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Orttrb Vatttott THE FUNDS-(C OSING PRICES). BRITISH Bank 5t0ck.....".....ex div 201}4' 3 per Cent. Red 99 3 per Cent. Cons. 334 per Cent. Red New 331 per Cent 102% Long Annuities to expire Jaa. 12 Oct. 1859............... 11% Jan. 1860.....«...«.. FUNDS. Ditto Bonds £l,OOO pm. Ditto under £l,OOO — pm South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, 10004 134c1 57 pm. Ditto 50011..,«.......» - pm. Ditto Small 52 pin Bank Stock for Acct — Consols for Act. lOO% India Stock for Acct •-• FUNDS. Russian, 5 per Cent...". ..... 119% Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per Cent., 1840 23% Ditto, 1841 Ditto, 1842 Ditto, 1843.. « ., « , » . » . « . « Ditto, 1841 ..... Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... -. 55% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Ct — French, 5 per Cent.,. —r • c. French, 3 per Cent. —f Exchange --f —e. Dutch, *4 per Cent Ditto,:s per Cent ... 99 Indian ' FOREIG _ _ _ Austrian, 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent Braxilianponds Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent...- Chllian, 6 per Cent ..... Colombian, 6 per Cent — Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 184, 5 per Cent. Mexican, 5 per Cent . Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per ..-.-. Ct — Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent — Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct — Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct SHA Birmingham and Gloucester Bristol and Exeter (70 paid), Bristol and Gloucester, 30 p Churnet Valley, 2 vid Direct Northern, 2 paid Diss, Beccles, and armouth, I}4 paid. ...... Eastern Counties (25 paid) Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) Lon.ion and Brighton (50 paid) London and Greenwich (121. 15s. 4d. paid) 9% London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) London and Cyoydon RES. (100 paid)... ....... ..... 98 aid London and Yoik, 234 paid 3 Midland (100 paid) Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 21 paid . 4844 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid lO South Eastern and Dover 3 2s 4d paid) York and North Midland (50 paid) — Ditto, Selby Scrip, 20 paid 693i Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid Orleans and Vierzon, 2 paid 9 Orleans and Sourdeaux, I paid Paris and Lyons, 2 paid 346 saris and Orleans (20 paid) 39 Paris and Rouen. 20 paid ..... .. ..... ..................... 38% SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAt. GLOBE.—We find the following paragraph in Wednesday's Exeter Flying Post:— ":ENTORCEMENT OF THE RUBRIC.—We hear that the whole body of the chapter of our cathedral, in cluding both canons and prebendaries, are to assemble to-morrow (Thursday) in the chapter-house, at the special request of the Bishop, to consider the propriety of a regular conformity by the clergy to the rubric throughout the diocese of Exeter. We trust that, on the discussion of this very delicate subject, which has of late caused so much controversial and untoward feel ing to exist in so many of our parishes as well as the Universities themselves, there will be a regard for the laity, whose feelings on the matter we hope will be duly considered." The spirit which presides in these movements in the diocese of Exeter may , be estimated without breach of charity from the judgment of the Bishop of Exeter in the case of the Rev. Walter Blunt. It is probable that we may see occasion to revert to that judgment in somewhat of detail. At present we refer to it only for the purpose of " noticing that the authority for regulating ritual practices, most relied on therein, is the 13th and 14th C. 11., ch. 4, com monly called the Act of Uniformity. Now this de ference to Act of Parliament, even as supersed ing canons and rubrics, is, we de think, somewhat suggestive of what is now due to the laity on the part of the Established clergy. We are not aware that Parliament has lost any of the power that it ever had. We are not aware that the clergy have regained any of the power they have lost ix late ages. The present generation of high-flying Angli cans, among whom the Bishop of Exeter is so emi nent, may indeed amuse themselves by decrying Parlia ment, since the abolition of tests, as a motley assembly of schismatics. We content ourselves with reminding them that it is the legislature of this empire. It has before controlled the clerisy (by the Bishop of Exeter's own acknowledgement), and it can do so again. It may become—we believe it will, very shortly—its bounden duty to strike in, once more, on the part of the nation, and put an end to the disturbances of public peace, worship, and instruction, occasioned by the oversseen- Ing arrogation of independent license of discord aine2Sst parties in the Church. The laity will not continue to submit to be counted for nothing in the proceedings of the priests ; and it will soon be seen whether the Bpiscopal Bench or the House of Commons (the next, if not the present) best represents the feeling and resolutions of the laity; ard what degree of force the protest of bigotry will have against the adoption of some new model, as much within the competence of Parliament as was the Act of Uniformity, and better, suited than the Act of Uniformity to the views of these times With regard to this continual employment of the epithet schismatic, which distinguishes so especially Churchmen of the Bishop of Exeter's stamp, it may not be out of place to quote the following passage from Burke's " Correspondence :" " I cannot consider our Dissenters, of almost any kind, as schismatics, whatever some of their leaders might originally have been, in the eye of Him, who alone knows whether they acted under the direction of such a conscience as they had, or at the instigation of pride and passion. There are many things amongst most o► them which I rather dislike than dare to con demn." The Bishop of Exeter, however, and the high-flying Churchmen of his diocese, consider not only dissent ing but Roman Catholic "schismatics" as proper sub jects for re-baptism, before they will pray for them on their death-beds. And at this very moment, the other set of high Churchmen (the Romanising Puseyites) consider us all as involved in the sin of schism, till reconciled with the Church of Rome. Here is a well qualified order of men, as regards its present consti tuents, to pronounce upon what is schism, or what is not, outside of its pale ! There is evident urgency for some authoritative clearance of this clerical chaos. We say, the authority belongs to Parliament ; and ought to be exercised, not to restrict the terms of communion in the Established Church, or exclude .this or that party—but to render all - continued esta blishment by the State, and all aid to any commu nion—conditional on enforced better behaviour to each other, as well as to their " schismatic" fellow countrymen, on the part of a profession, whose pre sent agitators are drawing on England the pity of immoveable Rome, and the contempt of progressive Europe. STANDARD.—Another extraordinary example of the unchanged and unchangeable spirit of Popery has been recently brought to light, in the abduction, at the instance of the present Archbishop of Turin, of a young lady from her friends, with the view of inducing her to enter the Roman Catholic Church. It is not the first instance of the kind by many, but, looking at it in all its features, it is one of the most remarkable. The father of the young lady in ques tion, M. Heldivier, held for some years the post of Dutch Minister at Turin, where he had resided until his recal in May last. His departure was, how ever, hastened by domestic circumstances. One of his daughters had formed an attachment to a young advocate of the town; but circumstances rendering a ny permanent connexion unsuitable, their further intimacy was interdicted. Having presented his let ters of recal to the King of Sardinia M. Heldivier, would haN? taken his departure immediately, but that he was detained at the hotel to which he had removed, 'by the illness of another of his children. It appears that on the Bth of Juz‘e the ex-Minister and his lady were induced to attend a Pe, given in Turin in honour of the birth of the Duke of Savoy, and that during their absence their daughter, who male a feigned excuse for not accompanying her parents, quitted their hotel alone, without even a change of dress. Their suspicions were naturally attracted to her lover, who proved himself to have been wholly ignorant of her move ments. After a long and ineffectual search the ago nised father applied to the Archbishop of Turin, as the head of the Sardinian Church, for permission to pursue their inquiries in the various convents in Tu rin, or for any information he might be enabled to afford of her destination. He replied that he had rea son to believe that she had sought refuge in a con vent, but pretended not to know in which of the many houses of that description she might be found it turned