The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-10 00:00:00

I ~ r Of the. P ''' . ...a- ........_ 1111 Pr, imum.onakomme C ..- ......--- ÜBLI JOURNALS. t ilts 'lll TEE MORNING PAPERS O F 'THIS DAY. 5,,, --- We have m ore t h an once ac k now l e d ge d an d regre tt e d T n il a itl to lay before our readers a perspicuous and compre 14147alive cf the occurrences which are now taking place nn i k ,:°flvar in the north of Africa. The want of poi maps k,,, f ....1 topographical descriptions of the country, the oh 4u4a, 'beyond the province of Algiers, the roving character le, te r "qaer, and the intricacy of the various relations exist tttiutni them and the French, are insurmountable obstacles to we r.of correct opinions on the incidents and chances of , t ee. our acounts of the actual results of these opera. t l e w helle c dependent for information on the public in , :," c hished by one side o n ly ; an d g reat doubts must be. kt e " Whether the whole truth is ever to be obtained at such oiritar f here are two vast inducements to falsification ;—first, do mi Ltaotives of the o ffi cers scattered over the country, „ tee : , extenuate their losses, and make the most of 1t5,,,,,. s in their reports to their own Government; I it, l . , the political motives of the French Govern elf,din. Which is not strong enough to resort to emu, eie tr , though salutary exp.Aiei t, of disgusting e,„_ , OY a true account of the war. If the contest is to be , i ; h , in itetaust, of course, be a little dressed up for popularity l e is 0 , at ion• When all the nakedness of its horrors trails k;,,ol),"ttanfrair of the Dahfit, France did not repress her severest Nsi utatt ' , • .It is not, therefore, wonderful that we Should be kli th t e Ignorance of the real state of Africa, when the ,It,erarelves know so little of the task they have undertaken. lit,,.."Ptilation Probably not exceeding two millions and a half, 1/4.,1.k considerab l e it , ka „,,, h e portion have accepted the French yoke, ' I, ahi„, , " compelled the French Government to keep an lie 4i `.aas reached the enormous amount of 100,000 men, in lk% o f t h e He has demonstrated to all the world. that the ' l , i iv n e French in Africa is an occupation, but not a con %tr the wearied and would have exhausted evetyleel ing in isl e h ,. Contest, exc e pt t h e po i n t o f honour, so deeply rooted !le tt ' French ; and he has wage d unrelenting war, with ire !) i nterval, for fifteen years, without any of the , I ,liiteseurces of states, except a legion of fana ?hch brave adherents. The success i ve a d va nces of it h la, n have been crowned with success, but a success kvi cto ; hl Y enticed them into more complicated difficulties; ht t t , thq ev entually proves more calamitous to them than. a C al hh i 'native pow er . N or h as Abd el-Kader beenavantmg , tt lhe 6 which could maintain his apparently hopeless cause. ilign. 5 I 'Meco war of l as t y ea r he disappeared from public ob- i 15,..;" eluded the stipulation of the treaty of Tangiers; Ii ta, aPI , a PPears that his influence and his emissaries were ac - V 44 ,1 " c d in preparing the tribes throughout the provinces let tee d ~ Al giers itself for the most general insurrection that th e 1,-1" att empted. At the close of this summer the E m ir sleek f c ; Mar s h a l B ugeau d was a bs e nt, but General Lamo. e l . tei leh e ' l l equal to the emergency. The total destruction of Ne st . e ns ei nnin, and the capture of another, soon showed Iliat lt , tista;" h e c unntry required a concentration of farces. The "JO rn ents were collected into bodies of 4,000 I ~' e Mee './ (le e ei and were then strong enough to re een 'et attack which could be made by sic e Arabs ; but the e l .,,Nda an "r ated these forces were, the le ould they rnevent e : as es . movements and operations of the enemy. The positions na, '", Nlascara, and Oran served as the base of their move. t tt snth l i li the danger were confined to the west alone, they :' nap ti 'efe tY have crossed the Tafna, and perhaps pursued the e y ,;Niqr, tle .4 Province 01 Reef; although ! ,rich a movement at this e t 4l, le,would have exposed the 1 rench army to excessive I,:' 11:;" Would probabi have led to no decisive result what. '''ths . Me anwhile it ' bec. l ame evident that the southern, and 1,,,. saner . e t ‘ e al,, a o districts of the province of Oran, were in full in -It:Fat , 1 ,, n f4ut, it would seem that everything has been pr - ~„4 ' 44 • '" d 0l march of All.el-Kader into the heart of the ''',,atuit:ece4oris. The road to the south of Mascara is op to en .oi t i o , ir l, ,othLgrieat tribes of that district . are in arms, read y d the frontiers it ots, to a t! . nstead of pursuing a fugitive bl „, e c hoir the French forces must prepare to o defend the line tith,_'htt ~,,* This invasion will of course he a sweeping and ; 14 ' 0 111y: " vengeance and destruction, for the Arabs, , p ut , t , •,rs 4 i , h 1144 ri n o g: h is in their cavalry, can neither capture fort . i. 14 4 1 , 4 hold them. These Nurn . idian horsemen will es 'riktp, c hlY as they appear ; but,even if they be surrounded if —, the 111,1 an d Y will suffer comparatively little by a reverse, as lt t th eat, C cl- Xader retains his freedom. The highest tribute Ite b ,. ' ita:. P a id to the personal qualities of this remarkab . le man 01 4 ' l 4l l i ; Prevalent in France, that if Abd-el-Kader perished . or li t i Q U 'l a. r nn 4l4 ter, the country would be restored to peace. With. s ot t ' ll 44 4 4 7' 41 °n to depreciate his talents, or his military and re. k e 'alle at - : ee . vi' nevertheless believe that even his death would ilk Neli a ; th e war in Africa. . On both sides the struggle has alea,, - " a Pitch of exasperation, which renders peace a bare t htt, / as Ung as the two races are pitted against one Iti tii4 o , i; ~, T 1 1. ' „ k l3io . I - `'E.—When the Bank Bill was under discussion in tellht,„, °l 1 544, several important abstract principles were b k l j itio n -el. Consideration, upon which we preferred to reserve . Is leap ~e U ntil experience should throw some light on their 4 e t : l liiie e ' s r , t ion. . And this, we frankly acknowledge, we fall ilit:' , ll o ;,;`' to do, in consequence of the conflicting opinions of ‘ll, '. e ' l k 67 instiY be considered the highest authorities on these iv 9is c i IPP•ed to Sir Robert Peel we had Mr. Tooke, whose t , lab, . 1 1, 4 , a nd i,., rlouti investigations in his highly esteemed work on l 'ae 'to rc; - e" ar P ' lc rs, and Mr. Mill, whose . great attainments all kii: i to 0 .,.,T1ci logical reasoning, entitle their opinions respec. t e , ' "' Ici er ,' highest regard on all subjects connected with econo. it k „ 4 the „ ; e ' and banking in particular. On the other hand, we ki t . ' ,, i en,r ws of the Minister - supported by Mr. Loyd, Mr. Nor- Ite ° d C o lo ne l Torrent, whore distinguished acquire. sir ' 0 4 '1 41 - experience entitled their opinions to . .. no , it in t , h -era t i on. Such was the conflict of f opinion 04, 4 th e ghost authorities who were altogether disconnected e t . ,' (11 01,, - ,_, °ce edings of th e ' Legislature, and to whom we were i t 11 4 0 -C,;‘,1.t0 look for sound opinions on such a subject, than 1 4 ' toy, a ttach weight to a vote of Parliament. Our approval a,Plosi„; :, 4 adopted by the Bank rattier condemns than approves lepNeet, 4 made by the Bank Bill, on which it was to rely for likllo 6 , l , ° Plised. The Bank Bill, if followed out, would have to, t ', Th",,cteP as has been taken ts, the Bank Directors at this 'Pith . "' g a s :' a '. l ( Bill professed to furnish a self-regulating course th e " tee" , and to relieve the Directors from all responsibilits ti e ,"lthi -. " to the currency. Had the Bank trusted to h; 4 . l eti ' t hey would not, at this time, while yet the l ak i N t tt et l e is more than five millions below the sum Ne ll se„ by that Act, under existing circumstances, have . e,cry, i steps • calculated to curtail the demand for LIN., B ut the Bank Directors wisely repudiate a reliance on to "g ,': 1:4 4 8 14t 1ng Principle, and, warned by their experience in ltic 'fir s t ' a nd eliecially in 1839, see the necessity of yielding tht eli ti, i ndications of an increasing demand for money, and Pi e Part ' s We of interest. The Bank Bill supposes a power on a l ate of t he Bank to expand and contract the currency at CDr an d Atte • ti o t amity defines the precise time when such steps Isst i ' l eh 4 " O. The Bank Directors, knowing that • th ey . have h k t tht,dcover—having found by their experience during t t .oh e 1,, t * 11l /ears that they had no power to increase the circula tion i le t !' ) fr t:' t knowing also that as long as they hold d h ei?o h b e could ka 4 6 t he public to tha extent of 10,000,0001. ,w lc , . te ' t t , es e - n e ' 4ll at the mill of their customers, they cannot at p•ea i :', 4 sond e s the circulation — ac t alto g ether independently a, c, e hell oill, and take the only true course which could tt'fp i t ob'ect by making money dearer as it be t i t ',., k 'i re in i ,I , mand Had the Bank Directors been 1 0 :‘% ; ;, 0 • c the ' the self-regulating principle of the 3 1 '1 , 1i - t impl a ied the necessity of contraction, the circu k,k • an. U ld have been altogether beyond their control. The 1: 5 - ' 4 , ,i lha altogether independently of that Bill, and precisely lk i' :` , ? ' ea 4 - 1 ,.., h 0 " e acted under . the same circumstances, with the ste e ls i n Wedge and experience of the present Directors, had iia b 5O , ' ll Whatever been enacted. The only safe course w hich L a - t e t to scan adopt —and it is ultimately the best for the public— ltelcb -,,elY On any arbitrary criterion for the rate of interest, it to e .n ; ided entirely by the demand for money. In any at tlle kee educe the rate of interest by aNy other prin etlt th an r r t setse hffe,,, °u PPIY and demand, the Bank would always find le,' 4 e ''' But there are other important ways iii . which a tp'gesi,„ l , the principles implied by the Bank Bill would , t n; 1 - 4 1 Y misled the Bank Directors had they implicitly trusted t at., ap an , i , B ank Bill infers that the only indication for contract,ng a l 'l , 'ht the currency is to be found in the state of the h i'r 'e I Thlis -e , h e en ges , Now, had the Bank followed this criterion, to h, l e th ei '"eY would not have taken one step to prevent a drain C'' aka resources . The exchanges are still all high, and as yet ~ mrsi' e - " e 'n no ia• • NI . .. , f . h,.,,. n ication of falling. Nevertheless, there toothha beets tle ' t ill, h e ' lll ° ll within three months amounting nearly ree th t 'Res 4 4 not for transmission abroad. . The state of the ex ii, . 1 44 :e rendered that operation impossible. T he drain f rom h ' „ l'a te, ae been exclusively for increased internal circulation, for 1, 4 , -4 1, 1 '-', of Wag es, and other purposes. But this fact suggests a" a er „ '' , ll°, into which Sir Robert Peel has fallen in his Bill. r 4l. 4‘.‘e Pftn ciPle of that Bill contemplates a drain of bullion, th 't e i i,,,, "i 'ting with an adverse exchange, and, consequently. 1 1', (4 ! '" r emittance . And on this assumption it provides f 1 ,5 i '4 ,,, Pro Portion as a drain of bullion increases, e ' l .ll, e '4--nal circulation of paper shall be contracted, tv . ,,." , it,,, we d object of making money dearer here, in order to ~ '9 b - "Porta:ion But experience would rather prove that in lii t : 4 thl t i a'lec of a d rain . of bulion from the Bank, a large portion tau,„liternal eirculation of the country, required in conic. - 1 Pri , - i'ely , cell having risen —and in the present case it is e.x -14,141 eir e ') Antl the mode by which this drain of gold for in. h"'ed, e - "ation is accomplished, exposes another weakness, ta 'Pl , - ,, 4 ' t e ntire failure of another part of the Bank Bill. That tjh 4,';', 4 strict and arbitrary limit on the amount of notes which 't th 1 ` 3. 1 bank can issue ; .and many people flatter themselves ttli s , 't re 11,,,,-"uee st e les on has materially tended to keep the recent spe lt the ~W ith i° narrower limits than would otherwise have 1 3 ,'14 4 „ ' as e• We believe no greater error could prevail. 