The Sun. — London, England, 1849-10-27 00:00:00

Jury, how say you; is the prisoner at the bar, Fre derick George Manning, guilty or not guilty ? The Foreman—GUlLTY. The Clerk—How say you ; is the prisoner at the bar, Maria Manning, guilty or not guilty ? The Foreman—GUlLT Y. The prisoner, Mrs. Manning, here exclaimed with violent gesticulation, " I will not stand here—l have not had a fair trial !" and one of the officers in attend ance was compelled to remove her to the front of the dock, and remained stationed close behind her for a few minutes. Mr. Streiglat then asked the prisoners whether they had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon them in the usual form. A pause ce a few seconds followed, and Mr. Harker, the crier of the court, was about to make the usual proclama tion for silence, when The female prisoner, whose extraordinary command of feeling had been conspicuous throughout the trial, and who had maintained a stolid indifference up to this moment, advanced to the front of the dock, and, placing her hands on the bar, in a voice which was at first overpowered with intense emotion, which she attempted to subdue, proceeded to address the bench with a broken English accent. The purport of her address was, as nearly as we could understand, cr hear it, "My Lord ! I have been treated most welly in this country. lam a foreigner, and I have been denied justice. There is no justice or protection here for any foreign subject in this country. I have received no protection or justice from the pro secutors, from the jury, nor from the Court. I am, therefore, convicted unjustly this day in'this court. It could have been proved by my counsel and solicitor that money was sent to me from my own country, from abroad, to the Bank of England, to show that those shares which were found upon me were bought for me, with my own money ; and that witnesses could have identified those shares if they had been called; and when I am charged with taking the life of Mr. O'Connor, I say he was much more than my husband to me. I had known him ever since I was in this country. I have known him for seven years. He was to me a brother and a father, and the best friend I had in the world. lle wanted to marry me, and I ought to have married him when I was a widow. I can never forget his regard for me ; and the letters that he wrote will prove the respect and regard he had for me ; and I consider that I, a foreign woman, have had to fight against my own husband's statement which he has made against me, and against the Judges and those who have conducted the prosecution. I complain of the Judges themselves. I have not been treated like a Christian, but like a wild beast of the forest; and all the judges, and the jurors, and the counsel will have it on their consciences that the verdict which has been given against me is an unjust one, for I am not guilty of the murder of Mr. O'Connor. How should I wish to do so ? I could not attempt the life of a man who was my most honoured friend on earth, and who would have made me his wife when I was a widow. I have been nine years in this country, and I have el ways had a character for pro bity, and I can account for more than the money which purchased the shares found upon me. I can produce three or four times the money. If I wished to take anybody's life, why should I not take that of my husband, who is the greatest enemy to me in the world ? Why should I kill Mr. O'Connor ? I could have been married to him in a fortnight if I pleased; he was my best friend. Because it pleased my husband, from his: jealousy, to kill Mr. O'Connor, I am dragged to this bar. I wish I could better explain myself in the English language, but I cannot." Mr. Harker having made the usual proclamation for silence, Mr. Justice CRESSWELL then proceeded to pass sentence upon the prisoners :—George Frederick M'lnning and Maria Manning, you have been con viete 1 of the crime of murder — Mari% Manning (in a loud voice, and with great earnestness) —I have not, my Lord. I will not stand here to hear thlt said (the prisoner then rushed hastily towards the back part of the dock; upon being brought back to the front of the dock by Mr. Cope, the Governor, she said)—lt is a shameful thing— you ought to be ashamed of yourselves, all of you ; and (addressing the barristers in front of the dock) you and the judges too. Mr. Justice CREsswELL then proceeded—You have been convicted by a patient and intelligent jury, and you have been defended by able counsel Maria Manning—They did not produce any wit- nesses. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—WhO have urged every topic which their ingenuity and experience taught , them would be available for your defence. You have been convicted by a jury, upon evidence which I will venture to say could leave no rational doubt upon the mind of any human being who heard it that the verdict was the only one which they could conscien tiouAly return. Had they failed to return that verdict, it would have been very difficult to convince me that they had not shrunk from the due discharge of their duty, so completely was I satisfied, by the evidence which I heard detailed by the different witnesses, of the guilt of both of you. Maria Manning—The witnesses in my favour were not called. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL continued :—The crime of which you have been found guilty is the highest crime of which one individual can be guilty against another, and is at all times a most horrible offence. But this murder is as cold-blooded, as deliberate, and as calculated as I ever remember to have heard or read of. Under the pretence and guise of friend ship —nay more, of affection, for that was the sub scription to the letter inviting the deceased to dinner on the Bth—under that pretence, this unhappy man was allured to the place where his grave had probably then been prepared for him, and where too the deed was to be consummated which, no doubt, you had been for days and for weeks concocting. It is one of the most appalling instances of human wickedness certainly which the annals of even this court can disclose. He went to your house ; probably he bad been leading a vicious course of life—bow that may be I do not pro fess to know ; but whatever his course of life might have been—without a moment's warning or a mo ment's preparation—without the slightest opportunity of thinking of his past life, whether guilty or inno cent—without any opportunity for endeavouring to ask pardon for any offence which he might have com mitted, this unhappy man was hurried into eternity. The law, more merciful than you, allows you a space of time for preparation for death. It appears that one of you, upon a former occasion, asked the question of a young men where he thought murderers went. The time has now arrived when it will behove both of you to ask yourselves that question, and to ask it of the man appointed to teach you what you have to hope and what you have to fear. As I can hold out not the slightest prospect of any mitigation of the sentence I am about to pronounce, I am bound to tell you that, so far as human judgment goes, your doom is irretrievably fixed when your sentence is passed ; and I advise you, therefore, to resort with all humility and with all candour to the advice and counsel of the minister of the Gospel appointed to attend you. From him you will receive all the consolation which in your unhappy condition he can, consistently with the dis charge of his duty, afford to you. From him you will learn what you have to fear. No doubt he will point out to you in strong terms the full extent of your guilt; and I am sure he will rejoice to give you, if in his conscience he thinks he can, hopes of pardon hereafter, which in this world you cannot expect. To his care I consign you—to his advice I exhort you to resort. Whatever assertions you may make whatever indignation you may express, and really or affectedly feel, and manifest with respect to the course of proceedings this day—depend upon it that others will judge very differently ; and I doubt if there is one who has heard this trial who is not as well satisfied as I am that the result of it is the only one which is consistent with justice. (His Lordship having put on the black cap, then said)—Having given you this warning and advice, which I pray you once more to receive in all humility, it remains for me but to pronounce the dread sentence of the law, Which is, that you be taken hence to her Majesty's gaol for the county of Surrey, and thence to the place of execution, and that you there be severally hanged by the neck until you are dead, and after death that your bodies be buried within the precincts of that gaol in which you shall be confined after the passing of this sentence ; and may the Lord have mercy upon your souls! Mr. Streight—Amen. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—This court does noW commit you to the gaol of the courtly of Surrey, there to remain in the custody of the sheriff of the county until your execution takes place. Maria Manning —My Lord, you have given me an unjust judgment. Mr. Justice CzEswELL—Remove the prisoners. Upon the turnkeys removing her form the dock, she exclaimed, "Base and shameful England;' and indignantly threw into the body of the court some pieces of rue which she held in her hand, a quant i ty of which is usually placed in the front of the d oc k. The male poisoner left the dock without saying a word. The prisoners having been removed from the bar, the court was adjourned at a quarter past seven o'clock. 