The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-17 00:00:00

our suggestions for the reconstruction, of the Irish House of Commons. " The Repeal Association has also::ested, that the franchise should be based on ho t . suffrage, and that the mode of voting should be by .allot. But these are particulars perfectly open to discussion between the simple repealers' and the federalists.' " As to the vote by ballot, however, I, for the pre sent, shall offer but one observation, and that is, that whatever objections may be started to this mode of voting, it is in its nature a peaceable mode of giving the vote, and one that excludes the possibility of violence or rioting. "It is now for the federalists' to suggest their plan of reconstruction of the Irish House of Commons. It is not unlikely that the 'federalists' and simple re pealer,' might agree amicably upon the mode of recon struction • at all events, the disc u s s i on upon th e s e p o i n t s can be, and I doubt not will be, conducted in a fair, im partial, and amicable manner, and is the absence of heat or violence ; discussion, instead of being shunned by the 'simple repealers,' is anxiously invited by them ; they do not desire to dictate to anybody. " The Irish House of Commons being legally con structed, a question of great importance arises, the real question between the 'federalists' and the simple re peaters.' That question is—What shall be the extent of the .. were of the Irish Parliament ? " : .th parties are agreed, that these powers should be sufficiently extensive to enable the Irish Parliament to protect the lives, liberties, and properties of the Irish people. That it should have power to enact all laws to be of force in Ireland—in short, that it should be an efficient Parliament for all legislative, financial, and judi cial purposes within her Majesty's realm of Ireland. " The simple repealers are of opinion that the recon structed Irish Parliament should have precisely t he same power and authority which the former Irish Par liament " The ' federalists,' on the contrary, appear to me to require more for Ireland than the simple repeaters do ; for besides the local Parliament in Ireland having full and perfect local authority, the federalists require that there should be for questions of imperial concern, colo nial, military, naval, and of foreign alliance an d policy, a congreaiioital or federative parliament, in which Ireland should have her fair share and proportion of representa tion and power. " It is but right and just to eonfess, that in this re spect the federalists would give Ireland more weight and importance in imperial concerns than she could ac puire by means of the plan of the simple repeaters. " If there were such a congressional parliament as the federalists propose, one-third, or thereabouts, of the members ought to be given to the Irish ; giving to Great Britain the other two-thirds. " But as yet the federalists have not spoken out; Mr. Grey Porter has promised his project, but the time within which he was to produce it has not arrived. It is to be wished that some authentic statement should be made on behalf of the federalists. This, at least, is cer tain, that any such plan will be received with deferential respect, and canvassed by every honest repealer, with perfect candour and earnest solicitude to arrive at a just and beneficial conclusion. " For my own part, I will own, that since I have come to contemplate the specific differences such as they are between simple repeal' and federalism,' Ido at pre sent feel a preference for the federative plan, as tending more to the utility of Ireland, and to the maintenance of the connexion with England than the mode of simple repeal. But I must either deliberately propose or deli berately adopt from some other person a plan of a fede rative union, before I bind myself to the opinion which I now entertain. "I hare laid my thoughts upon this subject before the Association at greater length than I intended ; but the importance of the topics I have discussed justifies the length of my commentary. " I invite my countrymen of every class and persuasion to join us. I invite, in particular, all those who l ean to federalism to propound their plans, and to discuss with us amicably and candidly the respective merits of a ' federative' or simple repeal ' connexion with Great Britain. " The federalists cannot but perceive that there has been, upon my part, a pause in the agitation for the re peal since the period of our liberation from unjust impri sonment ; they must perseive that, on the part of the re peaters, every passion has been hushed, and all the energy of complaint suppressed, in the expectation of a federal movement. This calm has been made in compli ment to the friends of Ireland who have not as yet joined the repeal standard. We anxiously await their patriotic co-operation. " But, should they allow the present favourable occa sion to escape, they may hereafter regret not having ob tained that influence in the repeal cause which every body is now ready to give them ; but which they may hereafter find it exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. " This, therefore, is the propitious moment, especially for the wealthiest classes, to join in the struggle for Irish independence. They can now take their natural station at the head of the movement. They can now model and regulate proceedings in which they may not, hereafter, find an opportunity to take the part which they would wish and be naturally entitled to. " There are two propositions perfectly clear— " FIRST—That matters cannot remain as they are in Ireland, but that the repeal movement must accumulate in power and force, in spite of every obstacle. SECONDLY—That the British Minister cannot con duct the affairs of Ireland upon a Protestant or Orange principle. " Violent anti-Poperyism, or violent Protestantism, can no longer be the road to emolument and promotion. The Government can no longer connect itself with a sturdy or active No-Poperyman. On the contrary, the Government must necessarily be driven to prefer rene gade or courtly Catholics to over-active and over-zealous political Protestants. " In short, the hypocrisy of impartiality towards all will necessarily exclude all the violent amongst the re maining Orange party from Government favour. " The Government, by or for a mere Protestant party, is at an end ; there must be what may be called a practical pretence' of liberality, which will necessarily exclude from patronage the over-zealous or over-active amongst the late ascendancy party. " In the meantime, everything bids fair for the pros pects of the Repeal Association. The people of Ireland perceive that the game is nearly won, and that success, though it nay be postponed, it cannot be prevented. The Irish people also perceive that if ALL the non repeaters do not join us, many are daily acceding to our ranks, and by our combining conciliation with firmness, sincere kindliness, with unremitting determination and activity, the repeal must be carried, and Ireland become a nation again. " Let us then be active, energetic, conciliatory. Let us, if possible, combine all classes ; but let us not forget that we have already more than moral force enough to render a long resistance' to a peaceable and legal repeal of the union impossible. It is a mere question of time— the repeal itself is certain. Hurrah, then, for the repeal. " I have the honour to be, your faithful servant, " DANIEL O'CONNELL." He (Mr. M. O'Connell) would refrain from offering any observations on the letter he had just read, as he consi dered any comments on his part would be unnecessary. The meeting was addressed by Mr. M. O'Connell, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Henry Grattan, &c. After some further business had been disposed of, Mr. O'Connell announced the rent for the week O. S 406/. 17s. 4d.—The meeting then adjourned. IRISH FAIRS—DECLINE IN PRICES. The fall in the price of horned cattle, at the recent fair of Ballinasloe, has had a serious effect upon prices at the western fairs since held. At Dunmore, county of Galway, on Thursday, there was no demand for any description of stock, and the few sales effected were made at a more reduced price than at Ballinasloe. At Ballindine, county of Mayo, on Friday last, there was an extremely dull fair, and the farmers considered their prospects very gloomy. MO RTALITY in the METROPOLIS The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes registered in the Week ending Saturday, the 12th of October, 1844." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly Total. Average of Five Years Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 259 178 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat 124 111 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 162 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration 282 286 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 3l 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 7 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. l7 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 4 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c Old Age, or Natural Decay 57 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance Causes specified 1017 942 Deaths from all Cadses 1018 946 DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED UNDER CAUSES OF DEATH. THE ABOVE HEADS. Total. Weekly Average Consumption Scarlatina 147 102 34 Pneumonia Dropsy .. ... .. .. ............ Hooping Cough lB 33 Typhus Small Pox 36 15 Disease of the Heart _... __ Measles Apoplexy .......... Diseases of the Brain .... ........ • • • 30 22 3 19 28 18 9 12 Sudden Deaths DISTRICTS. West Noith Central East 241 207 South Total ..... —.lOlB MiiIMIXTR IRON TRADE.--.The Merthyr works exhibit considerable activity, and notwithatandig our reduction in price, and in the teeth of the Germanic im position of 50 per cent. on British iron as compared with that of Belgium, the works here at least are carried on vigorously. The Victoria works are likely to be put in operation again.—Welshman. EARL OF WASHINGTON. --The Baltimore American, in noticing the anniversary of the battle of North Point, sap A fact has just come to our k nowledge, which it may not be inopportune to mention at this time. We learn from a reliable source, that the British Govern ment had actually , made out the papers con s tit ut i ng Gen. Ross Earl of Washington,' in consideration of the cap ture of the American capital, and the destruction of the public buildings. The death of General Ross at the battle of North Point, which took place about three wee k s a f terwa rds, most effectually frustrated the inten tion of his Gorernment." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MOANING, OCTOBER 17, 1844. part of the speech in which he expresses his wish for peace and the satisfaction he felt on receiving the address, exclaims "a la bonne heure. Well this is plain enough, and here we find M. GuizoT bodily. Peace everywhere and always figures as the burden of the harangue." The writer goes on at some length in the same style, evidently blinded with rage; for while reading The Sun he imagined he was reading the Times. "It is not surprising then," he adds, "that Louis PHILIPPIC should have been honoured whether at Windsor or Twickenham with the following bucolic strains (distractions bucoliques) with which the visit to Twickenham had inspired the Times. The writer then quotes the " bucolic strains' which appeared in this journal, and was transferred to the columns of our morning Contemporary. The Commerce, which has abstained more from offensive remarks than some of the other Opposition journals, breaks out at last in these words : " The King has been invested with the Order of th°?, Garter. Since Henry the Fourth no French Sovereign has taken part in a similar ceremony. Under any other circumstance we might have considered this as a symbol of alliance, and have rejoiced at it. But in these days of constitutional doctrines and institutions it is without any political signification. Queen Victoria and King Louis Philippe may exchange all their decorations without imposing any obligation on their respective Governments. We can see in all this nothing more than an exchange of courtesy—a code of manners for the especial use of Princes. The people have nothing to expect from it. How can we otherwise account for the contrast between the gracious politeness of the Court of Windsor, and the increasingly outrageous language of the English journals of all par ties ? It is evident that the chiefs of the two countries exchange courtesies and tender their hands to each other above the heads of their people. In this they play their parts of Princes reigning by virtue of the constitutional principle. It is a royal nothing more. -Ther e i s somet hi ng, how comedy, ever, which is deserving of the mostattentive consideration. and the most severe scrutiny. It is the conduct of those Ministers who have led the people of the two countries in o that state of permanent irritation and distrust which finds expression in the ever violent language of the London press, and in the animated replies of that of France. We have before said what we cannot too often repeat, that the miserable policy of the English and French Ministers has for many years revived slumbering rancour, and provoked disunion between England and France. Our national feeling, wounded by the demands of the English Ministry, by the despotism of their claims, by the crying injustice of their encroachments, has again turned against the English a lli ance . Sir Roberti Peel has completed the work by demanding, with violence, in full Parliament reparation from France for an act provoked by the intrigues of his own agents. Our Ministry has aggravatel the ferment of discord by consenting to grant these reparations when any other in his place would have an equivalent from the arrogant power which required them. Certainly we fain take literally, and as addressed to all France, the exaggerated and courtier-like praises which the English papers lavish on the King who re presents this country. But we are forced to divide their language into two parts, that of flattery which is ad dressed above, and that of insult which is aimed below." The Journal des Debate, in the absence of political events of importance, gives the following historical account of the present state of steam machinery in France : " Our progress in the construction of steam-engines is not of an old date. At the first it went on very slowly, but in this, as in our iron- works, we have since made up for lost time by our exertions, as the following sta tistics will prove. In 1820, there were not more than 200 steam-engines, whether of high or low pressure, in France, and about one-forth of which were of English make. In 1830, this number increased to 572, of which 106, or about one-fourth, were British. On the Ist Jan., 1843, we reckoned 3,053, of which only 243, or less than one-thirteenth part, came from abroad. Thus, at the same time as our wealth in fixed engines took a rapid development, since in twelve years it increased al most six -fold, the portion taken from foreigners lessened in a very remarkable degree. This was less rapid in locomotives, it is true, since, in 1841, we possessed only 169, of which 74 were French and 95 foreign, and this total, on the Ist January, 1842, amounted to 204. But even in this branch the progress has not been without its value, as was established by the last exhibition of the progress of the useful arts. Our construction of steam engines in general is much improved, their powers are brought out with greater ease, and the steam, a ppli e d with better effect, h as ren d e red the consumption of coal by our locomotives much less. Let our machinists make only a few more efforts, and they will be able to compete with those of Great Britain, and take a large share of the supply of locomotives fur the railroads now in execution or in contemplation. To these endeavours the Govern ment has just lent an efficacious assistance by the in crease of the import duties on locomotive engines ; and if it be considered how important it is to our material and political interests to render us strong and able in this branch of mechanical constructions, it will be ac knowledged that this is one of the most useful provisions of the Customs Bill presented by the Minister of Com merce—to bring into action all the steam apparatus em ployed in France on January 1, 1843. There then ex sisted 5,911 boilers, of which 5,270 were of French, and 641 of foreign make. Of these 4,292 were used for the above-mentioned 3,053 steam-engines, and 1,619 for other purposes in different manufactories and establish ments. The following were the principal establishments provided with steam-engines classed according to their importance, viz., 1,034 spinning -mills, 288 sugar-works, 171 for printing cotton and other stuffs, 149 in the working of mines, 143 in dye-houses, 143 in the making of other machines, 112 in paper-mills, 100 in dressing cloths, 96 in the manufactories of woollen cloths, 91 smelting-houses and forges, 88 foundries, 87 oil-mills, 84 baths, 75 saw-mills, 66 refining-houses, 63 weaving-ma chines, and 45 fulling-mills, &c. Of the 3,053 engines above-mentioned the Seine, the Nord, the Seine-Infi rieure, the Rhone, the Gard—that is to say, Paris, Lille, Rouen, Lyons, and Nismes, possess 1,940, or above one half. Independently of the various apparatus above re ferred to,' there must be reckoned those employed in steam navigation. On the Ist of January, 1843, France, without bringing into the account, the ships of the State possessed 22! -steam-boats impelled by 337 en gines, viz., 22 used as tug-boats only ;' 8 as tug boats, and for the conveyance of merchandise ; 9 as tug boats, and for the conveyance of passengers, and 117 for both passengers and merchandise. The 207 boats used as transports carried, in 1842, 2,500,000 passengers, and nearly 1,000,000 tons of merchandise. Since 1840, our effective power in steamers has made but little progress. This is to be regretted ; but if we compare it to what it was ten years ago, we shall find that it has- tripled in number of beats and quadrupled in power Tbheiestt o hb f oe