The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

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NEALL. ,0 prices were Mutton, 2s 1 0 t, t, 3s 4d to 41. 0 31105; w- fr O A t 3s to 11 9 3 1- n d, ;gish deals or ;o 31 12si C 1 0,4 Is to 11 lO s otlull. 1 8s to Si 1 112 s to 11 O b i t. ; r slowly, st Ps o o' and Sheep . 0 1 n the quola t . l e c e s, pld at lull 1) 11 V et' to 45 2u A 81"" 10d per 1 o• as firm t ~,, 4 ' eef, from ' - oci; , 38 4d to 39 1 04. ;tickling C 01 !Os to 2 38 ; a b, Os to 1 81 e- d it ip A to idy tra de 4 il 6d to 46 vol itt 4s ; and .` a 0° dews° 43 om 33 44 ,, f41 5di s 4d to "" a nff stock toci /e %ci s 2d to 45 an d to 33 " 2 05 t 0 'g d COY"' ICh ; each. sol ed Alernav , -n of long c° l '. l l, the wit s th em thew l o oking A t . 6 wo to ••• CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN' For the Week ended Nov. 15, 1849, made op from th , ll,inrns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. I WHEAT. BAXLEY., OATS. STE. I BUNS. PEAP. PRICE • • 1 40 e 61 28a 3d I 16s 11 d 23s 7d , 29s 7d 303 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. ATE. I DEANS. I PEAS. IS Od Od Is Od Is Od Is Od is 04 LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his court in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, and took motions, it being the Seal day. His LORDSHIP having disposed of the part-heard ap- peal " Oaslow v. Wallis," proceeded with the list of appeal motions, the greater portion of which were struck out, in consequence of the absence of counsel. No case of the slightest interest came before the Court during the morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY. The MASTER OF TILE ROLLS, after disposing, of the motions that were brought b-Fare him. it being Seal day, proceeded to hear the further argurn , nts in the plet-heard cause of " Blenkia:opp v. 13Ieckiasopp," which occupied the remainder of the day. VICE-CIIANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CIIANCELLOR of ENGLAND This being Seal day, his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England heard motions. The COURT having disposed of all the motions before it, Pose as early as eleven o'clock. Nothing of any interest took place in the courts of the Vice-Chaseellors Kni!zht Bruce and Wigram. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) DANIELS AND ANOTLIER D. REICMLSSER. A rule nisi bad been obtained in this case to show cause why the appearance entered for the defendant and all subsequent proceedings thereon should not be set aside for irregularity, and why the plaintiff should not pay the costs occasioned thereby, together with the costs of the application. The application was grounded on an affidavit of the defendant in which he said he was never served with a copy of a writ in the action, hut that, on the contrary, another person, named Spiers, who was a customer in his shop at the time, WAS served with it by mistake. Mr. STAMMERS was now heard against the rule. He was furnished with several affidavits. which directly contradicted the depositions of tha defendant. One of them was made by the person who served the writ, and who said that he could not have made any mistake about the-party, for Spiers was a young man of freih colour, about 25 years of age, and the defendant a dark looking man of middle age. The COURT, atter hearing the affi lavits read in detail, said they were of opinion that the rule ought to be made absolute.—Rule absolute accordingly. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) MORRISON AND OTHERS V. GLOVER. This was an argument upon a demurrer to the decla ration, and also upon a cross-demurrer to three of the . pleas, raising several questions for the opinion of the Court upon the construction of three Acts of Parliament having reference to the regulation of benefit building societies. The principal question, however, in the case Wes to ascertain whether upon the statutes, as one of them specially provides that all nutters in dispute be tween the trustees of the society and the members should be referred to arbitration, the trustees are nevertheless at liberty to bring an action for any matter in dispute. The case was part heard yesterday, when the Court Rave an unanimous judgment for the plaintiff on all the points except one, which formed the subject of a ju‘dg meat delivered this morning by the Lord Chief Baron upon the question of the right of the plaintiff to sue in AU action at law. The LORD CHIEF BARON, in giving his judgment, affirmed generally the right of the irustoes to sue, and therefore there was judgment for the plaintiff on both demurrers. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ERLE Mr. Justice Erle presided in the Bail Court to-day, but no case came before him calling for a detailed report. Mr. ADDISON obtained two rules against the Directors, and Mr. Newton, the solicitor of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, calling .upun them to show cause why they refused to deliver up the submis lions to refer to in two instances of compensation de manded and awarded under the Lands' Clauses Con solidstion Act. The object of obtaining possession of the documents was to have them made rules of court, so that the successful parties in the dispute, who were the present applicants, might have their costs taxed by a master, and the payment of them enforced. SHERIFFS' COURT.--(THIS DAY.) • (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL OUTLAWRY.—HOWARD 0. THOMAS. This was an inquiry to ascertain what property the defendant, James Alexander Thomas, was possessed within the bailiwick of the Sheriffs of Middlesex, the defendant having been outlawed. Mr, PEARSON, for the plaintiff, stated the nature of the proceedings which were instituted by the Crown, in order that the defendant's property might be declared fort. ited to the Crown, and available fur the payment of the debt due to the plaintiff, aiaounting to 3681. 193. The Learned Counsel said that in these cases there was always great difficulty in obtaining the evidence, as it bad generally to be elicited from persons who were inte rested in protecting the property tor the defendant. He would, therefore, call the defendant's brother, who was one of the executors of the will of defendant's father, who bad left defendant some property. Mr. F. W. Thomas was called, but did not produce "le probate, although subrceaaed to do so, as he sail it was in the hands of his solicitors. He would, however, admit that there was a clause in the will by which de !fendant was entitled to the rents of the houses, Nos. . 4, 35 , 30, and 37, C um b er l an d M ar k et . D e f en d ant was f ormerly a tailor in Gray's Inn-lane. The UNDER•SHERIFF did not think that he could take an admission from a witness. Mr, PEARSON then tendered an office-copy of the will, rWhich was admitted; and it appeared that, in additi on d the hous es , d e f en d ant was ent i tled to 2001. Testator coll to May, 1848. Th e w i tness sa id t h at t h e l egatee rY received 7s. in the pound, as shares which had cost e de ceased 7,0001. did not fetch more than 2,0001. lDefendant went to Port Adelaide in 1847, and nothing d id i heen hoard o f hi m s i nce . I n t h e event o f h i s b eing ell " the property would fall to witness and his br o th ers a nd slaters. The property was bought for 5501. The leases had 22i years to run, the rents amounted to 1001. wear, subject to 36/. ground-tax, &c. Witness still he ld the rents, but did not believe defendant was alive. T he greater portion of the rents had been l a id ou t i n repairs, The Jury found that on the 11th of O.tober defendant Yras entitled to the property in coestion. 1101 V -STREET.—(THIS DAY.) _ Sever a l o f the inhabitants of New Oxford-street waited ( Toe bir . hall this morning to complain of the number of prostitutes who infested that neighbourhood. They represented the conduct of these wretched creatures to dMost disgu s ti ng , an d i t was qu i te, i mpossible for any cent female to pats along the street after dark. The police did all they could to abate the nuisance, but the Characters complained of were b 0 much conversant with the duties and proceedings of the police, that when one ~ef them ma d e his appearance they scampered off away Mtn his beat. Oit a recent occasion a gentleman was decoyed by two of the gi r l s i nto a h ouse of ill-lame, and niter they had rift d his pockets, they stripped him of everything but his shirt, and then turned him out in the Street. Mr. HALL regretted that he had no power to interfere. It was impossible to rid the streets of London of every nuisanc e , and this was one of that class which cou ld on l y be deal t with by a magistrate when some of these bad characters so misconducted themselves as to justity , a police-officer taking them into . custody. The gentlemen who had been appointed to attend upon his Worship as a deputation from the inhabitants of the district, thanked his Worship for the courtesy he had shown them, and retired. IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY. LORD CLAkENDON AND THE ORANGEMEN.