The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-01 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) IN RE GLOVER. In this case Miss Glover (the daughter of the celebrated actress), describing herself in her schedule as a " comedian,'' came up fer her final order. The debts were under 3001., and no opposition was made. The Learned Commissioner granted the order. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Lord Chief Baron POLLOCK and Mr. Justice MAt7LE.) EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF SWINDLING.— Arthur Rowan Eamitton, whose name was not in the calender, was placed at the bar on the charge of raising money under false pretences. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution i Mr. Ballantyne for the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON briefly stated the case against the prisoner. The Prisoner he said was charged with what was commonly called swindling, or raising money under false:pretences, from a gentleman of the name of Wood, who had been formerly a captain in the Marines. The prisoner in March last introduced himself to the prosecutor under the name of Captain Rowan Hamilton, an officer in her Majesty's troop of sth Dragoons, who was desirous of taking a farm which the prosecutor had to let. Ihe result was the defendant agreed to• take the farm ; at the same time the de fendant cast his eye on an adjoining piece of land, which hp re presented as well qualified for making bricks, a process in which he excelled. He offered the prosecutor to commence the making of bricks provided he would advance 5001. Before doing anything Captaind Wood required a reference as tn the respectability of the informed by and a Mr. Greenwood was the agent named. He was es ectabl the agent that the prisoner was a highly picion %as thus lulled, and a cheque r espectable Su: gerniernan.—an o ffi cer in her Majesty's ser- So far tnatter he assumed Ca for 5001. given. addresses to the made till s sdaupgrhogterressedopft. and no discovery . was paid his a Rowan eao y Hamilton Scotsman. While following tan hi s to have • s uit, he was in the practice of representing himself the East, and ehnagdagizieinn the services of the British Government in traordinary statements he present ado i ts: the fe taking t o o f t C h a e u s b e u m l. i o The p e e x r .._ formances awakened the suspicions of the father of the young lady itan ?ion. Me. Douglass, who was too shrewd a Scotchman to be inkthein *by such pretensions, and before Miss Douglass was taken real eb cods of the defendant, he instituted a rigid inquiry into the way disco ter of the pretended Captain Rowan Hamilton, and he vered to be an impostor, passing in one place under the Come, as i n ( 7 1 ` n °. pr. Ayton, and at another as an officer in the army, e present ', instance. The Learned Gentleman, after dwell further on the points which he intended to establish in evi aenee, proceeded to call his witnesses. 'W Jamesc Wood examined by Mr. BODKIN—He said he lived near oolwih. In the m ont h of March last he was looking about for a tent for a farm of fifty acres. H e named the matter to a Mr. Tton, and he introduced the defendant. Witness first saw the defendant on th e 27th of March, at Woolwich. He was informed by him then that he was Captain Bowan Hamilton of her Ma. jetty's sth Dragoon Guards. Witness frequently afterwards saw hitn on the subject of the farm. He was referred to Mr. Green- Wood as to the respectability of the defendant, and witness was so Satisfied with his information, that he considered a trump him card, and introduced him to his family. The terms respecting the takingof the farm were then agreed to, and closed in the presence of Mr. Kokes, solicitor, of Woolwich, on the 14th of May. Witness had ‘2taade the inquiries named on the Ist of May. Witness had a piece , f _ l and adjoini ng t h e farm taken by the defendant, which excited 'fie a ttention of the latter, and he said it contained first-rate clay for ma king bricks. Defendant represented himself well qualified rto conduct a brick -making establishment, if 500/. was advanced for e PUcPose. H e said 5,0001. a year might be cleared by it, a n d would Only charge 15 per cent. for his trouble. Witness at last feedagr to advance th e money f or t h at purpose, and gave him a theque thre e t he amount o n th e even i ng o f M ay t h e 14 t h . A b out Weeks after defendant said he wanted more capital, and titleArpctioinasiodderNy abiale hesitation witness gave him 5001. more. B o th defendant represented himself as h a vi ng l eave o f absence from the regiment, and said he could stay away as long aa th he P le ased. When he (witness) parted with the money, he Should no " — ought he was de a li ng with a man of the highest honour, else he t have advanced it. He believed the statements made Lie to be d ec i dedly true, else the cheques would not have been vn,n*, Inunedi ately after he h a d i n t ro d uce d t h e d efendant to h i s Gi "Yi he met w i t h a Miss Douglass, who was on a visit from a3o w. During these visits defendant talked a great deal of his services in the army ; he said he had been present at the taking of . au hui, where he had been wounded. Shortly after this witness, aa.t.tthe desire of the defendant, went into Scotland, into Berwick beWe ,t o get a house b e l onging to the latter in order, which he said the s"°l getting r eady to a ccommodate a friend of his, Capt. Bourke, Putis, rn e f hit h " : ; an officer very hig in Irela. at g r eat expense hin getting command the in hose i nd n order, Witness after house he he of Miss went en to Glasg ow, where he met with defendant, at the Dou unifo rm. It Bla st 's father, where he appeared in f u ll milit ar y was the uniform of the sth Dragoons in which he discovqu"ed' as far as he could Judge. Mr. Douglass subsequently ere that the defendant was not what he had represented him self to be, he atarzeedcross-examinedhim dun. the witness at some length, . the Learned Gentleman brought forward certain pa hd:::en, ici . i IPut inert denied si gned by the prosecutor. The witness, that the signatures were his, but forgeries, and th e dell.herai genuine apers, founded on the transactions between endant hi m •Lordships and able jury to totepa„ and self, for their That mater During th pressed b eefed strongly e course of the cross.examination no point was elicited bouevass.deliver allY affected the examination in chief. The point was fused to ge Was Present Ch er J the Learned Counsel that the cause why the pressed forward was because the defendant re up certain letters which he had received from Miss letters sv Fitness admitted that on one occas i on he stated if the vowel ere 2iy. would withdraw the charge, as so doing e _ pe g iv a's had anything Din t i 'a - un very great expense. Witness denied that Mr. xivr.raias borne by himself. to do with the present prosecution; all the the d au nt ° ,, , valuer at Woolwich, deposed that he introduced cam efendant to Captain Wood as Captain Rowan Hamilton. 5e.2 14 Wood told witness that he had a farm to let, and in con that-'"'nce he introduced the defendant as a tenant. The defendant ' I !," i ng with his daughter at the time, but he could not swear they were married. Cros, e . but o xamined—He had known the defendant for some time, . h _. ° l 3' an Mr. Hamilton. In consequence of something which c:er tness's daughter told him he was induced to introduce him to brp.ta.inexWamoiondeda_s Captain Rowan Hamilton. Re • Ayton. He never had known him under the name of Inarried to bins, He formerly believed that his daughter had been Were not married. but latterly he had been led to believe that they Will iam Nok es, solicitor, Woolwich, was next examined—He r eceiv e d Pare an a Instru ctions from Capt. W oo d on t h e 7 th of April to pre intro'greement for leasin g a f arm to the defendant. Capt. Wood du Guards. ced the prisoner as Capt. Rowan Hamilton, of the Dragoon Upon this witness asking him if he would describe him In thelease as of the Dragoon Guards, he told him not t r o e d si os d o, a . : Was then on military business, but that he de Duchess. street, Portland- place. C aPt. Wood was here called, and identified the cheques. G eorge Tayl or , c l er k i n th e banking-house of Sir Claude Scott, e Posedb to a che que f or 5001., d ated the 15th of May, and drawn l Captain Wood, having been presented by the defendant, the I * Mount of which was transferred to his account, he having opened 4 a ccount with the bank a t thi s t i me. Another cheque of 500/., dated the 3d of June, was p resented i n a similar manner, drawn -/ ?it prosecutor and transferred to the defendant's account. 'John Church, of 67, Great Portland-street, examined—He re tTaekbered dining at Captain Wood's house on the 2d of June. he defendant was present, and was introduced as a captain in the a 4114 .1 3'• W itness after dinner was l e f t a l one for some time with the yens a s t Z a ftts wh en some conversation arose on military affairs. Wit era - 'la so me remarks abut the Marines and R o y a l A r till ery, th en thede abut defendant said, .. Ido not belong to either, I belong to e 4, h Dragoon Guards." the, 'iliaines, of No. I, Dean-street. Soho, said that he knew tilt uefendant. He occupied a portion of his house for near upon kno e w e Z e d ar a. He left about six or eight months ago. He was Qee re ur ing the three years as Dr. Robinson Ayton. t e , h e rise'', 4niglass examined—Said he resided in Glasgow. In -4Pl aiti t asl cif May and June last his daughter was on a visit to e This e ; .° °. l . -e r , n rt it s,,Mittion seas proceeding, but at the suggestion of the pos 'aPt aia 4 Z t° PPed as unnecessary to the case. ment poste t h t 6, u , Hamilton, late of the sth Drapon Guards, de sa,„but a ti:ed -a d held the commission of captain in that regi . --ale eetiale:calth ago. He had a brother a lieutenant in the (Tile cas e Was not concluded when our report left.) li , - ~ . P en . NEW COURT. "Lth st e4 :ee, a plumber, and R. Knigh t, labourer, were charged iffrr . n . ll 5 l lb. of lead, the property of Mrs. Smith, plumber. lead 'elith , , f ...- he th f oreman sent them to finish a job, giving . them what wstit 11,,,°l'Eht necessary —as much as was required for the t S a l s _Pi -- e . i O4 - o ' i t h i e L ln_ etn leturned . to say there was a deficiency of lead. 6,..‘7 4 int o .._` H e ruh of this led the foreman to have the men •Lieir r4o , unt ri - e , •Y, when lead was found tied with strings about Th e i Po nder their clothes. r betni u ',IlrY them Guilty, and they were sentenced to f our l'ile s ,,, her d labour. 4sb nti t 2 5 " White, a young man of rather genteel . appearance, kid r ue Years of age, was charged with stealing 16 silver spoons, , The - ,, 4 !, t° b135, from the house of Henry John Stafford. letohert""soner called at Mr. Stafford's house on the 14th .Sep ,l% Lilt with a letter urging Mr. Staffbrd to communicate `n kith b 9, on business of importance, with persons unknown . With., r!esecutors. Next morning, the 15th, prisoner called again in th e letter, pretending increased anxiety in the person ' s named left w 7 rnter let ters, to see Mr. Stafford. Mrs. Stafford s servan lirll e ite in a morn where the plate lay, which, after a short 1,,,,,,Was Missed. had th e Pawnbrokers from Fleet-street attended to prove having Tlieh,,YroPerty pledged by the prisoner on the 15th September. f the ,`,77lbroker's duplicates were produced, found on the person o ,_ •i h r tner. Whit Was clear • the jury had no difficulty in convicting Nee en th ' 1 - le w __ e Charge. tio N " sentenced to seven years' transportation. I t t4l int a' , Ifi ggins and B. Jones, Irishmen, were cted for gad heneleithes from the Greenwich Union workhouse. They Wer e se admitted on the evening of the 26th of . September, and e 11 th e ht 13), kovoineteonbeodf at the usual time, in a room which overlooks 0 at th e refractory wards. During the night the attention of one the house was attracted to the ward in question, both fe er nents as of some persons there. Higgins and Jones were hieh the y h ,.T 14 In the privy In the ward in question; to get to l ey f" ascended from the window of the sleeping room, about ther e est from the ground. When the officer found hem hl r ' Jones, he saw , had on a black coat, not l erest e "n i proved to be the property of one of the se eUred s) arid behind each of them a bag of clothes. The bags were seParatell and while a constable was being called in, they l were itt rned,„ Y , l , e eked uP. When the officer with the constable his sho rt ~" 41legins, the reduced size of the latter showed . that ocked bp ids`linffnernent had been singularly effective. 