The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-17 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAP BRUSSELS, OCT. 1 4.—N. de Bacheletf, Aide-de Camp to-the Emperor of Russi a , the CounteSs Paske vvitsch, Erivan, Princess of Warsaw, and Major led lie, in the British service, arrived at ,Brussels. sa A letter from Tournav, of the 11th of October, We have, from gOod authority, that the open ing of our railway is finally fixed for the 13th of No vember, that it w ill- bei honoured by the presence•of the Ring and the Yreneb, Princes. There have been several Cabinet Councils within these two or three days." RusslA.---.RIGA, SEPT. 29.—A multitude of reports are in circulation here respecting the fire at Cusun, :which t h e alarmists ascribe to a conspiracy of the rartars agsainst Russia. Some troubles have taken Place in the Ukraine, where it is said a conspiracy against the R uss i an authorities have also been dis covered. In our German provinces in the Baltic the discontent of th e peasants continue, but it is kept in cheek by the military occupation. I n Alist Elzbazit, OCT. I.—The Austrian frigate Bel= A. -a ' l, of 6 6 guns, comman d ed by the Archduke of as tria, bound from Portsmouth for Holland, is stated, in a l e t ter from the Texel of the 12th of, this a m o nt h , t to ha ve stranded on the previous evening,' in d. let( fog, on th e E risland; the masts were imme butattely cut away and th e guns t h rown over b oar d, 'eon afterwards her back was broken, and the ihrlegate -partly went to pieces during the night. 149 of e, e ,_ r ew, including 11 officers, were brought on shore o Lne safety boat, but the remainder of the crew were is r st w 'i n i ed s --- (This is all pure fiction. The Archduke; i n 1 in this country, and the Bellona at Portsmouth, PerfeCt saf e t y. ) ordin ary IirDLESELAD.--TH HAGUE, I3.—The_ onlilary session of the States-General will be opened „f_nda y next, i n t h e usual manner, by the King rw,-30 DUTCH FUND..—AMSTERDAM, OCT. 14. Money. Sills. kettnil Deb utimtt.,, ditto 3 r g i r per Cent pm,. JI Co rt sYndie,4si per cent f. ** ditto 356 percent. 77 77 k Mpnercial Covapany, 4!4 per cent ....... rn":1 18 35 and 1837) 5 per cent. ... ....... g 100 - ..,._','_ E 37. 5 per cent. -!..natige on London, One month l2 2 i 100 . Two months ..... Hantburgh, One month 35 SI hi ' ,l) ' 4 lth Two months -35 565, Papers, Oct. 15, A sts titgGlAN FUNDS.—BaussaLs, Ocr. 14. 5'14 Roth sci m, ..25i per Cent, Loan of .:;!1! Loan Five per Cent l O2 - - "MY Minions Four per Cent 92 ......_.......—. Three per Cent ........” q ii .nitty-seven Milli. ns, ditto LAI, fc. ..........• (1840) 13% b et; of c n , s_ al, lift, Four per Cent 92 • ...an, w'. 1,:•••=ua, epee , Four and a Half per Cent l l l 3, ' l4 thti -v ithen Fi v e Ce nt !! p 4sh al S k i es . per , ilre on 1 1 4 , ••.. ..... .. ................... _ ••••• % id. p do r n(toit) c F il ie pe 4 s c U L I T,R I APeN FUNDS.—Viscrota, OCT. 6 ou r p er i.,ns• Metaliique, Thre e Cent s, lei li ank Xer c ents . 17 .3nare I .4. IM2 4 11 '. .......... ... .. ...... ... .• •• • litArZeine 74.4i;1tg, ..... 1% • ''.IIIJRGH HORSE NT HALLE, OCT. 11. AUstrl ' Bills. Money. ink a n 5 Per Ce It• 1 114 , nt5.. ots. iV4114a1ia1i.F. Z .1"........... " ------- "• Inscr an . s Der Cent lst s • Certificate 103'4 nit}los".s. let ser•iies series 103 K._•. s per Cent Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Certificatest"7,:e ...... ........ I fp ,, i 1 7 54 h ew 4 Per gent -140 1 . 08 40) 511 37 % Ditt o •‘etual Debt, !.!5i .. i.e . r Cent - -•••• 5114 5931 polls Be nds ... 5 per Cent. - ~lewl•ickets..•. ". ......7 li; 4 gto_D ati , sh • r . . ... .... ....... ...... .... . ................ 8.31 8 , 44 4 nlBl4 New 514P3Tnieerr Cent. 11Aink, EXCH ANGES ON LOI4DO.te. 18 &focu s ?, uIT. 1 1.-13 9 3 e , Two months 1.1 8 Lal, OCT. 4. - Seventy-tive days, I'-' It PRUSsIAN FUNDS.—BaaLin, Orr. 1 1 ). t. Schuld R. Bids. Money P russian - • ••••5, 4 per cent. Exchange English Bond , , 1830, : per cent. 11:2N4 —2% „ on London •.• c • 6 1 .6% 6 rassaan State Gazette, Oct. 11. Ibit n --............,___ —IIXR,TY AND INCOME TAX LITY. -4%1b (Froill Willich's " I ncome Tax Tables.") at h : f°llo wing Acts of Parliament the Duty was 0 much in the pound, viz. :- 18A, A. B. C. D. E. i wu 43 Goo, A. viz.:- 1803 45 ,e () . 3 0, C. 122, is. 9d. Is, ls. Is. 1 80 a 'et ) . 3 d, c 1" One-fourth increase on the above ~, .. 4_• .C. a, '042 5 & '''• 3 01, C. 65, 2s. Is. 6d. 2s. 2s. 2s. The c 1 6 Vi et. C. 35, 7d. 3id. 7d. 7d. 7d. the presents'win. remarks show the difference between and former Property-tax : Inc FOR MER. PRESENT. ein n t.°T rne s Under 6 0 1 . ex- All Incomes under 150 1' t 5141 15", c omes bet Ween 601. wholly exempt. 0 C seal, ?`•, s rl ubiect to reduced arge. T Ch . T .11 17 9 8 arge imposed. Charge Imposed. p.n. ......•..10 per cent. 1842, 7d. in the Pound, or 21. 18s. 4d. per cent. 18-0.5.: ....... 5 ~ 160 6 .. "••• I it ....... 10 ~ or h%t,t'aYable in respect Tax payable in respect t e lrnd ill tt." '4oeupation of Land of the Occupation of kites - '' l „ ~d iof the above in England it of the above Por e i ll ' in Scotland i. Rate, and in Scotland at the d in thel141:111,villg money rate of 20. in thePoun , D uty '74fiNft 9cpm t from All Funded Property gi\ M91 1 :1) • P p/ top ,. . p ropert y, 5114'rtcharged with Duty. , -:- r.'"' "ia IN 1 814 UNDER FORMER ACTS IM el<l i.,:,,PoIiiING A PROPERTY-TAX. A. N u rtu tees d" r i"eonw classed in Five Schedules. It ' eri cYr i from Land : C tit tut o. ...a cl 2 It qi i of rio n uses £39,400,000 3. t - t h- i , est Ali - Iles, Quarries,Canals, Iron w orks, s;, 4,470,000 x60,130,g2 A. Total . 13. Rent of Law i n of . ation C. ineorri . respect occupation sinleilderied from Public Funds and ar Securaies (sum on which As ofros_essrne!tt made) ....... : ...... . ........ V ,. I' tits Prades and Professions 33:81 ,7034014009:000000000 i ncouie of Public Officers ......... k. 1 SIR ROBERT PEent of Land .. EL'S LBTIMATE MARCH 1842. Tax. Produce 4. 1 1 Inco R me. 2. R ent of Houses.., ,, ' £39,400,000 . 25,000,000 3. ithe5...4350000 bividenda , of l;ail- Way Com panies, Canals, and pro perty of descrip tion ... 3 Mines and 3,429,000 Iron Works 1,500,000 8,429,000 £178,580,0 00 It• Rent of Land in r X 7 2,829,00 0. ~°,..f occUpation* "Peet income fr ........... 26,000000 ru Public ..._ Pull s & c.. ' jj h._ . 7 .. ............... 30 ,000,000 .... .;_rlant! of Trades and _ k rotessions 1,220,000 *L . / 4A ............... 56,000,000 D. -vine of Public Officers 7,000,000 E. 155,000 A. £1,600,000 150,000 646,000 *X * ' t enant s Total £3,771,000 Tenants Paying less Rent than 3001. a year are 151.13, p t O he de r°lll A, C, D, and E , one- f ourth of the amounts xtv "ueted for exempt Incomes under 1501. a year. 11 " or THE GROSS AMOUNTS RAISED BY INCOME AND 4.. . . PROPERTY-TAX IN GREAT BRITAIN. 90 ' 0 Per cent.... ..... 1804 £3,578,890 i do. Per cent ' r) Per cent ' . do. do. dO. 44 , do. 1t • ' do. -. 4 do. 1813 .... .... 114:108893 9 :8 4 0 45 , c , do. 5 - 01 : do. . Isi l. ~, do. Ili "-he Tax was repealed in 1816. 8 4 , t0 Pit o , uNT OF PR OFITS ASSESSED O N TRADES AND L, i -SSIO NS LN GREAT BRITAIN, UNDER SCHEDULE " t IR *: YEAR 1812. uder £ S O . Abcive 30 and under £IOO ' --- 100 150 ,136,014 Aboye £l5O and unde r Z 200... . Cl 3 1,723,818 200 300... 2,379,332 300 400... 1 , 6 89, 895 400 500... 1,183,116 500 600... 1,164.113 *— 600 700... 795,557 700 800... 560,580 800 900... 609.895 900 1000... 294,583 1000 1500._ 1,710,821 1500 2000... 1,043,099 2000 3000... 1,593,692 3000 5000... 1,851,725 5300 and upwards 4.6 ;7,395 Ur twiltr xl5O £34,353,635 abus e - 4 13,136,014 100 21,247,621 • £ 34 .383,635 _. . ' l'altl,Al2.lo \T OF GREAT BRITAIN. ltill --l • 10 47') 048 Deoennial Increase. . '''''' 7 --, . 1,497,316 ~, ......... 11,969,364 1831. . 1 .'. .821 ......... 14 073 331. ...... 2,103,967 1841, .. b'"!6o'. ' 3Bl 2 396 033 . N 0.4......,....• .... 18,036,414. ........ , a, Britain 2,187,050 as ab u „ l _le find that the porodutiott of. tire , t_ _:1... IlUn" In 'l2 zninions in 1812, ~il‘.i rather above 18 4 11 ' 1842. 'th e id• 1, . produce.of th e 10 p!... nt. ( . 11- 2s. in the pool roPertyax i £13;628,454 If thew • n 1812 wa5.,.................... io th ealth of the country has increased f "! doe ratio as the population, the tux t) 7 d. in the Pound should produce rather InnVe.- than, ...... ........ .1,500,600 f-ir `' .l '' ,',, 4 ~f..n...1,:i.:ti1; .... ......... ihr,. , . •!•. . . 1414:uti,lt ~,tiniated by Sir Robert Pecl. 23, Sutfulk-street, Pall-mall East, 26th Sept, 1842. THE BANK OF MANCHESTER. ANN UAL MEE'FIN G. Tlie annual general meeting of the Proprietors i:he Bank of Manchester, held on Friday, as might be ex pected, under the present circumstances of the bank, excited much interest, not only in Manchester, but in other towns in the neighbourhood. Mr John Spencer, one of the Directors, took the Chair. The following Report was read : CONDENSED SUMMARY, : oth JUNE, 1842. Estimated Estimated ASSETS. Gross. loss. net assets. a. d. X. s. 6 . X. 4. cl. Current accounts 914,01181., 1! 