The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-18 00:00:00

SCHARGED PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY Nic;ar. This evening a highly influential meeting was hell in the Town-hall in support of the Birmingham Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society. Lord Calthorpe occupied the chair, and among the gentlemen by whom he was sur rounded were Lord Lyttelton, Sir John Pakington, M.P., Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P., Sir Peter Pole (the High Sheriff of the County), the Right Hon. J. S. Wortley (the Recorder of London), Mr. M. D. Hill (the Recorder of Birmingham), Mr. Adderley, M.P., the Hon. Frederick Calthorpe, the Rev. H. C. Miller, the Rev. M. Burt, the Rev. C. Clarke, Mr. C. Ratcliffe, and numerous other gentlemen resident in the neighbour. hood. The presence of - a very large number of the working classes of Birmingham was a principal feature of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, lamented the absence of Lord Stanley, in consequence of indispo sition. Nothing but the advice of his medical atten dants prevented the noble Lord being present, but he hoped he would be soon able to resume those pursuits in which he seemod so much to delight. (Cheers.) After letters were read from numerous clergymen and other gentlemen in the neighbourhood, apologising for their absence, the CHAIRMAN called the attention of the meeting to the evils of drunkenness, the chief cause of crime in this country, and advocated the necessity of secular education combined with religious instruction, The Rev. J. P. Bony (hon. sec.) read a document, from which it appeared that one of the objects of the assost;.ation was to find employment for meritorious dis charged prisoners, and give, if necessary, securities to employers against robberies which it might be feared would be committed by prisoners to whom they thus benevo'.ently gave employment. They had assisted 21 prisoners, Id of whom were doing well, and had found employment for 13. The RECORDER of Birmingham, in moving the first re solution, said that all who bad listened to the able report which had just been read must have been struck with the magnitude of the want the Prisoners'Aid Society was in tended to supply. He mogratulaied them that at last the true way for the repression of crime was found. The question was no less than this--Shall the pain which the prisoner has suffered within the walls of the prison —shall the habits of industry he there acquired—shall the counsels and exhortation of the worthy chaplain—. yie=ld no fruit ? Shall the prisoner be thrust forth home less and friendless to fight his way back to his lost posi tion in society against a host of disadvantages ? Thirty three per cant, at least of those who have been convicted fall again into crime, What is to be done ? He (the Recorder) was not surprised that the manufacturers of this town bad expressed their astonishment that no such society as that had been before established. Seventeen years ago, when he began his recordership, he followed the example of the worthy magistrates of the Warwick shire sessions, in delivering up to relatives or friends young prisoners whom he believed to be reclaimable. These cases amounted to 483, only 78 of them having been known again to appear at the bar of a court of jus tice. Many times he (the Recorder) had been thanked by the prosecutor for being allowed to take back the prisoner to his home. He (the Recorder) knew there fore he should not appeal in vain. It was well known that the moment of departure from the doors of the gaol was the most dangerous crisis in the prisoner's life. It is then that the friendly hand should be stretched forth. The meeting had heard that the tempter, the receiver of stolen of stolen goods, his old companions in crime, await him at the gates of his prison, and lead him back into guilt. He (the Recorder) earnestly invited those present to displace that wretched population —to meet the prisoner on his release—to give to the poor out cast a friendly countenance. Let him feel that when he has to encounter the frowns of the world there will be at least one fellow-being to watch over him who will encourage him in every good aspiration, will warn him against the temptations with which he is surrounded, rejoice if he should eFcape them, and mourn with unaffected sorrow should he again fall into crime. He addressed himself to the artisans of Birmingham. They knew the temptations to which the discharged convict was exposed. One in particular there was which besets his path, thick set with seduc tions. In the presence of the great men of the land seated around him he would proclaim it-1,500 dens of temptation, in the shape of taverns, ginsbops, and beer houses open wide their doors, and so long as the dis charged criminal has the smallest of her Majesty's coins in his pocket the Legislature authorises this greatest of all temptations. Guard him from this snare by precept, and—what is more effective than all precept —by example. Verily, they would reap their reward. Not one penny richer would they be for all their exertions and sacrifices ' • but their reward—their exceeding great rewar d— wou l d be in the consciousness of having done their duty as Christians—of having fulfilled the great command of Him who uttered the immortal words—"Do unto others as you would they should do unto you." The learned recorder moved : "That the plans and operations of the Birmingham Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, as detailed in the statements now read, be approved by this meeting." Lord LYTTELTON, in seconding the motion, eulogised the voluntary labours of Mr. Wright, of Manchester (who was present), and alluded to evils in the present system of criminal punishment which must be reformed, and contended that if prisoners could be improved while undergoing punishment they ought to be encouraged in habits of honest labour. He hoped that the movement of that evening would only be the first of many others throughout the country. The RECORDER of London apologised for appearing before the meeting, but justified his attendance on the ground of his being engaged in the administration of criminal justice in the metropolis. He fully con• curred in the observations of the recorder of Bir• mingliam, and bore testimony to the fact that in consequence of the destitution of discharged prisoners they fell by thousands into crime deeper than they bad before committed. The question was what was to be done with such prisoners. The plan of the associ ation was not only prudent and discreet, but, if they would allow him to say so, it was, in his opinion, ex tremely modest. They did not pretend to deal with the hardened thief or the brutal ruffian, but with those un fortunate persons who, yielding to temptation, fell early into- the commission of crime, and who by timely aid might be restored to society. He called upon the manu facturers and tradespeople of the county to rescuealatch objects from future crime and ruin by affording them em ployment, and concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the inhabitants of the berough, especially employers, be earnestly recommended to co - operate with the society in its important work. _PAKINGTON seconded th e mo - The Right Hon. Sir J. titan. They were met to promote a local charity, and in his opinion there was scarcely any object more deserving of their support than the reformation of their Christian fellow-countrymen from crime. He Loped the society would be the forerunner of many other similar charities throughout the country. Who among them would lift up his hand and say that at one time or another ho had not yielded to temptation ? They boasted of their wealth and their power, but they had forgotten too much the welfare of the people. (Cheers.) They had neglected the class of persons who were the object of that associa tion. In that respect America, Prussia, and even Italy had set them examples ; they were now attempting to make amends for their past negligence, and he believed that their efforts would be successful. He cautioned them, however, not to be carried away by exaggerated expectations. He pressed upon them the necessity there existed for the prevention of crime the necessity for a sound, liberal, and practical education. (Cheers ) In conclusion, while he urged them to adopt that society, he urged them to adopt it only as a part of a great whole, as only a part of that great plan of social progress which he hoped soon to see crowned with triumphant success. Mr. Alderman LUCY moved the next resolution. Mr. ADDERLET, M.P., in sec ending the motion, said it rested upon the public whether or not that great move. ment should succeed. If they would come forward and meet liberated prisoners in the spirit which had been manifested in the heal that night, they might rely upon it the success of the society would be insured. Mr. WRIGHT, of Manchester, rest addressed the meet ing. He had been instrumental in restoring many pri• goners to society, and many of de m no v held responsible situations iu ' , sweetie parts of the world. When he saw m any of these so occupied in various spheres of life he experienced a peace of mind which the world could not gi ve, he did not see any o th er way of preventing cr i me than by taking young chitdreu out of the street an d by law compelling their atterdanc e at School. (Cheers.) He would not cenneel a It innan C atholic to send bis child to his (Mr. Wright',) Protestant school, but he should be compelled to send him to a school where be would obtain an education acc,rding to the doctrines of his own church. Sir S. NORTHCOTE, M.P., moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor and officers of the borough who had taken part in the movement. This was seconded by the Stipen diary magis , ra t e , and shortly afterwards the meeting separated. [ADVERTISEMENT.