4 .,: i 1t li ne t hat the issue of notes payable to bearer on demand has I t eg , u i but this has not prevented bankers in the country e' e h rie I: Y i xtent of accommodation which they wished to do, by ot r ; 'lli „ s uPon their London correspondents. This is nie a 4 1)4 : 1 4, t e . It is a fact 'which has already attracted considerable to t es ; a n al , bills of exchange ' hive been thus substituted for te, 4 64l: t d it shows how utterly impossible it is to enact any laws 4 4 fe t , et ' matters of credit and commerce which cannot e . asily `, t t , r u llYbe evzided when their tendency is against the mte. t li tl L 'tic e indiv iduals. a ; And it also shows that the substitute for the 'CPI, . teni Pted to be prohibited is invariably an aggravation of 0 pbs.r(hed evil. t : ll ber t . -- We cannot too seriously or strenuously condemn the yi eXci t '. ' a nd violent efforts which we see made in certain quarters I,, tt n't e - W B e r r e at alarm about an approaching scarcity of food. Even tl ) 't %eh, e 600,1 grounds for entertaining such alarm, the sub. Th is p h Un doubtedly to be handled with cautious moderation b) ad vert s i . 4 , h ave it in their power to influence the public timid. hat"" obvious a truth, that the very violence to which we * l et th e()nei ncea Us that those who resort to it are well aware a .Ich th e i' n 0 foundation in truth for the apprehensions a ith ~t ite r, vY endeavour in their rage to infect the public. The 4tsa.,::‘'hhe°,nrecklessly drive the public into a state of panic are, tls Its ne , selves aware of the wild exaggerations and frantic in. ~ that hick such a state of panic produces. 'Fbey themselves tell b th 'i ' "en the public fencer fancy themselves endangered, tee ' kne e , ~ he • t s „ ,--- lights at on any whom they have u., es 0 - I :afnt or are inclined to believe are their etie i:ir ~, ill doers They make no compromise with Int e e ie%X . Passions,.no deductions from their metro extre eories th ore as ,ach iiP a mass of sullen revenee, which deepens re and e: i r ha t . 'lay brings its new want with it, until the measure of fi `erl b ut ` I , full and their violence is accomplished." This ' 4 et i t no true an account of the desperate injustice and miscot. 'at 4t u wh i t 'lt 004 ioh men are apt to rush under the impulse of excite so e a PPrehension. Yet they who see this, and who describe that s i : a it . : l , Y, ar e . the very • persons - who are creating the excitement, "at e, "'rig wide the apprehension ! It is perfectly inexciesabh l''el ecl r 0 " "'Poses whether of a public' azure or of a less ex_ tl "'e character, such measures. should be taken to alarm y,.. P 4 blt; , ,• no ' , f there b e d ang er—of which the public ha. ! . ..•(4 4te evidence —men should be taught to Inca it v.itl. ;ilte,,,,,tztnealrriness, and to take such precaution a s th e . , ' e at ~,,m t e w es render possible, and seem to demand. " T his is l 'eried f ,,...e want," some will exclaim—" we want , the , ports •;:ai e,.._ ': LOe reeeption of foreign corn free of dirty.' les, .bin .rie,,,err, mimed to prove the case of necessity. Mere assertion, hilt ,•, ve heMent, proses nothing. It may alarm the passions, Publi c will not convince the reason. We do not dispute the I L ‘ ece e ,i ef o l : c ‘.. t_ .. .f alarming the passions, . w hether the . reason be co n h'oat whict ;' , , but we exclaim against the injustice of asserting chi PTC,,,, whets be false, and of which, at all events, there is , en ' when the natural result of such assertions is most tills "'Nei'''. alar m. Besides, what is the use—as regards present ei s 'ancee an — of opening the ports ? As well might a b rcs,,,, ° P e i , the shutters of his windows at midnight th,,, . 4 he wants We that light. Our own supply is bet ter -e o pe , ‘ of our neighbours, wherefore, then, shout,: I , e 4t t ," the ports ?If there be really a deficiency—and we re. ev gat of any serious - •• authentic lde,„ deficiency the public have no tui; store the proper course of policy is to husband our ow. l e sol 1 : , r: e s - ~ a e t, s m ee out —to Practice in time the virtue of economy—to take up in order that we may not be wholly without a elte en Y . b c, ore another harvest comes. round. But there is no evi de ed , :na x t even that precaution 16 absolutely necessary. It is, in_ all y 4 _ s Lr . ted that the Ministers, " haviug the sewnuf tile latien e t i le i e antl intelligibly described by reporte both :de and com c'4lvei 41 14 thutulity of the !Invest distinctly character:lied," CO i rit at, rf w o g .40 THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1845. are bound to take certain steps. But this is mere assertion. The public have seen nothing of these reports. No doubt pains have be-n taken in official quarters to get the best infor. mation et a general kind as to the results of the. harvest. No doubt this information has been before the Cabinet, and the reso. lutions of. the Cabinet have been influenced thercloy. But, since the Cabin: t has issued no order—since neither the ports have been opened, ror any proclamation issued regarding a more sparing use of food, is not the reasonable conclusion that the official informa tion is not of that gloomy character which alarmists represent ? Unquestionably, as Ministers have met on several occasions in full Cat met, and have deliberated so long, and yet have taken no, step, such as an apprehended scarcity of fond would dictate to rational men, who have the responsibility of government upon their shoul ders, the natural and reasonable conclusion is, that the majority of the Cabinet consider the country to be in no instant and pressing danger of scarcity. This conclusion should prevent alarm, and save the public from being wrought upon by the shameful efforts which are made to produce a state of general panic and irrational fear. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. ---- - - - OXFORD, Nov. S.—There will be an election at Balliol College on Saturday, the 29th inst., of two Fellows and two Scholars, on the old foundation, open to candidates without regard to the place of their birth, residence, or education, Candidates are required to present to the Master, on or before Saturday, the 22d inst., certificates of birth and baptism, with testimonials of character. The examination for the purpose of electing a Sanscrit Scholar on the foundation of Colonel Boden will take place in the Claren don, on Saturday, the 22d inst., at ten o'clock. The Bodleian Library will be re-opened on Monday next. Yesterday Mr. Charles A. Octavius Baumgartner, Commoner of Oriel College, was elected a Scholar, and Mr. Walter Kendall, also a Commoner, was elected an Exhibitioner at the same college. CHURCH PREFERMENTS. The Lord B shop of Exeter has instituted the Rev. Henry Killock, M.A., to the Vicarage of Stratton, Cornwall, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. S. Hawker, on the presentation of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. On the same nomination, his Lordship has instituted the Rev. Reger Bird, 8.D., to the Rectory of Lantegloss and Advent, Corn wall, vacant by the death of the Rev. Corydon Luxmoore. The Lord Bishop cf Salisbury has nominated the. Rev. R. Grant, M.A., Vicar of Bradford .Abbas, and Rural Dean, to the Honorary Canonry of Bearninster Secunda, in Salisbury Cathedral, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Goddard. The Rev. John Armstrong, B. A , has been instituted to the Vicarage of Tidenham, in the county of Gloucester, vacant by the cession of the Rev. James Henry Scudamore Burr. The Rev. F. S. Bradshaw, M.A., Curate of St. Mary's, New. market, has been licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Andrew's, Netherton, Worcestershire. The Rev. William Bull, M.A., of Queen's College, Cambridge, has been instituted to the Rectory of Stoke Ash, Suffolk, on his own petition. The Rev. Joseph King', M.A., df Queen's College, Cambridge, has been licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of Farnham, Suffolk. The Lord Bishop of Peterborough has instituted the Rev. John Longliurst, M.A., of Queen's College, Cambridge, Curate of Kirkby Mallory, and East Shilton, to the Vicarage of Dunton Bas sett, Leicestershire, ou his own petition. The Rev. Henry Caddell, M. A., of Corpus Christi college, Cam. bridge, Perpetual Curate of Walha.n-green, Fulham, has been pre sented to the Rectory of Wayford, Somerset.; • UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. —The New York packet-ship Ox ford, Captain Rathbone, arrived here this afternoon, after a voyage of twenty-four days, during which she had expe rienced very bad weather. She sailed from New York on the 16th ult., and has •therefore brought papers from that city one day later than the last arrival. The Oxford has twenty one cabin passengers. She reports the arrival of the ship Ashburton at New York on the 16th ult. We do not find any news of importance in these papars. The following are a few extracts : The Commercial publishes a letter from Washington Insinu ating that Mr. Buchannan will resign, and Mr. Walker take . his place ; and that Mr. Huger will resign his seat in the Senate, which will be taken by Mr. Calhoun. The same writer thinks that Mr. Dromgoole will be elected Senator from Virginia. The Secretary of the Navy returned to Washington yesterday. During his brief absence from the seat of government Mr. Bancroft has visited all.the naval stations north of the Potomac, which he had not previously inspected. He has given his careful attention to the condition of the navy yards at Portsmouth, New York, and Philadelphia. He has embraced the opportunity also to visit the Naval Asylum at the latter city. A busy week's work.— Union. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. SHEFFIELD, Nov. 8. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 2%--Crrimsby and Sheffield, 13—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2% —Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension, 6 Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, s%—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 3;4—Wakefield and Harrogate,. 21. 4s. BRISTOL, Nov. 8. " STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—Bristol ant Exeter, New, 734 —Great Western. Quarter Shares, -14%—Man chester and Southampton, 3 1 4—Midland, New, 18%. LEEDS, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANOE.—The sales are—Great North of Eng land, New, 47—Midland, 141—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 14—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 3N—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 16—Leeds and Bradford, Extension, 38—Leeds and Dews bury, 23 c. n.—Leeds and Thirsk, 12% 7 —North British, New Carli7le Branch, 4—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, 15—London and York, 4%—Ditto (Bawtry), 4 1 A—Grand Union, 12s. p.—Great Eastern and Western, ss. p.—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 4s. Leeds and Yolk, par—Leicester and Redford, 15s: p.—Liver pool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 4 1 4—Manchester, Buxton, Mattock, and Midland, 2 1 / 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 4%—North Western, 3 3 4 —Nottingham and Boston, 255. p. —Nottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 3 1 4—South Mid lands, 3% p.—Wakefield and Bradford, ss. p.—Waketield and Harrogate, 1% p.—Welsh Midlands, 3—York and Carlisle, 3—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 7s. p. ' HULL, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market continues exceeding de pressed, there being few. buyers but plenty of sellers. The sales are—Hull and Selby (10 per cent. guaranteed), Half Shares, 19—Leeds and Bradford, 45—North British (Carlisle), 31/_ —Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 11/2 Cambridge and Lincoln, 31. 13s. 9d—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., I,} 1 —Derby and Gainsborough , 11/2 —Nottingham and Boston, 2%. YORK, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Newcastle and Dar ington (Brandling), 45-York and North Midland Exten sion, 20/4-London awl York, 4 1 4-Newcastle and Ber wick, 134 -North British, New Carlisle Branch, 3%- Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 48 cum all-Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 1 3 4-Grand Union, 1%-Leicester and Bedford,l% Manchester, .-Liverpool, and ISTewcastle Junction, 4: 3 / 4 -Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3% p-Welsh Midland, 21. 18s. 9d. • EDINBURGH, Nov. 7. STOCK EXCITANGE.-The sales are- Aberdeen, 71. 155.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Airdrie and Bath gate, 3/. IN.-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15L-Armagh and Portrusb, 21. 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Dumfries, 3L-Ayr and Galloway, 2L 18s. 6d-Banffshire, 2/.155.