The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-16 00:00:00

Viitrb Vbition SUN OFFICE, Seven ci Clock. " EXCHEQUER.—(THIb DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) COBBETT v. SIR GEORGE GREY AND ANOTHIR. This was an argument on demurrer in an action of trespass. The plaintiff pleaded his case in person. Mr. COBBETT, in support of the demurrer, complained that Mr. John Hudson, the keeper of the Queen's Pri son, acting under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, had wrongfully treated him (Mr. Cobbett) as a first-class prisoner, in confining him in a part of the Queen's Prison set apart only for pri soners of the first class, incarcerated for offences not bailable. He contended that the Secretary of State had no power by law to give a command, or the said John Hudson to obey it, for placing him (Mr. Cobbett) in that part of the prison, inasmuch as there was no such thing as a contempt for not paying costs, with which he was charged, and that there was no power in the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors to make an order upon him (Mr. Cobbett) to file a schedule ; that in fact no single Commissioner had power so to act under the Act of Parliament. He submitted that the pleas put upon the record by the defendants furnished no answer to his de claration at all, inasmuch as they had not traversed the declaration at all, but merely went on to justify them selves in putting him in a first class department. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said the only point was whether what the defendants had stated was an excuse for what they said they had done. Mr. Commrr said the defendants did not admit in their plea that prisoners of the first class were not bailable, and he contended therefore that their plea was bad. He sub mitted, secondly, that there was no warrant of commit ment shown, and that he was c3nfined in the part of the prison in question without any sufficient warrant of com mitment. There was no warrant of commitment either from the Bankruptcy or the Insolvent Debtors' Court, for not filing his schedule, and the Secretary of State had no power to supply the want of a warrant from a competent court. Mr. Baron ROLIE said there was an Act of Parlia ment which said that persons who refused to file a schedule in the Insolvent Debtors' Court should be con fined as first-class prisoners. Mr. Hudson had alleged that he (Mr. Cobbett) had refused to file such a schedule; and the only question was, whether Mr. Hudson was right in treating him as a first-class prisoner. Mr. Baron PARKE said either Mr. Hudson's act was justifiable by the Act of Parliament, or not. If it was justifiable, he did it under the san,ction of an Act of the Legislature, and not by the authority of the Home Secretary. Mr. COBBITT, regardless of these adverse intimations from the Court, went on for several hours urging that he had been wrongfully treated as a first-class misde meanant. At the conclusion of his address, Mr. WELSBY was about to speak on behalf of the defendants, when The LORD CHIEF BARON intimated that the only point on which the Court had any doubt was whether the attachment, which was the foundation of the whole proceeding, was set out with sufficient fulness; and Mr. Welsby would please to confine himself to that point. Mr. WELSBY said the plea did not set out the writ at length, but it said that the plaintiff was under and by virtue of a writ of attachment issued out of the High Court of Chancery committed to the prison of the Fleet. The Fleet was the proper prison for imprisoning parties charged with contempt of the Court of Chancery. He therefore contended that the attachment was set out with sufficient amplitude. Mr. Cern:taw briefly replied, and The LORD CHIEF BARON said the Court would take time to consider, and deliver its judgment on Wed nesday. TAT TERSALL'S—TH IS EVENING Six o'CLocs. CHESTER CIIP. The follAving are all the beta laid:-1,000 to 20 agst Whim colt; 1,000 to 15 each agat Lady Evelyn, Idle Boy, and Canezou; and 1,000 to 10 each agst Melody, Kennington, and Pendulum colt. The New Gazette of Prussia states, on authority of a letter from Vienna, that a few days ago the mu nicipal authorities, having been asked by the military governor if in the event of the state of siege of the city being raised they could answer for the mainte nance of tranquillity, unanimously answered that they could net. The letter adds that in the faubourgs the populace still display a bad spirit, daily resist patrols, and otherwise oppose the authorities. TheiA.ustrian Government has definitively appointed M. de Kubeck and General Schcenhals to be its Commissioners in the new Central Government of Frankfort. The Austrian Lloyds announces that warrants for the arrest of seven other individuals suspected of having taken part in the assassination of the Count de Lambert, have been issued. One of these persons is an advocate and ex-deputy, named Ballogh. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Kolner Zeitung states, from Berlin, of the 13th inst., that there is a strong probability of the Prussian troops being recalled from Schleswig before January next. It seems determined that the Prussian Cabinet will not consent to engage in another Danish war on the subject of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, because no less than the utter ruin of the Prussian Baltic province is expected to result from the renewal of hostilities. On the other hand there is a likelihood of the Prussian garrison at Hamburgh being reinforced. FRAN CE. The Ordre says—" The Patrie announces that M. Drouyn de l'iluys, Ambassador of France at London, who has just arrived in Paris has received from the President of the Republic the offer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the room of M. de Rayneval, who has declined it. M. Drouyn de l'Huys has, it is true, come to Paris, en cove, to settle some urgent affairs ; but we believe that the Patrie is mistaken in its con jectures as regards the portfolio of Foreign Affairs. We were assured at the Assembly yesterday that, on the refusal of M. de Rayneval, this portfolio would be offered to M. Thuriot de la Rosiere, ex-secretary of the embassy at Rome." The Patrie has an article in favour of more enlarged and liberal views in French commerce. Considering the semi-official character of this journal, the article will be read with some interest. It is as follows : " We think it useful to return frequently to the great reforms in matters of political economy effected in 1842 in England. Our legislation in that respect is far from being perfect, and, without servilely imitating the English reforms, could we not take them for model, in modifying them so as to suit the particular neces sities of our country? One of the principal argu ments brought against a moderate reform of our tariff is this : Of what use will it be to lower the rights in foreign merchandise if foreign countries do not act in a similar manner towards you? You may import more, but can you increase your exports in the same propor tion ?' -Thanks to the experiment in England facts can beibrought to give the answer to the objection. Although England has effected her reforms without de manding any reciprocity, she has seen both her im ports and exports increased under the empire of free trade. The following were her exports before 1842 : In 1836, 53,368,572/. ; 1837, 42,070,7441.; 1838, 50,060,9701 ; ;1839, 53,233,580/. ; 1840, 51,406,4301. ; 1841, 51,631,6231.; 1842, 47,381,0231. Sir Robert Peel came into power, and effected his reforms. The following was the account f the exports :-1843, 52,279,70!1.; 1844, 58,584,2921.; 1845, 60,111,082/. ; 1846, 57,786,8761.; 1847, 58,842,3771.; 1848, 52,849,4451. The falling off in 1848 is explained by the troubles which agitated Europe in that year, and by the crises which were the consequence of that state of things. ' And we may remark en passant that this depression in the trade of England refutes peremptorily the popu lar prejudice that England is interested in the nations of the continent being poor and wretched. Her interest, on the contrary, is to see them flourishing, for in that state they evidently can purchase more. The depres sion of 1848 has fortunately not continued in 1849. According to the Economise, the amount of exports are likely this year to go beyond the average of the most prosperous years. This may be imagined by comparing the results of the first month with the cor responding months of the preceding years. We give the amount from January 5 to September 5 of each year-- 1845,36,408,5951.; 1846,34,531,485/.; 1847,35,309,7981.; 1848, 31,633,214/. ; 1849, 39,203,3921. But it is only iu 1849 that the experiment of free trade has been made on a really large scale, for the sliding-scale of corn remained in force in 1848, and that article entered free only since January, 1849. It is in particular in the intercourse between England and the United States that the amelioration is apparent, England has, it is known, suppressed the duty on cotton, and imported large masses of bread-stuffs from Ame rica almost without duty during the period of dearth. The following are successively the figures of her expor tations to the American union—in 1840, 5,283,000/. ; 1841, 1,098,6121. ; 1842, 3,528,807/ ; 1843, 5,013,5144; 1844, 7,938,079/. • 1845, 7,142,8391.; 1846, 6,830,16 01 .; 1847, 10,974,164/ ; 1848, 9,564,9091. Yet