The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-30 00:00:00

_~ Nuimmus•l wgP° lEWS ; on IVedo,e l ; i s ters at by an 0111 1 erage Co nn , A . the Cbsnl finance, dated with the Le legisletl" mpitaitles drei as just bp s rst class f the 500 lesday after ?, that it nv i ngu ished t i l to lessen tiral DuP e . o y 01 ' Ministry f the rsnkl 'lapitainer the ertl,i s most ie of a nieu_, ;y her noo: own which COen, h, insoele cji againsi 8 .s the ) has bet ]e Corn e " 106th PI y e ars old ots e recollt, the £J mother of 3ars of t & rich els, for al indatioe ye sire ° hat the rr 01 0 m bar 0 f and Ch im s ° , and 7he ion oo that sosit, vourin w g irst CO' Breril‘,.; extend Pro Par' " . h • Alp. he iers. dr 5411 1 °,:i 3s resor'' i nd Peel 7 n i ie e115W— ,0 the JA_, A I ,nday Earl P have r le wiD tel i Port° 1 11.1 0 0 1 ton, Je A : Mr. ;P o i les lis t . 0 to sofr en's °r "rottelheit; /Bong 0 he 4l ~,Al ll' wog"- n Our s ' 4iere tjis lay °L e ; ha ° A n Go vle be, SW Duke BE )tel from )te o - ro t eclih an lark , urde r ied uitte j, act° str obi) AI 11113" vtle ,11 arbn,i e t °,O w 0 0 , 41 Wbf " to° PENINSULAR AND STEAM NAVIGATION ORIENTAL COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the Proprietors of this "alliany was h e ld - at their establishmentSt Mary Axe 3' Sir j° ll N CAMPBELL having bean called to the chair, oPened the business by reading the report, for which we cannot find room. The accounts of receipt and:expenditure having also been read, The CHAIRMAN said, that although it had always been the good fortune of the Directors to be able to announce ja!httea they contaued pro s p er ity o f th e C om p a ny, on n o occas i on enjoyed greater satisfaction than in making the P r esent report, wherein was stated that beautiful addi tion which had been made to their fleet in the acquisi tion of the Precursor, together with the mail contract Wh ich was there announced, and which showed the c _ e nfidence pl ace d i n t h e C ompany b y t h e E xt cut i ve Go 4,7roment, a n d m i g ht b e l oo k e d u p on as a guaran t ee f ur ‘fle success of their further undertakings. The Direc tors were aware of the anxiety that was felt for improved iilnercourse with the distant Presidencies of India, and Fiat subj ect h ad long engaged the i r ser i ous del ib erat i on; ve nut the service was so onerous, so perilous, and so ex ai:4e, that they felt they could not enter upon it pre urtately. They wished first to convince themselves at, with the aid of the Government, a monthly corn t7ailication could b e established with Madras and Cal -114 ; and they now hoped to undertake it in an effi :eat arid creditable manner. He should not ROW touch l % th e Chi na contract, b ecause, as t h e arrangements el Z an ected with that point approached maturity, the Pro hcet°l's would hear more of them. In the meantime ere was m uc h t o b e d one , an d h e h o ped th e Proprie d." would continue to grant to the Directors that confi bßce and co-operation which had hitherto tended so T lack to the success of their operations. If any Pro- IV e r ,tor had any observations to make upon the affairs of it "Enpany the Directors would be happy to hear him. th t .."-e • DENT suggested that it would be desirable that rep or th e II t and the accounts should be circulated amongst th 'roprietors previous to the annual meeting, in order at they might be enabled to appreciate the services of t he Directorsg. t : r . 13 owsaNG enforced this recommendation. That Abject had engage d muc h of the attention of Parliament, ; A a llY gentleman who had heard the speech of the e jne Minister on the subject of joint-stock companies, vt ": tile ruin into which the shareholders in some of them f o ; r l l ed, and the necessity of their being enabled to see th emselves, must feel that the measure of the Govern i'vellt should be adopted. He knew it was objected that a previous communication of their affairs the and of th e annua l mee ti ngs wo uld be a n ti c ipat e d, 'mil the shareholders would not attend. f The CHAIRMAN said that he and his colleagues wished eve ri possible publicity; they were desirous that all aaffairs of the Company should be known to the Pro -I;;ei,tarY; but he begged to say that the objection stated i;,‘. 1 % Bowring was not the main objection to the l h"ng the accounts. The difficulty existed in getting the accounts from India in sufficient time to promulgate h ad ' i t in the way proposed. For the last four years it tie een impossible to conclude the accounts until within or , -R tY-four hours before the meeting; but they were 4 ,7 11 to the inspection of the Proprietors, and he was Direc t ors, if the latter would leave it to the discretion of the Ireetors, the suggestion which had been made would e Z e ive the cons id erat i on o f th e b o a r d, and they wo u ld ali ,vour to me e t the wishes of the Proprietors. A r EOPRIETOR, who stated that he was about to corn eh-Rce his fifth voyage to India, expressed his regret taatit the transit across the desert was to be placed in the ot er cl a of the Pacha. He thought if the Company would that Prince 51. a head on their passengers, they "t;l:ght take it into their own hands. It was solely owing hale mercy of Providence that many fatal accidents Toot occurred from the overcrowding of theriver boats. CHAIRMAN said, the Board had felt the inconve area which h a d b een l as t com pl a in e d of, and with a aiv to meet it they had sent out the Delta, but the li ( T, lilt had refused to allow her to be placed upon the of t h:,' present. He was afraid it was out of the power Th "mpan to take the transit into their own hands. th cY were but y a Steam Navigation Company, and if th e Pacha chose to take the transit into his own hands, Pe e h' °ll 'Pany must dispose of their property. The G ro , a had undertaken, by convention with the British ee e Mment to effect the communication with greater Go Ped i tion, on lower terms, and to the satisfaction of our e „e,roment. As to a poll-tax, he believed such a pro -4'cil would not be listened to, but, at the same time, 411enuld state t h at aut h or ity h a d been given to suggest 1: 7 a measur e to the Pacha if agreeable. rei-__ P '. l3o watsze observed that the intervention of a fo -4 body in carrying on the internal communication t of tlar n trY, would i nvo l ve an important question o inter tonal la Th e w • c't thedelicacy situation said, the Directors felt the t ransit situation of the Company with respect to the h e utait through Egypt. As negotiations were pending, the discreti on riser Proprietors of the Directors, and not press it further at4resent, in the B Mon complained of the want of accommodation tieul arlari"B means o f conve y ance f r om India, and par that don board of the steamer Hindostan. He said afte r his°Rel Halewood died within twenty-four hours endured frarrivali the Directors' in consequence of the hardships he to such mode that a t t cause. He wished to know whether were in possession of any details relative The CHAIR tiny had sufflleAr litained of ; but he reszatins2 the Directors were aware that b iz e o v n e v d en i ie t n . a ce ros o e f fr th o e m n ca a r tu el r e e ss c n o e rn ss - . Board were not in possession of any details with p ti Z to the newly proposed mode of transit. He sup offic •e " the the would be submitted to the Foreign lette lie would, however, read an extract from a 9etot: received in town lately, and dated at Alexandria, in ah 9er 26. It was to this effect :—" In reply to an k 'CY SS to what guarantee the Directors would have, lit a : event of their being obliged to withdraw their % t ee d: rs and give up their establishment in Egypt, and said t hug g their interests to other parties, his Excellency Dti e ,""ut it was no longer a question of trusting to any Ivoef c t i e ,ompany, but that the whole affair of the transit .4 4 6 henceforward be a Government concern, and the li,ty ar and Oriental Company would have the seen iatit44 a convention between the Pacha and the pleeta Government, by which the former engages to both the transit on a firm and satisfactory basis, as regards travellers, their luggage, and merchan tfihtilii!l Excellency added, that the object of his and e f f i e e s i a Was, by combining a rapid, 'economical, d e nt means o f t rans p or t, t o o b v i a t e th e con f us i on ae frr;gularities arising from conflicting interests ; but t hin r°ll3 expecting to derive a profit from taking the Posi g ti v i _ Rt , o his own hands, his Highness calculated on a weelli°3s." The enlightened character of the Pacha 'Were known, and if these negotiations for the transit The I ) 7_ r ried out, the public would be much benefited. th e tie wet:tors would continue to watch the progress of Pletiot ti ation, and would contribute towards its corn- R ffora. a ny facilities which it was in their power to 21 4 %reg o i re port Was then received and adopted, as was also Uti on f th e h alf rEL dividend of three and a half per cent. • 11,, a1 f year. • us ' WR ING said h he us feelinhe was sure . there would be a unit % was a b o g of concurrence in the resolution which Ch a i to propose, it being, a vote of thanks to Whi eh r Tan of the Board of Directors, for the manner kr, l i ttl e eoncerus of the Company were conducted. 1111 41'IgEL seconded the resolution, which was car- The o l mousl kft . y. bi„ tl rcd tb,,, AI RMAN acknowledged the compliment, and 4ect o meetin g that no exertions on the part of the 4(1 " ld• Ilee of should be wanting to merit the continued con -10°11,,_ the , th ,, e ,Proprietors. 1 4 ' ) 04 e c",Lion of Mr. CARLUTON, it was resolved, that t e v elited i, Q uid be appropriated out of the profits, and tpaionm Government or other securities, towards the 1115 ,, ° ! . .ini insurance fund. 