0 n being ‘ 4l tir e . Z s n coat was buttoned closely up, so as to . hide whatever he porar)? eath. There was a water-closet in this place of . 4t4d ~ beefonfinment, which suspicion led the officer to examin . e, of o : oe n e a re und two jackets, two shirts, a bonnet, and a parr Th e b 1...-7.0,, "' i„ Prisoners were both convicted, and sentenced to four M P r isonMent and hard labour. i l lti tther4"l3BED GOVERNMENT PIER AT WOOLWICH.— Wiek a rumour prevalent in the town and garrison of ool taw:el: Wat her m ajesty's Government have it in contemplation to Of Glo be la and co mmo di ous p i er t o b e erecte d by the side e resf "an e. on the b an k of the Thames, in a direct line with *Etta a hichcird' alr ect, which leads to the Royal Arsenal, to accomplish n umber of old dilapidated houses, nearly fallen into decay, to 0 1 '1' 4 Rer esford.street an the water side, will have to be razed ex vir v e ro und, which can easily be done, as the leases are nearly e 41‘5st 151 1131 A more igible ste could not be xe, as it leads o t ent ic thoroughfares of i the town as well as d to all the over.. s°m L "lablishments. A company was attempted to be formed 414, 14 1 7 , 3 ago, to follow out a similar plan fora Woolwich . pier, by t hat , 11 _ he capital in shares, but the promoters not meeting with unt tides taking and support they anticipated to carry out so important "b atici„, e ,, t tking for the benefit of the town, they were compelled to t`l6Project altegether. Nite,ZitoACIIING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The Mat rimonialalliance between Lord Curzon, eldest sen i - %' e, and Miss Sturt , daughter of Mr. and Lady Charlotte cho u xed to take Place in the ensuing week. The Noble Lord, t -41 ' 4 4 4 0 , his 24 th year and first-cousin to his bride elect, will, it -4,cli:„--^'u. inherit ' the large estates of his uncle, the Earl of labotila the event of that Noble Earl leaving no male issue. tbANCE LABOUR.—SO great is the scarcity in some agricultural districts that the crier has been ne 4 1 : ,1 to announce an increase of wages ; with the drain upon 44 w h, 4 ,4, Market, consequent upon the railways about being laid k.e Labour will be exceed' 1 valuable next tear , if it be not ttiNgh to retard or u 1 C1 4( 11 prevelit the gath log in of the fruits - 6 . , ......aref0rd Journal, TIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENJNG, NOVEMBER 1, 1845. MAGAZINE DAY. COLBURIV'S NEW MONTHLY. The best article in the present number of the New Monthly is a ballad by Charles Ilooton, entitled " The Exploits of Moreno, the Texan." It is a spirit-stirring composition, and is such a ballad as Scott might have written on the subject of a border foray. Moreno is the Sheriff of Texas, and having heard of a celebrated robber .and murderer named Van Clein, who, by his atrocities, wasi the :terror of the district—he obtains admission to the monster's haunts in disguise, and hav ing reconnoitred his hiding-place, retires unmolested. As soon as he has fled Van Clein suspects the true state of the case, and prepares for defence. Moreno aeon arrives at the head of a party of Lynchers ; and the catastrophe we give in the words of the ballad itself : Not many days were overpass'd, ere, in the dark of morn, The tramp of many horsemen on the desert air was borne. Van Clein look'd out, and through the mist of mingled night and cloud, He beheld that hated stranger upon his courser proud ; While on his left six mounted men, and six upon his right, Prancedj oyfully and eagerly to aid him in the flight. Van Clein rush'd out with fury, calling loudly on his sous, To follow him like heroes, and to handle well their guns. " Now Satin guide my bullets true, and take my soul in pay.— I've cheaply held my life before—l'll sell it dear to• day ! And a hard and bitter bargain will he have who deals with me, As very soon this traitor and his company shall see!" Van Chin crouch'd earthwards cat-like, and his rifle levell'd well.— A crack,—a bla ze,—a smoke,—a groan, and brave bforeno fell. But three belted balls in answer took the robber by the head. Yet he fired again in falling, and when ha fell was dead :* The sons threw down their weapons, and in vain essay'd to fly, The mounted Lynchers caught them both, and both adjudged to die. So they took a rope and lash'd them—those two brothers— face to face, • And in one noose they hang'd them on a tree before the place. After that they held a revel on what they found within ; To feast on robbers' provender, these judges deem'd no sin.' They also found Moreno's gold, with not a doubloon spent. So back into the saddle-bags from whence it came it went. To recruit the wounded sheriff,—fur 'twas not a mortal wound, — Three good days and nights they tarried upon that fatal ground. Then burn'd the buildings through and through till nothing could be seen, Save hot and blacken'd dust to tell the story of Van Clein * Literally true. This story gives us a more favourable idea of Lynch law then we had previously entertained. It is in the unsettled districts of America what border law was in th unsettled districts of the border between England and Scotland before the union of the two Crowns—an efficient substitute for an inefficient executive. Mr. Justice Lynch is only a transatlantic " Belted Will Howard." Peter Priggins gives us an amusing illus tration of the fable of the wolf in sheep's clothing—the wolf in this instance being a certain Mr. Worthington, alias Slinking Tom, who, by a judicious display of pro perty and piety, manages to victimise the Ebenezerites of the village of Brackenbury to a considerable extent ; he is, however, caught at last, and becomes an involun tary emigrant to Van Diemen's Land. We have to re iterate our complaint against the abominable system of continuation's, which diverts a magazine from its legiti mate purpose, and converts, it into a federalism of serials. In the present number we have no less than six continuations—James's " Beauchamp," Captain Maryatt's " Privateersmen," " The Adven tures of Mr. Jolly Green," Mrs. Trollope's "Ro berts's on their travels," " Maxwell's Lights and Shades of a Gentleman on Half-pay," and • " Mariotti's Organ boys' progress." The latter promises to be a valuable work. The account of the sufferings entailed on the poor Italian organ-boys by the well-meant but injudicious efforts which have been made to convert them to Protestantism, is a sad illustration of the mischief that may be done, and the misery that may be inflicted in the name of humanity and religion, by most philanthropic and t xcellent persons when they suffer their zeal to out run their discretion. ance or surplus fund will suffer less than in other circum stances; for that which, on the occurrence of such evils at previous periods, was expended in charities, will at present reach the operative in the far more beneficial form of the wages of productive labour. " The cessation of the speculation, or, which is the same thing, the unusual effort, will not be the cessation of the con struction of railways; which, on the contrary, will then simply take its part and share in the usual industry of the country; subject always to renewed and sudden expansion, the instant that profits . in other employments again diminish through superabundance. Doubtless, men will ask here, where and when is it all to stop? for surely tvis, like all things else, must have an end. That end is yet far away : so far, that we believe even the least likely of existing pro posals will soon become realities in our country, with their lines of arms and feeders, and be thought of as no marvels : nor will it belie our expectations, founded not on dreams or hopes, but on the fullest knowledge of what art can do, if the chief existing lines early undergo an entire remodelling; so that they exchange their present second-rate character, for the swiftness and competency then considered imperative in the main trunks of the internal communication of this country." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDson, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked for some time this morning, and on the return of her ➢iajesty and her Royal Consort, his Royal Highness and the Earl of Hardwicke and Colonel Bouverie, all on horseback, took the diversion of shooting, returning shortly before two o'clock to the Castle. In the afternoon her Majesty rode out in a pony phaeton, his Royal Highness driving. The Countess of Mount Edge cumbe, Hon. Misses Stanley and Dawson, followed in a pony landau and four. The Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Bouverie, Equerries in Waiting, attended on horseback. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were all taken their accustomed airings this morning. Captain Vyner arrived at the Castle this forenoon with dispatches from Saxe-Coburg, and afterwards proceeded to the Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore. The royal dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, and Major-General Wemps. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in the evening. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon. The meeting was held at the private residence of Sir Robert Peel, in Whitehall-gardens, the Right Hon. Baronet being slightly indisposed with an attack of the gout. The Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Lincoln, and the Right lion. Sir Sidney Herbert, attended. The Council sat two hours and a half. The Lord Chancellor receives the Judges, Queen's Counsel, &c., on Monday next, the first day of Michaelmas term, at hi, residence in George-street. Mr. Freshficld had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. The Earl of Dalhousie arrived in town on Thursday night, from Deal Castle. The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, from Windsor Castle. A THRENODY on the APPROACH ING DEMISE of OLD MOTHER CORN-LAW. BY THOMAS MOORE. I see, I see—it is coming fast, Our dear old Corn-law's doom is cast ! That ancient lady, of high degree, Is as near her end as she well can be ; And much will all vulgar eaters of bread Rejoice, when they see her fairly dead : For never, from ancient Medea* down To the late Mrs. Brownrigg, of bad renown, has any old dame been known, they aver, Who could starve and carve poor folks, like her. But, dear old damsel, they wrong her sadly, 'Twas all by law she behaved so badly; And God forbid, whate'er the event, That free-born Britons should e'er repent Wrongs done by Act of Parliament. But is it indeed then come to this, After all our course of high-bread bliss? Poor, dear old Corn-law !