The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-12 00:00:00

... dL$ 834 11 55 1 4 19h 14/ 68 .0 0 .... , • 44% • .•.' . • ..- •01 • i i-$.l , I • i , • . d 5 $' • 7% • 1 oyl • -d0 • .00 • 2U SA; .0 . ~ • ••• • .... ............. 4 8 A - no I 8 .14 , 1% . 4I 42 Si ling 011 , v streew SAS . r. Hsi': from It tor to qa 'eh], so' lit W .. t occur 3presed wentlng ie lily be ll " sad died pert/ n in the bache" 3g eed& ion, re' Thir is soda' le otbe Finch . in de I,butir he 8 5 tLIT? o bt LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 12.—Wind this day at noon N.W., moderate breeze and fine clear a - eather. GRIMSBY. OCT. 11.—Wind N., strong gale,—Arrd. James and Elizabeth, Newman, Quebec. HULL, Ocr. 11.—Witid N.E.—Arrd. William and Thomas, Nelson, Quebec; .I`.Teptantis, Tanner, ditto; Ernst and Gustaf, Sagelkea, St. John's, New Brunsa BUDE, OCT. 11.—A stern board marked " Philab," • on a grained and gilded tiller, apparently the name or part of the name of some vessel, has washed on shore. HARWICH, OCT. 11.—It has blown hard all night from N.N.E., and continues. Several vessels have put in for shelter; the Emma, from Memel, has put in with loss of bowsprit, &c. Bosroza, SEPT. 27.—The Adelaide, of Portland, Car diff to Pa'tiraore, was abandoned off Cape Sable 15th inst., having sprung a leak during the gale of the 9th; crow saved and carried into Bucksport. The Georgia, • Mobile to Glasgow, put into Charleston 21st inst., is reported to be leaking badly, and to have sprung her • foremast. Tunas.). OCT. 10.—The Susannah, schooner, of Whitehaven, has been totally wrecked on the Sands, and cargo lost. ° Bmsairs OCT. 11.—It is blowing a strong gale from the northward, and with every appearance of bad vreather. A schooner belonging to Exeter has driven On shore near Tetney Haven. CUEHAVEN, OCT. B.—lt is blowing a heavy gule at N•Wa A Portuguese schooner is at anchor off Vagel Sound, and in the greatest danger. OFr F ALMOUTH.—King of Dannemark, Engblom, Calcutta. and sailed for Hamburgh. Capelo.—Wind Coast Castle. NreeP oaTs OCT. 11.—Wind N.E.—Sld. William Ward, St. Thomas's. T Ml Leoaa, OCT. 10.—Wind N.N.E.—Atrd. Eleanor, 1;11"lrys St. Domingo, Liverpool. Qt.apu, OCT. 1 0.—Sid. Ormilie, Calcutta ; James E mery. Dem erara and Antigua; Ann Harley, New York. DEAL, OCT. 11 A.M.—Wind N. to. N.N.W., strong gale; P.M. ditto, with severe squalls. Six P.M., a gala from M - --`•Ea with very heavy squalls of hail and rain. Iltturitiuse; Helen ----Arrd. ravancore, Brown, Madras ; Henry Tanner, Arrivedce Munro, Morrison, Cape of Good ; Belmont, Grant, St. John's, New Brunswick. N from the River and sailed, Heroine, Algoa Bay; ("1113 ' n a.Yti; Janus. Bermuda. Sid. Rose, Bathurst. • LivaSPOOL, OCT. 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Ran r!eder r ' , Chamb ers, Mazatlan ; Conrad, .M`Neille, ditto ; Cape of Good Hope. Sid. :Wilhel- Ze ick, Finch,' Port Natal ; E. Z., New York; Petrel, Adelaide, Australia ; Ardencraig, Calcutta ; Wild Irish a t i l t 1 Bombay ; Naomi, Acapulco ; Rends, Arica ; Al l "lis Hart, Belize ; General Washington, Berry, C: l44cl rias United States; Princeton, New York; Ab 01' ' a nus, ditto ; Marathon, ditto; Moses Wheeler, oQt Boston; 1414 a te e n, Halifax. Off port, Priuc?.ss Royal, Africa ; Mill. BRIDLINGTJN, OCT. 11.—It has blown a very heavy % de "f wind at N.B. all night and to-day ; there are Lout 50 sail of vesse l i n the bay. The Union, o f pi e llae t rb urs Peterhead to Rotterdam, ran against the y ,ls stov e g in her bows, and sank. 41Lb AING STOWN, O CT . 10. —Wind N.W.—Arrd. Mary hYs Herbert. Quebec. akeEsataa, OCT. 10.—The Sisters, from Koningsburg, la coats c; whilst et anchor off Orfordness, with the d arna " g) lost ve bri bowsprit, &c., and received other CHEST Ci rcle EL—A. stern plank, with " Lad—yn" in a half Iv en was picked up 7th inst. Mem. The sloop Lady .23'a sld. p i cked u p inst. c4sX_ s,.aatotrtt, OCT. 11.—The Aetroid, of and from New 7.,_LY. to Rotterdam, sprung a leak off Flawborough Head Wpionst., and foundered next day; crew saved. h et) V ", OCT. 11. —Wind N., very stormy.—Arrd. BrotF4l' inas Am sterdam Leghorn, leaky, &c.; Two isa ers, Hartlepool to Margate, leaky, &c. O,iTOL, OCT 11. Arrd. Congo, Pearce, Africa. Patois 1 ioabucto, Africa. asbeek Alurangta, Quebcc. g r OCT. 10.—Wind N.W. Arrd. Argo, PA RT p .ILLIP.-1 0 MARINERS AND OTHERS. ly , SEIORTLAND'S BLUFF LIGHTHO . USE. . ~,,,z8 Bonour the Supgrintendent directs it to be ligh t for general information, that a new fixed white '.' - `t, of the second class consistin of 24 lamps, is now exhibi ted at the Bluff, in' place of the former light of nine Isa lps. This n li ght will b e ex hib itEd from sunset until sunrise. t . The ecessary alterations of column for the 1(1 of the new lanter n have not the occasioned any change in the original height of the light. Melbourne, Works. may II I 7 I R B Y SO. GINN, Clerk of the NOTICE. ~,P,,° ° , of the editions of the Chart of Port Phillip ii,"" e °Y Captain Hobson, of her Majesty's ship Rat e snake, and the first edition of the Chart published by ~nntio toltes, of her Majesty's ship Beagle, contain l"g a serious -misprint in the bearing laid down, as the course, for vessels entering the Port Phillip Heads, casters of vessels should be very careful in examining If bLerttEtr:B:ribliyalEte:sitng, should they give the bearing (N.E. by E.); such a course 0 uq inevitably carry the vessel pursuing it from the inside, directly upon the point Lonsdale Reef. . The proper course for entering the Port Phillip Heads Is North-Eist by Northby . Superint en d ent ' s Office N Melbourne, ) Ma- 7, 1850. MARKET NEVirs.—(THIS DAY.) A Strad business COVT ns MIE. fjk , . y was traucteu here to-day, on the "wit'g terms.`Erytti. D I}loth,,„: ~"2.t3—Pine Apples, 3s Od to 5s Od per lb; '-'—',, uranes is to 3 • ditto, foreign, 8d to 2s 3d ter punnet Per I t); p eache 1 . 4 i o . : 'per dozen; Flgs, 2s to 4s ; 4 1 6cl per M elon g s, to ls Od to 3s each ; Plums, Is to Is 0 1 to 3s Od per dczen; u tto. c; to P, u . t i s riet . . Pears, A 1.003 1 1 3 0 - (s.opser 100; 'a p t . hp sieve; Apples, deisert, 4s to 8s Per bushel 155 e( "i 't tt ditto, a is 6d to 6s 6d; Walnuts, 100 For • Der 100 ibe. n ditt , ,, 123 to 24s per bushel; Filberts, '''''n Or a n ruit s—West India . Pine Apples, each; ges, 2 ` Od to 33 per dozen; ditto, 8s to 24s 10d to 4s 1 5 1 , 100 ; . 1 - „ t peck;-7,racms, 14 to 2s per dozen; Almonds, Gs to Os 12: 'vegetableto 14s per bushel; Barcelona Nuts, 20s to 22s ditto. . ball _,,— French Beans, 3s Od to 4s Od per 3, nlitve; C a bbages, 61 to is Od per (1, zsn; Greens, i , et* to 4s per doz bunches; Cauliflowers, 3 4. 91:1 to 46 per 0(1 dizen; Sorrel, 6d to od per u to ll sieve' Potatoe* 505 to 80s per ton; ditto, 2s 6d 1,41.4* per evit;3adoitdtop,erldso6zd,i nips. 2s 6d to te 33 er d I_, . 11, ezen; Cucumbers, is to 6s per ditto; Leeks, bunches; to 2 5 6 1 Red per Beet, bushel; is s y,ar,.e 10 2il per bunch; Celery, is to is 6d per bundle; kiot, 35 to :is per dozen bunches ; Tomatas, is to , .6 ,, c1 ier punnet; Spinach, is 6d to 2 I per half sieve; „."111es, 2(1 to 6(1 per bunch; SI anish ditto, is 6d '''' s. 01 per dezen ; Shallots, 6d to 8d per ib; Garlic 4d i 1,.. to 8d per lb; Artichokes, 2s to 48 per dozen; eTeieble Marrowg, 6d to is 6d per ditto; Cabbage 0 .: le ". is t-) 1* Gd per score ; Cos ditto. 6d t di t , ( ' s 61 per ditto; Endive, Is to is 6d per IC' ; Srnall Salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; ~ orseradish, I s to 4s per bundle; Mushrooms, is 6d to '" 6 (1 per pOttle; di tto, 5* to 7s per bushel; Fennel, 2d to ad dper bunch ; S avory, 2d to 3d per bunch; Thyme, bun;9 eh t' 3d per bun c h ; P arsley, is to 2s per dozen per b unc t h ' Marjoram 2d to 4tlpEr bunch; Mint, green, 2d h„Fl)treige Vegetables—French Carrots, 2,1 to 3d per rnrn; French Beans, is 0,1 to 4s Od per half sieve; ,`;'lletunbers, ld to 2,1 each; Dutch Melons, ls 6d to 4 ' 4.1 each; Spanish Onions, 143 to 20* per box. rf, 17MWG.ELTs arm LESZEITECAZ.I.. i +Uriu7s, 48 Od to 7s; Geese, 4s Od to 8s od; Ducks, 8 " 6d ts.) 34; Tame Rabbits, 10d to is 8d; Wild ditto, d t °' is; Pigeons, 5d to 8d; Roasting Pigs, 5s Od to 8s otact; Surrey Fowls, 6* to 9s Od; ditto - Chicens, 35 Od 3„"; Barn-door Fowls, 3s 0.1 to 5s Od per couple; "g"sil Eggs, 8s Od French ditto, 7s Od; and Irish Co gs, s ; '", Oa Od to 69d 100; Fresh Butter, 10d to is id 3 per NI lb; Partridges, is Od to is 6d; Hares, 2s Od to 3s Od; ge., 5 --,sveret.,, 2 s Od to 3s Od; Grouse, 2s 6d t o 3 s 6 d ; 1,, , , aeasants, 3s Oct to 4s Od; and Teal, 6(1 to is each. 'NEWPORT. v eal, from 28 6 , 1 to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2a 10d to 35 10d; " e ft', 3a 2d to 34 10d; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per 81bs. WICZTECEE.A.PISI.. Irßeef, from 2s 2d t o 3s 4,1; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 103 ; ' e ftit 2s 10(1 to 3s 8d; Pork, 33 2cl to 4s 2d per Sibs. EILLINGSGATE. 1 S almon, is to is 7d per Ib; Turbots, 3s to 11s; Brills, : 4 to 2s 6d; Cod Fish, 3s Od to 8s each; Soles, large, lad to 2* Od per pair; ditto small, Is 8d to 2s 3d per doz.; '" e°18 1 7d to lld lb; Lobsters, 8(1 to 2s Od; Crabs, 6d per to 2 Prawns, ,s Od each; Shrimps, Is 6d to 2s per gallon; _ ", 1 0(1 per lb; Mullets, 2d to 4,1 each; Smelts, Is Od s° is 6 I per duz; Mackerel, Od to Od eac h ; Whi t i ngs, 14 6d to 2s 9d per doz; Plaice, 3d t o 6d ; G urnets, 9d to k 1 10 4; Haddocks, 4(1 to 8d; ditto dri e d , 2d to 5 d eac h ; "I,4ltte, 3d .t o 4d per lb; Oysters, common, 8s to 12s; Elute natives, 30s to 32s per bushel; Carp, is to 2s; and Pike, is 6,1 to 3s each. The. prices BREAD a of Bread in the olis are h ens 7d . to 71(1; of Whe Houseaten hold ditto, sid metro to 41 p per 41b loaf. ' !UDE IVIA.R.EBT. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, I'l-d to 2d; ditto, 641 b to 7 21 b, 2d to 2il; ditto, 721 b to Bolb, `lid to 3id; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 3id; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 34(1 to 4d; ditto, 96113 to 1041 b, aid to 4d; ditto, 104 1 b tot 1121 b, Od to 4d. Calf Skins, 3s Od to 6s Od; Horn Hides, 6s Od to Oa Od; Shearling s Os Od to Os Od; Lamb Skins, 2s 4d to 3s 8d; Polled Sheep, as 2d to 4s Od; Xenia and Half-breds, 23 10d to 3s 4d; Downs, 2s 3d to 25.9 . 1 each. RAY W/1117/CALZITS. 31 tiIitITIIF4/ 4s ; M anlELD.—ea d dow H w ay, 2/ 15 s to 31 15s; Clover 04 tO Stra I Su PPly good, and tr a d e dull. ,I is t o I / 5s per load , talf dllEßLAND.—.ltreadow Hay, 2/ 104 to 31 15s ; ' A I C l ' , er, 3/ Os to and Stri.w, I/ 4s to 1/ 83 pe r l utt d . dx full hv4azq Aupply, aml a tluggi,ll demand. , lIIECHAPEL. —l)ii.::adow 114, 21 12s to 3/ 13s. ,13over 3 112 s to 4/ 4s; and Straw, 1/ %s to 1/ 63 per load; rrade dull, ut barely ltve ra es. 111ID1JLESEX. SESSIONS. - - (Tills DAY.) Mr. Po wnall and a bench of magistrates sat this morn ink: at the &batons !louse, Clerlienwell-vreen, and re al nuft the further hearing of applications for music and dancing lie,nee, under the Act of 25th Geo. 11., C. 36. Mr. Joseph P ireY, of tho Brown Bear, Knightsbridge, applied for ti lie,,nce, but was refused. :The application f Daniel Gover, of the Brack Lion, eingar-yard, in the pari:4l of Si. Martin's-in-the -Fields, was ordered to be struck out, ho not having answered to hit name whim called. .!.clSamuel Robert Bishop, of the Angel Inn, Fore•strect, inontu, was supported in his application by Mr. Wilkes. The appheatiop was, after some discussior, uted. Miles opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. I Receipts. 1850. 1819. 1850. -- -- 72 , Aberdeen .. ... 37% Belfast and Ballymena • • •••• •• •• 492 573 17 Belfast and County Down• • • - 204 16 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ches hire 928 1,195 27 Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • • . 438 702 85% Bristol and Exeter .• 160 Caledonian._ ....... .......... • - 6,659 7,087 94% Chester and Ilolyhead. ••.• • • .... •• .. 1,916 3,282 32 Dublin and Behest Junction ••.. • • .• 237 469 53 Dublin and Drogheda• .••••••• • • •• •• 740 1,068 7% Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 676 786 16 Dundee and Arbroath •• • • • • •• • • .• • • - 384 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 622 6.70 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen • • .. • • • • .• • • 136 176 67% East Anglian.... •• •••••••• • • • • • • •• 686 759 79 East Lancashire •• • 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • .... 14,906 14,399 95 Eastern L'irion •••••• • • • • • • 57% Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• •• • 3,886 3,961 71 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee- •• 2,237 2,574 18 Furness Railway •• • ••..•••• • • .• • • - 373 100 Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr •• •• • 3,006 3,022 22% Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock •• • • 971 1,081 219 Great Northern and E. L. •• .. 2,743 6,813 188% Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 3,362 4,452 257 Great Western •••••••• •• •• • • •• .. 15,864 17,720 90 Lancaster and Carlisle •• • ........ 3,789 4,584 253 1 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. •. •• • • 10,995 14,487 39 Leeds and Thirsk ••..•••••• •• • • • • •• 725 1,150 12% Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• 96 564 518 1 A London and North Western .•••••••• 40,018 48,127 5% London and Blackwell.. • • ••••• • •• 677 953 171 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 11,677 13,871 239 London and South Western. ...• •• i 0,302 11,683 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen . ...... . 150 141 1134 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. 167 166 167•', Manchester, Sltellield, andi Lincolnshire 4,825 6,164 9% Manchester and South Junction 281 428 28 Maryport and Carlisle •• • • •• • • •• •• 581 552 491% Midland •.••••• • • • • • • • .• .• .• .. 24,186 24,698 50 Midland Great Western (Irish) 1,189 1,260 60 Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• ..... 2,269 2,063 146 North British .• ..... ............ 3,346 3,714 222 North StafforCshirs .• •• .... 4,530 5,085 47 North-Western • • .. • • • • .. • • •• •• •• .. - 601 45 Scottish Central .• •• •• •• 1,616 1,563 52 Scottish Midland •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 491 504 47 Shrewsbury and Chester •• •• •• •• 1,4 , 9 1,672 30 Shropshire Union ..... .......... 4 4 3 525 58 South Devon.. • • • ... . • • • • .• ........ 1,456 2,001 234 South Eastern ••••• • • • .. 12,358 15,3 i 2 75 South Wales .. ••..••• • • • • • ••• • • • • • - 1,045 69 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. - 1,219 40 lair vale . • 2,055 2,2:7 36 Ulster . 25 Waterford sod Limerick • • ........ • • - 339 13 West Cornwall .. •• • • • .... • • •• • • 289 297 12 Whitehaven J unction • 293 York and Newcastle, and Berwick 12,996 16,504 256 York and North Ni idland •••. • . .. 6,521 9,3 1 7 FOREIGN. 763 Amiens and 80u10gne..... •• • • 1,460 1,868 44 Di, ppe .•••• •• •• 751 66 5 63 Montereau and Troyes .......... •• 991 1,316 336 Northern of France • ••• •• 18,141 23,454 143 Orleans to Bourges (Cent.) 2,996 2,900 72 Orleans to Bordeaux .... .•.. • • ...... 3.842 3,894 82 Paris and Orleans 85 . Paris and Rouen .••••••••• • •• .• .• .- 7,592 7,988 593 Rouen and Havre .. •••• • • • • •• •• 3,000 3,0;8 • THE LATE ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE ERIN'S QUEEN STEmt-Sittr. Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at the:Vestry-hall, Horselydown, on the bodf,of;Mr. John Ferguson, aged 38, the head engineer of the above vessel, who lost his life in the manner described in this jour nal yesterday. The only additional facts connected with this melancholy event elicited from the several witnesses were the following :—The unfortunate deceased, on finding the water issuing from the door of the slutch-hole, to( k a spanner which had considerable leverage to screw up the bolt. The door was only about five or six inches in diameter, but, instead of being inside the front of the boiler, it was placed outside, which was described by several scientific men to be exceedingly unsafe. The vessel was worked from Belfast to London without the water escaping, and it was not until the steam was got up for the vessel to return that the least leakage was perceptible. Captain Silly, who had charge of the ship, was of opinion that the accident was owing solely to the deceased screwing the bolt up whilst it was hot, and with too much leverage. Had the door been inside it would have been safer, but the force deceased used in screwing the bolt would no doubt have wrenched it off. The worm of the screw was not broken, but the solid iron. A juror said that it the door had been inside the deceased would not have lost his life. The captain and several of the crew explained that in the present instance the door could not be made inside without weakening the iron-work of the boiler. The jury returned a verdict "That the deceased was accidentally killed through using a spanner to turn the screw of the slutch-hole door," and recommended that the doors, whenever practicable, should be placed inside, to prevent a similar casualty from occurring. DREADFUL ACCIDENT BY MACEIINERY.—A shock ing accident by machinery has been received at the General Hospital, Bristol. Some men were engaged in taking down an engine at the Great Western steam-ship yard, when the shaft fell upon a poor fellow, named Maggs, and mutilated him in a shocking manner, plr.cing his life in the most im minent peril. When received at the hospital he was in a state of collapse. His right arm was torn away, and only hung by a piece of flesh ; his ribs and several of his other bones were fractured, and ha had received extensive injuries of the head and other parts of his person. I3is arm was im mediately amputated above the injury, and his other ail ments promptly attended to, but he lies hi a precarious state. THE MAILS.—It is matter of surprise that the public of the northern and eastern counties interested in business, rod consequently in the rapid transit of the mails, do not memorialise the Post-office on the subject of the pre sent arrangement of the mails between the east and north shores of the Moray Firth. The mail from the south, via Perth, is dispatched northward from Inverness at a quarter past six o'clock in the morning. The mail from Aberdeen arrives here about a quarter before seven, and to sort it re quires less than half an hour. By delaying the departure of the mail for the north three-quarters of an hour, a delay of more than twenty-three hours of all the correspondence betwixt the east and the north would be saved. We do not see that much inconvenience would b e su ff ered. I t would make no change in Dingwall, where letters could be answered on the same day; and at present the mail arrives at Tani too late to permit the merchants of that burgh to answer their letters. But if the incon venience should be considered material, it would be no great matter to accelerate the speed of the Aberdeen mail-coach a mile an hour. This would perhaps be the best, as by delay ing its departure eastwards from Inverness from 44 min. past five, as at present, to 44 min. past six, it could carry on the letters received from the north. The Aberdeen mail now actually leaves the Inverness Post-office only a quarter of an hour before that from the north arrives—the whole east cor respondence from Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross, thus lying in the Post-office here for twenty-three hours and three quarters. We have no reason to believe that the authorities of the Post-office are disposed to disoblige the lieges, and we can see no way in which they could accommodate the public better than by nicking this slight acceleration of the Aber deen especially if the long-talked of change of the Perth mail into a day mail, giving a double mail from Lon 'ion to Inverness daily—the north mail r unning in connexion with the Aberdeen mail at the former's present hours—can not be carried into effect.