The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-21 00:00:00

e sal ) " I was om 33 mut t full doing• 3s Sd; pork, her li• sts'e, It ful l doing• lod . l'orr hence ls t° w Ole, 1%1 eti tt f frc 3s 6 a sd to ieifersr ; to Ss ; od. 'Bs are )er 4119 4110 s, ), 5 1 i° 116 s t° SUPPII 41 10 " 51 2 5 0 1 r 0 0 1, A. glory 4 06 ' , r i raw , logP , es. de illg o ot ;V SUMMARY OF -EWS ,~ ~ :a Vubitr Optuton. " Who runs may read." On Tue s d a y a f ternoon th e Ki ng of the French, ac `crapanied by General Avinard ' the Marquis de Strada, slid two orderly officers, visited St. Cloud, but returned to Xeuilly t o di nner . I n t h e eve ning their Majesties r eceiv e d the Minister of Hesse , the Count de Sainte ltl • t alre, the Minister of Public Instruction, the Prefect Sainte of Seine, G enera l Fabvier, and Count Simeon. he British Ambassador, Lord Cowley, had a private ' audience of Louis Philippe on Wednesday, at which he de lirered t o hi s M a j est y letters from her Britannic Ma 3;st!, in an swer t o th e notification of the birth of his ' i csul High ness th e Duke d'Alrncon. His Excellency a lso deli vere d to t h e Ki ng an d Q ueen l e tt e rs by which ber Britannic Majesty announces the birth of a Prince, ey Sou. Similar letters were presented to his Majesty Y the representatives of Tuscan y and Nassau. Di, Tertian): Compan has been elected member of the tt ":ullber of Deputies fur Savenay. Ile had 145 votes ; 1 0 . Genoude, one of the rival candidates, had 115 ; %Dubois -Ar n e, 10; and M. Ernest de la Rochette, 1. tt We lea rn f rom T un i s , 30th u:t , that the fete of Saint I ds was celebrated by the French on the 25th with ratceremony, in the chapel erected by the present teat in honour of his great ancestor, on the hill of Yrsa, f„T . , he law cif July 24, 1843, fixing the amount of the 'net of expenditure for 1844, having ordered that be tire the Ist of January, 1845, the central organisation th each Mini s try should be settled by Royal or donnance,- d e s. Oroniteur of Thursday publishes au ordonnance 41 4 `ed the 13th instant, relative to one of the depart tstnts, viz., the Ministry of Foreign A ff airs. It is di ded into eight branches. The cabinet of the Minister Icud his secretaries, tho political direction, the commer -1141 dir ect i on, the bureau of the affairs of America and the direction of the archives and the chancellerie, bureau of protocols, the bureaux des contentieux (de reclamations, &c.), and the direction of the funds of the accounts. The attributes of each division je laid down, and the persons to be employed are e i ,„ 4 sed as follows :—directors, sub - directors, chefs de reducteurs, principal clerks, and copying clerks. e maximum salary of directors is fixed at 20 . 000 f. a trnd the minimum 15,000 f. ; the maximum of sub bl'ettterse 12,cte. s ooof., and the minimum B,ooof. ; the maxi- um of th / f de bureau 10,000 f., minimum 6,0 00 f. ; k a • lanaun i of the redactcurs 6,000 E, minimum, 4,000 f. m ; w-I ,crillra of principrl clerks 5,0001., minimum 3,000 f. ; of copying clerks 4,000, minimum 1,500 f. b e „ 4 ePendent of the regular employes, there are to be su "'llmeries or attaches, without salary, but they must be ` e htiates in law. T he Asmodce steam-frigate has received orders to be readiness to proceed to Tunis, and the Rubis steamer T he prep are d to leave for Constantinople. e 4 l,.he Minister of Public Works has given notice that the sth of next month he will open and decide upon th", n te nders for the laying down the rails, and forming lines from Orleans to Bordeaux and Orleans to te rzon. t 4 lett er f rom C a di z of the 11th, in the Debats, states t the Warspite has been ordered to quit Gibraltar the coast of Morocco, and to proceed to the Levant. kt i ,l, h e Augsburg Gazette has the following from Alex to „ s "s, dated the 30th ult. :—" The Viceroy has declared e t French Consul that he is about to undertake an thNliti on against the Abyssinians, who have invaded S e eronaara, where they have burned several villages, 4.c many of the inhabitants, and made slaves of others. c e , - , added, however, that his views were not those of e e ' h quet. He made this communication to the French te r : B , 4l , because France pretends to exercise a protec ir over Abyssinia." .b" Uni versa l Gazette of Leipsic gives an extract of t er, received from two Saxon merchants, who set out ? Months back for China. It says—" The Chinese f ea 'er Saxon cloths even to English ones. The English thi n t afacturers have sent out such a quantity of cloth bill it is cheaper than in England. In a year China tish b e a commercial market of little importance for Bri ts, c ommerce, for already the goods sent exceed con teljti°o. The exportation of Chinese goods is not ex -0116-!re• except in tea. The Chinese, in general, export g e4 4 „,efuse silks, keeping to themselves those of first 9ualit y ol.„ 11 ° Hanover Gazette of the 14th publishes the treaty Jul elrueree and navigation entered into with England in , e ke t last. It is preceded by a notification that, on the te p ,",„ange of the ratifications, it was agreed that the exist tQ,"lstoms tariff of Brunshan shall remain in force, but es ti `, l- he articles of British manufacture interdicted in the Oxenbrought of the treaty, will only pay from the Ist October, brought up the Elbe in British vessels, the duties dby • ta d article 6 ; and from that date British vessels their cargoes will pay no other duty than that fixed )P this tariff. letter from Hamburgh, of the 13th, in the Cologne ri zette, says :—" The Council of Burghers has been en twated to-day in discussing the treaty of navigation be 4cen the free towns of Hamburgh, Lubeck, and Bremen, 1 11 ` 4 the kingdom of Sardinia, concludad at Faris on the th fr e , J ul t y last, M. Rumpf being the representative of the diai k ."',,cs, and the Marquis de Brignole Sales of Sar c°mple treaty is founded on the principle of the most lag te e d r eciprocity, with the sole exception of the coast to i t ,'„Ve, Which each of the contracting parties reserves exclusively. The treaty is comprised in ten Uni es ; s :, No change is to be made in any of them, se tb,;,TQY are extended to the ships of all other nations, d any one of the contracting parties grants any va k -- "lge to any other nation whatever, the same ad henge May he claimed by the other contracting parties. day treat is to remain in force for ten years from the °f its ratification, and, further, twelve months oti;": either of the parties has given official notice to the tr et - tt r of its intention not to continue the treaty. This 16 3 ' h been ratified, but the treaties for the naviga ef th as e Elbe have been rejected a third time by a vo te t i tY of three dioceses against two. There were 328 tte e of whom 134 voted for the ratification, and 194 tIZ,Vt it. Th e gr and deputation, which is finally to th e upon the fate of the treaties for the navigation of was immediately appointed." LAW AND POLICE. al l : h e case of Sp a rks v. Austin was tried in the Secon -Bes Cou r t. Th e pl a intiff is an attorney's clerk, and Q m defendant was formerly the landlord of the St. to recover Tavern, Lambeth-road. The action was brought `cenver the sum of 41. 18s., due by the defendant to ttica Plaintiff. The defendant first pleaded never indebted, 1,1 1 ' secondly, a set off. The jury found a verdict for %defendant. p i ,"he sittings at the Central Criminal Court for the j ell e aent session concluded yesterday. The Court ad -1;;1ed to the 21st October. 4 Berry, a lad, was committed from Guildhall, Of Alderman Hughes, charged with stealing a bundle fs e lParel, value 31., which he was entrusted to carry to te e the factory of Mr. Lyons, 15 6 , High Holborn, street, residence of Mrs. Lyons's father, in Great Alie ‘4.tt Queen-square, John Watts, a man in the employ James Evans, of 20, Lower Sloane-street, baker, !'flaro.ed with having gplundered his master to a very ti rr sidera t tle extent. The prisoner was in the habit of Ying out bread, and took the opportnnity of robbing f e ,. t aaster by taking out more loaves than he was charged A lie was remanded. at i ,"" Gravesend Mr. James Gould, fruiterer, Windmill ie‘etet, was charged with having, on Sunday, the 15th th er a h,te exercised his ordinary calling in his shop , the y incurring under the statute of the 29th Charles t h 3„ a lenalty of 5L The defendant stated that he had t e 'Anne what every fruiterer in London was permitted Ivb,",° without molestation, partly opened his shop It e - g°w and sold fruit on the Sunday after one o'clock. t ° Was fined 6s. 6d. Mr. Oakes in giving judgment t r ade the following excuse for the conduct of the magis lietes.in undertaking a crusade against Sunday trading. p art s .ald that there was such a clamour raised by certain to w " le a ag ainst the practice of Sunday trading in the to w° + that th the magistrates were, in a measure, enforced hr oe aK e cognizance of it in every shape in which it was A Rht before them. •.4. h ras re spectably attired young man, named