The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-01 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE SOUND DUES• The following is the text of the State paper pre sented by the Danish Government to the Cabinets of other Powers interested in the question of the Sound Dues : - " The dues the Crown of Denmark levies on the ships and cargoes passing the straits of the Sound and the Great and Little Belts have long been the object of vio lent attacks, which have produced an agitation the more obstinate because they have frequently had a political purpose and tendencies, and have always been founded on erroneous and disputed ideas of the right in virtue of which the toll is levied, as well as of the manner in which the Government of Denmark exercises it. The real state of the case being known only to those who were not in terested in placing it in its true light, general attention has very naturally been chiefly directed to the obliga tions the toll imposes on the commercial interest, while no one took into account the numerous establishments of all kinds by which Denmark has always endeavoured to facilitate the navigation of the Baltic, and prevent the detention of vessels at the toll -station in the Sound. Even foreign governments, though always respecting the right remaining with Denmark after so many sacrifices made in the interest of general peace, were often, and for reasons the strength o f w hi c h we canno t, perhaps, now overlook, unable to avert from Denmark the effects of an agitation they could not but recognise as unjust and ill-founded. "The efforts of Denmark to appease this agitation re- I suited at the commencement of the reign of Christian VIII., the august predecessor of the reigning Sovereign, in a negotiation between Denmark, England, and Swe den, by which the ancient tariff of the Sound was revised; by this measnre the agitation was stopped for a time. "However, the Danish government by no means con• cealed from itself that it would not be long before the movement would be renewed ; and, anticipating this eventuality, King Christian VIII. had already conceived the idea of following up the revision decided on in the interests of commerce by other modifications of the tariff, at periods more or less distant from each other, on the principle that the dues to be levied should always be in proportion to the value of the cargoes and merchandise liable to the toll. It is not the fault of the Danish Go vernment that the intention of Kiwi Christian VIII, Las not already been carried into effect ,' Acting on the hu pulse given by this enlightened monarch the Government a long time since took the preliminary measures required fnr another revision of the tariff, but at the moment the idea of the late king would have been realised Denmark found itself, much against its own wish, and in conse quence of events impossible to foresee, involved in a war which necessarily absorbed all the attention of the Govern ment, and did not allow it to make the sacrifices insepa rable from any reduction whatever of the tariff then ac tually in operation. After the conclusion of peace the ccuntry still suffered from the inevitable consequenafs of the internal commotions the war could not but have fostered ; and to the difficulties which thus surrounded it was soon added the present war between Russia, France, and England. " If it depended on the Danish Government it err tainly would net choose, for the cocsideration of the question of the Sound dues, a time like the present, when the two Powers most interested in the matter are op posed to each other in hostile camps. But the situa tion it has to meet leaves no alternative. __ _ sequently offers peculiar facilities for the supply of the materials and the information which would be desirable in the course of the negotiation. "The Danish Government does not conceal from it self that the step which it has thought itself called upon to take is not such as will be likely at first sight to secure everywhere a favourable reception ; but, while it regrets this, it indulges in the hope that its proposals will only be judged after having been thoroughly weighed, due regard being had to the position in which Denmark is at present placed. It anticipates that equal justice will be done to all, and relies on the favourable disposi tions of which the respective Powers have on other occa sions given so many proofs. On its side, it will put its hand to the work with the best intentions, animated by the sincere desire to prove by the result that it has only in view an arrangement which will be equally accept able to all. _ "It only now remains to add a few general observa tions upon the manner of realising the plan of capi talisation. " This is not the first time that such a plan has been discussed. Although never formally proposed by the Danish Government to the Powers in general, it has yet been made the subject of discussion with several Cabinets, so that it may be concluded that in principle it contains nothing which is new to the Powers in terested, or which stands in need of detailed explanation. Neither does it seem necessary, at the present moment, to go into an examination of the different bases of capi talisation which will have to be considered. The Danish Government, although naturally willing to contribute its I quota to the capitalisation, will not anticipate the ideas which may be put forward in the course of a nego tiation in which the delegates of so many different States will participate. As its sole desire is that a con clusion equally acceptable to all should be arrived at, it does not, provided this end be att4ined, give the pre ference to any particular manner of proceeding. "It would not, however, be superfluous to give a sketch of the basis of capitalisation which the Danish Government would look upon as most in accordance with the nature of the revenue to be capitalised, and the adoption of which would, in its opinion, render the quota to be contributed by the respective Powers the I most fairly proportioned to the p r o r ota toll levied upon their commerce. Naval and Military Intelligence. The following letter is dated Malta, 03tober 25 Her Majesty's ships of the line Rodney, Captain Mooreom, R.N., and Albion, the Hon. Captain Drum mond, R.N., arrived yesterday morning—the former from Beycos Bay, and the latter from the Bosphorus, and await orders from the Admiralty, together with the London ship of the line, Captain Kuper, and the steam corvettes Niger and Wasp. _ . "The Tunisian schooner of war Hattah arrived at the same time from Constantinople. "The French postal steamer Carmel arrived from Constantinople and Smyrna on the night of the 23d, bringing, among other passengers for Marseilles, Captain Talbot and 163 French military invalids. She left for her destination on the 24th, having embarked at Malta Lieutenant-General Sir H. Bentinck, Major Greville, aide-de-camp ; Captain Viscount Balgonie, aide-de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, Major Armitage, Major Baring, and Lieutenant Riley. "The Vedra steam-transport, with fuel, huts, &c., in charge of two Sappers and Miners, arrived on the 23 , 1 from London, on which day the Lord Raglan steam transport, with railway plant, left for Balaklava. The Saxon steam-transport followed on t 1 e 24th, with huts and warm clothing for the troops. " The Baalbec steam-transport arrived on the 24th from Woolwich and Gibraltar with Government stores, bringing Major Mnunsell, Lieut. Hamilton, Surgeons Dewar, M'Coll, and Hamilton, the Rev. Mr. Williams, and Messrs. Barnes, B!akeley, Cairns, Ddath, Jones, Lyne, M'Kittrick, and Spears. " The Bremen steam-transport Germania left for Carfu on the 24th, conveying Lieutenant Wilson, R.A. " The ship Medina, Captain Jefferii (which brought out Government stores from England), left on the 24th in ballast for Calcutta. " The Arabian and Osiris, from Alexandria, and the Melita, from Liverpool, have been telegraphed. " Her Majesty's steam-ship Himalaya left Genoa on the 14th of October for the Crimea, vice Messina, with Pied montese troops. " The English steamer Kangaroo had arrived to take on board other troops and stores for the Sardinian con tingent in the Crimea. " Lieutenant-General Sir John Pennefather, lately ap pointed to the command of the forces in Malta, has since his arrival been engaged in reviewing and inspecting the various corps under his command. On Saturday week the 51st Regiment of Light Infantry and the Rot Kent Militia were drawn up on the Floriana parade-ground, and were put through a number of evolutions, which they performed with considerable precision, considering they have been necessarily so little drilled during the recent summer months. On the afternoon of Saturday the Lieutenant-General again reviewed, on the Floriana parade-ground, the 51st Regiment and the East Kent Militia, in company with the Royal Malta Fencibles. The three regiments made a very fine appearance, pass ing through their various manoeuvres in a manner which reflected great credit on both officers and men." Her Majesty's steam troopship Simoom, Capt. Sulivan, from Spithead, entered Piymouth Sound yesterday morn ing by the eastern channel, and, after being occupied about an hour in receiving supernumeraries from the Im plalable left by the western channel with troops I,r the Crimea. The following promotions wero made yesterday at the Admiralty, and apply t) officers serving in the fleet in the Black Sea : " Among ail the f:reign Governmentsthat of the United States of America alone has contested the legal right of Denmark to levy a toll in the Sound, and it is only re cently that it has distinctly declared itself in this sense ; for, though it is just