The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCUL AR. Their Royal Highnesses the Du . ice and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augl ista of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester 0 41 Tuesday after noon at Gloucester House. The 1 )uke and Duchess of Cambridge were after ards pre` knt at the perform ance in the Haymarket Theatre in the evening, at. tended by Lady Augusta Some rset, her Royal High ness's Lady in Waiting. The Minister of the Net] ierlands had an interview With Lord Aberdeen at the Foreign-office, yesterday. Sir. H u d son L owe h a d an interview with Lord Stanley Yesterday at the Col opi•al-effice. Chancell or E ar l of Lincoln had an interview with the of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.. The D u k e o f W e lli ng t o n. gave a grand dinner last e vening at Apsley House to his Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of A ustria and the Noble men and Gentlemen of his Suit. Baron de Mon eorvo, the Portuguese Minister; Baron de Cetto, the 13avarian Minister ;. M. Dedel, the Netherlands Mi nist - .r ; Baron Brunow the Russian Minister; Count I (ie wan I segge, the Hanoveria.n Miniater ; the Earl of Aberdeen, and a select party, were present to meet his Imperial Highness. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, , tow n yesterday morning on a visit to Sir Robert eel, at his seat, Drayton Ma nor, Staffordshire. Sir Georg e Cl er k l e ft t o wn yesterday morning for Drayton Manor, on a visit to Sir Robert Peel. F ASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. George D o dd, Esq., M.P., Mrs.. Dodd, and Miss S anders, in Montagu-square, from the Pyrenees; his e ee llency General Cass rind Mr. Lewis Cass, at k g's Hotel, Bond-street, from Paris; G. Y. Wil cl:s" Esq., Esq., and J. Malueck, Esq., at ditto; S. of Trinity College, Cambridge, at ditto ; Vin Port a l, E sq ., f rom F ree f o lk P r i ors; Rev. W. p,.. 84k e11, at ditto, from Devonshire : G. Ferguson, 10, at ditto, from Sussex; D. Floyds, Esq., and F. A ltives, Esq., at ditto, from New York ; Mr. and t L. Faits and family, at Markwell's London Ho - Albemarle- s treet, from the Continent ; J. Pain, e l:1-, at N e l son ' s H o t e l, P or tland -place from Christ • the Misses Sutton, at ditto, from ' Cologne ; rs- Owen and family, at ditto, from Hastings; J. dr ik ins, Esq., and Mr. Jenkins, at ditto, from Car en, South Wales ; J. Bourne, Esq., and family, ditto, froth the Continent ; Lyndley Purcell, Esq., at ditto. DEPARTURES. and Miss Jackson, from Long's Hotel, for ; Henry Annesley Wuodham, Esq., from tlittottol for Cambridgedge ; John Norris, Esq., from ditto, Rughenden House ; Edward Reynolds, Esq., from ut ph for Huntingdon; Mr. and Mrs. Grant•de; Lon 7:eville and Miss Cregor Colmore, from Markwell's Macleod Hotel for More End, Cheltenham ; Edward t e h l e o (l, Esq., from ditto, for Arley Hall, Glouces- V - L 're ; Major and Mrs. Hobart and family, from p ; e ,rn's Hotel, Portland-place, for Paris ; Sir Thomas f 'ay, from ditto; for Paris; Thomas Curtis, Esq., , r .° 4 l ditto, for Southgate ; Mr. and Mrs. Purcell, from ' 4O , for Brighton. N EWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) INCOME-TAX. h 13 uriog the whole of the past week, the inquisitors t,,l' Ye be en pry i ng i nto t h e a ff a i rs o f t h e i n h a bit an t s o f 13efo 3 town and Ryde ; numbers have been summoned re thes e Paul Prys, to their no small annoyance. . Is week th e y res t f r om their labours ; next, it is bld these Peelites intend commencing business again, o rsili na °fling up twenty or thirty of the tradesmen of „ewes before them, with whose private affairs some 'nera wish to become better acquainted. They .1 111 te gorg e d th emse l ves l as t wee k, an d th e y w ill next e e k ne doubt, enjoy an equally glorious and honour- This'le fest. a i r whipping on the raw makes some quite sore ea dY, who were Peel's admirers in days gone by, but th e_ worst i s t o come —th e C o ll ec t or ' s l as h w hi c h, it is e 2 - 1 1 ected,will b e app li e d in:January ; the little that re- Thir-4a.ns secret now, will be blown then. INCOME-TAX AND THE POSTMASTERS. N 0 s descripti on o f b u siness is suffering equal to the e road p os t mas t er was b e f ore near ly d r i ven off I Stip tried au by steam-coaches and steam-vessels, but he to hold on and brave the storm ; but this ti r l ic aule-tax w ill swee p him away—his having to pay e assessed t axes , an d a fifth of all he earned after wards was too bad, but now he can earn nothing ! ! ave rt one is sa v ing to meet this tax. All are putting ;r e th e i r sevenpenn i es b u t hi m —those who used to ;r . _e a carriage two or three times a week, or once in " bs 'llonth, no longer do so—they can no longer do it 17 1 pay the tax, though it was beneficial to their ealm. It enabled them to make friendly visits, or °ll ‘;arded their business—they can no longer do it, aII' c Hl onseq utense uently the falling og in the post-horse duties s t hial )' NEWPORT BANK. ~,,C i. rkPatrick pays a first dividend of two shillings l'tlee i n the pound to-morrow (Nov. 16.), five it I ,.:jig s w exected in all, but it is now feared that 1 - leachot that sum. . n .6P ORTING IN 43 ETTINc T AT MAN( TELL IG ENCE. CHESTER.—TUESDAY. 40 to 1 agst Newcourt (t) 40 to 1 agst Amorino 40 to 1 agst Languish colt 50 to 1 agst Oxygen colt (t) 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot 13 to 1 agst Sir G. Heath cote's lot. DEE 8 to 1 agst A British Yeo man (9 to 1 taken) 20 to 1 agst Murat 2 0 to 1 agst Winesour 30 40 tto 1 ag st P rogress colt o 40 1 ag s t P arth i an to 1 agst 4O to I agst Nupier (t) erstono oA 8 to 1 apt Maria Day 1 0 to 1 agst Lord Westmin ster's awes lot (t) KS. 10 to 1 agst Wee Pet 1 14 to 1 agst Extempore. A COURSING. su o r OWN PARR Nov. 15.—Mr. Kersham's Knight +, D Garter b eat 'Mr. Goddard's Gammon. Mr. W. lea , 11 's Whip p oor Will b eat M r . B enne tt's Boulogne. Braille •'s B a y Leaf beat Mr. Lawrence's Leporello. s Ernest the First beat Mr. Bowles's Buscar. Agd E Cup AND S OVEREIGNS .—M r . B ra dley's Barclay rclaylVl st Mr. Bennett's Brahmin- (no course). Agg's Amazon beat Mr. Goddard's Gridiron. Mr. C'Ettl's Eton Boy beat Mr. Lawrence's Longstock. Mr. X e -lI T ' S Spitfire beat Mr. Morant's Mussulman. Mr. g o : B ,naw's Kalmia beat Mr. Etwall's World's End. Mr. "a e s i s Nom beat Mr. Morant's May Fly. Mr. Brad ;:o's ,Laura beat Mr. Bennett's Bravura. Mr. Lawrence's beat M r . Goddard's Glasgow. • 10 4 ,'" i 'ARXSIIIRE AND ,RENFREWSIIIRE MEETING, Nov. k r l ll3 I2.—The C up o f 161. f or d og p u ppi e s was won by Ida. The Pollokshaws Stakes by Lord 's Stag. Th e Pollok Stakes by Mr. A. Gra -1144'1'4, White Hat. The Patterton Stakes by Mr. A. - h , IS K'S Match'em. The Darnley Stakes by Mr. A. Gra 'SS blackball, and the Consolation Stakes by Mr. L. Aig's Lammermoor. Stak" P ETH CLUB Nov. 10 AND 11.—The All Aged ( Ls were won by Mr. Braithwaite's Beeswing. Mr. i4 T ri dge's Comua ran up. of 2,,4 41 NALL MEETING, Nov. 14.— , The Dinner Service b an — w as won by Mr. Gale's Dangerous ; Mr. Bake's gerous receiving the second prize, 61. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. A , INT () BRIGHTON, 1843. fo r 2 ,„ D AY MENTlONED.—Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, out JrB- °lds B.:.c.—Duke of Beaufort's cby Liverpool, t o .4°l R etamo ' sa ; Duke of Bedford's b f 'Commerce ; It it r t Z G r• B entiuck's Croton Oil ; Lord Chesterfield's c by Ilis,aoteltler, out of Nameless ; Mr. GFatwi o c n k- , ' s s arfatbhY g oof the Margravine ; Duke of Maim Nr 5 , 3 11 ; Omphale, and br f Jill ; Colonel Master Hervey. l'% N , Ni.,' 4 „ANCE, Nov. 16.—THE PILCHARD FISHERY. to tO th - , 4 te glad to be enabled to state that, althoug h of h ' e last f ew days there seemed but little probability Maki n mysterious visitants of the Cornish coasts th e ~,*11? their appearance this year, on Wednesday, t e " t n instantp they approached in vast quantities e n le lv s a i n r g ds fthe St . ' Ive'S shore ; 12 scans were shot, en thoin 12,000 to 13,000 hhds.: and yet, al there e weather was stormy, blowing off the land them the have three or four days at most .-31 lei n of even such as it then was, they would veaol ue en a n tbLi `enabled e to o secure them all. Estimating their t moderate computation of from 40s. worth 25 s.Per "Dd., they may be fairly be said to be gre - a r i * 0r . 30 ,006/—a - rich prize to the takers, and a blessing to the surrounding country. It is also Cured that at Mevagissey some 8,000 or 10,000 eury s : have been taken.