The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-07 00:00:00

I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN MINSHULL, Secretary, pro tern. ONDON AND BURY ST. EDMUND'S 4 RAILWAY. DIRECT NORWICH—EAGLE'S LINE. At a public meeting of the gentry and inhabitants of Chigwell and ediejalig parishes, held at the King's Head Inn, on Wednesday, the sth 01 November, 1845 ; GEORGE ROBERT ROWE, Esq., M.D., In the Chair: On the motitith"of the Rev. J. 11. HARDING, seconded by J. ANDREWS, Esq., It was resolved —" That this meeting highly approve of the above proposed Line of Railway, and will give the undertaking every sup port in their power, Mut vise their best exertions to carry out the objects of the promoters " GEORGE ROBERT ROWE, Chairman. The Chairman having left the chair, the thanks of the meeting were unanimously-voted to him for his able and impartial conduct, NPIW WORK BY J. FENNIMORE COOPER, ESQ. Just ready, in three 'vols., post Svo., THM CHAIN-BEARER By J. FENNIMORE COOPER, Esq., Author of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans," " The Deer. slayer," itc. Richard Bentley, New Btirlington-street. MR. CHORLEY'S NEW WORK. Just ready, in three vols., post tiro., P 0 M F It E T; OR, PUBLIC OPINION AND PRIVATE JUDGMENT. By HENRY F. CIIORLEY, Esq. Irenry Colhurn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. L 0 V E, Now ready, in 3 vols. post tivo., A TALE OF VENICE; , MESMERISM, A MYSTERY. fly lIWACE SMITH, Esq., Author of " Brambletye House," &c. " volumes asp full of interest and beauty. I.ove' is a very charming tale of Vence during the first campaign of liuonaparte in Italy. Amelia Lamedano, its heroine, is one of the loveliest and moat graceful of all Mr. Smith's creations. The characters are greatly varied and ably sustained throughout. ' Mesmerism' is a production of altogether a different class. Bordering on the supernatural, it is Vcikedingly curious in its construction, excites an intense and thril ling interest, and with much of admirable moral, it throws mach light Upon the obeewe, and, as yet, little understood subject of animal wisguatism."—Naval and 2.lllitary Gazette. ;hairy Coll.:urn, Publisher, 13, Groat Marlborough-street. MANY TitoulkANDS of POUNDS STERLING to be GIVEN TO the SUBSCRIBERS to the PICTORIA] TIMES. for particulars of this extraordinary undertaking apply imme diately to any Bookseller or News - vender in England, Ireland, or Seiland, or to the Publisher, Mr. ('. Evans, 351, Strand, London, who will be happy to forward a Prospectus. STAIIVING ORDERS. THE RAILWAY EXAMINER of SATURDAY, November a th, will contain, in addition to its usual Ori ginal Articles on Existing and Projected Railways, Meetings, (lene raiNews, &c., a Practical Gulden:, the Standing Orders regarding Rail way tills, with Illustrations, drawn from the Experience of last SeNnert. Pi ice Sixpence, stamped. Office, 163, Strand. To be had by ordering of all Newsvenders in the EMited Kingdom. TIMITRE THIS EVENING Will be perfonneil DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusiguano, Mr. Bitraiiii ; Andrea l'ornaro, Mr. Borrani ; Moneenigo, Mr. Weiss ; Adolphe de Convey, Air. W. Harrison; Catarina Colmar°, Miss Pools. , . . . 'n conclude with a grand Ballet Fantastigne, THE MARBLE MIADEN. In which Messrs. Petita, Pichler, Albert, Mdlles. Adele, Dunnlatre, Sze., will appear. T111:AT10E ROYAL, RAYAARKL'I. TUN EVENING Will be performed THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Xtelnotte, Mr. Amtivon ; Mf/11%. Desch:timelles, Mr. James Bland; Pauline Deschapoelles, Miss Helen Pamir. To be followed by WHO'S 1H! COMPOSER? The Marquis di IPinnuoloo, Mr. Tilbury . ; ,igno , C:if.u•lni, Mr. Buekstone; Fi:ippo, Mr. Hotivolk ; Carina, Mis• Julia I',n(qt. To conclude with ACA NET QUESTION. TIIE,ITKE ROYAL, ADELPIII. TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. 111 which Messr,. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates. and M:43. Fitzwilllam To 11 , 1 followed dy TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zoutkaphohitt. In which messr3. Paul Redford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, t eleste, &c, will perform. .r. , ,,netude with SEEING WRIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. THIS EVENING Will be porf>rnteil OUR NNW GOVERNESS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. After which, a New Farco, called NEXT DOOR. To conclude with ALADDIN and the WONDERFUL LAMP. pßiNcosig's TEI OXFOIID-STLEET. THIS EVENING Will he performed llAlil,l'l ; ,lrireaCi Denmark. Hamlet, Mr. Maeready; Gertrude, Mrs. Ternan. Atter which, a New Farce, entitled JACK O'BOTH SIDES, John Tweddsle..Mr. Ox berry. 110); ; AE OLY M Plc THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed THE WEDDING DAY. In which Mr. and lire. Walter Lacy will perfordu. To be followed by 1 ROLANI) FOR AN OLIVER. After which, T 11 1 ,7 RAILWAY KING. Sam Stag, Mr. G. Wild; Bally Slop, Miss Kate Howard. To vsoclude with TH BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS. The Boy Bacchus, Miss Kato Howard ; Mourns, Mr. G. Wild. • NEW STRAND THEATRE. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—BRILLIANT SUCCESS. M. PHILLI PPE will repeat all his most popular and pecul'ar TOURS DE_ PEI YsrQuE, and Introduce several new and novel ex perinients, sod ding the GRANT) DISTR It (A' lON. To conclude with a .luirr IN PEKIN, in wh ch M. Phillippe will execute severai t hinese and Indian experiments, universally ac knowledged t'e , be the most astounding Feats ever attempted by any ruropeal. oors been at. a Quarter past Seven ; to commence at a Quarter o Eight. ASILEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. TII IS EVENING Will be pirectrmed THE BEIDE OF THE NILE, and The Lily of Memphis and The Ilurse •f the Pyramids, In which the whole Company will appeals. To which will be added, an entire change of the Arena novelties, euiPlitraoing tho stilted talents of the French and English Equestrians. To conclude with A DAY AFTER TIIE FAIL DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed ET. RYDER, TIIE LION KING. El Ryder, ]I r. Hughes. • After - whfeh, Mons. PLEGE and FAMILY'S extraordinary per. fb nnan ce on the Tight Rope. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled POPPING IN AND OUT. Xot ney Xacfln, ➢lr. Hamilton. To cons ti_ie with THE ROVER'S SECRET; or, The Bridge of F t :Martin's. M. Martial, Mr. N. T. nicks; William, Mr. IL Hughes; Clarisge; Mrs. Henry Vining,. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed GUY FAW KES; or, The Gunpowder Plot and Th 4 Prophetess of Ordsall. Guido Fawkes, Mr. E. F. Saville. ARer which, THE LOTTERY TICKET. To conclude with ALEXANDER SELKIRK. Alexander Selkirk, lir. E. F. Saville. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 7. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 55; Noon, 52, , - BAROMETER, 29.64. WIND E.S.E., fresh breeze; morning, one: afternoon cloudy, with rain. BIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning _ 4 minutes' after 7 I Evening .. 41 minutes after 7 GREAT GRIMSBY, SHEFFIELD, THE POTTERIES, AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The allusion to the meeting which took place in Manchester on the 24th of Octoi - Jer last with the Committee of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe Railway, contained in the circular of the 3d Novtnnber, signed " G. C. Holland, Chairman," and addressed to the ar:plicants for shares in the proposed Great Grimsby,Sheffield, the Potteries, and Grand Junction Railway, is evidently, from the ambiguity of Its phraseology intended to serve a particular piirpese. The proposal for an amalgamation of the two undertakings above named was made by the promoters of the Great Grimsby, Sheffield, the Potteries, and Grand Junction Railway, and not by the Pro vlsional Directors of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, P, tteries, and Crewe Railway. The latter feel that the adoption of any other course than the one they decided upon on the 24th ult. could not have proved2therwise than ininrious to the interest of their sharehOlders. It Is - Rated In the circular, that negotiations are now pending, with , every prospect of success, of a nature which must materially enhance' the value of this undertaking; in reply to which it is sufficient to state that, whatever the negotiations here alluded to may be, none whatever are pending between the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Pot teries, aad Crewe, and Great Grimsby, Sheffield, the Potteries, and Grand Junction Committees. THOMAS CARR, Chairman of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe Railway. By order, JOHN MINSMULL, Sec. pro tern. SHEFFIELD, BUXTON, LEEK, POT TERIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY. Leek, Nov. 6, 1845. Sir, —I beg to inform you, that the Parliamentary and Subscrip tion Contract for the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe Railway, will LIE FOR EXECUTION, by the Subscribers, at the places and during tke periods undermentioned ; when SCRIP CER TIFICATES will be given In exchange for the receipts you hold on account of Shares lo the undertaking. 