—prop of Peers, And glory of Squires, through countless years, Must all thy structure of Pounds and Pence, Like another Babylon, vanish hence? Must towering Prices and Rents sublime Thus topple, like turrets touch'd by time, — And all, for what? that each shirtless oaf May bolt, for breakfast, a larger loaf! For this one vulgar purpose alone Is all this inelegant mischief done. For ti,;." poor Knatchbull—hard privation— Must lower u peg his " social station !" For this, even lords (distresing thought) Will soon to short commons all be brought ; Will fall with their wheat so much per quarter, And get to look blue as Bucky's garter. And stars will grow pale as prices fail, And fees in tale will be cut off for sale, And all will sink by a sliding scale, — As "slips o'er its slime the sleek slug-snail,"t Nor leave one corn-lord high and hale, Though they flourish now to tell the tale! * This lady, as is well known, was in the agricultural line. See, for an account of her farming operations, Ovid, Meta morph. I, vii. v. 227. Her skill in "carving" is thus briefly described by the same poet— • stricto Medea recludit Ense senis jugulum." t A line borrowed, with but little alteration, from one of the Lake poets, the original being as follows : "Slow sliding o'er its slime the slippery sleek slug-snail." SOUTH WALES RAILWAY COMPANY. The first ordinary meeting of the Shareholders in the South Wales Railway was held yesterday, at the Great Western Railway Station, Paddington; Mr. C. Russell, M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The meet ing was made special for the purpose of giving authority to the Directors with respect to any agreements with other Companies, and application to Parliament, which they might think it expedient to make in the ensuing session, and generally for other matters. The common seal of the Company having been formally affixed to the registry of shareholders, and it having been announced that the whole of the capital had been sub.. scribed, The CHAIRMAN said the Directors had great pleasure in meeting their proprietory, and they congratulated them on the success which had hitherto attended their operations and proceedings in Par liament. The great difficulty they had met with proceeded from the obstacles which had been thrown in their way of crossing the Severn. It was impossible for the Committee of either the House of Lords or the House of Commons to resist the authority vested in the Board of Admiralty by law, but both Committees did all they could for them. They gave them their line complete, with the exception of that portion of it which embraced the passage of the Severn, which had been reserved for the next session. The question was certainly a most important one, and it had since occupied the deliberate and serious consideration of the Directors, who still continued of opinion that the place they had selected for crossing the Severn was in all respects the most advisable. They believed, in fact, that it would not only be beneficial to themselves, but it would tend greatly to improve the navigation of the Severn itself ; but it was not for them to impugn either the judgment or the authority of the Board of Admi ralty. They had, however , lately been in communication with that Board, and they were not without hopes that some plan might yet be devised by which they would be enabled to carry out the project in the mode and manner they bad originally wished. It was, nevertheless, desirable that they should not enter more largely into a discussion of that question then, and they had therefore not required their engineer to make any special report upon the subject. Since their Act had been obtained their engineer had been em ployed in revising the surveys, and he had the authority of Mr. Brunel for stating that they were nearly completed. Immediately that they were so the shareholders might rely upon it that the Directors would enter into contracts and proceed with the works with the utmost possible diligence and rapidity. The attention of the Direc tors had, of course, been called to the numerous projects for new lines, which form almost a net-work over the whole of the Principality of Wales. It could not be expected that any very considerable portion of these lines would be entertained, much less passed, by the Legislature. From many of them they had selected such as they thought were likely to prove advantageous to the South Wales Railway, and to these they were willing to give their entire, their friendly support and co-operation. The Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester, and the Hereford and Shrewsbury lines were likely to be of great importance to the South Wales Railway Company, in so far as they would tend to convey their traffic to the north, and they had accordingly entered into an understanding with them. Previous to their going before Parliament they entered into an agreement for the purchase of the Forest of Dean Railway, contingent upon their own Act passing. Their Act had of course passed, and the agreement had become binding upon themselves. It was, he might add, their intention to enlarge and improve it, and then they anticipated it would have the effect of bringing a large and important mineral traffic upon their main line. They had thought it ex tremely desirable that they should encourage and support a line of railway running up the Vale of Neath, and it was pos sible and far from improbable that a line of railway would also be formed from the top of the Vale of Neath to Merthyr the Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester , passing by Merthyr Tydvil and Abergavenny, in order to afford railway accom modation .to a large and no less important mineral and manpfacturing district.—(Hear, hear.) If this Neath Company should be able to make an arrangement with the Hereford and Gloucester Company, the South Wales Com pany would also be disposed to give it its utmost support. He believed these were the only lines with which they had formed any connexion, and in the present state of the money and railway market they thought it advisable not to encumber themselves with any fresh or extraordinary under takings. The report, which was simply an echo of the Chairman's speech, and contained no statement of the accounts, was then read, and afterwards adopted. The present Directors were then confirmed, and their salary fixed at 1,8001., and Messrs. Dobree and Gower having been appointed auditors ; with an allowance of 251. each, the secre tary's salary was fixed at 7001. per annum. The purchase of the Forest of Dean Railway was confirmed, and the Directors empowered to take what steps they might deem necessary in the ensuing session of Parliament for the general interest of the Company. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting terminated. GREAT WESTERN SHARES. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) COSt. A person, buying 10 Great Western shares in Oct., 1844, at 621. prem. on 801. paid ...... 0 0 He has since received a new issue in respect of above, of 20 quarter shares, worth 181. prem. each, reducing his cost Real Cost 1,060 0 0 The present value of 10 Great Western shares, "ex New Issue," is 1451. to 1501. each—say 10 shares, at 1451. Leave a pretit of £39o 0 0 Instead of a loss of 1,0001., as represented by the Times. Any Stock-broker in London will confirm this, and it ought to be noticed. The new issue has been altogether lost sight of, both by you and the Times, and was a great boon to the Shareholders. rumoured in Leicester that the Roman Ca tholics are about to purchase the Three Crowns, and in its . t magnificent cathedral, similar to that lately p bu la i c it e a t t o e N r o ec tt gh ,zin. They are now erecting a very large college at Ratcliffe, neu: the Syston station; and on Charn wood Forest is a monasterj inhabited by about thirty monks. The latter possess a farm of about 250 acres, which they themselves cultivate, and to the poor of the neighbourhood they are exceedingly charitable.—Dedw _Reporter. MR. OAKELEY.—It is not true, ad stated by the Morning Post, that the Rev. Frederick Oakeley's resignation of his fellowship at Balliol College (in opposition to the advice of Dr. Pusey) is founded on the decision of the Arches Court against him, and on his not being permitted to perform his duties. Mr. Oakeley has resigned, in conse quence of formally entering the Romanist communion at Oxford, on Wednesday last.—Church and State Gazette. JESUITS.—The number of Jesuits already arrived at Lucerne amounts to nine. A correspondent in that place assures us that they will gain no ground, not at least in the town itself. The barricades erected by order of the Govern ment are still standing, the National Guards are still under arms, a considerable cumber of citizens are living miserably away from their country, and banished far from their families. 1,500 men are already condemned; others are amenable to capital punishment, all their fortunes are confiscated, and it is in this state of things that the Jesuits have just been installed in Lucerne. The Court of Appeal has sent back to the inferior court the prosecution instituted against Captain Ulmi and Jost Barth. It has decided that they are not amenable to the penalty of death decreed by the inferior court. The news of banishment of Dr. Feni and Professor Daffner is confirmed. It is still thought that they will be imprisoned in a fortress of Piedmont.—ConstitutionneL SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPTAIN HARDY.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Blue Boar, Caro line street, Bedford-square, on the body of Captain Hardy, late of 8, Tavistock-street, aged sixty-five. The deceased had been originally attached to the East India Company's Marine Service. After leaving the service he became one of the most active and liberal governors of Middlesex Hospital, and a director of the poor of the parish of St. Giles. From the evidence before the coroner it appeared that shortly after retiring to rest, in his usual health and spirits, last Wednes day night, he felt himself so suddenly attacked with illness, that he called his nephew, and desired him to send for Mr. Combe, surgeon, of Caroline-street, who immediately at tended, and applied stimulants, which afforded temporary relief. But scarcely had Mr. Combe left, when his illness, accompanied with the most alarming symptoms, returned. It was then deemed advisable to call in ° Dr. Amott, of Bed ford-square ; but all his efforts were unavailing, as his patient was a corpse in a few minutes after he first saw him. The medical witnesses gave it as their opinion that deceased died of a diseased heart, and a verdict accordingly was returned. THE ISLAND or MADAGASCAR.—The recent affair at Madagascar naturally draws attention to that island. After New Holland it is the largest island in the world. Its length is about 900 miles; and its central part is about 400 miles in breadth. It is supposed to contain about 250,000,000 o r a 10,000,000 of acres. The climate and soil are generally hi g hly i ",:yourable to vegetation, including all the choicest productions or he tropical regions. It is rich in minerals, particularly in the',;:etals, with forests of fine timber, and, not improbably, fields o. coal. Its geographical position renders it capable of becomU:: one of the richest por tions of the globe. In attemptinj to bring its barbaric sovereign to reason, a better way may be ,!!)und thah that of attacking valueless towns and useless forts on trs;.:' coast. The capital must be reached or threatened; but to sice,7llP!ish this by marching a force through the marshes is clearly possible, or most hazardous. Is there any other way ? In the common maps, a river rising not very far from the capi tal, and within the healthy region, is conducted, by the mapmakers, to the sea on the west side of the island near the 20th degree of south latitude. But it is supposed by others, that this river, instead of running west, runs north, and falls into the sea about the 16th degree of south lati titude ; and it is supposed to be navigable to within four or five days' journey of the capital. This river, it is said, was once frequented by Arab vessels, and a fair was held at the point where it ceased to be navigable for boats, &c. Ra dame's father, and afterwards Radama himself, becoming jealous of this near approach of foreigners, prohibited this traffic, and endeavoured to conceal the real course of the river. Should the Admiral or the Governor of Mauritius wish for certain information concerning it, they may find fugative natives of Madagascar in the island of Mohilla, near Johanna, who would gladly act as explorers.