The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-14 00:00:00

i arid now and thcm the excitenient had sub cwol 7 , col - . 1;, i mpunity. lie went up ti:o Ciz.icna, on Saturday caught the scent and v.t.A. pin ,itit. his destination, none kiitw ; or, tiiu.,e who do, are Mormons, and they main'ain profound silence. It i 5 supposed that Canada will be his first resting place for the present." or LYONS.—The circulation of this bank, the failure of which was announced yesterday, is sup posed to be about 100,000 dol.; most of which will probably be a loss to the safety fund. Among the assets of the bank is about 80,000 dol. of its own stock. It is indebted to the canal fund nearly 60,000 dol, Albany A rgus . SCALE OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.— F rom the cen sus recent l y comp le te d b y t h e G enera l Gov ernment, the Rich mon d C om pil er ma k es ou t th e following interesting table, exhibiting a comparative v iew of th e num b er of white persons over twenty Years of age_, in the different States, who cannot read or write : — Connecticut, 1 to every 568 ; Vermont, 1 t° 473 ; New Hampshire, 1 to 310 ; Massachusetts, to 166; Maine, 1 to 108 ; Michigan, 1 to =97 ; York, I sland, 1 to 67; New Jersey, 1 to 58; New 1 to 56; Pensylvania, 1 to 50; Ohio, 1 to 43 ;. Louisi ana, 1 to 38-i- ; Maryland, 1 to 27 ; Mississippi; F 1 to 20; Delawar e , 1 to 18 ; Indiana, 1 to 18; South arolina 1 to 17 ; Illinois, 1 to 17 ; Missouri, 1 to 16; Alabama, 1 to 15; Kentucky, 1 to 13k; Georgia, Tto 1 to 14; Arkansas, 1 to 14; no l3 ; Vir g inia , essee, 1 to 11 ; North Carolina, 1 to 7. M ONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. the The settlement has of course passed off well, find market generally has exhibited more firmness. ‘ 's i onsols l e f t off at 93k for Money, and 931 931 k for jii.niellsAsscezint ; India St oc k, 250 251 ; Exchequer Tha premium. prices of Foreign Securities were without arty charge from those of yesterday. Belgian, tC l ° 4 ; Dutch T wo - an d- a -Half per Cents., 52k 528; e Five per C ents . 100 100 k ; D an i s h, 82 83; and Brat Five 63 64 . N i ntelligence from Mexico, received via New Stan York, pu bli shed i n the S econ d Edi t i on o f Th e t(' - night, had an unfavourabte effect upon the a l t uci A ti.° 3 ll 2l °! the bonds of that country, which left off The a th ox , 4l , hare Market exhibited no change in prices, hadtc: ol .fuloess was rather more extensive than has win g ooticed for some days past. London and Bir ter,467, Were 183 185 ; Birmingham and Glouces -60 60 41; Great Western, 82k 834 ; the Half-shares, 58 . , ;I; South Western, 57 58 ; Nor, h Midland, 57 the :New shares, '2B 29 ; South Eastern and vet. ) ), 22 1231 ; E as t e rn Counties, 84 8,11 Northern t d ~-a st ero, 34k 35k; Black wall, 6 6k; and Brigh i 3 6 per share. 244 tood Market was exceedingly flat, and the 0A n,,gs were at lower quotations, Colombian being Cp n ; ' Peruvian, 15k 16 ; Portuguese Five per 37-1- • the Three per Cents., 214 224; B e an e ish Fiv e per Cents., 158 16k; the Three per "•1 2 4 20 z . s e u P Indigo sa l e has gone off better to-day, in con cluenee of th e i mporters s h ow i ng more di s p os iti on meet the b u y ers . Of th e 1,315 chests which 7e.been offered, about 780 were sold at a trifle Z vi' the extreme rates demanded yesterday. T h ese 1 4' been chiefltaken for home consumption, t uri Seem to indicate that trade in the marufac be ng districts has revived to the extent which it has been stated to have done. (From The Sun of Last Night.) 0, 1113 is the se ttli ng -d a y i n t h e E ng li s h F un d s , b u t •4e total absence of speculative business, and the smal l amount o f fl uc t ua ti on s i nce t h e l ast accoun t h as Caused it t o b e o f not the slightest moment. The con 7ouation is not m ore th an 3-16 per C en t. C onso l s f o r °ll eY; being 938 f o r - Money, and 934 93t for the Ac oot;Tbree perCe nts.Reduced92* ; Three-and-a-Half Pe t _ Lh t Cents. Reduced, 100 ex div. ; New Three-and-a -1,-"If Per Cent s ., 101* ; I n di a St oc k, 2504 251 i ; 4x cequer Bills are again higher, being 55 57 prem. Rather m ore b us i ness h as b een d one i n F ore i gn _. Per Belgian, 1031 • Dutch Two-and-a• Half ` -r Cents. 528, and the Five per Cents. 1028; but , mark e t has rather given way. i: The • quotation for Mexican bonds has also de `l4'*d about * per cent., a bargain having been made 14 tibe t , ra at 32*. r ' h e Share market has been quite without transac higher ns but holders evince a disposition to demand pri . ces; the, chief sales have been in London aurtningham at 185,_ the Quarter Shares, 47,1, ; ll ghton, 36, and the Loan Notes, 101 ; Edinburgh 84(1 ,Q1a,5 2 46. he only bargain in the Bonds has been one in 3 n guese Five per Cents. at 37. iAg l arge sales of tea which commenced this morn bo,,"""eexhibited g reater animation than could have tb a l e ' e ;Petted. From the bidding it would appear Obi lza • t_ are rather short ofstock, and consequently NvAlcir'; '4, 'yield to the demands of the importers, -t m vniutt, are . ue present condition of commerce in 90,,a/t4 are ' e ° l4 ?Pelled to demand higher rates ; the Chine se e ° l 4 red u it to a state of barter, the depreciations t r i efilain g to take ces our goods unless at a great their p r od uce " , W hile they exact enormous prices for Pius deriving a double advantage from us. have iIIICCESTa STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 12.—We a staaNFopurnovteonaf ent in our market to-day, and but d ,South Httern,s7i ; business transacted. London and Ditto, Manchester and Leeds, 69170; 4t o 4'.1 a ," Shares, 294 29i. ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, w ; South Eastern Scrip, 114 . 12.4. CLOSING PRICES. Bazik St , BRITISH FUNDS. a Per c L'elE ..... ......... 165 'lndia Stock 251 pm 3 Per Re d. •••• ... 92k 'Ditto Bonds .......».............. 47 pm 3 . per _ it. ..... 93k Ditto Old Annuities ... _ _ Cent. ..... .10(ta Ditto New Annuities... 1, / , e t w per Cent... .... . . 1016 lEx. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 57 pm L . , 11 7 ........... Ditto 5001_ ... 57 pm jg Annuitie s to expire Ditto Small o a e n t * 186 0 ...... 121 Bank Stock for Open. • 1859 ..... . ... ( India Stock for Acet... Jan. 1 860 ...... .11 IConsols for Acct. ist,rn, 5 i am, 5 FOREIGN FUN B DS. per c en t. ... Portuguese, 5 per cent. gz" per cent....,. 1 034 Ditto, New Ditto 37 * suenilian Bonds... ....... Prussian, 5 per cent. Ayres6 per cent. ;Russian, 5 pet cent — c o i o "c!,. ra per cent ...... Ditto, ' Metallic — I)aton'n', 6 per cent... ISpanish, 5 per cent. C uba,131024 ............... ;Ditto Deferred.... b a , i "4,6 per cent. 79 ,French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. o re ' l l, 3 per .ent. ...... 82 ,Exchange —f —c. -- Al e ..9c , 18 25, 5 per cent.. French, 3 per cent —f. bttea", 6n, per cent .... 32a 'Dutch, 2 per cent. s2a " vianperlBs,6 2cent. per 1b.37 I Ditta, per • t•nt. 100 el lt ct. SHARES Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 4.51 • Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid) 4i Great Western, (65 paid ) Ditto New Shares i 50 paid Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) . • London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Birmingham (90) ... 185 • Ditto Quarter Share s (25 paid) 4B New Shares ( 2 pai , t I ... ........ Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) 2Ol Northern and Eastern (45 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)... 221 Ditto Scrip (15 paid) PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY. LONDON, OCT. 14, 1842. t ir T o he foll ow i ng average prices, exclusive of duty, of 1ie,," 11 or Muscovado British Sugars, will be pub ' in the G azette o f this evening : s. d. West India • 35 91 per cwt. East India 36 9f 'Mauritius 29 10 • "Ilie'total average price of the three descriptions is , ' 348 -14 . • • 11 le actual we i g ht s o f S ugar so ld on account of thde itbNiters, in the week ending the 4th inst., accor :te the returns made upon oath by the Sugar b ro -81 in co n f orm i ty w i th the Act o f Parliament, an d a l ;lY . ,,bieh weights the above prices are computed, con• ' ;' . ' 4 . o f 21 482 cwt. West India, 12;820 cwt. East 'gat•and 8,041 cwt. Mauritius. i:r'kbout 2,000 cw t . o f K aur, and dark damp Sugars, e b een sold at f rom 20 s. t o 26 5. per cwt. ; th e fi rs t 11 114 ,,, ,being classed as East India, and the second as tb - ' llt ius, unfairly depresses the average prices of esort s of Sugars, and of course reduces the total avera ge, price of the three descriptions. • re were•several sales of foreign Sugar, on Wed of i _ay, the prices varying from 15s, to 21s. Sugar, bought average quality of West India, may be readily excess of at Is. per cwt. The monopolists obtain an g o of pr 6 ice at 19s. per cwt. Foreign Molasses, ad o ' , is worth 7s. per cw t. Th e G overnment h ave tl ertis ecl for 100 tons of Sugar. Wh y s h ou ld not t h e I,_lavy be suppli e d w ith d ou bl e re fi ned Sugars from h er refin er i es i n L ondon, at 255. 