The Sun. — London, England, 1850-11-26 00:00:00

THE PAPA.L AGGRESSION. PUBLIC MEETING IN T LI E CI [Y. I public meeting of merchants, heekers, traders, 1 1 o , her citie , ne of London, was held yesterday. Guildhall, "for the purpose (es the placard an neuncsd) of taking icto consideration the late meat unjustifiable attempt of the Bishop of Rome to exercies an unauthorized and unpre cedented interference in the effaira of this kingdom by the pretended creation of new Epis copal sews, and the appointment of bishops to preside over the same, thereby invading the prerogative of the Sovereign of these realms, assailing the indepen dence of the State and seeking the restoration of a spiritual. domination from which this country has long since delivered itself." The meeting was called by the Riehr. Hon. the Lord Meyer, in compliance with a requisition which had been presented to his Lordship, signed by 120 of the principal merchants, bankers, and traders of the City, and the chair, it was an noenced, would he taken at two o'clock. Long before that hour the Guildball was filled to excess, while in the yard oursiee there were hundreds of persone unable to atirnision. The side galleries in the hall wor., also tilled with ladies, and the plat form was crowded with the recinisionists and others, ;a7song woo,n ' we ni.riced the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor ' Sir James Duke, M.P, Alderman Thompson , M P., Alderman Salmeoes, Alderman Lawrence, the Sheriffs of London, Mr. David W. Wire, Mr. George Stringer, ati4 :litiny others. The Right Hun. the Loan MAYOR opened the pro ceedings by calling upon his secretary to react the requisition. This having been done, the Right Hon. the Loan MAloa, in a few words, exhorted the meeting to give every speaker who should present himself a fair and patient hearing. It was felt that her Majesty's prerogative had been grossly infringed by the recent proceedings of the Pope of Rome, and it was for the ' meeting to consider, and decide, whether an address, expressive of its loyalty and attachment to the Throne, should be adopted, as representing the feelings of the inhabitants of the city of London. He would not detain them further, but at once call upon Mr. Masterman to move the first resolution.—(Cheers.) Mr. MASTERMAN, M.P, then stood forward to move the first resolution, and was received with loud cheers. He said, in addressing that large and im portant meeting, he could not•avoid, in the first place, expressing his great indignation at the presumption of a foreign power coming here to divide our country, and to dictate to the people in matters of religion. — (Cheers.) It was to him one of the most astonishing things he had ever heard or read of, that a power so weak as that of the Pope of Rome was at the present moment—(Hear, hear)—should have had the audacity to dictate to us how this country was to be divided for ecclesiastical purposes, and to press on the consciences of the people the tenets of the Roman Catholic religion.—(Cheers and uproar.) He was sure the meeting was so well satisfied with the kind and tolerant sway of the Church of England, that it would never submit to the domination of that of Rome.—(Cheers.) It was gratifying to him to hear one universal voice over the whole country, calling upon the Government to put a stop to the unprecedented and unjustifiable act of aggression which the Pepe of Rome had attempted to impose upon ic—(Hear, hear.) It was with great satisfaction that he viewed the determination of our gracious :sovereign to uphold toe Protestant institu tions of the country—(Great cheering)—and if that meeting had no other object in view, he thought they should feel it their duty to show to ner Majesty the feeling of the country at large on this important question. For himself; he should heartily wish to see this aggression of the Roman Catholics put down; and it the law in its present state should he found insuffi cient for that purpose, he thought the Government should be armed a ith fresh powers to put an end to the invasion. —(Loud cheers) He thought the best way to attain that object woutd be to send out of the country those gentlemen who had been most conspi cuous in promoting the recent act of aggression.— (Renewed cheers.) He believed the poor Pope had been most grievously deceived in this mat ter by the grossly exaggerated statements that had been made to him of the some few learned and so-called pious individuals who had seceded from the Church of England.—(Hear, hear.) There were many clergymen who, very much to their own dis honour and the inconvenience of the people, had in troduced ceremonies inro their churches which had given umbrage and rainoyance to their congregations. —(Blear, hear.) lie hoped those gentlemen would speedily repent of what they had done ; and he would recommend them to consider the error of their ways, and to return to that pure and simple faith from which they had so grievously departed.—(Cheers) The lion. Gentleman con cluded by moving the fellott ins resolution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the nt proceedings of ti - ;o Bishop of Route, in assurniog to Mimed authority to establem ecclesiastical dioceses in this count:y, and to appoint archbishops and bishops to pr,side over the same, is an invasion of the Queen's prerogative, an attack on the constitution of the State, and an interference with the affairs of this realm wholly inconsi-tent with its national iLdep , ndet,ce."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Alderman Tnomrso:v, M.P., stepped to the front of the platform, amid the loud acclamations of the meeting, to second the resolution. He said he felt himself complimented in having been invited to second the resolution which they had just heard read ; and he felt equal gratification in being afforded on opportunity of addressing so numerous and so in fluential a body of his fellow-citizens as had been cenvened together by the Lord Mayor, for the pur pose of discussing and deciding upon the course which might be most fitting, in order to manifest their disgust and disapprobation at the arrogance and presumption of the Pope of Rome and his emis saries, whom in his conscience he believed were aiming to undermine the religion and liberties of the people of this country, and their allegiance to their Sovereign—(Loud cheers)—a Sovereign illus trious and venerated by all her subjects, Red who, under the blessing of God, was distinguished by all those qualities which made England a great, a glo rious, and a hapoy country.—(Renewed cheers.) He said advisedly, attempts to undermine their allegiance to their Sovereign.—(Feint shouts of "No, " drowned in responsive vociferations of " Yes, yes," enforced by the waving of hats for some moments.) What was that thing—brief, or bull, or whatsoever might be its proper ecclesiastical designation, but, in point of fact, treat ing England as a vanquished country, dividing it into parcels, and giving authority over the several dis tricts, thereby signifying that they, the Protestant people of Feaglaad, were prepared to forget the glo rious principles of the Reformation, and to return again within the pale of the Churchof Rome ?—(Vo• ciferous cheers.) He knew how futile was their expectation, and how contemptible was the attempt. —(Cheers.) Let them compare for a moment the tenure by which their beloved Q teen of England and the Pope of Rome held their respective temporal powers,, Tee Queen of England, it was truly said, reigned in the hearts of all her suhjects. Her most humble, as well as her most elevated subject, would be prepared to shed his blood, in order to pro tect his Queen from insult.—(Cheers) What was the tenure of the temporal power of the Pope of Rome ? He (Mr. Alderman Thompson) would venture to say that 999 of his subjects out of 1,000 would heartily join in a subscription to send him to some other country.—(Cheers and laughter.) What was the loyalty of his own subjects ? They would again gladly lend him a suit of clothes to escape in.— (Laughter.) He (Mr. Alderman Thompson) said further that this act of Papal aggression was aimed at the repeal of the glorious Reformation, which the blood and spirit of our ancestors, especially of the city of London, won for us. The Archbishop of Westminster's account of the new Roman Ca tholic " development" in this country, as compared with its former system of government by vicars-apos tolic, was, according to him, a distinction without a difference, and that the vicars-apostolic had as much power as the new bishops were to have. Why change it then ? He (Mr. Alderman Thompson) had always understood that the purpose of v i cars - a p o stolic was to look after the moral character of the priests of the Roma Catholic Church in this country—(A laugh) —but he never understood that they were to have a pnrtion of she territory of this country and assume a government inconsistent with the laws and consti tution of this realm. Cardinal Wiseman—(Laughter and hissing)—further told them was to be the Archbi s h op of Westminster although he to ne c te h r —(Shouts of " No, no")—he wou ld not farthing of the reven ues o f theu De a an n siugi d e Chapter of Westminster.—(L aug h ter.) Did and meeting believe that ?