} —The greatest happiness of a journalist is to introduce to his readers some new discovery calculated to benefit that vast portion of our fellow -creatures which has the st ronges t claims upon our sympathies. 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Barry dug . free, on reoeipt of post.o.t. -, Mason, and Co., 7i, liegentkitreet, London ; Fortnum, and Co., p uryoyoi. too her :Majesty, Piccadilly ; also . at 60, G rae.echureh-street ; i , 330 and 451, Strand; 1, cheapsde 68, Cornhill ;49_ IBishops. irat.s-atrt let; 55, Charing-CrOsa • o • 54 Upper BAker-street; 63 Aid 150 j, Oxford-street. • TfIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OC i rOBER 18, 185 METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. I. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board cf Works vas held yeaeitday in the Council Chamber, Guildhall ; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The financial statement laid before the board showed a total general balance of 114,0241. 13s. 3d. The superintending architect presented reports on ap plications under the Metropolitan Buildings Act. Mr. Joseph Kerschner made application for permission to extend the shop front of the Surrey Coal Hole Tavern next the Surrey Theatre, in the Blackfriars-road. Upon this the superintending architect reported as follows :—" M r . K ersc h rer, the landlord of the Surrey Coal Hole Tavern, adjoining the Surrey Theatre, in the Blackfriars-road, wishes to enlarge the bar, &e., of the tavern, and preposes to enclose the portico in front and at tte sides with sashesfaud walls, and seeks the consent of the Metropolitan Board of Works to this alteration. The colonnade of the theatre and the portico of the tavern are almost the only projecting buildings, and if the applicant's request is granted it will he the only encloied projection throughout the whole line. The thoroughfare is extremely open, the pavement alone being about 20 feet wide, except in front of the theatre and tavern, where it is 12 feet. Seeing that there is no other enclosed bu lding throughout the great ex tent of the Blackfriars-road, and nothing but the colon nade of the theatre to give a pretext for this application, I cannot recommend the board to grant consult to en close the portico as proposed.—F. MARRABLE, superin tending architect. It was proposed that the architect's recommendation be adopted, which was put and agreed to. The application was consequently rejected. The CHAIRMAN drew the attention of the board to the position in which they were now placed in reference to the payment of the solicitors to the board, with a view of making an alteration, if such a course was considered desirable. Mr. Deputy HARRISON hoped that they would pursue the course that was now generally adopted by the Go vernment i.nd large establishments by paying their soli tors by a fixed salary instead of by fees for each particu lar duty. fie concluded by moving "That it be referred to the Works Committee to consider and report to this board, having regard to the original appointment of the solicit )r, what alterations, if any, they would recom mend, as.to the remuneration to be made to the solici• tors of the hoard, particularly in reference to the metro. politan improvements or works of an extensive charac ter." Mr. WILKINSON seconded the motion, which was pill and carried unanimously. NEW MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. Alderman Cubitt, elected to represect the City of London, in the room of T!H. Hal!, Lq., was intro duced by Mr. Deputy Harrison, and took his seat. He was received with general cheering. A letter was read from Mr. Wicksteed, of Leicester, inviting a deputation of the board to visit his works in that town, for the disinfection of sewage, when the company would be most happy to give them every in formation. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. IRVINE ruse to move the resolution, of which he had given notice :—" That the resolution of the board of the 15th Aug., 1356 (No. 51), respecting the applica tion of the Hon. Col. Upton, for the sanction of the board to the erection of a veranda of fire-proof reateria;s sver an existing veranda or bow-window, at 27, George•street, Hanover-square, be rescinded. He re gretted to find that the vestry of St. George, Hanover• square, was opposed to any architectural improvement. It was a common remark with foreigners that London was the largest and ugliest city in the world. He did not believe that the inhabitants of St. George's, Hanover square, were, it left to themselves, opposed to any me tropolitan improvement=, but that some evil beast had got possession of and devoured them. Mr. LESLIE said the inhabitants of St. George's were not opposed to improvements, but they did oppose Col. Upton in his desire to put up a verandah in front of his premises. It was a bow-window, covered with a veranda, which Col. Upton wished to carry to the top of his house, and that was called a metropolitan improvement. He denied that a bow-window in any street was an architectural improvement, and especially in this case, which would prevent his next neighbour having a view into Hanover-square. He hoped the board would support their own officer, the unanimcus decision of the vestry upon it, and their own character and respectability as a board. Mr. Tumli?. believed that the work now proposed in George-street, Hanover-square, would be no nuisance, and therefore he did hope that the motion of Mr. Irvine would be carried by a large majority. They had no right to consider whether the verandah would be ugly or orna mental, but whether it would be an injury to the other inhabitants of that locality by interfering with light and air. Mr. DENNIS thought before they rescinded the resolu tion notice ought to be given to the vestry of the notice that had been given to do so. Mr. COLLINSON believed that, before they rescinded the resolution, they ought to have a stropg case made out to justify them in doing so. The builder had received inti mation 111 the first instance from the proper officer that what he was doing was contrary to the terms of the act of Parliament, but nevertheless he had gone on with the work, and having completed it contrary to the law, he now wished the board to whitewash him by rescinding their own resolution. He was opposed to any such con duct, and should therefore oppose the resolution. Mr. liriusx having replied, The CHAIRMAN put the motion, when there appeared— For rescinding the resolution Against it The members who voted for the rescinding of the resolu tion were—Alderman Cubitt, and Messrs. Disci], Wilkin son, Atkins, Stevens, Crellio, Nicholay, Bevan, Ware, Seeley, Savage, D'lffanger, Wright, Bristow, Dennis, Irvine, Doulton, Turner, ‘Vallis, Offor, M or el an d, an d Miskin. Agai ns t it—Messrs. Collinson, H. L. Taylor, Leslie, Harrison, Hawke, and Pascal'. SITE OF OFFICES. Mr. LESLIE rose to more the resolutions of which be had given notice :—" Seeing that the Site of Offices Com mittee and the advertisements for 10,000 feet of ground for offices have failed to produce a site, and that there are 9,940 feet of freehold property in Greek-street, Soho square, paid for by the ratepayers, be moved that all previous orders on the whole subject be rescinded, so as to enable the board to decide that the 9,940 feet of the ratepayers' freehold property in Greek-street be adapted for the permanent use of the board ; that a premium of 100 guineas be offered by public competition for plans, which shall include a board-room equal in dimensions, but better lighted and ventilated, than the Council Coamber of the City of London." He went on to argue the desirability of having the offices permanently established at this place, when he was interrupted by The CHAIRMAN, who ruled that the resolution was not in a proper form, as it ought to set forth the particular resolution which was sought to be rescinded. To bring the subject properly forward Mr. Leslie must give a fresh notice. The subject was then dropped. WOJIIES COMMITTEE. Mr. SEELEY moved that Mr. H. L. Taylor be ap pointed a member of the committee on the site of officer, in the room of Mr. T. H. Hall, deceased. Mr. LESLIE believed that there was a desire to pack the members of the committee, so that a particular re port might be I , rought up, which would only Aritter away the public money. He (Mr. Leslie) had been burked to-day. The CHAIII3fAN complained of the language that was used by Mr. Le-lie, and called upon the members of the board to assist him in preventing its repetition. The motion was then put and agreed to. Mr. SEELEY then proposed that Mr. Miskin and Mr. Offor he also added to that committee, who should re present the east end of the metropolis. The committee was originally nominated by a person who was in favour of retaining Greek -street for the permanent site of the offices of the board, and it was with a view of balancing the committee, which was chiefly composed of gentlemen from the West-end, for he did not believe that Greek street was a proper or central situation for the transac tion of the business of the board. He mentioned a case that had recently occurred, when 15 members were required to attend at Greek-street for the transaction of some very ir..portaiit business, but how many at tended ? Why, only one. The central position of the jurisdiction was somewhere about St. Paul's, but a very shot t distance frau the place