to admit that the United St - ites Gove7unient has several times during the few past years announced that it could not follow, with regard to the tolls of the Sound, the international system generally establiiled in Europe, yet the provision relative to the toll, embodied in the friendly Convention of Commerce and Navigation, concluded between Denmark and Ame rica on the 2601 of April, 1826, certainly contains a f)rinal rzcoguitton.of the right iu question, rather than anything contesting it, like th•e analogous article in trea ties and ct,nveLtions of the same nature between Den mark and the other Power?, `• - fy a communication of the 14th of April last, the Minister cf the United States at Copenhagen has given notice of the expiration of the above cited convention, which is the only written contract between Denmark and America which expressly mentions the tolls of the Sound ; and, in giving this notification, the said diplo matic agent expresses the hope that Denmark will recog nise before the expiration of the treaty—that is to say before the 14th of April, 1856—the justice and propriety of permitting American vessels to pursue their commer ciai operations on the sea without paying tribute to any one and without being impeded by any Power whatever. "The end the United States' Government has had in view in notifying the termination of their convention of commerce with Denmark, is, therefore, to release Ameri can ships from the obligation of paying the toll of the Sound. It is not necessary here to examine if the at tainment of this end is the logical consequence of the termination of a convention which only names those dues, to assure to American ships, in respect to levying the toll, the privileged, instead of the non-priviliged, treatment which would otherwise be applied to them. Denmark wishes to avoid a discussion of this kind ; and it has only been mentioned in describing the course taken by the United States to define more clearly the position, in which, as before observed, Denmark is placed. "This position operates in a twofold manner on the determination of the D iniAt Government. For net only after the notice of the termination of the convention of the 2Gth of April, 1826, or rather after the declaration of the United States' Government that it will release American ships from the tolls of the Sound, the Danish Government, if it would not confine itself to the reply it has already made to that declaration, could not defer to another period the measures adapted to the cireumstancee, but it. has at the same time become problematic whether the measures contemplated with regard to the Sour d dues, anterior to the above-named declaration, would now suffice to prevent a conflict and complications, the con sequences of which, by the force of circumstances, may perhaps exceed the limits of a discussion between Den mark and the United States. "If it depended only on the Government of Denmark, it would decide on a revision of the tariff of the Sound, principally because this measure could be adopted with out the concurrence of any foreign Power ; and it is con vinced that a reduced tariff, regulated according to the actual value of the merchandise, would be calculated to satisfy the reasonable wishes of the commercial public. But the above-named declaration proves that a revision would not satisfy a great Power with which Denmark sincerely desires to preserve its general relations of good intelligence ; and not only this, it has also become more than probable, in consequence of the above-named decla ration—that other Powers, whose views and wishes are to be equally considered, would not be disposed to think a revision a suitable measure. " Under these circumstances the Danish Government has decided on submitting to the Powers interested in the question of the Sound a proposal of quite another character. It hopes the p'an it will propose will be as acceptable to the several Powers as it is certain it will be convenient to commerce and navigation generally ; it hopes especially that the United States of America ssiil consider this measure on the part of Denmark a pledge of its desire to reconcile its own interests with those of America as much as possible, and, above all, to avoid a difficult discussion, and, perhaps, a conflict with a coun try which it justly respects. In fact, as the Danish Go• vernment believes it ought not to enter into such a dis cussion, its principal motive for not confining itself to the revision of the tariff w hi c h had been projected is, that it does not think this m easure calculated to serve as a reply to the course adopted by the United States. "In thus setting aside the revision, without, however, abandoning it, the Danish Government acts on the hypo.' thesis that the othe r Gover nments consider that revision as not calculated to prevent the conflicts which it is the object to avoid, a nd have desired it t o su b m i t to them other propositions which, without prejudicing the rights of Denmark, may be of a nature more likely to u n it e the suffrages of the parties interested . If the pl an o f a revision is rejected, or if it is declared, at least impli citly, that the only base on which the negotiation with Denmark can be entered into should be a definitive ar rangement of the question of the Sound ; the problem t o solve would be then to find an expedient that entirely puts an end to the toll, w ithout thereby derogating from the rights of the Danish Crown, this double result can only be secured by a capitalisation of the Sound dues, with the ob j ect of freeing mercantile navigation, once for all, from the payment of the dues, on th e receipt, by Denmark, of a just compensation. This, then, is the plan of arrangement the Danish Go vernment submits to the consideration of the Powers in terested in the question of the Sound. "But such an arrangement could not be carried out without the simultaneous concurrence of all the respec tive Powers. The formal and positive engagements which exist between Denmark and the other Powers with regard to the Sound dues do not allow of any spe cial arrangement on that subject between Denmark and any one Power. Besides this, there is another and, as the Danish Government considers it, an essential ele veent of c ons i deration, which is, that the point under discussion must b e treated, not as a commercial or as a money question, but as a political question. This is suf ficiently show n b y the history of the Sound dues, and the part which they have uld playedin the p o liti cs o f N ort h ern Europe. Moreover, it be impossible otherwise to g ive to the negotiatio n such a direction and character shackled as would prevent its b e i ng by questions of secondary importance, which might be in keeing a s regards an arrangement purely fiscal, but which w ould by no meats accord with one designed to serve as te e complement of treaties of f peace and of transactior..s the whole system political by which urn has been reguLt,:d. The Danish Governm ent, therefore, while recommending the proposition made by i t to the attention of foreign Cabinets, b(gs them to enter as soon as possible into negotiation on tae subject, and either to furnish their dip l oma tic agents at the Court of p et ,. mark with full powers and instructions, or to send spacial &legatee to Copt' n i l agen in order to establish some general understanding, as well with regard to the compensation to which Danmark would conceive .herself entitled upon the cessaticn of the tolls as to the mode of calculating and determining upon the just quota which each of the respective Powers should contri bute. It wo u ld b e desirable that this be opened in themonth November negotiation should course of the of.• in the present year. the Danish Governmentn giving expression to this wish quest has in view not only the urgency of the wetter in ton as regards Denmark, but ale() the consideration that several Powers, and especially those which from their geographical period too near at hand,e°a ra 'l theal position might find haveso little interest in tl e Sound dues that they w ould Probably deem it unneces sine to be represented at the-op r aii g of the conferenc or might even prefer t> be rep rese n ted by some friendly Power. "The choice of Copenhagen as the seat of the g tiation is justified by the fact th a t th at city is the nheead).