477,354 12 7 436/51 1 4 Building societies '2,322 9 4 2,3:2 9 4 Lodgment accts 16,417 0 7 4,850 19 4 14,593 1 3 Assignees and trustees ..... . .... . . 5,015 10 1 5,207 3 7 3,808 6 6 Suspense accounts 17,102 17 9 1;,974 8 5 9,1'21 , 9 4 Insolventdo... ! 166,077 12 2 125,b61 13 4 40,215 18 10 Bank premises and proper ies pur chased 31,2 718 10 2,6"0 17 7 2',6( 1 1 3 Alliance Bank Shares Bank of anches ter Shares Stamps... 626 9 8 618 8 619 11 0 Overdue Bills 176 , 781 1/ 1 95,180 18 7 81,59) 16 6 Bills on hand and current Cash on hand Funds in transi . tu with branches 2,113 0 9 2,131 0 9 --- 2,59N1C2 7 8 8 - .0,887 15 9 1,794;214 II 11 LIABILITIES. Current accounts 746,158 11 4 Building socie les ~ 078 17 3 Lodgment accounts 117,461 6 10 As ignees and trus tees Suspense account 11,712 13 5 Notes in circulation 9.680 0 0 Post bills 14,383 0 3 Promissory notes Unclaitned divdnds l,BOB 14 0 Salaries ......... 707 10 0 Interest on bills on hand 1,149 17 2 Current bills ,„ 747,607 410 £1,810,462 18 11 £1,810,4t - .2 18 11 Reserved surplus ... 19,321 12 9 Estimated Branch fund Profit for year 14,236 19 7 Capital 741,030 0 0 Deficit £16,248 7 0 .C 4505,102 7 8 From the foregoing, it will appear that the direct liabili ties of the Bank amounted to £1,810,462 18 11 While the estimated net assets amounted to Showing a deficiency of .. 16,248 7 0 Exclusive of the entire capital 0f... 741,030 0 0 And the reserved surplus funds and profit for the year, amounting in the aggregate to 43,609 8 9 And making in the whole a total loss of £800,887 15 9 It must be evident that such a state of affairs was quite incompatible with the continuance of the busi ness of the Bank ; and Mr. Smith, to whom the in vestigation had been exclusively confided, with a soundness of discretion which the Directors feel bound to acknowledge, assumed the entire responsibility of devising a plan, whereby the safety of the share holders, the convenience of the cu,tomers, and the general interests of the Bank, might be most effectually secured. The negotiations for this end could only be successfully carried out by the most vigilant caution and absolute , reserve ; and the Di• rectors were, for ft first time, made cognizant of the actual state of • irs, on riday the 7th instant, when called upon to confirm the arrangements de vised by Mr. Smith. It is, therefore, a source of great satisfaction to the Directors to be able to state, that arrangements have been made with the Manchester and Liverpool Dis trict Bank, for rendering available such portion of their assets as Fill promptly liquidate every demand, and for affording all reasonable facilities to the cus. tomers of the Bank of Manchester. As a means of insuring success in these desirable objects, and of pre venting the premature sacrifice of property, the Di rectors have felt it their duty to make a call of 2/. per share, which they hope will, on due consideration, be promptly responded to by the Shareholders. They are sorry to be obliged to report, that Mr. Burdekin, who has for many years been connected with the Bank, has recently absconded, and has misap lied the endorsement of the Bank to his own purposes. It has not been possible to ascertain the extent of these fraudulent transactions ; but the Directors are in hopes that they will not exceed the amount for which his sureties are liable; and they can only pro mise, that no exertion shall be wanting on their part to bring Mr. Burdekin and his confederates toaccount. In submitting so deplorable an exposition of mis management, the Directors, or at least that portion of the board who were in office previous to the last ge neral meeting, cannot but feel that they have exposed themselves to the severest animadversions, for having so fatally misplaced their confidence in a Managing Committee ; and the only argument which they can offer in proof of their having themselves been deceived and in extenuation of that which they so bitterly re gret, is the fact that they have been, and are. still, among the largest Shareholders, and consequently among - the heaviest sufferers. • - - - The - Directors who retire by rotation are—Mr. John Spencer, Mr. John Hall, and Mr. John Potter; who will be proposed for re-election. Since.the last meeting, Mr. Thomas Rae, Mr. John Brown, Mr. John B. Smith, and Mr. Richard Roberts, have re signed their seats ; and the Directors have supplied their respective vacancies by the election of Mr. William Haynes, Mr. Willim Hill, Mr. William Smith, and Mr. William S. Sten, all of whom will be summitted for the approval of this meeting. The vacancy occasioned by the removal of Mr. Burdekin remains to be supplied by the Shareholders, and the Board would beg leave to submit the name of Mr. Thomas 011ivant for their consideration. . In conclusion, the Directors have to state, that, at a preliminary meeting of some 01 the principal Share holders and the Directors, held on Friday the 7th in stant, it was resolved to anticipate the wishes of the general body, by the appointment of Messrs. I Bur ton, Thomas 011ivant, and Alexander Bannerman, to undertake the examination of the accounts, of which the summary is now submitted.. These gentlemen will, no doubt, be prepared to express to the meeting their opinion as to their correctness. It was also decided to recommend to the share holders the dissolution of the Company, and the ne cessary steps are in progress for convening a special general meeting for the purpose.—By order of the Board. . . After the reading of the Report, a very long discus sion ensued, which was begun by a Mr. GREW. He made a serious attack on the Managing Directors, in cluding Mr. J. B. Smith and a Mr. Roberts, and con cluded by making these observations :—There really . must be a stop put to the wholesale degraded system which we have got into ; and I say that there could be no better plan adopted to punish the offenders, than that a pillory should be erected over the Bank of Manchester, in which the auditors should occupy the top station—those Directors who have plundered the bank so grossly to be below them, surmounted with a cast-iron likeness of he who has absconded to another country, showing four faces, one for the Committee of Management, another for the Directors, another for the Shareholders, and an other for the Public, if it could be considered that he had one at all—(Much laughter)—and rather than the thing should fail, I would very willingly give five or ten pounds towards it.—(Hear, hear.) I say that there has been a serious fault committed by the Di . rectors, in keeping thatman so long in his situation— (Cries of " Hear, hear")—unless his character had been very different indeed to what it was known to be in Manchester.. He could expect nothing else than that he would have quitted the country before this meeting. I was fully convinced of it in my own mind, and therefore Ido not feel disappointed ; but I shall be deeply disappointed indeed if lie is not brought back to this country.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Greig retired amidst loud applause. Of Mr. Roberts, who was not present at the meet ing, it was afterwards stated by Mr. Smith—Mr. Roberts having suspended payment, and being actually in bad debt to the bank, I have no hesitation in stating, that his total liabilities, on his own account, and in cpnnexion with others, amounts to 74,5031., which caused a great sensation. It was admitted by the friends of Mr. J. B. Smith that he had committed ' sins of omission in not having paid proper attention to the proceedings of the Bank of which he was at the head, but his brother said for him, that his own individual loss will be some 14,000/. or 15,000/., and that the loss of his family will be two or three times of that amount—and some of them, I am sorry to say, will be among the widows and orphans who suffer on this occasion.—(Hear,) He has, from his not being in business himself for offend years past, been in a position to act a perfectly independent part. He has no occasion for extraordinary advances from the Banks no necessity to use the money of the Bank; nor have any of his connexions ; he has not made use of the money of the Bank, nor have his family. He does not, at this moment, nor do any of his family, owe the Bank one farthing.—(llear.) Therefore, whatever his faults of omission or commission, I am anxious to impress upon you, his desire and interest to do all he asu tbr the benefit of the Bank, and that lie had and has no interest adverse to the interests of the Bank. Mr. J. DYER. another Direetor, Aaid.— , l ought to : &,uv e that it is my fi rm iction t &Phi All I have 4 ; q - ..K..? , 0 f that the inte n ti ons an d m eives by which Mr' J. L I . bniith has been directed have always been those of , I `. 'moth' And integrity ; and that the." • Wa S , not the slighte;.