The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-04 00:00:00

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Iv . of br ic cl a „,e ien- to t ,01) utter .0 trio' ° ;01,viej4 re. JuIP alrie by 'O ll4. of 'xbite• of tI;(1 C t./ U WINDSOR, MONDAY.---The Queen and Prii:ce A,,,ert went. ont for their early morning exercise in the grounds of the Castle precincts. Afterwards his Royal Highness and the Earls of Lincoln and Hardwiekv, Lord Charles Wellesley, Mr. Anson, Captain the Hon. Nelson Hood, and Colonel Wylde, took the diversion of shooting. Her Majesty re sumed her walk after the departure of the Prince. The shooting party returned to the Castle at two o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were takn their accustomed airings and exercise this forenoon. Her Royal llig;hness the Duchess of Kent left her resi dence, Froginore House,:in a carriage and four for town, at ten o'clock this morning, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson. The Royal Duchess returned to Froginore House this evening. In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince rode out in a honey phaeton, his Royal Highness driving, followed by the Honourable Messrs. Stanley and Dawson in a phaeton and four. There was no addition to 'the royal circle at the Castle at Winner this evening. is Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by 13 arm Knegb2ck, arrived in town at half-past eleven o'clock Iterday morning, froit the Continent. His Royal Highness ded early yesterday morning at Dover, and travelle's to town by the South-Eastern Railway. On arriving at theßrick laYers' Arms terminus, his Royal Higltnes3 was received by prince George, who accompanied the Royal Duke in his ' 4 Yriage to Cambridge House. The Duke of Cambridge I!sited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester after ts arrival. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by y Anna Maria Dawsm, arrived at her resi&nce, airence uause, St. James's, at twelve o'clock yesterday. Her Royal gighness left town at 'two o'clock, on her ieurti to Frog nlora House. .„1 - lis Royal Highness - is George visited her Royal 4,ightioss the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester no.use. Sir Robert Peel W±l3 better yesterday. The Earl of Alier• ziir James G. *halo. and the Chancellor of the Ex Chequer, visited the Right Hon. Baronet in the afternoon. The Duke of Wellington lett town yesterday morning for 'Palmer A deputation from the Metropolitan and Provincial Legal Association had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yeste• day, at his official residence in Downing-street, on the subject of the repeal of tom Attorneys' Certificate Duty. A. deputation from the Metropolitan Sewerage Manure Compa n y had in interview with the Earl of Lincoln, at the office of Woods and Forests, on Friday last, and met with a most favourable reception. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar and, Admiral Dacres had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Dispatches for the Governors of the North American Pro vinces were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office. Dispatches from the Governors of Hong-Kong and the Mauritius were received yesterdayat the Colonial-office. DRIJICY-LANE EtEATRE. A grand extraN'asanza fairy spectacle, entitled The Princess s ' l ' 9 was Changed ndo a Deer, was produced at this theatre last evening. It is focmded on the French piece, La Riche au Bois, which has been recently acted at the Porte St. Martin for nearly two hundred successive nights. The clot is a variation of the story of the sleeping b ea utY• We have the christening of the infant rincess, the gifts of the good fairies who had f airy, invited as guests, and the malevolence of the wicked ' ai rY, who appears as a guest although uninvited. She threatens to destroy her if she sees the light of day until she has attained her 21st year, and on the advice of the other fairies she is shut up in a tower without doors or windows. Here the author leaves the old fairy-tale and borrows lit incident from the story of the Princess of China 'n the " Arabian Nights." In her dreams she sees a handsome young Prince and falls in love with him, and he in his dreams sees the Princess, and falls in love f ather, her. He soon discovers the original. The King, her st her, has sent .his trusty squire to all the neighbouring corals with the portrait of his daughter' to secure a suitable alliance for her. The Prince recognizes her portrait—de awls her hand, and she is to be conveyed to him T o a chariot without windows. A black Princess, he rin familiar to waylay the carriage, break it pieces In the forest, and the Princess is transformed into deer. The' Prince, who is out shooting wounds her. Sh e is; however, cured by a magic ring, which enables her to r esume her human shape during the day. The ring is lost, and the Prince visits the realms of fishes in search of it, and 18 attacked by a regiment of salmon, lobsters, sharks, and crocodiles; he is, however, saved by a winged whale. The Fr inr.e ss is restored to humanity and the Prince, and all was Int ended to have ended happily, but alas! for the best in t e n 4t i9ils, the audience were not disposed to let it end i"PPLIY, and at the conclusion, the sibillation was „ ° ,i'd and long continued. During the progress of the v'kee disapprobation had been frequently manifested. 80 inetiroes uproariously, at others, in the more an rlVlng wa l y of interjectional observations addressed to the actor s . I ariey, while doing his very best to " make fun," Za r ! greeted with a cry of " You know it won't do, Harley," do you like it, Wielandy" asked a stentorian voice of ` 4 Le runniest of t,evils in the midst of a storm of hisses. The eou ho de 9race, wever, was given when Mrs. Selby, who !;eted the Black Princess. exclaimed, " These senseless revels delight me 1,0 t." Such a shout of Hear, hear," was set up as has nut greeted our ears since the eventful morning when tis late Ministry were declared to be in a minority of °as on the' Vote of Confidence question. How is it titnat this piece, so successful in Paris, should have been so n succes-ful in London. Th, scenery was gorgeous, the ballet pretty, the dre,s-s ,u rb, the mounting perfect. But while the d alJgue of the Paris piece is full of wit and quid Pr e ° quo, amt bits of all sorts, the dialogue of the English Piz is stale, d u ll, fl a t, a nd u n pr o fitable. After all, the whether is sometimes a person of greater consequence than the generality of managers and actors are disposed to admit. FRENCH PLCS S-ST. JAMES'S Mr. Mitchell THEATRE. evening, commenced his season at this Theatre last Winter a„d truly rejoiced are we that during the long flin gs We shall be enabled to enjoy this truly intellec tual eneveter tainment. It speaks well for English taste that the Patronage which Mr. Mitchell has hitherto received, should have been such as to induce him to commence his season two months earlier than usual; and it speaks well for English enterprise that Mr. Mitchell should have ventured to commence his campaign thus early in the winter. During the recess the theatre has been thoroughly cleaned and newly decorated. The old or-molu chandelier has disap peared, and •in its place we have a magnificent cut-glass c handelier, which produces a most brilliant effect. The gene ral character of the decorative work of the interior is te rained, but the whole has been repainted and re gilded, and the St. James's is now the lightest and most el egant of metropolitan theatres. The opening piece w as Colee's comedy, La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV., tyrench version of Dodsley's English play of the L ung and th e Mill er o f Mansfield. M. Lafont sustained the Par t of Henri IV., and never has that best of French r o s narchs been more admirably represented. The union of ni unnmie with dignity which M. Lafont infused into the fart, was most artistical. His making up was perfect. When o f "„.Ist came upon the stage it was as though a portrait ttenri :TV. had stepped out of its frame. The was very strongly cast. Cartigny was the ii4 e ` e ,,r; and never has " the honest bluntness " of an unpo .tite but warm-hearted rustic—which no one could pos ruih,37 torture into " a saucy roughness "—been more beanti v•l4 delineated. The distinction between bluntness and sece. ri tY was clearly perceived and developed with the most is r ; a ts discrimination. We are glad to see that M. Plunkett acti -e sgaged ; his gentlemanly deportment and excellent hae,g during the last season will be remembered by all the b e I , a 'ues of the French Theatre. As the Marquis de Conchini L a „ a d but little to do, btu. that little he did excellently well. d e ' R -a d n ie infused a great deal of pathos into the part of Duc sc e ,, - 1 1 "3". He acted well up to Lafont in the reconciliation 1., 1 ;` in the first act. M. Narcisse made a most amusing e 0 ,„ 43, and Mademoiselle Heloise was excellent as the rustic A ti ',l e tte Cutan. After La Partie de Chasse, the National 1,1 0 - 1 7,ezt was sung by the company, assisted by Miss Sarah rn a IS • The performance concluded with La Somnambule, the "jell Mademoiselle Eugene St. Marc made her debut in __character of Cecile, the heroine. This young lady is a 0t accomplished artiste, and we are glad to find that she 4 . r ' e "_ continue with us during the season ; she will prove a Aell ac quisition to the regular company. The house was and very fashionably attended. T he Nelson Monutnent, Trafalgar-square, still ecntiunes a disgrace to the nation—the Government pro litl,eethat it should be completed without delay—Mr. P. 1 the sculptor, out of veneration far the hero, offered to "WI it • a t , . gratuitously, but that was declined. A penny sub , "Ption has been inAituted at Greenwich, and will most li t T d b LhlY be followed up in other parts to effect the object, lugs it may be said, characteristically enough, that a eernmencement has been made to copper the base of the Z11114M• It is really discreditable to the Board of Works At such an_eyesore should be suffered to remain in its pre eht atate.—United Service Gazette. Sato COLLISION AT SEA AND NARROW ESCAPE.-011 t,, rc ikv night one of the Bsighton herring boats, co o n .4 g two men, was run foul of by a Dutch sloop, and ttarly apse'. One of the fishermen, named Salvage, was ''wu overboard by the co icussion, and the night being Zry dark, his companion could not see him to render him Y as.i"stance, and he returned to shore with a heavy heart, e4l•t-u. Pectin.. that Salvage was drowned. nd He related t were , e at distress. I n th e c o u rse of Sunday morning Salvage bL4gr brought on s'iore by another fishing boat. to the great oa of Nis friends. He states that when he was thrown over ,i4d42 di he succeeded in catching hold of and climbing up the ef the Dutch vessel, and the crew ot that vessel shortly L w ardi put him on board another herring boat. READF UL MORTALITY FROM MEASLES.—Upwards (,).1 . 40 children have been interred in the churchyard at altdd;esborough within the last seven weeks, and nearly all If t hem have di e d f rom h av i ng caug ht co ld w hil s t suffering t4ll measles. —D ur h am Ch ron i c l e . theWa2XHAM --INCENDIARISM.