The Sun. — London, England, 1851-10-23 00:00:00

, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.Ay. NtWTO.N. AU IL-MN MEETING.--AN The Randicap of five sova. Gach, and 20 added,hurdles. (3 to lave his stake. Two miles, over six hurd ‘ Sub,.)EDNEstiDecond ,ri,,119, 21 Par Lilt. liardin's Rot al Blue 5 yrs,loit 71b(Wain , j . rt., walker's.' A'rna , 4 yas, 16st stb..•(l,"%e3e)ach, The 'iewton Auitunn Seramblo Ilandicep 01 3 ' c i v f a. nail:. and 25 added; :et.tond to save his :take. 111* „(10 hub 3.) ccawap) 1 Ai Martin's Shilrnalier West, 4 yr 3, Bst 2 kr. Scott's Waraich, 4 yrs, Bst 6lb ...... Evans)(l,ibinke) 3 lilt ladl e f by Touchstone 3 yrs, 7021 b, 0 ~'lr• J. C. Joht: n' D. b ry' 4 yrs, Bi.t (P • Clark).,d) 0 ",.t.t. Cogrative ° L' a I LI Archie,u'ist 81b...(Brantw, °- )i) 0 41,,r. Gooch's 6,...8ar lt3t_eyr's,iitBll) ............ (AsPmahl, 0 air. le area Ider'ry Maid, 3 yrs 7st 21b...(Atherto ) Won easy. The South Lanc,shi* S'e Itehaso Stakes of 1 5 soya. s e o le, ll _', h ft, allcithrel oniyelif declarfed, / ',',.. tour miles. (22 Subs., 9 0 - w ~,,arris„) 21 4r..!,1.110tt tia Chieftain, 5 yrs, 9st 9.b...CL/ (Neale) h at o i m th d l e o c O litred ) kr, Ilerraaa's Isaac, aged, 10st 1011, krr: /I.ll,laxwell'a Barrister, aged gat 61 (Holman) ~ isuoth s Art rex, coed 10st 21b 0 ‘rcher) u". bavenport na Peter Sim le, list 21b...(t d) 0 hl , ( ' Fowler) , 4 3 lIrr: Nwietthi n o vi ls r oing'ilt,Ct:/ttotu n s e , , a u p g g e e d, , l Ist (Andingwo° „ d 9it 91b (J. Evan') " Th,seili_cp. n a _ Won by half a length. Mr, and 30 added. I,.`!a_t k f . 5 sous. each, k r. p., ~.,,, at a, one mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.) 1 21 ki.. r,'Ltaea, Latttat, 6 yrs, 9at 31b (Frost) 0. 0 2 4r. _,;oisetl a Aladelioe, 7st 21b (Dickson) ,'• , 0 3 kk rr.. z;;ntask.Cro,,,nsi:tnipit;y4 Yrs, 9at 4ib. ..... 0 ° 2 ' 0 dr 2 0 d r Jereed, 9st i 1b.., k,,. ',Yllhanison's f by Antelope, 7et a. dr , 4ohllsciti's lluxbury, lOst 2lb (Evans) 3 IVIL.,,W°o in a ewer. The winnor sold for 281. , QUIRE CEtilM PION COURSING MEETING. TUESDAY. kr pc,,,, The Great Western Cup. ti r• pa aP,Yg Beau bt Mr. Miller's Magic. • wle a Im a 11/.4,vlth, p bt bt Sir J. BoswelylaMoaagshmo.o. k, p ‘r ,_. 8 Esperienent bt Major ClowLs re kr, hile4lnB22tes Sansib o bt Mr. Bigg' s Bonfire. _-_ Melnotte. 111r:titt514i:t113'utdtb7t bAtlr.MlrielaVdaLlenanL"o'smanche• kr, ww,a,..:8 tabsibitor b't Mr. Hole's Eagle. '11..1,04,144 Whipcerd bt Mr. Reed's Run-on. 4r. p "/°,nitrfs Llringro bt Ca pt. 6 ,, e4 6 PrOWeaS bt Mr Randall's Rachel. kr, ii.,`'e,well'd Lily bt Mr. Ho'mer's Mutloy. pt. Wyndham 4r, liolAtll', Rhode bt Mr.. MOrant's Merry y s Woralia. 41.''' 1:1:8414: kupsons ht Captain WYndhaufaßV° k/.1101,,it,,' ilusybody bt Mr. Paxley's Beware. 41r, Ilig;4, utiuntle:s bt Mr Riley's Scholar.. . .4d Bonnie Belle ht . Mr. Morant's M Boy. Si r I , , Druid Cup. Btr,/ 3 ' 4 ' B Sal b I t • iloawe, t Captain Wyndham . rcso weavd. ,s Weed. ,'11,,, ",, Puzzle'em bt Mr. Walsh 's ard. 6141;,14;iiios;'.1111:,, Lobster bt Mr. Ba,rnard's Bac: w v„„ Sornrrville bt Mr. Miller's C i o x bra. /t/ k. ' lila!' ""aafe Whiff bt Mr Rendali's S -'1,1'.11151,„,--1s Urs.li:itty B bt Mr. Reed's Rus g "1r.r.,111-'"eB Reeki - . rown Mr. Pownoy's Fan. k , , wrecc,,, ng Bird bt Shooter. hliht. ChillK" catract,,,,6 Lopez bt Mr. Bowler's Cashmere..on. iR e " 8 ",le True tit Mr. Longman'a L' " 0 . P,,,i 4,214 Betty Martin bt Major ClowasC 4r, P t ., , e Y 8 Factotum bt Major Clowes'a Compact. kr, 4,, 'Pa Lgypt bt Mr. ' R cl-11's Gift. kt "" thee t - en " , Lady. Courier. k r . 1:J.4,, 14t24 a b tety , bt Mr. Loder ':s k .„,iailler,B,N, • .. eat Mr. Bowles ' %White Rose. t'eet4l,,,l.„Aet,VLass bt Capt.Wyudham s 'a Falsetto. NEve.lll-1-fiever bt Mr. Riley's Reaction. AY. kr, p 41tET MEETING—T kr, yi°°l:l'll Prank b The Derby., 11 G ldfinder. kr )304,8 I, t Mr. GI _ett, a . o cans. xclioand, r4//oer bt M r lIESD t. t4e, woorth 8 , r H• " 8 A..ord ' ' k., lir a ir , 01 the Isle bt Mr. Dobecla 1 -) kr,utielt,,")'3:oake bt Mr. Finch's Cadland. _ man. Ilill's Hippopottt s _ ux. kr t, . t f , tl'ayard bt Mr. Moody's Dutch k rtli'a Bridegroom ran a bye. kt.'''t• B'u's,fi Il awk bt •./ the I_Cup. h,„ Bolirgbroke. tl. iyuliee,(l4,,a butik:iar.b.ut tric7tiretukw' 0 ri ti _ 'a Bees wing. ir.t.P ja,ll,:tbot bt Mr. Round's Linda. r4Yarafs perunner bt Mr. King' s Repute. 4-' ilill'e Ilea eillought ht Mr. Gillett's Great I\l r.ltoatid,rietta bt Mr. M oody's Regent. Lu cifer ' kr, 11 ran a bye. kr, "ItvOrtlf Oaks. ible. Northern. 4,104hdi i 1 13renda bt Mr. Fyson's Fl" . ' 45 4 , k - -agYbi db' M . d ' Ito"rnar3'. .. 1.) L wo rth , b / 6 Mr. _e) y 6 , i„,e. 4r, b'bede's be,uerrY bt Mr. Gillett's Glen . Ju kr, Z u tal'i i L en ßht bt kr. Hill's ilarmler,s• kr tin reell 4 , l ' 4 1 4 kr. Hill's Highland Lass. 11/, ii.,,, ut kr. ebacle's Delicate. , tt,i'rsj„,, l. The Port Stakes. i.p,kiti`: ,*r0tt6,374,b.t Mr. Hill's Dart. ~.1 Rowena. i' iL l t • 441 Iteßiott'ls-thful bt Mr. loodY 1. cll.,l,e's bato Mr. Gillett 's General. Blackberry. a ' ot li bt Mr. Buckworth's Donald. °t Uol bt Mr. Dobede's Fir at ~ WEDNESDAY. grocto ~(letc..,ta 'The Derby. ke bt Bride r, 4rteer ',ard bt Frank, ll o broa ran a bye. " i r't • t Lord of the Isle, Lockslcy I) ' Tiez ikkold bt •••••44, The Cup. . bt parnought, tAkifer„l3t Dut, Henrietta 1' , orerunner ran a bye. t r tilt Tie Oaks rend Ile s.b e) . . . bt Laura, utl. ivat bt Ladybird, Berry I, 'rat Ti der -Pu Port Stakes. Bashful, bt 14 tali 4 byectotma bt Damson, Regina at t b kin pq)etle',l, The txning Stakes. fir, Buck buart bt l',lr G'll •' Great Northern. mkt - RIcAi Ll , . I et. s ''Wortii, n - . bt Mr, Raps Highland Lass.fanee. 8 I%lio broke bt M titsilv ~_..s_ • r Dtibede s .1.) E 11 S liii-------=----16 EN C • 1 ,,11 14 b t, INTELL Iv k - 'ref ()Xe ORD Ocr. 22. ~e • e seer r ~ . ) (Mr. Nassau tll tlinr\ . of Political Economy . Cla i 'will al. this term in of t e a ~,E ) , .. iver seven lectures 27th inst., tifter,e Deadclooc ueginning on Monday, the each day Tl76ards tii',bd contirjuing his coursrour. rilNeil\Saviiia,,Tolnpltion, at the same h v Baden t tle sd JPropo" rofessor of Astronomy Re • on tlei ti 43' shoat'se,,_ t° b egin a course of ( lectures Gen the ill , 1 the 28th inst., at two o'clock. call on ,tt. rrofes,o''.l.lre. to attend are requested to call on 4, day, t i; at hi t hOuse in New College-lane, clock. 1 ) os 3 ,ws i t t . b, be two and threeion ,) d pro- It y. f() eotnrZader in Anatomy (Dr. Ac a on Fri -44,,,' uetober ,-,ee his next course of lectures on m___ littj tl ) lu Oh,j'at'l)Ett 730 P.m., in the anatomicales u e to t 5 t4l;hese lees Lh urch. , All those who prop t l ,i k 4 ap ph,„ . a,res, and require certificatei, or intend are litpta of n,ii,.g'y a t their first examination, or . e.. 4 t ;: ba tretZotina, are requested to call on Dr. Ac- I) e 'll 1 tl rid 3 re", on Thursday, the 30th i l iBt r: Radford I.th'it, died IN l'ght, after) --8 . .Sector of Lincoln College,, L,, , t heT l itl in the ,: i r ,' l of some months, r ' " a _ !_s Or, ~,Nishin 0,. ,-,"°efte• Dr. Radford was elected o L O , 10, pitha,„;- t 4 t, '6lB college in 1834, on the death . . 1 41 :' 15 ,Y all I fortm.,r rector. He was much be otir ............._CIEISSes for his affable and kind de - o° ITN, er't th' 'rEll) evi tia----...-------_7---- D TRELAND' 4 Iltiii4b -.e pilbi• -cti OF E NGLAND AN repeal 141iit,(1 n er of at le 4,24 of last session was on e to of the Ac t , !..horett atutea relainto the Ir ish branch such 44c10d It''Rht of I.:ngiall leland n order that . 4 81 ; 11 , Act Ny.e"solidat assns d , dl In the same se ,m' 11, 1 Passed r:spt,-it. amended ' the same ses ecclesiastical residence 1,, telat4.'oo,?rgest Actif!l:ithe session, extending t 024 elai`Qe 11, ' irelaild. kttl t. l that ilk Ireland of the National Society's paper n ~N 1iti °„ 4 41e .,e , ,,, ellen' at St. M k' Chelsea, has received a `l4 me* c. -. 'llt of f • ar ', • the election are seiltayecl f lor ist r eE.crency and necessarily in . urred are -(' fort:lr.:P/1 il e 4 ,„ s • . rhe expenses tmec St students, 1 karl_tioktotLae b,si:'4lzents. earned by tour of __ 6 Barnabas, ar° bbuot4 . I stri e ' t atFil"ir at the Church of t. of St. ri,,h .ur b , ketisingtourrned from the mother pa tir, c ) , St e , 1,v(;,j""°11 % the Fill • • the Right , til t) , )? tam 1 and two codicils of Fitzgibbon, -Jait.t.,l tc,i', Clar e , of ',Eland, and Baron roga.. 1 44 411,: i . Cit e,tintg,()M, has been. granted hy the Hon. Oisti, itz,ibt,,_ e'unry to his sister, the Right his t'!'4,, '1 ) lia3 1,„"il, the executrix for life, and to whm the 41 ~..t1.1.,,,,,n,1nt4thed a large portion of his property,arwith torit`:!rikge '`2'3-square, and the furniture, toget e _ his tatters, ,41,,4ad horses, the diamonds whicti w ( r . a . „ . his h llk ri 4 la li r ," tia annuity of 1 300/ chargeable DI nt qt‘, 't l te be any arid Litnericl- ' 711;e furniture at ou same 41 ' i l l ' 44 h the :liheirl°°4ls. The last codicil,bearing a. 411,:kt1,1;,-44,4,,,,,L.-., NA of April 1851 is entirely in his I.,nr es 1e,418, ',t'r,s) leaving legacies' to many of his relativ his vuts, "'flare are annuities and legacies also to kt A 4 84, tt 'Net, It re no ao. outl tq,.., , y at ~ pr i soners for trial in . the c .p 10 18 t o t'ue present .I.ieliaelnaas Sessions, a fast g Ntik k , r COlinfy. ' 4 kit 44'1.11 011 r lire ''' .'s t n s of yesterda „i:ilvi,tootfieipatiotti,,:rrityie iiTiti:iz, for " reviewers" ,ju , , k t ,' for c.f?, !Uncorrected" " recorrected, '' for g iiktit 1114 cetious" " fatuous*" %t4istri,,ad c k t 1" PRINT - a , it appears, by a calcu ,,,i4,,vver e -7 the r• IIN ..