The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-05 00:00:00

STERN Of the irman, 5 been he alli- Rdland This Grant !gams- r Gate, r, and nd will verpool Lynn, mated er Gate Provi' lay, th e , reported meeting he Prs liagrer", and is latter pt ion 0f blares in a of the would rs. Tile mange' to l'Al" all Or vS O re ve, t o n a at° sort% ost the the 6" , e ra: ro be Lint t i l ks the ,ti . osed 11 o f elic e „,id ~dee " e Li• 0 sPrstO O A CIO, t; 00 5 : 4 0 1 Le c °r if/ to G l i c 01' in giae j oliP 110 0 iw ita t Ce 10' 16 Do - e t rat Oh' ot t 10'ga - 0 10 30 to The yo• n. of '2 ol ' in ,cf , tre l iott L 1 118 rth• „er • rtlt t f, s o iittee rfor Al , , oe lr / 11 ' ori er i e o o" do , ,0/. `uf of rt p 0 e l , pt . C g " l a th , orivo at - C ii3g b e g f 0 1. fay, e i ‘ 10 ,o°' C 'ele el is ~,.• o io tbej rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNES A Y MORNING. NOVEMBER 5, 1845. , —...... auLteonE AND DELHl.—:line in respect of which only 'luminary announcement, without detail, has as yet ap- Capital, 4,000,0001., in 80,000 shares of 50/. each. ; 4 r 3 . Rey, Blunt, and Co., are the solicitors. • 4W CASTLE - UPON-TYME, EDINBURGH, AND (DIRECT) w JuNerioN.—A line in conjunction with the Edin ,o and Hawick and. Caledonian Railways. It runs from Oeaitle, rid Coxlodge and Woodburn, across the border 170n . t0 Hawi c k. Th e cap i ta l is 1.500,0001., in 201. shares. !u's J. and B. Green are the engineers. 9ALLLNISLOE AND KILKENNY.—A correspondent of the I laiheay Gazette states that a company is about being al for the purpose of making a railway from Ballinasloe kilkenny, running in nearly a straight line through Par- Ihitiown, Shinrone, Roscrea, Borris-in-Ossory, Rathdowney,. w ilt ewo, Urlingford, Freshford, and forming a junction (I . " t he Port of Waterford, by means of the 'Waterford Icilkenny Railway, and Galway and Sligo by the Great ;stern Extensions. " A preliminary survey has been made, ankh it appear that the proposed railway will be twelve `• shorter than ,the line already before the public, with kiiitiely any by„, cuttings, embankments, or difficult:es of any t'llt 4,. „'i t ° l3 Tll AND Pustount.—This line, it is said in Mi k i t ;''uoinary announcement, "will commence at Dart- No t a t ed Passing Roar or through Dittisham, Ccrnworthy, NI, r ent ing, Blacksawtory, Stapton, Stokenbam, Chilling .keetoNmore, Charleton, Dadbrook, Kingbridge, Salcombe, proceedQ, lord, Modburv, Yalmpton, and Plimpton, will . allai t% ''' Plymouth." The capital is 500,0001., in 201. 'bu tt it 'ul rya AND ABERYSIVITH DIRECT.—This is a line ItAil wal e jtoetion of the Welsh Midland and Stour Valley D enbo T ye Ludlow, to join various lines projected in — „'luboy, 'uo capital is 1,250,0D01., in 20/. shares. Lord "aulecC e heads the provisional committee. Engineer not „ Ro c! , ~,, n e ath , -1 /ALE, HEYIVOOD, AND MANefTESTER.—A line on * l 444:: ° sPheric priaciple the ensineer being Mr. Joseph ' The capital is 200.000/.." ifl 201. shares. O tt , Oq l na :teen BOItOSAUX.—On Thurslay last the whole m etre distance between Orleans and Tours, being 114 kilo or 72 English miles, was run through by Messrs. }eel and Brassey, and a party of guests whom they llftrnted to be present on this interesting occasion. About ley tta "enibled on Wednesday even i ng a t seven, at the Or te t)ri minusr at Paris, and we re co n veyed in three hours to th em ' a aa, wh ere com f orta bl e accommo d at i on was provided for • ke r - n . t ° Pass the night a t th e H o t e l d'O r l ean s. The next the Z in g after breakfast the guests set out at eight o'clock on le,,Perimental trip in eight carriages. Amongst the per r Present were the Puke de Mouchy, th e President of the C 4l of Directors ; Baron de Richmond, Viscount de 4,1, 3., General Scheider, Messrs. Allcard and Itu +di- Irv.? M. Thoyat, en weer of the Pouts et Chaussecs ; )tt le rnls Janin, Ice., besides a number of ladies. The th i e distanc e to Tours was pissed over in three hours and iktrtY-eight minutes. On the arrival of the train in the to 1 , t9 wn, M. Walvein, the- mayor, was in attendance receive the travellers and invited them to a splendid I. l ,Jninee at t h e Hotel d u Faisan. Mr Mackenzie occu ''d the chair of honour, and was supported by the Duke de e e 4 ehy on the right, and General Schieder on the left. After repast, the forme; prnpesed Mr. Mackenzie'e health in r 3r Nilo • • • ths t gtstic terms, to which a suitable reply was given by To ur s entleman. At half-past two the train started from wtinionnuti::. return, and arrived at Orleans in three hours and At she o'clock the guests left Orleans for Paris, e a :re they arrived at nine o'clock, delighted with their day's eainaabrsition. The works of art are stated by the gentlemen le s ofjudging of such matters, who went in the experi tea„!tl train, as admirably executed. Of the stock for the be I° h , six locomotives are already in readiness ; others will tf ` ? ' e cillY delivered, and the remaining seven in the month Ifiess a Y• The whole of the permanent way is already down N' ij Yt and the other one will be very shortly completed. laeef: e eould be opened to the public in the course of three but the directors intend. deferring the formal open- Vint! January 1, 1846. lalt Mints! LINES.— The company for these lines have the lee eived the ratification of the concession, granted by r eedi a ° t v , er natent of the Two Cicilies. Not being able to im tietes !IY undertake all the lines at the same time, it has frs a jtled to commence by the most productive one, that eap ii , 4 Ples to the f ron tie r of the States of the Church by Sw im ~e a tleista Cause, Ocrt 24.—The Provisional Committee , s `natai e • "' the following noblemen and gentlemen :—Marquis . •ottet • t' a a ni, the chairman ; L. B. Migoni, Rocca, and Sons , NlF °4l (theee parties are from Genoa). Count Seyssel . KerrdAiß and Sons, Barbaroux and Company (frog Turin) , I,ll,ttotta Vezoli from Milan, and Herr Cities from I ° hatry .11 " e gentlemen who are of the most wealthy . in the s everal of them ' having fortunes of nine millions or laep ar - we already subscribed a sum of 164,000 francs for tbotakie Itt° n „ r V operations. In a pecuniary view, .the , ° ,,"ers to the public a full guarantee of its stz . ibility, ""ste -- i t he carry' g of it out may be somewhat more difficult. ' Q e en ginee: l tlif talent and character have asserted that 1'4 , 114 / !• 0 ratio of the road though the pass of the Lukman, LN, 1 . 8 ,,1he lowest of all the passes in Tessin, Bundten, or Irim i - V is ly 5,650 feet a=sove the level of the . sea, would ''llieC„"tincult then even that across Mont Ceti's, through tee i tia " , e railway from Piedmont to Lyons is to pass. From et° i t i n let:not-id roads have been in use across the Lukman ra kei t ,,T. It is said to have received its name s Mons Lucu ,l"llo > from the Lucumonians, the ancient inhabitants, , l 'ees" r e said to have there held their religious feasts in Lett4,, r ,,of the sun. In 1374 John, third Abbet of Dissentis, fopof hospitium in honour of the Virgin Mary at the „ 4 Ste or Pats, 5,654 feet above the level of the sea; and ',l ye miles to the north lies the Hospitinm of St. ~s 3 Ite following seems to be the direction of the line 41 5 4 1 Present determined upon :—From Rorschach by Allstaedten and Ragaz to Cher. To Chur, and tak e : r ot' to Richeneliu, there are no difficulties of impor tlie „„ The construction of the line from Richeneau through • ° bee per 'Valley of the Rhine, or through the Bundner Ads and to the foot of the piss, will be more difficult. The fe et : Wendt; from . Richeneau, E N.E. to W.S.W., about 3,400 Itith o The direction of the valley or pass is mostly straight, any important curve.. Prom Rioheneau to Trans . the tows' v . ,.eJY narrow and rocky. At Ilauz, the first little ;riet r A"'e Rhine, it becomes wider. From Truns the 411 e aris, e e n en nnea more open, and the valley wider, until the %/Its th at the beautiful plain of Dissentis. From Dis raile, , e line runs in a south-west direction for about thirty line is tol-ilt ti e 't° the t g h n e o l l i ; not yet known. „ ) .. I: e lt e t a ura fro S m t. Maria, on Mont Luktnan. Where here and to reach the valley of the of From Olne, through the valleys acuities,egli° and Livin, there seem to he few engineering `Prins The works could commence with the next time arid the first rails could be laid down at the same ttil''hafr°..lll liorsc . liach . to Char, and from Locarne to Olne. In t a ears this gigantic work mLiht be completed,_ and the qtll, 4 YcOrtiniUniCatiOn between the Bodensee to Turin and be complete also. VV, LEEDS AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. b;" 44 e glad to he ir that the preliminary arrangement', d a e l) , t . ° l l., Cgto Parliament fir an Act for this most important :he ,:""ing. are progressing both rapidly and favourably. 'be ,e‘c which has been felt in the money market has -lad k,; li eet of checking that wild spirit of speculation which Ihre. l , lve eki ago was running riot at a speed s fearfnl ..s to tnit t - :' the w.irst consequences; and will have the effect of 34 . 11 4 most of the bubble schemes which have been pro ;44t °,,n bona fide and substantial schemes, however, like ; 1 , 1 tl l , - E ne Leeds and Carlisle, the effect has been, and will t loliei, e n,r l be, productive of good by clearing ayray un ,ill - "ttil, r kt unsubstantial ot'structions. The followin ar p;' , which we have derived from an authentic source, r r i)e.,, re ad with great factionsatisfacti by those interested in the Leeds and Carlisle y :k i_ " THE SURVEY. ttil 'T h e Much p leasure in informing you that the survey line is already completed ; and the engineers Ili ted is cised that the plans and sections shall be deposited on its k t kay's offices on or before the 21st proximo. The th e ' t hi t the line generally are very favourable, .and the and da ll-14 •-e execution between the junction with 111-'lltCh:L-3,l,l4errxheirlisskt‘Railway (at or near Horsforth Wood) ue 4t -I caster and Carlisle Railway (at or near Clifton) 14,, ,, SIPLIANCE wITH THE STANOING . ORDERS. t o ' N ril e P ra arly: Z r c il o i n t Lid i e n ra t b h l e e satisfaction in informing you that the position to comply with the standing a4l,llsati,°l, arliament, anil that notwithstanding the preselt - 1, 4 14 the money market, the deposits in the company s attli 'ive been, with few exceptions, paid up, and that -4 41 8 "" esti e rabl e h 1 11 ` 1 ° lli w. !t rene holders ofshares desire additional allotments. 1 0 , gly 1 . w ed applications for shares have been made by 'lllitepte4Pectable parties who were overlooked in the al tht tiPllnsel of eminence have been specially retained for o ho atl," W hilst the influence which the company will have Dl34 Tt' Inet nbers of Parliament will prevent any vexatious :h a l, TnE EXPECTED 'nu m° ON THE LINE. C r ates have sa id th a t this he a d would be probably the °ll i t i: t ee 'iritY to the success of the bill. Mr.. Humphrg 'l ) ,e 1 111 e e ngaged to take the traffic. On the mile of this, °n o My appears to exist, viz., tha . t it must show a th - "unerative traffic, when we consider that by this I,'lesgo distance will be shortened between Carlisle and L et wee l : London and Leeds by more than 40 miles; (nor th e • r 'n4land and Scotland only will this advantage arise, ° ;,, i j kle r i , e s 3 and Carlisle line will also admit an economy and q'aveiling from London and Leeds ti the North of tXte; it ' t requires no argument to assert its importance :rtij a ~ " ITS POSITION WITH OTHER. LINES. ''*3 it w e r e has a peculiar advantage, I conceive, in being 1 / 4 4 v lipe -t6 sole possessor of the ground, and unopposed by ii•r tle • t , i 414 or 13,15.1ects which will at all affect it, run either at tt l) Mden (l t ut o lt i le tt a ;e ng!l s to it, and appear to have objects LeadsM lid Carlisle. I di, not underrate a l't4l Z °f t he Y " d Cull 'le or the Glasgow Union 41 c 1 wooai to L til e : 3 4 , are o t r proposed to run from Carlisle to York, R DIRECTION OF' TILE LINE. between 30 and 40 miles apart. " Th "TE FL DIRECTION ON THE LINE. . I. (\ e edS t e 0 C C 441. 