—South African. FOREIGN CATTLE AND FRUIT, &C.—The General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Sir Edward Banks, from Ostend, a day or two since, brought 32 packages of Belgian poultry, a quantity of fresh fish, eggs, plants. &Q. The Company's vessel Belfast, from Calais, brought 25 skins of walnuts; the Harlequin, from Boulogne, 64 skins of walnuts, four packages of poultry, and other articles. The Venezuela, from Rotterdam, brought 91 sheep, eight calves, 17 packages of poultry, eight packages of yeast, a large quantity of cheese, butter, seeds, roots, &c. The James Watt, from Havre, brought 39 skins of chesnuts, the first importation of the article, we believe, this season—a quantity of peas, eggs, and other articles ; and the Soho, from Antwerp, brought, amongst a variety of other articles of French produce, 41 baskets of smelts, &c. Two or three sailing vessels have also arrived, laden with fresh ripe fruit fer the metropolitan markets. The Alexandre, from Grave lines, brought 111 packages of walnuts, besides a large quantity of eggs and other French produce. The Express, from Jersey, brought 1,500 bushels, one barrel, and three boxes of apples, the produce of that Island, besides a quantity of pears, &c. ; and the Guernsey Lass, from Dunkirk, brought about 30 packages of apples, the produce of Normandy, and other articles. We are requested to state that it was Mr. Bruton, the comic vocalist, and not Mr. Cornish, who attended at the dinner given to Sir W. Molesworth. WOOLWICH, OCT. 31.—The Avon steam-vessel, Commander Denham, F.R.S., left Woolwich on the 27th inst., on her surveying expedition to the coast of Guinea, including the mouths of the Niger. The Devastation, Growler, and Ardent, paid off during the month, are to undergo a refit, and be again made ready for commission. The shipwrights are employed build ins the Sphynx and Niger steam-vessels by task work, as it is de_ sirable they should be ready by the close of the financial year. The Amphion frigate, building. will be ready for launching early next year, and is to be fitted with a screw propeller. - NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.—BeIrs Life is London, Nov. 2, contains seven folio columns of the week's races. Price of the enlarged Bell's Life Sixpence. Published in time for all the Saturday etternoon railways. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. XEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. FRIDAY. Match, 50, h ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Vernon's Hartshorn, Bst 71b iNo.t). beat Lord Glasgow's f by Bay Middleton, out of mpertinence, 7st 61b.—Betting: 'Y to 4 on Hartshorn. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b. The winner to be sold for 50 soya. if de inandel, &c. First half of Ab.M. (9 Subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's Killie Crankie (Abdale) 1 11 n • rho _r. Greville's Deer •iiii a44 1•,i15:ti...“ , •:. 2 Mr. Mostyn's Sharpshooter 3 The following were not placed :—Mr. R. Clifton's Miss Love—Mr. J. Brown's Astern—Lord Orford's f by The Saddler, out of Luxury—Mr. Stephenson's f by Montreal. Betting-5 to Crankie, 4to 1 agst Deer Chase, 4 to 1 ttg.st Asterii, 5 to 1 agst Miss Love, 5 to 1 agst Sharp shooter, and 5 to 1 agst the Luxury filly. Lillie Crankie made all the running, and won by a length, Deer Chase beating Sharpshooter by half a length. Astern was a bad fourth. The winner was claimed. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, 7st 91h; four, Bst 31b ; five and upwards, Bst 81b. The winner to be sold for 400 sovs. First half Ab.M. (7 Subs.) Mr. G, Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs (Crouch) 1 Duke of Bedford's Captain Phebus, 3 yrs .. 2 The following started, but were not placed :—Colonel Peel's Caen, 5 yrs—Mr. Worley's Example, 4 yrs—Mr. Mostyn's Dean Swift, 3 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's Stitch, 3 yrs—Mr. Gratwicke's Titmouse, 3 yrs. Betting-5 to 2 agst Captain Phebus, 7to 2 agst Queen of the Gipsies, 4 to 1 agst Caen, 4 to 1 agst Example. Caen made the running, followed by Queen of the Gipsies to the Dip, where the Queen of the Gipsies took the lead, having Dean Swift and Example laid up. Captain Phebus, who ran very wide of his horses, came half-way up, defeated the Queen's attendant, but never quite got up, the judge's decision being in favour of her Majesty by a head. Caen was a good third. Match, 50. D.M.—Mr. Speed's Everton (Marlow), Bst 101 b, beat Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Milden, 3 yrs, 7st.—Betting : 3 to lon Everton. Won easy. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, for three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. (11 Subs., 2 pay 5 sovs. each.) Mr. Pratt's Secundus, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Lord Miltown's Due an Durras, 3 yrs, 7st 81b Mr. Meeson's Fair Charlotte, 4 vrs, Bst 91b The following were not placed :—Mr. A. R. Onslow's Ruff, 3 vrs, 7st 131b—Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy, 3 yrs, 7st 61b —Sir C. Monck's Flattery, 3 yrs, 7st 61b--Sir R. W. Bulke ley's Queen Pomare, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—and Mr. S. Scott's f by Touchstone, out of Languish, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Betting-7 to 4 agst Clumsy, 4to 1 agst Queen Pomare, and 10 to 1 agst Fair Charlotte. Secundus made all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths, Duc an Durras beating Fair Charlotte by half a length. The Nursery Stakes of 28 sovs. each, for two yrs old. D.M. (18 Subs.) Mr. Godwin's Dexterous, (11 b) 7st 121 b (Chapple) 0 1 Lord George Bentinck's Green Pea, Bst The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Greville's Polka, Bst 61b—Lord Chesterfield's The Free Lance, Bst 31b—Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive, Bst 11 b—Mr. Matthews's Chamois, Bst—Duke of Richmond's Tugnet, Bst—Lord Chesterfield's Curiosity, 7st 101b—Mr. Pedlev's Benevolence, ist 91b—Mr. Payne's Collingwood, 7st 91b— Mr. J. Peck's T,n, ist 91b—Mr. Waller's Regalia, ist 91b— Lord Verulam's Morocco, 7st 81b—Lord Exeter's c by Col wick, out of Mecca, 7st 61b—Mr. W. Sadler's Cetberus, 7st 21b—Mr. G. Walker's Guzman, 7st 21b—Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Fickle IVild Rose, 7st—Lord Glasgow's fby Re triever, out of Emilia, 6st 121 b. Betting-6 to 1 agst Dexterous (taken), 6to 1 agst Tugnet, 6 to I agst Collingwood, 7 to 1 agst Green Pea, 9to 1 agst Cerberus, 11 to 1 agst Chamois, 12 to 1 agst Gusman, 13 to 1 agst Morocco, 14 to 1 agst Tell, 17 to 1 agst Mecca colt, and 25 to 1 agst Free Lance. All got off at the first attempt, and ran in a line for half a dozen strides ; Green Pea and Dexterous then took the joint lead, and with Tugnet, the Emilia filly, Cerberus, Chamois, and several others closely laid up, made the whole of the running to the cords. The race was then left to the four first named, and contested with extraordinary closeness to the end, Green Pea and Dexterous maintaining a slight advantage throughout, and finishing so perfectly head and head that the judge pronounced it a dead heat ; the Emilia filly was only beaten by a head, and Tugnet was a capital fourth ' • Cer berus and Morocco were next, and Collingwood seventh. Deciding heat-6 to 4on Green Pea, who made strong running into the cords, where he was caught, headed, and beaten cleverly by half a length. Match, 200, h ft. A.F.—Lord Exeter's Cocoa Nut, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Mann), beat Mr. Carr's Event, Bst 71b (Nat), by half a length.-7 to 4on Cocoa Nut. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C.—Lord Exeter's Wee Pet, 7st 101 b (Manny, beat Lord Glasgow's Physalis, Bst (Holmes).- 13 to Bon Wee Pet. Won by a head. Match, 50, h ft.—Duke of Bedford's Leopard, Bst 101 b (Ro binson), beat Lord Exeter's f by Velocipede, out of Ama ryllis, Bst (Mann).-6 to 4on Leopard. Won by four lengths. The Audley-End Stakes of 30 sovs., for three yrs old and upwards. (8 Subs., 2of whom declared.) Lord Waterford's Wolf-dog, 3 yrs, 65t111b...(W. Abdale) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 3 yrs, ist 21b Lord W. Lennox's Tat dley, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b 3 Mr. Whitelock's Fair Rosamond Betting-5 to 4 agst Wolf-dog, 2to 1 agst Yardley, sto 2 agst Fair Rosamond, 6 to 1 agst Trueboy. Fair Rosamond made play at a good pace to the turn of the Lands, where Wolf-dog went in front, with Trueboy next, was never after caught, and won easy by two lengths. Yardley and Fair Rosamond beaten off. Mr. Payne's Collingwood received forfeit from Lord Glas gow's f by Retriever, dam by St. Patrick, Bst 71b each. First half of Ab. M. 150, h ft. _ _ Duke of Bedford's Prc;logue, Bst 71b, received from Mr. Meiklam's Grimston, 6st 71b. A.F. 100, h ft. Duke of Bedford's Black Cat received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's c by Velocipede, out of Miss Whip, 7st 71b. T.Y.C. 50. Mr. James King's c by Dulcimer, out of Milliner, Bst 21b, received from W. Gregory's Le Chourineur, Bst 71b. T.Y.C. 100, b. ft. THE Two YRS OLD HANDICAP (THURSDAY). —Dexterous was examined this morning, and pronounced to be only two years old. Mr. Shelley and Mr. Gully are the new members of the Committ©e of the Subscription Betting-rooms in the place of Mr. Greville and Mr. Worrall. In pursuance of a motion carried last night, the Committee are about to take the sub ject of bettinc , on races at Newmarket into consideration, for the purpose of determining what races shall in future be p.p. Their decision will be submitted to the Stewards of the Jockey Club ; and, with their consent, will be posted in the Subscription-room, and added to the printed lists of the day. ILSLEY RACES—TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with '25 added; three yrs old, Bst ; four, 9st 41b ; five, 9st 101 b ; six and aged, lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31bs ; winners extra; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded, &c., were won in two heats by Mr. Parr's Vitula, 5 yrs (Owner), beating Mr. Hall's be g Devil-among-the •Tailors, 6 yrs, and Mr. Treen's b f Wild Roe, 3 yrs. The Tradesmen's Plate of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; three vrs old, 9st ; four, lOst 21b ; five, lOst 101 b ; six and aged, Ilst ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold fur 60 sovs. if demanded; was won in two heats by ➢lr. Balchin's b c Svlvanus, 3 yrs, beating Mr. Parr's b f Lady Harriet., and Mr. Curtis's b g The Prince, 4 yrs. Plate of 50/. was won by Mr. Drew's filly by Venison, beating Mr. R. Southby's grey gelding. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET—Fr:tray NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW. The Houghton Handicap of 15 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Fair Charlotte, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Boarding School Miss, 4 yrs, Bst—Secundus, 4 yrs, Bst—Naworth, aged, 7st 121b—Celia, 6 yrs, 7st 101b—Minus, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Vaudeville, 3 yrs, 6st 91b—Stoker, 3 yrs, Est 81b—Clumsy, 3 yrs, Est 81b—Ca roline, 5 yrs, Est 121 b. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The winner to be sold for 200 sore. T.Y.C. Dean Swift, 3 yrs—Terrier, 2 y-rs—Buttress, 2 yrs—Bene volence, 2 yrs—Ohio, 2 yrs—Titbit, 2 yrs. Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each. The winner to be sold for 25 SON'S. Dr. Hill, 4 yrs—Little John, 4 yrs--Eleazer, 3 yrs—Prairie, 3 yrs—Little Finch, 3 yrs—Malvoisie, 2 yrs—Pawnbroker, 2 yrs—Subscription, 2 yrs. Matches—Oakley receives 60 sovs. from Nix-my-Dolly— Secuudus receives from Prologue—Alamode receives from Colleen Bawn. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Sinnington Hds., Tues., Catterick Bridge ; Fri., Hovingham. York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Nahum ; Tues. Acaster ; Thurs., Pill Moor; Sat. Sutton- on-the-Forest--104. Earl of Harewood's hds., Mon., Bilton Banks ; Thurs., Hare wood; Sat., Collingliam Bar-I'2. Hurworth hds., Tues, Crathorne ; Thurs., Croft Bridge; Sat., Neasham-10%. Lieut.-Col. Hildyard's harrs., Monday, Westernhope Burn ; Wednes., Unthank ; Fri., Broadwood Bridge-10. Sir T. Sykes's lids., Mon., Settrington House; Wednes., Castle Howard Inn; Fri., Pluckham-10 1 ,4. Heythorp hds., Mon., Boulter's Barn ; Wed., Longborough gate ; Fri., Borton Bridge ; Sat., Ditchley House-10%. Warwickshire hds., Mon , Kennels, Kineton ; Tues., Wrox ton Abbey; Thurs., Milford Bridge; Fri., Stoneleigh Abbey ; Sat., Fenny Compton Wharf-10 1 / 2 . Esti Fitzwilliam's lids., Mon., Cherry Orton; Wed., Ash ton Wold ; Thurs., Kennels-10. Suffolk hds , Tues., East Wood-10',4. Burton hunt, Mon., South Searle ; Tues., Branston Wood ; Wed., Bardney; Thurs., Kettlethorpe ; Sat., Hackthorm —ll. Lord Elcho's hds., Mon., Bowsden ; Tues., West Mains; Wed., Cornhill ; Fri., Doddington ; Sat., Paxton-10i. Lord Galway's hds., Mon., Barnbr.Moor ; Thur., Kennels. Bedale hds., Mon", Tunstal-village ; Wed., Butcher house- bar ; Fri., Pepper-hall-10i. Cleveland hds., Mon., Cattersty Thur., Marton-10/. Badsworth hds., Mon., Wentbridge ; Tues., Burne ; Thur., Bed-house; Sat., Ackworth-Moor-top-10i. Boroughbridge harrs., Tues., Leckby Carr; Fri., Milby 10i. Devon lids., Mon., Powderham ; Thur., New Inn-11. Mr. Drake's lids., Tues., Charlton- village ; Thur., Charn don-common ; Sat., Fenny Compton-wharf-10i. Durham County lids., Mon., Elemore ; Wed., Chester-bar; Fri., Witton Gilbert-10i. F. B. H., Mon., Trenoweth-wood ; Wed., Bishop's-wood; Fri., Pelyn- cross-10i. Somerset Subscription hds., Tues., Cocker Combe ; Sat., Dunster-park —lO Mr. Lownde's hds., Mon., Linford-wood ; Wed., Salden. Lord Parker's hds., Tues., Shotover-house ; Fri., Ipsdeia heath-1 Oi. Mr. Roe's lids., Wed., BiLbury-court ; Sat., Larnbside cross-10. _ _ _ Raby lids., Mon., Wakerfield ; Wed., Hamsterley; Sat., Middleton Fyas-10i. Aiktou harrs., Mon., Crofton Toll-bar; Wed., Thursley; Fri., Pow-8 1 ,4. Branford barrP., Mon., Combe House; Fri., Kingsbroinp ton Farm-10. South Wold, Mon. Tothill ; Tues., Horsington Mill; Thurs., Hainton ; Sat., Harrington Norfolk harrs., Fri., Bintry Half Moon. Whitecross bans., Tues., Puttenham Church; Sat., Stoke Church-10. Glvndbourne barrs., Mon., Alfriston Race-course ; Fri., Broyle—ll. Carlisle Larry., Mon., Mr. Biggins's, Hornsley Gate; Wed., Lingey Close Head ; Fri., Brighton Flat, Scaleby-8. East Devon barrs., Mon., Marlepit Gate; Thurs., Monte ton-10. Eastbourne harrs., Mon., Paradise Hill ; Thurs., Etiston Mill-10%. Mr. Fane's harrs., Mon., Berrick ; Wed., Little Ilaseley ; Sat., Nuffield Common. Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Knapwell Grove; Fri., Haley Wood-10%. Cottismore Hunt, Mon., the Bull, Witham Common ; Tues., Exton; Thure., Holywell Hall; Sat.. Tilton Wood. THE LEIPSIC FAIR.—The fair just over bas been an excellent one, except for woollens and hogs' bristles. Very ex tensive business has been done in cloths of all descriptions, at higher prices than those which ruled last year. The produce of the Zollve rein manufactures, as well as articles of luxury and fashion, were in great demand. Leather sold_ freely at Advanced pric2B.—frank. fort Pcitomts &Org. BENTLEY'S MI6CELLANY. The best thing that Albert Smith has yet written is decidedly his description of the flight of the Marchioness of Brinvilliers from Paris to Liege, which appears in the present number of " Bentley." It is and of the most exciting descriptions ever penned, add is quite equal to the celebrated " Turpin's Ride to York," in " Rookwood." She is escaping from the pursuit of Desgrais the Exempt, w ho is charged to arrest her as a prisoner. For two days and nights she has kept in ad vance of her pursuers, and she is at length within sight of Liege : "At last they entered Liege, and the pursuit now became doubly exciting from the cries of the postilions, as they traversed the glooming streets at a fearful pace, cracking their whips as they whirled :them above thrir heads, and shouting in an unearthly manner to warn the passengers of their advent. A charette in the road offered a temporary check to Marie's carriage, and Desgrais the next instant was close up to her. But nearer he could not come; for the width of the thoroughfare would not allow the two vehicles to go abreast. They were, however, coming to a broader street, and then Marie knew he would pass her. To avoid this, and gain a minute of time,—for every second now was worth the price of her life,—she collected some straw from the in terior of her coach, and tied it into a bundle with her hand kerchief; then lighting it at the lamp of the carriage, she leaned oit of window, and threw it, blazing, directly in front of the leaders of the other voiture. The horse on which the postilion was riding reared up in fright, and directly threw him ; his fellow backed as well, and the wheelers coming over them, they were all thrown together in a terrible con fusion before the carriage, which by its own impetus came partly on them. In en instant Desgrais leaped upon his feet,—for the shock had also thrown him upon the ground,— and clearing the rider from the stirrups, he cut the traces with his poinard, and getting the horse upon his legs, vaulted into the saddle, leaving the rest of his equipage to the care of the archers who were inside. The carriage of the Marchioness was not fifty yards a-head as it turned towards the convent she had indicated to the drivers. Once more everything depended on a few seconds; and Desgruis goaded the poor animal with the point of his weapon to spur it onwards; as the horses of his intended prisoner, equally urged, kept tear ing on towards the goal. At last they stopped at the door of the convent •, md, as its heavy bell sounded with a loud and violent peal, the Exempt came up to the carriage. " lie sprang from his horse, and tore down, rather than opened, the door nearest the road, and seized the Marchioness by her mantle. At that instant the gate of the convent opened, as she jumped from the carriage, and entered the lodge, leaving the garment in the hand of the Exempt. Desgrais rushed through the vehicle, and was about to follow her, when she seized a cross from the porch, and held it to wards him with a smile of triumph, that threw an expression of demoniac beauty over her features. " You dare not touch me !" she cried ; or you are lost, body and soul !' With an oath, Desgrais fell back before the sacred emblem. Marie had thrown herself upon the Church, and claimed a sanctuary. An impassable barrier was between them, and the whole of his toil to arrest her had gone for nothing. The chance had been lost, in a pursuit of nearly one hundred leagues, by half a minute." Desgrais, however, subsequently induces her by a stratagem to leave the sanctuary ; she is instantly arrested, and is on her road to Paris in the custody of Desgrais at the conclusion of the last chapter of the novel in the present number. The out pourings of D. Canter are still most amusing ; the present libation contains much pleasant gossip anent the artists, actors, and literateurs who flourished some fifteen years since. We are glad to see the writer does justice to the memory of poor Nugent: ho wss indeed _a choice spirit, witty yet kind-hearted. Peace to his manes. " The Case of Conscience" is a good story well told, and L" Dick Sparrow's Evening Out" is an admirable drol -1 lery. Maxwell gives us the commencement of an Irish tale, "Brian O'Linn, or Luck is Everything," which pro mises well, and " The Gaol Chaplain" continues his se ries of dark pages from life's volume. The present Num la,,r of " Bentley" fully maintains the reputation of the Magazine. TAIT'S MAGAZINE. In the review of the "Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson," the writer treats the hero of the Nile and Tra falgar with very little ceremony, and he seems fully as desirous to point out his foibles and faults as his splen did deeds. It cannot be denied that Nelson by his con duct at Naples, by his unmitigated and unreasonable hatred of the French, and by some defects in his moral character, as well as his small claims to merit as a states man or negotiator, laid himself open to serious charges; but his services to his country were so great, and the simplicity and candour of his nature so conspicuous, that most writers have been rather blind to his faults, and Southey, among the rest, (whose Life of Nelson will long continue a standard work) has dwelt on his faults or his crimes as briefly as possible, and thrown all his other defects into the shade. He has not, however, perverted facts, and expresses as much indignation, even as the more lukewarm admirers of Nelson, at the breach of the Ruffo capitulation and the execution of the unfortunate Caraccioli. Indeed no writer can excuse or palliate Nelson's conduct on this occasion, though it seemed to take its rise from fa tality, and was to contrary to his usual dispo sition. The writer attributes it to Nelson's weakness, to his hatred of Republicans, and to the insidious and cruel schemes of two worthless women. " The greatest of captains," says he, " was but a sorry statesman, and as much the dupe f the Queen and her confidante, Lady Hamilton, as ever was sailor just paid off, and with full pockets, to the Molls and Sues of Portsmouth or Wapping." There is great truth in the remarks, and Nelson must, therefore, undergo the reproach of having sacrificed his own humane feelings, and disregarded the dictates of justice and policy during nearly the whole time that he was on the Neapolitan coast, and remained under the influence of a corrupt and un principled Court. Besides this, there are two articles in the number that will be read with interest. " The Life of Mozart," and " Notes of Gilfillan's Gallery of Literary Portraits," by Thomas de Quincey. The poli tical article, or at all events the one which occupies its place, is entitled, " Are we:to have a Crash ?" and con tains sound remarks on the strong disposition evinced by the country for the extension of the railway system. Of that the writer highly approves, and:gives sound reasons fur his opinions. He thus concludes : " If these views are correct, there is no ground whatever to dread that the present state of things will be succeeded by . what Is known as a crisis; or that, except as effected by par ti:a fluctuations—high and low beats of the pulse—its course will be unsteadfast. Its term, considering it as a time of unusual effort, is manifestly its assumption of the whole capital which recently could find no vent in production along the common channels, or was employed there at inrdequate pro fits; and its progress towards that term will be surely indi cated by the gradual rise of the value of money, and the ac companying stringency of the banks ; unless, indeed, this gradual progress is interfered with by unexpected abstrac tions of capital in obedience to other exigencies. The com mercial world, at the present moment, menaces no such ab straction, for at no period in recent times have its operations been more healthful and less dependent on casualty; but we fear it is not now to be concealed that a demand, by no means inconsiderable, and