— Inverness courier. PENRIIYN AGRICULTURAL SIIOW.—The annual ex- . hibition of liv e s t oc k an d genera l pro d uce o f th e tenantry , of the Bon. Colonel Pennant took place On Wednesday last. There was a much larger exhibition of horned cattle than has been exhibited in former years, and the show was in other respects very satisfactory. Among the visitors on , the ground i n the course of the day were the Duchess of Caul bridge, the Ductless of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the Prin cess Mary of Cambridge. A Touon• UN.—Sophia Quibbs, an elderly woman, while crossing the railway in South Shields, a short time since, was struck by au engine, and thrown upon her back between the rails, Al hen 33 wagons passed over her without inflicting the slightest injury ! W ATER Fo RD AND LIMERICK RAILWAY.—The Lords of the Treasury have advanced 130,0001. to carry on this company's works during the winter, and the number of workmen, now amounting to 300, will be greatly increased. HER MAJESTY'S PROGRESS FROM THE HIGHLANDS. (From a Second Edition of the Edinburgh Evening Cow-ant.) STONY:HAVEN, THURSDAY iSIORNINC, TEN O'CLOCK. —1 have just returned from inspecting the arrange ments at the railway tt...tior, and am Lappy to report that everything has In fiuidied, or nearly so, in first-rate order. The eininge wrought in the several apartments during the night has been almost miraculous ; for what yesterday seemed a mass of confusion, has been transformed into a suite of taste fully got up and richly furnished apartments. The town is rapidly filling with strangers from all parts, and it is nearly an entire holiday. A hustings capable of containing three hundred people has been erected near the station, for the accommodation of the pub lic ; and the porch of Melvin's Hotel is literally a mass of dahlias and evergreens, forming the richest arches I have ever seen. The weather up to this hour has been all that could be desired ; but it has now assumed a threatening appearance, and in all likeli hood we shall have passing showers. HALF-PAST TWELVE.—Since eleven o'clock the weather has been tempestuous. Heavy showers have fallen, accompanied with fierce gusts of wind. The royal saloon carriage arrived from Aberdeen about an hour ago. Two O ' CLOCK. - Exactly at twenty-five minutes past one o'clock the royal carriages drove up to the station, amid the cheers of an immense multitude. In the carriage with her Majesty were Prince Albert and the royal children. The Queen and the Prince bowed very graciously in acknowledgment of the en thusiastic acclamations with which their appearance was hailed. On the platform, which was covered with crimson cloth, were assembled nearly all the directors of the Aberdeen Railway Company, Lord James Hay, Sir John Stuart Forbes, Bart., of Fettercairn, Captain Barclay of Ury, Sheriff Cowan, Sheriff Robertson, Mr. PiHe, Mr. Christie, Mr. Tasker, and other gen tlemen of the neighbourhood. While the carriages were being arranged on the truck, the royal party partook of a luncheon which had been prepared in the station, under the care of Mr. Douglas, of the North of Scotland Hotel, at Aberdeen. This repast being ended, her Majesty was conducted to the royal saloon carriage, and the suite having taken their places, the train—consist log of six carriages, with a locomotive and tender— departed amid the cheers of the dense crowd. HER MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL AT HOLY- ROOD. The interest excited here by the Queen's return to Holyrood from her Highland retirement, was nearly as general and intense es was felt during her brief re sidence in our ancient Palace six weeks ago. The preparations for her Majesty's reception were extensive and varied, though they necessarily had much the same character as on the occasion of her departure for Balmoral on the 31st of August last. The state apartments at Holyrood Palace, which bad been closed since their brief occupancy, were prepared some days ago for the Royal-Family, some trifling alterations having been previously effected. Most of the domestics had arrived early in the week, and the curling smoke from the chimneys gave evidence that the ancient abode of the Stuarts was once more tenanted. Besides the hand some lamps outside the main entrance to the Palace, an elegant lamp was suspended from each wall of the projecting wings, which shed a brilliant light upon the palace-yard. The ordinary gas burners in the public lamps around the palace had been re moved, and argend jets substituted, which burned with great brilliancy. The palace-yard, from a re gard to the privacy and comfort of the Royal Family, was kept clear by barricades thrown across the dif ferent avenues leading to that open space. Public galleries were erected in the private grounds at St. Ann's-yard, from which several flags were displayed; and barriers, to prevent disorder or confusion, were placed at the south-east angle of the palace, where they were found very effective on the last occasion. The guard of honour, at Holyrood, consisting of one captain, two subalterns, and fifty men of the 93d Highlanders, with the Queen's colour, and the band of the regiment, was mounted at four o'clock this afternoon. Bailie Rogers, and the constables of Holy rood, were also in attendance, and took up a position beside the Palace gate. A detachment of the lath Light Dragoons lined the Palace-yard. The road through the Queen's Park from St. Margaret's station to Holyrood Palace was lined on both sides by the 13th Light Dragoons and 93d Highlanders. The arrangements for lighting the Park, in the expectation of its being dark before her Majesty would arrive, were very com plete. A series of about forty posts, nine feet in height, was erected along the road at intervals of 200 feet, each displaying six variegated lamps, sheltered from the wind in a glass globe similar to those em ployed in lighting the streets. Some regret was felt that the strong current of air in the valley had pre vented the arrangement of the variegated lamps in ornamental devices, the effect of which would pro bably have been extremely fine. Still, as it was, the light shed by the lamps upon the road, through the medium of the coloured glass, had a pleating ap pearance. The most prominent feature in the arrangements was the immense bonfire on Arthur's Seat, which had been raised both as a mark of public rejoicing, and to assist the royal cavalcade to the Palace. It was erected on a circular urea or base, and consisted of thirty tons of coal, about one thousand tar barrels, besides many cart-loads of wood, saturated with oil, ' turpentine, and other inflammable matter. The pile was about 25 feet in diameter, and nearly 40 feet high. It was kindled at five o'clock this afternoon, amidst the acclamations of a vast crowd on the hill. The decorations at the landing-place at St. Mar garet's station, on the North British Railway, were the same as on the occasion of her Majesty's arrival. The ground on the landing-place sloping consider ably, the pavilion leading to the public road, where the royal carriages were, stationed, consisted of a double series of steps, with a platform 100 feet in length, fronting the railway. The entrance from the railway was by an elegant vestibule, fashioned in front so as to resemble festoons of drapery, and surmounted by a royal crown in the centre, with the letters V. A. on each side, wreathed in flowers. The plat form was lighted by large glass lamps, each having four burners ' • and the neighbouring slope was fenced by a light frame. work, decorated with heather. The vista of the interior of the pavilion was very fine. The roof was finished in the style of an Arabian tent, by graceful festoons of pink and white drapery. Slender and tasteful pillars supported it on each side, covered with pink, fluted white—the pink drapery between the columns assuming the form of a Saracenic arch. Vases of a tasteful and elegant design—the contribution of Mr. Grieve of Tranent—were ranged at intervals on each side of the pavilion, displaying a magnificent collection of exotic plants, from Mr. Eagle Henderson, Vice- Chairman of the North British Railway Company. Two chaste and beautiful pedestals, each bearing roses, with splendid fuchsias in the full luxuriance of flower, adorned the entrance to the pavilion. The steps were laid with crimson cloth, from end to end : but the carpet was formed of what is termed the " Stewart hunting tartan." The interior was lighted by a series of eight obscured glass globes on each side of the pavilion, displaying tastefully executed figures of flowers, the work of Mr. J. Laing, Calton hill. The old gatevA ay closing upon the road having been removed, its place was filled by a splendid crimson curtain, which hung in graceful folds from the very neat arch that spanned the entrance from this side. The arch was finely decorated by green bay-leaves, with dahlias of different colours inter spersed, and was surmounted by a