The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-20 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence. Major-General Collingwood Dickson, R.A., who be hayed so gallantly at Alma and Inkerman, has left Rtown, A a ccompanied by his Aide-de -Camp, Capt. Lyons, ~ and other officers of his suite, en route for Kertch, to take command of the artillery of the Anglo-Turkish Contingent. The appointment of this distinguished officer to so important a post cannot fail to give satisfaction to the whole army. Every available mechanic is now employed upon the construction of the despatch gun-boats at the dockyard at Pembroke Dock. They will very shortly he ready for launching, and, being built upon the diagonal principle, like the Agamemnon, 91, will prove to be of very great strength. The various works now in progress are being carried on with energy, and the contractors have an immense number of men in their employ ; yet such is the demand for labour that every applicant is al most immediately taken on. The dry dock is now being lengthened, at a cost of 10,0001., and two new slips are to be constructed, with a boat basin, at a cost for this year of 20,000/. The establishment will now soon be lighted with gas, the greater portion of the ne cessary preparations having been made. The expense of thus lighting the dockyard will be 2,000/. The Pactolus, a screw steamer of 653 tons' burden, and 180-horse power, has arrived at the Arsenal wharf at Woolwich, and has commenced discharging her cargo of 380 tons of 13-inch shell from the Liverpool foundry. Several schooners have been hauled alongside the quay to discharge shot and shell. As it had become known that an experimental gun of very peculiar construction was to be proved at the Royal Arsenal butt at Woolwich yesterday morning, a number of scientific gentlemen connected with metal foundries, and ethers interested in the result of the experiment, were in attendance at 1 p.m. The proof was conducted by Colonel Walzot, Superintendent of Royal Gun Fac tories, Captain Vandeleur, Instructor of Artillery, and some officers of the proof and other departments. The gun was a 68-pounder, made of cast steel, and manufac tured by Messrs. Krupp, of Essen ' in Prussia, for Capt. Creuse, Royal Engineers, whose brother was likewise present at the trial. It was supposed to be the largest piece of cast steel ever manufactured, and weighs between three and four tons. A chemise, or outward covering of cast-iron, had been made for it by Messrs. Walker, which brought its weight up to nine tons. The proof charge was 251 b., of gunpowder, one wad, and one of the projectiles made by the inventors, and intended for ser vice with the gun. This shot was of a conical shape, about 2 feet in length, weighing 2 cwt. 1 quarter and 7th. The quantity of powder used was less than the proof-charge of an ordinary 68-pounder by 31b. At the first discharge the gun burst, scattering the fragments high in the air, large pieces flying in various directions, the muzzle portion going forward with the shot several yards ; the shot took the proper direction, and was em bedded in the sand butt. The sensation at the result was very great, as some supposed it capable of resisting ny amount of powder. Its declared value was 1,5001. On the arrival of her Majesty's ship Sanspareil at Sheerness, from the Mediterranean, as already stated, a strong report from the captain and surgeon was for warded to the Admiralty, complaining of the heat and want of ventilation of the orlop deck, which render it uninhabitable when the ship is under steam. A survey was ordered by the proper officers on her coming into harbour at Plymouth, when the report which had been made was found to be fully justified ; and a plan for the alterations, which are absolutely necessary, is now be fore the Admiralty. Since the now engines have been fitted the thermometer, when the ship is under steam, ranges from 90 deg. to 110 deg. in the after-cockpit cabins. Yesterday 71 invalids arrived at the Strood station from Portsmouth, having reached that port by the Arabia. Second-Class Surgeon George Saunders came in medical charge. One man's face was much disfigured by a shell. After being inspected by Second-Class Sur geon John S. Graves and Acting-Assistant -Surgeon For shaw, 11 only were considered sufficiently ill for hospital treatment. The remainder proceeded to St. M try's Barracks. A Limerick paper of Saturday says :—" A great aug mentation will be made in a few days to the military strength of this garrison. Yesterday Major M'lntosh, barrackmast€r, received orders to prepare every available accommodation for troops here, in the regular barracks, temporary barracks, and hutting. We can only account for this by the iinmedia!e break up of the camp at the Curragh, and distribution of the regiments in winter quarters in the provinces." THE MILITIA. The 21 Regiment of Staffordshire Militia is likely soon to leave the camp at Aldershott, being under orders to hold itself in readiness to remove to Portsmouth on short notice. New colours were presented on Saturday to the Kerry Militia, now stationed in Limerick, by Mrs. H. A. Her bort, the wife of Col. Herbert. On Wednesday last 70 men of the Kildare Rifles volunteered for different regiments of the Line. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS. Yesterday evening the second meeting for the present season of this learned society was held at their rooms, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. Mr. TITE, M.P., took the chair, and informed the architects present that the competition for the cathedral at Lyocs was postponed until some time in the course of the corning year. The subject of the propriety of restricting the practice of architecture in this country to those whose qualifica tion may be certified by a diploma from some competent body was then brought before the meeting by Mr. Pap worth, in a commentary upon the views expressed by M. Lanc6, of the Ecole Central of France, and discusied the followine. propositions :—ls there a necessity for a diplo ma in the profession of architecture! Should the exa mination for it be voluntary or imperative 1 Who ought to be the examiners ? What body should have the con ferring of it ? Should the age of the candidates for it be placed within limits ! Should it be open to all ? Should it be ever conferred without examination ! What were the best means for facilitating the adoption of the sys tem, and what were the acquirements which would qua lify a candidate for its acquisition ? In the course of his observations he mentioned that the system had at one time prevailed in France ; but that, after going through various modifications, it became excessively stringent, and ultimately fell into desuetude. In Spain, however, legallynone but qualified architects could appear in court in proof of any disputed claim connected with their profession, althongh there was no restriction placed on the practice of quacks. In this country he found suca men as Cotteril friendly to its adoption, and they had, the other evening, heard from Mr. Donaldson that a study of architecture at present formed a portion of the in England. of e d uca ti on a t t wo o f th e p r incipal colleges England. As to who were the proper parties to con fer th 3 diploma, he would in the first instance give the preference to the Institute, and felt sure that the uni versities would follow their example, and he thought they might easily obtain a Parliamentary charter giving them • the power to do so. Mr. Papworth concluded his ad dress by stating it as his opinion th a t a knowledge of a rchitecture lay not in the recollection of models, but in the ability to seek for and use the materi a l s best' suited to the intended structure. This paper gave rise to an interesting discussion upon the condition of architecture as a fine art, both on the Continent and in England, at the present day ; and at its conclusion the thanks of the Institute were, on the motion of the chairman, voted to M. Land and to Mr. Papworth, and the meeting adjourned. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE. The first meeting of this oci ety folr4 ; P. the s p ir re j s e o n h t n s lion was held on Wednesday, N , v • Boileau, Bart., V.P., in the chair. Mr. lIouG, in presenting a copy " Z w e t Sid on i sc he Inschriften ," recently ofpublished,prpietrgicahv'es a viva voce resume of what has been done in America, in Germany, in F r a n c e , and by Dr. Benisch in England, with regard to. th e i n t er p re t a ti o n of the ancien t Phoeni cian inscription on the royal sarcophagus found in January last at Sidon. From the former it appeared that the inscription related to the King of the Sidonians, named Ashmonezer, but by the last he is called Ashmo nedo. The inscription dates from the 14th year of the reign of that king (Nislik), and prohibits, in strong terms, any one from opening the sarcophagus, or from disturb ing the remains deposited in it. It expressly says there was no treasure placed therein, and it mentions a temple of Baal, and another of Ashtarotb. The name of Amash toreth, the queen and priestess of Ashtarotb, is likewise recorded in it. The Due de Luynes has been able to procure this noble sarcophagus itself, and has presented it to the French Government for the Museum of the Louvre. Mr. BIRCH read a letter from George Dennis, Esq., dated George Inn, Demerara, on some rude representa tions of what would seem to be the characters of a lan guage, which had been fou n d l a t e l y i n that province. The Rev. Josiaa L. 