The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-02 00:00:00

THE SUN', LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN ;I . *, NOVEMBER 2 1849. 4 f f . ; 15. 1 4 , irb Tiz•"°lliti, SUN OFFICE, Seven o Cluck. QUEEN'S BENCH—(TILLS DA (Sittings in Banco.) TRH WEEKLY DISPATCH. —TILE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. HARMER. Sir FREDERICK TRESIGER said—My Lords, in this case, which was tried before Lord Denman, at the sit tings here last term, and in which a verdict was found for the plaintiff, with 5001. damages, I am instructed to apply to your Lordships for a rule to show cause why there should not b 3 a new trial, on the ground of misdirection ; also upon an affidavit which I shall have to produce to your Lordships. This was an action brought by the Duke of Brunswick against the proprietor of the Weekly Dispatch newspaper for various alleged libels contained in that. paper. The declaration was rather of an extra ordinary character ; there were five counts in it, the first belog upon a libel alleged to have been published is the month of September, 1830, being nineteen years ago. There were four other counts, which list of all stated this libel of September, 1830, and then alleged further maliciously contriving and intending to injure the plaintiff, published further libels in the year 1847, the last of them being on the 1.) , „h of March, 1848. The defendant pleaded, with respect to the whole of the declaration which v;a3 connected with the libel of the year 1830, the Statute of Limitation ; and as to the Lair other libels contained in the four other counts be pleaded not guilty. My Lords, I may as well admit at once that if the question had depended upon the libel that was published in the month of September, 1830, it would have been quite impossible fof me to have contended that the various passages in the article in question were within the fair and legitimate province of the editor, even with regard to a public character like the Duke of Brunswick ; but I have no doubt whatever that if that libel had been entirely out of the question, all the others comprised under the plea of "not guilty" might have been satisfactorily shown not to have exceeded these limits ; and therefore it was of course of great importance that we should ascer tain what consideration was given to the plea of the Statute of Limitations, which of course referred to the libel of 1830. The Duke of Bruns wick conducted his own case, and he seems to enjoy peculiar advantage in consequence, for he does not employ counsel. He called a person who described himself as Captain Rennault, who stated that before the 14th of March, 1848—why he fixed that day I am at a loss to understand—but he stated before the 14th of March, 1848, he went to the Weekly Dis- Fitch office, and called for various newspapers, Some of the date of 1837, the dates of the libels, and one of the 19th of September, 1830. The person who was present in the shop stated he would look amongst the files of the old newspapers to see hether be had a copy of the paper of the 19th of September, 1830, and that he must call again on the next day for an answer; and on the next day he stated he went to the office of the Dispatch, and there received the paper in question. In the course of the examination he stated that he was sent by the Duke of Beunswick to purchase that newspaper, and that he delivered the paper to the Duke himself. At the trial there were two copies of the paper of the 19th of Sept., 1830, produced—one which had been filed in the British Museum, which was brought from there ; the other was the one which was alleged to have been purchased by Captain Rennault and delivered to the Duke, having been marked by him so as to enable him to identify it in the manner I have described. I insisted at the trial that with regard to the libel of 1830 there had been no publication within six years, and I suggested also that supposing his Lordship decided against me on that point that there was sufficient publication, still that the jury ought to be warned that they were not to give damages for the publica tion in 1830, but that they were to look at the circumstances of ;the publication in 1848, and that they were to assess their damages in respect of the damage which they might suppose to have resulted to the Duke from the publication in a later year. Hie Lordship was of opinion that he ought to caution the jury in that way. The whole case went to the jury as an in tended republication of these libels and articles, originally published in 1830, and the jury, as I have already stated, gave a verdict for 5001. damages. Now 1 respectfully submit to your Lordships that Lord Denman was wrong, in the first place, in holding that there was any publication at all of this article of the 19 of September, 1830, within the Aix years. I apprehend that in order to prove a publication a civil action you must show a publication of a libel to a third party and it has been repeatedly held that although it be perfectly true that if you send a sealed letter to a person containing libellous matter, that will he a sufficient publication to found an indictment on, on account of its tendency to load to a breach of the peace, yet that, in a civil action, if you send a letter to a per son who happens to ba libelled in that letter, it is no publication, because it is to him, and no damage retails whatever from it. I take it, therefore, to be perfectly tru, that, if the Duke of Brunswick had himself gone to the Weekly Dispatch office, and hid himssli become a purchaser of the newspaper of the 19th of September, 1830, that it couldl Lever for one moment be contended, according to the authorities, that there was a sufficient publication to render the proprietors of the Weekly Dispatch liable in a civil action. And if I em right in that position, then I apprehend that when a party sends a third person, as the Duke of Bruns wick did this Captain Rennault, to purchase for him the paper containing the article in question, that it is precisely the same as if the Duke of Bruns wick had himself gone and purchased it ; for the party thus sent to purchase was the agent of the Duke of Brunswick ; he was put into his place, and after all the whole proceeding is neither more nor less than a publication by the Duke of Bruns wick himself. Now, your Lordships will ob serve, it is not like the case of a newspaper which has been in recent circulation, and in which the Act of Parliament has provided for a particular course of proceeding to prove the publication—namely, by enabling the party bringing an action to show by a declaration filed at the Stamp-office who are its pro prietors, and the paper itself from the same establish ment, in order to show that it has been circulated throughout the country, and that the party, therefore, is not merely libelled in the particular copy of the paper produced, but that he is libelled in the paper wherever it has been circulated ; but in this case the paper had become, to use a familiar ex pression, a dead letter altogether. It was published the same as if it had been a pamphlet forming a portion of the old stock on a bookseller's shelf, and as if the Duke of Brunswick had gone there himself and purchased it. And although it would have been a very hard case had the bookseller been punished for selling it, yet it is possible, even under such circum stances, that the Duke of Brunswick might have maintained an indictment against such a party for having sold that pamphlet to him in his shop, but it would have been no publication to the world. But it is quite clear that the Duke of Brunswick could not maintain a civil action, because no damage could have been sustained, inasmuch as it was a publication to himself. And, my Lords, there is an additional reason here why this should not be regarded as a publication, because your Lordships can entertain no doubt whatever that, but for the application of the Duke of Brunswick, this paper would never have been published at all ; and the Duke is therefore, I may say, guilty of deceit, it' I may so speak, in sending to a ewapaper office to induce the servants of its proprietor to republis) a long forgotten number, one which would never have been put into publication again, but through the instrumentality ,of the Duke himself, who com plains now of a publication caused solely by himself. Your Lordships will observe that it is necessary to prove that there was another publica tion within six years. He cannot rest upon the publication of September, 1830. If there had been no Statute of Limitations pleaded, it would;have been for the jury to state what damage should be given for the old, stale, forgotten libel, published more than eigh teen years ago. But inasmuch as by the Statute of Limitations the Duke of Brunswick was obliged to show that there was a publication within that period, and the only paper produced is one which he sent; his agent to purchase, and induced the proprietor the pap er t o se ll , i t was j ust t h e same as if th e of had gone to the shop and had himself carried it away. Now Ido not know whether it is necessary that I should state t o y our Lordships, with regard to the position I have v en t ure d to lay clown, that if I send . an agent to a shop to purchase a paper, it cannot be any publication to a third party, and therefore that .such a ...fact cannot be received, in order to fe and claim for damages. I apprehend that is con)a lately settled. I have looked through various authorities, but I apprehend there is no doubt about that, and I will not, therefore, trouble the Court with them. Therefore, if that be so, am a . Light in saying that if the Duke had gone himself to the office for the purpose of purchasing the old newspaper—for I lay great stress upon this not being a newspaper not then or recently in circulation—if the Duke himself had gone to purchase that newspaper, can there be in your Lordships' opinion any distinction between a purchase of that kind and the purchase of a bcok which happened to have laid for , years upon a high shelf in a book seller's snop, of which perhaps no ether copy might be in existence, and which is purchased by the party himself, carried home by him, and the publication of which he himself was the occasion of? Can it be said or 01V I contended for a moment, under there circun?