The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-04 00:00:00

B EAK A well d an. n y rby Ce ti ' ( 1 Aitude no( entail or, ors o at we fo ' rn7 6 For iar l° m in coin; eriod 51 1 yard , e 0 from t . " t which ° t ,o ere abl e they cciro ermine d it welt ed for tv [he , - f, r at 4 A.,;, T es t 11 3 u; r i n cot, ' until t ; ' )8 ps7 ac t in ro c , . 0 1, CAP A t 'As, leian g 0 Igo Abe )dg• r, CAP" ( Gib rli n' l be its. r ntr rnal, - 01 This tO 0 , i n cOO5, of tierna n a Idea be un it ol e T n vas t., )Y , (r ely is J ae% i ° site%la t b 'SS t° _ ill bi t i , a d to , 4,1 ietieg $0 1111............. aid per lb' mid white 6s to 265 6d to 211135 re• d to fine red ' good latell, fined. ,though 'uesday, au found reog e market is instant, 0 r have bee, ll ~ 10c1 to 101' an d 4153 d SUMMARY OF NEWS AN D UWtt Optaton. " Who runs may read." POStaxes - esr. The King of the F renc h was to l eave S t. Cl ou d on 'Thursday, 'for Eu, and sail from Treport on the even ing of the 6th or 7th, for Portsmouth. The Ring has just presented to Colonel Eynard, who brought to Paris the colours taken at Isly, a very ele gant gold snuff-box, mounted with brilliants. The Augsburgli Gazette, of the 28th instant, states that the report of a matrimonial union between the Grand Duchess Olga and Prince George of Cambridge is con sidered as authentic, and it is regarded both as the re sult of the Emperor of Russia's visit to London, and as the commencement of a more intimate alliance between Russia and England. A letter from Bastia, of the 26th ult., gives an ac count of the cordial reception given to General Sebastisni , o n his revisiting Corsica, his native island. He landed at Bastia on the 25th, between seven and eight in the e vening. The town was illuminated, triumphal arches were raised, and he was attended to the Hotel de ,'Eu rope with the acclamations of the whole congregated po- Puleee, headed by all the civil and municipal officers. The Gazette du Midi, of the 28th ult., announces the arriv a l at Marseilles of Monsignor Borghi, of the order 0f Capucius, Bishop of Bethsaide, Vicar Apostolic of Thebet end of Hindustan, with a suite of 27 persons, amongst whom are five priests, seven brothers of the community of the Holy Traveller, and 15 nuns of the co!congregatie n o f Jesus Maria of Lyons. This numerous colony is to embark on the 4th inst. for Alexandria, and thencee to proceed t o A gra, t h roug h Ca i ro, Suez, and (nr waY• The i n t ent i on o f the prelate is to open two ew missions, one in Lahore and the other in the moun tains of Caehemire. The Hague Journal states, that by a letter from Bata via' i t appeared that the French vessel, the Grand tiDuquesne, h a d arrived at that port with a cargo of 300 pes of claret. On examining the wine it was found to - e s 11° .t only adulterated, but even to contain substanc:s Injurious to the public health. The Governor-General, levueeTeclllence, declared it confiscated, and ordered the the t .?- i b i e er aPtied into the sea. 20th ult.,i:twiniugscsat,ious occurrence took place on the mother and her da ngli a ter sm were botl n i clienlitvheereAdrwri!gheio:—twAo babies of eac h other of a male child *h. The two poearbilie)rsusletuerge put into one cradle while thee midwife was the necessary offices for mothers, and „vw,ahseni her attention was turned to the new-born boys, it impossible for her to recognise which was the uncle and which the nephew. The good people of the country cannot, nor perhaps can any one else, find any other means of deciding upon their maternity than by lot. . Two girls, n a med ed Ellen Hart and Emma West, who had very much the appearance of country-bred girls, were charged at the Mansion-house with having plun dered a shop in Greenwich of about 30 yards of doeskin cloth, value 4/. They had taken the cloth from the door, and had then set off for London per railroad. A servant of the plundered shopkeeper followed them, proceeded to London by the same train, saw them both get into a cab at the terminus, arid gave them into custody, the stolen property being found in the cab. They were com mitted, and on their cognised as arrival at N ewgate , were re old offenders. Richard Marshall, a cab-driver, was brought up for final examination, at the Guildhall, charged with mis behaviour in driving in Cheapsido, on the night of the Ist of September, whereby J o h n E ast, an omnibus driver, was shaken from his seat, and, falling on his head, was severely injured. East produced his doctor's bill, which amounted to 111. 125., whereupon Mr. Alderman Parebrother very properly animadverted upon the enormity of the charge, observing, on looking over the items, that there was physic enough charged for to poison half-a -dozen people. East had, on the previous day, offered to take 3/., and, on payment of the same, tilt-, prisoner was discharged. At Queen-square, John Henry Doughty, the pro prietor of a coffee-shop, at 5, Chapel-street, Westmin ster, was convicted of harbouring persons .of notoriously bad character, and fined 20s. A middle-aged woman, named Mary Maltby, was brought before Mr. Long, at Marylebone, upon various charges of embezzlement. It appeared that she was a charwoman, and in various instances in which she had been entrusted with money to change, or to procure gonds, she had walked away, and appropriated it to her oesn use. She was remanded. There were 120 men, women, and children brought up to the Lambeth - streetPolice-court, by the parish officers of St. George's in the East, for the purpose of getting Passes signed, preparatory to their being sent to Ireland. A cooper, named John Shepherd, was fined ss. at Union-hall for cruelty to a dog. At Woolwich, yesterday, John Giles, a driver in the employ of Mr. John Munyard, omnibus proprietor at Greenwich, was charged with committing an assault upon ,Ti In May Walters, omnibus conductor, in the em ploy of M r . P ers h ouse, van proprietor. The masters of the prisoner and t h e prosecutor were rival omnibus p u r n.. o . victors, and the ass au lt, w hi c h was most brutal a provoked, was committ e d w hil e the complainantw was settin g down his passengers. Mr. Jeremy committed defaultof him to Maidston e gaol for th ree mo n th s , Payin g a fine of 51. liYesterday Mary Weller, 65 years of age, who has ved for th e l ast th i rty years in Battersea, surrendered heed at Wandsworth to answer two charges of felony ; 411°1 had been preferred against her by Mr. Dobson -_a.: l ,th, who has purchased the extensive nursery-grounds e,11,1-Seatter.sea, late in the occupation of Allan and Rogers. eei„ e Poor ,old woman had taken a verbena plant of the it of l'r a 1 10,ut one penny, for the purpose of purchasing the foreman f,r her daughter, as urged in her de fine the purpose of stealing it, as was alleged by the prosecution. The poor creature, who has hitherto b orne an irreproachable character, was fined 20s. 041) WAT---PASIIRIZONSIM X. 21- Yesterday the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Delawarr, at the request of her Majesty, issued from his office invi tations to the French Ambassador and Countess de St. Aulaire, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Liver pcol, &c,, to participate in the regal gaieties at the Castle during the visit of Louis Philippe. According to the cards, th e party •is to assemble on Wednesday next, and rem a i n till M onday. There is to be Si. Geor ge ' s H all on the 11th, a grand banquet in The Earl of Aberdeen, immediately on his arrival in town from Woolwich yesterday afternoon, had an inter -view with Sir Robert Peel and Lord Stanle ) The inter- Noble Earl goes tom, Windsor Castle on Wednesda%y next. Pets Excellency Baron Brunnow gave a splendid en tertainment last evening, at Ashburnham House, to all the Ministers in town. The banquet was given as a farewell to Count Neiselrode, who departs for Russia 30-day. There were present the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Staiiley, his Excellency Baron Nieumann, his Exellency , 1 M: Dodd. his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, Prince So a koff, Prince Radeivill, Viscount Canning, the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, Mr. Addington, Count Dmitry Islessielrode M. de Berg, M. de Koudriaffsky, M. G. de li oudriaffsky, M. Longanoff, M. Libenski, &c. Covers ':were laid for upwards of twenty personages. Their Sersne Highnesses Prince Ernest of Hesse and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived yesterday by the stag se Antwerpen, and landed at the St. Katharine's nightbeen i d tw a s greatly feared the Antwerpen would have outin detained at Flushing, but this powerful ship got spite of the weather, and e ff ected her passage in good ti me. Count Nesselrode leaves town c to-d_ay for Harnburgh, en route fur St. Petersbur h. will prolong his stay in g this country m u i turtya Nabout l r theo d e middle of the present month. . The i Count de St. Aulaire had not reached the embassy In etanchestersquare at ten o'clock last night, but his arrival was hourl P e t longer any doubtafs hteecip. Therereeiseper7opdeoafrsLotouisbiellnio. liPPe's departure or this country. His Majesty will ill,l),,nrk at Treport on Monday the 7th instant, and land at tioisrtstrnxocuetillienorelyti.avfternoon of the same day. nister, has arrived in town de Weyer, the Belgian Mi- The Marqu; s of Granby has left England for a short p_eriod, purposing to make a t Germany during the ensuing our through Holland and six weeks, will return to town about the His Lordship middle of Novembero.rdship Accounts from Dublin of the 2d say, letdy eeeytesbury 41t211 1111"11 ‘,l. is still in a very precarious state ; but her Ladyship has ertainly rallied since yesterday. The answer to inqui ries at one o'clock to-day somewhat better." Was---" Her Excellency is Upwards of 370 passengers embarked from South ampton yesterday Oct 3, for the East and West Indies and the Mediterranean. leave, may be computed at 1,000 persons who _hauv_e visited that town within the last two or three days. se_ Tuesday night every hotel was crowded, and in many beds were obliged to be made up on the floors. Amongst the notices of insolvency in the Dublin Ca formerlyze i tte of l o a f s t evenin g is that of " Mr. Thomas O'Brien, Fairfield, County Galway, and late a stipen 'HT magistrate." This was one of Earl de Grey's ap- Poiorments. The engine driver of the branch railway from Tewkes- ThursdaY bury t o v.