royal crown in gas, which burned with great brilliancy. "V. A.," in flaming letters, adorned each side goaftheentranacned; and several stars, executed in gas,gave variety effect to the whole. The public road was lighted by gas lamps, each with several extra jets. The area in front of the landing-place was protected by barricades across the road at Parsons-green and the old watering place beyond Meadowbank Tower. The guard of honour here consisted of fifty men of the 93d Highlanders, under the command of one captain and two subalterns, with the band of the 13th Light Dragoons, and the Queen's colour. They arrived shortly after five o'clock. The cavalry escort was composed of one officer and twenty-five men of the 13th Light Dragoons. Mr. Sheriff Gordon, Lord Robertson, Sir W. Gibson Craig, Mr. Lear month, Chairman of the North British Railway Company, Mr. Eagle Henderson, Vice-Chairman, Sir James Forrest, Mr. Trotter, Mr. Horne, Mr. Thomson, directors, and Mr. J. A. Campbell, Sheriff-Clerk, were in early attendance at St. Mar garet's, to receive her Majesty. The military were under the command of Major- General Riddel. The afternoon was observed as a holiday. The Queen's Park was the great rendezvous, and its various avenues were thronged by anxious crowds from an early hour. The day was fortunately fine, though rather cold ; and thousands of every age, sex, and condition, arrived every moment to swell the immense multitude The lining ground on the north side of the road through the Queen's Park was early occupied by spectators, while the more adventurous dotted the jutting prominences of the hills opposite. Every available spot commanding a view of the line of railway was also occupied, from the Haymarket station to Waverley-bridge, where the spectators were very rumerous. The royal train was expected to reach Edinburgh shortly after six o'clock this evening. Its arrival was awaited without impatience by the vast multi-. tudes ; while its gradual approach to the city was communicated to the authorities by the wires of t►he electric telegraph. Every few minutes brought in telligence of the distance being diminished, until its passage at the Haymarket station showed its THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER l2 , 1850. Benjamin Foster, of the Old Jerusalem Tavern, St. John':-square, Clerkenwell had his name struck out of the h at, tit const quence of the person called to prove the notices having forgot to bring: them with him. Robert Tritton, of the Nag's Head. Oxfird-street, op rib d for his 1 ccoe6, hut was epposed by Mr. Wi kt a. The apvlicant's petition stated tot he had carried on his io for tLe last e!ey , •ii years eithuut complaint, but the connter p,•tifEon of din authorities of St. James. Westminster. t,..iteek that he had been summoned several times, end that he had his licence suspended in March last. The application was refused unanimously. William Jones, of the Goat and Star, Swallow-street. was opposed by Mr. Wilkes for the parish authorities of St. James, and Mr. Parry supported. In the course of the cure, Mr. Wilkes took occasion to make an attack upon Mr. Bodkin, who was absent, for the defence he had made on behalf of tho Argyll Rooms, which was rebutted by Mr. Parry in a very elequelit speech. Upon the CHAIRMAN putting the question that the licence do pass, it was negatived, the numbers being 2 for and 4 against. The applications of Mr. Thomas Newton for a licence for the Wheatsheaf, in Marylebone, and that of Mr. George Matthews, of the White Swan, High-street, Shadwell, were refused. TUE ARGYLL ROOMS. The CIIAIIIMAN stated that he hsd this morning re ceived a letter, i❑ reference to the above rooms, from the Re-v. Mr. Jackson and the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of St. James's, Westminster, with reference to the part they had taken in opposing the application of Mr. Laurent. The note commenced by stating that a meeting of their body was held last night, and they took the opportunity of defending themselves from the statements made by the counsel for the application. They b ad opposed from the well-founded experience of the bad results arising from such places, and they thought the conduct of three or four vestrymen wrong in presenting a petition in favour of that place, and thus en lbling counsel to make an unwarrantable attack upon them. Mr. WINN, a magistrate, said he thought the conduct of the authorities of St. James's highly commendable. The Clerk of the Court having gone through the whole of the appl'cations the Court adjourned. GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Brett and William Ahern, alias Barry, were brought before Mr. Alderman Sidney, charged under the following circumstances: — It appeared that, in consequence of information re ceived by Messrs. Benjamin John Eling and Frederick Pargeter, officers of the Inland Revenue, they went to a fish shop in Golden•lane, and, after searching some time, found a trap-door leading to a series of cellars, in which were the two prisoners, working a large still, capable of producing 330 gallons of spirits of wine per week, which would defraud the revenue of about 30/. per day. The prisoners had been in the habit of work ing day and night, being relieved at fixed periods. There was a considerable quantity of wash, and also some molasses. The still belongs to a company, who have an immense number of similar establishments in various parts of the City, having regular agents to dis pose of their illicit spirits. The prisoners said they were only labourers. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said the prisoners had been found at illicit distillation, and the Act distinctly stated the penalty to be 301., or three months' imprisonment. If the prisoners could show anything mitigatory they must do so in a memorial to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETIPqNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. immediate neighbourhood. Emerging from the tunnel by which the railway enters the city, the royal train glided swiftly to its destination, skirting the prPcipitous rock of the Castle. The gardens in East Prince' s• street were speedily reached; and as the train slowly pl:;.Fed the Waveriey-bridge station, it was greeted by the enthusiastic plaudits of the spectators. Mr. Thornton, locomotive superinten dent of the North British Railway Cimpany, joined the engine at the station, to conduct the royal party to St. Margaret's. The train then pursued its journey, passing be neath the lofty arches of the North Bridge, and under the craggy heights crowned by the prison build ings. The passage through the Calton-hill tunnel was accomplished in less than a minute; and as the train emerged, the royal party obtained their first glimpse of the old grey ruins of the Chapel Royal, and the venerable Palace, whose long desolate cham bers they were soon to gladden. Here the line of railway borders the Queen's Park for some hundred yards, and the progress of the royal train was hailed by the acclamations of the thousands there assembled. In about a minute later the train reached St. Mar garet's station. Her Majesty reached the station at St. Margaret's precisely at twenty-five minutes to seven o'clock. Her approach had bees announced by a pilot-engine a few minutes before. Several directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, along with Mr. Sheriff Cay of Linlithgowshire, and Mr. Sheriff Arkley of Edinburgh, accompanied her Ma jesty in the train from Larbert, on the Scottish Cen tral Railway. The royal train arrived at Larbert precisely at half-past five o'clock, and joined the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway by the Stirlingshire Midland Junction line, which is shorter by some milts than the former route by Castlecarry. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, travelled in the splen did saloon railway carriage. The Queen wore a plaid shawl and mourning dress, and Prince Albert was attired in a close travelling dress. The royal children wore plaids and kilts of Tweed cloth, and Glengarry bonnets. Sir George Grey and the Hon. Colonel Phipps assisted her Majesty and Prince Albert to descend from the railway carriage. Her Majesty bowed in the most gracious manner to Mr. Sheriff Gor don and Mr. Learinonth, and immediately afterwards ascended the steps of the pavilion leading to the royal travelling carriage. The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, attired in straw bonnets and cloaks, occupied a first-class carriage behind the saloon car riage. They were under the charge of the Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss Lennox. The royal travelling carriage, which was close, was drawn up in front of the landing-place. Her Majesty and- Prince Albert occupied one side, and the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred were seated opposite. Upon entering the carriage the guard of honour presented arms, and the band of the 13th Light Dragoons played the National Anthem. The royal cortege, preceded by Mr. Sheriff Gordon, in an elegant barouche and pair, then moved off t o Holy rood Palace. The second carriage, which, with that occupied by her Majesty, had four horses attached, was occupied by the Princess Royal and the Prin cess Alice, under the care of Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss Lennox. Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary, Sir James Clarke, the Hon. Col. Phipps, and the Hon. Col. Gordon, followed in a third carriage and four. Two carriages, each with two horses, and a luggage van, closed the procession. The appearance of the royal cortege in the Queen's Park was the signal for general and enthusiastic cheering. The crowds upon each side of this noble avenue had an excellent view, and greeted the royal party with every demonstration of delight. Her Ma jesty regarded her reception with evident satisfaction. The effect of the variegated lamps at this time was very picturesque and striking. lhe brilliancy of the illumination below only served to reveal the dusky grandeur of the heights beyond. Upon the arrival of the royal carriage opposite St. Anthony's Chapel, the bonfire on Arthur's Seat was fully displayed— " Kindling its wreaths, long, dark, and low, To one broad blew of ruddy glow;" which lit up with its lurid flame the crumbling re mains of St. Anthony's Chapel, and shed a flood of light upon the romantic and picturesque scenery around. The blaze from the burning pile was reflected from the burnished arms of the Highlanders; and from the clearness of the night the flames must have been seen from the fertile plains of the Lothians at a distance of many miles, as well as from the opposite shores of the Forth. The scene was still further varied by the bril liant and variegated flames of the fireworks, displayed from the heights at St. Anthony's Chapel, and upon the rising grounds towards Salisbury Crags. The progress of the royal cortege through the Queen's- park was necessarily slow, but a few minutes served to bring the grey turrets of Holyrood in view. Upon emerging from the Duke's-walk the attention of the royal party was attracted by the singular ap pearance of the lights scattered over the irregular surface of the Old Town, which, " piled deep and massy," lay before them. In a few moments more I:a lo m e i k ly . reached They were the Palace her Majesty reached the precincts of the Palace, and drove up to the main entrance with the enthusiastic cheering of the multitude ringing in her ears. i ac e e r a e t l z a , j in es e t received with the usual military honours. Among the parties present were the Lord Provost ; and a Y mi anliaidtes the to seven ß(lal o'clock. brilliant assemblage of ladies and gentlemen wer e stationed in the quadrangle. Her Majesty was con ducted to the state apartments by the grand staircase, by Mr. Rutherford, Deputy- Keeper of the Palace. A select number of individuals were honoured by invitations to the royal table. Her Majesty is Co leave Holyrood Palace for Lon don to-morrow (Friday) morning at eight o'clock. The bonfire on Arthur's Seat was seen at an im mense distance by parties in the royal train, recalling the lines of Sir Walter Scott's spirited song on the occasion of the royal festivities in 182 9 " King Arthur's Rro* , l3 a common crier, He's beard in Fife and far Cantyre— . Fie, lads, behold my crest of fire!' Carle, now the Queen's come." DEPARTURE OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and suite left Daltnahoy, the seat of the Earl of Morton, this morning. The illustrious party reached the Kirknewton station of the Caledonian Railway about eleven o'clock, and awaited for several minutes the arrival of the eleven o'clock express train from Edin burgh. The station was prettily laid out-1n awning being extended from the door of the waiting-room to the edge of the platform, which was laid with crimson cloth. Messrs. Copling and Grey, two of the directors of the Caledonian Company, were in attendance ; and Captain Coddington, secretary of the company, with Mr. Addison, the engineer, w ere upon the engine. The Earl of Morton led her Royal Highness from the waiting room to the railway saloon carriage. The family of the Noble Earl, and many of the gentry of the neighbourhood, were also present. Mr. List, superintendent of the county companied the train to Carstai rs . Th e most perfect order prevailed at all the stations. The saloon car riage goes straight to London. police, ac- ____________ Queen ii i g a b n n d e 8 s Prince ntchee Prince Albert of c Wales,comp aied by Princ e ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN' AND THE ROYAL FAMILY IN LONDON' (From the Co ur t Ci rcu l a r.) their T Royal he Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princes s Alice, and attended by the Viscount ess JocelYnr th e Hon. Elizabeth Lennox, Colo ne l t h e li o n. Charles Grey, a n Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Sir J. Clark, and Mr. Birch, arrived at Buckingham Palace at 25 minutes before 8 o 'clock yesterday evening. The august party occupied three carriages, and was escorted by a detachment of the 16th Dragoons. Her Majesty and the Prince were received at the Palace by the Master of the florae, Lord Edward Howard, the Master of the Household, Col. Wylde, and Lord Alfred Paget. The Queen and his Royal Highness left Holyrocd Palace yesterday morning, q uitting the railway station at Edinburgh at A quarter -past eight o'clock by a special train for town. At York her Majesty and the august party stoppe d to luncheo n. Sir. George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, who bad attended, the Queen from Edinburgh, took leave of her Ma jesty at York. After luncheon the Queen travelled from York to the Euston-square termiuus. Her Royal Highness the Duchess 6f Rent, at tended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper, arrived at her res i dence, Clarence House, St. James s, on Thursday night, from the seat of the Earl of Morton, Dalmahoy, North Britain. Yesterday her Royal Highness went to Claremont, and afterwards proceeded to Richmond.. park and visited her Bop' Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. QUEEN THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS. The Belgian Monitc ur publishes the following bullet in : " The amelioration which had manifested itself yesterday morning in the state of the Queen continued during the course of the day, but toward s even i ng a relapse of fever ensued. .1 he august invalid en j oyed 1 The Prin , is in th e i some repose ( luring the n ight, but is suffe r i ng t hi s morning from the exace rbAtion of the eveni ng, before. ~ si r R OBER T CARSW ELL , D.M. F. JANSSENS, M.D. 6t a GUEN , EAU DE MASSY, D.M.P. 0 Ostend, Oct. 9, 1850. , c,eas A lsa c letter eh f i r i o thi i l i e : re 0 , s i s ps t t e eu n re. dheosi h yoa f s, t o h f e s 9t c h xceu p s a cb yyos"---u;g a small apart ment next to that of th e invalid, whom they only leave to take their meals a nd to atte nd mass. The Duchess of Orleans and Duke of Nemour s arr i ved at five this mornin g. Although apartments had be en taken for the Duchess of Orleans at the Hotel Fon taine, her Royal Highness alighted at Dr. Janssens'. The Duke de Nemours and suite stopped at the hotel. At six i❑ the morning, Queen Arnelie went on foot to ply a visit to her son. M. Dupiv, President of the National Asseinbty, waited in the morning upon her. Royal Highness. All the members of the Royal Ruddy inset at dinner. All seem much affected. Q ieen Aine!i s especially, though in good health, bears on her features the marks of deep affliction." THE PREVENTION OF CRIME. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR GEORGE GREY, BART., M.P., & c ., & c ., & c . not t or m i tehreelymoosnt account t an o t t t s h u e bje fa c e t t o f t h t a h t e youpresent day, the Sir,— I propose add ress i ng t o y ou a f ew l e tt ers seals of the Home Department, but because the public recognise in you the most able colleague of Lord John Russell in supporting those reforms which long neglect have rendered necessary. The subject is "The Prevention of Crime," and, as usual, the Government, instead of being in the van, are far behind the people ; for, it seems either to be the bad or good fortune of our institutions that re forms are never brought forward by those in office until the public, wearied with the growing evil, re solve to extinguish it, if not in the best manner, at least with celerity, and generally succeed, although the idleness of the Government in permitting so long an accumulation increases the difficulty, and renders the remedy less effective than it would have been if earlier applied. The proposal I am about to offer has not, that I am aware of, ever before been made; but this fact will not, I hope and believe, prevent your examining it with the care which is demanded by the importance of the subject. To minds less vigorous than yours its ex treme simplicity will be a great objection. Can any good come out of Nazareth? is a question daily put by those who cannot believe that much benefit can arise from simple measures, or surely, they say, it would have been discovered before—vanity and igno rance uniting in a happy combination. The remedy I propose will be found in accordance with the spirit of the age, which abhors severity of punishment—nay, it would remove the greatest ob jection which I entertain, in common with many others, against the abolition of the punishment of death; assuredly it would tend to diminish those heavy crimes which lead to the infliction of that punishment. If I succeed in establishing beyond the possibility of doubt, to minds capable of. grappling with the question, that the following results must follow the adoption of my plan, I might conclude my labour and leave you to adopt the best mode of working it into successful operation ; but I will go farther, and show you that I have considered the subject in all its bearings by proposing the means by which it could be easily and safely carried out, and, although I con sider the point of very minor consideration, at a much less cost than the present system. The results which I believe must follow from the adoption of my proposal are -Ist. It will secure to the criminal that which should be the end of all punishment, the best possible means of