The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-15 00:00:00

FLANDERS and DUTCH MAIL. SECOND CHAMBER OF TILE STATES GENERAL, Tai: llnorm, NOT. 11.—The Central Section brought tIP the report on the propee a I address in answer to the Ring's speech. There was a very great difference of opinion on the course of which the Chamber should pursue ; various resolutions were proposed, but nothing was decided. In the evening sitting of the 12th, which lasted till mid night, several of the proposals made on the preceding day were rejected, among them was one to present an address from the Second Chamber alone. Before the debate begun a letter from the Minister of the Interior was read, stating that the Second Chamber decided that it could not modify its proposed address, so as to lead to an agreement between the two Chambers. The Ring would not think it proper to accept an answer from one Chamber separately. The King, says the Minister, having addressed his speech to the States General, naturally desires that, conformably to to the practice which has been invariably followed for thirty years, the answer should be presented to him in the name of the two Chambers, which, together form the national representative. The presentation by each Chamber separately of an answer, which on an important Feint should be in opposition to that of the other Cham ber, would lead to difficulties without any object, and without any satisfactory result for the public good. The Second Chamber decided that it is incompetent to pre heat a separate address. Another proposal having an equal number of votes is to be discussed on Wednesday ; this proposal is to submit to the Fi rs t Chamber an address in which a e nange shall be made in the 15th paragraph. ROTTERDAM, Nov. B.—We learn that Mr. Senn Van 'heel is appointed commercial agent and Consul-Ge neral of the Netherlands in China. , L _BATAV IA , JULY 23.—His Majesty's frigate Palem nil& Captain Coops, left our roads on Sunday morning, veand to Japan. Biluseims, Noy. 11.—His Majesty the King arrived at %taken this evening, from his scat at Ardenne. BRUSSELS, Nov. 12.—the average price of wheat last Week was 18f. 43c.; and that of rye 10f. 15c. The reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg, the King's nephew, is expected at Brussels on the 19th of this month. The Chamber of Representatives has had a very im- Pertant sitting to-day. After deciding on preserving the tribunals of fourth class, it voted successively the sums pro- Posed by the Minister of Justice for the magistrates of the fourth class. The salaries of the judges and substitutes Were taken as the basis, and the salary is augmented one th ird for the president, a fourth for the vice-president, and a sixth for the examining judge, fact of serious importance to the land ownersT and f a r me r s is now passing in Belgium. _ h e great n or th ern s p e culators in corn are throwing, or preparing to throw into our market, the large stocks "cumulated last year, and which the good harvest of 1844 "ill not permit them to dispose of in any country e xcept ou rs , f or i n F rance an d E ng l an d th ere are l aws which afford sufficient protection to agriculture. Here ! a question which we will not decide in a few words, t which calls for the attention of the Government, if the fa c t s „ al which are pointed out to us are confirmed. The ue nf land, after having constantly increased since 1830,, has begun to decline. This state of things is also to be verified. It is to be wished that the causes may be m itigated and that the remedy may be applied. Too sudden a fall in the price of corn would have conse quences disastrous to the country. BELGIAN FUNDS—Baussms, Nov. 12. Aetna Debt, 2% per Cent., Rothschild's Loan Five per Cent. Loan of Thirty Millions Four per Cent. 5534 Three per Cent Million, ditto .. ....... 77% ..1•=1•••••• •••••••••••.............. (1840) lf 3 Limn of Ci ty, 1843, * fr * our per Cent. l o 2li Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent. Rank of Belgium, Five per Cent... ........... Issue of 1841.. * .......... ............ ..... —Brussels Papers , 13. Five AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nov 6. per Cents. Metalhques- llO r r° u , Per Th eejper Cents. 75% Rank Shares ..... ...... 16 0 1 ..fllgetneine Zeitung, Nov. 9. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Nov a sills. Money. Austrian 5 r C ts MaAnn_iti_Sharepes ll3 1 MIS Rues. Loan I n , Der Cent., Ist series, Certificate 105% 105 riptien, Ist series .......... sian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th • Series Di tto in cg.Tizz; ...... ........ Tc., New 4- per Cent. (1840) 92 , Dutch Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. ...••••••• Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per SPAhiSh. New 5 per Cents. Polish Bonds. ...... ....... New Tickets Bonds... «.._....•••«•»•« PRUSSIAN FUNDS.--BERLIN, Nov. 9. i Mills.l Money St. Schuld Sch., 3% per cent..........-..... 100% 90% l'russian English Bonds, 1830, 1 per cent. Exchange on London .. .. ..... Prussian State Gazette, Nov. 10. 63 THE LATE STEAM-BOAT ACCI DENT AT BLACKWALL. Since the fearful explosion that happened on board the Victoria, Hull steam-ship, and occasioned the almost immediate death of fourteen human beings in 1643, no similar calamity has occurred on the Thames that has created so painful a sensation in the pubic mind, more particularly in the engineering world, as the sad catas trophe that befel the Gipsy Queen steamer on Tuesday evening. Of the five poor fellows not killed on the spot two died on Wednesday in the London Hospital, named William Riley, foreman to Messrs. Samuda, and John Donovan, engineer. We have further to record the death of Charles Mills, another of the engineers, who expired in that establishment yesterday morning, making the tenth individual who has lost his life by this ex plosion. Mr. Jacob Samuda was of the Jewish persuasion, and his remains were removed yesterday from his father's residence, in South -street, Fin s bury, whither th e y had been taken on Tuesday evening, to the Jewish burial ground, at the east end of the metropolis, for interment. • It having been intimated to the Coroner on Tuesday afternoon, that in all probability some competent engi neer would be directed by Government to examine the construction of the pipe, the giving way of which at the spikes and fossit joint led to the deplorable occurrence, the vessel at an early hour yesterday morning, was hauled into the import dock of the East India Docks, and moored alongside the quay, ready to receive any s uch party or the jury, many of whom, during the day, went over her. It is said that the cause of the sad disaster has been ev elearly ascert a i ne d. I t h as b een already stated in the idence of Mr. Low, the engineer, that the pressure of sham lifted th e p i pe out of the socket of the cylinder, 9 1 cugh it wa s guar d e d , an d cane d i n, i n the usual way with the gasket and hemp. How that could be effected fuzzled many, but on the pipe being examined it was rud that it had no beading or flange to resist the consequence was, that as soon as the steam th 7 increased after the vessel was moored on her return, di;Pressure was too great for the joint, and its imme displacing was the result. sui pe d est i tut i on of the poor families of the unfortunate : r erao unless promptly attended to, is likely to be a s ' g r eat- Henry S co b e l, no t S cove l, w h o was engage d left se cood engi neer to go out i n t h e Gi psy Queen. has a wido w and eight children totally unprovided for. i t ,_ Ja mes Sclanders, a wife and five children. Willi am t LeY, a wife and family ; she has but recently been e2ufined. C harles Mills, wife and three children. sad Samuel il`Gea, suppose d to have l e f t a w if e an d f am i ly ; ftailiel Dodd th e same . .„,.° e are however, happy to state that an agent from t he firm of Messrs. Samuda has been directed to make I ‘ ll inquiry into the number, the family, and circum stancesver of the sufferers, with a view to their ultimate ,manent relief. From the well-known generosity and lyieilanthropic feeling on their part, there is no doubt but ul f_arailies of the deceased will be provided for. When the aperture had been made through the deck, I_Eciefierrst man who descended was' r. Chisholme, an en geeletied on board the Gipsy Queen. By ropes he suc rlyinthggthe bodies of all the sufferers below. r- the rh eYw l e n re S "al u l on their backs. Mr. Samuda, one of unfortunate proprietors of the vessel, had a valuable ring on his th it the vg fi- li n i • o g l e e r , 0 f vv t h h c k , n u . p o n being removed, brought Me, eloths l'i o f w a i the undertaker, stated that in removing the him for interm ent that persona who were entrusted to flak the fl esh came from them in es * S uch is the force and effects of steam. . ---- ---- -- --.................m X ATAL AC TON Russ ELL.