The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-23 00:00:00

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T ' : .' \ - ' ''' s \ - 4 71 -$4 l' ' N 4 '''' ' ''. + 0 ' ' la- 9 , '4IIIIIL i, •,. ',, ‘,- - ' 7 -, 'fifti • . . . ; , ... . , • 1 ‘ , : . 1 ... / 1i . , , ,i .,. , 1 i14 .1 „1. ..i ., .i' . - ,', .---.0.,.4 .. ~/ /. • ~/./ , .'-'-.... • the Brea! • / . "c/ -- --t • lir r ".„," , / ' Ample Sp l or t tl . 1 g ' 200. ary n s so •-' ' ' r ' • • - . • y • = ;0 prisoners(wihich will probably Iv, is many advantageotikly 'a_nd_profitabiy..employed on kkwater, at least for the first year or two. lace, has, however, been reeerved within the wall for the erection of 'additional,build as to increare the number 'of convicts to _ 1,600; if it should be found necessary or desirable." EAST and WEST IN DIA DOCKS. 'Notice Is hereby g i ven, that all Baggage and Presents, &c., lying at the B aggage Warehouse, East or West India Docks lanucd previous to the I s t J anuary, 1849, will be sold for payment !eni arges, unless the same shall be paid on or before the 15th No tber next. Lists of the said Good 3 may be inspected at the Baggage Warehouses, Eastern or Western Dock. ' By order of the Court of Directors, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. D eck House. Xo. 8, Billite r -square, October 11, 1850. N°. 18 122 ] LONDON WEDNESDAY 4- ' E,, 5 • S 117 9 OCTOBER 23, 1850. • ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STI T U TION. ferol. L ecture on the B a ll ad Music of England, by Mr. George Bar lustrated by his own compositions, every Evening (except Sa by Dr aY) at Eigh t o ' clock, —Lecture on the Hydro-Electric Machine, • Bachhoffner.—Lecture on Chemistry by lastrating of Red Hot ketal the Ancient Fiery Ordeal and the Handling J. H. Pepper, tau -a— lledel of Weston's Patent Nova-Motive Railway, kr Y—bissolving Views illustrating some of the Wonders of Na at work e .4 : 1 0 611 Y at alpast Four, and in the Evenings at a Quarter to Ce l l-% —3° a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions and 3 !...11, daily at One o'clock. —Diver and Diving-bell, &c., &c. 0 A dmissien, la .— Schools , Half-price. APL Saturday Den daily f rom Eleven till Fi ve o ' clock, and every E ven i ng (ex ) from Se VC n till Half-p as t Ten. [PRICE SD. FORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. prosecuted, and that the board will proceed without i delay to make such arrangements respecting them as may appear expedient and just. Ia the Exeter, Yeovi►, and Dorchester line this company holds 35,000 shares out of 56,000; there is a sum of 40,0001. and upwards in hand ; and that in the Exeter and Ex mouth line, in which this company holds 4,000 shares out of 16,000, there remains 5,0001. and upwards. With these remarks the directors close the subject of the company's unexecuted lines. The remaining question for the consideration of the meeting is the propriety of discontinuing the insurance of the com pany's property against loss by fire, at an annual ex pense of 1,2001., and of making provision for casual ties of this character by setting apart annually out of the revenue of the company a sum assumed in the run of years to be sufficient to cover them. The directors, on the recommendation of their stores' committee, are of opinion that such an arrangement would be an economical and prudent one, and that it is fairly deserving the consideration of the proprietors at large. THE WEST INDIAN COLONIES, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The West Indian colonies have seldom pos sessed a larger share of public attention than at pre sent. Scheme after scheme has lately been put forth for their amelioration in their present dilapidated state. But it is precisely because in all these schemes I have seen nothing which appears to strike at the great root of the evil, or, indeed, to take cognizance of it at all, that I venture •to trouble you at thiS always been the Most frugal and industrious. Why, then, should we seek to crush the independent spirit of the West Indian negro, and on what prfnciple . of human nature are we to suppose that we will not obtain fat. greater results by fostering and cherish ing it If a peculiar method of ctil!iyation required to be attended to, the evils of such a systeth might be easily warded off by the appointment of superintendents to see to this, whose services would speedily enough be brought into requisition, if necessary, to make the article marketable. This lintel, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Exchange, Docks, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up in first-rate style, and the accommodations for American, Foreign, as well as English strangers, will be found everything that is desirable, while the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate Cook. The Proprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be. round second to none in the kingdom. N.D. The charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those who only stay a few hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chambermaid, and it is respectfully intimated that all further payment is unne, cessary. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL- License d parsitant t o Act of STREET Pt;rli S am . ent AMES of the 25th of King G, orge (Sole I the Second. LAuZ e :,Cbarlel Emile Laurent, jun., 57. Brompton-square.) , mine( '. 0 CELEBRATED AND UNRIVALLED BAND . tttaoat Corn et . a-Piston. M. Boulcourt, from Part , and Artiste tte to M Strauss' Orchestra at the ' Baths of Vichy, Fr a n c e '. LlANs'„,„clegant and popolar resort of fa hion is now duly " by ACT of PARLIAMENT, Will be p r oduced, CONCERTS hitaso f need. in addition to dancing. The new lessee pledges estabnoithat nothing shall be wanting on his part to render this hitherto nient worthy the distinguished patronage and support it has boor se favours, wh' of those been honoured with, and respectfully solicits a continuance ch it will ever be his study to deserve. 3 °Pen every evening at Half-past Eight —Dancing to commence _ at Nine precisely.—Admission, One Shilling. 1'4,13. Particulars of the Concerts will shortly appear. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. WINTER ARRANGEMENT OF TRAINS. Sr.VERAL •ALTERATIONS in the TIMES of DEPARTURE and ARRIVALS of both the Up and Down Passenger Trains will come into operation on the Ist proximo. For particulars, see Time-books, which will be ready at all Sta tions on and after the 2Sth instant. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Itishopsgate Station, Oct. 22, 1850. In sugar I have always thought that such a system would be abundantly successful. In cotton it would probably be even more so, and surely, when such large interests are involved, it might be of im portance to inquire minutely into this matter. If some of out merchants would begin to establish depots on the system we have proposed, I have no doubt that, in a few years, they would reap an abundant .harvest.—l am, Sir, &c., S. Oct. 10, 1850. vs ------ " -- -------._..._______ bi-AAND SALON DE D ANS E , ROYAL ADELIIDE GALLERY, STRAND. O PEN FOR THE SEASON . Lessee —Mr. Thomas Bartlett Simpson, Albion Tavern, Great JO. Ells ' Russell -street, Covent-garden' wines th IPSON, anxious to have the best Band in London, has the r„,... 5e e valuable talent of th.. leading Artists engaged duringh err t o ason at Cremorne Gardens, including the following eminent the from her Majesty's Theatr©, the Royal Italian Opera, , ......e Philharmonic Concerts : "`' l ,. t Violins—Hayvvard, Cohen, Bue . S, ed ,reghem. Re H. T. Seabrook, Van H corm Violins—Pelerin, T. Jackson, Edwards, C. Griesbach ene—__- . Griesbach. vioiontne I.?apmski, J. Jackson. Contra Bias Quinton, W, p, Ree 4. pi,to_i.nesG• Taylor, W. Trantor, Guy, Stubgen. saynor. Iriceolo—meyer. * o_l/11001ot-4. Tyler. . ii i ; 4 l * -- .T i sass4.l!hett.. „.liasoen—Nl,ontatra. B Rift 43,,_. ,, i,..... _ • . ‘4llll,,,_e_tl li.P.stons—rfurnfreess, Cottrell. 470'ninabois7.y. Youngman, W. Youngman' Oplueleidte. lehoter, Guiraud. /8348 braln.—lliate. web__ :Seymour, ' Li n Overte r , „,, lIIST RUMEN'I'AL CONCERT. Nlka 1.',., 4 araPa" .. „ Herold. N o -c ...me n ma te ', -. ,•• • • .. Bolin'. am usj ln inl ln ~ • • ' .. Mr. Van Heddeghen. eeu a - Mage a Strauss" .• • • Borini. oa from LA SONNAMHII. LA .. Belllni. Conducted by BORINI. Rolriliit,sit 'votaries of Terpsichore remarks on the excellence of at Cremorn`!and, after the experience of its Orchestral Triumphs sco_ s, would be staperfillona 10 • and C oncerted pi ~o rti, f t , eces will be performed during the evening. 'tart,. _ latest Co mpositions —The Adelaide Polka, Waltzes to au I.,l47lonsnlar Irish Melodies, Galop d'lndustrie, New Quadrille of nen l s h il er _. mid Paton, Refreshment and Ante-rooms have undergone booerrable alterations and* ' ° Pea at H al Ovement. • Halt Sevenvv o'clock. s Admission One Shilling. J !IN: o f 11Pignal x success A t which has con S tinu lj ed to ° at G tend E t i be m S tape S n i, - . 4-.. 