The Sun. — London, England, 1839-11-30 00:00:00

charg es the immorality of the nation on its attach meat to idolatry, does he mean that practical Idolatry , which is exemplified in the lives of the clergy ? They worship wealth. There is nothing of consistmcv, nothing of honour or of justice — witnes s the To:4I,INEs and the PRETYMANS— Witnes s the Bishop's declaring they cannot live on less than 5,0001. a yeat—witness the Bishop of 1 - . o NtioN spending 14,0001. a year, and the Arch bishop Of CANTERBURY 17,0001. a-year, while the sees of Canterbury and London are overrun with Ignorance and vice, and much need, as these Pre lates say, churches and preachers,—witness,too, the laws, which the Bishops and all the clergy uPhold—there is nothing, we solemnly affirm, of truth, honour, and honesty, which our clergy do not 34 eP . tflce to their cherished idolatry of riches. If laolatry be the offence of the nation, it must needs tie great, since our teachers and guides are all rank Idolaters. We cannot join some of our Liberal Contempo 7ries i n con d emn i ng the pu bli cat i on o f Colon e l Rom As' letters. We are glad to see the whole correspondence, in order that the public may know the principles on which the army is governed. The publication may possibly be a breach of dis cipline, of which we presume not to judge, but it is not a breach of any of the obligations of civil life. i iene e f or th the officers of the army will know, as long as they are employed (officers on half-pay, we presume, will not be interfered with, though the Tories ; as in the case of Sir R. WILSON, did not spare them), that they most not listen in silence and with approbation to the abuse of her MAJESTY and her Court. If they adopt the opinions which have been so zealously put forth by the Post, the Times, and the Standard, till they fired the brains of Messrs. ROBY and BRADSHAW, they must keep their own council, and not express such opinions. When soldiers were only employed to defend the country against its external enemies, an occupation which can never be too much honoured ; they were at full liberty to form political opinions as to parties, and as to the Government at home ; but when they came to be employed in preserving political order at home, aiding to suppress one set of opinions, and to give predominance to another, their whole character underwent a change, and it became indispensable that they should be the blind, obedient servants of the Executive power, and have no opinions of their own a$ citizens and partizans. They are honoured, feared, and obeyed ; and the penalty they pay for the pre-eminence they enjoy is to be neuter in If the officers are subject to some little draw backs from their enviable situation, so are the men. They carry weapons, and are dreaded by the people ; but it is remarked that they are poorly paiLl. At Newport, and at other places, they have been, and will be again, in consequence of the unpleasant temper of our people, obliged to per form the duties of policemen. But the police not being so well-armed as the military get more pay, as was pointed out at the recent meeting of Bir mingham. It is of late, however, become of im mense importance that the army should be con tented. Placed side by side with the police, per forming duties equally arduous, it will probably be found necessary, now that the subject has been publicly broached, arid a comparison instituted be tween the pay of the solders acrd that of the police, to augment the former. If Ow army is to be the main instrument for preserving order in the State, th e greatest care will be required in order , to give satisfaction both to the officers and the men. We are glad to see that the Common Council of the City of London have had spirit enough to refuse to th e Rev. Mr. CATQR the compliment usually paid to the Lord Mayor's . Chaplain at the close of his Lordship's term of office. The gentleman who ventured to propose that fifty guineas should be given to the Reverend firebrand "as a testimony of the esteem and approbation of the Court for the s ermon preached before the Lord Mayor, Judges, Aldermen, &c.," had the good sense to a nticipate that his motion would not be very cordially re ceived, and probably shaped it so that by pretending to yield that portion of it which was so offensive to the Court, he might secure the other, taking it for granted that if the voracious Chaplain could but get th e fifty guineas—could but grab the solid Pudding—he would care little for the empty praise. An amendment was accordingly moved, which lopped off the " esteem and approbation," and left the intolerant parson the " fifty guineas." Some warm discussion then arose, during which Mr. LAU RANcE justly observed that, as the Chaplain had gone out of his way to abuse all who did not be lievo as he did himself, he could not bring his mind, by consenting to the motion, to place a man who had preached one of the " most bitter and most sectarian sermons" that had ever proceeded from a pulpit, on the same footing with those Chaplains who had discharged their duties in a Christian spirit of charity to all men. He, therefore, opposed the re solution in foto, and moved the previous question. Sir P. LAURIE took the same view of the matter, declaring that he would never agree to a grant of money for a sermon, in which " two of the best of men were stigmatized—in which WESLEY and WRLTFIELD were put on a level with the apostles of the Catholic faith," IGI,'ATIUS LOYOLA, the fathet of the Jesuits, and ST. DOMINICK, .the founder of the Inquisition. So indignant was the Worthy Alderman at the conduct of the Chaplain, t hat he went so far as to say that he would not object to the money if the Court would " brand the serm on as the most uncharitable that ever was preached." -fitter several other speakers had expressed their sen timents the motion, as amended, was carried. Thu s the spitfire parson, after , the true orthodox fashion 7 °l etly pockets the cash together with the affront. buffet," a hungry dog , h e takes the " bit and the without a whimper—indeed, rather glad to get off on such terms. A of copy th e u letter addressed to her Maj est y the 4.1 Ezbz,by the Imperial Commissioner LIN, the ter ror of opium smugglers, whether Chinese or " red haired barbarians," will be found in another column ; and we recommend all who are desirous of becoming familiar with the Celestial Empire's system of political economy to read it attentively. Though LIN never, perhaps, heard of such a volume as the N ew Tes tament, his remonstrances are conceived in the best accordance with what is sublimest in its spirit an d letter. Do not to others what you would n ot have them do to you, is the sum and substance o f ..... I .lN's curious and straightforward communication. You do not smoke opium yourselves, because you kno w it . 4 .0 be pernicious; wherefore, then, be guilty of the crime of encouraging the use of it among us ? Th e I mper i a l Commissioner appears to have a more perfect idea than rri?ny Christian merchants, and even Christian sovereigns, respecting the moral re sponsibility attached to all acts which tend to de moralize, corrupt, and ruin others. But while we 'improve o f ',lN's morality as much as we condemn ' uis want of gallantry in writing to a lady in so rude a fashieu as to frighten her servants by the very suporscription, we are forced to remind the Celestial Commisslntier t 4 at nothing is said about paying 'or the illegally seizt7!.