in return for the favours which she accorded to the United States, as to all other nations, England neither asked for nor ob tained any reciprocal concession. Thus, therefore, facts are now in accord with theory to demonstrate that the diminution of import duties is sufficient to increase the exports of a country, in other words, the sum total of labour, wages, and profits. Shall we know how to cr,,flt., - by this lesson in political economy given us by England ?" The following appears in the National:— " Conciergerie of Versailles, Nov. 14. " Citizen Editor,—Thejudgment of the high Court, \ of Versailles belongs to history; it will judge it impartially, but that it may be able to decide the facts must be exactly known. It is said in the judg ment:—` After heaing the advocates of the accused.' When the President pronounced those words, all the prisoners declared that there had been no defence. It is true that, contrary to our expectations, some advocates of the bar of Versailles consented to take their seats on the benches of the defence; but, ou the one hand, these advocates in accepting a responsibi lity of which they will alone bear the weight, declared that they only appeared to obey the requisition of the High Court, and that nono of them would speak; and on the other hand, their presence on the benches of the defence was formally disavowed by Citizen Devine, one of the accused, in the name of all. It is then incorrect for the judgment to say, After hearing the advocates of the acused.' None of them spoke ; they could not speak, the privilege having been in terdicted. We have been condemned without being heard. GUINARD, LANGLOIS, MAIGNE, DANIEL LAMAZIERES, MENBET, SUCHET, VAUTIIIER, BOCA, DUYELII, FAR BOULET DE CHALANDAR, COYINISSAINE, SCRMITZ, PATA CHIPEON AND R E , P T ,A I 4 I JET, G ' "' AMRON F AYOLLE, .LJEVILLE." The Committee on Stamps on Commercial Bills h as terminated the discussion of the second part of the measur e relative to shares o of stead of a duty of one per cent. Zonielasteniinensg coill o . rni l n n ai capital, the comm ittee ado p ted, f or panics, one-half p e r cent. p aid annually on the average price of shares during the last five years. The companies which are to be formed after the pro mulgation of the law are to pay one-half per cent. on the nominal capital. The Committee has decided that any agent de change or courtier who may have taken part in the sale of a share liable to the stamp duty, but not stamped, shall be subject to a fine of 10 per cent. on the capital. AUSTRIA. It is stated, in a letter from Vienna of the 10th, that the Austrian army is henceforth to consist of 3Siii battalions of infantry, 384 squadrons of cavalry, and 766 guns. The troops of the military frontiers are not included in this number. THE SU N LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16 1849. ITALY. By a decree of the Roman Minister of War, the pay of sub-officers and soldiers is reduced to the standard fixed by the decree of 20th April, 1845. The Roman Government has invited Engineer Ferlani to present to it the drafts of two railway pro jects, viz., from Castelfranco to La Porretta, and from Castelfranco to Ancona. The Giornale di Roma quotes a letter from Naples of the 3d, stating that the Pope left Benevento to return to Portici on the 2d, at 5 P.m. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of NeTember, 1848. WWI DIPARTYINT. : 4 ..10188 155util ••• • .. 25,818,070 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other eectuitios •• • • 2,984,906 Gold coin and bullion 14,135,991 kilTer bullion ...• •• 282,077 28,818,070 I £28,818,070 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 14th day of November, 1849. BANKING DIPkRTMINT. Proprietors 'capital • • 14,553,000 Rost - • • • • 3,161,932 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Bay- Lngs-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. b,221,770 Other deposits • • • • • • 10,352,089 Seven day and other bills • • ........ 1,099,295 r Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,221,466 Other securities • • 9,753,586 Notes .. ••• • • • ...... 15,402,390 Gold and silver coin.. 1,002,542 £35,387,186 X 35,387,186 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. or, 1849. Dated the 14th day of Neyena' COURSE OF EXCH Itneterclain ...... •..• 12 s_ LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar. •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ........ • . 31 26 Maples ...... • • .... • • 405 ?sierra°, perm ... 1205 MCSSillit ••.••••• •• • • •• 1214 Lisbon.... • • .......... 534 Oporto ................ 534 Rio Janeiro .......... Baenos Ayres New York, 21 days'sight PhiLtdelphia . Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 1% Et , rttcrdam .... ••.. • • 12 31 .4 A.:itwerp— •••••• •• • • • • 25 7761 canburgh • M.A. 13 14 1 ,( P trig, 3 dayesight 25 55 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 77% Marseilles ............ 25 77% B t urdeatia . 25 77% Fr ankfort on Mains.... 1224 tersburgh, Sll. Able.. 36% 13 , ! ruin.... • • ...... • . • • Vienna, effec. •• •• 11 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 6 adild ...• •••••• •• •• 49% •• •••• •• •• •••• •• 49% B.ircelona .• .......... ..... •• ?RIM OF BULLION, PJI oa. Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .• .. .. 0 4 10 Silver in bars ........ 0 4 1134 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Nov. 16.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar met with little attention for home trade purposes, and in some cases the rates acceded to were 6d per cwt under those current previously. The purchases were only 420, making for the week 1,470 hhds, &c. For all sorts of Sugar the market closes with a quiet aspect. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was dealt in with caution by home dealers, and a desire was evinced to sell brown Lumps at 475, and fair grocery at 48s per cwt. There is a fair supply of goods at market. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held with firmness at late tems. MAURITIUS.—To-day there was no public sale of Mauritius, and the small parcels sold by private treaty wore at barely former rates. EAST INDLL—This afternoon the public sales of 3,617 ba gs Bengal Sugar went off quietly at barely former rates, but nearly all sold; fine strong yellow at 42s 6d to 43s 6d, greyish ditto 44s to 44s 6d, fine soft yellow 37s 6(il, low to middling 31s to 335, and brown 29s to 30s 6d. Of Penang 2,397 mats were only in part sold; white at ft nom 3Ss to 40s, yellow 35s to 375, and brown 32s to 345. 1,874 bags Madras, good and fine grainy yellow 38s to 4Cos 6d, low and middling 353 to 375, soft ditto 31s to 32s 1 6,3 , and brown 29s 6d to 30s 6d per cwt. ' FORBEGN.—To-day there was little disposition evinced to operate in Foreign Sugar by treaty. Of 587 hhds, 4 trcs, 247 barrels offered at public sale, a part only found b , ayers at barely former rates ; low to middling yellow ' went at 37s 6d to 38s 6d, good to fine 39s to 483. MOLABSES.—OnIy limited purchases have been made this week in West India, still holders are not disposed t() press sales, and require 15s to 18s per cwt for low to 6ne quality, whilst lower rates are not expected to pre y ail. Large parcels of Bengal Treacle cannot be pur chased under 14s per cwt. For Honey prices have still a downward tendency. I Cocos.—The market continues to be plentifully sup plied with West India. The parcels offered at public a ale have amounted to 646 bags, but a small portion only found purchasers; Trinidad, red at from 40s to 455, grey 37s to 425, and damaged 34s to 38s 6d per cwt.: the chief portion of the supply consisted of the lower kinds. Of Grenada 200 bags in part found buyers at from 36s to 39s per cwt. By private treaty the business concluded has been upon a larger scale at 26s to 27s per cwt. CollEn.—This afternoon the market for both ship ping and home trade kinds of Coffee :presented a quiet aspect, whilst the rates accepted were generally rather under those current previously. At public sale 20 casks Jamaica were sold; low middling at 53, fine and fine fine ordinary 47s to 50s, and triage 38s 6d; 376 packages Malabar, fine ordinary 42s to 50s, good 1 ordinary 44s 6d to 48s, damaged 42s 6d to 48s 6d; 129 pkgs Tellycherry, fine ordinary 54s to 565, good 47s to 48s, damaged 43s to 60s. Of Plantation Ceylon 140 casks 123 bags were only in part sold, good 61s to 655, middling 55s to 595, and other sorts 44s to 545. There sire sellers of good ordinary Native at 45s 6d to 46s by private treaty; still few buyers are to be met with. Txi.—There has been a good business concluded in Green this week, and rather higher rates have been paid for low and mid sorts. The market for Black remains in a quiet state, town and country dealers still operate with caution, yet holders are firm, and will not sell but at full rates. The value of low and good ord Congou is Bid to 9d, medium kinds 9d to is Id, and superior is 2d to Is 9d. There is still a brisk sale for Scented Caper and Orange Pekoe, whilst former rates are, however, well kept up. Rim—To-day there was little passing: by private I treaty in East India. At public sale 494 bags were only in part sold at barely former rates—Bengal, mid white went at as ad to as, good mid was taken in at 9s 6d to 10s, and white Madras at 8s 6d to Ss. Srxxs.