4 so ot . MOSES' and SON'S WEST-END ESTABLIS EN t hereo n ' to ind uce the prop r i e t ors aga i n t o address the l public 4 the kne e th assertion to the effect that no declension had been evinced canes,: Cement of the New Oxford-street Branc i h h co t uld e Pros ri ,"° More than an inadequate idea of the triumph wh c h , pr,,,kors have realised. on e 1 the Ste ot October to the present moment there has be i e o n t . le 4 ernitting tritium of supporters ; nor can the proprietors f p m o ore t riurn s ire tf their preTIOUg speculations as an instance o Ile_ cant success. teain,,,Y, seoleok back tith es ' satisfaction to all their earlier patronisedder so me4tecut they cann rm that either of them LtPult e f nt equal to that of their present project. The was nanimity uig 14 renaceling in favour of E. aIOeES and SOY'S West a -end open- Buell .uarkable, and is certainly without precedent. Or tile estb"ess , as the proprietors have realised is clearly indicative 01 1 loam -ell en in which the system of the proprietors is held. etinsEa sea at what the new and advantageous principles of E. N ee ti-',.,1:1 Pont have effected, It will be admitted that the pnbl o ic . lorietors"'"ecil raised in its favour, and that the system of the pr ft briPris ro ntaally well with the buyer and the seller. tare s „ retrospect may here not be exactly out of place, as it .will kleyTacetrnvince the reader of the all-powerful efficacy of a just At tbe „Ming tr ansactions. ke 'Pile that E. iNIOSES and SON first made an nnoun h e:_- tatttri; their advantageous system, the tailoring trade. was e ll e ttilet e. 44 by• practices seriously inimical to the interests of 1 The ji ' att e „Moato P tisurious prices were charged for indifferent attire ; por e ~,fer ch aser any redress under the cireumstanee., there being ashrenietition in the field to att ac k the prevalent abuses by more ~,,,,o c lal offers. QtBl,l%ner, however, did X. MOSES and SON commence opera- Will, .. o s a ueh a system of monopoly was effectually checked; and , T he ti t t . a t doubt, be eventually SU ppressed. tneete fie e nd Pre . gress of E. MOSES and SON'S parent establish es,„„__ r 1 . the -City must be familiar to everybody. Such was the uel with which the Proprietors' principles met, that one Tin ce'estallee n i t t of m scopett succeeded another so quickly that the speculation failed not frankly of astonishment with all classes of society, h 'Van rni"t _Lan(.lreaSOnablY te• own their conviction that such Which E. Mos-v.ratnnM nation of those reformed . principles upon remarkable establishconducted their extending business. other,ct, was a pero ment of itself, independent of very formation in the trad fof the public esti mat i on o f so grand a re- But the Well in o:e triumph of the system did not slop here. What worked Part of the kingdom worked well in another. a.,'lla a t wn of Bradford, in Yorkshire was selected as the next new 3:4,1.!. _Malikimmense branch establishment was here aesr ov ' m e :l , l was favoured hy snontaneoul expressions and proofs of The n,,25001. one end of Yorkshire to another. bran ch ,1,1, step taken by E. MOSES and SON was that of a tareacsn 1 se in , t , s , , -nett eld, conducted on precisely the same adv.:na tal% si„ l r ,eoeales as the former speculation.. Here, agaia'Brad-- I fora the sliccess. w as the result. Both at Sheffield and a elid e d 4 P, rl,,nell,les of E 110SFS and co have been du Y P_P_re, th e Ma ' n;" haYternitii;ne-d to elicit the countenance and support o , iirde'rtingiese braneh holises. that at the west i e r n a ( g l cha racier. reen -ance e of most triumphant and enco ihagppears ta t The k re , the Wine that ' A survey of the P t eous equitable and advan ag %ten t . til e system adopted is an roprleters' operations will convince eit/lrere the wets failure of a former aci er w.,,-,.- s peculations of MOSES and SON of an ephemeral eneldetio; 4 .l' e one reject started upon the 14 the al ----Lae publicPmight have some g apparent at each sad an • l 'antair es it, Id cut' But when success is rounds to be sceptical as tile nict:: r f the oremines, th best proof is afforded of the beneficial tri l ' e r'i St " 4 ' MOSES and S' tisi'S principles. link which they add , th e ,h.?P Which the proprietors lake— "%la a s 'r , of their trading pn jects--must t, itioearacter ,of their operations. 1141 1 k ' t 'S and SOX • every y sure the public of the W 81.0 t heir ~ in conclusion, would again ehd w te e n e d k er at th t e h i e r sk eet a s . ~ thousaud-fold supporters. The se c • 'eat 44' Aoldeutitedly eclipsed the firtt, groat as was the success of e Whil e a t , rt4 at Period. ;.leet - Ae• MOSES and SON look forward with lively and cone alas,:inticiptions to a contin - nation of the success which they hav t theyTh° exPerienced they would have it distinctly understood tha l'hey' "d to rnerit'the same by every means in their power. 4'4 irolar'"uld reiterate the statements of former advertisements, yet hio.,eSS UDOLI the minds of the public that they propose do lig as they h a `; for their supporters than ever. Such signal success di.. Nal a ~' experienced must, of necessity, place more at their the b' a ._ 4 ' 4 afford them wider, scope and opportunities for extending ,theaelita of their trade 8 4 a B,l2roPrietors do not ' hold out this as an empty inducement, but inents"'llaT Promise called fo!th by the extraordinary encourage tTherat,te,n_cialencteth,eir'undertaking. e ar eaf " n o_ i i ortant fact which must not be overlooked. While pi t. 4'burar:unt. of public favour has been showered , u , pon d t i h s e . , heal nuctuation, bat has ey e d a ... , the parent house, in the City, has in no animation ;'a.tonishing de ed by presented a scene of stir and pbii„..ith cree ; success East has char been favour ca. Illt at th 's'• ............_2_ esthatsiSnal which has acterised the op eos.u.ixiii_ _ THIRTY-PIFIII EDITION. ki TilE REMED Y FOR THE PREVENTION OF Illustrated by 26 A:natemiaietalSLCASolo2ur.ed En oli PHYSICAL liISQUALIFIC k'r Steel. „A i m on ,- . a PACITY, AND tAr t , E .,„ ' 'DNS, G g E r NERATIJ G E E _ provN Edition, enlarged to 156 ages ". Vey, and Ito -lAIE TS TO MARRI, • INC..- °T Post direct from th'e Establishment, 3*. 61. P in postage stamps, 012 , price 2s. 6d., HE SILENT b _ spit exhaustion and physical decay ril ;;.: lve indulgence, the consequences- of infection, or the abase of of the system, produced b • flio:Y. With explicit directions for the use of the preventive lotion, a tli)e, gtiY observations on the Married State, and the disqual . ifl aa c by t,,721eh prevent t. Illustrated by 2G Coloured Engraving-, d liuttittsotletall of cases. By R. PERRY and CO., Constilti b n y g the k i n t ; l 4 19, Berners-street, Ox ord-street, London. 63 , eh; ( ~',1 1; and sold by Strange 21, Published Paternoster-row; Orem", Nahger, 130. O xford-strea ; and Gordon , 146, Leade n u p4,-...enden. " - a a nn a a .. y . „ Orm.ssT I.treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive , 1'eA.:. 4 P, 4 is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. ‘410401,. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in ittatal'ednaLl ,tbeir. lamentable effects on the system, Produc -4 Daell - "'"ailY weakness, nervous excitement, and generative the ing ke,, .",.. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. D r! ..I. treats of .the d s resulting from huection, eithear forin tlich. '4'o7 e diseases treat,"_ secon dary form, and contains expEilaivcietntd:crneuctioolaoarfd itZ(4lll 4 This section is illustrated by ga•r "R ' Ti le erY,lLeOutains Remedy for the is obviated. bii - "" 1 . k el - ,,s'iltion, bya nfti the danger Of infection the reader's 11 .4C j a- -- "` h t Part of w the u Work should not escape Prevention of Disease by a ~.,14 . .t „ idered, and the List ,t,t,`.13 d eVOted to the consideration of marriage, and its du "bole ",theCausea of u uctive union are also cons i,True 6,,"'„ec,st cri tically nD an d philosophically inquired into. .7attne-:""141. Ralat ot. Sititiscum is exclusively e l m is p . l a o n y d ed 33 l a n . pet' boill„"arvous and' se anal debility, tam ed - ' The Co ncentrated Detersive Essence, an . I y , for impotence, Sic., 11.4.11.00,,, latr ifYixig the blood in cases of secondary-sypbilitic 335. per ... - ' u tle. - I? cruPtions, and the abuse of mercury,inf lie, s _tip . ? infection, NI and 1 ls. ,„.'" box - eti. Y 's Purifying Specific Pills , Is. 9 d , 4 ' stricture, an d 'stem(); Certain remedy for gonorrh if by letter, 11, A. dularomation of the bladder. Consultation fee, _ . 0 ... ma, gleet, tio4 t,'altuite detail of the case is required: age, habits, and p .ta st . blishVoeisitY. IL Packets with advice, to be ha d Sup,,.,.'"?.at CslY bY whl h , th f 11, is saved. Messrs. r , at the F airy 114tr.,,us)tonLe in. sttendeance d e ail e ; ' . 19 Berners-gtreet, Oxford '". (1.01 ii"ev•en'en...Eleeveis till TWo at and Five to,Plieht ; on Sun "). b ii.. . CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. on ' 74.1 t ert!intt h,adsr__°L.,lB,henv 23, e ; Carvalho; 99, hill ; r or direct from the aathor , 6 Shilling each ; hy Post, Is. 6d. ,RNJOYILENT OF LIFE. Coseree,n;Aaittn. Recreation, and rational Use of Time." ~.. .. ettridoni .---tarly Biome 6 rm • Simmer Mornings—xx Poreste, lx4it the Enviro;— P--g ang h parks, Lanes, Hills til Fields, Bigh lof London—T e AS and Rainiatea ~,._-roada. and other pleasant plaees—Country **414810--TheD --- "„ s ta, London at Night—Evening., at liorne , lk iet, Dr , 1:45 e. OeCtip au -'" tAting, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, ca. age., pc e. PRAGIggrA. ' 11. ----'" IS PROM T MO A BE nirg. Two Yob. A VISIT TO THE r i ....... Vol / ..-4S; SIKETCH:OF EDINBURGH, &c. Or,, Vol. IL -4,4\z3 p , scENCES OF XILLARNEY ; REMM DUBLIN, &c. 111. nAT To zo, DRINK, AND AVOID. .. A p t ._ T at three EAT, Years and ten our course may run. f er ctlaky.raZreview'of in:lst every form (cause anti care) o n " I s Y e-"datazi health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses bitt.!aag) begets the lut - ii, eld ag e wit , ?Man of pleasnre, business,. sad study, and em -44 ore, . a tables and rules for the dietphysical regu. cry -clay life. .. w .,'' . TILE PASSIONS. r" L., t P NISIOns hurt the body—what improve, 1117114 -r a , ftS as refined , Or the„.. c C ' t ns - ever heard:" -• cgs • --fille—s•pllgritn—agase,Afro lle m infancy to old age. The aijv os en oi bp.ftt,l 44 llleas , a --- " % ale. * C4 n-ItitY' and With fringements. The casuai -ild rs,q4cuziLclid dissipation, llustrations, graphic, narrative, '. M 'Advocacy of early marriages. ' V. - . , , Tnx MARRIAGE STATE. 