The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-28 00:00:00

_ . On the 29th Sir Georg Ee. ,ieley, the Commander in -Chief of the Forces in the lonian Islands, with his staff, visited the Howe, on which occasion the ships • present manned their yards, and a salute of 11 guns Was fired by the flag ship. In the afternoon of the same day the President of the Council, accompanied ~_by several members of the Senate, paid their respects to Sir F. Mason. After inspecting every part of the 'sr: Ship alieirpa target was l a id a t 600 yards' distance, and they much gratified at witnessing the admirable preci ,),aion with which each shot was aimed. The learned Tv, on quitting, received a salute of 11 guns. he Geyser remains in port. The Howe, Van guard, and L'Aigle go out to-day. MALTA. OcT. 15.—Since my last report by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-packet Iberia, on the • 10th inst., our naval movements have been limited to the arrival, on the 13th, of the Great Liverpool steam ship, belonging to the same Comp an y, f rom Gib ra lt ar , with the London mails of the 30th ult., and her depar ture ag a i n f or Al exandria on the 14th, with the mails ha ving arrived ( qu it e f u ll) f or I n di a ; t h e Al ecto London arriv e d f rom M arse ill es w i t h the overland -I,9lidon mail of the 4th, on the evening of the 13th hL st • This last-mentioned vessel encountered such eavy weather as to cause some damages, which has :tender e d i t necessary to send on in her stead, to the ,Pnian I s l an d s an d Greece, the Cyclops steam-frigate. elect this evening. On the 13th inst. (after the (rival of the London mails) the Devastation war- P st earner was d espatched to Tunis, where she will corn . ; the Locust, steam-tender, to Bengary, to p e ey to Tripoli th e son o f t h e G overnor of that and P ac h a o f B engary, end from Trip ,li to . u the family of the British Consul. The Hecate despatched to Candia and Syria. The Cam ,q(.lge le aves on the 20th for England, and the Rod for Gibr a lt ar on t h e 18t h . The Polyphemus, Y i4 hthe mails from the lonian Islands and Patras, has 4,l,lit:arrived ; and on th e 17th t h e P romet h eus w ill he ;,!Patched t o Gib raltar, with the interme d iate mail t:rigland. The Belvidera will proceed to Smyrna i ii 3 !elieVe the Magicienne. No other immediate 9v.etnents are contemplated. The Alalta journals, of the 15th inst., state that a .zort prevailed, that in consequence of a disposition t he part of France to reduce her naval force in the •i7terranean, the British squadron in that sea would ii iir.rgP a similar re d uc ti on , an d t h at t h ree or four Ps orthe line would be shortly ordered home. A xi by - martial held on the 11th, on board the Impreg fh.a e, to try Lieutenant Alston, of the Cambridge, eva',4l.arked indifference in executing the orders of his can and for having beaten Francis Fitzgerald, a te. , ll _uteer of the first class, found him guilty, and sen . u ced ilia' to be dismissed the service. DUT CH AND FLANDERS MAIL. tn - 7 8 , 114 DAM ) OCT. 22.—A person (said to be an grage'sll missionary) went in a 74;llante to the Bree k the _inhabited by the Jews, and distributed 13apers . which Hebrew and English languages, the object of Th e . w as to convert th e I srae lit es t o Ch r i st i an i ty. A te ,r i °nary was, howe v er, no t we ll rece i ve d, an d "I"ged to take flight. We believe that we may 'M that this Englishman has already left the city. Ve tit i" o HAGUE, OCT. 21.—We learn that the Con sterith Belgium wa s s i gne d, th e d ay b e f ore toi ., Y , by the respective Plenipotentiaries, so that ca l wants only th e ra tifi ca ti on, to ma k e i t bi nd i ng t e two Governments. We learn, also, that hi s f:l s ele in* the -Minister of Fi nance se t ou t yes t er d ay s,ed _ rieric m, in or d er to arrange, with King William e: . tf.. l s some points connec t e d w ith it, i n w hi c h to_rierieral So c i e t y, f ounded at Brussels for the en gement of the national manufactures, is inter siii,4.;. The absence of the Minister will be very N:411 be form and immediately on his return, the t rea ti es ally sd. th e " HAGUE ig Belly OCT 22.—There is no foundation for jeo ed . given in som e f oreign j ourna l s, o f a pro anda F itch pal one of the Dutch Princes The-Trieh Princess. it "Mmittee for drawing up the address brought Lo-d Se et ii ) aY at two o'clock ;it was referred to the a ns vvhich will probably examine it on Monday. I r ervi e BSl 's? OCT. 24.—We learn by a letter from „wttearitmrnaeolonsf the 18th of October, that it appears, from recently made, that the hectolitre of (161b2"' the harvest of 1842, gives 8 kilogrammes ty e bread more t h an that of 1841; and that I ltst gives 1 4f kilogramm es p er h ec t o lit re more th an bie a l ear • A considerable reduction in the price of xhao,taken place in consequence. 3UtilOaraPatr't• "10111 b paid a visit yesterday evening to M. return Spanish Envoy, who, as we hear, will no "°I his to Paris where he will wait for the Nue._ • Government respecting the treaty of OCT. between Belgium and Spain. the, Sea s ; 4 , s , — `,,We are assured that at the opening of 4orth ei ;'" the Ca:,inet will prese , .t to the Chambers, ehildi....tratificatioa the contra ct vith Messrs. Roths- Th„?eithe loan of 29,250,000 francs. ti tr e n the several departments have been dei,4ll'tiPoy,,ed for some days past in preparing the c( *tAi_, for the budget of 1843, which is nearly ori* , 7l". It is said that there will be a deficiency 1141 lions in the budget of 1842. ;ack' kUN . A burnotoA OCT. 24 4 t , SiOil At -7.. "et) *Per . '''4.rrrort %%di')s2! se% to. ditto teat eat 2404. chtto.ct! r4trato:inieireaseialacnodt3aPtieeyrr,cc,e;.. ......... 77N i 77% per cent l3ss, 30 ) 5 per cent. a n 2 1 r cent. ................. I.os 100 Re o n London, One month t. , 221.. Hareburgh, One°mmoonnth" 174 h .." 25 Two months 35 ta).B hutch p, -'apers, Oct. 2.5 Aetuailtl/12.AN FU NDS.—Baussno, OCT. 25. 53 102% ,antaschila'i 'l.olll7geenpt;r Cent 52 ' 4, 411 or Thirty 11,1 11lio l us, Four per Cent ... •••••••• _ 7144 - - ...... ;--7 - 7 ---- - ImiTi---_. -- — . _ T h n r s ee per i _Cent .............._ y , seven Millt. • di t to ) 184 a 52 40,4ainetroct, co ' 11132, Four per Cent 'ta nk i. , f 8 lynnerce.. Four and ~ a Half per Cent V I ••• ' ' 7; National senkurn, Five per Cent •• X ellaiig,. on I,YoncicilShit) .. ••••-• — --4nisseit Papers,(oct. 25. . e 1-1, 1 F 0 !vbs....VIENNA, 0cr.171,94 ,0.... Per Cents. bletalliques . 100%1 u pper c ents .. ................... ... ..................... r tank 35telarrpCsents ... .................. - ••. :7 .. : ... '...... 1018 4iltenzeioe Zeii;Oi,Vci:ii: ..... ". .4,/thr, Ir k T OF BUS !NESS i f.. Q y A.N1..) LA W COURTS. IN THE ~., - khe foil . I business in the %.,ourts _ ovi/ing is an abstract cf t he .. the of Cling and Common Law Co u rts , with terra/eeption , corn . mencing on of the Commo n Pleas, for M ichaelinas of l • Wednesday next, in dep endently turnanPaiP lec,tlon. s for new trials arising from the Au and ircuit :--. COURT 0 C eight o r o 50 There are re-harin pl e it Z cE ni'•—For judgment, 24 causes, gs an d and demurrers. d before the Lord Ch a a - aPPeals sedown ncello r t to be hear C auses further '. e„, .ier directions, and exceptions ___, : ..yeeffore the .ore the Vice-Chancellor of England, 76. Vlee-Chancellor Knight Bruce, 35. 48;11•ID.43 ore, the Vice-Chancellor %Vigram, 56. . 2'La 011111'.--In this Court there: are six p leas coLleinurrers for hearing, and 106 causes, &c. ~,,s lio 11413/1 LAW COURTS----CouRT OF Q."' ' ttalicie.ll*---111 the new trial list there are three r ules ter. ki t , In g for judgment, and 98 remaining unde Easter Tered, the earliest of W hich was moved in ~ k n ell 18 40. In the special aper the number is 3G . a sitnilar n 1-- uorli-,er of enl P PoPer ther e‘se e are, only five cases.' arged rules. In the Crown this e 0„,.," R' or LXCRECZupn --NE W TRIALS.—In ‘s• t. there ar h ';j udgment, for and tw e t ree r u l es standing. pa per there ar e t , ° for argument. In the special nt. The per l'o rules for decision and five for argu me nt. 14tory paper exhibits only eleven appl ica tions. I .o\ bc , LLIZYYD's SHIPPING . xv. t 1 es er y *--- fres't 111)Oct 27 . —Wind, this day on, , atno tit ' oreeze and fine. a te—Arrd. P ALl__-wind w.s.w., mo_era 'nee Albert aud•oi '• 13- ' polt,rB , .i s ....% . V N.W. to W. ----Arm. t•I'lly OCT. 26.—Wind Itia. pty 4 0 !ontrose, London for Cal c utta. . rr _. d Wood 1114tbite °lli,26.Wind IN .7,A, Labrador; bobtail', liinderwell, Laguna ; Danlia, d to be da tooD.l°elc, Odessa, with cargo suppose P a arid loss of boats. bt. tOrTH, Oc 26 W. to str9ng ~ ee z don, ''''r Labiitncl squally._Arri. Maria Louisa, Lon 1: 111 4 ,, r a * Isrt42ll Oct 26.—Arrd. John, Quebec. 114„111, OCT. 24.----Sld. Agno, Africa. tor s t ' . !?.ATE, OCT. Agno, Harrington, London, Ile' klt erla. Grbt 11'°("1)) OCT. 25.—Arrd. Sir Charles Napie r, _. 