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President' ould havo The plea' e compen amed it ati e treasure r brighten If pure refl.. ion's'he 1 09 ual td left hirn esit le had no nany ecc s : umstaneem th the gift ome silver ft the eon" ltary 1115 % v sdischarir PrSld° nt► a of lifr alth of 0 0 col lie t'l e l pensioneo lion. 14i : 3 incere vil 3 er whi ch I (ter wh icli i d duly br i' TIE n favow7 by 011 2:4 ,er out 12. """ tire-place, seized the poker, and again got hold of his collar, and holding the poker over his head, cried out, "I'll split your skull, and knock your trains out., if you do not. go." Witness called out "Murder:" till a dozen persons rushed in from the adjacent offices. A policeman came, but he r, ftised to take charge of the defendant. Mr. Huson, the defendant's solicitor, said by the com plainant's own showing nothing would have happened to him if lie had quitted the room, as he ought to have done, upon being so peremptorily required to do so. The LORD MAYOR elect said of course no violence would have been used if he had left the place voluntarily; but his staying would not justify the extreme violence the secretary had resorted to. Mr. Huson observed that when Mr. Lewis refused to leave, Mr. Rathbone attempted to put him out, Mr. Lewis's clerk attacked him, and he was obliged to seize the poker to defend himself. Mr. Horn- said Mr. Lewis's statement was otherwise, and his clerk could confirm it. Mr. Rathbone begged to explain one point. The cheque was altered before Mr. Edmund Peel affixed his signature. On the board-day witness exhibited the account and prepared the cheque; but in consequence of the Chairman seeing in a newspaper then on the table, something about advertising agents' bills, he suggested the alteration of the cheque, that 3001. should be paid on account, and the account subjected to a strict inquirv. The Loi:n MAYOR elect said he should send this case to the sessions, but the parties would be at liberty to settle their differences together in the interim. He bound Mr. Rathbone to appear at the next London sessions. Edward Blake, one of the express boys employed by The Sun newspaper to deliver newspapers in the City, was charged with seriously injuring John Langton, aged 15, the son of Mr. Langton, a butcher, in Eastcheap. Mr. Neil Drummoi,d, of the Adelaide, a gentleman con nected with the Great Leeds Railway, stated that he was in Newgate-street, about six o'clock the previous evening, and saw the defendant ride off on horseback at a furious pace to the Post-office. He nearly rode ever a gentleman at the crossing, and fifty yards further on he knocked down the lad Langton. The fattier of the lad said he was labouring under symp toms of concussion of the brain, and was considered to be doing w. 41, but not out of danger. The defendant said he was much pressed for time. The lad crossed out just before hint from behind a cart, and therefore neither of them saw the other in time to prevent the accident. He was very sorry for it. The LORD MAYOR elect observed, that however he might be pressed for time, he must not endanger the public. He remanded him till Monday, in the hope that by that time I Langton would be out of danger. BOW-STREET. Excess OF LOYALTY.—Archibald Campbell, a naval officer on half-pay, having only one arm, was brought before Mr. Twyford, charged with being drunk and disorderly in front of Buckingham Palace, and throwing his cap, which was trimmed with a gold band, at her Majesty's state .pages as they were alighting from the carriage. Inspector Howit, A division, who does duty at the Palace, stated that about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, shortly after the Queen returned from Lincoln's Inn, he observed the prisoner, who was acting in a very boisterous manner, and:surrounded by a crowd, make an attempt to enter the southern gate, but was prevented, and taking off his cap he threw it at the window of one of the carriages which had just driven up. Mr. Twyronn inquired if it was done for the purpose of insulting any of the attendants, or as an exhibition of exul tation? The Inspector replied that the prisoner was drunk, and took deliberate aim at the persons in the carriage. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that, according to the account given by the officer, he had intended to have committed an offence, which was not the case ; but lie was induced to act in the manner described to show his lave for her Majesty at the impulse of the moment. Inspector Russell, A division, said that the prisoner had been repeatedly in custody for drunken and disorderly con duct ; and, notwithstanding his being disabled, there was great ditficuity to manage him at the station house. Mr. TWYFORD said that it was a most disorderly mode of exhibiting what the prisoner termed a love for the Queen, and ordered him to pay a fine of 205., or go to prison for seven days. the place from whence we had ,00 ercd on these shoals, and declared it a wonder how we had got through this dam.;er - without harm. , S Feral coasting boats put cif to - in , . and :11 asked what we wanted there. At times we only ha, - ; twcn ty-one feet water, and our vessel drew sixteen tr , seventeen feet ; it was a trying time, and 1:11 acrree in saying it was a most providential de. ive, falCe. At twelve A.m. Ceptain 1-Ic,.l:en came below, and intorme, us that Le ceold not undertake to convey the passengers to New York unless he put into some port for a supply if coals, tu:d he had consulted with the pilot, who had recommended Holme's Hole as a place whe:e many coal vessels put in, taking coals to Boston. We had only sixteen hours' coal on hoard (and that must be at half speed), whereas at that rate we could not make New York under two days; if we were to go at full speed, we should burn them up in a few hours. For Holme's Hole the ship was steered, and we anchored here at four P.m. Captain llosken went ashore, and succeeded in purchasing a cargo, which we are now taking in about three miles from the village. My opinion of the Great Britain is that a finer mmotdreilggneedve prrwop-as built, and her engines are good; but she is C apta i n Hosken " l B 3 l, - , y and it is the fault of the directors, for s he has protested against it from the commencement. It must also be accounted for why we were cent to sea with only sixteen days' coal on board, and those notsixteen days we dui not work always full speed; in fact, I do believe that when the Great Britain left Liverpool, we had more than fifteen days' coal on board, provided they had been burned in quantity to keep the steam at full. Our screw has been altered again. I sould only wish that those scientific men who try these experiments were to be compelled to trust themselves to them. How we got amongst the -Nantucket shoals, Captain Hosken should answer." NTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. LD R ro bbery upon Ja mes 3fonk, 16 , an d William CO D U ay T. , 12, were indicted for a William James Cox, and st ea li ng a pen k n i fe, value ai xPence, his property. • The prisoner Moak pleaded Guilty. it From the evidence of the prosecutor, a lad about lb years old, appeared that he was walking with another boy at Highgate, looking for blackberries, when several idle boys, among whom were the prisoners, accosted them, and in an impudent manner demanded their money, an d when they found that they had none, they took away the knite—a suggestion, which was not however carried out, having been previously made to take their jackets and boots as well. The jury found the prisoner Day Guilty, and Monk was sen tenced to a month's imprisonment and hard labour, and Day to fourteen days of the same punishment. Richard Hodnatt, 40, and Solomon Lyons, 32, were indicted for a robbery, with violence, upon William Dolby. Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Huddlestone defended the prisoners. From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that, on the night of the 13th October, he and a friend were returning home from the Surrey Theatre about twelve o'clock at night, and they went into a public-houso near Blackfriars.bridge to have some refreshment, and the prisoners and some other persons were stand ing at the bar at the time. They had only been in the house a very short period, when, without any provocation or a word beiag laid, the prisoner Lyons struck the prosecutor a violent blow on the face, and at the same moment the other prisoner snatched )4 5 watch violently from his pocket, and broke the chain and ran oft with it. The other prisoner also ran away, but they were pur. sued and taken into custody shortly afterwards. The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and Hodnatt was proved to have been before convicted of a similar offence and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. twe nty years, Mr. Ju st i ce Coxritioas sentenced Hodnatt to be t ransporte d f or and Lyons for fifteen years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) • -D OUSE. hire. Clarke MANSION the wife of a housekeeper in Peahen-court, was aummonded before the Lord Mayor for having used language calculated to lead to a breach of the peace. I'ronl the stateme n t o f a h ouse k eeper, named Wakefield, who resides next door to the defendant's house, it appeared coenaducted lady, and that Mrs. Clarke, who was, when sober, an exceedingly well- Ir at tne so completely, particularly delicate in her language, transformed by a few glasses of gin, of even the coarsest men were put to flight by " the valour pfether tongue." It was usual with her to get drunk two, if .• three, days in the week, and during the whole time the taa_eighbours were Obliged to undergo the infliction of her übttuse, which was not at all the more agreeable for being utter, which in a thick Cork brogue, that gave peculiar expression to the naughty words arising from her excitement. When Tepostulated with, she uniformly referred the individual who re ssed her to certain parts of her person wholly incapable belic, tbing gi l' i ng any information, and lehe said the Lord Mayor anY "' a pply to the same aut h or i ty i f h e w i shed to know about her. T he Loup MAYoa—Well, Mrs. Clarke, thi s i s a very b a d account that I hear of you. behavedmplainant—l do assure you, my Lord, that a better Woman is not alive, until she gets her whack of Her husband, too, is a nice respectable man as ever and so is her children, clean, and decent, and quiet. too. Mrs. Clarke —On, then, God knows lam all that myself, But you see, my Lord, this Mr. Wakefield is offinded brings I sometimes laugh when I see his daughter, that he p to shaving, at work with the great fellows' beards. the The co mplainant—Your Lordship, she swears that she is o nly married woman in the whole court, and she calls all But proper women there by the names they most of all dislike. its all the consequence of the lush she takes. Mrs. Clarke —I don't deny that I take a little drop now and then, please your Lordship, but the thruth is, I'd be More respectable if I'd take more. The LORD MAYOR—What, more drink? Mrs. Clarke—Yeq, your Lordship, I'd be quieter.