The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-01 00:00:00

.....------..--,----- DENMARK AND THE SOUND DUES. - The followinr; is the text of the State paper pre sented by the Danish Government to the Cabinets of other Powers interested in t h e question o f the Hound Dues : "The dues the Crown of Denmark leviesuoondthanedshtihpee and cargoes passing the straits ot the h S Great and Little Belts have long been t . e h o . bject of vio lent attacks, which have produced an agitation the more obstinate because they have frequently bad a political purpose and tendencies, and have always been founded erroneous and disputei ideas of the right in virtueorf which the toll is levied, as well as of the manner in whidh —ieGhoeernment of Denmark exercises it. The real stare thef the case being known only to those who ware not in terested in placing it in its true light, general attent' on bas ve ry naturally been chiefly directed to the obliga tions the toll imposes on the commercial interest, while no one took into account the numerous establishments of all kinds by which Denmark has always endeavoured to facilitate the navigation of the Baltic, and prevent tb e detention of vessels at the toll-station in the Souse I. Even foreign governments, though always respecting ti e r i g ht remaining with Denmark after so many sacritics - made in the interest of general peace, were often, an d for reasons the strength of whic h we cannot, perhaptO now overlook, unable to avert from Denmark the effect=s of an agitation they could not but recognise as unjasit and ill-founded. "The efforts of Denmark to appease this agitation ee suited at the commencement of the reign of Christiana, VIII., the august predecessor of the reigning Soverei S gn, in a negotiation bet ween Denmark, England, and we den, by which the ancient tariff of the Sound was revised; by this measnre the ag itation was stoppedfor a time. " However, the Danish government by no means con ' cealed from itself that it would not be long before the movement would be renewed ; and, anticipating this - eventuality, King Christian VIII. had already conceived • the idea of following up the revision decided on in the interests of commerce by other modifications of the tariff, at periods more or less distant from each other, on the principle that the dues to be levied should always be in proportion to the value of the cargoes and merchandise liable to the toll. It is not the fault of the Danish Go vernment that the intention of Sing Christian VIII. Las not already been carried into effect. Acting on the im pulse given by this enlightened monarch the Government a long time since took the preliminary measures required - for another revision of the tariff, but at the moment the idea of the late king would have been realised Denmark found itself, much against its own wish, and in conse quence of events impossible to foresee, involved in a war which necessarily absorbed all the attention of the Govern . ment, and did not allow it to make the sacrifices insepa rable from any reduction whatever of the tariff then ac tually in operation. After the conclusion of peace the country still suffered from the inevitable consequences of the internal commotions the war could not but have faltered ; and to the difficulties which thus surrounded it was soon added the present war between Russia, France, and England. " If it depended on the Danish Government it cer tainly would not choose, for the consideration of the question of the Sound dues, a time like the present, when the two Powers most interested in the matter are op posed to each other in hostile camps. But the situa tion it has to meet leaves no alternative. " Among all the foreign Governmentsthat of the United States of America alone has contested the legal right of Denmark te levy a toll in the Sound, and it is only re cently tint it has distinctly declared itself in this sense ; for, though it is just to admit that the United States Govesnment has several times during the few past years announced that it could not follow, with regard to the tolls of the Sound, the international system generally established in Europe, yet the provision relative to the toll e mbodied in the friendly Convention of Commerce , arid Navigation, con ciuded between Denmark and Ame rica on the 26th of April, 1826, certainly contains a formal recognition of the right in question, rather than anything contesting it, like the analogous article in trea ties and conventions of the same nature between Den mark and the other Powers. " By a communication of the 14th of April last, the Minister of the United States at Copenhagen has given notice of the expiration of the above cited convention, which is the only written contract between Denmark and America which expressly mentions the tolls of the Sound ; and, in giving this notification, the said diplo matic agent expresses the hope that Denmark will reeng• nise before the expiration of the treaty—that is to say before the 14th of April, 1856—the justice and propriety of permitting American vessels to pursue their commer cial operations on the sea without paying tribute t r any one and without being impeded by any Power whatever. " The end the United States' Government has bad in view in notifying the termination of their convention of commerce with Denmark, is, therefore, to release Ameri can ships from the obligation of paying the toll cf the Sound. It is not necessary here to examine if the at tainment of this end is the logical consequence of the termination of a convention which only names those dues, to assure to American ships, in respect to levying the toll, the privileged, instead of the non-priviliged, treatment which would otherwise be applied to them. Denmark wishes to avoid a discussion of this kind ; and it has only been mentioned in describing the course taken by the United States to define more clearly the position, in which, as before observed, Denmark is placed. "This position operates in a twofold manner on the determination cf the Danish Government. For not only after the notice of the termination of the convention of the 26th of April, 1826, or rather after the declaration of the United States' Government that it will release American ships from the tolls of the Sours', the Danish Government, if it would not confine itself to the reply it has already made to that declaration, could not defer to another period the measures adapted to the circumstancee, but it has at the same time become problematic whether the measures contemplated with regard to the Sour d dues, anterior to the above-named declaration, would now 131:ifiCO to prevent a conflict ar d complications, the con sequences of which, by the force of circumstances, may perhaps exceed the limits of a discussion between Den mark and the United States. "If it depended only on the Government of Denmark, it would decide on a revision of the tariff of the Sound, principally because this measure could be adopted with out the concurrence of any foreign Power ; and it is con vinced that a reduced tariff, regulated according t', the actual value of the merchandise, would be calculated to satisfy the reasonable wishes of the commercial public. But the above-earned declaration proves that a revision would not satisfy a great Power with which Denmark sincerely desires to preserve its general relations of good intelligence ; and not only this, it has also become more than probable, in consequence of the above-named decla ration—that other Pow era, cv ncse views and wishee are to bet qually consider, d, would not be disposed to think a revision a suitable measure. " Ueder these circurest tnees the Danish Government has decided on submitting to the Powers interested in the question of the Sound a proposal of quite another character. It hopes the pan it will propose will be as acceptable to the several Powers as it is certain it will be convenient to comm erce and navigation generally ; it hopes especially that the United States of America et. in consider this measure on the part of Denmark'pledge of its devise to reco nc il e it s . own interests a with those, America as much as possible 1 above all, to avoid a difficult discussion, and, perhaps, an( iaLs, f a , t conflict with a coun try which it justly respects. ' , e i. t , er as in th tu e Dsuaenhistlit Go vernment believes it ought not to dis cussion, its principal motive for not confining itself to the revision of the tariff' which lad been ted projected is, that it does not think this measure calcula . toserve as A re ply to the course adopted by the United tat "In thus setting aside the revision, without, how s. ev . e c r . , a bandoning it, th e Danish Government acts on the by thesis that tilt 3 other Governments consid er that revision as not calculated to prevent the coufliets which it is the object to avoid, and have desired it to submit to' them ether propositions which, without prejudicing the rights of Denmark, may he of a nature more likely to unite the suffrages of the parties interested. If the plan of a revision is rejected, or if it is declared, at leant citly, that the only base on which the negotiation with Denmark can be entered into should be a definitive ar rangement of the question of the Sound ; the problem to solve would he then to find an expedient that entirely puts an end to the toll, without thereb y derogating result from can the rights of the Danish Crown, this double only be secured by a capitalisation of the Sound