-Bel fast and County Down, 31.-British and Irish Union, 4/- Caledonian, 111. 155.-Caledonian Extension, 3/. 155.-Cale donian and Dumbarton, 3/. 95.-Caledonian and Northern Direct, 3/. Os. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, Si. 7s. 6d.- Carnwarth and West Linton, 2/. 35.-Chelmsford and Bury, 1/. 17s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 201.-Cornwall and Dever', 2/. 108.-Deeside Railway, 6/. 2s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 24 18s.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 5'.-Dundee and Arbroath, 36/.-Ditto, New. M.-Dundee and Perth, 101.-East of Fife, 2/. 155.-East Lothian Central, 41.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 4/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, ex news, 721.- Ditto, Hal* Shares, 181.-Ditto, Quarters, 181.-Ditto, Ditto, New, 131.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton , 11. 3s.- Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 31.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 24/. 10s.-Ditte, Preference, 194-Edinburgh and Northern, 4/. 3s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, U. 75.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 145.-Edinburgh and Peebles, ex new, 2/. 19s. -Edinburgh and Perth, 54 IN.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 2/. 25.-Forth and Clyde Junction. 31. 175.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 721.-Ditto, New Stock, 231.-Ditto, Quarter Shares 21/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. 4s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, .3/. 55.-Glas gow and Dundee Junction, 3/.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 45/. -Glasgow and Greenock, 22/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 2/. 55.-Glasgow Harbour Mine ral, 31.55.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 5/. 15s. -Granton Junction, 15s. p.-Great County Down, 3/.-Great North of Scotland, 31. 183.-Ditto, Extensions, 51. 18.-Great North and South Wales, I/.-Inverness and Elgin, 21. 2s. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 5'.-Larne and Ballymena, 21.25. -London and Hounslow, 2/.-London and Manchester (Rem.), 3/. 55.-London and Manchester (Rastrick) 51. 10s. -London and Windsor, 1/. 55.-London and York, 51.- Midland and Eastern Counties, 21. 17s. 6d.-Morayshire, 11.5x.-Newry and Londonderry, 21. 10s.-North British, ex news, 23/ 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, ex news, Si. 10s.-Ditto, Fifths, 61.-Ditto, Carlisles, Si. ;N.-North \Vales Mineral, New, 5/. 10s.-Perth and Crieff, Si. Is.-Perth and Inver ness, 21. 95.-Scottish Central, 16/. 17s. 6d.-Scottish Cen tral and Caledonian Junction, 2/. 155.-Scottish Midland, 4/. IN-Scottish North Western, 2'. 145.-Scottish south Midland, 2/. 165.-Scottish Western, 2/. 125.-Shrevsbury and Hereford, I/. 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 6/. 10s.-South Midland, 81.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 34 31.-Stirling an - Midland, 365. p.-Strathern Junction, 3/. 10s.-Surrey Grand Junction, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Tean and Dove Valley, 2/.-Tyne Valley, 3/-Wishaw and Coltness, 571. GLASGOW, Nov. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgate, 745.-Ardrossan, 57-Ayr and Dumfries Junction, 61s.- Ayr and Galloway, 555.-Banffshire, 505.-Bridge of Weir, 525. -British and Irish Union, 795.-Caledonian, 1014-Cale (lonian Extension, 765. 6d.-Caledonian and Ayrshire Junc tion, 545.-Ditto and Dumbartonshire Junction, 695.-Cord wall arid Devon Central, 505.-Dnndee and Perth, 10-East Indian Railway, 605.-Edinburgh and Perth, 514 -Glasgow General Terminus, 12-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 625. 6d. -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, New, 104 -Glasgow, Kil marnock, and Ardrossan OA-Glasgow and Dundee Junc tion, 605.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 545.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 685. - Great North of Scotland, 80s.- Great Eastern and Western, ss. p.-Inverness and Elgin, 2% -Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 80s.-Lanark and Lothians, 41. 18s. 6d.--Lesmahagow, 4/. 165.-Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 7 1 ,4-Perth and Inverness, 475. 6d.-Perth and Crieft; 555.-Sanquhar and Muirkirk Juncti on, 43s 6d.- Scottish Western, 515.-Scottish North Western, 505.- Scottish South Midland Junction, 545.-Stirling and Dun -585.-Strathern Junction, 70s. DUBLIN, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Cork and Waterford, I%—Cork and Youghal, 2%—Dublin, Dundrum ' and Ennis killen, 2—Great Southern and Western , 21—Killarney Junc tions, 2—Waterford and Limerick, 8 1 , 1 2 —Waterford, Wexford ; and Dublin, 1 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEW SCHEMES. Last week was unusually unproductive of new railway pro jects. The following appear to be the few that have been ushered into the world in spite of the extreme pressure which has lately been perceptible on the money market DinEer WESTERN.—A public meeting of the inhabitan's of Wells, was held on Thursday, the Mayor presiffing, for the purpose of taking into consideration the various lines of railway proposed for the accommodation of that city and its neighbourhood. After the merits of the many competing schemes had been strongly advocated by their respective supporters, and considered by the meeting, it was resolved by a large majority, that the Direct Western Railway offered more advantages to that city and its neighbourhood, both as regarded local accomodation and communication with the metropolis, than any other line, and the meeting pledged themselves to give to that CoMpany their fullest support and co-operation. WELSH SOUTH MIDLAND.—The shares in the Welsh South Midland„ or Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Glouces ter Junction Extension, were allotted on aturday. The Committee state that they delayed issuing the letters of allotment in this undertaking, until they were perfectly satis fied that the surveys, &c., would be perfected in time to proceed with their Bill in the ensuing session. Mr. Gravatt, their engineer, had now assured them that the plans , sec tions, and books of reference, would be ready to be deposited according to the Standing Orders of Parliament by the 30th instant. NOTTINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, AND COVENTRY JUNCTION. —The shares in this Company have just been allotted. Mr. Charles Fox, the consulting engineer, has addressed a letter to the Committee of Management, in which he states that the survey of the line is in a state of great forwardness, and that he will be completely prepared to comply with the standing orders; the works on-the line, he adds, are light, and the gradients good. GREAT KENT ATMOSPHERIC.—The Committee of Manage• ment have issued a notice to the shareholders, informing them that in consequence of the non-receipt of letters of allotment within the time specified for payment, they have extended the time for paying the deposits until the 17th inst. Up to this date upwards of 100,0001. have been received.—Steam Times. FALMOUTH, HELSTON, AND PENZANCE.—The surreys upon this line of railway are in a very frrward state. The plans and sections will be duly deposited with the proper authori ties before the 30th instant, and every step will be taken to ensure an application in the ensuing session of Parliament for an Act of Incorporation. The procf that this line is much needed is, that the Corporations of the towns through which it passes, and the entire of the landowners in its route, are in favour of the undertaking. At present all the immense productions of the mines and granite quarries are transmitted to the ports over the uneven turnpike roads in carts, thereby enhancing the price of articles in the public markets. This railway, when completed, will effect a great reduction in the cost of transit, and, will enable new ground to be opened which at present is prevented being worked by the enormous charge for carriage.—Railway Herald. SOUTH WEszEterr.—Henry Charles Lacy, Esq. (the pro moter of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway), has been invited to join the direction of the London and South Western Company, to which that gentleman • having assented, a resolution tthat effect was passed at a full hoard of the London and South Western Directors, held at Nine elms on Friday. REGENT'S CANAL.—The allotment letters in this line were issued on Saturday, and contained an announcement which might be imitiated by other new Companies with credit to themselves and to the comfort of the public, namely, " that the committee guarantee the return of the deposit, less a sum not exceeding 7s. 6d. per share, should the application to Parliament not succeed in the ensuing session." —Railway Examiner. The Whitby, Pickering, and Great North of England Junction have resolved on throwing off a branch from the main line at Molton. WORCESTER, HEREFORD, Ross, AND GLOUCESTER, AND GREAT EASTERN AND WESTERN.—The Great Eastern and Western Company have come to the determination of aban doning the line between Worcester and Hereford, and as an equivalent for this surrender, they are to have an interest in the 'Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester line. This arrangement, it is confidently anticipated, will be mutually advantageous. The line from Hereford to Merthyr Tydvil, to join the Vale of Neath; is still in the hands of the Great Eastern and Western : and it is said they are to have the support of the Great Western Company. YORK AND BRADFORD.—This line is intended to take as direct a course as possible from Bradford to the city of York, which can be accomplished by proceeding by the way of Shipley, and passing near to Bailden, Esholt, Guiseley, Yeadon, Otley, Poole, and Arthington, and there crossing the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, and thence continued in an easterly direction via Harewood Bridge, Collingham, Linton to Wetherby, where it will become connected with such rail way from Leeds and Wetherby to York as may be sanctioned by Parliament during the ensuing session, •thereby placing the important trading towns of Leeds and Bradford on an equal footing with the city of York and the North of Eng land, as well as forming the most direct chain of communica tion with the Manchester and Leeds, Manchester and Liver pool, and lluddersfield Canal Railways, by means of the West Riding Union and other projected railways, to the important town of Bradford. The present route from Brad ford to York, via Leeds, is about 45 miles, and by the pro • posed line the distance will be about 33 miles, thus reducing the distance 12 miles. The project, it is said, interferes with no vested interests. Messrs. Butterfield and Piccup, of Brad ford, are the solicitors of the Company. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON EXTENSION,—The ob • jest of this railway is to afford local accommodation to the large population lying between Dreitwich, Stourbridge, end Wol verhampton, and at the same time to improve the chain of direct communication between Manchester, Salisbury and Poole oa the one hand, and between Manchester and South ampton on the other. The line will commence by a junction with tha Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, near Droit wich, and. passing by the Salt Works at that place, and through or near the towns of Brornsgrove ancl Stonaridge, will fall into the intended grand contral station at Wolver hampton, whence run connecting lines with all parts of the kingdom.. The length of the line will be about twenty-four miles. Capital 800,0004,4 n 40,000 shares. • - LEEDS, MIDLAND, AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION. — This line is intended to commence at Swinton, on the Midland Railway, and terminate at Retford by a junction with the London and . York and Sheffield and .Lincoln Railways. By the former access is obtained in• the-shortest time to Neuark, Grantham, Nottingham; PeterborOtigb, and London.; and by the latter, the most direct road is secured from Leeds and the neighbourhood to Gainsborough, Lincoln, HoriicaStle, Spilsby, Wainfleet, Boston, Spalding, &c. It will accommo- date not Only its .own locality, but will also reduce the dis tance between Leeds and the metropolis from 205 to about 180 miles, or a saving Of 25 miles. The 'distance between London and the other great seats - of the woollen trade, Dews bury, Bradford, Huddersfield, &c., will also be lessened full 30 miles in each instance. Capital 500,000'., in 2,500 shares. SHOREHAM AND CHICHESTER.