The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-02 00:00:00

oltman' oi t 11 took the" o'clock• in the fail waY s usus i Lord Cin 111 ; arra ll e Judges t° in state t° at the open: vas the Ca.' Lnd false a barris ter ' ue estersh i l jury f° llll o partiew :ted with , e ained a rui of its beivi Iso obtained► nterest• I DAY UST.) Iv B y TIT C , 'IIE BASP e, , ev. of 1 365ir15 : Of C all t, C (I articles °to ► reftlSi D g,o i t e r of Jo' ile übric ° f t hy perfornl,4l, e year , 1 : d D *) of ter I v! 1 0 . thcreior' Or e nove. a to te re ollu t ,„ v e le Exc'" t ior' i t oo the P 4 'itS n: 1 110 5 , te r in w" o te cc i rrent s de, of a g e , impl.' O f at W 7l° lo ) f our pub --- .._ PFA rou 0 NEWS SU " Ri it] Aii I e Pottibtit kr)ptnton, " Who runs may read." POIREION. The Ring, the Queen of the French, and other mem bers of th e R oyat Family, came to the Tuileries on Wednesd 2y , b ut returned' to St. Cloud to dinner. I) tiring his stay hi s M a j esty presi d e d at a C ounc il of Ministers. Oa Tuesd a y even i ng t h e i r Ma j est i es - rece i ve d t h e Eng lish Ambassador, the Mexican Minister, the Neapolitan Peers, o f Embassy, the President of the Chamber o f Peers, Generals Sebastiani, Schneider, and Jacque- Vice -Admiral Ilalgan, M. Gauthier, Peer of Prance, the Count de Bundy, and the Prefect of la Char ente - Inferieure. The journals of the south of France continue to Publish •a ccounts of inundations from the enormous quan7 tity of rain that has fallen. The destruction of pro perty, however, is not very great, and it does not appear that any lives have been lost. The Congres Vinicole, which met at Bordeaux, has t clos e d its sittings. It llas decided that delegates from ‘`ine-growers shall present to the Chambers a peti tj'i)n' s tating that, after their third general Congress. af e perceive with regret that nothing has been done to th d re medy to their distressed condition ; that of a e two last years the first vintage was generally bad, rld the second, though excellent in some places, was un fortunate in others ; that their position is, if anything, aggravated of late, and that they are forced to call on the Government to examine what their position realises, an d adopt some measures to relieve them. spe uring the cal am it y a t C e tt e , on th e 22d, says the diterrunee a man belonging to the port, being near a bea t which h a d capsized, called out to know if any per ns were under it. He received for answer that there The s i x. " Plunge," sa id he, " and you shall be saved." ,„!, 3e Y replied that not one of them could swim. " Never had tl;repeated the man. Only one of the six found courage to do so, and he was saved ; the others 1 ~, watery grave. Brussels journal gives an account of two attempts at suicide, both fortunately prevented, by a girl under ten agars age, at a village in Belgium, from grief at being able to assist in the support of her mother and some T i c tlnger children, who had been left almost destitute by the death of the father. Prussia le arn from Copenhagen, Oct. 21, that the King of t e il a 3 r sia had announced his intention of visiting that city w ds the en d of the month, or t h e beginning of No I ,_-;‘• Vienna letter of the 24th ult. informs us that Lord n,!.9; rston had arrived there. v esti disturbances took place on the 15th amongst the workmen acie on the Saxon and Silesian Railroad, near w as b erg. The troops were called out, and tranquillity Tile restored by the arrest of 15 of the principal offenders. c attle of the riot is not stated. liz"gr 11.77"°LI Tt • M‘Dermot, one At the Mansion-house Francis Patric a thief confederate of til i Te c ity policemen . , was brought before Sir John r '? aPon the charge of having been the no moral doubt but hat a ; had been guilty of the crime in robbing gentleman. There was l a i d t ,_, the prisoner ed himself that it ° 'lls char • indeed he admitt „...y soffit dent ` ge , was scarcsi all wrong" but as the evidence to Bride- George to send before a jury, he was committed well ' ed the police. as ogue for a month, and dismiss srs. Sutton and Willi Maon clerk to Messr . Co e • ain • further examined , so letters, Basinghal(-street, was further containing a lit. Guildhall, charged with stealing letter,aHe was remanded 34 , and a quantity of jewellery. the proceedings until Tuesda,y. During the course of to hear there "34 Chapman Marshall said he was happy , respectable Was no imputation whatever on the prisoner s retailer. At Cle r k enwell John Clemenson, son of a gentleman Hertford of property, who resided in Wormly Park, d become sh ire, for deserting his child, whereb it had sentenced to two chargeable to Islington parish, was forgeable imprisonment in the House of Correction. _ Jo- epl i W hitton, who was charged on his own confes. aion with having embezzl e d a considerable sum of money l be • Mar to Mr. Powell, of Liverpool, was brought up t larvlebone, before Mr Long, and discharged, a letter h s • b received from Mr. Powell (in whose er aving een of clerk and travel establishment he held the situation intention to prosecute. le r), stating that it was not his named ~,,,A s choolmaster, of Brick-lane, Spitalfields, " i llia Bear, appeared before Mr. Bingham at na street,e to answer a charge of having cruelly treated one named Wil. °.` als pupils, a little boy, nine years of age, named H divi earn Crowe of police constable of the , the son a ly with four canes s ' °ll . He had flogged the boy severe n and he tied together. The poor boy's ear was cut ope Mr., Bing eras covered with blood. In giving judgmenth defendant il atll said he was strongly inclined to sen s the father of t 9 the sessions to answer the charge, buta justice of the the child was in needy circumstances, the. ermitting a corn ease would, perhaps, best be met bY permitting a coin reventing the expense of further proceed promise, and preventing the expense o made com ins elsewhere. The defendant accordingly proceed- Pen s „Ant paup ers, for refusing to pickoakum in St. Sa s 6 ) 1 11. '8 workh ouse, were committed tor seven days from It ilin n•hall. brig Thomas tat. Coulson Douglas, the master of the Thames-office for "tr, a collier, was fined 41. at the Them . e radi d registering the , , ag th e new Act for regulating an s°4-vvhippers in the port of Lontlon. etlygat ''.---211181Eglic°1v"N l s lt ton is sue r r AA Widmer Castle the Duke of Wellington g Marquis o q-:V4-t,sts by u. select party of friends. Mahon, Countes s ' - l ' u urY, Viscount and Viscountess s c , are Ponlett, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, es • train there. Earl Ellenborouh left by the eleven o'clock for Dover yesterday, to g join the party. House, In consequence of the royal visit to Burghley Lordship has tor n seat of the Marquis of Exeter, his to visitors directed his splendid mansion to be closed instant. fronplSl 16th onday next, until Saturday, the has just His Lordship's eldest son Lord Burghley, entered St. John's College;Cambridge., have The 'Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne _ been entertaining a succession of visitors at Bowood 13 1 „.a,k, Wilts, The Earl of Auckland and the Hon. Misses Eden, who have been staying at that hospitable seat, arrived at Eden Lodge, on Thursday. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and the Youthful Ladies Hamilton are about to leave Areryke Lodge, Inverness-shire for Baron's Court, near Tyrone, for the winter. Earl and Countess Cowper, and Viscount and Vis countess Jocelyn, left Pansanger, Herts, on Thursday, .°, visit Viscount Melbourne, at Brocket Hall, where Viva and Lady Beauvale are prolonging their sojourn s . a""iscount Jocelyn shortly proceeds to Ireland, to pas t Toll few d aYs with the Earl and Countess of Roden, a y more Park. p s T s .be Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have arriv?d in th "_ , 'ls s The Noble Earl and Countess purpose remaining i winter on the Continent; their youthful family are at frighten. presen t Earl of Lonsdale, Postmaster-General, who is at n tiv'estrat resident at Lowther Castle, Westmorland, an o _ Be n „ li „ es , (l ,as last paid a visit to the Hon. Mr. Petre l I d Th ' `sovsard E G toke Castle, Cumber an e n on. , sq., at reys . c astle. Colonel Lowther, i v i s is,, still remains at the Th e t • 1 ' d at Brocklesby °ll 'e 41. or Yarborough has arrive be, Isle of Wigt,. Lincolnshire, from Appuldurcom _ 1 t letters, has ,• , ,_Lord and Lady Worsley, by the as tot-e-eued sa• - they intend to rein' 'r ,ltico Ilan, from thence e rd ' Gardiner shortly leave Lute Lady Dinorben and Lady Gar h the fine in House, for Kinmel Park, near St. Asap h, i s • -44sien bein ncomplete for their reception. It situated g now splendid hall destroyed som e ~e on the site of the Lor s tt ~ears ago by fire. face tar' •and Lady Ashley returned from the manu mg district T A last, and are about to proceed t o v css , s son ues-ay }i i in e a s or Castle, on a visit to the Q , ueen anhis d Royal sun s Prince Albert, by royal invitation. Th e e s nae Uticzsillawislitrig h at Camberwell, wbie„ cration of new churc . the f Messrs. Scot," aas been erected from the designs o . 