which is most assuredly not felt by any numerous party in England; not only are the leading statesmen of the political parties into which the people of that great country are divided most favourable to the subsisting connexion, but the warmest advocates of colonial reform—such men as Mr. lhane, Sir William Molesvrorth, and Mr. Roebuck—would view with deep regret the success of such a movement as that contemplated by certain parties at Montreal. It would, indeed, be morLifeing to the friends of liberal government everywhere, should it turn out that the concession of the most ample powers of self-government to the most im portant colony of the empire should have the effect, not of• strengthening the bonds of affection to the mother country, but of rudely severing them for ever. It seems probable that the first struggle between the annexation ' ists and the friends of British connection will take place in your riding. Having lately had an opportunity of ascertaining the views of leading statesmen in England, both with regard to the connexion and to the question of reciprocal free trade with the United States, I have felt that at such a crisis I shoald be wanting in duty to my country were I to withhold them. It is, moreover, due to the friends of the Administration ►hroughout the province, whose generous support has placed us in our present responsible position, that no misunderstanding should exist as to our views. Those views have been sufficiently explained in Mr. Baldwin's letter to Mr. Perry. They are entertained by every member of the present Administration, and will be car ried out by us in office, provided we are supported by those with whom we have hitherto acted. If, on the other hand, we should be deserted by those whose confidence has hitherto sustained us, we have a plain duty to perform to our Sovereign and our country, which is to sustain any Administration favour able to British connexion, which can command a larger share of public confidence than ourselves.", The article in the Times of the 13th ult. relative to the Nicaragua question had attracted great attention at Washington. The .A'ew York Herald, in an article touching upon this question, mentions that a serious demonstration was about to be made by the United States Government against England, on the following grounds : " On the Monro doctrine, concerning the interference of European powers with the affairs of the American continent, and on the principle that neither Great Bri tain nor the so called King of Mosquito have any rights, and never asserted any, to the Mosquito territory, but, on the contiary, that all the right and title to that por tion of Nicaragua territory is in the State of Nicaragua alone, alai consequently her grant of certain privileges to American citizens connected with the port of San Juan and of the river San Juan, by the Government of Nica ragua, is good against the wh)le world." The New York Tribune, treating of the tariff question, says— " It is understood that an attempt will be made to re vive the tariff at the approaching session of Congress, but the success is doubtful. A strong effort will be made to change the system of Customs from ad valorem to specific, as the complaints are general from the mercan tile community of the unequal working of the present system." The royal mail steam-ship Teviot arrived at Mo bile on the 27th ult. from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the 22th ult. On her passage the Teviot experienced extremely boisterous weather, and when off Vera Cruz was prevented from all communication with the shore for six days by a severe " norther." She had on freight for England 450,000 - dollars in specie, 112,000 dollars of which were on account of the Mexican dividend; also 192 hales of cochineal. Her dates from the city of Mexico reach to the 13th of October. _ " On the 28th of September it was discovered by the Government that a great number of military officers had left the city of Mexico with the intention of proceeding to Toluca, where arrangements had been made for n general insurrection against the Government. In con sequence of the intelligence received by the Government, a great number of arrests were made in the city of Mexico on the night of the 28th. Government imme diately seat off a troop of 200 men, with three pieces 01 artillery, to the scene of action." The shock of an earthquake was felt at the city of Mexico on