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..........°. 4 fie 0 0 it A°4l eat St they retten, rll l5 irmy, th's LiratiOli 00. thO6'e refusal of ish Qag e// ' not p ro b e up 0 45 , r ow. ts g r un-b 1 O w , be fitting Lo fittil rich ii Lt risk o itend sad 307 315 . 62 , - 475.. 83 9 1033 X 96) , 1614 teS/i, 1047. DriN o4 01 net°~at ill SCO tber, / 0 10 le Terf`lo ° ikelf t v e ctf lack suvr blw re P °sl ? PP ° coroner ial t° • 0 ot l i e ice conteK illar ritl•d athorit). SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Ottbltt i4,t ptittott. " Who runs may read." rozr rt . The C onst i tutionnel says v. the ta Ministers continue to go to St. Cloud nearly every morning. We are told that 111 (1 render accounts t f all affairs to the Duke de Nemours, who co mmun i cate s t h e i r su b stance to t h e in a correspondence regularly kept up. An active set-lice of estafettes is organised between St. Cloud and the Ch ateau d ' Eu, and measures are also taken for the ei3st Prompt conveyance of intelligence to and from Xngland during the King's absence. We are assured (sivs the Patrie) that the Minister of Vinances is only a aiting for the conclusion of the loan ( 2 13 00 millions to retire from office. Marshal Soult: also Eeems much disposed to retire. New negotiations have taken place with a view to Marshal Bugeaud's becomin Mi nister of g 'War. A letter from Constantia, 24th ult, in the Algerie, in forms us that the taxes in that province this year amount to three millions of francs, and that they are Paid with much more promptitude and regularity than could have been expected. The Sentinelle of Toulon states that a telegraphic dis- Pateh has been received there, ordering the Triton man of-war to proceed to Brest, and the Jemmnpes to join the stleadron of Admiral Parseval-Deschenes. They are both to sail on the 15th. The A.fricain arri ve d on S un d ay a t Havre from Hayti. Gruerri e Theca pr, tain reports that, on the 10th of August l General the President, received the submission o General Pierrot, who commands the army of the North, Aand that immediately after the rejoicings which took a re on this occasion, the two generals set out at the sail of the army for Cape Haytian. The country was Perfectly tranquil. A letter from Rome, in a German paper, states that a new creation of car di na l s is expected, and that amongst th em will b e the Archbishop of Cologne. „The Hanover Gazette of the 2d publishes a Royal de sa,72 ex tending to the city of Hamburgh the same advan aa's for merchandise, as regards the tolls of Brunshs usen, 13 °re already enjoyed by other parts of Germany, and ea a i rk and Belgium. 01. `v , carn from osen, 25th ult., that a strong spirit against Persecutioa on the part of the inhabitants generally _ t tl ltto t h gi e ve irewish inhabitants - having been manifested, e au thorities have received orders from the Govern all possible protection to the Jews, and to Pan isll with severity persons who are guilty of this per secetion. a ppears by letter from Vienna, of the 29th ult., m at .101"ifiluatriey - sore • E n m ex p t e e ror of Austria has positively ordered the ssion of lotteries in his States, from the Ist of The persons who keep the lottery , e c . i ,„; and whose appointments were all for life, are to a Small pension and a sum of money out of the a,(T he railroad from Nuremberg to Bamberg was opened OA the Ist inst. A Frankf ort j ournal states from Bremen that 3,000 rutgr a uts fron t th e north of Germany are wa i t i ng there za°r u mbarka t i on to Texas, on the territory purchased by ccalPa4y at Frankfort. LAW AND POLICE. I t o • bankrupt lacemn, named Jonathan Thomas Maund, 'To had carried on a business in Birmingham, was exa lt ined yesterday before Mr. Commissioner Evans, touch ths a deficiency in his account of 735/. He said he had _ l s Pocket picked of that amount in the streets of London oft Pocket 17th of August. The Learned Commissioner Z. 414 tha e v ens was one of the most extraordinary stories he heard, and not one tittle of which did he itotatiltrups, 7 ,, i Li s ci, Honour, emphatically addressing the " f er Pr There is not enough in the evidence p res ent to justify my committi ng you to Newgate, b u t ultnL‘rur own sake I wou ld a d v i se you to g i ve u p th is t° Your creditors, fur I am sure you have it." tuall Petition of Benjamin Carpenter, a licensed vic- Tl e s e r ' was dismissed by Sir C. F. Williams. bfiddi criminal business for the October Session for well. Middle has commenced at the Sessions-house, Clerken fon gree n. The calendar contained the names of sixty for r prisoners for trial, fifty-five of whom were indicted fel° r l Y, all of which were of a trifling nature. The A te .., rultiai ng nine stood charged with misdemeanours. miellgst the cases disposed of was that of Charles lituagnutsitt3u.s Cooke, convicted of stealing two baskets and a of pears, the property of William Attwood. It "Mg been ascertained that he had been previously confined in a lunatic asylum, he was sentenced to six Months' imprisonment, for the purpose of enabling the Me dical men to ascertain the state of his mind, on which the Prisoner broke out into the following rhapsody The fact is, you are as mad as I am; but I'm not mad. NO, in not ; but I think you ought to be here in the dock instead of me. I have seen greater rogues in the court to day than I am. Send me out of the country, for ,its both un pl easant and inconvenient to remain here ; for A have spent the greater part of my life in madhouses said prisons." At Guildhall a young mau, named John M'Gregor, a a a noliman in the employ o f M essrs . H a ll an d All an , A'rapers, St. Paul's Chu rc hy ar d, was b roug h t b e f ore M r . td• Copeland, charged with robbing his employers. „ pris oner said he wished to confess the charge was Huh h i_ 511 4 he hoped the magistrate would be as lenient i:„ as he could. Evidence having been gone into if t e've the charge, the prisoner, who declined signing •a_en.,_fession, was committed for trial. qh t ,7nd gave judgment at Queen-square in the case e h h arged r. 2 Lowing, of Hatton, near Hounslow, who was sa ay wi t c , this Court about a week ago with hawking thi, ON a licence. The learned magistrate said, that his to . w as the first case of the sort that had come under b etter he t , , he had adjourned it, in order to make himself 11 0 w, "cquainted with the law on the subject. .He was rfacle:ttnhPir:_ritnetthlye satisfied that it was an offence within the f enda n ili o f the Act, and he must, therefore, convict de penalty of Id, or in default commit him A nd e r ' Months. 'the penalty was paid. was h rn e w Quick, a tall fashionably dressed young man, chas tr a l g,ltt before Mr, Maltby, at Marlborough-street, goods,°Y various tradesmen, with having obtained /ietin i • %In ner false pretences. That the prisoner has but he the whole of them, there could be no doubt, c ase the ad managed matters so cleverly, that in every w_ tr ansaction resolved itself into a simple debt, and At'!.eoosequently discharged. 44arylebone, after the disposal of the night charges, havi ng athletic Frenchman entered the outer office, and ha Claccosted Jones, the usher, to whom he stated that he pas Lied to make an application of much importance, hnson introduced to the sitting magistrate, Mr. Raw aPpliea e l s . ll ,_° inquir e d t h e nature of h i s b us i ness. Th e th e e it mid, on a prev i ous occasion, applied at one of th e Y police-cou rts f or a warrant against the King of Ward ell* and he now applied to the magistrate to for- Mai est Paper to tho Queen, with the request that her . Phili Y Would bring it under the notice of King Louis mi sec re• Mr. Rawlinson of course refused, but pro e. to look over the papers himself, with which the seemed satisfied. Prince l am Duval, an American sailor on board the 444 Oscar, an English vessel, at present lying in the fer ee i I JOelt, W 43 charged, at Lambeth-street, with the his Ca !ict of " gouging," or forcing one of the eyes . of oth_‘-a.pt.ein (Lawson) from its socket, and inflicting L ell e ci r Injuries upon him. The prosecutor, who is in the to at , c e ° l lo spital, is so severely injured as to be unable eas e l a '' , and the prisoner, who in reply to the charge thee as e ssly said that he was in such a state of mind at the seio to be unable to control his passion, and uncon- Os of what he did, was remanded. 1184:ler. Wi lliam Fred er i c k Bi c k for d , an officer in her eolirt "Y'S Customs, was comm i tte d f rom t h e same po li ce e hw ;on a charge of stealing a small chest, containing :ds of 141bs. of tea, the property of the St. Katha s bock Co mpany. anil Woolwich, Eliza Fuller was charged with carrying for e i ccnv !Ying ashore one pound and three-quarters of ]la ; _ g gn cigars, battle to forfeiture under the Customs. her first offence she was let off with a fine of 20s. u o bn Coleman an d Wi ll i am Goiter, two lads fourteen Year s c h er of age, and inmates of the Ki ngs t on un i on , 8.41 ged with running away from the said union, and fc.'tog the c l ot h es they were attired in, were committed `no Wandsworth for ten days each. Co ulivr- I. IMEIOLONCAEZ.E. ;rite Duk e an d D uchess of Beaufort and the Marquis ().! Worcester arr i ve d at Beaufort House last even ing from Woburn Abbey, where their Graces and the -tdloble Marquis have been staying during the last few 1 , a ,?' 