The Sun. — London, England, 1851-11-21 00:00:00

'llii"-------_____..-...... The, bASSURAISCE CO 'iiiPAISIES. ref ers h.‘ ll Jett to which the fallowing correspondence 1 144,1! Jett to great interest for 'some days in the co, iiiz e ti olise_._ 44ZI3ENCE BETWEEN TUE SUN FIRE. OFFICE I:IEII4NeIIEBTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. “ sc ' .(Private and Confidential.) a a i lly ae,tbjcare•ofiice, Threadneedletreet, Nov. 1. atly.„, t. . Sir, offers made by man of the to P Pecist ristuallahed Companies to insure at reduced rates 4t t' tad tae m easures general, and also the warehouses in you Nilesdi, measures actually adopted by one of them citBg2tPersolas into all the manufacturing districts to tla n t k Ett tes at rates vary ina from 25 to 50 per cent. 'ge e b ue tariffs require, have . been brcught under my it ip,,,Y %her e m „ : l ii daata and (3 , - earaes, parties to the tariffs, and by to: . "nen' in-' l't appears to me that the time has ar- Ictetatot,' order to retain our business, we must. be :aht,,,;clettlee some portion of our present prentat i i . ms, 111111:4der these Passible, such a system of underse , l i f i n i g at . IN "0 etreurnstences and from the fee.. ,4:l4tticitehrasslsleady Weakened the bond by . which the ai,nese to ;, "ave been long united, and might pos th;,itragfyou ais,stototthael disruption I am desirous of con a,i,. 4...c0tt0_ expediency ', of a . reduction in the ~hll,lltilielq,sality as iz te itth reh u, woollen, sod 117. x mills, and for Mari a °fa n e ases, so that all offices may act upon as possible; or if the new companies kit 444 yieldere scale of rates, they should be such a . s . tot them, any profit, but speedily entail a certain d 'W ill' ti t .tit 'll,s kottra faithfully i g the favour of our early reply. I am, my kir k , t, I. '' ',II, Manchester." y "CHARLES B. FORD. ' 4ai ktra , , `ueater Fire Assurance office, 98, King-street, I) te,,, eat si r, ..... Manchester, Nov. 3. 4 1 4 the hi in i at have this morning received your let d hay s ara, Marked ' private and confidential.' la tea ° , net the pleasure of your personal emu , t lailai e b rather as our correspondence is confined to 14 •tal I ,; 1111 of tl , po ila esa of our respective companies, I write 14 0ottr e ; a t to say that, while I am unable to en -11441 reteyviti/ate favour thereon, I shall have . plea- Nta, ti g when the ' private and confidential' is c, 4 Y e, ' urs faithfully, 4atlht, p " HERBERT SPRING, Secretary. : Sti ll 1, ; l 'rci, Esq., Sun Fire-office, London." L a a „ 4ttEtijoiltSira4.ce, Th readneedle-street, Nov. 4, 1851. ii -I ,irti l ; l4 3 l a i t 4, have bad the pleasure to receive your ,:ar a c IN --, L, and I hasten to request, as you are :114 4 Private o u r correspondence should not be cen lotttiltil acme hiela I, of course, could only have in tt , ee s g n Measures were arranged to submit t l o ; 41 a lt *,atl e e -rttll 3o, that you will erase the worts 4trbtli atbki4,ential,' and take the earliest t o i p on por o - f , I1 11), ar d. ' lu g my letter to the consislera k t tc' f * t i ll oe P i nima is, that in order to meet the e ex v i . - 4 a 2,4 time 44 , it will be necessary to make a 7,1. 'Per cent a o Cotton, woollen, and flax mills of from ''"-Yours faithfully, 'Ptie r , a " CHARLES B. Fora,. '4 4411 °' `.'s(l., Manchester." 14 .1,„ e4ter l'lre Assurance -office, 98, King-street, I4.ai4ilk,a air,,a atalacheater, Nov. 6. Prasee, k rn in receipt of your favour of the 4th, :&the ist Private and confidential' from your 4 4 1 ; 1 3 1 t wh y , as requeSlEd. I eontess lamat a loss I N, ti 1 1 i ,c1a1i . , 1 , 3.° , 4 to marked it, seeing that its subjec i ' ''Atl .44 - public in London and Manchester before 4 PI L to 0 Y / b ''' "'Lela eg to say lam unable to advise my NI the .r either in L tls 6- P r illek_ t . the proposition therein made proposition ap ki.la,j. to j ea r,a, 1 involves. The fi kiv i Z t ta`k' i l tie an( rZn e t i l c iat the older ri r e e r offi ee c e e s s s b h y ou in ld . tlttn(`lk allett&etuunebratilnp th a e ni l l ° r ll ui g nous rates, de `ol;'titat....-18eauence) the g public of the advantages ia, Pr iteip l 4 .thing simply impossible. . . tby to att e InVOlVed appears still more objection lillit.(fenforeinetaPt to crush and put down the younger Y 1 ba t I t il 'ro to adopt so low a scale of rates . Ja, h il 4 t apej°,lll You r favour) would not yield any In el e , heetifeeity etentail a certain loss upon them,' It,,a (if 4 tt ~,- Y unjust, and the effsct of such an in it `' f publi c 4 '-Pte d would be to secure for them a , kk t 4 %4, support and sympathy than they ' kibitltiyot,, k e ?Pect to receive. I lle t Na gk rest e p t hat Upon reflection you will see that kf l ;% ')/I taer it e t all the offices will be consulted, by Shia e b ti ta Q a f k an idea that will not bear the test C l Pt il h j e e ther ;-'eu!)uld, however, your own office, or, 1 1 1 , 4 a,„,at eR lectable company, be in a position t a6oa, ie,bt,rates of any class of risks are too 'ajeti t 4 e " hell afford this company greatplea "N,l V 4 faitb fu e i re, and re-adjust the respective , 'lll . F ord, ," fIEREERT SPRING, Secretary. I . bt li kt .....„ ..... _ r 'sge Sun Fire-office, London.' 1 „kt • 4 ir, , L'444',l°ltealta-eah'lne, 17-----71ilaeadnee o-street, NOT. 11. 'tP t ' l l b t l i t t ß th e rnee . from town prevented my earlier t ta k ° , i t las 'apr e e telpt of your letter of the 16th inst. t 4 11, 4 ace e Bl , ll :°3 7 regret that you should have pu il' ttl a ,'Y th aakruction on my letter, and one so un• 411,1/4 th e be cootezt. ,t A eta I 41 4 4' 41 3' 01 denying,as strongly as courtesy )r 'll ‘ tt. t "ta t at s ' eti c r, be inferredfrom m . y letter that the "IN tai, In 'Combine to ruin and break u , P,' , ai l .rea i S; MI. e a sad put down the younger ones, as toCtiat a 'ta 4 „ aPl:44le,tbGbSees have made an attack on the ,n‘ aaitlee tni ,,' h l astern of underselling, and I feel "a t t t , t ave" e rtit a -e ,rl to the latter, in self-defence so ~ 41.4 - Jy „..,..-8 taet they may retain their connexions :'4l "ltl;:uPetition, and that if any office persists e It iqtli l h ll ors ilzd in 10n, at lower rates . than the k ki , 14 44: ,Perienced offices may adopt, .111 that , l i k i ,' 4 /' let t ' t ,, a ,. 4 ' Only, they w ill, i n m y opiniou, e . Vre .'" 3 Peedily entail loss on these corn , 4 ti 4 la „ t ,.41 b e ,71,,. t 4 ,' th e kil,(/ Co mbination in this step to deprive 11 ,, Ili lv 4I I ,Ptti P ti tib lic' ve l ab tage of competition, on the con- O tt 0a Which old derive immediate benefit from now exists by a present reduction 4SO r i tllOte l , llt Rol te„ l 3 YLour letter that you do not agree .1 late I ,' ()fa, e n all defer for the present to call a 'l t ', re t " t tbe a - : 8 ' but I shall be watchful of the Jed t lata," ? ''e ! e uMpanies are taking, and shall -qcututs accordingly. 4, q t, 0 Stib ill i t this letter to your board. Prl ' Yours faithfully, 4 k . kt. 4, CHARLES B. FORD. "Iltl t ' ' c l , ' , Man e ), ~ 4 1,1 1 4, ter, - z ................... !. 1/4NI. l b. •C Ire A 98, King-street, 1 , it n ett,,., at,,„„ , asurauce-cmce iti o. thi t ttq lt A 4 1 jaeriester, Nov. 15. 0 it '4l t ,, e ttai n . 4 receipt of your letter of the 11th o, r ,o t Crtq'ttiP 11 l respects of the 6th, am glad to a t e ` o le a s e tt,. , 13'01.1 abandon the untenable prepo atled t arras am glad more on account of the aki h 1 t thlt 4 t 3ou knowing that had a e a th Jobi aa, Unger ones, 4et at ttl 'AN eled a public struggle would have . ~,cal ° d / ilil ive ~,,6 atirtible to all concerned; and I am of Vaie 4 ee, :tap eti ". sad quickest mode of reducing tti leio lh e i t ' , t ill be 4 ,04 which has originated this cor at, la • ca pital 'or those offices who are trading qli ' to reduce at once their excessive 44 4 % al a " Yours faithfully. ltil, , ' "ead, t " HERBERT SPRING , . t 'ta It 4 -.l`;*.:*****.inla re _ o rliee , London.' , qtaalla (riee a , :Na`A-ST'llea-c' SAVINGS' BANK, tlttel)- : TA TZI I: '' .- Establis.hed July 5, 1830. --xxia TUE LAST SEVEN YEARS. ) btj '' Z" " rROG KESS, AT SrECIFIED 0 4 1 h . .° ,l&t. 4 44 .. k 14,, „ 14' 8 ... ~ 184 . ` la 4-1.... .........P , ~ ........_.:___ ou ts _______ Op .teen ,, - ueosit 41 6,201 £356,1,•54 1 7,280 348,643 1 8,119 301,663 19,0 19 291,386 20 .382 311,094 21 ,110 321,775 4 , to v 2,176 344,034 S l l'o k ° 4 4 / 4 .1 A , ,j_e___. I XEY, Secretary and Actuary. 1111v11:1kticLUAlt, 2,1144E/i—j4 li - HERH CI SBAN D. lit; 4,14-itTibt"thicll° I.: 19 . - -A case of great brutality i4l'ilt i ileh,,,,,as terminated fatally, has occurred iNkti t , ' ll 1110' of this town and created intense ich't ki l Y t,,,t Wiq,',)ea,litY• It ap ' ears that John Carey, l I:Pt u r ,` ll ls IN , T,Z u ,_eld. has beenplatterly N t dis r t 44 ilC` 4 , ais vvife, from certain rumours that living on very L I N 1, 14,,, •Ittlt. 114 ittPrcourse with a young farmer s v,i N o li r P tl i tl 4 ,(lt: b , t e' r u e t the middle of la . st . month some ' t St y 4 itlitiß in t.igtheh the suspicions that had 1 'if %a b h is mind and he then with mad to k 111r4 elm ) • ' e th. t olt k.t'lrloir ouriog her in the most brutal and • , tt i If mth h ' Not content with punishing her to )Nt*' q ar lds !'q 1 10 4 1. vrea Oat fists enabled him, he resorted t ly ii k kule 4, : , Pulls, and then kicked her until she was N L 4 4 i i tih r :d th a ill , ?re. The poor woman was so se- Nos i , ' kivi it it was found requisite by some of her N'"4l ~t ° he bee been attracted b her cries) to re tliN.),letlet,tlyen d, and call in thu assistance of a Zto l , 4 tltl P l a th e ' Ne hope was entertained of her lillt, d leti A f fireri and she continued gradually to ti lt i - eW daYs since. Carey was then taken t4)4°11br441 Yesterd Whip o v a re the a Y underwent a lengthen . d . ex „ magistrates at the _ '4 t 'l4 . l er 4 , "0 eviuence given was confirmatory of 404r‘ttlittrit?la konitau°Ve detailed. An inquest was com -0% she Et Y before Ilr Clark, the coroner for t 't' ti pe lt ' the 't Was adjourned for a week, as the case tl)i)hallded the ma iatracy. The magis• 1 , „ " r otth t `'areY for a few days, " i k' ti ltit ' 1 4 ) and the case compl.