—The line from Shoreham to Chichester is rapidly approaching completion. The rails are laid down to within half a mile of the city, and a number of stonemasons are busily employed in the works for the ter minus and other parts of the line. • BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY.—From an ac edental omission in our report of the proceedings of this Company at Bristol, on Friday, a slight confusion appears in the reading. The last sentence should have run thus—" The motion for the non-confirmation of the agreement was carried by an overwhelming majority." SouTH•EASTERN.—We understand that the Directors of the South-Eastern Railway Company have resolved to place at the option of the Postmaster-General the opportunity of sending mail bags, by every one of their trains, without making any additional charge for the facilities given.— Railway Standard. EASTERN COUNTIES.—Mr. Bulkeley has resigned the Se cretaryship of the Eastern Counties Railway. Mr: Bulkeley's courteous manners had deservedly secured for him a " host of friends."—Railway Record. NEW LINES ABANDONED.—Amongst the railway com panies which have notified the absolute or temporary aban donment of their undertaking are the following :—Direct London and Manchester, via Bedford, Railway Company ; the Stourbridge, Dudley, and Birmingham Railway Company; the Salisbury and Dorchester Railway Company, and the Torquay and Newton Abbot Railway Company.—The Share holder. SCOTCH LINES. EDINBURGH, WEDNESDAY.—An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Caledonian Company was held within Gibbs's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, this day, Mr. J. J. Hope Johnstone, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said, ftom the nature of the country in which some of the heaviest works of the Caledonian occur, considerable time has necessarily been required in order to provide accommodation for the workmen, but for tome weeks past 2,500 men have been employed, and at an early period a large addition will be made to this number. The Directors have also been much engaged in effecting settlements with the landowners along the line. They have accomplished this in a great many cases, and they feel justified in stating that they sea no reason to anticipate any difficulty in bringing the whole of these negotiations to a conclusion, or to fear that the works will not be finished within the time originally an nounced.—(Applause.) The Directors have been, and still are, engaged in negotiations with other companies; and they hare hopes of bringing most, if not the whole of these, to a satisfactory issue.—(Cheers.) You have heard of the union which has just taken place between the London and Bir mingham and Grand Junction Companies, and know that now, substantially, the whole line from London to Carlisle will be under one powerful body.— (Applause.) The Cale donian Company have hitherto been always cordially sup ported by the Grand Junction Company. With a view to a still more intimateconnexion, I am happy to announce that an arrangement has been made, by which, as soon as pos sible, an honourable friend, of high standing, now a director in these united Companies, will take his place as one of the Directors at the Caledonian Board. Asa general principle, I feel that the progress of railway enterprise has been too rapid. (Hear hear.) But good may come out o f seeming evil ; and I shall not regret it if the result shall be to induce Govern ment to take a comprehensive view of the whole railway question, and lay down some sound principles to guide our railway legislation in future.—(Applause.) Meanwhile, with every one moving around us, we cannot stand still. We have given the best consideration in our power to various proposals that were submitted to us, and the result is that we hate come to the conclusion that the schemes which we now bring before you will materially tend to the advantage of this Company. The SECRETARY then read the following report :—" The time having arrived when it becomes necessary to make preparations for bringing before Parliament, in the ensuing se: sion, such additional works or projects as the company may think expedient, the directors called the present meet ing for the purpose of determining upon them as notified and with that view, they beg leave to offer such an ex planation of each object as appears necessary to its being sufficiently understood. With respect to the first two, the acquisition of the Garnkirk Railway and the Clydesdale Junction Railway, these lines have been always regarded as the best modes of access of this railway to Glasgow, the former on the north and the latter on the south side of the river Clyde, which divides that city, and also as the means of connecting the Caledonian Rail way with the projected Dumbartonshire and West High land lines, and with the various existing and projected railways in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire; and the direc tors feel assured that the terms upon which they have been acquired, and which are detailed in the agreements now laid before the meeting, are such as will be profitable to the Company, even although they were viewed merely as separate investments, without reference to their utility as essential communications fur the through traffic of this rail way. The objects embraced under the third head are 1. A deviation of the main line at Carlisle. This is for the purpose of reaching a joint station, which has been fixed upon by the Lancaster and Carlisle Company and, the Newcastle and Carlisle Company, as being in a very superior situation to that which was originally con templated. 2. Branches from Dumfries to the main line northwards and southwards, with a subsidiary branch to the port of Annan. These were suggested by the Committee of the House of Commons last session as necessary portions of the Caledonian system. 3. A branch fiom the main line to Langholm, which would have a considerable traffic in minerals. 4. Branches from the Edinburgh branch to Granton and Leith, and to Queensferry and the Union Canal.- The importance of the two former branches, for communication with the shipping of the Forth, is obvious, but if satisfactory arrangeme i nts could be made, that communication might be sufficiently attained by means of a junction with the Edinburgh, and Glasgow Railway, and thereby with the existing Leith and Granton Railway. 'f he branch to Queensferry will supply an advantageous connexion with the Edinburgh and Perth Railway. The branch to the Union Carat will be only about 200 yards in length, and is expected to command a consider able traffic. 5,6, and 7. Branches from, and improve ments upon, the Pollox and Govan Railway. One of these branches is intended to lead, by means ot a bridge across the Clyde, to the - principal passenger station in the centre of Glasgow, which will be one of the best in the kingdom in every respect. The others are intended to improve the connexions with the harbour, and with the other railways on the south side of Glasgow, and to afford to those rail ways an access to the passenger station above referred to. 8. A branch from the Castlecarry branch of this railway to the Garnkirk Railway, to shortern the distance to Glasgow for the northern traffic. 9. Branches from the Clydesdale Jtinction Railway to the Garnkirk Railway, near Dundyvan and Coatbridge, which will have a very large mineral and passenger traffic. 10. A. branchfrom the Garnkirk Railway to Airdrie, which will also have a great traffic. ,11. Such sta tions as may be found necessary in connexion with the various branches. These are all the objects which the Di rectors consider it necessary at present to recommend for the approval of the meeting ; in order to bring the Caledonian Railway into 'full operation, it has been computed that the capital which their completion will render necessary is about 1,275.000/. That sum the Directors propose to raise by creating one new share of 25/. for each original share of 50/. of the 'consolidated Caledonian and Clydesdale Junction Rail way Companies, and to allot the new shares among the share holders of _the two Companies, in proportion' to the original shares held by them respectively, and to issue scrip for the same on a deposit of ten per cent. being paid, and the Parlia mentary contract being signed." Mr. P. M. STEWART, M.P. in moving the adoption of the report, said—Notwithstanding the magnitude of the plan, which, in my view, always appeared as the first of our great national lines from England to Scotland, I never met (notwithstanding the various duties which devolved on the Board) with a more satisfactory report from those to whom such duties were entrusted, than I do on the present occasion. --(Applause.) It gives me pleasure to refer to one point mentioned in the report, and that is the 'proposed branch to Dumfries. When the original Bill was before Parliament, the Committee regretted that they could not sanction the whole of the Caledonian scheme then submitted to them, being obliged to reject the branch to Dumfries. They said, on in specting it—l thought they said with truth—that there had been some haste in projecting the branch from the main line to Dumfries; but it was suggested by the Committee that, to complete the scheme then before them, and which met with their sanction, there should be branches, as now projected by my friends Mr. Locke and Mr. Errington, from • the south, coming from Carlisle to Dumfries, and to the north, in going to Dumfries, thus completing the plan prospectively sanctioned by the Committee. There. fore, I feel that we have a claim, and I have no doubt that we shall succeed in our application, and get that most im portant part of our scheme completed in next session. With regard to the operation of this great line in the neigh bourhood of Glasgow, I do think we should be satisfied with the report now read, for I know the struggle going on there, from the competing interests of the different rail ways. I know also the great wealth, and influence, and the importance of that district to every line, but in par ticular to a great leading line likq the Caledonian. Our Directors have acted wisely in securing the points of com munication of which they have now become possessed in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, in getting under their control the Garnkirk Railway to ie north of the river, and the Clydesdale Junction to the south of the river. I am like wise certain that at our next meeting we shall have an earnest of the sagacity with which these great points were grappled with and settled ; although there may exist in the minds of some of the shareholders a desire to ask why so much money should be laid outacquiring them. Butler let them wait and see to what put in a poses th o estimates are to be 'applied, and I am quite certain they will find cause to be satisfied with this part of the report.—(Ap plause.) There is one point mentioned by our Chairman also upon which I beg to congratulate the Company; and that is, that by means of the Caledonian line coming direct from the heart and centre of England, and from the railway wealth and power of the neighbouring country, we shall reap the benefit of these companies identifying themselves with our lines in this part of the country. We have already in the state of things which now exist—by their holding of stock — we have already an earnest of their intentions to this e n d . Our Chairman - has alluded to other steps which they mean to. take to identify themselves with us; and I do say that not only to the Caledonian line, but to the Scottish interests in general, it is a subject of great congratulation that this is one of the many fruits of the improved communication which has introduced English capital and the energy of Eng lish minds in promoting the national and commercial interests of our country.—(Hear, hear.) I will not trespass longer upon your time on this occasion, except to say, that I feel much gratified in being permitted to move the adoption of the report.