The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

NE WS THREE. i at Liver ;,( 00 bales, am, at 4id. , at sid. to 1. per lb.-- Gloucester, tern Coun rand Junc ermere, 4 ; gham, 213; unties,lo4; inction, si; a, 2/. 1114 39 ; Paris we except Septern ade s s were still le desire of iced duties .se, leave s been up ion of the ion in the most fa the instal ty months. le good in )m the de sod in the )le will be bt a large ct, will be the other 7ning, not unds, and vas offered o 104 for Exchequer .urn. The ed 101: 4 1 to ;, the Five per Cents. Spain, but lead to the this year k has been ter at 35t, Two-and is are 119. and prices p214 , ,i34 00 10`2,i 101 1231 DOCi% LOCK. sa i I 35N 15%)4 55 1 4 19 24 21)04 35% 3534 % 52% 32 )9 1 1 ,4 ;LOCK. 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Great Britain, Swinhurn, Mon treal ; Baltic, Quebec ; Grace Darling, Airth, Madeira. Sld. Ann Jane, China ; Volunteer, Mauritius ; Gla diator, Mauritius ; Lady Mary Wood steamer, South ampton. 1 - ) ovER, Nov. 11.—Arrd. Gloria Deo, St. Petersburgh 'or Leghorn, with loss of topgallant-mast, &c. Off— Sarah Charlotte, Dunlett, Cape of Good Hope ; Swan, Hughes, Punta Arenas ; Lady Mary, Bowen, Metis. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Wind N.W., hard and equally.—Arrd. Gibraltar, London fur Dominica. CowEs, Nov. 1 I.—Arrd. Jason, Havre for Gaudeloupe. b irrmovrit, Nov. 11.—Arrd. Busy, Fowey for Ant -1"r11, towed in with loss of sails, mast, &c., during it 6(0411 yesterd a y, off Salcombe. 11 0tru, Nov. 11.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. brad uultd g Dobson, Callao ; Messenger, Hole, orLa- LI VERPOOL, Nov. 11.—Wind W.N.W., moderating, Ind r a gale.—Arrd.Wm. Mitchell, M‘Lean, from China ; ~1 1" 9 a , Tayl or , C a l cu tt a ; M ar y Worrall, Gardner, Val l'araiSO ; William Peile, Spratt, Buenos Ayres (Aug. ' 1 ) ; Rossendale, Friend, Macao ; Cigar, Ceara ; Su etiagiluarta.h, Stephenson, Maracaibo ; Irlam, Maphew, An - LIVERPOOL, Nov. 11.—The Robert Burns, Messenger, from St. Petersburgh to this port, has been on the beach at Realm:lnnen, having struck on a sunken rock. The Go ugh, Pugh, from Blakency, is ashore near Dingle. the schooner Lady's Adventure was totally lost off this Port last night ; two men saved. ti l lEirrwoon, Nov. 11.—Wind N.N.W., a gale. — The °° P Shamrock, from Dundalk to Lancaster, with corn rd malt, went ashore this morning in Moricornbe Bay, t was got off by the crew, and brought in here, where z▪ ° sank c l ose to t h e qua y. A ;.-ellooner, partly dis- L a oc a te k. d, has passed the entrance, ranking for Glassin F ALItIOUTII, Nov. 11.—Wind W.N.W., strong gales, ith violent squalls.—Arrd. Active, Zobig, Rio, Sept. ° ; Jane Custance, Pictou. Sld. Adrastus, Valparaiso. k_cIiRISTOL, Nov. 10.—Arr 1. Dochfour, Wakeham, Que % Put bank, J ane B ar b ara , f u r Ichaboe. „ ; firbr, Nov. 11.—A vessel is reported to be ashore this ie 9f Carnb aa k. Th ere i s a l so a b r i g off in the Bay, ut 'u sh e has got a good offing, and should the wind shift ▪ ittle from the N. W as it is blowing now, she will ride 1311 t th C AR D aIe. " M a Fr, Nov. 11.—The Polgooth of Fowey, from to Bristol, is ashore on the Breaksea Point, and lzpeeted to become a wreck. iii.BLYTR, NOY. 9.—The Turner, from Wisbeach to Leith, lt3liett this pl ace, at anchor in broken water, a b an d one d b y save t ' d r . ew, disiliasted, and her cargo washing out ; crew PO KT TALBOT, Nov. 10.—The John, of Quebec, al en u n art hY, from London to Cardiff, and Llanelly, drifted rece7ll, s kerweather Sands last night, split her keel, and as h o "I c onsiderable damage, but was got off and run Gainer Prevent her sinking ; she has been patched and got into the harbour. n bea I y, No v. 9—The Seaflower, of and for Wis eh, is sunk at the . back of the Woolpa,ck Sand. kl ARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY ) Sa m , HAY 714.A.N.N.15T5. YlELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 41 15s . Sl 103 Useful ditto 4116 s to 514 s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 5s to ll ; Clover Hay, 4l lOs to 61 ; Oat Straw, 11 lOs to 12 s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 13s to 1/ 15s per load. Sup- FLY but moderate, and trade very firm, at the above quo tations. I . ) ,CUM BERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 16s to 41 1 5 s; 7. ig eful ditto, 4/ 16s to 515 s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 6s to l/ -s ; Clover H ay , 41 5 s t o 6/ ; O a t St raw , 11 12s to 148 ; Wheat St raw, 1/ 14 s t o 11 16 s p er l oa d. A fair adv r a lle . supply, and a steady demand. Prices on the jJ S W nz ItettAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, Si lOs to 41 15s ; 51 1 / .12s auto, 4/ 16s to Si 3s ; fine Upland ditto, Si 5 s to to L°3 ; Clover Hay, 41 10s to 6/6s ; Oat Straw, 11 lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 12 s to 11 15 s per load. 'A good supply. Trade thr,oughout active, at improved currencies. COLONIAL SUGAR.—In the market for British Plantation there is more firmness, and a good business has been done, about GOO hhds having been sold at fully previous prices, and in some instances rather dearer. The public sales have contained 115 casks Barbadoes, 9,154 bags 74 casks Mauritius, 1,482 bags Bengal, and 1,658 bags Madras, nearly all of which found ready buyers (the lower sorts partly on speculation), and went off - with more spirit than for a long time past, at prices in some instances Is to 2s dearer for the low brown descriptions, and in all cases at higher rates than were previously obtainable. Low to fine greyish yellow Barbadoes brought 55s to 655, very low to good brown Mauritius, 42s to 525, low to fine soft yellow ditto, 52s 6d to 64s ; good to fine greyish yellow, Bengal Mauritius kind, 57s to 63s ; low to good yellow, ditto kind, 51s to 535 ; a kw lots low to good white, 63s to 67 3 Gd ; and damp soft mid brown to low yellow Madras, 51 to 52s 6d. The quantity of British Plantation la nded last w ‘ ek at the East and West India Docks was c hhds 23 trcs 259 brls, and there were taken for 11. . ° o l te consumption, 1,238 hhds 191 trs 242 brls. The " ek' in the same place is 13,113 hhds 1,807 trcs 2,810 barrels Rost.—.The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 54 puns 104 hhds; there were ta ken for home consumption, 144 puns 42 hhds; and ex ported 153 puns 11 hh ds. Th e stoc k i n t h e same p l aces 1_ 2 ,592 p uns 1,483 hhds. SALTP ETRE.-177 bags Calcutta sold at 24s 6d for 91 Per cent. refraction. s ~ s.—aoo bags Pepper at auction sold at 3 id to lawfor good heavy shot kind, which is again rather er, T ALLO „. „ spot, .an d is 40s 6d to 40s 9d per cwt on the .ana Town 44s p er cw t. 4.—The market is very steady, with a fair con sumption. the Quecn a n d P r i nce Alb er t , a tt en d e d b y th e ro yal suite, arr i ve d at t h e Euston-square term i nus o f the London and Birmingham Railway soon after nine o'clock thi s morning, escorted by a troop of Lancers, from Bucki ng h am Palace. The royal party imme diately left b y a special train, en route for Bur:sigh, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter. INTHRIOII OF AN IRISH CABIN.—In the winter time, z i r i th re..ndne r t h i to inclemency of the e eather is so great as to 9petilinpossible for the inmates to endure the cold door, and they are, consequently, obliged to SeeStatt, the interior is so full of smoke that you cannot couple of feet before you. In the dark evenings, stra n 6 ,i Fe fi l il n Luc ining into one of these cabins would have gate -41e " aity, unless the turf happen to be throwing l arge the flam e , to tell whether or not there were any Place. Then the floor, if floor it may be called, of these wretched abodes, is well nigh as muddy as the w sll on the out The road often has the a dvanta ge of the cabin , indeed, ; for in a frosty night, or when the weather has not been rainy for some time, the r oad 15 dry ; b ut t h e Irish peasant's cabin is perpetually in a raltddy stat e . T he potatoes are all washed OR the floor, !sad the quantity o f water, in this and other ways, which Is the on the floor, keeps it in a state of constant muddiness. Nor is this all : the cow, where there is °cc, and the pi gs and poultry—invariable accompaniments t° place cabin—all sleep, an d eat, and drink, in the same ! , o , as the peasa n t ry t h emselves. I leave the reader tinagine to himself what must be the condition of the interior of an Irish cabin, when it is thus no better than a menagerie on a miniature scale—the poor peasant him self being scarcely in a more favourable state than the animals by which he is surrounded. The inmates of the cabin —I mean the rational part of them—have seldom anything worthy the name of bed on which to lay them selves when they retire to rest. They lie down, like the pigs, or the dog, t Perhap s , from on the we tpa-tially of cte Aed, he eff ec t s of the oo damp by two or three piecee of board ; b ut more frequently by only a little straw. The whole family mingle togerk v in the night time, without regard to those delicacie; which distin guish the sexes even among the poorest classes i i this country. But let me guard against being here mis- understood: it is rut the choice of the peasantry, but the too .ssity of the case --their cabins being (toted ingly small places —to whi hwe are to ascribe this promiscuous association of th.? inmates, without di,t nc non of age or sex, when they ntire to rest. To the credit of the character of the Irish pea:ant , y be 1 spoken, the ienits which some pe , sons would antieipa , e from this, never, or very rare y, t ke place.—bnpressans of Ireland and the Irish. BETTER PROSPECTS FOR AGRIC irLTuiusTs,.---There have been fewer sales of stock and crop in South Wales this season than have taken place during any season for "'Any years Fait. Of the truth of this we have been assured by sacitars, auctioneers, land-agents, and many others. This, it is said, is a sure proof of a degree of inereauing prosperity among farmers, and holds out bet ter,prospects for the future.