The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

J v+ ij~'fi. re at ut Th° on. 4 Ivnuct " lie W I Y A 311' , ppe arin . g . railKa: . e been - and esr A sodat e h a s tbo but w e be 11'1 1 ; out (" OUt r. It IS in • nriln 4 some 15 ee e pro) t, of aterest.4 locket' , 'arture3 to :Ls ra tbc ! lakiug of wed l ad se of bun my , hea g ( ? , drabo; ie froutte. ,blv• r f u r Trontte , 9 e peeto a ' 0 for o°l6 tobet 1 )6 ,4 of 4 se ttlera e ll on sQ t, 25t the , infer .11:; Steel` re f tuart' r eter tock, ^ i. ,pr' oor ofbeep toc 14 gono 37 4 i. to su ,i, t ar e tell Le P a a ta ri° d ° ll 'lts° out s. vfici .ir aPP r° J a ip tbe 4 ,o CIA 'OS. 90 99 991 , 16 5. 1 , 101 9 9 6 A 9 44 • et-cy 0164 ~.... ill ...... 1.4 1101151,1 1 .... )4 .• 5 ) .• eA 4 ...... 9 p 3 1 P 7 ; 43i 414 1 1 si 1Y ) 0 3 / 4 4 3, 545,21; IN.' ..- „ ..... . ~• .~ ..„--: ••- .„ ..... . ....'''' w . P ''' . ~. 9, sr , • 5 1 1 „..•• , .•. ,• iv P . 00;3 [ 0 , 0 'O5) f s ' rfri°t 0f„.711:1,7▪ strnne t t i: .. e pi t e o c 4 , l s , .s ; near I'm in th.) . r" ' tl ' i ' r RI:: wreck Washed oUt to sea. crew drawn:A, and the grea ter part th, T bc , Oc-r. 1 1.-The ary, of Whitby, in c••ming into +ll , l r eeB Yeterdv, drove on the safids near thi-• 4th buoy, 4Pertedth'4l.i;Lloilyi:.l.ll'sLaTe*lL:tl).l'°"' to be the 6artilt, of Whitby, 114" ET NEWT'S.—(THIS DAY.) %o n , ZA.T m extxtx T 3. din via:la.-Old Meadow Hay, 4! 4s to 5/ 8s ; new , dit t o o : 4 3 " los to , 15s; Old Clove, 51 5s to 6/ fis ; 814 * -- 18 t '' 5 8s ; Oat Straw. 1/ 18s to 21 ; Wheat to 2 Is per load. A fair average supply, and a .t t f o ttaile, ditto, 3,%:,LAND.-01(1 Meadow Hay, 4' 84 to 5/ 8s ; new t • I P to 41 16s; Old 5 , to 61 ; new, .ditto, to 2" 't Si; Oat Straw. 1/ 18,4 to /2s per load. Supply mode;•ate, and trade tolerably dttt<,.l.7("RAo 4/ 15s P.1..-Old Meadow Hay, 4/ 5s tit 5 6s; new, 1 08 t ; Old Clover, 5/ 51 to 6/ 7s; new, ` l rk;e' lft ' 10s: Oat Straw,l7s • ‘ heat Dis to 2! per load. Trade steady, at t ' he l, above utie. „Stc A ,. COLONIAL. ``'out bi:ZThe market fear Britisti Plantation is heavy, ?11 , 44 114. - 17 Olds, having been sold at rather lower price s , te i tthi t , t d"g . a declin , 4 - of fully 6d. The online sales .av rd chiefly of 3,816 bags Beogal, which sold chie fly a t st 1 'M,,.,1 1. 1', P :,. 4 ;e 4 . The quantity landed last week at the tb,. - In dia Docks was 2,355 hhds 356 tierces 67 barrels; q 44 fur home 1 , ti tre • e ta ken consumption 1,717 4 ; 17 t €8 239 rrs 1 The stock in the same places is rr EM I 2.275 tierces' 3,149 barrels. bags Ceylon (British Plantation kind) at ' ' 4l ( l l l ' e arlY all found buy er, , at 6 0s to 75s for fine ord pale 11k.'....°1`,41rY quality, beittg the extreme value. 14,.41te quantity landed last week at the Last and 7 1 4 h d a Doelts was 1,293 puns 47 There w ere ;I(l4.lll:olBl.32l:Bohibhnheconsumption 124 puns 23 hlids. and exported The stock in the same places is 12,736 kr (1 -.56 • ,g5(4„, I Bengal at auction sold readily at 19s to 20s I.o4:4`4lerate white which is a shade dearer. • , vt g dr , chests , Cassia Lignea . and 1,001 bags 3Tala- . 0: 3 , t • All the Cassia was disposed of, and went oft ,-K „'hu n , l s , 2 s 6d to 71s - Gil fur good ord coarse (partly in ' s' 4 o 4 , - 'e') to good quality, being 2s to 3s dearer, and4 s `• •• tt l , iv e ihe prices obtainea , at the public sales about A b -4411 s since. The Pepper sold at 3Act to 3%d ft.r qvr b • • 4 4 1 4..ev ' ,etlig the previous value. ▪ ..o) --r • Y. Cis 42s to 42s 3d per cwt. on the spot, ed per cwt. PL he Market is firm. ,ANty r , G tt v altS and HAMBURGH MAIL. $1,1;171 ° LT 9 A letter from Antwerp of the Bth . ;;• 4,1,4-he sch o . on; - Eciheden, of Kinpliansen, Captain ' 4ll th t he coast of Africa, which has lost five of its crew 4 tio e f alai f • the fevers which prevail in that rigorous tof the world, n r wer, where it is subject to quarantine. 4 41 Ps "11 by accounts from London that almo,t all west , I n i eh have . been stationed for some months past on -as t of Africa have lost many of their crew by the t 'esse r , lit "cr. 10.-We learn that the Minister of Justice auPtlLr'ell ,ir ders that all the works to be executed for sbi c le e st ablishment which belong to his department, :••; tt ittie„, l llls Y be carried on during the winter, shall be * "'ett. -4 - 4 4 soon as possible, and continued without inter- 4,„ t ELGIAN FUNDS.—Bitusszts, OCT. 9. ~'"24lllebt, 2 per cent • • •••• • • • •- • Loan Loan, Five per Cent •••• • • • • an Of Thirt Millions, Four per Cent -• • • ,b).tto ThreeYper Cent • • 10 - 0% b b,: i l l u t t t t t oo ° , T a h ittja i to rt e y le - s s : e toy v , en Millions, ........d . it . to .. .... .... .... "!40, ditto:lB42 :: •••• • • • ' • • • • • • • • •• • • • • 101 1) t g,. to; 1843 ..... 1011.' 1832 ......... ..... 748 4 / 1 1 els I,° of Belgi um . ... .. ... .. • • - ••••• • • • • • .. . aDers. Oct. 11. 1 AITSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENwA, OCT. 4 4 Per Cent..Metalliquei ..... • • • • • 100% .. • ,bitto, 1839 ......... ••••.: 160012 ' • %Per C ent. ditto. . . •• • ....... 112% ...4,l)%r.Ciesn3t4. (1 . 1!t . 0 . ... ........ • ....... .. ....... -•• •• : 1 7 : 4 1 i':clt Shares bter 7'a .. . •' • N N „..., RAILWAYS. ° iOlitz ' •••••• • • • • • 136 ti • ,tnern or Ferdinand ............ 204 '4lein,, ~" •• " ' ... "•• • • • Yllo'dlan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • :: 120% 113 ek.,..e Zelt tqa ...un,. ' m • • ..• • • • • • • • • • • • ..... ..... 101 KO I , ;` 411 2, Oct. 7. , -"`MBI.IRGIT BORSEIsTIIALLE, OCT. 10. -Lu ny , Bills. Money. alai 5h 5 Per Cents ................ 114 4 , . 1 1ar es .. .............. 1630 - It "o•ltussian L .• . a ..• •• .............. 111 M ii t l i a,o 5 Per Cen ° t. l , l ll . a . mb. Certificate. 103% ho t ' 'St series Inscription .. .. bitt' hot% and Co 3d and 4th series.. 92 1i0:', 13 CertlficatZ •••••••** ** - ' ' ** 92 * - sili t , ,l'or Cent., Hope and C*. ...... 92 S9% — til, tieglit :;,-. J 0 "ish z••'••••• •• ' • • ** .. 18% is li . b itto ..: evr 5 per Cent.. •• •• ••• • • • _ ` 3 81, 4 Per Cent •••- • • • • .• • • ~ h illth • ortuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • biAtctual Debt, 2% per Cent ..... 60 . .....-- _ b t ' c ' 3 Per Cent. •.•• • • ..... ..... .. ti 11 t0 t '--- • West, of ° °?j,_ . -1. or A BEAR.—As Mr. John O tt) I.lllivilis on his way home through Leigh-street, hr h. ' 11 1. ). . night, he heard sum, _ m some g6!: o ''lcli o ' r groaning sounds proceeding tro . oti tiA,R,I Whic i are is course of erection . in that k n os',„"' , 11' - , i 'L by Mr. Eaton, of the firm of Leigh and 4 " I `,,', bi'',.. °l•l • On . procuring a light and entering the 14},i14.40e1i was greatly surprised to find that the groaning I'Lrl 4., ll tlitt Y , i ,, Young black bear, evidently not more than position in one of i''cli ed Ma d e which had taken p ' wiseill t a• The animal had a collar round its neck, k t vey d ti oti ;a 'w” a piece of cord. He made it fast in it l es t I to assistance was procured, and . then it was 'hett.''lost t he h , nearest bridewell, where it at present re 4, t.,Jtre e robably the bear lost by Mr._ Punchard, of 24, "-ir er the same which- has been found in Leigh r•r•sit'n_Qt t R ,,M Albion. N ti e (1;; 4 4, '''''-1110uNT'S BAY.—Since our last re „-'44;-able''lrg boats have succeeded in bringing ashore k_Ntik;',, vatv,hquantities of fine mackerel—some 6,000, and t. "iit l ' l, at "g d own to 500 which have been eagerly pur 4. 14 0' 4 ' 11 1 1, " ,; 8 s• 6d. to' 14s. per 120. Some of the ,i:F „ lt 1(),t ',, l 'i the misfortunce to injure their nets, and s ; g tti tlie'l l ' i je rs, ou the - Wool Rock, but subsequently ties fled tlit t i th e drie e understand that the shipping h_a r v .t e N l E a N t l Ly ii, (k, ay 1 t nets to a considerable extent. S 1 N . w ere est two seins belonging to Messrs. irernbath f li o n , i ' ll °t, aud enclosed about twenty hogsheads o e'l' h y p ' l , l -s e . r 7 Tiveral thousand full size bream. ST. hag.- 0 if NI; °° ats have been pretty successful in the t 1 :10 4 " 8 . to", Which fish have met a . ready demand at 1 , 25 . Per 120. Oa Friday night these h? d 01. h tt 'i o, t ad the misfortune to lose no fewer than sixty ellt s .% T i 'i lu consequence of the boisterous state of the ' l ip ' l % a le re has been nothing done by the seins, but by n, -'e reported to have been seen on the coast.- 1 4 ° . 11ts \v "citer, % '''lti l di t h l b lti ', ll . — Yesterday morning, between six 6 4' )e - 4 : the u t Zl i two schooners and a small sloop were seen ‘, lti.. t r i ,,,.. 0 enss and making . for the harbour. The I}!t t '. 4 0 7' g high at the time, an . d a . smart gale ''l 1- 4 ller 4 b e south-east, with hem y rain. One of •,.. ) °ll, r a, ,_Which turned out to be the Commodore, of t ,./ t t r, rt. o° l . l ' the harbour in good style, and got safe ~,''t 'an% aue other schooner was not so fortunate. NiNNtr s omething going wrong about the wheel, e n d th e co nsiderably to the north and, instead c . d . lj't th harboNr, struck the pier-head. The promptid lisr4ck\'"l'4lPtain, locuvever, saved her from being dashe . S tIL th e „,"" seeing the coming danger, before another sea (4 1 (qh - `' t Ltit : s a i _ei, he had her head turned round to the , i ' t S„ r ) tha t : ll , e il was the strength of the sea and wind to il ~,' kolio he was not able to make out to sea, but was `'lth'or o , r e at the back of the North Pier. The sloop was I P, ~ ,4 t ,'lt°"tunate, she came against the North Pier-head "11 . 4 ,hor-,4'endous crash, and had her broadside staved li !il ' llate Ai l :l4l, d ' were g'ot off immediately, and most .11 1 , 'he • 'elu, for the next sea drove her to the north ' l l i th titorr, where she lies a total wreck. The s loop r e t , l ll:l ) ,Pes4, (l . Mary, Morrint, of and . fron t i e Je ii • e t , l k 'al, c,. "Us port, and the schooner is h k Ni t , With ~.° 4l, hie, of and for Newburgh from New- Viek''‘,l,. ro t , `P's• We regret to state that the sloop -on „ . `t t "oioictill the Gintleness, was struck by a heavy . Th e `va`thed overboard a bov about thirteen years of t_l'etret wh o p of the. crew of' the .schooner was saved. 'lei tl 3 by t r record .another shipwreck, but fortunately. at -4l i t °N o e loss of no lives, which also took place yester 4, Illkog, loss three miles to the north of Don Mouth, tio, l lte, . 4,11 called the black Dog. The Prussian ves.el N 4 'No th r e e its, from Dantzic to Abe . rdeen, with timber, '''ht ',la bard' aY on Wednesday evening, when a pilot '''h t he but the tide being too far back, she was to ek til l i lth, ay till m • s °flung, the "pilot remaining on board / ' ) , 4 lit er. ri2 l- r ose, however she was driven to the north, 'l/41,,,11e4r1g giving way Was driven ashore at the place we r. -fled . 'She is expected to be got off.—Aberdeen I t , ot„,. ti 7 ktri ' 1 ii le n thi n , CATTLE AND PROVISIONS.