—Sherbortte and Yeovil lifer . PATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday morn -I,ng, l ast the neighbourhood of Messrs. Russell and a°t•los Wiorlts g pati o , at Risen, was thrown into great conster- . DY a report that an ex pl os ion of fire damp had en place, and that several of the colliers had been nAilieurcd• On repairing to the spot it was found that wasrteport was correct, b ut f ortunate l y t h at t h e f a t a lit y down into so great as was at first supposed. On going certainm,to the pit, and examining the stalls, it was as td that four men had been badly burned by ex rtosien 8 , and two, named John Thomas and Joseph t, rn 4 Z u len were found dead. The whole were brought d i e `",e surface with the least possible delay, and me te:l,i aid obtained for the wounded men; they were at .2l'oued with all the care their painful situation required. A nnt outhsltire Merlin. 13A, into a ls h .r. ," OF SCORPIONS.—Four scorpions were put )1 0 dug in the earth. They soon began to like The mode was curious. Having two claws otha cra, _ att er by with these they attempted to seize each the head. When one happened to be thus e gh e out, and seemed sensible of his danger, and 'cried stun tal the other, regardless of his cries, turned round 11. and gave him one sting. The one that was theTas if aware of its mortality, resisted no more, laid down till he died. The other, as if aware of The same thin g , gave hi mself no f urt h er t rou bl e . wa _ Y all had th e same method of fighting, an d a ll t h e _ nnquished acted in the same manner. The surviving becleror was put t o d eat h, as too d angerous t o weti allo. • Afriga. to escape.--Campbell's Travels in South ~ ' THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. I The long-announced revival of Dryden's opera of King Arthur, with Purcell's music, took place at this theatre last evening, and its success must have equalled the most sanguine anticipations of the manager. For this success it is indebted mainly to its scenery, and to the admirable and efficient man ner in which the chorus singers not only sing, but act their parts. It will be in the recollection of our readers that this piece was revived some years ago at the old English Opera-house, on which occasion Miss Kelly acted the part of the blind girl, Emmeline, the betrothed of King Arthur, who recovers her sight through the intervention of Merlin, who commissions Philidel, the Spirit of the Air, to remove the film from Emmeline's eyes. The part of Emmeline was sustained last evening by Mrs. Nisbett, and beautifully did she depict the sensations of the blind girl on her first acquisition of the power of sight. She did not exhibit the intense pathos which Miss Kelly threw into the part; the pre dominant feeling in her breast was one of overflowing joy, happiness, and admiration, and never was the exuberant overflowing of uncontrollable delight more heartily delineated. Miss P. Horton, as Philidel, sang and acted with exquisite taste. We cannot but remember the sylph-like elegance, the grace and pro priety of her Ariel, and her Philidel is quite equal to it. She is par excellence " the little airy . sprite" of the present day. Her solo at the conclusion of the first act was rapturously encored, being the only solo in the opera which received that honour. The Shepherds' Chorus at the opening of the second act was also encored, and most deservedly ; and the repe tition of the magnificent chorus, " Britons Strike Home," was most vociferously called for, but the call was not complied with, in consequence, we sup pose, of its being incompatible with the extensive scenic arrangements. This splendid chorus is decidedly the gem of the opera. The scene representsan open country, sol diers arrive in straggling parties. Suddenly the trumpets sound. The stage is filled with armed men drawn up in battle array. They sing the chorus, accompanying the words by appropriate action, going through all the evolutions preparatory to battle, and at its conclusion rush on to the charge, squadrons of armed men continuing to advance as the scene closes. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm excited by this scene, and we hope that, for the future, the call for its repetition, which will not fail to be made every evening, will be complied with. It is impossible, by description, to convey the remotest idea of the scenic wonders of this truly magnificent spec tacle. It is tale of enchantment. The contending parties being supported by Merlin, the British En chanter, on the one side, and Osmond (Mr. 11. Phillips), the Saxon Magician, on the other ; and the wonders performed by the actual worthies themselves could not have exceeded the wonders performed at the command of their respective representatives last evening. Demons rising from the earth, or descending from the middle air ; open plains, changing suddenly into en chanted forests, in which every branch was the abode of a fiend, who glared horridly upon those entangled in the mazes of the wood, or withrew under cover of the leaves, as suited the purpose of the enchanter who had worked the charm ; splendid palaces, changing at once to the regions of eternal frost, and these again be coming sun-lit vallies re-echoing to the joyous chorus of the happy peasantry ; enchanted groves, where sirens and dryads sought by every allurement to withdraw the hero from the path of virtue and honour, suddenly disappearing at the touch of the charm-destroying wand of Merlin, wielded by Philidel; these are a few of the scenic wonders accomplished. The piece is, in fact, a succession of magnificent dio ramic effects, many of them completely new to the stage. Of these, one of the most admirable is the moving diorama of a battle in the first act—a more stirring representation has never been exhibited. At the fall of the curtain the piece was announced by Mr. Anderson for repetition every evening, amidst the loudest applause. The house was crowded. DISTRESSED SHIRT-MAKERS. A meeting was held on Tuesday, at the School-room, Totton-street, Stepney Church-yard, to take into consideration the case of the shirt-makers of that part of the metropolis, and the inadequate payment which they receive for their labour. The chair was taken by the Rev. W. Allen. Mr. W. S. CUMMING, surgeon, then stated the ob ject for which this meeting had been called. It ap peared that his attention had been first called to the subject from having attended a woman who had taken vitriol for the purpose of destroying herself, and, on inquiring the cause which led her to take such a step, he learnt that her husband was a sailor, and that she, not being able to receive any part of his wages in his absence, had endeavoured to earn her sub sistence by making sailors' shirts, but finding that though she worked from six in the morning till eleven at night, and sometimes all night, she could not earn enough to enable her to procure the necessaries of life, she had been induced to pawn the work which she had in hand. To avoid being apprehended she had taken the vitriol, and it was from having at tended this woman that his attention had first been called to the subject. He was informed that for making a shirt the workwomen received only one penny, and that out of this penny they were obliged to find thread, which reduced the sum paid for making a shirt to little more than three farthings, and that it took a good hand fully two hours to make a shirt of that particular sort. He felt horrified when he found that in this country women worked thirteen hours a day for about 6d., and he was assured that there were many thousands employed in this manner who did not earn more than 4id. a day each. He asked the women present whether he had not stated the truth. He be lieved he was right in saying that out of the sum paid them they had to find their own thread.—(One of the women said, "Needles, too, Sir.") As the shirts were generally made for sailors, he thought the trade could easily afford to raise the price, because sailors would never grudge the additional penny. Something ought to be done to relieve them, and this, he thought, was the fairest way of doing it. All that they required was to have 2d. instead of ld. for making a shirt, and this addition would never be felt either by the pur chaser or by the trader. If this was not done, the guardians of the poor ought to assist them. A woman in the meeting here stated that the guardians rather did them an injury, because they took shirting into the workhouse, and, without pay ing anything, employed the inmates in making it into shirts. A decent-looking woman then came forward, and showed to the Chairman and meeting a shirt of a su-. perior kind, which she was employed in making.. She declared that it took a good hand fourteen hours to make such a shirt, and that the, price paid for making it was only 6d. Mr. SINDALL, a parishioner of Limehouse parish, thought they ought to inquire into the statement re lative to the Guardians allowing work to be taken into the workhouse. They ought also to inquire whether these shirts were not made for exportation. Mr. COLEMAN believed that there were middlemen who, in consideration of their becoming security to the warehouses, got a profit which ought to go to the trader and the persons employed in making the shirts. In answer to questions put to one of the women by Mr. T. Roberts, it appeared that one penny was the price paid for making a