—When we recorded • antac-like act of incendiarism at Cerrigydruidion, some E f t - a go, we had hoped never to be under the painful neces weinreciparyincliasial old'hef recording another act of incendiarism in this portion Sat lity. We are grievously disappointed, for on , between the hours of eleven and twelve Ca,. k+ a fire was discovered in the etackyard of Mr. John y tton, of Ty Bryth, Minera. Great exertions were made th r. Carrington and his neighbours to stop the ravages of • uevouring element, but their efforts proved unavailing; Jr ricks of oats, one of barley, and part of a stack of having been consumed previous to the arrival of ur tou Es engines, who sent off immediately for the th ey succeeded fire- which were very soon upon the spot. `LeY succeeded in preventing the fire communicating to the remainingfla stack, and other property, and extinguished the th4 B * Much praise is due to the various parties who used _exertions to save the property from destruction—to 11 ▪ tar• stttLr.Aton particularly, and also to Mr. J. P. Hughes, ma- Janesuf the fire engines, and police-officers Rowland and meeting was held in the Town-hall, on Tuesday .!,:ito,tivrlxacih was attended by R. M. Lloyd, Esq , and other parties, for the purpose of investigating the cause fire. The firemen and various witnesses were exa -0,1%51s and we are sorry to announce that, from the tenour 41 thei whole of the evidence, it was manifest that the fire had not 4482 0 from spontaneous combustion, but was the diaboli ku w Prit of an ince n di ary . A rewar d o f 30/. i s o ff ere d f or Ogee information vvhich may lead to the apprehension of the e c, htler • - • - Carnarvon Herald. out ROBERT PE L.—The answer to inquiries in w a : tell an - gardens, yesterday morning, was that Sir Robert to4sdeic_obnysidperr.s abl e y ym be o t u t r e . r. The Right Hon. Baronet is at the tu CKHOLai, OCT. 21.-4-Although the harvest on tire) ti r ,whole has been an average one, it has nevertheless en has in some parts particularly in Upla n d. Th, late pl a ° mauler a t St. Petersburgh, ' Lieutenant-General Baron fre:L t i e vaa, has received the Bing's permission to retire '4lO military service. THE HAGUE, ticr. 30.—The Bulletin of the Laws pub lishes in its last number a roy al ordinance fixing at 2,800,000 florins the capital assigned for the repayment of fourteen new series of bonds, bearing interest at fuur and a half per cent., chargeable to the late Syndicate. The Stunts Courant contains a royal message, with a pro ject of law and explanatory memorial relative to the ex cise on sugar (to be paid to importation). The excise is proposal to be 13 1 / , florins on every hundred pounds of raw sugar, gross weight; large and ERMitities in pro po rn. OCTOBER 31.—The Second Chamber of the States-Geii."al DUTCH adopted yesterday evening all the paragraphs of the proposed address irt answer to the speech from the throne, after which the whole was agreed to by a majority of 40 to 11. _ _ The address is as followi: - " Sire,—The representatives of the nation feel themselves happy at again seeing your Majesty amongthem at the open ing of the session, and of learning from you that the situation of the country in general bears a favourable appearance. We wish that the continuance of the good understanding between the Netherlands and foreign Powers may be a guarantee that our rights will be respected. We expect from it, at the same time, advantage pus results for our commerce, our navigations, and our manufactures. We hope with you, Sire, that the visit which you have paid to the Queen of Great B.itain may have contributed to these results, as far as our relations with that country are concerned. e are happy to learn that the army and navy continue to be dis tinguished by their good conduct and discipline. '"The development and augmentation of our naval force appear to be desirable. " At the same time that we appreciate with gratitude the benefits of the tranquillity which our colonial possessions en jay, we learn xs ith pleaNure that the increased prices i'f co lonial produce have a favourable effect on the condition of those posses.ions. - We shall be glad to receive from your Majesty further communications respecting the measures wiiich have lately been adopted, and those which it is in tended to adopt in the sequel for the international improve ment of our possessions, both in the East and West Indies. We are convinced that order and the regular couri.es in the administration of intemat affairs are of great importance to the country. " It iy highly important to watch with the greatest solici tude the maintenance of everything relative to the organisa tion and improvement of public institutions. Your Majesty will always find us ready to second you in your efforts to attain this important object if a change in the organisation of public institutions should be found necessary. The welfare of the nation cannot fail to be promoted by the enterprising spirit manifested in undertaking great works for the draining, erecting dikes, &c. "We appreciate your Majesty's care to improve useful re lations by means of channels of communication by land and by water, and by the construction of railways without bur dening the State. " We gratefully acknowledge the protecting hand of Divine Providence, which averted the extraordinary danl er that threatened our dikes and other works last winter. " We attach the greatest value to the prosperity of the several branches of manufactures. We rejoice that the re sults here of late been so generally favourable. We, how ever, considef es a calamity the bad crops of one of the most important articles Cll. food. May God grant that the measures prescribed to alleviate misfortune and to procure employ ment for the indigent, ` joined ~ n the i benovelence which ani mates the nation, may prove effectua'. " The restoration of our monetary a ff a i rs ; .TaAtter which admits of no delay. We shall earnestly examine the . 1 .4 631 '17 tive measures which your Majesty will lay before us on this subject. _ - _ _ " - We rejoice at the speedy success of the important mea sure for the reduction of the interest of our national debt. Honour to the nation whose praiseworthy punctuality in ful filling its obligations has rendered a result profitable which was generally desired. " We consider with your Majesty the progressive improve ment in the public revenue as a fortunate fact when it is the consequence of the increase of the public prosperity and of an equitable application of the law. " We shall attentively examine the projects of law on the definitive regulation of the expenditure of the current year, and the means of meeting it. It will be a subject- of great satisfaction to find them a proof of the favourable state of the public finances We believe that the regular administration of the finance calls for legislative measures, respecting which we expect with confidence the proposal of your Majesty. " We believe that the interest of the country makes it a duty to improve, in more than one respect, the Excise law. " We perceive that the assignment of a pecuniary indem nity for the losses occasioned by inundation, ordered by the military engineers, is desirable, though the subject is delicate and difficult. " We shall pay the greatest attention to the examination of this question, and the measures proposed to regulate it. "We wish also during the present session to revise the first book of the penal code, for which the simultaneous pro posal of the other parts of that code is necessary. We hope that the important work for the revisal of the military code is already so far advanced that we may shortly expect from your Majesty a proposal on this subject. We take this op portunity to call your Majesty's attention to the necessity, proved by experience, of making some modifications in the code of criminal instruction. We shall carefully examine the project of law on charitable institutions, the game-laws, and the communal guard. " We expect also to receive a project of law on the duties on importation, exportation, and transit. "The project of law relative to the carrying into execu tion the sixth article of the fundamental law, the presenta tion of which your Majesty has announced to us, will be ex amined with the most scrupulous care. "The sentiment expressed by your Majesty, that the re visal of the fundamental law must be subordinate to the conviction of its ne( essay, is entirely shown by the repre sentatives of the nation. We ardently desire that your Majesty may continue to devote your attention to this itn • portant subject, which we again recommend to your serious consideration. We cm.cur in the wish expressed by your Majesty that the legislative powers may find, in the com mon agreement and in the confidence of the nation, the measures and the support necessary for deciding on the best means for developing, under the blessing of the Almighty. the prob,c Nov.ess of the prosperity of the Netherland ."—Dutch Papers, NI. - - BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bansms, OCT. 29. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• • • • - Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent .. Ditto Three per Cent. ..... ............ Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto Ditto, ditto, 1841. 1001 y Ditto, ditto, 1842 ...... Ditto, 1844. • • • • • • • • • • .. • • .... • 90 % Ditto, 1838 Ditto of the City, 1832 .. • • . • • • 101 Ditto, 1843 100•7,, Bank ofßelgium...... .••••• • • • • • • • 707 —Brussels Papers. Oct. 30. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, OCT. 23. 5 per Cent. Metalliques • • • • • • • • • • 112 4 per Cent. ditto..• .• ..... .••• • • 10114 3 per Cent. ditto • •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 76 1 / 2 • Loan, 1834 • Ditto, 1839 .• •• • • ....... ........... 130% Bank Shares ...... ••• • • • .• • •• .. 1606 Esterhazy's Loan • • . • AN EXPOSITION of the CHURCH of ENGLAND CATECHISM, compiled chiefly from the Bristol Ca techism, and Dr. Burrows' Summary of Christian Faith and Practice. This is an excellent little work for Sunday-schools, more especially for Sunday-school teachers, inasmuch as it will enable them clearly to explain the Church of England Catechism to their scholars. It is, in fact, a popular compendium of Anglican theology. It is, we understand, the production of a young gentleman named Hayden, who, at the time he compiled this tract, was only sixteen years of age. As the work of a youth it is an astonishing production. In these days the Established Church can ill spare the services of such young men as the author of this tract, and it would be well that her dignitaries should seek out such men, and if found in other respects fitting, should afford to them every facility and a❑couragement for taking on themselves the duty of the ministry. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS —About five o'clock on Friday morning a melancholy accident occurred at the Kilwinning station of the Ayrshire Railway, whereby, we regret to add, a porter, named Henry Murray, lost his life. The deceased, who had been assisting in pushing for ward two trucks, to attach them to the luggage train from Ayr, incautiously attempted to do so when they were still in motion,whereby he was so severely bruised that he died about one o'clock in the afternoon. He was a sober, industrious man, and has left a widow and small family.—About two o'clock on the same day a boy named Morrison, belonging to Irvine, had, without the knowledge of the servants of the company, and contrary to their rules, got upon a luggage truck, from whence he was removed by one of the porters; but, having again climbed up, unperceived by the servants who were pushing forward the trucks with their heads down at the time, fell between the two trucks and was killed on the spot —Glasgow Argus. The Provost of Pollokshaws has received the fol lowing letter from Sir Robert Peel, in reference to the me morial of the magistrates and town council of Pollokshaws, which appeared in our columns of Saturday last. We are aware that the Provost communicated to Sir Robert Peel the result of inquiries made in the P , llokshaws district, where the failure of the potato crop has been very general, and we are glad to observe that Sir Robert has consider* d the infor mation thus given as meriting his thanks, which it will be observed he has eonve3ed in his letter to Provost Hector. It would be very desirable that other corporations and official persons were equally alert on this important matter : "Whitehall, Oct. 27, 1845. " Sir,—l beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of the me morial of the magistrates and town council of Pollokshaws, which was inclosed in your letter of the 22d inst., and at the same time to return you my thanks for the information by which that memorial was accompanied.