The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-23 00:00:00

►AY.) AY.) it haring f samples ) the large ,11 descrip• y t goal to 10 quarter/ was a cow he stands. :urrencies; or kinds s :milted to. re. The stationary' -cr. Malt rind prices increased is was ( 11 Oat trade Itations Corn, aid rer. t. Poe. 1 . Sadie. (1 5,320 3al Itet Abl dity. no meting steady, el 'ing 4s. to ease in O. were reff eurrencf• inds ruled 81bs., and 3alres supplieo . ,ry price& tes, other re hesYl ;Alt N. d. to .• a ' 3 4 3 3 • 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 3 6 3 310 4 8 0 33 • o 0 VW. .540 Ms. 30 eacly axle, ) buineo ~1. o 41. ; 2 6 3 1. 4 3 0 •11 a 6 3 a 4 3 ", alO 4 new iloP i t is firm'" 3 as dear . doing :1 t., 61 I°' to F 1 561 J, 111 111 Susseh tation b 0 k's priC' .alised 4 to go o' at 476 63' bout belt mid wbil Is 6d; st l " 2i; mid 10 192 blig 6 ; low to ,A ow 30S ", bugs we l l ellowt gl v Q in nalle h ed 17s . A sound 1 01 " rellow hs li ,ought 10 •ey 198 t° er to dii_ A P for g ° 7l d fine or 555; liP u 44 s 6d tv „ id 483 f'J t , and fine Madro j g good an d w grey 10 a at gs 6a to 8. 6d s for PIO a rePP r e d Imento ;od 031111 iou in 'b. Id at 80 Rio to j 6d; tin the isP II/ ' tr. ue d I 3, an P 4 y at StA" „ o Of ear b - , 4 d brouPi rat Win @ling s o Chea t ' sumptil; ma NU” ack Sei it serer. re Pub lic e of I" m ling. '" 'eter rf facilitive might b r e micashi 0 mded lonned " th e that td priti% religL° as Oa t ; lergyl e )wed t we re 08' HE E . r w en indigo( 0 Lasses Tonal% road tP i ared tb i/ na of b e t i King , aclow t i ischarge contribi l ; theo 3t Hit Of ' to as pas se d nan, instanc e F eri the 00 bod lie . 0 was sicke W de tv r° hie 43111.'j MONEY and CONtNIERCIAL nENVS. CITY, QUAR7'EI? TO THREE., The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday wss quiet, and pries remain without al,eration. The Sales (in cluding 1,000 talon on spt-euhaton and, 500 tor export) were estimated at 5,500 bake, and comprised 4,000 American at 5i 1. to ;id., 250 Ely - oton at Bd. to 9d., and 1,000 Surat at 4d. to sd.—There was a better feel ing in the Share Minket owing to the reduction of the rata of interest by the Bank of England, and though the business done was not very large, prices had consi derably advancer]. The arrivals of foreign grain aro important this week, and those of wheat exeted 83 000 quarters. The Colonial proiiuce markets - have been this wetk duller, neither the hotro nor foreign putt:bytes being large. Still, as the deliveries continue large, a revival of activity is not improbable, and the further cheapening of money at the Bank of England will serve to give an impetus probably to speculative dealings. In referring to the present state of the warkets, the Commercial Daily Li.st slat( s " A duereuse hes occurred in operations in fibrous substances, and cotton is freely offered at lower terms; still holders of other articles are reluctant to make any further cone( ssion in the value. Dye-stuff , , however, maintain the former currency, and up , rations for all purposes exceed those of the past GUM, supplies are also smaller. For colonial produce the market has a quiet appearance, and timid holders are pressing sales at lower prices, but the leading mer chants still exhibit firmness. Alihough ,bread-stuffs are offered at moderate rates, yet dealers operate with Caution, and there are greater supplies. -We have still DO improvement to report in the trade for provisions, and for most articles low rates are acceded to. The metal market has a dull aspect." The Hatnburgh Mail has arrived with accounts dated Tuesday. The rate of exchange on London was firm at 13.10, with rather an extensive business doing, and with some scarcity of bills. Money was abuticient, the Funds were steady, though quiet, and Railway Shares fiat. Our reports from the Continental Bourses state that at Amsterdam, on Wednesday, Dutch Twit-and a Half per Cents. were again in favour, being 53} to 7-16. Mexican Bonds were higher, and Spanish and French improved. Frankfort accounts, of the 2uth instant, give the quotation of Austrian Bonds at 87k; and at Vienna, on the 18th, the Metallics were 94k. The value of the Prussian Three and-a-Halt per Cents., at Berlin, on the 290, was 88. i. There are accounts of July 12, from Auckland, New ;Island, and of the Ist of that month from Wel- lington.' Preparations were making fur the survey of the Canterbury District at Port Cooper, and many of the Wellington people, according to the Auckland newspaper, were about to remove there. Mr. Hamilton, formerly private secretary to Captain Fitzroy, says of the plains lately discovered in the Middle Island, that the one behind Port Cooper is 120 miles long by thirty•five or forty broad, covered entirely with beautiful grass; a splendid sheep and cattle country with a good soil, comprising downs and bills, all on limestone,—" I really now have certain hopes of this country flourishing. The mutton of the plains is splendid. Then the climate—there is a summer and a winter clearly defined. I was thirty three days in the bush, one out of which only was wet." The grand jury,at Wellington had protested against the introduction of convicts. The following is a statement of weeklyzailway traffic according to the latest returns:— _ 1849. 1848. Great Northern Lancaster and Carlisle London and Black wall 494 ... 564 Eastern Counties Lancashire and Yorkshire Yorkshire aad North Midland' York, Newcastle, and Berwick Great Western* North-Western 36,274 ... 38,216 South-Western 8,368 ... 8,359 Caledonian Brighton Midland 20,775 ... 29,690 South-Eastern * Bristol and Exeter, 3,1451. , . We stated on Wednesday our views generally upon the subject of a reduction in the rate of discount, and have therefore nothing further to add, now that the event anticipated has " come off," except that people must not be under the erroneous impression that the Bank of England, in its altered position as an active competitor pith other banks, will not raise the rate without the least notice, if deemed advisable. The English Funds are now reacting after the late decided advance, and parties are realising their profits. This was to be expected, and goes for nothing in reference to the future status of the market, provided political affairs Temkin tranquil, the probability of a renewed advance being considered greater than ever while cash is abundant, of which there is every expecta tion at present. Consols have been 94i to -a for .Transfer, and 94j to i for Account, being now 941 Bank Stock is worth 1981 to 1991; and India Stock-259. Each , quer-bills are 475. to 50s. premium. In Foreign Securities there is much less doing. Spa nish Three per Cents. are 36i to 37, and Portuguese small 31; Mexican have been Hi to 27, and Peruvian 52; Dutch Four per Cents. are 821. Railway shares have been higher in some cases, but there is no general improvement. 0 , i O'CLOCK. P 1 EIS OF RlTlBti PUMP , Sank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Arn. .• 93% 1, 4 14 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 4 3,0 6 5 4 3% Now 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne .. . lAng Anna. to expire J an. 1860 pato, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto 30 yearr, Jan. 5, 1860 B% India Stock India Routh, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001... Consols for Account .... .... 9-1 % 3 / 4% tub equer Bills. 1 ', l ot. & 2d 1,0001. June _ 47 50 p 500/. June Small, June 4B p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS 01.0.1!' rincEs. )99i t 93 1 ,A 94 1 ,4 93% 8 7-16 8 /4 8 11-16 261 85 p p 94% ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSI N PRICES 98 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ..... .... Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..- ... • . Ditto, Account Ditto, Small Peruvian B on d s, 4 per Cent ... 27 52 rortUguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Small 81 ' 411181 5 per Cent. 1840 — Ditto, Account Do., Coupons — Ditto, 3 per Cent - Ditto, Account ' 26% 37 3', Dividends on the above payable in London. Beligan, 4% per Cent. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 54% Ditto. 4 Der C ent . Certificates 8 : 1,4 82 1 4 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN6 RRAILWAY SHARES. Pla—, • AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES ... - Aberdeen. 50 ..... ......... . De.. Preferenc e.... IPA akillber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 6 3 / 4 ...... •• lkyrahire a n d G a ll oway.. 7 t it — • Belfast & County Down 28 .••••• perks & Hants Ex tens. ( Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox -s'rd Junct., calls duly .. •-• paid, or with a guaran. 20 ...... •-• 1)o, without guaran tee 20 Binning, Wolverh'ton, and Dmlley, calls duly Rd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 14 - o. without guarantee 10 Birtning.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 13/. 14s ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 20 51 Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. 51 Ditto, Thirds ..... 27 1 ,4 Buckinghamshire ...... 17 1 ,i, Caledonian . . .... 50 Ditto, New 101. Pref.