‘ted against him. when he wi 1 9, ti ho ti , 4 2.11 1 - ----_ -.... ' - "-••••_ 1 .....,,...,........_ ........____ ti te 4 of ° l' THE P ALBERT.—It must 1 1 ti llt t bvith great dl' PRINCE made ac ,,(,1,' the nr _ e ., l ot to our brethren, to be 1144,144 v Qtiteutiniftzr a l s ib a erality of the royalconsort mechanic of the i tal t4l,or:,ised i The liberality of humblehis Royal Highness has :4 1 , 1p ti ` l th e 11 , ‘ pie case of J. A. Statrell, of Warsaw, the . Lttei v the he machin© & c , which was exhi !;kl4,9 frottkiatlEl. department of the Crystal Palace, who : (1 4, 4 1,1 1 , , ed gra ~"Is Royal Highness a cheque for , ) 1 . us , ',.tit -1 gid i,,,:,t of his Royal Highness's appreciation of '4;41014-'' toii---“)as inve rdion.—(Bince writing the above I *i td aci et , ti a,,r that Baron L. Rothschild, 81. P.. also pre ), 14 1 , 0 Rre e4t ue brother with a cheque for 101. as a due :ktiti,, b 4 T 4 . l , °C Jewish talent )_Jewish Chronicle. t itl ttli,;`.. 4 tip t l Pl Or TOIIACCO The Lords of the ht:jlitti:,N tra i_r,ected Mr. Cornewall. Lewis to convey to the t11 4 ": 1 110 th e r Castoras their Lorilships' authority for . A111111(11,,,,,,,ti1e tatlirtation of tobacco from the British pos- INIO Ft 'tei -- ' u d ies in bales containing not less than it lta gilt each ' ' ( lot il'qiNst , • ` Q kttt i tka,, c4l B s'r, --1J - he Star Spangled Banner says t,i,,,(1eq,--iiih,'-ce, in South - Carolina,a clergyman who 4 4'4' ,'? eo - s ,„ ° ,,u the obedience 14„Nets,'Itlr't Preach t hNine o vites, exclainTl ," a ll'k ri t l e ' that 1/4,1te,11e, o ck , passed through the congregatio li? '11 ., 1 ' l. ° Pre ' ' and are there any Jon -11 s here?" 'There ,41411:ke;:iled oPe3lwhese name Ns'as Jonali, , 1 Wit 4 1,. immediately arose, and turning up his . . 'l3 broade4t grin, replied, " Here be one, who, thinking Sums invested with Na tional Debteommissioners s', 0 - 6 1 1 " 3 S l° ; 0 4 ° Ii 310 II; $0 19; a TIRE SUN, INDIA. (From the Times.) We learn from our Indian correspondence that it has been resolved to recommend the creation of a fourth Presidency for the better administration of our eastern dominions. The new Government is to be styled the Government of Lahore, and, if we may judge by the specifications of a project which must still be rudimentary, it will greatly exceed the ancient territorial departments in magnitude and splendour. Its base, if we may so speak, is to be constituted by the spacious province of the Punjaub, to which, on the east, it will annex the broad districts of Agra and Bengal, up to the banks of the Sone, embracing the populous and important cities of Allahabad and Be nares. To the south-west it will include our anoma lous appanage of Sinde, and will thus extend itself from the Hindoo Koosh to the mouths of the Indus, and from the mountains of Bsloo chistan to the plains of the Ganges. Nor will its dignity be disproportioned to its dimensions, for the prescriptions of a century are at length to be de molished, and the supremacy of India is to be for nislly transferred from the residence of Clive and Hastings to the capital of the Sikhs. At the latter of these cities, or at Umballah, will be stationed a subor dinate administration, and a Lieutenant-Governor will superintend from the deserted palaces of Calcutta the immediate interests of Lower Bengal. The su preme Government and Council of India, under the Governor-General in person, is to be permanently established at Simlah, from which agreeable retreat the affairs of our Eastern Empire will be henceforth directed. Though the proposed change involves no more than a redistribution of territory already acquired, it is probable that few readers acquainted with the subject will bear without a certain emotion of so sweeping a project. Even those not immediately conversant with Indian affairs will be startled at a suggestion for transferring the central seat of British Government to a capital city some 1,200 miles from the mouth of the Hooghly, and which within three short years was the metropolis of our most distant and most determined foes. If it was deemed hazardous to annex the Pun jaub, what is likely to be thought of selecting it as the residence of supreme power ? What will be said by those writers who warned us against crossing the Sutlej of our final domestication in the heart of those very territories which were described as so barbarous, remote, and inaccessible ? We are carrying ourselves bodily to encounter our proverbial perils. We are placing ourselves in immediate contiguity with the treacherous and turbulent chieftains of Affghanistan, and, if the argument has any weight, we are ac tually marching a thousand miles in the direction of Russian advances. Herat will now actually be nearer to us than Calcutta • and Herat within these last few months has really been besieged again. To the omens which might thus be not unnaturally suggested, a few substantial arguments can be stated in reply. In the first place, although in effecting this movement we should be retiring from Calcutta, we should not be retiring from England. The mighty revolutions of traffic generated by the employment of steam have already worked their irresistible will abroad as well as at home, and have left the City of Palaces stranded and forlorn. Bombay is now the point of contact between England and India, and as the system of overland communication becomes gra dually perfected under Mr. Stephenson's auspices, the terminus of the commercial track will advance still nearer to the plains of the Punjaub. It is Calcutta, not Lahore, which will be the remote station of India; and, if the Supreme Government were still to be pre served at that spot, we should be retaining our central seat of administration at one of the most distant cor ners of our dominion. In the next place, it must be observed, that if the productiveness of India is ever to be much increased, the object must be accomplished by reclaiming from desolation or sterility those spacious plains which should derive an agricultural value from the fertiliz ing streams of the Ganges and the noble rivers of the Punjaub. Already the work of irrigation in the north west is regarded as one of the most important duties of Government ; and it needs no argument to prove that the enterprise will be far more effectively prose cuted under the immediate eyes of the chief rulers of India. Such a precedence would we fain assign to these pacific enterprises that, if truth would permit, we should gladly abstain from mentioning the benefits of the proposed migration in the event of war. If the storm, however, should ever burst upon us anew, it is scarcely doubtful that it must proceed from the quar ters against which we should thus be fortified by the presence and appurtenances of a central power. One of the contemplated advantages of the East Indian Railway was, that it would carry our battalions from 13arrackpore to Meerut before the enemy could con centrate his strength on the Sutlej ; but, if these are the contingencies against which our battalions are most obviously required, why should not Meerut be made a Barrackpore at once ? It would doubtless have been a prodigious gain to have reduced a march of 1,000 miles to a ride of forty-eight hours, but why should not the movement be dispensed with altogether ? Why should our troops be quartered at all at such a distance from the probable scene of action ? In point of tact, the Bengal army already pivots on Umballah or Lahore ; the artillery, it will be remembered, did actually receive the route the other day from its time-honoured quarters at Duna-dum, and substantial reasons ought surely to be forthcoming for main taining the troops in one place and their directors in another. Su self-evident is the principle of the projected change, and so manifestly bad the huge and unwieldy Presidency of Bengal outgrown the administrative machinery of Calcutta, that at the last renewal of the Company's charter it was proposed by Government and sanctioned by Parliament to detach the north western provinces for a separate Presidency with the capital and title of Agra. The scheme, however, although still discernible in the arrangements and accounts of the Company, was never effectually car ried out, but it is now designed to divide the military force as well as the civil administration of Bengal, and maintain a Lahore army as distinctly as a La hore Government. The latter force, indeed, must soon become the more important of the two, and the last victories of the Bengal army may not improbably contribute to the comparative oblivion of the military designations under which they were won. Above all, however, in the eyes of practical Eng lishmen the best argument for the change must lie in the circumstance that it simply contemplates an assimilation of profession to fact. The Government of India is already to all intents and purposes engaged and stationed in these very parts, and there can be no good reason for maintaining such an artificial distinction between theory and prac tice as would place the residence of the Governor- General at Calcutta, while his duties lay at La hore. How far the seductions of climate may have operated in maturing this change of opinion we will not attempt to conjecture, but if, as a matter of fact, the Governor- General of India does find himself at Simlah through ten months of the year, it is surely better that his Council should be brought thither at once than that a thousand miles should intervene be tween the head and its members. If the Punjaub and the north-western districts furnish the chief scenes of action for the civil and military servants of the Com pany, they had better furnish a seat of government too. It is certainly probable that objections may hereafter be discovered to this remarkable migration, and, beyond all doubt, they will receive their fullest effect in the hands of the good people of Calcutta. It is no small calamity for a city to be reduced from a metropolis to an out.station, but, if the interests of India require it, the change must be made ; and if Calcutta, in its turn, should become a Golconda, it must acquiesce in the unalterable destiny of cities, and repose on the glories of the past. ' advance in the price of il om lN th ° e VE u ß su .