Alfred Ed ti4sC, described as a pickle-manufacturer , in Haber at r er- Place, Hoxton, was remanded from Worship -1 ,Jet, Ch arge d w ith ' having administered a quantity of tb„ s en to a y oung w o m an named Jane Gregory, and ` 413 3' cad her death. i 3 Woo u l se wich, John Stroud, a man of colour, and fiv e of St. Helena, was charged with being found asleep :i stable belonging to the Red Lion, Shooter's-hill, o en suspicion of having committed felony. The pri hnor, who was stated to be the dread of the neighbour (itt, was remanded. W ee 4a rY Harding, and her daughter, Louisa Harding, 1 1 ,;" remanded from Hammersmith on a charge of Of ) 4 1 g Pawned some silver spoons, stolen from the house k e • E. 11. Kent, the Prince of Wales, Church-street, 4a ingten ta -ik ni t the Thames Police-court a respectable woman ed Landell, residing in Chatham-place, Walworth, fethe',whese husband is foreman to Horton and Hart, y u °P - factors, in Southwark, applied to Mr. Ballantine th e a Warrant against Captain Spratley, the master of _ Cyrus, for leaving her son behind at Celebes, or Ti7e assar, an island in the Indian Ocean, four years ago. ~,,a M agistrate directed Inspector Maddox to make im- La te inquiry into the circumstances of the case. ET—ARNI ONABI.E. ki ir n be Earl oo of lT Shrewsb P ury and family arrived in Bir the ghant on Saturday last, at Dee's Royal Hotel, and ire I c ourse o f t h e d ay v i s i ted t h e R oman C at h o li c Bi s h o p. 3 1 "le evening , it being the eve of the Nativity of the Lady cased Virg i n, irgin, they attended Divine service at t h e ~e Chapel in the new cathedral dedicated to St. Chad, ttot ' i u c e Earl of Charleville has ordered all his farming -1:10.1 B ;e., at Charleville Forest, to be sold off. The seat : 11 1 Count ess l e ft hi s L or d s hi p ' s anc i en t b aron ial The rIY in the preceding week, on a tour. Earl of Harrowby and Viscount and Lady Frances b ts Zon and , family arrived at Harrowgate on Thursday, f rom Sandon Hall , Staffordshire. The Noble Earl mac :or som e years past, annually visited that watering log , and h as i nvar i ably derived great benef i t from ', the waters F_itzwilliam . will commence his annual series of RoZerdinners this week, at Wentworth House, near Ai hr ,ham, where a family party has assembled. Lady i t is Caza Fitzwilliam, the Noble Earl's youngest daughter, v v c e z f r e e etd, will make her debut next season. is in a stateaopf" Ivi lo has b een to state that the Duchess of Manchester, seriously indisposed at Tandagree Castle. 1t . 1 ‘ 4 . and Mrs. 'Wentworth Beaumont and family have mr:Aaa n ttheir se a t, B y we ll H all, Northum b erland. d lin Gear ady Fanny Howard have arrived at Holkar Milnethorpe, on a visit to the Earl of Bur- MIXSC"LIZa..&I7ZOITS. Ti' North Lancashire Election took place yesterday. :41r.(;lifters, the Conservative, was returned without op positi on. IV e hear that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bri4 e, with his son-in-law, the Grand Duke of Med lenburgh Strelitz, are expected on a visit to the Earl of Mansfield, at Scone Palace, in the course of next neck. It i s currently reported in the City that Alderman Sir John Pine has received an intimation that he will be appoit ted a Commissioner of Excise. We are requested by the Messrs. M'Cracken, Custom house a gents, to state, that the marble statue which htts arrived by the ship Effort, from Leghorn, for her Ma jes.`.y the Quf:en, is not a statue of her Majesty, but of Yer telope, kr..ecuted by Richard Wyatt, an English sculp tor, resid' rig at Rome, and who, when in England two years an, was honoured by her Majesty with the corn miss. ion . By - yirtue of a very old custom in Belgium, particu larly in Brussels, the reigning Sovereign of this country becoms godfather to the seventh consecutive son of any family, however humble their situation may be. The other . ni zht, the wife of an honest mechanic residing at No. 17, Rue de la Betterave, gave birth to her seventh son, who will accordingly have the honour of becoming the g odson to his Majesty the King of the Belgians. A I very large meeting of medical men was held on Thurs day 4 .1) the Guildhall, Norwich, to consider the provis: ions of Sir James Graham's recently introduced Medic al Bid. The several speakers viewed with alarm Sir Ja mes Graham's Bill. It was unanimously agreed that 1 ietitions to the House of Commons should be adopt( d, and to the House of Lords, should the Bill be brougl at under consideration there. Large amounts of new copper coin, or half-farthings, are, a.; :already intimated, now issued. It is a neat piece of money, bearing the bust of the Queen, with the inscripti, on " Victoria," &c. ; on the reverse the words "Half a Farthing." Many street speculators took ad vantage of the curiosity of the passengers, and sold them at the r ate of four for a penny. Thee frequenters of St. Paul's will doubtless be re joiced t o learn that the precise time for the re-commence ment oi •Divine service has at length been fixed upon, as appea rs. by the following announcement at the Cathedral door : ---" The service in the Cathedral will recom mence • on Sunday, the 29th inst." On Tuesday last the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hos pital, commencing with the Royal Horse Artillery to the 6th bt ittalion of Foot Artillery, attended before a board of the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, for the pur pose o . f being identified by Captain Forbes, who has been a ppointed paymaster of the Woolwich districts. The pe:lsioners will be paid monthly in future, com mencing-. sit Christmas next, but those who prefer it may be paid weekly, and a similar arrangement will be made with those who may become a burden to the pa rishes, tad enter the union poorhouses. JAMES COCKBURN BELA NEY. The excitement created by the trial of this person on the ch..irg e of murdering his wife, at Stepney, still pre vails in ,orth Sunderland and its neighbourhood, where the misel :able man resides, and has been living since his acquittal . On Monday evening last the populace col lected in great numbers about eight o'clock, and paraded the strec is and lanes in and near North Sunderland, with thr de effigies, the first representing Belaney, the second "the archfiend," and the last one of Belaney's friends, who resides in Newcastle, and who took a very prominent part in the late trial in favour of the prisoner. On the prc.cession reaching the gates of Belaney's house, about nine o'clock, they began to set fire to the effigy outside the gates, upon which Belaney rushed out of the house, and fired Off a pistol in the direction of the crowd, but he was glad to make a hasty retreat, dropping his pistol on the way. His conduct so exasperated the popul: ice, that they commenced a general assault on Belau ey's house, battered in the shutters, and demol ached the glass frames. Having effected an en trance, they destroyed everything that came in their way. In the , 'confusion Belaney effected his escape, and he con trived. :to elude the vigilance of his pursuers by secreting himself in a neighbouring cornfield, otherwise there is little ch aibt his life would have been sacrificed. The crowd t hen set fire to the gates and to two of the figures, and fine fly suspended that representing Belaney by the neck frc .m the chimney-top of a house on the opposite side of :the road, where it remains attracting the atten tion of the curious. The house on the following morn ing had all the appearance of a place that had under gone the fury of a military assault, the walls being battered as if struck by hundreds of cannon-balls. But the wort aof destruction did not end here. The populace again as sembled on Wednesday night, and burnt the premise: ; completely to the ground. The situation of Belaney's home was a very romantic one. It is at the end of tl ie village, near the edge of the cliff overlooking the sea, the drawing-room windows being only a few in ches froti the summit of a fearful precipice. It was built actor din to a plan laid down by himself, and has long afford trig food for gossip among the rustic population of that locality. It is not true, as stated in some of the Newt: sstle papers, that Belaney had ensconced himself at Clead on, near Sunderland. His brother, the clergyman, had boon on a visit there, and hence the mistake arose. We: have received the following additional particulars from an occasional correspondent residing in the neigh bourh ood. BURNING OF BELANEY'S ROUSE. During the time the conflagration was proceeding, va rious : articles of furniture were flung out of the windows, in order to save them from the devastating element, but they Ivere instantly flung back into the flames by the mob, :tnd in a short time everything was consumed. Be laney effected his escape, and it is not known whither he has. directed his steps, but I have been informed that during this morningihe was seen walking on the quay in this town. The news of the destruction of his property is hailed by all with delight ; and two or three persons, in my hearing, on being informed of the event, expresso: I their sorrow that he was not consumed as well as his pi operty. The popular indignation towards him knows no bounds ; and if he remain in this neighbour hood much longer, his life will certainly be sacrificed. It is said that the shopkeepers in North Sunderland have refused, ever since the trial, to sell him even the neces saries of life ; and indeed this is not to be wondered at, considering the light in which he is regarded here by everybody. I have conversed with many persons about him, and not a word of.commisseration towards him has escaped from one of them. A hand-bill, one of which I enclose, has been circulated extensively in the district, and is known to have excited Belaney's ire. How he can have the effrontery to remain at North Sunderland, with hundreds about him thirsting for his blood is a mystery; it is supposed that he was at first determined to brave the popular feeling, and by residing, as usual, in North Sunderland, to endeavour to stamp on the mind of his neighbours the idea, that by so doing, he was innocent ; last night's proceedings will, however, convince him that North Sunderland is no longer an abiding place for him. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. SEPT. 14.—Iris, cutter, Thomas Fleming, Esq., from the Mediterranean and proceeded to Southampton ; Fairy; schooner, Wm. Peareth, Esq., Cherbourg. 16. Jack o'Lantern, schooner, Earl of Orkney, West of Scotland and Plymouth last. 17. Storm finch, yawl, Lieutenant-Colonel Bowers, from the westward. 18. Flirt, schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, Baronet, Havre. 19. Ariel, schooner, Almon Hill, Esq., Havre. SAILINGS. SEPT. 17.—Fairy, schooner, Wm. Peareth, Esq., for London, left for the season ; Corsair, cutter, John Con greve, Esq., Yarmouth, to lay up ; Camilla, schooner, Thomas Hallifax, jun., Esq., Cowes Harbour, to lay up. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Kestrel ketch, Commodore Earl of Yarborough ; Stormfinch, yawl. Cutters—Phantom, Charlotte, Rein Deer, Whim, Lufra, Aurora, Falcon, Intrepid, Medina, Midge, Flower of Yarrow. Schooners—Jack o'Lantern, Xarifa, Ariel, Gem. Lord Ernest Bruce and family left No. 1, Castle-ter race, this day. Sir A. Murray has taken the house, and is expected with his family to-morrow. J. J. Brownrig, Esq., has taken the Pavilion ; W. Orton, Esq., Rose Mount. Lady Selina Ker is expected at Trafalgar House. Lord Cadogan is at Cowes Castle. LADVERTISEMENT.] THE TURN OF IFE !—CURE EXTRAORDINARY BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A respectable woman, aged 47, named Graham, residing in Scotland-road, Liverpool, was in the most critical and dangerous state for nine months, being sometimes almost choked with phlegm, with shortness of breath, palpitation of the heart, toge ther with a general derangement and debility of the whole system. Her life was in the greatest danger when she commenced the use of these miraculous pills, which restored her to the highest state of health in five weeks. They are the finest medicine in the world for females of all ages. Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, strand (where advice may be had gratis), and by almost all respectable medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. PORTSOKEN WARD.—In this ward a very active canvass is going on in favour of the candidates, Mr. Sheriff Moon, Mr. David Salomons, and Mr. Scales, and their committees respectively express sanguine expecta tions as to the result. In various parts of the ward banners and flags are exhibited with inscriptions and mottoes upon them. The Lord Mayor will attend on Wednesday morning at the late workhouse, Cock and Hoop-court, Houndsditch, when after the nomination of the several candidates at the wardmote, this will be ad journed to America-square, where a booth will be erected to take the votes of the electors of the ward. This cere mony used to be performed at the church, but it is wished to avoid the desecration of the sacred edifice for such a purpose, on which account it is proposed that the wardmote should be continued in America-square. BILLINGSGATE WARD.—ELECTION OF AN ALDER MAN.—In compliance with the precept of the Lord Mayor, Thursday next has been appointed for the nomi nation and election of an alderman to represent the ward of Billingsgate. Duringthe last few days, Mr. W. Metcalfe, formerly a resident in the ward, and a coal factor, offered himself as a candidate to the freemen of the ward, but, after having canvassed the inhabitants for two days, the chairman of his committee wrote to the chairman of the committee of Mr. Thomas Sidney, sheriff elect, intimating that it was not the intention of Mr. Metcalfe to contest the election. There being no other candidate in the field, there will be no doubt of Mr. Sidney's return. THE LAW OF COURTSHIP IN AMERICA. — In recent trial for breach of promise of marriage, in Ver ' mont, the judge laid it down that no explicit promise of marriage was necessary to bind the parties to a marriage ' contract, but that long-continued attention to or itimacy • with a female was as good evidence of intended marriage as 6 special contract. THE SUN, LONDON', SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1844. (From the Gazctte of last night.) Railway Department, Board of Trade, Whitehall, Sept. 19, 1844. Referring to the notice in the Gazetit of the 23d August, announcing the intention of the Railway Board to examine into certain schemes therein enumerated, with a view to the presentation to Parliament of minutes or reports thereon, in the event of their becoming the subjects of application to Parliament, the Board hereby give notice, that it is further their intention to examine, with a similar view, into the following schemes, viz.;- 1. The schemes proposed for connecting Portsmouth with London, by more direct lines of railway commu nication. 2. The Richmond and West end Junction, and other schemes for forming a central terminus in the neighbour hood of Waterloo and Hungerford bridges- The principal points into which inquiry will be made in connection with the above schemes, are as follows: SPORTING 'iNTELLIGENCE. Mr. Meikiam's Trueboy, 4 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Parthian, 4 yrs Sir R. Gill's Corodino, 3 yrs 2 dr --~ DQ.NCASTER, FRIDAY AYTEROON. • The early he ttr at which the races commenced ena bles us, by n teens of an express to the Swinton station, to give, the result of the principal races to day, the 1001. :Plate being the only one undecided when our prlto el was closed. The weather was showery, and t 1 )e attendance thin, but not more so than usual on tl• ,e last day at these meetings. It will be seen that, aft er all, the great match between Cor ranna and Fo4:-a-ballagh came off, and that it proved a decisive triu n aph for the young one. The Scarbroug.h Stakes of 30 sows. each, 20 ft, for three yrsold.; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. The Capt. Boyd's Dog Billy, 3 - yrs Won in a canter. lASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD'S RACES (CONCLUDED). The St. Leonard's Plate of 501. Heats, twice round. Mr. Dockeray's Dalesman, 3 yrs 2 0 1 1 Mr. Cook's Molly Mogg, 3 yrs 0 1 3 2 Mr. Langridge's Discretion, 3 yrs 1 0 2 3 Mr. S. Smith's Queen of the Chase Mr. Coppard's Spectator, 5 yrs 0 3 dr Mr. Jenner's Amy, 5 yrs... . dis. Mr. Bacon's Tub Thumper, 6 yrs winner of the St. Leger to have carried 71b extra. One mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Salvin's The Cure...... (Templeman) 1 Mr. Smallwood"s Prince Royal Mr. W. S. Stat idish's Susan A fine race. 1. The ability and bona fide intention of the promoters to prosecute their application to Parliament, next ses sion, for Bills to authorise their several undertakings. 2. The advantages to be obtained, in a national point of view, in completing or extending important lines of railway communication. 3. Tho amount of local advantage afforded to the towns and districts more immediately affected. 4. The engineering circumstances of the line, so far as may be necessary to form a general judgment of the cha racter of the undertaking. 5. The estimates of cost of construction, and of traffic and working expenses, so far as may be necessary to judge of the probability of the line being completed and efficiently worked, in the event of its being sanctioned by Parliament, and with a view to drawing a comparison between the merit of competing lines of railway. The inquiry, in conformity with the recommendation of the fifth Report of the Select Committee en Railways, will not embrace questions of private property or inter est, which will be reserved altogether for the considera tion of the Legislature. DALHOUSIE. D. O'BRIEN. C. W. PASLEY. S. LAING. The Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, and 30 added, once round and a distance, were won in three heats by Mr. Monk's Beggar Girl, 4 yrs (Esling), beating Mr. Prescott's Bosphorus, aged (won second heat), Mr. Belchin's Crocus, 4 yrs, Mr. Hardy's Fairplay, aged, Mr. Wilson's Dart, 5 yrs, Mr. S. S. Smith's Queen of the Chase, 3 yrs, after a very fine race. MONMOUTH RACES—TUESDAY. 