The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, E i MAJEST Y'S ATPe E. I first expressed some sympathy for the wretched TIIF. GRAND NATION. t CONCEItTS. family, although in the true magisterial spirit he Committee, Directors, and Managers of "The - 4; r a l c e l F tit e tio n n ti a v l e Concerts" have the honour to anTninca the leclared th a t "h er di s t ress was no palli a ti on o r j US Ii• SIXTH CO`CCERT cf the eertsr SERIES, THIS EVENING. PiiOGRAMME, fication in law fur making away with other people's Rant I. property." He was yet unwilling to send the miserable creature to prison, and to deprive her un employed husband and helpless children of their only support. He accordingly adjourned the case for a week, in order that the husband might try to make up the sum borrowed, Bs. 6d. It was undoubtedly a work of some difficulty to maintain a family and put by Bs. 6d. out of 2s. 9.1., requiring the skill of that celebrated military financier, " Who spent half-a-crown out of sixpence a day." But it was possible he might obtain employment in the interval, and thus be enabled to save the wife of his bosom, to vi him he was so deeply indebted, who had so patiently laboured on his behalf, from the degradation of a prison. He might, also, obtain assistance from his neighbours, for even in the very humblest breasts there is a fund of charity that might put some of our wealthiests aristocrats, our most im maculate justices to the blush. At all events the ad journment was hailed as a boon, and Rossea HER BERT was liberated on her own recogoiz inces, and returned to her miserable room—to " Stitch, stitch, stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still in a voice of dolorous pitch, To sing the song of a shirt." There was, however, assistance coming from other quarters which she had not ventured to anticipate. The story of the unhappy sempstress was wafted on the wings of the press throughout the length and breadth of the land, and the public sympathy was painfully excited on behalf of one whose uuwearying toil and bitter privations had driven to crime, over the entry of which " the recording angel might have dropped a tear, and blotted it out for ever"—that is to say, if he had no magisterial experience, and had not presidei on the bench of justice at the Thames Police-court. But the active benevolence of Englishmen and (GoD bless them) of Englishwomen is seldom limited to barren sympathy, when they can afford more sub stantial assistance. At the sitting of the Court on the following morning a police-sergeant waited on the sitting magistrate and informed him that " he had been directed by a gentleman named FROST, residing in the vicinity of the court, to pay the amount advanced by the pawnbroker on the seven shirts." Mr. YARDLEY, who, in the absence of his colleague, pre sided, declared that "he had read the report, and, being assured that it was a correct one, he had no ob jection to receive the money, and apply it to the use intended by Mr. FROST." Various other sums spee dily flowed in, and Mr. YARDLEY became virtuously indignant at the large amount obtained for the person who " had yielded to temptation." o,n Monday a gentleman tendered ten shillings for the poor woman, but Mr. YARDLEY, having made a long oration, to the effect "that more than enough bad been already received to relieve the woman of her difficulties," and that " the honest and virtuous, who did not yield to temptation, should be encouraged and rewarded, and not those who committed offences," &c., &c., the be nevolent donor was induced to change its destination, and bestow the money on the poor-box. It was manifest that his Worship thought his observations, which were duly published, would have arrested the charitable stream that was flowing towards ROSINA HERBERT. It would have been well for her, poor miser able creature, had it done so ; for then, possibly, she might have received the sums previously paid for her use, which, in the aggregate, amounted to upwards of 201., and she might have been discharged on payment of a nominal fine. But the mighty man was for once mistaken ; he found to his astonishment that he was not infallible, and she, poor creature, was the sufferer. An antidote appeared in the shape of a letter from a humane individual who had visited her wretched ha bitation, and who described plainly and forcibly the miserable condition of the distressed family. Despite the awful censure, various contributions were still forwarded, which were received by the Justice, with an ominous intimation that " that they would be re served for the disposal of his colleague." At length the day pregnant with the fate of ROSINA HERBERT arrived. On Friday last the trembling woman appeared to receive her sentence, to endure the terrors of the magisterial frown and the thunders of the magisterial el' quence ; she was to suffer for the contumacy of her sympathisers, who dared still to forward money fir her use despite the warnings of the impeccable YARDLEY. On being placed in the dock, Mr. RUTIIYEN, who described himself as fore man to Messrs. FAVELL and BOUSFIELD, wholesale slopsellers and outfitters, in Houndsditch and St. Mary Axe, deposed that the prisoner had formerly been employed by the firm as a trousersmaker until , August, 1849, when she was given into custody on a charge of illegally pawning three coatees, convicted by Mr. YARDLEY, and in default of paying a fine, sen tenzed to fourteen days' imprisonment. Mr. RUTII YEN, who declared that he had been directed by his employers to "disabuse the public mind respecting the prisoner," added that "she was paid a fair price for the work she executed for Messrs. FAVELL and Bouseieep, and obtained a good living until she pawned the property entrusted to her • g o that since then no slopseller would employ her, , and she obtained needlework through the hands of ' second or third persons, as in this case." It is much to be regretted that the volunteer witness, who made a lively statement respecting shirts belonging to his employers, which had been pawned by another wo man totally unconnected with the prisoner, and which, therefore, had nothing whatsoever to say to the case, and should not have been listened to by the judge, did not condesc end to say what was the amount paid by his employers, or how much the prisoner had usually earned. The public could then have judged for itself as to whether she had received "a fair price for the work she executed for Messrs. FAVELL and BOUSFIELD," or " obtained a good living." Opinions may differ widely on these points, and we should be sorry to pin our faith on the conclusions arrived at by a slop seller's foreman as to the proper remuneration of a starving sempstress, or what was a " good living" for four persons. Mr. INGRAM was, however, contented. He launched out into a diatribe expressive of his horror at the offenee, during which the prisoner, who "carried a sickly child in her arms, and was sobbing loudly, fell down in hysterics," and the proceedings were neces sarily suspended for some time. This painful scene did not, however, influence the decision. On her recovery she was again placed in the dock, and the sentence was completed. We have neither time nor inclination to notice the admirable lecture delivered by the magistrate on the enormity of the crime. Suffice it to say, that she was or dered to pay Bs. 6d., the value of the goods, and a fine of 103., or in default to suffer twenty-one days' imprisonment in the House of Correction ; that she was also informed that more than 431. bad been sent " with a request that the magistrate should apply it for her benefit, and for her relief," but that he would not apply " one single farthing of it for any such purpose:' Mr. INGRAM also declared that " that money sent for her relief would be applied to other purposes, but if the persons who had sent the various donations wished to reclaim it they could do so ; but if not demanded within a month it would be put in the poor- box, and applied to the relief of any distressed persons not guilty of any crime whom the magistrates may select." He announced at the same time the joint determination of Mr. YARDLEY and himself that they would "never receive a single farthing for the relief cf any particular individual, in future, unless it was stipulated that the donation should be applied at their discretion to deserving persons." Symphonic in C minor •• Aria Buffa, Herr Jules Stockhausen, .. .. Beethoven, " Largo al _ .. Rossini. Factotum," Il Barbiere Fantasia on National Airs, Violin, Herr Mo/igne (his second appearance) .. •• • • Moligne. Aria, Mdlle. Amu', "Di placer," La Gazza Ladra Rosinl. New Valse, " La Douce Pensee," (composed ex pressly for these Concerts) •• Carter. Solo, Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Arban, "The