The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-16 00:00:00

TOl A B_llW, LONI3O 145 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert arrived at the Castle at ten minutes before seven o'clock this evening from Burleigh, escorted by a de tachment of the Royal Horse Guards, under the com mand of Lord George Manners. Loval party trav , 4led f rom town' ria Great - Western Rail A . ay. Lady Portman, lion. Miss Liddell, Mc. Anson, Cull. Arb u th not and Wylde, followed in the royal suite. ller Majesty and his Royal Highness were received in the Grand Hall by the Hon. Aliss Paget, Earl of Morton, Captain Meynell, and Dr. Przetorius. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal rode on their ponies this morning. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice was taken a walk to-day , on the Castle Terrace. The Queen and Prince Albert arrived at the ter minus of the Great Western Railway, at Paddington, at ten minutes before six o'clock yesterday evening, In a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Lancers, from the the terminus of the Birmingham Railway in Easton-square. PColonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting to the reen, and C o l one l Wyld e , E querr y i n W a iting to 'ince Albert, followed in a carriage and four. tat! Portman, the lion. Georgiana Liddell, r th e Lord Ch am b er l a i n, an d M r . G eorge E. A nson , iollowel in a third carriage and four. Air. Charles Russell, Chairman of the Great U:egtern Railway Company, accompanied by Mr. Saunders, the superintendent, received the royal party at the station. 'Ter Majesty and Prince Albert took their de parture directly afterwards, by a special train, for Slo ugh, on their return to Windsor Castle. „,:he Lord Chamberlain took leave of her Majesty ti 7, his Royal Highness at the station. The re a'ndor of the Royal suite proceeded to Windsor astle. Roy a l Hi g h ness th e D uc h ess o f K en t l e ft h er oStide nee, Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven b eLook y es t erday morning, i n a carr i age and four, f or iuz.tnore House. Her Royal Highness was attended Lady Charlotte Dundas, Countess Wratislaw, and ,_,9-eore Couper. Nor Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday evening froth I3urleigh, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter. )Dispatches from the Governor of Canada were re te Iv ed yesterday at the Colonial-office. _ _ .... RER MAJESTY AT BURLEIGH . . —The disap- STasnisalin, TIIURSDAY, THREE, N., btu:l:lent experienced by thousands y r es -The 'lle unfavourable state of the weather, °l3 Vensated f or to-day by a bright autumnal sun, which bur st forth at an early hour this morning, and has con tinued to shed its cheering rays on the surrounding isc,enery, up -4 continuance. to the present time, with every prospect of ,The clouds cleared off shortly after three o'clock yes ..--,l4ay, and several of the distinguished party now as thelilled in the mansion immediately took ad s v a a d n . t o a i g n e in o g f the I,ellatage, and walked out in the ground 1 1 717 °11 'e- Sir Robert Peel, accompanied by Lord tßhousre wehgand several other gentlemen, were among ° Left the mansion. . At four o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert, I.....ec°l4panied by the Marquis of Exeter and Sir illi ddleton, left the house, and proceeded across the ark, t ° "the Cottage," a small building, within an inclosure, s p sion ltPpropriated to the collection of bulls in the posse cf the Noble Marquis. After partaking of luncheon in the banquetting-room, ded the Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert, and att by several of the principal guests, was cond . ucted en o a v r e t r . the Mansion, visiting successively all the principal Mansion, and inspecting the superb painting; contained al : in 'le picture gallery, and throughout the various corridors and halls of the building. thetler Majesty did not leave the mansion on account of ,tlampness arising from the continued rain during the Orly Part of the da A.t six o'clock the . ceremony of christening the infant took daughter of the Noble Marquis and Marchioness place the 'Rev. in the private chapel within the mansion the Bili h°P of Peterborough officiating, assisted by kr..Atlay, private chaplain to the Marquis of a E .e x st e y t , er. and The Marquis of Exeter conducted her p A r i n the Marchioness of Exeter took the arm of the other guests following in succession. OinjcreeAaelibleinrgt, position near the altar, the chapel her Majesty t oo k up roun'j Which the other principal a gi!estsstood. ~. The soonsors were his Ro 4-Itcl Sophia - C •]and Lady Middleton. . y ect , al Highness Prince Albert, The child, in ii;mour of her Most Gracious Majesty, received the name of victoria. Her Majesty was attire l of the ladies :.' majority in white figured satin, and Wore a tiar a o f di amonds. Tii present were also dressed in white. The infant wore a superb long dress, composed of point lace and mus li n over white satin, and a cap of the most exquisite workmanship. A display of fireworks took place opposite the lak e after the christening, b u t, ow i ng to the rain which f e ll lessened. duri ng t h e d ay, their effect was greatly The ba nque t, i n t h e even i ng, was served_a) on the sa me s cale of m agn ifi cence as on the preceding d Upon the ta ble amon g th e ot h er ornaments was placed r. thechris telling cake, a super b production of the confectionery rt, weighing abo u t s i xty poun d s w i thout the ornaments, Which are uncommonly rich and magnificent. The cake is is su rmounted by the representation of a font, which th set rounded b y f our large white satin flags, edged with_e r ich sil ver fringe, and bearing a representation of arias of the Cecil family. , A superb go ld cup, the present of his Royal Highness rrinee Albert to hi s i n f ant goddaughter, was also placed on the table. °r " having The banquet Al been concluded, and the health! t The Queen" and" The Prince Consort" duly re . upended to, her ajesty expressed her desire that aneiler t oast sho u ld be added, that of " The health of Lad} Victoria Cecil," and the Noble Marquis imme diate) (Lately rose to give effect to the command of his to reign, and the whole of the guests rising, responded Lee sentiment with great feeling The Queen left the ba uetting-hall at twenty minutes to nine o'clock, and the evening was passed in the same manner as on the previous day. ductedlier tearyMa retired at eleven o'clock, and was con- This by noble host to her apartments. break, -"is Morning has been delightfully fine since day -I,and the noble park, studded with its majestic r ays ' ; Is ant off to the greatest advantage by the glorious ii of autuatal sun. Pri nce l‘lajesty rose early and breakfasted with the „.eoreonsort in her priVate apartments.. the it breakfast her Majesty and the Prince walked in herdards at the back of the mansion, and a splendid of (la; will th r 'l7 cows, of the Durham breed, which roam at round 'ugh the Noble Marquis's park, were brought for the inspection of her Majesty. At h a l f _ bbYe S.ir RoeeratnPteeenl, o'clock Prince Albert, accompanied p s a a nie s d . Lord Stanley, the Marquis of li bury, t h e Marquis of Granby, Lord Charles Wellesley, t() 4. Hon' G. Anson, left the mansion, and proceeded .3f ~ preserve called Butland's Cover, a little to the east p o se of on the outskirts of the park, for the pur e.; ceriJOYlng a battue. 1i„,4,,1i arriages were ordered to be in attendance . at cil-Past nth t" O'clock to convey her Majesty and suite to Ci r -: "4—° ''Pe, the seat of the Hereditary Lord Great but of England (Lord Willoughby l)'Eresby), Q , pto this tnoment her Majesty has not taken her de. paTrthure from . the mansion. The additions to the dinner party to-day will include th e c o , i . _ .ntessDelawarr abed Lady Mary and 114IY !Alford, Lord and y Hood, Lord Milton, and air FitzwillianaWest, Lord Her Ma' to-taorrowjestY start Sind Prince Albert are expected to turleiw __morning, at a quarter past nine o'clock,from eb U0u5e .....................„. , for the Weedon station. ExrENsivE R --- ---- 11 ORNER Y DE A _ANKER'S SERVANT. . ursaay large Felice-stations, placards were posted at the different I,rebension of offeringC .a reward of 100/. for tne s a e P: vice of Mr. De Lisl Lades Fisher, late a footman in the r Ilishopsgete.streetDevonshire-square, e, the banker, of n the night of the 8 , i'leho stands charged with having, o instant, broken open in the connote -ho t some drawers 4 80/, c onb i stit " f use, and stealing therefrom the sum of 5/. Bank of EFI o two 20/. notes, sixteen 101., eighteen sovereigns. gland notes, (I' hundred and twenty He is of light complexion, ana 24 years of age, and stand s 5 feet i 4 inches high. th ~ ATE RAINS. ---.13 THE L e fountains tT f ypu mg teour umbrella into a ra algar-square, we have ascertained that the quantity of rain fallen last week is just one cubic fiverule. This, if poured into buckets, will make twenty !ls pails, seven cups,c and three saucers. This quantity Q sbeen drawn nd pumped into the Artesian well' can a to form a sinking fund for the fountains when they no longer play in their old age.—Punch. r_tialSTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —(From a Cor- 1 r"Pondent.)