- 10 Ditto,Clydesdale J unc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mOuth Dublin and Belfast June. 40 Dundalk & Enniskillen 27% — East Anglian, - 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do. 181., & 18 Do., 31. 10s., Pref... 3% Eastern Counties.-- 20 - Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 ...... Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... 1 / 2 P • ..... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13e. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern, __ 6 per Cent. ... ...... 50 ..... • Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Do. New 43 — Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 ' Ditto; Class A, ditto... 3 1 % — Do. : Class B (I. & B.) 25 ' Ditto, Class C, ditto... '25 . Do. Strip (6 per cent.) 20 East Lancashire ..... ... 2.5 - ..... ....... •• ' Ditto, New Ditto, ......... •••••• New Quarters 6 1 4 Do., 6 per Cent.. Pre- •• ••• ference Quarters ... 61 A .. East. Lincolnshire ...... 25 —** 2 - 8 *** ****** ..... Edinburgh and Glasgo w 50 •..• .... , Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 .. .„ Edinburgh and Northern 25 ...... := '•""' — Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... ..... ............... Exeter.Yeovil. is Dorch 25, ...... _ .............. .............. Exeter and Exmouth Gies . . es ow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ....... ... —B/.65. 8d — ........ Glasgow,Kilmar., St Ayr 50 ..... ........... *: Do. Preference Consul. Great Northern D0., ', A Deferred Do., li t B 6 per Cent 7t,¢ . — ... ......... .. Do., 5 per Cent. Pref Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of England.loo ...... Ditto, New, 40/ ...... ... 40 Ditto, ditto Ditto, New, 30/ ......... 30 - .• ...... •••••• ' Ditto. New ,15/... ...... 15 .. Great Western 100 ...... 56% 55% ...... Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 26 %... ........ .. Ditto, 14 Shares Ditto, Fifths ...... ~,bitto New 171 aim 1 a ••••• ..... 15 ..• •• 6!}j ••••• •••• ...... ---. end 501 4 ~ ...... 50 mu. -- . • 26 3 / 4 26% 52 17 8% 50p lop 50p 1 l 1 ,4 7;a sl,, I A P e i 17 1 4 12% s 8 28 th - 6 1,4 30% 16 26i 10% TILE S U N, LON DON, Ditto, Half ;Shares 25 .•..•• •...• Do. Quarter Sh,ro!=... 12% Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire Yorkshireloo Do. do. M. B. 4 8... 98 Ditto, ditto Ditto. V Shares ...... 49 ..... Do. Quarters 23 1 ; 4 ...... D 9. Fifths.— lO Do. Thirds ....—........ Do. New Guarant;ed 6 i er Cent.. .. lO ....•• . ..... ..."•••• Do. Liverp. and Bury 49 Ditto (HtidAerstield and She'. ).. 5O Do. (W. Riding Union) 10 ...... Do. (Preston & W pre) Shares (A)... 10 Leeds and Bradford , 60 Leeds and Thirek 50 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. o . Po., do. No. 2 5 Do., do. No 3 5 ••• ........ Do., Pref. Quar ,18 IS 9 Liverp9ol, Crosby ,t.od Southport . lO ' ondon & Blackwall...l 11. 68. 3d — Gar don, Brighton, and South ..... 100 Do., New 51., guaran teed 6 per Cent...:.100 Do.Guarant. o per ct.. t Do. I'refer. 5 per cent. 50 Ditto ditto-- 18:)2 ME) radon and Greenwich 12/1584d... Ditto. Preferer , . .20 . — ~ ..00dc.n and N. Wftitern 100 .....112% 113 111% Ditto, N.,w Quarters.. 12 Ditto, Eft' , Do. 40/.Bhares(L.M.) 55 Do. 104 (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... Lond.& s W,st9en ....• 50 .... 31 30% Ditto, New 501. ...... Do New 401. 34 • Do.. New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. .. 6 Londonderry&Coteraint. 25 -. ....... ........ Do. % Shares ~... 5 - ........ •••• • oil. Londonderry and Emus ki;h-n.. - Do. 1 / 4 . Shares Lowestoff guar. 4 per ct 20 ....... Ditto (6 per ct.) t‘lanchesiei,liuxton,and Matlock... - •. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire —100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 . D 0.% Shares (No. 3) 12 4 - ...._ Do. New 101. Pre.... 10 - Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 50 - ••...... ...... Ditto ditto . ......•.. 20 ....•• - •••••••••.••••• Ditto ditto ...... 1 2 1,4 - ...... ........ Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 25 . ... - Do., Grimsby Dock... 25 ..... . - Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.2 a. - - hi6lind ...... ....... - 100 ...... 47%% Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 504 Sharon 30 ... Do. Birm., and Derby 100 Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ..... 1201.‘ ..... ... Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 42 ...... - ...... ... Ditto ditto .... ....,. 22!. is. .. ... - ... De.,ErewsshVal.,Pref. 50 Ditto, Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo - Midland Great W estern Irish 5O - ..... ....... .. bliddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.loo ...... - .bo. Quarters - Newmarket .. .. . 23 - Do. Extension Newport, Abergavenny, . and Hereford 6 .•..•• - Newry and Enniskillen 7 - .. ..... Newry, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor 2O - •• ........ •••• Norfolk ...... 100 - • . • •• Do. New 20/. ,- Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 • - -... ...... . ... Do. Guaranteed 5 1 Ar pe. 5 - Do. do. W uveney % al. 2 ...... - Northern Counties Union 4 ...... - .... North 13ritish ........... 25 ..... 11 ..... Ditto, Halves .. - Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Thirds .... .. - ..... Ditto Preference North Staffordshire ... 17% 8 73 ...... ..... North Wales . 3% - ••• ...... North - Western .... - ••.. ........ Doe ()Mead, Worcester, and Wolverhampton - [leading, Guildford, and Reigate l5 ..... 15 3 4 ..... ........ Royston and ilitchin - .. ..... ...... Scottish Central - .. ..... ..•• .. Ditto, New Shrewsbury and 13irm... 12 ...... --. ........ Ditto ditto. Class B. 8 . ..... - Ditto, New Guarant ee d 8 - •• •••••• Shrewsbury and lleretd. 4 ...... -- Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto naives ... ditto 9 ...... Ditto Osweatry ...... 186 — • Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref Shropshire Union south Devon Do. Preference . % 4 % South St/Worth - hire B IA 4 ... South Easteru Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 .-..........30 ...... Do., Regietered No. 4 10 ...... -- ........ ... Do., Scrip No 4 - StAith Wales 3outh Yorkshire, Don- caster, and Goole l2 Sk ?,ifield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 16% — Do., do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 5 wane. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stni. Coal. ... 7 l'aw Vile Extension ... 8 fk&mes Ilaven Dock and Railway ..... 17% ...... ,'ale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 20 . Waterford and Limerick 47% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ..... 50 Do. do. do. 25 Do. do. do, ... 15 ..... Nest Cornwall ........ 6 hitehaven & Furness 18 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... 14 Wilts, Somerset, &W ey mouth 45 38 t 64 97 lotA 111% 12 1 4 814 30 3 4 47X ”8 120% 6 7% 15% ..... 4% 1611 16% loh, 2% York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... . Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. li.S . k..Yr eterctice 8 Do. Ilartlepool Dock anti Railway .. 100 ..— .—... ...... ... York and North Midland 50 Ditto Preferencv ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAY:". Anglo Italian (late Its hau and Austrian). ... 5k...... tioutogne and Amiens... 20 ...... Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Demerara ... ... 17%...... Dutch Rhenish ••••••••• 8 .... .. East Indian .... 3 14 3% .. Great Indian Peninsular o Do. Do. ... .....10s.. Louvain ila Sambre ... 7% — Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. ... 6 Northern of France l4l. Es.— dis . 2% dis Orleans and Bordeaux 7 ...... 2A I ........ ..... 2A, Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2O ...... Paris and Strasbourg ... 12 ...... 6% 6li Rouen and Havre ...... 20 .. 9A 9A Samtire and Meuse 2O ... .. Strasbourg and Basle... 14 Tours and Nantes l3 ...... ... fournay, Jurbise, Len- don, and Ilasselt ...... 20 West Flanders 15% Ditto ..... 18% bh 3% Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Com... 15 28 4 5. ...... •• B A. a us sg t o r r a a li va . n .. g . ; ......... .. ...... Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 60 -• Bolonos Scrip ...... .... ••••• •• British Iron ..... .......... 12 •••••• Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% — BrazilianCotaei&Cuiabal3o ..... . 3 3 / ..• , , • r ' Do. St. J o hn D e l Rey 15 ...... 111 4 Cobre C.,opper ........... 40 General ................ .. 20 Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures Do. Red Ditt o ... ...... ..... Santiago de Cuba... lO ...... ....... ..... •• United Mexican 2 N .............. 3% 11;4i LLOYD'S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 23.—Wind this day at noon 8.8. W., light breeze and fine. SHEERNESS, Nov. 22.—Wind S.E. to E.—And. 21st Caroline, Harvest, Quebec,. . DEAL, Nov. 22.---Wind S.—Arrd. from the River, Woodbridge, Coppell, Adelaide, South Austr a li a; Soun dravoroy, Angel, Jaffa, reported in the Gull stream. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind E.N.E. to s.—Ski. Flora, Jamaica. LivEnrooL, Nov. 22.—Wind S.—Arrd. 21st, Frances, Page, Pictou. 