The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-31 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. GENLINE UNREDEEMED PLEDGES. Iron Sas s ,-, Double bodied Phaeroo jUE I3 ENHAINI and STOltit will SELL, at their Rooms,_ King-street, Covent Garden, on FRIDAY. November 1, at Eleven, SSAp&n,,,,AEMBLAGh of valuable FORFEITED PRO ' YSiStiri , of nine ounces of five seed pearl, five e r" , ant jewellery, a few superior watches, modern capital guns and duelling pistols, a carriage clock, 13, : , tan ; piece goods, apparel, table, and bed-linen ) ft‘ather rds,, carpets, household furniture, a capital iron safe, pith sho p fixtures, dravvers, turnip lathe a double-bodied phaeton, °P fixtures, and other effects; pledged prior to November, i „. 3 8, With th e following Pawnbrokers, viz. :—Archbutt, l'kekfriars-roati; Chapman, London-street; Clunes, Brydges ssnil treet ; Hedges, Drury -lane ; Jones, St. George's-circus; Page s rnallbnne, great Newport. street ; and Whiskard and Law- Bio aop.s.gate-street. ,1. 4 y be viewed, and Catalogues had at the Rooms. HE MEMBERS OF TRADE SOCIETIES, AND IrTHE WORKING CLASSES GENERALLY. HE CHARTER NEWSPAPER of SUN. N e AY NEX T will cotain, in additin to the whle " o f the Week. Domestic n and Foreign, a o full Repnrt o of the EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS against the CL U RNEYMEN PLASTERERS of EDINBURGH and t, G I "GOW, with the Editor's Remarks on this new attempt coital. Tratics Unions, by the combined powers of Law and T RE CHARTER is the only Paper which contains authen tinformation o f th e procee di ng s o f th e Worki n g Classes. w. ORKING MEN SUPPORT YOUR OWN PRESS. Orders received by all Newsmen. An Edition on Friday I°r Post. Office, 15, Catherine-street, Strand. THE FETCH OF THE CAMPBELLS. A. SERIES of Papers of considerable interest, entitled " LEGENDS of HISTORY," will be corn roused with the COURT JOURNAL Of SATURDA Y NEXT. „ • I. Rill contain " The Fetch of the Campbells"—the 'i; o a r rquis of Argyle and Lady Harriet Betoun, Lord Lyndsay, 'nand Leslie, James Melwvn, the Lord of Gras ge, the !order o f C ar di na l B etoun, &c. &c. Urgers received by all Booksellers and Newsmen in Town ind Cenntr THOMAS, Publisher, 19, Catherine-street, strand. I LLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. THE NOVEMBER NUMBER, E NIBELLISHED WITH TWO ILLUSTRATIONS, Price Half-a-Crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq. . coNTAINs:-- :k L Ainsworth'a Jack Shep- The New Joint-steel Perd• Epoch the Third, Suicide Company. C hapter Th e T o l e d o R a pi e r. A Tale. 'eepter XIV. How Jack By IL B. Peaks. S heppard was again captured. The Patron King. By Mrs. rt "tlepter XV. --How Blueskin Trollope ; with an Illustra- U nderwent the Peine forte et tion. Poetry. By J. Augustine Chapter XVI. How Jack's Wade: Portrait was painted. With Colin Clink. By Charles !! 1 Illustration by George Hooton. Book the Second. v ruikshank., introducing' Ho- Chapter I.—Diamond Cut R Barth, Gay, the poet; &c. ' Diamond ; the two Rogues. I t iarka.ble Suicides. By Dr ; A Gentleman resolves, with- Jil l '.ngen, Author of " Cu- out consent asked, to make t t'ositie s of Medical Experi-, Fanny Woodruff his Wife. 11,eoce.” I Chapter ll.—Which, though beChelsea Veterans—Dumat- perfectly natural, contains ton's Story. By the Author matters that not the most in mei " The Subaltern." genious person could foresee. Economof L Ch t r 111 —Colin takes y ar m e ap e • d awns—Crime and Punish- steps to extricate Fanny I . k reent. B y D r . W . C . T ay l or. from her difficulties ; but is " Abbot's Oak. A "Legend interrupted by a fearful oc of s .“I•sney Hutch Lane. By; currence which threatens to /,}1.14. Dalton make Dr. Rowel triumphant. b P "' Reaper a n d th e Flowers. Chapter IV.—Relates the R.W. Longfellow, Author' Triumph of the Docter, and Le Pyrenean " 0 utre Men" I the manner in which he L e Pyrenean Hunter—Wolf- . achieved it. Lawyer Skin ountiog in the Landes. By well's death-bed, and what t he Hon. J. Erskine Murril. , happened there. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street_ THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. ENDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. TIIIS EVENING JITHURSDAY, CCT. 31, 1889, Will be performed Sheridan's Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. k rt S ir Peter Teazle, Mr. W. Farren ; S.r Oliver Surface, Mr. Ipy ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Harley ; Joseph Sur e, Mr. C ooper ; Ch ar l es S ur f ace , Mr. Charles Mathews ; Cr abtree, M r . M ea d ows ; M oses , r. Keeley ; Lady Teazle, M adame Vestris ; Mrs. Candour, Mrs. Orger ; Maria, Miss 4.te, After which the popular Farce of HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. d Motley, Mr. Cha r les Matthews ; Dicky Darling, Mr. Moa s ; Becky M orga n, MN. Orger. 4 0 -tnor row , R u l e a Wif e an d Have a Wife, with The Lean of sr, and Ask No Questions. b i 9n Sat ur d a y, ( t h e Fif t h Oly m pic Night), Why Did You ~,‘? The H a nd some Husband, One Hour, and Twice Killed. 'n Monday will be produced a New Original Play, in Five L"g, written by James Sheridan Knowles, Esq., to be called th ° Ye ! when Miss Ellen Tree will make her first appearance at 18 Theatre since her return from America. cj ) _,roes Boxes, "is; Second Price 3s. 6d. ; First and Second 2, 1. '" , ss. ; Second Price, 2s, ; Pit, is. ; Second Price, Gallery, la. so lieers to h e o p ene d a t half-past Six—the performances to "ence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Netter, "mt the Box- o ffi ce , f rom T e n till Four, where Season Tickets by had open application. Irivate.k. Bo xesßo to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, / •,„ evs -,d-street. Tts ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. " production of Ainsworth's "Jack Sheppard," has attracted "Thpleto overflows, and been pronounced to be the greatest a o hi, vement ever yet attemp' ed, it will consequently be a`teci ovary Evening. THIS EVENING, OCT. 31, "lu be acted, Ainworth's celebrated Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. illustrating all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivant. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Dale, Heslop, Laws, Smith, I " , Neville •• Mrs. V in i ng, Mrs. Daly, Miss Martin, Miss ®rant, ails. Laws, 8; c. After which, THE BREWER OF PRESTON. Daniel Robinson, Mr. W. Smith ; Effie, Aliss Martin. To conclude with the Comic Drama entitled CROSSING THE LINE. IV 9ljler Van Brown, Mr. W. Smith ; Pomona Vonde rtwil Miss M rtin. 1,1„ 14 ,.,1 (14 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. "")t .... .. 14 minutes a!ter 10. I Evening 40 minu tei alter 10. e - • - 7- 4- ` • ~t,:), ' i - ' ' t, • - =4,"'4',.. ',. - ' 4 -.1 7,:i -:- , ''',, i „ .. 4 2 - , rlr - x$ -44,,t,,,.: • g i ...,A4 , - ...zi . L. , j. ,.. T 0t,,,,,,.., „ ..e ' • Z ) b LONDON : THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1839. In the correspondence, published yesterday in ,1, iie Sun, between Mr. Dow LER and the Educa tl" Committee of the Privy Council, the Rev. ! e ntleman expressly lays it down that the " educa l" of th e p oor i s committed to his charge," as a cle rgyman of the Church of England. On this ground ~ I should consider myself," he says, : highly reprehensible were I to sanction in any 4 Y the interference of others not recognized or 4a netioned by the rulers of that Church with the eci4 cation of those over whom I am placed as their 2 ' ) iritual pastor and master." Precisely the same the Secretary predominates in a correspondence between le Secretary of the National Society, which is 114 `ler the control of the Church of England, and the sam e C om mittee of Privy Council, which has iu , st be en p u blished. To all the propositions of t gl e Committee the " fundamental objection" is urged " that the inspection is not to proceed under t he sanction of Church authority." i si Y'ur, although, (says Mr. Sinclair, the Secretar, t , t h e sha t pnal Society) it is proposed that one , of 'c Bishops r , t recommend a person to the Co , - - ... ,„„i tt „ of the 'uncil t h e ,tobe by them nominated . inc.erctor, it is not . by (~, Bishop'sbut authority that the ins.,,ection is to he carried .. , .nut by . the authority of ',.io Committee of Council Z;l ti a l ccordingly, in the r..ortificate required to he signed . alir es ,i y e in d a e n : i g a e n rs t ," ) . f ~,c hools, the visitor in question is ''',vre the actual, a - 4 " their Lordships' inspector." But .