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The .Esca P e ' 42 Shields to Carthagena, was assisted into the roads Bight, having been on shore on the ShipwaJh Sand, luad has been brought into the harbour snaking water. OFF MARGATE, Noy. s.—lndependence, New York. RausGATE, Nov. W.—Arrd. EPPent, Amste daln b ov r . Nov. s.—Wind e —anz. Onega, for Shoreham. W.N.W., strong.—Arrd. -"vEB ' v. W.—Sid. Lai) , Sale, South limPton ; Rosmond°, London. °}l 261 `NIGHT, Nov. I.—Fame, Wean, for - Sint.- " Bureas, Flensburg, for West Indies. ARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY Although the supply of English Wheat on sale in to nay's market was small, the demand for all kinds, owing un Lo t h e r ited number of buyers in attendance, was in a , I . l ggish state, at Monday's prices. We were well sup - 4 11 t 1d with Foreign Wheat. Selected Gauiples were held ; ful ly last week's quotations; but all other kinds were rtaitily lower to purchase. Malting Barley moved off ti r i e i 9Y, at full ratss of currency; but grinding and d' l - ti_;ngattseonrttiszere very dull. Malt commanded scare' , y with a fair avrage quantity on offer. Good sound Oats were quite ayedear; nut all other am __es ruled heavy, if we except Foreign Flour, in which l 'unle large sales took place. R RI VAL S S WEEK Wheat. Barley. halt. Oats. Flour. !ngllsl i ..otch • • • IFor ~,D.T....: •• :•• 1 1,5-10 I aris e t ti : ''' :•• •• I _.—. I 1 6,420 3,990 . . 41 014.0uG re OP rita.ltastia . .s., R i 8 11 11 (31. all kinds of Ilops the demand is in a very slug - El "; and late rates are barely supported. Th e WIEITiECHAPEL. L general tr a d e has ru l e d htavy to -d ay, as f o ll ows: v .; eef, f r „ tn 2s to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Y b al ' 2 ' Gi to 3 s 41 ; P or k , 2s 10d to 4s 2d per 81h s, the carcase. Qrs. Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. 520 I 590 880 1,280 Sacks SSO CH ANCERY. —(THIS DAY.) Th e Lord Chancellor sat to hear appeals to-day. The NEATE V. PINK. the , urther arguments in this part-heard appeal from neeision of the 14te Vice-Chancellor or England Were resumed this morning, and occupied the Court the th e : Y. The question in dispute in the case is as t . o aaa l ,li r e cl e ! ) er application of the proceeds of an estate in ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) , utilite further arguments in the part-heard the of s a y 1 "we Vic IS DAY.) Ntiti E-CHANCERY.—(TH Ivjoille Vine-Chancellor Knight Bruc i e en w a a u s l o h cc a u n p k i r e u d o t e h y e e morning with a part-heard mot onsi of no interest. then Vie? Chaecello; Rolfe heard exceptions and fur treettens. QUE E'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) AN In ENCLOID v KINGSFoRD AND OTHER. . leigh this ease, which was tried before Mr. Justice f or afo und et the last assizes for York, a verdict was Sir t h e plaintiff for 8001. 4s. s how P• R this morning applied fora .d ru e leto a 1 , ) ,! ' cause why that verdict should not he set aside and t. new trial granted firt upon the construction of h t c ootra ct in the ca s e, ' as to whether there was a warran eettitined i i n the contract, as was his Lordship's opinion; Iraqand secece ll i en the ground of the verdict beinggcon e i to the evidence, The action was for the breach h t ' budefttra pon the ctive. 4 Whiell bee s s h al 'p e p of d o a n beaoragrd) advesOsdeei ihe contract uestion was entered into in Odessa a ll w ed e th a n e ' tnlw,y, 1847,-4 ' "". under i ci c a certain quantity "at wa s to be delivered ' at Hull in a mer o c f ha O nt s a t b il le e esoittitzdTon and of th e same quality and description ei a g three e d eltilibite d• The vessel, after a voyage ef . ht.ye ° 't aPpeur earg it arri ved at Hull, and upon examination of th to the d ' • 'ed to have been heat.d„ ' and, according the which Riven by th e plaintiff s witnesses, in (11.11 '"ibr , was in t hefore part of the vessel was not a good condition but that in the middle and after at ever gi ven Part I. the vessel was. There was no evidence nn w r 4, be be e t i,. e the plaintiffs as to the slate of the it appeared ish -e It vvas Sh ipped at Odessa; . and heat el corn i • granary it is necessary t,, , i Put into a d h t n ha at t generally thr_ oho not be too high, the corn turned; and there W ag nu feet deep, and it is continually about snoslau doubtwhatever —as th' Ves se l . , 1 3 was would ta that the that a large quantity_ ted o i f a co th rn e uall the witnesse s month -it was also proved Y port io n of they ear or a , thi 'lslay fri °f was the very wor s t ilai PlEle" of that remarkable deficiency occurred In the phis gle pi ai ' and there a kind. The corn was sold by the was another ground of ,, , 4 t 0,,,, __ I.Altra case, becaus . e e hegave no evidence wh e t- - i, oti. 4 _l te the sales. T.L,... do (Pt mad e by the plalnuft,which was that there was ect e lle , whi c h xin quantity, namely, h se there was a k. took lace fur the Custom- an . that by the measurement -icti ce . i . l e th ere sixty-one quarters betwe duty • e bill and amount on which the .. W 4, . ot lading the auto en the amount stated leo/ Pal d; and in respect of that a verdict was given fur iur Wheik_Thu first and must important question now Ives, ,e ap„,',"' the contract imported a warrant) ? beets bortl'euended the defend a nt would not have d b hot"' ahPPosing it turned out that the . goo . s_ apeectorrea dreid pend with the sample. Then,. again, with ev.. ti onc _to the verdict being contrary to evidence, the wasi ti efie u i e 4t wits given on the part of the plaintiff to 4 t 11 1 two remarkable respects, first of all in giving evid ence eorti when at all with respect to the condition . of the 4 . it was shipped at Odessa, and then in giving b 3.0 thidenee w as as to b • 211 0 of the Th ere was Bo proof given, b eside s b , the amount which he realised eonstrue:i 80 14 as i de s the Plaintiff that the corn in question was The Co aged corn. uter refused the rule on the as to the ald er th ` e of the warranty, and said they wo i uld con question retosi,io "islenee before giving their decisioi on the fg Petra, ALLEGED e e Int I ° THE " YORESHIREHAN " NEWS PAPER__ IQ ths . RICI IARDSOII V. WODsON . - uenti I th e e ' C" which ' for libel , tried re - the Was an action , 1, Yat assi verdict was given for " defend ZeB at York, a kr W. v 9 • Li vi 7 appl --' " A ' Ts oli, Q.C•, on the part of the plaintiff, wh led to the Court this day fur a rule to show cause ,„ / ther e s hould n i• --°'' be a new trial, on the ground that Me verdict wi ." 5 against evidence. The plaintiff Richard -48:2e a solicitor at York, and a gentleman of high .I. p tabilitv Is` ' occasions, the eiore e e r -1 having been, on two . Prie te 7 1 3'or of that city, a nd the defendant is the pre . . tr ot of sl f the y k 1 • • , , per published . in lit ei, l , 1 or s apeman, a newspaper roprie t°l6 Of ••• t h . .f.,4t 9peared that at a meeting of the p ... s Pecti c " e ti Won Bank of York a discussion arose lostrc the te. i a bond which was alleged to have been on e of %, 4 , 1 1 1 . 1 that bank there were two managing directors, name /P as istal. l24 was Sir. Hudson, a gentleman whose Vas , a t h t lr to ever. body. Mr. Richardson, the plaintiff; . but 11 ; 41 I t r for a sh areholder ) or . director of that bank, Person Ha mel many ra„ a „,,,,--Itoy ye.ars bean solicitor to it.ef thel f elts left left, the irilkinion who had been mana f ge . r me de. ,_ 4l cati eet , -e, estehlil 'e- in consequence of some that •gr, W•„_''',4l Isis accounts. The fact was rovedp one 'of the ll'Qnson had given security to the bank, and on th s uretie s h. ; Oa that occasion to 0 other iis father, had died. -er e givenserst9 wished to be released, and instructions bank, to to bar. Richardson ,solicitor of the t Prep ar as All t nat m e a fresh bond, and to cancel the old one. tite r oil.; Richardson had to do was, simply, as th e .o ~ and to the bank, to draw a fresh bond, to get it execu,. an so the foucaaeel the old one. In reference to this trensac i t i io n new s , °win gobservations appeared in the Yorhshireia ertii e i ll'ePeonging to the delendatit, as a lea d ing , Rank ' and constitutel the alleged libel:—" Uni r o . n .. .1 4 4 84 2, Curious Eeposures.—There were sundry cu i t. te tt v-, startling revelations made at the annual tees It co' Proprietors of ,he Union Bank on Thursday last. tor rt . ei n i Joiel an, Y would appear as if there existed a charter INllt alt-fLß4gMell,, artifice, and defalcations in every .. m . , el ' n 'papally over which Mr. George Hudson ioruotivii' uarnes Richardson have had control. Every - „, "ws that the late manager of the Union Bank her iceerclrawn to the tune of some 20,0001 or thereabouts, 16,00Zanees reduced that sum to something t like 411ftrehold It unfortunately happens, however, for t th e i e holders that they must make up their minds to lose e Or 8 money either by artifice, or negligence, or fraud, lays me other cause. The original band given by the ihre 4 4l , 4ll %ger as a security for his integrity is non est Ar st, "11S. while the second bond, substituted for the tirte.llll4 drawn np by Mr. James Richardson or his lf w e ' r, roust be considered as so much waste paper. meet' to accept as true all that transpired at the to, fo;gt uobody knows where the original bond has gone e e , b°til directors and • solicitor prefes entire igno- It • of its wher b .y it is destroyed. " for t ea outs; most probably the p ut he shareholders to say whether, this mis , ing, ketie e . at ivn father or fathers of these . mysteriouse trans . ....1 Ma - age further hilseh ier Y not fortify themsel ves is man should be tru i: OUr own opinion that no Witted in • ly associated 3 , 4 a responsible situation who is near ru t him e ,r. 1-ludson. That man is not only cor p out self,_Ha. corrupted every one around him. We pointld rs " het)(l4icular culprit; that we leave to the shareholders." e . ali ßhte r. Watson) contended that there could not be the Lorltndoubt that that was a libel. bu t I ‘` air is clearly a libel on Mr. llielioni dram not not Mr. Hudson's counsel. thiek ~.aa's 14 (enaphatically)—No, my Lord; bat . I ke ,.. . 