dues, with the object of freeing mercantile navigation, once for all, from thevayment of the dues, on the receipt, by Denmark, of a just compensation. This, then, is the plan of arrangement the Danish Go vernment submits to the consideration of the Powers in terested in the question of the Sound. " But such an arrangement could not be carrie d out without the simultaneous - concurrence of all the respec tive Powers. The formal and positive engagements which exist between Denmark and the other Powers with regard to the Sound dues do not allow of any spe cial arrangement on that subject between Denmark and any one Power. Besides thee, there is another and, as the Danish Government considers it, an essential ele ment of consideration, which is, that the point under discussion must be treated, not as a commercial or as a money question, but as a political question. This is suf ficiently shown by the played history of the Sound dues, and the h p a rt which theyin the politics of Northern Europe. Moreover, i t ch would be impossible otherwise to g ive to the negotiationesuad irectionhyanciduecehtaierancettort i4s would prevent its being shackled se condary importngc, which might be in keep' a s regards a n arran g em ent purely fiscal, but which wou ld by no mea ns accord with one eae e d e a s t ! n e e f d t. r t a o n s e e a r e ete te s e th e complemen t of treaties of p a Government,. therefore, to the by which the whole system of political esmilib r i um h as b ee n regulat:d. The Dwait while iecom nieDding the proposition male by attention of foreig n Cabinets, begs them to enter as soo n as possible into n e g otiation ou the subject, and either t o furnish their diplomatic agents at the Court of Des. mark with full pis-. era and instructions, or to send special delegates to C.peuhagen in order to establish some general understanding, as well with regard to • the e -colperatistion. :to which Danmark would conceive hersstt entiOed upon the co,satien of the tolls as to the mode of ealculeting and ;latent:lining upon the just quotat which each of the reqtective Powers s hould Con tri bae. It wou ld b e desirable that this negotiation should be present opened i h y t e h a e r. . course of the month of November in the Governmentl n has gi in v ng v e e xwp not eosts onlyion t the e u this rg e w n i a s y h the Danish of the matter in questio n as regards Denmark, but al so the consideratio n tbat several Powers, and especially those which from their this period too near at Band; position might fin d have so little interest in ti e Sound duce that they would seri to be repreSented at the opening deem it uuneces, penitto of the en for c or might even prefer tr be represent-ed-lay—s-o-m-en-f-rieenn-d.le; sas, Power. the e "The choice of Copechagan'as of che Feed= t the nego- tiation is justifie d b y the fact that4itattee qua:lad. all W.: administrative departiar n i t , .,, andr THE XTRAORDIWARY CASE OF IM _POS TURE AT WOLVh,RI3I,4IIPTuN. itelligence. rimih% se q t eently offers peculiar fac ilities for the su pp ly of the Naval and rd.ll. l .laee mate.rials and the information which would be desirable in the course of the negotiation. The following letter is dated Malta, 0 stober 25 : ';*The Danish Government does not conceal from it- 1, ► „ Her Majesty's ships of the line Rodney, Captain se: f that the step which it has thought itself called upon l• Moorsom, R.N., and Albion, the Hon. Captain Drum to take is not such as will be likely at first sight to mond, R.N., arrived yesterday morning—the former see ivre everywhere a favourable reception ; but, while it from Beycos Bay, and the latter from the Bospherue, and nee nets this, it indulges in the hope that its proposals i await orders from the Admiralty, together with the wi !lolly be judgedafter having been thoroughly weighed, London ship of the line, Captain Kuper, and the steam du e :regard being had to the position in which Denmark. corvettes Niger and Wasp. is at present placed. It anticipates t hat e q ual just •°' 3 " The Tunisian schooner of war Rattail arrived at the chill lie] done to all, and relies on the favourable disc os i• same time from Constantinople. tions of which the respective Powe rs have on other 344 ' a. "The French postal steamer Carmel arrived from r sinus given so many proofs. On its side, it will p a t it e Constantinople and Smyrna on the night of the 23d, hand to the work with the best intentions, an ha imat e -3 3 1 bringing, among other passengers for Marseilles, Captain the sincere desire to prov e b y the result that it t Talbot and 163 French military invalids. She left for in view an arrangement which will be equally' P ,kept- her destination on the 24th, having embarked at Malta able to all. Lieutenant-General Sir H. Bentiock, Major Greville, "It only now remains to add a few general ,bserva. aide-de-camp ; Captain Viscount Balgonie, aide-de-camp; c tions upoa the manner of realising the plan of capi- Lieutenant• Colonel Hamilton, Major Armitage, Major talisation. Baring, and Lieutenant Riley. " This is not the first ti me that such a plan 1,, to been " The Vedra steam-transport, with fuel, huts, &c., in discussed. Although never formally propos , ed. by the charge of two Sappers and Miners, arrived on the 23i Danish Government to the Powers in getfitz•al, i t h as from London, on which day the Lord Raglan steam yet been made the subject of discussion is -hie several transport, with railway plant, left for Balaklava. The Cabinets, so that it may be concluded that i7 a principle Saxon stearueransport followed on the 24th, with huts it contains nothing which is new to the - Powers in- and warm clothing for the troops. terested, or which stands in need of detailed .emplanation. The Baalbec steam-transport arrived on the 24th Neither does it seem necessary, at the pre aunt moment, from Woolwich and Gibraltar, with Government stores, to go into an examination of the different ;bases of capi- bringing Major Maunsell, Lieut. Hamilton, Surgeons talisation which will have to be considered. , The Danish Dewar, M'Coll, and Hamilton, the Rev. Mr. Williams, Government, although naturally willing to -contributa its and Messrs. Barnes, Blakeley, Cairns, Death, Jones, quota to the capitalisation, will not anticil iate the ideas Lyrae, M'Kittrick, and Spears. which may be put forward in the tour aaof a sego- " The Bremen steam-transport Germania left for tiation in which the delegates of so nu my different Csrfu on the 24th, conveying Lieutenant Wilson, R.A. ,States will participate. As its sole desire, is that a con- " The ship Medina, Captain Jeffers (which brought. c:usion equally acceptable to all should b a arrived at, it out Government stores from England), left on the 24th deies not, provided this end be attainet give the pre- in ballast for Calcutta. fere nee to any particular manner of proce e ding. " The Arabian and Osiris, from Alexandria, and the would not, however, be superfiu ms to give a Melita, from Liverpool, have been telegraphed. sketth of the basis ;of capitalisation whii'ch the Danish Her Majesty's steam-ship Himalaya left Genoa on Government would look upon as most in accordance the 14th of October for the Crimea, via Messina, with with thee nature of the revenue to be capil alined, and the Piedmontese troops. adoption of which would, in its opinie in, render the g/ The English steamer Kangaroo had arrived to take quota to be contributed by the respecti v e Powers the on board other troops and stores for the Sardinian con most fairly proportioned to the pro rota 1,011 levied upon tingent in the Crimea. their commerce. " Lieutenant-General Sir John Pennefather, lately ap " The Sound dues and those of the 33:elts are partly pointed to the command of the forces in Malta, has since ' levied upon the ship and partly upon the %cargo. The last- his arrival been engaged in reviewing and inspecting the mentioned tolls constitute the true Soun a dues, while in various corps under his command. On Saturday week the first category are included the charge -tor lighthouses, the 51st Regiment of Light Infantry and the East Kent &c. Formerly the idea was mooted of a dopting, as the Militia were drawn up on the Floriana parade-ground, exclusive basis of capitalisation, the nationality of ships and were put through a number of evolutions, which passing the straits, but it is evident that. t his plan would they performed with considerable precision, considering be unjust, seeing that the number of vet eels belonging they have been necessarily so little drilled during the to any one nation passing the Sound an d the Belts by recent summer months. On the afternoon of Saturday no means represents the quota which th at nation con- the Lieutenant-General again reviewed, on the Floriana tributes to the toll which is levied princi•pally upon mer- parade-ground, the 51st Regiment and the East Kent chandise. This quota would be arrived s,t in the fairest Militia, in company with the Royal Malta Fencibles. manner by taking as a basis the quant /IV of merchan- The three regiments made a very fine appearance, pass dise which has passed the Sound and the Belts. In ing through their various manoeuvres in a manner which adopting this basis it might, for example., be agreed that reflected great credit on both officers and men." the respective States, Denmark includell, should con- Her Majesty's steam troopship Simoom, Capt. Sulivan, tribute in proportion to the quantity of uierchandise from Spithead, entered