—The • Grand Orange Lodge continues in secret deliberation, and nothing definite as to its , proceedings has yet transpired. The arraignment of Lord Clarendon is ' still under discussion, nor will the result be known until Friday. According to the _Evening Mail, the delay does not arise.from any doubt, difficulty, or dif ference of opinion amongst the Orange body respecting the propriety of a full disclosure of the negotiation carried on between that body and the recognised agents of Lord Clarendon. The opinion is uanimous for a complete exposure of the whole affair, but as the report is likely to be a standing document of no little importance, it is re solved that it shall be carefully, clearly, and accurately drawn up, and for this purpose time and deliberation are requisite. Mr. Corrie Connellan, it is announced this evening, has resigned his office of Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant. In the Court of Queen's Bench, this day, an appli cation was made tor an absolute order to strike -Mr. John Reynolds, M.P., off the burgess roll; the effect of which would, if complied with, be to deter that gentleman from serving the office of Lord Mayor, to which he had been elected. The Court, however, cnly granted a conditional order, and the result is that the objection to Mr. Reynolds' name remaining on the roll cannot be discussed before the 1.,t of January, the first day of next term after he is installed as Lord Mayor, and if it is then ruled against him it is almost impossible to say where the proceedings may terminate, certainly not before his year of office is expired. Domeitic society is the prime charm of life. If ;ir fireside is comfortable, we may despise the malvvo -I?nee or the ingratitude of the world, and bear with for titude the injuries of furune.—Eliza Cook': Journal. ,"It is a Lo ng L an e that has no turning," a s th e Old woman, who WAS running out of Smithfield, said, R hea the Dug bull wfta clog after her,—Punk, TIIE SON,- ST. JAMES'S THEATRE AMATEUR PERFJH LANCE BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SCENIC CLUB. The members of the Scenic Club gave their fourth representation last evening at this theatre. The following was the programme on the occasion. FOURTH REPRESENTATION OF THE SCENIC CLUB. On Wednesday, November 21st, 1849, will be presented, Lnrd Byron'a Tragedy, in Five Acts, WERNER; OR, TIIE INHERITANCE. Werner (Count of Sitgerdurf), Mr. CoNper; Ulric (his Son), Mr. H. Grey; Gabor (a Hungarian), Mr. Whitford; Stralenheim Bohemian Noble), Mr. Richardson; Idenstein (an Indendant), Mr. Henry; Rudolph (a Noble), Mr. Blenheim; Fri'z (a Retainer), Mr, Elliott; Eric, Mr. Clinton; ilanric, Mr. Williams; Ludwig, Mr. Johnson; Arnheim, Mr. Parlby ; Meister, Mr. Hammond (Vassals of Siegendort). Josephine (Werner's Wife), by a Young Lady; Ida (Daughter of Stralenheim), Miss Kingston. Period— Close of the Thirty years' War. In the course of the evening, Miss Esner will sing a Favourite Ballad. To be followed by the Comedy of USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Henry; Sir Adonis Leech, Mr. Gunton() lion. Tom Saville, Mr. Clinton; Wurzel (a Farmer), Mr. Scott; Ironbrace (a Black smith), ifar. Crawford; Fennel (a Lawyer), Mr. Gerald; James, Mr. Thompson. Lady Clutterbuck, Miss Musro; Mary, Miss Kingston. It is one of the most favourable characteristics of an amateur performance that each actor does his hest—however insignificant may be the part assigned to him, he endeavours by his acting to make it of importance, and exerts himself as though the success of the piece depended solely on himself. Of this we had a notable example last evening... The Werner of Mr. Cowper was admirable, full of energy and pas sion ; the Ulric of Mr. H. Grey was manly, bold, and uncompromising; and the Gaber of Mr. Whit ford was distinguished by a saucy roughness, which was in admirable keeping with the character. These parts, however, are always entrusted to leading actors, and therefore in this the professionals have a manifest advantage over amateurs, however talented the latter may be, in their superior knowledge of stage trick and stage technicalities. In the minor characters, such however is not the case ; the character of Stralenheim, for instance, which, on the " professional," is generally entrusted to an infe rior actor, who contents himself with merely walking through the character, was rendered last night by Mr. Richardson, with a care and attention which we have seldom seen bestowed on the part on the professional bDards. His scenes with Gabor and Ulric are more especially worthy of commendation; he acted and dressed the haughty reckless noble of the seventeenth century to the fife. The character of Idenstein found an admirable representative in Mr. Henry ; whose Sir Charles Coldstream, in the farce, was also excellent. This gentleman possesses the true vis. comica. The house was crowded, and the whole went off as we as the best friends of the Scenic Club could have desired. LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS. EXETER HALL. Herr Ernst made his second appearance at these concerts last evening, and performed his celebrated pot pourri of Hungarian airs, and the far-famed Carnival de Venice." His performance is most wonderful and most gratifying, and the audience were enthusiastic in their expressions of approba • tion. The concert commenced with a selection from Don Giovanni, which was given by Mrs. A. Newton, Miss Isaacs, Herr Formes, and Signor Bartolini. Herr Formes is becoming, and deservedly so ; a decided favourite. As a buffo singer he cannot be surpassed, we have never heard the " Madamina it catologo," or the " Non piu andrai" (which he sung in the course of the evening) rendered more effectively or with greater spirit than they were by Herr Formes last evening. The Hall was crowded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 10 soya, each, and 50 added. Two miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Ady'i Mrs. James, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Bradley) 1 Capt. Thompson's. Venture, 4 yrs, lOst 6lb (Canavan) 2 The following also ran :—Rein Deer, list 6.b (Kelly.) —Mary Blane, aged, llst llb (Davenport)—Chorister, lOst 101 b (Ralph)—The Landlord, lOst 81b (Stagg)— Good Girl, lOst 611) (owner). Won by a length. The; Grand Autumn Steeplechase Free Handicap of 10 sove., and 100 added. Four miles. (25 Subs.) Lord Watetford's Sir John, aged, list 11b (J. Ryan) 1 Mr. Vevers'a Vain Hope, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Archer) 2 Lord Strathmore's The Doctor, llst 71b (Owner) 3 The following also started:—Proceed, aged, list 101 b (Mason)—The Victim, aged, list 71b (Taylor) —Knight of Gwynne, aged, list lib (May)—Trust-me-not, aged, list Ilb (011tver)—Wolverhampton, aged, 10st 10Ib (Canavan)—Miss Collingwoood, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (Hughes)—The Sailor, agtd, lOst 91b (Mr. Gatnan)— Sir. Charles, aged, lOst 7lb (Clarke)—Rover, aged, lOst 31b (Wainwright)—Tom Bowling, aged, lOst (Daven port)—Little Paul, aged, 9st 131 b (Benson)—Mr. J. S. Walker's Little Tommy, aged, 9st 10Ib—The Celt, 9st 10% (R:ekley). Bating-7 to 2 agst Proceed, 7to 2 eget Vain Hope, 7 to 1 agst Sir John. 15 to 1 agst Wolverhampton, and 15 to 1 agst The Doctor. Won cleverly. Run in 10 min. 52 sec. The Optional Selling Stakes of 5 sm. each, and 30 added. One mile. (18 Subs.) Mr. Ewbank's Pyrland, 3 yrs (Longstaffe) 1 Mr. T. Dawson'. Fitzcharles, 4 yrs ........(Arnold) 2 The following also ran:—Wee Mickey, 4 yrs (Maley) —The Irish Ambassador, 3 yrs (Keegan) —Magic Wand, 2 yrs (Charlton)—Palmelai 2 yrs (Osborne)—The Standard Bearer, 2 yrs (Sharp)—Jern Ward, 2 yrs (Johnson)—Mrs. Walker, 5 yrs (Powell) —Paradise, 3 yrs (Harrison)—and Patrick, 3 yrs (Whitehouse). Won by a short length. THE SUICIDE AT THE SOUTEI•WESTERN RAILWAY STATION -This morning an inquest was taken before Mr. W. Carter, the Coroner, at the Hero of Waterloo Tavern, Waterloo-road, as to the death of Dr. Jones Allen, surgeon of the navy, aged 37. Tho jury first proceeded to view the b)dy, which was lying in the vault of St. John's Church. The head appeared only to be connected to the trunk by the windpipe. James Baldwin, a coker at the Waterloo terminus, and George Bird, a railway policeman, described the manner in which the deceased had thrown himself under the wheels of the locomotive, a full account of which appeared in The Sun of Tuesday. Mr. J. Dempsey, of 7, Norfolk-street, Strand, stated that he had known the deceased about seven years. On Monday afternoon the deceased was staying with -him., and at half-past three. in the afternoon he was lying on'the sofa, and in a very moody state. He continued there for half an hour, and then went out, as witness supposed, to take a walk before dinner, and he did not see him again alive. He came fr . Om Inverness on Thursday, and complained of being very ill. He had been appointed to the Bangalore convict-ship, but was superseded. The witness detailed many circumstances denoting great breaking of his mind, and the jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity. A HINT TO LEXICOGRAPHERS TO COME. ••••• As Hay nau passes current now as a synonyme for every thing that is cruel, and wicked, and bad, we think the word " heinous " could be made more expressive it it were spelt " Ilaynaus." The same with the word " heinousness." It would gain greatly in meaning and cruelty of expression,if it were to be written, for the future, " Hs,ynausness."-Punch. POOR-RATES IN THE METROPOLIS.