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• .r DUDLEY and BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. Capital, 200,0001., in S, 00 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. 10s. per Share. (Provisionally Registered.) PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. The Right Hon. Lord ililll;mPaget,,ll.l : . Uxbridge-house, London Edward Hyde Clarke, Esq. Leamington Priors and Hyde-hall, Cheshire, director of the Leicester, Teen, and Dove Valleys June % ton, tho Worcester and Warwick, and other railways Caleb Trotter, Esq. 10, College-green, Gloucester, director of the Gloucestor and Dean Forrest, and Worcester, Hereford, and Glou cester Railways William Mannix, Esq. M.D. Gorsbrook, near Wolverhampton, ma gistrate fur the county of Stafford William Montague, Esq. magistral e for the city of Gloucester Joseph Underwood, Esq. Blackheath-Park, London, director of the Commercial Bank, London and Provincial, director of the Regent's Canal, Direct Western, and other Railways James Fisher, Esq., Bailiff of Dudley James Caulfield Brown, Esq. the Vicarage, Dudley Joseph Griffin Walker, Esq. nailmaster, Netherton, Dudley Mr. Thomas Lester, wine-merchant, Dudley, director of the Dudley, Madeley, Ironbridge, and Shrewsbury Railways Mr. Thomas Henry isTerachcr, Dudley, director or the Leeds, Wol verhampton, and Dudley, Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct, and Brighton and Cheltenham Railways William Eagles Johnson, Esq surgeon, Dudley Mr. George England, Hall-street brewery, Dudley Mr. Thomas Wood, wine-merchant, Dudley Mr. William Harrison. merchant, Dudley Mr. William Fletcher, nailmaster, Dudley Joseph Walker, E. merchant, Wolverhampton, director of the Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton Junction, the South Staffordshire Junction, and the Leicester and Tamworth Railways John Parsons Firmstone, Esq. ironmaster, Highdeld's works, Bilston, one of the Provisional Committee of the Shrewsbury, Wolver hampton, and South Staffordshire Railway John Neve, Esq. Iron merchant, Wolverhampton, one of the Pro visioaal Committee of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Ralph Gough, Esq. Gorsbrook-house, near Wolverhampton John Murray Gladstone, Esq. ironmaster, Wolverhampton Samuel Haines Esq. Chad-house, Edgbaston, director of the Leices ter and Birmingham, South Staffordshire Junction, Dudley, Made- Broseiey, and Shrewsbury, and other Railways J. M. Macdonald, Esq. merchant, Liverpool, director of the Lancas ter and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, London and Holyhead Direct, Shef field and Midland, and other Railways W. W. Archibald, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Landon and Holy head Direct, and Lancaster and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Railways Charles Beaten, jun., Esq. Leek, Staffordshire, director of the London and Manchester Direct Independent, and other Railways Abraham Bauer, Esq. merchant, London, Manchester, and Hamburgh Charles Naylor, Esq. Leeds George Clements, Esq. Liverpool John 13,yng Banks, Esq. Lansdowne-road, Stockwell, Surrey, director of the Leeds and London Direct, the Cumberland Union, and the Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Railways John Ratcliffe, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Halifax and Hudders field Railway Francis C. Noton, Esq. Shrewsbury John Jameson, Esq. merchant, St. George's-place. Brixton, Surrey, director of the Leeds and London Direct, the Cumberland Union, and the Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Railways George, Smart, Esq. merchant, Birmingham Mr. Thomas Mercer, Prebend-place, Leicester (With power to add to their number.) SOLICITORS. F. T. Elgie, Esq. Worcester John Bolton, Esq. Dudley. BANKERS. The Commercial Bank of London, 3, and 6, Hen rietta-street, Covent- gardea Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking Company Dudley—The Birmingham Banking Company. PROSPECTUS. This line is intended to commence at the station of the Oxford, 'Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway at Dudley, and to run into the line of the Grand Junction Company near to Birmingham, and it is also prop , ,sed to have additional stations (for local traffic) as near the centre of each of those towns as circumstances will permit. The line will traverse or pass in the immediate vicinity of Old bury, Wcstbromwich, Hand sworth, and Smethwick, and in its course will afford railway accommodation to a manufacturing and mining population of upwards of a quarter of a million. The names of the places of the proposed termini, and the above indication of the course of the intended line, must abundantly satisfy every one that it presents the certainty of a lucrative traffic, both in goods and passengers; and it is almost un necessary to speak further of so plain a necessity as that of railway accommodation for such a district. The intended line will not in terfere with.any existing railway, but will materially extend the usefulness of the several lines about to be connected with Dudley, and afford to the populous districts, around the direct benefits of fair and liberal competition in passenger convey ance, and in the transit of their industrial products to their vripeipal markets. The number of omnibuses, coaches, and swift canal packet-boats continually travelling between the termini afford the strongest assurance of the prospect of a large passenger traffic, while the bulky nature, and vast extent of the mining and manufac turing produce of the district equally vouch for that in goods, and the whole leaves no doubt but that the financial returns of such an un dertaking must yield an ample remuneration for the capital expended. In an engineering point of view, it has been ascertained that the line is highly favourable, so that, altogether, there is probably no rail way now before the public so much entitled in every way to the favourable consideration of the parties locally interested, or of capita lists in general. No further call (beyond the deposit) will be made until the Act shall he obtained, and power will be applied for in such Act to allow interest at 41. per cent. per annum on the deposits and calls from the date of each payment until the opening of the line. Applications for shares in the annexed form may be addressed to the solicitors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Dudley and Birmingham Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares of 25/. each in the above railway, and I undertake to accept the same, or such less number as you may appropriate to me, and to pay 4 deposit of 2/. 10s. per share thereon, and execute the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract, when, required. Dated this day of 1845. Name in full Profession Place of business Residence Name, profession, and residence of referee DUDLEY and BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that tip 4EVPI.:RTHER APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received after WEDNESDAY, the 22d day of October instant, exceptfrom parties locally interested, from whom applications will be received until FRIDAY, the 24th inst. F. T. ELGIE, / Joint solicitom .JOHN BOLTON, Dudley, Oct. 17, 1845. rr !1L ROYAL GRAND JUNCTION LAI LW AY, Connecting the London and South-Eastern, London and Brighton, Londun and So. - .th-Western, and London and Great Western Rail ways ; commencing at the Reigate station of the Rrighton Rail lyay, and passing through or near Reigate, Betcliworth, Dorking, =Niel:Wham, Leatherhead, Fetcham, Great and Little Bookham, Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham, Faremile, Claremont, Esher, Walton, Weybridge, Chertsey, Thorpe, Egham, Ascot, Windsor, Staines, Eton, and Slough ; and terminating at the Slough station of the Great Western Capital, 600,000/., in 30,000 Shares of 20/. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110, sec. 4) Temporary offices of the Company, 4, Great Winchester-street, Broad-street. ENGINEER-IN-CIIIEF—J. U. Rsstrick, Esq. ACTING ENGINEER—J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., C.E. BANsEas—Messrs. Prescott and Co. IFOLICITORs —Messrs. Ogle and Younghusband, 4, Great Winchester- street, London. FAIILIA3IENTARY AnEras—Hugh Innes Cameron and George Bain, lags., ls, Parliament-street, London. In consequence of the total want of system in the selection of rail ways in England, especially those emanating from the grand centre of intercourse, London, there are many wealthy and populous dis tricts that are totally devoid of the benefits of railway conveyance. t. 4 ucli, fur instance, is that between Relgate and Windsor—a country unequalled in agricultural resources, and loaded with population, a vast namber of whom are cosnected more er less with mercantile pursuits, and, consequently, in frequent habit or necessity of rea4h ing inctropoiis market towns, ports, and manufacturing locali ties. These considerations, weighty in th emselves, but light in com parison with others, first gave rise to the present undertaking ; and when it s is considered that this line of thirty miles will be the con necting link of five of the largest railways in England, through wh.ch it will be fed by incalculable numbers, totally independent of its exteesive local traffic, it must be evident to the most sceptical, that it forms not only a desirable but an absolutely necessary artery in the present system of railway communication. There are many lines now in contemplation which will afford additional prosperity to the Royal Grand Junction; among which may be named the London and Portsm ouch Direct ; Epsom, Brighton, and Arundel ; Reigate ant Reading ; London, btaMes, and Ascot; Direct London and Exeter, &c. The line is haunted to commence at the Reigate station of the London and Brighton Railway, and passing through Reigate, Betch worth, and within a quarter of a mile of Dorking, will continue its course along the picturesque vale of Mickleham, at the foot of Box hill and IN.;orbury, following as near as may be the river Mole to Leatherhead ; after which it will pass through the parishes of Fetehain ana•Stoke D'Abernon, an d at the back of Claremont, the property of • his Majesty the King of the Belgians ; from thence near Esher, Walton, and Weybridge, Chertsey, Thorpe, Egham , Ascot, IVinlfor,.Eten, and Slo u gh ; and terminating at the Slough station of the U reat Western Railway. hr addition to the many sources of income to be derived from the conveyance of passengers, merchandise, and agricultural produce on this line, and which has been es ti ma t e d at 15 per cent., it will afford a direct and continuous railway Comm unte a ti on f or th accommoda- OM of her Majesty and the Royal Family between Windsor, London, Claremont, Portsmouth, and Brighton ; thus approximating one with the other her Majesty's live favourite residences, and avoiding the present inconvenient changes from the railway to the road, and from one proprietary to another, it being proposed to lay down the narrow gauge, that being adopted by four oat of five of the lines this railway is designed to connect. It is propcned to erect royal station-houses at'Windsor and Clare mont, for the use of her Majesty, and to make such deviations and arrammments as shall meet the royal assent and approbation, as also to lb'. ward the views of the Company. May be as well to add, that the whole country has been care fully selected, so that no difficulties can interfere with the completion of the line, and the land th rough which it will take its co e is, on an average, considerably below the usual value of property ; and, lastly, having obtained the sanction of the most influential proprietors throughout the line, no opposition can be made or sustained against the proinoters of the undertaking, who will use use every endeavour . to obtaki a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the next sea Elm Applications for shares may be made, in the usual form, to the SO- Itchors, or to the following brokers :—Mr. Roger Mortimer, Throg morton-street, London ; B. It. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton -buildings, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool ; Mr. J. R. Lane, Birming ham ; James Jamiesen, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield ; Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upou-Tyne ; Mr. Hervey, Halifax; William Lee, Esq., Cheltenham ; R. I'. Clark, Esq., Bristol ; Henry Beau mont, Esq., Exeter; Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh ; James Jardine, Esq., Glasgow. N.B. The in ape and prospectuses, with a powerful Committee, will be published on Wednesday morning next. ROYAL GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. In consequence of a large proportion of the 30,000 shares to be allotted having been applied for by the landed proprietors on the line, the share list will remain open only a few days. OGL and YOUNGIIUSBAND, Solicitors to the Company. HOLYHEAD DIRECT RAILWAY. 11U.LL AND The List of Applications for Shares in this Company having - finally closed, the Committee beg to state that a few days mast ne cessarily elapse before the Allotment can be proceeded with, in order to enuele them to institute the necessary inquires into the responsi bility- of the respective parties, immediately after which the Allot ments will be made. By order, W. TYLER, Secretary. 2, Winchester-buildings, Great Winchester-street, October 18, 180. T HE GREAT 21ADRID AND LISBON RAILWAY. Ino Offices of this Company are REMOVED to No. 25, ESSEX STR kIE T. STRAND. JAMES WEBB, Secretary protem. C (3 , RN 4\' ALL AND DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. is hereby given, that the PARLIAMENTAR Y CONTRACT and - BSCRIBERS' AGREEMENT of this Company will LIE for k ECUTION, between the hours of Ten and Four, on the days and at the places following : At It ass: s, Cardwell and Co.'s, Sharebrokers, Manchester, on Fat. DAT, 0;10,ex 24. Az Ling and Co's., Sharebrokers, Leeds, on SATURDAY, Octc.ber 25. At Mer2e,rs. Brady and Stainforlh's, Sharebrokers, Hall, on MON DAY, Of ober 'x,7. By order, L. CROMBIE, Interim Secretary. 63, oorgate-street, Oct. 17, 1545. BEAT WELSH CENTRAL RAILWAY. The Shares in this Company having been allotted, and the usual letters issued, the Committee desire to assure those gentlemen who applications have not been complied with, or who may receive a smaAler number than they expected, that the utmost care and at tentian v:ere bestowed Upon the distribution of shares, and that no partiality VAS shown to any parties whatever, excepting that legiti mate preference which in similar undertakings is usually conceded to high social position, acknowledged capital, or local influence. In an undertaking of such vast magnitude, and in a case where the appli cations were numerous beyond all former precedent, it is hoped that the parties interested will accept this plain and literal statement of the facts as a sufficient apology for not answering sew /Ts u i , the thousands of highly respectable applications which the Committee were necessarily compelled to decline. H. 11E RSERT DOWNMAN, Secretary. 9, Clement's lane, October 17, 1845. WANTED, a GENTLEMAN to fill the offic e of SECRETARY of the LIVERPOOL STOCK EX CHANGE, who will receive a Salary of not less than 800 i. per Annum, and will to required to giv3 Security to the extent of 8,000/. -applications, ac , ompan!od by testiwollials, to ba addressed to D. eP" , Esq., clutllaan cf tlao Liverpool stock Exchange. The public must have read with satisfaction many speeches made at agricultural meetings during the present autumn. That class bigotry, and cry for protection, the violent denun ciations against the League and the Whig Ministers, the bur dens on land, and other notes of lamentation and despair have almost entirely disappeared, and the landlords now exhibit themselves in company with other rational people, who know that if they do not help themselves no others will help them. At the meeting of the Chertsey Agri cultural Association, held on Thursday, these symp toms of change were more than usually conspi cuous, and, among others, we have great pleasure in adverting to those with which Colonel CHAL LONER'S speech abounded. It contained so much good sense, and showed so much liberality, that no apology is re quired for giving the following extract from it :—" He bad told them on former occasions that they must not rely upon what they termed protection—they must rely upon them selves, and they might rely upon it that the time would come when they would have none, and would be compelled to depend upon their own exertions. It might be next year —it might be ten years; but they might depend the time would come; and he called upon them, therefore, to be upon their guard, and not be taken by surprise, if they were told some morning that next year there would be no corn-laws. He had no fear that even then they would be able t 3 cultivate their land profitably, if they exerted them selves. He had been recently in Scotland, and he saw land which formerly only produced five sacks of corn an acre, from which five quarters were now thrashed. Supposing, therefore, that the former quantity fetched 605., the farmer would be better off, with the increased quantity, if it only fetched 40s. He therefore declared that he had no fear that if they were deprived of the benefit of those enactments which they considered a protection, that they should still be able to cultivate the land with sufficient profit to themselves, give good wages to their labourers, and a remunerating rent to the landlord." This speech would have done honour to Mr. COBDEN ; but what adds to its importance is this—it was listened to with great attention. No serious objection was made to it—at least as far as regarded the present mode of levying the duty by the operations of the ruinous sliding-scale, Mr. BRISCOE simply remarking, that landlords as well as cotton-lords were manufacturers, and if one class was protected, all should be protected. However he was prepared for such a result as that anticipated, and when protection was withdrawn, he " would be happy to give his tenants leases by whi c h the r ent should dep e nd on the prices." The scale at all events is completely given up, and o f o fT r eh legislation , e c n k d o o n % we may, s t t h oz ere oa eners fi an r pd t e t td n hi t al 3 y : t b h se : t e fraa s t r h e i ;i s r ftn rrabe anomalytheing i n t a o ur tu s tatute- book. e - 3 13 o . benefitted by this invention of etxhteentltTories, has they have suffered by it to an enormous foreign served only schemers —persons wh o h ave purchase g r ain and placed it in bond till th ey could tak e of the market, and pour it in, when the farmerog to the advantage Pressure of circumstances had been compelled tow owin g whole year's produce. High prices then benefit Zt s h e i of nor his landlord, the rent cannot be paid and this - wicked scheme for keeping up prices and starving the Poor, recoils with righteous vengeance on the heads of its eoncoctors. We know not what the few m onths th a t intervene between this and the meeting of Par liament may bring forth, but, judging from appearances, we may anticipate a great rise of price in the necessaries of life. The potato crop has failed both here and on the continent. The quality of the grain is inferior to that of the average, though the quantity is said to be large. In some of !the smaller continental states the exportation of agricultural produce is prohibited, and in cas e of scarcit y England must therefore trust to the districts around the Black. Sea, and the United States of America. The distance of course raises the price of the article; besides, our system of corn-laws has checked the cultivation of grain i n those regions, and unless we are saved by an order in Council for admitting grain free, the country may be afflicted by both famine and pestilence. We know, however what a firm and resolute Minister would do under similar cir cumstances, for Mr. CANNZIG set the example; but even such an order may not avert the danger. Our blessed corn laws have checked the supplies ; the duty at the present moment is the least evil, for while there might have been bread enough and to spare, we are not certain that a supply can be had sufficient to relieve the wants of the population. This only shows, however, that the time is come for settling this long-agitated question, and we confidently trust that another session will not be allowed to pass without the adoption of measures which shall protect us against such a frightful calamity. ; Every Englishman who has studied, however cursorily the constitutional history of his country, must feel so strongly that the first principle of its permanency—the breath and being of its existence—is the independence of the judges of the land of the Crown, that he may well be excused if he apply the presence or the absence of this principle as an universal test of the vitality or the unsoundness of every other consti tution. The tenure of the judgment-seat "durante bene placito," at the pleasure of any authority, sets that authority, by necessary infaence, above the law. The notion of that indifferent, unbiassed justice, which is the bond and the security for all personal and all public rights in any social system, and anything short of which is but a mockery of law, and the scourge, instead of the protection of a people; such a notion, coupled with the existence of a superior power that can control the action of such "justice," is a solecism. The liability to an influence which can, at any time, extinguish its operation is fatal to the primary object and condition of its creation. What fate or destiny is to some of the religious systems of mankind, justice as embodied in law represents in any scheme of government not purely despotic. It Li the one supreme and all controlling power The only topic of interest, or rather amusement, in the Paris papers is furnished by another letter from that incom prehensible character, Marshal BUGEAUD. His epistles since the sad news from Algiers have been most useful in relieving the public mind, and the last, especially, has turned sorrow into laughter. This letter pretends to explain the manner in which his first production got into a provin cial paper, but most of the journals, according to Galignani, " are unanimous in regarding the explanation as a mere trick