0 n a , ri ght . 0 , state my opinion when his nacre is imiTt,tit_etle, that the result cf the examination was quite The (.oval 7 Its to his conduct in these matters. "I"laT eventually granted a rule to show cause. T II I?, S IT N 1 EX CHEQUER.-(THIS DAY) (Sittin;-,s in Banco.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE- MILWAED LITTLEWOOD. This was an action for brasch of promise of mar riage, tried before Mr. Baron Parke at the late at <Mester, and in which a verdict was found fur the pliviatiif for 2001. Mr. Sergeant H. JONES applied for a rule to set aside the verdict :said tor anew trial, or to arrest the judgment, an the ground of the bulk of the evidence hying against the verdict, and of excessive damages. It appeared if at the plainta, who was a widow, and the mother of two children, kept the Wheatsheaf public-house, in Isitteclesfield, to which the defendant, who was a corn broker, carrying on business at Huddersfield, but at the time an entire stranger to the plaintiff, repaired as a guest on Saturday, the 3:l of November, 1819, in com pany with a friend named Wilson. An acquaintance soon :sprung IP) between the parties, and as mu ly as the followint Monday the defendant made an offer of marriage to the landlady, which was accepted. Fie remained at tlae ‘Vheatsheaf nearly three weeks, during which time, it appeared, he co habited with the plaintiff. He then left somewhat abruptly.. She foliowad him to Otdr.ate, anti went to the Royal Oak, which was kept by his brother; she there inquired tor Harry Littlewood, noel was told both by the detendant's sister and sister-in-law, that he was a married mss, and was then in Yorkshire with his wife and family. The plaintiff at first disbelieved the infer ,' 'nation. In Oldham she met with a friend of the de feadant's named Davenport, who told her that he was at Manchester, and at her request ho aceompaaied her thither, she paying all the expenses. At Manchester they succeeded in finding the object of their pursuit, and who took them to a public-house, where they all regaled themselves with tea at the defendant's expense. She entreated him to return with her to Macclesfield, but he said he was unable to do so then, promising to visit her again very shortly. He accordingly returned on the 19th of December, and in a few dass afterwards the plaintiff shut up the \V heutsheaf and took a private house, which she furnished, in the expectation that the defendant intended to fulfil his pro mise. Great intimacy continued to exist between them until she gave birth to a child, when plaintiff deserted her. The Learned Counsel now contended that as the plaintiff knew well that the defendant was a married man she was nut entitled to so large an amount of da m ages. Mr. Baron PARKE—The jury found that the promise was accepted in imiorance of the defendant's marriage. Mr. Sergeant JoNF:s —A witness who was a friend of the defendant cold her repeatedly that he was a married man, but she said, " Married or not, she would keep his company." The Learned Counsel then argued that even if a boLa fide promise had been made and accepted, it was a general promise, and not that the marriage sln,uld take place on a particular day. It a•as possible that the proutise was to marry the plaintiff on the death of his wite. The COURT refused to grant a rule o❑ any of the grounds mentioned, considering that it was entirely within the province of the jury to judge of the amount of damages. As to the right of s mut to make a pro mise to msrry a woman at the death of his wife, the Court entirely ugraed with the decision to the case of " Wilde v. Harris." Such a practice was quite incon sistent with the devotedness and love which ought to exist between ti man and his wife; and nothing but the decision of the highest authorities in the kingdom would compel the Court to think it was the law of the land. Rule refused. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) No business of any general importar:ce or interest was transacted in this court during the thoraing. BAIL COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) EXECUTORS OF PETRE V. DIJNC INIBS. Mr. JAMES, Q.C., applied to the Court for a rule to show cause why the damages in this caw should not be reduced from 9,7531. to 6.308/. The question involved in the ma:ter for the consideration of the Court was, whether or no interest was recoverable on piym, nt made by a surety to an annuity deed. In 1823 the de fendant granted an annuity of 6001. a year to a Mr. Downes, and the Hon. Edward Petre, deceased, became surety for securing its due payment, while the de fendant himself granted Mr. Petre an indemnity deed. The defendant made default in payment of the evi -1 I.liity, aid in his lifetime Mr. Petre pad up the ar rears, to the extent of 6,3081., for the recovery of which his executors brought the present action. The jury, howev,sr, who tried the case, not only found fur that amount, but awarded interest, which they had no power to do, making the total damages no less than 9,753/. It was true the 3d and 4th Wm. IV., chap. 42, authorised juries to award interest on debts between debtor and creditor, where debtor contracts to pay at a particular titne ; but_ in a case like this no such pawer exist!ici, because wheq Mr. Petre paid each instalment he ought, as he bad a right to do, so to have at once called upon the (:!4fencient to refund him the money. The Court would pcceive that if interest were recoverable in cases of this natu,- a surety would have the option of allowing a long perioi, !'s) elapse before he called upon his principal to refund, in order" to obtain a large amount of interest.—Application granted. IN RE ELACKEIALL. Mr. OGLE thoveil,itili;matterofan arbitration, for a rule to show cause why the award of the umpire should not be set, aside. It appeared by the affidavits that a dis putad debt was referred to the arbitration of two gentits men, who could not agree, and each proposed a distinct umpire, to which the other objected. For the purpose, therefore, of getting over this difficulty, they hit upon the plan of writing the names of the two proposed umpires on two distinct pieces of papt-r, and having put the slips into a hat, the first that was drawn out was to be the umpire. This mode of election, however, W 22 contended to be illegal, ?,s the Courts hal laid it down as a rule that the appointment of an umpire must not be a matter cif chance, but must have the sanction of the will and judgment of the two arbitrators, and hence it was insisted the award in this case was not valid. Rule granted. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE NAIRNE. To-day was appointed fO1.;;; adjourned dividend meeting in the case of this bankrupt, who formerly car ried on business as a stockbroker in Warnford-court City. The bankrupt speculated largely in shares, &c., and misappropriated some Exchequer•bills, fur which he was sentenced to twelve mentbs' imprisonment. Out of one of these cases a question arose at the last meeting, on a proof tendered by the Rev. Mr. Bunco for 2,0001., the value of some Russian Bondi, which the bankrupt had converted to his own use. The facts were these :—Mr. Bunco had given money to the bankrupt to invest in Russian Bonds, which he did, but retained theta fur some rim s by con sent ; the dividends were paid up to the time of the bankruptcy, when it was discovered that bankrupt had sold the bonds soon after he got them. Mr. Bence commenced a prosecution, which, however, was abandoned, as was alleged on the part of the assignees, on payment of costs, but bankrupt was convicted on an indictment preferred by a Mr. Spurgen, who had been defrauded out of Exchequer-bills to the amount of 1,8004 Mr. Spurgeu was admitted to prove for that sum, but an objection was taken to the claim by Mr. Bunce, on the ground that he had not prosecuted with effect, and therefore was not entitled to the civil remedy. On the contrary, it was contended that there was no proof of any compromise, but supposing there had been, it was not a compromise of felony but of misdemeanour. His HoNotta said that in such a case, if it were not a felony it ought to be made one, and he should adjourn the case for the examination of Mr. Bunco, and it would become an inquiry whether there was not a probable cause to suspect felony, if so, as he had not prosecuted, the proof could not be admitted; the policy of the law bring to compel a person to do his duty to the public before he sought his private benefit. Mr. STEELE now appeared, and said that Mr. Bunce had unf .rtunately died since the last meeting, and there fore could not be examined, and the proof was now tendered on behalf of the executors. _ . . Mr. HILLIEARY renewed his aroinent, and said that Mr. Steele had admitted to him that the costs had been paid, therefore Mr. Buriee could not have maintained an action against the bankrupt. The assignees had had no notice of the death of Mr. Banco, or they would have brought bankrupt up on a habeas. His HONOUR said that one of the objects of the exa mination of Mr. Bunco was to see whether the bankrupt ought not to have been indicted fur felony ir.stend of misdemeanour, and if so, Mr. Bunco would not have been entitled to his civil remedy until he had pro eauted. He should not name any further mating till bankrupt had unde,gone his sentence. The meeting was then adjourned. SECONDARIES.'