-It appears from an ingenious work recently publi.hed by Mr. G. L. Hutchinson, that the tolloaing inequalities exist in the rating of the metropolis, which is by no means the worst instance to be adduced. The annual value of pro perty in East and West London is 211,1501, rated at 2s. 10d. in the pound. The annual value assessed in the City is 613,8831., rated at Is. 7d.; Whitechapel, 197,522/., rated at Is. 9d ; St. James's. Westminster, 250,1601.. rated at 10d.; Bethnal•green, 95,549/., rated at 2s. 9J.; St. George's, Hanover-square, 604,1051., rated at 6d. The amount received by the poor of the City is equal to 18.. 101. per head on the population within the walls, and the amount of relief given to the population without the walls is equal to Bs. 6d. per head. The amount of relief extended to the poor of the different districts per 1/. value of rated property is-Bermondsey, 3s. 3d.; East and West London, 28. 10d.; Bethnal-green, 2s. 9d.; St. George's, Southwark, 2s. Bd.; Shoreditch, 28. .4d.; Greenwich, 2s. 4d.; Newington, 2s. 3d.; Stepney, Rotherhithe, ls. I Id.; Whitechapel, Is. 9d.; Camberwell, Is. Bd.; Holborn, ls. Bd.; St. Luke's, Is. 7d. ; Ci ty of L ondon, Is. d.; Hackney, Is. 5d.; Strand, la./ 5d.; Clerkenwell, is. 4d.; Poplar, Is. 3d.; St. Giles's Is. 3d. ; K ens i ngton , I s . Id .; S t. Pancras, Is. Id.; Westminster, I Id.; Marylebone, l Id.; St. Martin' s -i n - t h e -Fields, Ild.; St. James's, West ma i s n u s o t v e e r r , s lqOudje 6ldsl.ingTtohne,se B d d is . p ; ropa:rdtionBst. George's, e og t he r increased than di m i n i s h ed since this return w as made . e , THEATRE R OYAL D UBLIN. Wife's Secret wa s p resented last eveeningp ay .). Of the thin house. We re grette d to perceive that xtr r s a . th K e e r an a laboured under evidently a severe cold, rendering her task a distressing one in s usta i n i ng the arduous cha racter of Lady Eveline in thi s i nteresting drama. haver ra Charles Kean, on the part of his lady, represented to the audience the fact (which was sufficiently evident), of her indisposition. Owing to Mrs. Kean's illness. the new drama of Strathmore, whose second representation was announced this evening, will not be performed ; Richard the Third has been substituted. We, in com mon with the Dublin audience, feel extreme regret at the indisposition of this admirable and deservedly favoured actress, but we trust soon to be enabled to announce her restoration to health and her re-appear ance on our boards as attractive as ever.-Freeman's Journal. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.—Adverting to the interesting narrative which was inserted in our columns of Tuesday, from the pen of Mr. Goodsir, i‘ho went upon a whaling voyage with Captain Penny, of the Advice, we omitted to mention the fact that Mr. Goodsir undertotl the voyage from the circumstance of his having a brother in Sir John Franklin's expedition, who is the assistant surgeon on board the Erebus. We have reason to know that this fine young man desires nothing so much as to be again employed in the search ; and we heartily with th at he may again embark in the m o nth of Febr uary, !! . in the "good bhip Advice," with t h a t highly honourable , humane, and intrepid marin e r, Captain P enn praise.--Her a a Aose noble conduct is beyond all LOXDON„ THURSDAY NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. The first annual dinner of the Newsvenders' Bene volent and Provident I❑stitution took place last even ing at the Albion, Aldersgate street, Mr. Charles Dickens in tl:e chair. Upwards of a hundred gen tlemen were present, and amongst them we observed Mr. Robert Bell, Mr. Richard Taylor, Mr. Henry Colhurn, Mr. Jerdan, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pickersgill, and Mr. Mark Lemon. Messrs. Staples served up an excellent repast, and after Non Nobis had been sung, The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk with all the honours. The CHAIRMAN then rose, and said that it had now become his duty to give to them what wai usually called "the toast of the evening." There fore, his duty, 83 Shakspare said, "could not be silent;" but he wculd promise them that what he said should he said earnestly and to the purpose, and at once as much and as little as possible. A s h e learned from the pamphlet which had been placed in his hands, "it was ten years since, the newsvenders, being a large and an industrious body in London, established a benevolent and provident institution, for granting temporary relief and permanent assistance to persons engaged as masters and servants in that body ;" and he observed that the institution, so originated, had this excellent feature—that only those were eligible, as its permanent pensioners, who were members of the society, and bad contributed to its funds—as he thought, a very salutary and wise regulation, not only as encouraging provident habits and a very wholesome feeling of brotherhood, hut also as sparing the reduced recipients of their bounty any humiliation in the receipt of those funds—(Loud cheers)—as inspiring, which he considered was a most excellent thought, "I can take the money without a blush. I did a just thing when I subscribed to this institution ; and I did it for others no less than my self. I did not then know that the hour of sickness and distress which comes to so many of us would come to me; but, being come, I thank God I is as mindful of it, and that I can take this pittance with an independent spirit and an upright head."—(Cheers.) This institution, although it had a portion of 1,0001. hard money at interest, which was a very tolerable fortune for a very young creature, was still exceed ingly young. A s y e t it s w h o l e ife had been passed in the nursery. It was so young, indeed, that it had never until to-day come down to show itself after dinner.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) But as there was in the infancy of almost all young creatures a certain period when the frame was collecting vitality for future stature and strength, so he believed of this creature that it had employed these ten years in taking the necessary amount of sleep and very mild sustenance, and that today a young giant was exhibited to them for the first time, which, like the giant in the " Arabian Nights," would contemp tuously kick over the casket which had contained it, and, unlike the giant, never be able to get into it again. —(Loud cheers.) The rapidity with which healthy children out-grew their clothes was, he be lieved, a frequent subject:of complaint in most families —he knew it was in his.—(Cheers and laughter.) If this child of theirs did not grow out of his first suit of 1 0001. whilst the nap was yet glossy upon it so as to compel them to measure him in quick succession for a suit of 2,0001., 5,0001., and 10,0001., all he meant to say was, that the fault would be theirs alone, and that they would deserve to be made an example of as most unnatural parents.—(Loud cheers.) For hi:n self, as a friend of the family, he never should be satisfied unless he had an opportunity of saying to the grown-up bantling, " I knew you when you were a mere baby, with a very weak chest.—(Laughter and cheers.) I sat at the head of the table on the very first occasion when your pinafore was taken off, and now I see you a strong man—who, if I may venture to adopt the phraseology of the sporting portion of the press (with which they were, no doubt, all familiar) may be heard of once a year at the bar of the Albion, whose money is ready for all corners, and who will be very glad to meet with any customers who may do me the honour of calling upon me."— (Laughter.) The claims of the news venders as a body, upon one another and upon the public, to erect a provident institution of their own, and not only that, but to elevate themselves and those whom they employed in the social scale, in intelli gence and good conduct, seemed to him most unde niable. It was not that they toiled in all weathers —that they were up early and late—that they were watching whilst others were sleeping—that they were at our doors daily throughout the year ministering to our requirements, although this was much, and in virtue of which we owed them a debt of gratitude ; but it was because they were connected with that great power which had become the axis upon which the moral world turned round.—(Great cheering.) Humbly connected, no doubt, but usefully and in. separably, they were to that fountain of knowledge to all men, which was popularly called " the press," what conduits were to a well of water, or what the pipes which undermined the streets of this city were to the great gas works from which the light came that turned the night into day.—(Cheers.) It was that they went for ever between us and those mighty en gines which, working night by night, the w'.ole night through, were felt in their faintest throb throughout the civilised world.—(Cheers.) It was, that those men should be in a high degree worthy of their trade, and should not be behind the members of any other industrious calling—but should be up with the foremost.—(Cheers) It was not more than 250 years since that the very first idea of a newspa per to was conceived theesived s in panh this is aisrimanaddelt was —tostimulnatoet 200 the people years since the first notion of a regular newspaper in anything like the present form was reduced to prac tice. A hundred and fifty years ago there did not appear to have been a single daily newspaper in Eng land, and, ten years later, only one. When he com pared such a state of things with that which now ob tained, he felt as if the humble men who were con nected with newsvending ought to be in advance of those times in some proportion to the newspapers which they sold, and that they should, and that they might composedly take their stand upon the footing of their useful trade, and be as recognised and as much respected in it as the papermaker or the printer.