contrived between the Marshal and the Government, to prevent the necessity of any proceeding on the part of the latter against him, and they infer that, as the Marshal is to go scot free after this equivocal retractation, meanswill next be taken to enable the Prefect of the Dordogne to explain away his share of this affair also. Some of our contempo raries, indeed, think it possible that the Prefect may be no minally made a sacrifice, but that he will be largely indem nified for being made the scapegoat of Marshal BUGEAUD. Generally speaking, the journals profess to be so amused by what they call the farce of explanation, that they are more sa tirical than violent in their way of noticing it." The Constite tionnel thus alludes to the scheme for shielding both the Mar shal and his friend the Prefect :—" The following is a new story respecting the famous letter of Marshal BUGEAUD. M. DE MARCILLAC, it is said, on receiving it was so imprudent , which he now deeply laments, as to read it to a third person, an intimate acquaintance of his. This person, considering the letter exceedingly curious, and possessing an extraordi nary memory, retained it, and then wrote it out, and trans mitted it to the Conserrateur de -la Dordogne. In this way some alterations of no importance were introduced into the formidable epistle. On seeing the letter.in print M. DE MAR-. ciLLAc, in despair, wanted to stop the journal at the post office, but it was too late. Whilst waiting for some other in vention, we leave our readers to judge of the probability of this story." The following is the letter in question, which was addressed to the editor of the Semaphore de Marseilles " Marseilles, Oct. 13. "Mr. Editor—l read in your journal of this day a letter, which lam stated to have written to the Prefect of the Dordogne. It is quite true that, on hearing of the news from Africa, I wrote to that magistrate, who is an old friend of mine, in order to request that he would send me post-horses at Excideuil; at the same time, I communicated to him the information that I had received re. specting those grievous events. As. I wrote amidst the emotion consequent on first impressions, I cannot perfectly remember the words I used in my letter; but I can warrant that those reflections have been very inaccurately given by the individual who was commissioned to make an extract from that dispatch (for it is but an extract), solely, no doubt, as concerned the events in Africa, and who must have taken upon himself to arrange in his own fashion considerations which never ought to have found place in such a publication. What I can loudly affirm is, that my letter was entirely confidential, and the epanchement of an old friendship, which should have had no publicity whatever. I know not the cir cumstances that have made a letter, the meaning of which is se riously falsified, reach the eyes of the public. I deplore the cir cumstance with Souks les forces demon time et demon esprit. I am, nevertheless, perfectly convinced that it has been done con trary to the intentions of the Prefect of the Dordogne, if net even without his knowledge, by the agency of some indiscreet and ill_ Intentioned person. I have the honour to request, sir, that you will insert this letter in your next number.—lteceive, &c. " The Governor-General of Algeria, `• Marshal Duke D'lsLy." The following are other extracts from the papers:-- " Their Majesties and her Royal Highness Madame Adelaide came to Paris on Tuesday at noon, and remained until nearly six, when they returned to St. Cloud. In the evening their Majesties received the British Ambassador, the Charge d'Affaires of Spain, Prince Paul of Wurtemberg, &c. '• The price of bread at Paris for the remainder of the present month ib fixed at 38 centimes the kilogramme." The following firman, dated Sept. 10th, has been addressed by the SULTAN to the Governors of Saida and Jerusalem : " The English Ambassador at our Court recently represented to me that the English subjects and Prussian Protestants visiting Jerusalem experienced difficulties and obstacles in the exercise of Protestant worship on account of their having no church, and he asked me for authority to erect for the first time at Jerusalem a private church for Protestant worship within the limits of the British Consulate. As the friendly relations that subsist between the Sublime Porte and the Courts of England and Prussia require that this application should be granted, I have on this considera tion granted my imperial authorisation, and in consequence of my imperial decision the Divan has issued the present decree. You, the Governors of Saida and Jerusalem, and the other fuctionaries of Syria, when you shall know that I have authorised the esta blishment of a church for Protestant worship at Jerusalem, will see that no person shall oppose it, and you will take good care not to act contrary to my orders." " The Archduchess Maria Louisa, Duchess of Parma, arrived at Trieste on the 7th, from Vienna, and left on the following day in a steamer for Venice, on her return to Parma. " The German Journal of Frankfort states from Cologne that the Protestant Princes of Germany Wilt almost immediately hold a sort of congress by deputies, on the measures proper to be adopted fur the protection of the Protestant religion. " A vessel arrived yesterday at Halle from St. Domingo, bring. ing accounts up to the 30th of August. They state that the same state of disorder In the army continued, and that it bad re. fused to march. " M. Murchison, president of the Geographical Society of London, who has made a scientific tour through Russia, has re ceived from the Emperor the order of Stanialaus of the first class." The French Funds have become more firm. The Thrco per Cents. closed at 83f. 50c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 150, ; the Orleans Railniad shares, 1,246 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 1,062 f. 500- • Great Northern, 826 f. 25c. ; Fampoux, 525 f. ; Havre, 875 e; Avignon, 1,041 f. 25c. ; Vierzon, 7621. 50c. ; Bor deaux, 6901,; Boulogne, 625 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 520 f. ; Bask, 280 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents.. 384. The followin g are the quotations for other new l i nes :- Paris and L yons Railroad (Laffitte), 27f. 50c. premium ; ditto (Calon), 7f. 50 e . ; di tto (G anneron ) , lll . 5 0c. ; d i tto (La pinsonniere), 4f. ; N orthern Line (Laffitte), 81f. 25c. ; ditto (Rosamel), 401, ; ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 32f. 50c. ; ditto (Decan Lebeuf), 31f. 30c.; Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron), 16f. 50c. ; ditto (Hinguerlot), 14E • ditto (Bechet), sf. 50c. ; ditto (Aymard), 12f. 50c; Tours and ' Nantes (Mackenzie), 22f. 50c. ' • ditto (Drouillard), ;ditto (O'Neill), 12f. 50c. ;ditto (Lefe vre), 6f. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 35E ; ditto (Compagnie Li ons and Avignon (Talabot), 3Sf.; ditto (Compagnie teridionale) 10f. • Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 2f. ; ditto (Espeleta), 14f. ; Creil and St. Quentin (Carette,) 9f.; ditto (Colbert), lf. 25c.; Charleroi (Kysaens), 40f.; Dieppe (Sellieres), 47E 50c.; Caen (Dela marre), 51. 0c.T. 13.-Marseilles and A vignon, 1,042 E, end of October; 1,2481. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,066 f. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 7751 . ; Northern, 837 f • Monte- • Monte reau, 522 cash. Ll.Ns, Paris and Orleans, BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 17. Anglo-Belgian ........... Luxembourg „ 9 5, Boulogne and Amiens.. 13 Namur a nd Liege Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ..... Bordeaux and T ou l o use Orleans and Vierzon .. ._ Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 12% Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. Over Yssel Central of Spain ....,.. Paris & Lyons (Laffitte) 2 5 A Demerara Dendre Valley ...... Dutch Rhenish ... Dieppe & Paris Jima — Paris and Rouen .. Dijon and Mulhouse ... Paris and Strasburg East Indian Grt Northern of France Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 3 % (Laffitte's) Ditto (Rosamel's) Do. (Le Boeuf ) . — Royal North of Spain. Do. Pepin lc Halleur — Sambre and Manse .... 6% Great Paris and Lyons. Great Western Bengal IA Jamaica Junction Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe — Lyons and Avignon — Strasbourg and Basle . Tournay,Jurbise, Lan dent, and Hasselt Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) Do. (Lefebvre's) — Verona and Ancona 2 West Flanders Madrid journals of the 10th state that her MAJESTY'S birthday was celebrated with every demonstration of loyalty, and that the receptions at the Palace were most brilliant. The QUEEN is now in her sixteenth year. The Bourse was dosed on the occasion. It is said that the new plan for t4x- MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 2,500 to 3,000 bales, with a quiet dull market. Shares were very dull again, and prices were lower. It does not appear by the letters received from the Provin cial Share Markets which reached us to-day, that the Bank notice raising the rate of discount has had anything like the injurious effect that had been anticipated would have been produced. The demand for all sorts of shares and scrip was very dull, but still it is not stated that anything like a panic was considered at all likely. It is scarcely possible, however, that prices can rally to any extent while the London market is so heavy as it is now. There are no late Colonial arrivals. The usual return of the Bank of England for the week ending on the 18th inst. shows, on a comparison of its items, with those of its predecessor, the following results : In the notes issued there is a decrease of 286,8501. or to 28,066,8201. The Banking Department has of thi57,037,6001. The Rest is now given at 3,140,0061., a decrease of 489,9721. The Public Deposits are higher by 79,478/, or at 8,782,9751. They will be much less in the next return. In the other deposits there is an increase to 8,474,856/. The Seven Day Bills have been diminished from 1,081,2061. to 1,088,160/. " Other Securities" stood last time at 15,188,965/. ; now at 15,133,965/. The stock of Bullion is given now at 14,580,6541., a de crease in the week of 248,3891. The rate of interest on the first commercial papers has not undergone much alteration since the Bank notice came out. The Court of Direetors, by the course pursued, wanted prin cipally to increase their profits, for the benefit of the proprie tary body. The quotations of the Funds have been heavy this morning. The speculators are very inactive, and there is but a trifle doing in the Consols. The sales for Money have been made at from 97% to 97 1 4, and for the Account from 97 3 / 4 to 97%. This is, however, a very unfavourable day to test the quality of the Stock or Share markets. Exchequer -bills have fallen back to 445. premium, and the Three per Cents Reduced from 97 3 4 to 97%; India Stock has advanced to 266. Where transactions have been made in the Foreign Funds to-day they have been at rather lower prices. The Dutch Four per Cents. have gone back to 93%; the Belgian Four and-Half per Cents. to 99%; and the Portuguese Four per Cents. to 59, a fall of 1 per cent, in the last-mentioned, and in consequence of financial affairs at Lisbon having become again, according to the accounts received this morning, in an unsatisfactory state. Baron Tojal, it seems, has made too high an estimate of the resources of the country, though it has of late been tranquil. The Spanish Three per Cents. are only at 37% ; Mexican at 32%; the Grenades at 21 3 / 4 , and the Equadors at 4%. The quotations of Railway Shares all day have been very variable, and it is scarcely possible to give any report to be relied upon. We refer, therefore, our readers interested to the official list. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B 3 / 1 1 A 1 /s 3 per Cent. Consols Anna 974. 1 11 New 3% per Cent. Annuties 99 98 A 414 Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 1 0 34 % 13-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 lO 11-16 India Stock 266 Consols for Account 9 7 % 3 /4 %% Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d. I%d. 1,000/. 500/. .... ....... ......... •••••• 45. 47 pm. Ditto Small — .. -- 48 44 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.. Granada, 1 per Cent . .... ...... ... 21 3 / Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account.... 328 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ...... 84 Ditto Small Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 — Ditto 3 per Cent 3714 Belgian 4% per Cent 99% Dutch 2% per Cents - Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates -- 94 93% Equador 4% ...... 5:%.....p. t 0 00 43 BUSINESS DONE 1N RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Armagh, Coleraine,Portrush 1% 24 (4 to Boston, Stamford, and Birm. 22s Bristol and Exeter Ditto New Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1% 6% to Ditto, New l% ...... 5%%... to Chelmsford and Bury ... Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir., and Leicester l% 3% to Derby, Uttoxeter, and Staff'd 2%.-... 3 1 4%." to Direct Manch. (Remington's) 2% ? U... to Ditto (Rackstrick's) 5%...... 64. .... to 7 [skeet Northern ... ......... Dublin and Galway Eastern Counties - to 24 Do. New 4/. 16s .. 9%% pto East Lincolnshire East and West of England... 1%..... 2% Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... 50 ..... 77 Ditto New 1 4 Shares Edinburgh and Perth Essex and Suffolk ... 1%:.... 1% to Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central of Wales C rndUn ion (Nott in g. &Lynn ) 1% 3' to Great Eastern and Western.. 21,4 Great North of England...... 100 , 220 Great W estern - I {Ditto % Shares Hull and Selby 5O 10 3 34 Irish North Midland l% l 3 / 4... .. to Isle of Axhohne 2% 6fi to Lancaster and Car1i51e ......... 25 ...... 51i, Leicester and Birmingham... 225. -- Leicester and Bedford 22s. 2 % 14 p to Leicester and Tamworth 425....... 2 p...... to 1% p to 6 1 218 ...... to 217 Ditto Thirds ..... .. London Liverpool a n a d n and Birmingham Leeds D i Direct... c t .. .. :100 2 % 5 Ditto % Shares London & Blackwell... 16/. 13s. 4d....... 10 5 ' / 8 Do. New l% 5 London and 8right0n.......... 50 London and Croydon 13/. 15s. 9d. London and South Western.. 41%..... 75 Ditto New ............ ....... 2,r 2 - ... 14 London and Y0rk............ 2% VA% ... to 6 London, Salisbury,. & Yeovil 2% 3 % to Londonderry and Coleraine... 2,4 3 l /4 to Manchester and Birmingham 40 B6 ... -to Ditto New Quarters......... 2 Midland ..... - ............. lOO 173 Newcastle & Darlington Atm. 25 Ditto New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick Newry an& Enniskillen ...... 21 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 2% ...... 6 .... North British Ditto, New 1 Northern and Eastern North Kent & Direct Dover 2% ON... to North Staffordshire...... ..•••• 42s 514 p ... to 5% p North Wales ..................... 3% Norwich and 8rand0n......... 14 ...... 24 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham ............... ... 2 Oxford and Worcester 2% lll,O to 11 Preston and Wyre ............50 ...... -1----2'. - nte Ditto, Half Shares ...... .. - 1 / 2 3 0% to Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 6% to Shrews. & Trent Val. Un ion. 225. ... .. 1 A p to Shrews., Herefrd &N. Wa les 2 % ..... . 3 3 / 4 to South Devon .................. 20 South Midland .................. 225. ..... 7 p to 6% - i) South Eastern and Dover ... 33% ...„, Ditto, New, N 0.2 ...... ....... 7 Staines and Richmond........ 1 Tean and Dove Valley l% 2%%... to Vale of Neath ................. 2 Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw , and Dublin ... ............... 1% 2 .... .te 1 7 /g Waterford, Wexford, and Valentin ........... .. ........ 1% 2%...... to Welch Midland .................. 231 h Wilts, Soul:met, & Sthamptn 1%." .. 2 Wilts,Somerset, &Weymouth 2 1 / 2 ...... 7 Wrster, Shrews. & Crewe Un. 1% 2..... to 3,4 York and 'Carlisle 23 /4 6/, to York and North Midland .. 50 ...... - to Ditto, Selby ......... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 8 ...... 12 ...,. to Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Espelete's) Dendre Valley Dutch Rhenish East Indian Great Northern of France DLaffitte's) 4 ...... 6% to o. Do. (Rosamel's) ..... ... 2 ...... 3% to Great Western Bengal ss. Luxembourg Namur and Liege... 4 . ..... 5 4% to 4 3 4 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 4 ..... . 12%%.. to Paris and Rouen .......... Paris&Strasburg(Gannern's) 2 Do. (Comps de L'Est) Sambre and Meuse Verona and Ancona West Flanders MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered ..... 4 l ...... to —. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Ocr. 18.—Wind W.S.W., moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, OCT. 17.—Arrd. Mary Russell, Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 17.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Heroine, Longregg, Saldanha Bay ; Bradshaw, Aliramicht ; Alert, Country Harbour, Grindlay, Perkins, and Tam o' Shanter, Prew, Montreal. Off port, Bellona, Montreal ; Ben Nevis, Margaret, —. AYR, Ocr. 15.—Arrd. Magog, St. John's, New Brunswick. DUMFRIES, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Francis, Morriton, St. John's, New Brunswick. CLYDE, OCT. 16.—Acrd. Eupheinia, Gowans, Newfound land ; Phoenix, Kerr, Quebec ; Agammenon, Quebec. WATERFORD, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Olive Branch, Charles, Newfoundland. CORK, OCT. 15.—Arrd. Grove, Saldanha Bay. BELFAST, Ocr. 16.—Arrd. Sea King, Dunn, Quebec. Sld. 16th, Victoria, M'Mahon, New Orleans. SHIELDS, OCT. 17.—The Elizabeth, of South Shields, on the Herdland, 9th in -t., has been got off with much damage, and brought ii.to the harbour. fatrrn, OCT. 15.—A water-logged brig, of about 250 tons, apparently abandoned, with loss of main topmast, bulwarks, &c., and a blue peter flying from the mainmast-head, was passedllth inst., about 124 m il es E.S.E. of Fifeness, by the Palestine, arrived here. Our worthy neighbour, Mr. George Turner, of Barton, has sold his prise bull, the Prince of Wales, to King Louis Philippe, of France. His Majesty, who knows something of De vonshire, is determined to improve the French breed of cattle.— Western Times. A woodcock was shot in the parish of Halwell, near Totnes, on Tuesday, the 7th instant. —Western Times. The (medical) profession has to regret the loss of one of its worthiest and most accomplished members, in the death of Dr. James Johnson, Icing known in medical literature as the editor of the Medico Chirurgical Review. He expired at Brighton, after a short illness, on Thursday, the 9th ipstant, in the 69th year of his age...Dletlical Gazette, ADVERTISEMENT. DIRECT SHEFF4LD AND YOR / K, AND WAKE FIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE JUNCTION RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlN—The attention of the Committee of Management of this Company having been directed to a paragraph in the Times of the 16th instant, respecting the insertion of the name of Lord Charles Wellesley, I am instructed by them to state their deep regret that the mistake has occurred by the unintentional wrong de4gnation of a member of the same family, the Hon. Lord Viscount Wellesley. The error will be rectified in all future advertisements and prospectuset, ; orders to withdraw those already in circulation having been immediately given.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, J T MILLER, Solicitor to the Company. Dated London, 18th October, 1845. •f P.S. A similar notice, but not as an advertisement, was sent to the editor of the Times on the day the paragraph in question appeared, by the Secretary of the Company, but which has not yet been inserted in that journal.—J. T. M. ISLE OF WIGHT. ( F ROM A_CORRESPONDENT. ) ' MEDINA RIVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. The promoters of this measure subscribed about 1,4001. to forward it, the whole of which was swallowed up in surveys and in introducing the Bill into Parliament. The opposition to it was found to be so great that there was no chance of carrying it, and it was withdrawn at the second reading, and the subject was now almost forgotten, when the different subscribers received a printed notice from the solicitors to the Company, informing them for the first time that their Bill amounted to 901/. 35., and they required an immediate settlement, and appointing a meeting at the Town-hall, Newport, to arrange it. This has caused no little sensation amongst the unfortunate shareholders. WOOD GOODS.—The Commissioners of the Customs having had under their consideration a memorial from an eminent firm, importers of wood goods, requesting that all deals exceeding 21 feet in length may be in future delivered upon an average quantity of the whole contents of each pile, without reference to numbers, instead of being required to enter the exact quantity and endorse the particular numbers of the deals upon the locker's order, by which practice great delay and additional expense are occasioned, and the Board being of opinion that there is no objection to the delivery of deals exceeding 21ft. in length, in the same way as fir tim ber, upon an entry being passed for a given quantity, speci fying the number in loads, the locker on the part of the revenue taking care to deliver to the extent of that quantity only, observing to endorse the number and contents of each deal on the back of the order, and to carry forward any small surplus in the delivery (not exceeding the contents of one deal) to the subsequent order, until the whole parcel be de livered; and the Commissioners having further had under their notice a report from their principal officers as to the directions which it may be necessary to issue with a view to give effect to the Treasury Order recently issued, approving of the fractional parts of a foot, less than 3 inches, being rejected in future in measuring deals in bulk; and their surveyors general having submitted that their officers may be informed, that in the measurement of deals, battens, &c., in bulk, in future, the fractional parts of a foot, less than 3 inches, in taking the lengths of the piles, are to be rejected, in conformity with the existing practice observed with respect to deals, &c, exceeding 21 feet, when measured singly; and further, that where the pile consists of four great hundred deals or planks, or of six great hundred boards or battens, and upwards, the fractional parts of a foot, less than 3 inches, are also to be rejected in taking the width and height—it has been resolved by the Board that these several propositions and recommendations are approved, and directions have been issued to the revenue officers of the several departments in London and at the various outports of the United Kingdom, to govern themselves accordinly with respect to all future importations of these descriptions of wood goods. Died, at Windsor, in Australia, on the 16th May last, in the 39th year of his age, Horatio Nelson Carrington,. Esq., solicitor, fourth son of Captain Carrington, late barrack master at Weymouth and Dorchester. CRYPT OF EXETER CATHEDRAL.