The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-11 00:00:00

L NEWS ) THREE. ton, at Liver s 6,000 bales/ ;narket, Birminghats I Derby, 7 8 1; and Birker r.d Junction, Manchester. ngham, 321 end Cotties, 1, 21. 6s. 64; nd AvignA, loulogne so ws of general but one (la/ !s, and °al l : morning al Monument' 3outhampt o n at port W t i royages, t ll npanies offv r ral in tbel a routs 111° I been issue 1 by Mess . 14 ist. subscrlP irties willing per Cents. °' addition fa cents ; the aorning, an d rovement ea le have bee! Bank Stoo l r per Cent , . lave boughs td in sal e 3. Spanisa - 13, and the ;sive Bondi Converted ount. The •s at Lisboa mds better• nce to 35 s ood amount r shipment o 88. 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The same day the Prince and Princess de Joinville and the Du chess de Nemours arrived at Compiegne, at five in the evening. There was a grand dinner, to which the gen tlemen engaged in the hunt were invited. On the ith a Em e nd b a t tue was to ta k e p l ace i n t h e f ores t o f L a i gne . Duke de Montpensier was expected. Another hunt *as to take place on the Bth, at which the Princesses were to be present. th l Friday, says the Commerce, the professors and j-' 1 " uffleers took formal leave of General Boileau, the Commande r o f th e Polytechnic School, who very e e r tlY after retired. Almost immediately thereupon t letal Rost o l an was installed in his place, and took ir, ' se ssion of his apartments. Another journal states that the letters of convocation to the pupils have not been te -e " Out, and, the refore, that it is impossible that seven 'n of them on ly h av i ng received no letters regi.rd themselves, as expelled. Tire Siecle, however. declares this expulsion has taken place, and publishes the zanie s of th e pup il s expe ll e d. Account s f rom Af r i ca sta t e th a t Abd- el-Fader has taken refugethe near Miliaria, a part of the country where jurisdiction of the Emperor of Morocco is not much re,_tpected. The Toulonnais says that Marshal Bugeaud has taken the conclusion of the treaty of peace with Morocco so much to heart, that it has made quite an old man of him. " The treaty," says the Toulonnais, " is, in fact, very impolitic, but we should not have thought it would have II " so much i n fl uence on t he mind of the Duke, for he Will break it whenever he finds it convenient to do so." M. de Nyon, the French Consul-General at Tangiers, arrived at Toulon on the 4th, from Morocco. The treaty with France has been ratified by the Emperor of Morocco, and a letter from a correspondent of the Debate the, the d eta i ls of the i nterv i ew b etween t h e D u k e o f luksberg and the Paella of Larache upon the occasion. A lett er f rom St. Petersburg states that Count Orloff i s c , appoint e d P resident of the Council of the M i l i tary ochoul, in place o f th e l ate G enera l T o l s t o y. The number of vessels which passed the Sound dur ing the first nine months of this year amounts to 15,849. The Augsburgh Gazette, under its Prussian head, states that the Superior Tribunal of the censorship dis plays a great activity, and that almost daily the journals its proofs of the liberal spirit which presides over The last Its decisions.lccounts frem St. Peteraburgh express re newed apprehensions as to the health of the Empress, the . Phtuit in her chest having become more and more violent. IT. I .L e ugiburgh Gazette of the sth instant says : make Milosch has left Servia for Italy, where he will a lon g Moti ve ,. „stay, his journey being induced by political „ upon t he Princ e Cabinet of Vienna is said to have called b Princ e to c l ea r hi mse lf f rom suspicion of hay - - itT s : 6 . 4 1 1 engaged in the late agitation of Servia, and, h e h - uued, the Prince has returned an assurance that has been a total stranger to those attempts at insur rection:, The Earl of Jersey (Ma.A.:r of the Horse) leaves town M‘e T uesday m irni ng b y t h e e i g h t o ' c l oc k t ra i n f or th e . 7 don station o f t h e L on d on an d Bi rm i ng h am Rail -7,43', to be i n rea di ness to receive her Ma j esty and the rrince Consort upon their arrival at that place, on their Way to Burleigh. -a-ark Lord and L a d y Prudhoe have arrived at Stanw i c k , -- near Richmond, Yorkshire, from visiting the Duke a Rd Duchess of Northumberland, at .Alnwick Castle. lila Grace has recovered from his recent attack of gout. ..... 14) rd Napier, who has been on a tour in the East, has arrived from Constantinople. His Lordship has since gone `ua.eatnington Spa. The Earl of Ripon, we are gratified to learn, is now recovered from his late attack of illness, which compelled the Noble Earl to remain some days at Doncaster. Earl Somers has been elected a member of the Cam bridge Camden Society. The Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, the highly esteemed head master of Eton College, has been likewise elected a member of that antiquarian Society. Earl•Filzwilliam and the Ladies Wentworth Fitzwil ham intend to leave Wentworth Elouse, Yorkshire, at the close of the present month. for Milton Park, the Noble Earl's hunting seat, near Peterborough. Lord and Lady Ashley left town on Saturday to join the circle assembled on a visit to Viscount Melbourne at Brocket Hall. The Countess of Wilton left town on Saturday, for Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. The Earl of Wilton has gone from Badminton to Heaton Park, Manchester, for a few days, on leaving which he will join her Lady ship and family in Leicestershire. Lord and Lady Montagu and the Hon. Miss Montagu are prolonging their sojourn at Leamington Spa. The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir Robert Peel will both hive the honour of accompanying her Majesty to-mor tw upon her visit to the Marquis of Exeter at Burleigh is Excellency the French Ambassador received the E arl and Countess of Beverley, Lord and Lady Mahon, Lord Lovaine, and a select circle to dinner on Sunday evening, at the Embassy in Manchester-square. An incendiary fire occurred on Saturday evening at Withdean, near Brighton, and a barn full of corn, the property of Mr. Gorringe, farmer, of that place, was de stroyed. A man named Leadbitter has been appre hended on suspicion of having caused the fire. WT hitee h Admiralty h ave en t ere d i n t o a con t rac t w ith M r . 'shipbuilder, of G os port, to break up the Levia than convict-ship. She will be moved into the dock at Portsmouth for that purpose. All the materials will afterwards be sold at the monthly sales. The Alderman M ayor , Alderan William Hunter, and Alderman Sydney (tbe Sheriffs), with several members of the Common Council, attended Divine service at Christ Church, Newgate-street, yesterday morning, when a sermon on behalf of the parochial schools was preached by the Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A., the rector. this gentleman (son of the Lord Mayor) has been ap pointed his Lordship's chaplain. h It is generally understood th a t E ar l Fi tzw illi am ' s fu Will meet at B urg hl e y on one o f t h e d ays on wh i ch taiegkh‘niens s t h a .rince Albert will be th ere , i n or d er to a ff or d hi s Roya l l o t p in 7 d r o tu m n . ity of hunting with one o f th e b es t Clt O 11, 1 . 11 be r eco ll ected that at the last Central Criminal capi will the H on. Mr. Touchet was charged with the the tal offence o f fi r i ng at and wounding Mr. Smith at NShootinge Gallery i n H o lb orn , and was acquitted on ground of insanity. The prisoner was remanded to po : i gate, t o await her Majesty's pleasure as to his dis nsThe u n f ortunate gentleman is now about to be tthraeferred to Bethlehem Hospital, under the warrant of home Secretary, as a criminal lunatic. western wing of the hospital for consumption at P li r "lten its rapidly progressing, and, under the super ', otendence of the Messrs. Bird, the builders, it is much 'Pet' will be roofed in before the final closing-in of the winter. As soon as the funds will permit it is the in ttfnetion of the b u il d i ng committee to proceed at once with erecti h holew d es i gn. The estimated expense of the whole Lies between 16,0001. and 17,000 L SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. GOODWOOD, 1845. FIRST DAY. Nominations for the Levant Stakes of 50 son. each, for two years old. Duke of Beaufort's Tanrina. Lord G. Bentinck's Ennui. Princess Alice. f by Jereed, out of Vacuna. f by Re dshank—African' s dam. c by Bay Middleton—Marrowfat. b fKill Ceaul t i e . Lori Chesterfield's cby Don J o h n — Lady Sneerwell. ?Ir. C oo p er ' s Madcap. Mr. T. Dawson's Gritnston. Lard Eglinton's Thursites (late Brave Boy). Sot.ades (late Tons Taylor). Lord Exeter's c by Colwick, out of Mecca. Mr. Forth's c by Slane, out of Eelio. Mr. Gratwick's f by Elis, out of Frederica. Mr. Gregory nd Moonbeam. Mr. Greville's Motilla. Mr. Gully's fby Touchst one—LadMr y Moore Carew.. Herb ert ' s c b y Wiutonian, out of Zebra. c by Venison, out of Pet. Mr. A. Johnstone 's fby Pantaloon, out of Rebecca. Mr. Maher's c by Sir Hercules, out of llelen. Si r f by Birdcat c h er, out of Perdita. J. B. Mills's The Slot. Mr. Mostvu's Sharpshooter. Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Pompey. Mr. Payne's Collingwood. Duke of Richmond's c by Elia, out of Bellew. e by Elis, Mr. W. Sadler's The Pretender of Re e L Mr. Wreford nd Cambaules. THIRD DAY. S weepstakes of 50 sous. each, for three years old. One mile and a half. Cowe, Rose of Cashmere, Comrade, Alarm, Anti- Rep ea l er, and Laird o'Cockpen. ATTCAR MEETING. —Nov. 7 AND 8. The Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Clowes's Cataract and Mr. Standish's Snake, who divided. The Sefton ( 8- dogs stake) was won by Mr. Shaw's Shamrock; Mr. Itidway's Rokeby ran up. The Croxteth Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr. Wynne's Baroness; Mr. Clowes's Countess ran up. The West Derby (8 dogs) Stakes were won by Mr. Wynne's Baron; Mr. Swan's Strike a-light ran up. NEWMARKET MEETING (CONCLUDED). Decidi n SATURDAY. g Course for th Dby— Fullsail, an d declared Flashe er the winner Mr. Fyson drew . Deciding Course for the Cup—Mr. Nash's Captain beat Mr. Bagge's Traveller, and won th e sta k es. Decidin g C ourse for Oak ' s—Mr. Bagge's Top beat Mr. Drinkald's 14.1geria, and won the stakes. Deciding C ourse f or Port Stakes—Lord Stradbroke drew Minttnan, and declared Miracle the winner. Deciding Course for the Rutland Stakes—Mr. Fyson' F armer beat Mr. Gillett's Crocus, and won the stakes. OODC OCK.S.—On Monday last, that capital sports limn G. L. Coham, Esq., out of 18 shots killed 15 wood cocks. A similar occurrence in this county and at this early season has perhaps not before been heard of.- I'ooliner's Exeter Gazette. , to :KT f - ;i CULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday was the birthday of his R9ylll Highness the Prince of Wales. In the morning the Royni Horse Guards (dismounted) and the first batt&ion of the Scots Fusilier Guards marched front their barracks into the Home Park, and were inspected by the Queen and Prince Albert. After performing a variety of evolutions, the Scots Fusilier Guards fired a fee de joie in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales's birthday, and then gave three hearty cheers. The two regiments defiled in review order, formed in line, and presented arms, the bands playing " God save the Queen ;" after which her Majesty and Prince Albert retired, and the troops marched off the ground, their respective bands playing popular marches. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness ex pressed their approbation of the regularity and pre cision of the evolutions performed by the troops. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied her Majesty, and the whole of the Court were present at the inspection, viz., Lady Portman, Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Liddell, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Morton, Captain Meynell, Colonels Arbuthnot and Wylde, and also Admiral Sir William Parker. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday, to offer her congratulations on the auspicious event. After . the inspection, her Majesty and Prince Albert promenaded on the Terrace and the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Ilis Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken an airing in the middle of the day. Sir Robert Peel left the Castle yesterday morning for town. Earl Delawarr and Admiral Sir William Parker also took their departure from the Castle yesterday. At noon the Queen and Prince Albert took eques trian exercise for some time in the Great Park, at tended by Colonels Arbuthnot and Wylde. The royal dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Countess Wratislaw, Dowager Lady and Miss Lyttelton, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Sir George and Lady Couper, Colonel Richardson, Colonel Montagu, and Captain Francis Seymour. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her ]Majesty's private band attended and performed the remainder of the evening. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken for pony exercise. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this morn ing in the private chapel of the castle. The Hon. and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay officiated. The Duchess of Kent attended Divine service in the parish church this morning. Lady Charlotte Dundas and Sir George Couper were in waiting on the Royal Duchess. Her Royal Highness afterwards received the sacrament. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town on Friday night, from Scotland. The Noble Earl had an inter view with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had as inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Satur day, at his official residence in Downing-street. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town on Saturday morning, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Sir James Graham and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had interviews with the Right Hon. Baronet. In the afternoon Sir R. Peel left his resi dence in Whitehall-gardens, for Brighton. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Gibraltar. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO NORTHAMPTON. At a public meeting of the county of Northampton, convened by the High Sheriff, held on Saturday, and nu merously attended by noblemen and gentlemen, the fol lowing address having been moved by the Marquis of Exeter, and seconded by the Marquis of Northampton, was unanimously adopted " To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the nobility, gentry, clergy, and other inhabitants of the county of Northampton, in county meeting assembled, beg to approach your Majesty with the expression of the high gratification we feel at the honour your Ma jesty has done us in visiting our county. We take this opportunity of assuring your Majesty that, however much your Majesty's conduct has endeared you to every class of your Majesty's subjects, none can feel more strongly than we do the most ardent wishes for your Majesty's health and happiness; and it is our most earnest prayer to the Almighty that he may be pleased to grant to your Majesty a long and peaceful reign, d uringthe whole course of which you may witness the increasing prosperity of your people." The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, in seconding the ad dress, said, the fact of her Majesty honouring their county with her presence would have been quite sufficient to call forth an unanimous feeling of loyalty.—(Cheers.) When her Majesty came into the county, she would un doubtedly feel great pleasure at finding herself traversing the halls of the descendant of the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.—(Hear, hear.) She would feel proud that she, also a female Sovereign, was visiting the halls once inhabited by one of the greatest statesmen that ever swayed the destinies of this country ; and her Majesty would feel, and the country would feel, it to have been a proud thing that a female Sovereign should have been able to command the services of such a man as Lord Burleigh.—(Cheers.) Her Majesty had always been most anxious to forward the prosperity of the manufac tures of the country by patronising them in her court, therefore that would be a reason for those among them who resided at Northampton greeting her Majesty with a cordial welcome. With respect to those who fol lowed the most important of all arts, that of agriculture, it was needless for him to say that Prince Albert was the first and greatest farmer in the land—first in station, and most anxious for the promotion of agriculture. Earl SPENCER proposed a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff for having been kind enough to call that meet ing, and said it must be most gratifying to every inhabi tant of the county that an address to her Majesty on the present occasion should have been unanimously adopted by the great county of Northampton. Her Ma jesty, as it had been well said by his noble friend who had preceded him, deserved the attachment and devo tion, as she had them, of the people of this country.— (Loud cheers.) It was a good thing that the country should congratulate itself that her Majesty was in the habit of going amongst her people, to see what they were—to see the people over whom she had the honour to reign—a people attached to her by their loyalty gene rally, but particularly attached to her in consequence of her exemplary conduct.—(Loud cheers.) It was also important that the Sovereign of this country should see what it was that so endeared her to her subjects ; it was desirable that, being, as she was, an example of domestic life, she should see that to that princi pally she owed her popularity.—(Loud cheers.) But it was not only as an example of domestic life that she had shown herself one of the best monarchs that had ever blessed this country, it was also in her political capacity that she had signally distinguished herself.— (Cheers.) He did not recollect i n the history of this country any reign in which it had not been possible for some surmises to be stated against the Sovereign as to his conduct to his administrations. Th e y had seen her Maj▪ esty, however, in the beginning of her reign surrounded by an administration in which she seemed to have the most perfect confidence. That admini stration, b y the wi▪ ll of Parliament and of the nation, was dismissed, and another placed in its stead. Had there been the slightest symp tom of want of confidence in the prese nt administration? On the contrary, had it not been proved during the whole course of its existence that her Majesty had given to it the most careful and complete support?—(Cheers.) This was the conduct that endeared her to the hearts of a free people.