—The Dutch t,I ,'::N :iatavier brought sixty-two oxen and cows and :., e" out ' 'eel', four hampers of poultry, fifteen baskets mis l Y oth, sr' Belago quantity of seeds, and a variety of till, of rip t ption of Dutch produce, with the excep 414°I's v °Ya : ' r ait, of which article she did not bring any . ship ;'°:‘, The General Steam Navigation Company's tr o p , twZivv enezuela, also front Rotterdam, brought 411 klti l ''llta " e cows, two oxen, thirty packages of yeast, th i , es, Res of p o 1 . ( llo r , clots, and .rY, a large quantity of fish, butter, int of Ts , an extensive variety of articles, the pro hNt "°lland. This ship did not either bring the easedn, „ 4 . . , 4 1 • e • nri ' • :. fruit of any description, which wouldimply 'hi,•"•ir i -P°r tation of the article from that country 444 1 11.:„Y discontinued for the season. The quantities I 'ri v 'o, in tt l : i een brought every week throughout the sum •,,k`letk' "f the " ec 'uotrY and that at an early period of the t t ,'Xteo;.l..aseason for each separate kind, have been of a :,%••oilipat)*N., nature, and certainly beyond all precedent. derrrOka R es ' a aeam-ship Rainbow, from Havre, brought tof L . of fruit, including walnuts, pears, &c. The hi,ol of i v,erPool, from Ostend, brought forty. seven . PA, Uelgi,XYaaltry,. consisting principally of rabbits, in , 'lot, li . luioti t ; , t o , t this season of the year abound? ; a vet., Olt. 3 , ( 2 t wer i) , ll l e ggs, butter, &c. And the Belgian stea . m 7 osi seven by ' from Antwerp, brought ninety bags and thirty illt : 4)4 11 n t ".ta of walnuts, pears, packages of ,hidedktiasket,4l,,;nttY of a novel article of importation, viz., It, at the ,i!rnelto• The cattle by the Venezuela were to l d t , tavier zrunswick Wharf, Blackwell ;. and those by hi ei 7e oth e ' r 43 , Well as the whole of the provisions by that 4 N'et iti t hey w er "els, at the St. Katharine's Wharf, from t',. e,ti n a 3 usual examined and delivered to their jit Z, l4 ' . hi L '' mel on %, it h the least possible delay. i 4 t3 k 4 ' folly " THE LATE MR. RAMSBOTTO3I, M.P. '!th. Itk,nstexPected by the masonic brethren that the iltei tti raft, h "9• 0 111 (frum the high position which he held I . ri, ti qraotitog been for a great number of years Pro th withwit __Taster for the county of Berks) would be ► ice nermasonic honours We understand, however, ltit 41(1 , 4l, agreeably to . the wishes exuressed by the ,;„sh ort . ‘im I.: 1 ' I.* ate, ,t,' e before he breathed his last, will be ts• s • ih e • eh •lvs, i Posit, d b remains a the late Mr. Ramsbottom ,li . r th . Up ward Y the side of those of his wife, whom he - 'llt r 3 ltrd to . 3 OF twent•y - ears, in the family vault in the 41 1 g 01'11 4 ,, ' Old ndsor3 • Th . de ceased, who was the titr rl ' i -41 11 e ,,r , to the Royal * Marine Insttution fur Clothing •,,,4 1 „'I•ll atil.e Stals-of Indigent Freemasons, ever took a +ti s „ :ea t , s _ . e interest in all matters of a charitable and kr h a ' 4 l t ' A e r s al ' xl ti l r ta e keeennected with the masonic fraternity. 1, ei r AN T ~_ Place on Wednesday next. ilkil‘‘l,lltiowefy :::::totol,r,ozs.— Very favourable accounts ekt. teen v. La e D i em; the , tai ry h v • dulness of young birds. The season for. rearing them, the spring being p h"- ko't a•re v ery -1 - ourig birds are particularly strong on .. lha v , . Plump in condition, and the young cock ft, att s i oed their plumage. —Hampshire .eldver '‘, -, fullPo w• 11'•fst l ' 4iti as is a "; f a s • of of a tailor's bill in 1616: ~..?? Etna . Ult of clothes 4s. ;for making a cloak, "91; 1 4' 4 ra°rning clothes, le. Bd.; for making a ... ~ ''. . -7: : . • _ - s. - TIIE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1815 THEArt R S. RAILWA\ INTELLIGENCE• lion betwen those places would meet with due encourage ment and support from parties lucidly interested.—Derizes P. SS'S. Macready made his &Nit et theatre last night, in the character of Hamlet, and we could have u ished that all thoNe "ho complain of the necii.e of the love of the leg,ti mate drama in u;nglard, lied been Is: sent in Oxford :Vett to have s, en the scene presented for hours before the d. ors wire ened. As early as Live o'clock, the peeple began to assem ble at the• entrances of the theatre, and long before the opening of the doors the crowd extended not only quite acro , ,:s the street, but up each side for- a con,ideraWe When the doors were opened, the rush was :erritic, and within ten minutes afterwards placards were posted at the - entrance of the theatre, " Pit fall"— "Boxes. Still the crowd continued to push on, and persons. eagerly tendered their money, which was refused With considerable difficulty the rejected managed to work their way into the street, but those without were not satis fied and continued to press eagerly forward, until they,, like their predecessors, were rejected. It was nearly 8 tYclock before the crowd cleared away, satisfied at ltngth that the. theatre would not hold a single additional human being. Every corner of the theatre from which a glimpse could be caught of the stage, was occupied. The box lobbies were crowded, and lucky was the Wight who could p rocure a place opposite a box door, through the glass panel o f which he could catch a glimpse ofthestage. As to procuring a seat, or even a standing place, in a box, that was quite out of the question; every place had been taken days ago. - The most perfect adept in the art of packing could not have packed an additional human being—not even a child—in the house, and we are quite certain, that there was more money turned away than was taken at the doors. Never has the legitimate drama had such a triumph. For outselves, after great crowding we managed to reach the box-lebby, and to get opposite the glass panel of one of the boxes in tl.e dress-circle. The curtain rose, and the play proceeded. At, length Macready appeared. Their rose one universal shout of welcome, BRISTOL, BA'lll, AND POOLE. Yesterday. an adjourned meeting of the promoters and supporters of this railway was held at the Guildhall Coffee house, King-street, Cheapside, fir the further considerztion of the plans for carrying out the line, and to receive the en gineer's repOrt ; William Nash, Esq., Chairmrtn of the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway, in the chair. Amongst the principal promoters of the Company present were V. C. Kenable, Esq. ; T. Heathcote .Bavly, Esq. ; C. H. Bigg e, Esq.; H. T. G. Macnaranta, Esq. ; 'Dr. Scott ; R. B. Fowler, Esq. ; Riddell, Esq.; T.' Price, Esq.; F. Hewitt, Esq.; • Lieutenant Hill, R.N., and other influential gem lemen. • The CHAIRMAN having bi idly alluded to the objects of the 'netting, 'l'. S. HAst,Aiu, Esq., the Secretary, read the minutes and resolutions passed at the last meeting, and they were confirmed. The secretary stated, that since the last meeting communications had been received from several of their agents, which were of the most satisfactory kind ; and in par culla- drew the attention of the meeting to a communication from their - agents at Blandford relative to the proceedings of the Bristol, Bath, and Wells Company in that town, and from which it would appear that the inhabitants were de cidedly in favour of the Br.istol, Bath. and Poole line, and suggesting that a deputation of the Company should meet a deputation of the -Bristol, Bath, and Wells at a meeting in that town, that the inhabitants might be fairly put iu pos session of the relative merits of the two lines, there being a strong feeling there of the great desirability ef the Poole Gazette. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWM ARK ET, M ONDAY, HALF-PAST. FtvE, P 3l. Of the racing this afternoon, time will not permit us to say more, by way of preliminary, than that it was ample and good, a promising commencement to a meeting that, " weather permitting,"—and at present it is delightfully mild and bright—will be unusually productive of sport. The company is numerous, and embraces a large majority of the most influential supporters of the turf. space. The first event for decision was A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soy. each, 5 ft. &e. for three years-old and upwards. I'. Y. C. 9 subs. Mr. Phillimore's Skeleton, 7 yrs. 7st 71b, ,(Pettit) 1 Al r. Worley's Ex am p1e,.4 yrs: -Bst l Olb Mr. Payne's Sir Francis, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 3 The collowinn , also started :—Lord G. Dentine:es African, 6 yrs, 9st 21b ; ' Lord Exeter's f by Beiram, 7st 121 b; and Mr. Newton's Sister to _Ma Alie, 3 years, Oat 71b. Betting.-5 to 2 agst Sir Francis-3 to 1 agst Manto filly —5 to 1 egst African—and 5 to 1 agst Skeleton. Sister to Ma Mie made running at an indifferent. pace, followed by African and Example, Skeleton lying in the rear. They ran in this way till near the cords, where, on Sister to Ma Mie declining, Skeleton went in first, and won by half a length; a fine race for second place between Example and Sir Francis, the filly gaining it by about a bead. Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Lord Miltown's Dnc-an-I)urras, 7st Illb (Nat), beat Duke of Bedford's Cap, twin Phcebus Bst 71b (H. Bell). 5 to 4on Duc=an-Drirra.s. Won by a neck. line. Mr. CONCANEN (of the firm of Hodgson, Concanen, and Noyes, Solicitors to the Company) explained, that from in terviews he had held with the engineer, he felt fully satisfied that they would be in a situation to give all the necessary notices, and comply with the standing orders, so as to enable the Company to apply for the Act in the ensuing session of Parliament. First Class-501. for 2 yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 51b. T.Y.C. Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive Lord W. Powlett's cby Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax... 2 Duke of Rutland's f Alexa, by Caosar The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr W. Etwall's ch f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy (G. Edwa►d's); Mr. Newton's ch c by Montreal, out cf Jenny Jumps's dam (Nat); Mr. Phillimore's Side-Saddle, (S►y); Mr. Drewitt's br f Miss Love, (Fsling); and. Lord Albemarle's The Little Vulg.►r Boy, (Whitehouse). - Betting-10 to 6 agst Discord filly, 7to 2 agst Alexa, and sto 1 agst Little Vulgar Boy. All got oft well, and with Miss Love slightly in advance ran in company to the cords, where the running was taken up by Fugitive, followed by the Duke of Rutland's filly and the Montreal colt. In this way the race finished, Fugitive winning cleverly by a length. the colt beating the filly by a neck. Tue favourite was a b2d fourth. The pace was moderate. Second Class-501. for two year olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b. T.Y.C. "Loud as from numbers without number." Never was there such a reception; for full a quarter of an hour the applause continued before he was suffered to pro ceed. No conqueror returning from a victory in which he had saved his country was ever greeted with such enthusiasm as ➢lacready •was greeted with last evening. He seemed to feel it deeply. It was a meeting of old friends after a long absence of friends, who bad never thought to meet again.