The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-21 00:00:00

INDIA. ' i .e .4l have received by the French etc amen from ` 4s nd'tss which soiled trio that port fifteen Lours '' • ( re the departure of the Ripon with the overland ti, 4411 a Copy of the Overland Calcutta Englishman of of August- It c ontains no political news of the slightest im- P e tarc e. ks Th e fallowing Extractsgive the latest information 0 the state of the Calcutta markets with London date s to the 24th ou :-- of jun per Oriental, t.h et - sired on the 30th ult., and the express lett( rs the /1 4 ' 21 inst. The improved home reports brought by d - ,„, 4)t rlhay mail, which came to hand on the 15th and t i z 4- ,"th , 'priced our export market to eards an ` n( ling more ' spirited activity, with upward tendefnr e' for the leading staples, keeping on this course ,d t: r 1 !• ° t itlt t days, when purchase rs assumed more mt . e: ri Vrt in their op: ration-, which was still mire ge i e t r i.. -V t ad oPtcd on receipt of the 111,1 home advices, w ver, producing any material general change in . • b bt. ec tur last ism - .• the transsct'ons in indigo have esi fitted to a few small bazaar lots at unaltered Sugar s h ave exi - critne. d a gradual rise of . fully n l aucas, which, however, they have lost regain , 11;'41'.17 the eloir, extent derlii4 the last week. Saltpetre, 5 7 the iefitence of a diminished barely lee p' I ;; ;ir rtler piqu), the ugh present supplies are very Rice, f ti le the hoe e demand has nearly ra. 7 h , er i e r a ' sle . r: Raw sought efter in the it, "(,) , medium to fine qualities, and prices . for these ita,,,`" t "g, with but a limited choice. Corabs in somewhat t 61)„ - , u `e. 1 if (rill' for the Letter class of cloth. otiT .Y 41 d t , ;exireme previeus rates. Oil sr ads Offel ing hot r b tr easier t erm s Shel'ac and lac-dye dull, but Thiewer. Safi over Commands extreme previous value. ae ounfaveurable news from China has a few days g ase t : - Phun down to - Company's rupees 990 fur Behar, dete ,4 b rought again an average of 992 7-3 at last (PublicMon p%'•4't* auction. Our import-market has during the duple rns;k Aut thus far assumed an improved aspect, that isda evinced a shade less indifferent Lelirig to operate, s fas ue ,, ed by more moderately extensive arrivals o ship the P i tt weeks r •t, and the diminished eagerness . on rSer T .t of bold . e a rs - to press realization; but, with the fl py P r , tic 'n of but a few classes of goods, we cannot notice N e e ', genital amelioration of prices, nor look for this, f t ee pressure of heavy stock and expected supplies t u esa: al e considerable time to come. Manchester cotton ..kut(telexstreterineesomewhat more freely taken in the gray sorts previous value; but bletched remain as th e i iii c k Led as ever. Scotch fabrics aro in fair demand for sott o ter goods at previous Its•v prices. Turkey red net Printed movie off more freely, without alteration in bpi 0 - 41 4'6.1[14d goods meet with more general tatter", ris lle A Y on th e l owest former terms. M u l e twist expe ;llsiie a good demand, at improving rates, for thebetter Itt i . " of 40s and 50s, in which the common 40shave l trtte4' Par:icipated to a moderate extent; though less port a l irons Metals seem at . their . low prices to attract te Prise.'"'ention, without this having as yet improved h 14 - 4 ,'"cePpt for copper, which, fir tile, is As. higher. l ellts l ;,!, r money market no change in bank rates has th=at pr but an increasing demand out of the bazaar 4 55 L'errable, whilst, in the latter, the pressure is less 2c Exchange, which some time ago ruled fr?m 11 4 Na t Z• 13 , 1. has during the last week, by the arrival e 114 *de nt of China bills, been sent up, six months' dk ft , credit bills being negotiated at 2s. 00., document fire 8 ;,„ 2 ' . °P. to 2a. Oid.; and transactions at 2s. Id.. er; reported, , Shorty after departure of last ma ... rl . 1, tit , took a rise to 41. for sugar to London, and Sl. arse r ' 154 10s. for Liverpool; but within the past eight joii.eceded again 78. 61. to los. per ton. I ° , l. the exception of some small purchases 4 '4 4 r 'i l ar goods for shipment to America, nothing has ,2t 1%1 1 2° in this dye since last mail. From reports of '"e - seg districts of production we collect that, during la te aat three weeks, much the same weather as we . had r bittio„Ptevailed up country, and this being an alte - let " of mild rains, with gloomy, steaming, l hot, i ., an d some bright sunny days, the effect upon p an ; t4 nrel"Pects has proved but favourable, exciting still h _ 4l flue n r , t , °lll ising hopes, should these beneficial climatic tio c r, e s, continue fOr another three or four weeks, a fully required, considering the lateness of the 'ester-, M anufacturing has commenced throughout es tl P, t°Be Manufacturing and the yield of the plant is mostly trh o as average result. In some districts, such as rtaist, -4 a Proves larger. We have heard lately no com ale"/3",zeePt from some zillahs . along the northern slope r 't ss ; "agerutty. Purneagh is but slightly recovering ,;49,4,4-130a previous check; however, Bhagulpore is im "Pp sr g lance satisfactorily, whilst the accounts from the %tint) Provinces vary greatly, without, however, ind . ih tht at 'Y seriously decreased result as compared with sk-Trees season • The present state of the cultivation ,?°,:o s ta to warrant . an estimate of a total out-turn o ; 44 , 61 's - 0 ; a ', 38 e subject to 5,000, possibly 10,000 rase lhe lean, as the weather may turn out . to the end tit kt ma nufacturing season, and inundations prevail rtti kra the lusthe demand poi n t e d to in our last i.ssuetexa tlea" n •'t d extoon, Ing erogressing spirt e ce as se of 4, in some instances 6 rti annas, lea till within ,. rake when the reported less buoyant state or e market checked operations, and buyers held t e it t ell ft u t t o i r 'leted price s' s, which were met to nearly the !. 4 , 3 since the previous advance. The reported transac lc, to the, last mail are-6 200 bags Benaret-Ist, I‘; e arse, y2 ; d. 77t0 7 9; 3d, 7-4 to 7-6 ; 500 bags r i' l: l 4 ; Rood white, 8-0; 275 bags Bigga good white, a • h '"e, -4 ,1 ) ° ° 0 bags Gur sue good white, 6 S to 6-10, mid- IL CI U t() 6 '7, yellows , P 6-1 to 6 4, brown, 5-6 to 5-10; br -si g' s 1) 1111:w 5( ft brown 5 0; 950 bsgs Dumrna •h4' masse.l, 4 ; 1 000 halts Khar heavy brown, 1-1;• pan so , rts hay.e6exp;.rhienced more general I° lti It). With 4, improving prices, 'cb ere fully main -1: to B.ilut following sales:-Cossipore, 1,200 bags 2d, 2 ' 0 6 b s 40 ; Bally Khal. 443 bags 23, 8 10 to 8_1 . 4 . ! ga 3010 W Ist, 8-8 to 8-10; 2d, 286 bag', ." te e % .8 ; G ir s , !ills, brown, 7-8; 571 lases grayish mid white 85,,u b ans Albion -mills 2 , 1 8-5; 400 bags yellow 'lb bags Barn -gore mid yellow 7-8; and 150 bags 4 ba th 1s 8 6 ss rtee,rtsLedtrt--The inclination for home shipments having s i ; t e l ss - s u, whilst then perations for American accounts ee Withextensive, the market assumed a dull appcar t I.:l4"ent offering the opportunity for purchasers a 17 s t. i r ' e t', stocks bring reduced to a very small come 64 1 . 0 0 bta,l;osr,...tettd transactions ale-1,750 bags re fiued at aria wnpore at 6-12 to 7; 15 . 0 bags Allygunge 1t,,ke..."u 0 bags Chupra 5-6 to 6 2. Prkindsglect of the table sort again prevails and the St s h for the Mauritius are less freely taken, yet ."'" d. elined. ° ld 'wer-ess ‘ lB re . -tlPPetes coming now in very sparingly, e lense. 'quire very extreme previous prices, which are 'th lib lasi] . ebietance given. Reported transactions since o r are ree w 3 160 mds. Paneer 40 to 42; and 650 Inds. 1 4 s ., 6 to 38 . te 4t4 ifes ilit-- We have to report a continued good de t:1110; filature and good to fine native qualities, which tf t4 h Pisi ti - r 4 : 1•6 firmly held at extreme previous rates, since 14" e rain a y e general that the second month's produce tp t " . 'eason does not yield half the quantity ex ktiliqB7o"elr!wer sorts remain without any inquiry. 9 h .} . , seer. • - Cossinabi.z ir silk 12 maunds, at 10 13 3 0 85 20 mds. at 10; 61 mds. at 9 14; 30 mde. , nt . 41 ,1 1 141 '. C R dS : “ ; 11 mds. a. 8 13; 66 mds. at 8 1-, e„, - 'atB 4 , - ‘', 1 1; 25 mds. at 88; 42 Euds. at 8 6; 40 t 'es dureyp aul 30 mds. at 8 12; 18 mds. at 8 8; q. t'. a t ` l : 3 Inds. at 11 4; 50 melts. at 10; Moddolghaut 14' . 4 1,j ara 8 ; 6 nide. at 86; 5 Inds. et 8,4; 5 md s. at Qt 40 4Pore 20 mds. at 10 8; Gunnetty 20 mds. a t 5. 1 ,l 10 ,:• ioF . 4 at 7 12 ; 16 mds. at 7 4; Soojapore 6 0 mds. the i l k """. at 11 4. to s i4t at Goods-Cor a h s h ave b een d u ll till within `i weeks, when an improved demand fur th e e f e l: 18 was mani r ested, which sellers only m t l ion • t ea -"T'Urtner prices, stocks of these being very li r •4l pi e It'port(d ssles:-Cossimbazar silk corab, t ie te s 4t er at 116 per corge, 3,300 pieces at 113, 2,500 0 a; 1 ) 1 , 600 pieces at 108, 600 pieces at 105 60 4 (1 ,?Dip e : l4 . 1,000 pi ece ' s at 1 03, 1,000 pieces at 102, Itsc,Co o lat 98 2,100 pieces at 9 3 , 3,000 pieces at 200 e he talve tt at 86, 2,000 pieces at 81,500 pieces at 1 0 ,1) ies i : Pits, 15 0 pieces at 112, 150 pieces at 105-4, ttelbandBat 10 1-4, 300 pieces at 104, 200 pieces at le tla. a lioce, 200 pieces at 110, 500 pieces at 95. -"." Lac Dye-Shellac has been in rather bet qi vv . Y for shipments to America, but lac-clye Very r. ' 4 114 dro • 1144ndrooping tendency. i sales:-124 Ltlsl4 °"^- en ' pr all shellac at 7 12 R p ep er or na te d d . 