—To-day at auction 592 bags African Ginger were sold at 35s to 36s 6d fos sound; 717 bags of East India at 218 to 21s 6d per cwt for export sort; these are, however, rather rather lower rates. SPIRIIIIB.—OnIy limited purchases have been made in Jamaica Rum this week by shippers and home dealers, yet holders are firm and will not sell but at fully late terms; there is also only a moderate supply at market. The value of 20 to 29 per cent. over proof is 2s to 2s 4d. 30 to 36 over 2s 5d to 2s 10d, fine and superior 3s to 4s. The rates asked for East India are is 3d to is 3id proof, still only limied parcels have been disposed of, but other parts of imports there is firmness. Demerara has been dealt in with caution at 2s to 2s Sd for 30 to 40 per cent over proof. For Leeward Island the rates asked are is 4id to Is Sid proof, but few buyers are to be met. The demand for_ _ Brandy has been much better for all purposes, and higher rates have been paid, on the part of holders there is also much business. Geneva is offered at former rates, but met with littlo attention. In the value of British made Spirits there is no variation to make know, but the market has a more active appearance. FRUIT.—Two public sales took place yesterday, con sisting of 54 butts 19 crag 23 brls 13 C 3 new Patras, 42 btts and 15 crtls Zante, all damaged. A few lots of the Patras sold at 375 to 395, and the Zante at 36s to 375. All the Valencia Raisins in the Importers' hands are held firmly at 455. Fine Turkey Figs and Muscatels are much in request at high prices, but low and mid dling qualities of the former being abundant are dull of sale at lower prices. SALTPETRE.—Thorn has been a further increase in the supply of Rough at market this week, whilst im porters evincing a desire to sell, and buyers operating with caution fur all purposes, prices suffered a decline of fully 6d per cwt. Of 1,850 bags Calcutta offered at public sale a small part only sold at from 25s to 26s 63 for 121 to 7 per cent refraction; the chief part consisted of ordinary 'qualities. British refined is offered upon lower terms; still only small purchases have been made at 29s 63 to 30s. Nitrate of Soda 12s to 12s 3d per cwt. TALLOW.—This. afternoon the quantity of Tallloi,v offered at auction was large, still the chief part sold; 1,160 pkgs of South American went at from 333 to 368, and 1,000 pkgs of Sydney at 338 9d to 36s 6d per cwt. 011.8.—Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Seal Oil this week, and holders exhibit firmness; there is r also a . less quantity on offer of all sorts. For pale the _at9 paid have been 391 to 401, straw and tinged 361 to 3 3 8 1 / 1 yellow Of nfd Southern 1. 3 11 21 troev3iso/uper ratestu n. arCeodwaeltl3 sup ported.l/ t o The value of P I ht.() firmness,flne is 32/ to 351 per . tun. Sperm is held actions are to a fair extent.aowwitTh. and trans actions are 851 to 831 ofn G ao(il e ina r a a t t t e e s r given for 8 f o s r l fine per tun. Olive Oil..— Sales have io been made at 44/ to 45/, and other sorts at 421 to value of Lucca remains at 5/ 17s to 1, 3 .7 -pi i e g r r t l3 u.n aa . l r m . Th eatnvld Florence at 17s to 21s per half-chests. market continues to be scantily supplied, whilst the rates .e paid for fine have been 325 to 42s per cwt. Cocoa Nut is of • fered at from 303 to 34s for low to fine, still only sm:Al purchases have been made, and large parcels are en offer. Rapeseed Oil is still scarce, and former ad vanced rates are supported, but not much desire has been evinced to operate. The value of pale is 42s 6d to 43, brown 41s 6d to 425, and refined foreign 43s 6d to 43s per cwt. Linseed Oil has not improved in value as production continues to get larger. To-day of Cocoa Nut Oil 500 casks at auction were only in part sold at 32s to 355. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 13, 1849. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Niven Kerr, Esq., her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Cyprus, to ba her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Rhodes, and the other Turkish Islands in the Archipelago. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 13; The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ed ward Mangens as Consul, at Liverpool, for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WHITEHALL, Nov. 14. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Alexander James Moorhead, Esq., to be Secretary and Registrar to the Commissioners or the government of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, in the room of Lieu tenant-Colonel Ralph Carr Alderson, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 16. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Charles William Calvert, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Key, who retires; Cornet John Griffith Price, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Calvert; Nov. 16. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain Charles Pynder Beau champ Walker, from the 33d Foot, to be Captain, vice Gore, who exchanges; Lieutenant Arnold More Knight to be Captain, vice Alleyne, who retire; Cornet Thomas William Goff to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Knight, Nov. 16. Ist Dragoons—Cornet John Coltman Davenport to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henley, who retires, Nov. 16. 16th Light Dragoons—Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, G.C.8., to bo Colonel, vice General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, G.C.8., deceased, Nov. 10. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Robert Carter Bamford, from the 75th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Piercy, promoted, Nov. 16. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Winter Davis, from half-pay 30th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Baxter, ap pointed to the 75th Foot; Ensign Clement Henry John Heigham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davis, who retires, Nov. 16. 22d Foot—Assistant Surgeon Andrew Leith Adams, M.D. from 64th Foot to be Assistant Surgeon, vice 'Wi•Grath, deceased, Nov. 16. _ _ _ 24th Foot—Ensign Frederick William Adam Par sons to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Woodington, who retires; Ensign Philip L. Tillbrook, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Parsons, Nov. 16. 33d Foot—Captain Annesley P aul Gore, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Walker, who ex changes, Nov. 16. 56th Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class Luke Barron, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Cowper, who resigns, Nov. 16. 64th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward John Kennedy, M.D. from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Adams, appointed to the 22d Foot, Nov. 16. 76th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Baxter, from the 17th Foot to be Lieutedant, Nice Bamford, appointed to the 2nd Foot, Nov. 16, 1849. 3d West India Regiment—Acting Assistant-Surgeon, Robert Thomas Deakins to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Sandal's, appointed to the Staff, Nov. 16, 1849. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Second Lieutenanl Robert Atherton has been permitted to resign his commission, Nov. 16, 1849. HOSPITAL STA77.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Charles Bush Ream to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Barron, appointed to the 56th Foot; Assistant- Surgeon Henry Sheerly Sanders, from the 3rd West India Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Hearn, promoted; Acting Assistant-Surgeon Ed ward Touch, M.D., to be Assistant- Surgeon to the Forces, vice Kennedy, appointed to the 64th Foot, Nov. 16. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Nov. 14. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Peter Pickmon Faddy to be Captain, vice Fulford, placed on retired retired full-pay list ; First Lieutenant Edward James Paterson to be Second Captain, vice Faddy; Se cond Lieutenant Shad well Morley Grylls to be First Lieutenant, vice Paterson, Nov. 3d. GHUZNEE AND SINDE PRIZE MONEY. Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Nov. 14, 1849. Notice is hereby given, that the unclaimed shares of the Prize Money for the capture of Ghuznee in July, 1839, on account of the 16th Dragoons and 13th Foot; and for the captures in Lower Sinde in 1843, under General Sir Charles J. Napier, G.C.8., on account of the 41st Regiment (only), will be payable at this hos pital on and after the 3d of December next, between the hours of eleven and two o'clock. ''.F. H. TALMAN, pro Secretary. IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH. Michaelmas Term.—Thirteenth Victoria. 14th November, 1849. This Court will hold sittings, and will proceed in dis posing of the business now pending in the Crown, New Trial, and Special Papers in the following order: — Tuesday the 27th and Wednesday the 28th days of No vember instant, the Crown Paper; Thursday the 29th day of November instant, the New Trial Paper; and on Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the sth, Thursday the Gth, and Friday the 7th days of December next, the Special Paper: and will also hold a sitting on Tuesday the 18th day of December next, and give judgment in cases pre viously argued. BY THE COURT. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Michaelmas Term.