22d, John Mattkie, Groom, Calcutta; William Carey, Emmett, ditto; Lintin, ditto; Thomas Brocklebank, I'onsonby. ditto, lett St. Helena 10th ult.; Loodianah, Dallimore, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. Sld. 21st, St. Vincent, St. Vincent; William Soolie, Beyrout. 22d, Nile, Lima; David Cannon, Steen bland ; Lady Hobart, ditto; Olive Branch, Boston. Put back, City of Manchester, for Bombay, with loss of jibboom cutwater, &?.., having been in contact with the Oxford, which put back yesterday. HULL, Nov. 22.—Wind S.E.—A rr d. 21 s t, Ab ram , Grawcll, D av i s ' S tra i ts. FALM OUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind S.S.E. to S.—Arrd. 2I St, crew o uili g . got Sto Coner o , P acetto, L on d on f or T r i este, w i t h l obs of bulwark s , stanchions, &c., having been in contact with a s ot e.h.oeoner the previous night, off the Deadman, when t w o Nov. 2 board 2 t . h_e s vvd ch i o n oner. E._ Arrd. John, Hitehens, Quebec. lenn A Yr Z 4 vV. 22,—Wind S,E.—Sld. Rosebud, Algoa Bay, LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR heard appeals to-day; his Lorsbip also gave judgment on the lunatic petitions and apps al motion of- THE MAYoR OF ROCHESTER V. LEE. This case, cur readers will doubtless recollect, came before his Lordship some considerable time since, upon an appeal motion frem the judgment of the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce refusing to grant a new trial. The suit arose out of a claim made by the corporation against the defendant for tolls on coal landed at Rochester. The Court below directed an issue "to trylwhether the mayor, aldermen, and hurgesses of the city of Rochester, as owners of the port of the said city, were on the 7th of August, 1845, law fully entitled to de flitted, have, receive, and take the fee, toll, (r reward of 3d. and ..ne half of a hafting for each and every ton weight of coals brought by eater to and unloaded within the said port of the said city, payable by the person or persons bringing such coals by water in any ship or vessel to and unloading the same coals within the port and city, for the weigh ing of coals, or being ready end willing to weigh them." The issue was found for the defendant generally and specially, " that the corporation were not owners of the port of the city of Rochester, and were not entitled to the due claimed by them on coals imported for sale, but not for consumption, for the weighing, or being ready and willing to weigh the same." The trial took place before the Lord Chief Baron and a special jury, and the application for a new trial to the Vice Chancellor Knight Bruce was founded upon the ground of the verdict being contrary to evidence and a misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge. Upon the motion coming on before the Court below, his Honour observed that it had been said that the jury ought to have found their verdict simply in the affirmative or negative, and not in the special mannor in which it was entered on the posies. He did not, how ever, think that this was a reason for granting a new trial, nor did be think that the corporation could con tend that the verdict which they had succeeded in obtaining against another party, named Levi, establishing the right to toll, ought to weigh with the Court in de ciding the present motion. The latter judgment could only be considered as conclusive against the parties to the action. He must not be considered as pronouncing any opinion whether the claim of the corporation to be considered as a part was not well founded in law. He was perfectly convinced that such was the meaning and intention of the jury. Considering the nature and ex tent of the evidence produced upon the trial, he ought not to accede to the present motion unless the Learned Judge's charge was defective or otherwise objectionable. He had carefully read that charge, and was unable to say that the corporation was entitled to complain of it in that respect. lie did not perceive that any matter of tact had been withdrawn from the attention of the jury, and he had left them at liberty to draw their own conclusions. The Learned Judge had told them plainly that there was some evidence of the existence of a port within the meaning of the issue, but that, in his view of the case, the evidence was insufficient to sustain it, opposed as it was by that which had been adduced in support of the negative. This also was his (the Vice-Chancellor's) opinion of the effect and force of the evidence, both oral and documentary. He must refuse the motion, the de fendant's costs to be costs in the cause. He had after healed from the Lord Chief Baron that he was well satisfied with the verdict. When the case should come on for hearing, if equity should require that the bill should be dismissed, it would probably be right to pre face the dismissal, or that the dismissal should be accom panied by a declaration preventing, it poss:b!e, the ver dict from having an undue effect. From this judgment the parties appealed to this branch of the Court, and upon that appeal the -Lord Chancellor now gave judgment. His Lordship, after going at some length into the judgment, stated that in his opinion the best course to pursue would be to order the appeal mo tion to stand over, giving liberty to the parties to bring such action as they might be advised, thereby treating the question involved in the case as one solely of law and not of equity. The Court then proceeded to hear lunatic petitions, none of which possessed any features of the least public interest. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) BLENKINSOPP V. BLICNKINSOPP. The reply of Mr. TURNER in this case occupied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DA►Y.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OP ENGLAND.) Unopposed causes, petitions, short causes, and cause petitions occupied his Honour the whole day. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour 11115 occupied the whole day with hearing cause and bankrupt petitions of no general interest. (Before the Vice-Chancellor Wianax.) THOMPSON V. ROPER. The further arguments in this part-heard case occu pied the Court the whole morning. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittirg. in Banco..) THE QUEEN V. JoBLING. In this case a rule, calling upon the Sheriff of North umberland to show cause why a writ, in the nature of a melies inquirenduin, should not issue against him, was obtained on behalf of the Crown by the Attorney-Gene ral, on a former day. Mr. WATSON, on behalf of the defendant, showed cause against the rule this morning. He said there was a writ of extent issued, at the instance of the Crown, on behalf of Greenwich Hospit a l, aga i ns t th e d e f en dant, for a debt of 1,6771. The writ of extent was tested on the s:h of June in this year, and directed the sheriff of Northumberland to find what lands, goods, and chattels the defendant was possessed of in that county. The sheriff held au inquisition, and then made a return of nulla bona to the writ. The Crown had since made an application for a medies inquirendum, on the affidavit of an officer of Greenwich Hospital, who deposed that on the inquiry before the Sheriff of North umberland it appeared that Mr. John Cress. well Jobling, the defendant, had executed a deed of all his effects for the benefit of creditors on the day on which the writ of extent was isiwd, which was an act of bankruptcy. His (Mr. Watson's) answer to that was, that although before the teste of the writ of extent, namely, on the 2d of Juno, Mr. Jobling executed a deed of assignment for tho benefit of all his creditors, that th at deed was executed by a creditor and accepted by a trustee on the 2d of Jane, so that it became a valid deed of assignment for the benefit of a creditor. It was not alleged that the deed was a fraudulent transaction. The defendant assigned all his property for the benefit of a creditor, and the creditor assented to it, and afterwards a fiat of bankruptcy was issued against the defendant. Mr. Baron PARKE was of opinion that the bank ruptcy was superseded by the issue of the writ of extent. The COURT concurred in this view, and directed the rule to be made absolute.—Rule made absolute ac cordingly, BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) Mr. Justice Path. son sat at Nisi limos this morning and disposed of a number of undefended cases. (Before Mr. Justice EaLE.) Mr. Justice Erie afterwards sat in Banco, and beard several motions which, with the following exception, presented no feature of public interest. WILSON ♦ND ANOTHER V. LEEDS AND THIRSIC RAILWAY. Mr. ATHERTON moved for a rule nisi calling upon the defendant to show cause why the award in this case should not be set aside on the ground of irregularity. In June last, Messrs. Wilson and Benson, the contrac• tors, agreed to refer certain matters that were in dispute between them and the Leeds and Thirsk Railway to arbitration. The matters bad their origin in a contract for the execution of certain works, dated as far back as the 14th of June, 1847, and which was made between the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Company, and Messrs. Wilson and Benson. By the contract deed, Messrs. Wilson and Benson under took to complete certain works, including a viaduct over the river. Nith, at Knaresborough, and to uphold them in good repair for a period of twelve months. The Leeds and Thirsk Railway Ccmpany had an interest in the maintenance of this viaduct, and hence they had been made parties to the reference. When the viaduct had been partially constructed, and considerable progress had been made in the work, it gave way, and one of the principal questions to be decided by the arbitrators was who should sustain the loss of the accident. The arbi trator had found that the loss amounted to 8,4501. 