'ang then broke up. (kunCOURSE OF EXCHA v‘bitto—ruaill .... <044 14 CF. 12 6 0 12 4 Alltw e d2 zil . „.... 12 6 A ) ....... 95 95 P: i lrgh ...... 13 13} ... 13 131 . 25 65 b".24.1,41:04ths ...... 25 90 .......... 25 95 /leZstort 0af....... 25 95 terl;2l°.urth,ltpe.. 121 -vier ..... us... 37 TrieBrtia' . ;54 kklxil. ditto ..... • 9 55 ilb-4.0z ........................................... 33661 la „go .......... 36 ............. 36 ......... TGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 85 Milan Venice Naples 391 Palermo, per oz llB Lisbon 55 Oporto 55 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ares NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars../.3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91, Silver in ears 0 4 111 4 . y t ZVI. b rgh i...°1-cHAb, -titOrt• NICHOLAS AND THE GRAND DUKE :I. ti t ;,.'l7 - - . In a recent excursion to St. Peters u , bader-,,e museum of the Roy eons 'kill „, leLtbsun having expressed a strong desire to ob nd Liki n ~,Loe direction of Professor Owen, a skeleton a .a al College of burg , klipi t : the bos aurochs, or gigantic bison, his Invert 1 lis t i" ; e ss. with } lib pettu'll,nounced that ae the Emperor has most willingly cutomedkindness to Englishmen, l Aav e t r the request, and that his Majesty's instructions to.e Crags ?en given to procure a specimen, which is b I vhi t i t : lit ted to London. The boa aurochs, or primigenus, titp.„, l With the mammoth, and other lost races, former] y of Fi - c s: over very wide tracts, is the so!e living remnant ll ove great primaeval quadrupeds, his haunts beinng The ratricted to the wild forests of part of Lithuania. to very d e NlitY and great size of the animal rendered n _ t o oe lcult to capture and convey him alive to Eng a l d of thr 400 logical Gardens and as detached bones on y snitsl nl , ,4 's sPecies are known in England the present of his l 'illt e s . ' l , 4l Majesty must doubtless be considered of great - -3' all n aturalists, more particularly as this is the stai in7 54 , 41 1 31 e, during many years, of a permission to kill ration be ry -`vidual of the many d—stringent orders for their pre having alone prevented the extinction of the Cu Nvi to „ 14°US INCIDENT. -- On Monday last, a man, Cmention"rune for obvious reasons it would be unfair to aving', returned to his parish in this neighbourhood, undergone a sentence of (41 to th seven years' transporta the road, e colonies, for stealing a pig. Travelling on L t d et], some distance from his former home, he met a t ._ of whom he inquired if such a person, naming his Ivhoraother ;'' zeyes lived thereabouts. The lad replied, '. Why, that's and it proved that this was the man's son, tw. 1 1. 1 1 he had left an infant when he was convicted. The its'ilin from exile was a joyful one to his wife .rid family, tli kt isl character and prospects had so much improved i t h I . cattle to make preparations for taking them back IV", him to the colony, where ther is abundant encou kotist fo r the industrious man, e des rous of livi ng a "441 W ...lu.e.--Bei hs Chronicle. .;~; THE POLISH MEETING. Last night the anniversary of the Polish Revolution was commemorated by a public meeting, which was held in the great room of the Crown and Anchor, Strand. Dr. i 3 wring, M. 1., was called to the chair, and on hustings r.erio several Polish gentl,men. The prin cipal sp-alters on this occasion were Chartists. The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings. He said, they were assembled, as they had been on previous occasions, to protest against the ruin of Poland, and the wrongs which had been done to that country. He did not despair of the ultimate independence and liberty of Poland; for despair was a word not to be found in the vocabulary of freedom. He could not say when the re surrection of that country would take place; but that sooner or later it would rise from its present oppressed state, he had not the slightest doubt. If he were to ad dress any words of advice to his Polish friends, it would be, that they should not allow themselves to be distracted by petty controversies, but let one sentiment alone ab sorb all other considerations—the love of their common country.—(Cheers.) He regretted that a great number of warm friends of Poland were prevented from attend ing the present meeting; but they had, in expressing their inability to attend, at the same time conveyed the assurance that they were animated by the best wishes for that unhappy country. Mr. PARRY then read letters from Mr. Howard El phinstone, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. Ewart, Sir C. Napier, Mr. Ward, Mr. Villiers, Mr. T. Duncombe, and others, stating, that cinumstances prevented their attendance at the present meeting. Most of the letters were dated from the country. Mr. WORCELL (a Pole) then read the address of the Polish Committee, which recounted the various wrongs under which Poland was suffering, and amongst other things it stated, that even sobriety was an object of sus picion with the Russian Government, as it moralised, and therefore enlightened, the million, and the preach ing of teetotalism was consequently prohibited by Russia. DRURY. .EATRE We visited Drury-lane last evening, and again 1 -,•• saw the Daughter o f St. 11lark, which is running a 1 TO TT! E r D/TOR OF THP RUN. glorious career of triumph. This opera will not only 1 ..Adotrap's li.,tel, Newark, Nov. 29, 1844. bear, but absolutely requires to be seen more than Sire,--I perceive by a letter in The Sun of Wednesday once, in order to obtain anything like a proper idea of last, that some member of the commercial body antici its merits. So transcendantly magnificent is the spec- pates and condemns an agitation for change in the cus tacle, that, dazzled an d overw h e l me d b y th e bl aze o f toms of the co mmerc i a l room. Happily for the credit splendour by w hi c h h e fi n d s hi mse lf surroun d e d , th e of the body, th ere are f ew of the old school (to which spectator, on his first v i s it, can b e u s p ec t a t or on ly— your correspondent evidently b e l ongs ) l e f t on t h e roa d, " The eyes are m a d e th e f oo l s o f t h e o th er senses , and it is au indisputable fact th a t more t h an t h ree -f ourt h s Or else worth all th e res t ;" of the commer c i a l men of the present day are desirous characterised by absurdity, but pernicious in their con of seeing a change in regulations which are not only and it is not until a second visit that the spectator sequences. I will not seek to trespass on your space by can become an auditor, and properly appreciate the entering into particulars, but simply put .a question to exquisite music of this very beautiful opera. Balfe has, as a composer, t a k en hi g h er groun d i n this than you, Mr. Editor, by asking if you can conceive anything in any of his former op e ras. it i s a perfect and uni- more preposterous than for a man engaged in business, form whole—an opera— a g ra n d o p e ra, in the highest requiring all his physical and mental energies, to be ex sense of the word, and one which will tend to extend, I petted (aye though it be in the dog days) to drink a pint of win e at leaq every day to dinner—mark, Mr. paying alone, no, he must to consolidate, and to p e rpetuate his fame as driuh it, as your correspondent of the old schOol would a man of genius, and a most accomplished and Editor, he cannot escape b y scientific musician. The me l o di es areas beautiful as those of any of his f o r me r com p os itions, while quickly demon s t ra t e to any tyro over whom he might chance to presid e . D ur i ng the last half century change harmonies of a more rfect and a more the instrumentation is more e laborate, and the and improvem en t h ave taken place in most things, but scientific cast. But as w e the old boys of t h e roa d , with their arbitrary regulations, pe said before in order remain unchan ge d— ru l es (or I might entitle them a code , properly to appreciate this opera, it should be of laws) established by the deep drinkers of old, which seen more than once. The music grows upon one, remain to the great annoyance of the majority of the and the oftener it is heard the more will it be ad- moderns, who are desirous of seeing them abolished. I mired. The opera was followed by a very pretty have taken my pi n t o f w i ne to-day, to-morrow should I divertissement, which introd uce d t o th e E ng li s h sta g e not be `° i' th e ve l a ," and your correspondent, " An Old for the first time Mons. and Madame Finart, from the Commercial," be my president, I should be compelled by opera Madrid. They appeared in a grand pas de deux, the rules to hav e th e usua l quantity, viz., a pint. If that in which they were much applauded. They are most is not an ab sur dit y I k now not the true interpretation of and a poor argument in support of drinking ; as though the word. As to hotel-keepers suffering, that is puerile, elegant and graceful dancers, and not deficient in force either, for some of their pas were most astonish to remunerate them. they could not alter the scale of charges for meals, so as ing as mere tours de force ; but these tours were so gracefully executed, that the idea of force was lost in I trust to your usual impartiality to insert this or part that of grace. They afterwards danced the of this letter, and remain yours, Bolero of Seville, with that mingled expression of A YOUNG COMMERCIAL, BUT NOT dignity and coquetry which is characteristic of all A TEETOTALLER. Spanish dances. Their Andalusian costume was very splendid, and became them exceedingly. They were much applauded, and they