—( Hear ) Mr. CANIPBELL of Blythswoocl seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. WILSON wished to know whether there have been surveys made of these various' lines ; whether there have been any estimates made of their cost; and whether any idea had been formed of the probable traffic? The CHAIRMAN, in answer, said—The lines have been ac curately surveyed ; by the end of the month the plans will be quite ready to be lodged in the proper quarter ; and I hold in my hand a detail of the estimated cost. The Parliamentary estimates are of course not yet made out, and cannot be, until the different sections are completed ; it is, therefore, only an approximating estimate ; but, it is well known that the accuracy of Mr. Locke is remarkable, and that his esti mates are rarely, if ever, exceeded. I have also to state that traffic. tables are in n:Vs ens of 'preparation, and, looking to Aithe intercourse eists between the different points to which the branches lead, I have no doubt that we shall be able to present tables that shall be quite satisfactory to all the shareholders. Of course, if the directors shall find upon further investigation that any of the lines are not likely to pay, they will not goon with them ;- and.l hope the share, holders will have that confidence in the directors as to be lieve that they will run into no expense which they really think will not . be justified.—(Hear, hear.) The report was then unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN then moved the adoption of a series of resoluttobs, - authorising the directors to proceed with the undertaking, which were alsiiearried unanimously. - On the motion of Colonel M'DoiNtAt.t); of • iowderhall, seconded by Mr. INIAcONOCHIE, of Meaclowbank, the thanks of the meeting were unanimously tenderN'to the chairman and directors, for their great and successful exertions in pro moting the interests of the company. STANDING ORDERS FOR THE THIRTIETH. (From the Irish Railway Gazette.) . The time is now at hand when the various projected com panies must commence complying with standing orders, and it is needless for us to warn the promoters that no mercy will be shown in the ensuing session to any company that has not strictly, and to the letter, complied with standing orders. We shall briefly notice the principal standing orders which must be complied with on or before the 30th inst. In the first place, the fifteenth standing order of the Corn. mons requires the publication of the Parliamentary notices for three successive weeks, in October or November, in the London, Edinburgh, or Dublin Gazette, as the case may be, and also in some one and the same newspaper of all counties, towns, &c., through which the proposed railway runs. The notices must be delivered to the Gazettes three da3s before the day of publication. In the second place, the twenty-third standing order en joins that on or before the 30th of November, inimediately preceding the session of Parliament in which application for the Bill shall be made, a plan, and also a duplicate of such plan, on a scale of not less than four inches to a mile, be de posited for public inspection at the office of the clerk of the peace for every county, riding, or division in Ireland, in or through which the work is proposed to be made, which plans shall describe the line or situation of the whole of the work, and the lands in or through which it is to be made, or through which every communication to or from the work shall be made, together with a book of reference, containing the names of the owners, or reputed owners, lessees, or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such lands respectively, with a sec tion and a duplicate of the railway. The Standing Order 23 A, also provides that a copy of all plans, sections, and books of reference, together with a pub lished map, to a scale of not less than half-an-inch to a mile, with the hue of railway delineated thsreon, so as to show its general course and direction, shall be lodged with the Board of Trade, on or before the 30th of November. There are other matters to which attention must be paid on or before the 31st of December, such as lodging the plans and sections, as far as they relate to each parish, with the clerk of the union within which such parish is included, and also depositing a copy of the said plans, sections, and books of reference in the Private Bill-office of the House of Com mons, and in the office of the clerk of the Parliaments. It also required that before the 31st of DeceMber, the notices enjoined by Standing Order 17 of the Commons, be served on owners, lessees, and occupiers, and a list made out distinguishing which of them have assented, dissented, or are neuter, in. respect to the proposed railway. These are the principal orders which will have to be com plied with. There are other particulars, however, to which we need not advert, as they are mere matters of detail. Any company that is in a position to comply with the standing orders, on or before the 30th instant, can experience no diffi culty in point of time in complying with all the other orders. BRIEF STATISTICAL SKETCH.OF IRISH RAILWAYS. PROJECTS NOT YET BEFORE PARLIAMENT. In our last number we gave a brief sketch of the various Irish lines which are in actual operation, or for which the sanction of Parliament had been obtained. We now com plete our list, by adding to it all those which are projects, not having been as yet submitted to the judgment of the Legislature. . ARMAGH, COLERAINE, AND PORTRUSIL-This line runs directly northward from Armagh to Coleraine, and thence to Porirush. Length 68 miles, capital 600,000/., in 24,000 shares of 25/. each. ARMAGH, COLERAINE, AND PORTRUSH EXTENSION.-This is a branch from Castledawson, on the Armagh, Coleraine, arid PortruSh line, to Randalstown, on the Belfast and Bal lymena line. Length 12 miles, capital 125,000/., in 5,000 shares of 251. each ; engineers, Messrs. Rendal and Mackenzie. BALTINGLASS JUNCTION.-From Baltinglass to Sallins, through Dunlavin. Length 23 miles, capital 200,0001., in 20,000 shares, of 201. each. Estimated returns, 11 per cent. ; engineers, Messrs. Taylor. BANDON AND BANTRY.-An extension of the Cork and Bandon line, through Dunmanway to Bantry, with branches to Skibbereen and Clonakilty ; capital 500,0001., in 20,000 shares of 25/. each. Estimated returns 8 per cent.; engi neers, Messrs. Leahy. BELFAST AND BALLYMENA AND LONDONDERRY COLE RAINE JUNCTION.-A project to connect Ballymena with Bal lymoney, a Market town on the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway. Length 20 3 4 miles, capital 180,0001.; engineer, C. Lanyon, Esq. BELFAST ANI) COUNTY DOWN.-From Belfast to Comber, Newtownards, and Downpatrick. Length 34 miles, capital 400,000/., in 8,000 shares of 50/. each, engineer John God win, Esq. CORK, BLACKROCK, PASSAGE, AND MONKSTOWN.-A river line from Cork to Passage. Capital 120,0001., length six miles, estimated return 12 per cent.; engineer, W. A. Tracy, Esq. Conic AND FERMOY DIRECT.-A line 19 1 , miles in length s Capital 240,0001., in 12,000 shares of 201. each ; engineer, Mr. Clements. CORK, BANDON, AND KINSALE JUNCTION.-A branch from the Cork and Bandon line to the town of Kinsale; engineers, Messrs. Leahy. CORK, LIMERICK, AND GALWAY.-A line from Cherie yilld to Galway, through Limerick and Ennis. Capital 750,000/. in 15,000 shares of 15/. each; engineers, Messrs. Leahy. ConK, MIDDLETON, AND YOUGHAL-From Cork to Yoaghal, through Middleton and Castlemertyr, with branches to Cove and Fermoy. Length 50 miles, capital 500,000/., in 10,0(0 shares of 50/. each, estimated return 10 1 , per cent. ; engineer, Sir John Macneill. • CORK AND KILLARNEY.-A line connecting the above towns through Macroom and Mill-street. Length 72 miles, capital 650,000/., in 13,000 shares of 50/. each, estimated re turn. 8 1 .4 per cent. ; engineers, Messrs. Leahy. CoRK, PASSAGE, AND KINSALE.-A coast line, through Monkstown and Carrigaline, from Cork to Kinsale. Length 22% miles, capital 250,0001., in 10,000 shares of 251. each, estimated return from 8 to 9 per cent. ; engineer, R. W. Townshend, Esq. CORK AND WATERFORD.-A coast line between these two cities, through Middleton, Youghal, and Dungarran ; branches are sent off to ove and Fermoy. Length 100 miles, capital 1,000,000/., in 40,000 s hares of 25/. each, esti mated return 5 per cent.; engineer, Mr. Brunel. CORK WESTERN JUNCTION.-This line leaves the Cork, Passage, and Kinsale, at Five-mile Bridge, and thence runs to Dunmanway, a distance of 28 1 miles; capital 260,000/., in 13,000 shares of 201. each, estimated returns si per cent.; eng,ineer, R. W. Townsend, . DUBLIN AND ARMAGH (INLAND).--ThIS line runs from Dublin through Trim, Navan, Kells, Castleblayney, to Ar magh. Capital 1,000,0001., in 40,000_ shares of 254 each ; engineer, Henry Lindsay. Esq. DUBLIN AND ANTRIM JUNCTION.-From Antrim to a point on the Ulster Railway, near Portadown. Length about 28 miles ; capital 200,000/., in 8,000 shares of 251. each ; engi neer, E. S. Barber, Esq. DUBLIN AND CORK DIRECT.-A continuation of the Cork and Fermoy Direct Line to Clonmel. Length 33 miles; en gineer, Mr. Clements. DUBLIN, BELFAST, AND COLERAINE JUNCTION.-A line from Portadown to Coleraine and Portrush, through Castle dawson. Length 64 miles, capital 640,000., in 12,800 shares of 50/. each ; engineers, Messrs. Armstrong and Barnes. DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION EXTENSION•-From eight miles north of Newry to Hillsborough, and from Navan to Kells. Capital 475,0001., length 76 3 / 4 miles; engineer, Sir John Macneill. • DUBLIN, DUNDRUM, AND ENNISKERRY. - From Harcourt street in Dublin to Enniskerry. Capital 200,000/., in 6,000 Leah of 25/. each, length offl engineers, Messrs. Leahy. It is proposed to send a short branch to Rath farnham. DUBEIN AND ENNISKILLEN.-This line will extend from Dublin through Navan, Kells, Cavan, and Belturbet, to En niskillen. Capital 1,000,000/. in 20,000 shares of 501. each ; engineer, Robert Stephenson, Esq. DUBLIN AND SANDYMOUNT (ATMOSPHERIC). -Capital 120,0001., in 6,000 shares of 20/. each. Estimated return 18 per cent.; engineer, Sir John Macneill. DUBLIN, TULLAMORE, AND PARSONSTOWN JUNGTION.-A line, 28 miles in length, from Tullamore to Parsonstown. Ca pital 250,000/. ; engineer, Sir John Macneil. ENNISKILLEN AND SLIGO.-A line connecting these two towns.. Capital 600,000!., in 12,000 shares_of 50/. each; en gineer, Sir John Macneill. FERMOY TO MALLOW.-A short line of 16 miles from Fer moy to Mallow, on the Great Southern and Western line. Capital 200,0001., in 10,000 shares of 20/. each ; engineer, Sir John Macneill. GALWAY AND BELFAST JUNCTION. -Through Roscommon, Longford, Granard, and Cavan, to Cl nes. Capital, 1,000,000/., in 20,000 shares of 50/. each ; estimated re venue, 10 per cent.; engineers, Messrs. Leahy. GALWAY AND ENNIS.-.A. line between the above-named towns. Capital, 750,000/., in 7,000 shares of 50/. each ; en gineer, J. A. Galloway, Esq. GALWAY AND. KILKENNY.-Capital 1,000,0004 in shares of 251. It is now understood that only that portion of this line which ;extends from Ballinasloe to Kilkenny will be made. GREAT MUNSTER.-This line separates from the Great Southern near Mountrath, and is continued through Lime rick and Tubed to Tralee. Length, 120 miles; 'capital, 1,300,000/. • engineers, Messrs. Leahy. GREAT COUNTY OF DOWN, BELFAST, NEWRY, AND WAR RENPOINT.-From Warrenpoint to Newry. and thence to wards Banbridge, near which the line subdivides into two branches-one runs to Moira on tbe Ulster line, the other runs to Comber, where it is met by a branch from Donagba dee, and then terminates at Belfast. Capital 1,200,000/., in 24,000 shares of 50/. each ; estimated return 7 per cent. ; engineers, Messrs. Fraser and Ramsay. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN, AND WATERFORD ANI) LIMERICK JUNCTION, FROM CLONMEL TO TIIURLES.-A line from Clonmel to Thurles, through Cashel and Holycross. A branch will be thrown off to the collieries of Slievardah. Capital 400,000/., in 16,000 shares of 251. each; engineer, Sir John 'Macneill. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY, EXTENSION TO NENAGH AND THE SHANNON.-A short line from Nenagli to Templemore. Capital 225,0001., in 15,000 shares of 15/. each ; engineer, Sir John Macneill: GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN, NENAGIS TO KILLALOE. -A short line to connect these two towns. Capital, 150,0001., in 7,500 shares of 20/. each ; engineer, Thomas Kearney, Esq. GREAT HIBERNIAN CENTRAL JUNCTION.-From Lime rick, through Nenagh, Parsonstown, Athlone, Longford, and Cavan, to Clones. Length, 122 miles; capital 2,000,0001., in 80,000 shares of 25/. each; engineers, Messrs. Rhodes and Nicholson. IRISH GREAT WESTERN, DUBLIN TO GALWAY.