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fell elf Quarter -Master Ebden, of the Levies, be for gotten. 4. Colonel Mackinnon forwards with his report one from Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, describing a very spirited affair with the enemy on Committee's hill—as well planned by the commander and executed by the troops. The combination of infantry and cavalry was well di rected, and whenever these combinations are duly ob served success is the result. Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre has been most conspicuous in this Kafir war, and never did his personal gallantry, and that of his bold 73d Regiment, shine with greater lustre than on this occa sion, and to which Major Armstrong (his officers and soldiers), in command of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and a detachment of his " Horse," most nobly contributed. 5. In all operations, the good fortune of some part of the troops, by being more prominently engaged, renders them tho more conspicuous; but this does not detract from the merits of all their gallant comrades, who rejoice at success redounding to their own honour, and hope that in the next fight theirs may be the most conspicuous part of a glorious field. 6. The Commander-in-Chief desires to compliment Colonel Mackinnon for the perseverance displayed in all his operations, and on their success, aided as he has so nobly been by Lieutenant• Colonel Michel, Lieutenaut - Colonel Eyre, Lieutenant-Colonel Burns, and those off• cars (especially noticed by him and by Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre in his report. The conduct of the troops has well maintained the character of British soldiers, and the loss sustained by the 2d Queen's Royal Regiment stands prominent on the regimental records of the former achievements of this gallant corps. 7. Colonel Mackinnon expresses his thanks to Lieu tenant-Colonel Michel, commanding 6th Regiment; Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, commanding 73d Regiment; Lieutenant-Colonel Burns, commanding the Queen's Regiment; Lieutenant Harris, commanding the Royal Marines; Major Armstrong, commanding the Mounted Levy; Captain Campbell, commanding detachment of the Cape Corps ; Captain Catty and Commandant Davies, commanding the Levies; and also to Major Ro binson, of the Queen's, a nd Major Pinckney, 73d Regi ment, commanding detached parties of their R eg i ments; and to Captain Faunce, Brigade Major, and Lieutenant Whitmore, Cape Mounted Rifles, acting as aides-de camp. The services of Major Wilmot, Royal Artillery, Lieutenant Pasley, Royal Artillery, acting as staff officers, and of the officers of the medical department, are also brought to the notice of the Commander-in- Chief, and his Excellency desires to express his appro bation of the services and exertions of all these officers, a s well as cf th se of every officer and soldier under their command. A. J. CL/ETE, Lieutenant• Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster-General. E A THE R'S TRUST, ■ Under the 3fanagement of the CLOTHGVORKERS' COMPA.NY. At the Court, to be holden on the 3d DECZMBER next, this Corn , pany will distribute to SIX POOR WIDOWS or Decayed Ho use. keepers the amount divisable under the above Trust, being about 81 to each. Applicants are required to produce a Certificate or other proper proof of the Death of the Husband. The application must be made in writing, and must state such particulars relative to the applicant as may be proper to be cons id ere d i n d ec idi ng o n her claim, a nd na me references from whom information may be obtained respecting the Party, and for verifying the statement made concerning her condition and circumstances. All applications are to be addressed, as early as possible, to the Company's Hall in Mincing-lane, and none can be re ceived and considered after the 21d November instant. Printed Forms of Application may be obtained at the Hall. ROBERT BECKWITH TOWSIC, Clerk. Clothworkers' Hall, November, 1851. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. nle- tt a direction of Mr. B. Webster. Enormous success of the Yankee Comedian, Mr. Josh Silsbee. THIS EVEN LNG, Will be performed th,. celebrated comic Opera, entitled GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR PANTALON. Doctor Tititofolo, Mr. Paul Belford ; Signer Pantalon, Mr. Honey ; Lelio, aia3 Woolgar; Co lumbine, Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam. After which, the laughable comic Drama, entitled THE FOREST ROSE! and the YANKEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan Ploughboy, Mr. J. Siisbee• Bellamy, Mr. Worrell; Harriet Miller, Miss Col lins; Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin. To be iollowed by a new and laughable Piece de Circonstance, entitled BLOOMERNM ; or, The Follies of a Day. Mr. Agricola Green, Mr. Honey ; Mr. Flighty 13ounce, Mr. Paul Bedford • John Airey, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Weakly, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Portia Lu crezia Green, Miss Woolgar. to conclude with the Farce of FORTUNE'S FROLICS. Robin ?,,ughhead, Mr. Emery; Rattle, Mr. Worrell; Dolly, Miss Ellen ChaFii ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. .I" , esee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrar:. 'MIS EVENING, 1T1:1 be performed AS YOU LIKE IT. Jaques, Mr. 11. Farren lonchstone, 31r. Compton; Orlando, Mr. W. Farren, ion. ; the Duke, 2lr. Diddear; liosalind, Miss Laura Keene; Celia, Mies To conclude with AZAEL ; or, the Prodigal In London, supported by Meson. Compton, Shaiders, Norton, Kinloch, Clifton; Mesdames A. Phillips, Fielding, Ellen Turner, and Lees. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. It. COPELAND, Liverpool. The original Bloomer Costume, by E. Stirling, received nightly with shouts of laughter—the Hit of the Day. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new petite Comedy, entitled THE HOPE LEeS PASSION, by Messrs. Tilbury, Davis, Morton • Mrs. Cope land. and Miss Maskell. After which a new Farce, entitled CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVI DENCE. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, Belton, Romer, MASO6 Marshall and Maskell. To be followed by a new Burlesque, called THETIS one PELEUS. Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, Romer, Attwood, Rogers, Misses Saunders and Marshall. Witn a Farce, called A FIGURE OF FUN ; or, the Bloomer Costume, in which 31essrs. Rogers, Attwood, Hudspeth, and Miss Marshall will appear. the prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4s; boxes (firs , circle), 35.; (second circle), Is. ; Pit, Is. Doors to he opened at Halt-past Six, and the performances to commence at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock —first circle, Is.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. AST LEY'S ROYAL AIiIPIIITIIEATRE. Under Le ?atrona.ze oir:s;3l,o4estyanclilsitoya! highness Prince Albert. p e nr and 31 snager, Mr W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. PHIS EvENING, Will be produced new grand Spectacle, from the pen of E Fitzball, . founded on the celebrated Opera " II Prodigo," and written expressly ter this establishment, entitled AZ I. L, THH: PROD IGAL On' ME vIPHIS, In which Will be introduced the same highly-trained Horsea and Camels that appe red in the Opera at her Majesty's Theatre, with an addition of Ostriches, Zebras, &c., &c., the whole of the well known resources of Astley's. To give due effect to the representation, Mr. Batty has entered into engagements with several artists of eminence. With Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the largest Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British Male and Female Artists of superior talent. To conclude with a laughable Afterplece. Tickets to be had at tab acs-otlice from Eleven till roar daily. At/we Mariswer. Ar. T. 'Munnpson A F t 3T ;,0,1():IN tißll)(4k Tins DAY —Morning 19 min. after 12 Evening 38 min after 12 To-Moaaow—Morning 55 min, after 12 I Evening 12 mm after 1 THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, NOVEMBER 6 THERMOMETER, IN TEM SHADE. 40—highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 43--this day, at noon. BiROMHTER, 29.93. WIND N.N.E.--cloudy, with occasional sunsihine. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. Stabs of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. BRIGHTON—Wind N., gentle breeze—cloudless. /TeamGs—Wind N.:V.. gentle breeze—cloudless. BouTHANtrros—Wind N., strong breeze—cloudless. Fotrits-roxn—Find N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. TUNBP.IDGS—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Ge.E WlCH—Calin—frost. S ,, v l3 fnorr—Viind N., light airs—frost. COLCHESTEI. Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CAARRIDGR— Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— \ 'rind W., strong breeze—cloud v. LANcisTEP—Wind N.E., calm—principally clear. DARUNGTON—Wind W. by N., gentle breeze— frost. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : Diuw}foitft—Wind N.W., calm—partially cloudy. !'oohs—Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LA,reAsTsn—Wind S.W., calm—principally clear. TO COR RESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless autken. ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. ,1.3 )1 , A t t , : q t , • • _ *4* - (2:17/40 LONDON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1851 ar, By this time we should imagine that M. L NAPOLEON B O NATARTE must be convi nced of this gross mistake which he committed when he lent his aid to the parti pretre and reactionaries to escanwt er the Republic. No MAO ever so completely perfortned his portion of any political bargain as did M. Louis NAPOLEO2I. Did he not dispatch the expedition to Rome to crush a sister republic, and to restore the obsolete and obscurantist despotism of an ignorant, corrupt, a n d persecut i ng pr i es th oo d ? Did he not deprive a th e U n i versity of France, wh i ch num b ere d its profes sors every li terary an d s cientific notabilityhand ofthe day, o ll f ail control over public edu cation, n over . the schools and schoolmasters of France t o be dealt a with by the Count D E MONTA• LEMBgaT and his Jesuit col eagues as to them mi g ht seem most fitting? R as he no in a state of sie e proclaimeddep ar t men t s g , di sm i esed t som e 300 300 m ayors , dis solved 126 municipal councils, National Guards, as be himself tells u 139 regiments of ,s in hi s Massage, in order to secure theirs; aPr he now And did he not against his better jud gment, n°w tell s us, cotsent to introduce a law clisfra nc hi s i n of electors ? And now, finding that he L ss,obyoo, this 000 wholesle disfranchi3ement precluded all chance of his re-election, the only consid e rati on e which he asked for all his services, w h en he proposes to repeal that law, the whole of the reactionaries turn upon him as one man, denounce him—him the author of the expedition to Rome, of lElvs public instruction, of the law fettering the ,~ ,~, T .. ~ ;, .61 .~~, ..,~~ I yi a press—him,the prosecutor of GENT, him the persecutor of KOSSUTH—a s an ally of the Mountain, and therefore to be crushed a t all hazards ; and, had it not been for the votes of the Republicans whom he had denounced as conspirators in the opening paragraph of his Mes sage, his Ministry on their first appeal to the Assembly would have been left, not in a minority, but absolutely without a single vote. Well may the National call Wednesday the day of reparation. We had hoped that the PRESIDENT would have at length perceived the folly of attempting to carry out any further the vacillating and personal line of policy which he has pursued during the last three years, but, up to the time of the delivery of the Message, it would ap pear that he still clung to his old hallucinations. How otherwise are we to account for the introduction into his Message of such a passage as the following A vast demagogical conspiracy is now organizing in France and Europe ; secret societies are endea vouring to extend their ramifications even into the smallest communes. All the madness and violence of party is brought forth, while these men are not even agreed on persons or things." By this time we imagine that M. LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE must be convinced that it would have been much better that he should have denounced the Absolutist conspiracy organizing in the Cabinets of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, for the suppression of liberty in Europe, and for the territorial division, if need be, of France, than have lent himself to the propagation of this absurd fable of a demagogical conspiracy, of which, if it exists, he himself must be, according to the Assemblie Nationale, a member. That veracious journal, which supported him in every measure calculated to ruin and betray himself and the Republic (for however much he may imagine to the contrary, his own interests are indissolubly con nected with the maintenance of the Republican form of government in France), now turns upon him, and not mollified by even his denunciations of con spirators, or by his vigorous application of martial law to two additional departments, thus casts him out as Anathema .maranatha. " The PRESIDENT of the Republic," says the Assemblie Nationale, has ceased to be the elected of the party of order; he has for ally the Mountain; he has just agitated the country ; he has just compromised the sad remains of our prosperity ; he has just given arms to civil war." After this declaration of the accredited organ of that large section of the 30-called party of order, which is known as the Fusionist, and which is represented by MM. GUIZOT, BERRYER, MOLE, and DE BROGLIE— after the no less solemn repudiation of himself, and his pretensions by the Ordre, representing the ODILON BARROT and TRI ERS cli que , th e _ U n i on , representing the moderate Legitimatists, and the OpinionePublique,representing the ultra- Legitimatists, M. LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE must be in deed deficient in spirit should he ever again truckle to this " party of order," or seek, or even accept if offered, a reconciliation. The Journal des Debats thus justly appreciates the self-contradiction of the PRESIDENT'S Message it says—" As to its political portion—the only par which we will allude to—it is confined to two essen. tial points—it proposes the repeal, pure and simple, of the law of May 31, and announces the intention of persisting in the policy of order and of resistance to anarchy which the Parliamentary majority has supported during the last three years. From the very first the pretension to conciliate the two articles of this programme appeared to us difficult, adventurous, nay impossible." The Journal des Baal: is right, it is impossible to con- ciliate the two articles of this programme ; and if M. Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE will, even at this late period, do his duty honestly to the Re public, and observe in spirit, and not in letter merely, the oath which he took when inaugurated President, to maintain the Democratic Republic (for it was to that he swore), we see, in this very impossibility, a chance of his yet regaining his lost ground. Let him at once recognise the impossibility, and as Chief of the Republic, chosen by universal suffrage, declare his determination to restore the Republic to its integrity by maintaining, at all hazards, the cause of universal suffrage ; but, in order to secure the support of the Republicans he must not , be content with this, he must at once cast in his lot with the democracy, he mus propose the repeal not only of the Electoral but o: the Educational and the Press Laws, of all anti• democratic laws in fact, and, having done this, and by so doing having convinced the French people of his sincerity, he will be in a position, as the chief, the trusted chief of the Democracy, to call upon the Absolutist Powers to cease their .ntrigues, to disband their armies, and to leave Italy and Germany to manage their ow❑ affairs. In the even of their refusal, the French liberating army might again make the tour of the capitals of Europa, and whether they refused, or whether they gave way, Louis NA- POLEON BONAPARTE would be hailed by the eman cipated nations as the Liberator of Europe. That it is in his power to do all this we doubt not, and if he only act honestly he will do all this. Will he act honestly? The new Law of Evidence Act, which came into operation on Saturday last, has already been resorted to on several occasions of trials at nisi prius at Westminster Hall. Indeed, the absence of the testi mony of one or both of the parties in disputed cases, will henceforward prove the exception, and not the rule. What barrister can ♦enture to argue on pro babilities, or to put for ward a glowing description of supposed " facts," that had no better foundation than his own vivid imagination, when his client might, if he had thought proper, have come forward and given a clear and satisfactory explanation of every doubtful point ? The practical ingenuity of the Learned Gen tleman must, therefore, with few and rare exceptions, be restricted to actions for breach of promise of mar riage, or of cries. con., which have been perhaps judi ciously excluded from the operation of the recent statute. In every other case, any person who can throw any light on the subject under investigation is a competent witness on his own behalf, or he may be subpcenaed by his opponent, and a refusal to attend will be regarded as fatal to