4 l'itocm,L' be or not to be, that is the question." taciteil regai.4i4-uldirrvris::tcloobbollogtirvsedofnynaetitleer, society,innanodar,e;l. ~ .1 /t ire 't„ en bc tii sl ' iles as ' to age, ternperatnent, complexion'. and 4 1 ,1 .1 , fiegu r , h.....,„. ns .11414.. -.canny offspring, with the art of rearing the o m n vase*. ikceativneSs• and its removal. Sterility and its conve • , ty 4 ‘1114).* 4. 4013;VERWELL, M.D. (1841), 111.R.C.5. (1827), L.S.A. 44t taPii. Il trt 3 10 417.al snd. rorende Referee in these 10 b..% Mau daily t.lll 11414 Zvenlnie, eeYen till nine. -ll' ---e"meN aellat-Itreet, KNOW Til Y SELF.—Professor BLENKIN. SOP'S method of describing the Character of persons from their Hand -writing never fails, being fcunded on philosophical prin ciples. A specimen of tke ordinary Writing, stating Age, Sex, and Profession, enclosing 13 uncut Postage Stamps, will ensure an uner ring description of the mental and moral qualities of the writer, pointing out gins and defects hitherto unsuspected, with their proba ble influence on the future life ; and advice in all cases of distress and difficulty. Address, Dr. Blenkinsop, 10, Lancaster-place, Waterloo-bridge, London. CHARACTERISTICS of L. HYAM and CO. Alt he numerous and vast ESTABLISHMENTS of L. lIYAM and CO., Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, and Wholesale Dealers, the invariable practice - is to PURCHASE the RAW MATERIALS from the first manufacturers, and thus save to Gentlemen and Heads of Families also patronise them, all intermediate profits, viz. :7 Ist Profit! arising, from manufacturers buying articles in the raw state. - --- 2d. Profit 1 ! arising from merchants purchasing from manufac turers. - - 3d. Profit 111 arising from London or Wholesale Houses buying from merchant:. 4th Profit ! ! ! ! arising from small retai ers having to purchase from.wholesale houses. sth Profit ! !! I! arising from small tradesmen's exorbitant charges to the consumer. Di the Ordered Department the newest and most superior style of every Garment may be obtained, first-rate talent being employed in the execution of all orders. In the Department of Clothing for immediate wear will be found the most varied Stock in the world. Over Coats, peculiarly adapted for travelling and equestrianism. Dress, Surtout, and Riding Coats; Walking and Business Jackets, Waistcoats, Trows ;rs, Servants' Top Coats, Pages' Sults, and Wait ing Jackets, enabling the Proprietors (at the shorte't possible notice) to execute all orders for home or foreign consumption. Private Rooms are set apart for trying on Children's Clothing, so that parents and guardians can at once select the most becoming at tire, and likewise ensure a correct and beautiful fit. L. HYAM and CO. beg distinctly to state that Goods made by them can only be obtained at their places of business, 36, Grace church-street, and 86, Oxford-street, and at their various Establish ments in the following towns :—Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool Leeds, Glasgow, Hull, Dublin, Bristol, and Exeter. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 22. STOCK ExenANGE.—The share market was very active to-day, and sales were easily effected at a slight improve ment. The following were the closing prices :—Great Western, 72 1 4—Midland, 44 1 4—London and North-Western, 118%. LiVERPOOL, Ocr. 22. STocx EXCHANGE.—The market has been steady to-day, chiefly in consegence of the buying of London stock, but we close heavy and declining. The transactions were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 49 3 4 Ditto, Fifths, 7 1 / 9 dis.— London and North-Western, 118 3 ,—Ditto, New Quarters, 2% p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3 1 ,4 p.—Ditto, Quar ters (C), 2 5-16 p.—Midland, Halves, 21 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20% —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 3 13-16 dis.—York and North Midland, 21 3 l Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. and B). 22/. Shares, 8 1 4 dis.—Chester and Holyhead, Preference, gua ranteed 5 [A l per cent., 10 ;4—Great Northern, 14 1 4—Lancaster and Preston, 19 , 4 p. Ditto, New 41. 3s. 4d. Shares, 5 13-16—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2% dis. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 22. Srocx 'EXCHANGX.—The share market was firm to-day, and a fair amount of business done. The transactions were as follow :—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Val ley, IG I A —Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B.), 6 1 / g dis.— Ditto, Preference, 91. ISs. 9d.—South Staffordshire, 3% dis. YORK, OCT. 21. STOCK EXCHANGX.—The transactions to-day were as fol low :—North British, Preference, 6 per cont., 4% —York and North Midland, 24. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTHWESTERN. The report of the directors to be submitted at the special meeting on Friday states that the directors, having resolved that they would not commence the execution of any of the works which the company had acquired powers to make, nor resume operations on the branches on which expenditure had been sus pended, without previously submitting the propriety of doing so to a special meeting of the shareholders, the present meeting was called, in order to remind the proprietors of the company's positio❑ in respect of their powers, and, of obtaining their sanction to such a limited expenditure only as appeared not merely prudent in itself, but also the wisest course with re ference to the expenditure already incurred. The only undertakings on which the directors are prepared to recommend further outlay are the Farnham and Alton branch and the Taw Vale Railway. The for mer, as regards the portion between Guildford and Farnham, has been already completed and opened. The works on the remaining portion of the line, namely, between Farnham and Alton, when they were suspended in 1848, were verging also towards completion. O❑ examina tion of the works, and the company's relations with the contractor, landowners, and other persons, it has been found that if the uncompleted portion of the line were abandoned the company would have to pay a considerable further sum in procuring settle- Ments with the contractor and landowners, in addition to the 49,0901. expended to the 30th of June last. The directors have endeavoured to ascertain the lowest amount at which these works may be completed for a single line of railway, and it appears that by an out lay only exceeding by about 30,0001. the amount which must be paid if the works are finally aban doned, the nine miles of railway between Farnham and Alton may be completed and opened for traffic with a single line of railway. As it is thus withi❑ the power of the company to obtain nine additional miles of railway at a cost of 3,500/. per mile, and which may be worked with but little addition to the rolling stock now engaged in working the line be tween Guildford and Farnham, the directors are of opinion that these works should be resumed as soon as satisfactory arrangements shall have been made with the contractor and landowners.' In the Taw Vale district the directors recommend the acquiescence and co-operation of this company in a scheme for the cotn pletiun of that line which has been proposed by the directors of the Taw Vale Railway, and unanimously sanctioned by their proprietors. The expenditure and liabilities of this company in respect of the Taw Vale Railway amount to 70,000/. ; that is tq say, the company are holders of 7,080 shares of 201. each in Taw Vale stock, i❑ respect of which the above amount has been paid. The directors fear that the whole of this sum will be lost to the company unless some mea sures, necessarily involving further expenditure, are resorted to; but they believe that by the proposed plan, which will involve a further payment on their shares!by this company of 30,0001. (to be made, not ill money, but in surplus rails), the company's past expenditure will be retrieved. The Taw Vale Com pany have power to construct a railway from the ter niiinus of the Exeter and Crediton Railway at Cre diton to' the north coast' of Devon, at Barnstaple and Bideford. They have executed, and are ready to open for traffic, nine miles of the northern part of their line, upon which they have expended about 170,000/. ; but,. unless the intervening portion be tween • their completed railway and the lines and country south of it be finished, there seems no chance of working any part with remuneration. Under these circumstances, the directors of the Taw Vale Com pany have entered into a conditional engagement with a most responsible contractor, who is not only to finish the railway, but to provide rolling stock, and work and maintain the line for a period of seven years from its opening, paying a fixed rent of 12,0001. a ,year. This Will enable the Taw Vale Company to pay 4- per cent. on the borrowed capital, and two per cent. on the whole of its share capital. The lessee is also to pay the company half the surplus profits be yond the fixed rent. The directors consider the pro posal deserving this company's cordial support, as it secures a return of 2 •per cent. on the total advances of this company, or 6 per cent on that which they are now called'on to make in surplus rails. The com pletion of the line will also be of material advantage to this company, in giving increased value to their property in , the Exeter and Crediton Railway, over which the bulk of the Taw Vale traffic