- 17- 4 stances, that a party is e n t itled to maintain an action for deranges for any supposed injury he may imagine his reputation had received from a pub lication of which he was the sole cause. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Was it shown at the trial that the paper was sold at the request of the plaintiff? Sir F. THESIGER—Yes, my Lord, it was distinctly proved. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—I think you stated there were two independent acts. Sir F. THESIGER—Oh, no. I asked the wit ness if he was sent by any one to purchase the paper, and he said he was. I then asked if he was sent e by the Duke of Brunswick, and he said " I was." " What did you do with it," I next asked. He answered, "I gave it to the Duke, who told me to mark it, as it might be wanted afterwards." Why, such a course of proceeding was in effect laying a trap, in order to have an excuse for saying that an article had been written aganist him, and I believe I am right in saying that if the Duke had purchased the paper himself he could not have maintained a civil action. But I hold that in this transac tion the agent was just the same as the Duke, because the Duke makes him an agent for the publication. Therefore, I apprehend it is per fectly clear that he was not entitled to maintain an action upon such a publication. My Lord, I need hardly point out to you how vast an amount of hardship would result to parties if such a course as this were permitted. The person who originally wrote may have been dead, dead for several years, another person may have become proprietor of the paper, and a party may come to buy a copy of an old paper, and the p erson in the shop not having the slightest notion of the contents of a newspaper of such an old date, and caring little or nothing about them, may not hesitate to sell a paper which may be made the ground of an action for libel, as in this case. And if a person incite a publication of this kind, and maintain an action, I appeehend the danger and hardship upon the proprietors of news papers—upon new proprietors, I may say, as well as upon old—would be great indeed. They have much to answer for at present, but if this is to be laid down as the law, they would indeed have much more to answer for. But, at all events, supposing that this was a publication such as would entitle the Duke to receive damages, why, surely, the jury ought to have been cautioned that the damages which they were to estimate were not the damages that would be commensurate for the libel, as published in 1830, and circulated through out the country, but the damage which could be sus tained by the Duke himself, having procured an old copy of the newspaper, and having a newspaper of that kind in his possession. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—What did Lord Denman state to the jury ? Sir FREDERICK THESIGER—Lord Denman did not say anything upon this point. I said to his Lordship, "I don't know whether your Lordship thinks it right to tell the jury that the question with regard to the damages for the publication in 1830 must depend upon the damage sustained by the publication in 1848, and the way in which it was published," to which his Lordship replied, " I do not think I should." I really think I have made out a case for the rule for which I apply. Their Lordships having consulted a few minutes, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said—Have you more to urge on this point, or on any other? Sir F. THESIGER said he had also to urge his application on the ground of excessive damages, while he also thought it right to bring an affidavit before their Lordships with regard to the evidence of the person Rennault. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said—With regard to the point the Learned Counsel had been arguing, lie should like to have the papers, in order that he might consult Lord Denman. Sir F. THESIGER observed, that as the discussion arose upon the point whilst his Lordship was summing up, he might have no note of ir. His own recollection, however, was perfectly distinct upon the matter, and he had no doubt Lord Denman would also re collect it. His friend Mr. Martin was with him, and it was after communication with him that he urged the point upon his Lordship, and no doubt he took a note of it. With regard to Captain Rennault, they proved this, that he purchased this newspaper before the 14,11 of March, 1848. He said he knew it was prior to that date, because on the 14th of March he went abroad, he having provided himself with a passport for the occasion. He wished their Lordships to bear in mind that the two copies of the 19th of September, 1830, were produced—one from the British Museum, and the other alleged to have been purchased by Capt. Rennault at the office of the Dispatch. This person described himself as a teacher of languages ; it appeared he was now studying hat-making in the Borough. Front the affidavits which he had it appeared that a person named Plum mer, a news-agent, had been applied to by a person named Eason, early in 1848, to pro cure some numbers of the Satirist, and he having done so, Eason requested him to procure three or four numbers of the Weekly Dispatch published in 1847 and 1848, which he did. Eason then requested him to obtain a paper of the 19th September, 1830. lie first offered him is., then 55., and subsequently he rose to 51. Mr. Plummer made inquiries, and discovered that a person named Moat had a file of the Weekly Dispatch for 1830, but he, on application, declined to sell the copy of the particular paper. He, however, agreed to sell the whole file for 31., upon which Plummer said he would introduce him to the person who had commissioned him to make the purchase, who turned out to be Mr. Hoddy, the secretary to the Duke of Brunswick, whose letters were intro duced into some of the libels in the year 1847, and one of whose letters was produced at the trial by the Duke of Brunswick. The money was paid, and the file was delivered to Mr. Hoddy by Mr. Moat. This was about the month of July or August, 1848. Their Lordships would observe that Rennault said he purchased his copy prior to the 14th of March, 1848. He had the affidavit of two persons who were en gaged at the Weekly Dispatch:office—one, who had been twenty-five years connected with that establish ment, said that in 1841 he displayed a list of all the old newspapers prior to that date which were then on hand, and subsequently, after retaining three or four copies of the newspapers which had not been disposed of, the . rest, were sold for waste paper. He entered, the particulars, of those papers which were found to be in the office in 1841 in a book, which was made an exhibit in this case, and there was then in the office of the Weekly Dis patch a single copy of the paper of the 19th September, 1830. He afterwards delivered all the unsold copies to a Mr. Tibbets, who joined in the affidavit, and who swears that he never had a copy of the paper of the 19th of September, 1830, and that he kept all the copies thus sold to him for waste paper until the month of November, 1848, when he delivered them back to Mr . Wood of the Weekly Dispatch ; and both Mr. WOod and Mr. Tibbets say that it was quite impossible that any newspaper, of the 19th September, 1830, could have been sold at the Dispatch office between 1841 and 1848, down to November 1848, for no paper of the kind was in the office. Mr. Rennault said that he purchased his copy of the paper at the Dispatch office in March, 1848, and that he was told to mark it .in order that he might iden tify it in - future. Now, if he had purchased prior to March, 1848, for what earthly reason, when the Duke of Brunswick was in possession of this im portant paper, could his secretary be negotiating, in July or August, 1848, for a file of the Weekly Dis patch of the year 1830 ? And when their Lordships round that there were only two copies produced on the trial, one from the British Museum and the other the copy alleged to have been purchased by Rennault, their Lordships must arrive at the con elusion that the copy alleged to have been so purchased was the one on the file sold by Mr. Moat in July or August,lB4B, and that Rennault had converted that purchase from Moat to the purpose of the trial, using it as a purchase from the Weekly Dispatch office, and as sold in March, 1848. Their Lordships would see that Ren nault must have told a falsehood for the purpose of establishing the publication of the libel in 1848, and obtaining damages. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE asked if there was any evidence to show that any inquiry had been made at the office of the Weekly Dispatch for the paper in question prior to the 14th March, 1848 ? Sir F. THESIGER replied in the negative. There was great difficulty in the way of obtaining such proof. Various persons were employed in the Weekly Dispatch office, one had since alx conded, and another had died ; and, therefore, the fact required by Lis Lerabhip could not be positively ascertained. But then, perheps, he ought to add, that Mr. \Vccd and Mr. Tibbits were the only persons who bed had charge of the papers since 1841, and they state that the pipers were kept under lock and key, and no eepy could have teen sold without their km , wledge. tphae:n: Justice COLERIDGE—Then one cr other of must have Sir F. e been the person who searched for the THESIGER said, no doubt that would have been so. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE inquired if they stated in their affidavits that any inquiries had been made for the paper in 1848 ? Sir F. TDESIGER replied that they did not say one word. Supposing even Rennault came in 1848, so many parties Here in the habit of coming to the office that it would be quite impossible for persons employed there to swear es to those who came. It was almost impossible to do so. It was also very important to mention that Mr. Seele, ti.e de fendant's attorney, actually tried to get a paper of the 19th of September, IS3O, for the purposes of the trial, and that he could not procure one, %d id' he thought strong additional evidence in support of the affidavits of Mr. \Vood and Mr. Tibbits. Ile trusted he had stated sufficient to induce the Court to grant his application. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE — Take a rule upon the last point. Rule nisi granted accordingly. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DA CLARKE V. HUNT. This action was brought to recover 191. for two dogs. a retriever and a setter, and it was tried before the Sheriff for Surrey, when a verdict for the full amount was found for the plaintiff. Mr. BURNEY applied for a rule nisi on the ground that the sheriff ought to have nonsuited the plaintiff. The de'enclant, it appeared, entered into a contract for the purchase of the two dogs, reserving to himself the nett of returning them if they did not suit him. One of the dogs turned out to be Mel. ss for the purpose in tended, and he was desirous of returning it, but the plaintiff refused to take it back, alleging at the trial that the contract was a joint one, and could not ba re pudiated unless both the dons ware returned. On the part of the defendant, it vs as now contended that the con tract was of a divisible nature, and that he might return one dog and keep another. The COURT thought the verdict returned by the jury was a proper one, for it there was a joint contract the defendant ought to havo kept both, or returned both dogs.—Applicalifuse_d. THE PEACE CONGRESS. GREAT MEETING AT MANCHESTER. (retold OUR OWN REPORTER.) Last night a crowded meeting was held in the Free Trade hall, Manchester, to receive the report of the delegates to the Peace Congress at Paris, and to meet a toreign deputation consisting of M. Horacc Say, Coun cillor of State, M. Francesque Bouvet. M. Bastiat, Members of the Chamber of Deputies; M. Puritan* M. Guillaumin, editor of the Journal des Economistes; M. Joseph Gamier, secretary of the Paris Peace Congress. On the platform wero John Bright, Esq., M.P., E. Fry, Esq., Sir Elkanah Armitage, President Mutton of Oberlin College, United States, and many influential gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Ricdarel Cobden, Esq., M.P., seas unavoidably prevented from being present. Thu chair was taken at a little after seven o'clock by George Wilson, E.sq. The French deputation on their appearance were greeted with repeated cheering. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that for some years it had oaten afforded him great pleasure to see this hall crowded with persona intent upon obtain ing information upon most of the great questions of the day ; and he might say that speeches had been delivered in this hall which had exercised an influence throughout the world; yet he thought no meeting heretofore had been held there which would have a greater effect upon future generations than the present one. They had met to night to show that whatever cries Governments might raise for national dt fences, there were in the country men who thought that proper understanding might be preserved by better means than by those which Govern ments had hitherto used. This was the third meeting this week at which the foreign gentlemen presented themselves; this was the third meeting in England which had arisen out of that glorious Peace Congress at Paris held this year. He need not allude to the rapid progress of peace principles. Some time ago we had been terrified by letters shooing that there was great danger that a French flset would sail up the Thames some fine morn ing and run away with the Queen and the Lord Mayor. Well, their fears had come to pass, an army of French had invaded our shores, but instead of running away wi;l. the Queen they had sent us their King.—(Laugh ter.) 'They bad dined at the Mansion House, but he did not know the First Magistrate had been in any great fear during the repast. The Peace Question was One which would very soon have to be grappled with by the Government, it would press upon them for settlement in its moral and i n its financial bearing. There were great numbers of men in the country who now thought that there were better uses to which to apply the muscle and sinew of our population than to employ them in aggressive war, other methods of emplying surplus capital than in laying it out on cannon-balls, other duties for our clergy than to call upon them to degrade their religion by consecrating the colours of the regi ments. The two great nations represented here had often led the van in the field of battle, but de hoped from ibis time forth that they would do all they could toge ther to repair the irijurles which they had done to society. It would cost millions to raise up another Wellington or another Napole n. It aas time then to turn to other methods of employing the energies of the two nations, and the results of such co operation would not be reckoned Ly the number of slain, nor by the millions of debt, but by the universal benefits conveyed to society. Letters wero then read from Victor Hugo, Lamartine the Archbishop of Paris, Gerardin, editor of La Presse excusing themselves from being present on this occasion, owing to political engagements. The names of these g entlemen, especially that of M. de Lamartine, were received with enthusiastic applause. Mr. EDMUND FRY then came forward and said— It was pleasant to him to have to speak of the great kindness which had barn shown to the Beg. fish and American delegates to the Peace Congress !iy the French Government and people. The Peace Congress Committee had now been organized one year to which two duties had been committed. First, that of instituting a series of operations in support o' Mr. Cebdsn's projected motion in the House for the substitution of arbitration treaties for war. Meetings in pursuance of this duty had been held over the country, and the consequence was that more than a thousand petitions had been poured in upon the House in support of those principles. A great effect had been produced upon the House by these petitions, and on the motion being brought forward, eighty-one members voted in Mr. Cobden's minority. Toe second duty, to make arrangements for the holding of a Peace Congress at Paris, which had been suggested by the congress at Brussels the year before. Certainly the Times news paper had attempted to sneer them down, but the friend of peace were not to be put down by such means, and the committee continued to make its arrangement?, and Mr. Elihu I3urrit and Mr. Richards proceeded to Paris to endeavour to institute a sympathy there, notwithstand irg that they had been told that the French people were so essentially a war-loving people, and their errand was not a fruitless one. But, in truth, on trying the pulse of the principal men in France, they encountered more encouragement than they had dared to hope. In July, these gentlemen paid a second visit to Paris to obtain authority for holding a Congress, as Paris was in that time in a state of siege. Having obtained thus from M. Dupont, Minister of the Interior, and from him, as well as from M. de Tocqueville, received the assurance of the highest sympathy. The consequence was that 700 delegates from England and America were ready to attend the Congress in Paris. These gentlemen were received by the French Government with the highest demonstrations of respect and confidence. During the whole three days on which the Congress lasted, riot one incident occurred to disturb the general harmony. The result was that three resolutions arrived at, the first expressing that the war system was utterly opposed to the principles of justice, humanity, end religion ; the second, that the principle of arbitra tion should be adopted by all nations, instead of war; and thirdly, that as a result of the other two, that all nations should proceed to a general and simultaneous disarming. The whole Congress bad passed amid the universal respect and adwiration of the French people. He believed that if the Congress had done nothing more, they had done this—they had pre vented the Government of France and the Government at England ever going to war with each other. l'hey had brought a new element into the settlement of all inter-national disputes for evermore. fie asked the foreign gentlemen now present, to tell the French people, when they returned to their own country, that for the future, when any point of dispute arose, send hey were told by their newspapers that it could not be settled except