The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-06 00:00:00

ell ANCER,Y..-(TH18 DAY.) ROBERTS V. MADDOX.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this t e ise, which w as h ear d b e f ore thi s L ords hi p some considerable v l i ne s ince, upo an appeal motion from the decisio of the C u - Chancellor n of England refusing to dissolve an n injunc iam • His Lordship was of opinion that the Court below had Ea correct conclusion, and or d ere d th e j u d gmen t t o be 14. MILLER v. CRAIG. fluthet arguments in this part-heard case were re ted to. day, and occupied Lis Lordship until the rising of 4 . 4 e Court, shortly before two o'clock. ....I% Lordship rose at this early hour for the purpose of at 'ding a Cabinet Council. VICE -CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) gls Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England took pleas t d demurrers to-day. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir KNIGHT BRUCE.) IN TIIR MATTER OF PHILLIPS' CHARITY. eaSe epie before the Court upon a petition under Sir "Zuel Romilly's Act, presented by. James Newman. the h 2tinlaster of a charity school, founded by a gentleman itio n was, red Phillips, f or th e e d uc ation of the poor at Sutton St. ar Y , Long Sutton, in Lincolnshire, and the object o f the that the petitioner might be restored to his p ee, and that the tru s t e e s , w h o h a d, as h e con t en d e d, n gfullv ejected hi m , m i g ht b e remove d. r AI L J. Russell and M r . G. L. Russell appeared on behalf i the Petitioner ; and Mr. Cooper, Mr. Swainston, and Mr. .4no yu were Counsel for the trustees and the other partihs Opposed the petition. ' 4 the af f idavits on both sides contain serious charges, and !!the case appears likely to occupy several days, we. decline iteriug into the facts and "t charges at greater length until e Court shall have given its judgment. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) HARDCASTLE V. WALKER. / pi; a PPeared by the statement of Counsel, that this was an et,." °o ti ce o replevin, tried at the last York Assizes before . ;Creswell, and verdict had for the plaintiff. Ap M pli di, ll was now made fora rule to show cause why the ver e4 should not be set aside and a new trial granted, on the ai r °, un .ds of rejection of admissible evidence, and also of mis rtjection to the jury. The defendants were trustees under a ararriage settlement for the plaintiff. The question that Aft w as one of non-tenure. Some houses had been built h certain property belonging to plaintiff's wife and son. ' o ' f ';!r her marriage the husband and wife went to live in one ,:ttiose houses, but they separated soon after, and defendant Pat distress on the house for the rent. The question was, P cl a document which had been signed by the wife, autho j_4fig the defendant to demand the rent, be deemed st.ffi int authority —Rule refused. 1)43 E ON THE DEMISE OF RENTON, V. INNOCENT. btr o , 3 ,, C kie had been tried at the last Nottingham assizes, `e def ends a ir. Justice Manic, when a verdict was had for the nt. An application was made for a new trial, on the Lilnd t hat one of the defendants was the foreman of the alld two others of the defendants were in the jury ...lt' u le t " remai ed there n alter they had been ordered to leave. d o show cause granted. C OMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) TINS BARROW V. JUPP. was a motion for a rule to show cause why there th at t °44 111 t be a new trial of the above cause, on the ground i ° the the verdict, which was for the defendant, was against Mr ice. th e ,„,.• Sergeant BYLES stated the nature of the evidence in di es Ze , which was tried before the Under-Sheriff of Mid- It.appeared that the plaintiff was a coal owner at and the defendant a coal dealer, owning a wharf at .th e Luagton, and keeping a canal barge, which he used for sa el?,urPosesof his.trade, employing a man named Marlowe Ivh,"Ptain- The agent of the plaintiff, a man named tokm Was the p r i nc i pa l w i tness on t h e part o f t h e p l a i nt iff; to the course of May last, a boat load of coals to Mar x."4o, th e Captain of the defendant's boat, it being agreed that tike " w e , on the part of his employer, should pay the plain agant in London. - ot e ,," Lonn CHIEF JUSTICE asked what proof had been t oiti Zl that the defendant authorised the purchase of the Mr, .Rit t s u , trgeallt BYLES read a part of the evidence of the 1 3 the B ailey, f rom w hi c h it appeare d th a t th e d e f en d an t 'for4 u ttn, "I have given Marlowe the money to pay you which e °al; and I wish it to be settled immediat e ly,' to , he replied that " according to the agreement it must IPI I : 41 to Mr. Barrow's agent in London." e ini n ,,,,f a gent, a person of the name of Moore, had been ex- Psy n , - 2,and had proved that he made several applications for th a t — "‘ to Marlowe and to Jupp, :the latter always saying Tik ot t° would settle it as soon as he got the money from Th e M r. °RD CHIEF JUSTICE—Is that Marlowe ? b Sergeant BYLES—It is not very clear who Timothy 4, 4 . 4 , I should 'not think it was Marlowe, seeing that his It ow ` is A nthony: --(A laugh.) It might be a contraction, ki. e . ver • - --(A laugh from Mr. Justice Erle.) Mr. Sergeant tit:- Proceeded to say, that on the part of the defendant the kearitner esa was Marlowe, who said that he did not re fo writing the agreement. Upon this case the jury z ii i„ a verdict f or t h e defendant, w hi c h h e (M r. B y l n ) sub °d Was clearly against the evidence. grir e r a consultation of less than a minute, the Court ated the rule. .13A, NKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) . , Cos . alone l's• ' --411 application was made to the Learned Commis -11 In the case of Jones, who was a farmer in Bucking e. 4 ' llo official said that the fiat was issued on the _Petiton of the bankrupt assignee ,and there were not sufficient assets Meet the expenses of working the fiat. In other cases, Wider he circumstan ces , the costs of the official assignee ere rot litoffixetrbheitt.hasecared, then the messenger, and then the solicitor o e hat In the present instance the trade assignee had In a little more than, half the amount of . The messenger said that his bill amounted to 7/. 19s. The his actual costs out of pocket Zl. 95., and he had . been offered 4/ h e . -, and unless he got paid out of the money in hand. 1. LIMBO remedy unless the bankrupt would be enabled after rgot hie certificate. id he ought to be made li e tll le . Learned CommissioNan tourepy t„ and no doubt, when an an g tendme . af, lle lle the conflicting clauses, these c -.,4 e ..... 0 .