—(Shouts of "No, no.") Nor did he (Mr. Alderman Thompson) eith e r. H e be lieved that all those proceedings, all those appoint ments Of archbishops and bishops, were intended as a ladder bv which to reach the revenues of the Pro testant Church of England.—(Loud cheers.) They contended that the Pope of H )me had the right .of nofnioating bishops throughout the world, that was, according to the Roman Catholic canon law. Although Cardinal Wiseman was supposed to be an acute, clever man, be had read very little of history, and of Roman Catholic history too, or of the Protestant history of Europe during the French revolution, if I:e held such a dogma as that. If he had read history aright he would have found that by a Concordat made by the Pope of Rome in 1801, Napoleon Bonaparte was to nominate all the bishops.—(La ug ht er .) H e did so. Then why was it said there was nothing new in this proceeding? He (Mr. Alderman Thompson) would not make any suggestions as to what might be the inducement that had actuated the Pope 11 to this course, but he believed the novelties introduced i into the service of the Church of England, I and which had interfered with the pure and simple • manner of conducting public worship, had been attended with evil consequences.—(Loud cheers.) Many of the parties who had introduced those novelties into our Church service had since gone to Rome, and those who adopted simi- ha practices, he (Mr. Alderman Thompson) hoped, for the sake of our religion, would soon follow them. The resolution having been put, Mr. G. STRINGER came forward as a Protestant and enemy to Puse)iem and Rome to speak against the resolution. He wanted the meeting to award justice to their enemies. He was a member of the Protestant Church of England, and he hoped after this declaration he should mee t with fair play. He called upon them to hesitate before they passed the resolution. Was this the first time that Catholicism had been introduced into England ?—(Cries of " He's a Puseyite.") He was no such thing ; but when he remembered what bad been done for Catholics, and the declaration of Lord John Russell, that justice could not be done to the Roman Catholics without the introduction of Popish bulls were made legel— (Hear, hear) —he for one was ready to do everything consistent with reason and justice to resist the progress of Romanistn ' but when he remembered the speeches of Lord John Russell, Lord Lyndhurst, and others of their class, made in 1846, he was not surprised at the recent proceedings of the Pope ; be cause these very speeches could have had no other tendency than to encourage them.—(Cheers.) He maintained, then that the words of the resolution were untrue, for the Government and the Queen had al ready surrendered her supremacy over Roman Ca tholics.—(Cries of "No, no," " Off, off," and con fusion.) The gentleman concluded abruptly, by moving an amendment, but no one seconded it , and it therefore fell to the ground. The resolution was then put, and carried unani mously. Mr. Cumatrzeas, a City merchant, moved the second resolution, and in so doing he declared that nothing but this all-important subject could have collected so many thousands in that hall as he then saw. He ad mitted with the last speaker that much had been done for the Catholics during the last twenty years, but how had they returned those fevours?—(Cheers.) Was Ireland raised from misery? Were the Catholics grate- Ail for the concessions or more attached to the Throne ? —(No, no.) The question now agitating the country must be decided by the two classes of Catho lics and Protestants? The voice of the latter must demand the immediate abolition of "mummeries," or their liberty would soon be at end. England had been happy and prosperous since the revolution of 1698, and so it would remain if its people would now stand forward in support of Protestantism. — (Cheers.) Do not let it be supposed that they were fighting the battle of Protestants alone. In doing what be had suggested they would be protecting Catholics against the tyranny of Rome.—(Hear.) In the reign of Edward 111., the Pope of Rome drew as much money out of this country by his extortions as the whole of its revenue amounted to, and unless the people determined to resist the pre sent aggressive !mice of Rome, those days of ex tortion and oppression e 7ould soon return.—(Cheers.) lie therefore called upon :he city of London to sup port the supremacy and Throne of the Queen, who had set the whole wo:ld an example not alone as a Sovereign, but as a mu'. leer and daughter, which other potentates would do w 0 to fol low. — (Cheers.) The whole policy of Rome we' to get the rich into its clutches by seducing their :Younger sons and daughters, and confining theuf in prisons called colleges and nunneries ; but .. 4 f the people of England only did their duty, this conspiracy would fail.—(Cheers.) The resolution he had to move was to this effect:—" That this meeting believes the great advancement made by the nation, during the last three centuries, in all the elements of national strength, was owing to its deliverance from the baneful influence of foreign ecclesiastical do minion." ------ --- Mr. WALKER seconded the resolution, and read a paragraph from the Perth, Constitutional, which stated that the Roman Catholic bishop of that district had announced the intention of France and other conti nental powers to aid the Pope in the event of his hull being rejected by this country. The real object of the present movement on the part of the Pope was not the subversion, but the political de strucion of this country.—(Cheers ) Mr. P. LAURIE was glad to meet so large an assem bly within that cradle of civil and religious liberty to support the cause of Protestantism ; but he did not think the last resolution went far enough, and there fore be wished to move an addition to it. Not alone was the Pepe to blame ; the unworthy sons of the Church, who were the pioneers in this aggressive step, should also be den ounced.—(Tremendous cheers.) What was the use of closing the gates to the enemy without, if they allowed an enemy to remain within . ? —(Cheers.) He was just es much opposed to do mestic ecclesiastical tyranny as foreign supremacy, and he for one would neither submit to the Popery of Rome nor the mummeries of Pimlico.— (Cheers.) If they turned out the Pope's hull. to make the movement effective they must also turn out the tracts of the Tractarians, and send the Pu seyites after them.—(Cheers.) He proposed the following addition to the resolution :—" And we also feel it to be our bounden duty to express our opinion, that we view with indignation and alarm the extensive promulgation and introduction of Romieh principles and Romish practices into the service of the Church of England by many churchmen of this and other dioceses, and to express our belief that greater danger is to be apprehended from the unfaithful teaching within the Established Church than from any hostility without." Alderman SIDNEY seconded 'the addition, consider ing that the Puseyites were as much to blame as the Romish doctors, and any law which should be directed against Rome must also reach them. The people of this country had been terribly cajoled by their statesmen, and it was with humiliation he confessed that the present proceedings of the Pope were in no way antagonistic to the exist ing law. No statute could be produced against it, and while they denounced priestcraft let them not forget that they had been led astray by statecraft.— (Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell had alike truckled with the Roman Catholics, and if the city of London wished to stop the aggressive policy of Rome it would at once declare that the legislation of the country should be dictated in a Protestant spirit.—(Cheers.) Mr. SCARBOROUGH was an opponent of Popery, but not of Roman Catholics, and he hoped the meeting would hear no more of returning to prohibitory Acts of Parliament, except it were to destroy the existence of Paseyites in the Church. Let them remember, how ever, that wax candles did not make Puseyites. There were hundreds of Established Church Jesuits who dispensed with the candles, and he warned the meeting to watch the teachings of all their pastors with care. The Rev. Mr. Pococx then stepped forward to re sist the addition, but some one in the body of the hall called out " He's a Puseyite," and immediately the reverend gentleman was greeted with a terrific yell. Still, above the thunder of voices, was heard the cry of " No wax candles," " No wafer gods," "No Popery," and " Off ;" but, not withstanding these manifestations of displeasure, the rev. gentleman stood his ground, and kept gesticulating and twisting about till the Lord Mayor came forward and insisted upon his retiring. Order was then restored, when, Mr. D. W. WIRE offered himself, and was received with immense cheering. He told the meeting that those who had supported it had four objects in view— first, to support the Queen's supremacy against foreign domination; secondly. to declare the suffi ciency of the Scriptures for salvation ; thirdly, to assert the right of every man to interpret the Scriptures as he thought proper ; and fourthly, to opppose the enemies of the Church without and denouncing of enemies within. Now those objects would not be fully accompanished unless they adopted the addition to the resolution ; and he therefore hoped it would be unanimously agreed to. Puseyism as well as Popery had both a tendency to enslave the soul and debase the mind, and as he understood the Reverend Gentleman who wished to address them a while ago was the chaplain of the Rev. Mr. Dorlsworth, he was sorry the meeting did not hear him, because he should have been glad to learn how he could reconcile his Puseyite principles with the doctrines and practices of the Protestant Church of England. Mr. Ross supsorned the resolution; but in doing so he begged it to be understood that he raised his voice not against his Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, hut against the Popish system. He would still allow Catholics to build churches, to worship images, end wear beads and crucifixes if they so thought fit; but never would he tolerate any proposal to have their system recognised by the law.