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The bankrupt was a glass merchant, of Leicester square, and to-day applied for his certificate, supported by Mr. Lowrance. The fiat issued two Tears ego, and the bankrupt passed bis last examination in July last. His debts were 3,8801., liabilities 806/,, assets about 1,0001. Mr. Reid, for the assignees, opposed upon the ground that the bankrupt had continued to trade after he must have known that he was in a state of insol vency, and that upon the eve of bankruptcy he had placed himself under the care of his attorney, who also had possession of his property. His HONOUR said that , looking at the lapse of time since the fiat issued, the bankrupt might have his cer tificate, but it would be of the third class. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Patrick illakony, alias Roberts, a lad of about 16, was charged with a burglary. It appeared that the prisoner had contrived to secrete himself in the shop of Mr. Grossmith, a soap merchant, 135, Strand, while the premises were being closed on Wednesday evening. The inmates of the house were disturbed in the night, and at about four o'clock in the morning they found some one forcing the panelling of a side-door which led to the private entrance. The police were called in, and they entered the shop, but nearly an hour elapsed before they dis covered the prisoner, who, hearing the alarm had concealed himself behind a pile of goods near the ceiling, where he was found completely curled up. Mr. C. Grcsstnith identified several coats, pocket books, &c , which, with the contents of a cash-box, desk, and some drawers, which the prisoner had broken open, were piled up ready for removal if he had succeeded in effecting an egress without detection. The prisoner, who admitted his guilt, was fully committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. Mr. Russell, the superintendent of the B division of police, having communicated to Mr. Broderip, imme diately upon his arrival at the court, that the missing man at Chelsea, MiGowran or M'Guire, had been found, as stated in our paper of yesterday, and was at present in St. Margaret's workhouse, the magistrate immediately despatched Cain, the gaoler, to the House of Detention, to bring up the three persons, Thomas M'Donald, Mary his wife, and Mary Fox, who leave undergone several examinations during the last month, and who stood remacded until Wednesday next, with a view of immediately securing the testi mony of M'Govvran, and at once binding him over to prosecute for the robbery. Upon the accused being placed in the dock, M Gowran, who is. a wild, strange-looking man, between 50 and 60 years -of age, stood foward, and having, in reply to an inquiry from Mr. W. Taylor, the chief clerk, stated that he had a charge to make against the prisoners, proceeded with his evidence, but in a hurried and incoherent manner. He stated that on a Monday after the 20th of September, his mind being so confused that he could not tell the precise date, he received 701. and two silver watches from the offices of the French Embassy, with which he returned home to his lodging in Chelsea, and in the evening he went out and met with Mrs. Conden, who had a few days previously done a little j b for him, and went with her to a public house, near Chelsea College. They had not been there long when the male prisoner, M'Donald, came in, and prosecutor, disliking his company, told him to be off, but he remained, and after a little time the prosecutor offered him some drink. They all then left that house and went to another, accompanied by a third person. Upon leaving the second house he was about to see Mrs. Conden home, and the women commenced quarrelling. (Here the prosecutor paused, atal was either unable or unwilling to continue the chain of narrative.) At five in the morning he was walking with a policeman near Chelsea College, and had something to drink with him, when the constable told him to take care of his money ; and seeing M'Donald coming out of the court where he lived, he spoke to him and went into his house, and had some recollection about having been there before, and seeing beer brought in. When he entered M'Donald's, at five o'clock, he had his gold in his pocket, and felt it there in the purse ; he sat down on a chair, and shortly afterwards fell asleep, and when he awoke, in what he considered to be about two hours, his money was gone. At the time he fell asleep, Mr. and Mrs. M'Donald, to the best of his belief, were the only persons in the room, but when he awoke Mrs. M'Donald and her husband were gone. Mrs. Fox and two combmakers, who lived in the house, were present, but he did not think Mrs. Fox had anything whatever to do with it. He in quired where Mrs. M'Donald was, suspecting that she had taken his money, and the answer was so unsatis factory that he ran out, and meeting Mrs. M`Donald's little boy and the landlord's girl, made search for her, but thinking she had concealed herself, he abandoned it and went home. After lying down for a few hours he got up, and in a moment of despair left the place altogether. In reply to inquiries from Mr. BRODERIP as to what became of him after that, M'Guwran sniri he came to Westminster and lodged for a night, then went down to London-bridge and to Horne's, to see about his boxes, and proceeded to Deptford, in the neighbourhood of which, and adjacent places in Kent, he had endeavoured to get a living by hawking books. He never went again for his boxes, as his mind being perplexed and disturbed, he thought, as he had lost hie money, he might as well lose his clothes, and so he gave up all thoughts of either. He had never since he had been away seen a news paper until last Sunday, when he took up a portion of the Dispatch, but saw nothing about himself in it. In continuation of his examination by the Chief Clerk, he stated that he had known the M'Donalds since January last. He declared most positively that he had never given Mrs. M'Donald any of the money, nor entered into any arrangement of any sort to elope with her; which was alleged by her when first taken into custody upon this charge, with the addi tion that he had given her the money as a guarantee of his intentions. The watches were not stolen from him. Mr. BRODERIP having inquired whether the ac cused wished to make any answer to this charge, The male prisoner said he was innocent. The woman M'Donald, in a canting whining tone, addressing M'Gowran said, "Father, I'll not say anything to fill a newspaper ; you stand there, and I stand here, and you know it must be the liquor taken that makes you forget, father, or you'd remember my poor husband sat in his chair, and you lay in his place all that night. My husband is as innocent as my baby, and for the money it's a won der I'd a penny of it ' left, I am such a fool if I have any money. Father, you'd know how the night passed with us if it wasn't for the drop taken. (To the magistrate)—He gave me the money ; he arranged for me to meet him, and he'd not do this, but he for gets it." Fox denied all knowledge of the robbery. Mr. BRODERIP said he felt it his duty to commit them all for trial, but they would be again brought up to-morrow (this day) to have the case completed against them ; but as the case against Fox was slight he would take bail, if she could procure it, for her appearance at the sessions. M'Gowran was then bound over to prosecute, there being some very cogent reasons for the course adopted by the magistrate, to which we shall have an oppor tunity afforded us of further alluding. PARIAH Or ST. GEORGE, HANOVER-SQUARE.— Yesterday morning a vestry meeting of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, was held at the board-room, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, for the purpose of considering an order served upon the churchwardens by the Commissioners of the General Board of Health, under the provisions of the 12th and 13th Victoria, c. 3, in reference to the burial-ground of the parish, situate at Bayswater. The Rev. H. Howarth, 8.D., the rector, occupied the chair; and amongst the gentlemen present were Lord Foley (one of the churchwardens), the Hon. Captain Duncombe, General D'Oyley, Admiral Bowles, M.P., the Hon. E. Phipps, the Rev. Mr. Fuller, the Rev. E. Nepean, and many others. Mr. Chappell, the vestry clerk, having read the correspondence with the Board of Health, a long and interesting conversation ensued with regard to the duties of the Board of Health and the churchwardens in such matters, and some doubts having been expressed with regard to the necessity for discon tinuing interments for the future in the Bayswater burial-ground, it was ultimately resolved unanimously, that the order of the Board of Health should be com plied with, and a portion of the graveyard in question be closed forthwith. DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Last night, at ten o'clock, a very alarming fire, which in the course of a few minutes gained such an ascendancy as to illuminate great part of London, broke out in the premises occupied by Mr. Bascall, ohairmakor, No. 52, Broadwall, Blackfriars, ex tending into Roupell-street, Lambeth. The information having been dispatched to the engine-stations, in the course of a few minutes the West of England engine arrived, and was followed by numerous others of the London brigade. Unfortunately, although the hose of the engines was stretched, and the engines well manned, not a drop of water could be obtained for some minutes, the turncock having been called to an alarm of fire in the neighbourhood of the Westminster-road. The mo rgklr but dand the nr mo ment he arriv e d an a b u ndant supply of water was ob toafined from the Lambeth mains, from which the West Southwark-bridgee progressed- r o enginesad in t o t h w e e r c e o set w to w E o n hou and Mr. of Mrs. Jones having r. James, the poor animals were nearly suffocated with smoke , when Mr. Deputy Barrow, with a gentleman named Swale, al Harris, and several others, succeeded , tte dangerpt olice-sergeant Harris, being gored by the animals' horns, in liberating o cows and one horse. B y eleven o ' clo ck the fire was exttn i-hed but not until Mr. Bascall' gn s property was entirely destroyed, and the adjoining premises injured. The cause of the fire is unknown. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial office for the Governors of the North American colonies. PARLIAMENTARY and FINANCIAL REFORM MOVEMENT. GREAT MEETING AT MANCHESTER. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) Thursday night a crowded meeting of the Manchester Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association was held in the Free-trade Hall; Mr. George Wilson in the chair. Oa the platform were the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson; John Bright, Esq., M.P.; A. Henry, E-q., M.P.; Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P. ; J. Taylor, Eel , Secre tary of the Birmingham Land Association, and a num ber of other leading men of the city of Mancheter. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that the present meeting was summoned to ask their sanction to the past proceedings, and their co-operation in the future proceedings of the Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association. At a former meeting held in this room, Manchester had heard explained the objects and the use of the_Association, and he begged to ask whe ther a reduction of ten millions was an object worth striving for ? They would hear this night, from Mr. Gibson and Mr. Bright, an exposition of the views of the Association with regard to Parliamentary reform. There was nothing that more impressed him with the necessity of Parliamentary reform, than to look at the inequality of constituencies in England, and at the injustice of the suffrage—when the constituency of Harwich, with its 181 voters, negatived the opinion of Manchester, with its immense population—when such a number of men, sober, temperate, a nd honest, o e u p u r ey. y d olit f h all respectpartici to thepation lastintopic theg ,ic o vwehrincmhehnet 5 0 hi w e r eut h i d e d , onetouc h of upon—registration —he oen-- utmost r cg i importance, st r a t i o n —h from the e could ?, n : r az that a ng e wast s which were taking place co ntinually in the voting lists, and which, in the constituencie3 of Nort Lancsshire, had amounted to 561 per cent. Mr. Taylor would ex plain to the meeting a scheme by which every working saving eighteenpenc e a week, would in course ' o n f l t n i ' y m b e become possessed of a vote for his county, and a very safe investment for his money he thought it would be. He would call on every class of the community to joie them in this movement. The report was then read by the secretary. Mr. HENRY, M.P., moved the adoption of the report. During two sessions in which he had sat in the House he had not derived any great respect for the Members of the Howe, because it appeared to him that most of them were chiefly interested in a struggle as to who should be "in" and who " out." Most leading politiciaes seemed to him to be deficient in political honesty, and to bend all their efforts to class purposes; and if a Minister were honest his objects were frequently defeated by party selfishness. Mr. BROTHERTON, M.P., seconded the motion. The objects of the present association were more deserving of the attention of the country, because they were in the hands of the people themselves. But there was an allusion in the report which they had heard to the assistance which hal been given to the movement by Temperance Societies ; and he thought that that would give them a hint by which they themselves could reduce taxation to the amount of twenty millions; which sum was the amount of revenue derived from tobacco, malt, &e., and by abstaining from which the people would reduce taxation to that amount. Tee Right Hon. T. M. GIBBON, M.P., then came for ward, and was received on his appearance by loud and repeated cheering. lie said that it gave him great plea sure to meet his constituency at all times, to give en account of his Parliamentary conduct. It was pleasant to him to observe how quickly this movement for reform was spreading over the country, and how men were gird ing up their loins in all parts, after, the temporary lull which followed the repeal of the corn-laws. It seemed to him that the Protectionist party were somewhat beginning to change their note—that they were fast merg ing into Tories. They had begun to see how preposterous it was to think that this great country would retrace its ' steps in a matter of such grave import, and which had received such serious consideration as the repeal of the corn laws. Some of the papers he perceived, the Standard in particular, had begun to exult in the scarcity of the supplies of cotton, and this only confirmed him iu his opinion that to widen the field of supply was the best method to remedy this deficiency. Ito had alluded to this point because there was a gentleman present who had sat during the whole of the last session upon a Committee to inquire into the best means to encourage ,he growth of cotton in India; and it seemed to him that while they had Indian wars on the frontier, while the system of prize-money prevailed, he thought it was the merest trash for any one to go about the country preach ing that land was worth nothing, and never would be worth anything. and that every thing connected with the agricultural interests was ruined. For his part, looking in an agricultural district he had not found anything beyond the reports in newspapers to justify such conduct. The l'rotectionists had said that if more corn came in gold would go out; that had been a favourite cry of theirs, but look at the facts. In the current years, 1848- 49, this country had imported 4,332,616 quarters of wheat, and more than 6,000,000 quarters of other grain, amounting to 11,177,572 altogeth-r, and yet during the whole time a steady increase of bullion had flowed into the Bank; as corn came in gold came in too. Then they bad been told that as corn came in gold would stop, and in 1839, under a Protectionist system, the Bank of England had gone to the Bank of France for a loan of 2,000,0001.; and he believed that the returns for the year 1849 would present al more favourable appearance than had been seen for many years. With respect now to financial reform, the greatest opponents to it were the county Members ; as to them often fell a large share of the loaves and fishes of the system ; bat it was requisite to strike at the root of the system. Ho would say, that in the face of this assembly, no reduc tion could take place in the expenditure of the country, except they reduced the armaments of the country, and there was plenty of room for this. Sir John Stirlinz had told a Committee of the House mac they had 8,000 officers, when 4,000 would have been more than suffi • cient for a more numerous force than we at present maintained. The excess of officers maintained by this country cost as much as would be sufficient to keep up a force of 20,000 seamen. The finance reform in these branches would be the only mode in which to forward the peace movement. Government would not be able to pay for such amusement. People would not pay taxes for war, and would Government get loans easily? What had become of the Austrian loan, by the way? He saw by the Times of to-day that it had fallen 1 per cent., and he did not think that one shilling had been got out of this country. Now, with regard to this system of buying freeholds, which was to be introduced to them to-night, he very much approved of them. He believed that the conviction was abroad that the landed interest would much prefer universal suffrage than to have established in every county a number of small independent 40s. freeholders. By this scheme much more could be effected than financial reform—a full and entire purification of Parlia ment would take place, an extension of the suffrage must follow, vote by ballot, and shorter durations of Parliaments.