— Welshman. ~ -CIII3W VALE AND SIRHOWY IRON WORKS. —The lact is gratifying, that the proprietors of this valuable cstsblishraent are carrying on the works with great spi rit, and that the high character of the make is obtaining large orders. We understand that they have got " the lion's share" in the contract for the London and Atrao sPheric Rail% ay.—Camin ran. HADDINGTON CHURCH —ATTEMPTED BURNING.— On Saturday afterno n, as the two beadles entered the Parish church of liaddington, to remove the coverings from the seats for Sabbath, they discovered that the east door was burnt to a considerable extent, and had fallen Troia its lower hinges. A train of fire had been applied to the door along the bottom, which, close to the ground, h ad pen e t rate d about half-way throu g h t h e wood, while around the lower hinge it had entirely consumed it. In the inside, stones were found lying in the passage, which had been thrown through the panes of glass immediately above the door, and lucifer matches were found about the foot of the door, which led to the suspicion that the fire had been wilful. The Provost, Procurator-Fiscal, Sheriff, and other authorities, were active on Saturday Ikricl on Monday in taking the necessary steps to discover 9 biigip gf the fire. Suspicion, as particularyet, attaches t o no particular party.----Scotsman. SOUTH DEVON RA ILWAY. — CAPITAL.—MT. Charles Bretton took out a certificate at the Castle, on Friday, that all the capital of the South Devon Railway Com- Pany had eon bona fide subscribed. Mr. Princeps, the secretary, produced evidence of the fict, which must be satisfactory to the county.— Western Times. In addition to the numerous munificent donations towards the establishment of baths and washhouses for 100 Poor, the East India Co m p an y h ave contr ib uted L, and the Bishop of Winchester 501., towards this excellent undertaking. OCK. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. This theatre was crowded last night, in conse quence of the visit of the Queen and Prince Albert. The royal party made their appearance at eight o'clock precisely, and occupied a private box on the tier above the dress circle, just in the bend of the house. Although the visit was a private one, as might have been anticipated, it being her Majesty's first appearance in public since the opening of the Exchange, it did not pass unnoticed by the audience. Accordingly, at the moment of her appearance, whicb was just at the beginning of the second act of the Syren, applause broke forth from all parts of the house, and a call was raised for the national anthem. It was, however, unnoticed on the stage, and for some time the opera was continued amidst a deafening mix ture of hisses, applause, and cries for " God save the Queen." At last, however, the drop was let down, and soon after raised with the company assembled to sing the anthem, both before and after which the Queen bowed repeatedly to the audience. The second act of the opera was then commenced again. Much embarrassment might have been spared had the wishes of the audience been sooner complied with, for it was evident from the beginning that they were not to be frustrated in their intentions. Both her Ma jesty and Prince Albert appeared in remarkably good health and spirits, and nothing could be more gratify ing than the general exhibition of warm feeling to wards them. STRAND. After Don Cesar de Bazan, who, in the person of Mr. Roberts, still continues to draw crowded houses, a new romantic, aquatic burlesque, entitled the Knight and the Sprite ; or, the Cold Water Cure, was pro duced at this theatre last evening, introducing Mrs. Walter Lacy for the first time to a Strand audience. She had the honour to make her bow in the character of Sir Hildebrand, a gentleman engaged in knightly pursuits, who is the rival of Sir Florian, "a very hot knight, but a very cool fellow" (Mrs. Montgomerie), for the love of Bertelda (Mrs. Coleman Pope), " a Bohemian Lady Macbeth slightly compressed," but sallying forth in quest of adventures, she meets with Ondine (Miss Bromley), a water nymph, supposed to be the daughter of Jan Tickletroutz (Mr. R. Romer), a fisherman, and falling violently in love with her, marries her, the marriage being duly registered by Ondine's uncle, Dabblehorn (Mr. H. Hall), " half demon, half Dutchman, Registrar-General of the Eel-pie and other Islands." Bertelda turns out to be the real daughter of the fisherman, whereupon Sir Florian at once re jects her, and sprinkles his handkerchief with lavender to get rid of the ancient and most fish-like smell emanating from her ancestry. Sir Hildebrand, how ever, makes love to her, invites her to a water party on board the Lily steamer, which is sunk by Ondine, and in the well .known caves at the bottom of the sea all is explained, and Sir Hilde brand having called " peccavi, ' is made happy with Ondine, while Sir Florian takes Bertelda for better or worse. This burlesque, which is from the pens of G. A. A'Beckett and Mark Lemon, is the very best which ' has been produced of late years. Every couplet is an epigram, and even Aladdin must yield the palm to the Knight and the Sprite. The artistes exerted them selves to the very utmost. Mrs. Walter Lacy was the very pink of knight-errants as Sir Hildebrand, and Mrs. Montgomerie, as Sir Florian, was the beau ideal of knightly exquisites. The curl of her mous tache was magnificent, and the cool contempt with which she turned away from Bertelda, on discovering that she was the fishmonger's daughter, at the same time with the most affected nonchalance sniffing at her perfumed handkerchief, was superb. During the course of the evening she danced the Polka in the most elegant manner. Her costume was beautiful and appropriate, and this rising actress has added much to her well-earned fame by her personation of Sir Florian. Hall, as Dabblehorn, was the funniest of devils, and was deservedly encored in a nigger song. Romer and Mrs. Melville, as the fisherman and his wife, were most laughter-moving. Romer's melodramatic act ing was an admirable travestie of the " interesting" line of business, and elicited roars of laughter. Our little favourite, Miss Bromley, was most happy as Ondine, and sang several ballads with exquisite taste and effect. She is a great acquisition to the Strand company. The mounting of the piece is beyond all praise. As a spectacle alone it would have a long run. Hildebrand's banquet-hall is a miracle in the way of I scenery. It is like one of Martin's pictures ; and how, on such a small stage, the painter has been en abled to convey the idea oisuch immense space, is an incomprehensible mystery to the uninitiated. The grand scene, however, is the opening scene of the second act, in which, on the borders of a lake, by moonlight, is introduced a grandpas del' Ombre, which certainly throws all previous shadows into the shade. We have a shadow dance of three, and, instead of one shadow, which at the Italian Opera was thought a most marvellous effort, we have three shadows—three Ondine's dancing to their own shadows, each kept perfectly distinct from the other. This is cer tainly the most wonderful scenic effect ever exhibited upon any stage, and was rapturously applauded. The sinking of the ship, too, was admirably managed, and the last scene is a chef dceuvre of splendour. This piece is a decided hit—the greatest hit of the season. the expense incurred in the getting up of this piece must have been enormous, but it is money well laid out, for the Knight and the Sprite will draw crowded houses for months to come. The principal actors were called for at the conclusion, and Hall announced the piece for repetition every evening, amidst a per fect hurricane of applause. OLYMPIC. The Olympic opened for the season last night under the management of Miss Davenport, a young lady who, as a juvenile phenomenon, was some few years ago "all the rage.' Our old friend Rayner spoke an ef fective opening address, after which the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, with Mr. Hudson Kirby as Romeo, and the fair manageress as Juliet. Mr. Hudson Kirby is an energetic and powerful actor, but somewhat coarse withal. There is stuff about him out of which to make a great actor, if he will but study hard and eschew bad models. He has much to learn, and more to unlearn ; but if he will devote himself to assiduous study and refine his taste, he will ultimately become a great—a very great actor. His Romeo was a very unequal performance—at certain times exceedingly beautiful—at other it was coarse, almost approaching to vulgarity ; but still there was promise about it, which is more than can be said of the majority of Romeos at present on the stage. Miss Davenport's Juliet was a performance of great promise ; her features are expressive, her person is good, her voice is beautifully silvery, and in the more level parts of her character she left nothing to be de sired. Her declamation is perfect. She was evidently suffering from extreme nervousness, and in the more impassioned parts scarcely did justice to her powers ; but when she gets used to her audience this nervousness will disappear, and in young tragedy she will prove a great acquisition to the London stage. Mr. Robert Roxby, as Mercutio, although somewhat too farcical, was very good ; many of his points told most effectively. The tragedy was followed by the farce of A Chip of the Old Bloch, in which our old friend Rayner, as "the chip," was himself. We hail this admirable actor with delight, but cannot help asking him—" Why did you ever leave us ?" The perform ances concluded with Don Ccesar de Bazan, the übiquitous Don being admirably personated by Mr. Robert Roxby. The