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Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, Londone-e at Piccadilly; GO, Gracechurch-street; 330, and . 451,3 lb; 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill; 49, Bishopsga.. B Strand; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and IV Orford-street ; 89, High-street, Camden-town; 18, p a l. mall; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, New Bond-street ; 24, Mot: comb-street ; 13, King William-street, City ; 30, Conduit. street; 21, Cockspur-street ; 95, Farriugdon-street ; 67, St. Poufs Churchyard ; 6, Edward-street, I)::,rtni.tn•spare. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING _NOVEMBER 20, 1855. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 19- ! exterior ar)d good ad,lreei, wAs br , ur!ht up in the felo n „,' dock, before Mi. Yardley, oo tilt b,g charge . Mr. J. P. Mumford, superintendent of the St. Kathe rine Dock Company's own police, stated that he met the prisoner on one of the dock quays on Saturday after noon, with a wharfinger named Keene, and whom the prisoner was abusing. He asked what was the matter, and the prisoner, who was in a great passion, talked loudly at Mr. Keene, who said the prisoner had been very insolent to him and threatened him. He tsld Mr. Keene that the prisoner was not so drunk that he could take official notice of him, and advi-ed him to pay him off and discharge him. He also directed a watchman named Kerr to see the prisoner out of the dock, but knowing that Kerr was a weak and elderly man as corn pared with the prisoner, he accompanied them to the dock gte, and saw the prisoner go out. Directly after wards the prisoner said that Keene had interfered with him, and prevented him getting a job on board ship, and he would be revenged on him. Mr. Mumf -rd added his official duties then compelled him to leave the prisoner, who had nearly killed James Kerr, the watch man, and attempted to stab several other persons. Thomas Tribe, gatekeeper of St. Katherine Dock, said that after the prisoner was put out of the dock, he said " I will go in again," and made a good deal of noise. Witness desired him to go away, and he raid he would not, and that he would have his re venge on Mr. Wharfinger, as he termed Mr. Keene, and that he would do for him. A. police-constable was called, who prevented the prisoner entering the dock again. The prisoner then asked a carman to lend him a knife. The carman said he - had not got one, and the prisoner then went away and proceeded to tne Marquis of Granby Tavern, adjoining St. Katherine Dock stairs, and procured a knife. Mr. Yardley—Well, what did he do with it ? Witness—He ran at me with the knife, and Kerr, the watchman, prevented him stabbing me. He took the truncheon from Kerr's band, and struck him a dreadful blow on the head with it, and Kerr fell back wards as if be was dead. Police-constable 65 H said that when the prisoner re turned with the knife he made a dash at witness, and he narrowly escaped being murdered. The knife caught his uniform coat, and got entangled with it. The pri soner then knocked him down with the truncheon he had taken from Kerr, and disabled him. Mr. Mumford here stated that he had witnesses to prove that the prisoner not only borrowed the knife at the Mar quis of Granby Tavern, but sharpened it and used threats signifying that be intended to murder the wharfiuger. The watchman Kerr had received two cuts, and was not expected to live. The prisoner, in defence, said he borrowed the knife for the purpose of cutting some bread and meat, and not with the intention of doing any harm to any one. Mr. Mumford—l can assure your worship the watch man, Kerr, is likely to die of the wounds he has re- ceived. Mr. Yardley remanded the priwoner for a week. Colchester Harwich 317 Leigh naldou 12329 152; . +- • 26?, 805) - '1.267 52 25 KIRKCALDY—Nov. 17. 1 - 080 We had a fair supply of grain, and sales quick for every kind. Wheat and barley la per qr. dearer, and oats nearly 2s higher. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Beans. I First 92s Od 47s 01 36s Od I Os Od Second 9os Od I 45s Od 33. Od Os Od Third B6s Od I 38s Od p 29s Od I Os Od COAL MA RKE Nioes of Coal per ton at t' d. Bate's West Hartley 17 6 Byass's West Hartley 18 S I Cain's Hartley lB 3 West Hartlepool l7 6,1 Aolywell _l9 U Howard's West Hartley Netherton .7.13 3' Longridge's Wet Hartley 18 3 North Percy Hartley _l7 Tanfield Moor l7 9' '.—Nov. 19. Le close of the market. Taufield Moor Butes 17 9 West Riding Hartley _l7 3 Grey's West Hartley l7 Wood's Hartley 17 0 Wallseud, Acorn Close Gosforth „.20 6 „.19 Heaton Hedley Hotspur Lawson .. Morrison Wallsend, ko. • Bell's Primrose 16 0 Belmont 20 9 Ou s .iraddyll 2l 6 Eden Main 21 3 Bell 20 3 Framwellgate Haswell 23 3 ..19 .1g ~,19 ~.19 61 Northumberland lB Riddell _l9 9 Trinidon Hartlepool 22 CI Ships at market... 19'. 1 11 etton 22 3 Kepler 21 6 K.epier Grange 21 6 Lambton 21 9 Plummer 2O 0 Russell's Hetton 21 0 South Hetton, 22 0 Stewart's 22 3 Caradoc Cassop 2l 6 Hartlepool 22 Hough Hall 29 6 Kelloe 21 6 South Kelloe 21 $ Tees 22 3 Whitworth l9 0 Derwentwater Hartley 17 9 3 I Sold SEABORNE MAILS. (IT signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post °Moo By the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day wh.rtmart,,i r sete w t „ in General P.m. Port due ,u Office, London.' Dispe.tchoil. England A merica(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday -. • • Liverpool &metier , . (by United St?. packet) . N ..• • • • Liverpool ... NOV. America (by U. State. *packet) N .. • • ~,••• • • Southamptoi &astral= (via South ampton) M —• • • • • • • Southampto , Ditto (via Marseilles) N ...... • •• • Dover •. Ditto (via Cape of Good' Hope) N ..• Traced Africa (West Coast) N 23d of the month Plymouth . Dec. 45 A.;exandria...• • N I, 9, 94, & 30 of Tn. D ever Al exan d r i a _ „ M 4th & 20th of moo. Southampto:. Bahamas m 17th of the moot! Southamptor Belgium ......... •••••• • • •• • • Dover Brazil 9th o of f thethe m mouth.. onth.. S so o n u th th e a m mp lit t o ol . Dec. 1b 1 1 5 , Buenos Ayres M 9th Cape of Good Hope ..N Various port j Uncertain Cape of Good Hope .. N ! ( - Jape de Verde 9th of the month Southampto: Dec. 15 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ............ ..N Channel 151e5.... ~..N MO ll ..Wed.,&F riA. Southamp`o* Tat.Th.F 4;. Nt 2d Sc 17th of mont- sjouthampt.)l , China . Once a =oath.... Deo. 4 Constantinople ......N ; 8,13,16,23A:1s am Dover Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southampto:, Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...... Twic.4ll4/1.1 Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N l Twiee dai1y...... Dover • Twicede , : - Gibraltar ..........M, 4 , 7, 17,20, 27 ef m Southampton Greece (see India) Greytown & 17th of mon.;Southampton Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London Havrumah ..........Ml2nd of the month Southampton Dee. 1. Flolland •• .• . • ••• • • • 51; DallY• • •• • • . • • . • • Dover ..• •• .• Daily Honduras ..........M ,l7 th of the month. Southampton 16thohnOn India (viaSouthampt.)Ml 4lll k 20th of mon. Plymouth .. Nov. 20 India (via Marseilles)sl, 9 thk 25th of month Dover .... .. lonian Isles (see India)l 7 , 17, &27 of mon Dover.... ; Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ... ... Holyhead ...ITwieedalL Lisbon ...... _34 7, 9. 17, & 27 of m. Southaraptoracov. 25 Madeira 9th of the month Southampton Madeira ~N 23d of month •• Liverpool Malta (see India) Malta B, is, &28 of mon. Dover . - No% 50 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius N 14th of the monti. Mexico ,2nd of the month..lsouthlumpthl Dm 1 Naples.. , „ N I sthllsth2sthofrnon.lDover New Granada A. 2:lk 17th of month l Southamptolil New Zealand.. ; IBy private al 1p ..IVarious port. Unemn P apal s tates it - • ,15thl5th25thofmon.;Dover Peninsula '7thl7th27thotlnon.lBouthampton Peru . & 27th of mon.! Southampton Port Natal BY private ship... Various ports Uneertat Sicily ,„ „...........y s thi s th 2s thofmon,lDever Tuscany .„.........Nlsthl6th2 s tholinon. Dover ...... Venezuela al 2d t 17th of month Southampton ; l 1 k 16 men Van Diemen's Lan d (se, I Australia) .. West Indies 2d ,t 17th c.. mont•ittouthamptoo'l k 16 mOll :1&16mon When any of these late, fall ou a Sanda,i, chc mails dc. patched on the following day, with the exception of the • (T's Southampton),and the %falta, both of which will be desnA. ,,, • e prncecling da SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Noy. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been quiet to-day, at a slight improvement in the value of the leading stocks over the prices of Saturday. Edinburgh and Glasgow, NA—Manchester, Sheffield, sad Lincoln, 214 Caledonians, 28-:-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 74i—South Eastern, 16.18.9., I—Midland, 624—Great Western, 494 9—Manchester, Shef., and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 12;. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. This society inaugurated its first entertainment for the season last evening, at Exeter-hall, by the perform ance of the oratorio of the " Messiah." The hall was crowd ed to excess, which may be attributed in no small degree to a judicious reduction in the prices of admission to the area and reserved seats. The artistes engaged to sing the solo parts of the oratorio were Mrs. Sunderland, Mis■ Dolby, Mr. W. Cooper, and Mr. Lawler, but owing to the serious illness of her mother Mrs. Sunderland was unable to attend. Her place was raost efficiently sup plied, at a very short notice, by Miss Stabbach, whom we regard as one of the most effective singers of sacred musioAhat we have. As every portion of the " Messiah" is now—thanks to the London Sacred Harmonic and its kindred societies—so well known to, and appreciated by, the public, it becomes a difficult matter to select any point of novelty upon which to found remark. We can only say, in justice to all parties identified with the per formance last evening, that they used theirbest exertions to give due effect to the chef d'ceuvre of Handel, and that they were rewarded throughout by the approval of the au dience. Miss Stabbach was in splendid voice, and she sang with great power and finish the air, " Rejoice greatly," a repetition of which was called for, but the demand was not persevered in. She was equally effective in the other gems of the oratorio with which she had to deal. _Miss Dolby sang, with all that grace and delicacy which so mark her style, the recitative and air, " Behold a Virgin," " 0 thou that tellest," and the air, " He was despised." She also was deservedly applauded. Mr. Cooper has not, we believe, been often heard at Exeter Hall. He has had, however, frequent opportunities of testing his abilities as a vocalist at the sacred concerts held occasionally at St. Martin's Hall. He is a pleasing and careful singer, and rightly understands what he has to do. His voice is wanting in power, but he makes up for this deficiency by the judgment which he displays in I its management. He sung " Comfort ye," and " Thy Rebuke," in a manner that justified the conductor in selecting him to take the tenor parts in the oratorio last evening. Mr. Lawler's fine, rich, and well-cultivated L bass was heard to great advantage in the air, " Why do the nations," and in the recitative and air, " Behold ! I tell you"—" The trumpet shall sound." The choruses were well given throughout, and the oratorio went off with eclat. " The Hymn of the Allied Armies," by G. Linley, preceded the oratorio. Mr. Surman, as con ductor, contributed materially to the completeness of this rich musical treat. WINTER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES, The following is a complete and official list of the counties, days, and places to which the judges, appointed under the Special Commission issued pursuant to a war rant from the Lord High Chancellor, will proceed and hold the ensuing winter assize of Oyer andTerminer and General Gaol Delivery, in such of the counties in Eng land and Wales, in which the necessity for the issuing of the commission had been represented to the Lord Chancellor. WESTERN CIRCUIT, WITH LEWES ADDED FROM THE Holm Judge.—The Right Hon. Sir James Parke, one of the Barons of the Exchequer who has appointed for, Somersetshire—Monday , Dec. 3, at the Castle of Taunton. Devonshire —Friday, Dec. 7, at the Castle at Exeter. City of Exeter—The same day, at the Castle of the City. Sussex —Thursday, Dec. 13, at Lewes. County of Southampton—Monday, Dec. 17, at the Castle of Winchester. Holm CIRCUIT, WITH NORWICH AND CITT ADDED, Judge—The Hon. Mr. Justice Compton. Hertfordshire —Monday, Dec. 3, at Hertford. Surrey—Thursday, Dec. 6, at Kingston-upon Thames. Essex—Monday, Dec. 10, at Chelmsford. Norfolk—Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Castle, at Nor wich ; City of Norwich, same day, at the Guildhall of of the City. Kent—Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Maidstone. LIVERPOOL WINTER GAOL DELIVERY. Judge—The Hon. Mr. Justice Wightman. South Division of Lancashire—Saturday, Dec. 1, at Liverpool. MIDLAND CIRCUIT WITH CEIESTER AND CITY ADDED. Judge—The Hon. Sir Cresswell Cresswell, Knt., one 0 the Judges of the Common Plea•. Cheshire—Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Castle, at Chester; Chester, same day, at the Guildhall of the City. Derbyshire—Thursday, Dec. 6, at Derby. Nottinghamshire--Thursday, Dec. 10, at Notting. ham ; Town of Nottingham, the same day, at the Guild hall. Warwickshire—Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Castle of Warwick. NORTHERN CIIICIIIT. Judges—The Right Hon. Baron Martin, and the Hon Mr. Justice Willes. Northumberland—Monday, Dec. 2, at Newcastle upon-Tyne ; Town of Newcastle, the same day, at the same place. Durham—Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Durham. Yorkshire—Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Castle, at York; City of York, the same day, at the Guildhall of the City. OXFORD CIRCUIT, WITH GLIMORGANSHIRE ADDED. Judge—The Hon. Mr. Justice Edward Vaughan Williams. Staffordshire—Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Castle, at Stafford. Worcestershire—Thursday, Dec: 6, at Worcester ; City of Worcester, the same day, at the Guildhall of the City. Gloucestersbire—Monday, ➢ec. 10, at Gloucester ; City of Gloucester, the same day, at the Guildhall of the City. Herefordshire—Friday, Dec.l4, at Monmouth, South Wales. _ _ _ .. ----. Giamorganshire—Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Cardiff. The above are the only counties and places to which Special Commissions will be issued for holding a winter gaol delivery. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER• HAMPTON. We are glad to be able to inform our readers that the agreement between the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver kampton, and the London and North-Western Railway Companies (so long talked of and so frequently reported by our contemporaries as signed, sealed, and delivered), I was actually and positively concluded on Wednesday last. On the Ist of January the latter company will take upon itself the working of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line at a fixed rate, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company reserving to itself the full development of its own traffic, without any restriction from the working company. We are also de lighted to find that, under certain reasonable arrange ments, the traffic, at the request of the Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton Company, may go by way of the Great Western from Oxford, and that when the nar row gauge is completed on that line from Oxford to Reading, all Southampton traffic from the north will take that route, thus constituting the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton the most direct Mrnchester and South ampton line, which has cost so many c :pensive Parlia mentary contests. We heartily congratulate the share holders and the public—the one on having a prospect of an early dividend upon their investments, and the other on having the passenger and goods traffic conducted with punctuality and efficiency.— Worcester Journal. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held at the office in Dublin on Saturday, Sir E. M‘Donnell in the chair, to consider the propriety of purchasing the Roscrea and Parsonstown Railway undertaking. The CILUILMAN explained that the proposed line would be 23 miles in length, and was estimated to cost 120,0001. Some objections had been urged, to the effect that they were not in a condition to purchase the under. taking until half the capital of the Roscrea line had been raised expended ou it ; but held in his hand the opinion of an eminent English council, to the effect that they might take steps for the purpose of purchasing the line, and all that was necessary at present was to authorise the directors to so. The line would be a very cheap one, if executed within the estimate. Alter some discu=sion, a resolution authorising the directors to take the t n, andecess necessary meeting y steps in fo g r s t e la p e a p r a u t r e c d h . a se of the line was ag reed to, GIR VAN AND LOCIIRYA.N. It is proposed to construct a line from Girvan to Lochryan, and afte rwards to extend it along the coast to Stranraer in continuation of the intended extension line from Maybole to Girvan. At present it is intended to make the terminus at Finnard Bay, whence a line o f steam-packets are to run to Belfast. Railway communi. cation from Edinburgh and Glasgow towards the locality of the above line at present ender t Ayr. A line from Ayr to Maybole, about six mil in length, is nearly completed ; another from Maybole to Girvan is pro jected, about nine miles in length, and the capital is subscribed. The projected line from Girvan to Finnard, on Lochryan will be about 17 miles in length. The estimated cost of these lines averages about 6,0001. per mile. n c l r t ea a s p e. pear T s h t e h a st t e t a h m e e t PANAMA r rajfi e o a r : : L t a h w is , line wh i eh continues arrived a t o t New York on the 30th of October, brought $1,67 0 , 177 , in addition to $4E9,897, conveyed over the Panama Railway for English account. The Pacifio Steam Com- pany were making shipments of coal to the amount of 1,400 tons, in addition to the 1,010 tons which they have arranged to send over the railway monthly, the cost of freight being $4 or $5 per ton less than if sent round Cape Horn. The business in return freights over the line is increasing in importance, and nothing pre• vents its more rapid development but the want of suita ble vessels in the Pacific. AFFECTING INCIDENT.