—(Hear, hear.) These changes must come speedily, and with them would come a firmer basis to the liberty and happiness of the country; and he trusted that he should always be found cordially co-operating in this course. Mr. BRIGHT, M.P., then came forward amid much cheering, and said that he regarded the present meeting as an evidence of sound political feeling in this town; for it was met together to promote a movement which was calculated to advance the happiness and prosperity of the country. Looking over Europe it did not seem that liberty was in " very high feather," and journals of high standing and repute bad been found to sympa thise with acts of tyranny and wrong, and there did not seem any reason why they would not do the same if it were safe to practise them in this country. He should to-night confine himself entirely to the condition of Ireland,which it did not need much ingenuity to show had much to do with the present movement. He would suppose for a moment that the audience had never beard of Ireland and few present had any idea of the wrongs and suffer ings of that country. Suppose they were told that an island of 20,000,000 acres of most fertile soil lay within four hours' steaming of Holyhead, with harbours and rivers admirably adapted to all kinds of commerce, with great cities and 8,000,000 of population, which had been for many years under the mysterious blessings of "our glo rious constitution"—this meeting would expect a model of an island—a picture of industry and happiness. But he would tell them what Ireland was ; and he would lay the scene before the famine, and they should see where the real blame lay. Sir IL Peel's Committee stated that in 1844, in the county of Down, 24 families out of every 100 lived in houses unfit for human habitation; in the county of Kerry 66 families lived in a similar man ner; it stated that there was no such thing as industry, that a great proportion of the population lived for most of the year without labour; there was no rate of wages in the country. Outrages, too, were very frequent in every county. The committee, too, bore testimony to the submissive and patient manner in which all these hard ships had been borne by the people of the country. That was the condition of Ireland before the famine; and was the condition of Ireland anything but aggravated ? We here knew not what famine was ; hundreds of thousands had been there stricken down by it ; in some districts one-third of the population had been removed by it. Emigration, too, had taken place in great numbers. He had seen many of the union workhouses of Ireland; they were almost the largest houses in the country. In June of this year there were 237,000 men, women, and children in the workhouses of Ireland, besides 758,000 receiving almost permanent out-door relief. The eviction system bad added its horrors to the scene—he believed that more than a thousand men had died from the consequences of evic tions unjust and mercenary. If then any man, seeing this horrible state of things, and understanding the cause of it, could put forth his voice and point it out to the Government and show the remedy, would be but doing his duty to his country and his religion. The Irish character and the Catholic religion had been op posed as two great arguments against all proposi tions for relief of Ireland. Why, then, did Irish men succeed so well in America ? What was the faith of the inhabitants of Belgium and Lombardy?: Do Irish men maintain these two arguments. The real cause of all these evils was the crimes and plunder of the Legislature. These might be traced back to the time of Elizabeth, James, and Cromwell; under each of these rulers exten sive confiscation had taken place. After the revolution, William confiscated more than 1,600,000 acres of Ireland. Cruel and severe laws had been promulgated against the Roman Catholics. There was no atrocity which could be described or imagined which had not been practised by ono party or another upon this country ever since the time it came under the British constitution. In Ireland there was a monopoly of land in the hands of a few pro prietors, so hampered by mortgages and judgments, that they could not sell ono acre, and the consequence was that the people of Ireland, though living on the soil, had no property in it—they were sojourners and pil grims in it. He believed that the reason why so many outrages occurred in Tipperary was that the population of that county was more hardy and less disposed to sub mit to oppression. And now for the remedy. He would have every law as regards land, which had for its LONDON, SATURDAY object the bolstering up of monoply in land, repealed; land should be made as free as any chattel, to buy and sell like a horse in a stable. There was an insecurity of tenure too felt by every tenant in Ireland — every landlord in Ireland was in the habit of appropriating whatever improvement their tenants made upon the land. He had visited Skibbereen—a town which every ono had heard of—and there be had seen a scene of misery which would strike a feeling of horror into every man of the meeting if he had time to go throueh them. A new system of legislation was needed for Ireland ; the first act of the Parliament, when it met next session, ought to be to pass a measure which should give to every Irish tenant every security and compensation for every halfpenny that he spent on his farm ; and he hoped that this would only be the first of many beneficial acts of legislation for that afflicted country. The Hon. Gentleman, then sat down amid repeated cheering. Mr. TAYLOR, of the Birmingham Land Society, then briefly proceeded to explain to the meeting the principle of the Forty Shilling Land Society, and the numerous meeting then separated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. CENTRAL CrERISIANY. The Kolner Zeitung contains the following electric dispatch : The Committee of Administration, with the excep tion of the representatives of Hanover and Saxony, are agreed that the elections fur the German Parliament shall take place on the 15th of January. Baron Wen genheim and Baron Zeschau, Plenipotentiaries of Hanover and Saxony, have informed the Committee of Administration that urgent business will in future pre vent their attending the sittings of the said Committee. " In the L9wer House of the Prussian Parliament the King's CommissioLer, Baron Radowitz, replied to a question which has lately been put by M. Beckerath. In spite of the protest of Wurtemburg, Bavaria, and Hesse Homburg, the Prussian Government insists on fixing the 15th of January, 1850, for the general election of members for the German Parliament. The Parlia ment is to sit at Erfurt." The Hannoverische Zeitung publishes a declaration of the dissentient Plenipontentiaries of Hanover and Saxony, protesting that any decisive steps, such as the Convocation of a German Parliament, must tend to increase the difficulties and divisions of Germany. AUSTRIA. VIBSNA, OCT. 21.—The Wiener Zeitung of this day, in an article dated Stettin, the 17th, says that Dr. John Jacoby quitted that place on the 16th for Konigsburg, where he is to take his trial. Field-Marshal Radetzky has been definitely ap pointed Governor-General of the kingdom of Lombardy, Venice. Before setting out for Milan, for which place he left by a special train, the veteran General had the honour of receiving a farewell visit from the Emperor and the Archdukes. Lloyd says, that General Haynau is still civil and military Governor of Hungary. The journal which had announced the dismissal or deprivation of the General, says that Count Grame, aide de-camp to the Emperor, has been removed from attending his Majesty, for not having accomplished his mission Eater the siege of Arad, of prosecuting the prompt execution of military justice. General Ilayncu, during his stay at Vienna, did not speak of the in tended executions at Pesth and Arad. The Emperor and the Ministry did not hear of it till afterwards. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY• FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 25, 1849. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Edward Stuart Baynes, K.C.M.G., late her Majesty's Consul at S. Petersburgh, to be her Majesty's Agent and Consul- General in the Regency of Tunis- The Queen has been pled3ed to appoint Charles East land Michele, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at St. Petersburgh. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Jo:e Giuseppi as Consul, at Trinidad, for the R'public or Venezuela. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 26. ad Regiment of Dragoon Guards--Veterinary-Sur geon Opie Smith, from half-pay of the Regiment, to be Veterinary-Surgeon, Oct. 26. Ist Dragoons—Sergeant-Major William Scott to be Quartermaster, vice John Partridge, who retires upon half-pay, Oct. 26. 12th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Thomas Cockayne Maunsell to be Captain by purchase, vice Sutton, who retires, Oct. 26 ; Cornet and Adjutant Charles Marr to have the rank of Lieutenant, Oct. 25; Cornet George Fearnley Whittingstall to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maunsell, Oct. 26. 2d Regiment of Foot—Captain Thomas Barnes Lord Cochrane, from the 18th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gil lespie, who exchanges, Oct. 26. 18th Foot—Captain Alexander Gillespie from the 2d Foot, to be Captain, vice Lord Cochrane, who exchanges, Oct. 6. 34th Foot—Captain Benjamin Barlow, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Charles Ferdinand Her vey, who exchanges; Lieutenant Edward Frederick Agnew to b 3 Captain, by purchase, vice Barlow, who retires; Ensign David Steuart to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Agnew, Oct. 26. 42d Foot—Lieutenant Robert Bligh Sinclair to be Captain, by purchase, vice Farquhar Campbell, who re tires; Ensign James Erskine Paterson to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sinclair, Oct. 26. 57th Foot—Captain James Goold, from half-pay LTL,..te....46.,1, 4,, by caytain (repaying the difference), vice Henry Gahan, who exchanges ; Lieutenant 'William Inglis to ba Captain, by purchase, vice Goold, who re tires ; Ensign James Franklyn Bland to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Inglis, Oct. 26. 