—(A l angh.) But, faith, all this comes of 11Ir. Wakefield's daughter having the men. Sure nobody ever before saw a girl lather ing a fellow with a beard as black as the d—l, and then taking him by the nose and going over his face with a razor. Its because I can't stand that that he appears against me. The LORD MAYOR—The least I can fine you for such dis -ISi conduct is ten shillings, or seven d ays ' i mpr i sonment. rs. Clarke --Oh, faith, I'll pay the money. Jane Bailey, a married woman, who resides in the same neighbourhood charged Mrs. Clarke with having compli- I netred her to the full as much as she had complimented the complainant in the former case. • Here several persons implored the Lord Mayor to endea vour to cure the poor woman of the evil of drunkenness. If his Lordship would only administer a remedy for that abo - Mination, he would have a blessing for it, for she was a worthy woman. Mrs. Clarke—Please you my Lord, won't you hear my witness? The LORD MAYOR—By all means. Mrs. Clarke—Come forward, Paddy. Witness-40 faith, then, here I am. The LORD MAYOR—NOW, witness, did you see Mrs. Clarke Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? Witness—Sure enough I did. The LORD MAYOR—In what condition was she? Witness —Oh, upon my word she was quite comfortable. The LORD MAToa—Upon your oath, was she sober on any of those days? hh "it neSS—.WßY then, upon my conscience, I don't believe w as• —(Laughter 11 Witn ess—Pie - we y o ur Lordship its the only fault she has . O. the world. Oh then, good luck to you, and take it into wnsideratio Th t oo n• Au MAYOR—I am taking it into consideration. I ao r i „ r t 3• to see a female who is, when sober, well•behaved of chV'elrceptionable in her conduct, descend to the b ru t a l i ty "freo - e _ A n L noess. I shall not fine you money for the second bill e I shall try what the whole s ome discipline of a prison sentence you to imprisonment for seven days. one ~`;'.lrarke—Perhaps you will let a fine do.. pay a f r ,'"rd, if you like. Put on another tan shillings. good :,;;,_7 l tr , MAYOR —No, I calculate that you will have a rais e jmntUnity of tasting the comfort of sobriety. I pro- You 4 11 ht. you shall come out perfectly sober, and I hope Th e derive a lasting advantage fiom your visit to prison. I,Prgener was then committed for seven days. hAvin'P Barrett, a journeyman tailor, was charged with the p r g or , n ul egally pawned the mate rials , for several garments, With h rtY of blorris Moses, of No. 87, Tower-hill, and also et•phci• ly l og illegally pawned s i m il a r m a t er i a l s , th e p ro p er ty side r ,T h ' ie. `° 3 es, of Aldgate. Th e va l ue o f th e goo d s was con both was clearly proved that he had pawned the articles in TA: 4 r to MAYoR, in conjunction with Sir JoHN PIRIE, sat gr: r ,' ll , 4 " l eate, and atked the prisoner what he had to say? ,gr`Asoner pleaded misfortu,,e, and said that if time was ed to him he would work out the whole of the expense. se wi e 14111 3 MAYOR said, that as the prisoner had carried on of ii.lolesale a trade in dishonesty, an example must be made for : I T , and adjudged him to imprisonment for three months Lo onm e first offence, and on the expiration of the three har ( in to an additional imprisonment of three months, with 'aoour under the statutes 22d George 11., c. 27, and 17th No C. 56. j RAILWAY PROJECTORS.—Simon Rendell," No. 11, Cle ' meat's Inn, solicitor, and Lennox Horne, 78, Wrimpole street, Cavendish .square, the registered proprietors of the important Economic Railway Traction by the Leviathan Air engine, intended to be adopted by the Shrewsbury, Chester, and Crewe Junction Railway Company, were summoned to answer a complaint preferred against them by Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P , " for that they on the 27th of October did make a certain false pretence, knowing the same to be false, in an advertisement printed and published in a cir cular purporting to be a prospectus of the important Eco nomic Railway Traction by the Leviathan Air-engine in tended to be adopted by the Shrewsbury, Chester, and Crewe Junction Railway Company for completing a direct commu nication between Bristol and Liverpool, which said pretence was as follows :—That the said Chas. Barry Bald win, Esq., M.P., wag, by the name and description of C. B. Baldwin, Esq., M.P., of Parliament-street, one of the Provi sional Committee of the said Company." The complainant, after remaining a short time on the bench, left the Court. A Solicitor's Clerk, who appeared for Mr. Rendell, ap plied to have the case postponed to a future day, as the de fendant was at present at Chester on railway business. The Solicitor who attended to prefer the charge said he had no objection to an adjournment on such grounds, and the parties left the Court. during the examination, said that however blameable his son and young man might have been in not putting the proper address upon the tickets, more blame was attributable to Mrs. Shaw in not ap prising him (Mr. Turner), when she had formerly taken a quan. tity of property out of pawn at his shop, that her servant had robbed her. Mr. Parry observed that he would forbear at present making any remarks upon the negligent manner in which a ♦ast quantity of valuab!e property had been taken In pledge, but should content himself by applying to the Magistrate to order the whole of the property produced into the custody and care of the constable en gaged in the case. This the MAGISTRATE ordered, and again remanded the pri soners. THAMES. William Whiteman, a remarkable looking man, who is blind of the right eye, which was covered with a black patch, was finally examined, charged with obtaining eleven wheelbarrows, value 16s. 6d. each, under false pretences, from Samuel Mills, a wheel wright, residing at No. 10, Batt-street, St. George's-in-the-East. Since the prisoner's last examination two other oases had been esta blished against the prisoner, who, it would seam, had been prac. tising the fraud to a considerable extent. Mills, who appeared to be a hard.working poor man, said the prisoner came to him on Monday week, and representing himself to be foreman to Mr. Brunel, who, he said, had the formation of the railroad from Putney to Richmond, engaged him to make seve ral downs of wheelbarrows. The poor man, delighted at so good a jab, set two additional hands to work, and eleven barrows were delivered at various times. A bill of parcels was made out in the prisoner's name, and he promised to pay within a given time, but• when the period arrived he never made his appearance. On one occasion when the prisoner called he said he was paymaster for all things of that sort on the line, and that he had then 3001. in his pocket, which he was going to pay away. In fact, his manner was so plausible, and he talked se off-handedly, that the prosecutor never entertained a doubt of him until be broke his engagement. The'poor fellow then went to Putney, where he ascertained that no such person as the prisoner was known upon the line. He endea voured to sell the barrows which were on his hands, but was in formed that the company made all their own, so that he was out of pocket the price of the eleven, of which the prisoner had defrauded bin, and had several others on hand, of which he could not make We. Thomas Gunn, a wheelwright, residing at Russell-street, Ber mondsey, stated that the prisoner called on him on the 7th inst., and ordered a dozen wheelbarrows for the Richmond Railway, of which he said Mr. Brunel was the engineer, and Mr. Maude the contractor, and engaged to pay for them on the 14th. He got sic barrows, for which he ordered a bill to be made out on Mr. Maude, and after that witness never saw him until he was in custody. James Bennett, another wheelwright, residing in the Wands worth-road, said that about five weeks since the prisoner came to him and ordered two dozen of " nave " (railroad) barrows, direct ing that six should be at once made up as samples. He said they were for Mr. Maude, the contractor for the railroad from Wands worth to Richmond, and the price agreed on was lbs. each. In a few days two were delivered to the prisoner, who signed a receipt for them as fur Mr, Maude. Witness desired him when he wanted more to bring an order from Mr. Maude, and on the ad of October he brought what purported to be an order, when he not only received four more, but witness paid Is. 6d. for a cart to take them into the road. He promised to pay the bill on the following Friday, but witness did not see him again until he was in the hands of the police. John Munday, superintendent of the Richmond line, stated that Mr. Kiiill was the contractor, mid Mr. Locke the engineer. The prisoner was not employed or known there, and they made their own barrows. cock, tar distillers, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as regards J. Wilcock)— J. R. Cousins and J. King, farmers, Dork ing —T. Beswick and W. Shoebottom, coach proprietors, Bolton—H. and C. S. Parker, wine merchants, Hull—C. M. Jopling and S. E. Bilbrough, slate agents, Liverpool —L'. Wackrill and J. Gath, brewers, Tiverton—W. Colley and R. Dyer, common brewers, Boston—W. Colley, G. Hill, and R. Dyer, wine merchants, Boston—T. Bell and R. 'Watson, naphtha manufacturers, Ferryhill, Durham—J. Squire and B. W. Wells ' floor-cloth manufacture rs , I v indmill-lane, Cam berwell—L. Laidmar and . E. Cox, law stationers, Chancery lane—R. Morce and J. Clayton, mordant manufacturers, Chorley, Lancashire—T. 'Weir and C. Glascodine, provision merchants, Llanelly, Carmarthenshiro—T. Thorne, sen., and T. Thorne, jun., plasterers, Hastings—J. Moselv, L. Woolf, and A. Isaacs, watchmakers, Bury-street, St. Mary Axe—. R. Gardam and J. B. Hill, house joiners, Hull—H. and W. Carr, shipbuilders, Hylton, Durham—E. Nixon and R. Fen ton, earthenware manufacturers, Newbold Astbury, Cheshire —C. Burdon and W. Wilk s , coal factors, High-street, ' Wap ping—J. Warburton and B. P. Mitchell, coach proprietors, Liverpool—R. Clough and C. Edmondson, worsted manufac turers, Addingham, Yorkshire—J. Hall and T. M a pp, ma l t . eters, Bridgnorth—T. Moore, G. Moore, and R. Moore, card makers, Godley-bridge, Yorkshire—L. Parry, A. Parry, and S. W. Peake, milliners, Shrewsbury (so far as regards S. W. Peake)—E. Evans, J. Evans, and J. Roberts, woollendrapers, Toxteth-park, Lancashire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Fraser, coach builder, Inverness, Nov. 4 and 28, at twelve, at the Chambers of Mr. Macandrew, Inverness. Robert Taylor, manufacturing chemist, Glasgow, Nov. 4 and 28, at twelve, at the Chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow. GUILDHALL. an •• • 141 % John Edward Rathbone, the secretary of the Leicester d T ra 44 riworth Junction Railway, attended before Mr. Alder- P l aihrta. Bo o, the Lord Mayor Elect, to answer the coin tb Air. Lewis, of the tirm of Lewis and Lowe, adver -an,,.. re sr „Z.lgents, for assaulting him on applying to the defendant i; '4 l g the settlement of the account.. len t - V ia rrY, the barrister, detailed the circumstances at some ch a g i . , and described the assault as one of a rather serious Lewis, of Castle-court, Cornbill, reposed that he had ve rt y"'"nt against the above-mentioned Company for ad peitties!nents. Published in various newspapers. After re- re eei u,aPplications for payment, he on Wednesdaylast hisZ e i u a cheque drawn for 406/. Os. 6d., the full amount of but ", signed by Edmund Peel and two of the directors, da altered to the sum of 3001. Witness inquired about the b O t ac at the banking-house, and finding it would not be Initials °a a ccount of th e a lt era ti on , no t b e i ng ver ifi e d by th e wi it of the th ree gentlemen who had signed the cheque, Col w aited w aited upon the secretary at the offices, in iiiiaan-street. Witness was accompanied by his clerk, f erid t l _laY were shown into the secretary's private room. D e „. ant Bald, "Well, you have got your cheque." Witness , the Yes t b u t it is of no use. The Committee drew it for bank l 41110 11 W, but you h a ve alte re d it t o 3001., an d your 4ts w i ll not pay it." Defendant replied, "They will he way you, of course, because it is crossed." Witness said the itware of th a t, an d h a d i nqu i re d if it wou ld ., be paid iaaltcame thro ug h hi s b an k er. I t was re f use d b ecause er ation was n o t recogn i se d by t h e th ree d rawers . Th e to'eadant called a clerk, and dispatched him to the bankers 4 .. 