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " ROBERT PEEL. "To William Hector, Esq.,Provost of Pollokshaws, N.B. - ..Glasgow Saturday Post. - STATE OF TRADE.—Trade, we are scrry to say, has been rather languid here for some weeks past, and a con siderable number of hands have been for a time idle, and find it difficult to get employment. There is a general gloom hanging over the trade of the country, particularly in the soft goods department.— Glasgow Saturday Post. THE POTATO CROP.— ORDERS FROM GOVERN.. MENT. —Orders were this day received at the Cork Custom House directingreturns to be forwarded to the Castle, Dublin, setting forth the quantity of potatoes shipped from this and all the out-ports of the district, since the first of September last; and also directing that returns should be made every Saturday of the quantities exported during the week—dis tingnishing, in all cases, those shipped to England, coastways, and to other places. This looks as if some step to prevent the exportation of the people's food was in contemplation. Cork Southern Reporter. THE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION IN LIVERPOOL.— We have received further details of the effects of the gun powder explosion in that town, the principal facts of which were mentioned yesterday. Two of the men are so severely injured that but faint hopes are entertained of their recovery. Besides the powder that exploded about two hundred weight and a half was found on the premises, and the wonder is that that it did not explode also. The quantity that exploded did not exceed 301bs. The explosion, it is supposed, was caused by a spark from a candle when the shopman was weighing a small quantity from the canister. Earl Fitzhardinge's fox-hounds commence hunting the Cheltenham country to-day, the first meet being at Broadway. For the ensuing week but two fixtures have yet beea made; namely, Monday, Nov. 3, at Queen Wood, three miles. Through Prestbury, on right of Winehcomb Road, opposite Southam. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Puzedown, seven miles. Through Charlton Kings, to the right of Andovers ford Inn, on the Oxford Road. The noble .owner of the noble pack is expected to arrive at the Plough Hotel to morrow, and will himself take the field on Monday. His lordship, we undersand, has again engaged his old residence, German Cottage, for the winter. In another year the rail way will, probably, render future occupancy impossible.— Cheltenham Looker-ore. IREL;.ND. DUBLIN, Nov. 2.—THE POTATO DISBAsE.—The weather continues exceedingly favourable—as genial as a fine spring —and the work of potato digging is proceeding under the most auspicious crrcumstances. All reports agree that the tendency of this state of the weather has been to check the progress of the potato blight, and to afford the farmers a better chance of securing the sound portion of the crop. All through the country the resident gentry are co-operating with the clergy and farmers in adopting measures to mitigate the calamity ; fur in any case a tremendous less, ehietly afflicting the poor, has been already aufferecl, and there are yet uo means of calculating the extent of the malady. • To-morrow the deputation from the citizens is to wait upon _ • r teutenant, and it is believed that his Excellency L the oru--. !tonsmunleation from the Home-office will have receives - cabinet, and of course his respecting the intentions of sue s. hanersewetor_sdvailyl_bensptaopfecdouarocceoriteanglyu. p r: p li The ng;nceerratia certain informa tion—is, ressi o that the Government will net there .►^7 Decided step at present; that the ports will not be Opened, noi'dis filiation stopped, nor exports prevented; but that considers able facilities will be offered for extending employment by public works. Before adopting any other precautionary mar sure, it is considered likely that the Government will wait Orr the completion of the potato digging, in older to lava a better means of ascertaining the extent of the loss in the potato crop. Subjoined are accounts received from the country this morning COUNTY OF MEATH.—PUBLIC MEETDIGS.—DROGIIEDA, Nov. I.—On Thursday an important meeting of landholderS of the parish of Nobber and the surrounding district was held in the Sessions-room, Nobber, for the purpose of taking into consideration the alarming state of the potato crop, with a view to devising or recommending such measures as may he necessary to obviate or to lessen the evils which are feared. We have great pleasure in stating that the Protestant and Catholic clergymen of the parish. and the Protestant and ca tholic gentry and farmers of the district were present, and cordially • united in their determination to do all that lay in their power to avert the destitution with which the poor are threatened. Wm. Smith, of Cregg, Esq.. was called to the chair. Several of the persons present stated the result of their exa mination of the potatoes, and it seemed to be the general opinion that about three-fourths of the crop was destroyed, some thought as much as seven-eighths, A committee was appointed to make an accurate examination of the potatoes still in the ground, and those which have been pitte:l or housed, with an instruction to report on the facts, and to recommend a remedy, the report to be made to a meeting that is to be held on the 12th of November instant. Col. -Cruise, the respected agent on Lord Gormanstown's estates in the county Meath, was present, and took part in the pro ceedings. One of the measures which we would earnestly recommend to be adopted, is the taking immediate steps under the Drainage Act to have the river Dee, in that loca lity, improved, so as to give increased employment to the population. At Moyflaltv, Meath, we learn that a meeting similar to that held in Nobber took plane yesterday. We understand that a meeting of the farmers and gentry about the town of Louth will be held to-morrow for the same purpose. DROGHEDA CORN MARKET.—The markets have been pretty well supplied during the week, prices fluctuating. The merchants' stores are nearly all crammed with wheat, and prices have receded is. Gd. to 2s. per barrel since this day week. Oats higher this morning than during the week ; it brings 16s. to 'Os. 6d. NavaN, OCT. 31 —Calm OF THE POTATO ROT.—Having in a former letter stated some particulars relative to the cure of diseased potatoes—or, in other words, the prevention of its progress — s—by Mr. William Boylan, of this town (Navan), n), have deemed isexpedient to make further inquiries, and I have now great pleasure being able to state the following facts, which I have from the persons named, viz., Mr. Philip Reilly, of Navan, merchant, states that:he dug hi his potatoes on Saturday, 18th of October ult., and pitted thirty barrels of them in his garden at the rear of his eennerne ; they were dug in clean, examined by several persons, and pro• flounced to be all perfectly sound. On Tuesday following Sergeant John Carolan, of the police, called on him, advised him to open the pit, and examine his potatoes; he did so in the presence of the sergeant, and in the ratio of two out of every three of the potatoes it contained, they were speckled with white pips on the surface, and symptoms of rottenness set in. His servant that day, in preparing dinner, found it necessary to cut away a large portion of the potato from the greater number of them, and what remained were found fit for using—the same potatoes were remark ably good before the digging in. Dr. John Timmon advised his neighbour, Mr. Reilly, to send for Boylan, who was said to be after curing forty barrels for Doctor Byron. Mr. Boylan caused the potatoes to be removed from the pit to a house, where they underwent a process in which fire and smoke were engaged; the other components remain a secret; certain it is a perfect cure is effected for the present, and it is hoped, remedy against future injury. Mr. Reilly has in formed me the potatoes are now as wholesome and sound as before they were affected. Mr. Richard Eason had seventy barrels cured in like manner, and Mr. John Leonard has Mr. Boylan engaged in the cure of his potatoes, which were very bad, and feels confident he will perfect it. I had not a con versation with Mr. Boylan, who, as I am informed, is so con fident of his power over the disease, that he makes no charge for his invaluable labour till May next, when his employers will have ample proof of his ability. ARDEE, Nov. I.—Digging has been going on rapidly in the district for the last fortnight, but more particularly during the early part of the present week. until stopped by the rain on Wednesday. So far as my observation will permit me to speak, the crop is turning out better than was expected; there are, however, a good many instances where the malady has proved fully equal to the worst anticipations, causing serious loss and misery to many individuals. I have, how ever, seen crops dug, the injury done to which is really not worth talking of, and in ordinary years would attract no notice whatever. Therefore, putting the good and the bad t 4 gether, I consider we have nearly three-fourths of the crop safe. COUNTY OF LouTn, OCT. 31.—We have mt heard any re ports from Louth to lead us to believe that it is getting worse there than it was ten days since. In Dundalk we learn, by personal inquiry, that a considerable portion of the crop is yet safe around that neighbourhood the portion safe was grown in sandy and gravelly soiL KERRY.—It is the intention of the Earl of Kenmare, Mr. A. Herbert, and other landed proprietors of Kerry, not to press for their rents, provided the tenantry do not sell the corn, for the purpose of keeping as large a supply of that article of food in the country as possible. BELFAST, OcT. 31.—1 regret to say that my advices as to the potato crop, this week, do not tend to place them in a better position than when I wrote on this day week; but on the contrary, I fear the disease is spreading into districts which were hitherto comparatively free, and has seized on descriptions of potatoes considered, up to this time, clear of taint. ..... LIMERICK; Nov. I.—At Gort, the blight of the potato. while on the ground, is nothing when compared to that hi the pit. It has carried itself to so great an extent, that many pits of potatoes were covered perfectly safe for the last twenty days, and are at present shovelled out entirely use less. Many, however, are consoled by the hope that even the spotted potatoes are recovering by the application of lime and clay—one shovel of lime and two of clay. This will preserve them for eating, but not for seed. Amongst what is to be kept dry for seed, should be mixed the same quan tity of dry turf mould or bog stuff, well dried. Beth have proved etiectual. NEW COLLEGE IN CONNAUGHT.—The Galway Mercury says, " We have just beard that Government has determined upon selecting Galway as the locality for the institution, and that the Rev. Dr. Kirwan has received his appointment as President." REPRESENTATION OF CLARE.—MaII/iCe O'Connell, of Kil gorey, Esq., and John P. Molony, of Craggs, Esq., are re ported to be the new repeal candidates for Clare. REPRESENTATION OF CASHEL.