„"Li n. as nt ea wa w s ou m ld ade occ 0,44 messenger said they . had their authority direct from Nu,.and a -e Coe& d red not disobey; they had no party to T i 7 a demand on. . ''') COMMISSIONER said—Till tho law is altered the officers kivit ' be ' heprotected as far as possible, and the messenger must ?aid ill full. 804 4 another case, before Mr. Commissioner Shepherd, an in lie,..ent came up for his adjourned final order. The . case had A question 10.0,"!• adjourned with an order to pay . t ki,i i as to which party was to pay the costs of . taxation, tor ati c l,,. t i?e costs had not been paid, and the opposing creditor whi ch 41.13 solicitor lad had notice of the present application, . c ost e s .' they now opposed on the ground that the previous p ot h "— not been paid. he bi,,,th. e insolvent it was urged that the tender ought to 1'h, 4113 g. Th., "Posing creditor said there were no assets. th e " idearned COMMISSIONER said the insolvent . must pay te t t. e4 sts under the order, the casts of taxation, and the ' Of the day to the opposing creditor. 1•1-c, ''' • -4.ItIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCBELL). li i BRADLEY V. ASHFORD. tet!ePaelatiinonti:asin this action is a widow, and until lately kept k: 811° P in Warwick -street, Golden-square. brought to recover the sum of 41.45. Bd t . h fo a r t 14 Il'r lt " 53 . for mo:,ez lent. The defendant pleaded was ill the not indebted. .it, was proved that the defendanto an Lei n : habit of frequenting' the house for three months, and )47, st,erved with beer, and it r7as put down to him in 1 1 . 8 ' 1143 ° 0 1-1 having addressed the jury for the defendant, Vent. JurY consulted for nearly ten minutes, andthen gave a ict for the full amount. l. ,Kagi it 1441181ti:itia _ .............„ _ ..1' EN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) ' ' n umber of well• dressedyouths were brought before the lli l i e lt fire works ler*. w led f ae ßoman candles, crackers, blue Oiss4' 4i ce, and were of course e discharged in honour of the kr ery of tcl n tile Gun owaer Plot. t .lee-rtll_,,Eec.ensurePd the practice, and fined those who bad - ""„ilitr ged c" a up all night 55., and those who had were „ .., e , . 1) • l 'ue G E .,,,, , limeda Crowther, was charged with holding up il 'lli4 e i °f y Fawk at bonfire. i e r : l re ; tl i v e . t 4 Ze th o e f polipe-constables G 100 and 110 went to u night the vagabonds of Clerken- '00 , 4t, u P a b onde revle th s e middle of Turnmill•street, com- f i7o ringleader seval trusses in of straw. The prisoner was onee e;:' Wa, anclh held up a Guy in the midst of the flames. 'Ffq 4 t aken int e d net when arrested k4Ol and vic,,Qll ere omeer vr o h eUiito a had him in charge, 110 G, with great t he b:e'. Welsh 100 G, after much difficulty, extinguished II l Thre• ' b,'„ . .pri soner rau, (1 4, 1,)g the „„Whasi, the mid st Street B (1 in f defan t lt d o a f fine, committed for five days. y cm' wds of vagabonds pa wn those't of n ! whole yesterday w er ell and Islington, with Guys in ah em. The r police en seize upon poor basket-women I , l ,velil ,„„, haiserables (who are striving to eke out a scanty r -, istr u ".`i in the streets by honest means) on the charge of , e ,,tin r 4, (i , '.• the streets whilst such idlers as the above, whose f ete es toe- Cher' a le ran' corms and sectarian feeling, are suf- Pa3l unmosted. ~, t O/`-'7,13 R 0 . -STREET—(THIS DAY). - °voa tit ' . " l-80 a ..A l , a f as hi ona bl y -d resse d, very power f u lly 9 1111 man was charged with assaulting police-con• ~,yhe e „ ° . 3 9 of theC division, in the execution of his , duty. ih As 4,01 q, Plainaut stated, that about half-past three o clock 11(4 1 ru 'ng the defendant along Regent-street, " play ,,siti 11 0 M" i tii ., (1 18tItrk ,, i s l V.illeSS . t e o am p e revent,ithe inhabitants from \ ti 7i ettct ~,, m , u, clewed him to pass on quietly, but herc- buretsit made use of abusive language of a very gross sort. told him he WWI no gentleman, on which he struck Aft e 441 ,'Ists e , r Sorae further angry words, witness, with the Alt iiet°La brother constable, took him into custody. 4 ° c "fc—Was the defendant drunk? r. It ble--lie appeared to be rather fresh. ''oti s r, Annwick—Did the blow hurt you? 111 ,ahle---Crtainly o i4ttliterfendant said he n li t ad . previously been annoyed and ill.4,l.:etye.lY:';:irilinbgt:eicaxl:n°lllg p p llin y a i n g t, a t n a d t o h n is a kreonstable insulted a by n a y' n g e h was no gentleman. In co o r rn no i p n e g an i rw l h ' e as n t e ,, I °R a horn It him was a sa ie l r n i unseasonable e hour for ~ , ,.3t4 b ie ? along the streets. Why did you strike the asd ue feod a f - k u--- Because he used insulting language to me, ' a t' ' u lefl r t rili g his name was Byron (such is the fact) he ket, / 415 such a queer-looking chap for a descendant of IvAtr. „Aelooldn't help striking him. t k " - - j o i twt eX-1 shall impose a fine on you of 40s. or il`:fillle days' imprisonment. l e was i mmediately paid. A — "N AINT7 I'..-- , ------ c --- f3 --------- BR I GHTON RAIL- A WAy n k - aPecial COMPANY. —(THIS DAY.) for h was general meeting of the Proprietors of this Corn iie itiir'._esl_cl hi_s inoi.ming at the London . Bridge terminus, tareuslio3, P'ss of consulen ng and determg upon the ex -941h e' arnalgtmating the London and Croydon Railway' s ku)' witl 14, 4 in, re fer this Company, and of adopting such rnea t:orble ;ence thereto as 'the meeting should deem ad theysise o li n ad also for the purpose of anthorising the Directors ar e 111° rtgage or bond such sum or sums of money as the 8r; to borrow under and by virtue of .i l ztie f,; 3 b ol.l . and Chichester, and Brighton, Lewes, and NZ . of Zil,vay Acts in respect of the consolidated eighty : Nr, 1 , 41 me et i"mPany, authorised to be issued at a special 14 t c'tad eir , N'• helot on the 9th day of August in 1844. q,,, , !e cita,..q tiill, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was R A , s it 4 1 ,j, , and in opening the business of the meeting, he ott'atioiC In importance and expediency of an amal kettlita.treul t a the early part of the present year 4e tl ° l l P the early to bring about an amal ))l,o4(.22,etween the two Companies, but the wvui PanY were too eaorbitant in their demands, and e• ~; 71 z% - sfi 145 S trfir, L 01r D 0 ' * the negotiation through. Latterly, these neivatiatlona bad been renewed, and they had resulted in the two Boards coming to a resolution, whereby each undertook to recom mend to its Proprietors the necessity and expediency, under existing circumstances, of an immediate amalgamation. The details, it was thought, had better b e l e ft t o th e res p ec ti ve Boards, and therefore the Directors had determined simply to put the question of amalgamation to the meeting. It; however, any Shareholder desired any information upon the details, be should be happy to answer any questions that might be put upon them ; but, in the meantime he bogged to move the first resolution, which adopted the amalgamation upon the general terms of ranking the Brighton shares at 601. and Croydon at 181. 