• nomination vested in the Bishop, the ec oe'47..ia.s.tical .4. ' Actio . n given to such nomination would extend i r , Y to Oft particular diocese of that Bishop ; and the h„'P e .etio n of national schools in other dioceses could not kNonsidered as emanating fromthe authorities of the I h ` AA arch. The Committee of th e N at i ona l S oc i e ty are t teluded by those principles which they are boiled, no 558 by duty than inclination, to maintain, from sanctioning derived. plan of inspection for national schools which is not rom and connected with the national Church. Here, th en , we have the truth plainly av o w e d by th e Priesthood. They regard themselves as the spi t`t)lal masters of the people ; they include all edu . ' cation under the term spiritual, and they will not tolerate the interference of the State with education, , Ilec "se that is the interference o f the civil with t he ` v . e lesiastical authority. The utility of the inspec t:" is of no c onsequence. That i t is founded on a 1 c o nt ribution by the State is disreg arded. It is q uite 1 -,,, - "gii for the National Society and the Rev. Mr. "I°IvLER that it does not spring from the authority i . '3 Th f t he Church. He uses the wo rd Church, not as • priests ; he rejects the authority of the Ministers, tho ugh they act in the name of the QUEEN, ° is the head of the Church ; and thus avowed fact is that the priesth ood claim its their right, as spiritual pas t o rs and masters of the People, to have the education of the whole peop le, Itai nterfer e d w i t h, in their hands. How vast is their it ~n ' hition. Th e emp i re o f A LEXAF DER, it has bee n remarked, fell to pieces at his death ; but the e mpire • „ e Which his master, ARISTOTLE, establish ed uv e . t,the mind, continued for many centuries, and la el , en yet far from being extinguished. Such an Q~ empire do the Anglican priesthood avow it to be heir intention to establish over the mind of England. The Universities are in their hands, and they fashion the minds of our statesmen. Most of the high schools are under their control, and they mould to their will the thoughts of the youth of all the upper classes. The Rev. Mr. DOWLEtt con fines his demands for empire to the minds of the poor ; but, in our country, his modest claim ex tends over eight-tenths of the community. If the priesthood, one of whom is in every parish, the body of whom have a permanent and large income, undiminished by the vicissi tudes of commerce, and which, by the in crease of the people, the mistaken munificence of the State, or the worked-upon superstition and fear of individuals, is continually increasing ;—if the priesthood are to be the spiritual masters of the poor, and arc to have the exclusive control of their edu cation, they must become as effectually the masters of the community as ever the Romish priesthood were in the middle ages. "Let who will make the laws, if I am allowed to make the songs of a people," is a saying which has almost passed into a proverb. But the songs arc only one part of that education which the priesthood claims. To the admirable and universal system of education established in Germany, under the control of the State, there is but one real objection—that it makes the people completely subservient to their rulers, and destroys individual independence. It forms the whole people on the model of those who administer the system at Berlin and at Munich. But that system must be shortcoming in its influence compared to a system of education under the control of the Church, which will strengthen secular dominion by spiritual terror. If liberty repels such a system as that of Germany —if the control of the songs of a people be suffi cient to resist the dominion of the lawgiver, with what energy, determination, and zeal ought the nation now to resist the vast ambition of the Anglican priesthood ? That society could go on without the Church, seems tolerably evident from the remarks we yester day made. That it can go on if the ambition of the Bishops be gratified, and if the people must be placed under their spiritual dominion, is not so evident. Their dominion must at once clash with the claims of the Catholics and Dissenters, who owe them no allegiance. That they have hitherto grossly neglected the poor, as the condition of the poor shows, is no proof that they will not hereafter at least Use all their poNer to make the whole people subservient to them. To us it appears that they ought to be checked by some bolder expedient than that proposed by the Ministry. The Whigs are feeble against the priesthood, because they fear them. They flatter the Church, and the Church takes them at their word. According to Whip,s as well as Tories, it is essential to the well being of society, and they must be prepared, there fore, to be defeated by the Church, or to surrender into its hands the vast power it demands. In our judgment, however, true patriotism and true policy now require that the demands of the clergy should be resisted, and their power abated. Again our accounts from Manchester and the manufacturing districts are unfavourable. Two ad ditional failures have taken place at Manchester. The .demand for yarn was limited, and the price lower. At Oldham and the neighbourhood the winners of coarse yarn have resolved to work only nine hours a-day for the next six weeks. We may anticipate, therefore, considerable distress in the ma nufacturing districts during the winter. Of course the landowners and agriculturists, who have pocketed dur ing the years 1838 and 1839 between 30 and 40 mil lions more income than in 1836 andlB37, will come forward and contribute munificently to the relief of that distress which has been caused to enrich them. They have no occasion to give anything to their rivals the cotton-lords ; they are not asked to swell the profits of the factory owners, but they may send flour and potatoes to the half starved spinners and weavers, and sell them at reduced prices, and so they may contribute to increase the comforts without augmenting the wages of the workmen, or the profits of the masters ? We are usually told that the prosperity of the agri culturists gives prosperity to the rest of the community. They are said to be the largest and most powerful interest in the State, and that all goes well when they are well off. Though this should be true, we do not approve of that hangman kind of policy which consists in cutting off some that others may flou rish. Where is the justice, supposing that the agriculturists are benefited by the Corn-laws, of stifling the smallest branch of trade, and annihilat ing those who carry it on ? Are merchants and manufacturers of any kind rebels or cri minals, that they may be justly cut cif ? We answer No. At the same time experience informs us that the agriculturists may flourish, and the community be ill at ease. While the agricultu rists have pocketed such a large increase of wealth there has been general uneasiness and distress. The army has been increased because the people are dissatisfied. The police has been augmented, and is now augmenting, in the rural districts, be cause crime has much increased and is increasing. There is scarcely a county in England, we believe, in which it has not been proposed to carry the ncw• Rural Constabulary Act into execution, and in not a few it has been adopted. At most of the meetings of the Magistrates, it is declared that vagrancy has in creased, as at Chichester ; or that property is in secure, as at Lewes ; or that there can be no secu rity for either property or life, as in almost every county, unless a more efficient police be established. Thus the prosperity of the landowners, which has now been extraordinary for two years, is consistent with great distress, and an increase of crime in the agricultural districts, and general uneasiness in the community. When trade flourishes agri culture is sure to prosper, but in a community which is a workshop for other nations, when the andowners are enriched, the manufacturers go to ecay, and the people become dissatisfied. We call the attention of our Metropolitan readers :o a paragraph w•e have extracted from the Civil • • Engineer's .Journal of this day relative to the highly important subject of procuring pure,wholesome, and cheap water, for London. On turning to the medi cal evidence in the year 1828, we are struck with the deleterious and dangerous character of the water then supplied, and which must be worse now, from the increased number of steam.engines, manufactories, and sewers emptying themselves into the Thames. Coupling this fact with the division of London among the present Water Companies—the conse quent monopoly—the immense profits, (original shares of 1001., selling for many thousands,) and the resolutions of Vestry meetings—proceedings of both Houses of Parliatnent, and the prospect of now procuring good water under the plans and sanction' of such men as the late Mr. Telford, and the pre sent engineer of the Southampton docks, we must say that we know of few projects better &- set vmg public support, or private investment. The French Journals of Tuesday Lave not yet arrived. --- On Tuesday a body of Irishmen marched through , the streets of Birmingham, t o t h e tune of " Rory O 'Al ore : to assist at the laying of the foundation stone of a new Catholic chapel. HALLOW E'EN, OCT, 31.1 This is the vigil of All Saints-day. On this night young people in the north of England dive for apples, or catch at them, when stuck upon one end of a hanging beam, at the other extremity of which is fixed a lighted candle. This they do with their mouths only, their hands tiring tied behind their backs. From the custom of fiingio g nuts Tinto the fire, or cracking them with their teeth, it has likewise obtained the name of nutcrark night. i - - - tk 8 0 N..,.,itYNnON,_ tIiURSDAY . Ottal3Elt. 