Plymouth Sound yesterday morn ported from their shores and imported ir.to the Baltic, ing by the eastern channel, and, after being occupied passing the Straits, or else exported by the same way about an hour in receiving supernumeraries from the Im from the Baltic, in order to be imported, into their bar- placable left by the western channel with troops fur the bouts, or vice versa. By combining such% a basis as this Crimea. with that of the nationality of the vessels, in such a The following promotions were made yesterday at the manner that the compensation to be paid to Denmark Admiralty, and apply to officers serving in the fleet in should be calculated, as regards the veritable Sound the Black Sea : dues, according to the merchandise and Ito the direct In- The annexed Mates are promoted to Lieutenants : ports or exports of each State in mereerandise which Charles Crowdy, P. J. Patrickson, H. D. Grant, Arthur shall pass the Sound an d th e B e lts, an d a s regards the K. Forde, William T. Sterne, Charles E. K. Brett, W. lighthouse and other charges, according to the flag, the A. d e V. B rown l ow , T. R. H o llinworth, Herbert P. nearest approach would probab l y be mad e to the just Knevett, Robert F. Scott, James A. Vaureven, T. E. and equitable solution of a problem, the co Deplete eolu- Stodlart, W. F. Gollock, Richard Adams, James W. tion of which will always present the greitetest difficul- O'Granv, W. lloworth, H. J. Johnston, Ralph Browne, ties." W. codeington, S. Douglas, J. S. Tonikins, J. S.Keate, "In placing these pavers at the disposition of the re- T. Williams, F. P. Doughty, F. W. Richards, C. A. F. spective Cabinets, the Danish Government eepresses the Paget, and John C. Wilson ; Assistant-Surgeon Ed ward hope that they will be treated with all that discretion Adams to be surgeon. which the delicate nature cf the subject demaaids." The following appointments were also made yesterday: Lieutenant R. F. Scott, to the Salamander ; Lieutenant C. E. re. Brett, to the Hawke ; E. C. Bull, Master, to the Salamander ; the Re 7. Bartholomew King to be Chaplain to the Havannah. Rear-Admiral Martin, Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, returned from leave, and resumed his duties yesterday. The new 90-gun steam-ship Repulse, in charge of Mr. Tonkin, Assistant Master-Attendant of Portsmouth Dockyard, and a navigating party, arrived at Spithead yesterday, and will be towed into harbour to be fitted with her machinery, the greater portion of which is ready for her. The Sarispareil, 71, Captain W. J. Williams, left Spithead yesterday morning early for the eastward. The Penelope steamdrigate, 18, Captain Sir Wm. Wise man, having had a few defects repaired, left the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday, and is appointed to leave for the Cape of Go al Hope on Saturday, taking a mail. The Russell, 60, screw blockship, Captain Francis Scott, having refitted, left Portsmouth harbour for Spithead, and anchored yesterday afternoon. The Porpoise and Havoc mortar-vessels were taken out of dock at Parts mouth, after repairs, yesterday. The Niagara steam transport left Portsmouth for Southampton yesterday. The following circular memorandum, addressed to cffi cers commanding regiments and depots, General Officers, and Commandants of Hospitals at home and abroad, has just been issued from the Horse Guards : "In order to obviate irregularities which have been brought to the notice et his Lordship, as connected with detachments arriving at home from the army in the Crimea, the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief enjoins the msst careful attention of commanding officers under whose directions such detachments are embarked, as also that of officers under whose charge they are brought to England, to follow the instructions, viz. : " 1. OfficsrspaiYing,at any port in charge of invalids will, on the anchoring of the vessel, report their arrival to the Assistant Qiartermaster-General with as little delay as po'sible, and deliver to that officer nominal re turns of the men under their charge and the other docu ments connected with them. "2. As soon as the invalids are landed and quartered in barracks, a medical inspection will be made for their classification,' and it will be the especial duty of the offi cer in charge to attend and to mark off in the original nominal return Low every man under his charge is dis posed of—whether for furlough," to join depot,' ad mitted to licapital,' or ordered to proceed to Chichester or Chatham,' so as to be able to account to the Comman dant or Paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chathain fur the disposal of every man embarked under his charge. " 3. Should the officer in charge not have been fur nished with returns of the articles of neces aries in pos session of the invalids on their embarkation, or that he has omitted to make out these returns during the voyage home, he will iminedietely on landing make a minute in speetiun of every man's kit, and ascertain the articles of which each is deficient, so that returns may he forwarded to the several depots of every article supplied to each in valid on landing to complete his kit. " 4. During the short time the invalids remain in quar ters at the port of debarkation, until they are sent on feneough, or to their depots, or otherwise disposed of, the officer under whose charge they came home will be responsible for their regularity, order, and discipline, under such orders jas may be delivered by the Town- Major under the directions of the Major-General or other officer commanding. "5. It is the especial duty of every officer coming home in charge of invalids to make out separate ration returns for the men of each coups that composes his de tachment. These returns must be signed by the com mander of the vessel in which the men embarked before they quit the ship, and must be delivered over to the paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chatham by the officer in charge-of - the detachment. "G. Her Majesty's regulations prescribe that every officer sent home in charge of invalids is to proceed to Chatham, there to render to the commandant arid pay master nominal returns of every man sent home under his charge and how each man is disposed of ; the officer in charge will thereforetake especial care before quitting the port at which he debarked to so obtain the original nominal rolls which were delivered to him on the em barkation of the men, and deliver them with all other documents connected with his charge to the Command ant or Paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chatham. " By command. -.C)..--- At the Wolverhampton Police-court yesterday (;Wed nesday) Alice Grey, alias Alice Christie, alias A' astasia Haggard, alias Mary Ann O'Brien, alias Jane I 'crews, was again brought up before Mr. John Leigh, t tipen diary magistrate, and a full bench of magistrat en, and was again remanded for a week. Mr. Hayes conducted the case for the pros f cution, and called the Rev. J. A. Morris, who indignantly denied having done otherwise than given her a: t hitting, and ordered some refreshment for her at a cuff se-house in Birmingham, as detailed below. The boys veto°, she alleged, robbed her were also examined, and the notes that were taken by the committing magistrate pi it in ; but in order to wait for the original depositions taken at Stafford, where the boys were convicted, the vs oman was remanded. A large proportion of the communications wk deb, from the time of her first examination, a week ago, to her second, yesterday, have been received by the chief constable of Wolverhampton, has been forwarded in consequence of the publication in the papers of those particulars of her history which were known up t , ) the time of her first appearance in the Wolverhampton court in her changed, but truthful character. The career of this accomplished impostor appears to have been a truly extraordinary one, and would s. tern to have been run throughout the greater part of the 'United Kingdom. She is by no means unknown in London. The lady referred to in the first exam:nation as residing nee r to Regent's-park has recognised in her photograph the like ness of Jane Tureen, the servant who first robbed her and then absconded from her service. Mr. Goode aan, the chief clerk at the Mansion-house justice room, iden tifies her as a young woman who, under the name of Mary Ann O'Brien, attended the Mansion-house in 18'50 and gave a man into custody on the charge of stealiog her trunk upon her arrival from Ireland. "He was re manded (adds Mr. Goodman) for further inquiries and ultimately discharged, anti I sent her back to Cork to , save her from ruin. She was also supplied with fund's to assist her upon her arrival there. In March, 1851, I was in the performance of my duties as assistant-clerk of the indictments at the Old Bailey, when the same per son charged four women, who were committed from the Thames Police with a robbery under similar circum stances." Until her identity was deposed to by five other persons she stoutly denied that she bad ever been before out of Ireland, but afterwards coolly admitted that she was the "Mary Ann O'Brien;" and the prisoners were discharged. "A few days afterwards (concludes Mr. Goodman) I saw an account in Saunders's Newsletter, a Dublin paper, which I showed to the Lord Mayor, and by his direction wrote to the committing magistrate. The reply to that letter was that the prisoner had