—The waters of the Exe were so swollen 2:Ill0 Wednesday evening as to prevent the down train esLondon going beyond Stoke Canon, about four ° ll from Exeter. The passengers and mails had to be transferred to an omnibus, and sent round through the county to Exeter, and the passengers from Exeter to 'PaTotten were obliged to take the same conveyance, and engin e of the down train returned with them to 4_40/nlon. We understand the rails were under water for nstearly two m il es. and that an engine dispahed from the mien at E xeter to warn the down train tc of the danger ran off the rails. TIIE LATE ACCIDENT AT DERDY..-.011 Sunday' l ast the remains of five of the sufferers who were a me lancholy death by the late accident in Derby in terred at St. Peter's Church, in this town ; George Ban croft, one of the sufferers, being interred the day previous. Although it poured down with rain there was a large tho u gh of spectators to witness the sad ceremony 'ildeed, St. Peter's -street and London -road were filled with persons, and the kee p i ng pro polic e h a d great difficulty in • og them at a elm per distance. from the f unera l pro- Sot great was the interest excited, that the ,?dy of the church was crowded during the whole of 9Te l afternoon service, th e f uneral taking place home ii,!atey afterwards. Th e b odies of Thomas Walker and ;ii°°!ge W a lk er ( b rothers) were attended to the grave upward s of 200 members of the Ancient Order of oresters ; the former person being a highly respected In c of Court Loxley, No. 1,700. The funeral ser 11‘;.'e Nv•as read in a very impressive manner by the Rev. Zr,. Fisher. The two Walkers were interred in one t re ; Charles Bagguley and Joseph Wardle in an ha vin ; and Brown and Bancroft in separate graves. It Preach been announced that the Rev. W. Fisher would the to the friends and relatives of the deceased in I,:' evening, there was a very large congregation at St. gadter's Church, The service was very appropriate to the occasion. The Rev. Gentleman took for his text the first five verses of the 13th chapter of St. Luke. It was 4114" E lla excellent discourse, and wa s li s t ene d to with very 4ttention.—erby Mercury. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS at COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. M. Jullien commenced his annual series of concerts at this theatre last evening. It would be quite a misnomer to call the concert of last evening a prome nade concert, for such a perfect crush was it, that anything like promenading was a physical impossi bility ;- and it was not the area of the pit and stage alone that was crammed —every place in every box was occupied, and, long before the commencement of the performances, the gallery was filled from the overflow of the boxes. Never, even on the most crowded Anti. Corn-law League night, have we seen Covent-garden more crammed than it was last evening. We do not wonder at this, for we regret to perceive that these delightful performances are to continue for one month only. Notwithstanding the shortness of the season, M. Jullien has spared no expense in fitting up the theatre. The promenade, which is completely carpeted, is most tastefully decorated with draperies, statues, and flowers, and in the refreshment room at the back of the stage there is a new and ele gant bouffet. Among the solo performers we are happy to recognise Koenig, Baumann, Case, Deloffre, Richardson, and all the favourites of last season, while the orchestra, which is full and complete in all its parts, is led by Tolbecque and Nadaud. Jullien, in his selection of the programme of last evening, exhibited his accustomed tact. There was something for every body. The dilettanti were delighted by the first move ment in Sphor's magnificent symphony, " The power of sound," which was admirably performed ; while the unlearned, to whom Sphor's symphony w as caviare, were in raptures at the original Polka and the Eng lish Quadrille, both of which were vociferously encored. Learned and unlearned were equally pleased with the selections from Meyerbeer's okie d' macre, Robert le Diable, and seemed to vie with each other in giving expression to their feelings of delight. This was followed by Herr Kcenig's Post-horn Galop, which was, of course, loudly encored. The solo performers of the evening were Mr. Case on the concertina, and Richardson on the flute, both of which were much applauded. Jul lien, as conductor, was of course in all his glory. We are rejoiced to see him once more resuming his baton of conductor on the scene of his former triumphs, and only regret that his stay amongst us is to be short. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLE CHASES. FRIDAY. Handicap Sweeepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, with 100 added (Nine Subs.) . . Mr. Raworth's Robin Adair,' 12st 131 b - (Bradley) 1 Mr. Oliver's Vanguard, 12st 121 b (Owner) 2 Mr. Wesley's Brilliant, lOst 91b Mr. Mare's Heart of Oak, llst 41b (French) 4 Mr. Ekin's Peter Simple, 12st Glb (Frisby) fell Mr. Bunney's the Duke, 1 Ist 7st Lord Russell's Lather, lOst 71b (Crickmere) 0 Mr. Vevers's Regulator, lOst 61b (Scott) 0 Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added, lOst each, &c. (Five Subs.) Captain Barnett's Mameluke, list 71b...(Crickmere) 1 Mr. Philpott's Pickwick, 12st (Owner) 2 Mr. Tilbury's Dupree. lOst Glb (Mason) 3 Mr. Raworth's Rob Roy, 12st (Bradley) 4 Mr. C. Oldaker's Cheeroot, list (Scott) 5 Match, 501—Mr. Scott nd the Hack (Scott) beat Mr. Bell nd the Pedlar (Bell). HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's Stag hds., Mon., Broom-hill Hut ; Fri., Stoke-common-11. Lieut.-Col. Hildyard's harrs., Mon., East Gate ; Wed., Woodcroft ; Fri., Broadwood-10. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire Ms., Mon., Lauriestown Kennel ; Tues., Arrnadale Toll-bar ; Thurs., Champ fleurie Gate ; Sat., Durnspece-bridge-101. Mr. Trelawney's hds., Tues., Ermo-bridge; Fri., Bitter ford - bridge —lOl. Duke of Buccleuch's lids., Mon., Mellerstain ; Tues., Haintry:; Thurs., Mainhouse ; Sat., Wooplaw-101. ThanEt harrs., Mon., St. Nicholas; Wed., Cliff's End, 10j• East Kent hds., Mon., Acrise Mill ; Wed., Elham ; Fri., Black Mill-101. Mr. Farquharson's hds., Mon., Kingston Russell ; Tues., Druce Farm-101. B. V. H., Tues., Buckland Knoll; Fri., Toomer Farm, 10/. Mr. Long's harrs., Mon., Kill Barrow ; Fri., Imber Windmille. Duke of Beaufort's hds., Mon., Trouble House ; Wed., Stanton Park; Thurs., Durham Park • Sat., Buttlesea wharf. Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon., Clatford Oakeuts ; Tues., Fifield, near Pewsey ; Wed., Ashmansworth ; Thurs., Lower Wick Farm ; Fri., Porton Firs ; Sat., Winter- slow-11. Mr. biusters's hds., Tues., Tollerton Cross Roads ; Thrs., Sacondale-101. Sherwood harrs., Tues., Manfield Race-course ; Fri., Rainworth Toll-bar. Dorrington lids., Mon., Clifton Village ; Wed., Collor ton Hall ; Sat., Moira Baths-104. Mr. A. Ingram's lids., Mon., Eaton Wood ; Thurs., In gleby ; Sat., Granwick Wood. Rufford hds, Mon., Kennels ; Wed., Debdall Toll-bar ; Sat., Thoresby Park-104. Quorn lids, Mon., Great Dalby ; Tues., Beaumanor ; Thrs., Great Glenn ; Fri., %Vidmerpool Inn-10 4 1 . Lord H. Bentinck's lids., Mon., Carlton-le-Moreland ; Tues., Anstacre Wood - Wed., Wickenby ; Thurs., Harpswell ; Fri., Thonoelt ; Sat. Swinethorp-11. Badsworth hds., Mon., Hanipole Inn ; Tues., Went bridge ; Thurs., Rawcliffe; Sat., Notton Village-10i. Mr. Foljambe's hds. Mon., Gringley-on-the-Hill ; T ues ., Barnly-moor ; Thurs., Piper-wood ; Fri., Bole Guide- post-10i. Harewood hds., Mon., Wothersome-warren ; Wed., Boot and Shoe Inn •, Thurs., Gateforth-10i. Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon., Hangham ; Tues., Tumby wood ; Thurs., Market Stainton ; Sat., Monksthorpe , Field—lol. Mr. Drake's hds., Mon., Stanton St. John ; Tues., Shelswell House ; Thurs., Chesterton Village ; Sat., Trafford-bridge-101. Heythrop hds., Mon., Chapel House ; Wed., Barton- • . . • gate ; Fri., New Barn. Mr. Mure's hds., Mon., Thurlow ; Thurs., Woolpit heath-10i. Pytehley hds., Mon., Maidwell ; Wed., Swinford ; Fri., Brixworth. Taunton harrs., Tues., Hatch Inn ; Fri., Norton-10. Somerset Subscription hds., Tues., Buncombe-hill ; Sat., Wythycombe Wood-10i. Shropshire lids., Tues., sth mile stone, Baschurch-road ; Fri., Tunstal-1. Albrighton hds., Mon., Bishop's Wood; Th., Himley ; Sat., Bell, Tougnorton-101. United Pack, Toes., Borough Camp ; Fri., Chatwall-9. Ludlow hds., Tues., Brompton Bryan turnpike-gate; Fri., Bowden Village-10. Wheatland lids., Mon., Sidbury ; Fri., Venel's Bank, near _ _ Cound-10. Montgomeryshire lids., Tues., Cock Inn, Forden; Fri., Ken- net-10. - Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Worthenbury ; Wed., Chirk Castle ' • Fri., Shocklach-14 Cheshire hds., Mon., Peover ; Wed., Hankellow; Th., Chol mondeley • Sat., Crewe Hall-10i. Monmouthshire hds., Mon., Llanarth Court; Fri., Broad Oak-101. Mr. Archer's hds., Mon., L an due-bridge-14 EtifileZ Union hds., Tu., Iradwell ; Sat., Totham Maypole-10f East Essex hds., Mon., Pebmarsh-street ; Th., Birdbrook ; Sat., St. Anne's Castle. Brighton harrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Race Course; Fri., Dyke-104. Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill; Th., Telscombe Tye-104. Findon hds., Tues., Kennel ; Th., Dial Post ; Sat., Pangdean. Glyndebourne harrs., Mon., Alfriston race-course ; Fri., Bed dingham-bridge. Surrey harrs., Mon., The Half Moon, Godstone-road ; Fri., Hamsey Green. Captain Gander's lids., Mon., Bransford-bridge ; Wed., Han bury Park ; Fri., Crow's Nest-10$. Essex and Suffolk lids., Tu., Ardleish-st. ; Fr., Raydon-14. The Atherstone Mon., Ashfurlong Hall; Wed., Osbes ton Hall ; Th., Gopsall ; Sat., Coombe Abbey-104. Devon hds., Mon., Sandy-gate; Wed., Stover Lodge; Sat., Kennel-11. Warwickshire lids., Mon., Hinchburgh-bridge Park ; Tues., Mitford-bridge ; Th., Cubbington-gate ; Fri., Compton Verney ; Sat., Bealy Village. Holderness lids., Mon., Marston Village ; Tues., Everingham Park ; Th., Brandesburton-moor ; Fri., Houghton Hall ; Sat., Beswick Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Utterby ; Wed., Stallingbo _ _ rough ; Fri., — Wrawby - Eddlethorpe hds., Mon., Settrington House; Wed., Lobster House; eampston-bridge-101. ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING—..TfIURSDAY. TIIE ASHDOWN PARK STAKES.—Mr. Lawrence's Linchpin beat Mr. Bowles's Blue Coat Boy ; 11fr. Guodlake's Gazelle beat Mr. W. Etwall's Western. THE CRAVEN STAKT':S.-Mr. W. Etwall's Witchery beat Mr. Goddard's Grassmouse ; Mr. Lawrence's Leda beat Mr. Bowles's Bonnet Rouge ; Mr. Lawrence's Lobelia beat Mr. Agg's Arachhe • Mr. Etwall's Western Queen boat Mr. Bowles's Blue Light. The Ties and Matches were not run when•the post closed. DUNDEE PUBLIC BATHS.— The following' letter; announcing a handsome subscription by her Majesty and Prince Albert, has been received by the Secretary : " Rossie Priory, Inchture, Nov. 8, 1844. " Sir,—l have much pleasure in informing you, that I have received a letter from Mr. Anson, stating that her Majesty and Prince Albert, having heard of the pro posed erection of public baths for the working classes in Dundee, have signified their intention, through him, of contributing MI. to the building fund. Mr. Anson moreover states, that her Majesty and his Royal Highness have only hitherto contributed to the public bath funds of the metropolis, but make an exception in favour of Dundee in consequence of their having so lately landed there. lam sure that this spontaneous donation on the part of her Majesty and his Royal Highness, showing, as it does, that the orderly conduct of the people on that occasion was fully appreciated, will call forth the grati tude of those for whose benefit it has been contributed. —I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " KINNAIRD. " Mr. John Irvine, High-street, Dundee." 1:37 NEW MAYous.—We subjoin a list of the Mayors elected at the following places, on Saturday last : Barnstaple—Robt. Budd, Esq. ; Beaumaris—Thos. Wil liams, Esq. ; Birmingham—Alderman Phillips ; Bolton —John Slater, Esq. ; Carlisle—James Steel, Esq., editor of the Carlisle Journal ; Ch es t er —Chas. Potts, Esq. ; Congleton—J. Bulkeley Johnson, Esq. ; Exeter—Ald. Woolmer ; Lancaster—E. D. Salisbury, Esq. ; Leeds— Ald. Lupton ; Liverpool—Ald. Lawrence ; London —Ald. Gibbs ; Manchester—Ald. A. Kay ; Newport (Moninouthire)—E. Dowling, Esq., editor of the Merlin; Preston—Ald. Paley ; Stockport—Ald. ;John Wilkin son ; Swansea—John Richardson, Esq. ; Totness— Edward Luscombe, Esq. ; Wigan—Thos. Eckersloy, Esq.—Liverpool Mercury. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Nov. 15.—Wind modcratebreope. PORTSMOUTH, Nov, 14.—Wind S.S.E. to W.—Arrd. Sovereign, Main, Macao, sid. May 30, Anjier Aug. 1, St. Helena Sept. 23 ; Sumatra, Rowell, Sumatra, for Bre men ; her Majesty's ship Griffin, West Indies. DEAL, Nov. 14, P.m.—Wind westerly, nearly calm.— Arrd. Steadfast, Honduras ; Anthony, and Ann, Arrow smith, and Humber, Hopkinson, Miramiehi ; Jane, Pictou. Sld. Gladiator, New York. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Priscilla, Taylor, Quebec. SHOREHAM, Nov. 13.—Arrd. Staindrop, Quebec. OFF ILFRACOMBZ, NOY. 13.—William 'Wilberforce, Quebec, for Bridgewater. BRISTOL, Nov. 14.—Arrd. Woodpecker, Williams, Antigua ; Columbus, Cowling, Ottawa, and Elleslie, Quebec ; Mary Jane, Williams, Prince Edward's Island. Sld. Miranda, Cape de Verds. NEWPORT, Nov. 12.—S1d. Australia, St. Thomas's ; Robert Pulsford, Boston. SWANSEA, Nov. 13.—Arrd. Terrier, Davidson, and Lion, Colten, Cuba. BIDEFORD, Nov. 14.—The Fairy Queen, Clark, of and from Liverpool, to the lonian Islands, came ashore on Satinton Sands yesterday, and is expected to become a wreck ; crew and part of cargo saved. CARNARVON, Nor. 12.—The Pheasant, Jones, from Newport to Belfast, was driven ashore at Dina, Duille, 10th inst., where she lies high and dry, apparently without much damage. POOLE, Nov. 13.—The Duddon, Harley, from New castle to Oporto, is ashore within the harbour, having sprung a leak. BUDE, Nov. 14.—The Knysna, frem Westpoint to Bristol, ashore at Craekington Haven, has gone to pieces —cargo washing ashore. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 14.—The Mary, Kingsland, loading at New Orleans for this port, took fire, 19th ult., and burnt to the water's edge ; of 1,700 bales cotton, about a quarter was expected to be saved in a damaged state. The Atlantic, hence to New Orleans, was taken into Key West, 14th ult., leaky, and mast cut away, having been ashore on Carysford Reef. The Catharine, Baird, from Quebec to this port, was ashore at Point Neuf, 12th ult.—master, mate, nine men, and two passengers drowned. STIIINRAER, Nov. 12.—1 t blew a heavy gale at N.N.W. yesterday and the preceding night. The schooner William, of Runcorn, was lost near Cornwall Light ; mate drowned. ULLAPOOL, Nov. IL—The William Gillees, of Glas gow, took fire at the Isle of Martin on the 11th instant, and will be a total loss. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 15.—The Fanny, of Sunderland, foundered off Hartlepool during the night of the 13th instant ; crew saved. YARMOUTH, Nov. 14.—The Lucien Josephine, from Shields to Dunkirk, was wrecked on the Scroby Sand yesterday ; crew saved. A foreign galliot has been brought in here to day abandoned, after being in contact with the Ann, of Sunderland, which is in the Roads with loss of bowsprit, &c. ; crew of the galliot saved. ABERDEEN, Nov. 12.--Sid. Sweet Home, Ichaboe. YARMOUTH ROADS, Nov. 14.—Arrd. Pomona, of Aberdeen, with bows stove, having been in contact with the Hero, of Hartlepool. CONWAY, Nov. 13.—The Vaichwal, Wrench, from Bangor to Liverpool, has been stranded near here ; master drowned. The St. George, Owen, sunk in the Bay ; crew drowned. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—William Hyde, Steward, from China, off the Wight, sailed June 2, St. Helena Sept. 24 ; Sovereign, Main, from China, off Portsmouth, sailed May 30, Anjer Aug. 1, St. Helena Sept. 28 ; Urgent, Goodwin, from China, at Cork, sailed May 27, St. Helena Sept. 24 ; Sumatra, Rowell, from Sumatra, at Portsmouth, sailed June 25, Pernambuco Sept. 17 ; Westmoreland, Emery, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed March 29, Mauritius Aug. 4, St. Helena Sept. 9 ; Thistle, Turner, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed July 16 ; Dryad, Hansen, from Singapore, at Liverpool, sailed June 26, Anjer July 23, St. Helena Sept. 15 ; John Pixie, Morice, from Ichaboe, at Plymouth, sailed Sept. 8, St. Helena Sept. 15 ; Mary Ann, Marshall, from Singapore, at Liverpool, sailed June 8, Anjer July 7, St. Helena Sept. 8. Arrivals at) St. Helena—Peruvian, Sept. 19 ; Welcome, 21st ; Naiad, 22d ; Dream, 22d ; Daniel Dyer, and Siren, 23d, all from the coast of Africa ; Pe ruvian, 22d, from Calcutta ; Vrow Johanna, from Cal cutta ; Marmion, from China. Departures from St. Helena—Jane, Sept. 17, to De merara ; Victoria, lath, to Cork ; Thomas, Battersby, to Liverpool ; Margaret Boyle, 20th, and Fairfield, 23d, to Cork. Arrivals at Siam—William Gillies, from Bombay and Singapore. Arrivals at Singapore—Margaret and Velocity, Aug. 15, from Sydney ; Reliance, from Madras ; Fattel, Hair, 16th, from Calcutta ; Manlius, 17th, from Ningpo ; Rustomjee Cowasjee, from Calcutta ; Venus, from Siam; Autumnus, 19th, from Colombia ; Gilbert Henderson, from Bombay ; Hersey, from Moulmein ; Sulimang, from Calcutta. Departures from Singapore--Helvellyn, Aug. 15, to Cowes ; Wilhelmine Maria, 17th, to Manilla. Arrival at Sydney—Lloyds, July 14, from London. Arrival at Ningpo—Cornwall, from Singapore. Arrival at Moulmein—Fleetwood, from Leith and Mauritius. OPENING OF THE PORT OF SLITO, GOTII- LAND. A communication received at Lloyd's states that, through the exertions of Lloyd's agent, the Swedish Government had been induced to make Slito, on the east coast of the Island of Gothland, so far a free port that ships of all flags running in there from contrary winds, or in order to repair, or for taking in provisions, have to pay no other port charges than a moderate re muneration to the pilot, and such not to exceed the rate at what Swedish ships are charged. Repairs can be effected at Slito on ♦ery moderate terms, the supply of excellent oak timber and planks being abundant, and at uncommonly low rates. The depth of water admits ships of any tonnage close to the quays, and the ingress and egress are extremely easy. STATE OF THE HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—. The hosiery trade, in every branch, is gradually getting worse, and nothing but complaints are heard on all sides, from the workmen especially. The principal branch-- the making of hose properly fashioned on the frame— the manufacture of which extends over a large tract of country—is not more dull than the cut up branch, which is confined to particular districts. The coarse hose, ge nerally made about 24 or 26 gunge, and which are termed " boot hose," have been for a long time very much depressed, in many instances the species of hose termed " drop-offs" having superseded them.—The drawer and pantaloon branch is also suffering from declension.