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own race in our boat they ran to meet us, throwing up their hats and expressing signs of satisfaction ; they also got into our boat without hesitation. Our interpreter appeared to understand and to be understood by them, and a long and earnest conver sation took place, in which the gold laced cap of some of the officers were alluded to, but no Euro pean present being able to understand our interpre ter, we quitted the ice after about half an hour's s tay. Captain Ommanney, who was on board the Intrepid, having seen a memorandum left by Mr. Penny, a day previously, with the persons we had communicated with and which was merely a memo rial of his visit. I was now anxious to rejoin you, as the only per son in the Felix who could understand whatever in telligence the interpreter had picked up, and we ac cordingly proceeded in tow of the Intrepid to rejoin the Resolute and Felix now far a-head and pushing on for Cape Dudley Diggs. During the afternoon Adam showed to our boat's crew some signs of a wish to impart something, and about 8 P.m. I dropped on board the Prince Albert, also in tow of the Intrepid, and he immediately sought out the steward of Captain Forsyth, who seems to possess a good knowledge of the language of these regions, and through him we received the following communication : That in the winter of 1846, when the snow was falling, two ships were broken by the ice a good way , off, in the direction of Cape Dudley Diggi, and after wards burned by a fierce and numerous tribe of natives. He asserted that the ships were not whalers—and that epaulettes were worn by some of the white men. That a part of the crews were drowned ; that the remainder were some time in huts or tents, apart from the natives; that they had guns, but no balls; were in a weak and exhausted condition, and were subsequently killed by the natives with darts or arrows. No time was lost in imparting this intelligence to the Assistance, and Captain Ommanney and myself, with Commander Forsyth, instantly proceeded in the Intrepid to communicate these particulars to yourself and to Captain Austin. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, C. GERVANS PHILLIPS, Commander, R.N. Captain Sir John Ross, R N., C. 8., &c. Inclosure No. 2, in dispatch No. 3, from Sir John Ross to the Secretary of the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company, 16th of August. Felix discovery vessel, off Wolstenholme Island, 16th of August. Sir,—ln compliance with your directions that I should accompany Captain Ommanney, of her Ma jeaty's ship Assistance, and make further inquiry into the truth of the reports referred to in my letter of the 14th inst., as well as to those about a ship having passed the last winter in Wolstenholme Sound, I have to state that about 9 A.M. yesterday I ac companied Captain Ommanney and some of his officers on board her Majesty's ship Intrepid, having with us the Esquimaux interpreter of the vessel, and one be longing to the Assistance, who had given the original information to ours. We proceeded in the s'eamer sixteen miles up Wolstenholme Sound in a north-east direction until we had shoaled the water t) two fathoms L.W. Here three cairns were discovered and examined ; within each of them we found a paper signed by Mr. Saunders, the commander of her Majesty's ship North Star. The latest in date (31 of July, 1850) was close to the graves of four seamen, and its con- Unta were to the following Effect : " That the cairn was erected by the crew of her Majesty's ship North Star, to mark the burial places of—William Sharpe, I A. 8., of her Majesty's ship North Star, deceased November 1, 1849; William Briley (boat's mate), ditto, January 30, 1850 ; Richard Baker, A 8., ditto, April 2, 1850 ; John Deveril, A. 8., ditto, May 17, 1850." It further stated that the North Star was beset on the east side of Melville Bay on the 29th of July, 1849, and gradually drifted day by day until the 26th of September, when they found themselves abreast of Wolstenholme Sound, and the ice becoming slack, and the Sound being perfectly clear, all plain sail was made, and the ship passed through, anchor ing in the lower part of the Sound the same evening, and secured for the winter on the Ist of October. It further stated that she had remained there all the winter, and was to proceed in search of the Arctic ships as soon as the ice broke up. This document was dated in North Star Bay, lat. 76 34 N., long. 69 30 W., July 3, 1850, and signed •• J. Saunders.' The papers found in the other two cairns were dated April 3, 1850, and to the same effect, except that they did not contain the names of the deceased seamen. A considerable space of the adjoining country was traversed in extended order and carefully examined by Captain Ommaney and myself and a party of the officers and men of her Majesty's ships Assistance and Intrepid. Several Esquirnaux huts were searched, but no living natives seen. Two of the huts covered the un buried remains of three or four natives. A couple of shirts (one marked " Corporal J. Callamore '), other fragments of slop clothing, of broken bottles and crockery, iron hoops, nails, painted wood, a washirg-tub, and the footsteps of Europeans, as weal as several preserved meat-tins, amply denoted the recent presence of a Queen'a ship in the neigh bourhood. Although your Esquitnaux interpreter still adheres to the statement he received at Cape York relative to the loss of two ships in 1846 and the murder of their crews, we were unable to discover any circumstance in corroboration ; and from the silence of Mr. Saun ders on the subject, and his expressed determination to prosecute his voyage in quest of the Arctic ships, I am induced to hope such a lamentable occurrence has not taken place. I should, however, recommend that the statement of the Esquimaux received on board the Assistance at Cape York should be taken down in writing by our interpreter, who is, as you know, fully competent to the task. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, C. GERYINS PHILLIPS, Commander, R.N. Inclosure in Dispatch No. 3, from Sir John Ross to the Hon. the Hudson's Bay Company, Aug. 22 : Omamnami innaissovit ammillagallivarkirsot ab barni amillarsorsossot Narsarrummi am amirlagallo garkirsot Kikirtarsovil lo igagnak innagannik Sevar miollo O;►rrassotsngtalliglo Siattal liglo obbinnivigsogarlo Xlittagkotlo Sagokkoldo Kajjarra• g , i i rkotlo agottigkar L igkotl) Kottigkig'ogkotlo Karsogkollo inuvij usuvit ommanrrammut Kattirsor Kirsot amallortukkullo Tartirri..k Tollirlagoarkollo agkommalligorankullo Erkurkullo Sitsogkollo Tau vagkollo Kojarkit togkolto inuttarkartot nagtilli voglo. 26 innuvit ammirllarsossit Tarsa ommannam AGLAGTOK ADAM BAER. Joss Ross, witness to the above, being written in my presence by Adam Beek, on board her Majesty's ship Assistance, on the 17th of August, 1850. ERASMUS OMMANNET, Captain, her Majesty's ship, witnessed the above, being written in my presence by Main Beek on board her Ma jesty's ship Assistance, on this 17th day of August, 1850. Adam Beek's Depositions respecting the Murder of the crews of two English ships, in 1846, at Mel ville Bay. Inclosure No. 3, in Dispatch No. 3, from Sir John Ross to the Hon. the Hudson's Bay Company, August 22 : Innuvit Takkurkarback, Agus 13, 1850, Kessean nili Killissejaragkit onmiarssarnik Tagkog innasso gallugit okarbot ommiarsuilt Tagkugittik Nunnam minni ogkimmatta Sarkinnirrok Semmrnarrattillunni Tarrit tarbok Talmattummik aglagbagka okiot 1846 Sikko Kubirriarmat allarbut omannammut Pillugtik Tarrsanni Sekkur soarmit allarmitt ajollirlugtik okibut innuvit Tarsanni ammil!arkigagmik Takko Dmijarsuvit Malluvit innivi Nogorbuigog Tagkunniga. AGLAGTOK ADAM BEEK. JOHN Ross, witness to the above, on board the Felix discovery vessel, this lath day of August, 1850. (Dispatch No. 2.) Extract of a dispatch from Captain Sir J. Ross to the Governor and Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, dated Felix discovery vessel, Baffin's Bay, August 13, lat. 76, long. 66, off Cape York : With respect to the Felix, she is everything I could desire. She sails well, is an excellent sea boat, and is as strong as wood and iron can make her. We re ceived all the apparatus for balloons ; and, what I place moat faith in, we have four well-trained carrier pigeons, which were presented to me by Miss Dun lope, a young lady at Ayr, who had trained them to keep up a correspondence to two friends at a distance —I hope they will be the bearers of good news. ‘rtre have seen no vessel on our passage but a Danish Go vernment vessel (the Titus), which we overtook on the 15th of June—out 31 days from Copenhagen. She was in company two days, but parted in a fog. We have had, as usual, a foul wind in Divis Strait, but beat to windward half a degree of latitude per day, which, considering we have the Mary in tow, was as much as we could expect. We have seen a good deal of ice near Cape Farewell, but very little since. I am in hopes we shall have a very favourable season. We arrived