1 6 . 4 of the line will be as direct as practicable from 4 il , e b , .11aIeblit larrriline It was at first proposed to ran thr iugh k g q Tiar a ] it , , znents will be ente . red . into with the Le . eds e d .4% al"v ay Company for bringing that town yi !m -441 WaSlCcibp- Y-tolen„irlannestviththis line and the Leeds and fhirhk e to which p roposed to be made by that C a l :liileJour is nf r zl, Nov. 1, 1845. „ 41144 ,, AL-1 ,„ n ovEa I N We refer with mach pleasure ; :11 a -,- “ nilneern ent Q i u n il a n- n . o — ther part of the paper, showing .ti Ar - -I " nnli ttee has been formed, and subscription, are press, with a view to confer some mark of public, gra hll 0 on Mr- Westlake the surgeon of the Andover Union. E: -urt the poor of the ' country, and more especially those are comvelled to take refige in workhouses, are under kltikt obligattons. Re took up their cause with great spirit, ths t s at much ex He 4 4 , conduct of the parties who had so grossly neglected their prosecuted the tedious inquiry into . :.' We observe among the subscribers the names of feat gentlemen well known for their huManity, and among le: o r:e.that of Mr. R awlinson, the senior magistrate of Mary the Xelson Mnntxment, in Trafalgar-square, still kn a 'aluee a disgrace to the nation—the Government pm 1t,..e.(1, that - it should be completed without delay—Mr. P. qa4r,L%,_ the sculptor, out of veneration for the hero, offered to .it gratuitou;lv, but that was declined. A penny sub -014,),t1°,11 has been -instituted at Greenwich, and will most 444 - „,,u 1 7 be followed up in other parts to effect the object. %% a s' it may be said, characteristically enough, that ii NnZeacernent has bean made to copper the base of tht. tll 4 -11 . It is really discreditable to the Board of Work .4 4 , such an eyesore should be suffered to remain in its pre ;',4tate.--.Cfnited Service Gazette. t,i'IIOLLISION AT SEA. AND NARROW ESCAPE.-011 5tki461417 night one of the Brighton herring boats, con trbg two men, was run foul of by a Dutch sloop, and ' 4 .to ' 11 Parit• One of the fishermen, named Salvage, was V1,,,;n overboard by the concussion, ald the night being I§b, as his companion could not see him to render him wassistance, and he returned to shore with a heavy heart, kri "cPtcting that Salvage was drowned. He related the itl trtlekasttrces on his arrival, and the friends of Salvage . were t1N,,.. 'stress. In the course of Sunday morning Salvage ,s7,oght on shore by another fishing boat, to the grew kr-ci,eis friends. He states that when he was . thrown over- Itles of il l aa _cceedad in catching hold of and clunbmg up the Illitiriar uuteb vesiel, and the drew of that vessel up Put him on board another herring boat. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNMG PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. CHRONICLE.—" It is impossible," as Sir Robert Peel has long ago taught the world, both by word and dded, " to say what constitutes an impossibility;'' but surely we must be safe in assuming it to be impossible, that a Minister who has charged himself with the task of regulating the supply of food to the British people should, under the pre sent circumstances of the country, remain quiescent until next February. Either by prerogative or by legislation— by order in Council, or .by an early and special summons of Parliament—we must beim that some effort will be made to avert or mitigate a calamity, any near prospect of which were enough to daunt the boldest and most reckless 'of rulers—a remote probability of which, to a Minister so sensitive as Sir Robert Peel on the point of re sponsibility, must be sufficiently painful. That Sir Robert Peel has made up his mind to the martyr dom of waiting to see his own corn-law take its course during the next three months, is too extrava gant a supposition to be lightly entertained. With scarcity officially proclaimed over the half of Europe; with our own corn-harvest seriously deficient, both in quality and quantity; with famine impending over Ireland, in consequence of the failure of somewhere between one-third and one-half of the crops which there supply the staple article of popular diet; —it seems inconceivable that any Minister, in the present state of public knowledge and feeling, should venture to await the action of a law which, though expressly made to let in foreign corn when wanted, exhibits, at this moment, the monstrous coincidence of a prohibitory duty with (for good wheat) a famine price. We should not, on any less decisive evidence than his own acts, suspect our bitterest political opponent of the cold-blooded infatuation of intending to sit still end look on while the scale slides, shilling by shilling, and week by week. The Premier must mean to give the scale a push, to make it keep better time with the growth of those national necessities the relief of which he designed that it should facilitate. As matters stand, our corn-lave is more than a mere obstacle to the supplies which we need so sorely. Its opermi :n is not merely obstructive. Under the present circumstances ef Europe, it actually ceuses the re-exportation even of such scanty supplies as the merchant venturers of the most perilous of trades have dared, in defiance of pivots and rests, to land on our shores. With the ports of Holland, Belgium, North Germany, and Rtisia open to free importatio •, our sixteen shilling `duty , is virtually a sixteen-shilling Windy on expor • tation. At this moment the corn merchants of Liverpool are, it seems, sending their bonded wheat to Russia—Russia, meanwhile, putting a premium on its importation, by exempt ing corn ships from port dues. Is it possible that any Minister should let this go on ? We need not say that we do not recommend a resort to the worse than equivocal policy of forbidding exportation. To cure the effects of one prohibition by another would be but the old wife's recipe—" a hair of the dog that bit you." But to hold out special inducements to the exportation of what little we happen to have—when we want, and shall want, all arid more than all, that we can possibly get—is downright fatuity. We must start fair with our rivals in this race, In the great European competition for the means of life we can not afford to give advantages. Those peculiarities in the case of Ireland v i ehich especially call for prompt action, we have noticed on a former occasion. At this season of the year, before the frost blockades those northern ports to which, so far as Europe is concerned, we must look for our chief supplies of the coarser species of grain, every week is precious. We must also entreat attention to the singularly insidious character of that mysterious cala mity which now threatens that wretched country with the worst horrors of famine. We already know enough to justify the most distressing apprehensions; but we likewise know that we do not, and at present cannot, know all. The potato plague, or murrain. or whatever else it may be called, which is now devastating Ireland, is described by the Government commissioners . 'as "an enemy whose history and habits are yet but imperfectly known." Nothing is per fectly known of this enemy, but that its ravages, are of im mense and unascertainable extent—that it attacks, on the shortest notice, both growing and housed crops which were previously considered safe—that the ;most promising signs of vegetable health may turn out to be utterly deceptive—arid that the enemy is beyond measure difficult to dislodge from a soil of which it has once taken possession. Is this an enemy to trifle and temporise with? We are almost ashamed to al lude to considerations which, in the view both of statesman ship and of humanity, should now be held undeserving even of a passing thought. Yet we cannot forbear adding, that the class interests to which protection professedly mi nisters can, at all events, have nothing to apprehend now from the boldest and most sweeping of measures. All objec'ions, or pretences of obj, ction, to " sudden" change, are nullified by the circumstances of the present season. The change now would not be sudden. The utmost that any change could affect would be to maintain something like the status quo. Though an order in Council slid down the scale to zero to-day, and an Act of Parliament fixed it there to-morrow, farmers are secure of their "remunerating prices." The landlords may make themselves quite easy on the score of a possible superabundance. Tamboff itself is effectually put hors de combat. The men who dread a corn invasion now are of that genus of alarmists who would have cried " fire" at the general deluge. Even the poor agricultural labourer, whom they dread " throwing out of employ menu" is provided for too. The railways will take care of him if only Government will take care of the railways, and of that which keeps rail ways going. TIMES.—The minds of all who feel, not only an interest in the condition of Ireland. but a sympathy for the priva tions of their fellows, are now fully aroused to the state of the sister country. All men of all parties are unanimous in pronouncing the necessity of prompt and energetic action to arrest the progress of the Idlest calamity that can devastate a nation. It is one of those striking emergencies wnich sus pend the operation of party tactics and the violence of party passions. The Orangemman and the Pa. pist, Tory and Repealer, Peer and tradesman, now meet together on one common ground, and for one common purpose, not, as heretofore, to mingle their complaints or concoct their censures of an indif ferent and contemptuous Government, but to unite their ex ertions and combine their influence for saving the masses of their countrymen from famiee and its satellite—pestilence. It would be too much to expect that in an Irish assembly of any kind—especially in one collected under circumstances of national excitement, and composed of materials the most va rious and the most antagonistic—political allusions should be wholly forborne, and political acrimony completely subdued ; consequently, the little fracas between Admiral lDliver and Mr. O'Connell, at the recent meeting in Dublin, may pass fi;r nothing more than a slight and natural tribute to the public spirit of their countrymen. But the firmness of the chairman in checking this desultory altercation, as well as the express determination of those assembled to fix their atten tion on one subject, proves the imminence and the magni tude of the apprehended danger. And while it must ever be a matter of deep regret to Ireland, that those who are the most able to do her service by their position, popularity, or talents, generally seek opportunities rawer of division than of co-operation, .feelings the reverse of pleasurable are sug gested by a consiiieration of the cruse which has now anni hilated dell rences and amalgamated factions. It looks as if Irishmen required some great aud terrible calamity te remind them of their common duties and to restore them to common sense. At the same tint , it might be rash to expect that the unanimity and goodwill which the fear of a great danger has cons.eidated will last beyond the evil day; or teat the Iris gentry will exhibit the same disposition to sustain the future prosperity of their country, as they do to mitigate its present more ueusual distress. lu such a crisis as that which we are deploring we might reasonably expect to hear of numerous and conflicting remedies. And this is the case. Various methods have been proposed for curing the diseased pota toes, and preventing the progress of infection. The peasant has in turn been advised to use acids, alkaline liquors, and chlorine. But these modes of