8 / that the cheque was all right, and that he had altered vas Witness remained to hear the result, and said if payment giv e t h e f a sed, he hoped it would not be inconvenient to net ml another cheque. Defendant replied that could ti t l ice done for six weeks. Mr. Peel was now and pok e i alris had gone to Italy. At this moment a head r , d in at the Board-room door announced to the ta -r . a 'arY that Mr. Villiers, the Deputy Chairman, wished lik e t e ak With him. Witness observed that he should h e ''" sPealt with the Deputy Chairman about the cheque ; bet e w ,,T lll : l be a proper person to see upon his business. pi • "alat said he could not be detained then, corn man' must leave; he should not see the Deputy Chair to c.";. Witness said Mr. 'Villiers was the best person to see not s er eolne the difficulty. The defendant said he . should Eanf e ee tun, and peremptorily ordered him to leave, at the ..time catching hold of him and swinging him half ant Witness again pressed to see Mr. 'Villiers. Defend teplied „ --- you shall go, or I will turn you out . ;" and s righ t. h g hold of his collar with one band, and witnT' bu t (in which the cheque was), tried to remove him, ue befenZl- Defendant seemed to want to get the cheq . Whl e i i - nt released him to lay down a paper knife, with 41% at he had cut complainant's hand. Defendant renewed - kit sei Zit to force him out with greater violence. Defend "'31144 him by the throat, and by pre-sing his thumb on ktr ii4 aalant'a gullet, and tightening his stock, almost 1 14, 4, et0cl -him. Witness felt the blood rush no into his italhwas reduced to gasping for breath. ' He felt the '" 4 got ‘ 4411 reOeiVed Ver T y severely setil. Witness struggled ItWay from him. he defendant then "'tubed to th PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Prico of Sugar computed from the Returns made in the week ending Oct. 28, was 355. Bid. per cwt.,ex elusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thireon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. they column directed its course against the Company which was coining to out idler, and prevented its joining US. In the combat which took place kith ft, eortimandant Irroment, Costs and Adjutant Major Dutertre were killed. Captain Burgard was seriously wounded and died soon afterwards, Adjutant Thomas, of the St h battalion, and Marechal-des-Logic Barbtu, VMS made prisoners. Not seeing the infantry arrive, and abandoned to my own resources, which consisted of about sixty men, infantry and cavalry almost dismounted, I prepared to defenl the position which I occupied as long at I should have a man left. We were •here assailed for at least an hour and a heir, At each instant my men fell mortally wounded, and at length I had on?, twelve to fifteen combatants. At this moment I received three belle and tell. The enemy, seeing no more officers, set up loud shouts, charged us in every direction, and carried our position. A few seconds afterwards I was raised in a senseless state, baring also received two wounds from a yatagan, and was carried away as a prisoner by a captain of the regular spahis. I annex to my letter a list of the men who were taken prisoners. In the detachment of 66 men of 2d Hussars, under my orders, there remained only the Marechaux-des-logis Barbut and Barbier, and 10 privates. Abd el-Kader has given orders to all his chiefs to treat us with huma nity, and up to the present time we have only to congratulate ourselves en their conduct towards us." The list of prisoners is altogether 90, all more or less wounded. Some of them had received as many as six or seven wounds. It will be seen by the above letter that M. Dutertre is dead, and that the account of his having been decapitated by Abd-el-Kader for his exhorting the men in the marabout to held out was an invention. The letter of M. Courby is followed by a report from General de Bar, dated Algiers 14th, but containing no facts which have not already reached us. There is also a report from General Thierry, dated Oran 20th, giving a resume of the proceedings in that pro vince, and particularly the operations of General Lamoriciere. Ge neral Thierry states that Abd-el-Kader, who, after the first com bat, had ceased to take any part in the fighting, left in the midst of the second engagement amidst the hisses and imprecations of the Arabs who witnessed the flight. Police-constable 343 K took the prisoner into custody on Saturday, on the charge preferred by the first witness. When arrested he said " Oh, I'll make it all right with Mr. Mills." 14r. Benjamin Dodd deposed that he was a colliery viewer, an had ex - mined the rope. It was in a very bad state, and appeare to have beer in use a long time. The rope was a four-strande one, two strands joined in some places, and in others three strands In several parts the stitching was gone altogether. It often hap pened that ropes were worn on the edges, but seldom on the frog as that was. Witness would not allow any men of his to go down upon such a rope. Considered that it must have beets in a dan gerous state for some time past. George Hall, foreman to Messrs. Terret and Son. gave similar testimony, They very often had better rope brought into their yard as old junk. The jury returned a verdict of" Accidental death, with a deodand of 1001. en the rope." ROBBERY BY SERVANTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. The prisoner, who by the advice of his solicitor (Mr. Pelham) reserved his defence, was committed to Newgate for trial. FRIDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE FOREGN OFFICE, Ocr. 31, 1845. It is hereby notified, that a strict and rigorous blockade of the port of Buceo was established and maintained by her Majesty's naval forces on the east coast of South America, under the command of Rear-Admiral Inglefield, acting in con junction with the naval forces of the King of the French, under the command of Rear-Admiral Laine, on the Ist of August last; but that neutral vessels were, nevertheless, per mitted to quit the said port until the 12th day of the same month of August. It is also hereby further notified, that a strict and rigorous blockade has been established and main tained by the same British and French naval forces, of all the other ports of the Oriental Republic occupied by troops under the command of General Oribe ; and that all the mea sures authorised by the law of nations, and the respective treaties between her Majesty and other Powers, will be adopted and executed with respect to all vessels attempting to violate the said blockade. Sin,—ln your report of the trial of Ann Craft, you repre sent the Recorder, in his summing up to the jury, to have addressed them in these terms :—" The principal matter for the jury to inquire int" would be, whether the articles were taken with a felonious intention, or ad:ether they were not lather nbstracted begyruse they were of no use to the family." This is a very rerious ipse dizit of the Recorder. Is a servant to be at liberty to appropriate to herself with impunity such cloth ing of the master, mistress, or children, that she may deem -unfit for further use? I have heard of masters aid mis tresses giving , worn garments to their servants, but this is the first time I ever heard of servants being allowed to take them without leave or license, and such taking not being deemed thieving. This dictum of the Recorder is a most serious ono for families, and it ought to be either satisfactorily supported as a legal decision or it ought to be most clearly repudiated. I am, Sir, yours, &c., A 'FATHER OF A FAMILY . . Ilfracombe, Oct. 29, 1845. HEALTH or NEW ORLEANS.—It is now the 6th day of October, and we have the authority of many respect able physicians for believing that there has not been a real genuine case of yellow fever in the city this season. It is now rendered nearly certain that we shall not have any. The weather has been rainy, cold, and disagreeable for two or three days, but yesterday it cleared off, leaving the at mosphere delightfully cool and bracing. The city is believed to be perfectly healthy, with the exceptioe of :light colds, and perhaps an occasional instance of ordinary fever. Ab sentees, whether acclimated or not, may hurry homegis fast as they with. The business season is opening under very fa. vourable prospects. The number of buildings erected during the summer and still going on is unusually great; and yet, judging from appearances, the new dwelling-houses and stores will not supply the demand. Strangers are beginning to rush into the city, so that we anticipate a lively winter. — Tropic, Oct. 6. THE PROVISION MARKET.—In the list of imports of a single week into two of the secondary ports of Great Britain, we find the following edumeration, which certainly shows no want of food for either man or quadrupe.: l 13fistol Presentment.—ln the Otto Ferdinand, from Dantzir, W. Player, 1,300 quarters of wheat.—ln the Yorkshire. from d Si t i t e e b . e l c :ooo 2 b b a a r r r r e e l l s s o ( f ff ill h r e .— at ra tlo tii r e .— gl n rga t i h e eAyrshire, t, ' fmnst.K f i r t o t T y 5 casks of pickles, 1,000 cocoa nuts, tamarinds, &c.—ln the Sabrina, from Cork, 6 boxes of eggs; 48 barrels of white and 23 of black oats, 10 bales of bacon ; 150 barrels of black oats; 25 bags of coarse flour; 10 firkins of butter; 1 cask of hams ; 22 bales of bacon ; 4 boxes of eggs ; GO bar rels of black oats; 0 boxes of eggs; 1 chest of poultry ; 1 cask of honey ; 4 cases of eggs; 150 sacks of oats; 20 sack.% of oatmeal : 1 cask of whisky; 15 casks of porter ; 2 casks of lard ; 42 boxes of eggs and fish ; 30 head of cattle ; 112 pigs. —ln the Osprey, from Waterford, 80 barrels of black oats; 10 sacks of barley ; 19 chests of poultry; 20 firkins of butter ; 29 chests and 3 cases,of poultry; 1 crib of live ditto ; 4 hampers and 1 case of wine ; 420 sacks of oats ; 125 bales of bacon ; 80 casks of lard; 90 pigs.—ln the Shamrock, front Dublin, 50 hogsheads, 10 barrels, 150 kilderkins of Guinness mid Co '3 extra stout ; 7 casks of bottled wine ; 33 sacks of malt ; 33 sacks of meal ; 4 casks of whisky ; barrels of ale ; likewise 120 pigs.—ln the Friends, from Dungarvan, 80 pigs.—la the lleroine, from Dungarvan, 200 pigs.—ln the John and Mary, from Dungarvan, 120 pigs —ln the Nora Creina, from Waterford, 50 sacks of black oats; 25 packs of poultry; 1 crib of live ditto; 50 firkins of butter; 19 chests of poultry 20 tirkins of butter; 85 bales of bacon; 1 case of eggs; 6 hogsheads and 1 firkin of porter; 59 pigs.—ln the lonia, from Youghal, 75:pigs.—In the Kate, from Cork, 200 firkins of butter; 128 barrels and 132 sacks of oats; 50 firkin* of butter.—ln the Landshipping, from Waterford, 900 barrels of oats, 40 sacks of barley. But we have not room suffi cient to enumerate the whole. Let us then take Liverpool: —From the north and south of Europe the import consists of 3,202 quarters of wheat and 600 quarters of beans ; and from Canada and the United States of 463 quarters of wheat and 5,084 barrels of flour.—Hereford Journal. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL BREDIN.—We re gret to record the death of Major-General Andrew Bredin, of the Royal Artillery, which took place on Wednesday last at his resi. dence, at Fox hill, Plurnpstead.cominon. The deceased officer, who was in the 74th year of his age, received his commission as lieutenant on the sth September, 1794; captain, 6th July, 1798; brevet major, 25th July, 1810 ; regimental major, 12th June, 1813 ; brevet lieutenant-colonel, 17th Oct., 1823 ; regimental colonel, 28th July, 1834; and major•general, 23d Nov., 1841 . Previous to joining the Royal Regiment of Artillery he belonged to the Royal Irish Artillery, and joined the service from that tort. gade. His services are stated to be as follows :—He was at the capture of Grenada, St. Vincent, and St. Lucia, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, and also served in the Peninsula. He retired from the corps on attaining the rank of major.general. His body will be interred to.day (Saturday) with military honours. . FALL. DOWN A PIT-SHAFT.