3danchester—At the Royal Hotel, on MONDAY 'and TUESDAY, the 10th and 11th Instant, from Ten ♦.M. to Five P.M. Huddersfield—At the George Hotel, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th in. stout, from Ten A.M. to Four P.M. Leeds —As the Royal Hotel, on TutrasnAT, the 13th instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. York--At the George Hotel, on FRIDAY, the 14th Instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Hull--At the Royal Hotel, on SATURDAY, the 15th instant, from Ten A.M. to Four P M. Sheffield—At the Tontine Inn, on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 17th and 18th Instant, t7om Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Chesterfield—At the Angel Inn, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant, from Ten A.M., to Four P.M. Derby—At the Royal Hotel, on THURSDAY, the 20th instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. London—At the Mull and Mouth Hotel, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 21st and 22d Instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Bristol—At the White Lien Hotel, on MONDAY, the 24th instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Birmingham—At Dee's Hotel, en TUESDAY, the 25th instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Liverpool—At the Royal Hotel, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Glasgow—At the Wellington Hotel, cm FRIDAY, the 28th Instant, from Ten A.M. to Five P.M. Edinburgh —At the Waterloo Hotel, on SATURDAY, the 29th instant, from Ten ♦.M, to Four P.M. Leek—At the Companies Offices, on the 2d, 3d, and 4th days of December next. al 11 ` ' 1 - ,,.. 4,, tr 1, 1 ,,i , , 4 sn ,e, , , .yr A , . ~..:•.,,, k liv . ~1 . ,"r.; :'' .., . - • •°;.:\ - Nr 4 6 .,. .., , , ~, • ,yi•,l4 ~ - . ' ee''' • -,,, b ienin gbh.. - " Ant • LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1845. There are tame circumstances attaching to the conditdon which this country is likely to be placed—if she be not already involved—by the ascertained deficiencies of the last corn harvest, and the perhaps unprecedented failure of the potato crop—that have no parallel, we are inclined to think, within the memory of living men. When the " famine price," as it is still emphatically termed, which wheat was fetching in the year 1801, was spreading far and wide the empire of actual privation and the panic of apprehended starvation, there were aspects of encouragement in the con dition of other great agricultural countries of Europe which are nit to be detected at the present moment. There were no such stringent corn-laws as now exist, and have for thirty years past existed, to scare from eul ports the surplus produce, whatever it might be, which the foreign pr2ducer, in that period of general . want, cou ld spare for exportation to the market of British consumption. The potato crop, which had already bccome--and fatally, we repeat—the main staple of Irish sub sistence, proved, by a merciful dispensation of PROVIDENCE, abundant as to quantity and superior as to quality. Though a prolonged experience of all its valuable properties as a substitute for cereal products, properly so called—as a " bread stuff," ui lieu of bread--WAS then wanting, the instinct of ne cessity htid made this root most largely eubservient to the purposes of the deficient grain. It is now beyond all doubt that mildewed and unripened wheats, diseasedryes(still more terrible in their deleterious effects upon the human system); germinating barleys (fraught with the influences of that hideous vitality which may be termed " the life of corrup tion," in contradistinction to "the life-sustaining principle"), and all the manifold adulterations of flour, meal, and bran, which the " devilish cunning of human cupidity" has, in periods of scarcity, always been too successful in devising—swept off hundreds of thousands of our unhappy countrymen at that time, from whom the organised vigilance of a much more recently established sanitory system would have averted the untimely fate which the general destitution of wholesome bread conducted them to. The war still closed the ports of some of the principal corn-growing countries of Europe against us, or that destitution would have been far less mis chievous. Yet even then, the ample resources of a sound potato crop rescued not thousands, merely, but millions of our countrymen in Great Britain and Ireland from the disastrous scourge of famine. In 1845 the condition of things is, to some extent, the reverse of that which we have been describing as existing in 1801. The potato crop is a vast and 'hopeless failure : the supplies of foreign grain have been large, and, under any scheme of corn-laws less absurd or clumsy than Sir ROBERT PEEL'S vaunted sliding-scale, might have been far more abundant and cheap. Let us, for a moment, measure the impending scarcity that now approaches us by the multi tude of those whom it most nearly and directly affects. To do this,—to calculate the intensity of the evil with which we shall have, in the dead months of the fast-approaching winter, to contend—we must multiply the sphere of the suffering experienced in 1801 by the increased number of the masses who will come within its operation in 1845. We have no doubt that that suffering will be more severely felt in Ire land than in Great Britain, judging from the scenes which were.witnessed in the former country in those several years of scarcity, 1814, 1516, 1822, and 1831. Of course, the rapid progreision of her population since the latest even of these dates, although it forms a favourite subject of declama- tion and rejoicing at popular meetings, is intrinsically a fearful element in the aggravation of the calamity within the verge of _ which she is already brought. That scarcity, which was all but intolerable to a popu lation of from four to five millions, will be fearfully destructive, indeed, to it, when its numbers are increased by two or three millions more of human beings, unless that be the fact which no man in his sane senses will venture to infer—namely, that the agricultural production and produc tive industry of Ireland have meanwhile expanded them selves in a similar proportion. But if Great Britain suffered, and was far less exhausted by the deficient crops of the four years we have adverted to, her present relative position is not so much better than than that of Ireland as might at first sight appear. Tried by the same test, the progres sion of population, her danger is truly formidable. In 1801, according to the most careful calculations of the late Mr. RICKMAN and of Mr. CoNunoux, in verifying the Par liamentary Census, of the day, the aggregate population of England, Wales, and Scotland, was but 10,943,000. It is, now, at least 22,C00,000. Our Governments, for the period of 30 years which have elapsed since the general pacification of Europe, have been without any excuse for their neglecting to establish the trade in corn on such sound and stable bases as the possible wants, and the occasional actual demands of a population, whereof the tendencies of increase were so extraordinary as in our own, so impera tively demanded. Year after year the " Census" has been so much improved as to leave them in no want efincontrover tible data on which to assume the fact of this gigantic in crease in the native demand of the two islands for the staples of subsistence. What have they done to secure a permanent and ample supply of these staples? Let us not be accused of unfairness if we hold Sir ROBERT PEEL, of all men living, responsible for the selfish and unstatesman- like anomaly in legislation, which is dignified by the name of a corn-law. Whatever other Ministers may have done or devised, he has challenged this position of unenviable responsibility. But not a brief lustrum has yet elapsed since Sir ROBERT PEEL introduced, expounded, and car ried against all opposition that Act for the regulation of the corn trade upon a " sliding-scale," in virtue of which exorbitant prices for bread have been ever since maintained in this country, and by reason of which the very sources of ' foreign supply that, had we consented to receive them un burdened with the duties in question, would have completely anticipated the scarcity of the present season—have heal • largely dried up by our own act and deed. If we bad any wish to signalise the triumph of our own opinions on this subject over the principles advocated by Sir ROBERT PEE!, on those occasions, we might here repeat his own words on commending his last edition of ' the sliding-scale to the sanction of Parliament. But it is needless to cite particular expressions from a speech, the sum of which, divested of all the Right Hon. Gentleman's accustomed egoisme and self-laudation, was to challenge for his plan the power of obviating, as far as human foresight could do so, all danger of deficient supply, and of scarcity prices in future. He ridiculed the apprehensions aroused by those who were for either absolutely making the trade in corn free, or for legitimatising imports of foreign grown wheat at a certain fixed duty per quarter. He turned a dof ear to all remonstrances on the danger which our continued discourage • ment of foreign corn, in order to give the home-grower a mo nopoly of the home market, was incurring of largely diminish ing the cultivation of the wheats grown in the vicinity of the Baltic, and i❑ the countries along the banks of the Vistula. What is now the condition of things with respect to these countries, and the probable demand for their pro ducts before the closing in of the winter? At the moment we pen these lines no Order in Council has been promulgated on the subject of opening the ports; but it is considered in many well• informed quarters that such an order must. be piumutgated. In the interim, we affirm, without hesitation, that the history of this country does not exhibit a case of more stupendous and self-convicted failure in the policy of its Ministers than that which has been .manifested by the corn-law blundering of the Premier. He has incurred by it a frightful responsibility, and is bound to apply what remedy can yet be administered without a day's unnecessary delay. it is a great relief to persons compelled to read the political .iscussions of hostile parties, and the articles in French and English journals, so often disfigured by violent and senseless national antipathies, to find now and then something like fair play exhibited, and full justice done to the merits of opponents. We have, therefore, read with much satisfaction some remarks made by a French journal, the Paris Constitutionnel, on a work just pubished by M. DUVEROILR