—The Limerick Chronicle says, " Mr. Sergeant Stock has resigned the representation of Cashel—he is to be advanced in his profession." OPENING OF THE PORTS. BELFAST TOWN COUNCIL. On Saturday, the Ist inst., a meeting of the Belfast Town Council took place, at which a most important resolution was adopted in reference to the famine with which Ireland is threatened by the failure of the potato crop. A. Mulholland, Esq., Mayor, took the chair. After the minutes of a pre vious meeting had been read by the Town Clerk, and several matters of merely local interest had been disposed of, Alderman HAMILTON rose, and said he wished to direct 'the attention of the Council to a subject on which great ap prehension was entertained by the country at large, namely, the diseased state of the potato crop. That it had sustained great injury there could be no doubt; not only the newspal•ers supplied them with accounts of how much the crop was already ravaged by disease, but private information to which almost every one was accessible, confirmed the statements. —(Hear, hear.) The subject was one in which they were all deeply interested; it came home to all their hearts, and it was their duty, if possible, to devise measures by which the wants of the community might be provided for, and the famine which threatened them might be averted from their shores. He had no wish to view the subject in a political light, nor was he there to say whether the corn-laws were right or wrong. The measure which he would suggest might be supported by men belonging to any party, and he trusted it would receive the support of those whom he now ad dressed. Unless some means of a preventative kind were adopted, the poor were likely to be placed in a very dis tressed state. Ten months at least would have to elapse before a new supply of potatoes would be furnished them, and, as under the failure of the present crop the chief thing which the people had to depend upon was oats, he thought distillation, by which so much of it was consumed, should be put a stop to—(Hear, hear)—and still more, to meet the deficiency, that foreign grain should be admitted for a time duty free. Mr. Hamilton concluded by moving a resolu tion to the effect, that the Council should petition the Queen to open the ports for the free admission of corn, and to prohibit distillation, in order that the scarcity of food with which the community was threatened might be averted. Mr. BLACK seconded the motion after a desultory but animated discussion, during which the majority of the members stated their opinions. An amendment was proposed by Mr. KANE, and seconded by Mr. A. HILL, to the effect that, it was the opinion of the Council that the motion was premature, and that it would be better, before resorting to the step which it suggested, to wait one month, and then take it into consideration. The amendment was voted for by five of the Council, and the latter by fourteen, consequently the motion was carried. A committee was then appointed to draw up the required memorial to the Queen, and the meeting separated. STRAND SESSIONS.—APPEAL AGAINST A PAVING. RATE BY THE PROPRIETORS or COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. —On Saturday, at the above sessions, which were held be fore Mr. Butler, in the Board-room of the Strand Union, Bow street, Covent-garden, Mr. Robinson, agent to the proprie tors of Covent-garden Theatre, appeared to show cause why they refused to pay a paving-rate for which they were sum moned. This was an adjourned appeal, the ground of the object tion by the proprietors being that on a market-day carte were allowed to remain to a late hour in Hart-street, the owners of which, after they were taken away, left the street covered with cabbage-stalks and garbage. Mr. Skae, sur veyor of the parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, said that the carts had been removed, according to the directions he had received. Mr. Robinson remarked that the cabbage-leaves and stalks were not cleared away. The Chairman observed that one of his orders was to clear the streets, and that he had the power under the Act of Parliament to fine the surveyor for leaving the streets in an improper state. He would certainly not make an order that day, and would let the case stand over for a week. The summons was then again adjourned to Saturday next. ADIEU TO THE STAGE COACH.—We have seen the last of those elegant conveyances, the London coaches, upon which Cambridge used to look with pride. Last Saturday the Beehive ran its last stage : the contest against all-pOtent steam was found to be useless, and the reins were given up after a short struggle of a few months. We are glad to re cord that the victor has been at least merciful, for Wilkins, the civil driver of the Beehive, has been provided for by a berth upon the rail, by the kindness and consideration of Mr. Geo. Fisher, the resident Director.—Cambridge Chronicle. The filthy ditch which used to surround the peni tentiary at Milbank has been filled up, as well as the low ground by the side of the road; and, it is said, it will now [ be used as a florist's garden. t Y~> - te *ff THE SUN, LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, - 1845, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 3. • STOCK ExcirmioE.=—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 10—British and Irish Union, 4% — Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 32—Boston, Newark, and Sheffiield, s—Caledonian, 12—Ditto, Extension, VA—Cam bridge and Lincoln, s%—Chester and Birkenhead, Half Shares, 25 1 /—Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford, 2%—Eastern Counties, .New Shares, 1514—Edinburgh and Northern, 41,s —Edinburgh and Perth, 518—Glasgow and Dumfries, 34 --.Grand Junction, 228 Litt% New Quarter Shares. 81 3 / -,Ditto, Eight Shares, 20—Grand Union, 3—Great Eastern and Western, 3%—Great - Western, Quarter Shares, 18 3 4 Goole and Doncaster, 4%,, , Hudderstield Canal and Rail. way, 14%--,Huddersfield and Sheffield, 2.o4—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 3 5 ,4—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 5 1 A—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 61A — London and Birmingham, 216—Ditt o , 32/. Shares, 4-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 26—Ditto, Fifth Shares, 24 1 A —London and Manchester (Rem.) :. 3 1 / 2 —London and York, 5 5 4—pirei3 krptptern, 4s. fid.=4 i etsda 4eystniry, Ib'. -heeds and Thirsk, 1 .7-.4gancliesi et" and Birmingham Continuation, 2 1 ,4--,Mapchpster Ati . dlanu, ar.d Ureat Grimsby, 3%2—Man chester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 13 5 /--Manchester and Southampton,4%—Matleck and Midland / 7! 1 .--; l 4itilaud, 157 --Ditto dO/. Cpnsoliclated pipnicg hai4 and Deibsr, 1.29-soia Junetion t 4 1 / 4 -,Not - th Staffordehiru, 6l.North Wales T T V Mineral, I‘pw shqr€q_u4- 4 ,-,-.lSuith estern, 4/4—Notting ham and tiptop, 40xEird, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton, 8;1-Preston and Wyre, 39—Sheffield and Mancibaste 135 1 / a —Ditto. Quarter Shares, No, 3, p.,,ShOOd and Lin coln'i - &..,,Shre`waliury Wolyerhampton, and Birmingham, 6% —Slrewslhtry, Wolverhamii' on, and South Stafford, 81s, Od. —`Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester ; 7... South Eastern and Dover,3"E)—Ditto, Ponsolidated Thirds, Half She.res, 4L —Scottish' Central, 17%-_-_-,South Midland, 741, Stafroid shire and Shropshire Junction 3—Nirbpg in.!" Dunferm line, 8 1 4,_-Tean and 4 oiteValley, I%—Ulverstone and Liverpool and Carlisle Junction ' 2 % —Wanvi cksh ire and London, 4 1 A-,Welsh Midland, 374—York and Carlisle, 4% —Pelfast and Pallymetia, 36,,C 1 -real Qconty Down, 23 / 4 ---,Great Munster, 41s. 04.-Irtsli North 20s.—Kil larney Junction, 3—Waterford and Valentia, 2 1 4—Dutch Rhenish, 9%—North of France, (Ro=amel), 27 8 . MANCHESTER., Nov. 3. STocK. Excif4x94,---The gales Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 10%—B , Aton, Newark, and Sheffield, 474 —Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 1-10—Chelms ford and Bury, 1 1 / 4 —Dadjoy, Iron Bridge, and Sheffield, 3 1 4—Eastern Counties, ny 2 —Ditto, New, 151. 6s.—Edin burgh and Perth, s —Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 3 9-16—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, Grand Union, 2 8 —Creat 'Eastern and Western, 414,-,-..liud dersEeld and Ranchestey Itailway and Canal, 14% c. n,— Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 2414—Lancashire and Northern Yorkshire, 314—Loads and Thirsk, 11—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 574—Liverpool, Orms kirk, and Preston, 6 1 4—London and Manchester (Reming ton's), 3%—London and York, s%—Manchester and Bir mingham Cotinuation mul Welsh junction, 54-,-Manches ter and Southampton, 4%..-IsTorth Staffordshire, 04—North Union (A), 213—Nottingham, Erewash, Ambergate, and Manchester, WA—Sheffield, Leek, and. Crewe, 1 3 / 4 Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, s—Sheffield and Manchester (Quarters), No. 3, 9—Shropshire Mineral, 2 1 / 1 -,Worcester, Shrewsbury, 4nd croie, _ _ . . SHEFFIELD, Nov. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Shef field (Quarter Shares), 4 1 /—Grimsby Railway and Dock Extensim, 84—Manchester,Sheffield, and Midland Junction, sV,—Manchester, Midland, anci Great Grirashv, 8 3 / North British, 24%-,Sfieffield and Lincolnshire, sk-Wakefield and Harrogate, 3%; BRISTOL, Nov. 3. STOOK EXPET4,7iGle , t—Tlje sales are—Bristol gnd Exeter, NeW, 9 X—Birmingham and Gloucester (Quarter Shares), 31 1 4—Bristol and South Wales Junction (Extension to Monm , uth), 1 X Manchester and Southampton, VA—Mid land (New), 28—Northampton, Bunbury, and Cheltenham, 4—Vale of Somer§et, and Weymouth, 6. EfER, Nov . , STOCK E WITANGE.—The sales are—North Devon, 3 / 4 p. —Taw Vale Extension, % p.—Bridgewater and Minehead, 1 4 p.—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, A' p.—Exeter, Top sham, 4tid Exmot4ol (Paw's line), 1 4 p.—Ditto (ilead's), 1 p.—South Wales, 8. LEEDS, Nov. 3. _ _ _ STOCK EXCHAINGE.—The . sales are—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late !Accrington), 144—Great Grimsby and Shef field, 18—Ditto, Quarter Shares, -I%—Leods and Bradford, 46—Ditto, Extensions, 41—Leeds and Dewsbury, 24 3 4 Leeds and Thirsk, 17—Newcastle and Berwick,. 17—South Wales, 5 1 / 2 —Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 51—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 6—London and York, s%—Shef field and Lincoln, s% s —Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 1 4 — Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 6 1 4—London and York (Bawtry), 4—Chelmsford and Bury, par—Clitheroe Junc tion, 4%—East Lincolnshire, 4—Essex end Suffolk, par— Grand Union, 6 p.—Great Eastern and Western, 15s. p.— Leeds, and Liverpool Direct, 15s. p.—Leeds and Yolk, 14s. p. —Leicester and Bedford, 32a p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 5 1 4—Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midland, 5 1 / 3 p.—Manchester And Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 2 1 4—Manchester, Mid land, and Great Grimsby, 376—Midland and Thirsk Junc tion, 12s. 6d, .p.—North Staffordshire, 6 1 4—North Western, 4% —Nottingham and Boston, 525. p.—Wakefield and Brad. ford, 25s p.—Wakefield and Harrogate, 50s. p.—Welsh Mid lands, 3%—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 20s. p. •rit.TI.L, Nov. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.-ahe sales are—Aberdeen, 8 1 4—North British, (Carlisle), 4—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 2 Axholme, 4 3 / 4 —Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 1 4—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 2%—Derby and Gainsboruugh, 2%—Dudley, Madelev, and Iron Bridge, 3 1 / 2 —East Lincolnshire, 37/ 6 Grand * Union, 234—Great Eastern and Western, 3 1 / 2 —Great North and South Wales and Worcester, I—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 39s.—Lincoln and Wainfleet, 2%—Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, 5 1 4 —Liverpool and Leeds, 3!4—London and York, 5 3 4—London and Norwich Direct, 7s. 6d—Nottingham and Boston, 3% --North Staffordshire, 6 %—R ugby and Huntingdon, 2 W—Soutli Midland, 61. eis.— Yorkshire and Glasgow JUnion, .. 3 / 1 . • YORK, .Na - . 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North British (Car ;isles), 4—York and North Midland (Half Shares), 54-- Ditto, Scarboro' Branch, 53—Ditto, .Extension, 26:Y4—Cale donian (Extec sion), 4%—Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 2:Y 4 —Grand Union, 2§—Leicester and Bed ford, 27—Liverpool, Manchester, and NewcaStle Junction, 5 1 , London and York, s%—Newcastle and Berwick, 17!ii—Vielsli Midlands, 3w—York and Carlisle, 4. EDINBURGH, Ocr. 31. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 5/. 12s. 6d. - Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. 10s.-Airdrie and Bath gate, 4/. 55.-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto. Half Shares, 151.-Armagh and Portrush, 3/. ls.-Ayr and Dumfries, 25s p.-Banffshire, 2/. Bs.-Belfast and County Down, 31. 55.- British and Irish Union, 41. 145.-Caledonian, 12/. 12s. 6d. -Caledonian Extension, 4/. 155.-Caledonian' and Dumbar ton, 5/.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 51. 7s. 6d.-Carnwarth and West Linton;6s. 6d. p.-Chelmsford and Bury, 11. 17s. 6d.- Clydesdale Junction, 20/.-Cornwall and Devon, 2/. 12s. 6d. -Deeside Railway, 6/. 2s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 21. 145.- Dudley and Broseley, 10s. p.-Dundee and Arbroath, 36/. 155.-Ditto, New, 171.-Dundee and Perth, 10/.-East of Fife, 31.-East Lothian Central, 4/. 12s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 51.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, ex news, 72/.- Ditto, Ha!f Shares, 181.-Ditto, Quarters, 18!.-Ditto, Ditto, New, 14/.-Edinburgb, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 1/. 65.- Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 2/. 14s. 6d.-Edinburgb, Leith, :and Granton, 24/. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 191.-Edin burgh and Northern, 5/. 135.-Ditto, Newport, 1/. 17s. 6d.- Ditto, Lochgelly, 21. 35.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 3/. 10s.- Edinburgh and Perth, 51.-Forth and Clyde Junction, Si. 165.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 72/. IN.-Ditto, New Stock, 23L-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. 10s.-Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, Si. 55.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 3/. Gs.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 45/.-Glasgow and Greenock, 22/. IN.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/.158.-Ditto, Preference, 21. 55.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 4/. 65.- -Great County Down, 3/.-Great North of Scotland, 4/. ss. -Great North and South 'Wales, 11.-Inverness and Elgin, 2/. 2s. 6d.-Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 6/. 145.-Lanark and Lothians, 4/. 9s. 6d.-Larne and Ballymena, 2/. 75.-London and Hounslow, 2/.-London and Manchester (Rem.), 3/. 155.-London and Windsor, 1/. 55.-London and York, Si. -Midland andlEastern Counties, 21475. 6d.-►Monkland and Kirkintilloch,33/.-Morayshire, 11.10 s. 6d.-Newry and,Lon donderry, 2/. 10s.-North British, ex news, 22/ 155.-Ditto, Halves, ex news, 51. 10s.-Ditto, Fifths, 71-Ditto; Carlisles, 4/. 95.-North Jamaica, 1 1 .55.-North Wales Mineral, New, W. 12s. 6d.-Perth and Crieff, 3/. Os. Gd.-Perth and In verness, 2/. 10s.-Scottish Central, 171.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 17s. 6d. p.-Scottiah Midland, 4/. 10s.-Scottish North Western, 31.-Scottish South Midland, 3. 17s. 6d.-Scottish Western, 2/. 125.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11. 12s. 6d.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 61. 155.-South Midland, Cl. IN.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/. 65.-Strathern Junction, 3/. 10s.-Surrey Grand Junction, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Tean and Dove Valley, 2/. 10s.-Tyne Valley, 3i. 10s.-Wishaw and Coltness, 57/. EXPERIMENTS WITH MR. HALE'S ROCKETS. The experiments intended to have taken place with Mr. Hale's rockets in the marshes at Woolwich having been dis continued on the firing of the sixth rocket, in consequence of their having .diverged so much from the right line that danger was to be apprehended, Mr. Hale applied to the Master-General to appoint any of the members of the select committee to witness the firing of the rockets in a situation where no danger could be apprehended. Mr. Hale, having ,btained the permission of Mr. F. Nasson to carry on the ex periments on the extensive sea bea. - th near St. Osyth, on the Aouth- west side of the second Martello Tower, about a mile and a half from Brightlingsea, ten miles from Colchester, Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Firemaster in the Labora tory Department of the Royal Arsenal, and Lieutenant-Col. Chalmer, Director-General of Artillery, arrived at the place appointed yesterday to witness and report the result of the experiments. The first rocket was fired from the ground, and diverged a little to the right and fell in the sea. The second from the ground diverged about five degrees to the left, and struck the ground about seventy yards from the spot where it was discharged. The third from the ground struck the ground at about twenty yards distant. The fourth went nearly 1,000 yards ; and the fifth, after striking the ground at about •100,yards distant, rebounded, and went a considerable way. The next three rockets were fired from a trough made of wood, about from four to five feet long, the forepart being elevated five degrees, and the rear resting on the ground. The first struck the ground at 300 yards distant, after which it altered its course considerably, and appeared to burst at a distance of about 300 yards. The second struck the ground at 94 paces, and the third at 20 paces, which altered their courses, and they proceeded onward with a waving motion. The troueli was then elevated on a wooden horse about four feet high in the rear, and 12 degrees in f r ont. F ro m th a t elevation five rockets were fired, and they all went a con siderable distance in a straight line, the first four from 1.500 to 1,800 yards, and the fifth about 800 cards, when it burst in the air, and fell to the ground. The trough was then elevated to about 20 degrees, and five rockets were fired iron. it at that height, and they all wei:t an immense distance, apparently from 1,500 to 2,000 yards, several of them falling into the sea. One of these rockets fell within a few yards of some men who had proceeded in the dir ec ti on i n or d er t o ascertain as near as possible where they fell. The trough was then lowered to 8 degrees, and two rockets fired from it at that height ; the first struck the ground at about 200 yards distance, and the second at a short distance from the place where it was discharged. The apparent re sult of the experiments yesterday was that Mr. Hale's rockets when fired at twelve degrees or higher were carried a con sidereble distance, but not with the same apparent velocity as the common rockets with pieces of wood attached to them, Mr. Hale's having no appendages whatever. The less de gree of velocity may be accounted for by Mr. Hale's having no meal powder priming which the common rockets have, which gives a great projectile power from, the commence ment of their flight. The want of a piece of wood attached to Mr. Hale's rockets is evidently the cause of the difficulty of their being satisfactorily fired from low elevations, as firing them from the trough placed on the ground, and on a wooden horse when the degrees of elevation were nearly the same, was alike in both. A number of gentleme n were pre sent to witness the experiments, and at the conclusion Lite tenant-Colonel Dansey and Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmer re turned to Brightiugsea in the coast guard galley, accom panied by the collector and comptroller of her 14jesty's Customs. The gallant officers were invited to dine with a party at Arlsford-hall, the residence of Mr. William flawkim, but their engagements at home prevented their acceptance of the invitation. The weather was remarka bly tine, .and in every way highly favourable for the ex.. periments. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—" It is impossible," as Sir Robert Peel has long ego taught the world, both by word and ddrd, "to say what constitutes an impossibility;'' but surely we must be safe in assuming it to be impossible, that a Minister who has charged himself with the task of regulating the supply of food to the British people should, under the pre sent circumstances 'of the country, remain quiescent until. next February. Either by prerogative or by legislation— by order in Qounoil, or by an early and special summons of Parliament—we must belive that some effort will be made so avert or mitigate a calamity, any near prospect of which were enough to daunt the boldest and most reckless of rulers—a remote p ro b a bilit y o f wh i ch, to a Minister so sensitive as Sir Robert Peel on the paint of re must be sufficiently painful. That Sir etobert Peel has made up bis mind to the martyr dom of waitirsg to see his own corn -l aw t a k e its course during the next three months, is too extrava gant a supposition to be lightly entertained. With scarcity officially proclaimed over the half of Europe; with our own cops harvest seriously deficient, both in quality and quantity; with famine impending over Ireland, in consequence of the failure of somewhere between one-third and one-half of the crops which there supply the staple article of popular diet; —it seems inconceivable that any Minister, in the present state of public knowledge and feeling, should venture to await the action of a law which, though expressly made to let in foreign corn when wanted, exhibits, at this moment, the monstrous coincidence of a prohibitory duty with (for good wheat) a famine price. We should not, on any less decisive evidence than his own acts, suspect our bitterest political opponent of the cold-blooded infatuation of intending to sit still and look on while the scale slides, shilling by shilling, and week by week, The Premier must mean to give the scale a push, to make it keep better time with the growth of those national necessities the relief of which he designed that it should facilitate. As matters stand, our corn-law is more than a mere obstacle to the supplies which we need so sorely. Its operation is not merely obstructive. Under the present circumstances of Europe, it actually causes the re-exportation even of such scanty supplies as the merchant venturers of the most perilous of trades have dared, in defiance of pivots and rests, to land on our shores. With the ports of Holland, Belgium, North Germany, and Russia open to free imported° 1, our sixteen shilling duty is virtually a sixteen-shilling bounty on expor • tation. At this moment the corn merchants of Liverpool are, it seems, sending their bonded wheat to Russia--Russia, meanwhile, putting a premium on its importation, by exempt ing corn ships from port dues. Is it possible that any Minister should let this go on? We need not say that we do not recommend a resort to the worse than equivocal policy of forbidding exportation. To cure the effects of one prohibition by another would be but the old wife's recipe—"a hair of the dog that bit you." But to hold • out special inducements to the exportation of what little we happen to have—when we want, and shall want, all and more than all, that we can possibly get—is downright fatuity. We must start fair with our rivals in this race. In the great European competition for the means of life we can not afford to give advantages. Those peculiarities in the case of Ireland which especially call for prompt action, we have noticed on a former occasion. At this season of the year, before the frost blockades those northern ports to which, so far as Europe is concerned, we must look for our chief supplies of the coarser species of grain, every week is precious. We must also entreat attention to the singularly insidious character of that mysterious cala mity which now threatens that wretched country with the worst horrors of famine. 