}, ba_..fCtherUnrCoßon, :lit with ay r • . • Proceeding from Ashchurappears that a the engine was very steady , Tewkesbury at a pace, when the drivnearr, fancying something on the steps of the the wheels, N 143 Vl,'vrig with make an examinati:rril N ine, a iu leaning backwards to railins of a bridge recesritlody came ot in contact with the was immediately thrown c3:ffedthe engin The poor passed er him, and severely injure his head, feet, and other parts of his person The Royal Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of Yeomanry, ,f,e). strong, assembled on Wednesdl In the city of I ork, for their annual week of duty, tinder the command of their Noble Colonel, the Right Hon, Earl De Grey. .., The a nnual exhibition and dinner of the Vale of Eve 9ay-bn, 11 _Agricultural Association took day on IVednes factoThe show of stock was, generally speaking, satis- NO:lry. In some departments thereeeas a deficiency, ,atsifutdoit;ibeiri,staitinnedinc.reasn., and the average in this way A Polytechnic Institution is proposed to be formed in Dublin, c"sn the plan of that in It gent-street. Mr. Grey e tiPorter, vvhose pamphlet on Federalism has recently at orat=4,) much notice, is announced as Secretary to the The Duke of Devonshire has recently presented to the cathedral library at Lisrnore a splendid volume con taining the Psalter in Greek, printed in fat simile' from the ancient and celebrated " Ceclex Alexandrinus," folio, 1812. This copy is one of the very few printed upon vellum, and is sumptuously bound. MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF MR. ALDERMAN WOOD. A crowded meeting of the friends of Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood was held yesterday afternoon, at the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane, having been called by circular. The circular was as follows :—" After the extraordinary decision of the Court of Aldermen on Saturday last, it his been thought advisable that the Committee of Alderman Wood's friends should assemble here, on Thursday next, at one o'clock for half-past precisely, to consider of the best mode of keeping alive the present strong expression of public opinion in favour of the Alderman's claim to fill the Civic chair." 'WILLIAM COATES, Esq., took the chair, and in doing so said they had been called together in order that it might be made known to the friends of Mr. Alderman Wood that his Committee still intended to watch every opportunity which presented itself for the attainment of their ob ject. The matter had been suffered to drop too soon last year. He had found that the publication which had issued from that Committee had been the means of creating a most extraordinary impression amongst all kinds of impartial persons.—(Hear, hear.) A feeling of mystification, amounting almost to disgust, had arisen out of the decision of the Court of Alder men. The Recorder of London congratulated the Livery upon their being the only Corporation in the kingdom that had still their ancient privileges left to them of electing their own Lord Mayor. The indi vidual they did elect, by a tremendous majority, by an immense show of hands over all other com petitors, had been rejected by the Court of Alder men. It was a perfect farce to talk about privi leges if they were not to be permitted to exercise them fairly and independently.—(Cheers.) As far as the character of Mr. Alderman Wood was concerned, that had been altogether established by the decision of the Livery in Common Hall aasembled. It was perfectly evident that it was not character that the Court of Aldermen looked to. The Livery of London had vindicated Mr Alderman Wood by their votes of Saturday last. The Livery had shown that justice should be triumphant. The object of their meeting that day was to show the world that they did not intend to dissolve like a rope of sand. They meant to hold together until they had succeeded in getting justice done.—(Hear, hear, and eheers.) They ought all to be prepared for contingencies, and contrive to strengthen their organisation, and never cease their agitation until the worthy Alderman was placed where he deserved to be placed, both as a matter of justice, and from his own merits and fit ness, at the head of this great City.—(Cheers.) Mr. Alderman WOOD then rose and was received with loud applause. The worthy Alderman having expressed his gratitude to those who had so warmly and so effectively supported him, entered into alength ened vindication ofhis conduct, and concluded as follows The voice of the public can be heard in the House of Commons, or in the House of Lords, but not in that little court called the Court of Aldermen. I will tell you more. Half the business is there done by canvassing. I was told a short time ago, by a person, that he would have voted for me if it had not been for those two bills which I refused to sign. " Why, that," I said, "is explained in two minutes—l was then liable, under con venant for 1.5,0001." " Why, then," said he " was not that brought before the Court of Aldermen?" Why it was brought before the Court of Aldermen, and forms part of the printed documents. Oh, said .he, " I never heard of it." So, then, I said, you listen to a charge, and then forget a most important part of the defence, or say you never heard of it ? Why, the deed itself was printed and laid before the Court of Aldermen ; and if Lord Denman had read it, he never would hare made the observations which he did. The election of Lord Mayor is the people's elec tion from beginning to end, but now they are de prived of that privilege. Here is the people's nomi nation treated with the utmost possible contempt. I do happen to know that some of the Aldermen themselves were surprised with the result, and I cannot sufficiently thank the Lord Mayor for the line of conduct which he pursued. I am quite sure that he expected no such result when he left the Mansion-house. What was done in the Court of Aldermen makes this not my case only, but that of the citizens of London, for a system is springing up that is fraught with mischief. Mr. Deputy MUDDLE then moved the following re solution : " That the Committee of Alderman Wood, in conse quence of the great disappointment felt by the Livery at his rejection by the Court of Aldermen, and of the nume rous additional promises of s u ppo r t w hi c h they are d a ily receiving, announce to his friends that they will continue to meet from time to time, to watch every opportunity, and to act upon every occasion, w h ere i n th e necess it y may arise, and in which it may be considered useful, to afford their strenuous exertions to further the important object of their first formation, in the hope thereby to bring back to their pristine state the influence of the Livery of London in Common Hall assembled." The resolution was put, and carried unanimously. Mr. SMITH rose with great pleasure to propose a vote of thanks to The Sun newspaper, for the very able and talented article which appeared in that paper on the subject of Alderman Wood's election. It might be termed an epitome of the matters relating to Alderman Wood from the commencement. The CHAIRMAN thought the article ought to be printed for circulation at the next election for Lord Mayor. Mr. Under-Sheriff ANDERTON thought it ought to be done at once.—(Hear, hear.) It ought to be published in a cheap form immediately. It would make the Aldermen ashamed of the part they had taken. Mr. Alderman WOOD said he had not the pleasure of knowing the editor of The Sun, but he was ready to acknowledge that the article which appeared in that paper would do credit to any man. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. .‘ That the thanks of the Committee are due to the Edltor of The Sun newspaper, for the explanatory and able article which appeared in that publication of the 25th September, as well as for his impartial and correct report of the proceedings at the Common Hall ; and that the aforesaid article be forthwith published for ge. neral circulation." Mr. Under-Sheriff ANDERTON hoped that a copy would be sent to each Alderman.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. LocKE then moved, and Mr. WELYonD seconded the motion— " That the best thanks of this meeting be given to William Coates, Esq., for his powerful advocacy and unceasing attention to the important duties of Chairman of this, Committee, and that he be requested to continue his useful and valuable assistance. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks, and the meeting separated. MULTIPLICITY OF SUDDEN DEATHS.—Wednesday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held four inquests on persons who had died suddenly. The first was at the Calthorp Arms, Grays Inn-road, on the body of Mrs. Martha Smith, of Gough-street, who was found dead in her bed on Satur day morning. The second was held at the Windsor Castle, Windsor-street, Islington, on the body of Henry Willicombe, a child, also found dead in bed. The third and fourth inquiries were at the Green Man, Ball's pond ; the first of them being on the body Mr. J. J. Davis, aged 31, a manufacturing chemist, of Mott's lane. He was out and well, in a gig with a friend, on Friday morning last, and intended to tak a second drive in the afternoon. The friend called on him for that purpose, and found him applying leeches for pain in the chest. The leeches were taken off; he complained of faintness, and was laid on a couch, when suddenly ex claiming to his wife, " Oh, my Cary," he turned on his face and died instantaneously. The other inquest was on the body of Mr. W. P. Colleen, aged 44, paper stainer, of 170, Goswell-street. On Sunday afternoon, after walking along the New-river, in the above vicinity, with his wile, he left her at a friend's, and entered the parlour in which the jury were assembled. He called for some brandy and water, sipped it, and after joking a little got up to light a cigar. Whilst doing so he fell back in his chair, and in five minutes he was a corpse. Verdict in each case, " Natural death." Mr. Baker, jun., held a similar number of inquests in the parish, of St. Luke's and the eastern division of the county, on per sons dying suddenly, and verdicts in each of them of `Death from natural causes" were returned. THE PENZANCE PIER AND WEST CORNWALL R AIL WAY.—A deputation from the Provisional Committee of the West Cornwall Railway Company, consisting of Captain Moorsom, John M'l)onnell, and Louis Vigurs, Esqs., met the Town Council of Penzance, by special appointment, on Friday last, and Capt. Moorsom having expressed a wish to learn the feelings of the council on their contemplated undertaking, it was resolved that the formation of a railway from Penzance to Truro would be of the greatest advantage to the borough and surrounding neighbourhood, and was well entitled to their most cor dial support. It was also resolved that an early special meeting of the council should be called for the purpose of taking this matter into consideration, having reference also to the improvements of the pier and harbour. The proceedings were of more than ordinary interest as it was stated by the deputation that if the railway were carried out, the - Great Western Railway Company would lend the council half the sum necessary for making the new pier at Penzance—the estimated cost of which is about 30,0001.—Plymouth Journal. STATE OF THE HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.— The wrought cotton hose branch, which is the principal manufacture of the villagers fur six miles round Not tingham, continues in a very depressed condition, espe cially for hose above 38•guage. The cut-up hose trade is in much the same condition ; if any alteration, a shade better. The description of goods made upon this method are so diversified, that many of them approach in some respects to wrought hose ; but then, in that case, there is a very material division of labour, the stockings being completed at three manipulations, by three different hands, from three descriptions of frames. The drawer and pantaloon branch is dull, and the work men are again in agitation. The silk branches have not improved. The lace trade (both bobbin and warp lace) may be said to be in a tolerable state, the goods made finding a market, though not always a good one.—Not tingltant Review. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4. 1844. UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT. We have an arrival at this port from the States to-day, bringing one day's later news. The packet ship York s hi re , C a pt a i n B a il e y, l e ft New ork on the evening of the 16th ult., and notwith standing a prevalence of easterly winds during two thirds of her voyage, crossed the Atlantic in 16 days from the time of her leaving her pilot at New York, and taking the one at Liverpool. Her run from Cape Clear was done in twenty•six hours. This is only another instance of the extraordinary performances of this new and excellent ship, which, under her able commander, has made some of the fastest passages on record. The news conveyed by this arrival is unimportant. YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.—We are sorry to see symptoms of the return in earnest of this an nual scourge to our sister city. The New Orleans papers mention the occurrence of undoubted cases. The Picayune of the 4th instant, says—There was one care of yellow fever yesterday in the Cha rity Hospital. This, we velieve, is the first case in that institution this season. There was no change in the position of the two great political parties contesting the next Presidential election. Fnost WASHINGTON.—The Richmond Enquirer is let ting out some of the secrets of the late Cabinet meetings at 'Washington, giving to thote meeting, of course, much more importance than they merit. The correspondent of the Euquircr rays that— " These proceedings were caused, it is said, by recent information received at Washington, going to show, in a manner not•to be mistaken, that England is stimulating Mexico to renew her war upon Texas ; and that Santa Anna has succeeded in effecting the /1,000,000 loan, partly through British agency. That the Mexican Mi nister at London wrote by the steamer to the Mexican Admiral commanding the two steam-ships at New York, instructing him to sail immediately, if they were re paired, to Vern Crux, where ho would be met by an other steamer from London with stores and amunition ; if they were not repaired, he must proceed immediately to Mexico with dispatches. lle!therefore proceeded imme diately by land to New Orleans. One of the steamers is repaired, the other will bo in about two weeks. A reason for this haste, says the Enquirer, is, that the ex re tion must be pressed so as to accomplish the invasion before the meeting of the Congress of the United States. It is known that the troops for the invasion of Texas are in a state of organization. " In consequence of this state of things, the Enquirer says A question has been presented to the Cabinet at Washington—what steps should they immediately adopt? Whether they should convene an extra session of Congress? Whether they should quietly permit the invasion of Texas, assisted, too, by the Instrumentality of England, toproceed without tho slightest interposition on our part ? Whether they should remonstrate with Mexico against the course she is pursuing, under the influence of the British Cabinet ? Whether they should fold their arms and suffer the fields of Texas again to be drenched with the,blood of her citizens?—or whether they should inter pose the shield of the United States ? And whether they would call an Extra Session of Congress, to advise and regulate the action of the Executive power ? It is now said that the Cabinet has been much divided upon this last proposition ; and, finally, it is determined for the present to have no extra Congress. A messenger has, within a day or two, been dispatched to Mexico, with a strong remonstrance upon the course she is pursuing.' • " This remonstrance, if true, under all the circum stances, would be the most imprudent thing the Go vernment has attempted. But the story as to England is all moonshine." NEW YORK MARKETS.—A moderate business has been done in Cotton at the quotations contained in our Prices Current. Flour is in limited demand at steady prices. Genesee $4 25, Ohio and Michigan $4 12} to $4 184, common Southern kinds $4 25 to $4 50. Ashes continue in demand at $4 18! for Pots, and $4 44 for Pearls. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A decided improvement took place in Stocks this morning.—Pennsylvania Fives ad vanced / ; Norwich and Worcester Railroad, 1k ; Can ton Co. 1 ; Reading Railroad, * ; Mohawk Railroad, I; Harlem Railroad, ; Long Island, * ; and Stonington per cent At the Public Stock Exchange Canton Co. improved 1/ ; Norwich and Worcester Railroad, ; and Mohawk / per cent. DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN FROM SCO'T'LAND. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite left Blair Athol at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, passed through Dunheld and Cupar Angus, and reached Dundee at half-past three. Her Majesty was re ceived by the local authorities, several of whom, in cluding the Provost and magistrates, had gone for ward to Lochee to meet the royal cavalcade; but some accident happened to the vehicle which contained the Provost and his companions, and they were ac cordingly prevented from taking their part in the pageant. On arriving at the superb structure in the form of a triumphal arch, which was erected on the occasion of her Majesty's landing bore, her Majesty was loudly applauded by the people. Her Majesty wore a black silk dress and black bonnet, with a shepherd's plaid thrown over l'er shoulders. The Prince was attired in half mourning, as was also the Princess Royal, who accompanied her royal parents as they walked through the reckless crowds who thronged the quays in unrestrained disorder. At the top of the quay Dean of Guild Thorns apo logised to her Majesty for the absence of the Pro vost, and the greedy crowd, who are no respecters of persons, and do not reePgnise the divinity which hedges a Sovereign, began to press in upon her Ma jesty in awful confusion. Her Majesty preserved her courage in the midst of all this danger, which cer tainly reflected much disgrace upon the authorities. The 60th Rifles, however, who formed the guard of honour at the Pierhead, seeing the imminence of the danger, and the palpable insufficiency of the Dog berries and Verges, who quietly permitted this dis graceful scene to continue, came down towards the floating pier, and kept the profanum vulgus at bay with their bayonets. With the crowd still passing around her, however, her Majesty took a cordial farewell of Lord Glenlyon, and he called out fur the Hon. Captain James Mur ray, who came forward, and was warmly shaken by the hand by her Majesty, and the Prince. Captain Murray followed her Majesty to Woolwich in the Eclair. Her Majesty having once more bid adieu to Lord Glenlyon and his brother, Prince Albert led the Princess Royal down to the pier, and Lord Charles Wellesley and Sir E. Bowater handed her Majesty to the barge, in which Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence was in waiting to receive his illustrious charge. The barge was then rowed off to the royal yacht, which was smoking away in the offing ; and within half an hour the squadron got under weigh and steamed down the Frith of Tay. After a boisterous passage the fleet reached the Nore at half•past nine on Thursday morning. On passing Sheerness the Victoria and Albert was saluted by the Camperdown flag-ship, moored at the mouth of the Medway. Off Shellhaven the royal yacht lay too and awaited the arrival of the Black Eagle, which up to this point had been about a mile in the rear. Here the latter vessel took the lead, piloting the route of the Victoria and Albert thenceforward to Woolwich. The William Joliffe, Calais boat, the Red Rover, the Duchess of Kent, and several other steamers met the royal squadron in Gravesend Reach, and saluted the presence of her Majesty, their respective crews cheering the royal party (who still remained on deck) most enthusiastically. The squadron arrived off Gravesend at a quarter past twelve o'clock, and were received with a royal salute from Tilbury Fort. Salutes were also fired from batteries stationed at the various pier -heads ; and the progress of the royal yacht was observed by many thousand spectators, who thronged every available point along the shore from whence a glimpse could be obtained. The run from Gravesend to Woolwich occupied about one hour and a half. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY! WOOLWICH, THURSDAY. The announcement that her Most Gracious Ma jesty and Prince Albert would disembark some time this day at Woolwich, from her excursion to Blair Athol, attracted, as is usual on all such occasions, a great number of persons to that town, to get a glimpse of the royal personages. It was stated that her Majesty would arrive at Woolwich before noon, but long ere that time large crowds were assembled in the town, which were continually augmented as every fresh steam-boat from London arrived with its crowded deck. Groups of persons were, to be seen in all direc tions near the point of debarkation casting anxious looks down the river. They were, however, doomed to a long disappointment, for it was not till half-past one that the firing of cannon from the Waterman steam boat, No. 12, announced that the royal yacht was in view. The different official persons whose duty it is on all such occasions as the present to receive her Ma jesty, and the.diffcrent officers of the garrison, were prepared from an early hour to receive her Majesty; and when it became known that the royal yacht was approaching, every arrangement for her reception was executed in the most prompt and orderly manner. As the splendid and powerful steam vessel appropriated to convey her Majesty and her Royal Consort on their marine excursion neared the pier, a salute was fired from the Royal Arsenal, and the band played the National Anthem. The 9th battalion of the Royal Artillery and the Sappers and Miners were drawn up in front of the Arsenal, and the Royal Marines were drawn up at the Dock yard, where her Majesty landed. It was now two o'clock, and a vast concourse of persons were assem bled in the Dockyard to welcome her Majesty, after her sojourn in the north. Her Majesty, on lantling was received by Lord Bloomfield and Sir G. Cock burn, and several other officers of both services. The band played the National Anthem, and a salute was fired from the Dockyard as her Majesty landed, and loud and hearty cheers greeted the royal per sonages as they passed through the crowd of specta tors who were assembled on the occasion. Little more than three weeks since we had occasion to observe, with regret, that neither the Queen nor Prince Albert looked as well as we are sure her loyal and loving subjects would wish; but we are now happy to state that the northern air and the sea breezes seemed to have agreed with the royal couple, for as her Majesty appeared " fresh from ocean," she seemed to enjoy the best health. Her Majesty looked extremely well, as did also Prince Albert. There were five carriages in readiness, and a party of the 17th Lancers, who arrived in 'Woolwich yesterday from Hounslow, which formed the royal cortege. They were file-awn up at a short distance from the pier. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Princess Royal entered the first carriage. The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the other individuals who accompanied her Majesty, occupied the other carriages, which drove to the terminus of the Great Western Railway, at Paddington. At Greenwich the usual preparations were made in honour of her Majesty by the authori ties there ; end along the road from Woolwich to the terminus at Paddington her Majesty was received with every demonstration of respect and affection. The health of the llon. Mrs. Anson is satisfactor improving. Their Serene Highnesses Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipsthal and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived in town yesterday afternoon from the Conti nent. Their Serene Highnesses landed at the Tower stairs from the Antwerp steam-packet. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipsthal proceeded to Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street. Lord Kinnaird, accompanied by Mr. Sheill and Mr. Webster, had an interview with the Earl of Dal housie yesterday afternoon, at the office of the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Dundee and Perth Railway. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White hall-gardens yesterday, from Brighton. Count Ne 3.. selrode had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. A deputation from the Churnet Valley Railway, consisting of Mr. P. Hubbersty, Mr. Robert Bromley, and Ur. George Gregory, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Wednesday, respecting the branch line to Derby, by Ashboun. Mr. Everett, the American Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Frederick Ricketts, Chairman, Mr. James Gibbs, Deputy-Chairman, Mr. W. Watson, Mr. Charles Fripp, and Mr. B. Badham, Secretary, a deputation from the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade. The Adjutant-General to the Forces had an inter view with the Duke of Wellington yesterday, at the office of the Commander-in-Chief, in the Horse Guards. Dispatches — were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada ; and also for the Governors of the other North American provinces. Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister, had a din ner party yesterday at Ashburnham House. VISIT OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH TO ENGLAND. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY EVENING. A public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Portsmouth was held to-day at the Sessions-house, for the purpose ofadopting measures to give a suitable re ception to his Majesty on his visit to this country. The meeting was convened by the Mayor, in conformity with the expressed wishes of a number of the principal resi dents of the borough, who issued a public circular, calling upon the inhabitants to assemble, "to take into consideration the best means of doing honour to our most gracious Sovereign's illustrious guest, on his ar rival, in acknowledgment of the brilliant reception of her Majesty on her late visit to the French dominions." Shortly after twelve o'clock, the hour appointed for the meeting to assemble, the chair was taken by the Mayor, who briefly stated the object for which the in habitants had met, and hoped that they would not allow so favourable an opportunity to pass of expressing to his Majesty the King of the French, on his landing at their port, the high estimation in which he was held by tho people of England. On the occasion of her Majesty's visit to France last year every hospitality was shown by the French to all who accompanied her Majesty, whether in a civil or military capacity, and lie hoped that they would not be oirtdone even in courtesy and hospitality by their brave neighbours, but would show the same attention to all his Majesty's suite, and to the officers of his squadron, as was exhibited to her Majesty's suite and the officers of the British squadron. Mr. Hoskins, the ex-Mayor, Dr. Scott, and several other gentlemen, addressed the meeting, all of whom highly eulogised the conduct of his Majesty for his anxious desire to preserve the good understanding be tween France and England, and to encourage and pro mote feelings of kindness and friendship between the inhabitants of the two countries. It was resolved at the meeting to invite the officers of the French squadron to a public dinner during their stay at Portsmouth, and a Committee was formed to make the necessary ar rangements, The officers of her Majesty's ships at this port are also getting up an entertainment, to which they propose in viting the officers of the French squadron. This is to be a ball and supper, and it promises to be a very bril liant affair. It is confined to naval officers at present in commission, of which there are a considerable number now here, each of whom will be allowed a given number of tickets for distribution. During the whole time the French squadron remains here, Portsmouth will be a continued scene of gaiety. The officers of the regiments doing garrison duty also intend to entertain the French officers, and other entertainments are spoken of. His Majesty the King of the French is expected here early next week ; the particular day is not named, as it is supposed that the exact time of his Majesty's embar kation at Treport will be governed entirely by the state of the weather. His Majesty will be accompanied by a squadron of eight vessels, which will take up their moor ings in the harbour. It is rumoured that his Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville will accompany his Majesty on his visit to the Queen, but that he will not take the command of the squadron, which is to be under the command of Vice- Admiral La Susse. FASHIONABLE INiELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Captain Vansittart, Coldstream Guards, in Halkin street, from Cheltenham; the Earl of Milltown, from Brighton; Lady Osborne, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street; his Excellency the Belgian Minister and family, in Portland-place, from Brighton; Lord Middleton, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square; Colonel Maclaine, from Cheltenham; Lady Morgan, at her house in town, from Boulogne-sur-Mer ; Sir Charles Scuda more, M.D., in Wimpole-street, from Buxton. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 2.—The authorities of this borough are busily stirring themselves in the matter of how best to celebrate the arrival of the King of the French at this port. All aro zealous in the endeavour to give becoming eclat to the visit of so important a potentate, but of course many conflicting opinions are offered upon the subject. The report of the intention of the naval officers in commission at this port to give a splendid ball and supper to the officers of the French squadron in the Royal Naval College, mentioned by us on Monday, is well-founded, but has, we are informed, met with most violent opposition from officers on half-pay, retired, &c., who consider the proposition looks like exclusion to them. The consequence is, that nothing is yet resolved upon in the way of preparation. We trust, however, that the dissension thus created will soon subside and give place to an unanimous feeling of desire to co-operate with each other in the endeavour to render the reception of the French officers at this first naval port in the world a subject of lasting remembrance. The credit of the officers at the port is involved and the honour of the service at stake in the rapidly forthcoming meeting. Let Rot, then, any party feeling mar the carrying out of those arrangements so essential to the preservation of a good feeling between the two services. At all events, let not good breeding be sacrificed in the endeavour to exclude those officers from subscribing who happen to be on the long list of those " out of commission." The Devon lighter arrived this morning from Devon port with stores. The Osprey, 12, Commander Patten, left the harbour this morning for Spithi ad, under canvas, with a spank ing breeze, indeed, almost a gale, which, however, did not show off her sailing qualities to any very great ad vantage. She shipped one or two seas in her passage near the Spit-buoy, although not crowded with sail. The impression created was not near so favourable as that made by the Pantaloon yesterday, which went out in dashing style. A Danish frigate, of 50 guns, supposed to be the Thetis, from Tangiers, was observed beating up St. Helen's-roads this morning, apparently with the endea vour of making the anchorage at Spithead, but a thick haze having come on, and there being a heavy sea run ning and a fresh gale blowing at the time, she did not succeed, but brought up and anchored off St. Helen's. The Apollo, 8, troop-ship, Commander W. Maclean, arrived this morning from Quebec in St. Helen's -roads with troops, where she was obliged to anchor, the fresh ness of the gale preventing her making any further way towards the harbour. The St. Vincent, 120 ; Queen, 110 ; and Caledonia, 120, are expected to arrive at Spithead the latter part of this week, to increase the respectability of the force already assembled there to greet the arrival of the French squadron. OCT. Clio, 16, Commander Fitzjames, arrived in the the night from China, with sycee silver on board. She anchored at Spithead and saluted the Commander in-Chief at sunrise this morning. The Apollo, troop-ship, Commander Maclean, with troops from Quebec, which arrived yesterday at St. Helen's, was not observable this morning. It is be lieved she has gone round to Chatham to disembark. The Danish frigate Thetis, 50, saluted the Port- Admiral this morning. The Cornwallis, 72, Captain Richards, flag of Vice- Admiral Sir W. Parker, is expected, as also are the St. Vincent and Queen, at Spithead hourly, a very favour able wind having been blowing all day. RIOT AT THE WALLSALL RACES.—About five o'clock •n Wednesday afternoon last, an alarming scene took place on the race-course, facing the grand stand. Mr. Jones, who preferred an information a week since against William Howson, the driver of the Birmingham and Walsall coach, was recognised by some persons on the race-course, when an instantaneous attack was made upon him, and cries from all quarters were heard of " Down with him, kill him," &c. Two of the Walsall police, Jennings and Thomas Smith, perceiving Jones in the hands of the infuriated mob, rushed to his assistance, and soon became hemmed in. The crowd was now about fifteen hundred strong, and the cries and shrieks increased from all quarters. Notwithstanding the pres sure, which was very great, the two constables, at the risk of their lives, gallantly fought their way through the infuriated mob, and ultimately succeeded in placing Jones in the grand stand. Thus baffled, the fury of the rioters was now directed against the police-constables, when, fortunately at this critical juncture, Mr. Rofe, the chief constable, came up, and at once proceeded to the rescue of his men. After considerable difficulty, he being literally lifted over the heads of some of the better disposed, succeeded in reach ing the spot where Jennings and Smith were defending themselves, the mob increasing every minute, and hem ming them in more closely. The situation of the officers now becoming extremely perilous, and Mr. Rofe finding expostulation useless, drew a pistol from his breast otecet, which caused the mob to fall back, and thus " a ring" was formed. At this moment a large stone was thrown by one of the mob, which struck Mr. Rofe on the head, perforating his hat, and laying the skull bare. Although the blow stunned him for the moment, and covered him with blood, Mr. Rofe still kept fighting his way through the crowd with the other constables, and the party finally extricated themselves, capturing one of the ringleaders, whom they succeeded, after some diffi culty, and amidst showers of stones, in safely lodging in the borough gaol. Mr. Rofe, with an increased force, immediately returned to the race-course, and conveyed Jones in safety out of the town.—Birmingham Journal. MR. ALDERMAN WOOD AND THE MAYORALTY.