house was crowded. Mr. Sergeant Howley, in addressing the Grand Jury for the North Riding of Tipperary, gave the fol lowing account of the state of crime in that county : 1 lie said, that from the calendar that was then before him, and the list of persons out on bail, he found that there were 55 cases to be sent before them, in which 128 persons were charged with various offences. He could not call that a light calendar, and when he looked at the character of some of those cases, he must say that it was a heavy one. There were two riots, in which 17 per sons were charged ; 15 cases of petty larceny, in which also 17 persons were charged ; 8 cases of rescue of dis tress for rents, in which 30 persons were charged ; 9 cases of forcible possession, in which 55 persons were charged ; 6 cases of rescue, where seizures under decrees of the Civil Bill Court had been made, in which 18 per sons were charged ; 6 grievous assaults, in which 8 per sons were charged ; and it would appear from the infor mations that all those cases were of a very serious na ture—that serious injury was done to the parties as saulted—that stones, those dangerous and effective wea pons in the hands of the peasantry, were used—and in one case, that there was a deliberate waylaying of the party assaulted. He only spoke of them, then, as they appeared on the face of the informations. When they came to be considered, and the evidence examined, they would be better able to judge of their character. There were four cases of commun assault, in which five persons were charged ; one of highway robbery ; one case of rescue of a seizure for county cess, in which three per sons were charged ; a case against a soldier, for obtain ing money under false pretences; and one case of rescue of a seizure under a coroner's warrant—making in all 55 cases, and the number of persons he had mentioned. EXPORT OF HousEs.—The well-known horse Sheet Anchor, purchased for the Duke of Brunswick, left this port on Wednesday, in charge of an employee of Tattersall's, by the steam-ship Hamburgh, Capt. Brown, for Hamburgh. Ten us eful horses, purchased by Mr. Riby Nicholson, are intended to be shipped this evening (Friday) by the Victoria, and twenty from a valuable lot at the Paragon Inn stables, selected by Mr. Schol field for the MM. Strauss, of Vienna, are to be shipped to-morrow, per the Queen of Scotland, for Hamburgh. A further lot of ten or a dozen is expected to be em barked by the Princess Victoria, for Antwerp. —H ull Packet. Wooncocas.—We never remember a season when this bird was so plentiful as at present. In price, too, they are moderate, selling from 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per brace. Their increased number is supposed to arise from the great number of young plantations that have recently sprung up in the country, but it is certain also that in stances of their breeding in this country are now cora , mon, compared with what they used to be.— Carlisle Pat! lot. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12 18 4. CORONERS' INQUES'fS. DEATH OF A DECAYED MERCHANT.— EEPUGNANCE TO ENTER A WORKHOUSE.—YQStOrday forenoon Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, held an inque t at the Marl borough Arms, South-street, Camberwell, on view of the body of John James Mason, aged seventy years. Miss Frances Ann Mason, a daughter of deceased. clad in a workhouse dress, over which she wore a faded black silk cloak, upon being sworn, burst into a flood of tearF, and appeared deeply to feel her condition. Upo►t being questioned, she said she lived in the Camberwell workhouse ; that the deceased was seventy years of age. He had formerly been the principal partner in the final . of Mason and Meyes, lead merchants and refiners oi: antimony, Hill-street, Black friar's-road. About two years ago he had been unfortunate, and in consequence had been reduced to the greatest straits ; and, to sup port themselves, they were compelled to part piecemeal with every article of furniture they had been enabled to save from the wreck of their former home. When the whole of the furniture was gone, deceased and herself were compelled to remove to a furnished lodging in East street, Walworth. They subsisted principa:ly at first from donations of friends who had known them in their more prosperous days. These at length failed, and they were compelled to apply for temporary relief from the parish of St. Mary, Newington, in which they then resided. A friendly parochial order was also given to deceased for his removal to the work house of Camberwell (in which parish deceased had a settlement), but deceased refused to make use of it from repugnance to go into the la orkhouse. By the assistance of some kind friends they were, however, enabled to keep on their lodgings for a time. Their circumstances con- tinned to get worse, and witness was compelled to pawn her trinkets and every article of wearing apparel, until they neither of them had more than they wore. They were obliged to quit their lodgings for a small back room in White street, Borough, for which they paid 4s. a week. They both slept in the same room. Witness and deceased had occupied their last lodgings about a month. They were occasionally without food. About ten days before his death deceased, unknown to witness, applied for relief to the parish of St. George's, Southwark. In the evening the parochial authorities sent them a portion of a quartern loaf, some tea and sugar, and oatmeal. Deceased was in a very debilitated state arising from want of food, lie had ulcers on both legs. On Friday last deceased kept his bed and became quite insensible. We did not apply for relief to Camberwell parish, be cause deceased and myself were afraid of being required to go into the workhouse. It was most abhorrent to de ceased's feelings, but at last we were compelled. On Thursday last he was accordingly taken in a cab to Camberwell workhouse, where he died within two hours after his admission. The landlady paid for the cab. Mrs. Ann Tupper, 41, White-street, Borough, the landlady, stated that when deceased took her lodgings he was in a very weak and debilitated state. They were very badly off. Witness often gave them food and firing, as much as she could afford. Deceased had no shirt, and their whole stock of clothes was what they had on. The CORONER summed up the evidence, and said that it was evident that if it had not been for the repugnance of deceased and his daughter to enter the workhouse, in all probability he would have been alive at the pre sent time. _ _ _ Verdict of " Natural death from serous apoplexy." The unfortunate lady subsequently stated that she should be most thankful if any kind individual could ob tain her a situation. SUSPICIOUS DEATH.—An inquest was held yesterday by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Silver Cup, Cromer street, Gray's Inn-lane, on the body of Henry Williams, aged 38, an attorney's clerk, late of 18, Constitution row, Gray's Inn-lane. The inquest-room was crowded, in consequence of a report that deceased met with his death by foul means. Mrs. Mary Anne Williams, widow of deceased, de posed that deceased was brought home in a cab between two and thrce o'clock on Sunday morning, the 3d inst., in an insensible state. On Monday he rallied a little, and recognised Mr. Osborne, proprietor of the Crooked Billet, Tower-hill, with whom he shook hands, and also asked him how he was. He told witness that he had been struck by a person between a man and a boy in size. He then relapsed into insensibility. About mid-day on Tuesday he again rallied, and she asked him if he could tell who struck him ? He replied that he could not, as the blow was so sudden, and, pointing to his left eye, in timated that he was injured there, adding that he would have fallen had not his companion, Mr. Strickland, caught him in his arms as he was struck. Mr. Fogarty, a surgeon, was sent for, and attended deceased as quickly as possible after his arrival at home. Mr. F. W. Fogarty, surgeon, 31, Great Percy -street, Pentonville, attended deceased between three and four o'clock on Sunday morning, who was then perfectly in sensible and drunk. On the following day the effects of the drink passed away, but he was delirious, and it was ascertained that his brain had been injured. He died on Wednesday. Upon a post mortem examination, it was found that the orbital plate of the frontal bone over the left eye had been fractured by a blunt instrument, such as the end of an umbrella or stick, which penetrated the brain upwards of two inches, and protruded the eye, causing death. From the first moment deceased's case was hopeless. Deceased had an umbrella with him on the day of the accident. Mr. Hakes, house surgeon, University College Hos pital, confirmed the last witness's evidence, respecting the result of the post niortena examination. Mrs. Williams recalled—Her husband and Mr. Strick land had been intimate friends, and never, to her know ledge, quarrelled with each other.; Mr. Osborne stated, that deceased and Mr. Strickland left his house at a quarter past twelve o'clock on Sa turday night. Although not drunk, neither was sober. They were perfectly capable of taking care of themselves. Mr. Robert Cockling, coach proprietor, was called about one o'clock on Sunday morning, by two gentlemen who were standing under the archway of the Blackwell railway, in the Minories. They engaged his coach. A policeman was present, but he (the witness) took no par ticular notice of them at the time. He drove them to Redcross-street, where they left him. Deceased and his friend were the two gentlemen who hired him. When deceased alighted from his coach, he observed deceased's face covered with blood, but deceased, who paid him, did not complain of any wound or injury. He left deceased and his friend in a passage of a court in that street. Mr. WAKLEY subjected this witness to a severe cross examination, but his answers were so dissatisfactory, and as the policeman who was present when deceased entered the coach was not in attendance, he adjourned the in quest, having first required the production of the um brella which deceased had on the night of the melan choly accident. The umbrella is an old-fashioned one, very strongly built, having a brass ring at its end, which was of a size that suited the wound in deceased's brain. The end and the umbrella itself were smeared with blood. The jury and witnesses having been bound over, the court adjourned. SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER.—Mr. Higgs held an in quest yesterday at the Feathers, Dean-street, Westmin ster, on the body of a newly-born female child, which was found in the inclosure of St. James's Park, opposite the Wellington Barracks, on Friday morning last. The body was that of a fine full-grown child, the cloth it was wrapped in consisting of an old piece of black stuff gown. There were no marks of violence upon the body, and the medical gentleman who saw it was of opinion that the child had not been born many hours. A ver dict of "Found dead" was recorded. - _ - DEATH OF DYSON, TEIE HORSE-DEALER. --After a long and painful illness, Harmon Dyson died at the vil lage of Waltham Cross last week. He was one of the very few horse-dealers who have amassed large for tunes, but the bulk of his property was acquired during the late war, by contracting to supply the cavalry with horses. His illness was occasioned by the following singular circumstance : Dyson had been long pers ona ll y known to G eorge th e Fourth, and though he supplied almost all the beautiful carriage horses for the Royal Mews, they had been for a long period purchased by different persons of the King's establishment, so that Dyson never came in contact with his Majesty until ac cidentally he himself one day went down to the Royal Lodge with two riding horses to show the King as likely to please his Majesty. Accordingly he was com manded to bring his horses in front of the Royal Lodge, where, to his great surprise, the King walked out, and, before looking at the horses, his Majesty, in his usual familiar manner, accosted him as his " old friend, Dyson," expressing the pleasure he had in again seeing him, and after some conversation about horses "in olden times," and making some remark upon Dyson's horses, his Majesty said he would take both of them, and ordered the page to see that every attention was paid and refreshments given to Mr. Dyson. Dyson was so extremely agitated by this interview, and so com pletely overwhelmed by his visit to the Royal Lodge, and by the kindness and consideration of the King, that on his return home his whole nervous system appeared to have received a shock, which in a few days terminated in a paralytic stroke, and from which he never afterwards perfectly recovered, although, to the comfort and happi ness of the neighbouring poor, he lived to the patriarchal age of 83. FORGERY ON THE DURHAM COUNTY B ANK .— Much excitement has prevailed in Stockton and its neighbourhood within the last few days, in consequence of its having been discovered that a forgery had been committed on the Stockton and Durham County Bank, by an imitation of its notes. To what extent the forgery has been carried is at present unknown ; but it is certain that six or seven 51. forged notes have been received by different tradesmen in Stockton. Two individuals, one of them formerly a respectable master currier, and the other a schoolmaster, charged with the crime, are already in custody ; and the police are on the 100k -out for others of the "establishment." Plates, moulds, notes finished and unfinished, with all the other apparatus of a spurious mint, have been found on the premises of the suspected parties.—Durham Advertiser. INCENDIARY FlRES.—Considerable sensation has been created in this county, by four exceedingly destruc tire fires, which have broken o u t in such a manner as to leave no doubt of their being the work of incendiaries. One of them took place on Monday night last, on the farm of Mr. Samuel Pridham, at Chorlton Fitzpaine, and not only destroyed the whole of the barns, stables, and out-buildings, but also numerous ricks of old and new hay, of upwards of three hundred seams. The flames at one time raged with such fury that it was with the utmost difficulty they were restrained from spreading in such a manner as would have endangered the entire vil lage. The second broke out on the premises of Mr. Hodge, of Bampton, and destroyed twenty-five acres of wheat and fifteen of oats and beans, and other property to a considerable amount. The third fire happened on Wednesday- morning last, at Broadclist, on a farm occu pied by one of the tenants of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart., M.P. A rick of wheat, with a quantity of reed straw and a number of out-buildings belonging to the farm, were destroyed. On the very same morning another fire broke out at a farm a few miles distant, belonging to a Mr. Calloe, but the flames were extinguished before any great mischief was effected.—Devonport Independent. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR ' MONDAY.—Thq Queen and Prince Al bert walked to Frogmore house this morning to visit the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness returned to the Castle in a puny carriage. The unfavourable state of the weather prevented the Soyal Family from being taken out this morning for an airing on their ponies. Ifer Majesty and Prince Albert left the Castle, at tended by the royal suite, at twelve o'clock, for the Slough station of the Great Western Railway en route to Buckingham Palace, escorted by a troop of the Royal Horse Guards, commanded by Lieut. Baillie. The royal party left Slough by a special train for Paddington. The Earl of Morton, Captain Meynell, and the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, remain at the Castle. ller Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Lady Portman, Lady in Waiting, the Hon. Georgiana Liddell, Maid of Honour in Waiting, arrived at Buckingham Palace at one o'clock yesterday after noon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Lancers, from the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway. Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry to the Prince, followed in another carriage and tour. Her Majesty. and his Royal Highness were received at the Palace by the Lord Chamberlain and the Mar quis of Granby, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson, went yesterday after noon to the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, in Somerset House. Her Majesty, attended by the Hon. Miss Liddell and Colonel Arbuthnot, visited her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia yesterday afternoon, at Ken sington. Her Majesty afterwards visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Prince Albert inspected the lighting of the Chapel Royal, at Buckingham Palace, in the evening. The chapel has been fitted up with gas-lights, inclosed in large glass globes, ornamented with appropriate in scriptions, and fixed upon handsome ormolu columns. They are ventilated upon Professor Faraday's prin ciple of conveying away from the lights all the noxious products of combustion by means of a de scending draught, which is obtained, in this instance, by the assistance of Dr. Reid's ventilating shaft and apparatus. The Prince expressed himself much pleased with the perfect success of this application of that invention, as well as with the chaste and brilliant effect produced by the lights. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Lady Portman, the Hon. Georgiana Liddell, the Earl Dela warr, Col. Arbuthnot, and Col. Wylde, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards left town yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, to attend at Burleigh House during her Majesty's visit to the Marquis of Exeter. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White hall-gardens yesterday from Brighton. Sir James Graham had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. HOW COUNTIES ARE TO BE WON (From the League.) We need not inform our readers that the Govern ment of this country is in the hands of the great landed proprietors : the corn-law is the badge which proclaims us to the world as the thralls of a landlord class. It was a needless insult on the part of the Duke of Richmond to proclaim from the hustings at Steyning, last autumn, that he and his order could make and unmake Ministers at their will and pleasure, for we feel their power in our stinted loaves, and , diminished supplies of sugar. Granted, then, that we live under a landocracy composed of some thirty thousand persons, are there no means by which twenty-seven millions may hope to throw off their yoke ? It can, we believe, be demonstrated, that, if less than one in a hundred of our population could be roused to the exercise of the power they possess, the domination of the Duke of Richmond and his class might be peacefully, and legally, but totally abated. The ascendancy of the landowners rests entirely upon the majority they possess in the House of Com mons, and this they owe to the county representatives. Take away the 252 County Members, and Mr. Vil liers would in two years possess a majority in Parlia ment. Remove one-half of them, and the present Government would in the next division be in a mi nority. If we seek for the source of the power of the landlords in the county representation, it will be traced to the 50/. tenant-at-will voters. Wherever a contest has resulted, as in Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, or North Cheshire, in the de feat of the free traders, it has been proved, upon an analysis of the poll, to be caused by the votes of occu pying tenants ; and nobody will deny that the pre ponderance of the same class of votes in Buckingham shire, Huntingdonshire, &c., renders a popular con test in those purely rural counties hopeless. 