—During the raging of the storm at Bollesley, on Saturday week, in one of the stranded vessels was a poor woman a n d h er i n f ant. Beholding but little, if any, chance of rescu e f or h erse l f, she yet clung to the possibility of saving the life of h er child. Maternal affection is quick as thought ! Sh e therefore forms the desperat e resolution of committing tho infant to the mercy of the waves. Carefully wrapped up in flannel, the child is placed in a hamper, and lowered into the sea. A tumultuous wave received it for a moment, and in another - the hamper is hurled upon the beach. The child is saved, and delivered to its mother, for in a brief time after she also, by the blessing of the Almighty, is saved - 1 Express. .NEWS FRO. (From the New York Herald of 25th October.) Among the passengers who arrived at this port on Tuesday last, by the packet ship Universe, from Liver pool, was Dr. Davega,who came direct from the Russian camp at Sebastopol, where he served in the capacity of surgeon in the medical staff. We paid him a visit yes terday, and in the course of a general conversation on the war in the Crimea, and the condition of the contend ing parties on both sides, obtained the following particu lars. Dr. Davega was eleven months in the Crimea, a considerable portion of which time was spent immedi ately in the camp,where he had an excellent opportunity of becoming acquainted with the character of the Rus sian soldiers and the men by whom they are commanded. What he states, therefore, may be regarded as reliable, although it will be found widely at variance with many of the accounts published in the English papers. At the time of his departure from the Russian camp, which was about the middle of last month, the allies were in possession of the southern side of Sebastopol, the Russians, under Gortschakoff, still retaining undisputed possessions of their strongly fortified ;position on the north side. This part of the city, he states, is still stronger than that which they have lost, or, more pro perly speaking, than that which they abandoned, as it now appears that they did not intend to hold it longer than was necessary to give them time to remove their hospitals, their guns, and whatever else they considered indispensable. Their forts command every part of the south side, which lies below them, completely within range of their guns, at a depth of at least over 100 feet. It is evident from this that they are in a still better [position than they were when they had possession of the whole city, as they can render that part of it which is in possession of the allies altogether untenable. This is so well known to the allies that they are actually beginning to regard their late successful, but dearly purchased, tri umph as very unprofitable, if not worse than useless. On the other hand, it is a matter of congratulation, he says, in the Russian camp, even among the common sol diers, who understand the great advantage it gives them over their foe. For 7 months the work of fortifying and strengthening the north side has been going on, and now such is the perfection to which they have brought that work, that every hill has been converted into a fort, and every point where cannon can be placed is abso lutely bristling with them. Here they not only com mand the south side, but they render it utterly impos sible for the allied fleet to enter the harbour, or to come even within a long distance of it. In addition to this the road from their camp to Odessa is occupied by different detachments of their army, which, including the force in the camp, numbers 300,000 well disciplined, well equipped, well provisioned, and every way effective troops. But this is not all—their facilities for the tran sportation of troops are such that they can, if necessary, bring their whole disposable force into the Crimea in the course of a few days. The road from Perekop is open to them, and they are constantly receiving from that place immense supplies of provisions. The statement that they were deficient in their supplies is therefore un true, and we were told that at present they have suffi cient for several months, should ag communication with that point be cut off by the allies. Our readers may re member that in the papers which brought the account of the "fall of Sebastopol" it was stated that the Russians were in full retreat towards Perekop, and that a detach ment of 30,000 of the allied army was despatched to in tercept them. This was not only false, as proved by subsequent accounts, but utterly absurd, as it now ap pears that the Russians had not the remotest idea of re treating, and were determined to remain where they were and defend their position to the last. The story that 600 Poles had deserted from the Rus sian army, Dr. Davega informed us, is not worthy of the slightest credit. A few may have deserted, but he as sured us that the cases of desertion on the other side were more numerous, and the day before he left six Sar dinians had arrived at the Russian camp. The army, too, instead of being demoralised, is in as perfect a state of order and discipline as their commanders could de sire ; and so far from being even discouraged, they have gained confidence and self-reliance from their frequent encounters with the allied forces. They have been, be says, greatly underrated ; but the allies have by this time found out to their loss that, as Dogherry would say, they are not the men they took them for. It ap pears now that they are among the finest soldiers in the world, and that they are, in some respects, superior to the French. It is a singular fast that, while the Eng lish and French scatter under a heavy fire, the Russians flock together and cling to each other with a tenacity that knows not when to yield. They never think of re treating, and rush into battle with an enthusiasm in spired by the deepest feeling of religion. They tell you they are fighting for " their God, their Czar, and their country," and they believe that death in such a cause is little less than martyrdom. In fact, they regard it as such, and believe that the greMest sacrifice they can make is to die on the battlefield fighting in defence of their church, of which they regard the Czar, under God, as the head. The army is composed of Russians, including the Cos sacks of the Black Sea, Greeks, and Poles. The proper ' tion of the Poles is not so large as has been reported, but the Greeks are very numerous, and are among the best and bravest in the whole army. The Russians, without exception, actually believe that it is a holy war against the "infidel Turk' in which they are engaged, and wheneverany unfortunate Mahomedans fall into their hands they are killed at once, the idea of giving them qua. ter never entering the mind of the Russian soldier. The Greeks, besides the religious feeling which actuates them, are urged on by their national animosity against the Turk, and they never omit an opportunity of wreak ing their vengeance upon them for the centuries of perse cution which their nation has suffered at their hands. At the commencement of the war the highest feeling of respect was entertained by the Russians for the Eng lish, but this has undergone a change, and they have at last come to regard them with feelings of contempt. It,is not unusual, Dr. Davega told us, to hear them say, " What are the English ? Nothing. We have beaten them in every battle, and would have destroyed them but for the French. It is against the French we fight. If we had to do only with the English we would have swept them off the earth before this." " I do not know," said Dr. Davega, "of a battle in which the English were not worsted, and in which they were only saved from destruction by their allies, the French." The Russian soldiers know this well, and, when en gaged in carrying cannon-balls, jocosely say, "Here is some bread for the French," apparently ignoring the very existence of the English. Their officers are highly educated, and it is an uncommon thing to find one who does not speak three or four languages. They are also men of refinement, and, as the doctor had every oppor tui,ity of knowing practically, are most courteous to Americans. He confirms, in this particular, all we were toll by Dr. Kottrnan eight or nine months ago, and says that the highest generals in the army show them every attention and kindness in their power. He adds, however, that the climate in the Crimea is very un healthy, and that of nine Americans who were in the medical staff during his service, five died. In a word, they entertain feelings of the deepest friendship to wards our countrymen, and are always ready to exhibit them, even at their own personal inconvenience and loss. This may be said of all, from the Czar down to the poorest soldier in the ranks. In regard to " Todtleben," he says the affection which generals, officers, and men bear for him amounts almost to adoration. They are proud of him, and justly look upon him as the greatest engineer in Europe. To him they ascribe their unprecedented success in the defence of Sebastopol, and there is hardly a man under him who