The Sun. — London, England, 1851-10-06 00:00:00

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management et Madame Vestris. Dole Lessee, Mr. Charle:, MathAvn. Last Night bat 6 of the Season. TAlh EVE.NiNG. Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled THE GA-ME , 3iir SPECULATION. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, H. Rozby, B. Baker, Suter, Oxberry, H. Horncastle, H. _Butler, Clifford; Mrs. C. Horn, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Ellis, and Miss Grove. Co conclude with RING CHARMING. Characters by Messrs. Suter, F. Matthews.. Horncastle ; Mada,..ne Vestris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. C. Horn., Miss St. George, Misses Martindale, Ellis, and Rosins Wright. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Parrett. THIS EVENING, Revival of the Country Squire. Great Attraction—Roars of Laughter at the new Farce. Will be performed TUE COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported 13 :7 _Messrs. W. Farren, H. Farren, W. Farren, Jun., Clifton; Mesdatv,e,s, L. Howard, Adams, E. Turner, and A. Phillips. With, I'VE EATEN MY FRIEND. Jellytop, Mr. Compton. To conclude with THE DEMON GIFT. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EYENDIG, THE ALDERMAN'S GOWN, Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davis, Mar ton, and Miss Maskell. Atter which a new petite Comedy, entitled THE HOPELE S FAiSION, by Messrs. Tilbury, Davis, Morton ; Mrs. Copeland, sad Miss Maskell. To be followed by a new Farce, called A FIGURE OF FUN ; or, the Bloomer Costume, in which Messrs. Rogers, Attwood, Hudspeth, and Miss Marshall will appear. with CATCHING AN HEIRESS. Sadly Giggle, Miss Saunde rs. The prices of admission are arranged as 101.10 W : — Orchestra sta us, 4a; Boxes (lint circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, Is. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performance s to commence at Seven precisely. --- .4. second price will be Wien to the Boxes only at Nino o' C. 100: —Prat circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TVS DAY —Morning 44 min. after 11 ! Evening 0 min after 0 To-MoiLitow-31orning 12 rain. after 12 1 Evening 34 min after 12 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following Places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.-The statio ns are arranged in order of latitud e. I ;ri-z-Wind strong breeze-partially cloudy. Tlic.L-rii-Wind W., gentle breeze -partially cloudy. ....uELTE.RuaIt -Wind E.-fine. ORCESTita-Wind NT. --cloudy. P ounNioura-Nir hid `V.--cIoudy. GOSPORT -Wind W__cioud. B:aGirrox- YY A strong breeze-rain. B F ° O7.K TH Iss AmPT ToN K 2 TV in . breeze-partially cloudy. , t g ro e n n g t b e reezern BA-intasToitic -Wind S., strong breeze-partially cloudy. GREENWICH -Wind S. ox_FoRD-Wi n d S .W.- 'gentle b reeze - ove rcast. GLOUCESTER-Wi n d N cloud , CHELMSFORD-Wind S.--eloudy. ar COLCHESTER -Wind S.W., gentle breeze scud rain. C ANU3 RIDGE -Wi n d S .W., gentle breez-; B N &tux-Wi n d W . -clear. rain, STAFFORD-Wind N.E. ne. Irsvncit-Wind YARMOUTH-Wind S. - S.E., strong breeze- c l oudy. cloudy. D -W hid N. W.-rain. .NerrarGnayi-Wind S.W.-cloudy. LDrooLs-Wind S.W.-clounv. iiocrwr.AD-Wlnd W.N.W.-fine. Ctizsms-Wind S.W.- fine. SnEsTIELD-Wind W.-rain. LIVER poor,-Wind W.N. W.-fine. MANCHESTER-Wind W.-rain. HuLL-Wind S. S.W.-hazy. Limas -Wind S.W.-rain. ircmx -Wind S. E. -ra in BCAIMOROUCH - \Vim( S.W.-rain. DEPARTURE O F THE STEAM. SHIP AMERICA. -011 Saturday afternoon, at half-past three, the British and N ort h American Roy a l Man steam ship America, Captain N e il Shannon, dep ar t ed on her outward voyage to Halifax and Boston, with 110 passeng ers , a valuable cargo of merchan dise, and the usual mails 'for the United States, Canada, Newfoundland, &e. THE LATE BARONESS VON BECK.- A R e futation of the Charge brought against this most unfor tunate Lady a few days since, at Birmingham, is published this afternoon by Mr. BENTLEY, of New Burlington-street. No pub lic event has caused so general a sympathy as the sad fate of thiS heroic lady. Her death, indeed, call s , loudly for a searching inves tigation into all the sircumstances attending it. Justice demands this, and will not be denied. TO TILE DEPOSITORS OF MODELS I.lsZ jL MACISINERY, FINE ARTS, &c. &c., in the] GREAT ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 111614111....1111A, I beg leave to invite your attention to this Institution, which was established by Royal Charter in 1833. The main purposes for which it was established was to explain to the pablic by highly expe 1-lowed demonstrators the principles and advantages of useful and scientific inventions. The Directors have desired me to say that if you should feel disposed to deposit any articles in this Institution, and will communicate with me here, your application will be imme diately considered, and if approved will be received for that purposes without any expense to you beyond carriage and fittings. A ticket for sale may be attached to each article, and in case ofsale no charge ie made to either vendor or purchaser. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, ROBERT LONGBOTTOM, Secretary. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. PLAY-HOUSE PRICE SIGHTS. It is respectfully anaocuiced to the patrons of the Opera, and for the aceonamodation of then numerous NlGHTSvisitors still in London, that FOUMORE will be given, viz. : —Wednesday, October 8, Thursday, 9, Friday, 10, and Saturday, 11, being most positively the L ast Farewell Night. the Theatre closing with the Great Exhibition. WEDNESDAY. FIDELIO. Leonora, Madllo. se e c rim ill Pizarro, Signor Lorenzo ; Rocco, Signor Balanehi ; Jacquino, Signor Soldi ; Maroaini, Madile. Feller; Fernando, Signor l'ardini. Between the acts a Grand Divertissement. Le Bolero, Madlles, Rosa, Esper, Julien, and Lamoureux. After which, selections from Weber's Opera, DER FREISCHUTZ. Agatha, Madlle. Florentinl. After which a Divertissement—Quadrille Franeala from Lee Cog. mPpolites. THURSDAY. Rossini's celebrated Opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosin. Manic. Sofie Cravelll,; II Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calzolari ; Figaro, Signor Lorenzo ; Basillo, Signor Casanova ; and Bartolo, Signor Balanchi. in the Lesson Scene, Madlle. Sofle Cruvelli will introduce Rode't cele..rated Variations. FRIDAY. Bellini's celebrated Opera LA SCNNAMBULA. kmina. Madlle. Sone Craveill; Elvino, Signor Calzolari; Couxt; FLodolpho, Signor Lorenzo ; Lisa, Madlle. Feller. with other Entertainments, the particulars of which will be dulF announced. SATURDAY. A variety of Entertainments. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Opera to commence at Eight o'clock. Prices—Pit, ss. Gallery, 2s. Gd. Pit Stalls, 10s. 6d. Gallery- Stas, ss. Boxes—Two Pair, 215.; One Pair and Pit Tier, 11. 11s. 6d • Grand Tier, 21. 2s. ; Box Seat 4, 55., 65., and 7s. ROYA.L PRINCESS'S THEATRE > OXFORD-STREET. This Evening, Ifonday, Oct. G.—The Gamester—A Model of a Wits—and the alhambra. Tuesday, 7.—Love in a Maze—Apartments—and the Alhambra. Wednesday, B.—Town and C o untry — Apartments —and the Al— hambra. Thursday, 9.—The Wife's Secret —A Model of a Wife— a nd th' ; Alhambra. Friday, 10.—Twelfth Nieh t — Apartments—sad the Alhambr a. Saturday, 11.—The Duke's Wager —A Model of a Wi Alhambra. f e _and the. JAMES'S T REATILL, Ring-street, St. James's Under the Direction of Mr. Barnum, of New Terk. "" AND ELLEN BATEMAN. (Cniy Eight and Six years of age.) Ile - engagement of the Bateman Children. THIS EVENING. For the Benefit of ELLEN BA.TEMAN. Will be performed the Fcurth Act cf Shakspeare'e MERCHANT 0 vzsx.E. Shylock, by Ellen Bateman ; Portia, by Kate Batema. t. After which, fcr the first time, SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Billy Lackaday. Ellen Bateman. La Mar.o!a by 3iadlle. Therese Cuslmie and M. Milano. To be followed by the petite Comedy, entitled OLD AND YOUNG. Matilda Mowbray, Kate Bateman l Hector Mowbray, Kate Bate ~. man 1 I Gobbleton Mowbray, Kate Bateman ! ! ! Foppington Mow - bray, Kate Bateman !! I ! Peter, Ellen Bateman; Old Wilton, 3EI B a* eman. To conclude with LA VIVANDIERE. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, ls. S T. private Bo :es, Stalls, and Tickets may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at all the principal Libraries and Sluflle Sellers; and at the Box-office of the Theatre , which Is open daily from 11 till 5 o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Or. .vebmter. iote Lessee and Manager, 01:. Dromuton. TiilS EVEN (NG, Will be performed a new arta original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstoue ; Harry Corn er, ittr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwillie.m. Witty the, highly successful Operetta, entitled nON AND STRA.IN GER. The Mayor, Mr. Lambert ; Herrmann, Mr. W. Harrison ; Kauz. Mr. Weiss ; Ursula, Miss Pyne ; Lisbeth, Miss L. Pyne. To be followed by a new comic Drama, entitled GRANDMOTHEI GitIZZLE. Sir Oliver Pippin, Mr. Lambert; Percy Pinchbeck;, Mr Parsclie; Phil Fuddle, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Griseida Pinch - becke and Little Steve, Mn.s Fitzwilliam ; Pony Willows, Miss A . After which an entirely new Farce, entitled GRIMSHAIr BAG - SHAW : and BRADSHAW Grinishaw, Mr. Backstonc ; Bag . Shaw, Mr. H. Be ,ford; Towzer, Mr. Selby; Emily, Mis s A. Vining THEATR'E ROYAL, ADEL PHI. 1. .7 - :'der the direction of Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the celebrated comic Opera, entitled GOOD GOOD NIGHT, SiGNOR PAN TA LON. Doctor Tititofolo, Mr. I'autl Bedford ; Signor Pantelon, Mr. Honey ; Lelio, Miss Woolgar; C( lumbine, Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliara. After which, the lau4liable comic Drama, entitled TIIE FOIIEiC ROSE! and the YANKEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan Ploughbo: r, Mr. J. Si'sbee; Bellamy, Mr. Worrel; Harriet Miller, Miss Wool - ger ; Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin. To he !ol:owed by a new and laughable Piece do Circonstanc e , entitled BLOOMERLSM ; or, The Follies of a Day. Mr. Ag , icolat . Green, Mr. Honey ; Mr. Flighty Bounce, Mr. Paul Bedford ; John Akey, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Wealely, Mr. Worrell ; Mrs. Portia Lu. • ct . .*ia Green, Miss W oo l gar. `To conclude with the Farce of FORTUNE'S FROLICS. Roble "Roughhcad, Mr. Emery ; Rattle, Mr. Worrell ; Dolly, Miss Elle E L Chaplin. Yd.l, PRUTCESS'S THEA rat% OXIORD - STltE f '• ll '' M.nazementot Mr. C. Kea , a and Mr. Keelat. THIS EVENING will be performed the Tragedy of THE GAJII STER. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Fisher, J. Ynalr g, Addison ; Miss Phillips, and Mrs. C. Kean. Atter which, A MODEL OF A WIFE, in which Miss Mum ty , Mr. Addison, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. A. Wigan will appear. To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (tak en t rem a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALIIAMI4R A ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Meadows., Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Nrivash, Rebertson, Lecierq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Wamingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, 1;;lord-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under ;hoi;tronage 01 her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proirletor and lArta.a — er, Mr. W. Batty. The most su cces sful and popular Theatre inLondon. Another Week of Glorious Triumph. The most attractive Spectacle ever produced—crowded to the Wo'ricz.—Mr. tatty begs ceiling nightly. to announce to his patrons and t public that he h as succe he in making an engagement with th renowned Italian Brother ed s, ed the most surprising wonders ever be held. Their performances surpass anything that has been witnessed in England. They will perform every evening during the week. THIS EVENLNG, Will be pertormed the grand Spectacle, entitled MAZEPPA ; oy the Wild Horse of Tartary, which has teen continued, in conse quence of numerous applications from Persons of all Nations to wit teas the magnificent Spectacle. With Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the lar gest Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and Britian m a le and Female Artists of superior talent. To conclude with a laughable Afterpiece. - - Tickets to be had at the Bea-office from Eleven till Four daily: Stage Ms.nager, Mr. T. Thompson. THE S UN, THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, OCTOBER 5. THRBAIONIETER, IN TFIB ►SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 40 —lowest this morning and during tha night. 55—this day, at noon. BA.ROXIITER, 29.69. WLND W.—Morning, cloudy ; Afternoon, fair. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SMARR. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 82. WIND W.—Morning, heavy showers; Afternoon, fine. TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. e l l e l Ina aim LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1851. --...-- We said on a former occasion that the antecedents of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY were not such as to in duce us to place the slightest trust in any measure for the amendment of the laws relating to lunacy in the framing of which himself or his colleagues of the Lunacy Board shall have any share. We go further and declare our conviction that no ready cut and dried measure which can be presented to Parliament can by any possibility be found efficient for that pur pose. We yield to no one in our admiration of the administrative powers, the energy, firmness, and honesty of purpose, and the untiring industry of Sir GEORGE GREY ; but we are not prepared to accept even from his hands a measure for the amendment of the laws of lunacy, inasmuch as be has not and cannot have at his command all the materials necessary for the enactment of a law which shall correct even the most flagrant of the present existing abuses. The only information on which the Home Secretary can act must be necessarily derived from the Commis sioners in Lunacy themselves, that is to say, he, the judge, will have to plead from the brief for the defence; for any attempt at amending those laws must necessarily proceed upon the supposition that the existing law has not worked well, and must therefore be considered at least by implication as an act of ac • cusation against those who have been concerned in the administration of that law. This question is now in a very different position from that in which it was when legislation last took place on this subject, in 1845. In 1845 we were absolutely ignorant of the statistics of lunatic asylums ; there was an absolute certainty indeed that in many privete lunatic asylums the most atrocious cruelties were practised on the un fortunate inmates, but it was generally considered that the, perpetration of these cruelties was confined, or nearly confined, to pauper asylums or to those of which the inmates were removed but one degree from paupers, whilst in what were then considered lunatic asylums of a higher order it was taken for granted that the patients were treated with humanity and kindness, and that no person could be incarcerated in such asylums unless there was indisputable evidence of his insanity. The labours of the Alleged Lunatics Friend Society, aided by the exertions in many in stances of the local magistracy, have, notwithstand ing the endeavours of the Commissioners of Lunacy to throw obstacles in the way of those who have devoted their time, and talents, and energies to the exposure of the abuses existing in the management of private lunatic asylums, proved that the assump tion upon which the legislation of 1845 was based was altogether a false assumption:; that so far from the pauper asylums being the worst conducted of any , the pauper county lunatic asylums are almost the only decently conducted asylums, and that in all, even in the bsst conducted of the private lunatic asylums, cruelties, gratuitous and unnecessary cruelties, are practised at which humanity shudders; th a t persons perfectly sane are frequently confined, and subjected to a mode of treatment sufficient to drive any but a person of very strong mind mad ; and that, how cogent so ever may be the proofs of sanity offered by any of these unfortunate persons to the Commissioners, they, as an invariable rule, refuse to order the release of any one until he or she shall have been subjected to mad-house treat ment for six months—a discipline which, we will engage to say, would be quite sufficient to deprive one and all of the Commissioners of their reasoning powers. In a former article we alluded to the entry made in the visitors' book of the Northwoods Lunatic Asylum by the visiting magistrates of Glou cestershire. The Northwoods Asylum has always had the reputation of being one of the very best conducted asylums in the kingdom, and we believe that it has deserved its reputation ; we believe that there are few private lunatic ssylums in the United Kingdom so: well conducted as is the lunatic asylum of Dr. HENRY HAWBS Fox, at Northwoods ; and yet, we find that in this asylum the law has not only been habitually violated, but that persons have been in structed by the proprietor in the art and mystery of (evading the law; as, for example, when Dr. H. H. Fox states in a letter to a person making an order, " If there