treatment, however appre ciable they may be by a chemi.t, and however valuable on chemical principle% are wholly beyond the cotter's reach. If he waits until his circumstances or those of his neighbours enable him to make use of such scientific preparations, he will wait till all his produce is consumed, and all hope abandoned. The Irish peasant, even when in -the best position and the most complaisant humour, has but little love ler the experiments of science and the tests of the laboratory. But when his existence is at stake—when the delay of a few days may entail a dearth of months—it is hard to impose on him a succession of trials which may each in its turn fail, and which must each in turn cost - him both time and money. In the suddenness of new embarrassments, and the perplexity of confli ling recommen dations, he may lose not only the opportunity, but also the hope of deliverance; whilst a timely resort to those more ob vious and simple means with which the nature of the soil and the character of the country . , and his own arm, have furnished him, may enable him to secure a certain portion of his food from infection. And this he should attempt. No thoughts of comparative failure should deter him. Those who are really and honestly his friends should impress on his mind that it is his duty to save from the virulence of disease as much as he can ; if he cannot recsue provision for six months, thee: let him try that for five; if for five appears hopeless, let him try for four, and so on. Only let him be made aware that on his efforts--simple and laborious efforts, like those re commended by the Government Commission, depends not only the question of more or less food at the beginning of the next year, but of seed for that which is to follow —in a word, the hope of future crops. But it is impossible that any reflections suggested by the state of the Irish people at this time should bound th emselves by a mere consideration of the potitoe failure. The potato is pronounced by all practical chemists to contain the least possible quantity of nourishment in propor tion to its bulk. Yet this is the staple food of time millions of our fellow-subjects ; and weak, inefficient as it is, when most plentiful, it is now to be reduced one half, and perhaps two-thirds, in its supply ! Such are the conditions of life to the Irish peasantry ! Alas ! whenever one begins to investigate the sufferings of Ireland, the mind becomes entangled in a labyrinth of distresses, such as no other nation is subject to. One misery opens on another, and one privation on another, greater than that which pre ceded it ; and the remembrance of its ordinary almost (Es ' heartens us from attempting to alleviate its extraordinary sufferings. But, the huge necessity of the case looms through the mists of doubt and fear which gather round the gaunt image of famine, and suggestions come forth plentifully,— vague notions, sometimes more in har mony with the obscurity around them than with the capability of execution. But, when did a crisis not teem with impossible theories? Mr. O'Connell complains that Ireland is exporting corn to England at this moment, at the risk of starving her own people. Surely he cannot be seeking to raise an agrarian clamour against the exportation f wheat to this country. A more foolish cry could not be raised. At no time has much native wheat been consumed in Ireland; nor do we believe that. if all growing there were kept back for home cousurnpi ion, its supply would materially effect the aggregate quantity of food six months hence; whilst the people would lack and starve irons lacking that ,realer abundance of teepee food, purchaseable by nioneyob iained in the English markets. We hope that, at all events, the Irish, for their own sakes, will be cauteme not to inter. • upt that commerce with England, which is of such inesti mable value to themselves just now. England might buy corn front America; but where would Ireland find the means d' buying grain for herself, after a self-exclusion from the English markets? Among other recommendations, that of opening the ports is one which has probably presented itself to the minds of all ere this—one of which the aspect of affairs both in England and Ireland warns us, but whice bides its ime for execution, whilst that which seeks to give employ ment to the people embodies an idea not indeed new to those in England who have studied the problem of Irish grievances, but worthy of remark as proceeding from two mixed assem blies of Irishmen, and representing a sentiment common to all parties in the state. The means of achieving this great end will remain a subject for after-thought, when this hearth shall have passed away. This is a topic which no erosperity can make us slight, and no calamity make us eorget. It grows upon the mind with every d'Cy. It in ,olves the most profound considerations of social and poli tical happiness. It involves questions of race, of rank, of reli gion, of population—of everything'which a philosopher regards with attention and a citizen with solicitude. And, whatever may be the means eventually adopted for conferring on the Irish peasantry that greatest boon, the boon of general and remunerated employment—whatever may be the happy neans devised for rescuing a peasantry from their territorial •liraldom, and teaching them to combine the dignity of in dependence with the fruits of labour—every thinking man will feel it to be a cense for gratitude that a season of peril came on the land, which made one class of man care for another, and, amid the whigpotinge of eat fear, elicited the genial accents of benevolencp. The evil will have been but tor a season ; the guod that shall follow—God grant that it may be fur aye! THE BASIN GSTOKE CANAL NAVIGATION COMPANY. _ _ RAILWAYS VERSUS CANALs.,-On Mon I.', at two o'clock, a general meeting of the Proprietors of the Basingstoke Canal Navigation Company was held at the Gray's Inn Cof fee-house, Holborn, to receive the report of the affairs of the Company for the past half year, ending the 30th Sep tember ult. Mr. R. Davy, a Director of the Company, presided. The SECRETARY read the report, from which it appeared that the gross receipt amounted to 12,0431. 9s. 24d., includ ing 2,500. Exchequer-bills, and that after paying all neces sary expenses there remained a balance in favour of the Com pany of 881. 4.5. 7id. Among the receipts were 2,2591. for tonnage, in which item there was a large reduction, in conse quence of the competition of the Great Western Railway, compared with the previous year, in the amount of charge per ton, though there was still an Wu ease in:the year of 78A 4s. A , dividend of 21. per cent. on the nonded debt, applicable to the year 1841, was recommended. The report having been received and approved of, Mr. 311Lis, the proposer of the resolution, inquired if there was a probability of any railway company being likely to en ter into terms to purchase their canal. The CHAIRMAN observed that he should be very happy to find a company who would buy their property, which they would be very glad to part with, seeing the state they were in. These were the sentiments of the whole body. Mr. Mims said he was in great hopes that he should have beard of some proposition having been made. The Kennet and Avon Canal had been sold to some advantage. Their line would be a profitable speculation for any company. A PROPRIETOR observed that it was a favourable line; a perfect line, and 21 miles in length. The CHAIRMAN remarki-el that he understood there was a branch from the South-Western, the Company connected with which he thought would have availed themselves of their canal, but they were going to join the Great Western Railway from Farnborough. A dividend of 2/. per cent. was then agreed to; after which, thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. THE BENGAL ARMY. (From the Delhi Gazette.) The long and anxiously looked-for relief has at last ap peared, and we give it here a prominent place. The arrange ments are in accordance with the reports generally bruited abroad for some days past, and such as might be expected, tho Ugh we strongly suspect that some of the corps will not see the stations to which they are appointed this season. How many alterations quietly crept ii to last year's relief, subsequent to its publication, and how many more into that of the year before? The only increase on the north-west frontier arranged by the following, is that of one regiment at Ferozepore, one only being ordered away for the two sent thither. It mayafford matter for speculation that the greater part of the frontier regiments are to be relieved before quitting their present posts, so that in case of their being re quired, the' relieving and relieved regiments, as also those proceeding to Sinde, will be available for any work that may be carved out for them : " Head. quarters, Simla, Sept. 15. " With the sanction of the Right. Hon. the Governor- General in Council, the following movements of corps and dElact.ments are directed to take place, on the dates and in the order• specified : " HORSE ARTILLERY. "4th troop Ist brigade, from Sinde to Meerut., when re ieved by the 4th troop 2dbrigade. "4th troop 2d bri g ade, from Meerut to Sinde, November 1. " FOO2 ARTILLERY. " 2d company 7th battalion, with No. 6 light field battery, from Delhi to Perozepore, October 15. "3d company 7th battalion, with No. 5 light field battery, from Sinde to Delhi, when relieved by the sth company 7th battalion. " sth company 7th battalion, with No. 13 light field bat tery, from Ferozepore to Sinde, November 1, to march with the 15th Regiment Native InTantry. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 2.—THE POTATO DISEASE.—The weather continues exceedingly favourable—as genial as a fine spring —and the work of potato digging is proceeding under the most auspicious circumstances. All reports agree that the tendency of this state of the weather has been to check the progress of the potato blight, and to afford the farmers a better chance of securing the sound portion of the crop. All through the country the resident gentry are co-operating with the clergy and farmers in adopting measures to mitigate the calamity ; for in any case a tremendous loss, chiefly afflicting the poor, has been already suffered, and there are yet no means of calculating the extent of the malady. To-morrow the deputation from the citizens is to wait upon the Lord- Lieutenant, and it is believed that his Excellency will have received a communication from the Home-office respecting the intentions of the Cabinet, and of course his answer will be shaped accordingly. The general impression here to-day—not of course based upon any certain informa tion—is, that the Government will not take any decided step at present; that the ports will not be opened, nor dis tillation stopped, nor exports prevented; but that consider able facilities will be offered for extending employment by public works. Before adopting any other precautionary mea sure, it is considered likely that the Government will wait for the completion of the potato digging, in order to have a better means of ascertaining the extent of the loss in the potato crop. Subjoined are accounts received from the country this morning : COUNTY OF MEATH.—PUBLIC MEETINGS.—DROGIIEDA, Nov. I.