6d. per cwt., at 35 s a n give the sail o rs unw h o l esome raw S ugar, per cwt. . qhe ku , e account of the quarter's revenue, just published, i 7 .1 a falling off in Sugar duties of 183,8841., being • for itr 'Tnount than that of the Income-tax collected t ! t*, a quarter, Th e 313,8841., se t d own as Income ,ll , Tuf:proce64 of deductorm from the dividends ^leetee 'n'st) and are, fur half-a i - year, as will be recol I "bia 4• • '- . . eattzed Nit...4nals' Friend Society of Mark-lane, have' Ma n , 4 141 Lana Ashsted to be fined 16s. 6d. by the a Eo Y r (lr e -11 ' 15 ena at Canterbury, for great cruelty to o ther s , - , red with wounds • but unfortunately an the , -.1- `e against Wm. Wilaish, was dismissed, on ..:. x '",.istakell idea that it was necessary to state the I/. °` th e animal ; and another charge, against Win. Lielcirnail, a drover, was dismissed by Mr. Henry, at tanibeth-streei fo r great cruelty to .a sheep ; but at 4.:rsv;azstrece)t the ' ociety e . .7isud John Doris's Dorchrs tre4, 40.8‘ , of named John Dove, t o be fined, for ill allent of a horse. ARY OF NE fovi, AND Public eptutou. 0 . /Pi rilltS italp r 0 3;LXIIGIkI. The Great %%Teetern steamer arrived at Bristol on the 12th, having made the passage from New York in about thirteen days. The papers, which are to the 29th ult., bring s.:counts of a partial change of Minis try in Canada. Lord Morpeth arrived ,by the Great Western. A riot took place at Philadelphia on the 24th ult., caused by the hand-loom weavers. Their intention ‘N as to burn the factory of a Mr. Kempton, who hail introduced machinery, and thereby injured their trade. It was easily put down, however, after three or four persons had been wounded. The merchants at Trieste are about to commission two persons to explore the ports of the Red Sea and India by Suez, with- the object of opening - a' li'ade between Trieste and those countries. The Emperor of Russia, who left Moscow on the 16th ult., on a tour in the interior, on the next day arrived at Tula, where he inspected the cadet school and the manufactory of arms, which latter is in full work, and has many French and German artisans employed in it. It is the chief source whence the troops are supplied. On the 18th his Majesty N‘eat on to Kursk, where he held a grand review. The Emperor was to proceed to the South, visiting Odessa and the ports of the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azoff, before he re turned to St. Petersburgh by Warsaw. The war in the Caucasus. is believed to have induced this tour in the South, as the principal depots for supplying the troops engaged in it are in those districts. Giandier, the theatre of the Lafarge tragedy, has been sold before the Civil Tribunal of Tulle, to M. Bonnel Laborie, a notary at Vigeois, for 81,000 f. A letter from Dresden, of the 3d instant, announces the arrival there of Lord Wilton as Envoy Extraordi nary, Mr. Mellish as his secretary, Lord Charles Wel lesley, Sir Charles Young, Garter King at Arms, and Mr. Pulman, the herald, commissioned by the Queen of England to invest his Majesty the King of Saxony with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. The Debats states that the Prince de Joinville and the Duke d'Aumale will embark at Brest in the Belle Poule for Gibraltar, from whence the Duke d'Aumale will go by a steamer to Algiers. The Prince of Join ville will proceed in the Belle Poule to the coast of Senegal, and thence to the coast of South America. A corresporident at Amsterdam writes that the im portant discovery has been made at Batavia, in the island of Java, of the means of extracting potass from the stalks of the indigo plant, which is found to be of better quality and much cheaper than that imported from America. MONEY-TILAD-cOITYLERCE. _ Anti-Corn-law meetings during the past week have been held at Hounslow, Wapping, and Marylebone. A meeting of the Proprietors of the Clarence Rail way was held on Wednesday at the George and Vul • ture Tavern, Cornhill. The state of the finances was considered with closed doors. ECCLESX/ISTICAL. The new Catholic Church of St. Bede, at Mas • brough, capable of containing about 300 people, was consecrated on Wednesday last. The Rev. William Wollaston Pym, - M.A., Rector of Willian, Herts, at a meeting of the Norfolk and Norwich Christian Association, stated that he con curred with chronologists in believing that the millen nium would occur between 1844 and 1847. PUBLIC lIVIPROVEBIENTS. A new building, entirely of iron with a concrete flooring, is to supply that part of Leadenhall Poultry market belonging to the Corporation of the City of London, which is now in course of demolition. NAVAL AND MI K.ITA.R.Y. The late Major Annesley, whose death we reported a few days since, was the son' of the lion. Marcus Annesley, of the county Down. lie was at the battle of Maida, and was engaged in that of Salamanca, as Captain. At the passage of the Nivelle in 1813 he received a severe gun-shot wound, which rendered him lame for life. LAW AND POLICE. On Wednesday Samuel Barnard, 'a linen-draper at Waltham Abbey, was charged at Guildhall with ob taining goods to the amount of 4001. by false pretences, and committed for trial. Charles James Rugg alias James Leeson, was charged at Lambeth-street on Wednesday with forging a receipt for 1801. and upwards„ belonging to the Court of Chancery, and Thomas Morris was also charged with the commission of perjury, and being an accom plice. They were both remanded. LITERARY ND SCIENTIFIC. Professor Schmelzer, Director of the University of Halle, and Senior Professor of the Faculty of Laws, died at Halle, on the 2d inst., in the 84th year of his age. TREA'inICAL. Richmond Theatre,TvGeOrie the Third and his family frequently visited during their residence at Kew, to witness the performance of John Kemble, Mrs. Siddons, Mrs. Jordan, &c., was opened on Mon day last for the season. COURT-FASHIONABLE.. Prince and Princess Doria Pamphili, with an ex tensive suite, left Mivart's Hotel on Wednesday, for Dover, en route to Italy. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, and Lady Louisa Fitzmaurice have returned to Bowo:,d, from a Continental tour. The Marquis of Blandford departed from Blivart's on Wednesday, on a tour of several months in the:East. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Ladies Howard, are residing at Farnham Hall, near Bury St. Edmund's. Preparations are commencing at St. Giles's House, Cranbourn, Dorsetshire, for the reception of the Queen Dowager and suite. The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford intend to receive a distinguished circle at Curraghmore, during the Cahir meeting. The Earl of Verulam arrived at Newmarket on Monday, from a tour. The Earl and Countess of Glengall leave Cahir Hall, Leland, early in December, for town. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town on Wednesday, from Ryde, Isle of Wight. mitsczzia.aNE43 Earl de Grey's spacious mansion in St. James's square is undergoing re-embellishments. RITIVIOURS OF THE DAY. Rubini by one month's tour, since the close of the Italian Opera, has cleared 700/., and Mr.Lumley 1,8001. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. — Her Royal Highness the Duchess of. Kent, we are- happy to say, has entirely recovered from her late indisposition. Her Royal Highness,. attended by Lady Charlotte Dundas and Sir George Couper, Bart., will join the Royal Circle at the Castle at dinner this evening. The Queen and her Illustrious Consort rode out this morning in the Home Park, in the favourite small p.frny paeton, her ,\lnjesty driving. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken their usual airings. Prince Albert, - ,ttended by Sir Edward Bowater and Mr. George Edward Anson, enjoyed this morning a run with his Royal Highness's choice pack of beagles in the Great Park. Her Majesty and the Prince rode out in a pony phaeton in the afternoon, his Royal Highness driving, followed by a pony carriage and four, containing the Countess of Dunmore and the two Maids of Honour. The Equerries in Waiting being on horseback. Major-General Weinyss will join the Royal dinner party this evening. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburgh Strelitz left town yesterday morning, to join his Royal Highness Prince George of Cam bridge, at Leeds. A meeting of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, was held yesterday afternoon, at the Treasury. Lord Langdale, Master .of the Rolls; the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy Governor, were the Commissioners present. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General, also attended. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transacted hilliness at the Foreign -office. Dispatches from Sir Charles Bagot, Governor of Canada, were received yesterday afternoon, at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also received yes terday from the Governor of Ceylon. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his offi cial residence, in Downing-street. Sheridan Knowles (whose wife died some time since) has married Miss Elphinstone.—Canada Paper. THE WAR IN CHINA.—An account of the pro ceedings of our Naval and Military Force in the Chinese Seas, from an intelligent officer, who has taken an active part in them, has been greatly de sired; and this we are, at last, to have from a quarter that cannot fail to satisfy the expectations of the most exacting. Commander Bingham, R.N., as First Lieutenant of the Modeste, one of the squadron most conspicuously engaged throughout the war, was an eye witness of every important affair with the enemy, and from his position must easily have obtained the fullest information of all matters which did not come under his own observation. He was seriously wounded in action, and having greatly distinguished himself by his' gallantry was promotEd and sent home. The work he has announced, besides its professional value in the eyes of the author's brother officers, is said to be an exceedingly entertaining narrative, as Captain Bingham from personal intimacy with many of the natives of different classes, has been able to introduce into his pages very graphic and interesting sketches of the Chinese, from the highest officers of the State to the humblest of its innumerable sub;ects. A more attractive work, at th e present moment,' it is scarcely possible to imagine. THE SUN,_ LONDON ) FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1842. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET-WEDNESDAY NIGHT. After the races this afternoon, a meeting of the Jockey Club was held, at which it was unanimously resolved not to take cognizance in future of any disputes having re ference to bets. It was also decided that after the pre scnt meeting, official cards of tke day's races shall be publishal, with the colours of the riders, Sz.c. ; as at other plac.3. The betting in the evening was very heavy, at the fol lowing prices : BEI'TING IN THE EVENING. PRENDERGAST STAKES. 20d even between Napier and Murat—not p.p. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. stol on the field (off) 1500 t 0.30 agst Cabrera (t) DERBY. 7 to 2 agst Scott's lot 40 to 1 agst Parthian (t) 1,000 to 60 agst Sir G. 50 to 1 agstQ,ueenuf Trumps Beathcote's lot I c(t freely) 11 to 1 agst Brit. Yeoman (t) 50 to '1 ags, Siricol (t freely) 20 to 1 agst Cotherstone (t) 50 to 1 agst Amorino (t fr) 25 to 1 agst Philip 50 to 1 agst Vulture c 33 to 1 agst Murat (t) 1,000 to 15 agst Cheviot (t) 33 to 1 agst Napier (t) 1,000 to 15 agst Auld Lung -33 to 1 agst Winesour (t) Syne (t) 33 to 1 agst Progress c (t) 1,000 toll/ agst Baldersale(t) 40 to 1 agst Aristides (t) 1,500 even, 600 to 500, and 500 to 400 on the field agst Scott's and Colonel Peel's lots, awl British Yeoman. Betting very heavy. Entry for the 100/. plate to-morrow :—Discord, 5 yrs, 9st 41b—The Shadow, 6 yrs, Bst 111b—Currycomb, 5 yrs, Bst—Bliodanthe, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Bosphorus, 6 yrs, 7st 71b —Young Quo Minus, 4 yrs, ist 71b—Palladium, 4 yrs, ist 41b—Arcanus, 3 yrs, Est 111b—Lucy Banks, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b—Ma Mie, 3 yrs, Est 111b—Aspatria, 4 yrs, 6st 81b—Lasso, 3 yrs, Est 71b—Cloister, 3 yrs, 6st 61b— Woldsman, 3 yrs, 6st 5113—Ends and Odds, 3 yrs, 6st— Colt out of Hymen's dam, by Perchance, 3 yrs, 6st 51b— Revision, 3 yrs, sst 1 11b—Ballance filly, 3 yrs, sst 101 b Sister to Confusionee, 3 yrs, sst 101 b. The match between Jamie Forest and Give-him-a- Name, will be run to-morrow instead of Friday. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held, for the dispoich of public business. The LORD MAYOR presented to the Court a, letter which he had received from Alderman Humphery, expressive of that gentleman's willingness to take upon himself the office of Lord Mayor for the—year en suing. The letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes of the Court, and to be printed. THE OFFICE OF HOUSEKEEPER OF THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. The Report of the City Lands' Committee ielative to the office of housekeeper of the Central Criminal Court, was brought up. It stated that the present housekeeper woo, in consequence of old age and in firmities, wholly unfit to perform the duties of .the situation, and recommended that he should be pen sioned off with WU a year, and that a married man should be appointed to the office, with a salary of 2001. a year, and without having anything whatever to do with the galleries of the Court. The Court unanimously agreed with the Committee, and a new housekeeper will be appointed. ment of the additional items of charge in his further bill, could not be sustained. He however thought it nezessary, in au affair of so much impoi ilnce, to lay before the Solicitor-General (Sir Thomas Wilde), the Recorder ' the Common-Sergeant, and Mr. James Wilde all of the materials collected and arranged by the Solicitor; and they having, after several consulta tions, confirmed the Solicitor's views of the case, he, by ou4irections, proceeded to carry into effect the suggestiions. which counsel had throWn out, for the purpose of placing the Corporation in the best pos sible attitude, in the event of their being obliged to contest the claim in a court of law. Having effected this object, we" were about to report our proceedings to your Court, when we received an intimation from the Solicitor, that Mr. Timothy Tyrrell, the solicitor to Mr. M'lntosh, was desirous of addressing the Com mittee, in the expectation that by withdrawing the father bill, and placing Mr. M'lntosh's claim for con sideration fairly before the Committee, a settlement of the whole might be effected upon honourable and equitable terms. " Your Committee being anxious not to involve the Corporation in a protracted suit, and being equally desirous to avoid a legal controversy with a gentleman who had executed the work so much to their satisfac tion, they cheerfully granted Mr. Tyrrell the inter view which he sought. The circumstances upon which Mr. Tyrrell principally relied in support of Mr. INPlntosh's claim for an additional sum beyond the amount of the February bill, will be found in the So -I:citor's letter to Mr. Walker, which we have hereunto annexed ; and the Committee, taking the whole mat ter into their serious consideration, were of opinion that it was expedient to allow the contractor the sum of 5,000/. over and above the amount of the February bill, together with the sum of 2,0001:, being the esti mated amount of. his charge for the removal of the piles, &c. " Your Committee having received Reports from Mr. Walker and the Solicitor, recommending the set tlement of the accounts in the mode proposed, we have entered into a conditional agreement with Mr. M'lntosh, subject to the approbation of your Court, whereby he is to receive 21,0701. 13s. 9d., the balance of these accounts, upon his executing a general re lease, it being distinctly agreed that the arrangement in this Report shall be without prejudice to the rights and interests of either party in the event of their not being ratified by your Honourable Court. We, your Committee, are unanimously of opinion that the fore going facts are sufficient to induce us to recommend your Court to sanction the proposed arrangement, and that it should be referred back to your Committee to carry the same into execution. • " ‘Ve, your Committee, do further certify that, under the order of your Court of the 3d July, 1837, we caused the sewer at the mouth of the Fleet river to be made in the manner described in Mr. Walker's Report, and the construction in respect thereof, has included in this bill a charge of 2,555/. 14s. 11d., and Mr. \\Talker, for superintendence, has also charged the sum of 1501. As this useful work, though not chiefly required for the repair of the bridge, and not included in the works originally contemplated and provided for by Parliament, was undertaken solely for the public good, and in conjunction with the repairs of the bridge, we deemed it right to include the amount of the proposed improvement in the estimate laid before Parliament. When seeking an additional grant, this charge would properly have been payable out of that fund, and it pleased Parliament to autho rise the grant ; but that not being the case, in our opi nion, we ought to be allowed to draw upon the chamber for the sum of 2,7051. 