--It is which h aprene our painful duty to reco r d a most distressing accident dil at Kin gs t on Russell oil Friday last, the B th insta nt, and which h as suddenly plunged a respec and M table famy into de e p affl i ction. It appears that Mr. rs. John Homer, of Martinstovvn, had been spend ing that day with her : mot h er, Mrs. Wood; her sister, Mrs. T. Sansom; her br ot h er, Mr. George J. Wood, of Adininston; and a party of friends at the house of Mr. Thomas Sansoin, at Kingston Russell; on departing about eleven at night in their four-wheel carriage, the night being dark, shortly after leaving the house, the horse went too near the bank, and the vehicle was over turned, the splashing -board striking Mrs. Homer's chest, and, melancholy to relate, in a few moments she breathed her last. Mr. H. escaped uninjured. The servant man, who had been sent on b efore with a lanthorn to open the gate leading into the turnpike, hearing a loud crash instantly ran back, and the lifeless corpse was conveyed to the afflicted relatives, at Mr. Sansom's residence, so suddenly turned into the house of mourning. The de ceased lady was in the prime of life, and has left a family of young children. An inquest was held on the body the following day, before John Wallis, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury of the nei g hb ourhood, and a verdict of "Accid enta l death" returned.--Sherburne Journal. LENTON CATTLE FAIR. —The annual fair, for the sale of horses and neat cattle, was held at Lenton on Monday last. There was a large supply of horses— much larger than usual—but they Principally consisted of hacks : only a few really good carriage horses and carters were shown, but they fell invariably into the hands of dealers. Inferior horses were selling at very low prices. Of neat cattle also the supply was large, of all descriptions. Much business was done in store hews, at good prices, in consequence of the continued absence of frosts. For fat cattle and incalvers there was also a pretty good demand, at average prices ; but for old and inferior beasts there was scarcely any demand, and such were sold at very reduced prices. Many dealers have told us that they never before saw so large a supply at this fair. As usual, a number of desperate characters were on the look out for prey, but we have not heard of any extensive robbery or fraud ; the police, both town and county, were on the alert, and probably their presence may have prevented the commission of eri me.—Nottingh aM Review. We can state, from authority, that the anxiously wished for Brevet will take place in January next.— Limerick Chronicle. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vlittatt (4 pluton. " Who runs may read." rOXIVEZIIIV. On Tuesthy Alderman Moon had the honour of dining with their Majesties the King and Queen of the French at St. Cloud. The Constitutionnel mentions a report of a marriage between M. Gudin, the celebrated marine painter, and the daughter of Lord James Hay, a relative by marriage of the Duke of Wellington. The Journal dcs Debuts announces that the Duke d'Aumale has set out for Naples, where is marriage is to be celebrated with his first cousin, the Princess Caro- • line Augusta, daughter of the Prince of Salerno. His Ro) al Highness quitted the Tuileries on Tuesday morning. We learn from the Monitcur Alyesien, of the sth, that Marshal Bugeaud arrived on the 4th at Algiers, from Denys. This journal states that the hopes entertained of the success of the operations of the Marshal had been fully realised. The present year, says the Prcsse, has been a very fortunate one for the proprietors of vineyards, and in particular those of the Gironde. All the crops have brought such high prices that we must go very far back to find a parallel. The . Minister of the Interior, who owns the fine domain of Lagrange, has, it is said,, sold his wines for 380,0001'. It is not merely the finer wines which have brought high prices, but also those of the ordinary kind. The Madrid Gazette contains a royal decree, approving a contract made by the Finance Minister with the Bank of San Fernando, by which the latter is to advance thirty millions of reals (300,0001.) to pay the interest on the Three per Cent Stock, for the half year which becomes due at the end of December next. A letter from Leghorn of the 6th instant announces the arrival there of fifteen inhabitants of Bologna on their way to Algeria, whither they were proceeding by order of the Pope. The Duke de Bordeaux passed through Vienna on the 3d, on his way to Bohemia. During his short stay at Vienna, he resided at an hotel. The Vienna letter announcing this fact states that the Duchess d'Angou- Piffle has purchased the estate of Frosdorf from the Duke de Blacas. A letter from Ceuta, of the 29th ult., states that in execution of the convention with the Morocco Govern ment, the boundary stones aro being placed around that fortress, in the room of the stakes left by - the Spanish and Morocco Commissioners to mark the extent of the circuit of its territory. On them are cut in Spanish— " Spain, 1844, in the reign of Isabella II." The Barcelona journals of the 7th state that perfect tranquillity reigns in that city, butit seems that sum mary trials were still the order of the day. LAW AND POLICE. At the Court of Excise on Thursday, a great number of wine-merchants, carrying on business in the City, were summoned before the Court, for having the words " li censed to deal in foreign wines," written over their doors, without having renewed their respective licenses. In all the cases brought before the Court, which were more than usually numerous, the parties were convicted in a mitigated penalty, varying in amount from 10s. to 21. At the same Court, Cornelius Metcalfe, a gardener, re siding at Hoxton, was charged with retailing spirits in his garden on Sunday mornings. The Court found the defendant guilty, and fined him 20/. for selling gin, and 51. for selling beer. Frederick James Buckland, a wholesale wine-mer chant, of Great St. Helen's, was fined 701. for not renew ing his license. At Marylebone Robert Kingston was placed at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with having threatened to horsewhip John Rawlinson, Esq., the magistrate. After a lengthened investigation, Mr. Long said there was no doubt very reasonable ground for apprehension on the part of Mr. Rawlinson, and called upon the prisoner to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions, himself in 5001., and two sureties in 2501. each, with 48 hours' notice. Mr. Samuel Furness, and sixteen others, omnibus pro prietors, were summoned to Wandsworth Court by In spector Creed, of the V division, for plying for hire and stopping longer than was necessary for the taking in and setting down passengers opposite to the Plough Inn, Clapham. Mr. Clive, the magistrate, said the offence had been fully proved. As these summonses, however, had been issued merely as a caution to the proprietors, showing that they had been acting ille gally, he should only inflict the nominal fine of six pence and costs in this case. The other defendants would pay one penny each and-costs. COUN,T -PALS NIO NAB 36, 75. The DowaieiirarchlorTeTsefiareouri:TVho is staying on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. William Harcourt at Dover, pro ceeds to Paris early in the ensuing week for the winter. The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond intend to pass the winter at Brighton. Earl Howe will be duly installed Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons of England for 'Warwickshire, on the 25th instant, at Coventry. Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary Sackville West, are expected to return to Bourn Hall, near Cambridge, where Mr. Hastings and Lady Elizabeth Russell are still staying, to-day, from a visit to the Marquis and Mar chioness of Exeter at Burleigh House. Lord John Manners, M.P., has been lately staying at Willey Park, near Much Wenlock, the seat of Lord Forester. MI II Zi 3,1.84.1 V IN OMB A numerous meeting of the trustees of the Surrey and Sussex roads was held at the Sessions-house, Newing ton, for the purpose of letting the tolls arising at the several toll-gates and bars in their jurisdiction, namely, Newington-gate, Kennington-con mon-gate, &c., &c., to East Grinstead-gate, in the county of Sussex. They were taken by Mr. Levy for one year at 26,5001. On the subject of Mr. Newman's alleged letter to Mr. Williams, the Record says :—" The statement rests on the authority of Richard Ley, Esq., of Brasenose Col lege. He has mentioned Mr. N.'s letter generally to his friends, and says that be was staying in the same house with Mr. Williams a month ago, and heard of the said letter then and there." John Newman, the Puseyite, was educated at Ealing School, having entered in May, 1808, and left it for college in December, 1816. He gained a fellowship at Oriel afterwards, beating three first class men, and " went wrong" many years after he left school. "It is reported," says the Mercantile Journal, "on authority that we can depend upon, that extensive and important alterations are contemplated in the mode of doing business at the Customs, suggested by the Com mittee of the late inquiry into Custom-house frauds, and that the changes will come into operation on or before Christmas next." It is full time. Four men, says an American paper, havebeen lynched in Fannin County by the most sanguinary process. They are all lately from Missouri, and all notorious for their rascality before they left. The cause was for bar barously murdering and robbing three friendly Indians. Upwards of 200 persons attended the trial and execu tion. Three others, named Benjamin Jones, Jewland, and Harris, were arrested, and convicted of theft, and were made to hang the others, and orderod to leave the country in ten days. he following is another instance of the ill effects of trusting to empirical remedies, instead of resorting to the actual cautery in cases of bites from mad dogs. An artisan of Nismes, named Paulet, having been bitten, went to a man living at a considerable dis tance, who was reputed to have an infallible remedy. Having received