which therefore must impede our movements, is about to he made for the supply of a partially deficient harvest, and the serious destruction through disease of that crop on which the food of so hire a portion of our popt;l4tion is dependent. But even by thie, the buplrabluid- FRASER'S MAGAZINE. In the fourth article on" Contemporary Orators," there is a well written and impartial character of Lord Stanley, perhaps the best sketch that has yet appeared, of the abilities, eloquence, daring, and success in debate of this able senator. There is a little flattery in the outline, but the character is fairly delineated, and the whole tone of the article is that which might be expected from an impartial spectator, who had often been present at Par.. liamentary debates, and noted down the striking features of the principal speakers. Lord Stanley has not been successful; or, to use other words, has not given general satisfaction in any office which he has filled. As Chief Secretary for Ireland he was extremely unpopular with the Irish Members, and, though he might be justified at times in resenting their attacks, it cannot be denied that on the whole he [rather did injury to the Cabinet of which he was a member. He is now Secretary for the Colonies a second time, and in that office cannot boast of much better success. He has the character of being haughty, imperious, and obstinate, not wil ling to yield, and but little inclined to humour the various temperaments of parties with whom he must necessarily come in contact. He, too, is bigoted, or. as some say, selfish in his opinions regarding the Church Establishment, and, what is singular for a man of his great abilities, has grievously offended:the advocates for Church Reform, without in the slightest degree bene fiting the Church, or meeting with approbation from the support( rs of the Establishment. It would be difficult to point out a more unpopular minister, yet his talents are of the highest order, his integrity is undisputed, and he is always master of his subject. He commenced public life at rather an early age. He was returned for Preston in 1826, when he was in his twenty-seventh year, and has ever since been a prominent Member of Parliament. Born to a large fortune and an ancient title of much renown, he has not, like many of his class, wasted his time in,,idleness, in gambling, or frivo lous amusements, but by hard study and careful application fitted himself for almost every office in the State. That he has not succeeded, as many would have anticipated, his peculiar temper, perhaps, more than any other cause, is to blame , for it would hardl y be pos sible to find a public man with mo r e va ried and useful acqu i remen ts, more qualified to shine in debate, or less fearful of consequena's. The writer of the article gives several instances of the p,;we rful effect produced on the House of Commons by his oratcorator;if a natural flow of the mind without ostentation or fore:/ought, or any studied art of eloquence, can be called ortt:2 l. Y ; and, among others, the great effect produced on the Hou;.' by his attack on what had been called the Lichfield House Compact, and the happy mode in which he introduced from Shakespere the words of Hotspur to his uncles — to illustrate the return which Mr. O'Connell made to the " base and bloody Whigs" for courting and accepting his alliance. But many instances of the kind might be quoted. O'Connell and he were ever at war, and seldom could the Irishman boast of a victory. The defeat was sometimes so decisive that all the skill and wonderful ingenuity of the lawyer could not screen his fall even from his most ardent, supporters. One of the most memorable was in the session of 1833 or 1834 ; an Irish question of some importance stood for discussion in the Commons. On previous occasions Mr. O'Connell had adduced as a proof of the apathy with which English Members viewed the affairs of Ireland the small attend ance of Members on every great question relating to the sister island. On the night in question the House was very thin; Mr. O'Connell, on finding this, was more vio lent than prudent, repeated in strong terms his old griev ance, and triumphantly asked the Government if Ireland could have any chance of justice from an Imperial Par liament; but he reckoned without his host. If we mis take net, there were at least six Members of the House of the name of O'Connell ; Stanley seized the opportunity in a moment, and said he would not reply to the fervid vituperations of the Hon. and Learned Member, and glancing his eye rapidly round the House, said "Of six Members who bear the name of O'Con nell, I find only one present." No reply was made to a matter of fact which could not be disputed. We might say a great deal more on this topic, but WO will rather refer our readers to the article itself. Among the light articles in this number we may men tion the brief history of " Charles Bannister," " The Zoology of the English Poets corrected by the Writings of Modern Naturalists," " Old Homer," and " Sea-side Reading." There is one also of a different description, which possesses interest, entitled " The Defenceless State of the Country." To those who have read the debates in Parliament on the subject perhaps there is little new, except that the writer expresses greater jealousy of the French, and inveighs more strongly against the apathy of the Government than even Sir Charles Napier. He takes care, however, to record his allegiance to Sir Robert Peel ; and as this is the only political remark that has caught our eye we may be jus tified in taking for granted that Fraser does not despair of seeing him the saviour of the Conservative party. We have room for only the concluding panegyric : " Sir Robert Peel is one of the ablest finance Ministers that ever presided over the affairs of this country. The change which his policy has effected in the condition of all classes of the community is marvellous. What we cannot but be afraid of is, that he shall suffer his thoughts to be so engrossed by the operations of peace as to forget that the peace itself may be broken, and thus expose his country, rich, but in a military point of view feeble, to be insulted, and wronged, and perhaps overrun, by an ungenerous enemy. We hope not, however ; and it is because our belief leans us in the same direction with our wishes, that we have taken the liberty to read to.him and to all whom it may concern this lecture on the defensible state of the country." HOOD'S MAGAZINE. "The Bushranger of Van Dieman's Land," "The Bar of England," and " The Chronicle of the Fleet," are continued in the present number, but we find nothing in them requiring any additional remarks to those which we have already made. The verses on the death of Mrs. Fry possess merit, both for their truth and feel ing, though, perhaps, deficient in spirit, but it is a subject difficult to deal with. There is nothing in it of that stirring character which affords themes of praise in honour of warriors and conquerors. We select one verse : " Thou was't not of the world, and yet there came King's footsteps to thy door all reverently ; And Prussia's Monarch did not think it shame To leave thy presence with a weeping eye." The third number of the article on "Currency and Rail ways, " comes appropriately at the present time. It is well written, shows Out the vast fluctuations in the value of property, and the cause of ruin to thousands, in a brief history of the operations of state-doctors on the currency. "During th e p er i o d b e t we en 1797 and 1815," says the writer, " money was rightly used as a mere symbol of value, and not as value itself ; but now money is made by law a commodity of value, namely, gold. The consequence is that as gold is a scarce metal, only it limited quantity of it is to be procured at any time ; and as it is a very valuable metal, the quantity procured must be dearly paid for." He attributes the distress of 1816 not to a change from war to peace, but to a diminution of the currency, which restricted the industry of the country. The same cause operated in the four years ending with 1823, the crash of 1825 was the result of measures adopted by the Bank in unison with Peel's Metallic Currency Bill, and the failures of 1819.22-34-39 are traced to the same source. We must refer the reader to the article itself, merely giving the following facts, about which there can be no dispute whatever. In reference to Pitt's measure of 1797, he says, " The effect was instantaneous and striking. The country instantly recovered, as if by magic, from the difficulties under which it was labouring, and which threatened to weigh it down ; and for eighteen years, while Mr. Mitt's system was in force, the nation ad vanced in a wonderful degree in riches and prosperity, and laid the foundations of that increased wealth creating power which all the financial blunders since have been unable entirely to neutralise." THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROYDON ArmoseimitiC ltsiLwsv.—Last evening, the adjourned inquest on the body of William Shannons, the young man who was killed on the above railway on Saturday night last, was resumed and con cluded before Mr. W. Payne, at Guy's Hospital. The only addi tional evidence of any importance was that of the traffic master, who supposed that deceased was sitting asleep on the atmospheric pipe, when, hearing the whistle, he jumped up and was struck in the back by the buffer of the engine. Mr. Hood, the surgeon, said the deceased's death arose from extensive injury to the lower part of the spina —Verdict, " Accidental death." THREE PERSONS SUPPOSED TO BE POISONED. — Yesterday afternoon, considerable alarm prevailed in George-court and Off-alley, West-strand, in consequence of the report that seve ral individuals had been conveyed to Charing-cross Hospital, in a dying state, from their having eaten poisonous lozenges. On re pairing to that institution, our informant learnt that no fewer than nine individuals had been brought in, suffering greatly from in tense inward pain, which was attended with violent vomiting. The sufferers were promptly attended to, and they were in a short time relieved. Three children, however, belonging to a woman named Heath, are still very ill. It was subsequently ascertained that A man named Edwards, a marine.store dealer in Off-alley, had, among other things, purchased at a sale a number of bottles, seve ral of which contained lozenges. These were distributed by the son of Edwards to several persons, who partook of them in large quantities, and they were soon after seized with alarming pains in the bowels. The lozenges were subsequentlyanalysed by Mr. Burkett, one of the medical officers of the institution, and were found to be composed chit fly of ipecacuanha. DOCUMENTARY E VID ENC E.—To-day (Saturday), the new law with respect to documentary evidence (8 and 9 Vic., c. 113) will take effect. Its object is to receive in evidence officially sealed or signed documents which had been previously required to be proved in regard to the seal or signature. PROTECTION TO MERCHANT SEAMEN.—The Act of last Session (S. and 9 Vic., c. 116) comes into operation this day (the Ist instant). It is to afford protection to seamen, and the se. veral objects have already been noticed in this paper. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—AII the public Acts of last Session, numbering 130, are now in force. The private Acts of last Session exceed the number of the other Acts. --- _ Mr. Wreford, for many years clerk in the long room in the Exeter Custom-house, has been appointed by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury to he Comptroller at the port of Fower. —Dorset Chronicle. WHIRLWIND AT PINANG. • A whirlwind, giving rise to the appearance of a water-spout of extraorciLnary beauty, was observed in the northern channel on the 16th Apia!at mid.day. The American ship Anna Maria was coming into harboti: at the time, and from it the phenomenon was Millet, her commander, thus describes i n : says, the sky was rather cloudy, the very distinct. Captati; it t —Before it commenced, wally braced. Suddenly a winds baffling—not blowing frem 0.71 e point more than a minute at ::rom the edge of which a time—requiring the sails to be centi: very heavy cloud gathered over the town, a body of the shape of a cone began to form, and 4:tickly lengthened and chopped in a sloping direction to the sea, a little to the north of the fort, and somewhat nearer the opposite, than this Co: eof the channel. When its point was still at some distance from the s: a, the water seemed to become agitated as if it were in a state of ebul. lition, and ultimately it appeared to rise also into the shape of a cone, and meet the one from the cloud with which it then united. The cone was now observed to be transparent, but at the circum ference to have a greyish look, and a spiral stream of water was seen to flow through its centre—it was thought from below upwards. This continued for nearly five minutes when the appearance broke up. The wind blew from the south, but almost immediately afterwards it again became variable. The Mow, was still heavy and dark, and a second time thephenornenon took place precisely in the order and manner described above, but it was a little farther from the harbour, probably halfway be.. tween the Fort and Pulo Ticoose. The Anna Maria was now within the segment of the arch which it formed, and the com mander being under some apprehension fur the ship's safety, imme diately brought her head to the wind, let go the anchor, and clewed up all the sails. An eddy wind now caught the top sails, And blew them up with considerable force from the yards, but they were ultimately with considerable difficulty secured. It then broke, not more than three times the ship's length off the Anna Maria, but the water continued agitated for a very long time, sometimes spreading, and again contracting into a smaller compass as if it were a third time going to rise. At the moment of break ing there was a vivid flash of lightning followed by thunder and some heavy rain. The second continued for fully fifteen minutes before it broke. The sea fowl kept flying about it apparently in a state of great alarm.—Pinang Gazette. FOREIGN Coax. —Our Dublin correspondent, it will be seen, repeats his statement that foreign corn is to be admitted duty free into Irelund, only, however, for the purpose,of mention ing that the authorities have fixed the 42d, instead of the Ist Notem ber, as the day on which such suspension of the law is to take pl ace. —Advertiser. LOOK OUT !—As a canal-boat was passing under a bridge, the captain gave the usual warning, by calling aloud, " Look out I" when a little Frenchman, who was in the cabin, obeyed the order by popping his head out of the window, which re ceived a severe thump by coming in contact with a pillar of the bridge. He drew it back in a great pet, and exclaimed, " Dese Amerikins cry look out, when dey mean look in." The public hare learned from the daily journals that Sir Robert Peel, during his recent visit, with Lady Peel, to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle, was unfortunately attacked with gout. But it has not been stated—though the fact is of no slight importance—that it was the Premier's first attack of that painful and insidious disease. We are happy, however, to state that he is now quite convalescent, and that no uneasiness is entertained by his family as to the result of the attack, but rather the reverse. We may add that Sir Robert returns to Drayton, with Lady Peel, on Monday, and that a distinguished party will be assembled there. —Court Journal. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A GUNNER OF ARTILLERY. —The accident which occurred on Thursday se'nnight to a gunner of the loyal Artillery, named Francis Colions, of the Royal Horse Artillery, whilst that corps was at exercise on Woolwich Common, in the presence of Colonel T. De Koudriaffsky, an officer in the Russian service, has been attended with fatal results. It appeared that whilst Colions was engaged ramming home the charge in the usual way, the gun exploded, the charge tearing off the thumb and mutilating three fingers of his right hand. He was removed to the Royal Ordnance Hospital, where the three fingers were amputated, but after lingering for more than a week, death terminated his sufferings yesterday morning. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained, as the gun was sponged as usual, and the vent was properly stopped, as the man who had his finger on it was burnt by the discharge. The gun has also been examined, and found to be perfect. Colonel Koudriaffsky kindly sent the deceased a pre sent of 51. on Monday last, and Mrs. Marshall, of Shooter's-hill, who was present at the time of the accident, also sent him 21., bene factions which the poor fellow did not live to enjoy. The deceased was a single man, and had been about five years in the service. 11 . INDSOR ELECTION.—FRIDAY EVENING. The " coming off'' of the election, it is now rumoured, will probably be postponed until early in the week after next, as it is now stated that it is fully expected the writ will not be received by the mayor (who is the returning officer) until Monday. The ensuing week or ten days will be a more than usually busy period in this generally quiet borough. To-morrow the election of town councillors for the year ensuing will take place, and Tuesday next has been appointed for the holding of the Quarter Sessions. The present mayor, Mr. Thomas Clarke, retires from office on Monday se'nnight (the 9th falling on a Sunday), when the new mayor will be elected ; and on the following day a public dinner, in honour of the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, will take place at the Royal Adelaide Hotel. The canvass is still in progress, and the friends of both candidates are equally sanguine of success. THE FEVER QUESTION.—IMPORTANT ORDER.— In pursuance of directions from the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, signified by a communication from Mr. Bathurst, one of the clerks of the Council, the Commissioners of the Customs have caused instructions to be given to the revenue cfficers and coast guard at this port, and at every outport and station along the coasts of the United Kingdom, to be most parti cular in future in the examination of the masters or officers com manding vessels (more particularly of steamers) arriving from the coast of Africa or the \Vest Indies, by putting the quarantine ques tions to them, and taking down their replies, so as to have their papers to refer to if necessary, as in the case of vessels arriving from the Mediterranean or the Levant, and especially with reference to the quarantine questionsl 1,15,16 ; I 8; 19,and 20, the replies to which are to be taken down most fully, observing that, in the event of their having been any suspicious sickness on board during the voyage, all such vessels are to be detained under the restraint of quarantine, and their quarantine papers forwarded to tl.e Board. This order has been issued, in consequence of the late deplorable and fatal case of the discovery of an alarming and devastating fever, existing in a certain ship which recently arrived from the coast of Africa, and has been lying under the restraint of quaran tine for a considerable time oil the Motherbank, and it is the wish and intention of Government, by taking every possible precaution to prevent the spread of anything so alarming and frightful as the disease alluded to. In the event of any disease of the kind having shown itself during the voyage from the places in question, the strictest inquiry and examination will be made previously to the vessel being relieved from quarantine, in order to prevent the extension of any contagious illness which may actually, or be sup posed to exist on board. TRADE WITH FRANCE. —A Parliamentary paper has just been issued, showing the exportations to and importations from France for a number of years. Last year, it appears, that the total amount of the articles exported to France from Great Britain was 5,204,1761., and the total imports from France 3,687,878/. The import duties were 1,879,799/. Of the exportations, only 828,948/. were articles of colonial and foreign merchandise; so that the bulk of goods sent to France consisted of British and Irish produce and manufactures. RAILWAY SHARE MARKEIIS- LIVERPOOL, Oct. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Birkenhead, Lance shire, and' Cheshire, 10 %—Bolton, 'Wigan, and Liverpool, 32—Buckinghamshire, 4—Caledonian, 12 1 1 1 —Ditto, Exten sion, 4 1 / 2 —Cambridge and Lincoln, s%—Chester and Birk enhead, 52 1 6—Chester and Manchester Direct, 46s.—Derby and Crewe, s%—Eastern Counties, 23—L'itto, Nlsw Shvres. 15 1 4 —Edinburgh and Northern, 151. Shares, 2—Edinburgh and Perth, 4%—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3 1 A—Grarbd Junction, 221—Grand Union, 2 3 / 4 —Great Grimsby ans. l Sheffield, 16%—Goole and Doncaster, 4%—Hudderatield Canal and Railway, 15—Leicester and Bedford, 3—Leices ter and Tamworth, 3/. 6s. 6d.—Liverpool and Leeds Direct,. 3 1 ,!)—Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 50%—Liver pool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 5% —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 61. 1 ls. 3d.—London and Birming ham, 215 1 ,( x —London and Manchester (Rem.), 3%—Lon don and York, WA—Direct Northern, 2 %—Leeds and Thirsk, 13 3 / 4 —Manchester and Binningham Continuation, 2 1 A Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 4—Mancheoter, Sheffield, and Midland, 6 1 4—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 12 1 4—Manchester and Southampton, 4%—Matlock and Mid land, 6 1 4—Midland, 157—Ditto (40/. Shares), 25 1 ,E—North Staffordshire, 6%—North Wales Mineral (New Shares), 5 —Nottingham, Erewasb, arid Ambergate, 4 3 %—Oxford, Southampton, &c., 2'4—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, 9 1 A—Preston and Wyre, 40—Ditto, New Shares, 10—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, 93 6 1 Sheffield and Lincoln, s—Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton , and. South Stafford, 81s. 6d.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Ches ter, 6%—South Eastern and Dover, 38 1 4—Ditto, Consoli dated Thirds 14%—Ditto, Half Shares, 4% —South Mid land, 6%—South Staffordshire Junction, s%—Tean and Dove Valley, I%—Trent Valley, 18—Ulverstone and Liver pool acrd Carlisle Junction, 2%—West Riding Union, 11— Great County Down, 2 3 / 4 —Great Southern and Western, 22 —Newry, Banbridge, and Belfast, 54s.—Dutch Rhenish, 9X North of France (Lebeuf's),: 2%. ), • MANCHESTER, Ocr. 31. STOCK EXCILANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 9 3 A—Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, 2 3 A—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, x n, 7 Boston Newark, and Sheffield, 4% 2 -Caledonian Extension, 4 1 / I —Cambridge and Lincoln, 54—Ditto New, 434—Chelms ford and Bury, I%—Eastern Counties, 234—Ditto, New, 13%—East Lancashire, No. 1, 20—Ditto, No. 2, 14% — East Lincolnshire, 4—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, VA—Goole Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 6 c. n Grand Union, 2%—dreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 17%—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 4 3 / 4 —Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 8 1 A—Hudders0eld and Manchester Railway and Canal, 15 c. n.