- quarters of all the adwinietrative departnienta,and.zon. THE SUN LONDON THURSDAY EvENlr4“l, NOVEMBER 1, 1855. " The Sound dues and those of the Belts are partly levied upon the ship and partly upon the cargosThe last mentioned tolls constitute the true Sound dues, while in the first category aro included the charge for lighthomsss, &c. Formerly the idea was 'Rooted of adopting, as the exclusive basis cf capitalisation, the nationality of ships passing the straits, but it is evident that this plan would be unjust, seeing that the number of vessels belonging to any one nation passing the Sound and the Belts by no means represents the quota which that nation con tributes to the toll which is levied principally upon mer chandise. This quota would be arrived at in the fairest manner by taking as a basis the quantity of merchan dise which has passel the Sound and the Belts. In adopting this basis it might, for example, be agreed that the respective States, Denmark included, should csn tribute in proportion to the quantity of merchandise es:- ported from their shores and imported into the Baltic, passing the Straits, or else exported by the same way from the Baltic, in order to be imported into their har bours, or vice versa. By combining such a basis as this with that of the nationality of the vessels, in such a manner that the compensation to be paid to Denmark should be calculated, as regards the veritable Sound dues, according to the merchandise and to the direct im ports or exports of each State in merchandise which shall pass the Sound and the Belts, and as regards the lighthouse and other charges, according to the flag, the nearest approach would probably be made to the just and equitable solution of a problem, the complete eviu tion of which will always present the greatest difficul ties." " In placing these papers at the disposition of the re spective Cabinets, the Danish Government expresses the hope that they will ba treated with all that discretion which the delicate nature of the subject demands." UNIVER'IT Y INTEL LIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 31. In the Convocation, to be held on Wednesday next, Nov. 7, at 10 o'clock, a decree will be proposed to a'low Messrs. Caird and Garrott, of Oriel College, and Mr. Orlebar, of Christ Church, to offer themselves far exa mination in the schools of mathematics, natural science, or law and modern history, notwithstanding that their names were not given in to the proctors. It will also be proposed in the same Convocation that the name of Henry Shute, M.A., of Oriel College, which has been by mistake removed from the books of his college, and consequently from the register of Convo cation, be restored to the said register, and that he. be allowed to enjoy every right and privilege to which he would otherwise have been entitled, provided ho re place his name on the books of some college or hall, and discharge all academical dues incurred since his name wa , removed. Le Professor of Moral Philosophy (Mr. Wilson) will continue during the present term the course of lectures commenced last term. Gentlemen who attended the lectures given last term, and who are desirous of pursu ing the subject, are requebted to call on the professor on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 o'clock a.m. The Professor ;1 Political Economy (Mr. Rickards) will give two lectures on the Wealth of Nations in the present week—viz., on Friday, November 2, at 1 o'clock, and on Saturday, the 3d, at 2 o'clock, both at the Clarendon. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 31. At a Congregation held this day the following degrees were confirmed BACHELOR OP DIVINITY. The Rev. Henry Ebenezer Richards, St. John's College. MASTERS OF ARTS. Henry Donaldson Nicholson, Charles Williaru Cox, • } Trinity College. John Richard Eaton, Edward Andrews, Emmanuel College. James Knight, St. Catherine's Hall. BACHELOR OF ARTS. George Nevile, Magdalene College. The thanks of the Senate were voted to the Rev. Thomas Halford, of Jesus College, for having presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum a picture by Guido, the sub ject of which is the presentation of the head of John the Baptist to the daughter of Herodias. Robert Braithwaite Batty, 8.A., was this day elected a foundation Fellow of Emmanuel College. Fielder ilemmans, M.A., was this day elected a Ramsey Fellow of St. Peter's College. The Carus Bachelor's Prize has been adjudged to G. F. Maclean, 8.A., of Trinity College. The annexed Mates are promoted to Lieutenants : Charles Crowdy, P. J. Patrickson, H. D. Grant, Arthur K. Forde, William T. Sterne, Charles E. K. Brett, W. A. de V. Brovvnlow, T. R. Hollinworth, Herbert P. Knevett, R9bert F. Scott, James A. Vaureveu, T. E. Stoddart, W. F. Gollock, Richard Aclarm4, James W. O'Grany, W. Howorth, H. J. Johnston, Ralph Brlwne, W. Codrington, S. Douglas, J. S. Tomkins, J. S.Kvat-i, T. Willianm, F. P. Doughty, F. W. Richards, C. A. F. Paget, and John C. WiLon ; Assistant-Surgeon Edward Adams to be surgeon. The following appointments were also made yesterday: Lieutenant IT, F. Scott, to the Salamander ; Lieutenant C. E. K. Brett, to the Hawke ; E. C. Bull, Master, t the Salamander; the Rev. Bartholomew King to be Chaplain to the Havannah. Rear-Admiral Martin, Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, returned from leave, and resumed his duties yesterday. The new 90-gun steam-ship Repulse, in charge of Mr. Tonkin, Assistant Master-Attendant of Portsmouth Dockyard, and a pav:gating party, arrived at Spithead yesterday, an I will be towed into harbour to be fitted with her machinery, the greater portion of which is ready for her. The Sanspareil, 71, Captain W. J. Williams, left Spithead yesterday morning early for the eastward. The Penelope steam•frigate, 18, Captain Sir Wm. Wise man, having bad a few defects repaired, left the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday, and is appointed to leave for the Cape of Goad Hope on Saturday, taking a mail. The Russell, 60, screw blockship, Captain Francis Scott, having refitted, left Portsmouth harbour for Spithead, and anchored yesterday afternoon. The Porpoise and Havoc mortar-vessels were taken out of dock at Ports mouth, after repairs, yesterday. The Niagara steam transport left Portsmouth for Southampton yesterday. The following circular memorandum, addressed to offi cers commanding regiments and depots, General Officere, and Commandants of Hospitals at home and abroad, has just been issued from the Horse Guards : "In order to obviate irregularities which have besn brought to the notice of his Lordship, as connected with detachments arriving at home from the army in the Crimea, the Fiad-Marsbal Cuusumudwg-in-Chlet ei.joins the msst careful attention of commanding officers under whose directions such detachments are embarked, as also that of officers under whose charge they are brought to England, to follow the instructions, viz. : " 1. Officers arriving at any port in charge of invalids will, on the anchoring of the vessel, report their arrival to the Assistant Q larterrnaster-General with as little delay as posible, and deliver to that officer nominal re turns of the men under their charge and the other docu ments connected with them. "2. As soon as the invalids are landed and quartered in barracks, a medical inspection will be made for their classification,' and it will be the especial duty of the offi cer in charge to attend and to mark off in the original nominal return how every man under his charge is dis posed of—whether for ' furlough," to join depot,' ad mitted to hospital,' or ordered to proceed to Chichester or Chatham,' so as to be able to account to the Comman dant or Paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chatham for the disposal of every man embarked under his charge. " 3. Should the officer in charge not have been fur nished with returns of the articles of neces'aries in pos session of the invalids on their embarkation, or that he has omitted to make out these returns during the voyage home, ho will immediately on landing make a minute in spection of every man's kit, and ascertain the articles of which each is deficient, so that returns may be forwarded to the several depots of every article supplied to each in valid on landing to complete his kit. " 4. During the short time the invalids remain in quar ters at the port of debarkation, until they are sent on furlough, or to their depots, or otherwise disposed of, the officer under whose charge they came home will be responsible for their regularity, order, and discipline, under such orders las may be delivered by the Town- Major under the directions of the Major-General or other officer commanding. "5. It is the especial duty of every officer coming home in charge of invalids to make out separate ration returns for the men of each corps that composes his de tachment. These returns must be signed by the com mander of the ♦ersel in which the men embarked before they quit the ship, and must be delivered over to the paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chatham by the officer in charge of the detachment. " 6. Her Majesty's regulations prescribe that every officer sent home in charge of invalids is to proceed to Chatham, there to render to the commandant and pay master nominal returns of every man sent home under his charge and how each mau is disposed of ; the officer in charge will thereforetake especial care before quitting the port at which he debarked to so obtain the original nominal rolls which were delivered to him on the em barkation of the men, and deliver them with all other documents connected with his charge to the Command. ant or Paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chatham. " By command. "G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant• General." Yesterday the following troops embarked at Liverpool for Malta, on board the ship Culloden :-30 officers and 30 men of the 18th Regiment ; 5 officers and 12 men of the 34th Regiment ; 3 officers and 87 men of the 97th Regiment ; 3 officers and 121 men of the 42d Regiment; 14 officers and 217 men of the 72d Regiment ; 2 officers and 14 men of the 79th Regiment ; and 1 officer and 25 men of the 93d Regiment. The Calloden will also em bark at Cork 11 officers and 340 men, and a quantity of camp equipage. Among the officers were Captain Bale, 34th Regiment Capt. E. V. B. Villas, 34th Regiment; Capt. Orde, 42d Regiment ; Lieut. G. W. Cockburn, 42d Regiment ; Capt. the Hon. H. V. Fitzcoaurice, 72d Regiment; and Percy M. Bosworth, 42d Regiment. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. The following is a list of candidates who passed the late examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts : FIRST DIVIIIION. Ashton, J. P., 'University Col. Blazeby, W., do. Bompas, H. M., do. Bourne, A., New Col. Brown, S. 8., Baptist Col., Herbert, T. M., Spring-hill Co 1. Holland, T., Univer. do. Hoskins, J., Stonyhnrst do. Hull, E. L., Stepney do. Jackson, J., Stonyhnrst do. ' Jefferis J., New do. Leech, W., Univer. do. Leete, B. E , Airedale do. Needham, F. M., Univer. do. Nesbitt, H. A., Univer. do. Noyes, T. E., New do. Prout, E. S., do. Robjohns, H. T., Western Col., Plymouth Slater, D., do. Smith, A. F., Univer. Col. Stebbing, T.R.R., King's do. Taylor, S., Univer. do. Thorp, F., do. Tidy, W. M., King's Col. Turner, F. S., New do. Whitaker. W., Univer. do. Young, W., do. )ivisioN. M'Kerrow, J. M., Owen's Col. Merriman, M., St. Patrick's Col., Carlow Pinnington, J., Stonyhurst Col. lt , nda, T., Ai re d a l e d o . Snoolbred, J. N., St. Mary's Col., Oscott Smale, C., Univer. do. Spencer, A. L., do. Stevens, J., d o . Time, I. C.,do. Wood, E. ~ do. Bristol Cowell, T. 8., Univer. Col. Crosbie, W., Rotherham do. Curtis, J. C., Owen's do. Dethle, W. P., Airedale do. Edwards, F., Baptist Col., Bristol Foster, G. C., Univer. Col. French, A. J.,Wesleyan Col. Taunton Gielgud, A. J. C., Univer. Col. Griffiths, W., Brecon do. Harding, A. R., King's do. Harris, W. H., Unive r . C o l. Hawksferd, F., St. Mary's Col., Oscott Heath, J., King's Col. SECOND I Birt, L. Baptist Col., Bristol Bull, W. do. Davis, W. Owen's Col. Fordati, J. Q., Univer. do. Gibson, F. W. do. Grimsbaw, J. S., do. Humphreys ' G. W., B a pti s t Col., Bristol James E., King's Col. Jonos, D., Brecon do. Jones, R., King's do. King, T., Univer. do. id Leech, e tt ., J. J., Wesley Col., Sheffield Univer. Col. Lg EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE. STROUD, Tuesday.—A singular and extraordinary accident has just happened on the Great Western branch railway, running from Swindon to Gloucester, w hi ch might have ended in a deplorable loss of life and de struction of property, but which was happily avoided by the promptitude and presence of mind of a railway official. It seems that a heavy goods train was proceeding to Swindon from Gloucester, and had entered the Sapper ton tunnel, between the Brimscombe and Tetbury-road stations, when one of the coupling chains broke, owing, it is presumed, to the weight of the train an d the stee p teas of the i nc li ne a t thi s part of the line. By this acci dent 41. trucks became separated from the engine, and ran at first slowly down th e lin e , but ver y soon attained a fear tut .of velocity and. approached the Brimscombe station at a 7. r _peed _.... 60 miles an h our . At th at t i me a pa s s enger train om tiloucester to Swindon was nearly due on the same line of rails, of this, with and the station-master at Brimscombe, aware proaching, gtPreßence of mind, seeing the truck ap- Brirescombe Station, i mmediatelyaltere'i the switcho4 at the and turned the trucks on the clown line of rails. The train of trucks rushed past the Brims combe Station, and also passed the next station at Stroud, but were stopp e d most providentially, pro perty. The guard, why was in train, jumped Out unhurt, as h e truck was running down the line.. vi,out at a short distance beyond, damage to life or van at the std of the perceived that the It will be remembered that, in. 1851, as l excursion train was proceeding from GloucestesrimtoiLar an ondoii, to tak e accident en t oc visitors to the Great Exhibition, a cured. The coupling chains broke in the a and one-half of the train ran down towards Strou tt tr n a el, was met by another passenger train, which was follow ing,r'd but by the promptitude of the driver of the secontram, in reversing his engine, a fearful lots of lif e was wayented.—Morninglcivertion ' _ -- GUN-BOATS FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN. The ship building yards of Liverpool, since the termi nation of the seven years' war, have been restricted to the construction of vessels of commerce, if we except the troop-shins Resolute and Assistance, built this year by Mr. Laird for the Admiralty. Mora warlike prepara tions are now perceptible in the Liverpool and Birken head b u ildi ng -yards of that gentleman, in the shape of six cr se ven wood gun-boats, of massive appearance, but which a re ev i dently to be of light draught of water. They are bein g rap i dly proceeded with, and will no doubt be completed by M arch. On the T y n'', Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of St. Peter's, have received as order to build six floating batteries, to be ready in April. They will be exceedingly strong, and their timbers will be made two feet thick of the best oak and nine inches of iron plata. ley have nearly all been laid down. t ,e Wi :I I DSOR G REAT SALE OF ROYAL CATTLE IN WI un lor Great Park took The sale of oxen fed in the homestead the hammer of PARS.— The in the place on Tuesday afternoon, Messrs. Buckland and Son, at Royal Park meadow, near Winthor, Scotchother twitlastand log the very unfavourable state of the weather there was a large attendance of buyers from London r, parts. The stock consisted of 73 superior hornaencld oxen, rising five years, which bad been carefully selected from the first breeders in Scotland, by Peter Geekie, Esq. Fifty-five of the oxen were very fresh, a n d fi t for stalling. There were also 18 fine heavy Dumbarton oxen, which have been feeding upon cake for some time past, and fit for the butcher. The stock altogether fetched excellent prices. Forty of the stall-fed averaged 161. ss. each. Fifteen fresh beast realised 191. per head, and the pet Durnbartons averaged 271. 78. The sale realised 1,2501. Ti,is is the first sale of cattle in Windsor Great P:,rk which has taken pace by the a n . thority of the Corutnisioners of her Majesty's Land Re• venue, Her statement that she came from Ftintshire, where she ►ived as nursery governess, appears to be true. She was there in the service of Mr. Fenton, of the Queen's Ferry Wire-rope Works, who had an excellent character with her from the matron of the Liverpool workhouse, but ho dismissed her for telling extraordinary falsehoods. Mr. Fenton says also that he has reason to believe that she was connected with a case in which her husband had been convicted for bigamy and transported. A letter from Limerick shows that she is a married woman, having been there married to a soldier about three yeere ago. There have been received the depositions of a case in which, on the Ist of last month (October), ehe appeared before the Mayor of Chester, and charge i three men with robbing her of a carpetbag as she was eutelirg the town from the railway station on the previous Monday. Tes timony waa given teat one of the men was not in the town at the lime, but the woman was so positive in her identification that both he and another was summarily convicted and sentenced to three months' imprieoninent. She represented to the Chester bench that the robbery of which she complained bad reduced her to a state of destitution, and that she had no friends nearer than Bir mingham, to which the megistrate4, pitying her condi t;on, paid her fare. Her proceedings at Birmingham have been a , ready published. The gentlemen who, she said, gave her 4/. at the Birmingham Railway station, is the Rev. J. A. Morris, of Hampton, who states that out of compassion for her apparently destitute state he took her t:) a coffeehouse and gavo her a meal and ls. In the yeas 1852 she was in Bath, where, on the 28th of April, she, under the name of Agnes Hentans, charged a young man with robbing her as she was returning from the post office. The accusation failed, and she was charged with perjury, committed at Bristol, but was dis charged for want of sufficient evidence. In Scotland, :waver, she was not quite so successful, for at Greenock, in the latter end of May, she was convicted of a false accusation, and sentenced to three months' imprison ment. The superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police identified her as having practised her extraordinary and dangerous calling, which would seem to be at length stopped, for as far back as 1849, when in Dublin, after liv ing upon the charity of the police for some time, she was committed for three months for imposture. She is proved to hare committed perjury in various other parts of Ire land, where she was twice convicted of felony. From Ireland she would seem to have found her way to Ken dal, in Westmoreland, which place, after making the acquaintance of the police, she left as for Glasgow ; but postponing her visit there she appears to have gone to Leede, where she managed to obtain a livelihood during a. twelvemonth by alleging that she was the daughter of a certain revcrand doctor, whom sho had loft on account of the precise bent of her religious conviction. In Der byshire the came imposture was successful, until con fronted with her reputed father at an hotel at Leeds she was compelled to confess that she had been acting a lie. By her too indulgent entertainers in the north she was all )wod to leave that locality unpunished ; and still alleging that she was a Roman Catholic, choosing rather to leave home than to obey her father's injunctions to attend a Baptist chapel, she was for some time iu Kent, but afterwards the old tale of having been suddenly made destitute by the loss or theft of her purse was again taken up. The neighbourhood of the court was thronged by crowds of persons as the woman was brought in, and in the interior of the court were persons of considerable county standing. When she entered she appeared to be nearly fainting, and'veater and additional air had to be supplied to her. Afterwards she broke out into par oxysms of rage, and uttered similarly repulsive language to that which she adopted on her first examination, and which was so strong a contrast to her former dulcet notes and seemingly guileless expression. During the has continued clothes and performing t otcyn the county i other wild gaol, week she tearing h freaks. Although in f rm of law she was remanded, yet vir