The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS AND ihttntr ptitton. " Who runs may read." rONLEICCirri. QOa Thur s d a y even i ng t h e i r M a j est i es t h e Ki ng an d ueen of the French received M. de Varennes, the French Minister at the Court of Lisbon; Count de 13 "d3", and M. Oder, Peers of France • Generals Hou r nel and De Saint Yon ; Baron Rothschild, and M. 43rogniart. Prince Elim Mitchersky, Chamberlain of the Emperor .or Russia, died two days a go, aged 36, at his re s idence, la Paris. A Marseilles journal states that the sch-coner Curieux of that port has been captured by an English cruiser, on her way - to Goree, on suspicien of being a slaver. The Journal asserts that there was nothing on board to war rant the capture. The schooner had, it says, ten empty c asks and twelve sacks of rice on board, but they were down on the m an if es t, an d were f ur t h e use o f t h e crew . The vessel had been confiscated, and was about to be sold when the account left. fly a letter from Guadeloupe of the 9th September, We learn that since the earthquake not less than 429 new 11 ° 484 's had been built, of which 118 cost each 15,000 f. and upwards, exclusive of the purchase of ground ; 166, 'OWL to 15,0001.; and 145 under 6,0001. At the date of this account 173 houses more were in the course of co nstruction. The following curious circumstance, says a Dunkirk r h a Per , happened a f ew d a y s ago i n t h e b ur yi ng - groun d ''' e re• While the sexton was digging a grave, a skull ) rose from that whi c h a dj o i ne d i t , an d w hi c h was a l so I Peo, and as t h e terrified man started back, advanced to wards,, hi m . H e then fled on to the road, crying aloud for n, --e r°Y. Another man hearing the alarm, and being told the cause of it, had sufficient courage to go to the too 'Plat, and there s aw th e h ea d st ill mov i ng. U n d aun t e d he k it up, and, on examination, found within it two ' 14° Ies, which had made it their retreat, and had given it • motion, I. T he Second Ch am b er o f t h e St a t es G enera l o f Hol -"44 has come to a resolution to send back the address to the First Ch am b er i n it s pr i m i t i ve state, w i t h a s li g h t modification of the paragraph objected to. It remaitis to be seen whether it will finally be adopted by the First Chamber. t. m The foll ow i ng l amenta b le acc i dent happened a short , I s ago in Pi e d mont. The Countess de Samaz, w i fe of e Grand Master of the Household of the King of Sar dinia, in op en i ng a drawer at the top of a very h i gh c ""t, drew th e w h ole p i ece of furn i ture upon her, and Zits crushed to death. She was found a lifeless corpse Y her son-in law, Count Maurice de Samaz, en his en "ng th e apartment shortly after the accident. .... Sallier, the Commissiary of Police at Calais pus fCe te d of having mur d ere d th e E ng li s h phy s i c i an , a ll cir cumstan ces of which we have given, is ordered for be fore the C our t o f A ss i zes f or t h e P as d e -C a l a i s . quet b T Marseilles journals announce that a grand hau l/141V° take place on the arrival in that city of Mar- Th e l. s t ancl, in honour of the illustrious visitor. of z,TE 4 lee of b rea d i n P ar i s , for the second fortnight gram " ve ' n ber, has been fixed at 31 centimes the kilo me for the first quality. E arl CRVITZT —PALSZIONAIMM. Rap, l'elawarr left town on Saturday last for Bourne Earl near Easton, Cambridgeshire, where the Noble th e at 'd family are expected to remain until the close of 1 ,, !tenth, and then return to Buckhurst Park, Sussex. brlir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bur 16,gh and the llereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen otrelitz, are expected to honour the Noble Earl linZPountess with a visit shortly at Buckhurst. ci ithe Duk e of Newcastle, accompanied by the Ladies tit e n i tr, and L or d s R o b ert and Charles Clinton, arrived naber P ar k , N otts, on Wednesday last, from Brid vugtos, Yorkshire, where the Noble D u k e an d f am ily been residing the last month. , The Duk e of Leeds left the Clarendon Hotel on Satur oay..for his seat H ornby Castle. Mlhe Marquis of Sali s b ury returne d on F r id ay even i ng slatfleld House from Bu r l e i g h H ouse , w h ere t h e N o bl e Ttha had been among the visitors during the sojourn e Q ueen and Prince Albert at that princely .seat. he Marq u i s of Salisbury intends ,shortly to receive a successio n of visitors at Hatfield. The Earl of Shaftesbury has had a select family circle assembled at St. Giles's House, Dorset. Tho Hon. Cap tain and Lady Harriet Corry, lSlr. and Lady Charlotte Sturt, having been among the visitors. The Earl of Lonsdale has arrived in town from White haven Castle, his Lordship's'seat in Cumberland. • Dowager Lady Holland 01 South -street on Saturday last for Brighton, where her Ladyship intends to pass the winter. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord Ashley, and Lord Earnest Bruce, were among the nobility at tending Divine service on Sunday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. alltliels,7&x,ANMOlrSe The election of the Lord Rector 2f . the Pro fessorpewion Fr i day,Principal versity of Glasgow took Hill presiding in the absence . of . Macfarlan, who was unable to attend from indisposition. The candidates were the Earl of Eglinton (Tory), and Andrew Rutherfurd, Esq., M.P., late Lord Advocate for Scotland (Liberal). The numbers for Mr. Rutherford Were 277, and for Lord Eglinton 185—majority 92. Mr. Charles Laffitte, head of the house Charles s Laffitte, Blount, and Co., has arrived in London. I understood that the object of his visit is connected b t oth with the French loan and with the formation ` °ia com pany for the railway from Paris to the Belgian fr on tier,. and that he has already received proposals from different influential parties. It is propos l ed to a c alum for Cumer land and 'W estmoreland, erect bylunati asylum way EAF of a memorial to the b ate I. of ', misdate. At a full meeting of the British Archeological Asso ciation, h eld on Saturday, it was resolved that the second nanual m eeting should b e h e ld a t Winchester in the co mer of 184 5. , 80, 1.111" Lal, a disti ngu i s h e d O r i en t a l t rave ll er and er, is at present on a tour in Ireland. He visited t h e te B ank of I re l and on Thursday last, accompanied by of the Directors. O no night in begs e i t h er lost August, 1843, there were several mail or stolen from the Dublin and Cork teach, ma Cashel, and although Government at the time offered a considerable reward for their recovery, no clue t . .? them .., -.as traced, until by the exertions of Mr. Dann, rie Postmaster at Fermoy, there appears now eve ry . vaelinood of a discovery, which may lead to the regain- Itlsitrnt:fi*e property lost by individuals in the letters con , le these bags. Zi g 1-. Ner, sh . -came/lox OF A MERICAN PRESIDENT.—From zepre in gtoo he owing infono two ste, e :re dents we of have the t New foll York Herald ; ormati theyare both .r.reY Instructive. The first extract describes the retiring .rt sident:--" A freaehery, of tale might be told of intrigue and bargain and sale of office, of betrayed e ri na en t h iPte of violated trusts, of foul aspersions of name 13,-„jeutsr:itter, of corruptions and abominations as would !„,-'''") •jubilee in hell. But this ungrateful task is not -4 4 • at present." The second represents the pleasant "bsequences resulting from a presidential election to all o.fficials J am not vote the winning ticket:—" A thun- Oering_ is anticipated during the next six months' particularly if Mr. Clay be elected. Myriads of hungry, (423', starving expectants, will swarm here like the saocusts of old, literally choking up the streets and ever walked with a hickory stick will, immediately after the 4th of March, have to 'walk chalk, ginger blue.' '' , Tire c Th fol ro ALAMITOUS FLOOD AT FLORENCE.—_-e . bed rig account is given by an eye-witness :—" The rain ea on the 3d, and continued nearly the whole day ; during the night it increased, and fell in one continued Clare M. Early on Sunday morning the alarm was given hell the Arno was inundating the town, and in about an hour all the lower parts of Florence were six and seven feet deep in water ; so sudden was the rush of water that there was barel time to take the horses out of the stables, and seve ral were drowned. Those persosui who were in the stre t rushed into the houses ; and many who were in e s the churche . s were ebliged to stay there till the following morning. In Santa Croce triere were two feet of water, and the Piazza was inundated t th e feet of ten feet. All this happened between seveon sons who slept on the groaund eightfle o'clock. M any e per forcing open the windewosrsesvr were awok e ok by All this while the Arno kept rising—windows°, e c r hairs, tables, pictures, in short, every article of furniture came whirling past in the torrent. At ten o'clock e treruendons bridg e crash w as heard, the upper iron had given way, and the whole wood-work 12f tt came dashing past the Ponte Vecchio, where the Jewellers have their shops ; it was expected every mo ment to be carried away ; but luckily it resisted the shock. The consternation was at its height, for here was a mother inquiring for her child, here a father asking for his son; the rain still falling in torrents, no boats to be had —all carried away. At last two were pro • cured, and rafts were made to succour those parts o t,hs town that were inundated. Seven persons were drowned in the streets. At 2 P.M., the Arno began to subside, still no one could get to the inundated quarter; more than two-thirds of the town were without bread, and no help reached them till evening. It was dreadful to hear the cries of " Bread! bread!" from the streets that were inundated. At last the rafts were able to take bread. In many streets remote from the centre they were from Saturday evening till Su night without f ood. All the cellars are full of wate rw ay ;l the merchan dise iu the douane ruined; shops have been completely cleared; a picture dealer found but a his shop, all e l se swept awa mass of sa n d i n y. At the Calci ne t h e hares, &c., ha ve been drowned, and the r uined. I n t h e country it is much worse ; Whole towns are under water, and without food. It rains incessantly, and another flood is expected every day. No English ha ve perished. The streets are still full of water. The ac age a t t h e douane alone is estimated at 2,600,000 li(above 100,0001.)" Berme SUGAR MARKET, Nov. 15.