his interests, unless the cause of his absence be fully explained and accounted for. Even a wife may (except in criminal cases, or actions of the kind above referred to) be examined for or against her husband. Some degree of doubt had been expressed on that topic, many experienced and able practitioners contending that the well-known rule of law, which made the con- fidence between married persons inviolable, was still in force, and that, although the husband might be called on to give evidence against himself, the wife could not be required to do so. This view of the subject was sustained by a description of the probable dissensions that might arise between those " whom GOD had joined together," in the event of either suffering injury in consequence of the evidence of the other. The verata questio has, however, already received a judicial decision : Mr. Justice ERLB on Tuesday held that "in other than criminal cases the wife was a good witness." This opinion of the Learned Judge is BO much in accordance with common sense, ,that we have no doubt it will be maintained by his judicial brethren. It would indeed be strange if, when the o r d party himself, whether plai n tiff or d e f en d an t, wou ld to come forward, a n d, regar dl ess o f pa cunia 9 consequences, declare the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, as his agent i n the transaction,tha t might, and his wife, who been hcaovgenizaanctteof d every circumst ance ap r p e e . quired elucidation, s h ou ld be prohibited fr om such were the case, the salutaryng on either side. If effects of the Act might be got rid of by persons who contemplated fraud taking care that thei r re present them in every wives should ntemplated negotiation and con tract. It is not always that the law and common sense are in accordance. -vv,„ have no doubt, however, that the ruling of Mr. Justice .E3L2 is as sound in point of law as it is n u _ questionably judicious on the more extended view of the subject. Different versions of the same transaction have already been put forward bydiffarent parties, and th ere i s no doubt that such discrepancies will but too Ire quently arise, even where the opponents may be bath actuated by conscientious motives and anxious to give accurate accounts of all they ku ow. Such thi • ngs cannot possibly be avoided. Men, wher e their own r own interests are at stake, are acouto rued to regard matters through The rule, too, will have the effect, if not of pre venting, at least of greatly diminishing, the number of dishonest claims, as well as of unjust defences. The bill-swindling fraternity will find that their in famous occupation has received " a heavy blow and great discouragement," while those who refuse to satisfy well-founded demands on the ground that the claimant would find it difficult, if not impossible, to prove his case, will begin to think that honesty is, indeed, the best policy. On the whole we are con vinced that the Act will work well, and that when it . _ has received a fair trial and its operation has been tested by experience, it will be pronounced one of the most valuable measures of legal reform that ever re ceived the legislative sanction. Elsewhere will be found a paragraph announcing the celebration of the interesting festivity of the Polish and Hungarian Ball as certain to take place on Thursday next, the 13th instant, under circumstances of the most auspicious character. Assuredly no in ducement whatever can be wanting to attract the sympathies of the public at large to an enterprise of this description, more particularly when it is remem bered that now, more than ever, the merits of the twofold cause here advocated are opened to universal appreciation. Had, however, any additional at traction been required it would certainly be dis coverable upon the present occasion. We allude here not so much to the additional efforts made by the managing committee to secure every accommodation to the public, though they have unquestionably been most energetic and efficacious• Neither do we refer to the supplementary sources of entertainment, though these of themselves would be sufficiently remarkable, as may be seen by refer ence to the arrangements made for retaining in the Guildhall the superb decorations employed forty eight hours previously in the carrying out of the festi vities of Lord Mayor's-day, and to the fact of the interest of the ball being very considerably increased by the concert announced to take place in the Council Chamber at the same time, thanks to the generous assistance afforded by several artistes of distinction. Our allusion is to the promised appear• ance among the company assembled at Guildhall of Lot's KOSSUTH himself, the de jure Governor of Hungary—a personage whom every Liberal in Eng land is just now solicitous to honour as at once the Dictator and Representative of the heroic race of the Hungarians. Under these propitious circumstances, we canno for an instant doubt that the Polish Bill of 1851 wil be the most brilliant a n d success f u l yet achieved through the instrumentality of the Noble Lord the Member for Marylebone. THE FRE.NtH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The journals of the re-actionary party are unani mous in their declarations of hostility against the PRESIDENT and his Message. The Constitutionnel supports him as a matter of course, and M. LAMAR TINE at length enrols himself among his supporters. The Pays thus speaks of the Message : "As to the new policy which the Message proclaimed yesterday, it is ours. We have constantly defended it; we have not ceased a single day to demand the re-establish ment of universal suffrage as a reparation, and the par tial revision of the Constitution as a solution. Because this policy becomes that of the Government, it will not cease to be ours, for it has not ceased to be that of right, of equity, and of necessity; and if we see it so highly supported now-a-days, we are more happy than proud. Oar pride is only the gratitude and confidence of our patrioiism." The Siicle, the organ of the CAVAIGNAC section of the Republicans, also supports the Ministerial measure for the restoration of universal suffrage. It says— " The arguments of the President are the same as those we have been bringing forward for some time. He supports himself on the defects in the law; by shows that it has gone beyond its object, that it was unjust, and contained the germs of civil war, that it brought the powers of the State into disrepute, and that, in fact, it was in flagrant opposition to the text of the Constitu tion as to the Presidential election, a text which requires a certain number of electors which the law of May 31 will never furnish. One thing which we must admit is, that the President of the Republic has had the good sense not to make the re-establishment of universal suf frage subordinate to any condition; he has merely sought to demonstrate to th e ma j or i t y, a d emo nstration, how ever, which but slightly concerns us, that in the re pealing the law of May 31, the difficulties which in the Assembly and the country opposed themselves to the revision of the Constitution would be smoothed down. The majority did not allow itself to give way for so little; it evidently did not expect anything so clear and so posi tive; it immediately rejected the urgency demanded by the Ministry. M. 13erryer had the bad skill to throw himself in the way of a first favourable vote. He unfor tunately found a pretext in the incredible order of the day of General Saint Arnaud. France will judge of the causes of this hostility, which suddenly breaks out be tween the majority and the President of the Republic. She will not allow herself to be led away by all that re action and its adherents may imagine to impede the re establishment of universal suffrage. She will not lose sight of the fact that the tranquillity of men's minds, the security of industry and the certainties of the future de pend on this re-establishment. She will unanimously declare all those to be enemies of th e country w h o by mis chievous considerations of party and of personal interest should oppose the repeal of the law of May 31. There never has been any cause for that law. We defy any one to find a substantial argument for its being main tained." The following is the text of the new electoral Bill resented to the Assembly by the ➢Minister of the Interior : Art. 1. Within thirty days after the promulgation of the present Bill the electoral list will be drawn up by the mayor, aided by two delegates from each !com mune, named by the juge•de-paix, and living in the canton. Art. 2. It shall contain in alphabetical order all Frenchmen of 21 years of age, in possession of their civil and political rights, and inhabiting the commune for six months at least; sueh persons as shall attain their majo rity before the definitive closing of the list; soldiers and sailors on duty inscribed on the electoral lists of the commune, where they shall have satisfied the necessary conditions. rt. 3. Public functionaries, whatever may be the length or brevity of their residence; also clergymen of religions recognised by the State. Members of the Na tional Assembly shall be allowed to vote where the As sembly sits. Art. 4. Are excluded from the list of persons designed in Paragraphs 1,2, 3,5, 6, and 7 of Art. 3 of the law of March, 15, 1849; bankrupts, individuals designated in Paragraph 4 of Art. 3 of the law of March 15, 1849, whatever may be the term of the imprisonment to which they are condemned; persons condemned to imprison ment in virtue of Art. 330 of the penal code; individuals condemned for acts against public morals and decency; individuals condemned to more than three months im prisonment in virtue of Articles 98, 1 00, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106. 