4 ,,,nd 3111,,,4"3t. Alldrew's, for Liverpool, with loss of jib ;11 b1t, ''' nf provisions; Chieftain, Dunn, Quebec ; , Op p NN.,',."ea for Cuba. '''olireti 4".1113kLE, OcT. 17 .—Theodosia, Rivers, V tss e p e, and supplied with provisions. _ I iver- Peol, Gttl's SPOICRN WlT H. —Hephurn, from 4. _ 20 th 1 Li Ult. 3 R ', °ff. Malta • Hand of Providence (brig), b 9th i ' a t t. — "On 7 E ; ' Nailer, Odessa to Falmouth, ...J Ils -; td ' Castle, '. reThe, , mond Howard, k arrived off - p i " still; O. 212, by the Dalmarnoc ,a . • _ i ehi' l'tl4ll-.°4t11. Jane Lowden, Liverpool to hliramto ditt o a - i Nt., 1„ t. 46, lon. 39 ; Traveller, bound Inde' h alli a ' (15 3 r, by the Watts, ashore at Eastbourne. SI I -4ellee Liv er p oo l . t , York, 30th ult., lat. , on. 1 8 „!( New , ford to Que.hec, ° Ut fou r d w • ; Wellingron, IN atm . at Alilford.aYs, by the Sir Charles Napier, arrivekl Arnon ...................—____--7 . hav e to g our recent fashionable English_arriv.als, Lord Chief...l 4n.nounce that of Sir Nicholas Tindal, excellent ustice of the Court of Conn-nor?. Pleas • this his farna y) at and upright Judge is st; r iying, notice a * o _ _ ithe.flotel du Pavillon. 11' e also_ , ~ ,, , n (i , t b . wh o : 'Pr tkling of the gentlemen of the long r?be, bree ze l:Peart ? be inhaling with avidity our salubrious , oca tion .Lp_revlousiy to the expiration of the lo t r?g. , , ha ve ' 'ln_° ll ;'st our constant promenader. , s . on h? .. j . etty ; a arid ',17,e_11111.01: the last , week Sergeant Glover, I dd.), ......2i3uca , Messrs. Smith, Bevan, gal, Gazette. Jones, &c. FREEM N R Y " That the sum of five guineas be paid from the funds of this P. G. L. in aid of the subscription now raising for the purpose of presenting to Brother Oliver a masonic offering,' as a mark of fraternal regard and of grateful acknowledgment of his in valuable services in the cause of masonry." PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY. LONDON, Ou•r. 28, 1842. The following average prices of Brown or Alusco vado British Sugars, exclusive of duty, will be pub lished in the Gazette of this evening : s. d. West India 34 8 per cwt. East India 35 74 Mauritius 29 10 The total average price of the three descriptions is 345. 2-id. per cwt. The actual weights of Sugar sold on account of the importers, in the week ending the 25th inst., accord ing to the returns made upon oath by the Sugar bro kers, in compliance with the Act of Parliament, and on which weights the above prices are computed, con sisted of 27,272 cwt. West India, 7,669 cwt. East. India, and 13,625 cwt. Mauritius. About 500 cwt. of dark unsound Mauritius, 350 cwt., same quality, of East India Sugars, sold in the same week. The total quantity of Sugar bought by the public in this market, in the week above mentioned, was 48,566 cwt., amounting to about 84,000/. ; the con sumers might have bought 48,566 cwt. of foreign Sugar, of better quality, at 17s. per cwt., amounting to 41,2001. They have, therefore, paid the monopo lists, over and above the real value of the Sugar, no less a sum than 43,8001.; and when the sales at Liver pool, Bristol, and Glasgow are taken into the com putation, nearly double that money. Can the Go vernment or any body else be surprised, after this statement, at a defalcation in the Sugar duties ? Last quarter the amount of these duties fell off nearly 200,0001. ; the commencement of the present quarter promises no better result. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The Public Securities exhibited this afternoon no new feature, and prices closed steadily at about the rates given in our Evening Edition, viz. Consols, 934 to 93i ; Exchequer Bills, 595. prem. ; India Bonds 48s. premium ; Reduced Three per Cents 93 ; and New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1014. Bank Stock was at 165 k, and India Stock 253. The Foreign investments were in as limited request this afternoon as in the early part of the day, the ad ditional transactions being in Spanish Actives for Account at 17 3 1, in the Three per Cents. at 214 ; in the Portuguese New at 371 ; in the Colombian at 204 to 21 ; in Brazilian at 641 • in Dutch Two-and. a-Half per Cents. at 52f to 52:i, and in the Five per Cents. at 1001. Shares were brisker this afternoon, and in a few instances slightly improved quotations were obtained. Santiago de Cuba Mining Shares were at 25 pre mium ; Australian Bank at 121 to 12} premium ; National Provincial of England at 1 premium ; and British North American at 6f to 5f discount. The atter were to- day marked with the additional Si. per share paid up. In Railways, Great Western New were 111, the Fifths, 4; the Birmingham Quarters, 22k, the Thirds, 27k; the Paris and Rouen, 21 to 21 ; the Eastern Counties, New, 11; and the Nor thern and Eastern Scrip, If to 2 premium; Brighton closed at 134 dis. The intention was intimated in our Evening Edi tion to ascertain the particulars of the Hudson's Bay imports by the ship just arrived: these are now sub joined. Bear, 524 skins; fisher, 1,131; lynx, 5,167; beaver, 10,500 ; marten, 24,196 ; musquash, 257,800; fox, silver, 99 ; cross, 312 ; red, 643 ; white, 92 ; mink, 5,474 ; otter, 3,131; wolf, 10; wolverine, 39 ; and swan, 19. (From The San of Last Night.) The second Hudson's Bay ship, laden with the va luable products from the Company's establish ments, has arrived, very much to the satis faction of the merchants in the fur trade, who regulate their transactions by the supplies received, and who will now be in possession of the details ne cessary to enable them to judge as to future operations. The previous vessel from Hudson's Bay is said to have brought a deficient supply of some, but a larger quantity of other skins ; and, for tunately, the diminution is said to be in many in stances upon such skins as are in full supply here. The recent fair at Leipzic, though favourable to various articles of manufacture, does not appear to have given satisfaction to the fur trade, the sales not having been suffi ciently extensive or remunerative. As the Hudson's Bay imports are of importance, we shall endeavour to ascertain further particulars. The Cotton Market at Liverpool was tolerably brisk yesterday, and in a few instances an advance of id. per lb. was realised. The sales were 5,000 bales, 2,200 bales of which were on specula tion. In Railway Shares a fair business was done, but still without any improvement in prices. Edinburgh and Glasgow were 46+ ; Grand Junction, 173; Liverpool and Manchester, 174; Bir mingham, 1801; Brighton, 364; Great Western, New, 581; South Eastern, 22k. All the vessels which left Liverpool the day before yesterday had to put hack. The purchase on account of the Savings' Bank has again been repeated, 10,0001. having been taken by the Government broker in the Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities at 93k. Consols for present transfer have realised 934 to 93-3-, and for Time the same. Ex chequer Bills are 575. to 595. pm.; India Bonds, 48s. to 50s. pm. ; NOW Three-and-a-Half per Cents. realise 1014 to 102 ; and the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 1004 to 1003-; India Stock is steady, but not quite so high, being at 253 ; Bank Stock realises 165-i to 166+, and Long Annuities are worth 12+ to 12 5-16ths. Less speculation is going on in the Spanish Bonds, which do not support the extreme advance of yes terday, the Actives being at 17i to 17k, and the Three per Cents. at 21. There is some talk of a new loan being intended. Portuguese Bonds are rallying again, so that as one goes down the other is rigged up. The New Fives are 37i to 38k, and the Converted 32 to 32i ; Mexican Bonds are worth 321 to 32k, which is barely the pre vious value. Russian Stock is at 1121 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., owing to the slight de cline at Amsterdam, are rather heavy here at 521. There is but a limited sale for the Railway Shares, but the prices obtained are good. Great Western are 19 ; New, 111 ; Brighton Loan Note;, -A ; and South Western 17k to 17i premium. Edinburgh and Glasgow are 3; Brighton,l3k; Northern and Eastern,. 8 ; and South Eastern, 27i discount. No business in Banking, Mining, or Miscellaneous Shares to-day. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 26.—Our market to-day has been dull and inactive. The only transactions are :—Manchester and Birmingham, 19} ; North Union, 64 ; Manchester Assurance, 91. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH, FUNDS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ........ 93 Ditto Bonds ..- 48 pm 3 per Cent. C0n5......... 931 Ditto Old Annuities ... 3P per Cent. Red.........10Q Ditto New Annuities... New 3P per Cent... ...... 101 i Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 2d. 59 pm New 5 per Cm:, — Ditto 5001...... 59 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... opm Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12 5-16Eank Stock for Acct. Oct, 1859 Jan. 160 P23 Consols for Acct....... 93L FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent. ... ; Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent — ;Ditto, New Ditto 37i Brazilian Bonds... 