in which they were now assembled, an I of the entire representatives of the board only Bof them lived west of Temple-bar, whilst a large majority lived east of it. What would be said if it was imposed to have their meetings near Whitechapel Church ? Why the members would say at once, how can you expect us to go to Whitechapel to transact the Less of the boa-d ?an I et Whitechapel Church was nearer to tl o amtre of their jurisdiction than Greek street, and a larger number of m , irobers resided east of Whitechapel than lived west of Temple-bar. He con cluded by moving his res dution. Mr. CRELLIN seconded the motion. Mr. LESLIE was in favour of retaining the premises in Greek -street, as an enormous maj , rity of house 2, popu lation, and ftcreae were within a radius of two miles from it- He objected to the adding of Messrs. Miskin and Offor to the committee, as they would go with their minds already made up on this question. Mr. DENNIS said if members were t > be added to the committee merely because they had expressed strong opinions there woull be an end to !the usefulness of all committees, and, if permitted, he would resign his seat as a memo er of it. If they wanted to enlarge the com mittee. he would propose as an amendement that Mr. Ald. Cubitt and Mr. D'lffanor, whose views upon this qeestion he did not know, b e added to the committee. Mr. HawKEs seconded the amendment, arid said there was a desire to make the City interest predominant. Mr. COLLINSON .uppoi tt,l the motion, and thought a lit . le new blood should he infused into the committee, which was now su nJarly bzi.lanct-d as to b.: inoperative, with a view of qu.ckening their motions. Mr. DOULTON opposed the princille that was now at- tempted to be set up in sending two persons to carry a particular object. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said there was at present on the conanWtee a grei. tp; e,.ionderatice of West -end members. After observations from Mr. Dixon, Mr. Deputy Har rison, and Mr. Creelin, The CHAIRMAN put the question, when there appeared For tt“. amendment 3 t it lO-7 The original irotion was then put and agreed to, and Messrs. Miskin and Offor were added to the committee. Mr. DOULTON then called the attention of the board to the following notice which he had Oven :—" To vary the resolution of the board of May 23, 1856 (N). 13), •rdering `that George Donaldson, heretofore employed as an engineer under the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, do receive as compensation for the loss of his office, by reason of the passing of the Metropolis Local lianageineat Act, a retiring allowance or annuity, amounting to 821. 10s., for a period of six years and one mor , th, should his life so long continue ;' and to movOtt lieu thereof That George Donaldson, heretofore-em= ployed as an engineer under the Metropolitan Commis sioners of Sewers, do receive as compensation for 0 - e lons of his office, by reason of the passing of the Metro polis Local Management Act, a gross sum of 4121. 103."' After a few observations, ho moved the resolution in the terms above given. Mr. OPIUM seconded the motion, which was put and negatived by a large majority. Mr. LE.LIE moved "That, inasmuch as the rrinted minutes supplied to the members are verbatim copies of the records of the board, the reading of them, on the assembling of the board, is a waste of the public time, and that for the future that practice be therefore discon- tinued." Mr. TURNER seconded the motion. Several members expressed their doubts as to whether this course could be adopted, as it would shut out mem bers from signifying their opinions as to whether the minutes were correctly entered or not. Mr. TURNER then moved, as an amendment, "That, inasmuch as the printed minutes supplied to the mem bers are verbatim copies of the records of the board, the reading of them on the assembling of the board is a waste of the public time, and that for the future the practice be discontinued, except in the case of a specific resolution being passed to that effect." _ . Mr. LESLIE accepted the amendment, and withdrew his motion. The bcard then divided on the question, when there appeared— For the motion 7 Against it The board adjourned at a quarter past 5 o'clock. MONETARY AFFAIRS. (From the Belfast Mercantile Journal. • --- When the late war with Russia commenced the minds of capitalists became uneasy, owing to the oscillation of the bullion reserve in the Bank of England, and their confidence increased or diminished in unison with the stock of gold held by that establishment. As such a state of matters must be essentially vicious and unwhole some, it is our intention once more to offer a few re marks upon the bearing of the question, but we will not at present enter into a discussion of the entire subject, our object being to suggest remedies which might be immediately available at the present critical period. The question is one of such importance, and enters so fully into the very vitality of commerce, that its discus. sion and solution cannot be much longer delayed. Pos sessing, as Great Britain does, all the elements of ra tional greatness, and that greatest of all, an indus trious, thoughtful, and energetic population, there can be no reason why the least impediment should be im posed to her onward prosperity by her monetary laws. A good money system would greatly facilitate and r.d vance the progress of the nation, while the present ab surd and anomalous one is constantly retarding and checking it. In the words of an English provincial paper, we would say, let no nation think itself great as long as the great condition of the masses of the people is one of perfect depression, suffering, and poverty. A nation is truly great only when the working classes, enjoying the blessing of free institutions, possess also their just pro portion of the necessaries and comforts of life, which are the produce of their own toil and skill, and that with as little change or uncertainty of tenure as is compatible with the vicissitude of all human affair. Persons of ordinary capacity, and not given to the consideration of political economy, are astounded at the present state of affairs, as they very naturally imagined that the vast exportations of gold from California and Australia would have materially eased all the money markets of the world, whereas the very reverse seems, for so far, to have been the case. The amount of gold actually thrown upon the markets of the world, in eight years, from California, is calculated by the Economist at 80,000,000/. ; and in five years from Australia, at 45,000,0001., making in all the enormous amount of one hundred and five millions sterling since 1848. Of course one of the first effects of this immense in crease of gold has been to reduce its value in relation to silver, and in the United States and France, as well as in other countries where a double standard of value, as it is called, of gold and silver existed, silver has had a tendency to disappear, and its place has been taken by gold. In the United States the silver dollar disappeared rapidly, and gold dollar-pieces, were coined to supply their place, while the small paper circulation was increased and ultimately gold was adopted as the sole standard, and the silver coins became mere tokens of a depreciated value. In France silver has been largely displaced by gold, but the double standard is still retained. The amount of gold coined in England and Franc? of late years is remarkable. Before 1851 we coined gold to the amount of one, two, three, or fou r m illi ons a - year , the panic of 1847 leading to the unusually large co;na;e of five millions. But from 1351 to 1855 (five years) the amount coined at the London Mintlwas 38,264,0001., or on an average 7,650,8001. annually. In France, in the four years prior to 1850, the amount of gold coined at the Paris Mint was at the rate of 767,0001. annually. Butfrom 1850 to 1855 the amount coined was 64,920,0001., or on an average 10,820,0001. annually. The additional gold coin absorbed inthe circulation of the United States is estimated at 25 millions sterling. Supposing, then, these calculations to approach correctness, we have gold coined, since the Californian and Australian discoveries, by the London Mint, 38,254,0001.; by the Park Mint, 61,920,0001.; and by the United States, 25,000,000/., or togethtr, 128,174,0001.; and making allowance for coin exported, melted, and recoined, and that still circulating in the East, where it was sent during the war, we may conclude that the whole 105 millions of Californian and Australian gold is nearly accounted for. Of this sum the Economist is of opinion that about one half has been absorbed by the increasing commerce of the world, and that one-half has replaced a similar amount of silver in France and the United States. The next question is, what has become of these 59 millions and more of silver ! During the years referred to, 21 mil lions has been exported to the East from Southampton, and from the Mediterranean ports a large exportation has taken place. Holland, Belgium, and Austria have absorbed a certain amount, while India and China appear to be insatiable. The reason why we retain our silver coin in England is simply that its exporta tion is not profitable. An ounce of silver here is coined into five shillings and sixpence, while the ordinary piece of silver, before the gold discoveries, was about 4s. 11d. an ounce, and is now about ss. ld. to 53. 