+-. indication of anything like want ch principle. It w as a i7trong, a censurable thing in him to go away and leave siie!t important duties to the doctrine of chances ; that is a matter of blame which attaches to him ; but certainly there is no evidence, I think, at all implic a ti ng his integrity. And as it is mentioned as a sort of palliation of the faults of the parties connected with the affairs of ttii.s hank, that Mr. Smith is a heavy sufferer. I ma y mention to y °ll thatl never sold a share in the bank ; that I am i 14 0 1 unlucky proprietor of - 2,400 shares ; that these shares THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1842. cost me upwards df 32,000/. ; and that, upon the whole, I shall be a loser of very nearly 40,0001. by this concern.—(Sensation.) We will also copy a part of what Mr. Wsr. SMITH, a managing Director, said—l am sure I should be quite deceiving you, if I were to hold out the remotest hope that you will recover back any or your capital. I do not myself think that you will. I have given my best attention, of course, to the suilject, and I have come to the best conclusion I could ; and I think, although it is impossible, in such large figures, to make anything like an accurate de cision ; and although, I confess, wherever there is a question I give safety the benefit of it, and rather over-estimate the loss than otherwise, because I felt it would be equally unsatisfactory to you to be told that .50,000/. is lost, as to be told that you have lost it all. So I have, in my estimate, had refer ence to the ultimate winding up, and to the ex penses and delay necessarily incidental to it ; and I do not think that you can expect to get any of your capital back ; but I do think that, if the assets turn out in any way, as I hope and believe they will, you may reasonably expect a good portion of this call to be re-paid you.—(Applause.) It is self-evident that we cannot expect our creditors to wait the tardy realisation of our assets; and when we show that, under the best circumstances, we have not within 10,0001. of what will pay our debts, I think it is quite necessary to make a call. The Directors have had another object in doing so beyond their pressing ne cessities. They have desired to show, that however unfortunate we may be, we are still determined to look at the question as men of business, and to show that we have that energy and strength within us to enable us, promptly and satisfactorily to merit their demands.—(Applause.) A resolution was passed " That no transfer of shares be permitted, on any account or pretence what ever, notwithstanding that notice of any such trans fer may have already been sent in for approval of the Board of Directors." • That will serve to continue the liability of all the parties who are now Shareholders. On the whole there was evinced a determination of the Proprietors to take the loss on their own shoulders, and not al low the creditors of the bank to suffer. * The Hurdle Stakes of 5 sows. each, with 20 'added second saves his stake. Gent. rider's. Heats, once round. (3 Subs.) Mr. Hopwood's Birthday, aged, 12st 71b... • 1 1 Mr. Salvia's Infidel. 5 yrs, list ,71b First heat, won easy ; second heat. walked over for. BETTING AT NIANCHESTER--rawar. 11 to 1 agst A British Yeoman ; 20 to 1 agst - Cother stone ; 23 to 1 agst Philip ; 25 to 1 agst Napier; 50 to 1 agst Murat ; 33 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps colt ; 33 to 1 agst Black Drop :40to 1 agst Oxygen. • - • • HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Major-General Wyndham's hds., Hambleton Hurst ; Wed., I)unsford Common ; Fri.,• Lea- Farm ;- Sat., Lowood Bridge. Brighton harriers, - Mon.,. Thunders Barrow ; Wed., Patch= ; Fri., Dyke. Brookside barriers, Mon., Newmarket mill ; Thurs., Telscombe Tye. Mr. Tudway's hds., Tues., Charlton, Musgrave. Torquay harriers, Mon., Shipley, Collaton ; Thurs., Stoke Common, 10. Burton Hunt, Thurs., Carlton, 12 ; Sat., Stanfield Hall, 11. Mr. Bulteel's hds., Tues., at Goodamoor ; Fri., Ivy bridge, 10. • Mr. Archer's hds., Mon., at Clapper Bridge ; Thurs., Trewear Lodge, 10. Mt. RobeiisOn's lids., Mon., at Ellingham ; Tees., Bugle ; Thurs., Swarland Park ; Fri., Howick, 10. Sinnington hds., 'rues., at Cauckless ; Fri., Hambleton Hotel. Wynyard hds , Mon., at Newbiggen ; Thurs., Brad bury Bridge. F.8.H., Mon.. at Half way-house, on the Helsten-road; Wed., Roskeymer Bridge, 10. Staley hds., Wed., Warden Mill; Sat, Berthey Wood, 9. Whitecross harriers, Tues., Burton; Sat., Whittle, 10. Cleveland hounds, Mon., Kitton Mill ; Thurs., Coat ham-10 f. Mr. R. Cockburn's hounds, Tues., Royal Oak, Gibbet Moor ; Thurs., Two Pot House, Bampton Down-10. GRAND ROWING MATCH. The long pending match, for 100 Sovs., between Robert Coombs, of Vauxhall, and R o b e rt Newell, of Battle-bridge S•&rs ;lame off on Saturday. These men about six "weeks ago contested f or t h e same su m, when, owing to the roughness of the w ea th er, an acc id en t occurred to Newell off Wandsworth, his boat get. ting swamped, and himself narrowly escaping by jumping into his cutter, when he was a hundred yards a-head of Coombs, who was awarded the money. A second contest was made to row for fifty aside, and that it should be from West minster-bridge to Putney-bridge, with the tide, and start from either place at the option of Coombs. On Saturday morning, at ten, it was agreed that the starting-point should be Westminster-bridge. At half past 10 they took their stations ; bets were in favour of Newell, and the toss for stations was also in his favour. Newell took the outside, and his opponent the Middle sex shore. They went off in good syle and continued nearly equal, up to Millbank, when it became evident that Coombs was gaining slightly a-head of his adver sary, who was, it appeared, losing his confidence, as he appeared to row rather wildly. Coombs, how ever, still kept to his work, and succeeded in going through Vauxhall Bridge about a boat's length a head, and continued to gain gradually upon his ad versary. On arriving at Battersea-bridge, Coombs was, at least, eight boats' length in front of Newell, and ultimately came in first at Putney, being the win ning man by some minutes. Newell, upon his coming in, seemed very distressed and to suffer much in his right arm. The match, considering the time of the year, was well attended. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, OCT. 14.—For some descriptions of Foreign Wool there have been more inquiries than for some weeks past, but on the whole the trade continues in a very depressed state, and generally very unremunerative to the dealer. ENGLiSII WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, OCT. 14.—Our report of this branch of the trade during the present week does not vary materially from the previous one In Combing Wools sales have been very limited. In Clothing Wools the demand has been moderate, and prices stationary. TRADE oe LEEDS.—Business gets no better at our Cloth Halls ; the markets for goods of a general de scription have been dull this week. Tweeds, fancy cloakings, and good beavers are the principal articles in demand, whilst cloth continues very difficult of sale. Business is also dull in the warehouses for the season ; the principal sales now making are to buyers from the country, who buy in the most sparing man ner, and only for present need. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY. —In the Piece Market we have had a full attendance of merchants, and the demand for Merinos and low Orleans cloth continues to be fully a s goo d as for some weeks past, and prices with ou t a lt era ti on . Fancy goods are hardly so much inquired after; but ruinously low have they hen sold, that a great many manufacturers have been compelled to turn from them and recommence plain goods. The demand for Yarn is tolerably steady, but we regret to hear that many of the most extensive houses continue to work short time, or day light only; this has the effect of preventinF,,accumu lation, and causing prices to be steady. Ihe trans actions in Wool are still of a limited character, the spinners buying only for immediate consumption: and what little is done is at prices that the staplers say they cannot replace, and unless the growers will give way, we may shortly expect our market to be less abundantly supplied. TRADE OF MAN CHESTER , T HURSDAY EVEN ING: We have (as was anticipat e d would be the case) now arrived at as low a figure for all kinds of hand and power-loom cloth as before the lat e t rans ient advance; indeed, some kinds of c l o th are l ower t h a n was ever known. This point bei ng arr i ve d at, many are san guine enough to expect a s t ea d y b us i ness , a s well as a large one, whilst there ar e many ot h ers who have already come to the conclusi on th at t h ere i s n o remedy but short time. The turn-outs ought to be well satis fied if they can only be employed a t the present wages ; but they must not reckon too certainly on even that, for a reduction in time will be tantamount to a real reduction in many depart men t s . The aspect of things for the coming wint er i s g l oom y in the ex treme. Twist is, if anything, the turn lower again. LORD ABINGER and MR. COBDEN. (From the Times.) ANCIIESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.