-(THIS DAY.) (Bef4 , re Mr. hocondary POTTER.) JAMES AND ANOTHER V. THE ENFIELD AND EDMONTON RAILWAY COMPANY. The plaintiffs in this case are Mr. James and Mr. Sawyer, who were retained as joint solicitors of the En field and Edmonton Railway Company to obtain an Act of Parliament for the usual purposes. The Act was obtained, after which the directors di-posed of their right to the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The present action was brought to recover the sum of 741., which plaintiffs had expended in coun,elm' fees. Mr. BAGLEY appeared for the plaintiffs, but the de fendants allowed judgment to go ny default. A verdict was therefore given for the amount claimed. AIREY, V. PARSONS AND ANOTHER. The plaintiff in this action is an underwriter, and de fendan:s were in partnership as insurance brokers. The action was brought to recover 141.3 61 fur premiums on insurance!. The action was originally brought against Parsons alone, who ailmitttd the debt, but he pleaded in abate ment that he ha.! ti [ar i ne r named Reynolds. A second ac . hon was then brought against both, and Reynolds ad mrtid his liability, but defendant pleaded that he 140,3 not inch 13t2d. Evidence was then cdduced, proving defendant's ad mission, and a verdict was given for the amount claimed. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Rose li oin ifi on and Jane lngram were indicted fir f stealing, Cu th e 2 8t h of October, from t h e person of Janes Martin divers moneys, his property. The pri soners pleadcd not guilty. James Martin said he was a Chelsea pensioner, and on the 28th Octobvr he met the prisoaers near Elton' bridge, Pimlico, and after biome conversation treated them ;0 some gin. After he had left tt!fl public-house a policeman asked him it he had lost anything, and upon searching his pockets found that among other things he had lost a medal of the Thames Tunnel Iliad a franc piece. LONDON', WEDNESDAY pvENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1850. A police?-constaWe sta7(,i that, the medal end franc 0i , 4.3.3 wore found upon Elatni . :ton. den:'. , 2d the ehh.rgo, an+l ilamiltua said tLa,t the things giveu nor. _ Tb , : jury returned a verdict of Guilty t:gainst Hamil ton, hi.ti acquitted Ingram. Tlitt i7riioncr Hamilton was then sentenced to six months hard labour in the House of Correction. MARLDRO'-STEEET-( T HIS D. mTJ ADE 11.0 US ASSA ULT ON A FEMALE. - William Benton, a stout oung fellow, about six f( et high, was brought before Mr. Hardwick charged with violently as saulting Elizabeth Harris, an unfortunate woman re siding in Cromer-street. The prosecutrix, whose Lee and head were covered with blood, and who altogether presented a dreadful appearance, deposed that about three o'clock this morn ing site: WAS in Oxford-street, when the prisoner, whom she had never seen before, came up to her and requested her to give him some money. She said she had not got any, and bade him go on. He then 1-tid hold of her and put his hand down her bosom; she struggled with him and eventually got from his clutches, and was running away when he caught hold of her agaiin and struck her a tremendous blow on her face and knocked her down, and while she was lying on the pevement he kicked her about the head and other piers of the body with heavy-nailed boots. She culled " Police" and " Murder," and a constable came to her assistance and took the prisoner into custody. Tee prosecutrix was subsevently conveyed to the hospital, where her wounds were dies , ed, and she was now in a very dangerbus state from the injuries she had received. Jevons, 89 0, was on duty in Oxfird-street when he heard screams of " Murder" and 'ePelice," and on running to the corner of Dean-street he saw the prosecutrix lying on the pact nent in a pool of blood which was flowing from her head and mouth. V itness placed her in a door-way, and with another constable went after the prisoner, who was running away. Directly the prisoner saw them, he said, " You b-, if you attempt to take me, I will kick the front of your skulls in." They then closed with him, and attempted to take him, but such was his vio lence that they were obliged to have the assistance of five more constables to convey him to the station. The prisoner denied the charge, and said his boots were too thin to inflict such wounds as the woman bore about her. The prisoner's boots, by the direction of the magis- 1 trate, were examined by liobards, the assistant gaoler, and found to be an inch thick in the sole, iron-tipped, and ' thickly studded with nails. A kick from them would be sufficient to kill an ox. The prisoner was remanded for a week. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. Having very recently had occasion to travel from London to York and back upon the Great Northern Railway, which our readers will remember was opened to the public in August last as far as Peter borough, it affords us the greatest pleasure to bear our testimony to the general merits of the line, as a safe, speedy, and commodious means of transit from the metropolis to the ancient city of York. For the first ten or twelve miles from London, the line runs through a series of short tunnels, working its way into the open country among and underneath the in numerable small picturesque hamlets which cluster around the vicinity of this metropolis. It then pro ceeds through Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, in a straight line, to Huntingdon, passing in its course Hatfield, Welwyn, Stevenage, Hitchin, Arsley, Big gleswade, Sandy, and St. N cote. From Hatfield it ap• pears originally to have been the intention of the company to throw off branches right and left, to Hertford and St. Alban's, and from — Sandy to the town of Bed ford, but those works for the present remain in a state of abeyance. From Huntingdon the lines goes on to Petc , rborough, through Holme, and several other small towns; thence, going through Lincoln shire, it diverges by a loop further towards the sea coast, to the Wash and Boston ; thence it proceeds to Lincoln ; and thence on to York, by way of Bawtry, Askerne, Doncaster, and several other important towns in the East Riding of York. From Bos ton there is a very important branch to Hull and Great Grimsby, running parallel with the sea coast throughout its entire length, and intersecting the principal towns in its way. — Up to the present — time the direct line from London to York is only com pleted as far as Peterborough, but the unfinished por tion, running straight across the country from Peter borough to Retford and Bawtry, by way of Newark upon-Trent, is now in course of rapid con struction. Some faint idea may be formed of the magnitude of this gigantic undertaking, when we state that the line from London to Peterborough cost no less a sum than 3,000,0001. The importance of that portion of the undertaking, irrespective of its _ _ forming a considerable part of the direct line from London to York, is indicated by its now affording a new and Continuous route from the metropolis, by Peterborough, to Boston and Hull ; by Lincoln and Retford to Sheffield ; by Doncaster to Wakefield, Leeds, York, and the northern counties of England, and thence into Scotland. The distance by this route from London to Hull is 173 miles, including the New Hulland ferry, and to York 210 miles. The distance saved between London and York, even by the present comparatively circuitous route, is nine miles, and between London and Peterborough and London and Lincoln nearly thirty miles. Such is a concise description of the general direction which the Great Northern Railway takes. The object of its directors is to develope the local traffic of the dis tricts traversed by the main line and loop, and to afford the utmost facilities for the interchange and transmis sion of passenger:, and merchandise from and to the lines of other companies communicating therewith, without ' injuri.iusly competing with them. It is considered, as a whole, one of the best constructed lines of rail way in the kingdom by persons who have travelled upon it, and who are competent to form an opinion of its merits. The engineering works throughout are of the most ample, substantial, and permanent kind, whilst the carriages and general appointments of the line are characterised in a remarkable degree by taste, skill, convenience, comfort, and completeness. The country it traver:es is remarkably picturesque, with the exception perheps of Lincolnshire, which our readers know is flit and marshy. Imagination cannot conceive more beautiful landscape scenery than that which the line intersects on its way from the metropolis to Peterborough. Woodland and water, bill and dole, meadow and arable land of the [richest quality, sweetly commingling, and dotted over and diversified in every airectim by towns and hamlets, chateau , houses, and church spires, the traveller is en chanted as he speeds on his way through Hertford shire, Bedfordshire, and Huntingdonshire. Seen, as was our lot, in early morn, when the sun, just peep ing above the horizon, bathed the woodland heights in a sea of golden light, and under an autumnal sky, when the gladsome earth bore on its bosom the fruits of an abundant harvest, and the va riegated tints of the umbrageous woods spoke both of beauty and decay—when air and sky were vocal with the melody of birds, and the jocund song or whistle of the ploughboy as he " drove his team afield"—the