- .. The CHAIRMAN and several members of the meeting ex pressed their satisfaction at this information. The CHAIRMAN then called upon the engineer to read his report. J. D. PAINE, Esq. (the engineer), proceeded to read his report, which was a most voluminous and elaborate docu ment. After reviewing the many advantages to be derived by the formation of a railway from Bristol, Bath, and Poole, and the influence such a line would necessarily have upon the many great lines already formed, and now in progress of formation, in the northern, eastern, and midland. counties, he proceeded to enumerate the various benefits and facilities to be derived by the numerous populous towns, hamlets, and villages through which the line will pass, and the ter minal localities of which are the towns of Poole, and War minster, as also those towns, hamlets, and villages which will of necessity become tributary to each station, being as the centre of an area of large eircnniferance, wilch would receive their supplies froM each depot. The report urges that from the position of Poole. Upon the southern coast of England, with a fine harbour, comprising upwards of 10,000 acres, of natural formation, it is peculiarly favourable for being made available as a port for the export and import from or to the centre of the manufactories, of the Potteries, and the coal and i!on districts, free from the protracted pas sage round either the Land's End, or the North Foreland and Straits of Dover; in addition to which it is capable of being made a harbour of such sufficient safety, that the greater portion of the West Indian, North and South American, East and West Indian, and Mediterranean traffic might be relied on. The line, the report proposed, should, after leav ing Poole, pass under Lytchett-common, and proceed by Cape Mullen, Sturminster, Marshall, Spittesbury, and Charleton, through the Valley of the Stour, to • Blandfirrd, an extensive market town ; from Blandford by Stour paine, Twerne Courtmay, Twerne Minster, Farringdon, and Hartgrove, to Shaftesbury, between which and War minster the towns of Gillingham, Mere, Kingston Dever hill, Monkton Deverhill, Buxton, Hill, and Longbridge Deverhill will be intersected. At Warminster the line will form a junction with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, passing through Westbury, Trowbridge, and Bradford, forming a junction with the Great Western Railway at Cor sham. From the Bradford station direct into Bath, avoiding the Box Tunnel. The gradients throughout, when deter mined by the permanent levels, not involving the adoption of more than the ordinary locomotive power, and the cost of working not exceeding the usual average, and that the entire cost of the line would not exceed more than 780,0001., and the Bath and Bradford Branch 100,0001. The report was received. The Engineer further contrasted the manifest and obvious difference between the port of Poole and Bridport, the latter of which could never be made more than a river entrance. Lieut. HILL said, as a practised seaman, and thoroughly acquainted with every point of navigation, and the position of every light and harbour between the Land's End and the North 'oreland, he could bear testimony to the capabilities of Poole as a harbour; and it was only extraordinary to him that when the attention of Government was called to the construction :of harbours of safety, the Commissioners had so singularly omitted Poole, so favourable as it was, standing as it did two degrees west longitude of the me ridien.of Greenwich. The Gallant Lieutenant, at consider able length, during which he was listened to with great at tention, proceeded to show the vast benefits which the country would derive from the construction of the line from Bristol, Bath, and Poole, particularly from its internal ad vantages, by which he demonstrated that it was available for the purposes of creating a direct communication between the North Sea and the British Channel. Several other gentlemen having shortly addressed the meeting, Mr. CONCANEN explained the necessary steps to be taken by him and the engineer, which having been unanimously agreed to, - A vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed, and the meeting adjourned. He looked exceedingly well, and was overcome by the enthu siasm ; never has he acted so well as he acted laSt evening. He was admirably supported by M,s. Ternan, Cooper, Uiss E. Stanley, and Granby, and was throughout greeted with such enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome as must have made. him feel that he was indeed at home. Mr. John Day's The Hero Lord G. Bentinck's b c Terrier Mr. Payne's f Repeal The following were not placed :—Lord Exeter's c by Beiram, out of Agnes (Mann) ; Mr. Hook's Buttress (S. Howlett) ; Lord Chesterfield's Snake (F. Butler); Duke of Bedford's Black Cat (H. Bell); and Mr. S. Herbert's c by Venison, out of Pet (Sly). Betting-5 to 2 agst Buttress, 4 to 1 agst the Hero, 5 to 1 agst Repeal, and 5 to 1 agst Black Cat—Terrier (leading), Repeal, and the Pet colt ran to gether in front to the cords, wehre the Pet colt declined, and his companions were joined by the Hero. This trio made a very pretty finish, The Hero winning by half a length, and the•other two making a dead heat for second, and the Pet colt a bad fourth. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 6st 71b ; three Bst 41b ; four, Bst 1 21b ; five and upwards, 9st 21b. The winner to be sold for 200 sow. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Lord Exeter's fby Beiram, out of Manto, 4 yrs (Mann) 1 Lord Orford's bl b, by Clearwell, out of Fidelity, 2 yrs ... 2 Sir J. Hawley's Alamode 4 yrs ... 3 Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook, 2 yrs 4 Lord George Bentmck's Nereus, 3 yrs ... Mr. W. Etwall's Spanish Ox, 5 yrs Betting-2 to 1 agst Alamode; 3to 1 agst Nereus, 6to 1 agst Nell Cook. The Clearwell colt and Nell Cook made the running to the cords, where the latter gave way to the Manto filly, who took the lead half way up, and won cleverly by a length, about the same distance separating the second and third. Nell Cook tolerably well up, the others nowhere. Match, 200, h. ft, Ab. M.—Duke of . Bedford's Mi natour, Bst 101 b (H. Bell), beat Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence, 9st bib (S. Day). Betting stol on Minatour, who won by half a length. . Post Match, 300, R.M., one to the post.—Duke of Bed ford's c Prologue 5 st 71b (H. Belt), beat Lord Glasgow's f by Bay Middleton, out of Impertinence, 7st 121 b (Nat). Betting-4 to lon Prologue, who won by three lengths. Fifty Pounds, for three-years-old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, six, and aged, Bst 121 b. A. F. Mr. Cooper's Event, 3 yrs (Crouch) 1 Lord Verulam's Maynooth, 3 yrs " Mr. Death's Misdeal, 6 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Stitch, 3 yrs 4 Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude, 3 yrs Mr. Way's b g Sir Harry, 3 yrs (h b)... Mr. Francis's Alexanderina, 3 yrs Betting-7 to 4 agst Misdeal,4 to l'agst Event, 4to 1 agst Longitude, sto 1 agst Stitch, 8 to 1 agst Maynooth. Lon gitude made play at a good pace, followed by Maynooth for the first mile; Maynooth then jiiined the mare, ran with her to the cords, and defeated her. Event, who had been laying up, now went in front, had a decided lead half way up, and won rather easily by a length. Match, 500, last mile of B.C.—Mr. Clifton's Nottingham, 12st 81bs (Capt. R. Peel), beat Capt. Campbell's Crcesus, lOst Betting-2 to lon Crcesus, who made all the running to the stand, where Nottingham went up, laid with him a few strides, left him, and won cleverly by a length. Mr. Clifton wins a very large sum in bets. Post Match, 500, h ft, Bst 71b each. A.F. One to the post—Lori Chesterfield receives 150 toys forfeit from Lerd Exeter. Match, 100, h ft, Bst 21b each. T.Y.C.—Lord Stradbroke's Idas receives from Captain Daintree's c by Liverpool, out of Negus, Portsoken's dam. Match. 500, h ft. A.F.—Mr. Greville's Alarm, Bst 91b, receives from Mr. Gully's Old England, Bst 41b, Match, 200, h ft, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Black Cat receives from Lord Exeter's f (dead) by Beiram, out of Marinella. KENDAL AND WINDERBIERE.—(From a Correspondent.) —A plan has been suggested, and is likely to be carried into operation, which will procure to Kendal the advantage of a railway station in close proximity with the.town. It is in tended by means of a very short branch, which will diverge in two forks on each side of the locality in Longpool, originally meant to be the site of the station, to carry the line across the river, and parallel with Saud's Close, to a spot between the properties of Mr. John Gaudy, in Strickland gate, and Mr. John Wilsons, in Sand's Close. A very short street will then be all that will be necessary to open a close and convenient approach to Strickland-gate from the station. The forks will converge in Beeson Field; and the expense of the undertaking is believed to be moderate, certainly much less than the manifest advantage to the town would justify. The plan of approaching a town by lines uniting a short distance is sueces , fully employed in Derby and other towns, and will furnish great convenience for the entrance and exit of trains in either direction of the line into which the forks run. The company and the town, we understand , ar e in debted for this suggestion to Mr. ' C. Nicholson, and the en gineer has given his full approval to the plan. We under stand also that the scheme of uniting the corporation wharfs with the Kendal and Windermere line, by means of a branch on an inclined plane from the Organist Close, which originated - with the same gentleman, is likely to be carried into operation, and by this means the property in question will be saved from great deterioration, if not from ruin. LONDON AND HOLYHEAD DIRECT.—This line is to form a direct communication between London, Birmingham, the ma nufacturing districts, and Ireland, commencing by a junction with the proposed Buckinghamshire Railway at Banbury, and proceeding, by way of Kincton, Stratford, and Broms grove, to Kidderminster; from Kidderminster passing near Bridgenorth, Maddeley, and Broseley, to Shrewsbury. At the latter place it is to form a junction with the Shewsbury, Os westry, and Chester Railway, passing along the vale of Llan gollen to Llangollen, taking the old Holyhea d road, p a -sing near Corwen, Capel Cerig, and Llanberris, uniting with the North Wales line a short distance below Bangor. A pledge is given by the directors, amongst whom a re some of the most opulent and powerful of names, that, should the atmospheric principle succeed, such shall be adopted. The peculiar fea ture of this line appears to be the salutary one of keeping the high roads wherever it is practicable• and thus accomodating the population of the country in the best possible manner; and, in conjunction with other projected lines, fiirm dS ing a di rect communication with Liverpool, Gloucester, an outh ampton, and with London and Dublin. On Thursday, a meeting was held at Radstock, when reso out a branch lutios were ased or the pupose olcarryieg from n the Wilts and f Somerset line, at Radstock, to join the Great Western Railway at TWerton. PLYMOUTH - AND NORTH CoRNWALL.--A. new scheme was promulgated on Friday, under the above title. The course of this railway is as follows :—The principal terminus is to be at Sutton Pool, the centre of the established trade, for the deepening and improvement of which a new company, with 100,000/. capital, is in process of formation. The line will cross the Tamar at or near Saltash, and proceed by Callington to the vicinity of Launceston, whence it will extend by Camelford to the Delabole quarries, and there form a coin • munication with the Delabole and Rock Railway, for the for mation of which an Act of Parliament, containing ample power to construct clocks and otherwise improve the harbour • of Padstow, has been already obtained. Short branches will connect the line with Devonport, Linkinhorne, and Launces ton. The capital is 900,000/., in shares of 251 each, and the engineer, we believe, is Mr„ George Rennie. MANCHESTER AND SOIJTHAMpToN.—ANDOvER, FRIDAY. —A meeting of the Shareholders in the Andover Canal Company was held at the White Hart Inn, Andover, on Tuesday morning, to decide whether the offer made by the above named Railway Comp an y should b e accepted. The offer is as follows :—The Railway Company to give the Canal Company 30,000/. for the canal ; 10,0001. on signing the agreement, and the 20,000/. on the railway Bill rece i v i ng the sanction of Parli ament. The 10,0001. deposited to be forfeited to the Canal Company in the event of the railway Bill not passing. It was unanimously agreed to by the Canal Company present. BIRMINHGAM LlNE s.