The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON*, TUESDAY _EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1845. C HELTENHAM AND MALVERN JUNC TION RAILWAY. At a public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Tewkes bury, held at the Town-hall, on Monday, the 27th of October, 1845, convened by the Mayor on a hi g hl y respectable and influential requi sition, " for the purpose of taking into consideration the merits of the lines of railway Intended to pass through or near to the town ;" JOHN PACKER, Esq. Mayor of the Borough, having been unani mously called to the Chair ; It was moved by JOHN Mooau, Esq. of Tewkesbury; and seconded by J. B. LEWIS, Esq. Magistrate of the Borough— That a lino cf railway passing through this borough, and connect ing Cheltenham and Tewkesbury with Malvern, Herefordshire, and South Wales, is calculated materially to promote the interests of this town and its adjacent district ; and that the Cheltenham and Mal vern Junction Railway, by effecting that desirable object, is entitled to the cordial support of this Meeting. The resolution was carried by an insistence majority. The Mayor having vacated the chair, It was moved by J. Foan, Esq.: and seconded by C. G. TONES, Esq.— That the best thanks of the Meeting be given to the Mayor, for his seals and impartial conduct lathe chair. Carried unanimously. THE PROJECTED 'NORWICH and WEST NORFOLK RAILWAY, Lv the valley of the Wensum. We, the undersigned (owners and occupiers of land, in the district proposed to be traversed by the above Railway, and in its immediate neighbourhood), do hereby give notice, that we have come to a re solution to oppose the above project by all means in our power, as we are of opinion that the entire division of West Norfolk will be much better supplied with railway accommodation by the projected NORWICH AND DEREHAM DIRECT RAILWAY, In connexion with the Lynn and Denham Railway, and the projected line from Dereham to Fakenharn and Wells; and we are also of opinion that the DEREILIM DIRECT LINE is entitled to the decided pre ference of the public, from the additional advantages which it affords as a direct communication from Norwich, not only to the ports of Lynn and Walls, but also to the northern districts of the kingdom. BAYNING, Honingham Hall. T. T. BERNEY, Morton Hall. N. MICKLETHWAITE, Taverham Hall. CII IRLES KETT TOMPSON, Witchingham Hall. HAMBLETON T. CUSTANCE, Weston House. (Upwards of one hundred I ndowncrs and occupiers have signed the above declaration). All persons desirous of opposing the above line are requested to send their names to Messrs. Blake, Keith, and Blake, solicitors, Norwich. • Norwich, Oct. 25, 1845. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD.—LOST on the 13th October instant, near the Bank of England, a BLACK LNATHER CASE, containing several Bank of England Notes, and Bills of Exchange. The numbers and dates of the Notes are as follow, viz.—Two for 100/. each, No. 12,862 au I 12,898, dated sth July, 1845. One for 401. No. 52,220, dated 7th April, 1845. One for 201.,1 No. 8,524, dated 9th August, 1845. One for 10/. Five for 5!. each, No. 89,520, dated 11 lb April, 1845 ; No. 35,702, dated 13th August, 1845. Nos. 13,572, 31,942, and 45,047, dated 11th Sep tember, 1845. A Bill of Exchange for 591. Bs. 4d., dated 10th July, 1845, at three months' date, T. Jones on J. Shea. Another Bill for 30/. dated same day, at three month's date, Samuel Isaacs on W. R. Hine Parker and Co. A Cheque on the Bank of England for 61. les., dated 27th September, drawn by R. Dart, payable to Farmer. A Bill of Exchange, dated Bth October 1845, at seven days, P2r 4251. 135., drawn by the West Riding Union Bank, Huddersfield, on 3lasterman and Co. Another Bill, dated 9th October, 1845, at seven days, for 17/. 10s., drawn by the Liverpool Commercial Banking Company on Williams and Co. Another Bill, dated 6th October, 1845, at 21 days, for 50/., by York City and County Banking Company, (W. 11, Cramp,) on Barnett and Co. A Bill, dated 10th Octcber. 1845, at twenty-one Cars, for 121. 7s. Id. by ditto on ditto. Payment of 'the Notes is stopped at the Bank of England. Who ever will give such information as 'shall lead to the recovery of the al,ove property, to Mr. Matthew Thompson, solicitor, No. 2, Buck lersbury, will receive the above reward. NEW HISTORICAT. ROMANCE. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., DUNSTER CASTLE, AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE 'of the GREAT REBELLION. By T. J. HEWLETT, M.A. (Late of Worcester College, Oxford.) Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great ➢Marlborough -street. ELEGANT LITERARY AND PICTORIAL PRESENT. Now ma kal ,in 1 vol. Bvo., richly bound, price 31s. . EVENINGS AT HADDON HALL. Edited by the Baroness DE CALABRELLA, And superbly embellished with 24 Steel Engravings by the First Artists, from Designs by George Cattermole, Esq. Henry Colb urn, Publisher, 13. Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVEN - LNG Will be performed the Grand Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Thaddeus, Mr. IV. Harrison ; Arline, Miss Bainforth. To emclude with THE FAIRY OAK. In which Messrs. Borrani, Burdini, Allen, Howell, Harley, Miss Rainforth, Miss Fitzjames, Miss Collett, and Miss Helen Lane will perform. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMABKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated tbe Comedy of THE HYPOCRITE. Dr. Cantwell, Mr. W. Farren; Mawworm, Mr. Buckstone. After which will be prodnced WHO'S THE COMPOSER ? The Marquis di Pompolo, Mr. Tilbury; Signor Cafarini, Mr. Buckstone ; Filippo, Mr. Hudson ; Dorothea di -Pompolo, Miss Fortescne ; Carina, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with k CABINET QUESTION. it is evident that the monopolists are now perfectly re signed to their fate, and that Sir ROBERT PEEL may, when be pleases, carry a measure for the repeal of the corn-laws through Parliament with quite as little difficulty as he car ried his measure for the imposition of the Property tax. We last week alluded to Lord ASHLEY'S most remarkable letter on this subject, and the publication of that letter has, given rise to a still more remarkable speech from a gentleman of still higher Tory principles than Lord AminEr—a gentleman who is generally considered as one of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM'S Members —we mean Mr. BICK HAM Escorr. Thus does he speak of Lord ASHLEY'S letter:— " Lord Ashley is an able man, sees truly what is coming ; but then Lord Ashley is tainted with that which is the feeling of so many county Members, or, if not their feeling, it is the mode in which they speak and write. He writes of the corn-law as given up, but then he describes its loss as a blow, and a blow, in another place, destructive of the prosperity of his constituents. Why, surely, if the Noble Lord thinks this, then the House of Commons is the place where he and others who think the same should ward off the blow. Lord Ashley is quite right in saying the corn.law is given up; but how can he be right in submitting quietly to allow his constituents to suffer heavy blows ? Gen tlemen, the truth is—and it had better be spoken plainly-- it is the conduct of the special representative of what they call agricultural opinions which has precipitated the fall of this corn.law. Why, I have sat in the House of Com mons and heard a gentleman, a worthy friend of my own—pur ia character, high in fortune and station—harangue the repre. sentatives of the people by the hour on the low price of beef, mute ton, veal, and lamb—and do this avowedly for the purpose of supporting agriculture and pro,ping up protection; in other words, arraying the supposed interests of agriculture against the real in. terests of the people, whereas I always thought that the only way to maintain any system of protection was to show, if you can, that the interests of the community required it." Mr—Wu:mar. Escorr is quite right. The only way to maintain any system is to show that the interests of the community require its continuance ; and it is because the most clever advocates of monopoly in bye-gone times (in cluding among them Mr. BICKIIAM Escoir himself) have failed to show that the interests of the community required protection, while, on the other hand, the most subtle oppo nents of free trade have been compelled, even while they opposed it, to admit that its eoctrirtes are the doctrines of common sense, that the doom of monopoly is sealed, and the avatar of free trade is at hand. Now Lord ASHLEY considers this will. be a heavy blow to the agricultural interest ; Mr. BICICIAM Escorr, on the contrary, although he feels with Lord ASHLEY that " the game is up," dreads no blow. lie thinks the change inevitable, but he does not despond for the result. Nor is there the least reason for desponding. On the con trary, the farmer will be greatly benefited by the change, for ho wit have attained a sere and certain basis on which to form his calculations for the future, and will be no longer the victim of those who have sought to make him believe that legislation could do for him that which every man of common sense was perfectly aware it was out of the power of legislation to accomplish, viz., fix a minimum price for his produce; and have under this false pretence induced him:to promise to pay a rent higher than they were in justice entitled to demand, or than he was in in prudence justified in giving. Mr. BICKHAM Escorr thus proceeds— .,Lord Ashley is, indeed, right on one point ; when the leaeing men of all parties are agreed to support common sense, it must be very uncommon nonsense that can prevail against them." We hope, therefore, that there will be no factious opposi tion to the change which is now inevitable, but that the less enlightened Members of the monopol'st body will "read mark, leant, and inwardly digest" the words of certainly one of the most talented and courageous of their champions, and keep their " vncommon nonsense" to themseli,es. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING Will be repeated IHE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. In which' Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, S to k er; Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwiliam will perform. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform. To =club with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. THIS EVENIN Will be repeat d TILE LAST OF THE G BRAVOES. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Bender Yar neld, and Arden. After whi - ch - , N a New Farce, NEXT OOR. To be ollowed fiy aNew and Original called Cemedietta D, entitled PETER JENKINS; or, Fibbing for a Friend. Principal Characters by Mci,srs. Keeley, Wigan, Turner, Meadows; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Dawson. To esticlude with ALADDIN and the WONDERFUL LAMP. PRINCESS'S TIII. ATRE, OXFORD-STAEET. lIIS EVENING Wll be perforate 1 MITC/i AD) A GLATT NO7 TUNG. Eenedick, Mr. Wallack ; Dogberry, Mr. Compton; Verges, Mr. Oxberry ; Beatrice, Mrs: Stirling. After whiel, will be repeated it New Farce, entitled JACK O'BOTH SIDES. John Tweddale, 3lr.oaberry. To conclude wit 'A A MAN WITHOUT A HEAD. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the successful Drama of THE PROFLIGATE Characters by Messrs. Browne, C. Boyce, Romer, C. ckrill, Wal. dron Brookes G. IVild, Mrs. Griffiths, Miss Hamilton, Ike. After which DICK AND HIS DOUBLE. Dick Doubleton, Mr. J. Browne ; Isabella, Miss Kato Howard. To conclude with THE BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. The Boy Bacchns, Miss Kate Howard ; Momus, Mr. G. Wild. - NEW STRAND THEATRE. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—BRILLIANT SUCCESS. M. PHILLIPPE will continue to repeat his wonder of MAGICAL DELUSION'S and Extraordinary Tours d'Addresse. The Perform ances will be interspersed by a variety o Singing and Dancing. To conclude with a/. IGHT I PEKIN, in wh - ch AL Phillidpe will execute several '.hinese and Indian experiments, universally ac knowledged to be the most astounding Feats ever attempted by any European. I oors open at a Quarter past Fevett ; to commence at a Quarter to Eight. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF RUTS. I . II.OPRIETOR AND MANAGER, Ant. - W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, and The Lily of Memphis and The Horse of the Pyramids, in which the whole Company will appear. To which will he added, an entire change of the Arena novelties, embracing the united talents of the French and English Equestrians. To conclude with THE LION KING. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY TIIF.ATR.E. TUTS EVENING Will he performed TIIE ROVER'S SECRET; or, The Bridge of st. Martln's. M. Martial, Mr. N. T. Hicks; William, Mr. 11. Hughes ; Clariss, Mrs. fleecy Yining. After Which, lions. PLEGE and VA2IILY'S extraordinary per formance ou tits Tight Rope. 'io conclude With OLIVER TWIST, supported by the whlie eluoupony. TIIL WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Oc r. 24. TNERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 50; Noon, 54 BAROMETER, WIND W S.W.; light breeze and cloudy. it fliii WATER AT LONDO — N-BIZIDGE THIS DAY. erriqg .. 0 minute* after 0 j Evening 1 minute after 6, • !IT.K 40 ' 7 _ ...... ) ,. . 7. ..,,,,,),,,-.: --- ,-, . • (.- )- - ) , .r. --; • $4). 1 , -. .. ' 4 .: it , " .." .2 . 4i, il ~., A, ' Dion. • -i‘ • • Nta" % . ''''' . i) ' ' ...,--- • ----., SECOND EDITION. Madrid papers 'of the 20th inst. have been received. Ac counts from Barcelona state that slight disturbances had taken place at Gerona, St. Andres de Polaniar, and some other small towns in Catalonia, but, not as had been reported, on account of the new tax. They appear to have been caused chiefly by the despotic conduct of General BRETON and a rigid enforcement of the recruiting system. At Gerona an officer of the civic guard had been killed, and two of the recruits said to be implicated were to be shot. BRETON, in consequence of these events, had set out for Gerona on the 15th, accompanied by a strong detachment cf troops. A letter, dated Santander, October 17th, says:—" The day before yesterday Sir JOSHUA WALMESLEY, accompanied by the celebrated engineer, GEORGE STEPHENSON, arrived in this town, for the purpose of examining the road between this'place and the canal of Castile to Valladolid, with the view to establish a communication by railroad. Sir J. WAEMESLEY was received by the provincial deputation, and the illustrious travellers are to be attended by a special com mittee during' their stay." No busineis was done on the liadrid Bourse in the Five or Three per Cents., but Coupons not to be capitalised were quoted at 24 for cash. —.....Kcp.—..._____ The Paris passers contain no fhrther intelligence relative to the battle betwcn a division under General LAMORICIERE and the Arab tr'.;ops, of which ABD-EL-KADER was said to be an eye - witness. "We expected," says the Journal des Debats, " to find in the Messager the close of the telegraphic dispatch from PERPIGNAN which had been interrupted by the night. Our evening Contemporary, however, contains no thing on the subject, and the fog which has prevailed all day no doubt is the cause." Some of the French journals specu late on the means to be adopted by Marshal BUGEAUD to put down ADD- EL-KADEE. One of them states that the campaign which is about to commence cannot be of long duration, in consequence of the rainy season, ;but in the spring a complete expedition will be organized to pursue th e rest l ess chief to his last re treat. A letter in another, dated Tbulon the 20th, says :—" It is believed that the Govemor-General will penetrate into Morocco at the head of a column of 15,000 men of all arms, after having pacified the provinces of Oran, and driven ABD - EL - KADER into the territory of tlite empire. Everything announces that the military operations will, on this occasion, be conducted on a grand scale... Thirty assistant-surgeons have arrived in our town to poceed to J.OND ON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, the first expedient necessary to be adopted. The mere equity Notice is hereby given, that a ~ p edal General meeting of the and justice of the case demanded it, and every consideration of London and t irmingham Railway Company will be held at the Els ton Station, Eestou-square, London, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of expediency andepoliey was in favour of a plan which IS oven ber next, at 12 o'clock at noon, for the purpose of considering could not fail to impart confidence and affection to those gal and sanctioning an agreement entered into by the Directors of that Company with the Directors of th e G ran d Junction Railway last spirits whose inte res t s it wou ld b e i ts espec i al purpose Company for an amalgamation of the two undertakings. And honourably to secure. Therefore we have, on all opportu also for the purpose of considesing and sanctioning another nities, attempted to do j ustice to the long-del a y e d p re t ens i ons agreement entered into by the Director s o f th e L ondon and Birming ham Railway Company with the Directors of the Manchester and which, until the commencement of the present Parliament, Birmingham Railway Company, for an amalgamation of the two have found so few supporters to persist in pressing them as Ta,st-mentioned undertakings, and of adopting such measures relating topics for conciliato r y a dj us t ment, b efore some great political to the said agreements respecti ve l y, as may be expedient. Ihe chair wil be taken at One o'clock precisely. exigency should arise to convert them into imperious de- Dated the 23d day of October, 1845. rnands of uncontrollable and almost hostile necessity: While GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman, JOSEPH FREDERICK LEDSAM, Deputy. Chai- there is yet time we trust that all the arrangements and con man of the Board of Directors. ditions necessary for the attainment of this great object will B. CREED, Secretary. be completed promptly as well as liberally. We are led to offer this suggestion the more emphatically in consequence of an announcement we have recently copied from the Western Conservative, touching some very unfor tunate manifestations that have exhibited themselves on board her MAJESTY'S ship Albion. We have read this ac count with infinite pain, and we trust shall not be suspected of any lulcewarmness of regard for the comforts or the feel ings of our tars in general in protesting that we consider the conduct of the parties concerned in these disturbances to have been of the most flagrant and offensive chan.cter. We will even go further. Doing all justice to the motives which may have actuated those gallant, humane, and distinguished officers, Commander CHAMBERS and Capt. LOCKYEAR, in the very forbearing spirit in which they exercised their authority in represAng, the mutinous disposition of the malcontents in the Albion, we do think .that that forbearance has been pushed to a point almost in compatible with the safety and honour of the gervice. Acts of more mutinous insubordination—excesses of more inso lent violence, short of personal outrage—mischievous and malignant destruction of the ship's equipment and stores, so far as they went —more utterly unworthy of the manly character of British seamen wed,, not remember to have read of. The generous moderation of the Commander (Guam- BEES), twice exemplicd under circumstances of irritating disobedience of orders, seemed to produce no sort ofeffect Lir on the mutineers—for such we must call them. What the absti nence of the commander failed to produce the more decided, though still very forbearing course adopted by the captain, did not accomplish. The affair ended—for the present, at least—by releasing thirty-three of the men who had been put in irons, and retaining s even o th ers i n durance, to await a more signal punishment. Our own impression of the circumstances re mains immovable, namely, that such culpaple criminality re quired a more extensive example, seeing how many were known to be engaged, and how many more, in the darkness of the night only presumed to be so, in these outrages. It is of the last consequence that it - should not go forth to the crews of other of her MAJESTY'S ships, that such demo ralising examples may be set to the most nume rous branch of the service with comparative im punity. If such a notion were for a moment permitted to acquire general credit, there is no estimating the injurious tendency it might produce by its influence upon some fo reign powers, which would seize with avidity upon any in dications of such an auxiliary to their hostile designs as in cipient disaffection in the British fleet. This is one of those cases, then, in which it behoves the authorities to institute a most searching investigation, with a view to visiting some marked, though not excessive punishment, for such acts of incipient mutiny. Those authorities must be prepared, how ever, while they visit penalties on others, to take theirjust share of public censure and displeasure as to themelves. Nothing, it may be, can sufficiently excuse these sailors of the Albion f'or what they have done; but there may be much to account for and extenuate it. This very probable result ought not to deter them, in a matter of such vital interest to the nation, from instituting and carrying through such an inquiry. It may be found that the duty devolving on the crews of these experimental squadrons, by reason of past errors in the pro ceedings of the Admiralty ; the dispersion and discourage ment of able bodied seamen ; the all but invincible difficulty experienced in re-enlisting them ; the time consumed and the obstacles to be overcome in forming them ; the faults and ruinous economy of sending ships-of-war to sea, with peace or reduce complements, with no matter how small proportions of able men ; the consequent increase of the same hardships by reason of increased labour, increased watches, diminished comforts, and abridged indulgences, may have formed the staple grievances complained of by the mutineers on board the Albion. Again, we repeat, that they cannot justify nor ex cuse the enormous delinquency of which the culprits have been guilty, in sullying the prestige of British naval loyalty. But their being clearly ascertained to have formed the ele ments of a past catastrophe, may be, we trust in GOD, the certain means of obviating their recurrence in future. The one thing needful that remains to do is—that which ought long since to have been done justice to our seamen. Africa, by order of the Minister of War, to be attached to the 1, hospitals. Others have embarked at Marseilles, _ _ e are assured that diplomatic negotiations are about to be coin menced with ABDERARMAN, and that n naval division, or perhaps the entire squadron commanded by Admiral PARSE VAL DESCITENES, will proceed to Tangiers to support the re clamations of our Consul. But, to what purpose is it to ne gotiate