sailor's shirt, and that it took a good hand to make six of these shirts in thirteen hours; that the price paid for making , the finer sort of shirts was 6d., but that the same time was required to make one of the finer sort as was required to make six of the common kind ; there were about 500 females employed in that parish, at about 6d. a day, and there were eight or nine slop houses that employed them. Mr. ROBERTS then said that he had no doubt a great part of the shirts made were exported; but still he did not think the lowness of the wages was caused by any competition in the making of shirts between this and a foreign country, but that it arose front a domestic competition—a competition of house against house, anxious for an extension of business, but re gardless of the sufferings of the working people. In answer to a question, one of the women stated that in some shops there were middlemen employed, hut they were only employed where fine shirting was given out ; and, in considera tion of their becoming security, they received a half penny out of the sixpence paid for the making of each fine shirt. A resolution was then moved and carried, to the effect that a Committee be appointed to collect fur ther information on the subject, to make representa tions to the persons engaged in the trade, and, if ne cessary, to call a public meeting on the subject. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. Dean Park, the hospitable seat of the Earl of Cardigan, is now full of visitors. The sports of the field occupy the mornings, cards and music fill the evenings. Prince George of Cambri d g e, who has been staying on a visit to Lord Forester, at Willey Park, was expected to join the circle. Mr. and Mrs. De Burgh, sister to the Countess, are among the visitants. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster have returned to Eaton Hall, near Chester, from Hal kin Castle, Flintshire. The improvements and em bellishments at Grosvenor House, by the removal of the mansions lately occupied by the United States Minister and Lord Trimlestown, have already com menced, the workmen having nearly razed those edifices to the ground. A subscription has been entered into at Brighton in';,behalf of the family of Nicholas Humphrey, who it will be remembered lost his life by his fishing-boat being run down by the steam-packet Albion. It already amounts to 611. SYMBOLICAL EPITAPIL—In a recent number of the Cambridge Chronicle is the following typographical nwrceau :—"Death of a Printer.—George Woodcock, the * of his profession, ILO the type of honesty, the ! of all; and, although the of death has put a . to his existence, every E 3 of his life was without a 11. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1842. LIT ERA TITRE. RECREATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER NORTH. Vol. 3.—Bochwxyd, Edinburgh and London, 1842. The " Recreations of Christopher North" are here brought to a close, and not a single " Noctes"—not so much even as an extract from the " Noctes"—bas been included among them. Now, " this is really too bad," as Lord Liver pool observed, when the Marquis of London derry petitioned him for a supplemental pension. The " Noctes" are among the most brilliant pro ductions of Christopher's Protean intellect, and to omit them from his "Recreations," is not un like playing Hamlet with the principal character omitted. But perhaps it is intended to re-publish them in a separate volume; we hope this may be the case, and are convinced that the pub lishers will find their account in the speculation, for never were a series of Papers more generally admired for their wit—humour—fancy—feeling— and eloquence—than the " Noctes;" and these are qualities which, when of a sterling character, are always sure to retain their popularity unim paired by time or the caprices of public taste. On glancing over the present volume, we find that all our old favourites—such, for instance, as the review of Dr. Kitchener's " Traveller's Oracle"—" Christopher in his Aviary"—" Our W inter Quarters"—" Stroll to Grassmere," &c. —are just as fresh as on the day when we first read them, and when they had all the gloss of novelty upon them. Not an image has faded— not a thought has become a common-place—not a sun-burst of wit dim or discoloured. The articles are every one of them evergreens, and the reason why they thus retain their freshness and vivacity, is because there is no affectation in them—no mere show-off in point of style or sentiment. A manly strain of sincerity pervades them all, from title-page to colophon. They are sincere and unaffected alike in their humour and their fancy ; in their sarcasm and their sensi bility; in their philosophical abstractions and their practical worldly wisdom; above all, they are instinct with the healthiest and most enlarged spirit of humanity; and we feel in every page, that lie who penned them has a heart in his bosom beating with all the emphasis of a sledge hammer. FORGET-ME-NOT. Ackermann, London, 1842. The Forget-Me-Not for this year contains a choicer variety than usual of embellishments, executed with great skill and taste, and evidently at no slight cost. The frontispiece is particularly beautiful. It is called "the Indian Necklace," and is a half-length fancy portrait of a young and lovely female, round whose arched, swanlike neck is hung an Indian necklace, whose polished jet contrasts effectively with the snowy whiteness of the maiden's skin. Her countenance, which is oval the finest of all contours—beams with the sweetest and blandest expression, and she is busied with a train of reflection of the most agreeable cha racter—at least if we may judge front the smile that nestles in the angles of her small mouth. The engraving of this plate is finished off with the utmost nicety; the shading of the eye brows, in particular, evinces a rare delicacy of handling, and nothing can be more ef fective than the management of the clustering, auburn ringlets, which have all the glossy smooth ness of the richest silk. " Florence Howard" is another half-length portrait of a pretty, dark eyed girl; but, as a work of art, it is somewhat coarse of execution, and the lines are harsh and wiry, which is especially the case with the tan gled mass of black hair that hangs thickly about the neck. In the illustration headed Jane Vavasor's Visit," there is a fine sketch of an old English baronial hall, with its broad, paved court-yard, its sparkling fountains, and umbrageous avenues of stately oaks and elms, forming a cool shelter even from the fiercest summer sun, or when the dog-star Sirius is raging in the ascendant. The gay hawking party in the foreground, is happily introduced, so as to break the somewhat monotonous still-life of the scene. Of the literary con tents, all we can say is, that the prose and verse are neither better nor worse than usual, with the sole exception of a poem entitled "The Wanderer," which contains some impres sive thoughts, and as a piece of versification de serves praise for its grace and melody. HECTOR O'HALLORAN. Part 7. Bentley, London, 1842. Mr. Lever has a powerful rival in the author of " Hector O'Halloran," which is a tale fully equal in humour, vigour, force of description, and general breadth of effect, to " Charles O'Malley" and "Harry Lorrequer." Indeed, we know not when we have read a more spirited tale : as yet—for we have only reached the seventh ?art—it has not once flagged ; but incident after incident, chapter after chapter, trundle on with a brisk vivacity that knows neither pause nor abate►vent. A better story for mess-room reading has not appeared for years; none but a dashing soldier who has led an adventurous career, and main tained, throughout all vicissitudes, his buoyant animal spirits, could possibly have written it. The scene in the Part before us, where an at tempt is made on the life of the hero by hired assassins at midnight, in one of the most unfre quented by e-places of the City:may compete with any of the most striking descriptions in " Oliver Twist." "Hector O'Halloran" is decidedly Mr. Maxwell's master-piece, and cannot fail to be come a general favourite. FINE ARTS. PORTRAITS BY S. DlEZ.—Bady, London, 1842 We have here two half-length,portraits,executed in lithograph by M. Desniaisons, from original. paintings by M. Diez, portrait painter in ordi nary to his Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Meinigen. The portraits, are those of the Queen Dowager and Lord John Russell, the former of whom is represented standing in the garden at Bushy Park, attired in a plain morning dress. Both likenesses are clever, but that of her Ma esty is the most accurate resemblance. MUSIC. OH! DREAM NOT OF TO-MORROWSBLISS. SOng,--Composed . by EMILY WETTEN. Jeffreys and Nelson. A very pretty song in the key of F, suited either for a soprano or tenor voice. The words are correctly set, the accompaniment easy, and the only objection is the too frequent half close on the dominant in the second part. CAMBRIDGE ROUND Cutrapif.