been acquitted, he having proved that at the time that Ore woman swore that he robbed her he was at mass." Her statement that she came from Fiintshire, wher a she lived as nursery governess, appears to be true. She was there in the service of Mr. Fenton, of the Queen"s Ferry Wire-rope Works, who had an excellent charact , r with her from the matron of the Liverpool workhouse, but he dismissed her for telling extraordinary falsetioer ls. Mr. Fenton says also that he has reason to believe that she was connected with a case in which her husband 'oad been convicted for bigamy and transported. A letter from Limerick shows tivit she is a married women, having been there married to a soldier about three years ago. There have been received the depositions of a case in which, on the Ist of last mouth (October), she appeared before the Mayor of Chester, and charge i three men with robbing her of a carpetbag as she was enterieg the town from the railway station on the previous Monday. Tes timony was given that one of the men was not in the town at the time, but the woman was so positive in her identification that both he and another was supernal fly convicted and sentenced to three months' iniprisonolent. She represented to the Chester bench that the robbery of which she complained had reduced her to a state of destitution, and that she had no friends nearer than Bir mingham, to which the magistrates, pitying her condi tion, paid her fare. Her proceedings at Birminsbarn have been already published. The gentlemen who, she said, gave her 4/. at the Birmingham Railway station, is the Rev. J. A. Morris, of Hampton, who states that out of compassion for her apparently destitute state lee took her to a coffeehouse and gave her a meal and is. In the year 1852 she was in Bath, where, on the 28th of April, she, under the name of Agnes Herhans, charged a young man with robbing her as she was returning from the poet office. The accusation failed, and she was charged with perjury, committed at Bristol, but was dis charged for want of sufficient evidence. In Scotland, however, she was not quite so successful, for at Greenock, in the latter end of May, she was convicted of a false accusation, and sentenced to three mouths' imprison ment. The superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police identified her as having practised her extraordinary and dangerous calling, which would seem to be at length stopped, for as far back as 1849, when in Dublin, after liv ing upon the charity of the ponce for some time, she was committed for three months for imposture. She is proved to have committed perjury in various other parts of Ire land, where she was twice convicted of felony. From Ireland she would seem to have found her way to Ken dal, in Westmoreland, which place, after making the acquaintance of the police, she left as for Glasgow ; but postponing her visit there she appears to have gone to Leeds, where she managed to obtain a livelihood during a twelvemonth by alleging that she was the daughter of a certain reverend doc:or, whom she had left on account of the precise bent of her religious conviction. In Der byshire the same imposture was sucvssful, until con fronted with her reputed father at an hotel at Leeds she was compelled to confess that she had been acting a lie. By her too indulgent entertainers in the north she was allowed to leave that locality unpunished ; and still alleging that ehe was a Roman Catholic, ohoosing rather to leave borne than to obey her father's injunctions to attenl a Baptist chapel, she was for some time in Kent, but afterwards the old tale of having been suddenly made destitute by the loss or theft of her purse was again taken up. The neighbourhood of the court was thronged by crowds of persons as the woman was brought in, and in the interior of the court were persons of considerable cacnty s tanding. When she entered she appeared to be nearly' fainting, and water and additional air had to be supplied to her. Afterwards she broke out into par oxysms; of rage, and uttered similarly repulsive language to that which she adopted on her first examination, and which was so strong a contrast to her former dulcet notes and seemingly guileless expression. During the week she has continued to feign idiotcy in the county gaol, tearing her clothes and performing other wild freaks. Although in farm of law she was remanded, y e t vir tually she was committed on the charge of perjury against the two boys at Wolverhampton, her presence at the court next Wednesday, in so far as it may relate to that case, being desired only that the cl , pliitions may be prepared according to legal requirement. Be sides the evidence referred to ab we, testimony addi tional to that produced last week was brought forward to stem , that at the time of the alleged robbery the boys were at least a mile from Wolverhampton. - have n roa h l e a r a boowsrer as to w l i Z e g r the long list of offences In her cross-examination of the Rev. Mr. Morris and other witnesses she inanife , a te n d d a w c i n ch si p de ro ra v b e l d e t a h c e q a ti c a .c ir u i- - tance with the law of evidence, putting no questions WhenwhiCh m h adnLneoigt hardeairdeceoctwvteherbiiice,thaor torahfcewyehxoiftcelltnhstheoesftwhaetlersnjs'oeuunsrPtneyings, she said that to have been so great a criminal she must sure be a " fallen angel." Through the whole of her examination she has manifested the utmost aversion to the scrutinising raze of strangers, and when she was about to be remo ved from the court yesterday afternoon adopted a novel and somewhat startling expedient to avoid it. While the officers were calling out, " Clear the court," and the crowd were upon tiptoe to see her pass out, she sudd en ly s p ra ng from the chair upon . which she was s itti ng , an d s ki ppe d acr oss the table placed in front of the bench appropriated to solic tors and reporters, aced leaping almost over the heads of their worships soon disappeared by the pri vate entrance appropriated , to the ma g i s t ra t es . Wh en beyond the " vulgar gaze ' she appeared contented. Soon afterwards she was taken in a cab to the rail way station, and thence back to the county gaol at Stafford. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 31. In the Convocation, to be held on Wednesday next, Nov. 7, at 10 o'clock, a decree will be proposed to allow Messrs. Caird and Garratt, of Oriel College, and Mr. Orlebar, of Christ Church, to offer themselves for exa mination in the schools of mathematics, natural science, or law and modern history, notwithstanding that their names were not given in to the proctors. It will also be proposed in the same Convocation that the name of Henry Shute, M.A., of Oriel College, which has been by mistake removed from the books cf his college, and consequently from the register of Convo cation, be restored to the said register, and that he be allowed to enjoy every right and privilege to which he would otherwise have been entitled, provided he re place his name on the books of some college or hall, and discharge all academical dues incurred since his name was removed. The Professor of Moral Philosophy (Mr. Wilson) will continue during the present term the course of lectures commenced last term. Gentlemen who attended the lectures given last term, and who are desirous of pursu ing the subject, are requested to call on the professor on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 o'clock a.m. The Professor of Political Economy (Mr. Rickards) will give two lectures on the Wealth of Nations in the present week—viz., on Friday, November 2, at 1 o'clock, and on Saturday, the 3d, at 2 o'clock, both at the Clarendon. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 31. At a Congregation held this day the following degrees were confirmed : BACHELOR OF DIVINITY. The Rev. Henry Ebenezer Richards, St. John's College, MASTERS OF ARTS. Henry Donaldson Nicholson, Charles William Cox, Trinity College. John Richard Eaton, Edward Andrews, Emmanuel College. James Knight, St. Catherine's Hall. BACHELOR OF ARTS. George Nevile, Magdalene College. The thanks of the Senate were voted to the Rev. Thomas Halford, of Jesus College, for havingpresented to the Fitzwilliam Museum a picture by Guido, the sub ject of which is the presentation of the head of John the Baptist to the daughter of Herodias. Robert Braithwaite Batty, 8.A., was this day elected a fiqindation Fellow of Emmanuel CAlege. Fielder Hemmans, M.A., was tiii3 day elected a Ramsey Feliow of St. Peter's College. The Carus Bachelor's Prize has been adjudged to G. F. Maclean, 8.A., of Trinity College. UNIVERSITY The following is a list ol late examination for the deg OF LONDON. f candidates who passed the ree of Bachelor of Arts : FIRST D : Ashton, J. P., University IVISION. Herbert, T. M., Spring-bill Col. Holland, T., Univer. do. Hoskins, J., Stonyhurst do. Hull, E. L., Stepney do. Jackson, J., Stonyhurst do. Jefferis, J , New do. Leech, W., Univer. Leete, B. E , Airedale do. Needham, F. M., Univer. do. Nesbitt, H. A., Univer. Noyes, T. E., New do. Pront, E. S., do. Robjohns, H. T., Western Col., Plymouth Slater, D., do. Smith, A. F., Univer. Col. Stebbing. T.R.R., King's do. Taylor, S., Univer. do. Thorp, F., do. Tidy, W. H., King's Col. Miner, F. S., New do. Whitaker. W., Univer. do. Young, W., do. hvislON. Col. Blazeby, W., do. Bompas, 11. M., do. Bourne, A., New Col. Brown, S. 8., Baptist Col., Bristol Cow6ll, T. 8., 'Culver. Col. Crosbie P W., Rotherham