Swiss Boy," . • . . Overture, Zanetta .. Arban. .. Auber. It is right that this determination should be gene rally known. Persons about to forward money to the Thames Police -court should be clearly informed of the conditions on which they send it. We doubt if, when the decision in ROSINA HERBERT'S case is announced, other almoners may not be selected, who may regard human errors with greater indulgence than these magistrates. We know not how those who regarded with so much severity the backsliding of RosINA HERBERT, in misapplying property en trusted to her charge, can reconcile to their own consciences the application of the money they have received to a purpose different from that indicated by the donors. Mr. YARDLEY expressly declared that "he would apply the money sent by Mr. FROST to' PART 11. .. Mendelssohn, Overture, " The Isles of Fingal" .. • • Aria, "No ! No! No!" Madle. Angri, Les Hugue nots .. . Meyerbeer, Fantasie, Les Mrondel es, Grand Pianoforte, Mas ter Werner • • •• Aria, Mrs. Alexander Newton, " Gil angut d'in ferno," (by desire) .. • . Mozart Fantasia, Violoncello, S'gnor Platti Platti. Grand Seena, M. Jules Lelort, " Questo dunque," I Dne lescari .. Verdi. Duett, Mr—Gustavus Geary and M. Jules Lefort, Masan'ello • Auber. Galop " Furioso" (first time of performance) .. Strauss. _Musical Director, o,,mpeAer, and Conductor—Y. Balfe. Conductor f La•Musique de Danse—M. Bossislo. Principal Violin, Herr Molique. The celebrated composer and chef d'orchestre, Herr Labl; zky, has just arrived, and will appear for the first time to-mottoes evening. Il:rr Jules Stockhausen will app•ar this evening. Miss Goddard, the favourite Pupil of M. Thalberg, will perform, for the first tiMe . 11 public, on Wednesday evening. Mr. Sims heaves—Due notice wit be given of the first appearance of this eminent tenor. Mr. George Maciarren's new Serenata, " The Sleeper Awakened," is In rehearsal, and will shortly be produced. Spohr's new Symphony, entitled " The Seasons," will be produced as spesiily as the arrancements will permit. Mr. Edward Loder's New Sercnata, " The Island of Calypso," is also in acti7e preparation. 31". Balfe's New Hunting Chorus, will be performed next week. IVlllmert. The Executive Committee have the greatest pleasure in announcing that, by the gracious permission of his Majes.y the King of Prussia, the entire Chorus of the Berlin Chapel Royal, under the direction of Herr Kapenneister Neidthardt, will make their first appearance early in November. . :he Music of the Serenatas 1011 be published by Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co. Box Stalls, One Pair.. 4s. Od. I Gallery Stalls • • Ditto, Two Ditto . 3s. 6d. I Slip Stalls ........ • • Half Circle, Ditto • .... 2s. 6d. Gallery .. •• . .••• • • • Is. Od. Promenade ........ •• Is. 6d. Applications for Private Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Box office ; or to l4esrs. Andrews, Alcroft, Leader, and Cock, 1' ew Bond-street ; bit hell, Bookharn, and Ebers, Old Bond-street; Saw, St. James's-street ; Cramer, Beale, and Co., and Bailey, Re gent-street ; Chappell, Bond-street ; and Dyte and Son, Strand. The Doors open at Half-past Seven, and the Concerts will com mence at Eight, and terminate at Eleven. Mr. Thomas Masters of the Polytechnic Institution, the Coloseurn, and Royal Botanic and Zoological Gardens, will supply the Refresh ments and Wines, &c., &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. E. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager. Old Brampton. Mr. Joseph Stammers's Benefit. The Public is respectfully informed that this Theatre is OPEN for the Season THIS EVENING, Will be performed SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Billy Lack. allay, Mr. H. Bedford (his first appearance here) ; Laura, Misa P, Horton. To be followed by a Grand Miscellaneous CONCERT. After which THE LAUGHING HI ENA. fo conclude with OUR MARY ANNE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of ritadame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Aft >r which the romanVc Drama of RORY O'MORE. Scrubs, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rory O'More, Mr. Hudson ; Shan Dhu, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mary O'MOre, Miss Collins; Kathleen, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. The Public is respectfully informed that this Theatre is open for the Season, under the Management of Mr. C. Keau and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be perforMed Shakespeare's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet Mr. C. Kean ; I)phelia, Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by a new Farce, called PLATONIC ATTACH MENTS, in wh!ch Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keelfy will appear. - To conclude with a new BALLET DIVEBTISSEMENT, in which Mr. Flexmore, Miss Carlotta Leclerc'q, and Madile. Anriol will ap pear, Private Boxes, &1., to be had of all the Booksel ers, and of Mr. Mas.ingham ; of whom also places may te taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Great success of the New Comedy.— Last Nights of Giralda. TIIIS EVE.NING, Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled :MY WIFE'A 31.1.1ITGITTER, in which Messrs. H. Farren, W. Farren, Compton, Farren, jun., Mesdames Stirling, L. Murray, Louisa Howard, and .Elien Turner will appear. To be followtd by tiIItALDA ; or, the Invisible Husband, sup ported by Messrs. Le:gh Murray, U. Cooke, W. Farren, Jun., Comp ton ; Mesdames. Stirling and Leigh Murray, Madiles. Louise and Adele. To conclude with new Ballet, called THE SULTAN'S DREA.3I n which 3ladlle. Louise, and Manes. Adele and Lees will appear. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Unde^ the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. The Peelle is respectfully informed that this Theatre is OPEN for the Season THIS EVENING, Will be performed SE 74VE HIM ILIGH r. After which MY HF xRT'S IDOL; or, A Desperate Remedy. To conclude with the Extravaganza of OLYMPIC DEVILS ; or, Orpheus and Eury‘lice. AsTLUY'ti ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Ratty. In consequence of the crowded Houses to witness the attractive and rnagnilicent Siiectaele of 3laxeppa, which, with brilliant novelties In the Wonders of the krona, term the most varied and attractive Entertainments in tha Metropolis, it will be continued for a few more nights. TIIIS EVENING, Will be proluced Lord Byrotia gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA avi the WILD HOUSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To be sucze , ted by an inimitable Display of Betty's Feats of ;•• nuitation in the Ctrque Olympigne, by the male and female Eques trians of the F.stablisnment, and grand Pageant of The Festival of Flowers. _ - 'To con luile with the laughable Farce of NEW LIGHTS ; cr, The I:lib. Pedagogue. _ _ TIIIA 14,x-office op,n from Eleven till Font. Stwe Manazer. Air. T. rril,inwpi. Clu .fi WATER AL L(!NnoN BRII)GE. ,Tornityg 53 min. after I I Evening I() min. after 2 26 min. atter I Evening 43 eiln. atter 2 sT TO M,Jtaf)w—:Wor FATHER.— SUN OFFICE, Ocrozza. 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 52—this day, at noon. BAF.O3IETEII, 29.94. WIND N.N.W.—light breeze, with slight showers and cloudy. MuNDAY, OCT. 21. THER3IO2/11STNE, IN TIM SHADE. 52—highert since noon yes✓erday. Xi—lowest this morning and during the night. 47 thi4 day, at noon. BAROMETER, 2:1.96. Winn N E. fine su.::ahiny weather. On Friday, - the IPh instant, a poor squalid woman, named ROSISA !haulm., the wife of a dock labourer, WES' brought bi fore the presiding magistrate of the Thames Police-court, charged with illegally pawning seven blue cotton shirts. It appeared that the wretched creature, whose abject and miserable appearance suf ficiently denoted the state of destitution to which she nad been reduced, had for some time supported her nushend, who was out of employmant, " only obtain ing a day's work now and then," and two sickly chil dren by needlework, and that by almost incessant labour, " plying her needle and thread" for fourteen or fifteen hours per diem. She was enabled to earn about three shillings a week, not a very magnifi cent provision for four parsons, two of them in deli cate health. She did not receive the materials directly from the liberal slopsellers, who it appeared allowed twopence halfpenny each for shirtmaking, but obtained them at third hand, two distinct inter mediate profits, being derived from the labours of the miserable sempstress. The woman who was paid lid. each for the completed shirts :employed another, to whom she allowed 2d., thus gaining lid. on each piece, _ or twenty per cent. on the entire sum ; the first re ceiver again employed a deputy, but