again with the Emperor of Monocco? lies not this Sovereign always protested his friendship for France, even whilst his son and his generals at the head of an army of 40,000 men were attacking our army on the frontier. ?" We find little domestic intelligenCe rrom these papers of any interest. The accounts of the harvest and the state of the grain in the southern provinces were favourable. According to accounts from Dresden of the 20th inst., the address of the Lower Chamber was adopted without amend ment by a majority of 55 to 12. During the discussion several Members protested against the claim of the Govern ment to alter the religious oath without the consent of Par liament. The Minister of the Interior skilfully turned aside the question raised, declaring, for the satisfaction of his op ponents, that the Government woul t never forget that Saxony was the era Ile of Protestantism. The reformation commenced by RONGE, was still spreading, and the feelings against the Church of Rome were generally and loudly ex pressed. The following declaration made by the German Catholics of Pforzhem, in Wirtemberg, we give as a specimen : " We cast from us the chains of Rome, we desire that the German priests should recover the right which every man pcs. scsses to choose a wife for himself. We demand that auricular confession shrank; no longer be abused—that prayers may be said in our mother language, arid that the priests should no longer anathematise the Christian Protestants, which but tends to destroy concord and peace in families and in the communes, and excites in the breasts of the people hatred one against the other." " On the 21st the Emperor and Empress of Russia embarked at Genoa, accompanied by their suite, for Palermo, on board several Russian frigates which were waiting to receive them. The King, Charles Albert, repaired to the frigate which had the Czar and family on board, to bid them adieu. The artillery of the town and forts kept up an incessant fire during the whole time of leave taking, which lasted more than half an hour." At TortToNes on Sunday, the Three per Cents were done at 82f. 35c. We subjoin the prices of shares in new lines as quoted at Marseilles and Lyons :-- MARSEILLES, OcT. 22.—Marseilles and Avignon, I,olof. ; Vierzon, 745 f. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 676 E 25e. LYONS, OCT. 23.—Mars e ill es and Avignon, I,ooof. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,192 E ; Paris and Rouen, 1,0151'. ; Orleans a Vierzon, 737 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOR LONDON STOCK K Anglo-Belgian Boulogne and Amiens lO Bordeaux &Mediterran Bordeaux and Toulouse Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Do. ( Mackenzie's) Central of Spain Demerara Dendre Valley ...... •-• Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Janet — Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian Grt Northern of France (Laflitte's) Ditto (Rosamel's) Do. (Le Boeuf) Do. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons — Great Western Bengal 1 Jamaica Junction Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey 1 Louvain and Jerneppe 314 Lyons and Avignon 2% EIGN RAILWAYS AT THE XCIIANGE, Our: 27. Luxembourg Namur and Liege 4t i : 2 North Jamaica Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux 104 OrcrYssel Paris& Lyons (Laflitte) 2% Ditto (Ganneron's). 3 Ditto (Calon's).... 2 Paris and 0r1ean5...... Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) 2, 4 Do. (Compte del: Est) 2% Paris and St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Basle Tournay,Jurbise, Lan dent, and Hassell Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) ..... Do. (Lefebvre's)., Verona and Ancona, West Flanders . AMERICAN NEWS. 394 RRIVAL OF TUE CAMBRIA IN NINE DAYS FROM HALIFAX. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. We have received this evening by the royal mail steamer Cambria, Captain Judkins, New York papers to the 15th, Boston 16th, and Halifarc the 18th instant. The Cambria has made an excellent voyage of eleven clays from New York and nine from Halifax. She met there the Hibernia, which reached that port in thirteen days. The Great Britain had the misfortune to lon short of coal after a very stormy pas sage of seventeen days fetom Liverpool to New York, and was obliged from want of coal to put into Holmes Hole, Nan tucket, where she was supplied by a schooner which hap pened to be laying there. It was erroneously supposed, from her firing guns of distress, that she had gone on shore, but this was not correct, and she arrived, as before stated; at New York on the morning of the 17th. The number of pas sengers (about 1C0) by the Cambria was increased by two on the voyage—the lady of one of the passengers being safely delivered of twins on Sunday last. The intelligence in these papers is not important. All talk about a war with Mexico had ceased—indeed that devoted country is in such an unsettled state, that domestic rebellion cannot be kept down, much less a war be undertaken against Texas or the United States. The trials of the anti-renters in Delaware county had ter minated. Two of the men engaged in the shooting of the Sheriff Stsele were sentenced to be executed on the 29th of November, and seventeen others to various terms of impri sonment. The Mormon troubles had subsided, but not until an effec tual demonstration had been made by the local authorities, who were prepared to put them down by force, by: the strong arm of the law. Lynch law, accord;ng to the papers, had been put into requisition in the case of some Mormons near St. Louisville. Some of the New York papers are occupied with specula tions on the expected modifications of the tariff by the ensu ing Congress, and it seems to be generally conceded that Mr. Polk is in favour of returning to the Compromise Act, or an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. on all articles introduced. The American Post-office had advertised for tenders fbr carrying the mails to Liverpool, Cowes, Havre, Lisbon, and other places, by steam. Only Americans are eligible. CANADA.—A serious fire broke cut at Montreal on the 4th inst. It originated in a building in Queen -street, occupied es a coffee manufactory and coppersmith's shop, where it could have been confined had there been decision and power to demolish a few small wooden buildings in the vicinity. The Ere spread rapidly from building to building, over nearly the entire block, from Queen-street, on the north, to Prince-street, on the south, from Wellington -street ea , t to Gabriel -street west; one house at the corner of Queen and Gabriel streets, and part of a building at the corner cf Queen and Wel lington streets, were saved in a damaged condition ; the part ,of the one at the corner of Wellington and Queen streets, was cut in two, and the burning end severed from the other, The fire crossed Prince street, consumed the next block through to Nazareth-street, and crossed Nazareth-street, burning one or more buildings on the south side of that street; two or three were blown up to arrest the fire. The buildings consumed were many of them of a rather ordinary kind, occupied by families in the bumbler walks of life; the distress and privation, therefore, caused by this fire are great COMMERCIAL INTELLI-GENCE. The following is the latest commercial news : FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 8 ... 10N... .. to Dutch Rhenish . 5 . . ... . 9V, to East Indian Great Northern o f P rance (Laffitte's) - ...... to Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ..... ... 2 Great Western Bengal Louvain and Jemeppe Luxembourg - ...... 134 ', - t i... to NamEr and Li ege ... Orleans and Vi erzon ..... 17X to Orlean sand Bordeaux ... .. 4 Paris and Lyons(Laffitte) ... 2 ...... 2 3 6 to Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 .... 2 Paris & Strasburg( Ganne rn ' s ) 2 ..... Do. (Compe de 12E80 2 ..... 2zY t Tours & NanteS (Mackenzie) 2 ...... 2 1 4% to • MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .... 4 3 4 to • JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union of London • ... 10 ...... 12 1 / 2 to In money matters all i s ear NEW YORK, Ocr. 15. y. The banks have a moderate and steady business demand for discounts. Fancy stocks ore stationary. because, perhaps, much of the capital usually afloat and applicable to short loans on stocks, has been absorbed in the first. rate bonds and mortgages which the fire insurance companies have been obliged to part with in order to pay the losses thrown on th em b the great fire in July, y All apprehension, and indeed all rumours, of war with Mexico are now at an end, and as the stated time for the assembling of Congress is now approaching, there will probably be no new Execu. tive demonstrations in Texas or elsewhere. There has been a slight improvement in the quotations for some of the State securities. Indiana bodds have advanced several per cent, within the past two months, without any visible cause. The market value of the stocks of the delinquent states generally does not vary much, as speculations In them have nearly ceased. There are great fluctuations in the market prices of our good dividend .paying railroad stocks, although the operations are limited, and they are not controlled particularly by brokers. There are so many new schemes proposed, and the mania to engage in new lines has taken such hold upon cer.ain classes, that the stock of the old companies is sacrificed to make investments in new, having wider margins for an improvement. We have no change to report in the condition of our state treasuries. The public works of this state have been unusually productive ; the receipts exceed those of any previous season. It is estimated that the revenue of the New York state canals for 1845 will not fall far short of 3,000,000 dollars. The revenue of the year from customs will fall very con. siderably short of that of last year, while the expenditures will be swelled by several additional millions on account of the mill. Lary and naval display in Texas and in the Bay of Mexico. What influence this may have on the projected assault in the next Congress tq.on the tariff we leave to conjecture. It is, how ever, certain, we apprehend, an attempt under the auspices of the President will be made to modify very essentially existing duties. A recommendation to abolish the minimum principle in ad valorem duties, and generally in favour of reducing all duties to a mere revenue standard, will, it seems to be understood, be made in the President's :Message on the opening of Congress. The Secretary of the Treasury's report will fortify this recommendation by statistics prepared ad hoc. Whether Louisiana which needs protection for its sugar, and Pennsylvania which needs protection for its coal and iron, and Virginia and New York which needs pro. tcction, the first for coal and salt, the latter for salt, and all the various manufacturing interests of the country, which needs more or less protection—will be less powerful in their influence upon Congress than the executive recommendation backed by the plant ing interest of the south, and the delusive theories of a partial free trade—remains to be seen. We think not. Exchange on England has undergone a slight decline, bills being dull of sale at On France, the current rates are sf. 25c. Cotton—The market is quiet, as both buyers and sellers are hourly expecting the arrival of the Great Britain, with later advices from Europe. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) EAT MAIZZEZITS, SmrrnriELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 123 to 51 ; Clover, 4/ lOs to 61; Straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ per load. Trade tolerably steady, at our quotations. 4/ lOs B t Hay, 3! 15s to 51 5s Clover, to 5/ 18s; Straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. WlirrEcturim.—Nleadow Hay, 3/ 16s to 5/ 3 s; Cl over, 4! 12s to 6/ 4 s • Straw, 1116 s to 2/ per load. A f a i r average supply, and a steady trade. CONL. SuGart—The mark e t for L B rit i s h Plantation is firm, and a fair business has been done at rather higher prices, establish ing an advance of fully 6dlsince this day week. The public sales have consisted chiefly of 85 hhds Barbadoes, and 774 bags Manilla, duty paid. The narbadoes sold at 47s to 54s for low to fine 'yellow, being fully former rates, The Manilla Sound buyers (for refining) tit 41s 6d to 48s 6d for good brown to mid greyish yellow, clayed, which is compa ra ti ve l y a b out the value. The onlitraniac dons which have transpired privately worth reporting con sist of two cargoes, which have been sold, deliverable over the ship's side In London for refining . in bond, the buyett paying the landing charges —one consisting or about 600 hints Porto Rico, at 23s Gd; and the bther 400 chests of Brown Bahia, at 235. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 90 hhds 4 tierces 17 barrels; there were taken for home con sumption 1,743 hhds 158 tierces 356 barrels, The stock in the same places is 15,147 hhds 2,016 tierces 2,809 barrels. CoFFEI.-6,278 bags Ceylon and 122 bales Mocha at auction; nearly all the Ceylon was disposed bf, but went off very irregularly for the British PlanLatlon descriptions, which brought 54s to 77s for fine ord to mid coloury quality, being in some instances rather lower prices, whilst good ord mixed of native growth sold readily at 44s to 46s 6d, which are fully preN;mis rates. A l l the Mocha was taken in at 52s to 58$ fbr ord to mid quality. Nest RUM. —The quantity landed last week at the East and India Docks was 31 puns 86 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 255 puns 28 hhde, and exported 102 puns 16 Mids. the stock in the same places is 13,322 puns 1,089 hhds. SALTrETRE.-3,529 bags Bengal chiefly sold at 25s to 26s 6d for 13i to 5 per cent. refraction, being 6d dearer. SmcEs.--880 bags Malabar Pepper at auction onl partl found b uyers at 3,11. to 3id per lb for fifir heavy, bein y g rather cheaper; good heavy shut kind was taken in at 31d per lb. and TALLo Town w 445.--P market i s 41 s Gd to 41s 9d per cwt on the spot, er cwt. TEA.—The is firm and the deliveries continue good, Su Flour—The demand has been moderate to-day. Holders, however, arc firm at 4 dol' 874 cents, to 4 doll. 94 cents. for Genesee, and 4 doll, 78 cents, to 4 doll. 87i cents, for Michigan and Ohio. 1,000 barrels of Michigan sold at 4 doll. 78 cents, New Southern flour is sold at 4 doll. 8n cents. to 5 doll. Ry e flour, 3 doll. 50 cents. Sales of corn meal have been made at 2 doll. 87,! cents. The receipts of flour, via the North River, during the last two days amount to 24,583 barrels. 1,600 bushels rye sold at 70 cents.; 3,000 bushels of barley at 59 cents.; 1,500 do, and g,,000 bushels of wheat, on private terms. North River oats sell freely at 40 to 41 cents.; 3,000 bushels southern white corn brought 61 cents, weight. Ashes—Pots are in fair demand, and sales are made at 3 doll, 94 cents, to 4 doll. Pearls are in moderate request at 4 doll. 121 cents. per 100 pounds, Tallow sells freely at 7i to 7i cents. ...,..,.. DDEN_ DE ATH IN THE li r oaluiousE. Yesterday . -------- Mr. William Carter held an inquest in the board-room of Newington A JOKE SPOILED.—An unfortunate mirint in Workhouse, on th e body ofJames Whitehead, aged sixty-flve years, he report of the proceedings at the Manchester AthenHum soirée a pauper. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had been has completely spoiled an excellent joke of Sam Lover's. He is re-. very infirm for some time past, and was unable to perform any Presented as saying that he was nearly in the same predicament as laborloas work. On Friday afternoon last, whilst he was walking Mr. Dickens (who was unable to attend en account of the delicate across the yard, he was seen to fall to the ground az in a flt. Several state of his wife's health), as he had been detained at Beddicombe. of the paupers ran to him and lifted him up, but he was then in- Now Mr. Lover had been making a professional tour in Devonshire, sensible, and was carried into the house, where he was seen by the and what he said was, that he had been detained at Babbkornbe, parochial surgeon, who pronounced life to be quite extinct. Death was The five-pound notes of the Dudley and West attributed to an affection of the heart. The jury returned a verdict of " Death from natural causes." Bromwich Bank have the words " Five Pounds" printed upon. each of them no fewer than one thousand nine hundred and five times, and Mr. L. J. Papineau arrived in Montreal on the the whole I,e clear and dletinct, and may be read with the naked eye. evening of the DthQctober. ------ MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were 2,000 bales only, at former rates. The market. continued dull. A moderated business was done in shares, but generally prices were drooping. There is rather a duller market for cotton advised in the accounts received to-day from the United St: - .t s, but the flour market does not seem to have varied much. The public securities have ruled at about the previous quotations, being fluctuatin g , however. Co n s o l s are ca ll e d 96% t 0,97 for present transfer, and 97 to 96V, fo- Account. The premium on Exchequer -bills has been 395. to 41s. Bank Stock has been 205% to 206 1 ,4. The New Three-and a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98% to 97 3 / 4 , and the Three per Cents. 96 to 95%. ' The Foreign market is quiet. No bargains are reported in Spanish Stock. Portuguese Small Bonds have been 561; Mexican are worth 30% to 31 ; and Equador, 3i to 7 8 ; Danish Stock, realises 86; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 58*. Shares are firmer. The settlement in a few of the scrips is heavy, but goes off better than might be expecte:l. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 205 1 % 206 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced AnnuitieL: 95 3 / 4 96 95% 3 ter Cent. Consols Arms 97 96% 97 96% 3 per Lice. Annuities, 1726 96% New 3 1 4 per Cent. A nnuties ...... ... 97% 98% 973 A Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 10 11-16 13-16 D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 IOI.E Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 11 1-16 India Stock 9 6,5 South Sea Stock 1074 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d. 1 %el. 1,0001. 5901. ...... ... .. ... 41 39 I m Ditto Small ............... . 4l 39 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dau:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent ... 86 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 3l 30% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Dutch 2% per Cents Equador . 314% • BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SIIARES AT O;\E O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Prat SHARE, Ab2rdeen B riningbam and Gloucester 100 ..... 124 to Birmingham and Oxford Junction Caledonian Ditto Extension Cam bridiTe and Lincoln ...... 1 q ...... 4% t o Ditto, New l% 4 . to Chester and Holyhead - Direct Manch. (Pmnivgton's) 2 3 / 4 3 % 3 / 4... to Ditto (Rackstrick's) ...... 5 4 .....• 5%%... to tsirect Northern .. ... .. 2% 2 l /2 to Dublin and Galway Ea,t ern Counties .-' to 22 it Do. New 4/. 16 e 8%4 p to p Great Eastern and Western.. 2 1 / 2 Great South and W.(lrish)... 15 Great North of England...... 100 . Ditto New ... Great Western BO 146 Ditto % Shares Ditto Fifths ..... Guildford, Fareham, P or t ms . 2% 214...... to Leicester and Bedford 22s. l% % p to Leicester and Tum wor th 42 . ...... 3 / 4 p... to Liverpool and L ee d s Di rec t 2% 2 7 ,8 to 3% Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction .. 2% 5 4 3 / 4 .. to 5 1 4 London and Birmi ng h am ...100 216 ..... to 215 Ditto 4 Shares London & Bleckwall.:. le/. 13s. 4d....... 9% to 9% Do. New l% 4 .... to London and Brighton 5O ... 62% 62 ... to 63 London and Croydon 13/. 153. 9d. 22 21 1 A to 22 London, Hounslow, &West ern 2 . ... • 1 1 / 2 %... to London and South Western 41%..... 7414 to 75 London and York... ..... ...... 2% 5%...... to 5 Lon.,Warwelt,Kidderminster 2% ' 3 •••,.. to -- London, Sali s b ury , & Y eovi l 2 % 2% ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 2% 5 ..... to Manchester and Birmingh am 40 ..• .. to 79 1 Ditto New Quarters... 2. . Manch, Buxton, & M a tl oc k 22 5. Manchester and Southampton Midland 100 Ditto New Midland, Birm., and Derby...l 00 lls Newcastle &Darlington ,Yune. 25 ...... ... Ditto New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick Newark, Sheffield, an d Boston 2% North British North Kent & Direct Dover 21/ 3 ••••._ to North Staffbrdshire 42s. ... 4%, 3 4 1 4p to Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Oxford and Worcester 2% B l /2 to 7% Rugby and Huntingdon Semi.. h Central • 2% 1 1 34 ...... to Scottish Midland Shrews., Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 1 / 2 . 5?4 to Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225..., .. is' pto South Midland 22s. South Eastern and Dover ... 33% South Wales Tean and Dove Valley l% l%. ... to Vale of Neath Vi aterford, Wexford, and Valentia 3 5 7 1 4 p... to azy i .1 42 p 21%,,, to Welch Midland - 21, Wilts,Somerset, & Weymo u th 21,..... 6% to Wrater, Shrews. & Crewe Un. 1% 1 - f l i ... .. to York and Lancaster 2% 2% to York and North Midland .. 50 ......110 CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY OLD COURT LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) ' LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wind S.W., light breeze and fine. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 27.—Wind W., fresh.—A rr d . A nn Mary, Faulkner, Bombay ; Hope, 11 PLachlan, Antra Peguena ; Cambria steamer, Jndkins, Boston ; Mary, Mackey, Alex- , andria. Sld. Blalabar, Barker, New Orleans; Lady of the Lake, David, Azores ; Kathleen, Oldfeild, Africa Wakefield, Abel, St. Joh n ' s , New Brunswick; Victory, Power, Val paraiso. Put back, Sir Colin C am pb e ll , for Newfoundland. Off port, Monongahela, Felicity, Birkenhead, Lord Seaton. CARLISLE, OCT. 19.—Arrd. Jerry, Connell, Quebec. Tnoox, Ocr. 17.—Arrd. Warrior, M'lntosh, St. John's. COI:K. Oar. 26.—Arrd. Favourite Lass, Rhodes, Newfound land. Sid. My s t er y, Anti gua; Unicorn,Touzel, Barbadoes. BELFAST, OCT. 25.—S1d. Alexander, Parke, Savannah. ABERDEEN, Ocr. 23.—Rover, Taylor, Ichaboe. DUNDEE, Our. 21.—Arrd. Columbine, Saldanba Bay. STORNAWAY, Our. 20.—The Maria, Mackenzie, of this port, drove from her anchors last night during a tremendous gale from the west, and is on shore near Sandwich Bay, with out damage. Hum., Ocr. 27.—The Cyprus, of Sunderland, water-logged and derelict, was fallen in with 25th inst., and taken in tow by the Rob Roy steamer, arrived here, but subsequently abandoned, about 105 miles from the Spurn, having broken adrift during a gale: LERWICK, OCT. 17.