—8 to me forward more freely this week, and the purchases have been on a larger scale than f or some pa e past ; both refiners and grocers have shown a disposition to get into E tock, and the sales in West India sorts reach 600 hhds. and tierces, at very full prices. A good business has also been done in East India descriptions, the trans actions in Bengals and Mauritius reaching 3,000 bags a her rid mats, at p r i ces not previously attainable. In rum te is nothing doing.—Bristol Mercury. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.--011 Thursday, a ecAlple of Hymen's votaries, Mr. J. Biggs and Mrs. E. luridge, whose united ages amounted to 142 years, were married at Hughendon Church, Bucks. The bride had been married three times previously —twice in the a b ove church, and once at Bradenham ; and for fourteen years she acted as housekeeper to her present lord and muter. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early promenade, and, on the return of her Majesty and her Royal Consort, the Prince left the Castle on a shooting excursion, accompanied by Lord Glenlyon and Sir Jas. Graham, and attended by the Earl of Morton, Mr. Anson, Captain Meynell, and Colonel Wylde. The party went to the royal preserves in the Great Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken out in their garden chaise an airing this morning. The Earl of Liverpool (Lord Steward) and Sir Henry Wheatley arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen. _ _ . In the afternoon Lord Gienl3 on and the Right Hon. Sir James and Lady Graham took their de parture from the Castle. The following is the programme of the performance of the Royal Horse Guards band at the Castle on Saturday evening : Overtare, Macbeth—Spolir. Selections, Bohemian Girl—Balfe. March of the Russian Guard:,—Doerfeld. Selection, Alma—Costa. Chorus and Fugue, Amen, from the Stahat Mater— Rossini. The Queen and Prince Albert inspected to-day a bust of Sir William Magna) , (late Lord Mayor), submitted by Mr. J. E. Jones, and were graciously pleased to express their approbation of the work. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Knese beck, left Kew yesterday morning for Arundel Castle, Sussex, to honour the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk with a visit. The Governor of the Bank of England and the De puty-Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation on behalf of the Waterford and Li merick Railway Company, consisting of the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Waterford, Chairman of the Provisional Committee ; Sir Henry Winston Barron, Bart., M.P.; Mr. Charles Brancome (Clonmel), Mr. Thomas E. Lalor, J. P. (Carricksuir), Mr. Joshua Wm. Strangman (Waterford), Mr. James Walpole, the Honorary Secretary (Waterford), ,Mr. W. 0. Hunt, solicitor ; and Mr. Charles Vignoles, en gineer, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Robert Peel, Lady, and Miss Peel, arrived at their residence in Whitehall-gardens yesterday morn ing, from Brighton. His Excellency M. Dedel had an interview with Lord Aberdeen at the Foreign-office yesterday. The Belgian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign- office. Sir James and Lady Graham arrived in town yes terday afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. A deputation respecting the Cork and Bandon Railway, consisting of Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P.; Major Clark, K.H. ; Mr. W. Shaw (Cork), and Mr. W. Sullivan (Bandon), accompanied by Mr. Vignoles, the engineer, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade. . _ Lord Stanley arrived in town last evening from Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada, and for the Governors of the other North American Provinces, were sent off yesterday evening form the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also sent off for the Governor of the Mauritius. Lord Boston and the Hon. Misses Irby left Far rance's Hotel on Saturday for Dover, where his Lord ship has taken a house for the winter. SOUTHAMPTON-MONDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Royal Tar, Captain R. Gasson, arrived at this port at eleven o'clock, A.m., bringing mails from Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo. Her dates of departure are as follow :—Frotn Gibraltar the 10th instant; Cadiz, the 11th ; Lisbon, the 13th; Oporto, the 14th ; and Vigo, the 15th. The following is the only news from Lisbon : Costa Cabral's career is now a succession of triumphs. On Saturday last he gained a victory in the Chamber of Peers, where the question regarding the use made by the Government of the discretionary powers intrusted to it in February last was decided in favour of Ministers by thirty-seven votes to twelve. This, however, was not the grand ques tion ; for as no express limits were set to the conces • sion, it would be hard to prove the alleged excess be yond a line which was never clearly marked out, and accordingly the Duke of Palmella, and several other Opposition Peers, voted with the Government on the occasion. The really important subject of debate is that which is to come on next—namely, the Bill of In demnity for the unconstitutional acts performed by the Government after the cessation of the discre cretionary powers. On that grant, it is expected, that Palmella and his party will make a most determined stand. Nevertheless it is pretty certain, that there, too, the Ministry will have a majority, though pro bably a much smaller one than that which they have just gained. MR. HUSKISSON'S STATUE. At a meeting of the Town Council of Liverpool on Wednesday, the Town Clerk read a letter which had been written by the late Mayor to Mrs. Huskisson, and also a letter written by Mrs. Huskisson in reply. The Mayor's letter was to the effect, that the site selected by Mr. Gibson for the erection of Huskisson's statue in the Custom-house had been declined ; that the Council expressed their regret that difficulties had thus arisen ; and that they suggested the long room of ay.? Custom-house as a proper place for its erection. Mrs. Huskisson's reply was of considerable length. She said she had been given to understand that the light in the long room was defective, and that more than one spot could be found in the open area sur rounding the Custom-house for the erection of a statue in bronze. She, therefore, requested permission to withdraw the marble statue of her lamented husband for the purpose of having it cast in bronze, and, when cast, erected in the area outside the Custom-house, the exact site being left to the selection of Mr. Gibson. The reading of the letter was followed by loud cheers. The MAYOR spoke in warm terms of admiration of this liberal proposal. The following resolution was proposed amid loud cheers : _ _ " That the Mayor do express to Mrs. Huskisson the feelings of gratitude that the Council entertain for her most liberal proposal to substitute a bronze for a marble statue, to be by her erected to the memory of our late representative, and to intimate to her, that this Council will take care that the site that may be selected by Mr. Gibson shall be made suitable for the reception of this magnificent gift, and that the Council would express its hope that the inscription to be re corded on the statue's base will not omit to remind the public of the party to whom it is so much indebted." - - THE -MORNING MAILS.