64i Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent. ... 112 P Utilian, 6 per cent. — Ditto, Metallic - Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, fi per cent. . Ditto, 1824 'Ditto, Deferred-- Cuba Bonds, € per cent 79p French, :> per cent. .- f. -c Danish, 3 per ent — 'Exchange Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. i French, 3 per cent —f —:. Mexican, 5 per cent..... 32} Dutch, 21 per cent. . ... 52i 11itto, 6 per cent. 16:37 :Data. *) ne- ~.rte.. .. .. IGUi Peruvian, 1825,6 per et. 1 SHARES Eastern Counties (23 p ai i) • Ditto New (-- pai d) Ditto Deb en t ure , ( pa i d) Edinburgh a ,..1 Gl asgow (50 paid) ...••• ••, 47 i 84 Great Western, (65 paid) 61 ; , itio N ew Shares 5O paid ............ London and B r i g h 36 to:. (50 ra id) Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) ...... ••• 10 London and Birmingham ( 90) • • Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) 47t Ditto Thirds (-- I , a id) London and South Western (41/ hs 10d pd) 59 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Paris and Rouen (18 paid) „, , ... 223 South Eastern a n d D over (50 • paid)... ...... 223- Ditto Scrip (15 paid) ..................... 16i (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) THE CASE OF THE REV. DR. OLIVER.—The fol lowing Resolutions, unanimously adopted by the recent Provincial Grand Lodge, will be hailed with general satisfaction by the fraternity : " Present the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt, M.P., and a very numerous assemblage. " That this P. G. L. entertains the warmest feelings of gratitude towards the Rev. George Oliver, D.D., late D. P. G. M. for Lincolnshire, for his unwearied and successful efforts to promote the best interests of Freemasonry in general, and in this province in par ticular, and for the unequalled talent, research, and industry displayed by him as a masonic writer." " That being duly impress-!d with a sense of his great public, private, and social virtues, this P. G. L. cannot but deeply lament the loss of the very valuable services of Brother Oliver as D. P. G. M., the duties of which office he for many years discharged so as to gain the veneration and esteem of the brethren gene rally, and to call forth repeated marks of approbation from the P. G. M." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2B, 1842. NEW MUSIC. e THE NA TIONAL PSALMIST. By Charles Dan vers ILiehett. Consisting of Original Psalm and Homn Tunis, Chants, Responses, Anthems, Parts I VI, VII., and VIII. Simphin, Marshall, and Co., London. The continuation of the " National Psalmist" cor responds to the high opinion we entertained of the work on noticing the former Numbers in our Journal. Part VI. is enriched with four new tunes, by Dr. Crotch, written in his usually chaste style. They are beautiful specimens of that pure and simple harmony which should always cha racterise the music of the Church. The Psalm by the late Professor Thomson, of Edinburgh, in D minor, is a gem. It has a lovely melody, plaintive, and devotional, and the descending scale in the third part is sweetly harmonized. " Ipswich," by Goss, is a good specimen of a quiet and correct style. " Chichester," by S. Wesley, is singularly bright. " St. Bernard " has a fine melody, but Mr. Gauntlett is frequently eccentric in his modulations ; for instance, the introduction of the sixth in the last chord but two, at the end of the second part of this Psalm, is quite unnecessary ; the plain chord would have been more effective. Mr. Gauntlett has har monised, in the same manner, in the tune called " Chatham," Part VII. We alio object to the accom panying chords to the words " is our Redeemer," in the Psalm " St. Bernard," as being overstrained. The first part of the Choral Hymn in Part VII., by Professor Walmisley, is very smoothly written, and purely vocal ; there is however a sudden change to the modern style in the last ten bars, which took us rather by surprise. The Anthem, by Wesley, which follows, exhibits a strong feeling for the Handelian school, so much so, that in one part we fancied we were listening to the exquisite duet, " Oh, lovely Peace !" in Judas. Maccabeus. Part VIII., is a collection of Anthems, Collects, and Responses, by ancient and modern writers. We find among the former the names of Dr. Blow, Orlando Gibbons, Richard Farrant, and Dr. Rogers. We need not comment upon the writings of these great masters ; to all th!... lovers of Sacred music, their works must be well known. Farrant's Anthem, " Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake," when once heard, must ever be remembered. Mr. Hackett is entitled to great praise for the manner in which this work is compiled, and he displays considerable ability in the compositions which hear his name, included in these numbers. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert enjoyed their morning walk, and afterwards rode out in the Home Park in a pony phaeton, her Majesty driving. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken their usual airings. Sir Robert Peel took his departure for the metro polis.. Prince Albert and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz rode out hunting in the Park in the forenoon with the harriers, attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Baron Knesebeck, and Hon. C.A. Murray there were two smart runs, both the hares being killed. The Duke of Cambridge went on a s'iooting ex cursion to Virginia Water, the Earl of Dunmore and Sir Edward Bowater accompanying his Royal High ness. This afternoon her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Princesses Au gusta and Mary of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke, and the whole of the Court, walked to St. George's Chapel Royal to view the splendid west window. The time chosen was judicious, as the effect of the setting sun upon the window gave it a gorgeous appearance. Her Majesty and the Royal party were received by the Rev. William Canning (the Cano:, in residence), and appeared to be much delighted with the beauty of the scene. In the course of the day, her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their illustrious visitors, and attended by the R o y a l S u it e , v i s i te d t h e new stables. This afternoon, three fine cubs of the lioness now exhibiting at Windsor in Wombwell's collection, and two young leopards, were taken to the Castle and shown to her Majesty and the whole of the Court. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this even ing will consist of her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, their Royal High nesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Augusta o f C am b r id ge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz ; the Earl and Countess; of Dunmore, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, lion. Miss Stanley, Hon. Miss Hamilton, Hon. Mrs. Anson, Marquis of Exeter, Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Viscount Hawarden, Hon. C. A. Murray, Sir Ro bert Otway, Colonel Arbuthnot, Sir Edward Bo water, and Dr. Prcetorious. Her Majesty's private band, and the band of the Foot Regiment staying here, will be in attendance in the evening. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday morning from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Lord Chancellor had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet after his arrival at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. Sir James Graham and other Cabinet Ministers also visited Sir Robert in the fore noon. Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham left town by the London and Birmingham Railway in the afternoon, for the seat of the former, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. The Governor of the Bank of England and the De• puts-Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord Granville Somerset transacted business yester day at the Treasury. LONDON CORN-EXCHANGE COM- PAN Y. The General Half-yearly Meeting of the Share holders of this Company was held yesterday in the Subscription-rooms of tne undertaking in Mark-lane, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc tors and considering a dividend. BAX, Esq., in the absence of the Chairman, was called to the Chair, and the advertisement calling the meeting having been read by the Secretary, the Re port of the Directors was submitted to the meeting for its approbation. From that Report it appeared that the affairs of the Company had proceeded in their usual even course, presenting no variation calling for any particular observation. There was a trivial de crease in the funds of the Company, arising from the relinquishment by parties of two stands in the market, but the Directors looked upon that circumstance as accidental, and not as evidencing a falling off of the general demand for accommodation in the Corn market. Looking at the balance sheet the Directors felt themselves warranted in declaring a dividend for the next half-year of 255. per share per annum, free of the income tax of 7d. in the pound ; and from the ac counts of receipts and disbursements, it appeared there was a balance of 4861. 