8 on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. e ',"° Duke of Beaufort goes to Windsor on Friday to I ,'_ t e erid the investiture of his Majesty the King of the 'r . nch as a Knight of the Garter. CDuke of Devonshire has come to town from :401iiattsworth, on his way to Windsor C istle, having been f n _ i oured with an invitation to the grand banquet to be he en i I.)y her Maj esty i n St. George ' s Hall, in honour of sit of the King of the French. L t he a dY Colvill e h as been confined at the residence of the Noble Lord near Portobello, of a son and heir. To !great grief of h er L adyship, the infant child only _n s tr lved a few minutes. The Noble Lord w ill s h ort l y Jmsn s wo his estates of Cleish and Ochiltree, w h ere great re g The uld have taken pl ace b ut f or the sad event. Baron and Baroness de Sternberg have for some days past b een sojourning at Acrewalls, Rear White "av n. Cnte e Tbe Duk e an d Duchess of Norfolk, and the Earl and h ss of A run d el and Surrey, have arrived in town, from Arundel Castle. a . 1h: Earl a n d C ountess of Clancarty are entertaining et party at Clancarty Castle, near Ballinasloo. , and 's Lady William H ervey have left her Lady- (the Right H on. Sir William Fremantle), il Grove near Windso r . from =Grove, his nclel:4 River s has arr i ved at his seat in Dorsetshire t in Essex. NCelyonerl and Lady Catherine Buckley have left the cd.ZB4l%°oers, tonCoa ievsihsiitut,ol3heerrkLs.adyship's father, the Earl qt letter from DarcerrayCin"ane,adaliratediaor S s ai t urday, describes as O 'Connell a s in the enjoyment of excellent health, h ind occupied d ur i ng the greater art of the day unting with hi s celebrated beagles. P W arringt on revisio n o f the list of voters for the borough of and Latchford ha s t er mi nated in a gain of id a 2 to the free trade party, in con sequence o f which, it is tasat2rtain the T ories are in dismay, as, should an election P l ace on thi s li st, the return of a free trader is ce . hee blue ribbon pl aced at the disposal of the Premier e rec ent death o f the Duke of Grafton, occasions e • • ighth vacanc . /Ights y that h as occurred in the role of of the thelakeecefsTsion f T e st Noble Order of the Garter since present Ministry to office. the hor sson. Mr. Denman revised the list of voters for ere were thirteen c eugh of Liverrol on Tuesday and Wednesday, utile o n t h e ins on the part of Tory freemen, Plitt of Tory householders, and twenty-seven THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 10 W 44. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier left the Castle in a carriage and four this morning. This afternoon, at three o'clock, his Majesty the King of the French entered the Grand Quadrangle from the Queen's Entrance, accompanied by her Ma jesty and Prince Albert, and passed through George the Fourth Gateway, on the South Terrace of the Castle. Their Majesties and his Royal Highness promenaded on the South and East Terraces, followed by a party, including some of the visitors, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting of the royal suites. The royal and august party re-entered the Castle, and afterwards quitting it by the Norman Gate, walked down to St. George's Chapel, which their Ma jesties and the Prince entered. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of 'Windsor received the illustrious visitors, and attended them during their inspection of the different objects of interest within the sacred edifice. In the royal train were the Countess of Gains borough, Lady in Waiting, the Countess St. Aulaire, Monsieur Guizot, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aber deen' the Marquis of Exeter, Viscount Sydney, Lord Charles Wellesley, the Hon. Captain Duncombe, Lord Byron, Sir Frederick Stovin, Major-General Wemyss, and several gentlemen of the suite of the King of the French. After viewing St. George's Chapel, the august party entered Cardinal• Wolsey's Chapel, and after wards took their departure, attended by the Dean to the entrance. Passing round the base of the Round Tower, his Majesty Louis Philippe, having the Queen on his left arm, accompanied by Prince Albert, and followed by the royal suite, entered the precincts of the Castle near St. George's Gate, and walked down the Home Park to the Dairy. The august party next paid a visit to the royal aviary, where his Majesty examined the interesting collection. The weather becoming unpropitious, the Queen and Prince Albert, and the King of the French, entered a carriage and four, and drove to Frogmore Lodge, the residence of the Duchess of Kent. The Marquis of Exeter, Sir R. Peel, Monsieur Guizot, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Sydney, and most of the other members of the party, followed in five pony carriages to Frogmore, the Equerries in Waiting attending their Alajesties and the Prince on horseback. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Charlotte Dundas, Lady in Waiting, anu Colonel Sir George Couper, Comptroller of her Royal Highness's Household, received their Majesties and his Royal Highness at the entrance to Frogmore House. His Majesty, and the Queen and Prince Albert, remained an hour with the Royal Duchess, and then left, followed by the different ladies and gentlemen of their respective suites, the illustrious party returning in pony carriages to the Castle at twenty-five minutes to five o'clock. After alighting at the grand entrance, his Majesty Louis Philippe, and the Queen and Prince Albert; inspected some of the principal domestic offices of the Castle on the ground floor, passing through the con fectionary-room, the kitchen, and the gilt-room, the Lord Steward attending the illustrious party. Their Majesties and the Prince afterwards returned to the State Apartments. The Queen and Prince Albert walked on the Ter race of the Castle this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken airings in the forenoon in the pleasure-grounds. In the afternoon the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken an airing in a carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier re turned to the Castle to dinner, from town. Viscount and Viscountess Canning, and Lady Peel, arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen. The Duke of Buccleuch is expected to arrive this evening on a visit to her Majesty. A grand dinner was given this evening at seven o'clock, in St. George's Hall, in honour of her Ma jesty's august visitor. The magnificent service of gold plate was used on the occasion. The long table on which the dinner was served was covered with magnificent candelabra, epergnes, 'rases, wine-coolers, and dishes, all of gold or silver gilt ; in the centre of the table were epergnes and candelabra placed alternately, several of the former of a circular form being filled with artificial flowers. A row of candelabra, with wax lights, were placed on each side, and beyond these, at both sides of the table, were numerous vases, wine -coolers, and dishes of the most elegant forms and designs. At each end of the Hall were elevated sideboards of equal dimensions, containing a choice selection from the numerous and valuable articles of' plate in the royal treasury, remarkable for their excellence of workmanship, antiquity, or historical interest. Flaxman s celebrated " Shield of Achilles," the " Armada Urn," and some ancient sconces, were dis played on the west sideboard ; and a large shield, sculptured in high relief, with the representation of a battle, and the " Neptune Epergne," richly embel lished with marine emblems, and surmounted with a statue of the marine deity, were on the east sideboard. Numerous tankards, vases, shields, and bulb cups, richly chased, were tastefully arranged on a back ground of crimson, and were very brilliantly illumi nated with candelabra and sconces of silver gilt, bearing wax lights. The Queen was seated at the north side of the table, between his Majesty Louis Philippe and his Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier. Opposite was seated Prince Albert, between the Countess St. Aulaire and Lady Charlotte Dundas. The Prince of Wales's epergne, crowned with his Royal Highness's plume, was placed at this part of the table, between two other epergnes of great beauty, sculptured in gold at the base with " Dancing Fawns." These epergnes had on either side the " Heperides" candelabra. Monsieur Guizot, the Earl of Aberdeen, his Ex cellency Count de St. Aulaire, the Countess of Gains borough, and the Duke of Wellington, had also seats in the vicinity of the royal circle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent sat by the side of the King of the French. The following had the honour of dining with the Queen : The Count and Countess St. Aulaire, Prince Cas telcicala, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Exeter, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Earl of Liverpool, Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary West, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Jerinyn, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir James and Lady Graham, Sir George Murray, Sir W. Fremantle and Miss Hervey, Sir Henry Wheat ley, Sir George Couper, Lady Isabella Wremyss, Sir Charles Rowley, the Provost of Eton and the Hon. Mrs. Hodgson, the Hon. and Rev. R. Stopford, Mr. George E. Anson, Hon. Miss Lyttelton, Monsieur Guizot, Admiral de Mackau, Count de Jarnac; General Athalin, General Rumigni, Colonel Dumas, Count de Chahannes, M. Thiery, Baron de Fain, M. Fau quier, M. Pasquier, M. Herbet, M. Hennequin, le Capitaine Page, le Capitaine Pellion, Viscount Sydney, Lord C. Wellesley, and the Hon. Captain Duncombe. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was sta tioned in a gallery at the west -end of the hall during dinner, and performed the following pieces:— Grand March, sur des Motives do Masaniello—Auber. Ouverture, " Le Lac des Fees"—Auber. Le Bouquet Royale—Streek. Dalkeith Waltzes—Labitzky. Mephists Gallope—Labitzky. After dinner her Majesty's private band, with numerous additions of the most eminent performers, attended, under the direction of Mr. Anderson, and performed the following pieces : Introduction, " Lobgesang"—Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Selection," Jean de Paris "—Boieldieu. Overture and Minuet, " Iphigenie "—Gluck. Grand March, "Die Weihe der Toner"—Sphor. Choeur et Dense " D'Armide "—Gluck. Overture, " Fani;ka"—Cherubini. "Le Bouquet des Dames"—Strauss. The Duke of Cambridge came to town yesterday afternoon from Kew. His Royal Highness dined with the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. The Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town yester. day, from Woburn Abbey. A deputation, consisting of Mr. G. B. Thorney croft, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Francis Rufford, accompa nied by Messrs. I. K. Brunel, and G. W. R. Var den, engineers, and Messrs. W. 0. Hunt, F. T. Elgie, solicitors, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yes terday, at the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. Lord and Lady Wharncliffe left their residence in Curzon-street yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Wilkinson, vice chairman, Mr. Baines, one of the directors, Mr. Brunel, the engineer, and Mr. Burchell, solicitor, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie at the Board of Trade yesterday, on the subject of the Northumber land Railway. • A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. C. Cobbold, Chairman, Mr. Locke, engineer, Messrs. Hunt and. C. Few, solicitors, and Mr. J. F. Saunders, Secre tary, transacted business yesterday at the Board of Trade, respecting the Eastern Union Railway Exten sion from Ipswich to Norwich. A deputation from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company, consisting of Mr. Samuel Bewley, chairman, Messrs. Charles Shaw and Edmund Sturge, directors; Messrs. R. Stephenson and James Bayliss, engineers; and Messrs. Ueo. Whateley and Samuel Carter, solicitors, had an inter v ie w w ith L or d Dalhousie y es t er d ay , a t the Board of Trade. Lady Peel left town yesterday afternoon on a visit to her gajesty, at Windsor Castle. THE KING OF THE FRENCH AT WINDSOR. In consequence of the arrival of King Louis Philippe at Windsor, the town, as might have been expected, is thronged with sight-seers, anxious to catch a glimpse of her Majesty's illustrious guest, hut up to the present time the movements of his Majesty the King of the French and his suite have been un marked by the slightest incident or event which would repay the seeker after novelty or excitement. The King, who experienced not the slightest fa tigue after his long and rapid journey, rose according to custom at an early hour and walked for some time on the slopes, enjoying the magnificent scenery with which his previous residence in England has rendered him familiar. His Majesty breakfasted in his private apartment, and was visited immediately afterwards by the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The splendid char a-haric presented by the King to her Majesty was ordered to be in readiness imme diately after breakfast, but, in consequence of the threatening appearance of the weather, the order was countermanded. After breakfast this morning, Mr. Roth, of the firm of Jackson and Roth, tailors, Ryder-street, St. James's, waited upon the King, and received orders for two or three suits of clothes, including some ex quisite English velvets and Marseilles vests. His Majesty observed that it was a very long time since he had worn an English coat, and complimented Mr. Roth with having been honoured with the commands of the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, and the King of Saxony, during their sojourn in this country. Mr. Roth was also honoured with the com mands of the Duke de Montpensier to make several suits. In the course of the morning a large bale of plaids and tartans were brought to the castle from Locke's tartan warehouse, Regent-street, for his Ma jesty's inspection ; and an entire waggon load of mas sive and costly plate, of the most elegant workman ship, from Messrs. Storr and Mortimer's, was also exhibited, and we understand very extensive purchases were made, and orders to a large amount given. In deed, judging from the number of persons who have already waited upon his Majesty and received his orders, his expenditure, during his short stay in Eng land will be upon the most profuse and princely scale. His Majesty has already won golden opinions from all those who have the honour and good fortune of an audience, and all are loud in their praises of the King's condescension and affability. The King spent some time in viewing the magni ficent collection of paintings with which the walls of the principal state apartments are so profusely deco rated. The sculpture, suits of ancient armour, and the elaborately-chased shield of silver inlaid with gold, called Benvenuto Cellini's shield, presented by the French King Francis to Henry VIII., and the other curiosities of the Guard Chamber, were also visited and minutely examined by his Majesty. Luncheon was served at two o'clock ; at the con clusion of which, at a few minutes past three, her Majesty, leaning on the arm of the King of the French, walked from the Castle to the Chapel of St. George, proceeding through the Norman Gateway, and by the Deanery and Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel. Her Ma jesty and the French Monarch were accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal High ness the Duke de -Montpensier, Monsieur Guizot, Lord Aberdeen, the Earl Delawarr, Admiral de Mackau, Le Baron de Fain, General Rumigny, Gene ral Athalin, M. de Chabannes, Le Compte de Graves, M. Fauquier, the Count de Jarnac, &c. The royal and illutrious party proceeded through the cloisters, where they were received by the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Hobart, the Dean. The royal party having entered the chapel by the Cloister-gate, proceeded into the choir through the door nearly opposite to the chapter-room, leading to the steps near the altar. The King, after remaining for some minutes in the choir,evidently admiring the splendid carvings, the altar-piece (which is a painting of " The Last Supper," by Wrest), the knights' banners and stalls, , and the general picturesque appearance of this portion of the sacred edifice, proceeded under the organ loft into the nave; and after visiting the Beaufort, Lin coln, Aldworth, Rutland, and May Chapels, and the cenotaph to the memory of the late Princess Charlotte at the north-west corner of the nave, proceeded up the north aisle to the chapter-room, which is orna mented with a full-length portrait of Edward 111, the founder of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. The King is represented in his robes of state, holding a sword, on which are displayed the crowns of Eng land and France. The two-handed• sword of Edward 111., which hangs on one side of his portrait, excited the especial attention and curiosity of Louis Philippe and his son, the Duke de Montpensier. This singular weapon, which is nearly seven feet in length and of great weight, was taken down by the King's special desire, and placed in the hands of his Majesty. During the time the Queen and her illustrious visi tors remained in the chapel the following composi tions were performed on the splendid organ, by Dr. Elvey, private organist to her Majesty : Te Dcum, composed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Handel's Coronation Anthem. " Blessing and Honour," from Spohr's Last Judg ment. The March in Handel's Occasional Overture. . Concluding with the — National Anthem. The royal party, upon leaving St. George's Cha pel, visited Cardinal Wolsey's .Hall, and proceeded thence to the Castle. _ _ Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the French Sovereign, the Duke de Montpensier, and their distinguished guests, shortly , afterwards left the Castle, walking across the Home Park, to pay a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The royal carriages, which were in waiting near the Waterloo Gate, conveyed the royal party to Frog more House, returning to the Castle between four and five o'clock. In the evening, a grand banquet took place in St. George's Hall. This noble apartment, which is reserved for state entertainments upon a large scale, is upwards of 200 feet in length, and when bril liantly lighted up, the tables, sideboards, and buffets loaded with plate, the effect is truly gorgeous and magnificent. The ceiling and walls are decorated with the shields and insignia of the several Knights of the Garter, from_ the first institution of the order, and around the hall: are full-length portraits of eleven Sovereigns of England, by Kneller, Lely, Vandyke, and other eminent masters. The nobility and others who had been honoured with invitations to meet his Majesty the King of the French, began to arrive at the Castle shortly after six o'clock, and were