The Sun. — London, England, 1850-11-21 00:00:00

Vbtrb Vaitton QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Lord CAMPBELL and Justices COLERIDGE, WIGHTMAN, and ERLE.) THE QUEEN (AT THE SUIT OF B. M. WILCOX AND OTHERS) v. THE PROPRIETOR AND PRINTER OF THE " DAILY NEWS." CRIMINAL INFORMATION. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had to move for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not issue against the registered proprietor and printer of the Daily News newspaper for a libel on Mr. B. M. Willcox and two other gentlemen, the managing direc tors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, which appeal* in that paper on the 29th of October last. The passage in question formed part of a long article on the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company in reference to steam navi gation to the Australian colonies. It related to a question which had excited a good deal of public dis cussion in this country. namely, navigation by steam be tween Singapore and the Australian colonies; and it was wholly within the province of a newspaper to dis cus' a question of that kind; but the observations made in the article referred to affected the honour and the in tegrity of those three gentlemen so seriously that they felt themselves bound to come to a court of justice in order to clear themselves of such an imputation as that which was cast on them. It appeared that, in the dis cussion which took place on this subject, the Daily News took a very prominent part ; and a letter had been written in the name of the company to the editor, signed " A Lover of Fair Play," which had for its object the vindication of the company. The editor published the letter, and in a short ncte gave his comments upon it, alleging, in answer, various complaints that had been preferred against the company, and which appeared in an East Indian newspaper called the Bengal .11arkaru. The gravamen of the libel consisted in a part of the article which substantially charged the managing directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company with having departed from the usual rule of the company with re gard to the repairing of one of their ships, called the Bentinck, in order that the directors might get what was called their dustoree, which was an Indian word, implying the receipt of an illegal and improper per qu'eite taken by servants and middle man, on the money expended by them for their employers. He (t';e Solici tor-General) had the affidavits of the three managing directors of that company, who stated that there was not the slightest shadow of foundation for such a charge being made against them ; that they took uo perq iisites on the expenditure of the company, and de rived no advantage whatever in respect to the repairing the ships of the company. The directors therefore felt that by the publication of the statement to which he ha,l referred they were disgrace:l in the ° l ea of their share holders; they felt that a charge of that kind seriously affected them as public men and as gentlemen, and there tore they had brought the matter before the attention of the Court; in doing so, however, they had ❑o vindictive feelings towards the newspaper in otiesticn. Lord CAMPBELL (addressing the Solicitor- Geheral) said he understood that kis clients had had an oppor tunity of denying, the charge, and had denied it amply, and he (Lmd Gsrephell) and his brethren on the bench thought that the Court ought not to int-rfete. Rule ;Thud. Contrasted with this omission on the part of the two last , I is the remarkable fidelity with which they have recorded in nearly the same terms the rebuke given by our Saviour to St. Peter, but a few verses farther on, namely, in the 23d of the same chapter of Matthew, and the 33d of Mark; Luke and John alone omitting it. Hence it is clear that little importance was attached to the circumstance by those who were present; that they regarded the power so conferred as purely personal; and that it gave no spiritual supremacy over his colleagues to the individual upon whom it was bestowed. Although, even admitting that evidence of such supremacy could be found in the New Testament, it remains to be proved that the grant of supremacy was extended, beyond St. Peter, to those who might be able to prove themselves by an unbroken chain of historic evidence the legitimate and apostolic successors of St. Peter's piety and power. Now, where is the historic evidence to be found of Peter having at any time been Bishop of Rome, and as such assuming any authority, approaching in the least to that claimed by the Popes, over the Christian churches of his day? Not certainly in the Acts of Apostles, where we find St. Peter playing comparatively but a secondary part; Paul and Barnabas , not Peter, being by far the most prominent actors in all the transactions of the period. Indeed, I am not aware that we possess any trustworthy evidence of Peter having ever visited Rome, although, as he was a great traveller among the Gentiles, it is far from improbable that he might have done so. An occasional visit to Rome, however, and the circum stance of his preaching the Gospel there, even could it be satisfactorily proved, did not confer upon him the Bishopric of that See, which we might more naturally conceive to have belonged to St. Paul, who not only visited, but resided and preached in Rome for two whole years. But that the words pronounced by our Saviour, as re corded by St. Matthew, whom I quote in the orignal G reek, SE col. X-yco, 81-t. ov EL ITETpOS ec - ) r& n pa obcoSoijerto / JMV T7JV etocryrietv KRL 71A.at, am) OVK Karaxikrovcrw drrie. KaL Mo-o) cot, "7 - 1.3 KXEIS Tn 3 #MTLAEra3 TOVV ovpav(7)v Kal. O COLL 8;10 - 7c Elrt TS'ic 7773 &prat. SESE,u&ov iv Tois Kai. O iCtv A.-tscrns &LT•Cis 7)]c &Tat XEXV I .LEVOV EV Tois and analyze the fluid, to measure its amount, to cal culate the facility and the expense of conducting it to town. All London watches for the result with the interest of persons who are to be relieved from a nuisance, and endowed with a blessing at the same time. The principal merit in Mr. Napier's scheme is its comprehensive character ; there has been antecedently no one suggestion by which water at once so pure and ample in quantity could be obtained ; no supply coming from one quarter could be devised except upon some such comprehensive basis. There is every reason to believe that there does not exist within a moderate distance of London more than one area which could furnish the quality and amount of water which we require; we seem, therefore, forced to the conclusion that either there is no single method by which the whole metropolis can be supplied now and prospectively on a better principle than the one in use, or else that the one method offers itself here. We are come to the end of our methods. Water is only to be had from rains, rivers, and springs. From rivers we cannot get it pure; from rainfall we cannot get it, as it seems, either so plentifully or so cheaply as from springs ; from springs we cannot get it unless we embrace a very wide district of country. Mr. Napier reports a sufficiency of good water in a certain locality. Mr. Rammell calculates, by a more precise examination, that the quantity is an undoubted fact, and that the area can afford to dispense with it. What is now re quired is that the quality of each separate spring should be ascertained beyond dispute by chy mical analysis, that a complete estimate of expense should be framed by competent authorities; in a word, that a thoroughly digested plan should be brought before Parliament. The evidence adducible in favour of such a plan will be the only ground upon which the powers of the existing companies can be contested, their allegations rebutted, and some general measure laid down. It is really in the interest of the water companies to join in imposing a measure , of this nature upon Government. The most economical .scheme to the public will be also the best for them, as they would secure a compensation which, if it falls into private hands, will be much more scantily dealt out to them. It is useless to suppose that we shall remain content with the imperfect or deleterious supply now furnished when the sanitary importance of a pure one has become so manifest, and its possibility so nearly established. It need hardly be added that ' it is much in the interest of Government, at a ovpavots. From which it would appear that our Saviour's ex pression, Talsro .71-&pa. oNoBopicrai a uou Taw ZkicXylcrtav," applies net to the individual, but to the faith which prompted the reply by that indivi dual, to the question put by Christ in the 15th verse, where he says, " 'N",ucis 6E Ti,Va A4Ere etFett." Peter promptly and unhesitatingly answered' " yu Et (7) Xpto-rk ci IA; vo ()EaTou Oovros"—" Thou art Chris.t, tho son of the living God."