at Holsteinburg on the 231 of June (lat. 67, long. 54), my object being to obtain an in terpreter, in which I am happy to say we succeeded in the person of a native (Adam Beek) who speaks the Danish language, and of course is understood by me. He is also a good fiddler, and already a favourite with the men. We were detained h ere b y b ot h ca l ms and storms, which succeeded each other for six days, which has no doubt kept us behind the others, so that I cannot expect to fall in with them till we get to Opernowick, is they will of course have left the Whale Fish Islands before we can possibly get there. I sent a duplicate of the first sheet with some ad ditions by the Danish packet, which I am now glad I did, as a heavy gale, after leaving Holsteinburg on the 30;h, prevented her reaching the cod fishermen, and we were so unfortunate as to arrive at Whale Fish Island two days after the Transport had left, when my hope of being able to send this and all other letters by her were at an end ; but I still expect to fall in with the North Star. The squadron under Captain Austin are only 14 days and the two Ameri can schooners ouly -four days before us, and we have no doubt of getting up with them at Opernowick. We got the coals that have been left for us by the whaler, completed our water, and sailed in 20 hours. From the appearance of wind and weather I was tempted to risk the Weigatt Straits, by which I could gain some leagues on the other vessels, and I happily succeeded, but I would not on any account run such a risk again, the navigation being both dangerous and intricate, and I am sure Captain Aus tin's vessels could not have accomplished it. July B—We have since had light winds, and are within 400 miles of Lancaster Sound, where I shall lay down my pen till an opportunity offers. All well. July 23—1 forgot to- mention that neither Captain Austin nor the Americans obtained an interpreter, and I am, therefore, the less sorry that I lost so much time at Holsteinburg, but I believe that Capt. Penny got on to Opernowick. We have since fallen in with the remaining whalers, which I know, from the heavy state of the ice, would fail in getting round to the west land until the fishing season was over. July 17, let. 73 . 36 north; off Cape Shakleston—On the morning we suddenly fell in with five of the whalers, who, seeing it improbable that they could get round the north end of the ice, were running to the south to try the passage to the west land in lat. 71. They reported that in the gale of the 12th the Ame rican vessels were beset off the Devil's Thumb, where they still remained, about 30 miles north of sp, where we could see them, but that Captains Penny and Austin's squadron were in lat. 74.40, and here up in the storm, and will probably reach Melville Bay, where we would find them; that all of us would no doubt get round the middle ice, but it would pro bably be late. We found little field-ice, which was very favourable for the steamers, but a great many icebergs. I gave a short note to Captain Leuebar, of the True Love, but I suppose you will receive this first. The south-west storm of the 12th was very se vere, and damaged the bulwarks of the Mary, but that was of no consequence, as we had to take them away and have. now converted her into a row galley as well as a sailing-vessel. She will row 10 oars, and I think will do the work better than any that has navigated the Arctic Seas. On the 19th of July we spoke fire more whalers, all standing to the southward ; and in the evening communicated with the Prince Albert, which followed us closely, occasionally assisting each other tbrough the intricate passages among the ice, with which we were now constantly surrounded. On the 231 of July we communicated with seven more of the whalers, which were running south, having given up as hopeless the idea of making the north passage in time to reach the fishing ground on the west land this season. On the 25th of July we discovered her Majesty's ship., commanded by Captain Austin, and also the two vessels commanded by Captain Penny. We were now in lat. 7.5 deg. 11 min. 10 sec. nortb, and long. 59 deg. 38 min. west of Brown's Islands; and having gained the land ice, were in hopes of overtaking her Majesty's ships, which were then beset. To accomplish this we continued our labours in cutting, forcing, and tracking, and daily gaining on them ; but Captain Penny gained also, and at last got out of sight. It was not until Saturday evening, the 11th of August, that we overtook theia, and on Sunday Cap tain Austin came on board the Felix, as also Captain Ommanney and Lieutenant Cator. Oar communication (as became officers of the Royal Navy) was unreserved. I gave Captain Austin a written statement of my intentions and views con sequent on the late and unfavourable season ; our co operation was determined on, and I was in return furnished with a copy of his orders to those under his commacd ; and, after discussion, in order that the whole field of ice should be simultaneously explored, as the best mode of discovering the position of the missing ships, it was agreed that the Resolute and Pioneer, beginning at Pond's B ay,' should examine the wh ole south coast of Lancaster Sound, B arrow's Strait, and, if possible, Cape Walker ; that the As sistance and Intrepid, beginning at Cape Warren der, should examine the north coast of Lancaster Sound and B arrow's Strait, as far as Wellington channel, which they were directed to enter, and, if possible, communicate with Captain Penny, whose orders directed his attention to Jones' Sound ; that the Felix and Mary, beginning at Cape Hotham, were to examine that and the different headlands to Melville bland, and, if possible, to Bank's Land. My plans of communicating with each other were ap proved of, and Captain Forsyth, in the Prince Alberr, was to proceed to Brentfurd Bay and endea vour to cross the Isthmus and survey the west side of Boothia Felix. We now proceeded in company, and the weather being calm and peculiarly favourable for the steamers, the Felix was occasionally towed by the Pioneer acd Resolute, while the Prince Albert was also towed by the Intrepid and Assistance. In the meantime Cap tain Penny, who had in vain attempted to cross the middle ice, was overtaken, end on the lath of Au gust the whole nine vessels were congregated in Melville Bay, off Cape York, where I shall conclude this dispatch. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY. The annual general meeting of subscribers of this society was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Luke James Hansard, Eq., treasurer, in . the chair. The Secretary (11r. George Mence) read the re port, which detailed the results of the management during the past year. Two elections have taken place, at which eight new pensioners have been added to tho list. There are fifty-eight aged persons re ceiving relief from this charity—thirty-three men and twenty-five women. Seven pensioners died during the past year, and one, a poor man, aged 69, having unhappily become insane, has been removed by his parish to the county asylum at Hanwell, his pen sion ceasing on his becoming a pauper. The men are receiving 275. and the women 18s. per month. The directors, in their report, lament that the perm.tnent income of the charity is much below the amount required to meet the payments of the petitioners. It appears that during the past year 820/. 7s. has been distributed to the pensioners, being the largest amount devoted to the special purposes of the charity for a period of seventeen yearn. The di rectors feelingly expre:,s their determination not to reduce (as was done in former years) the payments to the pensioners. But by renewed exertions and by earnest appeals to the liberality of the public, they , hope, whilst economising the expenditure, to aug ment the funds to a sufficient amount. During the past year the directors, with the assist ance of Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, one of the vice presidents, and the society's principal trustee, have succeeded in placing the whole of the society's per manent stock, which through death and other casual ties had lapsed into various separate investments and appeared in separate accounts in the books of the Bank of England, into one fund, under the care of four trustees. The permanent fund of the society now amounts to 6,7001, Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities. The late William Drake Broad bent, Esq., of Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, merchant, deceased, has granted to the charity a sum of 50/. Three per Cent. Consols, separately invested under the terms of a deed of settlement making a special permanent fund of 531 . 10 s . 61, In addition to this there is a sum of 4021.65. stock, Three. and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, standing in the names of the di rectors, available for the current expenses of the charity. The total amount of stock possessed by the charity is 7,155/. 