do. Curtis, J. C., Owen's do. Dothle P W. P., Airedale do. Edwards, F., Baptist Col., . . . Bristol Foster, G. C., Univer. Col. French, A. J.,Wesleyan Col. Taunton Gielgud, A. J. C., Univer. Co!. Griffiths, W., Brecon do. Hardin g , A. R., King's do. Harris W. H., Tniver. Hawksford, F., St. Mary's Col., Oscott Heath, J., King's Col. SECOND I Birt, L. Baptist Col., Bristol Bull, W., do. Davis, W., Owen's Col. Fordati, J. Q., 'Quiver. do. Gibson, F. W., do. Grimshaw, J. S., do. Humphreys, G. W., Baptist Col., Bristol James E., King's Col. Jones, D., Brecon do. Jones, R., King's do. King, T., Univor. do. Lidgett, J. J., Wesley Col., Sheffield Leech, J., Univer. Col. M`Kerrow, J. M., Owen's Col. Merriman, M., St. Patrick's Col., Carlow Pinnington, J., Stonyhurst Col. Rudd, T., Airedale do. Shoolbred, J. N., St. Mary's Col., Oscott Smale, C., Univer. do. Spencer, A. L., do. Stevens J., do. Time, J. C., do. Wood, E. ~ do. " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General." Yesterday the following troops embarked at Liverpool for Malta, on board the ship Culloden :-30 officers and 30 men of the 18th Regiment ; 5 officers and 12 men of the 34th Regiment ; 3 officers and 87 men of the 97th Regiment ; 3 officers and 121 men of the 42d Regiment; 14 officers and 217 men of the 72d Regiment ; 2 officers and 14 men of the 79th Regiment ; and 1 officer and 25 men of the 93d Regiment. The Culloden will also em bark at Cork 11 officers and 340 men, and a quantity of camp equipage. Among the officers were Captain Bale, 34th Regiment ; Capt. E. V. B. Villars, 34th Regiment; Capt. Orde, 42d Regiment ; Lieut. G. W. Cockburn, 42d Regiment ; Capt. the Hon. H. T. Fitzmaurice, 72d Regiment; and Percy M. Bosworth, 42d Regiment. .EXTRAORDINABY RAILWAY ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE. T. uesaa.,:. _ n. ,: i. o singular and extraordinary d the Great Western branch Swindon to Gloucester, which accident i S l. R ay o , u D rhu , ana ril inns; frame deplorable loss of life and de struction of property, which was happily avoided by might bave ended in the promptitude and p a i n p g p e t r o . but aurtesence of mind of a railway official. Swindon from Gloucester, a . b and Tetbury-road imscom e was thee p d ro ee e Sapper ton It seems that a heavy goo n d d s h t a ra d in en w t a e ton tunnel, between the I 3 r he train and the steep staticiiiiiNhen one of the'coupling it is , presumed, to the weight of t line. By this acci chains broke, owing, nest; of the incline at this part of the a ttained a fear at first slowly down the line, but very soon dent 41 trucks became separated from t he en g ine, and ran fill v e lo n iky ont t rir li roac h e d the Brimscombe station at a speed of Op miles an hour; At that time a passenger sametrain from Gloucester to S w indon was nearly due on th e lin e of rail s , and the.station-ma s fi t r at Brini scom be, aware of thi s , with peat presence of mind, seeing the truck ap proaching,. immediately altered, the switches at t he Brimschmhe Station, and turned the trucks on the down line of rails. The train of trucks rushed past the Brims combe Stathin,' and also passed 'the next station at ,-Stroud,., bat were stopped. at a short distance beyond, most , providentially, without any. damage to life or pro perty: The' guard, who was in a van at the end of the train, jumped out unhurt, . as- he perceived that the truck was running down-the line. It will be remembered that, in 1851, as an excursion t ra in was proceeding from Gloucester to London, to take visitors to the great Exhibition, a similar accident ec cured. The coupling chains broke in the same tunnel, and one-half of the train ran down towards Stroud, and was met by another passenger train, which was follow big, but by the promptitude of - the driver-of the second train, in T leveisiug-ihiß engine; a fearful loss of life was preyente4-211orning Advertitor. THE SUN, LONDON : THURSDAY EvENI.NG. NOVEMBER 1, 1855. the Aubject, as another vessel belonging to the company, of 2,000 tons hurden, was expected within a few days to arrive from the sawn destination, and under similar GUN-BOATS FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN. The ship building yards of Liverpool, since the termi nation of the seven years' war, have been restricted to the construction of vessels of commerce, if we except the troop-ships Res ,lute and Assistance, built this year by Mr. Laird for the Admiralty. Mora warlike prepara tions are now perceptible in the Liverpool and Birken head building yards of that gentleman, in the shape of six or seven wood gun-boats, of massive appearance, but which are evidently to be of light draught of water. They are being rapidly proceeded with, and will no doubt be completed by March. On the Tyne, Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of St. Peter's, have received am order to build six floating batteries, to be readyin April. They will be exceedingly strong, and their timbers will - be made t wo f ee t thi c k of the best oak and nine inches of iron plates. They have nearly all been laid down. SALE OF ROYAL CATTLE IN Windsor GREAT PARE.— The sale of oxen fed in t'.e a t t h is eer o r a od Great es t e a Park d in took t the e place on Tuesday after noon , tin Messrs. Buckland and Son, h m the hammer of ing the very unfavourable state of the w o n eat o ll h n e ° Royal Park meadow, near Windsor rt,wtihthersetawnads a large attendance of buyers from Lnd parts. The stock consisted of 73 superior hornaenddscoottheehr from Ox en' rising five years, which had been carefully the first breeders in 'Scotland , by Petery selected Geekie, E sq . Fifty-five of the oxen were very fresh, and fit for stalling. Thera were also 18 fine heavy Dumbarton oxen, which have been feeding upon cake for some time past, and fit for the butcher. The stock altogether fetched excellent prices. Forty of the stall-fed averaged 10/. ss. each. Fifteen fresh beast realised 191. per bead, and the pet Dumbartons averaged 271. 7s. The sale realised 1,2501. Tnis is the first sale of cattle in Windsor Great Park which has taken Woes by the au thority of the Commis-inners oi lier Majesty's Lan& Re venue. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Oct. 31. MANS ION•HOUSE.—Mr. James L. O'B e i rne , se cretary to the Steam Navigation Company, app eare d before the Lord Mayor upon a summons to answer the complaint of a seaman, who had been engaged to go to the Black Sea. a Mr. Parry appeared f or the com p lainant, Mr . n obler for the defence. James Welsh said — l am a seaman, residing at t and to On the 22 d of M a y I shi pp ed on boar d the Cape of Good Hope , • trans p ort, at Southam pt o n , returnunder tao a portcontractintothgeo theutonited Kingdom. c A. fort night ago we returned to Portsmouth, and landed cur cargo (a number of invalid troops) there. We then washed the ship and cleared her out. The vessel was then ordered to Deptford, but as I did not want to go to Lon don I asked the captain about my wages, and he said if I came with the ship to Deptford he would pay me up to the time; but if not, he would deduct from my wages whatever it might be necessary to pay extra for the employment of another man. The ship had been or dered to Deptford for repairs, and there were several of the seamen who were under eircumstancee of the same kind as myself. All the men who belonged to London came to Deptford in the ship and were duly paid off, but as those who resided at Southampton would not go on with the vessel as the expenses from London were not to be paid, their wages were withheld. Mrlflobler said the company had resolved to re. sist upon principle, and in order to show that the men who belonged to Southampton were not to set the law at defiance, or to attempt to extort from the com pany a larger amount of wages than they were entitled to, or to compel the company to employ other hands at a much increased expense. The facts were, that the defendant and all the other men, who waited and were interested in the decision of the Lord Mayor, had signed articles in the presence of the shipping mas ter, for the term of 12 months, and, therefore, the time of contract had not expired ; and they had, in reality, deserted the ship, and were liable, under the terms f their contract, to be imprisoned for any term not exceed ing 12 weeks, in addition to the penalty of the forfeiture of th it wages. (Hero the articles were produced, and read by Mr. Goodman.) The company had, however, directed him to act in no spirit of hostility to the men, but to extend to them the liberality which ha been ex hibited _upon, all former eccasions. It. however, necessary to press the Lord Mayor for adjudication on circumstances. The complainant said he had been milled as to the time stated in the articles. The chief officer of the ship said it was impossible that the complainant could have been misled, as it had been emphatically mentioned to him and the other men at the time that they were acting illegal y, and, in con sequence of their perseverance, he had been compelled to enter them in the log-book as deserters. Mr. Hoh!er said that upon the discharge of the cargo the Admiralty had given immediate orders that the ves sel should be taken to Deptford to prepare for another voyage to the Crimea, and all that had been required of the complainant was to fulfil his contract, and assist with the other men in navigating the vessel to and from that station, but that, although they were paid very