be any inconvenience in getting a second certificate, it can be dispensed with until after admission," and to another, " the second certificate can be procured at my house, if more convenient;" and that, to use the words of the Gloucestershire magistrates, there has prevailed in the asylum "a system in which all the barriers created by the law against illegal and im proper orders and certificates, and against the illegal Yeception and detention of patients, have been broken through and utterly disregarded." If such be the casewith regard to one of the best conducted private lunatic asylums in the kingdom ; if the proprietor of the asylum has rendered himself amenable to above 280 prosecutions for misdemeanours, what must be the case with the great majority of the proprietors of the: private lunatic asylums, whose asylums are not so well conducted as that of Dr. H. H. Fox ? Nothing but an inquiry before a Parliamentary Com mittee can elicit the evidence upon which alone it will be safe to:legislate upon this subject, and the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society are in possession of evidence which the Commissioners of Lunacy have endeavoured on every occasion to ignore, but which the society are prepared and anxious to produce before such a Committee, which will prove that the existing law of lunacy: is habitually abused by families for the purpose of incarcerating obnoxious relatives, after the same fashion that the system of lettres de, cachet was abused in France, before the revolution of 1798, with this distinction, however, that whereas in France the Royal sign manual was necessary to authorise twopr. aup.oHtli.ecta,erire: the incarceration, in England the signatures of any the such will . forger , aat utrtehse (or, according to the instructions of ftobrat instance)o of one areon only sufficient, l F asiehTdcutehaat, r may ate ofb be any en purchased shillingsrat e each, c n h y , dayis matteran d at of public notoriety. In their reports the Alleged Lunatics' Friend d nt s ly published has been relate many cases in which the existing law abused; several of these cases have already beenthus proved in courts of justice. In one of thyemth proprietor and the medical attendantof e a lunatic asylum were indicted, pleaded guilty, fined 50/ , and yet the Commissioners of Lu nacy renewed their. licence. In another a man had been confined for years upon a forged order ; in another, two unfortu nate men, each with a property of 3501. a year, left to them by their father for their support, and whose Sister-in-law had married one of the proprietors of the establishment, had been kept in a miserable state of confinement, deprived of proper comforts and healthy exercise, as the comparatively small sum of 1101. each had only been allowed for their mainte nance, whilst the family reserved the remainder of their income for their own benefit, actually and had ally divided a great part of it am ongst T the mselves, as if t h e l unat i cs were d ea d . Chancell or was brought under the attention of Lord , "nor COTTE/iHAM. by the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society, and • • i 1 his Lordship appointed proper i 1 committees to protect th • els. persons and property, who [ I removed them from the ;which their health, phalli eeene of their tortures, since .cal and mental, has greatl y improved. These cases all t oo k i re gularly inspected by the Com • price in asylums Co mmissioners, who in every w i • ; ; 4 4 liqq , A' N , 44 „rr' • $1 LON DON, instance failed to discover the existence of the abuse, and reported favourably of the asylum. These, and many other instances of a similar nature, the society are prepared to prove before a Parliamentary Com mittee, should such be granted. Again, in 1845 we were in ignorance of the state of the law of lunacy in other constitutional countries ; now we know that in no constitutionally governed country, except England, can a person be incarcerated as a lunatic without pre vious inquiry. In France, if any member of a family is alleged to be of unsound mind, the juge de la paix summons a council of six members of the family, over which he presides in person, and if six members of the family cannot be summoned, the judge fills up the number by respectable inhabitants, of his own selec tion. This council, having heard the patient and the evidence respecting his conduct, determine, accord ing to the merits of the case, whether he shall be set at liberty, or deprived of the adminis tration of his property, or personally confined ; and in the United States, upon the allegation that any party is spend-thrift or insane, the chief men in the town in which he is residing, either on the appli cation of the relatives, give notice to the alleged lu natic, and appoint a day for examining him and confronting them together; or upon the information of other parties, give notice to the relatives and to the alleged lunatic, and summon them to appear before them, and then proceed to examine into the case, as is done in France. For these reasons we contend that no legislation on this subject can be satisfactory which is not based on previous inquiry before a Par liamentary Committee, and we therefore cordially con cur in the prayer of the petition of the members of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society to the House of Commons— " Tha t this society do therefore humbly pray that your Honourable House will appoint a Committee to inquire into the whole system of the seizure, confine ment, treatment, visitation, and undue detention of pa tients, confined in the lunatic asylums of these hingdoms, with a view to placing the law upon sound foundations of justice and humanity." It is said that the Poor-law Boards throughout Ireland are not disposed to follow in the track en tered on by the guardians of the county of Mayo, but that they are disposed to seek the postponement of the demand until the arrival of a more prosperous season may enable them to liquidate it with less incon venience than at present, rather than make any attempt at repudiation of the entire claim. This is as it should be. It is the course indicated by the PREMIER in his admirable reply to the Earl of Lucax, as chairman of the Mayo recusants. Whenever a sufficient case can be made out for either a total or partial postponement of the collection the indulgence will be freely and willingly conceded. It is neither the desire or the policy of the Government to press to an undue degree those who would pay if they could, or to reduce any cf her MAJESTY'S subjects to a state of bankruptcy. If the petitions be couched in proper terms, and sup ported by unquestionable evidence, cases may be made out, not merely for extending the period for repayment, but even, where the facts justify so great a variation from the established usage, of a remission of the particular instalment claimed ; but, as we have already stated, the argument must be ad misericordiam and not in terrorem. The time for bullying has gone by; the representative of the Imperial Exchequer cannot be kicked down stairs with impunity, or treated according to the approved fashion of dealing with an importunate creditor westward of the bridge of Athlone. He must be received with respect, and if he does not return with cash in his pocket, some adequate, or at least some plausible reason, must be assigned for the deficiency. It is but justice to state that in almost every in stance the advances from the public purse have been repaid with as much punctuality in Ireland as in any part of the United Kingdom. Whatever unworthy sneers may have been indulged in against the honesty of the Irish character in that respect have been hitherto utterly unwarranted. We believe that wherever there was the ability, the will was not wanting. We should therefore behold any determined or general effort at re pudiation, involving the loss of the fair fame which our Irish brethren have hitherto maintained in these par ticulars, with the deepest regret. We know the nature of the feelings which it would occasion, and the in calculable injury which it would inflict upon the sister kingdom. The drab-coated Pennsylvanians have long since discovered that " honesty is the best policy"— a great truth, which is at length beginning to be appreciated by the Spanish hidalgos. Our Con naught friends should not, through any hastiness or want of consideration on their part, suffer it to be said that they required to be reminded of the truth of the ancient adage. There are unquestionably some cases which, if judiciously managed, would have the strongest prospects of ultimate success, if not of the immediate receipt of favourable answers to their applications. The extraordinary