—This is the rock upon which he declared he would build his Church, so that the gates of Hell should not prevail against it, and by means of which Peter should possess, .so long as he retained it, the keys of lleaven, and the power to bind and loose. The power must have been granted both. conditionally and individually, conditionally, that ho should retain the faith implied in his reply; for it is absurd to suppose that the Almighty would suffer him to retain it in the event of his falling off from that faith—and individually, since it cannot be supposed that it was intended to de scend to successors of every shade of belief, among whom our Saviour himself forewarned his disciples that a pos.. taci , s and heresies would arise. ladee I it must require even more than the sophistry of the Vatican, the craft of a Loyola, or the casuistry of Westminster Hall, to per suade any, but those of the weakest and most errdulcus understaildiag, that the mighty and superhuman power conferred was granted in endless perpetuity to all the Popes, Anti-Popes, and Pope doans, who might claim, as temporary occupants of the See of Rome, a pretended spiritual descent from this highly distinguished Apostle. But, if this ccmmission really conferred any spiritual su premacy, like that subsequently usurped by the Rknaan Pontiffs. how did it happen that the individual so exalted above his colleagues should have been held amenable to their cnsures? And yet we read in the 12th chapter of Acts, that " When Peter was come up to Jerusalem they that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest into men uncircumcised and did cat with them.' " And Peter, recognizing their authority, entered into a full justification of his conduct. Will Pio None, who pretends to be the Apostolic suc cessor of St. Peter, but who, unlike the Apostles of old, ran gallantly away in the piebald livery of a footman, from the imaginary honours of a martyrdom, give an equally apostolic justification of his recent puerile at tempts at usurpation? When the supposed claim cif St. Peter to the spiritual supremacy of the Church. and his actual occupation of the See of Rome as its Bishop, shall have been estab lished upon better evidence than the legendary traditions of the Vatican, it 'will be suffieient time to inquire into the claim of hereditary power pretended to have sprung from it.—l am, Sir, &c., WILLIAM HAMILTON. 14, Octagon, Plymouth. time when party questions are comparatively in abeyance, to signalise a session by soma internal reform which may commend itself to a numerous class, or satisfy some natural expectation. Even should Ministers decline to take upon themselves a responsibility which ought to be dictated alike by their position and previous agency in the matter, they should, at least, take care that an inquiry, which it was imperative to set on foot, should not be stopped short at the moment when success draws near. We could forgive hesitation or indifference after the in vestigation had furnished us with some incontestable data, but we ought not to be mocked with a tan talizing series of pronositions of which none is con firmed, and a conclusion by which nothing is con eluded.— Times. THE POPISH AGGRESSION. COMMON COUNCIL.—(rIIi3 DIY.) A special general court of Common Ceuncii was held this morning iu the Council Chamber, Guildhall, for the purpose of addressing hes Majesty en the subject of the recent Popish aggression. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor pre,ied. Mr. Joule WOOD in a lengthened address proposed a resolution to the following effect:—" That an humble, dutiful, and loyal address be presented to her Majesty on the subject of the recent proceedings of the Bishop of Rome, and expressive of the continued loyal attach ment of the Corporation of the city of London to her person, authority, end Govcrninent." Jv'r. BLAKE seconded the motion. Mr. CARR, a Roman Catholic member of the Court, took exception to some parts of the address, and defended the policy of the Pope, though he was not, he said, pre pared to justify, n..r did he think his Holiness desired, to exercise any political power in this country. Mr. Alderman LAWRANCE would not deny to any man the right of worshipping his Maker after the fashion which his conscience dictated, but this move on the part of Rome would not increase but retard that liberty, and he was therefore opposed to it. He de nounced-in no measured terms the Puseyite proceedings of Oxford, and pronounced an opinion that the Bishop of London and the Bishop of Exeter were as much to blame for this Romish aggression as Dr. Wiseman. He protested against the creation and recognition of Roman Catholic bishop', because such a step would be productive of great political evil. A bishop without a territory or church might seem an anomaly, but only let the Pope succeed in getting his bishop introduced into this land, and those requisites for sustaining his power and dignity would soon be ob tained. The noblemen with ignoble :minds, who had become proselytes, and heel gone over to Rome, were blamable to the highest degree, and while he did not object to the creation of Romish bishops inlrelsnd, which was purely a Catholic country, he must be understood as entertaining an uncompromising opposition to their appearing in England. Mr. STACEY hoped the address would be passed by a unanimous vote. Mr. DARIN was inclined to think that the Pope had been urged on by a " vaulting ambition that c'erleaps; it self and falls on the other side" and when he learnt the storm of indignation which this aggressive policy had raised in England, he would see toe expediency of re tracing his steps, if he acted the part of a wiseman. Mr. TAYLOR pointed to Sardinia as affording an inns ttatien of the tyranny and war-to-the-knife spirit which always actuated the policy of the Romish Church. Only let Romanism gain the ascendancy in this country, end there would be an end of civil and religious liberty. Mr. ELLIOTT thought that a limit ought to be put upon the toleration extended to Papistic principles. The tole ration which the Roman Catholics enjoyed should be confined within its present limits, tor whenever and wherever Roman Catholiciere had succeeded in establish ing bishoprics there immorality and misery abounded. Mr. JONES agreed with those who had preceded him that much of the aggression which the Pope wished to be guilty of was attributable to the proceedings of a small portion of the Established Church, but the dissen ait;ns which existed in the Church should form the subject of discussion on another day. They had enough to do now in confining themselves to the threatened in vasion from Rome, and in opposing that movement and supporting this address, he begged to state that his motive for doing so was a strong belief that the Roman Catholic Church was incapable o' toleration. Mr. BENNOCH depreciated the idea of treat ing the Archbishop of Westminster with contempt, for his manifesto displayed a masterly pen and consummate ability, and his influence was to be dreaded rather than despised. For his part, he rejoiced that this movement had taken place, since it would serve the purpose of establishing Protestantism upon a firmer basis • than it already enjoyed. He was a Pro testant Dissenter, aed belonged to a country which had spent 20,000 of its best lives in supporting episcopacy. He was, therefore, diametrically opposed to the prin ciples of Roman Catholicism; but though he was strongly inclined to denounce the aggression of the Pope, he could not conceal from himself the fact that it had in a great measure been encouraged by the abuses which existed in the Established Church, and one of its Universities. In raising their voices against the impudent proceedings of the Pope, let them also protest against the dissension which existed in the Church, and insist upon tho abuses to which he had referred being at once rooted out. Mr. LOCK said the true source of the evil was Catho lic emancipation, and - the only remedy for the grievance was the withdrawal of the concessions which had been made to the Catholics. Mr. D. W. WIRE trusted the Court would not sym pathise with the feelings of the last speaker. Why :should they return to the days of persecution because the Pope of Rome had been guilty of an attempted aggression? But while he protested against that step he was equally averse to the spread of Romish influence in this country. Civil and religious liberty he would never forsake, but this move ment of Rome would destroy that freedom, and it was big duty to resist it. Dr. -Wiseman had contrasted this creation of bishops by his Church with the parcelling the country out into districts by the Wesleyans, but the analogy there attempted to be drawn could not be sus tained, for while the Wesleyans recognised no fo reign power in matterOpiritual or temporal, Ro man Catholics, who *bre sincere in their pro fession, were forced to owe a divided allegiance. The tendency of Roman Catholocism was to debase the mind and enslave the soul, and Heaven forbid that it shOuld ever again obtain the ascendant in this country. Still he did not blame Dr. Wiseman, the Pope, or the • Govern men t, f or this aggression, but the unfaithful sons , of the Church of England, and though some of them had disavowed their former principles, he was strongly in clined to think that it was not for the sake of Pro testaetism, but was rather to be traced to a fear that . their loaves and fishes were in danger. , Mr. CARR, as a Roman Catholic, disclaimed owning any allegiance to the Pope either spiritual or temporal. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY spoke a few words on behalf of the simplicity of - Protsstantism_and, in favour o f t h e address. The resolution was then put and carried with only one dissentient, after which a committee was appointed to draw up the address, and the court adjourned. METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY When the question of a metropolitan water supply comes before Parliament next session, the first ele ment of discussion will be the nature and scope of the plans brought forward by the Board of Health. That board being, in fact, an ,organ of Government, its representations will be regarded as possessing a weight proportioned to the position it occupies. In dividual projectors are standiog aloof for a while, and competing companies reserve their propositions until Gwvdyr-house has given utterance to its final re solve. On a social and sanitary measure of this mag nitude it was well to defer for a time the hopes of in terested or the proposals of speculative persons ; old water companies and new would have been bidding against one another for public favour, the one promis ing an impossible repentance, the, other an impracti cable excellence ; every engine known in the warfare of committee-rooms would have been brought into play ; the real character of a dozen different schemes would have been disguised amidst the dust of the con flict ; and, finally, either the most subtle advocacy would have triumphed to the neglect of public considerations, or a commission would have been appointed at the close instead of the beginning. If some of these evils have been avoided by the delegation of the matter to the Board of Health, some yet remain in prospect, so long as the intentions of Ministers remain doubtful. When the Government assumed to themselves the conduct of the preparatory steps they may be said to have assumed the whole responsibility of the eventful measure. If the wants of a population of 2,000,000 constitute a plea for inquiry, they constitute still more a reason for consistent and definite action founded upon such inquiry. The problem which was given to the Board of Health to solve may be said to have been,—ls there within reasonable distance of the me tropolis water of a quality and quantity sufficient for the use, and favourable to the health, of the inhabi tants, and, if so, where ? Upon the answer made by them to this question, one of the most important measures of the forthcoming session must de pend ; whether that measure come from the Mi nisterial benches or not, it is imperative that the answer should be complete and satisfactory. At present all we know is, that there are two plans in contemplation, about neither of which the evidence is perfect, one to procure a supply by draining a large area of high ground, the other by uniting in a single channel the waters of forty-five different springs. In appearance one of these plans offers a larger, a purer, and a cheaper supply than the other ; the only reason for hesitation in accepting it is, that it has not yet been placed in a position to come forward as the one solution of our difficulty . : its practical excellence has not, in other words, been subjected as yet to tests which could warrant the construction of a measure upon it. In order that the absolute merits of one plan over the other may be established before the meeting of Parliament, and all doubts which could assail an impartial or a reasonable mind be removed, any resources necessary to such decision ought to be placed at the disposal of the Board. Unless they are enabled to bring a single definite proposition before the House, with the requisite guarantees, their opera tions will have been merely the basis for a legion of speculators to build upon, and the very purpose of the whole inquiry will be resigned. There may be some ignorant or unwashed members of society, some av e r s e t o all c on tact of the pure ele ment either within or without, who are indifferent to the question at issue. Th e re ma y b e so me lovers of the microscope who wou ld sacr ifi ce any thi ng f o r an animalcule, some palates which require that their water should smack of something, some few reckless shareholders who mak e it a condition of their own prosperity . that men should swallow filth; but, beyond these sections, there are not l ess th an ine-tenths of theinhabitants of London who view the future water supply with all the anxiety which a question at once sanitary and economical can command. There can be no choice between good water and bad ; but, not only is London water hard, vapid, char ge d w i t h dele terious matter, animal, mineral, and vegetable, but it is also ill distributed and expensive, there are an immense number of houses without any water sup ply at ali ; those which are supplied do not receive on an average SO much as health and cleanlin ess demand, and those few which do receive sufficient pay an enormous rate. The existing water companies cannot or will not so far reduce their charges as to extend the distribution and the quantity of their supply, they cannot, if they would, change the quality of their w at e r w ith ou t subjecting it to a process which would enhance its expensiveness ; when they com pleted their machinery, a water supply was regarded as merely a commercial question ; they sought, there ,' fore, the cheapest source, and underbid one another, not by presenting a purer, but a more defiled fluid for our purchase. We are aware now that health, [ cleanliness, and economy , depend not only on the cheapness of w a t er , i. e. up on the amount at com mand, but also up on the quality. We naturally demand whether it be possible to secure for our popu lation one of the first and greatest of blessings— whether it be possible to secure it in such a way that those whos supplied. It e now the is b moestcasutisnetethdisshwalalnbte i t s h the mos t cheaply u some thing other than a commercial want, th a t Par liament can legitimately interfere as it has interfered. Deferring to this circumstance, Government took the divining rod in hand, and set out upon the -investiga tion. Officers are appointed to scour the cou n t r y, to pierce into geological formations, to taste, and test, PAPAL SUPREMACY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—While the advocates of Papal supremacy over the Christian Church in every part of the globe rest their claim upon a supposed grant of spiritual supremacy made by our Redeemer to St. Peter, as related by St. Matthew in the 18th and 19 th verses of his I6th chapter, it becomes us, as Protestants, who deny that spiritual supremacy, to examine into the grounds upon which that claim is supposed to rest, and the extent to which the power conferred by our Saviour was designed, or was understood at the tim e , to go. ' It cannot fail to be remarked as singular that, among the four Evangelists who have recorded the events of our : , bviour's ministry, Matthew alone has deemed this _ address , to St. Peter worthy of being preserved for the information of posterity, although the circumstance which gave birth to it has been carefully chronicled by e out of the four—viz., Matthew, ch. xvi., v. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; Mark, ch. viii., v. 27, 28, 29, and - Luke, eh. ix., v. 18, 19, 20; but, of these three, Matthew alone records that portion which refers personally to f3t,Peter. THE SUN, LONDON, Tn. URSDAY EVENING, N OVEMBER 21, 1850. The second information was then gone into against the defendant for manufacturing tobacco without pos sessing the Excic !icence, by which he incurred a penalty of 2001. The COURT, after a short consultation, gave judg ment against the defendant in the penalty of 5001., viz., 3001. for the adulteration, and 2001. for carrying on the business of a tobacco manufacturer without licence, and also awarded the condemnation of the seizure. Henry Wilson was charged with working an il licit still, and also with having an unlicensed still in his possession at Montague-court, Spitalfields. The COURT gave judgment in the penalty of 2001., with the condemnation of the seizure. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A respectably-dressed young man was brought up in the custody of Mullineux, a City detective officer, and placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Hum phery, charged with stealing from the person of Mr. IV. Eason, of the Welch Harp, Essex-street, White friars, a gold watcu ,value thirty guineas. Prosecutor stated that he was on Snow•hill on Tuesday evening about six o'clock, when his attention was drawn to a well-dressed woman, who was wan dering about in a state of extreme intoxication. A crowd followed hArA wherever she went, and prose cutor stopped for a few minutes on the edge of the kerb to observe her movements. Suddenly he felt something at his waistcoat pocket, and he caught the prisoner's hand with his watch in it. Prosecutor ina mediately collared him, and a desperate struggle en sued, during which the prisoner dropped the watch in the gutter. Prosecutor identified the watch produced as his property. It was jewelled in ten holes, with ruby palettes, and had been made for prosecutor ac cording to order, and cost thirty guineas. John Corney said he picked up the watch and gave it to a gentleman in the crowd, of the name of M'Elroyd, who handed it over to the care of the officer. Mullineux stated that he had been watching the prisoner on the evening in question, and on hearing the prosecutor call out that he had been robbed of his watch he directly took the prisoner into custody. Ob serving that he had something in his left hand, wit ness endeavoured to get it from him, and, after a short struggle, he saw prisoner throw away the watch, which was shortly after picked up by the last witness. He then took him to the station, where he gave his address, 12, Surrey-street, Brighton. Alderman HUMPHERY—IS the prisoner known ? Mullineux—l know him to he a member of the swell mob. It is not more than six months ago since he was charged at Bow-street with picking pockets. Prisoner (indignantly)-013, I was never up at Bow-street in my life. I only came from Brighton last (Tuesday) night. Alderman IiUMPLIERY - It is rather sharp practice to begin so soon after your arrival. The prisoner was here identified by Mr. Crouch, of Tudor-street, Blackfriars, who happened to be in court at the time, as the person who held him while another stole his watch, value about 71. That man is now undergoing a period of imprisonment for that offence. A son of Mr. Crouch, who is deaf and dumb, here deposed to seeing the prisoner receive his father's watch on Tuesday week last from the man who stole it. Witness was lookink out of the first-floor window at the time, and could not be mistaken i❑ his identity. Prisoner—lt's all false. I was in the country on Tuesday week, and can prove it. Alderman HUMPHERY—Where were you ? Priso ner—l went down to Kingston by the half-past one o'clock train and slept there that night. Alderman HUMPHERY—That does not signify, for you would then have had plenty of time to be in Blnckfriars by half-past three o'clock and to return to sleep at Kingston. Mullineux—l had his companion in custody last week, and know both of them well. They belong to the Drury-lane gang. Prisoner—That's not true, for I don't know where Drury-lane is.—(Laughter.) Alderman HumruEnv—Perhaps you do not know where Covent-garden is ? Prisoner—No more I do, Sir. Alderman HUMPHERY—Where did you go after leaving Kingston ? Prisoner—l went to Brighton, where I have remained cver since. Alderman llumrneaf—lt's very clear that you took the watch in the first case, and I shall therefore send you for trial. Prisoner—Am I to be allowed to call witnesses to prow.; that I was at Kingston on Tuesday week ? Alderman HUMPIIERIE—You can send them on to the Old Bailey, as I intend to commit you for trial in both cases, so that, in the event of your getting off in the first charge, you may he indicted on the other. The prisoner was then removed to the lock-up cells under the court, where he amused himself with abus ing the officer and making as much noise as he could, under the circumstances. WESTMINSTER. John Murphy and Jeremiah Ill' Cormack, remanded from the previous day in default of finding bail for their appearance, were charged with the following desperate and violent conduct at the house of Mr. Broggreff, the Ennisraore Arms, Ennismore-gardens, Brompton. The defendants and some other labourers, employed at the Industrial Exhibition ;structure in llyde.park, were in the tap-room of the Ennismore Arms on Mon day evening, and one of the party having called for a gallon of beer, Mr. Broggreff and his waiter took in two pots ea.:ll, buu as usual with customers of that class, refused to deliver the liquor without immediate payment. The waiter, however, having placed the two pots he had taken in upon the table, without first taking the money, two of the party immediately helped themselves :their contents, and M'Cormack tried to take another:pot out of the landlord's hand, and, upon his refusing to part with it until be had received payment, M'Cormack struck him in the eye. Mr. Broggreff then tried to recover possesdon of a pot which Murphy had seized, when the latter struck him twice on the face, and made his nose bleed. Mrs. Broggreff beset as described, came out of the bar and laid hold of Murphy by the collar, upon which he turned round and gave her a blow which made her ear bleed, and knocked her down. In consequence of the fall, her hip was so Burt that she was unable to leave her bed until the following afternoon, but was now much re covered. The defendants aid they intended to pay for the beer, a pot of which in the scuffle was wasted. Murphy admitted having struck Mr. Broggreff, but denied that he had assaulted his wife. M'Cormack went into a long history about the beer, and described the cir cumstance which the non-payment had given rise to as merely a scuffle. Mr. YRODERIP said the case was fully proved against the accused, and fined M'Cormack 508., or one month, and Murphy 405., or one month, for assaulting the landlord, and 605., or six weeks, for assaulting the landlady. Mary Dale, a young woman, servant in the house, was called, and she stated that on the dny in question she s:. - tw the prisoner take the kettle off the lire, and walk over to the bedstead in vi hich the complainant was lying asleep, and deliberately pour the boiling water over his face and arm. The prisoner still asserted that the injuries were accidentally inflicted. Mr. A'BECKEIT said that it was proved to his satis faction that the prisoner was guilty of a most bar barous assault—that of intentionally pouring boiling water over, and scalding, a man against whom it was evident she had a feeling of dislike. Although the injured man had expressed a desire not to press the charge, he (the Magistrate) would not consent to any such wish on his part, and that instead of send ing the prisoner for trial, as he intended, ho should inflict the highest penalty the law empowered him, namely, 51. on her, and in default of payment, sentence her to two months' imprisonment. The prisoner was sent to prison in default of paying the fine. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Firm. Efrain, who gave the name of Burton, a powerfully-built Irishman, and who is known as one of the common class of pugilists, was brought before Mr. Hardwick,: k - . Ted with having committed the following unprovoked outrage on Elizabeth Harris: — The prosecutrix, a small woman, appeared to have been dreadfully beaten. Her face was cat to the bone, several of her ribs were broken, and other indi cations of having sustained severe injury were appa rent. She said shy, was an unfortunate woman, and on the 6th of this month, about two in the morning, while passing through Oxford-street, the prisoner came up to her, and asked her to give him a pint of beer! Sbe told him she had no money. He thrust his hand into her bosom. She pushed him off, upon which he felled her to the ground by a blow upon the face which cut her cheek open. She screamed mur der, and the prisoner continued to beat and to kick her with his heavy iron-tipped boots, until the constable arrived. She gave the prisoner into custody, and was taken to the hospital, where she had ever since been confined. _ _ _ Police-constable Jeavons, 89 C, said he found the woman covered with blood. Her face was dreadfully cut, and, among otaer injuries, three of her ribs were found to have been broken. The prisoner resisted violently, and severely kicked another constable. The prisoner made no defence, and was fully corn mitted. ' c 0 UTHWARK. Ann Carey, the keeper of a lodging-house in Vine yard, Tooley-street, w as placed at the bar for re examination, before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with pouring boiling water over William Gillett, and scalding his face, arms, and breast. The complainant, who had been in the hospital, stated that on Tuesday week he was a lodger in th e prisoner's house, and that being without the means of paying his rent, he asked for a little time, but she refused, and ordered him out of the house. lie, how ever, refused to go, and lay down in bed, and soon fell asleep, and while there he was awakened by a sense of great pain on the side of his face, and threw up his arm, by which he dashed on one side a kettle of boiling water, which the prisoner was in the act of pouring over him, and which she must have fetched into the room for the purpose. She then hastily quitted the room, and on rising from the bed, he found ho was dreadfully scalded on the side of the race, one arm, and on the breast, and he subsequently gave his assailant into custody, and was compelled to enter an hospital himself, to b 3 treated for the in juries inflicted by her. He added, that although he had been used with such cruelty by the prisoner, yet he did not wish to press the charge now against her, she having since expressed her contrition for the act. The prisoner exclaimed that she did not pour the boiling water over the complainant intentionally; that she was going to pour the contents of the kettle into a tub to wash, and that having to pass close to the bed where complainant was lying asleep, she stum bled, and the water accidentally went upon his face and arm. FRAN CE. Not even on the first night of the season was the Italian Opera more crowded than on Tuesday night. The theatre contained within its walls all that is most eminent for rank, fashion, and talent. Mademoiselle Fiorentini made her appearance in Norm?, and was warmly applauded. The President of the Republic, accompanied by his new