—Last evening a crowded meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League as sembled at their new rooms in Newhall's-buildings. Mr. G. WiLsoN, Chairman of the Council presided. Mr. R. COBDEN, M.P., who was received with very great cheering, said—Ladies and Gentlemen, it was not my intention to have trespassed on your attention this evening, for we have good friends present from a distance whom you will be anxious to listen to.— (" No, no, go on")—but I am anxious to say a few words with a view of calling the attention of the meeting to certain observations reported to have fallen from a Learned Judge at Liverpool during the pre sent Special Commission.—(Hear, and applause) In doing so I should he sorry for a moment to be thought to be wanting in that respect which is due to the office—which is due to the distinguished office which that Noble and Learned Lord fills. If there is anything which as an Englishman I feel that I can be proud ot; and that I have a right to be proud of, it is the dignity, the learning, and the unsullied purity that have adorned the English bench.—(Applause.) But it is reported that in delivering his charge at Liver pool Lord Abinger said—" But it is certain, from the information to which I have referred, that the disaf fection of the labouring classes does not seem to origi nate in any voluntary feeling (if I may so express myself) of their own respecting their privations or the high price of provisions. They all seemed to be sen sible that the rate of wages must depend on the price of provisions, and I think it is evident that they saw that those who promised them an increase of wages by a diminution of the price of corn were not persons to be trusted." Now, referring to the first part of the passage I have read, which says that the disaffec tion of the working classes does not arise from any feeling respecting their privations or the high price of provisions, I should like to have the opportunity of appealing to the Noble and Learned Lord, whether, during the last session of Parliament, there were not nearly 2,000,000 petitioners for the repeal of the Corn laws—(Hear, hear) —and all expressing the privation to which they were subject, and their suffering for want of bread ?—(Applause.) And I would also put it to the Noble and learned Lord whether there were not upwards of. 3,000,000 petitioners praying for the Charter, in whose petitions there were the strongest allegations of extreme privation, want of employment, and the consequent absence of the means of subsist ence ?—(Hear, hear.) Now, these are facts which the Noble Lord knew, or which as a public man he ought to been acquainted with; and if he knew these facts, he ought not to have alleged that the working classes have not complained to the Legislature of their suffering.—(Hear, hear.) But in the second part of this quotation from the observations of the Noble and Learned Lord, he has thought proper to cast an im putation upon this body. I take it for granted that this body—the Anti-Corn-law League—as a body, is legally and constitutionally established. This is a body he has gone out of his way to attack, and of whom he has stated that we are not " persons to he trusted."—(Laughter.) We have promised to the working men, that, by the repeal of the Corn-laws, they would get their wages raised and their employ ment increased.—(Applause.) I know of no other. means—l know of no other human means—by which both an increase of employment .and an increase of food can be obtained for the people of this country, but by a repeal of the Corn-laws.—(Renewed ap plause.) The Noble and Learned Lord asserts, ac cording to the reports, that the rate of wages rises and falls with the price of bread. Now, there was not a poor unhappy man stood atthe bar before that Noble and Learned Lord that could not have told him, from his own experience, that not only was he not stating the fact, but that he was stating the very opposite of what his own experience had proved to be the fact.—(Loud applause.) Any man accustomed to the trade of this district will bear me out that both wages and employment have in variably diminished with an increase in the price of food, and risen again with the low price of food.— (Hear.) It is deeply to be deplored that the Noble and Learned Lord should so far forget the proper functions of his office.—(Hear.) I say it is deeply to be deplored that the Noble and Learned Lord should so far forget the proper functions of his office as to be attempting to lay down the law which go verns wages, when his only duty, as I understand it, is to lay down the law of the land.—(Hear.) At all events, if he undertake, this supererogatory duty, he should make himself a little better acquainted with the laws of political economy before he meddles with the science.—(Laughter and applause.) Ido not know whether it is proper here to allude to another extraordinary passage in one of the charges of that Noble and Learned Lord since he has entered upon the Special Commission, but I see it is stated very broadly, that the parties who are engaged in seeking the Extension of the Suffrage—who are endeavouring to obtain tl:e rights of citizenship—l see he has alleged broadly that tlTey aim at the destruction of the aristo cracy, the overthrow of monarchy, and that they medi tate the violation orproperty. gow these are very bold assertions to be male from the British bench.—(Hear, hear.) To charge the great body of the working classes of this country with felonious and treasonable designs, when they seek constitutionally and legally to obtain the right of the suffrage ' is a novel doctrine to be laid down in these days by a Noble and Learned Lord presiding over a Court of Justice. Why, there is another Lord, in the annals of our country, has laid it down that it is the right of every man paying taxes to the State to have a vote in the representation of the country. —(Hear, hear.) Blackstone has laid it down that it is the constitutional and fundamental law of the country that every man paying taxes has a right to be represented when they are levied, and that unless he be represented, you cannot legally call upon him to pay, even if the taxes be for the defence of the State itself.—(Hear.) Well, I am trespassing upon your time probably more than I ought—(" No no ") ;—for my object is not so much to lay down to you, who understand thin matter as well as I do, my opinion upon this subject, as to show, should these few humble remarks reach his Lordship through the press, that he has undertaken and done what is not only not in strictly good taste, but what is not constitutional law.— (Hear, hear.) I ask, do not the great body of the people pay taxes ? Why, what do we read in the newspapers ? There is a great falling off in the re. venue. And how is it accounted for ? The news papers tell us it is that a very large portion of the industrious classes had ceased to labour, and that in consequence they had ceased to contribute taxes. This statement may be exaggerated, but it goes to show that it is understood that the working classes do pay a portion, and a very considerable portion, of the taxes. I think that the language of the Noble and Learned Lord is indefensible in good taste, in sound judgment, as well as upon constitutional principles.— (Hear.) I confess the charge of the Noble and Learned Lord, in which he implicates the great body of the working classes in these felonious and treasonable desgns—l confess that I think that charge has been so calculated to prejudice the cause of those who have been tried at these Special Commissions, that if a mot!on was made in the House of Commons for an Address to her Majesty, to remit the sentences of those men convicted, pursuant to the charge of the Noble and Learned Lord—l say if the reports be true —if the ivords of the Learned Judge be correctly re ported, as at present advised—l should vote in favour of such a motion.—(Loud cheers.) Now, Gentlemen, I'll tell you what, in my opinion, is the proper duty of a Judge upon circuit. His duty is simply and solely to administer and expound the law of the land —(Hear, hear) —and the first requisite a Judge ought to possess, to retain to himself that influence and moral weight I should always wish to pertain to the British Judge, is a due control over his own passions, prejudices, and predilections.—(Cheers.) As the re presentative of the Crown, in its executive capacity, the Judge, whilst administering justice, ought to know nothing of politics. Several other speakers afterwards addressed the meeting, and were rewarded by a vote of thanke ; after acknowledging which the party brok • e up, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1842. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for three-year olds and upwards, D.M. The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft. for two-year olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b ; a winner of the July, Clearwell, or Prendergast Stakes 71b, of any two of those stakes 91b extra ; all other winners previously to the day of running 21b extra ; the owner of the second horse to receive back his stake ; from the Turn of the Lands-in. Lord Exeter's br c by Jerry, out of Mecca—Lord Exeter's ch c by Beiram, out of Marinella—Lord Exeter's br f by Jerry, out of Macremma—Lord Orford's b f by Emilius, out of Fidelity—Mr. Wreford, jun.'s b c by Bay Middleton, out of Margellina—Mr. Wreford, jun.'s br c, by Camel, out of Monimia—Mr. Wreford, jun.'s b c, by Sultan Junior, out of Victoria—Mr. I)awson's gr c New clothed, by The Saddler—Duke of Grafton's b c, by Hornsea, out of Oxygen—Mr. lye's br c, by Onus, out of Mopsy—Mr. W. Ridsdale us Glendower—Lord Albe marle's Rowland, by Hornsea—Lord Chesterfield's b c, by Parthian—Col. Peel's Canton, by Cain—Duke of Richmond's ch c, by Ellis, out of Odessa—Lord G. Ben tinck's b c Gaper—Mr. I. Sadler's b f Testy, by Venison —Mr. Goodman's bk c Bother-'em, by Voltaire—Mr. Bowes's b c Cotherstone, by Touchstone—Lord Bruce's ch c, by Ellis, out of Rosalie—Mr. Watt's e by Yaxley, d by Blacklock—Mr. 'l'hornhill's Brother to Egeria (dead)— Capt. Colquitt's br f Avis, paid—Lord G. Ben tinck's b c Foresail, Brother to Topsail, paid. The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, and. only 5 if declared, &c., with 100 added by the inhabi tants of Newmarket and the neighbourhood ' • the winner of the Great Yorkshire Handicap, the Don caster St. Leger or Cup, or the Cesarewitch Stakes, 71b, of any two of those stakes 101 b extra ; last mile and a distance of B.C. Charles XII, 6 yrs, lOst 21b—Vulcan. 5 yrs, 9st 31b Dr. Caius, 5 yrs, Bst 111b—The Shadow, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b —Retriever, 6 yrs, Bst 101b—Ralph, 4 yrs, Bst 71b-- Roscius, 6 yrs, Bst 51b—Garry Owen, 5 yrs, Bst 51b— Monads, 6 yrs, Bst 21b—Eringo, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Came lino, 6 yrs, Bst 21b—Wee Willie, aged, 7st 121b—Revel, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Galen, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Una, 4 yrs. ist 101b—Bellissima, aged, 7st 101b—Prince Caradoc, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Clinker, 6 yrs, 7st 91b—Knight of the Whistle, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Rhodanthe, 5 yrs, 7st 71b— Ermengardis, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Forester, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Cabrera, 3 yrs, 7st 71b—Billingham Lass, 4 yrs, 7st 51b --Young Quo Minus, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—The Genius, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Fireaway, 3 yrs, 7 . st 31b—Helpmate, 6 yrs, 7st 31b—Policy, 3 yrs, 7st 31b—Lady Adele, 3 yrs, 7st 11b—F:orence, 4 yrs, 7st Ilb—Melior t 3 yrs, Est 121 b —Master Thomas, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b--c by Jerry, out of Petulance, 3 yrs, Est 121 b— I-am-not-awar e , age d, Est 121b-Cecil, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Vibration, 3 yrs, 6st 111b—br c by Augustus, out of Courtezan, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Lucy Banks, 3 yrs, 6st 91b— -Image, 4 yri, Est 71b—HaWk (Irish), 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Recompense, 3 yrs, 6._t 71b—Whistle Binkie, 3 yrs, - 6st 71b —The Gleaner, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Solomon, 3 yrs, 6st 21b—The Conqueror, 3 yrs, 6st 21b—:n by Nimrod; out of Busk, 5 yrs, 6st—Topsail, 3 yrs, 6st—Endymion, 3 yrs, sst 716 —Nuncio, 3 yrs, paid—Bob Peel, 5 yrs, paid—Mus, aged, paid—Flambeau, 6 yrs, paid—Canadian (dead), 3 yrs, paid. Lord Exeter's Albion, agst Mr. Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, Bst 71b each ; T.M.M. ; 100, h ft. Mr. Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Bed ford's Monceda, 6 yrs, Bst 41b ; D.M. ; 300, h ft. Lord Albemarle's Buffalo, 4 yrs. Bst 71b, agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Devil-among-the-Tailors, 3 yrs, Bsl ; T.Y.C. ; 100, h ft. TUESDAY. Handicap Plate of 100 sous., for 3 yrs olds and upwards ; Fifty Pounds ; for two year olds a feather, three 7st 51b, four 8S 91b, five 9st 31b, six and aged 9st 71b ; the 'winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300 guineas if demanded, &e. ; last three miles of B.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for three year olds ist 101 b, four Bst 41b, five and upwards Bst 81b ; the winner to be sold fur 80 sovs. if demanded, &c. ; last half of Ab. M. Lord Eglinton's Pompey, Bst 71b, agst Lord Orford's Barmaid, Bst 21b ; T.Y.C. ; 100, h ft. WEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate of 50sovs;for three year olds and upwards ; A.F. Subscription Plate of 50 sovs. ; for two yrs old, 6st 81b ; three, Bst 101 b. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for two yrs old, 7st 21b ; three, 9st. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs. if de- mantled, &c. T.Y.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, l 0 it, if declared within an hour after the weights are fixed, for three years old. Last mile and a distance of B.C. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old, Bst 1016 each. R.M. Lord Lichfield's br f Miss Van Amburgh—Mr. Bowes's b f Lass of Lontop—Lord Exeter's br f Valance—Lord G. Bentincles Nina (dead). Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, Bst 21b, agst Lord Exeter's Celia, 7st '7lb. T.Y.C. 200, h ft. Lord Albemarle's Buffalo, Bst 10Ib, agst Lord Eglin ton's Augury, 7st. First half of Ab. M. 100,11 ft. THURSDAY. Subscription Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. for three yrs old and upwards. D.I. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for two yrs old, 7st ; three, Bst 121 b ; fillies allowed 21b. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 subs or no race. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, It ft, for two year olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41h. Ab. M. Mr. Treen's b f Bastile—Lord Orford's b f by Emilius, out of °pilelia—Mr. Wreford, jun.'s b c by Bay Middle ton, out of Margellina—Mr. Wreford, jun.'s br c by Camel, out of Monimia —Col. Peel's Murat—Mr. Wre ford, jun.'s b c by Sultan Junior, out of Victoria—Duke of Grafton's b c by lionises, out of Oxygen--Mr. I. Sad ler's f Testy, by Venison—Mr. Bates's b f Noisette, by Liverpool. Duke of Bedford's John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, asst Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 5 yrs, Bst 51b; A.P.; 300, Lord Kelburne's ch c by Retainer, 3 yrs, Bst llb, rgst Col. Peel's Canton, 2 yrs, , 7st 51b ; first half of Ab. M. ; 200, h ft. FRIDAY. The Audley End Stakes of 30 sots. each, for horses of all ages (two year olds excepted) ; A.E.C. The Nursery, Stakes of 25 sous. each, for two year olds ; each, subscriber at the.tinae of naming to pay one soy. ; D.M. _ _ Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for two year olds colts Bst 71b. fillies Bst 51b ; the winner to be sold fur 50 sous., if demanded, &c. ; first half of Ab. M. ; five subs., or no race. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for three year old and upwards ; T. Y. C. Lord Orford's b c by St. Patrick, out of Wild Duck, agst Capt. Ives's Ir c by Onus, out of Mopsy, Bst 71b each. T. Y. C. ; 100, h ft. Duke of Bedford's John o'Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b, agst Capt. Price's Retriever, 6 yrs, Bst. ; the last three miles of B C. ; 200, h ft. Mr. Bowes's The Lady of Silverkelde Well, Bst 81b, receives 40 sous. ft from the Duke of Bedford's Magog, Bst 11b ; M. M. ; 100, h ft. SATURDAY. Duke of Bedford's John o'Gaunt, Bst 71b, agst Lord Eglinton's Jumie Forest, 7st 101 b ; Cesarewitch Course ; 200, h ft. WELSHPOOL RACES-THURSDAY. The Borough Purse of 201., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats, twice round and a dis. Mr. Sander's Kitty Cockle, aged (Denman) 1 1 Mr. Woodhouse's Caitiff, 3 yrs 3 2 Mr. Gough's Greenfinch, 5 yrs 2 fell The Tradesmen's Purse was won by Mr. Edmunds' Forden Lass (J. Jones), beating three others ; and the Galloway Stakes by Mr. Blocklay's Esmeralda. SOUTHPORT COURSING MEETING—Ocr. 12,13. The Annual Dinner Stakes were won by Mr. Slater's Sand y ; St. Leger Stakes by Mr. Robinson's Rocket ; the Produce Sut.':' s b y Mr. Bake's Birdlime ; and the Ciburchtown Stakes by -Afv: Slater's Sly. CITEMAPIELD RACES. —THURSDAY. The Innkeepers' Purse of p,9 sows., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sows, etch, !.YP miles, (4 Subs.) . Mr. Higgin's March of intellect; p's , 1 1 Mr. - I.amplugh's Humphrey, aged, 95t lqs s r . CO:i,tes Rory ()Wore, 6 Yri ,. . ! Qsl * Won by half a lengtl;, after a OW rob PEKIN . " Russia," says the Moniteur, ‘‘ has maintained, during the last century, a convent and .a . school at Pekin, which have been the nursery of her inter preters in the Chinese and Mantchou languages. Every ten years the personnel of these two establish ments is renewed, and a fresh batch of monks and pupils are sent off from St. Petersburgh. The expedi ion, under the direction of an officer, crosses Mon golia and proceeds beyond the their stay in Pekin, the Rus s i ans are at lib er ty t o walk through the city and visit everyt hi ng , without exciting the uneasiness or jealousy o f t h e Government. Ro An officer of that nation, M. great wall. During venko, a major in the corps of Mining Engineers, has just published, in the Annuaire des Mines de Russie, th e f o ll ow ing sketch of the environs of Pekin. That capit a l is situate in a plain, bounded on the north-west by a chain of moun tains, which the Chinese divid e into northern and western, from their situation relative to that city. The northern mountains extend within a day journey from Pekin , or about ten F renc h l e agues. In 's " summer the road is very ; uresque, the country being highly cultivated. T Pig h e yellow millet is, in the opinion of the Chinese peasantry, the most precious of all plants. Its seed constitutes their principal food, the stock serves ,as fodder for the cattle, or a substitutemtilmillet, , which grows for hay, w in that country. The' straw of an o th er s pecies of t h o ic a h h t e h ig ey never ht ofls think of reaping feet, is employed to make garden feriees,:a.nd is also u s e d for fuel. " Near the northern mountains ar e s prings, the temperature of Which exceeds 45 de gree s. The water is conveyed through tubes into bathing places cut in the calcareous rocks, and lined with sheets of lead. Early in spring numbers repair to these baths, either on account of ill health or for the sake of amusement. The Imperial family has 4 palace there, and in the neighbourhood' are several temples in which the weary traveller may seek shelter. The hospitality of the priests of 'Khesnn and Dao, however, is not gratuitous. M. Kovenko states that they charge 18 rubles or 20 francs for a few hours' repose, and that they exact 25 rubles for one day. F . I .' his will give an idea of the cost attending 'the shortest excur sions to the environs of Pekin. •The valley s of those mountains abound in fruit trees, willows pine trees, juniper trees, cypresses, but t h e ground is nowhere thickly wooded. "The western mountains contain valuable coal mines. The coal is so abundant that rich layers arc to be met with every half league. The Chines e , how over, are so obstinate and so ba ck ward in th e art of mining, that the county derives no adv anta ge from its mineral wealth. Mac inert' being altogether un known, the people have not even the idea ofusing pimps when the works are inundated. When thegroundadmits, they open galleries for the water to flow Out, and they abandon the mine when it is entirely under water. Their system of ventilation consists in opening holes at certain distances, abote which are placed wheels with paddles, which are turned by men. But those wheels, although constantly in motion, produce little air. The pickaxe, wedge, and hammer, are the on l y tools they use ; they clear the soil with the pickaxe, and drive the wedge into the coal with the hammer, and thus contrive to extract pieces weighin g f rom 3 0 to 40 kilogrammes. Coal sells at a very low pri ce i n the capital of China. It is htlru, in,bronze vases, use d as stoves, in the apartment, or its, heat is 'distributed through the houses by tubes fixed in the - wa ll s. " Those precautions against cold ~ I.kf'extremely useful at P e kin, the inhabitants or which 00 in the 'habit of warming their beverage, and even the wine. It is indispensable that they take means of preserving themselves from the rigour of the Winter, for it often freezes and snows in their, capital. M. Timk nws ki saw the thermometer range at 12 degrees below the l irP4inf ppint on Op piqt of , December ] 4829,,,4 •: . MRS. ALFRED SHAW. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIR SUN. SIR,—In reply to 'an observation in yesterday's Dramatic and Musical Review, copied into your Journal of last night--namely,' that all the letters sent to the various papers respecting the above dis tinguished vocalist had hitherto been "anonymous," I beg to say, that mine was not (and which the Morning Herald publicly noticed). I also gave my address, and delivered the letters personally. I w induced to this from the circumstance of my baying frequently met Mrs. Alfred Shaw whoa She was quite young, and apparently at that time highly ac complished, and which seemed to give a direct con tradiction to that which appeared to me a succession of palpable falsehoods. First, that she was a factory girl. Secondly, that " some one " had had her taught singing. Thirdly, that the factory girls had attended the Liverpool Concerta in 1830 to hear their " old companion sing —and, lastly, that her Christian name was " Margaret," when to My W 4411 kOow , ledge the fact is otherwise. I aro, slr ; you' obedient servant, 2, Trafalgaropuo, strand. T. WILLIAMS. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE, IF raur„---A bull, the property of Mrs. Middleton; of Hemingford-Grey, Cambridgeshire, was missed the Ist of last montb. Seventeen days after the animal was discovered alive In a ditch, fastened by the nose to the wound, in a dreadful state of emaciaticall Is appears the bull, having got into the ditA had trod on the chain ap pended to tbu ring in its nose, and the ditch being of stiff clay, the chain had b eco me strotTly erataxid e A i n the soil,. the cartilage of the lIPSQ 14011 g particularly tender, be had not been able to extricate the chain. aPina'al is IlqW MOYer4 — Cq un q Peter, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 13.—The Orestes, 18; Com mander the lion. S. J. Carnegie, was this morning removed from her moorings by the Topaz hulk, and hauled abreast of, but not alongside, the dockyard, immediately opposite the Semaphore, for the purpose of practically testing the efficacy of her lightning conductors, by a series of - experiments by Snow Harris, Esq., F.R.S., upon whose plan the conduc tors have been fitted up. She was moored about 100 yards from the jetty, between which and the ship, about midway, a barge was placed containing a car ronade. A wire leading from the positive side of a powerful electrical battery in the Semaphore was at tached to a cup of gunpowder, on her main truck. Another wire, leading from the negative side of the battery, was attached to the gun in the boat. A short wire was placed on the touch-hole of the gun, and led over the gunwale of the boat to the surface only of the water, on the side nearest the Orestes. There was no communication between the ship and the barge. Prom the interesting and important nature of the subject, there was a numerous attendance of naval officers from every ship in the port, among whom were Admirals Sir Edward Codrington and Hyde Parker ; Captains Sir Thomas Hastings, Lord John ' Hay, W. Henderson, Codrington, Carnegie, Willis, Hailowes ; the officers of the Austrian frigate Bel lona ; General Sir Hercules Pakenham, and a num ber of scientific individuals from all parts of the neigh bourhood. Mr. Harris first briefly explained the artificial ar rangement of the Leyden jar, by which all the results of lightning may be imit a t e d, and performed several interesting experiments illustrative of the definite aetion and laws of electrical discharges. It had been generally supposed that metals were attractive of lightning in virtue of some inherent affinity for the electrical agency. Mr. Harris combated this supposi tion, and. showed that the laws of electrical discharges were reducible to mere resistance or distance—that, in fact, the discharge through an imperfect circuit or conductor, as an unprotected ship, merely picked out such pieces of metal as happened to lie in a line or lines of least resistance to its course. This was illus trated by passing an electric shock over small masses of gold distributed fortuitously on paper ; some of these were burned up, others remained untouched. The arrangement for illustrating the action of the conductors in the Orestes has already been described. The object was to show that immediately an electrical discharge reached the mast-head, it passed down to, and was dispersed in, the water, by m eans of the continuous line .of conductors. This was proved thus :—The electric battery in the Sema phore was discharged ; the discharge passed along the copper wire from the metallic plate on the interior of the jar to the mast-head; its presence there was rendered apparent by the ignition of the gun powder in the cup; it passed thence down the con ductor on the mast into the hull