—The cotton glove trade feels the ge neral depression ; and in the silk hosiery trade no thing can be more gloomy than the stockingers shops, which, in many instances, are all but deserted. The bobbin net trade has met with a sudden depression of a slight nature, a sort of panic having seized several firms, who have, in consequence, discharged many females employed in the warehouses, under rather unu sual circumstances. Still this is considered to be rather a premature alarm, not founded on any serious want of demand, and the scolloping the lace on the machine, it is hoped, will have a tendency to renovate the market for a time. We have seen a machine on the lever's principle at work, in which no time is lost by the pro cess, which is very singular, contrary to what is gene rally conceived must be the method of accomplishing the scollopping. Any required pattern of scollop may be made, as the edge is operated upon by the jacquard, and may be so by wheels, the chain, or any other pat tern surface apparatus. The extra cost of machinery will not exceed 251. The patentees intend to license a limited number of machines, at not more than 10s. per inch per annum. They have taken out a breveted in vention in France, and arrangements are intended to be made with the machine owners of that kingdom, not only to license them, but to furnish them with appara tus ready made, the law allowing the free export of ma chinery giving them every facility. The patent is dated 23d April, 1844, and consequently will not expire until April, 1358. It is equally applicable to traverse as to straight-down nets.—The silk warp trade has become extremely depressed, and many frames have been stopped and stinted. This has extended at length to the wide rotary frames, which are also now stinted. — Nottingham Review. MAN FOUND DROWNED.—Thursday morning, at an early hour, some persons who were walking by the East Lock of the City Canal, observed the body of a man floating on the surface. Assistance having been procured he was got out, but life proved to be totally extinct. He appeared to be about thirty-five years of age, five feet six inches high, dark complexion and hair, full whiskers, stout, dressed in an old pilot coat, dark sleeved waistcoat, drawers, and cord trowsers, having on also a blue shirt and a flannel shirt. On searching his pockets they proved to contain a small red purse, having in it three half-sovereigns, one shilling and fourpence in silver, and twopence halfpenny in copper. A silver single-cased hunting watch, maker's name, " S. Groves, London, No. 21," with a common key attached by a narrow ribbon; a small brass comb, and an iron tobacco box. He had every appearance of a seaman, but no clue being obtained as to what ship he belonged to, or whence he came, he was taken to the Poplar bonehouse. In formation was immediately dispatched to the chief police.. office at Bow -street, and from thence to the different metropolitan offices on Thursday evening. LATE HOURS OF BUSINESS.--A very numerous meeting of persons engaged in the various branches of the wholesale drapery trade was held on Wednesday at the Gerard's Hall Hotel, Basing-lane, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of discontinuing business at an earlier hour on every Saturday than that at which warehouses close under the existing system. Mr. Bennock was called to the chair. Mr. Smith pro posed a resolution expressive of the opinion of the meet ing, that a restriction of the hours of occupation in drapery warehouses on Saturday evenings would be highly advantageous to those employed in them. The resolution was carried unanimously, as was a resolution, that as the system of restricting hours of occupation in wholesale drapery warehouses succeeded so well in Man chester, it ought to be adopted in London. CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTICE.—The following notice was posted on Thursday at the Custom-house and at the several dock establishments on either side of the river:— " Notice is hereby given, that the Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, in pursuance of the powers vested in them by the 3d and 4th of William IV., chap. 52, sec. 135, have appointed the ' Roadstead west of the town to be the proper station within the port of Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, from and after the sth of Ja nuary next, for all vessels coming up or departing from the said port, to bring to for the boarding or landing of officers of the Customs, and that the master of every vessel failing to comply with the provisions of the said Act, will render himself liable to a penalty of 1001.— By order of the Commissioners, W. MA.cLz.s.N, Assistant Secretary.—Noy. 14." 3ATURD4Y-- MOR VINO IO NOVEMBER 84" At • CAPTURE AND SUICIDE OF JCX3EPLI ELDER, THE ACCOMPLICE Or TIIE BANK CLERK, BURGESS. The fact of the fraudulent transfer of 8,0001. stock by Burgess, one of the clerks of the Bank of England, by the instrumentality of an accomplice, and the escape of the parties with that amount in gold, will, no doubt, be in the recollection of most of our readers, although the circumstances attending the case may fur the most part be forgotten. The stock (Consols) sold belonged to Mr. Oxen ford, who, we understand, for twenty years held an appointment in the Customs, but why Burgess and Elder selected the stock of that gentleman has never appeared. It was sold on Tuesday, the 3d of Septem ber, by means of a party who attended at the Bank, and falsely personated Mr. Oxenford. The plans of the parties concerned in this nefarious transaction were evidently laid with much skill and ingenuity. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that during several days before the transfer was effected, they had been engaged in making the necessary arrangements for the sale of the stock, and their subsequent flight. Burgess was at the time absent upon leave from the authorities, and ought to have returned to his duty in a week from the date of the period of the commission of the offence. He did not return at all, and it was found that he hal been actively engaged in the sale of Mr. Oxenford's stock. Mr. Oxenford upon being sent for denied that he had made any transfer of stock, and the matter was forthwith placed in the hands of Messrs. Freshfield, the Bank Solicitors, who at once employed John and Daniel Forrester, the officers, to trace the delinquent clerk and his accom plices. Daniel Forrester soon learned that Burgess had bought a new portmanteau and three large canvas bags of a Jew, named Solomons, who resides in Vinegar-yard, and that he caused the port manteau, that was yellow, to be painted black, as being a colour less calculated to attract notice in travelling. This officer also received correct information that Burgess hired an open carriage on the morning of the forgery, and drove his accomplice to the neighbour hood of the Bank. The stock was sold by Burgess for his friend, through the intervention of a broker, and Burgess and his friend then proceeded to the Stock-office, where the fraudulent transfer was made. The stock was paid for principally by a cheque for 8,0001. on Lubbock and Co., and both Burgess and his companion proceeded to the banking-house of that firm, and demanded payment of the cheque in gold. The cashier to whom they offered it said he could not give them so much gold, and that if they wanted specie to that amount, they must go to the Bank of England and get the notes changed, and he accord ingly gave them eight notes of the Bank of England for 1,0001. each. These notes Elder took to the Bank, and demanded payment in gold, producing at the same time a carpet bag, out of which he took the canvas bags which Burgess had the day before pro cured to be made in Vinegar-yard. Having filled the canvas bags with gold, he placed them in the carpet bag, and was about to take it away, when, to his surprise, he was unable to lift it. Ultimately, however, he was assisted by two porters, who carried it to the carriage which appeared to have been wait ing for it near the Mansion-house. The parties then drove to the place where they had hired the carriage and took a cab, in which they placed their treasure, and they then proceeded to a public-house in St. Martin's-lane, kept by Benjamin Caunt, th e fi g hti ng man, where they hired a room and transferred the gold to the portmanteau, and otherwise arranged for their departure from the kingdom. Having dined at Caunt's house, they proceeded at seven o'clock in the evening to the station of the Londom and Birming ham Railway, where they took the mail train for Li verpool. On their arrival at Liverpool next morning they instantly went on board the Britannia steam ship, which was then only waiting for the arrival of the mail, and was about to start for Halifax or New' York. On board this vessel they engaged berths, and were in a very few hours on their way to America, imagining themselves, no doubt, in perfect security, and little thinking that such exertions as were ulti mately adopted, would be resorted to for their appre hension, or that one or other of the Forresters would speedily be at their heels. In tracing out these facts considerable difficulty was experienced. It was hard to say whether Burgess and Elder had sailed in the Britannia. That they had gone on board there was no doubt, but it was repre sented that at the time they got on board there was only one berth available. After much minute in quiry, however, the Forresters could not learn that they had ever come ashore after having once entered the vessel, and Messrs. Freshfield immediately re solved to`dispatch John Forrester to make an experi ment of his skill and energy