out, however, that that respectable dig nitary h t ,d been the chief party t o her abduction, Smarting under the interdiction of her parents, and in the foyer of youthful enthusiasm, she was per suaded by a Roman Catholic priest, whom she had taken into her c ,nfidence, to enter the Roman Ca tholic Church. tit 7 ;:li the view of promoting this object the wily archbishop, who did not care to criminate himself by a written order, furnished the convert with half a sheet of paper, cut in a parti cular manner ; the other was given to the abbess of the convent of St. Croce, with directions to receive the bearer of the corresponding fragment into her house, at any hour of the night. She, however, was advised by the archbishop to delay her elope ment until her father had delivered his letters of re cal, lest his diplomatic privilege might enable him to defeat the conspiracy. It will scarcely be be lieved that, 'up to this period, M. Heldivier, al though the most strenuous exertions have been made on his ' b ehalf , has been unable to obtain the restora tion of hi s c hild . The King was appealed to in vain. Although he did not sdi his own opinion of the trOrisaction, th e subjection in which h e i s k ep t b y the Tapal power i s such, thatdared not inter fere in tLe matter, declaring tatlitel wouldewoulil incur th e penalty of exrcommunication, which inevitably lae fulminated against him if h e made himself a party to her release. Sn.eh reply . of might h ave b een the t the monarch who devoted his leisure time to em broidering petticoats for the Virgin Mary; but a m o .. parch so despotic as the King of Sardinia might have mustered courage to do something. In vain did the Mi nisters of England and France protest against so monstrous an outrage. Their threats and entreaties were alike unavailing, and the King of Holland having THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16 1844. taken no steps in the matter, the lady still remains in the convent, where she is now undergoing her no viciate. This exercise of the power and disposi tion of the Romish clergy is shocking enough, but is hardly worse than some things that have occurred in England in the course of the last few years. In this case the young lady is spirited away, and then forcibly returned, because she is above twelve years old. A few weeks ago we were called upon to notice an instance in which a "Mal tese widow, who had entered the Protestant Church, and married a Protestant, had her two children torn from her by the Popish authorities of that place, on the ground that they were under twelve years of age, so that Popish zealots make sure of their victims of whatever age. The apathy of the King of Holland in the matter would seem to be unaccountable, seing that his peremp tory demand for redress could not be disregarded. Had the outrage been offered to a British subject, the Papist powers at Turin would soon have been taught that it would not have been perpetrated with impu punity. We trust, however, that the matter will not be allowed to rest where it dces. If it is, there is no security for a stranger at any foreign court at which Popery is in the ascendant. OXFORD, FRIDAY.—The Archbishop of Dublin and the Bishop of Kildare have addressed the Board of Heads of Houses on the subject of the prevailing errors in the University ; and a committee is now sitting to concert measures for checking their progress. Mr. R. Ley, of BraEenose College, a connection of the Rev. Isaac Wil liams, has avowed himself the author of a report that Mr. Newman had written to the Rev. I. Williams, inti mating his probable secession from the Anglican com munion.—Evening Paper. ANOTHER VESSEL SUNK BY COLLISION SLIVER • yr.RPOoL, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Britannia steamer, 3 est?rday, on her passage from Dublin to this port, Came in contact with the brig Fly, outward-bound to Africa, when, owing to the injury received by the brig, she almost immediately sunk. We regret to say, that the mate of the brig was drowned, not having been enabled to get out of the vessel before she sunk ; all the others of her crew were saved. Th© crew and passen gers of the Britannia sustained no injury whatever. The accident occurred of Point Lynas. THE INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES OF IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In the present somewhat dubious political position of the sister kingdom—a position in which it is uncertain whether repeal or federalism will even tually strike the beam in the balance of probabilities —during this temporary lull of the hot warfare of agitation, the justness or judiciousness of which in its motives, its principles, and its tendencies, I will not stop to determine, inasmuch as you have often spoken, and very prudently, on that subject—surely, it will not be denied, nay, rather urged with more than usual reasonableness and force, that any attempt to direct the public mind, seriously and practically, to the fruitful, though long-neglected internal resources of Ireland, provided our efforts manifest skill, earnest ness, and accuracy, is peculiarly advisable, as likely to excite a most useful and seasonable interest. The awakened spirit of nationality by which the Irish people are now animated, manifesting itself as it does in divers forms, gives us hope that judicious measures of improvement, from whatever source they may come, will be properly encouraged and supported. It may be true that at the present time there is a stagnation in many of the ordinary channels of com mercial industry ; but then it will be admitted, as evincing this awakened spirit, that every new com mercial project is canvassed and examined with an anxious eagerness, bent upon discovering therein some elements of utility, or some prospect of success ; and not only so, but that capital is readily embarked in any undertaking which promises, however dis tantly, a profitable return. To this object, indeed, have already been appropriated some of those unem ployed funds which, on account of recent monetary revolutions, have been withdrawn from Government security. There seems to be two probable causes of the ill success or stagnation of industry in Ireland—either a want of enterprising energy, or its misapplication, and both may arise, and very likely do arise, from ignorance of the internal resources of the nation, their extent, and the most available means for their development. Hence a tardiness, on the one hand, to embark in any Irish speculation ; and, on the other, signal failure of some of the schemes that have been projected. But the great mischief has been the pusillanimity, or something like it, which induced the doubt of the industrial capabilities of Ireland. Like as in everything else appertaining to this hitherto " unhappy country," a feeling of despondency seems to hover over those who are concerned in any com mercial or speculative project. This evil must, there fore, be met in its very foundation. We must attack it in its source. The minute and elaborate returns of the census of 1841, the extensive researches of the Ordnance Survey, and the reports of the Railway Commissioners, and of the Mining and Inland Navi gation Companies, deficient though they might be in their statement of statistical facts, yet furnished a more satisfactory basis than ever had existed pre viously. On this basis a superstructure has been re cently completed by an able and acute investigator— I allude to Dr. Kane—who, by patient and laborious personal inquiries, and other supplementary means, scientific and practical, has satisfied us, beyond all doubt or hesitation, of the value, magnitude, and availableness of the industrial resources of Ireland. With regard to the sources of mechanical power in that country, which, for all practical purposes, must be considered to be steam and water, it is bvious that, for the creation of the former, fuel is indis pensable : it must, moreover, be cheap and abundant. It is now demonstrated that the resources of Ireland in this one particular have been, hitherto, vastly underrated. The principal coal districts are four in number, corresponding in name with the four Irish provinces. The Leinster coal field extends over nearly five thousand Irish acres, and, according to Mr. Griffiths's estimate, contains no less than 63,000,000 tons. The supply of coal from this district has advanced to 120,000 tons annually, while the cost has been reduced from 205. to lls. 6d. per ton for large coal, and 4s. per ton for culm. By a certain process the immense resources of the Lein ster and Munster districts, consisting of anthracite or non-flaming coal, may be rendered available for all the uses for which the diffusion of heat is required. The northern district of bituminous coal, extending around Lough Allen, is about sixteen miles in length, and the same in breadth, containing, as Mr. Griffiths es timates, above 30,000,000 tons, and yet are these mines hardly wrought at all, the yearly quantity raised not exceeding 3,000 tons. This unhappy