123 boxes 13i20 7- 12; 20 boxes at 9-8; 80 boxes at 9 12; , s `a s' ° hoc' 9 14; 70 boxes at 10; 14 boxes at 10-8; 4 5 . %; 2e -};e4 Baerbhoom lac dye at 23-4; 30 boxes a b, - ,°"es at 24; 25 boxes at 24-8; 12 boxes at ?e, xis at 25 4; 48 boxes at 26-4; 21 boxes at 1 10; ki r , ° ^3 at 27; 33 boxes Banccorah at 30 4; 10 kt; ''Pore at 23; 30 boxes at 26 8; 110 boxes at . 11.5 boxes at 30-4; 10 boxes at 32; 16 boxes at 50, %, ", at 54. I th% wh• ,u 0 demand has, since our I%st, continued 1 6" ( ttm len tended to give prices decided firmness. I),Pts eor sales ;-2,500 pieces dead green cow-hides at s 24t tre a t ; a 2 ,800 pieces dry green at 23; 1,500 pieces ,i i ,',Bo o '! at 6; 2,000 pieces slaughtered green a P ' e eeg at tea s3 Bteas l l ;l nn abate=d inquiry, at full former value. Re ‘‘ll) 25 c3:-. 2 41 0 1,500 maun d s Stierauzgunge, 2-1 per l• 4 at 2 m aunds at 2.1-6 ; 3,700 maunds at 2; 500 - , 2 ' 9 ; 1,750 maunds at 2-3; 1,000 maunds at 4 1. 0 " 614 3 4 'es at 10.0 p er b a l e; 640 bales at fi at 10-8; 25,0 bales at 10-12; 1,300 bales 04; at th„4B"-The previous very active demand has o:c e P l 4 i 2t. Fight days received a check, and prices ~s? Pe r u n, e a• Reported sales-300 bags of linseed, flp a tl 1 -ellnd; 1 , 800 bags, at 2-0; 250 bags, at b b at s ate s ,' P s , age, at 21; 1,500 ba g s , 2-2; 400 ; 4 4 -11 a> at 1-12; 500 maunds, at 1-12-3; 80 ; 1 2 4 7 4 , ::, 13- 6; 1,700 maunds cleaned at 2-0; 1,000 0 0' k -6 ; 4 3 ,0 Z -6 ; 5,500 mounds, at 2-1; 4,000 maunds, s a• maundF, at 2-2; 1,000 maunds, at 2-3; fi,'„, ( 4)o ;„ 4 "' 2.4 ; and 1 228 maunds mustard seed, at o tic g •--.1, --t tuntle, at 1-11; and 3 000 maunds, at 1-12. q.N1,37 coritillued neglect, and sen t f orw ard only on tekt„tet tl . ''t to the distil'ers 444,moderate • Sri demand, and prices were main s, fl 12 , Y , b eing small. Reported sales-400 bags lik.),lß at A r` r , red.; 300 mds. ut 3.14; 300 bags at 3 15; 1 ; and 500 Ind.. at 4 8. /Pea s •` ll fair in ; s e , os o. -rt wat i, Illy, which remains unsatisfied from f• ' e al • of stuck. . 4 tth, t r „ s A. considerable decline has led to a re. "kl,O e6„-"Eactions, but only to a moderate extent, a kido ...100ePssion of prices being expected. Reported at 'at 8 tods. at 8 4 a. g, per and ; 100 'zeds. at 8 6; 250 ls o %it reds. at 9 ; 50 mds. at 91; 400 mds. 14' 44 4 " li `• at , 10 ; 100 mds. at 11 8; and 25 mds. ° "ed a . . 4t 2 5 tic doing, but steady. Reported sales tsk„ ries,,,s,i,k Per Ind. ; and 200 aids. at 2 6. ta ltik "r r i ttti ri 4lePrese ntprices do not seem to encourage ‘.., d Pala` ''° tia t i mds. country cowries, ut 9-12 per Cuuttka, tit 12. SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1850 , Cotton—With less favourable accounts from China, SOUTII-EASTERN AND CONTI the e?emand fallen off in activity, and holders being frea I NENTA L STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. Len( rs, prices rule rather easier. . The tenth half-yearly general meetiog of the It ported sates-200 bales J..ilon at S:cca rupees 11-3 .. shari.holders in this company was held at the Bridge : house hotel yesterday ; J. Macgregor, E-q , in the et rod.; 250 hales at 11-5; 100 Inds. Nagporc v.t 13. . p Opium—The s•a•e et the China market has caused a decline in private Ira' sactions,l3eliar baying been sold at chair. 990. The result of the 10th sale held on Monday last The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by reading was the followina , : the report, which stated that the gross receipts du- Chests. Highest. Lowest. Average. Proceeds. i ring the half-year ending en the 31.2 t of July amounted to 16,113/. 15 2d., and that the working Behar... 2:085 1t5.995. 1tt , .990 Rs 992-7-3 Rs 20,69,275 B,nares... 865 1 000 925 997-13 3 863,125 expenses and cost of repairs (wtthout insurance) IMPORTS FROM EUROPE. amounted to 9,518/. 12s. 3,1., leaving proved demand for orders from the north - western pro - a balance in British Cotton React Goods—Signs of somewhat im hand of 6,9251. 12s. 1,1. at the disposal of the share vinces, where the desired rains have commenced, have holders. The receipts, compared with the corres shed a ray of more cheerfulness over our market, with - ponding period of last y e ar, s h owe d an i ncrease o f out, however, leading to any general improvement, the 2,44/. 4a. 21., and there was an increase of passen less since the dealers still keep quiet, on thc reserve. gr-rs en the Boulogne route of 2,562, and on the Gray Shirtings—Wili little inquiry for 40-inch 60 Calais route of 2 374 The service between Dover reed; lhose from 61 to €6 ree d /Jaw a off m ore freely at and Celeis had been maintained throughout the half , ' year under the arrangement vi i h t h e N or ,h o f last we , le's rates. White sheetings are still much neglected. France Railway Company, and the South nelapollams continue in improved demand for grays East( rn Railway Company, the former con at last weq k's prices. Report( d saki 33,600 pieces gray. tributing Si. per diem, anti the latter 10/ White goods without demand. n _ per diem ; and on this footing the dir ec t ors Jacor eta—The better sorts of white are in fair i had agreed to continue the service for another year. (juju at pre v'cus moderate prices, but the low er kinds of these as well as all grays are very quiet. An arrangement had alto been made with the VI; hire caaahrics continue neglected. Boulogne and Amiens Railway for a double service Lappets—The demand for these has hardly been so haw eon Folkestone and Boulogne, that company con . eat, naive as last wee k,.and prices are feeble. I tributing 250/. per month during the continuance of 80, k Mu fins—Very quiet, with prices rather easier. j the service ; and the directors locked to the South- Mall-mulls—The better sorts in somewhat more in - Eastern Raivvay to contribute to this service also, quiry at a shade improved prices, but the common class without which it cannot he maintained. The mer is nigl,ctee. chandize traffic between Folkestone and Boulogne con- Turkey Red Twills and Cambrics—The improved de tinued steadily to increase, the freight received for the maid for 25-inch goods of b th sorts is maintained, and carriage of merchandise between Fulkstone and Bau twills are also of more ready sale. Prints and Chintzes—meet with larger sales, but only logne during the last half-year having been 8091. 12s. at the lower previous prices. 3 , 1. The amount received during the previous half-year Mule Twist—The demand has been rather less aril- 1 was 5401. 14a. 6J. The directors recommended the ma'el, but previous prices are fully maiutained. Re- i proprietors to declare a dividend for the half-year at ported sales 2,615 bales and 760 bundles. the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, Coloured Yarns—Turkey red continues firmly held and to carry the balance which will remain, 4,5061. with prospects of slight improvement; others aro un- 7s. 7d., to the credit of the reserve fund. The chair altered. 1 man went on to say that, after deducting the sum Copper—With more inquiry holders have succeeded proposed to be added to the reserve fund, they would to obtain 4 to 8 annas enhanced rates. bring down the cost of the vessels to 7481. less than Iron—Maintains the rather firmer position assumed last week, but prices remain stationary. they cost when first finished. That was not a very Spelter—ls as dull as ever, though prices are held I pleasin g picture to look upon after seven or eight more steady. years' work ; but they must consider the company Salt—The following-transactions arc reported:— as formed - merely to further the interests of At C.'s Rs. per 100 Inds. the South Eastern Railway Company. They had con -47,000 mds. Liverpool, fine ... 65 0 oto 75 0 0 veyed since they were first established 247,564. pas -16,000; „ Madras... .., ... 35 0 oto 0 0 0 sengers with greater celerity and safety than under 9,500 „ Jurdah ... ... ... 39 0 oto 0 0 0 the old system. The average time of the 8,600 „ French ... ... ... 39 0 oto 0 0 0 voyage to Boulogne had been two hours Beer—Reported sales-40 hhds. Tennents at Co.'s and five minutes, and between Dover and re., 62-8 per hhd., 850 d( zens Allsopp's at 3 per dozen. Calais one hour and fifty-five minutes. They MONEY MARKET. had been carrying passengers at a very low rate, and CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES , BARK STOCK, &C. they must look to be maintained by the South-Eastern Transfer Five per Ct... ...Rs. 1 1 0 0 to 11 2 0 pm. Railway Company. There was an article in the last New Fives... ... ... 080 to 010 0 dis. number o f the Econo m ist on t h e p ost al commun ic a - Sicea do. ... ... ... 1100 to 20 0 do. tion between London and Paris, showing the great Co's Rs. Four per Cent. ... 16 0 0 to 16 4 0 do. increase of traffic which steam communication had Sicca Rupees d 0.... ... 16 12 0 to 17 8 0 do. caused.. .. . increasedtraffic would He believed that this Bank of BengalSh.Co'sße. 1,700 0 0 to 1,750 0 0 pm. Agra Bank do ... ... ... 40 to r.o discount, ultimately maintain the vessels of this company. The N. W. Bank do. ... ... ... b 0 to 60 discount. article went on to speak of the great advantages which Cawnpore do ... . ... 30 to 40 per cent. dis. would be derived by the completion of the railway to F .. R EEGIDTS. Marseilles, and the additional facilities which would To LONDON. To LIVi RPOOL. be thereby afforded for communication with the east. .£ s. d. £9. d..£ s. d. .Z. s. d. Sugar ... 310oto 3 12 6 350t0 3 7 6 He trusted that as this company, by its vessels, raised Saltpetre ... 3 5 0 3 7 6 abridge between this country and France, that it Rice ... ... 