nt e h n:i rrio n pv e ied s s , and that, in the quantity. of merchandis e conveyed, it has that increased the in developmentthe proportion rotio ourn d e f t l r a in e 26 h , as and considerable. In general result, the 3,053 fixed en gines give a collective force of 39,000 steam 'horse-power, presenting, at the rate of three draught horses for every steam-horse-power, a force equal to 117,927 horses, or 819,189 men. The 204 locomotives at 45 horse-power each, make a power of 9,180 draught horses, or 64,260 men ; and, in fine, the 337 engines working in the steam boats give a power equal to 35,003 horses, or 245,000 men. In total, a power of 161,207 draught horses re presenting 1,128,449 men. Such was the approximative minimum of force, without comprising 1,609 boilers for heating or giving motion, the force of which is not indi cated, that was given by steam in 1842 to private in dustry." The Memorial Bordelais has the following : " By the Po, Captain Chevalier, we h ave got news from Senegal, of August 11. The gum contract is com pleted, but the produce is not more than one-third of the ordinary quantity. The war, which lasted for five years between the colony and the kingdom of Fonta, and which did so much injury to the small trade, by preventing in tercourse with Galam, was happily terminated. Chef de Battalion Caille, Director of the Home-office, had just arrived at St. Louis, bringing the treaty of peace with the Almamy. Even the chiefs, who had been most hostile, readily affixed their signatures to it, so gratified were they at seeing a renewal of intercourse between our settlement and their country. In consequence of the cessation of hostilities with Fonts, M. Houars, the Go vernor ad Interim, took measures for insuring effective protection to all the small vessels during their voyage to Galam. The authorities will be the better seconded in these measures, as the iron steam-boats destined to serve on the river, and which left Rochefort at the beginning of August, will not be long before they arrive." The Didon, Gloire, Danaf, Nereide, Erigone, and Psyche frigates of the port of Brest, are, says the Con stitutionnel, to be got ready with all possible speed to be placed en commission de rade. At Toulon it is asserted that the Montebello, Trident, Genireux, St. Pitri, and Ville de Marseille ships of the line, are to be placed in a short time en commission de rade. The Asmodi steam frigate, lately gone to Tunis, will remain under the orders of Admiral Parseval Deschesnes. By the return of ti e Triton to Toulon, and the departure of the Inflexible and Belle Poule for Cherbourg, there remain in the Strait of Gibraltar none of the large vessels that took part in the expedition against Morocco. PARIS BOURSE, MONDAY, Foul' o'CLocx. We hare had so little business doing to-day, that it is only necessary to quote the undermentioned prices, at which the market closed :—Five per Cents., cash, 118 f. 40c. ; Account, 1181. 60c. ; Three per Cents., cash, 821.; Account, 82f. 25c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,055 ; Nea politan, 90 80 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 241 ; Paris and Orleans, 1,016 25 ; Paris and Rouen, 1,005 ; Rouen and Havre, 762 50 ; Vierzon, 200 pm. ; Bordeaux, 90 pm. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The return for the week ending Saturday, October 12, shows a great increase of deaths, chiefly caused by scarlatina. The total number is 1,018, previous week 932 ; average for the autumn months, 990. In most other cases, with the exception of diarrhoea, there is a diminution. Last week the amount under this head was 19 ; aver age 10. Deaths caused by diseases of the lungs are considerably below the average, the number being 282, while the amount for each of the five preceding years was 312. There is a decrease in deaths from old age and violence, the numbers with the averages being 57, 74; 15, 26. The following is an analysis of the list of violent deaths : —Fracture or contusion, 5 cases, of which I was by a fall, and 2by horses and carriages. Poison, 3 cases, of which I was murder, and 2 suicide. Drowning, 4 cases, §tated to be Accidental, except 13, Great Marlborough-street. MTHIERS' NEW WORK. • Mr. COLBURN begs to announce that he has purchased the right of prior publication in England of M. THIERS' NEW WORK, " The HISTORY of the CONSULATE and the EMPIRE," which will be Translated and Edited, under the express sinction of the Author, by DUGALD FORBES CAMPBELL, Esq., and that pro • spectuses will shortly be issued, comprising full particulars of the form, price, period of publication, &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. FIRST NIGHT OF THE SYREN. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be performed Auber's celebrated Opera THE SYREN. Marco Tempesta, Mr. W. Harrison; Scipio, Mr. D. W. King; Zerlina (the Syren), Miss Rainforth. To conclude with the Ballet of Action, entitled THE DESERTER OF NAPLES. Henry, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Skirmish, Mr. T. Mathews; Simpkin, Mr. Wieland; Louise, Miis Clara Webster; Annette, Madame Giubilei. The Box.orbce is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Leuee, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be repeated Vanbrugh's Comedy of THE CONFEDERACY. Adapted to the present Period. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Strickland, W. Farren, Buckstone, and C. Mathews, Madame Vestris, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. E. Yarnold, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Stanley, and Mrs. Moyer. After which, will be produced a New Comic Drama, founded on Don Caesar de Baaan, entitled A MATCH FOR A KING. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart; Don Sebastian della Rosa, Mr.,C. Mathews; Mariquita, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with a New Farce, by Mr. Buckstone, entitled THE HL ABLE RIG. John Ginger, Mr. Buckstone, Sam Shindy, Mr. Strickland ; Mrs. Ginger, Mrs. W. Clifford. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the Even- Ing), ss. each. First Price—Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Second Price at Nine o'Clock—Rixes, 3a ; 23. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, Pet formance commence at Seven. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer, at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be performed an entirely New Drama, entitled CASAR DE BAZAN ; or, Love ind Honour. Charles the Second, Mr. Howe; Casar de B inn, Mr. Webster ; Maratina, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Eccentric Mythological Burlesque, called TELEMACHUS; or, The Island of Calypso. Telemachus, Miss Woolgar ; Calypso, Mr. Wright ; Mentor, Mr. P. Bedford ; Dinah, Mr. Cowell. To be followed by a New Comic Operetta, called the FOX AND THE GOOSE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Paul Bedford, and Mrs. Fitawilliam. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon.—Box-odice open from Eleven till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-ST It E ET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be repeated a New Drama, called DON CESAR DE BAZAN. Don Cesar, Mr. Wallack ; Charles the Eecond, Mr. Walton; Maritsna, Mrs. Stirling; Countess di Rotondo, Mrs. Fosbroke. To _.bo_AUowed by a new Divertissement, called The SLAVE KEl', in which M.. 1. Rouset, Mlle. Caroline Rouuet, Mdlle. Teresina, Mr. Gilbert, and Miss Marshall will appear. To conclude with an Original Burlesque, entitled THE WON DERFUL LAMP, in a New Light. Abanazar, Mr. Walt in ; Aladdin. Mr. Oxberry ; Princess Badroulbadour, Miss E. Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack. Stage Directo r , M r . E m d en. Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. Half-price at Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce nium Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Half. Doors to be opened at Half. pest Six, and the Performances to commenc e a t S even o ' c l oc k . The Box-office, under the direction of Mr. W. Idassingh am. Private Boxes and Free Admissions for the Season to be had at the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, WI Ibe performed THE SWISS COTTAGE. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Yarnold, and Keeley, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the Comic Scene, called OUTGENERALED; or, a Hint to Bachelors. Charles Stanley, Mr. F. Vining; Mrs. I-lartley, Miss Walcott. To which will be added THE TOST OF HONOUR, In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. To be followed by an entirely Original, and much better than New, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo-Dramatic, Burlesque Extra. vaganza, founded on the celebrated Eastern Tale, in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled ALADDIN AND THE WON DERFUL LAMP; or, New Lamps for Old Ones. With very extensive N. Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, kc. Principal cha. racters by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan, J. W. Collier, and Keeley ; Miss Fairbrother, M. Woolli ge, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Mi ,s James, arc., &e. PRICES OF A DMlSSlON.