this in the form of a cake and eaten it, and paid 15f., Paulet returned home, confiding in its efficacy. Not many days after, however, he felt severe pains in the head and stomach, which increased till his eyes became inflamed like two burning coals, the foam issued from his mouth in large flakes, and he was so furious that it was necessary to bind him down on his bed, where he died after enduring the most frightful suf ferings for two days. A new case of hydrophobia in a horse is mentioned by the Courrier de Nantes to have occurred at St. Jean de Boisseau. The animal was bitten by a rabid dog, afterwards killed. The wound, which was on the eyelid, was cauterised almost immediately, and a much-vaunted remedy was administered. After the lapse of a month, the horse became dull, and refused its food. This being observed, he was put into a stable by himself, where he soon became furious, biting and tearing everything he could get hold of, and even his own flesh, and died in twenty-four hours. Only the day before he was rode by his owner. We read in the Quotidienne :—" Several journals announce that a Rus sian has discovered a cure for hydrophobia. There is at present in Paris a Frenchman who has just offered to the Academy of Medicine a remedy known in his family for a great number of years. More than 800 cures operated on men and animals are, it is said, the proofs of the infal libility of this remedy. M. T. declares that he can radi cally cure persons attacked with hydrophobia even when at its last stage. He demands to have the remedy tried on condemned convicts." THE LUNGS A GALVANIC BATTERY.- - Last night, Dr. Keenan commenced a course of three lectures at the Western Scientific Institution, on organic chemistry and physiology, for the purpose of showing that the lungs act as a galvanic battery, and that the principle on which animal strength depends is oxygenation of the food. He founded his theory on the analogy which sub sists between the generation of electric force by oxyge nation and the muscular stimulus that is given by hydro genous food, such as brandy, which he assured his hearers absorbs oxygen rapidly in the lungs, and there consequently generates electricity, which therefore pro duces motion. Notwithstanding the wretched weather, the lecture-room was well filled. At the close of the lecture great sensation was excited by Mr. Robinson coining forward to protest against the opinions that had been delivered being received as those of the Committee who conduct the affairs of the institution, for they were altogether erroneous. Dr. Keenan's friends were very clamorous, and voci • ferated " Order, order," whilst others cheered. Mr. Robinson undertook, to show, shortly, that 1)r. Keenan's views were completely fallacious, and that the question of animal heat had been conclusiveiy settled by Liebeg. Several of Dr. Keenan's supporters interrupted him, and many were speaking and shouting at the same time, it being very evident that , if the electrical theory be cor rect, there must have been a large quantity of electricity generated in the lungs of those who took part in the war of words. Some proposed a public controversy on some other evening, but Mr. Robinson was for the time pre sent alone, and the disputants came to such close quar ters, that there was some danger to apprehend the con troversy might not terminate with worth, highly electri cal as they were. One gentleman suggested, with great energy, that, as Dr. Keenan had delivered only his in troductory lecture, he should be heard to the end of the course before the discussion. Thi s proposition seemed to be generally approved. The scene of confusion lasted for at least twenty minutes, when the Chairman, to put a stop to further disputation and clamour, dissolved the Pleetlng. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA. LIVFRPOOL, THURSDAY. The British and North American royal mail steam ship Acadia, Captain Harrison, arrived in the Mersey shortly after six o'clock this morning. She left Boston on the usual day, the Ist instant, spoke the Hibernia in the Bay of Fundy on the 2d, and, from some cause which we have not yet heard, sailed from Halifax, without the mails, on the 3d. The run from Boston, including the detention at Halifax, accupied about twelve days and a half. Our advices by this arrival are—New York, 31st ult. ; Washington, 29th ; Montreal, 28th ; Toronto, 25th ; ant Boston and Halifax, Ist and 3d inst. The elections in Canada were going on in favour of the Government. The New York Herald says :—" It appears that the Conservative influ ence—the policy of Sir Charles Metcalfe—pre dominates over Radicalism, and powerfully enough for the present. If the Radicals in the Lower Pro vince keep themselves in order, the Union will move beautifully and evenly; but if they kick too much, the majority will only have to whip them into decency. Either way, therefore, the Canadas are safe_ for a little while." The following is a list of the Members returned : D. Destructive—C. Conservative. LOWER CANADA. Montreal (City)—The Hon.G. Huntingdon.—Mr. Lemaide Moffatt (c.) ; the Hon. S. (D.) de Bleury (c.) IVercheres.—Mr. Leslie (D.) Ottawa.—The lion, D. B. Pa-;Yamaska.—Dr. Rosseau (D.) pineau, Commissioner of Leinster.—Mr. Dewitt (D.) Crown Lands (c.) Quebec.—Messrs. Aylwm and Two Mountains.—Mr. Scott Chabot (D.) (c.) 'Quebec (County).—Mr, Cha- Threeßivers.—Mr. Grieve (c.) veau (D.) St. Maurice.—Mr. Dessaul- Gaspe.—Mr. Christie (c.) niers (c.) Lotbiniere.—Mr. Laurin (D.) Champlain.—Mr. Guillet Tache (D.) Sherbrooke.—Mr. Hale (c.) Kamouraska.—Mr. Berthelet Chambly. Mr. Lacoste (D.) (doubtful.) Nicolet.—Mr. Methot (D.) Rouville. Mr. Franchere Megantic.—Hon. D. Daly (c.) (doubtful.) Vaudreuil.—Mr. Lant in (D.) Terrebonne.—Mr. Lafontaine Saguenay.—Mr. Morin (D. (D.) Dorchester.—Mr. Tachereau Richelieu.—Dr. Nelson (D.) (D.) UPPER CANADA. Toronto.—Mr. Sherwood (c) ;'Cornwall.—Mr. R. M'Donnell Mr. Boulton (c.) I (c.) I lam i I ton.—S ir A. Macnab(c.)iStormont.—Mr. M'Donald Hastings.—Mr. Munney (c.) (D.) Bytown.—Mr. Stuart (c.) Leeds.—Mr. Gowan (C.) Brockville.—Mr. G. Sherwood,Middlesex.—Mr. Ermstinger (c.) I (c.) Russell.—Mr. Petrie (c.) Northumberland, Mr. Hall Kingston.—Mr. Macdonald (c.) (c.) Haldimand.—Mr. Thompson Prescott.—Mr. Stewart (c.) (D.) The Rev. Egerton Ryerton, D.D., had received the appointment to the superintendency of the Board of Education for Canada West. He came to Liver pool in the Acadia. There are rumours of further serious disturbances on the Beauharnois Canal. Accounts from Mexico mention that a French sailor had been arrested by the Alcade of the town, and taken to prison. It is not stated why or for what he was arrested ; but when in prison he was asked if he was a Frenchman, and answered in the affirmative ; he was immediately ordered to receive two hundred lashes, attended by music ; after which he was ordered to kiss the drummer's feet, and, on his refusal to do so, he was sentenced to receive fifty lashes more, and other indignities were committed upon his body too horrible to mention ; after which he was released, having become a maniac through his dreadful sufferings. In consequence of this outrage, the French Consul had refused all intercourse with the authorities, and had forwarded dispatches to his . Government respecting the treatment French citizens are subjected to in that department of Mexico. The Great Western, which sailed hence on the 12th ult., arrived out at New York on the 28th, making the run in 14 days 131 hours. She would leave again on the 9th inst., and will be due here about the 23d. The passengers, on the trip out, on reaching port, presented Captain Mathews with a handsome complimentary letter, expressing satisfac tion with the voyage, and with the excellent accom modation of the ship. In the southern papers we find the particulars of another most horrible steam-boat explosion, its ter rible consequences being in strict keeping with the usual American results. It seems that— " The steam-boat Lucy Walker left Louisville, for New Orleans, full of passengers. When about four miles below New Albany her machinery got out of order, and the engine was stopped to make repairs. While the repairs were making the water in the boilers got low, and within three minutes after the engine ceasea work ing her three boilers exploded with tremendous violence, and all the upper part of the boat blown into a thousand pieces. The air was filled with human beings and frag ments of human beings. One man was' blown up fift}• yards, and fell with such force as to go entirely through the deck of the boat. Another was cut entirely in two by a piece of the boiler. The steam-boat Gopher, Captain Dunham, was near by, who saved the lives of many in the water. He saw many go down whom he could not save. Immediately after the explosion the ladies' cabin took fire, and before it had been consumed she sunk in twelve or fifteen feet water. The screams and exclamations of the females, and those who were not killed, is represented to have been distressing and awful. From sixty to eighty persons were killed and wounded. The wounded were left at New Albany, where every attention was paid to them." There is no doubt but that this dreadful business has been the result of the most wanton carelessness. The latest Louisville papers contain the following additional particulars : " The city was filled with all kinds of rumours yester day connected with the explosion and burning of the Lucy Walker. Last evening fifteen dead bodies had been recovered. We heard that none