0 ,nd Moffat, of Spring -gardens, on the site of the _lle uestroyed by fire in 1841, is expected to take place un Thursday we ekandactive preparations are being made fur that , he p earance of the sacred edi fice. both iPnetrPn°sly a d e e xt p ernally, is worthy the oPulent tied ext el. ' al - ' n h hose cost it has been erected. ensive parts at w , -A, Correspondent suggests the employment of the light i !obtained from electricity to illumivate.mines, insteads . lamps and candles, eh ctrical light being produced with in o ut bur ; 1-1- eg, that is, independently of air, and consne in tubes hermetically sealed. ii non Thurs day evenin g a numerous meet i ng was held sv` n tile t -New Hall, Leicester, H. F. Col eman , E sq ., o f Briti —g Hall, i n the chair, when the objects of the sh Anti-State Church As soc i a ti on were a d vocate d dre ssed b by Mr. Miall, of London. Th e meet i ng was further ad ' six Dissenting ministers, and resolutions in favour of the measures sought by the Association were unanimously adopted. H er Majesty's buck-hou n d s h ave had three private Meets durin g this week, and on each day at the kennel. An nnt • Be r ied deer w as turned out on Wednesday at King's in e cb, which, after doublin g a b out for nearly two hours th at immediate vicinity, was run into and killed on Old W indsor• will common. Th e pu b l i c meets during the season be thrice a week. H We he ar that the mansion and estate of Longford Caen 11, Derby s hi re, the residence of the late Dowager phi tess of L e i cester, has been bequeathed to her lady p's second son, the Hon. Edwaid Wentworth Keppel Co ke, of the S cots Fusilier Guards. Workmen' are busily employed in preparing the Guild hall for the Lord Mayor's banquet on Saturday next, the eth instant. During tho last few days a wooden floor -I'g has been laid down, upon which is painted, in imita tion of a carpet, the arms of the Lord Mayor elect, the compan y to which lie belongs, and those of the City, the whole surrounded by a neat scroll work. The civic Pr ion will, it is understood, after leaving Guild hall, all, Proceed through King - street, Che a p s id e, Mansion street, King William -street, to L on d on -b r id ge, Mansion where the Lord Mayor, &c., will take water, returning by the usual route, up Brige-street, Blackeriars, Lud gate-hill, St. Paul's, Cheapside, to Guildhall. • IlEltnlNGs.—So great was the g l u t o f f resh her rings which were landed at Billingsgate from the smacks throuohout Friday that they were selling in Clare-mar at 3id• per dozen, and were cried throughout the 'various streets of the metropolis, being perfectly f res h i plchards, a fi s h Very threepence arRl in full season, per do zen , w hil st f resh very rarely seen in the London mar kets, were selling at the rate of three halfpence per doz en ; and fl ounders were offered at the exceeding low puce of one penny per score. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. BOROUGH OF POOLE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) NOVEMBER I.—This will be a memorable day for Poole, as the consequence of the election of six Reformers as councillors, which has now taken place without a contest, will be the removal of every vestige of Toryism from our Town Council. This is the more surprising when we remember that, six years ago, there was not (thanks to the original Tory fraud, by which they first succeeded in obtaining a majority) a single Reformer Jett in the Council. At that time—that is in 1838—the Re• formers resolved to bestir themselves, and, by great exertions, succeeded in filling every vacancy, six in number, with " good men and true." I:he following year, after another desperate contest, they succeeded in adding six • more to assist those of the previous year in checking Tory extravagance and misrule— the. Council then consisting of twelve Liberals and six Tory Councillors, and six Tory Aldermen, the latter having, by means of the Mayor, the casting vote. In 1840 the Reformers were again successful, leaving only the six Tory Aldermen, the last three of whom will go out of office on the 9th inst., thus leaving the late Tory Town Council of Poole com posed of eighteen Liberal Councillors, and six Liberal Aldermen. The above shows such complete success attending the exertions of Reform, that we trust it will act as an encouragement to other boroughs to go and do likewise. So sudden and unexpected was the con version of the Tory majority into a minority, that they did not even embrace the opportunity of putting their " house in order," leaving several heavy liabili ties on the inhabitants, in the shape of compensation to the late Town Clerk (which is now the subject of legal dispute), enormous bills claimed by their then Town Clerk, to the amount of several thousand pounds, but which, having no legal claim for, he does not seem very likely to get, and other little mementos of Tory misrule; but now (thanks to our great and untiring exertions) we have seen the last of Tory power in the borough of Poole. BEVERLEY. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The Tory monopolists durst not show their faces this morning, and six Liberals and Free Traders have been returned without opposition. The Town Council will now consist entirely of Liberals. ANDOVER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) On the Ist instant four members of the Town Council retired by rotation, their term of office having expired, three of whom were Liberals, and one, the present Mayor, a Conservative. The Tory party were desirous of effecting a compromise with their oppo - nents, by proposing to abstain from opposition to two Liberals, if the other party would also consent to two Tories being returned. This offer was indignantly rejected by the Liberals, who preferred an honourable defeat to a disgraceful compromise, and accordingly on Friday last the contest commenced with good earnest on both sides. The Tories had upon this occasion taken the start of their opponents, and spared neither pains or expense in canvassing and treating their friends. The Liberals also were not wanting in activity, and never since the Municipal Act was passed have we -witnessed a mbre severe conflict. At four o'clock the poll closed, when the result was found to be the return of two Liberals and two Tories as under : Liberals—Thomas H. Mortimore, 105 ; Hugh Mundy, 102 ; George. Young, 93 ; Wm. Bridger, 87. Total, 387. Tories—Henry Thompson (Mayor), 114 ; Giles Westbury, 104; F. R. Loscombe, 90; Wm. Major, 62. Total, 376. GREAT YARMOUTH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) St. Nicholas Ward.—Richard Hammond, Esq., and Mr. W. N. Burroughs. Market Ward.—William Johnson, Esq., and Mr. John Owles. Regent Ward.—C. Marsh, Esq. (Mayor), and Mr. I. Tomlinson. St. George's Ward.—J. W. Shelley, Esq., and Mr. T. Lettis, jun. Nelson Ward.—E. D. Palmer, Esq., and Mr. Wil liam Chambers. St. Andrew's Ward.—Mr. Thomas Hammond and Mr. Samuel Crow. N.B. All twelve Liberals. LIBERAL TRIUMPH AT DERBY. DERBY, FRIDAY, Nov. I.—The elections this morn ing have resulted in a most complete discomfiture of the Tory party. Not a single one dare place himself in nomination. The following have been returned without opposition : Becket Ward.—Mr. William Goodwin and Mr. Henry Mozley. Bridge Ward.—Mr. W illiani Taylor and Mr. James Hollingworth. Cartley Ward.—Mr. Samuel Lowe and Mr. John Moss. Derwent Ward.—Mr. William Barton and Mr. Henry Gisborne. Irian-gate Ward.—Mr. Thomas Madeley and Mr. John Walton. King's Mead Ward.—William Evans. Esq., M.P., and Mr. John Gamble. NOTTINGHAM. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY, FOUR P.M.