{ °Piann. Before his appearance at Cant on t h e l aws at„. -...inst o pium-smuggling had and were virtu a ll y f a ll en i nto complete .desuetticle, only refe rre d to b y eac h new Gover:lr for tire p rose of obt a i n i ng abribe from the opium When now and then an unfortunate Chinaman was executed for the alleged crime of smoking opium, the • circumstance was regarded as a hint to the Hon g , an d, consequently, to the smugglers, that I either the Governor's coffers were empty, or his pipe wanted replenishing, and a box or two of opium, and a quantity of dollars, made all right rwam. But as LIN appears to be really in earnest , and as the Chinese Government is fully determined to put down the trade, at any cost, from the most exalted motives, it is not too much to ask from them the adoption of the policy of England in the aboli tion of slavery. Though the abstract right to abolish slavery was ours, we cheerfully paid ten times the sum for which China has become responsible by the destruction of the opium, to reconcile those ini quitourrly interested to our exercise of it. Al!, however, that is known about the question yet is, that our Government will not trouble Parliament to redeem Superintendent ELLIOT'S rash pledge, made in their name. Perhaps the better way %You'd he, to leave the whole affair to be arranged by Lord AUCKLAND and the Government of British India. Besides the exported opium, the poppy growers there have upwards of five milliorLs sterling of capital sunk in the production of this drug, for which their only market is China. Here is a pretty prospect ! We learn that the French and Dutch Govern ments are negociating a treaty of commerce, one of the chief articles of tvhich has for its object to admit French Colonial Sugars into Holland at a lower rate of duty than sugars of any other nation. We publish in another column an account of the deposition of the Count D'ESPAGNE by the Carlist Junta of Catalonia for which we are indebted to the Perpignan correspondence of our Tory Contempo rary the Post. The narrative is essentially defec tive, as the writer has omitted to state the real causes of the deposition of the rebel chief. Count D'Es- PA GNE was not more a lover of glory than of gold. and in shedding innocent blood, had an eye to pel f no less than to the assumed interests of the Royal butcher in whose name and by whose authority he acted. Though a most exemplary champion of the rights of Church and King, and a sworn foe to all democratic claims and institutions, he never scrupled the rifling of a church or even the burning of Priest's vestment for the sake of the little bits of gold found among the ashes of the em broidery. In fast D'ESPAGNE, was a Tory of the right stamp. He detested sacrilege in the people, but he was quite willing to practice it himself in the name of Kings and for the exclusive benefit of nobles and courtiers. He would not have touched a chalice with the naked hand, or put it to his lips, for the world ; but gloved he grasped it, as he would the philosopher's stone, and after passing through the crucible, it retained in his eyes no more of its former sanctity than it did of its form. But though the Catalans:could tolerate robbery and murder, either wholesale or in detail, by a Gue rilla chief, they had strong misgivings about the pro priety of sacrilege, the more especially as the Count was supposed to appropriate the Church moveables to his own use, without pretending to have a Papal Bull authorising such a proceeding. When, there fore, they began to find the clergy the peculiar ob jects of the Count's solicitude, and that the possesion of gold and adherence to the QUEEN'S Government were sure, sooner or later, to be confounded in the mind of the Presi dent of the Junta, they determined to get rid of him as soon as possible. The other members of the Junta responded to the wishes of the people. How well their measures were taken, and how admirably they succeeded, will be learned in detail from the amount given elsewhere, to which these remarks refer. What has become of D'ESPAGNE i° still a mystery, but his disappearance has rid Spain, at least for a time, of one monster of iniquity. Lord Kinnaird, it is reported, is likely to be the Master of the Bock Hounds. THE HERALD AMP THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Herald attempted yesterday to teach the Secretary of State and the public the law of high treason in the following language :—" We have called on the Government press to inform us by what legal authority Lord- Normanby took a person charged with high.treason out of the hands of the Mayor and Magistrates at Canter. bury, and ordered him to be liberated on his own recognizances. We ask again for that information." The asking for information is a mere phrase to convey censure. Mr. Davies was not charged with high treason. A person was found on his premises who was charged with high treason, but no proof whatever was afforded that Mr. Davis had the least cognizance of his crime. After an investigation, it was not surmised even that there was connivance. Mr. Davies is a gentleman, to whose respectability his townsmen of all parties have borne testimony ; nevertheless the Magistrates of Canterbury thought it was their duty to detain him in custody till it was known whether there was a a b4rge of treason against him, That could only be ascertained by re ference to the Secretary of State, or to some of Ow law officers of the Crown, The reference was made to the Secretary of State, who, having ascer tained that there was no charge against Mr. Davies, nor any foundation for spell a charge, sent down an order for his release. Why Op Secretary of State should interfere i 5 obvious. He i, p,,t the head of that branch of the Government which eotninuni cates with the Magistracy, and it is his espccbil business to direct proceedings in cases of treason. The Herald, however, would teach him differently, and insinuates that he violated the law in directing Mr. Davies to be discharged, THE REV. MR. DAVIES.—A. communication having been received from the Home Secretary, on Tuesday, this gentleman was brought again before the Magistrates, and informed that recognizances would be taken for his re-appearance when called upon. Mr. G. Furley deprecated C 12.9 course of proceeding against Mr, Davies, and designated it as most unfair. He said ke had been committed to prison for further examination upon a charge of harbourin g an d conc ealing his nephew, knowing be had committed an act of treason, but was now dis charged without an opportunity being afforded of proving his innocence. He was prepared to show that Mr. Davies was entirely uneoniciogs of his nephew having committed the offence imputed to him, and that he did not conceal him was evident from the depositions taken at the examination. The Mayor stated that he could not then go into the case, and that Mr. Davies would be discharged upon the required recognizances being entered into. Ihe Rev. Gentleman was then bond in the sum of 1001., and immediately liberate4l,—Keni;sh Observer. THE WELSH COMMISSION...—Every one I.as heard of the unintelligible_ farrago of wards that cu mber our Acts of Parliament, but even ibt,. is a ll plain and elegant English compared to the ti r ns in which the St at e Paper , just i s su e d from ...e Crown Office, is drawn up. Among other offowes w i t h which the Chartists may be charged , .ie Judges are to inquire into clippings and washol , s, :; and other falsiti es, of the mone y of Great Bri ii, and other kingdoms or dominions whatso:‘,. c, and into " trespasses, riots, routs, retent. ~ s , dlieseteoitfs,t,h, escapes, contempts, falsities, negligences, conc.( !- ments, maintenances, oppressions, cham-pai .:..s, and all other evil doings." The ti...!e comprehend the w• ~le words jarltly.fievveil offences enumerated. enumerated. The ~,l I nO w l i e l daysr and a n thatand p i aa eight , s g s t b h e a a n uti . fu l l piece of composition is rept !,..A l ea g s : c t e t r i t t a n i e n s— day " And therefore we c , Al which you, or any two of on and place, or at cer tin (of whom one ofyou, the said Sir N. Tindal, &c., we will shall be shall," one,) &c. It will be seen in the report of the trials at the Central Criminal Court yesterday, that the Grand Jury threw out the bill against W. F. Box, committed by the Chief Magistrate of Bow-street, for stealing a gold p ill from the shop of Howell and James. On making some remarks at the time on the evidence, we expressed our firm conviction that the Grand Jury would at once ignore the bill, and indeed every person of unbiassed mind must have come to the same conclusion ; yet th e young mq p has now been confined for a month on a charge 14,r whici p. 9 icy could possibly convict. We care nothing other eiaaw Yrought against hi m a f ter commit -. stand 6.4 a mvn merits, and can form unwarrantabb stretch of Magis - •-• Halt. for tal ; that muo. no excuse for this moo. terial power on the part of An. LORD HILL'S REPRIMNISD. The following are striking proofs of the " win cing of the galled jades," and of the abuse which the Tory journals heap 011 their friends who will not ao the " whole hog" .Ivith them in insulting our beloved Sovereign : (From the Britannia of this day.) Lord Hill has displayed anything but the feel ing of a British soldier and a highminded gentle man, thus in taking—retaining, rather, for he en tered under the great Duke—office, to which the most humiliating conditions have been annexed. Had he been a junior clerk in the Exchequer, we might have excused him. His example would have been but little injurious ; his honour would have been a matter that concerned few besides him elf. But he holds an appointment among