14s. 11d. to enable us to discharge so much of Mr. Walker's and Mr. M'lntosh's bills as relate to that work. " All which we submit." (Signed by the Committee.) REPORT OF THE SOLICITOR- TO THE BLACKFRIARS- BRIDGE COMMITTEE. " In obedience to your directions I communicated to Mr. Walker the particulars and result of your con ference with Mr. Tyrrell, accompanied by your re quest that he would report whether in his judgment it would be fit and expedient to effect a final settle ment with Mr. M'lntosh, upon the terms proposed. I herewith transmit a copy of my communication and Mr. Walker's reply. " The Committee having likewise expressed a de sire that I would also report my opinion upon the proposed settlement, I proceed to comply with their wishes. _ " Upon the particular circumstances mentioned in Mr. Tyrrell's statement, and in Mr. Walker's letter, as affording Mr. M'lntosh equitable grounds for an increased allowance, it behoves me to speak with diffi dence, matters of this nature not being usually con sidered within a lawyer's province. As, however, it had been my duty, under your orders, attentively . to consider every communication that had passed during the progress of the work between the contractor, the engineer, and the Committee; and as I had (aided by the explanations of Mr. Home, Mr. Walker's intelli gent Clerk of the Works) carefully compared every item in every bill with the corresponding items in the plans, specifications, and contracts; and as I had had the advantage of conferring many times with Mr. Walker upon the whole matter, I consider iryselfsuf ficiently master of the details to justify me in saying, that in my opinion Mr. M'lntosh is Ole to establish a strong claim upon the moral justice of the Com mittee for some additional 'aymcnt beyond the amount of his February bill. repeat, however, that upon this part of the subject I speak with diffidence. Mr. Walker's experienced judgment is a much safer guide for the Committee's decision. Upon the legal fact of the question I feel myself more at home. I do not hesitate to reiterate the @pinion I have so often expressed to the Committee, that in point of law Mr. .M‘lntosli has no claim upon the Corporation in respect of the great mass of charges introduced into his addi tional bill. If Mr. M'lntosh had lost by the contract twice the sum stated by Mr. Tyrrell, or if, as the charges in his additional bill assume, he had supplied more and better materials, or more and better work manship than the contract and specification exacted, he would have been excluded, by the express terms of the contract, from making any charge, by not having given the engineer periodical notices during the pro gress of the work, of his intention to claim in respect of such works as additions to the contract sum. It would be Monstrous if the law could fasten upon the Ccrporation (who have acted merely as trustees in the expenditure of a limited sum for a given pur pose) an obligation out of their own estates and revenues, to pay many thousands of pounds in respect of additional works, of which, if executed at all, they were kept in profound ignorance. " There are, however, a few items in Mr. M'lntosh's second bill upon which, as I have before expressed to the Committee, I entertain some doubt. It arises out of the use of an ambiguous expression in a part of the specification, and involves a question of about 2,0001. In reference even to this part of the case I am strongly inclined to think Mr. M‘lntosh is not right in the interpretation he has put upon the doubtful expression to which I have referred ; but there is certainly enough of doubt in the matter to give colour to a long and expensive legal controversy, in the litigation of which, together with other ques tions that would then be raised, years might be con sumed, and thousands expended. It is difficult to fix at a money value the force of circumstances and contingencies so various and uncertain as those which must enter into the determination of this question. The amount which it may be proper to pay is a com pound question, involving not only legal but equitable and prudential considerations, upon which, in the absence of any fixed standard to determine the amount, great difference of opinion may be expected to prevail. "After maturely reflecting upon every fact within my reach, I have no hesitation in . advising the Com mittee to effect a settlement of the whole matter upon the terms proposed. " In private . practice I should have recommended the same course if the most valued client had placed his honour, and interests in my keepi ng . I b e li eve that any Member of the Committee would so act, were it an affair of his own ; and I apprehend nothing more can be expected of gentlemen of high public stations than that they shall administer the funds com mitted to their care with that due regard to the prin eiples of law and justice which governs their conduct in their own private concerns.=—l have' the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " CHARLES PEARSON, City Solicitor." Upon the motion for agreeing to the Report, and sending it back to the Committee, to be carried into execution, a discussion of some length took place, but when the question was put no more than three hands were held up against it. The Report was accordingly sent back to the Cm-, mittee, to be carried into execution. One of the Members (a lawyer) was decidedly in favour of opposing the claim of Mr. M'lntosh tooth and nail, but the feeling of the Court was most strongly and decidedly for the settlement. ~. ST. CLEMENT DANES''' . SAVINGS' BANK.—Progress of the Government Annuity Institution (established at this Savings' Bank) from its commencement to tho 10th of October inst.:— Received from 126 annuitants in 1834 £5,369 11 3 Ditto 71 Ditto 41 .. 1836... 7,650 17 3 Ditto 70 1837... 10,; 9t 1 9 Ditto 110 1838.., 18,9'34 14 7 Ditto 148 Ditto 152. 7t1 , 1840... 23,295 14 0 Ditto 154 Ditto 208 1842... 3f0 0 ? 1 7 1,080 annuitants £160,479 16 0 The above annuitioA vary from 4/. to 20/. each annui tant, The Increase of deposits to the Savings' Spook during the present year is upwards of p i 7otit, making a total of upwards of 93,0001, belonging to 3,958 de positors in the Sayings' Dank. The halors of Glasgow and suburbs have reduce/4 the price of bread. The 41b. fine loaf is now selling at 7d. ; household ditto, 6d RESTORATION of YORK MINSTER. On Thursday last the adjourned public meeting of the nobility and gentry of York, interested in the restoration of York Minster, was held in that city. Amongst the N o bl emen and Gentlemen present, we recognized the following :—Lord Wharncliffe, Earl Fitzwilliatn, Lord Feversham, Lord Wenlock, the Hon. and Rev. Augustus Duncombe, Octavius Dun combe, Esq., M.P., the Rev. W. V. Harcourt, Gran ville Harcourt Vernon, Esq., M.P., the Venerable Archdeacon Wilberforce, the Venerable Archdeacon Todd, the Rev. Dr. Hook, of Leeds, Richard Bethell, Esq., of Rise. Lord Wharncliffe took the chair, and opeued the meeting, after which the Report was read, detailing the progress which had been made in the different portions of the works under renovation. From the limited means, viz. of 469/., which had al ready been exceeded by an over-expenditure of 601., advancement could not be expected to he great. - The bell, clock, and the arches and pillars of the nave had been repaired, and the vaulted ceiling of this last part of the edifice was next to be proceeded with. The Dean and Chapter, it was stated, had already supplied a sum of 4,0001. to the restoration of the nave, in ad dition to the sum of 6,0001. which they are now ex pending in repairs to the north transept necessary to the security of the fabric. It was calculated that if the whole of the requisite fun4s were placed at the disposal of the Committee the works of the nave would be finished early in the ensuing year. Mr. Smirke estimated that the expense of the whole would be 26,000/, ; the sum of 12,000/. is now needed to com plete the whole. CHURCH-RATE MEETING AT WAKEFIELD. On Thursday last, one of the most numerously at tended meetings ever held at Wakefield for church purposes, was held in the vestry of the parish church, and by adjournment in the large Sessions Hall, at the Court-house, for the purpose of founding a Church rate on the Churchwardens' list of items, amounting, in the whole, to 272/.105., and on which a rate of one penny in the pound was proposed to be granted by the first mover, Henry Walker, Esq.: the Rev. Dr. Carter, Head-Master of the Grammar School, se conded the motion. George Craven, Eaq., then stood forward and moved an amendment—" That there be no Church-rate for twelve months from this day, and that this meeting do adjourn TO that time." A dis pute and great uproar ensued, upon which, after quietly addressing the meeting, the Rev. Vicar, with his friends, withdrew. On the motion of Mr. Craven, seconded by Mr. Harrison, the amendment, which was then left as the only resolution before the meeting, was put and carried all but unanimously. THE BANK OF MANCHESTER. (From the Manchester Guardian.) We are exceedingly glad to learn that, owing to the considerate forbearance of the London agents of this Bank, and an exceedingly liberal advance from the Liverpool and Manchester District Bank, the Direc tors have been enabled