74th Foot—Ensign Arthur Henry Dillon, from 67th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gordon, ap pointed to the 59th Foot, Oct. 26. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Johns, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies, to be Lieutenant, vice Eager, who exchanges, Oct. 26. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Andrew David Hays, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cliffe, pro moted, Oct. 26. Royal Newfoundland Companies—Lieutenant Henry McMahon Eager, from the 90th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Johns, who exchanges, Oct. 26. MEXGRANDI33I.—The names of the Gentleman ap pointed to an Ensigncy in the 56th Foot, on the 19th October, 1849, are Walter Fitz Gerald "Kerrich," not " Kerrick," as previously stated. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Durham. George Frederick D'Arcy Earl of Durham to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Oct. 1. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Southampton. North Hants Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—Sir Henry St. John Mildmay, Bart. to be Major, vice Sir William Heathcote, Bart. resigned ; Thomas James Willis Fleming, Gent , to be Lieutenant, vice the Hon. George Anson Byron, resigned, Oct. 9. BANKRUPTS. Francis Lonsdale, grocer, Bermondsey-street, South wark, to surrender Nov. 2, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, otEial assignee, Coleman-street; Dingwall, Token house-yard. James Kitchner, scavenger, Gravel-lane, Southwark, Nov. 7, at two, and Dec. 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingliall street; Chester, Blackfriars-road. Samuel Groocock, batter, Leicester, Nov. 9. and Dec.. 7, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee Nott'nghana; Stevenson, Leicester. James Keevil, jun., draper, Bristol, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Brittan and Sons, Bristol. Henry Sydenham Bolt, wine merchant, Plymouth, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Ilernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Hine and Robinson, Charter-house-square; Little and Billing, Devonport; S..ogdon, Exeter. Frederick Palmer, wine merchant, Bristol, Nov. 9, and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Britten and Sons, Bristol. Henry Brewer, fancy box manufacturer, Manchester, Nov. 12, and Dec. 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Vickers and Diggles, Manchester._ DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. R. Simpson, Great Bell-alley, merchant, Nov. 20, at eleven—W. Burrows, Leicester-street, Leicester-square, plumber, Nov. 16, at eleven—H. Regless and F. Sker ratt, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross, woollendrapers, Nov. 16, at one—J. Walters, Union-street, Southwark, and Loudon-wall, bottle merchant, Nov. 16, at half-past one—J. Hannen, Little Britain, tallow melter, Nov. 16, at half-past eleven—J. Barnett and T. Hancock, Conduit street, Regent-street, ladies' boot and shoemakers, Nov. 22, at half-past one—C. Radford, Uckfield, Sussex, apo thecary, Nov. 22, at one. In the Country. J. Austin, Clist Honiton, Devonshire, builder, Nov. 23, at one, at the Court, Exeter—J. Jackson, Clifford, Herefordshire, farmer, Nov. 21, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—E. Orme, Knutstord, Cheshire, innkeeper, Nov. 20, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Shore, Rochdale, flannel manufacturer, Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—T. Bamford, Rochdale, woollen Man manufacturer, Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester—D. Cook, Liverpool, rope maker, No . v. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Orange, L . iverpool, bootmaker, Nov. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— S. Moore, Liverpool, wine merchant, N0v.19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. C. Crofts, Liverpool,. corn merchant, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— H. A. Stewart, Liverpool, ship broker, Dec. 6, at eleven, , at the Court, Liverpool — l. Booth, Crewe linendraper, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool —F. Berner, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Foster, Liverpool, oilman, Nov. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—l. Roberts, Mold, Flintshire, grocer, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Wood, Liverpool and Toxteth-park, druggist, Nov. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— H. Cole, Birkenhead, Cheshire, builder, Nov. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— G. E. Schultz and H. W. Carr, Liverpool, stockbrokers, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Walker, Cheshire, silversmith, Nov. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. C. Kemp, Liverpool, merchant, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. W. Hooper, Holloway-road, Islington, statuary, second dividend of 241. any Thursday, between the hours of eleven ant two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. T. Williams, Fenchurch-street, merchant, third divi dend of Id., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers. EVENING, W. Rawlinson, Minories, City, draper, first dividend of 25., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and twe at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. J. Reid, Edgewaic-road, draper, first dividend of 2s. 3d, any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. W. Keys, Robert's : place, Commercial-road East, woollendrapor, first dividend of Is. 9d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. Catherine Elton, Whitechapel, ironmonger, second dividend of 53., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers. R. H. Pugh, of Aldermanbury, City, warehouseman, second dividend of 21d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. A. Fielder, Southampton, brewer, fifth dividend of 21., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at office of Mr, Pennell, Guildhal!-chambers. W. Armstrong, Norwich, draper, fourth dividend of 7d., any Thursday, between the hours ot eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Fennel', Guildhall chambers. R. Tippler, Great Tower-street, City, colonial broker, first dividend of 10d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guild hall-chambers. Smith, Beard, and Co., Cheapside, warehousemen, third dividend of Id., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guild hall-chambers. f, L. Congdon, Springestreet,".Paddin;,Yton, painter and glazier, first dividend of 2s. 4d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. B. E. Walker, Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy-square, publi can, first dividend of Is. 2d., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and three following Wednesdays, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall chambers. _ _ _ _ _ G. B. Orchard, Bath, upholsterer, third dividend of 2id., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. C. Maddox, sen., Llanwin, Moumouthshire, timber dealer, first dividend of ls. 10d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. I). Field, Frame, Somersetshire, woollendraper, first dividend of 7a. 6d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristcl. J. Jeys, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, boot and shoemaker, first dividend of Is. 44., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. J. Penny, Merthyr Tydvil, brewer, is. 6d., any Wed nesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. J. B. Pritchard and J. I?. Croft, Liverpool, oil mer chants, second dividend of 1 9-16ths of a penny, and a first dividend of 31. 110., on account of first dividend of 7s. 6d., on new proofs, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. B. Pritchard, Liverpool, oil merchant, first dividend of Is., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Wed nesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan. Liverpool. J. R. Croft, Liverpool, oil merchant, second dividend of 44., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Wed nesday, between the hours of eleven nod two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Willis and J. T. Swainson, Liverpool, merchants, sixth dividend of 5 5-16ths of a penny, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, or any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Willis, Liverpool, merchant, fourth dividend of , on Wednesday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Wed nesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Bickerton, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, fl tenet draper, first dividend of on Wednesday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. In the Country. _ _ _ T. Dowell, Monmouth, innkeeper, Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—J. King, Liverpool, licensed vie tualler, Nov. 20, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Ball, Salcombe, Devonshire, shipbuilder, Nov. 19, at one, at the Court, Exeter—J. C. R. Weguclin, Shaldon, Devonshire, farmer, Nov. 19, at one, at the Court, Exe ter—A. M'Conchie, Nottingham, draper, Nov. 16, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. _ . G. IL Blake, Mount-street, Grorsvenor-t•quare, cabi net maker, Oct. 24, certificate of the first class, after 21 days—G. Clay, Queen-street, Cheapside, woollen ware houseman, Oct. 25, certificate of the third class, after 21 da) s---T. Bamford, Little town-in-Wardle, Lancashire, woollen manufacturer and farmer, Oct. 23, certificate of the third class, -after 12 calendar months—E. Chad wick, J. Shaw, and A. Gartside, Oldham, cotton spin ners, certificate of the first class—W. Labrey, Man chester, grocer and tea dealer, certificate of the second class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 11. R. Caries and I. Caries, CJiaduit-street, Regent street, peruke makers—Elizabeth Hearder and J. It Brewer, Plymouth, printers—S. Guerrier and J. Rice, Upper-street, Islington, butchers—E. B. Beedle and J. Rogers, Yately, Southamptonshire, briekmakers—J. R. Lyon and J. G. Payne, Romford, Essex, linen and woollen drapers—A. Titley. G. N. Tatham, T. Tatham, B. Walker, T. A. Titley, B. Walker, jun., T. Walker, and R. Townsley, Leeds, flax spinners (so far as regards T. Tatham,-11. Green and J. Neal, Osborn-street, Whitechapel, tobacconists—J. Burton, J. Chippindall, J. Burton, jun., and J. Burton, Manchester, Atherton, and Tvldesley. cotton spinn..