— al ° fo ti re r th la o d u y gh r t e o n f d t e h r e a THE LATE SING OFfr f). silks, &c., f o r mourn t being more than amply sufficient and bulk in Regent-street . ASTLEY ' S any y sources both in the loom l'lll be glad to hear that Messrs. Jay, there will not t th b e e ir . t made an addition to his traction, has to meet the ex_pe i‘ ct i e r d . d ß e a m t a ty nd , novelty and at jus e ver on the look-out for which have just arrived from Ann Mary, Captain 'Bison, now d lying .x stock in the shale of a pair of the el c e a p l ls ci a an n a ts, , l)ocks ; theyt whose control over the St. Katherine's - -e ou p , essly are attended by a native Al" Th e y will doubtless be for Mr. Batty, and short time. ex hibited at the Amphitheatre i animals The agitation at pre- REFORM. s results; taoPPlbieceahtwantsl tsenthe Customs,goionng i f s o r already numerous p r 0 rdeaf,c, producing the Long Room, next that important branch of the U the summer months During B will be open at 9 A.m., in place of 10 official business will commence. A at., thus giving it is intended to commence business at A.m., at which hour of ost valuable busi uisntomthse, management nnang eMmoenudt Monday merchants an advance of two hours lll busi ness time. CilTontq.—The following notice has Custom house, by the Commissioners of the Customs :hants, shipowners, London, Nov. 18, 18,51.—Notice.— Merc have occasien to been issued masters of vesselß, and others who may materially Board of Customs, to a expeditere t hereby a r d informed ,s tueir applications, it; instead of lodging a w d o d u r l e tend t n e their, first instance, with the Petition Clerk for registry in the upona tit the they would, when convenient, deliver the same to decision which the prin cipal officer of the department, or at the station subject of their application may relate, who have in structed to report thereon and forward the papers with . . practical dispatch to the Board through the Petition office office at the Custom-house. By order of the Commissioners. —William Maclean, Secretary." S. MARIA CCRTIS.—This young woman, who, it will be recollected, was d epr i ved of her eyes i g ht i n Apr i l last by the accidental di sc h arge of a pistol, was l as t week elected into the School for the Indigent Blind by a larg e majority of votes, her Majesty the Queen sending her proxy for 100. The sufferer, whose affliction is now in some degree alleviated by the kindness of her benevolent friends, has testified her gratitude by her sincere thanks to them. GREAT NORTH or SCOTLAND. —Measures are being adopted to ensure the immediate commencement of this line, which is to be from Aberdeen to Inverness. The distance will be upwards of 100 miles, but in the first instance the line is to be made to Keith, a distance of 51 mile.% LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. The attendance of commoners was very numerous, and several aldermen were present in consequence of the expectation that a vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor would be proposed. Mr. BENNOCH inquired of the chairman of the Markets' Improvement Committee (Mr. 11. L. Taylor), wh,n the Court might expect to see their rieport.__ _ Mr. H. L. TAYLOR—The committee are as fully aware of the importance of this subject as the gen tleman who has put the question, who may rest quite assured they are doing all they can in the matter. The committee are anxious not to come to a premature decision—they are about to prepare a re port which I hope to be able to lay before the Court very shortly. VOTE OF THANES TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR. Mr. Deputy CORNEY—My Lord Mayor, I feel it my duty to bring under the notice of the Court the services of the late Lord Mayor; and I hope the Court will allow me whilst 1 state that, during his tenure of office as president here (and I believe I shall be borne out by every member present), the business was never more punctually or more faithfully administered.—(Hear, hear.) I have in the vote which I now propose steered clear of any questions that might beget a controversy, from a conviction that a unanimous vote of thanks is a compliment that every public man duly appreciates. That vote is alloyed if there are are any objectors.— (Hear, hear.) I am unwilling to advert to what passed in the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday last, but my impression is that that Court, not baying carried out its motto, " Audi alteram partem," has excluded such explanation as, I am satisfied, would have averted a good deal of what there took place.—(Bear, hear.) My motion is, " That the thanks of this Court be presented to the Right Honourable Sir John Musgrove, Bart., the late Lord Mayor of the City, for the very able and efficient manner in which he dis charged the important duties of chief magistrate during the past year—a period eminently distin guished for the cultivation of the arts and sciences, and the extension of friendly intercourse with all the nations of the habitable globe—for the upright admi nistration of justice—for the punctuality and attention which distinguished him on all occasions—for the liberal support he cheerfully extended to the nu merous charitable institutions which adorn the metro polis of the British empire—for his promptitude in convening the meetings of this Court, and the strict impartiality he displayed in presiding over its deliberations."— (Hear, hear.) Mr. JOHN Dixort—My Lord Mayor, I have been requested to second this motion. Before I consented to do so, I perused the paper on which it is written, in order to see whether, in my humble estimation, there was any passage to which I could object. I confess I see none.—(Cheers.) Mr. BARKLEY—If a vote of thanks is to be passed, as a matter of form, I, perhaps, should have no ob jection to vote in its favour; but when I consider that a vote of this description is one of the highest honours that this Court has it in its power to bestow, it is one that we ought to be very chary, indeed, in agreeing to, unless fully satisfied in our own minds that the late Lord Mayor fully deserves the compliment that is now sought to be paid to him.—(Hear, hear.) A very large sum of money is granted by this Court for the purpose of enabling the Lord Mayor to maintain the dignity and honour of the office, and, in my humble opinion, Sir John Musgrove failed in carrying out the object for which this money is granted.— (Hear, hear.) No member of this Court is in the habit of dining less frequently at the Mansion-house than I am.—(Oh, oh.) I certainly received an invi tation from his Lordship to dine there.—(ol3, oh, and loud cries of " Shame.") I accepted the invitation, but afterwards, when I found his Lordship had deviated from the practice of his predecessors in the mode in which the invitation was conveyed, I considered it my duty not to dine upon that occasion. —(Loud laughter.) When his Lordship was remonstrated with for the im propriety of the course he had pursued he assigned a reason which, I think, was an insult to the members of this Court.--(Laughter.) Mr. DE JERSEY—My Lord Mayor, the gentleman who proposed this resolution seemed to think—indeed, he said he stood upon very tender ground, and he, therefore, drew that resolution in a very mild form. lam not here to canvass its terms. lam perfectly free to admit the courtesy, the urbanity, and even the hospitality of the late Lord Mayor. I know not whather the late Lord Mayor has deviated from any rule or custom of late Lord Mayors.—(Oh, oh.) I go upon higher grounds. I stand upon principle, and I intend to move an amendment, and to divide the Court upon it, even if I stand alone. The late Lord Mayor has violated an obligation.—(Oh, oh.) He has done that in a foreign country which he dare not do here.