10s., and authorise the Directors to settle and arrange the other details. Mr. LEVY remarked that the Croydon Company had issued what they called an Atmospheric Kent line ; and in the event of their not being able to obtain the Bill next session, they had guaranteed to return the whole of the money, minus 10s. per share. Now he wished to know whether they adopted this liability if they agreed to the amalgamation? The CHAIRMAN replied that they did, but begged to remind the Hen. Proprietor that he had mistaken the terms of the guarantee. It was not to return the money, but that the expenses should not exceed 10s. per share. Sir L. GOLDSMID protested that they ought not to agree to the amalgamation without having the details before them. Mr. LEWIN differed with the Honourable Proprietor. There was no necessity for their looking to past results, but they ought rather to see what would be the prospective ad vantages of the amalgamation. Believing this to be the true principle which ought to guide them, he wished to ask the Chairman one or two questions. It had been stated what would be the effect of the amalgamation upon the Kent line ; and he should be glad to know what its eff, et would be upon the Portsmouth Atmospheric, the contemplated line from Dorking and Shoreham, and the Kent lines generally. The CHAIRMAN replied that, with reference to the Ports mouth Atmospheric line, he need hardly remind the meeting that it was a distinct Company, and consequently the amalgamation did not involve an amalgamation with the Portsmouth Atmospheric Company. With reference to the Dorking, he might state, that there was no connexion between the gentlemen who promoted that line and the Brighton and Croydon. Those gentlemen would have to take their chance of coming before Parliament in the next session, and to rely upon their own resources to overcome the difficulties which beset them, for he could state that they were not at all bound to help them over those dif ficulties. Sir LIONEL GOLDSKID asked whether the dividend of the Croydon Company was likely to increase under the amalga mation Mr. PETER CLARKE, the manager of the line. replied that the amalgamation .would have the effect of causing a consi derable reduction in the expenditure of the two companies ; and from a calculation he had made he could state that the dividend of the Croydon. Company, for the twelve months ending in June last, would be 61. per cent. on 18/. (Hear, hear, and applause). Captain HATHAM warmlysupported the amalgamation, and pointed out to the meeting that they lost their West-end terminus project through the opposition of the Croydon. That opposition would cease with the amalgamation.— (Hear, hear). . After some further discussion, the resolution for the amal gamation was unanimously adopted, as was also the other resolution mentioned in the advertisement. Mr. Love—Before the meeting broke up wished to know what had been the result of the new system which had lately been adopted of reducing.the fairs. _ _ The CHAIRMAN said it had proved most successful. - An HON. PROPRIETOR asked when the Brighton and Chi chester, and the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings lines we's likely to be completed. The CHAIRMAN replied that it was impossible to say with any certainty. They expected, however, that the first*ould be ready for opening by the end of the present year, and the latter by next spring. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and the Directors, and the meeting terminated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) WORCESTER AUTUMN RACES—TUESDAY. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added ; the win ner to be sold for 120 sovs. if demanded ; if entered to be sold for 1001., allowed 51b.; 801., 101 b.; for 601., 141 b. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. Parr's b c Sylvanus, 3 yrs (801.) (A. Day) 0 0 1 1 Mr. R. J. Mostyn's bl c Euston, 3 yrs (800 0 1 0 2 Mr. T. Ball's ch c Tottenham, 3 yrs(6ol.) Mr. T. Dawson's br f Kiss-me-Quick, 3 yrs (601.) 3 0 2 dr lir. Minor's ch g Molecatcher, 4 yrs (601. ) 0 0 3 dr Mr. Rogers' brg Chevy Chase, 3 yrs (601.) Mr. Kitten's br m Beggar Girl, 5 yrs (801.) Mr. Pulestone's br f Rigolette, 4 yrs (800 0 0 0 dr Mr. Wall's br f Boa, 3 yrs (601.) Mr. Raworth's br c Kilgram, 4 yrs (1000.— 0 2 dr Mr. Morris's b m Eveline, 4 yrs (801.) 0 dr Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. Davis's b g Master Downes, 3 yrs .(Sly, jun.) 1 1 Major Martin's br f Trifle, 4 yrs Mr. Mvtton's Veluti, 5 yrs 0 3 Mr. Southby's b g Tom Tough, 5 yrs Mr. Davis's br f by . Advice, 3 yrs 2 dr Mr. Raworth's b m Donna Anna, 5 yrs Mr. Wall's br m Kate Kearney, aged Mr. J. R. Cowley's br fby Tulip, or Tamworth, 3 yrs 0 dr Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 20 added Heats, a mile and a quarter. Mr. Flintoff's Princess Royal, 3 yrs...(Day) 0 1 0- 0 1 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's b c Milden, 3 yrs ... 1 0 0 0 2 Mr. Thomson's bl c Lord Saltoun, 4 yrs ... 0 0 1 3 dr Mr. Raworth's b m Kilgram, 4 yrs 0 2 4dr Mr. Turner's ch m Charity, 5 yrs 3 3 odr Mr. Pearce's b f Florine, 3 yrs 2 0 0 dr Mr. Wollaston's ch gby Firman, 4 yrs 0 0 dr Mr. Bosley's ch g Redstreak, 3 yrs 0 0 dr . Mr. R. J. Mostyn's br m Miracle, 3 yrs ..... 0 0 dr WEDNESDAY. The Hack Stakes were won in four heats by Mr. Dawson's Kiss-me-Quick, 3 yrs, beating nine others. A Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 15 added, was won in three heats by Mr. Thomson's Lord Saltoun, 4 yrs, beating seven others. The Pitchcroft Hurdle Stakes were won by Mr. Myttou's Veluti, heating Mr. Raworth's Donna Anna (fell). TARPOOLEY HUNT RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Tarpooley Hunt Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 20 added, mares and geldings allowed 3 lbs. Twice round. Sir W. W. Wynn's Confab, 4 yrs Mr. H. France's Brenda, aged 2 Mr. J. B. Glegg's b m The Princess, 6 yrs Mr. W. R. Court's The Gem, 4 yrs 4 Mr. Sidebottom's Whitefoot, aged The Forest Stakes of 5 toys. each. Two miles. Sir W. W. Wynn's Confab, 4 yrs 1 Mr. W. R. Court's The Gem, 5 yrs 2 The Farmers' Cup, with 15 sous. added. Mr. Vernon's Quicksilver, o yrs Mr. Davies's Clodhopper, 4 yrs 2 2 Mr. Hockenhull's Princess Alice, 5 yrs Mr. Bevin's bm, by Herbert Lacy, 4 yrs Mr. Pigott's Brown Bess, 5 yrs 0 0 NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING—WEDNESDAY. (Chippenham Field.) THE DERBY.