2d. an ounce. Our silver coins are legal tender only up to 405., and are mere tokens. A similar system was, in 1853, adopted in America. France, by retaining the older and higher value of their silver coins, finds herself supplying the world with silver, and is now doing so at a great loss and inconvenience. We learn by - the city articles of the London journals hat the withdrawal of gold, in one day last week, from the Bank of England, was so extensive that every pos sible care was taken to prevent the amount from trans piring, and it seems that, to quiet apprehensionß, and prevent inquiry, a merely nominal amount was repre sented to have been withdrawn ; the actual amount taken out, however, was no less than 400,0001. Th e B an k o f France has been buying up bills on London at a great rate, for the purpose probably of making their returns look as well as possible at so critical a juncture ; but the withdrawal of so tremendous a sum from the Bank of England in one day, in conjunction with those of the last few days, amounting within the week to between 900,000/. and 1,000,0001. sterling, is undoubtedly a cir cumstance calculated to produce serious apprehension, as a further advance in the rate of discount is inevitable, unless the demand for gold immediately becomes less important, of which, indeed, we are happy to say, there are already some indications. The present anomalous state of the money market has been owing exclusively to a pressure from abroad. and not from any internal causes, as the state of trade in the United Kingdom never was in a sounder position than it has been for some time, and still is, and our future monetary position must, therefore, mainly depend upon the aspect of affairs in France, from whence the accounts are not by any means encouraging. sound and prosperous ai our own trade has been, however, it would be sheer folly to suppose that it could long continue so, under such a monetary pressure as exists at the present moment, and we must, therefore, dissent from the writer in the city article of the Times, who says "there is every sign that, whatever may be the rate to which the Bank must ascend, in order to keep near the range of the Continental biddings fur money, it will produce no appreciable effect in cheekirg the general industry or the profits of the country." Messrs. Litt'eda!e apd Co., of Liverpool, whose valuable monthly circular will be found in another column, take a sounder commercial view of the matter, when they say—" is there not something wrcug in our monetary system which gives discouragement. to importers at the very moment when our supplies of raw produce of every kind are likely to be deficient, and taxes our merchants with a rate of interest at which operations cannot be ca'ried on with a profit, simply because the monetary affair: on the continent are deranged." Since July, upwards of five millions sterling in specie have been ta , :en from the coffers of the Bank of France, and only abut six millions and a half sterling now re main, to meet a demand which is daily augmenting, and which will continue to augment, unless the Emperor promptly conies forward with some vigorous measures calculated to allay public distrust, which is spreading so rapidly that the people are again commencing to hoard up their gold—a course calculated to precipitate the finale to p, tearful extent. A respected correspondent, whose letter will be foun'l elsewhere, states, in reference to the remarks in our last commercial article, article, relative to the pr , priety of our own Government at once permitting, by an order in council, the issue of twenty million 11. voter, that such a cmuse would only stave off the evil day and add to the difficulty, as there would ultimately be so much more liabilities to pay off; but, if an equal amount of 5/. notes were gradu ally called in, as we stated should be done, if necessary, we cannot see how his argument can hold good. In net, so long as the rate of discount is absurdly regulated by the amount of bullion in the coffers of ono hank, so long must the commerce of the country be crirpled and dis turbed. We areglad to find that our correspondent agree. , with us o❑ t'iis point. Au izsue of " Goverrroeut notes," fur the amount of the national revenue, as we have fre quently recommended, and which we observe he also suggests, say for 70,000,0001. sterling, or for whatever sum an annual estimate of the revenue amounted to, such notes to be made a legal tender for all Government taxes and duties, would save: the nation from periodical panics, as these notes would not circulate in other couutries, and would, consequently, be always available at home, thus letting loose an immense quantity of spe cie, which would be profitably employed in the service of commerce, Sporting Intelligence. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be suld for 150 soya if demanded. &c. Last half of Ab. M. (3 fur longs 217 yards) (8 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Spinet by Orlando, 3st 4lb (Pettit) 1 Captain Christie's Stormsail, Bst 41b (T. Cliff) 2 Mr. Sidney's Polly, Bst 41b (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—Harrie, Sieh2us, Energy, and Ratillon. Betting-2 to 1 agst Harrie, 4to 1 each agst Polly and Stormsail. Stormsail made the running, followed by Spinet, Harrie, and Polly, the latter running very wide. Half way up the cords Spinet challenged, and won by a neck, four lengths bet ween t h e second and third, and the others tailed off. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; for two-yr-olds and upwards. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 215 yards). (15 sube). Mr T. Walker's Mary Copp, 3 yrs?, Bst 131 b (Alderoft) 1 Sir R. Pigot's filly, 2 yrs, Est 21b (Plumb) 2 Baron Rothschild's colt, 2 yrs, 6st 131 b ..(Cresswe I) 3 The following also ran :—Peter Flat, Fashion, York shirewan, Maid of Athens, colt by Orlando out of Cla rissa, Paula Monti, the Abbot, Tiptop, Extravaganza, Sealark, colt by Slane out of Water Lily. Batting-3 to 1 agst Sealark, sto 1 agst Water Lily colt, 6 to 1 agst Peter Flat, 10 to 1 each agst Maid of Athens, Clarissa colt, and Evening Star colt, 100 to 8 agst Mary Copp. Maid of Athens and Mary Copp jumped off in front, but after the first 100 yards Fashion took. the lead, and Maid of Athens soon afterwards out paced, dropped back. Fashion maintained her forward position until entering the cords, when she was beaten, and Mary Copp went ahead, followed by Birthday filly and Evening Star colt, and won by two lengths ; a neck between the second and third. Peter Flat was a good fourth ; Maid of Athens and Sealark were next. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2 yr olds ' • colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b. The winner to ba s o ld for 40 sovs, if de manded, &c. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 215 yards.) (14 subs.) Mr. T. Fryer's Inspiration, Bst slb (Kendall) 1 Mr. Hank's Admiral of the White, 85. t 71b (Aldcroft) 2 Capt. Christie's The Abbot, Bst 7lb (T. Cliff) 3 Mrst 71b........... (Q uinton ) 4 i Wtti.n Robinson'sß — o b 3 i n to so ' s on n Shiner,l nspiration. The f avour it e ma d e Betting-3 all the running, a n d won by half a l engt h ; a l engt h b e - g tween the second and third ; bad fourth. Handicap Sweepstakes '3 . 420 sovs each, and 5 only if de clared, &c., to go t o the owner of th e secon d h orse , f or 3yi olds and upwards. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yds.) (6 subs, 2 of whom pay 5 sovs ft.) Mr. Drown's Flyaway, 3 yrs, 83t lib (Bray) 1 Mr. Armstrong's Alcyo ne , 4 yrz, Bst 51b (sly) 2 Capt. Christie's Kestrel, 3 yrs, 83t 71b ..... ...(T. Cliff) 3 Mr. Adkins's Eardrop; 3 yrs, 7st 71b 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Alcyone, sto 2 agst Flyaway, 3 to 1 agst Eardrop. Eardrop made play for the first quar ter of a mile, when sbe gave way, and Flyaway took the lead, made the rest of the running, and won easily by three-quarters of a length; bad third. The Prendergast Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 2 yr olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b. Certain penalties for winners. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards.) (20 subs.) Baron Rothschild's Sydney, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1 Mr. F. Robinson's Anton, Bst 71b (A. Day) 2 Lord Anglesey's Fugitive, Bst Alb (inc. 31b extra) (Fordhtim) 3 Drumour and Beechnut also ran. Betting—Even on Sydney, 7 to 2 aget Drumour, 7 to 1 agst Anton. Sydney made the running, with Drumour and Beechnut in close attendance, Anton lying next. In this order they r an t o about half distance from home, where Drumour and Beechnut gave way to Anton and Fugitive. The favourite maintained the lead throughout, and won ea , ily by half a length. Fugitive was beaten two lengths from Anton, about the same distance sepa• rated the third from the fourth ; the other two were beaten a long way. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft ' • for two and three-yr-old s . T . Y . C . (7 f ur l ongs 140 yards.) (12 subs.) Mr. R. Drewett's Slattern, 2 yrs, Est 1116 (Fordham) 1 Lord Wilton's Dramatist, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Ashnia,ll) 2 Mr. Newman's Lady Meanly colt, 2 yrs, 5,t 7lb (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :--Kestrel, Oltenitza, Evelyn, Aicoran's dam filly, England's Beauty, Delusion, Amati, and Fascination. Betting-3 to 1 agst Lady Meanly's colt, sto 1 agst Oltenitza, 6 to 1 agst Delusion, 7 to 1. each agst Slattern and Alcoran's dam filly, 10 to 1 agst any other. Dra matist made the running to the cords, where Slattern collared him and won by half a length ; same distance between the second and third, and third and fourth. Evelyn was filth. Alcorn's dam filly and Oltenitza were the next two. Produce Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft; colts, Ssi 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. T. Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards), (3 subs.) Mr. Howard's Goldfinch, Bst 71b (H. Goater) w. o. The Prendergast was the principal event decided, and the easy victory achieved by Sydney somewhat compen sated his backers for the disappointment which they ex perienced by his defeat on Tuesday. The weather was delightfully fine, and altogether a most satisfactory meet ing was brought to a conclusion. Many important re forms are about to be adopted at Newmarket, and we understand that they will be brought into operation during the approaching Houghton Meeting. Several new Selling Races have been established, and they will be regulated by the following excellent rules : " It is a condition of all the Selling Stakes and Plates in which the winner is to be sold by auction, that the surplus (daily) above the price for which the horse is en tered to be sold shall be paid two•thirds to the fund and one-third to the owner of the second horse ; but if the one-third should exceed the ♦slue of the prize, the owner of the second horse shall receive only the value of the prize, and all the remainder shall be paid to the fund. The sales will take place in the enclosure of the weigh ing stand as soon as all the jockeys are weighed, and no horseman shall be allowed within the rails." An accident occurred to the returning "special," but fortunately it was attended with no alarming results. At Burnt Mill the train ruu into a truck, which was knocked off the line, and this occurrence occasioned a delay of about an hour. The accident caused considerable an noyance to the principal railway officials, who, to do them justice, adopted every precaution to guard against an occurrence of this nature. The blame wholly rests with• the subordinate officers at the Burnt Mill station. LATEST BETTING. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAGES. 100 to 30 agst Vengeance (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Malacca 10 to 1 agst Pole Star (taken) 100 to 7 agst Polmoodie (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Hungerford (taken) 20 to 1 agst Merli❑ (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Eloquence (offered) 30 to 1 agst Hospitality (taken) 40 to 1 agst Affghan (taken) 50 to 1 agst Emily (taken) DERBY. 100 to 7 agst Sydney (taken) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 10 agst Drumour (taken) 1000 to 10 agst St. Giles (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Centurion (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Alice (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Enchanter (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Commotion (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Arsenal (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Coroner (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Glenmasson (taken) 1000 to 10 agst M.D. (taken) MANCHESTER-FRIDAY EVENINI. The betting on the Cambridgeshire Stakes was more animated than is usually the case when most of the subscribers are absent at Newmarket ; the three leading favourites and Eloquence being backed very freely. A large commission. was executed on the latter, commenc ing at 40 to 1 and closing at 20 to 1. Not one bet made on the Warwick events or the Derby. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 4to 1 aget Vengeance (taken) 10 to 1 aget Malacca (taken) 11 to 1 agst Pole Star (taken) 14 to 1 agst PJacher (taken) 15 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken) 20 to 1 agst Merlin (taken) 20 to 1 agst Eloquence (taken freely) 20 tl 1 agst Lance (taken) 30 to 1 aget Hospitality (taken) 30 to 1 agst Theodora (taken) 30 to 1 agst Porto Rico (taken) 30 t. 1 agst, Breeze (taken) 30 to 1 agst Termagant (taken) ERBY. 11 to 1 offered on D the field GREAT WARWICKSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (offers to take freely) 7 to 1 agst any: other (offered) THE ALADDIN CASE ONCE MORE. The following reached London by electric telegrapb on Friday evening from Mr. J. Stubbs, 27, Mount•plea sant, Liverpool :—"I, the owner of Aladdin, object to the decision given by the stewards of Wolverhampton and Marlborough Rues, and it is my intentian to bring the case before the Jockey Club at Newmarket." HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS. On the 13th inst., Janus out of the Steeplechase at Warwick. On the 16th inst., Warbler out of the Hurdle Race Ilawlicap at Warwick. Preston out of the Great Warwick and Wilton Han dicaps at Warwick. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAG HOUNDS. Chelt inbaul, Tuesday, the Queen's Hotel, Cheltenham. Mr. Roberts's, r--fh Ul. '"Y, Eden Bridge—at 12. FOX 110U1 D 3. - Mr. F,rquharson'9, Monday, 1-',ddlewood, near Bere ; Thursday, Harvey's New Chase Farm—usual time. Hals.ion, Monday, Huntshaw Wood ; Friday, Bea ford Forches—at half -past 10. N. F. H , Monday, Boalter's Bench ; WednefMay, Shirfield Hatches ; Saturday, Hill Top Gate--at 10. HARRIERS. Brooluend Thanet, Monday, Acol, 8.V.; Tuesday, New Barn, Melcorne ; Friday, Milborne New Town — at 12. Brighton, Monday, Patcham ; Wednesday, the Race Couree ; Saturday, the Dyke —at a quarter to 11. Brookslie, Monday, Newmarket Hill ; Thursday, Telscombe Tye—at 11. IRISH. Pa!mersto wo, Wednesday, Twelfth Luck, G zan d Canal ; Saturday, Barberstown Bridge —at 12. Wicklow, Tuesday, Barndarrig ; Friday, Glenealy— at 11. CAMBRIDGESHIRE—LIVERPOOL GREAT HANDICAP-- WARWICK HANDICAP.—VOUATT Was. GRAY's advice fur the Cesarewitch was Pale Star and December, second and third. Such of my patrons who took the advice given to back for places succeeded well. At the moment I am writing this, a message has come to hand to say a certain animal is sure to win two of the above races. I have faith in the communication, and must recommend my friends to go in for a stake. Vengeance cannot beat the time the horse accomplished the trial in, therefore I consider this one horse a positive certainty. Terms :-- To the end of the season, 7s. 6d. ; one week ss. ; single event, 2s. 63. Stamped- addressed envelopes required. Address, 15, Charing-cross. Stamps taken. Money invested, and payment guaranteed. PEDESTRIANISM, - James Pudney, the celebrated pedestrian, has undertaken for a bet of 25/. a side to accomplish the difficult ta•k of running 1.1 miles in one boor, a gentleman in Oxford haring backed time.. The feat will come off at Oiforcl on Wednesday afternoon next. From the London Gazette of Last Nigh. FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 16. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Miguel Jordan y Llorens as Consul at Newcastle, for her Majesty tho Queen of Spain. WHITEHALL, OCT. 15. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend John Reid to the Church and Parish of Barvas, in the Presbytery of Lewis, and county . of Rosa, vacant by the kleath of the Reverent William Mcßae, late minister thereof. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 16 The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Forelegs Affairs, a copy of a Despatch f rom h er Majesty's Ambassador i at Paris, enclosing copy of a French Imperial decree, regulating, as follows, the duties upon Indian colewort-seed and rape seed, imported for the purpose of conversion into oil, for exportation : 1. Indian colewort-seed and rapeseed, imported by sea under the French flag or the flag of the CaLlatry of produc tion, for conversion into oil for exportation, will be ad mitted free from duty on condition of the oil being ex ported in accordance with the provisions of the law of sth July, 1836. 2 The oil may be extracted from the above seeds only in the ports where an eatrepit exists, or on the land fron tiers only where a transit office or a chief Custom-house is established. 3. Parties making a declaration will be required to give proper security for due account being rendered of the above seeds, or the oils produced therefrom, whenever called upon to do so doting the process of manufacture, and to deposit in bond, or to export within a period of six months at the utmost, the oil produced. 4. Every substitution, subtraction, or default proved by the Customs' officer, will render the party offending sub ject to the penalties, Ice., provided by Art. 5 of the Law of sth July, 1.136. 5. The produce of oil is fixed at— White colewort-seed 33 per cent. Black 17 Rape-seed 3O „ of the weight mentioned in each permit delivered by the Customs. 6. Oils extracted from the above seeds, and which, in stead of being deposited in bond, are at once exported, must be despatched conformably with articles 61. and 62 of the law of 21st April, 1818, accordingly as the exporta tion may take place by land or by sea. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 16. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trado and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, en cbsing a espy of a French Imperial decree, prolonging until the 31st Dec., 1857, the period fixed in respect of the modification of duties upon the importation of grain, flour, meal, and dried vegetables into Martinique, Guadeloupe, the Ile de la Reunion, and Senegal. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, 00T. 16. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, enclos ing copy of a French Imperial Decree of 29th Sept., 185 G, adding to the list of articles destined for purposes of naval construction, which were admitted duty free into France, by the Imperial Decree of 17th Oct., 1855, copper, pure or mixed with zinc, and zinc in sheets intended for the covering of ships' bottoms. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 16. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Athens, reporting the issue of a regulation by the Greek Government, enforc ing a quarantine of ten days on all vessels corning from Constantinople, as well as such other ports of Turkey, from Malta, or other States, as have not yet adopted such sani tary precautions as appear to the Greek Government satis factory, in regard to vessels arriving from Constantinople. WAR-DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, Om 17. - - - The Queen has been graciously pleased to direct that the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners shall henceforward be denominated the Corps of Royal Engineers, and form one body with the existing Corps of Royal Engineers. WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, OCT. 17. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon William Richard Grylls has been permitted to resign his commis sion. Bth Light Dragoons—Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Rudolph de Salis to be Lieutenant• Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel F. G. Shewell, C. 8., deceased ; Captain Arthur James Lord Killeen to be Major, without purchase, vice de Salis. Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant-Colo nel Alfred C. Care, from half-pay Unattached, to be Cap tain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Hon. Alex. Gordon, who exchanges. 15th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Lewes Dashwood, from the 34th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Ball, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Lieutenant Richard Stephens to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Tinley, who retires. 34th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Ball, from the 15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dashwood, who exchanges. 36th Foot—Lieutenant Geo. Robt. Jas. Marshall to be Captain ' without purchase, vi c e B o yd, d ecease d ; E ns i gn Richard Lloyd Hawkes to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Marshall. 45th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Thomas Best to be Surgeon, vice Waring, who exchanges. 46th Foot—EnSign George Power Cobbe to be super seded, he having been absent without leave. 53d Foot—Lieutenant -Colonel Gervas Stanford Deve rill, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Haverlock, who exchanges • M • John M`N e ill W a lt er t o b e Lieutenant-Colonel, b NOT V. pt chase, vice Dev er ill, w h o retires ; Captain Patrick W. Sir denham Ross to be Ma*, by pur c h ase , v i ce Walter. y. 54th Foot—Lieutenant Samuel Nathaniel Falkiner, from the North Tipperary Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Herrick, promoted. 65th Foot —Captain Frederick Rice Stack, from the St. Helena Regiment, to be Captain, vice D'Arcy, promoted, without purchase, to an Unattached Majority. 78th Foot —Lieutenant Robert Bogle to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Grehan, who retires ; Ensign Montagu Alexander Kirby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bogle ; Richard Pierce Butler, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kirby. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant West Holmes Hill, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Green, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Christopher F. 2d West India Regiment— ' Lieutenant Patrick Malone, Lieutenant, vice from the let West India Regiment, to be . Lieute nant,Elolt vfireeemmtahloone2dwWhoesetxclhnadnigaesßegiment, to be Laughlin, appointed to the 41st Foot. Spearman E H , o iw lt a , r aa d di es o e t x o cha b ye L s 3d West India Regiment —Ecsign . Francis to Ensign Meyrick William Bidwell ieutenant, without purchase, vice deceased ; Lieutenant India. Tooinaent to be Lieutenant, vice Hill, who West . Ensign James Bower Jackson to be Lieutenant, h v ia lcep'E Green, st f e r r o r m e T th a e yl l or si by purchase, vice Rowland, whose promotion by purchase e b x e c L h i a e n u g t e n ; an without F p m u n r c c i l s ias j e o , Sergeant Major chase, vice Shearman. 111 May, m 1 e 8 5 5 , 5 1 , r h n o a l s d b t e o en b c a an e el ie Ensign, d withoutßegimental - on the 15th DEPOT BATTALIONS. Major William Trudy, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major. Captain William Daunt, 9th Foot, to be Adjutant. TO BE QUARTERUASTERS. Lieutenant Thomas Vousden, from the 21st Foot. Lieutenant -Tames Scott, from the 55th Foot. Assistant-Quartermaster John Desmond. Quartermaster Thomas Fitzgerald, from the 94th Foot. Quartermaster Timothy Morris, from the Depot liAtta lion, Scutari. Assistant-Quartermaster Thomas Walker. Quartermaster Robart Jameson, from the 79th Foot. Quartermaster John H. Anders , u, from the 49th Foot. Quartermaster Charles Knight, from the British German Legion. Quartermaster James Simpson, from the British Swiss Legion. Quartermaster -Sergeant William Drage, from the Gre , - nadier Guards. Sergeant George Pittendrigh, from th) 63,1 Foot. Erratum in the Gazette of the 22d July, 1856.___ Fo,r Captain John Atkinson, from the 89th Foot, to be Asai,t.. ant Adjutant, road, Capt. John Atkinson, of the 89th: Foot, to be Assistant Adjutant. UNATTACHED. Brevet-Colonel Robort Walpole. M a j or on half-pay of tho Rifle Brigade (late Deputy Quartermaster General, lonian lauds), to be Liaut.-Colonel, without purchuge., HOSPITAL STAFF. SurgedSn Francis Robb. Waring, from tha 45th Foot, to be ueon of tho Second Class, vice Best, who . ex changes. BREVET. Lieut.-Colonel John Watson, retired full-pay, of the 141 fr, Font, to bo Colonel in the Army, th e rank being honorary only. ' Lieut.-Colonel Charles Howe Spence, 60th Foot, having completed flirt - e years' a c t ua l service in the rank of Lieut. • Colonel, on the 2d Oat., 18;56, to be promoted to the rank of Co'onel In the Army, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854. The nodermentioned officers of tho East India Com• parry's norary rank, rt service, F , . rfollowd s etire upon full p ay , t o have a step of Aro :— Colonel George Ecirlaso Tremealleern. Bengal Engin eer ' s , to be Major G eneral, " To b 3 Lieutenant -Colonels —Major John HardingMayow,, Bengal Infantry ; Major. Charles. Re , eert Hobart, Madras; Infantry; Major John Sims F',..eshfie ld, Madras Light Ca valry. COMMISSIONS SI GNED Try LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Middlesex —Rawson Hart Boddam Reid, Esq., and Thomas Chapman, rag., to be Deputy Li eu t enants. Queen's Own Royal iteiraent of StaffDrdshire Teo. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Henry Dudden, wine and spirit merchant, Fannon, Somerset. BANKRUPTS. Archibald Hurst, manure manufacturer and wharfino•er, Bull Head Dock, Rotherhithe, to surremZer, Oct. 27, at one, and Dec. 1, at half-past one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall -chambers ; Cox and Sons, Sise-lane, City. Randal woollatt, tea and coffee dealer, Fenchurch-st., City, Oct. 25, at half-past eleven, and Nov. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man-street-buildings ; Russell and Davies, Coleman-street. Joshua Gill, grocer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Nov. 4, at twelve, and Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assialee, Leeds ; Scholes and Son, Dews bury ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Henry Inman, shopkeeper, Bradford, Oct. 28, at half past eleven, and Nov. 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Bond and Bar wick, Leeds. William Augustus Reeves, baker and grocer, Walling ford, Berkshire, Oct. 25 and Nov. 25, a t twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Linklaters and Hackwood, Size-lane. William Naylor Anderton, merchant, Kingston-upon- Hull, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3, at twelve, at the Kingston upon-Hull District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Wells and Smith, Hull. Henry Woocllims, licensed victualler, Idol-lane, City, Oct. 28, at half-past one, and Dec. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Overbury and Peck, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. William Curtis Cooper, cheesemonger, Warwick-street, Pimlico, Oct. 30 and Dec. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Clarke and Carter, Moorgate-street. Edwin Hetherington, grocer, Godalming and Aldershott, Oct. 28 and Dec. 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Linkla ters and Hackwood, Sise-lane. John Roberts, corn dealer, Pentre, Fiintshire, Oct. 30 and Nov. 21, at eleven, at the Li% erpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpocl ; Evans and Son, Liver pool ; Roberts, Mold, Flintshire. John Johnson, ironmonger, Bourn, Lincolnshire, Oct. 28, and Nov. 18, at half-past ten, at the Shire-hall, Not tingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Phil lips, John-street, Adelphi ; Motteram and Knight, Bir mingham. _ _ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Leishman, grocer, Alloa, at Thomas' Royal Oak Hotel,loa, Oct. 27. James S. Sillars and Co., yarn merchants, Glasgow, at the Waverley Hotel, Glasgow, Oct. 29. • - CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from as 01 to gs 3d. lialting barley, sOdto6s Od ; grinding do., 03 Od to Os 0,1. Oats, 3s Oil to 3s 3d. Beaus, Os Od to 03 Od. Peas, ON Od to 00s Od. FLOUR. —Fine, 53s Cd to 51s Cd; seconds, 48s 01 to 4 93 Cd per sack. CATTLE.—rat beef was sold at from 10J 6d to —Bod per score ; fat calves, 7d to per lb ; barreuLers, Os Od to 03 , Oil. per score ; cows and cadveß, 101. to 161. is ; butchers calves, 6pl to 7d per lb., rearim: calves —s to s each. „ sheep, ewes and lambs, 11. 