The Sun. — London, England, 1850-12-02 00:00:00

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G od 6 ,64 e in42tive, ra.cl last week's prices are barely supported. Factors prices, viz., ready money—New East K. nt Pockets, 75s to I40s ; New Weald of Kent ditto, 63s to ; New Keut ditto, 50s to 130. , ; New Sussex dia:), 52s to 74; Now I;' ,, rehams, 90s to 1476 per cwt. noaouGH AND SPITAMPZEIMS. The :I . :rivals of homt-grown Pote.toiss, coastwise and by land carriage into London, alone Monday last, have exceeled 5,000 tons-3,500 tons having been directed have mar kets.from been li m i te d , v i z., 111 basket:, 30 bags, 3 ca,ks, 1 r° 13 :1 Rotterdam ; 5 sac ks fr o m Bremen; and 12 baskets from Amsterdam. Since the Ist of August the imports have been upwards of 9,000 tons less than during the 2 , 1411 e period last year. From that date, to the 23d ult., 1 .326 tons were weighed by the City meters. We have , 11 . 1 teady demand for selected qualities, at extreme quota.aens. In other kinds a moderate business is doing, Per . York s h . Rfgents. 70s to Ton 90s Scotch RegentQ 603 to 75s Wisbeach &Cam bridge ...... 65s to Ins Fore ign 65s to 70e Lincoln. Sliaws —s to -. s Kent Shaws 4ss to 50t. Per Ton. Essex Shaws ... 45s to 50s 'Kent Regents.-- 60s to 80s Essex Regents... 60s to t•Os INliddling Ware... 35s to 45s Kentish Red Kid. sto —s Chats WOOL. The pane sales of Colonial Wool have been in pro gress durinz the whole of the past week, and they are °t aPPett d to be brought to a conclusion before the 6th ' n et. The whole of the Australian qualities have sold at 1 1 ,4 adv ance o f f u ll y I d per lb , b ut some l ow p arce l s o f °r eign, offered in supplemental catalogues, have been l ithdrawn. By private contract the market is in a vhealthy state, and most of the holders refuse to sell ~.6 1c ept at higher rates. Last week's imports were 86 'ales 35 bag s from Eamburgh, 1 bale from St. Peters -I?urg. 7 bales from Antwerp, 60 ditto from Leghorn, 52 ditto from Launceston, and 73 packages from Ireland. the that only 2,000 bales of wool will be sold at lee auctions now going on, the following will be the entire amount of sales for the present year: — Bales. ... 18,013 ... 21,969 ... 49,562 50,150 ... 20,000 February sales ... ... May sales ... June and July sales ••• August and September sales Present sales ... ... Total -. 159,694 TALLOW. „,j 4 _ llB t week's impoTt7:7l;llOv was large, via., 9,593 g 8; hence the stock on hand to-day is upwards of ..000 dit to . Th e ac tual quantity now to arrive from , Petersburgh—as the shipping season is closed—is i l /1:11 .1 , about 4,000 casks. Since Monday last, the deliveries 0 e been con fined to 1,914 casks; nevertheless, holders a ▪ r e somewhat firmer, and the finest Y. C. is rather r e ,"er. Tc-day P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted at 37 s t ” 37 3 6d per cwt. For forward delivery there is rather m o• re doing. Town Tallow, 37s to 37s 3d per cwt net rough fat, 2s ld per 81bs. 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. •‘'ek this day • • • • 28,532 14.106 33,590 44,527 58,602 Pric e 0 , r 47s 6d 45s Od 44s M 38s Od to 37s Od • „ •• /to Os Od to Os Od to 45s Od 38s Gd to 373 6d Doery last week . • 2,460 2,817 2,037 2,906 1,914 A to trona June 1.... 45,855 49,021 ; 52,917 47,247 46,982 Er, iv alsla.st week • 13,082 613 3,922 4,202 9,593 'to frotn June 1 ... 63,764 55,028 78,974 66,301 79,940 - .of Town ...... 47s 6d 49s 6d 47s 6d 40s Od 39s Gd CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Otd Hall, Lincoln's I nn and gave se veral judgments. His Lordship also "rd appeal motions and appeals. HA.RDWICK V. HOOPER.---JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case, the cam e bef o re him upon appeal from the decision of iee late Vice-Chancellor of England, who having granted ta injunctio n on the cause, refused to dissolve it. His or dship, after going at some length into the case, or tiered the judgment in the court below, granting the in hilacton, to be discharged with costs. Appeal allowed with costs. DAWSON V. BRINCIMAN.—JUDGMENT. 1113 LORDSHIP also gave judgment in this case, a m rating the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Br uce, and dismissing the appeal with costs. 'T AE SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY COM PANY 51. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAIL !AY COMPANY.—JUDGMENT. „ The LORD C HA NC E LL O R also gave judgment in this ", 11 se, whi c h came b e f ore hi s L o rd s hip upon motion to dissol ve an i n j unc ti on gran t e d b e f o re an s w e r by the late . lee-Cha nce ll or of England. His Lordship, after going at Berne length into the facts of the case, ordered the in junction to be dissolved, at the same time giving liberty to the plaintiffs to bring such action as they might be rvised, with liberty to apply, the plaintiffs and defen dants mutually keeping accounts. The Court made no Order with respect to costs, and refused to allow the nests of the appeal. ZULIIETAL V. TYRIE.--JUDGMENI. T he LORD C HANCELLOR al s o gave judgment in his cu e• The case came before his Lordship upon appeal lance th e decision of the late Vice-Chancellor of Eng ia.l:l(l refusing to vary an order for the production of ii,, Per s• His Lordship directed a reference to the %f it ", and in the meantime suspended the issuing of att a d meut. $J 8T WEST INDIA. DOCK COMPANIES AND IHRMING- Ti 1 4 t 351 JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY V. GATTKE. Hon 41 Ither arguments on this part-heard appeal mo tile : L ere then proceeded with, and occupied the Court nuole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE NORWICH YARN COMPANY. The farther arguments in this part-heard case mew. Pied the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. VICE-CHAN CERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour heard exceptions and further directions to-day. The part-heard case of " Chelton v. Brough," occu pied the Court the greater part of the morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor ROLFE.) His Honour gave several judgments to-day. BOWBER V. BULL.—JUDGMENT. His Honour gave judgment in this case, dismissing part of the bill, and directing a reference with respect to incumbrances. FOLLETT V. JEFFRIES -JUDGMENT. His Honour also gave judgment in this case, ovdrrul mg all the exceptions. ROGERS V. HALE.—JUDGMENT. His Honour also gave judgment in this case, decree- Ing the specific performance of the lease to be settled by the Master, and dismissin g the o th er p ar t o f the bill with costs. MACKINNON V. STEWABT.-JUDGMENT. RiS Honour also gave judgment in this case, dismis kng the bill with costs. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) uR delts :k CI.A.Ry.—A young man, named Henry Cotterell, brecal,rlYed as a bookbinder, was indicted for feloniously ' ll 'g and entering the dwelling•house of Radford 41 3W itb, and stealing therein a dress, a portmanteau , El other articles, value 38s, the property of Mary •. I , ta betb Cotterell. he prosecutrix was the prisoner's stepmother, but his n lC her was dead. On the night of the 7th of November the Presecutrix's apartments were broken into, and the goods in question stolen therefrom. The dress was sold th. , s ame night to the landlady of the Coach and Horses publ ic - house, 40 in the City, and the following day the pri pe ; err was arrested in Fleet-street with part of the pro tY in his possession. tit T he prisoner, in his defence, denied having sold the s, but ad m itted stealing the other articles, which had b es th e :a the property of his late father, and he therefore The he bad as mu2b right to them as anybody else. be jury found the prisoner Guilty, and two previous conv ictions ' baying been proved against him, he was sen tenced t o b e transp orted for ten years. _ CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—John Cody, aged 17, de ateribed as a labourer, and Thomas Smith, aged 17, de felited as a plasterer, who were on Saturday convicted of felo niously stabbing and wounding Edward Batchelder, h i lth intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, were 'C I aced at the bar this morning and sentenced—Smith to t t ' imprisoned for 12 months with hard labour, and Cody ° 6 months with bard labour. • J ames Thompson, aged 28, described as a labourer , Ass ci indicted for unlawfully obtaining by false pretences ' 68 tut pots of porter, one can, and a half-pint pot, va l u e t e l t t e h o. e f property of John Moy, with intent to cheat him h bs 4 r. Hewett prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended the - I ,?_ner. S'" prosecutor was the landlord of the R o y al T he puplic-house in the Vauxhall-bridge - road , and • t he Bth of November the prisoner presented an o rder dPortiag to be signed by a Mr. Bugbee, reques tin g to prosecutor to deliver to the bearer eight pots of beer t . accordance with the written request; the beer was t i;l s Plied to the prisoner, but it afterwards turned out to lt t k 111 r. Bugbee, the foreman of the contractor But !" Westminster Improvement Company, who was te° B ed by the prosecutor to be the party requiring an e beer, never issued the order nor had he authorised f o Y One to sign it for him, and the prisoner was there re• given int o cus t o dy on a charge of obtaining goods by Zia of a forged request. r• PARRY contended that the indictment could not be a tt ' a_ s tained, inas muc h as the spurious request was ad dressed to no one. The COURT overruled the objection. Bugbee stated that the order produced was no ""tag like those he was in the habit of sending. He generally addressed his orders to the prosecutor, and D ell likely they would pass through many hands before be lieved, reached the Royal Standard. The prisoner, he be could neither read nor write. h e r o he policem a n w ho a r rested the prisoner stated that 013 he was charged with stealing two pots and T he eight pot s of beer by means of a forged order. e prisoner said he was not the man, and knew nothing about it. The RECORDER thought the evidence failed to make Mit the caw. It was clear the prisoner could neither w.,hrii• al.aez write, and forging was quite out of the question; Bughee himself had told them that his orders in passed through many hands before they reached 'Jaen. destinat. th e • Mr• hEWITT would rather that the case should . go to I/4 4a :. 