—The Cambridge Camden Society are making great and praiseworthy efforts for the repair and restoration of this ancient and very beautiful structure. When completed it will be the most remarkable piece of antiquity in Cambridge, and especially interesting to the admirers of church architecture. At present the works are suspended from want of funds. A sum of 1,4001. will be needed to complete , the restoration ; and it is to be hoped that the Cambridge Camden Society may succeed in raising the amount. The Lord Justice Clerk was absent from the win ter sitting on Saturday, in consequence of the death of his sister, the wife of Mr. Sheriff Robertson, who died on the previous day. In the event of the Dean of Faculty being elevated to the Bench, Mr. Patrick Robertson will be the new Dean. _ _ ----- THE NEW STEAM YACHT FOR HER MAJESTY. — The Lords of the Admiralty have sent orders to Pem broke Dock-yard for the planks and the copper and metal bolts, nails, &c., for the new Royal steam-yacht to be prepared with all possible dispatch, and to take precedence of all other work. The plans for the yacht were submitted by Sir William Symons, Sur veyor of the Navy, to Prince Albert for approval. THE LATE MADAME SOYER.—The death of this lady, which took place very recently, has been a source of great regret to all the lovers and encour agers of art. Cut off at a moment when her reputa tion was about to make her fortune, and when, in spite of all obstacles, her merits were become known to her countrymen, it is a sad reflection that she can no longer enjoy the encomiums she so justly deserves, nor share in those rewards which were about to be conferred on her. She commenced her career as an artist at a very early age, and was, perhaps, at one time better known for her works whilst painting under her maiden name, Emma Jones, than when after her marriage to M. Soyer she took his name. In the short space of 12 years, that is, from the age of 16 to 29, besides an immense variety of drawings, sketches, and studies, she painted upwards of 400 pictures, some of them of very high merit, and some of them which, when exhibited in the Louvre, obtained the highest mead of praise. Perhaps no female artisthas exceeded this lady as a colourist, and very few artists of the rougher sex have produced portraits so full of cha racter, spirit, and vigour, and that boldness and breadth of light and shadow which constitutes one of the highest triumphs of art. She was exceedingly clever in recognizing the character of those who sat to her, so that her portraits convey the mind as well as the features of the sitters, their thoughts and sentiments. A group, entitled tha " Israelite Lemon-sellers," de picting two boys selling lemons, has been recently en graved in Paris. It is a good specimen of mezzotint, and a fine illustration of the talents of the deceased lady. It partakes of the style of Murillo, but though in his manner, it has not the subserviency of imita tion, nor the stiffness of copy. There are a few of the paintings of Madame Soyer in the private apart ments of the Reform Club-house, which, by proper application, can be seen by the admirers of genius in ' ' this branch of the fine arts. They will well repay a visit from those who have a taste for genuine merit and real nature. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ' Joint-stock banking having become a subject of paramount interest at the present moment, the fol lowing description of the actual working of the system in Scotland, taken from the " Bankers' Circular," will be generally acceptable : " We shall employ a few words in describing the present general state of the Scotch banks. On the late Parliamentary investigation into the affairs of Banks of Issue; it appeared from their witnesses that the aggregate amount of their deposits was at least 30,000,0001. One of the most intelligent of the class (himself a dekty to London on the occasion), however, told us that he had no doubt the actual sum exceeded 35,000,0001. sterling. What do the bankers do with this large amount ? We often see mysteri ous allusions in the London journals about the in vestments of the Scotch banks in the public or Go vernment securities, and they are no doubt at times large; but we are of opinion they never form more than a comparatively insignificant portion of the amount of the available funds of the Scotch banks— that is to say, meaning so far as such investments are the property of the institutions, separated from those of their customers and business connections. We have no doubt that we could name about a dozen in dividuals in England whose aggregate capital invested in the public funds would, when taken at the highest, much exceed the sum invested in the same by all the banks of Scotland, taken at the highest. Immeasur ably the greater portion of the sum under the com mand of the banks of Scotland is employed within the country, on mortgages, loans to public Companies, merchants, manufacturers, and farmers—the greatest proportions of the amount being in the latter channels. " There is nothing more difficult to obtain than ac curate statistical information relating to banking af fairs; and the Scotch very wisely keep theirs as close as possible, except when acting in obedience to the command of Parliament. From the best information we had access to, we state our belief that the annual discounts of all the banks of Glasgow amount to a sum exceeding 50,000,0001. sterling; which, taking the bills discounted at an average length of three months' date, would show that those banks always hold an amount of 12,500,0001. The average length of time would, however, probably exceed three months date, for there are cases where bills are occasionally dis counted which have 18 months to run, and not a few at six months' date; therefore we think we should be perfectly safe in stating the amount of bills always held by the banks of Glasgow at 15,000,000/. sterling. The major part of these bills are local, and never travel out of the bank in which they are discounted, till taken up, or presented for payment. And, as some sort of evidence that we do not overstate the annual amount, we may mention, as a fact, that one of the new banks of Glasgow discounted within the first year of its operations 2,500,0001. sterling—a fact which at once illustrates the amount of what all the larger and older banks may do, and shows the practice and habit of the people, and the use they make of bankers. Now, when we find upon reasonable estimate such a sum as this in one large town, what must be the entire ' amount lent out to the people by all the banks of Scotland ? " Let us observe, too, that so long as enterprise and industry prosper—and they always would prosper with occasional, but not dangerously convulsive, checks, if Scotch bankers were appointed to rule us— this money is lent out with prudence for the most beneficial uses. The bills (as a rule) are not dis counted to supply funds for distant and hazardous un dertakings, on the faith of some great mercantile name, but on a knowledge of local character, habits, and pursuits. We may state (again as a rule), that bills in Scotland are never re-discounted by the banks. We know that we cannot state it as an absolute un varying rule, because we are acquainted with the fact that two or three of the Scotch banks have occa sionally re-discounted with the bill brokers of London. But we affirm our conviction, that if the sums so re discounted since the first bank was opened in Scotland to the present day could be seen in figures, the entire amountwould be much less than the sum so re-discounted by the Northern and Central and Bank of Manchester in one year. In fact, the great proportion of the paper discounted being local, it could not be used out of the country, if there were a disposition to do so, which there is not. It is astonishing to find so ex tensive a system in operation kept almost entirely dis tinct and apart from the mon e y - market of London. 