circumstances under which the liabilities were contracted are too well known to need repetition. At the time when the mysterious visitation of Pr.ovinErice first reduced the chief food of the people to a mass of putrid rottenness, the support of the able-bodied poor was not legally a charge upon the property of the country. What ever might be the moral claims of the unemployed labourer, he had none which he could enforce at law, and if he could not obtain his own sub sistence by his own exertions, he might have perished by the way-side without any person being responsible for his untimely and melancholy fate. There was nothing, then, which could enable the afflicted nation to bear up under the weight of the fearful calamity that fell like a thunder bolt amongst its inhabitants. Notwithstanding the extraordinary and generous aid afforded by this coun try, myriads of the devoted and long-suffering peo ple perished miserably either from the famine or its twin-sister, the pestilence that followed in its track. Eight millions of pounds sterling were advanced by way of loan from the Imperial Exchequer to meet the emergency, in addition to the large amount of private benefactions, which proved beyond the possibility of doubt the good feeling of the English towards their Irish brethren. It is now, we believe, generally admitted that the enormous amount was not laid out as judiciously as it might have been. A greater amount of good might, undoubtedly, have been effected at a less expenditure. But can it, for a moment, be asserted with anything like truth, that no advantage was derived from the expenditure ? By no means. It is universally ad. mitted that without it three millions of hu man beings must have perished, whose lives were saved through the outlay. The Execu tive, admitting their error, and compassionating the distress of the country, remitted one-half of the en tire demand. This should have more than satis fied all complaints as to the mal-appropria tion of the enormous amount allocated by the Legislature to the purpose, and should have prevented some of the arguments put for ward by the Earl of LUcAN. We most sincerely hope that we may hear no more of such appeals to the PRIME MINISTER, but that all future applications may be placed on very different grounds from those already alluded to, which must be condemned by every impartial hearer. THE CLOSING OF THE NEW•ROAD.--In conse quence of the contusion and danger to the public, arising from the diverson of the immense traffic of the New-road, by the closing of the thoroughfare for the purpose of repaving with granite, from St. Pancras Church to King's-cross, the Metropolitan Police Commissioners on Saturday issued pla cards, which were posted at convenient places in the district, of which the following is a copy :—" Metropolitan Police °Mc% W hitehall.—Regulations.—To prevent obstructions by ca rriages durin g th e re p a i rs o f th e p avemen t i n th e New road, between St. Pancras Church and King's-cross : Route to be observet - Carriages going westward will turn into the St. Pancras -road at King's-cross, and proceed along the at. Pancras -road to Al denham-street, along Aldenham-street and Grenville -street, and down Sey road. Carriages v Seymour-street:into the New street, and proceed—oupf jlreertward will turn into Seymour and Aldenharn-street, to Stville-street, along Grenville-street Pancras -road, and out at King's cross. —(Signed) Ricuaitrk MAY IR, Commissioner of Police of the metropolis." CABINET COUNCIL. —The Ministers are all ex pected to be in town before the meting of the Council on the 14th instant. L or d John Russell expected to arrive at Richmond the latte r en d of next week. The Lord Chan cellor is expected to arr i ve i n London for th seatChan cellorfromThehis in Yorkshire the end of the ne x t week. Sir George Grey e (whose health is greatly improved) i s expected to be present at the Council. Mr. Labouchere is expected to return from Cabinet the Continent, and the other Memb ers o f the are also en route for town.— Sunday Paper. DEATH OF MRS. SHERWOOD.—The death of this well-known authoress took place rather suddenly at her re sidence, Yelverton-piace, Twickenham, on Monday, the 22d ult. This venerable lady was in the 77th year of her age. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1851. TEE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and of yesterday. . _ _ The following is the letter addressed by KOSSUTH, on his arrival at Marseilles, to the Prefect of the de partment : "M. lo PrEet,—Released from confinement at Kutahia through the generous mediation of humane Governments, I have arrived at Marseilles on board the Mississippi. sent expressly for me by the Govern ment of the United States. I beg to demand of the Government of the French Republic a free pas sage and protection through France, it being my intention to proceed directly to England. I am ac companied by my wife and three children, whom I am desirous of placing at school in London previous to my departure for the United States, to thank the peo ple and the Government for the generous assistance with which they have kindly honoured my misfortunes. My secretary and his family, the tutor of my children, two officers, and one servant, form my suite. I place my demand (purely a question of humanity) under the protection of French honour, and of your generous sen timents, Mons to Prefet; and I have the honour to assure you of my most distinguished consideration. " L. KOSSUTH. " On board the United States steam frigate the Missis sippi, in the roads of Marseilles, the 27th Sept., 1851." The following is the letter of the Prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhone to the consul of the United States, in answer to the application of KOSSUTH :••••• " Marseilles, Sept. 27, 1851. " Monsieur le Consul,—l have the honour to inform you that by n telegraphic dispatch which I have just re ceived, the Minister of the Interior announces that the request made by M. Kossuth to pass through France on his way to England cannot be granted. M. Kossuth, whose passports have not been visaed for France by the Mi nister of the French Republic at Constantinople, having been only allowed to had at Marseilles in consequence of the desire expressed by him in the interest of the health of bis wife and children, I must consider him as still on board the American frigate Mississippi, and therefore make known, Mons. le Consul, through your mediation, the decision taken by the Minister of the In terior, relative to the demand which he has begged me to present. " Accept, Monsieur le Consul, the assurance of my high consideration. SIILEAU. _ . " The Prefect of the Bouches•du-Rhone." KOSSUTH has published an address to the inhabi tants of Marseilles, on the refusal of the French Go vernment to permit him to travel through France. The Mississippi, with KOSSUTH and the other Hun garian patriots on board, sailed from Marseilles on the evening of the 2d inst. The departure of Kos- SUTII was a perfect ovation ; a fleet of boats sur rounded the Mississippi, and the people on board them, and also the people assembled in large numbers on the shore, protested against the inhospitable act of the Government by repeated cries of " Vive ! Kossuth !" " Vive ! la Hongrie !" " Vive ! la Republique !" The refusal of the Government to permit KOSSUTH to pass through France is worse than a fault, it is a mistake, and will tend to materially diminish the chances of the re-election of Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. The Opinion Publique, the organ of the ultra Legitimatists, has officially announced that General CHANGARNIER is the Legitimatist candidate for the Presidency of the Republic. A Marseilles journal hes been seized for commenting on the refusal of the Ministry of President BONA PARTE to permit KossuTil to pass through France. A rumour was circulated in Paris on Friday that Ganeral LAMOR;CIERE had set out for England. for the purpose of demanding from the Marquis of LON DONDERRY explanations with regard to his remarks on General L AMORICIERE'S conduct . in the affair of Ann •EL-KADER. In allusion to this report we find the following in the Siecle : " Some journals announce that General de Larnn riciere has taken a passport for London, where ho is going, it is said, to visit the Exhib i t i on. Nothing is more exact, but the care whis:da these journals take to under line those last words shows clearly enough that they attribute the General's journey to quite a different cause. The excursion which the General intended to make was designed solely to enable him to visit the London Exi bition, but a family affair now obliges him to give up all idea of it, and to proceed to Normandy." Mr. GLADSTONE has arrived in Paris. Money Stock was more plentiful at the Bourse on Saturday than for some days past, and prices declined slightly. The Five per Cents. opened at 92f., awl closed at 91f. 90c. for the end of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 55f. 90c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 860 f.; Havre, 212 f. 50c. ex. div.; Great ;Northern, 456 f. 25c.; Avignon, 2l 2f. 50c.; Vierzon, 426 f. 25c. ; Basle, 148 f. 750.; Bordeaux, 3831. 