—("Oh, oh," and laughter.) In this country we never hear of public festivals being held on the Sabbath—the idea of such a thing is repugnant to the feelings of the British nation, and would not be tolerated for a moment. Formerly the Ministers of the day used to give their public dinners on a Sunday, but the practice has of recent years been abolished. So also with the Lord Mayor. When foreigners flocked here a few months ago they found the Exhibition closed to the public on Sundays ; but when the Lord Mayor went to Paris he was content to enjoy the festivities of that city on that day. Perhaps I shall be told that the Lord Mayor could not have acted differently from what he did, and that he must have gone to the fetes on Sunday, or not at all ! Not at all! The French are a polite and considerate people, and would most willingly listen to the conscientious objections of any man, more especially of a man so honoured as the late Lord Mayor was on the occasion of his visit to Paris, and they would have acceded to any wishes he might have expressed with the greatest promptitude. I have not provided myself with any seconder. I ap prehend that every Christian gentleman who supports the Sabbath, as a great number in this Court do, will feel it to be a principle existing in bis mind to endea vour to carry out the amendment which I propose. I see a friend opposite (Mr. Anderton) taking notes, I hope I shall have his vote. Mr. ANDERTON—I am not a pantiler or a maw worm.—(Laughter.) Mr. DE JERSEY—Now, I look round again, and ask who will support me ? Mr. ANDERTON—Why, nobody.—(Laughter.) Mr. DE JERSEY—I ask members who hold up their hands repeatedly in this Court for the various reli gious societies of the community, whether they will hold up their bands against my amendment? Mr. ANDERTON—Certainly ; all of us.—(Hear.) Mr. DE JERSEY—I should be ashamed to do so. I can tell my friend this, that if I am not supported in this Court, I am supported out of it.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Oh.") I am supported by the whole community of England. 1 have no objection to the resolution of the Hon. Deputy, but I wish to add as an amendment the following words : "Yet this Court cannot but express its regret that, on the occasion when the municipal authorities of Paris offered a series of magnificent files to the Lord Mayor, and other distinguished Englishmen, the Chief Magis trate of the city of London permitted himself to forget the obligations of the Christian Sabbath, and to sanc tion, by his presence at Versailles, the desecration of that day. This Court with pain declares its opposition to the course taken by one whose public conduct has been generally so deservedly esteemed; but, looking to the character of Great Britain, in whisk, however im perfectly, yet most firmly, the Sabbath-day is honoured by the outward conduct of official men, and by the ex ample of the Sovereign of these realms, this Court can not but regret that the late Lord Mayor failed to hold that day sacred in a foreign land. The world-famed courtesy of our French neighbours would undoubtedly have promptly provided for a conscientious objection, while they would have honoured the consistency of the Lord Mayor in the maintenance of principle alike in France as in England." Mr. ANDERTON—Nobody will second that, I am sure.—(Laughter.) Mr. Deputy Lorr said, I do not rise to second the amendment, but to support the original resolution. I had indeed hoped that a resolution of so temperate a nature as that which is before the Court would have passed unanimously, and I regret very much that any opposition whatever should be made to it. Our friend Mr. Barkley opposed it, and I cannot enter into his reasons. According to his own statement, he was invited to a dinner at the Mansion-house.—(Hear.) He did not dine there.—(Laughter.) Whether be anticipated taking anything which might disagree with him or not, I cannot tell—(lncreased laughter) —Mr. De Jersey has taken objection to the conduct of the late Lord Mayor in Paris. The objection taken by the Court of Aldermen was based upon a very different ground. It appears that the late Lord Mayor had in a foreign country—a country profess ing a different religion—chosen, on his own Sabbath, to worship his Maker in a place of worship dedicated to his own religion.—(Hear, hear.) This conduct caused considerable delay in the movements of some of the gentlemen there, and brought down upon the Lord Mayor a great deal of censure and opprobrium. The remarks of my friend (De Jersey) are those of an asc e ti c . —(L ou d l aug ht er .) a the F r r e e w nc o h ul a d st h r a o v n e om be e e r n p a o s s m tp u on ch ing re a a n , e l c b l i a p v s e e e p a e r r d h a o p f s son and probability in postponing the f" ete.— (Laughter.) I would ask my friend whether his ob servations were not those of an ascetic, when he would deny to the Lord Mayor a few hours' enjoy ment in the after-part of the day, after having at tended his own place of worship. He seems to have forgotten the verses of the celebrated Dr. Watts, who says, with reference to the recreations of man, re ligion never was designed " To make our pleasures less." --(Hear, hear, and laughter.) I most cordially agree with the motion proposed. I say most distinctly that the Lord Mayor acted with the most praiseworthy courtesy to the members of this court, and that he performed all his duties with zeal and ability.— (Cheers.) It, seemed that there was in the other Court an unfortunate disagreement upon questions with which the Court of Common Council had noth ing to do, but that disagreement would have no in fluence upon the decision to which we shall arrive. Mr. Beeezeocre—My Lord Mayor, I am neitteet the apologist nor the eulogist of aldermen, whether sit ting on the bench or on the cane chair. At the same time it becomes me and every member of the Court to maintain the dig n ity o f every o ffi cer o f responsi bility and power.—(H ear , hear.) Many of the ob servations made today go far to degrade the office held to be so honour a bl e , an d w hi c h gen tl e m E n who presume to attack hold in veneration.—(Hear, hear.) I certainly have not received greater civilities from the late Lord Mayor than other members of this Court, but I never knew the chair occupied with more dignity than when occupied by him, and I never heard any man declare that he did not perform his whole duties in a manner worthy of the character of the first magistrate cf the city of London.—(Hear, hear.) One gentleman spoke of a dinner ! Are we to determine whether we shell give a vote of thanks to the l a t e L or d M ayor because be did not entertain a member of this Court at his table in a way that exactly suited the taste of the gentleman Are eating and drinking to constitute the chief office and functions of a Lord Mayor ? They are consi dered by certain parts ofthe press to be so, and with good reason too, when you find an honourable gentle man get up and gravely declare that, on account of hear.) Had some slight alteration i n t h e mo d e o f i n vitation, he will oppose a vote o f th an k s ?—(Hear, it not been for the co ur t esy o f t h e L or d Mayor, and his attention to hi s p u bli c d u ti es w h en the Great Industrial Palace was o p en , t hi s C our t wou ld not have had a place there.—(Hear, hear.) I consider the Lord Mayor in that respect not worthy of all censure, but deserving of all praise ; and I consider that what Mr. De Jersey has said is a piece of unmistakable, unmitigated cant.—(Loud laughter, aril cries of " Hear.") That gentleman opposes the vote of thanks on account of the visit of the Lord Mayor to the waterworks at Versailles, on Sunday. Now, I ask him, whether he himself, or other Honourable Gen tlemen connected with the Legislature, never visited Hyde-park, or any other place of recreation on a Sunday ?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CAER—My Lord Mayor, in all Catholic countries the Church ser v ice is in le morning. The people attend their places of worship at seven, eight, nine, and eleven o'clock. In this country the people never think of commencing public Divine service till eleven. In every part of the Continent the churches are open every day, and the religious parts of the communities thus go daily to church.—(Hear.) I mention this for the purpose of showing what I be lieve to be the fact, namely, that the Sabbath is quite as well if not better kept in France than it is iu this country.—(Hear, and a laugh.) Mr. ANDERTON-4 need not state in this Court that I am proud of having the late Lord Mayor as my friend; and I should be ashamed of myself, either in this or any other assembly, to hear that honour able gentleman calumniated, if I did not get up in my place to defend him.—(Cheers.) Observations have been made by Mr. De Jersey with regard to the Lord Mayor's acceptance of the invitation given to him, and those who accompanied him, and the public, and the English in general at Versailles on a Sunday. He went to his church in the morning, and did his duty there as a Christian and a Protestant. His performance of that sacred duty delayed his attendance at Versailles, and drew down upon him not only the censure of the press of England but some portion of the press of France, for keeping persons waiting.—(Hear.) The late Lord Mayor is kind, he is generous, he is charitable, and a man more religious or more observant of the Sab bath does not exist.—(Cheers.) Mr. Anderton, after several other observations in commendation of the whole course pursued by the late Lord Mayor, thought it necessary, although not encouraged to do so by the Court, to read the items of the expenditure in the past year, and from the statement it appeared that Sir John Musgrove had expended very consi derably more than the sum allowed for sustaining the dignity of the office. Mr:Piiii.mrs hoped that the vote of thanks would be unanimously passed. Mr. GILPIN.