by war, to tell them, from what they had seen in this country, that there was a spirit growing up here, which would prevent for the future any sudden or hasty return to the iniquitous system which had so long prevailed; that there was a spirit growing in this coun- Lnryoiyn over all th which was tree euttecrenxty— prressed by two hues in a song Let those who make the quarrels Be the e so o l n u l t y ra n entofigh The firer resolution—" That this meeting desiring international arbitrationsadr believing e s ni ls disapproving og u h v b o stnthsgi that substitute tfrhe led f o o a r pnbesur t t h mf e oabrny u et n n ae - t p C p rrhoors:s a r p u r )ors.nyoos system w f ar, ad o a: a n general disarmament, rejoices to hear of the signal succees which attended the European Peace Congress lately held at Paris, and of the unanimity which pre vailed in the deliberations of that large assembly"—was then moved by Mr. A. Prentice, and seconded by Mr. Alderman Harvey, the delegates from Manchester to the Paris Peace Congress. After the resolution had been put and carried, Mr. BRIGHT. M.P., came forward amid repeated c'ieers. He thought that the English people were emi. e uently a practical people, and yet it they a ere to belies , the dicta of certain wiseacres, the English people had of late become a very visionary race, seeking after all manner of impossible things which they never could hope to attain. In London and Birmingham the principal of peace had b. en rapturously and enthus astically ived by thousands of this practical pe ogle. The ques. :ion was worth asking whether the present obje ct w hich they were pursuing was visionary or not, whether it was one they could ever ob:ain. Every morn ing the new: papers published what they called " leade rs," but which he thought were now got to be followers, and he believed that as far as leaders went, the pablic puss had much less ii flueece use r the piffle mind than it had before this tune. The friends of the peace motemett came before the peLlic in a more favourable position than eny others, inasmuch as they advocated a question Lich till men &lowed to no a blessir g. What was their experience of war ? Woe d without reckoning, treasure without reckoning, wasted industry, poverty, taxes, and crime. One-half of the gaols of England, one-half of the poor-houses in the land, were the monuments of the wars of the last fifty years—wars between this country and France. The principles of pcaco which wero advocated here to night had made such progress in this country and in America, that he believed it was impossible that war ever could arise upon any small question; but still, if there were a treaty cf arbitration between'.the ts7 o countries, the war would be reneh red actually irnpos- Armi: , e, and Ilzets were now only kepi up on pretence; but if the arbitration scheme were adopted, what miniscr or or what statesman would ever da r e to keep up armaments tor the purpose of setting question which it had already been deter mined shuuld be settled in another manner. Where armaments were put down, there would be more chance of the spread of libcrty. For lock now at the state of Europe. What was their state? Did kings rule? Did the people ? No, the armies. And so it would ever be, while the present system was continued. lie had had put into his bands a resolution regarding the foreign gentlemen here present , and in rea din g it over he could not help thinking what a change had come over hint since his childhood, when it was urged as a charge against the French that they ate frogs, and it was confh!ently affirmed that one Englishman was worth ten Frenchmen. Ile hoped that the people of Man chester would give to the gentle men who had visited them from France, that welcome which they so well knew how to give. (The meeting here rose and cheered enthusiastically for sever al minutes.) lie could tell the gentlemen that • if they went further north, they a ould find as enthusiastic a welcome there as they had here found. And he hoped that when they returned they would be able to tell their country men that there was a spirit abroad in England which might he expressed in the words which had been put by an English dramatist into the mouth of a French dramatist— " Take away the sword; states can be saved a ithout it." The lien. Gentleman concluded by moving the second resolution—" That this meeting rejoices in the oppor tunity of welcoming our French brethren to the manu facturing metropoliQ, and of acknoeledgivg to them per sonally the fraternal reception give n to the English dele gates at Paris by the Government and the people, and expresses a confident belief that conferences such as these will powerfully tend to remove long cheri.bed feelings of hostile rivalry, and to fuse all nations into ono peaceful brotherhood." Mr. NEEDHAM seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then introduced the deputies from France, who were each, on their appearance, received with three distinct rounds.of applause. M. Honace SAY then came forward, and said, it had given him and the other members of the deputation great pleasure to receive the invitation to attend this meeting, though it was somewhat mingled with regret that they had not been enabled to be introduced by Richard Cobden. He was proud to meet the people of Manchester, who had been foremost in all the great questions of civil and religious liberty, in this palace of free trade. France like England was now bending under an accumulated weight of debt, the fruits and in heritance of a long series of wars; increased also by the consequences of ktepieg up an army and nevy fit for war in a time of peace. War had never been profitable to France. In endeavouring to put down piracy, Frarce had been conducted to the north coast of Africa, and had taken p , ssession of Algiers. For twenty years they had been sending annualy to that country 20,000 men and millions of francs to nog ood. Truly, the Ministers every year had congratulated the country upon the opening of a fresh market for their manufactures. But what sort of a market was it? They had certainly been sending cut manufactures to Algiers, but they were ma nufactures which they had to buy with their own money, sent out along with the manufacturers. This would always be the fruitolsuch conquests. He was rejoiced to meet this meeting of Manchester man, b • cause it contradicted the line of a French poet who said, that " common sense was exceedingly rare.' M. F. BASTIAT then came forward, and said he dared say that they all had heard of the dumb child who, seeing his father in trouble, had been so much moved that he had burst his bonds, and cried " Father take care." He was in a similar state; he could only say " Englishmen, I thank you from the bottom of my heart." Eight years had elapsed since the night of search question had called up the papers of both countries, and two years ago a ridiculous cry of French invasion had been raised, and who would have believed that this year 51)0 Fri nehmen would visit England, and that in the presence of such a large meeting, a body of Frenchmen should be so enthusiastically received. They had been called Utopian, but he thought that all the auguries were in their faveur. They were in the place where the great Curn-law League had been established, they had one of the heroes of the cam paign, Mr. Bright, they deeply regretted the absence of Mr. Cubden, and were not the proceedings of this even ing presided over by Mr. Wilson, the chairman of the league, they had the same battle-field, and he did not see any reason who they should not have the same triumph. M. GARNIER then proceeded to address the meeting in French to the effect that he regretted not being sufficiently ♦ersed in English to address the meeting in that language; but he was so fur competent as to catch some expressions which fell from the chairman, respecting the flight of Louis Phi lippe to England, and his mind had instantly revelled to the causes of that event—a reckless expenditure in the ine instruments of war, in the absurd fortifications which might yet perhaps be used to build houses. The philosophers of France dur ing the list century had examined the prin ciples of commercial liberty, but it had remained for Manchester to show that Commercial liberty was not en utopian idea. He deplored the existence of an armed peace. During his three days visit in England he had gone from wonder to wonder, and the greatest of all seemed to him to be this meeting.