The Sun. — London, England, 1833-11-15 00:00:00

PORT WILLIA'Af, ON THE COAST OF YORKSHIRE. On the important line of coast between Leith Roads and the Humber, comprising a length of about sixty leagues, there is no harbour possessing sufficient depth at low water to receive a small merchant vessel, and even at high water, during those gales on the eastern coast, when shelter is most required, its present harbours cannot be safely entered. This glaring &feet produces immease losses both of life and property, and impcses an additional burden on the shipping interest by the consequent high rates of insurance arising from the chance of accidents being increased, and the vessels built for the shallow tidal ports of this coast being less able to keep the sea in bad weather. The friends of the important measure of forming Port Wiliam (projected by Mr. W. A. Brooks, Civil B,gineer to the Tees Navigation Company) have submitted the plan to the consideration of an enlightened public, for assistance to carry it into execution, and notices have been given th;t an Act of Parliament may be obtained during the ensuing Session. Considered as a mere commercial undertaking, the measure would be well worth the attention of the capitalist; but it is on the more noble and solid basie of national utility that they are proud to rest their appeal. Port William will be constructed at Redcar, on the south side of the Tees Bay. The north and south sides of the harbour are proposed to be formed by building piers 30 feet broad on the top, upon the parallel ranges of half-tide rocks called the Salt and East Scars, which, at the distance apart of 2,500 feet, stretch boldly into the sea, in a direction which no engineer could have improved, had the de sign been subject to his arrangement. To fact, a harbour to be brought into a similar state of for wardness by the hands of man, would require an expenditure of at least 1,000,000/. sterling. The northern pier will be 12,24 feet in length, about two miles and a half, and the southern will be 43,300 feet, surpassing in beauty any thing of the kind yet completed in this or any other country. The area enclosed will be 435 acres, with a depth at low water of 30 feet, and the anchorage of the best description, being a soft blue clay. Port William is capable of being brought into use within two years from its commencement, and without the necessity of imposing a heavy burden upon the coasting trade, which will reap such great benefits from the construction of the harbour, as a fair return for the capital required to complete it may be obtained by a duty on toll of only one half penny per ton upon all vessels passing the lights of the port, and by harbour dues upon shipping en tering the same for the purposes of refuge or com • /Tierce. Toe revenue from the latter source is likely to he of great amount in the harbour being made use of as a southern outlet fur the greatly increasing trade of the Tees (by a communication with that river at Cargo Fleet), opposite the termination of the Clarence, and Srockion, and Darlington Rail- ways, by mean.: of a ship canal of 20 feet in depih, and six miles in length, likewise projected by Mr.W. A. Brooks, civil engineer, and recommended by him to the Tees Navigation Company for their adoption, in lieu of continuing their improvements of the channel of the river through the estuary. The proposed ship canal will thus be made to form a magnificent inner harbour, or wet dock, for the re ception of the largest class of merchant vessels, and will be, from the immense quantity of available backwater which it will contain, viz., 1,500,000 tons, an ample guarantee for the maintenance of the deep water within Port William. It is important to notice that the Redcar rocks are in their present state a source of considerable alarm in bad weather to ships on that coast, be cause they project far into the sea, and are sur rounded by deep water. The construction of a light-house to point out the situation, has been re peatedly proposed, the tax of such an establish ment on the coasting trade would not have been less than one farthing per ton, but that useful ac quisition will be gained in the harbour lights of Port William, which will be so placed as to insure the double purpose of warning vessels off a dan gerous coast, and of serving to guide them into the harbour. The lights will now enable vessels bound to the southward, during south and south-westerly gales, to keep the land aboard with safety, in order to avail themselves of the smooth water, without the risk of being caught upon a lee shore, if the wind gets round to the eastward, as Port William, from its situation in the Tees hay, could always be run for with the certainty of finding refuge within it. Vessels driven by southerly gales past their respective ports will find secure anchorage in Port William, and in the bay to the southward of under the shelter of Huntcliff, instead of being com pelled, its at present on these occasions, to run for Leith Roads. The principal design for the imposition of har bour dues on vessels entering for refuge, or under pretence thereof, is to prevent the harbour being unnecessarily entered by vessels to the injury of their owners by detention, as well as the incum brance of the part, thereby diminishing its means of accommodation for the large fleets of vessels which are subject to the dangers before mentioned. On the 11th October, 1821, a gale commenced from the E.S.E., which afterwards got round to the E.N.E. ; the result was, that 113 sail of vessels were wrecked or driven ashore between Scarborough and the Tyne, of which number 37 went ashore in the Tees Bay. Had Port 'William then been formed, the whole of that large fleet would easily have found refuge within it. It cannot be disputed that the profits of the shipowner depend on the 'number of voyages made during the year, or on the active circulation of his capital, and it may be safely assumed that the formation of such a harbour as that proposed to be made at Redcar, possessing every advantage of depth of water, position, arid entrance when required, will give increased confi dence to our merchantmen, and enable them to put to sea, and make voyages, at times and seasons when, during the present dangerous state of this long line of coast, they are compelled to remain inactive in harbour. The same defective state of the coast, and the fear of being embayed, and driven upon a dangerous lee-shore during easterly gales, causes masters of vessels to run for the present inferior tidal