—(Cheers.) It was very possible that there might have been some Sovereigns who knew that such a course ought to have been pursued, but he did not recollect any occasion when the administration had been changed that room had not been given for some surmises relative to the conduct of the Sovereign. With such principles, connected with such general good conduct as her Majesty had shown, it was very desirable that she should see what the effect of it was upon her subjects, that she might be encouraged—though she wanted no encourage ment—to persevere in the same line of conduct which had endeared her to the people of this country, and made her a guardian and a blessing to them all.—(Cheers.) Such being his feelings with respect to what they ought to do, and their having voted the address unanimously, he thought there was every reason why they . should concur in thanking the High Sheriff for calling that meeting.—(Cheers.) The HIGH SHERIFF returned thanks. Three cheers were then given for the Queen, and three cheers for the Marquis of Exeter, and the meeting sepa rated. A meeting of the Mayor, magistrates, aldermen, and other authorities of the borough of Northampton, has also been held, at which the same feelings of loyalty and unanimity were displayed. The following is the address voted : " TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " The humble address of the Mayor, magistrates, alder men, and councillors of the borough of Northampton. "Most Gracious Sovereign, "We, your Majesty's faithful subjects, the Mayor, magistrates, aldermen, and councillors of the borough of Northampton, beg leave to approach your Majesty to hail your Majesty's auspicious presence in this ancient borough, We beg to assure your Majesty of the devoted loyalty and attachment of this town, and that all classes of inhabitants are deeply sensible of the benefits en joyed under your Majesty's enlightened rule. We most earnestly pray that, under the protection of Divine Pro vidence, your Majesty's reign may . be long, prosperous, and peaceful ; and that your M a j est y 's subjects may long feel the benignant influence of those private vir tues which adorn your Majesty and your Majesty's illustrious Consort, and which endear your Majesty to the hearts of the people " IMPROVEMENTS AT BROMPTON.— Among other buildings and improvements now in progress in the neighbourhood of Brompton, may be noticed the new Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest. of which his Royal Highness Prince Albert laid the first stone in June last. The western wing is rapidly pro gressing, and, it is hoped, will be roofed in before the closing of winter. rifiX SUN, LONDON', MONDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 11. 1844. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) The Eagle, 50, has been commissioned at Obatham, by Captain G. B. Martin. The Amazon, a nzeed 42, will be commissioned next week. The Princess Royal, transport, will shortly embark from Parkhurst Barracks, Isle of Wight, draughts of the 23d and 71st Regiments, for service in the West Indies. The Fair Rosamond, schooner, was paid off yesterday. The Sylvia, cutter, arrived on 'Wednesday from Jersey, with sick men for the Hospital. The Leviathan, convict ship, is to be broken up in the dock-yard, by Mr. White, who has taken the contract for the purpose. The Scourge, first-class steamer, was floated out of the dock, in which she has been built, yesterday. Her dimen sions are as follow :—Length, 199 feet between perpen diculars ; extreme breadth, 36 feet. Burden, in tons, 1,124. Engines, two of Maudsley's tubular boilers with two funnels-420 horse power. She will carry 20 guns on the maindeck, but on her flush or weatherdcck will mount the following armament :—Tao guns, 68 pounders, 64 cwt., nine feet lung ; two guns, 42-pounders, 84 cwt., ten feet long. For firing shells, pivot guns, two 42- pounder carronades of 22 cwt. each. The Amphion, 42. gun frigate, now on the stocks, is being lengthened by the bow, by Mr. White, of Cowes, and is to be fitted with a screw propeller, with a mode rate si zed steam-engine. She is getting ready for early commission. . In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Victoria and Albert, Nautilus, Volcano, Comet, Fearless, Dwarf, and Echo, steamers, and Diligence, naval transport. Captain Drinkwater Bethune, who is appointed on a special mission to Borneo, has received his instructions from the Admiralty, and will proceed forthwith. Captain T. Waters, Royal Marines, has retired upon full pay, after 33 years' service. Mr. Edwards, Master, RN., and the Chief Officer of the Clyde Royal Mail steam-packet, died of yellow fever on board that vessel on the 6th of October. The third officer, Mr. Jellicoe, was also attacked ; he has re turned invalided in the Trent. A vessel at Scilly reports having spoken the Experi mental Squadron on the 31st ult., in long. 9. 30, but brings no report of their proceedings. The Admiralty have issued orders to build a new wooden second-class steam-frigate with paddle-wheels, at Woolwich, on the plan, we believe, of Mr. Fincham. She is to be 500 horse-power, and of the following di- mensions Ft. In. Length . Breadth Depth Tonnage nsarly 1,400 tons. Mr. White, of Cowes, is also instructed to build a first class steamer to carry 20 heavy guns on her main deck, together with a heavy armament of hollow shot guns on the upper or spar deck. Trial will be made on Thursday next of Captain Nor ton's concussion shells, against the hull of the Swiftsure, and some other projectors will also essay some experi ments, we believe at an early hour in the day. The French Consul, A. Van den Bergh, Esq , has re ceived directions from King Louis Philippe, to make every inquiry into the circumstances of the widow and mother of the Artillerymen Walker and Miller, who were killed by the accidental discharge of a gun they were loading on the King's Bastion. This inquiry is preliminary to his Majesty awarding them some pension. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTIONS. (In honour of her Majesty's Visit.) Lieutenants—Thomas Smith (c., 1815), of the Vic tory, and acting flag Lieutenant to the Admiralty Board; Richard Jones (b., 1823), of the Victory, com manding Officer of the ship at the moment of her Ma jesty's late visit to her in remembrance of Trafalgar's day; James C. Prevost (1835), flag Lieutenant to Sir Charles Rowley; and W. C. Chamberlain (1840), com manding the Dwarf (who acted as flag Lieutenant to Admiral La Susse) to the rank of Commander. Mates—Robert C. Tattnall (1838), of the St. Vin cent; and Alexander George West (1841), of the Fire brand, to the rank of Lieutenant. THE NEW LORD MAYOR. Now that the celehratil:noiThe Lord Mayor's day is over, we think it right to explain to our very numerous correspondents who have written to us during the past week on the merit of the Right lion. Gentleman who tills the civic chair, the reasons why we did nut avail our selves of their communications. If, in compliance with their wishes, we had kept up from day to day a running fire of paper pellets against Mr. Alderman Gibbs, we might have been suspected of having some other than a public object in view. We certainly were anxious that a man of unimpeached integrity should be first magis trate of the City of London ; but the citizens were inert when they ought to have been active, and the conse quence has been that they have now got Mr. Alderman Gibbs as Lord Mayor, and we sincerely hope that the good will be far greater than the credit they will derive from such a choice. But we are perhaps wrongin using the word " choice ;" for we have heard that the show of hands en Michaelmas-day excluded Alderman Gibbs from the return to be made to the Court of Aldermen, and that if the Comman-hall had been then polled, that fact would have been established beyond all dispute. But it is something to have a friend who w ill go " thorough " on the hustings, and who is capable of converting, by a partial glance and a decisive tone, a minority into a ma jority ; and such a friend to Alderman Gibbs the return ing officer is confidently said to have been on the day in question. His boldness took the citizens by surprise, and prevented them from giving that resistance which ought to have been offered to his decision. We further deem it right to say a few words in answer to a charge made by one of our morning Contem poraries, in reference to a paragraph from one of our correspondents, and an advertisement which appeared in the Tmes of Wednesday last. We are charged with "Egging on the ruffians and blackguards of the metro polis, and with a determination that nothing should be wanting to complete the ovation of Mr. Alderman Gibbs ;" and " that under no possible circumstances could the brutal persecution threatened in the disgraceful paragraph quoted be justified." With regard to the paragraph from our Portsmouth correspondent, we have no doubt that it was founded on fact, and that, if necessary, we should be able to prove the truth of it. As to the advertisement, we have only to say that it was received and paid for, in the usual place and in the usual way, that it attracted no attention, and that it appeared in the Times of Wednesday last together with 1,174 other advertisements. That, so far from its being intended by us as any attack upon Alder man Gibbs, we did not know that any such advertise ment had appeared until we were ourselves