would not sacrifice his life if necessary to pre serve him to " his Czar and his country." Todtleben is about 30 years of age and well-proportioned, with most prepossessing features. He is, Dr. Davega thinks, a Russo-German. His wonderful celerity in increasing and strengthening the defences of Sebastopol astonished even those who know him best ; and the whole army entertain the most unbounded confidence in his energy, his ability, and his skill. As to the movements of the Russians, the most pro found secrecy is kept by the generals, and to this is at tributable the success with which they have in many in stances been attended. No one knows beforehand what they are going to do, and their plans are generally car ried out with a precision and despatch that has often surprised the allies, and taken them at a disadvantage when they reposed in a feeling of perfect security. The old adage, " hear, see, and say nothing," is held not only in the highest reverence among them, but is a law the observance of which is commanded and enforced with all the power and authority of military rule. It is the opinion of Dr. Davega that it is utterly tenft side—if withe a so st u i t l h l im possible for the allies to avoid another winter's campaign in the C r i mea i n an y o th e r way than by leaving it yet be expe rienced. a e t : altogether. Th e i r w o r k has only commenced with the takin g r p a u c b t l e i r s published as theasu side itr eeav te o er f r Sebastopol,shall sl than hean captured—wilt they and h t a h v e e x c capture of the northded o rienced. He confirms the accounts we have already to co the ntr severities be the compelled climate t and oa the enc c a y.Ty will the city, as that part of p as they did before, outside it completely untensaebalegso,anvaend" p which the R uss i ans su t c o h th is em th i e s, n a a s tu w re e o h f av t e htS 'a s i o d i ' l during the rainy that it is utterly impossible to use either cannon or cavalry, T eLhile the foot soldier sinks to his knees at every step.prospects which open before the allies, under these circumstances, cer tainly of a most gloomy kind. Gortschakoff are spoke trul y when he said Generals January and February would do all their business for them. We have spoken of the feeling of the Russian soldiers i n respect to the war, and we may add that it is a feel ing which is entertained by all classes throughout the empire. The nobles are willing to sacrifice their for tunes, if necessary, in a war which they look upon as one of the most justifiable that hes ever been waged by their country. In common with the soldiers, they believe that they cannot be defeated, and are deter mined on fighting for every inch of ground in the Crimea before they give it up. The religious enthu siasm of the soldiers is kept up by the Greek pri es t s . of whom there i 3 a larg e number in the camp, and who inspire them with an idea that they are engaged in a crusade against the infidel. Every address issued by the Emperor is received by them with the greatest enthu siasm, and incites them to the most reckless deeds cf daring and bravery. With an army inspired by such feelings, with an engineer who has not, perhaps, his equal in Europe, with generals whose abilities have been well tested, and with the (Feposal of almost unlimited resources at his command, his ultimate success appears to be only a question of time. It only remains to be seen whether the difficulty will be patched up by diplo• many or settled by force of arms. lAN CAMP, THE RESOURCES OF RUSSIA (From the Examiner. ) A nation, no doubt, requires a large territory and a numerous population in order to be powerful; but a country by no means abounds in resources in proportion to the extent of its territory, or even to the number of its inhabitants. Far more depends on the nature and character of both. The Russian Empire is supposed to have an area of above two millions of square miles. In other words it is about ten times the extent of France, and twenty times that of the British Islands. But the greater part of this vast empire, and all that comprehends its essential strength, the proper Russian nation, is situ ated in a rigorous climate. The averageof the thermome ter at St. Petersburg throughout the year is only 37 degrees, or five degrees above the freeezing point, and at Moscow, the cradle of the Russian nation, it is but two degrees higher. In this portion of the empire the harbours are ice-bound for half the year. The larger portion of the surface of Russia consists of lakes, swamps, steppes, with sandy deserts as unproductive as those of Arabia, and fit only to be wandered over by pastoral nations. No portion of it is tropical or quasi-tropical. It produces no coal worth naming, and much even of its culinary salt is imported, or brought vast distances from some of its recently-acquired conquests to the south. Much of it is destitute of tim ber—much, even, of potable water. It is a country of oases in a huge desert and under inclement sky. The Russian population is said to amount to about 60 millions, or to be twice as numerous as that of France. Its effectual strength, however, consists only of that por tion of it which speaks the Russian language, and this is stated to include two-thirds of the whole, or about 4.0,000,000 But again, of the entire population it is un derstood that two-thirds are serfs, that is, bondsmen or slaves, the property of the state or of the nobles, and bought and sold with the land like the sheep and oxen that are reared on it. 'We must go at least as far back as the Norman conquest—perhaps even as far as the Saxon Heptarchy—to find anything comparable to this either in our own country or in France. The rest of the population of the empire that are not of the Russian na tion consists of conquered people, like the Poles, of whose country military occupation only is held ; or of rude tribes, still in the same state of society ae when they were ruled and led by Attila, Gengis, and Timour, Whether the Russian be destined to attain a degree of civilisation equal to that of the more advanced nations of Europe, time alone can show ; but meanwhile it is certain that in the 25 centuries of the authentic history of man, no high civilisation has ever sprang up in a country so ungenial. The repulsive character of its soil and climate is suffi ciently attested by the smallness of its relative popula tion. The whole empire gives little more than 30 in habitants to the square mile, which is about one-tenth part of that of France or England. The nine circles embracing the Imperial capital of St. Petersburg give no more than 35 to the square mile, and the 11 which include holy Moscow give only 130, which is scarcely equal to the population of the poorest counties of Scotland or Wales. Let it be remembered that Russia is nut a new country like North America, of a couple of centu ries' growth, but one as early inhabited as Greece or Italy. The resources of Russia may be tested by the extent of its revenue. This, in 1849, amounted to 24,794,7351. To form a just notion of it, we must compare it not with the revenue of Imperial Britain, but with that of a de pendency of Britain. It is the same, then, or nearly so, as our Indian revenue ; and this small Russian revenue (for such it assuredly is, considering that some 50,000,000 of the contributors claim to be Europeans) is the fund from which is paid the civil establishments, the vast army, and the expensive and useless navy of Russia ; as well as a public debt which before the war was 63,000,0001., and of which the annual interest could not well be less than 3,001,0001., or close on 1-Bth of the entire revenue. Some of the items of taxation are curi ous and characteristic, such as a capitation tax on the bondsmen of the nobles ; the same on the bondsmen of the crown ; a tax on the capital of merchants, and "the brandy monopoly." This last, exclusive of the customs duty on imported potables, yielded in 1849 the suns' of 9,774.167/., or near two-fifths of the whole revenue. For inebriety, therefore, the bondsmen would seem to beat some freemen hollow, for our own corresponding tax does not form above a seventh part of our whole public income. The external commerce of Russia is surely paltry for so vast a territory and so great a population. In 1852, and now of course it is a great deal smaller, the exports amounted to just 17,982,0521. ; which is less than one fifth part of our own in the same year, with a good deal less than half the population. But Russia, it is pre tended, is independent of foreign trade. It can live without it, forsooth, as if it were no better than China or Japan. This is not true, and the large export for so poor a people as that just quoted is a proof that it is not true--:to say nothing of a sum of near 5,000,0001. incus torn duties received by the State from this foreign trade, a sum exceeding one-fifth part of the ,entire public in come. Quite true no doubt it is, that the great bulk of the Russian population lives poorly and consumes no fo reign produce ; but this does not apply to nobles, the priesthood, the merchants, and the tradesmen, who cer tainly do consume foreign produce, and these are said to number 4,000,000. The nobility, or owners of serfs, may indeed be said to exist by the foreign trade, for the sum of near eighteen millions of foreign