of them could be recognised, and then again that all were recognised but. one. The I),,Aie . wor 'General Pegratn, Nicholas Ford, S. M. Brown, P. Wallis, Z. Hughes, Moses Kirby, James Vanderberg, the second clerk, the second mate, and the bar keeper, have not been recovered. " The body of Mr. Cooper, engineer, was brought to this city, and interred yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Todd, of the Third Presbyterian Church in this city, was blown overboard, but saved himself by swimming. At New Albany, yesterday, there were fifteen or twenty of the wounded. The spectacle presented in New Albany by the dead bodies and dying beggars description. The citizens of that town have shown the most commendable ' hospitality, and the interest which they have manifested in behalf of the sufferers is above all praise. Their places of business yesterday were closed, their numerous flags were lowered, and mourning and gloom filled the town. " We hear related numerous incidents connected with the accident which aro interesting, but we bare not room for many of them to-day. Mr. Wren, of Zazoo, Missis sippi, was thrown from the boiler-deck, and fell near the bow of the boat in a state of i n sensibility. When he recovered his senses, he saw his little son,six or seven years old, in the rear of the boat, the flames raging around the boy. The father, unable to rise, watched the movement of the son with the greatest anxiety. Soon he saw the boy leap overboard. The river was full of mattresses, and ho floated on one of them until saved by a rope from the Gopher. The father saw his rescue, with feelings we need not attempt to describe. " A man, his wife, and four daughters were saved without injury, though in different ways and places. Their meeting must have been most joyous. A little girl was found clinging to the wreck, when the flames were so near that she had to dash water against one side of her face to protect it from the intense heat. A man was on the hurricane deck, with his wife and a little daughter, at the time of the explosion ; ho dropped the former aft into the yawl, and she was saved, but with a sprained ankle ; be threw the latter into the stream, and then plunged in and saved it by swimming. " Pieces of the boilers were thrown upon the Kentucky shore, and it is said that some portions are not thicker than a half-dollar. When, and where, and by whom could they have been inspected ? We heard a gentle man state last evening that he had bad two sets of boilers inspected here, when steam was up. What safety can there be on our waters if such criminal carelessness and recklessness are tolerated ?" There is no alteration in the cotton market, but the reduced stock on hand enables holders to obtain firmer prices, and desirable lots of the article were scarce. The rate of Exchange on London was at 110 to 1101, and on Paris sf. 20e. FRENCH LOAN i.—The following is a statement of loans contracted in France for the last thirty years:— Years. Amount. Rate per Cent. Negotiated at. Produce. 1815 3,500,000 5 51f. 23c. 35,863,2001. 1816 6,000,000 do. 57 26 69,763,800 1817 669,755 do. 59 16 7,924,035 1817 30,000,000 do. 57 51 345,065,000 1818 14,925,500 do. 66 50 197,909,400 1818 12,313,433 do. 67 165,000,090 1821 401,942 do. 87 7 7,000,000 1821 12,514,220 do. 85 55 214,118,304 1823 23,114,516 do. 89 55 413,980,981 1830 3,134,950 4 102 7 40,000,005 1831 7,142,858 5 84 120,000,014 1832 7,614,213 do. 98 50 150,000,000 1841 Total —Galignani. A NEW CASE.—The question of whether the Crown can grant a commutation of capital punishment in opposition to the wish of the culprit has been raised at the Hague, and resolved in the following manner:— Two men named Fox and Van Link, who were con demned to death, refused to solicit their pardon. The King, however, commuted their punishment to that of being flogged, and having their neck marked with a rope, which sentence was executed on the 26th ult.—Con stitutionnel, HER MAJESTY AT BURLEIGH. STANFORD, THURSDAY, THREE, P.M.—The disap pointment. experienced by thousands yesterday owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, has been amply compensated for to-day by a bright autumnal sun, which burst forth at an early hour this morning, and has con tinued to shed its cheering rays on the surrounding scenery, up to the present time, with every prospect of its continuance. The clouds cleared off shortly after three o'clock yes terday, and several of the distinguished party now as sembled in the mansion immediately took advantage of the change, and walked out in the grounds adjoining the house. Sir Robert Peel, accompanied by Lord Bur leigh and several other gentlemen, were among those who left the mansion. At four o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Marquis of Exeter and Sir William Middleton, left the house, and proceeded across the park, to "the Cottage," a small building, within an inclosure, appropriated to the co ll ec ti on o f b u ll s in the possession of the Noble Marquis. After partaking of luncheon in the banquetting-room, the Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert, and attended by several of the principal guests, was conducted over the mansion, visiting successively all the principal apart ments, and inspecti ng th e su p er b p a i n tings contained in the picture gallery, and throughout the various corridors and halls of the building. Her Majesty did not leave the mansion on account of the dampness arising from the continued rain during the early part of the day. At six o'clock the ceremony of christening the infant daughter of the Noble Marquis and Marchioness took place in the private chapel within the mansion, the Bishop of Peterborough officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Atlay, private chaplain to the Marquis of Exeter. The Marquis of Exeter conducted her Majesty, and the Marchioness of Exeter took the arm of Prince Albert, the other guests following in succession. On reaching the chapel her Majesty took up a position near the altar, round which the other principal guests stood. The sponsors were his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Lady Sophia Cecil, and Lady Middleton. The child, in honour of her Most Gracious Majesty, received the name of Victoria. _ _ Her Majesty was attired in white figured satin, and wore a tiara of diamonds. The majority of the ladies present were also dressed in white. The infant wore a superb long dress, composed of point lace and muslin over white satin, and a cap of the most exquisite workmanship. A display of fireworks took place opposite the lake after the christening, but, owing . to the rain which fell during the day, their effect was greatly lessened. The banquet, in the evening, was served on the same scale of magnificence as on the preceding day. Upon the table among the other ornaments was placed the chris tening cake, a superb production of the confectionery art, weighing about sixty pounds without the ornaments, which are uncommonly rich and magnificent. The cake is surmounted by the representation of a font, which is surrounded by four large white satin flags, edged with rich silver fringe, and bearing a representation of the arms of the Cecil family. A superb gold cup, the present of his Royal Highness Prince Albert to his infant goddaughter, was also placed on the table. ..• •-• • SO •JA • The bancisiet having been concluded, and the healths of ‘, The Queen" and " The Prince Consort" duly re sponded to, her Majesty expressed her desire that ano ther toast should be added, that of " The health of Lady Victoria Cecil," and the Noble Marquis imme diately rose to give effect to the command of his Sove reign, and the whole of the guests rising, responded to the sentiment with great feeling. The Queen left the banquetting-hall at twenty minutes to nine o'clock, and the evening was passed in the same manner as on the previous day. ller Majesty retired at eleven o'clock, and was con ducted by her noble host to her apartments. This morning has been delightfully fine since day break, and the noble park, studded with its majestic trees, is set off to the greatest advantage by the glorious rays of an autumnal sun. Her Majesty rose early and breakfasted with the Prince Consort in her private apartments. After breakfast her Majesty and the Prince walked in the gardens at the back of the mansion, and a splendid herd of dairy cows, of the Durham breed, which roam at will through the Noble Marquis's park, were brought round for the inspection of her Majesty. At half-past ten o'clock Prince Albert, accompanied by Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, the Marquis of Salis bury, the Marquis of Granby, Lord Charles Wellesley, and the Hon. G. Anson, left the mansion, and proceeded to a preserve called Butland's Cover, a little to the east of the mansion, on the outskirts of the park, for the pur pose of enjoying a battuc. The_ carriages were ordered to be in attendance at half-past two o'clock to convey her Majesty and suite to Grimsthorpe, the seat of the Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England (Lord Willoughby D'Eresby), but up to this moment her Majesty has not taken her de parture from the mansion. The additions to the dinner party to-day will include the Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary West, Lord and Lady Lilford, Lord and Lady Hood, Lord Milton, and Mr. Fitzwilliam. Her Majesty and Prince Albert aro expected to start to-morrow morning, at a quarter past nine o'clock, from Burleigh House, for the Weedon station. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUURSDAY.—The Royal Family have not left the Castle either yesterday afternoon or this morning for their usual walking and equestrian exer cise, owing to the continuance of wet. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is ex • pected to return to her residence, Frogmore House, to-morrow (Friday), from town. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz returned to Kew from town on Wednesday evening. The Duke of Cambridge left town yester day afternoon for Kew. tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. The American Minister transacted business yester day at the Foreign -office. A deputation from the Waterford and Limerick Railway Company, consisting of the Mayor of Lime rick, the Mayor of Waterford, Mr. Francis J. 0 1 1\ eill (Limerick), Messrs. Joshua W. Strongman, and James Walpole (Waterford), and Mr. Charles Vignoles, engineer, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord Stanley has left Burleigh, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter, for Birmingham, on his return to Knowsley llall, Lancashire. The Earl of Dalhousie has left town for Deal Castle. Dispatches Ni;eie received vesterdaY at the' Colonial. office from the Governor_of ihe Mauritius. - LYCEUM THEATRE. One of the liveliest and most amusing farces we have seen for this many a long day, was produced at this theatre last evening, under the title of A Trip to Kissengen. Th e scene is laid at that fashionable watering-pla ce , w h ere we fi n d L e C o mte de Caram bole (Mr. A. Wigan), a French Chevalier d'lndustrie , and his wife Fifine (Mrs. A. Wigan). The Comte has just performed a grand coup . By uttering forged circular lett ers at F rank f ort, h e h a s made 10,0001. The forgery, however, has been discovered, and he has escaped t o Kissengen, on his way to America, " de country where la justice is unknown, and de rogues is in safety." At Kissengen is located Mr. Hercules Crisis (11Ir. Keeley), " our own correspon dent" to the Scourge newspaper, who had previously at Frankfort formed some slight acquaintance with Fifine. Crisis had at Frankfort spoken a leader of the hi n c h d e h d i a M n d a j e F s fi y n t e h e t a s n severely Scourge,was g ad o v f an ß ta a g va e r o in f this circumstance t o ena bl e Carambole to effect his escape. She meets Crisis, tells him that the police have orders to arrest him on account of the language he had used regarding the King of Bavaria, but that such is the interest she takes in his fate that she has procured procured for him her own husband's passport, and that during his stay at Kissengen he had better pass as her husband, Le Comte de Carambole. The de light of the verdant Cockney at being the beloved of a real Countess, and passing as a real Count, can easily be imagined ; besides, the thing is so ad vantageous in the way of business—his position will enable him to procure such valuable, such early, and such exclusive intelligence for the Scourge. Just as he is quietly domiciled with the Countess, who should arrive at Kissengen but his lawful spouse, Mrs. Crisis (Mrs. Keely) , who, tired ofthe solitude of llerne Bay, has persuaded her uncle Lonely (Mr. Turner), to ,accompany her to Kissengen to surprise her dear Hercules. She meets with the Comte, who, pour passer le temps, makes love to her, and tells her that Crisis has another wife, and, taking her to the Ragozi Pavilion, shows her the faithless Hercules drinking hock and flirting with Fifine. Ile is about to salute Fifine, when Mrs. Crisis pops her head over Fifine's shoulder and confronts him. The acting of Keeley and his wife in this scene was admirable—the fussy and furious jealousy of the one contrasted admirably with the stolid look of surprise of the other. Criiis, however, recovers his assurance, denies his wife and his name, and proclaims himself Le Comte de Caram hole, on which he is instantly arrested, and hurried off to prison with every chance of being hanged for forgery. It is in rain that when bef ore th e Commis saire de Police he appeals to his wife. She disowns him, and says the Comte, who talks excellent morality to him, is her husband. Uncle Lonely, too, is deter mined to remain lonely—he will acknowledge no nephew ; while, to crown the whole, Fifine enters, and throws herself into his arms, declaring, that although he is guilty, she will never desert her husband. He is, however, rescued by the entrance of two BOW-Street officers from London, who recog nise the real Comte; with whose person they are ac quainted, and demand his extratradition, while they recognise in Crisis an old Bow -street reporter, and vouch for his identity. His wife, finding he has been made a dupe of, receives him back into her favour, and Uncle Lonely advises him for the future, if he must go to a watering-place in the summer, not to ven ture further than Herne Bay. The acting of the Wizans and the Keeleys in their parts was beyond all praise. The author has taken their measure exactly, and fitted them to a nicety. m u . Wigans's broken French was ex- quisite—quite equal to her husband's. We have long wanted a good French lady, but we want one no longer, Mrs. Wigan in that line of character being; everything that can be desired. The piece is ex - cellently got up; some of the scenes in the garden 'of the Pavilion is really beautiful. The dialogue is very . smartly written, and the fun never flags. From the rising to the falling of the curtain the audience were on the broad grin ;—of course it was completely successful. Better than all, the farce is original. We know not who the author is, but be he who he may, we beseech him to give us many more such original farces as a Trip to Kissengen. The house was crowded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-YESTEA•AY. The only bets laid yesterday afternoon were 200 to 10 apt the Cobweb colt ; 2,000 to 70, 900 to 30, and 750 to 25 agst Idas ; 25 to 1 to about 1001. sgst Pam ; 35 to 1 to 45/. agst The Laid o' Cockpen ; 35 to 1 to a pony agst Young Eclipse ; 1,000 to 25 agst Anti-Re pealer ; 1,000 to 20, four or five times, agst Cabin Boy ; 1,000 to 20 agst Black Prince ; 1,000 to 15 each agst Fiahowlagh, the Carlotta colt, and Seaman ; and 1,000 to 10 each agst the Chriatina colt, John Davis, and The Hermit. 300 to 10 was laid agst Lady Wildair for the Oaks. NEWPORT PAGNEL ARISTOCRATIC STEEPLE CHASE.-THURSDAY. Sweeepstakes of 20 goys. each, 10 ft, the second to save his stake, 12st each, winners extra. (47 Subs.) Captain Barnett's Boxkeeper (Crickmere) 1 Mr. Bainbridge's Humbug Mr. Roles Nimrod Mr. Pyctt's Miracle Lord Alford's The Stranger Won by two lengths, after a good race ; the third about two lengths from the second, the others nowhere. No race for the Hurdle Stakes. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. DONCASTER, 1846. FOURTH DAY. Three Years Old Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each. St. Leger Course. Col. Anson's lago and Martext. Lord G. Bentinck's f by Jereed, out of Vacuna. Mr. Bowes's Hoorah. Lord Chesterfield's Birkenhead. Mr. T. Dawson's Grimston. Lord Eglinton's Draco. Lord Glasgow's c by Retriever, dam by St. Patrick. Mr. Gully's ch o by Cain, out of Lillab. Mr. Osbaldeston's King Charles. Mr. C. Neville's Orestes. Mr. H. Wormald's Brother to Millepede. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1846. XONDAY. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, for three yrs old. Duke of Bedford's Piet Whitefoot. Lord Chesterfield's Birkenhead. Sir J. liawley's Prospect (41b). Sir G. lleathcote's chc by Amato, out of Countess (41b). Lord Lonsdale's b c by Bay Middleton (41b). Mr. Payne's Collingwood. Mr. Phillimore's Oxberry. Sir W. W. Wynn's Cynynion (41b). FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1846. TUESDAY. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, by subscribers of 100 sous. each, for three yrs old. R.M. Lord Albemarle's Smuggler Bill and Radulphtts. Colonel Anson's lago and Martext. Duke of Bedford's Piet Whitefoot. Lord G. Bentinck's b e by Bay Middleton—Marrowfat. Lord Chesterfield's Birkenhead and Ginger. Mr. John Day's Cambaules. Lord Exeter's c by Colwick, out of Galata ; c by Col wick, out of Macremma ; c by Colwick, out of Lucetta ; and c by Colwick, out of Mecca. Sir J. Hawley's Prospect. Mr. Jaques's Spur. Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock Mr. Marson's George the Fourth. Mr. C. Nevill's Orestes. Mr. J. O'Brien's Jonathan Wilde and Sir Tatton. Mr. Osbaldeston's Brother to Sorella and King Charles. Mr. Payne's Titchfield and Collingwood. Mr. T. Powell's Holloway. Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe, and b e by Ilotman Platoff. Mr. Watts's Minternum and Bir. Mr. Wreford's b I' by Venison, out of Panchen. Lord Miltown's Foinnuala agst Duke of Bedford's Taurina, Bit 71b each. D.M. 200, h ft. THURSDAY. The Thousand Guinea Stakes, for 3 yrs old fillies. D.M. Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook. Col. Anson's Ardanus and Ellipsis. Duke of Bedford's Taurina. Lord G. Bentinck's Ennui, and fby Jereed Vacuna. Mr. Bowes's Mowerina and Ukraine. Mr. W. R. Brown's Moonbeam. Mr. Cooper's Madcap. Lord Exeter's Sister to Pergularia, and f by Troilus. Mr. Ford's Guarachs. Air. Greville's Polka. Mr. Gully's f by Touchstone, out of Lady Moore Carew. Sir J. Hawley's Regina. Mr. 