will pass. The directors do not recommend the proprietors to make any further expenditure. The company's powers for the compulsory acquisition of land do the Basingstoke and Salisbury, and the Salisbury and Yeovil lines expire in the ensuing summer, and the directors feel, that 'whilst the commencement of any of these works is at present not practicable, so also any proposal merely to extend the company's powers would be distasteful to the general body of the proprietors, who are anxious to see the capital expenditure closed. As regards the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester and the Exeter. and Exmouth lines, the powers of con struction reside in separate companies, this com pany being shareholders only. With both those companies agreements of lease have been entered into, under the sanction of general meetings; but no leases have been executed. The Railways Abandon ment Act of last session enables the shareholders in these companies to accomplish their dissolution with out any special application to Parliament ; but there may be reasons fur avoiding recourse to the machinery of that Act. The directors recommend the share holders to leave these matters in their hands, with the understanding that the lines in question are not to be NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ANNIVERSARY OF TRAFALGAR. We briefly noticed in our yesterday's impression the various professional celebrations of the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar. To-day we are enabled to give the names of the members of the Royal Naval Club of 1765, who assembled at the Thatched-house Tavern. The chair was taken by Captain W. J. T. Hood, who served in the battle of Trafalgar as a midship man in the Achille • and the guest of the Club on this occasion was Dr. Hartley Kennedy, late physician general to the Indian army of the Bombay Presi dency. The Galant Chairman was well supported, as the annexed list of the officers present will , show :—Vice- Admirals Sir Charles Malcolm and Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8.; Rear-Admirals Sir E. C. Strode, K.C.8., and Sir W. H. Dillon, K.C.H. ; Captains Appleby; Currie, Chappell, Dickinson, Drew, Edell, Hay, G. St. V. King (son of the late Sir R. King, who commanded the Achille in the battle), Sir B. Mac namara, Pridham, Quin, Stanley, 'Wallis, and Young. Commanders—Bon d, Bran ford, Blair, Cogh lan, Cammilleri, Carr, Clarke (Thos. P.), Dalyell, Douglas (R.), Gordon (James b), Gayton, Geary, Huggins, Hudson, Herbert, Jay, Miller, Michell, M'llwaine, Paulson, Bayley, Rich Sykes (Thomas), Savage, Smith (Thomas), Spong, and Wood. Sec retary, Mr. Allen. We have printed the names of the Trafalgar officers in italics. It is gratifying to know that this club (which dispenses in the most un ostentatious way an immense amount of good in the' form of donations to widows and orphans of deceased members) is in a most flourishing condition, and con stantly on the increase in numbers an popularity. The following list of surviving officers of the battle of Trafalgar was omitted in yesterday's paper:— Commanders.—E. W. Garrett, Greenwich Hos pital) ; P. G. Pickernell, W. Kelly, T. Sykes, T. Colby, C. West, A. Dixie, H . Parker, H. B. Mason, J. R. - Walker, G. Bignell, W. Grint, D. Dent, T. L. Robins, W. Martin, D. J. Woodruff, R. Maclean, R. Douglas, W. Carleton, S. Smyth, J. W. Pritchard, G. F. Herbert, T. P. Robinson, W. E. H. Allen, J. Reeve, J. Geary, W. H. West, C. Hall, W. H. Symons, J. C. Gill, C. A. Johnston, G. Kennicott, J. R. Woodruff, E. Herrick. Retired Commanders (1816)—A. B. Howe, R. Bastin. (1830)—G. Bague, J. Barclay, J. Spratt, T. Coakley, J. Eaton, S. Elton, H. Entwistle, F. S. Price, N. Colthurst, J. H. Sanders, J. Salmon, J. P. Blennerhasset, C. Chapell, M. Anthony, V. Lanphier, H. Rich, T. Chrystie, W. Loucay, W. Wollcock, J. Phepoe, John Waterman, J. Treeve, G. 'White, D. R. Seger, J. H. Johnston, W. Walford. (1846) W. ,Wilkinson, J. Seymour, J. W. Trotter. Lieutenants—W. Rivers, J. W. Parches, W. H. Boyce, J. Carslake F. Beckett, S. Spencer, J. Pol lard, G. Haydon, C. Wolrige, H Garrett, W. Dum breck, F. D. Lauzun, A. T. Hickes, G. Tardrew, A. Mackenzie, J. Adamson, R. Cock, A. Martin. W. Snell, J. Blandford, L. Dennys, A. Gallaway, E. Knapman, J. Poad, Sir T. W. Holburne, Bart., J. C. Chesnaye, G. E. Patey, H. Lancaster, P. Deuchar, C. Lambert, J. St. Quintir, A. Brenan, P. J. Elms burst, G. Barker, W. W. Eyton, J. H. Brown, F. Gray, W. Pilch, J. B. Elliott, J. Parsons, J. Lech mere, J. Mawbey, W. Vicary, 11. B. Bowden, R. Hemer, B. G. S. Day, J. Fenemore, E. Blight, W. Weaver, H. Davis, T. Jackson, F. Harris, C. Cris wick, G. Corky. Masters—H. Andrews, J. Roberts. Medical officers—Director-General Sir W. Bur nett, K.C.H. Inspector—J.-Mortimer. Surgeons— T. Robertson, P. Lyon, P. Sather. Paymasters and Pursers—W. Holman, H. Wells, J. N. Jewell, J. Page Bailey, J. Maxon, R. M. Wichelo, G. Starr. ROYAL MARINES. General-Lawrence. Colonels-J. Owen, C. 8., J. M'Cullum, J. R. Co ryton, D. Marley. Lieutenant-Colonel-T. Wearing. Majors-J. A. Phillips, J. Fynemore, T. Lemon. Lieutenants-L. Rokeley, W. Magin, T. Brattle, J. J. W. Tane, J. Cumamond, Lewis Rooke, G. D. Hawkins, P. H. Nicolas, L. B. Reeves, H. B. Feist lough, J. Mackintosh, J. Lister. OPENING THE NEW GATES AT GREENWICH floserrAL -Monday being the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar, the new west gates of Greenwich Hospital were opened by Admiral Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., Lieutenant -Governor, and Lieutenant Rivers. These gates, with the lodges and celestial and ter restrial globe-capped pillars, have been removed in the course of the improvements to their present position. Much as the public admires the improvements of the grounds about the hospital, it is to be regretted that they were accomplished without giving any com pensation to the many officers who were thereby de prived of an important portion of their conveniences. When we hear of canes like those which lately occa sioned the benevolent to subscribe for the relief of the distress of the families of old officers of Green wich Hospital, we are satisfied that those veteran officers can ill afford to be deprived of any part of their scanty privileges. CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S ARCTIG EXPEDITION. - Al though we have had later dates from Captain Austin's expedition, no few letters have been received from the ships, that the following from an officer is perhaps worth reading :- " Her Majesty's ship Assistance, lat. 73 30, near Cape Shackleton, July 1, 1850. " Here we are, made fast to a berg. We entered the ice this morning, and our tenders have towed us so far ; we have made fast for a few hours. The sea appears well clear from the tops of the hills. We shall proceed almost immediately. We left the Whale Islands on the 23d, called at Upernwick on the 25th, and the same nightswe made the pack. In the morning stood in where we saw several vessels at anchor; fOund Penny's expedition amongst them. We made fast to a berg until this morning, having been told that the ice was not open ; this morning we made a bolt for it, and passed Penny's vessels at noon. They are nice-looking craft, were under sail and towing. " We are all well and in great spirits, as you may suppose, at being ahead of all the whalers, &c. The opportunity Of sending this has occurred very unex pectedly ; we had given up all idea of another chance, but to our joy we fell in with a whaler's boats re turning to their vessel, by which I send this ; she be longs to the Chieftain." PRIZE MONEY FOR THE AMPHITRITE.-Mr. Du faur has given notice to the representatives of the late Captain Eden and the crew late of the Amphi trite, that the tonnage bounty for the slave-vessel Triunopho de Brazil, captured 19th May, 1848, also the slave and tonnage bounties for the Secundo de Julbo, captured the 2d of July, 1848, will be paid to those who are entitled to share, or to their repre sentatives duly authorised to receive the same on Tuesday, the 29th inst., at No. 13, Clement's-inn, Strand, and the shares not then demanded will be re called, at the same place, for three months. Triumpho de Brazil.-Commodore, 8/. 15s. 2d. • first class, 26/. 13 s . 4i.; third, 2/. 13s. 4d. ; fourth, li. 6s. Bd. ; fifth, 1/. 4s. ; sixth, 16s. ; seventh, 13s. 4d.; eighth, 10s. Bd.; ninth, Bs.; tenth, ss. 4d.; eleventh, 4s. ; twelfth, 2s. Bd. ; thirteenth, 2s. Secundo de Julho-Commodore, 87/. 16s. 3d.; first class, 2721. ls. Bd.; third, 27/. 44. 2d.; fourth, 131. 12s. ld.; fifth, 121. 4s. 10d.; sixth, 8/.31.3d. ; seventh, 6/. 16s. ; eighth, Si. B s . ; n i nt h , 4/. l s . 7d. ; ten th , 2/. 14 s . 5d. ; eleventh, 21. O s. 91 .; twe lf t h , ; thirteenth, 1/. Os. 41. a c b o o m ve pa in ny t ) he th fo a l t io t w he li t ig on p ia r a o g p d or b t o io u n n s ty :_ fo c r o t m he . and crew of the ship (her Majesty's ships Star and Dolphin be paid as sn 1. Notic e o:8r.0 50d :as also been given to the officers 1848, will . c ; ap fi t r u st re e d la 2 sB 4th 46 J l. un 7 e 4 , fourth, 2/. 6s. 4 , 1.: fifth, - 2/. is ' . Bd. l slave-vessel rd, 4 rn 1 0 . do 2 r s e . , 8 4 . ; sixth, 11.75. ; seventh, 1/. 3s. 2d. ; eihth, 18s. 6d. ; ninth, 13a. 10d.; tenth, 95. 3d. ; eleventh, 6s. 1 ld. , • twelfth, 4s. 7d. ; thirteenth, 3s. sd. The French fleet, which sailed from Cherbourg a fortnight since, some to Brest, and Others to the Medi terranean, have been driven back to the former port by stress of weather. Banshee, steam -packet, Master Commander Smithett, left Holyhead on the 20th, for Chatham, to be paid off and refitted, it is said, for the Mediter ranean service, to supersede the " slow coaches" at present on the station. Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., has sent letters from Gibraltar on the 10th inst. She may now be hourly expected at , Devonport. She arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th. Fearless steam-tender, Second Master-Commander Wells, returned to Devonport on Sunday. Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Captain Wilcox, was at La buan August 12, and was to leave for England im mediately. Coal operations are steadily progressing. The agent had a stock of 200 tons on the beach, and 400 at the pit's mouth. The Fury had coaled at Labuan. The officers state "she never steamed better since she was a ship." Hamoaze lighter, Wood master, who has been em ployed on moorings at Liverpool for four months, caving completed the work, went to Holyhead, took in a cargo of old stores, and returned to Devonport on Saturday evening. Lightning steam-tender, Master-Commander E. Petley, arrived at Devonport on Monday morning with supernumeraries from Chatham for the Portland. She took in a supply of coals and sailed again in the afternoon on her return to SVoolwich. Meander 44, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, arrived at Valparaiso from China, Sydney, and Tahiti, on the 23d of August. She is ordered home. Rattlesnake surveying Vessel, Lieutenant Yule acting commander, arrived at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, from Sydney, May 16, on her way to England. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 22.—Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., entertained a gallant circle at the Admiralty House last evening in honour of the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar, in which me morable engagement and glorious victory he com manded a frigate. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry M. Black wood, moved over to the west shore yesterday, to lie at anchor probably for the winter. The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, Master- Commander Aylen, fitting out to carry stores to Ascension, bent sails and had - her compasSes ad justed to-day. She will probably leave 'the harbour to-morrow. The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, is ready for sea. The Inconstant, 36, Captain Sheppard, sailed from Valparaiso for England with a small freight on merchants' account on the 2d of August. The Meander, 44, Captain the Honourable 11. Keppel, had arrived at Valparaiso from the East Indies and New South Wales, and was refitting at the above date. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 22. DEATH OF THE PROVOST or KING'S COLLEGE:- Intelligence was received here yesterday of the de cease, on Monday morning, at his residence, in Wim pole-street, Cavendish-square, of the Rev. George Thackeray, D.D., F.L.S., Provost of King's College, at the age of 73. The subject of the present notice was born in 1777, at Harrow. His grandfather was head master of Harrow School, and the father of a numerous family, whose sons have achieved distinction in various pro fessions. The father of the late Provost became an eminent physician, and removed to Windsor, where he was the favourite attendant upon George 111. The late Dr. Thackeray was entered at Eton Sch oo l, where he speedily acquired distinction, and in due time proceeded to King's College. Here he was created 8.A., 1802, M.A., 1805, and in the same year was made a Fellow of the College. lie was shortly afterwards appointed one of the assistant-masters of Eton, where be continued until he was appointed, in 1814, Provost of King's College, on the decease of Dr. Sumner. lie was created B.D. in 1813, and D.D. in 1814 (by royal mandate), on his election to the Pro vostship, and in the same year he served the office of Vice-Chancellor of the University. The same year Dr. Thackeray espoused Miss Cottin, whom he sur vived, and by whom he leaves issue one daughter, who is heiress to his great wealth. The deceased held the appointment of chaplain in ordinary to George 111. and the succeeding Sovereigns, including her present Majesty. He was an erudite classic, and had the re putation of having effected great improvements in the University examinations and course of studies in that respect. Dr. Thackeray was in addition an eminent naturalist, and his collection and library in connexion with that study are reputed (as private ones) to rank among the best in England. Dr. Thackeray suffered for some years before his decease from an internal complaint, which finally carried him off, and had for some time incapacitated him from taking an active part in the administration of the of of the college. CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.—Messrs. Saunderson and Pratt have, after examination, been declared the successful candidates for sizarships at this college, and have been elected accordingly. GEOLOGY.—The_Woodwardian Professor will com mence his course of lectures on this subject on Mon day, October 28, at twelve o'clock, in the Geological Museum, and continue every Friday. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.--The professor of Anatomy will commence a course of lec tures on comprrative anatomy and physiology in the courseia physiologygra m of w ill and man, Anatomical School on Wedne s d a y, O cto b er 23, at one t o'clock. The lectures to be deli vere d on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at o n e o'clock, will be 24 f commence a ptlr.hieeeswean, anatomy aitlol t um e s r yt m ra . anded The diagrams by t w o i o with the t n h s a review, e of term of comparison; and will th en procee d to the anatomy AO physiology of an i ma l s accor di ng t o th e ascending series. Gentlemen wh o p urpose t o attend these lectures with the intenti on o f o b ta i n i ng t h e Pr o - p e a p s the r. Pro fessor's certificate, which by grace of the Senate (Oc tober 31, 1848) is now required under certain condi tions fur the degrees of 8.A., honorary M.A., and 8.C.L., must be provided with the professorial lecture ticket, for which they are requested CO apply to the registrary, or to their college tutor. DIVINITY.—The Regius Professor of Hebrew will resume his public lectures on the Psalms, at the Di vinity Lecture Room, on the 26th of October, to be continued on the following Wednesdays and Satur days, at one P.M. The Professor will resume his elementary lectures, at his rooms, in Trinity College, on Wedndeday the 30th of October, at half-past eleven A.M., to be continued at the same hour every Wednesday and Saturday during term. B A. EXAMINATION, 1851.—There will be a meet. ing on Monday morning, the 28th instant, at eleven o'clock, at Christ's College Lodge, to consider the cases of those undergraduates who have degraded, and are desirous of becoming candidates for honours. Cases not presented to the Syndicate at the above meeting will be precluded from consideration till the next regular meeting in October, 1851. VLAW.—The Downing Professor of the Laws of England will deliver his introductory lecture in Downing College, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, a t half past twelve o'clock. Tickets will not be required for this lecture, but gentlemen desirous of certificates may obtain tickets of the registrar. THE GREAT PLATE ROBBERIES. Application was made yesterd a ys t o Lord Chief Jus tice Jervis, at Judge's Ch am b ers , Sergeant admit to bail Mr. Charles Thomas Sirrell , thes lnn, to smith, of Barbican, who stands commitltoeodinbnyg intothe Liverpool magistrates on the great plate robbery Mr. Bodkin appeared for the charges. after The Learned said—Upon agai n some discussion, . prisoner, and the depositions, I think I shall admit the prisoner to bail. Mr. Bodkin—Perhaps your Lordship will fix the amount, We are ready with four of the most respect able gentlemen in the city of London. The Judge—l will order the prisoner to enter into his own recognisances in 2,0001., and four sureties i n 1,0001. each. Mr. C. Lewis—Will y o ur Lordship now take the bail ; notice has been given, and no opposition made ? Judge—l am certainly not going to travel out of the ordinary course in this case; the prisoner must be brought 'up, and notice previously given to the prose cutors of the day, to afford them an opportunity of 1 objecting to the bail. —... party of the Sins are like ci rc les in the water, wherka thrown into it; one produces anothe r. When anger was in Cain's breast, murder was not far off.—Eliza Cook' s J ournal. CLERICAL ANECDOTE. --A Rev. Doctor, Dow i n Edinburgh, wh en m inister of Inver brothock Cha p el of Ease, Arbroath, was as much admired for his temperament, affa p assemblede : t er e d ilisarleavregreence for a song, bility, and humour, as for his p ublic ministrations. applause for hi s m a e l Ia n o e i n iof v fa i c v , t, u a r br l er party , r t thy, wherewa at h o t 1 nw h he rc t ei a l b l e of one of o ur most eminent for which he was famed, he at last consented, on the condi tion that they would pay hi re for his trouble. This created not a little laughter at the humour of the Rev. Gentleman, but they all consented, when Mess John put round his h a t, N b v a h n i k c h . n i o n t e a s . 6 h o H r t i s time rev e b r e e c n a c t e n became p e c l e e t i l N i: e h d e d gr w e i a t t h gold, condescension and music, b e, at the same time, bowin g his acknowledgments, and emptyi n g the hat of its conten ts into. his pocket. Some short time thereafter, the part y , think ing the ~ lark" had been carr ied far enough, began to give sundry hints as to returning th e mone y , when Mr. L. arose amidst breathless silence and re t u rned them his most s i ncere thanks for their liberality (nam in g the turn he had re ce i ved)' which would make a handsom e addition. to the funds of the Destitute Sick Society, whic h were at that time in a ve ry low condition. Need . ..we add the Rev. Gentleman w as not re quired a second time to give a sp ecimen of his m usical abi lities.