—On Thursday an important meeting of landholders of the parish of Nobber and the surrounding district was held in the Sessions-room, Nobber, for the purpose of taking into consideration the alarming state of the phtato crop, with a view to devising or recommending such measures as may be necessary to obviate or to lessen the evils which are feared. We have great pleasure in stating that the Protestant and Catholic clergymen of the parish, and the Protestant and Ca tholic g entry and farmers of the district were present, and cordially united iu their determination to do all that lay in their power to avert the destitution with which the poor are th reaten ed. Wm. Smith, of Cregg, Esq.. was called to the chair. Several of the persons present stated the result of their exa mination of the potatoes, and it seemed to be the general opinion that about three-fourths of the crop was destroyed, some thought as much as seven-eighths. A committee was appointed to make an accurate examination of the potatoes still in the ground, and those which have been pitted or housed, with an instruction to report on the facts, and to recommend a remedy, the report to be made to a meetina that is to be held on the 12th of November instant. Col. Cruise, the respected agent on Lord Gormanstown's estates in the county Meath, was present, and took part in the pro ceedings. One of the measures which we would earnestly recommend to be adopted, is the taking immediate steps under the Drainage Act to have the river Dee, in that loca lity, improved, so as to give increased employment to the population. At Moynalty, Meath, we learn that a meeting similar to that held in bobber took place yesterday. We understand that a meeting of the farmers and gentry about the town of Louth will be held to-morrow for the same purpose. DROGHEDA CORN MARKET.—The markets have been pretty well supplied during the week, prices fluctuating. The merchants' stores are nearly all crammed with wheat, and prices have receded Is. 6d. to 2s. per barrel since this day week. Oats higher this morning than during the week; it brings 16s. to 16s. 6d. NAVAN, OCT. 31 —CURE OF THE POTATO ROT.—Having in a former letter stated some particulars relative to the cure of diseased potatoes—or, in other words, the prevention of its progress—by Mr. William Boylan, of this town (Navan), I have deemed it expedient to make further inquiries, and I have now great pleasure in being able to state the following facts, which I have from the persons named, viz., Mr. Philip Reilly, of Navan, merchant, states thathe dug in his potatoes on Saturday, 18th of October ult., and pitted thirty barrels of them in his garden at the rear of his concerns • they were dug in clean, examined by several persons, andi pro nounced to be all perfectly sound. On Tuesday following Sergeant John Carolan, of the police, called on him, advised him to open the pit, and examine his potatoes; he did so in the presence of the sergeant, and in the ratio of two out of every three of the potatoes it contained, they were speckled with white pips on the surface, and symptoms of rottenness set in. His servant that day, in preparing dinner, found it necessary to cut away a large portion of the potato from the greater number of them, and what remained were found fit for using—the same potatoes were remark ably good before the digging in. Dr. John Timmon advised his neighbour, Mr. Reilly, to send for Boylan, who was said to be after curing forty barrels for Doctor Byron. Mr. Boylan caused the potatoes to be removed from the pit to a house, where they underwent a process in which fire and smoke were engaged; the other components remain a secret; certain it is a perfect cure is effected for the present, and it is hoped, remedy against future injury. Mr. Reilly has in formed me the potatoes are now as wholesome and sound as before they were affected. Mr. Richard Eason had seventy barrels cured in like manner, and Mr. John Leonard has Mr. Boylan engaged in the cure of his potatoes, which were very bad, and feels confident he will perfect it. I had not a con versation with Mr. Boylan, who, as I am informed, is so con fident of his power over the disease, that he makes no charge for his invaluable labour till May next, when his employers will have ample proof of his ability. ARDEE, Nov. I.—Digging has been going on rapidly in the district for the last fortnight, but more particularly during the early part of the present week, until stopped by the rain on Wednesday. So far as my observation will permit me to speak, the crop is turning out better than was expected; there are, however, a good many instances 'where the malady has proved fully equal to the worst anticipations, causing serious loss and misery to many individuals. I have, how ever, seen crops dug, the injury done to which is really not worth talking of, and in ordinary years would attract no notice whatever. Therefore, putting the good and the bad together, I consider we have nearly three-fourths of the crop safe. COUNTY or LOUTH, Oar. 31.—We have nct heard any re- ports from Louth to lead us to believe that it is getting worse there than it was ten days since. in Dundalk we learn, by personal inquiry, that a considerable portion of the crop is yet safe around that neighbourhood, the portion safe wag grown in sandy and gravel!) , soil. KERRY..--It is the intention of the Earl of Kenmore, Mr. A. Herbert, and other landed proprietors of Kerry, not to press for their rents, provided the tenantry do not sell the corn, for the purpose of keeping as large a supply of that article of food in the country as possible. BELFAST, OCT. 31.—1 regret to say that my advices as to the potato crop, this week, do not tend to place them in a better position than when I wrote on this day week; but on the contrary, I fear the disease is spreading into districts which were hitherto comparatively free, and has seized on descriptions cf potatoes considered, up to this time, clear of taint. LIXERICEi Nov. I.—At Gort, the blight of the potato, while on the ground, is nothing when compared to that in the pit. It has carried itself to so great an extent, that many pits of potatoes were covered perfectly safe for the last twenty days, and are at present shovelled out entirely use less. Many, however, ars consoled by the hope that even the spotted potatoes are recovering by the application of lime and clay—one shovel of lime and two of clay. This will preserve them for eating, but not for seed. Amongst what is to be kept dry for seed, should be mixed the same quan tity of dry turf mould or bog guff, well dried. Both have proved effectual. NEW COLLEGE IN CONNAUGHT.—The Galway Mercury says, " We have just heard that Government has determined upon selecting Galway as the locality for the institution, and that the Rev. Dr. Kirwan has received his appointment as President." REPRESENTATION OF Cum.—Maurice O'Connell, of Kil gorey, Esq., and John P. Molony, of Craggs, Esq., are re ported to be the new repeal candidates for Clare. REPRESENTATION OF CASHEL.—The LimerickiChronicle says, " Mr. Sergeant Stock has resigned the representation of Cashel—he is to be advanced in his profession." OPENING OF THE PORTS. BELFAST TOWN COUNCIL. On Saturday, the Ist inst., a meeting of the Belfast Town Council took place, at which a most important resolution was adopted in reference to the famine with which Ireland is threatened by the failure of the potato crop. A. Mulholland, Esq., Mayor, took the chair. After the minutes of a pre vious meeting had been read by the Town Clerk, and several matters of merely local interest had been disposed of, Alderman HAMILTON rose, and said he wished to direct the attention of the Council to a subject on which great ap prehension was entertained by the country at large, namely, the diseased state of the potato crop. That it had sustained great injury there could be no doubt; not only the newspapers supplied them with accounts of how much the crop was already ravaged by disease, but private information to which almost every one was accessible, confirmed the statements. —(Hear, hear.) The subject was one in which they were all deeply interested; it came home to all their hearts, and it was their duty, if possible, to devise measures by which the wants of the community might be provided for, and the famine which threatened them might be averted from their shores. He had no wish to view the subject in apolitical light, nor was he there to say whether the corn-laws were right or wrong. The measure which he would suggest might be supported by men belonging to any party, and he trusted it would receive the support of those whom he now ad.- dressed. Unless some means of a preventative kind were adopted, the poor were likely to be placed in a very dis tressed state. Ten months at least would have to elapse before a new supply of potatoes would be furnished them, and, as under the failure of the present crop the chief thing which the people had to depend upon was oats, he thought distillation, by which so much of it was consumed, should be put a stop to—(Hear, hear)—and still more, to meet the deficiency, that foreign grain should be admitted for a time duty free. Mr. Hamilton concluded by moving a resolu tion to the effect, that the Council should petition the Queen to open the ports for the free admission of corn, and to prohibit distillation, in order that the scarcity of food with which the comniunity was threatened might be averted. Mr. BLACK seconded the motion after a desultory but animated discussion, during which the majority of the members stated their opinions. An amendment was proposed by Mr. KANE, and seconded by Mr. A. HILL, to the effect that, it was the opinion of the Council that the motion was premature, and that it would be better, before resorting to the step which it suggested, to wait one month, and then take it into consideration. The amendment was voted for by five of the Council, and the latter by fourteen, consequently the motion was carried. A committee was then appointed to draw up the required memorial to the Queen, and the meeting separated. SUSPENSION OF DISTILLATION FROM GRAIN.— As a proof that the fe- ling with regard to the suspension of dis tiltatinn from grain is gaining ground, we may mention that we have just now heard (four o'clock) that an eminent dis tiller of this city has purchased to-day four hundred hogs heads of sugar, which, of course, he intends to use as a substitute for grain, in case it be necessary.—Dublin Pilot. IV REX A M —INCENDIALLISM.—W hen we recorded the maniac-like act of incendiarism at Cerrigydruidion, some time ago, we had hoped never to incendiarism under the painful neces sity of recording another act of in this portion of the principality. We are grievously disappointed, for on Saturday last, between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock, a fire was discovered in the stackyard of Mr. John Carrington, of Ty Bryth, Minera. Great exertions were made by Mr. Carrington and his neighbours to stop the ravages of the devouring element, but their efforts proved unavailing; four ricks of oats, one of barley, and part of a stack of hay, having been consumed previous to the arrival of J. Burton, Esq., who sent off immediately for the Wrex ham fire-engines, which were very soon upon the spot. They succeeded in preventing the fire communicating to the remaining stack, and other property, and extinguished the flames. Much praise is due to the various parties who used their exertions to save the property from destruction—to Mr. Burton particularly, and also to Mr. J. P. Hughes, ma nager of the fire engines, and police-officers Rowland and Jones. A meeting was held in the Town-hall, on Tuesday last, which was attended by R. M. Lloyd, Esq , and other influential parties, for the purpose of investigating the cause of the fire. The firemen and various witnesses were exa mined, and we are sorry to announce that, from the tenour of the whole of the evidence, it was manifest that the fire had not arisen from spontaneous combustion, but was the diaboli cal work of an incendiary. A reward of 301. is offered for any information which may lead to the apprehension of the ogendere...Carnarvos Herald. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. George Brooke, dyer, Huddersfield. Matthew Ibbotson and John Ibbotson, paper manufacturers, Ecclesfield, Yorkshir BANKRUPTS. James Reding and William Nicol Jadd, printers, Horse shoe-court, Ludgate-hill, to surrender Nov. 14, at twelve, and Dec. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Goddard and Eyre,Wood street, Cheapside. Edward Speller, tea dealer, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Nov. 14, at eleven, and Dec. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-cham bers; Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane. William Ashcroft, jun., cooper, Bere-street, Ratcliffe, Nov. 11, at one, and Dec. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, London ; Hartley, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. John Littlewood, hosier, New Bond-street, Nov. 4, at eleven, and Dec. 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Goddard and Eyre, Wood-street, Cheapside. George Staight, dealer in ivory Skinner-street, Snow hill, Nov. 13, at one, and Dec. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Barber, Furnival's Inn. John Gadd, baker, High-street, Camden-town, Nov.lo, at two, and Dec, 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbnry ; Hare, Coleman street. John Spofford, linendraper, Chatham, Nov. 18, at twelve and Dec. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ed wards, o ffi cial assignee, Old Jewry; Sharp, High-street, Marylebone. Edward Turner, chymist, Princes-street, Soho, Nov. 12, at half-past one, and Dec. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Buchanan, Basin ghall-street. John Whiteway, miller, Chudleigh, Devonshire, Nov. 14, and Dec. 11, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzell, official assignee; Stogdon, Exeter; Keddell and Co., Lime street, London. Thomas Barnes Vaughan, linen-draper, Poulton cum Spittal, Cheshire, Nov. 18, and Dec. 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liver pool ; Norris and Co., Bartlett's-buildings, London ; Norris, Liverpool. George Greenstock, ironmonger, Western super Mare Somersetshire, Nov. 17, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Bristo District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Bristol; Jone and Co., Crosby-square, London; Peters and Abbot, Bristol. (Dividends, &c., in our next.) COLLISION ON THE MIDLANDS ILAILWAT.—Another collision took place early on Friday morning last, close to the Methley junction, just below Normanton station, which, , had it been a passenger train instead of a goods train, might have been attended with the most fearful consequences. From the particulars which we have been enabled to collect from the guard, and from other sources, it appears that a spe cial waggon train was coming from the direction of York, and that another luggage train was coming in a contrary direction. The collision took place between four and five o'clock in the morning, which was extremely . foggy at the time. At this period a Midland passenger train was also due ; and the man at the Methley junction, where the Midland branches off to York, and whose duty it is to attend to the points, thinking that it was a passenger train coming, turned the points in the wrong direction, by which means he placed the luggage train on the wins; line, and a most fearful collision took place between the two luggage trains, three of the carriages being entirely smashed to pieces. We are happy to state that no other damage was done, nor was any person injured. The line was speedily cleared of the obstruction, signals having been sent to Woodlesford and Normanton stations to stop any train from advancing until the line was per fectly clear. MAIL COACH ACCIDENT.—OD Monday last a rather curious accident befel the Gloucester down mail when about midway between this town and Neath. It appears that the fore carriage axle suddenly giving way, the wheel became disengaged from the coach, and rolled off with a por tion of the axle in the box. The suddenness of the jerk thus created threw Mr. Williams, the driver, into the road without affording him much time for consideration. The guard likewise became disengaged from the vehicle, while the horses made off at a galloping pace. The coach con tinued running on three wheels for upwards of half a mile, when one of the horses pulling rather stronger than the others, caused both coach and horses to fall 'into a ditch on the road side. The animals now commenced kicking vio lently until they disengaged themselves from the coach, the front part of which they had completely battered in. Pre , viouslv to this the passengers, with a single exception, jumped off the coach one by one, all sustaining more or less injury, but none to any great extent. The passenger most seriously hurtwas J. Johnes, Esq., of Dolcothy, who had his shoulder dislocated, in leaping from the inside. The person who stuck to the coach was the only individual who came off unscathed.—Canibriam. _ _ FOOT RACB FOR FIFTY Porsns.—Tuesday the match between Patterson, of London, and Gimbert, of Bir mingham, came off at Boxmoor. The race attracted a large number of the fancy, and in betting, Patterson was the fa vourite. These men were matched to decide their race a fortnight since, and they , met accordingly, but a dispute arising in reference to the ground being roped and staked, the affair terminated on that occasion in a dispute, and at a subsequent meeting of the parties, an arrangement was made to settle the issue at the above place. The contested dis tance was 120 yards. Patterson took the lead at starting, which he maintained, Gimbert made an ineffectual struggle, and the contest was brought to a conclusion by Patterson running in the winner by a yard and a halt The London fancy came home with flying colours. CROP EXTRAORDINARY.—Mr. H. Raweliffe, Long ton, shop-keeper, has had this year, on a small extent of ground lying to the south side of his house, about 32 perches, or thereabouts, of oats, which have been so productive as to yield the extraordinary quantity of three loads and five score (2401 b. to the load) of meal, being after the rate of rather better than seventeen loads to the aere.—Prestoss Guardian. FATAL RAILWAY Accumurrs.—About five o'clock on Friday morning a melancholy accident occurred at the Kilwinning station of the Ayrshire Railway, whereby, we regret to add, a porter, named Henry Murray, lost his life. The deceased, who had been assisting in pushing for ward two trucks, to attach them to the luggage train from Ayr, incautiously attempted to do so when they were still in motion, whereby he was so severely bruised that he died about one o'clock in the afternoon. He was a sober, industrious man, and has left a widow and small family.—About two o'clock on the same clay a boy named Morrison, belonging to Irvine, had, without the knowledge of the servants of the' company, and contrary to their rules, got upon a luggage truck, from whence he was removed by one of the porters; but, having again climbed up, unperceived by the servants who were pushing forward the trucks with their heads down at the tim, fell between the two trucks and was killed on the spot.—Glasgow Argus. The Provost of Pollokshaws has received the fol lowing letter from Sir Robert Peel, in reference to the me morial of the magistrates and town council of Pollokshaws, which appeared in our columns of Saturday last. We are aware that the Provost communicated to Sir Robert Peel the result of inquiries made in the Pollokshaws district, where the failure of the potato crop has been very general, and we are glad to observe that Sir Robert has considered the infor mation thus given as meriting his thanks, which it will be observed he has conveyed in his letter to Provost Hector. It would be very desirable that other corporations and official persons were equally alert on this important matter :- 1 " Whitehall, Oct. 27, 1845. " Sir,—l beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of the me morial of the magistrates and town council of Pollokshaws, which was inclosed in your letter of the 22d inst., and at the same time to return you my thanks for the information by which that memorial was accompanied.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed ) " ROBERT PEEL. "To William Hector, Esq., rovost of Pollokshaws, N.B. —Glasgow Saturday Post. STATE or TRADE.—Trade, we are sorry to say, has been rather languid here for some weeks past, and a con siderable number of hands have been for a time idle, and find it difficult to get employment. There is a general gloom hanging over the trade of the country, particularly in the soft goods department.— Glasgow Saturday Post. THE POTATO CROP.—ORDERS FROM GOVERN• MF.NT.—Orders were this day received at the Cork Custom House directingreturns to be forwarded to the Castle, Dublin, setting forth the quantity of potatoes shipped from this and all the out-ports of the district, since the first of September last; and also directing that returns should be made every Saturday of the quantities exported during the week—dis tinguishing, in all cases, those shipped to England, coastways, and to other places. This looks as if some step to prevent the exportation of the people's food was in contemplation. Cork Southern Reporter. THE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION IN LIVERPOOL.— We have received further details of the effects of the gun powder explosion in that town, the principal facts of which were mentioned on Tuesday. Two of the men are so severely injured that but faint hopes are entertained of their recovery. Besides the powder that exploded about two hundred weight and a half was found on the premises, and the wonder is that that it did not explode also. The quantity that exploded did not exceed 301bs. The explosion, it is supposed, was caused by a spark from a candle when the shopman was' weighing a small quantity from the canister. Earl Fitzhardinge's fox-hounds commence hunting the Cheltenham country to-day, the first meet being at Broadway. For the ensuing week but two fixtures have yet been made ; namely, Monday, Nov. 8, at Queen Wood, three miles. Through Prestbury, on right of Winchcomb Road, opposite Southern. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Puzedown, seven miles. Through Charlton Kings, to the right of Andovers ford Inn, on the Oxford Road. The noble 'owner of the noble pack is expected to arrive at the Plough Hotel to morrow, and will himself take the field on Monday. His lordship, we undersand, has again engaged his old residence, German Cottage, for the winter. In another year the rail way will, probably, render future occupancy tmpossible.— CWeitenham .Loolust DREADFUL MINE ACCIDENT.-011 Tuasday last a very serious accident, which it is feared will terminate fatally, occurred to a man named Daniel Simcox, who is en gaged as a puddler at Mr. Russell's works, near Wednesbn7. t appears that Simcox had been drinking rather freely during the whole of the night, and about three o'clock next morning he purchased a bottle of ale for the purpose of taking to his son-in-law, who worked in one of Mr. Bagman pits. On arriving at the mouth of the pit there was no one attending the machinery, and being rendered reckless by the drink he had taken, he deliberately tied the bottle to his coat, and seizing the rope, swung himself off the side of the opening, in order to let himself down. He, however, mis calculated his ability to accomplish this dangerous exploit; for the friction of the rope, occasioned by his rapid descent. became so great, that when three parts of the way down, he was forced to let go his hold, and his foot at the same moment catching in a hook attached to the rope, he tumbled over. and was precipitated with great violence to the bottom of the pit. When taken up he was found to be quite insensible,and suffering from a severe fracture of the skull. He was in stantly removed to his home, and attended by Mr. Reynolds. surgeon, but the injuries he sustained are so serious, that very slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. The pit where Simcox made his hairbrained and perilous descent, is, we un derstand, upwards of 100 yards deep. —Birmingham Journal. DREADFUL MORTALITY FROM MEASLES.