— (Cheers.) The object which had brought them together that day might at first appear small enough ; but it was so great and comprehensive in principle that it deserved their best consideration. His opinion was, however humble, that every follower of that great plough which was ever stirring up the world, and knew no season of pause in its work,:wsis de serving of their highest consideration. Therefore, he proposed to them to drink heartily and cordially " Prosperity to the Newsvenders' Benevolent and Provident Institution."—(Loud cheers ) The toast was drunk with three times three and one cheer more. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR had the privilege of giving the next toast, though he felt himself inadequate to do it justice. It was a very happy thing for this in stitution that it had for its chairman on the present occasion a gentleman so much distinguished as was Mr. Dickens—distinguished in various ways —not less for the excellence of his genius in having taken the lead in works of imagination, but for the admi rable tendency of all his works—the great knowledge of human nature which they displayed, and their tendency to improve the minds of all who read them, and inspire them with a love of their fellow creatures. —(Cheers.) After some further complimentary remarks, Mr. Taylor proposed " The health of their Chairman, Mr. Charles Dickens." The toast was drunk amidst great cheering. he CuAntma" in acknowledging the compliment, said he thanked them most heartily for this very cor dial mark of their goodwill, which, he confessed, he could not separate from something of the earnestness of private greeting, rather than of mere public wel come.—(Cheers.) He thought that having been himself a speaker so often already he should now confine himself to producing divers unwilling gen tlemen whom he saw around him, and contemplating their sufferings and their triumphs.—(Laughter.) To thanking them for the honour they had now done him he could not,. forget that his first entry into life, his first success in life, and his first view of the bearings of life around him were in connexion with a London daily newspaper. That connexion had always lived in his remembrance, and he acknowledged it as a source of great pride and pleasure.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN subsequently rose and gave " The Press in all its Ramifications, and Mr. Jerdan, in connexion with Periodical Literature."—(Cheers.) Mr. .. 1- zaDAN returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The President, Vice-Presidents, and Committee of Management of the Institution."—(Cheers.) Mr. GILBERT then proceeded to read the report for the past year, by which it appeared that the funded property of the institution amounted to 1,0001, and that the contributions of parties who were unable to attend the dinner exceeded 1001., including Mr. Crompton, 101. 10s.; Mr. Harmer, in addition to several previous subscriptions, 10/. 10s.; Mr. Morgan, 101. 103.; the Morning Post, 101. lOs ; Mr. Byfield, Si. 55.; Mr. Whiting, Si. 55.; Mr. Water M.P., 51.; Mr. %Vali, M.P., 51.; Mr. Cassell, Standard' of Free dom, 51. The contributions at the dinner table amounted to a liberal sum. Mr. Dickens subscribed 51. ss. ; Mr. Dawson, 5/ 55.; Mr. Woodburn, Si. 55.; the Examiner, 21. 25.; Mr. Charles Knight, 21. 2s. ; Mark-lane Express, 21. 2s. • the Record, 21. 2 s . ; Mining Journal, 21, 2s ; dr. Pickersgill, 31. 3s. ; Scripps and Sons, 101. 103. ; and Mr. H. Colburn, Si. ss. The next toast was " Mr. Pickersgill and the Artists." Isle. PICKERSGILL acknowledged the compliment. Mr. Robert Bell gave " The Health of the Pub lishers of England and Mr. Henry Colburn." Mr. COLBUEN returned thanks. Several other toasts were afterwards drank, and the company separated at an early hour. The mance arrangements were under the manage. EVENING meat of Mr. Farquharson Smith, who was assisted by Messrs. Godden, Turner, and Williamson. RAILWAYS, THE DEEP SEA FISH FRIES, BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—There is an old saying, " That it is a bad wind that blows nobody good," end that there is seldom an evil done but some party or other is certain to reap advantages from it. Since their construction Railway lines have been effective of both good and evil almost everybody knows. That the evil effects must be less than the amount of good derived must be unquestionable, otherwise how could railway lines have prospered in the way they have done? When the injury inflicted upon any cr-rtain class of a community by any sudden innovation or change is seen, the next duty is to endeavour by every fair means t) try and alleviate the sufferers, and to do so, if possible, without retaliation upon the supposed injurers. I have been moved to the above reasoning In con sequence of a discovery latterly made of the disas trous effects that railway traffic in fish has upon the general features of the fish market of London, as well as upon the pockets of the owners of all decked wel:ed smacks, for supplying the market with living cod. Before the time that railway lines, with their branches extended from London to almost every sea port town and fishing village along the coast, the London fish market was supplied with cod, ling, skate, turbot, halibut, plaice, soles, Johny•dories, &c. &c., from the deep seas, the decked -welled smacks proceeding hundreds of miles to sea, where the very strongest and best description of fish are to be had. Those fish were brought up to Gravesend living in the vessels' wells. At midnight the fish were taken from the wells, and sent up the river to Billingsgate market, to be sold at five o'clock in the morning. They often were jumping on the salesmen's tables. The London inhabitants at that time could actually get living fish in their houses to cook for breakfast. Like beautiful features suddenly changed by small pox, how suddenly have the features of our fish market been changed since the construction of rail way liner. All open-boat and shallow water fishers along the coast, (whose fish immediately die, or at the farthest very soon after they are caught, as they have no wells to keep them alive), thinking they will receive high prices at the London market, they put their fish on the rail, before even consulting the wants of the inhabitants of the towns they belong to, and send them direct here. 'Were only a few to act in this manner, perhaps the effects might be salutary enough for the London market, as dead fish never did fetch such high prices as living ones do ; and thereby poor people might be enabled to purchase fish (such as they are) at a reasonable rate. But the fact is, many hundreds of fishermen, from all parts of the coast, keep sending their catchings by rail in the same way. The consequence is the market is often times glutted to excess with a readily perishable article. They are sold, of course, at prices low enough; but fish is an article of food, if kept too long after dying, in (what is termed) a fresh state, they are dear even as a gift. So raspy dead shallow water fish being brought to market daily, (all looking well enough, although not near so good in quality as the real deep-sea living ones), they are purchased by many who can afford to pay a better price for living fish. The results are the 'decked welled smack owners, who are obliged to uphold their vessels at considerable expense (and in consequence of the competition offered to them by so many open-boat fishers, whose expenses are small in comparison), are not realising above half profits sufficient for their living fish, so as to enable them to pay their crews' wages and provisions found them. So that, from this statement, it would appear that they are daily sinking money. I have been told by a party who ought to know pretty well, that within the last nine months the smack owners for supplying the London markei with living fish have sunk capital to the amount o nearly 30,000/. From the above it will be seen who are the parties in the fish trade that suffer from the evils caused by railways, namely, the smack owners and the smack builders. As it cannot be ex- petted that the smack owners can carry on much longer at the losing game they are now going on with, should they find themselves compelled to aban don the deep-sea fisheries, what then, it may be asked, is to become of all the hands now employed in those vessels, amounting to above 250 smacks, nine hands on board of each ? It is to be hoped that some speedy measure will be adopted to avert such an evil as this step would cause by railway traffic in dead fish. The present felt and suppoAed evils caused by railway traffic in fish, let us now see who are the parties that the change of wind has blown good to. I would say, first, railway proprietors for convey ance; second, carriers from the railway to market; third, basket makers which the fish are packed in ; fourth, the increased supply of fish has more than doubled the number of retail dealers, particularly those that may be termed hawkers. The hawkers, of course, seek out customers to buy their fish who cannot find time to go to market or a fishmonger's shop to purchase. The black and white sides by the change having now been shown, the question that will naturally be asked is—Where is the rmnedy ? The most feasible remedy that I can see is, that which would do pretty fair justice to all parties, as the pecuniary interests of few would he effected by the change. Let a stable joint-stock company be formed, and purchase all the smack property from the private owners at a fair valuation. This company would keep the smacks going, not only because they are better calculated for training youth to be able seamen than open boats are, but because they would be able o keep up a supply of the very best description of deep sea fish, as they used to have in olden times. there Now that are railways, there would be no oc casion for the smacks to come to Gravesend. The fish could be landed at the nearest port from the fishing ground—Berwick upon-Tweed, Newcastle, iiartlepool, Hull, Yarmouth, or in fact any handy place. Taken from the smacks' wells, packed in ice, and put upon the rail, they would arrive in London market as fr2sh as if they had just been hauled from a depth of 60 or 100 fathoms water. I am, Sir, &c., H. DEMPSTER. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.-- At the meeting of Tuesday, Joshua Field, Esq., president, in the chair, the discussion upon the Grimsby Docks being continued, the speakers, It d by the Very Reverend the Dean of Westminster, were induced to diverge very widely from the original subject, to point out the ac knowledged advantages that would result from engineers possessing a more accurate knowledge of geology, and being able to discriminate between strata by an eXIMi• nation of the component parts, and to decide upon their origin, as a guide i❑ judging of their capability of sup• porting the weights likely to be placed upon them in the construction of works. The Reverend Dean gave many instances where, in his opinion, more accurate knowledge would have secured greater success, or have presented casualties. On the other hand, although it was admitted that an accurate knowledge of geology was most vale able to engineers, it was contended that they were not so ill-informed on the subject as had been assumed. In stead of accusing engineers of knowing so little, it was rather a subject of surprise that they knew so much; for no profession demanded such varied acquirements or the exercise of such general common sense and judgement. the discussion was closed by the Dean of Westminster giving an example of the urgency for engineers becoming geologists; and on Mr. Reudel stating that the clay at Leith was so bard as to require to be blasted, and yet that, when exposed to a smelt curr.nt of water, it com pletely dissolved within a ;ortnight, he at once explained it, as arisin- , from the presence of a multitude of minute particles of mica, whose non-adhesive properties pro duced the speedy disintegration of the mass. This was admitted to be the fact, and had been observed and al lowed for by the engineer in the construction of the work!. The paper announced to be read to the meeting of Tuesday, November 27, was "An Account of the Southend Pier; and Notices of the Ravages of the 'iTeredo Navalis,' in timber structures," by Mr. John Paton. DEATH OF CHARLES GORING, ESQ., 111. P.—The mournful intelligence reached us en Monday that at half-past nine o'clock on the pri ceding evening this gen tleman breathed his last, at Piston House. Mr. Goring, who had'marrit d so recently as September last, had been more or less indisposed for some months, which caused the postponement of the nuptials. A fortnight ago his illness assumed a more serious aspect, ultimately taking the character of typhus fever, under which he sank on Sunday evening, as already stated. Mr. Goring sat for the borough of Shoreham and rape of Bramber ever since 1841, and his death causes a vacancy in the re• presentation.—Brighton Guardian. SERIOUS OCCURRENCE AT BRITANNIA- BRIDGE.—A mishap of a very serious kind occurred yesterday fore noon connected with the operation of lowering the great hydraulic machine from the summit of the pier. The capstan gang, nine or ten in number, seized with a panic, suffered themselves to be overpowered; and the consequence was most serious injury to two of the me❑ —one being dreadfully bruised about the head, the other having sustained compound fracture of the thigh. The tide owing favourable, the pour fedlows were taken in a boat to Carnarvon hospital. The press went to the bottom, and will have to be fished up again.-I'orth Wales Gazette. TILE HORSE GUARDS CLOCK.—Report states that the Horse Guards clock Hill probably be brought under the operation of the Winding-up Act, in c , nsequence of some irregularities that have lately been ob.ervcd. We regret to say that its old hands have not been so faithful as heretofore, though there has been no actual stoppage of the works. We cannot undertake to say the cause of this melancholy change in the habits of the cluck, but these is reason to believe that there are, as the saying is, " wheels within wheels."—Purch. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—The visit of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of li,ni!on to the Exposition of Ma nufactures at Bingley llou,e, in this town, has been una voidably postponed. Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only reveal the poverty that compelled the loan.—Eliza Covk's Journal. NOVEMBER 22 1840 SIR CHARLES FORBES, BART. Our obituary had to record yesterday the demise of Sir Charles Forbes, who expired, after a short illness, at his house in Fitzroy -square, on 'Tuesday night, the 20th inst., in th e 76 t h year of his age. Sir Charles has been for mor e th an f orty years head of the first mercantile and financial house in India, that of Forbes and Co., of Bombay, and his name stood in the highest repute in the commercial world for ability, foresight, and rectitude of character. As a member of the House of Commons for more than twenty years, he enjoyed the respect and esteem of men of all parties, for his love of justice, his kindly feelings towards the suffering or oppressed, and for the plain, straightforward honesty with which his opinions were expressed and his votes were invariably given. A Tory in the strictest sense of the word, he never allowed his political creed to cloud his fine judgment end keen sense of right and wrong, and his manly spirit was readily engaged in favour of the poor, weak, or persecuted. Connected from early youth with India, and de voted to the welfare of its people, from principle as well as from feeling, erery faculty of his nature was enlisted in behalf of a country where he had spent the happiest years of his life, and in which a large portion of his noble fortune had been most honourably acquired. In Parliament and in the Proprietors' Court of the East India Company his advocacy of " justice for India" was ardent, untiring, uncom promising, and regardless of all personal considera tions but the rights of the people of his adoption. And well they appreciated such devoted attachment. From one end of Hindostan to the other—by the Parsee, the iiindoo, the Moslem, by men of all creeds and rank:—his name was beloved, and his character deeply reverenced. On retiring from India he was presented by the natives with a magnificent service of plate, and 27 years after his departure from Bom bay a large sum of money (about 0,0001.) was sub scribed for the erection of a statue to their friend and benefactor—the first instance on record of the people of India raising a statue to any one unconnected with the civil or military service of the country. The chisel of Chantrey has admirablyrepresented the com manding form, lofty bearing, and massive, benevolent features of the deceased, and this record of gratitude, at whose feet votive offerings of flowers are presented by the natives, now stands in the town•hall of Bombay, between the statues of Mountstuart Elphinstone and Sir John Malcolm. The address of the natives of India respecting the statue deserves a record— .. TO SIR CHARLES FORBES, BART. "Dear and respected Sir,—We have long cherished the desire of publicly recording the sentiments of respect and esteem universally entertained towards you by the native community of India, and of evincing the admira tion and del p gratitude with which we have beheld your unc( acing efforts to promote the interests of this country and the moral and political improvement of its people. " Twenty seven years have now elapsed since you parted from us, but so vivid are all your recollections and so great is the interest you take in all that concerns India and the welfare of its inhabitants, that it would seem almost as if you were still present amongst us, directly participating, as you formerly did, in all our anxious cares for the amelioration of our condition and the extension of tour social; privileges. This feature of your character is highly honourable to you, as it is a rare and remarkable one, for our experience has fully shown us that but few men, however estimable, retain a recollection of their Eastern friends when they have re turned to their native country. New connexions, new friends, new ties, break the links of their regard; and