—The Pemate, Dodds ' of Sunderl an d, from Archangel, was- lost on Wal sa y Island, Bth inst., crew drowned. The Scotia, from Stettin to Newcastle, has been towed in here dismasted, and with loss of bulwarks, &c. The Minerva, from Lisbon to Gottenburgh, put into Catfirth Bay, 11th inst.,, with damage to _Hull, and loss of sails, having been driven from the Dogger Bank. A vessel, supposed a Norwegian schooner, was seen, 13th inst., putting into Dorere Bay, in distress, with canvas apparently spent and loss of bul warks, &c. A large vessel was seen on her beam-ends off Samburgh Head during the gale of the 13th inst. (Before the RECORDER and Alderman Sir ORMAN MARSHALL.) Henry Torling, a labourer, 22 years of age.. was indicted fur having burglariously entered the house of William Andrews, hair dresser, Newington, and stealing therefrom four live pigeons, a towel, and a candlestick. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor had, as he thought, safely locked up his premises at nine o'clock on the night of the 21st of October, and on his return at eleven he found that his house had been entered, and the above articles gone. Suspicion attached to the prisoner, his lodgings were searched on the following morning, and the pigeons and candle stick were found in his house. The defence set up eras, that these things had been left by some person unknown in the prisoner's room on the night of the robbery. He could not see the young man, as there was no light in the room. The Recorder summed up, and the jury found the prisoner Guilty. S,ntenced to imprisonment and hard labour for one year. Ann Craft, a very respectably dressed girl, was placed at the bar charged with having robbed her master, the Rev. Mr. Reeve, of Mortlake. Mr. Bodkin was for the prosecutiOn, and Mr. Clarkson for the defence. Mr. BODKIN opened the case, and afterwards called Frederick John Reeve, incumbent of Mortlake, who stated that the prisoner had been in his service, in the capacity of cook, for about a year. The family on the 20th August left for Brighton, the prisoner having left on the previous day to prepare the resi dence for them. The servants had been ordered some days before to take only such things of their own as were absolutely necessary, and to leave the others behind them. The prisoner had her things put up in two boxes, one a large and the ether a smaller one. The latter box was sent to Mrs. Neeve, the wife of a labourer, and the former was sent to Brighton. In consequence of some information given to Mrs. Reeve at Brighton, the latter taxed the prisoner severely, and she left her situation, and resisted some days in the Lord Nelson public-house. Witness came up to Mortlake, and saw the box which was left at Mrs. Nceve's. He took it down with him to Brighton, called in the prisoner, and re. quested her to open the box before he paid her wages. The pri soner after scme hesitation took off the canvass with which it was covered, and he saw that the box belonged to himself. The pri. Boner admitted that it was his. The box was then opened, and ho found many articles belonging to himself. They were principally sheets, towels, napkins, portions of carpeting, &c. He then re turned tol Mortlake for the box which had been left at home, and took it also to Brighton, where it was broken open in presence of the prisoner. He found therein two books, one a school book and the other an odd volume of the " Heiress of Bruges," and other articles not mentioned in the indictment. Mr. CLARKSON cross-examined the Rev. Gentleman at great length, and, amid shouts of laughter which the Court endeavoured in vain to repress, he showed that the articles, which were evidently of great antiquity, had been valued ridiculously high, although the prosecutor had taken credit to himself for the reluctance with which he pressed the charge, and the low figure which he had placed on each article. (The case was proceeding when our report left.) IVEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Edward Johnson was charged with burglary and theft. Mary Anne Bayn lives in St. Pancras. On the 17th Sept. she was roused at midnight by a sound in one of her rooms as of keys falling. She went up the kitchen stairs, and thinking one of her lodgers might have risen, asked aloud whet was wanted. But her attention was now attracted by a light in the backparlour ; she en tered the room and saw the prisoner standing at the table. He, how ever, immediately made off by the window, leaped on the top of the wash.house, and slipped down from the walls into a neighbour. ing street. At this point, when witness was about to lose sight of the prisoner, she screamed out "thieves and robbers." She found on the table at which the prisoner had teen standing, silver sugar. tongs, a gold ring, silver medal, &c., articles Which she had left locked up in a box the evening before. Beneath the table was a bunch of keys, the falling of which had awakened her. These, among ether keys, had been left on the dresser in the kitchen. Police -constable 107 2G, was on duty, and heard the cry of " thieves and robbers," just at the moment that he saw a person throw down his boots from the top of the wall and slip down after them; he gave the prisoner chase. Police constable 25 G saw the prisoner coming up, and heard a sound as if of a piece of iron drop from him on the way. lie caught the prisoner, and asked him were his shoes were. Prisoner said he had lost them running after a man who had just jumped from the top of a wall.—(The prisoner here smiled at his own fabri. cation.) Some lucifer matches and 2s. lid. were found on him at the statlon.house, and the iron chisel produced in Court was picked up at the spot whence the sound heard seemed to come. The con stable went to prisoner's lodgings and found a black silk handker chief and a knife up the chimney. Mrs. Bayne here identified the handkerchief as one she had worn the Sunday previous. The prisoner had not been home after the affair on the night in question The COMMON-SERGEANT said the evidence did not prove bur glary. The window might have been left open, or might have been opened by another, which, though but an inch open, would free the prisoner. The pr:soner was found guilty of theft, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. His sister in the gallery, on bearing the sentence, burst into loud shrieks, and had to be removed. Joseph Nicholls, allas:Joh;ißlackburn, was charged with stcalirg a coat, trousers, waistcoat, and ten half crowns, the property of the Rev. John Foyster Grantham. The Rev. J. F. Grantham saw a parcel made up containing the above artieles,*and sent it away by his groom to the carriers. The parcel was made up in brown paper, and addressed to Mr. Moir, 72, Oxford-street. The prisoner (who had no counsel)—Vat coin was in it ? Wit. ness—Half-cro;viis and shillings. Prisoner—Vat was their date P Witness did not know. Prisoner— Was it sealed up? Witness not sure. Prisoner—How was the parcel made up inside? Witness—ln four separate parcels. Thomas Wilder, carrier, got the parcel from his mistress, and in London gave it to Jackson, the stable-boy, to deliver it. Prisoner—Did you: not give it to Bloomfield ? Witness—No, to Jackson. Prisoner—You may stand down. Jackson said he had been out the two previous nights, and was tired, and therefore gave the parcel to Nicholls, promising him 3d., half the porterage., for delivering it. Nicholls gave Jackson's wife the 3d. This was on Saturday. On Wednesday Jackson asked whether prisoner had delivered the parcel. Nicholls said he had. On Thursday, having se en th e carr i er, he understood the parcel had not been delivered, and in consequence went in search of Nicholls, whom he found in a public-house in St. Giles's. The prisoner said before the policeman the money was all spent. Prisoner—Ven did you give me the parcel ? Witucss—On Saturday, between twelve and two o'clock. Prisoner--Vat did I say ? Witness—That you were going to Broad-street, and would take it for me. Prisoner—That'l do.I The prisoner (who had been charged with :felony in August, 1844, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, under the name of John Blackburn) was found Guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. Prisonor—Thank you, my Lord, it's just vat I vanted. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) A woman named Fox was charged with passing a medal, repre senting the same to be a half sovereign, and obtaining thereon ten shillings, the !limey of Mr. Rayner, the landlord of the Empress of Russia public.house, St. Johns-treet.road. Mrs. Rayner stated, that at dusk in the'evening, the prisoner, who was known to her, asked her for change fur a half-sovereign, and placed in her hands a piece, which she then supposed to be that coin. gave her 10s.; and, on the following day, haying discovered that she had been defrauded, she gave information to police.constable 19 G, by whom she was apprehended. The officer informed the magistrate that he had been to Mr. Powell, the solicitor to the Mint, who had stated that the offence was net an indictable one, the medal not being in imitation of the current coin of the realm. Mr. Greenwood asked the prisoner if she wished to say any. thing 11 She Matte Ai'Myer tt•at it was alt true that Mrs. ttayner had stated, and she had made use of the money by paying her tent. Mr. Greenwood discharged het with a caulob, abtl NOM nitindtd Mk. Rayher to summon her to the Court of Requests. MARLI3RO' , STRtET.-( 1 111IS JbAY). thiDies Linnett, of " No. JO, ArgYle.piace; Regent's:street, gefl:: tloman," was charged Wi t h bei ng drunk and unablk to tak e tare of a horse Ahd alai - Se lie *at driving , and running over and chilalikEts ing the lives of Mr. Joseph Taylor and his wife: The police-constable who took the prisoner into tuttlidy hith!eti to Mr. Hardwick the foilowing certificate:— " I hereby certify that I ath attending Mr. and Mt. Ttytor, Ot No. 32, J o hn- s t ree t, eatilbridge ,, heitt, haat hey, aild tAntider them unable, from the injuries they have received, of leaving hothe for the present. " H. 13: LANGLEY, Slirgettnj ewynne's place, Hackney-road.