—(Cheers.) The resolution, with the addition, was then put and carried unanimously. Sir J. DUKE next addressed the meeting. He said that the resolution which had been put into his hands amongstwasdw pre se hnifi one .cerhd, respecting ntte hoeehoo tmeeting etfhreeoetMajesty, anntjg which things, nnthyg;a:d,it washe a d n i d a d n d o r t e s s to o anticipate b e aplfoundedalready upon praying g adopted—ant that a t t h e h er Majesty address resolutions, would, by the advice of her Ministers, take such m easures as might be necessary for sustaining and defending the royal prerogative, for vindicating the independence of the State, and for repelling the at tempted interference on the part of foreigners in any affairs of this kingdom, civil or ecclesiastical:—(Hear, the m spiritcto momentous in hear.) He rejoice d to notice the unanimity which preva iled throughout all to observe Englandoobathvies occasion. He rejoiced, also, which that most excellent Prelate the Archbishop of , Cantterbury he d taken up the subject of innovations , in she Chute( of England, and the manner in which be called upol a certain of his clergy to reconsider their -p,reectices. T here could be tio doubt that the time .hall arrived when all teen who, having undertaken :solemn duties, l ie become forgetful of those duties, ought to be rernicded of them io a manner not to be mistaken. He el. - ould now say very little more than to -add that be rejoiced to find that the Noble Lord at the head of the Gavernmen.; (his colleague in the repre sentation of London) was nut disposed to give his countenance to the mummeries at Pimlico ; and he felt deeply grateful to the Prime Minister for the de cided manner in which he expressed his opinion on that subject—an opinion in which, doubtless, the great body of the citizens of London would agree with him; and he hoped that when Parliament met the measures of the Government, supported by the representatives and the constituency of the country, would put an end wholly to the Papal authority, as exercised or attemred to be exercised by Cardinal —(Hisses)—by Dr. Wiseman, in this country. Dr. Wiseman told the English people that in assuming the title of Archbishop of Westminster he was not violating any law, usage, or institution of this country ; surely that was a very gross misrepresentation. It was well known that no British subject could assume, in this country, the humblest title or decora!ion conferred upon him by a foreign potentate, without first obtaining the permission of his own Sovereign. He could do nothing of the sort without the formal senction of the Crown. Was it nothing, then, for Dr. Wiseman to assume the style, title, and office of an English archbishop ?—(Loud cheers.) They might be assured of this, that the doctor was not a man to take an empty title. He had no notion of taking the title of Archbishop of Westminster without after wards seeking for something with which to support his dignity; but the people of England would soon let the world know that they were determined to support the great principles of Protestantism in this country. Having but recently returned home, having arrived in London only on Saturday, he regretted that he was not better prepared to address them ; be should therefore not trespass further upon their atten tion than to say that the more he saw in foreign countries, the more deeply was he impressed with the inestimable value of our laws, our liberties, our reli gion—our pure, simple, and holy religion—our glori ous constitution.—(Cheers.) The rights of the Sove reign whom the people loved the people would defend. The institutions which had been bequeathed by their ancestors they would not abandon. In the words of one cf Scotland's poets— " With hearts resolved and hands prepared The blessings we enjoy to guard." The Hon. Baronet then moved the third resolu tion :—" That an humble address be presented to the Queen, praying that her Majesty will be pleased to take such measures on this oecasion as may sustain the royal prerogative, vindicate the independence of the State, and repel all attempts, direct or indirect, to restore the domination of a foreign ecclesiastical power in this land." Mr. HOARE, of the firm of Barnard, Hoare, and Co., seconded the resolution. The resolution, like the others, was carried by ac clamation. _ _ _ Mr. FOWELL moved the address, which was se conded by Mr. MATTHEW CLARKE, and unanimoubly adopted. Thanks were then voted to the Lord Mayor, end three cheers having been given for the Queen, the meeting broke up. THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Her Majesty's packet Ex press, Lieutenant Lory commander, arrived here to d.ty with the Brazil mails, having left Rio de Janeiro on the 11th of October. She brings about 35,0001 freight, principally on mining account, and the folio wing passengers, viz , Messrs. Tennent, Petty, Cul Tier, Gdiggar, and servant ; Molinara, and Wehner ; Senhor H. Vianna de Leima and lady, two children, a nd servant; g,nhor S. de Rego Barros, M. Marc Delesderrier, BarOn Mengden, Secretary of the Russian Legation at .240 Janiero ; Senhor de Ba rozzo and servant ; Madame N. Levis, and Mr. Hamilton, lady, and three children. This packet brings the important news of the Buenos Ayrean Minister having demanded his pass• ports, and of the march of Brazilian troops to the southward. A declaration of war between tho,e countries was daily expected to be made. In trade we learn that the dulness which prevailed in the produce market for some time previous to the sailing of the Penguin, and caused by the great fluctuations in the European markets, had been suc ceeded by great activity, and in coffee above 190 000 bags had been sold, principally for the Mediterranean and the United States. On the packet's departure the prices were—supe rior, dolls. 3.450 to dolls. 3.500 per arroba, equal to 355. 6d per cwt. on board ; good first, dolls. 3 250 to dolls. 3.350 per arroba, equal to 345. per cwt. on board ; and good second, dolly. 2.900 to dolls. 3.000, equal to 304. 7d. per cwt. on h)ard. Sugar—White, dolls. 2 700 to cloth. 3000 per arroba ; brown, dolls. 1. 800 to dolls 2.000 per arroba. Hides-175 per lb. fur heavy ; end 195 to 200 for li rat. The frigate Inconstant, from the Pacific for Eng land, had put into Rio Janeiro. She has on board a large freight, and was to proceed on her passage on tae 14th of October. It is stated that the express brings proposals for a treaty of commerce made by the Brazilian Govern ment to that of Great Britain. The following are the quotations of specie : Pieces of dolls. 6.400 equal to dolls. 16 000 each ; Spanish doubloons, doll.. 30800 to dolls. 31.000; Spanish dollars, dolls. 2.000 ; patriot dollars, dolls. 1.930 to dulls. 1940; sovt-reigns, dolls 9.000. • Exchange, ; Stock, Six ►per Cent., 85i to 86. Freights ruled as follows :—English Channel. 503.; Mtnburgh, 425. 6d. to 455. ; Mediterranean, 455. to 503.; United States, 75c. to 80c. The Express left at Rio de Janeiro her Majesty's ships Southampton and Harpy. THE SUN, LONDON ) TUESDAY EVENING, UNIVERSITY REFORM. The Oxford University Commi-ston commenced its operations by a circular addressed to the Chancellor, the "rice. Chancellor, the Visitors of Colleges, the Heads of Colleges, the Professors, and all other Uni versity functionarieQ, requesting their co-operation in the execution of her Majesty's commands. Since the reception of the answers to this circular the Commis sion has issued the following documents to the Vice- Chancellor of the University, to the Heads of Col leges, to the Professors, and to other eminent persons connected with the University:— The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford has been requested by her Majesty's Commissioners to furnish the follow ing returns:- 1. A copy of the University statutes now in force. "2. A schedule of all fees and moneys levied on members of the University, whether as University dues or as payments to Government, (1) at matriculation, (2) previously to responsions or examinations, (3) as annual imposts, (4) on taking degrees. "3. A copy of the agreement between the University and the other parties interested in the University Press. " 4. A statr2ment of the profits in the University Press in each of the last ten years, distinguishing the profits arising from the sale of Bibles, Testaments, and Prayer Books, and those arising from the sale of other works. " 5. A stat&ment of the amount of the balances now in hand, and in the estimated value of the stock. " 6. A statement of the application