tually she was committed on the charge of perjury against the two boys at Wolverhampton, her presence at the court next Wednesday, in so far as it may relate to that case, being desired only that the depoiitione may be prepared according to legal requirement. Be sides the evidence referred to ab we, testimony addi tional to that produced last week was brought forward to show that at the time of the alleged robbery the boys were at least a mile from Wolverhampton. In her cross-examination of the Rev. Mr. Morris and other witnesses she manifested a c 'nsiderable acquain tance with the law of evidence, putting no questions which had not a direct bearing upon her own case. When Mr. Leigh read over to her the long list of offences of which she was suspected, and which proved the accu racy of the statement which we hare made above as to the extent of her journeyings, she said that to have been so great a criminal she must sure be a " fallen angel." Through the whole of her examination she has manifested the utmost aversion to the scrutinising gaze of strangers, and when she was about to be removed from the court yesterday afternoon adopted a novel and somewhat startling expedient to avoid it. While the officers were calling out, " Clear the court," and the crowd were upon tiptoe to see her pass out, she suddenly sprang from the chair upon which she was sitting, and skipped across the table placed in front of the bench appropriated to solicitors and reporters, and leaping almost over the heads of their worships wen disappeared by the pri vate entrance a ppropriated to the magistr a t es . Wh en beyond the " vulgar gaze" she appeared contented, Soon afterwards she was taken in a cab to the rail way station, and thence back to the county gaol at Stafford. THE XTRAORDINARY CASE OP IMPOS- TUBE AT IVOLF6RHAMPTON. At the Wolverhampton Police-court yesterday (Wed nesday) Alice Grey, alias Alice Christie, alias Anstasia Haggard, alias Mary Anu O'Brien, alias Jane Turean, was again brought up before Mr. John Leigh, stipen diary magistrate, and a full bench of magistrates, and was again remanded for a week. Mr. Hayes conducted the case for the prosecution, and called the Rev. J. A. Morris, who indignantly denied having done otherwise than given her a shilling, and ordred some refreshment for her at a coffee-house in Birmingham, as detailed below. The boys who, she E elegeo, robbed her were also examined, and the notes that were taken by the committing magistrate put in ; but in order to wait for the original depo-itions taken at Stafford, where the boys were convicted, the woman was remanded. A large proportion of the communications which, from the time of her first examination, a w. ek ago, to her second, yesterday, have been received by the chief constable of Wolverhampton, has been for wards 1 in consequence of the publication in the papers of those particulars of her history which were known up to the time of her first appearance in the Wolverhampton court in her changed, but truthful character. The career of this accomplished impostor appears to have been a truly extraordinary one, and would seem to have been run throughout the greater part of the United Kingdom. She is by no means unknown in London. The lady referred to in the first examination as resi.ling near to Regent's-park has recognised in her photograph the like ness of Jane Tarean, the servant who first robbed her arid then absconded from her service. Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk at the Mansion-house justice room, iden tifies her as a young woman who, under the name of Mary Ann O'Brien, attended the Mansion-house in 1850 and gave a man into custody on the charge of stealing her trunk upon her arrival from Ireland. "He was re manded (adds Mr. Goodman) for further inquiries and ultimately discharged, and I sent her back to Cork to save her from ruin. She was also supplied with funds to assist her upon her arrival there. In March, 1851, I was in the performance of my duties as assistant clerk of the indictments at the Old Bailey, when the same per son charged four women, who were committed from the Thames Police with a robbery under similar circum stinces." Until her identity was deposed to by five other persons she stoutly denied that she had ever been before out of Ireland, but afterwards coolly admitted that she was the " Mary Ann O'Brien," and the prisoners were discharged. "A few days afterwards (concludes Mr. Goodman) I saw an account in Saunders's Newsletter, a Dul.lin paper, which I showed to the Lad Mayor, and by his direction wrote to the committing magistrate. The reply to that letter was that the prisoner had been acquitted, he having proved that at the time that this woman swore that he robbel her be was at mass." POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Oct. 31. MANSION-HOUSE. —Mr. James L. O'Beirne, se cretary to the Steam Navigation Company, appeared before the Lord Mayor upon a summons to answer the complaint of a seaman, who had been engaged to go to the Black Sea. Mr. Parry appeared for the complainant, Mr. Hobler for the defence. James Welsh said—l am a seaman, residing at South ampton. On the 22d of May I shipped on board the Cape of Good Hope, transport, at Southampton, under a contract to go to the Black Sea, and to return to a port in the United Kingdom. Al fort night ago we returned to Portsmouth, and landed our cargo (a number of invalid troops) there. We then washed the ship and cleared her out. The vessel was then ordered to Deptford, but as I did not want to go to Lon don I asked the captain about my wages, and he said if I came with the ship to Deptford he would pay me up to the time; but if not, he would deduct from my wages whatever it might be necessary to pay extra for the employment of another man. The ship had been or dered to Deptford for repairs, and there were several of the seamen who were under eircuTvte , nces of the same kind as myself. All the men who belonged to London came to Deptford in the ship and were duly paid off, but as those who resided at Southampton would not go on with tho vessel' as the expenses from London were not to he paid, their wages were withhold. Mr.tlflubler said the company had resolved to re sist upon principle, and in order to show that the men who belonged to Southampton were not to set the law at defiance, or to attempt to extort from the com pany a lager amount of wages than they were entitled to, or to compel the company to employ ether bands at a much increased expense. The facts were, that the defendant and all the other men, who waited and were interested in the deci4en of the Lord Mayor, had signed articles in the presence of the shipping mas ter, for the term of 12 months, and, therefore, the time of contract had not expired ; and they had, in reality, deserted the ship, and were liable, under the terms cf their contract, to b© imprisoned for any term not exceed ing 12 weeks, in addition to the penalty of the forfeiture of th it wages. (Here the articles were produced, and read by Mr. Goodman.) The company had, however, directed Lies to act in no spirit of hostility to the men, to exten-1 to then) the 1 - ber3:ity ha Lee ex hibited upon all former occasions. It was, however, necessary to press the Lord Mayor for adjudication on "Oct. 30, 1855. " We, the undersigned, ratepayers of St. Pancras, this evening at half-past 9 o'clock, visited the workhouse in accordance with the public invitation of the board of directors, and hereby testify that we found the state of things as follows: "In the female casual receiving ward we were in formed by the master that there were last evening 72 persons admitted, and that the number this evening was somewhat less. There were upon the floor in the lower room, stretched upon straw beds, 16 females ; their co vering was simply a rug ; some of the women were pre paring to lie down, one of whom, recently admitted, showed her head, which was swarming with vermin. We - found in the lavatory six other female, who, wi: h out any light, were endeavouring to dry their clothes by the heat of the copper, the evening being exceedingly wet. "We next visited the able men's ward, where we found, on similar beds and with the like covering, 36 men in a state of nudity. They 44 hung their shirts upon pegs in the wail, to preserve them, es they said, from the vermin which swarm,il in the beds. In one corner of Viis room we found three men huddled together in a bed about 3 feet 6 inches wide. " We then went to the dormitory of the girls' school, the lower room of which was in a sufficiently decent state, exce,;t as regards ventilation, which was very de fective. In the upper room, however, the state of things was highly unsatisfactory. In some of the beds there wi-re seven children each, and in others sir. No extra room had beer. provided in til the night before, and the schoolmistress said, that during the last week, thei e were as many as nine children in each of two beds, and eight in several of the others. " We then proceeeed to the male receiving ward,' where we saw 14 men in and breathing an atmo sphere which the members of the medical profession among us declared unfit to sustain human life. There were seven more below stairs, some of whom were also to sleep in the upper room. " We have to add, that in all cases we found the space much too narrow, and the ventilation most defec tive. In the last room visited the stench was so over powering that those who entered it were obliged to re tire from it almost immediately. " This minute was drawn up in the board-room of the workhouse, immediately after the inspection, and ap proved and signed by all present as a faithful record of what we had witnessed." (Here follow the