in tracing the fugitives and the cash, and endeavouring to get both men and money into his gripe in the New World. In the course — of - the inquiries, which were made in a very peculiar manner, an intimate connexion was found to exist between Burgess and Joseph Elder, who was known to be a horse-dealer, and the de scription of the latter individual having been obtained, was found exactly to correspond with that of the per sonator of Mr. Oxenford. John Forrester ascertained that the steam-ship Britannia had sailed for Halifax on the 6th of Sep tember, and application was made to Sir William Magnay, Bart., then L or d M ayor , w h o , w ith hi s accustomed zea and promptitude in forwarding the ends of justice, rendered every requisite assistance. Depositions were prepared, and all measures were adopted for the apprehension of the parties under the treaty with America, Sir James Graham authorising the whole of the proceedings. John Forrester, and, we believe one of the clerks of the Bank of E ng l and, sailed for r Halifax on the 19th of September, in the next steam-boat (the Cale donia) that left Liverpool. Upon arriving at Halifax the indefatigable officer found, to use his own language, "that it was all right." He ascert a i ned that the fugitives had pro ceeded to Boston and New York ; thither he followed them, and from thence to Buffalo, Canada, and Magaie, and back aga i n to Boston, where iey, it appeared, resided, one of them in a house and land which he had purchased the other in an inn. Having discovered th at they had placed 7,000/. in a bank, payment was immediate) claimed claim was claimed upsin the part of the Bank of England. Th Imme diately followed by t h e apprehension of Elder i n hi s house. He was t a k en before one of the tr ib una l s f or examination, and was remanded for further examina tion next day, but the wretched man put an end to the inquiry, as far as he was concerned, by hanging himself with his p o cket -handkerchief in the course of the night. Burgess was surrounded in the inn in which he resided, but he ran out at the back door without hat or coat, and succeeded in getting into a boat in which were a pair o f oars, and in escaping, aided by the darkness o f the n i g h t, i n t h e di rect i on of s ome of the outward-b ound vessels. Upon Elder were found 400 sovereigns, and amongst Burgess's paper s were found 200 more, and the stocks and securities in which the 7,000/. were invested, have since, there is every reason to suppose, been made over to the agent of the Bank. Thus, by the prompt and resolute mode adopted by the solicitors to the Bank, has the establishment suc ceeded in recovering the whole of the property of which it was plundered, with the exception of the mere expenses incurred by the two persons win com mitted the offence. _ ....._ We understand that great fears were ascertained that the measures for apprehending the parti es would fail, in consequence of an objection on th e part of one of the Judges to administer an oath to the affid av it. That difficulty, however, was overcome by the ac t o f sending out a clerk from the B ank of England. o f IVILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENT, IN PE RTH . The admirers o£ S c otia l ' s We minstrelsynev never r e e a n r j d o y t e ht d hawte a luscious ßaasdl tnine reinvreead; treat on Monday even in g , wh en Mr. Wilson, th e sweetest of her minstrel s, made his appearance once a nsiotn rivals—so man y more in our theatre. v vocalist in better voice. His com mand over its pecu liarly pliant texture, for the expression more t v ‘ i . v h e e s n oo heo f n s t p h hi e an su h o s u oos i n t o mh u aa r nn o yu on i and nmti h ta i s t o the °res pathetic,c o. In these days, , who have entered the walk which he first and origi nally chalked out as his own—so many who furtively, in a sense, have tt er epted to occupy the field which he first so successfully cultivated — in these circumstances, we say, it is refreshing to listen to the melting, and the ex hilirating strains of the original Wilson, undiminished in his powers, but rather, as evidenced in his exertions of Monday evening, soaring above himself. —Perth Paper, of Nov. 13. Late last evening, a report reached us, that a female named Phillips, was murdered, on Sunday morning, at Navestock, in this county. The circumstances, as stated by our informant, are, that d eceased went to a beer-house at White Horse-side, near her residence, where she drank a pint of beer, and, on leaving,. took some with her in her hand ; that two men, who are in custody, left the house at the same time, and when she was within 100 yards of her own home, knocked her down, and so maltreated her that they left her for dead. Subsequently the parties themselves informed her husband that she was dead, and he found her in a field lifeless, her petticoats twisted round her waist. One of the men, our correspondent states, was taken at Romford yesterday, and the other a short distance from home. An inquest was to b e h e ld yesterday before C. C. Lewis, Fisq.—Cheinisford Chronicl e of yesterday. Damsons were on Tuesday morning cried about the streets at the moderate price of sixpence per gallon. They were quite fresh ; and some late plums of the muscle 1, ind were selling at twopence per pint. At this protracted period of the season, the above fruit is scarcely seen in the market, and the present circumstance may be attributed to the mildness of the weather, for on the first appearance of frost these fruits drop from the trees.—Devizes Gazette. THE LATE DREADFUL ACCI DENT AT BLACK WALL. DEATH OF THREE MORE OF THE SUFFERERS. INQUEST ON THE BODIES. At one o'clock yesterday an inquest was held in the Board-room of the London Hospital before Mr. Baker and a most respectable jury, upon what may, ith horrible truth, be called the remains of \William Riley, boiler- maker, aged 32, Patrick Donovan, la bourer, aged 46, and Charles Mills, aged 38, en gineer, who added, by their deaths, three more to the frightful catalogue of the sufferers at the late Black wall explosion. The CORONER, before entering upon the evidence, said lie wished to address a few remarks to the jury upon the facts and law of the case. An inquest had been holden two days ago upon the bodies of seven other per sons whocaine by theirdeaths from the same cause which led to the present painful investigation. Their duty was to inquire into the cause of the accident, and by their verdict, if blame were attributable in any quar ter, to prevent the recurrence of such catastrophes. No doubt could be entertained by the jury that the accident arose from the imperfect construction of the main pipe, for it must have been very bad, when it had been built to bear a pressure of 401bs. to the square inch, yet gave way when the pressure had risen to only 2ilbs. to the inch. This fact must be the more apparent to the jury, when they consi dered that the material at the joint was quite incapable of resisting the force of the steam. It was also clear that to prevent danger there should have been some "play" at the joint where the emission of steam took place, to allow for expansion and con traction. However it would be better to leave this matter in the hands of scientific men, and attend more to the points which affected the want of caution or neglect on the part of any one engaged in the entire transaction, and thus come to the conclusion as to whether any of those were guilty of manslaughter, for owing to absence of intention their conduct could not be defined to amount to murder. He should wish to impress on the minds of the jury, that if they were of opinion there was a want of caution on the part of any persons concerned, it would be their (the jury's) duty to return a ver dict of manslaughter against those parties. The un fortunate gentleman, who was the inventor of the machinery, placed himself in the most dangerous position, and in consequence met his death almost in stantaneously; so that if there were any culpability originally on his part, he was now out of the reach of the law, having suffered the severest penalty that could be inflicted upon him, and he (the Coro ner) thought it would be an unnecessary harshness to charge Mr. Joseph Samuda with constructing a machine by which his own brother was killed. In the case of the " King v. Carr," in Sewell's Law of Coroner, a case was stated, in which a cannon being found to be damaged it was sent back to the foundry to be repaired, and upon its being sent back, owing to the imperfect manner in which it was repaired, it burst the first time it was fired off, and a person being killed by it, it was held to be manslaughter. The Coroner then directed the attention of the jury to the question of a deodand, and remarked that in many instances this subject was surrounded with great difficulties, for it sometimes happened that the object or element by which death was caused was too insignificant for a deodand to be imposed. In the present case the tube, the malformation of which caused the death of Mr. Samuda and his men, was perfectly valueless, and it therefore would be worse than useless to impose a deodand. George Lowe, the engineer who so miraculously escaped by being sent upon deck by Mr. Samuda to see the steam blow off; was called, and, having been sworn, the Coroner read over his evidence (a full report of which appeared in The Sun, at the time of the inquest upon Mr. Samuda and the other sufferers), and he deposed before the present jury to its correct ness. In reply to the Coroner, as to