—S. M. Pak(' awl M. I'aice, George-street, Hanover-square, milliners and dress makers—J. Peet, sen., and C. S. Peet, Derby, silk manufacturers—Ann Schofield and E. Ashworth, Ros sendale, Lancashire, grocers and drapers—H. J. Ling ham and E. T. Richards, Birmingham, furnishing iron mongers—C. Strange and C. Davis, Manchester, che. mists and druggists—W. Veale and G. Veale, St. John's wood Dairy and Lower-place Farm, Willesden, cow keepers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Wm. Tomlin so n, jun., Handsworth, Staffordshire, corn. mission agent. Thomas Hill, St. Swithin, Worcester, fishmonger. William Tunks, St. Clement, Worcester, grocer. Charles Hodson, Worcester, clock maker. George Burgiss, Bristol, coach trimmer. Samuel Winnall, Arley Kings, Worcestershire, fru dealer. James Blakemore, Donnington, Shropshire, shoemaker. James Tucker, Bristol, butcher. Joseph Henry Packer, Bristol, auctioneer. John Mann, Bristol, picture frame maker. John Newton, Bristol, grocer's shopman. Thomas Pope, Bristol, commission agent. George Ball Stokes, Bristol, commercial traveller. George Stacey, Bristol, beer seller. Joseph Furze, Bristol, surgeon. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. C. Audsley, Inverness, auctioneer and draper, to meet within the Clarendon Hotel, Inverness, Nov. 2 and Nov, 23, at one. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending October 23, 1849, is 245. Bd. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Oct. 26.) SUGAR.—To-clay West India Muscovado Sugar was in fair demand fur home-trade purposes, and stiffer rates are paid, making the advance, as compared with last Friday's prices, 6d, and in some cases is per cwt. The purchases amounted to 460 hhds, &c, including a public sale of 100 hhds 65 trcs and 51 barrels Jamaica, which went at 36s to 36s 6d for ordinary yellow, and at 37s to 37s 6d for middling. REFINED.—To - day Refined goods were in excellent demand for home-trade purposes; good brown Lumps were not to be obtained under 47s 6d, and fair grocery 48s 6d. There are several buyers of Bonded Crushed, and the market is firm at 27s 6d to 28s 6d per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was sought after by private treaty, and the :public sales of 960 bags went fully 6d per ors above the rates of the last auctions ; middling and good yellow realised 38s to 38s 6d, washed 37s 6d, grainy 39s to 425, and inferior 37s to 38s 6d. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of Bengal Sugar went off briskly at an advance of 6d to is per cwt on last week's rates; Benares, fine white realised 41s 6d to 42s 6d, good 40s to 41s, middling 39s to 398 6d, damp 38s to 39s 6d, fine and superior yellow, like Aluuritius, 39s to 40s 6d, middling and good 36s 6d to 38s 6d, ordinary 35s to 36s 6d, and good to fine brown ditto 33s to 34s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, but a fair business was concluded by private treaty at stiffer rates. The purchases for the week are 4,000 bags clayed Manilla at 18s 6d, in bond; 2,000 chests yellow Savannah at 20s 6d to 225, and 2,000 bags brown Pernams, chiefly at 16s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—In West India a good business has been concluded this week, and all sorts have realised rather higher rates; supplies also continue to get smaller, and with every prospect of a continuation. Bengal Treacle met with a more active sale at 14s 6d to 15s. Cocoa..—Holders of West India have refrained from submitting any to public sale this week, and by private treaty only small purchases have been made, whilst prices still tend downwards. Trinidad, good and fine red can be purchased at 43s to 48s, other sorts 38s to 425; Grenada and St. Lucia 36s to 435. There are few buyers of Foreign, and 25s 61 to 283 is the value ac cording to quality. Tss..—ln scented Orange Pekoe operations have been upon a more extended scale this week at from is 3d to is 7d, for scented caper the demand is also batter at is 3d to is 61. Holders of Congou are not disposed to accept lower rates, yet dealers have mado purchases with caution; low to good ord at 813 to 9d, mixed blackish leaf 9d to Is Old, ditto strong is Id to is 2d, flue and Pekoe flavour is 2/d to is 9d. For fine and good sorts of Green there are few buyers, and sellers are willing to accept former terms; in low and medium sorts operations are upon rather a larger scale at previous rates, and holders evince more firmness. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an extensive demand for Ceylon Coffee, and the large public sales went off at stiff rates, whilst the whole offered found buyers. Of Native 2,000 bags were disposed of at 41s 6d to 42s 6d for good and real good ordinary • 2,100 bags and 30 0 casks Plantation, fine 655, low middling and middling 54s to 56s fine fine ordinary 493 6d to 53 5, but the c hief p art fetched 56s for middling. Of Mysore 126 pkgs realized 41s to 43s 6d for good, and 51s 64 to 53s 6d for fine fine ordinary. 3,651 bags and 198 boxes Costa Rica, good and fine fine ordinary 42s to 46s per cwt. RICE.—The market for East India assumed a quiet appearance, and holders aro not so firm. The rates ac- OCTOBER 27 2 1849. cepted are rather under those current on this day week. i By private treaty the business concluded has been much smaller than in the former week fur all purposes. At auction 2,353 were only in part disposed of ; Ceylon, good cargo at Bs, low and mid pearl barley, 7s 6d to Bs, Madras good ditto Bs, Bengal good mid white Os 6a to 10s, mid 9s to 9s 6d, ord 8s 6d, good cargo 7s 6d to Bs, Manilla mid and good yellowish white 8s to 95, ord and mid cargo 7s 6:1 to Bs, and Penang low 8c 61 to 9s. The value of fine white Bengal is 103 6(1 to I Is, and of pinky white Madras 83 to 8s 61 per cwt. Only moderate sales have been made in Patna at 12s to 20s, broken 103 to lls per cwt. Arracan 103 6d to 115 6d. Carolina town dressed 22s to 26g. SPicEs.--Te-day at a public sale 12 boxes Jamaica Ginger were sold at 417 s to 617 s for middling to good ; 26 bags Barbadoes Ginger at 36s per cwt. S2IRITS.—There are several buyers of Leeward Island Rum, but holders asking higher rates, caused the busi ness done to be small, and Is 5d to is Gd is the:value proof. East India met witji a fair sale, and 200 hhds were sold at is 3d to is 3id proof. In Jawaicia a good business has been concluded to supply home and export orders whilst former rates are well supported. The sales are 550 hhds at 2s 4d to 2s 10c1 for plain and mid quality 30 to 40 per cent over proof, and small parcels 01 better sort at 3s to 4s. In Demerara operations are upon a large scale at stiff rates; sales of 30 to 40 per cent over have been made at 2s Id to 2s 4d. Branly has been dealt in with caution, and prices keep on the decline ; there aro sellers of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1648 at 43 31 to 4s sd, and 1847 ditto at 4s 10 to 5s per gal. COCHINEAL —Tile supply is less plentiful, especially of the batter descriptions, and former rates are well sup porte 1 for black and silvers. A public sale of 70 bags Honduras went at from 3s Gd to 3s 9d per lb for ord to good mid silvers. 2 bags Mexican black 3s 10d. There is no prospect of any demand taking place in the home or shipping demand. SALTPETRE.—Importers of Rough have displayed firmness; this week, and supplied the market sparingly, still only sm purchases have been made by private treaty fur home use or exportation. At public sale to day 632 bags Calcutta were taken in at 28s 6d to 295. Gd to 34 to 4i per cent refraction of fine quality. Tne market for British Refined is quiet at 30s Od to 31s per cwt. OILS.—To-day at auction 82 tuns Sperm Oil went at 811 to 831, inferior 78/ 15s to 79/; and 2 chests of Cey lon, 501 5s to 60/ 103. TALLOW.—To day at auction 612 casks of Sydney Tallow went at 33s 6d to 3is ; 1.170 packages South American, 338 6d to 355; 15 casks fine Cape, 325. COAL MAtair. 1.-Y E:iTJLIMAY. Bate's West Hartley 15s 9d Buddle's W. Hartley 16s 0.1 Carr's Hartley East Adairs Braddyll Raton ... l9s Od Haswell l9s Od Hutton Jonasgolms ... 17s 3d Lambton Plummer ........ Russell's Hetton 18s 6d Stewart's Cassop lBs 3d Denison l7s 3d Reßoe ... 185 6d Cowndeu Tees ..... 17s 6d South Durham l7s 6d 'TeCS Anthracite LCowpen Hartley D3rwentwsterHartley 16s 3d Howard's W. H. Neth. 16s 3d Risca Rock Vein .. 20s Od 1 'Sidney 's Hartley 11 Ships at market, 194. Hasting's Hartley l6s 0J Holywell Main North Percy Hartley lss 9d Canfield Moor ranfield Moor Bates l4s Od' rownlev l6s Od West Wylam Wylam Wall's End, &c. _ _ Clarke Clennell l6s 6d' Gibson Gosforth . ... Morrison l7s 6 , - Percy l7s Od'. Urpeth Eden Main l7s 9d Lambton Primrose TUB COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, OCT. 26.