—About forty lines immediately eon- nected with Bir min g ham and the district are already projected, the estimated capital • for the constructi • on of which is upwards of 30,000,0001. sterling, and there are, we believe, applications for fifty times the number of shares which the projectors have for allotment ! Birmingham has thus been made a great centre, from which lines radiate in every direction ; and this might have been expected from its geographical position, andthe great trunk lines by which it was early brought into . direct communication with the northern and southern distncts of England. If the natural features of the country be thus threatened with change, our town promises to be no less revolutionised. T wo magn i f i cent cen t r al stations have been determined upon. One to accornmo • date the London and Birmingham and the Stour Valley traffic, the second for the Grand Junction and the Birming ham and Oxford lines. Another consequence of railway progress, and a most grwitifhptnhgeofnoe,unids oene.ssttaobnleishwmasentaiodf tock week. has long been the principal market a Snge, last Exch ß a ir mi ngham in the kingdom for the sale of canal shares, and it now t a k es high rank as a m art for railway transactions also. These are a few of the effects of this great commercial movement, but amongst a population engaged in manufactures such as those in this neighb ourhood, the immediate and indirect ad vantages resulting from it are incalculable, as they are nume rous and diversified.—Bie ntin g ham Journal. SWINDON.—This place would stein to be the " disputed railway territory," from the number of schemes now before the public proposing to have connexien with the Great Western Railway, or to pass over with independent lines. The following list will show most of the schemes which are projected : Manchester and Southampton Railway direct (Walkin.shaws line% capital 1,500,000/. ; Manchester, Southampton, and Poole (Lacy'a line), 1,600,000/. ; South ampton Manchester, and Oxford Junction (Parson's line), capital '900,0001. ' • Oxford, Southampt o n, an d P ortsmout h, via Didcot, with branch (Bethell's line), 500,0001' ; South an d Midlands Jun ction, ca p ital 1,280,000/. ,• West Mid land, Manchester, told Semthampton, and Swindon and Bir mingham Junction,. 1,200,0001.; Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Junction, 1,000,000/. ; Brighton and Cheltenham Direct, 1,000,000/. ; Salisbury and. Swindon Extension of the Wilts,. Somerse t. and Southampton Junction, 700,0001.; Rugby, Swindon, Weymouth Direct Junction, 1,800,000/. ; Southampton and G Test Western Junction. Troops of engi neers and surveyors an traversing the country in the neigh • bourhood of Swindc n in all directions; and upon almost every eminence may be seen some eminent surveyor spying out points end taki , • tights, Whilst the fields an - appear auce, from the r m imber of flagstaffs, asir ssteeple-chase on a grand scale v las about to be run. A rauway communication from . Swindcio t o s h lisbnal and Devizes is very Dweh needed, and any lb* affad dinfot 11144115 oT dOmmuniett - CESAREWITCH STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken 9 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Boarding-school Miss 10 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt' s Intrepid 12 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren 16 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy 18 to 1 agst Mr. Clifton's Paint Brush—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Remorse 50 to 1 egst Colonel Peel's I-am-not-aware 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Kesheng 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Jet 30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o'Cockpen. CAMBRIDGF.SHItt E STAKES. _4 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron, and 5 to 2 agst him .o 3001., to be no bet unless he wins the Cesarewitch. The above quotations are made up to twelve o'clock. THIS DAY). MARKET, FRIDAY XIGHT. THE CESAIIEW ITCH. DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION AT INVERNESS. • On Wednerday, Inverness was visited with a more destruc tive fire than ever previously occurred, by which Hamilton ilraeeredetd‘ gaae,yrt.i:teor attic fiat 'Wednesday teenpiontrfi e.greater part of In for glis-street (west), and Of appears ,ntpi (east), gsaee ar,psblast,si ti constituting cbaoiteilnsn ah: e r. xtensive t fvgno e eei n rdoe s i ‘s i fitlyfropeKeuaaprir issuing o'clock cpui fpremises burned e lofty miek xdi oto n th t rt situated in Inglis- street, and immediately gave the alarm. 'smes The town bells were rung, dispatches were sent for tie fire engines and wctermen, and for Dr. Nicol and other l arties whose premises were endangered. There is some doubt as to the exact locality where the fire occurred ; it appears, how ever, to have originated either in the pantry of Mr. George Mackay, the proprietor, or in that of his tenant, Mr. Mackay, tailor, as, on the latter descending to the street he saw the roof burnt through over the pantries, but nowhere else. The inmates of the extensive pile of buildings, on being made aware of their perilous condition, made a hasty retreat, many escaping merely in their night-dresses, or some garment thrown hastily about them. Mr. Forrest, snail diiver, who lodged in . Mr. Urquhart's premises, in order to discover where the tire was, opened a dotr in the gable that separated that building from Hamilton-place, which, unfortunately, gave vent in that direction to a body of smoke, which was so powerful as to drive him and his-wife and children from their • bed-rooms, without being able to secure their clothes or even his watch. Mr. Mackay, tailor, was in Hie manner driven away, without being able. to •secure his cash-box, containing 171. Mrs. Mackay, a lady occupying apartments in the eastern side of Hamilton-place, did not even save her gold watch, which was under her pillow, being forced with her daughter, Mrs. Macleod, to quit her bed-room with the greatest precipitation. S!iortly atter the alarm of fire was given, numerous parties assembled to render assistance; a demand for pails and buckets was made, which was not only complied with, but several servant girls and females turned out many of them merely in their lower clothes and bed-gowns, and for hours worked with such untiring energy, in carrying water to supply the engines, as to have elicited the admiration of all who were present. The novost Dr. Nicol, Bailie Fraser, and other members of the Town Council, and leading inhabitants were indefatiga , ble in their efforts to extinguish the flames; unfortunately, however, the bore of the engine was in bad repair, indeed so much so, that we have seen the people press their hands upon the holes to prevent the escape of the water, and the want of experience and firemen having authority to com mand, was too manifest At six o'clock the fire raged with terrific fury—the upper parts of Mr. Mackay and Mr. Urquhart's properties present ing one vast furnace of flame, with every appearance of the destructive element sweeping everything away between High-street and the Wesleyan Chapel. Great fears were entertained of the new building at the eastern terminus of High-street taking fire, and spreading the conflagration to the eastward, which must have been the case, had not the slight wind continued at S.W. About half-past sever), the inefficiency of the engines were such that the exertions of the people were paralysed, and it became necessary to send the hose to the saddler for repair, and procure additional ones from the gas works. During three-quarters of an hour consumed in the repair adverted to, and there being every prospect of the fire making a clean sweep, having reached the house occupied by Dr, Nicol as consulting chambers, it became necessary to save the goods belonging to Mrs. Hunter and to Bailie For syth, by their instant removal. In order to arrest the flames. a door in the gable between Dr. Nicol's and Mrs. Hunter's was built up with wet turf. About nine o'clock the engine hose being in a more efficient state, a volume of water was poured on Dr. Nicol's house, which arrested the progress 01 the flames to the northward, all, however, to the southward being burned to the ground. By this calamity about thirteen families, amounting to 62 individuals, have been burned out. We understand Mr. Mac kay was insured to the extent of 1,000/. on his building, and Mr. Urquhart 3501. on his, both in the Scottish Union. Mrs. T. Fraser, Mrs. Hunter, and Mr. Forsyth are also insured, but many are uninsured and have lost their all.—Ross-shire Advertiser. Among the numerous lines of railway that have been Fprojected, the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton ap pears now to be duly appreciated Its sterling utility, com pleting the entire line of communication between Southampton and the west of England, by the mere construction of twenty one miles of railway through an easy country, thus joining the Great Western arid its tributaries, and connecting the English with the Bristol Channels, recommends it most forcibly. As a permanent investment, the NVilts, Somerset, and Southampton line offers advantages not exceeded by any project of the day.—Railway Paper. We understand that Sir Robert Peel has made a valuable addition to his collection of portraits for his new gallery at Drayton Manor, by a full-length portrait of Earl De Grey and a half-length of Professor Liebig. The Right Hon. John W. Croker returned to town at the close of last week frorr visiting Sir Robert and Lady Peel at Drayton Manor, Staflbrdshire. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are now in Wales, having arrived en route at Holyhead, from Dublin, on Friday last. The Nobie Viscount and Viscountess ate ex pected in town to-morrow, and shortly go to Broadlands, near Romsey, where a large party is to assemble. It. is understood that his Lordship has taken Baroness de Clifford's mansion on Carlton-house- terrace for the ensuing season, as his term of occupation for the Earl of Caledon's residence has expired. The Marquis of Anglesey, on the receipt of the melancholy intelligence of the demise of Lady Agnes Byng, was deeply affected, and instantly left Bath fiir Beaudesert, his seat in Staffordshire, accompanied by Lord Clarence Paget. Lady Agnes's death was very sudden, and we regret to say attended by distressing circumstances, as her ladyship was in the hourly expectation of her confinement Earl and Countess De Grey are prolonging their residence in this city, and all thought of going abroad this winter has been abandoned. The Noble Earl has derived so much benefit by his sojourn here, that it is said he has not enjoyed such excellent health for the last two years.—Bath Journal. MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—FOUR LIVES LosT.—On Monday, at noon, two of the pilchard driving boats, in the roadstead having got foul of each other, and a strong breeze blowing at the time, four men took a boat which belonged to James Hill, the pilot, to go off to prevent any other damage, iu which they succeeded. When Hill came to the beach. and found his boat had been taken with out his leave, he with his brother got into another boat with four other men, which was also going off to the driving boats, to take away his boat from them. When he came near them, he insisted on their bringing his boat alongside of the boat he was in ; which they did at his request, when all four got into the boat with the other four men, and Hill and his brother left. them, Hill wishing the boat might capsize before she reached the shore. And we regret to say that she did capsize just as she reached the breakers, being overladen with eight men. Four men were lost, and with great diffi culty the other four were saved. The names of the four men lost are James Pengelly, left a widow, but no children ; David Liddey, John Simons, a widow and five children ; Richard Pengelly, a widow and two children. - A subscrip tion has been entered into for the unfortunate widows and children.—Falmouth Packet.l JURY COURT TAIN.