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MRS. TBOLLOPEI W NOVEL. New readY, at all tbn Libraries, in 3 vols., YOUNG LOVE. A NOVEL. y MRS. TRLOPII AUthoress of " The Vica B r of Wreallill O ," L " The Widow Barnaby," Henry Colburn. Publisher, 13, (Mat Marlborough-street, P HE " GREAT GUN " will fire Its first Salute AL to the Public on SArranar, the 16th inst. It 1011 be found a National Reporter of Sahib, Comedy, and Caricature, Fiction, Literature, the 14; t urta, alga the Arts. To consist of TIIIRTY-SIX COLUMNS Splendidly embellished by PHIZ and other Comic p:,,d Serious Spirits—the First Artists of the day. On. Hundred Thousand of No. I. will be presented Gratis to the Public WWI the Morning Journals. After numbers, Price ed., Post-free, 4d. Office. 63, Fleet-street. FATHERLAND. THE ILLUMiST 7 Aifii .- MAGAZINE for NOVEMBER (Just publisliNi) containil a New Tale entitled FATHERLAND, by CRAVEN, which will be continued in succes sive Numbers of the Magazine. The present Number commences new Volume, with an accession of new and distinguished Contribu tors, and contains also the following :—Lottis Philippe and the Irish Tutor ; or, the Grandest Day of all at Windsor Castle. By Dr, O'Toole, T,C.D. Illustrated by Phis—The Contrast—The Last Linen of Tasso—Lines to a Sleeping Infant—Some Points for a new "People's Charter." ••• By John Saunder'S. Illustrated by Kenny 3leadews--Widow Allen. By James Smith. Illus trated by H. 0. Hine—The Oldest Inhabitant. By Angus B. Reach —A Sketch—Fine Arts : the:Xanthian Marbles. With Eleven Illus trations—Musings of a Wanderer. Nos. 4 and s—The Three Roy& Exchanges. By John Timba, Illustrated by 3. Brown—The Lift , and Writings of the Swedish Poet Vitalls. By Lewis Fllmort.--The King of the French in the Old Home of his Exile—To L....A.: an Acrostic Sonnet—New Books : Thom, the Inverury Poet, with a fine portrait by Anneloy ; the Hand-book to the Pianoforte, by J. Augus tine Wade : the Star of Atteghei, &c.—Also two pages beautifully printed in colours, with preface, title-page, index. &c., to Vol. 3.lThe Novembe'r number of the Illuminated Magazine, begins a now and improved series, and forms a good opportunity for a commencement by new subscribers. Published by E. Mactetzle, No. 111, Fleet-street ; and sold by all booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, 'NOVEMBER 9, Will be pertbr4ned Auber's celebrated Opera THE SYREN. Marco Tempesta, Mr. W. Harrison; Scipio, Mr. D. W. King ; Zerlina (the Syren), Miss Deley. After which, the Grand Ballet, entitled THE CORSAIR. Conrsd, M. Albert; Julien, M. Desplaces; Sanguo, M. Monteasu Medora, Miss Clara Webster ; Une Vivandlere, Willa, Auguste, Deities ; Guinare, Mille. Adele Dumilatre. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER B. Will be repeated Vanbrugb's Comedy of THE CONFEDERACY Adapted to the present Peeled. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Strickland, W. Farren, Buckstone, and C. Mathews ? Madame Vestrls, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. E. Yarn°ld, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Stanley, and Mrs. Glover. After which, will be repeated a New Cemie Drama, founded or. Do. Caesar de Basan entitled A MATCH FOR A KING. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart ; Don Sebastian della Rosa, Mr. C. Mathews; Mariquita, Misa Julia Bennett. To conclude pith YANKEE LAND, in which Mr. Marble, the popular delineator of 'Yankee character, will perform. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and On: Guinea and a-Plalf each Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. L T. Ac cher, at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER It ' M Y STERIOUS STRANGER. be repeated a New Drama, entitled THE STRANGER. Coui.t Henry de Beausoleil, Mr. Hudson ; Count Vanilla, Mr Selby ; The Mysterious Stranger, Madame Celeste; Croquet, Mr. Wright; Chechore, Mr. 0. Smith. Alter which, an entirely New Drama, entitled C2ESAR DE BAZAN ; or, Love end Honour. Charles the Second, Mr. Howe; Caesar de B scan, Mr. Webst-r ; Maratina, Madame Celeste. To conclude with a New Eccentric Mythological Burlesque, called TELEMACHUS; or, The Itland of Calypso. Telemachus, Miss Woolgar ; Calypso, r. Wight; Mentor, Mr. P. Bedford; Dinah, Mr. Cowell. Prompter, Mr. Geiot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt; Leader of the Band, Mr. Melle:a.—Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be b ad at the Theatre. and at all the principal Libraries. FRINOESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. Pd. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, Will be performed THE SY REN. Principal Characters by Messrs Walton, C. Horn, Jun., Leffler, Allen And Mdlle. Nau. After which, a New Grand Oriental Ballet, called THE ENCHAN TED BELL. Azolin (an Ilindoo Peasant), M. Roussett ; Palmira (the Sultan's Daughter), Mdlle. Caroline Roussett; Naire (her Friend), Mdlle Teresine; Ding Doug (the Genii of the Bell), Miss Marshall. Stage Manager , Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden. Machinist Mr. Edmund Bradwell. Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25 .; Gallery, le. Half-price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea snd a-Half ; Prosce. alum Boxes, Two Guineas and a - Half. Doers to be opened at Half. past Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock. The Box-oMce ' under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Theatre. THEATRB ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs KEELEY. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 9. Will be performed a New Comedietta, entitled WATCH AND WARD. The characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Kinloch, and A. Wigan; Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. A. Wigan. After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Turner, and Stoker, Miss Arden. Mrs. Wigan, and Mrs. Woollidge. ro be followed by TWICE KILLED. Characters by Meson, Collier, Turner, Craven, and Keeley; Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with THE SEVEN CASTLES OF THE PASSIONS With entirely New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses. &c. Principal Characters by Mr. Dlddear, Mr. J. W. Collier, Mr. Gouriet, Mr. Craven, and Mr. Keeley; Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs A. Wigan, Miss Turner, MIA James, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, Miss Fortescue, and Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF Al)MlSSlON.—Balcony Boxes. 41.• Upper Boxes, 36.; Pit, Ps. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony B oxes, 2g. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the 1431cony Tier Q)olding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second er (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a.HaIL Private &Meson the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea, the Box-ottice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direr. tins of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. STRAND THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. ROBERTS. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 0, Will be performed DON CZEZ AR DE BAZ AN. Don Costar, Mr. Roberts; King Charles 11., Mr. John Howard; Maritana, Mrs. Coleman Pope. Mr. Roberts and Mrs. M ntgomerie will dance their celebrated Polka. After which, THE VALET' DE SHAM, in which Messrs. Ramer, rioNAElL.K.W9.ll,irlbf.ra,X2n_ gomerie will perform. Messrs. Howard, Aylide, Dean, Mrs. Melville, and hfi~s Cartel. ASTL KY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Open every evening with its unequalled rotation of Equestrian and Dramatic Entertainments . THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, The Splendid Spectacle from the Poem of the illustrious Sir Walter Scott, entitled LOCHINVAR or, Tho Bridal of Netherby, and Steed of the Brave. Entire change of the Scenes of the Circle, and novel feats of Horse manship, and first time In England the Dressed Horse of the Me nage. Toby broke and ridden by Mr. T. Davis. To conclude with THE BLOOD-RED KNIGHT I or, The War riors of Palestine. Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons In the Art of Riding ky Mr. R. Smith daily. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Increasing success of to Jil - 6;;;r" deinan:-First Week of another New Drama. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, Will be performed a New Drama, entitled DON C/ESAR DE BAZAN, supported by the entire Company. After whisk, an entirely New Drama, THE SISTERS OF CHA TILLON, in which Messrs. Hicks, Neville, R. Shephard, Vale, H Johnson, eslop, Mrs. R. Honner, Miss Terrey, Mrs. H. Vining, &c., will perform. To cloclude with MY HUSBAND'S DOUBLE. Places and Pnvate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box once, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, Will be performed LIFE'S A LOTTERY; (.r, Jolly Dick the Lamplighter. Jolly Di,k, Mr. G. Wi d; Bessie Blossom, His. Loaisa Lyons. After which, DON C2ESAR UB BAZAN. Principal Characters by Messrs. t , sbaldiston, Dale, Herbert, and Miss Vincent. To soticlure with THE ARTFUL DODGE, in which Mr. G. Wild and Mils Hamilton will appear. Private Family Boxes, LI Is. Od. and Al lls. 64. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 8. TR.ERMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 52; Noon, 48. BAROMETER, 29.08.—Wnsp, S.S.W. Nom—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes th , kerning point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair if usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning ... 21 minutes after 0 I Evening ... 43 minutes after O. "'' .;,. ftP: : r` ,•.; .., , J , I U, ~..' A 4 :_: - .. - -,,-.' DiEi, - v '' --• '' , T ' . y J''=:;.....r "°.•", 4' ~;,,i.. il t ,, "I -;,-- .:,' ' m"::,,;..-„,...'"... - SIAM .1, SECOND EDITION. J ittraing __z lilt LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1844. The following insidious paragraph appears in the Herald of this day :—" We do not recollect a case during the career of the Anti-Corn-law League where their orators singled out and brought promi nently forward any branch of manufacturing industry where the labourers are inadequately paid, although they have luxuriated with great apparent gusto in exposing the distress and destitution of the labourers in'agrieulture. We have no desire to place the dis tress and destitution of one class of the community against another, in the shape of a palliative, but the conduct of the League in this respect cannot fail to have made an impression upon all reflecting minds, that they have often dealt unfairly with the question, by travelling far abroad in search of a foil, when they might easily have found as effec tive ones nearer home." Passing the lax and somewhat ambiguous phraseology of this passage, we have to object to it, that it is utterly at variance with fact. It is not merely a simple perversion or misapprehension of truth, but a down right violation of it. So far from the League having ever artfully kept in the back-ground, or boldly denied, the "distress and destitution" of the opera tives in certain branches of " manufacturing in dustry," it has strenuously insisted on their sufferings, and urged them as one of the principal reasons why the Corn-law which presses so hard upon com mercial activity and enterprise, should be wholly re pealed. Mr. COBDEN has repeatedly alluded to this subject both within and without the walls of Parlia ment, and proved by incontrovertible facts that in advocatin g a t ota l repeal of this oppressive impost, he has been consultin g the interests of the workmen quite as much, perhaps even more so, than those of the master-manufacturers. His argument has in variably been—erase the Corn laws from the statute.. book, give full and free play to the operations of commerce, strike off the manacles that now en cumber her limbs, and you at once enable the em ployers to do greater justice to the employed, in the manufacturing districts; you multiply the resources of industry to an extent which no one can calculate; you cheapen the poor man's provisions, while at the same Unit yott iticteaSe his means of procuring them; ' and bfitg. comfort anti oiripeteheis dwellingh where, for year's pad, nought has been heard but thb Wail of poverty and despair. It is not as a , question of class-interests that the League has ever advocated the abolition of the Corn-laws, but as one involving the interests of the whole community. It has not taken up its position on the narrow basis of Self, but on the broad vantage-ground of Humanity. It has had an eye to the poor operative's necessities quite as much as to the wealthy manufacturer's luxu ries ; has shown that the interests of both are the same; that the one cannot thrive without the other thriving in proportion, and that the one cannot suffer without the other suffering also. Could we bring ourselves for an Instant to believe that the Corn-laws were nothing more than a mere capitalist's question, and that the rich manufacturer only would reap the benefit of their repeal, assuredly we should not be such zealous supporters of the League as we have been from the period of its first establishment; but it is because we are conscientiously of opinion that the question is a national one, and that not one, but all classes, the poorer more especially, will benefit by the total aboli tion of a grinding impost—it is for this reason that we are inveterately opposed to the Corn-laws, and friendly to the agitation of the League. In a word, we regard free-trade, and the abolition of all mono polies, as one of the wisest, safest, and most compre hensive schemes that have yet been devised for increasing the worldly comforts of the poor, for raising them in the social scale, and re uniting them to those classes from whom they have been too long alienated by distrust, jealousy, and a keen sense of hopeless wretchedness. We do not throw out these remarks as Political Economists— who seem to us to regard class-interests rather than the interests of the masses, and are too often callous and crochety in their views—but rather as men who, wedded to no particular theories, however plausible they may appear, would adopt the most obvious and common sense means that may present themselves, for improving the condition of the poor generally throughout the country. " Young England" is just now turning its attention in an enlightened spirit to this important matter, therefore, despite its occasional eccentricities, we are favourably disposed towards "Young England ;" the League is advocating with equal ardour the cause of the poor and the oppressed, therefore, we are cordial approvers of the League's policy also, and entertain a firm conviction that its efforts at no distant period will be crowned with complete success. shipOrner and builder a+, EioNith Shields,' and of Mr. S. liur.L, a thiphWn4 and broker of London, regards the operation of the Navigation Act as having been extremely prejudicial to British shipping; that though decidedly a protec tion in time of war, the Navigation taws, with a *Ww to the interests of commerce, should now be departed from. On the other hand, Mr. SoMxs (probably the most extensive individual shipowner in Europe, own ing no less than 23,100 tons, his own private pro perty) considers that the alteration of the Navigation Laws in 1824 " was the first great blow which was struck at the shipping interest of Great Britain." Surely, if any reason were wanting for an appeal to the mercantile interest of this country to urge upon the attention of the Legislature, at the earliest opportunity after the re-assembling of Parliament, the paramount duty of investigating further the causes of the decline of this noble interest, such a conflict of opinions between very able and influential members of that interest should prompt them to the most careful and assiduous discharge of so high a duty. The length to which we have already extended this article obliges us to postpone the examination of the effect of Reciprocity Treaties to a future opportunity. We have received Madrid journals of the Ist. They are chiefly occupied with the PRIM conspiracy, the investigation of the charges, and the indictment drawn up by the Procurator-Fiscal. We have given them under a separate head. On the Ist the discus sion in the Chamber of Deputies on the address was resumed, but it excited no interest. Later intelli gence announces that, on the 2d the fourth para graph was adopted by a large majority. The Minis • terial scheme is therefore certain of success ; and report states that NARVAEZ and Co., finding them themselves so strong, are determined to make another inroad on the Constitution, by proposing the follow ing paragraph for adoption :—" It will be lawful for the Government, in circumstances of a grave nature, to suspend the constitutional guarantees, but they shall be required to give an account to the ensuing Cortes, of their having exercised this discretionary power." The Bourse was closed on the Ist, that day being the Festival of All Saints. The French are at last beginning to see the fatal effects of their isolated commercial system. The Constitutionnel, which is not devoid of nationality, admits that the exports and imports for 1844 will be about the same as those of 1843, but considerably lower than in 1841; that any increase which has taken place may be chiefly attributed to the stores sent to the army in Africa, and that the present state of French commercial industry forms a contrast to that of almost every other nation. " The Adminis tration of Customs," it says, "has just published a table of the commerce of France with her colonies and foreign countries, during the year 1843. The imports and exports together amount to 2,179 millions of francs, a sum greater by 100 millions than that of 1842, but lower by eight millions than that of 1841. Her foreign commerce has, therefore, remained