75c.; Paris and Strasburgh, 351 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 262 f. 50a.; Amiens to Boulogne, 2601. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Our. 4. Boulogne and Amiens, NlA—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16%—East Indian, 20 3 4—Luxembourg, .1% —Northern of' France, 14 1 4—Paris and Rouen, 214 x. SPAIN. Madrid journals to the 30th ult. and of the Ist inst have arrived. A pension of 20,000 reals per annum has been conferred upon the widow of General ENNA. Mr. OLIVEIRA, the agent of the bondholders, has had an interview with BRAVO MURILLO. MADRID BOLSA. OCT. I.—Three per Cents., 35i; Five per Cents. 16i. Exchange on London, 51. PORTUGAL. ----- Accounts from Liabon have been received to the 29th ult. Everything was quiet. A decree has been published for establishing cus tom-houses in each of the islands of the Archipelago of Cape Verde ; viz., St. Thi ago, d o P ogo, Brava, de Maco, da Boa Vista, do Sal, de St. Nicolau, de St. Antao, and St. Vicente, for objects imported and ex ported. Bonded warehouses - will be provided to de posit all goods for cons umpt i on or re-exportation, s h is that can be admitted without danger, i n th e i s l an d s o f St. Thiago and St. Vicente only. The ships of those nation s w hi c h s h a ll b e permitted to trade in the Archipelago sh a ll b e a d m i tte d i n a ll the islands in the parts in which th e cus t om -h ouses fonronatedno;w islands,thpiesrmaditmteids:iocnaninotnolythteakeplace after which hai l c l b e the r g anization of the establishrnents, the entry of foreign vessels into every p or t o f th e i s l an d s i s ex pressly proh o b r i t t s ed o , nly exc w ep h t er i e n th ca e se regulations ofneces er si p ty; m o i r t into o na to thoseenterports to take cargoes of salt, semente de u .irc or Indian corn purg ; and those where they bare hitherto been permitted to enter for refresh ments, in which, however, they ar e no t p erm itt e d t o exerc ise any commercial act beyond that of receiving supplies. Ail communication with Oporto was cut off in consequence of the prevalence of yellow fever there. GERMANY. _ . The Emperor of AUSTRIA. arrived at Trieste on the Ist of October. which says:—"lt is stated that M. Minister of th e Interior, is to enter the The loss Gazette contains a letter fr om Vi enna Empire, and to b e replaced as Minister . Count T aux , th e Mi n i s t er o f o bi 3 f yA thec Countll Council thoef 30th nit., hlle A R iOG Public Instruction, is to be named to a diplomatic post, and his department is to be included in that of the Interior. M. DE THIENFELD is to retire to private life, and his ministerial department is to be in cluded in that of Commerce. Baron GEHRINGEN, head of the political administration in Hungary, is to i nun re n t t u er rnim e :ly after the installation of the Archduke ALBERT, and to b e a pp o i n t e d, it is said, immediately after in place of Count REcaBERG. It is thought probable that the recent conduct of the Ottoman Porte in the affair of the re fugees has led to this change." The Hanover Gazette states that in the Germanic Diet, on the 20th ult., Prussia presented the demand which has been so much spoken of, that her two non- German provinces shall be withdrawn from the Ger manic Confederation, in which they were incorporated in 1848. The Frankfurter Journal of the 30th ult. says : — " We understand that a proposition is to be made to the Germanic Diet to declare the city of Frankfort a fortified place, in order, if necessary, to concentrate in one hand the whole of the executive power." The recent dissolution of the Diet of Oldenburg makes the fifth which has taken place in less than four years. A letter from Hamburgh, in the Independance of Brussels, says that the result of the new elections will almost certainly be the return of the present Liberal majority ; in which case it is expected that the GRAND DUKE Win, by ordinance, re-establish the old provin cial assemblies. TURKEY. Letters from Zara, of the 24th ult., state that the Governor of Bosnia, who has just been deposed, has set out for Constantinople. The greater number of the troops stationed in Bosnia are to proceed to Hera govine. OMER PACIIA has left Trawnick for Serra jevo. It is stated that on his way thither a serious accident has befallen his family; the carriage con taining his 'harem having overturned on the road, and his daughter, now three years old, being crushed in the fall. ITALY. Signor GALLI, pro-Minister of Finance at Rome, has issued a notification, dated the 26th ult., declaring that the Boni (paper money) of the late provisional and republican Governments, representing the nominal value of 60f. and of 301. respectively, shall remain in circulation until the 15th inst., after which period they, may be exchanged at the Treasury until the 25th, at the expiration of which term they shall be of no value whatever. -- The Rev. Henry Short has resigned the perpetual curacy of Admarsh, near Lancaster. The living is in the gift of the Rev. James Turner, vicar of Lancaster. A M. Montheulin, of Paris, lately deceased, has left a legacy of 4001. to any person who shall invent the means of guiding balloons in a straight line. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Railways. Aberdeen.. •• •• Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Birming., Wolverhamp., and Storer Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Eirkenhcl., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. Bristol and Exeter .• Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. oublin and BelfastJunct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dandalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber leen Junction .. • • Do., New .. •• •• East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • •• Do. (181. E. & II.) .. Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A. late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • Ds. New quarters .. East & West India Docks and Birm. June. _ Edinburgh and. Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee GlasgAw and South-(Veit, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Great southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. Lancaster and Carlisle Do. thirds • • Lancaster and Preston .. Lariciuihire and orkshire Do. quarter ci Pres .. Do. fifths . Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. Liverpool, Crosby, and. touthport •• London and Blackwall • • Do., Tilbury Eat. Scrip London, Brighton, and . .., , South Coast .. .. London and N.-Western Do.do. quarters .. 1)co. fifth; 1)o. 101. eh., it. &II (c: London and S.-1% esters Do. new 501. Do. new 401. .. •• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire 1•• Do. rilanehester and Lincoln Union •• Midland • . .. •• • Do. 50/. shares .. .. Do. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) l'.Teweasthe and Carlisle• • De. quarter sharer!! .. Newmarket • . .. Newport, Abergayenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen • . Newry, Warrer.point, Reztrevor • • .• • • Yorfolk , 00. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Matsu North British • . • • • • North Devon • • • • North Staffordshire North-Western •• North &Sth.-West.Jtme. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. • Scottish Midland .. . Do. new .. .. .. Shrews. &Birm., Class A Do. Class It • . . • Shrews. & Hereford., OW Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves Do. Oswestry .. . Do. New.. .. .• Shropshire Union •• • • Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Devon .. 1 South-Eastern South Wales.. .. • • South Yorksh. and Riverl Shoff., Roth., and etwle, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loughor, Lc. Taff Vale .. • • Taw Vale Extension .. , Thames Haven Doak and Railway .. .. • vale of Neath •• Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, ) Waterford, Wax., Wick. and Dublin .. .. West Cornwall .. • West London .. • • Whitehaven and Farness York, Newe., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle' Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES LEAS: ID AT 'IXED MILLS. Leasine Railways. co . paiu - u. Paid. Nominal Prices. Busin°BB done to-day. Barks andilants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 % 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do •• all 2835 —293 s Do., without a guarantee .. DO • • all 28 —29 Lirm., Wet., & Dud.,calLs duly paid, or with a guarantee • • 'Do .. 