—SUPERSTITION. — A singular and interesting trial took place at Tain on Monday last, showing that superstition is not yet wholly dispelled : William Grant, a fisherman at Portmahomack, conceiving that the wife of Walter Munro, fisherman there, pos sessed the power of witchcraft, and that her supernatural in fluence was directed against himself, went into her husband's house on the 3 1 of August last, and with his pocket knife deliberately inflicted a deep gash on her forehead. The pri soner admitted the assault, but stated that he considered himself justified on account of the provocation he had re ceived. The prosecutor refused to accept such a plea, and the case went to trial, when the jury found Grant guilty, and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Dingwall gaol. The declaration made before the sheriff by the prisoner was a very curious and original statement. He attributed the loss of his new nets and the want of success in the herring fishing, to the woman's " dark dealings in sorcery," and the rest of the crew were not willing to go out with him while he was under the curse of the witch ! In consequence of this, he took the opportunity, on the night in question, to cut her " above the breath," believing that with the first drop of blood brought out by such a process the devil would come out along with it, and that the woman would be deprived of the power of harming him ! It would seem that a super stitious notion of this sort is prevalent among the Highland people ; but the " cut" is generally made by a pin or needle. In the absence of these, the priSoner used his knife, by which there was an effusion of blood for several hours, until the doctor arrived from Wu, and also confinement to bed for five weeks. The Sheriff' addressed the prisoner at consider able length, in which he dwelt on the recklessness of his con duct in assaulting an old woman who was unable to defend herself; and also exposing the groundless superstition which prompted him to such an act of cruelty. It is to be hoped that the punishment of Grant will have a salutary effect on the fishermen and villagers, of whom, it is said, a great pro portion entertain the same superstitious belief in witchcraft. — Ross-shire Advertiser. FOOT- RAC E.—Yesterday, Martin, of London, and Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match near the King's Arms Inn, at Acton-bottom. Martin has but recently tene teted the list of pedestrians, and Berry has been unde t r e tt&ien of the Regent-street Pet, and was the_f, t l t vb in uri ptte i e, n betting at sto 4. Martin led the way ata Berry close yards_ they dities of each were fairly equi distant froze the goal, and the t c o a o p k ab place between them, and sl were g ate struggle de u sp p c t; him. At eighty , which resulted in to gether. A claim wcs respective men, and an appeal made liy the frienes of d -ided the race to be a "dead was made to the referee, who the disappointment o i thebetting fraternity, heat," much to were speculated. The contest will be 'a in the men coming by whom large sums decided on a future day. THE LATE GENERAL FRANCIS' SLATER REBOW.— This venerable general officer (formerly of the Ist Life Guards), expired on Tuesday last, at his seat in Essex, in h►s 76th year. The deceased General had seen much service iu the army, having assisted at the reduction of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guattaloupe, in 1794, and at she taking at the last-mentioned town he was severely wounded in both legs. In 1812 he took Tart in the campaign under the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsula. FALL OP A RETAINING WALL OP THE EDIN . BURGH AND GRANTON RAILWAY.—On Thursday morning last, about a hundred and fifty feet of the bulwark or retain ing wall of the Edinburgh and Granton Railway, opposite the . Wardie, fell into the sea. It appears that, in conseqrtnec,e in cl (Ailing an intervening space between the bulwark t l a e n e t the late heavy rains, a quantity of water bad accumulated 1 i on the against it one side of the wall, and the sea beating viola embankment, and that this filtering through d i arta cart ied it on the other, had loosened the f°un l ati - p ed in repairing the away. Workmen are again busily emp o} intivarathj damage.—Edinburgh Witn!ss• as yesterday liberally COD FISII.—Our city supplied with cod h I's fromfronfiftv to sixty pounds each, and They were of a large size, weigllnT liindleylatrect, were offered for sale in t . hreepence to four pence per pound. f urhours, and were perfectly fresh.— Adelaide in tweti*- o . South Australian Register. They wertehvvehr3oft:giTlaiatt) from the river to THEEARL OF LINCO LN AN INFORMER.—Lord Lin -Ihere on a tour of inspecti on of the river, docks, &c. cOoniiTtiis esday morning, in his perambulation with Lieutenant E va ns, he inquired what became of the dredging of the docks, w etched otileboats out an d was informed that the re fuse was p ut ;nto boats, and then carried out to sea. On visiting the Egerton dock they a t witnessed work. thell is sailing Lordship of the anxiously i tte th it d • n t i h o e ve d n r i ag eltse,s dock, and then, to his surprise, found the beats emptied their contents into the river instead of the sea. 'Without less of time he wended his way to the Dock-office, and signed an At • • Formation himself against Lord Francis Egerton,for infringing the rules of the Dock Trust.—Lieerpool Chronicle. A numerous body of highly influential gentlemen have come forward in support of the fine arts in the midland counties; and undertaken the management of the 3.037a1 Bir mingham Art Union.—Birmingharo Gazette. DURAtION OF THE PRESENT .PARLIAMENT. — The existing House of Commons may continue in being till the autumn of 1847, and from actual appearance there is ..no NBRSOR to epclude that it will b'e dissolved much bctte that time, ft 4 SY' .4::t 41", ) t I..lf,crit lot LOiND(LN GAZITI"t (THIS EVENING.) Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Fifeshire. Fife Weinyss, Esq , to be Major, vice IV, Weinyss, deceased, Oct. 6. REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. 'the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury hav ing certified to the Comissloners for the Reduction of the ationat Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th Geo. IV., e. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelaLd, beyond the actual expenditure thereof, for the year ended the sth nay of July, 1845, amounted to the sum of three millions four hundred and seventy-one thousand one hundred and twenty pounds, fOuttetn shillingsyand. seven pence ; the Commissioners for ,the Reduction t I the .Nati. nal Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of eight hundred and sixty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty pounds, three shillings, and sevenpence (being one-fourth part or the said surplus of three millions four hundred and seventy-one thousand one hundred and twenty pounds, fourteen shilling-, and sevenpence) will be applied, under the provisions of the said Act, between the 12th day of October 1845, and the sth day of January 1846, to the following purposes, viz.:— • _ T 0 be applied to the purchase of Stock £267,780 3 7 To be applied to the purchase of Exchequer bills, made out in pursuance of the Act or 57th Geo. 111., cap, 48 - 600,000 0 0 867,780 3 7 Add interest receivable on account of Do- nations and Bequests, to be applied to the purchase of Stock 1,123 14 4 £868,903 17 11 S. HIGHAM, Comptroller-General. National Debt Office, October 10, 1845. BANKRUPTS. Robert James Chapman, market-gardener, Clapham, to surrender Oct. 22, at half-past one, and Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-stre,t ; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. James Smith Williams, master mariner, Clement's-lane, City, Oct. 23 and Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Ba-kruptcv. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Reigt iley, iiasinghall-street. Thomas Ashnorth and Michael Septimus Keyworth, com mon in ewers, Manchester, Oct. 27, and Nov. 24, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fra.er, official assignee, Manchester; Harding, Manchester; Messrs. Maples, Pearce, Stevens, and Maples, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Henry George Gibi,oti, chemist and druggist, Newcastle up(m-Tyne, Oct. 2i, at half past one, and Nov. 28, at two, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. W.,kley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tone; Plumptre, Temple, London; Crt.m, Ne% cast le-upon- ne. Thomas Fielder Shillam, wool-broker, Dudbridge, Glouces tershire, Oct. 28, at half-past twelve, and Nov. 28, at eleven, at tree Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bt istol ; Brisley, Pancras- lane, Cheapside ; Pal is, Stroud. COURSE OF EXCHI Amsterdam CF. 12 9/, Ditto, at eight l2 7i Rotterdam 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 15 Ramburgh M.B. 1314 k Altuna, LNGE T rIIS DAY ) tiihrktltar.: . Leghorn . Genoa Milan ..... ..... Venice .... Naples ....... Yaw ns° per 0z..... i 194 Lisbon.... ..... .. t3i Oporto Rio Janeiro .. Bahia Buenos 'es liewYthi..2l,lyssight ...... PRI( •:;17 4ULLION, I'ER OZ Foreign . ; 1 4):..1, bars. E 3 17 9 Porto a' Coin 3 17 5 New Poubloons..... 0 0 0 Now Dollars Save. in Bars-- 0 4 11i earis, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 10 Frankfort on Maine 1224 Petersburgh, 3 Us.. Berlin - Vienna, effee. to. lO 6 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36i Cadiz 14ilbao . Barcelona Seville MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Oct. 14.) . Suann.—To-day importers of West India Sugar mani fested more firmness, and the trade came forward with more freedom, a good business was transacted in all descriptions, and the rates given were equal to those of Friday. REFINED. — lb-day Refined Sugar was pm chased largely by the home trade, brown grocery lumps brought 64s to 658, and standard lumps 66. to 66s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar has fwther declined in value, but at 37s 6u the operations were upon a more extended scale. MAuninus.— I his afternoon Maul itius met with more at tention, and 435 bg-, 6 cks at auction sold at fair market rates but it was an indifferent parcel, yellow syrupy went at 46s to 46s 6d, good middling sound 51s, low dark brown 36s 6d to 37s 6d, and very low 33s per cwt: Privately some parcels were sold at the former value. RA ST INDIA.—This afternoon at auction 604 bags of Bengal Sugar sold at full rates; viz., middling yellow at 52s to 535, low middling, 51s, damp, 48s to 52s 6d, and washed, 49s to 525. FOREIGN.—There has been no public sale of yellow Havannah, and the business transacted by private treaty has been extremely limited, .28s to 31s is the value of good and fine, 25s to 27s for low and middling, and 23s to 25s per cwt for brown. White is little wanted, and there are sel lers of fine at 40s to 41s, good 38s to 395, low to middling 34s to 37s per cwt. MOLASSES.—Prices continue firm for West India, and sales to a fair extent have been ade. COCOA.—The stuck of West India baying accumulated considerably of late, a stronger desire has been shown by some parties to realise this week, and the limited business trans acted has been at a decline on former rates of 2s. per cwt. COFFEU.—This afternoon the market was well supplied with Ceylon Coffee, the trade evinced little desire to pur chase and a part only sold; but fernier rates were generally sustained. With Java the market was much better supplied. TEAS.—Thei e has been a falling off in the dernadd for Black and Green since last Tuesday, occasioned by the announce ment of large parcels for public sale, but holders still show firmness, and refuse to sell but at previous rates. Congou has been purchased with caution, but buyers are compelled to pay 10d to 10 1 / id for common, and lid to is tor good common quality. Slum. —This afternoon at auction 126 barrels of Jamaica Ginger were only in part sold at low prices ; good went at 55s to 70s, and middling at 52s per cwt. RlCE.