was contented with a more moderate profit, one farthing each, or twelve and a halt per cent., being all that she re tained for her commission; while poor ROSINA fiertneer, who actually performed the entire work, was hArlsemdy remunerated with seven fiirthings each. The unfortunate woman, wanting bread fur her starving children, pawned seven of these 'shirts, which she bad just made, for Bs. 6d., and was thus guilty of an offence against that law which permits a man of spirit, with abundant means for his legitimate expenditure, to incur with impunity debts of which be never contemplates the liquidation, but which visits with inexorable severity the back-slidings of the poor and needy, w h om t h e most urgent and pressing necee-ity may tom:" into error. That she might have exceeltd her resources without any great degree of wanton extraveglece may be gathered from the facts stated by the complainant, via., that "she might make four Of these shirts in the day by sitting, nt it at an early hour in the morning, and keeping at it till late at n i g ht." The pri:foner herself, however, declared with much apparent truth, that " what with intrruptions, looking after her children, and other things, she could only make three a day." In the latter case her earn ings would be 4.1., in the former, 7d., or, supposing her to work 14 or 15 hours a day for six days, frnm 2i. 9.1. to 3s. 6d. per week, with which she had to pay fir lodging, clothing, and food for her hus band, children, and herself. Was it then so very Arretenishing that she should have yielded to tempta --wed Bs. 6d. from an accommodating `property to which she had no legal 7 k- q. r --, t . !..,„, ..7 . *-v,F, ~, , 4 .-6 ,Itt .. - , -x...4,:::;--!..,-;,- _,-.8,..?:. , -- A. . \.. 4,.,-: - .:A;:- .t ., ~,:; . i , ..,,,,, , , I :r 4 ify ~ . is ( -,4, . b. , -. - :: : ,,, ... co, l&r J -CO A' i.44 . 4Lt , i1a ~,____ _, v< LONDON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1850. A - before. whom-the ease was heard, at -- --- -.ctiMYSpi orrol (. 1 4 1 y:' -- , pse4 tilt*: k . •(; ; ,__ :::i,, ..C 1.. 4 : — 0 -- \% , 0, , ~ ....,_.l r , .?:-.'• : ~,.,, 1 , A.; ~, ...._ :"-- • i• - \:%.. .' . k . _ 4 I S,' the use intended by him," what judgment would be pronounced on himself if adjudicating on the case. The "mote in the eye of the sempstress" was clearly discerned, but we suppose " no beam" obstructed the magisterial vision. We cannot conclude our observations on this deeply distressing case without imploring those who sent in contributions not to be diverted from their original intentions. Let them reclaim their money within the time specified and hand it over for the use of ROSINA HERBERT, her unfortunate husband, and sickly children. Let them render the wretched woman independent of slopsellers' work, no longer compelled to make shirts at seven farthings each, re ceiving them from second or third persons. They will find no difficulty in procuring competent persons to undertake the due distribution o their benefactions according to their own desires and wishes. Although less scrupulous than the Thames Police magistrates, they may not consider " a yield ing to temptation," under the most trying and heart rending eircumstrinca, as for ever placing the sinner beyond the pale of hope. Let those who consider themselves spo'less, and without fault, hurl stones at the miserable woman who worked patiently and unrepiningly at nv.king shirts at seven farthings each, until driven by the cries of her sickly and famishing children, one aged six years, the other fifteen months, she unfortunately pawned the articles she had just completed. But let those who feel that they themselves have need of forgiveness, that they must trust to the compassion of an all- merciful REDEEMER, never indifferent to the cries of the poor and needy, regard with a lenient eye the errors, and endeavour to alleviate the sufferings, of ROSINA HERBERT, the modern illustration to the thrilling and pathetic " Song of the Shirt.' To those who may wish to judge for themselves the condition of the wretched family, and their general character and conduct, against which nothing has been alleged except the illegal pawning of articles on two occasions, at an interval of fourteen months, we announce that their residence is at No. 9, Foster street, Bethnal-green. We trust that the intimation may not be thrown away. It might have been imagined that an individual who should teach our West Indian planters, with even the scanty supply of free labour at present at their command, to compete advantageously in the production of sugar with the slave owners of Cuba, Louisiana, and the Brazils, and not only to compete, but to drive them out of the market, and thus to overthrow slavery by the only means by which it can ever be overthrown, viz., by making it unprofitable, would have been hailed as a benefactor to his species, by the Anti-Slavery party ; and by all connected with the colonies as their best friend and deliverer from impending ruin. At least it might have been imagined that he would have obtained a patient hearing for his proposals, and that when he should have demonstrated their practicability, the authorities of the State would have afforded him every facility for carrying them out, or at all events have secured to him a fair field by abstaining from everything like active oppo sition. Such, no doubt, were the ideas of Dr. SCOFFERN, when he, in 1847, propounded his dis covery with regard to the refining of sugar by che mical means, by which he enabled the sugar manu facturer to obtain 3 cwt. . of sugar from the same quantity of material from which under the old pro cess he obtained but one ; and he would have been perfectly justified in entertaining these ideas had the seals of the Colonial-office been held by any other Minister save Earl GREY, who seems, since the mo ment he entered the Colonial-office, to have endea voured te "leave undone those things which he ought to have done, and to have done those things which he ought not to have done"—witness New ZAdand, Cey lon, Vancouver's Island, &c., &c. Dr. SCOFFERN having patented his process, and made his discovery known to several sugar refiners, who practised it on a large scale, and found it to answer most satisfactorily, pro ceeded to send agents to the West Indies to explain the i process to the planters ; but, to his great surprise, instead of being hailed as a benefactor, he was de nounced as a poisoner, and his agents were pretty generally refused even a hearing. Oa making in quiry into the cause of this strange state of affairs, he discovered that Earl GREY had, without inquiry, without giving the inventor any intimation of his in tention, sent out dispatches to the various colonial Governments, desiring them to warn the planters against the use of the process as highly dangerous, because the sugar produced contained lead-1 not able discovery, seeing that all sugar manufactured under the old process contains lead, of which fact probably our learned and chemical Colonial Secre tiry was not aware at the time he entered the field against the new process. Complaints were made to the Government, and, after a lapse of ten months, a chemical inquiry was sit on foot, and the result was, as stated by our cor respondent HUMANITAS, in another column of our journal, " that no more lead was found in the samples by the new process than in those of the old. The experimenters add, moreover," continues HUMANITAS, " that in no case, in any quantity , that they could pronounce dangerous. But an other body of medical men, adjudicating on this very report, considered that the consumption of sugar with lead in it was dangerous. This applies, how ever, with equal force to both processes, since both, according to the chemical investigators, contain lead' Dr. SCOFFERS replies, and subsequent:investigations by chemists of great eminence go to establish his state ment, that assuming the existence of lead in the pro duce of both processes, that his is the safer; since the lead therein is in an insoluble and innocuous form, whilst that in the sugar by the old process is and must be poisoncus. But he maintains, and a number of chemical certificates substantiate the position, that the sugar manufactured and refined by perfect ma chinery under his process, and sold in large quan tities, is destitute of any, even the slightest trace of lead, so that the most delicate tests of the laboratory have failed to discover it. It is a fact that the sugar has been used to the exclusion of all other at the tables of many familes for two years past without any evil result." It surely would have been advisabl e that all these experiments should have been instituted and all these inquiries made before the issuing of the denunciation of the Colonial Secretary, rather than after it, which they would have been had Earl GREY condescended to intimate his intention to Dr. Scot-- FERN; and had such been the case in all probability the denunciation would never have been issued at all. The whole history is succinctly told by our corre spondent HUMANITAS, to whose letter we refer our readers, as furnishing a characteristic additional chapter to the history of the colonial administration I of Earl GREY. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.— (Tins DAY.)—The quarterly general court of this society, estat lished 1739, for affording relief to the officers of the royal navy, and to their widows and families, was held this day, at the Thatched House Tavern, St James's-street; Sir John Malcolm, vice-president, occupying the chair. After the disposal of some preliminary business, Commander Dickson, the secretary, proceeded with the balance-sheet, from which it appeared that the total rece i pts during the quarter had been, including the previous balance, 1,832/. 13s. 5d., and the expenditure 4931., leaving a balance of 1,337/. &s. Bd. The subscriptions had decreased by the deaths of the members, but, on the other hand, the donations had been more numerous than for many previous quarters. qThe report being una nimously received, a long discussion ensued upon a motion, which was to the effect that under no circumstances whatever should the widow, orphan, or family expect relief at the death of any member, unless such member's subscrip tion be paid up from the commencement till the death. The, resolution was carried by a large majority; and after the transaction of some routine matters, the meeting separated in passing a vote of thanks to the hon. and gallant chairman. MONETARY REFORM.—At a meeting of the Wal tham Agricultural Society, held on Friday at Leicester, Mr. Harrison, of 13agworth, Leicestershire, responded to a toast, and took the opportunity of saying that in his part of the country they looked upon protection as dead, and that they must bury it —(A Voice, " Good," and murmurs.) He did not deny that the agriculturists had a right to be protected, bat he believed that they would never regain the protection which they had lost; and the only remedy he could devise was an alteration of the monetary system. FREE EIHIBITIONE.—THE NATIONAL AND VER NON GALLERIES. The public generally and the lovers of the fine arts will tea pleased to hear that these exhibitions of pictures are opened this day. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.— On Friday morning a serious accident occurred to Mr. J. P. Oliver. son of Mr. Oliver, of the firm of _Messrs. Grieve and Oliver, hat-merchants, Prince's-street. It appears that while ri.:ing a horse along Clerk -street, the animal suddenly shied, and set off at a furious pace. Dashing down Preston -street, it ran with great force against the wall at the corner of East Sciennes-street, by which it was killed on the spot, and Mr. Oliver flung with considerable . Volence upon the ground. Mr. Oliver was im mediately conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, when it wad ascertained that he had received a slight concussion of the brain. We understand that " confident hopes are entertained of his recovery.— Scotsman. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2l, lB5O. THE FitE.NCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. The Constitutionnel of Saturday contains the long promised article on General CHANGARNIER from the pen of Dr. VERON, the acknowledged mouthpiece of the Elysee. It is an attempt at cajolery, and at the same time the evidence of a fear which the writer awkwardly enough endeavours to conceal. The General, like Cai..tain DUDLEY SMOOTH in the comedy, contents himself with ejaculating "Hem ! ha!" and Dr. VERoN, like the tailor, would give the world to know what he means by his "Item ! ha I" One thing only is certain, and that is that the Elysee is prepared to sacrifice General D'HAUTPOUL, which, after the enormous quantity of dirt that gallant officer has eaten in " his ardour to do well," is taut soil pets ungrateful. The following is the conclusion of the article in the Constitutionnel : " The General takes no part in the movement of which he is the occasion. He remains immoveable, and it is the l erties who move and turn around him. In the point of view of the interests of society and of the grave difficulties pf the present moment, why should we not completely examine the situation of General Changer nier? Why should we not study beforehand all the de via.ions which the intrigues of parties might attempt to impress on him? Why should vie not here say loudly, what in groups, very rare and very timid it is true, is whispered softly? There are people who, being neither i Socialists, nor R e p u bli cans, nor Or l ean i sts, nor Legiti mists, but who, shy wing themselves unjust and ungrate ful towards Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, would endeavour to seek a rivality to him. These dangerous friends of the General forget the remark of Napoleon—' Why am not my gradsonr They forget that Louis Napoleon Bonaparte enjoys a privilege of birth which no one can overcome; he bears a name which, for more than fifty years, resounded throughout all the universe, and re mains the glory of France. All this noise that is made, all these remarks which take place around General Changarnier, and without his hearing and listening to them, are not, however, made without occasion and with out a pretext. Everything is now known; it is publicly notorious that a disagreement has arisen between Gene ral Changarnier and the Minister of War. Some are pleased to attribute this fact to puerile causes, but, in our opinion, it has a very serious rause. General d'Haut poul, in his ardour to do well, appears to study anew all our military institutions, like certain savans. who entertain the lofty ambition of remodelling science. It appears us that the General-in-Chief of the army of Paris does not, on the contrary, occupy himself, in the difficult times through which we paw', but with the spirit of discipline, the welfare and the efficiency of our regiments. General Changarnier wishes to pre serve and maintain; the Minister of War only thinks of remaking and innovating. It is not two enemies who are in presence, but two systems which oppose each other. This struggle between two convictions has its inconveniences and its dangers, and, while showteg itself grateful for the zeal and good offices of General d'Hautpoul, the Executive Power may, without its ap pearing as a disgrace, declare itself against the one of these two systems which appears to it to be th e l eas t i n harmony with the practical wisdom and the skilful pru dence of his Government. To sum up, General Dun gamier holds from Louis Napoleon Bonaparte the great command he possesses. His honour is the guarantee for the use ho will make of it. Between the President of the Republic and General Changarnier there is a mutu ality of feeling and of danger. It is for that reason that we do not fear to say that General Changarnier, who already counts more than one service rendered, will p iwerfully assiit the President of the Republic in saving France, society. and civilization.". The National of yesterday thus comments on this remarkable revelation of the "hopes and fears" of the Elysee " It was necessary," says the National, " to insinuate to tho General what it was wished he sbould do, and to dissuade him from persistence in an attitude which was giving:uneasiness, to intimate to him, as delicately as pos sible, that he should play the part of an auxiliary, and to interdict no less delicately the part of a rival, to com plain of certain acts, and to encourage him in others—to flatter him without feeding his pride, and to admonish without exciting irritation—to make him feel the secret Ming ef a blame under the form of a caress—to mingle, according to the precept which holds as good with regard to diplomacy as to poetry le grave au dams, obsequious ness with distrust, and to put a menance under the fora of an adulation. It was necessary, in fact, to gild the pill, and who so capable as the doctor of the Constitu tionnel, who is an old hand at the business?" Going to the heart of the question, the National puts the following questions and answers : " What is feared? The hostility of the general. What is, as it were, taken for granted? His concur rence. What is the truth? Hostility. What are the sentiments affected towards the general? Those of con fidence. What are the real sentiments? Distrust. Such is the situation /hich the Constitutionnel endeavours to conceal, while its efforts to show an intente cordiale only prove dissensiond.l. In his eyes the sword of Dernocles is