DE HAURANNE, describing the present situation of political parties in England, and estimating the respective characters of Whig and Tory leaders. To Sir ROBERT PEEL full justice is rendered, more, it is admitted, on account of the excellence of his measures than of the questionable means by which he was restored to office. The writer has sketched in a skilful manner a picture of the history of the two last sessions, so full of striking features, whether as re gards the policy of Sir R. PEEL, at direct variance with the opinions of many of his adherents, or the noble conduct of the Opposition, especially that of the Whig leaders, who, in contempt of all the allurements of place and pensions, main tained their principles with undeviating and honourable firmness. On the latter subject the Constitutionnel justly remarks :—" When have the English Liberals shown themselves great and truly worthy to govern their country? Was it not when Lord Jolts RUSSEL', putting far from him the idea of overthrowing the Ministry, came forward honestly and unconditionally to give Sir ROBERT PEEL the support of all his friends? Was it not when Mr. MacauLav, resisting the threats of his constituents, declared in Parliament that he would, if necessary, sacrifice his seat, and employ his- fu. ture life to sustain a political adversary ?" This is the truth, but not the whole truth. The Liberal party have not only supported the measures of the Conservative leader, by their votes and their speeches, but they, have taken no advantage of circumstances to throw obstacles in his way, or stir up opposition from quarters which might have en dangered the stability of his Cabinet. Like men conscious of the integrity of their purpose, and anxious to see the grievances of their country redressed, they have sunk every personal consideration, and strengthened the popu larity of their opponents, both by speeches in Par liament and addresses to their constituents. They have even risked their seats in the House of Commons, be cause they preferred toleration in religion and jtistice to Ire land, to the applause of misguided electors, and, above all, to the threats and entreaties, and even the hostility of a vast proportion of the Dissenting clergy, long their avowed and most efficient supporters. We can find no instance in the history of England _where a whole party exhibited such proofs of real Fatriotism, and sacrificed their interests for the good of the community. This is a noble trait in the character of political parties, and forms a gratifying contrast to the selfish opposition made by GREY and WELLINGTON and PEEL to the Cabinet of the persecuted CANNING. But let that pass. We occupy ourselves only with the present position of affairs, and with the altered tone which certain political writers in France display, when alluding to the proceedings of Parliament for the last few years. The article in the Constitutionnel exhibits sound views and friendly feelings to wards England, and we, therefore, transcribe with pleasure the following extract as a specimen. After adverting to the contents of M. DE HAURANNE'S work, the writer adds : "It is needless for us to observe that the views of the illustrious writer are precisely our own. But we more particularly join with him in the praises which he bestows on the noble conduct of the principal English statesmen of all parties, and to the full share of justice he renders to the English nation itself. We have always believed that it was a bad defence of a good cause to make an appeal to national or party prejudices, and that the advocates of liberal ideas ought to show themselves worthy of their doc trines by leaving to others the task of awakening and bringing into play old hatreds and passions. Is not the knowledge of how to renter justice to one's adversaries, and even to one's enemies, the most worthy and the best means to assure to one's own life and acts an equitable and impartial judgment, and to conquer esteem in default of po wer ? We cannot dissemble our sympathies as to the struggles of the English Parliament, but •in offering up our wishes that both in England and in France the doctrines of complete liberty and equality may progress, we espouse no quarrel, no particular rivalry, and, particularly, we cannot refuse our admiration to the illustrious chief of the English Cabinet, when we see him boldly lead his party in the paths of reform, and so nobly risk hi s political destiny to secure the triumph of ideas which he beli eves to be u s a e un fu ad l u . firanne W nsepec e , declare thatt specta cl e , ceEngland l and o u d w l ye hastf h e e alt justth we e pl b er e se s l i e e n v t e e , d w t i o t h t h lt e l. w Du o v d er a g g i e r r a n d d e pain in admitting it, as we reckon on the same justice for France, when our Government shall merit it." The accounts from Paris of the prices of stocks and shares are unfavourable. A further depression took place on Wed nesday, caused chiefly by the fall in the London Money market. For cash the Three per Cents. closed at 15e. and the Fives 10c. lower than on the previous day. In most of the principal railway shares, especially the Paris and Rouen, a decline has taken place, from a scarcity of money required to meet other engagements. The Paris journals contain a variety of intelligence not without interest. The Jour nal des Debats contains an account, however, from its Macao correspondent, which forms rather an excep tion. The letter exteng to more than fij columns, and furnishes details of the ratifications of a treaty be tween China and France, in which we find nothing new respecting the treaty, or the manners and customs of the Chinese. " The ceremony," says the writer, "took place on the 24th October, 1844, near the Bogue, in the village of Tai pin-Hieou, and in the house of the Chinese Admiral who commands the naval forces on the station. The treaty having been signed on board the Archimede steamer, that is to say, according to the laws of nations on the French terri tory, it was by a feeling of just reciprocity agreed that the exchange of the ratifications should be made on the territory of the other contracting party. As the Chinese, however, will never be behind hand in politeness with any body, it was arranged that on the evening before the day fixed for the ceremony, the Imperial Commissioner himself should pay a visit to M. DE LAGRENE, on board the Cleopatre, in the roadstead of the Bogue." Another letter from Macao, of the 31st of August, announces that M. DE LAGRENE was preparing to visit the five ports of the north, and that he will return by Suez to France, where he is ex pected to arrive in April. According to accounts from Paris the rise in the price of provisions began to create alarm. "Provisions," says one of the journals, " are every day becoming dearer in Paris. Po tatoes are now double the price they were a month ago. The price of other vegetables rises in the same proportion. Poor families are already beginning to feel severely the effects of the bad harvest. If this rise in the price of provisions in creases in the same proportion for only one month, the neces saries of life will become beyond the reach of the indigent." The accounts from the country are of a similar character, and preparations were in progress for relieving the poor in case of a dearth. The Municipal Council of Strasburg, following the example of Mulhouse and Nancy, had voted money for the purchase of 7,000 metrical quintals of wheat in foreign markets. The wheat is to be stored, and should a rise in price take place it will be retailed during the winter to the poor at prime mt. These instance of humanity are honourable to France ; and we therefore regret to find in one of the Paris journals a spirit displayed of such a malignant character, that, were it generally adopted lay Frenchmen, would excite universal indignation. The Presse, the faithful representative of Queen CHRISTINA'S sentiments, taking for granted that the English Govern ment is about to throw open the ports, calls on the French Ministry to be on its guard, and prevent the English from coming to France and carrying off food to satisfy their hunger. After some introductory remarks about the diffi culty of regulating the price of provisions, it says : " Ten laws have been enacted on the subject sine* the year 1841, not one of which has received a definitive solution, as if the most general interests were those worthy of the least attention; and now, in :the midst of that abundance with which Providence has been pleased to enrich us, in: the midst of general distress, a measure about to be adopted in a foreign country me naces our security. Will this fact be considered a suffi ciently grave warning for our improvidence ? Our labouring population must have bread and employment. We have, thank God, both one and the other this year. Let us take care of them, and for that reason let us prevent the English from. coming to sa tisfy their hunger at the expense of those gifts which God has re. served fur us. This is a sad necessity, no doubt, and at which our humanity ought to lament. It would be more chivalrous to sacri flee ourselves for our neighbours, but good policy is not always consistent with chivalry. The French Government ought to take care of the French population, before it melts into pity for the sufferings with which Ireland is menaced. England is, moreover, sufficiently rich, and has too many modes of acting in the two hemispheres, to be seriously embarassed in supplying the deficiency of her crops. It is not for us, who have only as much as we want for ourselves, to supply her. We repeat, therefore, if the mea sure in contemplation in Englat.d be carried into effect—if England open her ports to the free importation of corn, our Government ought to close ours. It is the right, as it is the duty of that Government." On Wednesday morning the Invalides roused