107, 0 t a l r o i B e , s 109, 112, other andpublic 113 functionarieso f the law of d March is. ;2;134 5:81: n r Esel.prgotioils porton! condonanod At Two_ parti-coloured spectacles, and to give an erroneous and overstrained interpretation to doubtful expres sions. Whenever this state of facts shall arise, the jury may be a little puzzled, but that will be all the evil. Neither party will have committed perjury, for he will have stated nothing that he did not be lieve to be well founded, and it is possible that the gentlemen who are to pronounce a verdict may be assisted, rather than otherwise, by obtain ing the various impressions created in the minds of two honest men by the same transaction. One or the other will probably be corroborated by circum stances ; but regarding the matter in the most unfa vourable light, the conflicting testimony can scarcely prove more perplexing than the ingenious suggestions and fine-drawn deductions of a clever counsel on ad mitted facts. A greater danger, and that which constitutes the chief, if not the only objection to the system, is, the temptation to perjury, to which dishonest persons are exposed. This is unquestionably an evil, and one of no ordinary magnitude. We cannot, however, hope to arrive at perfection ; we must only strive for the attainment of that which, on the balance of advantages, shows " the greatest good to the greatest number?' On calm and mature consideration, then, we are con vinced that the regulation will tend rather to the diminution than the increase of perjury. An un conscientious and unscrupulous person, anxious to obtain a verdict, per fas aut nefas, and heedless of the means by which his object might be attained, could easily procure others of similar character to bear false witness. Subornation of per jury is as grave an offence as the actual perjury itself. Nay, on the same principle that " the receiver is frequently worse than the thief," it may be more dangerous to society, and merit a more stringent punishment. Besides, it involves the guilt of several distinct individuals—of the man who gives as well as of him who receives the bribe. And yet many persons might be found who, with a strong perver sity of disposition, would not venture to commit the offence directly, of which they would be quite willing to receive the proceeds indirectly—that is to say, when it could be obtained by the crime of a third person. , bonds; persons condemned to more than three months' r imprisonment by the application of Arts. 439, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, and 452 of the penal code; soldiers con demned to the puishment of p u bli c works, or to wear the heavy ball on the leg; individuals condemned to imprisonment by the application of Arts. 38, 41, 43, and 45, of the law of March 21, 1851, concerning the recruitment of the army; and individuals condemned to imprisonment by the application of Art. 1 of the law of March 27, 151. Art. 5. Persons condemned for violence to the public authorities, or for violating the law relating to secret societies or clubs, or that concerning the hawking and sale of books, cannot be inscribed on the electoral list for five years after the expiration of their punishment. Art. 6. Individuals who shall have incurred &condem nation for crimes provided for by Arts. 338 and 339 of the Penal Code, shall be struck out of the electoral list for a period of not less than five, nor more than ten years, the duration to be fixed by the tribunal. Art. 7. Soldiers and sailors in active service will con tinue to be divided into the different sections of each department, and their bulletins collected and sent to the chef lieu. Art. 8. No one shall be proclaimed representative at the first ballot. if he has not received a number of votes equal to one-fourth of the electors inscribed on the elec toral lists of the department. Art. 9. In case of vacancies by resignation or other wise, the electoral college which is to fill it up must be summoned, within a delay of six months from the date Of the notification made by the President of the National Assembly to the Minister of the Interior. Art. 10. For the drawing up the electoral lists, all the regulations provided for by the law of May 15, 1849, are to be observed. The annual revision of the lists will also be regulated by that law. Art. 11. The law of May 15, 1849, will also remain in force for elections in Algeria and the colonies, until the promulgation of the organic laws provided for by the constitution. Art. 12. All the former laws are abrogated, in so far as they are contrary to this law. In consequence of the refusal of the Assembly to vote urgency, this Bill must now be referred to the Council of State. M. DUPIN has been re-elected President of the National Assembly, and MM. BEDEAU, DARU, and BENOIT D'Azy, Vice-Presidents. Another and more numerous meeting of the Par liamentary Club of the Rue des Pyramides took place on Wednesday evening at the residence of M. DART'. The meeting charged its bureau to come to an under standing with the other clubs belonging to the majo rity, i❑ order to decide in a spirit of conciliation on the course of proceeding which it is proper to adopt under the circumstances caused by the vote of yester day, rejecting the urgency demanded by the Govern ment for the new electoral law. Another question which occupied the attention of the meeting was the eventuality of interpellations which might be ad dressed to the Minister of War on the subject of his last circular to the generals of the army. The meet ing thought that at this moment these interpellations would be inopportune and even dangerous, and it expressed a wish that they should not be produced from the tribune. In case they should be brought forward, it decided that it would be advisable to vote against them. — The Five per Cents. opened at the Bourse at 89t. 90c., and closed at 90f. 5c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 55f. 70c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8571. 500.; Rouen, 560 f.; Havre, 2071. 500.; Great Northern, 458 f. 75e.; Avignon, 216 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 422 f. 50c.; Basle, 150 f.; Paris and Strasburgh, 351 f. 250.; Tours and Nantes, 2531.75 c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 10j—Central of France (Orleariv and Vierzon), 16:N —Great Indian Peninsula, 4 —Laxem bourg (Railway), 2% —Northern of France, 14 1 / B —Paris and Rouen, 22—Sambre and Meuse, 23. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 31st ult. have arrived. In virtue of a recent Royal decree, the repesenta fives, of the Basque provinces have been called on to enter into fresh conferences on the question of the Fueros. We find the following in the .Heraldo:— " According to a letter of the 22d from Melilla, the crew of the English brig which was captured by the Moors still remain in their camp. They demand 100 duros (500 f.) ransom for each of them. On the previous day an English war-steamer came in search of the brig. Two armed boats were sent along the coast—the Moors fired on them, and compelled them to return to their ves sel, which afterwards discharged several broadsides. The Moors lost two men, and the English had several wounded in the boats. As Great Britain does not usually leave such things half done, it is probable that she will not long delay taking ample vengeance for this in sult to her flag, and that a sufficient force will soon be sent to make the Arabs feel the consequences of their piratical conduct." MADRID Bome, OCT. 31.