— Yesterday a meeting of the friends of Alderman Thomas Wood took place at the Swan with Two Necks, Lad lane, to consider of " the best mode of keeping alive the present strong expression of public opinion in favour of the Alderman's claim to fill the civic chair." Mr. WM. Coates was called to the chair. Mr. Alderman Wood addressed the meeting at great length, complaining of the Times newspaper. Mr. Deputy Muddell then pro posed the following resolution :—" That Mr. Alderman `'Mood's Committee, in consequence of the great disap pointment felt by the Livery at his rejection by the Court of Aldermen, and of the numerous additional promises of support which they are daily receiving, announce to his friends that they will continue to meet from time to time to watch every opportunity, and to act upon every occasion wherein the necessity may arise, and in which it may be considered useful fir them to afford their stre nuous exertions to further the important object of their first formation, in the hope thereby to bring back to their pristine state the influence of the Livery of London in Common Hall assembled." The resolution was unani mously carried, and the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDsoa, TnuasnAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince ss R oya l, arr i ve d at the Castle at ten minutes past four o'clock this afternoon, having performed the voyage from Dundee to Windsor Castle within forty-eight hours. Her Majesty and the Prince were attended by the Vis countess Canning, Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Major-General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie. After landing at Woolwich, the royal party went in three carriages and four, escorted by a party of the 17th Lancers, to the terminus of the Great Western Railway, at Paddington, arriving there at a quarter. past three o'clock, and proceeding immediately by a special train to Slough, where the royal party went in three of the royal carriages and four to the Castle, escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards, com manded by Cornet Trelawney. This morning the Prince of 'Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, were taken airings in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Royal Family this morning, at the Castle. Viscount Sydney has succeeded Viscount Hawar den as the Lord in Waiting on the Queen ; and the Hon. Nelson Hood has succeeded Mr. R. O rms b y Gore as the Groom in 'Waiting to her Majesty. Major-General Wemyss has relieved Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on the Queen ; and Lieut.-Col. Bouverie has relieved Major-General Sir Edward Bowater in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken a carriage airing in the afternoon. Her Royal I-highness the Duchess of Kent will dine with the Queen and Prince Albert this evening. DEPARTURES. The Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, from Apsley House, for Woodford House, near Kettering, Northamp tonshire; Major Everard, for Brighton ; Thomas Glad stone, Esq., for Sussex-square, Brighton; Lieut.-General SirW. Peacock, for St. Leonard's-on-Sea; the Hon. Lady Capel, from Grosvenor street, for Brighton; T. Erskine, Esq., and Mrs. Stirling, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Pal is; Captain and Mrs. Stevenson, from ditto, for their seat in Kent ; Major and Mrs. Graham, from Cumberland, for Brighton; Lieut.-Colonel Snell, for Eastbourne, Sussex; Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Wallis Grieve, for Lord Northwick's, Thirlestone House, near Cheltenhuna; the Dowager Lady Kilnaaine and Miss Louisa Disbrowe, from Chester-street, Bel grave-square, for Hartlebury Castle. CHANGES. The Hon. L. A. Grant, Royal Horse Guards Blue, at the Earl of &afield's, Castle Grant, N. 8., from the south; Sir 11. D. Goring, Bart., at Highden, Sussex, from Brighton; Lieut.-General Sir R. Arbuthnot, from Morrison's Hotel, Dublin, on a tour; Earl Spencer, from a visit to the Earl of Leicester, at Holkham hall; Sir Augustus and Lady Foster and Mr. Vere Foster, at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, from a tour; Mr. and Lady Jane Lawrence Peel and family, at Paris, from Dieppe; Sir J. Kimpton and Lady James, from Cheltenham, for Dublin; Lord Northwich, at Thurlestane House, from Northwick Park. FATAL ExmosioN.—A frightful accident has just occurred at the powder manufactory of Tivoli, near the Faubourg of Bourges, a place in which cartridges and other articles for the use of the army are made. On Friday last, about three o'clock, while the workmen were engaged at work, a terrible explosion threw the neigh bourhood into consternation. The labourers were en gaged in prosecuting their work, but the powder being in a very dry state, and exposed to the heat of the sun, became ignited, and a dreadful explosion followed. A child of 12 years old, belonging to a man named Ducot, a quartermaster, was thrown to a great height, and was literally in flames. The mutilated head was afterwards found separated from its body ; the remainder of the corpse was a complete wreck, and scattered here and there. A gunner also received a severe wound. The chief artificer was injured slightly in the leg, and one of the children of M. Affre, quartermaster, had its arm fractured, besides sustaining other injuries of a less seri ous nature. FIRST IMPORTATION OF DUTCH SHEEP.—Yester day forenoon the steam-packet Batavier arrived at the St. Katharine's Steam-packet Wharf, from Rotterdam, after having experienced very tempestuous weather, having on board a considerable number of cabin passen gers, and an extensive cargo, chiefly consisting of live agricultural stock. She shipped several heavy seas, which, with the heaving of the vessel, occasioned the death of no fewer than twelve oxen out of sixty-two, the number shipped at Rotterdam. The Batavier also brought sixty prime sheep, being the first importation of the Dutch fleecy flock. She also brought a large quantity of live poultry, geese, &c. The passengers reaped the advantages of the new Custom-house regula tion, relative to the examination of their luggage. Addi tional landing waiters and weighers having been in attendance on the arrival of the Batavier, the passengers' luggage was all examined, &c., in little more than one third of the time usually taken. PEDESTRIAN FEAT.—Yesterday a match for 51. came off in the Park-road, Clapham, which drew together a good sprinkle of spectators. The feat was to pick 100 stones from the ground, each being placed a yard apart ; the match was undertaken by Collis, who went at his task, commencing at the far end (the stipulations were, not to fetch more than one stone at a time, and to deposit it in a basket at one end, the whole to be completed in fifty minutes.) He worked hard for forty • four minutes, when he accomplished the match, and winning by six minutes. The distance actually run over was five miles, five furlongs, and 200 yards. BREWERS, VICTUALLERS, AND BERRSIIOP-KEEP- F.RS.—It appears from a Parliamentary document, that on the 10th of October last there were 2,644 brewers in. the United Kingdom, of which number 2,318 were in England, 188 in Scotland, and 138 in Ireland. There were at the same period 86,073 victuallers in the United Kingdom, of whom 57,698 resided in England, 15,499 in Scotland, and 12,926 in Ireland. In England there were 31,227 persons licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the premises, and 4,252 persons licensed to sell beer not to be consumed on the premises ; there were 27,009 victuallers who brewed their own beer, and nearly 14,000 beershop-keepers who also brewed their beer. IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN WiteAT.—For the time of year—arising chiefly from the comparative sluggish ness in the demand for wheat here, and the low prices at which that article has been disposed of—the imports of foreign wheat have not prove d large, though they how the yhave quite equalled our necessities. Of Canadian ever —front the premium offered to its importation by the new Flour Bill—the receipts have been large beyond all precedent, and no doubt will continue so, while the pre sent legislative enactment continues in force. Our ad vices from Quebec and Montreal inform us that not less 370,000 bsrrels of flour has been exported this season, ag,ainst about 180,000 at the same time last year.-- Farmers' Magazine. 1 MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED). HOOD'S MAGAZINE. Mr. Hood here continues his lively dramatic story of " Our Family," which in some passages reminds us, not unpleasantly, of Sterne's manner in his " Tristam Shandy," especially in the scene of the christening at the parish church, which is replete with nn arch and delicate humour, not usual with the author. " September in Paris" is a gossiping ac count of the French capital at this season of the year; in the course of some remarks' on literature, the writer tells us that Eugene Sue's new novel of the " Wandering Jew," for which he receives the enor mous price of ten thousand francs a volume, is generally considered a failure, so far as it has gone. The " Monk's Finger" is a singular tale, which would form the subject of a goo d melodrama for one of our minor theatres. We subjoin some spirited stanzas by Delta, entitled " Woe, woe to thee, Culloden Plain :" In splendour glowed tip morning sun, As curb'd our chief his gallant grey ; And from our ramparts peal'd the gun, While marched afield his proud array : Yes ! rose to Heaven the wild huzza, When woke the pibroch's strain— But ah! they bade adieu, that day, That came not back again! Woe! woe to thee, Culloden Plain! Where noble blood was shei; Our Coronach is o'er the slain, Our wail is for the dead! Moth-eaten, rot our banners proud; Our good claymores are red with rust; And if we pray, 'tis not aloud— For him who from his throne is thrust. Dawn quickly, Day! when wo may trust To face his foes again, Strike down the oppressors to the dust, And free our shields from stain! Woe! woe to thee, Culloden Plain! Where gallant blood was shed; Our Coronach is o'er the slain, Our wail is for the dead! Now silent are the trophied halls, Where mirth and music sped the hour; The green o'ermantling ivy crawls From niche to niche, from tower to tower: No more smiles Beauty from her bower— 'Tie rent by wind and rain; There drops the ripe fruit, and the flower Perfumes the air in vain! Woe! WOG, to