attacked upon the subject in the columns of our Contemporary ; and we must confess that we now strongly suspect that this same advertisement so much complained of was a ruse de guerre on the part of some of Alderman Gibbs's friends, for the purpose of enabling the writer of the article in question to publish his virtuous indignation, and thereby endeavour to get up a spurious sympathy in favour of the object of his protection. In our opinion, however, there is already before the public sufficient to justify the reception the Lord Mayor has met with, without the need of any additional incite ment. There is no doubt of the fact that he was or is still churchwarden of St. Stephen, Walbrook, and that he has held that office for about twenty years—that till lately no account has been given by him of the moneys received by virtue of his office during that period, al roefp e s a t t . e s d l t y e p d h e e m n a h n a d s e b d e . I esre to fall into such a state of is f t de i ri o n ae u o pd g i doubt oya suchut it b oh t ne that a a s e c t oot accounts churchwarden render were e n r r c i ht positively dangerous for the public to pass under its walls. That the rector, Dr. C r of se S e e a pte th m e be r r ai l a astas‘in a disgraceful state, trickling down behind the aisle, that a stream of water might at that moment be seen close to the pulpit, and that a por tl)- b por tion of the tower had fallen in." We have the same edit o thatn the h e l 9 had tll authority for stating, that two years' income was then due to Dr. Croly as lecturer, that five quarters' salary was then due to the organist, and six quarters' salary due to the sextoness. These facts were openly stated at of September last, and no contradiction has been given a vestry meeting of the united parishes held on the 19th to them. If these imputations are true, Lord Mayor Gibbs has been mercifully dealt with. If they are not true, why has he suffered them to remain uncontra dicted ? Times. NORWICH, SATURDAY. ELECTION OF MAYOR. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The Town Council met this day at twelve o'clock, the Mayor, William Freeman, Esq., in the chair, who in formed the meeting that the first business was the elec tion of mayor for the ensuiilg year. J. 0. SPRINGFIELD, Esq., rose, and expressed the high gratification he felt in proposing to the notice of the Council Sir William Foster, Bart., the mention of whose name was received with the most rapturous shouts of applause, both by the Council and a most respectable and crowded audience. EDWARD WILLETT, Esq., briefly seconded the nomi nation. A. A. H. BECKWITH, Esq., the late Tory Town Clerk, rose also to second it, and to express his most perfect concurrence in the election of the worthy Baronet, which was carried unanimously, amid loud and repeated plandits. - SAMUEL S. BEARE, Esq., proposed as a fit and proper person to fill the office of sheriff, John Betts, Esq., which being seconded by ARTHUR DALRVNPLE, Esq., was also unanimously carried. The next business was the election of eight gentlemen to fill the office of aldermen. The following, who went out by rotation, were re-elected :—Jeremiah Butcher, James De Vear, Jeremiah Colman, Charles Jecks, Joseph Torris, and Henry Woodcock, Esqs. John Pynian and Henry Tillett, Esqs., were elected in the room of William Gordon Edwards and George Edward Simpson, Esqs., Hho retire Tne further business of the Council was adjourned to Tuesday next, at twelve o'c!ock The Town Council now consists of 16 Aldermen, all Liberals; 27 Liberal Councillors, and 21 Tory Council lors, being a majarity of 22 in favour of the Liberals. This has been a proud day for Norwich. The accept ance of the office of mayor by Sir William Foster has created universal joy among all classes of Liberals, and, as a matter of course, the contrary among the Tories. To Sir William the great majority of the city look to rescue them from the present disgraceful representation in the House of Commons. No individual is so well qualified from his rank, wealth, liberal principles, gen tlemanly and courteous bearing, and great influence, as Sir William Foster; and should he be induced to accept the representation in conjunction with our present ex cellent Member, Mr. B. Smith, the Noble Marquis who now misrepresents us need not trouble himself to come amongst us, for most assuredly would he be defeated. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) RYE, Nov. 7.—Not observing any account of the elec tion of town councillors for this borough in your excel lent paper, I beg to hand you the following as the result of the election. The town council and aldermen are all of the Liberal school of politics, and the mayor is also of the same stamp this year. Four of the councillors went out by rotation. The polling commenced ar.d went on as usual on these occasions, none but the Liberals taking any interest in the election, when, to our utter surprise, about a quarter to four o'clock, up comes a lawyer's clerk with about thirty votes, and takes the lead of the lowest number of the Liberals on the poll. The Liberals, enraged at this mean and discreditable trick (every way worthy of the Tories), hasten up to the poll, when, be fore half of them could get the voting papers, the clock struck four, and the poll closed, leaving numbers unable to record their votes against the little knot of disappointed expectant Tories, struggling in this town, many of them old freemen of the once rotten borough, thus leaving the lawyer's clerk, who, it appears since, with the assistance of his master, had been privately canvassing the whole night before, and laying their plans with the little nest of Tories, how to gain the election by a ruse. for to attempt it openly, they knew, would be morally impos sible, having some few years back attempted it, but re ceiving such a sound lesson that they were then satisfied it would never do again. The following is the state of the poll : Mr. W. Honeywood (L.) Mr. 'l'. F. Plomley (L.) Mr. F. W. Thorpe (L.) ....- Mr. H. Paine (T.) 44 Mr. W. H. Chatterton (L.) 55 52 52 AFFRAY WITH POACHERS. TWO MEN SHOT. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FRIDAY.—A dreadful an counter took place last night between a party of watchers and some poachers on the Ravensworth estate, in which two of the keepers were dreadfully wounded, and now lie in a precarious state. It appears, from the statement of the head keeper, Henry Wallace, who has been only about six months in the service of Lord Ravensworth, that having been told that some of the under keepers had heard the report of a gun in the preserves at Hagg's wood, on Wednesday night, he determined on placing a strong watch there on the following night. Accordingly he went himself, with three others, named respectively George Grundy, Peter Johnson, and George Irunside, to the south side of the wood, and sat down under a hedge. After remaining there about an hour, two men came down the wood, but the watchers did not observe them till they had approached to within a short distance of where the watchers were sitting. Wallace, on ob serving the men, shouted, " Haiku), ye blackguard fellows, what are ye doing there?" He then got on his feet, and went towards them, when one of them ex claimed, " Stand back, ye b—," and fired immediately, the shot taking effect near the left shoulder, the aim, in the dark, being evidently at the heart. Grundy had made an advance immediately after Wallace ; and the other poacher, without saying a word, levelled his piece and fired almost instantly after the first shot. Grundy was wounded in the groin and thighs. The other two watchers had fallen back into the wood, and were not near enough to render assistance. When the poachers had disappeared, the whole proceeding having occupied little more than a minute or two, Ironside, who lives at Kibbleswerth, a small village in the immediate neigh. bourhood, went and got a cart, in which the two wounded men were conveyed to their homes. It was about nine o'clock at night, and exceedingly dark. The poachers could only have been a few yards from the keepers when they fired. Medical aid was procured as soon as pos sible, and a great number of the shots have been ex tracted ; but the men continue in a very precarious state. The police are scouring the district, endeavouring to find out the perpetrators of the diabolical act, they being supposed to be pitmen ; bat there is little chance of their succeeding, for the night was so dark it would be impossible to identify them. Tnn GLASGOW MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.—Not a syllable does the Guardian say about the anniversary pf the gunpowder plot last Tuesday. Changed times! Not a syllable does it say either about our municipal elec tions on Tuesday, on which it was wont to distant at great length, and with considerable gusto,—if on the winning side. The Guardian was in high feather when the H. Dunlops, Bains, and Browns, and other kindred Non-Intrusionists, were " lords paramount" in the coun cil. Now they are all out of it. There is scarcely the ghost of a Non-Intrusionist, or a Non-Erastian, pro perly so called, to be seen in the Council! But in their room and stead we have a clear and decided majority—yes, a positive and decided majority—of good and consistent supporters of the Church of Scotland. So frail and fickle were the " Free"—so conscious were they of their own impotency or weakness, that they put up no candidate on the principles of the Guardian in any one of the wards of the city, although a few weeks ago the Guardian had almost seized the poker and the tongs for a real free battle. They withdrew their own pet favourite, Mr. Fleming, the ironmonger, in the fourth ward—they allowed him to retire sub silentio. So much for the progress of free fanaticism in this city. Good bye to it ! Sic transit gloria mundi.