—Dundee Courier. 2 si BltNO,eeni rn,eganiasdt time. A residence of several years in the very interior of the most important of our West Indian islands, Ja- maica, gives me some claim at least to be beard upon this subject. We have, in this country, been accus tomed to hear chiefly the evil reports of the planters and the West Indian interest generally, and, probably from this circumstance,' the opinion seems to have gained almost universal acceptance, that the fai lure of the emancipation scheme' in so''far as its pecuniary results are concerned, is owing entirely to, the inherent indolence of the negro character. We hear constantly of the impossibility, on free trade principles, of the competition of free with slave', labour. We are recommended by one party, as the only remedy, to put on again the protective duties, and by another, to do virtually the same thing by enforcing the slave treaties with Spain and Brazil, a l matter which could not possibly be carried out so, long as Cuba and Brazil enjoy such an extensive and' profitable trade, without the interference of war, to' which the advocates of this scheme are for most' part strenuously opposed. Or, again, we are recom mended to pursue a new tide f emigration, as if facts' had not long since proved the uselessness of any such remedy. What we have to complain of chiefly is, that we have seen no practical recommendation with regard to the improvement of the present internal re-' sources of our West Indian islands, in which alone We the foundations of all health. It is generally taken for' granted that no such remedies are possible, a conclu sion which all our experience most amply contradicts.; It is surely remarkable that more inquiry has not been made into the management of West Indian pro- , perty after the period of emancipation. Every one i who can have any pretension to a knowledge of the subject at all, must know that property at that period , was involved to an immense extent, so much so that by far the greater part of the redemption money was 'paid to mortgagees; so far, indeed, was it involved at that time, that it is a question, whether, if the old slave institutions had been maintained in all their pristine vigour, property would not now have been nearly in the same state that it really is. The pre valence, all but universal, of absenteeism, and the in troduction of a most expensive and reckless system of management, perhaps sufficiently account for such a state of, matters. But, leaving these questions out of view, it is surely our duty to inquire whether, after the passing of the Emancipation Act, matters were so conducted by the West India planters as to give that Act any , fair chance of success. This is not a question which involves only past interests, and which it is therefore unnecessary and uncharitable to inves tigate ; it is one which must be discussed and decided, to enable us to act wisely in time to come—it is one on which binges the whole question of the propriety, in a pecuniary point of view, of the Emancipation Act; and, therefore, one which may influence much the continuance of American slavery at least. It is especially important at present, as, if it can be proved that the free negro is unable to compete, under any circumstances, with the slave, in sugar cultivation, we may reasonably conclude that an attempt to in troduce the cultivation of cotton, or any other new material, would prove equally a failure. Now, Sir, it appears to me that any party residing in the 'West Indies, with a mind free from prejudice, during the early operation of the Emancipation Act, could not but conclude that the method pursued by the planters was of a kind that could not possibly have been expected to succeed in any free country. Every means was used in most cases—for of course no charge of the kind can be made univer sally—to_keep the people still as far as possible under a system of oppression ; every petty annoyance that one could imagine was given, SO that one might have supposed that the managers had some interest in 'driving the negroes far from the properties. Exor bitant rents were charged for their huts; the trees, which they or their fathers had planted, wore in many cases cut down before their doors, or they were forbidden to touch the fruits ; their gardens were not unfrequently destroyed ; wages were gene rally paid most irregularly, and advantage taken in numerous cases of the ignorance of the people, and their powerlessness in the inferior law courts to de prive them of them, either in part or. altogether. Such causes as these, as might have been certainly expected, soon drove all who had industry and energy enough to lay up capital to procure settlements of their own, in which to take refuge. Other induce ments of a positive class to migrate in this way were also at this time very great. The growth of ground provisions for the markets of the neighbouring towns, was found both a more profitable and more certain method of acquiring money, than labour on the sugar estates. When the family was too large for this work alone, the younger members still continued to cultivate sugar on the Plantations. The natural love of independence, no doubt, formed also a powerful motive. All these causes, but especially the ,first, the irksomeness of being exposed to the continual annoyances of the planters, early induced a most extensive system of migration, probably extending in a few years to above a' half of the labouring population, and now much more. This, though seldom taken into account in any plans of improvement, seems to me the class on which we must ground almost our entire hopes for the revival of West Indiari prosperity. They have been constantly misrepresented in this country as idle squatters, who have betaken themselves to their fastnesses to spend their lives in indolent and sottish pleasure. This conclusion seems to me one at utter variance witu the real facts of the case. Coming in contact with every class, I have found them, univer sally, by far the most industrious, moral, an d thbp eee e a vsseaon peasantry rhy comparedapoa fs: t I d n nl yb. u u c t l T e i i fhte c hy f eyin su da c yo h , indaeed, detheel intel lectualiaennddd wretched industrious, r hrt t ieeo o yhu f e s t sd, h h eoi neglect,npu squattingodi arising u pb l e e a n t independent, 0 0 ei ffenpnfo viewed trso: R met newdaa a e iner t t misrepre s entation, scr e e ly r htrai a t : a h esep e pf at t e he in m t o im un e ta to in t s he it r l a o m i ominhabit. seems T t n o e m o h e a that rgo enfo indolence they, bu i t e ourselv es,refuted b y w t i h l will beve very b fact of the purchases of land they have made. The portions'iit surelyh t hes m e ,r e a pq y aui b idr e ebd s y m n a o ll and the sums trifling compared wt buyerssma small lf amountlan a . ino f this industry and bpt energy to lay up in a few years, ,put of wages at the rate of is. sa: per day, sums averaging from 101.. to 109/., and even upwards. Of course more than Is. Gd. might be obtained by taskwork, but this only by .pro th;cing more than an ordinary day's labour. ,And not only so, but this class, in so far as we were ac quainted with their, proceedings, continued year by ' year to improve their . , houses and to lay up money to procure more land. Many of their cottages, which I have myself visited might bear comparison with the abode of any ordinary English labourer. " The neatly shingled roof, the well-boarded floor,' the number of apart mepts,' all bore witness to 'the industry and desire of improveinent of the inhabitants. I may say that I have seen 'a whole mountain side smile with such cottages as these. Besides this, almest all these settlers were possessed 'of either a horse or mule for personal use and the carriage . Of provisions to market, animals which in Xamaica cost fully the average price that they do in this country. The desire and inten tion cif' these settlers, at least same four or five years since, Was 'to extend their properties as quickly as poasible. They were most anxious too to obtain some article for which there might be a demanitin the English market, to cultivate for themselves, and thus to open up limitless prospects of irnpr oven3en was so much the case that, when the demand ginger had one year suddenly incre ased, the amount T r li o is planted the year following far exceeded the demand. The charge of sottish' indolence be seems thus winthoground.many p he e l e ae e rs t , because It m se . they are se prejudiced believed b against of t independent labour, or rather against the i nde p endent labourers, as to shut their eyes to any of its favourable charac teristics. Surely, then, we may hope for brighter days by an entire change of system. It is scarcely to be expected r attempt lately t o p r ocla that the prosperity of J amaica is to be revived b y anything like an attemp t to p ut down these indepen dent settlements, and to force back things to the position which they occupied when emancipation was proclaimed. I im such a result, which recom mended, would be ge nerall y frau g h t with mischief. Besides its ma nifest cruelty and injustice, the same believe some that writers t an e rs have causes as ever are to a large extent at work to prevent its success. ..I believe, on the other hand, that if the cultivation , be now entirely thrown into the hands of the negroes themselves, whether on bought or rented land, the more of the former