district, abounding, as it does, with mineral wealth, is allowed to lie neglected and fallow; and the population, active, industrious, and eager for employment, are starving in the midst of these hidden riches, restrained only by their innate virtue from turning into un lawful channels the energies which nature destined to an honourable and remunerative industry. " The picture of this district, as I saw it some two years since," says Professor Kane, "has never l e ft m y m i n d . * * * As I walked on, there lay around my path masses of iron ore, equally rich with the best em ployed in England. I knew that in those hills, whose desolate aspect weighed on my mind, there were concealed all the materials for successful indns- try. A population starving, and eager to be em ployed at any price ; a district capable of setting them at work, if its resources were directed by ho nesty and common sense ; but all sacrificed to the stock-jobbing speculations of a few men acting on the gross ignorance and credulity of some others.' Much might be said of the Ulster field, and par ticularly of the interesting coal district in the county of Antrim, that probably would surprise your readers ; and the same may be alleged with respect to the subject of turf, Dr. Kane's report on which is exceedingly interesting and important. It is now clear that there is scarcely a use to which coal is ap plied, which may not be almost equally, if not equally, supplied by this neglected material. Will it be believed, that of the 20,000,000 acres, forming the area of Ireland, ab ou t 2 , 30 0,000 are turf, the larger proportion of which li es neg l ecte d and unpr ofitable, because either not turned to account at all, or wasted from want of scientific management in the process ? But the most important conclusion from all the investigations instituted is, that the difference of the cost of steam power in England and in Ireland is very trifling in the whole cost of manufacture, FO trifling indeed as to be utterly unimportant. There is, however, a question still more interesting—the efficient management of the water power of Ireland. This is a subject greatly underrated. Many are hardly prepared for the fact which is now pretty well evinced, that if the water power of Ireland were economised only to the extent it is in Lancashire, the head-quarters of our coal-trade and manufactures, that country would be supplied with an agency ex ceeding the entire power from steam, water, and every other source which is at present at work in the whole British Empire ! A fertile and instructive topic might be found in the subject of the comparative estimate of the various engines by which water may be applied to machinery, as well as in that of the minerals and the agricultural resources of Ireland, particularly the last; but omit ting these, for the present, we hasten to introduce an extract from the very just observations of Pro fessor Kane relative to the construction of railways in Ireland by means of Government advances, the interest on which should be paid by the profit of the railway traffic ; as to how the surplus (if any) is to be , a , pylied, and how the deficit (if any) could be raised : Three-quart ers o f a cen t ury ago, " says h e, when ' Scotland, poor, barren, and ignorant, lay at the feet of E ng l and, the central Government saw the necessity of crea ti ng at once such aesystemdisposition s of internal i. communications, as should pl ace at t tto nu and the inhabitants th e means o f pacific intercourses trade. Hence, between canals and roads, a million and a half of money was given to Scotland. Of this there was to be no repayment. Other large sums, as a quarter of a million to Leith harbour, were lent at very mode rate interest, and an arrangement was made that fur all roads required in Scotland, the State pays one-half of the expense, and the locality is burdened only with the other moiety. " The Government did its duty in Scotland nobly, although some of the plans were failures as to the particular result; but what has been the consequence to Scotland ? How much of the intelligence and business habits, the general morality, and amenability to the law, by which the people of that country are distinguished, is due to the abundant means of inter course with each other, and with their richer and more cultivated neighbours ? Certainly a great deal. Scotland furnishes to the State more revenue in pro • portion to her population than Ireland does ; but she certainly does not return a larger proportion of profit on the sums which the State has expended in the sound improvement of her people." While it is universally acknowledged that human labour can be obtained in Ireland on lower terms than almost any other country in Europe, the proposition is demonstrable that cheap labour is not identical with low wages ; and it is even ascertained, from actual instances, that the Irish can be induced, by fair and proper treatment, to do as much work in a given time as English labourers, and very nearly, if not quite, as well. With all these advantages belonging to the sister kingdom, there cannot be a question that, with judicious management and patriotic effort, her indus trial resources are capable of being properly de veloped, and her energies directed to the cultivation of those rational schemes of improvement which reason, and nature, and science, indicate as legiti mately her own.—l am, Sir,your obedient servant, Nov. 14, 1844. HIBERNICUS. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Nov. 15.) SPICES.—This afternoon at pablic sale 74 barrels 24 tsks of Jamaica Ginger were sold at stiff rates—fine b )1d white at 11/ 5s to 121165, and low to middling 4/ to 9/. 6 casks Mace were taken in at 2s 6d, and 108 bags 5 casks Pimento went id per lb cheaper, and sold at 4d fur good mid, aid for mid, and 31d to 3id per lb for low middling quality. FRUIT. —The transactions by private contract in new and old Currants have been considerable—old Zante and Cephalonia 435, old Patras 43s to 465, new Zante 475, ditto Patras 49s to 50s. The demand for Valentia raisins continues brisk at 505. New Red Smyrna in barrels have sold freely at 455, cases at 46s ; of new Chesme there are two cargoes arrived, and will be in the market next week. A few half-chests Prunes were taken in at 38s. 13,127 drums new Turkey pulled Figs were also put up, but being much out of condition were mostly taken in from 48s to 655. 1,600 drums Sultanas were withdrawn at 63s to 655, a few since sold at the latter price. 20 barrels new black Smyrna Raisins were taken in at 40s, and 35 barrels of old sold at 325. RlCE—Holders of Bengal remain firm, and supply the market sparingly, mid white fetching I ls, good mid to good 11s 6d to 12s ; only 50 bags have been offered at public sale, which sold at 10s 6d per cwt for very small white. Madras by private contract at 8s 6d to 9s per cwt for yellow. Java at 9s to 9s 6d for yellow, and at lOs to lis 6d per cwt for white. Cleaned Rice has secured a good sale, Patna at 13s 6d to 18s, and Carolina 23s to 273 per cwt. INDIGO.—There has been very little business trans acted in East India Indigo by the home trade, there are few shipping orders, and the holders that are disposed to realise are compelled to submit to a reduction on the rates of the last quarterly sale of 2d to 3d, and in some cases 4d to 5d ; the general decline however cannot be quoted at more than 3d per lb. CoculNEAL.—This afternoon there was no public sale, but privately several parcels were sold at an advance on the rates of the last auctions of Id per lb. TALLow.—For Russian Tallow on the spot prices have made a stand, and a good business has been trans acted; new Petersburgh yellow candle at 40s 6d tt 40s 9d per cwt for the first quality. The transactions for forward delivery are at 40s 3d to 40s 6d up to the end of the year, and at 44s 3d to 44s 6d per cwt for spring months. There is a larger quantity of Town Tallow in the market, and 41s to 41s 6d per cwt nett cash has been accepted. For other sorts of Tallow prices have suffered no further de pression. The stock of Tallow is 1,200 casks more than last year, bat prices are Is 3d to 2s per cwt lower than at that period. This afternoon at public sale 444 pack ages of New South Wales Tallow were sold at 36s 6d to 41s 9d, 208 packages North American 37s 6d to 403, 437 packages South American 37s to 39s 3d. OlLS.—There has been an excellent demand for Lin seed Oil from the home trade, at 23s 6d to 23s 9d on the spot ; prices are 5s 6d to 6s per cwt lower than they were last year at this period. Rape Oil has been taken sparingly at 35s to 35s 61 for pale, and 34s to 34s 6d for brown. Olive has met with little at tention, the demand has been limited at 431 to 441 for Gallipoli, Spanish 41/ to 421, Barbary and Levant 391 to 401 per tun ; these rates are from 20s to 60s lower than last year. Cocoa Nut privately at 27s to 29s per cwt. Palm is firm in price, and the demand has been good. For common Fish Oils there are very few shipping or ders, and the home trade have purchased with caution. By private contract Pale Seal at 34/ 10 to 351; Cod 331; Southern good to fine 31/ to 331, and inferior 28/ to 301 per tun Sperm, small parcels at 881 to 90/ per tun for British of first quality. American Lard Oil is 40/ to 411 per tun. COAX. MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Adair's Main, 16s 6d ; Tanfield Moor, 19s 6d ; West Hartley, 20s 6d ; W. E., Hilda, 22s ; Eden Main, 22 8 ; W. E., Haswell, 24s 3d ; W. E., Hetton, 248 ; W. E., Lambton, 24s ; W. E., Pemberton, 22s ; W. E., Stewart's, 24s ; W. E., Caradoc, 23s 6d, 23. 