15 8 10 p Do., without a guarantee •. Do • • .. 15 7 9 P Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17 % 17% Clvdesdale June Caledonian all 44 -- 46 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cont. ,G. Northern all 3334 —B4 Gloucester ands Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 —2% p Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 100 102 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 50 —5l Do. % Shares Do • • .. all 28 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland • . all 99 101 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% 11% Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 23% 243, Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. .. Norfolk • • all 133( 1436 De., 6 per cent Do •• all .. •. Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.Bs Dar all • • N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all 54 —56 Do. New .. Do • • .. 48 4 —6 p Preston andS L. &N. W.] all 42 —44 Wyre •• •• I &La.& Y. Do. Shares ADo .. .• 11 8 9p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern ~ all 21% 21% x d X.d Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern all 8 —B% Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 534 2 p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 18 11 6 .. —• • South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 934 314 2ndis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gun. Stock.& Dar. all —• • Do. do. •• Do •• 25 26 —27 Do. do. •• Do •• 25 •• —•• Wilts and So ir,erset .. • • Qt. Western 100 90 91 91 SNARES, Nominal Prices. 'Business dole to-day. •• •••• •• 1% —1% % —% P %dig % P 10% 10% 9% 10% • • min ... .. - p .. .. p 2% -2N P• 104 -11% 11% -1 1 N N I - % P 127 - 129 ib —l6 414 4% 4 71 % P 9)4 10 .. •••• •• FOREIGN.' 10% - 10% 16% - 17 • - - 1% -1% 7 -9 3 -4 1 % ze % 6% x.n l 15 15% d. 114 - N die. .. ..... 133( 133{ x.d, %- 1 P. 129 - 131 15 —154 12 —l4 x.d 15% 16% 13i —1% dig. bYi —47 i 2% 8 p. - X P. % - % P. 6% —6% 14q, 14% 4 7 1, —4% d. 83 —B5 22 —224 6 air. 8 3 t, —8% —3 93t 5 34 die. 6% X x.n Business done to-day. 10% % 4% 793 12 % 19% 20% 6 % % 14 % NI 7i 16% N 84% 85 157% 57 %%fi, 4% % 94% 95 115 117% 1514 14% 84% li 85 48U 3' 48 N 1% 49 Nominal Prices, 1O to 10% 4i— 4% 534 - 10 13 —II d. 7$ —BO 11X 12% 18% 18% 23 —2l d. 276 - 3 3 G 2 -2, 6 -6% 4 -4% a —3% 14 —14% 49 -51 26 -28 4 -4% 16% - 16% 5 - f,i LI -12 35 - 36% 84 - 84% 76 -78 7 - 8 P. •• 5Gi —bs% 8% —8% d. qi 15, d. 113{ —12. i • •• -.• • 6 7i ••••• 71i 94% — 95, 117 3 3 p. 2 2X,p. 1% I %p• 84 1 ,i 85% 8 54 —73 y —63 y 2 27% 28% 2% dia. 47% 47% • —•• dis. 21 —24 - . .. 8 -8% 45i 4'i dia. .. —.. dia. 18 90 14 —l2 dia. a 5% 6!•fi 8% —8% dts. Par — l 4 p 15 — 154 144-1534 x.n 8 9 6% 73( 4% 4 14 —l6 7 8 10% 11% % % (Hs. 3% —3% d. x. 49 14 —l6 x.d 19% 19% x.d 27 1 i 27 4 - 3 4. 1L -13 !1674 =iGs • • —• • die. 16 -15 • • —• • d. —.. dls, .. - 1 .. [B% - N N —5% d. 34 3 d. 19% —20 i MINES. Paid. Nominal Pricer. Business don to day Australian ••..••.• • • .. 4 1% 234 Varossa Range .. • ..... 113 0 3% —3% Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all • • Bolanos Scrip . British Iron.. ••.. • • .... 13 5 .. Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.) 24 34 Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all .. Do. St. John del Rey— 15 18% 19% ad Cobra Cower . • Copiapo .• General.. .. • • all 13X 14 Mexican& S. American 9 334 434 Real Del Monte, Unreg. 3i —34 Do. Black Debentures. •• • Do. Red Debentures .. • • • • Santiago do Cuba ...... 10 2 3 2X Tin Croft .. • • • 7 6% 3 United Mexican 28 2 5.% 3 2 JOINT STOCK mamma Australasia all 35 31; British North America.. 50 45 —46 Colonial .... •• .. • • .... 25 10X —113 i, Commercial of London.. 20 25 -- 26 London Joint Stock .... le 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 28% —29 34 29 National Provincial Eng. 85 Do. New National of Ireland .... 2234 18% 1 734 Provincial of Ireland.... 25 42 —44 Do. New ...• •• • • .... all 157 163{ Union of Australia .. • • all 35 36% 35 % % Do. New ............ 2 36 3 334 Union of London •• • • 10 18% 1434 Union of Madrid - all -•— • • rfIISCICILLANEOUS. Canada . 3234 48 4934 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 2630 —2B x.d x.d & Oriental Steam. all 64 —6O Ditto ditto 10 14% 15i4 Royal Mail Steam •• 60 78 8034 Ditt• ditto 1 Royal Mail Steam .. •... Settling days in the moi nth of Se] id 25th. tered shares, 15th and ‘ptember. Ticket days for regis- Account days, 16th slid 30th. ae errors of the Official Lists, and d correspondents.] (We cannot be anaweri will iot be influenced by lblo for tl intereste, MONE Y and COMMERCIAL NE WS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, on Saturday, were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export. The sales included 4,500 Ame rican; 150 Pernam and Maranham, at 64d. to l.; 250 Bahia, at 50. to 60.• 500 Egyptian, at to 7d.; and 400 Surat, at 2d.i to 4d. per lb. The market closed heavily.—The Share Market was firm. In Wheat there is a rise to-day of ls. per quarter. The great test of prosperity in the case of all well conducted associations is the amount of interest they re turn upon the capital embarked. Tile English mines as a whole yield an important sum, and the following is the list of dividends made last month, as arranged in the Mining Journal:— _ Per share. Amount. Devon Great Consols £s 0 0 ... £5,120 0 0 Wheal Buller Carn Brea 2 0 0 ... 2.000 0 0 East Wheal Rose Alfred Consols 0 6 0 ... 1,536 0 0 South Frances 6 0 0 ... 1,488 0 0 Great Polgooth Wheal Level North Roskear 6 0 0 ... 840 0 0 Treviskey 6lO 0 ... 780 0 0 West Caradon South Caradon 2 10 0 ... 640 0 0 United Mines (Gwennap) 2lO 0 ... 5,0 0 0 Levant Trelaanc . Kirkcudbrightshire 0 5 0 ... 196 10 0 Spearne Consols Total divdends Thu dividends declared in July amounted to 28,078/ ; and those in August to 16,727/. 16s.—making the total for the quarter, 65,9101. 6s. A large number of mines aro pushing forward new works, for the purpose of developing the mines in depth, and last month expended 33,0001. in steam-engines, wages, &0., and which they obtained by " calls." The steamer has arrived with the American news, but we have no letters in town yet. The Hamburgh mail, with accounts of Richly last, brings the rate of exchange on London lower, being 13s. Sid. Gold was at 428 A-. Money was easy. Stocks were without any particular alteration, and not much was doing in them. Spanish Three per Cents. were higher. Coffee was maintained at full rates. From Leipzic we have reports made up to the Ist inst., upon the subject of the great Leipzic fair. In fine cloth goods the results were not satisfactory either as re spected prices or demand, but the low and middling qualities wore taken to a fair extent. The continental buyers still manifested a want of confidence, and the Americans present seemed to act cautiously in appre hension of monetary difficulties on the other side. Taking piece goods generally, a satisfactory business was dcne, and in some cases the demand was even brisk. Mixed woollen and cloth goods sold at rather lower rates. Cali coes averaged; dollar per piece lower. English woollens were tolerably active. The Greek buyers attended nu merously and purchased a good deal. Not much was done in foreign silks, owing to the few Polish buyers present. In the Amsterdam Stock Market on the 4th inst. prices were much the same. _ _ The Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire Banking Company has had payment of its bills, drawn at 21 days without acceptance, refused at the Commercial Bank of London. The following facts and figures are extracted from a Parliamentary Return (No. 623), issued on Thursday last, in virtue of an order of the House of Commons, upon the motion of Mr. Labouchere " The total amount of capital and loans authorised to be raised up to December 31st, 1850, by the va rious railway companies, was 362,796,6761., of which 281,502,4151. by shares, and 81,294,2611. by loans. The amount authorised to be raised during 1850 was 1,920,0001. by shares, and 1,195,390/. by loans. The total amount of share-capital actually paid up on the 31st of December, 1850, was 184,763,677/., of which 34,740,800/. is entitled to receive preferential dividends or interest. The total debts of railway companies up to tho above date amounted to 55,507,0681. The total amount raised by shares and loans at the end of 1850 was 240,270,7464, and the amount which companies retained power to raise, either by existing, or new shares, or by loans, was 122,431,901/. On