Aide-de. Camp, General Bo guel, entered his box at a little after nine o'clock. Considerable damage has been done in Paris by , a storm of wind on Tuesday night and the night previous. The carousel and the quays were covered with slates blown from the roofs of the Tuileries and the Louvre. A chimney was blown down in the rue St. Avoir, and branches of trees torn away in the gardens of the Tuileries and the Champs Elysees. The following Bill, for regulating the electric tele graphic communications, was read a second time on Tuesday : , " Art. 1. States that the telegraph is open to every one whose identity is established, but with the under standing that private communications are always to give way to private onus. " Art. 2. Gives the rules to be observed by persons wishing to transmit telegraphic communications. " Art. 3. Authorises the director of the telegraph to refuse such communications as may be injurious to the public morality or to the interests of order. " Art. 4. Allows the Government to suspend the transmission of communications , . " Art. 5. Enforces secrecy on the functionaries. " Art. 6. Absolves the Government from any respon sibility with regard to private correspondence. " Art. 7. Fixes the tariff for dispatches as follows: — For a dispatch of from one to twenty words, 31., with an addition of 12c. for everymyriametre (somewhat more than six English miles). Over twenty words, the price for trans mission is increased a fourth for every ten words, or frac tion of ten words; the address, date, and signature are counted in the dispatch, and figures are reckoned as if written in words at length. Every fraction of a myria metre is considered as an entire one. Dispatches sent by night are charged one-half extra. The Minister of thelnterior is authorised to take subscriptions at reduced prices for the transmission of news intended for journals, or fur those connected with them. " Art. 8. Allows the repetition cf the dispatch, in order to secure correctness, on payment of double fees. ". Art. 9. Provides for the additional charge of deli vering the dispatch at the residences of the parties, at the rate of 50c. in the departments, and lf. in Paris. " Art. 10. Regulates the order of priority in trans mission of dispatches, and stating that short ones should have the preference over long ones. " Art. 11. States that the Bill would come into ope ration on the Ist of March next, and regulates the diffe rent forms to be observed by persons wishing to send dispatches." GERMANY. Intelligence has been received from Electoral Hesse to the 18th. An armistice for eight days has been concluded between the Prussian and the Federal troops. The 7th Prussian Rifles have been advanced from Buttlar to Geysa, and other villages in the direc tion of the Bavarian frontier, and the city of Buttlar has been occupied by the 12th (Prussian) Regiment of Foot. The Federal troops have sent a 12-pound battery from Fulda to Marbach, where the 2d division has its head-quarters. This vanguard and the head quarters of their first division are at Hunield, and their outposts and picquets are at Druben and Burghaun, at the distance of from six to eight miles from Hunteld. The line of demarcation, which ac cording to the armistice, .separates the two armies, extends rather more to the north, along Eiter feld, Rosenkirchen, and :Hasselstein. The head quarters of the Prince Taxis are still at Fulda, and his troops extend about eight miles in the rear of that city. To the left they lean on the border of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and to the right on the Bavarian frontier, which facilitates their concentration. They have, moreover, occupied all the roads and defiles within their reach. On the 16th and 17th the Austrian troops of the Vorarlberg Corps had entered Hesse by, way of Buchenau, Schliich tern, and Neuhoff, and took their position at Loschen road in a line with the corps of Prince Thum. and Taxis. The German Journal of Frankfort of the 18th contains the following somewhat contradictory news from Electoral Hesse : " HERSFELD, Nov. 15.—1 t is reported that an order was received yesterday from Berlin to maintain the mi litary roads even by furce, and that the Prince of Tour and Taxis has been informed of it. In consequence the advanced posts have been strengthened, and a battalion of the 18th Regiment Ihas been sent to Sieglos, a league from here, on the road to Hunfeld. There are 30 Prussian battalions between here and Vacha and Butlow." " THE HESSIAN FRONTIER, Nov. 16.—General Von Groeben received intelligence yesterday that an armis tice of eight days had been agreed on. In consequence the advanced posts have been withdrawn, and to-day some removals of troops on the frontiers. The soldiers consider their new location as their quarters for the winder." The last account is confirmed by the Cologne Ga zette as follows : " CASSEL, Nov. 16.—The commanders-In-chief of the two armies have concluded an armistice. The Prussian troops extend themselves more and more over the mili tary roads. The head-quarters are a t F r i e d wa ld." Baron Bodelschwingh has been ordered to proceed to Berlin. The Prince of, Prussia's staff has pro ceeded from Coblentz to Cassel. No ostensible chan ges had occurred in the political crisis now taking place at Berlin. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Advices which we have received from Rendsburg contradict the late statement, according to which the Cabinet of Berlin had desired the Stadtholders to submit to Denmark. The Stadtholders have received no such notification from the Prussian Cabinet. Hanover has protested against the proposal to join its troops to the Federal army ; but no protest has been made against the march of that army through the Hanoverian territory. Our advices from Copenhagen are of the 16th inst. They contain no news of public interest. Baron Pechlin has arrived in the Danish capital. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS. — The Chambers have concluded the ge neral discussion of the budget for foreign affairs,.and proceeded to the debate on the separate articles. In reply to the interpellation of one of the Mem bers as to whether the Belgian Government bad taken any steps with the Netherlands Government for the abolition of the duty on sugar in both countries ? the Minister for Foreign Affairs replied that nego tiations had been opened ; but that the Netherlands Government• was not fully prepared to enter into the measure. TURKEY. It is stated in a letter From Constantinople of the 10th that the Austrian Government bad given its con sent to the release of all the Hungarian refugees in Turkey, with the exception of Kossuth, but that the Porte had declared that all must be released or none. The refugees themselves were, it is added, of opinion that all ought to be treated alike. The definitive answer of Austria was expected with anxiety. Should it be favourable, Percvl and Batthyani would, it was said, take up their residence at Paris, and Kossuth at London. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING SIX O'CLOCK. CRESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Montagne 50 to I:agst Rhesus 66 to 1 agst Elthiron 66 to 1 agst The Italian DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Grecian 12 to 1 agst Mountain Sylph colt 20 to 1 agst Teddington 20 to 1 agst Newminster 20 to 1 agst Lamartino 30 to 1 agst Storm 40 to 1 agst Lightfoot 40 to 1 agst Bonnie Dundee 100 to 1 agst Curious PAPAL AGGRESSION.—During this day a van has paraded the streets of the metropolis containing several characters grotesquely attired, and bearing an an nouncement that the Pope's Bull would be burnt in Smithfield, by John Bull, who would afterwards ex communicate the Pope ; at the snme time calling on those who attend to conduct themselves with order and decorum. LAW INTELLIGENCE: VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Nov 20. (Before Sir R. M. ROLFE.) IN TUE MATTER OF DICKSON'S TRUST. His HONOUR gave judgment on the petition of Mary Eleanor Dickson. for payment of the inte rest of a legacy of 10,0001. bequeathed to her by the will of her father, General Dickson. The question was whether, in the circumstances, the bequest was well revoked by a ccdicil, in which the testator, speaking of his daughter Mary Eleanor, said,— " Finding that she contemplates remaining in a Ro man Catholic convent, and becoming a nun, I conse quently hereby declare that, in the said event of her carrying out her intention of taking the veil, be coming a nun, or continuing to reside in a convent, or any way associating herself permanently with any Roman Catholic establishment of that nature, she, would forfeit all claim to a benefit from the said sum of 10,0001, and I hereby in that case revoke the said bequest, and in order to prevent any portion of my property from being applied to other purFoses than the benefit of my familyi,,Lhereby exclude my daughter Mary Eleanor Dickson from all rever sionary advantages from the said will:' The case was argued early in the term by Mr. Betheli and Mr. Fleming for the petitioner, Mr. James Parker for the family of the testator, and Mr. Elmsley for the trustees. His flosiona said it was admitted that the lady had associated herself permanently with a Roman Catholic