—Scotch Reformer's Gazette. WRECK OF THE EDGAR.--The operations for the recovery of the wreck of the Edgar frigate, which was wrecked at Spithead in 1711, were discontinued on the 31st of October, and the party of Royal Sappers and Miners engaged in submarine operations with Sergeant Linsey, under Lieut. Barlow, of the Royal Engineers, arrived at Woolwich, their head-quarters, last week. Corporal Richard Jones is stated to have got up nineteen iron guns during the season, besides other articles; and, when the rough and generally unfavourable state of the weather which prevailed during the greater part of the operations is taken into account, it is surprising that he recovered so many. It is, at the same time, proof that he must have exerted himself with exemplary activity and industry. The corporal has the reputation of being the most skilful diver in England. Corporal Girvan also was very successful in the laborious services of diving, while health permitted him to continue at it, but he was prevented from rendering any particular assistance for some weeks previous to the close of the operations, owing to an accident to the safety valve of the helmet, which occasioned his serious indisposition ; he is now perfectly restored to health. ABERDEEN RAILWAY.—The connexion of the an cient and flourishing town of Aberdeen with Edinburgh and Glasgow, and all the proposed and present railways in the South, promises to be one of the best lines yet projected, and an indispensable auxiliary to the agricul ture of the extensive district through which it will have to pass. The development of the resources of Scotland by steam navigation, which brought them within reach of the great markets of England and its metropolis, was an era in her agricultural prosperity, and likewise an immense benefit to the Londoners, whose food and pro visions were cheapened by the abundant supplies thus obtained. What steam navigation did on a small scale, railway transport will now do on a comparatively greater one. No town of the size and importance of Aberdeen can long remain excluded from the general highways of the nation ; and we are certain, by its position, it will soon take a start in prosperity that will place it in a commercial point of view on a par with Dundee and Leith, if not with Glasgow itself. The projected line will connect Aberdeen with all the principal towns of Scotland, such as Arbroath, Dundee, Forfar, Perth, and Stirling, whore its vivifying influence will soon be felt. We may say, as a general rule, that the success of all railroads which have two large cities as their termini, and pass through numerous other towns, is perfectly certain, because a large passenger traffic, which is always the most remunerative, is, as it were, guaranteed to them. The company will be easily able to prove, from undoubted official returns and statistical evidence, that the traffic will yield a return of 8 per cent. to the share holders. Our personal knowledge of the district sur veyed by Mr. Cubitt inclines us to place implicit confi dence in the fairness of the estimate and the practica bility of his Him—Atlas. THE WINTER ASSIZES,—We are informed that an intimation has been received by the authorities that Mr. Justice Coleridge (who is to preside at the winter assizes at York and Durham) will take the Yorkshire Itizes first. Although be has . not yet positively conpluded the arrangements, it is his present intention to open the commission for Yorkshire on Thursday, the 28th inst.— Yorkshire Gazette. Commander Wm. Crispin is appointed to the Vic toria and Albert. EXPENSES OF REGIMENTAL MESSES. The following general order has been issued by order of the Commander-in-Chief:— " Horse Guards, Oct. 28, 1844. " Complaints having reached the Commander-in- Chief of the great expense attending the regimental messes of the officers of the several regiments, and the Commander-in-Chief being sensible of the great inconvenience and injury to a numerous class of most meritorious officers, who cannot afford to incur such expenses, from his recollection of the long ex perience he acquired by the exercise of the com mand of a regiment for many years in garri sons, cantonments, and the field; and advert ing, moreover, to the gracious consideration of a late Sovereign, and to the handsome pro vision made by Parliament to supply with wine the officers of the army, and to enable them to consume that article without pecuniary inconvenience, it is his duty to draw the attention to the subject of the gene ral officers of the army, and of the commanding officers of regiments. " His Grace accordingly desires that commanding officers of regiments, battalions, and depots, will call the attention of the mess committee of officers, in each, to the necessity of forming an estimate, at the commencement of every three months—viz., January, April, July, and October —of the expense of keeping the mess table for the officers at the station, including therein attendance, maintenance of table linen, the expense of wine, beer, and provisions of all sorts. " That the fourth of the allowance paid by the public for wine shall be carried to account against the amount of this estimate. " That the allowance of wine supposed to be con sumed by each individual member of the mess shall be fixed, and the balance of the expense shall be divided among the number of members of the mess present; and the commanding officer will, with that information before him, fix the weekly amount for the messing, including the stated allowance of wine for each officer; and it must be clearly understood that no officer can be called upon to defray a larger expense than that thus required to defray the charge of this estimate. " The Commander-in-Chief does not take upon himself to specify what wines the officers of the army shall drink, of what quality, or in what quantity ; but that on which he does insist is, that none shall be required to defray the expense of such wines ex cepting those who choose it. Those who have dined at the table of the messes of officers, know that there are well-understood means of informing the officers of a regiment of the moment at which the allowance of the day has been consumed ; and those who do not choose to incur further expense should then be expected to depart. " Officers may choose to invite one or more friends to dine with them, for whom, and the expense of their entertainment, the inviter alone must be re sponsible. "The corps of offi cers may thi n k proper t o i nv i te to dine an individual, or another corps of officers, and to give upon such occasion a more expensive dinner, or to have more expensive wines, than at the usual mess dinner ; but all the expense upon such occasions, beyond the usual estimated charge, whether on account of dinner, attendance, or wine, must be defrayed exclusively by those who may think proper to affix their names to a paper, notifying the intention of some to give such entertainment; and the Commander-in-Chief desires that it may be clearly understood by command ing officers of regiments, battalions, and depots, that his Grace requires them to give their special counte nance and protection to those who may, from any mo tive, decline to be parties to incurring such expenses. "It has long been the practice of the army for of ficers upon joining a regiment to subscribe a fixed sum to purchase or defray the charges of the mess utensils; and it is positively required in page 125 of the Ge neral Regulations, that no part of the wine money shall be applied to this purpose ; but it is to be clearly understood that, excepting the limited subscription above referred to, no officer can be called upon to pay more on account of mess expenses, than the weekly amount fixed to defray the balance of the three-monthly estimate of the expense of keeping the mess table, as hereby ordered. " The general officers who will inspect regiments are particularly requested to attend to, and report upon, the execution of the provisions of this general order, and they will mention in their respective re ports the amount of the weekly charge of the mess of each officer. " By command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wel ington, Commander-in-Chief, "JOHN MACDONAD, Adjutant-Gen." DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. (Abridged from the Plymouth Herald.) It becomes our duty to state the particulars of an alarming conflagration, which took place on the morning of Friday, the Bth inst., on the premises of C. Tanner, Esq., Tavistock-road, and which has occasioned the destruction of much valuable property. Mr. Tanner carries on a large manufactory, employing a number of persons, and has always on his premises a very extensive and valuable stock of wool, leather, bark, and other materials; and, con sequently, when it was known that a fire had broken out in his establishment, the greatest consternation was felt. The fire (the situation of the premises being in a high part of the town) was observed