—FIRST TIES. Mawworm beat Robin. Sportsman beat Father Ma- Miles beat Deerslayer. thew. Mac beat Dunkirk. THE CUP.-FIRST TIES. Figaro beat Gift. Veronica beat Tomahawk. Damask Rose beat Captain. IDuchess beat Farmer. THE OAKS.-FIRST TIES. Gracissa beat Fenella. Mealey beat Grundreda. Queen Dowager beat Favourite Varna beat Dewdrop. THE PORT. Mr. Smyth's Selborne beat Mr. Bennett's Wizard. Lord Stradbroke's Mintman beat Mr. Fyson's Foremast. Mr. Dobede's Destiny beat Mr. Bennett's Ferrand. Mr. Vipan's Vanguard beat Mr. Smyth's Sylvia. Mr. Fyson's Fullsail beat Mr. Gillett's Goodnestoae. Lord Stradbroke's Mackerel ran a bye. THE CHIPPENHAM STAKES. Mr. Bennett's Wideawake beat Mr. Smyth's Songster. Mr. Drinkald's Erymus beat Lord Stradbroke's Machine. Mr. Nash's Cruiskeen beat Mr. Fyson's Fairfax. Mr. Smyth's Silesia beat Mr. Dobede's Delight. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE SWINDLING. Two men are at present in custody, under warrants from the Sheriff of Lanarkshire, charged with various swindling transactions of a very extensive description. One of them calls himself Captain Paul M'Gregor, of Seafield House, Arran, and the other is George Inglis, a spirit dealer, in King street, Glasgow. The impositions with which the parties are charged embrace a great number of cases, and have reference to a multiplicity of articles; but the following are the more important :—Captain Paul M`Gregor, it appears, in the character of occupant of Seafield House, Arran (of which, by the way, he is actually the tenant), ordered from Mr. Yellowlees. coach-builder, Edinburgh, a fine chariot, valued at 100 L, which was received in Glasgow, and the vehicle, it is alleged, was forthwith taken to Salford. Manchester, and there sold for 45/. By a similar order a bull and three cows, of the Alderney and Guernsey breed, were obtained from an agent in England, who, no doubt, entertained the belief that they were to form part of the fancy or ornamental stock of a landed proprietor in Arran ; but, after reaching Glasgow, they were taken to the cattle market, and, as is alleged, sold for what they would bring. In the possession of one of the prisoners, among other papers which brought to light many of their transactions, was found the invoice of a second chariot fram a house in London. Of this vehicle, which appears to have been of considerable value, no trace can be found; and, therefore, as far as has been ascertained, it has never entered the avenue of Seafield House. Several piano fortes, gold watches, and other articles of value, have also been ordered and received from London, besides other goods of the most varied character being ordered from Edinburph, Liverpool, Manchester, and other towns. They have even dealt in guano, and quantities of this valuable article have been requested to be sent to Captain Paul M'Gregor, from Liverpool, but we have not ascertained whether the island of Arran has ever been benefited in an agricultural point of view by its introduction there as a manure. In short, the trans actions of the parties were so extraordinary, that nothing which could be turned into ready money seems to have escaped their notice, while they took care to pay nothing themselves; and the authorities having procured information which led them to believe that the whole was a swindle, they are n3w in gaol to answer for their conduct. Captain Paul M`Gregor appears to have been the individual in whose name the goods were ordered; but his coadjutor, Inglis, is charged as having been the party chiefly instrumental in disposing of them after they were received. So far as is yet known they have not favoured Glasgow with any pur chases, their transactions being wholly with towns at a distance, and these the Sheriff's authorities are searching out with great care and assiduity. We may farther state that many articles pawned or sold have already been re covered.—Glasgow Argus. CHANGE OF AIR.—Dr. APlVilliarn relates that, when at Cape Palmas, he met at the Governor's home a missionary who was proceeding to Sierra Leone for the benefit of his health. It appears that the efforts made for the purpose of introducing silkworms into Prussia, have been attended with the happiest results. A great number of rural proprietors, and, parti cularly, some gentlemen of Pomerania, have made experiments on a grand scale. - GLASGOW COLLEGE.--We understand eat e price paid fer the estate of Woodlands, which is understood to have been purchased as the new site of the Glasgow Univer.ity, was nearly 29,000 k, subject to a fen..dury of 1871. 10s. per annum. —Glasgow Herald. FIVE MINUTES IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.— Oa in quiring of the Dean bow long the scampering system of showing visitors over Westminster Abbey was to continue, he replied, " To the end of the Chapter."—Punch. ANDOVER UNION INQUIRY.—Mr. Blyte, the re cently elected master, has not yet arrived at the Union. It nbw is thought he does not intend coming. Mr. Westlake, the medical man of the Union, who was suspended on Saturday last, for want of confidence, by a majority of 9 to 4, leaves on Saturday, the Ist of November; Dr. Hammond being se lected to succeed him.—Hampshire Telegraph. The landlords of the north and east of Ireland have volunteered to advance 600,0001. for the drainage of 4,200,000 acres. IRELAND. THE POTATO CROP.—THE ADJOURNED MEETING. DUBLIN, Nov. 4.—There was a very full attendance to • day at the adjourned meeting. At half-past two o'clock the chair was taken, on the motion of " the Liberator," by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. His Lonpsitir read the resolutions of the Committee, sub mitted to the Lord Lieutenant on the preceding day, together with his Excellency's answer. The answer was received with partial hisses. Mr. HAT:ORTON expressed his regret that any resolution should be agreed to to stop the exportation of food. They ought not to place any restriction on commercial pursuits ; other steps could be taken to prevent famine. His plan was to call on the Government to place at their disposal money to purchase food in the markets of Europe, guaranteeing the repayment by a tax on the country. He thought the plan of raising money on the Woods and Forests revenue a bad one, as no country or people ought to go in debt. Mr. S. GORDON thought it a bad move to go to the Lord Lieutenant as he had no power, still he thought they would derive