7s. 7d. now in hand. The CHAIRMAN observed that the balance was 2001. less than the last half-year, but that was attributable to the fact of the greater portion of the subscriptions being paid in the early part of the year. A resolution in favour of the Report and dividend having been unanimously carried, thanks were voted to the Chairman and Directors, and the meeting separated. INVENTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE.—A Madrid letter states that there have been discovered, in the archives of Salamanca, documents showing that experi ments on the application of steam to navigation were made at Barcelona, as long ago as 1543, by a naval officer named Blasco de Garrity. These experiments were made in the presence of Charles V., who, al though the idea was not adopted by the Governmen t made the inventor a present of a considerable sum of money. CORONER'S INQUEST. Last evening, at seven o'clock, an inquest was held at the sign of the King's Head, Borough, before William Payne, Esq., on the body of John Welling, aged thirty years. The de ceased was a wire-worker. About six o'clock on Monday evening last he was engaged in a pugilistic encounter with a young man named John Hackett, a brother- in-law of his, in York-street, London-road, they having met by accident, and had so:ne words re specting a family quarrel. They continued to fight for about twenty minutes, and then both of them fell together, and the deceased, who was undermost, struck the back part of his head against the kerb stone with considerable violence ' • he seemed to b e great l y h urt, and called out th a t "he would have no more of it," after which he shook hands with Hackett, and was carried home, and died about five o'clock the follow ing morning, he never having spoken after he arrived at home. The evidence was extremely conflicting, but it was fully proved th a t th e w if e of the deceased, who was present during the contest, was the first to urge her husband on to fight, and " wiped" his hands and face between the rounds. The Jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against John Hackett, and the Coroner issued his warrant for his commitment to Newgate for trial. How TO TELL THE WEATHER FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.—If you desire to know whether the day will be fine, take a walk of a few miles into the country, until you come to a field where cows are grazing, and if the animals turn their tails to the wind, be sure it will be stormy, if they turn their faces it will be fine ; but if some stand one way and some the other, you had better toss up, and according as the coin gives you heads or tails, you will be able to solve the pro blem.—Punch. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of a great deal of public business. The members assem bled in unusual numbers. One of:the prominent subjects of discussion was that with reference to the office of High Bailif of Southwark, and towards the close of the day the proposition that an important standing order of the Court, viz.—" That no person who is a member of the Court, or who has been so within three calendar months of the day fixed for the election of any office or place in the gift or appoint ment of the Court, should be eligible to be a candidate, except in such cases where the vacancy has occurred subsequently to the person offering himself ceasing to be a member of the Court," be suspended upon the occasion of the election of Bailiff of the town and borough of Southwark, in the room of John Holmes, Esq., deceased. APPLICATION FOR THE USE OF THE GUILDHALL TOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTRESSED POLES. Deputy PEacocx presented a petition from Lord Dudley Stuart and others for the use of the Guild hall on some day after the 9th of November next, for the purpose of a ball for the relief of the Polish refugees. On the motion that the prayer of the petition be agreed to, Alderman GIBBS said it frequently happened that persons apparently in distress applied for relief to him as sitting Magistrate, stating, that although they were Poles, they were not admitted to participate in any funds provided for the relief of the Polish re fugees. He wished, therefore, to be informed what constituted a Polish refugee ? Deputy PEACOCK replied that Lord Dudley Stuart would, perhaps, be the best person to furnish that in formation.—(Hear.) Lord DUDLEY STUART then said, in order that a person should be considered a Polish refugee, so as to be relieved from the funds either of the Treasury or of the Association, it is requisite, in the first place, that he be a native of Poland; and, in the next, that that he should be able to show that he served his country in some capacity .or other during the late struggle against Russia. No person is relieved who does not combine these qualifications ; and relief is not granted to those who have been convicted of crimes, or who are known as bad characters. The prayer of the petition was then unanimously, and by acclamation, agreed to. Lord DUDLEY STUART then rose and said he gladly availed himself of the privilege awarded him of ad dressing the Honourable Court, in order to express, though he was sensible in very inadequate terms, the gratitude which, in common with all the friends of Poland, he might add, with all the Polish nation, he owed for the favourable manner in which the petition which had just been presented had been received and responded to. He was well aware that, in consenting to the prayer of that petition, the Court was actuated by feelings of mere henificence, and that to that de termination no political colour could attach ; but he could not help saying that he rejoiced most heartily that in this year, which had been marked by so many events encouraging to the friends of Poland, the Court of Common Council should have again given a fresh proof of their interest in the fate of the re fugees.—(Cheers.) In this year, for the first time, a Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer had moved, in the House of Commons, a grant towards the relief of the Polish refugees; and this year th e words of the great leader of the Conservative party, of the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, had gone forth from the walls of Parliament, conveying his temperate, but firm protest, against the oppression practised upon Poland, and his interest in the condition of the people of that country.—(Great cheering.) These words Mid been heard through out all Europe, and the whole of the civilised world, and while they contributed to conciliate to the statesman who pronounced them the good opinion of all whom they reached, they also showed that the cause of Poland was one in which men of all par ties in this kingdom could agree, and that Conserva ives, no less then Whigs or Radicals, felt equally its importance and its justice. In that year also they had been honoured by the presence of a sovereign ruling over a portion of the Poles, whose conduct, as con trasted with that of other sovereigns possessed of power in Poland, and of those who had gone before him, appeared in bright colours.— (Cheers.) He had materially ameliorated the condition of the Poles in his dominions, and by showing a disposition not to destroy but foster the spirit of nationality among them had established a claim to their gratitude, and had set a laudable example to other sovereigns. On the King of Prussia the eyes of all men were now turned with anxious attention, as on his policy de pended many matters of the utmost importance to the whole of Europe. From his conduct and from th e other circumst ances a ll u d e d to, the friends of Poland augured well for the cause, and there was a sort of undefined notion throughout Europe that better days were approaching for that unfortunate country.—(Cheers.) It would, indeed, have thrown a damp upon those hopes and aspirations if now, for the first time, the Court of Common Council, to whom the Poles were accustomed to look up as comprising many of their oldest and best friends, had refused that favour which on all ,former occasions it had so hand somely granted. 'There could be no doubt that as it had been granted, the entertainment would be suc cessful, as the circumstances above mentioned had na turally excited even greater interest than usual for the Poles.