at an early pe riod in the citadel by the sentinels, and with an ear nestness which cannot be too highly valued, that gal lant corps, the depot of the 7th Fusileers, was called to duty. The citadel engine was got ready, and the soldiers, commanded by Major Yea, and assisted by the other officers, succeeded in bringing their en gine first on the ground. The West of Eng land followed in a few minutes, dashing up in fine style, quickly succeeded by the County, the Royal Marine, and the Dockyard engines. The agents of the various establishments, and a large body of Royal Marines, commanded by Colonel Mitchell, and a division from the 44th Regiment, were also present. The alarm was given about one o'clock, the engines were in full play before half-past, and all danger of the flames extending to the other buildings was over by two o'clock The whole of the damage was con fined to the stack of buildings in which the fire ori ginated. It is considered that the fire commenced in the engine -house, but the immediate cause is not known. The property destroyed belonging to Mr. Tanner is estimated, we hear, about 1,5001., and we understand that the whole of the premises and stock are insured in the West of England office. We should not close our account without stating that the inhabitants of these towns cannot too highly appreciate the valuable assistance which they receive, on occasions of this description, from the military. We should also fail in our duty, if we did not no tice the zeal displayed at all times by the officers and men of those public establishments—the Royal Naval Hospital and Dockyard, their engines with a sufficient force are always in attendance in cases of fire, and the service they render is invaluable. OPERATION FOR SQUINTING PERFORMED UNDER MESMERISM.—On Tuesday last a novel but successful operation was performed upon a child ten, years old, named Martha Clarke, for removing that unpleasant visual imperfection called squinting. The child was taken to Mr. Toswill, surgeon, on the 30th ult., to be operated upon for this detect, but from the difficulty of inducing so young a person to sit quiet during so painful and delicate an operation, it was proposed that mes • merism should be resorted to. The first time this was attempted the mesmeric state was produced in sixteen minutes, and her arms rendered completely rigid. At the time she had no knowledge about mesmerism, nor that anything of the kind was about to be tried upon her. So unconscious was she, indeed, of the existence of mesmerism, or that she had been in such a state, that afterwards she said to her mother, " I am so sorry I went to sleep ; but I could not help it ; Mr. Toswill looked at me so.' Subsequent to this, she was mes merised several times previous to Tuesday, when Mr. Toswill ventured on the operation. On the occasion there were present, beside Mr. Toswill, Messrs. Spencer and Downing, surgeons, Mr. Joseph Biggs, Captain Jackson, and Mr. Atkinson, from London, who is a friend of Dr. Elliotson's, all of whom, with the exception of Mr. Spencer, signed a document, stating their firm conviction of the absence of all consciousness or pain in the little pa tient during the operation. Mr. Spencer dissented from the general opinion, believing that she manifested signs of feeling pain. The time in which the operation was performed was two minutes and a half, during which the other eye remained perfectly closed and motionless, without any bandage being placed over it, which is usual in such cases. The arms, which had been fixed in an horizontal position, gradually relaxed ; that nearest the eye operated on sinking down to her side. When de mesmerised, and told that the operation had been per formed, she looked up, and with childlike simplicity and surprise exclaimed, " Has it!" In answer to questions put to her by those who were spectators, she said that she had no knowledge of what took place, nor felt any pain, but she had dreamed that she was at Hannah Colton's house, blowing the fire to make the pan boil. In what way this dream could be induced by the circumstances in question, is a phenomenon which we shall not here attempt to solve. As all our readers are not aware of the mode of the operation in question, we may state that it is briefly as follows :—The lid being held open, the eye to be operated upon is forced to a straight position ; a piece of the white of the ball is then laid hold of by a small pair of forceps, pulled up, and cut ; this being done, a hook is introduced, and being passed round to the back part, the muscle is secured, brought forward, and divided by the scissors of tho operator. —Leicehtershi? e Mercury. On Monday last, a numerously attended meeting was held at the house of Mr. James Phipps, the sign of the Horse and Jockey, Arnold, for the purpose of form ing an association for the legal protection of foot roads within the parish, when a considerable number enrolled themselves as members, out of which a committee was chosen to manage the business, and the meeting was then adjourned to next Monday evening.—Nettingham Review, APPOINTMENTS. Captain—G. B. Martin, C. 8., to the Eagle. Commander—William Crispin, to the Victoria and Albert yacht. Lieutenants—John Daly and George Hancock, to the Eagle ; H. W. Hire, from the Snake, to the Bonetta, vice Lowcay, dismissed that ship ; A. Barrow (addi tional), to the Snake, vice Hire ; J. W. Robert (addi tional), to the Snake, vice Franklin, dismissed the ser vice; G. Pyne (additional), from the Formidable, to the Warspite ; W. Robson, to command the Nautilus, vice Tringham, promoted. Purser—John Thomson (b) to the Eagle ; V. A. Haile, to the Accountant-General's Department, at Somerset house. Master—Angelo L. Vanzetti, to the Eagle. Mate—Mr. James King, to the troop-ship Apollo. Assistant-Surgeon—Andrew Moffat, to the Eagle ; Robert Willcox, to the Volcano ; Dr. David Lyall, and J. A. Miller, to the Formidable ; G. Yeo and Dr. Coulter, to the Penelope; John Forbes, James Croninn, G. Simpson, and J. Wade, to Victory ; D. Durgan and J..Collings, to the Agincourt. Royal Marines—Captain Appleton and Lieut. Driver, to the Eagle. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 9.—The England packet-ship, Captain Bartlett, reached the Mersey this evening, with dates from New York to the 16th ult., one day in advance of the last steamer. There is nothing in the papers of much interest. The elections were proceeding vigorously, and the journals are almost exclusively occupied with these contests. The Whigs in Pennsylvania claim a victory of 4,000. A speech delivered at Boston, by Mr. John Quincy Adams, against the project of an annexing Texas to the United States, had caused some atten tion. Nothing later from that country relative to the election of Mr. Anson Jones, the new President, had been received. The Canadian papers are also mainly filled with electioneering news, but there is little to be gleaned from them relative to the general issue. LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS. NEW YORK, OCT. 15.—The operations at the Stock Exchange this morning were to moderate extent. State Stocks were firm. United State Sixes sold at 17 per cent. premium ; Pennsylvania Fives advanced I, ; Far mers' Loan, ; and Norwich and Worcester Railroad, ; Mohawk Railroad declined I, and Long Island Rail road per cent. At the Public Stock Exchange, Far mers' Loan improved per cent., and Norwich and Wor cester Railroad, ; Long Island Railroad declined I, and Canton Company 1 per cent. The Stock Market has been remarkably active during the last three weeks, and prices of all descrip tions have improved. Ohio State Stocks have advanced considerably, and are now in very active demand for permanent invest ment. The elections in that state having secured a Whig majority in the Legislature, we do not doubt that their stocks will still further advance, and become favourite objects of investment. The probability of the passage of a new banking law will undoubtedly increase the demand for these stocks, and in a short time place them in permanent hands. There is a fair demand for specie. The packets of the 16th instant will take out about $300,000. The Bank of New York has this day declared a semi annual dividend of 4 per cent. payable on the Ist of November. FOREIGN EXCHANGES.— London is at 110 ; Paris, 5.211 ; Amsterdam, 404; Hamburgh, 35i; Bremen, 79} to 79k. SPEClE.—American Gold is at par to f prem.; Sove reigns, 4.83 to 4.85 ; Napoleons, 3.83 to 3.85 ; Spanish Doubloons, $16.20 to $16.30; Patriot Doubloons, $15.85 to $16.00 ; Spanish Dollars, 4 to 5 per cent. prem.; Carolus Dollars, 7 to 8 per cent. prem.; Mexican Dollars, If to li; Five Franc Pieces, 94f to 94g. THB ALERT, 10, COMMANDER BOSANQUET.—Pri vate letters have been received from this ship, which give a perfect refutatiok to the statement that has been published by an American shipper, whose ship was boarded and searched by an officer and boat's crew of the Alert. It appears that the vessel in question was supposed, and not without reason, to be engaged in the slave-trade, and that the search was conducted through out in the most becoming and proper spirit, and with the utmost: forbearance, notwithstanding the obstructions offered by the skipper of the supposed slaver.—Norther n Whig. CONDITION Or THE IRISH POOR.