if they do not forget us, they cease to take that warm interest in our affairs which we had hoped for and anti cipated. To this common failing of humanity your conduct has ever formed a distinguished exception; time and absence, instead of lessening your regard for the natives of India, appear to have the effect of increasing it. "To your steady and uncompromising advocacy of oar cause we feel that we in a great measure owe the important civil rights of sitting as jurymen and acting as her Majesty's justices of the peace. It is felt and acknowledged by all, that unless you had stood forward as you did, many years would have elapsed before these important concessions would have been yielded to us. Our individual character and capability for appreciating such high distinctions of social life, if not altogether disbelieved, was at least reluctantly acknowledged by those authorities who have the control of our destinies in England, and the prejudices existing on the subject could only bo overcome by such exertions as your zealous interest in our cause, your personal knowledge of us, and we may add, your peculiarly prominent position as an acknowledged and unvarying friend of India, enabled you to afford. " Reverting to the earliest period of our connexion with you, we are proud to acknowledge its beneficial influence on all that relates to our worldly prosperity and the prosperity of this island. Your penetration, intelligence, and enterprise as a merchant, afforded a stimulating example to commercial undertakings which was previously unknown in Bombay, and which, being followed by others, has been productive of the bcst effects in developing the capabilities and resources of the country. At a period when natives were held less entitled than they now are to the courtesies of European society, your condescending kindness and friendly treat• ment on all occasions of personal intercourse effected much, in your person, to attach them to European cha ratter and customs, and paved the way for many social advantages which they now enjoy, and for which we and our posterity must even feel grateful. " To the existing generation your virtues and their obligations are well known. Tho old are acquainted "vial them from experience, and the young have learned them from grateful report. This, however, is not sutli• cient, and we should be wanting in duty to ourselves, did we not take steps to perpetuate i❑ the most lasting form the sentiments entertained by us. With the3e feelings, it is solicited by us, thit you will afford to Sir Francis Chantrey, or any other eminent artist whom you may appoint., such sittings as may enable him to execute a statue, which it is our wish to have erected in some con spicuous place in Bombay, so that our children and our children's children may have before them the image of him who was the friend of their fathers and the unwearied advocate of all that tended to benefit India and the people of her soil. " With every sentiment of respect, we beg to 6ubscribe ourselves, dear and respected Sir, your most obliged and grateful servants, 41 CURAIN.ICEIUND RUTTONJEE, TARACII (IND VA SSA NJEE, " And 1,040 Principal Native and ether Inhabitants of Bombay." But it was in his private charities that the character of Sir Charles Forbes was peculiarly manifested ; their extent throughout along life was probably unparalleled; they were distributed without reference to any other consikleration than the necessities of the recipients, and in a manner best calculated to soothe and cheer the unfortunate. The afflicted never solicited Sir Charles Forbes in vain ; the appeals made to him might be those of simulated distress, but he frequently observed he would rather be deceived any number of times than reject the claims of one real sufferer. And so unos tentatious waa his charity that almost literally the right hand knew not what the left had bestowed. One more paint, out of many, deserves notice in the character of this truly good man—one of whose last acts was the appropriation of a very large sum of money to procure for the natives of Bombay a plentiful supply of pure water in all seasons—the liberality of his mind was as remarkable as the benevolence of his heart; he was ever disposed to look favourably on the faults of others—to extend his sympathy to those who were suffering even from their own errors—to respect and esteem goodness in others, and to think most humbly of himself. SOCIETY Of ARTS. Last night a meeting of the society was held; Mr. Webster in the chair. A paper from Mr. Smith, on the subject of floating breakwaters and lighthouses, was read, and models of the invention exhibited. Ito principle consists in breaking the force of the waves by elasticity, instead of, as in the case of stone break waters, by the mass of inert resistance. The advan tage of the plan consists in the saving of expense, which, if the material used were wrought iron (as preferred by the inventor), would be only one twentieth part of that of stone, and if timber, one. fiftieth. The method is by securing the breakwater at bottom to screw piles (if raised on a hard bottom), or atmospheric piles (if raised on a quicksand), and at top to iron chains, the ends of which are fastened to gil s driven into the bottom, thus allowing the fabric to sway to and fro with the shock of the waves. In the construction of light-houses, the little turret or box containing the light is placed on a circular framework of beams or rods, converging inwards. so as to meet nearly in a point at the bottom, which is secured by the screw pile; this framework being likewise supported by an outer system of beams or rods, inclined like the stays of a mast, and moving easily with the bias of the surges. The fabric would of course be stationary when the sea is quiescent, rolling like a ship when blowing, but even in the heaviest gales the inclination would not exceed a few feet. Wrought iron was recommended from its capability of resisting the effects of the sea water, as shown by the guns of the Edgar, which had been immersed for nearly 300 years, whilst the corrosion inch deep. not penetrat e d more th an a quarter o f an deep. Tile diameter of the rods might be three inches, which would give a strength equalling ;that of the thickest and hea v i es t ca bl es i n u se in the British navy. several members expressed their admiration of th e invention as one of the most beautiful contri vances ever brought under the notice of the societ y , and the chairman expressed the obligations of the meeting to Mr. Smith for directing attention to so important a subject. M. Arban, an aeronaut of some celebrity, made, a short time ago, a balloon ascent from Barcelona, but nothing was heard of him substquently. The Inter national, of Bayonne, now announces that bis corpse has just been discovered on the coast, near Rosas, but no details of his death are given. The French Consul provided for his funeral. M. Arban is the aeronaut who lately crossed the Alps in his balloon. A. rupture in the friendship of sensitive and refined natures is generally serious in its consequences. Coarse stones, when fractured may be cemented again, precious ones nerer,—Eliza Cook's Journal. SIR J. FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. UTILITY OF BALLOONS IN ARCTIC VOYAGES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,— On the fitting out of the Arctic expedition under Sir John Franklin, some years ago, I submitted to . the editor of the Times my plans with respect to the applicability of balloons in Arctic voyages, and I am fully convinced that had they been carried out not.only might the friends of Sir J. Franklin and his party, and the public generally, have been saved .great anxiety, but also an immense outlay of money. I regret that when my scheme was submitted to the editor of the Times it did not meet with the atten tion it deserved ; but I suppose the press of business prevented thel editor of the Times giving it insertion. The announcement of Lieutenant Gale, the aeronaut, in: The Sun some time back, and since in other journals, makes me desirous to lay my plans be. fore the public. With your kind permission I will ai once proceed to do so. I propose that an aeronaut, with a complete set o aeronautical apparatus, should accompany the expe dition, or that some person connected with the expe dition should be well instructed in all matters relat ing to the science of aerostation, the inflation, manage ment of a balloon, &c. I will now point out what the apparatus should consist of. In the fir: place, the balloon should be constructed of very light silk, about 25 or 30 feet in diameter, with a net, a light car, &c.; apparatus for the production of hydrogen gas should also be taken, vitriol, iron filings, zinc, &c. A quantity of tissue paper should also be taken for making small pilot balloons to serve as signals, ascertain the state of the upper current, &c. And now for my mode of work ing. Suppose that the ships are beset by ice, or frozen in, an d th e part i e t A w i sh i ng to cross an iceberg or mountain, which would otherwise be attended with danger and fatigue, let the large balloon be inflated, and two persons ascend with proper telescopes, the drifting of a balloon being prevented by a rope secured to the ship, and by means of which the aeronauts might remain at any altitude required, the parties in the car taking a survey