--- edition of Shakspere, ~ ,o q il 3: neta,c, P,!nter of Stevens's d notes, contains t44,igo, itiet fiiecePsa of that work, te n xt a a i sheet amounts to au r a 4 tilollli'l'iscin4' rata!' c_ this oiielotlwhich would inev . it e ab a l c y . kltlri..o Btktia of IVth this fact before the b d u rn s i ' red, and (~,p,,l'ittotitl4l,4t tauourrepirriencttli n , gt,o incuriousl) gener_aoln, Pardoned 0 P d d t than the fastidious ;)3it4'o(iff.!!_e irlet3eye of certain critics has allowed.— (k,r,C2e/Nitt,iv nature, KrNGsTowN, ZlNf)*l'lle ,„,_/`4, EMIGRANT Stim..-7- S. Clarke, 1441;144411 400 letteirigicazthfropr ..I;;Tealmv ,g Wright,rounded be ef t o h re e %Ntiatyt4. ri%ler:ftl o'rcloc.l: this morning, tw.9.,lvV.Nut for 'oi'itNl, 111;1Well. iaefrlelsalirbborueer-zolaosnteart S 6 Lieutennt_H a ut- , th t Di4 e i,;,„ LPl:oceeded to the ship in pilot-boat :Neu..riic,, and a at Pli,t trtbel)a, I,o.,o,,QlPrepareu to give assista f r addition s ?4511t(tht1:v,tt°,,I,'glit al ofr. t and eight arriving men at nn tbe vessel it was Nift;otit, "ri',7 h ad been hoarded by the master ofiNo s .. e t 2,1/414. i T( 4 I on. a l t the ship did not strike with severity._._tne. '''ltri triutellios'itti the aid of her sails before 3r• 31% I 'n_ i _ _ s f 1 1 , t .....4 , VI), ' on, in circler tsatisfy himself, had tile pumps rhe la, kii .'ea ther e o . h sof water. . IN heyit: ~ Were found fifteen Inc e put back if the itt,,,,, er,Y assurance that he would were in the PoiNiii tea,cy. Th e and passengers lift,A _ e spiritsand erew . ki(l Vk li most obedient. or Art e ........ q , : s entlan wi ratt le , • eorge beacon, a religious as „ The i•ao et," hi, `,4lollomaniac know n in 1 ja inout . h vings, et,,rt)(lirito.''tig creat 'a disturba nce by his r police who Irio4'l.lt,c, 1.47:: raivr!r finedorder to escap e from tahe,ll:was the ta oi r l: t.11„ r1 ,! °I thQe :i! f . 11.i111. Be declared toldth that lie to "flee )4 _ 1 itung,odly);;',."_'!,gy, that the . Bible that he could o (jer.ti!lear Zeas enly'T; gthreat.itex.n wasimpossible at rtion s that some men wh • about N,,,keq %lir: koid,traed4ble to rescue him'. lie had with him use, , rie) rt a' Siler. He was taken to the station.- ho the Ark Lavio,l? examined b ' e arish doctors . with. 1 4 , c 3 I) , °wined, butt seems that he is again at ~t f "rri zsi p it ar t'irtter erk°lallatabc's4l,A I :vessel which las part •-'4o, Of t'Y (tas brought 5,250 bales of cotton a.l °4 Lactitt produce. j TIIE SUN, COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT bQUADRUN INTELLIGENCE. COWES, OCT. 22.—Sailed yesterday, the 'Titania, G. R. Stephenson, Eq.; and the Leda, Co;. Smith, for the Mediterranean. Arrived, the Snake schooner. from Norway. The secretary has sold the Earl of Rodney's Ura nia to Sir A. Bannerman. The Oiprey, 45 tons, belonging to Mr. Gooden, has been also sold. A fine schooner, of 95 tons, was launched this morning, from Mr. White's building-yard, and is to be equipped with all dispatch, to take her owner, Sir Hyde Parker, and Mr. Ponsonby, to the Mediterranean. The keel of a schooner-yacht, of 130 tons, has since been laid down on the same slip, for Sir Percy Shelly, Bart. AMERICAN STEAM-PACKET FRANKLIN.—Arrived, the steam. ship Franklin, froin Havre. She took in her mails and passengers, and at 4.45 p.m., steamed on for New York, having remained here but a few minutes, being anxious to save her daylight out of the Needles. TIIE AMERICAN STEAM•SIIIP 11 7- A3itINGToN.—The Malinesbury steamer has been lying off since Friday last, expecting the Washington to arrive, but up to the time of post, 6 P.M., this evening, there are no tidings of her. Being so long after her time, fears are entertained that some serious accident has hap pened to her machinery. She is understood to have sailed from New York, for Cowes, on the 4th inst. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 22. The Royal dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baroness de Speth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Harriet liatniltoo, Earl Granville, the Rev. Lord and Lady Wriothesley Russell, and Viscount Canning. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended during dinner, and performed the following selection : Overture, "Fest" ... , . Finale, 2d Act, " Sappho" .. Waltz Selection, "Don Pasquale" • . • Doniz•Ati Polka, "The Brides".. __ After dinner the Tyrolese singer, Hulans, with his company of five persons, had the honour of singing before the Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and the distinguished dinner- party. This morning her Majesty and the Royal children walked in the Home Park and Slopes. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Marquis of Abercorn, Earl Granville, and Viscount Canning, went out shooting this forenoon, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour. Sir Thomas Freemantle, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday, at_his official residence, Downing street. Earl Grey left town yesterday morning for his seat, Howick Hall, Northumberland. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. Married at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Lord Cosmo George Russell, son of the late and brother of the present Duke of Bedford, to Annie, youngest daughter of the late John George Nor bury, Esq. Tne ceremony was performed by the Rev. Lord Wrio thesly Russell. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, the Hon. George Ponsonby O'Callaghan, and attended to the altar by tho Lady Rachel Russell and the Lady Harriet Hamilton. There were present at the marriage the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duchess Dowager of Bedford and Lady Rachel Russell, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady H. Hamilton, Lord and Lady John Russ-11, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady William Russell, Lady Henry Mosel!, Lady Frances Rune!), the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Adolphus Fitz. clarcnce, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ricazdo, Colonel Camp bell, the Hon. R. Lawley, Viscount Mandeville, Lord and Lady Wriothesly Russell, the Hon. George and Mrs. O'Callaghan, &c. After the ceremony the party returned to.Lowndes street, where an excellent did' euner was provided by the Hon. Mrs. O'Callaghan, sister of the bride. The happy couple took their departure soon afterwards, for the Priory, Stanmorc, the sent of tho Marquis of Abercorn. PATENT 211ACH1NERY for COOPERAGE. A very important invention, or rather a series of inventions, for making all sorts of casks and vessels, employed by brewers, wine -merchants, or used in the Royal or mercantile navy, has been patented by a Mr. Rosenborg, and may be seen, in extensive ope ration, at the Patent Cooperage works, in ,the Wen lock-road, City-road, where, by means of steam power, and by the manual labour of fourteen or fifteen men and boys, upwards of two hundred hogsheads are made every day, at a very great saving of time and capenss, a hogshead being completely finished, from the raw material, a piece of American or Memel oak, in the almost incredible short space of four minutes. The machinery consists of circular saws, of a perfectly novel invention, for jointing and backing the staves ; and of a machine called a trussing machine, in which the staves, when shaped, are placed, and compressed, or drawn tog3ther into a circle, over which staves, when so compressed, the hoops are immediately placed, and the whole ope ration finished. The extreme neatness and accuracy of the work is extraordinary, every stave and every cask being as perfect as if cast in a mould. When it is considered that the great brewing firms of this me tropolis, and the exporters of ale, ,Scc., annually expend in cooperage tens of thousands of pounds, some idea may be formed of the importance of this inven tion, and of the sensation it is likely to make amongst the " trade." It ought to be seen by every admirer of the progress of mechanical art, and by all persons interested in the progress of improvement. THE NEW NOVELS.—The following interesting new works of fiction by distinguished writers are just pub lished by Messrs. Colburn and Co., and may now be had at all the libraries ; —l. Mrs. Mathews; or, Family Mysteries, by Mrs. Trollope. 2. The Livingstones, a Story of Real Life. 3. Cecile; or, the Pervert, by the Author of "Rock ingham." 4, Marian Withers, by Miss Jewsbury. 5. Alban, a Tale by the Author of "Lady Alice." 6. The Tutor's Ward, by the Author of " Wayfaring Sketches." 7. Clare Abbey, by Lady Ponsonby. 8. Arthur Conway, by Captain Milman. 9. Ralph Rutherford, a Nautical Romance, by Admiral Fisher. 10. Caleb Field, a Tale, by the Author of " Margaret Maitland," 1 vol. Also, just ready, a new novel entitled " Ravenscliffe," by the Author of " Emilia Wynd ham," &c. The Grand Jury of Devonshire, at the late quarter sessions, presented a written request to the magistrates, to use their influence to procure the abolition of that institu tion, as being of no utility in the administration of justice. CHANCERY APPOINTMENTS. — The vacancies caused by the elevation of Vice-Chancellors Sir J. L. Knight Bruce and Lord Cranworth to the offices of Lords Justices, it will be seen, have been filled up by the appointment of Master Kindersley and Mr. James Parker, Q.C. The vacant Mas teiship in Chancery, it is believed, will be conferred upon Mr. Swanston or Mr. W. M. James. The former gentleman was called to the bar so long ago as 1813, and possesses the highest reputation as a lawyer and a scholar. The notes to Mr. Swanseon's Equity Reports have always been cited with the highest approbation, both on the bench and at the bar. Mr. James was called to the bar in 1831, and has had consi derable practice at the Chancery bar, where he represents the Crown in charity cases for the Attorney-General. He has also had an extensive practice on the South Wales circuit, and is understood to be related by marriage to the Ire,ent Master of the Rolls.