the ',ighest in the State ; and he is not in the condition a person whos e p over ty ma y com p e l servitude 'lnch his heart abhors, or of a private in the ranks, ho must carry out a bargain he made when he ac --pted the Queen's "bounty." His Lordship may ave his ancient predilections, his memories of a one when English glories were common themes : ,;d in secret abhor the paltry puppets who have .icrificed the credit and honour of their country in ery nation of the globe ; but he has sold himself i work evil, and if not the actual perpetrator of '!eds which shame England, he is as guilty as can any accessory before or after the fact. (From the Times.) We quite agree with our correspondent : we ►w with great regret the reprimand of Lord Hill, ,vhich, as far at least as regarded Colonel Thomas, vas unmerited. But, we confess, after looking at Lord Hill's votes on some of the most important questions of last Session, we do not feel the sur prise which would fo►merly have been excited by such a proceeding. This is very painful, for who does not wish that a:gallant officer, who has rendered such vast services to his country should be free from even the suspicion of an unworrhy motive? MONEY AND COMMERCIAL N EWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY. -- " The transactions during the week hare been moderate, with out change in prices worth notice, and the market, on the whole, though flat, has been steady, as rcgarda the disposition to sell at the present rates. Little anxiety is observed, our holders resting their confidence in the belief that no supply of moment of the new crop can be looked for for some time hence. Some New Orleans has made its appearance, and commanded from Bd. to 94-d. for good, to choice quality, but as a greater selection arrives, the latter price cannot be expected to rule. To day there is more business, the sales of all kinds being about 4,000 bales, at about the closing prices of last week. The operations for resale here are 1,500 Ameri can, and 1,000 Surats, at a small profit, which would no doubt bring the greater part again on the market ; and for export 2.50 bales American." We have no arrivals this morning, either of Foreign mails or ship letters as yet. It was generally expected that we should have had the arrival of the Great Western steamer this morning. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) WELLESLEY V. WELLESLEY.-JUDGMENT. The Loan CHANCELLOR. gave judgment to-day in his case, which was argued before his Lordship a few days since!. The case came before the Court upon a demurrer by two cf the ( i efendants, who were the trus tees of property over which Mr. Wellesley obtained a power of charge in the month of Deceirdier 1834 ; and. the question was, whether the bill stated• such a case as against the defendants as entitled the plaintiff, Mr. Wellesley, to a decree against them, or whether, ac cording to the statements of the defendants, the Court was bound to say the plaintiff had no title? The title of the plaintiff was denied under articles of separation, executed between Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley in 1834, by which the former undertook to secure an annuity of 1,000/. a-year to the plaintiff before the Ist of February 1833, either by a charge on freehold estates of inherit ance, to be situated in England or Wales, or by in vestment of an adequate sum of money in the Funds, or by the best means which might then be in his power. At the time the contract was entered Mr. Wellesley was oniy tenant for life of certain estates ; in December 1834 an arrangement took place between Mr. Wellesley and his son, under which, according to the statements of the bill, he obtained a power of jointer log his then or any future wife to the amount of 1,3001. a-year. Mr. Wellesley on being applied to, had refused to carry into effect the covenant be had entered into in June 1834, and the plaintiff stated that the defendants, the trustees,instead of applying a sum of 462,000/. which was to be raised upon the estates under the arrange ment of 1834, in the discharge of certain incumbrances and debts of Mr. Wellesley, had raised only part of that sum, which they were about to transmit to Mr. Wel lesley for his own use. The bill then stated the acquisition of property in 1834 by Mr. Wellesley which would enable him to carry the contract he had entered into with his wit into effect. If at the hearing those facts being proved, the Court would have had no power to make any decree, except specifically to perform the contract, and could not act upon the land, then the demurrer ought to be allowed , but if the Court could act upon the land, then the de fendants had been properly made parties, and the de murrer must be overruled. If there was a contract for sale, and the vendor proceeded to invalidate the con tract, the Court would proceed upon the land. In " Prebble v. Roghurst," where the question was whether the agreement affected the land, Lord Eldon did not doubt the power of the Court to appoint a receiver. The only grounds on which the defendants could con tend that they had been improperly made parties, were either by establishing the fact that the bill must be dismissed against Mr. Wellesley, or that if a decree was made it could only be a deene personally against him, because it was clear that the moment the Court de clared the right of the plaintiff against the defendant, Mr. Wellesley, and that she was entitled to have the annuity charged on his estates, the defendants would at all events become trustees for the plaintiff, to that extent. In " Lloyd v. Lynn" the husband had covenanted to charge an annuity to his wife upon separation. He af terwards acquired other property, and thereupon, a bAI being filed, a decree was obtained to carry the cove nant into effect. His Lordship was clearly of opinion that such a case bad been stated as against Mr. Wellesley by the bill that the defendants had been made properly parties. and that therefore the demurrer must be overruled. His Lordship founded this opinion on the construction of the articles of separation, amounting to a contract to charge such lands as the de fendant had a power to charge, and under such circum stances the Court would, by its decree, secure to the plaintiff the benefit of such agreement. Demuirer overruled. EVENlict4- TIM SILIN., LONDON. SATUR DA Y. NOVEMB_ER 30, 1839. THE FUNDS. Money was scarce in the house in the early part of the day, but after the Account was nearly settled it became more easy. In the course of yesterday afternoon the Foreign Ex changes were rather lower, the Market not being well supplied with bills. Consols, which left off yesterday at 90ii for Money, and 9lg 1 for the opening in January, may be quoted at the above prices ; at present the speculators are waiting to ascertain the French prices before they act. Exchequer Bills, 4 2 dis. ; Bank Stock, 1771 1781 ; India Stock, 251 252 ; in India Bonds nothing done as yet. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active left off at 24k ; since the report of the French mail has arrived, the above stock has improved to 241 consequently the price must have come better from Paris. Portu guese closed at 311 32i, at present 31k 32,; Brazilian, 70k 711 ; Colombian, 221 ; Mexican, 291 ; Belgian, 1001 1011 ; Spanish Passive, 61 ; Deferred, 104 11 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521 ; Five per Cents., 981 United States Bank Shares may be quoted at 161. per share, sellers. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 17354 . India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. B per Cent. Cons. 9' , 4..? , ,,% South Sea Stock — 3;4 per Cent — ) Old Annuities Ditto Red. 073 % j New Ditto New *4 per Cent..... ...! .99q, ; 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire I Ditto 500 .....3 1 4 dis. Jan. 5, 1860 "1::% S/-16 , Ditto Small •• '2 dis Oct. 10, 1059 ..... Ditto Commercial — Jan. 5, 1060 l3 ;.-13 4 Ditto Advertised ..... Jan. 5, 1550 —l Bank Stock for Account ... Aprils, 10.00. — India Stock for Account ... Jan. 5. 1370 — Consos for Account...,... 0 ) PRICES OF FOREIGN FU NOS TIES DA I AT ONE O'CLOCh • Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek. Bonds Ditto Bonds, 182.5 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Neapolitan Ditto Account — Portuguese Booth Dittoitto A N:L u llds ... .. i. . . D 3,./.74, ' Ditto, 3 per Cent. '... 22N !..1 Ditto Account - -. Prussian Bonds ............. ' Russian Bonds, l.S••.