presented to his Majesty in the King's drawing-room. The Queen's private band, and the band of the Royal Horse Guards blue, were in attendance during the banquet, which was upon a scale of unusual splendour and magnificence. The most extensive preparations are making at the Castle for holding a Chapter of the Order of the Garter, for the purpose of electing and investing his Majesty the King of the French a Knight of the most noble order, on Friday next. Lord Forester (Captain and Gold Stick), the Hon. Sir Edward Butler (Lieutenant and Silver Stick), Henry t lnßobinson, Esq. (Standard Bearer), James ilnEsq. (Cle r k of the Cheque), Samuel Curling,of Esq. her (Gentleman Harbinger), and the Gen tlemen Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- A r ms, who are in w a iti ng d ur i ng th e Mi c h ae lmas qua rter, have been summoned to be in attendance on Friday next, when they will be stationed at the en trance door of the King of the French's apartments, scoe and also in the grand Reception Room. The Yeomen of the Queen's Guard have also been commanded to be in attendance at the Castle on that day. They will be stationed at the entrance to the stone vestibule of the grand entrance in the outer Guard Room and in the Waterloo Gallery. The Knights and Officers of the Order will robe in the Guard Chamber, passing thence through the Wa terloo Gallery into the. grand Reception Room, and remaining there until the Sovereign and his Royal Highness Prince Albert shall have entered the Throne Room, where the investiture will take place. The King of the French will be conducted from the Rubens Drawing Room into the Throne Room, between the two Senior Knights Companions of the Order, preceded by Sir Charles Young (Garter King of Arms, bearing the ensigns of the Order upon a crimson velvet cushion), and by Sir Augustus Clif ford (Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod) The Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Oxford, and the Dean of Windsor, will be present during the ceremony. A package, containing a portion of the valuable presents intended by the King of the French for her Majesty, having been unfortunately left behind at Portsmouth, yesterday, in the hurry of disembarking his Majesty's luggage, Mr. Mercier, connected with the Queen's household, who has been appointed in terpreter to the domestics in the service of the King at the Castle, left_Windsor this afternOoll r94' mouth, to bring back the missing property. Amongst the amusements getting up in the town to attract the numerous visitors at Wi n ds o r d u ring the sojourn of her Majesty's Must:l4oW guest, is a " select," as it is termed in the announce bills, " Sub scription Plain and Fancy Dress Ball," to take place on the stage of the theatre, The price or imiitie tickets to this very "select" affair, to admit a lady and gentleman, " including refreshment," into the bargain, is three shillinp ! The fancy dresses to be worn upon this " fancy occasion are to be obtained at the theatre; the old wardrobe belonging to which is undergoing a very considerffble purification and refurbishing. The doors are to open at eight o'clock dancing is to commence at, nine ; an d the horses' heads, upon " se ttin g dt* r , '+ or "t a king up," may be turned just whichev itthem waysuits Captain Hai-. r.-1 of the detective a strong 1 . )---Y force of 0- , have arrived at rtan Alctrnpo• l • . • it of his Majesty. —sor, to do duty during the visit Up to a late hour no instructions had been issued on the subject of the contemplated military review in the Great Park, which is not now expected to take place before Saturday next. BACKWARD GLANCE AT PORTSMOUTH. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. It is a fortunate circumstance for his Majesty the King of the French that the royal squadron arrived yesterday, for Spithead assumed this morning a very different appearance from the gay and exhilirating aspect it presented yesterday. The wind increased gradually in strength after sunset last evening, and during the night it shifted to the south, and has been blowing nearly a gale, with thick leaden weather, nearly ever since. The two three-decked ships, St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, and Queen, 110, Captain Martin, and the experimental brigs, are lying at anchor at Spithead ; some of the latter are rolling and pitching about most merrily, with their top-gal lant masts on deck. The Commander-in-Chief of this port, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., departed this morning by the railway for Windsor, at the gracious invitation of her Majesty, to dine with the King of the French and the distinguished company at the Castle. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, it is confidently reported, will come to this port with the King of the French, on his return to France, and witness the em barkation of his Majesty. The Queen, it is said, will remain one night at the official residence of Sir Charles Rowley, the Commander-in-Chief. It has been arranged that a small French steam vessel shall be dispatched from Portsmeuth to France, and another from France to Portsmouth daily, with dispatches for and from the King and his Ministers. One of the French steam dispatch boats arrived in harbour this morning. _ The most strenuous exertions are being made to fit up the Royal Naval College in an unique style for the ball to be given on Friday to the French officers by the naval authorities in commission. Six days' pay of each of the officers in commission have been subscribed to meet the expenses, and we understand that, in addition to this, the Admiral, Admiral Superintendent, Captain Rowley, and many others, have, besides their six days' pay, given handsome donations to the common fund. The supper-room, which is formed in the fencing apartment of the col lege, is to be converted into a handsome tent, by the union of a number of elegant flags, with which the fencing-room will be entirely metamorphosed. The quadrangle of the building will be the ball-room; the uprights are now erected for the construction of a roof over it; and when it is covered in, decorated, and planked, it will answer admirably the purposes for which it is intended. The preparations for the dinner to be given by the municipal authorities and inhabitants of Portsmouth, in honour of the visit of Louis Philippe, are rapidly progressing. Many distinguished officers of the navy ' are to be present ; and it is expected the entertain ment will surpass anything of the kind ever got up in this neighbourhood. The French Admiral Baron de la Susse presented his card at the residence of the Mayor of Portsmouth, Edward Casher, Esq., this morning, and at an inter view with his worship, expressed his pleasure at the proceedings connected with the civic body yesterday. The French Royal steam-frigate yacht Gomer, is a remarkably fine vessel of about 1,800 tons. The paint work is superb, the ground being white, with much deep gilding. On the outer sides of the paddle boxes are gilt stars ; on the inner sides are richly wrought tablets in gold, with chevaux de frize of sceptres, on the tops of which are crowns and other devices. On the tablets are " Charte 1., 11., 111., IV., V., VI., VII." The chairs are unique, and covered with the same rich material as a 100 table, ingeniously formed round the mizenmast, an elegant damask buff coloured satin velvet of exquisite workmanship. The outer cabin, or reception-room, which exhibited ele gance and splendour united with much convenience and comfort, was luxuriously carpeted, and the table and sideboards decked in superb style. The main deck is entirely fitted with cabins. Outside the recep tion-room, on each side, the cabins for the use of the King's retinue are placed and beautifully fitted. Her decks are all lefty, and her engine-room is in ex cellent order. The engine, of 440-horse power, from Fawcett's factory, Liverpool, appears to be kept in excellent order. The ship, throughout, indeed, is par ticularly clean and man-of-war-like, and her crew, consisting of 400 men, are fine 7 looking fellows, of apparently great physical power—no doubt the picked men of the French navy. She has at present only eight guns mounted on the quarter-deck, but she can carry guns of heavy calibre on the main deck, and altogether mount 24. The other French steamers now in harbour are the Caimari, of 220-horse power, and the Pluton, of the same power, both fine vessels, the steam dispatch boat, and a beautiful brig, the King's sailing yacht, Heine Amelie, said to be a very fast sailer. Another sailing yacht, the Favourite, is at Spithead. Portsmouth has been literally crammed with corn• pany these last few days. At the George Hotel, kept by Mr. Herne, the whole of the beds have been occu pied, and they have been obliged to provide for double the number at private lodgings. Among the dis tinguished company staying at that hotel, were — Duke of Marlborough and family, lion. Sidney Her bert, Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Lady Mary Bruce, Earl of Elgin, two Swedish noblemen, Mr. Wombwell and party, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, M. St. Andre, the French Consul-General ; Captain Martin of the Queen, Captain Martin, Mr. Dobize and family, Reignell, Hon. Capt. Hotham, Hon. Mr. Baring, M.P., Capt. Locke, R.N. GREAT IRON BRIDGE FOR THE NEVA. (From the Liverpool Journal.) The fact of the Emperor of Russia having commis