45., while he had directed the amount to be made up in this way-3,291/. 75.10 d., to be paid by the Leeds and. Thirsk Railway Company ; 2,3191. 12s. by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Company, and 2,8191.45. by the con• tractors, but stipulated that the contractors were only to pay 1,833/. in money, but they were to supply the balance by giving up all claim to the ruins and plant of the viaduct. It was contended that the arbitrator had no power to make such an award, and therefore it ought to be set aside as bad in law. There were, however, two other objections to the award—in the first place, the arbitrator, who was the engineer to the company, and to the vice of whose plan the accident in the viaduct was attributed, had directed that the viaduct should be rebuilt by independent parties upon a new elan, which he clearly had no power to do, inasmuch as the con tractors were under agreement to complete the viaduct and maintain it for a given space of time; but supposing the arbitrator had that power, his award was bad for not being Emil, which was the second ground of ob jection. It did not dispose of the covenant and respon sibilities the contractors bad rendered themselves liable to by signing the deed, and upon these thrte grounds it was insisted that the award was invalid and ought to be set aside. Mr. Justice ERLE granted the rule upon all points. SECONDARIES —(ill IS DAY.) (Bt fore Mr. Secondary POTTER.) lIIRAYBON V. BUDINER. The plaintiff in this action is a wholesale stationer in Lawrence Pountney-lane, and defendant is a paper hanger at Yarmouth. The action was brought on a promissory note for 171. los. Id. Defendant pleaded that he did not make the note, and also payment. Plaintiff's clerk was examined to prove the de fendant's handwriting to a letter. Ile bad, however, never seen the defendant write. The Learned SECONDARY did not think this sufficient evidence. Mr. Sherwood, (plaintiff's attorney) then said be could prove that he wrote a letter to defendant, and re ceived one in reply, and, he; had no doubt that the signature to the bill was that of the defendant. The SECONDARY expressed his doubts whether he could allvw Ur. S h erwood to give evidence after he bad FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23 1849 addressed the jury, The evidence, however, was ulti mately admitted. The SECONDARY said ho w )uld let the case go to the jury, but the evidence very narrowly came within the limi's ; in fact it was scarcely evidence. 'f Iv. jury found a verdict fur the amount. SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. A blank day. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.—THURSDAY. The Selling Hurdle Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added. Two miles. (5 Subs.) Mr. J. Condron's Irish Ambassador, 9st 31b...(Ryan) 1 Lord Lurgan's Sobriety, llst 81b (Magee) 2 Mr. Cotge( aye's The Witch, 1 Ist 8:b (Wainwright) 0 Mr. Fowler's The Premier, 5 yrs, llst 5 b (Fowler) fell Mr. Terovest's Pegasus, aged, list Bib (Archer) fell Betting— 5 to 2 agst Premier, 4 to 1 each agst Am bassador, Sobriety, and The Witch. Won by two lengths cleverly. The Sefton handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 100 added. Once round and a distance. (30 Sias., 21 of whom paid 3 sovs. each). Mr. Johnson's Priestess, 3 yrs, 6st I llb ... (Arnold) 1 Mr. Meeson's The Dart, aged, Bst lib (Whitehouse) 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Barton's Didabury. 3 yrs, Est 31b (Charlton)—Mr. Sbar rate's Egret, 4 yrs, 7st 515 (Escott)—Mr. Critchley's Sir Henry llardinge, 3 yrs, 6.t 91b—Mr. R. Ba:lefs nd Little Queen, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Skeen-)—M r . Parr's Man tle, 3 yrs, Est llb (iet , )—and Mr. Banks's The Duchess, 3 ) rs, 6 Ilb (Sharpe). Betting-5 to 2 agst Mantle. 3to 1 agst Priestess, 5 to I agst Egret, 6 to I agst Little Queen, 8 to 1 agst Didabury. Priestess made play for three-quarters of a mile, and then gave way to Little Queen, wno led to the distance, when Priestess took up the running, and won by halt a length ; Didsbury third, The Duchess fourth, and Egret fifth. The Scurry Handicap of 3 soya. each, and 20 added, second to save his stake. Haifa mile. (13 Subs.) Mr. Lord's Cauliflower, 4 yrs, Bst 10Ib (Escott) 1 Mr. Williams's Magic Wand, 2 yrs, sst 911)(Osburne) 2 The following also ran :—Captain E. Haworth's Wee Mickey, 4 yrs, 9st (Maley)—Mr. Dawson's Fitzcharles, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Arnold)—Mr. Thompson's Chilwortb, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Francis)—Mr. Harrison's Paradise, 3 yrs, 6st 1215 (Keegan)—Mr. Murray'a Pamela, 2 yrs, sst 715 (Eliett)—Mr. Benson ' s Jem Ward, 2 yrs, sst 3lb (Aldcroft)—Mr. Banks' The Duchess, 3 yrs, 6s: 121 b (Sharpe)—Mr. Scott's Good Girl, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Evans) — Mr. Tempest's Pyrlana, 3 yrs, z3st 31b (LongstafF)—Mr. Murray's La Voleuse, 3 yrs (Charlton). Won by half a length. The Aintree Plate of 301., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. Heats, once round and a dis. (6 Subs.) Mr. Condroa's Peasant Girl, 3 yrs, Est 91b 0 1 I Mr. Choyce's Measham, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Evans) 1 2 2 Capt. E. Haworth's Wee Mickey, 4 yrs, Bst 91b 0 0 3 Mr. Meiklam's Polonaise, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 0 2 dr Mr. Parr's Hebe, 3 yrs Est 131 b (Hiatt) 2 0 dr Mr. Bats man's La Voleuse, 3 yrs, 7st 61b 0 dr The first beat was won by half a length, the second by about a length and a halt, and the third cleverly. BRIGHTON AUTUMN MEETING.—THURSDAY. A Hurdle Race of 3 soya. each, with 20 added, for all ages, Ilst 71b each; the winner to be sold fur 150 sovs. and allowances if to be sold for less. Gentlemen riders. New course. Mr. Drew's Master Murray, aged, l lst...(Mr. Allen) 1 Mr. Wilkins's Ima, aged, list 41b .. (Owner) 2 Mr. Hobson's ge m (pedigree tinknown)llst (Owner) 3 Mr. Rickman na Sarah Sykes, Ilst 41b( Mr Rickman) 4 Won by three lengths. The winner claimed. A Welter Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, -12 st each; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs. if de manded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for less. Gentlemen riders. Heats. New Course. Mr. Drew's Master Murray, Ilst 71b (Mr. Allen) 1 1 Mr. Burgess's Red Doe, llst 71b (Capt. Thomas) 0 2 Mr. Pattisonna Blackie, 6 yrs, llst 71b (Capt. Pettat) 2 3 Mr. Hardcastle's Rescue, Ilst 7lb (Mr. Chichester) 3 0 Mr. Wilkins's Ima, aged, list 71b ..... ....(Owner) 0 0 Mr. H. Bethune na The Prince, 12st (Mr. Bethune) 0 0 Mr. Verrall's Clansman, list 71b (Mr. Cameron) 0 0 Mr. Chichester's Unknown, list 7 1 b...(Mr. Goff) 0 0 The first beat won by two lengths, and the second by three. The Garrison Stakes of 5 soya. each, for three years old 9st, four lOst, five and upwards lOst 71b. One mile. Mr. Chichester's Ridiculus Mus, aged (Owner) 1 Mr. Middleton's Busy-foot, 3 yrs ..........., (Owner) 2 Mr. Goff's Roscommon, aged ...... . (Owner) 3 Captain Knight's The Despised (Owner) 4 Mr. Dowbiggan's Jane, aged (Owner) 5 Won by three lengths. PERISHED WlNE.—Application having been made to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury requesting that their Lordships would grant their per mission for a parcel of wines, lying in bone, which had become decayed and perished and of no use, except for the purpose of being converted into vinegar, to be deli vered on payment of the foreign vinegar duty, instead of the duty payable on wine, their Lordships have granted permission to the authorities of the Customs Department to allow the perished wines in question to be delivered at the vinegar duty, on condition that they be first con verted into vinegar previous to delivery, and on the precautions being first taken to mix with the decayed eine a quantity of vinegar or salt, to the extent of four gallons of crude vinegar, or two pounds weight of salt per pipe, and in the same proportion for smaller casks, the operation taking place in the presence of the proper officers of the revenue, and to their satisfaction, and their Lordships have further intimated their saLction for the same privilege to he permitted by the Commis sioners of Customs, in future instances of a similar na ture, without six cial application being made to their Lordships on the subject, on the condition of the same regulations being duly observed. PORTLAND CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT AND BREAK• WATER.