4 Even the most opulent a nd powerful of the Scotch banks never (as a rule) resort to it to buy bills when they are most burdened with money. We believe there are not more than three or four of those insti tutions having any regular cor res pondence with the London bill-brokers ; and we co uld name bankers who command a fund in capital and dep os it s o f f rom 3,000,0001. to 6,000,0001. sterling, that never o p ene d an account with those new and influential agencies for the disposal of money capital. They are wise to keep their concerns as much as possible fre e f rom th e hot and cold fits and feverish convulsions of the London money-market ;—wise, at all events, for the interest and welfare of the community w hich has made the m rich and powerful. had much to d o " We say again that John Knox with making Scotch banking, and by conse quence , creation of the former), what they are ; great, measure the Scotch agriculture (which is in a for it is owing to that spirit of resista nce t o f o reign interference, and the desire of fosteri ng an d ag grandizing (per haps too exclusively) e very thi ng S c otch, that the ex traordinary phenome non o f th e pros perity of Scotland is to be attributed. W e are fi rm ly of opinion that Scotland is suffering m uc h l ess a t this trying juncture than England ; and th a t b ecause the banks protect and identify themselves more with the people than the English banks. And they have done this so fez with less danger, for we were told by one of the best informed bankers of the country, that during this protracted period of embarrassment and suffering the losses sustained by all the banks of Scotland would in the aggregate amount to a small proportion of the loss which we have suffered by the six banks of Manchester." The merit which is here claimed for the Scotch banks of acting with more steadiness and ability than those in England (though the latter, by the way, pro fess to be formed entirely on the Scotch system), must certainly be conceded to them. Whether there is not, under the surface, exercised by these banks to s ecure the payment of the , advances by them in preferen ce t o creditors of every other class, which inflicts suffering on the community at l6.ge, not much inferior to that produced by the failures under the system as practised in England, ' has been doubted by many Persons • but this is a ques tion upon which the materials for deciding are quite removed from the view of the public of this country. Experience has proved it to be wholly unsuited to England ; and the cause probably is that the wide ex tensionseencurity of the Scotch mode of business. o r f them e great t vts their acting in concert, In regard to the reforms constantly called for on all sides in the English system of joint-stock bank ing, numerous suggestions are almost daily offered, but chiefly on the means of securing Shareholders from the consequences of the neglect, or the igno rance,of Boards of Directors. That the iree t t he dishonesty orsareusually elected, and Boards formed, before the concurrence of Sh are h o ld e rs is invited, is or admitted to be in many eases a necessary evil ; but a general complaint is, that once organised, scarcely any change, unless by death or voluntary resigna tion,Shareholders venture to allow e d to take place, as few oppose the re-election of those served, and come recom mended by the Board ; and already hence it is suggested as a is whafterwards have beneficial alteration in this respect, that at each annual meeting one Director at least should abso lutelyneweßoard,- who, being aware that member be elected in his certainly a very useful place.check o r retire, i the This rest a w n a would th form o d u of their acts must be subjected to the scrutiny of individuals na h l o e hadfr, neither participated in, nor become them, would b e l e d to exer cise much more vigilance an d e w o care than when act ing under the impression that the knowledge of their transactions was never to travel out of their own cir cle. Though the practice of re - election, indepen dently of the will of the Shareholders, possesses a s to th i a s t n of ftthe the less v a luable, and Bank of England, sanctionthe suggestion ne referredrable a s it is to be hoped that so me of the higher class of banks will set the example of adopting it. Another recommendati on is the introduction, in all venerable deeds of settlement, o f what already exists in many of them—a clause empowering or ma ki ng it impera tive on the Shareholders to elect two or three of their number, not being Directors, to audit the accounts and report on them to the next general meeting. This is also a judicious suggestion; as is a third, that it should be imperative at all times for the clerks in Joint-stock Banks to furnish lists of the Shareholders for any of the customers who might ask for them. Since the system has taken too deep root to be easily eradicated, the effort shou ld be to o btain through the Legislature such reforms as may tend to make it work more safely and efficiently. — nn,„ Yesterday morningo'clock,at eight -- Mr. George Liquorice , a res p ec table boot and shoe maker, residing at ze committed suicide by r. It app ears f rom th e No. 9 1 , lioxton Old-town, was the family of plunged into the utmost d istre ss by the discovery of c th u e ttin un statement of the deceased's son, th a t t h e decease d not coming down stairs to break f ast at his usual hour, he g f h o i r a t u throatn at e a having ra proceeded up stairs, and on entering the bed-room of his father he was horror-struck at finding him lying on the floor weltering in his blood, from an incision in his throat made with a razor. Surgical assistance was procured, but life had been some time extinct. No cause is assigned for the rash act. The deceased retired to bed on Sunday night at his usual hour, having, according to his custom, read a chapter from out of the Bible to his wife and family. The de ceased has left a widow and large family to deplore the melancholy event. Nov. 10. GENERAL DISTRESS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I have for some years been a daily reader of your raper, and deeply lament that your liberal sen timents are not general with men of all parties. But the time has now arrived when politicians must cease to strive for victory, and direct their energies and at tention to the good of their country, without reference to Whig or Tory Liberal or Conservatives. In fact, the present distress of the country, must force itself upon the attention of all men, and it is our duty to view the state of our affairs calmly and dispas sionately. The knowledge of a disease is half the cure ; and the question we have to resolve is—How can we diminish the general distress ? There is but one answer. We must find profitable employment for our la bourers of all descriptions, whether agricultural, com mercial, or manufacturing. You most justly observe The quantity and value of manufacturing and com mercial products must be increased before there can be anything more to give to the farmers." This is a truism which should be impressed upon the considera tion of all statesmen. No improvement in agricul ture, no draining, nor increase of produce, can be of any service to the farmers or landlords, unless they can increase the number of profitable consumers, of men who can earn wages by their industry. Trans porting the "turn. outs," or sending them to prison, and their wives and families to the workhouse, will not diminish, but rather increase our distress. They are all unprofitable consumers of food, inasmuch as they live in idleness, and must be supported by an ad dition to our taxes and poor-rate. There is a melancholy and mistaken opinion, too prevalent with farmers and landlords, that they are sometimes sacrificed to the manufacturers. Now if they will only reflect upon the subject, they must be aware that this cannot be the case, and that the more the manufacturers flourish, so much the better for the agriculturist, as it necessarily increases the value of the land, and all its produce. No trade can be injured or depressed without the injury being felt in a greater or less degree by all classes, and it is for the benefit of society at large that all should be prosperous. Irreparable injury has been done to the farmers by our Corn-laws, which have driven our capital and skill, our men and machinery, to seek more profitable employment in other countries, to the primary injury of our own manufacturers, and the consequent distress of our farmers and landlords, who only reap a tem porary benefit, from our unwise and unjust policy. The mischief that has been done is past remedy, and freeing trade more and more, without any refer ence to commercial treaties, can alone arrest our downward progress, a truth which is now admitted by reflecting men of all parties. We have much to dread from our notoriously cor rupt Commons, for Montesquieu has foretold that " the English Constitution will perish when the Legis lative power shall have become more corrupt than the Executive." But let us hope that this may not be the case, and that the union of good men of all par ties may arrest our downfal, and save us from still further misery and misfortune. Your most obedient servant, A KENTISH LANDLORD. SHIP WRECKS. THE LOSS_ OF_ THE WATERLOO, AND ABERCROMBIE ROBINSON. (From the South African Commercial Advertiser, September 7.) CAPE TOWN, AUG. 31.