1 ti... 1 _ 111. 3 7 than be stopped here. The ends of public jut- 'J o , , • • 44'. 17. eilti6 tild that `the u 1 ,1:1 '` I 1 '6l 'age - 3 1 - V -41 4 J *ir Watt, b 8 °I 613;0:04itice were involved s . s 4 , l l.l 4t l rryju l luite . ulea c r that the . priimner ,bal pp : gll the, of Aer nd lib had twither forge- t e i y Ii:: (La ' lt nOW It „ t , c rd 4,- .oltith Ett lb i 14 ' iefq.6ll6.tiiiivlrtic3p-p., ts n 1001 „- tvi No, b iraitt 4 Y l atiabtsAilitted the prix 4 . 11 5 s s it ua.ttirtrhatrid lo Jecia .41 ,„ "" 1 ,b9 i l 7tos Ilivkad Ja)lioun .."" TFIF SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. NATIONAL CONCERTS, The Berlin chorus appeared at these conaerts on Saturday for the last time, and in cotninon with every lover of choral music we cannot but express our regret that the further prolongation of their stay was impossible. The directors of these concerts have by the engagement of the Berlin choir given an impulse to the cultivation of choral music in this country, the power nod importance of which it is at present im • possible to estimate. Until the performances of the Berlin choir were heard our choral performers re mained in a state of contented mediocrity, because our audiences, never having heard better choral exe cution, were content to accept theirs as perfection ; but now, the audiences having a knowledge of what may be done by a chorus, will insist on having it done, and we expect that in the course of the next three or four years we shall find ouriEnglish choruses vastly improved in every respect, and for any such improve merit, be it remembered, we shall be indebted mainly to the Exertions of the directors of the National Concerts. _ _ The following distinguished individuals honoured these concerts with their presence during the past week :—The Marquis of Headfort and Lady Olivia Taylour, Dowager Marchioness cf Ely and 'the Ladies Loftus, Lady Poulett, Lord Ward and Hon. Dudley Ward, Lady Anne Beckett ti Lord and Lady Bateman, Lord George Paget, M.P., Viscount Malden, Viscount Canterbury, Do wager Lady Abinger, Sir John Burgoyne and the Misses Bur goyne, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Wriottesley, Hon. Spencer Lyttleton, Sir Edward Dsering, Sir John Gibbons, General Upton, Hon. E. Portman, General Meade and the Misses Meade, Marchi.mess of Ailesbury, Lord Charles Wel- Earl of Mount Charles, Viscount Clifden, Lord Templemore, Lord William Lennox, Lady Dover and the Hon. Misses Ellis, Countess Grey, Lady Alice Lambton, Sir A. Woodford, Hon. H. Grey, Lady Hislop and Miss Elliott, Lady Caroline Lascelles and Miss Lascelles, Hon. R. Bourke, &c. THE CRYSTAL PALACE; OR, WHEN-WHERE-WHY-HOW. WHEN?—thau art the symbol of time, recurrence, number, The poet's bread, the schoolboy's dr€ad, whom dates divert from slumber. WHERE?—Thou bidst us go and try conclusions with infinity, Till wiser grown, we settle down to Euclid's plane geometry. WHY?—Thou bidst us seek for phenomena of every name, Some sort of cause, at first one hypothetical and very . _ _ . lame, Such as sought the Greeks, and Modems too, until the great Lord Verulam Taught men to track inductively the true cause of the very same; So in all its glorious compass of tone so deep and high, Science is but responsive to the questions—When ? Where ? Why ? But How?—Pray have you ever heard the brief and curt " How do," The greeting of the Iron Duke, a delicate pooh-pooh, To idle waste of time and words unsuiting him and you: Unsuiting him who went and did what he alone could go and do, The hero of an hundred fights, the honest and the true, The coolest head, the stoutest heart that b'at at Waterloo. His warrior arm achieved the peace, which we are using now To rear a noble temple in, wherein the world may bow To the genius of industrial art, fane of the mighty How. In ancient Egypt men had learnt, some thousand years ego, The force sublime which science lends to Art's inventive flow; And in Rome's bloody circus the imperial luxury Would prodigies of skill display—to popularise cruelty; And so in mediaeval times had wondrous structures risen, Which yet were like old Egypt's fanes, to superstition given. It rests for these enlightened days, beneath a purer faith, To unite all high intelligence to sound the breadth and depth _ Of the means which God has given us to vanquish social ill, By bending thought to useful aims with well•directed skill,— - Leading the world to know the worth of Peace's golden reign, And lessening the fearful sum of human want, and grief, and pain. So, full of hope we look upon this second Babel-tower, Where many tongues will not confound, but harmonise the hour, And from every side, from every land, incoming fast we hear The general shout of gathering praise, the universal cheer. The farmer at his fireside joins in the jubilee, The merchant on the mart applauds, the sailor on the sea, The Lord Mayor of great London, and the knight mayors that would be, The prelates too, and eke the judges, minus Ex C. 8., Sing, " Jam jam efficsci do manus scientim; Vivat Aloertus magna seeeli, magna nostri Gloria Cui numen est Prudentia, cui conjux est VICTORIA." H. M. SINGULAR ADVICE TO CONVERTS TO ROMANISM.-- A writer in the Catholic Magazine writes thus :—" Converts! to you I address myself. You are joining us in scores ; clergymen, titled men, guardsmen, and Oxford men—take pity on our Catholic girls. Instead of entering into holy orders, take unto .yourselves wives of our sweet and pure Catholic maidens ; let it appear, that their religion is no longer a hinderance to their wedded advancement—demon strate that it is rather a recommendation—that it insures a bon para. So will you recommend our faith to hundreds of worldly-minded parents who 'are repelled from us by the thought that it might mar the prospects of their daughters ; so will you make hundreds of Protestant girls think how enviable is the lot of a Catholic girl, who is sure of picking up a nice, sentimental, serious, loving, thoughtful-eyed husband ; so will you prove Catholicism to be the best reli gion for husband-seeking daughters, as it has always been (so Charles 11. said of it) the only religion of a gentleman ; so will you be not only converts yourselves, but the means of conversion in others." And then—the confessional ! ALLEGED CURE FOR MADNESS.—Cedrone seed, recently discovered in the valleys of Costa Rica, and said to possess the property of curing madness, and of neutralising the virus of the bites of dogs and venemous serpents, is at tracting the attention of the faculty in Paris. A medical congress, including representatives from the different states of Earope, is shortly to be held, to test the efficacy of cedrone seed in mental disorders and epilepsy. A man named Philip Gibbs a ganger on the Great Northern railway w o rk s , near Shillingthorpe, was seriously injured yesterday, in an affray with some of the navvies em ployed under him. In consequence of insubordination, he docked several of the men of a portion of their pay. For this they resolved to give him a quid pro quo, and three of them having caught him alone, they savagely assaulted him, frac turing one of his arms, and inflicting a fearful wound on the scalp, into which a man who went to his assistance stuffed a quid of tobacco to stop the blood ! The ganger was conveyed to the surgery of M r. R. N. Newcom b , at Stamford, where his wounds were attended to; it was found they were not dangerous.— Stamford Mercury. At a time when Holborn was a rural village, and two or three country houses occupied the space which is now the Strand, Queen Elizabeth was so much concerned at the magnitude of London, that she issued a proclamation against further building, affirming that, if the metropolis grew any larger, there would be no possibility of pro viding food, at reasonable prices, for so vast a multitude of inhabitants. PURE WATER PURELY CONVEYED —A patent has been taken out in America for glass water pipes, and they are already coming into general use. A glass pipe, one and a quarter inch in diameter, was tested as to strength, and withstood a pressure of 200 lbs. to the square inch, or a column of water 450 feet high. We hope, on the Govern ment plan of supplying London with pure water coming into operation, this mode of conveying the supply in glass pipes will meet with consideration.—Expositor. LUCKY ESCAPE FOR ALLOTTEES.—SIF George Rose decided on Wednesday, in the case of the London and South end Railway, which was brought before him for settlement, " That all those persons in the position of class three of allottees, who had shares distributed to them, but had paid nothing, should be struck off the list as liable, on the ground that there was a specific condition in the letter of allotment that, unless the deposit was paid by a given day, the shares would be re-allotted." BROOKSBY.—This fine estate, which has been for some time in the market, has, we hear, been bought by Mr. Jones Lloyd, the wealthy London banker. We believe the purchase money is about 75,0001. Country Paper. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND. —The Belfast News-Letter states that the British Electric Telegraph Company have selected that part of the Channel between the north-east coast of Ireland and the op posite coast of Scotland as the most convenient, if not the only practicable, route for the transmarine portion of their line. The distance is small, and the depth.of water great; the coast is extremely bold, and there is no danger of Inter ference from shipping. Owing to the depth of water, and the faeility with which the wires may be carried out to deep water, the disturbance and rubbing produced by the action of the waves may be wholly disregarded. The distance is not more than 20 miles, or thereabouts. DEATH OF A MILITARY KNIGHT OF WINDSOR.