—The detachment from the 77th Regiment, lately constituting the convict guard for Portland Prison, left Weymouth for Poi tsmouth on Friday and Saturday last, and have been relievt d by two troops of the 4th or King's Own Regiment, whose duties commenced at Portland on Friday. The barracks are now almost in a state of completion, and the comforts of the men at this exposed station- have been already considerably aug mented. Reports having found their way into the public press representing the convict establishment at Portland to be in a state threatening insubordination, and render. ing extra support from the military requisite, we are authorised to state that such representations aro without foundation, and that the deportment of the prisoners is perfectly quiescent and highly satisfactory. The arrangements necessary for the speedy transit of the material from the quarries to the commencement of the Breakwater are now almost completed, and a large num ber of the convicts will in a few weeks be actively em ployed in its construction.—Poole Herald. NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—Lace—More business has been doing in Lever fancies this week, and at better prices. Heavy fancies, in good patterns, made from doublc-tier rotary machines, are in good demand. Coarse plain nets sell as they are made; finer qualities are rather heavy sale, as they have been fur some time past. Cotton yarns maintain their price, and are not abundant. Silk is as at our last report. Hosiery— Business this week is very quiet, for all descriptions of goods for the home market, suitable for the winter sea son, and it is expected to continue so, as the period approaches when the factors commence their annual stock-taking. There are extensive orders, we hear, in the town, for all sorts of spring goods, but they are not expected to be delivered before the com mencement of the year 1850, when the stock-taking is over; and the general impression is, that all kinds of useful goods will be cleared out, as the stocks on hand are unusually small for the season of the year, and all descriptions of materials are upon the advance. We are glad to hear there are several additional orders arrived from the United States, so that full em ployment may now be confidently anticipated for th► hands throughout the winter season. The agitation in the glove branch has subsided; the hands are all gone to work again, having obtained the advance they asked for, which was upon a certain description of goods considered to be the worst paid of any part of the trade. The panta loon and shirt branch, which is upon the increase in this neighbourhood, continues in full activity. Considering the season of the year, the demand for all descriptions of. goods is pretty, general, particularly for the foreign markets, and we understand the hands are all fully em ployed.—Nottinghasn Mercury of this day. THE GREAT MIDLAND EXHIBITION OF CATTLE.— BIRMINGHAM ; THURSDAY.—The arrangements for the great exhibition of cattle and poultry, open to all Eng land, under the patronage of Prince Albert and a dis tinguished list of nobility and eminent agriculturists, to be held in Birmingham on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of De cember, proceed moat satisfactorily. The vast building in course of erection in the neighbourhood of Hurst street is approaching completion, and the entries, which terminated on Saturday last, are numerous beyond all expectation. Amongst the competitors in the exhibition of stock is Prince Albert, and it is confidently expected that his Royal Highness will favour this, the first meet ing upon an extensive Beale in Birmingham, with his presence. The exhibition will conclude with a dinner at the Town Hall, which will be attended by the principal agriculturists of the midland counties. - A giant snipe, the property of W. 11. Migley, of Ercall Park, said to have been killed in York shire, is now with Mr. Henry bhaw, of Shoplatch, in this town. Its weight is lib. 3oz. ; extreme length, 16i inches ; length of bill, 5 inches. There can be no doubt as to its being a genuine specimen of the scolopax order. Its features and markings are exact—the same as our solitary snipe (scolopax major), but its size is extraor dinary, being half as large again as that of the common woodcock,— Shreusiury Journal. NOVEL DEFENCE.—On Monday James Griffiths was convicted before Captain Jones with using a wire for the purpose of taking game. In defence the defen dant said that it was the first time that he had ever acted at anything of the sort, and it should be the last; but in reply to some questions he admitted that he had been in trouble about catching some fish, which affair had cost him more than a sovereign, but that offence, he said, was quite accidental, as lie was washing in a pool, and the fish were so thick that they bit his legs in the water, and he could not help catching a few. Fined 21. and costs. In default of payment he was committed to Hereford gaol for two months' hard labour.—llereford Journal. WATERFORD AND LIMERICK. —The Cleland Chro nicle says:—" The Waterford and Limerick Railway Compa:.y intend applying next session for an Act to extend the time for the purchase of land for the comple tion of the line, and aro serving the necessary notices." RABBIT SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY,—On Thurs day week, the Hon. Lewis and George Grant, sons of th e Ri g ht Hon. Lord Sesfield, shot no less than 436 rabbits near Balmacsan, in Glen-Urquhart. —Aberdeen Journal. During the last summer no fewer than 3,520 dogs were killed in the streets of New York, and 6,760 dells. were paid as preulituna to the billets. . COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. The; Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Al. bert went this morning to visit her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at the Priory, Stanmore. The Vis countess Canning, Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut.• Colonel Hon. A. Gordon, were in attendance on the Queen and his Royal Highness. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise this morning. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Viscount Can ning, and Sir Robert, Lady, and Miss Peel left the Castle this morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will dine with the Queen and Prince Albert in the evening. A deputation from the operatives of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire, had an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Horne-office, on the subject of the Factory Bill. Mr Rawson had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday. Mr. Scotland had also an interview with his Lordship yesterday, at the Colonial•ofce. The Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday, from Bowood Park, Wilts. Sir Harry 'Verney had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr..T.Feihien had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Horne-office. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial• office trozn the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Governor of Sierra Leone. HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER. (From thy: Court Circular.) " The Priory, Thursday, Nov. 22. " The Queen Dowager has had a good deal of :deep, and was very tranquil throughout the night, but there is no improvement in her Majesty's symptoms. "Davin DAVIES, M.D." AN EVENING SONG. (From Eliza Cook's Journal) Father above! I pray to thee, Before I take my rest! I seek thee on my bended knee, With warm and grateful breast. First let me thank thee for my share Of sweet and blessed health; It is a boon I would not spare, For worlds of shining wealth. And next I thank thy bounteous hand, That gives my "daily bread," That flings the corn upon the land, And keeps our table spread. I thank thee for each peaceful night, That brings me soft repose, I thank thee for the morning's light That bids my eyes unclose. I own thy mercy when I move With limbs all sound and free, That gaily bear me when I rove, Beside the moth and bee. I thank thee for my kindred friends, So loving and so kind; Who tell me all that knowledge lends, To aid my heart and mind. Ali! let me value as I ought The lessons good men teach, To bear no malice in my thought, No anger in my speech. Father above! Ah! hear my prayer, And let mo ever be Worthy my earthly parents' care, And true in serving thee. ELIZA COOK. THE LATE SIR CHARLES FORBES, BART.—Yes terday a'ternoon a jury assembled at the Goat and Com passes public-house, New-road, for the purpose of in quiring into the circumstances attending the sudden dtmise of Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., aged 76 years, residing in Fitzroy- square . On the meeting of the jury, Mr. Carter, the summoning officer, informed them that he had just received a communication from Mr. wakley, the coroner, who had directed him to dismiss them, as their services would not be required. The in quest had been considered unnecessary, in consequence of the late Baronet's death having been satisfactorily proved to have arisen from apoplexy. The following are the facts:— The deceased had been ailing fur the last two years, and during that period had had two fits of apoplexy. On Tuesday afternoon last, about f our o'clock, the deceased was discovered sitting in his drawing-room, apparently as if he were sleeping. The domestics were requested to remain quiet, and not to disturb him. He continued in the same position for some considerable time, which caused much uneasiness in the minds of his family, and ultimately Dr. Arnott, of Bedtord-square, was sent for, and quickly attended. That gentleman found Sir Charles in a state of stupor, and suffering from an attack of apoplexy. The de ceased never rallied, and died about ten o'cltck in the evening—six hours after he was discovered sitting in his drawing-room._ LINCOLN'S INN.