—The following are the prices of stocks :—Three per Cents., 36+ , Five per Cents., with current coupon, 16i to i ; Coupons 8k ; Passive Debt, 6 3-16 ; Exchange on London, 50 75. To-morrow being All Saints' Day, will be kept as a holiday at the Bolsa. GE RMAN Y. An official notification, published at Berlin on the Ist, directs the men of the landwehr and the reserve to make known before the 15th the motives they , may have for exemption, in case of the eventual mo bilisation, on which a decision is to be taken before the 9th December. The Vienna Official Gazette of the Ist contains an order for the Court to go into mourning for twelve days for the late Duchess D'ANGOULEME. BELGIUM. • - - OPENING OF THE BELGIAN CHAMBERS. The KING of the BELGIANS on Wednesday opened the Chambers with the usual c eremony . Hi s Me nd their R o y a l Hi g h nesses the Count DE FLANDRIL. accompanied B om ßA p ß an A i N e T d a b Having taken his seat on the Thr one , th e K ING de livered the following speech : "Gentlemen, — ln finding I G h E rD r u was ke D myself, after two years, in the midst of you, I take pleasure in again informing you that the situation of the country continues pros perous and tranquil. This situation, which attests the solidity of its institutions and the excellent spirit of its inhabitants, recommends Belgium to the esteem of other nations. Our relations with foreign powers feel the happy effects of this, and my Government continues to maintain the most friendly relations with them. " Several laws of great interest were voted in the last two sessions. I may mention, amongst the most im portant, the law on provisions, and those which consti tute the National Bank, the service of the cashier of the state, the general retiring pension fund, the societies of mutual assistance; the laws which regulate superior in- 1 struction and enseignement moyen, and, finally, the new legislation which reforms the reyinie of bankruptcies, and the mortgage system. A number of laws were proposed to you in the last session with the double object of re establishing the equilibrium of our finances, and of pro curing the execution of public works, which, an element of security, are specially important to the material pros perity of the country. A partial, and I take pleasure in believing, passing discussion. has not per mitted these measures of an incontestable utility to be adopted. I form ardent wishes that this difficulty may soon be solved in a prudent spirit of moderation, and in conformity with the interest of the country. Present circumstances, gentlemen, render more than ever desirable the harmony .of the powers of the State; and Belgium, which during four years has maintained herself in a peaceable and strong situation, will not have, I hope, to encounter painful embarrass ments in the management of hor affairs. Independently of the new laws which will be presented to them, the Chambers will have to occupy themselves with Bills of which the examination or the vote was suspended in the last session. You will, no doubt, place amongst your first labours the legislation on consular jurisdiction, on forests, the Bills relative to preventive detention, and to forced expropriation; also the reformation of the Penal Code, and the new law on personal taxation, des tined to establish the tax on more equitable bases. The law on public charity will likewise shortly be submitted to your deliberations. " The state of the harvest is satisfactory. It assures to all classes of the population the advantage of abun dant food, and gives to our farmers a more considerable remuneration than in many other countries. Agricul tural industry does not cease to develop and improve itself. All the efforts of the Government tend towards that object. The improvement of cross roads has taken great extension of late years. The advantages which the good state of communications procure to agriculture are better appreciated every day, and the communes second efficaciously the action of the Government and the provinces. The sanitary state of the country is gene rally satisfactory. Under the impulsion of the Govern ment, the local authorities rivalise in zeal to ameliorate the hygienic conditions of the laborious classes. Manu factures and commerce maintain themselves in a pros perous situation. Our exterior commerce, which at tained, in 1849, a degree of development to which it had not before arrived, did not lose its elasticity in 1850, and everything promises us for the current year not less favourable results. " My Government has opened commercial negotiations with different S tates of Europe. A treaty of commerce and navigati on was recently conc l u ded with the Govern ment of the N e th er l an d s. Th e neg otiations with G rea t Britain ha ve b een b roug h t to a c lose; and the one rous and exceptio na l tax , which, during the last twenty-five years w as i mpose d on our fl ag i n the ports of E ng l an d , will cease to weigh on our commerce. " The Universal Exhibition of London has procured to Belgian manufactures a new occasion of displaying their activity and their spirit of progress. To the eulogium on our manufacturers, I am happy to associate that of our artists, whu have worthily supported the reputation of the Belgian school, both at the Exhibition of London and in the general Exhibition which my Government opened for the Bine Arts. " Our civic guard continues to give proof of zeal and patriotic devotedness, and the country may count on it as on its brave army, whose good spirit, instruction, and discipline, I cannot too much praise. The examination of all the questions which concern our military estab lishment have been confided to a commission, whose labours will be subsequently communicated to the Cham bers. Ido not doubt that this impartial examination, followed by Parliamentary debates, will have for result to establish the national institution of the army on strong, stable, and definitive bases. "It is with confidence, Gentlemen, that my Govern ment makes a loyal appeal to your co-operation. In remaining faithfully and firmly united, we shall triumph om the clifueultiea whist the future may Tame to us." Railways, Paid. Aberdeen.. Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Jtmcion Belfast mid County Down Binning., Wolverhamp., and Stoar Valley Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhcl., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. • . Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian • . • • • . Chester and Holyhead .. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth,and Aber leen Junction .. • • Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• .• Do, (181. E. & U.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire .. Da. New quarters .• East & West India Docks and Birm, June. .. East & West York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and S on th- West, Do. do. G. D. &C.steck Great Northern •• Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, 13, 6 per ct. Great southern and Western, Ireland •• Great Western .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • • I Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and) orkshire Do. quarter 31 area .. I Do. fifths .. . .. I Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters Do fifths Do. 101. sh.,(c, London and S.-Westera Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. .. .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire •• •• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. __.... Midland Do. 50/. shares .. Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford .. Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Restrevor Norfolk .. 00. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. North Devon North Staffordshire • . North-Western North & Sth.-West. Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. Shrews. & Birm., Class A Do. Class B Shrews. & Hereford., OW Do., do., New Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • • .. Do. Halves Do. Oswestry Do. New.. .. . Shropshire Union . Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Devon .. South-Eastern .. South Wales.. .. South Yorksh. and River Sheff., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool SWansea & Loughor, Taff Vale .. .. • • •• , Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. •• Cale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. Whitehayen and Furness York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES LEAS: THE SHARE MARKETS. ERITISH RAILWAYS. Nominal Prices, I .&X.S. 9 to 9% -4% 9 -9% 11% - 10% EL 15% —1634 7% 63015, 77 —79 11% - 12 173-18% 23 —2l d. 24( 3 13 —2% bh —6 4 .- 4% 2ii - 3 13% -14 X 49 -51 25 —27 a% —4% 157/ - 16% 4% - Ch ii; --.12,,i 34 —35 81X —Bl% 76 —7s 7 % —B % P 54►% -54% SU —8% d. 64 —5% d. 11% .... 12% 's• —•• X 7 113% -114 14 2 p. 1 % I%p. 82% 83% 9 8 dis. Vi -2% 26 -27 dia.' 48 —48% 24 —26 7% - lEN 5 —43 dia. 17 —l9 14% 13% dls. 3% —27 i 5% — 5% •• —8% din. Vis• P 13;4 14 125( —l3 x.d s 9 6% 7% 6 —6% —4% 5 4 dia. 15 —l6 7% 8 11 12 % % dis. 3% —3% d. 12 -14 18% - 18% __.. - 27 4 3 d. 1 —is • - 60 - 163 •• •• die. 16 —l5 die. • • —•• d. • • _ •e. • • . • • die. 17% —111 M 7% 7 d. 3 % —3% 4., 19! 