harbours at high water, and thus to impose on the shipowner harbour dues arid other expenses and losses by detention, which would pro bably have been avoided could they have kept the sea a few hours longer. The position of Port Wil liam is, however, such, that it need not be run for until all chance of being able to keep at sea is gone, when certain safety will be found there at all times of tide. The expense of insurance which now presses so heavily on the shipping interest of the eastern coast, must, by the establishment of Port William, undergo a considerable reduction, as so large a portion of the coast will thereby lose its former dangerous cha racter. The convenient position of the harbour also be tween the Thames and the Firth of Forth, will ren der it advantageous for our coasting steam-vessels to touch there to take in coals, which they can do without the delay and risk attending the entrance of a mere tidal harbour ; and by being thus enabled to calculate with certainty on a supply of fuel in the midst of their voyage, those vessels will be able to devote more of their tonnage to the carriage of good:, arid thus become more profitable to their owners. The peculiar advantageous situation of Pnrt Wil liam for vessels in the Baltic trade is so evident as scarcely to require pointing out, while its great superficial extent and depth will enable it largely to partake of the great benefits likely to be realized by the opening of the E ast India trade. In time of war, Port William may become an im portant naval station, as it will be capable of re ceiving thirty sail of the line , and steam vessels of war might be supplied therefrom with fuel. It will also be found convenient as a rendezvous for such of our merchantmen as may require convoy to the Baltic or coastwise, as it msy te reached in a sinele tide by vessels leaving the adjacentlairbours. Docks for our first-rate men of war might be constructed at Port William for less than one-fourth of the usual expense of such works at other places, and without the possibility of such failures which sometimes attend their construction. The cham bers of the docks would have to be quarried out of the half tide scar rocks to nine feet or so only below the level of low water to enable them to receive a line-of-battle ship, the ordinary rise of spring tides exceeding 16 feet. The abundance of coal and iron in its neighbourhood would facilitate the establish ment of a cannon and anchor foundry to supply those articles at 30 per cent. cheaper than at other plrees. The sand hills among the marsh shores could be converted into an excellent artillery ground; and (here is abundance of fine spring water for the supply of shipping. These are the principal deside rata in a naval station, the rest of the works, such as rope-walks, mast and boat houses, store-houses, and such other component parts of naval arsenal, would all follow in their usual order. ••---- As a naval station, in the event of a future war, the benefits of Port William to the nation at large will be incalculable. Instead of being exposed in the open anchorage of Hollesley Bay, the common rendezvous of our North Sea Fleet iu former days, when continued gales of wind prevented any com munication with the shore, and were accompanied by all the usual disasters affecting the whole econo my of our men-of-war, in the projected asylum har bour Redcar they would he in ample security, and be enabled to put to sea and return to the 11,r boor with the utmost facility. The following additional particulars relative to Port William have appeared in the Nautical Ma gazine, and to the powerful support and pub licity patriotically yielded by the London rind pro vincial press, a project only developed this year, appears likely soon to be realized ; " Poar WILLIAM AT REDCAR..—We have received the prospectus for the formation of this harbour, to which we have alluded in several former numbers. If further evidence were required of how much such a harbour is wanted, in the exact position in which it is intended to construct Port William, the late gales have furnished it too fully. We find by the prospectus, that a meeting, at which the Hon. Admiral Fleeming presided, was held in Manchester-buildings, on the Ist of June, when, besides others, a letter from Admiral Nugent (Admiral of the Fleet), expressing his high opinion of the proposed har bour, was read, a Committee of Noblemen and Gentlemen was also formed, and several resolutions relating to the formation of a company, to carry the plan into execution, were agreed on. We find also that a second meeting has taken place at Stockton. Annexed to the report we find some extracts from Lloyd's list of wrecks that have occurred at various periods on the coast near Redcar. We must not allow ourselves to particularize any from this lengthened list, but strongly recommend it to the attention of our readers who are interested in this important measure. Suffice it to say, that had Port William been in existence, there can be no doubt that the greater part of them would have been saved. " It is with feelings of pride and satisfactin that we al .o find, by the copy of a letter which we have also received, that his Maji.sty has graciously condescended to sanction the proposed undertaking by granting the petition of the sixth resolution of the meeting, to the following effect : " That in consideration of the magnitude and import ance of the harbour which it is proposed shall be formed at Redcar, permission be asked of his Majesty to name it Port William, in commemoration of the reign of our most gracious Sovereign.' " His Majesty's most gracious reply was conveyed in the following batter from General Sir Herbert Taylor:— " ' Windsor Castle, Aug. 26, 1833. " Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th instant, which I have had the honour to submit to the King with the accompanying volume, and have received his Majesty's commands to communicate to you his acquiescence in the wish of the Committee of Management, that the harbour proposed to be formed at Redcar shall receive the name of Port William.