of the net profits of the University Press during the last ten years. " 7. A statement of the net income of the University estates, distinguishing between those which are held in trust, those which are intended for sp?cific purposes, and those which are intended for the general objects of the University. " 8. A statement of the grants made by the Univer sity during the last ten years to purposes not strictly academical. "9. A statement of the moneys in the University chest, ocher than those of the University Press, which are applicable to the general purposes of the University. " 10. A statement of the principles on which fines are set for the renewal of leases, and of the leases, if any, which the University is now running out. " 11. A statement of the emoluments of the Vice- Chancellor, distinguishing the sources from which they arise. " 12. A statement of the emoluments of the fallowing University officers:--The Deputy Steward, the Proctors and Prc-proctors. the Public Orator, the Keeper of the Archives, Bodley's Librarian and Sub-Librarians, the Keeper of the Ashmolean Mu4eum. the 141cliffo Libra rian, the Assessor of the Vice-Chancellor's Court, the Registrar of the University, the Registrar of the Vice. Chancellor's Court, the Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Mai ket, the Bedells. " 13. A schedule of the fees payable in the Vice- Chancellor's :..ourt. " 14. A statement of the number of persons who have offered themselves as candidates at the exxtnination for the degree of 8.A., and at the New Theological Exami nation, since the passing of the statiites which established thole examinations, and of the number of candidates who hale obtained certificates. " 15. A stat-ment of the number of matriculations and degrees during e.eh of the last four yr ars, distin guishing between the matriculations of persons entered as sons of noblemen, doctors, esquires, gentlemen, cler ;-!yrnen, and plebians. and between the graduations of pc r' ol i 6 114 compsunders and non compoandets.” The following paper has been issued to the Vice- Cuancellors and Proctors, the Heads of Colieg , s acid flails, and other eminent persons connected wish the University _ _ " Oxford University Commission, Downing-street, November, 1850. " Majesty's Commi ss i o ners for the Uni versity of Oxford being charged with the duty of re porting to her Moje;ty on the state, discipline, studies, and revenues of the University and Colleges of Oztord, acd required also to report their opinions on the suo . rcts referred to them, are "anxious to obtain information and suggestions from persons who, by their station and experience, merit public confi lence. They therefore request th at you wilt communicate to them whatever, in your j udgment, may assist them in the formation of their opinions, and enable them to give A faillitel representation of the present c )ndition of ti e Utdversity. Vc tnle they be glad to receive ft, m Sou nn y conimanication bta,irig en the subjects of their iognir), ti - ey beg leave to call your attention to the f.ilowing pf.dut,:— " 1. The possibility of dimini:ling• the ordiaa,ry ex perss University education and of restraining ex travagant habi!.s.. " 2. The sufficiency of the powers which the authori ties possess to enforce discipline. " 3. Toe power of the University to make, repeal, or alter statutes. 4. the mode of appointing the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors. e• 5. The government of the University and its rela tion to the colleges, as finally established by the statutes of Archbishop Laud. " 6. The means of extending the benefits of the Uni versity to a larger number of students:— " (1.) By the establishment of new halls, whether as inilependent societies, or in connexion with colleges; "(2.) By permitting undergraduates to lodge in private house more — en er al l y than at present; "(3.) By allowing students to become rnembtrs of tie litoverhity. unit to he educated in Oxford unier due superintendence, but without sub jrctieg them to the expenses incident to c.ni nexien with a college or hall; " (4.) By admitting persons to professorial lee tunes, and authorising the priefe3sors to grant certificates of att, , ndanco, without requiring any furein , r connexion with the University. "7. The expediency of an examinivioil previous to matriculation; of diminishing the lety2th of time required fur the first degree; of rendering the legher degrees real tests of merit; of so regulating the studies of the University as to render them at some period of the course more directly subservient to the future pursuits of the student. "8. The expediency of combining the professorial with the tutorial system; of renderiug the professorial foundations more available for the instruction of under graduates generally; of increasing the number and en dowments of prolussorships; of providing retiring pen sions for professors. 9. The most eligible mode of appointing professors, and the eff , et of existing limitations or disquadficatiuns upon the appointment of professors. " 10. The effect of the exiting limitations in the elec tion to ftllowshif s, and in their t. pure. " 11. The propriety of abolishing he distinctions be tween compounders and ordinary graduates; those be tween geLtlena.n-c, mmoners, and other stu dents; and also those made with respect to parentage at matriculation. " 12. The means of fully qualifying students in Oxford itself for holy order:, and of obviating ihe necessity of s-&king theological instruction in other places. " 13. The eapability of colleges and halls, as at pre sent constituted, to furnish adequLtte instruction in the subj,ets audipd, and in those introduced by the re cent Examination Statute. " 14. The system of private tuition, and its effect b. th on tutor. and pupils. " IS. The means of rendering Bodley's library more gontrily use'ul than at present. " 16. The propriety of laying periodical statements of the University accounts before Convocation. " Her Majcir.)'s C9mmi,sitiners will be happy to rc cPive your evidence orally or in writing, and in such a form as you may think best adapted to do justice to your suggestions and arguments. " I have the honour to be, your obedient bumble ser vant, " A. P. STANLEY, Secretary." The following paper has been issued to the Pro fessors of the University : " Oxford University Commission, Downing-street, Novennt:er, 1850. " Sir.—Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Univer sity of Oxford, being charged with the duty of reporting to her Majesty on the state, discipline, studies, and re venw sof the University and Colleges of Oxford, and rE quired also to report their opinions on the subjects re tem d to tht-m, are anxious to obtain information and suggestions from persons who by iheir station and ex perience merit public confidence. They, therefore, re quest that you will communicate to them whatever, in your judgtnent, may assist them in the to-motion of their opinions, and enable them to give a faithful representa tion of the present condition of the University. While :hay will be glad to receive from you any communica tion bearing on the subjects of their inquiry, they beg leave :0 call your attention sp:cially to the following points:— " I. Th 9 possibility of diminishing the ordinary ex penses of a University education and of restraining ex travaganthabits. " 2. The sufficiency of the powers which the authori ties po-sess to enforce discipline. "3. The power of the Ifuiveriity to make, repeal, or alter statutes. "4. The mode of appointing the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors. " 5. The government of th© University, and its rela tion to the colleges, as finally established by the statutes of Archbishop Laud. a. The means of extending the benefits of the Uni versity to a large number of students:— "(1). By the establishment of new halls, whether as independent societies, or i❑ connexion with c011e1,7„ , 5; " (2). By permitting undergraduates to lodge in private houses more generally tnan at t.resent; "(3). liy allowing stivents to become members of the University, and to be educated in Ox ford under due superintendence, but without suhj'eting th m to the expen, , e,, inciient to connexio:t with a college or hall; ' " "(4). By admitting persons to professorial le - tures, and authorising the professors to grant eer,ificates of attendance, without requ►ring any fur-her connexion with the University; " 7. The expediency of an examination previous to ma trioulation; of dirniidAling the length of time required fit the first degree; t.f rendering the higher de t4 rees r' al tests of merit; of so regulating the studies of the University as to render them at some period of the c , iur>e more directly subservient to the future pursuits of the student. "8. The expediency of combining the professorial with the tutorial system; of rendering the professorial foundations more available for the instruction of under graduates generally; of increasing the number and en dowments of professorshiib; of providing retiring pen sions for prote:4ors. " 9 The m_)st eligible mode of appointing professors; and the ( ffeet of existing limitations or disqualifications upon the appointment of proh ssors. 