Paris by the firing of twenty-one guns, for the safe accouchement of the Princess DE JOINVILLE, which took place at St. Cloud. The Princess was delivered of a son, who had received the title of Duke DE PENTIIIEVRE. The accounts in the afternoon stated that both the Princess and her son were as well as could be expected. According to the Journal des Debats, the Duke of BORDEAUX was about to pay a visit to the Emperor of RUSSIA, at Palermo. We learn from the Marseilles journals that COMAS BELTRA3II, BIANCOLI, PAST, and VITELLAND Dr. ANDE.EINI, the Advocate RIENZI, and Signor GRUNDI, chiefs in the late insurrection in Romagna, who had been de tained in the prisons of Tuscany, have been set at liberty, by order of the Grand Duke, and have arrived at Marseilles by the Levant packet the Sesostris. Such conduct does great honour to the Grand Duke, and is a marked reproof of the wretched system of Government persevered in by the Cour t of Rome The following are miscellaneous extracts from th e continental papers : " The State Gazette of Lucerne of the let instant contains the following Last evening S. Muller, of Stecbenzsin, confessed that he had assassinated M. Leu with a fowling-piece, in which he had placed a carbine bullet. He told where he had hid his wea pon, which was found where he pointed out. He acknowledged, besides, that he had twice watched M. Leu for the purpose of shooting him. This confession agrees with the result of the official investigation. He declares, also, that he did not act through a spirit of vengeance, but from being promised a sum of money by M. Leu's political enemies. Dr. Casimer Plyffer was arrested immediately, by order of the Judge d'lnstruction. Other arrests have also taken place, and great agitation reigns in the town. Troops have been sent for. The Grand Council is con yoked for the 3d instant. It is believed that this confession was extorted from Muller.' " In consequence of a decision of the Board of Health at Naples, dated the 17th and 20th ult., on the occasion of the Eclair, the entrance of French produce which has traversed the ocean has been refused to captains of our ships. Our Ambassador has thereupon made strong remonstrances to the Neapolitan Government. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the kingdom of the Two Sicilics, the Prince de Scilla, made the same answer to M. de Montebello which he had given the day before to the English Ambassador, viz.-- That his government was an entire stranger to this measure ; the Board of Health at Naples, as well as those at Genoa, Nice, Leg horn, Civita Vecchia, and the other ports of Italy, was completely independent' Notwithstanding this system the Ambassadors per sist, and it is hoped that the Board of Health will submit to the opinion of the King's Government. " The Augsburgh Gazette has the following from Constanti nople, dated the 15th ult. : —The news from Syria has caused great agitation here.. It is reported that the day before yesterday the representatives of the foreign powers met in conference at Count Sturmer's. When M. de Bourqueney received the account of the acquittal of the Druse Chief Abou Neked by a tribunal convoked by Chekib Effendi, his indignation was extreme. He was on the point of requiring an audience of the Sultan to demand that this judgment should be annulled, and if be met with a refusal to make preparations for his departure. The strong representations of his colleagues, and particularly of the Austrian and British ambassa. dors, succeeded in inducing him to renounce this determination, that could only have produced serious results, which, under pre. sent circumstances, would not have been justifiable The position of the French ambassador is peculiar from his having to exercise an extensive protection. There are in Syria twelve convents, the Catholic religion having been established there from the time of Sr. Louis." On the Paris Bourse on Wednesday the Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 40c. ; the Five per Cents , 117 f. 70c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,1821. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,007 f. 50e. ; Havre, 800 f. ; Avignon, 997 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 7271. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 641 f. 25c.; Boulogne, 5801. ; Troyes and Monte- real, 501 f. 25c.; Basle, 267 f. 50c.; Belgian Two-and -a-Half per Cents., 56f. ; Spanish Actives, 36 ; ditto, Domestic Debt, 34k. The following are the quotations for other lines Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 22f. 50c. prem. ; ditto (Calon), 4f.; ditto (Ganneron), 71. 50c.; ditto (La Pinson lf. ; Northern Line (Laffitte), 70f; ditto Rosamel), 35f. ; ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 26f.; ditto (Decan Lebeuf), ' 26f. • Paris and Strasburg (Gan neron ), 181 . ; ditto (Hin guerlot), 14f. ; ditto (Bechet), 51. ; Aymard, 10f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 21f. ; ditto. (Drouillard), 41. ; ditto (O'Neill), 12f.; ditto (Lefevre), sf. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 30f ; ditto (Lecointe), 11 1. 55c.; ditto (Compag nie Meridionale), sf. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 2f. ; ditto (Es peleta), 12f. 50c. • Creil and St. Q uent i n (Kysaens), 3f.; ditto (Carette), 101. ; ditto (Colbert), if. ; Charleroi (Ky saens), 15f. 50c. ; Dij o n an d M u lh ausen (O'Neill), 4f.; ditto (Allegry), 2f.; Caen (Delamarre),4l. LYONS, Nov. 3.-Marseilles and Avignon, 9981. 75c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,202 f. 50c.; Paris and Rotten, 1,020 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 6. Anglo-Belgian - ;Madrid and Valentia... 1 3 / 1 Boulogne and Amiens 94 i Namur and Liege ...... 4 Bordeaux &Mediterran - North Jamaica ..... - Bordeaux and Toulouse - Orleans and Vierzon 17 Do. & Cette (Espeleta) - ;Orleans and Bordeaux 10 1 4 Do. (Afackenzie's) 1 3 % Over Yssel Central of Spain .. - , Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 2% Demerara - Ditto (Ganneron's). - Dendre Valley ...... - Ditto (Calon's).... - - Dutch Rhenish ... 734 Paris and 0r1ean5...... 44 Dieppe & Paris Janet. - Paris and Rouen . 3B Dijon and Mulhouse - Paris and Strasburg East Indian Fampoux & Hazebrouk - I Do. (Aymarda) - Grt Northern of France Do. (Compte de L'Est) - (Laffitte's) - Ditto (Rosamel's) 34 Rouen and Havre...... - Do. (Le Boeuf) - FRoyal North of Spain. 1 1 4 Do. Pepin le Halleur - Sambre and Meuse .... 6 Great Paris and Lyons - Strasburg and Basle ... - Great Western Bengal - Tournay,Jurbise, Lau- JamaicaS. Mid. Junction - dent, and Hasselt... 3 Do. North Midland - Tours and Nantes Do. Extension - ; (Mackenzie's) Jersey - Do. (Lef e b vre ' s ) - Louvain and Jemeppe.. 2% Verona and Ancona - Lyons and Avignon.... - West Flanders Luxembourg We have received Madrid journals of the 30th ult. An English messenger, it appears, had arrived with dispatches from Lord ABERDEEN, and some of the papers infer that he had brought important intelligence relative to the marriage of the QUEEN and her sister. The Espectador says, the British Cabinet had forwarded a note to the Spanish Govern ment, in which it protests against the contemplated marriage between the QUEEN'S sister and the Duke DE MONTI'ENSIER, al least, till her MAJESTY shall be married and:have issue. The banishment of the confessor to Don FRANCISCO DE PAULA was still a subject of conversation. According to the Eco. del Comercio, he had been ordered to repair to Albacete, his native place, notwithstanding a favourable audience he had obtained of the Queen-Mother, to whom he had represented that her sister, the late Infanta Dona CARLOTA, had, on her death-bed, desired him to remain with her sons. No reason is assigned for the order. Martial law had been proclaimed at Malaga on the 28th October, in consequence, as appears by a proclamation of General BRETON, of the discovery of some military con spiracy. The Globo states that Ministers had assured their friends that, previous to the meeting of the Cortes, the nego tiations with the Court of Rome would be brought to a suc cessful issue, the QUEEN acknowledged, and the sale of the Church property sanctioned. The scheme for raising the funds had succeeded, and stocks continued to rise. On the 30th no quotations appeared in the official bulletin, but in a note the editor gives the following prices :—The Three per Cents. closed at 35 for cash, and 354 at a short date; the Five per Cents., at 24 1 / cash, and 24 3 / foftimo ; the Coupons, at 25 1 / .' 2 ; and the Debt without Interest, at 8 and 84. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. _ CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,0 00 bales, including 350 Carthaginian at 3d., 150 Maranham at 5%d., 200 Surat at 2 1 ,id. to 34d., and American at 3d. to 54d. per lb. The market was steady. Shares were very flat again. In the Third Edition of The Sun of last evening appeared an intimation of the following notice from the Bank of England. It was issued at too late an hour to htsve appeared in the Afternoon Edition : " The Bank of England has advanced the rate of interest on bills at ninety five days, discounted by them, to 3lh per cent." Of the importance and necessity of this step no doubt caf2 exist. The Bank Directors wish to make money for their proprietors, as well as provide for any material alteration in the exchanges that may occur, should a material alteration be effected in the corn -laws. Not a doubt is entertained but that some change is imperatively required, and the modus operandi is what is required to be known in the City. There is but one feeling among mercantile men, as to the delay that has already occurred on the subject of the issuing of the Order in Council, as it checks business in many of its im portant branches, and, if much longer continued, will entail many difficulties in conducting operations for a considerable length of time. The Funds are affected by the increased value of mosey, arid there is a disposition to exercise the greatest caution in doing businass. Consols have been 95% to 95 for present transfer, and 95% to 95 for Account. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 275.:t0 245. premium. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are 96% to 95%, and the Three per Cents. 93% to 94 1 A, Bank Stock is down to 203 and 202. The market for Foreign Stocks has been very dull, but Spanish Bonds are better again, the Five per Cents. having touched 28 and the Three per Cents. 37%. Mexican Stock has been steady at 31 1 /. Brazilian has declined to 82 and 80. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realized a to 58 1 %. Shares are generally lower. OITE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock .... ...—.— ..... .—....203 1 . 202 202 3 per Cent. Reduced . 94 1 4 93% 944 94 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94 1 A 95( 95% New VA per Cents. 961 95% 90 7 Long Annuities toexnireJan.lB6o 10 A . io Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 India Stock — 259 Consols for Account ... . . Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 1 ... Ditto 5001. i !Ditto Small 03TE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Austrian, 5 per Cent Brazilian Bonds --- 81 1 ,E 80 82 82 •••• Mexican ' 5 per Cent. 1837 ... Ditto, Account 31% Ditto, Converted Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent D.tto Account 55% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. . Ditto, Account 2B 28% Ditto, Passive Ditto, Deferred l6 134 Ditto 3 per Cent. 3 7 3/ 374 Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto, Account 58% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 93 93 PRICES OP AT , BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES F" - `"' AT ONZ O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Timm.. 1% Belfast & County Down Bideford andTavistock... 1% Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 124 IA.": Ditto New 17% 3O ..... ......, Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s Bridgewater & Minehead ... •• Bristol and Exeter 7O ...... Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... — , Bristol and Liver. June . —•—• --_ ... Laledonian ..... . 5 Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln IS 3 3 /4 4 1 4 .... Do- New - Cambridge and Oxford.. IN - .•• Canterbury and Dover.. ] A — Chelmsford and Bury ... 1 % Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltenham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford ... 114 — Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir and Leicester l4 l% Chichester and Brighton 20 Coventry and Leicester 1 1 4 Chumet Valley Chatham and Portsm'th 1 Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby — ...... Derby, Uttoxeter, and Statibrd ..... ........... . 2%...... ... Direct Manchester (Remington's) Ditto (Rackstrick's)... 5 1 4.-- 41 ,4 1 /4 4LA Direct Northern Direct Norwich - - Dublin and Armagh 1%8.••... - - Dublin and BelfestJunc. 5 - - Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine - - Dublin and Galway-. - 4 - - Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 1 / 2 - Dublin and Cashel - Dublin and Mullingar 9I A Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth 11,! _ - Dublin and Belfast June 5 •••••• ......... - Eastern Counties 14/. 1 66-.20 19 3 4 204 191 20 1 4 Ditto New 41. 16s. 041%34 p 6 3 /4 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1-.64 13s. 4d.......4d.......- Ditto ditto, No. 2-2/. 13s. 4d... - EastDereh'm audNoech 1 ...... Eastern Union 20 Ditto, Quarter Shares 2 1 4 ...... _ Do., Camb. and Ely.. 21,i ...... _ East Lincolnshire - 1 3 / 4 2% ...... .. East & West of England 1% . . - Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... - Ditto, Quarter Shares IN__ _ Ditto, New - Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 ...... _ Edinburgh and Perth... It/ 2 ...... 5 v •• Ely end Huntingdon ... 5 ...... __'‘ Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21/ ...... Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% ...... - Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2% ...... Giotto., Aberystwith, and Central of Wales l%.__ Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction 100 ...... - Ditto Half Shares 5O ...... - Ditto Quarters 25 ...... - •• Grand Union l% ...... 2 1 % 1%. Great Eastern &Western 2% ~.... _ GreatGrimsby and Shef field - Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension ; ...... 7IA ...... - Great Munster 2% ...... - Great North of Scotland 2%...... ..... Great North of England..loo ...... Ditto New 5 ...... - Do. New .... - ........ 2 ...... 26 26 Great Western . . 80 ......145 140 144 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares 5O ..... . - - Ditto Fifths Gaildford, Fare'm,Ports. 2%.... 0 4 Harwich (lull and Selby 5O ..... - Ditto % Shares Do. Do. Half Shares 2 -.- Invernessllliu°l Hounslow dw i. Ipswich, Norwich, and - Yarmouthar Irish North Midland ..... . 1 .-... ...... .„ par % _ and G Western i n s Elgin bor o . u . g .. h . 1 1 2 % . _..--- - Isle ofAxhohne ............ 2 5 Kendal and Windermere 1 . _ Kentish Coast .. .. ........ 1 8 — . . ............. Killarney Junctions - - ............ •• L +master and Carlisle... 30 - ............... Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena - Leeds and West Riding Junction - •• Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedford...: 4 225• Leicester and Tamworth 42s %.4 p....•.... Li ver 1.. and Manchester.loo ••• • • - ............... Do. 1 ,4 Shares - ............... Do. Quarters 25 ...... - ...........».. Liverpool &Leeds Direct 2% - ••• - Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction Loadon and Birmingurnloo 216 216% 214 217 213 213 Do. Thirds ..•- ....... 10 - Do. 1 4 1 Shares ......... 2 - Ditto Extension London and Blackwell. 16/. 135.4 d, 8•74 Do. New ............... VA.—. 4 Ditto Extension -....- .••••• -' • tondon and fßrighton...:so ...... 59 5 8 Do. consolidated Bths... 36 •••••• -"- - Ditto, Sixths ... ...... 014 -..-- L - London oini.e,Crceefnho a etr. n id. : d . 0 ; • C . z. r . . o . ~. d . i 0 0. n .. i ~a .l n . 3 . d / . 81 1 36 5 s .. . .9 . d . .• - 19 %1920.. . . . . 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 per • . London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... 9 Do. Preference ...18117s 2d - London, Hounslow, and Western .............. - Lond. & S.Western 411 6. 10d 7l Do. New Consul. Bths 20 ...... - ••• Do. New .............. 2% Do. New ............... 2 - London & SeNth Essex - •• - • London and York .. 2% 4 l l / 2 14 London and Windsor ... 1 - London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ......... 2 1 / 4 TVA London, Salisbury, and - Yeovil ..... ....•... ..... 21L - Londonderry & Coler a i ne 5 .....• Londonderry and Ennis killen ...... .. ........ ... 5 Lynn and Ely, ..... - ...... 5 Lynnand Dereham ...... 5 - ...... ••• •••••• Manchester and L ee d s .. 76 - ........ Ditto 14 Shares ....... 34 ..... - ••• •••• Do. Quarters ............ 2 - ........ Do. Sixteenths ... ... 4 1 / Mancherter and Birm in. 40 4 — ••••.- Do. Quarter 5..........., 4 ~ - 20 % P A 2 P 4 P - 8 3 4 4 1 1 / 2 71 8% Do. New Quarters ... Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction ... 1% — ....«. . Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 225....... 3 .... Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... — 2 Do. Fifths Do. New Midland,Birm.,Derby...100 Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extension, No. 1 2% — .. ... . Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 2.5 ...... 57 Do. New Brandling... 15 Newcastle and Berwick 5 Newcastle andcarlisle...loo Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire Junction... 1 Newport & Abergavenny 2 New Ross and Carl0w... 22s .... Newry and Enniskillen 2% Newark, Sheffield, and igSton ........ 2% 2N% North British Do., Y:tw North Devon Northern and Eastern 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,1 — Do. New 28 3 % p Cette(Mackenzie's).. ) . 2 ..... Do. (Espelete's) .. ... 2 .... . Calais, Duuk, and West Flanders Central of Spain ... .... 2 Demerara Dendre Valley 2 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 Dutch Rhenish East Indian... ..... .... ss. Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great_ North. of France (Laffitte's) Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 Do. Peppin le Halleur 4 .. Dr.. (Le Boeuf ) Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. — Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... %I 4 p Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . Lyons and Avignon Luxembourg... Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 10 1 4 9 3 % Over Yssel 413 s 4d — ..... ••• Paris &Lyons( Laffitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen .. 2O Paris aud Strasbourg (Gannoron's) 2 ...... 2% Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 ...... Ditto ( Aymards) 24 — •• • Paris and St. Quentin ... 2 Rouen and Havre ...... 18 Hoyal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ..... 6 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic Tonrnay, Jurbise, Lan dent, and Hasselt ...... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) ........... ..... 2 Do. do (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Verona and Ancona... 3 West Flanders .. 4 MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. -- JOINT STOCK BANKS. Commercial of London 20 FURTHER ADVANCE IN DISCOUNTS: TUESDAY, HALF-PAST FOUR o'CLocK.—The Directors of the Bank of Ireland have just determined to advance the rate of discount on Erglish bills to four per cent., and on Irish bills to five per cent. —Dublin Evening Post. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) Lon Dag, Nov. 7.—Wind S.S.W., light breeze and fine clear weather. DEAL, Nov. 6.