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " ' W. Hedger, Esq. H. TAYLOR.' " We have little doubt, therefore, considering the high approbation which this intended work has received, that we shall soon be enabled to congratulate the country at large on its execution ; our own efforts in its behalf will always afford us a pleasing retrospect. Doting the late gales several instances were afforded where vessels, with their unhappy crews, would have been saved from total destruction, bad Port William been constructed. Many are known to have foundered at sea, and many others, there is reason to believe, perished unknown. Our tattle of wrecks furnishes the following names of vessels that might have been saved, could they Lave borne up before the gale fur refuge in Port William :—The Alfred, of Aberdeen, sailed from Shields on the 30th of August, and in making for Whitby on the following evening, sunk, when all on board perished. The Dorothy foundered off Filey Bay on the 31st of August; the crew drowned. The Mary and Isabella went on shore in Filey Bay on the 31st; the crew drowned. The Juno, from Shields, driven on shore in Filey Bay ; the crew happi , y saved. The Trafalgar, of Newcastle, and the Trimmer, of Whitby, driven on shore near that place. The Ann and Susannah, driven on shore in Robin Hood's Bay. The Lurk, from Sunderland, driven on Filey Sand ; besides the .Easge, of Stockport, and the Lively's Increase. These are glaring instances of the want of Port William; and, unhappily, the number is too often repeated. Since, then, such abundant proof is afforded of the want of a harbour like Port William—since the immense advantages it will secure to the country at large are so generally acknowledged—and since it has received the sanction of the highest authority in the realm, we look on the under taking as already half achieved, and its success as certain." THE O'CONNELL TRIBUTE. From all accounts that have appeared upon " authority," or that we have been able from our own sources to collect, the amount of the Charity Fund for this year will be considerable—exceeding, in all probability, 12,0001. I This is a pretty sum to levy in one day, off of an impoverished and com plaining " people." But even this sum, immense as it is in amount, is not sufficient to satisfy the ravening love of pelf with which the arch-humbug ger and big beggerman in endued. We find, from a manifesto issued by the inventor of this notable scheme of pickpocketting, and who writes himself " Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick, Secretary to the O'Connell Annuity," that neither the functionary nor the principal are content with the products of last Sunday's exertions; hut, apprehensive that all the available pence may not have been gathered in —fearing lest a single angle of their harvest field may have escaped the hand of the gleaner—they have appointed a second Sunday for the final ac complishment of the holy work.—Dublin Evening Mail. THE " O'CONNELL TRIBUTE" IN CORK.—After all the preparations and all the exhortations, the harvest of the Liberator does not promise to be a golden one. In this our own redoubtable city, maugre the incitements of the pulpit and the press, and the measures taken for the exclusion from the chapels of every poor sinner who had not paid for permission to enter, the sum total of the gatherings of the Liberator amount to but 563/. ! Even this in cludes a sum of 16/. from Blackrock, and one of 1001. scraped together in other ways, for the sums collected in the various chapels amounted to but 447/. The following is given as the return : North Chapel £123 Cal ey's Lane £62 North Friary 59 Broad Lane 37 South Chapel South Friary 47 Blackrock Sundry subscriptions in addition to the above, forming a total of 563/. Verily if matters proceed in this way, the old gentleman will have to turn his hand to something else. Mendicancy is a bad business just now. There are too many in the field, and even if the learned liberator does not look to it, he will be out rivalled even in this the best of all his " sciences." The " finest peasantry" are beginning to eye him . with suspi c i on , an d seem to k eep at a ver y civil distance from the begging-box. The concern is a very shabby one, and its abettors are somewhat ashamed of it, for they speak of a supplemental col lection in order to save, if possible, themselves from disgrace, and their idol from the last refuge of patriotism—a pension or a place. At Middleton a sum of WV. was collected. What the contributions in other parts of the country were, has not yet been c ommunicated.—Cork Constitution. BELFAST CONTRIBUTION TO THE " TRIBUTE:' — It will be seen, from a paragraph which we have taken from the Northern Whig of yesterday, that on Sunday last no less a sum than 751. was raised in the two Roman Catholic chapels of this town in aid of the " National Debt" to Daniel O'Connell. Now, we have no objection that our neighbours should dispose of their money as they please; but when we find them so exceedingly liberal in a poli tical cause, it is surely not unfair to ask what is the extent of their liberality in the cause of public charity? There is the Poor House, the Fever Hospital and Dispensary, and the House of In dustry, and when collections were to be made in aid of these valuable institutions, we ask, was Or one half of 751. made up at one time by the Roman Catholic population of Belfast 2 We have not at hand documents to enable us to enter into details on this subject, but we well recollect that when appli cations were made on some former occasions for con gregational collections in the chapels, the excuse was—poverty! We may perhaps be able, on a fu ture occasion, to lay our hands on documents which will enable us to tell, with some degree of exact ness, the sum contributed by Roman Catholics to our charitable institutions, and to compare this sum with the donation to Mr. O'Connell, which has been so pompously trumpeted forth in the newspapers. It is an important circumstance, that a very large pro portion of those persons who derive immediate be nefit from the institutions in question sre Roman Ca tholics, and, therefore, the fact to which we have al luded is the more extraordinary.--Belfast News- Letter. DUTCH PAPERS. TUE HAGUE, Nov. 10.—We hear that Prince Schwartzenburg, on leaving this place, roceived from his Majesty, at a mark of his favour, a splen did diamond snuff-box. _ _ His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prus siiis expected on the 10th or 11th in the fortress of Luxemburg. Nor. 12.—The Amsterdam :Courant of to-d:y says—" We have the pleasure to announce that the cholera has entirely ceased here, and that the last cholera patients left the hospital on Saturday." The Handelshlad of the 11th has a letter from the Hague which states that Prince Scharwtzen burg had entirely succeeded in his mission. Bots-LE-Duc, Nov. 10.—It is still affirmed that the negotiations at Zondhoven for regulating the military route to Maestricht are proceeding very fa vourably. LEYDEN.