signatures of 25 ratepayers, with their addresses.) Mr. Hudrell, the master of the workhouse, afforded every facility in his power to the visitors, and in reply to various questions, said that he did the best he could with the material at his command. With respect to the children's school, he was strongly of opinion that the sooner they were removed to a distance from the workhouse the better, He also stated that the board bad that day recommended two paid nurses to be employed ; but he felt that to be of any service there should be at least one in each ward. The number in the workhouse is 1,560, and he (Mr. Hudrell) felt that there would not be fewer than 1800 in the winter. The unanimous expression of the gentle men who visited the workhouse was one of disgust and horror, especially on beholding the filthy state of the casual wards, and the unwholesome and crowded con dition of the infant dormitory. The subject was brought before the vestry yesterday by Mr. Streeten, who recapitulated what he had seen ; Mr. Farrer, churchwarden, in the chair. The vestry thought some of its members attempted to attribute mo tives to the gentlemen who paid the visit to the work house ; but not one of them ventured to deny the main facts, that the receiving wards were filthy and over crowded, and that in the infant dormitory seven and eight children slept in one bed ; and that as many as 25 bad breakfasted, dined, and supped in the same room on the day referred to. The vestry r- . Aolved, after the effects of public opinion had been brought to bear, that a committee of vestry men should inquire into the alleged neglect. the Rubject, as another vessel belonging to the company, of 2,000 tons burden, was expected within a few days to arrive from the same destination, and under similar circuinstAnces. The complainant said he had been misled as to the time stated in the artic:es. The chief officer of the ship said it was impossible that the complainai.t could have been misled, as it had been emphatically mentioned to him and the oth:r men at the time that they were acting illegal y, and, in con sequence of their persever ance , he had been compelled to enter them in the log-book as deserters. Mr. Hob!er said that upon the discharge of the cargo the Admiralty had given immediate orders that the ♦es sel should be taken to Deptford to prepare for another voyage to the Crimea, and all that had i , een required of the complainant wai to fulfil his contract, and assist with the other men in navigating the vessel to and from that station, but that, although they were paid very high wages, they had the effrontery, in consequence of the difficulty which existed of obtaining sailors at Ports mouth, to act the dishonest part they had appeared in, under the impression that they could succeed in com pelling the company to come to their terms of remune ration. The Lcrd Mayor said it was quite clear that the com plainant bad broken Lis own contract, and that he had been bound to assist in nav'.gating the vessel to Dept ford. The summons must therefore be dismissed; but, as he thought the complainant and the other men, who were waiting the decision, had an el in ignorance of the law, he trusted the company would not withhold the pay which the persons employed in the way represented had certainly forfeited. It, was afterwards stated to the Lord Mayor that the company had acted upon the suggestion, by paying the men the wages due ; but that they were determined to resist any future attempt, and that those who should violate the laws in future must take the serious conse quences. STATE OF ST. PANCREAS WORKHOUSE. INSPECTION BY THE RATEPAYERS. In consequence of a placard issued by the board of directors of St. Pancras, denying certain statements as to the state of the receiving wards and infant dormitories of the workhouse, and soliciting a public inspection, a number of ratepayers agreed to accept the invitation, and accordingly proceeded to the above workhouse and inspected some of the departments of that establishment, when it was found that the statements con 4 ained in the report of the medical officer, Mr. Waldegrave, were fully sustained, and that the workhouse was far from being in that satisfactory state which the ratepayers had been led to believe that it was, as will be seen from the fol lowing report :-- Sporting Intelligence. WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING— WEDNESDAY. The Hurdle Race, a Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. Certain winners extra. Two miles. 17 subs. Mr. Downes's Red Rose, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (G. Stevens) 1 Mr. W. Orchard's Phantom (11 b), aged, lOst 101 b (Ennis) 2 Mr. Littler's Fenman, 6 yrs, 10st 41b (Higgins) 3 The following also ran :—Pillaton, Gaylad, Nonsuch, Cardiff La-s, Voucher, Parchment, Hopton, Brompton, Stamford, and Frank. Betting-4 to 1 agst Phantom, sto 1 agst Nonsuch, 6 to 1 apt Stamford, 7 to 1 agst Fenman, 10 to 1 agst Red Rose. Won by a length ; four lengths between the second and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth. Stamford and Gaylad were pulled up, and did not pass the post. No rui4lap occurred in any part of the race. _ _ . _ _ _ The Worcestershire Grand Annual Steeplechase, a Han dicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added ; the second to save his stake. Cer tain winners extra. About four miles. (19 subs., 5 of whom declared.) Mr. Barber's The Potter, 6 yrs, 9st 41b..,(D. Wynne) 1 Mr, Tyer's Star of England, aged, Ost 121 b ...(Green) 2 Mr. B. Land's Emigrant (h b), aged, 91t 71b (Boxall) 3 The following also ran : —Little Charley, Teddes!ey, British Saikr, Louis Napoleon, The Captain, Liverpool Boy, Tchernaya, Taffa, and Sparchford. Betting-5 to 1 agst Emigrant, 6to 1 agst British Sailor, 7 to 1 each agst Tchernaya and Star of England, 8 to 1 each agst Taffy and Potter, 10 to 1 each agst Sparchford and Liverpool Bay. At first 7 to 2 was taken about British Sailor. Sparchford, Tchernaya, Taffa, Liverpool Boy, Teddesley, and The Captain fell early in the race. Emigrant took a long lead to about the last jump but three, when he also fell, and The Potter went on with the lead, and at last won by two lengths ; about four lengths between the second and third, and three lengths between the third and fourth. Only four passed the post. The Selling Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each with 50 added ; for 3 yr-olds and upwards. The win ... ner to be told for 1201. ; allowance; if entered to be sold for less. About two miles. 5 subs. Mr. B. Land's Theodine, aged, list (30/.)...(Boxall) 1 Mr. Cartwright's Bulfincher, aged, list (301 ) (R. James) 2 Mr. H. Herbert's Alma, aged, list (301.) (G. Stevens 0 Mr. Symond's Eurus, aged, list (301.) (Livesey) 0 Betting—Even cn Bulfincher, 2 to 1 agst Theodine. Won by four lengths. Alma walked in, but did not pass the post ; Eurus refused at the fence leading to the Moors, and was turned back. The winner was bought in for 190 guineas. The Hunt Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for horses that have been regularly hTuhnreteedn,iiies. 7 &c. ; gentleman subg. riders ; professionals, 7 1 b extra ; weight for age, with optional selling allowances. Mr. B. Land's Theodine, aged, lOst 131 b (including 71b extra) (301.) (Boxall) 1 Mr, John's Ringleader, aged,lost 611, (30/.) ( Mr. Cotton) 2 Mr. J. Stinton's Little John, aged, 10st 31b (inelud ieg 71b extra) (301.) Eurus and The Hunter also ran. Won in a canter by two lengths. The winner was bought in for 180 guinem. Notvvil.hetanding the miserably inclement weather this meeting was attended with marked success. The supply and character of the spov, both with reference to the fiat races and steeplechases, were most satisfactory ; and although different arrac.gements for conducti , g the busing ss of the meeting 'might have been adopted with advantage, yet the officials brought the proceedings to a creditable teriniaat'em. DEATH FROM Noxious GAS.—A highly-reqwctal•le man rained Legru, proprietor of a di.tillriy at Doignies (Nord), havi ng occas i on on S atur d ay to ge t a well re paired, and thinking that the workman was not follow ing his instructions exactly, determined to go down him self and examine the place below. He accordingly had himself let down, but scarcely had he arrived at the bot tom when the noxious gas overcame him, and be be same insen6ble. The workman above, finding that M. LPgru • ttlined and pulled him up ; but all efforts to restore the unfor tunate man to animation were useless, as life had fled. The demand for merchant iron is not so good as it s, and the pig market is rather - languid ; but first rate houses are nob inclined to give way much, This temporary falling off must in a great measure be attri buted to the tightness of the money market. The decree issued in France to exempt from duty for three years castings, bars, and sheet iron, when used for ship-build ing purposes, will greatly assist the South Staffordshire iron masters, as there are none who can c)mpete with them in these commodities. The wages of the puddlers still remain, in come instances, an open question. Mas ters are certainly not in a position to advance them at present. A meeting was held in this town on Wednes nay to consider these demands, and was atttended by most of the leading firms, but adjourned for a week without arriving at any definite decision. In the mean time the notices given by the mewl at several of the works will have expired, and it will be seen what course will be taken. The disinclination of the masters to make the advance no doubt arises, in some degree, from their having lately made an advance to the colliers, but if it were riot for the approach of winter coal could not maintain its price. The demand is quite independent of the consumption by mills, forgee, and furnaces, and arises from the great outlet by rail and the iecreaee re quired for dome-tic purpesee. The emand for white iron -stone, gubbin, and other ores, the produce of the district, is n( t eo good as it was, and the price has re ce,ied a little, but this temporary drawback is expected to lee of only short duration, especially if the money mar ket gets easier. The present hegh rate of materials will prevent malleable iron :from being much lower than itis at present, and as far as coal is concerned there seems no prdiability of that being reduced at present, The col liers attend their work regularly, and the distrct gene rally, so far as labour is concerned, with the exception of the puddlers, is free . from agitation. Mr. Thomas Elington'a statement of the principal orders for castings, rnachinery, rails, &c., aseertained by him to be in the iron markets of London, Dublin, and Glasgow, chow :-1. Orders contracted fer during the last few months, and now being executed by Glasgow ironfeunders—large querAities of socket pipes fer Aus tralia, India, Italy, Canada, Un;ted Sta!es, South Ame rica, Germany, England, and Ireland ; railway chairs for Nova Scotia and Canada. 