reforming his conduct, and becoming an honest man. 2d. It will be, beyond doubt, most effectual in preventing the increase of crime. Keeping these propositions steadfastly in view, without reference to other benefits which will cer tainly flow from its adoption, my plan is, that every person should upon his second conviction of any crime be transported for life. Do not for an instant suppose that my proposal carries along with it anything so absurd as to visit with the same punishment crimes of different degrees, or com mitted under circumstances of almost opposite cha racter. No ; but I would inflict the proper extent of punishment in the colony instead of in this country, according to the character of the crime for which the party was transported. By adopting this plan, you inflict on the prisoner no more punishment than that to which he was sen tenced; by pursuing the present plan, after he has suffered the punishment imposed by the law, you in flict upon him one infinitely greater, and the more cruel, because just in proportion to the man's sincere desire of reformation, so is your second punishment more heavy, more difficult to be borne. This is clear to all who have reflected upon the subject, but it is so important in reference to the remedy I propose, that I trust you will excuse me if I occupy your time by the statement of a case which must appear to yourself and others a work of supere rogation, as it is of daily, nay, I am justified in saying, of hourly occurrence. A man is convicted of a theft, and sentenced to im prisonment; the time has passed away, his prison doors are open, and again he is a free man : say also that he is sincerely convinced, if not of the wicked ness, at least of the folly of crime, and is resolved never again to commit it. Destitute of resources, he applies for employment, and the answer he receives is, Show me your character. It he speaks the truth the answer either harshly or kindly given is, I cannot employ you ; if he begins his task of reformation by a cunningly devised lit-, and succeeds in obtaining employment and bread, how wretchedly does he live for fear of being detected and ignominiously discharged. I will not at present pursue the subject, and follow the criminal, destitute of food, unable to obtain em ployment, again resorting to his old haunts and vicious companions, again and again convicted of crime, and sentenced, and punished, and again pursuing the same course, with a mind more and more hardened as he progresses in crime until at last he commits a fearful murder for which he suffers death upon the gallows. Sir George Grey—That man was made a murderer by the Government of his country. Adopt the proposal I have offered, and trace the probable conduct and fate of the very same individual, having committed the same crime. He is transported —the time during which he would have suffered im prisonment in this country—he is bound to work either for the Government or for a settler without wages. This is his probationary period ; if he conducts himself well, at the expiration of his term of punish ment his services are eagerly sought for in a colony, the chief want of which is labour. Every day he becomes more and more confirmed in his new life, and sees more clearly the folly of crime, to say nothing of the all-important fact, that even it he wished, he has not that opportunity of committing it, which is hourly presented to his view in this country. The pickpocket, the thief, and the burglar, s till resolved to follow a vicious course, w ou ld i n vain seek for a subject, and if one did present it se lf, would find great difficulty in using or disposing of the spoil. To sum up the whole in a truthful sentence, the present plan throws every difficulty in the way of a criminal desirous of abandoning his former practices and to become a virtuous member of society, and at the same time affords every facility to the criminal resolved to continue in his vicious course. The adop tion of my proposal would reverse this infamous system, would give every facility to the former, and throw much difficulty in the path of the - latter. I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your most obedi e nt and faithfservant, Corwar, Oct. 9. RIGBY WASON. OPENING OF THE NEW POST OFFICE.—Our post office staff have at length taken possession of the new post office in the Market-place, built expressly by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk for the purpose of a post-office. The edifice does not form so ornamental a feature in the architecture of the town as we had hoped to see occupying so important and conspicuous a situation. A great improvement, it strikes us, would be effected by the addition of lateral wings, an addi • tion which possibly will be made at some future time. The old premises were finally vacated on Sunday night, and the transfer was effected so judiciously as to occasion no incon venience whatever to any of the numerous parties and interests with which so important a public institution is identified. The ample space afforded by the new office, which is replete with appointments and conveniences which were not to be found in the former office, places it far in ad vance of the many buildings successively used for the same purpose, while in point of situation it ranks second to none of them. The new Post-office occupies the whole of the space between the two arched avenues at the west end of the Shambles. The external arrangements are as follows :—The three boxes for the postage of letters, late letters, and news papers are placed at the south end of the building, in the archway next to the Fruit Market. In the archway next to King-street is the private entrance. 'There is also a passage at the front of the building, at the left extremity, within which the money-order department will be conducted. The passage is to be fitted up with benches for the convenience of parties waiting to transact business. The window imme diately to the right of this passage is for private bags and for the sale of postage stamps; the centre window is for the general delivery and for the receipt of paid letters; and the window to the right is for the posting of letters when the boxes are closed for the dispatch of mails while the letters brought in by the mails are being sorted.—Sheffield Times. CHARGE OF POISONING AGAINST A SOLDIER.-011 Monday week William Dowling, a private in the Bth Ilus .sars, a detachment of which regiment is stationed in the Dor chester Barracks, was brought bef re the borough magistrates, charged with attempting to pcison Corporal Michael Riley. It appeared from the evidence that the corporal was in the habit of putting away overnight a basin of tea for the next mom in g, w hi c h h e kept in a black bottle, on a sh e lf over his bed. The prisoner was seen to take the bottle down, and shake something into it, on the night of the 24th 01 September. The same night the corporal had his tea made and put into the bottle; some of which he shortly after wards drank, as did also a private named Lennon; and the next morning both of them felt violent pains in their sto machs and heads. The bottle containing th e li qu id was then taken to Mr. Panful], surgeon, of this town, for exahni nation, and on his tasting it he immediately said there was sugar of lead in it. The prisoner was remanded for a week to afford time for the contents of the bottle to be analysed. lie was brought up from the county gaol on Monday last for further examination, when other evidence was adduced, and he was then fully committed to take his trial on'the charge at the next assizes. —Sherborne Jouriece. Captain Herbert Wynne Was yesterday returned without opposition, on Protectionist principles, for the county of Montgomery. Ile has forwarded a cheque for one hun dred pounds to the chairman of the Protectionist Society (R. Bonuor Maurice, Esq.), to be applied in aid of tLe funds thereof.—Nortli Wales Chronicle. THE FRENCH NAVY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. _ _ _ Sir,—The President of the French republic, the French squadron, and the giganti c works, finished and in progress, whichl have been seen by many British officers, by the yacht club, and by numerous English gentlemen, together with the articles in the press, have done more to open the eyes of the people of England to cur unprotected state than the celebrated letter of the Duke of Wellington, and the various communications myselfland others have made to diffe rent members of her Majesty's Government both publicly and privately and through the medium of the press. They have seen, almost within sight of our own shores, a splendid breakwater of nearly three miles long rise from the bottom of the sea, 60 feet deep, under which can lie at moorings .50 sail of the line with perfect safety, almost frowning on England. That breakwater, ere long, will be defended by three tremendous fortifications, independent of movable guns without number, to protect either entrance that may be attacked. On the Isle of Pelee, opposite the breakwater on the eastern entrance, is Fort Royal (now Fort National), mounting 90 guns caseinated, and guns pointing out of ports like a ship. Opposite this on the main land is Fort de Flamands, mounting many heavy guns ; in its rear is the redoubt of Tour laville. Opposite the breakwater, to the west, are the forts of Querqueville, St. Anne, and linnet, and one in tended to b e b u ilt on a rock, between the west end of the breakwater and Querqueville. These forts will mount upwards of 150 guns. There are also strong batteries to the left of the basin, bearing on the roads. Within the breakwater, excavated out of rock, and faced with stone, is