The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-04 00:00:00

i...m....•••••••r. This 1 0 ., tight i in the wer iu wbatrnei v several tbe S . The Sheep, I them ; 1311 ' observatie°4 tance has o °' h is pastur e it. has btei l this country care and sti um change °f it, and 01 inquiry tend ts, on bet pretst • 'on a<' their tou ch consequen t! y the butche rs e supplies °. of 40 8e 9, " fair saleab'e importation s amounted t° previous lor Sheep. 764 232 330 1,326 beta' ng district s ' luck supP l T the ng,, mar year, kelt ar recollect y 0 of qualit of the ab°; tat conclitl ° o was ra w ivss peaking, 0, imest Se ° J )stly dispos er a of all o th per Sibs,l l9 n effecting Df depressiosi ,tershire, short hor n* ,mbridgesh P ths c. from ', fords, Rt 1 .1 1;„ 300 of vati°", polled Sect s :, The nutub e ' say large. yes about eql; and at igh the su led ex tre lo s 12d to 4tl Porkers oe l A e , re almost II" s. (I. As tto.. S 2 51 0 Utz a 8 6 then S 10 wool r 3 0 4 0 3 8 0 ,eachl6 0 on 0 I 14 {Oa, & o p th, se mar of the tinie ir o duality. I t o 'er co n 04 d MUttoll 5; previous rtie declipea 44 ,acts and st ir sided iroP ll) c el lvance 1)4 7 have riesi"- B. El. 0 : 1 2 4 9 ; 2 9 ° 9 3 8 , 2 6 4 / A Calves. l g.) - 8 16 100 - 4 0 - li 6 60 ea 90 SO 20 80 70 # 40 280 I OOP 145 , 6 1/ 1111 0 ~.0* t qrs. Df Foreign 0 4 importt!lit , to 4 , argely ° Tool is 5 1 0 Is. The 0914 chiefly zzDs• Potatoes ► tons, inrof; in toleratliY h ot ther ki:nds" .E"le. c i s Ci 'most WO lir 'early eYelool l stations s v f nc e lo o Sussex The her. The b a lthoag noway e Lees cane $ 0 s c a rce, ~„ sther spring in v flit [tett cast', 0 5 „ficif r .if the I°so oven 3 bet: o f 0 0 revise'. 0 10 rn. Th' s l lt, of objec. ctoi ou to theo t c r--At eonone,jec raw this Vfe 0 ' o f e ted ever), off 0 00 impor ; 0 0 :ontintlav es. J 0 potatoes 3 ' ett e v iry th e - o f t 7 object tope' h 6t of o pts )f the tio by tba_ A t reduc e ",9l , lucky °' b# er. t .m bo ti o doh sbo vis od i s autb,„ o s alre sa /gyp o f pe r ye ti finite t 1 i1 0 ; 500;00 0 tl) r u stitV .ced by fof o f la vv,_, l ber on. 0 1 projef„ t •;, l ;te li the itAl—etdite, ' longas toffi pv „ t be t the ()Ij 1 , for ten °'" l°C days. raw' irday rr.4o t ro sol ved sob shall berry ver• 1 .oe the. ,. • 11 I 3 1 ~,t)IC is "T " 8/' )erq r bre, l , or lat e of twee „ w are ; tP e c) , u tio o . 01. rtber ° er. ' • lot L l▪ MN ..... los* ...... .••••• 10 A , ..... tot. 60 r 96, jo g 1 ,4, 16 TIN A 1 0 0) ...... 176 rA rsll, N-05 eveorcis) fro o , A tti 0 ; sP k aP P ei t ee ; til e ‘ kn ow e tj , v co . , gh.t . oi veco io; vb e F e b Vie oo s sr:ksteclici AND " Who runs may read." Ala OF NEWS PubUr 44; ptnton. PCII2.}4ZGAr. Louis Puilippe left St. Cloud for Fontainbleau on Friday, accompanied by Count de Montslivet, and was t-0 return to Paris on Sunday evening. His Majesty, it IS S aid, intends to give fetes in that splendid residence on the occasion of the marriage of the Duke d'Aumale. The o r d onnance fur the re- organisation of the Poly technic School i s compose d o f s i xty - one art i c l es , re-pro clueing the principal regulations of the ordonnance of Oct' 30, 1832. The Commission appointed by the Mi nistry for the re-organisation has preserved all the ele ments which h ave ren d ere d t h e S c h oo l so ce l e b r ated. T he Principal innovation relates to the intervention of i r t Acade m y o f S c i ences, wh i ch i s no longer to h ave a trect presentation fur professorships, &e. The School continues to be subject to military discipline, and the Pupils are to retain their uniform. Nothing is said of 1113 Y expulsion s on account of the late insubordination. I The Paris Cilia of Assize, after having been engaged f or aix day s w i t h the trial of a band of not l ess t h an 1, urtY - one thiev es , near l y a ll o f t h em o f t h e l owe st grade, . 4 . 18 just p ronounced its judgment upon the prisoners. V as f ew of them were acquitted ; and the others, some of w hom were li v i ng i n a state o f concu bi nage with the imprisonment of th e gang, rece i ve d sentence to var i ous terms o f prisonnient ; in some cases with hard labour for ten, fif teen, or twenty years. Lenoir, a receiver, who had or some time been living in apparent respectability as a Je weller, w as sentenced to five years ' imprisonment, w i t h hard labour. min The 25 t h of the present month is fixed for the open i ngm English pl ays at t h e TLeitre Itatien, and every- , g augurs most favourably for the success of the en terprise. Nothing can exc ee d the good feeling manifested generally by th e P ar i s press i n f avour o f t h e un d er t a king, a feelin g originating doubtless in acknowledgment of the m unificent encouragement given to the dramat i c art o f „,,, ax l.ce by Mr. Mit c h e ll , as di rector o f th e F re nch the in London. The price of bread in Paris, for the first fortnight of the present month, is fixed at 32 centimes the kilo. grarnme for the first quality, about 44d. the 41b. loaf. We l earn f rom Presburg that the Hungarian Diet has ewe to a resolution that the nobility shall contribute a 12 11 sidy tow ar d s t h e expenditure of the State, b ut t h at Governm ent i s not to have t h e app li cat i on o f th e money,y The am oun t o f su b s id y i s on l y equa l t o 2 50,0001., Which is a very small sum, considering the immense territorial possessions of some of the nobles. A Madrid journal gives the following names as being Ccg the numerous distinguished partisans of Don tos who have died in exile ; viz. Father Altemir, Ge ral of th e O rder of the Cordeliers ; Counsellors G i l, , nzano, Baron de Juras Reales, and Moran ; Generals -1 1 , 4 Fcia and Llangostera ; and lately, at Lyons, the Cure staTtchoerdEschtticoaf Ilarrowby ir—ie A h s at ig r i e ° t= i ffgan don Hall health. jr . e, from Harrogate, in greatly improved Viscount and Lady Frances Sandon and family are staying E. with the Noble Earl. On Thursday the as President of the Staffordshire Auxiliary Bible °e „,',etY, presid e d at t h e annua l meet i ng a t St a ff or d. Ine Earl o f Erroll has arrived in town from Sl a i ns Castle, Aberdeenshire. The Countess and Ladies Hay :have left t h e Castle for the season and are now making Isits on their way to the metropolis. „ Lord a n d L ady Alexander Russell, Lord Alexander 4'entiox, and most of the guests of the Duke and Duchess ° Richmond, at Gordon Castle, left the ducal seat last 'week for the south. The Duke's tenantry celebrated by Palle dinners the birth of the daughter of the Earl and Countess of March at Fochabers, and the Strathaven and tileolivat tenantry dined at Tomintoul. c The Earl of D evon i s d ai ly expecte d t o reac h Powder -1111112 Castle, his Lordship's seat in Devonshire, from Ireland, where ;he Noble and Learned Earl has been 6ngoged since the ciose of the late parliamentary session L n, the investigations before the tenure of land commis ton- Lord and Lady Courtenay are at th e cast l e, b ut 'we shortly for Molt, Rear Saloombe. The Eari of Lichfield, who is staying with the Com t"s and family at Naples for the winter, has consider ably improved in health. b.,_Lord an d Lady Ashley, on return i ng to town from i ncisor Castle, go to St. Gil e s' s , the E ar l o f Shaftes y's seat in Dorsetshire, where a family party is about to assemble. 4 rd Henry Bentinck arrived at Lincoln last week tibia his shooting box in the Highlands for the hunting 2 eaon. Thl Ron. George Herbert, third son of the Earl of 4'lsjust entered St. John's College, Cambridge. ZhTlkt(tietnniraaviel‘ryis:liclialr,7ruenctillrnrstiell of Marine, has handsome letter to Sir Charles Rowley, the him and the rnglish officers at Portsmouth for e _„.! attention and urbanity trlK4v displayed towards t eziticers , of the Fren‘lh navy: on B visit. the occasion of the tie be fun era l of the Countess Berke l ey i s al3P9lilted for , ~S t b, when the mortal remains of the Countess are to ,;t,Lei,osited in Cranford Church. ,th e Galway Vindicator says, that in consequence of public attention which has been drawn to the un- Ztalled adaptation of Galway to answer as a packet Stat ion for British interc ourse w ith America, Govern tsnt has ordered her Majesty's war steamer the Cyclops, o ptiiin Austen, t o p rocee d to t hi s p ort f or th e purpose 'Ad ' ri scwzning the bay, and reporting the result to the miralty, t ,_At the Manchester municipal elections, in eleven of Bat wards there was no opposition, and all the candi 9..stes returned were Liberals. 