— Lieutenant C. H. 'Lorimer, on the retired full-pay of the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion, and one of the senior military knights, died at Windsor on the 25th ult. He entered the army in 1805, and served in the Peninsula, afterwards at Walcheren, and at the siege of Flushing. He served with the 3d battalion of the Royals, under Sir D. Baird, in the north of Spain, and in the retreat, when closely pursued by the enemy, saved a convoy of provisions with which he had been entrusted. He was severely wounded at the battle of Corunna, and at the siege of Flushing Lieutenant Lorimer was wounded in both legs by the bursting of a shell from the enemy's battery. He bad received the war medal and clasp for Corunna. Lieutenant Lorimer had for many years been on the foundation at Windsor. NEW MILITIA ACT.—There are still rumours that the Duke of Wellington has at last convinced the Govern ment of the absolute necessity of balloting the militia, and that we shall have a new Militia Act, and also a Bill for en listing seamen, introduced next session. THE GREAT GLOBE.—It has been stated that Mr. Wyld's 56-feet globe will be put up in the Hyde-park build ing, but this will not be the case. A negotiation is on foot to obtain the area of Leicester-square for its erection: 7 The • . PqßPoisx CAuGrAT.-44aq „,weelc some fisherfnen, fAt TQUI44 - Y , Fa,l l ot a,R9rpOi§Zjii t 46 b i a t it find having brought it into harbour, attached a lOpe to' LLtow Te3boaxil,,wheothe b a , inntknliiiitlf ifihpy persons, it owed i e r t Woiff ouifiloPirotriS time. Exeter 0 1 t. ,n , 0,n1i 0 .I*-45 • • ,117 sthirta ' l *itts an - Worth Amer can g I 11 — d's` "vt- I fdiru-4ipArnerica, C'arkelik Sbartneo:4liled from the l!der- Royal Hair Saturday metlning;. for 11111ff:wand Boston, with the usual made; and behteen'Utand o,TaisbOngers. petre has been moving forward very moderately to Great Britain, but for China and North Ame rica a fair business has been done. To the latter place exports have been increasing, which, con sidering the shortness of supply of the article this year, leaves but a moderate quantity for the home market. Raw silk has been in great fvour, but the ba zear is almost completely exhausted of the higher de scription, so that the lower qualit.es are what will next be dealt in. The rainy bund produce is inferior, and the imports are expected to be short, so that exports for the next three months cannot be heavy. Conies have sold pretty freely. Some small parcels of superior quality came to hand, and met with immediate sale at high figures. The market is at present but moderately supplied, and prices are sure to rule high. Choppas and Bandanoes have been under neglect, and holders refuse to realise at pre sent offers. A little business was done in Tussurs. In Rice there has been a pretty fair business done, doubt less it would have been more, but for the heavy rates of homeward freightage and the difficulty of placing bills against that article. Exports exhibit a falling off of about 100,000 Inds. since last year and nearly double that since-48. Ballem and Moonghee have been in good request at full prices. Juts has remained in active request, and, notwithstanding a pretty heavy business, stock has increased. Prices are well kept up and we ex pect freights for that article will also be maintained, as it appears to be in general favour. The market is likely to open with activity, but we do not expect any more fa vourable terms to the shipper. In Hides there has been but little business done this month; holders have been firm, which has checked the demand that was making. In Oilseeds there has also been less business for the British market this month, and the Americans have like wise been more qeiet in their operations. Freights have been found too high. In Satil,swer we have no change to report; a few parcels have been in the market for some time now, but owing to high prices asked, have not changed hands. Exports must show a falling away for some time to come. Shell Lac has been particularly quiet, and even lower demands have failed to induce any business. In lac dye a moderate business has been done principally confined to the American houses. For Great Britain inquiry made for some of the favourite English makes. Caster oil has ruled lately at a little advance of about eight annas. Cowries have been mo derately looked for, but there is no alteration in value, holders evincing no desire to realise except at full rates. Opium showed a decline, and business was moderately done. In produce of minor consequence we have no particu lar observation to make; the few sales which have taken place are thus detailed:—Gunny bags 35,000 pcs. at Rs. 9.6 to 10 per 100 pcs.; Tussers, Beerbhoom, 100 pcs. at 5 per piece; gunny cloth, 1,000 bales at 3-10 per piece; Mocha coffee, 50 mds. at R 9. 40 per b. md.; dry ginger, 350 bags at 3-6 to 3-7 per b. md.; deer horns, 100 mds. at 12 per b. md.; buffalo horns, 10,000 pcs. at 6to 7 per b. red. Of course our remarks apply to operations between the Ist and 10th instant—since then there has been no business whatever, neither,l private or public ; the markets only re-opened to-day, hardly more than nominally we may say. Nor do we expect business will come into full swing till about the date of our next report, as most of our native dealers generally absent themselves for a longer period tht;n the duration of the holidays; and this year, we believe, there will be found a larger number of absentees among our merchants than usual, staying away, perhaps, till the 2d proximo. In the import branch of our business, although we have not much alteration to notice, it is satisfactory to observe that the little we have is towards increased im provement. As regards Manchester Cotton Goods, the improving tendency continued up to the last day of busi ness, and the scale of operations was more extensive, and generally, too, at higher prices, Indeed, as regards the latter, they seem gradually mending and approxi mating to the state of the Manchester and other mar kets. As stocks are far from heavy, and arrivals can by no means be, for some time, on anything like an extensive scale, holders will continue to show firmness; and as some pretty heavy orders are already in the market, and local consumption cannot be stopped, it is certain that before long we shall have to report a de cided improvement even upon that which has already taken place. It is satisfactory to observe that the fore going remarks apply with equal force to woollens and printed and coloured goods, as well as to Manchester and other yarns. As regards some of the other leading articles of imports, the markets closed with a generally improving tendency. THE MONEY MARKET.—We are witheut a single new feature to notice under the head of monetary matters. The characteristics of abundance of money and free de mand remained to the last: discounts and interests were likewise the same. Just before the commencement of the Poojas a little tightness—indeed it can hardly be termed tightness —was observable, but it was no more than the consequence of a general desire to enter into no new engagements before the relaxation—to get in all the outstandings possible, and to get all things snug against the long night, when no man can work. Exchange—Rates of exchange on England had lat terly a wide range; for, while some paper at six months' sight had been placed at 2s. lid., others had realised 2s. 3d., both with documents. The former figures were, however, far from the market rates, while the latter may be quoted by us at what the market is likely to open with. Shipments of Indigo will, of course, exercise the usual influence on this market. Freights—Since the date of our last very little busi ness has been done, all the tonnage available for imme diate purposes having been taken up previously, or about that time. Arrivals have not been heavy, and we anticipate a stiff freight market on the resumption of btsiness, particularly as stocks of produce have been allowed to accumulate, and a healthy feeling prevails in the export market. Tho great demand for tonnage for Jute kept the rates for that article up stiffly, at oar last figures. Within the last two or three days arri vals have been more free. We do not alter our last quotations. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA. (From the Chronicle.) We have received by extraordinary express, in an ticipation of the Overland Mail, our private corre spondence and journals from Bombay to the 2d Nov., and Calcutta 22d Oct. The London Mail of the 7th September, which reached Bombay on the 9th ult., was received at Agra, Delhi, Madras, and Meerut, on the 15th, La hore on the 17th, and Calcutta on the 18th.—The mail of the 24th September reached Bombay, by the steam frigate MoozuffPr, on the 25th Oct. BOMBAY, Nov. 2. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) You will doubtless be glad to hear that the " war, and rumours of war," which have, from time to time, of late, disturbed the public mind, on the subject of the tribes who inhabit the mountain passes and the valleys which lie between our Pt.shawur and Punjaub frontier, in general have subsided, and that there is every prospect now of an amicable settlement being effected between the Afreedees, Wuzeerees, and other unruly Indian high landers and our Government. Apprehensions were very recently aroused that fresh disturbances had actually occurred in that quarter, extending from Kala Baozh, where the mountain range begins, to Kohat northward, but they seem to have been the re : suit of our own mismanagement, in suddenly increa sing the irregular troops stationed at the salt mines, whereby the jealousy and fears of the hill men were not unreasonably excited, and a tribe called the Khuttucks joined the Wuzeerees to make common cause of repelling any further advance or encroach ment upon their territories. Lieutenant Pollock was at once dispatched with a reinforcement detached from the Kohat garrison, for the purpose of relieving the guard at the Khel salt works, when it was dis covered that the cause of disturbance was exclusively attributable to our own irregulars, whose irregularity had occasioned the demonstration on the part of the mountaineers. Lord Dalhousie (who has returned to Simlah from his trans-Himalayan summer retreat of Konoor) was about to repair to Lahore, ostensibly with a view to survey the river at Peshawur, and to ascertain its ca pabilities for small steam navigation. A colour is given to this statement in the appointment of Lieut. Grounds, of the Indian navy, to assist in making the survey; but I am not far wrong in surmising that the Governor-General has another, and perhaps more im portant, work in hand, namely, to effect by his im posing interference that treaty with the Afreedees which the military demonstrations have heretofore utterly prevented them from entering into. This is a wise and recommendable policy; for nothing short of perfect abstinence from all acts of violence or at tempts at making reprisals will ever induce these in dependent and hardy tribes to refrain from their in roads and their constant watchings to cut off stray sentinels or incautious travellers along the border. I am sorry to notice the repeated reports of the ill state of health of the force stationed at Lahore, where a severe epidemic has beeen raging for some time. Out of 8,000 men in cantonment, no less than 1,300 are in hospital, of whom from 25 to 30 are officers. The return of the cold weather is anxiously looked for to restore the sanitary state of the city to its balance. Sir Henry Lawrence has returned to Lahore from his tour in Cashmere. He is preparing a report on the resources and population of the " Happy Valley." The currency of Runjeet Singh is bein.B fast called in, and Company's coin is substituted ; a bulk of sil ver, valued at 35 Lacs of rupees, or 350,0001., weighing upwards of seventy tons, is now on its way down to Bombay for the purpose of being recoined in our Mint; the treasure is guarded by the 52d regiment Bengal Native Infantry. 1 am concerned to state that some fresh evidences of bad conduct on the part of the Bengal officers have been laid before the world. (From the Bombay Times of Nov. 2.) The first sod of the Great Indian Peninsula Rail way was turned on the 31st October, in presence of the officials and a few gentlemen besides. The public first became aware of the event by a notice in one of the newspapers next day. The contract for the Sion embankment has been given to Mr. J. Balston. The line may probably be opened by the year 1854. The Calcutta contract has been disposed of to an English house ; the work there has not yet commenced. Ap prehensions were lately entertained of disturbances along the Punjaub frontier, from Kohat southward. Alarm appears to have been taken by the tribes at the increase of the guard of irregulars at the Bahadur Khel salt mine, when the Kbuttucks to the north joined the Wuzeerees, with a view of preventing our obtaining any further hold of their country. Lietee nant Pollock started with a portion of the Kohat force for the relief of the detachment, when the up ?, _'oar fortunately subsided almost as quickly as it arose, and seemed to hare been occasioned by some acts of misconduct on the part of our troops. By the latest advices the frontier was tranquil, and the alarms of insurrection over. A severe epidemic, occasioned as is supposed by the drought and heat of September and October following on the excessive falls of rain in June and July, prevails at Lahore. Out of a force consisting of 415 officers and 7,550 men, 1,289 of the latter and twenty-three of the former are in the hospital. The treasure which we noticed in our last, to the amount of 350,0001., as being about to be sent from Lahore and Ferozepore to Bombay, to be recoined, left the last-named place on the 11th ult., under charge of the 521. N. I. They were to proceed down the river towards Moul tan, where supplies of money were being at the same time conveyed ; that for Bombay is to be sent on by steamer. Arrangements have been made at Lahore, under the auspices of Sir H. Lawrence, for providing occupation and amusement for the European troops. Arrangements have been made, at the suggestion of Sir Charles Napier, for the admission of officers of the Queen's and Company's services to the Roorkee College, Bengal, for the purpose of studying engi neering and surveying. The survey of the Nisam's dominions bas been desired to be suspended for two years, in consequence of the disturbed state of the country. The trade from Candahar through Sinde will, it is feared, this year be languid, though that in the article of wool is said to be on the increase. After some of the hottest weather ever experienced here in October, we have for ten days past had constant clouds and showers, with occasional squalls, and to all appearance a cyclone has passed somewhat to the S.E. of us about the 23d. We had last night one of the sharpest squalls and dust storms we have encoun tered. At Madras, according to our latest advices of the 20th, the monsoon seemed on the eve of setting in. The Governor-General will by this time have left his mountain retreat; the Commander-in-Chief of India, it is once more said, proceeds by Sinde and Bombay to Europe. The Governor of Bombay, DOW completely recovered, is at Mahbulesh war, the Commander-in-Chief at Poom. The Bishop of Madras arrived here two days since by the steamer Hugh Lindsay, on a tour of duty. He re sides at Government House, Malabar Point, during his sojourn amongst us. Major-General Barr, long , military auditor-general, and latterly in command of the suothern division, and Colonel Neil Campbell, Quartermaster-General, leave us by this day's steamer; the former for good, the latter on three years' furlough. General orders, as complimentary as deserved, have been published in reference to both officers. The French frigate Poursuivante, Admiral de Tromelin, left us for Europe on the 29th. The Government of Bombay having been requested to dispatch an officer of skill and experience in river navigation to join the Governor-General at Lahore, Lieut. Grounds has been selected, and proceeds with out delay up the Indus ; no better selection could have been made. The Governor-General requires enlight enment on the extent to which river navigation by steam is considered possible in the Punjaub. The fine old East Indiaman, the Earl of Balcarres, arrived here on the 25th ultimo, after a passage of seventy nine days from the Lizards, one of the quickest ever made. COMMERCIAL INTELL22 .IGENCE. CALCUTTA, OCT. When business closed on Wednesday before last, the 9th inst., our markets were characterised by consider able activity, and both the export and import depart ments exhibited more than the usual degree of life and spirit. Operations from the commencement of the month to the last working day were conducted on an extensive scale, and a general desire was apparent to get through as much business as possible in anticipation of the va cation. A good share of this feeling is attributable, as well to the cheerful and encouraging tenor of last home advices, and to the expectation that the ensuing ones will be equally so, as to the desire to close all operations In hand before our longest annual vacation came on. In the export market transactions have been compa ratively heavy, although there were but ten days for business. Th© most novel feature observable was the spirit with which the Indigo market had opened, sales to a considerable extent having taken place for arrival at Rs. 30 per md. above last year's prices. Besides the ac tual transactions, which amount to about 20,0000 mds. at 175 to 180, contracts were about being closed for other parcels on similar terms, and there is little doubt but that very shortly a further advance than 30 Rs. will be established, particularly as the crop is now generally admitted to be as near 115,000 as possible. We in our next, have a -most animated business to report in this staple. It is said that already upwards mds are settled for, which will not go through :our )n,arket,, , s t i gp ., - he,vp shown much liveliness since ,the mail of the 2-lth August came to hand, but, as sup neheavy, we do not expect the deficency in eXi4orti'of the r r e it / months will be made up by :'what: goes forward dining th; next few. The twelve inmate to end of last month shows a falling off in exports -of this.article to the extent of nearly 18,000 tone. Salt IMPORTS. As we anticipated, the. healthy tone of this branch of our business continued up to the last working day; in deed, as regards some articles, there was increased ani mation observable, and transactions were heavier, while, at the 821113 time, prices were more remunerative; appearances are exceedingly healthy, and all circum stances concurred to afford us an earnest that business will re-open with more animation than we have lately experienced. BRITISH COTTON PIECE GOODS.