—There has been lately published a very interesting MS. of the illustrious Huygens pre served in the library of the University. It is a correspondence between Huygens, Leibrutz, and the Marquis de l'Hopital, on mathematical and phi losophical subjects. It is in the Latin language, and in two vols. 4to. DUTCH FUNDS—AmsitanAm, Nov. 12. Actual Debt, 5 per Cent Ditto, per cent Amort Syndic, 41 per cent 8 7 14 to 88 Ditto, ditto, per cent. ........ Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 percent lO 2 l /2 to 103 Ditto, 1832, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1833, 5 per Cent. Exchange on London Ditto, two months —Dutch Papers, Nov 13. ST. PETERdBURGII, OCT. 28.—The Imperial Court has gone into mourning for twenty-four days on occasion of the death of his Majesty the King of Spain. Accounts from Archangel of the 9th of Oct., say that the number of ships that had arrived since the opening of the navigation was 365, and 333 had sailed. Up to the 27th of Oct., 1,227 ships had arrived at Cronstadt, and 1,015 sailed.—Peters burgh Journal, Oct. 30. SPAIN. BAYONNE, Noir. B..—An express arrived yester day from Bilboa, where, even by the rebels them selve,, it was admitted that General Saarsfield with 10,000 men had commenced his march upon Vu toria direct, and upon Bilboa by Ordena and Balmateda. _ Some days ago I informed you that it was the intention of the rebels to make for Tolosa, with a considerable force and three pieces of ordnance. Their plan, however, was frustrated by the defeat they experienced at Logrono ; in fact, the day before yesterday, when El Pastor was pushing fur Aspeitia, about 5,000 insurgents, accompanied. with artillery, presented themselves before him and en deavoured to impede his progress, and although El Pastor had only about 200 men he fully maintained his ground, but General Castagnon, seeing that a pro tracted resistance against such overwhelming num bers would be useless, ordered the evacuation of Toloso, and retreated to Hernani, where his troops rested yesterday, and afterwards took the road for St. Sebastian. General Castagnon having written to General Harispe, desiring him to augment the cordon, as the rebels, who were pur:ued by Saarsfield, would pro bably endeavour to retreat upon the French territory, troops were this morning despatched from Bayonne for the frontiers. The attack of the rebels is attributed to the march of General Saarsfield, who would have sur rounded them upon that part of the frontiers ; and this opinion is strengthened by the arrival of the ex press from Bilboa, announcing Saarsfield's advanced movement. Another letter from Bayonne, of the same day's date, Nov. 8, says—" Last night, about nine o'clock, information was received of Captain-General Cas. tagnon having been warmly attacked at Tolosa by a body of 3,000 or 4,000 insurgents, and compelled, with El Pastor, to take refuge in St. Sebagian. It was also added that the garrison of Irun, about 40 men, and the authorities of the Queen, were corn pelled to make for the frontiers, and seek safety upon the French territory." An English ship of war was at Bilboa for the protection of the interests of Great Britain. We have news from Bilboa as late as the 6th, brought by an express : much uneasiness and agitation existed in the town, and all business was quite sus pended. Bilboa is strongly blockaded by the vessels of the Spanish coast service. Much alarm existed for the safety of the French inhabitants of the town, as there was no vessel there to protect them. The following proclamation has been issued by the Bishop of Leon : " Spaniards—Divine Providence, whose wisdom is unsearchable, has called to him our ever-beloved and venerable monarch, Den Ferdinand VII. The all-wise Being who watches over the glory and prosperity of Spain has deprived us of a King, whose protracted sufferings for the last few years had rendered him incapable of managing public affairs, and, besides, was guided by impious Mi nisters, who exulted in insulting our religion, and prepared with the ruin of the country the triumph of revolution and of anarchy. The legitimate suc cessor to these kingdoms, in virtue of the existing law, which our sovereigns for a century past, on mounting the throne, have sworn to observe, and the only law which can be held sacred by the loyal Spaniards and by Europe, now places the crown of Spain and India on the head of the virtuous Don Carlos Maria (whom God preserve) fifth of his name. " A new law, introduced from caprice, and ef fected by a female foreigner, was introduced in 1830, to alter the mode of succession to the throne of these realms, and was received by the nation with such horror, that the late King, in a codicil, in 1832, expresses his conviction of its injustice and inefficacy. An act so solemn has not been re spected by the party who, under the auspices of the direct succession, wish to defame the ministers of the altar, to rob them of their property, and to subvert the very foundation of r e li g i on an d the throne. into such a situation has Spai n no w f a llen ; it is on the verge of a precipice, and its f a ithful sub jects witness its ruin without being able to avert the danger. Disloyal men occupy the first posts and appointments; the Catholic and apostolical re lig.on, which we all profess, is abandoned, and left without the protection of the Holy Tribunal of the Faith (Inquisition). The royal treasure is pil laged, not only to reward both vice and treason, but also to pay what is termed the foreign loans, raised solely for the benefit of a few individuals—to excite in - Aubordination and revolv , ‘—to undermine the true defenders of the Catholic religion and the throne, and to pay other illegal debts. There is no other legal debt than that which was contracted in Paris, in 1823, for the defence of holy principles, which ought to be acknowledged by the Sovereign of Spain. " Spaniards I those infamous ministers who are still in their posts and guided by a princess whom they honour with the title of Queen, but who. in fact, is nothing but a usurper, are pleased to offer a useless resistance to our lawful King Don Carlos the sth, of Bourbon, only with a view of prolonging the evils which afflict this heroic nation. Unite yourselves, then, to oppose and disperse this faction, and be assured that the all-powerful God will protect your efforts, and bless you, your families, and your posterity, under the paternal sceptre of our ever-beloved Sovereign. " Given in a town of the diocese of Leon, " Bishop of LEON." GERMAN PAPERS. CoaociNE, Nov. 4.