° Mr. John Wilton, a gentleman residing its Westbourn:rbad, PAddington, stated that about ilk o'clock last eiening, di lid Witt passing Along ItegentAreet he saw the prisoner in a gig, driving A Vt.:, spirited horse, at the rate, he should think, of ten miles an hour. He turned sharply the corner into Argyll-plact, and witness theh heard an eaclaination Of terror, and AM something Under the horse's feet, which at Ark ap. peared to be a bundle of clothes : but presentl) , perceived it was a female-,-lit iss!sted in removing her into a iiiillitiet 4 s shop erpbtite, and in a few minutes afterwards Mr. Taylor, the husband of the female, was b rought in bleeding, ibid apparently v dreadfully injured, The priiiiiir was afterwards orc;ui l at back In custoy into the sh o p. H e was evidently ' intoxicated, but tool , expressed gredat sorrow.:for what he h a d d one. T he police then charge of him, and he was conveyed to the station-house. Mr. Hsanwicx—Did the wheels pass over the female ? Wit. ness—l should think 66; but I cannot speak positively—the horse severely trampled on her. It was further stated that the prisoner, after the accident had occurred, drove recklessly on, and was stopped by a pew lernan seizing the bridle. The prisoner very feelingly expressed his sorrow for , tha! had occurred —he certainly had taken too much wine. Mr. HARDWICK, after consulting with /dr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk, ordered the prisoner tap enter ipt o recognizance] to ap. pear op next Friday week. THE LATE FIRE A T GRAVESEND. The. recent calamitous fire at this place has caused the deepest sensation in the neighbourhood, and during yesterday hundreds of persons visited the spot, while several men were employed in shoring up the buildings adjoining the houses which were burnt, . end in searching the ruins for the body of Thomas Mee, who is supposed to have perished in the flames. From inquiries amongst the parties who were sleeping at the Black Horse public-house on Saturday night, the following facts have been gathered with reference to the outbreak of the fire : It appears Chit a man named Calcraft, who slept on the premises, perceiving a strong smell of fire, immediately got up, and he then found that the lower part of the house was in flames. Ile directly shouted " Fire," and in another moment he heard some of the par ties stirring in the rooms overhead. Mrs. King, the wife of the oc cupier of the house, instantly threw up the sash of her bedroom win dow and jumped into the. street. The poor creature was considerably injured by her fall, but she was conveyed immediately to the Five Bells Inn, where every attention was paid to her, and we • are glad to state that she has sustained no serious injury. A man, mimed James Ford, also a lodger. at the Bieck Horse, was so alarmed that he jumped out of the third floor window, and was taken to the workhouse apparently in a dying state, but yesterday-the poor fellow was able to give an account of the occurrence. Ile states that he was awakened by Thomas Mee's calling out " For God's sake get up, as the house is on fire, and I can't tell how we are to get out, as the flames are coming up stairs." Ford jumped out of bed, and upon opening the sioor and looking down the stairestee saw the flames mounting wilt the most frightful rapidity. Thinking it would be better if he could get into the floor below, he and Thomas lice attempted to descend the stairs, but this they could not effect, the flames being too powerful for them, so he begged Mee to ffillow bins into the bedroom again and jump after hint into the street, as there appeared no other chance of escape. Ford having jumped out saw no more of Mee, nor has he since been seen or heard of. A servant girl was saved by being taken through a side window Into an adjoining house. Several timer persons escaped over the roof. Cleveland, one of the Graves end fire police, states that when he arrived at the scene the lower part of the premises were alight, and the screams of the people in the house were heartrending. Ile obtained the engine ladders, and climbing into the first floor of the Catherine Wheel puddle-house for the purpose of rendering any assistance he could to the sufferers, got upon the landing just in time to rescue tile servant of Mr. King, who was standing at a window. He then went on to the gutter of the Catherine Wheel, and after having the hose hauled up to him the heat became so intense that it melted the lead, which ran in a stream at his feet and compelled him to quit the spot. At this moment a man named Aldridge came to his assistance, and succeeded in saving another woman in a similar manner. They then ran along the par :pet, and Aldridge saved himself by sliding down a piece of iron used as a stay to the stack of (Mantes's, by which he was badly turned, and he now lies at the Five Bells very ill. The engines were worked most effectively, and the police arrangements, under Super intendent North and Inspector Oxley, were well carried out. There n ere present at the fire. about 20 of the 10th Regiment of foot from Tilbury-fort. The engines would have been earlier in their arrival hut for time fact that two of them, under Superintendent Aitkin, of the Gravesend fire-police, were at the fire at Mr. Smith's farm, at eforthflect-green. There were four other engines, from Chatham, Dartford, and Northfleet, all of which were worked till a late hour on Monday, in the afternoon; notwithstanding which, the fire was not extinguished until seven houses were destroyed, and others ma terially injured. Search was made for the body of the unfortunate watchman Mee luring the whole of Monday, but up to five o'clock only a smell :one of an ann was found. It is said that an Italian, who was lodging at the Black Horse at the time of the outbreak, is also .nissing. At the meeting of magistrates yesterday (Monday), George Simmons, son of a blockmaker, was fined 31. for assaulting a cor poral of the 10th Regiment in the execution of his duty ; and John Davis was imprisoned for a month, for picking the pocket of Mr. Oakes, a magistrate, at the fire. The following is a copy of the official report of the damage cessesed by this disastrous event, as far as can at present be ascertained : " Sunday, Oct. 26, half-past 5 A.M. 1 " A fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Thomas King, licensed victualler, the Black Horse, 52, High-street, Gravesend. The cause unknown. Dwelling-house, stock in trade, furniture, and other effects entirely consumed. The ball-room, tap, kitchen, and a workshop at the back of front premises also destroyed. Insurance unknown at present. " No. 53, High-street—hir. Tanis, butcher. Stock in trade, fur niture, and building consumed. " No. 54, High-street—Mrs. Smith, grocer. Building gutted, front walls pulled down. The furniture and contents of shop destroyed. insurance unknown. " No. 51%, High-street—Mr. Needham Henry, bootmeker. Con :cuts of building consumed, fitimiture and house destroyed. Un insured. " No. 51, High-street—Mr. Hamden, draper. Building burned lown. Stock in trade destroyed, and furniture burned. Insurance not known. " No. 50, High-street—Mr. Hall, china-dealer. First and second floors bunted out, contents of ditto destroyed. StoOk in front shop extensively damaged by fire and breakage. " No. 25, High-street—Mr. Parsons, perfumer and haircutter. Front of house severely burnt. Furniture and stock in trade damaged by water and removal. " No. 26, High-street—Mr. Taylor, baker. Front of premises damaged by fire. " No. 24, High-street—Mr. M`Donald, licensed victualler, the Rose Tavern (adjoining the Town-hall). Front of building severely scorched. " No. 1, Globe-yard—Mr. Hollendall. Building burnt down. " No. 5, Globe-yard--Mr. Blackmail. Building and contents partly consumed. insurance unknown. " No. 4, Globe-yard—Mrs. Murray. Front of building and furni ture seriously injured by hasty removal. Uninsured. Back of Globe-yard—Mr. Tallis's slaughter-house and kitchen burnt down. Mrs. Smith—A large warehouse and contents de stroyed. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Buttcny.L.) BRICKLEY AND ANOTHER V. BARDELL. This was an action to recover the sum of 151. 19s. Id., the amount of an attorney's bill. The defendant p!eadel that he never was indebted. Mr. THOMAS appeared for the plaintiff; Henry Edwards, formerly clerk to the plaintiffs. In March,lB43, a Mr. Earle ca:led at their offices and introduced a person as Mr. Barden, an omnibus pro • prietor. Witness did not know him then personally nor since. Instructions were given to !ssue a writ against a person named Wall, and proceedings were carried on and brought into thi • Court. The action was not tried as the matter was settled on the day of trial. He could not speak to the whole of the business being done except through having since been in the employ of Mr. Dickenson, the solicitor to the defendant in that suit, from which he knew it. Cross-examined—The instructions were given by Earle and the other perscn ; the only doubt he had was, whether it was Bardell who was with him. Mr. KENT, the defendant's attorney, submitted that there wa, no evidence to go to the jury. The UNDER-SHERIFF said if it was admitted that the work had been done, there was sufficient to go to the jury. Earle, cab proprietor, Pancras road, Tottenham court road, examined—Had called two or three times on plaintiff's, Messrs. Brickley and Tweedale, and gave instructions for a letter to be written to Wall for three guineas due to him, witness. They sere only to write a letter to frighten Wall, and he never gave any instructions for a writ to be issued. Bardell did not go with him. Not a soul went with him. Cross-examined—There was an action between Bardell and Wal!. Witness was called as a witness, but Bardell and Wall settled the matter, each paying costs, for Bardell knew nothing about it. Bart:ell never had anything to do with it. Wall examined—Knew nothing of Bardell, nor ever had any. thing to do with him. On the day of the previous trial Rude)l was sent for. Witness did not know him. Bardell knew nothing about the action, but after some talk witness compromised with Earle, who was the party to whom he was indebted. Mr. THOMAS, in reply, urged that there could be no doubt that Bardell was aware of the action being brought, and that he was in semo way or other interested in the suit, or lie would not have settled the matter. The UNDER-SHERIFF said it did not matter whether the debt was due to Bardell, or Wall, or neither; the question was who gave the instructions ? The jury instantly - gave a verdict for the plaintiffs. "No. 55, High-street-3fr. W. Dawson. The Catherine Wheel Tavern. Roof of building damaged by lire and water." DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. NORTHWICII, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—This morning, about half past eleven, a fire broke out in the faun buildings of Mr. Furber, a farmer, at Shipbrooke, about three miles from this town, which end( €l, we regret to say, in the deaths of three children, and the eestruction of the whole of the barns, stablee, and other out_ I uildings on one side of the premises, with hay, straw, and grain, the who!e of the produce of the late harvest, and im. ,elements of hus'tandry. The fire had evidently been burning in the barn for some time before it was discovered, for on Mr. Furber going to the spot on the first alarm, he found the whole of the contents in a blaze, and, melancholy to relate, he could hear his children within, but from the intensity of the heat and smoke was unable to reach them. It was some con siderable time before search could be made for their bodies, and then nothing but charred remains were discovered. Mrs. Furber, the mother of the children, who has been for some months in a state of ill-health, has by this blow lest all her chil dren ; anti it is feared that her own death will speedily follow. It seems that the children, having obtained some lucifer matches had gone to amuse themselves in the barn, where they set fire to the straw. The premises are about a mile frogs the parish church (Davenham), the service in which was stopped on the alarm being given, and the neighbours hastened out to render assistance. Mr. Harper, of Davenham Hall, the owner of the premises, was first called ont, and with the Rev. Mr. Bage, the curate, was very active in endeavouring to arrest the progress of the fire, but many sons stood idly looking on, and when their assistance was requested excused themselves, "as they had got their best cloths s on:•' The buildings were insured, but we understand the stock and imple. ments were not. The engine from Northwich was sent for, but the lire had got too much head by the time it arrived for it to be of any service. . FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT. BRISTOL, OCT. 27.