14 s t o 21 . 5 s per coup l e; ewes. ~ to 54d ; wetbers, 64d; lambs, —t o 7d p er lb. Pigs , large size, 45s to 55s ; second size, 24s to 30s ; slips, 20 3 to 30s ; suckers, lOs to 14s. Rough fat, 4/d per bl. Pork carcases from lOs Od to lls Od per scorn. manry Cavalry—Thomas Chawner, Gent., to be Cornet, Vice James, resigned. 'Wiltshire Militia—Rimund George Benson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Black, promct•ed. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-houc, Oct. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparation 4 are now making for the intended distri bution of proceeds arising from the slave schooner, name unknown, supposed to ha the Oregon or Mercedeta, cap tured on the 30th August, 1854, by her Majesty's ship Crane. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are re quired to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Otneer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents andall other persons holding powers of attorney, plize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, are requested, with as litle delay az possi ble, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual docu ments, to Cie Prizo Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house." Due notice will be - given, by future advertisements in. the London Ga:Ttee, of the date proposed for the com mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. AVERAGE PRICE OF SU GAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Oct. 14, 1856, exclusive of tho Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on tho importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America 3l 10A Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius__ Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies Average of the two foregoing descriptions 33 1 32 0 BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturd: ENGLAND. 7th and Rth Victoria, cap. 32, for ay tho 11th day of Oct., 1856. 'AILMENT. ISSUE DEP. N'Aes tsaued Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities .. _.. 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,589,400 Silver bullion .. ...... - 424,064,400 £24,064,400 I. MAR.iIIALL, Chief Cashier. 1856. Dated the 16th day of October: BANKING DE Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,0001 Rest • .••.•• • • • • • 3,138,475 Public deposits (in- ;PABTXENT. Government securities (Includg.Dead Weight Annuity) 11,378,904 Other securities...—. 21,049,117 Notes .. .......... 3,521,620 Gold and silver coin.. 5 a 0,6 .7 chiding Exchequer, Conunissioners of National Debt, Sav- ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 8,001,501 other deposits ...... 9,848,912 itven Day and other 8i115........ 958,421 £30,500,309 426.500,509 MAR. , 3IIALL, Chief Cas'aier. 1856. Dated the 16th day of Octboer, RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TIIE WEEK. NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. 1856. 1855. BRITIBI7. 115 37% 2G 117 19114 9 , 1 1 4 20 67% 93 417 183% 283 203% 3SB 25% 90 286 yi 16} 637 51/. 187a4, 267 173% 9X, 498.74 126 Y, 52 78 1 ,4 142 233 87% 32 29% 57N 289 171% Aberdeen ..........: •• • . •• • • ••• • • Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County D0wn.......• •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. Bristol and Exeter ... ... Caledonian.... ......... ............ Chester and Holyhead • • .... • • • • Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • • • Cork and Bandon • • ••• • .. Dublin and Belfastjunction •• Dublin and Drogheda...... Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • - • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath Dundee. Forth, and Aberdeen Junction DundaL and Enniskillen • • .. • - • • • • • • East Ang1ian.................- • • • • •• East Lancashire • • ...... • • • • • - •• • • • • , Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • • • Eastern Union • • • • -• • • • • • • • • " • "• Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... •- • • •• • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundeef• • • • • • Exeter and Creditou.. • • • ..... • • • • • • Furness Railway •• • ••• • • • .• •• • • Glasgow, and South-Western•..... • • Great Northern ...... •• .••• • • • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western •• • • Irish South Eastern • • • • • • Lancaster and Carli),l 0 .. Lancashire and Yorkshire • • Leeds Northern .. . • Liverpool, Crosby, and So tithp art.... London and North Western • ..... London and Blackvall.• • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South We5tern......... Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction...... Maryport and Carlisle Midland • • • Midland Great Western (Irish) Monklancls .. • • ••••• • • • • - • ...... Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • North British .... ..... ............. North Staffordshire • • North-Western Scottish Central • • • • Scottish Midland Shrewsbury and Birmingham. Shrewsbury and Chester Shropshire Union 'South Devon ....• ............... South Eastern South Wales ........ •' I .• South York., Doncaster, and Goole ••• Taff Vale • • ........ Ulster. ........... ..... Waterford End Limerick •• . . . w W yh es iot t re C kha o av r n n ed w n a jN l u l onrc . tt . hit • York and Newcastle, and Be• ;lei • • 2,67 t 965 7,722 13,140 7,052 266 1,174 1,702 1,(148 586 1,012 448 1,125 6,577 26 357 5,844 6,394 919 7,495 25,608 7,182 30,581 27 12 682 300 7,247 22,449 65,231 1,394 19,894 16,547 856 10,09 955 32,402 5,333 882 5 ,595 7 ,292 922 2,717 1,755 3,266 901 7,137 11,724 6,111 172 223 1,066 1,542 575 1,042 FOILEIG N. Dutch Rhenish •• •• .......... Lyons and Mediterranean Montereau and Troyes Namur and Liege Northern of France .....• ....... ... Orleans and Central ..... Paris and Lyon s •• Paris and Rouen. •• Paris and Strasburgh .............. k.ouen and Havre— ...... Western of France.. •• ..... • 949 5,872 26,004 5,468 6,424 961 6,060 25,007 6,918 27,600 207 6 928 20,249 64,630 1,331 16,560 17,047 838 9,018 755 1 ,003 30,174 3,972 5 ,586 6,723 968 842 2,768 23,606 6,822 4,367 1 ,512 1,185 501 1,516 2,767 2,308 782 2,415 24,558 6,013 3,530 1,454 1,223 534 1,857 41,779 47,047 I Ali YE KTISR NIRKT. I Slonz—-"n".."'"--- ----"""na aim 11.1tiAltING .. - 3EECTACLE , , 1 PONVERFITL TELESCOPES, Oe and B E R . A, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —MCSSI'S. S, ; matte-street, Piccadilly. o' By iker Majesty's Royal LetteB::l"l7ante'n' extraordinary inaprovcnaeuts in t Observe--opposite the York 11 t .1- ,i, a most opticians, i a v n a s l . ua 3 b 9 l ,. e Al ho -3 powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Cam 1 3 , Racecourse Opera, auu Per now Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye - piece, vfil: show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. 'They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Exhibition, 1 851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful wai stcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by whieu a person can be seen and known lA miles distant ; they answe' see tourists. every Purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses , country scenery, and ships are clearly nat 8 to 10 mile . : : pe They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, w y ae l o it n in aer g, n t: ra sp e o e tr r . t e s o u. ei s i ;pm gentlemen,cap, and perspective gamereskecetpiveie.s, and glas ses,with power. Newly-eonstrzzted Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantag e d er i ved from this invention is, tha.t vision becoming imp a i re d is e p n r a es b e l i e li d ed th an(l employ stre n t g li t e E i e r ne s d i;ht an a d t very the mostagei p er sons a: e minute occe pation— can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do no t r equire the frequent changer to the dangerous effec ts of fur ther powarful a ss i s t ance. Persons'ean be suited at the most remote part of the world, by sending one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small newspaper print with it; and those who have Vibrator, an ex , li o, made us.o of specta.cles by stating their age. Deaf newly-invented instrument for rsemntall?rorn all others, to Sur Baas an New Di:;COCCry. -- TllO Organic deafness,tTnO: Ci thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per 41eIntrii:ewlyelluffle' oeptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church And at publio assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desir e d .- 39 , Albemarle street. PiceadillY• Observe7opposite the York Hotel. Miles opened, 1856. Couutry --~- LIVERPOOL- OCT. 17. The corn exchange was not so well attended by millers and dealers to-clay as of late. They were, however, seek ing after bargains, and took to a fair extent of wheat and flour, at full prices for prima qualities, and at a slight re duction on other sorts. On these latter the decline was quoted at about 2d per bushel on wheat and 6d to is per barrel and sack on flour. Indian corn seemed to attract more inquiry than any other article, and holders ipsisted upon an improvement of Gd to 9d per qr. over Tuesday, which they realised to a fair extent of sales. In oats, oat meal, and barley no change. Egyptian beans advanced is to is 6d pl. qr. WAKEFIELD—OcT. 17. In the expectation that there would be further large ar i ivals at Liverpool, millers restricted their operations, and althougn the show of choice dry wheat was not great it was more than sufficient to meet the demand. Where sales were pressed, a decline of is per qr. was conceded, while damp dry parcels were difficult of sale at a further concession, Barley is cheaper, and slow sale. Beaus fully as dear. Oats and shelling easier to buy. Average price of grain—Wheat, 67s Od ; barley, 48s ; oats, 304 Od; beans, 48s ; peas, —s. Od.; rye, —s. Od. EXETER—OcT. 17. BRISTOL SUGAR—OcT. 17. - -•- Sugar continues to improve in favour, and prices have further advanced fully is per cwt.; the transactions on the spot are still quite unimportant, owing to the exhauste d stocks of importers, bat in floating cargoes a large busbies,/ has again been transacted at the improvement noticed above. Refiners' produce also further improved in value, and very large transactions are reported, both for present and forward delivery, the market closing with a very healthy appearance. Rum is inquired for, but the small supply offering checks business. ET.