no metaphor, hut exists really, the name alone being changed." The Slide has the following : " There was yesterday a talk of a fact of a certain importance, which is said to have occurred the day before. M. Guizot, who since his rot utn to France has lived out of the pale of polities, is said to havo written to M. de Morey to beg him to call on him; M. do .horny is said to have hastened to wait on the ex-Minister, and the latter is represented to have said, It is believed in public that the President of the Republic is of a firm and obstinate character; you know as well as I do that that is not so. I have not, I confess, a very great confidence in the Government of M. Louis Bonaparte; but, such as it is, his Government is better than the unknown, rind we must therefore support it. Tell the President not to yield; say to -him that my friends and I will support nim, and ask him if be would accept a plan of conduct, ' , Filch I should wish to submit to him.' M. de Morny hastened to the Elyse: , , and returned to tell M. Guiv)t that the plan of conduct would be received with grati• tude and respect. M. Grille -A is' then, it seems, in ac cord with M. Berryer and M. Thiers. It only remains to the President to conquer M. Duchael and his few friends to have in his service all the relays of the Go vernment of July." The Debuts announces two new works from the pen of M. GUIZOT, to be published at the end of this month. The first is intituled " Monk ; Fall of the Republic, and Re - establishment of the Monarchy in England in 1660." The second is " Washington; Foundation of the Republic of the United States of America." PINARD, ex - Procureur of the Republic, has written to the Patrie to state that it is not true, as asserted by the autho r o f t h e pamphlet ent i t l ed "L a Republique dans les Carrosses du Roi," that he made use of the late KING'S carriages. The carriages he did use in the exercise of his functions, were, he de• dares, paid for out of his own funds. The Patrie, which in var i a bl y gets up a S oc i a li st conspiracy to frighten the timid into submission, when ever symptoms o f opposition to the Elysee are secret circumstance document, which his ir kes manifested by the L egitimatises or Orleanists, has the following canard, si gned AMEDEE DE CESENA A fortuitous a seriousbrought our ey e revela tions as to the dark and criminal des igns of the party of anarchy. This document emanates tom one of the Ger man embassies, and we guarantee th e au th en ti c i t y o f it. There can be nothing butter calculated to show the rashness of a too blind confidence in the calm which reigns on the surface of society, and also how guilty and dangerous are the division s of the party of order in such a threatening state of things. It is in this point of view that it has appeared useful to us to extract from it the most , significant an d the most important pas sages. d i 1s good to throw light into minds which • sleep in the midst of a disastrous security. Socialism pretends to be expiring, but from this document we see that it is not the less agitatin g i n the depths of Europe. The Communist element, which up to this day had formed the nucleus o f t h e secret soc i et i es an d political conspiracies, has recently chosen as the perma nent and principal seats of its revolutionary action, the cities of Lt , ipsio, Konigsbargh, Berlin, Prague, Milan, London, Geneva , and Paris. It may be remembered that the chiefs of the party of anarchy had resolved to hold a secret congress at London in the early part of June last. The document of which we speak confirms this circumstance. It adds teat twenty of them h a d already arrived in that city , when it was decided that the meeting should be adjourned. The order sent to the principal adherents of Socialism to come there were countermanded on the 30th May. This c9unter•order had no other object than to deceive the surveillance of the Governments. In virtue of fresh convocations, a less nume rous meeting • than that which was . to have been h e ld i n London to o k pl ace on the 2d Jipein a retired q u ar t er o f Paris. W e a b s t a in from mentioning the street and the house. We shall not name the personages which at tended this meeting, nor those, more import ant f rom their situation and their notoriety, who, without bein g present, have since adhered to the plans of gen era l over - throw and of universal war deeded on in common by th e German, F renc h, a nd Italian conspirators, grouped at this meeting. It will suffice for us to say that amongst the latter pers onage s, there Are names on seeing which the public would be painfullyy. surprised. The rami fications of this vast conspiracy, which takes in the whole of Europe, extends to England, and almost into the very heart of Russia, win r e it threatens to produce a terrible explosion. The same d ocumen t qualifies. this conspi rac y as essentially Red. Its motto i s ' SANS PITIE NI MERCIr The leaders of the movement have decided that the chiefs of states shall be every where assassinated, and the association has adopted measures to provide for the wives and children of such of its members as may tall in this i m pi ous strugg l e against society. In one of the numerous secondary and secret meetings held under the presidency of the prinCipal agents an oath was taken in the midst of the most violent clamour to destroy the Bonapartist s , a ddi ng t h at t h e ir massacre should be the signal of the destruction of all the Bourbons and of their friends and supporters. At this same meeting one of the members of the association, raising his glass, pro nounced a horrible threat against the widow of the Duke of Orleans, and expressed his pride in being a Red of the first quality. Such aro the frightful details given by this document. This fact is characteristic, but what is still more so are the execrable threats of hatred and vengeance, which proceeded from •the mouth of one of the German chiefs of the conspiracy. On the field of battle we will spare no o ne , and we will strike our most intimate friends, if they are not unconditional Communists.' In those words we find the spirit of their motto—' Sans piteg, ni merci." After- pointing out the dePOLa of arms formed by this Communist conspiracy in all the capitals, after comm.+ rating the means to be employed to draw the ambitious into their nets, the document st:.tes the object of this conspiracy is to attain:by a general confusion and a san guinary combat the extermination of all those who pos sess a foot of ground or a coupon of rente, and that it has taken the oath of Hannibal against all the monar chies of Europe. Robbery and murder form the basis of this Machiavelic plan. The weeds are to be torn up to promote the growth of good plants. Such is the ex presion of the document, which concludes as follows: The soil of Europe is mined in such a manner as to render a frightful catastrophe imminent.' " The concocter of this hoax upon M DE CESENA, is but an awkward band, compared with the first rate artistes who, in the time of Louis PHILIPPE, were employed by the police to create an alarm by scattering votes ambiguas ; a master of his craft would never have committed himself by stating that the document emanated from one of the German Em bassies, seeing that in the Austrian Chancery there is, and since the commencement of the reign of MET.. TERNICH always has been, a department for forgery, charged with the concoction of sham revelations, of sham conspiracies, and with the forgery and falsification of official documents, in which said Chancery. by the bye, even the treaty of Vienna itself was falsified. This allusion to a German Embassy is alone sufficient to prove that M. DE CESENA has been the dupe of a most transparent fraud, even if the impossible absur dities of the narration its9lf did not at once stamp it as a not over ingenious fabrication. Letters from the department of the Pyrenees state that snow has fal;en in large quantities, and though the days are fine, yet during the night the frost is severe. The Maniteur contains the following " commune cation :" " Tho President of the Republic received during his late journeys a great number of demands for the Legion of Honour, formed by old soldiers of the Republic and the Empire. These demands have been referred either to the Grande Chancellerie or to the Commission charged to appreciate them. The peculiar ezamination to which they were subject shows that most of the pe titioners hope, in obtaining the 'distinction, to enjoy the pension which is attached thereto. It is, consequently, useful to remind them, or make known to them that this pension ' can only be allowed to non-commissioned officers, soldiers, and sailors, in active service at the mo ment of their nomination in the Order,' and that in every other case the decoration of the Legion of Honour is purely honorary, and cannot, consequently, give rise to any pension or remuneration." 