-A line from Portarlington (on the Dublin and Cashel line) through Tullamore, Athlone, and Ballinasloe, to Galway. Length 95A miles, capital, 1,080,000/., in 27,000 shares of 401. each ; engineers. Sir John Macneill and Captain Moorsom ; esti mated revenue, 6* per cent. IRITH GREAT WESTERN, BRANCH TO TUAM, CAITLEBAE, AND WESTPOIM-This branch starts from the main trunk at Loughrea, and runs up to Westport through 'Tani and Castieba r. 2o/. each; engine Length, 66 m er, Sir Jo iles ; cap hnitalMac 660 neill./ i n 33,000 shares of IRISH GREAT WESTERN, ATHLONE AND SLIGO JUNCTION. -A branch from Athlone to Roscommon. Length 20 mi les ; capital, 200,0001., in 10 , 000 shares of 20/. each ; engineer, Sir John Macneill. i sf n e lt e iln r :ee G. commences. DublinL ewains,d IRISH WEST COAST. --Flom Limerick, through Ennis, E B ascit elfast Loughrea, Tuam, and Castlebar, to Sligo. Capital, 2,500,0c0/., iu the te north-east to Cagan. arid thence to Monaghan Junction, and runs to Kells, where it subdivides into two branches: es one runs . north-west by Longford to Sligo ; the rl l IRISHnOi 0 1. 0 s NohfOaßrt oNflqa2lysDla.LnAe Ali ceThnhgoi other runs and Armagh. , Capital, 2,000,0001., in 80,000 shares of 25/. each. Length, 180 miles ; engineer, Sir John Macneill. KILKENNY, CARLOW, AND WICKLOW.—A line 70 miles long, connecting the above towns; capital, 1,000,00 CL, in 50,000 shares of 20/. each. KILKENNY, CLONMEL, AND YOUGHAL.—From Youghal to Clonmel,' and thence to Kilkenny. Length, 70 miles ; capi tal, 800,000 t; engineer, Sir John Macneill. KILLARNEY JUNCTION. —From Mallow to KiiIRTM 3', through Mill-street. Capital, 375,000/. ; engineer, Sir Jol , n Macneill. LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA.—This line consists ' of. two brauchea—dne direet.to Ballymena; the other along the . coast to' Carrickfergus.•• Length, 30 miles ; capital, 300,0001., in 15,000 shares of 201. each; estimated revenue,: 5 1 • A per cent. LARNE AND CAIIRICKFERGUS.—A short line from Larne to join the Belfast and Ballymena Railway at Carrickfergus. Length, about 17 miles; capital, 155,0001., in 6,400 shares of 251. each; engineer, Charles Langan, Esq. LIMERICK AND CHARLEVILLE.—A branch from Charle vale, on the - Great Southern and Western, to Limerick. Capital, 200,000/., in 10,000 shares of 20/. each ; length, 20 miles; engineer, Thomas Kearney, Esq. LIMERICK AND BELFAST DIRECT.—ThiS line runs from Limerick, through Athlone, Longford, and Cavan, to Clones. Length 120 miles, capital 1,600,0001., in 80,000 shares of 201. each ; engineers, Messrs. Gough and Roumieu. LIMERICK, ENNIS, AND KILLALOE JUNCTION.—From Ennis to Limerick, and thence to Killaloe. Capital 250,0001., in s,ooo'sbares of 50/. each; engineer, Sir John Macneill. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN, EXTENSION TO GALWAY.— A line from Mullingar to' Galway, through Athlone. Ca pital 800,0004 in 32,000 shares of 251. each; length 77 miles; estimated return six per cent. ; engineer, Mr. Ste phenson. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN, EXTENSION TO SLIGO.— An extension from Longford to Sligo of the Dublin and Mullin gar line. Length 56 miles; capital 600,000!., in 12,000 shares of 501. each. NEWRY, ARMAGH, AND LONDONDERRY.—A lice from • Omagh, through Fintona and Clogher, to Armagh. Length 35 miles, capital 400,0001., in 16,000 shares of 251. each ; engineer, H. L. Lindsay, Esq. ; estimated revenue, eight per cent. NEWRY, BANBRIDGE, AND BELFAST JUNCTION.—A line from Newry, through Banbridge, to the Ulster line near Belfast Length, 55 3 / 4 miles ; capital, 900,0001., in 18,000 shares of 501. each. NEWRY AND WARRENPOINT.—A short line of six miles between the two towns. Capital, 70,000/. ' • estimated revenue, 11 per cent,.; engineer, Sir John Macneill. OMAGH', DUNGANNON, ARMAGH, AND BELFAST JUNCTION. —From Omagh to Portadown ; capital, 300,0004 in 12,000 shares of 251. each. Length, 36 miles; engineer, William Armstrong, Esq. THURLES, CARRICK-ON-SUIR, CLONMEL, AND NENAGH CENTRAL TIPPERARY RAILWAY.—A line from Nenagh to Thurles, and thence running into the Kilkenny and Clonmel line near Fethard ; engineer, D. Henry, Esq. WATERFORD AND TRAMORE.—A short line of eight miles connecting the two towns; capital 90,0004 in 4,500 shares of 20/. each; estimated revenue, eight to nine per cent. ; engineer, hl r. Townsend. WATERFORD, - WEXFORD, AND DUBIIN.—A coast line from Dublin to Waterford, through Wicklow and Enniscorthy; a branch is thrown off from Enniscorthy to Carlow ; capital 2,000,0001.,:in 100,000 shares of 20/. each ; length, 150 miles ; engineer, 1. - K. Brunel, EFq. WEXFORD, WATERFOI U AND VALENTIA.—The course of this line has not been clearly denied; capital 1,250,0004 in 50,000 shares of 25/. each; engineer, William Gravatt, En Dublin Warder. MR. ALDERMAN HOLLINS. STOCKPORT, Nov. B.—The presentation of plate to one of the borough aldermen, Mr. Hollins, took place last evening, in a large room of the factory, a room 159 feet long, 33 feet wide, and 20 feet high. There were about 700 of his work people present, and as each person in his emply had a ticket for a friend, probably about 1,200 persons were assembled. They all partook of tea and refreshments; and one of the workpeople (Mr. Hurst) having taken the chair, the follow ing toasts Enid sentiments were given:— " The Queen." " God save the Queen." " The People."—(Three time three, and cheers.) " The Mutual Aid Society" was the third toast, and then the presentation of plate took place, the tray holding the plate being presented to Mr. Hollins by two of the oldest workpeople at the factory now 'worked by Mr. Hollins, one having been thirty-six years in the same employ, the other twenty-six years; two as fine looking men as any part of England could produce, and right • proud were they of their . . position. The address was read by Mr. JOHNSON, the honorary se , eretary to the workpeople. It was as follows : TO EDWARD HOLLINS, ESQ. Respected Sir,— We, the undersigned, filling various situations in your establishment, have united in contributing towards the testimonial we have now the highest gratification in presenting to you. We are fully aware, Sir, that had your individual wishes been consulted you would have exerted your utmost endeavour to pre vent this public manifestation of our attachment, remaining per fectly satisfied with the silent, yet delightful recompense of an ap proving conscience, for whatever actions of yours have contributed _ _ to our happiness and comfort. But, Sir, we felt con►inced that passively, year after year, to witness your interest in our welfare, and daily to partake of the advantages resulting from a connexion with you, without giving some practical proof of the estimation itt which you are held by us all, would justly have laid us open to the charge of ingratitude ; while, at the same time, we should have deprived ourselves of per forming an act, not more of duty than of pleasure. While, Sir, we would as much disdain to address you in the language of flattery, as you would be disgusted at accepting it from our lips, we nevertheless feel ourselves impelled, in justice to your. self, upon the present occasion, to refer to a few traits in your cha racter, which, were they more generally 'conspicuous in individuals of your station, would go far to dissipate those local differences, which have too frequently existed betwixt the employer and em ployed. In you, Sir, the master is blended with the friend. Convinced yourself that ignorance is incompatible with happiness, you have laboured with unwearied energy, in raising us in the scale of intel. ligence—in proving to us, by personal argument, that the interests of master and servant are identical—that clan interests sre opposed to the welfare of the community—and that the prosperity of a nation, must depend upon a harmonious union anti reciprocity of Interests, between the sons of toil and the wealthy capitalist. But, Sir, more than this, we have witnessed in you the tender sympathiser in affliction, the secret benefactor its seasons of dis tress, the anxious designer of our comforts, the encouraging in. quirer into our wants, the ready promoter of our wishes ; in short, Sir, your conduct towards ourselves and others, has been of a character which has disarmed envy and established peace—im planted hope in bosoms which once rankled with despair and wretchedness. It has, Sir, been a general source of regret that your ill state of health should have so long separated you from amongst us. You have, Sir, our united prayers for your speedy and complete conva lenscence, whereby the happiness of your family may be augmented, and our anxious hopes gratified. Accept then, Sir, from the hands of your grateful workpeople, this testimony of their esteem. Long may you and yours live to look upon and enjoy it. May your children be taught to regard this " Poor Man's Gift" as a tribute to their father's merits; and when that period shall at length arrive, which shall summon all of us, high and low, rich and poor, before the last high tribunal, may the good deeds performed by you on earth, be rewarded by the society of the just and perfect in heaven. The presentation of the plate having taken place, " The Town-Clerk of Stockport, and the Guests of the Evening," was the next toast, which was acknowledged by the Town- Clerk ; and this was followed by " The Lathes," acknow ledged by Peter Edward Maisland, Esq., one of the magis trates of the borougeand the mayor-elect. About nine o'clocle the tables were cleared away and dancing commenced, which was continued (country dance, quadrille, polka, and waltz) till the hour of twelve put an end to this most interesting and exhiliarating scene. Mr. J. ALLINSON (in 1842, a Chartist, who suffered impri sonment) returned thanks for " The People."_He made a most interesting speech, detailed how the people had been hum bugged by humanity-mongers, people who told them their grievances, but gave them no remedy. He had now found in Mr. Hollins au employer who studied the interests of his bands, and be was not to be deluded any more. The speaker was exceedingly well received. Mr. CARTER (another late Chartist) returned thanks for ie " ➢iutual Aid Society." He said this Seciety had a maize. brary, newspapers, and Sick Society, and that the members met to debate and instruct each other. That at first they quarrelled and were a little uncomfortable, calling each other hard names, but that row any subject could be discussed with good humour, and they were not ashamed to find then:- selves wrong. Amongst other subjects, the Eleven Hours Bill had been discussed, and they decided in the Mutual Aid Society that eleven hours would produce as much manufac ture as twelve; that Mr. Ilollins said they might try it. They had done so, and they found the result was that the work was better done, and more of it, in eleven hours than twelve, and the additional hour thus gained was devoted to improvement. The very lads had established a Mutual Aid Society for themselves. The TOWN-CLERK said the guests of the evening were much obliged to the workmen for their invitation. That if Mr. Hollins had only done the good of showing to the work men that he was only a buyer of labour and they the sellers, and therefore were to treat each otl - er mutually as buyers and sellers , of any other commodity did, with mutual re spect, attention, and civility, he had done a great and po sitive good; but he had effected more, he had established between himself and workpeople such a reciprocal feeling of kindness that, come good times or bad times, his workmen would nut turn against their employer, but look to the real causes of distress, either improper taxation or improper go vernment. The feeling of the meeting was gratifying in the extreme. Mr. Ilollins seemed to be the idol of his workpeople, and as he walked through them blessings were showered on him from all sides. We were sorry to see him in a very delicate state of health, and. he could only remain with them about half an hour, the excitement of the scene being too great for him. The plate consisted of a very elegant silver tea ser vice, valued at about 1201. MAGAZINES CONT INUED. SPORTING REVIEW. The illustrations of the present number are a portrait of Tat Paron, drawn by Herring, and engraved by Hack'v, and a - spirited picture, by Hancock, of a fox watching two rabbits at play, entitled, " How happy could Ibe with either." This last picture is engraved by J. R. Scott. Craven comments on the Newmarket First and Second October meetings in an admirably written article ; and the Editor