the better, and if we our selves are satisfied to assume the position of merchants and manufacturers alone, our colonies would soon re cover their diminished strength and be able to com pete w ith any slave country in the world. We all know how much enthusiasm is imparted by the feeling of working directly for ourselves; all history, too, shows that an independent peasantry has THE PORTLAND CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT. REPORT OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JEBB, C. 8., SUR VEYOR.GENARAL OF PRISONS, ON TUB DISCIPLINE AND CONSTRUCTION OF PORTLAND PRISON. [Presented to . Parliament by command of her Majesty.] The subject of prison discipline has for very many years engaged the attention of philanthropists and statesmen, and that higher branch of it which affects more especially the convict population, has, even of late, threatened to be a formidable difficulty to the Government of the country. It would, we fear, be too much to say that, the mild and enlightened prin ciples that now regulate the treatment of criminals are such as to remove every feeling of doubt from the mind of the philanthropist, or every difficulty from the path of the statesman, but, after a careful perusal of the very instructive report which Colonel Jebb has made upon the discipline and management of convict prisons, we must confess that we think we have approached as near perfection in convict disci pline as is possible. We have left far behind us the days when Howard mourned and Hunt anathemised the old county gaols; and men, having learnt their duties to themselves, are discovering that they owe duties to society. The convicted offender against the law is no longer flung into the hulks and left to be swept off by cholera, or infected with that fearful moral pestilence which made a convict ship a mundane hell. Even those whose offences or whose vices have placed them altogether without the pale of society, are now the objects of the highest solicitude and care, and—para doxical as it may seem—the man who has been banished for life from his kindred and country, has now lavished on him the most attentive and consi derate kindnesses, that he may be presented, reformed, and renewed, to that society from whence he had been altogether expelled. The Convict Establishment at Portland, in this county of Dorset, is designed to occupy a conspicuous part in the grand moral effort that is being made for the reclamation of convicts. The punishment of transportation is now divided into three successive I stages, in which punishment and discipline are inge niously interwoven with encouragements and rewards. The first stage is separate confinement, of which every convict must feel the pangs for a period not exceeding .eighteen months. Here he is first taught that his own 'conduct may materially influence his position; for the duration of his confinement depends entirely upon his behaviour. This stage is usually passed in Pen ,tonville prison. The second is undergone at Portland, 'where the convict is employed upon public works. IThe third and last stage is passed abroad, either with a ticket of leave or under penal discipline, according to the character and conduct of the convict whilst in confinement in this country. To show how very much a prisoner may influence his sentence, we may state that seven years' transports may recommend themselves by their behaviour for a ticket of leave, immediately after serving their proba tionary term 'of separate confinement, and may alto gether avoid the second stage ; and a prisoner who is engaged on public works may shorten his term of detention at the second stage by two, three, or even four-and-a-half years. The ticket of leave permits him to remain at liberty within a prescribed district, and to work for wages, and the families of well-con ducted convicts are assisted by Government in the ex pense of a passage to the colonies. We have, however, to deal principally on this cc easion with the admirable establishment which is in operation in this county, and which, as most of our readers know, was designed for the twofold object of securing convicted offenders in a situation of soli tude, and of usefully employing their labour upon a Work of national importance. The Portland prison is erected upon a very comprehensive design, and em braces as much comfort and accommodation for the 840 prisoners which it can contain as could possibly be blended with, rigid discipline. The buildings are well ventilated and warmed, and the convict is so far at liberty that he can control the atmosphere of his cell. his daily routine is :—rise at six ; work till eight ; attend morning prayers, occupying ten minutes immediately before or after breakfast; labour till dinner (at twelve), and from breakfast till supper, at six, when evening prayers and the daily lecture are delivered. Each prisoner is allowed half-a-day a week in school, besides attending the evening classes. " The course of imprisonment of the convicts at Portland—(we now quote from the report of Captain Whitty, the excellent governor)—consists generally of a combination of associated labour by day, with sepa ration (by means of cells) during the night and even ings, and at meal times. When in their cells at the above times, strict silence is enforced upon the pri soners ; but during the hours of labour (which is al ways carried on under the immediate superintendence of the prison officers) they are allowed to converse to such an extent as not to interrupt the progress of their work. The effect of maintaining this greater degree of restraint while actually within the prison walls is to cause the convicts to proceed without unwil lingness to their daily labour, as relieving them from the irksomeness of separation, of which they have had so much experience during the previous probationary period of their sentences. The frequent recurrence of this restraint acts also as a wholesome check on the natural tendency of the labour outside the walls to relax strict prison discipline." In order to stimulate the convicts to proper beha viour, good-conduct badges are given to the deserv ing ; and a register is kept of every prisoner in the " character book." To encourage the men to in dustry,.a small gratuity is added—the men in the first class getting 9d., the second class men 6d., and the third class 4d. per week out of the shilling per week allowed by the Lords of the Admiralty for each con vict employed en the Breakwater. The amount of a prisoner's gratUities are forwarded to the Governor of the colony to which he is sent, and applied to his be nefit in the manner that is considered by the authori-. ties most desirable. "'The inexperience of the officers," remarks Cap tain Whitty, " and generally of the convicts them selves (whose trades were not brought into operation), has doubtless acted unfavourably on the amount of profitable labour performed duri n g the first y ear.of the establishment. The value . ef the convicts' labour " which however, within the yea r, even under these e unfa vourable circumstances, av been e h r a a s gem upwards nube ro f of 480 men), over 1 every convict in the prison ; and I think there can be no doubt that as the system becomes more per o feated, the value of the convict' s labour will be con siderably increased. The allowance 0f.4d., 6d., or 9d., by way of weekly earnings, to the convicts in 161 givesas the annual average value of the labour of ,(n tb the different classes, with power on their parts to in crease it by extra exertion, in beginning, I feel, satis fied, to have a very stimulating effect on their industry. Some of them have already learned to ap preciate the advantage of having a small sum laid by to promote their future welfare in the colonies ; and the attention of the convicts generally appears to be drawn with beneficial effect to the reality of this kind of encouragement. " The minor punishments inflicted have been bread and water (not exceeding three days), stoppage of a meal, privation of light in the evening, close confine ment, work within the prison walls, removal to a lower class, forfeiture of a month's good-conduct badge, and separate confinement for a period not ex ceeding twenty-eight days in the stone cells provided for the purpose. This latter punishment is found to have the salutary effect in making a prisoner feel the danger of his losing, in case of his own misconduct;the privileges placed within his reach by the present pro bationary system. The most common offences against the rules are—speaking in the cells, tricks about food, bartering it with each other for books or other ar ticles, and having prohibited articles in possession. With respect to the last offence, this establishment is under considerable disadvantage, as compared with a prison in which the prisoners are constantly within the walls. Workmen and others outside the boun dary walls wishing for opportunities (often, perhaps, from mistaken motives of pity) of giving tobacco or other prohibited articles to the convicts, have here the means of effecting it with less chance of detection, and, if they act warily, of evading the law by which e they could be punished for attempting totintru such articles within the walls of the prison. " Who present establishment is calculated to contain We are glad to find on the. authority of Colonel Jebb's valuable report., that the prejudice formerly felt by the colonies to the importation of convict labour is completely wearing away, • no.w that we do our duty by the convicts we sent! abroad ,We are assured that so far ,froM. there being a rePugpance ex hibited towards convict labour " the conditional par don men are held at Pert Philip in