—Balcony Boxes, es.; Upper Boxes, 95.; Pit, 25.•; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2'. ; Upper Boxes, L. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the ti ticony T ler ,holding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second ller (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Halt Private Boxes on the Pit 'fier (bolding six persons), One Guir en The Box.arlice is epen from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY, THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be performed Lord Byron's Equestrian and Dramatic Spec tacle of MAZEPPA, AND THE WILD HORSE, with all its Original Effects. New Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with THE BLOOD-RED KNIOHT; or, The War. riots of Palestine. Acting and stage-in tnager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. R. South. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be repeated a New Military Drama, entitled THE EVE OF BATTLE. Supdorted by the whole Company, with New Scenery and Splendid Appointments. After which, PORK CHOPS, in which Messrs. G. Wild and Rogers will per/orm. To conclude with THE k ALLS OF CLYDE. Places and Pnvate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17, Will be performed JULIUS CASA R. Marc Antony, Mr. James Bennett; Marcus Brutus, Mr. Graham; Caius Cassius, Mr. Dale. After which, BLUE DEVILS, in which Mr. Dale and Miss Ha milton will perform. To conclude with MIDAS. Apollo, Miss Louisa Lyons. Private Family Boxes, £1 Is. Od. and £1 11s. 6d. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, OCT. 16. TETEEMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 61; Noon, 5' BAROMETER, 29.1.—Winn, N.W. . - NcrrE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning ... 12 minutes after 51 Evening"... 37 minutes after 5. v v 6C, .. - 4 7 .' ,- . !iit 4 74 ..46:44- `J Ag ...t 11 . 1,,_ 7t,.. , ~..: so iiiii •h/ A4. , _ , .'• .. . s i., . 7 4‘ ' d * k_ l ls...l74).4l Fr iilrk - ',..;', ,: i • ,v.r -,... • ' r. Ts- W,T,,Lig -, "jalli k ... 4 et • li,„:,- 4 016. , .., • s- ...., . *- ,- Put s , 1/7 1 1 4 114 2 1 0 ••••:> : _.)...es , - '"'. ..altui,—., %... ir •no '. - • - "_.:_--,' 4 !s • , , ,- 1 ,..:: : ' ' ......,_ Pitantin 2/A-1114 LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1844. From our report, published last week, of the pro ceedings at a sessions of the Middlesex Magistrates (assembled for the purpose of determining upon appli cations for licenses under the statutes regulating the grant, renewal, or refusal of the same; to-licensediictual lers and others, the owners or lessees of hOuses, &c., de dicated to purposes of public amusement), it will be seen that their Worships—some of them, we mean— are actuated, at these hearings, by very' extraordinary notions as to the merits, moral or logical, of the cases submitted to tliem; The general policy of the law, and , the express design of the Act of GEORGE 11., obviously are to consult, to the greatest practicable extent, the interests of public morality and order, in investing a particular body of men with powers of control so stringent —not to say invidious—over the property, actions, and fortunes of a large class of the community. The general principle, therefore, which both the theory and the practice of this branch of domestic legislation recognise is—that the grant, the renewal, or the refusal, shall be determined by the certified character of the applicants; or the proof of their good conduct and deportment during the term of their previous license ; or, the opinion of the Bench, in those instances where the application is made for the first time, or for an original license, as to the tendencies of the amusements sought to be authorised under it, to produce good or evil conse quences in the district. Now, we do not at all pur pose to discuss the soundness of this principle ; or even to inquire into the expediency of confiding its application to the hands which at present administer it. But it is evident that the power of granting, or withholding, or confirming such licenses, is a very im portant one. In all systems of State policy, that is an important element which regards the amusements of the people ; their provision being of primary, their control of secondary—importance. In any scheme of mere municipal regulations, this character of importance is even more tangible and evident. All modern and all ancient history are full of examples that attest this truth. Could the two co lour factions of " Blue" and "Green" which distracted the Byzantine empire have been kept in good humour by timely concessions, to the wishes of one, and the demands of the other, a cabal which, from the original centre of its production—the theatre—diffused its baneful influences to the furthest limits of the Eastern empire, and greatly precipitated its destruction, might have been averted, and the downfal it entailed upon the throne of CONSTANTINE thereby postponed for a long course of years. The recent tumultuous era of the French Revolution was not wanting in instances to show how an explosion of public feeling, awakened by incidents occurring at some theatrical representa tion, may be productive of consequences the most ex tensive and eventful. Is there anything in the density of the population cooped up within the limits of Lon don and Westminster and the metropolitan suburbs, at the present day (in a manner not paralleled within the sphere of European States or civilisation)—is there anything in this case of modern London to take it out of the operation of similar influences, if, by injudi cious management, their bad activity should ever be awakened among us ? This is a question not un worthy of grave consideration. There are few matters, to any arbitrary or vexatious intermeddling with which —men, individually, or in their social rela tions —are more sensitively alive, than their ordinary amusements. It is, indeed, to be regretted that they are so prone to sacrifice interests and objects of a much higher and ordinary character to the cause of those more trivial, but by no means less interesting ness against the applicant himself as one of those " licentious-licensed victuallers " who had been too frequently reported upon to him by the police of the vicinity ; in any such case the poor man would have obtained his license ! Verily, this may be sessions practice ; but it is neither law nor reason, common equity, nor common propriety. Altogether, the case is one of those which will greatly strengthen the growing demand to have the " Licensing Jurisdic sion" transferred to some more competent tribunal than that which wields it at present. At the last weekly meeting of the Dublin Repeal Association, a long and elaborate letter was read from Mr. O'CoNNELL, dated from his mountain home at Derrynane. This letter, we will honestly confess, has not a little puzzled us, for after an attentive perusal of it we cannot make out what is the writer's drift; whether he is desirous of substituting Federal ism, for total and unqualified Repeal, or whether he is still as staunch an advocate for the latter measure, as he was during the memorable year of the monster meetings. In one part of his communication he ob serves :—" For my own part I will own that since I have come to contemplate the specific differences, such as they are, between simple Repeal and Federalism, I do at present feel a preference for the federative plan, as tending more to the utility of Ireland, and to the maintenance of the connexion with England than the mode of simple Repeal." This is distinct and definite language enough, which he who runs may read ; but mark what follows !—" Let us, if possible, combine all classes ; but let us not forget that we have already more than moral force enough to render along re sistance to a peaceable and legal Repeal of the Union impossible. It is a mere question of time—the Repeal is certain. Hurrah then for Repeal!" Now surely the spirit of these two passages is exceedingly perplexing and contradictory 1 In the former Mr. O ' CONNELL hurrahs for Federalism—in the latter for Repeal. In the former he professes himself content to take an instalment, as it were, of Repeal— in the latter he exhorts his countrymen to combine and agitate for the full and entire measure. He goes the whole hog in the one case—in the other, he is satisfied with taking a moderate portion of the porker. Then, as regards his advice to the Irish people to combine. So far as we can perceive, there is less chance of their being enabled to do this than ever ; for they now bid fair to be split into three distinct sections—of those, namely, who support Dr. MAuN szLL's project of triennial Parliaments; of those who adopt Mr. Gxnr PORTER'S 'view* of - Federalitm ; and of those who cling tenaciously to the demand made at the ,monster meetings of 1843, • for a full, entire, unconditional Repeal of the Union. How are people to combine zealously and Unani mously who hold such conflicting opinions as these ? The' followers of Dr. MAUNSELL will naturally be loth to give up their medium project of a triennial House of Commons ; and the