—On the 2d November, his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia left Calogne for Aix-la-Chapelle. Before he departed, he sent to the bur gomaster 200 rix dollars for the orphan-house, and 300 for the poor of Cologne, with a letter, of which the fol lowing is the conclusion : " If my heart at all times laved the glorious Rhine and its much valued inhabitants, I feel myself especially affected on the present occasion. The various expressions of love and affection which I have received from sa many quar ters, I acknowledge with unmixed gratitude, and the more so as they are particularly meant la, the most noble minded of Sovereigns, w - aose mild sceptre has diffused, also, over tkis beautiful country the blessings of peace." Muarcx, Nov. s.—The Greek volunteers (i. e. volun teers for the Greek service) are positively to march on the 15th, viz., two companies of grenadiers, two of pioneers, and two of artillery ; in all 900 men. The condemnation of M. Volkhardt, printer, in Augs burg, to confinement in the House of Correction for an unlimited time (i. e. for sixteen years at least) has caused an extraordinary sena ttion here. His advocate was Dr. Knopfie, of this city. On All Souls Day he was conveyed to the House of Correction, of which Baron Weveld is superintendent in the suburb of Munich, called the Au, where he had the dress of the house put on, and his head was to be shaved. He was so overcome that he fainted away. He is thirty years old and has a young wife and two children. This is a severe sentence, and forms a striking contrast to that of the jury on Weath, Sie beapfuffer, &c. But little transpires respecting the other persons in prison for political offences. Dr. Schutz, who was condemned by the Court of Appeal to sixteen years' imprisonmens, bot was acquitted by the Supreme Court of Appeal, is now to be tried as an accomplice in the offences of the political prisoners. It is said that Counsellor Behr has teen long since allowed to walk about in the open air, accompanied by an officer. It is reported that he is now ill. The sentence on Dr. Eisermann, in the last resort, will soon be passed. It is now confirmed that orders have been received from the Regency of Greece to continue to raise recruits for the service of the new State. Officers are therefore to be sent to different towns in the kingdom of Bavaria to encourage this recruiting which is going on very well. Augsburg, Lindau, Passau, Ansbach, Warzburg, and B iireuth, are mentioned as the head quarters of the recruiting parties, from which the recruits will be sent to Munich. The uniform and equipment of the troops are excellent, and the progress they make in their military exercise really surprising. The late promotions in Bavaria and Greece of subalterns to the rank of officers prove the truth of the promises of the Greek Government.—Nurembury Cor respondent, Nov. 7. Ro*E, OCT. 31.—For many years newsmongers have not had so favourable a time as the present; their conjec tures and calculations have opened before them a wide field. The single certain fact that the common interests of nations was deliberated upon by the assembled European Princes, gives them a basis on which they have funded the most singular combinations. The more impenetrable the secret the more do they wish to appear to be acquainted with it. Reports are so numerous that it is difficult to trace to its origin one now current here, or to say if it be a mere invention. We allude to a projected union of all the Italian Princes in a confederation under the protection of Austria. Much is said of this Lega Italics at this moment, and it is stated that the plan has met with sonic difficulties here and elsewhere. A letter, dated the 3 , 1, from the Prussian frontiers, says, " The Ministerial Conferences of the Courts of Ger many will begin in the course of this month. It is said that M. Ancillon, who will attend them, will start on the 23d of this month for Vienna or Prague. Their object is not yet precisely known." VIENNA, Not. 3.—Most of the young Carlists that remained here left us a few days ago far Prague, where they are gone to congratulate Charles X. on his fete to morrow, St. Charles's Day. It is said the Government is about to contract a new loan. The Italian bankers, especially Milan houses, are soliciting to share in it ; but it is not yet decided who is to have the preference. A grand dinner was given yesterday to Pi ince Metternich, in honour of the Count St. Aulair. The Russian Envoy gives a similar entertainment to day in honour of the same Ambassador. The most beneficial results are likely to accrue from the establishment of steam packets on the D ,nube. The project of communication by steam, between Peel and Constantinople, otiginated with Count Stephen Szecheny, known by his work on Hungary. VIENNA, Not. 4.—Metalliques, 93 7.32 ; Four per Cents., S2i; Bank Shares, 1,200 2-3. The letters were distributed yesterday, but we hear nothing said relative to the fate of the prisoners. A report brought here by a vessel, that some of them, in cluding Colocotroni and his son, had been hanged, was not correct. At the departure of that vessel, disorder was very general, and the roads were dangerous. Within these few weeks a party of English travellers were attacked by a band of robbers about six miles from Napoli ; their escort was murdered and themselves plundered of every thing. The band was composed partly of the former followers of Colocotroni and Coliopritos, and partly of Palicari, who come from beyond the mountains, and who, whether alone or with their present comrades, pursue the same lawless course. We have good tidings of the King ; he is received everywhere with enthusiasm. It is said he is about to visit some of the lonian Islands. His Majasty left Napoli the day before the arrests took place.—Allge mein( Zeitang, Nov. 9. There is said to be a town in the West of Engl md the Mayor of which can neither read nor write. His Worship, however, it is adde.l, can w i e ld a k n if e an d fork with the best penman i❑ the universe. Countess Hennette de Castellane Lauris de Trefforest, residing in the Rue de Picpus, being at home alone on Sunday evening, set her clothes on fire ; she immediately ran to the door to call for help, but the current of air caused the flames to make such rapid progress that she was dreadfully burnt, and expired yesterday morning.