'i_, i 8 A. GULLI)HALL.--(T}IIS DAY.) hams Wade was charged with having stolen three bundles of cigars, valued at 505., from the shop of Mr. Do;vall, in Fore-street. Mr. Alderman WHITa committed him tot one month to Bridewell, POeliEt j'•CKlNG._ Thomas Kerns ley was committed for trial for picking the pocket of Mr. James Winstan ley, barrister, of a pocket-handkerchief, in St. Paul's Church-yard, last night ; and another lad, named Geo. Ilankins, was committed fur a similar offence. that at no distant date they may expect an arrange ment of differences, so as to admit of British property being sent within the Bocca Tigris ; also that a Com mittee being formed to communicate with Capt. Elliot, to the above resolutions the chief Superintendent re plied that he does not pretend to say that any injunc tion of his can be considered strictly binding on parties ; but lie strongly deprecates the violation of them by th e commanders of vessels, and expresses his fears of the consequences that may arise to them. The merchants again met on 21st of June, and the result of their discussions upon the occasion was to the effect that the views of the Superintendent should be supported. The commercial accounts from India are of an unfa favourable complexion. Opium was selling at Penang at 140 to 150 dollars. Exchange at Bombay (six months paper) 2s. OP. to 2s. Oid. BOMBAY MARKET, SEPT. 4.—Cotton transactions have again been very li:nited, and a great want of acti vity prevails, greatly owing to the unsettled state of the trade in Chins, and to the uncertainty of disposing of the large quantity shipped. for that prices tquar remainte without quarter. MADRAS, In As, SEFT.2_In Indigo some purchas es h ave b e en made 16 the past week, both of fine RurPah and Southward Indigo. Piece Goods—There has been little doirg ; the ope rations have been chiefly confined to fine sorts of cloths. (Front the Canton Price Current of the 4th June.) CORONER'S INQUEST. (THIS DAY.) MANSLAUGHTER.—Thismorning at nine o`clock a Jury_ was empannclled before Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Univeriity College Hospital, to inquire into the circumstances attendant upon the death of Joseph Cor duroy, aged 35, a labourer in the employ of Mr. Star ken wharfinger, of Maiden-lane, St. Pancras, who was killed by a cart, the property of Mr. W. Gilly, coal and coke-dealer, of Mogdy's-gaidens, Horsefe,rry-road, Westminster, on Monday last. Prom the concurrent testimony of several witnesses, it appeared that about eleven o'clock on the morning of Monday last, the deceased, in company with a man named Collins, was crossing Maiden-lane Bridge, a cart, drawn by one horse and driven by Mr. Gilly's son, came up behind them as fast as the legs of the horse could gallop along. Collins instantly ran across the road, calling out to the persons in the cart " That they would kill some one." He had scarcely spoken th© words when the cart came upon the deceased ; the point of the shaft caught him in the s'de, and knocked him down, the near wheel pass kg over his body, fracturing his ribs in a shocking manner, and so furiously was the cart driven that it had passed over the body and had proceeded seven or eight yards before it could be pulled up. The deceased was placed in the cart and taken to the above Hospital. It appeared from the evidence of Joseph Harvey, the com panion of the driver, that he had been out with Gidy about three hours, and that they were proceeding from Bellisle towards King's-cress, in their direction home ward, at the time of the occurrence. Mr. Thomas Hunt, house surgeon to the Hospital, deposed that on a post porton examination being made he discovered that the spleen and left kidney were rup tured, five of the ribs on the left side broken, an exter sive injury to the liver, and the abdomen filled with blood. The cause of death was internal heamorthoge, consequent upon the injury sustained. The jury shortly returned a verdict of Manslaughter against the driver of the cart (John Gilly,) and lie was forthwith committed, on the Coroncr's warrant, to Newgate. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, OCT. 30. —Wind E. N.E., very fresh. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 30 —Wind E. S. E., fresh breeze.— Sailed the Intrinsic, Davidson, for Savannah; Calcutta, M Kennel!, St. John's, New Brunswick. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 30.—Wind E. N. E., strong breeze and squally.—Arrived the Rebecca, Ray, from Riche bucto ; Argel, La Guarda, Santander. Sailed the Aspanel, Hill, for St. Domingo; Neptune, Harquay, Havanna'. FALMOUTH, OCT. 29.—Wind E. to E N.E., fresh gales and squally.—Arrived the Index, Gill, Vostizza. COWES, OCT. 30.—Sailed the Salide, Lundberg, for WO Janeiro. GUERNSEY, OCT. 26.—Arrived the Achilles, --, from Rio Janeiro ; Amizade, Royal, Fayal. SEAFORD . ROADS, OCT. 30 —Arrived the Minerva, Danton, from Quebec ; Maria, Wilson, ditto. wAvssrottn, OCT. 2i.—Arrived the Devotion, Ken !all, from Dantz:c. Sailed the Science, Rowland, for N•w York. HULL, OCT. 30.—Strong gales.—Airived the Dun_ ecmbe, Deane, from Davis' Straits, with three fish, 90 buts and 30 tuns. GRAVESEND, OCT. 30. —Wind increasing ; North. Easterly gale. SHEERNESS, OCT. 30.—1 t is blowing a heavy gale at E. N. E.—A loaded collier is on shore on the Jenkin Sand, and is expected to become a wreck. Two Prussian brigs, and several ships have run into this harbour during the day with loss of anchors. A :number of vessels are riding in the River with two anchors a head. DEAL, OCT. 30.—The Sarah 11Ioody, from St. Vincent's, drove during the gale last evening; cut away her main mast. Her Majesty's ship Scout has slipped her anetior and gone to the westward. LivEnPuot., OCT. 30.—A schooner is aground on the North Bank. PAusTow, OCT. 28.—The Ann, Power, bound to Port Sewal, in proceeding to sea, to-day, missed stays, and struck on Hualand Rock, and sank in deep water; crew saved. HARWICH, OCT. 30. —The Endeavour, Brummel, from Harwich to London, in making the harbour capsized, and became a total wreck; crew saved. One of the brigs on Cliff foot Rock came off, and proceeded to Hatfleur. LONDON A I`-D PARIS FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER. (Abridged from the World of Fashion Monthly Maga zinc of London and Paris.) HALF DRESS MATERIALS.—WC may cite among the most novel, the Moldavine, and the Veloutine jasper, rich and stout silks of very tasteful patterns, plaided foulards, Siberian taffetas, and some new materials com posed of cashmere wool. EVENING DRESS MATERIALS.--WC may place at the head of our list the beautiful Satin abdul, the pat terns are in gold and coloured silks, nothing can be more superb ; celestial blue reps figured in bouquets of silver and white silk, shaded with blue ; rose-coloured satin, glace blanc, with patterns serpentineing in columns or flowers in coloured silks. hurts.—The only really fashionable fur is sable. Boas are expected to be as fashionable as ever ; but the large capes, which the furriers call shawls, will be brought forward, as soon as the weather gets very cold. Fancy muffs, will not be fashionable. Ermine is not likely to be in favour. CLOAKS.—Great improvements have taken place in the forms of these envelopes. Instead of a comfortable but ungraceful wrap, hanging loose about the figure, and completely concealing it, with a large square cape, and a round one, cut bias, the cloak now presents that demi-pelisse form, which is so advantageous to the shape, because it shows it to advantage, without affect ing to display it. 'rlie capes are also cut in a very elegant and graceful manner, and afford conside rable variety ; they arc cut pointed and square in man te!ets, and some few with capuchons, cut in such a manner that it descends in a fichu point. The mate rials are shot satins and levantines ; rich plain satins ; cashmere embroidered in cashmere worsteds ; damas quine chine ; and Cachemire batiste. Satin is gene rally employed for linings ; the favourite colours are violet, green, crimson, and cherry : fancy velvet is also a good deal employed for cloaks, as is likewise embroi dery, in chenille and chenille fringe. HATS AND BONNETS.