—The municipal elections have this moment terminated. The result is the election of eight Liberals and six Conservatives. For some months past both parties have been prepar ing for this day's contest, and never at any municipal election in Nottingham before has there been so much political excitement. I regret to state that both Whig and Tory have been implicated in proceedings which no one can justify, the most unblushing bribery and intimidation having been practised. In Exchange ward, where the contest has been very severe, the price for a vote has varied from 101. to 401.; and much as they may startle some, innumerable have been the instances in which the larger sum has been cheerfully given. In Mary's ward the price de manded by electors became so enormous that the Liberal candidates refused to give it ; their opponents have, therefore, gained an easy victory. The same result has occurred in St. Ann's ward. In Castle ward the Liberals were mostly triumphant. Both parties have engaged hundreds of " lambs," or hired ruffians, and repeated have been the conflicts between them. The leader of the Tory lambs was Bendigo, the noted prizefighter. These lambs have been en. gaged at all hours of the night and day in seizing poor voters, and hurrying them into places of confine . ment. Some voters have been sent as far as Hull, and others into Derbyshire. Indeed, little idea can be formed of the lawlessness of the whole proceed ings. The honest portion of the electoral body call loudly for a remedy. The town is divided into seven wards, in each of which the two parties are nearly equal in number, owing principally to the number of Swiss, who make the most of their votes, and who generally incline to the weakest side, fur the purpose of raising prices. Of the fourteen councillors who retired, twelve were Liberals, and but two Tories. No schemes which eould gain a point has been left untried. The Tories for months have been engaged in paying rates for the lower class of householders, for the purpose of enfran chising them, upon the promise that their votes should be at the disposal of their paymasters ; and the Liberal party have been compelled to imitate this example. Such a system of machinery has been at work during the whole year on each side as never before was brought to bear upon municipal matters. All this created much excitement and expectation at the recent municipal revision, and every exertion was used . on each side to gain a majority on the register. Political feeling never be:bre ran so high at Notting lam as at present. BIRMINGHAM. FRIDAY EVENING.—The elections for Town Coun. cillors have just terminated in the return of Whigs. Tories, and Chartists. For the first time since the incorporation of the borough the Tories entered the field and were successful in three wards. They were put up by the licensed victuallers, and successfully returned by that body, who feel great interest in being represented in the Town Council. Mr. Allen (barrister), Mr. Chesshire (a publican), and Mr. Ro derick (an auctioneer), have been the successful Con servative candidates; and the following are the returns from the entire wards Lady Wood Ward—Mr. Tongue, returned without opposition, a Whig. St. George's Ward—Mr. Oram, a Complete Suf fragist, 126 ; Mr. Lingard, a Whig, 77. St. Mary's Ward—Mr. Harrison, a Complete Suf fragist, unopposed. D u ddeston-cum-Nichells—Messrs. Cornforth and Evans, Complete Suffragists, not opposed. Edgbaston Ward—Mr. Underrill, a Whig, 125 ; Mr. Harding, a Conservative, 74; Mr. Goodricke, a Complete Suffragist, 24. St. Paul's Ward—Mr. Sargeant, a Whig, 76 ; Mr. Barlow, a Complete Suffragist, 27. St. Thomas's Ward—Mr. nollingshead, a Whig, 100 ; Mr. Poulten, a Complete Suffragist, 37. St. Peter's Ward—Mr. Allen, a Conservative, 270 ; Mr. Barnett, a Whig, 201; Mr. Whittle, a Whig, 186. Deridend and Bordesley—Mr. Truman, a Com plete Suffragist, 157 ; Mr. Holland, a Complete Suf fragist, 156 ; Mr. Nickler, a Whig, 73; Mr. Dixon, a Whig, 66. St. Martin's Ward—Mr. Roderick, a Conservative, 88 ; Mr. T. Wright, a Whig, 41. All Saints—Mr. Fielding, a Whig, 62 ; Mr. Jen kins, a Chartist, 10. Market Hall Ward—Mr. Chcsshire, a Conserva tive, not opposed. Hampton Ward—Mr. G. V. Blunt, a Whig, un opposed. • - HASTINGS.' • (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) • EAST WARD.—G. Scrivens (R), 422; W. Gunier, (It), 399; T. Ross, Jun. (R), 37G ; A. Harvey (T), 351 ; J. Barfield (T), 350; G. Clement (R), 324. The four first returned as elected, but a scrutiny be tween the two Tories for the single place won by them. WEST WARD.— All Tory candidates. C. 11. Southall and G. A. Merto elected by a majority over J. Troup of six votes. OXFORD. Nov. I.—Since the passing of the Municipal Bill we have never had so quiet a Ist of November as the present, nine out of ten of the burgesses being hardly cognisant that an election was going on. It was over by eleven o'clock in all five of the wards, there being no contest in either of them. The following is the return : Central Ward—Messrs. T. Sheard and T. Randall (Conservatives), re-elected. North Ward—Messrs. John Cox (Conservative), and S. Steane (Radical), re-elected. South Ward—Messrs. R. Spiers (Conservative), and J. Grubb (Radical), re-elected. East Ward—Messrs. It. Wall (Conservative), and H. D. Hoskins (Whig), re-elected. West Ward—Messrs. J. Chaundy and J. C. Dud ley (Whigs). The former re-elected; the latter in place of Mr. James Turner (Whig), who retired. BOSTON.—TRIUMPH OF REFORM. BostOn this year has done its duty, by returning live Reformers—the pet of the Tories thrown out by a majori►y of six ! LIVERPOOL. The following is the result of the election for town councillors :—Torie3, 12 ; Liberals, 3. FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER. (From the World of Fashion Monthly Magazine) BurroNs.—Fancy buttons will be much used this winter for the decorating of velvet pelisses, and satin derni-habillees; those most required will be Marquise or Richlieu buttons, in enamel, encircled with the Mar casite stone, or large garnets surrounded with pearls; those formed of a single painting in enamel are also very pretty. Funs will decidedly be worn this winter, more than any that ever preceded it, owing to the many different forms of wraps now so much in request, as well as those elegant capes, called by the name of the palatine russe, which is so celebrated for its comfort and elegant form, as well as its value, being composed entirely of real ermine, the mock fur having a horrid effect, BONNETS are chiefly made of very light satins, or of velvet ; a new style of flower has also just been invented for the decorating of them ; the flower is made half open, like a gobelet, of a purple colour (and form ing a coronal), with white petals zitioi - 4.5, and the foliage of a bright sparkling green. Bonnets of velours epingl6 are also much in request ; fur instance, those of a pale yellow, the front long and open at the ears, lined with white satin, and ornamented in the interior with nceuds and brides of pale pink satin ribbon, and a splendid oiseau de paradis over the ex terior of the crown. TRAVELLING BONNETS are principally of a close form, made of the open soie vegetale, and lined with gros de Naples, its sole ornament being a chicolia trimming to match. DRESS HATS are now much seen at the theatres, some being made of white velours epingle, its sole ornament a simple ribbon tied round the crown, and the interior of the front decorated with folds of gauze, intermixed with ribbon. Others of sky blue, covered with a broad Eng lish lace, attached to the crown with a wreath of queen's daisies, varieg ated, or in crepe of a beautiful citron colour, decorated with a single marabout, the same colour as the crepe, entirely concealing the front, and drooping as low as the shoulder. MATERIALS FOR MORNING DRESSES.—A very soft, pliable, and thick material has lately appeared, somewhat resembling the damask or lampas, not figured in wreaths or running patterns, but in large roses, bunches of leaves, &c., distributed over the surface in a lighter shade than the ground-work. CArs.—A very distinguce looking cap for an evening toilette, are those which are composed of black lace, made very petit, the papillon, or ears, formed of a lappet, the ends of which are raised and reversed over a broad ribbon, the ground-work of which is of a golden colour, striped across in different colours. This is called the Mogadore ribbon, and is the most fashionable novelty of the season. WALKING DRESSES.—BIack is the prevailing fashion for out-door costume ; those which are trimmed with a profusion of black lace having a very rich effect. Dresses of the satin, D'lsly, in broad stripes, are very handsome, the skirts trimmed with two broad waving flounces, high and plain body, and sleeves pareil. Pelisses will, however, be most in favour for a promenade toilette, made after the following fashion :—A pelisse of a pretty greyish-coloured moire, open up the front, and trimmed on each side with a broad biais, edged with red velvet, the centre part being closed up with straps of red velvet, attached with silver buttons, the body high upon the shoulders, and open down the entire front ; small collar and facings joining those upon the skirt, corded with velvet, and strapped across to match those on the skirt, decorated also with buttons. The sleeves are made plain, with two bands of velvet round the wrists, forming a kind of bracelet. Under dress of embroidered cambric, a guaged guimpe is worn with a fulling of tulle lined with red satin round the neck. Manchettes bouillonLe ;. Velvet pelisses will be generally decorated with rich furs, those of a dark hue being the most preferred, such as sable, lynx, &c., whilst those little fanciful ones called les redingotes hongroises, made also in velvet, are mostly trimmed and encircled with an embroidery of tound braid, which is continued upon the entire front of the corsage, having a much lighter effect than fur. Cloth pelisses are now worn, very much embroidered, and ornamented with pretty fancy buttons, either in silk or in acier, the latter being preferred for those in black cloth ; those of the marcassite stone are also greatly in request. MANTEAUX.