—The following official list of post towns to which letters and newspapers are for warded by the morning as well as evening mail trains was issued on Saturday, by order of the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale, the Postmaster-General, which con cludes for the present year the arrangements which have been making with the Directors of the different railway companies :—"Abingdon, Accrington, Andover- road, Ap pleby, Banbury, Bangor, Bath, Barnsley, Basingstoke, Be aum ari s, Belper,Berkhampstead,Birmingham,Bishops' Stortford, Blackburn, Bolton, Bradford (Yorkshire), Brackley, Brumpton, Brough, Bristol, Brighton, Buck ingham, Brunley (W.), Bury St. Edmund's, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Carnarvon, Chatham, Chepstow, Cheltenham, Chester, Chesterfield, Chippenham, Ciren cester, Clitheroe, Cockermouth, Conway, Coventry, Cowes, Cuckfield, Darlington, Dartford, Daventry, Derby, Dunmow, Dover, Durham, Farehani, Fairford, Faringdon, Fenny Stratford, Feversham, Folkestone, Gateshead, Gloucester, Godalmin, Grantham, Gosport, Gravesend, Guildford, Halifax, Haydon-bridge, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, Hexham, Hihgworth, Hoddesdon, Holyhead, Holywell, Huddersfield, Ken dal, Lancaster, Leeds, Leamington, Leicester, Lech lade, Leighton Buzzard, Lewes, Liverpool, Loughborough, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Manchester, Margate, Mary port, Melton Mowbray, Milnthorpe, Mold, Monmouth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Newport (Isle of Wight), Newport Pagnell,Newmarket, Northallerton, Northampton, North Shields, Nottingham, Oxford, Penkridge, Penrith, Ports mouth, Preston, Preston Brook, Ramsgate, Reading, Reigate, Ripon, Rickmansworth, Rochdale, Rochester, Rotherham, Rugby, Ryde, Saffron Walden, Sheffield, Sittingbourne, Shoreham, Slough, Sunderland, South Shields, Southampton, St. Asaph, St. Alban's ' Stafford, Stockport, Stone, Stroud, Stony Stradford, Stratford on-Avon,.Twindon, Thirsk, Towcester, Tring, Ulver stone, Uxbridge, Wakefield,Wallingford,Walsall, Ware, Warrington, Warwick, Watford, Woedon, Whitehaven, Wigan, Wigton, Winchester, Windsor, Wolverhampton, Workington, Worthing, York, all the north of England, Scotland, and Ireland. For all the above places the letter-boxes at the receiving-houses will be open till 7 a.m., for newspapers, and 8 a.m. for letters, and those at the branch offices, Charing-cross, Old Cavendish street, and the Borough, for the reception of newspapers until half-past 7 a.m., and for letters until 8 a.m. At the General Post office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, and the branch office in Lombard-street, the boxes wil close for newspapers at a quarter before 8 a.m., and for letters at half-past 8 a.m.—W. L. MABERLY, secretary. General Post-office, Nov., 1844." ALARMING ILLNESS OF GENERAL NOTT.—We have much regret that we cannot report at all favourably of the present state of General Nott's health. The gallant officer has had a relapse, and is now very ill. It is con jectured that this change for the worse has been brought about by the change in the weather, the atmosphere now being very humid. It is howeecr satisfactory to know that the Gallant General possesses from nature a very strong constitution, and it is confidently believed, that he will not only soon rally, but be, ere long, fully re stored to health.— 'Welshman. BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—OH Tuesday last, at St. Ives, the wife of William Pegg, labourer, was delivered of three fin e c hild ren , two sons and a re daughter, all doing welloc.Cambridge Chronicle. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, Nov. 14.—T0-clay the King transacted business successively with the Minister of War and the Minister of Finance. A deputation from Ghent has just arrived at Brussels, to make some representations to the Ministers of Finance and the Interior relative to the projected free entrepois at Ostend and Antwerp. In the night of the 11th of this month there was a dreadful hurricane, with torrents of rain, on the coasts of Flanders. The west and north winds caused high tides, with a very hollow sca. The rain and the strong wind hindered for three days the departure and the arrival of the English mail packets. The frightful weather which we have had for some time has occasioned some damage in the environs of the capital. The quantity of rain which has fallen most uninterruptedly gives reason to fear that our rivers will again overflow their banks. The Senne is already very high, and several meadows are inundated. Bnussti.s, Nor. 15.—The Chamber, at the commence ment of the sitting to-day, voted unanimously the pro ject of law for allowing to the war department a credit of 4,450,000 f. It then continued the debate on the pro ject of law for increasing the salaries of the members of the several courts of justice. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg will leave Cologne on the 17th, and arrive at Brussels in the evening. The family of Prince Galitz, in coming from St. Pe tersburgh, has been at Brussels for some days. The Prince himself is expected to-morrow. Persons who are well-informed attach some importance to the visit of this Prince to Brussels. They believe that he is likely to make a considerable stay, and that it is connected with plans affecting our diplomatic relations. Prince Borghese Aildobrandim and the Princess of Arenburg, his consort, have come from Rome to spend the winter at Brussels. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1844. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Nov. 18.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze, and cloudy. BRISTOL, Nov. 17.—Arrd. J. and M. Sinnott, Que bec. Sid. Miranda, Cape de Verds. GLOUCESTER, Nov. 17.—Arrd. Collins, Quebec. NEWPORT, Nov. 16. Sid. Empress, Charleston ; Martha Ann, Boston. PENARTH ROADS, Nov. 15.—Arrd. Eliza Kirkbride, Liddle, Quebec; Bounty Hall, Liverpool for Ichaboe, with loss of foretopmast, sails, rigging, &c. SWANSEA, Nov. 15.—Arrd. Amethyst, Carter, Que bec. Ski. Tyrian, Ceylon; Jane Boyd, Cuba. DEAL, N ov. - 16.—A.m., Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W. ; P.M., W.N.W., light ; 17. N.W to W. and W.S.W., light breeze.—Arrd. 16, Benjamin Greene, St. Kitt's ; Mid ford, New Orleans; John Morgan, St. John's, New Bruns wick, Barbadoes, Quebec; Prince of Wales, Shields for Calcutta. Sld. Mary Hastings, Sierra Leone ; Sugar Bird, Tobago; Thames, Jamaica; Anne Jane,China ; Si rGeorge, Seymour, Launceston. Nereid, Aden, with the greater part of the outward-bound, the greater part of which have since put back and anchored. Arrd. Volunteer, London for Mauritius, having been blown into the North Sea during the late gales. STANDGATE CREEK, Nov. 16.—Arrd. Montrose steamer, Wilson, Constantinople; Achiever, Taganrog, Ditto. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 16.—Wind W.-17. W.S.W.— Sid. her Majesty's ship Griffin, eastward. Bitixuam, Nov. 16.—The Cato, of Plymouth, from Quebec, was abandoned, waterlogged, 11th inst., 600 miles W.S.W. of Scilly; crew saved. RAMSGATE, Nov. 16.—The Elise, of and for Bou logne, from Sunderland, struck on the Kentish Knock this morning, and foundered; master, two men, and a boy drowned. COWES, Nov. 16.—Arrd. Memphis, Haman, Bahia. . • POOLE, Nov. 16.—Arrd. J a mes, Ford, Labrador. STA.RCROSS, Nov. 16.—Arrd. Ann Wise, Rio Grande. OFF DARTMOUTH, Nov. 16.—Arrd. Folipa,Haagaray, Havanuah, for Bremen, with loss of round-house, &c. SHEERNESS. Nov. 16.—The Toms, Gibson, of Shields, and not the Thomas, of Sunderland, got on the Marplin Sands, 14th inst., but was got off this morning and pro ceeded. The Mayflower, of Newcastle, from Seaham to London, got on Shoebury Knock Sand this morning, but was assisted off this evening and proceeded. CowEs, Nov. 16.—The Catharina, from Gifle to New York, has put in here leaky, and must discharge. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 17.—Wind S.S.W. to W., variable, light.—Arrd. Peruvian, Black; Kilblain, Shaw, Calcutta; Emperor, Bell, Singapore ; Caledo n i a , Stick, Jamaica ; Mary Ann, Porto Cabello; St. Mark, Butman, Savannah; Hero of Sidon, M`Carthy, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Ariel, Montreal ; Prince Charley, Ararat ; The Duke, and Syria, Quebec ; Agneda, Jeffrey, Bombay ; Lotus, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Daly, Miratnichi ; Eveline, and John, Quebec. Sld. Olinda, Otaheite ; Asia, Mobile ; Richard Anderson, Baltimore ; Catherine, Halifax, Off, Patriot Queen, Calcutta; Duke of York. A schooner, name unknown, said to have belonged to Wick, foundered on the Bth inst., off More Head, without any apparent cause ; crew saved. ABERDEEN, Nova 15.—The sloop James and Thomas, from Shields, got on the point of the North Pier this morning, but has since been got off, and brought into harbour. DUBLIN, Nov. 14.—Arrd. Lady Walker, Cornwall, Demerara ; Bridget, Quebec. KING nowN, Nov. 15.—Arrd. Messenger, Pugwash. CORK, Nov. 14.—Arrd. Allan Killan,Grant, Ichaboe ; Arab, Wells, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sherbroke, Quebec ; Mary, Newfoundland. Sid. Jaser, Niva, ditto. LIMERICK, Nov. 15.—Arrd. Messenger, Miller, Quebec. Sid. Borneo and Primrose, Savannah ; Magnolia, St. John's, New Brunswick. WESTPORT, Nov. 15.—The R. A. Parke, from Quebec to Belfast, has put into Black-sod Bay, making three feet water per hour, having sprung a leak at sea. BELFAST, Nov. 16.—The schooner John Metcalf, of this port, coal laden, is sunk at the Brigs, near Groem pert; crew saved. The schooner Orion, Gambles, of Workington, from Mulroy to Liverpool, with oats, has put into Donaghadee, having sprung a leak at sea, and subsequently got on the rocks at the entrance of the' harbour, and will be towed up here to discharge. A schooner, from the Clyde to Liverpool, with grain, is said to have foundered this morning, off the South Rock Light, after collision with a London steamer; crew reported to be saved. BRIDLINGTON, Nov. 17.—The Britania, Andrew, from Hull to Whitby, which was ashore near here, has been got off, and brought in here, after discharging part •f her cargo. FALMOUTH, Nov. 16.—Wind W.S.W., fresh. 17th. Variable and light.—Arrd. Margaret Boyle, Monism, Ichaboe, sailed Sept. 8, and proved for Leith; Isabella Wood, Denier, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off. Mer cator, Bahia, and sailed for Antwerp; Caroline, Quebec. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Patriot Queen, Devey, from Bengal, at Li verpool, sailed July 29 ; Peruvian, Black, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed June 30, St. Helena Sept. 24 ; Supe rior, Bell, from Singapore, at Liverpool, sailed June 20, Anger July 17 ; Agneda, Jaffray. from Bombay, at Li verpool, sailed July 5; Gilmore, Maw, from Port Philip, off Falmouth, sailed May 2, Bahia Sept. 8 ; Grecian, Watt, from China, in the London Docks, sailed June 20, St. Helena Sept. 28 ; Syria, Stroyan, from Sirzapore, at Cork, sailed June 22, St. Helena Sept. 11 ; Kilblain, Shaw, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed June 29, St. Helena Sept. 24. Arrivals at St. Helena—Mary Lyon, Davidson, Sept. 24, from coast of Africa, and sailed 26th to Cork ; Ma cassar, from Manilla and Batavia, and sailed 26th to Antwerp ; Osprey, Kirk, 25th, from Bombay, and sailed 26th to Liverpool; Gulnare, Chapman, from Batavia, and sailed 25th to Boston ; Orator, Chester, from Ceylon to London ; Laurens Koster, Reeve, from Batavia, and sailed 25th to Rotterdam ; Caledonia, Stephenson, from Bombay, and sailed 25th to Hull; Pilgrim, Rawling, from Calcutta, and sailed 26th to Liverpool; Harmony, Douglas, from the Cape ; Borneo, Hogg, 26th, from Calcutta and Mauritius, and sailed 28th to London ; Arrow, Walker, from Zanzibar to London ; Solide, Grasse, from Batavia to Hamburgh. Departures from Madras—Lynher, Browse, Aug. 22, to Mauritius ; William, Hay, 31st, to Moulmein ; City of Poonah, Slight, Sept. 1, to Cape and London. BeAngrrail; a a l n a d t to ca sa p i e l d sa a m v e e d r a d y s— to p L rec on ar do s n or . Arrivals at Ascen s io n —Eli z abeth, Morris, Oct. 8, from steamer, Sept. 26th, from Southampton to India. EXPORTATION OF HORSES.—The collections men tioned in our last as purchased by Mr. Scholfield, of Faxfleet, and Mr. Riby Nicholson, for the MM. Strauss, of Vienna, and Mr. Furstenberg, of Berlin, were shipped on Saturday last, per the Queen of Scotland, Captain Cape, and Victoria, Captain Draper, for-Ham burgh. Mr. Scholfield's selection, which was shipped from Colley's Paragon Inn stables, included a splendid horse named the Duke of Buckingham, bred by Mr. Hill, of Sledmere-field. His pedigree—by Memnon Junior, out of Puffin, by Pantaloon, own sister to Cardi nal Puff. A two-year old colt, purchased by Sir Tatton Sykes ; by Hampton, dam by Lottery, g. d. by Camil lus, and descended from the celebrated breed of the late Sir M. M. Sykes, Bart. An arrival of horses yesterday, intended for the Helen Macgregor and others expected, will probably be delayed until Saturday.—Hull Packet, Nov. 15. which, ieh, th f e ro re m ar h e er m d an ra y beautiful ughtof wate sp r o , ts the up y on ict o o u ri r a co a a n s d t Albert yacht is unable to approach so as to behold the scenery to advantage, her Majesty wrote to Sir George Cockburn, the senior naval Lord of the Admiralty, ex pressing a wish to have a small iron-screw propeller, as a tender to the Royal yacht, and orders were, conse quently, promptly issued in accordance with her Ma jesty's request, and this vessel is now in the progress of building in the dockyard of Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, at Blackwall. Her dimensions will be about 140 feet in length, 22 feet in breadth, and she is not to draw more than four feet six inches of water, so that she may run (where it is practicable) sufficiently close tothe shore to enable her Majesty to embark and land without. the aid of any intermediate boat. A stage will be pre pared for that purpose.— United Service Gazette. Mr. Joseph Samuda, the brother and partner of Mr. Jacob Satnuda, who lost his life on board the Gipsy Queen on Tuesday evening last, with nine of his engineers and workmen, having intimated that he would bear the expense of the funerals of such of them whose families or friends were unable to do so, the mournful ceremonials were conducted in a most respectable manner. The re mains of Mr. Jacob Samuda were removed on Wednes day afternoon from Poplar, in a hearse, to the house of his father, in South-street, Finsbury, from whence they were conveyed for interment on the following afternoon at the Jews' Cemetery, in the Mile -end-road. MANCHESTER TESTIMONIA L TO MR. ROWLAND HILL—The amount received in this town now exceeds 1,4001. We should be glad if the public of the sur rounding districts, who have also participated in the plan of cheap postage, would assist in raising the sum of 2,0001. This would be a worthy gift to Mr. Hill.— Manchester Guardian. THE THEATRES. HAYMARKET. The forcing system of prizes or premiums having failed to produce the result expected from it, we are glad to see the management of this house a shelter for English comedy, resorting to the simpler principle to which we owe so many sterling plays, and to which we hope to be indebted for many more—that of bring ing forward the production of authors who have al ready proved their ability as dramatic writers, and who, to the genius that nature alone confers, have added that knowledge of the stage and the public which experience alone can give. The theatrical world owes much to Mr. Webster for reviv ing the many old comedies which, but for him, would have remained unknown to the present generation, except in the closet, where the wit that is of the day, and the repartee whose point is almost of the hour, loses as much as the pathos and grandeur of tragedy often gain ; and but for the new comedies that have been produced at the Haymarket within the last three . years ' we should have lost our belief in the p ossession of such a thing—we should have been compelled to fancy that we had become wholly dependent on foreign supply. Not one ob jection have we to offer to a clever adaptation of a clever drama in whatever language written. But we would fain have a proof now and then that invention, constructive power, wit, or something like it, re partee, or what passes for it, have not yet wholly deserted the young writers of Eng land ; and sometimes, though at long intervals, we have evidence that these qualities are yet to be found. They are all to be found, for instance, in the comedy of Old Beads and Young Hearts, from the pen of Mr. D. Bourcicault, produced last night at this theatre, and, as a consequence, it was completely successful. The plot is, if anything, too intricate ; but this is, perhaps, more forcibly felt by the critic who has to describe it, than the spectator. The dia logue is free and flowing, sprightly in many places, in a few witty, and at no time dull. There is the same tendency to run occasionally into farce observable in the author's former productions; but the line between it and comedy is hard to discover precisely, and an audience will at all times forgive much for the sake of a laugh ; it will forgive almost anything, indeed, but absolute vapidity—but of this Mr. Bourcicault is never guilty. Only premising farther that the applause was warm and cordial during the first act, that it was well and equally sustained throughout the other three, and came to a close with enthusiasm at the end of the fifth, we will descend from these generali ties to a slight detail of the plot and sketch of the characters. The piece is written on the plan that seems now to be a sort of recognised law of modern comedies—each act is a "set" scene, all the person ages having their exits and their entrances without the aid, or, as often happens, without the hin drance, of the scene-shifter. The first act passes in the chambers of Mr. Littleton Coke (C. Mathews) in the Temple. He is a barrister, of course, and just the sort of one that you can see, at a glance, will never be Lord Chancellor. Gay, careless, and studious of little but pleasure, if he knows any law at all, it is only that peculiar law of real property in virtue of which the faster it is spent, the sooner it comes to an end—the conclusion at which Mr. Lit tleton Coke has arrived, with respect to his pa trimony, at the rising of the curtain. Thus mnc"h we gather from a conversation between him self and that real blessing to comedy writers, a barrister's nondescript, who is clerk, agent, boots, butler, and valet, all rolled into one, with enough roguery to set him up in either of them separately. This worthy, " Bob" by name, is capitally played by Mr. Buckstone. In the midst of their discourse Lord Charles Roebuck (Mr. Holl), an old Eton friend of Coke's, enters ; he has just landed from the Continent, summoned home by the Earl of Pompion (Mr. Tilbury), his father, to undergo the two inflictions of marrying a rich widow and being returned to Parliament for Closeborough. He imparts his troubles to Coke, who offers to take the widow and stand the contested election instead of him, and rid him of two troubles at once. Bob at this juncture enters and apprizes his master that two sus picious characters are on the staircase, and recon noitres them through the slit of the letter-box; as they can be nothing but bailiffs, Coke and his noble friend decamp as the two strangers enter. They prove to be Jesse Rural (Mr. Farren), a good-hearted, simple, unsuspecting, worthy old soul of a Yorkshire minister, Littleton's tutor when the scapegrace of the town was a boy. He has come to London with Tom Coke, the brother of Littleton, who have been estranged from each other for fifteen years, hoping to reconcile them. The very cool reception they meet with from Bob enrages the brother and astonishes the old minister, and