good from the meetings, for they might agree to a call on the Government to repeal the law on the importation of food. Mr. Gordon submitted a resolution embodying the purport of his speech. Mr. BRYAN seconded the resolution. Mr. J. A. O'NEILL stated that Mr. Haughton's suggestion was that we should purchase in the European markets, but where wei e the markets open to them to purchase food. The ports of Europe were closed against them. Mr. O'Neill discussed at considerable length the course adopted by the Lord Lieutenant. The Lord Lieutenant should not have contented himself with police reports The Lords Lieute nants of counties ought to call meetings of their districts or the Deputy lieutenants in their baronies and parishes, to see what could be done. It wasn't enough for them to go about with a potato in their pockets, but be ready to put their hands there when the time came. Mr. O'Neill again ad.. verted to Mr. Haughton's proposition. He recommended the use of ardent appeals to Almighty God to deal with us in this judgment with clemency. Mr. CLASSON next came forward, and moved as an amend ment nn the proposition of Mr. Gordon, the appointment of a Committee, which was seconded by Mr. J. A. O'Neill Mr. HAuGwroN asked why they should seek to give the former resolution the go-by ? Mr. O'CONNELL said they were indisposed to introduce a political question into the meeting. He was as sincere a free trader as anybody 'could be, but he was not for free-trade to the exclusion of the consideration of a question of probable famine to the country. Mr. J. A. O'NEILL said the passing of Mr. Gordon's reso lution would keep from their Committee most respectable and influential people of the country. Mr. DIXoN said the disease, he was sorry to say, was pro gressing. The Lord Lieutenant did net say funds would be •tbrthcoming if what he called's necessity should arise. He was in reality one of Mr. O'Connell's best Repealera. The LIBERATOR then came forward, and said his, purpose, was to support a practical plan for the purpose of carrying out the measures of the Committee, for the purpose of avoiding famine and pestilence. He appealed td Mr. Hough ton whether the object of the Anti-corn-law League was not to get into the country all the corn they could, without ever thinking of sending it out of the country.. Ireland was pe culiarly circumstanced—her produce went into England, and the price never came back. That was what he supposed was called a union, The Hon. and Learned Gentleman defended the plan of raising money on the Woods and Forests. He then adverted to the interview with the Lord Lieutenant. They were badly treated. The Lord Lieutenant was very uncivil to take the Lord Mayor out of his baili wick. He didn't care if they got anything, but to be put into one cold room and bowed out of another, but he gave them no promise, and he asked no in formation. He (the Liberator) then commented on the Lord Lieutenant's answer, paragraph by paragraph, keeping the assemblage in a continued roar of laughter at the ludicrous light in which he placed it before the public. The assertion that there was " no pressure in the market" was untrue; it was gross and lamentable ignorance on the part of the Lord Lieutenant. The Liberator then proceeded to develope his remedies for the condition of the country. He would pro pose in the next Committee—a Committee of twenty—a tax on absentee property. Every man who went on that Com mittee should show his intention of working by paying his five guineas. They would lose the assistance of one-third of the gentlemen who would support them if they were pledged to abolish the corn-law. He suggested to Mr. Gordon to withdraw his resolution, that their labours should be united , to charity alone, in harmony and in union. After some consideration, and an attempt to persevere, which the meeting would not sanction, Mr. Gordon, at the suggestion of his seconder, withdrew the resolution, and the amendment—the appointment of a Committee—was carried nem. con. The Committee was then named. It is as follows : The Lord Mayor, Duke of Leinster, Lord Cloncurry, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Grattan, Mr. O'Neill, Mr. Classon, Mr. Mahony, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bermingham, Mr. T. Gresham, Mr. Perry, Dr. Gray, Mr. O'Donoughoe, Rev. Dr. Yore, the O'Connor Don, *Sir J. Power, C. Fitzsimon, C. M'Lougblin, J. Dunn, Alderman Keshen, Alderman Gardiner, Sir J. Murray, Dr. Kane, Alderman M'Kenna, Alderman O'Brien, M. T. Whelan, M. J. O'Connell, Mr. Tennyson. The Committee is to assemble each day at two o'clock, at the Mansion-house. Mr. FrrzsuroN spoke of the course adopted in Belgium. They had stored provisions of all kinds in that country in granaries. But the Belgians had adopted one plan in the stubble lands they had already ploughed, and sowed with oats, barley, rye, and berg, and that in the hard season, the time between the two crops. They would have food, if the farmers adopt the wise example of the Belgians. The Bel gians have also planted already hundreds of acres of potatoes, which, though the frost is very severe there, they protect by scattering straw over them in winter, and this crop also they will have early next year. _ _ Mr. BERMIIIGHAII said the landlord who did not tell his tenantry to keep his oats in his haggard, could not die easy on his bed. Lord Clonbrock had told him he desired his tenantry not to touch their oats, and the landlord who did otherwise would incur a curse which all the prayers of his household could not stay. Mr. O'Neill was then called to the chair, thanks were voted to the Lord Mayor, and the meeting separated. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. NINE LIVES LOST AND TEN OTHERS DREAD- FULLY BURNT. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) WARRINGTON, Nov. s.