6tolon T' .e Cure. The running was made by Prince Royal, at a strong pace, followed by the filly, The Cure I.lfing off up to the Red House, where he took the second place. At the Stand he took the lead fror.l the Prince Royal, and won in a canter by three lengths. The Monmouthshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 40 added, twice round and a distance. Match, 1,000 sovs. St. Leger Course. Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh, 3 yrs, 7st.. (Abdale) 1 Mr. Collett's Corranna, 5 yrs, 9st .. (Whitehouse) 2 3 to 1 on Foig-a-ballagh, who made running all the way, and won in a canter by six lengths. The Park Hill Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yr old fillies, Bst 71b each ; the second to receive 100 sovs., and the winner to pay 201. towards expenses. St. Leger Course. (31. Subs.) Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorell a (J. Day, jun.) 1 Colonel Anson's The Princess Mr. Irwin's The Pride of Kildare Mr. Gough's Fausta, 6 yrs ....(Dodgson) 1 2 1 Mr. Parr's Nora Creina, 6 yrs 2 1 2 Mr. Raworth's Clinker, aged The Clytha Hurdle Stakes of 5 sors. each, with 25 added. Heats. Mr. Powell's Cracksman, aged ...(Owner) 5 1 1 Mr. Southby's Waterloo, 5 yrs.. .. 1 5 2 Mr. Ball's Freedom, aged Mr. Raworth's Clinker, aged 2 2 4 Mr. Williams' Sam Weller, 6 yrs .. 3 3 5 The Hack Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 15 added, twice round and a dis, were won in three heats by Captain Pearce's Fickle, 5 yrs (owner), beating Am bition and Waterloo. Lord G. Bentinck's All-round-my-Hat Lord Chesterfield's Joan of Arc ... 2tol on Princess, and 3to 1 agst Sorella. Joan of Arc made the running at her best pace, followed by The Pride of Kildare and the Princess, Sorella lying off. They ran thus to the Red House, where The Pride of Kildare went in front, and with the Princess in attendance led to the distance ; she then fell back, and Sorella took the second place, waiting on The Princess to the stand, where she challenged, headed her in two or three strides, and won cleverly by a length. The Pride a good third. Match, 300 sous. each, Red House in.—Lord G. Bentinck's br f Longitude, received ft from Lord Glasgow's b f Sister to Deerslayer. WEDNESDAY. The Chippenham Stakes of 5 sons. each, with 25 added. Heats, twice round. Mr. Parr's Ninety-one, 3 yrs.. (Parr) 3 5 1 1 Mr. Wilkin's Ima, 6 yrs Mr. Herbert's Tariff, 5 yrs Mr. Hewitt's Maud, 4 yrs . 5 2 3 dr Mr. Gough's Aimwell, aged The Monmouthshire Hunt Hurdle Stakes, two miles, were won by Mr. Jones's Novice, beating Mr. Rolls's Dwarf, and three others, in a canter. The Beaten Stakes were won by Mr. Parr's Nora Creina, beating Aimwell and Ambition. Match, 100, h ft, two miles.—Mr. Collett's Corranna, 5 yra, Bst 101 b, against Mr. H. Johnstone's William le Gros, 5 yrs, Bst. Off by consent. LATEST DERBY BETTING AT DONCASTER. 9to 2 agst John Day's lot 35 to 1 agst Twig sto 1 agst Scott's lot 40 to 1 agst Connaught 14 to 1 agst Alarm Ranger 17 to 1 agst Cobweb colt 40 to 1 agst Vitzallen ADD ITIONAL PARTICULARS. DONCASTER, THURSDAY EVENING. The appearance of Alice Hawthorn's name amongst the entries for the Cup, and the certainty that, if it produced a race at all, it would be for the bonus added by the C( ,rporation for the second horse, entirely divested what h as hitherto been one of the most ex citing of all public interest, and question. The list, apart putipec races ulati of o a t ,h out u meeting,tof the from the Cup, 'was not by any means imposing. The Innkeepers' Plate, which, by the way, was one of the closest races we ever saw, had considerably less than the aver age number of subscribers. The Three year-old Stak - es only brought out a couple of starters, and was a very hollow thing. The Two-year-old Stakes was equally so, from the badness of the starting; and the Cup w as, what every C up , Pl a t e , or St a k e , must be that Alice Hawthorn has any part in, little better than Is walk over. It did not surprise us, therefore, that, with such feeble attractions, the at tendance was 'vastly inferior to the generality of Cup days at Dona ster. The weather was bright and warm, and tile muster of faihionables, although small, sufficient to enable us to present a tolerable list of names. Before doing so, however, we have again to refer to the Corranna and Foig-a-ballagh dispute. Our last parcel was made up to twelve o'clock on Wednesday night, it being then generally understood that a compromise had been agreed on ; the subje et, however, was discussed afresh after our report was sent off, and a determination come to, in order to prevent further ,dispute, to run the match on the day, and upon the terms ori ginally proposed. It will therefore come off to-morrow over the St. Leger course, Corranna carrying 9st, and Foig-a-ballagh, 7st. 7to 4 has been laic/ on the young 'un. The match be tween Corranna and William le Gros, in consequence of this arrangement, will not be run. We will now give our promised list of the company :—Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of Eglinton, Earl of Glasgow, Earl of Galway, Earl of March, Earl and Countess Manvors, Earl of Miltown, Earl of Scarborough, Earl Spencer, Earl of Stratford. Lords—Geo. Bentinck, Bruce, Glamis, Hawke, Maidstone, Milton, E. Russell, Stanley, Wenlock, &c. Sirs— George Armytage, C. Cockerell, C. W. Codrington J. Gerard, G. Houston, H. Mildmay, Tatton Sykes, W. Don, G. Strickland, Harry Vane, H. Vavasour, W. W. Wynn, &c. Honourables—Colonel Anson and Mrs. Anson, C. C Cavendish, G. Fit zroy , G. W . Fit zw illi am , Forester,H. S. Hawke, Martin Hawke, James Lutnsden, Captain Lawley, C. C. Martin, Sir George LI. Mostyn, G. 0. Murray, Foley, uorace Eritrat..cl4i.oyn Captain it , OU3 Captain Spencer, Captain Vaughan, F. Villiers, M. Watson, J. S. Wort ley, &c. General Shuhrick. Colonels—Bouverie, Colville, Charritie, Cobbe, Fullerton, Hagarty, Hornby, Hawke, Knox, Stanley, Wallington, IA yng field. / 11 ajors—Campbell, Shewell, Tempest, &c. Captains--Anne, Bastard, Boyd, Cooke, Corbett, France, Fullerton, Grassett, Graham, Holden, Lum ley, Markham, R. Peel, W. Peel, Pettat, Pickard, Pinder, Power, Ramsden, Rawsons, Smith, C. Sparling, F. Spencer, Tottenham, Taylor, Williams, Winfield, Witham, Wood. Counts—Alversteven and Bathyany. Messrs. Bouverie, F. T. Foljambe, G. S. Foljambe, Geo. Lane Fox, J. Garforth, Gilbert, Meiklam, Mostyn, &c., &c. The racing commenced at three o'clock, the handi cap being the first event. For the Innkeepers' Plate, Corodino, Knight of the Whistle, and the Cob got well off, and ran abreast at a strong pace to the distance, where Corodino re tired ; the Cob then went on with the running, but was caught at the Stand, and after one of the most splendid races ever beheld, won on the post by a head. Juvenal and Phillip lost start, and never got within two or three lengths of the first two. For the Sweepstakes of 200 SOTS. each, Joe Lovell, who made running from the hill, won in a canter. The Two-yrs-old Stakes was one out of many races that have occurred in the course of the present meet ing, to prove either that there is something very de fective in the mode of starting at Doncaster, or that the person appointed to perform that duty is incom petent. In the first race this afternoon two horses were deprived of all chance by the dropping of the flag when their heads were turned in a contrary di rection to the post ; and in this it lowered at the mo ment the first favourite, Midlothian, jumped short round, not when the horses where at the post, but when they were some yards below it ; it was not raised again until the flag in advance was also down, and the race,with seven out of the ten, had commenced ; the consequence was, that the riders of the Lillah colt and Titania hesitated and lost several lengths, and that Midlothian was left at the post. A few words will describe the race. Longitude got well off, made nearly all the running, was never caught, and won in a canter by two lengths ; the St. Martin colt was a bad third, Bretwalda fourth, and Sir R. Bulkeley's fifth ; Punjaub and Firemaster beaten off. For the Cup, Alice Hawthorn made her own run ning, was never approached, and won in the com monest of canters. Pride of Kildare was beaten off before she had gone half the distance. SALE OF ELOOD-ITOCK BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL. Gs. Mr. Bowes's Bretby Meteor ....................................................... 110 Luneta Maid of Fez 9O Albatross to 1 agst Kedger to 1 agst Broth. to E. 0. 