the curtain falls on the rage of the one and the attempts to pacify it made by the other. The second act takes us to the Earl of Pompion's mansion, and the boudoir of the Countess (Mrs. W. Clifford). Lord Charles enters with his friend Coke, and an admirable scene follows—one of the best of the piece. His mother, divided between her affection for her lap-dog, her fashionable nervousness, and her curi osity as to the Parisian fashions, gives her son the Most heartless, elegant, and lady-like of receptions to his home—hoping that he has bronght the Eau de Cologne, and taken care of his morals— that is to say, that he has not been too attentive to any " unmarried women," and that he " does not swear in English." The Earl, on his side, is equally careless of everything but his son's dinners at the Embassy and visits to Versailles. Lady Alice Haw thorn (Madame Vestris), the widow-cousin to whom Lord. Charles is destined, is introduced in this scene, and Littleton Coke, who had undertaken to accept her in jest, is captivated by her in earnest. Thus the plot thickens; but this is not all. Littleton's brother s Tom has just been really elected for a Yorkshire borough, and, as the old Earl knows that fact, without having any acquaintance with the new Member's person, he receives the briefless, placeless, and penniless Littleton as the legislator with; a vote to dispose of, and is most cordial and courteous. A Colonel Rocket (Mr. Strickland) is also introduced ; he is an old retired Indian officer, full of military phrases and prejudices, a passionate sort of Uncle I with a very red face and a very pretty daughter, Miss Rocket (Miss J. Bennett), with whom Lord Charles is in love. But the real Mem ber arrives, and the Earl's warmth to Littleton under goes a great abatement; Lady Alice, out of mere co quetry, it would seem, is more than polite to his brother; the young barrister is enraged, the country Member enchanted, and so ends act the second. The third act passes in a splendid suite of drawing rooms in the Earl's mansion. All the cha racters are assembled, the Countess and her la p -do g on a sofa with Littleton endeavouring to appear un concerned at the desperate flirtation that is going on between his brother and the beautiful widow; Miss Rocket and Lord Ch ar l es are playing ecartt ; the old clergyman is reading by the fire-side; and the Earl and the Colonel are discussing the merits of Captain Warner's shell. All this is excellently managed; but now commences the intricacy of the plot, which I we altogether despair of rendering clear by descrip tion. Littleton pretends to make love to Miss Rocket to vex the widow, and a whole series of cross pur poses arises, caused mainly by the old clergyman, ' who believes all he sees, and all he is told, to be what it appears, not dreaming that all the fine people round him are each playing a part, more or less, of false hood. The Earl refuses his assent to his son's mar riage with Miss Rocket because she is of less than noble birth. Colonel Rocket has a special contempt for Norman blood, and doubts whether there ever was a battle of Hastings, because it is not in the army list. He determines to take his daughter down to Ghuznee Hall forthwith, and, to prevent a separation, Lord Charles determines to assume the character of the postillion who is to drive them there. The old clergy man, who is always in everybody's way, and every where when he is not wanted, overhears the plan, the source of fresh confusion. The fourth act passes in the same apartments, but in this Bob in troduces himself to the Earl, having assumed the name of Crawl, a Parliamentary agent, a partner in the firm of the Earl's confidential solicitors. He here learns from his Lordship that he is his illegitimate son, having been left by him in the care of one of the partners. His Lordship expresses a wish to see the boy he has been estranged from so many years, and Bob tells him he is then in the house, attending on the Rockets as groom ! He sends for him and introduces Lord Charles, in livery, to the Earl as his natural son, evoking thereby a gift of 1001. The old clergyman afterwards tells the Earl that his son is going to elope with Miss Rocket, dressed as her groom ! The Earl is too happy at the good fortune of his na tural son, little dreaming that it is his heir. Littleton assumes the same disguise to elope with Lady Alice, and they do get off, but Bob has sold the " exclusive intelligence" to the morning papers, and all is known. The old folks hurry down to Ghuznee Hall, where the parties have arrived, and every one visits' their wrath on the poor old minister, who has done all for the best, meddled with everything with the purest intentions, but only with the result of throwing all into con fusion. The idea of this character seems to be taken from that of Michael Perrin, so exquisitely played by Bouffe ; but here the simple-minded pastor is mixed up with the intrigues of fashionable life, instead of those of the French police. The part was dressed and acted by Farren to the very life. The denouement is brought about by Tour Coke resigning a fortune which Lit tleton had signed away to supply his extravagance, after being refused by the widow, and the Earl is brought to reason by Bob threatening to reveal the secret of his birth to the Countess. To avoid this the Earl gives his consent to the marriage of Lord Charles and Miss Rocket, and all ends selon les regles. The piece is admirably brought out; the scenery is excellent— those of the boudoir and the suite of drawing-rooms are perfect in their way. The play went smoothly, and had evidently been well rehearsed. Altogether its success must be gratifying both to the author and the management. On the fall of the curtain .it was given out for repetition every evening by Mr. Farren ; the author was called for long and loudly, and at last bowed his acknowledgments from the stage-box. The performers were also called be fore the curtain to receive the applause of the audi ence for their efforts, and were thanked by the cheers of a house crowded to excess. PRINCESS'S. A new and pleasing trifle, entitled Prediction, and adapted from the French stage, was produced at this beautiful house yesterday evening. There is no great plot in the piece ; but a variety of startling incidents, occasioned by the appearance of a gentleman well known to the readers of Milton's Epic, keeps the audi ence alive, and the return of a vacillating lover to his liege duty winds up the piece. The mysterious per sonage himself, divested, however, of his infernal ter rors, was well enacted by Miss Emma Stanley, and the unfortunate lover, by Mr. Walter Lacy, was perfection. The piece was exceedingly well got up, the scenery was first-rate, the dresses unexception able, yet we cannot say that the drama was very suc cessful. There was an ominous silence throughout that augured ill for its continuance upon the stage, for the faint cheering that might be occasionally heard was more due to the actress than the author. In the next piece, however—the glorious Don— Wallack ought to have lived in the days of chivalry— restored each and every one to a most happy tem perament, and a hearty shout at the consummation evinced that sterling merit could be always appre ciated, aye, and heartily acknowledged, too. The evening's amusements were wound up by the re petition of the new grand oriental ballet, the Enchanted Bell. The play-bill does not belie it. It carries us literally into the land of enchantment ; and the exhibition of eastern splendour—the palaces—the domes—the gardens—the dancing girls—all realise the visionary splendours of the Thousand and One Nights. Some of the scenes in the ballet resembled Turner's best efforts in his earlier days; and with all our veneration for that great artist, we think him flattered by the comparison. Certes, Mr. Maddox deserves the thanks and gratitude of the public for his unremitting efforts to please them. THE LORD MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS OF THE CITY OF LONDON UNION. Yesterday upwards of fifty members, accompanied by Mr. Watkins, the vice-chairman, and the clerk, waited upon the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, and presented his Lordship with the following ad dress : " The Guardians of the poor of the City of London Union take the earliest opportunity of offering to your Lordship their most sincere and cordial congratulations upon your Lordship's elevation to the distinguished and honourable position of Lord Mayor of the City of London. " The Guardians have reason to acknowledge, with pride and satisfaction, the indefatigable zeal and ability evinced by your Lordship as their chairman during a pe riod of nearly eight years ; and the experience they have thus gained of your Lordship's character and talents, give them the highest confidence that the same ability and proficiency will be exercised for the benefit of their fellow-citizens at large, in the wider sphere of usefulness which your Lordship is now called upon to occupy. The Guardians have no less confidence that those kiwi and humane feelings for the interests of the poor which have ever characterised your Lordship, as their chairman, will be continued and extended to the fullest degree in the exercise of your Lordship's authority as Chief Magistrate of this great City. And while they look for the most patient and benevolent attentions to the claims of poverty and misfortune, they have an equal