—The few days which intervened between our last report and the commence ment of our longest vacation were characterised, as we anticipated they would be, with increased animation; al most every article of British manufacture showed im provement, and a still further improving tendency. This, there is every reason to expect, will be fully developed on the resumption of business, so that we may very shortly expect to be able to report the market as nearer par with the position of the Manchester and other markets in regard to prices. Arrivals have been by no means heavy, so that very little accumulation can have taken place in consequence of the inactivity of the last ten or twelve days. There are yet some of the Bombay orders unexecuted, and these will; as they did before, sti mulate local inquiry, and, by competition, cause prices to be well maintained at an advance. Our next advices will be more satisfactory to parties importing. In grey shirtings a very satisfactory amount of busi ness has been reported, laJth in execution of orders for Bombay and for local purposes. Prices have generally been higher than they were during the last fortnight of September. In Bleached Shirtings there has been im provement, and latterly prices have ruled at an advance of nearly four annas per piece. Grey Jaconets have continued to improve in demand as well as value; a fair amount has changed hands. Bleached Jaconets show greater improvement than the preceding, even to the extent of 2A annas per piece. In Madapollams a fair business is done, about average scale, without any mate rial change in value. L appets h ave been placed freely, and prices are a shad e b etter . Mull mulls, cambrics, and book muslins show hardly any a lteration; they have all commanded a fair share of attention, and prices, if they aro not higher, are firmly maintained. Woollens—We have to report favourably again on this market; though imports had been on a pretty heavy scale, yet a fair business was done at well maintained prices. Printed and Coloured Goods —A fair business con tinued on foot in these goods ge nerally; previous prices were well support e d. T ur k e y red cloth, both plain and prints and chintzes were i n g ood favour. twilled, had sold fr ee ly a t a s hade of advance. English ExroaTs. A very healthy feeling continued to prevail in the Export Market, and there was evidently a desire to ex tend operations when the holidays came in to interrupt business on the 10th instant. A fair scale of business had, nevertheless, been done during the dozen working days before the vacation. It is probable, too, that, but for the want of tonnage immediately available, a much more extended scale of operations would have resulted from the active inquiry which existed in this market for many of our leading staples. Stocks of some articles have been accumulating during the suspension of busi ness, but we do not believe that they are in any instance anything like excessive. The markets only re-opened to-day, but, of course, we are unable to say anything of the position of things till business has had time to settle down. It is, however, more than probable our next re port will show a gradually improving tendency in all de partments. Indigo—This article exhibits a novel feature in our export market, sales having already taken place for arri val ea considerable quantity at Rs. 175 to 180 per md. These figures show an advance of Rs. 30 per md. on last year's prices, but when the rates of exchange on Eng land are taken into consideration, the advance is actu ally still greater. I t is calculated that an advance of Is. per lb. on Lo ndon Jul y rates will be re q uired to meet that which h as beengivenhere.toWmeabkeelieuvsealtoenr the similar terms a considerable further business will be dmooneeeesb favourabletehi ov a ree t e l giveno learntngte and, rnmo on a sth to former in some instance s , p er h a p s on the planter. Wrin gcalculated occasion of 1,15,000 no ds . It is pretty gene rall y a g reed that the fore going figure will be the true m ark ; it ma y be exceedin g by a little , but cannot be too hi g h. R Silk—An erat a i c o t n iv s e inquiry has existed f or thi s ar ticle, have been kept und er by th e limited state o f su pp lies. The finer q uali ties are ex hausted, and me dium sorts are also scarce . Some of the rainy bund has co me down, and will now be looked for. Silk Piece Goods —We have n ot bad much business Raw but operations done in Corahs; stock was low, though a good inquiry existed. Choppas and Bandanoes were quiet, and a few pieces of 'Cursors had changed hands at 4-8 to 5 each. Sugar—There is no change since date of our last to be noticed in the position o f t hi s market; under the in fluence of last home ad vices a more healthy and active business was done at the advance noticed in our last. Saltpetre—Home shipment s tlo not show any Incres3e. but, on the contrary, a great falling off, and this will most likely continue. . • Jute—There was no abatementan the inquiry for this article; holders sold readily at current rates, and a fair DECEMBER 2, 1850. scale of business was in progress. Stock is ample, and prices are steady. Hides—The high demand of holders have orerated against business in these goods. Shipments to Great Britain show a large increase of about 500,000 pieces over the past ;two years. The Americans not been operating largely of late. Shell Lac and Lac Dye—Very little disposition has been manifested.to operate in Shell Lac, and not even lower prices will induce business. In Lac Dye business has been principally on American account. The only little business done for the home market has been in some favourite English marks, prices of which are steady. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEW RAILWAYS—DEPOSITING PLANS AND SECTIONS. Saturday being the 30th of November, was the last day allowed by the Act for depositing plans and sec tions for new railways that are to come before Par liament in the ensuing session. The list was made up at a late hour, and the following were found to have complied with the standing orders. It will be seen that there are several new applications this year : ANGERSTEIN'S RAILWAY.—For powers to enable Mr. Angerstein to construct a railway from the North Kent line at Greenwich to the river Thames at Camb Farm. —For powers to lease the line to the South-Eastern Railway. BANGOR AND CAERNARVON.—For powers to construct a railway from the Chester and Holyhead line at or near Bangor to Port Diuorwic to Caernarvon, with powers to sell, lease, or agree with the Chester and Holyhead Com pany for working. BLACKWALL.—For powers to make a brach to Hay don-square, W hite.chapel.—For improvement and en largement of stations.—For powers to extend the line to Tilbury.--For powers to make a branch to Ilford —To grant powers to the London and North Woolwich Com pany. PA—Since our paper was drawn up the Bombay ex press has come in, reaching Calcutta a little before noon of the 18th instant, with London dates to the 7th ult. The tenour of commercial advices is considered cheerful and encouraging, and will doubtless exercise a beneficial influence on our markets. BOLTON, BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND WEST YORK SHIRE.—For powers to lease or to amalgamate with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company.—To alter the name of the company to that of "The Blackburn Railway Company."—Extension of time for the purchase of lands and completion of works.—To make provision with re spect to the preference shares.--To make a working ar rangement with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. —Amendment of Acts and increase of tolls. BRISTOL AND EXETER.—For powers to alter the ca pital of the company, and to subscribe towards the South Devon, the Bristol and Exeter, and Taw Vale Companies. —Amendment of Acts. BRITON RAILWAY AND DOCK.—To make a dock or docks and railway at Baylau Bay, on the river Neath, with a line from the docks to the Vale of Neath Rail way, at Neath, in the county of Glamorgan. BUCKHURST.—For powers to t make a line from Back burst to join the Tunbridge station of the South- Eastern. CALEDONIAN..—FOr power to lease the Motherwell and Lesmahagow branches to Alex. Hastie, Esq., M.P., and others.—Alteration and amendment of Act.—For powers to amend, repeal, and continue Acts in reference to the Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge, Clydesdale Junction, Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, Wishaw and Coltness, and Glasgow and Barrhead, and Neilstown Direct Railways.—Amendments and modification of leases, re-adjustment of guarantees, and preference shareholders; power to hold shares in other companies. CAMBRIDGE AND SHEPRETH JUNCTION.—For powers to make a line from the Royston and Hitchin Railway to join the Eastern Counties at Shepreth. CAMERON'S COLEBROOK AND SwaxsEa.—Extension of time for purchase of land and completion of works.— Alteration of company's name and amendments of Acts. DUNDEE, PERTH, AND ABERDEEN, AND DUNDEE AND NEWTYLE.—For powers to lease to the Caledonian ' Company and confirm agreement relative thereto. — Amendment of Acts. EAST ANGLIAN.—For powers to sell, lease, or amalga mate with the Norfolk, Eastern Counties, or Great Nor thern Railway Companies.—Extension of time for making Ely and Huntingdon Branches—Amendment of Acts. EAST LANCASHIRE.—For powers to extend and alter the line into Liverpool.—To alter capital and tolls.— Amendment of Acts. EASTERN UNION.—For powers to use a portion of the Eastern Counties, Norfolk, Lowestoft, and London and Blackwell Railway. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER.—For powers to make arrangements with the London and South- Western Railway, in reference to the distribution of the funds in hand, and to abandon the works. FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RlDlNG.Exten sion of time for the purchase of land and completion of (Wolverhampton. —To make arrangements -with other companies. SOUTH WALES.—AlttratiOß of powers as t o th e Forest of Dean, New lines to the Forest of Dean, N ew - I port, and Cardiff.—To make arrangement with the Vale of Neath.—For powers to arrange the shares in the Vale of Neath, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin, and Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railways, and the payment of the Llynvi Valley. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON.—For powers to lease to, er amalgamate with, the Middlesborough and Redoar and Wear Valley Railways.—To make a branch line from the Black Boy Station to Coundon and Westerton. STROOD AND DOVER.—For powers to make a line, commencing with a junction with the North Kent Rail. way at Frindsbury, and terminating at Dover, with branches to Canterbury, Deal, Faversham, &c. TAw VALE AND DOCK.—For powers to enable the London and South-Western to subscribe capital.—To change the name of the company to that of " The North Devon Railway and Dock Company."—For powers to Ape to the South-Western.—To make ar rangements for the use of the line with the Exeter and Crediton and Bristol and Exeter Companies. —To reduce the capital and amend Acts. THAMES HAVEN DOCK , AND RAlLWAY.—Extension of powers for taking lands and completion of works.— Division of the shares of the compsuy.—For powers to make a line from South Ockenden, Essex, and termina ting at or near Tilbury Fort. _ ULVENSTONE AND LANCASTER.—For powers to con struct a railway from the Furness Railway, in parish of Ulverstone, to the Lancashire and Carlisle Railway, at Carnforth. WAVENEY VALLEY.—For powers to make a railway from the Eastern Union Railway, at Tivetthall station, to Bungay, is the county of Norfolk.—To make a line from`Bungay to Lowestoft, in the county of Suffolk.— For powers to extend the Eastern Union Railway to Bungay.—To make a line from Bungay to Halesworth. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK.— FOY powers to make a branch to the West Darnam Railway.—To use a portion of the Clarence Railway.—To increase capital —To hold shares in the West Durham line.—To make regulations respecting the capital of the Hartlepool Dock, the Great North of England, and the Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railways.—To abandon part of the Bishop's Auckland Branch, and substitute a new line.—Extension of time for purchase of land and com p letion of works. DREADFUL MURDER in BELGIUM. The Courrier de r Escaut :gives some further de tails relative to the crime just committed near Peru welz. The names of the parties concerned are M. Gustavus Fougnies, aged 27 or 28 years, landed pro prietor at Peruwelz, the person supposed to be mur dered; Count Hippo lyteVisart de Bocarme, landed proprietor, residing in the chateau de Frandmeiz, in the commune of Burry ; and the Countess, his wife, sister of the first-named gentleman. M. Fougnies rarely visited his brother-in-law, whose lavish expenditure he disapproved of. Being determined, however, to marry, be had of late called at the chateau ma or twice, to intimate his intention and arrange some family matters. The Count and Countess represent ing to him that his health was delicate, and that he had lost one of his legs, endeavoured to dissuade him from his intention, but he held firm, and declared that nothing should prevent him from his design. The report goes that the Count and Countess were ex ceedingly annoyed at this persistence, having hoped to inherit his property, to which they were the next heirs. However that may be, on the 20th M. Foug nies called at the chateau, and stayed to dinner. Every thing appeared to be passing over tranquilly, when sud denly an alarm was given by the Count and Countess that their guest was seized with a fit. The servants hurried in and found him lying on the floor. In half an hour he expired, the general opinion being that the cause of his death was apoplexy. Intelligence of what had occurred having reached the authorities at Tourney, they at once visited the chateau, accom• panied by a medical man, and after interrogating all the persons on the premises, ordered the Count and Countess to be taken into custody, and placed in se curity. The Emancipation of Brussels also gives some particularly stating that M. de Bocarme is the son of a gentleman of that name, who some years past emi grated to the United States, where he founded an agricultural establishment of some extent. The mother is still in Europe, being a daughter of the Marquis de Chasteler, whose bead was offered a price for by the Emperor Napoleon, on the ground that he was the leader of the insurrection of the Tyrol. The Count de Bocarmii has always been looked on as a man of weak mind, and he lived on bad terms with his neigh bours. He does not appear to be under any appre hension concerning the consequences of his arrest, being perfectly calm. He eats with an excellent ap potite, as does the Countess, who is also in good spirits. The report at Tourney was that prussic acid had been introduced into the wine offered to M. Fougnies at dessert, after the Countess had quitted the room. works. FOREST OF DEAN CENTRAL.—For powers to make a line from the river Severn, at Brimpool, to connect the South Wales Railway at Awre, in the Forest of Dean. GREAT NORTHERN.—For powers to construct a line from Misterton to Rassington.—To use the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire.—To construct a branch at Great Grimsby to connect the line with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire.—To erect a station in Shef field.—To enlarge the King's-cross station.—To alter and amend previous Acts and make deviations.—To increase the capital of the company. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—For powers to pur chase or lease the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, Gloucester, and Dean Forest Railways, and South Wales Railways.—For powers to connect the line with the Lon don and North- Western at Birmingham, and with the Rugby and Leamington at Leamington. HALESWORTH, BECCLES, AND HADDISCOE.—For an Act to make a line commencing with a junction with the Lowestoft Railway at Haddiscoe, in Norfolk, and terminating in the town of Halesworth, Suffolk, with a branch from the terminus to Beccles, in Suffolk. HEREFORD, Ross, AND GLO'CICF.STER.—For powers to make a railway from the Gloucester and Dean . ... Forest line at Westbury, in Gloucestershire, to the city of Hereford. . THE MURDER OF A POLICEMAN NEAR BR ENT . WOOD.—On Saturday evening an inquest was held at the HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—For powers to make a line Horse-shoes Inn, Billericay, by C. C. Lewis, Esq., and a from the Chester and Holyhead Railway to the Pier at highly-respectable jury, on the body of Robert Bamborough, Holyhead. a policeman, who had died from the effects of injuries inflicted LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.—TO arrange loans.— on him by a prisoner of the name of William Wood, a no- Extension of (501.) shares. torious poacher, who had been convicted that day by the Bil- LEEDS AND TlllRSE.—Extension of time for COM- lericay bench of magistrates, and was being conveyed by pletion of works.—For power to change the name of the 13amborough to the Brentwood police-station, on the 21st, at company to that of" The Leeds Northern Railway Com- Hutton. Police-inspector John Rough deposed, after the pri pany."—To arrange capital and preference shares. soner was taken at Chatham, he made a statement that . LLYNVI VALLEY.— For powers to lease to the South he said he did not intend to drown the man. The deceased was Wales Company. • 46 years of age. Sarah Ann Hatch, aged 11 years, a most MANCHESTER, BURTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLAND intelligent little girl, stated—l live at th e bott om p ar t o f the town off Billericay. , I was at Hutton on the 21st, at the JUNCTION RAILWAY.-For powers to purchase or leate house where Mr. Gray lately lived, which is opposite a pond the Cromford Canal, and to amend and alter Acts, in the road. I was nursing a baby at the window. I saw MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ERTENSION.—For powers the prisoner, whom I know very well, being led by a police to make a railway, commencing with a junction with ma tt . I saw prisoner sn a t c h hi s hand from the policeman, the London and North-Western Railway in New Bai- and hit him on the temple. The p r ison er th en took hold of ley-street, Salford, and terminating at St. Mary's, Man- him by his arms, and drew him a little way. He knocked chester. him down and pulled him towards the pond by his legs. He MARYPORT AND CARLISLE.—For powers to enforce then threw him into the pond. I sa w hi m lift u p hi s h ea d, the payment of calls.—To abandon part of the under- open his mouth, and put mud into it ; h e th en dipp e d hi s taking.—To increase the capital.—To lease the line and head under the water, holding his mouth op en . H e th en go t o n him and trod him down; l after that he got off of him and works upon such terms as may be agreed upon to the r an it was awaiup t he l ane opposite. saw John Langrish go to him, York, Newcastle, and Berwick, the Lancaster and Car - f ew m i nut es before any one came to him. Mr. lisle, and Newcastle and Carlisle. Thompson then came. He lifted up his head out of the MIDDLETON BRANCH..—FOr powers to make a line water. He-was then got out and taken away. This occu commencing with a junction with the Lancashire and pied about a quarter of an hour. Other evidence having Yorkshire line at Boreshaw to the town of Middleton. been given, including that of the surgeon who attended the MlDLAND.—Extension of time for the purchase of unfortunate deceased, the coroner shortly summed up, and land and the completion of works on the Ripley Branch, ,the jury delivered a verdict of wilful murder against William and the Gloucester and Stonehouse Junction.—For Wood, who is in custody in Chelmsford gaol for the charge of powers to purchase the Leeds and Bradford Railway.— poaching. To increase the capital of the company.—For powers to THE DESTRUCTIVE AND FATAL BOILER EX PLO. confirm the 501. shares, and to legalize the application of SION AT BRADFORD, YORESKIRE.—This disastrous event, at the moneys received in respect of them.