—An inquest was field on Tuesday, at Low Moorsley, on the body of John Brown, ag, d 28 years, a hewer in the North Hetton colliery, who, ho ing on the day previous descended the pit as far as the main coal seam, was about to make a signal for the breaksman to lower the cage firrther down the shaft, when he slipped and feil to the 'l4:intern, a depth of about forty fathoms. He fell into the water at the bottom of the shaft, and it was obliged to be pumped out before deceased's body could be recovered ; he was quite dead when found. Ver. diet.. Accidental death."—Durham Advertiser. ROYAL A RTILLERY.—Lieut.- Col. Gore Brown' has relieved Lieut.-Col. Scott in command of the Athlone district, Ire land. Col. Scott has held the command since October, 1840. Capt. Mee and Major Lock's companies of Royal Artillery are shortly expected to arrive at Woolwich from• Halifax and New Brunswick. They embarked from Canada on the 6th of October. in the Baretto, Jun., transport ship. ►SINGULAR AFFAIR.—It was recently stated that a Mr. Smith, the proprietor of a house called the Hope, in Black moor-street, Drury-lane, had found a number of coins and papers, written and printed, relating to the rising in 1745, and which were alleged to have been found in a picture of Jack Sheppard and his mother, Mr. Smith having purchased them of Mr. Cools, an sic tioneer, at a sale at the Bell, Willesden. Mr. Smith, having sold the paintings, made arrangements to send the papers to the Mu seum. On Thursday a respectable, middle-aged man, accompanied by two gentlemen, called upon the landlord, and desired to see the paintings, which being shown to him, he immediately declared them to be his property, asserting that he knew of the existence of the papers, tkey having been with hie family upwards of seventy years ; that he had left them in the care of his brother-in-law, the proprietor of the Bell, Willesden, about four years since, he basing obtained a situation in the Custom-house, Dublin; that, upon his return to London a short time back, he cou'd Icaru no tidings of his brother or his property until he accidentally saw the paragraph in the papers. This statement being corroborated by his two companions, he demanded the paintings to be given up to him. This Mr. Smith refused to do, he having sold them to Mr. C. H. Merivale for 97 guineas ; it was ultimately arranged to send for Mr. Merivale, when the latter declared him self so satisfied with Mr. Burdwell's statement, that he consented to give up the property. Mr. Smith immediately expressed his willingness to do so with the paintings, but the papers had never been soli, and he should not part with them. The conduct of Burdwed here became very violent; he declared the documents were invaluable; that there were several letters amongst them written by the Pretender with the pen he wrote with the night before the battle of Culloden, and many other articles not pub lished in the papers; ultimately Mr. Smith was compelled to call its the police, and have him removed. Yesterday evening Mr. Smith was served with legal proceedings by Mr. Burdwell's solicitor, and as Mr. Smith purposes resisting the claim, Jack Sheppard and the Pretender, after a rest of a hundred years, will figure in a court of justice. THE 1 GAMEaLAWS.—Numbers of gamekeeper:4, when they inform, look more to the pelf they may get (In the way of half penalty) than a duty towards their employers. Many have been heard to say, when they knew .a person could pay, that he would pay rather than go to gaol ; meaning, thereby, they should pocket by the information. Again, when a small penalty hae.been inflicted, in cases where the penalty and costs hsve been paid, the keepers have growled because they only got so little, and that it was "but poor encouragement to inform." These are well known truths, and show that the iniquitous game-laws are a premium to perjury, for who doubts that many keepers overrate facts in order to obtain a conviction, and something more—half of penalties.—( From a Correspondent). HE HARVEST IN SOUTH PRUSSIA.—A letter from Posen informs us, that although the favourable prospects of the early part of the year had not been fulfilled, the harvest there may still be considered on the whole as pretty good, there not only being a sufficiency of corn housed for home use, but also a considerable surplus for exportation. The letter says :—" 5, ring corn has not turned out so well as was anticipated, and we shall have only enough for our own wants. The deficiency, however, so far as cones rim oats, will in a great measure be replaced by the antversAlly rich hay-crop. Oil seeds have everywhere failed. Of fruit, of all kinds, there is the greatest abundance ; and we have cause to fear the breaking out of cholera or other diseases attendant on over-indul gence in fruit. In the neighbouring kingdom of Poland, the har vest is likewise about an average one, and, as here, the potato crop is very satisfactory, although on wet and heavy soils there has been a partial failure The prices of cereals throughout this part or Prussia are high, though not excessively so."—Augsburg Gazette. The Duchess of Sutherland, and the Ladies Lere lon Gower, after making a brief stay at Trentham, will join the Noble Dake and the Marquis of Stafford at Dunrohin Castle, Irons whence they proceed, in company with the latter, to Roseneath, ou a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lorn. PAIR.LIAMENTARYKOTIcEs.:--11 : Wiarge number of Parliamentary notices requiring to be posted up on the church doors throughout the county, is giving profitable employment to several gentlemen. Such an array of documents and preparation in attach ing them to the doors of the village church on the Sabbath is creating quite a sensation among some of our rural population. whose retired localities have seldom been Invaded by those professionals.--.4r Otserrer. FIRE AT WALTON CASTLE, SOMERSETAIIIRE.-In telligence was received at Bristol on Sunday evening that an exten sive fire was raging in the farmyard of Walton Castle, the residence of kir. Grayburne, on the Sornersetshire coast. Several engines in conwaxion with the fire insurance companies were immediately horsed and dispatched to the spot, but the distance being considerable they did not arrive till about eleven o'clock at night, by which time pro perty to a considerable amount had been destroyed. The fire was first discovered about half past firm, or from that to five .'clock. among the ricks, with which the farmyaril was thickly crowded. An alarm was promptly given, the servants and neighbours assem bled, and all that could be done to arrest the progress of the flames was done. The materials were, however, of too inflammable a nature for the fire to yield to any ordinary efforts fer its suppress on. and it spread from rick t o rick. Fortunately the Isinft was in a direction whichbiew the flames andsparks off from the buildingebotherwise the result might have been far more disastrous ; as it was, the devour ing element was not subdued until six valuable ricks - three of corn and three of hay—had been completely destroyed. The tire, by some, is supposed to havo been the work of incendiaries, but this snppcsiilon is eiterally believed to he incorrect. The owner of the property refers the loss to ti more probable cause,—spontaurous combustion. The Walton Castle estate belongs to 111 r. IV. Miles 31,8., for West Somerset. JOINT-STOCK COM l'A NIES.-By a 'Parliamentary th e. er l e lo N4r l e t li a 6.7, e andars 11 4 1 8 a t ro o r f paper Just issued; an aceount"is iiven of all joint-stock cowponies registered under the b, Ag n 7 s iV te. il lia lic r te la ria l , companies existing foreign operations. Of the..Otel lillllther 105 were railw a y co m• panics. From thelet of ;•hrterObe,r tti the 7th of June last 355 were provisionally regietertrt, 'n41117 far foreign operations. Of the 3.55 as flunky as 2.52 were B railwazcompanies; and 11 others for foreign opera tions. Between the 9th and, :404 t y '41.116 57 railways were rnis tered. For a provisional rgigtrittll fee of M. Is paid. After all expenses, the Registrar-Generaitiff hand a Valance of 1,2941.65. 2d. It seems. from the amount Of.fezes . rc, , ctived, that from the let cf November to the 31st of Deeomber, 5901. was received forprovlonal registration; from the lit of January - to the 31st of March, 31CZ • an 4 from the lA of April to th e 7t4cht June. Uhl. makin: h total for registration" of 1 • WI The return ext4nda to 140 yaps. ~ -.7 - \ -i) . '''ltY j ° -.4 iiA l- .7Aldda P GREENWICH. MURDEROUS ASSAi7L7.LEinanUeI Todd, a young man, about 25 years of age , having the appearance of a resp ec t a ble mechanic, was char ge d with the serious offence of cutting and maiming a young woman, named Mary Kensley. The prosecutrix, whose head was bandaged up, and her eyes covered by a large green shade, was led into Court, and deposed that on Thursday;. the 22d of October;' she and her husband had a few words respecting the risoner's sister, of whom she admitted she was jealous, the priSoner lived with a girl named Cox, at the house of her husband's father, in Bridge-street, Greenwich. Witness's husband having struck her, she rushed into the house where the girl Todd was, and inflicted summary vengeance on her. The pri soner, who was sitting on a chair by the tire, got up to inter fere, and prevent his sister being struck by witness, and pushed her away. He then sat down, when she rushed up to him, seized him by the hair and struck his head against the wall several times. During this the prisoner seized the poker, and gave her a violent blow across the eyes, abso lutely cutting one out, which lay upon her cheek until re placed in the socket by a surgeon. The sight of her eye was gone for ever. The evidence of the prosecutrix, was fully borne out by the testimony of the prisoner's sister, Ellen Todd, and that of another girl, named Louis Cox. Mr. D'a j shw . ood, surgeon, Greenwich, deposed that he was called upon to attend the prosecutrix. The eye was torn completely out. The curbed point of the instrument had caught the outer part of the orbit, throwing the eye along the cheek, and kept it so merely by the ligatures. Had the weapon caught the orbit inwardly, it would most probably have been attended with fatal consequences. The sight was totally gone, and the sight of the other eye, he believed, was irreparably injured. The prisoner offered no defence. Mr. JEREMY said, this was a case resulting, unfortunately, from mere uncontrolled passion. The prosecutrix had partly brought this on herself by her attack on the prisoner; and although he might have resented such attack, and been quite justified in so doing, he had no right to use such an unlawful weapon. He should commit the prisoner for trial, but allow him to put in bail until the next sessions. LAIIIBLTIL LOAN SooErms.—A decent-looking female applied to Mr. Henry for his advice under the following circumstances: The applicant stated that some time ago she became se curity at a loan society in the Southwark Bridge-road for 51., which the borrower was to pay by weekly instalments. The payments were kept up until the sum borrowed was paid ; all but seven shillings, but the borrower having neglected to pay the last instalment, she (the applicant) was served with a writ of action for the whole of the 5/., though 4/. 