—(Cheers.) It was unhappily too true, that there was great distress among our native popu lation ; and he should be sorry indeed, and ashamed, if the members of the Association to which he .he longed were less alive to the sufferings of their own countrymen than others; and if they were not will ing and ready to do any thing in their power to re lieve them ; but he felt that the important favour just granted to the Poles could by no means have the effect of aggravating, in any degree, the sufferings of the poor in this country, but must rather, by causing money to circulate, have a contrary tendency. He believed, therefore, that the Court of Common Coun cil, in granting the prayer of the petition, had con ferred a boon on the Poles, which would materially benefit them, while it would injure no one. Lord Dudley Stuart, and the other members of the Association, then retired from the Court amidst hearty congratulations. THE OFFICE OF HIGH BAILIFF OP SOUTHWARK. Mr. R. L. JoNEs called the attention of the Court to the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the nature and duties of the office of Bailiff of the Bo rough of Southwark, and whether any, and if any, what alteration, should be made in the duties or the emoluments thereof. The Report stated that there had been laid before the Committee the Report of the 27th of February, 1817, and the accounts of the l a t e B a iliff for 1837,' 1838, 1839, 1840, and 1841 ; together with various other proceedings respecting the office and the elec tion of Mr. Holmes thereto, and fixing the salary of the Bailiff at 8001. a year ; that having duly consi dered the various returns and statements, both as to the duties and emoluments of the Bailiff, the Commit tee were of opinion that the duties should be per formed in person, as far as practicable, by the party to be elected; that the average of compensation fees re ceived by the late Bailiff during the last five years, exclusive of the allowance of 21. 2s. for attending the Juries upon each view, was 181. 19s. 4(1; and that he received an annual sum of 251. from the parishes for the register of voters, under the Reform Act of Pariiament, but which he paid over to the person who made the copy ; that with the yearly payment, under the Act, of 5001. from the Borough Court of Requests, for the duties to be per formed there, and the emoluments received by the late Bailiff, from fines, fees, and amercements at the several Sessions, the Court Leet, and the Borough Court of Record, together with the before-mentioned items, his income has amounted to upwards of 6001. a year per annum, during the last five y ears , exc l us i ve of any payment from the Chamber. That the Com . mittee recommended—first, that the resolution of the 13th of April, 1826, fixing his salary at 8001., should Request s , a ll th e be rescinded ; second, that the Bailiff should t a k e an d receive to his own use, independently- of th e allow ance fines,a c e under fee s amercements,t heA etfor the Court forfeitures, of arid em o l umen t s incident to the bailiwick (he paying all disbursements belonging to the same), except the accustomed fee to the Recorder, for his attendance as Steward ; thi r d, that the Nigh Bailiff be required to render and lay before the first Court of Common Council in the month of January, in every year, an account in de tail of all fines, fees, amercements, forfeitures, and emoluments whatsoever, received or receivable by him in the previous year." Mr. JONES moved that the Court agree with the Report. He observed that the Committee considered the character of the office to be similar to that of High Sheriff of a county ; that the performance of the duties would not occupy any great portion of the time of the person appointed, and that the emoluments which attached to it were adequate compensation for his labour.—(Hear, hear.) He then adverted to what he considered the very extraordinary course pursued by one of the candidates for the situation, who had thought proper to comment upon the Report of the Committee before the contents of that Repor,; were promulgated. Th a t can did a t e stated that "h ! made an appeal t o th e i r f r i en d s hi p paid liberality, i n t h e full assurance that the Court of Common Council would not confirm a R e p or t, w hi c h it spirit was so a li en to its charact er f or mun ifi cence s ad the libe ra l prov i s i on made for it s o ffi cers , an d th a t it felt that th e R eport , from th e o ffi cers an d c hi e f C o mmittee, carr i ed only by a majorit y o f one , procee d e d upon an e rroneous as any candid a t e ae su e m ter p m tio in n ed ofnroetcetipotsbaenrdidedxepn over et for any o ff ice —(H ear , he ar ) -rand hby could not help wad unbec om i ng nds of the Now he was d saying that suc h l anguage at extremely a person soli c iti ng an office the Cor poration. • Mr. WIRE said he was 4 member of the Committee, Lut he was not present when the Report was signe 1. If he had been present, he certainly would not have 87gned the document.—(Hear, hear.) He admitted that the allusions made in the letter of the candidate referred to might as well have been spared, but the regulations were infringed as much by others. Mr. Wire then stated that the office of High Bailiff re quired constant attention to the duties, and that its dignity and respectability could not be maintained without a 'bore liberal allowance than the Committee recommemored, and he moved a series of amendments, one ;minediately following the failure of the other, with the view of fixing the salary of the office at 800/. a year. Ultimately, after a considerable discussion, the Re port was agreed to by a large majority. THE STANDING ORDER AFFECTING CANDIDATES FOB CORPORATE OFFICES. Deputy ALLAN, after a few observations, moved for the suspension of the 23d Standing Order, a copy of which i s g i ven a t t h e h ead of this Report. He took occasion to speak in high terms of the character and talents of Sir William Heygate, who would, by the success of the motion, be allowed the privilege of being a candidate f or th e vacant office of High B a iliff of Southwark, which that worthy Alderman would be so admirably qualified to fill. Alderman Lucas seconded the motion, in a speech of the most warm-hearted and clear-headed description. Mr. STEVENS rose to move an amendment, for the purpose of preventing the endless jobbing which such a precedent would be calculated to produce. He had, he said, upon a former occasion, succeeded. against an attempt of a similar kind, and he should repeat the amendment to which he had resorted upon a former occasion. He then moved that the standing order referred to " is calculated to preserve the integrity of the Court, and that to rescind or suspend the same will be to remove a bulwark essential to the pro tection of its members in the pure and disinterested discharge of their duties, and will justly have a ten dency to withdraw from the Court the confidence of their fellow-citizens."—(Cheers.) A discussion of considerable length and animation took place upon the amendment, and upon a division it appeared that the numbers were-- For the amendment 56 Against the amendment 57 Majority --1 By some mistake an omission was made, which we understand throws open the subject for future dis cussion. The officer did not put the question after the rejection of the amendment, that the original motion be agreed to, and thus as another amendment might have been moved the matter remains still un determined. The Court adjournel at a late hour. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Sweepstakes of 10 sows. each, for two-years-Old, 7st2lb, and 3 yrs, 9st. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 150/. &c (12 Subs.) Mr. Dixon's Hawk, 3 yrs (Nat) 1 Lord Jersey's fby B a y Middl e t on —T rampo li ne, 3 yrs 2 Lord Lowther's c by Bay Middleton, 2 yrs 3 The following also started :—Mr. Phillimore's Solo mon, 3 yrs—Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 3 yrs—Mr. Osbaldeston's Woldsman, 3 yrs—Lord G. Bentinck's Topsail, 3 yrs—Mr. E. R. Clarke's Lady Harriett (Octian filly), 3 yrs—Lord Exeter's Buck, 2 yrs—Mr. Boyce's c by Gilbert, out of Gitana, 2 yrs—Colonel Peel's Hartshorn, 2 yrs—and Mr. Goodman's Bother'em, 2 yrs. Betting-5 to 2 agst Trampoline filly, 4to 1 agst Hawk, 4 to 1 agst Topsail, and 6 to 1 agst Silvertail. DERBY BETTING. 50 to 1 agst Newcourt—t. 2000 to 30 agst Dumpling, t. 1000 to 15 agst Cotherstone 1000 to 15 agst Queen of Trumps c—t. 1000 to 10 agst Jamel—t. 1000 to 10 agst Multiplica tion—t. 12 to 1 agst Philip and Wine sour—t. 14 to 1 agst Progress c and Philip —t. 7 to 2 agst Scott's lot 8 to 1 agst British Yeoman 18 to 1 agst Murat—t. 25 to 1 agst Winesour—t. 25 to 1 agst Philip—t. 35 to 1 agst Parthian 35 to 1 agst Aristides 40 to 1 agst Oxygen c—t. 50 to 1 agst NapiQr—t. 50 to 1 agst Diversity c—t. 50 to 1 agst Auld Lang Sync —taken 50 to 1 Chesterfield 15 to 2 agst Maria Day—t. 120 to 1 agst Laura f—t. 12 to 1 agst Wee Pet—t. 125 to 1 agst Sister to Coro 20 to 1 agst Judith Flutter, tl nation—t. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 80/, &c.--Edmund, Blazer, Ladye of Silverkeld Well, filly out of Dewdrop, 2 yrs, and filly by Carew dam, by Lambtonian, 2 yrs. Handicap Plate. D.L—Discord, 5 yrs, 9st 61b— Ajax, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Una, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Belissima, 6 yrs, 7st 101b—Tamburini, 6 yrs, 7st 91b—Foreker, 4 yrs, Est 1 Ilb—Snowdrop, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Ghunzee, 3 yrs, Est 61b—Ellen, 3 yrs, Sat 81b. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. Ab. M.—All are scratched bnt Murat, Testy, and Bastile. New Match for Saturday.—Bother'em, 7st 91b, agst Hartshorn, 7st 41b. D.M. 50. MALTON OCTOBER RACES.—TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 15 added. Heats, one mile and a half. (3 subs.) Mr. Metcalfe's Donna Maria, 4 yrs; 7st 11h Mr. White's Tinker, 4 yrs; Bst Mr. Catton's Candidate, 4 yrs, Bst .. ........... Won easy. The Innkeepers' Plate of 3 sovs. eaelv, - p.p., with 10 added. Heats as above. Mr. Hopwood's Birthday, aged, list Ilb Mr. Simpson's Aggravator, aged, 10st 51b Mr. Monkman's f, by Muley Moloch, 3 yrs Fitzwilliam, G yrs, lOst 51b, and Waterlily, 3 yrs, Bst Ilb, were not placed. Won easy. The Hack Race was won easily, in three heats, by Mr. J. Shepperd's Slender Sally beating four others. (RECEIVED THIS MORNING.) NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. RACE COURSE, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The fineness of the weather in the morning induced most of the visitors to attend a Coursing-match on the Flat, between Captain Daintrie's blue bitch, Knab, and Mr. Tyson's black bitch, Fairy, for 501. aside ; it came off about eleven o'clock, and was won, after two unde cided courses, by Fairy. This event in some degree compensated for the deficiency of the card, which pre sented only four races, of which one only, the 50 soya. Stakes, excited any interest. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 7st ; and three yrs, Bst 121 b ; fillies allowed 21bs ; T. Y. C. ; winner to be sold for 801., &c. (5 Subs.) Mr. J. Aplin's f by Ishmael, or Achmet, out of Dew drop, 2 yrs .. . Mr. Bowes's The Ladye of Silverkeld Well, 3 yrs ... 2 Mr. Shelley's Blazer, 3 •rs Mr. Stebbing's Edmund, 3 yrs Mr. Stevens's fby Carew, dam by Lambtonian, 2 yrs 5 Betting.—Three to 1 agst the two year olds, 10 to 6 agst Ladye of Silverkeld Well, 7 to 4 agst Edmund (taken), and 3 to 1 agst Blazer. They ran head and head, at a miserable pace, to the new ground, where Blazer and the Ladye went in front, and kept so till within a few strides of the finish. The Drewdrop colt then went up, and won a short run race by a head ; the Carew filly was beaten off. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for two year old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. Ab. M. (9 Subs.) Colonel Peel's Murat (Nat) 1 Mr. J. Sadler's Testy %. Four to lon Murat. Murat made all the running, the mare lying a length behind to the hurdles, and thence into the cords at his quarters ; she then made her push, and got near enough to be beaten by a neck—some say easy, others that it was a race. During the race, Murat was backed for the Derby at 16 to I ; 20 to 1 was offered after it was over. Duke of Bedford's John o' Gaunt. Bst 71b (Robinson), beat Lord Eglinton's Jamie Forest, 7st 101 b ; Cesare witch course ; 2001, h ft. Six to lon John o' Gaunt. Won easy by two lengths. Subscription Handicap Plate of 501. for 3 yrs old, &c. D.I. Sir W. Stanley's Forester, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (Lye) 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, 7st 91b Mr. Nightingale's Ajax, 4 yrs, 7stBlb, carried 7st 101 b 3 Mr. E. R. Clark's Ellen, 3 yrs, sst 81b Lord Jersey's Snowdrop, 4 yrs, Est 61b 5 Mr. W. Sadler's Bellissima, aged, 7st 101 b., 6 Mr. Stephenson's Ghuznee, 3 yrs, 6st 7 Betting-7 to 4 agst Tamburini (t) ;3to 1 agst Fo rester ; 4 to 1 agst Balissima ; 5 to 1 agst Ajax ; 5 to 1 agst Snowdrop ; and 8 to 1 agst Ellen. Won by two lengths. Colonel Peel's Canton, 2 yrs, 7st 51b, received forfeit from Lord Kelburne's He has a Name, 3 yrs, Bst lib. First half of Ab. M. ; 200, h ft. Entry for the Audley End Stakes (Friday)— Rhodanthe, Tamburini, Una, and Vakeel. New .Matches for Saturday. —Lord Eglinton's Mellor, 3 yrs, agst Lord Albemarle's Buffalo, 4 yrs, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C. ; 100, h ft. Mr. Goodman's Bother'em, 7st 91b, agst Colonel Peel's Hartshorn, 7st 41b. D.M. 50. GooDwooD flacEs.—The Stakes enumerated in our last close on Saturday ; by mistake they were stated to have already closed. CRITERION STAKES.—This race has been claimed for Mr. Watt, on the ground that Lord George Bentinck has not paid his forfeits for the Produce Stakes at Blandford. It appears that his Lordship, the Hon. S. llerbert, and Mr. Gregory, refuse to pay their forfeits to the owner of Eleus for this reason, that the stake was subscribed to on the understanding that the Bland ford Races would take place at the usual time—a week after Salisbury ; that they did not so take place ; and that their having been afterwards appointed for October without the consent of the subscribers, made the race void. A case arising out of this race, as well as Mr. Watt's claim, is now before the Stewa r d s of the Jockey Club. THE PORTENDIC Guizot, - 1 - ve are glad to learn, has at length consented, on behalf of Louis Philippe's Government, to refer the claims of British mershants on France, arising out of the illegal blockade of Portendic, to the decision of the King of Prussia; and Lord Aberdeen has likewise agreed to such a reference. The terms of the reference are not yet settled, but there are few difficulties, we hear, in the way of the settlement. The hurricane of Tuesday night, which succeeded a very showery day, has delayed the arrival of many vessels and steamers expected on Wednesday, and among others the Batavier steam-ship, from Rotterdam, which in the usual course would have made her ap pearance at St. Katharine's, at ten o'clock in the morning, did not arrive during the day, and is no doubt delayed by the bad weather. Several vessels and steamers which did arrive appeared to ha ve suf fered much by the storm. The shipping and craft in the river have wholly escaped damage, and there has not been a single accident. THE METROPOLITAN NEW PUB. LICANS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. The eighth annual general meeting of the Mem bers of the Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection Society, and other parties connected with the beer trade, was held on Wedne:day at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet street, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the proceedings of the Committee during the past year, the Account of the Receipts and Expenditure, to re ceive the proposition of the Committee as to the sum to be appropriated among those widows of deceased beer-sellers, members of the Society, who had applied for the same since the last annual general meeting, to elect officers for the year ensuing, and on other general business. Mr. LINDSAY, the Treasurer, was unanimously called to the chair. He was happy to state that the affairs of the Society were going on most prosperously, and feeling convinced that the Report would be most gratifying to the meeting, he would not detain them from the satisfaction of hearing it by any observations of his, but would at once call upon the Secretary to read it. Mr. BISHOP, the Secretary, then proceeded to read the Report of the Committee, which, after referring to the exertions of the Society in former years, and the difficulties and vexations to which the beer-sellers of England had been subjected, most of which had been remedied by the exertions and perseverance of the Society, proceeded as follows : "In the past year the important question as to whether the successor of a beer-seller can obtain a licence to carry on the business in premises rated in the name of the previous occupier, had again been raised, notwithstanding that in several instances last year the Excise Commissioners decided that in all such cases the required license should be granted. In the later instances, some few Supervisors of Excise, not having been furnished w ith a general order on the subject, have taken their own view of the construction of the law, and have refused the license. In these cases it is the practice of your Committee to direct Iyour Secretary to memorialise the Commissioners of , :xcise on the subject ; and your Committee have the pleasure to say, that in no instance in which a memo rial has been so presented have the Commissioners ob jected to grant the license. " Other questions of importance to the trade have , also come under the notice of and been disposed of by the Committee, and they are here noticed for the reason that they involve points which are most im portant to beer retailers. The first is, that the pro perty of lodgers or inmates may be detained by the beer retailer, as a hostar f or money d ue f rom the lodger to the beer-retailer. The knowledge of this may be useful in cases where otherwise the beer seller might suffer by lodgers getting into his debt, and then leaving without settling their accounts. "Again : attempts have been made by the police in several situations to prevent beer-sellers who sold coffee, tea, or other articles, from opening their shops at all on Sunday morning ; their plea for so doing being that no person having an Excise beer license is entitled to have his house open before