whether any further ideas suggested themselves to him, as to the cause of the accident, Mr. Lowe exhibited two small tubes, one of which fitted into the other in the same manner as the tube from whence the steam escaped, and stated that, if there had been a ring or collar at the termination of one of them where they joined, so as to prevent them from parting, at the same time that it allowed room for expansion and contraction, he thought the accident would have been prevented, for if such were the case no steam could have escaped. The CORONER thought this evidence most important, and hoped it wouid be made known to the public and those more immediately concerned, as after such a suggestion it would place those using such engines under a serious responsibility before a Coroner's court, if an accident occurred where this ring or collar was not used. Under all the circumstances of the case he thought it would bg useless to call the surviving brother, as he would not be bound to criminate him self in any explanations he might be called upon to give. Owing to the low rates of payment to wit nesses, which had been fixed by the magistrates, he was unable to order the attendance of scientific gen tlemen, whose evidence might tend to elucidate several points which might now appear obscure. Mr. Hensel!, a civil engineer, said he fully agreed in all the previous evidence of Mr. Lowe, but thought the suggestion with respect to the collar, or ring, not of much importance, for if the tube were soldered with iron, it would be as safe, as the expansive or con tractile power at this point was very small. One impor tant omission was that of an iron stay between the tube from which the steam escaped and the deck of the vessel. Two iron straps or stays acted as supporters of this tube, but none to keep it from rising up. The deceased Riley's brother stated, that he was on board at the time of the accident, and felt conscious that no blame was attributable to any person. After hearing the surgical evidence, the CORONER summed up, and the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death" in the three cases. STATE OF TRADE. LIVERPOOL.—A change of wind within the last few days has brought up many foreign arrivals, of which several were sadly over-due, and, should the weather continue favourable, we may anticipate very considerable imports for the next week. The American advices are not of such a nature as to assist cotton operations here ; all parties seem very confidently to expect the largest yield ever gathered, and there is no reason to suppose that prices will be unduly sustained, as they have often been, by unna tural causes. Here the market has been well fre quented by buyers, and prices may be reported steady, with every disposition to sell on the part of importers. Money matters are still easy ; but long-dated bills are looked at rather shyly, thus indicating that bankers are anxious to guard against any sudden change in the supply of capital, and that they expect that accommodation of this sort will, ere long, be more difficult of attainment. Should these ideas be confirmed, we can scarcely look for any speculative interference in the produce markets ; indeed capitalists have latterly had great cause to regret their opera tions in this line. Our remarks last week in reference to the supply of guano have been considered, we hear, in some quarters, sadly exaggerated; we believe, however, that on a careful examination, our estimate of the supply will be found far below what the information now at hand would justify us in stating. In the country trade continues to nourish, and the consumption of taxable articles is rapidly increasing. —Liverpool Mercury of Friday. ALL HALLOW FAIR. WEDNESDAY.—This morning the remainder of the cattle shown yesterday were again on the field, and the demand was good. Of course, they were generally the inferior lots, but the dealers obtained fully more than the average prices obtained yesterday. On the whole, since the last Falkirk Tryst (October), prices have advanced on cattle from 10 to 20 per cent. ac• cording to their condition, and the prices obtained for lean stock was far above what could be got for good fat. The number of short-horns and south country cattle was nearly double that of last year, and this de scription of stock appears to be rapidly increasing at this market. HORSES.—There was a considerable show of good draught horses, which were in demand, the best of which fetched from 401. to 471. 10s. But Tuesday may be considered as merely the commencement of the horse market. In the Grassmarket yesterday (Wednesday), there was a good show of Irish horses, but in other kinds the show was indifferent. The demand did not seem very brisk ; best cart horses brought from 301. to 40/., some very superior animals approached nearly 501. The sales were dull, and prices were much the same as on Tuesday, but without any improvement in prices.—Caledonian Mercury. AN IRISH COACHMAN GAINING HIS FIRST PLACE. —The master had two beautiful English horses, and he wanted a careful man to drive them ; he was a mighty pleasant gintleman, and he loved a joke. Well, there was plenty after the place; and to the first that wint up to him, " Now my man," says he, " tell me how near the edge of a precipice would you undertake to drive my carriage?" So the boy considers, and he says, says he, " Within a foot, place yer honour, and no harm." " Very well," says he, "go down, and I'll give ye yer answer by and bye." So the next came up, and he sa4l he'd be bound to carry 'em within half a foot ; and the next five inches; and anothera dandified chap entirely —was so mighty nice, that he would drive it within three inches and a half, he'd go bail. Well at last my turn came; and when his honour axed me how nigh I would drive his carriage to a precipice, I says, says I, " Plaze yer honour, I'd keep as far off it as I could." Very well, Misther Byrne," says he, " you're my cOanlaman,t? as 's he. OPhl the toar theN wasio the kitchen whin I wint down and told the ,joke! LITERATURE. KNIGHT'S WEEKLY VOLUME. C. Knight, London, 1844. Three Parts of this Weekly Miscellany—which, considering the amount of information which each Part contains, is unquestionably the cheapest of the day—are now lying before us, and deserve a word of notice, if only for the skill with which they are got up, and the judicious manner in which the materials are arranged and condensed. One part contains a re publication in two volumes of Fairfax's translation of 'lasso's "Jerusalem Delivered"—the best, because the most accurate and characteristic version that has yet appeared of this epic ; another Part contains " Sketches of the History of Literature and Learning in Eng land," also in two volumes, in the second of which we find an interesting biographical memoir of Chaucer, together with copious extracts from his poems, and criticisms on his genius; and a third Part contains a "Natural History of the Elephant," written with considerable tact, and abounding in a variety of curious anecdotes illustrative of the singular sagacity of this animal. Each part is embellished with a pro fusion of wood-cuts, which add not a little to its attractions, executed, as they are for the most part, with very respectable talent. The" Weekly Volume" can scarcely fail to become a favourite with the public, for each part contains as much matter as a volume of Murray's "Family Library," and is only half the price. We subjoin an entertaining account of an elephant hunt in Africa from the Natural History of that animal. It is extracted by the editor, we should premise, from the narrative of Bruce, the traveller : " An hour before day, after a hearty breakfast, we amounted on horseback, to the number of about thirty. But there was another body, both of horse and foot, which made hunting the elephant their particular busi ness. These nen dwell constantly in the woods, and know very little of the use of bread, living entirely upon the flesh of the beasts they kill, chiefly that of the ele phant and the rhinoceros. They are exceedingly thin, light, and agile, both on horseback and foot; are very swarthy, though few of them are black; none of them woolly-headed, and all of them have European features. They are called Agageer, a name of their profession, not of their nation, which comes from the word agar, and signifies to hough or hamstring with a sharp weapon. More properly it means the cutting the tendon of the heel, and is a characteristic of the manner in which they kill the elephant, which is shortly as follows : " Two men, absolutely naked, without any rag or covering at all about them, get on horseback; this pre caution is for fear of being laid hold of by the trees or bushes, in making their escape from a ♦ery watchful enemy. One of these riders sits upon the back of the horse, sometimes with a saddle, and sometimes without one, with only a switch, or short stick in one hand, care fully managing the bridle with the other; behind him sits his companion, who has no other arms but a broadsword, such as is used by Selavonians, and which is brought from Trieste. His left hand is employed in grasping the sword by the handle; about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of being hurt by it; and, though the edges of the lower part of the sword are as sharp as a razor, he carries it without a scabbard. " As soon as the elephant is found feeding, the horse man rides before him as near his face as possible; or, if he flies, crosses him in all directions, crying out, lam such a man