—CALLS TO THE BAR.—The un dermentioned members of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn have been called to the degree of Barrister-s -at Law, and they were this evening (Nov. 22) sworn in before several of the benchera T. Alacnamara, E•ci. ; G. P. Smith, Ezq., BA. ; J. 1.1. Palmer, Esq.; W. Parker, E , q ; W. B. Tindall, Esq.; J. G. D. Engle in•nrt, M.A.; H. R. Young, M.A.; E. D. Hodgson, M.A ; E. It. J. Howe, jun., M.A.; and John Span kie, Di. A. COLOURS OF TILE TWENTY-TRIRD REGIMENT.— The well-worn regimental colours of the gallant 23d Royal Welsh Fustleers arrived in this town in the early part of the week, and will, we understand, be deposited this day (Friday) with all due form and ceremony in the chancel of St. Peter's Church, in the place appointed for their reception. The regiment is now stationed at Montreal, in Canada,—Carmarthen Journal. The General Steam Navigation Company's new steam-ship, the Seine, the launch of which we reported some week or two since, arrived from her first voyage yesterday morning, bringing the Dutch mail from Rot terdam ; notwithstanding she had to go round Helyoet sluys, owing to want of water at the Breille, she made the passage in twenty hours. While at Rotterdam the Seine attracted much attention from the beauty of her model and the neatness of her fittings. ATTEMPTED RODDERY.—:A desperate attempt to rob and murder Mr. Davis, a member of Tattersall's, was made in Cromer-street, Brunswick-square, shortly after one o'clock on Thursday morning. One of a gang of three ruffians, it appears, approached from behind, and, se i z i ng him by the throa t him, as if in a vice, while a second struck him on the head with a life-preserver three or four times, and felled him to the ground. He then com menced searching his pockets, but, before he could suc ceed in his object, a third, who bad been on the look-our, gave the alarm, and they decamped, leaving their victim almost choked, and bleeding profusely from the wounds in his head. Mr. Davis, badly as he was hurt, imme diately gave chase, but as no policeman was to be met with for some minutes, the villains effected their escape. A reward of 100/. has been offered for the conviction of the party who inflicted the wounds. ROYAL MARINES.—WOOLWICII, Nov. 22.-- The late Lieutenant-Colonel William Taylor, of the Chat • ham division, who died at Portsea, having expressed a wish previous to his death that his remains should be interred in Charlton churchyard, the body was brought to Woolwich in the coffin, and deposited in the officers' library, and was conveyed yesterday to Charlton with the military honours due to the rank of the deceased. The procession left Woolwich Royal Marine Barracks at precisely two o'clock P.M., and consisted of a firing party of 300 men, with the usual proportion of officers and non-ecmraissioned officers, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pratt, attended by the band, and drums and fifes alternately playing the "Dead March in Saul, the instruments and drum-major's staff being covered with black crape. The Rev. J. C. Conolly, chaplain of the Fiahguard frigate, in his canonical robes, preceded Ihe body, which was placed on a platform on a gun carriage, drawn by four black horses, with two mounted gunners and drivers, under the charge of a sergeant of the Royal Artillery. Over the coffin was placed the chaco, sword, and sash of the deceased, and the pall was borne by Lieutenant Colonel Palmer, Lieu tenant-Colonel Williams, and Lieutenant-Colonel Grif fin, Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel M'Adam, Major Phillips, and Major Hamilton, Royal Marines. The whole of the officers, non-commissioned o ffi cer s , and men of the divisions off duty, followed, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Gillespie, field officer for the day. The funeral service was performed in Charl ton church, and after the body was consigned to its last resting-place, and three volleys fired, the troops re turned to barracks. A deputation from the Lambeth Anti-Cholera and Dwellings Improvement Committee waited on Viscount Ebrington yesterday, by appointment, at the office of the Poor-law Commission, Somerset House, for the purpose of soliciting his Lordship's countenance, inspection, and advice as to their sanitary operations in that vast parish. The Noble Viscount having entered fully into the various subjects connected with the movement, to which he gave his unqualified approbation, appointed to meet the gentlemen of the deputation in Churoh-street, Lam beth, at half-past eleven, A an, on Wednesday next, for the purpose of inspecting the system of street, court, and alley cleansing lately adopted by the committee. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSURANCE ASSOCIA- , TION.—A meeting was held in Manchester, on Wednes day last, for the purpose of hearing a deputation from London explain the principle of the Provident Clerks' Mutual Life Assurance Association. Sir Elkauah Arinitage occupied the chair. The deputation consisted of Mr. J. W. Welch, deputy•chairman, and Mr. W. J. Jordan, both of whom detailed at some length the nature of the scheme, and urged the benefit which such an institution was calculated to confer upon the clerks and mercantile men of Manchester. Resolutions were passed approving of the scheme, and recommending the formation of a local committee in Manchester. The de putation appeared to be highly satisfied with the result of the proceedings, and to anticipate great success for the association in Manchester. .1101" INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER, Nov. 21. — There was a steady trade doing on Saturday both in new and old hops, the finest descriptions of the latter being most in request; but the greater portion being of very inf'rior quality met with little attention, and may be bought at very low prices compared with other sorts. The few parcels of the Hew growth in the bands of the planters are held for higher rates. The following is the number of pockets of hops weighed during the week : — New, 8; old, 11. Saturday—New, 67; old, 36. Wor cester Journal. THE ARMY. We have reson to believe that General Sir Colin Hal G.C.8., will be appointed G.ivernJr of the Royal Hospital, at Chelsea, and Lie u t enant - G eneral Sir Andrew Barnard, G.d.8., will sucee2d to the situation of Lieutenant- Governor of that establish ment. No officer has more claim to this mark of favour than Sir Andrew Barnard. He served in the West Indies under Sir Ralph Abercromby, and in the Helder Expedition, in 1799. In 1806 he einbaik(d for Sicily, and in 1808 he obtained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the army, and was appointed an inspecting field officer of Militia in North America. In Decem ber, 1808, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royals, and in March, 1810, he was removed to the 95th Regiment, now Rifle Brigade. He served in Spain and Portugal in command of a battalion of the 95th, and at one period of a division. Ile was pre sent at the battles of Barossi, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse, and subsequently at the battle of Waterlco. lie is at present Clerk Marshal to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. We do not hear that it is decided who is b succeed to the Colonelcy of the 4th Dragoon Guards ; but it is probable that the choice will fall upon Lieutenant- General Pigot, Major• General Bouchier, or Major- General Taylor, C.B.—Morning Paper. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. TUE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. The following highly interesting detail of the late disasters in the above squadron has been sent to a Po:tsmouth correspondent from a highly authentic source :-- " The squadron, consisting of the Queen, 116, Captain Wise, flag ship; Caledonia, 120, Captain Carter ; Howe, 120, Captain Sir J. Stirling ; Prince Regent, 92, Captain W. F. Martin ; Powerful, 84, Captain Hon. R. S. Dundas, C.B. ; Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Hardwicke ; Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C.B ; Odin, 12, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. F. Pelham; Dragon, 6, steam-frigate, Captain W. H. Hall ; Bulldog, 6, steam-sloop, Commander A. C. Key ; Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Foote ; and Ardent, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Nowell; left Zante on the evening of the 18th of September. The Queen was the last away, and the wind falling light, she was taken in tow by the Dragon, but before her head could b e go t roun d to seaward she ran foul of the Rosamond steam-sloop, carrying away that vessel's stern boat, davits, bulwarks, quarter galleries, and some more of her framework, leaving her head shoats and their contents on the Bosamond's quarter deck, as also losing the towing hawser, by reason of the casting off' from both ships at the same time. The Queen got into something less than 4i fathoms. " On the afternoon of the 21st of October, whilst working to windward between Zea and Macronisi, wind light and water smooth, the Caledonia being on the port tack, ran foul of the Powerful, but got clear with some trifling loss to both ships. " In anchoring in Bauca-bay, on the 28th of Oct , the Vengeance (Captain Earl of Hard wicke) ran foul of the Caledonia and Dragon, owing to the latter attempting to cross the bows of the former, in other words steaming ahead when she ought to have gone astern. The damage sustained by the Caledonia was the loss of two boats stove, boats' davits doubled up like an iron hoop, iron stancheons to the stern gal leries bent double, quarter galleries stove in, and considerable quantity of framework damaged. The Vengeance sustained the loss of cathead bumpkins, spritsail-gaff, jib and flying jibbooms, bobstay, and shroud collars. The damage sustained by the Dragon could not have been much, as she was sent off very soon afterwards to Constantinople with the mould for a new cathead for the Vengeance. Those who saw the catastrophe say that had the Vengeance not struck the Caledonia, she must have cut the Dragon down to the water's edge, if not have sunk her. The Dragon's flying jibboom went into the Caledonia's stern. " On the Ist of November, when the squadron was getting under weigh, with a double-reefed topsail, breeze from the southward, the Prince Regent, Capt. Martin, after she was a weigh, but before her topsails were hoisted (they were sheeted home, and jib and staysail set), ran into the Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling (the latter being at anchor), taking her amidships. The Prince Regent lost her cathead, her bumpkins, spritsail gaff, dolphinatriker, jibboom, and twisted the bowsprit cap. The Howe escaped with the loss of the laniards of her main rigging, which were cut away in order to let the Prince Regent's bowsprit clear her mainmast, which shook not a little from the shock. No lives were lost on either ocew ion. " The Powerful, on coming to an anchor, part( d her cable, but got it again next day. The Odin steam frigate, cn hoisting in a piece of timber for the cat head of the Vengeance, let it slip out of its slingN, so it ' sunk to rise no more.' " The squadron at anchor in the Dardanelles con sists of the Queen, Rowe, Caledonia, Prince Regent, Powerful, Vengeance, Bellerophon, Thetis, Odin, Bulldog, Rosamond, Ardent, and the Dragon, and Tartarus at Constantinople ; the five latter are steamers. " A messenger from Constantinople arrived on the sth of November, with the intelligence that affairs were amicably settled between Russia and the Porte. The Frt neh fleet had arrived at Bashika Bay. " Sir William Parker, with the captains of his fleet, called upon the Pasha of the Dardanelles yes tt.rday, and Sir William (whose repugnance to tobacco smoking, an I to all ,w any one in his ship or squadron to do so either, is so well known, and so rigidly enforce d in the former case) actually took three whifs of the Pasha's pipe, and then requested the Consul to explain to his Highness that if he took another he would drop down dead " The Admiral proceeds in a day or two to Con stantinople, and on his return the squadron will leave the Dardanelles for (it is reported) Salamis Bay. "On Sunday an order arrived from Constanti nople to allow the officers of the squadron to visit the castles, which was very soon taken advantage of. The huge cannon still remain, but instead of being fixtures, they are on slides, and can be trained a few inches, one way or the other. The marble shot weighs 9601 b., and the charge of powder required is 681 b. Two or three young midshipmen got in at the muzzle with ease, and stowed themselves away up to the breach ! The castles appear to have no de fence on the land side. The gun is shown you which disabled the Windsor Castle in 1807. The gaping embrazures would be much exposed to grape and musketry. "A Turkish steamer, having 3,000 troops on board, and with an admiral's flag at her main, passed on her way to the island of Scio. Salutes were given and returned by the flags. "If all remains quiet in the east, the squadron is expected to be at Malta by the end of the year. They were in splendid order, and especially so the Prince Regent and Caledonia." BUCRINGHAIL PALACE.—The enlargement of Buck ingham Palace is now completed, arid the ornamental decorations of the wing fronting St. James's-park are entirely finished. On the extreme centre is a triumphal arch, the buttresses supported by emblematic represen tations of Learning and Wisdom, /inked by Britannia and St. George and the Dragon; on the crown of the arch is placed a shield, inscribed " V. H. 1847," en closed within the r ose , s h amroc k, and thistle, and sur mounted by a wreath of laurel; on the front of the north turret is placed a copy of the celebrated group from the Palace of the Alambra, and on the south a copy of the Apollo Belvidere, either extremity being filled up with rnilitary,trophies. There are three entrances to the quadrangle, which now comprises 4,000 square yards, the central being for the exclusive use of her Majesty. The internal decorations of the new wing, on which 14,000/. will be expended, are rapidly proceeding, and already a portion is occupied. WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. —Mr. Ellis Roberts delivered an exceedingly interest ing lecture on the music of Wales, in the theatre of the above institution last night, to a most respectable, nu merous, and attentive audience. Mr. Roberts's per formance on the Welch harp was received with great and well merited applause. Ile was ably supported by Miss Vaughan, who sang some Welch melodies in illustration of parts of the lecture, in a very artistic manner. In the course of the evening his prize harps were exhibited, and excited a good deal of interest. We heartily re. commend all who wish to spend a pleasant evening, to go to Mr. Roberts's next lecture, and they cannot fail being much gratified. [ADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EGYPTIAN CHALLENGE AND THE JOCKEY CLUB.—Belts Life in London, of Sunday next, will contain the Correspondence on the subject of tie Challenge of the Pacha of Egypt to the Jockey Club, between C. C. Greville, Esq., and Charles Murray, Esq , Consul-General of Egypt, including the reply of the latter gentleman, received by the last over land mail. Bell's Life in London will also contain the Liverpool Steeple Chases and Flat Races, conclusion of Pegasus' Review of the Turf, Chronoli gv of Cricket for 1849, and other interesting sporting intelligence. LEGAL TIME TABLEs;-- ihere — is much want felt, alike by suitors and professional men, of a Westminster hall Time-table," or "Legal Bradshaw." It should give the starting-time of the several Courts, and a table of definitions into the bargain. As an example—The Courts adjourn (in bane) oil 10 o'clock, which means, in Queen's Bench. I Exchequer I Common Pleas. 10 miinutcs past 10. past 10. Again, the definition table would enable the public to correct legal by lay time. Thus, " Stands for argument on 10th November, 1849," would be at once understood as equivalent to "may come on about May Bth, 1850, unless counsel choose to have it stand over till after the long vacation." A want of un]erstsnding the true im port of the Legal Time Vocabulary makes litigants un necessarily impatient; for nobody now "knows the time of day" in Westminster Hall, except the lawyers.— Punch. Coriolanus pardoning his ungrateful country is greater than Regulus suffering martyrdom fur his grate. ful country.—Eliza Cook's Journal. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD AND WORCESTER EXTENSION. The winding up of this company's affairs came on before the Master in Chancery (Sir George Rose) yesterday, at his court in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, upon the petition of Mr. Morris, one of the provisional committee, who states that the company was projected in 1845, with a proposed capital of 2,250,0001., in 112,500 shares of 201. each, deposit 21. 