stationary for several years, for it is already known that the results of 1844 will be nearly similar to those of 1843. The imports amount to 1,187 millions, and the exports to 99 millions. But these figures include, at the same time, the comings in and goings out, the transit and the move ment of the entrepots. The imports, that is the foreign goods that have entered into the internal consumption of the kingdom, do not amount in reality to more than 846 millions, and the exports of the produce of the soil and of the manufactures of France to 687 millions only. The second of these sums is lower than that of 1840. Thus, for three years our exports have fallen off, that is, the markets for the produce of our soil and manufactures have been reduced. To fairly appreciate the situation of our foreign com merce, the value of the special commerce, that is of foreign produce consumed amongst us, and the ex ported articles coming from French production, must be separated from the general movement of foreign commerce. It is then found that foreign Powers have taken from our territory and our entrepots 341 millions in imports, and 305 millions in exports. \ This amount applies to foreign produce which has only touchea ur VrUITSVU our Lerritory" ana which consequently interests but very indirectly our com mercial movement with foreign Powers. Thus, the pretended progress pointed out in the analytical summing up of the official document, not only falls to nothing, but it appears that our manufactures have for some years found less demand in foreign mar kets than in 1840. The progress that has been made is entirely in favour of foreigners, who cause a great mass of goods to pass through us, and who take from our entrepots in a greater degree for the commerce which interests them. Now, if it be borne in mind that the estimates are made in 1840 with official figures which were made up in 1843, it will be easily conceived that the present estimates are far too high, inasmuch as the price of all goods, and par ticularly of those which are the object of our exports, has considerably fallen ; and it will be found that, in order to arrive at the exact expression of the com mercial movement, the official figures must be lowered 10 or 15 per cent. This amount, so rectified, reduces our exports during the year 1843 to about 600 millions. We ought to point out another circum stance. In 1838 our exports for ;Algeria were only 18 millions; they amount in 1843 to 41 millions. What is the nature of these exports? They consist principally of articles destined for our army ; they are ' not compensated for by any return, and they ought not in good logic to appear in the amount of foreign commerce. If, in place of having 80,000 men in Al geria, we were to send there 200,000, the commerce with the colony would be more than doubled ; but would that show an increase in foreign commerce ? Not the least in the world. The consumers would ' merely have been :displaced, and the produce which they would have consumed in the colony would figure no longer in the amount of the home consumption. Such is our position, and yet the foreign commerce of all nations has of late years assumed a new activity.' " This is the result of an interval of seven years. We have to complain that we never see in France those ' committees of inquiry which periodically enlighten British merchants as to their interests. Still we have a Minister of Commerce, and at the foreign affairs a Director of Foreign Commerce ! But neither M. ' CUNIN GILIDAINE nor M. GUIZOT has yet thought of imitating the Board of Trade in London." We cannot better resume the considerations sug gested by the very important Report of the Select Committee on British Shipping, to which we have so earnestly invited the attention of our readers, than by following out the more prominent topics that pre sent themselves, in connexion with this subject, in somewhat the same order as that adopted by the Com mittee in digesting the evidence taken before them. It will be, therefore, proper to consider, in the first place, the assumed depression of the British shipping interest, in reference to, first, its general extent and duration ; secondly, the depreciation which has so de cidedly taken place in the value of shipping ; and, thirdly, the probable causes of this depression. The depo sitions of the witnesses pursue these three heads of inquiry over a wide range indeed; as, the Liverpool, the coasting, coal, Baltic, American, Australian, and China trades; the several aspects, at present, of the colonial shipping and foreign shipping interests ; the case of low-class British-built ships, as those of Sunderland; their over-production, and the abuse of 4hip mortgages. But besides these, there are the wider but all-important general questions connected with emigration, steam navigation, and the tariff of 1842, with its consequenees and influences, very ably handled in some portions of the evidence. We are tempted, for our present purpose, briefly to establish the fact of the depression of our shipping, and then to consider how far the intelligent witnesses examined by the Committee have succeeded or failed in tracing such fact to the operation of the Navigation Laws, and the practical state of our relations with Foreign Powers under existing Reciprocity Treaties. It may be proper, however, to premise, that we re serve for separate discussion, at a future opportunity, the important cause of depreciation identified by Mr. GRORGII FRXMairrou in our uptown but too successfully—with the gradual decrease of emigration from this country to our American settle ments, and its almost total extinction to New Zea land and Australia, under the impolitic discourage ment of a system, commenced, it must be owned, under the late Government, and persisted in with a degree of suicidal infatuation and mischief—by the present. It seems to be a strange anomaly, in what may be called (in a large sense) the " domestic ad ministration" of an empire so densely peopled as ours is--that neither the claims of its redundant labour, nor the useful capabilities of its redundant enterprise, nor the reclamation of its redundant colonial lands, nor the development or the safe and certain channels of agricultural investment "beyond the seas" of its redundant capital, nor the permanent and profitable employment of its redundant shipping, nor the eligible removal and settlement of its redundant unemployed labour—that none of these claims (reciprocally acting as they do, the one upon the other, for good or for evil, and all of them, in their aggregate bearing, on the very existence, not merely the prosperity of this country as an independent Power)—should, hitherto, have failed to impress the Ministers and statesmen of Great Britain with an adequate sense of the advan tage they might command from favouring a grand, sustained, and comprehensive system of emigration to our colonies and settlements in all parts of the world. The general facts of the depression of our shipping interest, both as to ownership and trading, is evidenced by those features in its condition to which we-ad verted in a former article. Messrs. G. F. YOUNG, SOMES, SMALES, TANNER, SMITH . , and HULL (au thorities specially entitled to respect), showed that for many years past the depression has been progressive, perhaps more so as regards the north of England dis trict than the other parts of the kingdom ; but whilst some of these gentlemen persuade themselves that its lowest point has been already passed, others are of opinion that this extreme has not yet been reached. It has been shown by some of these witnesses, on the authority of carefully prepared and diligently con sulted documents, that within five years the decline of marketable value of mercantile shipping has ranged from 25 to 50 per cent.