continues his stories of "Leatherlungs the 'Leg.' " Mr. Hesket's paper on the Red Deer of Devonshire is concluded in this number, and is by far the most interesting paper of the review. From it we extract the following notice of the duties and qua lifications of a harbourer. Probably few-of our readers were aware that to every pack of stag-hounds in the Red Deer country . is attached a man who might rival an American Indian 4 m detecting and following up a trail:— " To eVery pack of stag-hounds a harbourer is an essential appendant, whose duty is to be not only acquainted with all the coverts in tlie hunt, but also to know when and where a deer may be roused in any particular wood. To ensure a day's sport, he must be at the coverside some time before daybreak, and mark the feeding grounds, and the racks over which the deer have passed during the previous night ; for it is only at this time that he moves from his lair, and therein does hediffer from the buck orfallow-deer,who feed in the open country by day, and move but little from their particular loculty; whilst the former frequently traverse a distance of 20 or 30 miles of a night in search of food or hinds. The har bourer examines all the places where a stag is likely to have been, and, by means of his slot and other circumstances, can tell for certain whether there are any within the covert in tended to be drawn, and whether it is a stag or hind, as well as its size and condition—indeed, without seeing him, tie has. the means of knowing everything about him, and is able to report with certainty to the master at the meet whether it is a runable stag, fit as well for the table as the chase, that may be roused, or whether he is unfit for sport. And for this no little ability and experience are requisite : he is well stored with all the knowledge and traditions which the ancieat foresters have, from time immemorial, handed down to hitt. Having discovered signs of a deer, perhaps by the slot, he traces it, to the cover, and, if be finds that he has entered it, l,e then proceee.s to ring it, in order to ascertain wh2ther he has again left it or not; if, from the absence of fresh-made slot and other circumstances, he finds that he is still there, he will' abide the time of the meet, taking care that nothing disturbs the cover; but, should he find the deer unworthy, or that it has left the cover, he will in like manner proceed to others until he is sure that he has harboured a warrant able stag. I should mention that it is not by slotting alone that he has certain indications of the presence of deer, al though it is the chief thing on which he relies, for by it he has a very strong criterion according to the state of the weather, &c., as to the time which has elapsed since the deer has passed on, and can tell from it much of its habits—that is, whether it has recently freqnented rocky and billy coun tries, or been feeding in rich pasture : if the former, the sides of the feet are worn and broken, and the impression accordingly? whilst the slot of a deer accustomed to rich pasture-land is' more perfect, and has the pressure more on the heels, from the greater weight of the animal. Besides the indications of the slot, he notices the racks and galleries through which be passes to his lair, and the height at which he crops the tender shoots and leaves; and, if a bough crosses his path, he notes whether he creeps it or not : a young deer will stoop in s;:ch a case, but not so the old stag; he bounds over it without concern. It is by this means, and by the fewmishings of the deer and other things, that he harbourer knows exactly all that is requisite concern ig them." SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. The present number of Simmonds contains an article nn " Indian Immigration into the Maurititis," which nsay be considered the manifesto of the planters against the injustice of the Government., and the calumnies of which they (the planters) have been the unceasing objeca. Sweeping general accusations have been constantly brought against the Mauritius planters of cruelty and various other crimes—accusations which could only be met by as general a denial, because the accusers have invariably been too cautious to risk detection by conde scending to particulars. Under these circumstances, the planters, by this manifesto, say, " Mysterious hints and insinuations are whispered against bad masters; such and such parties cannot man their estates, because they are over-rigorous. Now, to speak plainly, it is not the Governor's especial duty to probe such associations to the quick. Have not all a right to say, 'Speak plainly, and putting aside all other motives, dots not justice to the good and lenient demand punishment for the bad and severe master?' " _ . Surely this is not asking too much, but this is more than they will obtain, until that sinister influence, which for the last twenty years has weighed like an incubus upon all our colonies, shall be removed from the Co lonial-office, and until our Colonial Atinister shall have force of mind sufficient to emancipate himself from the beaureaueracy by which he is enslaved, and shall see with his own eyes, hear with his own ears, and judge with his own reason. We recommend this paper to the attentive perusal of all who take an interest in our co lonial prosperity. There are several other valuable papers in the present number of Simmonds, and among them is an excellent article, by the editor, on Colonial Railways. THE CHURCHMAN'S MONTHLY REVIEW. The tA o first articles of the present number are strong and energetic protests against Romanism, and against Traetarianism, as leading thereto. The first is on the state of the Church, and the second a review of a re cently-published tale, entitled " Recantation." Then follow 3 an elaborate critique on M. Quinet's work "Le Christianisme `et la Revolution," in which full justice is done to the great and varied powers of that most eloquent historian. The last article is a review of 'Biley's Supplement to Paley's Horwraulinm:.' FLANDERS and HANIBURGH MAIL. BRUSSELS, Nov. 6.—A baker at Antwerp has made some suc cessful trials of a mixture of rye flour with the flour of American The Governor of the province of East Flanders has directed the Commissioners of Districts to call once in a month a general meet ing of the burgomasters in their resort, for the purpose of consider ing means to employ persons out of work, and to provide food for the indigent. The first meeting took place on the 29th of Octcber, and there is every reason to expect this measure wi►l prove effectual. The Committee which has been formed to apply to the Chamber for a reform in the Post•office; founded on a uniform rate, has met several times within these few days.. We hope that Velgium will soon obtain this great improvement Petitions to the Cham bers on this subject are circulated in several cities of the kingdom, and are covered with signatures. We hear that bands of beggars have been formed in the com munes of Hal and of Leerew St. Pierre, where they rove about In the night, and visit the farm-houses, where they ask for bread, and if there is none demand money. lt,is hoped that the local authorl sies will be able by their energy to stop these culpable proceedings, which are extending in an alarming manor. BRUSSELS, Nov. 7.—The King and Queen with their children, who were to return at the end of this week, will not arrive before Sunday evening; their Majesties are to leave Paris on Saturday and stop at Compeign. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bacisms, Nov. 8. Actual Debt, 21: 2 per Cent • • •••••• • • • • • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• • • • • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent -• • • Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • - • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • Ditto, ditto, 1840 .. •• •• Ditto, ditto, 1842 ..... Ditto, 1844.. . Ditto, 1836.. • • Ditto, 1638 _ Ditto of the City, 1832 .• • ....... .• 100? Ditto, 1843 .• . • ••••••••• • . • • .. • • .. 100% Bank ofßelgium • • • • • • •• • • • .. 770 --Brussels Papers, Nov. 8. 99% 96 A RECENT ADDRESS. TO THE. EDITOR OF THE SUN. must confess that I was startled and astonished the other day to read in your columns what purported to. be quoted from a recent address delivered at a Mechanics' Insti tution, for, in these extracts I see a fac simile of my own mind—" its very form and pressure," celuti in speculum, the imagining was in many cases the:ississima verba of au addresa delivered some twenty years ago at the Mechanics' Institu tion, Halifax, Yorkshire. It was printed iitera scripta manct. It is a curious coincidence and singular evidence of minds being sometimes cast in the same mould of thought, Wimp(); te. I was among the carlie , t bdvocates. of Mechanics' Institu tions.-1 am respectfully, Sir, your obedient servant, - November 4. J. MURRAY, Ph. D. ARRIVAL OF TUE I',AST INDIA AND CIIINAAIAILS• —SournAmprox, Nov 9.—The Constantinople steam ship the Tagus, Captain Brooks, arrived at the Motherbank yesterday morning, bringing from Malta the East India and China mails, which were forwarded to London by the one o'clock F.M. train. The Tagus left Constantinople on October 22, Malta 28th, and Nov. 1. She has a very full cargo, and the annexed number of passengers :—Mr. and Mrs. Schonswar, Mr. Guilder, Mr. James, Mr. and Mrs. King, Mr. Pralear. Mr. Pattison, Mr. Gthtard, Mr. Mayne, Mr. Potts, Mr. Winfield, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Ogilvie, Dr. and Mrs Nicholls, Mr. Stote, Mr. Walker, Mr. Glover, Mrs. Macdonald and servant, Mr. Grillo, Mr. Kershaw, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cumin, Mr. Ogilby, Mr. Clemente, Mr. Clarkson, Mr. and Mr. White, Mr. Walkinshaw, and Mrs. Wilson and four children. The Avon Royal West India mail packet is hourly looked for. The average number of letters returned from Brighton weekly to the Dead-letter.office is between 300 and 4001 Sir Robert and Lady Peel return to town this morning from visiting her Majesty at Windsor Castle, and in the afternoon the Right Hon. Baronet and her Ladyship leave for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. N ONCIIALAN CE.—At the recent fatal coal-mine accident near Bristol, George Brittan, the only survivor, al though one of his arms was broken to pieces, and his head and back cut in several places, quietly took out his pipe and began to smoke, which he continued to do till brought to the mouth of the pit; and within a couple of minutes after the amputation of his arm by Mr. Grace, of Downhead, he asked that gentleman if he might again smoke, and receiving an answer in the affirmative, he commenced blowing a cloud out of his short pipe with the utmost composure. It is not sta!ed whether Britt= had been mesmerised or not, but certainly he exhibited a stoicism which a Eakir might envy, and an insensibility to pain which persons the most susceptible of animal magnetic influence could scarcely hope to equal under any manipulatidn, however skilful. — Bristol paper. • SWEARING IN OF THE NEW LORD MAYOR.—As the late Lord Mayor retired from office on Saturday, it was. ne cessary that his successor should be inaugurated in his place, and, accordingly, at two o'elock, the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect, the Aldermen, and the civic authorities, with the Livery of his Lordship's Company, attended at the Guildhall, when the usual ceremonies on the occasion were gone through. MAIL CART UPSET. - Yesterday (Wednesday) aftet noon, the mail-cart, which now conveys the Devonport bags for the mail at the Post office, on its departure for London, was upset opposite the Commercial-buildings, Cornwalf-street,' Ply mouth, in consequence of the rugged state of the street, parti cularly at the corner leading into East street. —Plymouth Joarnal. MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The undermentioned gentle men were called to the degree of the Utter Bar on Friday, and published in the dining-hall on Saturday evening : Joseph Brown, Esq. ; Thomas Ewing Winslow, Esq. ; John Compton Gregson, Esq. ; George Milner Stephen, Esq. ; Francis Roxburgh, Esq. ; John Sydney Smith, Esq.; and Albany Wyvil Noggins, Esq., LL.B. SELLING HUMAN BONES.—We have been informed that a quantity of the bone s turned up by the excavations now going on at Redcliffe church, were sold by some of the workmen. A repetition of the revolting act has been pre vented by the authorities. —Bristol Journal. LARGE ITEM IN EXPORTS.