and such a man ; this is nay horse, that has such a name; I killed your father in such a place, and your grandfather in such another place; and I am now come to kill you; you are but an ass in comparison of them.' This nonsense lie verily believes the elephant understands, who, chased and angry at hearing the noise immediately before him, seeks to seize him with his trunk or proboscis; and, intent upon this, follows the horse everywhere, turning and turning round with him, neglectful of making his escape by running straight for ward, in which consists his only safety. Mier having made him turn once or twice in pursuit of the horse, the horseman rides close up alongside of him, and drops his companion just behind on the off side ; and while he engages the elephant's attention upon the horse, the footman behind gives him a drawn stroke just above the heel, or what in man is called the tendon of Achilles. This is the critical moment ; the horseman immediately wheels round, takes his companion up behind him, and rides off full speed after the rest of the herd, if they have started more than one; and sometimes an expert agageer will kill three out of one herd. If the sword is good, and the man not afraid, the tendon is commonly entirely separated : and if it is not cut through, it is generally so far divided, that the animal, with the stress he puts upon it, breaks the remaining part asunder. In either case, he remains incapable of advancing a step, till the horseman's return, or his companions coming up pierce him through with javelins and lances : he then falls to the ground, and expires with loss of blood." THE NEW SUGAR BILL. The Act of last session, admitting foreign sugar, the produce of free labour, into this country at a duty of 345. per cwt., came into operation on Monday, but there is scarcely any sugar, either in this port or in London, which is entitled to be entered under its pro visions, and very little is likely to arrive before the spring of next year. It will be remembered the Act requires that all foreign sugars introduced shall be accompanied with a certificate of origin, signed by the British Consul resident at the place where they are shipped. Now there are no such Consuls in any of the sugar growing countries to the east of tk, Cape, unless it is in China, and there is, therefor,, no sugar of any consequence that can be adir,itted at present from that part of the world. A. i.;onsul has been sent out to Manilla, but no intelligence has yet been received in this country of his arrival, so that the sugar of the Philippine Islands, of which several cargoes have recently arrived in the Channel for orders, is not admissible. For the same reason, the Java sugar is inadmissible, and will remain so until the English Government has either arranged with the Dutch Government for the appointment of a regular Consul, which it is understood that it has not yet been able to do, until it has given some one authority to act as Consul at Bat av i a f or t hi s particular purpose. When this matter of Consuls is arranged, there is no doubt that the arrivals of sugar from beyond the Cape will be very considerable. The only lot of foreign free-grown sugar in Liverpool, entitled to ad mission, of which we have heard, is a small quantity of Venezuela sugar shipped at Laguayra. There is very little of it, and no more can be got at present, owing to the demand on the spot for refining. A friend of ours has given us a sample which shows it to be a most beautiful sugar, full of saccharine matter, and of an excellent colour and quality. If a sufficient quantity of sugar of this kind can be obtained either from America or Asia, or both, it will be a most valuable addition to the existing supply, and will have a great effect on prices. ---Liverpool Times. FEMALE PEASANTRY IN THE SOUTIL—In the re moter extremities of the county of Limerick, I saw, for the first time, young females and grown-up women carrying large wooden pails full of milk on their heads. This was to me a wonderful as well as novel sight. They walked at as rapid a pace with these wooden pails on their head, without a hand touching them, as if they had been so strapped to their head as to render it impossible for them to fall, or the milk in any way to spill. Neither men nor women in this country could per form this ex ploit, though so easy of performance to the female peasantry in the south of Ireland. The further south you go, the more frequently do you see women carrying pails of milk or of water and other heavy burdens in this way. Not only can they walk at full speed with these utensils full of milk or water on their head without the aid of their hands, but some of them can leap over short hedges or small dykes, without the pails being dis placed, or even a single drop of their contents being spilt. The female peasantry in the south of Ireland are allowed on all hands to possess finer figures than the women in the rural districts of any other part of that country ; and the reason is supposed to be the erect manner in which they are obliged to walk when carrying burdens on their heads which require a certain stateliness as well as steadiness of carriage. —Impressions of Ireland and the Irish. The Earl of Eldon, it seems, has anted most libe rally towards the biographer of his grandfather, having presented Mr. Horace Twiss not only with the copyright of all the Eldon papers, but with a cheque for 1,0001. into the bargain.— Wiltshire Independent. REWARDS FOR HUMANITY AND COURAGE, BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.—The Moniteur publishes a list of the names of 230 persons who have just received me dals, as honorary rewards, for humane and courageous acts, reported to the Minister of the Interior between the 31st of January last and the 9th of the present month. These acts consisted chiefly of rescues from drowning, fire, and other perils attended with personal risk to the parties performing them, and of devotedness and seal on the part of the public functionaries in the discharge of their duty. The medals awarded are all of silver, with the exception of one of gold granted to M. Carlus, the deputy-mayor of Salvagnac, in the Tarn, for the extra ordinary courage and intrepedity manifested by hies in rushing upon a ruffian, who, after having shot a female, and snapped another loaded pistol, which fortunately did not go off, at a priest, was snaking his escape, threatening to fire upon any person who touched him, when he was was overtaken by M. Carlus, who boldly, although at that time quite alone, called upon him to surrender. The assassin, awed by the energy of the magistrate, instead of firing upon him, put the pistol into his own mouth, and blew out his brains. I 'TIM SURREY TOLLS.—Thursday the tolls arising at the several toll-gates, namely, Newington-gate, Ken nington-common -gate, &c., to East Grinstead-gato, in the county of Sussex, which were let last year for 28,5001., were let to Mr. Levy for 26,5001 It is reported that a legacy of 6,0001. has been bequeathed by a deceased member to the Cambridge Camden Society.—Cambridge Advertiser. RUNNING MATCH FOR 101.—On Thursday a 200 yards race came off near the Brocknock Arms, Camden town, between Stevens and Williams. At the start the men got off well together, and at the nearing the win ning goal Stevens went away, and won cleverly by five yards. Tho diatance was run in thirty-seven seconds. FOOT-RAGE AT DERBY.—On Monday last, a fell contested race of 140 yards, for 25 sovs., took place on the London-road, between John Shaw, of Doncaster, and S. Aston, of Ifandsworth, near Birmingham, which was won by the latter by about half a yard. 4 second race took place between B. Hand and G. Day, b o th o f Derby, foi and' after a desperate ilbrugglas it was given in a dead hot, - - SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—When commenting recently on the case of Mr. David Salomons, we took occasion to refer to the unsatisfactory state of the law respecting as to the form of the declaration required, as a preliminary qualification, for municipal offices. The following case illustrates the necessity of revising the law and regulating the practice in the C our t o f Ch ancery with reference to judicial oaths. The present state of the law is obviously a source of inconvenience to suitors in that Court, seeing it increases the costs and occasions delay. The case alluded to, which occurred yesterday in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, will explain the mode by which these results are pro duced : Mr. Lloyd moved for a special dedimus directed to Commissioners, to take the answer of a defendant named Pringle, and to administer such oath to him as would be binding on his conscience. Mr. Lloyd, in support of the motion, said the party was a Seotchinan, and be had some religious scruple to kissing the book when taking the oath, and he desired lie should be sworn by holding up his right hand. The former Commissioners had refused to take the answer in that way. "Mr. Bethel!, without opposing the motion, suggested whether the Court, upon the mere statement of counsel, would grant the application without requiring an affi davit of the facts. " The Vice-Chancellor having consulted with the Registrar, said the thing could not be done without an affidavit. " The case was, therefore, ordered to stand over for that purpose." For an oath to be worth anything, it must be bind ing on the conscience of the party. Yet, such is the absurdity of the practice with which the Chancery Commissioners in this