advocates of Repeal will be apt to look with distrust on all who do not adopt their own view of the question, and go the length to which they are pledged. •Are confess we are by no means sorry to see these different theories at work, for, by dividing the attention of the community, it is more than probable that they will ultimately have the effect of weakening the clamour for a Repeal of the Union—as originally started at the Association—than which, as we have observed not once, but a hundred times in The Sun, no measure can be more injurious to the interests of the empire at large, and more absolutely suicidal to those of Ireland in particular. Thus much by way of objec tion to Mr. O'CONNELL'S lengthy communication. On the per contra side, we may observe that there are some portions of it in the spirit of which we eeedially concur. " Two propositions," says the Honourable and Learned Member for Kilkenny, " are perfectly clear. First, that matters can not remain as they are in Ireland ; and secondly, that the British Minister cannot con duct the affairs of the sister country upon a Protestant or Orange principle." No sane man can possibly doubt the truth of either of these propositions. The days of Orange ascendancy are for ever past in Ireland are already with the years beyond the flood. The last faint attempt—thinly disguised under a show of moderation and impartiality —to prolong them, was made during the late Viceroyalty of Earl DE GREY, and every one knows how completely the attempt failed. Hence forth, Ireland can only be safely governed on prin ciples of concilation and equity—a truth of which Sir R. NEL has at length become fully convinced, if we may judge from the tenor of the speech which he made, towards the close of the last session, on the sub ject of Irish education, wherein he broached opinions _ _ which took the Liberal Members of the House by surprise, and called forth their warmest approbation A telegraphic dispatch received from Madrid, con tains the following announcement : " MADRID, OCT. 11. " The QUEEN opened yesterday in person the session of the Cortes. Her MAJESTY, whose health is excellent, was received during the whole of her passage and on her entrance to the Chamber with the liveliest acclamations. " Madrid and the provinces enjoy the most com plete tranquillity." Madrid journals of the Bth instant have been re ceived, but they contain no news. MADRID BOURSB, OCT. B.—Three per Cents., 27i for Account; Five per Cents., 20 3-16 for Cash ; 201 for Account; Floating Debt, 661 for Account (60 days); Debt without interest, 6 3-16 (60 days). The Paris papers of Monday give full details of the proceedings at Windsor Castle on Thursday, the visit of the KING to Twickenham, the investiture of his MAJESTY with the Order of the Garter, and the address of the Corporation of Windsor with the KING'S reply. The Constitutionnel passes over these events without any remarks. Not so the National and the Commerce. The former, after quoting that occupations. Holding these views upon this curious subject, we should like to be instructed upon the real meaning or motives of the course which was taken at the Middlesex Sessions in question, by Mr. GIBBONS, one of the licensing magistrates, under the following circumstances. The landlord of a long-established and remarkably well-conducted house applied to have it licensed, in the usual manner, for private concerts, and, we be lieve, dances. Mr. GIBBONS complimented the appli cant on the excellent reputation of his establishment (always accepted as the strongest possible plea of qualification for such an indulgence). He said that he himself had known the house for sixty years ; that it had been so well managed, and had prospered so well, he could not believe the landlord " needed" any such license, and he, for one, therefore, would re fuse it. With the exception of Mr. FRESHFIELD, the other magistrates concurred in this view, and the license was refused ! Mr. FRESHFIELD, contra, argued, with all the sagacity and good sense and feeling which are habitual to him, that the applicant had laid the best possible case for his application, and that the worthy magistrate had supported it by a statement which supplied the strongest argument to confirm and maintain it. But Mr. FRESHFIELD could adduce no higher authority for his opinion than 1 common sense and common law. Mr. GIBBONS had a sort of magisterial quasi wisdom, and a species of hereditary prestige as a sessions SOLON in his favour. The publican was ousted of his appeal. Now, the deductions we arrive at from this decision, though strictly consequential, are remarkable. A long course of good repute in past years, and unimpeachable conduct in its present management, disqualify a house for a license, enjoyed, probably, by the very next inn in the same street. Mr. GIBBONS is not hardy enough to propose to turn back the tide of popular taste, and reclaim the people from the mad ness of " music for the million." He is not quite so Quixotic as to attempt to prescribe the Polka, and de nounce dancing. He merely undertakes to know better than the applicant, himself, for a license to afford these diversions in his house, whether he is, or is not, in such a condition as to need the resort to this mode of supplementing the receipts of his business. Mr. GIB BONS admits everything in favour of the publican, and, therefore—determines against him ! It follows, that had the man enjoyed the equivocal reputation attaching to some of the " leasehold property" tenants of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, in the Almonry —had his establishment, which enjoys this sixty years' character of respectability, acquired the noto riety of some of the saloons in the vicinity of the Theatres Royal ;—had only a brother 'magistrate or two of Mr. GIBBONS got up to bear a frowning wi Colonel R. Wright, late Agent and Consul-General for the State of Equador, left town yesterday for Southampton, to embark in the Tweed, on his return to Quito. Baron de Nieumann, Austrian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign -office. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Malta. Dis patches were also sent off for the Governor of Gibraltar. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHE. LOR OF ARTS.-1844. FIRST DIVISION. Barker, Thomas Witham, Spring Hill. College. Beevor, Thomas, University. Blount, Henry Joseph, St. Gregory's, Downside. Cahill, Patrick, Carlow. Cooke, Charles, Stonyhurst. Creak, Albert, Spring Hill. Dolan, Lawrence John Baptist, St. Edmund's, Ware. Edger, Samuel, Stepney. Field, Leonard, University. Hall, Thomas, University. Hercy, Thomas Joseph, St. Paul's, Prior Park. Hutton, Joseph Henry, University. Jessel, Edward, University. Kelly, Joseph Augustine, St. Mary's, Oscott. Lockwood, John, Rotherham. Martin, James, Stepney. Reynolds, Henry Robert, University. Rymer, Frederic, St. Edmund's, Ware. Sweeney, James, St. Gregory's, Downside. Wallis, Joseph, Bapti s t, B risto l . Wright, John, Manchester. SECOND DIVISION. Anderson, John, University. Gifford, Joseph, Baptist, Bristol. Lewis, Walter Clapham, University. Russell, Charles Joseph Stewart, University. Sherlock, Peter, Stonyhurst. Smith, Philip Anstie, Bristol. Spicer, Thomas Trevethan, University. Sutton, Stephen Brain, University. Young, Cuthbert George, Spring Hill. Count D. Nesselrode and suite embarked early yesterday morning, from off the Tower, on board the General Steam Navigation Company's mail-packet William for Hamburgh. MRS.TROLLOrE'S NEW NOVEL, " YOUNG Love."— If there is a subject that recommends itself more strongly and more immediately to the feelings than another, it is that which Mrs. Trollope has made choice of in her forthcoming novel, bearing the attractive title of " Young Love." 'We learn that in this work she has produced a story in which she has contrasted, in a manner only to be expected from her intimate knowledge of her sex, the self-denying and purely ideal affection of a young and perfectly unsophisticated girl, who has been bred up in the seclusion of a country house, with the speculating and heartless passion of a London beauty, who has re ceived all the honours, and endured all the dissipations attendant upon a long succession of seasons in town. The work is stated to be a truer picture of fashionable life at the present day than has issued from the press for a long time, and to contain some curious revelations re specting ladies of high rank, which have hitherto been carefully kept behind the curtain. OPENING OF THE MANCHESTER CUSTOM-HOUSE. —This establishment was opened for business on Friday. Our readers are already aware that it is situate in Mosely-street, at No. 73, near to St. Peter's-square. The house is a spacious one, and the various rooms have been appropriated to the different offices required. The establishment consists of a collector, comptroller, six clerks, a landing surveyor, two landing-waiters, lockers, &c. Mr. Powell, late comptroller of the Customs at Newcastle, has been selected as collector ; and Mr. Shelly, late warehouse-keeper at Liverpool, has received the appointment of comptroller. It being desirable that the officers should be persons familiar with the business of customs, the majority of them, we un derstand, have been selected by the Commissioners of Customs from the Liverpool officers. As we have inti mated above, yesterday was the first day of business ; and though the fact had not been officially notified to the public, we understand that a considerable business was transacted. The building itself has undergone some alterations in the interior, to adapt it for this new pur pose, and these are not yet wholly completed ; but, in the-coarse of a fe w d a y s ,it wilt nog doubt ,assume more , the appearance-ext erna lly" o f I.llVimp which it IS'nOW . devoted.