—Thirteenth Victoria. Friday, the 16th day of November, 1849. This Court will hold sittings on Saturday the Ist day of December next, and on every:succeeding day (Sundays excepted). until and including Monday the 10th day of December next, and also on Saturday the 22nd day of December next; and at such Sittings will proceed in disposing of the business then pending in the Paper of New Trials, in the Paper of Special Cases, in the Paper of Demurrers, and in disposing of the motions and applications which shall then have been made, and shall be then pending. FRED. POLLOCK. JAIL PARA.& E. 11. ALDERSON. R. M. ROLL BANKRUPTS. John Morrison, tailor, Craven-street, Strand, to sur render, Nov. 28, and Dec. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Sheard, Old Jewry. Richard Good, stationer, Bishopsgate-street Without, Nor. 27, at eleven, and Jan. 4, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Ba singiaall-street; Richardson, Moorgate-street. William Durrant, cattle dealer, Brenchley, Kent, Nov. 27, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street; Appleton, Philpot-lane. Arthur Williams, draper, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, Nov. 7 and Dec. 27, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Leman and Humphrys. Bristol. Maria Frances Thomas, hotel keeper, Bristol, Nov. 29, and Dec. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Castle and Henderson, Bristol. Thomas Sawtell, baker, Newport, Nov. 30, and Dec. 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Wilkes, Gloucester. William Alfred Glover, hatter, Tetbury, Dec. 3 and 31, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol. Hat ton, official assignee, Bristol, Kearsey, Stroud; Abbot, Bristol. Thomas Wheeler, fruit merchant, Liuerpool, Nov. 28 and Dec. 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Tyrer, Liverpool. John Moulton, joiner, Hahne, Lancashire, Dec. 3d and 31st, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in,the week ending November 13, 1849, is 245. 11d. per cwt. ITEMS OF IRISH NEWS. (From the Provincial Papers of Wednesday.) One of the most desperate riots that happened in the King's County for a long period, occurred in a place called the Yew Tree, a short distance from the village of Kilcommon, and within one mile and a half of Shinrone, on Tuesday evening. The contending par ti bbianei e nir s dias.. n lhflo u aodnc m oeikbr b s eso e octa r tfhn e i o d dts hni a dose b t: hs o uN.ve l l nrhs t f No : sr:e f t t uae y pnt , ooaoi a ntl tnedshd, sufferers, eufaNcevffnoaeedmrrrfeesubtrnalosletny, combatants t y asnwnf e eyo q truh u eoge a f wlth n r he u o aow m ds with mn - were cut, bruised, and mutilated in a frightful man ner. The battle raged for nearly an h our , as th ere were no police nearer than the Shintrone station to quell the riot. The original cause of the riot was the stealing of a quantity of appels fr om a man o f the name of Lewis, who holds an o r c h ar d f rom M r . Fleetwood, who resides near the old castle of Beha more.—King's County Chronicle. MURDER OF MR. CAGE.—The persons in custody upon this charge were brought up for examination on Friday last, at Ferbane, before John G. King, J.P., D.L., R. Lauder, J.P., and Wm. L'Estrange, J.P., Esqrs. Sir St. G. Gore, the proprietor of the estates of which Mr. Cage was agent, was present at the ex amination. John Julian, E s q , the Crown Solicitor, was also in attendance. After a lengthened inquiry, three persons named Bernard Dunning, Edward Farrell, and Patrick Kelly, were fully committed to abide their trial at the ensuing assizfs.—King's County Chronicle. James Connors, who committed a daring robbery at the Rev. Mr. Falkner's last week, was arrested on Tuesday evening, near Lisronagh, by the police of that station, driving nineteen sheep stolen from a farmer, between Thurles and Cashel. lie had driven away the full score from the field, but disposed of one of them on his journey along.—Clonenel Chronicle. AFFRAY BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND POLICE IN LONDONDERRY.—On Monday evening last, in con sequence of a riot taking place at the :Bridge, be tween a number of soldiers of the 95th depot, sta tioned in Derry, and some men who were engaged in driving into town, Sub constable Gregg interfered, and advised the soldiers to go quietly to their barracks, when immediately one of the military struck Gregg a violent blow w h a stick, and inflicted several wounds on his head. Sub-constable Gregg then returned to the police barracks, when acting constable Stewart and a party of police accompanied him, for the purpose of arresting the offending soldier. Before the military were overtaken they had got into a public-house at the waterside, into which Constable Stewart entered, and told the soldier that he was his prisoner until the picket should arrive. The soldier then deliberately retreated a step and dealt Stewart a blow on the head with the stick, which injured him severely. The warfare now became general, and lasted a considerable time, until at length the soldiers were overpowered, when the ori ginator of the affray and two of his comrades were secured and detained until the picket came forward, who conveyed them to Ebringion Barraeks.—Lon donderry Journed. Within the last few nights a tenant of Stephen Charles Moore, Esq., residing on his property at Grenane, in the county of Waterford, and owing rent to the amount of over four hundred pounds, removed away from his farm, all the corn, cattle, horses, &c. No clue has as yet been bad as to where they are removed, as only two of his horses have as yet been made out, which have been impounded by the agent.— Clonmel Chronicle. Saturday night last another attempt was made to assassinate Mr. Francis Kiernan, agent over the property of Messrs. Scott, at Loughorna. Mr. Kiernan was sitting at the fire with some friends, when the shot was fired through the window of the room. Most providentially a sack of oats had been removed near the window a short distance before, which intercepted the ball, and saved Mr. Kiernan's life. The bailiff who ' had been wounded in August last, on the lands of Longhorna, returned to Borrisokane on Saturday. He is lamed for the remainder of his life.—Limerick Chronicle. Friday morning last as John Tighe, a bailiff to Mr. Joseph Kelly, of Bloomfield, was serving a writ from the Court of Queen's Bench on persons named Dalys, of Ardikillen, he was violently attacked by a number of persons who beat him so dreadfully with an iron shovel and sticks, that his life is pronounced in very imminent danger.—Limerick Chronicle. One nobleman, holding a charge of 40,0001. on an estate in the county of Galway, has given directions to his Dublin solicitor to offer, through the instru mentality of the Encumbered Estate Commission, a certain rate of purchase of the estate ; and if he should be the purchaser, to re let by farms of fifty acres.— Roscommon Journal. [The nobleman mentioned is Lord Lorton.] On Friday night a most destructive fire took place at Moylough, near Carrick-on- Suir, when the dwell ing-house and out offices were burned to the ground. The property belonged to Mr. Scully, of Tipperary. It is believed to be the work of incendiaries.—Clon mel Chronicle. EMIGRATION.—The barque Menapia sailed from our quays on Tuesday for Savannah, North America, having on board nearly 100 emigrants, mostly of the better class of farmers Wexford Independent. The take of fish at Dungarvan is almost incredible The best hulk is offered for sale at a 1i each, but the poor people have not means to purchase salt for curing.—Waierford Mull. A DANGEROUS CHARACTER. — An old woman, named Martha Richardson, had her throat cut on Tuesday night, by a person named John Scott, re siding in Bridge-street. It appears that Scott, who is much addicted to drinking, becomes a complete maniac on those occasions. It is feared that the man has drowned himself.—Londonderry Journal. Constables Thompson and Brown, of Thurles, hair e been reduced to the rank of sub-constables for out stepping their duty. The first had some intelligence of the person who lately robbed Mr. Prendergast of 591, and went to Liverpool to apprehend him without acquainting his officer in Thurles. In a short time after Constable Brown went to Dublin for the same object, without informing his officer. Neither suc ceeded in apprehending the robber, and on their return both were reduced.