50 to 1 agst Collier—taken 50 to 1 agst Myrrha COURT OF SEWERS. A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the county of Middlesex, was held yesterday at the Sewers'-office, Greek-street, Soho-square, for the transaction of general business, T. L. Donaldson, Esq., in the chair. • The orders of Court of the 6th and 13th of Sep tember having been read, the Court received petitions and memorials, and considered the cases of parties summoned to answer for irregular drainage, &c. A smart discussion arose upon the hearing of one of these as to the power of the Commissioners in ordering the construction of a new sewer where re quired, and amercing the parties benefited in the cost of the same. _ Mr. SMITH, the Solicitor to the Court, said that the majority of professional men were of opinion that the Court could not legally exercise such power, but the opi nion of the present Attorney-General (SirW.Follett), decidedly one of the highest authorities in his pro fession, was, that the Commissioners had full autho • rite under the statute to order such construction where required. His (Mr. Smith's) own humble opi nion was, that the Court was possessed of such power. Mr. SALE saw no necessity for legal opinion upon the subject. The Act did decidedly give to the Com missioners the power of constructing any new sewer. A desultory conversation followed, in which Mr. Leslie, Col. Gaunt, Mr. Baldwin, and the Chairman, took part. _ _ Mi. WILLOUGHBY thought the discussion quite irregular. The Court must, in that case, act as it had heretofore done in cases of irregular drainage, and that was, by cutting off the drain. If they were satisfied by the opinions of Sir William Follett as to the powers of that Commission, why, then let them name a future day for the proper discussion of the question, but let them not then waste the time of the public, and their own, by entering upon any irrelevant matter. Mr. LE BRETON moved, in the case in question, that the parties who had built the drains some sixteen years ago, and whose right to use them had been till now unquestioned, should be still allowed to retain them. Colonel GAUNT, after a few remarks upon the hardship of the case, said it would be unfair if the parties, after already incurring the expense of building such drains, should be obliged to discontinue them. Mr. BALDWIN moved an amendment that they be cut off. Mr. CRACE begged the Court not to admit the motion upon their books that they could for a moment tolerate a nuisance, which was the worse, because of sixteen years' standing. He would second the amend ment with a great deal of pleasure. The original motion and amendment were put, when the latter was carried by a majority of three. The next notice upon the paper, to consider if any, and what steps, should be immediately taken to re store the dilapidated parts of the main line of the Ranelagh sower in Gloucester-road, Paddington, was deferred to a future day, the reports of surveyors upon the subject not yet being ready. The Court then took into consideration a letter received from the Holborn and Finsbury Commission, to the effect that they could not apply the funds of that district to the deepening of the line of sewer, in connexion with the proposed new street from St. Giles's to Long Acre. The Westminster Court had also ordered that their solicitor (Mr. Smith) should take counsel's opinion upon the legality of their (the Westminster Court of Sewers) expending the sum required for the purposes of the Holborn and Fins bury district. Mr. SMITH said that he had communicated with Mr. Barlow, who had given it as his opinion that the Westminster Court of Sewers could not legally incur expenses for the works of the Holborn and Finsbury division.—(Hear, hear.) Mr.WILLouGunY said, that the Holborn and Fins bury Commission had already told them that they could not lay out money out of their district, al though for their own purposes ; and yet they expected that Court to expend funds from which they themselves derived no benefit. He wished to be as liberal as possi ble to any other Commission, but surely it did not re quire legal opinion as to the justice of spending the money of that division for the benefit of another Com mission. Let them have the use, if they would, of the depth required by that Court, but not an inch more, unless they were prepared to pay for the extra digging. Mr. LESLIE could not understand why the Holborn and Finsbury Commission should have sent such a letter. They paid 150/. a year to the City of Lon don Commission for permission to go through their sewers. Surely, then, when every facility was given to them of an outlet to the Thames, by only paying the extra expenses of digging, that Commission could not be branded as narrow or illiberal. It eould not be conceded for a moment that it would be legal for the rate-payers of that district to pay for works from which they derived no benefit. The only use, then, of the legal opinion quoted by Mr. smith was, that it enabled them to give the Holborn and Finsbury Com mission a very short answer. He must add, that the 971. of additional expense for gullies ought also to be added to the original sum required from them for the extra digging. Colonel GAUNT said that he would trouble the Court with but a few words on the subject under discussion. In reference to the rent paid by the Holborn and Finsbury district to the City of London, he would remind them that the latter, by its great influence, got a clause inserted in their Act, by which the already mentioned sum was allowed them. But the question was, ought that Commission, in a line calculated to be of general and lasting benefit, to act so very stringently F Supposing that the three Com missions were acting as under the law of Henry the Eighth, when the country, now so densely peopled, was quite open, and when the waters of the higher lands were obliged to reach the Thames by their natural channels would it be contended, at that period, that this Commission could attempt to stop the ancient water-courses ? The Court of Queen's Bench would very soon settle the question, by order ing them to be opened. Let them look at the case now. lie thought that this Commission was quite bound to keep open the outlets for the benefit of the upper lands. He thought that the higher courts would decide now as they would have decided then.—(Hear.) Why, if this Commission stopped their outlets, if the City of London, if the Tower Hamlets, also, did the same, then the Holborn and Finsbury, to all intents and purposes, would cease to act as a Commission altogether. Under these cir cumstances, he thought it was not such a monstrous expectation that the Holborn and Finsbury division should look to them to deepen the line to such a Mr. Lumley's brown yearling c, by Wilbert, out of ) out of Gazette (Oaks, 120 B C l 8 r 4 o 6 t o n. yearling filly, y i 1 . (D . b. e . y r . (Derby, .............. ... ............................... 100 B yearling filly, by Cardinal Puff, out of Persian (Oaks, 1846) B yearling filly, by Stockport, dam by Blacklock (Oaks, 1846) Lord Chesterfield's Attagan 50 Odds and Ends 63 ...... The Bee ........................ .... Gizelle Meal Joan of Arc 52 30 GO 100 B c, by Albemarle 47 HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD'S RACES. TIIURSDAY.—The Town Plate of 50 sovs. Heats. Lord Caledon's Auld Lang Syne, 4 yrs.... 3 1 1 Mr. Dockeray's Dalesman, 3 yrs • ........ 1 2 dr Mr. Shelley's Lydia Languish, 3 yrs (fell) 2 dr Mr. Balchin's Crocus, 4 yrs The Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, and 30 added, one mile and a half, were won in two heats by Mr. Monk's Palladium, 5 yrs (Esling), beating Mr. Matthew's Arcanus, 5 yrs, and Mr. Copperd's Specta tor, 5 yrs. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) DONCASTER RACES.—FRIDAY (CONCLUDED). The Town Plate of 100 sovs.; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four yrs, Bst 71b; &c. Heats, two miles. Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3 yrs (Lye) 3 3 1 legree that the sewerage of the upper portions might rind an outlet. As a Commissioner of Holborn and Finsbury, he would not vote, but having never spoken upon that subject in the other Court, he thought he had a right to state his opinion in that place. Mr. LESLIE agreed with the observations made by the Hon. Commissioner, Colonel Gaunt, as to the re quirements of the Act of Henry VIII. in reference to the ground drainage; but supposing that the area of Bloomsbury-square was one large cesspool— (A laugh)—Hon. Commissioners might laugh, but the period was not so very far removed when such a. thing was actually proposed, though in a different locality—(Hear, hear)—supposing, then, such a case, would they call that land drainage ? (The Hon. Commissioner then read the Act of Parliament constituting the Holborn and Finsbury Commission, in which it was conceded that the yearly demarrti of the City of London Court was a fair, just, and proper one.) Did that Court, then, wish anything less reasonable ? No. They required, according to their surveyor's statement, to go to a certain depth for their own purposes, and every inch beyond that was for the purposes of the Holborn and Finsbury dis trict. He was inclined to give every facility to the drainage of Gower-street and its neighbourhood. He had gone through that district very lately, and he had observed the vast increase of building there. Now let them imagine the mass of water poured through those (the 'Westminster) sewers from that closely inhabited district. Were there no expenses attendant on that—no wear and tear, exclusive of what their own immediate district would occasion ? He thought, therefore, that the Holborn and Fins bury district was fully entitled to pay the extra digging, and the 971. required for the gully drains necessary on that account, and he would propose, therefore, that the legal opinion read that day should be sent to that Commission, with the determination to which they themselves had come, and that one fort night should be allowed them to make up their minds finally.