exports consists of the produce of their estates. Not a foot of the Russi7 a territory produces tea, coffee, sugar, cotton, indigo, hardly even wine. All are imported, and for the most part from the very countries with which Russia is now at war. A sketch of Russian resources would be imperfect without reference to the character of a Russian army. The rank and file of that army is composed of bonds men, and considering that it is so, its bravery is wonder ful. Nothing equal to it has been known since the days of Spartacus. The courage of the Russians, however, is chiefly passive. Like their own earthworks, they stand much battering. When they have assaulted, even under the most favourable circumstances, they have been invariably routed, or severely punished. They fight beat behind walls, which gives them the confidence that intelligence and self-reliance confer on the soldiers of civilised nations. But this is not a virtue pec uliar to the Russians, for it belongs equally to all naturally Af g h an s, and Ra .brave men, such as Turks, Arabs, j poots. If Sebastopol was valiantly defended, Silistria and Kars, the conditions of defence and assault , being more unfavourable to their garrisons, were even more so. Religious fanaticism also, long ex tinct with the civilised nations of Europe, contributes materially to stimulate the courage of the Russians ; and in this respect, and in the belief of their being predes tined conquerors, they bear no inconsiderable resem blance to the early Arabs, only substituting a succession of Czars for Mahomet and the Caliphs. Moreover, the Russians have the additional Christian stimulant of I brandy, forbidden to the followers of Islam. Upon the whole, the character of the Russian soldiery was never better described in a few words than by one of their own officers taken prisoner in the Crimea, when he said of them, " If our men knew as well how to fight as they do how to die, they would be the first troops in the world." But notwithstanding the very plain evidences we have recounted of essential Russian poverty, a few fanciful people would have us believe that the resources of Rus sia are not only great but inexhaustible. The Czar, they say, can command the whole resources of his empire ; but the same thing may be said of the Khan or K hive, or of the King of Bokhara, or of any other eastern despot, and all the resources may be a very small affair. It is a rack revenue, after the true Asiatic pattern, and in capable of expansion when there is need. There is nc thing for it in a case of emergency but to borrow abroad, since there is no one at home to lead. Already the treasury is exhausted, and its master begs in vain for a loan in all the money markets of Europe. Three hun dred thousand adult serfs, whom it has taken years to discipline, have perished since the commencement of the war. Valuing these only at the price of an American slave, or 1001., the clear loss, and one that is irreparable, amounts to 30,000,0001. One conscription in rapid succession follows another, and yet it is insisted that Russia is inexhaustible. Some very simple people are also of opinion that the Czar may continue the war indefinitely by the issue of an inconvertible paper currency. The Czar may no doubt issue paper money to his heart's content, and alter at his pleasure the denomination in which wealth is ex pressed, but he cannot increase the wealth of his empire by such means, any more than lie can issue oncon vertible paper money he may cheat his cred better ca tors, his troops, and his establishments, but nothingn come of it. Every month of war diminishes his slender resources, and increases his expenditure. The genius, rules character, overis and essentially resources of A the sa n o a j w o r h i yu of f is t n h db e u p ti hal anothereshte bwbeart fhoer expensive a burdenp r o o f d a u t e l t e u n r o e p s a government [ADVERTISSMISNIN 1— Scour AND I/HARING. --DHAP NEWS AND Dsyzrsivs VISION RELIBVED.— Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—Oppe. site the York Hotel. Deatiess—Now Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has beene colour or probably ever can be, produced. Being of deaf the s persons am to as the skin, is not perceptib le ; it enables hear distinctly at church an d at pu blic assemblies ; the un pleasant sensation of singing no ises in the ears is entirely re moved ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.—Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derive,' from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened , and very aged plersons as s enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation—can see with these lenses of amu frequent to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. 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They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accor din g l y ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us t o discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 sa tellites, So.—The Royal Exhibition, en walnut, tecl , very ty v i s m h a i o l l h , a person can be seen and known 141 m il es distant ; they answer o tuheowsliYz-eillovf a very purpose on the race-course, and at the o p era houses, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen a t 8 to 10 miles. They aro invaluable for shootinr, deer - stalking , y achtin g , to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tour i s ts. O p era, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power.-39, Alb • emsale-street, Piccadilly. Observe—oppoitto the York Hotel. MANSION-HOUSE.- FORGERY OF RUSSIAN BANK NOTES,—Abialtara Rosenberg and Simon Barner,subjects of Russia, were brought before Alderman Wlre, in the custody of George Scott and Daniel May, the detective officers, charged " with having, knowingly and feloni ously, and without lawful excuse, had in their posses sion a certain copper plate, upon which were engraved and made parts of certain notes for the payment of moneys uf a certain foreign prince or state, that i, to say, the Emperor of all the Russias, against the peace, &c. Daniel May (detective) said—On Saturday, the 17th inst., about four o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the two prisoners go to Mr. Smith's, in Westmoreland-buildings, Aldersgate-street. They went in, and came out together in about ten minutes, and went down Aldersgate--treet, towards the end of Cheapside. I followed them, in com pany with Scott, my brother officer, who had joined me in Aldersgate-street. At the end of Cheapside I went up to Rosenburg, and told him I was an officer, and I should take him in custody upon the charge of having plates in his posses-don for the purpose of printing and forging Russian Bank notes. Scott spoke to Barnet, the other prisoner, at the same time. I took from the breast of Rosenburg, underneath his coat, the copper plate I now produce, called the " back plate." Rosenburg said he was doing it for a gentleman, who was on London bridge, and was then waiting there. I said to him what did you do with the other plate you got yesterday, to which he replied that the gentleman who was on Lon don-bridge had got it. I took him then to the station house, and searched him, and found upon bins 3/. 75., two keys, and a purse. I have been watching the two prisoners from the 20th of October until Saturday. I had seen the two prisoners on the Friday befoi e go into Smith's premises, and they left in about a quarter of an hour ; and I saw Barnet then with something in a paper, and they wenttogether along Aldersgate•street, and separated at the end of Cheapside. Rosenburg went up Cheapside, and whilst in Cheapside he went to a window and undid the paper, and looked at the border plate produced, and I looked over his shoulder and distinctly saw him exa mining it under a light, and then he wrapped it up again, ' and took it to No. 4, Shorter-street, Wellclose-square, where Rosenburg gate his address after his apprehen- sion. Cross-examined by Rosenburg--I took the plate from under your coat. I did not go to London-bridge with you, because I saw the other officer (Scott) take the bor der plate from the other prisoner, and I heard Scott say, " You have not been on to London-bridge, for I followed you direct from Shorter-street." You told me the gen tleman on London-bridge had it. Mr. W. H. Smith, engraver and printer, of No. 4, Westmoreland -buildings, Aldersgate-street, said I know the prisoners from their coming to my house. On the 15th of October Barnet came alone, and gave his name as Mr. Charles, and asked me whether I could engrave him a label. I said "Yes." He then took me outside to my own window and showed me an impres sion of machine ruling which was exhibited there, and asked me if I could do him one something like it. I said yes, if he brought me a copy. He then left'me, and the following morning he called alone and left me the paper produced by the officer, and I told him he must leave it with me a few hours till I got the price, and I then took it and made inquiries, and he called again, at five o'clock, and I told him it must remain till next morning as I had not been able to ascertain the Flee. He called the next day at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and I had ascertained the price both of the machine ruling, plate, and the border plate, and I informed him that it would be about 121. for the two p'ates. I asked him about the body of the note, and he said he could not give me an order for that, as there were English letters to go in there, and he said the gen tleman would not give so much as the 121. for the two plates, and he would see the gentleman and let me know. I kept the note (having made a communication to the police, and acting under their direction). On Monday, the 22d October, Barnet called again and bated rue down in the price, and I undertook to do the work for 91. 