sioned Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, the cele brated engineers of Liverpool, to construct an iron bridge to cross the Neva, at St. Petersburgh, has caused considerable interest in the engineering world, and especially among the Russian, Prussian, and German officials now in this country. On Wednes day last we visited Messrs. Bury's vast establishment, at the Clarence Foundry, for the purpose of inspect ing the progress of this gigantic and unprecedented undertaking ; and the facts we were enabled to col lect, through the courteous intelligence of the gentle- man who showed us over the works, are pregnant with interest and singularity, not only as regards the construction of the bridge, but the general character and operations of the foundry, which, whether for ex tent, the number of hands employed, or the value of the produce of the labour, is equal to any engineering establishment in the world. The reader is aware that the Neva, in the most central and aristocratic part of St. Petersburgh, is at present crossed by a bridge of boats (the Pont d'lsaac), over which there is a prodigious traffic, in terrupted only at night-time for the admission of ships through one compartment of the bridge, which can be easily shifted or removed for the purpose. In the spring, however, the huge masses of ice disen gaged by the thaw drift down the current with such force, that it is necessary to let the bridge loose at one end and swing round at the other, so as to lie parallel with the quay ; and even this precaution is occa sionally unavailing against the ponderous impetuosity of the icebergs, which are sometimes (last year, for instance) propelled with such sudden violence against the boats as to carry them away from their anchorage, and with them the whole of the superincumbent car riage and footway, into the Gulf of Finland, whence they are only rescued piecemeal by steamers. With a view to obviate occurrences of this nature, as well as also to carry out the imperial designs for beautify ing and improving the Russian capital, the Czar has resolved to erect a bridge of solid iron, on piers of Finland granite, and as his autocratic impatience will not brook the smallest possible delay, he has intrusted the castings to Messrs. Bury, who, when their new furnace, now in the course of being built, shall be completed, will be enabled to cast at the rate of no less than 150 tons a-week, so that by the time the masonry is completed the ironwork will be in a con dition to be appended forthwith, thus perfecting this Titanic project in the course of about two years, when the bridge will be opened with a degree of eclat proportioned to the splendour and importance of the occasion. The structure will consist of seven arches. The span of the centre one will be 156 feet, and of the three arches on either side 143 feet, 125 feet, and 107 feet respectively. Another arch will be devoted to a species of swivel bridge, 70 feet wide, for the admis sion of ships to and from the Custom-house. The buttresses of the piers w ill p resen t t o th e cur r en t a sharp inclined plane, so that a descending iceberg will run up upon them, and fall to pieces from its own gravity. The bridge will be very flat, there being a fall of only seven feet from the top of the centre arch to the end of the last arch on either side. The averages depth of water in the Neva here, throughout the year, is about 30 feet; and as the river is a tideless one, there is little variation, except when the wind acts strongly up from towards the Gulf, when the waters rise considerably, in some instances doing irreparable damage—as in 1824, when nearly 8,000 persons perished; and it is a current belief in Moscow, and all the inland towns, that one day or other will be realised the old Moujick prediction, that the phantom architec ture of the new capital will be buried in the salt marsh, out of which the genius of the First Peter raised it. As the shores of the Neva, on either side, are ex tremely low, the height of the crown of the centre arch from the water's edge will be only 21 feet—the spring of the arch but six feet. The extreme length of the bridge, from one abutment to the other, will be no less than 1,078 feet. The weight of iron alone will be nearly 8,000 tons, independent of the lamps and superb ballustrades with which it is the Emperor's intention to adorn it, and which together will pro.. bably weigh from 1,000 to 2,000 tons more. It is impossible, of course, that we can form any idea of the cost of this great undertaking ; but it is probably within the mark to say that the price of the iron part of it will exceed 100,0001.—much of the labour to be bestowed upon it being of a very expen sive character, several machines having to be con structed expressly for the preparation of various por tions of the work. The segments of the arches have to be planned with the nicest precision where they join with the corresponding segments—there being eleven such in the centre arch alone ; and as the castings will have to be on the very largest scale, and as everything connected with the operation will ne cessarily have to be characterised by the utmost strength and solidity of material, and the best possible workmanship, all the details will of course be attended with heavy expenditure. It is almost needless to say that this is the largest order of the kind ever received in this country from a foreign one, as the bridge itself will be the most stu pendous in the world, far exceeding Southwark-bridge in everything but the cost. Indeed, the magnitude of the Neva-bridge can only be rightly computed by the casual reader contrasting its dimensions with similar structures at home, on which we have been ac customed to pride ourselves. Southwark-bridge-- deservedly a wonder in its way—measures but 708 feet from one abutment to the other, and the weight of iron is under 5,400 tons; whereas the length of the Neva-bridge, as just stated, is upwards of 1,000 feet, and the weight of iron will probably be little short of 10,000 tons. The spans of the three arches of South wark are certainly much greater than those of the seven arches of the Neva-Midge--the centre one being 240 feet, exceeding the famous Sunderland bridge by four feet, and the Rialto at Venice by 167 feet, or eleven feet more than the span of the Neva bridge's centre arch; but in all the other attributes of grandeur and imposing effect the Neva-bridge will much exceed even Waterloo-bridge—for while the width of the carriage-road or causeway of the latter is only 28 feet, that of the Neva will be 50 feet; and while the parapet or foot-walk on Waterloo is only seven feet, that of the Neva will be ten feet wide. The weight of iron employed in this bridge will ex ceed by nearly five-fold that consumed in the erection of the Menai-bridge. Altogether, the Neva-bridge will be a most surprising evidence of what the skill and enterprise of a private British firm are able to ac complish ; and that such an undertaking should have devolved on a Liverpool house constitutes an epoch in the commercial progress of the locality. There being three boat bridges on the Neva, it is highly probable that they will be replaced by iron ones, when the one we now speak of shall have come into use. Any facts appertaining to as establishment capable of executing an order of such amazing extent as this cannot but be interesting to the Liverpool public. Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, as artificers in iron, as machine and engine and boiler makers, are equal to any in England, and, consequently, in the world. The foundry, with its multitudinous forges, casting-rooms, and apartments of all sorts, which are united in one continuous succession, covers an area of nearly two acres and a half. We have heard that there have been made on the premises upwards of 200 locomotive engines, and marine engines approach ing nearly 5,000 horse power. The number of hands constantly employed is probably not short of 900. The castings executed here are some of the largest ever attempted; many being, we should imagine, as high as 30 tons in a single piece. The whole of the buildings that might be supposed to be in the least danger from ignition are fire-proof, and were so at the period of their erection, 15 or 16 years ago, though it is generally believed that the principle now so universally being adopted in the new warehouses — namely, iron pillars and beams, arched brick floors, and party walls—is quite a modern introduction. We learn that Messrs. Bury are casting at the rate of nearly 50 tons a week for the erection of the new warehouses—a pretty conclusive proof of commercial activity, and of the recognition of a means for the prevention of those calamities which at one time gave so unenviable a notoriety to Liverpool. ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—NOVEL PERFORMANCES. — These two justly esteemed favourites of the public, Messrs. Widdicombe and Stickney, take their joint be nefit at Astley's to-morrow evening, when, in addition to the usually attractive bill of fare of this popular place of entertainment, a plentiful dessert, in the shape of extra ordinary amusements, will be served up. Mr. Barry , t he inimitable clown, will, on that occasion, repeat his won derful feat of sailing in a washing-tub from Vauxhall to Westminster-bridge, at five o'clock, and will be accom panied by Mr. Carter, " the Lion King, ' in . a oa s t a . th a " i g u i boat, with his Brazilian tiger with him in the b the young lady will repeat the feat of enteoty...,hr i popular i t s he d' en of wild animals. Altogether, to the a . t? r -tnroaosors and out of , estal lishment, there will be, b doors, to-morrow, abundancen of t o i t e l ij PVC, amusement ; and we are for whose benefit sure Messrs. Widdicombe a d 5 w•rllh a bumper house, the performances take place, was recently so de not even surpassed by that which dly awarded to Mr. Carter. serve FASIIIONAULE M OVEMENTS AT BRIG IiTON. Lady Arabella Baring arrived on Monday. The Countes of Effingham arrived yesterday. The Baroness Rothschild and family have arrived at the Bedford Hotel. Sir Hugh Palliser has taken a house on Brunswick- terrace for two years. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton are daily ex pected for the purpose of passing the winter in Brighton. Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and Lady Goldsmid have ar rived at their residence, the Wick : Lady Goldsmid has much improved her health by a res id ence i n Italy last' winter. The Earl of Bosse is expected to-day in Bruns ‘6ck-terrace. Mr. an d L a d y E . Dukins returned to Cuolhurst, near Horsham, on Tuesday, from a visit to the Duke c) . Pichmond, at Gordon Castle. Lord Cal• thorpe has taken a house here for the u inter. Sr 'nouns Baring has taken a house on the Marine-parade. Mr. and Mrs. Kean commenced au engagement at the theatre en Zaumlay eNuling in Money. on the part of Reform householders. There were only two objections to householders. The Reformers objected to 468 freemen. Mr. Berry, solicitor, apFared to sup port the Reform claims and objections. The interests of the old freemen were entrusted to Mr. Phillips. Six Reform and five Tory claims were allowed. Of the 468 objections to freemen, eight were withdrawn, not being signed or served, eight attended, and had their removals corrected, and 452 were struck off. Considerable excitement was occasioned at Greenwich on Wednesday, by the announcement that the long-pend ing lawsuits between Sir Richard Dobson, Knight, and Mr. Sutton, on the one side, and the poor watermen of Greenwich on the other, had been finally decided by Sir John Bailey, Bart., to whom they were referred at Maid stone Assizes, in March last, in favour of the watermen. The clay for the laying of the first stone of the Birken head Docks is now definitively fixed, we understand, for Wednesday, the 23d instant, when Sir Philip De M. G. Egerton, M.P. for South Cheshire, will officiate on the occasion. The approaching investiture of the King of the French with the insignia of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is fixed to take place at Windsor Castle on Fri day, the 11th of October. The present King is the eighth monarch of that country who has received this distinguished order. It is generally expected that, on the appointment of a new commissioner in bankruptcy, consequent upon a vacancy at the Leeds District Court, by the removal of Mr. Commissioner West to Exeter, that his successor will be fixed at Sheffield. Richard in Palestine, a new opera in three acts, was performed for the first time at the Academie Royale de Musique of Paris on last Monday night. From the brief mention of it made by the journals of next day, it would appear to have met with no great success. The libretto, ‘‘hich is by M. P. Foucher, is founded on Sir Walter Scott's novel. The music is by M. A. Adam. DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, OCT. 6.—We have received the Java papers of 26th and 29th of June, from which we make the following extracts : BATAVIA, JUNE 25.—According to the reports, Lieut. T. H. H. St. Hooft, commander of his Ma jesty's brig the Arend, that officer, with the division under his command, had arrived at Temor on the 13th May, without any further encounters with the pirates. his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange returned to the Hague yesterday, from his journey to Italy and Germany. BATAVIA, MAY 10.—Accounts from Banda, to the sth of February, say that for the last twenty days there had been remarkable changes in the weather. Oppressive heat and a dead calm during the day was succeeded in the night by a dreadful hurricane. A Boeton junk was wrecked near the island of Swangie, on which occasion two persons were drowned, and three proas of Ceram, on their voyage to Banda, were driven back in a furious storm, and wrecked on the coast of Ceram. BATAVIA, JUNE 14.—We learn from Banda that on the 30th April the English brig the Royalist, Lieut. Wells, commander, had arrived there from Port Essington, and also the Hebe, a Bremen schooner, for the purpose of procuring medicines, which were very much wanted at Port Essington, where a general sickness prevailed. They were supplied as far as the stock at Banda permitted ; but the Hebe would pro bably be obliged to go to Amborna for the same pur pose. Lieutenant Wells and Mr. Almeida, super cargo of the Hebe, who were both very ill when they arrived, were lodged in the house of the Resident, and put under the care of the physican at Banda, and there were hopes of their recovery, as they can be better attended to than on board their ships. ROTTERDAM, OCT. 6.—The Giraffe, mail steamer packet, Captain Stranack, arrived here this morning at ten o'clock, hiving performed the voyage in twenty three hours. The Dutch papers quoted from the Batavia journals a very long account (translated from the Friend of China of 20th April, and the Hong-Kong Register of the 22d) of the unfortunate expedition of Mr. Erskine Murray to Bornea. DUTCH FUND.S.--AMSTERDAM, OCT. 7. Money. 8111 k Actual Debt, 2% per rent. 62% 62% Jitto, ditto 5 per cent._ Aineit Syndie,4% per cent 994 99% Ditto, ditto. 3% percent. 89% 00 Commercial Company, 4% per cent...„ 147% 148% Loan 1837, 5 per cent • • —..••• ...... •.....•.....•• .... Exchange on Londen, Onernonth....... Two months Haroburgh, One m'nth 33 &1% Two months Dutch Papers, Oct. 8. THE FIRE AT WELLS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,--I was surprised at r;adirig in The Sun of yes terday an account, purporting to be furnished by " A Correspondent," of a " Dreadful Fire" at the mansion of W. G. Hayter, Esq., M.P. for this city, which, as alleged, was attended with the loss of the life of one of his servants. I reside immediately opposite Mr. Ilayter's house, and am his solicitor here ; and in his temporary absence beg to state that no part of his premises has been on fire ; and consequently your Correspondent's report is a fabrication, and wholly untrue. I am happy to add there has been no incendiary fire here or in the neighbourhood, and I think there is no fear of one, unless your unprincipled Correspondent should be amongst us—his feeling no right•minded man can envy. Trusting to your impartiality to insert this letter, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Wells, Oct. 9. RICHARD SHEPPARD. [The letter, which we believed entitled to credit, was dated " Wells, 7th October," and signed " J. R. Gibbs, one of the agents to the West of England." We will forward it to our Correspondent, as possibly it may help to trace out the worthless individual who fabricated the account.—ED. Sun.] Yesterday Captain Umphraville, of the Preventive Service, at Greenhithe, made a very extensive seizure of contraband tobacco on board a vessel ostensibly employed in conveying fruit to London. CIRCULATION OF COUNTRY NOTES.—To-day, the 10th instant, the portion of the Bank Charter Act which relates to the circulation of bank-notes by coun try bankers in England and Wales comes into operation. There are several provisions in the statute having reference to the subject. By the 13th section it is provided that every banker claiming to issue bank notes in England and Wales, should, within one month after the passing of the Act, on the 19th of July last, give notice to the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes of his claim, and thereupon the Com missioners should ascertain if he was lawfully carrying on business on the 19th of May last, and then the Com missioners should ascertain the average amount of bank notes which were in circulation for a period of twelve weeks preceding the 27th of April last, which amount is to be certified to the banker ; " and it shall be lawful for every such banker to continue to issue his own notes after the passing of this Act, provided nevertheless that such banker shall not at any time after the 10th of October, 1844, have in circulation upon the average of a period of four weeks, to be ascer tained as hereinafter mentioned, a greater amount of notes than the amount so certified." It is by other sections enacted that the amount so certified to be issued shall be published in the London Gazette, and that in case the amount in circulation shall exceed the certified sum, such banker shall forfeit a sum equal to the amount circulated. After the 19th of October every banker on one day in every week, to be fixed upon by the Commissioners, shall render accounts of the amount of bank-notes in circulation on every day in the week, with the average for four weeks, and with the amount authorised, such account to be published in the London Gazette; and, if neglect be made, or a false account rendered, such banker to forfeit 1001. for every such offence. In order to ascertain the monthly average amount, the daily circulation for four weeks after the 10th of October is to be taken, such period ending on a Saturday, and such amount is not to exceed the sum cer tified. The Commissioners have power to inspect the books of bankers, &c., to ascertain the circulation of their notes, and a penalty of 100/. is provided for dis obedience on the part of the bankers. IMPORTANT DECISION.