—The condition of the great body of the people is deplorable in the ex treme. It is computed that there is, on an average, at least 2,000,000 of open acknowledged paupers --persons who live all the year round in a state of the most extreme poverty. There are myriads more of the peasantry who are not one whit better off, and yet are not professed mendicants. When there has been a failure of the po tato crop, the two millions of avowed beggars are usually swelled to half a million more. How the very lowest class of the Irish peasantry continue to live at all, is the subject of amazement, not only to all those strangers who visit Ireland, but to such of their own countrymen as are in better circumstances. Their cabins are unfit places for the beasts of the field to live in. They have rarely anything in the shape of windows in the mud huts, which they call their cabins. Glass is wholly un known to them : so that if there be any perforation in the wall, it only answers the purpose of letting out the smoke; for they have no chimneys by which they can escape. I need not add, that a hole which will let out the smoke must needs let in the wind and the rain. The door is a great thing in an Irish cabin. It answers the double purpose of a window and chimney • and there i s often a regular contest between the smoke in seeking egress from the cabin, and the light in seeking ingress into it.—lmpressions of Ireland and the Irish. FORGED . NOTES AND BASE COIN.- .Within the last few days, the tradesmen of Stockton, and others more or less interested in the monetary:world in that town, having been informed that a consideral4 number of base 5/. notes, sovereigns,half-sovereigns, half-crowns, shillings, and six pences, were in circulation, a kind of a panic took place, which ended in the capture of several suspicious cha racters. Some respectable persons are implicated, and several have been already apprehended, while the police are on the alert for others, nho are supposed to be the principals in this nefarious transaction. Many of the notes, as well as the counterfeits in gold and silver, have, it is generally supposed, found their way into circulation at the late fairs in the north of England. Plates of copper, steel, &c., with moulds of various kinds being every day brought to light, it would be premature to say any more on the subject at present, as from this simple notice the public will be on their guard. In addition to the above, minor robberies and depredations of almost every kind are daily taking place, and are evidently most alarmingly on the increase.—Newcastle Advertiser. AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT. THE ELECTIONEERING SKELETON ! The Americans are indeed a funny sort of people. The following is one of the many specimens of the numerous plans adopted by the several newspapers opposed to the election of Henry i. Clay to the Presi dential Chair, and intended in ridicule of hi m . Th ere is a cut in the paper from which we copy it, repre senting Mr. Clay's coat of arms, with the words "shoot lower" across it, and " war, pestilence, and famine ;" at one corner four or five playin g car ds, and at the opposite end a cocked pistol. At the head he is represented firing at his opponent, and a bottle in the centre of his assailant, marked "brandy." THE " EMBODYMENT." " Henry Clay, the liv ing personification and embodyment of Whig principles." Whig address. IN 1777 born; In 1805 quarrelled With Col. Davis, of Ken • tucky, which led to his first duel : In 1808 he challenged Humphrey Mar shall, and fired three times at his heart : In 1825 he challenged the great Jo hn Ran dolph, and fired once at his he art but without eff,ct: In 1838 he plan ned the CHILLEY DUEL, by which A MURDER was perpetra ted, and a wife made a ma- ni ac : In 1841, wk 6 5 years old, and gr h e a ded, is under 5000 lars BONDS to KEEP T P EACE ! At the age of e PERJURED himself t ecure a Seat in the Unite S tates Senate. In 1824 he mad a n infamous bargain with John Quin Adams, by which he SOLD OUT for a 1,200/. a-year OFFICE. He is also well kn own as a GAM BLER, and SA BBATB BREA KER. HisP OLITICS are precisely and exactly those of the Ilartford con vention fed eralist : op posed to e qual rights, equal laws; and in favour of mono polizing laws and char tered priv ile ges. Also h e sus tai the rod Alge in their BLOOD AND en e y dol- HE 29 0 d 0 ay fe -0 US Tines deeds of MURDER. CALAMITOUS FlRE.—Yesterday morning, shortly before 4 o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises belong ing to Mr. Calloway, draper, three doors from Astley's Amphitheatre. The first discovery was made by the shop-boy, who was sleeping in the kitchen, and who was awoke, In consequence of hearing a loud cracking noise, proceeding from the shop ; he immediately jumped out of bed, and tried to alarm his master. Finding, how ever, that he was unable to accomplish that object, he rushed up stairs, and broke a square of glass in the first floor front, and then shouted " Fire," which brought the police and some of the neighbours to the spot. The fe male servant and the lad were taken from the first floor down a ladder, and thereby escaped uninjured. Mr. Calloway, however, was not so fortunate, for thinking he could subdue the flames with the aid of a bucket of water, he ran down stairs to procure one, but he was met by a huge sheet of flame and smoke, which forced him backwards, destroying the hair on his head, and sadly burning him about the face, neck, and ears. He managed, after considerable difficulty, to reach the kitchen area, nearly suffocated ; and, before he could be rescued, the iron grating over the same was compelled to be forced. In the meantime, the flames had broken through the roof, and were extending in the direction of the theatre. The valuable stud, consisting of 63 horses, were let loose, and turned into Amphitheatre row, when some of the animals commenced kicking and plunging in a most fearful manner. Some mules that were in the stables, upon perceiving the fire, could not by any possibility be made to stir ; and, had the flames reached their stables, they must have perished. The flames were extinguished by 6 o'clock ; but not until the buildings and the stock-in-trade, furniture, &c., were nearly destroyed. The damage is very considerable, and will fall upon the Sun and Imperial offices. IRON COLLIER.—Some curiosity has been excited by the arrival in the Thames of a Newcastle collier, a fine looking vessel, built of iron, and fitted with a screw propeller, worked with an engine of twenty-horse power. She is 139 feet long, 27 feet 6 inches wide, and, when loaded with 340 tons of coals, her draught is only 11 feet 9 inches aft, and 10 feet 3 inches forward ; her hold is divided into separate chambers, after the prin ciple of C. W. William's water-tight bulkheads, herme tically closed felt e floor, into which the water can be ad mitted by large taps, for ballast, and when not required is pumped out again by the engine. Her bows are sharp and wedge-like, and her stern unusually project ing; though low, her counters are so flat that she lifts with every swell, and it is nearly impossible for a wave to break over her taffrail. LEEDS AND LONDON MAILS.—An entire day has been gained by the merchants of Leeds in their commu nications to and from London, by an arrangement which came into effect on Tuesday last, the sth instant, when a mail -cart commenced running to Wakefield, to meet the up-day mail from Newcastle. The mail leaves Leeds at eleven at night ; the London letters being delivered in Leeds, at eight P.M., allows three hours to reply; and the Leeds letters by this mail being delivered in London in the afternoon, time is allowed to send a reply the same evening. I n t hi s way a w h o l e d ay i s save d in the ob taining of an answer.—Doncaster Gazette. PREVENTION OF HYDROPROBIA.—The Frankfort Gazette says :—" A gentleman of Saratorf has disco vered that the most efficacious remedy for the bite of rabid animals is the insect called tentania aurata, reduced to powder, and given to the patient. Dr. Wagner has tested the remedy, and met with most satisfactory re sults." DUTCH MAIL ROTTERDAM, Nov. s.—Private letters fr , ,m Batavia, dated 21st of August, received to-day by Ow overland mail, announce the death of his Excellency Baron P. Mtrkus, the. Governor-General. His mortal rt mains were interred, a week before the (hoe of the later, at Soorabaya, with all the honours due to hi 3 rank, We look with grief and anxiety for some parfeu'ars of the illness which has so prematurely removed from his high office this worthy man, who was still in the prime of life. Everybody here who had the pleasure of knowing him is deeply afflicted at the unexpected news of his death. THE HAGUE, Nov. 7.—Preceding accounts from Ba tavia announced that the deceased Governor was in a weak state of health. In hopes that the ava air might have a favourable effect, he set out in the month of July, on board his Majesty's steamer, the Bromo, to make a voyage along the coast of Java. On his arrival at Soorab.iya, he land d, intending to pass sometime on shore. This had at first a favJurable effect, so that at the hitter end of 'July he made an excursion for two days into the interior, which did not seem to fatigue him more than thwe n ho accom panied him, Ile now resolved to proceed in the Bromo to visit Banjoewange ; but on this excursion the symp• turns of his disorder suddenly assumed such an alarm ing appearance, that it was judged advisable to return with all speed to Suorabaya, where he died on the 2d of _August, in the house of M. Pieterrnaier, the resident. Ilia end was perfectly calm, and he retained all his faculties to the last, so that an hour and a half before he expired he dictated a farewell letter to his nearest rela ti'es. His loss is universally deplored in Java, which is no wonder, since, with the exception of a two years' leave of absence, the deceased has passed twenty-eight years in India. M. J. G. Reynst, Vice-President of the Council of India, had, on the sth of August, a slimed the Gosern nicht as Governor-General pro tempore, in expectation of his Majesty's pleasure. THE HAGUE, Nov. B.