13s. had actually been paid. She bad been told by the " lawyer" who had served the writ upon her, that she was liable to the pay ment of the whole debt, and fearing that her furniture, for which she had worked hard, would be swept away from her for the debt and expenses, she wished to take his Worship's advice as to what she had best do, and also to ask whether, after she had tendered the seven shillings, which was all that was left of the debt unpaid, she was liable to be proceeded against? Mr. HENRY replied that the case was one in which he had no jurisdiction whatever, the loan society people having chosen to proceed against her in another court; therefore he could not give her any advice on the subject. More and Caroline Cumming, sisters, and Ann Renalonan, a relation, who have been In custody for some days, charged with. being concernes in plundering Mr. Shaw, No. 11, Terrace, Wal worth.road, of property consisting of plate, jewellery, and other property, to the amount of nearly 7001., were again brought before Mr. Norton for further examination. Mr. Parry, barrister, attended for the prosecution; and Mr. Games appeared on behalf of the prisoners. The particulars of the case, as adduced in evidence, disclosed a system of the most barefaced and reckless plunder and pawning that has, perhaps, ever been brought under the notice of a court of justice. The property produced, consisting of the most massive and costly articles of plate, splendid diamond brooches, gold and silver watches, &c., from the shop of Mr. Turner, pawnbroker, in the Wal. worth-road, completely covered a large table, which is placed in the centre of the Court tbr the accommodation of professional gentlemen ; and it was considered a matter of surprise amongst every disinterested person present, that Mr. Turner, or his shop. men, should have taken in property in pawn of such immense value, from persons of the prisoners' description. From the evi dence, it appeared that the prisoner, Mary Cumming, had formerly been in the service of Mr. Shaw, and had been succeeded in her situation by her sister Caroline. About 18 months ago the pet. soner. Mary, commenced pawning articles of plate at the shop of Mr. Turner, and she thence represented the property as be longing to Mr. Back, who, she said, was her uncle, and who lived at 11, in the Terrace. The pawnings and their •frz. quency increased, so that every article of plate, jewellery, wearing apparel, &c., belonging to Mr. Shaw, must have frequently passed through the hands of Mr. Turner's shop men. A chest of valuable plate belonging to Miss Calcraft, and which was in the care of Mr. Shaw, bad been plundered of its contents, all of which had been pawned with Mr. Turner, redeemed, with the interest paid, and pawned a second time. home idea may be formed of the extent to which these pawnings were carried on, from the fact that during the last month articles which had been in pawn for 1141. had been taken out, while others to the amount of 1234 were pledged. As much as 251. in one day was received upon different articles, and a pair of silver candlesticks were re peatedly pawned in the morning and taken out again in the after. noon, to be used at night, so that the sums received by the pawn. broker for interest must hive been enormous. The tickets of a portion of the property, which were given up by the prisoners, ex hibited upon the face of them the greatest possible carelessness on the part of Mr. Turner's assistants, for not one of them bore the address, which it was admitted had been given by the prisoners when pawning. , In their cross.examinatlon by Mr. Games, the son of Mr. Turner I and Mr. Turner's apprentice acknowledged that when first the pri soner Mary Cumming came to the shop she used to pledge plain articles, such as wearingapparel usually worn by servants. When she first commenced pledging the plate, she described it as the pro perty of her uncle, a Mr. Back, residing at No. 11, terrace, close by. They took it for granted that her story was true, and did not subsequently ask her further questions. They did not take the trouble at any time, though the distance was net 900 yards from their shop, to ascertain whether a Mr. Back resided at No. 11, on the Terrace, nor had the difference of the last letter of the initials on the plate they were constant,' taking in, namely C, and that which it would have been if the property belonged to Mr. Back, namely B. ever struck them as at all suspicious. They also ad. witted, that though the duplicates produced were in their own handwriting, they bad not inserted, ea theWr railairod,theaddripo of the person pawning. _ _ _ Mr. Turner, who wan preeent, and gccined a good Acid exclteit WAR-OFFICE, Ocr. 31. 4th Light Dragoons—Lieut. W. K. Fraser, to be Captain, by puchase, vice Cumming, who retires; Cornet A. Grant to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fraser; E. Tredcroft, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Grant, Oct. 31. la Regiment of Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant M. Thomp son to be Quartermaster, vice C. Pieters, who retires upon half-pay, Oct. 31. 16th Foot—T. Lyons, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peacocke, promoted, Oct. 31. 64th Foot-A. P. BoWlby, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase,. vice De Courcy, Oct. 31. 65th Foot—W. K. Park, Gent., to be Assistan t-Surgeon Oct. 31. 84th Foot—J. E. Leahy, Gent., to bs Ensign, by purchase, vice Arbuckle, promoted, Oct. 31. MEMOIULNDUM.—The commission of Surgeon R. Wood, of the 62d Foot, has been ante-dated to the 3d July, 1843. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Ocr. 30. Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant J. W. Gordon to be Second Captain, vice Bennett, deceased; Second Lieu tenant F. W. King to be First Lieutenant, vice Gordon, July 12. _ _ _ kEMORANPUM.—The dates of the promotion of the under mentioned officers have been altered as follow :—Second Captain W. G. Hamlet; First Lieutenant H. W. Montagu, May 1; Second Captain A. Beatty; First Lieutenant V. T. ➢lairis, Nay 22. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. Second Regiment of Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry. , — The Most Noble the Marquis of Chandos to be Captain ; Cornet R. Walford to be Lieutenant ; Williawi Loveridge, Gent., to be Cornet, Sept. 27. WHITEHALL, Ocr. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Milligan Ship man, of Manchester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. William Cooper, brewer, Lower Shadwell, to surrender Nov. 10, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Corn hill; Lawrance and Flews, Bucklerabury. Henry Fitzgerald, coal merchant, Bond-street, Commer cial-road, Lambeth, Nov. 7, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 9, •at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Hindmarsb, Crescent, Jewin street.' William Josiah Walker, shoemaker, Oxford-street, Nov. 11, at half-past two, and Dec. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingball-street; Turner, Mount-street, Whitechapel-read. William Henry Sheldrake, shoemaker, Ipswich, Nov. 12, at half-past two, and Dec. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J ohnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Shearman and Evans, Gray's Inn, London. Alfred Lack, saddler, Stockbridge-terrace;Pimlico,Nov.l2, at eleven, and Dec. 10, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Robinson, Halfmoon-street, Piccadilly. John Smith, licensed victualler, Liverpool, Nov. 14, at twelve, and Dec. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Nethersole, New Inn, Strand, London; Owen and Peach, Liverpool. Thomas Oxton, cart owner, Liverpool, Nov. 14, at twelve, and Dec. 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Johnson and Co., Temple; Grocott, Liverpool. John Thomas, marble mason, Bristol, Nov. 14, and Dec. 19, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Daniel and Barker, Bristol. Thomas Liddell, corn factor, Durham, Nov. 6 and Dec. 18, at two, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Harle, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Chisholme, Hall, and Gibson, Lincoln's Inn fields. James Ramsden and James Ramsden, jun., cloth manu facturers, Leeds, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds; Walker, Furnival's Inn, London; Barber, Brighouse; Blackburn, Leeds. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Mucklow, publican, Birmingham—first div. of ls. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. H. J:bixon and J. Dixon, carpet manufacturers, Birming ham—first div. of 13s. 4d. in the pound on new proofs, also a second div. of 4d., any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. T. Newton, cattle dealer, Holbeach, Lincolnshire—first div. of 3d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. Barker and Adams—third div. of id. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. J. Crabtree and W. Burnley, woollen manufacturers, Turn stead, Forrest Rossendale—first div. of 13s. 4d. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. a. Irving, linendraper, Blackburn—first div. of Hid. in the pound. any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. I'. Clifton, bookseller, Barnard Castle—first and final div. of Is. 10d. in the pound, any Saturday after Nov. 8, at the office of Mr. T. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Pallister and Newrick, grocers, Sunderland—second and final div. of Bd. in the pound (in addition to ls. 3d. previously declared), any Saturday after Nov. 1, at the ofhce of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tune. W. Parsons, brewer, Bristol—first div. of 3s. in the pound, any Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. Johnson, sen., W. Johnson, and C. Mann, bankers, Romford, Nov.' 21, at twelve—C. Mann, banker, Romford, N0v.21, at twelve. In the Country. J. Bourne, printer, Bemmersley, Staffordshire, Nov. 26, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—J. K. Cotterel, grocer, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, Nov. 27, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—J. Hutchings, shoemaker, Bath, Nov. 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court— H. Warr, currier, Bridport, Dorsetshire, Nov. 28, at one, at the Exeter District Court—H. IL Osborne, grocer, Truro, Cornwall, Nov. 21, at one, at the Exeter District Court—F. Ridd, surgeon, Nether Stoney, Somersetshire, Nov. 27, at one, at the Exeter District Court—J. Marshall and T. Collier, mer chants, Manchester, Nov. 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. Clarke, R. Mitchell, J. Philips, and T. Smith, bankers, Leicester, Dec. 16, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be •boon to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Guy, publisher, Bury-street, St. James's, Nov. 19—E. Cook, grocer, Little Newport-street, Soho, Nov. 22—R. Mac kenzie, commission agent, Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, Nor. 21—R. Hill, tailor, Newgate-street, Nov. 2t—C. Bailey, wholesale druggist, Garlick-hill, Nov. 21—J. L. Machu, silk trimming manufacturer, Macclesfield, Nov. 21— J. Giles, publican, Headless-cross, Worcestershire, Nov. 22 T. Barlow, grocer, Sheffield. Nov. 21 —J. Gibbs, grocer, Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, Nov. 21—W. Henderson, mercer, Sunderland, Nov. 21—H. Samuel, cigar manufacturer, Leadenhall-street, Nov. 2I—M. %\'rake, Jun., bricklayer, Canterbury, Nov. 21—J. Stonehouse, mercer, Scarborough, Nov. 21—J. T. Taylor and T. P. Watkinson. plumbers, Yo r k_ terrace, Regent's-park, Nov. 21—J. C. Dempsey, stationer, Bristol, Nov. 21—A. Green, apothecary, Bpghton, Nov. 21 —W. R. Watts, chemist, Bath, Nov. 21—J. Mitchell. livery itableketeltr, Moutagu-street, Moutiza- coy% Xotr. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLI'EII. W. Pigott PiCkles, and ,j, Wil. THE OREGON QUtSTiON AND LYNCH LAW. 14aw Yoaa, OCT. 15.