the 28th of September ; a severe shock was also experienced at Cordova on the 25th. The insurrection of the Sierra Gordo was at an end. A terrible disease called the " bobo" had appeared at Vera Cruz. It is represented as being more fatal than cholera. From the Mexican papers it appears that the com pany to whom the Mexican Government had granted the right of constructing a railroad across the Isth mus of Tehuantepec were proceeding as rapidly Ls possible with the preliminary arrangements. Before five years, the probability is there will be three con nexions between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, viz ' the Panama railroad, the Tehuantepec railr o ad, and the Ship Canal on the Nicaragua route. We have news from Yucatan to the 9th ult., con taining intelligence of the assassination of Jacinto Pat, the leader of the Indian insurgents. At Baltimore there was some talk of establishing a line of first-class steamers to run between that port and Liverpool. The proposition is said to meet with considerable favour from the mercantile com munity. Some of the emigrant ships had lost a grem number of their passengers. The ship Michael Angelo, which left Liverpool on the 2d ult., arrived at Boston at the 3d instant, having lost twenty-five passengers. The ship Berlin , _ hence to New Orleans , arrived at that port with the loss of 43 out of 200 passengers. We have accounts from Venezuela to the 21st of October. A general amnesty bad been granted by Monagas's Government to all who were implicated in the late insurrection, except General Paez and a few other prominent leaders, who are to be expelled from the country. The business prospects of the country were of a highly encouraging character. Coffee was scarce and in active demand, an advance of 3c. per pound having taken place, which enhanced the value of the entire coffee crop from 3,000,000 dolls. to 4,000, 0 00 dolls., and consequently will greatly increase the exports from the United States to Venezuela during the ensuing year. From Hayti we learn that the port Miragnane was closed to all foreign vessels by proclamation of the Emperor, on the 13th ult. Coffee was plentiful any high, but, owing to the monopoly law, the holdt-rs would not put it in the market. Logwood was in good demand, at rather higher rates. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Since the departure of the Niagara, the demand for all leading securities has bt en steady. United States' Securities have net been frc.k.lY offered, and it is evident that the supply has leech do creased. Sales of Coupon Certificates et the Leen q t 18 . 68 have been made .at 115 k, and of ihe Trap sferAlt . _ Certificates of the Loans of 1867 acd IE6B at 11 izak a , The railroads generally throughout oeuate:e :lee CO*: . doing an excellent business, and there evaearstv c.e meie. disposition to make investments, not only in those altoMir ee , established, but in the various lines now pro;octeal. Tian , Stocks are in demand at full rates, and all iefiCripg — are readily taken. \ In New York State Stocks the transactions of the week have been unusually limited. The demaud for those is steady, and the few offering are generally taken at ptivate sale. Exchange of all descriptions is dull, and rates are lower. The operations in foreign excharee, thus far for the Europa, have beenst: all. - The rulLe. ates are, ou— London ••• ••• ... 110 to 110' - Paris ••• ... 5.25 to 5.4,1 Amsterdam ... 40 4 1 to 4;_4 * Hamburgh 35t to 35 Bremen •.• ... 79 to 79 The money-market remains easy. Loans cn solid securities returnable on demand can be readily obtained at 4 to 5 per cent.; paper discounts freely at 6 to 7 per cent. for the best signatures, and at 7 to 10 per cent. for those of a less prominent character. The beaks dis count freely to the extent of their lines at the usual rates. It is not expected that the Europa will take out any gold from this city, and we question whether the next Havre packet will take out any silver, if it bad not been contracted for some days ago. The advance in cotton in Europe will probably induce sales here, and tend to reduce the rate of sterling and continental ex change below our present quotations. The present open weather has prolonged our fall trade, and there is a fair and healthy business doing with the interior, whilst at the same time ne are in the daily receipt of immense amounts of produce, which will enable us to meet