10 The effect of the existing limit:i.tions in the elec tion to fellowships, and in their tenure. " 11. Tne propriety of abolishing the di,tinctinctions bi-tween compounders and ordinary graduates; bet ween noblemen, g,rtlemt , n commoner!, and other students; and alto the distinctions made with respect to parentage at m,tricula ion. " 12. The means of fully qualifying students, in Oxford itself, for holy orders, and of obviating the necessity of seeking the °logic &l instruction in other places. " 13. The capability of colleges and halls, as at pre sent constituted, to furnish a d equate i ns t ruct i on in the subjects now studied, and in those introduced tiy the re , era Examination Statute. " 14. The system of pri va t e tu i t i on, an d it s e ff ec t b ot h on tutors and pupils. at present. _ . . " 15. The means of r en d er i ng Bodley ' s L ib rary more of laying p er i o di ca l statements of t generally heU l6 iv 'r e ti r h' s e i e t fp y urio a pt c hr c iloenutynts before Convocation. H er M4joety's Commissioners also request you as to furnish st a t ements un d er t h e su bj o i ne d heads, and to v ive them any f urt h er i nformat i on or any suitg est i on s which may occur to you in relation to your office:— " 1. The nature of the endowment, and its present an nual value; and whether any other sources of income are attached to it. . " 2. Whether any s pec i al qualifications are required by statute in the persons appointed. "3. Whether any residence, lecture-r oom , library, ap pwahreathuesr t , c ollections, aretireeti'&c., are provided for you; if ao, any funds for keeping them up. tt 4. Whether :here are any statutes requiring the p-r -formanee of specific duties; and whether those duties are such as could not profitably be now enf arced. " The mode of appointment to your office, whether it is held fur lif e or f.r a term of yearn, and whether the person holding it is removable. " 6. The nature and number of lectures usually de livered in each year; the average number of pupils at tending, and the fee paid by each pupil. " 7. The general condition in the University of the branch of study to which your professorship re l a tes, and the means of promoting its advancement. " Her Maje4y's Commissioners will b happy to re ceive i onr evidence, either orall y or in writing, and in such a form as you may think best adapted to do justice to your suggestions and arguments. " I have the honour to be, your obedient humb'e servant, " A. P. STANLEY, S-2c." RAIL W AY IN T ELLIG ENCE. THE GREAT NORTHERN. IMPORTANT RAILWAY EXTENSION FROM MISTERTON TO ROCSINGTON.—Ot all the applications which have emln,ted from the Great Northern Railway board, w , know of none more important to the town of Don caster than the contemplated scheme of a railway from 11isterton to Ro-sington. This line is intended to form a junction with the Great Northern Rlilway (Isle of Axholme) extension in the township of Mis terton, in the county of Nottingham, at or near Bycar's Dike, passing by Idle S:op, Misson, Pi n . ningley, &c., and terminating by a junction with the authorised main line of the Great Northero at or near the Mother Drain, dividing the pari,h,-s of Rossington and Cawley. Tnie apulication to Parliament is, in point of fact, a continuation of the Loop Li ne from the town of Giinshorough to Doncaster ; the cotiipan ale-add pos,eesing powers 44' c,n struction from Gainsborough to 11 , xeY G.tte. The dt viation is proposed to p 4.55 through S ' un dbY , in Nottinghamshire ; end the parishes in terested are Alisterton, West Stockwith, Gringley, Misson, Finningley, in Nottinghamshire; ov/stop, Ferry, Il axev , \Vest Woodside, Craize Lound, East Lawn], Line Inshire; Austcrfield, Blaxton, Cantley, Rossington, Doncaster, and Loversall, Yorkshire. At present we have no direct communication with the port of Gainsborough. This scheme is of the ut• most importance to the fertile fields and pastures of the Isle of Axholme. It will be of immense advan tage to the cultivators of the soil which is famous for its luxuriance, and will afford them all the advan , ages to be derived from a ready money market. Dun caster, which has for very many years been the em porium to the agriculturists of North Lincolnshire, his of late exprienced the disadvantages in not being placed in a direct communication with that felitful district. Indeed the farmers are now likely to be put in all the facilities, cheapness, and advantages affsted,ei by the repidtty of railways. This communication is, we repeat, of vast and paramount utility to our corn market, as it is well known that no portion of the neighbouring country has contributed so much to its prosperity as the Isle of Axholme. It has our hearty and cordial wishes for its success in Parliament; and so vitally essential do we view this extension, that we trust that the inhabitants of the town of Doncaster, as well as the Corporation, will publicly express their sanction, and send petitions to both Houses of Parliament, in the forthcoming session, praying that the Bill may be passed in its integrity. Our friends at Gains blrough will also consPerably participate in the be nefits of the proposed railway ; and from them we ex pect a willing and strenuous support to this applica tion te Parliament.—Doncaster Gazette. THE MADRID AND VALENCIA. RAILWAY.-0/1 Saturday the proceedings on the charge of the official manager against the directors were resumed before Master Blunt, and at the close of the day were ad jeurned to 20th December, to prepare evidence of the receipt of the rest of the deposits at the other bankers, and its transfer to Messrs. Masterrnart%', and to show th It each of the directors paid on their letters of allot inent. It was stated by a contributor that Mr. Chadwick was met with in Brussels in Septmnber LaF.t. The amount of the caution money to be re mitted by the Spanish Government, and which will divided among the shareholders, is 20,0001. BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY COMPANY.— The report to be laid bef 're this company, at the half yearly meeting of the 28th inst., has been printed. The gross receipts for the half-year amount to 16,974/. ls. 1.1. ; the cost of working the line has been 7.2881. 15s. ; and the interest on loans 3,1481. 153. 44 ; leaving a disposable balance of 6,5361. 103. 4.1., out of which it is recommended that a dividend of 15s. per share (that for the corresponding period of last year hiving been only 94.) he declared, which will amount to 5,5111., leaving 1,0251 10.3. 4d. to be aided to the reserved fund. SOUTH- EASTERN RAILWAY.—AMFORD AND HAST INGS BRANCH. —A great number of men are now em ployed in removing the slip near the Mount Pleasant tunnel, whiCh has been the cause of the delay in opening this line. It is expected that the whole of the slip will be removed, the rails relaid, and the line open for traffic in the course of three weeks, with ordinary weather. HOLYHEAD.—RAILWAY EXTENSlON,—Application will be uncle to Parliament next session for an Act to authorise the construeion or extension of a railway from the terminus of the Chester and Holyhead Railway to the pier in the harbour of Holyhead; and the customary notices are in course of publication. The proposed extension will commence either in, or closely adjacent to, the present station, and passing along the shores of the harbour, will terminate upon the pier close to the lighthouse. The pier, which is a remarkably solid structure, extends nearly 400 feet into the harbovr, the lighthouse being at the ex treme end. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 25. THE QUEEN V. LATIMER. Mr. CROWDER showed cause against a rule for al lowing the defendant costs under the following cir cure•tances. In this case a criminal information had been filed against the defendant for the publication of an alleged libel. The case was tried at Exeter, and a verdict given for the defendant. The present rule was then obtained, requiring the Master to tax the costs due to the defendant in consequence of the ver dict in his favour. lie (Mr. Crowder) submitted that the defendant was not entitled to costs. The question depended on the construction of the 6th and 7th Viet., c. 96, so far as that statute could be applicable to this case when taken in . reference to the 4th and sth William aid Marc, c. 18. The earlier of these sta tutes had provided the manner in which proceedings iu a criminal information should be conducted, and it obliged the party who obtained a criminal informa tion to enter into recognizances conditioned for the due prosecution of the information, and with that was the condition that if on such trial the verdict should be for the defendant, then and in such case the Court of Queen's Bench might award to the de fendant his costs, unless the judge before whom such information was tried should, on the trial of such information ' in open court certify that there was reasonable ground for exhibiting such information. On that statute it was clear, that if the judge granted a certificate, then, although the defendant might have succeeded at the trial, he would not have the costs. But if he was not entirely deprived of his right to costs, it was clear that he would be entitled to no more than 20/., that being the amount of the recog nizance. After this statute came the Act of Victoria, which enacted, that in case of the indictment or in formation being prosecuted by a private person, if the judgment of the Court should he for the defendant, he should be entitled to recover cots, and if the issue was on a special plea and was found for the prosecu tor, he should be entitled to coifs occasioned by such plea, su:th costs so to be recovered by the defendant, or the prosnutor to be taxed by the proper officer of the court. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE-13 there any provision in the statute of Victoria for a certificate? Mr. CaOWDER answered that there was no such provision ; but he contended that the two statutes, as they related to the same matter, should be construed together. Lord CAMPBELL—We are now called on to put a construction on the Bth section of the statute of Vic toria. There are two branches of that section. On the second of these branches we are not called on to give any opinion, for the prosecutor has not suc ceeded in obtaining a verdict ; but on the first of them the question was now raised. Here was the case of a criminal information with a plea of not guilty, and this plea is followed by a verdict for the defendant. The question under these circumstances is whether the defendant is to have his costs. As it seems to me, it was the intention of the Legislature to give the defendant his costs; and I do not think it could have expressed that intention more clearly or in a more explicit manner. The words of the section are these, " that in case of any indictment or infor mation by a private prosecutor, if judgment shall be given for the defendant, he shall be entitled to re cover from the prosecutor the costs sustained by reason of such indictment or information. Prima facie that provision expressly applies to this case. But then Mr. Crowder says that he is entitled to take advantage of the statute of William and Mary, id which there is this exceptive proviso—"unless the judge shall certify." But in the recent Act there is no such condition, but the di rection for payment is absolute. The Legislature might not unreasonably consider that the law should be changed in this respect, and that if an indictment or information should be preferred, and the person who was made the defendant should be found not guilty, that he should be re-imbursed the money which that indictment or an information might have occasianed him to expend. The prosecutor may not be blameable for having instituted the indictment or information, for he may have had reasonable cause to do so, but if it turns out that he was in error, then the question is on whom the loss should fall, and there is no reason why the loss should fall on the defendant, for, though the prosecutor has not been blameable, the defendant is expressly found by a jury of his country to be not guilty. The statute seems to me to be right in point of justice. But we have nothing to do with arguing about the justice or the policy of a statute, but to see what the Legislature has declared, and to carry its declared intentions into effect. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—There is great reason to believe that the construction now sought to be put upon the'Act in question was not in the minds of those who pas-ed the Act The Act does work a great change in the law ; and as to this particular matter, there is no direct expression of such an intention. If a narrower construction was put on it, the law would he more completely consistent, and the legislation of William and Mary would not be touched. But re membering that a great change in the law was in tended to be, made at that time, it might have been part of the intention of the Legislature that this change should take place; and certainly the words here were very clear. So the Court must adopt this new rule as to costs, and must give to plain words their full and natural meaning. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN—I think that this rule must be absolute. Toe words of the statute are too plain to be doubted, or to admit of the construction put on them by Mr. Crowder. If the Legislature did intend that a certificate should be understood to be necessary, it is to be regretted that that intention was not expressed. Mr. Justice ERLE—The Act is perfectly general with respect to indictments in cases of libi, so that no doubt can be entertained on the subject. Then, can it he said that there is any difference as to the rule with respect to information on libel ? The luguiige is in all cases of " it;dictments or informatious," but it is said that though that language is absolute as to indictments, it is only qualified as to informations, because of the provisions of the former statute, which statute has not been expressly repealed. It seem 3 to me that there is no ground for that argument, but that the wards of the more recent Act must have their full effect, and that we cannot import into the new statute words which would qualify the plain intention of the Legislature.—Rule absolute for the defendant to have costs. Her Mjpsty his subscribed 50/. towards a fund for the relief of Lieutenant Wagliorn's mother and sister. S:ortns and rain t,.ve been th , chief characteristics of the weather since our last. Yesterday the wind blew heavily from the westward, and showers fell throughout the afternoon and evening,—Liverpool Albion. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.. 11 91V-STRE youpg Evened John :"itch, described as a teacher of music and d awing, in Je-is-lane, (learn bridge, was placed at the bar before i,Lr. Halt, charged with obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. Thurne, cashier, in tha service of Mr. Parker, bookseller and publisher, 445, West Strand, stated that on Saturday evening, November 2, the prisoner came to the shop, and after representing that he was the nephew of Professor Scholefield, of Cambridge, said that he had just arrived in England, after a long voyage, and mentioning the names of several highly respectable persons as his friends, none of whom were in town, he was at a loss for so much cash as world defray his travelling expenses down to Cambridge. He also represented that he should not be cut of money but he was unable to get a bill of exchange cashed to answer his temporary distress, and showed some letters, apparently written by a person named Scholefield, whom he pretended was his father. Wit ness knowing that his employer was acquainted with the Professor. asked if a sovereign would be sufficient for his present wants, and the prisoner replied that it would, and that he would repay it on the Monday following, on his return to town for the purpose of getting his luggage from the vessel The prisoner not returning according to promise, inquiries were made, and then it was discovered that, the name of the professor hay ing been so repeatedly used of late for such purposes, he had been compelled to insert an advertisement in the local newspapers cautioning the public against a person using his name. Constable Tapley, E, proved that he apprehended the prisoner on suspicion of felony, but being dis• charged, he informed him that he would be detained on the present charge. Prisoner said he knew no thing about it, but before and after he was identified, he inquired if any other persons were preferring charges against him, since which time he discovered that he had defrauded several others, by the same means. Mary Johnson, daughter of the landlord of the Crown, public -house, in Essex street, Strand, said the prisoner came to lodge there about a month back, and occasion ally afterwards. He said he had been to America, and was once joined by a boy and a girl he called his sister. He next came about a fortnight back, and went away without paying the amount of his previous to which he desired that if any letters came directed to Mr. Scholeficid, or Fitch, they should be taken in. The prisoner declined puttiog any questions to the witnesses, and he was ordered to be remanded for a week. WORSHIP-STREET. Alice Baker, a showily-dressed married woman, was charged with the following dexterious robbery upon Mr. James Bowles, an account-book maker in Nottingham-street, Bethnal green : The prosecutor stated that while on his way home through Finsbury-square, at nine o'clock in the even ing, he was acco.ted by the prisoner, who asked him to take a walk with her. He refused to do so, and quickened his pace to get rid of her, hut she still forced her company upon him, and walked as fast as he did till they reached the corner of Wilson-street, when a man came up, and having jostled against him with such force as to swing him round, abused him for running against him. On recovering from the collision he suddenly missed his female persecutor, who was hurrying away as fast as she could, and this exciting his suspicions, he thrust his fingers into his waistcoat pocket and missed his watch, but the robbery had been so cleverly effected that he did not feel it taken, and the guard, though cut through and drawn out of the ring, was still hanging round his neck. He instantly started after the woman, shouting " Stop thief," and th e man w h o had pre viously jostled him, and who, it was now plain, was a confederate, as instantly turned back, got before him, awl did all he could to prevent his pursuing her, but his cries attracted the notice of Sayers, a con• stable, and a plumber named Leversage, who stood across the pavement to stop her, and the confederate, on seeing this immediately turned and made off, while the prisoner, who