—This morning at five o'clock, the No. 3 coal-pit, belonging to Messrs. Turner and Evans, at Haydock, near Newton, Lancashire, caught fire, (by some means at present not known,) and a most tremendous ex plosion took place, which uplifted and carried to a consider able distance the planks fastened at the mouth of the pit. These collieries are at work both night and day ; the night men had just returned from the pit, and the day-men in the act of descending, nineteen of whom had gone down when the explosion occurred; had it happened a few minutes later about twenty more would have shared the same fate as their unfortunate companions. Some were actually hanging by the rope when it took place. As soon as safety would permit their fellow-men went down to explore the full extent of the mischief, and nine dead bodies were found, amongst whom was that of a boy, who was so dreadfully mutilated that they were under the necessity of putting him in a sack in order to get him up. Ten men were got up alive, but all so seri ously burnt, that not the least hopes are entertained of their recovery, except one, who seems to have been more fortunate than the rest. These most unfortunate men are nearly all married, and have left most of them large families to lament, and it is to be feared grievously suffer this their sudden, un expected, and to them irretrievable loss. The iqquest will take place at Haydock to-morrow. Since writing the above, I have been informed of an acci dent by gunpowder, to a boy in this town, who, having some in his hand it ignited, and he is so seriously burnt that his life is despaired of. THE COLOSSEUM. The proprietor of the Colosseum has sought to show his gratitude to the public for the patronage hitherto bestowed on him in the best possible manner—by making this mag nificent exhibition yet more attractive. Who does not re member the superb effects of the grand panorama of London by moonlight. It would at first sight have appeared impos sible to add to its beauty and its truth to nature. Mr. Bradwell, however, has introduced a new and magnificent dioramic effect—a summer stcrm. Gradually does the sky become gloomy—grahally does, the moonbeam cease to play up the rippling waters—the sky becomes obscure—the clouds continue to gather—the summer storm bursts in a heavy shower of rain—the summer lightning flashes in the distance, and the roll of the thunder is heard. The storm is over, the clouds disperse, and again do the moonbeams play upon the waters. But this is not the only addition made to the night exhibition. A very, sweet-toned finger organ has been erected in the Glyptotheca, on which an accomplished artist performs at intervals during the course of the evening. The effect produced by the tones of the organ as they are heard, softened by distance, in the more remote parts of the building, is beautiful exceedingly. The conservatories, which have hitherto been closed to the night visitors, are now thrown open; they are illuminated by a countless number of coloured lamps, and look like the en chanted gardens of some palace of " Faerie." The Swiss Cottage too is represented as seen by moonlight, and the effect of the light on the cataract as it falls into the lake, and on the lake itself, is most perfect. So complete is the illusion pro duced by this beautiful dioramic effect, that it is really somewhat difficult for the spectator to persuade himself that what he beholds is not reality. Such are the additions made to the night exhibition at the Colosseum, and which make it, in fact, almost entirely a new exhibition. A THIRD MAIL FROM NORWICH TO YARMOUTII. On Monday last an additional bag for this town was matte up at Norwich. The posts now leave Norwich at 7 a.m , 4.30 p.m., and 10.45 p.m.—Bury Herald. AGRICULTURAL CIIEMISTRY.—Last evening a lec ture on the application of chemistry to agricultural improvement was delivered at the Jews' Literary and Scientific Institution, Sus sex-hall, Leaderhall-street, by W. Higgs, Esq., whose scientific labours in this regard has earned for him a more than ordinary degree of provincial fame. The audience was not so numerous as respectable, there being not more than 200 persons present, but these comprised many influential gentlemen who take a great in terest and leading part in this most interesting subject. The lec ture, which did not commence before half-past eight o'clock, occu. pied nearly two hours, the experiments being of the most illustra tive and comprehensive character, and, at the conclusion, the ac complishEd lecturer received the most flattering acknowledgment of his acquirements. DEP rFOPD DOCK-YARD.—Upwards of 800 men Are now employed in the dock-yard at Deptford, and the whole of the works therein are proceeding with the utmost activity. In the slip numbered one at the east end of the yard, a fine vessel Is in course of building ; she will be fitted as a steamer, ai.d called the Sidon. Her planks are laid, and the whole of the work is in ac • rive progress, so that she will be launched in the ensuing . year. In the slip numbered four, where the Terrible was built, the Odin is in a forward state. This will be a first.class war steamer. The Termagant is building in the No. five slip, recently occupied by the Spitfire. A moat commodious new slip has been built, the construction of which is exceedingly graceful. The Phaeton is now being laid down there, which will be the first steam.ftigate built under that erection. The remaining two slips, under the superintendence of Mr. Baker, of Lambeth, are rapidly approaching completion ; and it is expected that they will be fit for the pur. poses of the service by the spring of 1846. LIE LORD MAYOR'S Stiow.--The Society for the Protection of Traders from Fraud, of which the Lord Mayor Elect is the President, have signified their intention to accompany his Lordship on the 10th of November. The Distillers' Company will form part of the procession in the morning, as well as the Spectacle. makers' Company, his Lordship belonging to both fraternities. The Distillers' Company will precede the Spectacle.makers'. A portion of the Hon. Artillery Company's band will attend this portion of the procession, which will exhibit twenty-one banners. The Master of the Spectacle-makers' Company for the present year is Sir George Carroll ; the Renter Warden, the Marquis of Down. hire, and the Upper Warden, Mr. Clarkson, the barrister. 71 tir T 1 .5 D A.. Y 14 VE N' THE 0 VEItLAND RO►UT.n to INDIA vi ITRIESTE. TO' TIIF 'EDITOR OF THE TIMES, Sir, —Briefly I beg to return my thanks for the conspicuous manner you have been pleased to put my name before the public in connexion with the Trieste route. I beg to solicit you will allow your paper to give the public the following particulars of my journey : • In the first place, the Semiramis steamer was 19 instead of 17 days between- Botnbarend Suez, thus .a Toss of two ' days to my express. Again, .we- were six days and a half between Alexandria and Zrieste, In consequence of head winds and heavy seas the whole way.