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BALDWIN thought that if they executed this work for the benefit of another Commission, that Commission might make a similar demand at a future period. He was, therefore, opposed to affording such a bad precedent. The CHAIRMAN said, that while they attended to the interest of the rate-payers in that district, it might be well also to consider—he gave it as his opinion merely—that their surveyors should have taken a more enlarged view of the depth required in the main line. He was of opinion that the collateral sewers ought to have a greater depth of fall than they had at present. He thought, therefore, tIW the eight feet of digging should at least be borne 11, them, as it was really required, but that the additional depth of five feet should be charged to the Holborn and Finsbury division. The 971. for gully-drains might be afterwards considered. Mr. LESLIE said they had taken the opinion of the proper officers upon the subject, and he was bound to suppose that they had duly considered the fall required for the collateral sewers. They had also the opinion of their solicitor, Mr. Smith, and he thought the Court ought not to take the respon sibility upon itself of departing from the opinions ex pressed by those gentlemen. The CHAIRMAN, without infringing upon the rights of the officers of that Court, thought he also was Jus tified in advancing his opinion, and he knew of no rule which rendered it paramount that that Commis sion should abide by any expressed opinions of the surveyors. After some few observations from Mr. WIL LOUGHBY and Mr. W. L. DONALDSON, a resolution, in accordance with the suggestions of Mr. Leslie, was moved by Mr. HAWKES, seconded by Mr. WIL LOUGHBY, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the list of quan tities for the guidance of the persons contracting for the coming year might, where an odd figure existed, be changed into even numbers, thereby saving to the servants of the Court a very great degree of labour. Mr. LESLIE had understood that the quantities were not to be inserted in the forms, but left in the office merely as a reference to those who might wish to contract. The CLERK stated that the last Court had decided otherwise. Mr. LESLIE complained that he had been taken by surprise. He had distinctly understood that the tenders were only to be for so much per foot, or yard, as it might be. The enormous jobbing he had exposed on the last contract was only effected by tendering for quantities. The CHAIRMAN said the Court had settled the question last Court-day, and the matter was now set at rest. Mr. LESLIE would enter his earnest protest against the proceeding, as he should most certainly have done had he been aware of the decision to which the Court had come. He was still, however, of opinion, that a mistake had been made in this particular. After a very warm discussion, the quantities for the year ending Midsummer, 1844, were ordered to be sent out without any alterations being made in them. Some unimportant business was then gone through, and the Court adjourned. COURSE OF EXCHA/ Amsterdam CF l2 6 Ditto, at sight l2 31 Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Antwerp Liamburgh I.B. 1313} Altona l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine Petersburgh, 3 Us 37 Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 9 52 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 Cadiz iG - E.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 85 Milan Venice . 'Naples 393 Palermo, per oz llB Lisbon 55 Oporto 55 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars..£3 17 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in Bars 0 4 111 14ilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Sevilla COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, have left Drumlanrig Castle, for lnverary. A deputation from Hereford, consisting of the Dean of Hereford, Mr. Cleave, Mr. P. L. Boden ham, Mr. Pritchard, and Mr. W. H. Smith, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, on the line of rail way from Hereford to Gloucester, via Ross to the Forest of Dean. Sir Robert Peel left his residence in Whitehall gardens yesterday morning, for Brighton. A deputation from the Midland and Eastern Counties Railway Companies, consisting of Mr. Hudson, Mr. Hennard, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Parker, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Thursday afternoon, for Beechworth. Captain M. P. Berkeley, M.P., the Mayor of Glou cester, Mr. Samuel Baker, Mr. J. 0. Whitcombe, and Mr. Clegram, as a deputation from Gloucester, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yes terday, at the office of the Board of Trade. PROGRESS OF THE ARTS.—Fhose who need to be convinced of the superiority of the manufacture; of British porcelain over that of our continental neighbours will be well repaid for the trouble of a visit to Mr. Geo. Smith, the manufacturer, of Conduit -street, where there is exhibited a splendid service of porcelain, manufac tured by Mr. Smith, and destined for the use of a Russian nobleman. We are at a loss whether to admire most the perfect fabric and architecture (if we may use the term) of the innumerable articles composing the set, or the elegent pattern, in which the colours are so tastefully blended. We consider this a chef d'a-tivre of art in this particular branch of our manufactures, and we are sure the curious in such matters will be highly gratified by an inspection of this tasteful work of art previous to its being shipped for its northern destination. RONDO BRILLANTE, FOR TIIE PIANO -FORTE, BY J. ConAN.—Addison and llodson.—This is another of Mr. Cohan's original and brilliant compositions, in which the peculiar force and sparkling effort of his own style, are conspicuous, whilst the equality, exactness and classical character of the school to which he belongs is main tained unbroken. Although this piece is by no means of equal merit to his great work, " The Revolution of Greece," yet it will maintain a position in the highest rank of its class. ERRATUM.—In an article in yesterday's paper on " Mesmeric Absurdities," the word which should be in serted, before " a state of existence," in seventh line of the second paragraph—and the words, "at Buckingham Palace" after "company" in the seventh line of the third paragraph. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—This once celebrated and fashionable placo of entertainment will open on Monday evening in all its pristine splendour, recalling back those festive nights which caused the " royal property" to be-celebrated throughout Europe. The amusements will be equal to those presented in the palmy days when the gardens were at their zenith. To meet the taste of the public, an endless variety of entertainments will be pre sented, while the charge of admission will enable the " million" to participate in those delightful recreations which for years past has only been a matter of history. The " note of preparation" has been sounding night and day during the past week, the several al-as:es having been actively engaged in their various departments. Among other popular favourites engaged are Ransford, W. H. Williams, G. Robinson, Miss Agnes Taylor, Tom Matthews (the celebrated clown, the Grimaldi of the day), Ellar (the harlequin) and a splendid corps (1c ballet from her Majesty's Theatre, under the direction Of Mr. T. 'W. Beckett. The ballet of "La Vivandiere," and a pantomimic sketch, are, among other novelties, announced. The musical arrangements, under the direction of Mr. G. Robinson, who obtained such celebrity for so many seasons, by singing that popular air, " My pretty Jane," are most complete, and the famous brass band of Mr. W. Blight is engaged. The illuminations will be on an extraordinary scale of splendour ; and the fireworks. by that unrivalled pyrotechnist, Darby, will surpass any display ever witnessed even at Vauxhall. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Vic toria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of September, 1844. ISSIIE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... 28,500,880rGovernmentdebt11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion ...12,806,794 Silver bullion ... 