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd. Dis patch, Brannon, South Seas. Sailed Woolsington, Bunting, Jamaica ; Houghton le Spring, Cousins, ditto; Luzon. Pallister, Boston. Arrived from the river and sailed, Sul tana, Longford, Sydney, New South Wales ; Sydney, White, ditto ; Jersey Lass, Shepherd, Cape Coast Castle ; Gibraltar, Mitchell, Dominica. OFF THE BEAMAN, Nov. 4.—Olive Branch, Bombay. OFF BEAUMARIS, Nov. s.—William Tell, Farren, Quebec. DUBLIN, Nov. 4.—Arrd. Ann, Johnston, Quebec. CROONHAVEN, Nov. 3.—Wind E.S.E., strong.—Arrd. Warrior, St. John's, New Brunswick. BELFAST, Nov. 4.—Sld. LetitiaHeyn, Pirie, New Orleans; Christinia, Montgomery, ditto. YAJtmotrrn, Nov. s.—The Ellen, Rose, from Stockton to London, put in here this morning leaky ; will ship extra hands, and proceed. FALMOUTH, Nov. 6.—The Anne Margarette, which arrived here yesterday from Longsound, threw her deck load over board on the 21st ult., and received damage to her hull. TO MARINERS.—SUNKEN WRECK. SHOREHAM, Nov. s.—The Anne, of this port, reports a sunken vessel in St. Nicholas Gat, bearing, Lowestoft;church St. Nicholas Float N. by W. 1 /.i W., in twelve fathoms low water. THE GENERAL, OF SUNDERLAND. A letter has been received at Lloyd's this morning from the Foreign Office, enclosing copy of a dispatch from the British Consul at Stockholm, reporting the stranding of the brig General, of Sunderland, on the Reef Flytorne, on the 12th Sept. A se con d l etter from the Foreign Office of this morn ing, announces that the American whaling-vessel Navy had put into Fayal, with several articles taken from a vessel found derelict, on the stern of which were the words " Packet, Yarmouth." LIGHT-HOUSES AND VESSELS ON THE FRENCH COAST. The French Consul General has transmitted to Lloyd's a list of all the light houses and light vessels on the coast of France to the 10th of September, 1845, which may be seen by mariners on application to the secretary. In the course of the present week there has been a pretty extensive distribution, amongst manufacturers and ethers, of a badly lithographed advertisement iiom Sir James Garham s offering land upon his Netherby estates for manufacturing pur. Poses—for the erection of those " tall chimneys'' which, not long Journat. ago, were 109ked upon with such honor by 3fanche,st. & Southampt. 2 37% Midland" 100 l4O .. 140 N. Kent & Direct Dover 2%.. .. 2% 3% ... ...... 3% North Staffordshire 425........ 2.36 3 / 4 p 23 p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester — ....•• ••• Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New 1 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham 2 — Nottingham and Boston 1% Nottingm., Erewsh. Val ley, and Manchester 1% — ... Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports. mouth, & Southamptn 425. — Oxford and Worcester... 2% 7% 6% Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2% 2 14 Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 ...... Portsmouth Direct 3% Preston and Wyre 5O — Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick — Scottish Central Scottish Midland l% 3 Vi Sheffield & Manchesterloo Do. Quarter Shares... 8 - •... Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2 %..... 4 Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — Sligo and Shannon lAc Somersetshire Midland 2% — .. . . South Devon 25 South Midland 22s. ..... 3% 4 3 1 / 4 p... South Staffordshire Junc 2% South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d 35 Do., No. 1 l2 Do., Ne. 2. Do., No. 3 Southampton, Manches ter, & Oxford Junction 2 St. Alban's, Hatfield , stnd Hertford Junction ... Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% South Wales ..... ... 2% 4 l,‘ Teen and Dove Valley 1% I% ........ .., .. Trent Valley 2 ...... 15% Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke 5 14 Vale of Neath Warwick & Cheltenham 1% ..... ........ .. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7%.. — ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and Valentin ........ ....- 1% Waveney Valley ......... --. Welch Midland West Cornwall .....«..... 14... .. West Yorkshire WestLondon,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties Wexford and Carlow Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth ........ ..- .. .. . 2% 4% 5. .... .... .. Worcester, Shrewsbury; and Crewe Union ..... 1% — Worcester and S. Wales 425. Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 — Ditto,' New ' ' 14 York and Carlisle York and Lancaster 2% — ........ ..... .. York & South Connecting York and North Midland 50 Ditto % Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 — Do Selby 20 — Do. Extension . I IA 26 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo- Belgian Boulogne and Amiens... 8 ...... 9 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and 31% 67 124 1 4 30 3% Al P 4 3 % 2p 1% , 1845. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXC HAN GE-FRIDAY , - - -- • The arrivals of English Wheat for our market this week have been on a full average scale; hence the show of sam ples here to-day was good. The attendance of buyers being small, the demand for all descriptions was heavy, at a re duction in prices of fully is per quarter, and very little pro gress was made in sales. Free foreign was held at full prices ; but the amount of business passing in: it was very small. Bonded Wheats, though the im porters demanded higher rates, were a mere drug. The supplies of Barley being considerably on the increase, the trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices. The same obser vations may be applied to Malt. We had a fair show of Oat samples; the best parcels sold at full prices, but other kinds were 6d cheaper. Beans and Peas were dull, and the terms lower. English • • • • • • Irish Foreign . .. ARRIVALS. Wheat. 1 Barley. I Oats 7,190 qrs. 6,080 qrs. 4,900 qrs. itat 10,09 e , ~,,,i, 5,600 -. Milt, 5,200 qrs. SMITHFIrBLz9. -ors Although the supply of Beasts here this morning wasoaot to say large, the Beef trade was in very sluggish state, "and previous quotations were barely maintained. About 150 foreign Beasts were on sale, in excellent conditi on . -The numbers of . Sheep were small, viz. 3,260 head, while the de mand for them was somewhat active, at prices quite equal to those paid on Monday. Prime small Calves sold freely; other kinds of Veal slowly, at late rates. In Pigs only a mo derate business was doing, yet prices were well supported. Mulch Cows sold at from 161 to 191 each, including their small Calf. Per 81bs. to s s. d. s. d. s. d. to s. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Second quality ditto. 2 8 3 2 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wethers 410 5 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs ••••• • 3 10 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers ••• • 4 8 5 2 Suckling Calves ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 3,260 1 182 318 ink the offal. Beasts. 621 NZVTGATZ AND LEADENZAIM. The general demand was in a very sluggish state, on the following terms : At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 8 - middling .. 2 8 210 middling 310 4 2 --prime large 3 0 3 2 prime 4 4 4 6 - prima small •• 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.... • • 310 4 6 Veal.. •• •••••• • • • 3 10 410 - small 4 8 5 4 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP MARZZT. The best parcels of Hops, both old and new, continue in good request, at very full prices. In other kinds, only amo • derate business is doing. A few new bags have appeared on sale. Packing is now over, and the duty remains at 160,0001. NEw Hors.— Sussex pockets, 61 lOs to 71 5s •, Weald of Kent, ditto, 6/ 108 to 7/ lOs ; Mid Kents ' 71to 9/ 98. YEARLINGS.—Sussex pockets, 6l 6s t o 6/ 155 ; Wealds 6110 s to 71 ; Mid Kents, 6115 s to 71105. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been ex tremely buoyant this week, and good sales have been made, at advancing prices. REFlNED.—Standard lumps hate been higher also, 66s to 66s 6d per cwt. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has risen Is per cwt, and 5,037 bags sold at 60s to 66s for fine grainy yellow, Bally Kbal at 52s 6d to 55s for low and mid, and at 50s to 518 for fine grainy brown. Good strong yellow Mauritius kind has been at 54s to 55s per cwt; 7,859 bags ,Mauritius sold at 55s 6d for fine yellow, and 46s to 48s for fine brown. Good to fine grey went at 51s to 53s per cwt. FOREIGN.—There has not been much doing. COFFEE.—British Plantation sorts have been dull, nor has there been much doing in other descriptions. Ceylon Coffee has been sold at 48s for good ord, and at 38s to 73s for low and Plantation sorts. Some St. Domingo went at 32s for Sound : 98 half bales Mocha were taken in at 52s to 52s 6d per cwt. COCOA.—Trinidad has been taken in at 38s to 43s per cwt. SALTPETRE. —Calcutta has been taken in at 26s to 27s per cwt. RICE.-3,100 bags Bengal about half sold, at very full rates, good white, 22s 6d, and mid 21s per cwt., the rest was taken in at 19s 6d to 23s per cwt. SPlCES.—Pimento has been firm, and in Pepper, &c., there has nut been much doing. Rum.—Calcutta proof has been 2s to 2s ld per gallon, and Leeward Island 2s ld per gallon. TEA.—There hasbeen a fair business doing at steadyprices. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is worth 41s 9d to 428 per cwt. on the spot. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY, IN RE BEDSON. This was a petition to set aside the decision of the Master, who had admitted certain items in a bill of costs, which, it was contended, were not chargeable in a solicitor's bill. These items included charges for attendance for the purpose of lending money, legacy dut7, &c., and the cases cited in point were Hayes v. Trotter, Franklin v. Featberstonhaugh, and Willison v. Hodson. The question involved was one of a purely legal technical character. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) LILLY V. CLARE. This was an action to recover the sum of 21 3s. Oid. for goods sold. The plaintiff is a greengrocer in Buckingham street, Strand, and the defendant a lady residing` in George street, Adelphi. Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff, and Mi. Ralph Thomas for the defendant, who pleaded payment. The plaintiff's son, his porter, and bookkeeper were called, and the first two proved the delivery of sundries, but could not fix the price • they, however, mentioned th e amoun t s a t the time to the bookkeeper, who entered them, but they did not see the entries made. One of defendant's servants proved receiving some articles at the house, but could not tell the amount. The bookkeeper swore he made faithful entries as the items were named to him. Defendant had been sum moned to the Court of Requests for I/. 198. It did not, however, appear on what ground the summons was dismissed —all the witnesses, however, were examined—they now ad mitted the bill contained the same items now proved. Mr. HAWKINS said that it was dismissed, as being out of the jurisdiction of the Court. Mr. THOMAS said it was on the evidence of a witness who could not now be found, who deposed to the bill being paid. The SECONDARY said that the jury had nothing to do with what had occurred at any other Court. It was clear the plaintiff was entitled to something, as payment had not been proved. He only knew of entries made at the dictation of another being received in evidence, where the party dictating had an opportunity of seeing that the entries were correctly made.—The jury gave a verdict for the full amount. CLERKEN WELL.-(THIS DAY.) A notorious thief, who on this occasion gave the name of 'Charles West, but who has a variety of aliases, by some of which he bas been hitherto convicted, was charged by Mr. Jost ph Gibbon, son of Sir John Gibbon, with picking pockets at a fire. Mr. Gibbon deposed that he was present at a fire in the New-road, which consumed three houses, on Wednesday night. An immense mob had assembled, amongst whom the prisoner was busilv engaged plying his vocation of picking pockets. The mode in which the prisoner pursued his craft• was artful enough—pretend ing to have been driven, •by the force of the mob behind, he ran against people's sides, taking care to feel their pockets as be passell„and in case they proved heavy he speedily disburdened them. Mr. Gibbon gave him into custody. Mr. COMBE, after complimenting Mr. Gibbon for his con duct on this as well as upon other occasions, sentenced the prison er to three months' imprisonment. John and Susannah Morris were charged with stealing a spaniel dog, value V. 10s. • - • . The owner being drunk, the prisoners met hiin at the Angel tap, and, according to the prosecutor's testimony, stole the dog. They afterwards sold the animal for 1/. 15s. to Madame Barlowe, a French lady 'residing in Old-street, Islington. —They were both committed for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The only bets laid on the Derb y were 70 to 10 agst Stin g , 600 to 25 agst Spithead, 2,500 to 100 agst lago (28 to 1 laid once), and 750 to 25 agst Ginger. The Oaks bets were -1,250 to 50 each agst Osprey,. Sister to. Ballink ee l e , an d Mowerina, and 300 to 15 agst olka. No further progrees was made in the settlement of the _Newmarket accounts. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING—THURSDA Y . (Badlingham Field.) TITE DERBY.-DECIDING COURSE. Lord Stradbroke's Mac beat Mr. B. Smythe's Sportsman; and won the stakes. - TIIE CITP.-SECOND TIES. Figaro beat Damask Rose I Duchess beat Veronica. THE OAKS.-SECOND TIES. Varna beat Graciosa I Dowager Queen b Mealey(dr.: THE PORT STAKES. Selborne beat Vanguard Fullsail beat Mack ere l. I Destiny beat Mintman (dr.); THE CHIPPENHAM STAKES-TIES. • Erymus beat Cruiskeen I Wideawake beat Silesia THE BADLINGILASI STAKES. Mr. Bennett's Wildrake beat Mr. Gillett's Gipsy Queen Mr. Dobade's Diamond beat Mr. Fyson's Fathei Mathew. MATCH. Lord Stradbroke's Meg Merrilies beat Mr. Dobede's Dtw Drop. BUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Brighton harm, Mon., Patch= ; Wed., Race Course Fri., Dyke-11. Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill ; Thurs., Tels combe Tye-10i. Findon hds., Tues., Parham; Thurs., 'Wapping Thorn ; Sat., Erringbam. Earl of Yarborough's hds.. Mon., Welsby-house; Wed., Saxby-mill ; Fri., Swallow-village -11. Sir Tattoo Sykes's hds., Toes., Whinmoor-build; Wed., Galley-gap; Fri., Mr. Bosville's, Thorp-house. Atherstone hds., Mon., Kingsbury -wood ; Wed., Red Lion, Appleby; Thurs., Cadeby-gate; Fri., Ansley-hall; Sat., Coombe-abbg--719.. - Mr. Chandler's has., Tues., Coombe Perry Wood; Sat., Pl}}•mouth Arms-10i. Mr. Roe's bds., Mon., Dunstone Cross; Wed., Lea Moors; Sat., Court House-10. Shropshire hds., Mon., High Ercall ; Wed., Petton ; Fri., Alcham-bridge-104. Tiverton has., Wed., Huntsbam Ham House; Sat., Gibbet Moor-14. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Chirk Castle; Tues., Is co yd ; Fri., Nescliff; Sat., King's Mill-10 . Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon., Clatford Oakcuts ; Tues., Oars Hill ; Wed., Wherwell. Wood ; Thurs., Lower Wick F arm ; Fri., South Grove; Sat., Clarendon Park. Duke of Bedford's lads. Mon., Alderton village ; W e d., Codrington village; Fri., Leighterton village; Sat., Christian Malford. Sherwood harrs., Tues., Berry Hill ; Fri., White Post-11. Mr. Meynell Ingram's lids., Mon., Longord ; Thurs., Cat. ton ; Sat., Henhurst-104. Donnington hds. Mon., Bunny Park; Wed., Tick na ll vil lage; Sat., Cavendish-bridge. Quorn lids., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Beaumanor Park ; Thurs., Gaddesby ; Fri., Bunny Pa r k-104. Ruffrd lids., Mon., Winkburn ; Thurs., Thurgarton Priory ; Sat., Lound -11a11-101. Lord H. Bentinck's lids., Mon., Blankey ; Tues., Thonock, by Gainsbiirgh ; Wed., Linwood, by Rasen ; Thurs., Skel lingthorpoll. Mr. Farquharson's lids., Mon., Yelloidam ; Tues., Hook Park ; Thui s., Wooton ; Fri., Sydling Barn. 8.V.H., Tues., Pointington Ridge; Fri., Toomer Farm -11. Mr. Dean's harrs.,.Tues., Ashill Forest-10. Devon hds., Mon.,`Luscombe-11. Essex Union lids., Tues., Hazeleigh, Hall; Sat., Totham Maypole. Last Essex lids., Mon., Bulmer ; Thurs., Aldham Hall; Sat., Crouch Fair Green (if there should be rain)-10i. ELI GREAT WESTERN ;ENO RAILWAY.—(THIS DA.) A general meeting 'of the shareholders i this ex ttc ) e was held this morni ng a t th e L on d on - TaVo'n, ibr of poge of obtaining the ratification and contmatioa powers to be gi ven t o th e represe nt a ti ves a d a gents Coml any in India ; Major Morse Cooper in thelltur' . .4, We observed among thoseisresent the f0i10w 3 ( 136 p Hon. Captain Gore, John W Grant, Esq. ; ' Esq.; Mr. Alderman Hooper, W. F. Fitzwa lut Major Waller, an d C a pt a i n Hi tc hi ng. The CHAIRMAN, before proceeding to businessro mention, as to the affairs o f th e Company, that 0(30' most desirable conditi on . It might seem to some : Yf e o , we are doing nothi ng , b u t with a companylike council can alone d o an ythi ng to favour Our ehJe7,o this is done we can do nothing more than collect:m) consolidate our scheme, an d h ave a ll i n a state of t 0 ,4 ness to carry out our measures. And we are ;Pet give the necessary power s t o the committees and' 1 London for the carrying out of these measure', therefore, submit to you resolutions for this purl'bi Resolutions were then read to the effect,—First , meeting empowers the ComMittee of Managem en n t o wei to appoint agents, with the d e l ega t e d neeessa r Y,,roi 11 ; pay them whatever- salary is proper, and ti fo A suspend them. Second,. Empowers the said Costoti appoint auxiliary committees, and to give such to .any member. or members of these auxiliary coll'io may be proper. Third, Gives the Committee ° i o ment full nower to exert or join in the execu t° ; deeds as may be necessa r y f o r th ese measures . , tw o c These having been moved and secon ded IV Proprietors present, whose narn veil could not eh" s, o- , The Crrarnstax said, bef ore phttin g th e resoluti (sj t io to tell the Shareholders there is a gentleman,pres ee lo the Directors have the greatest confidence, and filled the highest situ a ti ons i n I n di a , whose of the country and the details of its a ff a irs Jed the (5. ment of the country to employ him 'confidentialtl . " these resolutions will apply.. • - Theresolutions were then put and c ar ri e d unusil l: The CHAIRMAN—I have th e pl easure o f introdu i ; John Glatt,: Egg., as the gentl ema n' foOhOM l' its ) as having the entire confidence of y o U r direetorY d setoff for India by the 20th of this month, a ri t bef take farewell of the shareholders. Let me add n i '; (11 of the proceedings in India, with reference to . the affairs, your Committee really yet know nothing i l i „, mail we may hear of somethi ng ;. as ,. h o wever, condition, to talk would be useless. As to the ° P r of Mr. Grant we are sure you will agree with us. Mr. GRANT thanked the Chairman and the_C,e_it the degree of confidence they had been pleased 02 him. I also beg to convey my thanks to the ril e you have with the same confid ence i n me , e l e cted. p provisional committee. I have been a resident al ot , or 27 years, and very m uc h on th e .t rac k of tilisvel the country about which I am well acquainted. it i; , ,, the most favourable possibl e i n th e P res id enc y. 1 i; . , premature to say more now, than that, en arrival t ief , I hope to connect my se lf i mme di ate l y .with gel I great influence and knowl e d ge o f th e country. 'Y I my sense of the honour you have done me.