exquisite repose and beauty of landscape scenery so endlessly rich and varied as that, sheds over the mind arid heart, susceptible of emotion, an influence touch ing and ennobling in the enjoyment, sweet in the recollection. From Peterborough to Lincoln, by way of Boston, the country through which the line runs being ex tremely fist, is almost wholly destitute of interest. One sight, however, on this portion of the journey, gives rise to some degree of reflection. For miles over miles thereabouts, the line runs alongside—on the very banks, in fact—of one of those large river-canals which used, not many years ago, to carry on their bosoms the passenger traffic and merchandize between all the important towns of the midland counties of England especially. As the train sped along the banks of this great highway, it was cu rious to observe how completely its waters were deserted, and how the traffic which aforetime it wafted from place to place was now divided and borne to its destination by a rival power with almost the velocity of the wind, and which mocks the highway it has supplanted by travelling along its very margin. Could the Duke of Bridgewater have h a d b u t t h e faintest foreshadowing of this mighty change when he conceived and was working out his great canal scheme, how he must have faltered in the execution of his purpose. The expectation of the directors at present we believe is, that the station at King's -cross will be erected and fit for use, and the remainder of the direct line to York be completed towards the end of next year, thereby realising one of the prime ob jects of the company—the shortening the journey from London to York by thirty miles. We referred some days ego to the fact, for which we have the best authority, that Ministers intend, immedi ately after the re-assembling of Parliament, to introduce a measure for the extension of the electoral qualiticc.tion. We are now enabled to add, that not only will the contemplated measure greatly enlarge the number of voters in cities and boroughs, but that it will make a great addition to the county constituencies. One of its leading provisions Ira been men tioned to us; but it would be premature to promulgate it until it has formally received the sanction of the Cabinet. We may, however, mention, that should the provision in question be adopted, of which we believe that there can be little doubt, it will add nearly 300,000 to the county consti tuencies of England and Wales. We can farther state, that, with the view of making the intended measures as complete and satisfactory as possible, Ministers have lately caused in quiries to be made into the operation of the present electoral system in different parts of the country.—Advertiser. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The usual monthly meeting of this society took place on Monday evening, Mr. G. R. Waterhouse, President, in the chair. The Rev. Joseph Greene, Miss Stopford, and Thomas Thompson, Esq., were elected subscribers to the society. Mr. Shepherd exhibited a specimen of nonagria cannx that was herma. phrodite. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited three cocoons of a bombyx, from Columbia, in each of which he had found two pupal; he also exhibited the four new coleoptera, de scribed by Mr. Newman i n th e Z oo l og i st. M r. J. P . Stephens exhibited specimens from Scotland of dictyopterus aurora and Linea ochraceella of Tengstrom ; the latter had been found by Mr. Weaver in ants' nests. Mr. Bond exhibited several rare lepidoptera, taken at Ventnor in August. A specimen of deilephila celerio was exhibited by the pro.sident on the part of Mr. G. Ransome. Papers, by - Mr. Saunders, on Australian longicot us ; by Mr. Hewitson, on new papili ()raw and by Mr. Westwood, on evania, were then read, THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER. Yesterday being the anniversary cf the gunpowder plot, the appointed services were read in the several churches, together with the Act of Parliament passed in the 3u Juuies I. for the obeervance o the day. - The royal standard was hoisted at the Tower, Somerset hou,e, the Admiralty, the church of St. Martin-in the-Fields, &e., and the shipping in the river and the docks were decorated with digs. At one o'clock salutes were fired from the Tower, St. Jemes's-park, Woolwich, and at the several forts and garrisons throughout the kingdom. The recent unpopular proceedings of the Pope has had the effect of giving quite a new character to the —of late years—almost forgotten celebration. From an early hour yesterday morning the bye streets of the metropolis and its suburbs were rife with the effigies of " Guido Fawkes," while crowds of urchins in all directions called upon her Majesty's liege subjects, in sonorous tones, to Remember, remember, the fifth of November! Gunpowder trc assn, and plot. As the day advanced, " Gays of larger growth" presented themselves in the more frequented tho roughfares, attended by numberless idlers, who kept up a running fire of pellets against the Pope and Popery. In some cases an attendant earned a howl of whitewash and a brush, with which ever and ate n he inscribed on the walls and pavement, in rude characters, "No Popery," "No wafer-boas," "No Catholic humbug," and similar anti-Romanist ex pressions. The. Guys were received with more than usual welcome by the populace, and the conductors of the several groups found no difficulty in levying handsome " mail" on the pissengers. An impression having obtained that some demon stration on a large scale would be made in the vicinity of the Catholic cathedral in St. George's-fields, a great many persons assembled at that neighbourhood about mid-day. Beyond the occasional appearance of an itinerant " Guy," however, these parties found nothing to gratify their curiosity. Two or three householders, probably apprehensive from the proximity of their residences to the Romish church, that they might be considered "followers of that faith," and thus meet with rough treatment, exhibited placards, bearing loyal and anti-Romanist inscriptions. One lusty Protestant, in letters three inches deep, called upon "God to preserve Queen Victoria from the Pope and Popery ;" another inveighed against the worship of " wafer -gods ;" and a third expressed his unmitigated contempt for all " Catholic humbug." In brief, with these few exceptions, there was nothing to distin guish the district of the Romish cathedral from any other part of the metropolis. About half an hour after noon, there issued from the purlieus of Farringdon-market into Fleet-street, a "group of Guys," which—as well from their colossal size, as by the amusement and laughter they occasioned on their progress through the streets— must be fairly pronounced the pageant of the day. This group had evidently been "got up" by some zealous anti-Romanists, regardless of cost. It con sisted Of about fourteen figures—animate and inani mate—presided over by a colossal Guy, about sixteen feet in height, who elevated in his chariot—a van drawn by two horses—was compelled to bow down considerably before he c i )uld be made t o pass b eneath Temple-bar. This pageant included an animate effigy of the new Cardinal Archbishop of Westmins ter, attired in the gaudy canonical robes of the Romish church, and wearing the red and broad brimmed hat appertaining to his office. The cardi nal was supported on the right by a waggish fellow, habited in the robes of a nun, and upon the left by a jolly fat monk, who leered impudently under his mask at the passers-by. There was a l so a second figure of a monk looking very lugubriously, and labelled " St. Guy—the Martyr !" An animate figure, holding a brush and a pale of whitewash, inscribed, " Holy water for the penitent!" A man in barrister's robes, and three or four masks, completed the group. The van bore two large inscriptions, the one " Cardinal St. Impudence going to take possession of his diocese in Westminster ;" and the other " Guy Fox going to be canonised in St. George's fields ; " and several smaller ones, such as "No Popery I" &c. On its ap lweehtostgrereetetetdhisitgrwouitph a l t o t a ra d c o te h d ee a r n a aimnd and, accompanying the procession to the confi ne s o f l mp a e u ea g nrs h ae t n e Pc' r er . oivinr S dl e ' veral police officers were in att en d ance , the City, gave to it something of an official character. After passing through Temple-bar the " cardinal " i and the " Guy" were conveyed through the Strand and Covent-garden Market, thence back into the Strand to Charing-cross, and after passing up Regent street and down Bond-street, returned through Whitehall over Westminster bridge to St. George's fields, where they arrived shortly after four o'clock. Although a great concourse of persons attended this procession throughout the whole route indicated, there was no attempt at disturbance of any kind during the day. The next most imposing " Guy" prearobulating the streets was an equestrian effigy—also of colossal size —which confined its wanderings to the eastern dis tricts of the metropolis, and, like its western proto type, was accompanied by a very great crowd cf spectators. Other " stnaler fry" thronged the streets until a late hour. p h o a li d ce t r h e e gu eff la e t c io t n o s f fo c r on t fi h n e in p g rev th e e nti p o y n ro o t f ech fi n r eic displays - in some of which very extensive bonfires and other suburban districts of the metropolis, demonstrations took pl ace . works The to the At seven o'clock several thousands of persons as sembled in the Cambridge-heath-road, Bethnal-green, and the various avenues adjoining, for the purpose of witnessing