'What must be done ? To attempt to disfranchise this de pendent body of electors were a vain and fruitless task. The only plan remaining, then, is to bring an equal number of independent voters into the electora: field to neutralise them at the poll ; and this is the practicable scheme to which we earnestly invite the attention of our friends. By the late census it appears that there are in England and Wales 230,155 farmers and graziers who are adult males. This number includes, of course, all the dairy-farmers in the vicinity of towns, besides many others paying less than 501. a year of rent; and, if we deduct rather over one-tenth for these, it will leave in round numbers 200,000 tenants at-will, whose votes turn the scale at the election of the 158 Members who represent the 52 English and Welsh counties. It would be wrong to assume that the whole of those are compelled to vote against free trade, for we know that some of the largest landed proprietors are opposed to the corn monopoly, and it can be fairly estimated that one-tenth might be de ducted as being under such favourable influences, leaving about 180,000 as the net strength at the poll which the monopolist landowners can command in all the counties of England and Wales. From these 52 counties we will strike off one-fourth, being those which contain the least town population, and it leaves 119 seats where there is a sufficiently numerous middle class in the towns to carry our plan into successful operation. According to our calculation it would require 155,000 persons to qualify them selves as county voters to neutralise the power of the monopolist landlords in three-fourths of the English and Welsh counties. We confine our selves to those parts of the kingdom, because the 40s. franchise for the counties does not apply to Ireland and Scotland. What a glorious field is here open to the prudent and patriotic citizen for extending his sphere of usefulness by enlarging his political powers! And how cheaply may this en franchisement be purchased—so cheaply that it is within the reach of all but the very poorest of the population, as explained by Mr. Cobden in his speech at Manchester : "five T or h s e ix 4O c s e . n f t r u a r n ie c s hi a s g e o. for A a t t c h o a u t nt t y ime w a as m e a s o ta , bl i i a sh th ed e constitutional phraseology of the times, was deemed to be a yeoman, and entitled to political rights, provided he had 40s. a year clear to spend. That was at that time a subsistence for a man. Probably it was equal to the rental of one hundibd acres of land. What is it now ? With the vast extension of wealth amongst the middle class, which then did not exist, and amongst a large proportion, I am happy to say, in this district, of the superior class of operatives, that 40s. freehold fran chise becomes a nominal franchise, and is within the reach of every man who has the spirit to acquire it. I say, then, in every county where there is a large town population, as in Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, South Staffordshire, North Cheshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, and many other counties I could name—in fact, every county bordering on the sea coast, or having manufactures within it, every county can be won, and easily won, if the people can be roused to a systematic effort to qualify themselves tbr a vote, in the way the Lancashire people rushed to the qualification when they found that the county could be won by that means and no other. It is a custom sometimes for men 0. psot rahobuoyneeart to put their savings in the savings' bank. There are fourteen or fifteen millions so deposited, or more. I would not say a word to lessen the confidence in that security; but there is no investment so secure as a free hold of the earth, and it is the only investment that gives a vote along with the property. We come then to this. It costs a man nothing to have a vote for the county. He buys his property, 601. in a cottage: aye, 401. or 30/. in many of the neighbouring towns will do it. He has the interest for his money, the property to sell when he wants it, and his vote into the bargain. Sometimes a parent, wishing to teach a son to be economical and saving, gives him a sort of nest-egg in the savings' bank. I say to such a parent, make your son, at twenty one years of age, a freeholder—do it as an act of duty • make him thereby an independent freeman ; put it in his power to defend himself and his children from poli tical oppression, and you make that man, with 601., an equal in the polling-booth to Mr. Scarisb:. • with his eleven miles in extent of territory, or tc Mr _I t;erton." A plan is here developed, which, .a e ver .tartling tohr organisation practical acthcnnoooaohinuuunl,eedfantnnorxt ttuecri tr a yuoatoay n hnpfltyr d il towyeeeai:gagi, t. ,ariehsvgi successfulete.hoeelhorreorersa4Lhhtrumaheae,4ilehtupnl4os. of ste:: o h,toeaea p aofgsren e vtsfyou r , rte course, emirpptln. free land,os possesses o n e,khs aesothgsweTr b , ,asaevsa d y bihovseoeoeitven m besouerheti nr, e top, at first view, can, we feel convinced, be carried into o ittlihlt the ed pro perty t yieldo tot6ifvlharf:iekeintleiee. before the 31st of January. QUALIFY, QUALIFY, QUALIFY ! lefowunnhnr rmtoo s i emut sue tgosfouthfl The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards left town yesterday morning at seven o'clock to attend at Burleigh House during her Majesty visit to the Marquis of Exeter. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Nov. 9.—There will be an election at Balliol College on the 29th inst., to fill two scholarships and two exhibitions The scholarships are open to candidates who shall not on the day of election have exc.cd , A the age of nineteen years. The exhibitions are limited to natives of Sotnjrsetshire. Candidates for each must present to the Master; on the 25th inst., cer tificates of birth and baptism, together with testimonials of good conduct. The Bodleian Library opened this day, having been closed for the visitation which took place yesterday. His Grace the Archbishop of York, Lord High Al moner to her IThijesty, has appointed the Venerable Samuel Wilberforce, of Oriel College, to be Sub-Al moner, in the room of the late Dean of Carlisle. The Rev. George W. Newnham, of Corpus Christi College, has been presented to the perpetual curacy of Monckton Coomb, Somerset. The Rev. Robert G. Swayne, of Wadham College, has been appointed to the curacy of Slinibridge, Gloucester shire. The Rev. Edward East, of Magdalen Hall, has been appointed to the curacy of Long Ashton, Somerset. The Rev. J. Bickerdiko, of St. Edmund Hall, has been appointed to the lectureship of the church of Bradford, Yorkshire. The Lord Bishop of Ely has presented the Rev. Wm. Biggs to the vicarage of Tharston, Norfolk, value 1181. per annum. The Archdeacon of Taunton has presented the Rev. Thomas H. Sotheby to the vicarage of Milverton, with the curacy of Llangford Budville, Somerset, value 4491. per annum. The following notice has been issued : " An examination for the purpose of electing a Sanscrit Scholar, on the foundation of colonel Boden, will take place in the Clarendon, on Mondiy, Dec. 9th, at eleven o'clock. The Scholarships ard:bpen to all matriculated members of the Colleges and Halls in Oxford, who shall not, on the day of election, have exceeded their twenty fifth year, and who shall produce a satisfactory proof of their age, and a written permission to offer themselves as candidates, signed by the Heads of Vice-regents of their respective Colleges or Halls. " B. P. SYMONS, Vice-Chancellor. " Wadham College, Nov. 9." CAMBRIDGE, NOV. 9. DIVINITY. The Norrisian Professor has given notice that the subject for the pre sent year is—" Hath God cast away his people ? God forbid." (Rom. xi. 1.) CIVIL LAW.—The Queen's Professor has commenced his course of lectures. Days of attendance in each week during the present term—Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri day ; at twelve o'clock on Tuesday, and at ten o'clock on Thursday and Friday. Days of Examination—Wed nesday, the 13th of November ; Wednesday, the 27th of November ; and Wednesday, the 11th of December. To be conducted on each day from nine to twelve, and from one to half-past three o'clock. Parslc.—The Anatomical Museum.—The late Vice- Chancellor, Dr. Hodgson, Dr. Haveland, Regius Profes sor of Physic, and Dr. Thackeray, have reported favour ably of this institution, and declared the collection to be in excellent order, and that several important and valua ble additions have been made to it by the Professor, in the course of last year. TRINITY COLLEGE.—The prize for Latin Elegiacs has been awarded to Mr. Macleane. Subject—" Andromache Grzecos orat ut percent filios." ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.—The following gentlemen have just been elected scholars upon this foundation :—Bur nett, W. B. Smith, R. Allen, Sputrier, Cox, Parkinson, Clubbe, Body, F. Brett, Mudden, Willink, Foster, Vas- sail, J. M. Clarke, G. Frost, Ottey, Manby, Newham, Maudson, Pearse, Calvert, J. B. Mayor, Valentine, Leicester. TRINITY HALL.—The members of this society have presented to the Rev. J. Power, M.A., Fellow of Clare Hall, and late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity Hall, a silver salver, bearing the following inscriptiog :—" Tutela Aulm S. S. Trin. sexdecim jan annos administrata viro reverendo egregiis artibus prtedito, Josepho Power, A.M., hoz argentum ut sit grati propter singularem comitatem et diligentian animi quantulumcunque testi monium D.D., Ejusdem Aulw Alumni A.D. MDCCCXLIV." THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the anniversary meeting of this society, held on Wednesday last, the President, the Master of Trinity College, in the chair, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year :—President—The Rev. 