—Limeri ck Chronicle. In our ( Wexford Independent) last number we ex pressed a hope that the rumours of some cases of " crop lifting" having occurred within our peaceful prteincts would prove to he without foundation. We are deeply pained to find, from the following coin munication, that in ona instance, at least, it is too true :—" On Sunday night, Philip Callaghan, holding a considerable portion of the land of Old I3ormount, collected horses and cars to the amount of some hundreds, and carried off the entire of the crop, stock, and farming implements, owing 1801. to his landlord, James Gethings, Esq. FIRES AT STRATFORD AND _ BRUNSWICK-SQUARE. _ . Yesterday morning, at a few minutes after six o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruction of valuable property, broke out in the mansion belonging to a gentleman named Vinks, situate in the Grove, at Stratford, Essex. The building, although very ex tensive, was adjoined by other similar erections without party walls, which caused a far greater loss of property than might otherwise have occurred. The flames, when first perceived, were burning furiously in the ground-floor back room, and although an instant alarm was given, and assistance speedily arrived, it was found impossible to stop their ravages, and in a very brief period the fire had obtained complete possession of the staircase. The various persons who were sleeping in the upper rooms were aroused, and fortunately all succeeded in escaping without re ceiving any personal injury. Two engines belong ing to the parish were promptly on the spot, and were soon in full work, being abundantly sup plied with water from the East London Company's mains. The fire, however, having obtained too great a mastery to be extinguished by that force, a telegraphic express was sent to town for additional assistance. The moment the news arrived two of the brigade engines started for the scene of conflagration, and were followed by the West of England engine. The London engines were quickly set to work, but it was nearly eleven o'clock before the firs was entirely extinguished, and not until Mr. Vinks' premises were destroyed, and the whole of his furniture reduced to ashes. The premises of Mr. Moore, next door, are likewise seriously damaged, one room being burned out, the roof being nearly consumed, and the re mainder of the building greatly damaged by fire, and the furniture by water and hasty removal. The premises of Mr. Blenkarn, on the other side of Mr. Vinks', have also received some damage, and the fur niture is greatly injured by hasty removal. The total loss must be very considerable, but, fortunately, Mr. Vinka' furniture, &c., were insured for 1,0001., and it is understood that a quantity of the plate has been saved. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained, neither could it be learned whether any of the three buildings were insured. Mr. Moore a nd Mr. Llen kern were uninsured. Another disastrous fire also occurred yesterday morning. The scene of this calamity was the piano forte manufactory belonging to Messrs. Hannah and Hay, No. 30, Cromer-street, Brunswick-square, be hind Cromer-street Chapel. The fire commenced in n fl e b ng e natureof en,g theto the progressveryi w of or t k ho sh s o t p o s o , k a i n n d t owi r ad of the flames was incon ceiv a bl y ra p id. Plent y of the upper ma le water having been procured from the fire - p l ug s in the district, the engines were worked with ful l vi g o u r, but, notwithstanding, the premises of Messr s. Hannah and Co. were nearly destroyed , the win dows in the chapel broken, and the edifice damaged by water. The premises of Mr. Tapp, tailor, No. 63, Harrison street, Gray's inn road, and those of Mr. Hull, beer shop keeper, No. 28, Cromer-street, have also received some damage by fire and water. Messrs. Hannah and Co. were insured in the Sun Fire-office, but the other parties were not insured. The origin of this fire is also unknown. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY COURT, Nov. 15. (Before Dr. LUSHINGTON.) The Court sat for a short time and disposed of assignations, after which it adjourned until to-morrow (this day) to hear causes. ST. CROSS lIOSPITAL.—Her Majesty's Attorney- General has filed a bill in the Court of Chancery against the Rev. and Right Hon. Francis North, Earl of Guildford, as master of the Hospital of St. Cross, near Winchester, fur the mal-administration of the revenues of the said hospital. Orders have been issued that no further renewals of the leases of properties held under the charity shall be made, &c. That the Earl enjoys a valuable sinecure in the mastership of the Hospital of St. Cross no one can deny. Its duties are with its profits nearly 1,5001. a year, and he has enjoyed them for more than forty years. The income of the hospital arises principally from the unappropriation of t i thes of several parishes of Hampshire; some of the parishes are vicar ages, in which case the incumbent receives the small tithe, as at Crondall, Twyford, Fareham, and Hurst bourne; whilst others are perpetual miracles, Ivith a very inadequate stipend allowed to the incumbent; thus the parish of Aldershot, comprising about 4,000 acres, and a population of 700, has an allowance of only 64/. for its minister; the parish of Yately, one of the largest in the county, comprising more than 10,000 acres, and con taining a population of 2,000, only 72/.; Long Sutton, acres 2,000, population 350, only 43/.; nod Freefolk acres 700, population 86, only 15/. —Salisbury and Wo, shire Herald. EDINBURG IL—IRISH SOCIETY OF 14 ONDON.---. Yes_ terdny a meeting of the Scottish branch of the Irish Society of London was held in Queen -street Hall, Her cules Robertson, Esq., advocate, presiding. A deputa tion from the parent society, consisting of the k e y. John N. Woodrooffe, Vicar of St. Nicholas parish, Cork, and the Rev. Lewis Hotter, Rector of Dromard, county Sligo, addressed the meeting, giving some dis tressing details of the miserable condition of Ireland, brought about and perpetuated mainly through the in strumentality of the Roman Catholic religion. Much good was being realised by the efforts of the Protestant missionaries and agents. The meeting was very poorly attended, but the addresses seemed to be listened to with considerable interest.—North British Mail. There is a certain distance at which opinions, as well as statues, must be viewel—Eliza Cook's Journal. THE WEATHER DURING THE QUARTER ENDING WITH SEPTEMBER. James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S , F.R.A.S., of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, appended the follow ing meteorological report to that of the Registrar- General which we published on Wednesday. The mean daily temperatures of the air from July 1 to July 17 were above their average values, the mean excess was 3.2 deg.; from July 18 to August 5 they were below their average values, the mean defi ciency was 2.2 degs. from August 6 to August 12. The temperature was high, its mean daily excess was 6.0 deg. ; from August 13 to August 19 the mean deficiency was 1 9 deg. ; from August 20 to Septem ber 15 the temperature was high, its mean excess was 4 degs., this period was distinguished by a thick and stagnant atmosphere, and the air was for the most part very cloie and oppressive. The temperature was 3 3 deg. below its average from September 11 to September 21, and it was 5 5 deg. in excess from September 22 to the end of the quarter. The summer has been warm and dry, without great heat; thunder-storms have been very frequent during the quarter, the air has been for the most part unusually dry ; the amount of rain has been for than usual in latitude S. of 53 deg., and N. of this parallel it has been greater. The magnets have been seldom disturbed during the quarter, and the amount of electricity, though less than usual, seems to have been so in consequence of the less amount of humidity of the air. The weather has been much finer in the southern than in the northern parts of the country. The mean temperature of the three months ending August, constituting the three summer months, was 61 deg., and that of the average of seventy summers is 60 deg. The mean reading of the barometer at Greenwich in July was 29.789 inches, in August was 29841, and in September was 29 . 767; these values are re spectively 0011 less, 0 . 060 greater, and 0.048 less than the averages of the same months from the pre ceding eight years. The reading of the barometer was 30.03 inches at the beginning of July; it decreased to 29.56 on the evening of the 4th, when it began to increase, and passed the point 30 inches during the afternoon hours of the Bth, and was 30.25 on the 11th at 9 A.M. This was the highest reading in the month. The reading decreased below 30 inches on the 15th and to 29.40 by the morning of the 20th ; it then increased to 29.94 by noon on the 23d, it then decreased to 2931 inches on the 25th, and this was the lowest reading in the month ; it then increased to 2980 by the evening of the 28th, then decreased to 29 52 at 3 P.M on the 30th, and after this increased to 29 . 80 at the end of the month. The range of readings during the month was 0 94. In August the reading increased to 30 02 on the morning of the 2d, at 9 A.M. ; decreased to 2978 on the sth, at 10 A.M. ; increased to 2995 on the 7ch, at 9 A.M. ; decreased to 29 56 by the 9th, at 9 r.m. ; increased to 29 95 on the 7th at 9 A.M.; decreased to 29 56 by the 9th at 9 P.M.; increased to 29.79 on the 11th at 9 A.M. ; decreased to 29.46 by the 13th at 3 r.m. ; increased to 2974 by 3 P.M. on the 15th ; decreased to 29.54 on the 16th at 3 P.M.; it then increased and pissed the point 30 inches about midnight on the 18th, and was 30 22 on the 21st, at which reading it continued almost all the day, and then decreased slowly, passing below 30 inches after noon on the 25th to 29 69 on the 30th at 9 P.M., and then increased to 29 74 by the 31st. Ihe range of readings in the month was 0 66. The reading decreased on September 1 to 29 . 50 at 9 P.M., then increased slowly till the 7th at midnight, when it was 30.05 ; the decrease on the Bth was slow, it was rapid on the 9th and 10th, and the reading on the 11th was 29 inches nearly all the day; on the 12th, at noon, the reading was 28 . 