—1 n regard to the question of Oregon, in. telligent men on this side the Atlantic (and, it is thought, the cor. responding class on the other side) are of opinion that it shoUld be settled with as little delay as practicable. Procrastination, with the rapid settlement of the country, will increase the difficulty of an amicable arrangement. , The correctness of this remark acquires strength by a reference to past negotiations. It is much to be regretted that a disposition to lower the standard of this country in the estimation of Europe too often appears in leading journals abroad. All these matters serve to irritate the public mind here, and lessens the ability of tho,e to whom is con fided the management of Government affairs to sustain that friendly deportment they might naturally desire; and hence it is that of late so ready a conviction on the part of the mass is manifested that a deep and settled hostility exists among European Govern ments againsi the institutions of the United States. It is not in. tended, by then remarks, to attach any blame to the Government. In Great Britain, as In this country, the press is free and un. shackled. Nevertheless it sometimes hat, as in the present instance, exercised a most baleful inguence. I wish it was in my power to say that the President and his constitutional advisers are prepared to make any reasonable sacri fice to preserve the peace of the country—but it is not. I see no evidence of any such disposition. Mr. Polk appears to be cau. tiously feeling his way. He is evidently without system in regard to foreign affairs, and will probably remain in that state until Con gress convenes. If south.western counsels prevails there will be no concession or compromise on the Oregon question. Nothing short of the 55th degree of latitude as the boundary will satisfy that class of politicians. If they find themselves in the majority, one of their first moves will be to abrogate the existing arrange. anent between Great Britain and the United States, as to the joint 'occupancy of Oregon. But I still entertain a hope that this will not be done unless it is done in a friendly way and with friendly views. It is certain that in the present state of public feeling in both countries great circumspection is necessary. No exciting or irritating measure should be adopted. The friends of peace and humanity should pour oi lon the troubled waves of discord and con. tention. A sacrifice should be made of all false pride. Cassius M. Clay, whose printing-effice, in which the True Arne rican,an abolition paper, was printed, in Kentuelcy;'has prosecuted a number of citizens for having taken possession of his office by ♦iolence, and transported it into the state of Ohio. The parties charged admitted the fact of taking and transporting the printing materials, but justified, alleging that the paper was a nuisance. After the testimony had been closed, the Court instructed the jury upon the law of the case. The defendants then asked the following instructions:— _ . 1. That as the proceeding was quasi criminal, the jury were the judges of the law and fact. 2. That the people have a right to abate a nuisance, and in its abatement to use just so much force as might be necessary for that purpose. The Court gave the first instruction asked by the defendants, with the qualification, that although not legally, the jury were morally bound to decide according to the law given them by the Court. 1 he eeeond instruction asked by them the Court refused. The defendants then asked the following Instruction :—That if the jury believed that the True American Press was a public nuisance, and could not exist in its then location and condition without being a nuisance, the defendants were justifiable in abating it—which the Court gave, and the cause went to the jury. The definition of a nuisance, as given by the best common law writers, was then read to the jury in the following terms :—A common nuisance is an offence against the public, either by doing a thing which tends to the annoyance of all the King's subjects, or by neglecting to do a thing which the common good requires. After full argument the jury, without hesitation, gave a verdict of " Not guilty." The steamer Great Britain arrived here last evening, having lost a mast and being short of fuel. A GENEVESE TRAVELLER. —Times. THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS. (From the Paris Papers.) The Minister of War has received several reports from Algeria; the first is from General Lamoriciere, dated the 17th, from bivouac of the Oucd Teiata, near Nedroma. It is as follows : " I set out on my march from Djemma Ghazaouat on the 12th, as I announced to you I intended to do by my letter et the 10th, in the direction of Nedroma, and the Col d'Ain Kebira, which gives access into the country of the Traras. I left at Djemma Ghazaouat a certain number of fatigued men, and three squadrons of cavalry, with whom I could for the moment dispense, being in the mountains. I marched with about 4,500 bayonets, 650 sabres, and 10 mountain guns. On arriving on the Oued Telata, at the spot wbere I am bivouacked to.day, a great many of the Beni Menir foot soldiers (a frac tion of the Traras), and some horsemen, approached my left flank and began to fire. Its the horizon, on the crests of the mountains, on both sides of the Col d'Ain Kebira, I could distin guish a numerous body of cavalry, immovable spectators of the battle, which the Emir had ordered the tribe to engage in with us. I did not think it proper to suffer them to be emboldened by con tinuing an offensive position, I therefore formed my convoy en masse, and sent against the assailants some battalions without their knapsacks, with a few squadrons, which drove the enemy back into the mountains. This engagement cost the Beni Menlo. about 15 men, and as an officer, M. Burcaille, of the 15th Light Infantry, a non-commissioned officer of the 41st, and a chasseur of the 2d regiment, killed. I came to my bivouac at Nedroma without being followed for a moment. The ardour of the insurgents had already subsided. The chiefs of Nedroma came in the evening to my camp, to make their excuses for having, through necessity, submitted to pay a contribution in money to the Emir, and furnishir g him with barley and other provisions for his troops. The gates, however, re mained shut against him, and the inhabitants showed too much firm ness for him to attempt to force them, or talk of an emigration to Morocco. 1 learned through the chiefs that the Emir,with 2,800 horse, rested at Ain Kebira, fomenting the insurrection of the Traras, the Grossehs, and a feeble portion of the Beni Amer Garahas, whom, however, he could not succeed in seducing into Morocco. All these populations were heaped together in the mountains which fll the triangle formed by Lalla Maghritra, Djemma Ghazaouat, and the mouth of the Tafna. All the combatants had given this as a rendezvous for the defence of Ain Kebira, by which I must necessarily enter the mountain. I shall ascend the Col to-morrow morning, the 13th of October. General Cavaignac marched to the left of the position by a path which we had perceived the evening before. I arrived with difficulty at the height by a narrow path on the right, proceeding from the gate of Nedroma. Colonel Cheydesson, of the 15th Light Infantry, marched at the head of the column with his regiment and two battalions of the 6th Light Infantry. We perceived in front of us, and principally on the left, the heights covered with numerous bodies of Kabyle Infantry. A steep mound, well provided with troops, rose hi the midd:e of the hill, lied, advancing, separated our two attacks. I directed Colonel Gachol, of the 3d Light lafantry, to remain there with a battalion of his regiment. I kept myself near the 44th of the line, as a reserve at the head of the convoy. At 11 o'clock the three columns moved forward together, and were received by a well sustained fire. That on the left, having to climb up, in the teeth of a numerous force, sharp slopes, exposed in all their length to the fire of the enemy, appeared in some danger ; but such was the impetuosity of the 41st of the line, animated by General Cavaignac and their Colonel, M. de 51'5Iahon, that the position was at once carried. Many of the enemy were killed on the opposite side of the hill. On our side, Chef.dc-Battailon Corondelet, of the 11th Regi. meet, was grievously wounded in the head with a ball; and Capt. Moonier, of the same regiment, was mortally wounded, as was a solstice; five men were mom slightly wounded. The height of Ain Kebira was thus occupied, and I established my camp there. General Cavaignac came and joined me in the afternoon, after having pursued to a distance all the foot soldiers that attempted to make a stand on the neighbouring heights. A section of the 6th battery and of the 14th Regiment, commande d by Captain Geslin, seconded his movements by a well-dire d fire. The cavalry of the ex-Emir was not engaged in this difficult ground; it had at an early period evacuated the heights on the left before being engaged. General Cavaignac had seen it descending towards she Oued Telata, and had heard the cries of the Traras abandoned by it. The next day, the 14th, 1 made a movement of a league and a half only, to encamp at the Marabout of Sidi Mohammed el Kraouen, where I knew where to find abandoned silos, filled with bailey for my cavalry and toy convoy. I thus penetrated into the heart of the country of the Beni Ouersous, the most host hostile fraction of the Traras, that which fought, on the 22d or 24th of last September, two desperate combats with General Cavaignac. 1 drove before me towards the sea all the populations in my way, and I began to block up for them the roads to the west. The object of my move. merit then began to be seen by the Arabs. The tribes understood the consequence of it, and, in the evening letters were brought ins on the part of the chiefs of the Beni-Ouersous and the Grossils. I combined my movement on the morning of the 15th, and established myself at Souek-Ouled.Aloui. The rocky cliffs which surroundedlthis kind of funnel were covered with armed men, who prepared themselves to receive us. General Cavaignac, who was the first to go out from the inextricable defile, which leads to Soutk-Ouled-Aloui, had kept up a brisk fire with the Kabyles, among the rocks of Bab Messmer, a passage which leads from the Beni Ouersous to the Beni Missei. I formed my convoy en masse, and as soon as Colonel Chadeyson had arrived with the oth and 15th light infantry, I put it in movement by the right to attack the positions, while Gen. Cavaignac advanced on the left. The principal resistance took place on this point, where the enemy showed himself in force. The battalion o: the Zouaves, which formed the head of the column, with the squadron of the 4th regiment of Chasseurs, under Captain Vernon. did not act less well than the 11th had done on the 13th, and were more successful. Only a Zouave was wounded. More than 40 dead bodies of the enemy were left on the spot, and our only losses during the day were whilst the fusillade was going on which preceded the princi pal attack to the left. A non commissioned officer of the 41st was then killed, and four soldiers wounded. This affair dis couraged the Traras, and on the morning of the oth I commented my march towards the Peak of Tadjera, drawing nearer and nearer to the sea. The chiefs came to meet me, accom panied by the Caids of the Grossils, and those of the fractions of the Beni Amers. All these tribes were at my discretion, being between my camp and the sea, from which I was only a league and a half distant. I could have sent into the frightful ravines, into which they had plunged without having the means of escape, some battalions of infantry, which would have taken com plete vengeance for this insurrection, but in the then disposition of our troops this vengeance would have been too severe perhaps. I was very anxious to regain the plain, and to draw near to Nedroma, in order to watch the movements of the Emir, whose camp was visible at Ain Kebira, at a short distance from us, but separated by rocks and inaccessible precipices. I granted the pardon that was solicited, and came here this morning from Hadjera. I have pre scribed; to the Grossils and the fractions of the Beni Amers to remain shut up in the mountains of the Traras, or in those of the (Masses, until the security of their plain shall be sufficienily re established. It is already a result to have closed this fortress against the Etnir. lam now in a condition to follow him in