—0 n the forenoon of Sun day last two large vessels, the Abercrombie Robinson and the Waterloo, went on shore on the south-eastern beach at the bottom of Table Bay. Both vessels were engaged as transports by the British Government. The Abercrombie Robinson had on board, besides her crew and several passengers, 501 soldiers, with their officers. She was a large ship, of nearly 1,500 tons burden. After grounding near the shore she stood upright, and no lives have been lost. She will probably, or rather certainly, be a total wreck. The Waterloo, a ship of 414 tons, bound to Van Diemen's Land, had on board, besides her crew, 219 male convicts, Dr. Helsell, in charge, Lieut. Hext, Ensign Leigh, 30 men of her Majesty's 99th Regi ment, 5 women, and 13 children. She took the ground between 11 and 12 o'clock in the forenoon, and in 15 or 20 minutes became a mass of rubbish. And now ensued a most piteous massacre. In about two hours and a half, amidst the crumbling heaps of their perfi dious prison—of men, women, and children, 194 were crushed, disabled, and drowned. There was no preparation for saving life made on board or on shore. No life-buoys, no coils of ropes lashed to casks, nor any apparatus for establishing a communication with the shore from the ship. On the shore there was no life-boat, no apparatus for throw ing ropes over stranded vessels, nor any thing, in short, to show that the Government or people here had ever before heard of such a thing as a shipwreck. We stood amongst thousands on the beach within 150 yards of the dissolving fabric, looking on the agonised faces of our fellow-creatures, as they sank in dozens, battered, and bruised, and suffocated—useless as chil dren, or idiots, or wild Caffres. Thia ship, it appears, was built 27 years ago at Bristol. No longer fit to carry logs, she is patched, up like other whited sepulchres, stuffed with a living cargo by a contractor, and dispatched to the ends of the earth—a voyage of more than 20,000 miles. No doubt, a " survey of professional men " will " find " that there was no fault any where ; that the Waterloo was a sound ship, thoroughly repaired, and perfectly seaworthy ; that she had on board all the equipments requisite for such a voyage and such a consignment ; that the officers of the ship did all that human strength, directed by skill and animated by humanity, could do and that the accident must be ascribed entirely to a hurricane, a mountainous sea, and a remarkably hard beach. Now, as to the hurricane and the mountainous sea, it is enough to observe, that there were 20 other ves sels at anchor in the Bay besides the Waterloo and the Abercrombie Robinson, and none of them parted from their anchors, or dragged them to any perceptible ex tent. The wind was blowing a gale, but by no means a violent one, and it was partly off shore. The sea was not running unusually high. Without ropes in their hands, or any precaution, men walked into the water up to their shoulders to drag out the bodies of -the dead and dying, without the slightest risk. This could not have been done had the surf been such as a gale causes on an open beach." These are facts to which thousands can bear witness. In the midst of unhesitating condemnation on some points, and charges of guilt on others, we have to mention that two unofficial spectators, Mr. Molteno and Mr. Still, procured the assistance of a common boat belonging to a Malay, which reached the Water loo after she was falling to pieces, and brought off two men, and on a second trip fastened a rope to the wreck. After this a larger boat belonging to Messrs. Sinclair was brought from the Abercrombie Robin son, and moving backwards and forwards along the rope, saved a good many lives. This shows what might have been done by a life-boat used in time. SEPT. 3.—ln speaking of the wreck of the Water loo transport, in Wednesday's paper, it was mentioned, that she was built for the timber trade. This, we have been told, is not ascertained, and is probably in correct. We have nothing else to correct in the state ment now before the public. The Committee of the commercial body have insti tuted an inquiry into the circumstances attending this horrible event, as well as to the loss of the Abercrom bie Robinson on the same occasion. The attention of the Government and of the Admiral has also• been fixed on these two accidents ; the public and the parties concerned may, therefore, expect that all the facts will be properly ascertained and made known. The loss of life by the ruin of the Waterloo is, we learn, altogether 190, including 15 soldiers, 14 sailors, and 18 women and children. So great a loss of life has not happened in Table Bay since the year 1799. On the sth of November of that year his Majesty's ship Sceptre, Captain Ed wards, was driven on sh ore , an d, like the Waterloo, immediately went to pieces, being an accursed old hulk on her way home to be broken up. A few hours after she struck not a vestige of her was to be seen, but the fragments of the wreck scattered on the strand, in myriads of pieces, not a single plank remain ing whole, nor two attached together. Captain Ed wards, his son, 10 other officers, and near 300 seamen and marines perished. On the same day several other vessels went on shore, amongst the rest a Danish man of war of 64 guns. But their crews were all saved, as in the case of the Abercrombie Robinson on the present occasion. Taking advantage of the excitement caused by this melancholy event, funds have been raised, and mea sures are taken for constructing life-boats, and for having a rocket apparatus always in readiness in this bay, for rendering assistance to vessels in distress, or for saving life. Of the Waterloo it is impossible to speak with mo deration. Deadly blame rests somewhere, and justice will, we hare no doubt, find out the parties who de serve it. And now it would be proper to ask a few questions respecting the precautions taken on board of all trans ports into which involuntary passengers, such as sol diers and convicts, are thrust by Government :- 1. Is it a rule to take the lowest tender, without respect to the class of the vessel ? 2. Or does Government, as it ought, limit tenders to the first-class vessels ? 3. Who are the surveyors ? How are they paid ? Do they receive money m any shape, and how much, from the owners of the ships they survey for this service ? 4. Is it true that they are " hard-worked men, with small salaries, and large families," and that a friendly help of 15 or 20 guineas is sometimes added to the regular charge by the benevolent shipowner ? 5. When 4 00, 500, or 700 souls ar e p u t on b oar d a t rans port, is care taken to have at the same time the means of making signals in dark and foggy weather, in case of danger • or is all left to the chance of some body s e ei ng th e flash of small arms, when the report of the same cannot be heard? 6. Is extra apparatus carefully placed on board for saving life in case of wreck, such as life-buoys, in struments for throwing lines, and the other well known means of communicating with a lee shore ? These are some of the questions that will be put, and that must be answered at home by the authori ties, whoever they may be, to whose departments this branch of the service belongs. IRELAND. IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE. DUBLIN, Nov. 13.—A considerable portion of the landlords of Ireland, especially in the province of Ulster, are engaged with zeal and earnestness in mea sures for the improvement of agriculture. No doubt they have been greatly stimulated by the working of the tariff, and by the conviction that the best remedy for the depression which has fallen upon the agricultural interest is to be found in the energy with which the owners and occupiers of the soil combine in promoting improved systems of husbandry. A very important meeting took place in the Com mercial-buildings, Belfast, on Thursday, on the occasion of the second annual assemblage of the " Belfast So ciety for the promotion and improvement of the Growth of Flax in Ireland." The meeting was very numerous, and most influential, comprising agriculturists and manufacturers, landlords and merchants, Liberals and Tories—all working most, cordially for the common good. Among those present were Lord Lurgan, Sir R. Bateson, Bart., G. Macartney, Esq., Lissanoure Castle; J. M'Neile, Esq., J.P. ; D. R. Ross, Esq., M.P. ; Colonel Blacker, Armagh ; Rev. Fletcher Blakely, Rev. John Porter, Rev. Ross Jebb, Charles P. Leslie, Esq., Glasslough ; J. T. Tennent, Esq., John Handcock, Esq., H. J. Porter, Esq., Tendra gee ; William S. Crawford, Esq., M.P., Crawfords burn ; John S. Crawford, Esq., Robert M‘Kibben, Esq., James Campbell, Esq., John Charley, Esq., Daniel Lindsay, Esq., Dromore ; Frederick William Hayes, Esq., Seapatrick, Banbridge ; and C. B. Grim shaw, Esq. Lord LURGAN shaving been moved to the Chair, said—This Society, Gentlemen, is still in its infancy ; but when we read the list of landed proprietors, mer chants, and millowners, who have connected themselves with this Society, I think the greatest man among you may feel himself honoured by being enlisted with such an undertaking--an undertaking so likely to prove beneficial to the country.—(Hear, hear.) I believe, Gentlemen, there is not a mad scheme but has had its supporters ; and it was only a few days since that I heard of a chairman presiding over a meeting of an Aerial Steam Company, which expected to be able to carry persons to the East Indies in four days and a half.