1,694,086 £28,500,880 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Member, 1844. :PARTNENT. Government secu rities (inelud inglleadWeight . Annuity) 14,554,834 Other securities 8,146,689 Notes Gold and silver coin £28,500,880, M. MA] Dated the 19th day of Sep, BANKING D . Proprietors'capi tal 14,553,000 Rest 3,565,796 Public deposits (including Ex che quer,savings' banks, Commis sioners of Na tional Debt, and dividend ac counts) Other deposits Seven day and other bills 1,007,670 £32,018,634 M. MA: Dated the 19th day of Sei £32,018,634 LISHALL, Chief Cashier. aember, 1844. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TaerFtc.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the earn° week in the previous year : Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Last week. , t; EA4 • co cf) Sept. 14 13 Arbronth and Forfar ••••• • • • • • Birmingham and Gloucester.. • • • • • • • • Brandling Junction . ...... • • • • • • Bristol and Gloucester • • Chester and Birkenhead • • Dublin and Drogheda.• • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Durham and Sunderland . • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . • • • • • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr . • • • • . Glasgow and Greenock.. .. Grand Junction • . • • • • • • • • • • • Great North of England • • • • •• •• • • • Great Western . • • •• .. Liverpool and Manchester •• London and Birmingham . •••• •• •• •• London and Blackwall.• •• •• • . London and Brighton. •• •• •• •• .• •• •• London and Croydon . •• •••••• . London and Greenwich .•• •• •• .• •• London and South Western.... ••••• Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester and Birmingham...• •.• Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc— Midland Counties. •• •. •• • Newcastle and Darlington .• •• •• •• •• Newcastle and Carlisle...... Newcastle and North Shields•• •••• North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans • Paris and Rouen • • • • •• •• • • • • Preston and Wyro•• • • Sheffield and Manchester South Eastern... ...... ............ Taff Yale • . Ulster . Yarmouth and Norwich . York and North Midland . 190 2,BDi 1,117 650 608 968 875 2,827 4,427 1,547 985 8,920 1,857 17,471 5,596 18,480 1,123 5,909 746 8,030 904 3,720 8,324 11,262 1,112 1,806 402 1,875 5,984 6,592 169 2,213 818 505 911 5,938 BG2 1,008 740 7,202 361 3,239 749 3,389 7,212 10,128 1,684 445 1,109 5,920 8,453 504 661 4,474 683 449 EXTENSIVE FIRE and PROBABLE LOSS of LIFE. This morning, a few minutes before one o'clock, a very serious fire, and which it is feared will be at tended with fatal consequences, broke out in a large double house, situate at 39, St. John-street, and oc cupied conjointly by a boot and shoemaker, named Lambden, and a working jeweller, of the name of Wheeler. The premises extended backwards a con siderable distance, and abutted upon Messrs. Palmer's patent metallic candle factory, which was destroyed by fire some time since. The first discovery was made by police-constable G 121 ; smoke issuing through the window-shutters, made him aware of the alarming fact. The alarm was sounded in the usual way, but a long tima elapsed before he could arouse the inmates to a sense of their great danger. In fact, before the officer could accomplish that object, the whole of the lower part of the build. ing became one vast sheet of flame, which rushed up wards to the other apartments. Upon the residents (we understand there were no fewer than six or eight) making their appearance at their respective windows, a most pitiable sight presented itself. The flames were ascending from the shop completely to the top of the building, whilst the inmates were bewailing in a half-frantic manner their impending fate. An aged person (Mr. Lambden's father-in-law) sud denly precipitated himself from the second-floor window, and fell with great violence to the ground. He was picked up greatly injured, and carried to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. His son was somewhat more fortunate, for on jumping from the floor beneath he was caught by some of the neigh bours, and received very trifling injuries. Other per sons in the house made their escape in various ways — some from the roof, and on to Messrs. Palmer's fac tory. The engines of the brigade, the West of Eng land Company, and parish, were soon at the spot, and water being procured from the New River Com pany's mains, they were set to work ; those of the brigade, under the superintendence of Mr. Braidwood, and that of the West of Eng land under the direction of Mr. Connorton. The fire, however, having obtained such a strong hold of every part of the building, that the firemen, from their first arrival, saw that its destruction was certain, they directed the branches of their hose so as to prevent it from extending further. Happily they succeeded just as it reached the spacious factory ad joining. The engines were kept working until near two o'clock, when it at last became apparent that the flames were yielding beneath the exertions of the firemen. The damage done is very considerable ; and during the excitement that prevailed we were unable to ascertain if any of the sufferers were insured. It was reported a little girl was missing, but whether she had perished in the flames is unknown. DEATH OF THE CHEVALIER BENKHAUSEN 7 THE RUSSIAN CONSUL IN LONDON.—lntelligence has been received of the death of this gentleman. The Chevalier Benkhausen died at Wisbaden of retrocedent gout. Setting aside his very amiable and popular character, the important office he held here for so many years, the con nexion be has had with the trading community of this country through the Russian Company—with the arts and artists, as being the medium of the Emperor of Rus sia's enlightened and generous liberality, and the im mense sums he has laid out here for his Government in the construction of steam-vessels and engines of every description—considering both his personal qualities and the position he held as a mediator, confers on this melan choly piece of news great interest. The regular steamer Antwerpen, Captain Jackson, arrived at the Custom House yesterday morning early, bringing a full cargoe of walnuts, upwards of 3,000 baskets. She had a large complement of passengers, amongst whom were the following:—The Hon. G. Hamilton, the Hon. G. N. Dillon, Captain M'Dougall, Dr. Latham, the Rev. R. Clayton, &c. The Antwerpen got to Antwerp on Monday morning last upwards of two hours before the starting of the train which reaches Co logne in the evening, and by which all the passengers for the Rhine took their departure. EXTRAORDINARY LOW' TIDES.—On Tuesday, at Blackfriars, off Messrs. Hoppe's coal-wharf, a large space of ground was to be seen covered with mudlarks, who were eagerly seeking and turning up the earth in search of coals, &c. A very valuable knife-box was found, containing a set of elegantly-mounted knives and forks, which had evidently been thrown there for the purpose of preventing detection. A valuable silver watch was also picked up by some coal-porters near the same spot. A quantity of ancient coins were discovered near the Whitefriars-dock, in a state of great preserva tion. Several steam-boats were aground for some con siderable time, owing to the shallow state of the river 'thou bridge. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.. OFFICE OF ORDNANOI4 SEPT. 18, 1844. Ordnance Medical Departmens--Temporary Assitkt , nt Surgeon J. M. S. Pogo to be As:dszant Surgeon, Sept. .13. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 20. 7th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant D. J. Dickinson to be Adjutant, vice Dobbie, deceased, Sept. 20. 30th Foot--Lieutenant W. H. Heard to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet .Major J. Poyntz, who re tires upon full pay ; Ensign A. Lowry to be Lieutenant, vice Heard ; C. Molyneux, Gert,t., to be Ensign, vice Lowry, Sept. 20. • 35th Foot—Ensign A. Tisdall td be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harding, who retires ; W. Ord, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tisdalk,Sept. 20. 37th Foot—Lieut. C. F. Shum to be Csptain, by pur chase, vice Brevet Major Lord Keane, who zetires ; En sign T. Hawley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shum ; J. H. Wyatt, Gent., to be Ensign, bypurchase, vice Hawley, Sept. 20. 41st Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant J. Gillan to be Quartermaster, vice R. Harker, who retires upon bait. pay, Sept. 20. 60th Foot—Lieutenant J. Douglas to be Captain, by purchase, vice Townsend, who retires ; Second Lieue.. J. Warburton to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice. Douglas ; William Hetherington, Gent., to be Secthid ,Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Warburton, Sept. 20. 3d Foot—Major A. C. Pole to be Lieutenant. Colonel without purchase, vice Logan deceased ; Captain A. G. Sedley fo. be Major, vice tole ; Lieutenant H. W. Coultmarr, to be Captain, vice Scdley ; Ensign C. H. BL.II, to be Lieutenant, vice Coultinan, Sept. 2 ; Ser geant-Major If. White, to be El-tsign, vice Bell, Sept.2o. MEMORANDUM.