the plains if he should attempt to hold out there." The report concludes with an eulogium on the troops engaged, and with a mention of the persons who had most eistinguished themselves. General Lamoriciere incloses a letter from M. Courby de Cognord, chef d'escadron of the 2d Hussars, who was supposed to have been killed in the affair of the 23d ult. ; but who, after having been severely wounded, was taken prisoner. Ills letter, giving an account of the affair in question, and which differs in no material point from what has already been published, was sent to Ger eral Lamoriciete by Abd-el Kader. The following passages, however, will be read with interest : " Colonel de ISlontagnac, who had just been wounded, gave orders to the company of Captain Chargere to charge the enemy, who was pursuing Us in great numbers. In an instant he was surrounded, and entirely decimated. A part of the id company remained with me; the other part, commanded by !Anent, sub-lieutenant, followed the movement of the first, and met with the saint fate. Isl. Lazzaret received two wounds, and was made prisoner. M. de (Imogene and his lieutenant, M. de Raymond, were killed in the charge. Finding myself now the only officer, in rallying all the men who remained, my second horse was killed under me by the , Kabyles, who pressed closely upon us, and it was at this moment that Colonel Montagnac gave up the command to me, his wound not permitting him to act any hiller. S. eing, at a little later pe riod the critical position in which we were, the Colonel ordered Marichal-dee-Logic Barbut, who was performing the duties of adjutant to me, to desire Commandant Froment Cosle to hasten to our relief with one of the two companies remaining at the camp. This non-commissioned officer hastened to perform his Mission, but unfortunately it was already too late, for the force ' that enveloped us was constantly increasing, and in a few in ; 'tante we were imrroundtd by between 4,000 and 5,000 men, Ano. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week eading on Saturday, the 25th day of October, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X. Notes issued ...... 27,415,690 # Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 11,758,159 Silverbullion 1,657,531 £27,415,690 I £27,415,690 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 30th day of October, 1845: BANKING DEPARTMENT. L Proprietors' capita 1,14,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners ofNational Debt, and divi dend accounts) 4,323,662 Other deposits.— 8,930,134 Seven day andother bills Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 12,931,115 Notes 5,389,575 Gold and silver coin 585,573 £32,109,401 M. 'MA Dated the 30th day of Octol £32,109,401 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. ber,1845. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Oct. 31.) SUGAR.— To-day the improved rates previously established were fully supported for all sorts of British Plantation Sugar, and a fair business was transacted, 400 hhds, &c., finding buyers, making the total sales for the week 2,260 hhds and tierces. Some of the brokers have scarcely any Sugar on show. REFINRD.—To-day Refined goods were purchased freely by the home trade, and higher rates were paid, brown grocery lumps selling at 64s to 655, and standard lumps 65s 6d to 66a per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and offered at 36s per cwt for the best. MAURITIUS.—An increased desire has been manifested to purchase, and for all descriptions there has been a very good demand for the scale and pan; the rates given are fully equal to those previously quoted, and merchants refrain from largely suppll ing the markets although the stock still exhibits an increase over that of last year . At public sale 5,343 bags were all disposed of, fine yellow at b3s 6d, good 52s 6d, good middling 51s 6d, middling 49s 6d to 51s, low 46s to 48s, fine brown 45,, middling 425, middling to good grey 46s to 51s, washed 43s to 51s 6d, and syruppy 38s 6d to 47s 6d per cwt. By private contract some parcels were disposed of at similar rates • a larger quantity would have found purchasers had it b een Offered for sale. EAST INDlA.—lhis afternoon Bengal Sugar was in brisk demand, and the parcels offered at public sale were all sold, viz., 3,161 bags at full rates; very fine white brought 60s to 61s, fine 57s 6d to 58s ; good 55s 6d, middling 54s 6d to 555, low 53s to 51s, middling yellow not grainy 51s 6d to 52s 6d ; good strong Mauritius sort 52s 6d to 53. 6d, middling 50s to 525, low 455 6d, damp of the various sorts 53s to 61s, inferoir 4-1 s to 50s, washed 42s to 50s. Sugar drainage damaged 50s to 525, good damp brown 41s, middling 38s, and low washed 365. MOLASSES. —For West India the demand has been brisk, and stiffer rates have been paid for all descriptions. The total purchases amount to 600 puns, Antigua fine 24i to 255, Demerara low old 20s, Dominica 225, and St. Vincents 21s. At auction 71 Ms and 80 tuns of Mauritius were sold at 17s to 18s per cwt. The stock of Molasses in first hands is much reduced. Bengal syrup is much wanted. For Honey prices are on the rise. FRUIT.—Of new Chesme Raisins, the first cargo arrived, there is no disposition to purchase, the prices required being considered too high in proportion to the value of new Valencias, the best parcels being sold at 40s, and a Fret proportion already arrived being much out of condition, have been forced off at public sale from 38s to 365. Of . new Patras Currants two cargoes have arrived, and arc in the market at 50s, but the grocers purchase very cautiously, expecting large arrivali. The low prices at which the new Turkey Pulled Figs have been forced off, in consequence of the great proportion of the recent arrivals being of a very inferior quality, has caused a very extensive demand. For new Sultanas there is very little demand at the present high prices, nearly the whole of the stock on hand being in one importer's hand; further arrivals are daily ex-. pected. In old Fruit little doing. FOREIGN. —This afternoon there was no public sale of Foreign, and the private sales for the week are 40 chests of very tine yellow Havannah at 31s, and 70 chests of middling white Bahia at 27 s p er cwt. COFFEF--This afternoon Plantation Ceylon was purchased with increased freedom, and 1,646 bags at public sale were all sold at an advance on former rates of 6d to Is per cwt, and went as follows :—Middling pale 75s 6d, fine fine ordinary 60s, fine ordinary 555 6d to 575, good ordinary 53s to 575, fine fine ordinary grey Demerara sort 674 6d, fine ordinary 57s to 61s 6d, pea berry 65s to 68s 6d, superior 765, sea damaged of the various sorts 37s to 625, country damaged 46s Gd to 60s Gd, triage 42s to 445, low 18s, and broken 36s to 36s 6d. Of Padang 161 bags sold at 23s to 23s 6d for good ordinary brown, which is the full value. For Singapore Java the demand was limited, and 578 bags at auction were taken in at 37s for good ordinary pale rather mixed with blacks, being above the N aloe. Of Costa Rica the large quantity of 5,048 bags were offered at public sale; the sound was nearly all taken in at stiff rates; and Oil damaged 31s to 41s 6d per cwt. Cocoa.—lmporters of British Plantation submitting to rather lower rates, caused the trade to operate more freely, and at public sale 474 bags of Trinidad were all sold; middling bright red at 43s to 445, middling grey 39s to 40s, low 38s 6d to 39., and sea-dam age d 36 5 . I n F ore i gn th ere h as no t been much doing. TEA.—There has been more activity in the market this week. Holders have shown firmness, and refrair.ed from offering any at public sale. Prices are firmer for black, but any improvement in the value of green is prevented by the heavy stock. The deliveries of Tea keep very satisfactory, and for this year up to last Sa turday amounted to 20,569,455 for home consumption at this port, 4,494,162 at Liverpool, 707,330 at Bristol, and 319,046 at Hull, making the total quantity 26,119,992 lbs, against 25,342,829 lbs to the same period in 1844. IlicE.—To-day Bengal Rice was wanted, but further ad vanced rates being asked checked business, and 1,400 bags at public sale were nearly all taken in. - SPIRITS.—There has been less demand f x Jamaica Rum this week, but holders are firm, and have obtained fully pre vious rates for every description,and the quantity on show has become small. Leeward Island is, however, much in de mand, and owing to the short supply fetched stiff rates. In Demerara a fair amount'of business has been transacted at 2s 10d to 3s 3d for strong qualities. Calcutta is wanted at is Ild to 2s proof with certificate, but the market is still scantily supplied. The market has a firm appearance for Brandy, and a fair demand exists. The accounts come to hand from France state that the quantity made this year would be much under that of former seasons, and the quality very indifferent. Geneva has been sold to a fair extent for ex portation at 2s 2d to 2s 3d, fine for home consumption being 2s 7d to 2a 10d. The market is very firm for British Corn Spirits at lOs 6d per gallon, nett cash. Gin at 8s 10d for 22, and at 9s 4d for 17 per cent under proof. TALLONV.—This afternon at public salg 226 csks of South American Tallow sold at 40s to 41s, 438 pkgs of New South Wales fine hard 41s 9d to 42s 9d, good 4Cs to 41s, low and middling soft 77s to 78s 9d, 35 pkgs Cape 41s 6d to 435, 84 csks Ibrail 40s 3d to 425, low 37s to 395, 55 csks St. Petersburgh soap Tallow 38s 9d to 39s 6d, 27 tons loose wrecked pieces yellow candle 35s 3d to 35s 64 per cwt. SPICES.—To-day Nutmegs met with attention, and 10 casks at auction were sold at ss6d for common limed, at the high rate of duty. CirixAmox.—lhe good and fire descriptions of Ceylon were in excellent demand at the quarterly sales, and the quantity brought forward being small merchants were en abled generally to obtain an advance on the rates of the last auctions of ld to 3d per Ib, inferior kinds, of which the supply was abundant, were, however, purchased with much caution, although there were sellers at reduced rates. INDico.—The purchases made in East Indiahave been ex tremely limited since the termination of the last quarterly sales ; good and fine sorts of Bengal are held for the rates of that period, but the lower kinds may be had upon easier terms. _ Otis.—This afternoon at public sale 25 tons Palm Oil, low and middling, went at 281 to 311; 75 pipes 30 hhds Cochin, Sood and fine , 331 to 331 158. Sperm went at full rates. outhern met with little attention, and 160 tons at auction were nearly all taken in, fir.e at 261 to 261105, good 251 to 251 10s, and low 231. SALTPETRE.—Rough is wanted, and former rates would be paid, but holders requiring an advance has checked business. By private treaty and at auction 1,567 bags of Calcutta were only in part disposed of at an advance on last week's rates of 34 to 6d per cwt 4 per ct refraction. CONSUMPTION OF FOOD IN BELGIUM.—The Minister of Finance has just published the table of alimentary sub stances which have been imported since the Ist of January last up to the present period. The following is the general result :—Wheat, 63,866,965 kilogrammes ; rye 10,216,909 kilogrammes ; barley and annel-corn, 28,081,879 kilogrammes ; maize, the same quantity; black corn or buck wheat, 271,814 kilogrammes ; beans, 1,659,717 kilogrammes; vetches, 69,468 kilogrammes; peas, 316,842 kilogrammes; oats, 4,497,794 kilogrammes; grOats and pearl barley, 66,153 kilogrammes; potato lees, 188,068 kilogrammes; vermicelli, macaroni, &c., 7,997 kilogrammes; potatoes, 58,001 hectoli. tress rice, 5,40,043 kilogrammes. We could have wished that by tbs side of this table the Minister had published the importations in the corresponding nine months of lass yea; Courier Beige. FLANDERS MAIL. Bausims, OCT. 28.