'ffie Five per Cents. were done at the Passage de I'Opera at 93f. 37ic., being an advance of I2ic. on the closing price of the previous day. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 19. Boulogne and Amiens, 8 1 4 —Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 14 1 / B —Luxembourg, I4—Namur and Liege, 7 1 4—Paris and Rouen, 24 3 / 4 - Paris and Strasburg, 7:4-- Rouen and Havre, 10—Tours and Nantes, 3%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. Their contents are unimportant. MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 14.—Threes were done a' 331 to 33 15-16. IVIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. , TWO 'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at CITY Liverpool on S aturday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,50 P American were taken on speculation. The market closed with spirit at full prices. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 200 Pernarn and Prlaranham at Bd. to 8 id., 100 Bahia at 80., 100 Egyptian at to 9d., and 500 Surat at sd. to std. per lb.—Railway Shares were steady at previous rates. The Grain Market is firm this morning, but not very brisk. The Niagara steamer brings late advises from the United States. The Money Market at New York was easy, and the state of trade in general was good, al though dry goods were in excessive supply. Breadstuffa were dull, but without alteration. Cotton was brisk at a slight advance. Freights were without alteration. Flour to Liverpool Is. 3d. to ls. 6d. per barrel. Ex change on London 1101 to with large sales. From the West Inches we have intelligence of late date by the Royal Mail steamer. In Jamaica the wea ther had been very dry, and although fine showers had fallen in some parishes, others had Suffered from drought. In some of the central districts the canes wore a very luxuriant appearance, but rain was wanted. Unques tionably the most interesting matte rin the West Indies at the present date is the cultivation of the cotton plant, and this eras being carried forward with spirit. An as aociation of gentlemen had selected twenty acres near St. Ann's, and, having procured the very finest descrip tion of seed, it was expected that the result would be a more sqisfactory proof of the adaptation of the West [tidied soil and climate to the cultivation of the staple. The importance of providing for a large number of the population a light and re munerative employment, suitable to the thousands who are neither willing nor able to go through the toil of sugar growing, is well understood, and, as even famales could be made available, it is considered that the cost of labour would not be excessive. This latter is a material element in any calculation, seeing the competition to be sustained from the slave-growing states of America. The local journals contain several letters from parties who profess to have grown successfully both corn and cotton. The Pimento crop in St. Ann's had fallen off largely, and plantations which ought to return 1,000 or 2,000 bags had not given as many hundreds. In Trinidad the estimates were under the consider ation of the Legislature, and a reduction in the civii list was advocated. Some very fine samples of Sea Island cotton-seed had been procured for planting. Rains had fallen freely prior to the latest date at Bar badoes, but they were much wanted, owing to the drought that had before prevailed. Complaints are made that the new mail route had not commenced well, the steamer to St. Thomas having been fifty-six hours over thir time. There is a very steady, but not an animated market for Public Securities, and no disposition to speculate is ap parent. Consols have been 971 for Transfer, and 97f I for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 988 to 998, and the Three per Cents. 96i- East India Stock has been at 267 to 268. Exchequer bills have been 68s. to 71s. premium. Foreign Stocks have been quite neglected, but are supported at about the previous quotations. Mexican Bunds have been done at 314; and Peruvian Deferred at 371. Brazilian Five per Cents. havo realised 90 to 90k; Spanish Five per Cents, have been marked 188; Russian Four and-a-Half per Cents. have been 978; and Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 574 to 58. Railway Shares are rather better, and with a alight iucreask of business. Consols ... Ditto Account QUARTER TO THREE. . 97i i 97i ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. „e: cent. Reduced Arms. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 97 1 / 9 % 97% New 3 1 % per Cent. Anne ..... ........ 99 99 1 y 98% 99 1 / 8 Cong. Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7 13-16 7 13-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 !ndia Stock Consols for Account 9 7 %: 1i4 97 -Lxchequer Bills. 1 1 56(). ts 2d 1,0001. June 500/. June Small, June 6B p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES razilian Bonds Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....• — 102 atexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent — Ditto, Account Ditto, Deferred 37% Russian Bonds ............. 524, 37N 4 1091/2 Ditto, 4% per Cent spanisti 5 per Cmt. 1840 0 Ditto, Account ..... .... Dividends on the above payable in Ldndon. ,Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates — 89 1 4 i•RICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES A oerdenn .. 50 Do. Preference 84 6r. 8d... 1% die.... ..... Adis* Amber. Nott., Boston, and Erqteia Junction 8%...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% Belfast & County Down 32 ...... Barks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per.s porct.) 6 Birminglieui and Ox- . turd Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarautee 20 i3irming, Wolvernon, and Dailey, calls duly pd, or wit? kaarantes 15 Do. wi''')oat i s darantee 15 Birming.,Wolvera'p ton, and Stsur Wiley 131. 14s ... .. 4 Birkenhead, Lanctsb'7e, and Cheshire June.... "6 Bristol and Eke:lr 100 ...... buckinghyrshire Caledonian Do. New 10/. Prsf..... 10 • Ditto,Clydesci?leJunC 50 ...... Chest. r and Holyhead... 50 Ditte, Preferer ~ Clarence Direct Lo/don & Porte. lUD month Dublin and lie'ast T ine. 45 — Dundalk& Enr;skillen 69 Elst Ang"vn sf,/. L. & E. and L. and D... 25 Do. 184,11, & N. lB Do., 3/. 103.. Preis.— 3ILA 4"-' Do., (Si.) 7 per Cf. Pre+erenoq... ... 5 Ditto (71. 175.) 7 per Cent., Preterenee... 2 Eastern Uouxt les... Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. I 64 13a.4d.... p.. ...... P Ditto ditto. No. 2...61. 158.4 d... p x.d......... —p x.d Do., New Pi ee.rence, 6 per Cnt........... 10 Do. Nor;' . et ke?s,spa, 6 per Cant. atto. 5 pei• Ceol - ,... 59 Do. New astern is non, Class A (lee E. U. Stdre,) 25 . - O A Diit , ), Class A, ditto... 6 Do., elm B & C 25 — Do. zsc,..tp (oper een..t.) f2O — ... ....... ... Een Lavtast"ro 25 Ditto, New Qum: ere.. 6!,i Do., 6 per Cent. Pre felence Quarters ... 6 11 ),t ...... East L'acolr•l+3ire, guar. 6 pox Cent. .. .... ..... 25 t , Altrum.r,n eid GrlttV/OW 50 ...... -- Ellin., Perth, & DundeeC 25 Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... —. ... • E,xeter.Yeovit, & Doren 23. — Exeter anti Exmoa...h... 2Is. ulasgow, Duty _iqs, r- - ..d Carlisle B/.65. 8d..... ...... ......... --. Glasgow,lining , !.,& Ay . r 50 ...... _•• ... De.Preterenee ConsOl. Gloucester &DeanForestl6 Great, Northern Do., ) 12 A Deferred ... 12 % ...... 4% .. ... ...... Do., % B 6 per Cent... 12% Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% ;real . SoWd. and West. (Ireland) - Ditto, Eighths 2% mat North of England.loo •...... ... Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, New, :3W 3O Ditto, New ,16/ l5 Great We3tern ...100 Ditto, N'ew 171......,. 15 ... . 9% Bull and Selby Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 Do. Quarter Sberes... 12% 48% Leicester and Ce , :!'sle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lanearhire 6; Yorksbirt.100 Do. Quarters ......... 23% Do. .b' 4 .1115......-. ...... 10 Do. Th;rds ....... ....... 18 Do. New, Gua.6 porde 10 Dist° (IlutZlerstield and Stieif.) lO - •• •• — Do. ( W.P.dir 3 Un'ou) 11 1 4 — •••"-"' *** Leeds and Brad v0:d...... 60 Leeds and Thinzli ...... at Do., Pater., 6 per C. 6 ...... D . 0., do. N o . 2 17 ..... dis --, dis. Do., do. No. 3 5 ...•.. -1. .- ........ .. —. Do., Pre •. Quar , 18 4 8 9 - ~- ... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport London &B , ackwe'!...ll/. 6s. 3d 6 34% ...... •-••• 6% Loudon, Brigaton, and South C0ca........ 109 Do. Guarant. 6 per et.. 9 Do. Preis_. 5 per cent. 50 ...... --- ... Ditto ditto— 18 ,2 50 ..... Do., New, t s-uaranteed 6 per Cent ..100 lO6 .... ..... ... .