2. New orders-10,000 yards socket pipes, 2 engines, boiler., and . wrought-iron tank for Great G'rinishy ; 2,000 tons of additional pipes for Italy ; 4 iron screw steam-boats I,r Turkey ; a con densing pumping beam-engine fir Derbyshire ; 200 to 300 tons of good second-band rails fer Swansea ; 2 or 3 tank locomotive engines for Manchester, pumping engine for Hereford.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. TIIN IRON AND CO_Ab TRADE. --- -© WOLVERHAMPTON, WednesdAy Afternoon.—An im portant meeting of the iron trade of South Staffordshire has just been held at the Swan Hotel, in this town ; the influence of the resolution come to at which, it is hoped, will not be to add to the embarrassment—no doubt only temporary—which is at present felt at some few esta blishmeLts iu the trade. Recently the workmen throughout the South Stafford• shire and East Worce,tershire districts have waited, in deputati n 4, upon their several employers a , king for an advance of wages They state that they have a right to this, because of the present price of manufactured iron being higher than it was duripg the last and the previ,us quarter ; and they supplemented their apnea* by advert ing to the existing high price of provisions. The reply which the men generally received gave them no encouragement to expect that their application would be met. Each eniploy,r, however, expressed his deter: - mination to abide by the decision which the trade, as a body, might come to upon the subject. At the works, however, of Messrs. Foster, at Stourtnidge, and at other works in that neighbourhood and at Brierley Hill, the meu have given notice for an advance of wages, and their notice having expired without their demand being complied with they are now out on strike. With the view of ascertaining the sense, of the trade generally upon the best course to 'be now pursued, a meeting was called for, and held this afternoon, at the Swan Hotel in this town. The ironinasters of the dis trict attended in large numbers, and, after an animated discussion, unanimously passed the following resolu tion That, looking at the position of the iron trade, as affected by the present monetary state of the cmintry, and also to the fact that the wages now paid to puddlers are higher than the usual prop , rti.m to the declared price of iron, the claims of the puddlers be most strenu cusly resisted." I.VSPECTION OP FIELD-MARSHALS, One of the most remarkable military ceremonies which we have lately had the pleasure of recording, took place on Sa•urday last, at the United Service Institution, in Whitehall-yard, where several gallant soldiers, officers and privates, who have diAin2uished themselves in the Crimea, inspected the Field-Marsbala in her Majesty's service. The recently made Field-Marshals arrived punctually in their respective perambulators, and were received by the attendants with the utmost kindness and tenderness. They were lifted along the passage, and placed in three of the easiest chairs which could be procured. The windows were carefully closed to exclude draughts. While waiting the arrival of the veteran F.M., whose creation, dating 1840, is much older than that of the Peninsular generals, .and to whom more lati tude was therefore very prOaerly allowed, the objects of interest in the institutio; were explained to the marshals. The skeleton of Marengo, the horse ridden by Napoleon at Waterloo, much delighted there, as having belonged to an acquaintance of other days; and General Wolfe's Quebec sword recalled to them an event of their younger lives. The other Field-Marshal's carriage was then beard, and presently H.R.H. entered, in the uniform which he wore at the taking of his last quarter's ealary. With him came the Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards, the Colonel-in-Chief of the Sixtieth Rifles, the Grand Ranger of Windsor Park, the Lord Warden of the Stannaries, the Chief Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Gover nor and Constable of Windsor Castle, the High Steward of . Plymouth, the Colonel of the Artillery Company, the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the Prince Consort. Mr. Punch was also present. The inspection was then gone through, and the Field- Marshals were examined as to their efficiency, and their caiiability of rendering military service to her Majesty. The Peninsular Generals admitted that their day had gone by; but said they were delighted to hear that et , :Linger men were appointed to do teeir work. From m •tives of delicacy it was thought best not to undeceive their. They were then asked if they had any complaint to make, and they rephe tl , at they had—that their pro motion to the highest rank in the army had either been earned 40 years ago, or not at ell ; and that both the de lay which had taken place, and the moment selected for conferring the honour, were equally unfair. Mr. Punch promised that this should be notified, and expressed his entire concurrence in their sentiineets. H.R H. was then inspected, and wee warmly compli mented upon being in such apparently excellent coed 1- tion. H.R.H. stated that he was at that moment quite as fit to discharge the duties of a field-marshal as he ever had been, and that he lone hoped to serve his Sovereign in that capacity. Although he could not as yet aspire to the renown of his colleague in honours, F. M. Leo pold, King of the Belgiane, who had received 1,200,0001. of the people's money up to last pay-day, and who, there fore, was naturally anxious to negotiate a peace (as such items might in wartime be thought objectionable), he trusted that he should not be found unworthy of the re. lationship. The examination being completed, th e inspectors de parted, with the single recommendation, that the field marshals, being happily lodged in a collection of !mili tary curiosities, should be kept in what was evidently their proper place.—Punch. SALE OF FISH BY AUCTION.—The Mayor of Marseilles recently issued regulations for the sale of fish by auction, but it appears that the measure has met with great op position from the retail dealers and hawkers. Some of those parties pushed the biddings up in such a manner that the efforts of the authorities were unable to keep them within any reasonable bounds. In presence of these manoeuvres, the municipal inspector was at length com pelled to put a stop to them by _causing the fish to be knocked down when the biddings had gone to such an extent above the first price offered, as he considered suf ficient. The hawkers finding their manoeuvres defeated, entered into a coalition, and at the last sale, not one of them made his appearance, so that the greater portion of the fish was left on hand, tho public not being suffi ciently numerous to carry it all off. A severe repree sionary measure having become necessary, the municipal authorities have taken away the licences from all those who took part in the opposition. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills a Medicine of Extraordinary Properties for the Core of Coughs, Colds, and A.sthma.—These pills are famed in every clime as the best remedy ever known for the cure of coughs, colds, asthma, and affections of the chest. A dose or two gives immediate relief, and a continuance of them for a short time effects an immediate cure, by giving a freedom to the respiratory organs ; therefor,„ let those who are suffering from asthma, tightness of breath, or similar complaintF, have recourse at once to these inva luable pills. —Sold by all rnedieioe vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and SO, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and 11. Hoods, Malta. [ADVERTISEMENT,] —A most interesting recovery from a vast complication of diseases, such as indigestion (dyspepsia), fla tulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, attd liver com plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, without the aid of medicine, by Du Barry's Reva leata Arabica Food, is recorded in the following let ter : --Cure 52,422.--" Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854. I have suffered these 33 years continually from diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, t•inging iu the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and cough, and during that period alien so much medicine that I can safely say I have laid out upwards of a thousand pounds at the chemists and doctors. Indeed I was in utter despair, and never expected to get over it, when I was fortunate enough to become acquainted with your Reva dents Arabica, which, Heaven bo praised, restored me to a state of health which I long since despaired of attaining. My lungs, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, my ua l int ing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all in 121 b. ances. -- I am, respectfully, JAMES ROBERTS, wood In - canisters, lib. 2s. 21b. 4s. €41.; 51b e . l ee s. The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post- flI also at 182, Do Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, London;ana order,. Barry 451, Strand; Piccadilly ; 60, Gracechurch-street ; .13_ 0 t • t • 63 and 150 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill ; 4.9 :330, and 55, Charing-cross; 51, den-town ; 18, Pall- Oxford-street ; Upper Baker-s lee , . 8 9 , High street, Cam ß, ,el-iftrcA ; 24, NIQt • n -,. : „! 7 ; 13 ' 2, " N" ' v „ , ; I" ' ‘Villi" L li s .' F " rring - don-street ; 67, Bt. street; 21, Cockspar-street; - r ortmau.gq,naro. Gburobyard ; 6, Edward - street , Country Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—NT- 30. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, eaoi weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 625. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET. Ocr. 29. Oat straw, from lOs Od to 13s 6d per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do., Ss Od to Os Od; barley do., 7s to Ss Hay from 10d to I.d. DALKEITH MARKET-00T. 29 Oatineal, per sack of 2801bs 'Ant. I Second. i Third. imperial Barleymcal, per ditto Vottseineal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —5 Od —s Od Pot-barley, per ditto DUBLIN-4kT. 19. Whito wheat, 41s Od to 41s Ed ; red ditto, 378 to 43s Od ; barley, 16s Ocl to 21s fid ; oats, 14s Od to 18s Od ; rapeseed. 409 Od to 41s 6d per brl ; oatmeal,l63 Od to 18s Od ; baleen' flour, Ms Od to 27s Oct per cwt ; lwtiau corn, 41e Od to 44%6d per 4801bs. COAL MARKET.—OCT. 31. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market. . s. d. Wallsend, Ste. Bate's West Hartley 17 C 1. d. Buddle W. Hartley lB 0 Willington Hartley ......17 0 Byass's West Hartley l7 6 Wood's Hartley 16 6 Carr's Hartley ,17 6 Wylam 18 6 Chester Main lO 6 Gosforth l9 0 Hartlep,)lWest Hartleyl7 6 Wharneilffo l9 0 a4stiii. g 's Hartley .......17 6 Eden Main 20 6 Holywell Howard's West Hartley Pensher 2O 0 Netherton 1$ 0 Ste wart's . 21 6 North Percy Hartley l7 0 Heugh Hall 20 0 Redheugh Main 15 1 South Kelloe 21 0 Stobart's Hartley l4 6 Eveuwood 18 0 Tanfiold Moor l7 1 Derwentwater Hartloy.lB 0 Taufield Moor Butos 17 3 Hedley's Hartley 16 0 Walker Primrose .........16 ;•'. ICepier Grange 2O 9 West Riding Hartley ...17 0 Northumberland lB 6 Grey's West Hartley ....17 0 Bell 20 0 Ships at market... 22 I Sol(1 SEABORNE MAILS. (N sign:fles that the malls are sent from the General rest-onle. ssy the night—and M by the morning —despatch.) COUNTRIU, , From wont w u , Fort due n Dispatch., En4,liind r--.- ~._............. Liverpool . i Liverpool Oct. 23 !Routh 7.m Am, 1 Southamptop rig. 1 4 Dover 1 Uncertain Plymouth . Nov. 6 Dover .... t ISouthampton Southampton.( 11)w/or ...... Melly !Sontliampt co. Nov. 16 .Sotithamr: to.. Nov. In Yarions port• Uncertain igouthamptot. Nov. 15 bay vvnstn goat, Li in Gancral Post- Orlice, London.* 1 Every Fri,Dv kmerica(byTtrit.packlls, %merles.. thy United Sts ! packet) ...merles (by II States' packet) N. tustralia (via South ..mpton) M _fitto (via Marseilles) N Iltto (via Cape of Good Hope) ..N1.......... -uric& (West Coat.t)..N.23d of the month.. t c xandria ........ N B , 9, 24, &30 of tiexandria..........7f 4th & 20th of mon. &lamas ........... kl ,17th of the month tclgium .......... , .N 1 .......... M 9th of the month .. Buenos Ayres.... ..M,9th of the month ape of Good Hope -.NI tape of Good Rope ~N' :ace de Verde 9th of On month ley M lle ton (see ) .Thanael Islet .... ............ Id gr. 17th of morn , . 'hips 'Once a month.... `onstentinopie 8,13, .o c o !,,nstantinople , ~4th !Cc 20th of moo. of Europe M NlTwice daily . , :I;ypt (see India) -'r ante ........ M 'Twice daily „ I:braltat4, 7, 17.80, 27 .f lreene (see India) Ireytown .......... 2nd Et 17th of men, ile mhurgh ~N Tuesday & Friday • I.,ve.nnab .......... M 2nd of the moutt .........M,Daily Honduras ..........M!llth of the mont!.. tna (viastouthampt.) M 4th & 20th of mon. Endia (via Marseilles tai 9thfi; 2.5 th of mom', ions.a Isles (see Ind;a)l7, 17, & 27 of mon Ireland NlTwice daily Lishol l .• • • • • • • • • • .... M , 7, 9,17,1 k 27 of m. Vl:act:Ars ............ Jt 4th of the month gadeir; ........... N '2.11 of month .... I halts (see ndia) Faits .......... N ,8,18. &29 of mon. Wauritius (see India) 1 tfauritius ..........Nll4th of the month Mexico ............M 2nd of the month..!Sonthamptsm Nov. 1 Naples . ........N.sthisth2hthormon. Dov er New Granada ......11, 21 & 17th of month; Southampton New Zealand Bar private SI ip ..;Various port , unaertab Papal ritatos ..Nlsthllsth2Sthohnon.lDover Peninsula ..........Mllthi 7 th27thofmon.'Southasupto n Peru . ,.71111.1 St. 27th of mon.'Southampton Port NatalN IByprivate ship ...IVarious ports lJne atm % as .4 • • •• 94 •• • • ICT:sollsth26thOrnaorl,l)oVer •• • • • • •• .4 Nl5 thlsth2sthofmon.lDover 9d& 17th 0/ monthlliouthatuptou 1 I 6 mon s n e c a z n n y c 1 a .. Van Diemen's Land (se. .saistralia) ••.e •• • • • Wes. - radios 2d ,41 r 1 7th 01 monthlBoabampten !Southampton "lenthamptn• iiTn.Th at. Nov. 4 S);lth&rapho, ji)ov,,r iTivl Tvri • ie.' Oct. 2 Dower , Ifiouthampl !Soothqmptoti London 'Southampto. 'Dover .. Igoutharnpto• l'lymouth .. Dover ...• .. head Nov. 1 Dpi; 16thofmen Nov. 20 Southampto: Seuthempto, Liverpool Oct. 26 Nov. kb Dover Nov. 4 1k 16 mon When any of these dates fall on a gunday, the mails will be de 3patched on the following day, with the exception of the India (~fa Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched tt • preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. WEDNESDAY, October 31. Stations. Coarse of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich N. Rain. Lothbury. Bristol N.E. Unsettled. Plymouth Gloucester Cardiff N.E Cloudy. Swansea N.E Fine. Haverfordwest ... N.W Fine. Exeter N.E. 'Very cloudy—Windy. Brighton ...... Southampton N.W Unsettled. Cowes N. Unsettled. Portsmouth N.E Rain. Poole N.N.E Cloudy. Derby N.E Cloudy. Nottingham Leicester.. N. Boston N.N.E...... Rain. Gainsborough . N Great Grimsby... N.W Much rain. Shrewsbury N E Rain. Ipswich N.E Cloudy. Harwich N. W Rain. Holyhead Dublin E.N.E...... Very cloudy. Liverpool Leeds N. Rain Amsterdam Manchester N I Sheffield N.E Rain. Stoke•on-Trent.... S W Rain. Carlisle N.B. Cloudy. Lancaster Whiteha►en ...... N W Cloudy. Maryport.. E.N.E Cloudy. Yarmouth Cambridge S.S. W Much rain. Vorl, Darlington N. Fine—Cloudy. Whitby Scarborough Berwick N. Vir Cloudy. S ti ood N. Rain. Tonbridge SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 31. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been dull to-day, and prices closed at their worst point. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 74i 4—Caledonian. 29i —G rea t Western of Canada, 22 London and North-Western, 92 —Midland, 63i 6 41.—Dutch Rhenish, d. • MANCHESTER, OCT. 31. STOCK EXORANGIL—The market has been dull to-day, with rather easier prices. Sheffield, 9 . l i—Midland, 63k — Leeds, 74i—Eastern Counties, 8 15-16—Dovers, 17 3-16. The Stock Exchange will be closed to-day (Nov. 1). BIRAHNGHAM, Oat 31. S rocK EXCHANGE.—There was a slight inarease of business to-day, with quotations generally a shade higher. Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, was done at 69 for cash—London and North Westerns olosed at 92 BIRTHS. Op A SON. On the 30th . ult., at Baltic-wharf, Ilillhank, the wife of Mr. Henry Castle. On the 30th ult., at 7, Chesham•place, Mrs. Charles W. Grenfell. 07 A DAUGHTER. On the 31st ult., at 12, Carson-street, the Hon. Mrs. Frederick Chichester. On the 31st ult., at 22, Ovington-square, Brompton, the wife of Charles Smith, Esq., barrister-at-law. MARRIED, On the 31st ult., at St. Paul's, Herne-hill, the Rey. John Warner, M.A., of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, and High Hall, Wickham Bishop's, Essex, to Anna Maria, eld es t d aughter of the Rev. Matthew Anderson, incumbent of St. Paul's, ' On the 30th nit., at the parish church, Hartley R ow , Hants, Charles Jas. Wrighorn, EAci., o f 86, Gow er s t ree t Bed ford-square, to Elizabeth, eldest da ug ht er of John Thsily, Esq., of the Elms, Hartley Ron', and Maunt-street, Grosvenor-square. DIED. On the 29th ult., at Hampton C our t P a l ace, th e Hon- Mrs. Talbot , aged 90. On the 30th ult., the Rev. William Rew Pratt, minister of the Caledonia:: Church, and chaplain to the Caledonian Asylum, Hollow ay, aged 26. On the 29th ult., at Green-hill, Evesham, Henry Wood wara, E N , late of Leswell, Kidderminster, aged 63. On the 28th ult., Mr. James Barclay, late of Clapham. On the 21st ult., at Mawgan Rectory, near Helatone, the Rev. Gerard Mann, rector of Mawgan and St. Martin's, aged 31. On the Bth ult., at the Castle Hospital, Balaklava, of di,rrllce‘, Cant W. Johnston 41st Regt., late Provost , Marshal to the Army, aged 49. 0. , 21 th ult ,at Rilaklava, Lient.-Colonel Barret Lennard Tyler, commanding 62,1 Foot, from wounds re• ceived at the assault on the Redan on Sept. 8. On the 31st July last, at Melbourne, Victoria, Mr. Wm. Rowe, oldest son of Mr. Rowe, of 'Change-alley, Cornball, Loodon, aged M. LONDON : Printed and Published by WIRD° YOUNP, cl No. 112, Strand, Pi:inter, 9i Mc Sun Mice, N. 112, I Strand, in the Preci nc t o f th e S avoy , i s thi minty Of laiddleasx, Thuredo, November 1,1555.