9d ; W. E., Heselden, 2256 d ; W. E., Heughall, 22s ; W. E., Kellue, 24s ; Sharp's Tanfield, 17s ; W. E., Adelaide, 24s ; W. E., South Wellington, 20s 6d ; W. E., Tees, 24s ; Lewiss Merthyr, 21s ; W. E., Killingworth, 218 6d.—Ships arrived since last day, 36. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—William Hyde, Steward, front China, off the Wight, sailed June 2, St. Helena Sept. 24 ; Sovereign, Main, from China, off Portsmouth, sailed May 30, Anjer Aug. 1, St. Helena Sept. 28 ; Urgent, Goodwin, from China, at Cork, sailed May 27, St. Helena Sept. 24 ; Sumatra, Rowell, from Sumatra, at Portsmouth, sailed June 25, Pernambuco Sept. 17 ; Westmoreland, Emery, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed March 29, Mauritius Aug. 4, St. Helena Sept. 9 ; Thistle, Turner, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailei July 16 ; Dryad, Hansen, from Singapore, at Liverpool, sailed June 26,Anjer July 23, St. Helena Sept. 15 ; John Pirie, Morice, from Ichaboe, at Plymouth, sailed Sept. 8, St. Helena Sept. 15 ; Mary Ann, Marshall, from Singapor e , a t Liverpo o l, saied June 8, Anjer July 7, St. Helena Sept. 8. Arrivals at St. Ilelena—Peruvian, Sept. 19 ; Welcome, 21st; Naiad, 22d ; Dream, 22d ; Daniel Dyer, and Siren, 23d, all from the coast of Africa ; Pe ruvian, 22d, from Calcutta ; Vrow Johanna, from Cal cutta ; Marmion, from China. Departures from St. Helena—Jane, Sept. 17, to De merara ; Victoria, lath, to Cork ; Thomas, Batteraby, to Liverpool ; Margaret Boyle, 20th, and Fairfield, 23d, to Cork. Arrivals at Siam—William Gillies, from Bombay and Singapore. Arrivals at Singapore—Margaret and Velocity, Aug. 15, from Sydney ; Reliance, from Madras ; Fattel, Hair, 16th, from Calcutta ; Manlius, 17th, from Ningpo ; Rustomjee Cowasjee, from Calcutta ; Venus, from Siam; Autumnus, 19th, from Colombia ; Gilbert Henderson, from Bombay ; Hersey, from Moulmein ; Sulimang, from Calcutta. Departures from Singapore—Helvellyn, Aug. 15, to Cowes ; Wilhelmine Maria, 17th, to Manilla. Arrival at Sydney—Lloyds, July 14, from London. Arrival at Ningpo—Cornwall, from Singapore. Arrival at Moulmein—Fleetwood, from Leith and Mauritius. OPENING OF THE PORT OF SLITO, GOTH LAND. A communication received at Lloyd's states that, through the exertions of Lloyd's agent, the Swedish Government had been induced to make Slito, on the east coast of the Island of Gothland, so far a free port that ships of all flags running in there from contrary winds, or in order to repair, or for taking in provisions, have to pay no other port charges than a moderate re muneration to the pilot, and such not to exceed the rate at what Swedish ships are charged. Repairs can be effected at Slito on very moderate terms, the supply of excellent oak timber and planks being abundant, and at uncommonly low rates. The depth of water admits ships of any tonnage close to the quays, and the ingress and egress are extremely easy. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—T H E DREADNOUGHT HOS PITAL SHIP AND ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL AGAIN OUT DONE IN THE CURE OP WOUNDS AND ULCERS BY HOL LOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—John Newington, a sailor, living in Adrian -court, Dover, was a patient on board the Dreadnought, and again at St. Thomas's Hos pital, for some weeks, for a very bad ulcerated leg, of long standing, without obtaining the least relief at either of the above institutions, but was cured immediately af terwards by Holloway's Pills and Ointment. The truth of this statement can be attested by Mr. G. Ashmere, the very respectable chemist at Dover. —Sold at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis), and by almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout the civilised DUNDEE PUBLIC BATHS.- The following letter, announcing a handsome subscription by her Majesty and Prince Albert, has been received by the Secretary : " Rossie Priory, Inchture, Nov. 8, 1844. " Sir,—l have much pleasure in informing you, that I have received a letter from Mr. Anson, stating that her Majesty arid Prince Albert, having heard of the pro posed erection of public baths for the working classes in Dundee, have signified their intention, through him, of contributing 100/. to the building fund. Mr. Anson moreover states, that her Majesty and his Royal Highness have only hitherto contributed to the public bath funds of the metropolis, but make an exception in favour of Dundee in consequence of their having so lately landed there. lam sure that this spontaneous donation on the part of her Majesty and his Royal Highness, showing, as it does, that the orderly conduct of the people on that occasion was fully appreciated, will call forth the grati tude of those for whose benefit it has been contributed. —I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, _ " KINNAIRD. " Mr. John Irvine, High-street, Dundee." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 15. (Sittings in Banco.) HOWARD U. GOSSETT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—In an action against a magi strate for false imprisonment, if the warrant is bad, but he sets forth that the conviction is good, would not that be sufficient, supposing he only pleaded the general issue? Mr. KELLY submitted that such a case could not apply to an action brought against the officer executing the warrant, although it might if they were suing the House of Commons, or the Speaker ; but he apprehended that, as the action would be for the imprisonment, and not for the conviction, the setting forth the conviction would not be a sufficient justification. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—I do not say so ; but is it not a general notion—l do not say whether right or wrong— but is it not a general notion that a bad warrant may be aided by a good conviction ? Mr. KELLY apprehended not. The party sought his remedy against the party arresting him for the impri sonment, and not for the conviction. If a magistrate possessed the power on conviction by parole directions without the intervention of any written document, of ordering imprisonment, then the conviction might justify such imprisonment ; but if it was necessary that the warrant should be made in writing, and such warrant should be found to be bad, then the party would have been illegally committed, and would be entitled to his remedy. Now, what were the averments in the third and fourth pleas? They were—that the plaintiff, having been summoned to appear at the bar of the House of Commons, failed to attend, and that thereupon an order was made that he should be brought to the bar in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and compelled to give evidence. Now this was not an arrest for contempt. It was an attempt on mesne process to compel a person to give evidence—a power possessed by no tri bunal in the country. He submitted that the House of Commons had no power to arrest any of the Queen's subjects on mesne process. They had a right to sum mon a person to their bar to give evidence, and on his refusal to attend, they had a right to adjudge him in con tempt, and having so found him guilty of contempt they had a right to commit him. But they had no power to commit him for anything but contempt, least of all had they the power to commit on mesne process to compel a party to give evidence. He would not go into the pre cedents furnished by the House of Commons, for pre cedents might be found there for every crime and every folly, from the taking off the head of a king to the com mittal of a person for serving a notice in a case of eject ment on a servant's servant of a Member of the House ; but there were no precedents to be found in cases argued and decided in courts of justice showing that the House of Commons possessed the power of arresting on mesne process, and it was not a sufficient justification for them to assume that they possessed such a right, and he relied upon the judgment in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard in support of that position. The possession of such a privilege must be distinctly averred, and could not be taken by intendment, as was done in these pleas. The plea ought to have distinctly shown that the plaintiff had been served with the summons to attend—the averment that he had had due notice was not sufficient. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—DO you contend that he ought to have had personal service ? Mr. KELLY contended that the plea ought to have shown that he had had such service as was usual. He therefore submitted that the warrant which was relied on es a justification was bad, inasmuch as it set forth no cause of arrest, neither did it give any directions as to the imprisonment. But the defendant could not fall back upon the averments in the pleas to aid the defective warrant ; but if the Court should hold that he could fall back upon those aver ments, then he submitted that the Court would not by its decision hold for the first time that the House of Commons possessed a power of imprisonment like that now sought to be claimed, and would not recognise by giving it their judicial sanction the existence of a power which had never before been claimed by any court of justice. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL felt the deepest concern in rising to defend the privileges of the House of Commons, the very existence of which was directly struck at by his Learned Friend's argument. The existence of these privi leges had always been admitted. It was admitted that the recognition and the exercise of them was essentially neces sary to the House for the performance of its important functions, and it appeared that there was now a desire to strike down these privileges of the House one by one, by appealing to the judicial tribunals of the country. He trusted, however, they would find that protection in this Court, which would not render it un necessary for them to resort to self-protection. He trusted he should never forget the respect that respect, he insisted in the strongest manner on the existence of those privileges of the House of Commons. Now, in this case, the first plea alleged, that certain matters and things were then in debate before the House of Commons, concerning which the House considered it necessary that the plaintiff should be examined at their bar, and that the House, in pursuance of its ancient usages and privileges, ordered the said plaintiff to attend the House forthwith, of which order the plaintiff had had due notice ; and that the said plaintiff did not attend, but wilfully, con • temptuously, and without reasonable cause or excuse, refused to obey such order, whereupon in order to compel the attendance of the said plaintiff, the House, accord ing to its ancient usages and privileges, and in accordance with the law and custom of Parliament, ordered that the plaintiff should be brought before the House in the custody of the Sergeant, and that the Speaker should issue his warrant accord ingly; and that the Speaker, in pursuance of that order, and in accordance with the ancient usages and privi leges of Parliament, had issued his warrant, reciting the order of the House, and that upon that warrant the de fendant had taken the plaintiff into custody. Lord DENMAN—The order sets forth that he shall be brought to the bar of the House of Commons. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL VMS much obliged to his Lordship—it did so. The second plea was the same as the first, and the third plea alleged that the arrest was justified by the contempt of their ancient usages and privileges of which the plaintiff had been guilty, and concluded in the same manner as the first. To these pleas the plaintiff had demurred—admitting that the summons had been issued — admitting that he had had notice—admitting that he had contemptuously, and without excuse, neglected to attend—admitting that all that had been done had been done by th e H ouse o f Com mons in pursuance of its ancient usages and privileges, but affirming that these pleas were not a suffi cient answer to the action, inasmuch as the order did not set forth the cause why he was to be examined, or show why he had not a right to conceal himself, nor on what occasion he had been guilty of contempt; and the Court was called upon to decide that acts done in pursuance of the admitted ancient usages and privileges of the House of Commons, and according to the custom of Parliame n t, were ill ega l, and that in the most degrading, offensive, and contemp tuous manner that could be imagined. The first point on which he insisted was, that the defendant being an officer of the House of Commons was protected by the order of that House directing him to do to the plaintiff 'he thing complained of, and that such order of itself, and without more, was an answer to the action. The latter part of his proposition undoubtedly led to the consideration of the cor rectness of the judgment of the Court in the case of Stock dale v. Hansard ; and notwithstanding all the respect he bore to their Lordships, he must be permitted to say that he was not to be taken as being precluded by that judgment from firmly protesting against the decision in that case, in order that if hereafter that judgment should be called in question, his acquiescence on the part of the House of Commons might not be quoted in support of it. But this case essentiallydiffered from that of Stockdale v. Hansard. There was no allegation in that case that that which was done had been done in pursuance of the ancient usages and privileges of the House, which was alleged in the present case, and which was admitted by the de murrer ; and he would call their Lordships' attention to the judgment 'of each of their Lordships in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard in support of this view. It was impossible for their Lordships to avoid giving judgment in favour of defendant without deciding that the House of Commons had no legal right to exercise their admitted powers and privileges. In giving judgment in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard, their Lordships had admitted that they had no right to question the exercise of those rights and privileges which the House of Commons was acknowledged to pos sess. The House of Commons had unquestionably pos sessed those different privileges and powers, and had exercised them from the earliest period without question, and they were absolutely necessary for the due per formance of its functions. The powers of the house of Commons were different from those of courts of Justice. Courts of justice could not originate an inquiry. The House of Commons could. Lord Coke called them the great inquisitors of the realm, and referred to their own journals—to those journals, the authority of which was denied by Mr. Kelly, from a knowledge of those privi leges, and of the manner in which they were exercised. In the judgment in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard subject h there was the strongest recognition of those very powers. In a case of conspiracy for an invasion, w hich mi g ht be come the subject of inquiry before the House of Com mons, perhaps were ebr be implicated they t o gi v give n noti cethat to on s a p rpaecrys of whothe s on which they wished to examine him , giving him in fact notice to abscond ? It was very doubtful whether a ma gistrate did not possess the power of compelling the at tendance of witnesses. Lord DENMAN—What is the case with regard to coroners ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—It was very doubtful whe ther a coroner did not possess the power of issuing his warrant to compel the attendance of a witness, but the House of Commons had always exercised the power. Lord DENMAN—But I should like to hear you say a little more of the power of compelling the attend ance of witnesses, possessed by courts of common law. Suppose I was sitting here at Nisi Prius, and a witness were contemptuously to leave the court without giving evidence, and I were to be informed that he was in Palace-yard, and refused to attend, ought I to permit the course of justice to be interrupted, knowing that he was within the reach of my officers ? Have lor have not the power to order his arrest ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--YOUr Lordship ought to have the power, certainly, but it is a power that bas never been exercised, and there is no judicial decision on the question. Lord DENMAN—it is a most important question. Practically we depend upon subpoina ewd recognisance for compelling the attendance of witnesses, but it is Very portant to consider whether or no we possess any further powers. -- The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now ease to the question of the validity of the warrant, and he submitted that it was the duty of the Court to make every favourable construe. don on behalf of the House of Commons. The warrant was admitted to be in conformity with their ancient usages and privileges, and therefore the presumption must be in favour of its validity. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAX—The warrant is to take him ' into custody, but it does not say where he is to be taken. How can that be a justification? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL apprehended that as the order of the House for his attendance at the bar was re cited in the warrant, that was sufficient to show the place to which he was to be taken. But he would not agree to argue this question on the low ground taken by the other side. He would not submit to the low and de grading compromise sought to be instituted between warrants issued by justices of the peace, and other in ferior tribunals, and a warrant emanating from one of the supreme assemblies of the land. In early times no warrant at all was issued. The House sent the mace and that was sufficient authority. He denied the right of the Court to consider the validity of the warrant. The attachments for contempt issued by the superior courts never set forth for what it was that the person attached was to be examined. It had been laid down by Lord Coke that the House of Commons was a court of judi cature, and in such cases one court of co-ordinate juris diction could not question the validity of the proceeding of another. He, therefore, submitted that their Lord ships would not take upon themselves to decide against the practice of the Commons House of Parliament be cause that practice differed from the forms observed in this and the other courts. He next proceeded to contend that it being thought the House had in this proceeded in a matter over which it undoubtedly possessed no jurisdiction, a court of com mon law had neither right nor power to inquire into the discretion of the House of Commons in this matter, nor into the formal manner in which that discretion was ex ercised. If it were admitted, as it must be, that the House of Commons possessed the power of compelling the attendance of persons before them to give evidence, no court would inquire into the man ner in which that power had been exercised. (The Learned Gentlemen cited an immense mass of authorities in support of his position.) But, supposing the Court had power to scan this warrant, still be con tended that the warrant was quite certain enough for the purpose required. It was more certain than sending the mace to require his immediate attendance. He con tended that he had a right to bring in the averments in the plea in aid of the warrant, and if so, the ob ject and intention of the warrant would become apparent. He submitted, therefore, that a complete answer had been given to all the objections raised by his Learned Friend, and that the Court should give its judgment in favour of the defendant. He also submitted that even if the Court should be of opinion that the pro ceedings were void, there could be no action against the officer who executed the warrant. Lord DENMAN—We will bear you upon that point then on Tuesday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A lad named John Johnson was charged with having stolen a package containing sixteen pieces of Orleans cloth, each being about twenty-nine yards in length, the property of Mr. Dade, in Friday street. A clerk of Mr. Dade, who was agent to a firm, stated that he saw the prisoner and another man near the premises, and the prisoner took up the package of cloth which lay in the passage of the warehouse, and walked away with it upon his shoulder. The witness followed, secured, and gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said the package had been placed upon his shoulder by another person, who promised to pay him for carrying it.—Committed for trial. Five young women who had been just discharged from Peckham workhouse, connected with the City of London Union, was charged with having broken eighteen panes of glass in the Mansion-house windows. The defendants, it appeared, could never be pre vailed upon to work for their bread, but were per petually in and out of the workhouse. They all came to town that morning apparently with the de termination to do mischief, and it was stated that while in the act of smashing the windows they in dulged themselves in roars of laughter. Each of the panes cost seven shillings. The LORD MAYOR asked each of the prisoners why they did so much mischief? They all declared they were prompted by distress. The LORD MAYOR—You shall all go to Bridewell to hard labour, and economical diet for two months, and so shall every window breaker who is brought before me. W OR SHIP-STREET. Anne lreorinack, recently a domestic in the ser vice of Mr. M. Gomez Silva, a West India merchant, residing in King-street, Finsbury-square, was brought up for re-examination, charged with having inveigled away her master's daughter, an interesting child ten years of age, for immoral purposes, and also with having stolen a sovereign, the property of Sarah Leah, her fellow-servant. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, attended on behalf of the prosecution, and called the following additional evidence : Lydia Benson stated that she was at the house of her daughter, a married woman, keeping a fish-shop in Chandos-street, at twelve o'clock on Monday last, when the child, Julia Silva, entered, and asked if she could be accommodated with lodgings. Struck by the respectable appearance and extreme youth of the child, she put several questions to her, in answer to which she said her father and mother were both dead, and that she was then under the care of a lady in the City, to whom she was desirous of writing a letter. ' Witness was immediately convinced there was some thing wrong, and desired her daughter to take the child to the house of Mrs. Hall, in Charles-court, with a request that she might be taken care of until some thing could be ascertained with regard to her. Mary Hall deposed to the child being brought to her, and that on questioning her she repeated the same story she had told to Mrs. Benson, and added that she expected the young lady to come for her be tween six and seven in the evening. At that hour the prisoner came and inquired if a young lady was there, on which she was shown into a parlour, where a po liceman was in waiting, who at once took her into custody. Julia Silva was then called, and examined at great length by Mr. Clarkson, but it is unnecessary to re peat her evidence, the substance of which was given in our account of the first day's proceedings, further than to say that the prisoner had only been three weeks in her father's service, and received notice to quit on the third day atter she came. Immediately after the warning had been given her she commenced tampering with the child, and told her that her mother was a very disagreeable person, and that if she (witness) went away with her, she would be a great deal more happy than she would be at home. In the evening before her flight the prisoner told her that she must go with her the following day, or she should drag her away by force. The prisoner also ordered her to go to her father's plate chest, where her mother's jewel-case was kept, which the prisoner told her she must bring to her, but the witness posi tively refused to do so. 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The first volume, very beautifully printed, comprises as much matter as two ordinary volumes at the cost of 155., bound ; but there can be no question that this liberality will be met, on the part of the public, by a proportionably extended patronage. THE LATE DREADFUL ACCI DENT AT BLACK WALL. DEATH OF THREE MORE OF THE SUFFERERS. INQUEST ON THE BODIES. At one o'clock yesterday an inquest was held in the Board-room of the London Hospital before Mr. Baker and a most respectable jury, upon what may, with horrible truth, be called the remains of William Riley, boiler- maker, aged 32, Patrick Donovan, la bourer, aged 46, and Charles Mills, aged 33, en gineer, who added, by their deaths, three more to the frightful catalogue of the sufferers at the late Black wall explosion. The CORONER, before entering upon the evidence, said he wished to address a few remarks to the jury upon the facts and law of the case. An inquest had been holden two days ago upon the bodies of seven other per sons who came by their deaths from the same cause which led to the present painful investigation. Their duty was to inquire into the cause of the accident, and by their verdict, if blame were attributable in any quar ter, to prevent the recurrence of such catastrophes. No doubt could be entertained by the jury that the accident arose from the imperfect construction of the main pipe, for it must have been very bad, when it had been built to bear a pressure of 401bs. to the square inch, yet gave way when the pressure had risen to only 251bs. to the inch. This fact must be the more apparent to the jury, when they consi dered that the material at the joint was quite incapable of resisting the force of the steam. It was also clear that to prevent danger there should have been some " play" at the joint where the emission of steam took place, to allow for expansion and con traction. However it would be better to leave this matter in the hands of scientific men, and attend more to the points which affected the want of caution or neglect on the part of any one engaged in the entire transaction, and thus come to the conclusion as to whether any of those were guilty of manslaughter, for owing to absence of intention their conduct could not be defined to amount to murder. Ile should wish to impress on the minds of the