assurance that, under your Lordship's firm administra tion of the law, idleness and vice will receive the dis couragement they deserve. " In conclusion, the Guardians assure your Lordship of their unabated esteem and confidence, and beg to express their earnest hope that the blessing of Divine Providence may attend your Lordship through the ar duous and important duties of the coming year, and pre serve for many years a life of usefulness and benevo lence. " THOMAS WALKER, Presiding Chairman. " John Thomas Rowsell, Clerk to the Board." The Lord Mayor returned the following answer : " Gentlemen,—My election to the Chief Magistracy, after a year of severe persecution, prompted by those whose education and calling should have taught them better things, has been a source of congratulation from various friends who are kind enough to entertain a fa vourable opinion of my motives and proceedings. " I can truly declare that this pleasing testimony of your good opinion as my brother Guardians of the City of London Union, is doubly grateful under present cir cumstances, and a powerful incentive to exertion in the cause of humanity, as well as in the faithful administra tion of my duty. " You are so obliging as to approve of my humble ef forts as your Chairman during the existence of our Union. I feel I shall not be able for some time to give so uniform an attendance at the Board as formerly, but I have the satisfaction in knowing that my lack of service will be amply made up by the zeal and talent of my re spected friend, your excellent vice-chairman. " I beg to assure you that I shall dedicate my best energies to alleviate the sufferings of the deserving poor, but I shall strictly enforce the laws, so wisely enacted for the suppression of professed mendicants. "For your good wishes, so cordially expressed, for the preservation of my health, and that I may be enabled to fill the important duties to which I am now called, I heartily return you my best acknowledgments, and most sincerely do I wish that you and myself may have a year of happy success in our endeavours to dis charge with efficiency our respective trusts and obli gations." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. Various offers to lay and take, and a few bets, enable us to fix the market prices of nearly all the horses that have recently appeared in the Derby quotations ; we premise, however, that Idas, Pam, Weath er bit, Anti-Repealer, Fitzallen, Forth' s l o t ( at Young lhidtuol)E,calnipsedtWo or three outsiders, were all that were backed. DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 15 to 1 agst Forth's lot—(16 to 1 taken) 17 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Ledger 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt 25 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 30 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt 33 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Stanley's Minikin colt 35 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—taken 35 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen 38 to 1 agst Mr. Jacques's Anti-Repealer-40 to 1 t. f. 40 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger 50 to 1 agst General Yates's Seaman 50 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Flahowlagh—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c, out of Calypso's dam —take 1,000 to 15 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Worley's John Davis—take 1,000 to 15 1000 to 10 agst Lord Verulam's Christina colt—taken 7000 to 80 agst Mr. Theobald's Desperation—taken. OAKS. 30 to I agst Duke of Richmond's filly, out of the Soldier's Daughter—taken. GREAT FOOT-RACE IN AMERICA.—On Wednes day, the 16th of October, a foot-race, of almost national interest, took place at New York, on the Beacon Course. The match was for 1,000 dollars, and from 25,000 to 35,000 persons assembled on the course. The race was advertised in England, Canada, and throughout the United States, and the fact that three of the most con summate pedestrians came across the Atlantic expressly to run for the prizes greatly contributed to the excite ment. Stannard, Gilder, Steeprock, the Indian (alias John Ross), Caries, and M`Cabe ; each, more or less re nowned for speed and stamina in his immediate circle, had a strong party to back him. The betting was un usually heavy on the three Englishmen—Barlow, Green halgh, and Jackson—against the geld ; 100 to 75 was of fered on Gilder against Stannard ; 100 to 75 that Stan nard did not do ten miles within the hour ; even that two did it ; even on Stannard and the Indian against Gilder. Having previously drawn for positions, seven teen entries of the original thirty-seven came to the post to start. Gildersleeve, of New York, was thus the victor of the day. Of the six who accomplished ten miles within the hour, Gildersleeve received 600, Green halgh 250, Barlow 100, and Steeprock 50 dollars. M'Cabe and Stannard, we trust, will receive, if they have not already, a substantial token from their backers, of the general appreciation entertained of their indomitable game on this occasion. Gildersleeve has since been backed by one American gentleman, well known in the sporting world, for 2,000 dollars, to run fifteen miles, and vast numbers are of opinion that he would beat the distance into fits. He has himself offered to run any man in the world, on the Beacon Coarse, ten to fifteen miles, for from 1,000 to 5,000 dollars. John Barlow, of Manchester, England, has since challenged any man born within the United States of America, to run the distance of ten miles for the sum of 1,000 dollars. Greenhalgh, Barlow, Jackson, and others have already entered for a race amounting to a prize of 700 dollars. to take place at the Eagle Course, on the present 12th of November. TILE REV. SYDNEY SMITH.—Mr. Smith has been seriously indisposed for some weeks, and faint hopes have been entertained of his recovery. The Reverend Gen tleman's duty at St. Paul's has been undertaken for the 114 few Sundays by the Rev. Thomas Dale. YARMOUTIL—It is said to be the intention of Go vernment to prepare the Royal Hospital on our Denes, for the reception of lunatics belonging to the service, and that accommodation will be provided for both officers and privates.-IVorwich Mercury. DISCOVERY OF A VAST CATACOMB.—The Austrian Ambassador, M. Prokesch, and Professor Rooz, in ex ploring the island of Milos, have discovered a vast cata comb, containing at least a thousand tombs cut in the volcanic tuft. The walls of this subterranean cemetery are covered with Greek and Roman inscriptions of from the second to the sixth century. Most part of the tombs themselves have been opened and are empty. This was done, no doubt, by the barbarians of the north, who in the middle ages destroyed so many Hellenic monuments, respecting the thielling places of the dead as little as those of the living. LITERATURE. AGINCOURT. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 184 4. The title of this work sufficiently indicates its character, and the main incidents on which it is founded. It is a tale of the days of Henry the Fifth, and refers to the most stirring period of that monarch's reign, when he made his ex p e diti on i nto France, whi c h led—as all the world knows—to the ex traordinary battle and still more extraordinary victory of Agincourt. Alr.James, the author, is perfectly at home with an historical theme of this character, and sketches his English barons, knights, and squires, and dames " of high degree," with as much spirit and accuracy as could be expected in a professed writer of fiction. llis first volume is somewhat heavy, but the second and third are full of bustle; and the portrait of Richard of Woodville is as carefully finished a one as any that its author has recently produced. Consider ing how many novels Mr. James has published— some twenty or thirty, we believe—it is not a little remarkable that the freshness and animation of his manner exhibit not the slightest tokens of decay. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. BACIIELOR OF MEDICINE, 1844. FIRST DIVISION,. Allchin, Willi am H enry , University College. Browne, Henry, King's College. Edwards, William Thomas, University College. Evans, John, University College. Harling, Robert Dawson, University College. Ilearne, Edwin, University College. Ilerapath, Wm. Bird, Bristol Med. Sch. and Ldn. Hos Jemmett, Benjamin Lancaster, King's College. Marshall, Frederick William, University College. Parker, _Nicholas ' London Hospital. Parsey, William Henry, King's College. Redfern, Peter, 1, Surgeons'-square, Edinburgh. Routh, Charles Henry Felix, University College. Timms, Godwin 'William, University College. Webb, Henry March, Guy's hospital. SECOND DIVISION. Blount, John Hillier, King's College. Cannon, Henry Mills, King's College. Haines, Robert, St. Thomas's Hospital. Martyn, Patrick, School of Physic in Ireland. Scoffern, John, Aldersgate. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUICIDE. Great excitement was occasioned in the village of }Townes, near Bedford, on Sunday morning, in con sequence of a respectably dressed man being found hanging in a hedge quite dead. The following day an inquest was held before Ezra Eagles, Esq., coroner for the county, and the following evidence was ' given : Josiah King, a lab o ur er , d epose d th a t on S un d ay morning he was going up Mr. Armstrong's fields in the parish of llawnes, and in the hedge ; about a hun dred yards from the road leading from Wilsted to Clophill, he saw something hanging, which at first he thought was a mawki n t o f r i g h ten the birds with, but on going nearer he found it was a man. He was tied by the neck to an ash bough with a handkerchief, and appeared to have been hanging there for some time. He then told some other persons and the con stable, and they removed the body to King's beer shop. It was in a high state of putrefaction. When witness found the deceased he was on his knees. He was very respectably dressed. William Cole, the constable of Hawnes, deposed that the last witness fetched him on Sunday morn ing to Mr. Armstrong's hedge, to see a man hanging. He found the deceased suspended by the neck to an ash stem, with two handkerchiefs. He broke the stem and let the body down ; it was that of a person about sixty years old. He examined the skull, but could find no fracture. The deceased had on a black neckerchief, two shirts, pair of cotton drawers, coat, black trousers, and a fancy flowered waistcoat. He appeared to have been a round-faced man. His upper ,jaw was very round, and the under jaw rather sunk in. His hair was dark and rather curly and whiskers sandy; they extended underneath his chin. He had on Wellington boots cut open up the instep. He had white cotton socks. He had a black frock coat, lined with silk, and a black velvet collar. There was a hat hanging by the side of the deceased in the stem of the tree, in which were a pair of spectacles, a pair of scissors, a common horn comb, and a pencil. In the small-clothes pocket was a piece of paper, on which was written in pencil, " I ham in troble," and the figures 1844 and 1793 deducted, with 0047 below ; and 1844 and 1777 deducted, with 0067 below. And in the coat-pockets was a playbill of Mr. Jackman's com pany of the performance of Cato, and The Silent Family; another bill, "H. Brett, bread and biscuit-baker, 55, Fleet-street ;" another, " A true Friend in need," appearing to be a bill relative to a friendly benefit society at Mr. Jones's, 13ackcburch-lane, Whitechapel ; and part of another bill, relating to another benefit society, at Mr.Bowers'i, Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell. After the clothes had been removed, witness examined the body ; there were no marks of violence ; the handkerchiefs by which the body was suspended were figured cotton. Upon the black neckerchief the letters "W. S." were marked in white silk. On his shirt collar the letter " R." was marked in red cotton. He was five feet three inches in height, and was a stranger to witness. The body was not identified, and being in a high state of decomposition, was obliged to be buried directly after the inquest. The jury returned an open verdict, to the effect that deceased was found hanging. —Hertford Reformer. The very extensive cotton mills, well known as the Salford mills, the property of Messrs. Phillips and Co., have been taken as a bonding warehouse for Manchester. FOREIGN CATTLE.- The week's arrivals have been 9 head of oxen and cows, and 14 sheep, by the steamers from llamburgh and Rotterdam.—Hull Pachet. A man named Pierce Wynne, contiguous to Bally duff, Kerry, died last week at the advanced age of 110.— Limerick Chronicle. M. Sallior, the Commissary of Police at Calais, suspected of having murdered an English physician, all he circumstances of which we have given, is ordered for trial before the Court of Assizes for the Pas-de-Calais. Mr. Pearce, late superintending inspector of the detective police, has been promoted to the superinten dentship of the F, or Covent-garden, division of the Metropolitan Police Force. The employers of Mr. Archibald Anderson, com mission-agent and salesman of cattle and sheep, at New castle-on-Tyne, have presented him with a handsome gold watch as a token of their gratitude and esteem. BISIIOPS' COLLEGE, BRISTOL.—It is intended to mound four exhibitions at Oxford and Cambridge in con nexion with this institution. MUNIFICENT DONATION.—We have the pleasing duty of announcing the donation of 5001, which has been presented to the rector, by the executors and devisees of the late James Wood, E 9., to enable him to complete the restoration of the church of St. Mary de Crypt.—Gloucestershire Chronicle. _ REDUCTION OP DUTY ON TEA.—A memorial, origi nated by the East India Association of this town, will lie for signature at the Exchange and Underwriters'- rooms, from and after to-day, praying for a considerable reduction of the duty on tea. The association lately for warded a memorial, signed, we believe, by all the mem bers, praying for a reduction of the duty to the extent of one shilling in the pound ; but, in submitting one for more general signature, and aware that some diversity of opinion exists as to the exact amount to which the re duction ought to take place, they deemed it advisable to leave the question an " open" one, and simply to pray that it might be considerable.—Liverpool Albion of Monday. SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—It gives us great plea sure to state that upon the occasion of Sir Henry's visit to this town, he will be presented with a massive piece or ser vice of plate by the great body of our wealthy fellow-towns men, who are interested in the opening of the China trade. The East India and China Association of Liverpool not only originated the idea of entertaining him at the public banquet, but were also the first to give the initiative for the piece of plate, the subscriptions to which, however, will not be confinal to the members of that association, but will be thankfully received from all who are deriving benefits from the altered state of relationship with the celestial empire. Already several firms have put down their names for 501. each ; and at 'Change hour yester day afternoon the munificent sum of 8501. had been sub scribed. There can be no doubt that the subscriptions will eventually amount to between 1,0001. and 1,5001., am ply sufficient for the purchase of a piece or a service of plate—and it will be left to Sir Henry to make his choice of either—worthy of the man, the town, and the occa sion.—Liverpool Journal of Saturday. Numerous burglaries, and burglarious attempts, have taken place lately in this neighbourhood, and there is no doubt as to the existence of an organised band of burglars, who have hitherto escaped detection. Buckingham, the residence of Mr. Bridger at Shoreham, was broken into a short time ago and some plate stolen; and this has been followed by several other attempts in the adjoining parishes. A night or two ago Red House, occupied by Mr. 11. Fuller's bailiff, at Portslade, was broken into, and also Mr. Hardwicke's, at South wick. On Tuesday night the house of Mr. Tompsett, farmer, at Telscombe, was attacked ; but, hearing a noise, Mr. Tompsett got up, took his gun, and fired at the robbers, who then made off. In addition to these, the house of Mrs. Hurley, at Iford ; of Mr. Goldsmith, of Bevendean ; of Mr. Blaker, at Patcham ; of the Rev. Mr. Staveley, at Patcham ; and of the Rev. Mr. Hutchins, at Telecoinbe, have been either attempted or actually broken into, and considerable alarm is felt in consequence by the occupants of detached dwellings. A special policeman was yesterday sworn in for Portslade, and we understand the farmers are about to enter into a subscription for the purpose of offeiing a rewa o 7 , l h fil i r rau the apprehension of the daring offenders.—Brig ht EXTRAORDINARY LEAP I3Y A PONT.—The late Captain Colgrave was desirous of possessing himself of a Dartmoor pony that wll3 running wild among the herd, which had a batter appearance than his fellows. He got the assistance of several men, who succeeded in separating this individual from the herd. They drove it upon some rocks by the side of a pointed hill, called in that district, a Tor. One of the men followed the pony on horseback, while the Captain stood on the low grounds, watching the progress of the chase. The poor animal being driven into a corner, and seeing no pros pect of escape, made a desperate leap, fairly cleared the man on horseback, and flew with such precipitation down the hill that be distanced bis pursuers. THE INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES OF IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In the present somewhat dubious political position of the sister kingdom —a position in which it is uncertain whether repeal or federalism will even tually strike the beam in the balance of probabilities ----during this temporary lull of the hot warfare of agitation, the justness or judiciousness of which in its motives, its principles, and its tendencies, I will not stop to determine, inasmuch as you hare often spoken, and very prudently, on that subject—surely, it will not be denied, nay, rather urged with more than usual reasonableness and force, that any attempt to direct the public mind, seriously and practically, to the fruitful, though long-neglected internal resources of Ireland, provided our efforts manifest skill, earnest ness, and accuracy, is peculiarly advisable, as likely to excite a most useful and seasonable interest. The awakened spirit of nationality by which the Irish people are now animated, manifesting itself as it does in divers forms, gives us hope that judicious measures of improvement, from whatever source they may come, will be properly encouraged and supported. It may be true that at the present time there is a stagnation in many of the ordinary