426 4 5 (;) 3176 4 0 0 would be indemnified for the outlay it had made. He Jute .. ... 3150 3 17 6 3 50 3 7 6 moved that the report be adopted. Hides .. 400— 4 5 0 400— 0 0 0 .. Mr. WRIGHT said he should never be satisfied till Raw Silk ... 440 0 0 0 000— 0 0 0 Indigo .. 440 4 5 0 000— 0 0 0 this company paid five per cent.; and he should like To MituRITIVS, to know'from the chairman when that was likely to Rice ... Co.'s Rs. 1 8 0 per bag, payable there. be brought about. The railway company, at their To CHINA. meeting yesterday, did nut say a word about this 7 dolls, to 8 dolls. per chest. 2 dolls. 50c. to 2 dolls. 75 c . p er bale company. The directors were of opinion that the packet service should be performed more with a view ..--------...- to advantage the railway company than to pay the owners of the packets. The prospectus of the com pany stated that the railway company would guarantee five per cent. The fact was, this company was doing everything for the railway company, but the railway company were doing nothing for them. The CHAIRMAN said he had felt the obligation of duty to this company as strongly as any one could. When the company was first formed it was with a pledge that the railway company would maintain it with a five per cent. dividend : there was a moral guarantee to that effect. But it must be borne in mind that though this company was now paying only four per cent., when it was first formed it paid a higher dividend, and he did not think that the railway company ought to be .called upon until the average of the dividends paid by this company was less than five per cent. At the same time, any man of common understanding would Bee that, not insuring their boats, they ran a great risk though they were se well commanded. He quite agreed, however, with the Honourable Proprietor*that.this company had a moral title to 5 per cent.; and that had not been neglected by the railway company, for in the Bill cf 1848 a clause was introduced to purchase the boats, but in the then internal state of the railway company it would have been totally -impossible for them to have carried it through Parliament. Even now, if they were to introduce nu< h a DM, they would he opposed by all the steam-packet companies in the kingdom, and particularly by the general Steam Navigation Com pany. The lion. Proprietor said the reil »ay com pany passed no vote of thanks to;this company. That was true, but they did something more substantial— they voted 3,6C0/. per annum towards maintaining the packet service ;- 1,810/. was voted for running a tidal boat to the port of Calais. It came to this, that if these boats had not been used, a smaller number would have come over, and been passengers by the rail. He would observe that the steam-packet company consisted of 600 and odd proprietors of the railway, and when the proper time came it would be for them to attend the meetings of the railway company, and advocate their own interests. The capital of the railway com pany was nine millions and a half, the capital of this company was 120,000/, and as the railway company depended so much on the packet service, he was sure they would eventually place this company on a proper footing. The motion for the adoption of the report was then put and carried. The Cuatemere then moved that a dividend, after the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, be declared. Mr. YOUNG said he thought they ought not to carry over so large a surplus to the reserved fund, and be moved, as an amendment, that the dividend be 5 per cent. The amendment was seconded, and, after some discussion, was put and negatived. The original motion was then put and carried, as was also a motion for carrying over the surplus to the reserved fund. The meeting then separated. Opium ... Cotton ... THE EXPEDITION TO PEKIN. (From the China Mail, July 23.) The Reynard returned to . the harbour on the lith from her cruise to the Pei-ho. The result, in news paper phrase, " has not transpired," for there is little to transpire. On her arrival at the mouth of the Pei-ho it was found that, without lightening the ship, it would be impossible to proceed up the river, which even at high water is too shallow for a vessel of her draught. She accordingly anchored, and shortly af terwards was visited by some of the local authorities, and afterwards by others of higher rank, who were, or pretended to be, apprehensive that her intentions were hostile ; though as the nature of her visit had been previously communicated to the Court of Pekin, they probably did not really fear any great fear on the point. Arrangements were made for receiving the so called Queen's letter, the contents of which we have already sufficiently indicated, and shortly afterwards the ceremony took place within a handsome tent, erected for the purpose on shore. The Mandarins were exceedingly civil, but gave their guests to un derstand that any further negotiation must take place ith the Imperial Commissioner at Canton, who had the direction of foreign ;Hairs; and to him instruc tions had already been sent how to act. He will probably tell us that, as be is the Minister special!) appointed to manage foreign business, we can com municate with the Court in writing only through him. This, as we have formerly remarked, is no more than is implied in the English treaty, and expressly stated in the subsequent ones with France and the United States. We never expected any good from this ill-advised expedition to the Pei-ho; and if it be attended with any result at ell, it will be to excite mistrust in the Chinese, instead of encouraging them to extend our commercial facilities, which was the real object of the mission. We have, therefore, no immediate prospect of exchanging Fuhchtft and Ningpo for a better "lo cation" on the Grand Canal, even though we are will ing to postpone, sine die, our imaginary right to ad mission within the Canton city. After leaving the gulf ef Pei-ho, Captain Cracroft bent his course up the Gulf of Leaou-tung as far as the Great Wall, which he had the gratification of minutely inspecting, and of proceeding a considerable distance along its summit. We trust shortly to be enabled to give some particulars of this interesting trip. ELECTION OF RECORDER. Yesterday a Committee of the whole Court of Aldermen was held for the purpose of taking into consideration the appointment of some eminent mem her of the legal profession to the office of Recorder of London, in the room of the late Hon. C. E. Law. The meeting was strictly private, but report out of doors said that application having been made to four gentlemen of the bar, viz , Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Crowder, Mr. Page Wood, and the Right Hon. J. A. Stuart Wortley (brother of Lord Wharncliffe), that the three first gentlemen having successively refused the office, and Mr. Wortley's friends having consented to take it for him if the conditions should be such as were suitab!e to him, the Committee came to the resolution to report in that gentleman's favour to the Court of Aldermen. 'The report caused a good deal of surprise amongst the most active and intelligent members of the Corporation, to whom its contents were soon whispered. The following is a list of the duties of Recorder, seem - ding to the late regulation : "To advise the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen for their Lct:er direction in administering law and jus tice; taking precedence of the aldermen who have not served the (Alice of mayor. " To attend and advise the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of Hustings and in the Mayor's Court for equity, as well as common law ; and, according to the reculiar custom of London, to sit on the right hand of the Mayor, in re cording pleas, passing judgments, and pronouncing judg ments in cutlawry. " Being by ch.ater a justice of the p:Ace for the city of London, and by a subsequent charter one of the quo rum, to attend and assist the Lord Mayor at the sessions for this City. As by another charter he is also justice for the to rough of Seuthwaik, in that character to attend and sit daily at the said court, in order to facilitate the admi nistration of justice. (The obligation to sit daily was not included in the duties of the late, or of any former RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETIT 'NS FOR T[IE PAST WEEK. Miles NAME OF RAILWAY. I Receipts. opened, 1850. 1819. 1850. lIIIITISLI. ----_ ---- 72 Aberdeen ... ..... .... • ...... . ..... £582 £1,460 37% Belfast and Ballymena ••.••.•• • • • • •• 423 586 17 Belfast and County D0wn•..... ••• • •• - 216 16 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 877 1,152 27 Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... SSS 819 85% Bristol and Exeter ••.•• • • • •••• -.. . . 4,308 4,962 160 Ca1ed0nian.......... •• • ............ 7,039 . 7,607 94% Cheater and Holyhead.• •.•••• • • . •• • .2,074 3,98 l 32 Dublin and Bellast Junc tion ••..• • . • 241 4,6 53 Dublin and ••••••••• 1,044 7% Dublin and Kingstown•• .• •• •• •• •••• 788 1,058 16 Dundee and Arbroath .• •• -•••• • • • • - 433 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 594 656 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen.• .. •••• • • • • 135 125 67% East Anglian.... ••••••••• • • • :• - - •• 644 866 79 East Lancashire •• ••.••• • • • • ........ 3,528 4,715 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. •• .... 14,343 14,228 95 Eastern Union •••••••••• • • •• - - - - 1,636 2,491 57 1 % Edinburgh and Glasgow .• •.•.•• • • • . 4,0:5 4,363 71 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundec•• •• - 2,419 2,738 18 Furness Railway .