—(Laughter.) Gentlemen, I would much rather preside over your Society than the one to which I have just referred, for yours is a truly substantial, sensible, and practical sort of undertaking.—(Hear, hear.) The time is past for arguing the principles of this Society; however, Gentlemen, with your permission, I will say a few words as to those princi ples. Eighty thousand tons of flax are annually im ported into Great Britain, and five or six millions of money are annually expended in purchasing flax in other countries. Now, Gentleman, Ido not conceive that we are in a condition to fling away such an amount of money ; but the question is—what is to be done ? What are we to do, to obtain this profitable market for ourselves ?—(Hear, hear.) Our soil is quite as good as the soil of any other country. Indeed, Mons. Demann, the Society's agriculturist from Belgium, has taken the bull by the horns on this question, for he has asserted that the worst land in Ireland (moun tainous districts excepted) will have as good a crop of flax as any other country in the world ; and as for our climate, it is as favourable for the growth of flax as any other.—(Hear, hear.) We have, then, soil and climate in our favour, but, from indolence and other causes this source of wealth is lost to the country, and this source of employment is lost to the popula tion.—(Hear, hear.) This, Gentleman, is but an im perfect outline of the motives of the founders of this Society, for its utility cannot be questioned by any one.—(Hear, hear.) Our Secretary will now read the Report of the Society's operations, and inform you of the progress it has made since the last meeting. Mr. SKINNER, who read the Report, stated that he had received letters, apologising for non-attendance, from the Marquis of Donegall, Marquis of Down shire, Lord Viscount Templeton, J. W. Maxwell, Esq., Finnebrogue ; Lord Newry and Mourne, Sir Thomas Staples, Bart., Lord Gwford, Lord Erne, and many other distinguished individuals. Sir ROBERT BATESON rose to move the first reso lution :—" That the Report then read be adopted by the meeting." He said—My Lord and Gentlemen, this resolution is put into my hands to propose to the meeting. I take a deep interest in the success and welfare of this Society, and I fully concur with what has fallen from Lord Lurgan on the subject. This is a Society where men of all creeds and parties may meet to promote a common object—the good of the nation generally. I am of opinion that landlords should encourage such a Society as this. lam of opinion that the country might be greatly benefited by the culture of flax; for if we were able, in this part of the island, to produce flax of good quality from our poor soil and ungenial climate, what was to be expected from the better soil of the south of Ire land ? And I am sure, that if we should be able to introduce with success the cultivation of flax in the south, there was no one in Ulster who would be jealous of that success. It occurred to me, on visit ing the Netherlands, and witnessing the splendid crops of flax which there met my eye, that that was a plant which would admirably suit the soil and climate of the south of Ireland. Ido not consider the soil and cli mate of Ulster good enough for the crop. lam glad to have an opportunity of coming before you to-day, and of observing the interest which is taken in your proceedings ; and what I have seen and heard in spires me with a hope that the Society will go on and prosper. It is the duty of proprietors of the soil, as well as of large establishments, to take up the sub ject. You all know what could be done by machi nery—that in fact it was just now providing goods too fast for the demand, for one man could at present perform fully as much labour as ten could formerly do. It was the duty, then, of landlords to see what could be done for the improvement of the soil, and the providing of labour for the unemployed population. Sir R. Bateson concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. SKINNER here exhibited a well-grown sample of hemp, from the neighbourhood of Caledon, which was inspected by several gentlemen. The crop from which this was selected had a splendid appearance when on foot. D. R. Ross, Esq., M.P., said he had much plea sure in rising to second the resolution proposed with so much spirit and cogent reasoning by Sir Robert Bateson. Nothing but the interest awakened in his mind last year could have drawn him from home this week, when every day and every hour was to him of more than ordinary value. He felt the greatest inte rest in agricultural affairs, and it might, therefore, be well imagined how great was the pleasure which he derived from this day's proceedings ; for if there ever was a time when it was incumbent on those who lived by agriculture to give it their best attention, this was the time, and th e p ar ti cu l ar t i me. Prices of farm pro duce, as pointed out by the Report, had this season been greatly depressed, and it was with some d!ffieulty the farmer could pay his rent—that, in fact, agricultural distress prevailed. He agreed, to a certain extent, with the statement of the Committee ; but he trusted, that in some little time this distress would pass away ; yet it was incumbent on them to boldly meet the difficulties of the time, and triumph over them, for it was the duty of the agriculturist to use all the means within his reach to remedy his position.— (Hear, hear.) There was one thing he observed d to pleased—he had heard ay with which he was much conflicting interests reconciled—he had found the merchant, the manufacturer, and the agriculturist uniting for a common purpose, and acknowledging that the interest of the one was identical with the interest of the other—(Hear, hear.) They were so in a more extended point of view than that which came before them that day.—(Hear, hear.) When Britain was engaged in a lengthened war, agriculture and manufactures were stimulated to an unprece dented extent ; but at present they were goaded on by another sort of agency—by sharp necessity — (Dear, hear) —but instead of folding their arms, and allowing despair to weigh heavy on their minds, they should press forward to overcome any obstacles in their path to improvemeut.—(Hear, hear.) They were entering upon a new era in agriculture, and if they did not take advantage of those improvements which from time to time came before them, they only were to blame.—(Hear, hear.) Let them consider that the flax-spinning trade in Belfast had been raised to such an eminence as that which it now occupied, and what would be the state of things if, from any cause, war were to break out between us and those nations from whom we had heretofore drawn our supply of the raw material ? Sir Robert Bateson had stated that 80,000 tons of flax had been imported from the Continent in one year. 'Phis vast quantity was brought from the Baltic, from Holland from Belgium, and from France ; and if any occur rence were to arise by which their ports would be closed against us, and the supply stopped, the trade of Belfast would be placed in a mos t disastrous co d'- tion. He knew that this v i ew o f the question might be turned against himself, in connection with another subject to which he would not farther allude than to say that in the one case Itra,s one branch of manu factures which was benefited, - n w t h h e e re co , minmethrcee of other,.e they would have rip ' and to t world. He thanked them for the attention with which he had been heard, and concluded, amid applause, by seconding the resolution, which was put, and passed unanimously. • WU. S. CRAwr oaD En p roe to wove the second resolution. He felt happy in advocating .the,.' (-; claims of such a Society, becau se h e (M r. Crawford) 2 4 was well assured that its object s were truly praise- b'• - worthy ; and the Society proposed to encourage . ' small farmers.—(Hear, hear.) He a c t e d i consistency with his (Mr. Crawford'sp 1 avowoii. ciples in supporting such a resolution, for he always was an advocate for the interests of the small farmer. He supported the Society also, because the cultivation of flax gave employment to many persons, and h e was on that account anxious that it should be encouraged. The Rev. FLETCHER BLAKELY rose to second the resolution. The immediate business of the meeting having th us been gone through, it was moved and agreed to, that it is desirable that the Royal Agricultural Society should hold their annual cattle show in Belfast next year. Committees were also appointed to collect sub scriptions in the different counties in Ulster, in order to raise a sum (1,5001. was named) to defray the ex penses of the show. Lord Downshire has opened $ list, headed by his own name for 501., and Lord Hills borough and Lord Erne have each subscribed 251. JOAN APNEILE, Esq., said that the Royal Agricul tural Society for Ireland were prepared to expend 7001. in premiums, in Belfast and its neighbourhood, if they were deserved. CORONERS' INQUESTS. FATAL ACCIDENT AT WATERLOO BRlDGE.