—Upwards of 40 children have been interred in the churchyard at Middlesborough within the last seven weeks, and nearly all of them have died from having caught cold whilst suffering from measles.—Durhazn Chronicle. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S GREABE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and falling off, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use of the two above-named articles, applied alternately—the bo tanic water to cleanse the roots from send and as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a nourisher. If any further evidence was required of the virtues of bear's grease for renovating and preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used, and the length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer. Ross and Sons, 119, and 12.0, Bishopsgate-street, who first introduced the use of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and kill the ani mals, recommend the public to purchase none other but with their names and address printed on the pot, or the chances are their obtaining a spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to the bait are warn than wit s& LA W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 4. Lord Chancellor took causes, lunatic and bankrupt petitions to-day. COVISTRIXC; V. COUI-STRn,TG. Upon this case, which came before the Court yesterday, being called on-day, it was atruck out of the paper, uone of the parties being present. LW RE PENDER. The arguments in the part-heard motion on this else were resumed to-day, and occupied his Lordship the whele morning. The case was opened before the long vacation, and the point involved in it relates principally to a ques tion of costs. ROLL'S COURT, Nov. 3. This being the first day of term Lord Langdale sat at a ;file after one o'clock. Mr. Sergeant Shee, upon having a patent of precedency, and ➢lr. Montagu Chambers, upon being appointed Queen's Cousel, took their seats within the bar. COOPER v. BATTERSIST. Mr. Tt:llNitrt moved for an injunction to restrain the de fendant, James Battersby, from selling, disposing, parting with, changing, or transferring certain shares, now standing in his name, in the " Birmingham and Liverpool Grand Junc tion Canal Company." In June, 1844, the plaintiff, Henry Cooper, purchased fifteen shares, at 121. 13s. per share, and it was agreed, on the sth of July, 1844, that these shares should be transferred into the name of the defendant for re sale. and that the profits on them should be divided, two thirds for the defendant and one-third for the plaintiff. Since this transfer a new allotment had been made among the pro prietors, and seventy-five new shares were allotted in respect of fifteen shares, subject to the same trusts. These new shares were now greatly increased in value, but the defendant had ,formed a scheme to exclude the plaintiff from the profit, and had attempted to make a sale at a fictitious price. He returned no answer to the plaintiff's letters of inquiry, but said he had sold the shares for the price he gave for them. The plaintiff had discovered that the defendant had sold five ~ f the shares at 381. a share, and that the remaining ten shares, continuing in the name of the defendant, had become of increased value. The plaintiff had, in consequence, ob tained in October last a distringas to prevent the shares being parted with, but the defendant had since given notice of his intention to transfer them.—lnjunction granted. NOVEMBLIL 4. LORD NELSON V. I3RIDPORT. The original question involved in this case relates to the Dukedom of Bronti, and it a matter entirely of Sicilian law. His LORDSHIP gave judgment on the exceptions by the de fendant to the Master's report as to the hearing of evidence in the cause. The exceptions were seven in number, six of which were overruled by his Lordship, one only being allowed. His Lordship was occupied during the remainder of the day in the hearing of unopposed petitions, which were quite devoid of public interest. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Nov. 4. ;(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) 'lli Honour took cause petitions and motions to-day. IN TfIE MATTER OF THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY COMPANY. This case came before the Court upon the petition of the mortgagor and mortgagees of a mortgage on certain land re quired by the railway, praying that a sum of 6001. paid into Court by the Railway Company might be paid to the mort gagees in satisfaction of their mortgage.:Although the amount was not sufficient for the redemption of the mortgage, the mortgagees had consented to take it. His Hoxoen made the order as prayed. IN THE MATTER OF THE BLACKBURN RAILWAY COMPANY. This petition prayed that the sum of 20,0001., which had been paid by the Company into the Bank of England in the name of the Accountant-General of the Court, in conformity with the Standing Orders of the House of Parliament, might be paid out, the Company having obtained their Act. The COURT made the order. IN THE MATTER OF THE BLACKWALL AND EPPING RAILWAY COMPANY. This case also came before the Court upon a similar peti tion, with respect to the sum of 18,750/. The Act in this case had also been obtained, and His HONOUR ordered the amount to be paid out of Court, agreeably to the prayer of the petition. The Court having disposed of all the unopposed petitions on the paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of _ _ "SAPPERS AND MINERS. "A company, to be selected by the commanding-officer of be corps, from Meerut to Ferozepore, October 10. "6th company, from Ferozepore to Meerut, February 15. " LIGHT CAVALRY. "sth Regiment, from Muttra to Loodianah, to join the Governor-General's camp on the 20th of October at Agra, and to escort it from thence. " Gth Regiment, from Loodianah to Sinde, October 25. " 7th Regiment, from Sinde to Muttra, when relieved by the 6th Regiment. " IRREGULAR CAVALRY. " 2d Regiment, from Saugor to Umballab, when relieved by the 6th from Umballah. 6th Regiment, from Umballah to Saugor, October 15. " EUROPEAN INFANTRY. " Her Majesty's 9th Foot, from Kussowlie to Meerut, when relieved by her Majesty's 29th Foot. " Her Majesty's 29th Foot, from Meerut to Kussowlie, 10th of October. " NATIVE INFANTRY. " 2d Regiment, from Agra to Meerut, to escort the Go vernor-General's camp. "3d Regiment, from Hussingabad to Banda, when re lieved by the 74th Regiment. " 4th Regiment, from Sinde to Agra, when relieved by the 15th Regiment. " 13th Regiment, from Barrackpore to Cawnpore, when relieved by the 40th Regiment. " 15th Regiment, from Ferozepore to Sinde, Ist of No vember. " 20th Regiment, from Cawnpore to Barrackpore, tat of October, by water. " 21st Regiment, from Barrackpore to Benares, 15th of November. " 22d Regiment, from Barrackpore to Futtyghur, when relieved by the 64th Regiment. " 26th Regiment, from Loodianah to Bareilly, when re lieved by the 42d Regiment. " 27th Regiment, from Moradabad to Umballah, when relieved by the 38th Regiment. " 2S th Regiment, from Sylhet to Lucknow, Ist November, by water to Benares. 29th Regiment, from Berhampore to Agra, when relieved by the 39th Regiment. " 30th Regiment, from Lucknow to Delhi, 15th October. " 33d Regiment, from Bareilly to Ferozepore, 15th October. " 36th Reginent, from Delhi to Ferozepore 10th October. " 38th Regiment, from Meerut to Mora dabad, when re Hew d by the 43ci Regiment. "39th Regiment, from Nowgong to Berhampore, 15th of October. "40th Regiment, from Saugor to Barrackpore, 15th of October. " 42d Regiment, from Monpoorie to Loodianah, 15th of Oc tober, when relieved by the left wing of the 16th Regiment. 43d Regiment, from Futtyghur to Meerut, 13th of Octo ber, then relieved by the left win.. b of the 6th Regiment. "53d Regiment, from Meerut to Nowgong, 15th of Oc tober. " 60th Regiment, from Beuare3 to Barrackpore, when re lieved by the 21st Regiment. " 63d Regiment, from Umballah to Sinde, 15th of Oc tober. " 64th Regiment, from Cawnpore to Barrackpore, sth of October, by water. "6.;th Regiment, from Allahabad to Nowgong, 15th of October. " 67th Regiment, from Banda to Allahabad, when relieved by the 3d Regiment. " 69th' Regiment, from Sinde to Cawnpore, when re lieved by the 63d Regiment. "71st Regiment, from Barrackpore to Mynpoorie, when relieved by the 20th Regiment. " 74th Regiment, from Nowgong to Hussingabad, when relieved by the 53d Regiment. " Kelat-i-Ghilzie Regiment, from Agra to Saugor, on the 15th of October. Strict attention to be paid to the standing regulations of the service relative to the information required to be given by commanding officers to the civil authorities in the dis tricts through which the routs of their corps or detachments may lie, to the transmission of progress and other reports to head quarters, and during the absence of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief from the Presidency, of duplicates of all such reports to the officers in charge of the Adjutant • Gene-ral's and Quartermaster-General's offices at Calcutta. " Routes will be furnished from the office of the Quarter master,General of the Army." The Railway Telegraph, speaking of the debtit of Mr. Hudson, the Railway King, in the metropolis, at the Eastern Counties meeting on Thursday last, says ;—" Never on any previous occasion do we remember (even not except ing the great League gatherings at Covent-garden) seeing congregated on one occasion so many ' gentlemen of the Press' as were asrembled to chronicle the opi nions of ' The Railway King' on Thursday. Will our readers credit the fact, that we ourselves counted the enormous number of sixty-two reporters 1 which, as far as our knowledge extends, were the representatives of the following journals :—The Times, two reporters; The Morning Herald, four; The Morning Chronicle, three; The Morning Post, three; The Morning Advertiser, two; Th. Evening Sun, five; The Globe, one; The Standard, one; The Iron Times,three; The Railway Telegraph, three; The Rail way Times, three; The Railway Standard, two; The Railway World, two ; The Steam Times, one ; The Railway King, two ; and The Railway Director, five. The remainder were repre senting the outside railway papers of the metropolis, the Cambridge and Colchester papers, and other provincial journals." BELFAST REVISION COURT.—The decision has been given in this court—" That the tender of parish rates on Saturday night, at half-past ten o'clock, to the church warden, at his private residence, cannot be considered a pay ment according to the provisions or the ' meaning and inten tion' of the Act."—Dublin Evening Post. A VERY NOVEL LINE.—We are informed by the Cambrian that a prospectus has been published of a Company which undertakes to form a line from the port of Swaw, through the centre of the country, direct to the port of Not having ourselves seen the prospectus, we are unpre pared to give our opinion as to the feasibility of the scheme; but we should apprehend that the earthworks of such a line must be formidable, and the tunnelling long and diffi cult. The directors, however, assure the public that " the passenger traffic from Swansea to that locality is so 'exten sive, that no doubt can be entertained that the line will prove most remunerative." The Cambrian seems to think its native town is scandalised by the selection as the upper ter minus of this undertaking, and suggests the possibility of a rnist.ka in the announcement, supposing the port of Hull to be signified ; but the prospectus is printed, and we all know that what is in print must be true.—Steam Times. MINISTER'S MONEY NOT A TAI.