• •••••••• • • • • • • • - 411 160 Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr •••• • • - - 3,126 3,079 22 1 % 1 Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock •• .• 1,122 1,112 219 Great Northern and E. L....• • • -... 2,229 6,6`•0 188% Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 3,389 5,061 230 Great Western ••••••••• • - . . .. . . - 15,463 19,007 90 Lancaster and Carlisle...... •. - 4,079 5,054 253 1 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. -.• •• .... 12,912 15,923 39 Leeds and Thirsk •• - - 12 1 % Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• •• 122 224 470 London and North Western ..... .... 43,426 46,706 51% London and Blackwall.• ••••••• • • • •• 796 1,002 171 1 4 Londe)), Brighton, and South Coast.. 11,999 13,590 239 London and South Western.... ..... 10,863 13,326 15 Londonderry awl Enniskillen ........128 14; 111% Manchester, Buxton, and Si atlock, &c. 181 255 167% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 4,961 6,554 914 Manchester and South Junction.. •• .• 376 504 28 Maryport and Carlisle •• •••••• •• •• • • 593 665 491% Midland ••.• • •••••••• • • .• •• ...... 23,958 24,739 50 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 1,098 1,098 60 Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • .... -•• .. 2,211 2,337 135 North British •••••• •• • • • • ••• ••• • • ... 3,205 3,779 222 North Stallordshira •• • • .... • ..... - 4,596 5,273 47 North-Western ••••.•••••• • • • • • • • • • _ 678 45 Scottish Central - 1,722 1,803 32 Scottish Midland ••••••••• • • • • • • •• 491 496 2914 Shrewsbury and Birmingham ..•• • • • . 158 752 47 Shrewsbury and Chester •••• •• • • ...„ 1,490 1,78 , 30 Shropshire Union .. •••••••• • • • • • • • • 435 439 58 South Devon.• ••••...•••••• • • • • •• .. 1,764 2,175 234 South Eastern•••• •• •• •• •••••• - •• •• 12,576 16,596 75 South Wales •••••••••• • • • • • • - . . - - 1,260 69 South York., Doncaster, and Goole • • - 1,120 40 Taff Yale ••••••• • • • • • 36 Ulster. ••• • • 13 West Cornwall • 12 Whitehaven Junction .• ••••••• • • •• • • 214 220 29014 York and Newcastle, and Petwick ... 13,945 13,708 256 York and North Midland. •• FOREIGN. 7613 Amiens and Boulogne. ••••••• • •- • • • • 1,496 2,174 44 1:1, ppe .••••••.. • • • • .• • • 63 Mentereatt t Jul Tro cr., •• ...... ••• • • • 972 1,175 336 Northern of France •••••••• •• • • •• - 18,363 23, , 29 143 Orleans to Bourges (Celit.) .......... 2,9(18 3,103 72 Orteans to Bordeaux .... ••.. • • ...... 3, 9 93 3,503 82 Paris and Orlears - ...• ............ 8,020 6,549 85 Paris and Rouen .•.-• • - • • ........ 7,395 9,124 59% Rouen and Havre .....• ..• • • ....... 3944 3,910 Recorder). " To et:end the Lord Mayor upon the presentation of addresses from the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council to the Sovereign, members of the Royal family, and other distinguished personages, and on all important ocea:ions. " To attend the presentation of the Lord Mayor to the Barons of the Exchequer on the 9th of November. " To attend the presentation of the Sheriffs of London and Sheriff of Middlesex, upon their election and ad mission into office, to the Court of Exchequer. " To (Mend the courts of conservancy, charge the grand juries, assist in the proceedings when the present ments of the grand juries are received, and when petty juries are summoned to assist in the trial of issues. "To prepare, when called upon, for the Secretary of State for the Ilcme Department reports on the cases of criminals tried before him where remission or mitiga tion of sentence is under consideration. " To attend the Committees of Aldermen and Common Council when required. " To peruse and settle all bye-laws or bills of Common Council, and other important legal or official documents, and give advice without fee to the Corporation, or to any of its Commit.e es or efficers, en matters relating to tl e City's in'erest, %%holes er he may be required." (Former Recorders w, re paid by fee s for the performance of a e duties stated in the last paragraph.) The gentlemen who were known to be candidates for the efttce soon after the death of Mr. Law are Mr. Sergeant Merewether, the Town-Clerk, who had been for many years a distinguished member of the bar; Mr. Russell Gurney, who has presided as Judge upon circuit in most difficult cases, and given the highest satisfaction to the bar; and Mr. Bullock, the present able Common-Sergeant. Some days ago the name of Mr. Montague Chambers was mentioned as likely to he put upon the list of candidates, but we un derstand there was no allusion at all to him yesterday. THE WALKER TESTIMONIAL.—We are glad to see that some of the stirring influential spirits of the day have devoted themseves to procuring a suitable testimonial to N'lr. George Alfred \\Talker, whose services, in opposition, to the unhealthy system of intramural burial, should never be for gotten. --lienpaile's Journal. Invention is the combination of the possible, the probable, or the known, in a mode that strikes with novelty, —Eliza Cook's Journal. The Cuut t of Aldermen will meet on Tuesday next, to proceed to the election. A new church has been built at Wickham Bishrp, Essex, at a cost of 3,0001. be consecration, by the Bishop of 199hestor, took plaok 441 NVSd4e4day, Black lead, said to be as pure as if manUfactUre , has been dinoyerod in New Brunswick, • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES.—TIJUBSDAY. Dt)NCASTER CUP. 4tol on Flying Dutchman 4to 1 apt Volligeur PARK lIILL STAKES. Even on B:ightonia 13 to 1 apt Marchioness 2 to 1 agst Tin d'Eu EGLINTON STAKES. Even on Payment. CESARENVITcIi STAKES. 11 to 1 agst Mulgrave 20 to 1 agst Clarissa 16 to 1 agst Cariboo 20 to 1 agit Musician 20 to 1 agst Lair igravo CAMBRIDGEsIIIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 rgst The 1 alias 16 to 1 agst Loadstone ' 10 to 1 agst Mulgrave 20 to 1 agst Brightonia 11 to 1 rgA Turnus 25 to 1 agst Rhesus DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Prime Minister 125 to 1 agst Storm. 20 to 1 agst lanmartine The following are the names r f some of the principal visitors cn the course this atternoonr—The Marquis of Granby, Earls Z tl,nd, Glasgow, Strathmore, Eglin ton, Airl'e, Durham, Strafford, Scarborough, Darnley; Countesses of Zealand, St-athmore, Lovelacr ; Ladies Louisa Gator Harriet Ramsecn, Lune, Enfield, Cooke, Charles N/Erncli, DuLconthe, Mies Duncombe, Miss Beale, Miss Middleton ; Le Comte Neidi ardt de GneLenau; B iron De' agcs • Vi scounts ALid s tone, Ex mouth. Clifden; Lords Stanley,Eufi..ld, Adolphus Vane, Hai; ke, F. Kennuly, H. Loftus, J. Loftus, Adolphus rl Fitz arence, Brownl ow , C linton, Ro b ert Cl in t on , J o h n Fitzroy, G. Mann , rs, Newport, Powlett; Sirs 'Patton Sy lies, W. B. Cook e , C. Monck, Copley, S. Graham, D av i d B'air, Hug h C amp b e ll, J. Whicheotc, W. Codrington ; Honourables J. Lowther, G. Forrester. H. C urzon, Colonel Stanley, C apta i n Roue, J. Stanley, F. L aw l e G. Armytage, Joseph 3', Colonel Anson, Major Pitt, G. Fitzroy, 11. Fitzroy, Mr, Capel, G. Byag, Stanhope Han Ire, Martin Hawke, Francis Villiers; Colonels Buckley, Taylor, llornby, Elmsall, Lewis, Wilson, New ton, Csmplell; Captains Archdall, Croker, Warrener, Thorston, Bastard, Bretton, Forster, Boucherette, Dey, Harrison, Little, Gore, G uac h or, Lit t l e j o hn, Brown, Hey worth, Hamilt on , M aynard, Rowley, G eorge, March, Blathwaite, C a l vert, Duberley, W i l son , L yens , Miles, Pettit, Pollard, Scobell, H. Schobell, Taylor, Cunningham, Gambier, Cook, Ramaden, F. Bounden, Elmsall, Lane, &o. PRIDAy. We cannot call to mind any meeting at Doncaster, the last day of which presented so many attractions. The prominent features were the new stake for two and three years old, for which the public are indebted to the Earl of Eglinton, and the,, Cup; the entries for the for mer including several of tbe_St. Leger favourites and Mr. Ford's flying mare Payment, and the Cup exciting an unprecedented interest from the competition of two animals, both unconquered, and both winners of the Derby and St. Leger. Two well filled handicap plates, the Park Hill and the Don Stakes, served to make up a total which could not foil to draw an immense company. Time is not afforded us to do more than touch upon the events of the day ; we must, however, point to the defeat of the favourites for the Park Hill and Eglinton Stakes ' and to the still more unlooked f or resu lt o f th e Cup. The race for the latter was run at an uneven pace—sometimes fast and at times slow—but the Dutchman had so great a lead till near the distance that to catch him seemed impossible. Volti geur, however, got to his head a few strides from the chair, and the colours of the hitherto invincible Dutchman were lowered It is quite out of our power to describe the excitement which ensued—we must leave it to the imagination of our readers. It was reported after the race that a rainy of gentlemen had purchased the Flying Dutchman in the morning; we have reason to believe, however, that Lord Eglinton still retains an interest in him. The meeting, incomparably the best in regard of sport and the most successful in all respects we ever attended, terminated with a capital race for the Nursery Plate, a very judicious substitute for the 1001., formerly run for in heats. Handicap Plate of 701, for three years old and upwards. One mile and a quarter. Captain Hervey'. Strongbow, 4 yrs, Bst 3lb (Flatman) 1 Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 4 yrs, Bst 2lb ......