- cot . Mr. LEGGE—I believe it is understood that the .. . a ! line should go to Diamond Harbour. But it , rlP7,,,:e prospectus, issued by the Calcutta and St. tienTli> Company, that Company's li ne, i s t o go t o Di e men instead of St. George's Point. A PROPRIETOR thought this strange. - t he' The CHAIRMAN said the Directors are avrart,ei mittee have done their utmost to further the int el ),:ietl, Company, and could n o t d o more t ill the f ' piP brought before the Government. The line fro m ll',, Harbour to Dinapore will f orm ano th er scheal e ', s l ' tainly are the first regi s t ere d. W e h ave, besides c i in our Company of ve r y grea t i n fl uence in tvetoe, Dwarkanauth Tagore has an estate extending i s , fourteen miles along the line in the Burdwan collo i , , , are perfectly satisfi e d w ith our pos i tion; our Piss s memorial are already before the Government. ;,, 0 To a Proprietor, who asked whether the enge : , e e other Companywere at present out in India, mall',„" • ' The CHAIRMAN replied, yes; but this was very °.,,"" e ili i all India was already accurately surveyed, and as " in every corner as the proprietor's own garden. ho i - Dates of registration w ere h ere compare d, "' -of: peared this Company was reg i s t ere d o f t the 14,lhge, the East India Railway C om p any on t h e 1 5 t h or ut Another PROPRIETOR—Are th ere no t o ffi c ers wol the same duties as thos e i m p ose d on t h e gentlemen by the other Company? , Aill CHAIRMAN—No ;we consider this would be 1 mature; the country is surveyed as well as 1 't a ll there was no time lost. ) Mr. KENNEDY—I have been 32 years in Inidspf with the most intimate knowledge of the country 0 . ,, question of surveys, I will remind the Conllis li le, Asiatic sovereignties are the landowners of the conono their revenue is l an d- ren t. Th e y have oi plaints of redundant population; the people ar e ibst the terror of the sovereignties is, therefore , , er eif agriculturists will leave them ; and two such so' 0 0' will go to war with each other on this The agriculturists are their slaves. In order, the „ ascertain their revenue, they must have exact o`o l . , surveys of the conntry. Th e revenue office dot whole, every bush and co rner i n t h e country. laidioct,• their charts —every soil i n every di str i ct, re d o r h, ore , or dry. The sending out of s urveyors , there , mere useless expense. Those connected with the t ol know the country better; and when you Consid er o five shillings are paid on our' deposits, the DI OA Company, it must be evident, will not allow ll i ` t sos differing from the procedure of other railways? %boil have done right, and believe the issue will ~- o , „e Mr. Princeps, on our Committee, is a gentleman ti it ,l; ledge and station entitlealsis opinion to great wei 6 „pi , after a careful consideration of the plan, gave his - A I?, favour of the Bengal line. General Macleod, of ( 4' on our Committee, though his name al l ) ) o re, the list by mistake, decidedly approves 01 , t ier', as the best. It has been sa id t o us , th at an inualoo, the rivers has lately occurred in the country, ove r it extent of fifty or sixty miles t o th e d ept h o f ev es iv (' and from this it is supp ose d our li ne w ill no t a lio; i' , , cannot be made ; but this very circumstance app le other company's line, and no t t o ours. I t WaL ilil this, having a perfect knowledge of the coullu'l40 ; did not start as we should otherwise have done,. fe cutta, but went some wa y u p th e r i ver, by stilly:" I escaped the inundations. f Pe' i q Alderman HoorEß only wished to correct allY !i t°, pressions arising from the name of the engineer 0 of the other Company, f or th oug h t h at gentleraalfSs, Stevenson, it is not the celebrated Robert Stepliens° The CHAIRMAN here remarked, • that D". c s 1, Tagore had been pleas e d t o g i ve t h em his o' d l'` and surveys, which are al rea d y i n I n di a ; °e t. the Governor, and that these surveys extend over 44 the-line, saving thus much expense to the Call/700X have sent in two projected lines, one to Dinapore, a ll t he up - the Hooghley, because large boats must unshipol; on or if not must go round by the Sunderbunds, a ve t .' i '' ous passage. 1011 A PROPRIETOR in the body o f th e meeting rell l , , 0 1, be did not see the other; Company was any r,f, Company had put in' two pl ans , o f thi s h e wa s g l ebe `, should the Government suggest any other line to 0, Company, these lines of this Companywould still t er ' be t the committee and p ro P r i e t ors are convinced they " c " , C fitable to the sharehold ers . ii." To a question by one of the P ro p r i e t ors , the i „51 1 - 4 said that the shares had'been allotted, half to Din e d' to England, 40,000 s h ares each, and 36,000 have i)' upon in England. ' - 10, Mr. JONES u rge d very s t rong l y on the milli ° oily' the remaining 4,000 shares, which the Chairtlllu i re Voi been reserved, should b e a ll o tt e d t o the present shat Mr. Jones could s ee no necess i ty, and thought 'f ence } , •" little propriety, he had almost said, honesty, i' l ., a fe''' these shares to be all o tt e d, if th ey paid well, to " voThis urites. fro ° called forth a good de a l ' o f exp l ana tiell CHAIRMAN and others. A PROPRIETOR, Wilt/ m cae in late,- ellqu i- d l,c ( had been known by th e overland mail, a" ;10 t y on bearing the Chairman could tell him nothink s s/ had several letters. The purport of one - er'tbAn l „ of there will be a line from MirzapOre, that: tl id se/ favourite in the country, th ere f ore the writer Wall„lsel'd and wished that it had occurred to the Directorp`;VL, k from the increase o n s h ares i n th e E ast I n di a Bait d pany, one Comp an y i s enoug h on t h e ' same s'"" ill country. ° Thanks to ,the Chairm an f or hi s cour t e o u s conduct I . chair were moved by Mr. JONES, and seconded. The meeting th en b ro k e up. . .., . , oi. LONDON AND BlltlVllNalfr RAILWAY COMPANY. f PA I ) SPECIAL MEETING OF PROPRIETORS. (Ti- li Al To-day a special general meetingof the proprie to V i e:', 1 line of railway, was held at the Company's Ofg ees at e tl square Station, to co ns id er an d sand ion an togr eenl.e e o f 5 of 1 ed into by the di rec t ors o f thi s co mp any w i th t h e d u o ociri the Grand Junction C om p any , fon an amalguniallide‘l I two Companie s; an d a l so for Alm purpose of e t e" by el f 1 and sanctionin g ano th er agreement entered.ln ho e directors with the said M anc h es t e t ' an d Bintning" e l 6 way Company, for an amalgamation. . 'by tl 4 1 The chair was taken at one o'elock precisely 'WO Carr Gly . me Esq., at which time were was a very f" o; 1 of proprietors present. re i ned The Secretary (Mr. CREED) having read the adve o i , calling the meeting, fjev , The CHAIRMAN rose to address the Proprietors; o cc* he was exceedingly glad to meet with them on that Mdl The present meeting was the most ithp9rtant thlol," held, as arrangements would be submitted to their 00 L 0 tion and approval, which, if carried, would enahle. oo O r il / , pany to stand higher and command a better posit ) t ot;, e ,lo' had ever done before. They would recollect' 0 P o r February last, at a meeting which was and an amalgamation with the Manchester ag"4 . `pi , '" ham Railway Company was then sanction e d 4V that had occurred circumstances had banP ene t eeallil ° rendered it necessary t o a lt er the terms of union; g 0 t he posed and agreed to. He would not on that o ccasl, mi d toy an exposition of the views and motives that had l' r t? 0 ' 0 0 alteration of the proposal, though, should the r a eolive„ wish it, he was quite prepared to go into an elq i d the pith the whole affair. At the previous meeting he to 10 ~e prietors that he was anxious only to r il B srrsVel l the Company referred to, a f a i r an d equ itable °t f 0 ment ; a view of the question which had of re lB' lost sight of, though were h e t o go i n t o a d e tail . 4 e• 7 p it would require a consid era bl e l eng th o f time 3 ';. i 4 ) 40 nation. The best course would be for the proprietecitiV,4„,, they think fit, to examine for themselves the Li r in s V statement of accounts, which would be oen to tint '°e; tion. If in February last they saw that it - wal l w A i l r ec to amalgamate with the Manchester and Birnlilt iie s ' i o•s pany, it was still more so now, as since that i d it l et lines had • sprung up in every quarter, al t, th° s ot e necessary for them to be on the alert. No cl ouv ,spe r .l.jell.t many of these projected lines were only traced on 1 o ff!' te tv, were not likely to be carried -out, still they w ere the I' l l to induce them to take steps effectually to protr,gela 0 0 ests of the Company. In consequence of the rf7bat, a 0 . proposed to be carried out, he might say , ve re 5 t• London and Birmingham Railway CompallY r ee:ll§ position to offer the people of Manchester with s,ca n lg traffic' terms such as no other Company or bodY, o , e oilld could, or that the supporters of any projected 1011,,,0f it on any means carry out. He was persuaded no bo“4 - i peP, st e talists could be found to maintain a railway in. . iii it s ,A V 6 with the one he represented, under the arrange. t i coll' i ol posed, without a loss. In every point of vied' I ,„ es t aal vain for the people of Manchester to- ,. .ell in e o ',ito cheapness and accommodation from s 't , i n ie titien, lie° were at present supporting in c-a-,. h e tW es:, the present one. If they went on wit - o a t a ll oo' they would soon find the competition 'go great „., for 4.00 pectation of profit would be de s t ro y Cd. It was v i ": 00 0s: to say that the line they su pp or t e d cou ld carrY.l? aril'oil Manchester .to the south in the face of their. I , iri t mated Company, with any reasonable hope of 1- ., a ,, d thl, 00 profit on the capital invested, so far as it reganq vi l"0/ point. Now with respect to the arrangelll e m . 01.3 0 ,00' Grand Junction Company. They , h nation osi had succeeded in corning to terms for inalga l _ t ' -as ~ that company.— l ne (Loud cheers.) This arrange u . , . . 57 47 13% 2% 24272 1~ I 3 35 9% 7 214 P 1% 2% 314 § 3 A 21 274 2 42 ~~ _. ~~~ `- J 13