'We already know enough to justify the most distressing apprehensions; but we likewiee know that we do not, and at present cannot, know all. The potato plague, or murrain, or whatever else it may be called, which is now devastating Ireland, is described by the Government commissioners as "an enemy whose history and habits are yet tut imperfectly known." Nothing is per fectly known or this enemy, but that its ravages are of im mense and unascertainable extent—that it attacks, on the shortest ,notice, both growing an d h ouse d crops which were previously considered safe—that the:most promising signs of vegetable health may turn out to be utterly deceptive—and that the enemy is beyond measure difficult to dislodge from a soil of which it has once taken possession. Is this an enemy to trifle and temporise with? 'We are almost ashamed to al lude to considerations which, in the view both of statesman ship and of humanity, should now be held undeserving even of a passing thought. Yet we cannot forbear adding, that the class interests to which protection professedly mi nisters can, at all events, have nothing to apprehend now from the boldest and most sweeping of measures. All objections, or pretences of objection, to " sudden" change, are nullified by the circumstances of the present season. The change now would not be sudden. The utmost that any change could affect would be to maintain something like the status quo. Though au order in Council slid down the scale to zero to-day, and an Act of Parliament fixed it there to-morrow, farmers are secure of their remunerating prices." The landlords may make themselves quite easy on the score of a possible superabundance. Tamboff itself is effectually put hors de combat. The men who dread a corn invasion now are of that genus of alarmists who would have cried " fire" at the general deluge. Even the poor agricultural labourer, whom they dread " throwing out of employment" is provided for too. The railways will take care of him if only Government will take care of the railways, and of that which keeps rail ways going. TIMES.—The minds of all who feel, not only an interest in the condition of Ireland. but a sympathy for the priva tions of their fellows, are now fully aroused to the state of the sister country. All men of all parties are unanimous in pronouncing the necessity of prompt and energetic action to arrest the progress of the fellest calamity that can devastate a nation. It is one of those striking emergencies which sus pend the operation of party tactics and the violence of party passions. The Orangemman and the Pa pist, Tory and Repealer, Peer and tradesman, now meet together on one common ground, and for one common purpose, not, as heretofore, to mingle their complaints or concoct their censures of an indif ferent and contemptuous Government, but to unite their ex ertions and combine their influence for saving the masses of their countrymen from famine and its satellite—pestilence. It would be too much to expect that in an Irish assembly of any kind—especially in one collected under circumstances of national excitement, and composed of materials the most va rious and the most antagonistic—political allusions should be wholly forborne, and political acrimony completely subdued; consequently, the little fracas between Admiral Oliver and Mr. O'Connell, at the recent meeting in Dublin, may pass for nothing more than a slight and natural tribute to the public spirit of their countrymen. But the firmness of the chairman in checking this desultory altercation, as well as the express determination of those assembled to fix their atten tion on one subject, proves the imminence and the magni tude of the apprehended danger. And while it must ever be a matter of deep regret to Ireland, that those who are the most able to do her service by their position, popularity, or talents, generally seek opportunities rather of division than of co-operation, feelings the reverse of pleasurable are sug gested by a consideration of the cause which has now anni hilated differences and amalgamated factions. It looks as if Irishmen required some great and terrible calamity to remind them of their common duties and to restore them to common sense. At the same time, it might be rash to expect that the unanimity and goodwill which the fear of a great danger has consolidated will last beyond the evil day; or that the Irish gentry will exhibit the same disposition to sustain the future prosperity of their country, as they do to mitigate its present snore unusual distress. In such a crisis as that which we are deploring we might reasonably expect to hear of numerous and conflicting remedies. And this is the case. Various methods have been proposed for curing the diseased pota toes, and preventing the progress of infection. The peasant has in turn been advised to use acids, alkaline liquors, and chlorine. But these modes of treatment, however appre ciable they may be by a chemist, and however valuable on chemical principles, are wholly beyond the cotter's reach. If he waits until his circumstances or those of bis neighbours enable him to make use of such scientific preparations, he will wait till all his produce is consumed, and all hope abandoned. The Irish peasant, even when in the best position and the most complaisant humour, has but little love for the experiments of science and the tests of the laboratory. But when his existence is at stake—when the delay of a few days may entail a dearth of months—it is hard to impose on him a succession of trials which may each in its turn fail, and which must each in turn cost him both time and money. In the suddenness of new embarrassments, and the perplexity of confli ;ting recommen dations, he may lose not only the opportunity, but also the hope of deliverance ; whilst a timely resort to those more ob vious and simple means with which the nature of the soil and the character of the country, and his own arm, have furnished him, may enable him to secure a certain portion of his food from infection. And this he should attempt. No thoughts of comparative failure should deter him. Those who are really and honestly his friends should impress on his mind that it is his duty to save from the virulence of disease as much as he can; if he cannot recsue provision for six months, then let him try that for five; if for five appears hopeless, let him try for four, and so on. Only let him be made aware that on his efforts--simple and laborious efforts, like those re commended by the Government Commission, depends not only the question of more or less food at the beginning of the next year, but of seed for that which is to follow —in a word, the hope of future crops. But it is impossible that any reflections suggested by the state of the Irish' people at this time should bound th emselv'es by a mere consideration of the potatoe failure. The potato is pronounced by all practical chemists to contain the least possible quantity of nourishment in propor tion to its bulk. Yet this is the staple food of four millions of our fellow-subjects ; and weak, inefficient as it is, when most plentiful, it is now to be reduced one half, and perhaps two-thirds, in its supply l Such are the conditions of life to the Irish peasantry I Alas whenever one begins to investigate the sufferings of Ireland, the mind becomes entangled in a labyrinth of distresses, such as no other nation is subject to. One misery opens on another, and one privation on another, greater than that which pre ceded it ; and the remembrance of its ordinary almost dis heartens us from attempting to alleviate its extraordinary sufferings. But, the huge necessity of the case looms through the mists of doubt and fear which gather round the gaunt image of famine, and suggestions conic forth plentifully,— vague notions, sometimes more in har mony wills the obscurity around them than with the capability of execution. But, when did a crisis not teem with impossible theories? Mr. O'Connell complains that Ireland is exporting corn to England at this moment, at the risk of starving her own people. Surely he cannot be seeking to raise an agrarian clamour against the exportation of wheat to this country. A more foolish cry could not be raised. At no time has much native wheat been consumed in Ireland; nor do we believe that, if all growing there were kept back for home consumption, its supply would materially affect the aggregate quantity of food six months hence; whilst the people would lack and starve from lacking that greater abundance of coarse food, purchaseable by moneyob tained in the English markets. We hope that, at all events, the Irish, for their own sakes, will be cautious not to inter rupt that commerce with England, which is of such inesti mable value to themselves just now. England might buy corn from America; but where would Ireland find the means of buying grain for herself, after a self-exclusion from the English markets? Among other recommendations, that of opening the ports is one which has probably presented itself to the minds of all ere this—one of which the aspect of affairs 'both in England and Ireland'warns us, but which bides its time for execution, whilst that which seeks to give employ ment to the people embodies an idea not indeed new to those in who of r h e a m ve ark sfi a n s li p ed ro t o h ee e d r n r g Ob f l r e o m m o t f ris , l ,om h ix g e ri d ea a - a ss n o c m es . , b b E l un i t e g s wla o on f rdt l h r y ishmen, and representing a sentiment common to all parties in the state. The means of achieving this great end will remain a subject for after-thought, when this dearth shall have passed away. This is a topic which no prosperity can make us slight, and no calamity make us forget. It grows upon the mind with every day. It in volves the most profound considerations of social and poli tical happiness. It involves questions of race, of rank, of reli gion, of population—of everything which a philosopher regards with attention and a citizen with solicitude. And, whatever may be the means eventually adopted for conferring on the Irish peasantry that greatest boon, the boon of general and remunerated employment.Lwhatever may be the happy means deTisen for rescuing a peasantry from their territorial thraldom, and teaching them to combine the dignity of in dependence with the fruits of labour—every thinking man will ferel it to be a cause for gratitude that a season of peril came on the land, which made one class of men care for another, and, amid the whisperings of selfish fear, elicited the genial accents of benevolence. The evil will have been but for a season ; the good that shall follow—God grant that it may be for aye! THE BASIN GSTOKE CANAL NAVIGATION COMPANY. RAILWAYS N;KR.SUS CANALS.—Yesterday, at two o'clock, a general meeting of the Proprietors of the Basingstoke Canal Navigation Company was held at the G ra y' s i nn Cof fee-house, Holborn, to receive the report of the affairs of the. Company for the past half year, ending the 30th ;:ep tember ult. Mr. R. Davy, a Director of the Company, presided. - The SECRETARY read the report, from which it appeared that the gross receipt amounted to 12,0431. 9s. 2id., includ ing 2,500. Exchequer. bills, and that after paying all neces sary expenses there remained a balance in favour of the Com pany- of 881. 4s. ?id. Among the receipts were 2,2591. for tonnage, in which item there was a large reduction, in conse quence of the competition of the Great Western Railway, compared with the previous year, in the amount of charge per ton, though there was still an increase in:the year of 781. 