19% .A.T Leasing Business Railways. Companies. Paid. i Nominal Prices, done vo _ dey. Bir. and Oxford June.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee .. Gt. Western all 28% 29% Do., without a guarantee "De .. .. all 28 —29 lairm., Wel., & Dud.,calls duly paid, or witk a guarantee • • Do 15 8 —lO p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 9 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. kN. W. all 17% —lB Clvdesdale June Caledonian all 44 —46 E. Lin., Guar. 6 oer Cent. •• G. Northern all 32 32% Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1% —2% p Hartlepl Dock Yrk, New., and Railway an d Ber. Hull and Selby Yk. kN. M. all 100 102 De. % Shares Do .. all 50 —5l Do. % Shares Do • • .. all 23 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 99% 100% Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% 12% Do., Pref. .. Do .. ~ all 24 —25 24% Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk • • all 13 —l4 14 De., 6 per cent De .. •• all .. —.• Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.k Dar all •• *. N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. all 54 —66 Do. New .. Do 43 4 —6 p Preston and 5 L. &N. W.l Wyre •• •• I_ &La.& Y. .5 all 42 —44 Do. % Shares ADo 11 p. Bead., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .. all 21 21% Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern all 7 Do. Shep. Ea.. Do .. .. 1%( 2 p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 1811 6 South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9% 3 dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. guy.. Stock.& Dar. all .. —• . Do. do. .. Do .. .. 25 26% —27 Do. do. •• Do • • • • 25 Wilts &Somers, Cit. Western 100 90% 91% 'REIM: Railways. I Paid. Aberdeen Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. l Caledonian 101. • • .. Chester itricl Holyhead .. D and. Per. & Aber. Jane.' East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. • . Eastern Counties Exten., per cent. No. 1 .. Do. No. 2 . • • • Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. .. Do. 101. Doben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. &W. York. June. bths Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p.ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol, Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths Qt. western (Barks and Hants Ea., 5 per Cent.) Lancashire and York shire, F. 401... • . • . Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 par cent., No. 1.. • • Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. Dc. pref., 5 p et. 5k,1851 Do. new guar., 6 per et. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. London &S.-W., new .. blanch., Sheffield, and Line., quer. shrs., No. 1 Do. new, 101. Do., 61. • • • • .. bildlud Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consul. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & (lioness. Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. ~ Do., Preference .• Norfolk Extension .. 00. guar. 5% per cent. North British Ox!. Wor. &W 01. 151.6 p.c Shrews. & Bin, new guar. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Mtn.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, p. et. York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N . of E. Pur. York and North Midland H. and S. Porch. Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) .. Dutch Rhenish .. East Indian .. .. .. Do. do. do. .. Great Indian Peninsula.. _ Ditto ditto .. .. Louvain ala Saralee .. Luxemboura •• .. .. Ditto (Railway) Ditto (Canal) Madrid and Vaientia Maria Antonia •• Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Mense .. 7oturei and Nantes .• Tournay, Jurbise, Lau don, and llama r! Welt FlAilderit Li La all 10 all all 2716 - 8 8d FOREIGN. 17 100 all 6 all all all 100 8 6 8 11 4 47 1 4 ' 100 - 94 100 42% 34 4 2 0 100 IN 47% au 3% 25 9% 17% 19 16 2-3 81181i128. Nominal Priam 6% iji 15 154 1 —4 cl. 14 —1% 4 —36 P %dia. % p 10n-11% 9% - 10% •• -- •• 1!# X as. 18 - 13% 1 - 1U p, .. -- .. p. 130 - 132 • • -.: p .. ..-• •• p •• ..". •• 3% -2% p. 10 -11 11% 12 %- % P flaalasaa doze i to-day. 128 -129 •• •• 15 —l6 4 —4% —4' • 1 1 4 - dig 9% 10 15% 16 10 —l2 15 1 ( - 15% aK - 4 1% —1% dls. 10 -10% 16% —167 i 5 6 !it cll6. 234 —. 3 p. % - % P. • •-• .• 12% -2% 7 —8 x.d 2% —3% x.d sq —6 14 ,-14 A 5 —4% d. 33 —35 22 2234 6 dis. 8 % —B% x.d 2.X 3 10 —5% dia. 134 =3 11% ;.m. I 3 % NIXNES. eaid Nominal Pee Tiasiiieasi° to-day. Australian 4 1% —2% Barossa Range ..... 113 0 3% —3% Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all .. Bolanos Scrip British Iron.. .... 13 5 .. Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.) 24% Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all .. Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 204 -21 Cobre Copier ...... •• 40 33 34% Copiapo ...... • • 14 6% —7% General.. •. • • . all 13% —l4 Mexican& S. American 9 3% —4% Real Del Monte, Unreg. % Do. Black Debentures. • Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 4 —3% Tin Croft •• • • 7 8 United Mexican— ••••• • 28 2 8%, 3 —2 3OINT STOCK EAMES Anstralasia . . British North America., 50 15 —46 Colonial 25 10% 11 1. Commercial of London.. 20 25 -- 26 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 1754 London and Westminster 20 18% 29% 29% National Provincial Eng. 35 .. National of Ireland ...• 22% 17% Oriental Bank Corporat. all 26 —26 Provincial of Ireland— 25 42 —44 Do. New ••• all 15% 16% Union of Australia ...• all 35 36% Do. New ........ •• • . 2% 3 —3% Union of London • • 10 14% 15% Union of Madrid - all NIXSCELMANEOUS. Canada ••• • • • 32% 48 49% Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —2B x.d Penin. & Oriental Steam, all 68 —7O Ditto ditto 10 14% - 15% Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 78 79% We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] MONEY and UOMMERUIAL NEWS. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpo yesterday were r sti mated at 8,000 bales, of which 500 American end 500 Surat were taken for export, and 500 American un speculation. The market closed firmly with good ord and low mid. American and Surat nearly I d. dearer. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 150 Bahia at 51d.; 200 Egyptian, at sd. to Bd.; and 1,500 Surat, at lid. to 30. per lb.—Railway Shares were rather better. The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 365. 2d. per quarter —a decline of 2d. compared with last week's return. There are advices from the Cape of Good Hope, but they are entirely of a political character, and will be found in another column. Trade at the Cape is mi serably " cut up," except in branches connected with the military service The portion of the Message of Louis Napoleon which touches upon financial affairs is favourably con strued; but, after all, those affairs can only be measured relatively. Taken per se they are not what can be wished, nor can any country long continue with an annual deficiency. Considering the revolution, it is undoubtedly extraordinary that the revenue should be so flourishing, and affords another to the many proofs already obtained of the great resources of France as well as of their elasticity. That there should be an ac tual surplus on 1850 is most gratifying, and we tru,t the anticipation for 1851 will be realised, although much must depend on the maintenance of peace and the pro mised reduction of the military force. There are some hints at a loan, to cover former deficiencies, if the As sembly thinks fit, but this would not be raised in the London money market ; nor is there a chance of French railway undertakings being prosecuted with English aid. The financial report of the King of the Belgians in his speech is likewise encouraging, but the differences of opinion that retard the measure for balancing the in come and expenditure is a present drawback. The ex port trade was satisfactory last year, and thus, with good crops, Belgium may be said to be industrially and financially prosperous. The Funds are firm this morning, and Consols have been marked 91 to 981 for Transfer, and 97i- to 98 for Account. The Now Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 98i to 98i, and the Three per Cents. 91 to i. Bank Stock has been steady at 214 to 2141 ' Exchequer-bills have been rather lower, viz., 51s. to 543. premium. Foreign Securities are moderately active. A meeting of Venezuela bondholders is now in progress, to con cert upon Mr. Lord's recent proposals. The prices are 354 to 364. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 20i to 20i-, and the Three per Cents. nominally 38:1 to 394. Portuguese Four per Cents. aro about 334. Mexican are heavy, at 25 to 254. Chilian Six per Cents. are 102, and the Three per Cents. 