—within the last five years from 33 to 50 per cent. Freights, in most instances, have run down in a similar proportion. Mr. BRODIB WILLCOX (a very intelligent witness), the Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi gation Company, speaks to the " very deplorable condition of our shipping" on " the result of his own voyages ;" and further, he should say that freights have declined at least one-half within the last three years. For our own parts, we are reluctantly disposed to concur with this experienced gentleman in looking for the more immediate cause Of this enormous depression, to the general depression of the commerce of the world, and especially to the injury which the character of British shipping has sustained in foreign ports by the building of low class ships in our North American possessions, and at Sunderland, in this country. Mr. G. F. YOUNG, however, who must be always heard with de ference on any points connected with a business in which he is at once one of the largest owners, the most experienced traders, and the most scien tific and successful builders, expresses an em phatic opinion that the changes effected in our Navigation Laws from 1822 to 1824 have been the main cause of this depression. He goes boldly and it once to the advocacy of the principle of protection 'n this case ; for, while he admits that the consumer would derive some little benefit from the removal of ill protection from our shipping, he stoutly contends chat its maintenance under the existing forms and li mitations is absolutely essential to the safety of this country. In support of these views he adduced before the Committee some very remarkable data, undoubtedly, to show that wherever British shipping is without protection in any trade, the average of British shipping employed in it has been in a less ratio than that of British tonnage. With great submission, we should argue that this result may be attributable to many other causes ; some of a local, some of a poli tical, some of a mere technical character. Mr. AN DERSON supports the opinion of Mr. YOUNG, for he deposes that, under the old system of Navigation into fallen that, Laws, British since its the present shippin g was con ti nua lly progress ignrga. du ' y d change st a t i e of depression n h reitssilionne. them, But then the judgme n t of Mr. STRAKER, The following is the history of the PRIM con spiracy, as given in Queen CHRISTINA'S paper, the Presse. We leave our readers to estimate its value : " The Spanish Government is increasing in vigilance, inasmuch as it has received positive proof that neither the executions of Barcelona nor those which are immi nent at Madrid, have terrified or discouraged the con spirators. We have received some information on the subject, of which we guarantee the accuracy. It appears that some of the most distinguished men amongst the Progresista party, and who assisted in the movement which overthrew Espartero, assembled at Paris some time since to concert a plan of insurrection, and to agree as to the means of securing its success. After much labour they succeeded in perspective beyond their expectations. Their friends in Spain were devoted to them, and only waited the signal. The most difficult to gain over were the Catalonian patriots, who retain a violent hatred of Espartero in consequence of his connexion with England, now more intimate than ever, and which threatens their manufactures. One of the most wealthy manufacturers of Barcelona, who took a principal part in the affairs of 1840, became the inter preter of their feelings. As it was of the utmost import ance to gain over this manufacturer, as well on account of his influence as on account of the money which he might be induced to contribute, a formal declaration was promised him, by which Espartero engaged not to make any commercial concession to England. This was pro cured from London, and this manufacturer advanced 150,000 reals—about 39,1001. The Committee, composed of the political personages already mentioned, distributed that money, and more which was received from London. Spain was divided into five sections, and each of the per sons present took one. The points designed were Ma drid, Barcelona, Saragossa, Valencia, and Pampeluna. The day fixed for the commencement of the insurrection was the 10th of October, the opening of the Cortes. A dif ference of opinion, however, arose on this subject, the less violent being of opinion that the coincidence of the in surrection with the Queen's anniversary might create an opinion that an attempt on royalty was contemplated. In reply to this objection, it was observed, that it was no longer possible to restrain the patriots of Madrid, of Barcelona, and of Saragossa, and that there was no time to be lost. Orders were, in consequence, issued to com mence. The best news arrived from Madrid. A letter was shown to those who hesitatiev from M. C—, a po litician of the greatest capacity fAnd a most brilliant pub lic writer, who would be the most dangerous revolu • tionist in Spain did his coura opinions. . . . Uncle, "ge equal the boldness of his r the same envelope was re ceived a short note from G' Jneral S—, who declared that his sole desire was to ' ,rove his sincere repentance for his conduct last year. Every one knows in what man ner the events re sr .owded to such warm expectations. At THE SUN, LONDO,Ni=SATUBDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1844. present the Conspiratofi, tit Alai' disappointment, accuse every, one. Print was au, unsteady character; stho al= lobed himself to be cairiid.awaY by his ilt;humonr and his desire to finish the affair? raid trusted iiil_nself to wre t c hes unworthy of his confidence. C-7a21- - - - is a man devoid of courage, except in his study. Colonel 03— is a madman, who will not hear of any reconciliation with tli* men Whotlgtired in the last pronunciamiento, and without whose itid euoict%.g4 vtliA impossible. general S-- assumes the air of Fabius Ctinetatof, *he, is erait 7 ing the course of events, and he is particularly blamed." The Moniteur publishes a royal ordonnance for the new organisation of the Ministry of War, in virtue of the law of July 24, 1843, on the Budget. The prin cipal change consists in a special oaaanisation of the department relative to military plans and statistics. The salary of the Directßt- General of this department is fixed at 20,000 f. a year; ,the mill-chiefs are each to receive 4,000 f.; the chief' clerks, draftsmen, and en gravers, 3,500 f. each; the other emp/e0 in the same duties are divided into six classes, : with salaries of 3,000 f., down to 1,400 f. per annum. It also publishes another royal :nrdonnanee, which directs various measures for the: improvenfent of the con dition of the seamen of the royal navy. Hitherto they had been entitled to an increase on their half pay only on completing their 65th year. By the new ordonnance they strO to enjoy "the supplementary allowance of old age" at 4ixty, and which allowance is rated at from 6f. to per month, according to the pay they received while in the service. This ordon nance is moreover to have a retrospective effect as re gards those born between the Ist of , Januaiy, 1780, and 31st of December, 1783, and a yearly sum of 150,000 f. is to be appropriated to that object. Ship carpenters, caulkers, sailmakers. and engineers, in scribed on the registry of the navy, will in future be entitled to the same pensions on retirement for old service and wounds as the operatives and engineers embarked on board the fleet, and the benefit of the new dispositions will also be applied to their widows and orphans. THE BOURSE—Tatraspeir, Nov. 7. a crew who had been wrecked on the Chinese coast, many of whom were barbarously murdered, and that on that odeasion he had lost all that he possessed. It was very difficult in cases of this kind to lay down any rule by which the jury should be governed ; but he thought the okfe,st ruie was to take into consideration what the inpry of the yo iiitl lady, would be from losing the marriage. In a court of law it ropst be taken as a mere contract, and they must estimate the damages resulting from the breach of that contract. Mr, Baron PARKE said the defendant torn Mrs. Evans that he had property, and could settle 50/. a year upon the plaintiff. The conduct of the latter was exceedingly proper under the circumstances. Mr. PLATT said there was one very extraordinary part of this case: Mrs. Evans, when informed of the intention of the plaintiff, suggested to him the propriety of con sulting his relations. Nothing certainly could be more proper ; because, if all the husband's relations were hos tile to the marriage, the wife could not expect to lead a happy life. While they were at Southampton, the sister et the defendant was invited to come over. She did so; and it was a most remarkable circumstance, that though the sister dined at the table of defendant and Mrs. Evans she was never introduced to this young lady. The na tural inference from this was, that the union would have been very unsatisfactory to the family. Otherwise why should the defendant's intention have been kept from her? Mr. Baron PARRS —qie was two and thirty years of First Highest Lowest Last Prim. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cants•• •• 119 35 .. 110 50 .. 119 35 .. 119 40 Fours. lO6 75 .. 106 75 106 75 .. 106 75 Three per Cents..• •• 82 40 .• 82 50 .. 82 40 •• 82 40 Bank of France..." ..... 3075 ..3075 .•3075 ..3075 Lafiltte Bank, I,ooof. Shareslll2 50 ..1112 50 —lll2 50 1112 60 5,000 f. Sharesso4s —5045 ..5045 —5045 Belgian Bank ..•• •• .. 650 .. 850 .. 650 .. 650 Belgian Fives, 1831.. 1340 .• .• 1031 .. 1031 .. 103; 1031 1842 .••••••• 105; .. 105% .. 105% 105% TwO-Rnd-a-Half.... 61 80 .• 61 90 .. 61 80 .• 61 90 ipanish Threes•. •• •• .. 35% .. 35 .. 351 Active ..•• •• 321 .. 32 .. 32% .. 321 Passive...... .• 5% .. 5% .. 5% .. 51 Portuguese Five per Cents 541 .. 55 • • 541 .. 55 Neapolitan• •-• •• ••••• •. 99 50 .• 99 50 .• 99 30 .. 99 30 itoaaar, ex div• RAILWAY SHARES. :it. Germain... •• •• •• 932 50 .. 932 50 .. 932 50 .. 