—Paris Paper of Tuesday. As nearly three months have now elapsed since the new charter was granted to the Bank, some attention is naturally directed in the city to those advan tages, such as they are, secured to the public under it, in the return of notes in circulation, bullion, &c. It would he incorrect to say that much practical good is expected from them, in the form prescribed by the new Act—that is, by averages, instead of the actual state of the Bank tr ansactions; but people are nevertheless eager to obtain information, now to be given to them for the first time, and to form their own estimate of their utility to the general money business of the country. There is a notion prevalent in some quarters that the Bank D Director a mean to avail themselves of some technical ambiguity in the n ew Act, which will hear the construction of making it co pulsory on them to give these returns only after the date of the expiration of the old charter, in August, 1834; tint we consider this a most unworthy supposition, and th-it the Bank Directors are wholly incapable of sheltering themselves under any such subterfuge. It would imply, in fact, that they have something to conceal, which no one at present imputes to them. On the cantrary, their proceedings generally have made a satisfactory impression ; o n a late occasion particularly so, when they discouraged in the ino a s flo telj , byectual way the wild specul a ti ons i n p r oduc e r ecently refusing to discount bills notoriously conne cted with those transacti ons . Thi s cannot r id them, h o wever, of the blame of having giv en r i se t o those specu lations by their own excessive issues o f p a p er , which it is impossible to deny , but there exists altogether the hope of an amendment of the system in th a t respec t, es p ec ially as late experience has shown how certain a re-action is to follow it, through the knowledge of the subject most men of business now possess.— Times. BRIGHTON, Nov. 14. Yesterday forenoon their Al.jesties drove out i❑ a close carriage and four, with two outriders, to the Devil's Dike and back, visiting the West Cliff previous to their return to the Pavilion. His Majesty sat again yesterday to Sir M. A. Shee, for his portrait. Baron Oinpteda, the Hanoverian Minister, arrived here yesterday, and had an audience of the King. His Excel lency afterwards bad the honour of dining and passing the e vening with their Majesties. The Royal dinner party, last evening, included the Princess Augusta, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Baron Ompteda, Mijor and Lady Augusta Baring, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Baring, Captain Boyd (Equerry to the Duke of Gloucester), and the suite and officers of the household. The Queen's hand attended. The calls at the Palace yesterday were numerous. Amongst them were the Marquis and Marchioness of Co nynghatn, Earl and Counte.s of Uxbridge, Lord and Lady Crofton, Lady Ciroline and Miss Dundas, and Major- General Sir Charles Pratt. Last night a ball, in aid of the funds of the Brighton Dispensary, took place at the Old Ship Assembly Rooms. Dancing commenced at ten o'clock (to Kirchner's hand, which introduced several new waltzes and quadrilles), and continued with much spirit till after two o'clock this morning. Amongst the fashionables present were—The Earl and Countess of Bosse and the Ladies Parsons, Earl and Countess Listowel and the Misses Bush, Lord Arthur Hill, Lord Marcus Hill, Viscount and Viscountess Dillon, Lady Augusta Baring, Baron and Baroness Dimsdale, Hon. Mrs. Tennant, Marchioness of Downshir- Sir Thomas, Lady, and the Misses M'Mahon, Sir M., Lady, and Miss Tierney, Sir D., Lady, and the Misses Scott, Sir M. K , Lady, and Miss Grant, Colonel and Lady Teesdale, Col. Horace S ymour, Sir George and Lady Head, Captain Shiffner, Earl and Countess of Chichester, Major Barine:, officers of the King's Dragoon Guards, officers of the Grenadier Guard, Sac. The fi,st " Ahoack's ball " for the season, will take place at the Old Ship Rooms on Wednesday nexr. The Ladies Patronesses are the Duchess of Hamilton, Countess of Listowel, Marchioness of Downsbire, Countess of Bosse, and Mrs. Cunningham. . _ . The Earls of Uxbridge and &I fast left this morning for Castle Goring, the hospitable manor of Captain Rnhell, on a showing excursion. It is said the Gallant Captain's preserves abound with pheasants. The East Sussex Fox-hounds will =IA on Saturday at South Ease, near Lewes. The weather continues exceedingly fine. Much sport is anticipated to-morrow at the hurdle race, which " comes off" on the Downs. Don Juan, the favourite, is backed to a considerable amount. Their Majesties, and part of the Court, will attend. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria walked for some time in Hyde Park yesterday. The Chevalier de Vial, the Spanish Minister, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office. The Russian Ambassador and the Princess Lieven gave a grand dinner last evening, at Ashburnham House, to the Austrian Ambassador, the Prussian Minister, Earl Grey, Earl and Countess of Sefton, Mr. Secretary and Mrs. Stanley, M. Dedel, the Dutch Special Minister, the French Charge d'Affaires, &c. The Duke of Richmond and the Right Hon. Charles Grant visited 51r. Secretary Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. G. C. Thornton, Esq., from his seat, Mardew.hill, Hertford, at the Berners Hotel, Bcrners-street; J. Pryor, Esq., at ditto; the Rev. J. L. Richards, from Oxford, at ditto; the Rev. J. Foyster, from Hastings, at ditto ; the Rev. Thos. Thorp, from Barton Overy, Leicestershire, at the Trafalgar Hotel, Spring_ gardens ; G. H. St. Clair, Esq., from Brighton, at ditto ; Coote Carroll, Esq., from Paris, at ditto; William Gilley, Esq., from Monson House, Tunbridge-wells, at ditto; Thomas Watson, Esq., Mrs. Watson, and the Misses Watson, from Lutter worth, at ditto ; the Hon. G. Talbot and Master Talbot, from Broadstairs, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Viscountess Powerscourt, for Brighton; Lord Haddo, for Tuxford, Notts; the Hon. Capt. and Mrs. Dawson Darner, for Milton Abbey, Dorset; Capt. Berkeley Portman, on a visit to Mr. and Lady Emma Portman, at Bryanston House; the Hon. W. F. and Lady Barbara Ponsonby, for Canford House, Dorset; the Bishop of Clonfert, for Ireland ; Major and Mrs. Brownlow, on a tour ; Hon. Mrs. Clifford, for Weymouth; Lady Hamilton, for ditto; Capt. and Mrs. Falconer, for ditto ; General Sir George Hewett, Start., for Fremantle House, Hants; the Countess of Berkeley, from Spring gardens, for Cranford House; Lord