'The total result was 13 Liberals and 3 Conservatives elected. vai A i Portable wind instrument, adapted for signals on k e w aYB, and also for the use of the police; or game n epers, was submitted, through Colonel Wyhle,.to the !. spection of Prince Albert on Saturday,',fl4 Mr. .F....t2chard Portesus, one of the band of the Scotellyusilier xis His Royal Highness was pleased to expie -8 xas approbation of the invention. t About 5,00 0 acres of Dartmoor have been purchased "Y a company , who have already fenced and drained Part of it, a n d calculat e on letting the whole at 10s. per aere. IL;therto the land has been waste. do activ," opposition to the Kendal and Windermere in tended has sprung up in the locality which it is 'in ,lntted to traverse. At a public meeting held the other i,j,ss,errofessor Wilson in the chair, resolutions were ca lepledging those present to oppose the railway by gal means, and subscriptions were entered into to r _ry that o bj ect into efil.ct. ).' the following returns from the Small-pox Hospi ,dulrinit appears t h at there has been admitted 496 patients , it noiat E . Lne past ten months, averaging fifty patients per the y eair I T ,l l o o ,re has not been so large an admission since Oa °I except in 1838, when the number was 712. firtt of Saturda y the Rev. Joseph Pullen delivered the Cresh am a ,",urse of lectures on astronomy, at the ‘titres ar e "dege, Basinghall-street, City. These lec -I,e do ne 11R-re farces, and it would be well if they could u , e 7t i lY with altogether, and the money applied to 11:r. Grp Purposes, :::: ni..f:,n bee,;eit,.the Irish Solicitor-General, has been suf- Le amin . t rQ , illness for some weeks past. He went to Pt; d subsequently to Buxton, in the hope of Urned t „ t from the waters ; but he has again re . - . •Aingstown not at all better than he had left it. ji zt mx, MAJ ES ---7— V Ic trivx . TY S ISIT TO THE MARQUIS .AND MAR- Hig,twEeSs: nta O P , EXETE R .—H er M a j esty an d hi s R o yal -rriane Alb ert , accor d ing to t h e arrange atr, e determined upon, will leave Wind `-'"de on Tuesday morning, the 12th instant, in 841 hour, for Slo ug h, proceeding thence the static carriage of the Great Western Rail- Nvt" v ' l3lll Pea'y to Paddington. From that terminus, ithere the royai carriages will be in waiting, the Queen . t he Prince, 4ttended by a military escort, will eed to the Euston-square station of the Birmingham stu t t l i w or 7 W , h and h is sixty by . a special train to the Roade about fort sixty mites fro ,l ni n t r h g e hi m ey et H ro o p u o s l e is . , and thi s . miles distant from lee station the royal carriages will to convey her Majesty to the residence of . 1. be in atten h d e c l ui s of Exeter. Detachments of cavalry, delays -,cumg stationed at different points of the road throughout ttie whole line of route from the railway station to (StaanS,"rd, will form her Majesty's escort to Burghley -11o1u5e, It is not improbable, however, that her Ma sy may travel by the railway to Weedon (nine miles Y°nd Rnatle) and from that station in the royal car llages to Brirghley. THE -- SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 2.—The Peninsular Conna:ly's steam-p ac k e t, P as h a , a r r i v ed in the docks at 11 o'clo:lc, a.m., this day, and landed the Gibraltar and Peninsula: - mails, which were forwarded to London by the one o'clock She left Gibraltar on The 25th of October, Cadiz 0, - 2 the 26th, Lisbon on the 28th, and Oporto on the 29th, The Pasha has only five Passengars;and a small f ru it cargo. Th e f o ll ow i n g vessels were at Gibraltar:—Her Majesty's ship Scout, batch f r i gates Rhyii and Pallas, and brig Snelheid, a, Isaiah brig, steamer Hekla, Swedish corvette Carlskrona, 4- 'hooner rAigle, Au s t r i an corvette Adr i a ; at 'C a di z, `SpanishS brig S e b e b ans, French brig Yaliante, steamer end ; at Li s b on , h er Majesty ' s ship Albion, Prench brig Volage. The Royal West India .mail packet T ay , Captain Sharpe, left her moorings In the T ig er , and steamed out upon her out ward vosve at two o'clock a.m. this day, after re ceiving then;ails, which were unusually large, for South America and the West Indies. The Tay takes out 72 passengers, severa: of whom are for Madeira, also 1,450 bottles of quicksilver, and a large number of parcels. Sunday, Nov. 3.—The Clreat Liverpool, Capt. M'Cloud, went out of dock this aft, - srnoon at two o'clock, bound for Alexandria with the Indiz!. and China mails, also 29 -.Passengers, and a full cargo of Mar , chester goods. JOHN LANGAN, THE EX-PUGIOST.—Mr. John angan, better known in the sporting Acrid as "Jack I ligan," who i n t h e prize -fighting ring sCrue years ttgk fought a pitched battle with Spring, last week Put chased Thornton-hall estate for 9,0001. The rov . Tay is s i tuate near to the domain of Sir l it. lain Massey Stanley, Bart., of Hooton, near Ches tel, ',Langan has amassed a considerable sum of money lit! 1.11,1 busin ess o f an hotel-keeper near to the Liverpool , e k s, end from his good conduct retires into priv.l.te life uch rt saitz'cted by his fellow-citizens. Jack, who,has ttle his Ittoi2ey chiefly by t h e sale of distilled liquid, in as thi s week ,_forwarded no less a sum than 501. for he relief cf the d:stresses of Father Mathew. S. CLENLENT DAN - ES, STRAND.—The sum realised 4 or the seats in the churchyard of the above parish to ;iew the royal procession, en the 28th October, after all ntpense s h av i ng b een pa id , amounted to 311., which has been appropriat e d f or t h e b ene fit o f t h e parochial chari ties.` William Cull and William Wilkinson, church k Wardens ; David Boc,!)byer r treasurer. MONEY MAT/KET and CTTY NEWS. CITY, QUARIER TO The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were to- a moderate extent, and at steady rates, and 4,000 bales changed hands, inclusive of 1,000 on speculation. — There was no alteration in Shares. The minor French lines were still in request. Bristol and Gloucester, 431; Chester and Birkenhead, 4; Churnet Valley, 31 ' Direct Northern, 21 9s. Bd.; Dublin and Cashel, 9; Eastern Counties, 134; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 1, 31. 12s. 4d.; Ely and Bedford, 11. 6s. 9d.; Glasgow and Greenock, 12k; Grand Junction, 206; Ditto, Halves, 1031; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 324; London and Birmingham, 321. Shares, 361; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 24k; Midland Coun ties, 107.1; Newcastle and Darlington, 481; North Union, 1301; Sheffie'd and Manchester, Nil; South-Eastern, 42-1; Ditto, New, 151; Trent Valley, 8i; York and Scarborough, 40; Lyons and Avignon, 21. Bs. 6d; Paris and Lyons, 28; Ditto and Orleans, 39k; Paris and Rotten, 40; Ditto and Strasburg, 2 1. ss. 6d.; Strasburg and Bale, 14; Orleans,gours, and Bordeaux, 31. 16s. 3d. Sambre atd Mouse, 2t. Among the more important signs of the times, as connected with the affairs of Ireland, and the more rapid development of its resources, natural and acquired, is the extension of railways between the principal parts of the island. And it must be gratifying to all those who really have the welfare of Ireland at heart to find, now that the fervour forrepeal has received a check from the princi pal agitator himself in favour of federalism, that parties of wealth and importance are stepping forward to encourage rapidity of intercourse in Ireland by means of railways. Blink the fact however we may, the moneyed men of this part of the United Kingdom have for years hesitated to connect themselves with nearly all the im portant plans that have been brought forward to im prove the condition of the people of the sister isle. What a new state of things, under hope of poli tical quietude and increased industry, will prevail in this country ! The proof is that our capitalists are now anxious to support plans for the formation of railways, &c., in Ireland, and that ere long, under favourable cir cumstances, a portion of the surplus money of the richer classes of England will be invested in property in Ireland—a desideratum long looked for on the other side of the Channel. The private commercial accounts received to-day from India and China are not of much interest. Money was more plentiful, and the prospects of trade good. The Consol Market has not been firm this morning, Money being in request for commercial purposes. The expectation, too, that the new loan for the French Go vernment for about 12,000,0001., the adjudication for which is expected to be made to-morrow, rather tends to tighten the Money Market. No doubt the loan, if brought out by an influential firm in the City, would be eagerly subscribed for, as investments in new rail ways are not so much sought after as they were. Consols for Money have been quoted at 994, and for the Account at 998 to par. The premium on Exche quer bills is again lower, viz., at 645. The Commis sioners took Consols to-day at 99k. Bank Stock opened at 2041 and is now 1 per cent. lower. An improvement has taken place in the Converted Portuguese Bonds this morning, from 528 to 53+ 1 ; Spanish Actives have been sold at 23i ; the Three per Cents. 'at 35 ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 62k ; Colombian at 14 ; and Mexican at 34k. The New Belgian Two-and- a-Half per Cents. are at -8- to a per cent. premium, but there is scarcely any of it in the market. In Railway Shares there has not been much busi ness done to-day. In general, prices are rather lower than at the close of last week. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock.,... ..... 204% 204 3 per Cent..Rectuced . Annuities 99% 99 3 per Cent. Comols. Arab New N per Cent. Annuitie5...... Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll L-16 12 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 India Bonds,l,ooo. 0000000 ...........................•-•• Ditto under 1,000.........• ". 0000000 ..............