(the common passage is five days), hence again aloes of one day and a half; thus three days and a half have been lost in this express upon the sea passage, by which the - express should have reached London in 26 days, instead of 29i days. It is generally supposed that I arrived at Trieste in the Austrian steamer; such is not the fact. I steamed to the extreme finish of the Adriatic, viz., Dwino, which is 12 miles nearer London than Trieste, and a steamer can reach within 20 yards of that place. I may now mention, Sir, an extraordinary instance of Austrian alacrity and attention. His Excellency the Governor of Trieste, Count Stadion, Chevalier de Bruck, the bead of the Austrian Lloyd's Company, and all the elite of the merchants, &c., of Trieste, were waiting for -me at Dwino, though at the hour of half-past twelve at night, and one of the darkest I ever experienced ; we were guided only to Dwino by the rockets sent up by them. My passport was given by order of the Emperor of Austria, and countersigned at Vienna by the representatives of- Belgium, Prussia, Baden, and Bavaria, countries through which I passed; indeed, I was not asked a question throughout the journey. I shall shortly be in a position to offer to her Majesty's . Government and East India Onnpany a series of trials again by this route for three or sia months certain, as they may think proper, in order to lake away those doubts which may y et remain about the T r i es t e r o ute . M y op i n i on i s , t h a t t h e three or six trials, when determined upon, -will average twenty-five days between Bombay and London ; -and again- I have to mention, that when the present steam ships for the Bombay fine, now in course of completion in the Thames and Clyde, are placed between Suez and • Bombay, the route rid Trieste will then be brought down to five days less; and; ere two years, I feel convinced that dispatches will be in London on the 21st day from Bombay. Again thaniling you for the notice you have already taken of my sincere endeavours to shorten the space between India and hngland, and assuring you of my unalterable devotion thereto, I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, THOMAS WAGHORN, Lieutenant, R.N. 34, Cornbill, Nov. 4. EXTENSITE FIRE. Last night the neighbourhood of-Pentonville was visited by a most alarming and destructive fire, which, for the space of upwards of two hours completely illuminated the district. The scene of its operations was a large superficies, whereon were erected numerous workshops and storehouses, the pro perty of Mr. John Barnes, a builder, situated opposite the Episcopal Chapel, Pentonville-hill. ' - The first discovery was made at a quarter past ten o'clock, by Mr. John Barnes, jun., through seeing, a strong light in the paint stores, a building about 20 feet , long by 34 wide. He immediately spread an alarm, and Mr. Joseph Barnes, without a moment's loss of time, ran to the parish engine station, and gave information of the disaster. On his return, although not more than five minutes had elapsed, the fire had travelled with such fury as to communicate with the whole range of joiners' workshops. These buildings were well stored with building materials, some finished, and some partly so. Owing to the inflammable character of the stock upon the premises, the flames extended almost with the rapidity of lightning, seizing upon everything in the building, including the working tools of the numerous workmen. The pari;h engine was remarkably quick in arriving, and was got into play • the work of destruction, h owever ,, h a d been so great, t hat, by the time the first drop of water could be discharged, the fire had extended to the stabling and smith's shop, and was attacking the front dwelling houses, occupied by Mr. Joseph Barnes and several other parties. The parish engineer exerted himself to the utmost in trying to arrest the farther progress of the flames ; in that, however, he was unsuccessful, and very speedily two or three houses in Lower Queen's-row were in flames at the back. Messengers were dispatched to the different engine stations in the City, and more distant stations, and as soon as information was received, the Brigade engines from Far ringdon-street, Holborn, Whitecross-street, Watling-street, and Chandos-street dep6ts arrived, and were set to work under the directions of Mr. Colf, the foreman of the district, and Mr. Braidwood, the Superintendent. At that time several of the brigade, and the West of England engines were at a fire which had previously broken out at Dulwich. The light thrown up by this fire was so great, that it could be distinctly seen from the Surrey hills, and forthwith Mr. Connorton ordered the West of England engine , and firemen to return. After some trouble the exact seat of the conflagration was dis covered, and the engine was set to work, but it was not until past one o'clock that the fire could be said to be safely subdued, and not before the whole of Mr. J. Barnes's work shops, storehouses, joiners'-houses, paint-sheds, stabling, coachhouses, smiths' factories, and several other erections, together with a stock-in-trade valued at some thousands of pounds, were entirely consumed. Independently of which, Mr. Joseph Barnes's private dwelling-house is gutted; his furniture, worth upwards of 1,0001., destroyed, and the whole of his wearing apparel consumed. The house occu pied by Mr. Petty, hairdresser, is partially destroyed, as well as that belonging to Mr. Bogg, confectioner, and the backs of several houses at the rear are severely damaged. As to the origin of the calamity, nothing that could be depended upon could be ascertained, but it is the opinion of Mr. Joseph Barnes that it was caused by some boys dis charging fireworks in the vicinity. The principal sufferer is insured for, we believe, 3,000/. ; but we were informed that that sum would not half way cover his loss. His son, Mr. Joseph Barnes, who has lost everything, we regret to state, is not insured for a single farthing. As to whether or not any of the other sufferers were insured we were unable to learn during the excitement which prevailed. • • The police, under the direction of inspector Penny, ex erted themselves most admirably iu preventing the crowd from impeding the operations of the firemen. FUNERAL OF DR. BAGGS.