—lierael. ANOTHER STRIKE. —The example which has been recently set by the workmen employed under Messrs. Jay, the contractors for erecting the permanent terminus of the Great Northern Railway at King's-cross, has, it appears, extended to other parts of the metropolis from precisely similar circumstances- No sooner was it known that the men in the employ of the contractors for the works of the Great Northern Railway had been successful in their de mands on Monday, than a general etrike took place amongst the large body of bricklayers and labourers iu the employ of Mr. Myers, the contractors for the erection of the New City of London Hospital at Victoria Park. It is stated risen thatade- de putation from the East-end met a number of th e G reat N ort h er n workmen on Tuesd a y e v enin g for th e purpose of b r inging the contractors f or the Cit y of London hospital to the same terms which the Great Northern men have suc ceeded in obtaining from. the Messrs : Jay and C o . BRITISH BENEFICENT INSTITUTION.—A special general meeting of the governors and subscribers to this useful institution, which was founded for affording perma nent incomes of 301. per annum to the widows and unmar ried daughters of clergymen and others of a superior sta tion in society, was held yesterday at their offices, No. £3 , t L a i u n t c s o , h a f n s dlnfonr-tiotehbelsr, bfoursitniemess.purip,hoese r o e f po e r le t ct s i t n a g five tecith a u t n . s n i u n i c; the foundation festival, celebrated in June, 1850, t h h a e a re b een had been two elections, at which nine annuitants 0 _ 3 1. elected, ea c h of w hom is now receiv in g au annuity f per annum by monthly instalments. The n a o ls w o the gratification of announcing that the instit ion is graced by the support of fifty ladies as patronesses, and 150 about 400 governors, who are annual subscribe rs of one guinea and upwards. From the balance-sheet-appended to the report, it , appeared th a t th e tota l rece ipt s from all sources had amounted to 1,1871. 195.. and after all the necessary expenses bad been , from raoim a d therelist meeting( f proceededa t s h lierftt3, -eight balanceght to 2701.25. 10d. Th e c h a i rman h av ing opened th e business, the candidates, the election Iv hoifchilvceonacni anduei(tiatit: proceedings. - SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A CHILD IN THE een eleven AND HULL S TEAM -BOAT.—On Sunday night, betw at and twelve o'clock, on the arrival of the Huh steam-bolt Anne G Newcastle, two women, who gave their names as ou the ham and Mary Anne Miller, were given into custody s old. charge of causing the death of a chi'd ten or twelve day The boat left lizull about seven n'clocken, night, NEWCASTLE a the with these two women and itt,•child*ilet'Ye:ar of age'lck fore cab.n, amongst otherli*lbettit' J . 4.l5pArV eleven on in the evening the cries et'atiottteectild*e* heard, and inquiries being made by'the •riassengerss,'respecting it, they . were told by the child who accompanied the prisoners that she was the only one with them. At half-past eleven o'clock Saturday as the cries were still heard, a search was made, when female child, which appeared to be ten or twelve days old, was found wrapped up in a blanket, and the old woman Gor ham lying upon it. The child was taken out, but it died at twelve o'clock. The prisone rs , on the arrival of the boat at Newcastle, were accordingly given into custody, but they refused to give any account of themselves, and professed to know neither where they lodged at Hull, the name of their landlord, or of any shopkeeper or publican there. They said they had no money, but on being searched 121. 10s. was found upon Gorham, and 11. 7s. upon Miller. The prisoner Miller claimed both the children, but there is reason to be lieve that she is not the mother of the youngest. They were brought up at the borough police -court on Monday, and re -1 mandeti, in order that a coroner's inquest might be held. THURSDAY " EVENING, OCT OBEF our own. If the Pacha be completely independent of the Sultan, then is our Consul-General in Egypt an independent diplomatic potentate also, subject only to orders from Downing -street. Whereas, if Egypt he still considered a province of the Porte, there is a consular agent there bound to consider the British Minister at the capital as his superior. Whether this weighty matter is settled by the award of Downing street, or by a profound inquiry into the nature of the Tanzimaut, we are not fully aware. That the affair of the railroad would be settled, and satisfac torily, without armies or war, or even prolonged quarrel, we were well aware. Reschid Pacha is not a statesman who would choose for his ground of quarrel with Egypt a question in which British interests were so deeply concerned. But the permission to execute the railroad, and the setting aside all remonstrances or diplomacy respecting it, by no means appeases the rivalry or extinguishes the quarrel between the Sultan and the Pacha. It will assume some other form, put for ward other causes or pretexts. And the defeat of the Porte,which its waiving its objection, is tantamount to, will but augment the inclination to quarrel. We must confess to taking the same view of the Tanzi maut quarrel as of the railroad business, which is, that it is much better to make matters up, dissuade the Sultan and Reschid Pacha from falling into the old blunder of Mahmoud, whose' grand policy it was to strengthen his empire by subduing Egypt; and to represent to Abbas that his true strength lies far more in a good understanding with Turkey, than even in complete independence, however one or other great Eu ropean power might support him for the moment in such pretensions. There can be no doubt, however, that the opening of the railroad, making Egypt the great place of transit between east and west, and especially between Great Britain and her principal colonies, consider ably alters the old r e l a ti ons b etween Turkey, Egypt, and England, and has a but too natural tendency to place Egypt under English influence, and Constanti nople under Russian patronage. Do what we will for the Turks, they will soon come to perceive that we are more identified with Egypt than with Constanti nople, and feel more interest in the Nilo than the Bosphorus. A retrograde party, hating England, would soon whisper this to an undiscerning Sultan or inexperienced Vizier; and neither Reschid nor Abdul Aleschid are immortal. In that case we might have to pay for our supremacy in Egypt by a total sacrifice of our political and commercial consideration and justice in Turkey. This renders such diplomatic quarrels extremely delicate, and requires at least a cer tain unity and subordination amongst our own agents ; for if they disagree, how are Turk and Arab to be kept at peace ? We have not yet been favoured with the Turkish view of the dispute between them and Egypt; whilst from Egypt we have had some very just objec tions to an introduction of the Tanzimaut. But it is unfair to allege that the Sultan has made no progress in the reform of his administratiOn, and in the assimi lation more and more of his provinces to the better sense and equity of Europe. We are well aware, indeed, that Turkish reformers are timid, slow in their ad vances, and as often deterred by obstacles as bravely surmounting them. There is still lamentable disor der in finance, peculation and corruption amidst offi cials high and low. But, on the whole Turkey is more tranquil than ever it was under the most fierce and cruel administration, and there is throughout the empire that general decay of ferocity and fanaticism, which gives hope of a Christian spirit growing over the country, the best prelude to Turkey taking rank amongst the civilised countries of the world, and gra dually sharing in the political, social, and religious enlightenment which can, better than armies, secure its independence. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—A week and ineffective Ministry is not in England itself felt as a very great calamity. The law, notwithstanding the imbecility of the Executive, is still worthily administered and steadily enforced. Society holds together by its own inherent strength, and men pursue their ordinary avocations in perfect safety, and with perfect freedom. Everything, in deed, which depends directly upon the Government is at a standstill; hut, as that bears but a email propor tion to the whole of our social interests, we may con tinue to be, as we now are, a flourishing people, though really without the benefit of anything which deserves the name of an Administration. When, however, we extend our view beyond cur own island, when we regard our imperial interests, and take into consideration our vast outlying possessions, end our colonies in every quarter of the globe, the scene pre tented is of a very different description. Sir G. Grey may be unable to do anything beyond the mere routine of his office, and we do not find ourselves much the worse in consequence of his inertness. But the inability and shortcomings of Lord Grey are instantly followed by disastrous results. An English colony, unfortunately, is seldom permitted to manage its own affairs. The meddling finger of the Colonial Secretary is found everywhere, from the management of a parish turn pike to the conduct of a general war. If, having brought the colonists into dependence, and in duced the helplessness that always attends it, we either desert them in their need, or encumber them with mischievous assistance, their fate is deplorable. In the minor affairs of government the consequence is seen in the apathy and slow progress of the colony. It exhibits all the symptoms of an unfortunate and sickly plant placed in a barren and ungrateful soil. The sap, the freshness, and the vigour of youth are wasting. Lingering, it drags on a miserable existence checked, thwarted, and enthralled. It has, in fact, no substantive existence, but is maintained alive by wretched dribblets of emigration, is ever praying for aid, and looking to the mother country for support ; and having been from its commencement kept in leadingstrings, it is wholly unable by its own energy to stand alone. Such is the regular and inevitable consequence of our colonial system. When, how ever, an extraordinary crisis comes, then are seen in more striking relief all the baneful effects of our officious meddling. The colonists, unable to help themselves, look imploringly to the Colonial-office. The Colonial-office, which has when danger was absent blustered and talked big, is now paralyzed with ter ror. The chiefs, confused and incapable, look to their inferiors ; the subalterns, accustomed only to their own routine, which in their eyes has always seemed the true art and science of government, are as helpless as their superiors. Hurry, confusion, and disaster follow ; and at length the whole corps sit down in pitiable despair, hoping in their extremity " that the fire will go out of itself." Should any one deem this an overwrought picture of imbecility and folly, we beg of him to direct his attention to our possessions in South Africa, and ascertain the fate of the unhappy subjects of England who there are crushed by the leaden weight of our colonial domi nion. He will there see an energetic race of men, so soon as they leave their native land and arrive at that of their adoption, deprived of every means of ex hibiting and exercising the one great quality which has made England what she is, and at once made to feel that all spirit of self-dependence is deemed a crime—that they are no longer to believe themselves the best guardians of their own interests, but must submit their fortunes to the guidance of the colonial authorities, and that, being colonists, they are an in ferior race, hound to render blind adoration and un doubting obedience to the divinities of Downing-street. He will also see a country of great beauty and fertility, of almost boundless extent, and possessed of an exquisite climate, offering itself as a worthy field of enterprise to the adventurous colonists whom England daily sends forth. In short, he will behold a territory which, under skilful management, might become a great state, and a race of men eminently qualified to turn to profit the many advantages the country offers ; being, as they are to a great extent, of the same race, and not degenerate either, as those who laid the foun dations of that vast republic which now occupies the whole continent of North America, from the 'ekes of Canada to the boundaries of Mexico. But this coun try and these English colonists he will perceive struggling in vain against the mischievous and imbe cile rule of Lord Grey and his subordinates. The settlers in South Africa have, like our ancient colo nists of America, a wild and fierce native people to dispossess and keep in subjection. With this difficulty, however, they are not permitted to grapple, the Colo nial Secretary believing that he alone is capable of ma naging this delicate affair. The consequence of this ar rogant assumption is now manifest to the least obser vant, and ought, we think, to convince the most obsti nate. A second Kafir war now rages. We have hardly paid the millions which the first war cost when we are again called upon to spend our blood and our treasure in this costly hostility. The war has found Lord Grey and his subordinate, Sir Harry Smith, wholly unprepared. The great politician of Downing-street, and the great soldier whom lie sent forth with vast pomp and circumstance, have been both outwitted by a half naked savage. Sandilli has been tee) much for both of them, and the unhappy colonists, in their ruined farms, their desolate home steads, their famishing families, see the first fruits of the wonderful skill of our Colonial Secretary and his wonderful General. England herself will discover the results when the bill is brought in. Parliament will then have ample opportunity of estimating the value of Lord Grey's policy in the figures of the sum total for which they will be called upon to provide. They may not admire, hut they must pay. A more frightful scene of devastation was never beheld during the terrible struggles which took place between the early settlers in America and the fierce nations by whom they were surrounded, than that which South Africa now presents to view, with an English Gene ral for its Governor, and an English army for its de fence. The colonial papers thus describe the destruc tion going on in the colony : " Above Graham's Town, to the Orange River, a dis tance of 300 miles, the whole line has been devastated— sheep, cattle, horses, all swept away or destroyed ; the whole border being marked by the ruins of fired farm houses, the once happ homes of a peaceful, industrious people. Lower Albany, with some little exception, had until last week escaped the ravages. But these 'wolves' having been unearthed by the British troops in Kafraria, have rushed hither, and already we have the dismal tidings of burning houses and beggared families." From this we learn that the Governor having betaken .. himselfh newly-occupiedeadlonginttoerwrihtoarty— is cleaflltedthßersietitsthledla colony —a unguarded. The wily foe took advantage of the blunder, and, being a more expert general than Sir Harry Smith, has employed the Governor's mauccuvre against himself with tenfold effect, and dies spread ruin and desolation over the fairest part of the colony. This disaster, be it remembered, did not o cc u r at the outbreak of the war, but at least eight or nine months after that event. Now, eight months in these days of rapid communication were amply sufficient to enable us to have sent a sufficient force to the Cape— if our rulers had really understood the dan ger, and known what force was needed. But Lord Grey, wrapped up in the contem plation cf his own exclusive wisdom , would listen to an advice, and refused to take any warning. When the news of the outbreak arrived he supposed it would at once be suppressed. Now that vigour and promptitude and fertility of resource were needed, he thought the height of wisdom was to sit with folded hands and do nothing. But, at length, disaster having succeeded disaster—confusion, and desolation, and ruin being to be seen in every part of the colony—what then does the Noble Secretary for the Colonies ? Nothing. He looks on in bewildered imbecility, and betakes himself, as the Court News man informs us this morning, to his seat in Northum berland. The lesson read us by the last Kafir war has been entirely forgotten. The fierce and wily character of the foe, which that war had made mani fest, was supposed to be wholly changed, and childish antics and ridiculous mummery were thought the proper instruments to employ in order to counteract the machinations of the deadly and vindictive hatred burning in the breasts of the native tribes by whom the colony is surrounded. Behold the result ! A protracted war, a ruined colony, a disgraced com mander, a baffled army, a heavy bill of costs behind all ! Such are the admirable consequences of the unrivalled skill in colonial government of our present Colonial Secretary ! The day of payment must come. Will Parliament make that day a day of reckoning also ? lieDeedA,lLwihratNEWS, r —SST© e n m e v p e o r r a for r ios a se m em om t e o nt hbavee done, that the Porte would offer any serious or per sistent Opposition to the execution of a railway for nop le . makinglo\a't'e looked o u o s i e , eodf uponblus t l e th r , nee o g r usa logn C fu o ete n thio s eci t no a fi n eirt t hts i ee - t through Egypt, or that there was the least necessity Sultan aggravated l r t e e a n l nh a a y c s: i o , an n a st e t t p in ar t t h o e f ss m a i l l t i a e n r 's ag m en in ts d . , instance surprised that an enterprise of considerable importance, affecting the empire, had been actually, determined on, and contracted fur, without any inti mation being given to him. And we have understood that when our ambassador at Constantinople sought to remove objections and allay irritation, he was met by the allegation of a purposed slight or offence on the part o f E g ypt. Rumour adds, that on perceiving this Sir Stratford Canning wrote to the British Consul-Gene ral iu Egypt, begging the signature of the contract or its commencement to be delayed till the formality of ir ki n g the Porte had been complied with. And rumour moreover says that the Consul-General in E g ypt declined the authority and rejected the advice f t he Ambassador at Constantinople. S o th a t i t seems the question of the supremacy of the Sultan, and the independence of the Pacha, affects not merely the policy and alministration of the Turks, but also NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Lieutenant Edmund John Piper (1812), who died at Black way, Hereford, Oct. 14, in the 60th year of his age, only served eight years afloat. He entered the navy April 5, 1806, as first-class volunteer on board the Belleisle, 74, Captain William Hargood, and on Sept. 14 following was present at the destruction, off Cape II nry, of the French 74-gun ship L'lmpe tueux. After visiting the West Indies, he accom panied Captain Hargood as midshipman, in July, 1807, into the Northumberland,74, commanded subse quently by Captain the Hon. Henry Hotham, under whom, while cruising off L'Orient, we find him as sisting, in company with the Growler, gun-brig, at the gallant destruction, May 22, 1812, of the French 40-gun frigates L'Arienne and L'Andromaque, and 16 -gun brig Mamelouch, whose united fire, con jointly with that of a heavy battery, killed five and wounded twenty-eight of the Northumberland's people. He had previously, in 1809, lost a leg in an attack upon a large convoy in the Adriatic. Pro ceeding in the summer of 1812 to the Cape of Good Hope, as a supernumerary, in the Minden, 74, Capt. tain Alexander Skene, he was there made lieutenant, Nov. 21 in the same year, in the ilarpy, sloop, Capt. Henderson Bain. He was invalided home in May, 1813, and never afterwards served. In consideration of his wound he received a pecuniary grant from the patriotic Fund, and was awarded, May 28, 1816, a pension of 911. ss. per annum. Commodore Martin's squadron at Lisbon, on the 16th were his flag-ship, Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris ; Hogue, 60, screw ship, Capt. M`Dougall; Leander, 50, Capt. Dacres ; Arethusa, 50, Capt. Sy monds. The Dauntless, Halsted, had not arrived. 33 ) screw fri g ate, Captain PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 22.—The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, arrived at Spithead last night from Lisbon, and came into harbour this morning. The Bulldog steam-sloop has been taken out of harbour to-day by Captain Henderson to try her en gines. She returned again at three r.az. The Raleigh, 50, had been undocked to-day ; and the Birkenhead iron steam-fri ga t e Master-Com mander Salmond, has b een t a k en in ' to refit. John Roome, an old Greenwich veteran, was sent down to this port on Monday by the Admiralty to hoist the ensign yesterday morning on board the Victory. The Frolic, 14, Commander Vansittart, will be paid off to-morrow at this port. The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord G. Paulet, and the Hercules, 72, receiving ship, were paid advance to day at Spithead, and will sail to-morrow for the Mediterranean. About 140 convicts arrived in this dockyard yes terday, and were placed on board the Atalanta, South ampton packet-ship, for passage to Dartmouth ; and nearly 200 others were L also sent by her from the York and Stirling Castle hulks in harbour to the same destination. The Lucifer steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Jackson, arrived yesterday from Cork with volunteers for the Bellerophon. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, OCT. 22.—Second blaster—Francis Taylor (1848), from the Ganges, 84, on the Mediter ranean station, to the Victory flag ship, at Portsmouth. Midshipman—Henry Moore, to the Crane, 6, brig, at DevoP.port. Master's Assistant—J. 11. Perry, to the Victory. Clerk—Andrew Little (1851), to the St. George, guard ship of ordinary, Devonport. Clerk's Assistant—J. P. Sargent, to the Impreg nable flag ship, at Devonport. Naval Cadets—Arthur G. 11. Richardson, to the Ajax steam guard ship at Cork, and F. M. Omanney, to the Leander, 50, at Lisbon. Gunner—John Tripp, to the Crane. Boatswain—R. Davis, to the Crane. Carpenter—S. Geske, to the Crane. PROMOTION. Master Robert Fulton (1814), Master-Commander of thc. Hercules, 10, store and troop ship, since Dec. 8, 1347, is placed on the list of retired commanders. ilop DUTY. An Account of the Duty on Hops of the grewth of the year ISSI, for the under-mentioned districts, distinguishing the Old from the New Duty. Districts. Barnstaple ... Canterbury ... Cornwall Derby Dorset Duty. £25 0 81- 40,846 17 2i 1 19 4, 1 ; 75 15 111 5 7 B.t A 109 18 6 9 10 11 37 10 2i 2 18 1 52 5 gi 2 13 34 506 1 8i _ . Gloucester .. Leicester ... Middlesex ... Northampton Reading ~. Shrewsbury ... Shiffield Suffolk Sussex ... ... 1,043 0 11 - 47,083 14 6 .•. 22 2 42 78 12 104 37 16 10l; ..• Taunton ••• 'ales Middle, Ware £89,941 11 6 Old duty at 1 12-20 d. per lb. 49,251 5 l 8-20 New duty at 8-203. per lb. 36,435 6 4!-, 12-20 Additional duty of 5 per cent., per Act 3 Vic., c. 17 4,212 0 0 £39,941 11 6 The above are the only districts from which the returns have reached this office, those for the other districts will be published as soon as received. S. S. LINE, A. and C. G. Inland Revenue Oface, Broad-street, Oct. 22, 1852. • THE B RITISH MUSEUM.—TtIe Br i t i sh Museum was re-opened to the public yesterday, and will continue open ry Monday,- W e dnesday, and Fr ida y , from ten to four o'clock. During the recess anothe r consi g nmen t of ma r b les has bee n received from the ruins of Nineveh. The gallery of scult!iral antiquities being com pleted, the arrangement and classificationof the objects is rapidly progressing. AMERICAN FIREARMS IN via ExurntTioN.--The Lords of the Treasury have desired the proper authorities to of the 11th H ussars, of f our o f C o lt's give directions f or th e d e li ve ry to Lieutenant Eyer Coates, revolving PistOls from the Great Exliibition building in Ilyde-park. THE BANKING INSTITUTE. A general meeting of the friends and promoters of this scheme was held yesterday evening at the Lon don Tavern, for the purpose of adopting rules, and appointing officers for the management of the insti tute; Mr. W. G. Prescott in the chair. This institute has for its objects the periodical meeting of all parties connected with banking and commerce, the reading and discussion of papers, the republication of rare and useful works, the establish ment of a mutual guarantee fund for the fidelity of bank officers, and the opening of a central room as a library and place of meeting for London and county members. The CHAIRMAN said he had been requested by many gentlemen interested in the subject of banking, and connected with that profession, to take the chair on the present occasion for the establishment of a " Banking Institute." He had done so with great pleasure, and although other obligations might pre vent his being permanently connected with it, he should feel happy if by presiding at the first meeting he could in any way forward the success of an insti tution which, he believed, would be both serviceable to the public as well as to its members.—(Hear, bear.) Amongst the social arrangements on which, under the present advanced position of society, the com fort of a large portion of the community depended, few were more important than the currency and banking institutions, and it was of the utmost importance to cul tivate and extend as far as possible the scientific and practical knowledge of them. This institution, if properly carried out, was well calculated to obtain this object. This association was only following the example of other professions who had established similar institutions, and he could not see why the profession of banking should not be able to create and maintain an institution fbr the benefit of its members, and the extension of a sound knowledge of commercial, monetary, and banking affairs.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Secretary (Mr. FALTON) then read the report of the proceedings of the provisional com mittee, which showed the great support the proposal had already received from the whole of the banking community, joint-stock as well as private, both in London and in the country, and stated the plan on which it was proposed to establish the institution. Mr. J. W. GILBART moved the first resolution : " That the establishment of a banking institute is calculated to be advantageous to all parties engaged in banking pursuits, and is deserving of the support of the banking interest." He said that this institu tion was not intended to be of the character of several associations of bankers, which had been promoted for the purpose of watching legislative proceedings in re lation to banking, but its sole object was the mutual instruction of its members in literary as well as pro fessional studies. He urged npon the meeting, in very forcible language, the advantages of such asso ciations in improving the intellectual qualities of those who were employed in a routine business like bank ing. He would only add that this institution had his most cordial support and good wishes.