•. 90 Consol- for Account .......»•».».».»".....»•»•• 99% 100 Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d. I,o_ _ _OO4 •••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• •••••• 00000 6.5 64 pm. 5001...., — ••.......... 65 61. pm. Ditto 5ma11.... — ....... 00000 pm. Ditto Advertised.. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. C o l um bian Bonds Mexican Bonds, 183'7, 5 per Cent. .....•• 34% Portuguese Bonds. 5 per Cent. 00000 -.............— D i tto Converted 52% 53% % Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840........" — Ditto for the Account 2 3% Ditto Three per cent. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .... Ditto for the Account ....... ....... - ....... Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 43 Ditto Deferred Dutch 2% per Cents ....... ........- .......... Dutch 5 per Cent 5.......................... ........ „ 99 ' - PRICES OF SHARES 1 HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SNARE Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester - Caledonian Chester and Holyhead. 5 .......•• 6%% to Churnet Valley ........»....».»... .. 2 ......... 3% Eastern Counties ..........: 25 a.m... 13% to '» Edinburgh and Glasgo w ........".. •50 ..... ... 60 Ely and Bedford ' — l% Greatii Southern and Westerni (Ireland) 5 .... ..... 10% Great Western ........................ 75 ..»..... 141 to 140 Ditto % Shares ••••••••••••••«.••••• 50 ......... 87 86 to 87 Hull and Selby London and Birmingham. lOO .... — Ditto New Thirds 2 .... ..... 36% to London and 81ackwa11............... 16% ...... I - 4i to London and Brighton , .... .......... 50 ......... 47 London and Greenwich ... ..... .... 12% 9%% to London and Y0rk................ ..... 2% 314% to -- Midland Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ......... 48 %14 Norwich and Brandon Pcrtsmouth Direct ................ I ..... .... 1 South Eastern and Dover .....».. 32% 15% % ... to Ditto New 4 Yarmouth and Norwich 2O 25%% ... to York and North Midland .....".. 50 Ditto Selby Scrip Central of France (Masterman's) 2 ......„ Ditto _Constituted . 2 Orleans, Tow's, and Bourdeaux 1 ......... 3% to ..••• Paris and Lyons..... _ Paris and R0uen........................ 20 .....».. 39% 38% to 39% Pails and Stra bourg - London Joint Stock PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, OCT. 3i. 3 per Cent. Consols 9% Three and a Quarter Stock~.. Ditto New, le3o — • 3% per Cent. Debentures ..„ I,ortg Annuities ' -. ' Bank Stock Grand. Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent. Royal Canal Stock 79% • ' 4 per Cent. Ballast Office Debentures 4'per Cent. City Debentures ... 91% Kingstown Railway Debentures 102% LAST PRICES OF SHARES . RAILWAYS. PAID. PER, NARL Dublin and K. Railway Drogheda Ditto... Great Southern and Western 5 9% Dublin and Cashel ditto 2% — Lublin and Belfast Junction ....... . ... 2% Athlone Railway .. 2% Hib er nian Bank 25% 32% Royal Bank N a tional Insurance P a t r iotic ditto Mining Company of Ireland 7 Wicklow Copper Mines City of Dublin Steam Company 100 Ditto Ditto 5O 52% Ditto Di fto, 1836 British and Irish Steam Company ... 50 ...... Steam Ship Building Company Limerick Extension Railway MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 2.—We con tinue to have a fair inquiry for Stock, and prices remain steady.—Manchester and Leeds, 113; Ditto, Half Shares, 48 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 984 ; Birkenhead and Manchester, 7; Birmingham and Preston, 81; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 5; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2 21; Ely and Bedford, 255. to 255. 6d. ; liuddersfield and heffield, 41; Manchester and Buxton, 2; Sheffield and Lir.f.toln, 2 ; Trent Valley, 81; West Yorkshire, 91 9; Manchesic.r and Liverpool District Bank, 10i. PRESENTATION or C OL OURS TO THE BOYS OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, G RE ENWICH. — On Saturday, at two o'clock, the boys of this institution, comprising the upper and lower schools, amounting in number to eight hundred pupils, assembled in front of the building im mediately adjacent to the Victoria and Albert ship sloop of war (which has been erected therein for naval prac tice), to receive a s F lendid set of colours (four in number) as a reward for good conduct and great pro gress in their studies. There were present the Go vernor, Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., the Lieutenant-Governor, Rear-Admiral Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., Lieutenant Rouse, Captain Superintendent of the schools, Captains Simpson, Dayell, and Garrett, Lieut. and Adjutant Rivers, and a party of elegantly attired ladies, Mr. E. Riddell, head master of the nautical school, Rev. John Hill, bead master of the upper school, and Mr. E. Hughes, head master of the lower school, The weather being very wet, the Governor directed Captain Rouse to march the schools to the Painted Hall, where they assembled at half.past two, preceded by the excellent little band of the establishment, in full military order, The Governor, Sir Robert Stopford, then presented the colours with a suitable and feeling address, explaining to them the sacred and honourable duty which they imposed, and that, should they be called upon, on some future day, to defend the honour and in terests of their country, they would not be found want ing. The Governor explained to them that the Lords of the Admiralty had directed the colours to be presented to them as a reward for good service, and zealous atten tion to their studies. After the ceremony of presenting the colours, the Admiral handed twenty-four silver medal: to as many boys who had distinguished them selves in tneir respective duties in gymnastics and school acquirements. The :medals are ne y h arl te size of a cro wn piece ; on one side is a portrait of the immortal Nelson, and on the obverse i s the f ollowing inscription : —" Palmam qui meruit feret--Greenwich Hospital School." The successful scholars thanked the Gallant Ad m iral for the honour conf erred u p cll them, bowe, and retired. This is the first set of colours presented to the schools. EXPLOSION OF GAS AT ASTLEY'S THEATRE.--All explosion of gas, by which a young woman was s eriously injured, occurred on Frida y night last in Astley's Theatre. Shortly after six o'clock the daughter of Mrs. Chapman, the keeper of the saloon in front of the house, went into a small room ad joining the box lobby, for the purpose of getting a basket of fruit, taking with her a lighted can dle. Immediately an explosion of a large body of gas, which had escaped from a pipe running through the room, took place, and the poor girl was severely burnt on the neck, arras, hands, and face. She was in stantly removed home, and still remains in a state of great danger. Previously to his vis it to England, sayi one of the Paris journals, Louis Philippa paid a visit to M. llonce Vernet, for the purpose of looking at the large painting e -cr e t ct he itin taking of the Smala , wh ich that eminent artist is some compliment to M. Vernet, a perfect portrait. •• tt i ., :,: g g e e s u , da b r i m iy e , in the f_oreg2 p n w d b w o : ei s , the King said tn . a' " replied the ainter, t 4 — ohomberi is a brave soldier of the name has been prominent during the whole of the war in Africa. I thought he had obtained the Cross of the Legion of Honour, which had been long solicited for him; but I have learned this morning with regret that this is not the case, and therefore I must efface it." " No," said the King : " I authorise you to keep it in." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY . EVENING, NOVEMBER 4 1844. Surat will be sent to Vingorla, in order to proceed from thence to Belgaum. It is expected, notwithstanding, that the forts will be reduced before the Bombay troops arrive. MONEY MARKET.—The Government Securities have varied but little during the month. The present quota tions are : Rupees. 5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26 lO9 4 per cent. Loan of 1832-33 lO5 to 106 4 per cent. Loan of 1835.36 991 to 100 5 per cent. Loan of 1841-42 llO to 1101- 4 per cent. Loan of 1842.43 99i to 100 EXCHANGE.—On England has not maintained the rates of last month. The principal operations have been at ls. 10d. to Is. 101 d., and the present rates may be quoted at ls. 10d. to Is. 100. for six months' bills, and Is. 9111. for thirty days' bills. On Calcutta at thirty days' sight at par—on Madras at sixty days' sight 101 rs. ; and on China at sixty days' sight 219 to 220 rs. per 100 dolls. BANRS.—Bombay Bank Shares are quoted at present at 52 to 53 per cent. premium, and those of the Bank of Western India at 43 to 44 per cent. Sovereigns, each. 11 Rs. 2 Ann. Bank Notes, per X ALEXANDRIA. OCT. 24.