—(Hear , hear.) He regrett d that the greatest poets of France, Victor Lamartine, and Beranger, all friends of peace, were not present at this meeting, to embody this meet ing in a glorious ode, which should take the place of the " Rule 13ritinnia " and " Mursellaise." Mr. BOTONNIER next addressed the meeting in French to this t ffeet—He was happy and proud to fiud himself in the Temple of Free Trade, and on a duty which had secured commercial freedom for this country, and perhaps ter all the world. There were individals in France who could appreciate the brightness of the idea, hecauie it was associated with the ideas of pre gress and l.berty Light was beginning to penetrate France, and even as tar as some o! . the greatest Protectionists in the Cham ber, for one of that party had lately moved for the im portation of English printed good, not for the use of French ladies, but fir purposes of re-exportation. He looked forward with great pleasure to the exposition of arts which was contemplated in England. He concluded by wishing prosperity to the interests of England. Mr. BEARD moved " That this meeting, considering the greatness of the work to be accomplished, calls upon all patriots and Christians for renewed personal and pe cuniary assistance, in the prosecution of the efforts for the abolition of the system of war." He wished to otpress to the meeting the deep gratification they had given to him, by flocking together to welcome their friends from the other side of the Channel. It had been said that this was a magnificent spectacle, but strangers did net know what a magnificent spectacle. If he were to say that the wealth of Manchester, the science, and the intelligence, he was sure no one eould be able to contradict. In this audience, he fancied he could see what would soon be the case, nut in Manchester, or England, or in France, but all over the world, countenances and minds which would disdain to appeal to brute force to settle all the disputes which might arise among them. Good men were generally in the minority; but when they appealed to bad means for a good end, put themselves on a level with the majority. He thought that moral force alone ; which was divine, and came from God, was irresistible. President MAHAM, of the Oberlin College, Ohio, Uni ted States, seconded the resolution. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the large meeting separated at a late hour. corn and mid Green Tea continue to get larger, and • former; terins:', there are not irenerally stilt rs ; the bi Ater kieds are :yet dealt is with'eaution, and can be 3 asily obtained at late quetatioas. Race:—To-day ih.Te was not much pas,ieg in East • idia by privata treaty, and a public sate of 500 bags B engal wcut at barely termer raats; mid white at 9s to • ; 61, and damaged Gs Cl to 83 61. Of East India • sruwroot 30 cases sold at 6d, and 86 pkgs West India I.ld to is per lb. 65 cases Tampico 51d per lb. SricEs.—There has been no public sale of Black Pep / er this week, and former rates are supported. The vs due of Malabar is from 3d to 3ii, half heavy 2-ad to 2?cl, and Sumatra 2;11 to 2i(l. Fur White Pepper the arket is quiet, and at auction 120 bags were taken in at LILL to 6d, but 6 bags of mid sold 40. Ginger met w Lift little attention. At public sale 122 A ft lean went at 36a The value of Jamaica is from 4l to noc 13arbadocs 343 to 363. East India export kind 195 , ••o 25e, and home trade sort 40s to 1403. The mask et for Pimento is still firm, and few parcels are to be obtained. There are several buyers ' of amid and good at 4id to 5d per lb. For Cr Asia Lignea prices ate nominal. On Wednesday IL 0 cbts will be offered at public sale. Holders of Cloves sti 11 remain firm, and obtain Is 6cl to 2s ld for Ben coc-len, and is 3d to is 9cl for Penang. At auction 10 bars of Zanaibar fetched 7,id. Mace by private treaty Iron 2s 2d to 2s Btl, and old 24 to 2s Id. Nutmegs at put lie sale 7 es were taken in at 2s 10d to 3s 2d; the vaaue of better sort is from 3s 3d to 43 per lb. SPreters.—For Leeward Island Rum a good trade has been concluded, whilst the rates raid are from Is 51 to Is Sid por gallon proof. Of East India a fair quantity has been sole. at Is 31 to is 3: l d proof. The terms obtained for Jamaica are fully t quad to last Friday, and the home as well as E xport demand is good. Ot Demerara some parcels leave been sold at 23 to 2s 3d fur 30 to 40 per cent over proof. Brandy is not much in demand. We quote Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 4s 2d to 4s 4d, 1847 ditto 4: 9d to 4s 11(1, 1846 ditto 5s 8(1 to 5s 101, 1845 ditto 6s 21 to Gs 41, interior sorts 2. 8d to 4s 2d, and Bordeaux 2s 41 to 2s 63. Geneva is 9d to Is 10d, and fine 2s 31 to 3,3 d. There is yet no variation in the value of British made spirit.• INDIGO.—Since the termination of the quarterly sales of East India purchases to a fair extent have been made by shippers and home dealer:, at fully former rates. The demand for fipanish is steady et late rates. FRUIT.—We have no alteration to notice in Currants this week. In old Currants a large business has been done since our last. About three cargoes were sold from 34s to 34s 61. The maiket for new Valencia Raisins is rather brisker, and some of the importers, who were selling at 41s, are now asking 425. Denia Raisins in baskets:are is dearer. There is considerable inquiry for fine Figs and Muscatels. SALTPETRE.—To day the market . for Rough pre sented a quiet appearance, and a public sale of 250 bags went at barely former rates, Calcutta 8i per cent selling at 26s 6d to 273 per cwt. Cc.curNEar...—This afternoon the public sales of 180 bags of Chineal went off quietly at rather lower terms, and not above half sold—Honduras silvers, low to good mid went at 3s 51 to 33 Ild, black 3s 10d to 4s Ild, and Mexican silvers 3s 5d per lb. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 1,900 pks American Tallow went at from 32s to 375, and 1,200 pkgs Sydney at 33s 6d to 36s per cwt ; the chief part sold, but prices are lower. Oils.—lbis afternoon at public sale 1,000 casks of Cocoa Nut Oil were only in part sold, at 32s 3d to 355 , er cwt; 20 tuns of Sperm went at from 821 to 821 103. SCIIUO.• •• •• •• •• •• • BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) Nit Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 27th day of October, ISO. issuz DZPARTMENT. Notes i55ued........ 28,470,565 Government debt 11.015,100 Other securities • • 9,981,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,193,488 Silver bullion •• • • •• 277,077 f.uted from the returns made in the week ending October 1849, is 245, 101. per cwt. COURSE OF EXCH .......... 12 3 at right • 12 1;4 P, , ,etc,tlz.;.n 12 3 25 50 fiamburgh M.ll. 13 14 litona• • ...„ •• Paris, 3 dayesight . • 25 52', Ditto, 3 months ..., 25 75., •........... 25 77% . 25 77% Frankfort on Maine.... 122 1 ,i Petersburgh, 811. 36 li,1•1111.... • • Vienna, effec. fib...". 10 Trieste, ditto.... ••.... 10 56 Madrid .............. 4 9!<2 Cadiz 493 t311b:r0..•..•.......... Barcelona LNGE.-t 'I'HIS DAY.) • • ~ 31 15 .. •• • • .......... 2G 35 .. .............. • • • • .... les ...... • • .... 40% r 7.lermo ,pc 0z........ 121% Mcysina .............. 121% Lisbon.... • • .......... 1;314 Jporto .... • • 53 ltio Janeiro • • ...... • • "nienos Ayres .. ••.. • • -- Yew York, 21 days'ilght Philadelphia .......... PRICES OP BULLION, PEIt OZ. Foreign Gold in bar5...43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 le Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11% TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. " THE ITUNCARIAN NATION COUNTS ON TUE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Koseuth's Protest against Russian lido ven- Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committeo formed to carry out the Testimonial. *.*All further Post-office orders to be made payable to Murdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received ... . • £1,119 11 71 A Few Friends to the Hungarians, Plymouth, per Mr. E. Brown Total ••• ... 1 0 0 MARKET INTELLIGENCE . - (From the London New Price Current, Nov. 2.) SUGAR.—To•day the market for West India presented a firm aspect, former rates were well supported, and grocery as well as refining kinds met with a tree sale. Of Barbadoes 123 hhds at auction realized the full cur rency, and went from 383 Gd to 40s Gd for middling to tine yellow. REFINED.—To-clay Refined goods were in excellent demand for home trade purposes, and prices are firm; good brown Lumps at 483, and fair grocery at 48s Gd to 495. Sales of Bonded Crushed Sugar are made at 2Ss Gd to 294 per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, but by private treaty several par cels were sold at fully former terms. EAST INDIA.—This afteinoc.n Bengal Sugar was in -xeellent demand, and the public sales of 7,460 bags went at full rates, whilst the whole sold; low to fine white Benet es realised 38s to 41s, good and fine strong yellow 41s Gd to 43s 61, white ditto 45s 6I to 48s 6d, good and fine yellow, like Mauritius, 38s to 40s 6d, ordinary to middling 34s 6d 37s 6d, middling soft yellow 33s to 345, soft Khaur 293, and one lot 28s 61. Of Madras 472 bags found buyers at 36s 6d to 41s 6d for grocery. FOREIGN.—To-day former rates were well kept up for Foreign Sugar, and none was effered at public sale. The private purchases for the week are 1,000 chests of yellow liavannab, in bond, chiefly at 19s Gd to 20s, and 100 chests Bahia at 183 Gd per cwt. MOLASSES.—West India continues in good request, and prices are on the advance. The value is from 15s 6d to:18s 6d for low to fine quality, and higher rates aro likely to prevail. Bengal Treacle has been disposed of at 15s to 15s 6d. Roney is held for fully former terms. CUFFEE.—This afternoon there was more inquiry after Native Ceylon, and prices keep on the advance. There are not sellers generally of good ordinary under 44s per cwt. The public sales of 213 casks 387 bags Plantation went off well at fully former terms; middling aid good realized 563 to GOs, low middling 53s to 55,, other sorts 45s to 525, and triage 383 Gd to 44s 61. Of Jamaica 31 caski went at 445,6 d to 47s 6d for find ordi nary; hut 1,014 bags Ls Guayra we re taken in at 45s for good ordinary pale, and 28 barrels Roasted and Ground Coffee at 2Ss per cvvt. Ce.coa.—British Plantation continues to meet with little a.tention for hem consumption, and rather levver rates are acceded to this week: there is al o still a heavy stock. At public sale 30 bags f Grenada were sold at 37s to 395 for mideldilg to good red, aed 3Ss to 48s is the value of Trinidad. Orders for Fore ign continue of little moment, and prices are on the decline. At public sale 86 bags St. Domingo only teal zed 26s per c t for grey. The stick is still mu ch lar g er th ,n in the former .3ear, and parcels are expected. TEA.