—At the Cork Revision Court on Wednesday, the assessors delivered their judgment on the question as to whether the payment of minister's money was necessary on the part of a claimant for the franchise. Mr. Assessor Hamblin gave it as his opinion that it was necessary to have the impost paid, while Mr. Assessor O'Brien and the Mayor decided that minister's money was not a public rate or tax, and its non-payment ought not to deprive a man, otherwise qualified, of the fran chise; thus fully corroborating the opinion 'previously given by Mr. O'Ccnnell.—Dublin _Evening Post. The Very Rev. Dr. Montague died at Maynooth, of which he was Presideet, on Wednesday last. His whole life nearly was spent within its walls. Few of his contemporaries survive him, but there are among the Irish priesthood many who went through the College under his superintendence, and all speak of him as a man of great simplicity of character, exalted piety, and of the most amiable disposition. He was born in 1773 in the county of Armagh, was solicited to remain at Maynooth when his course for the priesthood was completed, and re ceived the appointment of Professor of Logic, to which the office of Bursar was soon after added. In that position his intercourse with the students was extensive, frequent, and familiar, and to that circumstance, perhaps, it is due that among the parochial clergy few are by them so affectionately or universally remembered its Dr. Montague.— Corh Southern ----- --- COWES, SATURDAY, Nov. 1.--THE BLOCK SHIP& —H.M.S. Ajax, 74, will shortly arrive here for the purpose of being razeed and converted into a block ship by Mr. White. She will be taken into the new steam-frigate dock of tko Messrs, 4okerilerr. RIIRERY V. BARES. This case came before his Honour upon motion fur an in unction to restrain the defendant from infringing a patent obtained )sy the plaintiff for making an article called " top tips," for umbrellas. The plaintiff and defendant are umbrella manufacturers at Birmingham, and the arguments occupied the Court the whole morning. We gave an outline of the facts of the case upon a similar application being made to his Honour during the long vacation. At the conclusion of the arguments, His Hosoun gave judgment, declining to grant the in junction, but giving liberty to the plaintiff to bring such other action as lie might be advised, to try the validity of his patent, reserving the question of costs. THE MARQUIS OF HERTFORD V. SUISSE. reS; Mr. ScuomnEfto applied ex parte in this case, under the 29th of the New Orders, that the defendant Suisse, whom, our readers will recollect, was the valet of the late Marquis of Hertford, that he might be at liberty, notwithstanding he was out of the jurisdiction of the Court, to put in an appear ance to the bill filed against him by the present Marquis. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, before he made any order upon the subject, he should consult with the Master of the Rolls and the other two Vice-Chancellors as to the con struction to be put upon several of the New Orders, and among the rest to that of the 29th, as he was convinced, un less that course was adopted, and some rule of construction laid down upon which they all agreed, the time of the Lord Chancellor, from the commencement of November to the end of July, would be occupied alone in hearing appeals from their decisions. _ The case, therefore, stands over for the present, The Court rose at three o'clock. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 3. Lord Denman (Lord Chief Justice), Mr. Justice William•, Justice Coleridge, and Judge Wightman, entered this Court at twenty minutes to two o'clock, and immediately after taking their seats on the bench, a Learned Counsel applied to have a conditional order made absolute for the enforcement of a claim for costs in an action tried at Stafford, in which a person named Blunley was plaintiff and Stafford defendant. Their Lordships said they would take time to consider the grounds of the application. 8311TII V. SMITH. The counsel in this case stated that it was an action of m amma which had been tried at York. He applied to the Court to set aside the verdict then had, on the grounds of mis direction by the Learned Judge who tried the case. The counsel who made the application said he had not a note of the charge of the Judge who tried the case, but stated the point from memory, upon which he contended that there was a misdirection.—Application postponed. DOE V. SYDENILA.M. This case was tried in Devonshire, when a verdict was had for the defendant, with liberty to apply for a nonsuit on certain points, one of which was non-compliance with a co venant in a lease, which was to the effect that " suit and service" was to be done at the Manor Court of Moorstow. Rule nisi to be granted, in the event of a nonsuit being re fused after the Court shall have considered the case. NEW TRIAL PAPER. BENNET 24. DUNCOMBIC. This case was one involving a question of a technical law point, arising out of one as to the right of a mortgager as against a landlord, to recover rent from a tenant. The ar gument occupied a considerable portion of time, but the case itself was not of the least public interest, nor were any of the other cases heard up to the rising of the Court, being, for the most part, trials arising out of breaches of contracts of various sorts between private parties. -NOVEMBER 4. (Sittings in Banco.) Their Lordships sat this morning shortly after ten o'clock, and proceeded to dispose of the cases on the new trial paper. \VILBERLF,'Y V. HUNT. In this case counsel moved for a new trial, on the ground of the exclusion of evidence, and that the verdict was net in accordance with the evidence elicited. The case was tried by the Lord Chief Justice in the after sitting for the county of Middlesex, and a verdict had for the defendant. The question raised was, whether goods that had been seized by the sheriff of Middlesex were the property of plaintif f , who was an assignee under a bill of sale. Plaintif raised a s um of 750/. upon the security of some reversionary property, and advanced it to a person, named Hossman, from whom the plaintiff received as security a bill of sale upon his furniture. Hossman having been unsuccessful in the undertaking for which he got the 7501., execution was issued on the bill of sale; but his other creditors disputed the bond fides of the bill, and took proceedings to set it aside. The jury were of opinion that the bill was an afterthought, concocted to pre judice the claims of the other creditors. Counsel proposed at the trial to read certain correspondence, which he contended would prove that the bill was a bong fide document ; but the Judge ruled that such evidence would be inadmissible, while the Learned Counsel contended it was a misdirection which resulted in a wrong verdict, and therefore he moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside.—Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 3. (Sittings in Banco.) The Judges of this Court, after breakfasting with the Lord Chancellor, came down in procession to Westminster Hall, and took their seats on the bench about half-past one o'clock. VALIANCE V. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. Mr. Sergeant C. JONES moved for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial in this case, or why the judg ment should not be arrested. The action which was tried:before Lord Chief Justice Tindal, at the last Surrey Assizes, was brought to recover damages for a libel upon the character of the plaintiff, published in the shape of a printed account of a speech delivered by the Duke of Brunswick to a jury at the Sheriff's Court in Middlesex, in a cause of "The Duke of Brunswick v. Milner." To make the proceedings intelligible to the readers of this journal, it must be premised that on the 17th of September, 1842, a paragraph appeared in the Lan caster Guardian, a paper published at Preston, falsely im puting to the Duke of Brunswick that he had been taken into custody, by mistake, as a member of the swell mob. An action for libel was brought by the Duke against Mr. Milner, the registered proprietor of the Lancaster Guardian , and the defendant allowed judgment in that action to go against him by default. Upon a writ of inquiry, which was executed before the Under-Sheriff of Middlesex on the sth of June last, the Duke of Brunswick conducted his own case, and read, as his address to the jury, a printed copy of a speech, which was afterwards proved to have been put into type from manuscript by direction of the Duke's valet, Med hurst. In this address, which was read with so much rapidity that no one then in Court could take down two consecutive sentences, the Duke of Brunswick charged Mr. Valiance, who had been employed as his attorney, with delaying the pro gress of the suits which he had desired him to institute, in consequence of his friendship for Milner, the defendant. A copy of this 'speech, a few days after the conclusion of the inquiry before the Under-Sheriff, found its way into the hands of a person who was present at the trial, and Mr. Val lance thereupon brought the present action against the Duke, and obtained 2001. damages. The Learned Sergeant now con tended that the verdict ought to be set aside on three dis tinct grounds—first, on account of the improper reception of evidence by the Learned Chief Justice; secondly, for mis direction ; and thirdly, because the damages were excessive. lie argued also that the judgment ought to be arrested, upon the ground that two out of the three counts in the declara tion did not disclose any libellous matter affecting the cha racter of the plaintiff. The COURT, after a little deliberation, said it might be well to consider how far the evidence given by Mr. Pearson at the trial relating to the conduct and character of the plain tiff was admissible; and therefore, upon the first ground moved, a rule nisi for a new trial might be granted. They saw, however, no reason for thinking that there was any misdirection in leaving the evidence of publication to the fury, and there was certainly no ground for saying that the damages were excessive. Neither did it appear to them that the judgment ought to be arrested, and, therefore, upon all the points urged but the first, the rule must be refused. BURN V. BOULTON. Mr. Sergeant BYLEs moved, by leave of the Learned Judge who tried the cause, Mr. Justice Erie, for a rule to show cause why the damages given by the jury in this case, tg ail& WA ad., slaculd not be ado* to the 3 - tam of 301., or the sum of 1071. The action, which vi ar tried at the last Guildhall sittings, was brought for th e recovery of a sum of 1301., with interest, on a promissory note, also to recover wages for work done as a domestic servant. The defendant, besides other pleas, pleaded the Statutes of Limitations to the whole declaration. At the trial it• appeared that the plaintiff, who was very much advanced in life, had formerly held the situation of a nurse at the Man chester Lunatic Asylum, and that about the year 1826 she left that situation, and went to live in the house of the defend. ant. Upon her coming to reside in his hougie she let him have the whole of her savings, amounting to 130/., for which he gave her the promissory note in question. She remained in his family seventeen years, and the capacity in which she lived there formed a great subject cf condition at the trial, the case for the plaintiff being that she was a servant during that period, while the defendant maintained that she was boarded as a friend of the family, from whom a little domestic assist ' ance was occasionally received in return. The jury gave as damages,-2311. 12s. Bd. for the promissory note and inte rest ; 771. for wages for the first eleven years, at the rate of 7/. per annum ; and 30/. for the last six years, at the rate of 51. per annum. The Learned Sergeant now admitted that some money, 30/., was due to the plaintiff; but he contended that there was no evidence to show that the sovereign paid by the defendant to the plaintiff upon her going away was paid on account of the promissory note or the wages, or that it was p:lid by way of part payment of a greater debt ; and he cited " Tippets r. Deane," 1 C. M. and IL, 252 • " Mills a. Fowkes," 5 Bing., N. C., 455 ; and " Waugh r. dope," 6 N. and W., 824.