—It is asserted that the crypt of Exeter Cathedral is used as the bishop's wine cellar! We shall be glad to hear that the statement is untrue. —The Builder. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, OCT. 17.—The sup ply of wheat is large, and only limited of other grain. We had not much business done in wheat to-day, but holders were very firm, and prices of old wheat were rather higher. In new wheat no alteration from last week ; damp parcels were difficult to quit. New barley sold freely at late rates ; grinding Is. per qr. dearer. Beans were held for more money. Oats and shelling each vain uble at a slight advance. Fine malt is extremely scarce, and Is. per load higher. The Directors of the London and Brighton Railway Company have made a proposition to the Postmaster- General to convey mail-bags to and from London and Brighton by every train, without any additional exl•ense. It is hoped that Government will avail itself of this very liberal offer; in which case, this town will be placed on the same footing as the metropolis with its twopenny post delivery.—Brighlon Herald. THE LAST DiT.—Friday, October the 10th, was the day fixes on by Prophet Dealtry and his companions for the consummation of all things. The sun has passed the meridian, and the day already begins to decline. We have no token what ever that these presumptuous men had any foundation for their fa natical ravings: One of them at least appeared to be honest; but we have some difficulty in absolutely believing that, because the same parties have fixed on three successive years, and after quitting one scene of delusion: have broke ground in a new place with a new period. Our Ashburton correspondent reports that they passed through Ashburton last evening, three men and one woman, bound to the north of England, where very likely we shall hear of them before long, They seem to be too anxious to escape from the scene of their western mission.—Western Times. FOREIGN CATTLE.—Another prime lot of Spanish bullocks--28 in number, consigned to Messrs. S. Treeby and Co.— arrived here on Friday last, from Comma, and were landed at the Commercial Wharf, ex the schooner Isabella. They were sold at auction on the following Tuesday.—Plymouth Journal. Don Carlos and the Princess of Beira left Nice on the 6th for Genoa, where they will decide upon their place of residence. The postal reform, recently made in Austria, is about to be extended on a much larger scale. A double tariff, one of twelve kreutzers for the greatest distance, and the other of six kreutzers for the shorter lines, was the basis of the first reform. It is now said that the one is to be reduced to eight, and the other to three kreutzers. If this be done, the rate of pestage of)etters will be less in Austria than In any other part of the continent. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.—Amongst the prizes awarded by the Highland Society of Scotland, at its recent meeting at Dumfries, was one of a gold medal to Mr. Ainslie, of the Alpertan Tileworks, near Ealing, for his admirable hard drain tile•making machine, which has been so favourably received throughtout England siluying the led agricultural seam DEATH OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OF THE NAVAL KNIGHTS or Wo:ism—Lieutenant Robert Carter, who succeeded to the Governorship of the Naval Knights of Windsor, upon the death of Lieutenant Charles Carter, which took place on the Ist inst., expired at Exeter, where he had been staying upon a visit to his relatives on Tuesday last. The deceased, whose commission Is dated August 14,1801, was midshipman of the Royal George, in Lord Bridport's action in 1795, and the Mermaid, in her gallant action with the French frigate Loire in 1798, and was lieutenant of the Swiftsure at the battle of Trafalgar. Lieut. Okes, brother to the lower master at Eton College, who is the next senior Naval Knight, according to the date of his commission, will be the new Governor. Thee m ajority of the chemists and druggists in Newcastle-upon-Tyne have, in compliance with a memorial from their shopmen and apprentices, resolved to close their places of business at seven in the evening, instead of eight, as heretofore.— Sunderland Times. Railways made of wood were first used in North umberland about the year 1633, and made of iron at Whitehaven in 1738. The first iron railroad was laid down at Coalbrook- dale in 1786. Steam power to convey coals on a railway was first em ployed by Blenkinsop, at Hunslet, near Leeds, and afterwards on the Stockton and Darlington Bailway. DEPARTURE OF MAILS -SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 17. —The Royal West India steam-packet, the Trent, Captain Boxer, went out of dock at three P.M., carrying the West India and other mails, also 100 passengers, and extremely full cargo. The Queen, Captain Russell, one of the Peninsular Company's steamers, also left the docks this day for Gibraltar, with the Gibraltar, Penin sular, and Corunna mails, a Rill cargo of goods, and the usual number of passengers. The Clyde, Captain Symons, will take out the next Mexican and West India mails on the 2d Nov. She is expected to take 170 passengers. The Oriental Company's steam • ship Duke of Cornwall, Captain Mills, will leave this port on the 3d, with the East India and China mails. The next West India homeward mails will be due on Sunday. _ _ MUNIFICENT DONATION.—The committee of the Church Building Society have just received the munificent sum of 500 guineas, from " H. C. T.," as a donation in aid of the Incor porated Society for Promoting the Enlargement, &c., of Churches a►,d Chapels. LovE AND SIIICIDE.—On Tuesday last, a young man, named John Lang, a groom to J. Whipple, Esq., surgeon, of No. 14, Devonshire-terrace, Plymouth, committed suicide by hanging himself. The deceased, who is aged about 17, has been in the employ of Mr. Whipple about two months, was generally of a very cheerful disposition, and was greatly in favour with his master. On Sunday he went into the country, for the purpose, as he said, of visiting his father. when he had an interview with a girl named Sarah Kellan, whom he was ardently attached to, and with whom he had passed most of his boyish days. He returned in the evening, but a particular alteration was observed in his con duct. He would frequently mention the young girl's name, and on one occasion expressed to the cook, who was also called Sarah, his fondness for that name. On Tuesday evening he was missing for some hours, the time having passed over when he usually fed his master's horses, a man named Taylor was sent for to do that work. In getting some hay, Taylor had to pass the room in which the deceased slept, and he endeavoured to open the door. It, however, appeared to be fastened, and on his forcing it open he saw the deceased hanging from one of the beams. He immediately cut him down, and called for assistance, but the pour fellow was perfectly lifeless, and had apparently been dead some hours. On his bed was found a letter marked on the top with an A, and written on several pieces of paper folded in the form of a book; it was written very imperfectly,: and contained no date; it was as follows :—" Dear Sarah—These few short lines coma to with my kind Love to you and I hope you will never marry no other. So farewell :o you and all brothers and sisters 3111 have I give to Sarah Kellan and Mr. Shepeard, Boughton, Ermington, Devon (in the name of the Lord so do). Its nothing but my Sarah's crossness that Ind mad me do this thing but I hope that the Lord will forgive at the rising of the dead so wicked world forgive me.—Yours, J. M. LANG." A Church of England prayer book, with a leaf turned down at the 62d Psalm, was also found in the room. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, when the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."—Plymouth Journal. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. PEDDIE.-ll H with sentiments of deep respectful regret that we announce the decease of one of the oldest and most esteemed of our citizens, the Rev. James Peddie, D.D , senior minister of the United Associate Con gregation, Bristo-street, in the With year of his age and 63d of his ministry. For the two last years, Dr. P. has been laid aside from public duty by infirmity, but for 61 years he regularly ministered with unabated acceptance to one of the largest congregations in this city. He took an active part in conducting the affairs of the large religious denomination of which he was so distinguished a member, and was a most efficient supporter of all our great religious and benevolent institutions. The original powers of his mind were of a superior order, characterised by soundness, comprehensiveness, and energy ; his attainments as a scholar and theologian were extensive and accurate; his character as a Christian was exemplary in all the relations of life; and his conduct as a pastor so faithful and wise as to secure for him in an uncommon degree and to the end the reverence and affection of his numerous flock. He was by much the oldest of our city ministers, and with the exception of two clergymen of the Episcopal persuasion, was, we believe, the oldest minister in Scotland of any denomination. Few men have ever sustained fer so long a time so high a reputation for worth and wisdom, and carried its honours so untarnished to the grave. Dr. Peddie's death took place on Saturday, at half-past eleven in the forenoon, at Laverock Bank House, Trinity, where for some time he had been residing for the benefit of his health. His funeral, we understand, is to take place oa Friday, in the Edinburgh cemetery at Warriston.—Scotsman. The Government has at length commenced the im provement of the harbour of Harwich, for which desirable object a Parliamentary grant was made last session. This has been promptly followed up by the formation of a Dock and Railway Company, which we observe has for its object the making of suitable docks at Harwich, so as to adapt that port for the traffic which the ex tension of the proposed line of railway Into the centre of England, and its connexion with the great trunk lines will necessarily demand. We understand the plans for the docks are those of Mr. Walker, the engineer, whose eminent name is a sure guarantee that the works will be of such a character as will ere long render Harwich from its favourable situation an important station for the mail packets, as well as a depot for our own manufactures as also for the imports of northern and central Europe. We cannot but congratulate the in habitants of Harwich upon the prospects before them, nor can we pass over the advantage which must accrue to the Eastern Counties Railway Company, when they shall find what will be, in effect, one of their termini converted from a small fishing town with a ne. girded harbour, into a Government port, with Government and trading vessels, and docks to contain them.