are certainly a great addi tion to the admirable corps de ballet of this theatre. We had, in addition, a pas de deux, exquisitely danced by Clara Webster and her brother ; the Redowa, given with most Cereto-like espieglerie by Plunkett, who was excellently supported by Montessu ; a pas de trois by Delferier, Clara Webster, and Madame Guibilei; and a most amusing grotesque pas chinois by Mr. AV. H. Payne and his clever little daughter, which convulsed the house with laughter, and which was deservedly encored. The divertissement con cluded with the Polkas by the whole corps de ballet. The house was, as might have been expected, crowded to overflowing before the commencement of the opera. Mr. LO Err proposed the first resolution : " Resolved,—That having heard the unanimous reso lution of the Polish refugees in London, passed on the sth of June last, on occasion of the visit of the tyrant Nicholas, this meeting, assembled for the purpose of commemorating the last Polish revolution of 1830, can not better fulfil its object, nor more worthily honour the present anniversary, than by declaring its approval of and adherence to the said resolutions, concurring in their spirit, echoing their inflexible determination, and asserting the claims of Polish independence to every boundary violated by any of the partitions of which Poland has been the victim, protesting against all in vasions of the rights and liberties of the Poles by foreign Courts and Cabinets, and claiming for the Polish people the sovereignty of Poland and the emancipation of the Polish soil." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln reply to a letter in your paper of the 27th instant, signed " An Old Commercial Traveller," I beg leave to question the correctness of his assertion, that any society either has " sprung up," or is about to spring up, termed the " Commercial Travellers' Protection So ciety" for teetotal purposes, and, as he asserts, for the purpose of upsetting the present state of things, and the conviviality and socialism of the commercial room. No doubt the OLD Traveller believes what he states ; but, Sir, as one of the more modern school, I must make bold to say, that I fear some humourous wag has been playing on the old gentleman's prejudices ; and perhaps on his pathetically bemoaning the defunct hot suppers, hard drinking, and roaring jollity of yore, so well known as the old habits of the commercial body, that the said wag may have invented the absurd story of the "Protection Society," and so called forth the indignant epistle of the " OLD Commercial Traveller." He addressed the meeting at some length, and with some warmth, in support of the above resolution, attributing the fall of Poland to divisions amongst the Poles them selves, and to the opposition which existed between the aristocratic and democratic portions of the people ; but he was happy to say that the Polish emigrants were be ginning to understand their true position, and they might be assured, as he believed they were, that as the spirit of aristocracy had destroyed that country, the democracy was destined to restore it.—(Cheers.) Mr. LINTON seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. PARRY moved the second resolution : But, Sir, as one of that body now, I am happy to say, increasing on the road, who feel a pride in being consi dered temperate men, sober men, and bu s i ness men , I totally deny that either the harmony or conviviality of our room is falling, or fallen, from our improved tem perate habits ' • and if the " OLD Traveller" regrets the wild orgies of inebriation, and cannot enjoy the improved intellectual tone of the conversations of modern commer cial rooms, I can only say that I fear he must continue in his regret, as the day is gone by when either example or scoffing can renew intemperate habits on the road. In conclusion, and to refute his assertion relative to the " depressed landlord"—those gentlemen with weak spirit, I need only refer to the well-known fact, that many hotels, which, since their first establishment, htsve had their doors, I may say, hermetically sealed, against " Travellers," are now, since posting and coaching are almost a blank letter, anxiously courting the commercial body, and daily advertising their appropriation of a room exclusively for their accommodation, and expressing their anxiety to cultivate their patronage. Thus, Sir, is the regret of your old Correspondent un founded, and the goad feeling which has ever influenced you towards our body, will, I trust, induce you, in jus tice, to insert this letter in reply to his unjust attack.— I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obedient servant. G. C., _ _ . " Resolved,—That the perseverance of the Polish emigrants in advocating the cause of their country ; their annual celebration of the day in which Poland made an effort to regain her independence ; the contempt with which they have spurned every amnesty offered to them; and, above all, the spirit internally working upon the Polish millions, breaking nearly every year through the crust of Russian institutions, and provoking those atro cious persecutions against the language, religion, en lightenment, and liberty of the Polish people—are so many solemn and perpetual testimonies of the vitality of Poland, and therefore of her right to be considered and treated as a nation by the nations of Europe, who are bound to repel the wrongs inflicted on her, as infrac- tions of their common rights to freedom, independence, and self-government ; and that this meeting, consider ing the great cause of freedom as one and the same everywhere, and never to be rooted out from the affec tion of the patriotic, never to be abandoned by the heroism of the brave, looks to the triumph of Poland in her future struggle for independence, as necesssary to tEe security and happiness of Europe, and hence as en titled to find as many zealous allies as there are nations filled with the hatred of tyranny." —which was seconded by Mr. VINCENT, and carried unanimously. The third resolution, which was to the following effect, was also adopted amidst the cheers of the meet ing : _ _ _ A Modern Commercial Traveller. Newcastle, Staffordshire, Nov. 28, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I see in your columns of yesterday, a letter signed " An Old Commercial Traveller," regarding the existence of a society for suppressing the present con vivial practices of the road. Unlike the " old 'un," I feel that the originators of that Society are the best friends of the body, and deserve as well of commercial travellers, as Father Mathew does of the Patlanders. I am on my first journey, and consequently the drinking practices of the• commercial room appear to me without that halo which custom throws round our accustomed enjoyments, and have not yet arrived at that point, when I can relish a pint of wine at dinner, and a glass of ardent spirits in the evening, which is the minimum allowance of even those who (like myself) are in their noviciate, and I am sure that both landlord and traveller would be benefited by a change that would enable young travellers, like myself, to have our meals at extra charge, and be thereby absolved from the necessity of " putting an enemy in our mouths to steal away our brains." If you think my remarks likely to do good, please in sert it in your invaluable journal.—l am, &c., Swan Hotel, Bristol, Nov. 28. A BAGMAN. "Resolved—That the proceedings of the Polish exiles on the sth of June, met with a cordial response from a large assemblage of Englishmen on the following day, in resolutions exhibiting sympathy for Polish suffering and hatred of Russian oppression, this meeting, desirous of giving greater circulation and influence to every worthy demonstration of international brotherhood, recommends the republication of the resolutions of both meetings, and their consolidation with the present, and thereby invites and entreats the liberal press of this and other countries to aid the cause of truth and liberty, and to vindicate the rights of the oppressed by the insertion of these re solutions." M. ZABA (a Pole) addressed the meeting in an ani mated speech, which elicited general cheering. He ob served, that upon that day the Poles in every country in Europe, who were not enslaved, had met together to ex press their ardent devotion to their native country, and to renew their vows to employ all their endeavours for its regeneration. These sentiments were participated in by the unfortunate exiles who were groaning in the mines of Siberia, and upon that day their heartfelt prayers were offered up to Heaven for the deliverance of their native land. This unity of spirit would beget a unity of action, and the day was not far distant when Poland would be free.—(Cheers.) Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. TO THE EDITOR O 1 THE SUN. Sirs,—ln answer to your Correspondent, " An Old Commercial Traveller," allow me to say that in the Society he mentions as in existence, the object is not teetotalism, but an entire and perfect liberty to the traveller, so that he may or may not abstain, as best suits himself. As to the depressing of landlords, we will not agree that our system can du so, seeing we are quite willing to pay a reasonable extra charge upon our meals or what else, when we feel inclined to avoid intoxication. I leave it e to ve a r n y y y o o n un e g :— m i a s n t that a vicious system which induces foun t d h e e dpurposopnechtiss coming previous exploded on g to ? the A road, ci as a commer cial traveller, to be come a d runkard ?