—The Peninsula and Oriental Company's steam-boat Delta, of 60-horse power, arrived-here on the 20th inst., in four dayS, - under steam from MAlta —in precisely the same number of hours as the Oriental. It now remains to be seen whether the Superintendent of the Peninsula and Oriental Com pany will obtain permission to place the Delta on the Nile. There is little doubt that great exertions will be made, and that certain parties will use their in fluence at Court to prevent it. Mr. Bourne's mistion remains in state quo. The Iberia steamer left yesterday morning for Malta. On the 17th inst. the decision in the case of a leading British mercantile house in this place versus the late Boghos Bey was given in favour of the former. The object was to recover a certain sum of money, and interest thereon, advanced to Boghos Bey many years ago. It is doubted whether there will be sufficient assets from Boghos Bey's estate to pay the whole amount of the claims, which are numerous, and which, with the accumulation of in terest, are rather considerable. It is to be hoped, however, that his Highness Mehemet Ali, in honour of his late very faithful servant, will undertake to pay his debts, or, that Pietro Youssouff, his brother, who has made an immense fortune at Trieste, chiefly through his connexions with Boghos Bey, will come forward and liquidate his debts. The Marquis de la Valette, French Consul-General in Egypt, has suddenly made up his mind to leave for England by the Oriental. The Victoria steamer reached Suez on the 21st Inst.. with the Bombay mails of the Ist. The Oriental leAves this afternoon for Malta and England. MALTA, OCT. 28. General Sir George Pollock arrived at Calcutta on the evening of the 18th of September, a►nd took his seat in Council, in the place of the lion. W. W. Bird. The forthcoming crop of indigo is confidently esti mated at Calcutta at 140,000 maunds. DR. WOLFF. Notwithstanding the lamentable account of this intrepid man's continued imprisonment, which has appeared in the London papers, I believe I may an nounce to you with the fullest degree of assurance and correctness, that the Rev. Gentleman has left his dungeon, and arrived at Moosh, a place half way be tween Bokhara and Adrianople. I have strong reasons for supposing that he has even reached that latter place, but cannot affirm that. The latest letters from Tre bisond give the intelligence that he was expected there about the 24th of November, and they are written by " persons in authority" who are little likely to mis lead the public.— Times. OVERLAND MAIL! INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.) • We have received the Bombay mail of the Ist of October. The news which it brings is not very re markable. The chief intelligence relates to disturbances in the southern Mahratta country, which has been some time in a disturbed state. Some of the malcontents seized two of the strong hill forts, where they hoisted the standard of revolt against the Raja of Kholapore. They consist chiefly of Arab troops, who placed themselves under some bold leaders, and bade de fiance to the Raja and his allies. A force was sent by the British authorities to disperse them. It con sisted of 50 artillerymen and troops, amounting to about 1,200 men, under the command of Colonel iVallace, of the Madras army. An attack is said to have taken place on one of the forts, in which the rebels defended themselves stoutly with their long guns. Some soldiers were wounded on the side of the British, for the hill forts from their position are difficult.of access. The British were subsequently firing and throwing shells into the first fort, which is situate about 25 miles from Belgaum. The other is 18 miles further off. The Bombay Government was on the alert in making arrangements for having its disposable regi ments ready for any emergency that might arise. Lieut.-Colonel Wyllie, of the 21st Bombay Native Infantry, who had taken his passage by the steamer, was ordered to stop and join his regiment. The steamers were in Bombay harbour under or ders to be ready to remove troops at a moment's notice. Nothing serious was apprehended, but the Govern ment is acting with prudence in being prepared to meet every difficulty. Serious riots took place at Surat on the 29th of August, in consequence of the popular dissatisfaction on account of the increase of the salt-tax from half a rupee to one rupee (25.) per maund of 801 b. Troops were promptly sent there by the Government, and the disturbances ceased. The Supreme Government subsequently ordered, by virtue of instructions from the Court of Directors, that the increased duty should be in the Bombay Presidency only the sum of one quarter of a rupee (6d.) per maund. This arrange ment has apparently pacified the people, although there were petitions made against the tax. In Sinde tranquillity prevailed, and the health of the troops, with the exception of one or two stations (Sukkur and Shirkarpore), was very good. The climate in general in September was highly agreeable, and half the prejudices excited against the possession of the Indus by the outcry of some designing per sons had vanished. It was even reported that there was an intention of making it an integral part of the Bombay Presidency, and of increasing the Bombay army so as to be able to maintain the British rule in Sinde. There have been blunders committed by the troops there. Captain Mackenzie, at the head of some cavalry, in pursuing the Belochee robbers, came on a body of armed men ; they were said to be Ryots, who had gone out to attack the Belochees. His cavalry cut them to pieces. This fact has been exaggerated, as if the troops did not spare their own friends. Sir Charles Napier was proceeding to Upper Sinde, in order to regulate its affairs on a proper basis. An inquiry had been instituted into the conduct of Colonel Moseley, of the 64th Bengal Native Infantry, on account of'the late mutiny, but the results were not published. Six of the thirty-eight soldiers concerned in that disgraceful affair had paid the penalty of their lives ; the others were variously punished. The 78th Highlanders were proceeding to Sukkur to relieve her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, which regi ment will, it is expected, proceed without delay to Europe. In the Punjaub confusion and anarchy prevailed Heera Singh governed at Lahore, in the name o the young Maharajah Dhuleep. He was engaged in collecting a force to combat with his own uncle, Ghoolab Singh, and with the widow of Suchet Singh, the brother of Ghoolab, who was anxious to punish Heera for the late dastardly murder of her gallant husband, Suchet Singh. There appears to be an apprehension on the British frontiers that some of those conflicting parties will enter the British territory, or that of the protected Sikhs, our allies, where the interference of the Bri tish Indian army will become imperative. Notwith standing the policy of the present Governor-General, Sir H. Hardinge, is supposed to be altogether pacific, he, like former British rulers, must conform to cir cumstances, and be ready to defend or to attack. It was rumoured that Sir H. Hardinge would soon pro ceed to the north-west, in order to confer with the Commander-in-Chief of India, who was at Simla, and perhaps even with Sir Charles Napier, the Go vernor of Sinde. It is useless to disguise from public view the po litical propriety of the British dominion being esta blished in the Punjaub, the possession of which fertile country is necessary to the security of India, as being the chief gate through which all past invaders by land have entered. The country is at present a prey to civil discord, and without any efficient Go vernment ; for the Prime Minister and his relatives were the disputants, and the descendant of Runjeet Singh was but a mere puppet in their hands. The Government of Affghanistan, as administered by Dhost Mahommed, was in the usual state of turmoil; conspiracies, revolts, and skirmishes about the revenue kept that chief in continual employment. The ex-chief of Jeitpore, Pareechut, and his two relatives, and chief supporters, Puhlwan Singh and Kummode Singh, both leaders of the rebels who lately kept the Bundelkund districts in a distracted state, had offered to make terms with the British ; but after some parleying with the second, the negotiations are said to be broken off, to the dissatisfaction of the troops, who are likely to be harassed in chasing those bandits and their followers through the moun tainous districts. The new rulers at Gwalior, although appointed under the British, are busied in peculations, and in oppressing the Ryots and Zemindars, subject to them. The object of those rulers being to gather money as soon as they can, they care not about the means they use for that purpose. It was thought that the British authorities would have to compel them to adopt another course. The unfortunate Christians who were formerly employed by the Gwalior Govern ment, having been turned adrift, were in great dis tress, and a subscription had been raised for their relief, under the protection of the Lieut.