932 50 Versailles, R.B.— 402 50 .. 405 .. 402 50 .. 405 L. 8.•. •• .• ...... 290 .. 290 .. 290 .. 290 ttOtten. ex (11v..•• ....... • —lOl5 . 1017 50 ..1015 ..1017 50 Rouen to Havre 787 50 .. 787 50 782 50 •• 785 Orleans •• •• ..... •• •• - 1022 50 ..1022 50 —1022 50 ..1022 50 Strasbnrg to Bale•• •• •• ISO .. 280 .. 278 75 . 278 75 Avignon to Marsellles•• •• 836 25 • 837 50 .. 836 25 .. 836 25 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, IN ov. 15. St. Germain ..•••••••••••• 931 25 .. 93 1 25 931 25 .. 931 25 Versailles, 405 .. 435 .. 405 .. 405 L.B Rouen ........... lOl5 ..1015 ..1013 75 1013 75 Rouen to Havre.. .•• • • Orleans .•• •• •• •• 1022 50 —1022 25 —lO2O —1022 50 Strasburg to Bale• ••• •• 280 .. 280 .. 278 75 .. 278 75 Avignon to Marseilles.• •• .• 835 .. PIO .. 832 50 .. 840 age, Mr. PLATT—Yes, my Lord, he was certainly old enough to know better ; he had arrived at what are called years of discretion.—(Laughter.) Mr. Baron PARSE then referred to the evidence in reference to th• premise of the defendant as to the 50/. a-year, and observed that the jury took him at his word. Mr. PLATT—Yes, my Lord, but then the husband has not the benefit of his 501. a year.—Rule refaced. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) 'THE QUEEN V. MOON. The SOLICITOR-GENtNAL, in this case, moved for quo warranto, directed to Mr. Alderman Moon, calling upon him to show cause by what authority he exercised the office of alderman for the ward of Portsoken. The present motion was founded on the affidavit of Mr. Sa lomons, which set forth his election for the ward of Portsoken, and all the proceedings which took place be- I fore the Court of Aldermen, by which his election was t declared void. The Learned Gentleman referred at some length to the decision of the Court of Error, in the former appeal made by Mr. Salomons, which decided that the Court of Mayor and Aldermen may regulate the order of proceedings as to the taking of the oath or declaration first, yet, if they went to the extremity of declaring the office void, they should do all they were re quired to do—that was to say, they should administer the oath. They could only proceed to declare the election void after the oath had been administered. He thought that this circumstance alone would entitle him to a rule to show cause. But he wished to call the attention of the Court to the form of declaration, and would contend that the declaration was an oath. The words were, "I do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, upon the true faith of a Christian, that I will never exercise," and so on. Now an oath, whatever may be its form, was a solemn appeal to God, calling upon him to witness what was said, and invoking his vengeance if what was sworn was false. It was so laid down in Mr. Philip's book, and in Grotius, who said that an oath consists in re, non in verbis. The form of words in this declaration was the very same as the oath of abjuration, the 6th of Geo. 111., c. 53. There the words, "So help me God," were not to be found. If he satisfied the Court that the declaration in this case was in form and substance an oath his case was complete, for it was provided by a late statute—the Ist and 2d Vic., cap. 105—that where an oath is lawfully administered to any person, as a juryman, witness, deponent, or upon being sworn in to any office or employment, " such per son is bound by the oath administered, provided the same shall be administered in such form and such ceremonies as such person may declare to be binding." The Court would observe that in the declaration in this case, the words " On the true faith of a Christian" were no part of the declaratory portion of the oath, but of the binding portion—in fact of the form which was required to give the oath validity ; and here Mr. Salomons offered to make the declaration, those words being omitted. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Does the affidavit state in what form he would take the declaration ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had no doubt the offer was made. He proposed to make and sign the de claration contained in the 9th of Geo. IV. in such a form as would be binding on his conscience, but being of the Jewish persuasion he had conscientious scruples as to the words " On the true faith of a Christian." Mr. Justice PATTESON—Is there any case or in stance in which a person of the Jewish persuasion has been allowed to make that assurance under the statute of Geo. IV. ? The SoLicrron-GENERAL—Gentlemen of that per suasion had served in the office of sheriff, but there was a particular statute passed with regard to the sheriffs of counties,which relieved them from the necessity of taking the oath in the particular form required by the statute, but there was no such relief in the case of sheriffs of boroughs. Mr. Justice ParrxsoN—That is rather against you ; for it shows the necessity of an Act of Parliament to afford relief. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—But the Act relating to the sheriffs of counties was before the let and 2d Victoria. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Ies, but that is with regard to oaths. The SOLICITOR GENERAL was contending that the declaration here was in form and substance an oath, and was precisely in the words of the oath of abjuration. Mr. Justice PATTESON said it was one thing to declare on the faith of a Christian, and another thing to invoke the acme of the Almighty, and say, " So help me, God." The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that the 9th of George IV., was not an Act passed for the relief of persons of tender consciences, but was intended as a substitute for the Sacramental test, and was more in:- inediately intended for the relief of Romon Catholics. But he rested his case on the Ist and 2d Victoria, as suming that this declaration was in substance and form an oath. Mr. Justice PATTESON said, that if a man wished to be sworn without his coat and waistcoat, he would cer tainly not submit to it. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that of course extreme cases of that kind must be left to the Judge. Mr. Justice PATTESON asked for the Ist and 2d of Victoria, and after looking at it for some time, said that he did not know what it meant, any more than half of the Acts of Parliament which were passed.—(Laughter.) The SOLICITOR. GENanii. said, that the question was, whether the words, "On the true faith of a Christian," were material or not, That point was not at all dis cussed in the former case ; because in that case it was considered, that Mr. Salomons bad declined to take the declaration. Here he offered to take it, omitting the words before-mentioned. Mr. Justice PATTESON—If you take a rule to show cause, you take it upon that ground more particul a rly, yet I would not wish to lim it any further argument you might use, so far as it is competent for the Court to en tertain it ; but it is a difficult thing for us to say, after the decision of the Court of Error, that they were not bound by that decision. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL only desired that the Court should hare a full knowledge of the case. Mr. Justice PATTESON—The former case was not taken before the House of Lords. The SOLICITOR- . GENERAL --A Bill was then pending in Parliament, which prevented that case from being taken there ; but if the present motion, were granted, and if it became necessary, they would take the present case to the highest Court of appeal. Mr. Justice PATTESON—I think the present case so far different from the former as to entitle you to a rule to show cause.—Rule granted accordingly. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Charles Arnold, a fashionably-dressed young man, was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, and with being concerned in numerous other extensive robberies. On Monday last the prisoner went to the house of Mrs. Anna Maria Lucas, a lady of fortune residing in Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, and said he wanted to take a fisrt- floor ; he was dressed as a midshipman. She conducted him to the first-floor, and he asked for a sheet of paper in order to draw up the contract. Mrs. Lucas fetched it, and in her absence he pocketed the gold watch and chain, with which he walked off. _ Mr. GREENWOOD —ls it the same man ? Mrs. Lucas —The features are the same, but not the dress. Mr. GREENWOOD ordered him to open his great coat which was buttoned to the throat. The prisoner reluctantly did so, and disclosed to view the full-dress suit of a naval officer. Inspector Barton deposed that tkere was some plate, and a vast number of duplicates found on the prisoner, all referring to articles of great value, books, plate, and jewellery, which had no doubt been acquired in the same manner. He first gave the name of Charles Weldon, because the plate found, on his person was initiated C. W." A pawnbroker gave him into custody when attempting to pawn the watch. Mr. GREENWOOD said he would commit him for trial, on this charge, but would remand him that further cases might be brought against bim. The prisoner did not deny his guilt. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. (THIS DAY.) At the weekly meeting of the Marylebone vestry, this day, the ordinary business having been disposed of, the clerk called the attention of the vestry - to a letter from the auditors, which had appeared in the Times newspaper of Monday or Tuesday, complaining that the vestry had come to a resolution that their (the auditors') reports should not be published entire, but with several omissions, and under the title of " such parts of the , Auditors' Report for Marylebone, as the Vestry have thought fit to publish." he, the clerk, had sent, on Wednesday morning, a letter to the Times, contradicting that statement. _ _ Several gentlemen addressed the Chairman of the Vestry at great length on this subject, and Mr. Joseph declared that it had originated only in a conversation which had taken place at the table a few weeks ago, when he was chairman, and that the vestry never had, and never pre tended to have, anything more to do with the auditors' reports, than to receive them, read them, and to publish them. The conversation then dropped. We hear that the late Countess of Berkeley has bequeathed the bulk of her property to Earl Berkeley and Lady Mary Berkeley, the only unmarried daughter of she deceased Countess. Mr. George Wilson, chairman of the League, and who was elected for St. Michael's Ward, Manchester, on Friday last, has resigned. The cause alleged is, that he has not the time at his disposal to attend to the discharge of both oftioes.—Lescle Mercury. :ermen LORD MAYOR'S DAY. The ninth of November is a day marked with a white stone, in the annals of London, but this morn ing exhibited anything but a fair appearance for the lovers of this great .annual pageant. From an early hour the rain fell heavily, and Guildhall•yard pre sented a testudo of umbrellas. In the interior of the Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Watkins and the Com mittee were actively engaged in the course of the morning forwarding the preparations, not forgetting, of course, an elegaut dejeuner in the Council-room, to view which a consi derable number of ladies and gentlemen were adinit ted by ticket. At a little past ten the Lord Mayoi arrived in the state coach, accompanied by the Town clerk, mace and sword bearers, and proceeded to the Painted-room, where most of the civic func tionaries were in waiting to receive him. At twelve o'clock it was announced that the procession was duly formed from the door of the Guildhall into Gresham street, when the Lord Mayor, attended by the municipal officers entered his coach, and the proces sion moved forward, amid the ringing of bells and other demonstrations of city festivity. The Guild hall-yard was kept perfectly clear, no one being ad mitted except by tickets, which of course prevented any demonstration of feeling at the outset. the crowd being kept away by a bar•' rier at the end of Gresham-street, and, there fore, unable to appreciate 'the very apposite motto, which was emblazoned with the Lord Mayor's arms, on a temporary and somewhat magnificently meagre structure, in the front of the Guildhall door way, the motto was " Tenax Propositi," an assump tion, we suppose, from Horace's celebrated ode, " Justum et tenacem propositi virum," &c. Among the equipages, none struck us as being so exquisitely chaste as the state car riages of the two Sheriffs, Aldermen Hunter and Sidney. They presented a striking contrast to the lumbering, gingerbread vehicle, in which the chief officer of the City is doomed to accom modate himself on every grand occasion. When the Lord Mayor's coach approached the bar rier, such a complication of noises arose, that the horses turned restive, and by a singular mad apropos, the hind wheel of the coach was locked in one of the posts, which detained it some time, thereby giving an ample opportunity to the dense crowd to express their feelings towards his Lordship. Yells, shouts, and witticisms, practical and verbal, greeted him from every quarter, amidst which even the kettle drums and trumpets of the Horse Guards were undis tinguished. The mass of persons present seemed exceedingly desirous that the band should play up " Walbrook," " The Devil to Pay," and similar exquisite productions, while one paticularly happy gentleman created much mirth by waving " a favour" in the shape of an account book out of the window of one of the houses opposite. At last the obstructing post having been removed, the unwieldy mass of giltwood moved on, amid if possible still greater up roar. The procession then moved in the following order : Police Constables to clear the way The Boys belonging to the Royal Marine Society, with banners City Marshals' Man Six Police Constables Marshal of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, bearing the Shield of the Arms of England Two Junior Stavesmen of the Company, with their Insignia of Office - - Two Junior Staiesmen, with their Insignia of Office. The Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot -- Guards The Royal Standard The Arms of the Gold- The Arms of Mr. Alder- smiths' Company man Copeland The Arms of the City The Royal Badges and of London Cipher The Union Flag The Arms of The Arms of Sir Hugh Sir Martin Bowes Myddelton, Bart. The Bargemaster, in his State Dress, Supported by Watermen in the Livery of the Company The Company's Beadle The Clerk of the Goldsmith's Company , The Gentlemen of the Livery Watermen The Gentlemen of the Court of Wa' 0 U p -„, g ti t E 0 •I'S , st, 6 - ..; g g ...,:, C .-1 Assistants, and The Wardens of the Company, in their Carriages Attendants The Prime Warden, in his Chariot, Attendants attended by his Chaplain The Porter of the Worshipful Company of Stationers The Barge Master's Mate, in full uniform The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards The Barge Master, in his State Dress Watermen, bearing the following Banners 1. The Royal Standard. 2. The Union Banner 3. The Arms of the City of London - , 4. The Arms of the late 5. The Arms of Mr. Ald. Lord Mayor Moon c:a, 6. The Arms of Ald. Sir 7. The Arms of Alderman ' D m J. Key, Bart. Crowder 6 8. The Arms of the Stationer? Company g' - 0 The Beadle of the Company, in full costume (D ri aThe Junior City Marshal, on Horseback g,. ....9. Whittlers The Liverymen of the Wor- Whittlers o .1 shipful Company of Stationers 0 El cn The Clerk of the Company, in his Chariot .0 a; The Court of Assistants, in their Carriages g g The Wardens, in their Carriages , e 'rn Master, in his Carriage Th e L e al Mayor's Beadle The Lord Mayor's Barge ;Jester, in his State Dress The Bargemen, bearing t;:.e various colours The Banner of the Lord Mayor The Captain of the Thames Navigation Barge The Principal Assistant Water BaiLiff The Watermen, with colours A GRAND MILITARY BAND The Two Under Sheriffs The City Solicitor The Remembrancer The Comptroller The Two Secondaries The Four Common Pleaders Police Police Constables The Judge of the Sheriffs' Courts Constables The Town Clerk The Common Sergeant The Chamberlain ANCIENT HERALD Habited in a tabard with the Arms of England, and Plumed Farrier on Horseback Kettle Drums Farrier on Horseback Guard on Horseback Guard on Horseback TrumpetexionHorseback Trumpeter Trurnpeter:onHorseback Guard on Horseback on Horseback Guard on Horseback Standard Bearer, in half armour, bearing the balmier of his Knight Esquire, in Half-armour, Esquire, in Half-armour, bearing the Shield bearing the Sword Yeoman of the Yeoman of the Guard ANCIENT KNIGHT, Guard Mounted on a charger, armed cap-I-pie, in a suit of polished steel Armour, and Plumed Armourer Armourer Guard on Horseback Guard on Horseback Mr. SHERIFF SIDNEY, in his State Chariot Tram peteron Horseback Trumpeter Trumpeter onHorseback Guard on Horseback on Horseback Guard on Horseback Standard Bearer, in half-armour, bearing the Banner of his Knight - Esquire, in Halt-armour, Esquire, in Half-armour, bearing the Shield bearing the Sword Yeoman of the Yeoman of the Guard ANCIENT KNIGHT, Guard Mounted on a Charger, armed cap-ii-pie, in a suit of burnished brass scale-armour, arid Plumed Armourer Armourer Guard on Horseback Guard on Horseback Mr. SHERIFF HUNTER, in his State Chariot The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair THE RECORDER The Aldermen who have passed the Chair TILE LATE LORD MAYOR Trumpeter onHorseback Trumpeter TrumpetefonHorseback Guard on Horseback on Horseback Guard on Horseback Standard Bearer in Half-Armour, bearing the Banner of his Knight Esquire, in Half-Armour, Esquire, in Half-Armour, bearing the Shield bearing the Sword Yeoman of the Guard ANCIENT KNIGHT Mounted on a Charger, armed cap-h-pii , ,, in a suit of Polished Steel Armour, and Plumed Armourer Armourer Guard on Horseback Guard