—.Railwny Times. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. BAGGS, CATHOLIC VICAR APOSTOLIC OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT.—Died, at Prior Park, on the 16th, the Right Rev. Dr. Charles Michael Baggs, Ca tholic Vicar Apostolic of this Western District. He was born in Dublin on 21st May, 1806. Afier studying at Rome, his virtues, talents, acquirements, and urbanity of manners, re commended him as the fittest person to succeed Dr, Wiseman in the government of the Eng:ish College there, and he proved himself a general favourite, especially with our gentry who visited that city. On the death of Bishop Baines, In; was appointed his successor in this district; but did not reach Prior Park until 30th May last year. His useful career has been suddenly arrested, to the deep regret of all who knew ; trytt 413 cud wasp Wegern .) Yes, I must give thee one curse more ; Curse on thy clergy o'er and o'er, 'Twas e. only venom, Pope, and gall, Which, from the pole to the equator, Thou scatter'dst o'er the nations all, With hyssop-dropping sceptre, traitor. Canaan of Europe, Ivo to thee, Who once the world a Brutus show'd, And now thy slavish coward knee, on Before a Vatican has bow'd. birth-place of Rienzi Cola, rom thy the Papal ban, impala p a t, thee,h)Pl polluted eteme flesht de rbt, Peter's rsfHoomnne e g l SinceTAC lAjkon'ccc d tlrubLe n us o ete n ti ': e (enpFr s d loyal but Loyola. an, The soil that once pure honey gave Only with tears of sorrow flows, Since henry in his shirt"—the slave— Stood in the Papal yard and froze. Then charnel• like its incense burred, The Eden chang'd to a Zahara ; • And to Italia's shroud was turn'd The many-colour'd, bright tiara. But, haughty Rome, repress thy pride; A limit to thy course is set. • A stream thou art —exhausted—dri ed,— An infant's lip thou can'st not wet. Thou art a deeply fallen land, Nought but a newly-fashioned Babel. Fraud—fraud alone is thy right hand; Th only sword is lie and fable. Though many slaves thou may'st enlist , , Throughout the world, thou still Must fat e ' - The Holy Spirit can exist Without a priestly prince's aid. Thou despot in the hellish pool, I have one greeting more—receive it— In Peter's chair thou holdeSt rule, Peter was like thee—l believe it— Who, when his Lord was judg'd by men, Could feel no honest anger glow, And when he was condemn'd—ay, the Exclaim'd, " The man I do not know; "--- Who, when the globe with anguish shook, And fell its very core was shatteed, Before the fire his station took, And with the judge's damsels chatter In weakness only art thou like— A rock, like him, thou can'st not stand; The breeze of morn thy realm will strike , And scatter it about like sand. The thinkers will at last awake, Pastor of lies, thy power to humble; The age's wrath will o'er thee break V. lte The last of its tormentors crumble. or y • * The well-known penance of the Emp eror S T. l! c61 FALKIRK THIRD - siot se dia The third and last of these great cattle trysts ccoosltiloble, on Monday. The present, as the principal s e ve ryol e cor ti ; market for the season, necessarily congregates „e o f, P. t ryl. species of stock, which must now be dispose u w, the et , ingly, the first day being for sheep exclu s ive, cto bs ti o' ff r ground presented fully one-third less than last art o f tiled! . Little actual business was done in the early o ere all parties standing off. 400 white-faced wetheirs by Mr. Hannah, &c., Galloway, at 31s. sttu,, s on diereco.,'' 200 white-fac, d wethers, by Jr.) Tomlinson, 3 1 :„Pwhilf, the same money ; 309 white-faced wethers 40u 1 7 Avondowie, to Mr. Milburn, Cumberland, at.„ :3 Ul;igil t olii c ,, , faced wethers bought by Mr. Hetherington, tra'ersos'ol‘l„;, friesshire, at 295. ;13 score bought by Mr. 9 0: 1 0 0 1 0. 0 yarn, Galloway, atnearly the same sum; ssc ere gr• Mr. Scott, the extensive dealer, Hawick, to Edinburgh, at 31s. ; 440 bought by Mr. blurrat3ls'•oo 30s. ; 600 by Mr. Markindale, Cumberland, con di ~te ,f Cif , lots of Cheviot wethers were all in excellent may be quoted as the average top lots; 2 7by ' fo aPqr, ewes feom North Sutherland, were pursietseeAce9 kinson, of Stagiebank, Northumberland, at I N .0 5 e from 16s. to 18s. ; six score of white-faee_A breed Campbell, Lockerby, at 20s. ; 105 white -fac t. " ; f e l, ° i f ; by Mr. Robinson, for Ireland, at 17e. 6cl - morning the weather wes t o ff b r continued so throughout the day. Sales wel l t ill tte_ e r; the forenoon, and followed in rapid successiol...,e9lo" e st ( 7; if when farmers being nearly supplied, sales be the priirier ,rte at that period of the day a great many ell t se pteo l t leo° were disposed c£ Prices were up from lay b e n trY s d ia e e - c and in comparison to that of last year Octe_" - o p, jot(' A , fetching 71. to-day may be quoted 20s. to 21 ‘ 1. 1i4 yeg tv cases more,. even taking superior quality' ", e r, for.,necl``...rr count. Altogether this was a cheering in cite potaywo, culturists, and all holders of stock seemed q. 0 1 , 0 of,: t i, prices. The supply was a fair average in ° lO OO O . l l and rather superior in quality. A consideraiea, perior stock will remain over, it is calctl 10 11 nesday. .., 0 10 11 orf,, _T o co.. ve arle 0 4 IMPOSITIONS UPON THE PRESS.-7 d, Ott `: 00 wil o f s every one of our contemporaries we recei. , s , ,11-I. lo ol li evening, a report under the signature ' pee un der f gei l- f l tb e gen e t ': o ur APPl'ert of th e p, t ry general contributor to the daily press, Lieutenant-Colonel Metcalf, at Elstree, _arooceo,ore circumstances. The report had every app ea l c hsroji joy coo news ; not only the signature but the handwriting resembled extremely that here p or 10 0_ 0 " tributor, and, as our readers are aware:_ s ince , Cort lfi t e i r o t, in our Thursday's impression. We f ro m tb s the t n9it been favoured with a communication Hertfordshire, who was said to have pres i _ d „ e st a in which he assures us that no such intl e u v ' er , wi o ar : 0 0 . held, and that no such occurrence has referenceiii CO lll , • Ot memory, taken place at Elstree. UP • n crinallY in (l eliO g Yrs' it appears that the report appeared origin slig ht t of cly in 1843, and has been copied, with s e trato r names and dates, verbatim by the pay_ ho e 0 0 3 :. 0 1 e s• So adroit was the forgery that, es Wiu'i t ter I. for every one of our contemporaries were, e is q b! ay t ter , deceived, and a long report, probably_ Lt i a !, by 1 1 r e nt , dation, of an alleged - " Case of shtqrllll t t il_t t o f $ ll O ,`A 13.' 0 , 0 ( 1 tune," by the same hand, appeared v u been be .1l r day. The ease was alleged to e the rer rt wi lsos t ` f wood, and we have no doubt that t i6be d a disco ve utio % to be a transcript of one which wasePu: i t to th e re d to a of this public hoaxer, and no exertions she e he. since. Fortunately, we possess scnes. _„be spa ; fl fOrt il to of hint to justice.— Times. A re ger Ve'' ' HAMER STANSFEI.D, ..et fact, which, though not strictly pub a li n c , ,...! diarr oe ein made such, both for its own nature, _ we e e el , s rt t a highly respected fellow-towitsnlz,,e,i,t, _ r u po s .veral years since the firm of St it ut 6 l u ie ntl to.i s per i became unfortunate. Ever siocei_ t_kienca, ,e tir,o , :ce t has contemplated the payment, .f rrev feld, of which Mr. Hamer S tan that n by the b e ' a le' it‘ f ;rve'riod, t a P him, of his share of the debts ;i i _g „, took idaerncredif ever just previous to his maTrisa?„ 1 ict rc rto his rti oo h , f ,30,1, since, he sent round pound honour ado' vt debt. Such instances of mere be e ° or , that they maY widely known, in order . companied by 20s. ian, circular aOIIIICI on his P IP !: thi s ''';ret i cc, :4, imitated.— Leeds Mercury. T. oen preacher, when discoursing on the 13• 13 (. b fore t he eP a pe l death itself, w hich, s t t oc ir CONFUSION OF CAUSE AND El i - e ; of vo w % oy ori o ‘ c ur " But, my brethren, even w.6 _,_ were ins lest we have all merited, Providence has deathf the' ' It ft Y' t he ginning ?" In another part he reso les rivers tow if' 3 , of the goodness of Providence, that e ► P• c I°` lives ; for, oh, what would life be waorrktehd:, an vy towns." . by no "t eal , ri ners r 4 pastures, The crop of turnip` ' tliat restnY fitit rea_treite SOIITII DEVON. iy son. NVe are -,,rry to c. .0 01)40 to sell some of their at: 0 244 : 1T &e. are still Teri Tin% to,er 19 on re to Now ready in !Ivo., price only sc, TO', V. of M. THIERS' HISTORY of the CONSULATE and EMPIRE. Translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq., with the Sanction and Approval of the Author. Also now ready, Vol. 4, of THE NELSON LETTERS and DISPATCHES. Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas, G.C.M.Q., &c. A THIRD EDITION of THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS By Eliot Warburton, Esq. 2 vols., with Illustrations, 21c, bound. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be produced THE FAIRY OXii7in which Messrs. Borrani, Burdini, Allen, Howell, Harley, Miss Fitzjames, Miss Collett, and Miss Helen Lane will perform. After the Opera, will be repeated a New Grand Ballet Fantastique, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Duke Laurent de Medic's, M. Pichler; Prince Cosmo de Medicie, M. Petipa ; Massachio, M, Albert; Accario, Mdlle. Louise ; Princess Beatrice, Mdlle. Adele; the Statue of Hebe, Mdlle. Adele Dumilatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be revived THE WAY TO KEEP HIM. In which Messrs. W. Farren, and Hudson, Miss P. Horton, Miss Fortescue, and Mrs. Humby will perform. After which, USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. Webster; Wurzel, Mr. J. Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutter buck, Miss Carre. Added to which, will be repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled A CABINET QUESTION. Sir Beaumont Cressy, Mr. Brindal ; Lionel, Mr. Howe; Rosewood, Mr. Tilbury; Tom, Mr. Buckstone; Miss Mortimer, Miss Telbln ; Lucy, Migq Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Age; In which Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will perform. To be followed by SEEING WRIGHT. To conclude with POWDER AND BALL; or, St. Tibb's Eve. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. THIS EVENING Will be repeat:d THELAST OFTia: BRAVOES. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Bender Yar nold, and Miss Arden. After which, a New Farce, called NEXT DOOR. To be followed by a New and Original Comedietta, entitled PETER JENKINS; or, Fibbing for a Friend. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, Turner, Meadows; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Dawson. Toeiendude with ALADDIN and the WONDERFUL LAMP. PROCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed DON CrESAR DE BAZAN. Don Ctesar de Bazan, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. After which, ADVICE TO HUSBANDS. To which will be added THE BKIGAND. To conclude wits A MAN WITHOUT A HEAD. NEW STRAND THEATRE. FRILL IPPE'S SOIREES MYSTERIESUSES, M. Philippe has the honour to announce that, in consequence of the unprecedented success of his entertainment at the St. James's Theatre, he has taken the New Strand Theatre, which WILL OPEN This EVENING, OCTOBER 18, for :the exhibition of his celebrated TOURS DE PHYSIQUE, and surprising feats of MAGICAL DELUSION. The performances will be varied by the introduction of many most attractive novelties, obtained during a recent visit to Paris. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE QUEEN of BOHEMIA. After which, FORTY AND FIFTY. To conclude with THE BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. Approbation ! approbation I approbation 1 nightly bestows its gra tifying awed upon the present novel Egyptian Hypodramatio pro duction. Fourth Week of the gorgeous, classic, equestrian, dramatic spectacle of THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, and 'I he Lily of Memphis and The Horse of the Pyramids, with new startling effects ; twenty Tableaux, in which Egyptian Games and Chariot Races are introduced. New and varied Scenes of Equitation, introducing the combined talents of the French Artistes. To conclude with the much-admired Drama, LE COUPE GORGE. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVEIs'ING _ Will be performed THE ROVER'S SECRET; or, The Bridge of St. Martin's. M. Martial, Mr. N. T. Hicks; William, Mr. H. Hughes; Clarisse, Mrs. Henry Vining. After which, the LAURI FAMILY will go throngh their astonish ing Feats. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled ECARTE ; or, the Salons of Paris. THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, OCT. 18. THERMOMETZR, Lowest, 50; Highest, 55; Noon, 54. BAROMETER, 30.2.—W1ND W.; fine weather. Kings as well as subjects,—governments as well as the governed,—are amenable to its decrees. Its decrees are not to be made amenable to the policy of governments, or the wishes of kings. If immortality could be attributed to any human institutions, we should say that the simple substitu tion of the judge's tenure of office in this country of quamdiu se ben?, geserit," for the old feudal tenure of durante bene placito, had added incalculable ages to the life of the British Constitution. In a country like Spain, still distracted by contending factions, and not yet recovered from the exhausting struggles of a civil war,—where military violence is the lever, and royalty the machinery of an oppressive and sanguinary Go vernment,—a Government, the action of which is only felt in the fierce disorganization produced by the irregular im pulses of its resentments or its fears, it is natural to expect that the office of the judge should be by no means identified with the fountain of justice. We have lately read, however, with more astonishment than we ought to feel, of a new ex cess of that irresponsible tytanny in Spain, whose excesses seem to multiply both in character and extent in every succeeding year. It seems that Senor VALOR, the judge who presided at the recent trial of MADOZ, LOPEZ, CORTINA, and others indicted for political offences, has been summarily dismissed by the Majesty (?) of Spain, either in resentment for permitting that trial to eventuate in an acquittal, which, if it be not intended openly to affirm that law and justice are mere impostures in Spain, VALOR could not prevent; or for his having permitted the accused in the course of their defence severely to reflect upon her Most Catholic MAJESTY'S most nefarious Government. Why, before any human tri bunal this right should not only not be challenged, but must, in the nature of things, be constantly exercised by every pri soner who is not brought up for sentence instead of for hear ing, in the first place—who is not gagged or deprived of the organs of speech, or of his senses at the time of his " com peering " before such jurisdiction. If he plead " not guilty " to charges preferred against him by the officers of an Executive, whose acts he has resisted, he of course seeks to establish his plea by showing in what particulars they who persecute him have exceeded the law or their own functions. The Judge, and the Commission, or the jury appointed to try him, can alone be competent to determine to what extent he has succeeded or failed in his attempt. If they acquit the laws under which they were appointed we must presume that they have fulfilled, not violated, their duty by such acquittal. If they be punished by the Spanish Sovereign for preferring to do their duty as judges to con sulting the wishes of her Ministers as the creatures of the Court, we predict for all Spaniards a yet more terrible humiliation than that which has been inflicted upon them in the disgrace of Senor VALOR. The next step in the march of arbitrary and vindictive oppression will be to visit personal, perhaps capital, punishment on such of fenders in place of mere official dismissal and degrada tion. If the Spanish people permit such a manifestation of capricious tyranny as this to be directed, with impunity, against one of the most important functionaries that can be recognised in any civilised state—they are fallen indeed to the lowest level of domestic villeinage and slavery that ever excited, in the countries of the neighbouring African conti nent, the contempt or the pity of their Gothic ancestors ! NIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 20 minutes after 3 1 Evening • 38 minutes after 3. ing operations on the Bourse had met with such opposition from the brokers that it would be modified considerably, and an ordonnance to that effect issued forthwith. THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1845 Although the suppliss of both Fruit and Vegetables were again extensive, the general demand ruled steady at the prices beneath quoted.—Potatoes, from 2s 6d to 5s per cwt ; Turnips, is 6d to 2s 3d ; Carrots, 5s to 6s ; Onions, 10d to 2s • Greens, Is 6d to 2s 3d; and Leeks, is to is 2d per dozen bunches; Plums, 2s to ss; French Beans, 2s 3d; Apples, is 6d to 4s; Pears, 2s to ss; and Spinach, 10d to Is 3d per half-sieve ; Hot-house Grapes, 2s 6d to 5s 6d ; Out-door Ditto, 4d to 10d; English Pine-apples, 5s to 8s; and Filberts, 4d to 8d per lb ; White Cabbages, 8d to is 4d ; Red Ditto, 2s to 6s; and Nectarines and Peaches, 3s to lOs per dozen ; Celery, is to 2s 3d; Brocoli, is to 2s 4d; and Horse-radish, 2s to 5s per bundle; Lemons, 8s to 13s ; and Walnuts, 8d to is 4d per 100 ; Mush rooms, 8d to is per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENNALL. Each kind of prime Meat sold freely, other qualities slowly, above quotations.—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. Turkey Poults, 5s 6d to 8s ; Goslings, 4s 6d to 7s 6d ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d ; tame Rab bits, Is 3d to is 9d; Pigeons, 6I to Bd, and roasting Pigs, 7s 6d to lOs 6d each ; Fowls, 5s to 8s 6d ; and Chickens, 4s to 5s per couple; Pheasants, 2s 8d to 4s; Partridges, is 6d to 28; Hares, 2s 6d to 4s ; and Grouse, 2s each. NEWPORT. The demand was somew hat inactive, on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s to 5s 4d per 81bs. EXI.X.INGSOATE. There was only a moderate supply of Fish on sale, yet the demand was by no means brisk, at about previous quota tions. Turbots, 8s to 17s; Cod Fish, 3s to 9s; Lousters, &I to 3s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 3s ; and Whitings, 4d to 9d each. • WHITECHAPE7... Prime Beef, Veal and Pork, sold readily. In other kinds, comparatively little was done. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per 8 lbs, HUNGERFORD. We had only moderate supplies of most articles cffering this morning. Generally speaking, the trade ruled d►ill at but little variation in prices. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 94d; of Household ditto, 61d to Bid per 41bs loaf. Hi - DE MBBBEII. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 3d per lb; do. 641 b to 721 b, 2d to 3d; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 30 ; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 3id ; do. 881 b to 961 b, aid to 4d; do. 961 b to IC4lb, 4d to 40; do. 1041 b to 1121 b, 4-0 to sd. Calf Skins, per skin, 4s to 6s 6d; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Hal f-brcds, 2s 4d to 2s 9d ; Downs, is 9d to 2s 4d ; Lambs 2s 6d to 3s 7d. EAT VIELIRXITS. SntrrunELD.—Old Meadow Hay, 41 4s to 51 Ss; new ditto, 3/ lOs to 4l 16s 6d ; Old Clover, 5/ 8s to 61 6s ; new ditto, 4/ lOs to 51 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 21 per load. Trade steady, at previous quotations. CIIMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 41 5s to 5/ 8s ; new ditto, 3/ 12s to 4/ 16s; Old Clover, 5/ to 6/ • ' new, ditto, 4/ l O s to 5112 s 6d ; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 21 per load. A fair average supply, and a slug gish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 41 5s to Si 78; new, ditto, 3/ 12s to 4/ 15s ; Old Clover, 5/ 8s to 6/ 8s ; new, ditto, 4/ lOs to 5/ 18s; Oat Straw,/ 16s to 1/ 18s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) IN RE GLOVER. Miss Mary Ann Glover, described in the schedule as other wise Mary Roberts (the daughter of the celebrated actress), came up on her petition for an interim order. Her debts were about 5701. There was no opposition, and the interim order was granted without the insolvent being examined. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS GROSS INSTA:'‘ CE OF INTEM COVMVT-G11.7231E1NT. I PERANCE AND NEGLECT. It would, perhaps, be difficult to discover a stronger instance of the shocking effects of habitual intemperance, than has been afforded by an inquiry instituted on Mon day and Tuesday last week, at an inquest held by A. B. Bone, Esq., Coroner of Devonport. It having come to that gentleman's knowledge, that reports were in circu lation to the effect that a pauper, named Holmes, living in the neighbourhood of Cornwall-street, had died, not precisely by foul means, but through want and neglect, so deplorable as to be criminal, Mr. Bone, very properly issued an order for the exhumation of the body of the deceased, with a view to the investigation of the real causes of death. The remains of the deceased were accordingly disinterred, aad a post mortem exami nation having taken place, a jury was impannelled to hear the evidence adduced, and from which it appeared that the deceased was a very old man, residing in the top room of a house in Cornwall-street. On Friday, the 26th nit , a woman in a state of intoxication brought an overseer's order for medical attendance on Holmes, to the residence of Mr. J. Bennett, one of the parish surgeons. Mr. Bennett was from home on professional business at the time, but having returned about two hours afterwards, he immediately visited the patient. He found Holmes lying on a bed placed on the floor, suffering from an apoplectic seizure, speechless, helpless, very much emaciated, dreadfully pale, and evidently beyond hope of recovery. There was no one present, no furniture except a chair and table, the latter of which was turned up and placed across the foot of the wretched bed to protect the unfortunate man from the draught of the door, and the room was also destitute of food, drink, and fire. Mr. Bennett made inquiries to ascertai❑ if the man had friends, sad was told that he had a wife, but she was from home. One of the inmates of the house offered to go and fetch the wife, and in a few minutes after returned with her—she was shockingly drunk. Mr. Bennett upbraided the wretched creature for her culpable neglect; and apparently succeeded in awaking feelings of remorse, for she went down on her knees by the bed-side, spoke to . the poor sufferer in tones of affection, and manifected a desire to ameliorate his unhappy condition. Medicine and food were immediately supplied for the relief of Holmes, and Mr. Bennett regularly visited him, but it would appear that the amend ment was but transient, for the wretched husband was left alone, unwatched, unattended, and unable to help himself from the Friday until the Tut sday following, the 30th ult., when death terminated his miserable existence. The jury, after a careful investigation, returned the following verdict : " That the deceased died from apoplexy, but whether his death was caused by the gross neglect of his wife, or by na tural causes, they could not from the evidence determine." Another lamentable feature in connection with this case was the awfully sudden death of an old woman who was employed to perform the sad office cf preparing the bodyof the deceased for interment. Like the old man's wife, she also was a drunk ard, and whilst occupied in the duty for which she was en gaged, she left the bed-room for the purpose of procuring a stimulant, on returning with which she fell over the stairs, broke her neck, and was laid dead by the side of the body she had a few minutes previously prepared for buriall— West Br iton. LAW COSTS —At the Bicester Petty-sessions, a few days since, Sarah Tombs, a poor woman of Weston-on the-Green, was charged by a looker-out on the estate of the Hon. EBertie, with having, when in search of nuts in a wood at Chesterton, damaged the above gentleman's property to the amount of one penny. She was ordered to pay one penny line, and the clerk's expenses, 4s. She was allowed seven days to pay it in. At the expiration of that time she ap peared with 2s. towards the amount. This she said she had borrowed, and she hoped " the gentlemen " would not ins'st on the other 2s. being paid, for she did not know how to get it. She was told she must pay, but seven days more would be allowed her to do so. DEER- STALKING —Lady Seymour is at Achan carry, enjoying the noble and healthful sport of deer_stalking. A few days ago her ladyship took down a splendid stag. Several suggestions are abroad as to the most ap propriate mode of disposing of the Hudson Testimonial Fund. We feel, however, that it is a question rather for Mr. Hudson and the Committee generally than for discussion in the public prints. Besides, as yet, it is impossible to estimate the ultimate amount, which already approaches 20,000/.—Sunderland Times. SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY OF FORTUNE.—An inquest was held on Friday, at the Ship Tavern, Charing-cross, on the body of Mrs. Louisa Webster Seahouse, aged sixty-five years, a lady of fortune, lately living at the above hotel. The deceased had been residing with a relation at the hotel for nearly five years. She was exceedingly eccentric, and latterly had refused to have medical advice, although she was at times very ill. She would only allow one person to wait on her. She scarcely ever had any regular meals, but lived upon milk, arrow root, &c. On Wednesday ahe was attacked with violent coughing; a medical man was then called in by her attendant, but she was evidently sinking from the effects of suffocation. T 1 e surgeon prescribed for her, but she died in half an hour after from a long standing disease of the lungs, which was the cause of death.—Verdict ac cordingly. The deputation from the directors of the Isle of Jersey Railway and Pier Company left the island for London this morning.—Jersey Times, Oct. 14. _ _ M. liat•rs arrived at Alivares Hotel, yesterday morning, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, at Bowood Panic, Wilts, and in the afternoon left town, accompanied by Count Walewski, for the Grange, Hampshire, to pass a few days with Lord and Lady Ashburton. „et t -4 ” .'" *7 '. •tif , • SECOND EDITION. _4 LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1845. OBBARD AND OTHERS V. RUDD. This defendant who had carried on business as a plumber and glazier, at Beckenham-place, Denmark-hill, attended on a summons obtained at the suit of the plaintiff's, who are glass merchants, to show cause why he had not paid the sum of 10/. due from him. The plaintiff's solicitor said that he had no doubt the Learned Commissioner would consider this a case in which the power of commitment should be exercised. The facts were, that the defendant had attended before a Judge at Chambers, and admitted the justice of the plaintiffs' demand, but shortly afterwards he assigned over the whole of his pro perty to his son. The Learned COM3IISSIONER said if that was proved, it was unquestionably a gross fraud. The defendant having been sworn, admitted that he had made the assignment for money previously advanced by his son. The property was worth 701. or 801. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that it was a very flagrant case that a man having property to such an amount should make away with it after he had admitted there was a justi claim against him. He would therefore be committed for forty days to the county prison. The defendant entreated to be allowed to make teems with the plaintiffs. The plaintiff's solicitor said they were not disposed to in terfere with the course of the law. The Learned CO3IMISSIONER said the insolvent had acted with great dishonesty, and he ought to be made an ex ample of. The defendant was immediately taken into custody by one of the messengers. FLA7,4D ;ItS and I! A 3.11; RG-II 10 1111 ' ihussELs, °cr. 13.—We have bad our attention cal*: a fact much to be regretted, which has occurred sevz , al t. T O , that part of . Flanders where work is given to the se a of In consequence of the high price of potatoes, the distros, some of these weavers has' become so great that thrYib;ris sold the materials which were confided to them. ll;rg should continue, the manufacturers will desist from gi c „,l out work rather than expewe themselves to such risk', the good will suffer for the bad. A Id The failure of the v..tato crop is on the point a t,S to occasion to law-suits in the district of Brussels, in consequ e of disputes between the farmers and the individuals generally agree with them for the lease of the land p ref4 s for the cultivation of potatoes. It is usual to pas' s ye land at the rate of one franc ►per rod, and then those who 10,4 taken the land plant it at their own risk. The farmer ,s_",A thus lets his field prefers a small rent to the chances of a . `' o " , ; or bad crop. -In the present state of things, most of t i 34 who have planted potatoes on the above conditions re . 4,1 1 to pay the rent agreed to, and abandoned the produce, r` h i in some places is not worth the trouble of ga thering. pretend that it is quite enough that they have lost theirt(i to their seed plants. and their crops, without being ob li g e ws pay the rent, and besides that it. is equitable that t h should be shared by the contracting parties. It r erne lot be seen whether the courts of justice will recognise wed mode of reasoning The magistrates of Courtrai have PiT„,, a military post at every gate of the town to hinder the P il o derers, who every day rob the fields in the environs, rs to going out of the town with sacks, rakes, &c., wit h ° de la, ascertain the origin of the potatoes, carrots, turoips which beggars bring into the town. This prudent Otto will give confidence to the farmers and inhabitanteT c os country, which has been much shaken by their atlua' robberies and incessant depredations. ger' The Messager de Grand , of the 17th, says that this sY of plunder is - carried on to a great extent in the env , that city. 'ST. PETERSBURGII, Ocr. I.—Lieut.-General the rri n te ce t i ° !. Warsaw, Cunt Faakewitsch, of Erivan, arrived at Eliz s • grad on the E 10th of September. o f lb° DRESDN, OCT. 6.—The question of the recognition _foe German Catholics is important to the Chamber, as one t hat members, a manufacturer from Chemnitz, belongs t n ° o tl lO sect, and the Government seems disposed to conte st, account, his qualification for a seat in the Chamber. .arunr CELLE, Ocr. 10.—The King and the Duke of .40iir wick went out hunting. The town was partly D' ou ch ated in the evening.- Some excesses took place. 'S t ! n mob had been given of the illumination, and 0 1 ot bel broke the window of M. Knpman the banker, an"„ c a, 0 who had not. illuminated. This is much to be regrel.,` o res' everybody ought to be free to do as he likes On suc'eviing sions, especially as the town was illuminated on the Pre . 0 ., evening. It was thought necessary to call in the Illilit.7l,ljoo BERLIN, OCT. 6.—The 'reports respecting a const' n ' r e' are becoming more positive. It is said that an ellin i° ,jacis i vails that the almost unanimous petitions of the PN` flits ied assemblies cannot be again disregarded, and it is 3 dV that a commission under the Ministers Von Thile I° ,oo Curretz has been appointed to draw up a Constitutita, will be published with the recess of the assemblies. , iirg to OSSNEGY, OCT. 10.—Deputations sent from Osna's.csilg Hanover, with congratulations on the birth of the.,,, ;0 1 prince, have brought back the intelligence that his .5:7 0 g0 the King had declared that the iron railway, wh ich 0 110 from Bunda, by way of Melle Osnaburg, an d 5° Holland, is to be executed at the public expence. t Oa t COLOGNE.—The Rhenish Observer confirms the rerri the a conference of Protestant clergy will shortly be held instance of the Prussian Government. reb ysig BRESLAU, Ocr. 6.—The German Catholics had chary divine service for the first time to-dav in the large of St. Bernhard, which was crowded in every par t ' at o ei BRUSSELS, OCT. 14.—The average price of wheat Ole was 22f. 89c.. and that of rye 16f. 58c. f r"' , 6 It may be considered as certain that the 13oard,°_,,peo 0 Works has resolved to grant the conveyance, free of e d to on the Government railway, to all provisions the kingdom by the local authorities, or by chairtabrlievir; tutions, or even by individuals ; the exemPtil e aclet i granted on proving that the importation is not in . . ;c e. a speculation, but only to sell again at the current Pl na tiO Vessels with considerable supplies of provisions tn to arrive at Antwerp from various foreign ports. pro i 94 In all parts of the kingdom measures are taken ~- t o ticlS work and subs!stence for the poor during the Pr winter. 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