high wages, they bad the effrontery, in consequence of the difficulty which existed of obtaining sailors at Ports mouth, to act the dishonest part they had appeared in, under the impression that they could succeed in com pelling the company to come to their terms of remune ration. The Lcrd Mayor said it was quite clear that the com plainant had broken his own contract, and that he ['ad been bound to assist in nav:.gatin4 the vessel to Dept ford. The summons must therefore be dismissed ; but, as he thought the complainant and the other men, who were waiting the decision, bad ac ed in ignorance of the law, he trusted the company would not withhold the pay which the persons employed in the way represented had certainly forfeited. It wa4 afterwards stated to the Lord Mayor that the company had acted upon the suggestion, by paying the men the wages due ; but that they were determined to resist any future attempt, and that those who should violate the laws in future must taks the serious conse quences. STATE OF ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. INSPECTION BY THE RATEPAYERS. In consequence of a placard issued by the board of directors of St. Pancras, denying certain statements as to the state of the receiving wards and infant dormitories of the workhouse, and soliciting a public inspection, a number of ratepayers agreed to accept the invitation, and accordingly proceeded to the above workhouse and inspected some of the departments of that establishment, when it was found that the statements contained in the report of the medical officer, Mr. Waldegrave, were fully sustained, and that the workhouse was far from being in that satisfactory state which the ratepayers had been led to believe that it was, as will be seen from the fol lowing report :-- " Oct, 30, 1855. " We, the undersigned, ratepayers of St. Pancras, this evening at half-past 9 o'clock, visited the workhouse in accordance with the public invitation of the board of directors, and hereby testify that we found the state of things as follows: — "In the female casual receiving ward we were in formed by the master that there were last evening 72 persons admitted, and that the number this evening was somewhat less. There were upon the fluor in the lower room, stretched upon straw beds, 16 females ; their co vering was simply a rug ; some of the women were pre paring to lie don n, one of whom, recently admitted, showed her head, which was swarming with vermin. We found in the lavatory six other females, who, wish-' h out any light, were endeavouring to dry their clothes by the heat of the copper, the evening being exceedingly wet. "We next visited the able men's ward, where we found, on similar beds and with the like covering, 36 men in a state of nudity. They had hung their shirts upon pegs in the wall, to preserve them, as they said, from the vermin which swarmed in the beds. In one corner of this room we found three men huddled together in a bed about 3 feet 6 inches wide. " We then went to the dormitory of the girls' school, the lower room of which was in a sufficiently decent state, except as regards ventilation, which was very de fective. In the upper room, however, the state of things was highly unsatisfactory. In some of the beds there were seven children each, and in others six. No extra room had been provided until the night before, and the schoolmistress said, that during the last week, these were as many as nine children in each of two beds, and eight in several of the others. " We then proceeeed to the male receiving ward,' where we saw 14 men in be 1, and breathing an atmo sphere which the members of the medical profession among us declared unfit to sustain human life. There were seven more below stairs, some of whom were also to sleep in the upper room. " We have to add, that in all cases we found the space much too narrow, and the ventilation most defec tive. In the last room visited the stench was so over powering that those who entered it were obliged to re tire from it almost immediately. "This minute was drawn up in the board-room of the workhouse, immediately after the inspection, and ap proved and signed by all present as a faithful record of j what we bad witnessed." _ (Here follow the signatures of 25 ratepayers, with their addresses.) Mr. Hudrell, the master of the workhouse, afforded ovary facility in his power to the visitors, and in reply to various questions, said that he did the, best he could with the material at his command. With respect to the children's school, be was strongly of opinion that the sooner they were removed to a distance from the workhouse the better. He also stated that the board had that day recommended two paid nurses to be employed ; but he felt that to be of any service there should be at least one in each ward. The number in the workhouse is 1,560, and he (Mr. Hudreli) felt that there would not be fewer than 1800 in the winter. The unanimous expression of the gentle men who visited the workhouse was one of disgust and horror, especially on beholding the filthy state of the casual wards, and the unwholesome and crowded con dition of the infant dormitory. Th 9 subject was brought before the vestry yesterday by Mr. Streeten, who recapitulated what he had seen ; Mr. Farrer, churchwarden, in the chair. The vestry thought some of its members attempted to attribute mo tives to the gentlemen who paid the visit to the work house ; but nut one of then► ventured to deny the main facts, that the receiving wards were filthy and over crowded, and that in the infant dormitory seven and eight children slept in one bed ; and that as many as 25 bad breakfasted, dined, and supped in the same room ou the day referred to. The vestry resolved, after the effects of public opinion had been brought to beer, that a committee of vestry men should inquire into the alleged neglect. Sporting Intelligence. WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING— WEDNESDAY. The Hurdle Race, a Handicap of 5 Bove each, with 30 added. Certain winners extra. Two miles. 17 subs. Mr. Downes's Red Rose, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (G. Stevens) 1 Mr. W. Orchard's Phantom (h b), aged, lOst 10113 (Ennis) 2 Mr. Littler's Penman, 6 yrs, lOst 411) (Higgins) 3 The following also ran :—Pillaton, Gaylad, Nonsuch, Cardiff Lass, Voucher, Parchment, Hopton, Brompton, Stamford, and Frank. Batting-4 to 1 agst Phantom, sto 1 agst Nonsuch, 6 to 1 agst Stamford, 7 to 1 agst Fenman, 10 to 1 agst Red Rose. Won by a length ; four lengths between the second and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth. Stamford and Gaylad were pulled up, and did not pass the post. No ini,hap occurred in any part of the race. The Worcestershire Grand Annual Steeplechase, a Han dicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added ; the second to save hie stake. Cer tain winners extra. About four miles, (19 subs., 5 of whom declared.) Mr. Barber's The Potter, 6 yrs, 9st 41b...(D. Wynne) 1 Mr. Tyer's Star of England, aged, 9st 121 b ...(Green) 2 Mr. B. Land's Emigrant (h b), aged, 9st 71b (Boxall) 3 The following also ran : —Little Charley, Teddesley, British Sail r, Louis Napoleon, The Captain, Liverpool Boy, Tehernaya, Taffa, and Sparchford. Betting-5 to 1 agst Emigrant, 6to 1 agst British Sailor, 7 to 1 each agst TchtTnaya and Star of England, 8 to 1 each agst Taffy and Potter, 10 to 1 each agst Sparchford and Liverpool B , y. At first 7 to 2 was taken about British Sailor. Sparchford, Tchernaya, Taffa, Liverpool Boy, Teddesley, and The Captain fell early in the race. Emigrant took a long lead to about the last jump but three, when be also fell, and The Potter went on with the lead, and at last won by two lengths ; about four lengths between the second and third; and three lengths between the third and fourth. Only four passed the post. Tee Selling Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each with 50 added ; for 3 yr-olds and upwards. The win ner to be ro'd for 1201. ; allowances if entered to be sold for less. About two miles. 5 subs. Mr. B. Land's Theodine, aged, list (301.)...(Boxall) 1 Mr. Cartwrigkt's Bulfincher, aged, list (301.) (R. James) 2 Mr. H. Herbert's Alma, aged, list (301.) (G. Stevens 0 Mr. Symond's Eurus, aged, 1 Ist (301.) (Livesey) 0 Betting—Even on Bulfincher, 2 to 1 agst Theodine. Won by four lengths. Alma walked in, but did not pass the post ; Eurus refused at the fence leading to the Moors, and was turned back. The winner was bought in for 190 guinea , . The Hunt Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for horses that have been regularly hunted, &c. ; gentleman riders ; professionals, 7lb extra ; weight for age, with optional selling allowances. Three miles. 7 subs. Mr. B. Land's Theodine, aged, 10st 131 b (including 71b extra) (301.) Mr. John's Ringleader, aged,lost 61b (301.) ( Mr. Cotton) 2 Mr. J. SVnton's Little John, aged, lOat 31b (includ-ra ing 71b extra) (301.) Eurus and The Hunter also ran. Won in a canter by two lengths. The winner was bought in for 180 guineas. Notwithstanding the miserably inclement weather this meeting was attended with marked success. The supply and character of the sport, both with reference to the flat races and steeplechases, were most satisfactory ; and although different arrangements for conductieg the business of the tueeting might have been adopted with advantage, yet the officials brought the proceedings to a creditable termination. DEATH FROM Noxious Ges.