the destruction by fire of the effigy of Car dinal Wiseman, with those of the eleven bishops. The piece of gr oun d se l ected was the green, whi▪ ch was granted for the purpose by Aliss Eastman, the freeholder. On this space a pile of several loads of faggots, under which were some tar barrels, was placed. The effigy of' the Cardinal was raised on a stage properly suspended in the centre of the pile, and those of the bishops were attached to poles. A splendid display of fi reworks followed, a band playi▪ ng the National Anthem, which was enthusiastically responded to. About dusk, notwithstanding the precept from the Lord Mayor:some thousand of peryns took possession of Tower-hill, and a continuous discharge of pyro technics was kept up without the least intermission for several hours. Whilst th e fi reworks were being let off, a large figure, representing " His Holiness" on a donkey, was led into th e ground. The animal wore a cardinals hat, and on its tail was placed a large ,placard . , on which was printed " This is Wiseman," which produced roars of laughter. Se veral persons, representing "right rev. fathers," walked at the side of th e animal. So great did the crowd at length get th a t i t was found necessary to have a large body of p o li ce under Mr. Inspector Tod hunter, to preserve something like order, and guard the property of the inhabitants. At Bonner's-fields the effigy of the Pope, in his full canonicals, was destroyed in the presence of an immense number of p ersons, who testified their . ap probation by hearty cheers, mingled w ith cries of "Down with the Pope" an d a continuous discharge of fireworks. At the Surrey side of the water similar expressions of public disapprobati on were evinced last night s ; si a o n n d s owing to the large numb er o f firewor k s dischar ge d it was apprehended that some misch i e f might ensue. The firemen of the London Brigade were, therefore, ordered to be in constant rearlines2, in case their services might be requi re d . U p to k last importance night, however, no a cc id ent of any ten o'clock had happened. _ WI Richmond the inhabitants showed their disap. proval in every conce i vable way of t h e a pp o i n t ment made by the P o p e . T he discharges o f firework s , an d the destructio n o f th e Pope's effigy, proceeded with great spirit. At Hampton Court, Kingston, Blackheath-park, Guildford, Godalming, and various other places, there were also anti-Popery demonstrations. At Exeter there was a grand procession of Guys, in which the Popes, the Cardinal Archbishop o f Westminster, the Inquisitor-General,. the new Popish bishops and the kimish priests disguised as Puseyite clergymen, all appeared in appropriate costumes. The priests di sgu i se d as P us eyites chaunted the fol lowing son g as t h e process i on proceeded : " We stick firm t o th e loaves and fishes, And hold fast with very great care; It is clear if we give up cur We cannot yet live upon air. Sing fal do lal, Btc. " The world no doubt hypocrites call us, And bid us tic; holiest and fair, But what can we do with our wives then, For they cannot yet live upon air. Sing fal de lal, & c ." The procession entered the Cathedral-yard about half-past eight, and moved round the yard. The procession stopped at intervals, for those who likal it, to kiss the great toe of the Pope, and then proceeded to the bonfire, where the Pope and Cardinal were hanged on a gibbet, and burnt with all the indi gn i ty heaped up on th em , w hi c h their late daring and impu pdoenwte,rboult,earttthheeßsarimtiesh people contemptible u s u r p at i on of The bishops and the inquisitor general were th en kicked round th e bonfire, and then kicked int o it, the band i playing "God Save the Queen," and the people sin "Frustrate their Popish tricks, Confound their politics, God save the Queen." Notwithstanding these general expressions of the popular feeling, no outrage of any kind appears to have taken place. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council is , appointed to meet i n t h e Excheq uer Ch am b er , Westminster, on ruesday next, the 12th inst., t o se ttl e the roll of Sheriffs for4he en suing year. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CON TIN UED.) FRASER. We commend to the attentive perusal of all re actionaries, Young Englanders, Protectionists, Char tists, Socialists, Communists, c! hoc genus oinne, perusal of the opening article of Fraser for this month. It is entitled " The Comfortable Doctrine of Compensations," and it proves by various instances that every one of the magic changes of these eventful times, howsoever they may have ovtrwhelmed some with sorrow and perplexity, have more than compen sated for the temporary and partial evil they have occasioned by the permanent good they have brought tootm a ohiv b . ae.e o h:rt h t iy,o presentfi ;f a taiche r tmode d mit l byfi t pu.lu h roeeat a snewat t ens dsat e ps) tt v aehar e trdi:h n ic:eu:s t : h (o.ol lhheeffe.soarsill agricultural fer ff ;ei es e n i tf • sufferers themselvesr reo s finas: capiinrtinstance, compensation,ctshe diminished c_i_ r e e aopa u fro l ti tecoi often e s to cotit:del3p,rotdhuccefarrmheivar himself; ' procure at a more economical rate the produce which he does not raise, but which he requires for the - Leding of stock; thirdly, if he have .previouily paid wages duly propo:tioned to the then price of food, he you saf:ly re duce them, and if a just rent, he may demand a reduc tion at least proportioned to the landlord's gain in the shape of cheap provisions. Farther, as chip f,jd re sults from large production, ho must of ticulesity employ rather more than less labour, and so still further reduce the pour-rate already diminish,2d by the low price of food consumed within the workhoue. The burden of county-rates is also diminished; for cheap food mesas a lower expenditure on the inmates of pristine, and a re duction in the number of commitments. All these com pensations, however, are trivial when compared with the great gain to the nation by a diminished price of the first necessaries of life. Does not all history teach us that cheap food means, not merely less crime and less pauporism, but less political excitement—in orderly com muuities fewer riots, in turbulent ones fewer revolutions? Riots and revolutions are, as we all know, the common consequences of want of employment in dense town po pulations; and that want of employment is always co incident with a high price of provisions, and rapidly dis appears as the price of food falls. In our English towns, with our liberty of action and speech, dear food and scanty occupation, if they proceed beyond turbulent public meetings, show themselves in conflicts with the police; but in Paris the same causes work out into revo lutions. We are convinced that all the revolutions of France have been really due to these cattail, and not to mere political theories; and just because the price of food is now very low, we do not look forward to another revolution emanating from that centre of turbulence till we again enter upon the cycle of dear food. One obvious advantage of this view of the case is, that it lowers dis turbances and revolutions from the high dignity of chil dren of the intellect and conscience, to the less flattering parentage of the appetite cheated of its due supply of food. If we are right, a nd more faith is really to be g p a la m c n e i d er i , n th th e e E lo n w e p is r h ice a o g f r f i o cu o l d tu th ri a s i t, in in th e e om sw in od l ha o r n owiCththne rest of the world, may thank what he regards as a per sonal calamity fur the peace which is so necessary an ele ment in the prosperity of all nations, and of all the in dividuals of which they consist. " The rationale of this order of compensations is very simple. A low price of food immediately affects every consumer in the kingdom. He pays less for the loaf of bread, and the pence which he thus saves are spent in clothing, books, and other common necessaries, and in luxuries bordering upon them. The demand on the retail dealer is soon felt in the wholesale warehouse, and thence is transmitted to the great seats of manufacture. In this way the depression of the agriculturist leads in evitably to the elevation of the manufactaring interest. The two will then, for the first time, flourish in harmony, when cheap food shall be fully compensated bytincreased production. This, according to the modern school of political economy, is the destined work of free trade, with its corollaries of free labour and diminished taxation." The writer gives us a still stronger case, viz., the case of the slop system. Of this system he says : "Even this evil is not without its bright side. By providing cheap clothing• for the masses, it has met a demand which it was of the first importance to supply, and has been instrumental, to a curtain dee:,ee, in di minishing tho manners of ragged and ill-dressed people. But it has had another good result. It has brought, within much narrower limits the old system of doing business at tho West-end, by means of long credits and high-prices —a system which oompelled the punctual paymaster to discharge the debts of dishonest noble men and gentlemen, who were accordingly clothed at his charge, very much to their own satisfaction and his disgust. Through the competition of Messrs. Moses, Hyam, and Nicoll, this system has happily received its death-blow, to the great relief of poor parsons, doctors, and lawyers." Very rich men, who know not the value of' money, or very unprincipled men, who pay their debts by a periodical appearance in the Insolvent or the Bank ruptcy Courts, may