—It 1 a ft_ largest entry of goods for export, or tha 1840- • ' value ever included in one entry, was nuitiegAlii 14141/4q, f Custom-house , t he other day, fr om m r ,,,ijorkeulli • for China-1,700 bales of goads valued . et V,130 total cargo, it is mid, Will reach 120604-i : Jfircury• 0 COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, P.M.—The news from Europe by the Great Britain continues to he highly important. Great importance is attached to the partial failure of the potato crop. Letters have been received from the continent, ordering potatoes to tee shipped from hire. Besides grain and flour, cheese has con tinued to go forward to England ever since the tall season cern n/ need in greater quantities than usual, and at higher prices. As soon as the news by the steamer transpired, there was a good deal of excitement in the market. The flour and grain dealers were very active. Flour advanced half a dollar per barrel, and ~early 5,000 barrels were taken, mostly for export. Wheat went up five cents, and corn was held at an advance. Ashes are a little quicker. Ihe cotton market is depressed. Exchange on England is at least per cent. lower. Sterling is sold freely at 1091 to 1091. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. - - A very alarming collision, unattended with fatal conse quences, happened 'on the Eastern Counties line of railway at the Waltham. cross station, yesterday morning, about 5 o'clock. It appears that a truck of the goods train, due about 2 A.m.,liad become disabled ; this caused a stoppage on the line, and bef“re it was finally cleared the fish train from Yar mouth, to which a second class carriage and truck with sheep, malt, &c., were attached, arrived, and were detained close to the station. The mail train, due at 5 o'clock, being now ex pected, a porter with a red light was sent down the line for near 400 yards, but from some unexplained cause the engine was not stopped sufficiently in time to prevent its running .sitli terrific force into the first train. The effects were the destruction of trucks containing sheep, and the overturning of the second-class carriage. There were oily two passengers in this carriage, Captain Lawrence, R.N., a director of the Norfolk Railway, and a drover in charge of the sheep. The carriage was lifted several yards into the air, and fell into a ditch some distance from the line. The gallant Captain had his right shoulder put out, and is much bruised. The drover is severely cut about the bead, &c. The engine of the mail train was completely overturned ; the driver and stoker miraculously escaped without a bruise, .md neither passengers nor carriages were in the least injured. Shortly after the accident Mr. Kennard, one of the Direc tors, was at the station, and sent off to London for Dr. Jeaf , freson, of Bartholomew's Hospital; and, in his absence. Dr. Bennett, cf . Finsbury-place, came down by a special train to attend upon the sufferers, who had been removed to the New Inn, Waltham-cress. Dr. Bennett pronounced them free from all danger and going on most favourably. The line was opened and cleared for the train within a few hours of the accident. THE RECENT ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE. We have it in our power to announce that all the mystery ap pertaining to the disappeaarance of Lady Adela Villiers, the )oungest daughter of the E irl and Countess of Jersey, is now cleared tip, the information regarding the fair fugitive having been brought to town by the lion. Capt. Frederick Villiers, from the iiiarth, on Saturday afternoon. The plans of the " runaways" were so well arranged that, thanks to the railway, to overtake them was an impossibility. It seems that, unknown to the Earl of Jersey's family, a clandestine com munication has been maintained for some months past by the youthful lady and her gallant admirer, but so secretly that not the slightest suspicion was excited even among the closest attendants of her Ladyship. A strict investigation was, on the return of the Countess of Jersey from Arundel Castle, instituted, the head of the pollee at Brighton being present; and although not the least clue •vas to be obtained from the governess of the young lady, the lady's maid, who invariably accompanied her ladyship in her promenades, said that a tall fair gentleman, of military bearing, had occasionally, to all appearances accidentally, met Lady Adela, when, as they conversed in French, she could not comprehend the substance of their discourse. It has subsequently transpired that shortly after five o'clock on Wednesday evening, as Lady Adele left the lodge gates, a public fly was in readiness, by which her Ladyship, in company with a gentleman, was conveyed to the railway terminus, and proceeded to town by the half.past five o'clock train for London. On their arrival in the metropolis they must have gone direct to the Bir• mingham Railway at Euston-square, and left by the mail train for Newcastle, en route to Carlisle, on their way to Gretna-green ; so that when it was discovered at East Lodge, Brighton, that Lady Adela had so unaccountably disappeared, the lovers were on the road to Scotland. It was also ascertained that her Ladyship re. mained in the fly at the station till the bell rang for the train to start. The Hon. Captain Frederick Villiers having heard on Thursday morning of the absence of his sister, -immediately started by express to Gretna, it having been only surmised that Lady Adele had eloped. On his arrival at Carlisle be there gained the infor. :nation that a young lady, answering exactly in description to her Ladyship, and a gentleman, had passed through that place. On his arrival at Gretna-green, or more properly Graitney, the ren dezvous of fugitive lovers, the Honourable Captain was informed that on Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock, a marriage was so • lemnised and lawfully concluded between Captain Charles Parke Ibbetson and Lady Adela Coriander Marie Villiers. Thus within twenty-three hours after their departure from Brighton the nuptial ceremony was performed. It was understood that after the performance of the ceremony the Captain and her Ladysip repaired direct to Edinburgh. Captain Charles Parke Ibbetson entered the 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards as cornet, 24th April, 1835, and in June, 1837, purchased a lieutenantcy in that regiment. He sub sequently changed into the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), in which regiment be .holds the commission of a captain of the date of June, 1843. We understand that the gallant ofticer is son of Mr. Henry Ibbetson, of the firm of Ibbetson and Son, proctors and notaries of Great Knight 'Rider-street, and of Chester-terrace, Regent's Park. ' We learn that a letter was received by the Earl of Jersey on Saturday morning, announcing the marriage, but it was not until the evening that the Earl and Countess were possessed of all the details of the elopement. The lion. Captain Frederick Villiers arrived at an early hour 111 the afternoon on Saturday from Carlisle, and was bearer of all the information that could be obtained at Gretna. Prince Nicholas Esterhazy and Viscount Villiers, shortly after the Hon. Captain's arrival, proceeded by the express train to Brighton, to acquaint the Earl and Countess of Jersey with all the circumstances relative to the marriage. 'l' Ile Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers are expected to arrive in town to-day, from Brighton. It is rumoured that her Ladyship and the Captain first met at Alinack's during the last season. A 111 AN SUFFOCATED IN A BREWER'S VAT.—On Tuesday a young man named Samuel Brunt, in the service of Mr. Joseph Bleackley, brewer, Downing.strect, Ardwick, met with his death while assisting to cleanse a porter vat on his master's pre_ miser. A portion of the water in the vat had been allowed to run of, and the deceased descended into it by means of a ladder, for the purpose of stirring up the dregs at the bottom, so that they might re carried away with the remainder of the water. Immediately after this one of the other men employed in the premises heard a splash ; and on looking into the vat, saw that the deceased had fallen into the liquid. Attempts were instantly made to get hint out, but it was found impossible to descend into the vat, in con. sequence of the impure vapour (carbonic acid gas), and twenty minutes elapsed before he was brought to the top, a hook having been used for that purpose. Life was quite extinct. The vat had been kept closed for some time previously, after having had boiling water, and what the brewers call " bottoms," put into it for the purpose of cleansing it. At the inquest, held before Mr. Chapman, on Wednesday, the jury returned a verdict to the effect " That the deceased was suffocated from the noxious vapour which arose from the vat." He was nineteen years of age, and lived in Cla. rendon.strcet, Hu lure.—Manchester Guaidain. SERIOUS ',ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE. —lt is with extreme regret we have to announce the very serious illness of the Lord Bishop of Carlisle. His Lcrdship'a indisposition commenced about ieu days since. and on Tuesday morning became .4o aggravated as to excite the utmost alarm. A consultation of his Lordship's medical attendants, Sir John Fife, Dr. Goodfellow, and Mr. Page, we hear, was held early this morning, and it is with extreme sorrow we learn that no amendment has taken place in his Lordship's condition.—Carlisle Patriot, Nov. 8. We understand that Mr. Palmer, of Nazing, M.P., for yorth Essex, is dangerously ill, and that t.',at slight 11.14 es a€ his recovery u e reutertaimods....,6lcrtferd Mercury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Nev. 9.—Her Majesty's ship President is ordered to take on board six nine-pounder field guns, with the requisite stores, and 300 rounds of shot, &c.; they are to be landed at the Isle of France, and kept in readiness for any emergency. These ordnance stores are expected this day or to-morrow from Wool wich, by the Dee steam transport, and when embarked, the Presi dent will put to sea. The Juno, 26, will not sail until to-morrow for the Pacific ; orders were sent down yesterday for all the supernumeraries and packages for the ships at the Brazils, to be ta ken out, and the Juno goes direct round the Horn, to join Rear-Admiral Sir G: Seymour, The Rapid screw steamer bas been brought alongsi Her masts de a hulk to have her stores landed, and prepared f or being docked. will be taken out, and when in dock the screw altered. The Scourge steamer hauls from the Dock.yard jetty to• morrow, and will go to Spithead directly. St.e has taken in 40 tons of will be tfil tilled water, and 100 tons of coals, but not any provisions, as the party supply wi t h t s h h e o m t. T ; h sh e e sh h e as ils al v, so . will carry one or two days' teen.inch shells, and 50 filly-six at Spithead. As it would not besafe for the men to be at thc wheel when the mortar is fired over their heads with a charge of 20Ibs. of powder, an additional wheel has been fitted between the aftermost funnel and the mainmast—there, the steersman and the binnacle w ill be pe rfectly safe. As the experiments about to be tried in the scourge with heavy ordnance are merely to test their effect upon the engines and machinery, every possible precaution has been adopted to prevent injury by the concussion. The weight of the timber on which the mortar and bed rest is estimated at about ten tons. The paddle boats of Captain Smith are to be fitted in the Scourge when she is commissioned for sea service. The St. Vincent carries Admiral Sir Charles Ogle's flag, which was hoisted on Friday morning. In addition to the offizers which we named before—Mr. Robert Gutherie, surgeon, Messrs. Goldin and Robertson, assistant-surgeons, and the Rev. John Marshall, M.A , chaplain, are appointed to the St. Vincent. Lieutenant Henry Gage Morris will leave the Juno, and ultimately be Ad miral Sir Charles Ogle's flag lieutenant. The weather prevents the Nautilus from returning to her cruizing ground off Shoreham and Brighton. and she remains at Spithead with the President and Juno. Rochester Cathedral was re-opened for divine ser vice daily on the let instant. The pavement of the transepts and aialts are n;:t ytt completed. asi. rith )111- We day lost vere re- on : off has and 20$. d in but web' bees n be that 1-g sr ) 10° pti i o 3 11 , , ;cotfitz. le tie. ;t 014 oo d; 1115, if ew° ( 1° issell° ~