—A highly-respectable man named Legru, proprietor of a distillery at Doignies (Nord), having occasion on Saturday to get a well re paired, and thinking that the workman was not follow ing his instructions exactly, determined to go down him self and examine the place below. He accordingly had himself let down, but scarcely had he arrived at the bot tom when the noxious gas overcame him, aid he became insensible. The workman above, finding that M. Legru made no movement, immediately turned the windlas, and pulled him up ; but all efforts to restore the unfur- Nate man to animation were uselesii az life had fled. TIT !RUNT AND CoA 1, TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wetinos3.!:iy Aftermion.—An im portant meetin , of the iron trade of South Stiff irdshire has just been hel , i at the Sw,in Hotel, in this town ; the influence of the resolution o , )me to at which, it is hoped, will.not be to add to the embarrassment —no doubt only ! temporary—which is at present felt at some few eta blishments in the trade. Recently the workmen throughout the South Stafford shire aid East Worcestershire districts have waited, in deputatii , ns, upon their several employers asking fir an advance of wages Tuey state that they have a right to this, because of the present price of manufactured iron being higher than it was diving the last alai the previous quarter ; and they supplemented their appeal by advert ing to the existing high price of provisiors. The reply which the men generally received gave them no encouragement to expect that their application would be met. Each empl yr, however, expressed his deter ruination to abide by the deeision winch the 'Jade, as a body;might come to upon the subject. At the works, however, of Messrs. Foster, at Stourhridge, and at other works in that neighbourhood and at Brierley Hill, the men have given notice tor an advance of wages, and their notice having expired without their demand being complied with they are now out on strike. With the view of a , certaibing the sense of the trade generally upon the best course to be now pnrsue3, a meeting was called for, and held this afternoon, at the Swan Hotel in this town. The ironinasters of the dis trict attended in large numbers, and, after an animated discussion, unanimously passel the following resolu tion : ---" That, looking at the position of the iron trade, as affected by the present monetary state of the country, and also to the fact that the wages now paid to puddlers are higher than the usual proprtion to the declared price of iron, the claims of the puddlers be most strenu ously resisted." The demand for merchant iron is not so good as it was, and the pig market is rather languid ; but first rate houses are not inclined to give way much. This temporary falling off must in a great measure be attri buted to the tightness of the money market. The decree issued in France to exempt from duty for three years castings, bars, and sheet iron, when used for ship-build ing purposes, will greatly assist the South Staffordshire ironmasters, as there are none who can compete with them in these commodities. The wages of the puddlers still remain, in some instances, an open question. Mas ters are certainly not in a position to advance them at present. A. meeting was held in this town on Wednes uay to consider these demands, and was atttended by most of the leading firms, but adjourned for a week without arriving at any definite decision. In the mean time the notices given by the meii at several of the works will have expired, and it will be seen what course will be taken. The disinclination of the masters to make the advance no doubt arises, in sozne degree, from their having lately made an advance to the colliers, but if it were not for the approach of winter coal could not maintain its price: The demand is quite independent of the consumption by mills, forges, and furnaces, and arises from the great outlet by rail and the increase re quired for domestic purposes. The remand for white iron -stone, gubbin, and other ores, the produce 14 the district, is nct so good as it was, and the price has re ceded a little, but this temporary drawback is expected to be of only short duration, especially if the money mar ket gets easier. The present high rate of materials will prevent malleable iron sruin being much lower than it is at present, and as far as coal is concerned there seems ne probability of that being reduced at present. The col liers attend their work regularl y and the distr ct gene rally, srPfar as labour is co ncerne d, with the exception of the puddlers, is free from agi,ation. Mr. Thomas glington's statement of the principal orders for castings, machinery, rails, &c., ascertained by him to be in the iron markets of London, Dublin, au,' Glasgow, show :-1. Orders contracted for during the last few months, and now being executed by Gla=goss ironfounders—large quantities of socket pipes f-r Aus tralia, India, Italy, Canada, United States, South Ame rica, Germany, England, and Ireland ; raii way chairs _ _ for Nova Scotia and Canada. 2. New orders-10,000 yards socket pipes, 2 engines, boilers, and wrought-iron tank for Great Grimsby ; 2,000 tons of additional pipes for Italy ; 4 iron screw steam-boats for Turkey ; a con densing pumping beam-engine fir Derbysh re ; 200 to 300 tons of good second-hand rails f)r Swansea ; 2 or 3 tank locomotive engines for Nlalichester , pumping engine for Hereford.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. INSPECTION OF' FIELD-MARSHALS. One of the most remarkaltle military ceremonies which we have lately had the pleasure of recording, took place on Saturday last, at the United Service Institution, in Whitehall-yard, where several gallant soldiers, officers and privates, who have distinguished themselves in the Crimea, inspected the Field-Marsbala in her Majesty's service. The recently made Field-Marshals arrived punctually in their respective perambulators, and were received by the attendants with the utmost kindness and tends rness. They were lifted along the passage, and placed in three of the easiest chairs which could be procured. The windows were carefully closed to exclude draughts. While waiting the arrival of the veteran F.M., whose creation, dating 1840, is much older than that of the Peninsular generals, and to whom more lati tude was therefore very proper'y allowed, the objects of interest in the institution were explained to the marshals. The skeleton of Marengo, the horse ridden by Napoleon at Waterloo, much delighted them, as having belonged to an acquaintance of other days ; and General Wolfc's Quebec sword recalled to them an event of their younger lives. The other Field-Marshal's carriage was then heard, and presently H.R.H. entered, in the uniform which he wore at the taking of his last quarter's salary. With him came the Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards, the Colonel-in-Chief of the Sixtieth Rifles, the Grand Ranger of Windsor Park, the 1, - )rd Wanlea of the Stannaries, the Chief Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Gover nor and C instable of Windsor Castle, the High Steward of Plymouth, the 01lonel of the Artillery Company, the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the Prince Consort. Mr. Punch was also present. The inspection was then gone through, and the Field- Marshals were examined as to their efficiency, and their catiability of rendering military service to her Majesty. The Peninsular Generals admitted that their day bad gone by ; but said they were delighted to hear that younger men were appointed to do tneir work. From m Alves of delicacy it was thought best not to undeceive them. They were then asked if they had any complaint to make, and they replie tat they had—that their pro motion to the highest ran'c in the army had either been earned 40 years ago, or not at .11 ; and that both the de lay which had taken place, and the moment selected for conferring the honour, were equally unfair. Mr. Punch promised that this should be notified, and expressed his entire concurrence in their sentiments. H.R.H. was then inspected, and was warmly compli mented upon being in such apparently excellent coedi tion. H.R.H. stated that he was at that moment quite as fit to discharge the duties of a field-marshal as he ever had been, and that he long hoped to serve his Sovereign in that capacity. Although he could not as yet aspire to the renown of his colleague in honours, F. M. Leo pold, King of the Belgians, who had received 1,200,000/. of the people's money up to last pay-day, and who, there fore, was naturally anxious to negotiate a peace (as such items might in wartime be thought objectionable), he trusted that he should not be found unworthy of the re lationsbip. . The examination being completed, the inspectors de parted, with the single recommendation, that the field marshals, being happily lodged in a collection of mili tary curiositie4, show(' be kept in what was evidently their proper place.—Punch. SALE OF FISH BY AUCTION.