—(Cheers.) Mr. CHARLES CAVE (of the firm of Grote, Pres cott, and Grote) seconded the resolution, which was also supported by Mr. G. CHAMBERS, and carried unanimously. Mr. HYDE CLARKE then moved that certain gen tlemen (411 of whom were officially connected with banking establishments) should be elected as council for the ensuing year, with power to add to their num bers ; and that they be requested to invite gentlemen holding a high position in the banking world to be come honorary officers of the institute. This was seconded by Mr. NEWMARCEI and carried unanimously. A resolution was then passed for the adoption of the code of laws drawn up by the provisional com mittee ; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman and to Mr. Gilbart, the meeting separated. THE MONMOUTHSHIRE AND GLAMOR GANSHIRE BANKING COMPANY. The petition just prebented to the Master of the Rolls for bringing the affairs of this company under the operation of the Act of Parliament for winding up joint-stock companies unable to meet their pecu niary engagements, sets forth that it was established in 1836, with a capital of 190,0001., in shares of 25/. each, and that a deed of settlement was executed by the subscribers for that purpose. From 1836, when the company commenced their trade, until 18M, they continued to carry on their business at Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport, Pontypool, Trade gar, the principal place of business being at New port, where it was carried on by Mr. John Frazer, one of the registered public officers of the company, as the manager. Changes from time to time took place in the body of proprietors, the shares were bought and sold, and transfers were made. Large profits also, it is alleged, were made, or were consi dered to be made, and accordingly considerable sums were allowed to the shareholders as dividends on their shares, until 6th October last, when the Commercial Bank of London, who were the London correspon dents of the company, declined to honour their drafts, upon which the company was compelled and ceased to carry on business, and on the 7th Oct. a public notice to that effect was affixed to the bank doors. The petition then proceeds to give an official state ment of the assets and liabilities (no full or correct account of which has yet been published), as follows, and which was presented at the recent meeting of shareholders, from which the press was excluded : DR. Existing liabilities ... £558, Loss likely to accrue from bills dis counted and rediscounted ... 2 2 „ , 25,000 0 0 Cash ... Bills of exchange ... Overdrawn accounts ... Doe from sundries ... Further amount in hand £553,796 2 2 ... £10,301 6 3 •.• 30,194 1 2 ... 62,215 13 6 ... 2,342 17 4 ... 3,947 10 9 £109,037 9 0 Available—Mortgages, collieries, life policies, shares, buildings, &c., at actual cost ... ..• ... 53,119 0 0 Securities in hand of London Joint Stock Bank .. 236,308 0 0 £403,462 9 0 Dormant accounts £634,783 0 0 The petition further sets forth that it will be found that the item 634,7831., entitled " dormant accounts," consists of advances of money that have been impro perly made by the directors of the company, either in whole or in part, to some one or more of the directors or shareholders in the company, or to the customers thereof, which are uncovered by any security, and that the whole or greater part cf the said "dormant ac count" will be lost to the company, and that after realizing the whole of the assets of the company there will be a sum amounting to nearly 400,0001. to b. 3 made up by the shareholders of the company in dis charge of its liabilities, The petition (presented by Mrs. Margaret Rankin, of Weston-super-Mere, through her solicitors, Merrs. Emmett and Knight) concludes by stating that proceedings are now being threatened by creditors against individual sharehold ers in the company for the recovery of their debts, that calls in arrear are due from various shareholders, and prays that an order absolute to refer the investi gation and settlement of the company's affairs to one of the Masters in Chancery may be made, as no suffi cient means for that purpose and to compel contribu tion to meet losses exist, except under the provisions of the Joint Stock Companies Winding-up Acts. The following are, we understand, the contemplated arrangements entered into by the above company for the liquidation of the demands upon them, viz., all the small depositors to be paid off at once, which it is calculated can be done with about 15,0001. On the Ist of January next to pay a dividend of five shillings in the pound on the remaining claims; in about four months after, a second dividend of five shillings ; and at two subsequent periods, not yet named, two fur ther dividends of five shillings each. ASSASSINATION OF FRASCHINI, THE SINGER. A letter from "Venice, in the Trieste Gazette, pub lishes the subjoined account of the murder of Fras chini, the tenor, by a brother artiste : " On the 10th instant, Fraschini, the celebrated tenor, was sitting at his breakfast, when his colleague, Collini, the baritone, who has met with but little applause from the public, owing to his having nearly lost his voice, entered his room, and shook hands with him. After a few moments' conversation, Collini drew a dagger and stubbed Fraschini three times through the heart. The latter fell dead upon the ground. The assassin then effected his escape. The Italian Opera thus loses ono of its brightest ornaments. Fraschini was married, and the father of four children." THE NORTH WELSH FISHERIES..--Oyster dredging has no become so extremely profitable in the Menai Straits that fishing vessels from Jersey and other distant partsfind it to their advantage to go thither, in order to speculase upon the profits of a season. Tkese straits abound with vast quantities of fish which hitherto have passed without notice, or comparatively little, in consequence of their being but a limited demand, but the opening of the Chester and Holy head line has at length aroused the North W a l es f i shermen to the necessity of exerting themselves, otherwise the trade will be carried from them by ente r p r i s i ng and energetic Englishmen. Accordingly, from th e ne i gh b ourhood of Con way, large quantities of fish are regularly conveyed by the rail to Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester, and the other large inland towns, where they find a ready market. On the establishment of the branch line from Carnarvon to Ban gor, it is expected that larg e quant i ties of the finny and shell tribe which so, abound in Car narvon b ay will likewise find their way to England for disposal. In Beaumaris bay ves sels from Hoylake regularly fish, and forward large cargoes to the Lancashire markets. NEW OMNIBUS, —Another new patent omnibus commenced running yesterday between the Strand and the North - Western Railw a y. T he peculiarity of the new vehicle consists in a doubl e d oor, which swings OR a pivot, and turns completely round, besides possessing a moveable axis, thus enabling the door to be swung with facility entirely out of the way of the entrance to the omnibus, and affording space for more than one pea= at a time to enter. LONDON, 23, THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The work of removal goes on apace. Nearly half the British exhibitors are gone, and in two or three weeks more the western halt of the building will have been swept clean to the doors. Same of the foreign contri butors will pr o b a bl y l i nger on the scene of their triumphs, but they also appear to be actively on the move, and earnestly bent on getting away. Tunis, Switzerland, and Rome, are in the act of departure, if they have not already gone. Messrs. APeracken, the Russian Custom house agents, have sent off the things belonging to tho Emperor which were exhibited ; and Messrs. Mijor are busily engaged in preparing for reshipment the Turkish, Austrian, and other collections for which they were concerned. In about two months hence the Crystal Palace will be loft alone in its glory, and when the pub lic are once more admitted within its spacious precincts, and have time to admire in its unadorned grandeur the gigantic shell of the Great Exhibition, we shall be s:ir prised indeed if they allow it to be pulled down. The full effect of is acres of ground under one roof without a single partition wall, with the light of heaven pene trating every corner of it, and the whole coca at a glance, has never yet been thoroughly realized. If to that attraction the contractors add those of balls and promenades, the success that must be achieved thereby would tell powerfully upon the fate of the building when discussed in Parliament. CONFLAGRATION AT ENFIELD. Yesterday (Wednesday) forenoon, about half-past :en o'clock, one of the moot extensive fires that has occurred for some years past in the parish of Enfield broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. A. Paris, known as i'lumridge Farm, about f our m i les beyond the Barnet station of the Great Northern Railway. From inquiries made on the spot cur reporter gleaned the following particulars. Before, however, it is necessary, in order that the reader may correctly understand how it was that the fire made such fearful progress, to state that the farm-house stood in a direct line with the carriage road, whilst a number of brick and timber buildings used for depositing corn, seeds, cattle, &c., ran in a kind of circuitous form a considerable distance, and again approached to within a short space of the first-named building. The space between the various erections was literally studded with wide and lofty stacks of corn, hay, and other farm-produce. Some of the ricks towered so high that there must have been between 200 and 300 loads of material in them. Between the ricks and the buildings a number of sheds stretched across. The fire commenced in a small shed, through the carelessness of one of the men employed on the estate heating a pot of tar. Whilst attending to the fire the contents of the vessel boiled over, and in an in stant the combustible liquid became ignited, and ran like a sheet of flame over the Placer of the building, so that in less than five minutes the flames rushed out of the property and seized upon everything near. The men employed on the farm, as well as many of the neighbours, hastened to the spot to render assistance, but in spite of their exertions the work of devastation continued with frightful rapidity. With as little delay as possible three engines of the