—Those which are most worn at the present time, are made extremely full, and slightly wadded, the cape sufficiently large to admit of a double row of trim ming, such as the plaitings A la veille, with frillings, fon tanges or ruches A la grand'inlee, or two rows or gy m p e , encircled with a lace du Puy (or a new kind of velvet lace), which is extremely pretty, and will be much worn this winter. SLEEVES still continue to be worn in a hundred fanciful forms, demi-longues, demi-larges, quite wide, or quite plain, enclosed round the wrists with deep cuffs, or open ing A la, Louis VIII., so as to show the under sleeve. When the dress is composed of cloth or velvet, the plain round sleeve is mostly worn. BALL DRESSES.—We may cite as one of the most elegant models those which are made busqu4c, the bodies trimmed with a triple fulling, forming a kind of berthe, finished with a cluster of roses in the centre of the front; the sleeves are fulled to match, likewise decorated with a touffe of roses in the centre, and small ones scattered over the sleeves ; the skirt is trimmed with two quilles, formed of fullings, upon which are placed roses of graduated sizes, put on at regular distances. This style of costume is extremely youthful and becoming. PALETOT.—For travelling, nothing can be more com modious than this style of cap, made of merino, striped with bands of satin, slightly wadded, and encircled with a very large silk cord, put on at the edge, the lining composed of poult de soie. SURTOUTS are principally made of satin I la reine, rather a heavy material, and of a sombre appearance, but which is much liked from its not being liable to fray, and from its being very useful ; it can be relieved by being trimmed and encircled with a velvet lace, put on quite plain, and giving the wrap a distinguished look. LES ROBES PvitAnunzs.—This is one of the latest novelties, and one which will, we have no doubt, be much in favour. Its name arises from its being orna mented with a considerable number of rows of velvet, of different widths. This trimming reaches from the edge of the jupe, to within about two hands breadth of the waist, and is particularly becoming to a slender figure, the corsage and sleeves being decorated to match. LE MANTEAU RUSSE.—This most elegant cloak is made either in plain or 6pingl6 velvet, lined with white silk slighly wadded, or a thin fur, very soft and warm. This cloak has alSo large sleeves, with facing to match, the entire garment being edged with a broad fur, com posed of zibeline, Prussian or Canadian sable, grebe, or ermine, M UFFS.—This article, which is considered indispens able to a lady's winter costume, will be worn very small this present season, and without cords or tassels, lined with pretty light colours ; white is, however, considered the most elegant. The most fashionable colours for the winter season are all of a mixed and dark kind of shade : such as purple, dark blue, crimson, violet, the colour Bois, emerald, green, shades of green, also deep shades of orange. THE MAYORALTY —The present Mayor, Thomas Sands, Esq., has now very nearly fulfilled the term of his high office, and will resign his wand to his successor to-morrow week. It will be remembered that he en tered upon his official duties somewhat under a cloud, owing to the irregularities which affected the old mode of assessing the town dues upon merchandise at this port, and the disputes consequent upon them • but his house was the first to set the example of acceding to, and giv ing effect to, the new system, which appears to have worked, so far, with satisfaction to all parties. Mr. Sands, during his mayoralty, has been diligent at his post, impartial in all his proceedings, and hospitable to a degree, vhich has not only gratified his fellow -towns men, but has done honour to the town in th e eyes o f royal and distinguished strangers. It is supposed that Mr. James Lawrence will succeed him iu the civic chair. Liverpool Mercury. SUGAR FROM CIIINA.—From Sunday next sugar may be imported from China under the follovi , ing pro vision of the Act 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 28, sec. 5 :—"And be it enacted, that in case such sugar shall be imported from China, Java, or Manilla, or from any of the coun tries named in such Order in Council as hereinbefore is mentioned, the certificate so to be given to the collector or comptroller at the port of importation shall be under the hand and seal of the British Consul, Vice-Consul, Consular Agent, or other officer appointed in that be half by her Alajesty, at the place where such sugar was taken on board, and shall certify that a declaration in writing had been made before such Consul, Vice-Con sul, or Consular Agent, or any other officer, by the shipper of such sugar, that the same was really and bona fide the growth of the country in which the same was so taken on board, and shall also certify that such Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent, or other officer, had examined the contents of such declaration, and believed the same to be true," - MAGAZINES--(CONTINUED , ) HOOD'S MAGAZIIVE. Mr. Hood here furnishes us with one of the most spirited sketches that have ever proceeded from his pen. It is called the " Lay of the Labourer," and describes a visit which he paid to a rustic way-side ale-house, where he mgt with a party of agricultural labourers, who were bewailing their physical and ' mental sufferings over a can of cold water in lieu of strong beer, with which they were all too poor to pro vide themselves. The account which our author gives of their woe-begone appearance is painfully afflicting, and the reflections which it suggested to him are of the kindliest and most catholic character. In the course of this sketch he relates the sad story of poor Gifford White--a youth, aged eighteen, who was transported for life by Lord Abinger for having sent a threatening anonymous letter to some farmers in the neighbourhood,,announcing his intention to set fire to their barns unless they provided him with work. Mr. Hood justly observes that the sentence was a most harsh one, and pleads the poor fellow's cause with infinite force and feeling.. The " Streets of Paris" alludes to the historical associations connected with some of the principal streets in the French capital. The " Brace of Birds" is a vigorously told story, referring to the death of a poacher who fell a sacrifice to the flagrant injustice and inhumanity of the game-laws. The " Acorn" is an elegant poem, but we prefer quoting the melancholy chaunt which Mr. Hood has introduced into his " Lay of the Labourer :" A spade ! a rake ! a hoe ! A pickaxe, or a bill ! A hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what ye will— And here's a ready hand To ply the ne e df u l t oo l, TAndh harvest i rv l ve l er ft d s eabr stack enough, airnnthmtoeor b y m y bf apianr otdmeumatch. lessons rough, s In Labour' rugged school. To hedge, or dig the ditch, To lop or fell th e t re e, To lay the swarth on the sultry field, Or plough the st u bborn lea ; The wheaten rick to thatch, Ande The tinder er or c. To h to find My fancies never roam ; The fire I yearn to kindle and burn Is on the hearth of Home ; Where children huddle and crouch Through dark long winter days, Where starving children huddle and crouch, To see the cheerful rays, A-glowing on the haggard cheek, And not in the haggard's blaze ! To Him who sends a drought To parch the fields forlorn, The rain to flood the meadows with mud, The blight to blast the corn, To Him I leave to guide- The bolt in its ereoked path, To strike the miser's rick, and show The skies blood-red with wrath. A spade ! a rake ! a hoe ! A A Ah hook flail, pickaxe, reap, orw or a c r a a t y bi e l slw!yi will— The to mow, The corn to thrash, or the hedge to plash, The market-team to drive, Or mend the fence by the cover side, And leave the game alive. Ay, only give me work, And then you need not fear That I shall snare his Worship's hare, Or kill his Grace's deer ; Break into his Lordship's house, To steal theylate so rich ; Or leave the yeoman that had a purse To welter in a ditch. Wherever Nature needs, Wherever Labour calls, No job I'll shirk of the hardest