establishment so as to come within the terms of the codicil, if, the codicil affected the bequest by the will. The first question was, whether the intention mani fested by the codicil was a lawful intention. What doubt could there be of that ? Independently of au thority there could be no ground for doubting that a testator might lawfully impose as a condition of his gift that his daughter should not take the veil, or be come a nuo, or declare that his bequest should not take effect if she did so. But it was said that this was prevented by a supposed rule of law, that if a bequest be given absolutely in the first instance, and then a condition be subsequently imposed, but without any gift over, the subsequent condition, is to be re garded as anidle threat, aad to be ineffectual. He thought that no such rule of law existed. The argu ment in support of the rule was founded on a supposed analogy to the case of conditions in restraint of mar riage, which„in the absence of any gift over, had been held not to affect the right of a legatee to an interest previously vested in him. The principle had been adopted from the civil law, 35 Pandect, c. 33, et seq. This Court had considered itself bound to fol low the civil law, and where a testator had coupled his gift with a condition that the legatee should not marry, had held either that the testator did not really mean to restrain marriage, or if he did, that he had attempted to prevent what he had no right to prohibit. The reasoning in those cases had oftei been described as unsatisfactory. This was not a case within the rule of civil law. It was not a question of form. The decision of the case did not depend on the condition being subsequent, but on the nature of the condition. If the testator went beyond the condition, and on the event happening bequeathed the legacy to another party, or directed it to fall into the residue, the Court then disregarded the doctrine of civil law, and acted upon its own rules, giving effect to the gift over. On the other hand, if there were no gift over, and the condition came within the rule of the civil law as restraining marriage, or directing that the legatee should not dispute the will, the condition was held to be ineffectual. But there was no prin ciple or authority which prevented a testator from saying that a legacy given by his will should not take effect upon the legatee taking the veil or entering a convent. lie was of opinion that there was nothing unlawful in the condition, and that the lady took no interest in the legacy of 10,0001. The petition must, therefore, be dismissed. It was subsequently admitted by the counsel on both sides to be a case in which all the parties should have their costa cut of the fund ; and that if it should appear that any dividends had become due before the lady entered the convent, those should be paid to her EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, Nov. 20. CROWN CASES RESERVED. _ (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, Mr. Justice WIGHT MAN, Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, Mr. Justice TAL , rounD, and Mr. Baron MARTIN.) QUEEN V. BIRD AND ANOTHER. It will be in the recollection — of that these prisoners were tried before Mr. Justice Tal fourd at the last spring assizes at Exeter, for the murder of Mary Ann Parsons, when they were ac quitted. They were, however, subsequently taken into custody, and indicted for having assaulted, cut, and grievously maimed her. The Solicitor-General and M r . R owe now appea re d Crown, a n d Mr. Slade appeared for Hobert Mr. Cox for Sarah Bird. in support of th e p o i n t which had been on mb err.t behalf s Curtis n o A r f p t i the h , e iB rd, a reserved, stated that their Lordships would find that the case which had been sent up to that Court, set out that three different assaults had been committed ; ggthg h s ad resulted from the said had been inflicted by a not stated that the castigations either prisoner separately, or by Therefore he should contend, bfin t h h ioaor e dtge n hgnbi t en;c h ego a nt us t hileunnbnf 1 certain cutie:it:ei tted wounds wy fl b . o ya s that as there bad been no evidence adduced against the prisoners that they had inflicted the said floggings, at all events that part of the case ought to be discussion, that portion of the case was expunged. .secondthe Ist After some expunged. avßicnyhgatrbhgeeiennlgl:thcseee.metrtileowdnitohf murder and felony, Mr. SLIDE then went on to argue, that the pri and acquitted on an in dictmentos o ff n e e n r c s e h . time for the same to acquit of the felony, and Victoria, cap. 85 , it was enacted that if any person shall be tried for any offence specified in the Act,. or for any other they could not be tried a felony, it shall be lawful return a verdict for the assault ; and that doctrine had been laid down and acted upon by Mr. Justice Patte son, in the year 1842, in i, The Queen v. Co m pt on ," and also in " The Queen v. Birch," subsequently, so that it was perfectly competent to the ju ry on t h e first indictment to have found the p r isoners guilty of an assault, although they might have been acquitted of the felony. The further hearing of the case was adjourned till Friday morning. s omii:Ey Gqo E . m; VENUE. r E ,J . E. with Nov.s Hci 7 .$) ta2Rvo: (B C e p or U Ee R sTq T .IO O am F nAtis TALAND BROCKBANK. THE AIl QUEEN LARR: DI 1 , • waJsechhearßgerdoc,hubaponnh, ot f wo re i a n c f o o c r k rn - a s t t i r o e n e s t: Newington, adulterated his tobacco with various deleterious sub stances while in the course of manufacture, and also with carrying on the business of a tobacco- manufac • turer without licence, by whic h he had incurred penalties to 1001. Dr. Bateman co nduc ted the pro secution. Dr. BATSMAN having stated th e case on the part o f the Crown, Mr. George Phillips said that he was a surveying examiner-general and analytical chemist to the Board of Inland Revenue. On the 2d of August last he went to the premises of the defendant, in Peacock street, Newington, where he discovered a quantity of unstoved tobacco that was grossly adulterated. Ano ther portion of stoved tobacco was also adulterated in lik e manner , and a third qua n t it y (a ) so adul terated), known by the name of " box ends , " was also secreted in some bales of genuine leaf tobacco. The three parcels consisted of about 200Ibs. Upon analyzation of one parcel, he found it adulterated to the extent of from 36 to 45 per cents with terra japonica, fuller's earth, and red peroxide of iron, and other parcels with similar adulteration to about 30 per cent. This species of adulteration was most injurious to the public and to the revenue. He seized the whole stock in the course of manufacture, and conveyed it to the Excise warehouse. SHIP NEWS. LivEnrooL, Nov. 20.—Two schooners (one is the Victoria, of Aberdovey) were driven on shore last night on the Banks outside this port, and one schooner is ashore in Llandudno Bay. The Thomas Fielden, from Calcutta and the Cape of Good Hope for this port, with loss of mizlnrnast, spars, sails, &c. BELFAST, Nov. 18.—The Runnymede, of this port, from Liverpool for Demerara, put into this lough yester day leaky, having been ashore on the morning of Nov. 15 on Blackwater Banks during a fog; will discharge and repair. LEITH, Nov. 19.—The Contus, for Hull, was spoken in !at. 55, long. 3 E., putting up a jurymast, having been struck by a sea which carried away foremast, maintop mast and bowsprit. PANAMA, OCT. 22.—The Talisman, of Bremen, has been condemned and sold here. CALLAO, OCT. B.—The Vicar of Bray, sailed hence for England Oct 1, but has put back in a leaky state. MANILLA, SEPT. 2l.—The Spanish brig Montemayor, hence for Hong-Kong, was discovered to be on fire shortly after sailing, and was abandoned; crew landed on the coast. ANTIGUA, OCT. 30.—The Enterprise, from Halifax, United States, for Jamaica, was spoken Oct. 14, with loss of foremast, bowsprit, and head of mainmast, which vessel reported having passed a vessel, bottom up, in the night of Oct. 13. The Harriet has arrived here from Halifax, Nova Scotia, with loss of foremast, bowsprit, part of deckload, &c., in a severe hurricane on Oct. 8, in lat. 30, long. 60. GRAVESEND, Nov. 20. 7 Wind W., fresh, hazy. Arrived—Lady Flora, from Madras; Orsolips, from Barletta; Sieka, from Amsterdam; Sympathie, from Memel; North Star and Trident, from Tonningen; Sir Edward Banks. from (I),tricl; Triumph, from Denia; Victoria, from Riva esella; Royal Saxon, from Ceylon; Harriet Nash, from Lisbon; Albion, from Boulogne; Batavier, from Idotterdam; City of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk; Le Jeune Henri, from Redon; Eugenic, from Fecamp; Agamemnon, from Bathurst; Heinrich Von Gagern, from New Orleans; Hero, from Port Philip; Marchioness of Douglass. from Moulmein. Sailed—Flora and Vivacious, for St. Michael's ; Joseph, for Guernsey; Prima Donna, for Cape Coast; Emperor, for the Cape; Seine, for Boulogne; Rhine and. Apollo, for Rotterdam; Roscommon and Diana, for Har lingen; Triton, for Ostend; Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt; Rol-Jett Metc4lt, for the Clyde; the Princess Royal, for Hamburgh; Adonis, for Bremen; Lamsrtine, for Got tenburg; Leander, for the North; Sir Charles Forbes, for Ascension; Great Britain, for Coquimbo. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Reward schooner, for London, Oct. 19, off. Cape St. Vincent. lona barque, from the Clyde for Monte Video, Nov. 1, in let. 41 N., long. 15 W. Queen of Britain brig, from London, Nov. 3, in lat. 42 N., 10LIEr. 15 W. Ann Kenny barque, from Waterford, Nov. 13, in lat. 48 N., long. 10 W. Columbia barque, for Bombay, Nov. 12, in let. 48 N., long. 10 W. Cicely, of and from Liverpool for Bahia, out 25 days, in lat 11 N., long. 26 W. Artistic, from Liverpool for Valparaiso, out 20 days, in let. 9 N., long. 25 W. Africa steamer, Nov. 17 (7 A.m.) in lat. 40, long. 69. Bertha, Prussian barque, Oct. 29, Cape St. Vineent bear ing S.S.E. 50 miles. Loodianah ship, Oct. 31, in lat. 39 N., long. 13 W. Xarifa brig, Nov. 13, in lat. 48 N., lone. 9 VT. Sobraon, from Bombay, out 34 days, on Sept. 4, in Ma lacca Straits. Alice Maud, bound S., in lat. 5 S., long. 85 E. Lady Bruce, from Calcutta, in let. 12 N., long 89 E. i'aramatta, from Calcutta for London, Sept. 2, in lat. 22 S., long. 38 E. Fanny, from Van Dieman's Land for London, Oct, 5, in let. 13 S., long. 9 W. Light of the Harere, Oct. 15, in Ist. 2 N., long. 22 W. Helen, from Liverpool for California, Oct. 16, in let. 4 N., long. 22 W. Wilhelmine, from Rio Plate for Hamburgh, Oct. 29, in lat. 17 N., long. 28 W. Wingfield, Nov. 2, in lat. 26 N., long. 31 W. Amathea, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Sept. 23, in lat. 26 S., long. 40 E. Mary Hartley, outward bound, Oct. 13, in let. 13 S., long. 22 W. Elias and Peter, from Rio Janeiro for Marseilles, Oct. 16, in lat. 5 N., long. 24 W. Domingo barque, from Africa, Nov. 15, in let. 49 N., long. 10 W. William Nicholson, from Swansea for St. Jago de Cubs, Oct. 26, in let. 21 N., long. 58 W. St. George barque, standing W., Oct. 30, in let. 30 N. long. 7 W. Thomas Brocklebank, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Nov. 12, in lat. 46 N., long. 14 W. Nereides, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Nov. 13, in lat. 47 N.. long. 13 W. Emma Tully barque, of Sunderland for Cadiz, Nov. 16, 50 miles S.W. of Scilly. Larpent, from Liverpool for Shanghai, Aug. 28. Pilot Fish, from Liverpool for Shanghai, Aug. 25, out 96 days, in the China Seas. Eleanore, from Singapore for London, Sept. 20, in let. 28 S., long. 13 W. Arab, from London for Adelaide, South Australia, Oct. 24, in let. 17 N., long. 28 IV. Alexander, from Rio Grande for Falmouth, Nov. 2, in lat. 27 N., long. 30 W. Viscount Sandon, Nov. 15, in lat. 50 N., long. 9 W. SEABORNE MAILS. When made up in By what PLACES. General Post-office mails dis- When due. London. patched. - - - - Africa (West coast).. Ist of the month Night.. .. Uncertain America (via N. York by British packet) • . November 22 .. Night.. ..'Dec. 5. America (via Boston by British packet) .. November 29 .. Night.. .. 'Nov. 27 America(byU.S.pack) December 6 .. Night Belgium • • .. • . Daily • . Night.. .. Daily Brazil .. • • .. 4th of the month Night.. 25 Buenos Ayres • • .. 4th of tho month Night.. .. 'Nov. 25 California .. .. 17th of month Morning . Dec. 5 Central America ..12d & 17th of month Morning Dec.i 5 Channel Isles • • ..'Mon., Wed., & Fri. Night.. Th. &Sat. Chili .. . 'l7th of the month Morning ..IDec. 20 France .. ..ITwice daily .. Mrn, & nght Twice daily Hamburgh 'Tuesday & Friday Night.. ..ITues. & Satur, Holland .. • • .. Wednes. & Satur. Morning .. ' Mon. & Thur. Ireland .. • • • • Twice daily .. Mrn. & nght Twice daily India (via Southamp.) 20th of the month Morning .. I Nov. 28 India (viaMarseilles)*lth& 24th ofmonth Night.. Dec. 3 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. 20th of the month Morning .. Nov. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. .. 7th &2 RI ofmonth Night.. • • Dec. 3 Mediterranean (by 7th, 17th, 19th, French packet via 27th & 30tk of Marseilles)* .. .. the month • . Night.. Nov. 29 Mexico .• 2d of the month.. Morning .. 'Dec. 5 Peninsular.. • • 7th,l7th,27th of mo Morning ..INov. 26 Peru • • .. • • • . 17th of the month Morning ..,Dec. 20 West Indies .. 17th of the month Morning .. Dec. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau),2d of the month .. Morning .. Dec. 5 Morning • • !Dec. 5 * The 24th of this Marseilles) will be mal month being a Sui ,de up and dispatche( inday, the India mail (via :d on the night of the 25th. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS, Nov. 19.—There was only a moderate arrival of wheat quoted, but a fair show of samples from •easels below. The state of the flour trade prevented any great activity to-day; and an advance of is. per qr. over Fri day's rates, which sellers firmly insisted on, prevented any great quantity of business. Fine samples of barley were in request at full prices. Beans, oats, and other articles without material alteration. NEWCASTLE, Nov. 19.—With good supplies of Eng lish and foreign wheat our market was exceedingly firm to-day; and for fine qualities of south country red and Dantaic, is advance on the rates of Saturday was ob tained. Barley was only of a dull sale, but still fine samples commanded firm prices. In flour and other articles no change. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, NOV. 19.—The supply of beasts was smaller than for some weeks past, being 150 less than last Saturday. Quality inferior; trade active; and all sold. About 700 sheep less than last market day. All breeds have undergone an im provement, and a slight rise in their value. A good clearance effected. Beasts, 560 ; sheep, 3,800. Beef, 4s Od to 6s Od; mutton, 4d to 50. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, Nov. 19.—There were in the meal market to-day' 11 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs. imperial, which sold thus :-3 at I/ 8s 6d, 1 at 1/ Bs, 4 at 1/ 7s 6d, and 1 at 11 7s Od ; average price of the whole 117 s 10d. 2 sacks flour, which sold at 28s 6d. 10 sacks pot-barley, whereof 2 sold thus :-1 at 25s 6d, and 1 at 253 Od. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, Nov. 19. Oat straw, from 7s 6d to 9s Od per , kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat ditto, 51 6d to 7s Od ; barley ditto, 5s Od to 6s Od. Hay, from 10d to is per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, Nov. 18.—There were 100 bags oatmeal, I of barleymeal, and 6 of pot-barley at this day's market ; sales ready. Oatmeal same on the top, second quality 6d per bag down; no alteratiou on barleymeal; two bags pot-barley brought Ws 6d, the four other bags were not sold. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Third imperial .. 27s Od 25s 6d 25s 01 Barley meal, per ditto ... 17s 6d —s Od —s Od Peasemeal —s Od —8 Od Od Flour ... .-• .•• ••• Od —s Od Od Pot barley ••• ••• ••• 203 6 d I—B Od —s Od JAMAICA MARKETS. (From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelliqencer, Oct. 26.) The prevalence of cholera has, as might have been anticipated, exercised a most depressing influence on the marker. Business is almost paralysed, all speculative feeling has vanished, and the only operations which can now be effected are of the most strictly retail character. The fish market perhaps is likely to suffer more from this state of things than any other. An unrestricted use of codfish being deprecated by the medical board during the existence of this epidemic in the oily and adjacent parkhea of St. Catharine, St. Andrew, and Port Boyah the demand for this article haa conaiderably dtm while the principal entports being in direct receipt of it, 550 independent of Kingston for their supplies. No improvement whatever has occurre d in the prices of flour; indeed, the trade anticipate a decline. At Pub ; lie sale on the 23(1, 400 barrels Baltimore just landed. were withdrawn; the highest price offered for lots of 25 ta 30 barrela not having exceeded 30s. A Parcel of nevt meal was also withdrawn at 16s. Lard—American is worth stl to 511 A lot of 3 00 kegs, tome time on hand, is being re•shipped. Dish, commands Sid. to 6d. There is nut any hands. Pork is in very moderate demand, at 72 5. for mess, ana 60s. for prime. Hams—American are abundant and dull of sale at 4 1 to 6d, per English are scarce. Last sales of Irish were at ad. in importers Soap—We report sales of 400 boxes Steel 561b5. feather, at 1 Is., and 200 boxes 481b5., at 105. 61 So me operations in 561bs. crown are reported at 159. , Candles—From 1 : 200 to 1.500 boxes tallow have changed hands at 7d. to 70. Twelves are now chiefif in favour. Cheese—Double Gloucester is taken in at Ild.l 56 boxes American have been moved at ;id. per lb. a nd 6re Brandy—f.itdes were made at 55. 9d., s s. 10d., for Martell's dark, but only in quantities o f from one f° five hogsheads ; the article is now, however, lin'tui held for 6s. Pale of the same brand is held for 65. 6d. per gallon, in bond. Geneva is very abundant at Bs. per case , short price._ Rum—The market has been rather active, and 200 to 300 puncheons have changed hands at 3s. Pe r gallon, proof 21, and 3d. a head under. Sugar has declined. Late sales we re at 155 ., 175., and 18s. par 1001 bra; but the article is dull at 1.- last rate. Very fair alone commands 20s. to 219 '' is consequence of its scarcity. Coffee—Not any of the new crop has yet been brougbt to market. 