'Wil liam Whewell, D. 1)., V.P. R S., F. A.S., Hon. M.R.1.A., F.G.S., Master of Trinity, and Professor of Moral Philosophy. Vice-Presidents—The Rev. Joseph Power, M.A., Fellow of Clare Hall ; the Rev. Adam Sedgwick, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., Fellow of Trinity Col lege, and Woodwardidn Professor of Geology; the Rev, Robert Willis, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., late Fellow of Caius College, and Jacksonian Professor. Treasurer—George Edward Paget, M.D., Fellow of Caius College, and Fel low of the Royal College of Physicians. Secretaries— William Hopkins, M.A., F.R.S., F.A.S., F.G.S., St. Peter's College; William Hallows Miller, M.A., F.RS., F.G.S., Fellow ; Charles Cardall Babington, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., St. John's College. The anniversary dinner will take place on Monday, the 18th instant, at the Eagle Hotel, at six o'clock. THE SCOTTISH CORPORATION. Yesterday, at one o'clock, a Special Court of the Governors and subscribers to the Scottish Corpora tion was held at the hall of the Scottish Corporation, for the purpose of considering the propriety of remov ing the hall from Crane-court, Fleet-street, which premises have been in the possession of the Corpora tion since the year 1665, when it received its first Charter of Charles the Second ; Dr. Webster in the chair. Professor DONALDSON stated that a committee had been a few years in existence, which was appointed to consider the expediency of the removal of the hall of the Corporation. The committee were unwilling to tyke any measure without the consent of the Court. He had been in communication with the officers of Woods and Forests to ascertain what plots of ground might be vacant in any of the new lines of street of the metropolitan improvements, and he found that there were several between Plumptre-street and Long-acre. Some had been disposed of for the erec tion of churches and chapels, and, in some instances, the fee simple hadibeen disposedfof. The question was, whether they woud purchase a quantity of freehold ground, and if so, where they would choose' a site. That of the Fleet Prison had been suggested, and, he believed that was now in the market. A long conversation ensued upon the propriety of removing, when Mr. NOBLE moved a resolution, " That it was ne cessary, for many reasons, to remove the offices of the Corporation to another site, and to have a new hall in some eligible and conspicuous situation." Mr. MORRIS seconded the resolution, observing that it would be for the benefit of the institution. It was now in an obscure situation, and,he had known many noblemen who have alluded to the difficulties they have met with in trying to find out the hall. Several of the Governors expressed a wish to be informed what would be the likely expenses incurred in the sale of the Corporation estate in Crane-court, Upon which an amendment, proposed by Mr. LITTLE, and seconded by Mr. ORME, was agreed to, which was to the following effect :—" That the Com mittee continue their inquiry into the propriety of removing the Scottish Hall from its present situation, and report to a future Court." Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the Court broke up. MURDERS IN FRANCE.—Spain and Italy must look to their laurels or France will eclipse both in the use of the knife. The Presse of Friday last states, that "at nine o'clock on Thursday evening a murder was com mitted in the Rue Laffitte, near the Boulevard des Italiens. A trunkmaker, who resided in the Rue Laffitte was beating his apprentice with a lath, when a young man about twenty.two years of age interfered, but the trunkmaker, who was offended at the interference, struck the young man in the face; the latter immediately drew from his pocket a dagger, which he plunged into the trunkmaker 's breast, who instantly fell dead." It is said that the murderer is the son of M. de Maupas. Another version of this horrible affair states, that it was to save a dog from being beaten that the murderer inter fered, but adds no extenuating circumstance. The Jour nal de Loir et Cher states that whilst two operatives, one a slater, the other a mason, were passing along the high road between Blois and Beangency, the mason re mained a short distance behind, and then advancing towards his companion fired a pistol loaded with ball, which entered the back of his head. The murderer then drew the body of his victim from off the high road, took possession of sixteen francs and a gilt watch, which he probably mistook for pure gold, and fled. The follow ing morning the body was found, and removed to the nearest hospital, where the unfortunate man recovered sufficiently to tell what had happened, but shortly after wards expired. The police are in pursuit of the mur derer. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—On Thursday last the town of Dawlish presented a very animated appearance, being thronged with visitors at an early hour, all anxious to be spectators of the anticipated blasting of the cliffs between the town and the Parson and Clerk rocks, for the purposes of the South Devon Railway, which, it was stated, was fixed to take place at eleven o'clock. Among the distinguished persons present we noticed Sir T. Acland, Bart., M.P., Sir R. W. Newman, Bart., Sir J. Duntze, Bart., J. B. Swete, and H. B. Swete. Esqs., and most of the distinguished families of the neighbourhood. Mr. Brunel came down from London, for the express purpose of being present at the explosion, and was accompanied by C. B. Tripp, Esq., one of the Directors, and W. Princep, Esq., the Secretary. Tho operations were conducted under the immediate direction of Mr. Glennie, the resident engineer, and Mr. Findlater, the contractor for the work. The first chamber was fired shortly before two o'clock, and the others, nearly twenty altogether, were let off in succession, as rapidly as might be with safety. Nearly three thousand pounds of powder were expended in these explosions. The result was most satisfactory, immense masses of rock having been de ' tached from the position which they had occupied with out interruption for centuries. No accident of any kind occurred —Devonport Telegraph. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We learn, upon un doubted authority, that, according to the latest accounts from London, the Parliamentary subscription deeds to this undertaking has been subscribed to an amount ex ceeding 1,500,000/. ; leaving only 300,0001. of the whole capital to be still signed for. Many of the returns from the country had not been received, and it was believed that nearly the whole amount had been subscribed in various quarters. The sum required to go to Parliament is only 1,350,0001. —Carlisle Journal. Dispatches from the Qc-iympra of Ceylon, the Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope, were received yesterday at the Coloiiial-office. THE NEW FRENCH LOAN. The Mon •.'eur of Sunday contains a royal ordinance, authorising the Minister of Finance to proceed to the adjudication of the sum of 200 millions out of the 300 millions remaining of the loan for' 500 millions, which the French Chambers voted in 1841. " ROYAL ORDINANCE. " With reference to the 35th article of the law of June 25, 1841, with reference to our ordinance of Sept. 18, 1841, with reference to the 21st article of the law of the 4th of August, 1844, and on the report of our Minister of Finance, we hare ordained and do ordain as follows: " Art. 1. Our Minister of Finance is authorised to proceed at once to the sale by competition, with publicity and by sealed tenders, of the sum of Three per Cents. required to produce a net capital of 200,000,000 of francs. These rentes to bear interest from the 22d of December, 1844. The sale shall be made to the company offering the highest price, save the reserved minimum fix( d on by our Minister of Finance. " Art. 2. In conformity to the dispositions of the second paragraph of the above-named article of the law of 25th June, 1841, the dotation of the sinking fund shall be increased from the Ist January, 1844, with a sum equal the one-hundredth part of the nominal capital of the rentes which may be negotiated in virtue of the above article. " Art. 3. Our Minister Secretary of State of Finance is charged with the execution of the present ordinance. (Signed) " LOUIS PHILIPPE. " Palace of the Tuileries, Nov. 9, 1844." " THE CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN. " The Minister Secretary of State for the Finance De partment in execution of the royal ordinance of this date, declares as follows: " Art. 1. At twelve o'clock precisely on Monday, Dec. 9, at the Ministry of Finance, will be proceeded in public sitting to the sale and adjudication, by sealed tender, in one lot, and to the highest bidder, the sum of Three per Cent. rentes necessary to produce, at the price adjudged, a capital of 200,000,000 of francs. Art 2. The rents so adjudged shall be inscribed with interest from Dec. 22, 1844. " Art. 3. The payment of the two hundred million is to be made in the following proportions and dates:— December 23, 10,000,000 f. 1845—Jan.23, 10,000,000 f. ; March 7,10,000,000 f. ; April 7,10,000,000 f. ; May 7, 10,000,000 f. ; June 7,10,000,000 f ; July 7,10,000,000 f.; Aug. 7,10,000,000 f. ; Sept. 8,10,000,000 f. ; Oct. 7, 10,000,0001 ; Nov. 7,10,000,000 f. ; Dec. 8, 10,000,0001. 