-0c r. 17. the close of the market. Wallsend, &o. fraswell 20 0 Russell's Hetton 19 ; Derwentwater Hartley l7 Eleatou lB 0 Eden Main l9 3 Hilda 17 3 south Hetton 20 0 Hetton 20 0 7 I Sold COAL MARK Prim of Coal per ton e.t d. Davison's West Hartley 18 0 Byass's West Hartley lB 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 1S 0 Tanfield Moor l6 6 Holy well ....... lB 0 North Percy Hartley _l7 0 Wallseni, &c. Leverson . l7 Ships at market... 3' I.•' ! COURSE OF EXCFIANGE.— YESTERDAY. A.lll2l.CrailM •• • • •••• • • • • 11 161 Gibraltar •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Ditto, three months .. 11 1914 Leghorn .. •• •• .• .• •• 20 65 Rotterdam ............ 11 194 Genoa ................ 35 8 5 Antwerp .• .• •• •• •••• • • 25 47 1 ,4 Milan •• •• •• •• •• •• •••• --- Brussels .... • • . 25 47 Venice................ Ramburgh ............13 8?•.., Naples • ..• 43 Altona •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Palermo •• . . Pari5........ - ..•• 25 35 Ditto, three months .. 25 85 Marseilles ............. 25 90 Bourdeaux . ........ Frankfort-on-'•falne ••.. 120 Berl a•••• •• • 00000 •• •• Vienna•• • •• • • •••• • • • • 10 48 trieste•• •• ..•••• •• .... 10 50 Petersburg .... 491,i Cadiz .. ....... 50 Barcelona .. - Messina ... Lisbon .. 52 Oporto .... .. 52% Rio Janeiro ..... ....... -- / Buenos Ayres.. •• • • New York,6O days'sight -- Philadelphia PRICES OF LIILIICN, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in BArs £0 0 0 Portugal Gold Ccin 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 0 Silver in bars 0 0 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. —ln the market there was a very quiet business to•day, and prices were at a slight decline upon the current quotations of yesterday. The following are the transactions :—Caledonians, 261 to 27—Great Western, 631 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 94 North Eastern, Berwick, 191 c.—London and North Westerns , 100—Midlands, 75z to s —Dutch Rhenish, prem.—South Eastern, 20ii i—Great Western of Canada, pm. MANCHESTER, OCT. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho market opened very flat to• day, but improved a little, and remained steady to th. close. South Eastern and hovers, 20 316—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, :31f -Leeds, 94—Midlands, 75$—Birmingham Guaranteed, 70 —Royal Swedish, 1 — Great Western of Canada, new, 1 p.—Union Bank, 2j prem. SEABORNE MAILS. signifies that tho maita are sent from the General Post-: face by the right—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day when ma leap From who When COIINTILIZS In General Yost- rert date in °lice, London.* Dispatched. England. A me m,, a (b y tt r i t , pac k)N 'iivory Friday Liverpool ...IWeekly Americr. (by United Bts. packet) .........N Every Tuesday Southampton Weekly America (by U. States I packet) ..........N •• so . Uvorpool ....; Australia (via Liver. ; pool) ............ IM . 4th and 13th Liverpool .. jTwle A me Ditto (via Marseilles) IN Dover ...... Ditto (via Cape of Good Hops) •• •• •• •• •• .. i9 ... Uncertain Africa ( West Coaat)..N I'M of the month. , Plymouth.. 6th of mo Alexandria.......... N : 10th St 26th of ii 0. Dover .....• 9cl t 19th Alexandria ........ .. Ni ito tit 90tti of moo. Soathamptoa 4 & 210 f Bahamas ...........31 17th of the month Southampton 16th Dover •• •• •• a., Belgium ~.... Southampton iftl r h Southampton 16th Buenos Ayres ........M 4 th of thm mon Bra:di .... .. .. :: .... :It 9 D th ail o Y fWe , m .. o . n • ii • . Cape of Good hope ••N, sth of the month _ . various port Uncertain Cape of Good Hope .. N Uncertain ..,:, , , Bouttutmpton 16th of In• Case do Verdi ........N W. 0 , t . h . !ftitharap'on 1 and 16 lb lc 99th Ceylon.... • • •• •• •• ••4th & 21st Ceylon (see India) Channel Isles ........N , loi , •, 11 ...,tk'ri,i ISOuthanip ion ru.Th.tiat. Chi1i.............. hii i . . _•. . .•.•.•.• .. .. ..•: 4th loth a a nd n d h 2 0 0 2 t 6 f h m th 0 : n : . . 4th and 10th 1 -over .... - China .• •., • 4 and 29 Constantinople ......N 10th and 26th.. „IDover ....... 2 and 19 Constantinople Cont. of Europe M & N r %vice daily ...... Dover .. Egypt (see India) .. •• Twicedailf Franco ........ M& N Twice daily... .y, Twlcedalli Gibraltar ..........4 4 ,7,17,20 27 . • Greece (soe India) , dm. Southampto 6, 7, 24, 26 Greytown ..........11!2nd & 17thof Hamburgh ..........N Daily men. Southampton lot and 1 6 anvannah .. „ „ .... A i 2n4 of • • ....... London •••:•• oaf ) , Holland ............. m l oaily.. the uaoLth I Southamp too Ist or mo Honduras .... ... Ai I ita .of •... ...... Dover ......• Daily India (viaßouthampt.)3,l r lith it tho month. Southampton 16th 20th of mon. • 4 and 21 n 1 India (vla Marsellies)ll jioth& ‘ - lonian Is:os (see India) 1.. 26th of mothlDover ...... 15 do 29 m Ireland •....•• •. AI & N •rw • ic •• • • ..... 1 D0ver...... Lisbon.. •• •• •• •• •• .•Ali 2,1 Of dai l y'.. • ' .1 11°13-h"d . - Ma tetra .... „ ...... 34 , itt , " 0 . • ....... Southampton Madeira .... w 4 23 , of. m0nth...... Southamptotti6 and 16 Malta (coo Indi;s ....' 4 of onth ....ILiverpool ." I ' gaits ...... . r 1 Mauritius (see India) , 1 , 10, 20, and 20. • Dom ....."..'4.15 ,21 Mauritius .... N 1 ...___ .. ...., 20th of the month 4th. and 2 , 7uo .. .... MI Ind of the month.. Sonthampt6nilst Nipples lira-nada . ,' i y...... •• ....':Dover ......- ew zeai4ild.. ..... ''il 2 , lSe 17th of month Sauthanaptok,lst and 16 Papal Btatos . ........ 4th and 19th nmtli'Varions ports) Paninsa'a • ."'' -i ' Daily -..........b0ver ...... 14 weekly •ools •I ire •.ut Peru l'Aouthampton .• • •• ~,,,, .• •• . Iti ) , I ft 17th of prn t xata l . ~ mon. t southampton lst & 16th Ei!ci ..........5 sth of month .. • • Various port s ~. ~....... . N livery Saturday.. ' i Dover .....-.. Weekly Tascany ..... ' - • • i s 6 Venezuela - " .... •. Daily. •••• • " • • ' • l Dove r *. -• • & ..........7i6 2d &1 4h otosonth Southampton 1 l6mo Van Dionlen'ar,“.nd ON I Atutralia) ........, , 4th and 18th '. f roJ , Watt Indies ..... ....V , ...et . , ,i, .. .north Sonthse..•...lin, onpq• '4th and 18th •:f m. , lAA Lam= Sonthampton !monthly q and 16 When any of these dates fall oa a Sunday, the mails will be de spatenod on tho following day. Wltla the exception of the India ( a Southampton), and the Malta, both or which will be despatched the preceding day. [ADvEnnsEmENTI —Holloway's Pills an Infallible Remedy for Asthma.—These pills effected a perfect cure in the case of Maria Vick, of Kington, Herefordshire, who had been suffering for more than ten years with asthma. Continual coughing and loss of sleep were gradually undermining the system, and she became a perfect skeleton. She was advised to give Holloway's pills a trial, and persevered for eight weeks, well rubbing the ointment into the chest night and morning, when these astonishing remedies effected a perfect cure, after all other medicines bad failed.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden. lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna; and E. Muir, Malta. BIR T S. OP & SON. O❑ the 14th inst., at Baillogue sur-Her, the Hon. Mrs. Henry Graves. On the 15th inst., at Keyhaven, near Hurst Castle, the wife of Captain Bradshaw, R.A. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 13th inst., at Bath, the wife of Major Wm. H. Simpson, C.B. On the 16th inst. at Hyde-park-terrace, Kensington gore, the wif e of William Good, Esq. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at Llanover Church, Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, F.R.S., D.C.L., to Caroline Catharine, e ld es t daughter o f Henry Lucas, Esq., of Uplands, in the county of Glamorg an South Wales. On th e 15th inst., at Hamble, Captain Charles Marton Shakespear, E.1.C.5., to Maria, daughter of Lieutenant- General Y. S. Fraser, of Hamble Clifl. On the ltlth inst., at Christ Church, Highbury, John Ala , chant, jun., Esq., solicitor, Hertford, to Clarissa Ap plin, only daughter of James Crowley, Esq., of St. Mary's road, Canonbury. _ _ _ DIED. On the 17th inst., at 11, Finsbury -pavement, Mr. Henry Horton. On the 16th inst., at the residence of his son, 9, Castle terrace, K e ntish town. Thom as P reston, Esq., formerly of looley-street , an d th e I s l an d Lead Works, Limehouse, aped 85. On the 13th inst., at Aris' Hotel, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Mr. John Aris, aged 55, On the 15th inst., at Scarborough Benjamin Johnson, Esq., late of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aged 71. On the 14th inst., at Twickenham, Ainy Maddocks, the relict of Mr. John Maddock% aged 69. On the 15th inst., at Shirehampton, near Bristol, Emily, Es:), late of Glazenwo o d , E ssex. Plin, and. fifth daughter of S. Curtis, wife of Edward Ta LONDON : Printed and Pnbliqhed by 311711130 YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 27w Sun Office, lie. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Bliddlesex, Saturday, October 18, ASK