Holland, from Stanhope-street, for Holland House; Capt. Frederick Paget, for Brighton ; tie Earl and Countess Howe, from a visit to the Earl of Cardigan, Dean Park, Northamptonshire, for Gopsal, Atherstone ; Mrs. Warren, for Seven oaks, from the Berners Hotel, Berners street ; the Rev. Hugh Smith, for his seat, Stoke House, Cob. ham, from ditto ; the Rev. J. Harvey and Mrs. Harvey, for Doncaster, from ditto. BATH. ARRIVALS—Lady Slade, Hon. Mrs. Arundell, Sir Thomas Dallas, Sir John Sinclair, Gen. Travers, Col. Dunn; Capts. Beaumont, Baker, Manning, De Rottenberg, Scott, Gage; Rev. Messrs. Bonner, Randolph, Thomas, James, Wiggett, Williams, Worthington, Brassey, Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Adams, Green, Hammond, M'Dmald, Bayly, Whittaker, Hornby, Lenning and family, Carr, George ; Messrs. Baillie, M.P., Bute, Bailey, Beale, Brooksbank, Collins, Crew, Cotten, Daxon, Dark, Edwards, Evans, Fryer, Gregory, Howes, Jones, Lamprey, Lewis, Mortimer, Powell, Pullen, Philips, Richards, Runquest, Reeves, Sparks, Stowell, Turner, Toms, Viner, Winstanley, Wickham, Winter, Ogle, Butler, Strachan, Maslyn, Wodehouse, Louis, Amyatt, Mogg, Dawson, Festing, Hardwick, St. Albyn and family; Mesdames Blyth, Cater, Beaumont, Darracott, Dawson, Linton, Maddock, Pullock, Powell, Randolph, Coles, Keating, Roberts, Petty. wood, Gage, Ogle, Savage; Misses Burbidge, Bragstcr, Beau. moot (3), Darracott, Evans, Frond, Harrison, Mures, Randolph, Cholmley, Roberts, Arundell, M'Cullock, &c. CHEAP LIBRARY OF IRISH ROMANCE.- That which has already been done for Scottish National History, by the uniform collection of Sir Walter Scott's admirable Tales, is now proposed to he done in behalf of Irish Story, by the reproduction, on the much approved plan of cheap monthly publication, of the most celebrated works of modern times, illustrative of the manners and peculiarities of the sister kingdom. The entire series will not eztend beyond nineteen volumes ; and the first monthly set will consist of The Nowlans, by the Author of the O'Hara Tales. In three vols. ARMY AND NAVY.—On the Ist of Decem ber will be commenced, the Mmithly publication of " The Naval and Military Library of Eentertainment," a series ' of Works from the pens of distinguished officers, now first collected. This publication will be conducted on the seine plan as Colburn's Modern Novelists ;—a set will be issued every month, handsomely printed in post Bvo. and bound in morocco cloth, price only 4s. per volume. The prin ciples of economy and general convenience which have already suggested, in several successful instances, the cheap monthly publication of works pertaining to the lighter and more amusing departments of literature, have not yet been called into operation, in a similar manner, for the benefit of the Army and Navy. This omission is now about to be rectified by the formation of a collection particularly suited to the tastes and pursuits of the members of the two Services, and comprising the choicest productions of modern times; and the entire series, limited to 20 volumes, will form, it is trusted, such a library of entertainment as will prove a desirable acquisition for enlivening the social hours of every mess and gun - ro om at home or abr oad. The first number will co nt a in, " The Naval Officer," by Captain mr. arryal Samuel , g u r s e e at of bill-broker,comnions: statein: their late a l t r e . Saevidencemuel Gurney before theH At in " Lloyd is the bank er , an d fact, that all persons who employ small capitals are in a state of distress; but neither of them attempt to account for the fact. A complete explanation of it is given in " England and America."—Morning Post. CAPTAIN ItoSS.—On Wednesday night, Captain Ross, accompanied by some friends, visited the Royal Pavilion Theatre, in the Whitechapel-road, to wit ness a melodramatic piece, entitled, Captain Ross ; or, the King of the Arctic Regions. The gallant Captain went incog. The report of his being in the theatre soon got circulated throughout the neighbourhood, and in a short time the house became crowded to excess, by per sons anxious to have a sight of the intrepid voyager. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—There was a pretty good demand for cloth at this market last Tuesday, and the sales effected fully exceeded those of the preceding week.— Halifax Express. CHICHESTER, NOV. 13.—A most severe shock of an earthquake was experienced this morning about twenty minutes before four, by the inhabitants of this city, attended with a loud rumbling noise; the shock was so great that it caused the town-cluck, as well as many others, to strike. At a quarter b e f ore s i x a sec ond shock was felt, but not so violent as tie first. This is the third shock of an earthquake which has been felt in this neighbourhood within these three months. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S. A thin attendance yesterday, and very little done. Th e two favourites are quoted at. 7 to 1 each, the l'ilvinsrk. e t horse having the call. Delirium, Belluno, and Rosal, were backed for small sums. The closing prices ( most " them nominal only) were as follows: THE DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Yates's Bentley (takers) 7 to 2 agst Mr. Watt's Bubastes 14 tot agst Mr. Batson's Plenipo (taken) 18 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's shelelah 20 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Guardian 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gardnor's Comet 25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Olympic (taken) 25 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Bee in a Bonnet colt 28 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Delirium (taken) 1004 to 20 agst Mr. Watt't Beluno (taken) 1125 to 50 agst Jonas and Faunus (taken). OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Cotillon (taken) 8 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Rosalie (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Louisa Sir Sindk urd Graham has purcas,d Mr. Stonehe v(l Oaks filly Zulima, winner of the Juiy Stakes. The Po et has not transpired. NE WMARKET CO UR SIN G MEETIN G ' \VEDNESDAY.