-=-Manchester-ortant purpose to Courier, TRADE OF DUBLIN.—The quarter ended, on the 10th instant gives a customs' receipt, in this port of 274,734 L against 263,759/. received in the similar period of 043 1 , showing an , excesd in favour of the current yeer of 10,9751. The. year ended the 10th of 'October, 1843, the receipts in Dublin amounted to 938,991/. ; the year ended on oast Wednesday gives a receipt of 1,037,769 Z, being 98,7781. of an increase in favour of this year. The number of- documents passed to liberate the various goods, and the necessary labour exercised in the respec tive departinenti ,of the customs have increased much more 'in proportion to the receipts of the money, as will be seen when the statement for the quarter ended 10th of October pronounces the issue of 6,129 documents-- that of 1844, 6,898, or an increase of one in nine; the year to the 10th of October, 1840, 20,910 ; while the present gives 25,396, or nearly double the number passed in 1830, when the number of hands in the employ of the Board of Customs at this port were nearly twofold what they are at the present time. The cost of the collection and management of the customs' revenue here amounts to the extravagantly incalculable sum of one five-sixth per cent. on the sum collected —Freema n ' s Journal. It may be in the recollection of our readers that, on the seine day, in March last year, on whiCh the John and Elizabeth, of this port, was lost at the entrance of the harbour, when all on board perished, the drew of the Norwegian schooner was rescued • from the same fate by the life-boat, manned by twelve seamen belonging to this place, who received 6/. for their exertions from the Life boat Association. It gives us now great pleasure to learn that the Swedish and Norwegian Government have instructed Robert Millar, Esq., Consul for this dis trict,,, to ,repay.the 6/. to the association, and have also most generously awarded one hundred dollars (21/. 125.) to be divided equally among the crew of the life-beat. It is gratifying to have to record such liberality on the part of the Government of King Oscar, whose own "sub jects expose their lives so fearlessly for the preservation of others along the dangerous coast of Norway.—Mont rose Review. ST. ANDREW'S—CHAIR OF HUMANITY.--The sud den death of the late Dr. Gillespie having created a vacancy in the Chair of Humanity in the University of St. Andrew's, the important duty devolved on the patron, the Duke of Portland, of appointing a suc cessor. A number of distinguished teachers, men of acknowledged talents and acquirements, and of profes sional experience, offered themselves as candidates. From among these, the patron has selected Wm. Pyper, A.M., who, for many years, has been one of the ablest and most successful teachers in the High School of Edinburgh. As a scholar and an instructor o f y out h, M r. P yper ' s mer i ts are appreciated and acknowledged as universally as his private character is esteemed. With the various sys tems of education, whether in this country or on the Continent ; and with the best methods of teaching, we know him to be intimately acquainted. In a critical and practical knowledge of the Greek and Roman classics he has few equals ; but his knowledge is not confined to lan guages, it is general, diversified by a wide range of study, combined with a sound judgment, and matured by the successful labours of a distinguished academical career. Whoever takes the trouble to perus e the testi- monials given in his favour, by professors, clergymen, schoolmasters, and indeed by the whole body of learned men in every department of literature in Scotland, may satisfy himself that his high claims have not been ex aggerated, and that the noble patron of the chair could not have made a better selection. His appointment re flects credit not less upon himself than upon the insti tution where he has so long laboured, and where his merits as a teacher were fully developed.—Edinburgh Advertiser. --- WZ;;MINSTER - BRIDGE. — On Monday the carriage way of Westminster-bridge was closed for further re pairs. By a recent Parliamentary return, it appears that from the year 1810 to 1838,a sum of 83,0971.65. 9-d. was expended in the repairs and alter a ti ons o f the bridge, together with charges for professional and oth er services. The cost since 1838 in the repairs and altera tions amounted to 82,6611 ., and a furth er sum was re quired of 52,879/, and if the footpaths were made the same as London-bridge, an additional sum of 40,000/ would be expended. The total income of the property belonging to the Commissioners of the Bridge is 7,464/. 11s. Bd. a year. It will be seen that thi3 sum expended since 1838, and the further sum required amount in six years to upwards of 135,000/, whilst the income derived from the property of the bridge in the period only amounts to 44,7871. 10s. one,4 which the circumstance is omitted. Hanging, 1 case (suicide). Suffocation in bed, 1 case. And manslaughter, 1 case, in which the jury have neglected to state the means employed. Total, 9 males and 6 females. The quantity of rain fallen in inches was 0.08. Next week there will be a very different return. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. — Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Castle to visit the Royal Family. The Royal Duchess afterwards returned to Frogmore Lodge. This forenoon her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken out on a ponyjn the pleasure grounds of the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, left the Castle at half-past nine o'clock, for a carriage drive. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Frogmore House yesterday morning in a carriage and four, for town, arriving at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, shortly before eleven o'clock. Her Royal Highness went to Gloucester House, to visit the Duchess of Gloucester, and remained to lunch with the Royal Duchess. In the afternoon the Duchess of Kent left Gloucester House in a carriage and four, on her return to Frogmore Lodge. A deputation from the Newport, Nantyglo, and Blaenatbn Railway, consisting of Mr. Reginald J. Blewitt, M.P., Mr. W. S. Cartwright, Mr. John Fraser, Mr. J. H. Ravenshaw, and Mr. J. Francis, attended by Mr. Secretan and Mr. W. 0. Hunt, soli citors to the Company, and by Messrs. Hodgkinson and Barber, the engineers, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. At the close of business this afternoon the English Securities had further recovered from the previous forced depression, Consols being 1001 s. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 102.8. Exchequer Bills were not higher than 745. to 765. premium. Spanish Bonds supported the rise of the morning, the Five per Cents. being 234 4, and the Three per Cents. 35 to f. Mexican were 34 4 ; and Brazilian, 848 to 85f. Portuguese Converted, for Account, were 5 4 1 to The addititional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester, 5f ; Chester and Holyhead, 21 ; Dublin and Belfast, 2f ; Eastern Uuion, * ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 124 to 12 ; Great Western, Fifths, 13k; Birmingham, 1128; Ditto, Thirds, 32 ; Ditto, Quarter, 22 ; Croydon, 28 ; London and York, lf ; Midland, 94- to 78 ; Newcastle and Darling ton, 27f to 27 ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 11 ; South Devon, 3f 4 ; South-Eastern, 78 4 ; Ditto, New, 10 to ; Troia Valley, 7 ; York and North Midland, 57 ; Ditto, Scarborough Branch, 251 ; Ditto, Selby Scrip, 49 to 471 ' • Central of Franc e , 1 8 ; B ou l ogne and Amiens, 2;lf ; Paris and Lyo,is, 8 ; Paris and Orleans, 198 ; and Paris and Rouen, 39f premium. Eastern Counties were 11f to 4 discount. Australasia Bank Shares were 8 ; and London and Westminster, 6f prem. (From The Sun of Last Night.) Cotton at Liverpool yesterday was in limited demand, the accounts per Britannia not influencing the market. Sales, 2,500 bales at previous rates, viz., 150 Pernam at sfd., 100 Maranham at 5d., and the rest American, at 31d. to 51d. per lb.---The de mand for Shares continued extensive, and at firm rates. Bristol and Gloucester, 45 • Caledonian and Ch urnet Valley, 41; Dublin and Drogheda, 71; Eastern Countie s , 13 8; Glasgow and Dumfri es , 11.35. 6d . ; Grand Junction, 206; Ditto, Half, 103; Lancaster and Carlisle, 141. is. 3d.; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 34 ; London and Bir mingham, 321. Shares, 36 ; Ditto, Quarter, 24 ; London and York, 4 ; Manchest-r aad Birmingham, 50 ; Preston and Wyre, 19 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 99f ; South- Eastern, 41; Ditto, New, 13f ; Trent Valley, 9 ; Lyons and Avignon, 2/. 