'Matthews's f by Venison, dam by Lambtonian. Lord Miltown's Foinnuala. Lord Orford's Prussic Acid. Mr. o.baldeston's Sister to Pompey; Sister to the Devil among-the-Tailors ; and f by Stolkport, out of the Mountain Sylph's dam. Duke of Richmond's fby Ells, out of Reel. Mr. Wreford's fby Venison, out of Victoria ; and fby Sultan Junior, out of Wapiti. Mr. Watts's fby Melbourne, out of Nicotris. SEWN") OCTOBER MEETING, 1846. TUESDAY. Mr. Shelley's Broadsword, Bst 71b, agst Sir W. W. Wynn's f by Gladiator, dam by Buzzard, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. ioo, h ft. WEDNESDAY. Sir J. Hawley's f by Camel, out of Vat, agst Lord Chesterfield's fby Hornsea, out of Direr, Bst 41b each. T.Y.C. 200, h ft. HOUGHTON MEETING, 1846. THURSDAY. The Glasgow Stakes of 100 sous. each, for two yrs old colts. R.M. Colonel Anson's c by Jereed, out of La Bohemienne ; and c by Colwick, out of Marchesina. Lard Albemarle's Ingoldsby. Lord G. Beutinek's c by Lanercost, out of Crucifix ; o by Bay Middleton, out of Olive ; f by Bay Middleton, out of Plenary; Brother to Gaper; and c by Bay Mid dleton, out of Malvina. Lord Chesterfield's c by Hornsea, out of Industry. Mr. Ford's Crassus. Mr. Greville's Mirmillo. Mr. Gully's Brother to Euclid. Mr. Jaques's Torn Fool. Mr. Webber's Eldon. Mr. Wreford's c by Muley Moloch, out of Margelina. • LAST DAY. Sweepstakes of •.200 sous. each, heft. • T.Y.C. Ld. G. Bentinck's c by Lanercost, out of Crucifix, Bst 71b, Lord Oxford's c by Clearwell, out of Angelina, Bst 21b. Lord Glasgow's c by The Provost, out of Amulet, Bst 21b Lord Glasgow's f by The Provost, out of Miss Whip, agst Lord Orford's f by Emilius, out of Tarantella, Bst 21b each. T.Y.C. 200, h ft. BARTON UPON HUMBER MEETING, Nov. 8. The St. Leger Stakes were won by Mr. Gunning's Fancy ; Mr. Richardson's Jun Crow ran up.—The Rowland Stakes were won by Mr. Gunning'sßlack Eagle; Mr. Malpas's Molly Bawn ran up.—The Cup was won by Mr. T. Burkhill's Merry ; Mr. Gunning's Lady ran up.—The Derby was won by Mr. Foster's Algerine. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Taunton harrs., Tues., Hatch Inn ; Fri., Norton-10. Somerset Subscription lids., Tues., Buncombe-hill; Sat., Wythycombe Wood-14 Shropshire 11(18., Tues., sth mile stone, Ba,schurch-road ; Fri., Tunstal-10i. Albrighton lids., Mon., Bishop's Wood ; Th., liimley ; Sat., Bell, Tougnorton-101. United Pack, Tues., Borough Camp ; Fri., Chatwall-9. Ludlow lids., Tues., Brompton Bryaa turnpike-gate; Fri., Bowden Village-10. Wheatland lids., Mon., Sidbury ; Fri., Venel's Bank, near Cound-10. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Cock Inn, Forden ; Fri., Ken nel-10. Sir W. W. Wynn's lids., Mon., Worthenbury ; Wed., Chirk Castle ; Fri., Shocklach-10i. Cheshire lids., Mon., Peover ; Wed., Hankellow ; Th., Chol mondeley ; Sat., Crewe Hall-10i. Monmouthshire lids., Mon., Llanarth Court; Fri., Broad Oak-101. Mr. Archer's lids., Mon., Landue-bridge-101. Essex Union hds., Tu., Bradwell ; Sat., Totham Maypole-101. East - Essex hds., Mon., Pebmarsh-street ; Th., Birdbrook llall ; Sat., St. Anne's Castle. Brighton harrs., Mon., Patch= ; Wed., Race Course; Fri., Dyke-10i. Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill; Th., Telscombe Tye-10 Findon hds., Tues., Kennel; Th., Dial Post; Sat., Pangdean. Glyndebourne harrs., Mon., Alfriston race-course ; Fri., Bed diugham-bridge. Surrey harrs., Mon., The Half Moon, Godstone-road ; Fri., Ramsey Green. Captain Cander's lids., Mon., Bransford-bridge ; Wed., Han bury Park ; Fri., Crow's Nest-10i. Essex and Suffolk lids., Tu., Ardleish-et. ; Fr., Raydon-10i. The Atherstone lids., Mon., Ashfurlong Hall ; Wed., Osbes ton llall ; Th., Gopsall ; Sat., Coombe Abbey-104. Devon hds., Mon., Sandy-gate; Wed., Stover Lodge; Sat., Kennel-11. Warwickshire hds., Mon., Hinchburgh-bridge Park; Tues., Mitford-bridge ; Th., Cubbington-gate ; Fri., Compton Verney ; Sat., Bealy Village. Ilolderness hds., Mon., Marston Village; Tues., Everingham Park ; Th., Brandesburton-moor ; Fri., Houghton Hall ; Sat., Beswick Village-10i. Lord Yarborough's lids., Mon., Utterby ; Wed., Stallingbo rough ; Fri., Wrawby Village-11. Eddlethorpe hds., Mon., Settrington House; Wed., Lobster House ; Fri., Scampston-bridge-10i. ASIIDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING—TnunsnAY. TIIE ASHDOWN PARK STAKES.—Mr. Lawrence's Linchpin beat Mr. Bowles's Blue Coat Boy; Mr. Goodlake's Gazelle beat Mr. W. Etwall's Western. THE CRAVEN STAKES.-Mr. W. Etwall's Witchery beat Mr. Goddard's Grassmouse ; Mr. Lawrence's Leda beat Mr. Bowles's Bonnet Rouge; Mr. Lawrence's Lobelia beat Mr. Agg's Arachne ; Mr. Etwall's Western Queen beat Mr. Bowles's Blue Light. The Tics and Matches were not run when the post closed. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A BANKER'S SERVANT. —Yesterday large placards were posted at the different police-stations, offering a reward of 1001. for the ap prehension of Charles Fisher, late a footman in the ser vice of Mr. De Lisle, the banker, of Devonshire-square, Bishopsgate-street, who stands charged with having, on the night of the Bth instant, broken open some drawers in the counting-house, and stealing therefrom the sum of 480/, consisting of two 20/. notes, sixteen 10/., eighteen 5/. Bank of England notes, and a hundred and twenty sovereigns. He is of light complexion, 24 years of age, and stands 5 feet 4 inches high. BRITISH and FOREIGN INSTII UTE At a meeting of the Committee h e ld y es t er d a y a t George-street, llanover-square, Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart in the chair, it was unanimously resolved—" That as the winter session of the Institute is now about to commence, it is desirable to give publicity to such por tions of the proceedings of their first anniversary as have hitherto been communicated to the members only." In accordance, therefore, with this resolution, the Cona raittee have great satisfaction in authorising the publica tion of the following authentic report of the first meeting of the institution : " The Bight Hon. the Earl of Devon took the chair at three o'clock precisely, and was supported by the Earl Grosvenor, Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., Sir George Staunton, Bart., M.P., E. W. Pendarves, M.P., William Evans, M.P., Lord William Lennox, Colonel the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynn, Henry Waymouth, Esq., Charles Cochrane, Esq., William Tite, Esq., William Vizard, Esq., 1)r. Holt Yates, J. W. Moore, Esq., and others of the Vice-Pre sidents and Committee, with a full attendance of members. " In opening the proceedings, Lord Devon observed, that according to the usual custom of societies of this nature, we had met to hear a report of the progress and present state of our affairs, on which—considering the very short time that had elapsed since a few gentlemen had met together at his house to hear Mr. Buckingham's prospectus of the Institute, and to confer together on the best means of assisting him to complete his original de sign —he thought there would be found much reason for congratulation. "A short preliminary conversation ensued, as to cer tain abrid gmen t s ma d e in the report, and the feeling of the meeting being in favour of its being now read in the shortest form, this was accordingly done by the secre tary, and the balance-sheet signed by the auditors was also read and explained. " Mr. Baylis, who moved the first resolution, said that he had heard so many unfavourable rumours of one kind or another, that his mind had been s t rong ly i m p resse d with apprehension for the result ; but after the satisfac tory statements of the report and balance-sheet just read, these impressions were entirely removed, and he had the greatest pleasure in moving that the report be received, adopted, and entered in the minutes of the Society. " Mr. Tite said that he felt very reluctant to incur any unnecessary expense, but he deemed it to be so im portant to the interests of the Institute that this report should be m idely circulated, that be begged to submit a motion for its being printed and distributed among the members, as he was quite sure that wherever it was read it would remove many erroneous conceptions, and be of the greatest benefit to the Society. " Mr. Simpson, in moving the third resolution, said that he, too, like others, had beard all manner of evil bodings. But when on his first coming to town from Edinburgh he came to see the institute for himself, and investigate the mode and manner in which its affairs were conducted, he could not but be filled with admira tion at the beauty, appropriateness, good taste, elegance, and comfort of the one, and the ability and completeness of the other. It seemed to him a matter of wonder, as well as gratification, that so much should have been done, and so well done too, in so short a time, and there fore he had great pleasure in submitting his motion of entire satisfaction with the management. " Mr. Tite, in moving a vote of thanks to Lord Devon, passed a high encomium on the Noble President, for the application of so much of his attention to the affairs of the Institute, considering the multiplicity and import ance of his engagements ; and he felt sure that his Lord ships continued approbation and patronage of the Society would be regarded by the public as the best proof of its being founded on sound principles, and con ducted with honour and integrity. " Dr. Camps drew the attention of the meeting to the zeal, ability, and unremitting devotion of all his time and talents, which Mr. Buckingham bestowed on the Institute, and regarded his able management .of its affairs as the best guarantee for its continued success. Having witnessed all this for himself, from the earliest beginning of the