16s. Gd. The death of the Queen Dowager, who was a mu nificent annual contributor to the funds of this cha rity, and that of the Duke of Cambridge, who on two occasions presided at the anniversary festivals, are noticed in the report. The total working ex panses, including printing, stationery, advertisements, rent, salaries, and miscellaneous, have been 247/. 2s. 71, being 52/. less than last year, leaving a balance in the Bank of England of 257?. 12s. 2d. Since th e charity was established in 1818, 878 pensioners have been on the funds, and the sum of 56,214/. 133. has been distributed in monthly pensions. The report and accounts having been approved and adopted, the election of officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with, and thanks having been voted to the directors and the chairman of the day, the meeting separated. LIGHT AND DARKNESS ; OR, MYSTERIES OF LIFE. By MRS. CATHERINE Crown, Author of " The Night Side of Nature," " Lilly Dawson," &c. The above work is published this day by Mr. Coulburn, and may now be had at all the Libraries. Also now ready :2. Singleton Fontenoy, a Naval Story, by James Hannay, Esq. 3. The Luttrells ; or, the Two Marriages, by Folkstone 11 illiams, Esq. 4. Claude, by Miss Molesworth. 5. Petticoat Governme 4, by Mrs. Trol lope. 6. Our County, by John Mills, Esq. 7. Adelaide Lindsay, edited by the author of " Emilia ‘Vyndham." 8. A Secmnd Edition of Reginald Hastings, by Eliot Warburton, Esq. 9. The Travellers ; or Morning at Matlock, by R. Shelton Mackenzie, D.C. L. 10. La Vendee, an historical Romance, by A. Trollope, Esq. 11. Story of a Man of Fashion ; or, Sin and Sorrow. THE SUBLIME AND THE RIDICULOUS.—We have seen many absurdities on tombstones, but the following re markable combination of the sublime with the ridiculous beats all that we have yet stumbled upon : " Weep not for him ; in his spring time he flew To that land where the wings of the soul are unfurld ; And now like a star, beyond evening's cold dew, Looks radiantly down on the tears of this world." The meaning seems to —; bud no we've read it again, and the gleam of light is gone,—Lincolnshire Chronicle. FRANCE. The following is the article, for the publication of which, in the Corsaire, prosecution of MM. Cour tois and Laurent has been ordered : "A salary of 500,000 francs was abundantly suf ficient for the expenses of the First Consul, who com bined the greatest glory with the simplicity of the manners of Washington. In our day millions are not enough for a President. He has already been obliged to extend his hand, which had narrowly escaped being rejected, and soon the emptied box will be presented again. We must do to certain persons the justice to say that they drink healths and smoke with the first corner—private soldier or General, it is all the same to them. Napoleon felt disgust at swillers and gluttons as well as at smokers. He was never seen handing a cigar to a soldier, and during his reviews there was no champagne nor grilled fowls. He was not the flatterer of the soldiers, and he regaled them only with glory. To his troop, when attenuated by hunger, and who cried bread, bread,' the young General of the army of Italy replied 'Bread before eight days you shall have it and to spare.' This un comfortable consolation was sufficient. That bread, so long waited fur, came. But, in the mean time, the enemy appeared. As at Malplaquet the bread was cast away, the soldiers rushed into fire, they beat the Austrian;, and then returned gaily to eat a morsel of barley bread moistened with spring water. Since that time, when people were fed with glory, how cookery has progressed! On the 18th Brumaire, General Bonaparte, in answer to those who demanded guarantees, cried, Grenadiers ! have I ever deceived you when I promised you victory ?' In our day, in similar circumstances, the reply would be, Grenadiers, have I ever deceived you when I pro mised you good cheer ?' In the time of the Em peror, to obtain a decoration, it was necessary to have deserved it—such little importance was set on the re cognition of services to come. In the baggage of Napoleon there were no barrels of crosses by way of provision, and no shovels to distribute them. Yet, let us not be deceived, the era of the Caesars, predicted by a guest of the Elysee, has commenced. It has been already remarked that soup makes the soldier. In our day, and with perfectly liberal views, cham pagne, truffled fowls, and Havannah cigars form the materiel of reviews. But, is the gratitude of a full stomach more lively or more lasting than that of the heart ? In their decline the Roman soldiers touched the stomachs of their officers, and flung away the helmet and the cuirasse which had become too heavy for their effeminacy. In our days disregard for discipline, and forgetfulness of glory, would be still worse, and, what is the saddest of all, the disorder comes from a high quarter. A society of the 10th of December would seem to the Emperor a strange means of government. Disorder under the appellation of beneficence! I repeat to you that, in our days, if the sword of Austerlitz do not end in an old curiosity shop, it will be turned into a spit, and that of the Elysee into a larding-pin. The buckler of Francis I. will become a turbot dish, and his cuirasse a frying pan. The glorious sword of Aumale and of Ivrey, which already fell into the hands of a eheffonier of July, will become a bacon knife, and the column of July be made into pots." A letter from Lorient of the 25th inst. gives the following description of a lately-invented bullet of a h most destructive nature : " M. Lagrange, an apothecary, residing in this town, 'las been for the last fifteen years labouring at the preparation of a bullet of the most destructive kind. Although it appears that he had completed his labours for some time, he did not communicate his discovery to the Government until within the last few days. An experiment as to the effect produced by those outlets has been made under the inspection of Admirals La Susse and La Guerre, Lieutenant- General Laplace of the Artillery, and of a commission appointed by Government. The success of the experiment is said to have exceeded all expcc teflon. Each bullet on striking the object against which it was directed, exploded with a detonation as loud as that cf the gun from which it was fired, and pro Weed a most destructive effect. It bursts in stantly on striking any object which opposes resist ance, whether it be earth, wood, or stone. At the conclusion of the trial the members of the commission, addressing the inventor, said, Sir, your name ought to be inscribed amongst the members of the Peace Congress, for after your invention it will beimpos sible to think of making war.' M. Lagrange asserts that with a gun-boat, armed with four nieces of can non, he could sink a ship of 120 guns in twenty mi nutes. He is in treaty with the Government for the sale of his secret." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The German papers have telegraphic dispatches from Hamburgh and Copenhagen of the 26th inst. The Commander of the Danish troops has received instructions to prohibit the navigation on the Eyder, in case such a measure should be recommended by military necessities. The King of Denmark and the Prince Ferdinand have lest Copenhagen for Flensburg, where they in tend to remain for a term of eight days. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1850. GERMANY. Letters from Darmstadt of the '7th inst., in the Deutsche Zeitung, state that the Diet of the Grand Duchy was suddenly dissolved on that day. THE LIVERPOOL POST-OFFICE. (From the Liverpool Albion.) - FINAL DECISION OF THE TREASURY IN FAVOUR OF THE BLIND ASYLUM SITE. We are enabled to present to our readers an exact copy of the official letter from the Lords of the Trea sury relative to the choice of a site for the new Post office in this town "Treasury-chambers, 27th September, 1850. " Sir,—The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury baying had before them your letter of the 19th ultimo relative to the site of the proposed new Post-office at Liverpool, I am directed by their Lord ships to inform you, that the purchase of the Blind Asylum, as a site for the new Post-office, has been virtually effected; and my Lords consider that situa tion to be, on the whole, the most convenient of any for the postal service and the accommodation of the public. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " S. M. LEAKE. " William Brown, Esq., M.P., Richmond-hill." SLAVE-TRADE TREATIES. Last night a public meeting, called by the Lord Provost, in compliance with a numerously and in fluentially•signed requisition, was held in the City hall, GlAsgow, for the purpose of considering the pro priety of adopting resolutions, and appointing a com mittee to prepare petitions to the Legislature for en forcing the treaties ratified between Great Britain, Spain, and Brazil, for the suppression of the slave trade. Shortly after seven o'clock the following gentle men, among many others, entered the hall, and took their places on the platform :—The Hon. Sir James Anderson, Lord Provost ; Alexander Hastie, Esq M.P. John Macgregor, Esq., M.P., R ev . Dr. King, Rev. William Symington, Rev. George Blyth, Rev. Mr. William Anderson, Rev. Dr. Buchanan, Rev. William Arnot, Rev. Dr. Lorimer, Rev. R. Jeffrey, Rev. James Patterson, John Henderson, Esq., of Park, Henry Dunlop, Esq., of Craigton, James Turner, Esq., of Thrushgrove, J. Mitchell, Esq., W. P. Paton, Esq., Charles Baird, Esq., Nathaniel Ste venson, Esq., Robert Kettle, Esq., Mr. W. Sweat, &c. JOHN HENDERSON, Eeq., of Park, moved, amid loud applause, that the Lard Provost should take the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, said he had no hesitation in complying with the request that had been made to him to take the chair. It was well known that the only countries in which the slave trade could be carried on were Spain and the Brazils, and that was done in defiance of solemn engagements—engagements which, if carried out as they ought to be, would cause the trade to cease entirely. Was it a position in which this coun should be placed with regard to any foreign power, that treaties should be regarded as nothing ? If means were taken not to supply the market in Brazil, if the treaties were carried into operation, the market there would cease completely. It was with a view of having this subject brought more fully before them that this meeting had been convened, and he was pleased to think that, from various indications, it might be inferred that Government were not satisfied with matters as they had been. He was glad to find this view confirmed by a letter be held in his hand from their talented and noble countryman, the Duke of Argyle, which was as follows : " Inverary, Sept. 10, 1850. " Sir,—l regret that private business and engage ments render it impossible for me to attend the public meeting to which your letter refers. "My impression is, that the present Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs i 3 disposed to use every ex ertion which circumstances admit of for the suppres sion of the slave trade ; although, at the same time, expressions of opinion from public bodies must tend to strengthen his hands in such endeavours. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " ARGYLE." The Rev. Dr. SYMINGTON moved—" That while this meeting is gratified to know that slavery has been abolished by the great majority of civilized nations, it deeply laments the continuance of that system in the United States of America, in Brazil, and the colonies of Spain, and regards it as condemned alike by religion, justice, humanity, and sound policy." Mr. SMEAL seconded the resolution, which was passed unanimously. The Rev. Dr. KING proposed—" That this meeting regards with feelings of deep regret the continuance of the slave trade by the subjects, and even by the connivance of the officials of Spain and Brazil ; and this meeting is of opinion that the time has now fully come when the honour of the British nation, as well as the claims of righteousness and benevolence; re quire that our Government should insist upon the I treaties which have been entered into with Spain and Brazil being carried into immediate effect." H. DUNLOP, Esq., seconded the resolution. Passed unanimously. • JOHN MACGREGOR, Esq, M.P., was then intro duced, and was 'very warmly received. He said there had been entrusted to him a resolution, which he was now to move for their approval. Hating slavery as he did, earnestly desiring the suppression of the slave traffic, and believing that the present juncture was one peculiarly favourable for attaining that object, he could not but feel proud that this great city bad moved in the matter", and promulgated a plan of ac tion, such as would, if well carried out, go far to ren der certain the success of what was so desirable. The feeling of the people of this country had long been strongly inimical to slavery—since the period of the last war—he meant that which terminated in 1815. So strong was the feeling then, that one of the first instructions of Lord Liverpool to the British repre sentative of the Congress of Vienna was to secure the consent of all the powers to issue a declaration against the slave trade. Accordingly, in a little time a so lemn declaration was issued and agreed to by Austria, England, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, and France, as well as Spain and Portugal, in which it was deter mined that the slave traffic should cease for ever; and ever since that period England had been carrying on negotiations to completely attain that object. As far as the United States were concerned, they had most implicitly observed their stipulations as regards the trade. So had France in respect to hers, and conjointly with Britain she had maintained the squadron for the blockade of the African coast, in order thereby to extinguish it. Now, with regard to the treaty with Spain, he must say that if they had a right to look for the observance of faith with them by any country, that country was Spain. She was under the greatest obligations to England. But for the liberal sums they had expended, and the aid they had given her in the Peninsular war, her monarchy would not now have been in existence: But not to speak of that, or the assistance they had given her in securing her independence against Don Carlos, he might refer to the vast sums' she was indebted for to British commerce and industry. He did not speak of the 400,0001. mentioned, which was given to indem nify parties who might lose by the suppression of the trade, but to the one hundred and seventy- two mil lions of British capital which she owed, and which, he thought, must be held to give them an extraordinary claim upon her. If they were to join earnestly and sincerely in the attempt to put down the traffic, he certainly was of opinion that it could be much more efficiently done by stationing a portion of the squadron off the coast of Cuba, to pre vent the approach of the slavers, than by keeping the whole on the coast of Africa, with the view of thwarting their getting off. He believed that the present Government, or at all events the Noble Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs, was anxious to adopt such a course. It unfortunately happened, however, that if Lord Palmerston was to make any move in this direction, there was a party ready to cry out that he was desirous to involve us in war. Now, be knew that there was no man more anxious to preserve peace between the United King dom and other countries than Lord Palmerston. He had had the honour to be employed under him for several years upon foreign missions, and he was per suaded that no man could have been more anxious to do all in his power to avoid war than he was after the revolution of 1830. But somehow it did happen that there was always a faction ready on every occasion to alarm the public, by declaring that he was going to in. volve the country in war. He (Mr. Macgregor) believed he never would do so—(Cheers)—while he was sure, at the same time, that he would take care to claim the rights of British subjects in every country. He now came to the question of Brazil, and he must con• fess that hero was a greater difficulty presented than in the other instance. They enight certainly send the half of th e A f r i can squa d ron to bl ockade the coast of Brea; 1 , and they thereby would do much to prevent the importation of slaves, but such a course would be objected to by traders, and by the mere utilitarians. He hailed their present meeting with great delight and hope. The resolution which he had to propose contained a reference to their West In dian islands, and the prejudicial effects on them of competition. Adhering as .strongly as he had ever done to the principles of free trade, he must say, as regards West India distres., that to slavery, in great part, it must be ascribed. That was the main draw back to the prosperity of their West India colonies. Suppose slavery abolished, and he had no doubt be sides, that from the increased value of labour in Cuba and Porto Rico, a great encouragement to the free colonial labour would take place ; it would be more in demand, and commercial activity and success would advance in a proportionate ratio. This remark he thought was completely applicable as respects alike Jamaica, Guiana, and Trinidad. It was an observa tion with regard to the commercial opinions he held as respected the policy which had been carried out by the late Sir Robert Peel, and adhered to by the Ministry which had succeeded that great statesman— that virtuous and good man. Of that system of fiscal policy, alike as it respects the West India colonies and the country at large, of that policy he approved, and begged to state, that while on moral and com mercial grounds he desired the abolition of slavery, and regarded it as an obstacle to West Indian pros perity, he could never consent, because of the distress that might prevail there, to return to the principle of monopoly. Mr. Macgregor concluded, amid applause, by moving the following resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the