88, being the lowest in the quarter; after this time the reading increased, and passed the point 30 inches before noon on the 14'h, and continued to increase till the 19th at noon, when it was 3036, being the highest in the quarter ; after this it decreased, and passed below 30 inches before noon on the 22d, and continued to decrease till the 27th, at 3 P.M., when it was 29 61 ; it then decreased slightly to 29.73 on the morning of the 28th ; and then decreased to 29.08 by the end of the month. The range in the month was 1.48; being greater than usual. The average weight of a cubic foot of air under the average temperature, humidity and pressure, was 524.6 grains; the average for the precs ding eight years was 525.8 grains. The rain fallen at Greenwich in July was 2.9 inches, in August was 0.45 inch, and in September was 3 3 inches. The amount for the quarter was 6 6 inches ; the average amount for this quarter in the preceding 8 years was 7.2 inches. The fall of rain in August was less than has fallen in any August since the year 1819. The average fall of rain at Greenwich from 33 years' observations in July is 2.5 in August 2 4, and in September 2 4 inches. The fall was less than its average at places south of latitude 53 deg., exclusive of Cornwall and Devonshire ; it was about its average fall between 53 and 54 deg. of latitude, and north of 54 deg. the tall was greater than usual. The excess of rain in the quarter in the counties of Cornwall and Devonshire is owing to the remark able falls which occurred in Cornwall on September 22d and on September 26th. The ob server at Helston mentions the falls on the nights of those days as very remarkable. The observer at Falmouth says, " A greater quantity of rain fell on the nights of the 22d and 26th of September than I have measured in the same time for 12 years, viz., 1.925 and 1'964 inches respectively." The observer at Truro says, " The quantity of rain for September is most extraordinary, amounting to 9.25 inches, parti cularly the amount which fell on the 22d, viz., 4'24 inches; on the 26th a large quantity also fell, viz., 3 00 inches. The total for the month exceeded that registered in any previous month during the period of our observations (11 years) except in one instance, when, in the same month of September, it slightly exceeded the present amount. The largest fall in any one day previously noted was 2 10 inches (in De cember, 18411), so that the quantity on the 22d of September is double that on any former day, and is . rendered more remarkable by being followed in four days by another far exceeding all except itself." These remarkable falls seem to have been confined almost entirely to the county of Cornwall. The directions of the wind at Greenwich were S.W. and N.W. till July 8, it was N.E. from the 10th to the 16th, and it was mostly S.W. from the 17th to the end of the month. From August 2 to 6 was N.W. and N.E.; it was S.W. from the Bth to the 17th ; and was chiefly N.W. till the end of August. It was mostly N. from September 1 to 8 ; S.W. from the 10th to the 16th; and N. and N.E. after that time. From the observations of the direction of the wind which have been taken daily at most of the principal railway stations, it appears that the general direction was the same all over the country at times when the air has been in quick motion, but that at other times its direction has b een variable, and very frequently in a calm state at places whose elevation is inconsiderable. • The daily horizontal movement of the air in July was 120 miles ; from August 1 to 11 was 50 miles ; from August 12 to 16 was 170 miles; and from August 17 to the end of the quarter was about 55 miles, except on September 11 and 12, when it amounted to 190 miles daily. The average daily horizontal movement of the air during the quarter is about 120 miles. Therefbre, during the months of August and September, the movement of the air was about one half the usual amount. This remark applies to the place at which Oskr's Anemometer is placed at Greenwich, viz., at an ele vation of upwards of 200 feet above the level of the sea, and near the northern extremity of the table land forming Blackheath. At places at a less eleva tion the movement of the air was very much less than the above. On many days, when a strong breeze was blowing on the top of the observatory, and over Blackheath, there was not the slightest mo tion in the air near the banks of the Thames ; and this remarkable calm continued for some days toge ther, particularly from August 19 to 24, on the 29th, from September 1 to 10, and after September 15. On September 11 and 12 the whole mass of air at all places was in motion, and for the first time for nearly three weeks the hills at Hampstead and High gate were seen clearly from Greenwich. After the 15th of September to the end of the quarter the air was in very little motion. From the published observations of the strength of the wind daily at all parts of the country, it would seem that the air has been for days together in a stagnant state at all places whose elevation above the sea is small. The readings of the thermometer on grass, in July, were below 40 deg. on four nights, the lowest was 32 deg. 8 min. ; between 40 deg. and 50 deg. on twenty nights, and above 50 deg. on seven nights. In August the readings were below 40 deg. OR five nights ; the lowest reading was 34 deg. 5 min.; between 40 deg. and 50 deg. on ten nights ; and between 50 deg. and 60 deg. on twelve nights. In September the readings were below 40 deg. on six nights; between 30 deg. and 40 deg. on twelve nights ; and about 50 deg. on ten nights. At Cardington the lowest reading on grass in July was 31 deg. 8 min., in August was 32 deg., and in September was 27 deg. The mean of all the lowest readings was 45 deg. 5 min. in July, 47 deg. 6 min. in August, and was 44 deg. 1 min. in September. There were three exhibitions of the Aurora Borealis—the first was seen on August 18, at White • haven ; the second was seen at Latimer on September 3, and at eight, P.M., when a rose•coloured auroral arch was seen extending from S. W. to N.E., across the zenith; and on Sept. 1G an Aurora was seen at Stony hurst. Thunder-storms occurred on July 18 at Notting ham and Leicester ; on July 19 at Camberwell, Saffron Walden, Uckfield, and Greenwich; on July 20 at Nottingham, Camberwell, Saffron Walden, Leicester, llckfield, and Greenwich ; on July 23, at Hartwell Rectory, Stone, and Leicester; on July 24 at Camberwell ; on July 25 at Hartwell Rectory, Stone, and Camberwell ; on July 26 at Camberwell, Leicester, and Greenwich ; on July 29 at Nottingham and Leicester. On August 1,2, and 3, at Notting ham ; on August 4 and 6 at Ilelston ; on August 7 at Helston and Leicester ; on August 8 at Hartwell _ _ Rectory, Stone, and severe — at Uckfield; on August 9 at Nottingham, Cardington, Liverpool, and Leicester; that at Nottingham is described as being very violent on August 10 at Liverpool and Leicester; on August 11 at Cardingtor, Hartwell Rectory, Stone, and Uckfield; on August 12 at Nottingham, Saffron Walden, and Leicester; on August 13 at Saffron Walden ; on August 17 at Leicester and Uckfield ; on August 80 at Nottingham ; on Septern-, ber 1 at Stone, Uckfield very severe, and Leicester ; , on September 2 at Hartwell Rectory, Uckfield, and Saffron Walden, at tnis place the storm was very violent; on September 3 at Stone, Uckfield, and Leicester, and at Uckfield on September 4 and 10. Lightning was seen but thunder was not heard on July 19 and 20 at Saffron Walden ; on July 20 and 23 at Hartwell Rectory and Stone; on August 4 and 6 at Helston; on August 7 at Helston, Uckfield, and Greenwich; on August 8 at Hartwell Rectory and Stone ; on August 9 at Cardington, Liverpool, and Stonyhurst ; on August 10 at Liverpool; on August 11 at Cardington, Hartwell Rectory, Stone, Southampton, and Greenwich ; on August 12 at Uckfield, Southampton and Saffron Walden; on August 17 at Cardington ; on August 1E at Card ingtor. and Greenwich ' • on August 19 at Carding ton ; on August 20 at Greenwich, and on August 24 at Uckfield. Thunder was heard, but lightning was not seen on July 11 at Cardington and Holkham; on July 19 at IleMon, Cardington, Hartwell, and Stone; on July 20 at llartwell Rectory and Stone; on July 22 at llelston ;on July 23 at Helston, Cardington, and Holkham; on July 25 very heavy thunder was heard at Latimer; on July 26 at Cardington, Hartwell, Stone, Southampton, and Nottingham ; on July 27 at Latimer; on July 3l at Cardington and New castle; on ,August 8 at Holkham, Norwich, and New castle ; on August 9 at Holkham, Latimer, Newcastle, and Stonyhurst; en August 10 at Newcastle; on August 11 at Latimer and Newcastle ; on August 12 at llolkham ; on August 13 at Cardington, Hart well, and Stone ; on September 1 at llolkham, Hartwell Rectory, Latimer, and Southampton ; on September 2 at Helston and Latimer; on September at Holkham and Hartwell; on September 5 at Holkham and Wakefield ; on September 6 at Wake field • on September 10 at Wakefield and Liverpool ; on September 20 at Helston ; on September 28 at Newcastle; and on September 30 at Nottingham. Hail fell on August Bat Uckfield. The observer mentions that the hailstones were as large as beans. Hail also fell on August 12 at Saffron Walden. Solar halos were seen in the.following places :—On July 1 at Maidenstone Hill, Greenwich, Stone, and Nottingham ; on July 2 at Stone ; on July 3,19, and 21, at Maidenstone Hill, Greenwich ; on July 25 and August 1 at Stone • on August 9 at Hartwell and Stone ; on September 1 at Maidenstone Hill, Greenwich ; on September 22 at Stone ' • and on Sep tember 26 and 28 at Maidenstone Hill, Greenwich. Lunar halos were seen at Cardigan on July 26, and at Maidenstone Hill, Greenwich, on Sept. 2 and 28. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSNIOUTII, THURSDAY. —The day of thanks giving has been observed here with great solemr. ity. Collections were made in nearly all the churches on behalf of the poor or of the local charities, and a liberal amount contributed. All the public establishments have been closed, the military have been marched to church as on Sundays, and the whole aspect of the place has presented a very generally devout exterior. Sir 11. .Bulwer, Lady Georgina Bulwer, and suite arrived here last night from London, and rut up at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, and this afternoon, at a quarter-past one, attended by Admiral the Hon. Sir B. Capel, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief, embarked from the Victoria-pier in the Myrtle steam-tender, which put them on board the Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Shadwell, at Spithead. Commander Shadwell received his Excellency on board with manned yards, &c. Up to this time (six P.M) the Hecate has not made any signs of sailing, not having steam up or unmoored. She puts in at Madeira and Bermuda for coals. Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer paid Captain Yates, of her Majesty's ship Illustrious, a complimentary visit on board that ship last night and this morning. The Contest, 12, is rigged ready for commission in the basin, and received her armament and sea stores on board yesterday. The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate was taken into the new dock for examination yesterday. ROYAL MARINES. Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor died this morn ing at the residence of his nephew, Mr. P. O'Connor Ryde View-villa, S3uthsea, aged 64. The gallant deceased entered the service in 1805, and last served in the Howe, 120, in the Mediterranean, from which he was removed on promotion. By his death the fol lowing promotions take place in the corps : Major John Ashmore of the Portsmouth division, to be Lieutenant• Colonel. First Lieutenant William Francis Foote, Adjutant of the Woolwich divison to be Captain. Second Lieutenant William Penn Burton, of the Artillery Companies, to be First Lieutenant. WooLwicu, Nov. 15.—The omission of the word "is" in the naval intelligence yesterday alters the meaning intended to be conveyed when alluding to the anchor of the Investigator. It should have read, " The Admiralty anchor supplied to the Investigator is in a useless state, and only fit for being placed under one of Nasmyth's hammers as old iron, having been broken in merely letting it go from the bows of the vessel when in Yarmouth-roads, on her return home, and under ordinary circumstances." W e never contemplated saying it was supplied in a use less state. ROBBING WINDSOR CHURCH On Wednesday afternoon George Keith, a shabbily attired young man, 19 years of age, who described himself as a commercial clerk out of a situation, was finally examined before the Mayor of Windsor and two other magistrates, on the following charge of robbery at Windsor Church. The following are the circumstances under which the apprehension of the prisoner was effected :—On Saturday afternoon, on the arrival of the train that leaves Datchet at 4 30, at Vauxhall Station, the pri soner, who was seen to alight from a first-class car riage, attempted to pass ,Mr. M'Carthy, the ticket collector, at a speed that created suspicion, when he was forcibly stopped, and asked for his ticket. He said he had none, and was then told he must pay the first-class care from the most distant station, which was Datchet. He said he had no money, and admitted he had got in at Datchet. The prisoner was then referred to Mr. Rose, the station agent, when he said he was a junior clerk in a mercantile house, but at present out of employ, the last situation he had held being at a house in Lower Thames-street. The prisoner was then taken by the railway officers to the police station of the V division, at Clapham, and given in charge to Inspector Coleman for riding in a first-class carriage from Datchet to Vauxhall, not having paid his fare, and with intent to defraud the London and South- Western Railway Company. The inspector observed that the prisoner's pockets looked bulky, asked him what he had got in them; and he answered " some books." Mr. Coleman then took from his coat pocket two prayer books, one with the name of Gould writ ten in it, which he had since ascertained to be the property of the Rev. Mr. Gould, the Rector of Wind sor Church ; the other was the property of Mr. Jud kins, one of the congregation. The inspector, on making a further search, found a large door key, and on asking him where be got it, he said from Windsor Church, and he took it out of the church door on Friday afternoon. The inspector then took off his hat, and found in it a hymn book, embossed with a Bishop's mitre, and in it the words " Windsor Church Communion Table." The prisoner was de tained on the two charges, and on Monday last taken berore Mr. Elliott, at Lambeth Police-court, when the officer from the railway station attended, and stated that it was the intention of the Company to forego their charge, leaving the prisoner to be dealt with on the charge of robbery. The prisoner was remanded .till Wednesday, and on that day given up to Inspec tor Coleman, who had previously been to Windsor, and who, on arriving at the church, found the sexton in the act of taking the lock off the church door, not being able to find the key, which Mr. Coleman pro duced much to the astonishment of the aged sexton, and it fitted the lock. The sexton said it had been missed since Friday, when a soldier's funeral took place. He (the inspector) also ascertained that two of the books found on the prisoner had been taken from the pulpit and reading-desk, and the third from a pew. The prisoner, on his return to Windsor, said he had been in custody before for stealing books, and he had been charged by his own father. He had been twenty-one days in Hatfield gaol for another offence, and had been in custody for attempting to take a lady's purse. The whole of the foregoing facts were proved in evidence, and the prisoner, who had declined saying anything, was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions for the Borough of New Windsor. AN AMERICAN GIANT.—From the Law Courts I adjourned with Mr. Holl to a different scene —the Pu gilistic Rooms of Mr. Hudson, where I saw th e young giant, Freeman, exercismg with the gloves. I conversed with him, and found him good-tempered and communi cative: ho stated that his age was twenty-one, and his height seven feet, that he weighed 3201b5. and was fifty. eight inches round the chest, and could lift 1,500 lbs. Freeman used to be employed at the Circu s , i n carry i ng a boy round the ring, and riding on two horses, and th nigh he was so bulky, he could , throw a somersault.— &r John Alexander's " Acadie, THE COUNTRY MARKETS. UPPINGHAM, Nov. 14.—Wheat 36s to 41s; barley 25$ t 283; oats 18s to 245; beans 303 to 363 per qr. Butts 1 Id to 12d per lb; eggs 15 for Is. LOUTH, Nov. 14.—Wheat 36s to 41s; barley 23s to 2G ; oats 135 to 17s; beans 30s to 35s per qr. LoNG SUTTON—Return of sales for the week ending Nov. 3—Wheat, 56 qrs, 4 bush, 1091 Ils 3d (average 38s 9d); barley, 000 qrs, 0 bush, 0001 Os Od (aver. 00s 0 I); brans, 0 qrs, 0 bush, 0010 s Od (aver. 00s Od); peas, 0 qrs, Cl 03 Od (aver. 00s Od.) LYNN, Nov. 13.—Wheat, 36s 383 to 40s, fine 425; barley. 24s to 265, fine 283 to 30s per qr. ALFORD.—Aversges for the week ending Nov. 12:— W heat 36s 94-d; barley Os Od; Oats, 14s Od per qr. SLEAFoRD, Nov. 12.—Wheat, white 39s to 43s ; red 37s Od to 403 Od; new Os to Os; barley 243 to 28s; cylts, 14:: to IS.; beans, 28s to 36s per qr. NEWARK, Nov. 14.—Wheat, fine white 44s to 473, old 495, fine red 41s to 435, second 36s to 395; barley, malting 28s 29s to 303, extra 31s to 003, grinding 2 t 8 to 275, foreign 23s to 245; oats, new 16s to 17s, old 22s to 245; beans, new 26s to 28s, old 363 to 375, peas, white 38s to 40s, blue 40s to 425; rye 25s to 265; tares 32s to 40s; malt 543 to 56s per qr. ROTHERHAM, Nov. 12.—Beef, 5s 9d to Cs fd per stone; mutton, 44d to sid per lb; stock sheep, OOs to OOs per head. DErare, Nov. 13.—The number of fat beasts to day was small, and we may say the worst we have had this year. There were but few sheep offered for sale, and these generally of the middli n g qua lity. Th e supply of fat pigs about an average. Beet made from 4id to sid; mutton, 4id to sd; veal, 5a to 6d per lb; pigs, 7s 6d to 8s per score. Rough tat, 3s 6d y,er stone of 141bs. Hides, lid per lb. Calf-skins 2d to 3id per lb. EDINBURGH, Nov. 14.—The quantity of wheat brought fora ard this day was 1,023 qrs, being 181 qrs less than List week. Top price 4s up, and 4d down on the average —2lO qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for ward was 1,931 qrs, being 243 qrs more than last week. Price on the top Is, and the average Is 31 down -375 qrs unsold. Ot oats we had 1,054 qrs brought forward, or 532 qrs less than last week. Top price 2d up, and the average is down— 54 qrs unsold. The quantity of beans was 80 qrs, or 17 qrs more than last week. Price on the top Is, and the average Is 8d down-26 qrs unsold. Top of wheat ... ... 66 lbs 54s Od ••• Barley ... 56 lbs 27s 6d ... Oats 42ilbs 228 8d ... Beans ... 