-Governor of the North-Western provinces. There was considerable excitement in Bombay relative to the approaching trial of Aloo Paroo, one of the heads of the Bunder gang, and who is accused of being involved in the burning of the Belvi dere ship. His trial was fixed for the 7th of October. He had been arrested at Jinjeera, a small island eighty miles south of Bombay, where he lay concealed for some months, but he was surrendered by the Raja on the requisition of the Bombay Go vernment. The advantages of steamers being fully recognised at Bombay, several companies had started for building steam-vessels fur the coasting-trade, &c. The news from China comes down to the beginning of August. Trade was dull at Canton, but extending itself in the newly-opened ports. An express arrived (jnst as our dispatch was leav ihg) from Belga= with the following important in telligenee The Governor summoned the Council to meet this afternoon 14 Vareil. steamers are in readiness, that Mite European troops will bp '^"-General of the and it is expec,..— sent off, as the Deputy Quartermas... army has been sent for to attend the Council. It said that the company of artillery that lately went CHINA. The Semarang has been fired upon by a French man-of-war. We have not been able to ascertain particulars, but we vouch for the truth of the report which has reached us. Captain Geere would do well were he to publish the facts of the case. Indeed, the French are every where offering indignity and insult to the British flag. Though we deprecate war, we cannot put up any longer with such insolence. — Bombay Courier. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. .From the Overland Price Current, October 1.) THE MARKET.—OBSERVATIONS. BOMBAY, OCT. 1. The monsoon is now drawing to a close, and has, on the whole, been very favourable for agricultural opera tions in most districts; but, notwithstanding this favour able circumstance, which usually gives an impetus to commercial operations, the demand for imports has not been equal to that expected, and buyers are yet unwilling to purchase largely, except at low prices. METALS.—The sales of metals of all kinds during the month have been very limited. We have been informed that 3,500 cwt. of copper have been sold, to arrive, at the following prices :—Braziers at 521 rs. to 524r5., tile at 47irs., sheathing at sOrs. to 50irs., and raised bottoms at 55rs. per cwt., being a little below the quotations of last month. The importations have been rather large in the last two months. Of iron very few sales have been reported ; holders are generally firm in their demand for advanced prices, but the dealers do not seem inclined to submit to them ; the quotations of last month are there fore continued, but they are nominal. Lead was sold about three weeks ago at lOirs. per cwt., but the de mand was not great, and that rate cannot now be ob tained. Spelter has been sold at 151 rs. for 141 b., and 15rs. for 40 to 601 b. plates, and prices are firm. The following are among the sales of the month, and are reported for insertion : COPPER. Per Cwt. 100 cwt. Tile Copper at Rs. 48 0 300 cwt. ditto 49 0 362 cwt. Braziers 951 cwt. Sheathing 200 cwt. Raised Bottoms 55 0 770 cwt. Sheet IRON. Per Candy. 20 tons Round Nail Rod Rs. 47 0 55 tons Square ditto 20 tons English 152 tons ditto 23 8 Per Cwt. 600 cwt. Sheet ditto Rs. 6 0 200 cwt. Hoop 7 Cwt. Chains 9 cwt. Anchors 7 oto 8 6 750 cwt. Hoop (rusted) 4 2 SPELTS R. Per Cwt. . Rs. 15 0 15 4 15 8 Per Cwt. 215 cwt. Sheet Rs. 10 12 600 cwt. Pig lO 8 1,460 cwt .................. 30 cwt • 100 cwt LEAD. COTTON MANUFACTURES: — Grey and bleached mada polams have been in fair demand, and an advance of 1 to 2 annas per piece on last month's prices obtained for the better qualities. Grey long-cloths_are also in good request, but for all qualities prices are unremunerative, and for bleached there is very little inquiry. Of grey domestics there have been but few sales reported, but the prices of last month have been maintained. Bleached jaconets are scarcely inquired for, and the prices offered for them are considerably below those obtained last sea son. Grey have been in fair demand, but prices have been barely supported. Grey and bleached mulls are in good demand. Lappets have been freely sold at last month's prices, and are in good request. Prints have been more inquired for than for several months past, and large sales have been made, but the prices gene rally obtained are not above those previously ruling. An advance of 4 to 8 annas per piece is obtainable for Turkey red plain cambrics and mulls. Some sales of Turkey red handkerchiefs have been reported at about former prices. _ _ _ YARNS.—Large sales of twist were made early in the month, and there was a fair demand for all numbers of water and mule, except 20's, at improved rates, but this demand has abated, and prices have given way a little. The present quotations, however, equal those of last month. There is a scarcity of Nos. 60 to 80. Orange Yarn declined early in, the month, in consequence of large importations, to 13 annas per lb., at which sales were made. Of Turkey Red Yarn no sales have been reported, and the prices offered will not remunerate shippers. The following are the sales of twist : per lb. MULE TWIST. Annas. ... 34,0001 b. at 6i ... 58,0001 b. at 6i to 7 ▪ 85,7101 b. at 7i to 8 5.16 ... 125,0001 b. at 8i to 81 B,loolb. at 81 ▪ 81,2001 b. at 10 to 10i ... 22,0001 b. at 121 to 12i WATER TWIST. No. 16 to 26 ... 24,5001 b. at 7 No. 20 57,2001 b. at 68 to 7 No. 20 22 24 26 B,ooolb. at 71 No. 22 1,2001 b. at 7 No. 30 149,0001 b. at 8 . to 81 No. 14 to 24 No. 20 No. 30 No. 40 No. 48 No. 50 No. 60 No. 20 to 60 ORANGE TWIST• —11,6001 b. at 13 GREEN TWIST. 8001 b. at 11 ans. per lb. WOOLLENS.—The following are the only sales o woollens reported for insertion : R. A. Per yard 2,700 yards habit cloth, at 2 10 24 Pieces scarlet cloth, at l 9to 2 7 5,400 yards fl ann el -0 8i to 0 10 2,312 yards ditt o , at MARINE STORES.—We have no sales to quote under this head, nor any alteration in prices. COCHINEAL.—AiaIe of I,ooolb. at girt. per lb. is the oily one we have heard of during the month. SAFFRON of fine quality is scarce and in good demand; inferior is in limited request. The following sales have been reported for insertion : 661 b at Rs. 291 per lb. 821 b at Rs. 26 to 26i per lb. 1101 b at Rs. 224. BOTTLES.—The following sales of bottles have been reported, viz-, 140 gross quarts at 1 rs. 2 annas per dozen ; 51 gross pints, at 14i -annas per dozen ; and 25 gross soda water bottles, at 121 annas per dozen. B EEL —A sale of 180 hhds. Tennent's beer, at 40rs. per hhd. has been reported ; also 50 hhds. of Saunders's, at 50rs. per hhd. ; and 40 hhds. Ganat's, at 40rs, SPIRITS. —Brandy of good quality is in demand, and stocks are light ; a sale of 14 hhds. has been reported at 2irs. per gallon. EASTERN PRODUCE. CoTToN.—The price of almost all sorts of cotton has advanced since our last publication.—Broach and Surat, 1 to 2rs. ; Dhollera and Oomrawuttie, 4 to srs. per candy ; of Compta there is none in the market. (COFFEE. --Large supplies of Mocha coffee were re ceived direct last week, and considerable purchases have been made by th e native merchan ts for shipment to England, at ou r q uotation of 9rs. p er maund. Ot Bebo ra is n theat a supply has been very s ma ll thi s season , an d there maund in the bazaar. G ums .—Anima may be quoted at 65 to 85rs. per cwt. There is a very s mall q uantit y now he re , and for the good qua lities the dealers are a sk ing extreme rates. Arabic we quote at 25rs. to 28rs. per cwt., but these rates are nominal, there being but little or none here. Supplies are expected in the course of a month. Olibanum is also very scarce, and may be quoted almost nominal at 12rs. to 18rs. per cwt. IVORY.—we quote large at 95 rs., and small at 50 to 75 rs. per maund, but these rates are almost nominal, as there is scarcely any in the market. Large supplies ought to be received shortly from Zanzibar and the Mozambique, as this is the season when they come for ward in the greatest quantity. OPIUM has continued firm at the quotations of last month, 1,425 rs. per chest. PEPPER.—Bhutcoll may be quoted at 66 rs., and Malabar at 55 rs. per candy. The stock at present in the Bazaar is very trifling, but as the Malabar coast is now open, supplies will soon be received. Wool..—There is not, we believe, a single candy in the market at present. There will be small supplies coming from Sinde, Meckran, and Merwar, in about a month, but there will not be any quantity received until Decem ber or January. Present quotations are of course nomi nal, but we have no doubt the dealers will demand high rates when supplies are received, in consequence of the favourable accounts of the English market. Vnt4filiTtf..-,-Freights have fluctuated since the dis- Rtieh of the last mail betweßn 555. and .', - s. per top ! but Ue now steady at pQs. to pqs, for T I onc1op : and 5.55. tO _ 1 •• 60s. io. -- 11 'Avervedf? N Riqq, Q pngage have !fttety been IS --- • -=:+oav Ohm, to I made either for the Clyde v, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday the Queen and , Prince Albert went in the morning in a pony car riage to the riding-school for equestrian exercise, at tended by Colonels Arbuthnot and Wylde. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl arrived at the Castle from town in the afternoon on a visit to the Queen. The unfavourable state of the weather prevented ' the Royal family from being taken out for their ac customed airings. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord and Lady Ashley, and Lord Portman, arrived at the Castle yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty. A portable wind instrument, adapted for signals on railways, and also for the use of the police, or game keepers, was submitted, through Colonel Wylde, to the inspection of Prince Albert yesterday, by Mr. Richard Portesus, one of the band of the Scots Fusilier Guards. His Royal Highness was pleased to express his approbation of the invention. The royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas, the Countess Wratis law, and Sir George Couper. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended during dinner. Her Majesty's private band after wards attended in the Castle, and performed the re mainder of the evening. This morning her Majesty and Prince Albert walked for some time in the Home Park and pleasure grounds adjacent to the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing to-day on the Terrace and the grounds around the Castle. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service to-day in the private chapel of the Castle. The Holy Com munion was afterwards administered. The Hon. and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay officiated. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Philippstahl visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore House this morning. The Queen and Prince Albert inspected, yesterday, a sketch representing the opening of the Royal Ex change, which Mr. Louis Haghe, by command, had the honour of submitting. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were graciously pleased to express their approbation. His Royal. Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning, in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. His Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Satur day, at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz left Kew on Friday even ing, for the Continent. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl left Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, on Saturday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen bourg Strelitz arrived in town from Kew on Satur day. Their Royal Hignesses returned to Kew in the evening. The Earl of Lincoln left town on Saturday on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle. _ _ Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of Malta and Gibraltar, and: the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The Rev. Dr. Maddy preached the sermon yester day in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Marquis of Winchester and Lord Parker were among the no bility present. Lord and Lady Ashley left town for Windsor C the Governor of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, u Castle on Atiuf Dispatches a were sent off from the Colonial officeandMalta, on Saturday evening. T HE QUEEN'S VISIT Tp NORTHAMPTON. —Our readers will learn with inexpressible delight that our de servedly beloved and popular Queen will pass through this town on her way to Burghley, on Tuesday, the 12th instant. It is understood that the Lord Lieutenant and the High Sheriff will meet her Majesty and Prince Albert at Weedon. The royal visit to Burghley is not expected to exceed three days. It is not improbable that her Majesty, in her way back to Windsor, may pass through Peterborough, where the preceptor of her youth is now the much honoured and esteemed Bishop. We have been led to understand that at, or previous ,to her Majesty's arrival at Kettering, the troop of Yeomanry under the command of Captain Maunsell, M.P., will probably have the honour of becoming her Majesty's escort. An ex pression used by her Majesty on Monday last, wherein she declares that the " relief of the indigent, the ad vancement of science, and the extension of commerce, were objects near to her heart," together with the ex ample of Prince Albert in his encouragement, as farmer, of agriculture, show the real blessings which peace and a mild reign are producing upon the country, and upon man's affections and feelings. A county meet ing, we hear, will be called by the High Sheriff, when we shall witness the first public declaration of loyalty with which her Majesty's arrival will be greeted. We will only repeat the hope we expressed last week, that in this town the example of her Majesty should be fol lowed by a " relief of the indigent," so that the poorest family in our streets may have a happy home on the day w hen Owl r liinthhearted Qneen honours their town with her presence. —Northampton Herald. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, NOY. .-=-I'4 sales or the week are limited to 590 J litk. West India and 6.59 Bengals, without alteration In prices. No transactions reported 14 'Mauritius. The deroapd fir vwn has. rather , slackened, fmt former rates are fully supported. Ileftneci goods are scarce, and the trade are glad to purchase at the present moderitte rates for forward delivery. Crushed t dud pleQea in good demand.—Bristol Mercury, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, -- Nov. 2. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yr old*; colts, Sit 71bs, fillies, Bst 41b the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. D.M. (4 Subs.) Lord George Bentinck cby Slane, out of Jason's dam 1 Mr. Dawson's Teresa Mr. Payne's Audrey Mr. Thomas's Omphale • . _ . Betting-2 to agst Audrey, 2to 1 agst the Slane colt, and sto 2 agst Terese. Omphale led for half a mile, and was then beaten ; the others went on abreast into the cords, when the Slane colt obtained the lead, kept it, and won cleverly by a length ; the third beaten a length. Omphale was tailed off. The winner was &aimed. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sows. D.M. (5 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's c by Sheet Anchor, out of Fair Helen... Mr. Hesseltine's Jessie Hammond 2 Mr. Ford's Fallacy . Colonel Peel's Sister to Cameleon 4 Lord G. Bentinck's Duke of Cornwall Betting-7 to 4 agst Jessy Hammond (taken), sto 2 agst Duke of Cornwall, 4 to 1 agst Sister to Came Lon, and 7to 2 agst Fair Helen colt. The Fair Helen colt made all the running, won cleverly by a length, and was claimed ; the third was beaten ahead from the wend.. Match, 50, h ft. Last three qurrters, of R.M.—Mr. Cooper's Hartshorn, 7st 131 b (Nat), beta Lord E. Rus sell's Nat, Bst 71b. Betting-3 to lon Hartshorn. Won by six lengths. Match; 50, h ft. T.Y.C.—Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, Bst Ilb, received from Sir .J. Hawley's Bishop of Rom :ord's Cob, Bst 411). Match, 100, li ft. I).M.—Duke of Bedford's Panther, 4 yrs, Sat 10Ib (Robinson), beat Mr. Payne's Walpole, 3 yrs, Sst 31b. Betting-5 to 4on Walpole, who made all the running, but was beaten on the post by a head. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; two yrs old, Est 7lb three, Bst sib ; four, 84 10lb ; five, and upwards, Bst 121 b. The winner to he sold for 25 sovs. First half of Ab. M. (6 Subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's Duke of Cornwall, 2 yrs (Abdale) 1 Mr. Stebbings's fby Physician, Mary Ann, 2 yrs 2 Duke of Bedford's c by Liverpool, 3 yrs Lord G. Bentinck's Proof Print, 5 yrs Betting-6 to 4 agst Lord G. Bentinck's two, 2to 1 agst Mary Ann filly, and 5 to 2 agst Princess Victoria filly.—Won very easy by a length ;the Princess Victoria filly a bad third, and Proof Print beaten off. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, three yrs old, 7st 91b; four yrs, Bst 31b ; five yrs and upwards, Bst 81b. The winner to be sold for 400 sovs. First half of Ab. M. (7 Subs.) Col. Peel's Garry Owen, aged (Chapple) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Bishop of Boniford's Cob, 4 yrs . 2 The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Shelley's Prince of Wales, 3 yrs—Lord Chester field's Cockfighter, 3 yrs—Lord G. Bentinck's Chatham, .5 yrs—Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 4 yrs. Betting-2 to 1 agst Garry Owen, 3to 1 agst Bishop of Romford'a Cob, 4 to 1 agst Prince of Wales, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Prince of Wales went off at score, and made the running to the cords, where Bishop of Romford's Cob took it up, Garry Owen waiting on him; the latter came a few lengths from home, and won on the post by a head. Prince of Wales a good third. Match 100; T.M.M.—Mr. Payne's Mania, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Nat), beat Sir J. Hawley's Venus, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b. Betting-5 to 4on Mania. Won easy by a length. MateC2oo, h ft. Ab. M.—Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3 yrs, Bst ( Templeman), beat Lord G. Bentinck's All round-my-Hat, 3 yrs, 7st 51b. Even betting. Won in a canter by two lengths. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; three years, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 21b ; five and upwards, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs. D.M. Mr. Beresford's The Altered One (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Payne's Queen Mab, 5 yrs 2 Lord G. Bentinck's c, by Bay Middleton, 3 yrs Mr. Dawson's Teresa, 3 yrs... Betting-6 to 4 agst The Altered One, and 2to 1 agst ' Queen Mab. Queen Mab made play, followed by the Thebes colt and Sir Abstrupus, The Altered One lying off. The Thebes colt and Sir Abstrupus were beaten at the T.Y.C. post, and The Altered One joining Queen Mab, ran home with her, and won by a head. The Houghton Handicap of 15 sovs. each, for three years olds and upwards ; those who declared forfeit by nine o'clock the same evening paid 5 sovs., to go to the se cond. T.Y.C. (14 Subs., 3of whom declared.) Mr. H. T. Worley's Example, 3 yrs, 7st 51b...