—The - materids in request are velvet, satin, velours broche, rep velvet, gros d'Afrique, and Ve!antine. We may venture to predict that velvet will have a decided preference. The style of trimming is not, as yet, materially altered, but some change has taken place. Feathers will have a decided vogue. Ribbons will be very sparingly used, particu larly for velvet bonnets. Lace is expected to be ver) much in vogue for bonnet trimmings. NEW WINTER RIBBONS FOR PROMENADE BON NETS.—The rubans cachemires, demasses, a ecorce, a plows, and de gaze raye. Whatever the pattern of the ribbon may be, the ground must correspond with the head-dress. RinsoNs FOR EVENING DRESS.—It is decided that those that will be in vogue, this witer, will be edged with gold. The colours in request for them will be violet, groseille, green, white, and some fancy colours black will also be a good deal in request, -s black velvet will be a great deal employed for head-dresses. ROBES IN EVENING DRESS.—.WC may cite some robes of pearl grey gros de Tours, trimmed with three rows of of le de sole ; and some levantine dresses, trimmed with three flounces, placed at unequal dis tances ; and others, with a very deep flounce of antique point lace. We must cite also some very pretty or gandy tobes, decorated with five flounces of moderate depth, each edged with narrow lace. The corsage plaited a l'enfant, and trimmed with a narrow lace stand ing up. Small short hanging sleeves also bordered with lace. EVENING HEAD DRESSES.—BIond lace caps, orna mented with heath blossoms, roses without foliage, or dahlias, will be very much in favour. So also will be turbans ; for what can have a mor e splendid or majes tic effect than a turban of gold brocade, or organdy em broidered in gold, or coloured silks. One of the most superb head-dresses that we have seen, a turban a jour, ornamented with two scarfs of gold blond lace. 'fur bans will be made small. We must not forget the coiffures moyen age, of velvet bordered with gold. Fashionable colours are groseille, crimson, violet marren, friar's grey, rose colour, and various shad2s of brown, green, fawn, and blue. This morning Mary Bennett was charged a Queen-square Office with being drunk and disorderly it Old Pye-street. She had been conveyed to the station 1 ouse in the New-way, Westminster, where she at tempted twice to commit suicide by hanging herself, but was prevented by the constables. Mr. Gregory committed her for ten days to hard labour. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION PREVENTED.-( From the Maryport Correspondent of the Shipping and Mercantile Gazelle.)—Arrived here (i\laryport) on the 25th inst., the Nelson Wood, Cap tain Worts (late Williams), from Sierra Leone, which place she left on the 12th of August, and on the 26th of September put into Terceira short of provisions. On the 18th of August Captain Worts got information that one of the crew, named Antonia Silva, a Spaniard, who shipped at Sierra Leone as able seaman on board the Nelson Wood, had requested some others of the crew to join him in a plot he had previously formed to murder the captain, mate, passengers, and such of the crew as would not join him, and then take u possession of all that belonged to the passengers, pine the ship, and abandon her. However, the diabolical intent being made known by James Yomers, one of the crew, who refused to join Silva, the captain, at the request of the ) passengers and remainder of the crew, who knew Silva 1 to be a desperate character (having two knives concealed on his person) had him chained for the night, and after ' ' wards put in irons, and brought to Terceira, where he was given up to the proper authorities to stand his trial. The employing elephants, lions, tigers, and other quadrupeds, instead of biped performers, must be considered a very beastly preference. BOW•STREP - 2,T.-(THIS DAY.) Two well-known members of the swell mob, named Marlin and Allen, were brought up by Constable Wiiks of the F division, charged with stealing an um brella from the shop-door of Mr. Turner, silversmith and jeweller, in Long Acre. It appeared that the prisoners were seen last evening by the boy Also attends to the sale of articles which are exposed outside his master's shop, to approach the door arm in arm ; and having suffered on a late occa sion from their visits, he crossed the street without being observed by them. On seeing the articles un protected, the prisoner Martin slipped the umbrella produced, off the hook, and in the most business-like manner, he handed it to his companion. The lad in stantly ran over and gave information of the circum stance to his master, who followed the prisoners, and took Allen into custody with the article in his posses sion, while the boy clung to the other until the police man came to his assistance. The prisoners declined making any defence, and they were both fully committed for trial. Edward Langton, who said he had neither friend nor habitation, was brought up by Luther, 51 I', charged on suspicion with stealing six pewter pots. The prisoner was met this morning at six o'clock, in King-street, Covent-garden, and from information which licd been received of his movements he was taken to the station-house, where the property was found in his pockets, buttoned up to avoid detection. Mr. Brice M'Gregor, proprietor of the Foot Guards suttling-bouse, Whitchad, identified four pint•pots ss his property ; and Mr. Higgins, of the suttling-house, Tilt-yard, Horse Guards, another, which had been stolen from his premises. The prisoner said he found the pots on a heap of rubbish in the neghbourhood of the Strand. Mr. TWYFORD ordered him to be fully committed for trial, but to be brought up again on Monday next, when the owners of the remaining articles would be in at tendance. HATTON-GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.) Elizabeth Godfrey, charged with stealing a sheet and blanket from her furnished lodgings, and pledging the same, an account of whose distressing case appeared in The Sun of yesterday, was this morning discharged, no prosecutor appearing against her. It was understood that the articles had been rc redemed and restored to the owner. RAFFLING IN PUBLIC-HOUSES. —A poor woman applied to Mr. GREENWOOD for a summons against a publican, named Johnson, for illegally detaining a hand kerchief. Understanding that the transaction originated in a raffle, the Magistrate ordered Johnson, who resides in the neighbourhood of the office, to be sent for. At a subsequent part of the day he made his appearance, and the woman stated that the handkerchief in question belonged to her, that she put it up to be raffled for at Johnson s house ; the putter•up and the winner each to spend a shilling in liquor ; that twenty-five persons had rdllcd for it, of whom only eight had paid, and that as she was unable to spend a shilling, Johnson had detained the handker chief. • Mr. GREENWOOD severely reprimanded Johnson for suffering raffling to go on in his house. If he were convicted of the offence his licence would be in jeopardy. Johnstone said he was not aware of the circum stances, and that he would take care such doings should not again take place. He would restore the handker chief to the applicant. The parties then left the office. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISIt CORN, For the Week ended Oct. 25, WV, made up from the Returns of the Insyectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat &is. sd. Oats I Barley 4ls. 3d. Rye ....... 335. 5:1. l rease ...... —Ads. Id. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE !IX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat C4s. 24. I Oats Barley 4os. Bd. I Bye DUTAIS ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat l6s Sd. Oats I Barley THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) ITUNGERFORD MARKET. There were fair supplies (except ash) at market. The de mand tolerably good. Turbot, to 30s. ; Cod, ss. to 'As. ; good Salmon, Is. 6d. te 2s. per pound. Beef, 7d. to Bid. ; iilutton, 7 1 / 2 te 8 1 /' ! ; Veal, 8 , 1. to 9J. ; and Pork, 7d. to 8 1 X,d. Of Vegetables the supply and demand were good, and pries as previously given. CITY FISH MARKET. There were but short supplies at market, and prices gene rally were high Turbot ss. to 30s ; Cod ss. to 21s. ; Good Salmon Is. 6d. per pound; Oysters, 12s. to 40s. per bushel; Soles 9d. to 3s. 6(1. per pair; Lobsters 10d. to 3s. 6d; Whitings 6d. to Is. ; and Haddocks Is. to 2s HAY MARKETS. The supplies were Lijrnod,;;;te,;;;Cthe demand limited; prices somewhat lower. Hay 50s. to 93s ; Clover, 90s. to 120 s. ; Straw 30s. to 40s. per load. COLONIAL MARKET. British Plantation Sugar sold slowly at 61s. 6d. for brown ; 645. for middling; and 6111 s. for fine. Nothing done by public sale in any other kind of Sugar. There are no certain quota tions now for Tea as the public sale commences on Monday. 