1846—Jan. 7,10,000,000 t. ; Feb. 7,10,000,000 f.; March 7, 10,000,0001.; April 7,10,000,000 f.; May 7, 10,000,0001.; June 8,10,000,000 f. ; July 7,10,000,000 f. ; August 7, 10,000,000 E—Total, 200,000,0001. _ _ " Art. 4. The Minister of Finance, on the day named for receiving tenders, will open the sitting by placing on the table a sealed parcel, containing a declaration signed by him, with the minimum price at which he will con sent to the sale and adjudication of the rentes represent ing the said capital of 200,000,000 f. The said declaration is not to be opened, except in case no tender reaches the sum fixed on by the Minister. " Art. 5. Sealed tenders will be receiied from the hands of the different bidders, be numbered, and arranged for opening in public court, and in their presence. A tender delivered cannot be withdrawn. " Art. 6. Each tender, to be valid, must conform to a model furnished, and be preceded by the payment of a sufficient guarantee, for which a Treasury receipt must be produced when the tender is handed in. The price offered must be in francs and centimes, without stipula tions or reserves of any kind. " Art. 7. The said payment in guarantee shall not be less than the sum of 10,000,0001., and this sum will be received in Three per Cent. Stock, at 75 ; Four-and-a- Half or Five per Cent. Stock at par, or in Treasury bonds, or canal shares, arising out of a loan guaranteed by the State. The bidders to whom the loan shall not be adjudged may receive back their deposit of 10,000,000 francs within twenty-four hours after the loan be de termined. . . _ _ vv " Art 8. The delivery of tenders being concluded, the Minister of Finance will proceed to the opening of them by numerical order, and he will publicly announce their contents. " Art. 9. The loan shall be adjudged to the company offering the highest price, and in case of any irregularity or invalidity of the tender, to the company next in order as to price. The Minister of Finance is to be sole judge of the irregularity or invalidity of tenders. " Art. 10. In case two or more companies shall offer the same highest price, and that the said companies do not declare at once that they unite in the tender, the sale shall be again opened between them in the same sitting, by public bidding, or by sealed tender, at the option of either of the said parties. "Art. 11. The payment in guarantee shall be in creased within ten days after the adjudication to the sum of 20,000,000 f.; and if the company to whom the loan has been adjudged shall not make good that sum within the time specified, their contract shall be annulled, and the original deposit 0f.10,000,000f. forfeited to the Trea sury. The said payment of 20,000,000 f. will not be re quired, if the Company to whom the loan be adjudged make, within ten days, a payment of the two first instal ments, for which a discount will be allowed, at the rate of three per cent., until the period at which the instal ments would be legally due. " Art. 12. Certificates according to the annexed model will be delivered after the payment of the two first instalments. " Art. 13. The two first instalments shall be reserved as a guarantee for the Treasury, until. the completion of the loan. Art. 14. Interest of four per cent. will be charged, should delay occur in the payment of any instalment, and in case that delay be precharged to one month, the original guarantee will be forfeited to the public Trea sury. " Art. 15. Receipts, according to the annexed form, will be delivered for all sums paid into the Treasury. (Signed) "LEPLANGE. " Paris, Nov. 9, 1844." CONVERSION OF THE REV. T. JONES BURTON. TO TIE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. SIR,-It was stated a few days ago, in the Morning Herald, that the Rev. Mr. Barton, curate of St. James's, Enfield, had joined the Church of Rome. On turning to the Clergy List, I find that the name of the convert is the Rev. Thomas Jones Burton, and that he figures in the " Cambridge Calendar" as a member of Trinity Col lege. His conversion is adverted to in the following terms in L'Ami de la Religion (Sept. 10) : " A member of the Protestant clergy of England, Mr. Burton, entered the bosom of the Catholic Church a few weeks ago. He made his abjuration, and received the sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist at St. Ed mund's College." Perhaps some of your correspondents will have it in their power to inform the public when this gentleman resigned his curacy. I beg also to call your attention to a statement of Dr. Wiseman, recently made at Nottingham, that nine clergymen of the Church of England had turned Roman ists. Now, I know but of seven, exclusive of Mr. Sib tborp. Who are the remaining two? Have they openly seceded from our Church, or have they, like Mr. Penny, according to the statement of his brother-in-law, Mr. Jolliffe, been "advised by persons, whose opinions they had be en accustomed to look up to with respect, that they can consistently hold their livings and their re• ligious belief ?"—I remain, Sir, your faithful servant, AC ADEMIC US. HEAVY GALE AT LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. During the night we have been visited with a heavy gale from the north-west, and it still continues to blow freshly. A few disasters have occurred, not, however, of a fatal character : The Albion of this morning contains the following from a correspondent at Wexford : " Wexford, Nov. 8. " The weather during last night was very severe, blowing a gale of wind, and with rain. I regret to say, that the ship James Matheson, from Liverpool to Cuching, Hong-Kong, and Whampoa, went on shore this morning in North Bay, near Raven Point. The active agent for Lloyd's, Mr. F. Harpur, started this morning, at seven o'clock, for the scene of distress. I am happy to say the crew are all saved, the captain being the last to leave the ship. I very much regret the above melancholy occurrence, and it points out most forcib!y the necessity of putting a light-ship on the south end of Blackwater Bank, or adopting some other measure for preventing the loss of lives and property so fre quently occurring on this coast." A subsequent communication from the agent for Lloyd's states, that he expects to save the materials and cargo, though we believe in a damaged condition. The Troy, from New Orleans, which was on shore on the bar near New Orleans for some time, was blown on shore near Wilson's ship-building yards. We under stand she has got off again. The Santos, in coming in, went on shore in the Rock Channel. She has got off. This fine wind will bring up the arrivals from foreign ports in double quick time. Already they aro very numerous. MEALS OF THE IRISH PEASANTRT.—But what o: their meals? I say it with sorrow, that in this respec they are as ill off as in either of the respects to which I have referred. For ten months in the year their sole, or almost sole food, is potatoes and a little salt; and as the summer approaches and their stock of potatoes becomes nearly exhausted, they are often obliged to content themselves with a single meal a day. In the seven or eight weeks which intervene between the going out of the one potato crop and the coming in of another, the only food on which the Irish peasantry live is what is termed " stir-about," called in Scotland " porridge." This is a simple dish ; it is made of a little oatmeal put into a vessel with boiling water, and stirred about with a piece of wood until it acquires a certain consistency. It is then eaten with a little milk, if there bo the means of procuring any, but it is much oftener made a meal of without any accompaniment at all. The meal is gene rally procured from some peasant a degree above the parties who require it. As the peasantry have never, at this season of the year, a farthing of money, they either work in return for the meal, or pay those who were kind enough to accommodate them with it with the fruits of their harvest labours. It is right to add, that the Irish peasantry invariably make a point of pay ing for the meal thus given to them, however great may be the it privations. There is with them a mingled sense Of honour and gratitude in all cases where they have been thus accommodated by their neighbours.—lmpre 4 . sions of Ireland and the Irish. POTATO CROWS IN SOUTH WALES. ----h 1.4 . with con siderable gratification that wo have :. announce that the potian -- ~, in our power to , crops ghout the sou 1 1 16131114 y .:...e goo .e extremely d throu . The yield of thist hern t•x- cenent edible is first-rate, and it is a great blessing that during the ensuing winter there is every probability that the poor will be better provided with food than they have been for many winters past. — Welshman. LITERATURE. LIFE OF SIR FRANCIS DRAKE. Murray, London, -14. This biographical Memoir of Sir Francis Drake which is from the pen of Mr. Parrow, of the Admi ralty, forms the fourteenth Number of Alurray's Co lonial Library—a cheap miscellany, published monthly, and containing an immense variety of information of the most popular and entertaining character. The memoir before us is the most circumstantial that has yet appeared on the subject of Drake's achievements, and though penned in a eulogistic spirit, does no more than justice to the memory of a brave, skilful, and adventurous navigator, whose character has been greatly misrepresented, and stood in need of such a discriminating biographer as Mr. Barrow. The me moir abounds in incidents of the most stirring nature more especially those portions of it which relate to the' Spanish Armada, and the share which Drake took in defeating that " Invincible" fleet, as it was presump tuously called by the Spaniards. RIO DE JANEIRO. FALMOUTH, NOV. 10.—The Swedish barque Actif, Captain Sjoberg, has arrived here to-day from Rio do Janeiro, for orders, having sailed on the 16th Septent!)cr, when the Exchange was 254 d. on London, 373 on Paris, and 695 on llamburgh. . _ _ Money Market.—Discounts continued free at seven per cent., and capital was abundant. A large arhoint of business had been done at 251, previous to the s:h of September, but for the next week the ex. had been fro m 25-4- to 251 i ; subsequently it had fallen back to 25i, and business dull, which was, doubtless, owing to the detention of the packet Penguin ; but the reason was not known. Freights.