—The arrivals this week are c 3nstuerable of most articles. The present damp weather has great effect upon the condition of wheat, and damp s are difficult to dispose of at a decline of 2s per quarter; vthilst fine dry parcels are taken slowly at a redaction of is per quarter. N 3 change in the value of good barley, but inferior sorts are cheaper. Oats and shelling are the turn cheaper. Beans without change. New. Old. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. s. s. s. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 42 to 45 43 to 45 Ditto, white ... 46 50 47 49 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... 42 —45 41 —43 Ditto, white ... 45 48 45 48 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 40 43 40 42 Ditto, white ... ... 43 —46 44 —47 Yorkshire, red 39 —42 40 —42 Ditto, white ... ... 43 —46 44 —47 Dantaic and Konigsburg, white .. 43 —45 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 39 42 Med;terrauean, red ... ••• ••• —— 34 —37 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:— Norfolk and Suffolk... 28 32 Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 26 30 Scotch ••• ••• ••• Grinding per 30 stone ... Foreign BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Small, fine ... ... 30 —33 32 —34 22 - 24 24 - 27 Ticks ... Foreign ... OATS, per stone : Mealing • ... 9d to 101 91 to 101 Feeding . 8d to 9d 9d to lid Foreign ... —d to —d 8d to 9d SHELLING, per load of 2:111b 23 24 22 23 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 36 —3B PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed ... ... 29 - 31 29-2 ... 28 - 30 26-3 Altar Qrs. Wheat ... ... ... 28,143 Barley ... ... 4 991 Oats ... ... ... 'ALS. Rapeseed ... Shelling ... Malt ... - Flour Beans... ... ... ... 1,055 Tares ... ... ... ... LIVERPOOL, OCT. 26.—The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise since Tuesday have been to a fair extent, but from foreign ports they are unusually limited. The ex ports continue to be quite unimportant. The trade has been extremely quiet, and without material alteration in the value of any article. A great deal of rain has fallen during the last two or three days. At this day's market there was only a thin attendance of the town and country trade, and an extremely slow sale was experi enced for wheat, at barely the prices of Tuesday for foreign, while a reduction 1(1 per 701 b. had to be sub mitted to in the few transactions reported in new Irish. Oats and Oatmeal were in limited demand at our late quotations. Barley, beans, and peas wore rather easier to buy. Flour, both sacks and barrels, were difficult to move, and less Money would have heen taken to effect sales. Indian corn remains unchanged in value, with a limited retail demand. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 26.—About 450 hhda and tierces West-India is the quantity reported as sold here since our last, and prices were generally 6d per cwt higher than those current at the end of last week ; in other descriptions of raw sugar the transac tions aro unimportant. The refined market is more lively, and prices are perhaps rather stiffer. Rum is in fair demand at former rates.—Bristol Mercury. EXETER MARKETS, OCT. 26.—Cattle market—The market was well but not largely supplied. Fat bullocks sold at about the same rate as last week, 85 per score for very good beef, and perhaps a rather larger sum in a few instances. For one very fine heifer, estimated at 34 score, and fit for the Christmas market, 16/ was asked, or about 9s 6d per score, but it was not sold, nor must the price asked for it be taken as any criterion of those obtained. Really good cows and calves met a brisk sale, at 10/ to 121 each, but inferior ones were not much asked for. Poor barreners were a drug, and not worth more than 41 to 4s 61 per score, but good fresh articles sold at 5s to 5s 6d. There were but very few steers in the mar ket. The supply of sheep was moderate; fat wethers must be quoted 41d to sd; ewes, 4(1 to 41(1 per lb. Keeping sheep sold freely, at 30s to 33s each. Pork Carcases—The supply was rather less than that of last week, but there is no alteration in prices which ranged from 6s to 7s 6d per score. Pannier—Tur keys, 4a 6d to 6s each; geese, 4s to 61 ditto; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple; fowls, 2s to 4s do.; par tridges, 2s 6d to 3s per brace; pheasants, 5s 6d to 6s ditto; woodcocks, .5s to 6s ditto; snipes, is 6d ditto; hares, 2s 6d to 3s each; roasters, 3s 6d to 5a 64 ditto; butter, lid to is per lb; eggs 14 for Is ' • potatoes, 8d per score ; turnips, 4d ditto; onions, 141 b for la. Corn Exchange, one o'clock.--It had been announced that the market would commence at twelve o'clock to-day, but at that hour there were only two factors and a very few growers present, and up to one o'clock but little business has been done. The factors refuse to give the prices of last week, and the growers do not seem inclined to give way. Some very good samples have changed hands at 5s 3d, and hitherto but little has been done at a higher figure. Foreign wheat retains its value, for any inferior reds 38s per quarter is asked, for good ditto 42e, and for fine wheat Belgian, 47s per quarter; but these prices must be considered nominal. In barley but little is doing; 3s 6d per pushel seems to be about the figure which the malsters were inclined to buy at. The oat market is very firm; new oats must be quoted at 2s to 2s 4d, and old oats 2s 8d per bushel. Fine flour 30s to 32s per sack of 2801bs. BARNSLEY, OCT. 25.—A very considerable amount of business was done in wheat at an advance of 2s. per quarter. Barley sold at 111 la 4d per qr, and butter from 10d to is per lb. KNAREsDoIIOUGII, OCT. 24.—The market was very barely supplied with corn of all descriptions, and pur chasers very scarce. Prices continue much the same as last week. Wheat 4s 6d to 5s 61, beans, 4s 3d to 5s per bushel, barley 26s to 28s, oats 16s to 20s per qr. WETHERDY, OCT. 25.—White wheat 17s to 2ds, red do 14s to 17s ; barley 263 to 30s per qr, beans 12s to 14s per load, oats 8d to ltd per stone. RIPON, OCT. 25.—Our market was well supplied with wheat, but it was generally soft, and sales ♦ery dull at last week's prices. The supply was also good of oats and barley. In prices we note no alteration. No beans were offered for sale. White wheat„ 5s 6d to 6s 3d, red do 4s 9d to 5s 9d, barley 24s to 30s ; oats 15s 6d to 22s 6d per quarter. SCARBOROUGH, OCT. 25.—With a fair supply of each kind of corn at our market to-day, the price of wheat and oats remains the same as last week. For barley we must reduce our quotations is to 2s per q'. In flour no change. New wheat .5s to 5s 6d, old ditto 5s 9d to 6s 3d per 5 stones; new oats 8d to W, old ditto 9d to 10d per stone ; malting barley 23s to 245, grinding barley 21s to 22s per quarter of 32 stones; superfine flour 35s to 365, seconds ditto 30s per sack of 20 stones. NORTHALLERToN, OCT. 24.—Wheat 4s 9d to 5s 6d, oats is 9d to 2s 6i, beans 4i 63 to 4s 91, barley 33 61 to 4s per bushel. DENBIGH, OCT. 24.—Although the attendance to-day was the u,ual average, business was slack, and the mar.. ket wore a rather dull appearance. Wheat, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; barley, 8s 61 to 9s 61 ; oats, 4s 6d to 6s per hohbet. Fresh butter, 9d to 103; salt do, 7id per lb. MOLD, OcT. 24th.—A tolerable attendance, but busi ness far from brisk ; and little alteration in prices since last week, the averages to-day being wheat 14s, barley 8s 6cl, oats 55 61 per gobbet. RIM., OCT. 233,—0n1y a limited business passing in wheat, yet last week's quotations were mostly supported, except those of the inferior qualities, which fetched only 14s 6 1 per 1681bs. Barley moved off slowly at low rates Oats, beans, and peas were each dull. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 20th day of October, 1849. 19813 E DEPARTMENT. Notes 28,252,330 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,975,253 Silver bullion • • • • • • 277,077 X 28,252,330 it. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 25th day of Ootober, 1849. 128,252,330 29 - 31 26 - 2il ... ... ... 336 ➢ANKING DEPAATDIENT. Proprietors'caplta l .• 14,553,000 Rest • • 3, 130,54 0 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-ba n!c s, and Di vidend occounts).. 4,738,700 Oilier deposits • 10,495,719 Seven day and other bi 115.......... .... 1,126,262 Government seenri- tics (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. I 4,228,068 Other securities •• .. 9,824,113 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • . 9,204,250 Gold and silver coin.. 787,790 £34,014,221 I £34,044,221 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1849. Dated the 25th day of October, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 26. STOCIC EXCHANGE.—The share market was very dnll to-day, and but little business was transacted. The sales are—Great Western, Quarters, 12A dis. Bristol Dock Shares, 83. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 26. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The share market was better to-day; the transactions, however, were moderate, at advancing prices. MANCEIESTER, OCT. 2G. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—North Staffordshire, F I A dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Preference, 12 1 4—Ditto, Fifths, 6% dis.