one o'clock, on any Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day. " As regards the sale of beer, or having any beer drawn or drunk on the premises during any part of Sunday morning, this position is perfectly correct, the law on this point is plain and distinct ; nor is it the wish of your Committee to interfere with its being carried into effect; but the present question in volves another, which cannot properly be included in, and determined by the law, which was only in tended to apply to beer-houses, and regulated the sale of beer; many a beer-seller, f rom a l au d a bl e i ntent i on of providin g for his family, has had recourse to some other means of subsistence, such as keeping a cook's shop, a coffee-house, selling fruit or vegetables, or other luxuries or necessaries of life. Now, in the present state of society, to be deprived of doing as all others, vending the same articles, or carrying on the same trade, is a manifest injustice, and it is the very injustice that your Committee have the pleasure to say they have succeeded in putting a stop to—where a beer seller was thus carrying on a second or auxiliary calling, and in pursuance of that calling opened his door for the admission of his customers on a Sunday morning, the police stepped in and laid an informa tion, contending that th e l aw w hi c h a ff ected his beer trade, equally applied to any other pursuit in which the beer-seller was engaged. Having on a former occasion taken the opinion of counsel upon this very point, and being in possession of the opinion of an eminent lawyer, now a distinguished Member of the House of Lords, that no offence was committed unless beer was sold or drunk, inasmuch as the offence con templated by the Act was, not having the house open, but having it open for the sale of beer, your Com mittee directed the Solicitor to contest this point ; and, after several hearings, in every one of which he was ultimately successful, the question was decided in favour of the views entertained by your Committee, and the point is now established that a beer- seller, having any other articles for sale, may, if he secure his beer-engine, so as to afford evidence that he cannot sell beer without unfastening his engine, open his house and sell either cooked food, coffee, vegetables, fruit, or any other article in which he may deal at any time, as others by law or custom may carry on the same trade, or sell the same kind of articles. This decision is peculiarly important and applicable to all persons hav ing a beer license ; and, in addition thereto, keeping oyster, or alamode beef, or refreshment rooms in the neighbourhood of theatres, coffee-houses near public markets, cook-shops in populous situations, or lodging houses near the water side or in public places, as by this decision they may keep open their premises to a later or earlier hour (having at the proper time shut up or secured their beer-engine) than they could otherwise do. " The other point in dispute, but now also satisfac torily settled, has reference to lodgers in beer-houses and relatives of the beer-seller. Strictly speaking, the beer-houses should be closed at the hours daring which beer is prohibited by law to be sold, and no beer can then be sold or drunk therein without offending against the beer laws ; such is unquestionably the letter of the law, but as in all cases the construction of a law admits of a liberal as well as a literal interpretation, your Com mittee considered it was not too much to assume that the law never intended to deprive lodgers from having what beer might be necessary for them, either for meals or refreshment, they being in fact at home ; nor did your Committee suppose, for a similar reasoning, that if a relative or personal friend of the beer-seller happened to be wish him at any time, the beer-seller dare not present him or them with a glass of beer, or enjoy any needful refreshment. Following up these opinions, your Committee was anxious that the Soli citor should have this point settled ; this has been done ; and the able manner in which Mr. Ashley has, in every case, maintained the views taken by the Committee, and succeeded in establishing those views as a rule or precedent, is equally creditable to that gentleman's talent and judgment as the result is impor tant to the entire body of beer-sellers. The rule may now be defined as leaving the beer-seller and his lodger and relatives at liberty to act reasonably in their own peculiar situations, but does not extend to such a lati tude as to permit the usual business-rooms of the beer seller to be occupied even by lodgers or relatives, for the purpose of enjoying themselves with beer at such hours as by the law the beer-house ought to be closed." The Report then went on to state that, in the course of the past year, the Surrey Theatre had been en gaged by the Committee for the purpose of benefiting the Pension Fund of the Society, but the attempt did not prove successful • it also st a t e d th a t th e usua l steam-boat excursion had realized a very handsome balance after the payment of all expenses, and that the anniversary dinner had been equally successful. The Report then stated that, though it could not be done at present, the Committee hoped the time was not far distant when the Society would be enabled to give permanent assistance to their aged supporters ; in the interim, however, it could hold out a helping hand to the widows and orphans of those who had supported it, and in concluding their Report the Committee expressed a hope that all persons con nected with, or carrying on the trade of brewers, or beer-sellers, would feel it to be their duty to join in the support of a Society which had achieved so much for the trade. The SECRETARY then read the statement of the re ceipts and expenditure of the Society for the last year, from which it appeared that the amount of cash invested, added to the value of the previous year, was 5331. 14s. 3d.; and that of that amount 3741. 12s. 3d. was set apart for the Pension Fund, leaving a balance of 1591. 2s. 2d. applicable for the general purposes of the Society. On the motion of Mr. HUSSEY, seconded by Mr. Lusn, the Report and Account of the Receipts and Expenditure were unanimously agreed to amid much cheering. Mr. PROSSER moved "That the sum of 3741. hav ing been stated by the Auditors' Report to be the amount in hand on account of the Pension Fund, the sum of 401. be appropriated, agreeably to the resolu tion of the last annual meeting, among the widows of deceased beer-sellers eligible to partake of the same." —(Cheers.) He was happy to say that the present was the second occasion on which the Society had had to perform that gratifying duty, and he trusted he should live to see many such performances, but on a more extended stage.—(Cheers.) Mr. STALWOOD had great pleasure in seconding the proposition. The widows it p roposed to relieve -were all well known by him, and he could assure the meet ing that they were all members well deserving of the been carr i e d without a dis benlelfiets of reso t l h u e Society. tion having sentient voice, The CHAIRMAN, before presenting the sums to the four widow ladies decla re d to be entitled, begged to assure the meeting that it was the highest gratifica tion to him to be called upon to perform so pleasant a duty, as that of giving to those who needed it; but that gratification, though not exceeded, was at least equalled, by seeing th e Society i n a con dition amply to afford it.--(Che er ,.) He had advanced his capital I in the beer-trade when everything was dark and dreary around—at a time when they were torn out of their houses and business, by those pests of society, the common informers—men who had everything to gain and nothing to lose, and who cared not what they did or said so long as they could obtain their own ends.—(Cheers.) These locusts, however, were not all they had to get rid of. The Legislature was against them for years, but at last they found members of that body who manfully supported their cause, and among them he was proud to say was the great hero of the day, the Duke of Wellington.— (Cheers.) Hope, then, shined upon them ; they ob tained a little, then more, until at last they stood in their present proud position.—(Cheers.) For that position they were in a great measure indebted to their present able Secretary, Mr. Bishop—(Cheers)— a man for whose exertions in their cause they never could do enou g h.—(Ch eers. ) He must confess that at first lie distrusted him, but that distrust was soon changed into the most unbounded confidence by the zeal, ability, perseverance, and integrity, displayed by Mr. Bishop.—(Ch eers. ) While he expressed his satisfaction at the prosperity of the Society, he could not but state the great disappointment he felt at the apathy and lukewarmness of the brewers ; the truth was, those who ought to do the most did the least.—(Loud cheers.) Instead of the chair being filled by so humble an individual as himself, it ought to have been occupied by such men as the Thornes, the Matins, and the Tubs.