` Ditto Ace0unt......... ' Ditto Metallic — Spanish Bonds f 23 Y2%%'ri, --; Ditto Account ...DA ?.it :ii N 5 . % : Passive 6 Deferred II French, 5 per cent....... —f. —c. -- 4 per cent. —f. —c. --- 3 per cent. -1. -e. -! - Exchange. — t. —c, Dutch, `.N, per cent. _ Ditto Account — —, Ditto, 5 per cen' Ditto Acc6unt — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Great Western Railway Company... 65 53 Brighton Railway `io 141,4 London and 131ackwall Railway l3 Itii,.l 1 Union Bank. of Australia PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, NOVEMBER 2S. per .:ent. Consols 11 per Cent. Stock Ditto Reduced Ditto New, 1830 ,.. 97% City of Dublin Steam Comp. 311er CPl)t, POentures... 9 1 ' National insurance Company Bank Stock ... Grand Canal Stock „, --- Ballast Office Debentures, 4 Royal Canal Stock COURSE OF EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY. Amsterdam ..... ........ C.Y. 12 '7 I ilioraltar 4B Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ° U l2 7% ! Genoa .. Antwerp... Hamburg. A1t0na..... ... Paris, 3 days' sight 25 50 gitto m 3 Ms. 25 75 Marseilles. ~,„ 25 75 Bourdegnx ...... 25 80 Frankfort on Mather, 144. 14 hi E'etershuigh, ruble... 3 Us 43 Berlin Palermo ~ ................per ox. 121;, Lisbon 54 Oporto 51.1; Rio Janeiro f2B Bahia Ptienos Ayres 14Pw York, 21 days' sight 41N effective f1...3 M. 10 Triote,,„„dittp, ~. 10 10 Madrid 3 6 14 Cadiz....: afily Bilboa . 3tl B:melt:ma Philadelphia 4b PRICE OF BULLION, per OZ, Portugal Gold, c0in.....t0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars... 3 17 0 New Doubloons ,„„..„, (1 A 0 New Dollars 0 4 1054 Silver In Bars HALF-PAS 7 ONE. We hear that application has been made to Lora Palmerston by the East Todia and China Association in respect to what he intends to do in regard to China affairs. His answer is stated to be, in a letter to them, that bg mid give them no information on the subject, and leaves it to their own discretion to act. The only featute worth observation in the British Market is the purchase of 60,000 Consols for Money, whigh paused the market to continue firm. In the eaFly part of the morning a report prevailed that the French mail had arrived, as well as the Great Western being off Bristol b up to the present time we wont confirm either of .them. Much anxiety prevails among 0?p merchants for the arrival of the Great Western, as it i 4 expected she will bring some important information respecting eemmercial affairs in the United §tAtes. Cepnis At present 91i for the opening ; Money ; Exelieropr Bills, 2 4 dis.; Bank Stock, 176} ; India Stock Onisll gal• Spanish Active was the only operation during the morning at 24i ; Portuguese, ti2l Three per Cents., ; fZpapish Active, 6i ; Deferred, 11 ; is Dutch Two and-a- Halt five Cents. and Five per Cents, nothing done. No further ar:vels to the present time, _ t 1: 1 . 11 umenßeoraAlDpoMst-Aoffin.c -anxietyp E was AY c p a Y u a THE ed nesday morning by the noo r arrival of the Birmingham mail, duo at half-past five, but not rePeive4 pptil a quar ter past nine. The delay was accounted for by roe bad state of the railroad, the rails having become an slippery that the carriage -wheels would not act upon them. OU Thursday morning the 13irroingham mail was again de layed until half-past eight, three hours after time, in con sequenee, as was stated, of the heavy fall of spat on that line of road. On Thursday morning also the South, ampton mail per railroad, which should have been Tpr ceived at half-past six, did not arrive until three hours afterwards. It is stated that, owing to some accident, the train had slipped off the rails. After a. WO.; delay, however, the extr a eng i ne was d e spatched, and bougl)t up the mail, leaving the carriages 4%1 passengers behind, until matters could be rectified. EFFECTS OF THE W EATHER OW H4).4TLI.— During Wednesday night four police, constables of ;..hA?. E division whilst on duty were so seriously and suddenly seized with internal cramp that they were taken to the station-house, and from thence to their homes for me dical assistance. Their illness is attributed to the weather. HOCUSBiNg. — On Thursday morning a matt was taken to St. George's Hospital in a state of com plete insensibility, in which ba AoAtimjed till the after noon, when he died. There is but little tiqPbt he had been robbed, and had previously undergone what ;i4,- enveloped in much mystery ; but is now ive ,tty well known by the term" hocussing." The P 'J l or4cer had informs: 10 the subject, n. op he directed every inquiry to Le made ; and the in4uest will be held at St. George's Hospital thiSAlay. awslisOlconiifft:s4.t:lhSe • VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS ])AY.) His Honour the VICE CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morning with motions of no interest what ever except to the parties concerned. ----- QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) DOE DEM. WYNNE V. SIMPSON. Lord DENMAN gave judgment in this case. It was an action of ejectment upon certain property, which had been conveyed to the defendant's father, and he had conveyed it by way of mortgage to the lessor of the plaintiff. The question was whether the statute of limi tations operated to bar the plaintiff's right. The Court was of opinion that it did not, and therefore the rule must be discharged. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY. ',Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord ABINGER and a Special . Jury.) EDWARDS V. THE EARL OF GLENGALL. This action was brought for the purpose of recovering the sum of 4001. upon two bills of exchange, of which the noble defendant was the acceptor. Mr. PLATT (with him Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Humfrey) stated the case for the plaintiff. He could not conceive why such a simple action should have been tried by a special jury, except it were for the purposes of delay, and he was borne out in that conclusion by the fact that when the action was first brought, a bill was filed iu Chancery, which had had the desired effect of delaying the trial from 1832 to 1839. He would prove the hand writing of the noble defendant, and wait to hear what de fence would be offered. John Davis examined by Mr. JERVIS.—Was for merly in the employment of John Edwards, a tailor in Conduit-street. The Ecceptanc es to the two bills produced were in the hand-writing, of the Earl of Glengall. After the bills became due, he waited upon his Lordship at the request of the plaintiff, who was the son of John Edwards. He saw him in Lower Grosvenor-street, and his Lordship said the moment he had funds he would pay the bills. Cross-examined.—He did not know what month the interview took place. It was after the bills became due, and immediately upon their being returned. It must have been in the months of June, July, or August. He knew that Lord EGlengall was in embarrassed cir cumstances, and that he wanted more accommodation from John Edwards, which was refused until the two bills in question .were settled. Re-examined.—Lord Glengall came frequently to Conduit -street, and was supplied with large quantities of clothes, and he had seen John Edwards lend him money, and also discount his acceptances. The bills were then put in and read—they were dated in April and November, 1826. Sir F. POLLOCK (with whom were Mr. KELLY and Mr. WATSON) said it was not his noble client who was chargeable with delay, and he was astonished to hear his Learned Friend gravely put forward such a charge. The bills were dated in 1826 —the action was not commenced till 1882—not until the Statute of Li mitations had run respecting one of the bills—with that delay the noble defendant was! clearly not chargeable. The Noble Lord believing that the bills had not come bone fide into the possession of the plaintiff, and finding himself sued by the son of John Edwards, his tailor, he filed a bill to know how he came to possess them, and what consideration he gave for them. That bill was filed in 1833, hull no, answer was put in by the plaintiff till 1835—another delay that was to be charged upon the defendant. Exceptions to the answer were taken and allowed by the Court no less than seven times—the seventh answer which was not excepted to, was not put in till June last, and, therefore, not until that time was the' case ripe for the decision of a Jury, but not at any one of - the steps did the cause lie with the defendant. Tnat charge then would have no weight with the Jury, as it proved totally unfounded. The bills were in a mutilated state, and he would prove by evidence given by the plaintiff himself in another cause, that he was connected in bill transactions with the notorious John Minter