—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7% dis. West Riding Union, 6% dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, % p.—Sheilield (No. I), 12% dis.—East Lan cashire, 13%—Bolton and Bury, 40 dis. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only transaction to-day was— North Staffordshire, B'A dis. GLASGOW, OCT. 24. STOCK Elm - int/on. - The transactions to-day were as follow :-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 43 -Ditto, Halves ( No. 1), VA-Caledonian, 26 - Edinburgh. Perth, and Dundee, New, 60-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 4 1 / s - Glasgow and Greenock, 16 - Monkland, 5 per cent. guaran teed, 515.-Scottish Central, 17 5 / 6 - Scottish Midland Junc tion, MARRIAGE IN THE ROTHSCHILD FAMlLY.—Wed nesday last was appointed for the wedding, at Frankfort on-the-Maine, of Baron William de Rothschild, son of Baron de Rothschild, of Naples, to a grand-daughter of B. Solomon de Rothschild, of Vienna. Nearly all the members of the houses of Rothschild at Vienna, Naples, London, and Paris came to Frankfort to attend the solemn ceremony. Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore wero also present. The bridegroom is very young and hand some. It is most remarkable, however, that he attends very little to business, but is mostly engaged in religious study and in the affairs of Jerusalem. He is a punctual attendant at the synagogue twice every day of the week, and wherever he goes is accompanied by his Hebrew tutor. Indeed, his incessant devotion to the religion of his ancestors has secured for the young Baron a universal reputation.—Jewish Chronicle. AN ECCENTRIC TRAYELLER.—A gentleman, named Randall, a solicitor in Southampton, was in the habit of taking a tour every year, which occupied him between two and three months. lle would leave Southampton suddenly, scarcely acquainting his confidential clerk that he was going, and no ono would know anything about him until his clerks would receive a letter from him dated perhaps from St. Petersburgh or Vienna. About two months since he left Southampton suddenly and secretly, according to his usual practice, and no one knew of his whereabouts until his clerks received a letter, about a fortnight since, from him from Canada; since which information has been received that Mr. Randall was taken ill of cholera, died, and was buried in twat e hours, in America. Had he died a day before, no ono in this country would probably have ever heard any thing about his decease; but he happened to have been introduced to some one about a day before he was taken ill, which person attenCed him in his illness, and has written to Southampton the particulars of his death. Mr. Randall was one of the most talented men in his profession in the south of England. Ho was unmarried, and about 45 years of age. He was a great connoisseur in pictures. and his collection is said to be worth 20,0001. Mr. Randall has died wealthy, and has left a large por- Von of his property to charities and schools in South ampton. Ile was much respected in the town, and the news and particulars of his death have caused a great sensation them. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT ON THE RICHMOND RAILWAY.-0n Wednesday Francis Williams, one of the ticket takers at the Richmond station, was taken into custody while doing duty there, and conveyed to the police-station on a charge of embezeing various sums of money belonging to the company. Soon after the charge was entered, Sir Thomas Reeves, one of the local magistrates, attended at the }police station, when the prisoner was taken before him. Mr. Young, the assistant superintendent of the South- Western Railway and its branch lines, was in attendance to prosecute, and from the statement of that gentleman it appeared that occasionally it is the practice of passen gers when pressed for time to rush on the platform and get into carriages without taking a ticket. In these cases the company was obliged to depend upon the honesty of their servants. From information which had reached Mr. Stovin the managing director, persons were sent down to Rich mond on different days, and by different trains, without tickets, and the fares on their arrival there were paid to Williams, whose duty it was to pay them over to the company. The company's rules required that the ticket-taker receiving money under such circum stances is at once to enter the same in book kept for the purpose, and also on a printed sheet or form prepared fur the purpose, and forward the latter to the audit office at the principal station. These sheets had been examined from day to day, and in no instance were the sums paid for the purpose o detection accounted for. These persons went to Rich mond to identify the party, and they at once pointed ou the prisoner Williams as the person they paid the money to. Witnesses were then called to prove the case, and the prisoner was remanded to a future day, but was told that bail for his appearance, himself in 501., and two sureties in 251. each, would be accepted for his appear ance on a future day. ADMISSION or SOLICITORS.—The usual statistical paper relative to the above subject has just been pub lished by the Incorporated Law Society, The following is a summary of its contents. The number of gentle men applying to be admitted as attorneys , in Michael mas term, 1E49, is 195. The a awes of admission for Michaelma; term to be added t) the list pursuant to judges' order amount to but 4, and the notices of admis sion for the last day of Trinity term likewise to be sub joined to the list, in accordance with judges' order, to 6. There are four applications for the taking out and re newal of certificates on the last day of Trinity term, sod one for the last day of Michaelmas term, which is mad.) in conformity with the judges' order. The notices f,,r application to a judge at chambers, on June 13, for an order to tyke out and renew certificates, number 19; making a total of 229 gentlemen, all of whom seek for liberty to practise in the Court of Queen's Bench. SHOOTING AT A COMRADE BY A PRIVATE IN THE GRENADIER GUARDS, WHILE ON DUTY.—On Thursday morning a private, named Thomas Ilillier, of the Gre nadier Guards, was brought before the bench at Wind sor, charged with having, on the sth inst., discharged his musket, loaded with ball, at Joseph Trowles, another sentinel, while on duty at Windsor Castle, with the in tent to murder him. The prisoner, who bad been con fined in the black-hole at the infantry barracks from the period of the commission of the offence, was placed in custody of the civil authorities by order of the Com mander-in-Chief. Oa the evidence of the party fired at,. corroborated by Private John Rant and others, the pri soner was fully committed to the assizes. The prisoner threw himself on the mercy of the Court, declaring that; he had not the slightest recollection of what happened. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffie for. the week ended 21st October, 1849:—Coaching traffic,, 1,1581.; parcels, &c., 421.; goods, cattle, &c., 281/.;;; steam-boats, 1411.; Mold, 621.—Total, 1,684/. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., at Thornbury, th• wife of &how 1 Ltryd, Esq., of a son. _ _ On the 23d inst., at Sandgate, Kent, the wife of Williar a Peareth, Esq., of a son. On the 24th ins'., at Denmark-hill, Mrs. George S. Mary shall, of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park, the lad:) , of Colonel Maclean, of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Upper Southwick-street, the wife Of J. Richmond, Esq., of a sm. On the 24th inst., at Weymouth, the wife of William. Lautour, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at thei;EZEmbassy at Paris, Eliz both, daughter of Arthur Macnamara, Esq., of Caddingto . hall, Bedfordshire, to Viscount Ernest, son of Count Rotali , try of Chateau Rotalier, Jura. On the 18th inst., at Nine Banks, Northumberland, tle Rev. John Romney, son of the late Rev. John Romney, 8.1 of Whitestock-h all, Lancashire, to Eliza Jane, eldest daught er of John Bertram Orde, Esq. On the 23d inst., at Bow Church, London, J. C. Weatherl aft Esq., of Cheapside, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr. Janie Holmes, of Noble-street, Falcon-square. On the 23d just , at the parish church, Skipton, Mr. Joh ° a t Slingsby, of Carlton, cotton-spinn er , to Helen, young daughter of Mr. Robinson, of Croft-house. On the 25th inst., at York-street Chapel, Walwortb, at' George Octavus Stanger, of Trinity-square, Southwark, t° Eliza, youngest daughter of John Relfe, Esq. DIED. On the 19th inst., at his residence, Fairfield, near Lymi ton, Hants, Ralph Allen Daniel, Esq. of At Ashurst-park, on the 22d inst., George Green, Esq. , - Upper Harley-street, aged 63. On the 22d inst., at Southampton, Mr. Bread], late o f Salisbury, aged 81. On the 24th inst., Louisa Catherine, eldest survivil l ,f daughter of the late Colonel Sherlock, K.H., of Sout hwe, Notts, aged 27. On the 24th inst., at Isleworth, Mrs. Sarah Sermons re lict of the late Mr. John Sermon, aged 92. On the 24th inst., at Ma dstone, Lucy, widow of the 15t 0 _ Alexander Copland, Esq., of Gunnersbury-park, Midd lesex, and Great George-street, Westminster, aged 72. • • -•,._1 Q. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUDin'ig, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, lich_'—of Strand, in tha Precinct of the Siavoir, in the ocu o v Middlesex : Saturday, Oatober 27, 1'48. p---or nt A. 111 se w or SI ay In 114 Re Ec 114 at Ja