around them, supposing their altitude to be one mile, which would b e as hi g h as they could attain with ropes. But our knowledge as to the exact power of vision is so very crude and defective, that I will not here attempt to set any definite limit to the circle of view that may be attained at this or any other altitude. That we gain a vast circle of view by ascending above the irregularities and obstructions which present themselves to our sight on the earth's surface is certain, and I am now making arrangements to carry out a series of scientific experiments, with a view of laying down some positive data on this highly in teresting and important subject. To continue an ascent the balloon may be freed from the ropes, and a height of two miles can be attained, and here the parties might possibly see to a greater, but not (as I think I can prove to the satis faction of science) to the enormous extent stated by Lieutenant Gale, who says, at " an altitude of two miles, a panorama of at least 1,200 miles would be placed within observation." Supposing Lieutenant Gale's statement to be true, signals made by so small an object as a man on the earth could not be seen from the car of a balloon at a height of a mile, nor could the car of a balloon be seen at this height by parties on the earth. This must be well known to all who have ascended with a balloon, though we may on a clear day see the earth, towns, water, &c., but we cannot discern any given object. The report of a gun may be heard at an altitude of one mile ; this being the case, rockets and maroons could be discharged from the car of the balloon, which might draw the attention of the missing parties to it. I also would propose that a small line of some fa thoms in length, wound on a real, should be fixed to the car, the end of the line made secure at the place of starting ; let this line be paid out as the balloon ascends, and it would answer two purposes. It would lighten the balloon as it was paid out, so that the weight would serve as ballast—it would also serve as a guide to the place of ascent or descent. There could be no objection to this line, as it could not do any damage, no towns or houses being in its way. This plan would save much time and labour. In a few hours the parties in the car could survey and ascertain what would otherwise take them weeks to accomplish. With respect to the pilot balloons, these could be made of oiled tissue paper, and filled with hydrogen gas, or rarefied air. By means of these pilots fireworks might be sent up, giving reports, &c., as signals for the missing par. ties; great numbers of these might be sent up day and night, as the wind varied—the expense would be very trifling. These pilot balloons could be traced on the r ice, if found by the missing parties. Dispatches could be enclosed in a small car, or in bladiers partly blown, so as not to sink in water. By this means the latitud e an d longi tude of parties in search could be communicated. I have no doubt but that if Sir John Franklin had sent off a number of these pilot balloons in the above manner, stating his position, some of them would have been picked up either at sea - or on land by the parties who have been so long in search of him. They might be so constructed as to remain in the air a considerable time, by dropping ballast at intervals by an invention which I shall be happy to explain. A balloon which was launched at Paris at the coronation of Buonaparte,. in 1804, remained in the air twenty two hours. It fell near Rome, having in that short time travelled 900 miles. I trust, Sir, you will excuse my long let ter, and give it a place in the columns of your valuable and widely-circulated journal. I shall feel highly gratified, as I have only one object in view, namely, to assist in the discovery and preservation of ,hose brave men who have risked their lives in an attempt to discover the north-west passage for the benefit of their fellow-men. Nothing will give me greater pleasure than render. ing every assistance in my power in any undertaking for the discovery of Sir John Franklin and his crew. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, JOHN HAMPTON, Aeronaut. Rotunda, Dublin, Nov. 17, 1849. P.S.-1 shall be happy to attend any committee, if called upon, to lay before them my plans and draw ings, fully illustrating my views COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The Queen, with their Royal IlighneEses the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal, drove in Windsor Park this morning. Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Canning and Colonel Hon. Charles Grey. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting this forenoon, accompanied by the Duke of Bedford, Sir Robert Peel, and Viscount Canning. Lord Dufferin, Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Captain llon. J. Denman, and Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, were in attendance on his Royal Highness. The younger members of the Royal Family took their usual airings. Sir David Dundas (Judge Advocate-General), and the Right Hon. Thomas Pemberton Leigh, left the Castle this morning. The royal dinner party this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (attended by her Royal Highness's Ladies in Waiting), the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Viscount Canning, Sir Robert, Lady, and Miss Peel, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Colonel lion. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Sir George and Lady Couper, the Hon. Mrs. J. Denman, and Mr. Glover. Sir George Grey arrived in town on Tuesday night from his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland. Mr. Sidney Herb:lt and Mr. Kingscote had an interview yester day with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office. Mr. 11.1.‘Lachlan had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Sir William Clay and Mr. Cobden had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Hong-Kong. The Earl of Yarborough, Sir James Duke, and Viscount Chew ton, had interviews with Sir George Grey yesterday. HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER. (From the Court Circular.) "The Priory, Wednesday, NOY. 21. " The Queen Dowager passed a tranquil night, but without much sleep. "Her Majesty remains in the same state this morning. " DAVID DAVIES, M.D." THE OPENING OF THE COAL-EXCHANGE TO THE TRADE.—Yesterday the Coal-Exchange was opened for the transaction of the public business of the trade. Mr. John Wood, the chairman of the coal, corn, and finance committee, and most of the members, attended in the building, and when the clock struck twelve, the clauses of the Act and the Gazette notice having been read, the entrances to the hall were thrown open. Cheers were given for the Queen, the city of London, the coal trade, tie chairman, sod the architect of the building. The whole of the arrangements seemed to give perfect satis faction to the merchants and factors, and the business of the day was immediately commenced. DUi3LIN THEATRICALS.—Mr. Marston's tragedy of Strathmore has been played with great success at the Theatre Royal, the two principal characters being sus tained by Mr. and Mrs. Charles liean. A GAMBLER —At the entrance of the "Pines," a man met us in a waggon, and one of the hunters said, " That m , in has lost his eyesight with gambling." " Ilow so?" iuquired ono of my companions. "It was thus: He had a good farm which be neglected, to engage constantly in gambling. On ono occasion be had sat up eight days and nights consecutively, and he won another man's farm, house, cattle, and a steamboat; but he became s tone-blind from exhaustion. and is now partially recovered, only sufficient to allow him to drive a w , ggon !" Sir J. Alexander's "Acadie." In compliment to the splendid hospitalities of Sir James Duke, his mayoralty is known in City history as the Duke dinnirity (dyamty.)—Punch. . IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 21.—The National Conference, cr Conference of Nationalists, was held yesterday at the Music Hall, and, it must be confessed, that however impracticable the objects sought to be attained may be, or however visionary some of the speeches may be considered, still the proceedings were characterised by a considerable display of honesty of purpose. It must, however, be admitted, that as regards the station and antecedents of the leading speakers, and the council appointed to manage it, the new associa tion was a miserable failure. With the exception of Mr. Charles Garen Duffy, there is not a man among them known out of the club-rooms of the late Con federation. Feargus O'Connor, notwithstanding his declaration , to the co n t rary, took part in the meeting. I lIE _FARMING INTERFSTo--ABOlher proof of the fallen condition of the Irish farming interest was afforded at Kilkenny on Saturday last, when all the applicants for relief under the Insolvent Debtors' Act appeared to be connected with land. CARRYING A WAY CROPS.—Within the last few days a tenant of Stephen Charles Moore, Eq., residing on his property at Grenane, in the county of Waterford, and owing rent to the amount of over 4001., removed away frcm his farm all the corn, cattle, horses, Sze. No clue has yet been had as to where they are re moved, as only two of the horses have yet been made out, which have been impounded by the agent. THE ARMY.