—THE GREENWICH PIER COMPANlES.—Considerable excitement was occasioned at Greenwich yesterday by the announcement that the long-pending law suits between Sir Richard Dobson, Knt., and Mr. Sutton, on the one side, and the watermen of Greenwich on the other, had been finally decided by Sir John Bailey, Bart., to whom they were referred at Maidstone Assizes in March last, in favour of the water men. The decision of the case of the Queen v. Sir R. Dobson and others, is not only of importance to the pro secutors, but also to the owners of all waterside property. The facts appear to be shortly these :—The watermen, by means of barges, placed a floating-pier at Garden stairs, for landing and embarking passengers from steam boats. This greatly interfered with the profits of the defendants as principal shareholders in the Green wich Pier Company, and after in vain, for the space of two years, trying to remove the floating-pier, they hit upon the expedient of, purchasing from the Commis sioners of Greenwich Hospital the Salutation Tavern, and other houses adjoining the stairs. Having completed the purchase, they then applied to the Corporation of the City of London for a license to embank the River Thames in front of their newly-acquired property, to the extent of about sixty feet into the bed of the river, and thus entirely preclude the landing of passengers except ing from small boats at the stairs. The City granted the license, and the defendants commenced the embank ment, when the watermen were advised that the City not having the power to grant such license, the embank ment was unlawful. An indictment was then preferred, and the result is, that in accordance with the decision of Lord Chief Justice Abbot, in a similar case, the arbi trator has decided that no such power is possessed by the City authorities. Thus it will appear that the vast revenue derived by the City for driving piles, embanking the river, &c., is illegally taken from the different par ties possessing river frontage. We understand that it was originally the wish of Louis Philippe to take Brighton in his way to Windsor, with a view to which a French engineer was sent over to examine the capacities of the harbours of Shoreham and Newhaven. Neither harbour being deep enough to admit a vessel like the Gomer, with a draught of 17 feet, his Majesty necessarily abandoned his intention. — Brighton Gazette. Jt is said that the Queen and her Royal Consort will accompany Louis Philippe on his return to Gos port, and in the Royal Albert and Victoria steamer con voy his Majesty to within a short distance of the oppo site oast BRIGHTON. WEDNESDAY.—The General Steam Navigation Com pany's packet the Magnet, Captain Cheesman, arrived this morning, from Dieppe, with about fifty passengers, including Viscount Cantalupe, and a courier from Paris with dispatches from the French Government for his Majesty Louis Philippe, at Windsor. The courrier left Paris yesterday, at two o'clock, and will return by the packet to Dieppe this evening, with dispatches from the King. Sivori, Dohler, Piatti, and the remainder of the party travelling through the provinces, gave a concert here last night, to a thin audience. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean's performance at the theatre, in The Lady of Lyons, doubtless had an effect upon the receipts, the theatre being well attended. Piatti never performed here before. He is a splendid player on the violencello, and the audience were liberal in their applause. Sivori, as usual, enchanted his hearers with one of his concertos, and Dohler was greatly admired. Mr. and Mrs. Kean appear at the theatre this evening, in Richard the Third. They aro engaged for this week only, and after their benefit, next Monday evening, will proceed to Dublin to fulfil an engagement. Sivori and his party gave :a concert this morning, at Worthing.' The town continues full of visitors, the latest arrivals comprising the Earl of Bosse, Sir Thomas Baring, Lady Arabella Baring, the Countess of Effingham, Major Cholmondeley, Sir James Clark Jervoise, Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone and family, Mr. and Lady Goding, &c. We are sorry to hear that the Hon. C. A. Murray, Master of the Household, is still confined to his room by severe indisposition. VICTORIA THEATRE. We are always pleased when we see at those thea tres,' which are usually attended by the middle and working classes, the regular drama performed instead of those wretched, tawdry productions called melo drames, the only tendency of which is to corrupt the taste of the people ; and when we observe with what applause the tragic and comic muse are received at the minor theatres, it is . surprising that the managers of these theatres do not see that they would add con siderably to their profits and respectability while they cultivated the public mind. True, the performance of such a niece as Jonathan Bradfor d does not require so great an outlay, in the engagement of actors, as the tragedy of Othello, but, though the former may fill the theatre as well as the latter (which may give it a preference in the manager's eyes, who onlylooks to his profits), yet, in the end, the regular drama is more advantageous, for by it you improve the theatrical taste of the public, and consequently add to the num ber of play-goers, while you bring to the theatre a large class who otherwise would not be paid to sit in it. On Tuesday evening the tragedy of Othello was performed at this theatre to a crowded house. Mr. Graham sustained the character of Othello; Miss Vincent, Desdemona ; Mrs. West, Emilia; and Mr. Dale, lago. The tragedy was well cast, and very respectably played. About three years ago we saw Mr. Graham as Othello at the Sur rey Theatre, and his conception of the character, as well as his acting, is very much improved ; his voice has also lost a disagreeable huskiness which it formerly had. His speech before the Duke and Senators was fault less, and certainly above par. There are very few actors of the present day who more truthfully can exemplify " What damned minutes tell he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts; suspects, yet strongly loves." During the performance of the tragedy, all the above flatbed idttirg received considerable applause—Mr. Graham and Mrs. West particularly ; and it was very pleasing to those who desire to see the plays of Shalcspeare read by the people, to observe how highly the tragedy of Othello was appreciated by the fre quenters of the " Victoria." MRS. l T a t R i n O g L L librariesoPßi the circ ulating patrons of Trollope is again about to grat!fy theiF tastes by the publication of a new work of lietio.n, which will appear, sNwEillivheNarc::•Bitt.TleTabsi!re that Mrs. we understand, immediatel. This celebrated novelist hr hitherto employed her pen rather in satirising . the follies and lashing the vices of society, than in depicting t h ose scenes of domestic affection, and pourtraying those more kindly feelings of the human heart,which generally form the subject of the novel writer's powers ; but we hear that in the case of the forthcoming work she has chosen a theme, and adopted a style of treatment, which will deeply excite the b3mpathies of all her readers—ot the fair sex in particular. "Young Luve" is the attrac two title of Mrs, Trollope's new a i pro_uct_oll. THE PROBLEM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—l ur.derstand you have heard of my mishap with the Problem on the River Tyne, but that circum stance, I assure you, was purely accidental, from want of proper precaution being taken in not having the haulyard clear to let go when the squall struck her. When made fast they had been hitched, so that when I wanted to let them go they were jammed, (and there was no knife at hand) ; the consequence was, she lay down until the water ran into her hatch way, filled, and sank. She did not capsize, as many persons who did not witness the catastrophe imagined she did From the principle the vessel is built upon, it is impossib!e to capsize her with sail. She may be overpowered with canvas, and pressed completely on her hewn ends, but her deep angular keel, that is run full of lead for ballast, will still he in the water. To render a vessel stiff under sail, so that every mast will go sooner than she will lay down to it, is a very easy matter by giving them plenty of beam. It is not on that point I profess any utility rests in my invention. The inclosed printed account will give you a true, just, and correct idea of what really are the decided advantages the Problem experimental vessel possesses over every other sailing vessel afloat. After my mishap, 1 again recovered her uninjured, with the exception of her masts being carried away by some vessel running over her during the night. I made several experiments on days when there was much more wind than the day the accident happened, which gave general satisfaction that the sinking was no fault to the principle I am working upon. The vessel is now at Shields, lying where the public may see her bottom. In a few days (if all goes well), I will experiment at Shields, and then move on towards the big city, trusting to her capabi lities (of jumping over rocks, keeping her back straight should she bump on sand banks, weatherly qualities, &c.) that she will take me safe thither.