—To amend and the mills of Messrs, Wand and Co. (a brief notice of which has already appeared in The Sun), has resulted i n the death repeal former Acts. of another party, named Margaret O'Donnell, a girl aged 17, MA.YFIELD.—For powers to make a line from May- making three killed, besides the injuries received by others, field to join the Hastings branch of the South-Eastern and a very large destruction of property. The inquest on Railway at Witherenden. the bodies was held, before Mr. John Dyson, coroner, on Fri- MALTON AND DRIFFIELD.—To alter levels and con- day afternoon, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect firm the purchase of certain lands. at the death of the parties named had been caused by the MID KENT AND DOVER.—For powers to make a line lesion of a steam-engine boiler, such explosion having from the London and Dover Railway at New-cross, to en produced by the imprudent opening of the stop-valve Dover, Canterbury, and Feversham. by the deceased engineman, John Hall, he being ignorant of NORTH BRITISH.—For powers to construct a branch the consequence of so doing. The jury exonerated Messrs. W to Dalkeith.—To regulate the capital, and alter and Vaud from all blame, and recomme n d e d the fixing of a safety-valve to each boiler, and the adoption of Mr. Wilson's amend Acts. boiler protector, as the best means of preventing similar acci- NORTH GRAVESEND RAILWAY.—For powers to con- dents in future. struct a railway communicating with a junction at ALARM AT I WILD-BEAST SHOW AT BARNSLEY Forest-gate, on the Eastern Counties line, and terminat —On Saturday evening, while Batt y 's collection of wild ing at Westhem. beasts were being exhibited on the Market-hill, a person NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION.—For an named Charles Fleetwood went very near a den containing a Act to make a line, commencing with a Junction with lion and two leopards. One of the latter struck at him, and the London and South-Western Railway Company's loop tore the sleeves of his coat and shirt, and broke the skin of line at Ealing, and terminating with a Junction on the his arm. The lion roared, which, along with the screams of North-Western Railway, at Willesden. the spectators, caused a regular melee, on which a confused NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—For powers to make a line scramble took place in the open space, when, in endeavour commencing from the Churnet Valley Railway, at the ing to get out of the show, many were thrown down and junction with the Birmingham and Derby line of the slightly injured. Many lost their hats, and by the pressure Midland, and terminating in the parish of St. Peter's, broke down the boards at one corner. The fire inside the Derby, so as to form a junction with the Midland Rail- show was upset, and . strange _t) say about . two / ga b o a n z s ette. of naphtha was spilled without taking fire.— micas er way at the Derby station.—To make a line commencing with a junction at the Burton line of the North Stafford- BIRKENHEAD Does COMPANY.—A meeting of shire Railway, and joining the main line at Burton- this company took place on Thursday, at the London Tavern, upon-Trent.--Regulation and alteration of tolls.—Ar- for the purpose of taking into consideration a measure for rangements with the Midland.—To repeal and enlarge enabling the company to raise the funds for the completion of the works of the Birkenhead Dock Trust. Baron Gold the provisions of formar Acts.—Extension of time for t T a i t d t o h c e cup r ied t tt.eeecthf.tiiare, Birkenhead said the meeting was aware the purchase of lands and completion of works of Ash- n e m ad m tc t k io Co n bourne branch.--For powers to lease the Ashbourne and view was g great object j of affording lr e a n cc h m an p d ans; e h i a li d ti in Appledale branches.—For powers to purchase and atop to the trade of the Mersey, by supplying them with a a low up the Gresley and Newcastle-under-Lyne Canals.—To water basin, so that, at all times of the tide, vessels of heavy sanction agreements of April, 1850, with the London burden would have sufficient depth of water. The great and North-Western Railway.—To provide better provi- object could not be effected under a sum of 320,0001., and sions for the use and regulation of railways.—Alteration he contended that it was to the interest of the shareholders and amendment of Acts. that this should be raised. The bondholders had appointed RiVER DAVEY.—For powers to make a line from a committee of six, and he thought that six shareholders Aberthefenney to the river Davey, in the county of Me- should also be appointed to form a committee to examine rioneth. into the necessity of raising this sum, and, if they deemed it ROYSTON AND HITCH IN .—T o cons t ruc t a li ne COM - expedient to raise it, the best mode of so doing. The chair mencing in the parish of Shepreth, at the terminus of man conc luded by moving a resolution to that effect. After considerable discussion, the motion was carried unanimously, the Shepreth extension of the Royston and Hitchin and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings Railway, and ending by a junction with the Cambridge THE SECRETS OF PEDESTRIANISM:--A case Came branch of the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway, and before the Birkenhead County Court on Saturday last, in also a branch from this station to the Eastern Counties which a professed pedestrian, named Mitchell, sued Homer Railway, at Trumpington.—To give powers to the Great Holden for 1 21 2s. 10d., under the following rather singular Northern Company to use the line. circumstances :—lt appeared that during the time Searles SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY, AND GOOLE. was performing his 1,0001. miles match at Tranmere, the —To alter line, amend acts, and enlarge provisions. plaintiff engaged to walk on the ground near Woodsiee, SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM.—Extension of time 1,344 half-miles in as many half-hours, for an alleged wager for the purchase of land and completion of works. To of 303/., the admission money, according to the plaintiff, complete the Birmingham and Stour Valley. —To make being to be divided between him and the d e f en d an t ; but arrangements with the Shrewsbury and Che ster, and according to the evidence for the defence, s uc h di v i s i on was Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Companies. not to be paid until the expenses had been first deducted, I and these it w as shown am e oir d t . ed l to 491. 12s. &L, the a d c e t o u r a e l , SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER. — For p owers to aban- receipts being only don the Crickheath and Wein branches.—Confirmation that Mitchell engaged other walkpartiesttocame out inhis in vi st e ead du d the preference shares.—To erect and enlarge station ing the night, and, after keeping up the pretence of perform at Birkenhead.—For powers to use the lines of the ing the task for about three weeks, he got drunk, and did Chester Birkenhead, and Lancashire Junction, and I not walk at all, in consequence of which the defendant turned Chester and Holyhead Railways. — For powers to make him off, and broke up the concern. His Honour (J. W. arrangements with other companies, and to alter and Harden, Esq.), after describing the transaction as a black amend previous Acts. guard affair from beginning to end, ordered a verdict to be SHROPSHIRE UNION.—For powers to repeal Acta I entered for the defendant. —Liverpool Mercury. with reference to Bala Pool.—For powers to alter and TERRA COTTA DECORATIONS.— Messrs. Bowers repeal all Acts relating to the London and North-West- and Baddeley, of the Staffordshire potteries, have recently ern Railway. I submitted to us some architectural decorations made from l a SOSIERSETSHIRE CENTRAL RAILWAY AND HIGH- ' combination of Staffordshire clays. The clay order r h t e o n properly BRIDGE BRIDGE HARBOUR.—For powers to make a railway : the clay is from Glastonbury to Highbridge.—To improve the bar- mixed is subjected to a great pressure,undergone in pr o o r e d ess, dri bour.—To enable the Bristol and Exeter Company to F ro m the great pressure employed in the process of preparing mouldedthefi xed an a d r b ' aked 9 i n n g theusul mode of baking earthenware. sell the Glastonbury Canal, and to subscribe towards the , the clay and in moulding it, .as well as from the effect of 4ndertaking. ' certain ingredients employed in the process, the clay after .011TH Drvorr.-For powers to arrange with different haying been b a k e d assumes a perfectly vitreous character, elate shareholdeis.—To arrange • "t of divisions. — priori y and loses its absorbent, properties. Bricks and ornaments of Amendment of Acts.—To cr ea t e new 'shares.. I all kinds thus formed are impervious to wet , while from their , s iption the difficulty is to prevent war in SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. Vor power , to extend the non-absorbent qualitie the y . may easily be painted. in line to ton- Bur upcn-Trent.—To use - the North Stafford- obtainwolkofthis descr lines. p g shire' and Midland Railvistys.—Nor straight The patentees, however, speak .„ with confi dence of their ability in this respect. A good Aoki to join the Birmingham and ,Stout Va lley as T ipt on an d its open to h e m.—Builder. wers to make line s d arct REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM THE 17TH OCT. TO THE IST NOV. INCLUSIVE. Bombay, Friday Evening, Nov. 1. Since the date of our last there has been a little more demand for money, especially in the bazaar, but that is to be looked for at the Dewallee. Rates of interest, how ever, continue unaltered, and the market will no doubt be abundantly supplied for some months to come. Go vernment Securities are very dull, at about our last quotations. The following may be called the current rates for Joint-Stock Bank Shares:—Bank of Bombay, 19i per cert. premium; Oriental Bank, 16 per cent. dis count; Commercial Bank, 9i per cent. discount; Agra Bank, 2 per cent. discount. The Dewallee holidays have commenced, and business will be almost at a standstill till their termination, when a tolerably brisk demand for cotton goods for the up country markets is expected to arise. The business done during the past fortnight has been small. In Ex ports transactions have also been very limited. Cotton Piece Goods—Grey domestics have been scarcely inquired after, and the only sale reported is one of 600 pieces at R 9. 