365. per 1001b3. is freely offered for ordillairt, Pimento—Holders deenand more than 40. P e " which, however, is alt that is offered. . _ Logwnod is worth 365. per ton in Kingston. Ordfa Freights—Nothing but logwood is now pro cure to Europe; and there is but little pimiento going for ty America. Exchr _xchanges on days' sight. 21. to 3 pe nr cent. pr e—. 60 COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. 153 6 4 Bate's 'West Hartley... 13s 6d Russell's Hetton ..•••• 145 9d Carr's Hartley 155 gd Clavering's N.Tanfield 133 6d ttewart's ............... Os 3 ,, C1 North Percy Hartley-- 13, 6d Whitwell ••••• ........ 143 v Old Tan tield South Peareth 12s 6dCassop ..... ••••• ....... 140 6 c c l i Tanfield Moor Westerton Hartley .. 13s Od lielloe ............... .... , 58 Oa West Wylam Wall's End, &c. Whitworth! - ...•••••• 15 , 01 Gosforth .. Original Gibson Riddell Bell Belmont . - 14s 9d 'Bircbg. Graigola •••"' 04 61 Hetton its 6 Jonassohns Lambton Lumley l4s 9d Shins at market, RAILWAY IN TELLIGE , NC -b ' or LONDON AND NORTH-IVESTEBN.--INCW96ded TRAFric.—The receipts for the past week' ex- les s those of the corresponding period of i 649 by 0° ge t a sum than 5,0991. The increa s e in the P 9sel3 g il traffic has been 8051.; and in the merchandise ;f l ee cattle, 4,295/. The increase for the 20 Welr a t e of 30th June last has been 67 5831. or o r at the p er 3,378/. weekly—that is, at the rate of 177, 656 " annum. vs OPENING OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 1" 1..- yea OXPORD.—Iho Buckinghamshire line will b e there throughout to Oxford on the Ist of December . ' et re will be five trains daily to and fro between th e 'hem' polls and that city. This opening will brill pi. bridge and Oxford into immediate railway 0 , 93/11 , ro - is' cation, and afford great facilities to local an d country traffic. -crra• RAILWAY 6HA MARIO: 4 BRISTOL, Nov. 20. es fitn lt STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market contioll--e_ but with little or no variation from our last quotat ion ' LI VEil!ut).l., Nov. 20. acc t STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was c er f, A .rst es i to-day, and a large amount of business done at hig" - es cs, The transactions were as follow:—Aberdeen, Preferridlir per cent. perpetual, 6% —Caledonian, 1014 —Chester s ilt. , 0 lyhead, 161,4,—Ditto, Preference, guaranteed 514 per e' o, —Eastern Counties, 6/4—East Anglian, 3 1 4/- Sh are pref er a t 4 o re rauteed d per cent.,l l 4—East Lancashire, 9 %.__D it ence, Quarters, 714—Great Northern, 14%—La nca -hito 32 6 Yorkshire, Consolidated, 49 1 4 —Ditto, Fifths, 7:ri ---j pitto , Shares, 8 dis.—Ditto, 201. F Shares, 1 9-16 per cent., Preference, 12 13-16—Ditto, Fifths (W est 1.84 ' Union), 7 die.— Lancaster and Preston, Q u arters , l oe Ditto, Twelfth Shares, 61%—Leeds and Thirsk,nortetes London and North-Western, 119 3 / 4 —Ditto, 2 15.16 p.—Ditto, Quarters (C), 2 5-16 91„ Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 22—Ditto, Preferenr,e,,l DO: Ditto, New 61. Preference, % 4 2: 4 „ ior,fr; Halves, 21 1 4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 10 dis. Western, 13-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20 /P and North Midland. 23%. g MANCHESTER, Nov. 20. es O in STOCK EXCHANOIL—There has been a good bu sh to-day, and prices were generally firm. b l l t BIRMINGHAM, Nov 0 trr STOCK ExcnAricac.—The mar...et was 9 tletTl)° steady business was chiefly limited to lo c al li nes o f rallsc%), vr transactions were—Shrewsbury and Birminghan l dis.—South Staffordshire, 31. 13s. 9d. 0 YORK, Nov. 19: wer e g Of STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-dnY 3fick follow :—Great Northern, 1 4 / 4 . —York and North,/ 2s• Preference, 8 1 4—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, MARYLEBONE SAV] WELBECK-STREET.—EstabI GOMPA RATIVE STATEMENT OF FRC PERIODS, DURING THE LAST :NGS' /5,, . 0 , 0 shed July 5, lo'vc 'GRESS, IT sr°- SEVEN TEAS Open Deposit Accounts. sum ai s ir—We:toDebtc,:tols),°'''°lr tion s j w X 3 ?,A5* .3 , 6 63 30 ,, 38 6 2 91 '44 3 0,v .5 321, 1 ', 0 0 a A" cretarf an On N0v.20,1841... „ „ 1845 ... „ „ 1846 ... £15,124 16,201 17,280 18,119 19,019 20,382 21,110 D. FINNEY, Sei Pf 1 f 1847 ... „ 1848.- „ „ 1849 ... „ , 1850 ... LIGHT AND DARKNESS; OR, MYSTERIES Ci f lo ol 7o By Mits. CROWE. Author of " The Night Side ;, t ralA &c., 3 vols.—The mingled character of the conten"" remarkable volumes is well expressed in the title:00:o and Darkness," and the explanatory addition, " 111 ,, / t fes t iod: Life," is no less well adapted to their predonani e Lrlt e c os which consists in leading the reader through th e 0 0° ings of life, produced by the secret combinationsifi te gre l t te the unfathomable dispensations of Providence. part of the work turns upon secret crimes ae"i, de t 0). weight of circumstantial evidence. One s ection b . e t 0 0 0 to poisocers of the present century, a terrible sujertset Ge times, but a crime which seems to be more wid, e ,..,v 01 6 '0 than Englishmen a few years since would readily A 18 1 • b 9 Mrs. Crowe enchsins the reader wi th w ritoj e o' horror or mystery more skilfully than any otbe r o is:4l the the directness and energy of her style. "AS a g r gg fe r) her book (in the words of the Athentrum) 1 1 ° Idi- DaV e awe stricken reader, her Mysteries of Life' ca n : n tS few if any competitors." A COOP o t, [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Indigestion 03 1 %, of the Stomach cured by H o ll owa y' s Pills.-- re sr cl , s' arising from dyspepsia and diso r dered stomachs :On?' flatulent and acid eructations, lango u r, want o f ar of tete, tention of the stomach, flushed countenance , s ense dde e sion and sinking after meals, dejection of spirits, st e bes° circulation of the blood, also frequent pains i n is breast. To remove these unpleasant sensations i'finstesi cessary to take a few doses of Holloway's Pi lls. t ' 7 . 0 timable medicine will soon palliate the most tugl e o rfe.,,, - 0 .1 restore the tone of the stomach, and prevent r Sow the disease.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor $ 0 Establishment, 244, Strand London. WHEAT GROWN WIT HOUT PL01:161 1 I 11 if ° olkf l lnd i ' 9 4 Cner.—Mr. J. D. Piper, of Colne Engaine, 10°1601f : 5 ,1 0 ' long been convinced that on ground couiPa ri ! ge yes' ear turbed wheat might be grown for many Onc cessi eess i ‘ r ae e l3/ 0 now grown on the same piece of land sti ;. of wheat without allowing a plough to disturb 1 rer oe t thing used has been a hoe, and that merell ,t ° o 0 0 %tbe; surface weeds. The course has been to real' t ,",, e 01, c Abe a short stubble, to hoe off the weeds and burn in 0t . ,.` - t . ', ll/ 0 to dibble in seed between the old stubbles to t' Ao ' t sr o ol° 0 peck and a half per acre, the rows being 00 10 fi rs average produce of the five years ending 184 9 ; yor e! to I , 2 bushels per acre; the produce of the prese t! A v e coombs 1 bushel per acre; and there is .c.reely w ord , VP ro o seen on the land. Mr. Piper has exended In o at p about 41. 10s. per acre, but in spite oft his heel. e iek afF tithe, and a top-dressing of 60 bushels of soot, t on an acre last year amounted to six g— in o Express, e of WHAT'S TO HAPPEN NOW ?---Tue „alit 1 7D'og l pil Saturday, in noticing a paper on wills in n r, - 0 la Household Words, prints the title as " sloctiOn 1 0 00 Mills." Has Ferrand got the torch of des sicks rci hand, or has Chowler mounted his horse, or been made Prime Minister ? Kelso Chronicle. "-----"--.-.- - :......T..........„,,„„,,.......--_______.-.-•--- H. Pavies, of Sherborne. BIRTH& At Yeovil, on the 10 O th F inAst.s,°tre. lady e - r j o cit' S f the i /csi. ,s , On the 19th inst, in Lower j 3 1 raVe" square, Mrs. Jacob Montetiore. e g On the 20th inst., llst. stree t ' 134 of Roger Cunliffe On the 19th ' i jun: O E F a a ts t carnbei.v.s. aq A Knott's-gureTeft,ltle3;a;:ae:,/ ' s.em ebe , o t ABEIED. On the 19th i ns t., at AI Trinity Church, UPPeTinlio:lo' to ~ Charles William Francis, only son of Charles S', l4 plc d o Hesset, Suffolk, and of Ashwell, Herts, to M gri f I4 o° eldest daughter of Frederic William Slade. Es ( l'' °I. ge ( ' square, and niece of the Right Hon. Lord Vau%.,., the • On the 20th inst. at St. Pancras New Chur_ei-e'tdic e f t; ite t Samuel Blackburn: Staunton Harrold, & lu st dat i l, lain to the Earl Ferrers M.A.. to Eliza Oliver, Ye upe r - Sh eill of the late John Shirley ' , Esq., of Attercliffe.• 03 " 1 , 1 t-tj e aixo. tool q On the 18th inst., at Tunbridge-wells, Lieu a 3'' Middlemore, C. 13., Colonel of the 48th Regimen • o ge street? „ ti On the 18th inst., in Upper Wimpole- str' e Thomas Green, Esq., late of I p swich. Cci So n the 19th inst., M 11 r. John Ash b y , of Old r°Pt°P. 6 v -lie 0 to, aed 60. On the 17th inst., at Hastings, Mary Bebece3 po. • the wife of the Rev. G. B. Lewis, aged 23. tio g-b lll ' On the 17th inst., at Lansdowne-road, N°t Elizabeth Sinclair, late of Guernsey. , Cornb ill. 014 On the 17th inst., Sir. T homas Mead, 0. -, L. soa ger , On the 20th inst., Jan e, sister of James .'-' of South Lambeth, aged 59. L ,don : fruited and Puhlishod by :5115002, () -" (31 . 112, Strnrd, Printer, At l'ltc Sum OL c '' 0 00 0 _-_t.rpd, in the Precinct of the Savy, in the "Kaleaex, Thursday, Novenba 21, 185°' ' tir o t'