16s. • Paris and Lyons, 3 ; P ar i s an d Orleans, 40 ; Paris and Strasbourg, 21. 6s. 6d. ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 31 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 4t, ; Direct Northern, ; Central of Fiance 3/. 19s. The accounts received from m an y o f the more im portant grazing counties represent that a scarcity of fodder was beginning to be felt rather severely. The consequence was, that at the annual cattle fairs that have already taken place, the purchasers cf stock were ex tremely cautious in buying any considerable number, and prices have consequently ruled low as compared with those made this time twelvemonths. Throughout the kingdom the crops of turnips are represented as being more or less injured. The stock of hay and straw being also very short, fears are entertained that prices will rule very high during the winter and spring. The foreign grain markets have been influenced rather by the lateneess of the harvest in some districts than by any expectation that the demand for this country will take off any very considerable quantities until at least the month of June and July next, and then only should the prospects of our own crops be discouraging. In the north of Europe there!' was up to the last dates much corn out. In Prussia the farmers had had a very indifferent yield, and much de spondency prevailed in consequence. From Dantzic and Koningsburg the harvest is- represented as being less productive than had been calculated upon. The new samples of Wheat that had been exhibited were generally of inferior quality, and almost entirely unfit for exportation. A few vessels had been taken up for conveying old Wheat to the Channel Islands and to Hull. At Odessa the quotations of Wheat were on the deline. It appears by the last return, made up to the end of Sep tember, that in that week the imports of foreign Wheat into the principal ports of England and Scotland, were of Wheat and Wheat Flour, 16,059 quarters ; of Barley, 46,295 quarters ; and of Oats. about 15,000 quarters. Of Wheat, 3,897 quarters were entered for home con sumption ; of Barley, 69.477 quarters ; and of Oats, &e., 9,064 quarters. The amount of Colonial Wheat entered wa, 7,964 quarters. The duties paid upon all grain cleared last month, for home use, was 10,0004 19s. 9d. There are not any late arrivals in the City this morn jug from the British Colonies. The preparations for the opening of the New Royal Exchange are proceeding with the utmost alacrity. Additional hands have been put on, ix order to have the whole of ,the arrangements - completed. This morning tha wooden pavement on the south side has been 1 all but completed, and it is expected that in two or three days the principal part of the hoarding which now surrounds this splendid build ing will be removed, and a full view of the front of the new Royal Exchange exhibited. In the Funds, this morning-, there has not been any alteration of importance. There is not, we are assured, the least ground for the statement that the alteration of the route of Louis Philippe, on his return to his own country was occasioned by any in formation he had. received that an attempt had been planned upon his life. The state of the weather was alone the reason of the voyage, by way of Dover, being selected. The gratuitous assertion that the life of the King of the French had been insured for a month for 10,000/., at 20s. per cent., is without the slightest foun dation, as we are informed. The Consol Market has been rather firm this morn ing, the price for the Account having advanced to look. There was not any bargains of importance effected this morning. Exchequer Bills are heavy at 745. prenaiuln. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents, have rallied from 101 i to 102 k. Bank Stock has fluctuated from 2041 to 2054. Spanish Bonds have recovered the fall of yesterday, the Three per Cents being now at 35i, and the Five per Cents. at 24. The Bears have not taken much by their absurd reports of yesterday. Dutch Stock continues firm. Portuguese Converted Bonds have advanced to 5O Mexican and Colombian Bonds were a fraction higher than yesterday. A considerable amount of business has been transacted this morning in the Railway Shares. With the excep tion of York and North Midland, the York, Scarborough, and Selby Scrip, the London and Brighton, the Man chester and Birmingham , &c., values have somewhat re ceded. In Banking Shares there has not been any alteration. PRICSE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List), Bank Stock•,••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••• 205% 11/ 205% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Anna 99% 00% Ifew 3% per Cent. Annuities ..... 101% % 102% Long Annuities. Expire sth J an . 12 1-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. ..... Bank Stock far AccOunt ••••••••••••• 209 Consol. for Account ••• ...... 09% 100% Exchequer Bilis. 15(d. I%d. 1 (X)01. . ..• MOM 0.1.11•••••••• 00111110.11111.0" 75 76 pm. Ditto S .......... ............ 75 74 pm. mall.. ma 11..,.,... ...... —. .........75 74 76 pm. Ditto AdveriTed ".. ......... —, ..«........ PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Colombian Bonds. o . 000 "....•••••••••••••• ...woo* 14 % Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 3 44 Ditto for the Account .... ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 34%% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents . — Ditto-for th e Account 241( Portuguese Bondi), .5 per Cent. ..... Ditto Converted ........... ....... S OU Ditto for the Account .... ... , 50106 Spanish Ronda,. Five per Cent - 1840 — Ditto for the Account 231( 24 Ditto Three per Cent. - Ditto for the Account ............. ....... ..... Dutch 2% per Cents ...... ........."... ....... Ditto for the Account. 62% Dutch 5 per Cents 2 334 PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Pea SNARE Bristol and Gloucester 9O ”..••••• 44 Caledonian 4% to m Chu et Valley Or-at Souther n and Western/ (Ireland) 26 471 1 % ... to Eastern Counties .............,....... 25 Ely and Bedford 145 ...... to 144% ..- -_.. Oreat Western ............. ........... 75.. Ditto Shares • ••••••••• 00000 M.O. 50 1111.0••••• e 9 Ditto ifths ...... ~. . .......s. 0000 0 19 ..«..... 26 • to Lancaster and Carlisle .. .... 00000000 10 ...... 13% London and Birmingham. ...—... 100 ....1111... 212 to 911 Landon and Brighton .'..... ........ 50 - London and South Westiire ..... 41% London and Croydon London and York 2)4 3J Lynn and Ely Manchester and Birmingham Norwich and Brandon Ditto New — 2 to Sheffield and Lincolnshire ll4 2% ... to South Eastern and Dover 11 „ 11 ..... 223, so 40% to Trent Valley .... ........... ... ..... ... 2 Yarmouth and Norwich 2O 27S •••,.. to ... York and North Midland Ditto % Shares 25 52% Ditto Scarbore Branch .... ..... 10 .... ..... 34 ... to Ditto Selby Scrip Central of France.............. ... 2 ....... 4 Boulogne and Amiens.... ...... ... 2 Orleans, Tones, and Bourdeauxl (o'Anthou aid's Company) 3 1 ........ 3%% ... to Paris and Lyons.... Paris and Orleans 2O 11..11.„., 59% Farmland R0uen.................. ..... 20 "....... 39%% MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT_ 15.—The market continues firm, and a considerable business has been done.—Barnsley Junction, 5i 9-16 ; Blackburn and Preston, 8k ; Bristol and Gloucester,4si ; Churnets, 4i 7-16 . ; Eastern Counties, 14; Huddersfield, 5i ; Lan caster and Preston, New, 31; Liverpool and Ortnskirk, 2! ; Manchester and Leeds, Sixteenth Shares. 3i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 51i t ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 5 1-16 3-16 ; Manchester and Buxton, 2i ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 2i ; Southport and Euxton, 3 1 ; South-Eastern, 13i ; Boulogne and A m i ens, 41 5-16 ; Huddersfield Canal, 20f ; Assurance, 101. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS, Bask Stock...—. ... ...ex dlr 205% Indian 5t0ck.......... ..... 3 per Cent. Red 99% Ditto Bonds a pin. 3 per Cent. Cons 334 per Cent. Red — Ditto New Annuities ... New 3% per Cent. 102% Ex. Bills, 1,0M1.1%d ... 75 p in, New 5 per Cent --Ditto 5001. ........... „.. 75 pin, Long Annuities to expire .. cc Ditto 5ma11......... ..... 75 pm Jan. 1850.—........... 12 1-18% C fl o an ns k ol S e toc fo k r for Act. A...t.... .. .. . 101% Oct 1859............... Jan. 1850 12% India Stock for Acct .„ FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per Cent ........ Portuguese , 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent. .... ...... ;Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds ...... . ..... 65% Pru ssian, 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent....,,,,,, — Chllien, 6 per Cent — ;Ditto, Metallic ..... . ..... ..... Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — 'Ditto, Deferred — Danish, 3 per Cent — French, 5 per Cent...