any foreign demand during the winter mouths. Cotton—The sales for the five days past amount to 8,350 bales, at very full and gradually hardening prices; our quotations being -lc. above those advised per Niagara. The sales effected to-day (800 bales), since the receipt of the Hibernia's advices, are variously quoted at from to ic. advance, but, the letters not having been received at 'Change time, when the above sales were reported, we cannot as yet decide as to the effect of her advices on our market. Florida and N. 0., Mobile, Uplands. and Texas. Inferior 94 94 Ordinary to good ordinary lO to 101 10 to 10} Middling to good middling lO4 to 11 to 11* Middling fair to fair ll to 111 11 1 : to 124 Fully fair and fine Freight to Liverpool, 11.; to Havre, ie. Breadstuff's-Flour-The sales reached 6,500 barrels, including uninspected, at 3 dolle. to 4 dolls.; sour, at 4 dolls. to 4 dolls. 25c.; fin e , a t 4 d o ll s . t o 4 olls. 361 c.; old common state and mixed western at 4 dolls. 50c. to 4 dolls. 56c ; common state, at 4 dolls. 68c. to 4 dolls. 750.; straight state, at 4 dolls. 75c. to 4 dolls. 81c.; very good western, at 4 dolls. 81c. to 4 dolls. 87ic.; mixed western, at 5 dolls. Cc. to 5 dolls. 12ie.; straight western, at 5 dolls. 121 c. to 5 dolls. Hie.; pure Genessee and southern Ohio, at 5 dolls. ISc. to 5 dolls. 31c. ; fancy Genessee, at 5 dolls. 371 c. to 5 dolls. 62ic.; fancy Ohio, at 5 dolls. 44c. to 5 dulls. 75c.; and extras at previous rates. Southern Flour-800 barrels sold at 5 dolls. 25c. to 5 dolls. 31c. for Fredericksburg country and eld Alexandria; 5 dolls. 37Ac. to 5 dolls. 44c. for George town and Baltimore, and 5 dolls. 44c, for Richmond country and retersburgh City Mills. Rye flour was steady, with sales of 750 barrels, at 2 dolls. 81c. to 2 dolls. s7:}c. Corn meal was heavy, with sales of 200 barrels Jersey, in lots, at 3 dolls. 12:1-c.; Brandywine was scarce and wanted at 3 dolls. 37 }c. Wheat-The sales included 2,000 bushels fair Gen'.ssco at 1 doll. 18c., and 2,750 bushels prime ditto at 1 doll. 20c. Corn-24,000 buahcls s.dd at 63L-c. to 6.4ic. for western mixed, and 651 e. for southern yellow; round yellow was nominal at 65c. to 66e. Rye wils quiet with sales of 3,000 bushels at 61c. Oats were plenty, at 39c. to 40c. for northern, and 36,i-o. to 3Sc. for Jersey. Barley was inactive at 57e. to 59e. Freights-The rates are:-To Liverpool, for cotton, 3-161 to 7-32 d. per lb.; flour, Is. id. per barrel ; grain in bulk, 41. to 51. per bushel for corn and wheat re spectively. To London-ls. 61. per barrel for flour, and other articlos in proportion. To Harre-Cottcn, Ic. per lb. _ . NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 31.—The cotton market has to quite animated since the receipt of the steamer's advices. The sales yesterday reached 5,500 bales, at au tilvanci of la. on previous quotations, Good middling is quoted at 10ic. to 10-Ic. 11AVANNIII, OCT. 24.—The shipping here is gradu ally increasing, while thkrd are yet no demands for freight; Hamburgh, 21. ss. to 2/. 10s.; Mediterranean, 21. 13s. to 2/. 175.; France, 85f. Sales of sugar, 1,400 boxes brown, at 6k rs.; cleared 6,500 boxes. No nac, lasses of good quality, and transactions small; coffee, of best, none, and prices gorcrnel by demand for consump tion here, not much of the inferior grades being shipped; rico is at 11i reals, last sole. Exchange on England, 131- per cent. ,/,., . .J'- , .\ i. - r- , i - -- . 4 ;: -T fl- , : ,,i . ! -.1.':,>, THE BRAZILS. - - - - FALMOUTH, Nov. 1 - 7.—The Express packet, Len tenant Lory, arrived with the Brazil mails last night, after a passage of thirty-seven days, having left Rio de Janeiro the 10th of October. She brings on freight about 20,000/., a considerable part of which is on account of the St. John del Rey Mining Cum pany, and also a remittance in gold for the agents of the Brazilian Government in London. Passenger, Dr. Williams. Exchange firm, at 261-d. Left at Rio de Janeiro her Majesty's ships Southampton, Rear-Admiral Reynolds; Constance, 50 guns, which was to sail for England two days after the packet, with a large freight of specie from the Pacific ; Hydra, and Kestrel. The French packet Maria, from llavre to Rio de Janeiro, and the Scotch brig Amelia Gordon, were lost near Cape St. Thomas, about the sth of October. On the 9th of November, in lat. 40 N., long. 31 90, passed a ship steering east, under llamburgh colours, and showed a white flag with 108 on it. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Pacha, Captain Weeks, with the usual Peninsular mails, a full general cargo, and 20 passengers, left this day. The royal mail steam-ship Severn, Captain Vincent, with the West India mails, by an order from Government, did not leave until Sunday morning. She took out nearly 100 passengers, a full cargo, and specie to the amount 0f.11,1091. The Peninsular Company's steam-ship Hindostan, Captain Lewis, will leave on the 25th instant for the East Indies. The Indus, belonging to the same company, will leave on the 20th fur Con stantinople. SUNDAY, Nov. 18.—The United States mail steamer Ilermann, Captain G. Crabtree, arrived here this morning from Bremen, en route to New York. The Hermann left Bremen haven on Thursday, at noon, but in the night experienced a tremendous gale l in the North Sea,..cturing_which she was obliged to heave to till the weather moderated. She has there fore reached Southampton one day after her appointed time, the fir.t instance of irregularity in the present year on the part of the American steamers, which have in 1849 hitherto been exceedingly punctual in their times of arrival and departure. The Hermann has about thirty passengers from Bremen to New York, amongst whom are some Hun garian celebrities. One of them is Ladislas Ujhazy, ex-Civil Governor of the fortress of Comorn, who proceeds to the United States, intending to form a Hungarian colony. He has letters of introduction to General Taylor, President of the Republic ; to the Iloraplr. Bancroft, and other men of distinction in America. He is accompanied by his two sons and two daughters, and by several Hungarian officers, who appeared on the deck of the Herrmann dressed in the picturesque military costume of Hungary. Ladislas Ujhazy is an aged and venerable-looking man,with a flowing grey be a rd an d moustac hi os, and wearing a singular semi-Oriental dress. Another extraordinary Hungarian on board this steamer is Mademoiselle Apolonia Jagella, who bore the rank of lieutenant in a regiment of cavalry during the Ilun garian war, and .was subsequently adjutant of the army in the fortress of Comorn during the time that city held out against the Austrians. Mademoiselle Jagella is represented to have been present in several engagements during the Hungarian insurrection, and to have fought with much gallantry. She proved herself a great adept in street fighting, and boasts of having slain a fair number of Austrian soldiers. In appearance Mademoiselle Jagella is far from repulsive, her features bearing a pleasant but de termined expression. It may be satisfactory for the reader to know that this lady is new under engagement to be married to a young Hun garian officer immediately on arrival at New York and it is of course probable that in the pea ce f u l an d . active scenes of domestic life the backwoods of America her belligerent propensities will never again be put in requisition, unless an attack from Indians should occasionally happen to vary the mono t ony o f her future career, in which case no doubt Made moiselle Jagella will, in defence of her home and family, manage to give a good account of the in truders. The present party of Hungarian exiles will be followed to New York by a much greater number, now waiting at Hainburgh to take passage I , n a pack e t s hi p. Th e H ermann w i ll leave on ruesday, the 20, with an exceedingly large freight of German and French merchandise,, the steamers Atalanta, Lady de Sauniarez, and South. Wes ern, specially chartered, having arrived fromHavre filled with cargo for trans-shipment to this steamer. The United States frigate St. Lawrence, 50, Captain Hiram Paulding, arrived at Cowes on Friday, from the Baltic, where she has been cruising durim g the summer for the protection of American interests. The St. Lawrence took in a few supplies at Cowes, and sailed yesterday for Lisbon, where she will refit previous to departing either to join th e A mer i can squadron of observation i n the Mediterranean, or to I the Pacific station. d GALWAY, Nov. 15.--The Charlutfe, from St. John's, which went on :hone on Mutton Island on the 4Lh was assisted off last night, hogged, with rudder, keel, and forefoot and bottom damaetd. There is nothing so exhilarating to the human mind, and there is nothing so bracing and useful to the human faculties, as progress.—Llizacook's Journal.