95., and he went and fetched me 21. on account, and gave me the order. He called about two days after wards alone, and asked me how I was going on with it, and when it was likely the work would be finished. I told him I could not say exactly, but it would be four or five days before he could see one plate. He kept calling almost every day to see how I got on with it. On the 31st of October the two prisoners called together, and Barnet told me the gentleman had sent another party, not believing that he (Barnet) had put the plates in hand, and would not pay any more money till that party (Rosenburg) saw that it was all right. I told them it was in hand, and I wanted some money to go on with, and then Rosenberg gave me 21. and I said I would try and get one of the plates done by Saturday, and they then left me. Rosenburg took part in the conversation, and gave instructions to me how to go on. On Satur day Barnet called alone, and I told him it was not done but it would be about the middle of next week, and he called again on the following Tuesday. I told him then I could not tell when it would be done as I had not seen the party who was engraving it, and the 9th of November Barnet called again, and I gave him the plate called the back plate. He waited from 4 o'clock in the afternoon till after 11 o'clock at night for it. He then paid me 21. more, and the next morning he called again and gave me another 11., and told me to get on with the border plate. He asked me when it would be done. I told him about Tuesday or Wednesday, and he called on Tuesday, the 13th, with the other prisoner. I told them I did not think it would be done before Friday, as it was a more difficult job than we thought ft would be ; and on Friday, the 16th of November, both the pri soners called. I told them I had not got it yet, and they must wait or call again, but I got the plate about 4 o'clock, or a little after, and they both looked at it (the border plate), and took it away, and they left me the other plate, which I had previously given to them, as I was to have the printing. They paid me 21. 95., and an extra 9s. 6d. beoause it was a difficult job. I told them they ought to give me 10s. extra, but they said they would only give 9s. 6d. Before they went away they asked me to get them the copy back, and I pro mised to do so, and they came together on Saturday last, and I took the into the counting-house and save them the copy produced and the plate, as they wished the gentleman to look at them first, and they gave me an order to go on with the printing of the under plate, and also 108. to buy the paper. They then took the plates and copy away, and were to see me at,s o'clock, but I did not see anything more of them till they were in custody at this court. The two plates and the paper copy produced are those which I so delivered to the prisoners. Cross-examined by Rosenburg—You told me if I engraved one black letter inside that the whole plate would be spoiled. The prisoners were then remanded. Mr. Hodgson, the superintendent of the City police, who has had the conducting of the whole affair, was present during the investigation. No solicitor appeared for the prosecution. Ann Smith, was charged before Mr. Alderman Wire. Henry Taylor, who appeared to be about 11 years of age, said—On Saturday evening, a little after 9 o'clock, I saw the prisoner take three handkerchiefs which were hanging at the door of a shop in Bishopsgate-street, and I told a policeman. - The prisoner was taken into custody by an officer, with the property in her possession. She was sent to prison for seven days. William West, a person of respectable appearance, was charged with having stolen a fowl from the stall of Mr. Brooks, of Leadenhall-market. The prisoner had been observed prowling about the market, and bad been turned away before. He had on a coat, the pockets of which were spread all over the breadth of it. George Johnson said—l have known the prisoner these 30 years, and an excellent man be is. The prisoner had been watched in consequence of a suspicion about him, and was distinctly seen to slip the fowl into his pocket. Alderman Wire fined the prisoner 51., and in default of the payment of the penalty sentenced him to impri sonment for two months. BOW-STREET.—Elizabeth Pigot, who stood re manded on a charge of forging and presenting, at Messrs. Coutts' bank, in the Strand, an order for the payment of 501., was brought before Mr. Hall for final examination. Mr. Robert Twin, a clerk at the prosecutors' bank, stated, that on the Tuesday or Wednesday preceding her apprehension, the prisoner presented to him the letter, produced, addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Pigot, and bear ine• the signatures of Mr. J. Grant, Mr. Edward Bere, Mr. J. C. Wyld, and Mr. H. B. Pigot, as trustees to that lady. The prisoner said that she was Mre. Eliza beth Pigot, and she wished to draw some money on ac count. He referred to the books, but finding she had no authority to draw, he told her she must have an order from the trustees. The letter was in an envelope, which appeared to have been redirected. Mr. Englebach repeated his former evidence as to the presentation by prisoner, on Monday, the 12th inst., of the order purporting to be signed by the trustees, whose names had no doubt been copied from the letter. Mr. Henry Beecher Pigot deposed that he was one of the trustees of Mrs. Elizabeth Pigot. The trustees kept an account with Messrs. Coutts. Witness's name was attached to the document produce d, but it was not i, his handwriting. He knew the handwriting of two of the other trustees, and neither the order nor the signa tures were written by them. The prisoner was quite unknown to him. Caroline Jordan, a lodging-house keeper, in Caroline street, Eaton-square, stated that the prisoner lodged with her from Saturday, the 10th inst., to Monday, when she was taken in custody; and that she went by the name of Elizabeth Pigot. Inspector Mackenzie said that when the prisoner was brought to the station, she gave the name of Elizabeth Pigot. She admitted that she had written the order and the signature J. Grant, and that she had induced a stranger whom she met in the park to sign the other three names. She added that Mr. Grant was a friend of hers, and that he was a courier and was now abroad. The prisoner said that the letter to Mrs. Pigot was delivered to her at Sir Edward Baker's, Ranston-house, Blandford, Dorsetshire, where she was staying with her mistress, who was on a visit there. Seeing the signa ture J. Grant, she thought the letter was for her. Two years ago a person of that name, who had for some time been a suitor of hers, induced her to entrust him with a sum of 581. to invest, with money of his own, in the Eastern Counties Railway. A few days afterwards she received a menage from him to the effect that he had got a job on the continent, but would write to her, ex plaining what he had done with the money. She h..d acted under the impression that Mr. J. Grant was the same person. She had no intention to defraud. She was committed for trial. DREADFUL ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A tall. and powerful Irishman, who gave the name of Charles Seaman, but was called Syinons on the police ) sheet, aged 28 year", and who is ab periwig of respectal4e kXTRAORDINARY CASE. Considerable sensation was occcasioned in this usually quiet place by a rumour that prevailed on Friday morn ing last, and which proved to be tru', that a foreign noble, or pretended noble, had been arrested for endea vouring to effect an elopement with the daughter of Mr. D. Lewis, of Stradey. Many conflicting accounts of the affair were propagated, and the investigation which took place before the magistrate, Mr. R. Goring Thomas, was conducted at the Station Hotel, and, in consequence, partook of a private aspect, which piqued the curiosity of the public, and invested the affair with an air of mys tery. From inquiries, we learn that the prisoner, who represented himself as "Le Ba.ron Glucky de Stenitzer," and a Hungarian refugee, obtained an introduction to Mr. Lewis and his family at Malvern ; and managed to insinuate himself into the good graces of Mrs. Lewis. His son also paid court to Miss Lewis, and favoured by the mother, seems to have been tolerably successful in his suit. They subsequ-ently met:At Brighton ; but from inquiries instituted by her father, it appeared that the so-called "Baron" was utterly unknown in the Austrian dotainions, and from other circumstances which were ascertained, he was led to believe that he was an impostor and an adventurer ; and, consequently, like a duteous parent, gave him to understand that his visits were un acceptable. Finding, however, that the son still prose cuted his suit, and obtained clandestine interviews with the young lady, Mr. Lewis