651. The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up to ;his day, are in round figures as under:— 1851. Great Western..... £17,033 1850. ••• £15,782 42,167 ••• 9,848 ... 10,491 ... 21,763 ... 11,764 •• 4,735 7,848 I•• 7,1 10 ~. 14,624 •• 7,729 14,512 North-Western South-Western 10,208 Brighton Midland 21,813 South-Eastern North Stafford Caledonian 9,257 Great Northern 11,023 Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick The Share Market is buoyant. ONE CLOSING eRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock 3 per Geet, Redueed Annb. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.. tier 3/4 per Cent. Anne ... '.one; Mine. to expire Jan.lB6o 6 15-16 6 15-16 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0004. ..... Ditto under 1,0004. C msols for Account x , xchequer Bills. 15 0 (1. 1,0001. 5001. ... 54 51 p 54 p Smxll. .. ... 54 51 ONE PRICE% OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. — Oanish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per cent. Grenada Bonds, 1 1 i per Cent Maxican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coupe 24% CLO6IN6 PRICES. 9914 Ditto, Account 2515% Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, Scrip Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Account Ditto. 3 per Cent V ,ela A per Cent.... enezuela Bonus,, Ditto, Deferred OOOOO ..•• Dividends on the above payable in London. French 3 per Cent . s6f. 50c. 56f. 50c. Exchange Belgian, 4',4 per Cent. Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild S S I /2 8 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS _DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 6.—Wind this day at noon W., light breeze, and fine clear weather. PORT ELIZABETH, ALGOA BAY, SEPT. 16.—1 t blew a heavy gale at S.E. on the 12th and 13th inst.—The Albina, Port Natal to East London, is on shore, a com plete wreck. The Bengal Merchant, Moulmein to London, has put in to-day leaky, &c. CAPE TOWN, OCT. 1.--The brigantine St. Helena, went on shore and was wrecked at Plettenbergs Bay during the gale of 12th to 14th September. The George Henry Harrison brigantine also went on shore, and has become a wreck. Tho Royal Saxon, from London, in coming in last night ran on shore near Riet Vley, and has three feet water in her hold, and must partly dis charge to be got off. DEAL, Nov. s . —Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Culloden, Madras; Tevende, Brodren, Saquinay. Arrd. from the River, Bude, Melbourne; Blanche, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River and sld. Tuscan, Matanzas. LIVERPOOL, Nov. s.—Wind N.N.W.—bld. Queen Victoria, Ceylon; Matilda, Cape of Good Hope; Hubert Funees, Valparaiso; Elizabeth, Maranham; George Glyn, Para; Champion, Curacoa; Senbora, Porto Rico; Eagle, Hayti; British American, Apalachicola; City of Manchester steamer, Philadelphia; Marco Polo, Mobi l e. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind N.W. to W.—Sld. Javanese steamer, Cape of Good Hope. DARTMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Notion, Labrador. TEIGNMOUTH, Nov. 5. Wind W .N. W.— Arrd. Prowler, Labrador. PLyatuunr, Nov. 5. 1 , -ft Oct. 1, bierra Leone steamer, Cape of Good Hope, - Joshua, Port Oct. 17, and St. Vincent, Oct. 23; Scotia, —Wind N.N.E.—Arrd,,. Bosphorus Philip. SWANSEA, Nov. s—Wind W.N. W.—Arrd, Countess of Yarborough, Adelaide, South Australia. Itga \iH u IT . EHAVEN, Nov. 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Rosanna, An xabQe ti t h i: E W N s a k o e W r C , üb Nov .a BELFAST, Nov. 4. . 4.—Wind N.E.— Off port, Eli- Wind N.W.—Sld. York, New Orleans. liLnost li , k N el o y v t . o 5 receive. T_ h e any Annina injury. CAPE is on shore, but i A s not CAPE OF GOOD HOPE , OC T. I.—T ho schooner Foam has been totally wreck ed at East London duri ng very severe weather; crew saved.FALMOUNov. s.—Wind N.—Sld. Rose, G am bi a. 4.—Sid. Navigator, Pernamb uco . JERSEY, T Nov., t, PILL, Nov. 5.--Wind N.W.—Sid. Levant, Barbadoes; Minerva, Jamaica. BRISTOL, Noy. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Stalpe, Nov s.—Wind N.E.—Ar r d, El D ora d o, New Orleans; Lady of the Mist, Al e xa n d ria , U n i ted On N eg E a. wpowr, States. H Nov. s.—Wind E.N.E.—Ar r d. M eggy, Dal housie. I" INDICTMENTS 1:0E, PBRJURY.—It is not generally known that there is an Act in f orce called Lord Camp bell's Act, under which all Court s can order an ind i ctment for perjury, including the C ourts o f Bankruptcy and In solvency and County Courts. It is important that this provision should be known, now that parties and their wiv es . can be examined civil causes. Some difficulties have been removed from indictments for perjury by the dame Act. Busineu done to-day. 111 N 12 12 8% 2% 14►( % 14 % 34% 34 % 81 % % N 54% 54 ;i % 4% % [ii 113% ! % % 2 5C% 83 83 48 % % % I 3 z.d 1811( 26% 17% I& ------ MARKET NEWS.—(THIS PAY') A , r,.. , —wk, AT... 13-.IZD LEADED/8111'1' t jr“ five:age businiss ii ("wing tple to.cliii ii „i t prices. Beef, from 2s 21 to 39 2d; Blutton, 2i v' ioc i ° 3 s 10 , 1; Veal, 23 RH to 3s 8d; Pork., 2s 4d to 3 ' ' per Bibs by the carcass. HAY ra AEI:LETS. st/ 15i; SIVITHFIELD.--Meadow tia 21 15s to 6- ii 8, Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 41 7s 6d, ) 2. ' ild Straw, ll 154 0 " per load. Trade dull, at late rates. / 18 1 ; C ETWLI3 ^ E,:.LAND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 165 to 3 , 93 Cl -, ver ditto, i i i i to 16 10 ditto, 3/ 53 to 4/ 6s; and Straw. per . ad. Supply tolerably good. and trade dull. , 15 , ; cio HITECHAPEL.—Meadow .11.ty, 21 135 to 36 11 s , vcr ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 73 6d; and Straw, 11 is i° h. ) e per load. Birth Hay and Straw sold slowly, St t he 11--1 quotations. . ... .. _ full SOUTHALL, Nov. il.7E a 5. 71 - 11112121MITS.' with doing_ s as follow:;:—Beef, ;—Beet, from 2s 10d to 39 8d; A' - ` ll g ib , 3 to 4 s; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; Pork, 39 to 3s 6ti Per ' 9 ' to sink the offals. RomF . ORD, Nov - . s.—To dautton, 31 at full prices. Beef, from 3s 8d; 35 to , 0,, 6cl to 336 to 4s 2d; Veal, 25 10d to 3s 61; Pont , -- () otter' per Slbs • Suckling Calves, 18s to 20s; and •-c. Old Store Pigs, 17s to 19s each. ,s,,n 0 01 ; lIAILSHA M, Nov. s.—Prime Beasts and D. , ' , , a s (a atockrnanded a steady sale nt full prices. In other how; .Mutton, very little was doing. Beef, from 33 t 0 ,39 k3l 3 6d• r( 11 ' 3s 4'.1 to 4s 2d; Veal, 2 d 3s to s , 2d to 39 6 1 c par Sibs. whe t trado has ruled god!! ARUNDEL N CHICHESTE I R: I. inactive,_ato 3et late rates are well supported. ne" o 35 6 d Nov. — 5 0 .—Sheep avheasol:o:::::::ffrioeirsiis 3 .3s 10d; Mutton, 33 4d to 4s 2dlr ork, 3 1 per Sibs. f a i t rm an . ad ß v e a e n f, ce fr o , t , ' En qui 3 . ti . ; 2 2 d d p to er 4 S s I;bms, uottthoenr:v3isse4ttilielolr4l.„od; 81b 3 . Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per ---- CORN AVERA GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF B— ihe uetilP,wsle. For the Week ended Oct. 30, 1851, made up fro"' " -- I.,nd °- Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in PIC -406;i per Imperial Quarter. 5 2°' . Ii" I wusax. BARLEY.I I OATS. 1 ST l ' 103 g 6 ,1 PRICE .. I 3Gs 6d I 25s 7d I I7s 5d 24s 10d DUTIES ON FOREIGN COILS. 1 0 1 ,, ° ;t . IS WEIEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. IS Od is Od is Od . llsOd I " WEB 4, o _, 150- QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN Tux.. , 23, Wheat, 100,497; Barley, 63,387 s, 21,74 6 ; 1) 4,160 ; Peas, 2,258 quarters. COrt_slof money 0 n etutoym;eirmtnaah_oresnewn,wdttdaheir rl, il.i Nt;i sni t gt,iboo' entr°..3ll,t tied 6 QUEEN'S BENCH. THIS Day,) CHAMBERLAIN V. RUDDLILFII• .. 00 r 0 should thath. o, M ) uwi r idt . 1 o w i' a H s EATL E Y ( moved BENCH. — (Sittings BC3ollucr();) for a u . .his O P nla h usitsaa cause why the verdict for the defen dant II °lid tri i , l ,t, le .. l.° not be set aside and a new trial had, on t" at O le against evidence. The case wto tio n 1 0r , nuisance to Hereford, and it was an a n "doiec i 111 a his plea.ee nthe ,ti rt, appearedxt (i)sttehnecse that th w thehpicahrdantdtheee,nddssfnetn dvisttnst p oos is. e v s i e d of afield i, the tOW I3 ditch bury, through which there passed an o ff ensi lied 13 that collected the sewage of the town and cl ;ic el lbo 04 i in a couple of catch pits; and that the P leipt"-' dlc bi° copied a house on the Parade, finding that the bboiir; li se pits ds otwuoge sufferr h e t t injuriouslaiansy. have them ti t nh o ge t m h o e ffi. healt h filed up; u p sort,; o ua t tn h id a tt et : e ce ; ll e: F f i e sr o oe : 6 8 : 3 : 0 ; nuisance, “r-hood,ecftrilon w: stench from the ditch 13::cPes,1°:t_it'lliebis:atnat ilelelcltlPylie/ °ll i ttrbh : feet' for tbeta,lio the s m b a r m a y u . gh t to recover damages S' , .veral witnesses were called at the trial to efi _ n oae rtb lditwvitseihtnnrogimewta.udsecinlatroeiedrtahl,illvitities R I ti ot e ,h e' s doo p dvit i t i he t e h rr , t tw h h o eit e nw m esh i: e i l : e n , t chemist, who had teste d 3 PI Of til l tcta water, pronounced an opinion that lad °el' surface bubbles was sufficient to diffuse a 0 0 wI a t c o h r w e a t u s r i n n e d li o t w h e a i y r v e e et r u h d e -sP e i 1. t c o r vl t n et e' at h ch ot t°s'3 ditch thutaoreni jetltbeuhd ,hgrseobttr a ilueeL n eega d e,nixaacdt t sFa h ntslt e haeeionie: c nen a ecoff t d e noe h :ubitycs p .t3t i eeh t n s ie,ts ‘v vefiirenewd comforta no n t nuisance, n t c b e e , h 0 t 13 t ff o r de ' P l t irj $ cOt °l ,,; F ho p o reciate the value of his property; vilue"' c o a avid c o r n e ci L l a_ o iet r . d CA t l o lP rn h e E y LL • def ence was an at A IVldge (Eri o t n both .