high 'estiniation." Upon this pOint Wong Jebh remarks —1 " I do not hesitate to state my pwn conviction that if there be established for all, convicts_ a sound and uniform system of discipline and industrial'Oaining in this country, f or periods such' as are:now contem plated (averaging, perhaps, from three to three and a half years), so favourable an effect on thecharacter of a large proportion w ill be pro d uce d that, taken as a body, they will be found more valuable in any colony where there exists an adequate 'demand .for labour, than an equal number of emigrants taken indiscrimi nately from the large towns and country districts. I am borne out in this opinion by some experienceP We find from nearly all the prison authorities who are introduced by Colonel Jebb into his report a con current testimony to the importance of keeping faith with the prisoner, and , granting the leave ticket at the period when he has been led to expect it. • The effects of. the uncertainty . Colonel Jebb declares to be a 'great check in the way of reformation, and he earnestly presses upon the attention of the Govern ment the question; whether it. would be 'possible to diminish the number to be transported, by releasing them in this country, on their showing that they had the means of earning their livelihood or obtaining security ,tor their future good oonduct: l He also suggests that a probationary term should be passed in the colonies, for." there is too wide a distinction be tween the full privileges of a ticket of leave, and the penal gangs in Norfolk Island." This report and the very many important facts that are appended to it will afford the Government abundant material for future regulations ; and, under the attentive superin tendence of Colonel Jebb, we may rest assured that in the discipline of our prisons everything will be effected that a wise and watchful care for the interests of criminals, no less than for the ends o f j us ti ce , an d the benefit of society can suggest. TUNIS. TUNIS, SEPT. 27.—Before the arrival in thi s c it y of Sidi lehomed Benayet from England, ,France, and Italy, which was on the 21st, many spoke of a hostile demonstration which it was imminent that the Sublime Porte would have made on this Regency ; but everything is now settled. It seems that Benayet had obtained, loy means of the French Republican Government, an assurance on the part of the Porte that this Regency would not be molested while the present Bey remained in command. It is said, for certain, that Benayet succeeded in Paris in making a loan of 15 millions of francs, pay able in eight years, giving as a security the property of the Bey. A Sardinian frigate is expected here bearing deco rations and the cordon of St. Maurice and Lazarus for his Highness; sent as a return for horses, lions, and many precious objects sent to Victor Emmanuel. After the arrival of the Tunisian steamer Minos (the only one belonging to the Bey) from Toulon and Marseilles, the two• French men-of-war that were stationed here since the Turkish fleet sailed from the Dardanelles have left. The cholera has ceased in all the Regency, and commerce begins to prosper. The crop of pulse has been abundant—that of olive very abundant. It is hoped that in a few days the Bey will permit the .exportation of grain. First quality of wheat, 64 piastres the caffiso ; second quality, 56 piastres. Oil, from 15 to 18 piastres the mettar. according to quality. THE CHOLERA AT TRIPOLI. By an arrival from Tripoli we learn the following particulars respecting the cholera in that regency. It appears that from the first the disease was of the must ,aggravated character, attacking without any premo nitory symptoms, the attacked immediately dying; while carrying burdens, the Arabs fell down and ex pired before any assistance could be rendered, and unaccompanied by external discharges or .cratnps ; a deadly faintness seizing them suddenly. Su c h was the universal fear that all who could fled from the place—perhaps not more than from four. to five thousand remaining, and those of the most destitute of the population. The Pdcha had left with all the troops. The European consuls also, with one or two exceptions. The difficulty was to discover where the Sick were to be found, for you heard of them only by the report of their death ; when found they were generally averse to taking medicine, and no reasoning could prevail upon ,them to clean or purify their wretched dwellings.- The regret of any one who might he willing to'render any assistance arose from the almost utter inability to do any good ; for from the entire disorganization of the country, nod the absence of all in authority, no sup port could be obtained. So that whatever the Go- Tfrnment of Malta might have done, whatever medi cal assistance they .might have sent, all their exer tions have been nullified by the anarchy and fright• ful panic which reigned among all classes. It may be thus far satisfactory to know how futile any effort would have been to render assistance from thence. The victims, as usual, were amongst the poorest class of the inhabitants. In the country whole villages were depopulated. One curious fact, ascertained by an English tra veller, was a mortality among the dogs in the country 7 —numbers dying with vomiting, watery discharges, and cramps, in fact cholera—which was preceded by a firmness, loss of appetite, and disinclination to any exertion. In Misellata, about seventy miles from Tripoli, there were somewhat more than twenty cases of canine cholere, and also a great mortality among the fowls—death being preceded by a yellowish dis carge from the mouth. It gratifies us to.be able, to live praise, When it is merited so richly as in :,tba.per sbn of M. Ostiz, the Spanish consul, who, from first t i p last, did all in his power to alleviate the distress of both natives and Europeans, distributing soup and rweessaries to the utmost of his means. CITY COURT OF SEWERS. Yesterday a Court was held at Guildhall ; Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. The inspectors made their weekly reports of the condition of the streets. The accounts were favour able, showing that the scavengers had performed their duty to the satisfaction of the inspectors and the public. The strict manner in which the Commis sioners have enforced the regulations of the Court with r/spect to the speedy removal of the nuisances arising from the enormous traffic in some of the principal thoroughfares, manifested its effects in the returns, aid there was no occasion for any of the apologies which the dustmen have been in the habit of ;flaking. It is due to the Commissioners to state that their in quiries into the Causes of complaint made 'by thAr te r llow-citizens are most rigidly instituted, and there is t. . every probability that throughout the approaching winter the enforcement of the wholesome rules oftbe Claurt under the extreme penalties for violation will be productive of the Most salutary and comfortable effects td the population. ACCOMMODATION AT ET. PATILeB. An application was made by Mr. Walcot, on 'the pert of the Dean and Chapter of 'St. Paul's. 'lt cdntained a request that, as the authorities of the Cathedral had erected two steps at the north and south entrances, the Court would direct a third step to be added cn the public way, in order to perfect the general accommodation in that Tespect. ;Mr. BmanEß.complained of the delay which had taken place on the part of the Dean and Chapter with rerpect to the communications made by the pommis sioners about six months ago. He had hoped that the delay originated in the preparations of the autho rities for the removal of the twopenny charge, which had been so much and so deservedly animadverted upon by the public. Mr. Deputy IioLT said he was not aware df the cause of the delay on the subject referred,to by Mr. Barber, but be was of opinion that the request of the ' Dean and Chapter, which he considered to be a step towards improvement, should be without hesitation complied with. The Dean• and Chapter had shown a disposition to increase the public accommodation by thiowing open the gates during the day, so that per sons might pass to and from the north and south sides of the' churchyard without being obliged to undergo the existing inconvenience. Mr. BLAKE also advised that the request of the Dean and Chapter should be complied with. • It was ultimately determined that the matter should he referred to the Committee of Views, with direc tions to report to the Court upon the propriety of , making the step in concurrence with the vievvs of the ' Dean and Chapter. The Court examined the model of a great public ' convenience, to which particular allusion will, it is • expected, be made at the next meeting of the Con:wais t sionets.—Adjourned. :7- ------- - -- . . Fables give human inteXeciS to, brutes, in imitation , of Nature. who sometimes give Mute intellects to men.-•- .E.hza Cook's Journal. . , , [ADVERTMENIENT.]--Twenty Ulcers .on the .Legs cured by H o llowai's OiritmenCand Pills.--Exfract of a letter from 0. B. Knocker, dated Mount Gambia, South Al Caaltr jalia," July 7, 1849 . To Professor Holloway."' Sir,.-",-A e i n n , . , just come under my observation in which the efficacy of your Ointmen t and Pills hat- been fully proved. A mad of the name of Joshua Smith had upwards of twenty ' ulcers On his • s hins, which were so difficult to cure that almost evaruemedy. ; . had b een applied without any good effect. ro`ur ' Priti in Ointment were then resorted to, and in about six weeks be was completely cured, and scarcely a mark is now to be SOU Sold by all druggists , and at Professor Holloway's Eitibich. Mut, 244, btrod,Lowiost. a ,f rlt o