undertaking, and seen no abatement of it to the present time, he had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Buckingham and the Committee, for their valuable services and exertions during the past year. " The Earl of Devon, in returning thanks for the compliment paid to him, said that the whole merit of the idea and conception of the plan of the Institute belonged to Mr. Buckingham ; and all that he (Lord Devon) had done was to co operate, which he did most cordially, with others, to carry this plan out. Ile believed, from the first, that the idea, though a new and bold, was yet a valuable one, and might be reduced to practice, though many excel ! lent friends of his thought otherwise. The result, how ever, had shown that their apprehensions were not well founded. With Mr. Buckingham he had now main tained a pretty close and constant intercourse on the subject for nearly a year and a half, and he must say, that he could not but acknowledge and admire the zeal, perseverance, and ability with which he had achieved so much in so short a space of time. Indeed, the only fault he had to find with him was that he was too zealous ; and the most frequent duty which he (Lord Devon) had to perform was to exercise the office of ardour checker,' and prevent Mr. Buckingham from doing too much. But for his zeal, however, the end could not havebeen accom plished ; and he was glad to find that it was felt and acknowledged in all quarters ; and that the friends and supporters of the Institute were daily on the increase, while its evening parties were more and more brilliant and satisfactory. He had himself attended several of these, and was much pleased at the evident gratification they afforded to all ; while he understood that the la-t, which occurred on the preceding evening, and which he was prevented from attending by an engagement else where, was one of the fullest and most attractive of the season. In all that was stated in the report on the sub ject, and indeed in every other part of it, he entirely concurred—and he had no doubt that as the advantages and pleasures of the:lnstitute became more known, they would be more and more sought after and appreciated. " Mr. Jesse! begged to ask Lord Devon, whether some plan might not be devised, by which Mr. Buckingham, the value of whole labours was admitted by all, could be secured a more competent remuneration than the present mode of payment afforded him : as he was sure the members generally would support the committe in awarding him a fixed salary, of a much larger amount than the small surplus now left for all his exertions, by which the Institute has been brought to its present state of efficiency. " Lord Devon said he agreed with the lion. Gentle • man as to the desirability of securing an adequate and cer tain compensation to Mr. Buckingham for his labours ; but the difficulty lay in this : that as the members were exempt from all legal liabilities beyond their respective subscriptions, the question would be, in the event of the income being insufficient to allow of such compensation, who was to make it up to him—the committee, or the members, or both ? The most certain method of secu ring a proper return to Mr. Buckingham would be to in crease the general income of the Institute by an addi tion to the number of its members, as in that case all would be benefited, and there would be an ample surplus for remuneration without the necessity of calling upon any parties' . to Make siip a deficiency: It sliould . be re membered that the Institute was yet in its infancy, and there was every reason to hope that it would go on hn proving in its resources as well as its attractions." DEATU FROM EATING BITTER ALMONDS.—Last evening Mr. J. Payne concluded the investigation into the death of ➢ir. L. D. Nind. The ward• beadle stated, ,hat he had made inquiries at all the chemists and grocers shops in the neighbourhood, but could not learn that any prussic acid or bitter almonds had been sold to a person answering the description of the deceased. Mr. Mason stated, that he had, in conjunction with two eminent surgeons, subjected the remainder of the con tents of the stomach to a test, the result of which was the production of one drachm of prussic acid of corn merce, which was quite sufficient to account for death, and might have been imbibed from the quantity of bitter almonds found in the stomach. There being no further material evidence, the coroner suggested the propriety of returning an open verdict. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict—" That the deceased died from the effects of poison contained in a quantity of bitter almonds found in his stomach." TILE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT THE ST. KATHA RINE'S Docits.—An account appeared in our paper of yesterday of an attempted robbery of a large quantity of brandy from St. Katharine's Docks, and of the sin gular manner in which the same had been discovered, and thereby prevented. Some further particulars have since come to light on the subject. It appears that the Customs' officers on board of the ship Gem, which has recently arrived in the dock from Charente, had retired to rest, after watching from nine o'clock on the Monday night till three of the following morning, and that, about six o'clock, the officer was informed by the mate that one of the casks lying on the deck, which had been hoisted from the hold on the previous afternoon, had been plundered to a considerable extent in the following manner :—The cask was lying close to the side of the vessel, with the head towards the hatchway, and a hole had been bored through the side of the ship and the head of the cask, by which means the brandy had been extracted, the hole being closed again, so as to escape observation, until the thieves had got safely away with their booty. On the cask being guaged, it was found that no less than 32 gallons had been abstracted. The number of bladders found in the gutter of the roof of the cigar warehouse was 16, and were found to contain nearly 20 gallons, and near the bladders lay a gimblet and a quantity of ropes, so that 12 gallons of the spirit is still unaccounted for, and it is supposed that that quantity must have been securely got away by the thieves. NOVEL SYSTEM or ROBBERY.—The Correctional Tribunal of the Seine was occupied on Tuesday with the trial of Auguste Maudhuit, aged 24, for robbery. It ap peared that the prisoner has chalked out for himself a novel plan to obtain the confidence of his victims. He always applied to persons of the weaker sex, and pre tending honourable intentions, finished by robbing them. A written deposition was handed in from a young wo man, named Eliza Noise, which stated that the prisoner had followed her in the street, and pretending the most ardent love, had insinuated himself into her affections and domicile, and at last fixed a day for their marriage. Ile disappeared, however, previously, carrying with him 157 f. She afterwards met him in the Palais Royal, and had him arrested. Two others of the prisoner's victims came forward in person, and testified against him. From one he had taken a gold watch, chain, and other articles, to the value of 600 f., and from the other upwards of 300 f. The Court sentenced him to eighteen months im prisonment and 50f. fine.—Galignani• TOULON, Nov. 7.—The whole of this clay the port has been greatly animated with the embarking of troops for Algeria; 1,100 men left this morning by the steam frigate Montezuma for Algiers, and 2,000 were embarked in the afternoon on board the transport Perdrix for Oran, and the Provencale for Algiers. It is said that no less than 5,000 or 6,000 men will embark in the course of next week from this port for the same destination. LITERATURE. KNIGHT'S WEEKLY VOLUME. C. Knight, London, 1844. Three Parts of this Weekly Miscellany—which, considering the amount of information which each Part contains, is unquestionably the cheapest of the day—are now lying before us, and deserve a word of notice, if only for the skill with which they are got up, and the judicious manner in which the materials are arranged and condensed. One part contains a re publication in two volumes of Fairfax's translation of Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered"—the best, because the most accurate and characteristic version that has yet appeared of this epic ; another Part contains " Sketches of the history of Literature and Learning in Eng land," also in two volumes, in the second of which we find an interesting biographical memoir of Chaucer, together with copious extracts from his poems, and criticisms on his genius; and a third Part contains a "Natural History of the Elephant," written with considerable tact, and abounding in a variety of curious anecdotes illustrative of the singular sagacity of this animal. Each part is embellished with a pro fusion of wood-cuts, which add not a little to its attractions, executed, as they are for the most part, with very respectable talent. The " Weekly Volume" can scarcely fail to become a favourite with the public, for each part contains as much matter as a volume of Murray's "Family Library," and is only half the price.. We subjoin an entertaining account of an elephant hunt in Africa from the Natural Ilistory of that animal. It is extracted by the editor, we should premise, from the narrative of Bruce, the traveller : " An hour before day, after a hearty breakfast, we mounted on horseback, to the number of about thirty. But there was another body, both of horse and foot., which made hunting