—The Court granted the rule. NOVEMBER 4. (Sittings in Banco.) BENLEY v. BRADLEY. _ _ In this case, which was tried at Cambridge last circuit, and was an action for use and occupation, the verdict in damages, 1001., was given for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant CHANN. ELL this day obtained a rule nisi to enter a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant BYLEs, on the other side, obtained a cross, rule to increase the damages. The arguments were strictly technical, and the facts com plicated and uninteresting to the public. The Court rose shortly before 12 o'clock. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 4. CHAMBERS v. THOMAS AND ANOTHER. This was an action of replevin, brought by the plaintiff to recover damage from the defendant for a false distrese made in respect of the tithe of a certain farm, the property 'of the plaintiff. The declaration alleged the making of the distress in question, and then went on to aver that the defendant had failed to demand the tithe due in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Parliament. The defendants, by their plea, controverted these allegations, and the case was tried before Mr. Justice Coltman at the last assizes for the county of Carmarthen, when a verdict was returned for the defendants, the Learned Judge reserving to the plaintiff the right of moving the Court above for leave to enter a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. Citir.rox now moved accordingly. The plaintif was a gentleman of extensive property, residing in the parish of Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen ; and the defendanta were the owners and possessors of the tithes of the same parish. Some short time ago a tithe of 41. 9e. 10d. became due in respect of one of the plaintiff's farms, and a cow was seized by the defendant belonging to a tenant of the plaintiff, to liquidate the amount. Subsequently the plaintiff brought the present action of replevin, and on the trial of the cause it was proved that the Tithe Act required that a demand of the exact amount due, and no more and no less, should be made before a distress could be levied. In the present case the tithe due was 41. 9s. 10d., but the demand was made for 4/. 9s. 100., and it was contended, therefore, that the distress was illegally made. Besides, it was shown on the trial that the party who made the demand did so on behalf of a Mr. Edwards, who rented the tithes of the defendant, and hence it followed that in fact the defendant had made no de mand at all. The Learned Judge who tried the case, how ever, contended that the demand being made by Mr. Edwards was virtually made by him or his servant as the agent of the defendants, and at once overruled the first objection. The consequence was, that a verdict was found for the defendant, and, as the Learned Counsel thought it was done so errone ously, he had now to move for a rule nisi, to show cause why the verdict should not be entered for the plaintiff. The Court took time to consider the case, in order that they might have an opportunity of consulting Mr. Justice Coltman, before whom the case was tried. ARCHES' COURT, Nov. 3. (Before Sir H. JENNER FusT.) Prayers were read in the hall, and the Court opened with t customary formalities. LADY FRANKFORT V. LORD FRANKFORT. This question was called on for the purpose of taking the Court's opinion, on appeal, if the income-tax should be de ducted from the amount allotted as alimony to the wife. The Learned JUDGE, after hearing civilians on both sides, held that the tax should be deducted. THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED Br KITSON V. THE REV. ARTHUR LOFTUS. This case has been frequently before the Court and the material facts stated. It is a proceeding by articles against the Rev. Mr. Loftus, the rector of the parish of Fincham, Norfolk, for certain irregularities, by cohabiting with various of his servants and others. The party proceeded against is a married man, but living apart from his wife. The argu ments occupied the Court nearly all day. The Queen's Ad vocate and Dr. Addams appeared to support the charges made against the reverend defendant ; and Drs. :Termer and Philli more, jun., contra. The case is of such a nature, that it is fair the arguments should not be reported till judgment is given. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) John Lee, alias Robert Dalton, on the opening of the Court. was placed at the bar, charged with stealing 25 sovereigns, 4 half sovereigns, 3 bank notes of the value of 5!. each, and other moneys, the property of Sarah Walton. Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Robinson for the defence. From the evidence adduced, it appeared the prisoner had lodged with the prosecutrix. On Sunday, August 17, she went to church, leaving the money in question safe in her desk. On her return the desk was found broken open, and the money taken away. The desk appeared to have been broken open by a chisel. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, and he was taken into custody. About half-past eleven o'clock, shortly after church time, the prisoner left the house, and on going asked for change of a sovereign in a very flur ried manner. He had a carpet bag with him, and said he was going to Richmond, and would be back on the Wednes day. Instead of going to Richmond he went to Greenwich, where he was noticed to be in possession of 18 or 20 sove reigns. When he was taken into custody a chisel was found upon him, which corresponded with the marks on the desk. The jury immediately found him Guilty. The prisoner, who was represented by several police constables in Court to be suspected of being connected with several other burglaries, protested that he was entirely innocent. The RECORDER said the jury, and he entirely agreed with them, had come to a different conclusion. There was no circumstance that could operate in mitigation of punish ment, the sentence of the Court therefore was, that he bs transported for ten years. John Alfred Cotton, who was indicted on the charge of forging a bill of exchange for 351., was discharged, the counsel for the prosecution not being able to produce the bill in evidence against him, it having been destroyed. Daniel M'Carthy was indicted for stealing the sum of 3/. 17s. Gd. from the counter of Mr. Flour, a shopkeeper, residing in Whitechapel-road, last Sunday morning, be tween the hours of twelve and one o'clock. From the evidence of Mrs. Flour and a little girl, the pri soner came into the shop, and, after making faces at them, for the purpose of disconcerting them, he put forth his hand and seized the money in question, which was lying on the counter, made up in paper packages. On the other hand, it Was averred that there was a person in Whitechapel, a well known thief, named Daniel Hearn, exactly like the prisoner, who was in the habit of wearing a dress exactly like the one said to have been worn by the prisoner on the occasion re ferred to. The dress the prisoner wore when taken was dif ferent from that the prisoner had. on the evening the felony was committed. The jury, after some hesitation, acquitted the prisoner. Robert Adlington was arraigned upon an indictment, charging that one Thomas Adlington, who had been adjudged and declared to be a bankrupt, did afterwards feloniously embezzle, secrete, and remove a certain portion of his pro perty, with intent to defraud his creditors, and that the pre sent defendant feloniously aided and assisted the last men tioned defendant Thomas in such removal and embezzlement of the property. Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Ballantine, and Mr. Prentice conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Parry were for the prisoner. The case occupied the Court for several hours, a consider able time being occupied in the discussion of technical points that were raised by the counsel for the defendant, the *hole of which were eventually overruled. The actual facts out of which the prosecution arose lies in a small compass. It appeared that Thomas Adlington had carried on the busi ness of a seed-merchant in the Kingsland-road, and the prisoner acted as his traveller and commission-agent. In March of the present year he became embarrassed, and was eventually made a bankrupt in the beginning of April. It was alleged against the prisoner that,. before the bankruptcy took place, a cart, a quantity of corn, and groats. and other articles , were given by the bankrupt to the prisoner, who took them away, and concealed them until after the last examination of the bank rupt, when all the property in question was brought back to the premises, and the prisoner himself carried on the business. On the part of the defendant it was urged that there was no fraud whatever in the transaction so far as he was concerned; that he was e ntitled to half the profits of the business ; and that his brother being in difficulties, and unable to pay him in money , ha d g iven him the articles in question as a set-off; and it appeared that after the bankruptcy the prisoner had purchased his brother s business of the assig nees, and lie therefore took the property, which he considered himself entitled to, back to the premises, in order to carry on his trade. A number of highly respectable witnesses were examined on behalf of the prisoner, all of whom gave him a very high character for honesty and honourable conduct. The RECORDER having summed up, the jury almost im mediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. There was an attempt at applause in the Court, but it was checked by the officers. There were some other indictments against the prisoner arising out of the same transaction, but it was arranged that they should stand over until the next session, and in the meantime the prisoner was admitted to bail. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. RAILWAY RI:SINEW-Mr. Simon Kendall, 11, Clement's Inn, solicitor, and Mr. Lenox Horne, 78, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, the registered projectors of the Important Economic Railway Traction by the Leviathan Air-engine. intended to be adopted by the Shrewsbury, Chester, and Crewe Junction Railway Company, for completing a direct communication between Bristol and Liverpool, appeared upon a summons before Mr. Hall, to answer a complaint preferred against them by Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., for that they, on the 27th October, did make a certain false pretence, knowing the same to be false, in an advertisement printed and published in a circular, purporting to be a prospectus of the project in question, which said pretence was, that the said Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., by the name and descrip tion of C. B. Baldwin, Esq., M.P. , of Parliament-street, was one of the Provisional Committee of the said Company; t o which they pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Bevin, a solicitor , appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Clarkson on the part o f the defendants. Mr. Bevin observed , t hat as the char g e was, in substance, the same against each of the defendants, he would commence the inquiry by examining the complainant. Mr. Clarkson said that as the question went to affect the character of each of the gentlemen he rep r esented, he would offer no technical objections to anything that was about to be offered. The printed prospectus of the Company was put in and admitted. Mr. Baldwin being sworn, said that on the 23 October the ptrospodu produo wu mut to hica, at his how is rap put' id is ,for and The Yes- The 1 by Idi in a outh at of t au and 11 be pen) , , the iiat a and fa has id he inha t the risla naale have i I r ~/ \ d