600 bags East India Rice sold at BF. 6d., but it was a com mon parcel. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, T}VELTE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON-M A RKET,WEDNESDAY.—There has been rather an active demand for Cotton to-day, and very full prices have been obtained. The sales 5,000 bags, including about 500 taken for export. Numerous files of papers were reeeivcd in the course of yesterday afternoon, from various parts of India, as well as from China. The contents of the Indian pa pers, containing the entrance of the British army into Cabool, appeared in the morning journals ; but the let ters and papers received from China were riot deli vered from the Post-office until late in the afternoon. The following is the most important intehigence they contain : The Madras paper of the 29th August, states, that notwithstanding the severity of the edicts against the sale and use of the drug, it continues to be sought after with an avidity that seems to increase. It is pur chased at front 700 to 750 dollars per chest, the purchase, payment, and delivery all taking place on board of the smuggling vessels, and effected with impunity ; it remains to be seen what., if any, means will be taken by the Chinese authorities to arrest the progress of the traffic as now carried on ; but, were the British authorities once to determine upon aiding the Chinese in putting a stop to the trade it would present to a fe.w vessels of war no difficulty. The Canton papers of the 18th of June state—" To• clay the Commander of the American ships which have lately entered the river will send in a petition to the local Government for permission to trade under the former usual tern's. We have not as yet obtained a copy of the petition to his Excellency the imperial Commissioner. We have been informed that a total stop page of all branches of trade at Macao has been effected by the rigorous orders of the imperial Commissioner." The letters from Singapore state that her Majesty's Supetintendent has taken up the Cambridge to act as a guard-ship for the protection of British property. It is stated, that in the event of the Commissioner making hostile arrangements with regard to Macao, that the British residents there will find it necessary to seek as the Portuguese did not she po s shelter ot the p o ow r d e r the o s protecth i lt 60 sail of shipping detained outside , inde p endent of the Pliig' them. There were about numbers that were Still to arrive. A meeting was held at Macao on the 12th June, at the office of Messrs. Dent end Co., where several reso lutions were passed :—First, That the meeting sees with regret that there are parties preparing to send British ships and property to Canton, in opposition . to the strict_ injunctions of her Majesty's Chief Superm tendant. That a requisition be made to her Majesty's Chief Superintendant, to state whether the several pub lic notices issued by him are to be considered as placing a positive embargo on British ships and property by the Government of Great Britain. Secondly, whether he considers the present line of his negociations with the Chinese Government such as to warrant a belief COMMERCIAL REMARKS. American Domestics—Very dull. British Manufactures—The dealers are well stocked with most descriptions of British goods, of which few remain on first hands; and if some of the shipi,outside do rot enter the port soon, prices of all kinds are likely to advance. Broad Cloths—Of these about 900 pieces have been sold, at 1 doll.-70 cash. Chintzes—A large quantity of unsuitable patterns have been forced off. Cotton—The stock is now reduced to about 25,000 bales, two-thirds in the hands of the dealers, and one third in the hands of the Hong merchants. EXCHANGE ON LONDON.—SaIes have been made during the past week at 4-10—cash. The holders of Bark of Uuited States on London arc asking 45.9 d., Private Bills are selling at 4s. 10d. to ss. THE FUNDS, The dullness of the weather, which in general effects speculation in the various funds, causes this morning an inactive market. Consols, which lett off yesterday at 90i- for Money, and 90:1 for the Account, opened at the above prices ; Exchequer Bills, 4 to 2 dis.; India Bonds, nothing done as yet ; Bank Stock, 180 181 ; India Stock, 248 '249. This is settling day in the Foreign Market, and there is every appearance of the Account going off well, as money is not so scarce as it was for the preceding Account. Spanish Active continues at the closing price, 29/ s ; Portuguese, rather lower, 33i 344 Three per Cents. 22/ ; Brazilian, 731 ; Colombian, 3132 ; Mexican, 3.11 a ; Dutch Tw•o-and-a-Half per Cents. .52,-1- ; Five per Cents., 99/. The chief business doing in the Foreign Market is paying and receiving the DT:am-ices. (From The Sun of this Morning.) A great nutnber of letters were delivered yesterday afternoon from India and Canton. The leading political intelligence contained in the former has already trans pired. From Canton we learn that about 300 chests of the opinn-. delivered up by the British Superintendent, were burnt daily. The foreigners were again invited to trade if they observed the Chinese laws ; but Capt. Elliott had informed a deputation which had waited upon him, that he could not re-open the trade until he had received instructions from his Government at home. It is said, however, that the British merchants had completed their purchases of tea, and that the value of the article had fallen 10 per cent. at Canton. The foreigners (British) had been invited by edict to witness the destruction of their opium. Advices from Macao to the 7th July have been re ceived. They confirm the statement of the destruction of the opium. Two edicts had been issued by the Chi nese authorities—One prohibiting all vessels from trad ing with the ships outside, in any description of goods , under penalty of death—and the other ordering all foreign vessels to enter the port within five days, or to take their departure altogether. Smuggling was still going on along the coast. Tue commercial news from India is rather more satis factory than by the previous arrivals. The demand for goods was on the increase. The value of Consols did not rise yesterday afternoon above 90i for Money, and 90i fer Time, being a slighter improvement than was a nticipated from the very favourable accounts received early in the day from the East Indies. India Stock rose to 249 before the close of business, and the other securities closed about the same as in the morning. The transactions in the Foreign Bonds were very trivial during - yesterday. Spanish Consols closed at decline to 291 ; Portuguese New Five per Cents. to 344, and the Three per Cents. to 23. Colombian left off at 31i, Mexican at 31, and the Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents, at 52. The half-monthly account will be adjusted this day. During its continuance Spanish Bonds have alternated 2i per cent., Portuguese New Five per Cents. 3 i f per cent., and Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 2 per cent. The Railway Shares were nearly all lower. The Great Western brought 4} to 4 discount, the Bir mingham 50 premium, and the new shares 151 pre mium. Provincial Bank of Ireland Shares were at 19 premium. PdICE3 OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock lBl ; 3 per Cent. Red. B5!/, Ni " 3 per Cent. Cons. .... . ... 9, % 3 5n per Cent - ! Ditto Red. 9 7 14 New 3% per Cent... % % New per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Jan. 5, 1860 13 3 i 11-16, Oet. 10, 1258 Jan. 5, IMO Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880. Jam. 5.1870 DAY AT OYZ O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Bonds 2 4 dis South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities. 17:1 - Exch. Bills, £l,OOO 4 2 d.s. Ditto Ditto Small 4 dis Ditto Commercial Ditto Advertised Bank Stock for Account ... - India Stock for Account ... 240% Consos for Account PRICES OF FOItEtSN FUNDS THIS DAI AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds ld Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Wazilian Bones Ditto Account „ Ditto Acc•unt 14 3 7 % Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Date Accon. t Colombian Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account — ' Ditto Metallic — Colurobido Bends, It 24. —; Spanish lsonds 2014 87‘ Ditto Account :AN , Ditto Account. 