—t h us often indulgedblight ing in o bdyconduct. nd fond wu tparent, . Ought not and commer cial body allow the sti gma to remain upon t h em , o f b e ing in this respect the lea s t re f ormed class o f men (h o ldi n g a responsible station i n soc i ety) now i n t h e coun t r y ? I the such a system to be herewith beg to enclose a copy of our rules, which I trust will meet your approval, and claim your assistance, and beg to remain,—Sir, your most obedient servant, THE SECRETARY TO THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. Bristol, Nov. 28, 1844. RESOLUTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY :- Ist. That a society be formed to be denominated the " Commercial Travellers' Protection Society," to consist of a chairman, treasurer, and secretary, and of all those commer cial gentlemen who may travel occasionally, or regularly, and who approve of the objects of this society. 2d. That the object of this society shall be to alter the pre sent mode of entertainment—that is to say, to dispense alto • gether with the compulsory practice of drinking wine at the dinner table, and also the customary practice of drinkinggrog to use his own discretion). To abolish custom s which, at night (thus making it perfectly optional for every gentle manthough they have existed from time immemorial, have no foundation in reason, and are proved to be fraught with mis chief both in a commercial, moral, and physical point of view. 3d. That it shall be part of the duty of the secretary to re ceive communications of all commercial gentlemen who are friendly to the principles of this society, and who wish to be enrolled as members, and also from all landlords who are willing to comply with this arrangement , whose h ouses will in such case be uniformly patronised by the members of this society. 4th. That it shall be considered a rule of this society, that an extra change may be made for dinner, &c., so that the landlord be 'remunerated ; the simple object of this society being not to 'lessen the landlord's profit, but to abolish a bar barous, though common practice. sth. That it be an instruction to the secretary to obtain in formation from private housekeepers who may be willing to open commercial houses in the event of the ordinary land lords declining compliance with the objects of this society. FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH REVOLUTION. Yesterday, the 29th of November, being the fourteenth anniversary of the Polish Revolution, a numerous assem bly of the Polish refugees, resident in London, attended Divine service in the Belgian Chapel, London-road, at ten o'clock, A.m., when the Rev. S. P. Brzezinski, their countryman, delivered an appropriate and touching dis course. Afterwards they held a meeting at Sussex Chamber, 10, Duke-street. St. James's. Captain JABLONSKI, having been unanimously called to the chair, addressed his countrymen with much warmth and feeling, calling to their memory the bright hopes they entertained, when, on the 29th of November, 1830, they took up arms to throw off the foreign yoke, and to make their fatherland independent, as it had ever been, before its iniquitous partition between the three treacher ous Powers. Those bright hopes shone over them in all the struggles with their foe, and each new victory of the Polish arms seemed to be the harbinger of a happy re sult of their endeavours. Alas 1 the result was fatal to Poland, and the Czar, in his unsatiated revenge, doomed the whole nation to suffer a most cruel persecution; and the thirteen years of unceasing tyranny to which Poland had been subjected, instead of satisfying the wrath of Nicholas, had made him more obdurate. Captain Ja blonski then alluded to the religious persecution in Po land, and trusted in Divine Providence that the day, when the Poles would break their fetters, was not dis• tent. Much had been said, or rather exaggerated, about the strength of Russia, but the Poles knew well of what frail elements it was composed. They proved it in their last war against Russia ; and the brave mountaineers of the Caucasus were now favouring the cause. The Polish nation was strong enough to regain its independence, and, besides, " thrice is he armed that bath his quarrel just." In conclusion, Captain Jablonski said that the Poles felt a great consolation to see the univer sal sympathy with the wrongs of Poland. That sympa thy was at all times manifested in an effective manner in this country, and even in the very presence of the Autocrat himself.—(Applause.) The following resolutions were then proposed, and unanimously carried by the meeting :- 1. Proposed by Mr. -Jackowski, and seconded by Mr. Wiercinski—" That the assembled Poles, ever faithful to the cause for which they took up arms on the 29th of November, 1830, being now in exile, but enjoying the freedom of evincing their sentiments publicly, protest before the world against the gross injustice with which the political annihilation of Poland, has been accom plished, and denounce before the tribunal of civilised na tions, the tyrannical oppression to which the Polish nation are subjected—especially that unfortunate portion of their nation which remains under the sway of Nicholas, the Czar of Russia, who, in his unsatiated revenge, per petrates the most revolting cruelties ; and that they so lemnly delare that, trusting to Divine Providence and the justice of their cause, they are resigned to bear the hardships of their exile, and be ever ready to devote themselves for the independence of their country, and for her civil and religious liberties." 2. Proposed by Mr. Kozmian, and seconded by Mr. Olizarowski—" That the assembled Polislr refugees ex press their thanks to the British nation, for the hospitality they have met with in this country, and for the protection they have found in its laws. In particular their thanks are due to the Corporation of the City of London, the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, the Right Honourable Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, and other pub lic bodies and private individuals, who have evincedtheir sympathy with the misfortunes of Poland—a sympathy of which a fresh proof was given in the presence of the Autocrat himself during his late visit to England, and who have generously endeavoured to alleviate the hard position of the refugees." 3. Proposed by Colonel Szyrma, and seconded by Mr. Szulezewski—" That the thanks of the Poles are due to the editors of the metropolitan and provincial journals, who have nobly taken part in advocating the cause of Poland, and who have boldly denounced to the public opinion the implacable persecution of which that country is the victim." BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The eighth anniversary meeting of this Society was held last even ing, at the Society's Rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Covent garden; J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the chair. The report of the Council and Herbarium Com mittee was read, from which it appeared that 17 members had been elected since the last anniversary, and that the Society now consisted of 173 members. Many valuabl e plants had been presented, and the Society's Herbarium had much increased in value. The plant s sent to t h e members had given the greatest satisfaction, th e S oc i ety having, through the lib e rality of its members and other botanists, been enabled to distribute very valuable plants. The report was unanimously adopted, af ter w hi c h a ballot took place for the Council for the ensuing year, when the Chairman was re-elected President, and he nominated E. Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., and Dr. Bossey, Vice-Presidents. FIRE IN MOOR-LANE.—Last evening, shortly before seven o'clock, information was received at the several fire engine -stations of a fire having broken out at the honso of Mr. Plant, bricklayer, &c., 5, Moor-lane, City. The outbreak occurred in a back room on the first floor, inha bited by Mrs. Plant, mother of the occupier, who was from home at the time. From the statement of one of the parties resident in the house, it appears that during the whole of the afternoon a strong smell of fire or burn ing soot had been noticed ; but no traces of smoulder ing fire could be found until the upper part of the build ing burst forth in a blaze. Engines from Whitecross street, Watling-street, and Jeffery-square stations of the brigade were very quickly on the spot, and the New River Company's mains furnishing a most abundant sup ply of water, by half-past seven o'clock all danger of the extension of the fire to any of the contiguous buildings was at an end, the violence of the flames fortunately being confined to the house in which the fire originated. The fire is supposed to have originated through the foulness of the flue, which setting fire to the bond timber in the chimney, caught the woodwork of the flooring, and thus destroyed the upper part of the premises, with a valuable quantity of furniture and effects. It is stated that the parties are insured. ROBBING CHURCH PLATES.—A gang of boys, some of them rather young men, and well dressed, four or five in number, have been for some time in the practice of committing thefts of money from the plates at church doors. Their practice is to follow close behind one or more ladies, as they go in, and when the former have de poeited their offerings in the plate, the young thieves dip in their hands, as if also giving something, and in this way they have been known to carry oft both silver and paper money.— Scotch Paper. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 19.—The Crown Prince is said to be rather seriously ill at Upsal. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet ing, which was exclusively composed of Poles, separated. FOOT RACE.