6341bs 33s Od EDINBURGH SHEEP MARKET, Nov. 14.—The supply of sheep this morning was 9,617, being 391 less than last week. Sales dull, but good aged sheep sold at better prices, while ewes and inferior kinds were sold at late rates. At the close of the market a good clearance was effected. Top price of the best mutton 5d per lb; current, 4d to 4id; inferior, 3d to 3p. DuNDEE, Nov. 12.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od; foreign ditto, 47s Od to 50s Od; barley, 22s Od to 233 Od; oats, 18s 6tl to 19s Od ; as and beans, 233 Od to 25s 6d. Corr, Nov 14. Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d; extra 14s 6d; seconds, Ils Od to 12s 6d ' • households 9s to I ls; thirds, 7s to , 8. per cwt. Oatmeal 9s 6d to 10s; Indian meal 639 d to 7s; wheat— meal, 9s 6d to lOsper cwt. Indian corn 125 s Od to 130 s Od perton. Bran 31 lOs to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s Od to 31s; average 30s ; dealers 323 to 363 Od; average 34s per ton. Straw—Farmers 15s Od to 25s Od; average 20s ; dealers 25s Od to 27s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 60 ; household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to 93 per lb. Eggs-5s 6d to 5s 8d per hundred. Coals— Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best Neath Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to bid; veal 4d to Od; pork 4id to sd; bacon 7d to 8d; sausages 5d per lb. Hops 91 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 8/ 5s ; Valonia 141 to 04 French 715 a ; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone. Hemp 341 to 35/ per ton. Fish— Swatch herrings 215 to 00s 9 • red ditto 25s to '26s per barr e l ; N ew f oun dl an d 00/ 00 s t o 00 1 per ten. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 18s; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 12s to 18s; salted 133 to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2iel per lb. Potatoes, white bid to 8d; Minions lld to 00d; Guano— Peruvian, 11l 103; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel 19s par barrel. RAILWAY SHA.KE MARKETS. - YORK, Nov. 14. • STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as follow:—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 3 -Great Northern, Preference, 7 1 / 4 —➢lidland, .18 q 4 —North British, 5/. Os. 6d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Prefer ence, 10. GLASGOW, Nov. 14. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Clydesdale Junction, L'o—Edinburgh and Glasgow (Stirling Midland Junction), 5 per cent. guaranteed, 21► /R Glasgow General Terrminus, B—Monkland, 55 Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness, New, 70 —Wishaw and Colt nese, 40. WIGAN.—DusiNEIt TO THE NEw MAYOR.-011 Friday last, immediately after the election of the new mayor, Ralph Darlington, Etl., a dinner took place at the Riyal Hotel, in celebration of the event. The mayor presided, and upwards of 100 gentleman sat down, amongst whom were Colonel the Hon. J. Lind say, M.P., the Hon. Colin Lindsay ; the Rev. H. J. Gunning, the rector and lord of the manor ; the Rev. B. Powell, and Thomas Byrom, Esq., the ex-mayor. After the usual loyal and other toasts had been given, the health of the new mayor was drunk, and responded to by Mr. Darlington. The health of the Conservative Member having been drunk, the Hon. Colonel Lindsay, in the course of a lengthy address, congratulated the Conservatives on the result of the late municipal elec tion ; and then adverting to politics, he spoke of the colonies, which he said should always be a profit and an honour to the country; but it this country persisted in its policy, the colonies a ould become hostileto us and diminish the prosperity of our own country. The Hon. Gentle man afterwards proceeded to speak of the sanitary con dition of the tawn, and alluded to the great havoc which the cholera had made amongst the poorer classes of people. He urged them to remember that though the disease had almost entirely disappeared, the positions where it was most gener-Aly found were those usually oscapied by typhus fever, and he called upon them, by the adoption of sanitary measures, to free the poor people from an infection, which was almost as serious to them as cholera, though it did not strike so much terror into the minds of the population generally. He contended that cleanliness, by promoting health, would diminish pauperism, and so in the end save the pockets of the latepayeis. The Hon. Gentleman was much applauded during the delivery of his speech. Other toasts were drunk, and in the course of the speeches it was inti mated that Mr. Nathaniel Eckersley had declined to accept the honours of the mayoralty this year, but that he would in all probability accept them on a future oc casion. A PARISIAN FOG.—Several accidents took place in consequence of the very dense fog on Sunday, on the banks of the river above Paris. Opposite the park at Bercy five sportsmen were returning in a char-a-bane, when the carriage went off the road and fell over the bank into the river, dragging the horse after it. One of the persons was killed on the spot, three others were seriously injured, one alone escaping unhurt. At the entrance of the bridge of Charenton, ail old man driving a cabriolet, in which was also his daughter, went off the road and drove into the river. Their cries brought as sistance, and they were released from their perilous position, but the bursa and cabriolet floated off. It was expected that the dead body of the horse would have been found the next morning, when, to the surprise of those who went in search of it, the animal was found stuck fast up to its knees in a sandbank, where he had stood with the cabriolet during the whole night. Many serious accidents would doubtless have occurred in Paris but for the judicious al rangements made by the police in placing lamps at the corners of the streets, and moving about with torches; the alacrity and readiness to afford information displayed by these officers to those who had lost their way were praiseworthy in the extreme.— Galigani's Messenger. The American packet•ship Gladiator, at Spithead with a number of other versels at St. Helen's and the Motherbank are alt lying wiudbound. [Advertisement. ] LECTURES ON CONSUMPTION, &c. &c.—Dr. Cronin will commence on the 29th instant a popular course of six lectures on diseases of the Lungs, Chest, Stomach, and Liver. During the course, Dr. Cronin will illustrate by diagrams, microscopical observations, &c., his new and original theory of the nature, causes, and forma tion of tubercle, and explain his peculiar and successi* mode of treating consumptive, asthmatic, and dispeptii• diseases. Terms for one course, 23.; the whole course,. 103. Gd. For prospectuses of lectures, &c., apply ba tweon ten and one daily at Dr. Cronin's residence, 14 Leicester-place, Leicester-squar, BIRTHS. On the 12th inst., at Worth Rectory, Sussex, the wire of the Rev. G. C. Bethune, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Spring-vale, Ryde, Isle of Wight, the wife of Captain Crawford Catlin, It. `J., of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Chester-terrace, Regent's-park, the lady of J. Ingram, Esq , of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Hendon, the wife of C. TanqueraY, Esq , of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Woodford, Eseex, the wife of Alfrod Scholey, Esq., of a daughter. On the 14th inst., in Portman-square, the lady of S. W.• Gardiner, Esq., of a son and heir. On the 14th inst., in Blenheim-road, St. John's-wood, the wife of John Taylor, of a son. On the 14th inst., at the rectory, St. Michael's, Cornhill, the wife of the Rev. T. W. Wrench, of a son. On the 14th inst., the lady of the Rev. T. B. Wright, in cumbent of Dalaton, of a son. MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at Blakeney, Norfolk, Robert Poole,• Hooper, Esq., younger son of G. H. Hooper, Esq., of Stan more, Middlesex, to Harriet, third daughter of R. Brereton Esq., of Blakeney. On the 13th inst., at All Souls, St. Marylebone, Paulet Henry St. John Mildmay, Esq., of Haslegrove-house, Somer. setsh►re, to Caroline Adela Catherine Valentine, daughter of the late Rowland and Lady Lucy Standish, of Scaleby Castle - , Cumberland. On the 13th inst, at Washfield, Devon, John Letheren r Esq., of Winkleigh, Exeter, to Caroline Pinckard, eldest daughter of the late J. Pinckard, Esq., of Great Russell street, London. lED. On Tuesd a y l as t , at Ipswic D h, suddenly, in the 61st year ei f hi, ego, George Pooley, Esq., cashier at the bank of Messrs. Alexanders and Co., and corn•inspEctor at that place. On he 11:11 inst., at Norwich, aged 4J, Harcourt Master, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel, unattached, late of the 4th Light Dragoons. On the 12th inst., at Edinburgh, William Grove, E N ., of Shenstone-park, Staffordshire. On the 12th inst., John Walls, Esq., of Bloomsbury' square, aged 68. On the 12th Jesus-lodge, Cambridge, the Rev. VZ:„ French, I). Li., master o f J esus - co ll ege, C am b r id ge, rector of Moor Monk ton, Yorbbire, and canon of Ely. On the :3th inst., Fanny, the wife of Mr. S. Saul, cf High street, Aldgate, aged 63. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, t ll No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e . un Office, No. 1 14 v, r.trund, in the Precinct of the Sa,voy, in th e cetaitY 0 ^ ALI( e, , Fciflay, November i 6, 1849. I I f -