—The average price of wheat lad week was 5:31.39c., and that of Rye 16f. 95c. The King's Attorney-General for the arrondissement of Brussels has addressed a circular to the local authorities, directing the organisation of night patrols during the winter. The municipality of Bruges deliberated, in its sitting of Saturday, ou the means of procuring employment for the poor workmen of the city. It was resolved to undertake the cleansing of the basin. The expense will Le 46,000 f., of which the city will pay 20,000 f ; the Government will pay the remainder of the sum. We are assured that the special commission has proposed another Wan. the object of which is to procure employment for the weavers. A letter from Posen states that in some districts of that province attacks on property already began to assume an alarming character. It is said that an armed band is organised on the frontiers of Poland, which commits robberies and depredations of every Lind. This band has a chief, of whom acts of atrocity, mixed with sets of generosity, are related, which call to mind deeds of the famous bandit Rinaldo Renaldine. This band is said to be composed of unhappy Poles, who are driven to these excesses by the dreadful distress which prevails in Poland. In the month of September, the Rhenish Railway Company conveyed 54,250 travellers, and 243,640 cwt. of goods. The total amounted to 65,752 dollars, which is 1,391 dollars less than in September, 1844. The difference arises from a considerable diminution in the quantity of goods. The receipts in the first nine months of 1845 amounted to 449,609 dollars, or 35,400 dollars more than in 1844. The price of corn has risen very considerably at Munich within a few days ; potatoes have risen to an exorbitant price. The same is the case with fire-wood and other kinds of fuel, which caused a ge nera! feeling of uneasincss. MR. JUSTICE COLERIDGE AND THE AGRICULTURISTS. The annual meeting of the Honiton and the Ottery Agricultural Association was held at Honiton, on Tuesday. After the show of stock, the members of the Society dined together at the London Inn. Mr. Justice Coleridge was in the chair, supported by Sir E. J. Prideaux, Bart., E. S. Drewes, Esq., High Sheriff of the county of Devon ; Sir J. Kennaway, Bart., Col. Honeywood, Col. Land, and many others of the principal landowners of the district. After the customary toasts were drunk, The Ciesieu•sr gave "Prosperity to the Honiton and Ottery Agricultural Association." The Learned Judge said—Although I have always taken some interest in the welfare of societies devoted, as this is, to the promotion of practical improvements in the cultiva tion of the land, and am free to confess that I myself am ignorant of agriculture generally, strictly speaking, I cannot be said to be a land. owner, nor am I either a tenant farmer or a labourer. I,therefore, subscribe to the old familiar adage, " that the cobbler should not go beyond his last. "—(Laughter.) I shall, therefore, not presume to enter upon a discussion as to the relative merits of short-horns or long horns, nor shall I venture any opinion upon the advantage of under draining. These, in my opinion, are all matters for practical agriculturists to discuss, for they alone can discuss them with bene ficial effect. Still every man of common sense—every man who regards dispassionately what is passing in the world, must come to the conclusion that these are times when the agriculturists must exert themselves, and rely more upon their own efforts, if they hope to prosper. They must, like the manufacturers, look to the sciences for aid ,and we all know that the applicatioa of science has already done much, and might, I am confident, do muck more towards the advancement of agriculture. It may be said that the improvements to which I more particularly refer cannot be accom plished without considerable expense; but that, I am certain, would be amply repaid. The landowner who has capital is the proper party by whom experiments should be made. Ido not say that he ought to take up every rash scheme. Ile should make a judicious -selection of those suggestions which are most ap proved of by practical and well-informed persons. Where the experiment is found to succeed the tenant-farmer should give up his old prejudices and adopt the new system. Holding the office that I do, I am anxious to steer clear of politics—a wise rule in these societies—but there is one print upon which, without in fringing that rule, I may be permitted to offer one or two remarks. In the course of a not very long life, and with somas hat limited experience, I have observed that there has been scarcely any great public measure which has not been represented, on the one hand, as pregnant with more evil, and, on the other hand, as being likely to produce more good than had been found, upon experience, to be really the case. This is owing, possibly, to the fact, that the effect of many public measures has teen mistaken or over-rated. I do not pretend to be a prophet, but only speculating, as other men do, upon the probability of any material alteration in the corn-laws, I am bound to say that I do not apprehend the harm would be so great, or the benefit so extensive, as some persons are disposed to anticipate, either the one way or the other.—(Elear, hear.) I have said already that lam not a prac. tical agriculturist, therefore my opinion may be little worth your attention; but 1 think that, with the blessing of God upon your industry and skill, good may work its way out of that which you now regard as evil ; and that in a little time you would not find yourselves so much worse off as some of you may possibly antici pate. Let us never forget that there are in this country two mighty interests—agriculture and manufactures—both are essential to the well-being of the State. It has, I regret to find, been but too much the fashion to set the one against the other. It seems to my mind that these should be co-existent, for they have a common interest. The greatest consumer is the ?riend of both. I must remind you also that our population is steadily increasing, and it is to the agriculturists that we must chiefly look for food to meet this growing demand The population was already in creasing at the rate of 300,000 per annum; should it con tinue to advance in the sane proportion we must have addi tional produce to feed the additional mouths. Under these cir cumstances, I feel confident that the British corn-grower will find customers at tolerably remunerative prices. Before I sit down, I would respectfully but earnestly beg to impress upon you the im portance of improving the moral and social condition of the labour. ing class, with whose well-being your own interest is very closely identified. Many amongst them are wretchedly lodged. From my own experience as a judge, the painful conviction has been forced upon my mind, that very much of the crime which disgraces our country is mainly attributable to the mixture of sexes and of ages in the dwellings of the poor—a practice that debases and demo ralises the human mind, and which, unless counteracted, must effectually neutralise every effort made towards the elevation or improvement of the people. —(Cheers.) The other speeches were merely complimentary, and possessed no general interest. THE COAL-PIT ACCIDENT AT THE UPPER SOUND WELL DoWNENU, OCT. 31.—The inquest on the bodies of the five un fortunate men who lost their lives by the late accident at the Sound well collieries, the particulars of which appeared in The Sun of Tuesday last, was held this day, at the Horse-shoe Inn, in this •illage, before William Joyner Ellis, Esq., one of the coroners for the county of Gloucester, and a jury selected from among the most respectable residents of the neighbourhood. George Wiltshire deposed that he was a collier, and brother of one of the men who was killed. On Saturday last he was at work its the Soundwell pit with the other men. At about one o'clock, when it was time to go up out of the pit, the deceased colliers got into the cart, and he (witness) should have got in also, but that a man behind him caught hold of an old sack, which he had put over his shoulders to catch the water drippings, and pulled him back. He turned round to ask him why he did it, and in the meantime the rope gave wi.y. When it broke, the five men who were killed were in the cart, and Brittan (the survivor) was standing on the side of it. They had not begun to hoist up the cart, as they were waiting for the usual signal. The rope was a bad one, and did not look fit to haul the cart up and down. On Saturday fortnight it broke with a cart load of coal, and since that the men had all been afraid of it. Could not say whether anything had been said about it to the overlooker of the works. The men had all talked about it among themselves, and had ex. *mined the rope, and said they would not go with it, but they did go, as they had no other work, and did not want to lose their bread. They were not prevented by any one from complaining to the overseer. The rope was an old rope. Did not remember at what time it was placed on the drum. The depth of the pit was shout 200 fathoms. The distance the men tell was about twelve or thir teen fathoms. By the Jury—Refused to go down on Tuesday week, and told the bailiff that he was afraid, as the rope was not safe. The bailiff told him to go down the other pit. Could not say whether after that anything was done to make the rope more safe. They always considered ten to be the proper number of men for a jour ney up and down the pit ; but since the rope broke with the cart of coal, orders had been given not to bring up more than eight at once, as they were afraid to to let a greater number go up and down. The weight of eight men was not equal to that of a cart of coal by about sin cwt. Could not remember the rope having been changed. Had worked at the colliery for more than twenty years, and at the pit where the accident occurred about five years. Joseph Garland deposed that on the day of the accident he was at work in the pit. He saw the men fall, and, as fast as he could get down, went to their assistance. Found Brittan alive; Basset also gasped three or four times; and Wiltshire was in his brother's areas, praying the Lord to save his poor soul. The others were dead. The rope was at the bottom of the pit ; the cart was lying on its side, having been turned over. Witness had considered the rope as unsafe since it broke on Saturday fortnight. The masters did not wish the men to go down by that rope, but to go down the other pit. Witness did not, nor did any oneelse that he knew of, canplaits to the r verlookers of the state of the rope After the breaking of the rope on the Saturday fortnight, some rope which had been lying by disused for several months, was made use of to mend it out. That rope was only intended to be used till a new one could be obtained. Wm. Marsh said it 'was his duty to be at the mouth of the pit, where he could see the state of the rope. The nieu complained to him of being afraid of the rope. It was his duty, it' aught was the matter with the rope, to report it to Charles Stone. Told the bailiff that the men were afraid to go down, and he ordered them to go by the other pit. Could not say that he told Charles Stone per sonally that he considered the rope unsafe. Charles Stone deposed that be was foreman of Mr. Whitnell's cow -works, and had been so about two years and a half. Was not satisfied lately with the state of the rope, and told the man under him. William Watts, to tell the men, if any of them were afraid to go up and down on that rope, that they were to go down by the other pit. This was on the Monday after the rope broke first. Told Kt John Whitnell, a fortnight ago, that be did sot like the rope, and should be glad when the new one was ready ; and Mr. Whitnell said, "If there is any danger, tell the men to go down by the other pit." Theisen did not like to go down by, the other pit, because they had the trouble to set 830 yards from one pit to the other pit.