parish went down, but by that period a large barn, between 80 and 100 feet long, and containing up wards of 150 quarters of corn, and a smaller one, about 40 feet long, and a number of sheds, were in flames. All chance of saving any portion of these premises appeared perfectly hopeless ; every endeavour was therefore made to save the ricks of hay and wheat contiguous ; but so fiercely did the flames extend that very quickly a large wooden building nearly 70 feet long became fired, and but few minutes elapsed before the whole structure was enveloped in flames. The various persons at work at this conjuncture, on seeing the conflagration travelling so fearfully, were com pletely bewildered. A great many directed their ser vices towards stopping the fire from reaching the stacks and ricks standing hard by, but even in that they wese to a certain extent disappointed, for rick after rick of corn and hay, to the number of eight, became ignited in rapid succession; and the flames being wafted by rather a stiffish breeze, extended their ravages to the stables and some carriage sheds. Nothing short of the complete destruction of the whole of Mr. Paris's property could now,be expected, more especially as a lofty rick of hay or corn, contain ing nearly three hundred loads, was in flames. The men, however, in a most praiseworthy manner, re sorted to various expedients to save from total destruc tion this stock, well knowing, if they could not, the bailiff's house and five other ricks must share the same fate as the others. Fortunately, by scattering the water and cutting the rick round they succeeded in saving the interior of the stack, and thereby cut off the the further spread of the flames in the direction of the bailiff's house and other valuable property. The fearful element continued to rage, and so threatening an appearance did it at length assume that it was deemed advisable to send a mounted policeman, and also to employ the electric telegraph to give the ne• cessary intelligence to the London fire stations, so that additional aid might be obtained. The moment the news was received in London, Scott, the head en gineer of the Farringdon-street-station, started with one of the brigade engines and a powerful body of firemen. Mr. Connorton, the superintendent of the West of England fire brigade, followed soon after, and on their arrival they beheld a fearful scene ; for at the least computation they found property covering half an acre of land in a tremendous blaze. The bri gade engine was forthwith taken to a pond of water, and its contents were pumped into the parish engines, for by that means alone could a continuous jet be thrown upon the fire. Fortunately, the firemen by eight o'clock succeeded in getting, as far as appear-, ances went, command over the fire, that is, to stay its further extension, but at that hour the country for miles round was most brilliantly illumined, and it was the opinion of the firemen present that they would be unable to get the fire completely extin guished before late this (Thursday) morning. To give anything like a correct estimate of the damage done would, at the present time, be impossible ; we can however state with certainty that up to eight o'clock last night the large barn, with 150 quarters of wheat, the smaller one 40 feet long, another building 60 feet long, a vast number of sheds, the stables, and eight stacks of corn and hay were com pletely destroyed, to say nothing of the damage done to the surrounding property. Mr Paris, who is uni versally respected in the neighbourhood, was insured in the Sun Fire-office. ESCAPE OF AN ITALIAN REFUGEE TO LIVERPOOL. By the screw-steamer Arno, which arrived at this port from Italy last week, we had transported to our shores an interesting refugee, in the shape of a mere boy, sixteen years of age, whose name, for obvious reasons, we are not permitted to mention, who literally had "to run his country to save his neck." Half an hour before the Arno left Leghorn, he was brought on board concealed in a sack, and placed for safety among the provisions in the lazaret. The person in charge of " the parcel" paid its passage money to England, and thus far was all Captain Harem knew about the mat ter at the time. On getting clear of the port, how ever, it turned out that "the sack," like many of those occasionally dropped in the Bosphorous, con tained a living freight; and a dark-eyed boy made his appearance to claim the protection of the commander of the vessel. His only credentials were an appeal to the sympathies of human nature in assisting a fellow -creature in distress, and a letter of introduction to Messrs. M'Kean, M'Larty, and Co., of this town. It appeared that this young gentleman and a number of other precocious spirits had formed themselves into a secret society or club, for the printing and circulation of religious and political works, among which the distribu tion of the Bible, and pamphlets on the " Freedom of Italy," formed a prominent part. The authorities hav ing got wind of their proceedings, several of the mem bers were arrested and summarily shot, and to escape a similar fate, our hero was embarked on board the Arno. His parents knew nothing of his connexion with the affair until startled by the appearance of the soldiers to demand the person of their son; and for a couple of days previous to the Arno's arrival at Leghorn, he had been removed from house to house in the suburbs of the city to escape deteotion.—Liverpool Standard. COUNTY CoußTs.—ln the recent rules issued for the regulation of county courts there is one declaring that, " On or before the Ist of January, 1852, the judges shall appoint the days and hours for holding each of their courts during the month of January, February, and March in the said year; and on or before the fi rst day of every month after the said month of January, the judges shall appoint the days and hours for holding each of their courts during then month next following the three months previously ap poited, and a notice of such appointments shall forthwith be put up by the clerk in some conspicuous place in the court-house and in the office of the clerk ; whenever any day so appointed for holding the court shall be altered, notice of such alteration and the time when it will take effect shall be put up in some conspicuous place in the court-house and clerk's office, provided that the judge may from time to time hold additional courts besides those hereinbefore required to be appointed. Two courts shall not be held before the same judge in one day." It is to be hoped that the time when the courts are to rise each day will be stated, which notice would benefit all parties, and prevent late sittings. AN IRISH MONARCH IN HENRY THE SECOND'S DAYS.—In one fight, early in the war, they cut off three hundred heads, and laid them before Mac Murrough . ,who turned them every one up with his hands, rejoicing, ci com ing to one which was the head of a man whom and tore off much disliked, grasped it by the hair and ears, judge from this, the nose and lips with his teeth. You may in those times was. what kind of gentleman an Irish King horribly treated , lie h ad very The captives, all through this wa r, were and casting them into the sea .ros and cruelties attendant the victorious party making not f hi a n ni r i r o h f e br t e o a p k s in n g f t h h i e g i i r l limbs, roeks. It was in the midst of the nuser r i a e streets, and the filthy gutters . with he blood,de l t a h y at s piled t ro n i in b t o li ,, e , odious marriage company those mounds on the taking of Waterford, w r h an e married Eva,—an made, father. — Dickens's one quite worthy of the .‘ Household Words." y of ou co n r g p ' New REFORAI BILL --It in Josh RUSSELL S . LORD s la es cb T s u f s a t tn h e a n ve now pretty freely Lord John that Russell'sat late tchaebinet aCuQpupnorctile his ly three members of 1. new Reform Bill pr ß o e p f o n s rm i loßn.ill Tathealol.theTrhmise..mdibveisrisowa e in re othpe ycanueswed great consternation.--Ilerald. The privilege of selling newspapers and books at ra s b e i d n e t o t h a as n the railway stations belonging to the S outh -Western Rail way Company has,it is stated, been leased to Messrs. Smith an d 50 ; the news-agents of the Strand, for 1,009/. a year. CE. RAIL WAY INTELLIGEI SCOTTISH C'ENTRAT . \ The half-yearly meeting of the shareholdela e of the Scottish Central Railway Company was held on Tuesday, in ODE' of the rooms of the General Railway Terminus, at Perth; the Hon. Mr. Dundas presiding. Ttie report, which was resolved to be held as read, showed that the revenue account for the half-year was 42,623/. 7s. 101, and the expenditure 36,750/. ss. 10d., leaving a balance of 5,8731. 2a., which, added to 8,6891. ss. 11d., carried over from last account,:left 14,5591. 7s. 11d. applicable for a dividend. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the increase of the traffic during the previous year—that increase being, as compared with 1851, 64,752 in the number of passengers. The increase in the receipts had not, however, kept pace with the increase in the number of passengers, which was to be ascribed to the merely nominal fares which they had chasged during the late contest with the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Company, for the traffic between Perth and Edinburgh Still, however, the increase of re ceipts over the corresponding half-year was 8,2001. The working expenses, as would be seen from the report, appeared to have undergone a considerable increase. In 1850 the locomotive charge was 5,6931., whereas in 1851 it was 9,2451., show ing an apparent increase of 3,5521. He said an apparent, because it was not a real in crease; and for two reasons. In no previous half year had they laid by any sum for depreciation. Last year, however, they had laid past for this object —1,0701., under the working agreement with the Scottish Midland and the Aberdeen Companies. This, then, although charged upon the expenditure of the half-year, was an asset, in point of fact, available to the company. In addition to this a sum of 1,2361. had been expended in putting the plant in complete repair, a thing unusual in other companies, and only done on the present occasion that the three companies embraced in the working agreement might start in the same state, the working expenses having all to be charged upon one common fund. This, then, wins an item of expense that would not occur again, while it would be a great source of future benefit to the company. Therefore, although it may have caused • them additional outlay in the meantime, this working agreement will in the end be very much for their pecuniary e be nefit. Taki ng the wholes well of tahsepatrsaselegeirns,gtohoedrswmasi nerals, and li ve stock, as an increase on the last half-year of something nearly approaching to 6,000/. ; but of course against this was to be sot the increase of expenditure, but of which, as he had endeavoured to explain, 2,3001. might fairly be set down as extraordinary expenses, and not applicable to any other half-year than the present, and consequently should i n rea li ty b e de ductedrcsen, t from the expenditure of the half-year. With respect to the subject of dividend he had to make a few observations. At the last half -yearly meeting they had declared the first dividend that had ever been declared by the company unassisted. At that time they had a surplus of revenue not derived from the previous half-year, but from former half-years. This surplus of revenue amounted to 8,6001, which the directors thought would be suffi cient to meat any future claim to be made against revenue for the interest upon land settlements, &c. It would not, however, the directors conceived, do more than this ; and without respect, then, as he had stated at the time, to this surplus at all, he thought, from the earnings of the half-year, they were en titled to declare a dividend at the rate of 1 per cent. On the present occasion he believed that some of the distant shareholders of the company, who were not very well acquainted with its affairs, would not have any difficulty to dip into the surplus alluded to, although set apart for future contingencies, and apply it to the purposes of dividend. The directors, however, could not give their consent to this, as they were of opinion that the dividend declared should be fairly out of the earnings of the half-year to which it had reference; and it was on this view of the case that they had re commended a dividend at the rate of 12s. per cent. on the consolidated stock. He was glad to say that the new stock which had been issued had been taken up to a large extent ; and he had not the least doubt that it would be all taken up. By the sums of money they had already received on account of it, the direc tors were enabled to proceed with the adjustment of all the unsettled claims of the company ; and it was their intention to proceed with the branch line to the harbour of Perth as soon as some little misun derstanding that had arisen to a certain claim of servitude was got over. He was glad to say that the contractors' claims were settled, and in a manner most satisfactory —causing a saving to the company of several thousands, and putting an end to all fear of litigation on that score. The working agreement with the Northern Companies, so far as they could yet judge, appeared to be doing very well, and he had no doubt that it would tend greatly to the future ad vantage of the Central Company. The agreement with the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Company, and which had reference solely to the passenger traffic between Perth and Edinburgh, was to be only for three months by way of trial ; an d th at i t would require to be still further adjusted might be fairly assumed from the circumstance that since it had been entered into, the Central had been carrying two to one of the passengers between Edin burgh end Perth.—(Hear, hear.) The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report, and that a dividend be declared at the rate of 12s. for each 1001. of consolidated stock, to be payable on the 6th proximo. Mr. SPIERS seconded the motion, which was una nimously agreed to, after some slight discussion with regard to a bad debt of 1641. made in the carriage of gocds, the execution of the branch line to the harbour of Perth, and the transference of the meetings of the company from Perth to Stirling. With respect to the branch line, it was said that it was the honei fide intention of the directors to carry it immediately into execution. The meeting then adjourned. REPRESENTATION OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTEIWARK. Considerable excitement prevails in this extensive borough, relative to its present representation in Par liament, and in consequence of the singular apathy to the wishes of the constituents recently evinced, not only by Sir William Molesworth, but by Mr. Alder man Humpherys. Local meetings are already being held in the several parishes of St. George's, South wark, St. Saviours",and St. Mary's, Bermondsey, with a view to call one great meeting at the Town hall, to fix upon a choice of names for the future election of Members. At one of these preliminary meetings, held in St. George's, an iufluential elector observed, " that if anything above another had been required to, increase the smouldering fires of discon tent throughout this truly unrepresented borough, it was the apathetic bearing of one of their Members, Alderman Humpherys, on the occasion of the late meeting at the Town-hall, at which the deputy high bailiff presided, on the re quisition of nearly four thousand electors, regarding the question of offering, in common with every other division of the metropolis, a right English welcome to the noble Hungarian patriot—Kossuth. Although within three hundred yards of the Town-hall, Mr. Humpherys had declined attending, and the construc tion to be put upon such a refusal was most ObViOUS: y as of w c t u h i e d very electors ahor o u f y the Neither Sir William Molesw or th nor Alderman Hum pherys entertained s y m p at h y f or the illustrious Kos asitylivih.maela k slid , ritjo leading Lib era l electors are d 6 b u e o m r t h o oul The already in com mun i cat i on with one gentleman, a Member f or one of the western boroughs, w h ose return for South war k i s said to be certain. Mean time the se vera l di stricts, as before stated, are holding local meeting s , an d organizing plans, previous to calling a gen era l pu bli c meeting, for the ' obtainment of th e proper representation of the inhabitants of Southwark. —Ad vertiser. ngs ht oahft ds "lt 'ARL DELAWARR ON FREE TRADE. of At a meeting of the Agricultural Association of Rent, a letter was read from Earl as vvarr, who is now at Geneva, having made a deep impression u w p h on ic _ h o th i : most important farmers present. The following is communication:—" The time is part of the Noble Earl's have to pronounce not far distant when the country w ill minds of the im portation of foreign gr ai n th - s a verdict we shall have a large agri cultural produce. it In future i interest will be governed. definitively upon the experiment of obtfhtehre articlesunrestri unrestricted d share, and by our . i h t o h v e theall p prosperity i classes ty of agricul ture whose b b we est they can, undaunted by for the part they will have to throats or scoffs, by union and energy, calmly but firmly prepare t hemselves . _ in s k e choice of the ir representatives. ' Coming play s ays the poet, wWeelll I t e atiha c eg o r n i s af id br e eo r 'udno h de o s w alpt events,'' cast their shadows before.' In the meantime, let us by all the means in our power show the value which we set upon the pursuits of agriculture as the basis of all national prosperity, by straining every nerve to follow out the modern improvements in every branch of farming, cautiously blending theory with practice, thus proving to our fellow -countrymen that we deserve their good will. Let us improve our breeds of stock, let us drain our wet fields, let us adopt improved machinery on our farms, let us sedulously attend to the comforts and general well-being of our labourers—of the • bold peasantry, their country's pride.' Up-hill course as .f all this may se em t o h e at present, let us be assured that it be m an f u ll y an d with confidence adopted, we live,' shall reap our reward. L e t our motto b e, ' L ive and let II for we have 3e t t o l earn t h at the prosp eri t y i' agr iculture. manufactures depends upon the ruin h spinningo -ienny Why should nut the plough andof our done te h eretofore, not ' speed' concurrently as they com mon weal, respecting and respectedharmonious action uphold ingin painful antagonism, but eac h h a e v o a nr b i y isu e ti ao ng h tootthheer,andby their joint influence and g the vast fabric of our national randeur?” The report that her Majesty's visit to Liverp( of will cost 20,0001. or 30,0001. is without foundation. The expenses will not be more than 9,ooo4—Lire/pm ~ercury. S.Vi J i I /.. 1 60 0 it sr' [odi i Nu / 11tall taot i. h b er vl tio W as 0 Go. ca l. .iines' b O n ! tor [O4 ,iii° ' l d