4s. A:dividend of 2/. per cent. on the bonded debt, applicable to the year 1841, was recommended. The report having been received and approved of, Mr. Muss, the proposer of the resolution, inquired if there was a probability of any railway company being likely to en ter into terms to purchase their canal. The CHAIRMAN observed that he should be very happy to find a company who would buy their property, which they would be very glad to part with, seeing the state they were in. These were the sentiments of the whole body. Mr. MILLS said he was in great hopes that he should have heard of some proposition having been made. The Kent:et and Avon Canal had been sold to some advantage. Their line would be a profitable speculation for any company. A PROPRIETOR observed that it was a favourable line; a perfect line, and 21 miles in length. The CHAIRMAN remarked that he understood there was a branch from the South-Western, the Company connected with which he thought would have availed themselves of their canal, but they were going to join the Great Western Railway from Farnborough. A dividend of 2/. per cent. was then agreed to ; after which, thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. THE BENGAL ARMY. (From the Delhi Gazette.) The long and anxiously looked-for relief has at last ap peared, and we give it here a prominent place. The arrange ments are in accordance with the reports generally bruited abroad for some days past, and such as might be expected, though we strongly suspect that some of the corps will not see the stations to which they are appointed this season. How many alterations quietly crept into last year's relief, subsequent to its publication, and how many more into that of the year before? The only increase on the north-west frontier arranged by the following, is that of one regiment at Ferozepore, one only being ordered away for the two sent thither. It may afford matter for speculation that the greater part of the frontier regiments are to be relieved before quitting their present posts, so that in case of their being re quired; the relieving and relieved regiments, as also those proceeding to Sinde, will be available for any work that may be carved out for them : " Head• quarters, Simla, Sept. 15. "With the sanction of the Right. lion. the Governor- General in Council, the following movements of corps and detachments are directed to take place, on the datea and in the order specified:— " HORSE ARTILLERY. "4th troop Ist brigade, from Sinde to Meerut, when re lieved by the 4th troop 2d brigade. " 4th troop 2d brigade, from Meerut to Sinde, November 1. " FOO2 ARTILLERY. " 2d company 7th battalion, with No. 6 light field battery, from Delhi to Ferozepore, October 15. "3d company 7th battalion, with No. 5 light field battery, from Sinde to Delhi, when relieved by the sth company 7th battalion. "sth company 7th battalion, with No. 13 light field bat tery, from Ferozepore to Sinde, November 1, to march with the 15th Regiment Native Infantry. "SAPPERS AND MINERS. "A company, to be selected by the commanding-officer of the corps, from Meerut to Ferozepore, October 10. "6th company, from Ferozepore to Meerut, February 15. " LIMIT CAVALRY. "sth Regiment, from Muttra to Loodianah, to join the Governor-General's camp on the 20th of October at Agra, and to escort it from thence. " 6th Regiment, from Loodianah to Sinde, October 25. "7th Regiment, from Slade to Muttra, when relieved by the 6th Regiment. " IRREGULAR CAVALRY. " 2d Regiment, from Saugor to Umballah, when relieved by the 6th from Umballah. " 6th Regiment, from Umballah to Saugor, October 15. " EUROPEAN' INFANTRY. " Her Majesty's 9th Foot, from Kussowlie to Meerut, when relieved by her Majesty's 29th Foot. " Her Majesty's 29th Foot, from Meerut to Kussowlie, 10th of October. " NATIVE INFANTRY. " 2d Regiment, from Agra to Meerut, to escort the Go vernor-General's camp. "3d Regiment, from Hussingabad to Banda, when re lieved by the 74th Regiment. " 4th Regiment, from Sinde to Agra, when relieved by the 15th'Regiment. " 13th Regiment, from Barrackpore to Cawnpore, when relieved by the 40th Regiment. " 15th Regiment, from Ferozepore to Sinde, Ist of No vember. " 20th Regiment, from Cawnpore to Barrackpore, Ist of October, by water. " 21st Regiment, from Barrackpore to Benares, 15th of November. " 22d Regiinent, from Barrackpore to Futtyghur, when relieved by the 64th Regiment. " 26th Regiment, from Loodianah to Bareilly, when re lieved by the 42d Regiment. " 27th Regiment, from Moradabad to • Umballah, when relieved by the 38th Regiment. " 28th Regiment, from Sylhet to Lucknow, Ist November, by water to Benares. " 29th Regiment, from Berhampore to Agra, when relieved by the 39th Regiment. " 30th Regiment, from Lucknow to Delhi, 15th October.. -" 38d Regiment, from Bareilly to Ferozepore, 15th October. " 36th Reginent, from Delhi to Ferozepore, 10th October. " 38th Regiment, from Meerut to Moradabad, when le lieved by the 43d Regiment. "89th Regiment, from Nowgong to Berhampore, 15th of October. "40th Regiment, from Saugor to Barrackpore, 15th of October. " 42d Regiment, from Monpoorie to Loodianah, 15th of Oc tober, when relieved by the left wing of the 16th Regiment. " 43d Regiment, from Futtyghur to Meerut, 13th of Octo ber, when relieved by the left wing of the 6th Regiment. " 53d Regiment, from Meerut to Nowgong, 15th of Oc tober. " 60th Regiment, from Benares to Barrackpore, when re lieved by the 21st Regiment. " 63d Regiment, from Umballah to Sinde, 15th of Oc tober. " 64th Regiment, from Cawnpore to Barrackpore, sth of October, by water. "65th Regiment, from Allahabad to Nowgong, 15th of October. " 67th Regiment, from Banda to Allahabad, when relieved by the 3d Regiment. " 69th Regiment, from Sinde to Cawnpore,_ when re lieved by the 63d Regiment. " 7lat Regiment, from Barrackpore to Mynpoorie, when relieved * by the 20th Regiment. " 74th Regiment, from Nowgong to Hussingabad, when relieved by the 53d Regiment. " Kelat-i-Ghilzie Regiment, from Agra to Saugor, on the 15th of October. Strict attention to be paid to the standing regulation; of the service relative to the information required to be given by commanding officers to the civil authorities in the dis tricts through which the routs of their corps or detachments may lie, to the transmission of progress and other reports to head quarters, and during the absence of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief from the Presidency, of duplicates of all such reports to the officers in charge of the Adjutant • Gene-ral's and Quartermaster-General's offices at Calcutta. " Routes will be furnished from the office of the Quarter master•• General of the Army." The Railway Telegraph, speaking of the debitt' of Mr. Hudson, the Railway King, in the metropolis, at the Eastern Counties meeting or. Thursday last, says :—" Never on any previous occasion do we remember (even not except ing the great League gatherings at Covent-garden) seeing congregated on one occasion so many gentlemen of the Press' as were asrembled to chronicle the opi nions of The Railway King' on Thursday. Will our readers credit the fact, that we ourselves counted the enormous number of sixty-two reporters ! which, as far as our knowledge extends, were the representatives of the following journals :—The Times, two reporters; The Morning Herald, four; The Morning Chronicle, three; The Morning Post, three ; The Morning Advertiser, two ; The Evening Sun, five; The Globe, one; The Standard, one; The Iron Times,three; The Railway Telegraph, three; The Rail way Times, three ; The Railway Standard, two ; The Railway World, two ; The Steam Times, one; The Railway King, two; and The Railway Director, five. The remainder were repre senting the outside railway papers of the metropolis, the Cambridge and Colchester papers, and other provincial journals." BELFAST Rgvisiox COURT.—The decision has been given in this court—" That the tender of parish rates on Saturday night, at half-past ten o'clock, to the church warden, at his private residence, cannot be considered a pay ment according to the provisions or the meaning and inten tion' of the Act."—Dublin Evening Post. A VERY NOVEL LINE.—We are informed by the Cambrian that a prospectus has been published of a Company which undertakes to form a line from the port of Swansea, through the centre of the country, direct to the port of Hell. Not having ourselves seen , the prospectus, we are unpre pared to give our opinion as to the feasibility cf the scheme; but we should apprehend that the earthworks of such a line must be formidable, and the tunnelling long and diffi cult. The directors, however, assure the public that ' • the passenger traffic from Swansea to that locality is so exten sive, that no doubt can be entertained that the line will prove most remunerative." The Cambrian seems to think its native town is scandalised by the selection as the upper ter minus of this undertaking, and suggests the possibility of a mistske in the announcement, supposing the port of H u ll t o be signified; but the prospectus is printed, and we all know that what is in print must be true.—Steam Times. MINISTER'S MONEY NOT A TAX.—Ac the Cork Revision Court on Wednesday, the assessors delivered their judgment on the question as to whether the payment of minister's nioney_was necessery on the part of a claimant fo r the franchise. Mr. Assesso r Hamblin gave it as his opinion that it was necessary to have the impost paid, while Mr. Assessor O'Brien and th e M ayor dec i ded that minister's. money was not a public rate or tax, and its non-payment ought not to deprive a man, otherwise qualified, (f the fran chise; thus fully corroborating the opinion previously given by Mr. O'Ccnnell.—Dublin Evening Post. The Very Rev. Dr. Montague died at Maynooth, of which he was Presidect, on Wednesday last. His whole life nearly was spent within its walls. Few of his contemporaries survive him, but there are among the Irish priestbootl many who went through the Col:ege under his superintendence, and all speak of him ss a man of great simplicity of character, exalted piety, and of the most amiable disposition. He was born in 1773 in the county of Armagh, was solicited to remain at Maynooth when his course for the priesthood was completed, and re ceived the appointment of Professor of Logic, to which the office of Bursar was soon after added. In that po-ition intercourse with the students was extensive, frequent, and familiar, and to that circumstance, perhaps, it is due that among the parochial clergy, few are by them so affectionately or tmrvereally remembered as Dr. Montague.—Cork Southern FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER. Morning caps are principally decorated with a pretty English lace, put on in the form of a colimacon, each row being separated by means of small toques of link ribbor. Another pretty style of cap is one composed of tulle, trimmed upon the front with two rows of broad lace, which entirely concsals the foundation, and is ornamented upon the centre of the head with a demi-wreath of petits choux of red velvet, and terminated upon each side over the ears with a bunch or chou, rather larger than the rest, having long ends depend ing from it. DalissEs.—Those composed of poult de sole are most in vogue; they are principally decorated round the lower part of the skirt with six rows of narrow lilac fringe, the bodies formed half-high, and frilled into the waist, having a demi pelerine fastening at the back, and edged top and bottom with a similar fringe; plain sleeve:, decorated with six rows of fringe, put on at equal distances up the whole length of the sleeve; guimpe of plaited muslin, edged with an embroidered inlet all sound the neck; mantelet of black lace. Another very elegant style of dress is made in blue Italian silk, trimmed with a broad flounce dentele, and surmounted by a second one, very narrow, similarly dentele, and forming a beading to the broad one; plain body, made hign upon the shoulders, and forming two deep points upon the front, which are also decorated with facings dentelles; plain sleeves and round jockeys, likewi:.e dentelles. COIFFURES.—An elegant small kind of scarf, in shaded open-worked silk, ornamented with long tassels, has lately appeared, destined for the forming of a pretty style of win ter head-dress; they are twisted round the head, and have a very light and graceful effect; they are also rendered more magnificent by being intermixed with gold and trimmed with broad fringe, which floats gracefully over each side by the ears, having somewhat-the appearance of a small turban. FURS.