—This afternoon at public sale 117 bags of Bengal Rice sold at 19s 6el for good middling white, and very small 15s 6d, which is the full value; and 127 bags of Mantling° Flour were taken in at 12s per cwt. FRUIV—This afternoon at public sale 18,688 drums of Turkey Figs were offered, but a part only sold at 42s to 60s for very low to good. 724 boxes 830 half boxes 154 quarter-boxes, new layer Muscatel Basins were mostly taken ia at 688 to 82s; and 214 boxes 27 halt-boxes new bunch Muscatels 63s to bids. COCIIINEAL.—TtIis afternoon there was a good , demand for Cochineal, and 80 bags of Mexican at auction were sold at full rates; ordinary to good black went at 55 8d to 6s 2d, and low to good silvers 5s 5d to 54 7d per lb. SPIRITS.—To-day Leeward island Rum met with eager purchases, and higher rates were paid. East India is wanted, and proof being is lld to Is 11 1 /. 2 d. In Jamaica a good deal was done at from 3s 6d to 4s 6d for 33 to 38 per cent. over proof. Of Demerara some parcels were sold at 2s lldto3s 3d fur strong. INDwo.—To-day during the progress of the sale 770 chests were withdrawn, and 1,021 chests have passed the sale. Pro ietors continue to give strong support to their marks o f Iteugal, but prices remain the same as previously quottd, and without animation in the biddings. several large marks of Madras and Kurpahs were bought in at about 2d advance on the July valuations. TALww.—Tne market has still an improving appearance for 'Tallow; there has been an extensive business transacted in Russian v. the spot by chandlers and soap makers. Town Tallow has been in excellent request, and prices are firmer, 4h tid to 42s having been paid nett cash. , For all othsr descriptions a good demand has been exprienced privately, and the public sales went at stiffer rates. M. TIMERS.— It is said thit l ri. 1 biers does not intend to proltpg his stay in England beyond the close of the week. He will visit Lord Lansdowne, and will to morrow leave Mivart's for the Grange, Hants, on a visit to Lord and Lady Ashburton, accompanied by Count Walewski. Madame Thiers and Madame Donne take their departure to-morrow for Paris. Count W aiewski, natural son of Napoleon, who has been the compagnen du voyage om M. Tillers, is son-in-law of the Dowager Countess of Sand wich, and consequently nearly connected to the Earl of Sand wich. M. Thiess and Count Walewski were to have gone on a visit to the Earl and Countess of .sandwich, at Hincliiii brooke, near Huntingdon, but owing to the sudden death of Lady Agnes Byng, of course they could not receive company there. FATAL ACCIDENT OFF BATTERSEA.—Yesterday evening, between five and six o'clock, another melancholy and fatal accident took place nearly opposite the Red House Tavern, Battersea, by which an elderly gentleman named George Rutten, f the Vauxhall-bridge-road; lost his lite. It seems that the unfortunate deceased and a friend hired a small pleasure boat tor the purpose of proceeding down the river. They were rowing very gently down with the stream when they, by some means, came in contact with a heavily laden barge. The force ot the coliision turned their boat, a " funny," completely over, immersing them in the water, in stantly. Au alarm was immediately made by the persons who witnessed the accident on shore, and several boatmen rowed to tie spot, but before they could get to them the -de ceased had disappeared. The other gentleman was fortu nately saved from a watery grave by clinging to the head part of the barge. THE NEW GAMING ACT.—It was stated in a para graph relating to the new Gaming Act, which appeared in this paper of satui day, that the magistrates at biarlbui ough street Police-office, wt.() had look, d into the Act, were of opinion that au oversight had been con.mitted, inasmuch as it appeared, according to the wording of one of the clauses, that licensed victuallers could claim the a, vantage of keep ing their Douses open all night (Saturday excepted) for play ing billiards, and consuming excisable liquors. This con struction of the Act appears, however, on re-consideration, to be erroneous. There is a subsequent clause which prohibits licensed victuallers from keeping open their houses for bil liards between the hours of one and eight in the morning. It is necessary to correct the statement in the former paragraph, as it may otherwise mislead those must interested iu the matter. THE LAST DAT PROPIWS.—Messrs. Dealtry and Burgees, the parties whosi preaching have recently created considerable sensation in these towns and the neigh bourhood, and according to whose interim etation of prophecy, yesterday (Friday) was to be the day fur the second appear ance of Christ, left by the coach for T,vertun, it was under stood, on Thursday. About sixty persons were baptised by these fanatics at Leadenan's-bay on Wednesday.—Plymouth Times. - The nuptials of the Right Honourable Earl Howe,. Lord Chamberlain of the usehold of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and the it on. Anne Gore, daughter of the late Admiral Sir John Gore, and one of her Majesty's Maids of Honour, were solemnised on Thursday last, in the parish church of Great Willey.—Aris's Birmingham Gazette. QUICKER THAN 'LIME.—The St. Louis papers are felicitating themselves upon the prospects that, when the magnetic telegraph is completed from Washington to their city, they will be able to report the speeches in Congress a few minutes before they are delivered, in consequence of the difference of longitude between the two places.--Ameri can Paper. A court-martial hes been ordered on hoard the Lynx brigantine, to inquire into certain conduct charged against Mr. Mitc,help of tbat vessel, and the 'Lynx has been e,-int Muni to Cork for sigt MA*. LYCEUM. Last evening the frequenters of this popular place of amusement were presented with a new comic drama, under the title of The Last of the Bravoes. The piece is in one act, and is intended to exhibit the peculiar talent of Mr. Keeley in a striking light, the burden of it resting upon his exertions. The plot is very ingenious, and its development elicited points and situations that kept the audience in a con tinual roar of laughter. It turns on the charms of a pretty girl,Ninetta (Miss Arden), attached to Giacopo (Mr. Keeley) who, though a very .peaceable anal well disposed personage, has the misfortune to be the son of a noted bravo of Venice, on whom it is supposed the father's mantle has fallen. netts is persecuted with the addresses of Andreas Monteleone (Mr. F. Matthews), and Antonio Spinola (Mr. Vining), a young profligate, both senators of Venice ; and the business of the piece arises out of these employing succes sively Giocopo to carry off inetta, and afterwards from having quarrelled about the prize, to assassinate each other. By playing the one against the other, assisted by the ready wit of Ninetta, Giocopo manages to mulct the amorous patricians of lice hundred sequens, and at last cheats them both by marrying Ninetta himself. The acting, especially of Keely, was excellent throughout. Nothing could be liner than his mock bravoism, and the bluster and swagger which he imparted to the character, seasoned with such an admixture of amusing cowardice, as to show that any calling, however humble, would be more agreeable to him than cutting throats. Miss Arden played her part with much spirit, nor must we omit to mention that full justice was done to the two amorous senators by Mr. Vining and Mr. F. Matthews. At the close of the piece, the curtain fell amidst loud and general applause. Despite some absurdities of situation, its broad farcical character and ex cellent acting will insure it, we have no doubt, a long run. Next Door, and Peter Jrnkins, followed, both of which went off with their usual eclat. The evening's entertainements concluded with the revival of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp, which was received with as much enthusiasm and applause as upon its first representation. COURT (ARC k JAR. Wninson, Moan Y.—The Queen, attended by the Coun tess of Mount Edgecumbe, promenaded in the pleasure grounds for some time this morning. In the afternoon, her Majesty, Prince Albert, and Prince George, rode in a pony carriage and four. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Hon. Misses Kerr and Napier, followed in another carriage and four ; and the Hen. Colonel Grey and Colonel Bouverie attended on horseback. Prince Albert took the diversion of shooting this morning, accompanied by Prince George, the Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Robert Peel. The royal party returned to the Castle soon after two o clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken out on their ponies this forenoon. The royal family were taken in the afternoon for walking exercise in the plea sure-grounds. The Princess Czernechiff, and the Princess, her daughter, and the Earl of Aberdeen, are expected to arrive this evening on a visit to the Queen. . _ Sir Henry Wheatley took his departure from the Castle this morning. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will in clude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and the Baroness de Speth. '1 he band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at the Castle. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial- office from the Governors of New South W ales and South Austra lia. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Go vernor of the Mauritius. SECESSIONS from the ANGLICAN CHURCH. We are now enabled to mention the names of all those members of the University of °And who have been re ceived into the Roman Catholic Church_ in the course of the last few days. They are— The Rev. J. H. Newman, 8.D., Fellow of Oriel College. The Rev. Stanton, M.A., of Braeetiose College. The Rev. Bowles, M.A., o Exeter College. The Rev. A mbrose St. John, Student of Christ Church. J. D. Dalgairns, Esq., M.A., of Exeter College ; and Albany Christie, Esq., M.A., Fellow of Oriel College. It is stated contidendy that other clergymen, also mem bers of the University of Oxford, are preparing to take a similar step. We understand that the reception of Mr. Newman into the Roman Catholic Church took place at Littletrtore.—Post. HADDON HALL. - This unrivalled specimen of our ancient baronial architecture has furnished the title of a forthcoming work by the BARONESS DE CALABRELLA, which cannot fail to excite unusual curiosity and interest, no less on account of its peculiar literary character, than by reason of what we understand to be the almost unprecedented beauty of its pictorial illustrations, which are from designs by CAT TEItMOLE, and are engraved by the first artists. The ma chinery of the literary portion of the work is said to be con structed with great ingenuity and skill, with a view to the object of bringing before the reader, "in their habits as they live," several of the most distinguished and popular of our li lerati, who are supposed to improvise the various divisions of the work, in the — course of t hese aristocratic " EVENINGS AT HADDON HALL" ( whether actual or imaginary we are not at present informed), which give so piquant and attractive a title to the forthcoming volume. MR. LEGH, OF ADLINGTON, AND THE RAILWAY SURVEYORS.