depression and distress of our West India colonies have been greatly aggra vated by the non-observance of the slave-trade treaties on the part of Spain and Brazil, and that some of the best results anticipated from colonial emancipation have been frustrated by the continuance of the slave traffic." The resolution was seconded by the Rev. G. BIATH, and carried. Mr. HASTIE, M.P., in moving the third resolution, ssee ofion c o o f mea Parliament said that he a lso felt s a ti s f act i on in meeting them this l s ia f m or ent a motion evening, on account o f a su bj ect in some respects per sonal to him se lf. It m i g h t b e in the recollection of many whom he had now th e honour of addressing, that tabled duri in ng the last session the House of abolishing the mainte nance o f the squadron on the coast of Africa. It was i n ti mated to her Majesty's Ministers that many of th e usual supporters of the the purpose was Government were not likely to vote with them on that occasion. The First Lord of the Treasury called a meeting of the friends of the Government, and inti mated to them that if the House of Commons resolved that this squadron should be abolished they could not carry that resolution into effect. That resolution was lost, consequently it was not necessary that her Majesty's Ministers should resign. As be, how. ever, had voted in the mi nor i ty, be felt that there was some reason for him explaining his con due'. He fully believed that, independent altogether of that squadron, there were other means within the power of her Majesty's Government for abolishing the slave trade, and one of the most efficient means in his mind was the existence of those slave-trade treaties which they entered into with Brazil and Spain. He also considered that the ships employed on the coast of Africa were totally unfitted and ill equipped for the purpose. On the other hand, it was maintained that the trade would break out with in creased vigour if the squadron were withdrawn, that the coast would swarm with pirates, and altogether destroy the legitimate trade, and that all attempts would be defeated for the civilization and Christian ization of Africa. Since that period the evidence re ferred to by Dr. King and Mr. Myth had appeared, from which he found that the slave trade was alto gether abolished, north of the equator, to a distance of 2,500 miles, with the exception of the Bight of Benin, a space of lees than 300 miles. In considera tion of that evidence, he would be disposed to sanction the expenditure necessary for the support of this squadron. lie was bound to say that, according to the best of his belief all the Ministers were working out the abolition of the slave trade by the measures of the Noble Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs —that Noble Lord whose genius had already piloted him through all the wiles of foreign diplomacy —and whose heart was i n th e right place, as regarded the abolition of the slave trade. One great want in our treaties which had forcibly struck him was having no power to punish the cap tain, supercargo, &c., of the slave-trader. After having been taken, they were immediately released, and found their way back to Rio and Cuba ; and it had been given in evidence, that some of these indivi duals had been captured by our cruizers as often as six times in a very short space of time. A consider able anti-slavery feeling now prevailed both at Rio and Havannah, and he could not doubt that the sympa thies of the great maritime states of Europe, and of the United States of America, were strong in the same direction. The lion. Gentleman sat down by moving the following resolution : " That this meeting regard the present as a fitting time for bringing prominently before the British public the continued existence of the slave trade; as well as for enlisting the sympathies and energies of the Governments of Great Britain, of the United States of America, of France, of Denmark, and of other countries which have already condemned the in famous traffic, in a vigorous combined effort for the effectual suppression of a system so abhorrent to every sentiment of religion and humanity." Mr. R. BAIRD seconded the resolution. It was carried. On the motion of the Rev. Dr. SMrru, the follow ing resoluti on was next adopted, with w hich the pro ceedings terminated : " That this meeting adopt petitions to the Legisla ture, that his Lordship, the chairman, be authorised to sign them in its behalf, and that a committee assist his Lordship in this business, and adopt any measure that may be necessary to attain the object of the meet ing."— Glasgow Mail. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Sept. 26:- ASSETS. Cash and ingots . . f. 340,556,042 72 Ditto in branch banks . . 113,426.061 0 Bills past due ••• ••• ••• 468,279 28 Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 15,627 732 f. were received from the branch banks ... 47,331,129 37 Bills in the branch banks ~. 76,124,580 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 5,660,800 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 1,075,979 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 15,613,736 10 Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,375,581 0 Ditto to the State on Bon s d u Tresor... '50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 75 millions ... 50,000,000 0 lientes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 ilentes, disposable funds 42,394,488 13 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... ••• .7. 12,952,725 74 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0 Real property of the branch banks ... 3,494,712 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0 Ditto branch banks ... ... ... 230,000 0 Bills protested at Paris ••• •.. 920,967 0 Expenses of administration of the Bank 175,806 91 Ditto of the branches ... ... ... 230,918 0 niscellaneous ... ... ... ... 1,145,073 51 E 778,376,879 76 LIABILITIES. Capital . . f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliere ..• ... 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 418,552,500 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 73,818,925 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 7,042,620 54 Account-current with Treasury creditor 60,697,889 13 Various accounts . current ••• 75,738,488 0 Ditto in branches ... 23,276,931 0 Bills payable at sight ... 4,700,500 0 Ditto at branches ..• 1,465,418 0 Dividends payable .‘. . . ... 474,434 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 9,215 0 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 1,983,671 23 Expenses anticipated ... ... 258,649 60 Ditto branch banks ... ••• ... 1,067,389 0 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 114,831 83 Ditto in branch banks' ... 244,973 0 Miscellaneous ... 699,694 4 f. 778,376,879 76 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'ARGOUT. The preceding account shows that the cash in hand has decreased since last week by 2,750,000 f. The com mercial bills discounted have increased by 750,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation have increased by 14,250,000. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has decreased by 30,000,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by 13,500,000 f. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Sept. 30. George Brown, 24, was indicted for having stolen a handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the property of Mr. George Hart, from his person. The prosecutor stated that on the 23d inst. he was walking in the Strand, and observed two men fol lowing him. Shortly afterwards be felt a tug at his pocket, and immediately missed his handkerchief. He turned round, and then saw the prisoner putting the handkerchief under his coat, upon which he seized him and gave him into custody. The prisoner begged as a favour that he (the prosecutor) would " punch his head and let him go ;" but this he re fused to do, and the handkerchief was found in his possession. The prisoner, in his defence, said, as he was pas sing along, a man coining in an opposite direction threw the handkerchief at him, and that it stuck in the flip of his coat, but that he was entirely innocent of the robbery. The Learned Junos said he would leave the pro bability of this defence entirely in the hands of the Jury The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty. Tne Learned JUDGE—WeII, Mr. Brown, I believe that I have seen you before ? Prisoner—Yes, I was found guilty of stealing a teacaddy. The Learned JUDGE—And I suppose you were as innocent then as you are now ? Prisoner—Why, no, I can't say that, but I am innocent now, at any rate. The Learned JUDGE—I shall now commit you for eight months' imprisonment, and to be kept to hard labour • and you will under s t an d th e nex t ti me you come here you will be transported. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. A middle-aged man named Edward Cooke, who has been about fourteen years employed as a letter carrier in the General Post-offi:e, was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with stealing a letter containing a marked half-sovereign, the property of the Postmaster- General. Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, conducted the prosecution. Mr. Walter R. Sculthorpe, a president of the Lon don district, stated, that in consequence of complaints being made recently of cash letters being missed from the Tottenham post-office, which had not reached their destination, he wrote the letter produced on Sa turday last, at a quarter-past two o'clock, addressed " Mary Anne England, Terrace, near Clifton Baths, Margate, Kent," enclosing a half-sovereign, which be marked in the presence of Mr. Cole, inspector of letter carriers, and gave to Peake, the officer, with instructions, in obedi ence to which it would have reached Tottenham North-office at seven o'clock, and would, in the regular course, have been sent to the principal office at Tottenham, where it would have arrived about twenty minutes before ten o'clock for the dispatch bag to London. Witness stopped the mail bag at Stamford-hill, and took out the Totten ham and London bag, in which the letter ought to have been, and, having examined it at the post-office of that place, he could not find it, in consequence of which he went to the principal office at Tottenham, where he met the prisoner at 35 minutes past 10 o'clock, coming out with the letters for delivery, and being asked if he had not cut open the North-office bag, he replied "No, but it was Bower, another letter carrier," and admitted having assisted in sorting the letters. Witness told bum that a letter had been mis sing, for which he should be searched, and upon Peake proceeding to do so, he took the identical letter from the left-hand pocket of his official coat, upon which witness inquired how he accounted for the possession of it, and he replied that he was not aware of baying it in his pocket. The prisoner said he did not know of the letter being in his pocket, and he never saw it until it was taken out by the officer. He was committed to Newgate for trial. CHARGE OF ASSAULT. — Theodore Staines, a tall young man, whose upper lip was covered with mou stache, and who was described on the police-sheet as the editor of the Weekly Times newspaper, was placed at the bar, charged with assaulting Robert George, a carpenter, and ulso constable 98 F in the execution of his duty. _ _ It appeared from the evidence that the complainant George was walking home along Long-acre, about eleven o'clock, when the prisoner, who was much in toxicated, struck him a violent blow with the huge walking-stick produced on the head, which stunned him, and the constable who happened to come up at the moment - , having apprehended him while in con versation with a girl of the town, he not only as saulted him with the same stick, but kicked him severely on the way to the station. The prisoner said he was quite unconscious of basing acted in the manner described, and hoped that his colleagues of the press, as he termed the reporters, would not give publicity to the nature of the charge. Mr. JARDINE said that drunkenness was one of the worst excuses that could be made for such miscon duct, and ordered him to pay a fine of 30s. or fourteen days for the first assault, and for striking the con stable seven daya' imprisonment without the option of paying a fine. CLERKENWELL. William Steadman, William Jones, and George Newman, respectably-dressed young men, were placed at the bar, char ge d b y M r. A rc h er, of No. 2, Green Arbour-buildings' Moorfields, with having conspired to defraud him o f 91. It appeared, from the evidence of the prosecutor, that on Saturday, between twelve and one o'clock, be was accosted by the prisoner Steadman, whom he had known for many years, and after some conversation Jones made his appearance, and said he was inti mately acquainted with witness's father, and in vited him to have something to drink. They pro ceeded to a house in the City-road, where they saw the prisoner Newman standing before the bar drinking brandy-and-water, who also claimed acquaintanceship with witness's father, and, rattling some sovereigns in his pocket, said that a rich old aunt had left him a considerable sum of money, and there was nothing like sticking to brandy-and-water, and advised wit ness to have some. H e th en asked Jones to pay for 'some. Jones refused, saying he would have no ob jection to play at " knock 'em downs," and they went to a public-house near Goswell-street, when it was proposed to play for a bottle of wine and a sovereign and Jones asked him to go ten shillings with him, which he consented to do, and he lost. They sub.- ' sequently went to other public-houses, where skittles were introduced, and they induced witness to pledge his watch and lose money to the amount of 91. and upwards, and he agreed to meet them again and play for 20/. ; and feeling satisfied that he had been duped, by the prisoners, he consulted with Sergeant Harvey, 14 G, who, with Reeve and Hawkins, 424 K and 191 G, took the prisoners into custody. Harvey and the other officers identified the pri soners as skittle sharps. They were ordered to put in their own recogni zances in 1001. each to appear on a future day to answer the charge. Eliza Slater , aged 55, was placed at th e b ar b e f ore Mr. Combe, charged in the police-sheet with having ttempted to commit suicide, by throwing herself into t he New River. Sergeant Judd, 44 N., said that when the prisoner was brought to the station-hour: she stated that a fellow named Richard Grady, who lodged in the same house, No. 1, Fox-place, Kingsland, had violated her ; and he (Judd) had taken him into custody. The fellow was now placed at the bar, and Mrs. Slitter was sworn. The particulars as stated by her are of a nature not to be detailed ; suffice it to say, that the prisoner was seeking after a situation in the police force, and on Saturday night last he proposed his services to protect the prosecutrix on a vi-it to her sister, and on passing over a d Ark field the pri soner threw her down and accomplished his object, when she plunged into the river, but she was saved. The prisoner denied the charge, saying that the prosecutrix entered several public-houses on the road, was drunk, and led him across the field, which she said was the shortest way to her sister's house. The prosecutrix did not deny having drank ruin at several public-houses with the prisoner. Mr. COMM had no doubt that Mrs. Slater was drunk at the time, and he discharg.d the prisoner. SOUTHWARK. John Williams, who described himself as a wool broker, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett charged with committing a violent assault on Mr. John North age, under the following circumstances : - The complainant, an aged man, who exhibited in juries of a severe nature about the face, stated that he had recently come to London on business connected with the preservation of life from shipwreck, and having dined with some of the patrons of his invention he admitted having exceeded the bounds of modera tion on the occasion. When he left the tavern where they dined, and got into the fresh air, the wine he had drank operattd still more powerfully upon bins, and the result was he was taken to the station-house at the rear of this court. He, however, had not been long locked up when the defendant, a tall athletic man, made an attack upon bias without the slightest provocation, knocked him down, and afterwards jumped upon his breast, and injured him so severely that he had been spitting blood ever since. He called out for help, under the supposition that his assailant wanted to murder him, and he really believed that it was his intention to put an end to his existence if as sistance had not been rendered. It was here explained that the defendant had been taken into custody in High-street for attacking ano ther man, whom he knocked down twice, and, as in the former case, he had received no provocation to justify such outrageous conduct. The defendant asserted that he was first assaulted in the cell by the complainant, and admitted having re taliated upon him on that account. This assertion, however, was contradicted by a man who was locked up in the same cell. The Magistrate inflicted two penalties of 3/. each on the defendant, and in default of payment committed him for three months. Mr. James Watkins, the landlord of the Old Red Lion public-house, Pearl-row, Blackfriarit -road, appeared to answer a charge under the Police Act, for unlawfully harbouring convicted thieves and bad characters in his house, after being duly cautioned by the police. Sergeant Barry, of the A division, said he went into the defendant's house a few nights ago, and seeing a number of persons of bad character be told the landlord, and pointed out those parties who had been convicted, requesing him to remove them. On his return to the same house about two hours afterwards several of the parties were still standing at the bar, when witness pointed them out again to the landlord, who said that they were having refreshment, and he could not turn them