work, To shun the workhouse walls ; Where savage laws begrudge The pauper babe its breath, And doom a wife to a widow's life, Before her partner's death. My only claim is this, With labour stiff and stark, By lawful turn, my living to earn, Between the light and dark ; My daily bread, and nightly bed, My bacon, and drop of beer— But all from the hand that holds the land, And none from the overseer ! No parish money, or loaf, No pauper badges for me, A son of the soil, by right of toil Entitled to my fee. No alms I ask, give me my task : Here are the arm, the leg, The strength, the sinews of a Man, To work, and not to beg. Still one of Adam's heirs, Though doom'd by chance of birth To dress so mean, and to eat the lean, Instead of the fat of the earth ; To make such humble meals As honest labour can, A bone and a crust, with a grace to God, And little thanks to man ! A spade ! a rake ! a hoe ! A pickaxe, or a bill ! A hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what ye will — Whatever the tool to ply, Here is a willing drudge, With muscle and limb, and woe to him Who does their pay begrudge I ILLUMINATED MAGAZINE. The illustrations to this Magazine--more especially those for the present month—are of the choicest character, the landscape sketches in particular, which are as true to life as one of Copley Fielding's. Nor is the literary portion of the work less carefully attended to, whether as regards selection or variety of subject. The " Old House at Home" is the com mencement of a tale from the pen of a writer who signs himself " Craven." It opens well, but we must see more of it before we can venture on a decided opinion. " Louis Philippe and the Irish Tu tor " is a whimsical dialog ue , w hi c h is supposed to have taken place between the King of the French a nd one Doctor O'Toole, d ur i ng that Monarch's recent visit to Windsor Castle. It i s accom p a nied by a clever em bellishment of an I r i s h p easa nt flirting with two coquettish young g i r l s , who seem bent on making a fool of him. Th e " Life and Writings of the S wedish poet Vitalis" contains- some ingenious criticisms on, together with translations from, the songs and ballads of this popular author. A " Sketch" is an affecting story of a wife' s d eser ti on b y. h er husband, and her ov consequent lap se i n t o vice . The subject is a Nn hacknied one, but it is well treated. In the article headed" Some Points for a new People's Charter," we find the following allusions to " Young England:"— " Malthus is dead in philosophy as well as in the flesh; and Young England is born a vigorous, right-hearted youngster, worth a dozen dead philosophers, even if they were all real ones. How he bustles and rattles about. What excellent things he does, though it must be ac knowledged, not always aware of the ulterior con sequences of his doing. How be brings forward a ten hours' bill, and revolutionises a whole system of legisla tion; rates a minister, and breaks to pieces a party; forms societies for the mental improvement of working men, and thus, by removing all fair objections, forwards might and main the a d vent o f t h e peoples government that he so abominates; abolishes distinctions of classes in the formal worship . of God in our churches, and thus prepares the way for a similar abolition in that grander system of prayer and praise, which has the wide world for an altar, and which makes life itself an uninterrupted series of Sabbaths and holidays. Young England has faith. Let this belief be a part of his faith—that what is begun in good, that is to say, .with good motives kr good objects, cannot end in evil. Let him, therefore, pursue, rejoicingly, his endeavours to promote the well being of the people in his own way ; the people will be grateful for it in theirs; and no doubt the' issues' will be just what they ought to be, whether in the form of a more or less popular regime —whether they exhibit a vast improvement or entire reconstruction of society. To be sure, in any case Young England will make these issues triumphs. It stands upon the old ways ; and very skilful but peculiar use it makes of its position. Does Universal Suffrage prevail? why Young England will show you how old was the principle that taxation and representation should be co-extensive. Are An nual Parliaments law ? why Young England says 'Of course, it was so in former times, was it not?' Very true; and for our parts we don't despair yet of seeing poems from Mr. Monckton Milnes, written to revive the old spirit of democracy, or Mr. D'lsraeli taking a tour through the provinces during a Parliamentary vacation to give a series of lectures on the People's Charter, expatiating in due succcession on the antiquity of its different points with all the unction of an antiquarian who publicly unrolls a mummy." • UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE. Her Majesty's recent visit to Blair Athol gives the editor of this journ?l an opportunity of inserting an article on the subject of the splendid festivals that took place in the Highlands when any of the Scottish monarchs visited that portion of their do minions. The article contains, inter alia, an amusing account, drawn up by Lindsay, of Pitscottie, of the magnificent reception which the Earl of Athol ga• e to James the Fifth, when he announced his inte, tion of going to hunt among the braes of Athol. " Fiance and Morocco" is here brought to a conclu sion, and furnishes us with some geographical parti culars respecting the sea-coast and the principal towns of the later country. Of the remaining ar ticles the most entertaining is the one entitled "Military Anecdotes," which is contributed by Colonel Wilkie. POLYTECHNIC REVIEW The object of this periodical is to blend science with literature, so as to adapt itself to the tastes of as large a class of readers as possible. Accordingly, in addition to an able scientific essay on " The Connexion between the Geological Structure of a Country and its Natural Scenery," we have here a series of cir- tical notices on new literary publications, which, for the most part, are drawn up with care, and penned in a concise, impartial spirit. NE TV SPORTING MAGAZINE. We have here two embellishments —one, a portrait of the hone that won the last Doncaster St. Leger; and the other, representing a pheasant in the act of falling to the ground, having been just shot by a sportsman, who appeats in the back-ground of the picture, in the midst of a thick copse. This last is a very spirited engraving, all the details of which are worked up with great tact. The literary department of the work is devoted, as usual, to subjects of a sport ing character. COLONIAL MAGAZINE. The " Journal of a Voyage to Port Philip in 1842," which is the most interesting article in the Number before us, contains some intelligent remarks on the town of Melbourne, its present state, and its future prospects. The " Colonial Intelligence " is various and circumstantial, as usual. BANKERS' MAGAZINE. A periodical, as may be surmised from its title, exclusively of a practical, monetary character, and appealing to the tastes of men of business. The ob servations on the "Extortion of Money-lenders," which are penned in a bold, decided spirit, are calcu lated to be of much service to the commercial portion of the community. CHURCH OF ENGLAND MAGAZINE. This Magazine, which it seems is got up under the superintendence of a Committee of clergymen of the Church of England, contains this month an instructive biogrnphical sketch of the late Dr. Isaac Milner, to gether with several sketches from natural history. TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES. SIR,—My name is Yangfang ; I was born at Wangfong, in the province of Quangtong, and I am a distant relation of the poor Keshen that was killed. I learned some English at different ports, as Canton, Macao, Hong-Kong. I came to England about the fifth moon this year to learn better the language, and some of your customs and religion. But lam much confused with those things I see and hear, and must ask your kindness, or some of your correspondents, before I believe, as I am told yours is the largest gazette of these western countries. I shall then be lieve what you write to me, for I know you will speak nothing but ti ae, and shall thank you for in structions. Pray answer some questions for me. Do you call our inner land, the flowery country of Cathay, by the name of China? Do you say -the needle of the magnet we use for guiding ships in their courses on the great sea points to the north? We discovered it many ages before you knew it, and con sider it rather points to the south. You are Christians by religion. Do you put a tax now on the food and corn for the poor people which is so big that the fool cannot come to the poor people ? for in Cathay, and all