—The waiting men, who accompanied the draft of the 66th Regiment to Cork, will march this day en route to Tralee, to rejoin the depot at that station. Recruiting parties of the 75th, 80th, and 84th Regiments arrived here from Chatham on Sunday per the Preuissicher Adler, and are to be stationed as follows :-75th, Limerick, under the superinten dence of Lieutenant Ring, 21st Foot; 80th, Clon mel, under the superintendence of Lieutenant West. ropp, 58th Foot ; 84th, Cork, under Lieutenant Dagg. THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN.—At a meeting of the committee held at the Cork Institution on Saturday, James Roche, Esq., J.P., in the chair, Mr. Thomas S. Duncombe was elected to the office of Secretary to the School of Design. There were seven candidates. SWALLOWING BANK N OTES.—A notorious cha , racter, named Charles Smith, marked in the l police book as " thief," was brought before the Belfast magistrates on Saturday, charged with having stolen 71. 103. from the person of a coun tr3 man, on Friday, in North-street. The facts of this case were of rather an extraordinary de scription. It appeared that a man, named William Herdman, had a horse and cart, in North-street. on Friday, and was engaged in putting the bit of the bridle into the horse's mouth, when the prisoner, who had been lurking about, watched his opportunity, and thrust his hand into the man's pocket and carried off bis money. A cry of " Catch the thief!" seas in stantly raised by the owner of th e mone y, an d a vigorous pur s uit commenced after the prisoner, who, finding himself hotly p resse d, d arte d into Hudson's entry, in whose labyrinths of vice and iniquity he thought to baffle his pursuers. By this time Con stable Lynes had come up, and followed the thief. After a very diligent search, the constable succeeded lin capturing the prisoner upon a loft, in an old building in the entry. The prisoner handed the constable 10s. which were rolled up in the notes, and he was then taken off to the police-office. On the road the pri soner was observed to pull something from hie pocket, put it instantly in his mouth, and make an a fort to swallow it. The constable seized him by the throat, and a violent struggle ensued, which terminated, after a few minutes, by the prisoner reluctantly disgorging the whole of the man's bank notes from his mouth. The notes were torn and chested in various places, and stained with blood. The magistrates ordered the delinquent to be imprisoned for three months in the House of Correction, and to be thrice whipped. THE IRISH FRANCIIISE.—MT. Reynolds, M.P., at yesterday's meeting of th e cor p ora ti on , postpone d his motion relative to the appointment of a Committee to inquire into and report upon the Parliamentary fran chises of Ireland and the municipal franchise of the city of Dublin. if he had the honour of a seat in that House after the election of the 25th he pledged him self to bring the matter forward, and I e thought it was likely that he would keep his promise, although extensive efforts had been made to deprive him of his seat in that House. He did not think it fair to bring the matter on then, as it was said that his reign of office would b? short; however, time would tell, and when the opportunity arose, which he hoped would be early in December, he would introduce the subject in that House. THR ORANGE GRAND LODGE —The proceedings of the Grand Lodge yesterday are still a mystery, none but the initiated being admitted to the room. The Evening Packet says, the brethren were engaged discussing Lord Clarendon's conduct to the Orange men. CORN EXCHANGE. — Notwithstanding a moderate supply to our Corn• Exchange to day, the market generally was dull, and the currencies of Friday were with difficulty obtained, except for the best qualities of oats. Indian corn continues to meet a small retail demand, without charge in value. White wheat 183 to 235; red ditto 16s to 21s; barley 9s to 14s; here 8s Gd to 9i; oats (old) 8s to 9s 61 per barrel ; oat meal 10s to I is 6,1 ; bakers' flour 125 Gd to 163 per cwt. Indian corn 25s to 28s per 480Ibs. IMPROVEMENT OF TIIR DWELLINGS or TAM WORKING CLASIES.--A deputation, consistin g of Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. Hyde Clark. Mr. Charles Gat lite, Mr. S. J. Aldrich, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Francis Whisham, and Nlr. l'elly Hinde, presented to the Lord Mayor the re quisition, inserted in the Times of the 17th October, and signed by four hundred of the leading City firms, for a meeting in Guildhall, in favour of devising me a• sures, for improving the dwellings of the labouring classes. The Lord Mayor received the requisition, and proposed that it should to printed, so as to be laid before each member of the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council. WRECK OF THE SHIP L'Eurtors.—A lady pas. penger and her two children were among those who lost their lives in this wreck. Not a particle of the cargo was saved. The loss of the vessel and cargo is estimated at 8,5001. The Guernsey Ccmct states that the name of the lady passenger was Mme. Dujerdin, from Ghent, in Belgium, and the names of her children Henry, aged about five, and Henrietta, three years. L'Europe was commanded by Captain Meheut, and she bad a crew of nine men and a boy. THE FREEHOLDIAND WEDNESDAY.— A special meeting of the members of the Freehold Land Society was held here last evening, for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions of the late conference respecting the formation of a freehold union —the establishment of a publication called the Freeholder, &c. The entire subject underwent a full discussion. A good spirit was manifested, and a determination was expressed to spare no exertions to carry cut the ideas broached and discussed at the conference. The members present formed themselves into a council, and ultimttely adjourned until Friday evening, when the whole of the officers of the society are summoned to attend. This morning Mr. Taylor (the secretary) received a letter from Mr. Cobden, M.P., containing various suggestions of a practical character respecting the formation and conduct of the union, and enclosing 101. as an annual subscription. Since the meeting last week the society bas received a great accession of members. Count Bstthyany, well known in the English fa shionable and sporting circles, has arrived in Vienna from London, as we understand, on business having reference to his estates in Hungary. Count Katimir Batthyany, who is with liossuth and the Hungarian refugees in Turkey, is only brother of Count Batthyany who, some years ago, was secretary to the Austrian embassy in London under his Excellency Prince Ester hazy. We understand Count Kasiwir and his Countess propose on leaving the dominions of the Sultan to repair to England. MR. BALrE.—Recent letters confirm the complete succcess of Balfe and his Bohemian Girl, at Frankfort on-the-Maine. It was brought out on Monday, the 22d ult., was repeated three times, the composer pre siding in the orchestra on each occasion. The houses were great every time. The performance created the utmost pleasure, and Ballo was feted and honoured as though ho bad been in lra own country. At the first performance Jenny Lind was present, and was very conspicuous in applauding the best morceau. Our correspondent informs us that she bad come nearly 100 miles out of her way to be present at the debut of her old chef d'orchestre, whose zeal and ability rendered her, as she is quick to acknowledge, so " comfortable" during her London engagements. W e believe that, with all her eccentricities, forgetfulness o f former kindnesses has never been laid to the charge of Jenny Lind. The principal parts in the Boh emian Gi r l were sustained by Mine. Brandt, and Arline by Mine. Anschutz. It appears that Belle was perfectly satisfied with singers, orchestra, and chorus, whose readiness was as remarkable as their efficiency. Lie ias also, we are glad to learn, more than satisfied with the fiscal re sult. Balfe was to start for Berlin a day or two after his benefit, where, HO doubt, further successes attend him. It is thus we would ever see English composers, who have their m er i ts no less than the foreign ones, appreciated. Certain it i s t h at t h e English name is rapidly getting up in th e cont i nenta l market, and Bulfe ' s presence in Germany is likely to sustain it.—Musical World. CUNNING or WOLVES.—An instance of extra ordinary craftiness in wolves was told me by an esteemed friend of sporting propensities, living near Quebec, Mr. G. Itylind. He was on one occasion on the wooded heights commending a view of the picturesque Lake Alcempbratnagog, iu the eastern township of Canada. It was near sunset, and at some distance below him as an open meadow, vt here A solitory deer was seen grazing; presently two wolves issued into the forest, and looked towards the deer. They seemed ►o bo plan ning an attack, when, after an apparent consultation, one went off, and circling round the deer, lay down behind it; the other wolf then made an open attack, when the deer turned and fl-d; but as it passed the first wolf, ho sprang up and fastened upon the unfortunate animal, which thus quickly perished.—Sir J, Alexander's "Acadie." A great fortune with a wife is often a bed full of brambles.--Eliza Cook's JournaL TUE GREAT thiIYASHED.-- Old Father Tbomoo,.-• Punch,