to effect an arrangement for promptly meeting all the demands that can be made upon the bank in the ordinary course of business, and that the calamities arising from its present situation are not likely to be increased by any failure in the re payment of deposits, or in providing for current bills. Under this arrangement the depositors receive their money whenever they apply for it. The District Bank, we hear, has also adopted most of the current accounts of the Bank of Manchester, so that it is un derstood no interruption will take place in the trans. actions of business, and the customers of the latter bank will receive their usual accommodation. An absurd report has been current for a day or two that Mr. Burdekin, the late manager, is absent with the connivance of the Directors ; that he is still in England ; and that his place of concealment is known. We are informed, on the best authority, that Mr. Burdekin sailed in 'the Britannia on 1 uesday, the .4th inst. ; a friend of ours having seen him, and spoken to him on board the Redwing tender, which con veyed the letter bags and passengers from the pier. With regard to the call of 21. per share, however un pleasant and inconvenient it may be, it is obvious that the Shareholders must comply with it ; and, highly as we blame the Directors for having suffered the Bank to get into its present deplorable state, we must say, that, by the course they have now taken, they will prevent the most disastrous consequences to in dividual Shareholders. They will also have an oppor tunity of realising the assets of the Bank, of whatever kind, in more favourable times ; thus affording a rea sonable expectation of repaying to the Shareholders, not only the amount of this call, but also, should an improvement in trade take place, a further sum, which, it is hoped, may arise from the increased value of their property. (From the Liverpool Courier.) The rather premature explosion of the affairs of this bank, produced mainly by the absconding of its late manager, Mr. Burdekin, caused nearly as much consternation on 'Change, when it became known on Saturday, as though a few bomb shells had been thrown into the town by a hostile army. The public was quite prepared to hear the most disastrous things after the meeting of the Proprietors, which is to tak e place on Friday, so far at least a s t o hear that all the capital had been squandered on worthless parties in the shape of loans, even to the amount of the capital (780,0001.), but the absconding of Mr. Burdekin was indeed an event for which the public was quite unpre pared, especially with a large amount of funds surrep titiously obtained from the bank, and that indepen dent of Mr. Burdekin's previously owing 17,0001. to the concern, caused by his dabbling in shares, for which the establishment found money, and for which the only thing it holds are the now worthless shares of the institution. Before the disclosure became public, the Directors and present Manager, Mr. W. Smith, had most judi ciously made arrangements with their London agents, Dennison and Co., and the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, from whom such assistance had been obtained as to enable the bank to meet promptly every possible claim that could be made ; and on Saturday, as might be expected, the bank was thronged with applicants, but all demands were met; indeed, no one ever seemed to doubt that such would be the case, when the very numerous and respectable shareholders of the bank were so well known. Many of the accounts will no doubt be transferred to the District Bank. Many persons will, it is well known, be unable to pay the new call of 21., and to all such parties ruin must be the consequence, should the paid up capital eventually be found insufficient to cover the losses already incurred. There are many Shareholders who hold from 500 to 3,000 shares, and many of these large proprietors are original ones, on which 101. has been paid. —Liverpool Courier. THE VICTORIA ARCH, PERTH.—On Monday the proposal to erect a stone arch at the southern termi nation of Prince's-street, where her Majesty was re ceived by the civic authorities, and presented with the keys of the city, came under the consideration of the Perth Town Council, and was most favourably entertained. Provost Sidey offered to subscribe per sonally 201. towards its erection ; and it will be noticed that the Council are, in a manner, pledged to give at least 1001. from the town's funds. The matter was remitted to the Magistrates, by whom it will be i:nmediately presented for the approval and sup port of the citizens and public generally ; and we are pretty confident that the necessary funds will be realised without difficulty. As we remarked last week, the contemplated arch will serve both to orna ment the burgh, and to commemorate, in a very ele gant and appropriate way, the first visit of Queen Victoria to our lovely and romantic town—as fair a city as Scotland can boast. We shall be glad if, in conjunction with the arch, the requisite means can be procured for erecting in its immediate vicinity a handsome site of offices for the business of the Cus toms and Excise; and we trust that the Magistrates will exert themselves energetically to secure also this much-wanted addition to our public establishments.-- Perth Advertiser. The leading mercantile firms in London have adopted the resolution of going on 'Change at three o'clock, and leaving at four o clock, instead of the present custom of four o'clock until five. Arrange ments are making for securing the acquiescence of the different sections of the tradinv, community, and it is believed that the new regulation may be acted upon next week. This will allow more time for parties to finish their letters after 'Change, so a s to communicate the result of their transactions the same day to their country correspondents, and it will be a relief in various other ways, The proposal has been moaW4.l on former occasions, but it always fell through fbr want of the active co-operation of the most in fluential houses, who have at last taken up the ques tion in earuest. We understand that the Rev. Dr. Butler will be appointed to the Deanery of Peterborough, winch will be vacated by the nomination of Dr. Turton to that of Westminster, Dr. Butler was for several years the Head - Master of Harrow School, The list which has appeared of Commissioners, said to be appointed under the new Bankruptcy Act, is in several instances incorrect. We have the mo ans of ' knowing what we state to be the fact, and can at pre sent ga *o far as to intimate that Mr. Horace Twiss. whose name has been given as one of the new Com enntiy-first mi , s_ i s ,i i j o E ne .3 rs it I l la.; : s it y ti e m t .— no A a t pp t o h i e nt t m lse gsNtortl‘iveicTh Associationßector of We' Jews, the Rev. anniver sary meeting of' the Norfolk am a co nd the promoting Christianity 'silee'Ach- stated, htlhat alleiciaonrdinngerttso' i l n V. ti A le lro c l o l u a r s s to e n of P l y ii t i n h ;, ch th G e od cli h r a o d no a l p o : g th . : ts di ti‘ fl d re e n a tilTaPtehdectileisat i t n he th ti e me w pointed to set the children of Israel free was fast ap • proaching; some of whom stated place between 1840 an d 185 that it would take while, t: others fixed it from 1844 to 1847, which l a tt er believed in. He t hought that the Christian Churches k should unite togeth er in this _ great un d er t a ki n g—the proaching. conclusion of whi c h , he felt per sua d e d, was fast ap- THURSDAY. Lord Kilburne's Give-him-a-Name, Bst (Nat), beat Lord Eglinton's Jamie Forest (late the Young-'un), Bst 71b ; 2001. Last three miles of B. C. Even betting. Won by a length, easy. Lord Eglinton's Pompey, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (Lye), beat Lord Kilburne's He-has-a-Name, 3 yrs, Bst ; 1001. A. M. 5t02 on Pompey. Won easily by a length. Handicap Plate of 1001., for three years old and up wards. A. F. Mr. Stephenson's Ma Mie, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb (Hall) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Rhodanthe, 5 yrs, ist 71b Mr. Charlton's Lasso, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b The following also started, but were not placed : Lord Orford's Young Quo Minus, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Mr. Etwall's Palladium, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Mr. Wright's As patria, 4 yrs, 6st Stb—Mr. Francis' Cloister, 4 yrs, Est 61b —Mr. Osbaldeston's Woldsman, 3 yrs, Est 51b—Mr. Boyce's c by Hymen, dam by Perchance, 3 yrs, Est 41b --Mr. Goodman's f by Ishmael, out of Balance, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. Bradford's Sister to Confusionee, 3 yrs, sst 101 b—and Lord Exeter's Revision, 3 yrs, sst 101 b. Betting—• 2 to 1 agst Palladium, 5 to 1 agst Sister to Confusionee, 7 to 1 agst Young Quo Minus, 7 to 1 agst Rhodanthe, 7 to 1 agst Ma Mic, 7 to 1 agst Aspatria, and 7 to 1 agst Lasso (who was third). Won in a canter by two lengths. Duke of Bedford's John o'Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b, re ceived forfeit from Mr. Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b, T.Y.C., 200, h ft. A Match is made for the First Spring Meeting, 1843, between The Caster and the Queen of the Gypsies, for h ft, Bst each. R. M. CHESTERFIELD RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Town Plate of 501. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Higgins' March of Intellect, 3 yrs ... 1 0 1 Mr. Dawson's Little Philip, 5 yrs Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, 6 yrs Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 401. added from.the fund: Two miles. Mr. Raworth's Chance, 5 yrs . Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, 6 yrs .Mr. Arthur's the Star, 4 yrs ➢Zr. Lampling's Humphrey, aged KNUTSFORD RACES—WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each and 25 added. Two miles. Mr. Hornby's Champagne, 5 yrs (Thompson) 1 Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 3 yrs 2 Me. Griffin's Miss Kilton, 4 yrs 3 The Knutsfbrd Cup, by subscribers of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 70 added. Two miles and a dis. _ _ _ Mr. llornby's Champagne, 5 yrs Thompson) 1 Mr. Whitworth's Lady Mary, 4 yrs . Mr. J. King's Atalanta, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Buckley's David, 3 yrs, and Mr. Warburton na. Ermengardis, 4 yrs, also started. The Cavalry Cup of 30 guineas, with 20 guineas added, and 10 sovs for the second, two miles and a dis tance, was won, in two heats, by Mr. Massey na. Doubt ful, 5 yrs (Livesley), beating Mr. T. Holford's Modesty, 5 yrs, and Mr. Shuttleworth's Brown Stout, aged. Match 251., 10 ft, lOst 71b each; Mile and a quarter — Mr. N. R. Dunstan's Dancing Master, 5 yrs, received forfeit from Mr. Hardman's Punch, 6 yrs. CALEDONIAN COURSING MEETING, OCT. 5 & 6. The Colebrooke Cup was won by Mr. A. Graham's Caceiatore ; the Crawford Plate was won by Lord Eglinton's Chester ; the Crawford John Purse was won by Mr. Greenshield's Albert ; the Abrington (Consola tion) Stake was won by Mr. A. Graham's The Miller's Only Daughter ; and the Dumbarton Stake by Mr. Barron's Banker. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, OCT. 13.—Wind this day at noon, N. to N.E., moderate breeze, and hazy. DEAL, OCT. 12.—Wind moderate.—Sld. Sabina, Ascension ; Highlander, Demerara; Ma, St. Vincent's ; Sir I. R. Reid, St. Kitts ; Thames and Calypso, Jamaica. MARGATE, OCT. 12. Thirty-six pigs of lead have been brought in to-day, from. the Susan, lost on Margate Sands. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 12.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. off, Charles Ferdinand, Helsuyer, Havannah, for Bremen. Sid. Mayflower, Azores. The Gideon, Guswell, from Ancona, put into Malta, 27th, with cargo shifted, &c., having experienced a heavy gale in the Gulf of Ve nice on the 13th. FALMOUTH, OCT. 11.—Wind variable and light.— Arrd. Oriental (steamer), Alexandria, left Sept. 27, Malta, Ist inst., and Gibraltar, 6th. OFF THE START, OCT. 11.—Norman, Pratt, New York, for Dunkirk. OFF MILFORD, OCT. 10.—James and Mary, Sin nott, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 12.—Wind N., light.—Arrd. Charles Jones, Callao, sailed June 16 ; Neptune, M'Donald, Valparaiso, sailed 17th June ; Leo, Bill, ditto., sailed 7th June; Enterprise, Calcutta; Plata, Thorpe, Monte Video ; Cceur de Lion, Montreal. Sid. Theresa, Jane, Pernambuco ; Wallace, Savannah ; Adirondack, New York. Arrived off—.S.rgyles'3ire, Bombay. OFF KINSALE, OCT. 9.—George, Quebec. Hum, OCT. 12.—Wind N.W., light.—The Bro thers, from Liverpool to St. Petersburgh, was seen Ist ult. off Dagerost, and has not since been heard of. A vessel (supposed the above) is reported at Cron stadt as having been run down lay s is Russian frigate. NOTICE TO MAILENERS. The following has been posted at Lloyd's:— " Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, Oct.. 7, 1842. " LIGHT-HOUSE ON THE MORANT POINT, IN TliE ISLAND OF JAMAICA. "Jamaica, 24, 1842. Aug: " On the Ist Nov. next a bright light, revolving once every minute, will be exhibited from the above light-house. The tower is painted white, and is 103 feet above the level of the sea; the centre of the light 96 feet, and can be seen in clear weather 21 miles. Yallahs Hill bears from the Light-house W. S.; N.E. Point, N.W. 4 N.; and the Morant Keys S.S.E. 4- E., 33 miles distant ; lat. 17 56 N., lon. 76 11 W." The captain of the Cheldyra, arrived at Bombay, reports having, on the 31st July, on his voyage from Macao, seen and landed on a reef to the southward of the West London Reef, (supposed) not laid down in the charts. VESSELS SPOKEN wlTir.—Bark Caroline, of London, 3d ult. ; Othello, New York to St. John's, 8, lat. 45, lon. 54 ; Emanuel, of Shields, for Quebec, 9, lat. 45, lon 51 ; Countess Durham, for Quebec, same day, by the George, arrived at, Kinsale. Great Liverpool, steamer, 7th inst., off Cape St. Vincent, by the Oriental steamer, arrived at Falmouth. Eglinton, bound to Lisbon, 23d ult., lat. 40, lon. 11; Eliza Lowry, Liverpool to Corfu, 26, lat. 44, lon. 10, by the Kate, arrived at Plymouth. Duncan( Ace, 17, lat. 12 S., lon. 25 W., by the Charles Jones, arrived at Liverpool. Achilles, Memel to Monte Video, July 24, lat. 32 S., lon. 43 W. • Ravenhampt, Genoa to Batavia, Aug. 7, lat. 20 S., ;on. 25 W.; Atkinson, Rio to Cowes, 23, lat. 9 N., lon. 25 ; Prince George, Singapore to London, 25, lat. 48, lon. 9, by the Neptune, arrived at Liverpool. Captain Teasdale, Thomas Parker, Esq., Captain Nelson, and Sir George Warrender, arrived at Black wall this morning from Antwerp, by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Wilber force, Captain Stranack, after a most excellent pas sage of only 18f hours. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 12.—The brig tender Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant Snell, having received her crew from the Royal George yacht, has proceeded to Liverpool for seamen. The crew of the flag ship St. Vincent, 120, has been increased to 630 men, and that of the Excellent, gunnery ship, to 700 men. These orders are very salutary, and will employ large numbers of sailors, ready to be drafted into sea-going ships, if suddenly required. The flag ships Caledonia, 120, and - Camperdown, 104, have also had their crews augmented.—The corvette Wasp, 18, has been com missioned at Chatham by Commander Andrew Drew, 1824, who' so gallantly distinguished himself during the revolt in Canada.—As yet, no orders have arrived to put the new sloop Frolic, 16, into commission. She is, however, quite ready for the pendant; also the Samarang, 26. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam was at Halifax on the 15th September, in the flag ship Illustrious, 72, all well, according to private letters of that date. At Spithead, no vessel of war. In Harbour, St. Vincent, Victory, Warspite, Royal George yacht, Excellent, Orestes, Sylvia, Echo, Alban, Rocket, and Austrian frigage, Bellone.— i Brighton Gazette. THE REPAIRS OF THE MANSION-HOUSE. The Report relative to the state of the. Mansion house was brought forward. It stated that the Com mittee had viewed the building, and were of opinion, that it required to be papered, gilt, and decorated, and that the necessary improvements would cost 3,0001., which sum they applied to the Court to allow them to draw from the chamber for such purpose. Mr. Musonovn, the chairman of the General Pur poses Committee, stated, that the Committee were unanimously ot' opinion that the improvements recom mended in the Report, should take place as soon as possible. In consequence of the alterations which had been in progress for six week s as to the dome, the dust and dirt had increased the bad condition of the house. The clerk of the works had estimated the ex penditure at the amount mentioned in the Report, and the Committee thought the best course to adopt was to make the improvements F.o perfect as to prevent any application to the Court for ten or twelve years more. Mr. WIRE was decidedly of opinion that the Court ought to pause before they consented to so large an ex penditure. Mr. LAWRENCE said the present proposal of a large outlay was one of the consequences of agreeing to take otf the dome of the Mansion-house and no doubt if the. Court sanctioned the recommendation, that ex pense would be followed up by a proposition that 3,0001. more be laid out in carpeting and other mat ters which would immediately after be found to he necessary.