its countries, we are pagans, and worship different gods, which you call idols. I, like most of the other Chinamen, am a worshipper of Budh ' • but our good Emperor, the Brother of the Sun and Moon, gives a reward to all the big ships which bring in enough rice, or he does not order them to pay the dues of the port where they come, which is a great help to them ; this is to make the- food cheap and plenty for the poor men ; but tell me, do you want to make it dear for the poor men, and very little of it ? Do your good Christian priests give help to make the food dear, that they may get more money, and do they act for our proverb that the full stomach never thinks for the empty stomach ? Is it true that the poor really drop down dead for hunger, as I have read in your great paper of news? In our inner land, when people are crying for want, we think it best to give them some work to do and pay them, then with the money they buy the food; but I am told you think it best to give them baths and warm water. In your country is water good for the hunger ? Do the kind priests always give the water for -the hunger ? In our country we find it takes away the thirstiness, but we do not drink it when we want the food. Does the climate here make any dif ference in this, or is it only in the customs of the English Christian people ? When people are very poor in our land we give them work to do that they may., buy the food and eat rice ; but you give them what you call charity, or put them in prison, where they must not see their friends; wife must not see husband, husband must not see wife nor children,—is it so ? This very bad. Pray, Sir, do tell me if it costs more money to put them in the prisons than it does to let them work and pay for their own food out of the prisons ? I think it is in England, but not in Cathay, that the big fish eat the little fish, the little fish eat the shrimps, and the shrimps eat the mud. But the Mandarins in our country are very bad, and do the people much harm, and steal their food and money, and then they say Mandarin very good indeed to poor man. Are your-Mandarins like ours ? Pray tell me this plainly, with your own real English honest word. I hope you will pardon me for asking one more little question. Is it true that you put all your ma nanure and nasty things, not on the lands, but into the rivers? What fur do you this? It makes the water not good to drink, but very nasty, and we could not drink it so ; but is this why you give water and the bath to feed the hungry people ? Let me under- stand. In our inner land we save it all and sell it all, even the hairs from shaving the head, and put it on the land to make the rice, and many other things, grow well and fast. Is it true that you send big ships to the other side of the world to get the manure of birds to make the corn grow in the place of what you have, and put into the rivers ? Pray forgive the faults I make in English, and all the mistakes of another land, and give me a true answer to all these doubts which I ask you, that I may tell my countrymen when I get home, which I intend soon to start. From your humble sIav e, YAGF ANG. Gloucester-place, Kentish-town. CONSUMPTION OF PORTER AND ALE IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY DURING THE LAST AND PRESENT YEAR. An accurate Statement of the Number of Quarters of Malt used by the under-mentioned Brewers, from the 10th of October, 1843, to the 10th of October, 1844 ; distinguishing those whose Consumption has Increased and Decreased:— .. .5, 8 t(4 l. 's' - 05 - E I God Names, Signs, and Situations. c" a) 4 ) 't tt ss. E c 3 e:i 0 "4 Cr ad 0 ) V P-I . Barclay and Co., Anchor, South wark Traman, Black Eagle, Spital fields Whitbread, Hine's Head, Chis well-street . Reid,* Griffin, Liquorpond-st 51,830 51,205 625 Meux,* horse-shoe, St. Giles's 44,956 46,467 1511 Combe, Wood Yard, Long-acre 42,524 42,202 322 Hoare, Red Lion, E. Smithfield 29,326 31,001 1675 Calvert, Hour Glass, Thames-st. 29,923 30,375 452 Elliot, Stag, Pimlico Thorne, T., Harrow, Westmin ster. Charriugton, Anchor, Mile-end 19,328 20,243 915 Goding, Lion, Lambeth Taylor, Barley Mow, Limehouse 19,350 16,995 2355 Gardner, Cannon, St. John's -st. 15,350 16,830 1480 Mann, J., Albion, Mile-end... 14,895 16,18 6 1291 Broad wood, Lion, Golden-5q.... 15,141 15,553 417 , Courage, Anchor, Horselydown 11,641 11,994 358 Wood, Artillery, Westminster 8,004 8,461 457 Moore, Scottish, Old- street.- .. 7,332 7,409 77 Tubb, Castle, St. George's-field: , 5,865 6,364 499 Manners, King's Arms, White chapel Strong and Co., Ratcliff Kempson, Star, Mortlake Abbott, Bow 6,068 5,275 793 Those marked thus (*) brew Increase on the year's consumption by ti brewers orter only. Le above 20,722 qrs. ... 4,095 Decrease on the year Balance of Increase 16,627 DREADFUL OCCURRENCE. We have received the following from a person who subscribes himself a " Constant Reader :" " OLDirAm, OCT. 31.—One of the most dreadful catastrophes which ever happened in this neighbour hood occurred this afternoon, by the sudden falling of a portion of Messrs. Ratcliffes' cotton-mill. About half-past three o'clock the whole of the part recently erected upon the most modern principle instanta neously fell, almost to the foundation, burying every hand then at work. The magistrates are on the spot superintending the removal of the ruins. Up to this time (half-past eight o'clock in the evening) about 12 or 14 bodies have been found. It is not yet known how many are missing, but report says 30 or 40. You shall know by next post." PARLIAMENTARY SITTINGS, &c.—Returns moved for at different periods by Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Estcourt, having reference to the sittings of the House of Commons, the divisions of the House, and public and private Bills, have just been published for the use of Members. From the first of these it appears, that from the Ist of February to the 9th of August (being the session of 1844) the House sat 119 days and four Saturdays, the hours of sitting being 9061, of which 69 hours were after midnight, and the average time of sitting being 7 hours and 36 minutes. The total num ber of divisions in the same period was 167, of which 126 were on public matters before midnight, 28 on public matters after midnight, and 13 on private Bills before midnight. The largest division appears to have been upon a motion of Lord John Russell's, for a Committee of the whole House on the state of Ireland, when there were 554 Members present, including the Speaker, of whom 227 voted for the motion, and 326 against it. 'The smallest division was on a motion for discharging Mr. B. Denison from further attendance on the Poor Relief (Gilbert's union) Committee, when only . 32 Members voted, 12 being for the motion, and 20 against it. Dur it% the same session 136 public Bills which commenced in the House were introduced, and 23 Bills which com menced M the House of Lords. The Bill which occu pied the longest period in passing was the Poor-law Amendment Bill, which occupied six months, the stages being as follows : —Bill ordered February 10, read a first time February 10, read a second time February 23, con sidered in Committee May 10, July 4,5, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 18; reported with amendments and considered July 24 and 25, read third time July 26, received the Royal Assent August 9. The Bill which required the shortest period to pass was the Exchequer-bills Bill "84°74"r°e121 which only occupied 10 days. It was . ordered a 2 n a first time April 30, read a second time May 6 read , acthonisrid dered in Committee May 3, rep o ort i e i d o y . M al a Ass ' ent May 10. time May 7, and receivedull h t read a y tirst time was 148 ; The number of p the number rthepeorntuedmbue,arsr2aBd:i t a v :set number b s e ti r m o e f w p as ri v l a 3 t, 0 7 ; Bills brought from the Lords was 44; and the number of opposed Bills was 82. PREACHERS ARRESTED FOR STEALING.—It is Stilted in the Cincinati Bulletin, that two preachers, named White and Coffee, have been arrested on a charge of stealing and counterfeiting. The stolen goods were rccog-,iised as forming part of the dre:s of Coffee's daughter, and a disclosure was made implicating that pious with a set of villains who infest the country. Mr. White was taken from his pulpit shortly after, and a large amount of counterfeit money found upon him. Coffee was required to give bail in 1,500 dollars to mover the above charge. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk this morning. Af terwards the Prince went out shooting in the royal preserves, attended by Lord Byron and Colonel Bouverie. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal rode on their ponies in the pleasure-grounds of the 'Castle. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice was also taken an airing to-day. The Dowager Lady Lyttelton has returned to the Castle, from a visit to Hagley, - Worcestershire. The Earl of Liverpool took his departure from the Castle to-day. The Right Hon Sir R. Peel also left in the forenoon, for town. Colonel Arbuthnot has relieved Major-General Wemyss in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Lieut.-Col. Wylde has relieved Colonel Bouverie from his duty as Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. _ _ _ Her Majesty inspected the first sketch of the open ing of the Royal Exchange taken on the spot by Louis Haghe, which was submitted by Mr. Moon. The sketch embraces an entire and beautiful view of the grand western portico, with a part of the south side of the Bank of England, and represents the mo ment when her Majesty is stepping out of her car riage at the grand entrance, with a detachment of Life Guards. Mr. Robins, late High Sheriff of Worcestershire, I Mr. B. W. Noble, and Mr. Charles Roberts (Stour bridge), a deputation from the Committee of the Stourbridge Canal Company, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Railway. His Grace the Archbishop of York, Lord High Almoner to her Majesty, has appointed the Venerable Samuel Wilberforce, Archdeacon of Surrey, and Chaplain to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to the office of Sub-Almoner, in the room of the Very Re verend the Dean of Carlisle. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday morning from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Lincoln and Sir James Graham had interviews with the Right Hon. Baronet. In the afternoon Sir R. Peel left his residence in 'Whitehall-gardens, for Brighton. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colo nial-office for the Governor of New South Wales. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co lonial-office for the Governor of Jamaica, and also for the Governors of the other West India Colonies. THE QUEEN'S VISIT to the CITY. The Lord Mayor received the following communi cation from Sir James Graham : " Whitehall, Oct. 30, 1844. "MY LORD MAYOR,—I have received her Majesty's commands to make known to your Lordship and the Gresham Committee, and to the Civic authorities charged with the arrangements for the reception of her Majesty at the Royal Exchange on Monday last, the gratification which her Majesty and the Prince, her Royal Consort, experienced on that day. " The loyalty of the assembled multitude, the splendid hospitality of the City of London, the order and good feeling which universally prevailed, have left on the minds of her Majesty and of the Prince the most pleas. ing impressions, and I am commanded to convey this assurance to your Lordship in the name of the Queen and of the Prince.—l have the honour to be, my Lord Mayor, your faithful servant, " J. R. G. GRAHAM. '' To the Right Hon. Sir William Magnay, Bart., &c., Lord Mayor of London." The Lord Mayor communicated the letter to the Gresham Committee yesterday. ORLEANS, TOURS, and BORDEAUX RAILWAY. (From the Railway Record of this day.) The royal ordonnance ratifying the lease of the railway to the successful competitors, the Mackenzie Company, was signed by the King on Thursday, the 24th ult., and officially promulgated in the Moniteur of Sunday last, the 27th. Thus vanish all the doubts, fears, and apprehensions of ultimate success entertained by the shareholders and friends of this Company. The Directors have already commenced their " winter campaign" with the intelligence and activity that have characterised all their previous proceedings. We understand that measures are in progress for ob taining immediate possession of the greater portion of the 72 miles between Orleans and Tours, in order to proceed with the ballasting. Whole forests are pur chased to furnish sleepers of the best oak timber, which will be prepared upon the best principle hitherto known for preventing decomposition ; and the necessary preparations are making for getting the carrying stock together so as to insure the open ing of this section of the line in the autumn of next year. The servßes of an English engineer-in -chief, of high character and practical railway experience, will be secured, having for his assistants some of the ablest of the corps of French engineers. And, finally, we have reason to believe that a contract will be made with a well-known firm of first class contractors, for the completion of the works and the stocking and furnishing of the whole line to Bordeaux, and at a figure which will be still considerably under 65,000,000 f., the capital of the Company. This would be a splendid finale to the excellent management of this Company throughout, in the face of 70,000,000 f. of capital, estimated by the Govern ment engineers in the report of the commission on the Bill, and of no less than 75,000,000 f. of capital demanded by two of the late competing companies! We have reason to believe that a report to the English shareholders will be issued very shortly, in which the Directors will give an account of their stewardship, and such details as to the state and prospects of the Company, as cannot fail to be satis factory to the shareholders. Hitherto, all the statistics of traffic of this line have been witheld for a obvious reasons. We are happy to find that several of Mr. Balfe's friends and admirers have expressed their intention of presenting him with a piece of plate, on the occasion of the hundreth representation of The Bohemian Girl. A subscription list has been opened for this purpose, in which will be found the names of nearly all the leading members of the musical profession, and several persons of distinction. One hundred pounds was at once con tributed when the subscription was set on foot, and we have no doubt that many persons will be happy to avail themselves of this opportunity of testifying to Mr. Balfe their admiration of his charming compositions, and their just appreciation of those social qualities which have ren dered him so deservedly popular. REDUCTION 01' POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO AND FROM VENEZUELA.—Yesterday (Friday) morning the following " Notice to the Public" was posted in the por tico of the General Post-office, and at the several branch offices throughout the metropolis ;—" On and after the sth of November (Tuesday next) the postage on all let ters posted in the United Kingdom and addressed to Venezuela, and vice versa, when conveyed direct by packet boat, will bo reduced to the uniform rate of one shilling the half-ounce, two shillings the ounce, and so on in proportion. The postage, however, on letters dis patched from the United Kingdom must be paid in ad vance. British newspapers, duly stamped, and posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Venezuela, and Venezuelan newspapers printed in the language of Ve nezuela, and posted in that country, addressed to the United Kingdom, when forwarded by packet direct, will not be liable to postage. When such newspapers are transmitted by private ship' they will be su bject to a postal rate of ono penny, which must be paid in the United Kingdom, both on receipt and dispatch. THE, R O YAL EXCIIANGE.—The influx of visitors ' yesterday far exc eeded either of the preceding da) s, which may be chiefly accounted for by its being the last in which this edifice will be open to the public prior to the removal of the banners, flags, armour, the effigy of Queen Elizabeth, the State chair, and other_ qcprations, as they appeared a her Majesty's visit. LATE CASE OF DESTITUTION IN MARYLEBONE. Yesterday, at a very numerously attended meeting uf the Directors and Guardians of the Poor of St. Marylebone, held in the Board-room of the work house, New-road, Mr. F. Bushill in the chair, the proceedings before Mr. Wakley, the coroner, in the late inquest on the body of John Hall, the details of which have been already placed before the public in the columns of The Sun, were brought under the notice of the board. Mr. POTTER said this was a matter of very consi derable importance to the board, inasmuch as the statements which were made before the coroner and jury, and which also appeared in the public news papers, imputed that the poor creature, Hall, had died from their neglect. That gross and culpable neglect had been exhibited there could be no doubt ; for if ever there was a case which required relief—ample and immediate relief at first sight—it was the case of this poor man Hall, and his family. What were the facts ? These poor creatures, Hall, his wife, and four children, were in a starving state, living in the kitchen of an empty house, No. 6, Stratford-place, in which they had been placed by an agent. On the application being made for relief; Faulkner, one of the out- door poor inspectors, visited the case, and as the poor