wrote to him in August last, and distinctly forbade all further intercourse with any member of his family, and received a letter in re ply from his father the "Baron," in which threatening language is used towards him. Notwithstanding the prohibition they, in the hope, it is alleged, of participa ting in the fortune they believed the young lady would inherit, persisted in maintining a correspondence, and n some letters which fell into the hands of Mr. Lewis, he discovered that they intended visiting the vicinity of his mansion, and at nightfall to meet the young lady and carry her off. Measures were accordingly taken to frustrate this design, and on Friday morning last a sharp look-out was kept by one of Mr. Lewis's retainers, and by P. S. Lewis, and as the 8.20 train from Swansea was passing Stradey, a handkerchief was observed wav ing from the window of one of the carriages, which was the preconcerted signal. "Le Baron Glucky" was shortly afterwards taken into custody at Pembry by P. S. Lewis, and brought to Llanelly by the next up train. At the examination the foregoing facts were deposed to by Mr. Lewis, and the letters refined to were produced and read. Mr. Lewis stated that he was apprehensive of a breach of the peace, unless the prisoner was re quired to give security for his good behaviour. The pri. soner was required to give security for his good beha viour. The prisoner made a statement in which he ac knowledged that he was not a baron, but was called Ly that title in his own country—that he was a native of Perth, in Hungary, but was nut a refugee—that be had no estate or property, and had no calling or employment, but subsisted on money sent him by his brother, who is now resident in Russia. He further admitted having seen the letter written to his son by Mr. Lewis, and that he wrote the reply, and stated that the object of his visit was for the purpose of seeing Mr. Lewis in the presence of Mrs. Lewis. The magistrate required him to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of 1001., and to find two sureties in 501. each, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, and, in default of doing so, be was committed to the Louse of correction at Car marthen, where he was conveyed in the afternoon. Bail was, we understand, tendered and accepted on Tuesday last, and the baron was then set at liberty.—Cambrian. Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSA LL'S'—Mowaiy. The attention of subscribers was chitfly occupied by the settling of the Shrewsbury accounts. Betting the Derby was very limited. The closing prices were as under : TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES. 4to 1 age, Fly-by-Night (taken) DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 9to 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 11 to 1 agst Ellington (taken) 15 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 18 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken) 1000 to S 5 agst Bird-in-Rend (taken) 30 to 1 agst Milton (1,000 to 35 also taken) 30 to 1 agst West Langton (taken) Wolverhampton Steeple Chases will take place on Tuesday, December 11. Conditions, &c., will be pub lished in a few days. THE HOP DUTIES. An Account of the Duty on Hops of tha Growth of the Year 1855, di4tinguishing the Districts, and the Old from the New Duty : DISTRICTS. DUTY. £ 8. d. 43 1 9i 161,011 9 3 1 13 11 3 1 11 124 15 7i 1,694 16 64 59 18 2i 14 11 (4 32,118 0106, 40,473 15 8i 20,737 1 4 192 5 5 35 12 111 811 6 121 5 10 265,676 I!, 5 1,015 13 2 2 3 4i 10,824 9 1,485 16 9i 1,615 17 3i '77,896 15 3 51 3 24 155 6 6i 16 17 11 12,553 9 9i Barnstaple Casterbnry Cornwall Coventry Derby Essex Gloucester Grantham Hants... Hereford Isle o f Wight Lincoln Northampton ............ 0xf0rd............. Reading Rochester Sheffield Shrewsbury Stsurbridge Suffolk Surrey. Sussex Taunton. Wales, Middle.. Ware ..... Worcester.. 727,940 6 101 Obi Duty, at 1 12-20 d, per lb £398,635 6 51 8-20 New Duty, at 1 8-20 - ~ 294,843 10 0 12-20 Additional Duty of 5 per Cent., per Act 3, Vict., c. 17 31,661 10 41 727,940 610} L. S. LYN E, A. and C.G. Inland Revenue Office, Nov. 19, 1855. Mossers. Frainais and Gramagnae, 82, Rue Richelieu, Paris, have now on sale a considerable quantity of flounced silk dresses of excellent quality, at 70fr.; stamped velvet at 135 fr. ; and banded velvet ate 150 fr. at- Also, a large stock of the finest sil ks of every s ue p tion, of the best Lyons manufactur e, and of uniq terns. [ADVERTISEMENT ]— Efoll,,way's Pills singular lls ly effiactca cious in curing bile and indigestion. —T hese an effect on pi so peculiarly on the bowels, anti have so good the system, that persons suffering frotnltile, indigestion, headaches, dimness of sight, loss of appetite, debility. nervousness, liver or stomach complaints, should hay, immediate recourse to them, as there is no other medi cine to be compared with the properties they possess. They may be taken in all climates and by both sexes at any period of life. The cures effected by their use con vince every one that they are the best family ntedit extant.—Sold by all vendors of tuedicine, and at Profes sor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Biaidezvlane, New York. _ 3mtry &€t. CHELMSFORD—Nov. 16. Wheats to-day were is to 2s per qr. dearer, at which ad vance a tolerably large business was done. Best barleys also fully 2s dearer. All other things firm, without change in price. Wheat, white, old, per I. a. qr.7B 90 I Oats, new 76 88 I Peas, • red, old. 70 85 new 68 84 Barley 33 40 Chevalier 35 43 Grinding 3O :46 Malt 70 74 Chevalier 72 76 per qr Partridge White Boiling I. I. ~26 34 .42 46 .41 U ..47 54 Dun - ll 44 Beans, Tick 42 47 Harrow ticks 46 48 Mczagaii 40 44 Ditto, now 41 43 COLCHESTER- Nov. 17. A good supply of wheat, but the high prices demanded by the farmers checked trade, and the market closed dull at 2s per qr. advance. Batley taken freely at 2s over last week. Beans and peas again the turn dearer. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 84s to 110 d; red, 80s to 8f ; barley, 40s to 45s ; oats, 30s to 32s ; beans Delazagan; 46s to 48s ; middle and small, 50s to 562 ; peas, white, 56s to 58s ; grey, 46s to 48s. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c, in the port of London, from the following pi the 12th Nov. to the 17th Nov., both inclusive receive:l )rtd, from 7,:, +;4; 7 9 , 1 tt X o ca MANCHESTER, Nov. 19. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market has been rather quiet to-day, and prices closed rather h'gher than at the opening. Eastern Counties, Bi—Leeds, 74:1—Sheffields, 24—Ditto 61. Pref., p. —Dovers, 17 —Midlands, 624—London and North-Western, 92k. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Thore was a flat business today. Great Westerns, 43i—London and N.Westerns, 92t — Crystal Palace, 2—Birmingham Canals, 90. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 17, 1835 £12,539 19 2 Corresponding week last year 11, ! -t15 9 10 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 334,803 12 3 Total of the half-year to this data, 1854, 323,468 18 7' LoNnoN AND BOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re. turn for tho week ending Nov. 17, 1855 £17,988 1 a Corresponding week last year 14,941 7 $ Increase in 1855 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Nov. 17, 1855 £6,036 8 6 Corresponding week last year 5,604 5 2 In*roase in 1855. BIIITH S. OP A SON. -- On the 17th inst., at 41, Wellington•str•et, London bridge, the wife of George J. Toby. On the 18th inst., at Daleton, the wife of Frederick E. Cockell, Esq , surgeon. Of A DAUGUTEB. On the 17th inst., at 15, St. John's-terrace, Regent'4• park north, the wife of S. B. Cohen , Esq. On the 17th inst., at 7, Gl o cester-terrace, th• wif e o f Richard Gosling, jun., Esq. MARRIED, On the 17th inst., at S t. Giles'.s, Camberwell, J o h n Bre mer, jun., Esq., of Denmark lu ll, to Ellen, eld es t daugh ter of James Bennett, Esq., Denmark hill, in the county of Surrey. On the 17th in st., at the British Embassy, Brussels, the Hon. William Harbord, to Gertrude Hyde, the second daughter of Charles Dennis, Esq. DIED. On the 15th inst., at Wandle House, Wandsworth, W. J. Rivers Langton, Esq., of Laurence Pountney-lane, city, aged 59. On the 16th inst., at 118, Pall-mall, General Sir John Brown, K.C.H., Colonel of the Bth Hussars, aged 81. On the 15th inst., a few hours after arriving in this country from the Crimea, from the effects of a severe gun shot wound in the jaw and throat, received inside the Re dan, on Sept. 8, Henry Peachy, Lieut. 3d Regt. (Buffs), and youngest;son of John Peachy, 4, George-street, Han• over-square, aged 21. On the IGth inst. in Montagu-place, Grace Margaret , second daughter of the late Sir Harris Nicolas, G.C.M.G. On the 17th inst., at Brighton, Captain George Collard, of Walthamstow, Essex. On the 14th inst., at Kirkcaldy, N. 8., James Jamieson, Esq., merchant and ship owner. On the 17th inst., Mary Ann, the wife of Mr. C. Hicks, bookseller, Wakefield, aged 47. Printed and Published by MU DO YOUNO, of No. 112, Strait 1, Printer, at The Sun Odic*, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, tit the eetettf et leddlesez, Tuesday, NoTomber_2o,.l,Bls, 10 0 0 / q 1 ' a llel e ' l 41. I T all li Ipi: ;e J Wl , t4 Itib Q. 1 t i; s, 1 11 k4J( tern tg o keesti 'r Tng 1 , 011 tin L on Co tt Oi I 2MI