--.1 have not been present during the whole of the debate, but I wish to take this opportu nity, and I took a similar opportunity two years ago, to express my conviction that there are no circum stances under which this Court exhibits so much littleness in the eyes of the world as when we are en gaged in discussions of giving thanks or otherwise to a chief magistrate of the City.—(Hear.) We hear gentlemen who have never been chief magistrates, and are never likely to be chief magistrages, finding fault with a position of which they know nothing, or next to nothing, of the trials and the difficulties ; and we hear those who have some chance of being Lord mayors flinging stones at their predecessors, because of some fancied slight and some peculiar occurrences. —(Hear, hear) My Lord Mayor, these things sink us, and deservedly sink us, in the estimation of all upright and sensible men.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Gilpin then expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the mayoralty of last year, and concluded with hop ing that the resolution of thanks would be carried unanimously. The question was then put, and there appeared upon the division, which Mr. Anderton insisted upon causing to be taken— In favour of the vote of thanks Against it Majority in favour of the vote .... 110 Mr. De Jersey's amendment not having been seconded, of course fell to the ground. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION AMENDMENT BILL. Upon the motion of Mr. Deputy Ham:moil, the Court proceeded with the adjourned consideration of the proposed Bill for regulating elections witbin the city of London, and for conferring, under certain re strictions, the rights and privileges of freenien and citizens of the said city upon persons occupying and rated to premises therein. Clause 1, repealing the II th of George II C. 189 and the 12th and 13th of Victoria, c. 94, was a greed to without alteration. Upon the second bein g proposed, which provided that every male person of f u ll age, a nd not subject to any legal incapacity, I w h o shall have occupied p w e i r t i h o da any y f an other r r p e a r n s d n n a within the said city, or th e lib er ti es th ereo f, for the n d r ay p , era e n i n th s, er a s n o y nnlehlyosr jointly e, n ing-house, warehouse, offi ce , chambers, or shop, and shall, in the case of a s o l e occupa ti on , ba rated in respect of such premises i n hi s own name , in or to an amount of not less than te n pound s per annum, or , in n the case of a joint occupation, be rated in the names of the occupiers in or to an amount which, when divided by the number o f occupiers, shall a give sum of not less than ten pounds per annum for each and every such occupier to any municipal, Parliamentary, or parochial rate, in respect of such premises, and shall bear lot, shall, whilst continuing to occupy the same, be entitled to all the benefits and privileges of a freeman and citizen, and subject to all the duties thereof, and shall be entitled to vote as such in any election for alderman, or common councilman, or ward officer, for the ward in which such premises shall be situate, and also at any election of mayor, sheriffs, chamberlain, bridgemasters, auditors of chamberlain's and bridgemasters' accounts, and for any and every other officer to be chosen in and for the said city by the liverymen thereof." Deputy CORNET proposed as an amendment that the latter part of the clause, from the word " situate," should be omitted. Alderman SIDNEY wished to take the earliest op portunity of setting his friend, Deputy Corney, right, in the wrong conclusion to which he believed that gentleman had arrived with reference to the parti cular part of the Bill then under review. Did they (the promoters of the Bill) propose anything in that clause by which the livery would be deprived of any rights which they now possessed ? If so, let the ad vocates of the livery prove it.—(Hear.) This they sought to do, to abolish monopoly, and throw open still wider the franchises and privileges of the city to bond fide citizens; for it was a fact that many of the gentlemen connected with the companies of the pre sent day, neither resided among the real citizens of London nor "bore lot with them."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BENNOCU thought that there was no necessity for searching amongst musty documents to support the extension sought by the promoters of the Bill. The fact was, that the City companies had been formed at a time when commerce in this country was in its swaddling clothes, when the land was fettered by monopoly, and when they could not, even if they wished, move so rapidly as in the times in which they now lived. Such days, however, had gone by. As to the amendment, it involved an absurdity, when compared with the principle of the Bill, which was for perfect freedom for the constituency. If they desired to go to Parliament, let them go with a good Bill or none at all. He did not think that the companies cared a single jot about the matter. Mr. R. TAYLOR had for many years sanctioned an enlargement of the franchise, and he believed that nothing in the Corporation required reform more than the elections in common hall. Alderman LAWIIRNCR said that the object of the clause was very simple ; it was to give every citizen the right of voting in common hall. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR was in favour of enlarging the constituency much, but he could not give to the Bill that hearty support he would have willingly done had not the Court, at their last sitting, struck out of it the clause which provided that the election of Aldermen should not be for life, but for a term of seven years.— (Hear, hear.) By doing so, they had, as he believed, rendered the Bill futile, absurd, and most ridiculous. Mr. BLAKE would support the clause as it stood. Deputy HARRISON briefly spoke, after which the question was put, and the amendment lost by a large majority. Mr. NORRIS then moved as a second amendment— " net the words in the same clause (2) shall be en. NOVEMBER 21, 1851. titled to all the benefits and privileges of a freeman and citizen, and subject to all the duties thereof,' " should be expunged. He thought it was right to extend the franchise, but not to grant with that the additional privilege of freedom from tolls, and parti cipation in pecuniary benefits, which might involve serious legal difficulties. Deputy HALE seconded the amendment. . _ . . T. H. HALL %YRS in favour of the utmost ex tension both of the franchise and the privileges of the Corporation. After some further conversation, the amendment was declared to be lost, and, after a division being called for, the numbers were declared to be— For the clause • 37 For the amendment of the words Majority Clauses 3,4, and 5 were then agred to, verbal amendments only being introduced. Upon clause 6 being proposed, Mr. Norris urged that there was in it matter of much importance, when a member ob serving that 40 members were not present, the Court was counted out. DEPARTURE OF KOSSUTH. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.--The arrival of the Magyar chieftain at Southampton, f the urposo of embarking for the United States, was made a fite by the corporation and the town. Early in the morning the public buildings and numerous private houses dis played the Royal standard, union jacks, the Hunga rian and United States colours. The Mayor and Council met at nine o'clock at the Audit House, and proceeded to the terminus of the South-Western Rail way, where, headed by the town sergeants, with their maces and other paraphernalia, all in robes, they waited the arrival o f K ossuth, and no short time, for, owing to a fall of mow between Basingstoke and Winchester, the train which should have arrived at ten o'clock, did not arrive till 11.30 A.M. Kossuth, his lady, and suite, were received by the Mayor, Corporation, the American Consul (Mr. Croskey), and other gentlemen. The ladies proceeded in carriages, the gentlemen walked in pro cession, to the American Consulate. At a quarter to one all parties proceeded to the Royal Pier, off which was anchored the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Jupiter, dressed out in colours. There was a goodly number of company on the pier, but the quays and platform were crowded. The bells of Holyrood rung out their peals. The mayor and cor poration, besides numerous visitors, proceeded by a smaller steamer on board the Jupiter, and on her swinging from her moorings, a salute of 21 guns was fired from the town battery. Kossuth was mark edly affected by the sympathy shown him. The ladies pressed upon him to shake hands, and took particular interest in his lady, who seemed to have suffered greatly. The enthusiastic and endearing exclamations of numerous Hungarians, who had come to bid a farewell to their gallant chief, were very impressive. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NlGHT.