— Operations in Week have been of little moment. On the part of holders of Cungou a desire is evinced to sell kw and ordinar) at 8.1 to Sid, good common 141 to 2d, middling and good sort. 91d to is 2d, fine blackish leaf and Pekoe flevour is 3d to is Bd, still town and country dealers have made purchases with much caution, as an impress:oe exists that lower prices will prevail. For scented Caper and Orange Pekoe, former rates are well kept up ; they rule from is 3d to is 7d for good and fine sorts. Orders '£l,lW 11 7A NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. In consequence of the death of a relative, Mr. Parker, M.l'., has left the Admiralty for a day or two. The Ganges, 84, Captain Smith, C. 8., was towed out of Devonport harbour on Tuesday afternoon by the Salamander and Avon steam-vessels. The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, August 30, for Plymouth, Ma deira, and Ascension, the Commodore having relieved Rear-Admiral Reynolds in command of the station. The gallant Admiral was to proceed immediately to Rio, to relieve Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, in command of the Brazil station. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Rodney Eden, left Honolulu July 17, on her return to Valparaiso. The Actaon, 26, having had a thorough repair, has been taken out of dock at Portsmouth, and remains in the basin. The Serpent, 12, Commander Barker, having had her compasses adjusted at Portsmouth by Mr. W. H. Thompson, on Wednesday, she is ready to sail to morrow for Singapore, touching at Rio. The Wolverine, 12, Commander Falcon, was paid advance in Plymouth Sound yesterday, and leaves to-day, on the arrival of the London mail, for the coast of Africa,calling at Madeira, St. Nicholas, Sierra Leone, and Ascension. The Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, at Portsmouth, with the exception of Commander Shadwell and his party of Marines, has been officered and manned entirely by the Exeellent. Lieutenants Bernard, Borrows, and More, with 126 men, have joined her. She is to be ready for service on Saturday. The Sphynx, steam-sloop, was taken out of dock at Portsmouth yesterday, into the old basin. The Shear water, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Turnour, arrived at Devonport on Monday with 70 raised men from Pembroke, for the Ganges. She is repairing defects. The Confiance, steam-tender, Master Commander Martin, returned to Devonport from Portsmouth on Thursday. The Myrtle, steam• tender, Matter Commander Braddon, left Devonport on Tuesday, and returned to Portsmouth. The Asp and Pike, old packets, in charge of a dredging vessel, have at length reached Devonport fronin.Trtpatrick. PROVISIONS AND STORES FOR SIR W. PARKER'S FLEET.—The Thetis, 36, Captain Codrington, C. 8., the Rosamond, 6, steam sloop, Commander Foote, and the Ardent, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Com mander Nowell, shipped at Malta between them four months' of salt and five months' of other kinds of provisions, besides an immense quantity of all kinds of ordnance and other stores. The Thetis and Rosa mond left Malta on the 24th ult., the latter towing the former. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I.—By the demise of the Admiral of the Fleet, the late Sir James Whitshed, Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., Com mander-in Chief at this port, becomes entitled to promotion from the blue to the white squadron; but it is considered problematical whether the honour will be allowed, as there is the rumour revived of abolish ing the appointment of Admiral of the Fleet, in which case the promotions counted upon as conse quent on the death of Sir J.llnes will not take place. The Gazette of to morrow evening will probably decide the point. The Athol troop ship, from England to the Cape, was spoken on the Brh ult., in lat. 43, long. 19. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 31.—The sails of her Majesty's ship Ganges were bent on Monday, and she was on Tuesday towed from Hamwza- into the Som.(' by her Majesty's steamers Salamander and Avon. She will be paid wages to-morrow (Thursday), and will sail on Sunday for the Mediterranean. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Avon, on leaving her moorings to tow the Ganges, ran foul of the Cerbe rus frigate in Hamoaze. The Avon carried away her bowsprit and figure-head, and sustained other damages forward. Her Majesty's ship Royal William was on Monday towed to the sheer hulk to have her masts taken out; they are to be brought into the yard, and if uninjured are to be placed in store. The frigate Narcissus is ordered to be laid down in No. 1 dock. She is to mount 50 guns. This afternoon, at three o'clock, two two-masted Government steam-vessels, said to be from Milford, hove in sight to the westward, having in tow a craft, about 150 tons, fitted with engine work. The steamers proceeded to the Admiralty anchorage, but on ob serving a signal at Mount Wise left the Sound, and crossing the bridge between Mount Edgcumbe and St. Nicholas Island, proceeded up Hamoaze. Wind—S.W., blowing strong. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The monthly ,eneral meeting of Pais society was held y esterda y at ' their house in Hanover-square. Messrs. A. Kerr, IL Mosely, J. Beaumont, and C. A. Law, were elected fel lows. The report of the council sta ted that the visitors to the gardens in the Regent's-park during the last three months amounted to 50,064 in number, presenting a total increase on the year as compared with 1848, of 24,564 ; and as compared with 1847, of 72,685. The report also announced that 28 donations of books had been received in the library, and that several interesting and valuable additions had been made to the menagerie by Lieutenant colonel Messiter, 28‘11 Regiment; Captain Worth, RN.; Mr. W. D. Christie, Lieutenant Tyler, R.E.; the Mar quis of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Westminster, Mr. W. Danford, Lieutenant Cave, 53d Regiment; Mr. T. Fellows Reade, and other friends of the society. The new reptile house and the new building appropriated to ostriches form an ;extensive addition to those portions of the tnenagt rie which may be visited throughout the winter without exposure to the weather. The collection of reptiles continues fito receive accessions, and among the latest are fine examples of the cobra di capello, and an ;allied species from India. The most interesting bird obtained since the meeting is the Abyssinian pintado (Numida pilionorhyncha), now for the first time imported into Europe, for which the suciety are indebted to the Hon. C. A. Murray. The evening scientific meetings commence on Nov. 13. IMPORTATION OF QUASSIA.—An attempt having been made at one of the out ports to obtain the delivery of a quantity of quasais, in one instance under the de aomination of hewn timber, and in another as brushwood, or bitterwood, the principal officers of the Customs re venue at the port of London, and the collectors and comptrollers of the several ports throughout the king dom, have, by directions of the Commissioners, been ap prised thereof, and cautioned to take care that the article quassia be not passed under any other denomina tion in mistake by them SUICIDE OF MR. MORTON, SURGEON.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.P., instituted au inquiry respecting the death of Mr. Thomas Morton, surgeon, aged 36, at that gentleman's residence, 7, Woburn-place, Russell square, who commited suicide under very melancholy circum stances. We have received a fully detailed account of the proceedings, but as they are of no legitimate public interest, and as their publication would be likely to wound the feelings of surviving relatives, we abstain from publishing anything beyond the event and the verdict, which was to the effect that the " Deceased died from the effeeti of prussic acid, and that he administered it to himself while in an unsound state of mind." EXTENSIVE FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.—An alarming fire, which caused great destruction of valuable property, occurred on Wednesday morning last, at the bond ware houses of Mr. Spoor, Newcastle-upen-Tyne. The da mage is variously estimated from 10,000/. to 20,00 q, kit the insurance will probably cover the amount. The unCer the direction of Mr. Stephens, were ex ceedingly active, and removed a large portio❑ of the goods fefore the fire reached them. p itEsn unGu, OcT. 25.—The Jewish community here have just paid up - the last instalnit nt of the tolera tion-tax (ideranz steutr), amounting to 7,244 fl. Thus the last portion of this obnoxious ttx is paid up to the year 1851, when it will be entirely repealed.—JewLh Chronicle. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS IN FRANCE.—The esta blishment of several important lines of clictric telegraphs in France for the use of the Government and the public has lately been referri d to a ccmmi:tce of fifteen mem- Lers of the Leghlative Assembly. This committee has •..ought the advice and opinion of Mr. Edward Ilighton, C. E., to 1, engineer to the London and North-Western Railway Company, as i,to the plans and arrangements best suited for such purposes. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. I RISTOL, Nov. I.