thee, Culloden Plain! Where loyal blood was shed; Our Coronach is o'er the slain, Our wail is for the dead! UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. This Number contains more readable articles than usual, and among the best, or at any rate the most seasonable, is one on the subject of France and Mo rocco, of which latter country a very minute account is given, and which bears every mark of authenticity. In the "Naval Chaplain's Note-Book," which is con tinued from last month, occur several interesting re miniscences connected with the writer's profession. " Sketch of General Pollock's campaign in Affgha nistan," is a narrative that should have appeared months since in the pages of this periodical, when the public took a deeper interest in the subject than is the case at present. SIiII.IIO..VDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. Of the numerous periodicals of the day devoted to the consideration of colonial matters, the one before us is unquestionably the best—in the first place, be cause it is most careful and circumstantial in its de tails; and secondly, because it is most varied in the range of its information. In the Magazine for the present month we find some instructive, and to all appearance, impartial, remarks on " the affairs and prospects of New Zealand"—one of the most pro mising of our infant colonies—together with an in genious essay on the " Agriculture of Hindcstan." JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. This is a periodical which appeals exclusively to the tastes of agriculturists, as may be surmised from its title. It is got up with evident care, and contains this month an article of more than ordinary interest on the subject of the " Geology of Dnmfriesshire." BRITISH MAGAZINE. In the Number before us of this monthly register of religious and ecclesiastical information, the only article worthy of being pointed out to our reader's attention, is a curious, and not unamusing one, en titled " Some Notices on the Subject of our Early Colonial Church." POLYTECHNIC RE VIE Tr. Devoted to the consideration partly of scientific, and partly of literary matters, this useful periodical is calculated to win the favourable suffrages of a large class of the community. In the present Number the reader will find an intelligent essay, evidently sug gested by Captain Warner's late extraordinary experi ment at Brighton, on the subject of " Projectile Wea pons of War and Explosive Compounds." MEDICAL TIMES. A cheap and serviceable periodical, confined, like its contemporary the Lancet, to the discusion of medical subjects. LITERATURE. FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. 67. Chapman and Hall, London, 1894. In an elaborate notice of Mr. Featherstonhaugh's recently published "Excursions through the Ameri can Slave States," the Reviewer points out the demo ralising effects produced on all classes in the Southern States of Yankee-land by the prevalence of this ac cursed system—a superfluous task, by the bye, since no one needs to be told of the debasing influence that slavery exercises over the human mind, even in its most mitigated form. Of the newly- formed State of Arkansas, which has only been admitted within th-_! Union within the last five or six years, he draws a most flattering sketch, observing that it has become a sort of Alsatia for all kinds of thieves and gamblers, forgers, horse-stealers, and the like, who, "flying from the inconvenient inquisitio n o f th e laws which they have outraged, take refuge in this happy district, where they may enjoy the luxury of lawlessness to their heart's content." In the article on " French Aggres sions in the Pacific," Great Britain is taunted with having been baffled and laughed at by the crafty ag gressors, of whose proceedings in Otaheite a very mi nute, and apparently authentic account, is given, though it does not add much to the knowledge which the majority of our readers already possess on the sub ject through the medium of the public press. The " Military Power of Russia"—a theme always inte resting to Englishmen—is suggested by a work that has recently appeared, and which maintains that the military strength of this immense empire has been considerably overrated by all foreigners, a statement in which the Reviewer seems disposed to coincide. When we bear in mind that it took Nicholas not less than two campaigns to put down insurrectionary Poland, and that with all the vast resources at his command, he has been able as yet to make little or no impression on the brave Circassian mountaineers, who scarcely number two hundred thousand souls, we can scarcely believe but that the German accounts of his prodigious military influence are greatly exaggerated. The " Punjaub" is a graphic description' of the past condi tion and present prospects of this remote Indian dis trict. We subjoin, from the article on American Slavery, a fearful sketch of a duel that took place not long since in the State of Arkansas : " Out of the whole population there are hardly twelve inhabitants who ever go into the streets without being armed with pistols or large hunting-knives, about a foot long, and an inch and a half broad. These formidable instruments,' says our author, with their sheaths mounted in silver, are the pride of an Arkansan blood, and got their names of bowie-knives from a conspicuous person of this fiery climate.' Amongst other illustra tions of the red -hot temper of the people, Mr. Feather stoishaugh relates a story of two persons who, without any quarrel, except of that brutal kind which originates in pure wanton aggression, fought a duel after a fashion which, even in America, must have been regarded as something extraordinary. They were placed in a room totally dark, from which every glimpse of light was carefully excluded, stripped to the skin, except their trousers, their arms and shoulder s we ll grease d, and a brace of loaded pistols and a bowie-knife given to each. A signal was to be given from the out s ide before the butchery be o isan ; but a quarter of an h our ela p sed after the signal before the slightest noi se was heard. The two men were cowering and glaring in the dark, sup pressing their breath, and watching their advantage. All of a sudden a pistol went off, then another, then two more. The survivor afterwards stated, that becoming faint from loss of blood, he stumbled against the wall and fell. The other approached stealthily with his bowie-knife to dispatch hits. The prostrate man clutched his knife, raised himself, listened, but could hear nothing. At last he saw a pair of cat like eyes gleaming through the darkness—he lifted his knife with a desperate effort and stuck it into the heart of his opponent. When the door was opened and the seconds catered, they found the survivor still holding his knife up to the hilt in the dead man's body ! Such horrible examples of unmitigated ferocity ferocity ought not to be quoted against the mora lity case ' social civilisation of any country, unless , i as t rdiner• of those States, they are not exceptionable,, butln the ordinary illustrations of the habits of the people. Iss and r duels in former periods have take n place n ShrewsburyEngland— such as the duel between Buckinghamof peculiar heartlessness 0 s i t n a s n t c a e n s c e in our annals, or in th e —surrounded ; b b u y t, ciirncu no m annals of any country in Europe, can there be traced, even in standing out solitarily from the chronicles of the most brutalised chivalry, an example of that fierce and reckless spirit which is common to the duels of America, in greater or lesser degree of intensity. There is an other peculiarity worth noticing in these duels, over and above their mere criminal ferocity. It is this, that they generally take place in th e open streets, and ordinarily on the Sabbath-day, because we p resume i t i s the idle day when the victim is sure to be met with lounging at his door, or smoking in perfect unconsciousness of impending danger. This would be incredible, if we had not the best authority for the facts themselves in the daily papers of the Union, and if the character of the society out of which these atrocities spring were not authenticated by a cloud of witnesses." PERSECUTIONS OF POPERY. 2 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844. "A morbid liberalism, which seems to be gaining ground, and whi c h wou ld f a i n pass f or ph i losophy, ' says the author of the present volumes in his pre face, " may, perhaps, be disposed to cavil at some of the sentiments expressed in this work ; but if 1 have occasionally haza r d e d warm remar k s, or drawn severe conclustons, I can on l y p l ea d that they have been irre sistibly forced upon me by the facts and circumstances which the nature of the su bj ect b roug h t un d er my consideration." At the hazard of being classed among tt:o;e morbid Liberals of whom Air. Shuberl speaks so contemptuously in the above passage, we must express our disapprobation of the spirit and tendency of this work. In point of execution we have no fault to find with it ; the materials are skil fully put together, and the author's diction is simple and perspicuous throughout; but the spirit of his work, we repeat, is objectionable, for it is an attempt to revive the old, worn-out " No-Popery" cry, by raking up, with the most assiduous pener esuneo , every instance of persecution of which the Vatican or its agents have been guilty, and bringing all the most inveterate prejudices and bigotry of Pro testantism to bear against the antagonist religion. Nothing can surpass the virulence of the author's denunciations against Catholicism and its confe derates, the Jesuits—denunciations which will he pretty sure to find an echo in the bosom of the Exeter-hall Saints, and will, we fear, be read with approbation by a numerous class a the community, who think that it is the chief duty of a pious and orthodox Protestant to hate Popery as the Devil hates holy water. However ingeniously and cleverly executed this may be, we must confess that we entertain great dislike of productions such as the one before us, which can be attended with no other result than to revive religious animosities and jea lousies, which, for the peace and happiness of society, had far better be buried in oblivion. If Popery have its annals of persecution, so has Protestantism ; wit ness the closingyears of the reign of that sanguinary tyrant, henry the Eighth. HARVEST IN SCOTLAND. DUNDONALD, SEPT. 30.