—Kossutb, with his suite, left the Royal Pier in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Jupiter soon after one o'clock, accompanied by the Mayor and corporation of the town, and a large party of ladies and gentle men, amongst whom were Lord Dadley Stuart, Colonel •Salwey, M.P. for Ludlow, Edward . Nightin gale, Esq., and others. A splendid dijefiner was provided on board, at the expense of the Mayor and corporation, of which about sixty gentlemen partook in the chief saloon, the ladies being provided for in the ladies' cabin. After the removal of the cloth the Mayor gave the usual loyal toasts, which were succeeded by " The health of Louis Kossuth," to which that gentleman replied in a brilliant speech of some duration. It was, however, almost a recapitulation of his former speeches, with a graceful tribut e t o E ng land, and the Mayor of Southampton in particular, for the princely hospitality he had experienced whilst sojourning in this country. The Humboldt steam-ship had not arrived at Cowes at sun-set, owing, no doubt, to adverse winds. As the company who had accompanied Kossuth to Cowes were necessitated to return, the illustrious chief em barked from the Jupiter on board a smaller steamer kindly provided by J. R. Croskey, Esq , the Ameri can Consul. Hearty and prolonged cheers were . given as the exiled party stepped from the Jupiter to the steamer, with sincere wishes for a safe and prospe rous voyage. As it is somewhat foggy, it is possible the Hum boldt may not arrive until the morning. In this case the small steam-ship will lay in Cowes roads until her arrival. The suite of Kossuth consists of about 15 persons, including M. and Madame Pulszky. The Jupiter arrived in docks about nine o'clock, after an extremely pleasant day. Lola Montes is waiting at Cowes for the Hum boldt, so that she will be a passenger to New York in the same vessel as Kossuth and his friends. ARRIVAL OF THE HUMBOLDT. SOUTHAMPTON, ELEVEN P.M. The Earl of Malmesbury has just landed the mails brought by the Humboldt, which arrived off Cowes at a quarter to nine o'clock. Kossuth and his party went on board at nine, and the vessel forthwith pro ceeded down the Channel. THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. We understand that Lieutenant Pim started for Dover and Calais yesterday morning. He travels by railway via Berlin to Warsaw, and thence to St. Petersburgh. It is hardly to be doubted that his Imperial. Majesty will afford all the desired assistance, and that we shall see this spirit e d en t erpr i se con d ucted in a manner worthy of its great object. We rejoice to perceive that from the Treasury and the Foreign office Lieutenant Pim has received that support which, had the Admiralty promoted his undertaking, would have been needless. The Treasury grant, conveyed by Lord John Russell with so much kindly feeling, is a most material addition to the private funds which had already been supplied ; and thus furnished, we think that Lieutenant Pim may be congratulated upon possessing every possible facility for the prosecution of his work. Since the publication of Lieutenant Pim's plan, presented to the Geographical Society, several naval officers have come forward to express their desire to accompany him. THE A Rlll 1. 7 . GENERAL ORDER. Deputy Adjutant. General's Office, Board,Tlie fdoalltoetdvilnogthletxterloVviyolinvvsi 11.1C\TIEs!.2.e011-47-4b,1851. c u e e la ra ti l ve an t d o the formation of an orphan's saving bank for the benefit of the orphan children of deceased soldiers of the Ordnance military corps, is promulgated for the information and guidance of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. (Signed) 11. D. Ross, D.A.G. " Office of Ordnance, Nov. 10, 1851. " Sir,—The Master-General and Board having authorised the extension to the Ordnance military corps of the plan adopted by the Secretary of War, for investing in a savings bank, for the benefit of their orphan children, the sums accumulated by the savings of deceased soldiers, " I have the honour by the Master-General and Board's commands to notify the same to you, and to state that Messrs. Cox sod Co. have accordingly been instructed to open an orphan savings-bank account for the Ordnance corps, subject to the following rules : "1. In case of a soldier leaving at bis death more than one orphan, the balance of bis effects and credit§ is to be equally divided among them. "2. The name and age of each child when the de posit on its behalf is made, is to be recorded in the annual savings-bank account, and the amount, in cluding interest, due to such child is to be shown. " 3 . After a child shall have been once admitted to B th o i ,ar s sT f d u ,hse nd, no w ithd rawa l o f it s deposit is to be made during n on-a — e 81 : e p t u i :y a' Adjutant-G" 8 without the MsEter•General and (Signed) e l n h e r' r v ai e :‘ R ‘t o c s . " . B l Artillery, Woolwich."UTLEli." Deputy Adjutant-General's Office, Wool vvicb, Nov. 17, 1851. The enclosed general order from Horse Guards, dated Bth inst., is forwarded to the Commandant, for the purpose of being circulated for the information of all officers of the Royal Artillery at head-quarters. (Signed) ORDER. " H. D. Ross, D.A.G. l/ GENERAL " Horse G uar d s, Nov. 8, 1851. The Commander-in-Chief b egs to annouoce to the officers of the army that it appears, by a communica tion received fro m the director of the Museum of Practical Geology, in Jermyn-street, London, that they, as well as officers of the navy, and the Hon. East India Company's service, are entitled by the re. gulations to admission to the course of lectures about to commence at the Government School of Mines and of Science applied to the Arts, in connexion with the institution, at one-half the usual charges. "By command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wel lington, Commander-in-Chief, (Signed) "G. BROWN, Adjutant-General." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Nov. 20. . _ - - , STOCK Excmuktcm.—The share market continues firm, with a good business doing. The transactions reported were— Bristol and Exeter, 79—Great Western, 84%—Midland, 54 1 ,6 —Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 91 1 ,4. LIVERPOU, Nov. 20. STOCK ExcHAYGE.--There was an improved feeling ex hibited in the share market to-day, and a good business has been done at advanced prices. The transactions were as follow :—Caledonian, 144—Ditto, Preference, 7A,—Eastern Counties, 63 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 57% —London and North-Wester n , 116—Di tto, New Quarters, 3M p.— Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 29 3 4—Midland, 5 5 Ditto, New Preference, 4L per cent., 4 dis. —North British, 64—South-Eastern and Dover, 20%—York and North Midland, 21—Newry and Enniskillen, 5 dis. MANCHESTER, Nov. 20. STOOK EXCHANGE.- The share market has been very a4t Lancashire,Ditto Preference, l 54-- firm te-day, and a la rge amount of business has been done. The East ern transactions Counties, — a s C 6%—Caledonian, On i n w— , E 1 V A —London and North-Western, 116—North Staffordshire, 8 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2 94—Ditto, Preference, 12 1 / 4 —Midland Stock, 54 5 %—Chester and Bir kenhead, 211/. Shares, 6% dis.—York and North Midland, 20%—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 57%—Manchester and Birmingham (C), 1 1 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20 1 4 —Whitehaven and Furness, 6 3 4—Matlock, 2N—Bristol and Exeter, 79 1 4—Preston and Wyre (A), 9 p.—North British, 6 7-16. THE PRIZE LIFE-BOAT. The life-boat, built and designed by Mr. James Beeching, of Yarmouth, known as the "Northumber land Prize Life-boat," being the boat selected from 280 others as deserving of the prize of 100 guineas presented by his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, has recently been towed by the Monkey steam-vessel, from Woolwich into Ramsgate Harbour. A trial of the Northumberland life-boat's sailing was made on Tuesday, the 18th inst., from off the adjoining harbour of Broadstairs, against the Broad stairs life-boat, designed, and benevolently presented by Mr. White, of Cowes; the Broadstairs boat being so much the smaller of the two, had not the same chances, and was dropped in the wake of her more aristocratic rival. The next trial of the Northumberland life-boat was made on the same day in the harbour of Rams gate, in the presence of Lieut. Wells, R.N., com manding the coast guard at Broadstairs ; Lieut. Sim mons, R.N., commanding at Ramsgate; Captain Martin, the harbour-master, and a host of scientific men of all services. The life-boat was brought under a crane, and, by means of tackle, capsized with one hand aboard—in 14 seconds she relieved and righted herself, and there, amidst enthusiastic cheering, and without more inconvenience than a wet jacket, stood the inventor's intrepid son, Mr. Samuel Botching, of Ramsgate. On the day following the Northumberland life boat was manned by a picked crew of thirteen men from the adjoining coast-guard stations, commanded by Captain Charlewood, the inspecting commander. She sailed for the Goodwin Sands, and behaved in every way . most admirably. A revenue cutter, which accompanied her, could hardly outsail the life-boat ; and her crew declared their confidence to be so great in her powers and qualifications, that they would not hesitate to go out in her during the hardest gale or through the heaviest sea. The principal qualifications of this life-boat are the power of self-righting, self-ballasting with water bal last in secure compartments, and of self-relieving when capsized, in from 14 to 20 seconds. In addition to these recommendations she is also a fast sailer, very dry, steers well and easily, pulls lightly, and is most capacious, having a double bank of oars, with room aboard for 40 or 50 souls; altogether she is most perfect and effective, and great praise is due to her inventor, Mr. James Beeching, of Yarmouth. MORTALITY OF BRITISH FIELD-MARSHALS.