—The Mayor of Marseilles recently issued regulations for the sale of fish by auction, but it appears that the measure has met with great op position from the retail dealers and hawkers. Some of those parties pushed the biddings up in such a manner that the efforts of the authorities were unable to keep them within any reasonable bounds. In presence of these manoeuvres, the municipal inspector was at length corn. pelted to put a stop to them by causing the fish to be knocked down when the biddings had gone to such an extent above the first price offered, as he considered suf ficient. The hawkers finding their manoeuvres defeated, entered into a coalition, and at the last sale, not one of them made his appearance, so that the greater portion of the fish was left on hanl, the public not being suffi ciently numerous to carry it all off. A severe repres sionary measure having become necessary, the municipal authorities have taken away the licences from all those who took part in the opposition. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills a Medicine of Extraordinary Properties for the Cure of Coughs, Colds, and Asthma.—These pills are famed in every clime as the best remedy ever known for the cure of coughs, colds, asthma, and affections of the chest. 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Pd.; 21b. 4s. lid.; 51b The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt or P u o o st n - d o . rflee . order. on also aßarry Do Barry 41 Co., 77, Resent-stree.t,w, and 451, strand; Piccadilly; 60, Gracecti arch-still 4, Cheapside ; 60 a nd rib, Corn hill; 49, 'Blare sate-street' 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street;' 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; mo i _ s treet, Camden-town ; 18 , Pall malt 7, roet ; 13, King Pall-mall - Eas t ; New Bond-street ; 24, Mot co•nh-st • William street, City ; 30, 9ondun street; 21, Cocks- lir - stre et ; .5, Farrington-street , 67, St, \ot i ttroys id.; itS, Edward-street, Portnunoquares . Country Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—OoT. 30. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 525. EDINBITRGII HAY AND STRAW MARKET OCT. 29. Oat straw, from 10s Oci to 13s 6d per kemple of 16 atones tron; wheat do., SA Od to Os Od; barley do., 7u to 6a Chi. Hay from 10d to 1 id. DALKEITH Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto Pot-barley, per ditto ARKET—Oor. 29 First. Second. I Third. 50* Oci , 49s 93 ; 47a 04 —8 6d Od —a Oa —s Od s Od —8 04 —s Od —s 04 —s Od s 04 D ÜBLIN—Ocr. 19. White wheat, 41s Oct to 41s ed ; red ditto, 373 to 43e O 3 ; barley, 16s Od to 21s 4d ; oats, 14e Od to 188 Od ; rapeseed, 408 Od to 41s 6a per brl ; oatmeal, 168 Od to 18,, , Od ; bakers' flour, 24s Oil to 273 Od per cwt ; Itunaucoru, 41e Od to 44a 6a per 4801bs. COAL MARK/ flues of Coal per ton at t' ET.—OcT. 31. ;he close of the market. Wantland, &o. s. d. Bate's West Hartley 17 0 Buddle W. Hartley lB 6 Byass's West Hartley l7 6 Carr's Hartley l7 6 Chester Main . ..... l4 6 Hartlep.) )1 West Hartleyl7 6 Hastiug's Hartley l7 6 Holywell lB 6 Howard's West Hartley d. Willington Hartley l7 0 Wood's Hartley 16 6 Wylam .... .18 6 Gosforth Wharneliffs Eden Main Lam bton 2l 0 Pensher Stewart's Eleugh Hall South Kelloe 2l 0 Evenwood 18 0 Netherton 13 0 North Percy Hartley _l7 0 Redhengh Main 15 I Stobart's Hartley l4 6 Tanfield Moor l7 Tautield Moor Butes 17 3 Walker Primrose l6 West Riding Hartley _l7 01 Grey's West Hartley l7 01 Derwentwater Hartley.lB 0 I Hedley's Hartley ...... —l6 0 Kepler Grange 2O 9 _ _ _ Northumberland 'Bell ...18 6 -.20 0 Ships at market... 2' i Sold SEABORNE MAILS. (N algntfles that the mails are sent from the German ron.ome. y the night—and NI by the morning—despatch.) COUIN TRI 6;4. Lay rltlru rna • in General Post- Otllce, London.. Frou Wi , at Wine, Pori due u Dispatch,: Eny'and crierica(bylirit.pack‘Ni Every Fridal '.mericp. kby United Sts.l packet) ......... •NI • merle* (by U. Statissl packet) iistralia (via • South-, ampton) ato (via Marseilles) N' ' , lit° (via Cape of Goa Hope) •• erica (West Coast) ..N 23d of the month xnudria ........ N x. 9. 24, &30 of 4th & 20th of moi. tal,amas ........... M .17th of tbo mom - tolgium . • ...... N DiCY • •. • • ............ . M 9t.1 - , of the month.. ,itienos Ayres ,„ ..m 9th the month 'ape of Good Hope .N; ape of Good Elope "ai-ic de Vents .. NI 9th o; moral, leyloh (see India) 1ey10n...... N lhattuel N Mon.. Wel.,&Fri... • .......„ .2r) gr. 1 711, of mow 7hina loustantinople , I,nstantinople . 4th & 20th of mtni. ;out. of Europe M N [ Twice, daily .. (see India) I • ' , ranee , ........ M v Twice daily ~ ilbraltar .......... M 4,7,17,140. 27 -ft, Greece (see India) Iroytown ........ M 2nd & 17th of mon., qamhurgh Tuesday & Friday. I,vannah .......... M 2nd of the month' Uolland .. • ......... M Daily .loncluras ~........M 11th of the month.! +lndia rvlaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mori.l [mita (via Marsoilles)M 9th&2sth of month , lonian Wes (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon, Ireland & N Twice daily ...... 517, 9, 17, & 17 of no.' N.lit,t;ira M9th of the month • ........ N 23d col month •... • gee India) • ............ ti 8, 18. &28 of mon. itauritius (see inliai tfauritius ........ N;l4th ot the inont h Mexico .• •• •• •• •• —Di n4l of the monti , ..A in oathamwi /Col. ,„ ....N ,bthlAth2Sthormon.'Dover New , franada 2 1 & 17th of montl.,Soutbamptonl New Zealand .......... ,B private si 1P ;Various port. Uncertain Papal States„ Vith 1 hthTsthotinon.'Dover Peninsula ........ I thl7 th27thofmon.'Southampton; Peru ............ -.Mild & 27th of mon.!Southampton! Port Natal private ship...; Various ports Uneertsa. Tascany , ienezuela .... •• • ..• All id t I.7th otmontbSouthampton& mot% Van Dlemen's Land (se , i I Australia) frdlos . Liverpool ILiverpoo: Oct. 29 lioutharn ISouthumpur• Aug. 14 hover Uncertain Nov. 6 Plymou T Dover .. ISouthamptt., 3outhutric,tn, _, Dover .... Daily Sonthempto. Nov. 16 Igmithame,,,. Nov. 16 iVerion.i pore Uncertain Souttmmptc•• NOT. 15 Tu.Ta at lout:nal/v:0 Nov. 4 ~ql C 1 S )uttviny.t3:! Dover Twi daily 120* 17th o month'Southampton 1 &16 Wiwi' any et these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will be de. spatched on the following day, with the exceptien of the In lit (via ionthampton), and the Knita, both of which will be despatched the preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. WEDNESDAY, October 31. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich N. Rain. Lothbury. Bristol N.E. Unsettled. Plymouth Gloucester Cardiff N.B. Swansea N.E Fine. Haverfordwests ... N.W Fine. Exeter... Brighton ...... Southampton N.W Unsettled. Cowes N. Unsettled. Portsmouth N.E Rain. Poole Derby N.E Cloudy. Nottingham Leicester N. Rain. Boston N.N.E...... Rain. - Gainsborough . N• Rain. Great, Grimsby... N.W Much rain. Shrewsbury . N E Rain. Ipswich N.E Cloudy. Harwich N. W Rain. Holyhead Düblin . Liverpool Leeds N. Amsterdam Manchester. Sheffield N.B. Stoke-on-Trent.... SW. Rain. Carlisle N.E. Cloudy. Lancaster N , .... Cloudy. Whitehaven Maryport.. E.N.E Cloudy. Yarmouth Cambridge S.S.W Much rain. Tort' . .... N ... ...... Darlington N. Fine—Cloudy. Whitby Scarborough Berwick N.W Cloudy. gtrood N. Rain. Tonbridge SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been dull to-day, and prices closed at their worst point. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 74 4 —Caledonian. 291 —Great Western of Canada, 22 — London and North• Western, 92k —Midland, 6.3.1 1 1 c.—Dutch Rhenish, d. MANCHESTER, OCT. 31. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market has been dull to-day, with rather easier prices. Sheffield, 9 1.—Midland, 63/ — Leeds, 7-li—Eastern Counties, 8 15-16—Dowers, 17 3-16, 1 The Stock Exchange will be closed to-day (Nov. 1). BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 31. S rocs EXCHANGE.—There was a slight increase of business to-day, with quotations generally a shade higher. Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, was done at 69 for cash—London and North Westeras closed at 92k. BIRTHS. OP A BON. On the 30th ult., at Baltic-wharf, Millbank, the wife of Mr. Henry Castle. On the 30th ult., at 7, Cheshana-place, Mrs. Charles W. Grenfell. OF A OAUGHTEIL On the 31 at nit., at 12, Curzon-street, the Hon. Mrs. Frederick Chichester. On the 3lat ult., at 22, Ovington-square, Brompten, the wife of Charles Smith, Esq., barrister-at-law. MARRIED, On the 31st ult., at St. Paul's, Herne-hill, the Rey. John Warner, M.A. of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, an d Hi g h H a ll, Wickham Bishop's, Essex, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of the Rev. Matthew Anderson, incumbent of St. Paul's, Herne-hill. Eqq., of 86, On the 30th ult., at the parish church, Hartley Row, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Gower-street, tfrasz:,,r. Gaily,,l3aqatVierse,Jas. Waghorn, Esq., of the Elms, Hartley Rofr, and Mount-street, Grosvenor-square. DIED, On the 29th ult., at Hampton Court Palace, the Hon. Mrs. Talbot, aged 90. On the 30th ult., the Rey. William RVIV Pratt, minister of the Caledoniau Church, and chaplain to the Caledonian asylum, Holloway, aged 26. On the 29th ult., at Green-hill, Evesham, Henry Wood. war 1, ERq , late of Leawell, Kidderminster, aged 63. On the 28th ult., Mr. James Barclay, late of Clapham. On the 21st ult., at Mawgan Rectory, near Helstone, the Rev. Gerard Mann, rector'of Mawgan and St. Martin's, aged 34. - On the Bth ult., at the Castle Hospital, Balaklava, of diarrhoea, Capt. W. Johnston. 41st Regt., late Provost. Marshal to the Army, aged 49. On the 24th ult.,at Balaklava, Lieut.-Colonel Barret Leonard Tyler, commanding 62d Foet, from wounds ref coiyed at the assault on the Redan on Sept. 8. On the 31st Jnly last, at Melbourne, Victoria, Mr.Ww. , Rowe, elde s t son of Mr.' Rowe, of 'Change-alley, Cernhill. 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