the avant port, capable of con taining ten sail of the line alongside the quay, 30 feet deep at low water spring tides. In this port is a dock and four slips ; in a line with this, and communicating with it, is an inner basin, in which ten sail of the line can also lie alongside the quay. On two sides of this basin are magazines; and here also lies the sheer hulk. In the rear of Fort Honet there is another small basin, and two building slips. This serves as a ditch to the fort, which is cut off from the main land and island by a drawbridge ; from the lower tier of guns, another bridge conducts you over a ditch to a large barrack-yard, casemated ; and two small stairs lead up to the second tier of guns. In the rear of the avant port and the inner basin inland, there is another basin in construction, which communicates with both. This basin when finished can accommodate 20 sail of the line alongside the quay. Here are four docks and five slips. To the left of the great avant port, there is another avant port, which leads to the steam-basin, where there are three slips. The store-houses are large, well-ar ranged, and close to the basins. There is also a port of refuge, leading to another steam-basin, where, as in the other basins, the steamers can coal alongside the wharf. This splendid dockyard is surrounded by a high wall, and the wall is again surrounded by regular fortifications, with a wet ditch ; and to protect the works, the heights in the rear, and, indeed, all round from Tourlaville, there is a double chain of strong re doubts. Independent of all these there is a corn mercial basin, with gates, in which merchant vessels lie afloat. Two piers project a considerable distance beyond the gates. Both the town and basin are out side the fortifications. Under this magnificent breakwater lay the French squadron, consisting of two ships of 120 guns, three of 100 guns on two decks, two of 90 guns, and one of 96 guns, one frigate of 60 guns, three large steamers of 16 and 12 guns, but pierced for 28, and capable of transporting to a short distance upwards of 2,000 men each; one screw brig, one corvette, and three smaller steamers. The ships as far as we could judge were in high order, lowered and furled their sails as well as we could do, shifted maintopsail and foresail by signal— the Inflexible, the best of the squadron, in 5i minutes. They also fired five broadsides with blank cartridge. In the Friedland, where we were, some of our officers thought they fired slow, but half of ber crew had only been on board two months, and this the President took care to explain. The mode of passing the powder was perfect, and well worth copying. Boats were then manned and armed, but not so quickly as I expected. They attacked the steamer, and kept up a good fire, the boats more numerous than ours, and, except the launches, much larger. This fleet mounts more guns, and, generally speaking, throws a heavier broadside than our ships, with the exception of the Queen. Their crews are also larger ; in the Friedland there are 184 men to pass along the powder and shells. It is commanded by Vice-Admiral Parseval Duchesne, a young-looking man, about 60; the se cond in command, Rear-Admiral Dubourdien, about 45, has lost a leg. The captains and officers are young men, and experienced men, inasmuch as they are almost constantly employed, and it requires more interest for a French officer to get out of employment than for an English officer to get into it. Promotion is by selection, except to lieutenants, where one-half by seniority, and, as far as I could learn, with little favouritism. lam justified in saying they are commanded and officered by experienced men, for they are almost alwa3 s afloat, while we, on the other hand, are commanded by men who are employed about once in ten or fifteen years, when little justice is shown in selection for promotion, and nut much for employment. * Napoleon said Cherbourg was an eye to see and an arm to strike. We had better take care, or some day it will strike with a vengeance. We have Russia on our I,ft flank with a large fleet in the Baltic, and France with a harbour capable of holding a large fleet in our front, waiting only a railroad from Paris to make it complete. Should these two Powers at any time fall out with us, I do not think they will pay much attention to Cobden's Peace Congress. One wants to go to Constantinople, the other wants to go to the Rhine, and we want to prevent both; and when the pear is riper Cobden's preaching at Frankfort will not prevent them. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES NAPIFE• Alerchistoun, Oct. 1. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLERGYMAN. It is with deep regret we record this week the death of the Rev. J. C. Egizinton, H hich occurred at his re sidence Wellington Villa, on Saturday last. The circumstances which led to the death of the deceased gentleman were of a very painful character. On Sa turday fortnight, September 21, Mr. Egginton, in company with his daughter, twelve years of age, and a young gentleman named Robeson, a pupil of Chel tenham College, was taking horse exercise in the neighbourhood of Andoversford. In the course of their ride deceased put his horse at a fence, which he was unable to clear, and the consequence was that his foot caught in the top of the wall, and he was thrown with his rider several yards into the field. The com panions of the deceased could not see whether or not the horse fell on him, but on getting round into the field where he was, they found him lying on the ground and groaning heavily. He lay for about five minutes insensible, and then became sufficiently con scious to ask where he was and what had happened, and whether medical assistance had been sent for. His daughter, with admirable presence of mind, had dis patched Master Robeson to the nearest house at An doversford for a spring cart and other assistance, and in the mean time had sent a country lad on her own pony to Cheltenham with a note for the first medical man he could meet with. The accident occurred about three o'clock, but it was nearly six before medi cal assistance arrived at the spot, and during that time Miss Eggington continued bathing the sufferer's temples, and on his complaining of chilliness, covered him with articles of dress from her own person. On the arrival of Dr. Fortman deceased was removed home in a fly, and on his arrival was well enough to walk with assistance into the house and up t o hi s bed room. He was sufferingintense pain, but it was dis covered that no bones had been broken, nor was any serious injury inflicted on the brai n . Th e c hi ef seat of the mischief was in the back and spine, and the unfavourable symptoms continued with occasional fluctuations up to the time of his death, which oc curred in the presence of all hi s f am il y , an d i n th e full possession of his mental faculties. Deceased was a clergymon of th e Ch urc h o f F ngland b ut l i v i ng on his private prop er ty, an d was 44 years o f age. An inquest was held last Tuesday evening betore Mr. Pruen, when the ab ove f ac t s b e i ng prove d i n ev id ence thejury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Cheltenham Examiner. A PROTECTIONIST LANDLORD.—It will be re membered that, in our publication following the Marquis of Exeter's rent-audit in July last, we announced that, instead of a reduction of rents being offered, as a few had anticipated, the feelings of the tenantry were uncomfortably excited by the exhibition of a paper intimating that all who felt dis satisfied with existing rentals might, upon application have their farms re-valued! not a word, however, being said about the condition of the farms when the tenants entered, or the money they had invested in the permanent improvement of the land. It seems that some of the tenantry, experiencing the difficulty of '• making both ends meet" at the present value of farm produce, and believing that, as his Lordship has made great professions of devotion to the agricultural interest, he would not wish to benefit by low prices at the expense of the yeomanry, have applied in the proper quarter for new valuations of their holdings. The request has been in every instance acceded to ; but has been followed with a document of a portentous character—a formal notice to quit. As niay be expected, the tenants thus situated feel them selves in a very critical position, the understanding being that if his Lordship's valuer adds to the rental, the tenants, in ad dition to labouring under the suspicion (if they remain) of being rebellious, must either consent to pay the increased demand, or quit at the expiration of the term mentioned in the notice.— Stamfbrd Mercury. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BRENTWOOD. — A liberal subscription has been commenced amongst the in habitants of Brentwocd and its neighbourhood, on behalf of the widows and chidren of the poor fellows recently killed in the cutting near Shenfield ; and, although strictly speaking, the men were not in the employ of the company, the board has handsomely contributed 201., in addition to defraying the funeral experaes of each.—,Essex Standard, FE3I.ALE DOCTORS. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) A college for e to medical education of wornon has I I just been founded by the Legislature of Pennsvlva nia—the Act by v ;hieli it is founded, conferrin g upon it all the privileges enjoyed by any other medical , school in the Star( . We perceive that a Miss Eliza beth Black vrell, who received the degree of Doctur of Medicine at the *Geneva College, and has since pur sued her medical studies at Paris, is a candidate for the professorship of surgery, and other ladies offer themselves to fill the other chairs. At first sight this seems an extraordinary proceeding, and quite a start ling novelty. But: there are really sufficient grounds for the movement, and we hope it will succeed. For one thing it opens: up a new field for the employment of women profitably and usefully ; and any enlarge ment of the field of honourable occupation for the sex tends to her own social advancement, as well as that of human kind. Then, looking at the profession of " Female Doctor," there is nothing unreasonable in it, but the contrary, however much it may be at variance with existing usages. In many of the diseases to which women are subject, the care of their own sex seems perfectly consistent with all notions of deli cacy and modesty. Not half a century ago, women were very extensively, indeed almost exclusively em ployed to attend the sex under certain circumstances; and we remember well, that William Cobbet indig nantly inveighed against the substitution of medical men in such cases, as a mark of our declining manners and morals. But the women were displaced because of their want of,scientific culture, and the men took their place. Give to women the same degree of culture, and they would be equally competent to officiate in such cases as our surgeons are. There are now in Paris several ladies in extensive practice, who are, even in difficult cases, called in by medical men themselves, in consultations. These ladies command a high de gree of respect, and maintai n a hi g h social status. We observe that M. Legouve, in his excellent new work on "The Moral History of Women," contends for a wider sphere of operations for women in France. He asks—" Why should not certain specialities of the medical art be accessible to women ? Operative sur gery, a science positive and material, requires a bold ness of execution, a firmness of hand, a certain force of insensibility, which naturally excludes women from it ; but medicine is a theoretical science, de pending on observation ; and who will contest the superiority of women as observers ? As a practical science it depends upon the knowledge of individuals, and who understands so well as a woman the pecu liarities of individual character? An illustrious physician said—' There are no diseases—there are dis eased people;' and this expression explains the claim of women to the rank of doctor. If, in fact, as expe rience demonstrates every day, the same malady as sumes with different people forms so different, that the remedy that cures the one would kill the other; if one of the duties of the physician be to study the temperament of his patient, his age, and his character, women, with their marvellous perceptions of indi viduality would bring to the treatment of the sick a subtle divination—a tact in management of the pa tient's mind, to which we could never attain. Nervous disorders especially, those scourges so diffi cult to seize, which civilisation multiplies from day to day, would find in feminine genius the adversary most fit to cope with them." These remarks are worthy of attention, and we are not without hope that some practical results may proceed from them. THE COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT OLDHAM. We regret to state that the loss of life occasioned by the late colliery explosion at Oldham is even greater than we stated yesterday. It has been ascer tained that at least fifteen have been killed and six injured. The following is a list of the sufferers : KILLED.-1. Bartholomew B ambling, aged 13, kilitd by a fall. 2. Edmund Butterworth, aged 48, leaving a wife and five children. (This man's body has not yet been recovered.) _ 3. John Scott, 47 years old, leaving a wife and six children. Burnt about the back, but death is sup pesed to have been caused by his being what the colliers term " blown," that is, destroyed by being thrown violently against the sides or projections of the workings by the force of the explosion, or fire blast. 4. Daniel Dunkerley, aged 31, leasing a wife and child. Burnt to death. 5. James Jackson, aged 55, leaving a widow. Blown. 6. Robert Fidiagm, aged 25, leaving a wife and two children. Burnt to death. This unfortunate youth was a posthumous child, his father being killed three months before his birth by a similar accident at the Dryclough Colliery. 7. Ralph Mytton, 42 years of age, a man from Wigan, who had only been employed here a month. Blown. 8. Edward Gr'eary, aged 30, leaving a wife and three children. This man was got out alive, but was so badly burnt that he died soon afterwards. • 9. John Newton, aged 20, burns and suffocation. 10. Benjamin Fox, aged )4, lenving a widow. Got out at 12 o'clock on the night of the accident. Suf focated. 11. George Newton, tingle man, aged 20. Burnt ;o death. 12. James Butterworth, aged 21, a singl man. Blown. 13. William Lees, aged 30, leaving a widow and children. Blown. 14. James Fox (brother to Benjamin), aged 16. Suffocated. 15. Thomas Bramwell, aged 20, a single man Blown. IsJURED.-1. John Lane, slightly hurt. 2 Robert Lane, burnt, but not badly. 3. George Clough, aged 25, slightly hurt. This man was rescued many hours after he had been given up for dead; he says he heard the men in search of him calling his name, but was too exhausted to reply. 4. W. Greenhalgh, aged 22, back slightly burned. 5. James Holker, aged 22, burnt, but likely to re cover. 6. Juhn Jones, aged 23, not much burnt. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN HUN AND PERTH RACES. T ti 1711SUA Y. Th Caledonicin Cup or 105 sal s., for three yrs old. Tst; four, 21b; five, Sst, 91n; six sod aged, Bst 12ib; moreF, &e., siloyed 31b. Three miles. Mr. J. Brown's Ilniiec:t, 3 yrs... ... (G. ()Ales) 1 Mr. Currie's Eglantine,nged ... 2 W. it pfoiy. The Members' .I.);ate of so!. Twice round. Mr Jolly's Swaledale, 4 rs Mr. P. Brown na Luxury, 3 yrs Mr. Romane's Aspusia, Won by a length. the Perth Hunt Plate of 50/.; three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, B,t 7th; five, 9st I.b; six anti aged, 9st 61b; mares and geldings ailtmc'd 31b. L eats, one mile and a half. Mr. Thrift's John Dory. 4 yrs ... (Owner) 2 1 1 Mr. Anderson's Sir Astlry Cooper, 3 yrs ... 1 0 2 Captain Lkldan's Woodland, 4 yrs ... ... 3 2 3 Won cleverly. (G. Ose) 1 RANGE OF THE HUMAN VOICE —ln answer to a correspondent, the editor of the illedical Times says—There are about nine perfect tones, but 17,592,188,041,415 different sounds; thus 1-1 direct muscles, alone or together, produce 16,383; 30 indirect muscles, ditto, 173,741,823; and all in co-operation produce the number we have maned; and these independently of different degrees of intensity. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Council, arrived in town yesterday, from Brighton. The Judge-Advocatt-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the achequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches from the Governor of Malta were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were sent off last evening for the Go vernor of Canada, from the Colonial-office. FIRE AT ISLlNGTON.—Yesterday morning, between four and five o'clock, considerable alarm was excited in the neighbourhood of Gibson-square, Islington, by the discovery of a fire on the premises of a gentleman named Lee, residing at No. 10, Milner-street. Mr. Lee was aroused by the smoke and crackling of burning timber. He hastened up stairs and alarmed the family, and they fortunately, but with great difficulty, escaped over the roof of the house. The brigade engines from Watling-street and Jeffrey-square were promptly on the spot, under the direction of Mr. Braid wood. Although there was a good supply of water obtained, the fire could not be extinguished until the premises were burnt out, and considerable damage was done to the adjoining houses, The screw• steamer Astrologer, John Milburn master, has arrived from Smyrna in fifteen days, bringing the first direct importation of Dane figs. ROBBERY AT MANSFIED.—On Sunday evening last, the residence of the Rev. Robert Weaver, West Hill, Mansfield, was ei,tered by thieves and plundered. BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—The opening of the second line ot tubes is to take place on the 19th inst., when the Government inspector is expected to come down and review the works. The men have been working night and day during the eek, and with the exception of one, the entire number of rivets necessary were clenched yesterday (Fri day ). The last rivet will not be secured until the grand opening ot this gig intic viaduct. The scaffolding that sup ported the tubes on the Anglesey side during their erection is now being taken to pieces, but although great care is used in separating the different portions of these immense stages, several acculents have occurred, one of which terminated tatall V. Curnarvon Herald. atm HONEY.—The present arrivals from Ireland include some very large supplies of honey. One vessel just arrived from Cork has brought ;Opackages of honey as part of her cargo, and sev‘rsl other arrivals of upwards ot 50 fpraoculicapheast ecdoitihnitsryes,tie,le,inicieldhaavr,teicnloet h b a e Le re re b c e e e n n t s t u a a k i en to place from that country which have not before been usual to tiny thing approaching this extent. ScuLLER's Weumt.—Two young men named Du• val and Edwards rowed a sculler's wager for 101. a side, the first-named in an outrigged funny, and the latter in a wherry, trom Putney-bridge to Hammersmith, on Thursday after noon. Edwards took the lead and held it two-thirds of the distance, or nearly so, but was then paned, DO% 1 a 1 Y CU na by tine pr six lengths,