magnilcquently rail against the purchasers of cheep goods ; but the industrious man, who honestly pays his debts, hails the cheapness of provisions and of clothing as a blessing. Our friend, the Naturalist, gives us much curious infor mation concerning the habits of the turtle tribe, and intersperses his communication with much gastrono mic lore touching the cooking and feeding of the green species, the furnishers of Callipee and Calli pash ; and a New Yorker continues his sketches of American Society. We have also reviews of Captain Hervey's " Ten Years in India," of SI. - Itomieu's work on Cresarism," of M. Colmache's " Life of Tal.. leyrand," and a very interesting paper on the Wal lachs in Transylvania BENTLEY. The present is an excellent number of the Miscel lany, the papers are numerous, arc all well-written, and the charm of variety has been effectively secured. The opening paper, " A Sk etc h of the Siege of Mool tan," by John James Cole, will be read with much interest. Mr. Cole was assistant-surgeon in the allied army —that army which was created by the genius and exertions of Major Edwardes, of whom we have an engraved portrait in illustration of the article. Mr. Cole was with Major Edwardes during the whole of the Mooltan campaign, and has, in this vivid sketch, recorded his reminiscences of it from the rais ing of the troops by Edwardes and Courtland, to the moment when the flag of England waved upon the walls of the captured city. Mr. Robert 'dell's admirable novel, of " The Ladder of Gold," is fast drawing to a conclusion; in ta e present instalment we learn that Crickey Snags is the na tural son of Raggles, who had intrusted 5001. for his use to the care of Richard Rawlings, and this Ri chard Rawlings declares is the sl.eath-bed secret of which Lord Charles Eton, actir4g on the information of Bogey, had attempted to make so much. Lord Charles Eton himself has bean most dangerously, if not mortally, wounded in his duel w ith H enry Win ston, and his danger brings out the character of Lord William, his haughty 'uncle, in a much more amiable light ; the ice of aristocracy is thawed by grief, the proud noble discovers that he has a heart, and the lord becomes a human being. In this mood of mind he appreciates the quiet, unobtrusive virtues of Mar garet, and for the first time in his life treats her with kindness. The author of " Lord Bacon in Adversity" contributes a pleasa n t, goss i p i ng zoological paper on lions, and Abr a h am E lder a " screaming " co micality entitled " Th e Prince of Z3oloo, " which we commend to the perusal of all well-to-do tradesman who may chance to be afflicted with an emigration fever. Mr. Drummond Wolff continues his amusing sketches of Spanish life, and in the present instalment gives us an animated description of a bull-fight. The " Inedited betters of Mrs. Piozzi" are continued, as is the amusing paper by Mr. Charles Lanman on "Trout-fishing in the United States," and the comical biography of the Louisiana " Swamp Doctor." We find also in the present number a translation of the Count de Monti!- livet's recently published memoir, "King Louis Philippe and his Civil List ;" but seeing the Count de Montalivet was hims e lf th e I n t en d ant o f th e Civil List, and is, therefore the person of all others, next to Louis Philippe himself, the most personally interested in making out a " goo d case ," we must con f ess that it would hove been more satisfactory to have had the evidence of some unbiassed person in corrobora tion of the statements of the Count de Aloratalivet. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 5. Her Majesty walked this morning in the Slopes. The Royal Family took their usual walking and pony exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, accompanied by Lord Sey mour, and attended by Lord Byron, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Lord Sey mour, will join the royal dinner circle this evening. Sir George Grey arrived in town last evening from his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at his official residence in Downing-street yesterday even ing, from his seat, Hickleton llall, Yorkshire. HASTINGSS OUT il - BERWeEKR. _NT h electric RAILWAY— A t e s l e l I g i ; ° a p ß h p ' isReYoEnI AND completed and at work on this line as far as Rye. In consequence of an extensive slip near Hastings the line will not be opened for traffic f or a t least three weeks. It is sati s f actory to b e enabled to state that the Commissioners of ltailways are of opinion that the whole of the alterations made by th e S out h - Eastern Company, but objected to by th e L ondon, Brighton, and South Coast Company, are consistent with the public safet y , and not prejudicial to the publi c i nterests, and that as to some of the alterations, they are calculated to improve the line. Justice, and M r . J ust i ce Erskine the only RETIRING PENSIONS 01' JUDGES. —Lord D enman i is 3a t i h sn e e on J l irdge hi in England, now enjoying a retiring pension. There is at present no judge from the common law courts in Ireland receiving a retired allowance. In Scotland the Lord President of the Court of Session and two other judges have at present retiring pensions, and the re are no less than fi ve ex -Ch an cellors at this moment in the receipt of the retired Lord Brougha m , L erd Lyndhurst, and Lord England, and Si r Edward Sugden and Lord C al o l twena Plunkettnbea emi: Ireland. MADAME ANNA THILLoN.— We understand that this fascinating artist will appear, in conjunction with Mr. Hudson, the celebrated Irish comedian, in a new musical and dramatic entertainment, to be given, in the course of the present month, in one of our leading concert-rooms. AGRICULTURAL TENANCIES. THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF AGRI-- CULTURAL TENANCIES; with Forms and Precedents. By George Wingrove Cooke, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-. Law, Author of " A Treatise on Inclosures," &c., &c. Bvo. London, 1850. • Mr. Wingrove Cooke, of the Home Circuit, is one of those toiling lawyers who fill up a long vacation with a long task. When others hie away to rustling stubbles and breezy hills these laborious sons of Thernis retire into their inner chamber, shut their doors about them, and, having summoned their calf-skin-bound familiars to their aid, cast—an octavo. An example, by the way, to our agricultural friends, how men in other pursuits are obliged to rely upon their own efforts, and to strive, to labour, and to compete for business and for eminence. The result of Mr. Cooke's long vacation is a very remarkable book —remark able, not because it is a good law book with cases and statutes, and contents and index, all in good order and well put together. A man who knows hi 4 business has no great difficulty in compiling such a thing, and the production generally vouches more:for the author's power of plodding than for his power of brain. Mr. Couke might have perpetrated a hundred profcssiunal volumes without attracting our attention ; nor, although conveyancing is A science, which Lord Coke supposzs Began about the time of Moses, should we have cared to follow him through a labyrinth of cases and covenants. But this volume, without intending it, and while pur porting only to tell country attorneys how to draw farming leases, and landowners how to check their agents' valuations, in reality lays bare a state of law and a social evil which few persons could suspect to exist even in a code of laws made entirely by land lords. It seems that the law as between a farmer and his landlord differs from that which rules the bargains of any other classes. If a baker sets up an oven, or a brewer sets up a set of vats for the purpose of carrying on his business, the fixtures remain his own, and he can take them away when his tenancy ceases. If a farmer sets up a thrashing machine, a barn, a feeding shed, or a steam-engine, it imme diately becomes the property of the landlord, who may turn him out with half-a-year's notice, and take possession of the whole without one farthing compen sation. We only wonder that the same rule does not apply to the farmer's stocks and his household furni ture ; and indeed it might just as rationally be applied to his wife and daughters. Again, it seems that if a farmer agree with his landlord that he will spend one, two, or three thousand pounds in draining and im proving the farm (and without such agreement all the improvements might be taken possession of without compensation),if the estate is entailed the next possessor is not bound by the agreement, and the farmer may , be turned out on his landlord's death without any no tice whatever. Such is the state of the law between landlords and their farmers, and in the face of this our Stanleys and Richmonds have the coolness to exhort their tenants to spend capital upon the land. " You want skill —you want enterprise. Why don't you drain ? Try subsoil ploughing—buy manures—adopt high farming—raise double crops," shout the noble founders of Protectionist societies ; and the press re echoes the cry, and comfortable citizens wonder that farmers won't carry on their business like cotton spinners, and invest the proper amount of capital to ensure a return of profit. No wonder that such harangues fall upon dull ears. Swift is said to have preached a short charity sermon in these words:— "He who giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord; my brethren, if you like the security, down with your money." The farmers do not like the security; but as they dare not say so, they silently act upon their Convictions, and the land is scantily cultured, and so it will continue to be