(Mann) 1 Duke of Rutland's fby Beiram, 3 yrs, Est 121 b 2 The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Buckley's David, 5 yrs, Bst 91b—Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Captain Harcourt's Sir Abstrupus, Bst 51b —Mr. Gratwicke's Needful, 3 yrs, 7st 101b—Mr. Death's Isleworth, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Mr. Shelley's Five times-Five, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Lord Miltown's Anonyme, 4 yrs, 7st—Lord Chesterfield's Tiddly Winks, 3 3 rs, 6st. Betting-7 to 4 agst Five-times-Five, 7 to 2 agst Tiddly Winks, 4 to 1 agst Example, 5 to 1 agst Sir Abstrupus. Needful went away with the lead, but in less than 200 yards was deprived of it by Example and Philip, the mare leading. The Manto filly came at the cords, and, in the run in, beat Philip for the second by calf a length, but never caught Example, who improved ter lead in the last three or four strides, and won by a. length. Match, 200, h ft. "U.—Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, Aged, fist 131 b, received forfeit from Mr. Irwin's Foigh-a aallagh, 3 yrs, Bst. Although the matches between Foig-a-ballagh and Na vorth and Bishop of Romford's Cob and Garry Owen won ,ff in forfeits, there was more than a sufficiency of spore for such a day. The rain descended without intermis. ,ion from daybreak until nightfall, and not one in ten that had the courage to brave it escaped a drenching. The meeting, on the whole, has exceeded our expecta tions ; and for sport, company, and the general interest it excited, may be pronounced unequalled. That " the roads," as well as the immediate neighbourhood, has been benefited to more than an ordinary extent, is proved by the fact, that between the Saturday before the meeting and its close, taking double journeys into account, no less than 700 pairs of horses have been out from the various posting establishments between Hocke rill and Newmarket. The meeting may be said to have closed this day, but an attempt will be made to " knock up" a few races for Monday ; and a match between Oak ley, 9st 61b, and Walpole, sst 71b, is already on paper. We suspect, however, that the old horse will receive ; and unless a change in the weather take a I lace, that the embryo " November Meeting" will be a failure. THE RATAN AFFAIR. On Friday night the report on this inquiry was made public. The following is a copy r— " The Stewards of the Jocky Club, assisted by the Duke of Beaufort and Colonel Peel, having investigated the charges brought forward against S. .Rogers and J. Braham, and heard their statements, as well as the evi dence of various witnesses, and the account given by Mr. Crommelin and Mr. Ives of their share in the trans action of betting for Rogers and Braham against Ratan for the late Derby race, are of opinion that the transac tion originated in an agreement between S. Rogers and J. Braham to bet both ways about Ratan, under the im pression that the parties whom they might commission to bet for them against the horse would be influenced by their representations of the impossibility of his winning, to lay such sums of money against him as to prevent their appearing on the settling day. S. Rogers and J. Graham confess that they received a large portion of' the money won by laying against Ratan, although it was not their intention to pay if the horse had won. Their conduct during the whole proceeding was of such a nature as to merit the severest punishment in the power of the Jockey Club to inflict. The Committee has further to observe, that although the conspiracy to bet large sums against Ratan originated with Rogers and Braham, and that no inducement was held out to them by any party to prevent the horse from winning, yet it would have been difficult for them to have carried thoir plan into execution, unless persons of influence had been found to execute their commissions, " The Committee cannot express too strongly their opinion of the impropriety of gentlemen betting large sums of money for jockeys or for parties intruste with the charge of race-horses. " The Committee recommend that S. Rogers and J. Braham be warned off all the property ever which the Jockey Club has any control, and that S. Rogers be prevented from training horses or riding at Newmarket, or at any place where the rules of the Jockey Club are in force; and that the Stewards of all other races be ap prised of this resolution, in order that they may adopt a similar course. (Signed) " STRADBROKE, Chairman. " Newmarket, Oot. 80, 1844." (RECEIVED TIIIS DAY.) NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. (CONCLUDED.) MONDAY.—Walpole pays forfeit in his match with Oakley. The Stakes on the list for to-day have not filled. THE BRAZILIAN TARIFF.—Sir Robert Peel and his coadjutors, instead of removing the restrictions on the mercantile enterprise of this country, appear to de light in throwing stumbling-,blecks in its way. Our commercial circle has been gradually narrowing, and our foreign influence declining. Not many years ago the Spa nish Government was swayed in its proceedings by Great Britain. Since that period Spain has fallen away, and is totally independent. Portugal is in precisely the same position, and France refuses to have any treaty with us. From the centre of Europe, Prussia and all Germany ap pear resolved to exclude us, and even pensioned Bel • glum follows in the track. In order that we may be shut out from continental America, the Brazilians have acted on the principle adopted by the United States, and issued a tariff which has been sent to this country by a special messenger.—Lancaster Guardian. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—This society re commences proceedines on Wednesday night, with the Israel in Egypt of Handel. The whole of last season glided away without one performance of this immortal work. The amende honorable is now made in selecting it for the opening of the present campaign. Are we to have it in the form which Handel gave it—or is its sub lime continuity to be broken by the introduction of irrelevant songs and duets ? Let us hope for the best. Let us confide in the gradual but easily discernible im provement of the public taste, which is daily more fasti dious and severe. Restorations of Shakspeare to his primitive form have lately become popular, both on the stage and in the library. Colley Libber and the corn- mentators have for ever lost their repute. Shaltspeare, it has been discovered, was a better man than any of them, and wanted neither their improvements nor their explanations. Why nnv we not hope for a similar toration for the eval of Shakspeare_H a ml e *xaminer.. u.stea( the Grand Duk e o f Me.ck lenbtAret Strelltz embarked early on Saturday mortimg, 1 on board the G eneral Steam Navigation Company's mail packet Caledonia, Captain Phillips, for Harabur&h. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. ABERDEEN RAILWAY. This undertaking, fully sanctioned by the eminent engineer, Mr. Cubitt, and by the names of the most influential nobility and gentry residing in and offi cially connected with the district, is now again before the public. At a meeting of the landholders and turnpike trustees of the county of Aberdeen (con taining about 200,000 inhabitants), Mr. Cubitt's line was, by a unanimous resolution, approved of. The Aberdeen Railway leads directly through populous towns and districts to Edinburgh and Glasgow, the two largest and most important towns in Scotland from which new lines of railway are in progress, both in the east and west of England. The distance from Aberdeen to London will be performed in one day, or less than twenty-four hours! We have seen a statement of the population of the district, from which it is evident that the Aberdeen Railway has the elements of a good traffic, and when the railway from Inverness joins it at the nothern terminus, the trade must be very much increased. We have no fear of the Sotch railways; the manage ment and expense are on a much more economical footing than in the southern parts of the kingdom, and we understand this line not only to be unopposed, but capable of being executed at a less cost than usual:. -•-• • ' • The.: following is' an -, extract from Mr. Cubitt's report:— - •-n " After a- careful ,consideration of the whole sub: ,jest, and a-comparison of the several lines and sections, together with all the circumstances and projects, pre sent and prospective, the result of my investigation is —to recouimend for adoption a line of railway from Aberdeen, passing very near Montrose and lirechin to Friockheim and Guthrie, points about half way in the Arbroath and Forfar Railway ; the description and particulars of which, as to its course, lengths, gradients, curves, &c., will be found in the form of an