Hart. Altogether he would lay before them a ease of such suspicion, as he had no doubt. would secure a verdict for his client. (Tne case was proceedin, when we went to press.) CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE and Mr. Justice BosAN- (WET.) The following presentment was made this morning by the Grand Jury : " The Jurors for our Sovereign Lady the Queen pre sent, that their duty, es they conceive, has been ren dered unnecessarily burthensome, from the great num ber of commitments for trial at this Court, of offences within the county of Middlesex, which in their opi nion ought to have been disposed of at the Sessons held for that county , an d that b y such a course their labours might have b een g reatl y a bridged, much expense and inconve nience to the p ar ties concerned ' that the C ourt will make attained. Th e J urors, there might have been av oided, and the e nds of justice suchfa re , might smt roosnt havegeabr quarter, as will in future sessions hive th e effect of preventing, by in struction c'et'equallystlYentreat presentations on this matter to the committing magistrates, the recurrence of a similar evil. " The Jurors aforesaid further present that, during a pru t Fautc d o i t tipg of six days, they have with much satisfaction obserrori the zeal and vigilance displayed by the officers of the police, in the prevention and the 4eLPction of crime ; as also the clear and satisfactory way in which their evidence has been given, in all cases wherein their tesit;rtonY iffis. been ne?essary, " The Jurors aforesaid farther Present that they feel greatly indebted to the Court for the legal 1 tlSS,Stanue aitignta to them in the person of Marshall Straight, Esq., a geratelnat, 110:0411 1 ) Wh9.§e very able and efficient aid tiii,:ir 14bcur§ I've ail moat materially lessened, and their inquiries tTry vo3jagrrilliy facilitated,,' Mr. Baron PARKE said that die t,iliiit ,w i qld i,;„ care tc, at 3 represe ntation to the S ecretary o f g ta t e with r egar d t o the go ; part 9f the presentment. The Court was happy to learn that the la gf+ ), : 3s g istance Fiver' to the m h a d b ee n of service to then), a 4 1- 4-4 also that O W conduct of the police had bee m n such as to erit their an r p roF al, and the Court w as . h appy - tq bear its testimony also to the good conduct and exer tions of the police. The Grand Jury were then discharged after receiving the thanks of the Court for their services. Elizabeth Parker, who was charged with setting fire I to the house of Mr. Stammers, was acquitted of that charge, but having pleaded guilty to various larcenies, she was sentenced to seven years' transportation on the first indictment, and to seven .years additional on the I other indictments, such time to commence from the ex piration of the first sentence. Mr. Westmacott, as the prosecutor in this case, said he thought it his duty to call the attention of the Court to the conduct of the pawnbrokers in affording faci lities for the disposal of stolen property. In this case thirty-six duplicates had been found, varying in amount from 6d. to 51. Its., of almost every descrip tion of property, which had been pledged with one pawn broker in Long Acre, to whom the prisoner had given the name of Ann Parker, No. 17, Maiden-lane. The pawnbroker had never inquired at that address, and, when applied to by the parties to this prosecution, in stead of affording any facility, he denied having ever seen the prisoner. _ Mr. Justice BOSANQUET said the public were obliged to the prosecutor for the statement he had made, and he had no doubt the attention of the police would be drawn to the.subject. Mr. Baron PARKE said pawnbrokers acting thus placed themselves in an awkward situation, as they would be in danger of being indicted as receivers of stolen goods. The pawnbroker was refused his expences. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) GIG ROBBERY.—John Winter, David Price, and Richard Carey, were indicted for stealing a coat and cloak, the property of T. Haines. The prosecutor, who is a publican, had left the pro perty in question in a gig standing near a house in How laud-street, at which he had called on business, and where,he remained a short time. The coat was found on Winter, who stated it h:ld been lent him by Price, as the night was wet.—(A The RECORDER summed up, and The Jury found the prisoners Guilty. Previous convictions having been proved agiinst the prisoners they were each sentenced to seven years' transportation. ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE. After G. D. had served his apprenticeship with a respectable chemist in Devises, he removed to Chelten ham, where he commenced business ; but, devoting more time and attention to pleasure than trade, his af fairs, as might be expected, became disarranged, and rendered his situation everything but pleasant. To avoid the consequences of which, he quietly sold all, and left the place without paying a farthing in the pound. To escape the pursuit of his creditors, he thought he could do nothing better than take a continental tour, where he could make many useful.philosophical obser vations, by way of a finish to his education, and re main till the fury of the Cheltenham storm had in some measure subsided. Amongst other things to which he had directed his enlightened attention, the unhappy state of Spain, in consequence of the civil war, power fully excited his cominisseration ; and, being of a gallant and chivalrous spirit, he embarked heart and soul in the cause of the Queen, declaring " that ere six months had passed he would make Don Carlos's head a foot ball for the Chapelgorris." But somehow or other he was out in his calculation, and seeing that there was a greater probability of his wearing more scars than lau rels, he suddenly became poetic, and sung— . . " England,.with all thy faults, I love time still." No sooner had he repeated the above sublime senti ment, than he thought of home, sweet home, and left the field of battle, saying, with heartfelt. sincerity,— " He that tights and runs away, 111ay live to fight another day." Thus end the achievements of the patriot. Impu dence being a considerable ingredient in his nature, he had the audacious assurance (after he returned from the wars in Spain, in which he had been en gaged eighteen long months,) to commence business as a spirit merchant, at no greater distance from Chelten ham than B—, near Melksham. Being now tired of " single blessedness," he paid his addresses to a young and amiable lady in this neighbourhood, most respectably connected. To her misfortune and sorrow, she gave him her heart and hand. He had not been married long before his creditors began to pay him more visits than he considered pleasant to a gen tleman of his standing in society, and, just by way of ridding himself of such a nuisance, he sold off every chino., pocketed the money, snapped his fingers at his creditors, sent his wife home to her parents, and took his journey without even telling his creditors in what direc tion he had gone. A few days after his departure he sent tt laconic note to his wife, of which the following is a copy : " Bristol, —, —. " DEAR POL,—By the time you receive this I shall be on my way to Australia. When lam settled I will send for you, and if you like to come I will make you welcome ; if nut, you may stay wuere you are. " Yours, s:c. G. D--." From the above note it was inferred that he had left England. Nothing had been heard of him till within the last two weeks, when he was discovered in a rather sin gular manner. A tradesman of this town received a letter from a gentleman residing in the town of C—, in De vonshire, wherein he asks a number of questions, respect ing a Dr. D—, who had commenced practising as a physician in that place. It appears that the gentleman who wrote had been led to entertain some suspicions about Dr. D--, which were increased considerably from his having picked up a paper dropped by the Doc tor whilst dancing one evening at a ball. The paper in question happened to be a bill directed to G. D. Devi zes, and not to D--, which induced the gentle men to write. Immediately Mr. -- received the communication he started by the first coach to Devon shire. After arriving at the town of C--, and calling upon the author of the letter, he heard with no small degree of astonishment that our hero was living in a handsome villa, which he had furnished in the most elegant and modern style ; that he had largely stocked his cellars with choice and costly wines ; that he asso ciated with the most respectable society ; that he was practising