was exhausted, ran into their arms. Sayers, the constable, stated, that as soon as he had secured the prisoner in the manner described, she protested that she had committed no offence to justify her detention; but hearing something fall smash from her dress upon the pavement, followed by a jingle, he looked down to see what they were caused by, and found the prosecutor's watch upon the stones with a pair of scissors beside it, on which the prisoner prayed very hard for forgiveness, and entreated the prosecutor to let her go, in consideration for her baby, which was ill at home, but he persisted in the charge., and she was transferred to the station. The prisoner merely replied in answer to the charge, that it was not she who bad stolen the watch, and that she merely ran away because the prosecutor declared he had been robbed ; but Mr. El AmmiLL directed the depositions to be taken by Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. William St. Clair was charged with having sent threatening letter to Mr. Fox, of the firm (4' Fix end Henderson, contractors for the Exhibition Building in Hyde-park. Mr. Fox said he received a letter by post that morning, which had been sent to Mr. Humphreys, his solicitor. While walking in the building about two o'clock that day, the prisoner came up to him and said, " Will you grant me an audience ? " He a , ked his name, and he replied, " William St. Clair." C,)m plainant said, " Certainly nor," upon which he said he would make him repent it. He then called a constable, and gave him into custody ; and in his possession was a copy, or the substance, of the letter which com plainant had received in the morning. He ascertained that the prisoner had worked at the Exhibition as a glazier, and had been paid his wages last Saturday night. He did not know him, there being between 1,000 and 2,000 workmen employed. Cockran, the foreman, said the prisoner was one of the operative glaziers employed at the works. A protest, signed by about fifty of the glaziers, amongst whom was the prisoner, was sent in to him last week. The protest had reference to the scale of payment, which was considered to be insufficient. Mr. Fox said the letter would be found to contain a threat of putting an advertisement, relative to Messrs. Fox and Co., into a morning paper, and of writing to the editor on the subject. Mr. Fox was proceeding to state that he had only one object in hav • ing given him into custody, and that was to prevent a repetition of such threats, when Mr. BINGHAM said it was not necessary for Mr. Fox to refer to his object in coming forward, for he was quite prepared to deal with the case before him upon the evidence—that case being an attempt to procure a highsr stale of wages by means of certain threats. The prisoner, in defence, said the copy of the letter found on him con►ained the substance of that sent to Mr. Fox. With respect to the threat that he would make Mr. Fox repent having refused to give him an audience, he had been misunderstood ; the words he used were, that Mr. Fox might repent this refusal. Mr. BINGHAM considered the case was one of a very serious complexion, and he must therefore re mand him for further inquiry. The prisoner applied to be admitted to bail, which was granted on his supplying good sureties. NOVEMBER 26, 1850. SHIP NEWS., LIVERPOOL. Nov. 25.—Arrd. the Warbler, from New Orleans; United Kingdom, from Quebec; Abercromby, from ditto; Amelia, from Pugwash; Georgia, from Oporto for the river Dee. Off port, the Bellona, Empe ror, Lindesfatne, Ann and Catherine, and Princess Vic ,oria. The Sir Henry Potiinger, arrived here from Cal cotta, look the late gale. 19th instant, in lat. 49, long. 13, the wind being from W.N.W.; in the afternoon it veered round to N.W., broke out in hard squalls, and took off in a few hours. The sea was very high and cross. Ba rometer 28 90. The Eliza, from Liverpool, at Holyhead. The Coun;ess of Wilton, at Holyhead. GRAVESEND, Nov. 25.—Wind W., fresh, c10w13.. Arrd. Isabel, from Jatnatca; Cecrops, from Honduras; Iris. from Guernsey; Agnes, from Gallipoli; Faro, from Seville; Premier, from Patras; Bally, from Montreal; Columbine, from Havre; Ann Jewitt, from Dunkirk; Margaret, from Rotterdam; Propitious, from Dunkirk. Sld. Harrison Chilton, for the Br.z,ls; Wilberfore, for Tonningen; Bellona, for the Baltic. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Anna Robertson (ship), from Liverpool for Bombay, Nov. 15, lat. 48 N. Agnes, from Demerara, Oct. 29, lat. 37, lon. 55, with loss of yards, &c., having encounter, d a hurricane on the 9th, and been thrown on her beam ends. Ann Eliza and Jane, from Quebec for Shields, Nov. 13, lat. 46 N., loin 39 W., very leaky, having expe rienced a heavy gale, on Nov. 6. Blonde, of B wdeaux, lon. 16 W., Nor. 11. all well. Charlotte, of Belfast, from Liver:ool for Bombay, steer- ing S., Out. 26, lat. 12.26 N., lon. 19 27 W. Creamore (barque), lat. 31.00 N., lon. 31.00 W., stand ing to the southward, Nov. 7. Delia (or Amelia) (barque), Nov. B,lat. 46, kin. 44, W., 18 days from Dindoti. Gazelle, from Sydney for London, Oct. 27, lat. 19 N., lou. 26 W. Barry, of London, lat. 39.30 N.. lon. 7 W.; all well. Hume, for the Clyde. Nov. 12, Ist 51 N., loT:. 35 W. Isabella iarnett, Whelan, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Sept. 22, lat. 33 39 S., lon. 30.39 E. Jo,hua Bragdeu (barque), Nov. 14, lat. 43 N., lon. 19 W. _ James Calder (ship), from Charleston for Liverpool, Oct 30, lat. 40. Ir n. 18. Jane ship, of St. John, N. 8., from Liverpool for Mobile, N.,v. 20, Srnall> S.E. by E. 20 miles. Jam. e, Glasgow, bound W., Nov. 19, lat. 48. 30 N., lon. 8.40 W. Lady El-anor,‘ Palmer, from Alexandria for Liverpool, hit. 48.5 N., lon. 13.20 W. Louse and Caroline, of New York, lat. 48.44 N., kin. 7.0 W.. N..v. 19. outward bound, Nov. 19, lat. 55 N., ion. 9 W. Maje: tic .hip, from Glasgow for Calcutta, Nov. 14, off the Smalls. Mary 11%y barque, for Malta, Nor. 18, lon. 10.5. Madison, Russian barque, off the Start. 1 -'llarch st,i to. trom Que Len, cut 12 daTs N,,r. 10, hit. 47.30 N., lon. 37 30. ou l , Neg- of Melzl,,u, C,ilcuttu .o r Livcrp Sept, 25 4 lat. 36.6 S., lon. 0 2.0 E. Nuigara ste - , tin• E.T. Nov. 17, hr.t. 47 N., ion. 51 W. • saboon, r, from ?1/41.iilaga for Philatiet phis. Nov. 3, Cape May, f3waring W. 100 miles. Norfolk barque, lat. 1.00 S.. 100. 90.0 E. , from Corings for !he Mauritius, out 17 clays. Aug. 15. stapd - Oce Queen barque. hit. 4.10 N., lon. 23.0 ing to southward, Oct. 18. , SEABORNE MAILS When made up in By what ' PLACES. General Post-office malls die' London. ---__— I Uncertain Africa (West coast)• • Ist of the month Night.. • • America (via N. York I Dec.:. by British packet) • • December 6 .. Night.. • • -' America (via Boston patched. 1, .Dee 11 by British packet) .. Novemberi 29 .. Night.. • • ' Arnerica(byU.S.packiDecember 13 .. Night ( Dally I______________.when due. Belgium . .. IDaily ......Night.. •• ' 25 Buenos Ayres .. ••••• Brazil .. .. 5th11.1 lf c o f f the month i ec. 5 I 'alifornia • • • • .. 17th or month Morning • • Central America .. & 17th of month Morning .. Dec.,,1 3 &got. Channel Lies • • ..Mon., Wed., &Fri. Night.. • • .T u. ',.,,,,; Chili .. • • • • . 17th of the mo,th Morning • • De- ~_il.• month N N i i Night.. h t t : .. : : N I) o e e a . . 25 France .. .. .. - Iwic, daily .. .. \lnt.& fight Twiceisr3;tl„.. Hamburgh .. .. Tuesday & Friday Night • • • • 'T ileS ' . Thur. Holland .. • • .. \Willi• • • • • Twice daily.. Mrn es. & Satur. Morning ••!Mon.., ~_ Ireland India (via Southamp.) 20th of the month Morning •• IS°v' ,s ~ • & nght, l wi • eda" India ( via Marseilles) 7t.h.s‘ 24:h ofmonth Night.. Mediterranean (via I 1 - 29 Southampton) .. ,20th of the month Morning .. 3, ov• N; t.d iterranean (via 1 Marseilles) .. . :7th &2I th ofinonth Night.. • • Dec. $ Mediterranean (by . I . 7th, 17th, 19th,i French packet via' 'l7th & 30th of Marselae,) I N0v. 29 • • •• , the mouth .. Night.. • • • Mexico • • .. .. , 2d of the month.. M.,a•ning • • I) ` .° ' °,/ Peninsular.. .. .. 7th,l7th,27thof mo Morning • • D e „'" 0 Peru • • • • • • • • 17th of the month Morning • • IS)e''' 20- West Indies .. ,17th of the mouth Morning • • IDec' West Indies (excep — t! ..,Dec... Havanna & Nassau)! 2d of the month .. Morning ••' I Dec. 5 INightNov9 Is 0 tii )rning • • 'D' c • Morning • • De'. 20 Morning • • D ee ' g o Morning • • 11) 0 . - I 5 Morn ing • • .I)ec. 2d of the month . THE COUNTRY MARKET S ' The following is the official statement of the 9 uantiti corn, &c., received in the port of L o ndon from the P ur, Essex, from the 18th Nov., 1850, to the 23d Nov. ' both inclusive : 0 . o i it iii PA - 1 • as ii ! 4 I v r4 ra 0 P C :6 _-- _- -26u Colchester — 65 -- I 20 -- 28 0 Harwich ... ... 419, 598! —1 -- O.Q Leigh - 400 Maldonl6o . 714 211 10 2 , l _______/ CHELMSFORD. Nov 22 —Prices to-day were as follod7;rd Wheat, white, old 46, to 5As ; new 45s to 505; ~iiieelsijet folloic•:, CHELMSFORD. Nov. 22 —Price s t o -day were a d, ow Wheat, white, old 46, to 5As ; new 45s to 505; S ev oet 40s to 45s ; new, 40: to 44: ; barley, 22s to 265 ; nas it 1 35 24s to 29:; grinding 21s to 24 :; oa t s 15s to 2 05 ; 2 80 to to 55: ; chevalier 54s to 56s ; peas, partridge, Del l o .s; 30s; old, —s to —s; white, n ew , 26s to 294; old , --li l a: 723 5 dun, new, 27: to 29: ; beans, tick new 25s to 2 7 :; ,e'..' or to 28: ; harrow ticks, new 25s to 27s ; old 005 to oo" zagan, new 24: to 25: ; old 00s to 00s per qr. r ed 386 COLCHESTER, Nov. 23.