—. —t. —C. Greek, 1825, 5 per Cent — Exchange .. ........... .... —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 — Dutch, 2){ per Cent.... Peruvian, 1625, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ....... 96% HARE& Chester and Holyhead ( S S paid) .. . 7 Dublin and B e lf ast J unct i on, 236 p . ;ij . 5 Eastern Counties (23 paid) ... .. .. . ............ 13% Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid Ditto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) London and Croydon (Trunk) 16% London and York, 2 )4 paid 4 Midland Counties (100 paid) 1073{ Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid 4B South Devon, 5 !mid South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) ..... Ditto New shares, 4 paid Trent Valley, 2 paid 9 York and North Midland (50 paid) 109% Central of France, 9 paid ..... .... 3% Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid ... Paris and Lyons, 2 paid ...... smear sand Orleans (20 paid) .... 39 Faris and Rouen. 29 odd ~ . 39 RETURN OF KING LOUIS PHILIPIV TO FRANCE• (From the Times.) 15. EU, NORMANDY, O CT ' eiers Captain Du c h esne , one of the King's ° ffi fr ° 0 d' Ordonnance, having arrived on Mond a Yt Windsor, a t the Chateau d'Eu, with the last ie 3tr , 0 tions of his Majesty relative to Prance, which was to take place on I ti d , 'lay, the necessary preparatons were sec iz ht ingly made for his reception. During the nib a tent Ni ns erected at the entrance of the pier of . ibe port, for the accommodation of the Queen wh ile d 0 would be waiting the landing of his Majesty, ec et })-i5 retall o'. some uncertainty still prevailed as to the be ct which he was t o em b ar k , the steam-pac k e t La r° 1 ti was ordered out into the roads. f At seven o' c l oc k i n th e morn i ng a ll t h e t r oops° A garrison were un d er arms and marche d t o TreP:, the first squ a d ron o f t h e sp l end i d reg i men t of biniers leading the way . N ext came a d e tachrne at Horse Chasseurs, specially destined for the escort, a battalion of the 12th Regiment of tile° a battery of the sth Regiment of Artillery, ther of men of the t own , an d a d etac h ment o f the All of of the National Guard of Eu, with two Pieces cannon. tp° When they rea c h e d T report t h ey f oun d the en s soi Officers and the N a ti ona l G uar d o f t h e p l ac e ek e under arms and drawn up along the quay. 10 of At nine o'cl oc k th e com i ng o f one o f t h e vesse l' the royal squadron was semaphored from the OP the cliff of Treport. 'sfeo Shortly after the signal fort on the cliff bad 8 1 notice of the approach of the Elan, the Q 1 10 0 8; whose anxiety to embrace her husband may be e , to conceived, ord ere d h er carr i age and drove ou t Treport, where she arrived at half-past ten n 'el°c o g She alighted at the head of the queYl P o walked bef o r e th e li ne, sa l uted with cries Of " la Reine " and " Vive le Roi " of the troop& gtt Majesty was accompan i ed by Madame Adeillija the King's sister, Countess d'Houdetot, and a nn e3 , 4 ous suite o f o ffi cers , c i v i l i ans, and ecclesiee'pe among whom were th e A rc hbi shop of Rouen $:0, Abbe Coquereau, the chaplain of the Prince de P oi ' vile, who has just returned from Magadore• ty Queen and Princess Adelaide then proceeded t° 16, pier, her Majesty l ean i ng on M. Martin du Moo the Minister of Justice, who arrived during de night, and th e P r i ncess on General Olio narde. When the vessel had reached s o mouth of the harbour, the Queen rose repaired to the spot where she was to tr y up her moori ngs . Th e capta i n of the Elau, who re on board, ha v i ng p erce i ve d h er Majesty, bowed tio spectfully, a n d ex hibit e d a letter which he he ld in hand. The vessel being as yet unable to ApP° o the quay, he stepped into a boat and lost no time presenting his homage to the Queen. The Secret; des Comma n d emens too k t h e l etter, opened i t, a nd t at, handed it t o th e Q ueen, w h o communicated i ts outg, to all the bystanders. The King informed her 3 jesty that th e s t ate o f t h e weather would Pre rsot tr his embark a ti on a t P ortsmouth, that he was to Pio ceed to Dover, and cross over from thence eith er er Cala;s or Boulog ne , th a t ere s h e rece i ve d his let ter he would have reached the French shore, en d t he expected t o j o i n h er at the Chateau d'Eu abut three o'clock in th e a f ternoon. Her Majesty two conversed for so me ti me i n the most 01;v manner with the C a pt a i n o f t h e El au , And, ths again passing b e f ore t h e troops, drove b ac k t° Chateau. No sooner, however, had she returned thither tbaa she resolved t o go ou t an d meet the King on thehay, Abbeville-road, an d or d ere d post-horses . A"4. .l,_ past twelve o ' c l oc k her Majesty, Princess Adelsit..T M. Martin du Nord, and Lieutenant-Genersl Friant, left the Chateau in a travelling carriager and a few minutes afterwards another carrig e : occupied by the officers on duty, followed 41 ' the same direction. The party travelled t° Abbeville without receiving any intelligent from the King, but, just as they were quit: ting that town, an estafette rode up with a letter from th e postmaster of Calais, ordering horses for e tb King and f our carriages of his suite. At Noueie"., another estafette had reached with a similar order' and on a rr i v i ng a t B erna i the Queen was informe d that the King would dine at the Hotel de la Pe'' the postmaster having received the following let from Count de Chabannes:— " CALAIS, OM i ttr . " The King wilt pais through Bernay to-day oa way from Cal a i s t o E u. T he master of the Hotel de , Poste is requested to hold for seven o'clock this ere a dinner of sixteen converts for his Majesty. ." The Aid-de-Camp of the King, " DE CEIABANN-a'' ' • The. Queen consequ en tl y d eterm i ned to await the -, " ' „, the arrival of her augus t h us b and. Apar tmeno.-L immediately pro v id e d f or h er k a j esty aud 111—, and a second tabl e an d di nner were prepared for persons who had accompanied her. Seven o'elt; k passed with ou t th e Ki ng making his appearance, ball. an estafette reached at that hour with a dispatch, s . dressed to th e Ch ateau d'Eu, and the Courier \Vernet, recognizing the King's writing, immedia te r carried it to th e Q ueen. I t contained only the° worth My dear Friend—l landed to-day at half-past tfl° ' o'clock in excellent health and spirits." " BERNAY, Quarter.pa3t Ten o'Cloek' " The King and the Duke de Montpensier have just arrived. His Majesty l oo k e d remoskahly o' ll4' poured very little fatigued by the journey:" The King intends to sojourn at the Chateau d . '" during another week, having, inevious to his depor o ture, promised th e N at i onal Guard of the town t° review them on M on d ay next, M. Dumon, the 311' nister of Public Works, was expected to arrive °l' day, to re li eve, toget h er with M. Martin du N°/..' M. Guizot, and Brun Mackau, and attend on 1111 Majesty at Eu. LOUIS PHILIPPE AT DOVBIL (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DOVER, OCT. 15.--His Majesty Louis FblliPart arrived unexpect e dly h ere t hi s morning, at half-pmt o'clock, by a spec i a l South- Eastern reilws,, train, havi ng b een prevented by the weather fr° 0 . 7 embarking, as h e h ad i ntended, at Portsmo ut b. " He alight e d, w ith hi s su i te, at the Ship Inn• daylight a royal salute from the western heights stil ; nounced to the tow n th e arr i va l o f t h e royal visi_it°o The weather wa s mos t unprop i t i ous. It blew Era of wind at south-west, with a very heavy sea, sin rain, but hi s M a j esty was very anxious to return to France, and decided on departure. As the tid e did not serve until eleven o'clock,an opportunity was afforded the town of presentiug,: loyal and d u tif u l a dd ress. It was delivered by tP__ Mayor and a d e p u t at i on of the Magistrates, Alder" men, and Town Council, in the following terms " TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, THE KING or it FRENCH. " May it please your Majesty,—We, the Mayor, -- dermen, and Burge sses o f t h e B orough of Dover , in t: County of Kent, in counc il assem bl ed, hasten to te l3 ` ill ;.: ( to your Majesty o ur mos t s i ncere and hearty thanks d the visit which your Majesty has been graciously & lis l e to pay to our bel ove d S overe i gn, and especially for im d distinguished hon our w hi c h your Majesty has conferre d on our ancient town by making it the point of embarks; tion to your own dominions. We hail the visit of Majesty as an e arnest o f t h e good understanding will° l ever should exist b e t ween two countries so intimate pj connected with each other, and whose mutual inter es t ' are so deeply in vo l ve d i n t h e maintenance of peace i 411; amity. And we are /h appy to find that the inrits' . :"‘, 0 given to yo ur M a j esty by our most gracious Sover eig n has been met with a corresponding and kindred feelie6 of delight amongst all her subjects. " May Almighty God grant your Majesty a sa fe rir be turn to your native shores, and may your Majes t y ettP long spared by a wise and overruling Providence tint arts his 1 repi, clout, Two ?RAU thou illent left tl ti nue yvh o in hi 13 a , knit, and sil