the elephant their particular busi ness. These men dwell constantly in the woods, and know very little of the use of bread, living entirely upon the flesh of the beasts they kill, chiefly that of the ele phant and the rhinoceros. They are exceedingly thin, light, and agile, both on horseback and foot; arc very swarthy, though few of them are black; none of them woolly-headed, and all of them have European features. They are called Agageer, a name of their profession, not of their nation, which comes from the word agar, and signifies to hough or hamstring with a sharp weapon. More properly it means the cutting the tendon of the heel, and is a characteristic of the manner in which they kill the elephant, which is shortly as follows : " Two men, absolutely naked, without any rag or covering at all about them, get on horseback; this pre caution is for fear of being laid hold of by the trees or bushes, in making their escape from a very watchful enemy. One of these riders sits upon the back of the horse, sometimes with a saddle, and sometimes without one, with only a switch, or short stick in one hand, care fully managing the bridle with the other; behind him sits his companion, who has no other arms but a broadsword, such as is used by Sclavonians, and which is brought from Trieste. His left hand is employed in grasping the sword by the handle; about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any - danger of being hurt by it; and, though the edges of the lower part of the sword are as sharp as a razor, he carries it without a scabbard. " As soon as the elephant is found feeding, the horse man rides before him as near his face as possible; or, if he flies, crosses him in all directions, crying out, lam such a man and such a man ; this is my horse, that has such a name; I killed your father in such a place, and your grandfather in such another place; and I am now come to kill you; you are but an ass in comparison of them.' This nonsense he verily believes the elephant understands, who, chased and angry at hearing the noise • immediately before him, seeks to seize him with his trunk or proboscis; and, intent upon this, follows the horse everywhere, turning and turning round with him, neglectful of making his escape by running straight for ward, in which consists his only safety. After having made him turn once or twice in pursuit of the horse, the horseman rides close up alongside of him, and drops his companion just behind on the off side ; and while lie engages the elephant's attention upon the horse, the footman behind gives him a drawn stroke just above the heel, or what in man is called the tendon of Achilles. This is the critical moment ; the horseman immediately wheels round, takes his companion up behind him, and rides ell full speed after the rest of the herd, if they have started more than one; and sometimes an expert agageer will kill three out of one herd. If the sword is good, and the man not afraid, the tendon is commonly entirely separated : and if it is not cut through, it is generally so fax divided, that the animal, with the stress he puts upon it, breaks the remaining part asunder, Its either case, he remains incapable of advancing a step, till the horseman's return, or his companions coming up pierce him through with javelins and lances : he then falls to the ground, and expires with loss of blood." THE NEW SUGAR BILL. The Act of last session, admitting foreign sugar, the produce of free labour, into this country at a duty of 345. per cwt., came into operation on Monday, but there is scarcely any sugar, either in this port or in London, which is entitled to be entered under its pro visions, and very little is likely to arrive before the spring of next year. It will be remembered the Act requires that all foreign sugars introduced shall be accompanied with a certificate of origin, signed by the Britiih Consul resident at the place where they are shipped. Now there are no such Consuls in any of the sugar growing countries to the east of the Cape, unless it is in China, and there is, therefore, no sugar of any consequence that can be admitted at present from that part of the world. A Consul has been sent out to Manilla, but no intelligence has yet been received in this country of his arrival, so that the sugar of the Philippine Islands, of which several cargoes have recently arrived in the Channel for orders, is not admissible. For the same reason, the Java sugar is inadmissible, and will remain so until the English Government has either arranged with the Dutch Government for the appointment of a regular Consul, which it is understood that it has not yet been able to do, until it has given some one authority to act as Consul at Batavia for this particular purpose. When this matter of Consuls is arranged, there is no doubt that the arrivals of sugar from beyond the Cape will be very considerable. The only lot of foreign free-grown sugar in Liverpool, entitled to ad mission, of which we have heard, is a small quantity of Venezuela sugar shipped at Laguayra. There is very little of it, and no more can be got at present, owing to the demand on the spot for refining. A friend of ours has given us a sample which shows it to be a most beautiful sugar, full of saccharine matter, and of an excellent colour and quality. If a sufficient quantity of sugar of this kind can be obtained either from America or Asia, or both, it will - be a most valuable addition to the existing supply, and will have a great effect on prices.—Liverpool Times. FEMALE PEASANTRY IN TILE SOUTH.—IR the re moter extremities of the county of Limerick, I saw, for the first time, young females and grown-up women carrying large wooden pails full of milk on their heads. This was to me a wonderful as well as novel sight. They walked at as rapid a pace with these wooden pails'on their head, without a hand touching them, as if they had been so strapped to their head as to render it impossible for them to fall, or the milk in any way to spill. Neither men nor women in this country could perform this ex ploit, though so easy of performance to the female peasantry in the south of Ireland. The further south you go, the more frequently do you see women carrying pails of milk or of water and other heavy burdens in this way. Not only can they walk at full speed with these utensils full of milk or water on their head without the aid of their hands, but some of them can leap over short hedges or small dykes, without the pails being dis placed, or even a single drop of their contents being spilt. The female peasantry in the south of Ireland are allowed on all hands to possess finer figures than the women in the rural districts of any other part of that country ; and the reason is supposed to be the erect manner in which they are obliged to walk when carrying burdens on their heads which require a certain stateliness as well as steadiness of carriage,---Impressions of Ireland and the Irish. The Earl of Eldon, it seems, has acted most libe rally towards the biographer of his grandfather, having presented Mr. Horace Twiss not only with the copyright of all the Eldon papers, but with a cheque for LOOOL into the bargain.—Wiltshire Independent. REWARDS FOR HUMANITY AND COURAGE, BY TUB FRENCH GOVERNMENT.—The Moniteur publishes a list of the names of 230 persons who have just received me dals, as honorary rewards, for humane and courageous acts, reported to the Minister of the Interior between the 31st of January last and the 9th of the present month. These acts consisted chiefly of rescues from drowning, fire, and other perils attended with personal risk to the parties performing them, and of devotedness and zeal on the part of the public functionaries in the discharge of their duty. The medals awarded are all of silver, with the exception of one of gold granted to M. Carlus, the deputy-mayor of Salvagnac, in the Tarn, for the extra ordinary courage and intrepedity manifested by him in rushing upon a ruffian, who, after having shot a female, and snapped another loaded pis tol, which fortunately did not go off, at a priest, was making his escape, threatening to fire upon any person -who touched him, when he was was overtaken by M. Carlus, who boldly, although at that time quite alone, called upon him to surrender. The assassin, awed by the energy of the magistrate, instead of fixing upon him, put the pistol into his own mouth, and blew out his brains. TIIE SURREY TOLLS.—Yesterday the tolls arising at the several toll-gates, namely, N ew ington-gate, Ken nington-common-gate, ac., to East Grinstead - gate , in the county of Sussex, which were let lastyear for 28,5001., were let to Mr. Lovy for 26,500/ It is reported that a legacy of 6,0001. has been. bequeathed by a deceased member to the Cambridge Camden Society.—Cambridge Advertiser. RUNNING MATCH FOR 101.—Yesterday a •200 yards race came off near the Brecknock Arms, Camden town, between Stevens and Williams. At the start the men got off well together, and at the nearing the win ning goal Stevens went away, and won cleverly by five yards. The distance was run in thirty-seven seconds. FOOT-RACE AT DERBY.—On 'Monday last, a well contested race of 140 yards, for 25 sous., took place on the London-road, between John Shaw, of Doncaster, and S. Aston, of Handsworth, near Birmingham, which was won by the latter by about half a yard. A second race took place between R. Hand and G. Day, both of Derby, for 5/. and after a desperate 15truggle,, it' Wtuli given is a dead heat. THE" SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1844,