—The whole of the crops in this quarter, with the exception of a few patches of beans, have been all cut clown, and the greater part well secured in the barn-yards. Wheat, upon light soils, has not, in consequence of the Spring drought, produced a heavy crop; but., upon the whole, it is a fair one. Oats are a splendid crop, and are milling well. In some cases, we hear of " Tam Finley" pro ducing 22 pks. to the boll. Beans are rather thin, but well " podded," and in most cases will yield more than an average return per acre. A faw of our farmers, having finished their harvest, are now busy raising their potatoes ; but we always fancy there is little occasion for so much haste in removing the tubers from their native element, at so early a period of the season. ARDEOSSAN, SEPT. 28.—The harvest around this may be said to be all but finished; and, generally speaking, there never was a more abundant or a better secured crop. Both potatoes find turnips promise well ; indeed, in no district around does the potato crop present such a good appearance. The quality also is excellent. OCIIILTREE.—Harvest ►ill be over with us in the course of two weeks. A great deal is already secured, and most of the farmers have finished shearing. The only exceptions are a few fields on the moor edges, which are scarcely yet ripe, and which would require a week of fine weather to mature them. The crop generally is abundant, and the poor have the prospect of another season of cheap bread.—Ayr Observer. GRAVESEND. The following is a return of passengers landed and embarked at the Terrace and Town Piers, Gravesend, in the month of September, 1844 : Terrace Town Pier. Pier. Star Company with 5 boats... 81,970 Blackwall Co. Diamond Co 7 Sons of Thames Co 2 Rigle Co. Commercial Co 1 The Corporation's Tug 61,429 17,535 7,812 2,236 154,809 86,826 Terrace Pier, with 9 boats, Town Pier, with 11 boats, and the l 86,626 Corporation's Tug Balance in favour of the Terrace Pier during the month of September, ... 67,983 Gross number of passengers, Of which to and from Blackwell, To and from Ilungerford Market, Waterloo bridge, Old Swan, London-bridge, and other places through the Pool, 241,635 FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDIMT.—Monday evening an accident, attended with fatal consequences, occurred on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, at the Bag worth incline. At this place the full waggons draw the einkty ones up, and a man is stationed as breakaman to regulate the speed of the full waggons in descending. The break:man, whose name was Thomas Harbutt, and who had filled the station for some years, had made three "runs" down the incline on the night in question, an 4 on the fourth his breakstick gave way, when he was thrown under the waggons, several of which pa'sed over him. He was immediately conveyed to thein firmary at Leicester, when it was found that the unfor tunate man had sustained a compound fracture of the left arm, and that his shoulder and collar-bone were broken. His rib 3 were also broken on the left side, and one on the breast, and on surgical examination it was discovered that the ribs had penetrated the lungs. lie lingered until half-past one o'clock on the Tuesday morning, when he expired. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday evening, when it was discovered that the deceased had used a " brealtstick" as a lever, which had been made by tome of the men, and which was not strong enough for the purpose. No blame is attributable to the managers of the railway, as the faulty " break st!ek" was not one provided by the company, and the deceased had two very good ones, which might have been safely used. The deceased was a very sober and trust worthy man, and much esteemed by his employers. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," and re commended greater caution in examining the breaksticks in future.—Leicester Mercury. FEARFUL ACCIDENT AT CLITTON.—An inquest was held before J. B. Grindon, Esq., on Tuesday, at the General Draper public-house, Ilotwells, on the body of a man unknown, who fell from off the rocks at Clifton the same morning. Mr. Francis Hayes, of Bridge valley-road, Clifton, gardener, deposed—About ten o'clock this morning, or before, a flyman, who was. driving up the road, hallooed to me that a man had: fallen from off the rocks, and he pointed out the place. I went to the spot, which was in my own garden, and I found a man lying at full length on the earth, quite dead, bleeding at the head, and one of his legs broken, and the bone protruding through his stocking. There was a great cut in his head. If he fell from the top of the rock he mast have fallen 200 feet at least. I sent immediately for a policeman. I saw that the man was dead, and that it was no use to send for a surgeon. In ten minutes a policeman, No. 107, arrived, and I gave the body into kis charge. It was carried away to this house, under bis directions. The dead man was estranger to me. Verdict, " Killed by falling from St. Vincent's Rocks." From subsequent in formation we are enabled to state that the unfortunate deceased was Mr. James Stanbury, grocer and cabinet maker, Montague-parade. Being in a delicate state of health, he left his home early in the morning, for the purpose of taking a walk in the park; and it is supposed that he extended his stroll to the Down, and whilst look ing at . the steamers passing up the river, incautiously ventured too near the edge of the rocks, and l'?11 over the fearful precipice. He was a steady, sober, industrious man, and has left a wife far advanced in pregnancy and five young children to bewail their irretrievable loss.-- Bristol Gazette. BASTARDY ORDERS.—We take leave to suggest the absolute necessity of justices, in making an order in bastardy, under the new Act, in awarding the amount to be paid, having regard to the general character of the woman, and apportion the sum to be paid to her accordingly ; else a premium to vice will be offered. For instance, a woman of general good character (pre vious to the illicit intercourse) ought to receive more than a woman who had had a bastard child before ; and a woman who bad had but one child before, more than $ woman who had more than one. SUDDEN DEATH OF A CONVlCT.—Yesterdes_ty _an inquest was held at the Ordnance Arms, W h oo e llt a b th fore C. J. Carttar, Esq., to inquire into under t sentence of Wm. Simpson, aged 40 years, c on vi ct _ riated as Worces ter.of seven years' transportation, an d co .th, but was sud denly healpai.neailnatshseistabenceaii, The deceased was in unfortunate man bad ceased to promptly rendered to as co d of e u n lls l d y h s ibe e el if ebde procured tel complained, n d p a i a z t iho p ee o u u s t b w e i f t o h re a metii post mortem t b h r e e a d t e ll e .t as od E a verYu te t d ao7 to isn a toan gr acvs e g a iwi t . ex A tent. Verdict—" Died examina tion bad been raadv, and it was discovered that the lungs were from natural causes." FIR' IN TUE DOVER-ROAD.—Last night, shortly before nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the private resi dence of Mr. Poulton, No. 61, Great Dover-road, South wark. When first discovered, the flames were raging furiously in one of the upper apartments. With all speed the Brigade, West of England, and County engines ar rivcd, and there beil:g a good supply of water at hand, one engine was set to work, and very soon the flames were mastered, but not before considerable damage was done, more especially by water. Th e or i g i n of the fire could not be ascertained. Mr. Poulton was insured in the Pltnix-office. BRIEG EWATER.—Esc APE OF ONE OF WOMB.' WELL'S LEorenns.—Yesterday (Wednesday) a singular accident occurred in our fair field, which caused con siderable alarm and consternation fur a time. To the usual occupants of the fair field was added the additional attraction of Wombwell's collection of wild beasts, which of course drew a considerable number of spectators, when, in a moment, a sudden gust of wind caught two of the caravans and overturned them immediately, by which means one of the oung leopards escaped. We are happy to say, however, it was soon secured, without causing any personal injury. Considerable difficulty was expe rienced in raising the caravans, and when our informant left, the extent of the damage bad not been ascertained. —Sherborne Journal.