case, and probably in other cases, are enamoured, that they insist upon swearing a witness by a form which he avows is not . binding upon his conscience ! They require a Sewchnian to " kiss the book ;" when the religion which he pro fesses, and the universal practice of the courts of law in that part of the United Kingdom of which he is a native, require him to " hold up his right hand," when taking the oath. The tender of a declaration "on the true faith of a Christian," to a member of the Jewish faith only equals this. The mockery of that which all men agree to regard as sacred, and the insult it offers to the individual, are alike to be condemned. To obtain the requite testimony of a witness by an oath, the forms of administering which his conscience will recognise and approve, an affidavit of the facts must be made; and then a special dedimus must issue, giv ing permission —as a personal favour, and as an act of condescension in the Court to the weakness of the witness—to the Commissioners, to swear him by the form which, he alleges, will be binding on his con science. Without here entering upon the question as to the potency of oaths to extract truth from reluctant or mendacious witnesses in courts of justice, we may venture to ask, whether it be advisable to adhere to specific forms, when those forms are objected to, on ap parently conscientious grounds by witnesses; and whether they do not rather defeat than aid the object for which they are employed? A party produced as a witness in a court of justice, whether civil or criminal, or before any commission authorised and directed to take evidence in any suit or inquiry, should be allowed to test the truth of his testi mony by any form of oath which he renders apparent to be that binding upon his conscience ; or if he conscientiously object to judicial oaths, in any form, then t o ma k e an d sign a declaration. This, Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists (?) are, by special statutes, allowed to do. Let a law be passed, substituting a declaration in lieu of an oath in all judicial investigations in which members of the now exempted sects are permitted to substitute a decla ration for an oath. The penalties of perjury should attach to an engagement by the wit ness to " speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." Great practical advan tages, without being accompanied by the slightest inconvenience, would result from abolishing (ex cept in the case of the sects referred to) the im perative obligation to be sworn in a judicial proceeding by a specific form. The truth is, that adherence to a specific form in many cases, weakens the force of the obligation. The form is evaded; and the trick., successfully performed, is supposed to abrogate the obligation. An ignorant and mendacious witness of the Roman Catholic Church, considers that the form of a cross upon the cover of the New Testament is requisite to compel him to adhere to the truth in giving his testimony ; and that he is relieved front this obligation if the book he kisses, when taki%, l2 , the judicial oath, be without that figure. A Pr otes .7. taut swearer, who is indisposed to comply v;ith the terms of the oath, thinks he has escaped fro . ..n the obli gation if he can manage to insert his tb.ktrab between the cover of the book and his lips, an kiss the former instead of the latter. Persons wh.o are in the habit of attending police-offices and ot!,ler courts of criminal jurisprudence, are familiar wi 4 ,:n such attempts to evade the obligation. Such ir.6tances show the influence which mere forms eur'cise over ignorant, and there fore superstitiwas, Minds ; and suggest that where the forms art retained, the oath should be solemnly and impressively administered by the presiding judge, and 7..0t, as now, slobbered over b y one o f t h e l owest un derlings of the Court. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, E. CHRONICLE.—The circular of HURSDAY Mr. John VENING lisilton and Son, share-brokers, of Manchester, for the 11th inst., states that since their last monthly circular of the 14th of October, there have been put forth flirty-one new prospectuses of railway schemes, and the shares applied for in each have far exceeded the number to be issued. On the 14th of August upwards of ninety new lines, requiring more than 60,000,000/. of subscribed capital to complete them, were put forward, to which add the above forty-one, stating a requirement of 35,265,0001., together upwards of 131, needing an inve.t., meet of 95,265,0001., with the power of borrowing; one third more, devoted to the same object, making a grand total of 127,020,0001. The five per cent. which Parlia ment requires to be advanced on the subscribed capital must give a speedy circulation to 4,762,166/. It, there fore, clearly behoves all the least experienced not to un dertake more engagements than they can permanently support, for the instances are but few where works have not had the most severe reverses long before they were completed. Moreover, should any sudden change take place in the Money Market, the present prices of many stocks will be with difficulty supported. " The draw ing forth so much new labour, as works to the above extent require, ought to impress the Board of Trade with the importance of exercising a sound discretion in their decisions." Messrs. Railton and Sun do not allude to the stringent character of the New Bank Char ter Act. The public ought to keep in view that the country banks cannot now " create money," to foster speculations, as they did in former years of excitement. They are tied down to a maximum of issues, and if the active demands upon their tills for paper should exceed the specified limits, they must draw on their deposits or reserved funds, and obtain Bank of England paper by the sale of securities or gold. This consideration will no doubt render the banks cautious, and prevent an infla tion of prices, to be followed, as on all similar occasions, by revulsionary panic. It is proper to observe that there is not much reason to suppose that of the whole 127,000,0001.. alluded to by Messrs. ltailton and Son, as being required to make the newly proposed railways, so much as one-half of that sum will ever be actually " called," and that the payments will be diffused over a series of years. The sum stated, therefore, looks more formidable on paper than it will be in reality. HERALD.—An impression has very generally pre vailed in the monetary circles for a week or two past, that the Directors of the Bank of England were resolved upon raising the rate of discount to three per cent. This impression has doubtless induced many persons to withhold their money from employment, in order to get it more advantageously placed, the feeling in the banking circles being general, that if the Bank of Eng land would take the lead, they would establish a higher rate at all events to the beginning of the year. We have reason to believe, however, that there was no good ground fur such an impression being entertained by the Direc tors of the Bank. As we mentioned yesterday, the Directors have no longer the responsibility of the circu lating medium of the country on their shoulders ; and therefore, that as a banking institution they may be fairly and reasonably expected to consult their own interest as to the terms upon which they will accommodate their customers, and without reference to the position of other parties. Supposing, indeed, that the Bank Directors still felt themselves responsible for the general currency of the country, no circumstance has occurred beyond the railway speculations to render any advance in the value of money a matter of pre sumable expedience. As it respects the speculations in railway shares, taken as a justifiable ground for restrict ing the currency, it can scarcely be said any longer to exist in a dangerous form, since public attention has been so pointedly directed to the inevitable consequences which will follow if it be persisted in. There is every reason to believe that for the present undue speculation in shares is pretty well knocked on the bead, and all that remains to be done is for the Board of Trade and the Legislature to take the necessary steps to prevent the expenditure on railways exceeding the amount of capital thrown off from the current industry of the country. The expectation, as we have above stated, was very general, that tho Directors of the Bank would, at the usual weekly meeting hold to-day, increase their rate of discount, but we believe we may aver with safet3> that no such change has yet been in contemplation, EXTENSIVE SALE OF HOUSES.—TIDE VALUE Or FREEHOLD PROPERTY.—On Thursday a s:de by auction took place at the Auction-mart, by Mr. G. Robins, of property situated in Lisson-grove, consisting of several valuable freehold ground rents, producing a clear income of 2401. per annum, secure d upon fifty-six freehold houses,including shops and corner houses, the annual value of which was near 2,0001,, the reversion in fee a which went to the purchaser in seventy-five years, which was the period of the several leases. The auction room was crowded, and several gentlemen of large capital were present. The total ground rent amounted to 2401. 55., and the yearly root of the houses to 1,9131. The pro perty fetched 7,4861. 10s. Among the lots was the Lle,p e and Anchor public-house, which was subject to no ground rent ; the rent was 1501. per annum. It was a ee-farm rent, and the reversion tell to the purchaser in seventy-five years, This went for 100 guineas.