—To Falmouth or Cowes, for ordrs, 60s. to 655.; to Antwerp and Constantinople, GO& to 655.; to Hamburgh, 60s. • Trade appeared to be reviving ; the transactions in imports and exports were to a greater extent than had lately taken place. The prices of Coffee, from superior to second good, ranged from 295. to 225. Ships of War in the Harbour.—British—The Alfred and Crescent, and Penguin and Cockatrice packets. American—The Congress. French—The Virginie. FATAL ACCIDENT ON TILE RIVER THAMES.-- Yesterday evening an inquest was had before Mr. Payne, at the Glazier's Arms, Water-lane, Blackfriars, on the body of Thomas Baldwin, aged twenty-nine. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased was in the employment of Mr. Hoppe, coal-merchant, Pig's Wharf; Blackfriars, as coal-screener. On Saturday fore noon, about half-past eleven o'clock, he was at his occu pation on one of the barges, when he was direeted by the foreman to go to a further barge, to see if there were any small coal to screen. The deceased, instead of going over some barges to it, jumped from the one he was on to another, which was about four feet off; in doing which his foot is supposed to have slipped, as ho fell in the water. It was twenty minutes before be was got out, though every exertion by drags and boat-hooks was used, while also the Ariel steamer stopp'd her wheels and afforded assistance. The body was then taken to the Glaziers' Arms, but, from the length of time it had been in the water, there were no hopes. Mr. Smith, the landlord, stated that his daughter, who was the only one of the family at home, upon hearing of the occurrence, got a bed ready, and sent to the me dical officer of the parish, who was not at home. Mr. Francis Hutchinson, surgeon, Farringdon-street, stated that, upon receiving information, he proceeded to the Glaziers' Arms, when the usual means of restoration were resorted to, but without effect. On this occasion a warm bath was used for the first time, the water for which was supplied from the Tines' newspaper steam engine, and which was sufficiently abundant for the purpose. The bath was the gift of Mr. Fowler, plumber, Dorset-street. The witness applied to the Royal Humane Society for one, but they objected, on the ground that it would cause a large additional demand upon their fe:nds; as if they gave it to one house, they would have 'to give it to many others. He was about to proem t,ne, when the offer was made by the above individ:aal. It was stated in the course of the investigation tnat, owing to the reckless speed of steam-boats, the !ivies of the men employed at the coal wharfs were in constant danger. Verdict, " Accidental death." The jury contributed a sum of money for the widow, who lives at No. 3, Chapel-place, Cromer-street, St. Pancras, and who had an infant in her arms. QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGIIAM.—In connexien with this college, which has already been productive of so much benefit to medical students, an elegant chapel has been erected,. which will be consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Worcester on Friday next, the 15th inst. There is a report in musical circles that Tamburini is to form a part of the company at her Majesty's Theatre the ensuing season. Fornasari up to last ue,.k was not engaged at that establishment. Si '- W. NoTT.—We are most happy in being able to announce that the health of our gallant townsman. Sir W. Nott, has so far improved, as to allow of his being out again. He has twice this week taken a carriage airing.— Carmarthen Journal. DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN TREASURE AT ABER FELDY.—WhiIst the workmen engaged in repairing the dykes round Calwood, near Coshieville, were so em ployed last week, one of them accidentally came on an earthen jar in the old dyke, filled with money. This is supposed to be one of those treasures n hich Donuch Mbor am Phiabhur—" Muckle Duncan the Piper "—a harmless character who used to travel through the high lands, was known to have deposited in many places. Duncan was in the habit of receiving alms from high and low, and then hiding them, and forgetting where he had put them.—Scotsman, MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL.----011 Saturday Mr. Alder man James Lawrence was unanimously elected Mayor of Liverpool for the ensuing year, and at the same time Mr. Shuttleworth was elected town clerk, with a salary of 2,0001. a-year, and Mr. John Wright was elected clerk of the peace, with a salary of 500/. a-year. TEETOTALISM IN CARDIFF. —Among the isms that have recently fallen into decay in Cardiff, the very harmless one of teetotalism, it is to be regretted, must be counted. It was not long since in a good state of health, with plump florid cheeks—a fair round belly, and had all the appearance of attaining a fine patriarchal old age. The number of " drunk and disorderly" cases before the magistrates for some months past it is to be feared has sadly broken in on the ranks of the confra ternity of teetotallers, and would lead to the inference that " pledges," like old china, are but brittle ware, and. however ostentatiously exhibited, are made to be broken at last. Two years ago the number of teetotallers in this town exceeded 300 good men and true ; it is now stated that the number is reduced to 100, thus getting " small by degrees and beautifully less,"—Cardiff Ad vertiser. THE DEANERY OR CARLISLE.—NO appointment has yet been made to the Deanery of Carlisle, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Hodgson, although it is confi dently stated that the Rev. George Townsend, Preben dary of Durham, will be presented. THE HAND-LOOM WEAvEus.—The following state ment may give some idea of the excessive toil and low wages of which the hand-loom weavers complaint—Some of the manufacturers of Wigan have been in the habit of making check cuts, 67 yards long, 44 picks in the inch, for which they paid the weaver ss. 6d. Out of this ho had to pay 100. for winding. Thus he had to throw his shuttles 106,128 times, at the rate of 1,105 times an hour, for six days to the week of 16 hours to the day, for the small remuneration of 4s. Deduct is. for rent, 6d. for fire, and Gd. for tallow and candles, and then you have his net weekly income for the support of his family.—Halifax Guardian. PILCUARDS.—HAYLE, Nov. 9.—Large quantities of pilchards have been seen in the bay, but none of then' have been taken. 11 large shoal came near the fishing ground, but was disturbed by a smack working into thu harbour, which, in the act of tacking, passed directly over them, and they started off into deep water. It is supposed that this shoal only consisted of several handy vessels' cargoes. A Worthing fishing-boat whilst engaged on Thurs• day morning in hooking cod off that town, uas upset by a heavy sea. There were three men in her, two of whom. were saved by another boat, which, at a considerable risk, put off to their assistance; but the other poor fellow sank and was drowned.—Brighton Herald. DESTRUCTION OF A BRIG BY FIRE.—A large timber-laden brig went ashore on the Gunfleet sands, on the Bth inst. Having thrown her deck load overboard it was expected she would have been got off the next tide, such unfortunately was not the case. On Sunday night last the inhabitants of Harwich were alarmed by the ap pearance of a widely diffused yet vivid light, coming from the sea way, and to all appearance in the direction of the Gunfleet. Objects were seen as plainly as if it had been moonlight, and the greatest anxiety was manifested to know what was giving forth such an unusual glare. In formation was received yesterday at Harwich, stating the before-named timber brig had caught fire, and had burned to the water's edge. What she is we are unable to say ; the cause of the fire is equally involved in mys tery ; report is busy, but in the absence of better infor mation we say nothing.—lpswich Express. Our herring-boats off the North Foreland hare done very well, having realised 400/. by the voyage. This is now, however, drawing] to a close, as the dog fish, which always follow in the track of the herring, are playing havock with the nets.—Brighton Herald. The leading trades in this city (Exeter) have'-e. solved to close, during November, December, n e t/ Ja nuary at seven o'clock ; February, March, and April at eight o'clock ; May, June, and July at nine o'clock,— Tires/ern Times. About one o'clock on Thursday morning a cry of fire was again heard in this town, and it was soon ascertained that it was at Flerapton upon some premises in the occupation of a Mr. Cooke, of that place. A large barn, containing the wool of five years' flocks, with a quantity of wheat and barley, was Pet on fire, and damage done to the amount of between 2,0001, and 3,0001, The barn was wholly p plo m f a c t ecrl,o close en to the consequencevrem premises.___ e o s f ... a pond w s destroyed, with a very considerable quantity of the wool, The property, we hear, was insured. There w PEASANTRY.--The having nag good d n recently sii Herald. IRISH in ke epi ngmost wit h es e eases theirth the clothingeabT cabins theyCo o tii T ea u r F A swhr o e r t c p easan try hinel y clad. children have nothing but a mass of rags attached to their pers4ll%. I. speak in accordance with truth when I say, that " there are MON hAs than whole cloth,' in their garrnents t A great portion of their skin, in Al parts of tneir persons, is exposed to wind and weather and often most painfully so to the eye of those who travel through the country. That they should .survive an hour, when compelled to be in.the open air on a cold winter's day, is one of those things which could not' be ' believed without evidence of so conclusive a kind as; to render it impossible for any one to resist it.---Impres sions of Ireland and the Irish.