as long as landlords have the monopoly of law-making, and use their power to make such laws as these. Mr. Cooke sees the only remedy in written agreements, which shall provide the compensations that the law desire,. On tnis sub ject he says, in his preface— " Written contracts, whether in form of agreements or leases, are grown into more general, but still not into very general, use throughout the kingdom. The ordi nary class of farmer—with not too much capital, no exuberant enterprise, and little con fid ence i n new sys tems, but with considerable shre w d ness an d great talent for bargaining —prefers the elasticity of a parol contract. Reductions of rent, allowances for improvements, and the lax culture obligations of the custom of the country, are all opportunities for constant haggling, and, unless the agent be a very shrewd, hard man, for constant petty victories. No wonder that a simple verbal tenancy is preferred by this ciao, to security for improvements they never intend to make, sad covenants for good husbandry precisely defined. " Gradually, however, cunning must give place to wis dom; and this class of farmers must surrender to stran gers, or mast be succeeded by sons who have learned the necessity of an exact demarcation of their rights and obligations. Little advantages gained, small reductions, occasional allowances, are as nothing when compared with the vast yearly difference of produce raised from the same land, by a farmer who drains and highly manures and a farmer who does not. Yet he must be too improvident a man to be a good farmer, who should invest in the land capital sufficient for high cultivation, without some security that a change in the ownership of the estate (whatever well-founded confidence he may have in the present landlord) may not at any moment bring a notice to give up farm, improvements, and capital, and leave it all, uncompensated, to a stranger. if the modern system of husbandry is to progress until it be comes universal, precise written contracts must extend over the land with an equal pace. It w ill be conceded that a species of contract, which thus bids fair to con trol the management of all the land of England, deserves more especial cor,sideration than it could receive in those general works. whereof it formed but a very subordinate subdivision.!" Mr. Cook has collectel all the precedents of agree ments !hat have been adopted by landlords who are inclined to deal justly with their tenantry, and we are not surprised to find that these are the men who are least heard of as Protectionist spouters. Among those who are the advocates of tenant right, and who " —know what's right—sot only so, But also practise what they know," are Lord Yarborough and Earl de Grey, the Duke of Devonshire, Mr. Tollemache of Cheshire, Mr. Par kinson of Ley Fields, Mr. Woollett Wilmot, Mr. Bartholomew of Wragby, Mr. Badcock of Launces ton, and many other eminent liberal landlords and agriculturists, whose different schemes of tenant right allowances are all set forth in the book. These landowners are inclined to consult their own interest and their tenants by doing common honesty, but there are numbers upon whom mere ex ample will be thrown away. When we open this book we wonder that it never was written before ; and when we find that no such book existed before we cease to wonder that farming leases are on all hands admitted to be expensive sheep skins, filled with absurd stipu lations impossible to reduce to practice. Mr. Cooke has now armed the country attorney with a full knowledge of all the mysteries of corn-rents, crop ping, and manuring, and the land agent with all the legal knowledge necessary to draw a farming agree merit. He has explained in his preface the peculiar facilities he has enjoyed for combining the two sciences oc law and agriculture, and obvious as was the neces sity of such a book to meet what the Protectionists call the agricultural crisis, there was probably no other man than himself, in either profession, who could have written it. We hope it may lead not only to the professional reputation and profit which the author no doubt very fairly had in view, but also to a revision of the whole state of the law upon this subject, and a little justice to the agricultural tenant. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I trust to your truthfulness to insert this answer to your attack upon the prebendaries of St. Paul's. 1. The prebendaries are not members of the Chapter. 2. They have not the slightest authority in the Cathe dral. 3. All of us who were appointed since the Ecclesiasti cal Mt= Act derive no revenue from the Cathedral estates. Our appointments are entirely honorary, and although we are happy to receive this mark of distinc tion from our Bishop, we have no ambition of the addi tional honorary title of "Twopenny Showmen of St. Paul's." Let the blame of so odious an act rest with those to whom it attaches, the Dean and four Canons, who have the whole and sole control of the Cathedral. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A BENDARY. P.S. I enclo se my name for your PR sati E sfaction, not for publication. NEW PIER AT RIDE.—An earnest movement is being made for the erection of a noble pier, worthy of Ryde. Surveys and estimates have been made, and a plan is in Course of execution. It is proposed to have it of galvanised iron, about three times the width of the present one, with head in proportion, and to be furnished with a tram-road and carriages for the accommodation of passengers. It will run from the Dover a little to the east of Ryde, where good approaches can be secured easily, the ground being yet un occupied. There is no want of capital to carry it through the opposition anticipated from the proprietors of the present old pier, whose want of spirit and liberality in forwarding the improvements proposed last year, have induced the present movement; and those who would have been the last to re move, the traffic from its present site, are forward now to sup port the measure, from a conviction that, like the New Steam Company, it is the only way left to keep pace with the re quirements of the day. AN ADVENTURE AT WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE.- A youth at Durham, while visiting Wombwell's menagerie, laid his hand upon the paw of an African lion, which was protruded beneath the bars, a familiarity which the brute resented in a fearful manner. With the quickness of light ning the animal laid hold of the unhappy intruder by the hand, and drawing him close against the bars of the cage, with his other paw he fastened upon his head. The cries of the lad instantly attracted the attention of the keeper, who flew to the spot, and after severely beating the infuriated brute upon the paws, compelled him to relinquish his hold. The whole proceeding was the work of a moment, but the unfortunate lad retains traces of his fearful rencontre, which he will bear with him to the grave. His head and both his hands are lacerated in a terrible manner, and in addition to which he has received several severe scratches on the throat an d nec k. The tumult occasioned in the menagerie by thin incident is indescribable.—Durham Ad vertiser. - 1 1 RAIL WAY INTELLIGE C t 4„ -- , , TER, YEOVIL, AND DORCI4ESTEIC 7 '." [ EXETER, A tki lAn extraordinary general meeting - of the share holders of this company was held yesterday afternoon iat the London and South-Western Railway Com- I pany's offices, York-road, for the purpose of consider ing the existing relations between the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Company, and the London and South- Western Company, and of taking such steps with re ference thereto as should appear to the meeting to be expedient; and for other special purposes. Mr. Wool mer in the chair. After a few preliminary remarks, the Chairman said that the following report had been drawn up that morning by the board of directors, to be submitted to the consideration of the meeting : " In conformity with tho wishes ( apressed by the pro prietors present on the 27th of August last, this special general meering has been called fur the purpose, as stated by the notice, of considering the existing relations between this company and the London and South- Western Railway Company, and of talcirig such steps with rezerence thereto as shall appear roipeiiisnt. " The directors olnerved that, as the recont meeting of the London and South-Nl' estern Company, powers were given to the directors of that caurpatuy to make such arrangements in respect of this un d erta ki ng as should app ear fi tt i ng and just ; and the directors learn that the London and South-Western hoard have, in order to carry out this object, appointed a committee to meet a committee of this company. This course up pesrs to the board likely to lead to a satisfactory result, and they therefore recommend that the proprietors should appoint such a committee from their own body. including such of the directors as ate not nominees of the London and South-Westeru Railway Company. And that the committee be cuthorised to confer with the committee appointed by the London and South- Western Company's board, and either report their res commendations to a future meeting of this proprietary, or proceed without such a report to carry tnem out as may seem beat. The definition and extent of such powers the board would leave in the hands of the meeting, and they have deemed it right to direct that the proper Gazette and newspaper notices should be given in the present month of an ap plication to Parliament for a dissolution of the company. and for enabling the legal completion of such arrange ments,between