„ v ope ril of t E jo r n le e w o a u s a jury l to decide which party wail 13)() Roce wb , l ice It was a question of conflicting C l'i p • ifu s ,"s. the Court could not interfere with, and. as t his 41 )11c not not dissatisfied ._ withßu granted.—Bolo the r 0 f fi n n s d ec ii i g tic t cord ingil. COMMON PLEAS.--(T IT Guildhall, -------- 19 1t') thief This action was tried Lord 'I P before the i.e, v 10° verdict was found or 10 1404 to Mr. CROWDER now applied for a ne w dot a 00 tria l, °l' a 08 aside the verdict and enter it for the de fer) old o f 0 FRIAR AND OTHERS V. tus,.‘ Tosoo,s/, round of misdirection by the Learned Ju d g e odon °, 13 ,19 verdict being against evidence. It was an 0 0'0 itt p ahno r et o oe si pbaad i ta s yee s dfa o .eg r tnr y ode aet r ni i nal o et etmen fraudulently ri o wna c ui tt l dhh i a o ltte / h . anent Ipd T yi ao lt it e nh t p ei rif t a ai i :jot : a : io tts w b.fe c oorodi ci ci s e , e ij : it ib i l e i r ose : indebted _. Dorchester, and it appeared that tbe de' To P e a in substance set out that the defendant h a C redi t° o cured went bvvli.a composition of 3s. in thief eroac.nge• then 4 it alleged a fraudulent p r or s to oatpy otnhetmhetthreiarle,mthaaith'dtekriel.ofs'their debt , the 6tilla ft turil ; ti t i tio th e e rom pl i a s i s n o t r . v ff no - tbe:niuwatan.h°telle:bpre.ei-isleicig:e: was advanced p n r a i g: a td te th ea e p :a c n it k y at Do P r e c r h s :ster ri and who stA5-hial t° fibil by - a ---- e - ci fib i '° ,. !t i f c i ff: vanes tthh.a.steonet:fthepartners had ricl ueeteu ient i l ii:l bitt auee it, but to make it appear as if he bac i , o ded I eosbe ru le , ~ . l e d to 0 0 tie CHIEF JUSTICE circumstances,saic htheewreasc:Viti t . real; rev Thevweorudli(ciq grant a rule for a new trial, or to e 01. according to the rights of the case.—Rule sisal -----, ri A. li.) cheque which n Baron E me.ethseerdsEQUEß.--(TiliS V`" of misdirection by -.—--------------- AND OTHERS V. NAI° III is tbI S gr , 005.• efis°' Sir F. THESIGER applied for It new trial. fudge, be o on te wrou .11, who tried the casethaet ter ic 6/. estate, and , i WestrOs '%59 a verdict was for OO The acti found for the plaint ) 5. o and Co., on was i 13 n g o t to t oi' ebatarb:,Cl.obede°sll:e outs 7 b e o rel brought against tiessr 01 1 ti. cl, beatnhokauteitrss:loccutogovtrtcover the copelf Pilligi The i c c r h o it ss ewdusbaylltehgeemd intheythadeo r i sd ra si o Pi rriys i t e i ttio s p e : s:o l cheque was drawn by the plaintiffs as the facts which they beakers, cheque so draw . n A great number of vi l ',_ Goes, ,D, called at the trial to . prove the custom in 51,1 01 ` log" at lo are already familiar eceo to our readers, it is O n- X:rilaCnAl4 y were then detailed at gre gal repeat them. The COURT '"" - granted a rule to show cause" jot.) SHERIFFS' COURT.-011IS 9 (Before Mr. Under. Sheriff' nonoLIEL . j° CO ~ I , ) 00 To-daY was appointed for the firstsittiug of r'" t doe since thc v a se hot; for . . acation, but there was only one ca s pi Hearin- and the jury : d for time 6, . -.e after being detaine were discharged - . ja i--:--.'-:---°'--r"'°"'""■' r ai ,- , e ll • - - --- moll jos- We believe there is no truth in the ru j ba , d ° .o in the Paris papers, of the intention of Lor 0 1 to visit Paris. Oil r i 4 .,,iDer ~ a pe' LIVERPOOL, IVEDNESPAY.-- Tile 5 6- " : _ wit.' Manchester sailed this morning for PhiladelPh'3' rol passengers and a fair cargo. A g 1 a . r , .„.,. 5 .-- bole ' THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN KAP' • ,be ,1101 a ; i ,013- ; of 18 wires starts from the telegraph tower de Is r oe the Minister of the Interior, follows the suet t be 1 3$ 0 11 goes along the esplanade of the Invalides as fa r , ba r P ll roll of the Quai d'Orsay, and, following the line e; 0 theg t o fit goes as far as the Pont d'lena. At that bridg e pal g g , tli s divides into two parts, the one going to th e ~C : 5 far 'O O the BarriZ;re de la Gillette, which i; follow s ~ r e de , r osP. terminus of the Chartres Railway at the 1 3011- f 0 0 'AO and the Orleans terminus. The other part eto the cipeff crosses the Pont d'ldna, ascends the Trocadernos 1.1fy0 136 wall of the Right Bank at the Barrii,,re des .13° o' l 19 ° and thence to the Rouen, Northern, Strasbourtich creolf Railways. As to the new electric telegraPh W l,De d°n er ° the Channel to form a communication between wrapPoei'd then doW i r m tia 0 0°' Parts, the wires are placed underground in 5 TbeYote r , bt g ho U eu t l i ße a vaa p gr e td r i C sn i l ot a ioi, and tileß fo la ll r o r i i v er t e h d e following eofi,Ethtoei ie, d i e t i & n i l r e a;', rt: ti , bto ogi Elysees to the Rood Point, then by the Alee invalid-e g ,', o Ir river, which it crosses under the Pont des of the t o i f gutty metres u P n e d r e c r h g a ro is un o d n o ly n a l' following the Qoai d'Orsay, reaches the DliaistrY.ti Wr s letr tenor by the Rue de Grenelle. The wire wi th 4() to q r etidi laid down as far as the Barri6re du Route, ff ie that it will be completed in about a week. ~,, ii i cl $ bed d ed of a sa b i o ld u . t fir at o u t h l d ' asit b i e s en e ;pect ej steamer Times, DEATH ON BOARD A DUBLIN STEA3I—,,4II I 'M POOL, WEDNESDAY.—The coroner for the h ° , r o „hieg,„Vi' jury were engaged yesterday in an inquirf % no el 0. ,,,0rt , death of a child on board the' oublin and biv ejr d this Arecl‘ Dublin a ri $ " on the passage between wi o be on Thursday last. The mother stated that siS tit ibe er II 1 passenger, of whom there were a great neanY , w bat , s!, fel was full of cattle, and that there was no Plec, e ,be rain 00 shelter the passengers. The wind blew hare' , ,` et fron l oct , sea and the rain. Her child got very heavily, and all on deck were saturated with V',, f r orti V il l 50 t1 Cal e ber c i o o exposure, and she asked one of the enginerner, _t_ . ° o 5 13 6 ,. oto • the infant to the fire, but she was refused, becau!.. Stif e es not satisfy the man's demand for a sixpel?';',,,ith t P Der therefore compelled to remain on deck achegh_ r t , ope d O a itt continually washing over the vessel. w i r arricof it infant in her cloak as well as she could, and 0 , 0 or % It the Trafalgar Dock begged one of the crew, ' 4 dew • Vie child. The man took it to the fire, but foullo ro at.,..y it preseer o s beit'Sir had been, in fact, smothered on its mothers ,inept tt, , _', at jury, in returning their verdict, made a was a most abominable thing that there Wes ' so bo 1 10 ill these boats ter passengers, particularly tor thos . a. li f e i ~01 a fants and children, and that the loss of the c hild o Doc v a great measure owing to the want of a place vn` A, v ev' have taken her child to warm her. 11 eon Of ji f ilie THE GREAT EXIIIDITION.--A ooec I,bitiea..°biaLat weights and measures now in the Great Exi ii r j,, eaw eo te Works of Industry of All Nations in nydel?S.,,o pre:, Der by M. Parent, French department, having 5 1L ii ` e ,. 3 , _ l OO to . to the Society of Arts, the Lords Cornits t u d i r ec! l , ° , f9_ Majesty's Treasury have issued the neces 1 7,,,, 001 tv ot th: Tord a t the building for that purm se. the proper authorities for their free deliri-er,ye direc.very , , ..,,,,a to Ae li , i i Treasury have also desired Sir C. Ireva-v_,_, f r ee ‘, „f ,0 , , , , ,. proper authorities to give instructions for ,117ridotry,,",s0 ,_ front the Great Exhibition of the IVorks ,01,,lootrlo'r ill; Nations in Hyde-park of several In?,a_ el ' An jotf-c, o lea ci° comparative anatomy, purchased from ~0 o f SE. __. use of the medica l class of the United Collet, tor' Dire° d and St. Leonard, St. Andrew's. a f ao Court - -- r ..- ••p • INDIA- nousE.--Yesterday a twin i ~,,,,tat was held at the East India-house, when CaP, of . t he sr J. Leeke, R.N., waG appointed ,saperiateaden' navy. 51 .p 14 1 ,!, 247 , 4 251/8 33% 33% 112 102 3 dis 204 3) 36 1214 EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1851. 8 % •., 7~ .~ Pi It,