—0 n Saturday night a fatal accident, which has unfortunately been attended by the sacrifice of five lives, occurred :it the Upper Soundwell coal-pit at the Fishpond, about four miles teem Bristol. The report of the accident speedily spread through the neighirourbood, and caused the utmost consternation among the fur:Hies of those persons engaged in the pits, 'who ran franticly to the neighbourhood of the pit in order that they might learn the extent of the calamity. It appears that on Saturday afternoon the work men employed at the Upper Soundwell pit, the property of Mr. Samuel ‘Vhittuck, were leaving their work, and five of their number had entered the basket, or " cart," as it is termed by the coal-miners. far the purpose of being drawn up to the mouth of the pit, when the rope suddenly broke when they were upwards of half way up, and they were precipitated to the bottom of the pit. In addition to the rive who had entered the cart, a sixth man was getting into it, and was also dragged down with it. Four of the unfortunate men were killed instantly, and tke fifth expired, after lingering in great agony 6,r about three-quarters of an hour. The man who had not entered the basket was dreadfully mangled, his arm being fractured in so bad a manner as to require immediate amputation, which was skilfully performed, but the poor sufferer now lies in a very dangerous state, which almost precludes all hope of hie recovery. The alarm having been given, a rope was procured as soon as possible front another pit, and the bodies were drawn up, presenting a frightful spectacle. The scene at this moment was truly heartrending, the mouth of the pit being surrounded by children calling for their lathers, and wives for their husbands. We have ascertained that the names of the five men are Wiliam Harris, 60 years of age, leaving a wife and large Ilunily, most of whom are, however, married ; Thomas Bird, aged 40, leaving a wife anti five children ; William Bassett, aged between 60 and 70 ; Benjamin Wilshire, 33, leaving a wife and three children and John Porter, 30, leaving a wife and s i x c hild ren. The man who has been injured is named George Britten, and has also a wife and large family, The inquest on the bodies will be held on Wednesday. THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. OPENING OF THE SANDWICH PARLIAMENT. The following curious intelligence bad been received from Mexico at New York, by the Petersburgh, a trading vessel : The Legislative Council of the Sandwich Islands, consisting of a House of Nobles and a House of Xepresentatives, convened on the 20th of May. The opening of the Council was conducted with all the formality of the opening of the British Parliament—Guns were fired from the forts, and the foreign vessels responded. The King's speech is in imitation of that of the kings of Europe. Peace is announced with all nations, and the attention of the Legislature is directed to all matters of local or public concerns. The following paragraphs conclude the King's speech : " We consider it the first of our duties to protect religion, And promote good morals and general educatio. , . It will, therefore, be your duty to consider by what means those blessings can be beet promoted and extended among the people of these islands, and also among the foreigners resident in our dominions. We are well aware that the Word of God is the corner stone of our kingdom. Through its influence we have been introduced into the family of the independent nations of the earth. It shall therefore be our constant endeavour to govern our subjects in the fear of the Lord; to temper jusCce with mercy in the punishment of crime; and to reward industry and virtue. " The Almighty Ruler of nations has dealt kindly with us in oer troubles, in restoring our kingdom, togother with special gua. rantees for its existence as an independent nation. May He also aid )ou in your deliberations, and may he grant his special protec tion to ns, to you, and to our people." The Sun, which furnishes us with this news, says that when the King's speech was concluded, one of the nobles, Governor Young, offered resolutions of thanks to the Governments of Great Britain, France, Belgium, and the United States, for recognising the independence of the islands, which passed unanimously. On the next day, the 21st, both houses replied to the King's address, concluding with " God preserve the King." At the opening of the Legislative Council on the 20th May, the new national banner was unfurled, differing little however from the former. It is octo, parted per fess, first, fourth and seventh argent; second, rfth and sixth azure, fur the eight Islands united under one sovereign, indicated by crosses saltire of St. Andrew and St. Patrick quarterly, per saltire counter charged, argent and gules. A coat of arms has also been adopted which is, quarterly, first and fourth stripes of the national banner, second and third, or ball Argent on a staff* sable—in escutcheoi vert, triangular banner argent, leaning on a cross saltlre. A CCIDEAT ON THE EDINBURGH AND DALKEITII lia!LtrAY.—About teh o'clock on Thursday evening, an accident of a ser:ous description occurred on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. It appears that a carriage from Dalhousie Mains came into contact with one from Dalkeith, at d point near Sheriff--hall, where the lines meet, and so violent was the collision that both carriages were upset upen the rails. The gi . ..atest alarm prevailed for several minutes, and fears were en - ICI - Mined that the consequences were even more serious titan they subsequently Wined oht to be. The driver of the carriage (rein Dalkeith, whose name is Duncan Nl'Donald, had both his legs brathl and sir. Scott, the manager of the railway, who was in one of the carriages, reetiVett a severe wound on the lid of the knee. With the exception of some slight eelituslons in one or two instances, the rest of tit paSsetigers escaped unhurt. We understand that the driver of the carriage from Dalkeith was more than once called on to pelt up; Litt he either did not hear, or could not stop insufficient time An investigation liaj been ordered by the atithorities.—Scottunda. \'l,w CHANtERY ORDERSI.--The new Chancery ordt rs, 1 . 2 d in *fifth were issued by the Lord Chaecelor.on the B.lt of May last, tate bffeet from this day. The extension of railway communication has, amonet, Many other benefits, at length affected Chancery practice, and removed Elf, delays at sing from the differetitt ill the titnes allowed in procedure !11 - 11'n and country causes.' ity the 15th of the present orders, the distinction in the periods allowed fOr proceSS tit t wn and country causes is whol l y abolit3itl. The orders are known to have been prepared with great care, r,:ttl after much deliberation. They will remove many of the grourds of onm!alait made by suitors of the delay and expense in Man Chance y of them relate to the technicalities in -17 &lent toerlttity pl,4adlng ; will hereby ix. , match simplified and ii facilitated.—Herald. THE CHURCII.—OxromS, OCT, 25.—The Rev. C. H. Collyns, M.A., Student of Christ Church, dnd late Curate of St. Mary Magdalen Church, in this city, has resigned Ws Student ship, and c:.tered the Roman Catholic Church at Prior Park, Bath. The Rev. F. Oakeley, M.A., has resigned the Senior Fellowship of Balliol College, in consequence of the late decision of the Court of Arches, which precludes him from performing its duties. Mr. U. holey has, on similar grounds, resigned his stall in Lichfield Cathe dral. IV( regret to learn that Sir George Murray has been suffering Litely from very delicate health, The Right Hon. George Dawson and Captain R. P. pavilion have left Sir Robert Peel's, Drayton Manor, for Castle Dawson, Ireland. Mrs. Dawson is visiting her brother, Mr, Lawrence . . ;Val, n.t.Agnizt.tnwp i Driglit9u. - • • 11# Vitit LONDON, TUESDAY. OCTOBE4 28, 1845, On every fitting occasion that has presenttd itself for some time past we have earnestly and honestllr endeavoured to advocate the interests of her MAJESTY'S Navy. Considering that arm as the most powerful which the national service possesses, we have ever felt the most Axious solicitude to watch over the course of all eventsjEhich had a bearing on its efficiency and healthful vigour. Tit anxiety under whi c h, from time to tim e , lop have• endeavAred to press its pre emintnt claims- upon the public isympathy and protection has been at once justified and rewarded by the flattering adknowledgmenta which have been addressed to us by parties long attached to 'the profession, and whose approbation we, of course, consider the more valuable by rex on of their great personal experi, nee and technical knowledge of all the details into which it has been our duty to enter. But if we have endeavoured to streng:hen the appeals preferred by, or on behalf of the neglected and meri torious officer, we have not forgotten we trust the perhaps yet more important claims of the hardy seamar. In pointing out the vital considerations which gave a more than tem porary interest to the important complaints, and revelations of defective construction, and deteriorated sailing and hand ling of our ships, which were so usefully, albeit unceremo niously, produced before Parliament, by such uncompro mising professional critics as Sir CHARLES NAPIER, Lord INGESTRE, Capt. lions, and Capt. BERKELEY, tli main object that it seemed to us our duty to insist upoli was, the better treatment of our sailors. It was so self-evident that the majority of the defects, moral and material, which had been brought under the review, first of the Admiralty, and secondly of the Legislature, arose from that vice in our naval administration, which neglected all established provi tsiioonn foofr mai ntaining the crews of our men-of-war in a condi-- permanent efficiency, that we at once concluded the remedy of this error to be at the root 'Of all practical reform in the service. Retiring pensions, Or h alf - I p , a a T t . i . o o r fr so f m to e other means of maintai n i ng a b le seamen, when ship at one time, not only i n a condition, but with a demsireontoe enter the service in any other vessel, at any other time, when required by the Government authorities—this seemed to be -. ,~ ~,.... FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAiS S THEATRE. 