—Ermine and sable are still considered as by far the richest and most recherche looking furs ; but there is also another which classes with these, and which last year was in great favour with our eleyantes. Broad volants of marlin serves to ornament those comfortable and elegant-looking douillettes. We may also mention that les caprices are en tirely with grebe or ermine. Fashionable colours are now mostly of a sombre hue, as well as those shot silks which produce all the colours of the rainbow; glace silks are gradually disappearing, and givi:,g place to plain colours: they are greatly preferred by our most distinguished elegantes. The only material which allows of a mixture of colours being the Pekin (lamas, which E g s a broad black stripe, upon a ground of maroon, blue albt green; sometimes, indeed, the ground is of •a lighter colour, such as pink or sky-blue, the stripe being then of white pekinee. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. (From the Jersey Times, Oct. 25.) It is our melancholy duty to-day to record one of the most distressing occurrences which it has ever been our let to bring under public observation. Miss Emily Bond, a young lady of considerable personal attractions, residing in St. Mark's-terrace, died on Saturday by her own hand, under circumstances of a peculiarly painful nature. A tale of mystery seems darkly to enshroud this melancholy affair, over which, perhaps, it were as well to d raw a veil. It were needless for us on the present occasion to disclose every cir cumstance connected with the doleful act which has hap pened to fall under our knowledge; it is sufficient fur us at the present moment to aver that, from some cause or other, having either a proximate or remote connection with what in common parlance is designated " love," the young lady in question hal for some considerable ps riod been labouring under a state of tided bordering upon insanity. The unh a ppy woman seems to have gi no through the act with the most cool and deliberate preme ditation. On the morning of the day on which she perished. she spoke to the landlady of the house in which she resided in her usual manner, not betraying any symptoms of excite ment beyond those generally incident in her character. She was last seen alive about twelve o'clock in the forenoon, at which period she retired to her bed-room, with the inten tion of again speedily coming down stairs for the purpose of making the usual preparations for dinner. Two hours passed away and still the unfortunate lady did no' make her appearance; and the clock had already strut two, when it was considered necessary to arouse . trotn the slumber into which it was supposed she t have fiden. No answer being returned to the repeate knocks by the servant at the door of her charts tier, a dread was inspired in the minds not t nly of the landlady of the house and t . er husband, but also of the young lady's father, that something unusual must have happened. To break open the door was now the only alternative left to put an end to their suspense, and the old gentleman at this juncture is said to have expressed himself to the effsct that he was prepared for the worst which might happen, thereby implying the general uncertainty connected with the state of mind of his daughter. An entrance having been thus effected, the tears previously conceived now stood oefore them in dread reality, for, horrid to relate, the first object which caught the eye was the lifeless body of the unfortunate woman, suspended by the neck from the iron rod which stretches between the lowerposts of the bedstead. Medical assistance being promptly called, no means which could be resorted to were able to re store animation, death having taken place at least two hours previously. We have proceeded thus far in our account of this melan choly affair, and we can anticipate the observations which we imagine will be uttered in regard to ourselves. It has been stated that the tragical occurrence which has just taken place, was attributable to an article published in this paper on Friday last; and if the allegation be correct, we beg thus publicly to express our most sincere sorrow and commiseration. The ob servations therein implied were grounded upon information with respect to the truth of which no doubt could be enter. tained. Here was a young woman plunged in the most pro found depths of that peculiar feeling which is said sometime,' to attach universally to the human character. She had see:; an individual for whom she had cherished a warm affection; letters, according to her own account, were said to have passol between the parties and the gentleman broadly hinted at in her statement of the affair was stated to have professed to • wards her a warmth of love almost equal to her own. She, said that she had received letters from him, that at tha hour of night, when no human eye beheld and no human car heard, the laqy and her sweetheart met together; that cir cumstances happened which it were needless that we sl.oidd here detail, but which if true must ever cause the inemmy ut the deed to rankle in the breast of him who was its perpetra tor. The day on which the last and final interview took 'lace the mind of the unhappy woman became agitated to an ex treme degree. Her former calm and innocent behaviour was now converted into frequent and incoherent reprehensions of him whom she alleged was her deceiver. She offered up a, fervent wish to God that her brother was on the spot, and that to him she might confide the terrible burden which pressed upon her heart. The information was conveyed to the in dividual who now pens these lines, and the article was written, not that it should affect the heart or feelings of the unhappy woman, but that it might either strike to the core the individual whose future peace of mind was so tertibly at stake, or cause him to come forward and vindicatelis nocence. Thus far and no farther will we at present pro ceed in this our melancholy duty. If there be a feeling which can ever soothe our own mind in our future career, iz will be the consciousness that we have injured no one wit fully, or sent a fellow mortal unprepared before her maker. 2 We court the strictest and most searching inquiry, and it will. be mere mockery of legal investigation, if none should given. It will only be sufficient for us in addition to state that the unhappy woman had been previously confine't in a mad-house as a lunatic, and is said on a former occusioa, tohave attempted the crime of self-destruction. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Nov. I.—lf any alteration must be noticed in our staple market, it is that more business has been dons generally where parties would give way in price ; and we learn that yarns have receded in value id. per lb. Our cloth market may be said also to have a downward tendency, and power-loom printers are full 3d. per piece lower from the highest point. Domestic cloth is equally flat, unless thn manufacturers will give way in price, which many have been forced to do to effect sales. November is the month that merchants and printers commence operations for the spring. and may make contracts for two or three months; stocks being unusually light we do not anticipate any very material change in prices. The country houses are, as usuit at this season, very flat, but still better than they were last v‘eek. 27-inch 60's, 4s. 41d. to 4s. 71d.; 66's, 4s. lOid. to ss. 3d.; and 72's, ss. 9d. to 68. lid. 40-inches are still scarce, and 60's are selling from Bs. 9d. to 9s. 3d. ; Ws. 9s. 7id. to 10s. Libass, Nov. I.—Our markets at the cloth halls have been. dull both on Saturday and Tuesday; the latter in particular was one of the dullest of the year. The stocks on hand arts low for the season, and as the manufacturers are producing less than for some time past, there is little probability of heavy stocks of winter goods being left over the season. Prices are without any alteration. There has been rather less done in the warehouses this week than of late; on the whole. however, there is about the same amount of business doing as is usual at this late period of the year. BRADFORD, Ocr. 30.—Transactions in wool are not exten sive, and the difficulty of purchasing from the grower is in nowise lessened. The gradual every day's consumption has: diminished stocks in this market, which are not so abundant: as a few weeks ago, except in low wools, a description that is not at present much inquired for. We continue to receives most discouraging accounts of the condition of the yarn trade, which is described both by anonymous correspondents as well. as by the parties who supply us with regular information. as being worse than was ever before the case in the remem brance of the oldest houses in the trade. The disposition tta run short time is becoming general, and we are sorry to sets large numbers of operatives in the streets out of employ. The piece trade partakes likewise of the general flatness ; but as manufacturers prudently abstain from increasing the stock of goods, prices remain stationary, and it is hoped will con. tinue to do so. liunDEnsrinen, Ocr. 28.—We have been unable to give so favourable an account of the state of this market during. the past mouth as at any previous time since the commence ment of the year. Although there is a tolerably steady &- mend both for the home trade and for exportation, there ap pears to be less confidence of its stability than has hitherto existed amongst commercial men. The month has net closed with a market equal to an average of its first three weeks. liauFax, Nov. I.—The market, in all its branches, is dull. especially as regards wool, several kinds of which are a shades lower. LEEDS WOOL TRADE, OCT. 31.--English—This has been a quiet week as to sales of wool. There is not any alteration in the quotations of prices. Foreign —The trans. actions of the past week have been mainly to supply the im mediate wants of the manufacturers, and not very extensive in amount. Prices, however, remain steady. DREADFUL MINE ACCIDENT.—OR Tuesday last a very serious accident, which it is feared will terminate fatally, occurred to a man named Daniel Simcox, who is ea. , gaged as a puddler at Mr. Russell's `voiles, near Wednesbuiy. lt appears that Simcox had been drinking rather frkeT during the whole of the night, and about three o'clock ilex c morning he purchased a bottle of ale for the purpose o. taking to his son-in-law, who worked in one of Mr. Bagiti: ) a pits. On arriving at the mouth of the pit there WAS no Will attending the machinery, and being rendered reckless by the drink he had taken, he deliberately tied the bottle to his coat, and seizing the rope, swung himself off the side of the opening, in order to let himself down. He, however, mis calculated his ability to accomplish this dangerous exploit ; for the friction of the rope, occasioned by his rapid descent. became so great, that when three parts of the way down, hie was forced to let go his hold, and his foot at the same moment: catching in a hook attached to the rope, he tumbled ove r . and was precipitated with great violence to the bottom of the pit. When taken up he was found to be quite imensible,anit was Reynolds. suffering from a severe fracture of the skull. ile stantly removed to his home , and attended by Mr. surgeon, but the injuries lie sustained are so serious, that vent slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. The pit where Simcox made his hairbrained and perilous descent, is, we un-. if t n a liz e h i a in tn e J , ournat. der c stnd p , li tip x w T -a u rd A s o o ß f p l i t yßayl-(l._Mr. H. s Long ton, shopkeeper, has had this year, on a small extent of ground lying to the south side of his house, about 32 perches, or thereabouts, of oats, which have been so productive ass to yield the extraordinary quantity of three leads and Live score (2401 b. to the load) of meal, being after the rate of rather better than seventeen loads to the aere:—Prestola Guardian. I kl. t 1 s~~ 4rt - ~J~~~ ... -J