-It is known to most of our readers, that several of the proposed new railways are intended to traverse the estate of Adlington, the properly of C. R. B. Legh, Esq., a magistrate of this county. We understand, however, that Air. Legh has peremptorily refused PermisSion to the agents of several railway companies to make the necessary surveys of the levels on his 'estate, and that he has employed watchers to prevent their progress. With praiseworthy courage and perseverance, the surveyors have exposed themselves to some risk, in their endeavours to overcome the unreasonable obstacles thus op- posed to the completion of their plans. On Tuesday, a geit tleman, named Charles Leslie Alexander, employed by Remmington's Company, was brought up at the county Court, on a charge of trespass, preferred by Mr. Legh, when the only Magistrate on the bench was J. U. Gaskell, Esq., Mr. Legh's friend, who inflicted on the culprit a fine of tid., and ordered him to pay costs. On Wednesday, four other surveyors, employed by a different Company, were brought before the same, sole magistrate, and fined Is. and costs. On Thursday, Mr. Gaskell, was again in attendance, to receive tire complaint of Legh, against three unfortunate surveyors, who had dared to venture on the forbdiden ground of Adlington, and on whom he inflicted a smiler penalty. We understand that, yesterday afternoon, no less than six railway martyrs, employed by Rastrick's Company, were brought into Mac clesfield in the custody of Mr. Legh's keepers, and com mitted to the lock-ups, .where they were kept "in durance vile" for some titre, till a magistrate could be found, to liberate them on bail. neir case, we presume, will be decided to day at the County Court. We know not what can induce ➢ir. Legh to act this extraordinary, and, as it appears to us, puerile and cowardly part. Why should he thus stand in the way of great national improvements? and, above all, why should he resort to this unmanly course of obstruction? His legitimate appeal is to parlia ment; sad though, as an humble imitator of the Duke of Cleveland, he may be determined to show that " he can do as he likes with his own," he may rest assured that his pre sent arbitrary and despotic course of proceeding will be condemned by all reasonable and unprejudiced men.— Illecalesfield Chronicle. . THE NV I , ATHER.—Sinee Monday the weather has been dry, and farmers have been enabled to secure a part of their crops. There is still a good deal of oats remaining uncut, and a few weeks more of flee weather is greatly needed. Last night a sharp keen frost set in, which this morning was succeeded by a fall of rain, retarding further harvest operations. The crop upon the whole is good in this county, with the exception of wheat. of which there are few good samples. Potatoes are most abundant, and we have heard of no failures.—Ross-shire Advertiser. ORGANIC REMAINS.—OH 'Thursday morning last, the excavators on the Eastern Union Line of Railway, while at work in a field near Stoke Meeting-house, Ipswich, threw out two fine molar teeth from the lower jaw of the Mammoth, also a portion of the jaw, the whole in a high state of preser vation. They were imbedded in gravel about 18 feet from the surface. 'Ridging from the process of mastication which the teeth had undergone, there is every reason to believe they belonged to an animal of great age. The remains are now in the collection of Mr. Brown, of Stanway, near Colchester. —lpswich Express. THE BRITISH MITSRUM.—The trustees of the British Museum have recently opened one of the large rooms in the new wing erected at the west end of this magnificent building. It is stated that this will be called the Chinese room, from the circumstance that the Chinese bell, , which has been presented by her Majesty, being deposited here. It is placed in the centre of the apartment, and attached to it is the following inscription :—" Chinese Bell, from a Buddhist temple near .Ningpo, presented by her Majesty, 1844.". GIGANTIC HOLLYHOCK. — There is in the garden of P. Darling, Esq., Croft House, a hollyhock. which, for its great height, is perhaps not equalled in this district, being 15 feet 1 inch in height. It has flowered three successive seasons. In 1843, it was 13 feet 7 inches, and in 1844, 16feet 10 inches. A slip taken from it last year, and planted in the same garden, now measures 12 feet 13 inches.—Kelso aronicle. A memorial has been transmitted from the Isle of Man to the Lords of the Treasury, praying that the mail communication. with Liverpool may be three times .a week . daring the winter pontho, instead or twice WINDSOR ELECTION. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Colonel Reid has been actively put suing his canvass during the day, accompanied, in the after noon, by Sir William Fremantle, of Holly-grove, Winkfield. Colonel Vvse of Stoke, the Hon. Mr. Ashley, a son of the Earl of Shaftesbury, and several of the neighbouring gentry, as well as many of the clergy connected with Eton College, have also been exerting themselves in favour of the Govern ment candidate. A meeting of the electors of the borough and the friends of Sir John de Beauvoir has been advertised to take place this evening, at the Adelaide Hotel. Sir John has announced his intention of being present. Mr. Walter arrived in Windsor this morning, and has issued an address to the electors, in which he says :—" My political life is already before you, and numerous have been the acts and express'ons of personal kindness which I have received from many of your body; whilst at the same. time my own conscience informs me that I cannot, by any chance —by any error of act or word--41ave created any enemy to myself among you. I have also represented the county in two Parliaments, and I hope not altogether without honour. I retired from that distinguished situation because I did not find that my own opinions on subjects of internal policy of great moment received that support throughout the county to which I thought them entitled. The manifestations of re gard, however, whi c h I h ave s i nce witnessed, lead me to believe that these views and opinions will now find a more favourable reception. Indeed, 1 may say, they have already prevailed to such an extent as has. shown that the system which I deprecated could not be enforced in its meiiaced severity, but the laws for the government of a free nation must be humane as well as stringent." A NEW COMET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ESSEX HERALD. Great Wakering ' Essex, Oct. 12, 1845. Sir,—Do me the favour to inform your astronomical readers in the next number of the Essex Herald, that a comet is new vhible to the naked eye, in the constellation Cancer, and that the best time for seeing it is from two to four in the morning; at the former hour it will be found due east, about 30 degrees above the horison, and about 11 de grees to the left of and a little below the bright star Pollux In Gemini.—l am, Sir, your very obedient servant, —Essex Herald. CHARLES MILLER. BIRTH.—In York-terrace, Regent's-park, on the 13th instant, the lady of John Fraser, Esq., of a daughter. CORK ELECTION.—The constituency of Cork seem to have lost. no time in looking out for successors to Sergeant Murphy and Mr. O'Callaghan. At a meeting of the elite of the repealers held on Friday, the names of Alderman Thomas Lyons, Mr. Joseph Ihyes, Alderman W. Fagan, and Captain Broderick were mentioned. The meeting adjourned without coming to any decision, but it was generally considered that Messrs. Hayes and Lyons were the favourites. Among the prisoners for trial at the Essex Quar ter Sessions, which commence this day at Chelmsford, is a !ad, thirteen years of age, charged " with endangering the safety of persons upon the Northern and Eastern Railway, throwing a stone on the said railway at Sheering." A GHOST.— An absurd rumour having got abroad that for the last few nights a ghost appeared in white, and aossessing, among other ghostly qualifications, the power not , int) , of übiquity, but of invisibility at will, was to be seen wandering about Chapel-field. A number of the curious in such matters assembled on Tuesday and Wednesday even ngs, in the expectation of seeing it. Neither were they lisappointed (if their own statements can be believed), fur :)etween eleven and twelve o'clock an apparition was observed ,•oolly to walk through a wall at the east side of the field, zross the road, hop over the wooden pallisades, and glide along the grass, under the old elm-trees that waved mvste bously at the time, and pass into one of the ancient towers, which was, as usual, wrapped in impenetrable gloom. A whole army of little boys, and a pretty fair sprinkling of children of a larger growth, are said to have witnessed this interesting exploit. After the apparition had thus unaccountably disappeared, the little boys grasped their sticks, exchanged incoherent expressions of wonder and alarm and appeared indignant that the ghost had not boldly advanced among them, and given battle. A council of war was then held, and it was deter mined to ascend, en masse, the grassy eminence on which the old tower is situate,:and either take the building by storm, or make the ghost capitulate on honourable terms With this intention, the whole body—now about four hundred—with a gallant intrepidity, alike creditable to themselves and worthy the heroic cause in which they were embarked, moved in formidable precision along the field, across the gravel walk, and actually up the ascent, and finally stood, with palpitating hearts, under the old tower' itself. Alas, however, for the lovers of the marvellous—no ghost, not even the wave of a white garment, or even the smell of brimstone, could be traced. It is true a few vagrant and unhappy rats scampered away, and in their hurried exit almost frightened to death the front rank of the detachment; but beyond that fact nothing could be seen or heard. After lingering about an astonishing length of time to no purpose, these daring spirits retired, much crest-fallen at the unsuccessful termination of the evening's adventures.—Norwich Mercury. OCULAR DEMONSTRATION.—During ,the late con tinued wet weather, a country laird in the upper ward of Lanarkshire, became very uneasy for the safety Of his crops. But, if the honest laird's anxiety was great on account of the weather, his mind was still more perplexed by the state of his barometer. Morning, noon, and night, did he come from the fields dripping with wet, and as often visited and tapped his " weather-glass," which, to the daily increasing surprise, and notwithstanding the rain continued to pour down in torrents, always indicate fair weather. This state of matters continued for nearly a fortnight; when the laird, one very wet day, having determined to put an end to the miscon ception, lifted the barometer from its position on the wall, and presenting its face at the door, exclaimed with an oath, " Will you believe your alma een?"—Scotsaten. By the death of Lori Spencer a pension of 1,3401. granted to the late • Edmund Burke, for the lives of the Princess Amelia, the last Earl Spencer and the late William Cavendish, Esq., determines. NUMEROUS PRIZE FIGHTS.