29ii Ni t A 9 Danish Bonds Ditto Account . Deferred l3 Greek Bonds — French, 5 pet cent....... —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1525 — --- 4 per cent. Ditto Account --__ 3 per cent. —f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — --- Exchange. —e. —r. Ditto Account ti% Dutch, 2 , X, per cent. 52%U Ditto, 6 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto Account Neapolitan —. Ditto Account....... ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCK. Paid. Per Stiqi , e. litigh tea Railway 3O ' 17 Lo doll and :-.itnitnaniipton ,„ British North Ainorict.o Bank .1-IALF-P4ST OAS. Accounts from Rangoon state that the report of the King's sons being about to appear in this quarter with armies under their command, seems gradually to die away, while nothing in the shape of warlike prepara tions seem to be going on in the neighbourhood, though there are some reports current that some great charac ter has arrived at Rangoon from the capital, charged with orders to choke up the entrance of the Rangoon river. Shocking barbarities and cruelties have been perpetrated by the . Woondock on the supposed rebels. It ts now said that he has displeased his Royal Master by showing too much mercy to his victims, and has not satis fied the thirst for blood that exists in the Burmese Court. This wretch appears to have collected together about. 50 persons, men, women, and children, the relatives and kinsmen of a supposed leader in the late rebellion, and to have blown them up with gunpowder ; but this was merciful compared with another batch of 30 persons, round whose bodies he tightly bound a quantity of straw rope, and burnt them by a slow fire. 'rho King has certl-inly not played his cards well in thus alienating front himself the affections of his subjects. We are sorry to have to announce a failure in the Foreign House this day of a member who was consi dered hitherto a most respectable jobber, and much re spected ; his differences, we understand, are not to a great amount, but it has caused considerable sensation in the Market, and a depression in most of the foreign funds, but the British Market remains firm at 904 for the Account, Money 901 :, with little business doing in the course of the morning. Exchequer Bills 4 2 dis. ; India Bonds 2 4 dis.; Bank Stock 181 ; India Stock improved to 2491. In the Foreign Market most of the prices are heavy. and have receded owing to the above failure. Spanish Active which was 29k, is at present 28i ; Portuguese, was 34k, at present 83i.; Three per Cents., 22i ; Co lombian, 314 ; Mexican, 251 ; Russian, 11 VI ; Brazi lian, 73i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52.1- k ; Five per Cent:., 99j. The l3atavier which ought to have arrived yesterday has not come as yet. The Ostend and French mails arc also due ; exery thing appears dull in the city owing o the state of the weather. The Government at length, it is asserted, in tend next session to include the lace factories, where machines are propelled by steam or water, in the new Factory Bill. There are about 37 such factories in the counties of Nottingham, Derby. Leicester, Gloucester. Somerset, and Devon. — Nottingham Journal. The combination among certain dealers to in crease and keep up the price of coals, to say nothing worse of the heartless evil, must be considered a burn ing shame. THE SHERIFF'S FUND.—Yesterday a nume rous meeting of the s ubscribers to this excellent fund was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-bill ; Mr. Sheriff Evans in the Chair. This meeting wai called for the special purpose of considering the propriety of applying for the sanction of the trustees to sell out and appropriate the proceeds of so much of the capital stock of the institution, standing in their names, as may be required for the purpose of taking and fitting up premises for the reception of persons discharged from prison, where they may be domiciled until they are restored to their friends, or pro( ided with the means of obtaining an honest livelihood. Some routine business was first proceeded with. Then some discussion took place, in the course of which Mr. Anderton recom mended that a huiiding, if it were only for the accom modation of 20 persons, s hould be provided immediately. When once begun, he bad no doubt subscribers would come forward and enable them to complete the estab lishment. He (Mr. A.) had visited the asylum at Glasg o w, and he found that the cost of each inmate was not more than Is. per week, as each individual was enabled to earn his livelihood by a trade. Mr. Alder man Johnson moved the following resolution, which ho said ha thought would meet the views of all parties : " That the committee be directed to look out for pre mises to carry out the re commendation of the report of the su b- comm ittee," which, after a short di scuss i o n, was carried. Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, will leave London in the course of a few days, and in tends passing the winter at Vienna. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEIDNESDAY.—Her Majesty, accompa nied by Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg, rode out on horseback in the, Park shortly before three o'clock this afternoon, the Royal party at the Castle riding tit at the same time. The equestrian party with the Queen included Lady Charlotte Dundas, Baroness Lehzcn, Miss Quentin, Viscount Melbourne, Sir H. Seymour, and the Hon. Colonel Grey. In pony phaetons mid carriages were, Dowager Lady Lyttleton, Lady Sey mour, Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Lyttleton, Hon. Miss Lavinia Lyttleton, Lady Caroline Barrington, and the Hon. Mrs. Grey. Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg, Sir H. Seymour, and the Hon. C. A. Murray, enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. Prince Ernest was too unwell to leave the Castle. Sir H. and Lady Seymour arrived last night, and the Right Hon. George Stevens Byti,c,. and Lord Cla rence Paget are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses Augusta, and Mary of Cambridge, and at tended by Miss Kerr and Baron Knesebeck, arrived in town at ten o'clock on Tuesday night, from a visit to Earl Howe. The Duke and Duchess of Camb:idge af terwards went to their residence at Kew The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Glouces ter took -1 airing together yesterday in a carriage. The Marquis of Normanby arrived in town yester day from the scat of the Earl of Ilardwicke, in Cam bridgeshire. Mr. Brickwood had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing.strect. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere has arrived in town rom Stowey, Somersetshire. Sir Frederick Stovin has arrived in town from Windsor Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, and L tdy Louisa Fitzmaurice left Windsor Castle yester day mornirg for Bowood Park, Wiltshire. - The Right Hon. H. and Mrs. Goulburn have arrived at Paris ircm Munich. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lady Charlotte Bacon, in Piccadilly; Captain and Mrs. Lawless, Lord Shelburne, Lord and Lady Holland, Mr. Evan and Lady Georgiana Millie, of Dochfour, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and Miss Herbert, Mr. and Lady Helena Cooke, Mrs. Wvnyard, Mr. Charles Plunkett, Lord and Lady Galway, Major and Mra. Thornhill, Lieutenant- Colonel Rowan, Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Bart. ; the Rev. Mr. Mackie and Mrs. Leslie, at Siddon's House, Regent's-park, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Charles Townshend, at the Hyde park Hotel, Hyde-park-place, from Rougham Hall ; Mrs. Lawrence and family, at ditto, from Brighton. DEPA RTiTRES. The Marquis Conyngbam, for Beaudesert, Staffordshire; Lady Charlotte Greville, for Italy; Lord Sydney Os borne, for Newmarket; Mr. HoFe, M. P., for the Deep leue the Earl of Jersey for Newmarket ; the Earl of Cassillis, for Northamptonshire ; the Rev. Lord A. Fitz elarence, from the Burlington Hotel, for Maple Durham ; Lady Katharine Stewart and family, for Brighton ; Lady Emma Pennant, for Brighton; the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, from Fenton's Hotel, for Hinchinbroke House; the Hon. George Jerningham, for Madrid ; Lard Louth, for Petersham ; Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, for Brighton ; Sir William Wraxall, Bart., for St. Leonard's-on- Sea. Her Majesty, through the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Uxbridge, has taken private boxes for the season at Drury-lane and Covent garden. The sum paid by the Sovereign to each lessee of the winter houses for her box is 4001., which is exclusive of the amount given by her Majesty when she visits the theatres in State, which it is expected this season will be soon after Christmas. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville, who are at present on a visit to Earl Grey, at Howick arc expected to arrive at the Earl's residence in Gros venor-square, to-morrow evening, or early on Saturday morning. The Countess of Bridgewater is at present on a visit to the tenants on her estate in Cheshire, and will return to Ashridge Castle early in the ensuing week. Her Ladyship purposes being in town at the beginning of the new year. Lord Leveson, who, it was rumoured, was to be the new Lord of the Treasury, vice Lord Seymour, will remain on a visit to Lord and Lady Granville, at the British embassy at Paris, until the meeting of Par liament. The Noble Lord is an unpaid Attache to the English Legation. BEAUDESERT, STAFFORDSHIRE.—The Mar quis of Auglesea is entertaining a select circle with the sport of pheasant shooting in the extensive covers on the estate. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg, who is an excellent shot, is expected to join the party, accompanied by Lord A. Paget and Prince Al bert of Saxe Coburg. Mr. Dawe, the artist, we arc in formed, is now engaged in painting a portrait of his Se rene Highness by the especial desire of her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent. Prince Louis Napoleon has taken the spacious mansion of the Earl of Ripon, in Carlton-gardens, over looking the gardens of her Majesty the Queen Dowa ger, at Marlborough House. The Prince, who intends to fix his residence in this country, is about to give up Lord Cardigan's mansion, the term for which he bad taken it having nearly expired. A number of noble families and persons of rank have arrived within the last few days, from Scotland and the northern counties, intending to proceed to the Continent for the winter. The funeral of the late Duke of Bedford will take place at Chenies Church, near Rickmansworth, and will be attended by all his Grace's sons, with the excep tion of Lord Francis Russell, who is on the Mediter ranean station. The Marquis of Abereorn will come up from Scotland to attend the interment, for which no day is yet fixed. Dr. Cumming, the late Duke's resi dent, physician, is at the Donne in attendance on the Dowager Duchess, who never quitted the:sick chamber of the Duke during the three days he lingered after the last fatal attack of illness. The Duke of Argyll will be buried to-morrow. Lord Foitescue, in consequence of advanced age, has resigned the Lord Lieutenancy and Vice - Admiralship o the county of Devon, and Lord Ebring ton, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, is appointed his suceesszor in both offices. THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY.—We under stand that by far the greater portion of his Lordship's debts are due to private individuals. The oniy public bodies who have claims on his Lordship are—the Tius tees for the Roman Catholic Clergy, 22,0001. ; the Highland Society, 10,000/. ; the Bank of Scotland, 12,0001. ; the North of Scotland Bank, 10,000/. ; the British Linen Company, 3,000/. ; and the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, 2,000/. The two first-men tioned sums are secured on the estates of Glengarry and Lochabcr. Of the total amount of his Lordship's debts, about 106,0001. are due in Aberdeenshire, 56,000/. in Forfarshire, 7,000/. in Kircardineshire, 28,000/. in In verness-shire and the neighbouring counties, and 250,000/. in Edinburgh and the south of Scotland.—Aberdeen Constitutional. DUKE OF ARGYLL.—As Lord John Campbell has now succeeded to the Dukedom of Argyll, we uft derstand he requires to pay to the beautiful and accom• plished Miss Logan the sum of 5,000/., in addition to the former sum of 10,000/., awarded against him for breach of promise of marriage.—Refurnters' Gazette. The great difference between the sums claimed by proprietors, and the sum offered by Railway Com panies, for occupation of land, and damages, has fre quently excited remark and surprise. The difference in the case of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and the Directors of the Glas.Tow Lunatic Asylum, pre sents, perhaps, a greater difference than was ever before witnessed in the kingdom, and would almost lead to the supposition that the claim had been made by the in mates rather than by the Directors. The first claim made was 44,0001., but, before trial, this was reduced to something a little above 10,000/. The sum awarded by the Jury was 8731.—Paisley Advertiser. PENNY POSTAGE.—More than two thousand proposals from parties competing for the supply of stamps, by a superior method, to he used in the collec tion of postage, are now lying before the Lords of the Treasury. Sir Edward Smyth, Bart., is rebuilding on a scale of great splendour the interior of his new mansion in Grosvenor-square, which he has purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Brinsley Sheridan. WATERFORD.—The report of the City regis trations gives the numbers as rejected for the last seven years to April, 1839, for the Liberals 294, for the Tories 225—majority 69. The Durham Magistrates meet the 19 th of next month, and those of Northumberland on the 27th November, at Monied], to discuss the introduction of the New Constabulary Act. Tithes were first granted in 854, and have ever since they were diverted from their original purpose of aiding and assisting the poor, been considered an annoy ance, for they may be justly considered a tax upon arrive and capital. No doubt the time . will r arr i i • does more injury to the Established when they will be aborlishetsbeldlcerieluirschn,ottislicnagutsilnagt. a p n e d rp p et a u ri a s l h , bic kering erheart-burning between pastors ACCIDENT. —Abou t nine o'clock this morning s than and a journeyman butcher named Hislop, living in Drury lane, in passing through Little Turnstile Holborn, with a tray of meet on his shoulder, accidentally struck a boy who was c onning . hy at the time a violent blow on the eye, with the projecting corner of the tray. Th e poor little fellow fell, bleeding profusely, and he was so much p injured tha t it was found necessary to conve y him to the hos itai—his eye being completely knocked out.—[ll Mr. Hawes and Mr. Wakley had turned their attention to this dangerous nuisance, they would have been better employed than in drawing up clauses to prevent boys eying kites or trundling hoops.] EVENING EDITION AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER. Our monthly report must he in a great degree Teo I hated by the weather, which, we are concerned to say, ha p s s e n 40 2 0. t o,. je,eerenev have cmening), eui e gr a rh n etd s d s tao o y tsph:eo, wherein rttieeoi when no s rsie w , we hed thi tb rain has faller;, sometimes in considerable volume, ° r' a v le as r i i t however, intervals df fine sunny gleams ; these have m i a le no v dt e lei r been tyislausm of more l bneieern,ituhsattit3a,ran rafter r teto or three days' continuance, ark three c!, days s a of fine feature weather a t t h h e e late; r a glut of rain has followe haved.That b itle ee ground krounepdt in clamp has always am remained saturated ge ne with ral rel, water, iew therea in nd the as M ek -lane . been E.r. but littlewind, The the sheaves condition. press states—" The weather has been changeable to ti:e 21st October, a good deal of rain having fallen in the I northern counties of England, where, however, the utmost I advantage having been taken of every favourable interval, a considerable quantity of grain has been secured ;" but it teas feared in a very iudifferent state. In Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, some parts of Northumberland, and in the west of Scotland, a good deal of corn remains out, " but south of those counties the harvest may he considered es finished." Of Ireland we hear nothing but contradictions ; the Emerald Isle is celebrated, for its verdure, maintained by a vapourous atmosphere ; if to this be superadded volumes of rain, during a period of four entire months, it will not be presumptuous to conclude that the labour of the husbandman must have been subjected to smious perplexity, to say the least of it. The eastern English counties have been far dif fcrentiy treated, the harvest has been superb and capi tally houseJ, and the following extract will confirm this fact : • " The average prices returned from the cast coast continue to come exceedingly low, which i will prevent any , decline taking place in the duty ; it s almost certain ) that it will again rise to 75.9 d. per quarter on lihursday next (October 9.4)." Thus far we have taken a rather lugubrious view of the subject ; but here we will stop, and endeavour to show its bright side: The corn