the 31st of December, 1850, the length of single line opened .vas 1,15t4ai f and of double line, 5,4661 m il es, mak ing ao 6 s 2li miles. The l eng th o f li ne i n course t o miles, of construction at the same date was 867 miles and of that authorised but not commenced, 4,4721 miles. The total length of railway fur which powers had been ob tained by the various railway companies previous to December 31st, 1850, was 11,960/ miles. The total length of lines for the construction of which powers for the compulsory purchase of land had been granted, and have been allowed to expire without the exercise of such powers, amounts to 996 miles 784 chains, and the capital appropriated by Parliament for such lines was 21,930,5434" . , There is a very buoyant market for Public Secure ties, and prices still are in the ascendent. Consols have been as high as 97 and 97k, the lowest rate at which busi ness has been done being 96,i. Tho excellent character of the forthcoming quarterly revenue returns, as shadowed forth in a semi- official journal, gives support to prices, in the absence of foreign news of any importance. The Jews aro absent from the market, this being a strict holiday with them, and business is consequently re stricted. Exchequer-bills have been marked 43s to 465., and India Bonds 50s. premium. Foreign Securities have been very steady, and mos tl y look up. Spanish Five per Cents have been quoted 21 to 21,-} ' and the Three per Cents. 37 k. The Passive Stock has been at 5i Portuguese Four per Cents. have been supported at 32k. Mexican Bonds have rea lised 271 to 1. Equador Stock is 3i to Railway Shares are all brisk, and in the favourite lines there is a considerable improvement. Midland have risen about 11., Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1, South-Eastern I, Caledonian Aberdeen /to a, North Stafford kto f, and most others in proportion. Foreign Shares are all rather higher. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols Ditto Account, Oct. 14 ... •-• 97 * BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Consols Anne. 97 India Bonds under 1,0004-- ....... 50 Consols for Account 97 Exchequer Bills. I 1,0001....... — 43 5001. ......... 43 Small 96% 97% P 1 , /43 Id. 46 p 46 p 46 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Equador Bonds ................. 3 % 14 Mexican Bonds, 1846, ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account ... 27%4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ce nt — Ditto 4 ner Gent. Sarrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Account • 2114 21 Ditto Passive Bonds 5 Via Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ...... Dividends on the above payable in London. LL OYD'S SHIPPING.—( THIS DAY). LONDON, OCT. 6.—Wind at noon W. PLymouTs, OcT. s.—Arrd. Garonne, Porto Rico. SCILLY, OCT. s.—The whole of the cargo of the San Giorgio has been landed in apparently good condition, with the exception of about 20 casks. REVAL, SEPT. 26.—The Bentley, Hull to St. Peters burgh, is reported to be aground on the island of Odens holm ; assistance has been sent to her. TEXEL, OCT. 3.—The Pheabe, of Stockton, London to Middlesborough, which was abandoned 80 miles E. of Winterton 27th ult., has come on shore here and will prove a loss. CADIZ, SETT. 24.—The Highlander, of and from Jersey to this port and Monte Video, has been placed on the patent slip for survey and repairs, having come in very leaky, and been on shore. LisuoN, SEPT. 28.—The Newhaven steamer, London to Bahia, has put in very leaky. Tenladora has also put in here very leaky and in a sinking state. LIVERPOOL, OCT. s.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Con tent, Maracaibo; Wuzeer, Calcutta; Belochee, Bom bay; North Atlantic, New Orleans; Camillus, Mobile; Coronella, St. John's, New Brunswick; Eudocia, Que bec; Valleyfield, ditto; United Kingdom, ditto; William Stewart, Bombay; Mermaid, Callao; Earl of Derby, Quebec; Justyn, ditto. 81d. Actaeon, New Orleans, Onward, New York. Off port, Swordfish. 6th, The Cazone, Virginia to this port, ran on shore on Taylor's Bank yesterday, and has gone to pieces. Arrd. Niagara steamer, New York. An American barque is on chore on Taylor's Bank, and apparently going to pieces. MUMBLES, OCT. s.—The Samuel Hayman, Cardiff to London, is kaeneaped. The Nigre French barque, Port Talbot to Bordeaux, and the Harewood, drove on shore on the 2d inst., and are both beneeped. BOSTON, OCT. 3.—The New Good Intent, and Utilia sloop, both from hence to Newcastle, were out in the gale of the 26th and 27th of t3eptember, and have not since been heard of. DUNDEE.—SId. Bosphorus, Pernambuco. DEAL, OCT. s.—Wind W. by S., A.M., squally; P.m., fine.—Arrd. Caroline, Read, Calcutta; Mechanic, New York for Hull; Louisa, Quebec; Childe Harold, ditto; Thomas Arbuthnot, Sydney, New South Wales; St. Heliers. Africa; Comet, Callao; Maria Hardy, Tobago; John Laird, St. Thomas; Beal, Nova Scotia; Cor delta, St. John's; Abo, Quebec; America, ditto; Avon, ditto. Arrd. from the river, Thomas King, Syd ney, Now South Wales; William Woolley, Hobot Town; Rienzi, Adelaide, South Australia; Roseberry, Melbourne, South Australia: Medway, ditto; Jane Tu dor, Bombay; Isabella Blyth, Mauritius; Ocean, Cape of Good Hope; Henry Curwen, St. Thomas; Agnes, Jamaica; James Shepherd, ditto; Ocean Queen, New York. Arrd. from the river and sld., Collingwood, Cape of Good Hope and Bombay. Arrd. from Margate Roads, Pearl, Cordenas; Zenobia, New York. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. s.—Put back, Sutlej, Calcutta. COWES, OCT. s.—Wind W.—Arrd. Johann Julius, Bahia; Emma Eden, Newfoundland. TORBAY.—Arrd. Margery, Quebec, for Exmouth. FALMOUTH, OCT. s.—Wind W., strong.—Arrd. Nixon, Callao; Cecilia, Quebec, for liartlepool; Rose, Buenos Ayres. Off port, John Laird, Porto Rico, and sailed for Loudon; Carawna, Buceo, and sailed for flamburgh. GOOLE, OCT. s.—The Fox'Maule, hence to Perth, has put back very leaky, and gone into dry dock, having grounded outside. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.); CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Although full average supplies of New English Wheat were on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday, the demand for ail kinds ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations of fully is per quarter. Fine Foreign Wheat and Barley were quite as dear; but low end middling qualities, as well as Malt, were neglected. Oats, Beans, and Peas met a very dull sale, at drooping currencies. Indian Corn and Flour sold readily at full prices. The last advices from New York state that very large supplies of both Wheat and Flour were on offer, on somewhat easier terms. In France prices have fluctuated to some extent. The Baltic and Black Sea markets have continued very dull. A good supply of English Wheat was received up to our market last week, but that of all other articles of home produce was small. From abroad we received 12,904 quarters of Wheat, 6,099 Barley, 9,7E6 Oath 2,216 Beans, 84 Peas, 120 Tares; 8,310 Linseed, 4,076 Rapeseed, 110 Mustardseed, 130 Sundry Seeds; 10,58 8 sacks and 21,260 barrels of Flour. Fresh up to this morning's market, coastwise, the re' ceipts of English Wheat were very moderate compared with those reported in the three preceding weeks. The general quality of the samples, which were wholly car posed of the present year's growth, wes exceedingly good. By land carriage from Suffolk, Norfolk, and the midland district, the supply was by no means large. As the stands wet° not to say heavily filled, and as the attendance of millers was on the increase, the demand' for alt kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled somewba t active at an advance in the prices of Monday last of per quarter. Had it not been for the immense influx 01 foreign Flour last week the improvement would have been much greater, as a few foreign orders wore re' ceivcd to-day for low qualities of Wheat. The offers to ship Wheats for the east coast were less in number, and the amount of business doing fo r forward delivery was trifling. The show of really good foreign Wheats was no; usually small, but that of low qualities from the westwar d was large. The former changed hands at full q uota' Lions, but the latter were much neglected. Dantzie Wheats were offering at is less money O r shipment towards the close cf the present month. Fine Barley was scarce, and held at full prices. 1 ,01( and damp samples met a very dull inquiry at barely late rates. We had a dull sale for Malt, yet factors refused to ne * cept lower prices. The aggregate show of Oats was tolerably good. Selected Corn moved off steadily, at late rates. In othe r kinds very little was doing. of We had scarcely any inquiry for Beans, the prices which gave way fully Is per quarter. In Peas no change took place, but the demand wa ° heavy. 