appendix at the end hereof. " The objects that will be obtained by the adoption of this line are— " I. A communication with the south by the shortest length of new railway to be made ; and, " 2. The least interference with existing railway interests, the Arbroath and Forfar and Dundee and Arbroath Companies having, as I understand, under taken to alter the guage of their lines to the usual 4 feet Si inch guage, in order to suit and work with the intended guage of the Aberdeen line and that of the great leading lines to the south. " The distance by this new line from Aberdeen to the Arbroath and Forfar lines will be 50f miles, and from the points of junction to these places will be about seven miles to each respectively, or 57f miles from Aberdeen to either, being as regards Forfar only !, mile, or thereabouts, farther than by a direct line from Aberdeen to Forfar, via Brechin, a difference far more than compensated for, in my judgment, by a near approach to the port and town of Montrose, and a saving of 5} miles, of a more expensive main line of new railway, besides a difference of 4 miles' saving in the construction of branch lines to form a communi cation between Montrose and Brechin. " Under all the circumstances of the case, therefore, I have no hesitation in recommending the adoption of the line above stated as being that ' best calculated to secure to the Company the benefit of the most favour able communication with the south.' " Statement of the population of some of the prin cipal towns of Scotland which will be connected upon , the formation of the Aberdeen Railway :—Aberdeen, 75,013—S tonehaven, s , 2 79—Montrose, 15,094 Ereehin, 7,soo—Forfar, 9 ,6l7—Arbroath, 17,489 Dundee, 65,087—Perth, 1 9,225—Kirkaldy, 5,261 Stirling, B,3ol—Edinburgh, 165,270—Glasgow, 28. 1 ,490._ Total, 675,686." NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. The foundation of the viaduct over the Tyne at East Linton is begun to be dug on the south side of the river. It crosses where the Linton distillery stood, which has been dismantled for some years, and will now be wholly removed to make room for the course of the railway. WILTS AND SOMERSET RAILWAY. A numerous and influential meeting was held at Weymouth on Wednesday, including deputations from Southampton, Bridport, and the Great Western Company. Colonel Henderson, the Mayor of Southampton, brought forward the subject of a pro posed line, to be called the Salisbury and Dorsetshire Railway, for the purpose of connecting the eastern and southern parts of Dorsetshire with the grand railway system of the kingdom. Mr. Hayter, M.P., contended for the Wilts, S omerse t, an d Weymouth Railway, as affording the best facility of communica tion with the north of England, and as most con ducive to the interests of Weymouth. After a lengthened and able discussion, resolutions in favour of the latter were carried by large majorities.— Bristol Mirror. FEARFUL CONFLAGRATION AT ST RAT AV EN. FouTy IlousE* DESTROY ED.—yesterday forenoon, ~ ..bout twelve oclock, a fire broke out in this quiet little town, about It; S.E. of Glasgow, by which upwards of forty houses, with a brewery and tan-work, were burned to the ground, nearly one hundred poor families thrown destitute into the street, and the annihilation of the entire town seriously threatened. We have heard several versions of the origin of the fire—one to the effect that it was occasioned by a poacher recklessly throwing a parcel of gunpowder into the fire-place of a house where he had been visiting ; another, that it arose from a child having lighted some chips of wood which communicated with the bedding in the house of a person named Hamilton ; and a third, that it occurred from a boy drying some guilipowder near afire-place. Which of these versions is the right, we are in the meantime at a loss to say with correctness ; certain it is, however, that about the time we have mentioned, the conflagration commenced at the south end of the town, a little away beyond a place named Todd's Hill, where the houses are nearly all covered with thatch, and where the impala . , tion are chiefly weavers, that the wind, being hi!,l-, a t the time, and blowing from the soath-east, rapidly spread the flames from house to house on both side": of the street, until in the space of a few hours, not:withstanding the efforts of a body of the inhaUterils who turned out to check the flames, about forty houses were com pletely destroyed, in %adition ;to the brewery of Mr. Valiance, and the large tan-work of Mr. Semple, where it is alleged not less than 2,000/. worth of property has been consumed. The fire in its pro gress, which was fearfully rapid, spread terror and dismay on all hands. As house by house crumbled before the devouring element, the inhabitants in the vicinity of the burning got out their furniture tc.• the street, where it lay in confused heaps until tins houses from which it had just been removed shared in the general catastrophe, So apprehensive were the shopkeepers that the entire town would be burned up, that numbers of them at the Cross, which is some distance from the place where the fire originated, emptied their stock of goods into the street, and awaited with terror the approach of the flames. The scene, as witnessed by people at a dis tance, is described as awfully grand and imposing. Kirkhill, which is about half a mile from the town, was clustered with hundreds of spectators, inhabitants of the other end of Strathaven (who certainly would have been better employed in lending a hand to stay the progress of the fire), but who for a time seemed lost in wonder at the fearful majesty of the sight. Not so the more spirited and more interested portion of the inhabitants. Headed by the Rev. Mr. M'Lay, Relief clergyman ; Mr. Tennent, banker ; Messrs. Currie, Reid, and others, two large bodies of active men pro cured pails and other vessels capable of containing water, and forming two chains from the scene of the fire to the nearest places for procuring a supply of water, they worked away without intermission for several hours, one party han.:ling on the pails filled with water, and the , other returning them empty, until finding these means unavailing in extinguishing the flames, they adopted the plan of pulling down two or three buildings in the line of street, which had the desired effect of stopping its further progress. The loss of - property by the fire has been very considerable, and ; ..s the more to be lamented, as few of the houses of ti sufferers were in.. cured, and the sufferers them elves are mostly of the poorest and most industri',os part of the community. Some accounts state about 53 houses in all have been destroyed, and 104 families deprived of the means of livelihood, or made dependent for shelter and support upon friends, relations, and neighbours. It is calculated that from fifty to sixty looms with webs, principally be longing to Glasgow manufacturers, have been consumed, and it will take a long time, indeed, before the loss to the operative weavers can be made up. No such conflagration has been known in this part of the country for many years, and it has created amongst all classes the deepest sorrow and regret.—Glosgetv Saturday Post. At a meeting of the Edinburgh town council, held was elected, by a majority of 20 votes t o 12, m aster of on Friday, Mr. John 11I'Millan, High School, Glasgow, the High School, Edinburgh, in the room of Dr. Pyper. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY AT A DISTILLERY.--- For some days past great excitement has prevailed at the east-end of the town, in consequence of some swee ping measures having been adopted by her Me. jestyrs Commissioners of Excise towards Messrs. Smith, distillers, Whitcchapel. It will be remembered that some time since nearly 3,000 gallons of spirits were seized by the officers of Excise, but after some tim e a great quantity was returned, although Crown pr ocee d. ings were instituted against Messrs. Smith th recover a t T i 4 1 .11 1 e o f result the was sam e that i a l heavy penalties against them. In the beEr,',nning of the n a l i i i s d si o h n i information week some suspicious circumstances transpired in the same number of labourers were en ;aged to accomp an y th e Excise officers to ex cava t e the ground around the pre. mises, who found severa l hundred feet of pipe extending along nearly the whole front, around the counting. ce houses and priv a t e residence of mof r. George Smith, about two feet From the surface of the earth, which, it is stated, were impregnated with spirit, and used for the purpose of secretly reducing their stock. The workmen engaged on the occasion have left the pipes exposed tit public vii,w. The solicitors and chief officers of F47: c i s e have been in daily communication with her Ma'estes lawl authorities, and it was rumoured that the. Excuse Commissioners would go so for as to seize th e .w h o l e of the distillery, plant, 84c., which is Pd stiraatect to be worth nearly 200,0001. On inquiry, however, this even+ ing at the police•station, Arbour-equare, Inspectol Shaw, of the H division, stated that he had - received no fresh instructions on thq adiject.—Sunday Paper.