2s. per share, with branches to Chester, Shrewsbury, and Northwich. A large number of persons took shares, and considerable sums of money, to be accounted for, came into the hands of the pro visional committee. As sufficient capital could not be procured, the scheme was abandoned in 1846, and the company was dissolved under Lord Dalhousie's Dissolution Act. Petitioner states that he has been sued for a debt of 1,7921., and has paid a portion there(); and prays that the subscribers to the scheme may be called on to contribute their ,proportion to wards paying off outstanding liabilities. The Mast er accordingly proceeded yesterday w ith list No. 1 of contributories, containing the names of those (178 in number) who had signed the subscription contract, anal settled it to the extent of 90. THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND WINDSOR EXTENSION. Yesterday morning Captain Robinson, one of the Government Inspectors of Railways, proceeded from Vauxhall station in a special train, accompanied by the engineer and some of the chief officers of the company, to Datchet, for the purpose of inspecting the con. inuation line from that place to Windsor. The inspector was met at Datchet by some of the agents of the contractor, when some heavy engines were at tached to the carriage, and Captain Robinson at once commenced testing the bridge over the Thames, a portion of which, it may be recollected, gave way some three months since, when on the eve of com pletion. Independent of the many tons weight that were on the bridge at one time, far exceeding the weight of an ordinary train, the inspector passed to and fro over the bridge no less than nine times. The bridge consists of three iron girder arches, resting on massive stone piers. The new line proceeds out of the present station at Datchet across the main road upon a level, and thence taking a curve through Black Potts, crosses the river Thames, and enters the park at its extreme boundary, alongside which it continues a mile - anda half, and terminates at the fo o t o f th e C as tl e walls in the lower part of Windsor. The line will be continued a fur ther distance of a quarter of a mile into the heart of the town, where it is proposed to erect a permanent terminus. Captain Robinson expressed his approval of the line, which will doubtless be opened in a few days. CHESTER RAILWAY STATION. With much regret we find that the dissensions amongst the directors of the Chester General Railway Station have not terminated. Our readers are aware that the origin of this quarrel has arisen in conse quence of the opening of the line from Shrewsbury to Birmingham, which now offers two routes between Liverpool and the latter place, viz., one to the east of the Mersey by the London and North-Western, the other on the west, by the Chester and Birken head, Shrewsbury and Chester, and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railways, both roads being as nearly as possible of equal length. The traffic hitherto has been confined exclusively to the eastern dir ec ti on . The Chester station was built at the joint expense of the London and North-Western, the Chester and Holyhead, the Shrewsbury and Chester, and the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Companies, for the mutual and equal accommodation of those parties. The western line now being complete throughout has consequently become a rival to the London and North- Western Company, and it is, therefore, the interest of the latter company to impede in every way the traffic of the rival line; hence have arisen these dissensions. To facilitate the trade to the west, the Shrewsbury and Chester and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Com panies proposed to the Birkenhead Company an equal mileage rate for the through traffic, which the latter company declined to accept, and refused to alter either their fares or trains. It therefore became in cumbent upon the two former companies to forward their passengers by omnibus from Chester to Tran mere Ferry. To frustrate this step, the General Station Committee forbad the omnibuses entering the station, and a forcible entrance having been made by one of them, the driver was put in charge of a police officer, and brought before the magistrates, under Lord Seymour's Act, for wilful obstruction. The case being heard, the magistrates decided that the road to the station was a public thoroughfare for railway pur poses, and open to all person 9, whether they approached it on foot, in private carriages, or hired vehicles, and discharged the complaint, as no wilful obstruction could be proved against the driver. At a meeting of the united committee, a few days after this decision, they again ordered their station-master, Mr. Jones, to erect barricades, aid adopt such other measures as he might think fir, to exclude the omnibuses from the station ; they also directed their booking clerks not to issue tickets on any portion of the line between Shrewsbury and Bir mingham. The Shrewsbury and Chester Com:•any, in consequence of this, placed a clerk in their sole employment within the station, to deliver their tickets to such as might apply for them. The manager, con - /idering this au interferm:ce with his duties, expelled him by force. During the enactment of these ac/nos, an impression arose upon the minds of the public that a riot would probably take place : and an allegation to that effect having been made on oath to the mayor, he summoned the magistrates to meet him at the sta tion, at eight o'clock in the morning of Friday, the 16th instant, when they again took these matters into consideration. They confirmed their former decision respecting the omnibuses, and directed Mr. Jones to remove the barricades; and on that gentleman refusing to do so, they were taken down under the direction of Mr. Roy, secretary to the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. This being done, an omnibus was driven to wards the station, bui, before proceeding many yards a locomo tive engine with waggons attached came up by one of the lines to arrest its progress, to the immi nen t risk of the driver and of the bystanders,C who had now assembled to the number of several hundreds. For this unwarranted act, Mr. Jones, the station• master, was severely reprimanded by the mayor before the magistrates, at a subsequent part of their proceed ings. With respect to the clerk employed by the Shrewsbury and Chester Company to book their through passengers, the magistrates ordered that he might distribute the tickets within the booking-office, but outside the counter, where they would protect him from assault. It further appears that the united committee had passed a resolution prohibiting any of the companies from booking passengers on any line except its own, in order to prevent the Shrewsbury and Chester Company booking places on the Shrews bury and Birmingham line, although the several companies had up to that moment exercised thst right on all the lines in connexion with them. In rain the Shrewsbury and Chester portion of the committee protested against these acts. We under stand that an application will immediately be made on behalf of the latter company to the Vice Chan cellor for the injunction in their behalf.—Chester Courant. The members of the Home Circuit hare invited Mr. Sergeant Dowling to an entertainment in honour of bis promotion to the (County) judicial bench. The dinner is fixed to take place on Saturday, the Ist of December, at the Rainbow-tavern, Fleet-street. • LIB MARQUIS OF EXETER IN ANOTIIER DILEMMA. —On Sunday lest, his Lordship attended the afternoon service in Easton church, upon the occasion of the open ing of the new organ; having, previously to leaving Burghley, carefully placed a sovereign in his pocket for the purpose of contributing to the collection after the sermon. In due course the dish was handed round; but when it was presented to his Lordship, ho found himself minus the sovereign, lie naturally looked around at the parties near him, but could not conjecture that his pocket had been picked by them, although his loss seemed very strange: he looked unutterable things, and was overwhelmed with perplexity. After some little delay, the plate was withdrawn; and on the Noble Marquis' return home, he sent for one of his gam e . keepers and gave him a minute description of the route he took to church, ordering him . to search the g roun d over at the break of day on the following morning f or the missing treasure., According to order, se a r c h was made. On the keepers meeting with two labouring men going to work, he stated to them the object of his search, when they at once declared they had just picked up a sovereign. They were dnl; tahnedn adaesairerdewtao rd giv f e or it th u e p iC h w o h n i e e s h ty, th t e h y ey r w e ' a er d e ily rewarded with a "horn of Burghley a l e ." At present the reward hath "this extent—no morel" —Stamford Mercury. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—LIVERPOOL, Nov. 22. —The promoters of tt Chatnber of Commerce at Liver pool held a preliminary meeting tt.-itty, et the Town hall, the Mayor presiding. Addresses in favour of the project were delivered by Mr. Edward Heath, Mr. Charles Rutland, and Air. R9hertson. After which it was unanimously agreed to call a public meeting on an early day. WELL PLACED.—The President of the Republic has presented the Army and Navy Club with a puce of tapestry. The question is, - where to put it. Sibthorp suggests that, " As it is Gobelite it ougLt to be put in the dining-room, which might then ,be called the • Salle de Gobblin.' "—Punch. VAN DiEntesi's LAND.—Hobart-town journals to August 4 have been received. Like most, of the Aus tralian papers, much of their space is occupied with Cali fornian details, the colonists being mad to start for the "diggins." Hundreds had departed, and many more were on the eve of quitting for the same destination. On July 31 Sir William Denison opened the Legislative Council. When the bitterness of malignity is ab!ent, cheer fulness has full play; and candour, ever open and bene volent, is the expeuent of mirth and goodwill.— Etisa Cook's Journal. i -- ..1,, ,