—Wheat, w hite 44s to 48a ; iniddlO to 428 ; barley 24s to 30: ; beans, mazagan 25: to 26 5 ; and amall• 26s to 30s ; peas 28s to 30: per qr. the price. ° HADDINGToti, Nov. 22.—The f o ll ow ing are - grain at our market to-day : -,- 130 11 :d Wheat. B ar ley. oats. 1 32 , First ... ... 46: Od 28: Od 213 Od 00 ,1 a Second ... . 41s Od 25s 3d 18s id 1 ° ed Third s o Total quantity of W 3 h 3 e s at ° i d n m i a 9 r s ket o3 5 15 12 q 6 re d . l -..a 42756 :1 1d4 Do. Barley do. Do. Oats do. Do. Beans do. 48 qrs., 0 600 KIRKALDT, Nov. 23.—The foll ow i ng are the quo ta for grain : 536 q qr rs s. . ; 41 500 1 Wheat. First 463 Od. 25: 6d 20s Od Second 42: Od 233 Od 19: Od —3 0 " -- "'" 4 363 Od, 193 03 163 Od —s 0d r0d..., Third —s Od L i e l oa od Oatmeal, Der bag of 2801bs imperial, 26: Od to 205 4 7,00 GLASGOW, Nov. 20.—Provisions—Cheese, 4 N i t , o ,, Os P er per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, Vs Oc: ";:b po ll cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to Od per lb• ie - l e 0" dewed, in lumps, 9d to Sid ; country powdered, to Od. Country eggs, Is per dozen; carried hen ditto j 3 0 50, per 20, or 9d per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pai r ' 2s Od. , ditt° PERTH, Nov. 22.—Wheat, old, 03: Od to 00s 0o; lot! new, 36s to 42: ; barley, new, 21s ed to '24s ed ; ost n e ' ati peOf 18s; peas and beans, 2.5 s 03 to 00s per quarter. " per sack, 27s to 28s. 0, 59 KELso, Nov. 22.—Wheat, old, 00: to 00s Od; ditto, lie otio; to 32s Od ; barley, new, 15s to 17: 6d ; ditto old, ON topoo potato oats, 00s will:1s • ditto new, 145 Od to 153 Od ; op 04 oats 00s Od to Oas Od; ' ditto new, 12s to 13s 6d; P e t 6 .heltt to 2.1 s Od; beans, 18s to 20s per boll of six imperial o, u ' jitto , STIRLING, Nov. 22.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 2. „l e y r e ] home, 20s to Os. ditto ditto new, 19s 9d to 22s 6d; 10 ' 1 - § 4 ' 3°' boll of 6 bushels, ' 00s Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 16, 6d to ,_ Od' Oats, common, 12s 6d to 00: • ditto new, 9a 6d to D'olts wholest. Po ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ' ditto ditto new, 0 05°d; bead distillers, 31s to 33: 6d ; citto b rewers , 33 : 04 to 345; 0 0 10 per boll, 14s Od to CO: Od ; ditto new , 12 s Od t o 14s 3d; P e „ d eal 3d to Os Od; flour, new per sack, 31s Od to 33s Od; ditto I; Od; ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od ; oatm ea l, per l oa d, 25s Od t e to 91; ditto new 26s 6d to 2:Bs Od ; dit to per pec k o f 71b5,2 , 11,." 100; fresh butter pe t lb, 9d to 10c1; eggs per dozen, 9d ". .„ hay per ton, Os Od to Os; ditt o new , 80 s t o 85 3 Od• „,,, MU BERWICK, Nov. 21.—Wh ea t, 38 s 90 ; b a rley, -4 ' 00s "" oats, 17s 4d ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, 0013 Od ; Pe as average per imperial quarter. bole!' HAWICIC, Nov. 21.—Wheat, new, 30s to 32s Od; o at* ; t i o bt l a 6 on s ds o ,; (l 2co ; 7 d o i md tt o o tno ol o d 2a , t3. o 3, o o ll l3 o h d p( t )ed o r t O b0 0 0 : 1114 0:1 0; ; f p P ir e xes, ta i t ? peri d °4 n t l o 2 e 5 w 23 , 0:1 1 0 5 t d o s bushels. h ; FALKIRK, Nov. 21. —The supply of grain in t- ,. il holi n l market was i 96 bolls; wheat at 16s 3d to 21: Od P e ' iiii'" barley, 15: 6d to 19s 3d ; oats, 10s 5d to 148 6d; bear's' to 14s 3d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to os per load. COAL ,slArt&li, Buddle's W. Hartley 15s Od East Adairs Main 12s 6u Holywell North Percy Hartley l4s 3d Ord's Nlairt ...... 14s Oa South Peareth f'aufield Moor rantield Moor Butes l3s Od fownlev l3s 6 West Wylam Wylam Wall's End, &c. Gosforth llutton Harton Northumberland Original Gibson Riddell Belmont 143 90 Braddyll Hetton YESTERDAY. 10 ua Haswell .................. 145 Jonassohns ............ 1 5, °„, i I , 4rnbton ............. • 09 flichtnund.. .......•••• 9(1 Russell's Hatton •••'" 15 5 s a Stewart's ............... 14 0 e j Wlaitwell ......... 1 46 01 Caradoe ..... ...... 5 5 Oa Reugh Hall • ......... 16 1 8 3 Kelloe . .............. "' • IP OS South Hartlepool .... X 59 n A South Kelloe ........... 133 rj Whitworth ........•. .. 1. ;,j Maclean's Tees .... ••••'• 151 7 , 6 ...... . ......... 149 Vernon Tees .... " , 19 6 Birchg. Graigola Crossfield Merthyr OS " Galley's Steatn•••;"111i. Ships at marigew K RAILWAY SHARE IVIAR E'r'' BRISTOL. Nov. 25. to -cls3 4 . n o. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The s h are mar k et wa s nil' ;„t ',,saha" and prices remain witho u t var i at i on from our lot q-- ntal Ll V Et.Pokol. Nov. 25. ~setti.nY STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was ,„e - he tr„ to-day, though the business done was limited. '.' re , Co''' actions were as follow: - Lancashire and Yorkn a weste rt Z, solidated, Fifths, 7 15-16 dis.—London and Nortirqef66%. 118: 1 4—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 3 4 p.—Manchester, ° 2/ 4ir and Lincolnshire, 23—Midland, 42—Ditto, mart. sOi —Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 91. 11s. 3d. (8), 4 A - Eastern and Dover, 20 1 A. Of' MANCHESTER, Nov. 25. ~...,„ fo'.. r &mese Excasersore.—The market was very yr" tr 51 1,7,. and a fair amount of business has been done. T ae d, 1 5 7,•fe tins were as follow : Chester and Birkenhe." „ Lo essr, l lo , East Lancashire, 944—Great Northern, 14 5 4 i",;; Ile' and Yorkshire, 49—London and North- Western , " -- :...De•J e , Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C). 2 q F . O l Jr ,/ chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, ozfh—Ditto. D0i115,.4 ference, 9 1 4 1 —Ditto, New 61. Preference, 4s. 9d. 1 ) •* -- ) 6v 4 Railway Consols, Erewash Valley, (ruin. 6 per cl l ,' ' ell North Staffordshire, 9% dis. South-Eaate Dover, 20 1 / s . WO BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 25. , o f NO - f e' STOCK EXCHANGE.— There w as a f a ir amorl ll ' ct iol , ,, ~• done to-day, at rather advanced prices. The tran s 614 614th ported were—Shrewsbury and Birmingham ~,,,(A),,,.' es ter' North Staffordshire, 9 dis.—Birmingham, wa'l.- Wolverhampton, 18 1 4. ti, voi' , ,'" nf , - r 'siol' [ADVERTISEMENT.—A naufzerous vase - d by '- vo s pelas, attended with Swelling and Inflammation , c are dsted P ;se loway's Pills and Ointment.—Extract of a letter', be g tO i bl Kiel, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, October 8, 1845 :---" paYs ei 01' pounce to you a most wonderful care wrought UPI or e r ;,.. your pills and ointment. I had a very severe a ttac, 00 of pelas in my right foot and ankle, with swelling an a st i t seel ii t o tion to an alarming extent. I was unable to Illov e „hySiCi g , Of assistance of crutches. I consulted an eminentk rthe au A 0 no purpose. However, in less than two weeks, PY ,s 0 1 1 0 your ointment and pills, I was cured, to the survris e 4d b•opts knew me. Signed, Joseph Gildon, a farmer- : - ..„eat , Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establish.' ht 1/ &l and, London. . ..,,. nib o f AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.— On Sunulotzer a b l,;'S desperate affray took place on the grounds of Lord Lo rde, d ' e s, M.P., near Leamington, between two of his both !Leri keepers and sev en p oac h ers; th ere was firing ° e pO4 O O but such was the desperate o ns l aug ht made by t o n e of fr is gt that both the keepers received frightful injuries; 13siageoll was dreadfully shattered. The rumour in Le a evening was that death had ensued. 111.KTIM. Wi ll' OF A SON. LSCII On the 25th inst., at Riching's ark, Bucks' 1 3 wi f e of shire. of twins a son anti den hter. the On the 22d inst., at Leigh-hill-house, Cobham, C. H. Master. Esq. _ A LloYc l ' On the 22d inst., i n B e df or d -row, M r s. B. "" „ f t silta lli OF A DAUGHTER. _... ct pil 0- On the 21st inst., the wife of Captain 1 1 . "" tie cha s R.N., of Eccleston-square. „,. gap On the 21st inst., at Moss-grove-house , pc— the wife of Robert Barlow, Esq. ang' NARRIED. gel e On the 20th inst., at Ramornie, Commander Fryer °, 6 j, R.N., second son , f the Hon. George King , af t the liit sex, to Isabella Louisa H. Maitland, daughter o et. if 10P. Heriot, Esq., of Rainornie, Fife. gen/ s Ol i i On the Ist' inst ,at Trinity Church, Chelsea, Refer' to o Esq., R.N., eldest . son of the late Admiral Lil., a , r ecto r Frederica, d aug h ter o f th e late Rev. F. .r 4 1"" Morpeth, Northumberland. f , l'• ' alter , Lewi ss On the 2?d inst. in Bush-lane, London %sq . ' Mortimer, Esq., aged ' 63. oho r at° On the 2 at inst., Elizabeth, the wife of J ..,,,%, of Guildford street, Russell- square, aged 60. Philip 0" On the 21st inst., Penelope, widow of the late kt P 41.11. Esq., of Buckinghain, aged 96. „_,A e ..p sr On the 2Uth inst., at CambriOge-terrace, il.) " EA' Henry M‘Malion, agsd 81. Frade l let On the 'ioth inst., Sarah, the wife of H WI C' sar. su -' On the 2 . sd inst., at Surbiton, Surrey, of Foley-place, Portman-place, aged 71 fa n en ;anlia a .treet ° vey, of Knightsbridge. s k pur"- oi t Regent-street.-- --- ----- ,O l y, On the 23d inst., George Jacob 3, I ,ILTRDO 1 140. l o f L ,ndon: Printed and Published by h-' office, 0 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun . _ ho c om. Strand, in the Precinct of the Sloop I"' Middlesex ; Tuesday, November 2 6 , 1135°' of Coc 'i