onillorseback City Marshals' Man THE LADY MAYORESS, In her State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses, Will join the Procession on its return from Westminster Trumpeter on Horseback Trumpeter Trumpeter on Horseback Guard on Horseback on Horseback (uard on Horseback STANDARD BEARER, In Half-Armour, bearing the Banner of his Knight Esquire, in Half-Armour, Esquire, in Half-Armour, bearing the Shield bearing the Sword Yeoman of the Guard Yeoman of the Guard ANCIENT KNIGHT, Mounted on a Charger, armed cap-a-pie, in a suit of Burnished Brass Scale Armour, and Plumed Armourer Armourer Guard on Horseback Trumpeter on Guard on Horseback Trumpeter on Horseback Horseback Trumpeter on Horseback The Lord Mayor's Servants in State Liveries The Band of the Life Guards mounted The 'Upper City Marshal on Horseback Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR, in his State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses, Attended by the Chaplain, Sword-bearer, Common Crier, and the Water Bailiff Guard of Honour, on Horseback The same manifestation of feeling continued during the whole route. Before quitting this part of the subject, we must express a hope that the unfortunate men who represented the chivalry of a past age, will, on every future occasion, be amply fortified with what the redoubted Ritt-Master Dugald Dalgetty calls " the munition of war," for to-day they seemed in a most exhausted state, even before they entered upon their crusade to Westminster. The windows in the several houses on the route were crowded with elegantly dressed females, man v of whom waved their handkerchiefs, and occasionally some partisan or partisans of the new Lord Mayor called out, "Bravo Gibbs," " Long live the Lord' 1 Mayor," but whether these ejaculations were uttered in a jocular spirit or with perfect serioustess we could not divine. Some wags sent a rumour through the crowd, which was disseminated with considerable rapidity, that the new Lord Mayor, fearing the reception which he would meet witk from his fellow-citizens, could not be in duced to enter the state carriage, or that he walk!' proceed in one of the private carriages, of which Otero were several in the procession. In the cortege then were two men richly caparisoned, who wore brass: coats of mail, and as they rode along in "awful state," shouts of laughter rent the air, and many of the crowd, who, it would appear, were determined to make the most of the Lord Mayor, and ware lament ai.ly wanting in due respect for his civic dignity, called out 1:1 a stentorian voice, " here comes Gibbs, the man in boss, bravo !" As he neared the Mansion house the sale expressions of feeling towards him were manifested. his Lordship did not however Ap pear " ill at ease," As he and those who were wit?l him in the state carriage smiled at the exclamations: which rang in their ears. It certainly could not be denominated a sad cavalcade,oough there are circum stances connected with it which must, unless his Lord ship be devoid of the common feellogs of humanity, have been melancholy indeed to him. This day, the 9th of November, will long be memorable in the annals of the ancient City of London. Never, in the recollection of the oldest citizens, did there occur such a Lord Mayor's Day, for it will long be remem bered by those who saw the " Lord Mayor's Show,'' as it is vulgarly called, to-day. The arrangements of the authorities for the con.- venience of the spectators, and for the prevention of accidents were most defective, and it was next to mira culous that some serious accident did not occur. The crowd, which was great in many parts along which the procession had to pass, was allowed to block up not only the footway but the carriage way also, and when the carriages left Guildhall the police were only enabled to clear a passage for them by the use of their staves, and by great exertions. There must, have been a great want of foresight somewhere. THIS DAY'S NEWS CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The LORD-CHANCELLOR sat at Westminster to-day, shortly after ten o'clock. ROOSE V. JONES.-JUDGMENT. The LORD-CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was an appeal from the decision of the Vice- Chancellor of England. A person of the name of Owen Williams, whose representative the plaintiff was, brought an action against Jones, for the purpose of obtaining possession of certain property i❑ Wales. An application was made to the Vice-Chancellor of England for an injunction to restrain the proceedings in that action ; but his Honour refused it, on the ground of the lateness of the application. From that decision the parties appealed to the Lord Chan cellor, and that appeal was argued some time since, and the Court now gave judgment. His Lordship was clearly of opinion that the injunction ought to have been granted to restrain the proceedings at law. The result therefore of his Lordship's opinion was, that the order of the Vice-Chancellor of England must be discharged, and the trial having taken place, the defendant must be restrained from proceeding further upon the verdict he had obtained. MATTHEW V. BRIBE. The Court then proceeded with the further arguments in this case, which came before the Court yesterday, upon an appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls, which ordered the defendant to make good the amount of certsdn Exchequer-bills with which he was entrusted, and which were lost to the Trust in conse quence of the defendant placing them in the hands of his bankers, who ultimately became bankrupts.—The case appears likely to occupy the whole day. guE NEW LORD MAYOR. The new Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Sheriffs and the Recorder, entered the Court, about a quarter past two o'clock, and invited his Lordship to the enter tainment in the Guildhall this evening. It was gene rally remarked in the Court that it was singular his Lordship was not attended by the late Lord Mayor, or by any Alderman except the Sheriffs. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY. PHILLIPS V. HARLOW.-JUDGMENT. The VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before the Court upon petition, praying that a certain fund in Court might be paid to the petitioner. The question i n th e case was , whether the person having the revisionary interest in an estate in Wales, or the petitioner, the tenant for life, was entitled to a certain sum of money that had been paid into Court for timber that had been cut on the estate. His HONOUR decided that the petitioner (the tenant for life) was entitled to the money, and ordered ac cordingly. The Court then proceeded with cause petitions and short causes. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY. (Sittings in Banco.) ALFRED V. ASHFORD. This was an action brought by an innkeeper against the Secretary of the Shepton Mallett Cricket Club, to recover the amount of his bill, for refreshments supplied to the club, and for the hire of a field in which the club played cricket. The case was tried at the last So mersetshire Assizes before Mr. Justice Wightman, and the jury found for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial bad, on the grounds first, of misdirection by the Learned Judge ; and secondly, that the verdict was against evidence. It appeared from the evi dence for the plaintiff, that the goods had been supplied for the use of the club by the defendant's order, that at a dinner given by the club he had distributed the wine tickets, that he was secretary to the club, and that he had never objected to pay his share of the bill as a member of the club. For the defence a witness was called, who stated that a Mr. Marshall was the president of the club, and that plaintiff had sent in a bill to Mr. Marshall, but as that bill was not produced, it might be that that bill was precisely the one which had been delivered to Mr. Ashford. The misdirection of which he complained was this—the Learned Judge left it to the jury to say whether or not exclusive credit had been given to Marshall. Now, he contended that there was no evidence whatever to show that any credit had been given to Marshall except as a member of the club, that there had been no evidence whatever to rebut the evidence in support of the plaintiff's case, and that, therefore, the verdict was clearly against evidence. Lord DENMAN—Take your rule.—Rule nisi granted. THE LORD MAYOR. _ At a quarter-past two o'clock, the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs, Alder men Hunter and Sydney, entered the Court, when the Recorder, on behalf of the Lord Mayor, invited the judges of the Court to the Lord Mayor's dinner. Lord DENMAN said that some of the justices of the Court would call upon the Lord Mayor. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY. SAVAGE V. COLLINS. The plaintiff was the proprietor of certain houses in progress of building at Camden-town, The defendant supplied building materials to the builder who bad contracted for the work, but subsequently took away a part of the materials, in consequence of the contractor not having paid for them. The jury found for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant SHEA now moved for a rule to set aside the verdict as against evidence, and to grant a new trial. Mr. Sergeant DowLING showed cause against the motion, which their Lordships refused. ' EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) ROBERT - 8 V. DENHAM. In this case, which was tried before Mr. Baron Parke, at the last assizes for the county of Surrey, and a verdict found for the plaintiff for 8001. damages, Mr. Platt moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and the damages reduced, or a new trial had. It was an action for breach of promise of marriage, brought by Miss Roberts against Mr. Denham, the cap tain of a merchant vessel. It could not be denied, upon the evidence which came out upon the trial, very much to his own surprise, and that of the gentleman who in structed him, that a promise of marriage had been made by the defendant. It appeared that this young lady had been taken into the family of Captain Evans. She was an orphan, and having been introduced into the family as a sort of servant, had risen to the situation of nursery governess. It so happened that the plaintiff and the defendant met on board ship, in a voyage to this coun try ; and after their arrival in this country, he renewed the attentions which were formerly begun. Captain and Mrs. Evans lodged in the same house as this gentleman, at Southampton. Except his stating what he would do for this lady when he married her, there was not a tittle of evidence to show that he was a man of property; on the contrary, it had been shown that he had been one of PROGRESS OF THE PROCESSION. After the procession left the Mansion-house it. moved up King William-street into Cannon-street, and thence turned into Walbrook, where, notwith standing all the exertions used by the police to keep the way clear, the whole line of the street was densely thronged, more especially in the vicinity of the church of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, where an immense crowd. was assembled, who hooted the Lord Mayor lustily and heartily. Some of the inhabitants of the street, namely those in about every fifth house, seemed rather more favourable, and those at the windows attempted to get up manifesta tions of applause, which could alone be seen by the waving of handkerchiefs, as their cheers were drowned in the music of the brass bands and} the hootings of those below. At the lower end or Cannon-street, a rope was drawn across the street, f r ,om which was suspended an immense flag, with th e i nPttor Honour and..virtue will finally triumph." Thi s ba,-.lner seemed to be: the rallying point round. which the ni..l. l lcontents rallied, and, certainly, whew his Lordship posed under this .flag, the assembled multitude gave him anything but a satisfactory intl.. rnation of their perception of the appositeness of the compliment intended by the motto. But the grand focus of all the manifestations of t - sapprobation seemed to be the vicinity of St. Stephen's CLArch, Walbrook. when sundry allusions to "churchwardens' acts," " close vestries," " twenty-three years' steNyardship," &c., formed the staple of the compliments addressed. to his Lordship. On a few of the houses In the ward of St. Stephen's Walbrook, flags were exhibited; and here there were also some. manifestations of ap plause, by waving of hats, &c., from a few persons im the crowd ; but, on the whole, this seemed to be the locality selected for the exhibition of the strongest feelings against the Lord Mayor. Immediately pre ceding the Lord Mayor's state coach, was one irt which was seated Sir William Magnay, the ex-Lord Mayor, who was loudly cheered by the crowd under the flags, and assembled around St. Stephen's Church,. The procession passed from Walbrook into the Poultry, and thence turned down Queen-street to Southwark-bridge, where preparations were made for the embarkation of his Lordship and those other members of the Corporation who were to accompany him in state to 'Westminster. Along the Poultry and Queen-street the same manifestations of disap probation were exhibited by the multitude assem bled, but at the point of embarkation they seemed to hare redoubled all their exertions to give him a parting " salute " before " taking the water." His Lordship sat rather back in the state carriage, and as far as we could observe, from the retiring position in which he was placed, seemed rather pale, and much agitated. In no one instance that we could perceive, except once or twice in passing through Walbrook, when he was rather warmly applauded by some ladies, who were sta tioned at the windows of the houses, and who for * considerable time after the state carriage passed, con tinued waving their handkerchiefs, did his Lordship seem to take the slightest notice of the feeling exhi• bited by the spectators. THE RIVER. Very few small boats accompanied the state barges to Westminstu, and these were mostly the property of watermen, who had let out the seats in them to those desirous of viewing the pageant on old Father Thames. Several steam-boats, decorated with flags, on the decks of which there were numbers of respec tably dressed people, sailed in the neighbourhood of the City barges. There were also numbers of people on the bridges. The Lord Mayor mat with a wanner receptiou on the Thames than on terra firma. SWEARING IN OF THE LORD MAYOR. The ceremony of swearing in the new Lord Mart took place to-day, before the Chief Barons of al Court of Exchequer. Shortly after half-past one o'clock, the City Be' membrancer entered the Court. He was followed by the sword bearer, who ushered in the Lord Mayor; His Lordship was accompanied by Sir William Magnay, Bart., the late Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Brown, Farncombe, Thorn's Wood, and Challis, and by the Sheriffs, and three members of the Common Council, besides the ordi nary number of officers of the Corporation. The RECORDER then presented the Lord Mayor in the usual form, and expatiated on his fitness for the office to which he had been elected. The LORD CHINT BARON having shortly replied, the Lord Mayor was sworn in. His Lordship then invitA the Judges to the ban' quet in the Guildhall this evoing, and afterwards proceeded to the other Courts 0 invite the re ° mainder of the Judges. The procession then returned by water, and landed at Black friars •bridge. -- - POLISH BALL AT GUILDHALL...-4Ve perceive 014 the Association of the Friends of Poland have again se' cured the Guillhall for their benevolent object, and al+! the annual ball and concert for the benefit of the Polio' refugees are to be given there on the 19th. W e O f ' informed, that the hall was not granted by the Co r r ration without due inquiry, and that considerable d ir cussion arose in the Court of Common Council, e n , Thursday, on the subject ; as some members doubtecie whether it might not more properly be employed for Lb benefit of our own poor. It was, however, clearly In, monstrated to the court, that there was no other chaNy table association in a condition to make the ball available' and therefore the petition of the Friends of Poland vin° granted unanimously. The Polish Association de se,f6 credit for having devised a means of relieving the di"; tress of the Poles, without interfering with any ote' charity ; this circumstance ought to operate in tl e favour, in addition to the merits of the cause they fluff ego. We are glad to hear that their prospects are cellent, and we heartily wish them all success. STATE OF TRADE.—A remarkable dullness for the season still continues amongst the wholesale houses both in London and Manchester, and but little has been doll in the warehouses this week, still we have to nod for that the country houses are active ; the demand° fancy hosiery has decreased ; the spinners are lessenirga their supply, and what sales have been effected are ut small reduction in price. Wools are steady, and , wi out any alteration to remark upon, but little doing.' Leicester Journal. • be' PINE IN BERMONDSET.—Yesterday mornm at, tween three and four, alarm was created in the afire of Bermondsey old church, in consequence of .g bursting forth from the premises of Mr. IL Jeari lli t4 wool-stapler and mat-maker, No. 3, Little George -1 1 er Bermondsey. The building was destroyed, tee. the with its valuable stock. As regards the origin °L fire nothing satisfactory could be elicited. Mr. e xtent is insured in the Atlas Fire office, but n ot to the esrs' of his loss. public The that°f fi e h: l a nild° h g i - s sl m ay yr e m r i o d f on N s 3,350 of the canine race between the 12th June una 211th of September. Nero York morakd!nafworfyisvle. ..-.....:. MON] Th e to In , lan iii Po; Er t 4 Go lf j t 1 ond i tavin j steam In ;literal Seste t Ind 0 West We.Sl Pad;