(Matson) 2 Mr. Wilkins's Langton, 4 yrs, Bst 4 1 b...(Cartwright) 3 Sir C. Motack's Vanguard, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Simpson) 0 Lord Zetland's Radulphus, aged, 7st 13Ib (Hawkwell) 0 Mr. Dawson na Joe Sutherland, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Lye) 0 Mr. A. Johnstone's Jenny Lind, 7st 81b...(G. Oates) 0 Mr. S. Davidson's Fleur do Seine, 5 yrs, 7st 21b 0 Mr. Rickaby's Ada Mary, 4 yrs, 7st (Osborne) 0 Mr. Hew left's Snowdrift, 3 yrs, 6st 121b...(Charlton) 0 Betting-10 to 6 agst Strongbow, 3 to 1 agst Cloth worker, 4 to 1 agst Ada Mary, 5 to 1 agst Vanguard, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Ada Mary made play to the Red House, with Fleur de Seine and Radulphus in waiting; Fleur de Seine then went in front and carried on the running to the distance, when it was taken up by Strongbow, who won very cleverly by a length; the same between second and third. 1 Run in 2 ram 15 aces. The Eglinton Stakes of 15 sous. each, 5 ft; with 200 added; frr two yrs old, 6st 101 b; three, Bst 121 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; winner', extra. T.Y.C. (63 Subs.) Mr. Osborne's Black Doctor, 2 yrs, Est 31b (Osborne) 1 Lord Enfield's Beehunter, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Flatman) 2 Mr. Baxt, r's Nancy, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Wells) 3 Mr. Wilkins's Neasham, 2 yrs, 6st 101b...•••(Arnold) 0 Mr. Ford's Payment, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (Charlton) 0 Mr. Jaques's Mildew, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (F. Butler) 0 Mr. 11. Bill's Pit ford, 3 yrs, 9st 51b (A. Da)) 0 Mr. Stebbings's The Cutler, 2 yrs, 6st 161b(13ashare) 0 Mr. Dawson's Mark Tailey, Sgt 12$...(Cat tmright) 0 Detei!,g-- s to G on Pa) Went, G to 1 each agst Bee hunter and The Black Doctor, 10 to 1 each agat Mark Tapley and Nancy, and 100 to 12 agat The Cutler. The Black Doctor and the Cutler jointly made the running to the Red House, where Payment headed them, and carried it on at a capital pace to the distance. The Black Doctor, Payment, and Nancy. hero singled them telves c ut, at d ran home together, the Doctor winning by a nick, and Beehunter beating Nancy by a head. Pitsford, Mildew, and Payment were next. Run in Im. 40 Lies. T 1.13 Parkhill Stakes of 50 sees. ercb, h ft; for three yrs old fillies, 8 3 1 71b each. The second to receive 100 soya. out of the st:.k. s, and the winner to pay 20 s,,vs. towards expenses. St. Leger Course. (21 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Tiff (Trmpleman) 1 Mr. Mangan's Marchioness (A. Day) 2 Mr. Shelley's Brightonia (F. Butler) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Marchioness d'Eu, and 2to 1 agst Brightonia. The Marchioness made all the running to the stand, where she was headed by Tiff, who ran home a clever winner by a length. Run in 3 min. 27 secs. The Doncaster Cup, value 300 sovs.; three yrs old 7st, four Szt Mb, five Bat 121 b, six and aged 931 21b; marts and geldings allowed 31b; winners extra; the second to reci ive 50 eovs. from the fund. Cup Course, about two miles and a half. Lord Zetland's Voltigeur, 3 yrs, 7s 7.b (Flatmin) 1 Lord Eglinton's The Flying —Uteu n h MillOyrS, Bsl 12Ib (Marlow) 2 The betting opened at 11 to 2 on the Flying Dutch min, and closed at 4 to 1, taken freely. The favourite took the lead at starting, and was so far in advance for more than two miles that 10 to 1 was offered on him. Voltigeur, however, began to draw up from the bend, caught him at the stem!, hvadtd him three or four strides from home, and won by ha:f a length. Runs in 4 min. 54 secs. he Don Stakes of 50 EOVS. cacb, h ft; for three yrs Gld, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Last mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke Mr. Halford's Harriett (G. Whitehouse) 2 Mr. Jaques's Mildew (Flatmati) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Bolingbroke. Thu mare made play at her best pace to the stand, where Bolingbroke went up, defeated her without an effort, and won by a couple of lengths. Run in 1 min. 42 secs. The Nursery Stakes of 100 sows.; for two yrs old. Last Mile. Mr. Jaques's Entre-nous, Bst .....(Cartwright) 1 Mr. G. Scott's Louie, 7st 41b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Baxter's Nancy, Bst alb (F. Marson) 3 Mr. Oliver's Sir RowlandTrenchard, Sat 2lb (Flatrnan) 4 Mr. Phillip's Truth, Bst 21b Capt. Ilarcourt's Brother to Ellerdale, 7st 91b (Lye) 0 Mr. Armstrong's f by Venison, out of Tarn Wadlin's dam, 7st 21b._ (Osborne) 0 Mr. Oshalde ton's f by Pantaloon, out of Fugleman's dam, 7st (Barker) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Lowe, 4to 1 agst Nancy, 4to agst Sir Rowland Trenehard, and 9 to 2 agst Brother Ellerdale. Won by a neck—Nancy a good third. Run in 1 min. 42 sees. w; over. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each , h ft; for three yr s o ld Mr. F c o t r il d t , s ti , Gar , Bst St. Leger Course. ... Subs.) d Ma.eti 500, 100 ft. Last mile and a half of St. Leger Course. Mr. Gannon's Deicoon, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Syer's Aug, an, 3 yrs, 7st —Off by consent. Match, 3C03 100 fr. Red House in. Capt. Alleyne's The Tout, Bst 71b. agst Capt. Hervey's Hengist.—Olf by consent. LATEST BETTING. CESAREvrITCH. sto 1 agst Bolingbroke 117 to 1 agst Russborough DEABY. 133 to 1 egst Bl ac k D ector. 10 to B 1 i n i g E s e t O rr N im Sli e I M lt ite E nis RACES.— W EDNESDAY . CES.— W EDNESDAY . The Breconshire Stakes of 7 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 25 added. Two miles. (9 Sobs., 3of whom declared.) Mr. ()seland's Half-and-Half, aged, 9it 71b 1 Mr. Hamp's Trunudaiie, 4 yrs, Bst 21b 2 Mr. Smith's Master Downes, aged, 84 121 b... 3 Won by a head. The Borough Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 25 added, tbo second to save his stake. Heats. Once round and a dis. (4 Subs.) Mr. Jones La Pilot, 3 yrs, 7st lib ••• Mr. Humplarey's Plaintiff, 5 yrs, 93t 31b... Mr. Mr. D Co tl o v unb ies, es G s ' Na vinu n • c e yD y a , vi s s y o •r e s , , 3 Bs y t rB l , 2 7 b 6t The t Co h es u t e n w t y S a rd t s a , ks a e nd of Von (3;nui.o pure . e a a neck. , e i a de l, d ) with a cup Pleats. given ru n i by l e. (3 Subs.) Mr. Coembe's Gwenny, 5 yrs, 9st 31b ••• ... 1 1 Mr. Wi'liam's Breach of Promise, 5 yrs, 9st 31b 2dr Mr. Morgan's The Lady Penda , Tan, 4 yis, Sst 7lb dis THURSDAY. ... 1 1 ... 4 2 ... 2 3 ... 3 dr The Ladies' Pla'e. Wats. Oi.e mile and a half. Mr. Humphrey's Plaintiff, 5 y rs , B st 71 b ... 3 3 1 1 Mr. Smith' s Nancy Dawson, 3 yrs, 6st 1 llb 4 1 2 2 Mr. Jones na Pilot, 3 yrs, Gst 1 Ilb ... 1 2 3dr Mr. Ramp's Truandaise, 4 yrs, Tat 8 b ... 2 dr Won by half a neck. The U....1t Stakes of 3 sons. t ach, and 20 added. Heats. One mile and a quarter. ( 3 Subs.) Mr. Ramp's Truandaise, 4 yrs, B.t 41h „.1 0 1 Mr. Coombe's Gwenny, 5 yrs, Bst 7lb .. 3 0 2 Mr. Smith's Master Downes, aged, lOst 61b„, 2 3 dr The second was a do ad heat, and the third won by a head. T4O Dricpulhire _Raul Slakes 91 6 11;13. each, one mile and a li?If, over four hurdles (4 Subs.)—The first belt was won by Mr. Williams's Chance, Agee, 1 1st, beating Mr. Powcl►'y Soldirr's Daughter and two others; the second heat was not run when our report left the ceurie. RACES T SEPTE Richmond ...... 23 Basing.toke 23 Ut:exeter 23 Kkiso Sandbach , 24 Leintwareditle.. ...... 24 Bedford . OCTO] Newmkt. First Octob-r 1 Chesterfield 2 I Monmouth Upton-on-Severn Chester Autumn. Royal Caledonian, &c. 9 Epsom .... , NOTE: Iu RAC] Mallow Johnitown Cabhrl 25 Curragh Wt. 15 '0 COME. :NBER. Whitby Manchester Autumn 26 Cirencester Scarborough Ft lion Paiu's-land Chalk Farm . 9 Newmkt. St cond Oct 14 Wrexham Worcester Autumn Hereford 24 Newmarket Houghton 2B 3113 ER. I Liverpool :S TO COME. Lucan Autumn Down Royal Corp 23 Tramore Not fix• d. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Captain the Right Hon. Lord George Pau'et, who is to recommission the Bilerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, on the papng off that ship at Devonport, is son of the Marquis of Winchester, has a brother Lieutenant-Colonel of the 68th Regiment, and the Coldstream Guards, and is brother-in-law to Captain Rarnsden, R.N., arid Lieutenant Charles Des Vceux, Bart. He has served 18 years afloat since his entry into the navy, through the college, in 1817. He served bis time in the Liffey, 50; Cambrian, 48 ; Racehorse, 18 ; and Active, 46, chiefly in the Chan. nel ; passed his examination ; and February, 1825. whilst on the South American station, was promoted from Blanche, 46, into the Jasseur, 18. O'Byrne does not record in what vessel his Lordship served his time as a Lieutenant, but we find he was promoted to a commander Feb. 28, 1828. In that rank from March, 1830, to June, 1834, he commanded the Nautilus in the Channel on the coast of Ireland ; in the Douro and Tagus during the whole of the civil war in Por tugal, and subsequently off the north coast of Spain at the commencement of the civil hostilities. He was promoted to his present rank on paying off the Nau tilus. His Lordship's last employment was in com mand of the Carysfort, 26, from December, 1841, to June, 1845, on the Pacific station. Whilst on this service he took the King of the Sandwich Islands to task for certain indignities, the result of which was the cession provisionally of the whole group, but the islands were restored by order of Rear-Admiral Thomas. The Carysfort conveyed the unfortunate Queen Pomare and 50 of her relations and suite, from Tahiti to Raiatea, one of the lee wardmost of the Society Islands. Lord George Paulet is in the 48th year of his age, and married July, 1835, the daughter of Major-General Sir George Wood, K.C.B. Spithead yesterday presented a numerous show of pendants—there were at anchor the Blenheim, 60 screw-ship, Captain Henderson, C. 8.; the Thetis, 38, Captain Kuper, C. 8.4 the Fox, 42, Commodore Lam bert; the Dragon, 6, steam• frigate, Captain Giffard ; the Albatross, 12, Commander Elliot; and the Her cules, store-ship, Master-Commander Fulton. The wind veered from S.S.E. to S.S.W. yesterday, with some light rain, and at five P.M. was likely to settle in the S.W. For the last three weeks N.E. and E. winds, with dry weather, have prevailed. Two companies of the Royal Artillery arrived at Gosport yesterday, via South-Western Railway from Woolwich, and embarked on board the Echo tug-steamer, which conveyed th ( m to th e Ap o ll o , troop-ship, Commander Rawstorne, for passage to Jamaica. The Apollo proce e d s t o Cork for other de tachments. Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., arrived at Malta on the Bth instant, and on the 13,h, in conse quence of cholera on board, was ordered to sail immediately for England, when she was towed out by the Oberon and proceeded. Whilst at Malta three men were sent to the hospital on the 12th, and nineteen more, of whom six have died, were subse quently sent on shore. A serious accident happened on the Pieta at Malta on Tuesday evening, the lOth instant, owing partly to very hard riding, and partly to the incomplete state of the road turning towards Sa Maison, it being covered with la rge l oose s t ones . There Charles B. Parke, Esq., First Lieutenant Royal Marines, of the Bellerophon, was thrown from his horse and received a very severe contusion in the head, and became so frightfully convulsed that his life was considered to have been in great danger. The sufferer was conveyed on a sofa to the civil hospital, where we are glad to hear he is doing favourably, no bones being broken. Lieut. Parke is the nephew of Colonel Com mandant Parke, C.B ,of Woolwich. At the time of the accident he was riding with Mr. William Culhane, an assistant-surgeon of the Bellerophon, who imme diately bled him, or it is believed he must have ex pired on the ground. Mr. Culhane sat up with the sufferer on the night of the accident, and in the morn ing had the inexpressible satisfaction of seeing him gradually b.come conscious, after a night spent in a state of total insensibility. Dauntless, 24, screw-frigate, Captain llalsted, is painting and beaus flying alongside Portsmouth yard. Ihr new fittings will detain her in port another tint night. Fearless, steam-tender, second Master Commander Veitch, has left Devonport to relieve the wind-bound in the Chcps of the Ch3nnel. Since the sailed, how ever, the wind has shifted. Portland, 50, Captain Chad:, fitting at Devonport, for the Pacific, will be undoclied on the 24th. RAributien, 22, steam-frigate, Captain `Vanden, is still at the moorings off the King's-stairs, Portsmouth. She is now universally admired. She has all her weights on board except her powder and shells, and swims just two feet more buoyantly than she did when loaded with her former heavy engines, when she drew upwards of nineteen feet water. She now draws a little more than sixteen feet. Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, has been painted, and, now she is rigged and all ataunt, looks what she actually is—a splendid ship. She has received on board six months' provisions, and in about ten days her ship's company will be moved on board her from the hulk, where she will probably haul over to the mooring on the Gosport shore—to the mooring formerly occupied by the St. Vincent, where it is said she will remain fur the winter months unless her ser vices should be required before that time. Commodore Lambert embarked on board the Fox, at Spithead, yesterday, and it is expected the ship will start after the arrival of the post this morning. Prince Ernest of Leiningen is also on board. Mr. Gilt, of Portsmouth, has had the honour of fitting out his Serene Highness. PORTSMOUTU, FRIDAY. —The Albatross, 12, Com mander Elliott (acting), anchored at Spithead at eight aonAtirp:erpli Helena captivesoVeh i e n t en d h is at fdt otohdnsrSauyett alt.ph. a . eepr He l en a ti3 S un:rit h ee e odnfd l AA e e i n onf.t Africans, Lieutenantgi tiochfesnnt 15 t h o e f r et heeths3 a Gef : ooer g tsrimhtffia o lbot n ti iarfhoirtsnnk July,h, embarked dar l N B 3d t ea. h ,pn o o dt f asat May,sle recentlytd re maining when the Albatross sailed only 11 in hospit a l. Lieut. Griffiths was rem o d e lli ng and improving the encampment by draining, I , hitevvashing, &c. The St. Helena Gazelle of the 3d ult. contains a long list of shipping disasters reported by the master of the schooner Bailey, which arrived at the island on the 29th of July. The Albatross arrived at Ascension on the 9th of August, and sailed on the following day. The Tor toise store and guard-ship, Captain Mutton, remained there. The Heroine, 8, Commander Marsh, sailed for the south coast the day before the Albatross arrived. The Prometheus steam-sloop, Commander H. A. Foote, had sailed to join the Commodore on the south coast. The station is reported generally healthy, and the slave-trade brisk. The Albatross has brought home Lieutenant Luckraft, first of the Ranger, and Dr. Tait, surgeon of the same vessel, invalided, and five seamen invalids, vi so were all landed at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hasler, this morning. Lieu tenant Brickwell, first of the Albatross, entered the service in 1828, and has been in constant employ ment, having 21 years' full-pay service. This officer has been for the last f our years First Lieutenant of the Albatross, and was second in command of the ex pedition against the Bornean pirates, on which occa sion Commander Farquhar, who commissioned the Albatross, was promoted. The Hercules store.ship, Master Commander Ful ton, arrived this morning at Spithead from the Medi terranean. She has made a sorry passage. The snail from Malta is dated the middle of July. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 19.—Information has just reached this port of the Peterel packet, with the Bra zilian snails, having put into Castletown, in Ireland, on the 16th inst., being forced thither by the long continued e:sterly winds. Her dates of sailing are from Rio de J a neiro th e 28 t h o f J uly, 13ahia the 7 h of August, and Pernambuco the 13th following. At her sailing from Rio the exchange was 27d., Bahia 270., and Pernambuco 27 id. ; S tock, 86 87. The following are passengers by the Peterel :—Mr. and Mrs. Guera, Mr. and Mrs. Sewer and family, Mrs. Napier and family, Miss Saunders, Miss Bancroft, Mr. W. Shepherd, Mr. G. Shepherd, Mr. Crawstern, Mr. J. J. P. de Olivere, and Captain Crofter, R.N. The Seagull packet, from Portsmouth, had arrived at Rio on the 15th of July, and the Spider schooner, with mhsls fro:n the River Plate, on the 21st of . July. This vessel sailed again with mails for the River Plate on the 26th following. The Peterel left at Rio, refit ting, her Majesty's frigate Southampton, with the Rifleman flag of Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., and the the southward. No p ß re io se f o r t o . m sftuexatihneerr newsrs' as going kno w into a t APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICIT, SEPT. 20 . — Commander George S. Hand (1841), to command the Hecate steam-sloop, commissioned this day at, Portsmouth. Th e H ecate carries 6 guns, is 817 tons burden, and was built at Chatham in 1839 from a design by Captain Sir William Symonds, and is fitted with engines of 240-horse power. The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander S. B. Cook, returned to Woolwich to-day from her attendance on the Lords of the Admiralty during tht it recent visit to the eastern ports, the Channel Islands, and Queenstown, in Ireland. THE ROYAL PANOPTICON OF SCIENCE AND ART. A vestry meeting of the inhabitants of St. Paul's, Covent garden, was held last evening, at the vestry room, to consider the propriety cf promoting the erection of an institution to be called 't The Royal Panopticon of Science and Art," on the vacant ground in Exeter-street and Burleigh-street. Mr. GEORGE WILKINSON, one of the churchwar dens, presided, and expressed his belief that the pro posed institution, which had already obtained a charter of incorporation, would be a great benefit to the parish. Mr. E. M. CLARK F, the reside nt director and cu rator of the institution, explained its formation and objects. The charter secured the limited liability of the shareholders, while the profits were lac unre stricted. The probabilities of its paying were very great. It had been calculated that upwards cf four millions were annually spent in London for sight seeing—a proof of the readiness of the inhabitants of the metropolis to support literary and scientific institutions. There was no doubt the shareholders would realize ten per cent., calculating the admissions at only 800 per day. It was proposed to give in structions in practical engineering, from which a fur= ther income would be derived, as well as from the rent of stalls for exhibiting products of art and ma nufacture. The institution would possess a great ad• vantage in its central position. At the Polytechnic, Colosseum, and other similar institutions, more than double the money taken at the doors was paid for conveyance to the place. Mr. BROAD said that anything which improved the moral character of the parish must tend to decrease the parochial burdens, and he believed that such would be the effect of the proposed institution, lie moved a resolution declaring that the institution ought to be encouraged by the parishioners, on the ground that it would bring an immense number of persons into the parish, and would increase the trade thereof. Mr. VERITY seconded the motion. Mr. WALKER opposed it, on the ground that so much property was required for the institution that it could not possibly be remunerative; and, should it turn out unproductive, where was their security for their rates ? Let them look at Covent-garden Theatre, where the parish had actually been obliged to put in executions for their rates. Mr. JENKINS also opposed the resolution, and re ferred to the failure of the Adelaide Gallery. The resolution was carried by a majority of 12 to D. A further resolution for the appointment of a com mittee to carry out the views of the meeting, was strongly opposed on the ground that it pledged the parishioners to take shares in the institution, and was negatived by 13 to 10. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceeding. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 18. Her Majesty went out driving this afternoon, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice. The Marchioness of Douro was in attendance on her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting today. Lord John Russell arrived at Balmoral today. The dinner party will include Lord John Russell and Sir E. L3ndseer. Summonses were issued yesterday to the Ministers and Officers of State to attend a Privy Council to be held by the Queen, at Balmoral, on Tuesday, the 24th of September. The summonses were sent from the Privy Council- office. Dispatches from the Governors of New South \Vales and South Australia were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Di'patches were sent off last evening from the Co lonial-office, for the Governors of the North Ameri can provinces. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SLR,—You have been so hind as to find space in your e xcellent paper for several letters from old cap tains in the army, I should esteem it a favour if you would inst rt this. It cannot have escaped the eye of many officers, that notwithstanding the reason allegtd, viz., " that officers on retired lull-pay are not eligible to brevet promotion," officers were from the retired list pro tnoted by brevet rank on the birth of his Royal High ness the Prince of 'Wales; while other officers were passed over, there were three prom o t e d on t h at occa sion. I shall further instance two or three other cases. The late Sir Thomas B. Pechell, Bart., who had been many years on retired full-pay, as a captain cf the late Horse Grenadier Guards, at 18s. 61. per day, was promoted by brevet to the rank and pay of a major-general in her Majesty's service; and it I greatly mistake not the present Major- General Eyre, who was also a captain in the same corps, was promoted in like manner. So long as invidious distinctions are made can any one wonder if officers complain ? In the cases last noticed, I am not aware that any particular act of service occurred, or had anything to do with promo tion. The plain question is this—Why should some officers get brevet promotion on retired full-pay and others not ? I hope the present year will not pass away without the subject being duly looked into.—Yours, &c., AN OLD OFFICER. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 20.—Mr. Cowling's friends, considering that the only real objection urged by the other side to that gentleman is, that be came forward without any requisition or vote of a general meeting of members of the Senate, remark that such a mode of application to a candidate is not usual, and has not been adopted in more than one instance during the last thirty years. Mr. Cowling has arrived here, and is engaged in making a personal canvass. A list of his committee has been this day issued. It is as follows : The Rev. the Master of St. John's College, Chairman. The President of Queen's College. The Lord Burghley, M.P. The Hon. Mr. Justice Petteson, King's College. T. IVaterfield, M D., Christ's College. J. C. Adams, F.R.S., F.RA.S. Rev. James Atlay, 8.8., Fellow of St. John's College. Rev. G. Bainbridge, 8.D., Fellow of St. John's College. F. Bathforth, M A.. Fellow of St. John's College. J. Buckley, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College. Rev. C. Babington, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College. Rev. W. Brown, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College. Rev. J. E. Cooper, M.A., Fellow of St. J o h n ' s C o l lege. P. W. Courtenay,M. A., Jesus College. Rev. T. Crick, 13.13., late Public Orator. Rev. G. Currey, 8.D., Preacher of the Charterhouse. Hew. C. R. adieu, M.A., Corpu s Ch r i st i C o ll ege. Rev. F. France, BD., Fellow of St. John's College. Rev. J. Graham, B.D.,late Fellow of Jesus College. E. T. Ha!swell, F.R.S., St. John's College. Rev. A. M. Hoare, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College. J. Kemplay, M.A., Trinity College. Rev. Francis Martin, M.A. Bursar of Trinity C o ll ege . J. Rigg, M A., Fellow of S t. John's College. A. W. Simpson, M.A., Fellow of Jesus College, Hey. E. Ventris, M.A., St. Peter's College. A. Westmorland, M.A., Fellow of Jesus College. W. P. Wilson, M.A., Professor of Mathematics, Queen's College, Belfast. THE FIRE IN MARK-LARE.--A vast body of fire still remained in the ruins and walls of several of the ware houses last night, and occasionally the wind blew the flame s to a considerable hei g ht. D ur i ng the night of Thursday the bond timbers of one of the warehouses having been con sumed, the fire penetrated into the warehouses of Messrs. Capel, the extensive coopers, adjoining the premises of Mr. Barber; but two engines were set to work, and the fire was extinguished. The wall at the back front of Mr. Barber's warehouse in Seething -lane has fallen in ; but Inspector Todhunter, perceiving that it would not stand any longer, had just removed every person from this part of the premises. One of the houses on the opposite side of the street was forced in, and several others injured; fortunately the occu piers had removed with their furniture. It has been ascer tained that no less than 20,0001. worth of bristles have been destroyed. An immense quantity of oil was lost ; when the flames reached the casks it ran down the sewers into the Thames, and a great many watermen and fishermen reaped a rich harvest by skimming the surface of the river. The fire is considered to be the largest there has been in the City since the destruction of the Royal Exchange. The cause of the tire has not been ascertained • but it is certain th a t i t began in the premises of Messrs. Allnutts and Co., 58, Mark lane. When the porter found it out, he states that the flames weie progressing so tearfully that it was impos sible to tell precisely in which room they commenced; he was obliged to rush to the street with only his shirt on. Fins AT PENTON night, shortly be fore ten o'clock, a fire bioke out on the premises belonging to Messrs. John, Thomas, and William Barns, carpenters and builders, Queen's-row, Pentonville, immediately facing the chapel. The fire was discovered by one of the neigh . 1 hours, when instant alarm was given, and numerous engines of the London Brigade, parish, aed West of England Company attended as quickly as possible. Plenty of water was pro cured from the fire-mains, from which the engines were set to work; but before any impression could be made upon the fury of the flames, the roof fell in. The firemen, however, were enabled to cut off further extension; but the carpen ters' workshops were gutted, the storehouse considerably burned, and some damage was done to the painters' work. shops. When the men left off work at half-past six o'clock, there was not the least appearance of anything burning. The Arm was fully insured. THE BER. LOSS OF AN EXCURSION STEAMER. On Monday last (the IGth iestant) the Superb steamer was to have started from St. Hehers on an excursion trip to St. Malo, but, in consequence of her machinery requiring some repairs, the La Polka was substituted, and started with between thirty and forty passengers. When about six or seven miles from St. HeHers it was discovered, to ti2e great horror of all on board, that she had sprung a leak, and was fast foundering, but that, in consequence of the wind be ing adverse, it would he useless to turn back, as be fore she could have performed half the distance she would be at the bottom of the ocean ; in this strait existed but one chance—that of reaching some small rocks called the Minques, on the coast of France, and which were then about six miles a head. Every pre caution was immediately taken to keep her afloat till the rocks were gained. The passengers and luggage were collected on the starboard bow, in order that the larboard side might be kept as much as pos sible out of water, that being the locale of the leak, the engines we re worked as fast as possible, a small sail was set, and the crew, assisted by some of the passengers, betock themselves to the most vigorous exertions in baling with buckets, there be ing no pumps on board. The consternation was great, there being but very small hopes that the rocks could be gained, and from the heavy swell which pre vailed, and the little way she made, it was feared she would capsize. When she was about two miles from the rocks an immense cloud of steam and ashes an nounced the fact