-FOr the Cup. Mr. Isaacson's Darling bt. Mr. Fyson'e Flirt ; Gillett's Galata ht. Mr. Bryant's Eaglet ; Mr. W. r 5141 . - shall's Nimrod ht. Mr. Dohede's Diamond ; Mr. F r y e t i , l . Clara bt. Mr. Finch's Giles; Mr. King's Rattle bt. 51 ," Weatherby's Walnut ; Mr. Dunn's Blink r beat Nr Thorp's Newton ; Mr. Vipatas Velocity b.at Mr. q; ward's Archibald ; Mr. Inskip'is Isabel beat Mr. Mars ha " Major. Allington Hill Stake , Bitch Puppies. Mr. Isaacson's Pinwheel beat Mr. Gillett's GulnaV Air. Fryer's Cleopatra. brat Mr. Edward's Atom; Fyson's Fly hat Mr. Marshaii's Marian ; Mr. In skiP " Ina beat Mr. W. Mir hall's Ni nble ; Mr. Finch'r Gip sy t beat Mr. Dnbed's Dlffo4d ; Mr. Vipan's Venture 1)64 Mr. Dunn's Beauty. _ Chippenhain Stakes f ir Dog Puppies. Mr. Bryant's Eilio,t heat Air. W. Marshall's Delso‘i' Mr. King'. Richmond beat Mr Fryer's Carinthian : DA.:de's Druid heat Mr. Gillott'sGeorge ; Mr. I yon Frank beat Mr. Vipan's Veng,!anee ; Mr. Inskip's I °, l'l beat Mr. Finch's Gab; Mr. Is7:acson's Partisan bei,t Marshall's Marquis. Cheveley Puppy Sweepstakes. Mr. Fyson's Fanny beat Mr. Inskip's Jona; DL'. 133 1: bede's Dahlia beat Mr. Bryiat's Edith ; Mr. Violet beat Mr. Weatherby's Warwick ; Mr. W. shall's NdfeisSa beat Mr. Isa.tcson's Puss ; Mr. g ill° 1 Rivulet beat Mr. B yant's Eel. Port sakes. Mr. Vipan's Vivid beat Mr. Gillett's Godolphin; Dunn's Biu,ter beat Mr. Inskip's Idol; Mr. Tyson's Fi re a away beat Mr. D.,bede's Dance; Mr. We4therby's NIL beat Mr. Isaacson's Phoebe. THUKSDAY.-First Ties for the Cup. b ra t Galata beat Blinker, Rattler beat Nimrod, Clara u Darling, babel beat Velocity. First Ties for the A'lington Stakes. Tcriture beat Fly, Ina beat Pinwheel, Gipsey beat Cleopatra._ First Ties for the aidpenham Stakes. Ivory beat Frank, Partisan best Elliott, Richmond be° Druid. Ties for the Cbev-ley Stakes. A Fanny beat Dahlia, Violet beat Runlet ; Narcissa ra n bye. Ties for the Port Stakes. Wizard beat Fireaw.y, Vivid beat Bluster. Several matches were run. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. n o The Herefordshire Hounds meet on Tuesday at Cali" Froome Lodge; Friday, at Rotherwas—at ten. Old The East Sussex Hounds no et on Monday at th e Ship ; Thursday, at Maresfield Park ; Saturday', . - Holmblish—at a quarter before eleven. ton The Shropshire Hounds meet on Monday at Dorriog , Villige ; 'Wednesday, at Pettan ; Friday, at 00 1°1 ' 1 ' Saturday, at Stoke Heath—at half-past ten. Mr. Wiekstead's Hounds meet on Tuesday at Cro lig; Friday, at Hankelow—at half-past ten. „i, The Albrighton Hounds ine,t on Tuesday at Worfield ; Thursday, at Cgton; Saturday, a t Staab' green—at half past ten. toll; Mr. Meynell's Hounds meet on Monday at Ft° Thursday, at Ashton-upon-Trent ; Saturday, at 11°u° Park—at half past ten. - The Somerset Vale Hounds meet on Monday at CAniir ton M3rti B The Charborough Hounds meet on Tuesday at —° Kennel ; Saturday, at Bloxworth Down. her'/ The Hambledon Hounds muet on Monday at fia Pond—at half-past ten. The Tickhatn Hounds mee7 on Monday at Milo ° Church ; Thursday, at the Ke tnel—at half-past ten. • The Canterbury Harriers nteei on Monday at Elridt Hill ; Thursday, at Littlebourne—at ten. id; The Cottestnore Hounds Inert on Monday at Swayfie • Tuesday, at Cole's Lodge ; Thursday, at Stretton---at quarter befue eleven. Loid Fitzwilliam's Hounds meet on Monday a t 13" well \Vold ; Wednesday, at Waybridge Wood; Thu at Sutt onYsrb Wood—at ten. dlei Lord orougles Hounds meet on Monday at B ra Wood ; Wednesday, at Wrawby Mill ; Friday, at MO' Howe; Saturday, at Great Limber Cover—at elevell.o The South Wold Hounds meet on Wednesday lit lington Grove—at eleven. t 00; Sir R. Sutton's Hounds meet on Monday at Pan se Wednesday, at Gate Burton ; Thursday, at Bardney ; turday, at Srapleford Moor—at eleven. E tc° The East Kent Hounds meet on Monday at E vi tr Leese ; Wednesday, at Clambereroun ; Friday, at Aluk ton Corner—at halfpast ten. a r ef The West Kent Hounds meet nn Monday at L", o p; street G, een, Farnborough; Wednesday, at Kinglia° Frid M ay, at the Bat and ten. - r. C• Brock's Hounds meet on Monday at SW 100. Wednesday, at the Plymouth Arms; Friday, at 510 hursr—at half•past ren. Eb tt The Upton Harriers meet on Monday at North Green, Hanley; Friday, at Deff,rd—at eleven. , „ 11 3 Lord Petre's Hounds meet onMonday at the 0-e,O Wednesday, at Peverell's ; Saturday, at St. John . half-past ten. sz o rd The Essex Union Hounds meet on Tuesday at I;tottlt Wood ; Thursday, at Stock Ship; Saturday, a t Fambridge Had—at half-past ten. j The Suffolk and Essex Hounds meet on Tueanitlvo. Stour Wood ; Friday, at Raydon-street—at half-Past, tte The Cambridgeshire Hounds meet on Monday Hardwicke Arms ; Friday, at White Wood----a t past ten. , ell e ; Mr. Mure's Hounds meet on Tuesday at 1 31.-° ,o' Park ; Thursday, at West Wratting; Saturday, at 134. Green—at half past ten. 0 1 The Doddington Harriers meet on Tuesday at Thorns; Friday, at Noorwood Farm—at half-past te ,:;" The Royston Harriers meet on Tuesday at M e " Hide ; Thursday, at the Mr. Slip lon—at ten. 1 , PO ' r. Port man's Hounds meet on Monday at T.'' r Obelisk ; Wednesday, at Mudford Bridge—at ten. jw ar The Somerset Vale Hounds meet on Monday at s" ) ton Martin; Friday, at High HAM. Toe The Somerset Subscription Hounds meet on - at Bunconi Hill; Friday, at Fairfield House. va lloc (° Mr. Furquharson's Hounds meet on Monday a t '- ham Woad ; Tuesday, at Clifton Wood. ,raodie( The Burton Vale Hounds meet on Tuesday a t - Farm; Friday, at Pulliam. 11 11 1 The Warwickshire Hounds meet on Monday at i t th i Wood ; Tuesday, at Farnborough ; Thursday , , s Kennel; Friday, at Stoneleigh Abbey; Satu rdri unrhurch—at ten. Mr. A. Smith's Hounds meet on Monday at Oar°l,oo'll Tuesday, at Shoddesden Gate; Thursday, at flar°' Tarrant ; Friday, at Manningford Brae—at eleveaildl° Mr. Horlock's Hounds meet on Tuesday a t Firs ; Friday, at Highway Common. le° BRADFORD MARKET.—The gelle r4l o / . ° wand for stuff goods was much flatter at this a 311 :60 0 ' Thursday last, but former priers suffered no re "- ,1 Halifax Express. tbe • LEEDS MARKET, Nov. 12.—1 n the o o:o Cloth Hall more business has been transacted tb%°eo/ preceding Tuesday, and rather more business has In the White Cloth Hall.—Halifax Express. d The trade of Dewsbury is much depres:oo present ; hut some of the neighbouring village' ,oy a fair share of busiitess.- 1 / a hfax Eapr e ' s. 00 91 .g joy Goode, of Nun's Green, in this b°r,,eiev, has grown this year two sticks of celery, vib i 't 0 1. / Gilbs. each, one that weighed 7 ilbs., and anotbeAll'4' He has also cut a red cabbage which weighe d og a Derby Reporter. 1:1 4° ids We find the paragraph copied a fe y ' /,` 6 1 11 of into our paper, from the Birmingham Ge,,trlc't,le a•z te s tatee that Mr. Jennings was a bidder for the r i 0 the Tixale &tate, fur the Duchess of St. Alb s gether erroneous. t 1)i; itPit lh a t h e 41