—The supply of English wheat is 'gond, but the conditien much complained of. At this cla)'s market Erglish new wheat fetched 38‘.; to 44s per imperial quarter; foreign white, 44s to 43s per 4801bs; dit:o red, tine qualities 40; to 435; ditto, ordinary ditto, 34s to 3Ss; ditto, hard, 343 to 375. In foreign transac tions continue most limited; end to induce business lower prices must be submitted to. For flour the de mand is very languid—English seconds, 303 to 323 per sack; American sweet, 23s to 25s per barrel. Malting barley is firm, and for grinding parcels there is a retail sale at our quotations—Euglish malting, 28s to 333 per imperial quarter; ditto and foreign grindirg, 193 to 24s per 409:bs. The demand for oats is much rest, icted, and values are 6d per quarter lower. In beans there is not much doing. Oats, Devon and Welsh, 14s 6d to 15s per imperial quarter; Irish, white, 16s 6d to 18s per 3201 b; ditto, back, 141 6J to 15s 6d per imperial quartet; foreign, none. Beaus, English, 28s to «2s per imperial quarter; foreign, 25s to 28s per 4801 b. The arrivals fur the week arc—oats, 3,274 barrels; wheat, 34 barrels; barley, 787 quarters 261 barrels; :beans, 50 quarters; flour, 610 sacks. The averages for the week are—whew, 393 8d; oats, 17s; barley. 283 7d; beans, 32s 2(1. UPPINGHAM, Cu•r. 31.—Wheat 37s to 428; barley 26s to 29.; oats 18s to 235; beans 35s to 38s per qr. Butter 81t1 to Sid per lb; eggs 15 or Is. LOUTH, ()CT. 31.—W heat 36s to 41s; barley 23s to 265; eats 13. to 17s; beans 30s to 35s per qr. LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending Oct. 27—Wheat, 352 qrs, 0 bush, 7231 12s 2ld (average 41s lid); barley, 18 qrs, 181 Os (aver. 20, Od); oats, qrs, t:4l 7s 6(1 (aver. 13s 9d); beaus, 39 qrs, 0 bush, 571 5. Od (aver. 29s 44, - 1.) AisoaD.--Averages fur the week ending OA. 29: Wheat 395 01.1; barley 23s 111 d; Oats, 143 Od per qr. LYNN, OCT. 30.—Whear, 34s to 365, fine 38s to 40s; barley, 24s to 265, fine 28s to 30s pr r qr. SLEAFORD, OCT. 29.—Wheat, w one 403 to 42s ; - red 37s Od to 40s Od; new 04 to Os; barley 23s to 265; osts, 14e to 18 ,; b..ans, old 343 tO 365; new 27s per qr. NEWARK, OCT. 31.—Wheut, fine white 44s to 475, old 495, fine red 41s to 435, second 36s to 395; barley, fine malting 303 to 31s, second 28s to 29d, grinding 24s to 278, foreign 23s to 245; oats, new 16s to 17s, old 22s to 245; beans, new 26s 27s to 28s, old 33s to 353, peas, white 38s to 40s, blue 403 to 42s per qr. 11oThEttrrAm, OCT. 29.—Beef, 4s 9d to 5s 9d per stone; WOMB, 444 to 5-id per lb; stock sheep, 00s to 003 per head. DERBY, OCT. 30.—The number of fat beasts to-day was somewhat limited; the quality of most of the animals was tolerably good, but there was no improvement in the price. The supply of tat sheep was about the same as that of last week, with a slight improvement in the do• [nand. There was scarcely an average supply of fat pigs, which were readily disposed of. Beef made from 4qtl to sd; mutton, 4Ad to sd; veal, 5d per lb; I'ige, 7s 6(1 to 8s per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 141bs. Bides, 10 per lb. Calf-skins 2d to 31d per lb. GLASGOW, OCT. 31.—We had fair supplies of wheat, flour, oats, and oatmeal from Ireland; about 4,643 barrel' of flour from Canada, and moderate arrivals coastwise. About 1,952 quarters of wheat, 1,095 quarters of bar ley, and 110 quarters of peas reached Grangemouth from abroad. 'there was little disposition to do business iu any article, beyond supplying immediate necessities; the finer qualities of any description of either grain or flour, however, maintained their value, whilst that of inferior kinds was rather in favour of buyers. This day's market was thinly attended. The better descrip tions of wheat were a retail sale, at last Wednesday's currency. Secondary sorts were 61 cheaper per 2401 b. Flour, both sack and barrel, declined a little. Barley, et fair sale, without change in value. Oats and oatmeal have to be written 3d is 6d lower per boll or load re spectively. Beans were in moderate demand; old, unal tered in pt ice; new, at a reduction of 3d to Gd per boll. White pi as Gd dearer per 2801 b. Indian corp hardly inquired atter. EDINBURGH, OCT. 31.—The quantity of wheat brought forward this day was 1,346 qrs, being 64 qrs more tball last week. Top price 4d, and 2s 64 down on the average —314 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for ward was 1,569 qrs, being 602 qrs less than last week• Price on the top the same, and the average 24 up- - 383 yrs unsold. Of oats we had 1,447 qrs brought for ward, or 427 qrs more than last week. Top price the same, and the average 84 down-124 qrs unsold. The quantity of beans was 60 qrs, or 22 qrs It SS than last week. Price on the top Is, and the average 8d down-29 qrs unsold. Top of wheat ... 631:bs 52s 04 ... Barley ... lbs 29s Od ... Oats 4341bs 23s 4d ... Beans 65ilbs 33s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, ()CT. 31.—The supply of cattle this morning was 450, being 41 less than last week. The quality generally of a very inferior descrir Lion. At the close a clearance was not effected. TIO, top price of the best beet' 7s 6d ; current 6s 6 a to 7s; middling and inferior 5s to 5s 64 per Dutch stole* The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 3,617 , being 1,212 less than last week. Sales again veil dull, and no improvement in last week's prices. At ; 1 1 close a clearance was not t Meted. Top price of the bet' mutton 54 per lb; current, 4d to 4d; inferior, 3d to SP' DUNDEE, OCT. 29.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49, Od; foreign ditto, 47s Od to 50s Od; barley, 22s Od to 23s Od; oa te ' 18s 64 to 19s Od ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 25s 6d. DUNBAR, OCT. 30.—Wheat, weighing 6311b5, brought 4la Od, and prices to 40s Od ; barleYo weighing 57i1bs, brought 26s Od, and prices to 171 Od ; oats, weighing 441bs, brought 20s gel, on prices to 15s 0d; beans and peas, weighing 650 05 brought 27s Od, aed prices OOs ad. Coax, OCT. 31.—Flour—First 13s Od to 13s 6d ; extra 15 5 ; seconds, 12s to 12s 64 ; households 9s to I Is; thirds, 6s to Si per cwt. Oatmeal 9s 6d to 10s; Indian meal 7s Od to 7s 3d; wheat' meal. 9s 6d to lOs per cwt. Indian corn 6/ 10i to el 15s per ton. Bran 3/ I Os to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s 6d to 365; average 30s; dealers 32s to 36s Od; average 3ls per ton. Straw—Faro' 18s Od to . .7s Od ; average 22s ; dealers 25s Od to 279 "u: average ON Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, 84 t° 9J per lb. Eggs-5s 3d to 5s 4d per hundred. Coals Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best N eath Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 008 per Cl' . Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. —Beef 4d to 7d ; mutton 4d to 5; veal 4 d ~ „r Od ; pork 4id to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d; sausages 6a lb. Hops 5t 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 31 29 6d to 31 69 r", h ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/10s; Valonia 141 to 01; Fre e '„ 7 1 103 ; English 0 /per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per st er i Hemp 34/ to 35/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 21s to 0 0 s ; r e , ditto 25s to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 00/ COs to OW P a ton. Timber—Memel, 85 1 per ton ; deals, first quality , 18 ,, " . second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 123 to c;;; salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2 d to 2101 per Potatoes, white 6d to 8d; Minions 10d to ood ; Geutoe - 1 Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archsege 19s per barrel. X 28,470,565 M. MARSIIA,LL, Chief Cashier. Dated the Ist day of November, 1349. BAN ILING DEPART MEN T. X 28,470,565 X. X. Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Government securi- Rest .•••••• • • • • • • 3,132,780 Des (including Dead Public deposits (In- Weight Annuity) • • 14,228,088 eluding Exchequer, Other securities .. • . 9,826,691 Commissioners of Notes •••• • • • • 9,520,015 National Debt, Say- Cold and silver coin • • 788,651 i rigs-bank s , and Di vidend accounts) • • 4,858,569 Other deposits .. • 10,738,142 Seven day and other bills .......... .... 1,080,914 £34,3G3,425 £34,363,425 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1849. Dated the Ist day of Novembo] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) NOTIFICATION. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 1. It is herehy — iTotified that Viscount Palmerston, ber Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received from her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople a despatch inclosieg a circular, dated the 141 h of October last, received by his Excellency from Auli Pasha, the Turkish Minister, announcing the ickade of the I-land of Samos by a Turkish naval force; and that such blockalla would be effective in fifteen days from the said 14th of October. WIIITEIIALL, Nov. 1. 'rho Queen has been pleased to order a conk d'4'.lre to pass the Great Seal, einpowt ring the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Llanii,af to eltet a Bishop of that See, the same being void by the death of Doctor Edward Copleston, late Bishop thereof; and htr Majesty also been pleased to rt commend the Reverend Alfred Oilivant, Doctor in Divinity, to be elected by the said Dean and Chapter, Bishop of the said see of Llandaff. WHITEHALL, Nov. 1. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters. patent to be passed under the Great Seal appointing the Reverend Henry Hart Milman, M A., to be Dean of the cathedral, church of Saint Paul, in London, the same being void by the death of Doctor Edward Copleston, late Dean thereof ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OCT. 16. The Queen has been pleasad, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint Stapleton Charles Cotton, Esq. to be one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle men at Arma, vice Denne, retired. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, Nov. 1. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint John Gordon, E q., to be one of her M,jesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Gilbertson, retired. FOREIGN• OFFICE, Nov. 1. The Q teen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ben jamin Hatnmatt Norton as Consul, at Picton, Nova Scotia, for the United States of America. DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 2. The Queen has been pleased to app - Aut John Francis Smith, E•q , to be Colonial Sccretary for the colony of Sierra Leone. Ller Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Perceval Kirton, Esq., to be Colonial Surgeon fir her Majesty's settlements in the Gambia. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 2. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Lieut. William Martin Powell, to be Captain by purchase, vice Grove, VI ho re tires; Cornet Sir Edward Synge Hutchinson, Bart., to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Powell, Nov. 2. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Richard Hill Rocke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Morris, who retires; Ensign John Charles Weir to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rocke; Lieutenant Cecil Squire to bo Adjutant, vice Rocke, promoted, Nov. 2. 6th Foot—Captain Cmsar Bacon, from half-pay 23d Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Eccles, deceased ; Lieutenant Thomas Henry Somerville, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bacon, who retires ; Ensign Charles Henry Theodore Bruce de Ruvigues, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Somerville; Nov. 2. 16th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Armstrong to be Captain, by purchase, vice buncombe, who retires; Ensign Thomas Lyons to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Armstrong; Francis Retallack, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lyons, Nov. 2. 19th Foot—Lieut. E. Chippindall, from 32d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Harris, who exchanges. Nov. 2. 32Nd Foot—Lieut. W. Harris, from 19th Foot, to be utenant, vice Chippindall, who exchanges, Nov. 2. 42nd Foot—I). D. Fletcher, to be Ensign, by pur• chase, vice Paterson promoted, Nov. 2. 62d Foot—Major. Loftus Francis Jones, from half pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Henry B. Ilarvey, who exchanges, Nov. 2. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Charles Theo philus Clement to Le Captain, without purchase, vice Remmett, deceased, Oct. 25. BREVET.—Captain Crentr Bacon, of the 6.h Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. MOMoRANDUM.—The names of the gentleman ap pointed to the Ist Foot, on 19th October, 1849, are "Edward Thomas St. Lawrence Mcc G wire," not "Mc Guire, • as previously stated. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Edward Pickering, siilemUP R ercer, Yorkshire. BANK r William Hale, rocket and shell manufacturer, Wool wich, to surrender, Nov. 17, and Dec. 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man-street buildings; Hudson, Finsbury-place South. I%:Cornelius Robertson, steel manufacturer, Masborough, Yorkshire, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Unwin, Sheffield. Edwin Ryder, jeweller, Birmingham, Nov. 13, at eleven, and Dec. 10, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official asssignee, Birmingham; Letts, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn; Re, cc, Birmingham. William John Sage, chemist, Great Portland-street, Regent-street, Nov. 17 and Di.c. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman. street Buildings; Rawlings, John-street, Bcdford•row. Oliver Robbins, japanner, Wolverhampton, Nov. 14 and Dec. 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, B;roainglnim; Harri- son, Birmingham. James Bober twn Fryers, stay manufacturer, Little Love-lane, Wood-street, Nov. 12, at half-pa*t twelve, and Die. 24, at rlevee, at the Court of 1311.1truptey. Gra ham, official itssignee, Coleman-street; Hubbard, Buck lersbury. Thomas Traffry, seedttinan, Tint my, Cornwall, Nov. 14 and Dcc. 12, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, ial assigixe, ICxeter; Edmonds and Son, Plytut,tch ; Stogeion, Exeter. Joseph Crook, m , rchant, Plymouth, Nov. 13, and Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Herna man official assignee, Exeter ; L avers, Pl y mouth ; StegCloa, Exeter. John William Prior , silversmith, Newington-cause way, Nov. 8, at eleven, and I)ec. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Lfficial assignee, Basingballostreet ; Peddell, Cheapside. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com- RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• BRISTOL, Nov. 1. ou r STOCK EXCHANGE. -An inn r,vernent took place ill a , share marl et to-day. Great Western Whole Shares 1 1 '°' done at 60 1 / 2 -Ditto, Quarters, 11 1 4 dis. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1. Se STOCK EXCHANGE.-The transactions to-day were follow :-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C 51 ' e r 11), 6 per cent., 13 -Caledonian, 13N-Great Northern. 13 ), cent. Preference, 2 1 ,4 dis.-Ditto (L. and York Extens l 9';' o , 2 dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 60 t - 10;4 Fifths, 6% dis.-Lancaster and Preston, 2 dis.- London 51 ,, North-Western, 114 - Ditto, New Quarters, 168 3d. Po Midland, 48-Ditto, Halves, 21 1 , i ' dis.-York, Newcasteo l :o Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1851 , , 4% MANCHESTER, Nov. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The transactions to-day were , 1 4 follow :-Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarterly 4 1, c. p.-Sheffield and Lincoln. 201 dis.-Dover (No. 01 Scrip, 6 3-16-Clitheroe, Pref e rence, 1714-Manchester, Leeds, Fifths, 614 n. dis.-Ditto 32/. Shares, 10 7-161:11%. East Lancashire, 14 1 4-Sheffield, , Preference, 10 5-1 6 --. l "' don and North-Western, 114. GLASGOW, Ocr. 30. 0 STOCK EXCHANGE. - The transactions to-day wereocirt follow :-Caledonian, Preference, 9- Glasgow, Kilmare 1 0/. and Ayr, Halves (No. 1), 61. 15s. -Ditto, Preferenc e, la. 6d. hi [ADVERTBEMENT.]—The Bile infallibly cure a AOOO Holloway's Pills.—Many who suffer from bile are unaons-21 of it; they complain of sick headaches, derangerisen t, . r ith sinking at the stomach, l oss o f appet i te, lowness of spt want of energy, feet, h an d s , an d face swelling, and k n° i/ert that these symptoms den o t e th e i mper f ec t act i on of the 1 41 and if not remedied may lead to dropsy. Holloway's p ills bp alway s be found to act directly upon the liver and s tonac e , and carry off the redundancy of humours, and thereby itnrog diately restore the patient to a full enjoyment of health. o po blue pill is a mercurial and destructive medicine, which 1 10 1 0 . should take.—Sold by all druggists , and a t Professor flu' way's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS, price On the 28th ult., at Swansea, the wife of William - Struve, Esq., ot a sou. a, of On the k9th ult., at Elm-bank, Le a th er h ea d, the w"- G. Brown, Esq., of a daughter. of Oct the •Ath ult, at Stonel e i g h- a bb ey, W arw i c kshire , n r 0 Lady Caroline Leigh, w if e o f t h e H on. W . H. Leigh' - daughter. „f til e On the 29th ult., at Kno w l-hill P arsona ge, the w' e - Rev. S. Sturges, of a daughter. c. l' i f ' On the 29th ult., at Ashford, Middlesex, the wif e Ell's, Esq , ( f a daughter. scl'' On the 30th ult., the wife of James 11. Gramshatc, of Gravesend, of a son. IVir°'d, On the 30th ult., at Cottage-grove, Mile-end - r ea W. 13. Bathurst, of a son. Joile'r On the 31st ult., at Upper Hamilton-terrace, St' wood, the lady of R. E. Pownall, Esq , of a son. MARRIED. B arr , f 5 4.: On the 30th ult., at Chingford, Essex, Edward ,s. of Littlehury, to Margaret, third eaughter of s'r • Or Ainslie, Bart., of Park-street, Westminste. T T Po lie On the 80th ult., at Yeovil, the Rev. r John .-• r, B A., Minister of the Congregational Church, sherb° r- e'°P 'Pr Louisa, only daughter of 'l'. Fooks, Esq. wi, pi° i f. On the Z-.oth ult., at Barton St. Paul's Church, " i iVig' l „,' ham, George Owen Mew, Esq., of Whitwell, Isle of kdiw" to Mary Acne llarriett, thial daughter uf ---- Li. Nunn, of BroadlatAls, in the said island, W'illiaul ; DIED u reli ct On the 27th ult., at Law•vil . a . Bognor, lizahetil of the late v. B. n Middleton, Sub-Lean of F of 'the Ca ' -e Church of Chichester. v On the 29th ult., Clark Ilillyard, Esq., of Tu ° 7 of t" - N N rthainpton, aged 81, for ninny years P e sidca' rftarptonshire Agricultural S ciet On the ::9tll ult., Caleb Woodyer. F.: ) o r. of Guil dibrd ie On the 130th Wt., at Stafford -tow, ifjekiughaaga Toone, Esq , aged 74. ; a Gre e rd ' On the ult. in Ilarrington-street, Mrs. 0.111.-„r‘fte wood, ielict of the late Rev. J. Greenwood , of re,.— Hants, aged 56. On the ::oth ult., et Kensington-house, Bris",'"°„ : , of `" 38, Penelope, the wife o: Richatd Poole King* ne tt O city of Br 3o istol. e e Ga r n the th ult., in John-street, Adelphi , Georg ero44 Grimsliaw, Esq., only surviving son of th e late Job' shaw, Esq., of Gorton-house, near Manchester. Lc , ridon Printed and Published by KURD 0 17 :No. No. 112, btrand, Printer, at The Sun 011ie: 01 Strand, in the Precinct of the Spvev , in t il hl , dillesex. Friday, November 2, 1849. BAN SOLI vita( the buil( Alen of B %tree' Cita' In S Row John Thor Alex John Hem Ebel Al Sect, to tea The Th e Th e Sir Sir Re v . Edit Jtra