— I have the honour to remain, Sir, your obedient, humble servant, H. DhIkIPSTER. , Newcastle, Oct. 5. The subjoined in the statement alluded to by Mr. Dempster : " The Problem is capable of being made to turn round and round as if on a pivot, without even a sail being altered ; attention to the shifting of the helm, when she takes sternwl.y, being all that is necessary to perform the evolution. This manoeuvre is well adapted for vessels of war, as broadside after broad side, bow and stern guns, could be discharged with out ever having occasion to call a man from his gun to attend the braces. The vessel can with ease be propelled stern foremost, and tacked or wore in that direction ; an excellent manoeuvre for backing a vessel clear of dangers suddenly observed a-head—i.e., a stern-board can be given to a square-rigged vessel, or they can be boxhauled; but they cannot be tacked or managed astern the same as the Problem can. " The fore and aft triangle sails go round with touching a mast. It is in these sails where the prin cipal advantage rests in the rig. Under them a vessel properly managed will never miss stays in the heaviest sea or in the lightest wind. They are well constructed for lying-too, backing, filling, or box hauling; and it is Mr. Dempster's opinion these two sails may be well applied to the largest size fishing boats, particularly those that from their size are inca pable of being rowed, but obliged to set and haul their lines under sail. " The hull of the vessel is angular, being 120 de grees at the central point below. " The advantages are—strength ; not so liable to stick on a rock ;* not so liable to break ber back on a sand bank ; good weatherly qualities ; manoeuvring in a small compass, &c. " In the invention there are two distinct points— the rig can be separated from the hull, and will an swer a vessel of the old construction. But Mr. Dempster does not propose the whole combined for any other purpose but small pleasure yachts from 20 to 60 tons, or for vessels to instruct the nice nautical idea how to shoot—science and action being more required than strength to manoeuvre the Problem." * Going over a rock, narrow on top, where there is -or 2 feet less water than what she draws, is an advan tage that has been thoroughly tested here at Neweaitle. - - FALKIRK OCTOBER TRYST.—The third and last of these great markets commenced yesterday, when the sheep sales took place. We anticipated that from the dull fairs and markets in the south, we would feel the effects here, and particularly as Broughton fair was a failure, it was justly feared that purchasers would be shy. Still, as the rearers from the north have on this occasion to bring forward their stock as a dernier ressort, the quantity all around the Stenhouse-muir, on Satur day and Sunday, presented, perhaps, the maximum num ber that we ever remember to have seen at a similar Tryst, and Monday presented the ground crowded with not fewer than from 60,000 to 70,030 head. A few top lots had been purchased on Saturday, as is usually the case, including 700 mixed wedders and ewes bought by Mr. Hunter, Ayrshire, and 400 white-faced wedders and black. faced ewes. We have scarcely time at the hour when we quitted the market to classify the various lots that left the field up to that time, and only add that there may be a fall since the Tryst in September of from is. 6d. to 2s. on the head of all stock.—Edinburgh Advertiser of Tuesday. DEATII or A DRUNLATID.—SHOCKING DEPRA vITY.—Mr. Wm. Carter, coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday last, at the Royal Standard, Harpur-street, New Kent-road, on the body of Win. Harris, aged 44, who died under the following circumstances :—James Humphries, of 14, Harpur-street, said that deceased_ lodged in his house. He was by trade a gas-fitter, and had been in an extensive way of business, but during the last two years had been leading a very irregular life. At the death of his mother, two years since, he received 575/., the whole of which he had squandered away in gin and other intoxicating liquors. He was a constant visi tor of the principal public-houses in the neighbourhood. During the time his money lasted he was scarcely sober a day. His unfortunate wife was an inmate of St. Mary's, Newington, and his son, who is only 13 years old, is as confirmed a drunkard as his father. Last Tuesday morning he left home in his usual state of health, but returned in half an hour, and said ho was going to his workshop to sell off his tools. Witness neither heard nor saw any more of him until he was called to by the son, when he appeared to be in a fit. He continued in a state of insensibility until Thursday last, when he died. Alfred Harris, the son alluded to by the last witness, said his father proceeded to his work-room on the day in question, for the purpose of collecting toge ther his tools, which he was going to sell to a broker ; whilst in the act of stooping he fell forward on his face. A surgeon WU. sent for, and deceased was removed to his lodgings. A juror remarked that he had seen the witness as drunk as the deceased. He had seen him drink a quart of ale at a draught, and he had frequently been carried home in a state of intoxication. The Co roner—ls this true, boy ? Witness—Yes, sir. The Co roner—How many times have you been in that state ? Witness—l don't know ; I - cannot recollect.. The Coroner—What did you usually drink on these ocea sins ? Witness—Fourpenny ale—my father used to allow the to drink it. The Uoroxer said it was one of the most distressing cases that had come under his no tice for some time. Bradley, one of the relieving officers, said the wife of the deceased had been in the workhouse for some time past. The parish received six shillings per week for her. Both deceased and the boy had called several times to see her, but they were always so much intoxicated that they were refused admission. Mr. James Rathbone, surgeon, said he was called to at tend deceased, whom he found labouring under a fit of epilepsy. He had attended deceased professionally for gout, which had been brought on in consequence of his irregular habits of life. The cause of death was epi lepsy, brought on by excessive drinking. The Coroner admonished the boy, and hoped the death of his father would be a warning to him as long as he lived , and the jury returned a verdict of natural death. OPENING OF THE LOCK AT DIGLIS.—ThiS morning (Wednesday), at eleven o'clock, the ceremony of opening the lock at Diglis took place in the presence of a consi derable number of the citizens, J. Bailey, Esq., M.P., Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P., and several of the gentle- men forming the Committee of Management. The first vessel that passed through the cutting and the large lock (having on board the gentlemen above-named) was the Sarah, belonging to Mr. L. Maybury, of the Wherry ; two others afterwards entered the lock (the Richard of Droitwich, and a smaller barge) a-breast; there was ample space for both, and the length between the gates is sufficient to admit two others of the same size. The spectators frequently cheered, and during _O r e proceedings three pieces of cannon stationed on M Maybury 's barge were fired at intervals. The_ length of er T k h ed e' the lock is 150 feet by 30 feet, ands a d f in ee a t y d b e e ep; lower gates weigh 32 tons the pair, leunderstand, the first with ease by one man. u is c l. a At mag nitude at attempt by tl m la e t a has ns obre. balancee n l made l h ibstetiinbrise•o: ranlnclo(f:tatsestsiefocaferstsasl; present be seen, it is . a co tt in en l ) d le c t d i °, ll . w i , t a t %N h e i sinhuosut ilivoemvveertne tim're!t:lriamteorsmt,hcaintitzheinssb,t:inetfiiiieotniearee; of an undertakingeg which cannot fail to Tie ts firleequo:,onsttlybecnceitigeriaalurileastueldts.byAgfre.nLtieratimeemr presen t, on the approaching termination of a project its which he has taken so much interest, and to whose exer tions its being carried out may, in a great measure, be. attributed.— !Worcestershire Chronicle. CHURCH RATES.—During the last three days much excitement has prevailed in the parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, on account of a, poll being earned or for a church-rate. At a meeting of the vestry on Mon day, the 30th ult., a rate of threepence in the pound was proposed, for the purpose of paying the Rector's stipend.. and for other purposes connected with the church. Te this an amendment was moved, to the effect that a rate of twopence-halfpenny in the pound would be amply sufficient. On a show of hands, the amendment was de clared to be carried, upon which a poll was demanded. The result was—For the threepenny rate, 120 ; for the twopenny -halfpenny , rate, 72. Majority for the former, 48. At, the late meeting of the Arundel and Brtunbel Association, the Chairman, the Duke of Norfolk, pro" posed to give a premium of 50/., this time next year, to " that farmer who shall have proved to the satisfaction of a Committee, that he has employed the greatest number of labourers, according to the size of his farm, during the ensuing winter." His Grace added, "1. offer this simply as an experiment for one year, and C trust it may be found to answer the purpose intended, and if it do, I beg to call 'on all my friends to join ica the speculation. It' it should answer, I shall al 040 readily continue the premium."