16} per piece. Long cloths have also been without inquiry. Madapollams have sold to extent of 5,000 ps., at from Rs. 2:3 to Rs. 2:7 annas p. p., which shows a decline in price to those formerly obtainable. Jacconets have been in limited inquiry: we have heard of only one sale of 500 ps., at Rs. 3i p. p. The demand for all descriptions is as dull as it can well be. A large quantity of T cloth has been sold :at auc tion during the fortnight, consequently no inquiry has been made for it from importers. Bleached goods have been in even less demand than grey, and there are scarcely any sales to report. The same remark applies to dyed goods. The market for fancy goods remains much in the same state as at the date of our last report. Book muslins, grey and bleached dhoties, dyed orange madapollams, and grey and bleached mulls, are in some slight inquiry. In other descriptions no business has been done. Cotton Yarn—The sales amounted to 365 bales Mule and 40 Water Twist, 30 of Orange, and 50 of Turkey Red Yarn. For Nos. 40 and 50 of the two former the rate has slightly declined; for other counts former prices are maintained, holders being unwilling to part with their stocks at reduced rates—consequently but few transactions have had effect. The price of Orange has slightly receded. Stocks of Turkey Red in second hands continue large—demand dull. Metals—Copper—A large quantity has been imported by the ship Stag from Australia, and prices have further declined for nearly all descriptions, especially South American. Iron—British Bar has sold to a tolerably large extent, as have also Sheet and Hoops, while Square and Round Nail Rod are dull. Swedish Bar has some what declined, and is in little inquiry. Lead, both pig and sheet, is dull, the price of the former having given way. Spelter is firm. Cochineal continues dull, and we have not heard of any sales. Stocks both here and in the up-country markets continue large. Saffron of good quality is in fair request, but no sales have been reported since our last. Woollens are in scarcely any inquiry, and no tran sactions have taken place during the past fortnight. ' Beer—Our last quotations of Es. 80 per hhd. for Al sopp's continue to be maintained, and the stock at market is very light. A sale of 100 hhds. Bass's. at Rs. 75 per hhd. is reported, and also one of 50 hhds. of Sacell and Youngland Co.'s at Rs. 70 per hhd. EXPORTS. Opium—The steamer Pekin, which left for Hong- Kong on the 11th ult., took on 8521 chests of Malwa. The market for the drug continues much depressed, the price of the old having declined to Rs. 1,100. A small quantity of the new crop has arrived, part of which has been purchased at Rs. 1,160 per chest. The price for December delivery is Rs. 1,060 ; of that for February, Rs. 40 less. The new crop is estimated at fully 30,000 chests. Cotton Wool—Since the arrival of the English mail of 24th September on the 25th ult. the prices of Compta and Dhollera have been raised by holders, but very few transactions have been effected at the advanced rates. Prior to the 25th ult. a tolerably large business had been done for the home market at the rates then ruling. The total purchases amount to 3,400 bales and 2,350 candies. We understand that the Cotton bales which were seized by the collector in Broach and Jumbooseer, on account of being adulterated with seeds, have been given up by the authorities, and are now en their way to Bombay without being cleaned. The same course has also been pursued at Surat, where the restrictions lately put on bales known to be seedy have been removed. So we shall again have adulterated Cotton coming to market. FREIGHTS. Rstes have declined to 21. 10s. at 2/. 12s. 6d. to both London and Liverpool-ss. more being paid in ready going vessels. To China the rate is R. 9at 94 per candy. A large number of vessels has arrived since our last, and there are now eight British ships on the berth for London, nine for Liverpool, three for the Clyde, one for China, one fur Calcutta, one for Colombo, and twenty-two not as yet taken up for any port. EXCHANGE. On the arrival of the last China mril on the 21st ult., six months' sight first-class credit bills on London ad vanced to 2,. 1 15-16 d. to 2s. 2d., and sixty days' sight to 2s. lid.; but the former almost immediately atter again fell to 2s. 1 9-16 d., and the latter to 2s. Id. The rate of the day for the former is 2s. Id., Oriental Bank paper being procurable in the bazaar at 2s. lid. BOILER EXPLOSION at HALIFAX. 'LOSS OF NINE LIVES. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Yesterday afternoon one of the most shocking occurrences that has taken place in Halifax for several years arose from the bursting of a boiler in Messrs. Firth and Son's mill, Lilly lane. At three o'clock the inhabitants in the vicinity of the mill were astounded by a loud report, and the flying about of materials from the building soon con vinced them that some sad catastrophe had happened. Of the three boilers at the mill, the centre one was that which was affected by the producing cause of the accident, and it shot through the floors of the building and roof, and then deposited itself against the arches of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, a part of which line passes close by the mill. All the hands in Messrs. Firth's employ were busy at work, and a part of them at that end of the mill which was erected over the boilers were buried in the ruins, which ex hibited a heap of broken beams, machinery, stones, and other materials, from whence proceeded the groans of the poor sufferers lying beneath. The part of the mill in which the bulk of the hands was employed was, of course , spee dil y emp ti e d o f it s living contents, and the report of the accident being noised through the town vast crowds of people soon assembled, and thronged the vicinity of the scene. An efficient detachment of police rendered assistance where required, and Mr. John Water house, being early on the ground, sent for the mili tary to aid in clearing the yard, so that those assist ing to move the pile% of rubbish under which the workpeople were buried might the better perform their work. Several influential gentlemen and some of the medical faculty assisted wherever their services were wanted, and the working classes"strained every nerve to clear away the ruins. As soon as the mayor received intelligence of the sad affair, he hastened on horseback to the spot, and gave such instructions as were requisite for securing order, and enabling the parties employed to proceed with every dispatch. One body after another was brought out, and of the seven which passed in our view by a quarter past four three were quite dead. Others were then miss ing, and when we obtained the last information, of those taken out, as near as we could learn, nine were dead, but who and what they were the confusion pre vented us from correctly ascertaining. Two or three more lay at the infirmary in a somewhat hopeless state, and it was said that three others were amongst the missing. About eight o'clock it became neces sary to send for a second fire-engine, as the fire under the ruins was breaking out so as to threaten the por tion of the mill left standing. It was soon partially got under, but we fear there is little hope of any of those in the ruins being taken out alive. A girl was rescued about eight o'clock, not much hurt. THE CAMBRIDGE MONUMENT. --It will be a source of muck satisfaction to the friends of the foodless and house less to know that this monument is not to be limited to mere brass and marble. The undermentioned noblemen, ladies, and gentlemen, subscribers, have expressed their strong opi nion that it should consist of the " plan fer preventing desti tution and mendicancy in the metropolis, which was drawn up last month by a committee presided over by the present Duke of Cambridge. The plan is simple, but comprehen- ' sive, making provision for every class of the community whose avocations and condition are open to adversity : Their Graces the Dakes of Cleveland and Rutland, the Right Hon. the Earls of Clare and Powis, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the Right lion. the Countess of Stradbroke, Admirals Sir Charles Ekins and Sir G. F. Seymour, Lieutenant-Generals the Hon. A. P. Upton and Sir Howard Douglas, the Hon. C. R. Trevor, M.P., Colonel J. 11. Angerstein, the Rev. R. B. Byam, Drs. Marsden, Rayner, and hill ; C. Cochrane, J. Brownlow, C. Pott, J. L. Hopkinson, J. H. Parkinson, and W. L. Farrer, Esqs. ; Mrs. H. Owers and Bell; Messrs. Hawkes, Mosely, and Co.; Morel Brothers, Fortnum and Mason, Burbidge and Son, G. and T. Pulman, Pierce and Son, Stevenson and Son, Vul iiamy, Mackenzie, Bacon, Edridge, Bathe, Owen, Child , Costello, Madge, Palmer, Layton, Tillyer, Fletcher, Hatch ard, Taylor, Gale, Wood, Trice, Hague, Bristow, G. A. and M. Wall, Abbot, Hopwood, Fuller, Morrill, and executors of M. B. Hutson. The general meeting of the subscribers will take place early in December, at the Freemasons' Tavern. A PERVERT.—The Rev. Mr. Anderson, member of the,University of Oxford, abjured the Protestant religion and was received into the bosom of the Roman Catholic Churdh on Sunday last, by Father de Ravignan, in the chapel of Notre Dame de Sion. Mr. Anderson was con firmed on Tuesday by Cardinal Fornari, in the chapel of the Apostolic Nuncio.—Galignani..