of the ship, and along the conductors on the hull into the sea. That it had arrived in the sea was proved by the ignition of the powder over the touch-hole of the gun in the boat, awl the consequent discharge of the gun, be cause the only means by which this gunpowder could be ignited was the passage of the electricity up the short copper wire which connected the touch-hole of the gun with the sea ; so that not only must the elec tric fluid have arrived in the sea, but it must have passed through it to this short copper wire in the boat. It is almost needless to add, that so rapid is the passage of the electric fluid, that the report of the discharge of the battery, the ignition of the powder at the mast-head, of that over the touch-hole of the gun, and the report of the gun itself, appeared simulta neous, notwithstanding the great distance traversed by the electricity, thus showing clearly and satisfac torily that the instant the explosion arrived at the main truck, that same instant did the conductors clear it of the ship and transmit it to the water. Several experiments were then made to prove that the principle held good in the case when the top masts and top-gallant -masts were struck. These were very conclusive, the electrical current followed the continuous line without at all diverging to those portions of the conductors, which by the striking of the masts were placed in a position out of that line. Wire rope-conducters were then considered, and the several objections to them fairly and conclusively stated. The danger of a man being killed in the bight of such a rope, while striking the top or top gallant mast during a thunder squall, was most clearly proved by a very neat experiment. Such a case was represented by gold leaf on paper, and when an electric shock was passed over the paper, the gold was burnt up in the direction of the man, but re mained untouched round the bight of the rope. The last experiment which was performed was with a view to prove at once the complete protection afforded by the continuous conductor, and the ap parent impossibily of the least action taking place on metallic bodies out of it, thus practically refuting the supposition of any lateral discharge taking place. A model of a mast about ten feet in length was made in parts, and an interrupted line of metal placed in the heart of it. Percussion powder, which, it is well known, will inflame with the least spark of electricity, was placed between these interruptions. On the outer surface of the mast a continuous conductor was placed, the extremities of which were con nected at each end of the model of the mast with the extremities of the interior and interrupted line of metal. In order to make the experiment more complete, bands of metallic leaf were made here and there to surround the mast as hoops, together with other metallic bodies which could enter into the mast itself and touch the internal line of metal. An intense shock of electricity was allowed to fall upon the upper extremity of the mast, where both lines of metal were in conjunction, with the view of discovering (since the electric matter had thus, it may be said, the choice of two lines) whether it would pass upon the metal within, or whether it would be dispersed between the two lines and pass down each, or whether it would only pass down the exterior line, and whether, in passing down that line, it could cause a lateral dis charge to enter the mast, or in any way to affect the interior. This was a severe test, from the highly in flammable nature of the percussion powder, and it succeeded perfectly. As long as the continuous ex ternal conductor remained perfect, the discharges of electricity were innoxious ; when, however, the ex terior conductor was removed and a similar charge was thrown over the model, the mast was blown to pieces by the ignition of the percussion powder,_ evi dently proving that if the previous discharges had in any way, or under any form, pervaded the interior, this effect would have resulted in the very first instance, In repeating the experiment of passing the electric fluid through the Orestes, an accidental circumstance fully proved Mr. Harris's theory, that metals of them selves are not attractive ; and that lightning will take the most direct continuous way to arrive at its course, The wire which led from the Semaphore to the cup containing the gunpowder at the mast - he'f. of the ship, was not properly placed—the bight, touching the mast a few inches below the cup. The discharge, therefore, instead of continuing along the wire to the cup, was conveyed to the conductor at the spot where oitfi un exploded, the bight touched the ma s t, an d carr i ed through the ship, and thence by theseatoth a e t b the at mast-head where the gun, leaving the gunpowder exploded, After I%lr, Harris had concluded his experiments, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington said that after what he had witnessed, he thought it but right publicly to observe that he felt perfectly convinced of th h e . efficacy hf v e e t oarns and satisfactory lr. te Harris's ats plan, he h w o tl f ie th o e on c e o lnudsthat day whad ich, undergone, would no doubt be generally y used through outy the navy.. All the other officers present were equally gratified, and expressed their approbation of the plan. The Jaseur, 16, was commissioned yesterday after noon, by Commander W. Willis. The Warspite, 50, Capt. Lord. john Hay, bent her sails this morning, and wID go out of harbour next week. The Q M % Glendowertransport will leave Spit -444 to-morrow for Gibraltar, with convicts from Woolwich and this port. The Phatnix steam-frigate is hourly expected from the Mediterranean. whip at Spithead—Owen Glendower. Ships in Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excel lent, Warspite, Orestes, Jaseur, Bellona (Austrian), Royal George yacht, Echo steamer, Java transport. WOOLWICH, OCT. 14.—The Ariel steam-vessel, Master Commander L. Smithett (acting), left Wool wich on Tuesday to resume her duties on the Dover station. . The Sindbad arrived on Wednesday from Ports mouth, The Lightning, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com mander Falmouth arrived on Thursday from Plymouth._ c milder G. Snell, who has not yet been superseded, although appointed to the Nautilus, tender_ to the Royal George yacht, left Woolwich yesterday with Monsieur Clement and Mr. Joseph Large, one of the foremen of the yard, to act as interpreter during the experiments ordered to be made by the Lords of the Admiralty, withapparatus invented and fitted on board th e by M. Clement, to ascertain th e speed 9x determine the heat of the w a t er i n the thl:, Lightning, ng ra d e e t e e p r, to a hailers, and enable navigators to discover when they are within 15 miles of an iceberg, and furnish'ngs sure indicator of all sudden changes front deep ° a shallow water. The first is named the S tr( il u lo i o Monsieur CllPs title given to a substitute for the common I in the has been approved of the French Ad which t . ,T and introduced into, several of the finest Royal Navy of France. clasoribed the invention 0a folio in has copper ball, against which the " 11°1Ic'w is attached to a moveable plug of watK , Ro t s , the which slides in a copper tube same metal, centre of the vessel t o th e ke2l, passing through the tached a lever, whi c h, b y To this pl ug is at acts on a second lever, placed me ans of a ver ti ca l ro d, on the deck of the ves sel, and communicating with a spring; the tension of the spring constit u t es an equilibrium with the pres gu" o e water ° I I the ball an d serves to measure the rate at which the ship is moving by means of a hand, the movements of which, on a graduated dial, indicate at every moment not only the speed of the ship, but also the distance run in any given time. The sillometer appears to be an mgeniousiy-con structed instrument, and promises to be of great prac tical value. It gives every moment the rate of the ship's sailing, and the space traversed in any given time. It indicates the slightest change in the placing of the ballast or guns, and what is the most favour able direction of the wind for its action on the sails, and the influence of each sail furled or unfurled. It offers also the advantage of measaring, when at anchor, the force of the currents on the keel of the vessel. The second invention consists of an instrument which indicates constantly the elasticity of the steam both in high and low pressure engines, and the level of the water in the boilers. The steam-engine Indi cator, as it is termed, may be applied to the piston of an engine so es to show the loss of power sustained in its way to it. A tube similar to the manometer is affixed to the instrument through which the steam ascends, and is introduced into a copper or brass box placed on the deck of the vessel, and upon which a graduated , di a l i n di cates , b y means of a hand, to the officer of the watch, the