jury, that if they were of opinion there was a want of caution on the part of any persons concerned, it would be their (the jury's) duty to return a ver dict of manslaughter against those parties. The un fortunate gentleman, who was the inventor of the machinery, placed himself in the most dangerous position, and in consequence met his death almost in stantaneously; so that if there were any culpability originally on his part, he was now out of the reach of the law, having suffered the severest penalty that could be inflicted upon him, and he (the Coro ner) thought it would be an unnecessary harshness to charge Mr. Joseph Samuda with constructing a machine by which his own brother was killed. In the case of the " King v. Carr," in Sewell's Law of Coroner, a case was stated, in which a cannon being found to he damaged it was sent back to the foundry to be repaired, and upon its being sent back, owing to the imperfect manner in which it was repaired, it burst the first time it was fired off, and a person being killed by it, it was held to be manslaughter. The Coroner then directed the attention of the jury to the question of a deodand, and remarked that in many instances this subject was surrounded with great difficulties, for it sometimes happened that the object or element by which death was caused Wa3 too insignificant for a deodand to be imposed. In the present case the tube, the malformation of which caused the death of Mr. Samuda and his men, was perfectly valueless, and it therefore would be worse than useless to impose a deodand. George Lowe, the engineer who so miraculously escaped by being sent upon deck by Mr. Samuda to see the steam blow off, was called, and, having been sworn, the Coroner read over his evidence (a full report of which appeared in The Sun, at the time of the inquest upon Mr. Samuda and the other sufferers), and he deposed before the present jury to its correct ness. In reply to the Coroner, as to whether any further ideas suggested themselves to him, as to the cause of the accident, Mr. Lowe exhibited two small tubes, one of which fitted into the other in the same manner as the tube from whence the steam escaped, and stated that, if there had been a ring or collar at the termination of one of them where they joined, so as to prevent them from parting, at the same time that it allowed room for expansion and contraction, he thought the accident would have been prevented, for if such were the case no steam could have escaped. The CORONER thought this evidence most important, and hoped it wouid be made known to the public and those more immediately concerned, as after such a suggestion it would place those using such engines under a serious responsibility before a Coroner's court, if an accident occurred where this ring or collar was not used. Under all the circumstances of the case he thought it would be useless to call the surviving brother, as he would not be bound to criminate him self in any explanations he might be called upon to give. Owing to the low rates of payment to wit nesses, which had been fixed by the magistrates, he was unable to order the attendance of scientific gen tlemen, whose evidence might tend to elucidate several points which might now appear obscure. Mr. Hensel', a civil engineer, said he fully agreed in all the previous evidence of Mr. Lowe, but thought the suggestion with respect to the collar, or ring, not of much importance, for if the tube were soldered with iron, it would be as safe, as the expansive or con tractile power at this point was very small. One impor tant omission was that of an iron stay between the tube from which the steam escaped and the deck of the vessel. Two iron straps or stays acted as supporters of this tube, but none to keep it from rising up. The deceased Riley's brother stated, that he was on board at the time of the accident, and felt conscious that no blame was attributable to any person. After hearing the surgical evidence, the CORONER summed up, and the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death" in the three cases. STATE OF TRADE. LIVERPOOL.—A change of wind within the last few days has brought up many foreign arrivals, of which several were sadly over-due, and, should the weather continue favourable, we may anticipate very considerable imports for the next week. The American advices are not of such a nature as to assist cotton operations here ; all parties seem very confidently to expect the largest yield ever gathered, and there is no reason to suppose that prices will be unduly sustained, as they have often been, by unna tural causes. Here the market has been well fre quented by buyers, and prices may be reported steady, with every disposition to sell on the part of importers. Money matters are still easy; but long-dated bills are looked at rather shyly, thus indicating that bankers are anxious to guard against any sudden change in the supply of capital, and that they expect that accommodation of this sort will, ere long, be more difficult of attainment. Should these ideas be confirmed, we can scarcely look for any speculative interference in the produce markets ; indeed capitalists have latterly had great cause to regret their opera tions in this line. Our remarks last week in reference to the supply of guano have been considered, we hear, in some quarters, sadly exaggerated ; we believe, however, that on a careful examination, our estimate of th . „ supply will be found far below what the infor7„ a ti on now at hand would justify us in stating. In the country trade continues to nourish, and the consumption of taxable articles is rapidly increasing. —Liverpool Mercury of Friday. ALL HALLOW FAIR. WEDNESDAY.--ThiS morning the remainder of the cattle shown yesterday were again on the field, and the demand was good. Of course, they were generally the inferior lots, but the dealers obtained fully more than the average prices obtained yesterday. On the whole, since the last Falkirk Tryst (October), prices have advanced on cattle from 10 to 20 per cent. ac- cording to their condition, and the prices obtained for lean stock was far above what could be got for good fat. The number of short-horns and south country cattle was nearly double that of last year, and this de scription of stock appears to be rapidly increasing at this market. HORSES.—There was a considerable show of good draught horses, which were in demand, the best of which fetched from 401. to 471. Ws. But Tuesday may be considered as merely the commencement of the horse market. In the Grassmarket yesterday (Wednesday), there was a good show of Irish horses, but in other kinds the show was indifferent. The demand did not seam very brisk ; best cart horses brought from 301. to 401., some very superior animals approached nearly 50/. The sales were dull, and prices were much the same as on Tuesday, but without any improvement ir; prices. —Caledonian Mercury. AN IRISH COACHMAN GAINING HIS FIRST PLACE. —The master had two beautiful English horses, and he wanted a careful man to drive them ; he was a mighty pleasant gintleman, and he loved a joke. Well, there was plenty after the place; and to the first that wint up to him, " Now my man," says he, " tell me how near the edge of a precipice would you undertake to drive my cwiriager So the boy considers, and he say says he, " Within a foot, plaze yer , honour, and n o h arm, " " Very well," says h e , 5 , #0 down, and give y e y er answer by aud bye." So the next came up, and tie said he'd be bound to carry 'ern within half a ibot 3 and the next five inches; and anather,--a dandified chap entirely —was so mighty nice, that he would drive it within three inches and a half, he'd go bail. Well at last my turn came; and when his honour axed me how nigh I would drive his carriage to a precipice, "Plaze yer honour, 4'd 1 4e p as f i of f it as 1 could." f Very well, Misther Byrne," says he, "you're my coachman," says he. Och! the roar there was in the kitchen whin I wint down and told the joke, CAPTURE AND SUICIDE OF JOSEPH ELDER, THE ACCOMPLICE OF THE BANK CLERK, BURGESS. The fact of the fraudulent transfer of 8,0001. stock by Burgess, one of the clerks of the Bank of England, by the instrumentality of an accomplice, and the escape of the parties with that amount in gold, will, no doubt, be in the recollection of most of our readers, although the circumstances attending the case may for the most part be forgotten. The stock (Consols) sold belonged to Mr. Oxen ford, who, we understand, for twenty years held an appointment in the Customs, but why Burgess and Elder selected the stock of that gentleman has never appeared. It was sold on Tuesday, the 3d of Septem ber, by means of a party who attended at the Bank, and falsely personated Mr. Oxenford. The plans of the parties concerned in this nefarious transaction were evidently laid with much skill and ingenuity. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that during several days before the transfer was effected, they had been engaged in making the necessary arrangements for the sale of the stock, and their subsequent flight. Burgess was at the time absent upon leave from the authorities, and ought to have returned to his duty in a week from the date of the period of the commission of the offence. He did not return at all, and it was found that he had been actively engaged in the sale of Mr. Oxenford's stock. Mr. Oxenford upon being sent for denied that he had made any transfer of stock, and the matter was forthwith placed in the hands of Messrs. Freshfield, the Bank Solicitors, who at once employed John and Daniel Forrester, the officers, to trace the delinquent clerk and his accom plices. Daniel Forrester soon learned that Burgess had bought a new portmanteau and three large canvas bags of a Jew, named Solomons, who resides in Vinegar-yard, and that he caused the port manteau, that was yellow, to be painted black, as being a colour less calculated to attract notice in travelling. This officer also received correct information that Burgess hired an open carriage on the morning of the forgery, and drove his accomplice to the neighbour hood of the Bank. The stock was sold by Burgess for his friend, through the intervention of a broker, and Burgess and his friend then proceeded to the Stock-office, where the fraudulent transfer was made. The stock was paid for principally by a cheque for 8,0001. on Lubbock and Co., and both Burgess and his companion proceeded to the banking -house of that firm, and demanded payment of the cheque in gold The cashier to whom they offered it said he could not give them so much gold, and that if they wan ted specie to that amou n t, th ey must go to the Bank o`r England and get the notes changed, and be accord ingly gave them eight notes of the Bank of England for 1,0001. each. Th ese notes E lder took to the Ban", and demanded payment in gold, producing a t tbs same time a carpet bag, out of which he took the canvas bags which Burgess had the day before pro' cured to be made in Vinegar -yard. Having fine' the canvas bags with gold, he placed ttlem in th e carpet bag, and was about to take it away, when, t° his surprise, he was unable to lift it. Ultimately , however, he was assisted by two porters, who carried it to the carriage which appeared to have been wait ing for it near the Mansion-house. The parties then& drove to the place where they had hired the carriage and took a cab, in which they placed their treasure, and they then proceeded to a public-house in St. , Martin's-lane, kept by Benjamin Caunt, the fighting man, where they hired a room and transferred the gold to the portmanteau, and otherwise arranged for their departure from the kingdom. Having dined at Caunt's house, they proceeded at seven o'clock in the evening to the station of the Londom and Birmiar ham Railway, where they took the mail train for Li verpool. On their arrival at Liverpool next morning they instantly went on board the Britannia steonn ship, which was then only waiting for the arrival 01 the mail, and was about to start for Halifax air Nell York. On board thi s vesse l they engaged berths, awl' , were in a very few hours on their way to Amer,ics imagining themselves, no doubt, in perk e t security, and little thinking that such exertions_ as were ulti mately adopted, would be resorted V', for their appre hension, or that one or other of th' Forresters would speedily be at their heels. In tracing out these facts considerable difficulty' was experienced. It was hard to say whether Burgos, and Elder had s a il e d i n th e B ritannia. That they bad gone on board there was no doubt, but it was repre sented that at the time they got on board there was only one berth available. After much minute in quiry, however, the Forresters could not learn that they had ever come ashore after having once entered the vessel, and Messrs. Freshfield immediately re solved to dispatch John Forrester to make an experi' ment of his skill and energy in tracing the fugitives and the cash, and endeavouring to get both men and money into his gripe in the New World. In the course of the inquiries, which were made in a very peculiar manner, an intimate connexion Was' found to exist between Burgess and Joseph who was known, to be a horse-deal er , and the de scription of the l a tt er i n di v i dual having een obtained , was found exactly to correspond with that of the par sonator of Mr. Oxenford. John Forrester ascertained that the steam-ship Britannia had sailed for Halifax on the 6th of SeP' tember, and application was made to Sir William Magnay, Bart., then Lord Mayor, who, with bie accustomed zeal a n d prompt i tude in forwarding th e ends of justice, rendered every requisite assistance - Depositions were prepared, and all measures were adopted for th e appre h ension of the parties under tu'fr treaty with America, Sir James Graham authorisi9g the whole of the proceedings. John Forrester, and, we believe, one of the clerks of the Bank o f E ng l and, sailed for r Halifax on the 19th of September, in the next steam-boat (the Cale' donia) that left Liverpool. Upon arriving at Halifax the indefatigable officer found, to use hi s own language, "that it was aIY right." He ascertained that the fugitives bad pre ceeded to B os t on an d New York ; thith er h e f o ll o wed them, and f rom th ence to Buffalo, Canada, anu; Magaie, an d b ac k again to Boston where they, '; appeared, res id e d , one of them in a ' house al'id lan which he had purchased, the other in, an Having discovered that they had placed 7,000/. in a hank, payment was immediately claimed upon th e part of the Bank of England. The; claim was irnmeL diately followed b y th e apprehension of Elder in !.; house. He was t a k en before one of the tribunals for examination, and was remanded for further examine' tion next d a y, b ut the wretched man put an end '- the inquiry, as far as he was concerned, by hanging himself with his pocket-handkerchief in the c o urse 0 the night. Burgess was surrounded in the inn ir which he res id e d , b ut he ran out at the beck door without h a t or coat, and succeeded in setting into - boat in which were a pp ir of oars, anti in escaping} aided by the darkne.,ss athe night, i ll t h e d i rect i o n some of the oll4„ward-bound vessels. Upon alder were found 400 sovereigns, O a amr:;dgst Burgess's papers were found 200 more, a% the stocks and secur i t i es i n which the 7,0001. we r e invested, ha ve s i nce , th ere i s every reason to supPe e ''' been made over to the agent of the Bank. Thus, by the prompt and resolute mode adopted hi the solicitors to the Bank, has the establishment sae; ceeded in recovering the whole of the property a` which it was plundered, with the exception of th e mere expenses incurred by the two persons who cony' mitted the offence. We understand that great fears were ascertaine d that the measur es f or appre h ending the parties Wou l d fail, in consequence of an objection on the p a rt of 011 ., of the Judge s to administer an oath to the a ffidaY l 7 That difficulty, howe ver , was overcome by the act of sending out a clerk from the Bank of England. --- Tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her residence, Clarence House, St. Jamesis.,, at ele v i . el :. o'clock y es t er d ay morning, in a carriage an d four, I ci l`rogm ore H ouse. H er Royal Highness was atten d .a by Lady Ch ar l o tt e D undas, Countess Wratislaw, a " Sir George Couper, _ BIRTHS. On the 6th i ns t . , at York House, Croyd on , the lady ()L i"' G. Maud, Esq , of a daughter. On the 9th i ns t . , at S eymour -street West, the lady o f Dr Henry lltlonro, of a daughter. On the 10th i ns t., a t C o b lentz, the lady of J. T. vr.nr•ea% , EN., of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at the Grove, Stanmore, the lady of C. H. Stedman, Esq., of a son. On the 13th inst.,., at Field- ga t e H ouse, K en ilworth,t he lady of Major Campbell, 7th Hussars, of a son. ARRED. On the 12th of Septem M ber, at I Christ Church, Simla, Est Indies, Capt a i n Ch ar l es E. Mi lls, of the Artillery, to SeearinA. daughter of William Chadwick, Esq., Octagon, prouth• On the 13th i ns t., a t S t. James ' s Church, S. •D e Sal : mare; Esq., Captain in her Majesty's 74th Regiment, to Charlotte, yo unges t d aug h ter of the late Hiram Frazer, Ea+ , Lieutenant R.N. DIED. On the 7th of August, at Calcutta, the Rev. Wilms 11 relict of o t f h Ross, M.A., Mi n i s t er o f S t. J ames ' s C hurc h , i n that city. O i , teh9ethlatinesNt.,evaitieSaßtieli Es s Fr . a , France, R e, unnyin the Hoedne.,li Bert. Be', rel On the 12th inst., th e R ev .Elli s q Roberts, Vicar ofLlanYn. Y s ' Denbighshire. JawsJawsOn the 12th inst., a t Ch ar l o tt e - row , W a lworth, r • Edward Wharton. On the 13th inst., in Queen-street -place, Southwark" bridge, EeMilf.) Ledger, Esq., aged 84. o f this OA the 13th inst., M r . Th om as Locke Williams , lismarket, aged 28, London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , a t The Sun Office, No. 112 ; Strand, in the Pre c i nc t o f th e Savoy, in the Coun t,' Middlesex, Saturday, November 16,1844