as a first-rate physician ; that he was on the eve of marrying a wealthy, handsome, young, and amiable lady, and that this lady was envied by all the fair and gay of the place. After this he called at the Doctor's residence, when he wa3 told by the servant that her master was out dining► at the house of a gentleman, to which she directed him. Having traced him where he had been dining with a large and respectable party, lie requested to see Dr. who made his appearance :porting a pair of fashionable mustachios. Not in the least daunted at the sight of Mr. —, he af fected to be highly pleased at seeing him, and if be would wait a moment till he returned to apologise to the company for his absence, ho would accDmpany him to his own house, where they could talk over and settle matters. Alter walking to the house, which stood in a rather lonely situation some way out of town, be introduced him into a large and elegantly furnished room, requesting him to be seated, and hoped he would excuse his absence for a moment or two. In the course of a few minutes he returned, locked the door behind him, closed the shutters, and then went up to Mr. -- with a Bible in one hand and a drawn dagger in the other. " Now, Mr. —," said he, " I have got you completely in my power, there is but one way of saving your life, and that is by taking an oath upon this Bible which I hold in my hand that you will never mention to any one that. you have seen me, and that you will never divulge what has taken place." Knowing that it would be instant death to refuse, he reluctantly took the oath, but in place of kissing the book, as is usually done, he kissed his thumb, from which he inferred that the oath which he had un willingly taken was not binding. When this rather un pleasant ceremony was over, the Doctor accompanied Mr. -- to an inn, and treated him to a glass of brandy and water, after which he saw him safely out of town on his way back to Devizes. We have heard that his wife's friends have written to the young lady at C-- to apprise her of the truth. The Duke of Dorset left Harley-street on Wed nesday, on a visit to Lord and Lady Delawarr, at Buckhurst-park, Sussex. CLERICAL Box MOT.—A Reverend Doctor was lately travelling from London to -- in the mail coach ; it so fell out that he and a lady were the only persons occupying the interior of the vehicle. He therefore essayed to draw the lady out in the way of conversation, but to no effect ; so he resigned himself to the embraces of Morpheus, which example the lady shortly thereafter followed. Subsequently the mail coach halted at the lady's residence ; footmen were in attendance to hand her ladyship from the carriage, which attendance the lady was in the act of receiving, when the Reverend Doctor facetiously remarked, " Why, Madam, we must not part without shaking hands, as 'tis probably the last time we may sleep together ;" which the lady, highly amused, assented to by a cordiA pressure of the band. CONFLAGRATION OF MOSCOW'; JAY AN EYE• Wl'rNEss.—lt was night before I was able to quit the house which I occupied, We left Moscow under a real rain of fire. The wind was so violent, th a t i t car ried to a great distance the iron plates which were torn from the roofs and made red hot by the fl ames, The feet of our horses were burned, It is impossible to form an idea of the coufuso n w h i c h prevailed in thi s precipi tate evacuation. The noise of the fire resembled the waves ; it was truly roaring of the a tempest in an ocean of fire, The whole road to Petersof was covered W i t h f i , gme ots of different kinds, especially with broken bottles which our soldiers b a d t h rown about. W 0 4. vouacked on the skirts of a little wood, from which bv•i":. t4Pni t i f6i"ql4l* " t4 , ol ''' — th e ; ;;age of hell. Was udt..aing out a plain . of Th a t im mense city • .11e heavens and the entire br•-• Izon Arpo4eoru he in flames,. DEO I'M Ae, c t t the ditane 9 pt. three -quarter's of a league to read the orders Which were brought nV, the Major-general.—lllenrcirs of His ailllA 'Ante by Lieutouv,l4-G enqwl Dumas. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LIVREMOL, Nov. 29, Wind E., freih breezes.—Arrived the Augusta, Bradley, from Newfoundland. Sailed the Robert Watt, Johnson, for Apdachicula ; Wakefield, Young, Charleston. DEAL, Nov. 29, Wind S. S. E. to S. S. W., strong breezes. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 29, Wind S. E., fr-c , b.—Ar:ived the Maya, Collings, from Denia; Paradise, Bilboa. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 29, Wind N. E.—Arrived the Tino, Richards, from Savannah. Sailed the Thomas Bold, Broadhurst, for Sydney N. S. W. FALMOUTH, Nov. 2S, Wind N. to E. S.E., fresh breezes. Sailed the Star packet, on a cruise with sup plies for the homeward bound. CLYDE, Nov. 98.—Sailed the Elephanta, Douglas, for I Calcutta; Atalanta, M'Cunney, Trinidad. PENZANCE, Nov. 28. Sailed the Celerity, for Pent reath and Mounts' Bay ; Hitchins, St. Michael's. DUBLIN, Nov. 28 —Arrived the Herald, Murton, hem St. John's, New Brunswick. Sailed the Richebucto, Ganson, for St. John's, New Brunswick. Colo:, Nov. 27.—Anived the John Francis, Cotton, from Quebec. Off Port, the Lady Mary Fox, Honduras HULL, Nov. 29.—Wind E., fresh gale.—Arrived the Star, Ramsay, Simpson, from Quebec. YARMOUTH, Nov. 29.—. The Loker, Juvison, of Scar borough, in coming into the harbour, having sprung a leak at sea, got athwart the pier ; hot clear, very leaky. The London (steamer), from Hull, in coming into the harbour this afternoon, struck heavily on the bar. SHIELDS, Nov. 28, The Peterhead packet, from Leith, was driven upon the Herd Sand this morning, and was assisted off, very leaky. DUBLIN, Nov. 28.—The Eagle (steamer), bound to Glasgow, in proceeding down the ri ver l ast even i ng, got on the Great North Wail, and was assisted off, after dis charging part of her cargo; does not make much water. The Aby, Southgate, bound to London, in leaving Yarmouth yesterday, in tow of the steam tug, got on shore on the North Beach, but is expected to be got off. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Britannia and Star of the West, from litrtch to Falmouth, sth inst., Capt. Pallas; Maria, Collins, Denia to London; Alexandria, Cepha. laica, Oxfal, Deane, Smyrna to Liverpool, and Kate, Denis to Plymouth, 13th, in the Gut of Gibraltar; Pal myra, Penzance to Leghorn, 19th, off Cape Finisterre ; Chester, from Hull, 24th, lat. 39, lon. 19, by the Science, Baker, arrived in the Creek. Rosalind, Svnirna to Liver pool ; Pursuit, of Plymouth, 11th inst., off Cape Maria, by the Challenger, Hunamain, arrived in the Creek. NOTICE TO MARINERS, PROPOSED LIGHT ON THE LEMAN AND OWER SANDS. Trinity.house t London, Nov. 26. This Corporation having, in compliance with the request of the owners and masters of vessels, and other persons using or interested in the navigation of the North Sea, caused a light vessel to be prepared, for the purpose of ex hibiting a floating light near to the Leman and Ower Sands, notice is hereby given that the said vessel will be placed thereat previously to Wednesday, the Ist day of January next, and the lights exhibited therein on the even ing of that day, and thenceforth continued every night from sunset to sunrise. This light vessel will be placed in 16 fathoms, at low water spring tides, about two miles to the wesmard of the shoal part of the Ower, and in latitude 53. 9. N., and longitude 2. E. of Greenwich. The lights will be exhibited from two lanterns, placed on separate masts, the foremost of which will revolve, and burn at an elevation of 38 feet above the water's edge, while the aftermost will be a fixed light, and burnt at an elevation of 27 feet above the same level. Mariners are to observe that the light at the Leman and Ower is to be used only as a warning light : to indicate the position of those dangerous shoals, and the vessel must not be approached in any direction either by night or by day. Note.—From this light vessel the shoalest part of the Ower will bear N. by W. W., distant about two miles; and the shoalest part of the Leman W. by N., distant about four miles. By order, J. HERBERT, Sec. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. There were very good supplies, but trade was not so good, and prices were much as quoted last week. Plants, per dozen, Is. ad. ; Celery, 4d. to Is. per bundle; Onions, ls. per sieve; Carrots, 4s. perdozen bunches ; Brocoli, 6d. to Is. per bundle; Turnips, lid. per bunch ; Oranges, 3s. 6d. to 2s. per 100; Lemons, ss. to 12s. per 103 ; Apples, 6s. to gs. per bushel ; Cabbages, 4d. to 9d. per doz. ; Spinach, Is. per sieve ; Pine Apples, ss. to 10s. per lb. ; English Grapes, 2s. to 3s. per 1b..; Foreign, &l. per 110. : Mushrooms, Is. 3d. per pottle ; Wal nuts, Is. 6d. per 100 ; Chestnuts, is. per peck. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Supplies good, the demand moderate, and prices rather lower. Beef, 2s. ild. to 3s. 6d. ; Mutton, 2s. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. to 4s. t3H. ; Pork, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Hd. ; Irish, 3s. to3s. 6d. Geese, ss. to is. ; Rabbits, 9d. to is. 9d. ; Ducks, Is. 9d. to 3s. ; Pheasants, 3s. to 4s. ; Turkeys, 4s. to Ss. ; Teal, 6d. to Is. ; Woodcocks, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; Pigeons, 6d. to Is. ; Chickens, Is. Gd. to 2s. 6d. ; Snipes, ls. to Is. Gd. ; Black Game, 3s. to 4s. 6d.; Gold Plovers, 6d. to Is.; and Grouse, or. to 3s. Eggs, 6s. 6(1. to 10s. per 120. HUNGERFORD MARKET. We had good supplies, and there was a good attendance at market ; prices without any important variation. Turbot, ss. to `)Os. ; Cod, 2s. 6d. to 12s. ; Soles, 9d. to 3s. 6d. per pair ; Lobsters, 10d. to 45.; Beef, 7d. to Bd.; Mutton, ;id. to Bid. ; Veal, Bd. to 9d. ; Pork, 7d. to Bd. per lb. Vegetables were in good supply, and secured a fair demand at previous rates. CITY FISH .MAIIKET. The supplies were good and so was the demand : prices con tinue much as they were. Turbot ss. to 20s. ; Cod 2s. 6d. to 10s. ; Soles 61 to 3s. per pair ; Lobsters 10d. to 4s. ; Oysters 12s. to 40s. per bushel ; Whitings sd. to 101 ; and Haddocks Bd. to Is. 2d. WHITECHAPEL MEAT MARKET. There was a tolerable supply, but trade was very dull, and prices were lower than those of last week. Beef, 2s. Bd. to 3s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. HAY MARKETS. The supplies were short, and the demand brisk for most de scriptions. Prices much as before. Hay, 50s. to 90s. Clover, 90s. to 115 s. Straw, 28s. to 30s. per load. BOAT ACCIDENT.— This morning, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a steam-boat accident occurred nearly opposite Pickle Herring-stairs, to a boat containing four persons, all of whom had nearly met with a watery grave. The steamer was proceeding, at a moderate rate, down the river, when the men in the boat rowing across had got so near the vessel that she was over set, and the persons immersed in the water ; the alarm being given, a number of boats went out to their assist ance, and succeeded in saving the whole of them. We perceive by last night's Gazette that the ser vices or Lieutenant Basil Gray, of the 45th regiment, on the occasion of the attack on Newport by the Char tists, have been appreciated and rewarded by her Ma jesty's Government ; Lieutenant Gray has been pro moted to a company unattached. It is said that the removal of the Hatton-garden Police-office was merely rumour—it being yesterday arranged that the present establishment should be cleaned and repaired. We are credibly informed that snow lay on Black down, between Okehampton and Tavistock, on Tues day, 18 inches deep.— Mymouth Journal. IMPORTANT TO BOOKSELLERS. Messrs. Black and Armstrong, foreign booksellers, of Welling ton-street, Strand, have addressed circulars to the trade, to inform them of the successful result of a memorial to the Treasury, on the subject of the exports on which drawback is claimed. The Board of Excise has issued a warrant, stating that in future no objection will be made to the introduction of pens, pencils, inkstands, rulers, sealing wax, wafers, and other articles of sta tionery, or of books not entitled to drawback, into packages containing paper or books intended to be exported on drawback, provided that, in the case of stationery, the quantity packed shall not ex ceed in weight one-fifth of the weight of the paper, and in the case of books not entitled to drawback one tenth of the weight of the drawback books contained in the package in which they are placed, and provided the exporter shall cause to be marked in a iegible manner on the outside of each package, in the presence of the packing officer, the net weight of the paper or books entitled to drawback ; or paper and books, the net weight of each ; and the net weight of the articles or books not entitled to drawback, packed with them ; and the tare of the package. . - RAILWAY TO EDINBURGIL—The Commis sioners appointed to decide between the contendin, projects for the best line to Edinburgh have begun their labours, and are now sitting at their Office in, Parlia ment-place, Westminster. There is no doubt the Com mission will have plenty to do to make up their minds between, the various projects that will be presented to them. Whatever may be decided on, we are quite sure that neither au east nor a west line alone will satisfy the northern parts, Either there will be two lines, one starting from Carlisle and the other from Newcastle, or a single lino must leave the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway somewhere as nearly as possible mid-way be tween the two towns. We know not what view the Commissioners may take, but we doubt much whether anything else will be satisfactory or just'—Railway HE FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Last night the fury re-assembled before Mr. Higgs, in the board-room of St. George's Hospital, further to prosecute the inq . e.,;ry touching the death; of William Seymour Hard: x g, aged 33. Last night Mr, cilasson, the mznager of the station at ~(1. , •i f it,411, William Morley, one of the guards belonging 40 the Company, and inspector Collard, were examined, and from thoir testimony it appeared that on the 30th of October the passengers, when at Southall, exclaimed, t`. ties killed, he's killed," and the deceased was found lyin‘rhetween the platform and the cat-lieges. He was placed in a first class carriage, when he complained that his leg was broken. On the way to the hospital he said platform bad caug h t hi s Boat, the step, for if the h p i os m t off. the e nspector Coll a rd sa id t h e injuriesl thoughtan must p o thelhave been done b y car tiages had gone over him his leg would hate been pulp. otue verdict Accident a l d eat h," an d no 1 B attached to the Company. 1a AILHOAT2, OUTRAGE.—ji f - woman, named Mrs. Sarah _Lambeth-street, respectable by her husband, applied to the s C 'e u a ll e u r a d ) a , Y a ' cc a cun s j ,tt;pi - ; 'l4agistrate, the Hon. G. C. Norton, for a war cant against a person, whose name is at present un known, fir gross outrage committed on her in one of ;I to carriages on the Eastern Counties Railroad, during her journey from Itomford to town. After hearing the charge, the ,Vagisttate immediately granted the warrant. EVENING ED IT 1 ON. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The continuance of unfavour able weather has prevented her Majesty taking eques trian exercise. Viscount Melbourne took his departure from the Castle this morning. Tile Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is exp ec t e d to i nc l u d e the fo'llowiag guests :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kew, the Earl of Errol, the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, the Ladies Eleonora and Contance Paget, Sir Henry Wheatley, Colonel Brow:), of the 2d Rifle Brigade, Lady Barham, Lady Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Anson, Lady Gardiner, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Lilford, Colonel Armstrong, Lord Alfred Paget, and the Hon. C. A. Murray. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left Belvoir Castle, Lci estershire, on Thursday morning, attended by her suite, on a visit to the Earl of Denbigh, at Newnham 13a,! ( i ce ,1;q, Warwickshire. Tae Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Augusta of Cathbridg,e, and aLended by Miss i Kerr and Baron Kneseheck, honoured the Haytnarktt Theatre with her preSenee on Thursday evening. Her Royal Highness and the Princess Augusta of Cainbridgc returned to hew afterwards. A Cebinet Council was held at three o'clock yester• day afternoon, at. the Foreign Office. Viscount Mel bourne arrived in town soon atter three o'clock from Windsor Castle, to attend the Council. The other Ministers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Marquis of Normanby, Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Mr. Labouchcre, and Mr. Macaulay. Lord Holland was prevented from attending the Council by indisposition. The Council sat an hour and a h:Af. The Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council on Education had a meeting at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, at th e Council Offire. The Lords present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord John R.utell, Lord Mont eagle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Labouchere, and Sir George Grey. Dr. Kay, Secretary to the Com mittee, attended. Their Lordships broke up at three o'clock. A. Deputation from the British American Laud Com pany, consisting of Mr. G. R. Robinson, Governor ; Mr. N. Gould, Deputy Governor ; Messrs. Win. P. Crau ford, Russell, Ellice, William Pemberton, and J. ShutPr, Directors ; and Mr. H. P. Bruveres, Secretary, had au interview with . Lord John Russell yesterday at the Co lonial Office. Lord Hill had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing -street. - The Grecian Minister transacted bubiness yesterday at the Foreign Office. 