effects of the engine, without his having to send below to ascertain it. The third invention of M. Clement is a submarine thermometer. lie remarks—" It appears from the thermometrical observations of many scientific naviga tors, that in seas of unfathomable depth the water is not so cold as over banks, and that over banks near the shore it is less cold than over those at a greater dis tance, but colder than in the open sea. In experi ments which have been made on the coast of Francs with this submarine thermometer results ha'is been obtained which fully establish the great service this instrument may render to navig a ti on , b y fur nishing a sure and constantindication of all sudden changes from deep to shallow water. It is evident also that it will serve to point out the proximity of vessels to . icebergs, which at certain seasons render the navigation of the Atlantic attended with danger. This test cannot, of course, be made in the experi • ments with the Lightning, but the other important qualities will be correctly ascertained. M. Clement's thermometer is kept constantly under water at the same depth, and indicates the different temperatures of the water by means of a dial placed on the deck of the vessel, and always open to examination. The immediate action is communicated by wheels, the working of which turns two hands upon the dial, the one marking the single degrees, and the other the tens. The whole is enclosed in a tube, and attached to the side of the vessel. The Bee steam-vessel, constructed for the use of the students on board the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, was taken up to Deptford yesterday, to be fitted with a screw-propeller by Mr. Steinman Steinman. (From the Hamphire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15.-11 re have received S'.riga pore papers to the 14th July, landed at Chichester. The Hyacinth, 88, Commander Goldsmith, had arrived there on her way to England. The Wolverine, 16, Commander Johnson, hazard, 16, Commander Bell, and the E. I. C. Memnon, steamer, Captain P. 'P. Powell, from England, had arrived at Singapore, and passed on to assist in the China expedition. A letter from Batavia, dated July 5, mentions the loss by fire in the straits of Sunda, of the ship Copeland, front Liverpool to China ; she had sunk in 60 fathoms water. We extract the following from a Singapore. paper - - A report has been very generally spread and ob tained belief by many, that some Chinese soldiers had obtained instruction in the art of gunnery on board the United States ships Constellation and. Boston, at Whampoa, and that officers from these ships had likewise instructed the Chinese how to work their guns in the forts. We refused belief to a report of so extraordinary a nature, but thought it our duty to make inquiries, which have n o t l e d to i ts confirma tion. Letters from Canton mention the same report„ buy merely as such, and as to officers being in the: forts, a gentleman on his passage from Whampoa to Canton only states that he saw several foreigners walking near one of the forts. It is probable that 0 - . 6 report first took its origin from several visits wYich the Chinese Admiral made on board the Constellation, where he was received with a salute and rr,anned yards ; the crew is then said to have b een put through their exercise before the Chinese off.cers, anti as those are pretty generally accompar'ied by a great number of followers, people lookirr s on from a distance may have thought them soldiers come on board for the purpose of instruction. The Numa transport sailed yesterday with convict% for Bermuda. The Thunderer, 84, Capt. Pring, left. Gibraltar :or England on the Ist inst. The Columbus, American 74, arrived at Gannihr from Boston in 32 days, on the 30'ch ult. She left, for Mahon on the sth inst. The Pilot, 16, sailed from Jamaica on the 2:dtlt of August for Nassau and Halifax. The Spitfire nrived at Montego Bay on the 31st August, from :Vamaica, with the sth company of the 2d West India PRgiment. The Scylla, 18, was off Grenada on tl'.e 9th ult. The Thunder and her tender were at Bermuda on the 25th ult., but were to sail for Nassau in a few days. The Alban steamer has proceeded to the Chops or the Channel, with provisions and water to relieve the homeward-bound trade. By an arrival at Monte Video, from the Falkland Islands, it appears that Captain Ross, with his two discoveri ships, Erebus and Terror, were at Port Louis. They were refitting, and are again to attempt the voyage South in the tract of Captain Waddell, who passed to the latitude of 74, where he left an open sea, it is said that Captain Ross had made hn portant disclosures in the variation of the compass and. the situation of the South Pole. The Bee steam-vessel, constructed for the use 'af the students on board the Excellent (gunnery shi?), at Portsmouth, was taken up to Deptford yester day to bo fitted with a screw propeller, by Mr_ S. Steinman. A granite monument to the memory of the late Lieut. Fox, has been erected in the burial -ground at Hong Kong, bearing the following inscription : " Sacred to the memory of Lieut. Benjamin 1701, R.N. aged 29 years, late First Lieut enant of H.A.S. Nimr'od, who was killed on the heights of Cianton, 24th May, 1842. This monument was erect e d by his late captain, messmates, and friends, as a testimony of their regard and esteem." APPOINTWENTs.—Commander—W. k. Willis, to the Jaseur. Lieutenants—W. Kendall, and W. H. Dobbie, to the &cell -ant ; Hon. C. St. Clair, to be Flag Lieu tount to Caledonia ; J. B. Willoughby, to the War spite ; Henry Stokes, to the Stromboli, vice 'Walton, superseded. Master—A. L. Vangetti, to the Warspite. Surgeon—John Lardner, to the Jaseur. Purser—William Young, to the Jaseur. Mate—G. W. Wayte, to the Excellent. Midshipmen—Charles Boughey, to the Orest es ; Chas. Oakes Hall, to the Daphne. Volunteer Ist Class—C. J. Balfour, to the Spartan. Clerk—A. Tweddell, to the Formidable. E the R.oix, Th eail Naval F. H. Hawkins. i E (.! j le . g Mates College ni)7itsni se d e t s h d o f a o r 3 p r - — L J . i 3 e H l u e t s s n r s a e . n l " G t ' s ,y . aßn-t,e The following passed for Commissions in the ➢Marine Corps :—Alessra. E. J. Farmer, J. T. Henry, and C. E. Downie Morrison. A NEW DUAIiA. — A mysterious and long-winded ' r e r o e f s t t h t e es p t r .: paragraph appeared in a Sunday paper yesterday re specting a new drama " by a lady, whose abilities on to a certain 'e l' 411- , a , n l d t o h fl a • s t n he et st b age een tai ha k ve ed u o n f, l ' e s rP ays ne the th :vr s i e te ragraph, " in theatrical circles during the week, t , e _ cause the knowledge of its existence and accepts nee has hitherto been confined to comparatively f ew -e d bound to secrecy. For ourselves, an acquainta• -gent, the fact has not been obtained in any way . those few have felt themselves, . with all pledges us not to mention ; .t, though n i c e iich at from entering even into such particulars\s' refrain reached us, because we do notwish t o eo n ! desire of the parties who are noN . eon,` the ves )e 1 cially interested in the receipts of the theatre, Th e prod, of a serious character, and Action itself is. the dr • require the whole strength.of numbs persona will we hope and believe, the intl . • the thgatre, includin , the concern." These ividual now a the head '. f great injury to fulsome announcements do the Kemble ^ ouncements do KENDAL laraily. TRADE. T 1 fair business doing• i TRADE.—There still continues to be a but there are no signs n several descriptions of goods, new hands are g°B of progressive increase, and no the mills is be being taken on. The want of water at ginning most unusual f or the to be felt severely. This is season. We regret to say that the hands connected with the building truces are now very short of employment. The little occupations which they obtained at jobbing :luring the summer months seem •gradually • • s coming to an end, and they prospect of ahard winter opens drearily for them.. ' Trade in wool continues stationary. 'there is cer tainly no improvement, perhaps no change in price, but not so much doing.—Kendal Mercury. GREENWICH RAILWAY EXTENSION LINE To , eROYDON.—WhiIst the Croydon Directors are taking pains to obstruct the traffic over the new line of the Greenwich Railway built expressly for their accom modation, Mr. Walter has put forward an exceller4 line to Croydon, by which the Croydon line, and ita incline plane at New Cross, can be avoided altoge'eher, and the passengers conveyed at a cheap rate osier the Greenwich line through Deptford, thence branching to the right, cross the Ravensbourne near t'ae bridge, and continuing by the Lewisham valley, foi a junc tion with the Brighton and South Eastern end Dover line, at their station at Croydon. [Our wpinion how ever is, that neither this project, nor that to the Brick layerslArms, will be listened to in Parliw.nent.—"Nous Verroms."—Ed.)—Railway Magazine.