—(Hear.) Mr. R. L. JONES entertained just the same opinion, and said that on former occasions Committees never went to work, as regarded the Mansion -house, in so wholesale a way ; but proceeded to make improve ments and repairs by divisions. Mr. ANDERTON said the present condition of the Mansion-house was such, that a gentleman could not reside in it. He, however, could not approve of so large an outlay without inquiry as to the state of the funds of the Corporation applicable to such a purpose. It was ultimately determined to take the Report into consideration at the next Court. Mr. ASRURST gave notice of a motion for the pro duction of accounts of the expenditure for the last ten years, on repairs, &c., at the Mansion-house. OFFICES IN THE GIFT OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. Mr. MusGßovE called the attention of the Court to an important report relative to the 26th Standing Order—" That no person, not having been admitted to the freedom of the City two years, except entitled thereto by servitude, or patrimony, shall be elected to any place or appointment of emolument in the gift of the Court, or of any committee or commission chosen by them." The Report stated in substance, in order to guard against inconvenience, that a fixed principle in election of offices might be, as far as possible, adopted and maintained; it was the opinion of the Committee that the Standing Order should be amended by the addition of the following words : " But that this regulation should not extend to clerical nor educational appointments, nor professorships, nor to offices to be filled by barristers-at-law, nor to the offices of Town-clerk and Secondary, nor to the offices of Clerk of the City Works, the Commissioner of the City Police, nor the Clerk of the Works of the Thames Navigation, but that all candidates for those appointments shall be required to be free at the time of election." The Report concluded with a list of the offices proposed to be exempt and the offices proposed to be not exempt. A discussion of some length, in which several Members joined, took place upon the subject, and it was finally determined that the obli gation to be two years free of the City should no longer exist, but that the rule should stand, that no man should be eligible to an office under the Corpo ration who was not free of the City. REACKPRIARS-BRIDGE-FIN AL REPORT Mr. PRlog called the attention of the Committee to the following most important Report relative to the settlement of the accounts of the contractor for the performance of work at Blackfriars-bridge. The nature of the Report, he said, required the most serious consideration of the members, who would, also, most particularly attend to the appended Report of the City Solicitor. " We, whose names, &c., of your Committee to whom, on the Ist of August,' 1833, it was referred to carry into execution the Act for the permanent repair of Blackfriars-bridge, and for raising a sum of money for that purpose ; and to whom it was referred to carry into execution certain extra works to be per formed, the more effectually to repair the upper parts of the bridge, and to lower the roadway . over the same ; and to carry into execution certain Works to be performed ; to remove the nuisance arising from the river Fleet, by th e sew er at the north end of the bridge, into the river Thames, do certify : That having obtained the several sums authorised by Parliament to be raised for the purpos:-t of permanently and effectually repairing the said bridge, 'we proceeded at the ti me an d i n the manner detailed in our reports from time to time presented to your Court to carry into execution the several works committed to our care ; and we have the gratification to report that we have succeeded in executing the whole of the works directed under the orders of your Court of the Ist of August, 1833, and the 24th of Sept§mber, 1835, to be performed at a sum which (notwithstanding a contemplated addition of 5,0001. to the contractor's first bill, to which reference will pre sently be made) will amount to a gross sum of 51. per cent. less than the original estimates of the en • gineers, and will keep the whole amount of charge upon the fund, including contractor's and engineer's bills, and all incidental expenses, within the sum voted by Parliament for the execution of the works. "Your Committee think it due to their engineer, James Walker, Esq., to express their admiration of the zeal, ability, and judgment, displayed by him in designing and superintendin g the works, and their entire approbation of the manner in which Mr. M`lntosh, the contractor, has carried Mr. 'Walker's designs into execution ; by these united efforts the stability and beauty of the original structure have been greatly increased, the approaches to the bridge have been considerably enlarged and improved, and the dangerous acclivities of the road on each side, which had been the subject of continued complaint, have been most materially reduced ; and by the ex cellent arrangements entered into for promoting the public convenience, these important objects have been accomplished without interrupting the traffic (except while the bridge was being re-paved), either by land or by water, for a single day. " It would have afforded the Committee the high est degree of satisfaction if they could have here closed their labours, referring to the foregoing facts as the best record of the manner in which they have endeavoured to discharge the important duties con fided to their care. They deem it, however, their duty to your Honourable Court to regret certain other Circumstances that have occurred during the last few months to create in their mind a consider able degree of anxiety, but which they hope they are now about to bring to a happy termination. "In the month of February , 18 41, the repairs of the bridge having. been . completed, and the works being finished, with the e xception o f t h e removal of a number of piles frOm the bed of the Ri v e r, wh i ch re teooanctraccomh, the clerks of tor accompli s h, tqhuei re quired worksac o o n n s i d e r a behalfbl eatimmee and the Corpo ration, adjusted the whole o f the accounts up to. that period; and the amount of charge s , in respect of the two contracts, an d o f additional works authorised by the engineer, w as a pproved by him at the sum of 90,6321. 13s. 9d., includingthe sum of 2,5551. 14s. lid. charged for the construction of the new -sewer on the northern side of the bridge- While these bills were under consideration, preparatory to the winding-up of the accounts, the Committee received an intimation that the contractor had further claims upon.the Cor poration in respect of the works executed by him; and in the following November a further bill was deli vered, with an additional demand of 46,852/. 15s. 6d., exclusive of his claim for the removal of the piles, which was not then completed. • " Your Committee having taken the precaution to obtain from the engineer monthly reports of the state of the works in progress, and having themselves care fully abstained from interfering in any manner with the contractor, were convinced either that he laboured under some strange misapprehension as to the terms and conditions of the several contracts into which he had entered, or that deviations to an alarming extent had been made without their knowledge or consent. In this state of circumstances your Committee in structed the City Solicitor to institute a searching in vestigation into all the facts of the case; to compare the monthly reports of the engineer with the items in the contractor's accounts; to, examine the whole in reference to the stipulations -of the several contracts, and report to your Committee as to the liability of the Corporation to allow any o f the charges in his further bill . carried out thisin qu i ry , cer tified T to us opinion, the contract lied not i)e Solicito r having his been broken, and the chum of Mr. IiInt"11 for pay- - • NOTES ON SYRIA. (From Colburn's United Service Magazine.) .11 The periodical overflow of the Jordan in fo times, which was said to take place at " the tune 4 \ harvest (Josh. iii. Ls)—here gathered in about Ma —was, no doubt, caused by the melting of the snows on the Anti-Libanus; and, if this inundation does not - 4.lRa lIMS take place in the spring, at the present day, it may probably be owing to the channel of the river having become much deeper than it once was. Lions and other beasts of prey were said thee to infest its banks ; but now the only undomesticated animals to be met with are wild hogs and gazelles—a least we neither heard of nor saw any others; and, although Lamartine mentions certain " rugissemens, ' which he implies might have proceeded from the king of the forest, the noise more probably was nothing more than the lowing of some matronly cow, in search•of her strayed progeny. We did not even see or hear in the " sweet woods 4 those " tuneful nightin gales" mentioned in some other poetical effusions. After crossing innumerable brooks, which, from their appearance, 1 concluded to be perennial, and passing, on our rileat, three large tumuli, of an oblong shape, we arrived , in about two hours from our first entrance into the Ghor, at the small Fellah Arab vil lage ofßysan, standing among the remains of the Beth