—Yes terday Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, held an inquest at the Hero of W a t er l oo, Waterloo-road, on the body of Donald 11‘Donald, aged 22 years. James Templeman stated that deceased, with a party of young men, were returning o n S un d ay afternoon from a rowing match, upon which deceased had betted. They had been drinking a good deal, and the deceased was in a high state of e xc it ement, ' partly arising from being a winner on the match, and partly from the liquor taken after. When they reached the toll-bar on the Surrey side of the bridge, deceased attempted to leap the gate, but was stopp e d by the gatekeeper. On his friends paying, however, he leapt over, and challenged one of the party to run a race ; they did so for about twenty yards, when de ceased leapt upon the parapet, daring the other to do the like. He ran on the parapet for about forty yards, when he fell over, striking his head against the abutment of the bridge, into about a foot of water, the tide being out at the time. Witness thinks the wind, which was pretty high, blew him over. J. Caulfield confirmed the preceding evidence, adding that the Thames-police boat was t.venty-five minutes bringing him ashore, and that deceased was thrown in the bottom like a dead dog. Mr. CARTER said the conduct of the police was to be reprobated, and, no medical man being examined, the Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." The deceased was the only support of a widowed mother. Mr. Higgs held an inquest the same evening at four o'clock, in the " Black Bull," Little Chapel street, Westminster, on the body of Henry Frederick Dumbarton, aged 38 years. It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses that deceased was a very healthy and remarkably sober man. That on Sunday morning last he rose at half past six, and took a walk till half-past eight, when he came in to breakfast. While sitting down he suddenly turned pale and fell upon the floor ; his wife sum moned some of his neighbours who ran for medical assistance, which, however came not, and the man died about nine o'clock. It was elicited by the Jury, that Mr. Campbell, the parish doctor, Mr. Paynter, and Mr. Davis, had been successively called upon, and they each excused themselves on the plea that they could not leave their shops, one of them recommending that the police should be called to carry the dying man to the hospital. Mr. HIGos said there was no law to compel medical attendance, but, fortunately instances of utter heart lessness like the present were seldom exhibited. The Jury, after expressing. a hope that such con duct would be exposed, returned a verdict " Died by the Visitation of God." SINGULAR. DEATu.—Yesterday afternoon, an in quest was held at the Hero of Waterloo, Wa terloo-road, before William Carter, Esq., the Co roner for Surrey, on view of the body of Sarah Fuller, a maiden lady, aged 65 years. The deceased resides in Stamford-street ; and, on Saturday week last, as she was taking up a trussed turkey to look at, slightly pricked the back of the third finger on her right hand, near to the knuckle joint, with the point of an iron skewer, which was rusted. Towards the evening the wound became extremely painful, her hand and arm swelling greatly, and she complained of feeling excessively ill, and was seized with violent retching and sickness. On the following morning she was visited by her usual medical attendant, who found her confined to her bed, labouring under fever, and great debility and exhaustion ; her hand and arm were much swollen, and the latter in a high state of inflammation. She was treated with the view of stopping the progress of the affection, but, on the Wednesday following, she expired from the effects of the irritation of the stem and exhaustion, consequent upon mortification.) Verdict—" Accidental death." REMOVAL OF THE INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE CHARTISTS TO THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—We understand that, on Monday last, all the sixty defen dants indicted at the late Special Commission at Liverpool and who then traversed., to the next As sizes, were served with summonses of a merely for mal nature, the terms of which, we understand, not a little puzzled some of them, as they were therein required " to come before her Majesty on the 15th November instant, wheresoever her Majesty should be in England." As her Majesty is now at Walmer Castle, near Dover, the appearance of some of the defendants there would no doubt cause considerable surprise. We know that some of them seriously contemplated the necessity of surrendering in person, in London ; while others, we believe, have instructed a London attorney to put in an appearance for them. We believe the legal effect of this is merely to give the parties formal notice that the indictments against them have been removed, by the Attorney-General, from Lancashire and Cheshire, into the Court of Queen's Bench. In this case, there fore, in all probability, neither personal surrender nor appearance by attorney will be requisite ; and the re newal of the bail, if necessary at all, will very likely be taken in the country, under an order of the Court. —Manchester Guardian. It was stated a few days ago that four of the regis trars of the Court of Bankruptcy were to go into the country to assist in putting the new bankrupt law into operation in the district courts. Two of them only, however, are gone, Mr. Parry and Mr. Campbell. Mr Parry is commissioned to go to Birmingham, and Mr. Campbell to Liverpool, and we suppose that he nil also go to Manchester and Leeds, as occasion may re quire. This arrangement of the Chancellor's is likely to be extremely useful to the public, by establishing a uniformity of practice throughout the different courts. The Hon. F. Curzon takes Mr. 'arry's duties in London. BRIGHTON, Nov. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean have entered into a third engagement with the mana gers of our theatre, commencing last night. Mr. Kean played Macbeth and Mrs. Kean Lady Macbeth. This evening they appear in the Rose of Arragon, to•mor row in Richard the Third, on Thursday in Much Ado About Nothing, and on Friday they take their benefit. During the whole of their engagements they have been playing to excellent houses. It is a fact that the managers reckon upon the engagement of Mr. Kean as the only means of enabling t hem to g o through the season. Mr. and Mrs. Kean g o from hence to Bir mingham, to fulfil an engagement. FIRE ON HOLBORN-HlLL. —Yesterday morning, about twenty minutes before one, much alarm was created in the immediate vicinity . of Holborn, owing to a fire (which at first threatened to be attended with a ansustained, escape ment the most disastrous consequences) breaking out on throughv Insurancellartln' the premises in the occupancy of ren l a l l e a s n sr d s. wholesale tea-dealers, situate at No. 76, 11,1 0 6 . hill. The fire was soon subdued, but not before damage to the amount of nearly 500/. . will fa T ll h u e p fi o r n e th m e .as W e e a s u t s o ed f of gas under the shop. which COln pany. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.— On Tuesday, 26th ult., an occurrence of a most painful between Kishorn and Apple cross. man, nature took place passing on a visit to his parentsss. A young from the former to the latter place, was unable, owing to the fall of snow that had taken place du •ri the night, to proceed by the way that crosses over byeway which leads er the top of the hill. Taking a from the end of Loch Kishorn to the farm of Ari h • g riseach, from whence he thought he would soon reach his father's, as he was passing he went to a house at Russel to warm himself, being com pletely benumbed with cold. The hospitable occupants . of the house entreated of him to remain a few days till the road should be passable, but no solicitations could prevail upon him to wait. The weather, instead of clearing up, became more and more boisterous, and the young man, unable to reach shelter, was not heard of again till the Saturday following, when his body was found by some shepherds at some distance from any path.—Caledonian `Mercury. ROYAL " BICKEE."—Among the various presents made to her Majesty during her tour in Scotland, one, and that not the least interesting, which has re mained unnoticed until now, was a bicker, or quaich, presented to her by the Earl of Mansfield during her short sojourn at Scone Palace. The quaich was sent to the Earl by Mr. M'Robie, lapidary, George street, for presentation to her j M t aes y, who after ac cepting it, and examining it care fu lly, admiration of the ingenious manner in N • ich it was f a shioned. It was mad e o f 500 ieces of fNo' u r different infiniteand did credit to the artist who put it together, an individual, we believe, belonging to the Carse of Gowrie. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, we understand, partook of dock-a n-dhorris ou t o f th e bicker, imm.ediatel/ pre vious to the R o y a l carr i age l eav i n g the Peace.— ' Perth Courier. -....: _~ eir Its tea