—The sections of the Second Chamber were engaged yesterday in deliberating on the communications sent from the First Chamber respecting the address in reply to his Majesty's six( ch. The central section has met today for the purpose. It is expected that it will shortly make its report, which will be taken into consideration without delay. The Staats Courant of this day publishes a royal decree of Nov. 6, which opens a voluntary exchange of inscriptions of the national debt at five per cent, into inscriptions at four per cent. to the amount of ten mil lions of florins. DUTCH FUND3.AbiSTERDASI, Nay. 8. Nonce. HUI & Aetna/ Dell, 24 per rent... 62% 62% Ditto, ditto, 3 per Cent. ...... bi.to, ditto, 4 per Cent. ..... Date JIM 5 per cent.. 5w,4 A in•A Syndic, 434 per cent 9 tie Ditto. ditto, 3% per cent.-- .... 81)% 00 Commercial Company, ?or ;40% 141% Loan 1837, 4% per CeLl ..... 1 , 911 ILO Exchange on ...ondea, Onemonth 1 12 Two months...—. 12 £7g Hamburgh, One m.nth ..... 35 56 2.45 Tw0m0nth5........ z 5 x 5 Dutch Papers, Nov. 9. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Beam, Nov. 5. !Ms. St. Schuld Sch., 3per cent.... ..... 9934 Prussian English Bonds, 1630, 1 per cent. Exchange on Landon_ Prussian State Gazette, Nov. 6. Money 99 CASTING OF ONE TH OUSA ND 32-POUNDERS, AT LOW MOOR IRON WORKS. The fact having come to our knowledge that in structions had been forwarded to Low Moor for the execution of the enormous number of one thousand pieces of ordnance, of large calibre, we determined to learn the particulars on the spot. Accordingly, on making known our business, on Monday last, we were received with the greatest courteousness, and were fortunate enough to be present at the actual casting of some of the guns—a process fraught with the utmost interest to those who ever saw the like be fore, and one which can hardly be viewed with indif ference, no matter how often it be witnessed. We ascertained that the guns are all iron 32 -pounders, technically "longs" and " shorts," though the inex perienced eye would fail to detect any difference in their lengths, and the actual difference, we believe, is only a few inches. There is a very material dif ference, however, in their formation, as compared with the guns hitherto in use, the weight of the metal being infinitely greater in the new than the old, and varying also considerably in the new, ac cording to the drawings to which they are cast. Formerly, 32 pounder iron cannon were cast as low as 24 cwt. each ; hut these now being cast weigh twice, and in some instances almost three times as much, namely, from 43 cwt. to 56 cwt., and even to 62 cwt. each. This immense increase of metal affords, of course, a proportionate increase of strength to the guns, the bursting of one of which, after it has undergone the Woolwich test, may now be re garded almost as an impossibility. The principal portion of this additional metal is placed in the breech, though it much varies in some of the guns as to its distance from, or proximity to, the trunnions, as those pivots are called by which the gun rests on the carriage. Much difference of professional opinion „. seems to prevail as to the relative advantage and dis advantage of having the chief weight of the metal in each piece disposed in this or that particular spot. We believe, however, that all authorities on the doc trine of projectiles are unanimous in pronouncing guns cast on this principle that is, immensely heavy in and about the breech—to be capable of throwing a ball infinitely further than the old light guns, and with a proportionate economy in the ex penditure of powder. Each gun is cast perfectly solid, in a clay mould, suspended perpendicularly in a metal casting, and such is the bulk of iron employed, and so great is its power of retaining the heat, that each piece takes nearly a week to cool before it can be further meddled with —for instance, on Monday evening last we could not bear to place the hand on the outer clay covering of a gun cast on the previous Saturday morning, and several days must elapse before the metal itself could be touched with impunity. The guns are drilled out with powerful machinery, and if the bore, which is guaged with the nicest possible precision, is found to vary a hair's breadth, it is at once sent to the fur.. nace and melted over again. If, however, the bore is found to be mathematically true, it is polished, also by machinery, till it is as smooth as glass and as glittering as silver. The crown and royal initials are then chiselled out just above the touch-hole, and after receiving a final scrutinising inspection, the gun is sent by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to Hull, and thence transported in coasters to Wool wich. Here it is subjected to the ordnance test. If it carry its range truly, and without exhibiting any symptom of inferiority of material, and corresponds in all respects with the drawing, it receives the Go vernment impress; and being freed from the rust which it has most likely acquired in its transit, is pronounced fit for service, and placed in the stores accordingly. If, on the contrary, it should, in the minutest particular, fall below the ordinary standard, one of the trunnions is struck off, so as to render the gun utterly useless, and it is then returned at the cost of the maker. We learn that not one of the guns included in the present order to the Low Moor Company has, so far, though a large number of them have been executed, failed in the Woolwich test. Sometimes guns are ordered for the purpose of being burst at Woolwich —that is, for the purpose of trying experiments until they burst. Lately, two 56-pounders were made here, nine feet in length, and weighing 98 cwt. each; and, although Colonel Dundas, the Inspector-General of Ordnance, by whose directions all orders of this nature are executed, has been conducting a prolonged series of experiments with them at Woolwich, he has not yet applied a force greater than their powers of resistance, and will probably be some time b e f ore h e does so. As fast as these new 32-pounders are being made—namely, at about the rate of twenty-four a week—the old 32-pounders are called in and melted down, their average weight being something under 30 cwt. each ; so that instead of saying that Govern ment are having 1,000 new 32-pounders made, it would perhaps be more proper to state that they are. having that number of old ones replaced by those of an improved construction. —Liverpool Journal of Saturday. BATII AND SALISBURY RAILWAY.—We under stand, a Company, who will be prepared with the neces sary details for an application to Parliament during the next session, for a line from Bath, via Bradford and Troll bridge, to Salisbury, with a branch to Tringley, is about to be formed. We hear the projectors have every reason to believe it will have the approval of Govern ment.— Wiltshire Independent. The effects of Lord Brougham's Bill, for the abo lition of arrest for debts contracted under 20L, have ; already been felt in the provinces. M r . C omm i ss i one r ' Harris has had to adjudicate only upon nine petitions in Norfolk ; neither was there a single petition to be heard at Lynn or Bury. In many instances, both in the me tropolis and the counties, insolvents who have been re manded by the Court for various terms of imprisonment, have been released upon proper application to the Court of Bankruptcy, various while so on re athenos, ale been thehrandm liberated anybankip b ta ii remanded for availing themselves of the Insolvent Court.-IVorapie4 Mercury. A white whale was lately found stranded in At i s.,, kerry, measuring about twenty feet in length. It had no teeth, and it is possible it is one of the Aodon variety —a small toothless whale —some of which came ashore THE PROCESSION OF T U B in F O A rke T u AL y A a c f c e y e ars ago. r' DURINGzTO. Loan MAYOR BY WATER. ---011 Saturday afternoon a coal porter, named Thomas Baldwin, aged twenty-nine, met with his death under the following circumstances:— While the proccssion of the Lord Ma) or was passing up the river, the deceased was standing on the edge of one of his employer's barges, when his attention became so riveted to the proceedings, that he missed his footing and tell into the water. About twenty-five minutes elapsed before his body was found, when every means were used to resuscitate him, but without effect. The deceased hts, left a wife and family. We have observed with pleasure the great activity which prevails in tho export trade in apples from the island of Jersey. Large apples fetch 12f. a quarter, and time of moderate size 10f.—Le Pilote (Guernsey paper). rchlYr ruing their StDC. be pre- The efore efore med. the rleyf ,r by wall e all igh• per kind w1:1 con teen ogle ces. ring usio Jo ,aid