shan of Scripture, where Saul's body was nailed to the wall by tie Philistines, and afterwards known by the name of Scythopolis, from its having been seized by the ScytLians in the days of Josiah, and kept pos session of by them as long as they continued in Lower Asia. Burckliardt—generally so observant of everything —is guilty of a sad oversight, when, in speaking of Bysan, he says—" The only remains are large heaps of black hewn stones, many foundations of houses, and the fragments of a few columns : I only saw a single shaft of a column standing. In one of the val leys is a large mound of earth, which appeared to be artificial." Had he taken the trouble to go to the base of the " artificial mound," on which probably stood the Acropolis, near the upright shaft of the column he mentions, he would have found some splendid remains of a Roman amphitheatre, sixty-five paces in dia meter —many of the seats still perfect, and some of the vomitories, or dens for the wild beasts, in a capital state of preservation. Besides these classical remains, are to be seen, immediately to the westward of the present hamlet, the ruins of several buildings, pro bably constructed in the time of the Crusades. But what tends more than anything else to identify places menticned in ancient history, is the similarity of the natural productions therein alluded to with those found on the same spot in the present day. Na ture seldom varies, whilst the proudest works of man are but as chaff in the wind before the all-destroy ing hand of Time. Where are now the kingly cities of Memphis Babylon, and Ni neve h ? Where are the " palaces of state" and the proud walls of Troy ? All crumbled into dust, and amalgamated with the sur rounding soil ! whilst the sycamore still grows on the banks of the Nile,—the sedgy reeds" on those of the Scamander—and the oaks of Basilan, or Beth shan, mentioned in Scripture, are yet to be found in the neighbourhood of modern Bysan. SURREY THEATRE. Mr. T. P. Cooke is drawing overflowing audiences here every evening. As early as five o'clock the crowd waiting for admittance at the pit and gallery doors, extends a considerable distance across the Black friars-road, and, within ten minutes after the doors are opened, the theatre is crowded in every part. This has been the case every evening since he has been engaged. We visited the theatre on Wednesday night, and after the melo-drama of Blanche Heriot, we had Douglas Jerrold's most affecting drama of Black Eyed Susan, with T. P. Cooke in his original character of William. This drama is even more strongly cast than it was when originally produced here thirteen years ago. For, undoubtedly, Mrs. R. Honner as Susan, Mr. W. Smith as Gnatbrain, and Mr. R. Honner as Jacob Twig, are superior to the original representatives of those characters, while T. P. Cooke, as William, is as excellent as ever, commanding laughter or tears front his audience at will, witness his admirable yarn of San Domingo Billy, and the parting scene from Susan, before he is led forth for execution. At the fall of the curtain, T. P. Cooke, in obedience to the call of the audience, came forward, leading on Mrs. R. Hon— ner. They were both greeted with that enthusiastic applause which their exertions so richly merited. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—The stock comedy of the Jealous Wife, by Colman, was performed at this theatre on Wednesday, the part of Mrs. Oakley being enacted by Mrs. Salzberg, well known some eight years since, as the favourite Miss Phillips, of Drury lane. Her accomplishments and powers have been recognised of old ; her voice is as clear and distinct as formerly, and her firm and face are well adapted to the best characters in the higher department of her profession. Iler portraiture of Mrs. Oakley was a vigorous and effective sketch. The Oakley of Mr, Vandenhoff was a tranquil and well-conceived piece of acting. Harley performed Sir Harry Beagle, and the Lord Trinket of the evening was Mr. Walter LacY.' Mrs. Orger's Lady Freelove was pointed and, agreeable, and Miss Cooper's Harriet was quiet aria genteel. Gretry's Ccrur de Lion followed. The: house was exceedingly thin, though "Miss Phillip?" re-appearance was very warmly greeted by all who were present. DIVIDENDS OF THE ESTATES OF BANEIRUPTS.--W have heard much surprise expressed at the very great number of dividends now announced in the Londo a Gazette, as well as wonder at the cause of so m uc h activity on the part of the Commissioners of Bank rupts. The cause is a very natural one. Th e new Bankruptcy Act, which will come into force on the lth of November, displaces all the present Commis sioners; who are to receive compensation for the loss of their offices to the amount of two-thirds ;.4" their fees for a period prior to their displacement. Hence their activity in working bankruptcies, by which, their present fees are swelled and their compensation increased.—Liverpool Albion. ASYLUM FOR AGED FREEMASONS.--A quarterly general meeting was held on Wednesday night, at Radlev's llotel, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. The chairman stated that as the meetinghad been convened for a special purpose, he could only announce that the affairs of the institution were in a very satisfactory condition. A new Masonic Benevolent Institution, for annuitants only, had rr,cently been established ilk connection with the Sceiety, which rendered certair. alterations in the hype-laws necessa r y. A reso l utifin empowering the governors to make the required .mo dification was then passed, and the meeting 'w' dis solved. CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—That part of teadenhall poultry market, bel ong i ng t o the Corpo'..ation of the City of London, is now in course of being pulled down, preparatory to the erection of a new and more convenient building. The old market, delapidated, and ill constructed, built entirely of wood, has stood. for upwards of fifty years, and has been long a source of much annoyance to the renters of the stalls froze the lowness of the roofs, and the want of proper rr_(- tilation in the summer season was found seriousli to affect the health of those whose duties req , ui t : i e id d in a strict application to their business. The n e e te w .tilltlirheely loftyof iron,aild light, having i t s he to ro b o e f will advantagesbenches to re-arranged, so as to allow of greaterr o to the public the salesmen and poulterers, and arfle'ootroingheg; thea cottcr poultry, game, calculated that the yearly returns equal to .500,000/. and rabbits, in this market alone, are who may visit that part of the pou fo l a t r ry market. It is per annum. of the numerous recent ' nesday night, in consequence d ue extortion from persons pass- INCREASED POLICE FORCE IN TIIE PARK S.—Wed. attempts at robbery and of offenders ark, Hyde-park, and the ing through the double number P of police constables Regent's-park, and various parks for the protection a were placed in t b e lurking in those who are suppose d neighbour hoods. lor s me, which took place at Lea- DEATII or 1 e regreu. 7th inst. Mr. Chaloner, who was in the ct of::A I ,o o i N . a Roberti t , gangc}Chaloner, sa(zi .... _ w r & to announce ,oner ; ;sq., ot7 k 1 • • had been for many years agent for Earl Fitzwilliam s extensive estates in Ireland, and had always evinced the deepest interest in every practical measure for the improvement and development of the hisn",it Ll ' i 6 g s G b t t o ° h n r ° y o u e n g a : the r i , agricultural resources of this country. In the county of Wicklow, where Mr. Chaloner had resided so long a period, he was beloved for his kindness of heart and benevolence. Mr. Chaloner was married to a daugh ter of the late Lord Dundas. He had been for some years a Member of the House of Commons—first, as York.— D u bli n P ost. represent a ti ve for Richmond, and su b seq u en tly foz , DREADFUL ACC IDENT BY THE E XPLOSION OF F O UP , lin AND C OMMON GAS.—Between two and threes o'clock on W e d nesday afternoon an astoun di :,r , ex plosion t oo k p l ace at the l ower par t o f FAa.y.hill Berkeley-square. It appears that two labourers working there descended into the sewer Ivi.th a li g h ted candle, when a quantity of foul air, max with gas that had escaped from the street pi'ees ignited, and exploded with a report equal to the discharge of several heavy pieces of artillery, One of them was rendered quite insensible, and, both of them were in a dreadfully injured state. The names of the sufferers are William Knowlton and Charles Wrottesley. The shipwrights and their employers, at South Shields, have maw come to an amicable arrangement. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns for the week ending Oct. 8, 1842 : Passengers .. .......... ... .......... £1,015 7 6 Merchandise . 1 , 10 3 3 Corresponding week last year ...X1,26 14 3 Darlington, Oct. 12. W. O ' BRIEN, Secretary 7 p ~; ~~ r ;iila t , ~- - _ ~ ` ~ _•. 2 kl