— Within the last two years there have been no less than five Field-Marshals who have died, vie. :—His Majesty , the King of the Netherlands, appointed '2Bth July, 1845 (at Waterloo) ; Sir George Nugent, Bart., appointed 9th Nov. 1846; Thomas Grosvenor, 9th November, 1846; his Royal Highness Adol phus Frederick, Duke of ambridge, 26th November, 1813; and, lastly, his Majesty Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, appointed 26th November, 1813, who died on the 18th No vember instant. The following are the present Field-Mar shals remaining, viz.:—His Grace Arthur Duke of Welling ten, K.G., G.C. 8., G.C.H.,appointed on the 21st June, 1813, Colonel of the Grenadier egiment of Feet Guards, Coloael in-Chief of the Rifle Brigade, Constable of the Tower of London, 29th December, 1826, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 27th December, 1828, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, 15th August, 1842, Ranger of St. James's, the Green, and Hyde-parks, in 1851; his Majesty L eopo ld K ing of the Belgians, K.G., G.C.8., and G.C.H., on the 24th May, 1816 ; his Royal Highness Prince Albert, K.G., G.C.8., and G.C.M.G., on the Bth February, 1840, C o l one l o f the Scots Fusilier Guards, Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle, 18th May, 1843, and Ranger o f Wi n d sor H ome Park ; Henry , William Marquis of Anglesey, KG., G.C.B, and G. C,ll . on the 9th November, 1846 (at Waterloo), * Colonel o f th e Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (Blue), 30th D ecember, 1842, Captain of Cowes Castle, 25th March, 1816, and pre sent Master-General E su T g 7 st l e T d l , o a N n .— d 11 :wh enry • _ Grinnell, Esq., sent Maater-General of the Ornance. disbursed the Arctic expedition of whose TH in search of Sir John Franklin • offered his two vessels to the Government search, hoping that the rescue tained.—.Ar7 TiToork.a.ToTrilibuz/Ittes.......iin abandoned until his fate shall whose princely liberality the Advance and Rescue and his companions, has again to prosecute the of Sir John may never be have been positively ascer CAUTION T . 1 inq ui ry day held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Lord Wellington, Wellington, University-street, to inquire relative to the death of Sarah yester- Somerset, aged three months, who was found dead in her bed t on Monday morning last. It appeared that on Sunday nigh t last the child slept with her parents and its head was tle covered over with the bed clothes. Al four o'clock. as. sin morning the mother knew it to be alive, and at ialf t sufferingfrom a she discovered it to be dead. It had been proved that the child died of snffoca o i w o cold. The surgeon (Mr. Clapham,t.obhfe.e22,mFr.rlaNnrcaihsi-ear said children were ignorance of their found dead it was per d fec i t n ly th dr ei e r ad b fu e l ds to The habit of covering children's heads with ththreinugkhh the e inany mothers. bed clothes was most pernicious and dangerous, and he believed that in less than two months at least two hundred children wou ld die of being thus asphyxiated. Human breath was a most deadly poison, and even a man could as effectually kill himself by covering his head with the bed-clothes, and b rea thing over and over again the same air, as he might by taking prussic acid. In children, death was very easily caused by these means, especially when there was any bron chital affection. He trusted that mothers would take warn ing by the cases that were daily occurring. Yerdict—.44 Ac. cidental suffocation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEPARTURE OF LIEUTENANT PIM, R.N., FOR ST. PETERSIAURGH.—We understand that a special mes senger from the Foreign.office has been appointed by Lord Palmerston to accompany Lieutenant Pim to the above capital. They started last night. The encouragement held out to Lieutenant Pim by our Government is a subject of universal satisfaction, and will cheer him greatly on his bold and arduous under- taking. No officer ever left England with better wishes for his success than those which attend him from all sides; and that he may be instrumental in restoring Sir John Franklin and his long• absent com panions, is a prayer breathed from many a lip. THE CRUISE ON THE COAST OF MOROCCO. We have already stated that the A.rethusa, 50, Cap tain-Symonds, and the Dauntlesq, 33, screw- frigate, Captain Halsted, has returned to Lisbon from their cruise on the coast of Morocco. The Dauntless, arrived at Tangier ou the 30th of October, communicated with the consul, and left next morning for Gibraltar, bringing intelligence for the Arethusa, which ship had arrived a few hours before the Dauntless. They now found that their services were not required, the Janus being in an efficient state, and her gallant commander fast recovering from his recent wounds. The Dauntless was at Gibraltar a couple of hours, and left on the 31st of October. The Arethusa remained a few days there, and then left for Lisbon. On her. passage a serious accident occurred. One seaman accidentally shot another through the leg, and amputation of the limb was the consequence. The Dauntless arrived at Lisbon on the 6th instant, and the Arethusa next day. On the morning of the Ist of November the Bellerophon, 76, Captain Lord G. Paulet, and Her cules were spoken. They were slashing through the Straits of Gibraltar, all well. Every one appears to praise the admirable tactics of Commander Powell in the Janus—all that he did is held to be well timed and well executed. A day of retaliation awaits those piratical rascally Moors, and probably the Lisbon squadron will have to do the work. Just now it would be useless to attempt to punish them, for little or no harm could be done; but when their crops are grown and nearly ripe, and their cattle near to the coast, then, and not till then, could a successful and severe lesson be inflicted. It was expected that Commodore Martin's squadron would go to sea for the next three weeks • when it does it %ill go for the purpose of trying the Dauntless, which ship will most likely come to England. DEVONPORT, Nov. Ig.—Barnard Weymouth, lead ing man of shipwrights in Devonport Yard, has taken his discharge from that establishment, having accepted the situation of foreman to the eminent , shipbuilders Wigram and Co. Blackwell, London. Crane, 6, Commander M'Donnell, was towed out of harbour this morning by the Conflance steam-tug, and is swung to test her compasses by Mr. Thomp son, Queen's harbour-master. She has taken in her powder, and will sail so soon as Mr. Gabriel, arbi trator at Loando, is ready, as he is to take a passage in her. Rosamond steamer wil4commence taking in coals o-morrow. The following superannuations took place in the past week :—John Jefferey and John Holland, ship wrigts, 241. each ; ,William Phillips, leading man of ropemakers, 341.; and William Algar, leading man of labourers, 201. per annum. Spartan having had her bottom completed, will be taken out of No. 2 dock to-morrow, when the Trin comalee will be taken in the same tide. The Sans pareil will be taken out of No. 4 dock on Saturday next, the 22d. _ _ Aid lighter, Smallman master, arrived today with stores from the Eastern yards. Orders have been received at this dockyard that no seaman rigger is to be entered on the establishment unless he has served at least six years in sea-going ships, and held the rating of petty officer or able seaman, the selection in all cases to be made from the seamen employed in the yard as riggers, or in the yard craft. None to be accepted but such as are efficient, of good character and health. Sanspareil new 80-gun steam-ship, is ordered to be fitted with Kingston's valves, with all possible dis patch, prior to her being taken out of dock. Four labourers have been appointed leading men in the room of a like number superannuated, and in every case those chosen have before acted in the capa city of their new appointments. Another charge, being the eighth case within a fortnight, was yesterday preferred against a barge man employed in the removal of rubbish from the new works of Keyham, for discharging the same within the limits of the harbour. In this case, as in the former ones, the commodore fined the party 40s. —in the event of nonpayment to be imprisoned 14 days. Mr. Eastlake attended as solicitor for the Admiralty. The Lords of the Admiralty have granted the sum of 201. towards the repairs of Stoke Church, Devon port, which was some time since damaged internally by fire. By an arrangement entered into we believe as far back as the reign of William and Mary the officers and men of the arsenal are entitled to accom modation in this church, the officers' pews being in the south aisle. Until the innovating hand of Pu sey ism was allowed to desecrate the building it pos sessed a fine old oak pulpit and sounding-board, the former bearing the Admiralty arms in the front panel. This has been razed to suit modern notions, and the sounding-board has vanished from the building alto gether. In return for the accommodation in the church, the Admiralty for many years kept the road from the yard gates to the church in repair, but during the naval administration of Sir James Graham, whose unique samples of economy afforded consider able amusement at the time, it was discovered that the road had been diverted from its original course, and the worthy baronet therefore cried off so much of the bargain for repairs. The Admiralty, however, still keep the paveme n t o f th e carriage-way in the princi pal, or Fore-street, in repair, in accordance with the original agreement. ArrOINTMBNTS. WooLwlcn, Nov. 20.