channels of com mercial industry ; but then it will be admitted, as evincing this awakened spirit, that every new com mercial project is canvassed and examined with an anxious eagerness, bent upon discovering therein some elements of utility, or some prospect of success ; and not only so, but that capital is readily embarked in any undertaking which promises, however dis tantly, a profitable return. To this object, indeed, have already been appropriated some of those unem ployed funds which, on account of recent monetary revolutions, have been withdrawn from Government security. There seems to be two probable causes of the ill success or stagnation of industry in Ireland—either a want of enterprising energy, or its misapplication, and both may arise, and very likely do arise, from ignorance of the internal resources of the nation, their extent, and the most available means for their development. Hence a tardiness, on the one hand, to embark in any Irish speculation ; and, on the other, signal failure of some of the schemes that have been projected. But the great mischief has been the pusillanimity, or something like it, which induced the doubt of the industrial capabilities of Ireland. Like as in everything else appertaining to this hitherto " unhappy country," a feeling of despondency seems to hover over those who are concerned in any com mercial or speculative project. This evil must, there fore, be met in its very foundation. We must attack it in its source. The minute and elaborate returns of the census of 1841, the extensive researches of the Ordnance Survey, and the reports of the Railway Commissioners, and of the Mining and Inland Navi gation Companies, deficient though they mi g ht b e i n their statement of statistical facts, yet furnished a more satisfactory basis than ever had existed pre viously. On this basis a superstructure has been re cently completed by an able and acute investigator— I allude to Dr. Kane—who by patient and laborious personal i nqu i r i es , and other supplementary means scientific and practical, has satisfied us, beyond all doubt or hesitation, of the value, magnitude, and availableness of the industrial resources of Ireland. With regard to the sources of mechanical power in that country, which, for all practical purposes, must be considered to be steam and water, it is obvious that, for the cr ea ti on o f t h e former, fuel is indis pensable : it must, moreover, be cheap and abundant. It is now demonstrated that the resources of Ireland in this one particular have been, hitherto, vastly underrated. The principal coal districts are four in number, corresponding in name with the four Irish provinces. The Leinster coal field extends over nearly five thousand Irish acres, and, according to Mr. Griffiths's estimate, contains no less than 63,000,000 tons. The supply of coal from this district has advanced to 120,000 tons annually, while the cost has been reduced from 20s. to lls. 6d. per ton for large coal, and 4s. per ton for cuim. By a certain process the immense resources of the Lein ster and Munster districts, consisting of anthracite or non-flaming coal, may be rendered available for all the uses for which the diffusion of heat is required. ! The northern district of bituminous coal, extending around Lough Allen, is about sixteen miles in length, and the same in breadth, containing, as Mr. Griffiths es timates, above 30,000,000 tons, and vet are these mines hardly wrought at all, the yearly quantity raised not exceeding 3,000 tons. This unhappy district, abounding, as it does, with mineral wealth, is allowed to lie neglected and fallow; and the population, active, industrious, and eager for employment, are starving in the midst of these hidden riches, restrained only by their innate virtue from turning into un lawful channels the energies which nature destined to an honourable and remunerative industry. " The picture of this district, as I saw it some two years ' since," says Professor Kane, "has never left my mind. As I walked on, there lay around my path masses of iron ore, equally rich with the best em ployed in England. I knew that in those hills, whose desolate aspect weighed on my mind, there were concealed all the materials for successful indus try. A population starving, and eager to be em ployed at any price ; a district capable of setting them at work, if its resources were directed by ho nesty and common sense ; but all sacrificed to the stock-jobbing speculations of a few men acting on the gross ignorance and credulity of some others." Much might be said of the Ulster field, and par ticularly of the interesting coal district in the county of Antrim, that probably would surprise your readers ; and the same may be alleged with respect to the subject of turf, Dr. Kane's report on which is exceedingly interesting and important. It is now clear that there is scarcely a use to which coal is ap plied, which may not be almost equally, if not equally, supplied by this neglected material. Will it be believed, that of the 20,000,000 acres, forming the area of Ireland, about 2,300,000 are turf, the larger proportion of which lies neglected and unprofitable, because either not turned to account at all, or wasted from want of scientific management in the process ? But the most important conclusion from all the investigations instituted is, that the difference of the cost of steam power in England and in Ireland is very trifling in the whole cost of manufacture, so trifling indeed as to be utterly unimportant. There is, however, a question still more interesting—the efficient management of the water power of Ireland. This is a subject greatly underrated. Many are hardly prepared for the fact which is now pretty well evinced, that if the water power of Ireland were economised only to the extent it is in Lancashire, the head-quarters of our coal-trade and manufactures, that country would be supplied with an agency ex ceeding the entire power from steam, water, and every other source which is at present at work in the whole British Empire ! A fertile and instructive topic might be found in the subject of the comparative estimate of the various engines by which water may be applied to machinery, as well as in that of the minerals and the agricultural resources of Ireland, particularly the last ; but omit ting these, for the present, we hasten to introduce an extract from the very just observations of Pro fessor Kane relative to the construction of railways in Ireland by means of Government advances, the interest on which should be paid by the profit of the railway traffic ; as to how the surplus (if any) is to be applied, and how the deficit (if any) could be raised : " Three-quarters of a century ago," says he, " when Scotland, poor, barren, and ignorant, lay at the feet of England, the central Government saw the necessity of creating at once such a system of internal communications, as should place at the disposition of the inhabitants the means of pacific intercourse and trade. Hence, between canals and roads, a million and a half of money was given to Scotland. Of this there was to be no repayment. Other large sums, as a quarter of a million to Leith harbour, were lent at very mode rate interest, and an arrangement was made that for all roads required in Scotland, the State pays one-half of the expense, and the locality is burdened only with the other moiety. "The Government did its duty in Scotland nobly, although some of the plans were failures as, to the particular result ; but what has been the consequence to Scotland ? How much of the intelligence and business habits, the general morality, and amenability to the law, by which the people of that country are distinguished, is due to the abundant means of inter course with each other, and with their richer _and more cultivated neighbours? Certainly a great deal. Scotland furnishes to the State more revenue in pro• portion l y t o e doe r s i p lo o t pu re la tu ti r o n n a t l h a a r n Ire g erp l r a o n p d does u ; t h ut profit he on the improvement he sums which of her en theSptaeopleteh.?,s expended in the sound etrh termsat 1 thanma n labour proposition almost 1) l o V u i i c a e a n n y i t be is e s t houebrntiacvoi universally Ireland :r( o p ne acknowledgedl ot e v • is demonstrable d th it at i c s he e i v ip en la a b s o c u e r rt i a s in n e o ( t L id f e r n o ti in ca a l c N t V u lt a h l low wages ; an instances, that the Irish can be induced, by fair and proper treatment, to do as much work in a given time as English labourers, and very nearly, if not quite, as well. With all these advantages belonging to the sister kingdom, there cannot he a question that, with judicious management and patriotic effort, her indus trial resources are capable of being properly de veloped, and her energies directed to the cultivation of those rational schemes of improvement whi!.h reason, and nature, and science, indicate as legiti mately her own.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, Nov. 14,1844. lIIBERNICUS. THE YORK MAYORALTY AT A DISCOUNT. The civic chair seems to be in no request at York. At the annual meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, Alderman Swann and Alderman Barber were stic• cessively elected to the office of Lord Mayor, and successively declined to accept it, and paid the fine of loot. Alderman Scawin was then elected, but as he was not present, it was not known whether he would ac , cept the office.—Leeds Tim:s.