---ilhe exchange of Captain Puce Clark, from the 54th to half-pay unattached, on the 20th September, 1839, is without the ~'ifference, he hav ing repaid, to the credit of the public, the sum he re ceived. BANKRUPTS. FRANCIS SIIOTTER, grocer, Portsea, to. surrender Oct. 10, and Nov. 7, at two, at the Court of Baokruptcy. IVliitinore, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Devonshire:square, London. WILLIAM COLLIER, grocer, Cambridge, Oct. 10, at eleven, and Nov, 8, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, Birch in -lane, Cornhill, official as signee ; Ashurst, Cheapside, Loudon ; Hunt, Cambridge. ''FRANCIS BATES, linendraper, Shorediteb, Oct. 11, at eleven, and Nov. 8, at une, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Moger, Paternoster-row. BENJAMIN NICOLL, tailor,Ruft'ord's- row, Islington, Oct. 11, at haltpast two, and Nov. 8, at twelve, at the ' Court of Bankruptcy. Alsagor, official assignee, Birchiu7 lane ; Fisher, Bucklersbury. THOMAS MAIISI3, miller, St. Martin's-hill, Canter-- bury, Oct. 5, at eleven, and Nov. 7, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official ' , assignee, Basinghall-street ; Smith, Southampton-buildings, London ; Walker, Canterbury. - WILLIAM SCO YELL, jun., brick-maker, Chilworth, Southampton, Sept. 30 and Nov. 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Old Jewry ; Paterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. EDWARD BURNETT, merchant, Riches-court, Lime. street, City, Sept. 28, at one, and Nov. 6, At half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Reed And Shaw, Friday-street, Cheapside. JOHN GRUNDY, woollen manufacturer, Tottingtom Lower-end, Lancashire, Oct. 4, at twelve, and Nov. 5, at: eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester ; Clarke, Metcalfe, and Gray, Lincol's Inn-fields, London ; Grundy and Co., Bury, Lancashire. JOHN BALL and WILLIAM BALL, silk manu facturers, Sutton, Cheshire, Oct. 8 and 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee; Meredith and Reeve, New-bquarc, Lincoln's Inn, Lon don ; Parrott, Macclesfield. ilIerlIAM, grocer, Liverpool, September 30„ and Oct. 31, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Corn thwaite and Adams, Doctors'-commons, London; Fisher and Stone, Liverpool. ADAM PAT TERSON, livery stable-keeper, Liver pool, Oct. 4 and 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Moss, Liverpool; Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford-row, London. _ _ ISAAC ALDERSON, worsted spinner, Warley, York— shire, Oct. 9, and 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Jaques and Ed wards, Ely-place, London; G. Edwards, Halifax; Cron helm, Leeds. INSOLVENT PETITIONS. _ B. Carpenter, licensed victualler, Saffron-hill, Hol born, Oct. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. J. Cadbury, clerk, George-street, Adelphi, Oct. 9, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. T. Hobbs, omnibus driver, Green-street, Paddington green, Oct. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. S. Carroll, jun., medical student, Windsor-court, Markwell-street, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bank— ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. E. Perry, stonemason, Fulham, Oct. 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. C. Primrose, lieutenant 36th Regiment of Foot, Tillot son-place, Waterloo-road, Oct.. 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. R. Wilson, Church-street, Bethnal green, Oct. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. E. Thomas, warehouseman, Peckham, Oct. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. T. Simpson, jun., joiner, Liverroo!, Sept. 27, at one, at the Live, pool District Court. Bird, official assignee. J. Llinox, master mariner, Liverpool. Sept. 27, at tleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee. le. Marshall, Liverpool, Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Li verpool District Court. Bird, official assignee. W. Thistlethwaite, cigar manufacturer, Liverpool, Sept. 27, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee. J. A. Walker, butcher, Bishopwearmouth, Durham, Oct. 3, at twelve, at the Newcastle•upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee. T. Dunn, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 3, at half-pasrtwelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee. J. Sweet, cabinet maker, Bruton, Somersetshire, Oct. 11, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official assignee. E. Bailey, joiner, Shipton, Yorkshire, Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee. G. Renton, coal leader, Leeds, Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee. A. Orwin, coal miner, Chesterfield, Oct. 9, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. S. Younger, merchant, Great Tower-street, City, Oct. 12, at eleven —j. Adnum, upholsterer, Dorrington-street, Clcrkenwell, Oct. 12, at twelve—J. L. Foster, harness maker, Jcwry-street, Aldgate, Oct. 12, at half-past eleven —M. Coe, laceman, Goldsmith-street, 'Wood-street, Cheapside, Oct. 12, at half-past twelve—G. Fendall, butcher, Woodstock-strcet, Oxford-street, Oct. 12, at one—E. Mayo, woollendraper, Craven-buildings, Drury lane, Oct. ,at half-past eleven. In the Country. W. Bull and F. Turner, printers, Birmingham, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Nicks, carpenter, Warwick, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—W. Turton, coal-master, Westbromwich, Staffordshire, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Ward, tailor, Notting ham, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Bent, grocer, Dudley, Worcestershire, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—T. Evans, scrivener, Denbigh, Oct. 12, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Whitley, money scrivener, Liverpool, Oct. 11, at half-past one, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Hill, brewer, Wallasey, Cheshire, Oct. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Phillips, chemist, Exeter, Oct. 24, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—P. Walters and M. Llewellyn, timber merchants, Neath, Glamorganshire, Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. T. Scott, baker, Colchester, Oct. 12—J. Willis, green grocer, Spring. street, Portman-square, Oct. 12—T. cur ter, jun., butcher, Waltham, Leicestershire, Oct. 12—T. E. Rowley, draper, Oxford-street, Oct. 11—J. Brown and H. Graham, fustian manufacturers, Manchester, Oct. 11—F. Margetts, wine-merchant, Oxford, Oct. 11—F. Roberts, butcher, Handley, Cheshire, Oct. 11. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Bradshaw and W. Kirkham, tallow-chandlers, Lan caster—F. Robinson, S. ..Robinson, N.ottingha a m n s d hir E e_ .T T. an s s. ley ea , lace pet makers, New Radford , and M. Slaughter, coal merchants, Bridewell-wharf,Wil liam-street, 131ackfriars—W. Skeate and H. T. Skeate, linendrapers, Chippenham, Wiltshire—R. Tussell and 11. Smith, paper manufacturers, East Mailing, Kent—J. Sugden and J. Fearnley, wire drawers, Birstal, York shire—W. 'Williams and R. K. Hood, drysalters, Man chester—J. Cheshire and 11. Waterton, salt dealers, Li verpool—E. I). Johnson and J. Cashmore, watchmakers, Church-street, Minories—A. Bill and N. Briant, papier macho manufacturers, Bridgewater-square, Barbican — J. Royston, E. Onions, and W. Wheelhouse, millwrights, Bradford—E. R. Withers, G. Withers, R. Woollatt, and F. Woollatt, wholesale tea-dc alers, Crown-court, Phil pot-lane (so far as regards G. Withers) —Jas. Wright, Jos. Wright, and J. Dearden, machine makers, Birstal, Yorkshire—Jos. Armitage, G. Armitage, J. T. Armitage, John Armitage, and E. Armitage, wool merchants, Hud dersfield (so far as regards Joseph Armitage)—L. B. Bushell and R. Blumer, ship builders, South Shields— W. Hunt and G. Stott, engine makers, Manchester—J. Hollis and W. Simmons, coal dealers, Portsea. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. FRANCIS RAE, upholsterer, Glasgow, Sept. 24 ant Oct. 15, at one, at the chambers of John Gammill Holism ton, Glasgow. JOHN CAMPBELL, MATTHEW RAE, anti GEORGE JOHNSTON, clothiers, Glasgow, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15, at one, at the chambers of John Gamma - Houston, Glasgow. ALEXANDER FRASER and CHARLES FRA SER, undertakers, Milntown of Redcastle, Ross-shire, Sept. 28, at twelve, and Oct. 26, at eleven, at the Na. tional Hotel, Dingwall. ROBERT CHARLES, chemist, Glasgow, Sept. 2tl and Oct. 22, at two, at the chambers of Mr. John Kerr,. Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Sept. 17, 1844, is 325. 11 d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the nortation thereof into Great Britain. . . DEATH OF Mn. BALLS, COMEDIAN. — Mr Balla, the celebrated light comedian, died last night of deliriums trthaens. lie had just terminated an engagement at tbt - Abbey-street Theatre, Dublin. both was , a l of ;him. 5d to g per it of Y .til t he o re , 1 1 1' r t of' 0 064* If for L t 0,, (r. ion fer 7 2 3 P 0 co ,. Too 'liod t the , ger f r 11)0 % :( )~ ~ l~.~ ~ i . ~~e