—On Monday, John Wilson, of Low Moor, and Abram Benn, of Wibsey, met on Baildon Hill, to run between that place and Bowling bar, near Bradford, the distance being three miles, for 201. The day was very fine, and being Wibsey fair, an immense concourse of spectators was present. The betting was in favour of Benn, who kept the lead, and came in a winner by about fifteen yards.—Leeds Times. THE GAME LAWS.—A petition to be presented to Parliament, is in the course of signature, at Nottingham, praying for a repeal of the game laws. It sets forth the serious injury done to the agriculturist, by destruction of his produce with " surplus" game, the very heavy cost to the public, and the serious evil to society.—Don caste, Gazette. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3O, 1844. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' AMERICAN NEWS. PROTECTION._ SOCIETY. ; Tbe advices received from Ameri ca f u lly con fi rm the . , intelligence of Mr. Polk's election to the Presidency, and we subjoin a table of returns, with the addition of such other States whose decisions we have since received : Clay. Polk. - 26 Pennsylvania Ohio 23 Connecticut ...... Rhode Island New Hampshire Maryland 8 New York Virginia New Jersey 7 North Carolina Michigan — Georgia Massachusetts l2 Kentucky l2 Indiana — Maine Delaware 86 121 STATES NOT ASCERTAINED, BUT CONCEDED. Vermont: 6 South Carolina Alabama — "'9 Illinois — "'9 Missouri — ... 7 Arkansas 92 158 STATES NOT ASCERTAINED, NOR CONCEDED. Mississippi 6 Louisiana Tennessee The great importance of the political complexion of the Unites States Senate had drawn attention to the subject, and the Whig journals give the following table and remarks to show its probable constitution, the elec tion of Democratic Legislatures in Arkansas and New York having settled the question that the senators to be elected by those will be of the same politics : Whigs. Democrats. " Hold over l6 ... 18 New senators already elected— Mississipi 0 Connecticut 1 ... 1 ofl Vermont Certain to be elected, from the political complexion of the Legislatures already chosen— Maine 0 ... 1 Massachusetts ..... 1 0 Rhode Island New York New Jersey 1... 0 Pennsylvania Maryland 1 ... 0 Ohio 1 0 Indiana 1 ... 0 Tennessee Missouri Arkansas 0 (vacancy) 1 ' 25 24 There is also a senator to be elected in Virginia, whose Legislature contains a Whig majority of two Members, another in Delaware, and a third in Michigan. In the last-mentioned State the Whigs have no chance. There fore, in order to maintain a majority in the Senate, they must elect the senator from Virginia and the senator from Delaware. Unless they get the Virginia and Dela ware senators, the slave and Texas party will have the practical majority, through the casting vote of the Vice- President of the United States. Delaware has elected a Whig senator ; what Virginia has done we cannot as yet say. As respects the new House of Representatives, there had been elected 123 Members, (whole number 223), showing a Whig gain of four Members, and Democratic loss of ten. One hundred Members are yet to be elected. HAMBTJRGH and FLANDERS MAIL PROM THE RHINE, Nov. 19.—The miracles of Holy Coat at Treves are becoming more and more , miraculous. Hear only the following story, which the clergyman of the Roman Catholic Chapel in the village,Cr--, in the Duchy of Nassau, has related to his congregration from the pulpit, and it will be con fessed that the cure of a contracted leg is not worth speaking of :—The worthy priest related, on the au thority of credible witnesses, that in a procession going to Treves to see the Coat of our Lord, there was an infidel; the Coat, however, when the procession ap peared before it, perceiving that this sinner was near, leaped out of its case and gave him a box on the ear (in what manner the priest did not explicitly de scribe). The Coat afterwards returned to its case. Whether this case has helped the patient to become a believer does not appear. The priest did not need work a miracle. His faith was so strong, that he counselled his parishioners to sell all they had, and even to borrow, in order to enjoy the right of the Holy Coat. POLISH FRONTIER, NOV. 16.—Hitherto no more arrests have taken place, but the investigations against the noblemen who are arrested are prosecuted with great rigour. The Government was first warned from E ngland of the communications which tha Polish 'ugitives in that country had with this city, on which above forty nobles were arrested, in whose possession papers• were found, which proved that they likewise communicated with Poles at Paris. WARSAW, Nov. 15.—Accounts from St. Peters burgh say that the health of the Empress is good —at least, that there is no apprehension of danger. It was thought her Majesty must by dangerously ill because she is so seldom seen. But this seclusion is not owing to illness, but to grief for the loss of her daughter, in which all the members of the Imperial Family participate. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 12.—The navigation seems to be closed at Cronstadt for this year. The road and the gulf are thickly covered with ice, and several foreign merchants are obliged to stay. His Majesty having been informed of illegal reli gious meetings, held by the notorious Erek Janson, has ordered that no proceedings shall be instituted against those who have attended the meetings, but that he himself shall be sum mone d b e f ore the Chapter of Upsal, and seriously warned and reprimanded. Legal proceedings have already commenced. The prophet s principal assertion is that Luther was the beast in the Apocalyp, and that the Lutheran doc trine is devilish. BRUSSELS, Nov. 26.—The average price of wheat last week was 17f. 48c., and that of rye 10f. 47c. The duties on importation and exportation remain as they, have been for some weeks past. The Chamber of Representatives yesterday adopted the project of law relative to corn, by a majority of 66 to 3. Three members declined voting. The Chamber then commenced the general debate on the budget of ways and means. The Senate will meet on Thursday, the sth of December. • We lately mentioned that a Prussian writer had taken refuge in Belgium. The following are some new parti culars respecting the motives of the proceedings against him : " Charles Heintz, a very distinguished young student at Cologne, lately published, at Berlin, a book, under the title of " Bureaveratie Prussienne," which, exceeding 20 printed sheets, was not liable to the censorship. He has been summoned to appear before the Tribunal of the First Instance at Berlin, to answer to the accusation of having ridiculed the institutions of the kingdom. " As M. Heintz did not obey this summons, but took refuge in Belgium, the tribunal at Berlin has issued a writ to arrest him, and has caused a description of his person to be printed and posted up everywhere. . " This last measure, which has hitherto been used only against robbers and assassins, but never against political writers, has excited a great sensation." The eclipse of the moon on Sunday evening last was not seen at Brussels, the sky being covered with thick clouds. The celebrated Russian General, Yermolof, died lately at St. retersburgh. Russia has lost within a short period four distinguished Generals —Tolstoy, Renckendorf, Es sen, and Yermolof. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 6.—Fresh troubles are said to have broken out in Syria. Travellers state that Jeru salem is invested by an Arab Sheik, who, with his horde, infests the road from Jaffa to the holy city. We expect in a few days positive confirmation on this subject, which I will send you in my next. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, Nov. 26, Aotua Debt, 234 per Cent., Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent . Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98% Three per Cent. •••..•••• Thirty-seven Millipne, ditto ... 76% ... 1131 i 102% Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 102% Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent. Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent. ............. 53% Issue of 184 t.. ....... —Brussel; Papers, Nov. 27. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIEN NA , Nov. 25. m Cents. Metalliques :llo er ....... 0000000 00000000 100 X Threitiper Cents. 7*; Bank Shares 00000 0000000000 0000000 1625 Loan, 1634 Ditto, 1839 Esterhazy's Loan RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand 158% GloggnitzllB Milan Allgemeine Zeitung, Nov. '24. VISIT OF THE COURT TO BRIGHTON.--It is ru moured that her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, will proceed to the Pavilion, at Brighton, for a short visit, to the Sussex coast, previo us ly t o th e departure for the Con tinent of her Majesty's illustrious , relatives, salt water baths having been recommended to the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg. Lord and Lady Ashley, who were to have left town to-day, have remained on purpose to attend the public meeting at Willis's Rooms, on Monday next, on behalf of the Society for the Protection and Employ ment of the Distressed Needlowonnen, and for Clothing the Poor. Lord Ashley will be supported on that occa sion by a number of the nobility and gentry anxious to lessen the evils under which the needlewomen suffer. ADVANCE OF WAGES.—We understand that the workers at the cotton mill at Fintry, under the manage ment of William Service, Esq., received an advance of wages, at last payment, of 101. per cent. without solici tation.