out. Mr. Hobler, on behalf of the defendant, contended that he was greatly persecuted by the police. He kept a house in a neighbourhood where such charac ters resided, and he could not help their using it. He locked up the tap-room and parlour, so that they should not have a place to sit down in, and the only place where they could have their refreshment was at the bar. On the evening in question the parties were having refreshments when the officers called in, and Mr. Watkins told them to make haste out of his house. They all left a few minutes afterwards, and some time after some of them returned, and had more refreshment. He therefore contended that the sum mons must be dismissed. The MAGISTRATE (Mr. Bingham) said he was of that opinion, and therefore he should dismiss the summons. THAMES. David Davidson, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with smuggling. A Custom-house officer, named Mears, stated that he overhauled the chests and hammocks of Davidson and a shipmate, as they were about to pass out of tht, West India Dock, on Saturday afternoon, and found among their things three pounds and three qu trters of cigars and tobacco. The share that fell to Davidson was a pound and a half only ; and the officer said that all the cigars taken from him vt ere of foreign manufacture, and that the sailors offered him some money to release them, and look over the affair, which he refused to do. Davidson said a portion of the cigars were made in Newcastle-upon• Tyne, and came on board a ship be had just left at that place ; the rest he brought from Dantzic. They were for his own smoking, and the remains of his sea stock, lie sent for gin, and the witness and another officer drank some of it with him and his shipmate. Mears admitted he partook of some gin with the sailors. Mr. YARDLEY said it was very improper for him to do so, and asked him if he was sure t h e to b acco was of foreign manufacture? Mears said he believed so, and that his superior officer told him it was foreign. Mi. YARDLEY—That is not evidence. I can't hear what your superior officer said to you. He should have come here himself. I can't have his opinion second hand. Davidson said he had just finished one voyage in the Christian Charlotte, and was going to join another ship called the Mary Ano, outward bound for the Baltic, and that he intended to take the remains of his sea stock of cigars and tobacco on board the Mary Ann, which was to have sailed on Sunday morning. He and his shipmate had no intention to sell or give away the tobacco. Mears was recalled, and said the sailors did mention to him that they were going direct to a brig which he understood was bound to the north. Mr. YARDLEY—You should have stated that be fore, and not kept back anything. Mr. Philip Dodds, the master of the Christian Charlotte, confirmed the statement of Davidson in every particular, and said the Mary Ann was detained for the two seamen. Davidson said that the Custom-house officer on board the Christian Charlotte had passed the tobacco and cigars, and said he might take them on board the Mary Ann. Mr. YARDLET—You may go ; you are discharged. Bring the other seaman forward. John Read wad put to the bar, and Mears said he found 21 ; lb. tobacco and cigars in the sailor's chest. Mr. YARDLEY believed that neither of the seamen intended any fraud on the revenue, and he gave cre dence to their statement that they intended to convey the tobacco to the ship which they had engaged to go in on a voyage to the Baltic. Perhaps they had un knowingly violated the Customs regulations, but under the circumstances he should not fine either of them. Mears (loudly)—They had no right to bring the tobacco out of the docks at all, and are liable to penalties. Mr. YARDLEY—I have decided this case, and don't intend that you shall review my decision, or any one else. Mears asked what he was to do with the tobacco. Mr. YARDLEY said the officer must use his own dis cretion. He thought that every revenue officer who seized contraband tobacco knew shat to do with it. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Sam 30—It is said that negotiations are in progress between the new Solicitor-General sal one of the representatives of a midland county, touching the acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds by the latter. Mr. Hughes has considerable personal, political, and family influence in the county in question, and if a vacancy should arise, or be conveniently created, his election would be by no means improbable. TUE TENANT LEAGUE. " The Thanes are flying" from the councils of the Tenant League. The difficulties and dangers to which we have more than once alluded have seriously alarmed the more prudent, and perhaps less enthu siastic members of the council, and, accordingly, we find that several of the original promoters of the asso ciation have announce d t h e i r i ntent i on of withdraw ing. Among those may be mentioned J. M. Cant well, Esq., solicitor, and the Messrs. Grey, of the Freeman's Journal. TIIE SEA SERPENT AGAIN. A Caherciveen correspondent of the Tralee. Chronicle says----" This monster, after his cruise along the coasts of Cork and Limerick, has re-appeared off our shores. On Monday last, Morgan Rshilly, who holds part of Deenish, or the small Hog Island, from the Honour able Member for Tralee, while at work, perceived something floating in the sound between the two Hog islands (Scariff and Deenish), which he at first took to be a balk of timber ; taking his boat, and provided with a hawser and an axe, he pulled towards it. On approaching, he saw the monster elevate its head, and perceived that one of its eyes was bleeding and damaged doubtless by the shots fired at the monster when rubbing himself against the Bancle rocks, as mentioned in the Cork papers. Rahilly made for the shore, and landed safely, the ser pent following him but slowly. Apparently the strange visitor found the sharp rocks of Deenish rather uncomfortable, for he tacked close to the reef, and in so doing some six fathoms of his tail protruded on shore. Rahilly got a bowling hitch of the hawser round the tail, and securing the other end round rock, proceeded .to dock the monster with the axe. The agonies and struggles of the serpent during the attack are described as terrific; but the " indomitable Celt " persevered, and finally succeeded in cutting off about three fathoms of the tail. The serpent, released by the mutilation, made the best of his way to sea ; and when seen last was standing to the north-west, roving at the rate of about ten knots an hour, leav ing his tail as a trophy of victory to the tenant of O'Connell. It is said that Rshilly will procure at least a couple of hogsheads of oil from the amputated portion, and an experienced fish-curer has pro nounced the quality to he equal to the best sperma ceti oil. Tile bore is said to resemble ivory, and the scales are described as larger than oyster shells, and with a lustre approaching mother of pearl." THE COUNTRY MARKETS. ' The following is the official statement of the quantities of corn, &c., received in the port of Lonion from the ports in Essex, from the 23d Sept., 1850, to the 24th Sept., kW) both inclusive : /3 g t 4 Q o ;a a. Colchester ............ 37 6 755 8 _47 _79 3 1 9 9 7 2 39 Harwich Leigh. . 604 251 22 42 -- Maldon lllll 224 249 317 785 CHELMSFORD, SEPT. 27.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 463 to 51s; new 453 to 50s; red, old 4is to 455; new, 4Us to 44; barlpv_ to 9'. • . . CHELMSFORD, SEPT. 27.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 463 to 51s; new 453 to 50s; red, old 41s to 455; new, 4Us to 44; ; barley, 23s to 25s ; chevalier 24s to 265; grinding 21s to 235; oats 15s to 20s; malt 03s to 553; chevalier o4s to 56s ; peas, partridge, new 28s to 30s ; old, —s to —s ; white, new, 26s to 293; old, —s to —; ; dun, new, 27s to 295; beans, tick, new 25s to 27s ; old, 25s to 28s; harrow ticks, new 25s to 275; old 00s to 00s; ma zagan, new 241 to 25s ; old 00s to 00s per qr. COLCHESTER, SEPT. 2 8.—Wheat, white 44s to 48s; red 40s to 443; barley 24s to ;:.03 ; beans, mazagan 25s to 265; middle and amall 28s to 32s ; peas 28s to 34s per qr. HADDINGTON, SEPT. 27.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to•-day : New Wheat. se First ... Barley. I Oats. Beans. ... 46s 01 26 s 01 I 22s 61 32s Od Second ... ... 41s 81 23s 3d I 20s Id i 31s 61 Third ... .. 28s 04 204 lid 16s 61 I 278 Od Total quantity of New Wheat in market 503 qrs., 497 sold Do. Barley do. 363 qrs., 314 sold Do. O ats do. 329 qrs., 311 sold Do. Beans do. 27 qrs., 21 sold KIRICALDY, Sam 28.—The following are the quotations for new grain : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. I Peas. First 44 a 01 24s Od 9 0s 61 —s Od _. Od Second 42s )d 223 61 20s Od —s Od I—s Od Third 33s 01 l 5 01 16s Od —s 01 I—s Od Oatmeal, Der bag of 280Ibs imperial, 26s Od to 28s 01. GLASGOW, SEPT. 25 . — Provisions—Cheese, 40s to 47s 01 per cwt • retail, 5d t o 6d per lb . Skim milk, 2050 d to Os per cwt. Gnuitry fresh butter, lld to Od per lb. Irish pow dered, in lumps, Sid to 91 ; country powdered, wholesale, 8 1 to Od. Country eggs, lid per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5 1 61 per 20, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pair ; Ducks, 2s Od. PERTH, SEPT. 2 7.