—Lieutenants—Thomas P. P. Barrow (1825) to study steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard; John Trevenen (1850), to the Prince Regent, 90, flag ship of Commodore Martin, at Lisbon. Paymaster and Purser Robert,,Wilson (1826), to the Leander, 50, at Lisbon. Mate John d'Aroy (1850), to the Victory flag ship, at Portsmouth. Naval Cadet Brownlow A. A. Capel, to the Rod ney, 90, at Portsmouth. The officers, five in number, late of the Reynard, 9, screw steam-sloop, of 60-horse power, which was some time ago wrecked on the Patras Islands, when serving in the China seas, embarked with the Captain's clerk and the crew of the vessel on the Ist of October, at Singapore, in the ship Woodbridge, Captain Cop pill, for England. The Admiral on the East India station chartered the Woodbridge for the passage home for 1,2301., and she is to call at the Cape and St. Helena. When she arrives she will come up to Woolwich, and the officers and crew will be turned over to the Fisgard flag-ship at this port. The names of the officers of the late Reynard coming home in the Woodbridge are Lieutenant Patrick Johnston, Lieutenant Henry D. Hickley, Acting-Master M'Auxland, Surgeon Robert Pottinger, and the se cond engineer. MELANCHOLY DEATH or A NAVAL OFFICER. — Yesterday morning an inquiry took place before Da r. en. ford, the coroner, at the R Iced Lion, York-street, St. J square, as to the death of James Thompson, Esq., aged sixty-five, a gentleman of fortune, who was formerly in the naval service of the East India Company. The jury having viewed the body, which was lying at Crockford's Palace Club Chambers, St. James's-street, John Flegg, chamberlain at Crockford's, stated that the deceased had resided there for the last seven months. On Wednesday morning he had breakfasted as usual, and gave directions as to what he wished done. At half-past eleven he gave witness a stock to have a buckle put. on, and on taking it back at twelve he was not in his room, and he supposed he had gone t c the water-closet. In the evening, as he had given no order about his dinner, witness went and knocked at his door, but no answer was returned. Inquiries were made, but no one had seen him, nor could he be anywhere heard. At last it was determined to open his room door, and witness became greatly alarmed at seeing his silver snuffbox on the table, his gold watch on the mantelpiece, and his hat and gloves on one of the chairs. He the n wen t to the water closet, and the door Laving been forced open the unfortunate gentleman was discovered bent up, with his head on the floor, quite stiff, and he must have been dead for at least six hours. Mr. Armstrong, of Duke-street, surgeon, said he found deceased as abo ve described. He had a white neckerchief on,and a black o ne over it, which were very tight, but tiedin the usual way. lie had since opened the body and found este] isive disease of the heart, quite suffi cient to cause death.. In his opinion he had fainted, and fallen down with hi s 'h ead on his shoulder, and the tightness of his neckerchief might have caused an overflow of blood to the brain. The 1%17 found that he died of disease of the heart. BIRMINGHAM, Nor. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market continues ex tremely buoyant to-day, and prices have again advanced. Midland shares, as they have been for the last few days, were in considerable request. The extraordinary favour in which, upon the sudden, they are held is attributed to a sup posed arrangement or amalgamation with the London and North-Western Company, and the successful stand the line has made against the competition of the Great Northern. They were transacted to-day at 554, being 24 in advance of yesterday's quotations. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley were done at 9 4 per share. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Nov. 9:— Passengers Goods ... Parcels ... Mails £2,359 5 6 1'374 1 8 ... 168 18 5 ... 223 4 2 Total £-1,125 9 9 LONDON AND BLACK WALL RAILWAY.— Amount of revenue !or the week ending Nov. 16:— Passengers (86,051) Goods -. £BCO 9 11 ... 38 0 0 Total ... £B3B 9 11 Corresponding week last year ... 745 1 1 SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY,--TraffiC receipts for the week ending Nov. 16 : Passengers ££67l 18 11 Parcels, horses, &c. ... 40 13 7 Bier6handise, mineral?, &c. ... 807 2 4 Total £1,519 14 10 Corresponding period last year.. 1,221 12 7 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNO. TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 16 : Passengers, &c.... Merchandise ... ... £44 4 9 ... 66 17 1 Total ... .£lll 1 10 Corresponding week last year ... 115 210 GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY ;188 miles).—Return of traffic for the week ending Nov s: _ _ Passengers, parcels, &c, Blerchandise and cattle ...£3,136 18 5 1,153 4 10 Total ... £4,290 3 3 Corresponding week last year ... 4,867 8 6 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—(IB9I miles opened.)—Return of ,raffic for the week ending Nov. 9 : Passengers, &c. Goods, &c. ... £3,652 19 4i ... 4,767 5 5 Total .. £8,420 4 9} Corresponding week last year ... 7,412 11 41, Scorrisii CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week ending Nov. 16, 1851 : Passengers (8,727), parcels, horses, and carriages ... £892 11 2 Goods, cattle, &c. 729 6 9 Total .. .. 1,621 17 11 Corresponding week in last year... 1,660 9 9 Perth, Nov. 19, 1851.- ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. ORDINATION. By the Bishop of Ely, at his Cathedral, Nov. 16:— DEACONS. G. Ayres, 8.A., St. John's College. Cambridge 11. Bree, 8.A., Gonville and Caius College, cm W. M M. Champion,B.A.,Fellow of Queen's , coli.csbrid ambridge L. Hensley, H A. en la s l le y y 7ard m.A , J ., Fellow of o T h r n's ini L ty ol c le o g il e e , g C e a , Cambridge Cambridge W. %V. Howard, M.A.. Fellow of King's Coll., Cambridge J. T. Jackson, 8.A., Gonville and Caius Coll., Cambridge J. P. Lucas, New Inn Hall, Oxford J. Parkinson, M.A., Fellow of St. John's Coll.,Cambridge W. Payne, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge C. R. Payne, 8.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge G. C. Pollard, M.A., Fellow of Queen's Coll., Cambridge G. Rowe, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge J. Ward, 8.A., St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridge. PRIESTS. J. J. llettersloy, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge C. E. Jenkins, B. A., Fellow of Magdalen Coll.,Cambride IL A. J. Munro, M.A., Felllw of Trinity Coll.,Cambridge R. Price, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge E. B. Whyley, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge. by the Mm ng—di night—and the O A:LS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office ------ When made up in 1 From what ' iGeneral POSt-Ofte — ti r port dia London: I patched. ------- When due. PLACES. America (by Brit. pkt.)l4l.lCov• 21 " Liver Peel America (by U.S. pkt.) 14":1Cor. 25 .. .. Liverpool .• America (by U.S. pkt.)l4t;Nov. 20 .• Southampt. 'vest coast)• • N:l4th of the month ;PDoverlymouth 2.,T0v. 25 Dec. 4 INev. IDec. a Nov. 28 Daily. Africa (We, . , Dover .. .. 2 I , D ail Y Belgium •• •• .. 2.1,9 th of the month ,Sout amp . Brazil •• " .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Buenos ATres " M2d & 17th of month Southampt. California(viaCh s C res) Nl4thof month Plymouth... ' Alexandria* ........ N,l9th & 30th of me., N 7thl7 th27th of mo ,Dover .. Constantinople* • • •• M 2d & 17th of men. igouthampt, Central America • • Mon. Wed., &Fri,lSouthampt Channel Isles •• •• Pkf T 17th ' of the month tio h ' &N Twice dzuly .. .. ,Dover .. .. N 7tlll7th`27th of mo Dover .. France .• C C hili ape of .. Good 11..0.pme .. , ut ampt. .. .. .. M Wodnes. & Satur. London .. Greece * • • • • Hamburgh •• .. N Tuesday & Friday London • . Rolland Honduras .. • • . N 17th of the month Southampt. Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead • . India (via Southerly.) M 20th of the month Southempt. bola (viallarseilles) N Bth&.24th efmonth,Dover Mediterranean (via , Southampton) •• M 20th of the month'" Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. .. N fith& 24ti of month Mexico .. .. .. M2d of the month.. Madeira • • • • .. M,9th of the month Malta' , .. .. k7tBl,l,3lo7tthh,olf9natho,2n7thth N of me Papal States* .. .. /istlllsth2sthofmol Peninsular.. .. .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Peru .. .. .. • • M 17th of the month Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo West Indies .. .. Mrl7th of the month West Indies (except I (*) are conveyed b 7 * The mails to those countries thus marked Havana & Nassau) 51,2 d of the month French packet via Marseilles. California, via the United State/ Ceurosarte.—MaiLs to and from .. tsonthasept. Dec. 5 via Southampton during UM The direct Havre mail from Loudon e times a week ouly, instead of daily. MAUI will be loads up throe ere now despatched and due by every American packe. Bonthampl Dec: 16 Dee. 16 Nov. 20 Dec. 3 Nov. 30 Nov. :40 Tu. T 12.41, Nov. 20 Twieetl4.4 Nov. 30 Titus. tAat. Mo*.Thur. Nov. 90 TW cod ally Nov. 311 Dec: 3 Dover •• Southampt. Southampt. 'Nov. 21 } Dover Dover • • Dover • • Southampt. Southampt. Dover • • Southampt• I Dec. 2 I Dec. 5 Dec.i 16 Nov. 2 8 kicoy. 22 !Nov. 22 (Dec. 26 N ov , 20 I Nov. 22 INey. 20 ii • ti° 'reojCi:ool