—Stirling Journal. DEATH OF HER ROYAL HIGH NESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA MATILDA. This amiable and benevolent Princess expired at her mansion on Blackheath, yesterday morning, after a short illness. Her Royal Highness had been un well at intervals for some time past. The lamented Princess was in the 72d year of her age, having been born on the 23d of May, 1773, and was sister to the late Duke of Gloucester. Her Royal Highness had resided many years in the parish of Greenwich, and was the Ranger of Greenwich Park. The poor and afflicted have lost a sincere friend and benefactor. Her Royal Highness, it is well known, expended a large portion of her income in works of charity, and was first in patronising all subscriptions for the benefit of deserving objects, not only in her own immediate locality, but elsewhere. As Ranger of the Park the Princess was always so licitous to afford accommodation to the residents of the neighbourhood, as well as the public generally. UOURT uIitCULAR. FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, took their usual early walk this morning in the pleasure grounds round the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken out for an airing. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Saxe Co burg and Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtem berg, left the Castle for town this morning via Great Western Railway, attended by Baron de Wangen heim and Captain Vyner. The Earl and Countess Couper, Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, and the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, took their departure from the Castle to-day. Hit. Majesty and Prince Albert went in a pony carriage in the afternoon to the riding school, to take equestrian exercise, attended by Colonels Arbuth not and Wylde._ _. _ The Dul.•es of Saxe Coburg and Wurtemberg and suite returned to the Castle to dinner. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, and the Countess Wratislaw, joined the royal circle at dinner. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in at tendance during dinner at the Castle. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday morn ing, from a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. A Cabinet Couneil was held at two o'clock yester day afternoon at the Foreign•office, Downing-street, which was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Aber• deen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chan cellor of:the Exchequer, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Lord Granville Somerset, and Sir Edward Knatch bull. The Council sat two hours and a half. A deputation from the Leeds and West Riding Railways, consisting of Mr. H. W. Wickham, of Low Moor ; Mr. Waterhouse, Halifax ; Mr. Walker, Bradford; Mr. Pawson, Farnley, near Leeds; Mr. Bateson, Leeds; Mr. Firth, Leeds; Mr. Barff, Wakefield ; Mr. Anderton, Cleekheaton ; Mr. Ent wistle, M.P., London; Mr. Houldsworth, Man chester; Captain Laws, R.N., Manchester; and Mr. Hawkshaw, engineer, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yesterday, at the Board of Trade. A deputation from the Cornwall Railway from Plymouth to Falmouth, consisting of the Earl of Falmouth; Mr. Russell, M.P., Chairman of the Great Western Railway ; Mr. Cotesworth, Mr. Alexander Gray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Hunt, solicitor ; Mr. Saunders, Secretary of the Great Western Railway; and Mr. Smith, Secretary of the Cornwall Railway, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yesterday. _ - Mr. Lewis Crombie, one of the Directors of the Aberdeen Railway Company, accompanied by Mr. Adam, the secretary, Mr. Cubitt, the engineer, Mr. Farquhar, and Mr. Webster, the Parliamentary agent, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yes terday on the subject of that undertaking. A deputation from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh ampton R a i lway, consisting of Mr. Francis Rufford, M r . G eorge B. Thorneycroft, and Mr. Wil liam Matthews, accompanied by Mr. W. 0. Hunt, solicitor, h a d an interview with Lord Dalhousie yesterday. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Chairman of the Croydon Railway C ompany ; Mr. F. Robert, Deputy Chair man ; Mr. B. Baines and Mr. C. J. Crowley, Direc tors, and Mr. Cubitt, engineer, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yesterday. Mr. Houldsworth, Chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway; Mr. Tottie, Chairman of the Hull and Selby Railway; Mr. Phillips, solicitor, and Mr. Locking, secretary, had an interview with Lord Dal housie on the proposed -union of the Manchester and Leeds and Hull and Selby Railway Companies. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial -office. Mr. W. G. Hayter, M.P., and a deputation from Wells, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yes terday. Mi. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, and Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had inter views with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester iasptahtoishoosffiwciearlerersoiodoeinv c o d e y i n e s to r w d a n y i n a l .; e s t r r n e o e o t n . D from day, Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor-General of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North Ame rican provinces, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt, and Mr. Franks of the South-Sea House, had interviews yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Duke of Beaufort had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yesterday. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. Mr. Burge, Q.C., was heard on an appeal from Bombay, " Juveer Bhaee v. Vuruj Bhaee." The Master of the Rolls gave judgment on the part of their Lordships, sendin wasgtheca heardon a case back to India.nappeal m Madras, Mr. fro Fitzroy " i- Kelly,ie Q.C., erahoore v. Keeraho ore ," and " Keerahoore v. Serle." Their Lordships rose at four o'clock, when the case was adjourned. SIMPLE REMEDY FOR CROUP.—The American Journal of Health gives the following simple remedy for this dreadful and dangerous disease :—" If a child is taken with croup, instantly apply cold water—ice water if possible--suddenly and freely to the neck and chest, with a sponge. The breathing will almost instantly be relieved. So soon as possible let the sufferer drink as much as it can ; then wipe it dry, cover it up warm, and soon a quiet slumber will relieve the parent's anxiety, and lead the heart in th an kf u l ne ss to the Power which has given to the pure gushing fountain such medical qualities." Five NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley, got under weigh this morning about twelve o'clock fur the harbour ; on leaving the anchorage at Spithead, she stood in: to the Isle of Wight on the lar board tack, put about, tacked again, and reached to the northward and eastward, tacked and reached to the southward, then tacked again and weathered the spit buoy, hauled up the main course, and came towards the harbour under double-reefed topsails and top-gallan t sails, forecoursa, jib, and spanker. On entering the mouth she up forecourse and in topgallant sails, and ran up the harbour with her three topsails, jib, and spanker, the wind variable from E.S.E. to E.N.E. It was a most beautiful sight to witness this splendid and efficient man of-war under canvass for upwards of an hour; she seem d to perform the above evolutions with the most perft et ease, and afforded a rich treat to the initiated in naval tactics. Hundredls of spectators thronged the ram parts and the beach on both sides the harbour. A,'- ditional interest was excited by the knowledge that this magnificent three-decker had borne off the palm in the ln te trial cruises from a ship vaunted as the most perfect and the fastest sailing line of battle ship in the service (the surveyor's ship, Queen). The result of that cruise throws some light upon the cause of the Queen being kept so long inactive in Malta harbour. The platform presented a most animated appearance, being partially crowded by the inhabitants anxious to gain a glimpse of the noble ship as she entered the harbour. On going to one part of the platform, however, the curiosity of the inhabitants met a most unwarrantable obstruction, by two soldiers who were p os t e d th ere to k eep a space clear for General Pakenham and his friends ! Now had this been done at the moment the ship was passing, perhaps less would have been thought of the unprecedented in fringement upon the rights of the people, but the space (large enough for an entire company of foot) was kept to the exclusion of the public for near two hours. In doing this Major-General Pakenham has arrogated to himself a power which does not belong to his office, and which no other officer who has previously filled the post of Lieutenant-Governor of this garrison has thought of assuming. The inhabitants naturally consider that a groat and undeserved indignity has been put upon them by this attempt to put a barrier " Bitwixi the wind and his nobility." The Chalopion, 18, Commander Clavell, was paid cif yesterday. Her marines, and such of the seamen as be -) iged to Devonport, were conveyed thither in the Comet isceathevessel, Lieutenant-Commander Pretyman, last "Vening. The Sylph tender arrived last evening from Devonport, bringing seamen gunners paid off from the Cornwallis, 72, for the Excellent. She sailed on her return this morning with supernumeraries. The Hornet, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Chas. Seaver, left Spithead for Chatham this evening, to be paid off. In Harbour—The St. Vincent, Excellent, Victory, Sparrow, Nautilus, and Diligence transports ; and the Volcano, Echo, and Dwarf steamers. In Dock—The Prince Regent, Victoria and Albert, Vengeance, Athol, and