woman was from home he left a slip of paper, telling her to call on him. On attending at the workhouse half-a-crown was given her, and she was told that if she applied at the workhouse again, she and her family must be passed to their parish. This had such an effect on the poor creature, that she did not apply again ; and her husband, uho was dreadfully ill, although he did not die from absolute starvation, still died in the most lamentable state of destitution. In his (Mr. Potter's) opinion, these poor creatures had been very much neglected by those persons whom the board amply paid to look to the cases of the out-door poor. Mr. RATUBONE differed entirely from the observa tions of Mr. Potter, and said he rose in vindication of the conduct of the officers of that board. They had acted strictly in accordance with the provisions of the law of settlement, and with the instructions of the board. The family had been in London - nine weeks, but their place of settlement was Sawtrey, in Huntingdonshire. It was true the poor man was ill, but when the application was made to Sparkes for relief, he gave them half-a-crown, and finding they did not belong to the parish, he told the wife, as was his duty, if they applied again they must be passed to their own parish. Mr. ANDERSON confessed that he was present at the adjourned inquiry, and that he felt ashamed of what he heard as one of the guardians of Marylebone. The officers were to blame, and had not exercised, to say the least of it, proper discrimination. After some further discussion, Mr. POTTER gave notice that he should at the next meeting move that the assistant overseer and inspector of the out-door poor be brought before the board to explain their conduct in the case relating to the death of John Hall, and that in the event of such explanation not being satisfactory, they be visited with the marked displeasure of the board. The board then broke up. INTERESTING TO LADIES. To Messrs. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden, London. Percy-place, Landport, Portsmouth, April 4, 1844. Gentlemen, —I think it but an act of justice to inform you of the benefit I have derived from the use of your admirable Macassar Oil. 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At a meeting of the high constables of Portobello held at Mr. William Rose's Inn, for the purpose of electing office-bearers for the ensuing year, the follow ing gentlemen were unanimously chosen :—Mr. Juhu Claigee, Moderator ; Mr. John Rathbone, Secretary ; Mr. Peter Spane, Treasurer ; Mr. James Paterson, EAST INDIAN MAIL. --In consequence of the 3d of this month falling en Sunday, the mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, and India, via South ampton, will be made up and dispatched this evening. The overland closed mail, via Marseilles, will be dis patched on the 7th instant. APPARENT DEATH FROM DROWNING.—About six o'clock on Thursday evening a lighterman, engaged in mooring craft off Smith's wharf, Upper Thames-street, suddenly slipped from the barge upon which he was standing, and disappeared beneath the surface of the water. Another lighterman rushed to the spot, but nearly five minutes had elapsed ere the body was re covered. It was then carried into a public-house, life being apparently quite extinct. Mr. Hutchinson, surgeon of Farringdon-street, promptly attended, but it was nearly an hour before he discovered any symptoms of returning animation. He, however, now redoubled his efforts, and in the course of twenty minutes longer his patient recovered consciousness, was soon enabled to speak, and last evening was in a fair way of recovery; a striking proof of the necessity of untiring perseverance in the endeavour to resuscitate bodies which have been submerged in the water. LORD MAYOR'S DAY.—Yesterday workmen were busily employed in preparing the Guildhall for the ban quet on Saturday next, being Lord Mayor's day. The stone flooring has been covered with boarding, on which is painted a beautiful scroll work, surrounding the arms of the Lord Mayor Elect and those of the City. At the west end of the building a spacious gallery has been erected, at the back of which is a splendid revolving glass star, illuminated with gas. From the centre of the building are suspended three large new glass chan deliers, and on either side of the building smaller chan deliers. The eastern end will be decorated in a splendid manner; under the window, flags, drums, and pieces of armour are being put up to form a trophy, under which is the motto,—" God save the Queen, in gas jets. Tho several monuments have been thoroughly cleaned, and are covered over with canvas to keep the dust from settling on them. The lcmer part of the walls is to be hung with crimson cloth, wh , lst in different parts of the building suits and pieces of armour, with instruments of war, will be displayed. The civic procession after leav • ing Guildhall will, it is understood, proceed through King-street, Cheapside, Poultry, Mansion - house - street , and Icing William-street to London-bridge, returning by the usual route up Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Ludgate hill, St- Paul's Churchyard, Cheapside, to the Guildhall. NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.—The Earl of of Shrewsbury, who subscribes such large sums of money towards the erection and ornamenting new edifices for the performance of Roman Catholic worship in every part of the kingdom, and whose name appears among the list of contributors on every occasion of the kind, is building, at his own expense, a splendid church at Cheadle, in Staffordshire, about five miles from his beautiful seat, Alton Towers. In addition to the mate rials for building this new church, which is to be com posed entirely of stone, he intends to spend no less than 25,0001. in ornamenting and completing the same. The ornamental portion of the building is to be of the most magnificent description, and altogether it will be one of the finest things of the kind in the kingdom. His Lord ship is also erecting a new church at the village of Alton, about a mile from his seat, solely at his own expense, with a monastery for a new order of monks about to be established there. This building will cost a great deal of money, and will be of the most complete character, containing every description of department suitable to the extensive undertaking. SALE OF A SUGAR PLANTATION.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, a sale by auction took place at the Au ction Mart of five hundred and sixty -three acres of cane plan tations, cane holes, and plant and pasture land, in a high state of cultivation, together with the machinery, build ings, &c., forming the Auchenskesch estate, situated at Sandy Point,Little Rockley Bay, in the island of Tobago. Of the land forty acres were appropriated as garden ground for the negro population employed on the plan tation. The valuation of the whole property was ap praised at 15,762 i., including two copper clarifiers of 600 and 500 gallons respectively, &c., and the crop for 1845 consisted of 32 acres of full plant, and four a cres 3 o o. f o l o and opened, besides rattoons. The first offer w w as a s • std for and after a smart competition the prope y 5,1501. ST Irw"s7el4:l7lloTxlifbErd9sxtrW)eet"to- FbMETROPOLITANOEHoIborn LINE.—The siNr Earapidly T e idly approaching that state when public side build houses, intended to be erected on panrodpFosoarles AN ill be cffered by the Commissioners of Woods formed for the s everal buildin g s; a s p acious sewer, about to 9 000 feet in length , has been constructed the entire sts oftothbeui road.T he whole of the vaults are ex t en t of the roadway , joining t he one in Holborn, an d e ither the great sewer in Tottenham-court-road ; the gas-pipes are nearly all laid down, and it is expected that in the course of a week or two the water-pipes will be placed in the ground, as surveyors have taken a measure of the distance for that purpose. The foot-paths are narked out, and there are now regular thoroughfares fur foot passengers between Holborn and Oxford-street. At the south end of Plumtrc-street the Commissioners have given instructions for the erection of three large houses, from designs by Mr. Pennethorn, the architect, and they arc to be specimens, according to which those in the line are to be raised. They will be in the Elizabethan style, composed of Bath stone and brick. Some travelling drapers, as they term themselves, have recently visited Wales, for the purpose of selling cheap ready-made clothes. A cargo arrived last week at Ruthin, and several sales were effected; but the pur chasers soon found that the garments had not been sewn, but stuck together with some adhesive preparation, and were liable to drop into pieces in the stmts.—. Shrewsbury Chronicle.