6d Indian Corn afloat sold to some extent, at 26s to 26s for Galatz. A good business was doing in both English and foreig n Flour, at lull prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 53s to 5-611 lied •••• • • • • 33s to 42s Oats— Yorkshire and 2 0 $ Ditto,White, New 35s 45s Lincolnsh., Pm!. 17s .0 Norfolk and Liu- Potato coin, lied.• ... 33s 40s Youghal and Cork, 1 0 Ditto, White.. —31 s Black. Irish, lied.... •• • . —s —s Cork, White ..... 175 `O4 , Ditto,White.. •• • • —8 —s Scotch, Feed. 19$ 2O Rye—Old •••••• .• • . 23s 25s Beans—Tick ......... 241 „ o New. •••••• • • • • • • 2 4 8 2 6 s Pigeons 259 Barley—Grinding. .. .. 20s 24s Peas—Grey .. 21 ........ 255 9-I°o Malting .•.•• .. • . 238 27s Maple. .• • • •••• • • 2 5 $ 2E ,, Chevalier .......288 31s 'White. ... •.•• • g: os Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• •• • • -- - /0 - —. — --in 325 3. folk 43s 48s Brown. •.• . • •• .• 40s 428 Kingston and Ware 47s 52s SEEDS. Sales of Archangel Linseed have taken place at 425 e% ship. Fine Bombay is quoted at 47s 6d. Transactio o in Calcutta Seed, for shipment in November and deliver/ here, are reported at 45i per quarter. Clover Seed 0 , considerably lower; whilst Canary, Coriander, and Ta r " have a downward tendency. Turnlp,White, per bush. 7s to lOs Flour—Town-mada.•• Suffolk 28s 32- Btocktn &Norka 275 220 Red and Green.. • • 9s 11s 1 Mustard, 8r0wn."... 7s Ps White, new •• . 630 d 7s 0d Tares, Winter 38 6d 4s Od Old • • • • • • • ... ....Os Od Os Od Canary, per quarter 37s 40; Rye gra55....... • • 24s 308 Clover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 303 40s - White ........ 34s 41s Foreign Red. • • 32s 40s White • ... 343 42s Trefoil . • .... • • 188 2251 Duty was paid on the foil Clover Seed up to the 27th , Carraway • 313 3 i ° Coriander .... ••..• • • • 9 3 llempseed, per quarter 32s ~: Linseed, Eng. Sowing .. 60s Crushing • • • • .. .. 463 4424: 4 60 1 Lins e ßO e dai d et C sisc al English .... 71 Os 7 116 Foreign, per ton 6/ Os 6 , b e: Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 Os 41 1 0; Rapeseed, Isiew, pr Ist 22103 lowing quantities of foreign 851. 1850. London Liverpool Hull SMITHFIELD. During last week the imports of foreign stock int : London exhibited a falling oft; owing to the strong g ale A of wind. The total supply amounted to 7,128 hel l :: against 6,166 ditto in the corresponding period in 185 0 ' 6,590 in 1849, 3,901 in 1848, and 4,582 in 1847' DIPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WELL From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig' s ' Antwerp lieu Diep Harlingen Dordt Bremen 186 5 Rotterdam DDunkirk .•• ••• ••• ••• 31 Touningen .... 516 1 08 ... '" ... Amsterdam... 10 ... 549 ... 35 Total 1,317 .. 4,499 ... 124 ... 413 ... 7 76 The yearly comparison of tho weekly imports i 5 under:— Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig s ' 1850 939 ... 4,710 ... ... 222 ... 29 0 1849 1,283 ... 5,137 ... ... 76 9 ,1 1848... 5Ol ... 3,146 ... ... 240 ... i . q 1847 664 ... 3,598 ... ... 237 .. ", The imports of foreign stock into tha United Kingd ° "" fur the month and eight months ending on the sth SePtd were as under:— Month ending Sept. 5, 8 Months ending Sept. .1 1850. 1851. 1850. 185',; Oxen Cows , 9 -w Calves Sheep 23,727 ..... 19,390 59,377 Lambs ... 2,321 Pigs ...... 752 To-day's market was again heavily supplied 011 both English and foreign Beasts, but their general 6 1 12 c s i ; lily was by no means first-rate. The primest la h , were in moderate request, at prices equal to those '11;e tained on Monday last, viz., 34 4d to 3s 6d per 81e9' Otherwise, the Beef trade ruled heavy, at barely late rate and a total clearance was with difficulty effected. Fro -e Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire , o f received 2,860 Short-horns ; from other parts ° England, 600 of various kinds, and from Scotland 6 Soots' Notwithstanding that there was a considerable fallieg off in the supply of Sheep the demand for that desert ; tion V stock, owing to the large arrivals of Meat tIP2 O Newgate and Leadenhall, and the prevailing d 1 1 , 171 weather, was in a very inactive state, at barely O ic i week's currency, the extremely value of the beat 910 Downs being 4s per Blhs. Ewes, the supply of obl e o was reasonably large, snot a dull inquiry, but we Ili! y no change to notice in their value. Prime small lit, sold at an advance of 2d per 81bs. Large Pork W neglected. Per Bibs. to slakthe offal s. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts..... 2 2 2 4 Second quality •... 2 6 2 8 Prime large Oxen.. 2 10 3 2 Prime Sects ...... 3 4 3 6 Large coarse Calves 2 6 3 2 Prime small ditto .. 3 4 3 6 Sucklinx Calves ••18 0 20 0 s. d. to Inferior Sheep •• „ 2 8 4 Second goal. Sheep 3 0 „' Coarse-woolledditto3 6 " 0 Soutbdown Wether 3 10 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 Large Hogs •. • . . 2 4 °. Small Porkers .....3 4 0 Quarter old rigs ..16 u 1 0 AT MARKET. I Calvea. 185 Lambs •••••• •• 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 27,090 FOREIGN I Sheep. 3,340 Beasts. 5,051 rig 0 . 650 Beasts. SUPPLY. 1 Calves. r 1,458 98 14- o f A btatemcnt and Comparison of the Supplies and Priceget Fat St oc k exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Mat z . on Bionday, Oct. 7, 1850, and, this day, Monday, 6, 1651. Per Blbs., to sink the offals. Oct. 7, 1850. a. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... ... 2 6to 2 8 Second quality ditto ... 210 3 2 Prime large Oxen .. 3 4 3 8 Prime Scots, ••• 3 8 310 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 3 0 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 4 3 6 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 8 310 Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 0 4 2 Lambs... ••• 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves ... ... 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto ... 3 8 310 Large Hogs ... 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers ... 3 8 4 2 Beasts ... 4,261 Sheep and Lambs .. 27,340 Calves ... .. ... ... 253 Pigs .. 540 SUPPLIES ON SALE, OCT. 8, 1849. —B , Sheep and Lambs, 27,740; Calves, 234; Pigs, Oct.6, lBsi ci. s. d. 0 .,• 4 2 2to k 6 • 2 2 t , 210 ' 1 6 34 " 0 2 1 2 4 3 0 36 3 0 3 10 0 0 0 26 " 6 3 3 4 2 4 0 5, 4 5 000 'I 27,t)9160 5 5 " A astS) 4 ' 6 l° ,80. (REFER' Railways. I Paid. Aberdeen Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. ct. Caledonian 10/. • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Hand. Per. & Aber. June, East Anglian (al. 108.) 6 per cent. .. .. •• Eastern Counties Exten.,l b per cent. No. 1 •• I Do. No. 2 . • .. Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock' Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. .. Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 5* p. ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consul, Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1 .. • • .. Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds Do. pref., S p ct. Stock, 1851, from 50/. shars. E Do. new guar., 6 per ct. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. 14 Nuneat.) 5 per cent. London & S.-W., new .. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quar. shrs., No. 1 Do. new, 101. Do., 61. .. • p .. Midland Con. 6 .c. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Glonces. Norfolk Extension Do. guar. 5% per cent., North British • • .. Oaf. Wor. 01.151.6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. •• •• South-Eastern,43 p. ct. West London, 1 st Cl. (101.) Do. 4d Class de. (par) York, Newc., and Berw., N . of E. Pur. Do. York and North Midland U. and 13. ?arch. • • Boulogne and Amiens •. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) • • Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish • • • • East Indian ........... ___ Do. do. do. • • Great Indian Peninffula • • Ditto ditto . .. Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg .. •• •• DLtto • • • • • • , Madrid and Valontia .. Maria Antonia • • .. Ditto, New • • • • Namur and Liege .. • • Northern of France • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen • • • • Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse •• "lours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Mundt West Finders all 10 all all 100 8 6 8 100 all 1 13 4 47 1 4 100 4 2 0 100 9% M .' 15% 14% z.n x.d 20 19% 20a.d 15 2-3 all 126 19% 19 % 5% 20% % 100 all all all 6 6 27168 Bit 6X X 14% pret E lost. Thc to h av (priso: l'ald. 1,7 100 100 42 100 47% 21 IL all all 25 128}i 8% y 6,6 rat e Cha r eta❑ plan less, abot 'AI A fan c i fra u( Voni C o nee thin e \ ti; to de wag