—Wheat, old, ON Od to 00s Od ; ditto, new, 36s to 411 ; barley; new, 18s 04 to 22s Od; oats, 14s to 20s ; peas and beans, 00s Od to 00s per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 275 to 28s. KELSO, SEPT. 2 7.—Wheat, old, 32s to 35s Od; ditto, new, 271 to 32s 6d ; barley, new, 14s to 16s Od ; ditto old, 15s to 171; potato oats, 14s to IN ' • ditto new, 14s ed to Es Od ; common oats 00s Od to o.' s 04 ; ditto new, 13s to 14s Od ; peas, 193 Od to 21s 04; beans, 21s to 23s per boll of six imperial bushels. STIRLING ' SEPT. 27.—Wheat, foreign, 24, t o 00 s; ditto, home, 2 I s 6d to Os; ditto ditto new, 17s to 22s Od; barley, P er boll of 6 bushels, 00s Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 145 Od to 17s 6( 1 . Oats, common, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; ditto new, 14s to 17164; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to 0s Od; ditto ditto new, 00s Od; malt, distillers, 31s to 335 64 ; r itto brewers, 33s Od to 345 ; beans per boll, 14s Od to 15s Od ; ditto new, 15s dto 003 Od; pease 1 3d to Os Od; flour, new per sack, 318 Od to 33s Od; ditto common ditto, IBs 6d to 203 Od; oatmeal, per load, k7s Od to 293 Od ditto new 27s Od to 29s Od ; ditto per peck of 71bs, 8d to 94 ; fresh butt er per lb, 9d to 10d ; eggs per dozen, 7d to 04; hay per ton, Os 04 to Os ; ditto new, 8 's to 00s Od. BERWICK, SEPT. 26 . —Wheat, 385 54c1 ; barley, 2ls srl), oats, 18s ; rye, 00 8 O d ; beans, 00s 04 ; peas 00 3 IX average per imperial quarter. HAwicx, SEPT. 26 . —Wheat, old, 29s to 3ls 9d barley, new, 00s to 00s Od ; ditto old, 155 04 to 1680 d ; potato oalgt, 14s 6d to 16 3 Od ; common oats, 139 6d to 15s ; peas, 205 Cc; to 22s Od; beans, 20s Od to 22s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. FALKIRK, SEPT. 26. —The supply of grain in this day'' , market was 242 bolls; wheat at 16s 6d to 22s 6d per . boll. barley, IN Od to 16s 6d ; oats, 12s 34 to 13s 6d; beans, 131 Od to 153 Cd per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. • a? t A I e l ; . . 11 . A l5 l t s 11 6 d E I T i i Eaters West H C 17s oa 16* 9 1 Holywell .- ............ 16s Od , Richmund.. .. ...... Old Tanfield 133 6d l Lambton as — w Y e E i s i ncEDAT. Ord's Maiu ...... 178 Ou O r Hartley 16s 3 1 West Wylam 163 ~,6 ' ' Wylam ... ............ ... 14s 9d Kelloe 144 DI Wall's End, &c. !Whitworth 16i 6 . 1 Gosforth .... ....... 158 9d Adelaide Tees 16s ( `1 Northumberland ...... 158 3d Seymour Tees 15s 9 1 Riddell ..... .. ..... .... 1.58 6il Vernon Tees: ' ..... , 17. 0 1 Eden Main ....... .. ...... 163 00ees 15s 04 Braddyll ............... 16s 6& West Cornforth tletton .................. 17s Oiil Ships at market, 78. ...-- R AILIVAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, SEPT. SO. STOCK EXCHANGH.— The share market was more actife to-day, and prices higher. The sales were—Great Western , 73 4—Mitiland, 42 7 / —York and North Midland, 21—south Devon, 8% Ditto, Preference, 10. LIV Eh POOL, SEPT. 30. STOCK ExcwaxGE.—The transactions to-day were 0 follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 48'4 - ** Ditto , Fifths, 7 13-16 dis.—Ditto ( West Riding Unioo)+ 6-% die.—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 2% h.—London and North- Western, New Quarters, 24 c. p.—Ditto, Quartets (C), 2 p —Mar chest er, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 181 A C. —Midland, 444 —Ditto, Halves, 21.4, dis. SouthlEastern and Dover, 21 %—Ditto (No. 4), Registered, 7 I.l6—Yorkt Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E.), 6 par cent. till 186 0 c i 4 3 % dis.—York and North Midland, 214—Waterford an Limerick, 39 dis.—DutA Rhenish, 4 9-16 dia.—Birkenhead , dis.— Caledonian, 8 5 f Lancashire, and Cheshire 14% dis.—Ditto, 221. Shares, 81 / 4 — Liverpool,Chester, 3 dis. and Stockpor t, MANCHESTER, SEPT. 30. STOCK EXCHANGB..— The share market opened firn3l to-day, an d continued so till the close. There was a goo business done. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 30. STOCK EXCIIANOE.—We have little change to notice i ll this share m ar k et. Only a small business has been done+ but prices had an upward tendency. The only transaction' reported were—London and North-Western, 115:$4—Sworn' bury and Birmingham (A), 8 1 % dis. YORK, Sam. 2'. STocg ExcIIANGE.--The transactions to-day were as fol . ' low : —North British, 7 '4—York, Newcastle, and Berwicx (Newcastle Extension), 11% Ditto (G. N. E. PU P ' chase), 4%. raorosED JUACTION OP AROILMOLOGICAL SOCIr TIES.— We can scarcely believe that the advertisement wbicb has been issued by the Committee of the archaeological I °,l stitute, offering what they call " reasonable encouragement to the members of th e assoc i ation to join their body, can be meant us a serious response to the well-intentioned and veri f praiseworthy reso l ution passed at the Manchester meeting ° the Archreological Association, recommending the Council 1 ° take steps to promote a junction of the two bodies. VI object desired by this resolution, moved by the President the Cheetham Society, and seconded by, we believe, a mein: ber of the Ardmological I nst i tute, the Bishop of Mancheste', being in th e c h air, is sufficiently important to the cause o', archreilogy t o ca l l for some earnest endeavour on the part 01 the Council of the Institute to meet it, and to enlist in it! favour every unprejudiced member of that body, and eve r ./ earnest friend t o antiquation researches and archaeologica l knowledge. The adv ert i sement in question must surely has', been issued un d er some misapprehension, and should best once repudiated by the members of the Institute. —Builder. BURIAL IN A COPPER LODE —Captain Thoma s Gundry, who was well known as a copper miner, gave direc tions before his decease, which lately took place, that his re; mains should be deposited on a copper-lode, which he state , ' ran through the church-yard of the parish of Perranuthno e. The sexton, it appears, found the identical spot, and dug al grave upon th e copper-lode extending thence from Wiles Trebarvah mine. Devonport Independent. [ADVERTISEMENT.I—A dangerous Case of Eryt pelas, attend e d w i t h S welling and Inflammation, cured by loway's Pills and Ointment.—Extract of a letter, dated Es" Kiel, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, October 8, 1845 :—" I beg to an' nounce to you a most wonderful care wrought upon myself Isl g your pill s an d o i ntment. I had a very severe attack of er, . . pelas in my r i g h t f oot and ankle, with swelling and inflauun.s tion to an al arm i ng extent. I was unable to move without tb° assistance of cr u t c h es. I consulted an eminent physician tO no purpose. H owever, i n less than two weeks, by the use .°_ your ointment and p ill s, I was cured, to the surprise of all w 7, knew me. Si gne d, J oseph Gildon, a farmer.' —Sold by Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 24 ' Strand, London. BIRTHS OF A SON. At Boulogne, on th e 21 st ult., the Hon. Mrs. H. Graves. On the 25th ult., at Bedale, the wife of H. de la Poe t Beresford, Esq. On the 27th ult., in George-street, Hanover-square, th e wife of Thomas Tatum, Es q. OF A liAUGHTER. On the 27th ult.; at Weeke near Winchester, the wife of Thomas Hitchcock, Esq , M.D. On the 28th ult., Mrs: Robert W. Peake, of the Finchlef New-road. At Esher, on the 26th ult., the lady of John R. Wood , Esq , of Southwick-street, Hyde.park. MARRIED. On the 26th ult., at West Tioathlay, Sussex, the Rev. G" C. Pease, M.A., of Ma g d a l en C o ll ege , C am b r id ge, to Clarissa, youngest daughter of John Turner, EN , of Gravetya-mano rP Sussex. On the 26th ult., at St. Bride's, Fleet-street, R. Glix!er, Esq., of Foulford-house, Locbgelly, Fifeshire, to Lib !or youngest daughter of the late William Christie, of Bouverie street, Fleet-street. ___ DIED. At the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, on the 25th ult., Maria, the wife of George W. 'learn, Esq., one of the professors of that establishment. On the 25th ult., at Lynncroft, Li c hfi e ld, Mary, third daughter of the Rev. H. G. Lonsdale. At Wakefield, an the 26th ult., the Rev. W. Atherton, aged 75, and fifty-four years a minister amongst the Wes" leyan Methodists. On the 27th ult., at Salcombe Regis, near Sidmontb, Devon, S. Lyde, Esq., aged 63. On the 27th ult., in Regent-square, John Hasler, aged 89. On the 28th ult., at Sandford-place, West Hackney, C' Law, Esq., aged 47. On the 28th ult.. at Gloucester- terrace, Hyde-park, Esther, the wife of James Vaughan, Esq., of the Middle Temple. At Camberwell, on the 25th ult., Mr. M. Clarke, R.N. Lyndon : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, „° 'ln 112. PrintAr, at MP Sun offi c e. No 11 2 , Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count,' 0 Middlesex, Tuesday, October 1, 1850, . Pe dt M 1 BC ta, thi