41. Encouraged by the success of the thre e lestser Mr. Mi.cheil commences his campaign fo r tbe season on Monday next, two months earlier tb3s:; Every true lover of -the drama will be rejoict( l , oo announcement, for the French play is certa in the most intellectual amusements of the eetin t i g te engagements, too, are of greater importance tic,- ' have been during'any of the preceding seasoes..' , Lafont, of whom the habitues of the St. Jili es ,: s7 , . the last season, preserve so many pleasant rein'ied ' opens the season. He will be suPr i t, Mademoiselle Martelleur, of the Theatre jrto and Mademoiselle Eug6uie St. Marc, of the Tbe ll Vaudeville, both of whom are new to this cotelitcr who will be members of the regular comeiq:d the season. Madame Albert will be bore at 0 ;4 December, and will, during her enzagernent, °fi e f, all her popular characters. During 'a portion 0 ve gagemeet:Monsieur Lalerriere, of the Theatre thidieoct Mile, will make his cletzl't before a Londoner 1111 4, and, judging of him from the report 1 contemporaries, he cannot fail to become In February M. Felix, also a popular tici nf , °, ll Vaudeville, will make his deitt, with our old 1 411 );, Madame Doche. In April Mademoisellek it Cheri, the pet of the Gyrunase, will in a debdt, and during her tngagement se"/,, plays will be produced. She will be W ee ] ; 6 eP !the fascinating lieljazet, at the conclusion of /`, of (e, 00 gsgeutent Mademoiselle Plessy and M. Liden" fir flee , pear. At this time the finest comedies of language will be produced, and for awhile Tln:°110# reign triump,',.'ant at the St. James's. Sh e will, for give place eveutually to her sister, Melpomene:. feel, Mitchell has succeed in engaging the glory a em e the tragedian par excellence of the world, Al g l e Rachel, who will appear in selections from „ t we' d'oeuvre of Corneille, Racine, and -V o ltaire. ;P: o f due homage is paid to the transcendent geol . ° 00 0 mighty masters of the .bygone classical days, so d it 4 a , French tragic drama not be negiect el-4 0 1 , most of Latour, the m st successful of the e bee , ' tragedies, will be re resented for the first t ' irl :ol an English audience. The, general comPoY powerful one. In addition to that admirable ( P IO it tigny, and a great number of oar old favour' 1, lb 3 10. eludes the names of many arti;dfs, who, al 111( pu tou°: known in England, deservedly ce joy a big qorejet in their own country. Mademoiselle the directrice, and Cloup, to whom the pubo r e - o ctu4 great obligations for his unceasing esTorts in w r to es I ,c t to neturalise the French drama are o:ig u 5, , rc , 5 0 5 ° 111 41 , post of regisseur. We anticipate a bsillian' the public in general is not ungrateful, en d ce sebl ' e s % 4 Mitchell deserves all the patroage that 019 o ieo , on him. As a caterer for the public aer.ta 3e judicious, enterprising, and indefatigable. THE SONG OF ATEA 4 y C ,"; The following beautiful and powerful stanzlsct'vy Cutter, are copied from an American paper , ca leti ing Valley Register : Harness me down m;th your iron bands, • - Be sure of your curb and rein ; For I scorn the power of your puny As the tempest scorns a chain. How I laughed, as I lay concealed from s For many a countless hour, At the childish boast of human m ight, And the pride of human power. When I saw an army upon the land, A navy upon the sea., bands Creeping along, a snail-like band, Or waiting the wayward breeze; When I marked the peasant faintly reel With the toil which lie daily bore, , As he feebly turned at the tardy wile" Or tugged at the weary oar. pee 4 ' When I measured the panting courser's s The flight of the carrier dove, As they bore the law a king decreed, Or the lines of impatient love; ld I could not but think how the world W -a As these were outstripped afar, When I should be bound to the ruslive Or chained to the flying car. Ha! ha! ha I they found me at last, They invited we fl , rth at length, Ad blO t " And I rushed to my throne with thtleu" And laughed in my iron strength. Oh ! then ye saw a wondrous change On the earth and ocean wide, Where now my fiery armies range, Nor wait for wind or tide. Hurrah ! hurrah! the waters o'er, Tim he e—space— ins have T mountains yiel steep decl ded ine, to mY P" rer--. The world! the world is mine! The rivers the sun heti' earliest blest, Or those where his beams decline; The giant streams of the queenly IVes'' Or the orient floods divine. The ocean pales where'er I sweep, To hear my strength rej?ice, And the monsters of the briny deep Cower, trembling at my voice. I carry the wealth and the lord of earth, The thoughts of the god-like mind; The wind lags after my flying forth , Th e lightning is left behind. In the darksome de p ths of the fathomless mine My tiresome arm doth play , Where the rocks never saw the snn decline, Or the dawn of the glorious day: I bring earth's glittering jewels up From the hidden cave below, An: I make the fountain's granite cup Witt, a crystal gush overflow. I blow the bOows, I forge the steel In all the shop... , of trade; I hammer the ore anal turn the wheel Where my arms of sizength are made; I manage the furnace, the mill, the mint, I carry, I spin, I weave; And all my doings I put into print, On every Saturday eve. I've no muscle to wea, no breast to de alt No bones to be " lai ry d on the shelf;" And soon I intend you may "go and play' While I manage tbe world by m yself. But harness me down with your iron bend s ' Be sure of your curb ,:nd rein, For I scorn the strength of y o ur puny ba nds " As the tempest scorns a Ch iin. TO ILAT VISIT OF PRINCE SKIT l l 'otr r de . WOOLWICH. y stc in 4 His Highness Seyd Hilat - arrived at Woolly', c " a °fliee .cc $ ,berrrio„o o'clock, attended by his sword-bearer and two A The A , g sian array, and a Turkish officer as interpreter. 1/ , "7,r. elegantly dressed in the Persian costume, and on -31 , 3Kel carriage and four was received by Lieutenant - G o-ae h irris cii " CO, field G.C.B. and G.C.11., Commandant of the ko ,"ll eth el °or General James Webber Smith, Director-General of c. olt ie j Cockburn, Director of the Laboratory Department' t ' 1 1 ,1.1'0 Director of the Carriage Department, and Lientenac,,y.s via dos, C.B. Director of the Foundry Department_oafptthae;ay,..ol: .osig with Major Armstrong, acting Brigade- Alajor, Maclean, and Lieutenant Dickson, of the Royal Artillet", d ,ie. The Prince was then conducted by Lientenant-Colo%;erg ""Acvers the boring department, and witnessed brass gar° u ,ing ° operation of boring and turning outside on the sonic tun ass In another branch of the es t a bli s h men t the finishe d „I... s tcrt` t e , having the initials of her Maje s ty, th e i n itials of the " ii ' e y ice r a c,"" and the name of the fou n d er , an d th e y e ar in whi eb t othe r a nd ° engraved upon them, and the whole of the process ca - „ry, in progress were explained to his Highness. to ,"" The Prince was then conducted by Colonel LaeY 11 rid roacoreo, department, where sonic handsome and very , -s r c inaWa g , Set worked by steam, has been put into operation , . - „ fi t. a '" and boring and turning the iron work of the departmoles i e c es„f i t cress in the same place witnessed the making of lau ce ,; t igli P' • long, and appeared pleased to witness square timber Inserted in the box of the turning lathe, an d A Pent proPc.. and 1. 0 " 0 Dci f ilf ot r vat o through, in one minute emerge at the other side, , t ner „o T 0 all. 4 1)1 pole, as smooth as it:could be possible to make it. _ of this department, his Highness witnessed Bralnau ' f„;',.s or $ ' 0 0 1 ",;$ ing machine in operation, reducing the massive tila",, ec tlY' o f f? garrison carriages to the required thickness, an d Pen ce 4B them at one process. Colonel Lacy showed the Fr in j wys i rria e A handsome 6-pounder brass gnus cast expressly at °c o, till ' i eg W 'js for the purpose of being presented by her Moles t, ' as riAg e ao father, the 'mum of Muscat. In the same Pla ce a , 0 11. 1 ,011 0 hu.ndsome gun carriage and limber were shown. , Tithe" „ n tol admit - ably suited for the short gun it will mount, aP",,,i ao" , not stand higher than about three feet, the whol e oild tic tiCr suit the small horses of the country of the ImauM. „ to c inoi On leaving the carriage department, Colonel Coellagli d his HighneaS to Clip Laboratory. The materials of us siabjc'ts an f is made were clown to the Prince, in all their val`;:ed roc"o,g before and after inauirallation ; and also various -e, ‘ , Ia Ia", Or" D t io engines of destruction, kept in the south room' , i pea musket-balls by compregSiou, and the old plan , tl''„,peo r e i to be cast in moulds, was shown to his Royal " making and finishing of percussion caps, with Wu' 4 61 greatly delighted. , o ce . of A 004 His Highness and suite, with the oflicer 3 Present' ort three o'clock to the residence of Lord .13Ioet"It ield ' 3i roee ed til /1 1;. elegant tkeuner, and at a quarter to four o'Clock Arul c. , ger. , „goy' po common, where tile three troops of the ROY I4 , n el t s of t e previously assembled, under the command a co. , ° oyo ven . t ify The rapidity of the firing, the celerity of the to gr" _ god troops, and the correctness of the evolution, aPP' stpr e- ife Prince. ' His Highness, at the conclusion, through the interPrtTro. his approbation of all he had witnessed ; and at a 44 o'clock entered his carriage to return to London. itt — i c e ' li a r i a ;;r, SMALL DEBTS ACT.—in res olll‘ don agreed to by the Commissioners for tb L e f n o e r in the county o o ri f 1 the sanction Kent, t a h n e d i : quests for the hundreds of Blackheath and _ ...t, day of Surrey, the Messrs. Parker, the clerks to the ec;ucocil,: the P riv "( the 11; N p i r S l3 o ' n i nSgefhetrheM A aj c e t sty B 's an s d an 9 ctiop f P o u r rs a/ 19 eX 11 debts Vic., cap. 101, not exceeding 201. ' A favourable answer, - - It tenr l .; %, received, a circular baa been issued requesting' Weiredigli; about 1,2001. of the Commissioners at the Court-house, 01 1 I,, c tioe ', be Nov. 5, fur the purpose of proceeding to the e ' es, isilL t o aLlionfgton, in r judge for the court. The appointment, it is essc rn to abo ut parishes. An active canvass on behalf of i'l soc i sel e ,, per annum, the district extending ,_ e resl- 0 tive candidates has been going on for. some Ong,' e arc fi c. candidates in little betting has taken place as to the result. I"ej. c o fie . corder of. Shrewsbury, Frederick W. Mere e te e tno l f t e ll ii n ti t i : s ur a v e c t ioo; ::: Esq., D. ix Ke t a h n e e, fi E el s d q , v,izan.,dthcrheearlbeasrrinsarteri‘t :i d : Estell.coicit some e p lo e e a t d i o e f e r n , wi as of f d n I R .ti rhhooobme handsh have t e t o e nf r oa , tb E oy s tei l t . , t iSs,ol qualified. i I Ci u t O n r d r e f f , :G t c tr' o e i eE ,. n uli _ S' 4V i i s S C' i i i ° r•nle ii:' : a e/. T Thei li isneflavvmouars,-.6 2to I, THE ANDOVER UNlON.—rfhe electiort ie. . W. , to succeed Mr. Price took place on Friday, wh en 3 : 1-1. ; 1)".4 of the Isle of Wight, was chosen. There were twe. l- o ix: e ' of e the exut union i n i candidate a 3 t i e r. onja James s e one tro r te t r h senior wardens of Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight.-- 2 shire. Advertiser. cli,AirE s l, T HE REV. JAMES FORMBY AND TUB `-'"- Y e " , Ps t oe END AND ROMiEsTER RAILWAY CoAIrANY.—NO Pr°g re ,- -S twee , ' -,,, been made towards an adjustment of the differences .-- - , 0 01 0 . ...-- above parties. Early on Friday morning the remaining % s loe I : are,,:: on the line of the intended road were cut down, b.v , ,,, „ f ele . not know; : and on Saturday the Rev. Gentlemen eniplo)r,,Dicito it seems, he claims a .... men, some in ~rowing the earth from the side of his wall,,i7g 3 0 , 0-: bree-feetfootpath, and others in cliggl f c utting' pit on the disputed grout-lei, for the purpose, as be alleges, ~,,r o f tile , ' illystibb,aviog joie up the fallen trees. It having M3en reported that a nan d ' 1',.:. 0 0 1 railway men, plate-layers, and others, would be brought ",y,.. 007: Gravesend or Bighorn in opposition to these proceedings, ,-, - ' l . o r the ward, on the part of Mr. Formby, applied to the magistrate-7,001 whole of the police force to preserve the peace, and 1 ! 11 that he having been made by James Wyatt, Mr. Formby'S IbreinfTs,cope _ apprehended a breach of the peace, the whole of the pelleg,',l mice!: taken to the spot. accompanied by the Mayor and CaPun e d wbe , an , l attenCted by Mr. Proll, the clerk to the magistrates, to' ,.,lle d for; tip, Itiot A,t, lit the ,Npek'tat ion that ita readiog ntiiilt 1 1, A ad 0 _ Mr. Formby's men were desired to leave their wor ~,.‘, t o.ei! threatened descent from Gravesend or Higham not hil;'=„) the place, the magistrates, after waiting some time, return,F4l,„'e—reace, place, leaving the police there for the collimation 0 1 w which At present remains wzdioturlaecl. .....-.,....