Locust. In the Basin—The Neptune, Hastings, and Scourge steam sloop. At Spithead—No man of war. SHEERNESS, THURSDAL—The Ocean, 80, Captain 11, Arthur, C. 8., flag of Vice-Admiral Sir S. J. White, re turned to her old moorings this morning, to make room for the new flag-ship Queen, 110, Capt. Martin, which is on her way to this port. The Thunder, surveying vessel, 6, Commander Bar nett, received advance on Monday, and sailed on Tues day for Nassau, en route to the sphere of her operations, the Bahama Islands. She lands stores and passengers at Nassau. The Skylark, 4, Lieutenant-Commander G. Morris, is ordered to undergo a thorough overhaul and refit for further service, instead of being paid off. The Crocodile troop-ship, 26, has unshipped her masts for examination. She is ordered to be fitted for survey ing service, to complete her for which it is believed her poop and forecastle will have to be taken away (they have been but very recently added to fit her for service as a troop-ship). We believe the Athol, at Portsmouth, is being played with in the same way. The Netley tender arrived this evening from Devon port, with seamen for the Eagle, 50, at Chatham, and Amazon, 26, fitting out here. The latter ship gets on but slowly in her equipment. The Africaine steam-vessel proceeded to Woolwicb to-day to tow the Daedalus, 20, Captain M'Quae, to this port. The Vulture first class steam-frigate is expected to be the next vessel commissioned at this port. She has been rearly for the pendent some weeks. The Pearl, 20 guns, was taken into the third dock on the 26th inst., for bringing forward for commission. The Eagle, 30 guns, Captain G. B. Martin, is fitting for sea in the fourth dock. The painting of her hull was completed yesterday ; her tops are put int o th e i r places, and the c rew are busily employed rigging the ship. A detachment of Royal Marines, consisting of two sergeants, two corporals, one fifer, and 63 privates, from the Chatham division, under the command of Cap tain Appleton, with Second-Lieutenant Driver, are on board. The ship will be ready for sea in about three weeks. The Janus steam-vessel was put out of the second dock on the 28th inst., and taken immediately alongside the sheer hulk, to get her cylinders and other heavy weights on board. The depots of those regiments now serving in Van Diemen's Land, under orders for embarkation, aro not expected to leave the garrison until January next. The ship which had been taken up for their conveyance, in which they were to have proceeded this month, on in pection, was found not to be seaworthy. The strength of these depots consists of 334 men, with 7 officers. In Harbour----The Ocean, Raven, and Skylark. In Dock—The Hercules, Brilliant, Herald, and Spy. In the Basin—The Howe, Vernon, Amazon, Crocodile, and Vulture. At the Nore—None. THE EXPERIMENTAL BRIG SQUADRON. We have received several accounts from the experi. mental brig squadron, under Captain A. L. Corry, in the Firebrand, steam-frigate. One letter states that the squadron had been dispersed in consequence of continued fogs, and up to a late date no trial had taken place, the brigs having experienced no wind. Captain Corry, however, had collected his little fleet, and it was expected an opportunity would be afforded for testing their sailing qualities. Another account says some sailing has taken place. On all occasions wind free, and particularly on a wind, the Daring has been first. Before the wind, in one trial, she was first, and in others second. Strange to tell, the Pantaloon has figured in most cases next to the Daring, and stranger still, the Waterwitch was never even fourth, and in one trial upon a wind she was last. The Flying Fish was generally second or third ; but here again, as in the other squadron, the surveyor's is the only vessel that has met with an accident. The Flying Fish lost her jibboom. The old brig Cruiser has been ,dead beat on all occasions. Once the Daring was only able to see her twelve miles to leeward. A third stat ement i s f rom l etters received from the Firebrand, dated the 19th instant, which arrived by a vessel that passed the squadron out in the Atlantic, and spoke the Firebrand. They say the squadron had then been at sea four weeks, ana had experienced the most tempestuous weather—repeated gales with heavy seas. The Firebrand had laboured considerably, and so violent was the wind, that for 24 hours her lee bulwarks had been under water. . Nothing in these letters had trans pired respecting the trials of sailing, as all communica tions on the subject had been interdicted by Commodore Corry, nor did the officers know how long their cruise was to continue, or where they would go to. The squa dron was, however, all well. The above are given as they have reached us, without vouching fur the accuracy of the statement.—. Herald. ROBBERY AT WAKEFIELD THEATRE.—On Sun day night last, the Wakefield Theatre was broken into by burglars, and several boxes of dresses and other thea trical property were abstracted ; the thieves have not yet been discovered. The proprietor of the theatre is a Mr. Smedley, of Sleaford, who was formerly manager and a popular actor on the Wakefield stage.—Leeds Mercury. LORD HARBOROUGH AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY.—We understand that since the hearing be fore the County Magistrates at Melton last week, all has remained quiet at Stapleford Park. No opposition was offered to the Company's surveyors taking the levels on the Oakham and Melton Canal towing-path ; and no further attempt has been made to survey the park, as the necessary levels, it is stated, were taken from the Ord nance Survey, which was forwarded to the Company by the Board of Trade, on a representation being made of Lord Harborough's opposition. Mr. Stephenson has been on the spot during part of the past week, assisting in the survey. On Wednesday last most of the police were withdrawn, and returned to their several stations, and on the same day the 200 special constables who had been sworn in on the 17th inst., were discharged.— Leicestershire Mercury. THE WINDSOR RAlLWAY.—Surveyors have been engaged during the past week in taking ground plans of a new contemplated line of railway between Windsor and London. It is proposed to erect the station in Peascod-street, nearly opposite to the Star and Garter Inn, and carry the line close by the Bachelor's Acre, cross the New-road near the Savings' Bank, and thence to the rising ground in the Long-walk, where it will ad mit of travelling on to Shaw Farm by the Frogmore estate, occupied by the Duchess of Kent, Old Windsor, Egham, Staines, and ultimately to join the South Western line between the Woking-common and the Weybridge stations. According to this plan the Frogmore-road would be done away with altogether, and the Frogmore estate, belonging to the Crown, annexed to the Home park, which would be very desirable to Government, now that Windsor has become the principal residence of the Sovereign. WooLwicU DOCKYARD.—Eighteen joiners and two sawyers have been added to the establishment during ,the present week, and twenty-nine blacksmiths have ceased being on the establishment, but they will not be out of employment, as seven proceed to Sheer ness dockyard and eleven to Chatham dockyard. The other eleven will be retained as supernumeraries at Woolwich dockyard, and be placed on the establishment us vacancies occur. SMOKING IN FRANCE.—The administration of to bacco in France (which department brings in more than 100,000,000 f. to the Government each year) will at the commencement of the year, offer for sale to the public a greater variety oriobaccos than has hitherte been known in France. On Jan. 28 it will receive proposals for being supplied with 400,000 kilos. of best Virginia; 500,000 kilos. of Kentucky; 400,000 kilos. Maryland; 2,090,000 kilos. of Virginia of 1844; 2,000,000 kilos. of ditto, Kentucky, and 2,000,0 00 kilos. of ditto, Maryland. On Jan. 30, 135,000 kilos. of Havannah ; 130,000 kilos. of Java; 20,000 kilos. of Varinas; 1,000,000 kil os . o f Hungary, and 500 , 000 kilos. of Macedonia ; g i v i ng a total of 9,085,000 kilos. In addition 10,000,000 Manilla cigars. L .`ll I rl- , - '-, i i ,A7 ... 7 I'' / C ''./ ;'''' ritlL7( ,:--'::. ''''3'''.-. • . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BE I TING AT MA NCHESTER—Fami *; N; ?-1 N c CLIESI ER 617 P. 25 to 1 agst Mostyn's lot 1 40 to 1 agst Alice Hawthonl 40 to 1 agst Croton Oil 140 to 1 agst Extemp , re 40 to 1 ag,t Foig a-bal-40 to 1 agst Morp,2th lagh 150 to 1 agst Portobello 33Y. 1400 to 100 agst Young Eclipse and Connaught Ranger —t 1000 to 25 agst Connaught Ranger—tAken and afitr wards offered Nothing else backed. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Thanet harrs., Mon., Sea Mark; INT( d., Minster Mills, 101. East Kent hds., Tues., Acrise ill; Wed., Sweet% Gate; Fri., Lydden-10f. Mr. Trelawney's lids., Tues., Batishorough Cross; Fri., I vy bridge-101. Duke of Buceleuch's hds., Mon., Wells ; Wed., Spring wood Park; Fri., Hirsel; Sat., Chapel-10. • - Earl Fitzwilliam's lids., Mon., Elton Furze; Wtd., Wey bridge Wood; Fri., Long Orton-10. Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon, Tothill; Tues., Thornton Vil lage ; Thurs., Burgh-upon-Bain Village ; Sat., South Thoresby-101. Lord Elcho's hds., Mon., Pallias Barn; Tues., Prestonb,y Dunse; Wed., Dovecot Mains; Fri., Mordington; Sat., Longridge-101. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire hds., Mon., Currie Toll-bar; Tues., Broxburn ; 'Thurs., Midcalder ; Sat., Bangottr —lOl. Mr. Musters's hds., Mon., Red Lodge ; Wed., Oxton bridge-101. Donington hds., Mon., Cavendish-bridge ; Wed., Kil burn Toll-bar ; Fri., Hartshorn Village-104. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Tues., Kedleston Inn ; Thurs., Swarkstone-bridge ; Sat., Radbourn-14 Rufford hds., Mon., Ossington ; Wed., Lound Hall ; Sat., Ozton Warren. Quorn hds., Mon., Holt ' • Tues., Bradgate Park ; Th urs ., Gaddesby • Fri., Six Hills-10:1. Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Seopwick ; Tues., Midge Inn • Wed., Harmston ; Th urs ., Mi c k en b y ; Sat., Mr. Skill's House. Mr. Long's harrs., Tues., Chitterne Meadows ; Fri., Dilton Court. Duke of Beaufort's hds, Mon., Langley Green ; Wed , Avening Village; Thurs., Castle Combe; Sat., Shiptop Moyne-101 Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon., Shoddesden Gate • Tuf6., Everleigh ; W e d., Wh erwe ll W ood ; Thurs., Park ; Fri., Netheravon. Mr. Farquharson's hds., Mon., Dogberry Turnpike-gate. Mr. Drax's hds., Tues., Holnest Kennel ; Fri., lien stridge Ash. B. V. H., Tues., Bulbarrow Hill ; Fri., Pulbam Cross Roads—ll. Badworth hds., Tues., Hut Green ; Thurs., Hanspole Inn ; Sat., Ackworth Moor Top-10i. Mr. Foljambe's hds., Mon., Firmingley Park ; Tues., North Carlton ; Thurs., Headon Church ; Fri., Todd wick Bar-101. Sir R. Sutton's hds., Mon., Wichley-warren ; Tues., Brooke hall ; Wed., Colsterworth ; Fri., Lauside Abbey ; Sat., Tilton Wood-11. Pytchley hds., Mon., Stanford Hall ; Tues.,„ Boughton House, near Kettering ; Wed., Dingley Park ; Fri., Pitaford Hull ; Sat., Brock Hall. SHERWOOD COURSING MEETING. Nov. 25 AND 27. The Clifton Open Stakes (16 puppies) were won by Mr. Foster's Ben Caunt ; and the Chesterfield Open Stakes, for 16 all-aged dogs, were won by Mr. Malpas's Merry Lass. The Sherwood Stakes (8 puppies) were divided by M r . B utt ' s W ood b ine and Mr. Street's Gisburn. DEI 1000 to 50 agst Kedger—t 23 to 1 agst Pam—taken to a pony 25 to 1 agst Idas—taken to a pony 25 to 1 agst• Young Eclipse —taken to 50L LATEST FROM CHINA. (From the Davenport Independent of this day.) By the last Overland Mail we hare received intelli gence from Hong-Kong, to the Ist of August. The Vixen, steam-frigate, arrived there on the 23th of July, with orders for the Minden's paying off. Having - bad the offer, forty-two of the crew volunteered to remain in the different ships of the squadron under Sir Thomas Cochrane. Captain Quin, First Lieutenant Mellersh, and Mr. Cook, Paymaster and Purser, of the Minden, are left to pay off the ship, and will return to England in a merchantman ; the other Lieutenants, Dorville, LOwe, and Hancock, are to come home in the Wolverine and Harlequin. The Spiteful, steam-frigate, is ordered to Bombay to repair, having been much damaged ; she takes a million and a half of dollars to Singapore, to be sent to England in the Harlequin ; another million was to be sent home by the Pelican. The For, 44, , ,Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, Bart., was expected at' Hong • Kong. Lieutenant Dallas, of the 98th Regiment, had died of fever ; this regiment had lost 210 men, and the 4th Native Infantry, 217. Sickness was very prevalent, and deaths numerous ; the 98th had 140 sick at Chick chew, at the back of Hong-Kong. The Minden remains in charge of a master, one master's assistant, the hos pital staff, and twenty-six men ; the chaplain, the Rev. Josiah Thompson, also remains. A Court of Inquiry has been held on two midshipmen of the Castor, the lion. Mr. Erskine and Mr. Gray, for contempt and disobe dience of orders. Mr. Gray has been dismissed the ser vice, and Mr. Erskine loses one year's rank. We lately called the attention of the public to what appeared to be an evasion of the law of last session, on the part of certain country bankers, by issuing bills not stamped payable to themselves or order. We understand that this question has not escaped the attention of her Majesty's Government, and that directions .have been given for instituting legal proceedings against the parties who have so attempted to evade the law.— Times. DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY.—MT. Coltish has furnished the following particulars respecting the protracted fishery of the present season, received by the Abram, of Hull, who left the ice on the sth of Oct° • ber, and arrived at Stromness•on the 9th inst. Those marked (*) have arrived :—Hull ships—*Abram. 2 fish, 30 tuns ; *Bon Accord, 21 fish, 145 tuns ; Prince of Wales, 0 ; Sarah and Elizabeth, 1 ; Truelove, 5. New castle—Lady Jane, 4 ; Lord Gambier, 5. Kirkaldy— Caledonia, 5 fish ; *Chieftain, 9 fish, 97 tuns. Boness— *Alfred, 7 fish, 100 tuns. Aberdeen—St. Andrew, 4. Dundee—Advice, 6 fish, 75 tuns ; Alexandria, :3 fish, 35 tuns ; Fairy, 2 fish, 25 tuns ; Horn, 7 fish, 80 tuns Princess Charlotte, I fish, 10 tuns. Peterhead—Com merce, 24 Eclipse, 7; *Gleaner, 6 fish, 90 tuns; Joseph Green, 5 ; Resolution, 1 ; Superior, 3 ; Traveller, 6. Total, 112 fish. This is the third report from the fishery ; the first gave 59 fish, the second 99, the third 112. The present statement is nearly double that of the first, exhi biting an increase of 53 fish. The following are the degrees in which the respective ports have benefited in the improvement :—Hull, 24, 28, 29. Newcastle, 3,7, 9. liirkaldy, 10, 13, 14. Boness, 4,7, 7. Aberdeen, 0,3, 4. Dundee, 9, 19, 19. Peterhead, 9, 22, 30. Of the 23 ships which went to the fishery, 5 have returned, and the other 18 we hope will shortly return with their crews to enjoy the fruit of their toils.—Newcastle Advertiser. The commercial part of the public has often been made to suffer by the freedom with which noblemen and gentlemen have sometimes permitted their names to be used by speculators engaged in the business of " getting up" a company. A judgment delivered by Lord Denman on the last day of the term that has just concluded, de serves to be made extensively known as a warning to those individuals of station and character who have heed lessly afforded facilities for the carrying out of dishonest purposes. Several months ago, the attention of the public was directed, through the police reports, to a scheme of emigration, with which the name of a noble Duke had been connected, as president. His Grace, on finding that the concern alluded to was not quite so worthy of his patronage as he had been led to believe, very naturally sought to repudiate all connexion with it; but he was aeon made to feel the inconvenience of having gone so far as to give it his nominal sanction, for actions were brought against him by certain creditors of the company alluded to. The suits in question were instituted in different Courts, one having been tried in the Common Pleas, and another in the Queen's Beach, and certain points affecting the consideration of the Duke's liability having been left to the jury in each case, a verdict was given against him in one instance, wile in the other, from some difference in the details, the result was in his Grace's favour. Now there can be no doubt that the noble defendant was not, in either of these cases, the party requiring the goods that had been supplied, but in one of the two instances he was found by a jury to be the individual on whose implied responsibility credit had been given. An attempt was subsequently made on behalf of the Duke to obtain a rule and a new trial, but the Court of Queen's Bench decided that the question of liability had been properly left to the jury. The verdict consequently stands- good, and will, we trust, furnish a lesson to- others who might be liable to fall into the error of which the defendant alluded to has become the victim. Swindlers would find great diffi culty in carrying out their plans if _respectable persons were not sometimes ready inadvertently to aid them. — Herald. THE LATE FORGERY UPON THE BANE Or ENG LAND.—Yesterday from an early hour many persons connected with the Bank of England and other commer cial firms were in attendance at the Euston-square sta tion of the London and Birmingham Railway, in the ex pectation of obtaining a sight of Burgess, who had been captured by John Forrester in America, and who, it was understood, would be brought iv) by one of the *aims from Liverpool, he and the act * e officer in charge of him having. as it was imagined, 'on the previous day arrived at that port by the Hibernia. Expectation was at the utmost pitch for many hours, and after several trains had arrived in the course of the day withoutt bringing the persons expected, a great number of those ho had assembled quitted the station, thinking that the rumour with regard to the arrival of the said persons In this country had no foundation in fact. Forrester and his prisoner, however, arrived by the train at half-past ten o'clock. MR. MACRRADY.—We regret exceedingly to state P fo a r ris ti i i n e order eom that this eminent actor has met with an accident wlikh s there, which t h , 7 snu p epe r e e mr v ei e nn n tt t e e n d odf h t leavingi ht nL n fr ei c e ,:t ensgslai sr; rpreerpf t oa o rr v n kn tai on fo nc r es were m to commence in that capital on Monday next, the 2d proximo. Mr. Macready intended to leave town on Monday night by the Dover Railway, and had been in the afternoon to the St. Kathatine-docks, for the pur pose of superintending the examination of his baggage and effects, which had arrived there by the ship Queben, from New York. It was dark when he arrived at his re sidence in Regent's Park, and his boxes, which had ar rived there before him, had, owing to the negligence of the servants or from some other cause, been left . * the hall. Mr. Macready did not at first perceive them, And, falling over them, injured the cap of his knee so much as to be obliged to retire to bed, where he has, we are sorry to say, remained ever since. L J ~~ In. .i~ p9~ r~