—(Cheers.) He could assure the meeting, although lie had given up the business, the Society had not a greater admirer or truer friend than himself—(Cheers)—and its welfare, and that of the trade was, and would be, his constant study and delight.—(Cheers.) He hoped that the bounty which the Society extended to the widows to day would act as a stimulus to other members of the trade to join the Society, because it must be remem bered that death was uncertain and the smiles of for tune fickle.—(Cheers.) The worthy Chairman then in a most feeling manner, presented Mrs. Matthews, of Marsham-street, Westminster ; Mrs. Hill, of the Jolly Garde ners , P u t ne y ; M rs . Davis, of Little George-street, Ch e l sea ; an d M rs . M a y nar d, o f Union street, Pimlico, with 101. each, for which they expressed their grateful thanks. Having performed this pleasing duty, the Chairman said he trusted the time was not far distant when the S oc i e t y wou ld h ave a l ms h ouses for the reception of decayed members and widows. He had heard before lie took the chair that several gentlemen had regretted it had not been in their power to hand in their subscriptions, because the collector had not called upon them ; he hoped he should never hear again of a beer-seller being backward on such an ac count; lie trusted that in future every one of them would be their own collectors.—(Cheers.) Mr. Bisizor, the Secretary, observed that two other widows had applied to be recipients of the bounty of the Society, but their cases must necessarily be left for consideration till next year. Mr. KINNERSLEY felt highly delighted at the pros perous condition of the Society enabling them to con fer benefits on those who stood in need of them, not withstanding the drawbacks it had had to contend with; in almost every session they had been dragged before Parliament, and yet they had funds at the pre sent moment to the extent of nearly 500/. He trusted that all who were connected with the trade would join them, for, if they had no other object in view than benefiting the widows of their members, the task was praiseworthy, and called upon all to support them. There was not one among them who could tell how soon their widows might stand in need of the bounty of the Society.—(Cheers,) Added to this it must he remembered that the trade had been surrounded with difficulties, and it was impossible to say how soon they might be beset with them again.—(Cheers.) He was sure if gentlemen would only bestir themselves they would shortly place the Society in a position as high and as beneficial as any other in the metropolis. Mr. Bishop was re-elected Secretary amid general acclamation, on the motion of Mr. STALWOOD, se conded by Mr. COLVIN. Mr. BISHOP, in returning thanks, trusted that his conduct during the next year would insure a similar result at the next general meeting. Nine gentlemen were then elected to complete the Committee, in the room of those who went out by ro tation. Mr. Harris, of the Camb r id ge - roa d , was unani mously elected Auditor for the year ensuing. Messrs. Charles Bishop, Boyce, and Colville were appointed collectors ; and a vote of thanks having been carried to the late Committee tind the Chairman the meeting separated. FEARFUL DEPRESSION of TRADE AT KIDDERMINSTER. A respectable Correspondent writes as follows : " This town not only participates in the universal gloom, but at the present time is suffering more than at any former period in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant. Our artisans are either to be seen walking about in groups, with pallid countenances and despair written on their brows, or to be found in their miser able hovels w ith ou t f oo d or firing, while their children are unable to attend the Sabbath-schools for want of the commonest articles of clothing. Our retail shop keepers may be seen behind their counters looking in vain for customers; and all agree that, if a speedy alteration for the better does not soon takeplace, paying taxes and poor-levies will be out of the question, as they will be brought into the list of those who are compel led to apply for charity. Their losses are great, profits less, and business ruinous. Our manufacturers have, up to the present time, made head against the torrent that has well nigh overwhelmed them, bnt with dismay look forward to the future ; they have been anxious to keep their workpeople employed, and, in the absence of orders, have made for stock ; but they now find that to sell stack they must submit to prices far below cost, and although worsted yarns have been, and still are being, sold far below what they can be afforded, or below what the price of wool would warrant, yet, buy as low as they may, they canno make carpets at the present selling price to savt themselves. Those who send out travellers de clare they cannot obtain as many orders as will pay travelling expenses, and if they stay at home they will look in vain for transmission. Add to thib ' scarcely a week has passed for some time with out bringing some intelligence of the stoppage or bankruptcy of some houses connected with the carpet trade. America, which in ordinary times has taken one-third of the whole of our manufactures, has, for the last three or four years, not taken one-eighth, in deed scarcely any; and now, under the new tariff of 2s. 2d. per square yard, we cannot look for any amendment in that quarter. Scotland and the North of England are now running us very hard in Brussels carpets : to an inexperienced eye the goods look as well and as stout as ours, but have not the wear, yet in many towns they are supplanting us on account of their price. It is truly serious to see our houses de serted, our manufactories shut up, and all inquiring what is to become of us ?"—Worcester Chronicle. THE FLAX TRADE.—In his official Report of the Ist July last, R. J. Saunders, Esq., one of the fac tory inspectors, thus adverts to the state of the flax trade :—" A great alteration has been in progress during the last two or three years in the flax trade, and the general depressipn now experienced in other departments has been felt in this; but there was strong evidence to show that, but for the recent addition of duty laid on linen yarn cloth by the French Govern ment, all persons engaged in this trade entertained a great confidence that the depression was temporary. I regret now to report a very different state of things; and that, unless some new markets be found for the flax will be rapidly yarn spun in this country, the number of p ersons employed in the manufacture o f reduced, at a moment when all other trades are suffer. ing equally from one cause or another." Tris IRISH BUTTER TRADE.—A new and am t . rently extensive trade has been lately opened i n "-- Lon donat the b y by the importation of butter exclusively for th e London market from the ports of Cork and Water ford. This trade was little known until attention had ms Satiety, offer e d thet R b eoeynal ca A ll: icui to tu i r t al by ini th p e rov p e r m em en iu t National Cattle Show at Cork. The Dutch ha d a e monopoly of this particular article before, which a con sisted in the butter being made up in pickle, and not salted, or the firkin nearly half filled with salt, as is the case with butt Lisbon and foreign markets. The er prepared f or th e however, has still the preference, princip a lly in con sequence of the clean manner in which it is made up; but if the Irish manufacturers would only attend more particularly to this point, and have the casks cooperel well, ther e is no do ubt but that they would beat the Dutch out of the field entirely, and establish a never failing market for one of the most valuable produc tions of the country.—Dublin Evening Post. _. The distr ess i ng ca l amity which betel the island of St. Domingo, some time back, by the destroying earthquake, has involved the Government of Hayti is much, pecuniary embarrassment, and propositions are said to have been drawn up for obtaining a loan from France. For the last six years the budget has exhi bited a deficiency of 16,000 dollars. The Augsburg Gazette of the 21st inst. states that on the 18th inst., a day ever memorable in the annals of Germany, were commenced the works of the forti fications of the City of lilin. A salvo of cannon an nounced the commencement. The works are to be continued during the winter, and in the spring they will be continued on an enlarged scale. We understand that the purchase-money of the Cowdray estate, which has been recently bought by the Earl of Egmont, was upward s o f 300,0001 . , ins stead 0f68,000/., as stated in our last paper.—Brighton Gazette. - Six seasons since, nine grains of wheat were planted by John Olman, of Box, Wilts; and last year the produce was 5 bushels, which were again planted, and produced this year the enormous crop of fourteen sacks two bushels, and - were sold last week in our m.ar ket to Mr. Scudamore, of Larkhall.—Bath Chro n icle. ...11. East The the :hat 10r. 1 tUI sor,