—No fewer than seven prize fights took place last week, six of them coming off on Tuesday last. The first was between two novices, Phelps, of Brighton, and Barnash, of Westminster, for 251. aside. They are light weights, about 9 1 ,4 stone each, and fought near the Three Bridges station, on the Brighton line. The tight lasted about an hour, when Phelps won gallantly. The second fight was between Charley Jones, of Manches ter, and Biddulph, of Macclesfield, for 25/. aside. They fought on Bradshaw-bill, Derbyshire, twenty-four rounds, during which Jones had the best of it, but the battle ter minated in a dispute, in consequence of an alleged foul blow on the part of Jones. Each party claims the stakes. The third contest was between Williamson, of Halifax, and Beaumont, of Huddersfield, for 50/. aside. They fought on Lindend-common, near Sheffield. Beaumont was heat ing his man easily, but to the surprise and indignation of the spectators, he gave in in the nineteenth round, nut half beaten, Williamson was therefore declared the whiner. The fourth fight was between Tom Davis of Liverpool, and Keeney Ma lone, an Irishman, for 251 . a side. They fought at Woodhead, near Manchester. They fought 54 de-per ate rounds, when Davis knocked his opponent out of time, and won the battle. The fifth fight was between Dick Holmes and Birmingham Davis, for 501. a side. Only two rounds were fought, for in the second, after an exchange of hits, Davis rushed to a close, when Holmes retreated to his corner, and steadying himself as Davis came to him, hit him on the left side of the head, knocking him right off his legs, and as he was falling striking him severely on the ribs. Davis was carried to his corner in a senseless state, and when lime was called was deaf to the summons. The sixth fight, fought also on Tuesday, between two Oxonians, named W. Godfrey and Artful Allen, took place near Wheatley. It was a severe fight of ninety nine rounds, and an hour and forty-five minutes' duration. Allen won, but Godfrey, a novice in the ring, proved himself throughout game, by fighting twenty rounds after his seconds gave in for him. The seventh fight, which took place on Monday last, ended fatally. It took place near Saffron Walden, between John Woodlay, a labourer, and Michael Manning, a mason, both employed on the North-Eastern Counties Railway. They fought about twenty rounds, when f e l l sMannn truck '‘Voodley . right and left in the breast. The latter l, groaned once, and died. An inquest was held upon his body, and the following verdict returned—" Natural death from disease of the heart, accelerated by excitement of prize- fighting." MELANCHOLY AND FATAL OCCURRENCE. —It iS with feelings of deep regret that we have to record the occur rence of a most distressing accident," which occasioned the death of Mr. Colin Dunbar, principal clerk to Provost Ca meron, of Dingwall. Happening to be in Invernwto see on Saturday, Mr. Dunbar went, accompa nied by a friend into the , the steam saw-mills, at the Shore , and having gone engine-room, be was unfortunately struck by the regulator. He fell upon the large fly-wheel, and was dragged beneath it, and afterwards thrown upon the floor where 1 e had been extinct. The body was carried Hanford was on the spot in a A feeling shortii: t previously time, Arr : standing. Abn,ictierlsotbn r. Rhind's, 'elDware'and thence to M e v t i i s a i y t to vi. i thethmsra.m Rhino,mill. He architect, , g o t n o e soetei theth e a early adi_ n eci ii , l s ts. Castle -street. Mr. Dunbar had a peculiar desire deept til) o ilzerni t 'tcisleo r e erfiel g Cti ret prevails for examining improvements and circle machinery of every kind— hence deceased's of e hs ntly made to the Northern Meeting Rooms, Episcopal Chapel, and then wide of acquaintances. Mr. Dunbar, we regret to say, has left a wife and young family to lament his loss. Ile was more than twenty years in * Mr. Cameron's employment, and was universally respected. His remains were brought to Ding wall on Monday evening, and on Wednesday followed to their final resting-place by a large and very respectable con course of friends, the magistrates, and a large number of the town and county gentlemen.—Ross-shire Advertiser. THE MANCHESTER ATHENIEUM SOIREE.—In ad dition to the distinguished persons who have already ac cepted the invitation to the soirée on the 23rd instant. Mark Lemon, Esq. (the editor of Punch), and Gilbert A'Beckex ett, Esq., one of its most distinguished contributors, have - pressed their intention to be present. With these fientlemen r , las Jerrold and Charles Dickens, the soiree bids fai Doug 1 ,- p ua d i .”--.Maiu , hester Guar to be a glorious " Nig:.'t with the list of the guests as -- than. We We have looked Averto the, credit of the 'Manchester vertised, and observe, mulch tu nes are those of the men of people, that the foreinostiron,_t. ......_ e d . Dickens, D. Jerrold, genius who have . been .Theikettv Vharles Knight, Samuel Mark Lemon, Gilbert A B the Members Pf Parliament for the Lover, and then come . fished towosmen and neigh le of their distmgl borough, son Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, arid Mr. Brotherton. hours. such as . . the exception s are also to be resent b, with The m nicipal ale futh authorities Sir B. Heyw is p o , 00d, who ne of the ut society o lo not observe a single titled guest. The Lanca itself, we t gentlemen have in general been reproached with enter tainingshire too profound a respect for the aristocracy, and we may, therefore, look on the meetings of the Manchester AtEenxuin as proofs that they are reforming themselves. Last year, if we recollect correctly, Mr. Disraeli was their chief guest at the Athenaeum. They have, therefore, come to the right conclusion that talents and genius ennoble what ever they mingle with, and can receive no additional dignity itom mere conventional and political titles.—Chronick. INCREASED POST-OFFICE C0: 1 / 4 11%111N ICATION WITH INDIA.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE NOTlCE.—Arrangements having been made for the conveyance of letters direct to Bombay twice a month, instead of once, as at present, mails for that Presidency will accordingly be made 1.,p in London twice a month, and transmitted for conveyance from Aden to Bombay by steam-vessels, to be provided by the East India Company. SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE.--Yester day morning the body of a man named James Knight, a but ler, recently residing in King-street, Park. street, was dis covered by the police floating in the upper part of the Serpentine river. It was ultimately removed to the dead house at Knightsbridge, to await the inquest. • Mattlevt Bell, Esq., M.P., it is currently rumoured, will shortly retire from public )ife, with an understanding that Mr. liodgson Hinde, M.P., shall succeed him in the re presentation of South Northumber:and. Newcastle is to fall to Mr. Richard Hodg,son's lot.-- 7 - Gateshead Observer. RAILWAYS IN - XORIC,SIIIRE AND I.,ltl'iO.tenins .--- The railways in operation' tu. these co . .,:are 23 ;in pro- The 27 ; projected,:lt:9 - ;g. theist ~. - eon surveyed . and settled ap to tholipesh VILLt# 8 r 4nakt Ire not yet in a definable state.: A Frenchrasm is said to have invented a machine ca p a ble of aping ertry dOfcriFfon of sewing e xCiipt the eewrtrk of biatfoa-hales. . . ~.. „4. - - _ (RECEIVED NEW. LATEST BETTING ON 4 to 1 agst The Baron 25 to 1 agst I-am-not-aware-1 8 to 1 agst Boarding School 25 to 1 agst Kesheng Miss—taken 25 to 1 agst Wee Pet—taken 12 to 1 agst Jenny Wren—t. 28 to 1 agst Jet—taken 13 to 1 agst Intrepid 33 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent 15 to 1 agst Paint Brush—t. 33 to 1 agst Plantagenet 20 to 1 agst Remorse 40 to 1 agst Nottingham 25 to 1 ngst Gen. Pollock—t. 50 to 1 agst Alice. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 14 to 1 agst The Baron 5 to 2 if he wins the Cesarewitch (both taken). The field is not likely to fall above two or three short of thirty. It will be made up from the following lot :—Gorham bury, Trueboy, Stomacher, General Pollock, I-am-not-aware, The Baron, Intrepid, Vol-au-Vent, Nottingham, Teetotaller, Hope, Wee Pet, Arctic (carries 21bs over weight), Plantage net, My Old Hack ; P a i n t Brush, Laird o' Cockpen, Lady V ildair, Boarding School Miss, Alice, Clumsy, Metal, Re morse, Jenny Wren, Seven's-the Main, Kesheng, Ruff, The Cook, Petit Morceau, Devil's Dust, Deodara, Jet, and Ama ryllis filly. THE CLEAnwELLA-About seven or eight runners, to be taken out of the following . lot :—Borghese, Ennui, Princess Alice, Mecca colt, Sting, Regina, Miss Milner colt, Coiling wood, Ohio, Cuckoo, and Wit's End. Match—;Sir Francis receives from Britannia. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY MORNING. It is decided that Jenny 'Wren is not bound to carry the 51bs. extra. THE ANDOVER UNION.—The new master of the union, Mr. Price, who was appointed on the recommendation of the Assistant-Commissioner, has been dismissed. At a meeting of the guardians, held on Saturday, the clerk read a letter from the Poor law Commissioners, in which they stated that they were not aware of the previous conduct and character of Price, or they would not have sanctioned his recommendation. They admitted that one of their Assistant-. Commissioners, Mr. Austin, was sent down to Oxford some time ago to inquire into the conduct of the master there, and that lie had forwarded to them an official report, which they had not examined until the present time, having understood, at the period of Mr. Austin's inquiry, that as soon as it com menced the master resigned, and that therefore the charges against him were not investigated, and required no further notice. Mr. Assistant-Commissioner Parker had written a similar explanation, saving he had heard that Price had resigned because he wished to leave his situation at Oxford, and ~ not because of any charges brought against him con nected with his conduct in his situation there. The Com missioners having, consequently, recommended that Price should be dismissed; the guardians agreed to a resolution to that effect. _ _ _ THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. Considerable changes, which have been for some time past in contemplation and under the consideration of the Lords of the Treasury and Board of Custoins, have taken place in the in door de rtment of this establishment. The of fice, or compart ment of the establishment, known as the " Principal Comptroller of Accounts' Department," has been meterially altered, and a variety of important duties made to devolve thereon, which was not previously the - case. The clerks who composed this office hitherto formed a portion of the general classification of clerks, available for the in-door business generally; but it being considered advisable that this department should be a distinct and separate one, a large number of clerks, consisting of the more experi enced or otherwise, have been selected and drafted from the gene! al body fur that purpose. The business of this Principal Comptroller's department has consisted in mak in the official retus for Parliamentary, and other pur posg es, of all impor rn ts into and exports from the United Kingdom, accounts of which, particularly in respect to the periodical importations of corn and other mer chandise of moment, so frequently appear ; in addition to the important duty of checking all the duty warrants or entries upon which the duties have been computed and received by the officers of the lung-room. Besides these duties, in future, an office called the examiner's-office, adjoining and forming a portion of the long-room, is to be abolished altogether, and amalgamated with the department alluded to, and in future all the revenue official accounts received from the different outports of the kingdom, instead of being examined and checked in that office, will devolve upon the Principal Comptroller's department. Some further internal arrange ments and alterations have been effected in the reception of duties clepaitments in the long-room and other portiont of the building, which,. although not perhaps of any inimediite public importance , will, it may be p r esumed, by fscilitat iu g business in that lfrilly and quarter, fairy eventuallyinto station. o l p irve t o when they come fu be o t t l h te e r m cu e s :- ' sures in the in-door departments of the establishment are said to be in contemplation, although, as there is not at present anything known for certain in the matter, we must forbear entering into further particulars respecting them. PETTY Si ssioNs.--By a return just issued it ap aisncron considered the icireerna e t d a i m s illista public paid, sufficient. p ea rs that in England i.l4 l 74'alesthere are as many as 3,57 p e tty tion o! sessions held. at inns and public-houses. The places are ge• ner ally wretchedly inconvenient f yo o F t or agre o a u t s m e as the c u s tom j ü b s r t a i c u e. ht o tte h g Wales, however, the magistrates pay a few shillings, or dine oh tilt 0* 1 1 .011. • ;, _, ...•••• .. ... ... .: ..... ..... " 4, 0 :-......: ...,..:: .•,,.• ~,, •• 3j• ~•• -0 ...... . •. • .. ..••••• ...., 9 1 ' -