the two companies as may be found expedient. These notices it may be unnecessary to follow up by the introduction of any Bill into Parlia ment, but the board are of opinion that the time for publishing notices should not be allowed to pass with out the company being placed in a position to proceed to Parliament in the ensuing session if necessary, and have given directions accordingly." The CHAIRMAN then moved that the above report should be received. Mr. PARSONS seconded the motion, which was car ried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to questions, informed the meeting that, in the event of their adopting the recommendation of the directors, it would be for the committee nominated to ascertain at whose expense a Bill such as that alluded to should be brought into Parliament. There were only two members of their hoard, so far as he knew, who were not nominees of the London and South-Western Company. The proportion of shares held by the General• Co mpany and by the London and South-Western Com pany respectively, was as -- to i e the exact number being—General Company, 21,000 ; London and South-Western Company, 35,000. It was then moved by Mr. WILLIAMS, seconded by Mr. J. DRAY, and, after some conversation, carried, " That a committee should be appointed, consisting of five shareholders, namely, Messrs. Woolmer, Par sons, Edwards, Boyd, and Day, three to form a quorum, though the concurrence of four members should be necessary, to any definite arrangement that might be entered into ; and that this committee should be empowered to negotiate with the directors of the London and South-Western Railway Company relative to the existing relations between the company and the London and South-Western Company, and to conclude such arrangements as they may consider for the interests of the company; and that such com mittee be empowered to take any steps that may be necessary to carry such arrangements into effect." Mr. CHAPLIN assured the meeting that in all that regarded the London and South-Western Ilailwey Company the committee would be met in the most friendly and liberal manner, and he had every reason to believe that the conference would be attended with the most satisfactory results. The matter would be discussed freely, honourably, and impartially. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. DUNGARVAN ELECTION. Mr. John Francis ALguire, of the Cork Examiner, is about to redeem his pledge, and has already issued his address to the electors of Dungarvan. It is a long and ably drawn up document, and such as leaves no room for doubt as to the political principles of the candidate. lie is, of course, a Repealer, and anti- Churchman, and an advocate of tenant-right. Touching the question of protection, Mr. Maguire observes— " Believing, in my inmost soul, that there cannot be a wilder delusion than that which supposes a restora tion to a protecting duty on foreign corn, I shall not dwell ou that subject, save only to say this much, that even were protection possib!e of attainment, which I am thoroughly convinced it is not,—as I believe the manufacturing and trading communities of England would rise in rebellion rather than consent to relinquish the advantage of a five trade in the staple article or lite,—l should not seek for it, and for two reasons; in the first place, because I hold it to be im politic and inhuman to impose a tax on the food of the puor, and, in the second, because any notion of a re turn to protection would only lead to a vigorous re newal of the worst form of rack-renting, and prevent that equitable settlement of the land question which is so essential to the welfare of every class and interest in this country." F-- _RE LATE IRE AT WICKEIAM HALL.—APPRE.• lIENSION OF zit:: SUPPOSED INCENDIARIES.—In the early part of last April, a fire occurred on part of the Wickham Hall Farm, known as the " Ragged House Barns," ending in the total destruction of some extensive premises, and also in the destruction of a great deal of live stock and other pro perty. Directly after the fire, a man named Benjamin Wager, who was known frequently to seek refuge in some part of the premises, decamped, and from this and other cir cumstances suspicion fell on him; but, although every exer tion was made to find him, he had eluded apprehension until the evening of Monday the 28th ult., when one of the men in the employ of Mr. Smith, the tenant of the farm, saw him at Hatfield Peverel, and invited him to his cottage, where he was directly afterwards apprehended. On Wed nesday morning he was brought up before W. W. Luard, Esq., together with a man named Ewers, who from infor mation which had reached the police since Wager's appre hension, was also supposed to be concernea. In order to give time for the collection of further evidence the pri soners were remanded until Friday morning; and subse quently, on account of the absence of a material witness, until Saturday morning. On that day, the evidence was gone into before W. W. Luard, Esq., and the Rev. John Bramston, when Wager was fully committed to the assizes on the charge, but there not being sufficient evidence against Ewers he was discharged. MR. HENRY HALLAM.—We have received with great regret intelligence of the death of Mr. Henry Hallam, only surviving son of the eminent historian of the " Middle Ages." This melancholy event took place at Sienna on the return of Mr. Hallam and his famii from a short visit to Rome. It will be remembered by the large class of friends and admirers to whom Mr. Hallam is justly endeared that a similar misfortune, almost identical in some of its circum stances, bereaved him several years ago of an eldest son, whose genius and whose virtues had singularly endeared him toAall his contemporaries. So sudden and so painful an afilletion has seldom fallen twice upon the same family; and it is increased by the premature close of another life rich in every promise of personal excellence and professional c 11.,. tinction. TUE MURDER IN JERSEY.—The following are the terms of the verdict of the jury which sat to inquire into the means whereby Mrs. Carlton cane by her death :—"That the said Mary M'llonsild, wife of Edward Carlton, or Carle ton, died of the consequences of a wound inflicted by the said Carlton, or Ca r l e t on , on hi s sa id w if e, w i th a knife or other instrument." On Saturday Carlton was brought before the Jersey Royal Court to plead to an indictment framed against him by the Crown officers for wiful murder. He, through his advocate, entered a plea of "Not Guilty," and with reserva tion of the point that the indictment was not in accordance with the verdict. Carlton seemed quite at his ease before the Court, betraying no signs whatever of anxiety or fear. SOUTH WALES IRON WORKS.—lncreased activity is apparent in portions of the great mineral field in South Wales, particularly in the neighbourhood of Bridgend and Maesteg. It is currently reported that the Maesteg Iron Works, which have been closed during the last four years, will very shortly be reopened under extremely favourable circumstances. At the Garth works an increased number of men have been employed, and in the underground works greater activity is visible. Surveys have been undertaken preparatory to the formation of new tramways, the opening of fresh levels, and extension of air and ventilating pits. The Lyhvi works are likewise to be enlarged by the addition of a new mill to the finishing department.— Carmarthen Journal. AMERICAN RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—Our engineers have not yet thought fit to give the American system of carriages a trial, although they appear not unworthy of it. For our own part, we are induced to think that it would be a great convenience to be able to stand upright in a carriage when tired of sitting—that we would rather take a cup of coffee or a chop on the way, than be compelled to leave a half-tasted meal at Swindle'em station (where we have paid at a rate that justifies the present occupant giving 20,0001. for the good will), or else have to stop at Birmingham an hour, when we don't want to stop at all—that a little artifi cial warmth during winter would not be unacceptable in this climate and that, finally, alter enduring all this and much more, it would be a more sensible plan to take our tickets toward the latter end of the journey than to keep us wait ing some ten minutes outside the station while that enliven ing ceremony is being performed. The complaint ofdicitdread evaerlrleiargtehawtntuhlde draught apparently be metunpleasant by gi v i ngn a blind, which . m de ig i la ce t w be at d er ra i w n n sum at m p e l r e , as an u d re, a b p u la t c w e e o d f o c n o :t . cans, who w th h e o re pr i o s v rch weight in this objectionae,aloocrnhgtdhoueunbAlme sea ten r v a e t n e ie s n u c c e h for the t a h rr e a c n o g m en co a r n t t o ._ ft 4 he r i t r iza ptssengers, would not tole- MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF NEEDLEWORK.-028 o f the most most ingenious and wonderful artistic productions of the kind which we have ever seen has this week been laid before us by a journeyman tailor, residing in Lancaster, who intends exhibiting it in the " crystal palace" in 1851 The name of the tailor is Brayshaw, and his work consists of a counterpane, on which with the needle he has wrought a close et inspection,varietapyna ofpainter. ct eco a ron. r us t li i Eid s Tt t ihncoeoftdebpseiiegcn colour s e s ordfee attributedesligo tnhtsowhich,as beautifully dhi Bvi pna c t ogr i el e u p ta t on s deo contrasted, s o te f d a , form various-groups and figures.— Carlisle Journal, • 21 44 ,