• 136 London and Greenli, Leh 1211584 d Ditto, Proie,er ce 2O ...... London and N. Woo ern 100 117 117 3 / 4 IA 118 1 / 4 1183 Ditto, N .tny Quarters 17 ... - ' ' -to. T4'qh -, Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 London &3. w. ;tern ...100 .. ...• 69% 70 Do, New 50/. . ...... . 4 2 % -. ... ...... .. - Do. Now 401. 34 Do., New Preference.. 5 Londorciehl&Culeraine '25 Do. % Shaves Londonderry and Enr ~ a-kilen kilen 25 -. ... ............ Do. 54 Shaves ... 7%....• LowestoX guay. 4 per et 20 Dittu (6 per et.) Haunt,: ,tor.Bu xton,ard ~,,,.;:ock - II idehv,7,or, Shefilekl. and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarte,.. , (No. 1) 25 ... .. Ditto, New DJ. Pref.. 10 ..... — 7 —. Do.. .41anchester and Lincoln Union ...... 41. 2s. - dis ..... dia. Midland lOO , 43% 44% 7 13 / 4 9% - P 49 th 2% 7' GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Wilhelmabad (Electoral Hesse) 16:11 inst.,says :—" The: Ministerial crisis is at an end. The propositions made by M. ELVERS have been rejected. We believe that the abandonment of the Austrian policy was the basis of these propositiona, and that M. ELVERS had demanded that a new Minister of Foreign Affairs should be named ; but Count RECEIBERG arrived from Bregenta, and the Austrian influence caused the momentary failure of all the plans conceived in the interest of the pacification of the country." The German J.urnal of Frankfort has the follow ing from Mannheim, 12th instant :—" The Prince of Prussia, when passing through our town, addressed the following speech to a deputation of the inhabi tants, on the political situation of the town : Prussia has arrived at the very limit of what is possible, patience is exhausted. Perhaps the King of Prussia has done more than his responsibility be fore the Chamber and public opinion permitted him.' The Prince afterwards blamed the intrigues of M. DE HASSENP/LUQ. "At Cassel," he said, " injustice has proceeded from a high source." The German Reform of Berlin, of the 1 eth, says : " The journals have published some erroneous infor mations as to the propositions recently made by Prussia to the Provisional College of Princes. 'We think it our duty to remark that there is no idea at present of making any change in what has been hitherto done to realise the federal state. The organs of the union will remain in full activity. The Col lege of Princes and the Tribunal of the Union will be maintained." We read in the Cologne Gazette of the 18th :-" The representatives of the bourgeoisie of Schwerin and Rostock had convoked for the day after to-morrow the representatives of that class in all the towns of the country, to deliberate on the resolutions to be come to in common for the interest of the constitution. The Government, however, has thought proper to interdict this assemblage, and threatened to inflict a fine, and even imprisonment, on any one who should attend. It is not known what resolutions the bourgeoisie will come to on this subject." A letter from Hanover of the 14th, in the Cologne Gazette,states that on the previous day a new Ministry had been composed as follows :—M. de Munchauaen, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Af fairs; M. Lindemann, Interior; M. Jsubi, IVer ; M. de Reei•ing, Justice; M. de Bulow, Finance; and M. Meyer, Public Worship ; but that some difficulties bad since arisen which rendered it probable that the Struve Ministry would remain in office. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Independance of Brussels says—" The struggle in the duchies threatens to recommence more fiercely, and to become more sanguinary than ever. On both sides preparations are making for a general resumption of hostilities. The Danish army is being continually reinforced, to make up the losses it sustained, notwith standing its success in the recent engagements, and it receives from Copenhagen a host of encouragements. At the same time its chief, General KEOGH, causes to be carried on without interruption the works of the for- tifications in Schleswig, and the isles which depend on it. The whole of this duchy will soon resemble an immense fortress. On its part the lieutenancy general is redoubling its efforts to repair the losses of the Holstein army. Our Hamburgh correspondent states that strong inducements will be held out to the officers of the Hessian army who have resigned to go to llolstein, and to take with them as many soldiers as possible." TURKEY. Accounts have been received from Constantinople .o the sth. _ The Turkish fleet returned to the Bosphorus on he 4tb. HASSAN PACHA had arrived from Egypt as Envoy from ABBAS PACHA, for the purpose of offering ex planations to SAID PACHA. A letter from Constantinople of the ith says— M. Gustave de Rothschild, son of the head of the celebrated house in Paris, arrived here on Sunday last. His presence in this city has given rise to a host of :re ports, which the actual state of the finances seems partly to justify. Projects of a loan to the Turkish Govern ment are talked of. For my part, I think that these projects, should they exist, will meet with seridus diffi culties and much delay in their realisation." SICILY. The Neapolitan Government has given an assurance to the Helvetic Confederation, that the Swiss who suffered losses from the bombardment of Messina shall be indemnified on the same footing as the citizens of other nations. The Malta Jllail annourtes, on the authority of a letter from Messina, that all communication between that port and other countries, Naples excepted, had been suspended, for what reason, however, was not known. MANsION•HousE.—The Lord Mayor has issued cards of invitation to a banquet, on the 6th of November, to the Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and Directors of the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company; the Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company; the Chairman, Deputy.Cliairman, and Directors of the Midland Railway Company; the Chairman and Directors of the York and North Midland Railway Com pany, and several gentlemen officially connected with the above railways. THE GRAND BANQUET AT YORIC.—A paragraph appeared in some of our contemporaries on Saturday to the effect that the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex had received invitations from the Lord Mayor of York to the banquet in that city, for which great preparations are now bein g ma d e, in return for the splendid entertainment given by the Lord Mayor of London in honour of the Great Exhibition of 1851, and to which the chief magistrates of the towns and counties , f the empire were invited. This statement was premature. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex have not yet re ceived invitations from the Lord Mayor of York; but as those officers are considered part and parcel of the mayoralty of the city of Loudon, and mixed up to a great extent with the forms and ceremonies of the approaching exhibition, no doubt is entertained that the oversight will be corrected. We understand that the preparation for the reception of Prince Albert and the Lord Mayor are upon the moat mag nificent scale. Summonses were issued on Friday night for a Ca binet Council—the first cf the series usually held at this sea son—to assemble at three o'clock on Wednesday next, the 23d inst., at the Foreign-office, Downing -street. Most of the Cabinet Ministers have already arrived in town. HERR LABITZKY.—This celebrated composer ar rived in London on Saturday, with el r. Wellington Guernsey, who went specially to Carlsbad, in Bohemia, to engage him for the National Concerts at her Majesty's Theatre. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, with Mrs. Gladstone and two of their daughters, sailed by the Boulogne steamer, of Friday, the 18th, on their way to the south of Italy for the winter. • THE CHAPEL ROYAL.—The Rev. John Harries Thomas, M.A.. has been appointed Priest in Ordinary of her, Majesty's Chapels Royal, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Knapp deceased. ..... . Do. Consolidated Pref.loo .....• ~. Do., 50/. Sharer ..... 35 .... , Do., tiirm. and D erv) , 10) 10 Do. Consolid. Brist o l & Birming., 6 per et.... 100 l2oi 124 12i." Ditto,Brist. & Gloestr. 46 ....«••••' ••• ... Ditto ditto . 29/. 16 ; id - .... ... •.. ...... .. _ •. ,s. Ou — • ..... Do.,ErewashVal„Pref. 50 ........................... ........ Ditto, Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 por ct.guar.loo illidlemd Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, .... 6 per cent. guar. - ....... •• .. Newcastle and Carlisle 100 ... ...... ~••"" Do. Quarters --- .. .......... .. Newmarket Do. Extension Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ..".. ...,...• ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoznt, and Rostrevor Norfolk ........- ........ . ..100 ....... Do. New 20/. • .. . l5 • ............ Do. Ex tension Do. Guaranteed s►' ll pc. 5 -.:;:.,44,57 8•1:::: : ::: : : : :* .... .................. Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 N, . rth ern Counties Union 4 Y orth Briti3h ....... ... 25 Ditto Preference 5 North Staffordshire ... 17 i ts 7 it .........•• North-.stern . l7 Uaf rd, Worcester, and ... Wolverhampton Preston &Wy re Do. IA Shares (A) — ......... • ,:eadilig - , Guildford, .nd Reigate tioyst( n and Hitchin Do. Shepreth Exten - ............. .. . cottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Shrewsbury and Birra 1 3 14 Ditto aitto, Class B. 9% — dis. ..... 4:" Ditto, New Guaranteed S Shrewsbury and klerefd. 5 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Mitt.) Ditto Halves Ditto ()weary ...... 20 ....... Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. • Pref lO ... .. . .!!!.: Shropshire Union South Devon 50 Do. Preference South Staffordshire 81,4 .4% ....... -•—.. south Easter, ..... Litt, 4 1% ptr Cent.... 10 South Wale. :south Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole l5 Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18% —.. ... ..................... Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 - Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 10 Taw Vale Extension ... 9 1 , 2 — ...a..." ... .... Tkames Haven Dock and Railway - ,•••«.«..•,.. Vale of Neath ... Waterford and Kilkenny 20 - ... ........ •••• Waterford and Limerick 47% ..... ~•.....••••'' Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw. and Dublin 3 1••••• • .."' • .......... •• • Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. 5O ...... ..........••••• Do. do. do. 25 ...... 234 ......... .. . ••• taDo. . do. dot 1 7 1 24.. ,„„ -, „..,;......‘"' 11 est Cornwall Whitehaven & Furness 20 - .•••«...•'•••" Windeor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 14 - -*'. ... ... '' % Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, anu Berwick. ....... ....... 26 Do. Newcastle Eate n . 20 - •"" Do. G.N.E.Preteren c e 9 Do. do. .. ...... 17 ........ „...• . Do. do. ..... 5 ..-- -- ............... Do. Hartlepool D oc k i 9 and Railway ......100 York and North lifidlric 150 ....- 24 233 • ...... .„ Ditto, Preference f Oft ERIN RAIL WA ID. Aug, Italian (late Ita- ..0 6 lean and Austrian). ... 6% — .............. Boulogne and Amien5... 20 41 ~, Central of France (Or- 1 leans and Vierz0n)... 20 Demerara ....:..... ..... ... 17%...... ........... .." 1 % Dutch Rhenish ...-.. ••• ''..- East Indian .... Dittr „.. ... ' .0 ........... ......„. 20 Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. D 0.... .....- 114 . — ......... ...... Louvain Ala .9., ambra ... 7 /• z — .............. ~ ./ Lu xembourg .•• .... 4 .... 8 Ditto .- lO ...... -- ........... ••• ••:‘, Madrid and Valentia 2 „.... ............... IA Nauiur and Lieg , - .cl .. ..• , Nortbern o f F rance...,.- 16 14%4 ...... .• Orleans and Bordeaux Paris and Orleans ...... 20 i't) Paris and Rouen 2O ...„. 24 3 A .••••• ...... '. ,cl ... $ Paris and Strasbourg ... Rouen and Ilavre Sambre and Meuse ... . ......... •••• / .. Strasbourg and Basle ...... ... ..... .. ..... / Fours and Nantes -. 14 ...... .... ........... . Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- / den, and Hassell ...... 20 ...... -- ... •.. . .' West ' Flanders ..... . ..... 8 3 / 1 .. .. __ ............ • MINES. '' Australian 4 ...... ..... .... .... . . .. . .• ....• ..: „,.. Asturian l5 •••• . . ... Anglo-M ex ican lOO . ... . .. • / Barossa Range ... ... 335. Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 - .,- ~.• Bolonos Scrip ...... .... -- ..... ......... ... • . / British Iron ..... .......... 13% — •• ...... .. .. •• .... Brazilian Imperial..... 24 1 / 2 — ......••• ". 14 ..... i BraziliptiCotaes&Cuiaba 30 . .. Do_ St. John Del Rey 15 ...... 14%% ...... ••••.. t sd• Cobra Copper ... . . -, ... General Real Del Monte, Unreg. .. ..... . •••••' ~ ....• Do. Black Debentu res .......... ••' . .. ..• .••• Do. Red Ditto ... ........ .. . Santiago de Cuba.. lO ..... ... .. •••• Tin Croft ....,- .. . ... .... 7 .... 6% 7% - ... ...- ....... ! . l'a United Mexican JOINT STOCK BAlsilib, . " 0 Australasia ~...... British North Ameriein 50 Union of Australia Ditto, New LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THL 4—nA vit fre l LONDON, OCT. 21.—Wind at noon N "" brei ze and fine dry weath er . O lo ILFRACOMBE, OCT. 20.—Th e Ed war d, J• sil t s Newport, has been assisted in with loss of In s ",uark., e o , WYKAUNZEE, OCT. 15.—A d amage d boat' " Queen of Trump., John Quash," has been ws ' - shore. fr c° CUXHAVEN, OCT. 16.—The Wm. Alexander,d Port Madoc, has arrived with loss of bowsprit s° dam iged. VENICE, OC T. 14.—The Jackson, Shields ° ea 61 port, is at a nc h or o ff Cape Canerino withbeell a steame r sent in a severe gal e , 12 t h inst.; • bgo wawa sent to tow her in. 11; b !, s PANAMA, SEPT. 6.—Tb e Di amon d , f rom w- S-11 been condemned. The brig Martha, of Liverpe°' a cargo of pearl shells, will sail in a day or two'. 0 101 Manarrrus, AUG. 22.—The Nouvelle 11°Iforeall arrived here much strained, and will require repair. for PENANG, Ana. 31.—The Isabelle, of G lig t e 7:o ' te s r d ; Singapore, arrived her e 6 t h i nst., to com plete ing, took fire, and in five hours was burnt to the d edg p e o ; RT er s e m w ou s T n u, and aovecrry. 19. -- Wind small portion w rtion .N of .w cargo 2 s o 6 ; ` , /4; —Arrd. Thelda, N ewcast l e, for Lisbon, ; lea lt l . 00 6 1 American Eagle, N ew Y or k . 20th. The St. fau ee Guernsey to London, has been assisted in with 1 " , mast. SOUTHAMPTON eYt , • OCT. so.—Wind S.W. tO4 Thames steamer, Abb ott, West Indies; W ~, steamer, New York. n i BRIDPORT, OCT. 19.—Wind N.W.—A rr d. , - t Williams, Newfoundland. 0 1 , NEWPORT, OCT. 19.—The Ranger ichooro s. o6o Exeter, has sprung a leak, and i s m a ki ng a get of water. NaD b YARMOUTH, OCT. 19.—The Eale, Blyth t° foundered yesterday off the Dudgeon; crew sec', FALMOUTH, OCT. 20.—Wind N.N.W.-- Halcyon, Kenny, Valparaiso. Nei he t ' CLYDE, OCT. 14 .— A rr d. l owa, Blake, .„ d se rt Lord Montgomeri e , D emerara. Sld. Tintern San Francisco; Robin Gray, Valparaiso; Ells Walker, Dem erara , QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 19.—Wind W.....Arrrl. not Maid, Alexander, Callao ; David Cross, -Kerr , ps i ° Sussex Lass, French, Rio Grande. Sld. Sir B Pugwash. DEAL, OCT. 19.—Wi n d W . N .W. ..•• 20th, N. tee and N.N.E.—Arrd. H e bd en Wetherall, Port-10110T Skandenavian, Ad e l mar k, Arrd. from • th e d Maogosteen, Hong-Kong; Sylph, Barbadoes; e r s o chil l ! 20th. Arrd. from th e Ri ver an d s l d. Ti man d r a, Tartar, Sydney, New. S ou th W a l es; B r i tann ia, `',„ Calista, Honduras; Medora, Jamaica• Aree,'"" Joel John's, New Brunswiek. Sld. Vrau Jo'hanne• ‘"If00 Prince of Wales, Sydney, New South Wales; 1 , 3 ‘ 36 0104 11# Mosquito Shore. A rr d. f rom t h e Ri ver and 81 e" me pion, River Gambia. Sld. Kitty, Coquimbo; Regis, Moulmein. ber LIVERPOOL, OCT. 20.—A vessel is suppose- t(l f gone to pieces during the night near the mooth,fej 0 4 River, several fragments of a wreck having wa ll a :, A°, shore. The Alexander Harvey, bound to Svas°'„loo; seized at Adelaide on the 19th of July on 0 _,; 00 4 0 against the captain for smuggling, and remained seizure on the 22d of July. 1,013 0 ' WELLS, OCT. 19.—The Union, Shields to •••, tr usig went on shore this morning west of this port, ginC l i 0 0 0 hard; is making much water, but expected 0 ' tideway; part of cargo overboard. Shie ld° MALTA, OCT. 13.—The Elizabeth brig. of - Irons Liverpool, was in contact on the sth October lo or a vessel, believed to be th e I sa b e ll a , T ro on to A TV dria, lost foremast, and received other dameg,t, o uttit San Giovanni, Odessa to Queenstown or Fewi o llslS sprang a leak on the 14th Sept., about twenty - D1 Tbe east of Ponta Meriot, and foundered; crew saved: bate Demetrius, Latachia to the United Kingdom, P„, l l l fltilr, on the 11th Oct., and is said to be leaky. Th e e well, Cephalonia to New York, put in here on t, 0 700 Oct., and is said to be leaky. No cases uf ei having occurred in these Islands since the Bth ()Towed meeting of the Board of Health, this day, it W 6 0 , 1: to issue clean bills of health to ves se ls leaving SP 0 "elle An Ottoman brig, arrived at Tripoli, bad 11W° .70°' days since fallen in with a brig, s u pposed to be i• ° :„ abandoned, and there was reason to believe a PirtSgstss been committed. The Bey of Tripoli bad sa te ' 0 0 0 schooner-of-war to escort vessels trading bejt, Island and his Regency; and her hisjeety's 71 p 69 p 68 p 17 1 -h B A , 5',4 .... 4. 11," ~ib