'File Commander of the Forces had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENC ARRIVALS. Mr. Robert Hellond, M. P.,:in St. Jatr.es:'s-squure, from Paris ; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Teed, at .Scanmore Hall, front Paris ; Lord and Lady Fitzalan, at tile Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park-place, from Suffolk; J. Gurdon Rebow, E.q., and Lady Rebow, at ditto, from righton; Mr. arid M. Lonergan, at ditto, from Cadiz; the Hon. Mr. and Mra. Preston, at ditto, from Ireland; Lord and Lady de Gre7, Sir David Scott, Sir William and Lady de Bathe, Lord and Lady Beauchamp, Lord Strangford, the Earl and Countess of Kenmart, Lord Thomas and Lady Sophia Cecil, the Hon. Mrs. Seymour Bathurst, Mr. Quintin Dick, M.P., Viscount Middleton, Mr. H. G. Ward, M.P., the Hon. Fredereck Methuen, Lord John Fitzroy, M:. Charles Greyille, the Marquis of Down,hire, Sir Hee - , m eta , Bart., the Bishop of Peterborough, Mr. Rs';aes Currie, M. P., Lord and Lady Dunally. DEPARTURES. Gentral and Mrs. Fraser. Sir Charles and Lady Doyir., Sir Charles Daibiac, Lord and Lady CP.rnwath, Admiral Sir Robert Ottvay, Admiral Sir P-dward Codtington, Captain Rache, 2d Life Geards the Hon. Lady Hopi., on a visit to Sir Harry and Lady Verney, at Claydoil House, Bucks ; Sir Robert Dal:tas, Mr. Ellis, M.P. ; Sir Montague Cholmely, for GrF.ntham; Sir Henry and Lady A7,kew, for ditto ; the Dowager Marchioness of Queens berry, and the Ladies Douglas, for Leamington; Earl of Lichfield. for Renton Abbey; Count Potocki, for Paris ; Sir Charles Grey, for the Oaks; the Right Hon. Wilson Croker, for West Moulsey ; the Hon. Wellington Cotton, for the Cavalry Barracks at York ; Hon Mr. and Ml s. Aslihurnham,lLord Frederick Fitzclarence, f r Etal Ho Ise ; his Highness the Prince Nardir, from the Hanover, Hotel, Hanover-square, for Turkey ; C. Scydons, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Augusta, attended at Bar , Knesebeck and Miss Kerr, occupied her Majesty's ' o „ x at the Haymarket, on Thursday evening. j The Duke of B eau f ort w ill g i ve a grand el , euner to-day, at Badminton, t o th e no bl emen and •gt„deim,„ who hunt with hi s G race ' s h oun d s. The hounds will meet on the lawn. The Duke of Norfolk will lea• ee St. James square to-day, for Arundel Casale, S mssex. BRIGHTON, Nov. 27.—Lady Brougham is detained in Brighton, in consequence of the continual indisposition of her daughter. Lord Brougham pay. short visits to his family every week. Lord and La:Ay Thomas Cecil, who have been on a visit to Mr. L. anti Lady Jane Peel since their return from the contin t i,. purpose leaving Brighton to-morrow for tho met. pol.s. Lady de Roos left the residence of Mr. P, this morning to join the party assembled at. the seat of Earl Delaw arr , at B uxste d . Lord de 'Nos is e x eeted at Buxsted fr o m L on d on . Si r Gregory and T .,..,ady p Way took their departure this morning, for London. ROYAL MARRIAGES.----VIENNA, Nov. 16. --The King of Wurternberg, wh.o is (levotedly attached to his daughter, the Princess 7 `Aary, has written to his bro;her-in-law, the Emperor Nicholas, to communicate the approaching marriage of the Princess with the handsome y0...21).- Count de Neipperg. The Emperoy ; has replied, "As I gave my beloved daughter to a Du',:e of Leuchtenberg, you need not hesitate to bestow yours on the Count de Neipperg."—Leipzic Gazette, Silt JOHN MOORE.—John Thompson., the • J 1 ( 1 servant of the Hero of Corunna, who received his wounded master in his arms, and afterw-..rfls took a con- Ticuous part i u t h e " Soldier's Grav e ," is sti l Al livin g , and now drives one of Wilson's 1-1,-)iloway 'utnnibuscs. He is a fine l oo ki ng, o b l i ging P.nd spe a k s o f his distin gu i s h e d master in tl highestp',A s ibl e terms of affection. Prince Pu c kl er T ..usk„, accordi ng to a l etter IV from Pesth, is like l .e to make some stay in that ci .v, having taken an . ..rtment s for several months. "I n ',it suite," this letter adds, " besides a young and beat - od e: I Abyssinian girl, who speaks Italian, and is very am; 4 l,p, in her mariners arc a Turkish dragoman, a young d nandsome Greek and a young negro from Senile • last three, with two footmen, always wait at tab;i e . Th ey wear liveries." - BILLINGSGAT E A NNIVERSARY.— ; For Sev era l , year s p as t i t h as b een the custom at Bill `22d of Novemb er , to ce l e b rate the fat' ngsgate, th e sale fish-market at Hungerford I%" 'ore of th e whole ..arket, Str an d, b y letting off fireworks, displaying flags, and the attendance of a band of music. It was tine intention of the fish salesmen, their servants, and others employed about, the place, to celebrate the event in the usual manner o a Fri ':,ay in last week, but a complaint having b ee n lr.id Before the Lord Mayor, the city police were directeo.lo prohibit the annual festival. A boy who f,red a squib, and two firework-makers, were brought before Coe Po lice Committee of Aldermen, at Guildhall, when the lad was fined and reprimanded, and, the firework-makers were ordered to find bail to aprear r.t the next London Sessions. MORE DESTRUCTI VE FlRES..—During Thurs day night last, :Anil while t"ne fire was raging in the Wal worth-road, se' , eral other fires happened in the metro polis. At e l ,even o'clock the dwelling-house of Mr% Bertram, r ,ancy soap manufactory, adjoining the factory in WO...worth-buildings, City-road, were discovered to be on fire. The flames were extinguished befa , ..e any great mischief w as d one . Tie building is ios uree d i n t h e 0 erarpation o f Union Fire Office. Anothe r fire, attended w i t h f ar more serious co nsequences , occurre d at No. Ti , Upton sNtirre.c t N , v n in g t o s n h , a t r i p e r s ta t t hr on c e h r o church d m , in u th s i c e A 1 iricrument maker. It broke out in the shop (thr o ,u.gh the gas ) and was not got under until considerable , 4arnag e had taken place. Other fires broke out on tl premises of Mr. Dain bone ton, ton,N hoveo. 57, of Upper Mary' .!bone- s t reet, Alaryle- S ; the ectnele-all Mr. Engli-;e, pork butch er , No. 7, pry, Whiteha pel •; nd at t h e tea warehouses of Messrs. Ridgeway and Co., King illiam- London-bridge. In th e l ast-named case` the fire street arose from an, explosion of gas. S',TrrOSED SEDUCTION AN'D SUICIDE.—On reursday evening, about seven o'clock, a gentleman 1 came to the receiving -house of the Royal Humane So ciety, in Hyde Park, and gave information of having found a bonnet and shawl on the south bank of th a Serpentine, about one hundred yards from the waterfn:ll. Knight, the chief boatman, immediately put off for spot with his drags. After throwing his dr ags for about two minutes, he brought up the body of a young woman. The body was immediately taken to the re ceiving-house, placed in a warm bath, and Dr. Wooley, the honorary surgeon to tide institution, used every means to restore life, but without success. 'The body is that of a fine-made wcoaran, apparently about twenty-six years of age, dark complexion, rather pock-marked. She was cxcicntf,. Her dress (Jonsisted of a white straw hn. I - d c otton shawl, of a .lark mixt ure an d ~no, ...n large patt‘ Jrn , a co tton gown. with black st oc ki ngs and ' shoes. None of the linen was marked, nor w ere t h ere. aril. do cumen t s found upon her persoe that could tensl to discover who sire The body was removed to was. the Halfway House , Kensington. The letters from Glasgow this morning ar,nounce tv% o considerable failures there ! . °tie of th em f rit 80,0004 an ' d the other for 60,000.1. J.:abort° SeottAnd appears to have escaped the im,r a rio us effects ()v.. this mope ally now crisis much better tbe.o England, but 4 4,:tley are beginni to complair. that the stor m } gas overtaken them a t last.— WO!.