crops in all the eastern end midland counties love been secured long since, some in fine condition, and others in a state which cannot be compared with that in which tee have known them tO be housed in former wet seasons, Mpny farmers have made " more haste than good speed," ,end thus we may account for that rough and cold sensation which is per ccived in thrusting the hand into a sack of wheat. In North Britain our accounts lead us to infer that iP quantity the grain will much exceed that of 1838. The pastures exhibit a verdure that is quite extraordinary, and all green fodder is abundant. Turnips have felt the influence of the bright sun and equable tempera ture which October has, upon the whole, been fa voured with. The earlier kinds, as the white round, tankards, &c., arc large, firm, and heavy. We have this day inspected fine specimens, weighing crone 7 to 14Ibs, or more. Stubble turnips, known as the " Dutch," grow fast, and are looking healthy. Clover after barley is, in places remarkably close and healthy ; it presents a fine ground covering. A vast supply of fodder for animals is provided, and great numbers wiX be fed, and kept in the finest order ; hence there will be an abundance of live-stock. We welcome the appear ance of the white-rooted carrot, and, having seen this . day a specimen of medium size, weing slbs, and being assured that 30 tons per acre may be expected, we must recommend a very general trial of a root so salubrious and productive. The figure is more that of a white beet than of a carrot, but the leaves and flavour, we are told, resembles those of the latter plant. Potatoes seem to be fine, and abundant ; our own are prolific, and very mcaniy ; but if, as in Ireland, the plants have been much swamped, the tubers, mast we fear, be somewhat injured. October, as a whole, has improved ; and though the weather of the third week was hazy and very glooenee which state was brought to its climax ley the excessivo , rain of Thursday, the 2.4 th, the cool steady current that set in from the north-cast on Saturday, and still conti nues, has much dried the ground, and rendered it fit for the plough. Wheat-sowing proceeds, and some is upe looking as strong, and more green by far than we have seen it in January and February of late years. Early sow ing we deem an error ; the plant becomes rank, and fre quently suffers from frost. In that rick district of Kent, called Thanet, wheat season commences in November, the rocky statum of chalk secures pet manent moisture and effectual drainage, and few failures of plant occur. Dif ferent lands end climates will, of course, dictate some modifications ; but, as a general rule, we think that a middle period—as from the third week of October to the end of the first week of November —will include the most propitious wheat season. Fruits offer a doubtful result. The apple orchards have had a total failure in some places ; in others they yield a very fair quantity. Of timber the extra growth is astonishing. We think the coppice woods must have done the work of two years in one. A fair balance, therefore, is struck between the good and the evil, and if, as it is highly probable, the next year prove a fine one, we shall soon forget the damage done to the corn, when we trace the great benefits which the present wet state of the land will not fail to secure. An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, afr Brentford, on the body of a biker's wife, named Hope, who committed suicide by stabbing leers* with a knife in the side during a fit of drunkenness. It had been rumcured that the husband of deceased, with whom she was quarrelling just be 4 ore the occurrence, bad killed her ; but this was fully disproved by the evidence. Verdict—" Insanity, through drunkenness." STAFFORDSHIRE—STONE BANQUE2.--The members of the North Staffordshire Conservative As sociation dined together last Wednesday, at Stone ; Lord Ingestrie, M.P.. one of the representatives for South Staffordshire, took the chair. He wa.s supported by Earl St. Vincent, the Hon Bingham Barinp,',. M.P. , who arrived express from the Continent to meet his constituents, Major Beresford, the Hon. Mr. Jercis, Mr. R. Bagshaw, Mr. D. W. Russell, who has pledged himself to come forward at the next election as a second Conservative candidate, and others, to the number of three hundred. The oratory was of the usual common place kind, spiced in one or two instances with a small quantity of that ingredient in Tory talk which is a corn- I pound of blarney and braggadocia, sweetened according to the Conservative taste, and well mixed together. ' FRIGHTFUL COLLISION BETWEEN THE GEM STEAMER AND A SLOOP, AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF THE PASSENGERS.—On Tuesday afternoon the Gem, ' belonging to the Gravesend Steam Company, left the Terrace Pier at her usual hour (four o'clock), with a. good sprinkle of passengers on board, but had riot pro ceeded on her journey more than three quarters of a mile before the captain observed the Falcon steamer, which also runs from Gravesend to Waterloo Bridge, coming close after them, and crossing their course, and at the same moment a large sloop was seen right a-head floating down with the tide. The captain immediately saw, that unless he instantly altered his course a colli sion between the two steamers was inevitable, by which the lives of the passengers on beard of both would be placed in the greatest danger ; late therefore ordered the vessel to be put about ; but, unfortunately, although be was successful in that instance, the sloop carve in collision with the Gem, and the bowsprit came com pletely through the larboard paddle-box. The alerts of the passengers may be imagined, but cannot be de scribed ; every possible exertion was used to get the vessels separated, but without success , and u p der such I circumstances the only remedy left was to get the pas sengers on shore in boats, which was done with all speed ; most providentially no person on board received the slightest injury, although a young lady was actnally sitting on the paddle-bex at the time of the collisiop, and her escape from instant death was a per&ct miracle The Gem is so much injured, that she must be repaired before she can resume her station. arden of There is at present growing in the g Mr. Thomas Hartley, of Croftend, near Broughton-in- • Furness, a brocoli of the following most extraordinary dimensions, namely, six feet two inches in height, ant seventeen feet and a half in circumference I The seed which produced this " giant of its kind" was sovtn in tbe month of September, 1838 , and transplanted in d thal e i s s: the month of March in the present y ear ; it is in every ' part both strong and healthy, and as finel y curled as any l o is f at t h s e o n smaller oth e plantsr plant in frtohnel thesam seagardens in whicht i k t e h w stands fully six feet two inches high.—Cumberland Pacquet. . • DEATH off' AN IDIOT.--OR Monday, at five o'clock, an inquest was held before Mr. Nelson, a t t h e I Lord Nelson, Trafalgar-street, Walworth, on view of v,., evenings running o n f i n t g b e dpoycrcseo,:ln'laiioks uiseosnonuThwt South-street, _ m e t sisietdr,aae Tuesday the post, , the body of Frederick Coalash, an ,th id e i ‘ o ,ua t niwf y o o or u rttu t h h n, , awt a e g h e ey d noul l tii : years. It appeared from the evidence that on the aand surgeonfel l promptlybackwards. i c r il t a ,t en e ' n ew d ai e ns d i‘n ; ios a tlea n nn d tti on the following day Mr. Smale, one of the parish surgeons, was also called in, but the deceased expired the same night. As no post inortent examina tion of the body was made it was impossible to ascertain the precise cause of death ; but it was thought socre vcesels of the heart were ruptured, and a verdict to that effect was accordingly returned. 1 HYDROPHOBIA IN A COW.—In the beginning of the present month a fine young cow, the preperty of Joseph Reid, Esq., a Magistrate of the county of Surrey, residing at Thornton-heath, near Croydon, while grazing in a field near that gentleman's residence, was attacked by a dog apparently in a rabid state and bitten in the , throat. Tee wound hcalcd up shortly a fterwards, and the c o w seemed as well as usual until Thursday last, when she was turned out to g raze, and soon a fterwrw.di she was attacked with a ll the symptoms of that dread , ful disorder hydrophobia. She f o amed at the mouth, tore up the ground, and roared in the most frightful manner. Several labouring men were sent for, and after considerable difficulty they succeeded in getting her into a shed. She was so violent, 'however, that it was impossible to go near her, and it was at length found absolutely mnedeciteeassalyryafttoems.larrodos.t her, The Carcass was buried