that the water had reached the fires; all hope was now abasduned, and planks and other modes of keeping sfluat were eagerly sought for, but to the surprise of all, it was perceived that the paddles still kept slowly revolving (the engine working, it was afterwards ascertained, upon a va cuum). The baling was now continued with re newed exertion till the buckets, three in number, were literally knocked to pieces, and the vessel was ultimately brought up to within a quarter of a mile of the largest rock. The anchor was immediately dropped, and two small boats which the vessel pos sessed instantly lowered. To the great credit of all, the utmost order prevailed, the ladies were sent off first, and not a man thought of leaving the vessel till they were all cleared, with the exception of one Frenchman, who endeav o ur e d to get among the first boat load of women, but was instantly seized by the other passengers, and forced to wait. By reason of the smallness of the boats, only four could be taken off at a tithe, and, as may be imagined, all eyes were strained eagerly watching their slow going and coming; at last, under the providence of God, all were saved, the last boat pushing off as the ill-fated vessel went down, the . ( water covering her masthead. After passing a dismal night on the bare rocks, the passengers were picked up by the steam-boat South-Western, from Wey mouth for St. Mato, the captain having luckily per ceived through his glass something unusual in the appearance of the rocks, and imagining that it might be a wreck, steered for them, to the great joy of those who were upon them, as it was only by reason of 'a spring tide that the South-Western was enabled to come within sight that day, and if they had not been perceived the chances were that they would have re mained for a very considerable period, as, from the very dangerous nature of these rocks, vessels seldom even approach them. Limpets, &c., were already their only articles of food, and the want of water had began to be felt. WITCHCRAFT IN TIPPERARY. The following most extraordinary instance of Irish superstition has just occurred in the town of Roscrea. The facts are as follows :—A poor little girl, aged six years, named Mary Anne Kelly, daughter of Thomas Kelly, a resident of this town, has been for six months p as t i n a dying state, under the care of the dispensary physician. An old hag, who pro fessed to be one of those rare characters a " fairy woman," persuaded the parents of the child that it was " fairy struck," and offered to cure her if they would comply with her directions. To these terms they agreed. The child was to be placed on a shovel at night in the open air, in the name of the D—l, after having a prayer or invocation in the same name said over it. In the course of the night the mother was to say to her, " Mary Anne, if y ou are a bl e to come in, do so." This was done for three nights in sue. cession, on the last of which the child died, a victim to the credulity of its father and mother. While enduring the cold of the nights the cries of the little sufferer were most piteous ; and who can but wonder that a woman, and that woman a mother, should not be softened by the distressing cries of the child of her bosom, who was an idiot, had been born blind, and, although six years of age, had never walked ? On Sunday last Mr. O'Aleagher, coroner, held an inquest on the body of the child. Tne following per sons were sworn on the jury, namely, John Delany (foreman), W. Corcoran, Michael Doherty, Patrick Cahill, Richard Quin, Thomas Healey, John Cor coran, Jeremiah Maher, W. Saunders, Joseph Glen non, James Phelan, ju n ., an d S o l omon B. Matthews. idget P.ters, the " fairy doctress," and Mary Kelly, the mother of the deceased, were present in the custody of the police. The tir3t witness produced was Mary Maher, who stated that the "fairy woman " administered herbs in milk to the child, and said that it did not belong to Mary Kelly, as it was a fairy. Mary Kell)'s own child she represeuted as having been taken away by the " good people ;" she also stated that she would either "kill or cure" the child. She blistered the child, and steeped it in water, after which she put the child out en the shovel in the air for three nights. The child cried and called to its mother to bring her in. The " fairy woman" used to say to the child, " Mary Anne, get up and come in." The mother and she helped the child in. The "doctress" said that on the last night the child would be very black as there would be some faries beating it ; and that she would tither live or die after it. The witness also added, that " the witch" had been in the house of the mother of the child for several wetks for the pur pose, and that she heard Mary Kelly, the mother, say to the doctress, "Why don't you do it quick ?" On the third night the witness, who was a servant in the house, was ordered to put out the child on a shovel, aid, having refused to do so, she was discharged. Another woman, named Mary Whitford, deposed that she heard Bridget Peters, "the fairy woman , " say that she had stupifi e d t h e c hi ld three times, and had given her verbena and foxglove. Surgeon Po‘l ell deposed that he knew the deceased child, who had an affection of the brain and was very delicate. He was of opinion that death was caused by the treatment of Bridget Peters and Miry Kelly. The Coroner charged the jury, who returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against both prisoners, who were then committed to gaol to abide their trial at the next assizes at Nenagh. Tome years since the master tailor of a battalion of de Foreign Legion and his wife and child were found mur dered in their bed in the barracks at Pau. Two sub-officers of the regiment were tried for murder, one of whom was ac quitted, and the other, notwithstanding his protestations of innocence ; condemned and executed. An old Cantinie of the regiment, has lately, it is said, made some revelations on her death-bed relative to the said murder, which completely prove .the innocence of the sergent who was executed, and seriously compromise other individuals. CHAMPIONSIIIP Or 'run TnAMES.—A match has been made for a boat-race between Robert Coombes, the pre sent Champion of the Thames, and Thomas Mackenny, of Richmond, who aspires to that honorary distinction. The conditions of the race are a clear right away wager (no fouling) from Putney.bridge to the Ship at Mortlake, for 2011. aside, and in order that the most ample opportunity may be Laois' d for requisite prepartion for this great event, next May has been determined upon as the period at which the contest shall take place. 59/. has already been posted on either side, and deposits will be made on the first Monday in every month at various places until the whole amount is made good. It is difficult to say which of the two men has the preference. Coombes, although many years the cham pion, has always taken great care c f himself, but his oppo nent has the great advantage of being many - ears his junior, and although he has rowed but little compared with Coombes, has acquitted himself so ably. and exhibited so much game, as to induce his friends to back him for the above large stake. DEPARTURE Or LIBUTENANT-GENERAL SIR W. M. Gomm, K.C.8., yon INDIA.—We understand that Lieu tenant-General Sir W. M. Gomm, K.C.8., the newly ap pointed Commander-in-Chief of the forces in the East Indies, had intended to have left London for Alexandria, vici Mar seilles, this week, to assume the high duties he is appointed to in India, accompanied by Lady Gomm, and his secretary, Captain Yates. The Gallant General leaves this country in the course of the ensuing week, b u t the precise day is not yet decided on. It has not transpired who is to be the com mander of the Indian army at Bombay, to which Sir W. Gomm was appointed previous to the receipt cf Sir Charles J. Napier's resignation by the East India Company. INDISPOSITION OF LORD COCKBURN.—W e hear that this Learned Lord was so indisposed at Dumfries, en Monday, that he intimated his inability to proceed with the business of the Circuit Court, which was appointed to com mence on Tuesday m orn i ng.— Caledonian Mercury. THE BISHOP OF OXFORD'S FAMILY. -- Of the members of this family the following ex - trans i i on i sts h ave gone to Rome: —The - Rev. G. Dudley Rider, married to his sister-in- law ; Mrs. Ryder, his sister-in •law ; Mrs. William Wilberforce, another ; Mrs. Henry Wilberforee, another sister-in-law ; the Bev. Henry Wilberforce, •a • brother.—Church and Stale Gaze te. NOTHING LIKE LEATIIER.—We have seen a sum pie of potatoes grown by Mr. Verner, shoemaker, in a garden in the Barnfield, three of which, our informant says, weighed lour poun s six ounces. The ground was dressed with lea ther cuttings.— 'Piston Times. Abuse it tLe penalty h-vied on the bond of praise, and can be rendered effective only when noticed. - Eliza Cook's Journal. TUE STtPUENSON TFSTIMONIAL.—A movement is now making for the erection of a national monument at New castle to the late George Stephenson, "the father of rsilwa) s." rADVERTINEMENT.j—THE EARL OF -ALDBOROUCH AND Ilor.toway's Purrs.—An astounding cure by this miraculotui medicine, alter every other means had failed. See extract from his Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir I beg to acquaint you that your pills have ef fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma !limbed. (Signed) " Aumosonon." These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, SWIM, gat Macias ytar49o Woulkut sittlissa woftli