—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 25 —Lancashire and Northern Yorkshire, 3%—Leeds and York, 3 3 4 Leicester and Bedford, 3—Leicester and Tamworth, 2% —Liverpool and Bury, 31—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 3% —Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle Junction, 6—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 64—London and Birmingham, Third Shares, 43 1 ,4—L0n - don and York, 54—Manchester and Birmingham Continua tion and Welsh Junction, 24—Manchester and Bury Atmos pheric, IX—Manchester and Leeds (Fifths), 13— Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, 4—Manchester and Southampton, 43 8 —North Staffordshire, 6 %—Nort hWestern;4 3 A —Nottingham , Erewash, Ambergate, and Manchester,476—Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton, 94—Sheffieldand Lincolnshire Junction, 54—Sheffield and Manchester (Qcarters), No. 1, 16—Ditto ditto, No. 3, 9 %—Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union, 141—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 6%—South Eastern and Dover (Halves), 44—South Stat . . fordshire Junction, 531—South Wales, 6—Trent Valley Mid land, 3%—West Lancashire Coast Line, 3%—York and Carlisle, 3%. BRISTOL, Oar. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 86—DittoNew,9%—Bristol and South Wales Junction, 3 Bristol and Liverpool Junction, 2 1 Eastern Counties, 23 1 % —North Devon, 2%—Portbury Pier and Railway, 2j South Wales, 5 3 / 4 —Vale of Neath, • EXETER, Ocr. 31. STOCK E KCIIANGE.—The sales are—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, p.—North Devon, 1 p.—Taw Vale Exten sion, p.—Devon and Central Cornwall, 4 p.—Eastern Counties, 24—Exeter and Crediton, s%—Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth (Daw's line), 3 p.—Ditto (Head's), 3% p. SHEFFIELD, Ocr. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Shef field, 18%—London and Windsor, 228.—Sheffield and Lin colnshire, sk—Wakefield and Harrogate, 44. HULL, OCT. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby (10 per cent. guar.), 102—Ditto, • Half Shares, 20 —London and Brighton, 64—Preston and Wyre, Half Shares, 10%—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Quarter Shares, 4/. 14s.—North British, 23—Ditto, Carlisle, 4% —Ditto, Dalkeith, 6%—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hapton, 10—Axholme, 4%—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 54—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 3% —Derby and Gains borough, 2/. 16s. 6d.—Dudley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, 3/. Ils. 6d.—East Lincolnshire, 4 1 4—East Coast, 24—Grand Union, 2%—Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 1/. Is.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 58s. p.—Leicester and Birmingham, 2X—Lincoln and Wainfleet, 3—Liverpool and Leeds, 4—London and York, 6%—London and Norwich Direct, ss. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 514—Not tingham and Gainsborough, 2s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 6 3 / 4. —Rugby and Huntingdon, 21/2—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4. LEEDS, Ocr. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Leeds and Manches ter (Fith Shares), 12 1 4 pm.—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington),l4—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 18—Hudders field and Manchester, 15 1 / 4 —Leeds and Bradford, 4814 Ditto, Extensions, 42—Leeds and Dewsbury, 25—Leeds and Thirsk, 13 1 4—Liverpool and Bury, 32—NewcaAle and Berwick, 16—North British, New, 6—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 3 3 4—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 19% —Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 53—London and York, 51. 18s. 6d.—Sheffield and Lincoln, s—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, s—Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 1 -4—Ditto, Exten sions, 4%—Chelmsford and Bury, 2s p.—Last Lincolnshire, 4 1 / s —Grand Union, 245. p.—Great Eastern and Western, 10s. p.—Leeds, York, and Midland, 2s. 6d. p.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 275. 6d. p.—Leeds and York, 16s. p.— Leicester and Bedford, 355. p.—Leicester and Birmingham, 20s. premium—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 5 3 4—Manchester and Birmingham Continua tion and Welsh Junction, 2 1 4—Manchester and South ampton, 4 1 h—Midland and Thirsk Junction, 12s. 6d. p.— North Staffordshire, 6 1 ,4—North Western, 4%—Rugby and Huntingdon, 2 1 4—South Midlands, 5% p.—Wakefield and Bradford, 295. p.—Wakefield and Harrogate, 565. p.—Welsh Midlands, 3 3 / 4 —York and Carlisle, 4. YORK, OCT. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—lpswich and Bury, 4i4—Midland, 157—Newcastle and Darlington Junction, New (Brandling), 54—North British (Carlisles), 4—York and North Midland Extension, 28—Axholme, sk—Cam bridge and Lidcoln, 5 3 / 4 Coventry, Nuneaton Birmingham, and Leicester, 3 1 ,A—Grand Union, 2%—London and York, 6%—Manchester, Buxton, &c., 6 p., ex n.—Newcastle and Berwick, 17%—North Staffordshire, 7 1 4 8 —North Western 5 —Welsh Midlands, 4—York and Carlisle, 4. EDINBURGH, Ocr. 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 5%- Aber deen, Banff, and Elgin, 505.-British and Irish Union, 90s. -Caledonian, 11-Caledonian Extension, 82s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 535.-Edinburgh and Leith 'Atmospheric 695. 6d. -Edinburgh and Granton, 24% -Edinburgh and Lochgelly, 445.-Edinburgh and Perth, 825.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 58s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 425. 6d. -Forth and Clyde Junction, 705.-Great North of Scot land, 845.-Lanark and Lothians, 50s. p.-North British, 22 -Ditto, Fifths, 64-Ditto, Carlisles, 775. 6d-Perth and Crieff Direct, 625. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, 515.-North Wales Mineral, New, sli t -Scottish Central, 17-Scottish Midland, 4i/ 2 -Scottish South Midland, 605.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 325. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 655.- Surrey Grand Junction, 275. 6d.-Tyne Valley, 20s. p. GLASGOW, Ocr. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 54-Ayr and Dumfries Junction, 625. 6d.- Caledonian Exten sion, 41A-Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 5'4-Ca ledonian Direct Northern, ss. p.-Clydesdale Junction, 20-Cornwall and Devon Central, 2%-Dundee and Perth, 9-East Indian Railway, 725. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 855.-Edinburgh and Northern, 6-Edinburgh and Perth, 855.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 755.-Glasgow General Terminus, 15-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 655.- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 60s. -Glasgow and Greenock, 20-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 655.-Great North of Scotland, 855.-Larne and Carrickfergus, 548.-London, Bris tol, and South Wales, 425. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 225. 6d. p.-Manchester and Southampton, 808.-Perth and Inver ness, 505.-Perth and Crieff, 605.-Sanquhar and Muirkirk Junction, 505.-Scottish Western, 515.-Scottish North Western, 525. 6d.-Scottish South Midland Junction, 3- Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 585.-South Unions and Potteries, 555.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 645. -Strathern Junction, 675. 6d.-Surrey Grand Junction, 30s. DUBLIN, Ocr. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great County Down, Belfast, and Newry, 2%—Bandon and Bantry, I%—Cork and Waterford, 1 3 4—Cork and Youghal, 2A—Dublin and Belfast !Junction, 10%, with new—Dublin and Kingstown ( Extension Quarter Shares), I I—Enniskillen and Sligo, 2% — Great Southern and Western, 23—The Midland Great W estern and Railway Canal, s:Y 4 —Ditto Extension to Sligo; 2% — Killarney Junctions, 2%—Limerick, Enniskillen, and Kil laloe Junction, s—Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 2 % — Waterford and Limerick, 9—Waterford, Wexford, and Dub lin, I%—Waterford and Tramore, DA—Wexford, Water ford, and Valentia, 21,12. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail• ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the stuns week in the previous year:— ...... 4 Week Last 1,14 ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. ,T, t a ----- -- X X Oct. 25 Arbroath and Forfar •••••••. • .• • • • • 142 150 - Bristol and Birmingham .•••••• • • • • • • - - 24 Chester and Birkenhead .•••••• • • • • • • 759 778 23 Dublin and Drogheda.. ••••••• • • • • • • • 716 624 28 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 872 834 26 Dundee and Arbroath . ..... ....... • • 249 268 - Durham p.nd Sunderland .•••••• • • • • • • - - 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow . • ... ...... .. 3,156 2,522 26 Eastern Counties And North Eastern • • 0,748 4,33.5 25 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 2,104 1,702 25 Glasgow and Greenock.• •••••• • • • • • 963 872 24 Grand Junction 25 Gravesend and Rochester . •••••• • • • • • 226 - - Great North of England •••••• • • • • • • - - 26 Great Western .•• • • - Bull and Selby ......................- Liverpool and Manchester • • • • • • • • • • - - 25 London and Birmingham .•.• • • • .... 21,330 16,048 26 London and Blackwall . 25 London and Brighton .•• . • 28 London and Croydon .•••• • • • • ...... 1,752 1,405 - London and Greenwich .•.•• • • • • .... - - 26 London and South Western .•••• • . • • 7,353 6.248 26 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury .•• • • . 1,000 925 24 Manchester and Birmingham •••• .• .. 4,271 3,267 25 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.• 7,220 .5,576 28 Midland Counties .••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 17,519 13. 557 25 Newcastle and Darlington ••••• • • . • . 2,856 1•8 82 25 Newcastle and Carlisle. • 1,613 1,873 26 Newcastle and North Shields.. -•• • • 433 375 24 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,570 1,503 27 Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans ••- • • • ... 6,540 5,735 27 Paris and Rouen ..•.•• • • • • • ........ 6,446 5,046 25 Preston and Wyre ••••••••• • • • • • • " • 514 25 Sheffield and Manchester .. . 1,121 661 25 South Eastern - 7,930 5,083 25 Taff Vale ••••••••••••••• •• •• " •• '• 1,183 816 2G Ulster . - Yarmouth and Norwich •••••• • • • • • • - - 25 York and North Midlan d .•••• • • • • • 6,169 4,847 ______=------ - The imports of fruit from abroad into Hull have nearly ceased for the present season. Since our report of Thursday se'unight, the arrivals chiefly of apples, per Steam conveyance, have been :—Oct. 17, by the Hamburgh, from liamburgh, 242 packages ; 20th. Emerald Isle, from Rotterdam, 261 packages; 23d, Queen of Scotland, Flom liamburgh, 32 packages ; the Transit, which was the neat in rotation of departure, brought 12 casks 3 case les, whilst the Leeds and Helen M`Gregor, which follow 1 - qh, po i n ted days, did not bring a single basket, box, —: - „.; ~ , a E m erald Isle's productions in this line has fallift ff . 78-'' 77., ^' . , j) apples, landed: on Monday last—the fortnigln ....a..t . • snat h ' •,. to only 826 packages, wh il st, in the preceding erbe ;':. .'.. ~,', ii... landed urwards of I,6oosackages,—Zasterri .' .,, , ,'7 ' . • i ";:,... rt 1 ~,,,!, -7.,., , , ,- , , .., , , : ::: , .i --- , ----• ____ A ~,....5 . .; c , 1 1.,- , --, • , r -r - • ‘ ~j PA • ~- •• • If . 7! -- - 0 - ..1 5........ __.- Red 108 38 ; d to !rat© here hi t - 35 6d :o Gs heal, ;ood, from b to b to ;act], a to 6d; Dyer, 'heat bout )Yer, raw, eady litto, Craw, Y.) light man, !sian, ideo ; y, St. New )h n's, ,lack, bow- Us by tettin ego in icked t ober, •al of )lln's, n the ) deg, e the LIC.) ) 75 5 5 oz. 7 9 7 5 ) ) 0 I 11i ' this ndel's s will from the eland, in the d her takes hiding crease d, we I than I are dinglY at the cceis ; e ball— lone, 6d. to ended , be legit& netely to the ) y Sir ,~ %. 11111