—The remains of Dr. Baggs lay in state on Wednesday week, in the vestibule of l'rior Park College, which was fitted up much in the same manner as on the occasion of . the funeral of his predecessor, Dr. Baines. On the coffin were placed the episcopal mitre and crosier, and arranged round were the sacerdotal vest ments in which the deceased bishop was wont to celebrate the ceremonies of his church. On Wednesday night, by torch-light, the coffin of the Right Rev. Dr. Baines, which had been deposited above ground, in the college chapel, was removed, and, accompanied by a solemn procession of bishops, priests, and students, was carried to a side chapel of the new church in connexion with the college (which is now in course of completion), where it was interred in the vault destined to be its final resting-place. On Thursday morning, at half-past nine o'clock, a solemn dirge was com menced by the priests, and the following bishops of the Roman: Catholic Church :—Dr. Griffiths, of London ; Dr. Briggs, V.A., of the York Di s t r i c t ; D r . W ar i ng , V.A., of the Eastern District; Dr. Brown, V.A., of Wales; Dr. Sharpies, Coadjutor V.A. of the Lancashire District. After the dirge the body was removed to. the College Chapel, where high mass for the dead was celebrated by Dr. Griffiths. The several bishops present then by turns, and according to the usages of the Church, incensed the coffin, and sprinkled it with holy water. At the conclusion of the mass a funeral procession was formed. A cross-bearer, twenty of the choir in surplices, acolytes bearing torches, the priests present, in order, and the students of the two colleges, preceded the corpse, and the procession was closed by the bishops before enumerated. Having proceeded around the outside of St. Paul's College to the new church, the corpse was there in terred with the usual rites, in a vault adjoining that in which are entombed the remains of Dr. Baines.—Somerset County Gazette. FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.—More than usual ex citement prevailed yesterday in London and the suburbs. The anniversary of the Gunpowder . Plot (1605) afforged the boys the customary sport of carrying the effigy of Guy Fawkes about the town, and that of discharging fireworks in the evening, to the great annoyance of many portions of the public—many seemed to encourage the anti. Roman Catholic speeches of the boys ; and in the chut ches the service appointed for the day was performed. DISPATCH OF BUSINESS AT THE OLD BAILEY.— (The Recorder on the Bench).—The Recorder thought it was very hot. Mr. Clarkson was of a similar opinion. The Recorder said, that he remembered when he was a little boy he had been in the practice of attending school, and he always found himself ex ceedingly hot. Mr. Bodkin said he once had a stick which he was very fond of. Mr. Ballantine thought that sticks were very useful articles. Mr. Payne was of a similar opinion. Mr. Brief. less thought that the law of ejectment was a very important one. The Recorder thought so also. He suggested that one of the windows should be opened, as he felt the draught disagreeable. Mr. Clarkson said, Talking of windows, I once fell out of a three pair back ; tut, wonderful to relate, I fell on my legs, and was not the least hurt." Mr. Ballantine was surprised to hear that, considering what a heavy man his Learned Friend was. The Re. corder thought they were talking on subjects which had no con nexion with the business of the Court. The case of" John Smith versus Elizabeth Buggins" was then proceeded with, and was merely interrupted by about three hundred and fifty observations front the Bar and the Bench, wiiiCh had nothing whatever to do with the business before the CoUtt.—Punch. DEATH OF SIR JOHN MoRTLocK.--The above highly respected gentleman, one of her Majesty's Commissioners of Excise, died at his residence, 11, Dorset. square, on Monday evening last, after a lingering Hitless of several months. Sir John was in the sixty-eighth year of his age, and held the office of Com missioner of Excise for nearly thirty years, and previously to that of Comptroller in the General Post-office. By his decease an office of I,OOP/. per annum will thus be placed at the disposal of the Go. vernment. SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ELECTION.—WARWICK, WEDNESDAY EVENING. —Lord Brooke, the SOD of Lord Warwick, was this morning put in nomination, and returned without opposi tion, although nobody knows where his Lordship is, what he is doing, when he will return, or what he will do or say in reference to his constituents when he comes h•me. So much for being the noble son of the Noble Lord of an old borough, where family in fluence has always preponderated, and where resistance to the will of the Castle has been unavailing. Lord Brooke himself is a very amiable young man ; but how far he may be capable of represent ing the borough in the now inevitable arduous struggles in which the Government and Parliament of the country will be engaged is another consideration. SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE RIVER.—On Wednes day an inquest was held at the Rose and Crown Inn, Putney, be fore Mr. Carter, upon the body of Richard Absalom, aged 61, late gardener to John Fuller, Esq.. of Streatham, whose body was found floating in the river off the College of Civil Engineers, Putney. Charles John Absalom, gardener to Mr. Fuller, of Streatham, said he knew the deceased to be his father by his clothing and a scar on the lip. lie had been missing since the 14th of October, when he left home as he alleged to seek for work. He had been six years head gardener to Mr. Fuller, hut was dis charged by that gentleman on the 11th of October, principally in consequence of his being unable to discharge its duties. Witness was appointed to the situation, and deceased was told that he might continue, with his family, to reside in one of the lodges, neverthe less he became very desponding. The Jury, in the absence of fur ther evidence, returned as their verdict, " That the deceased was found drowned in the river Thames, but how he came into the water there was no evidence to prove." STATE OF TRADE.— , T here was ve r y littl e d eman d yesterday, eli her for goods or yarn ; and, where any business was done, prices were generally lower than on the preceding Tuesday. There is, however, so complete an absence of stock that the spin. ners and manufacturers generally are by no means disposed t 3 press sales many, indeed, are still working to order, and consequently very well able to wait for the chance of better prices.—ROCUDALB FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, NOY. 3.—We have another dull market, but prices have undergone little or no change. Wool is much the same in price it was on the preceding Monday.—Man. chester Guardian. A letter from Pisa, c,f the 29th ult., says :—" The improvement in the health of Ibrahim Pacha has continued; he is at length perfectly recovered from his Hrious indisposi tion. He has taken an excursion to Leghorn to meet his son, Ismael Bey. There is every reason to believe that Ibrahim Pacha will go to France much sooner than was at first expected." s(lo_24,ovEmnErt e t _ 1848$ - - - NIVW ItAftWAY 6Ci The Gazette of last night contains notices of intended ap plications to Parliament next session for Bills for the follow ing lines : Chelmsford and Bury. Various Junctions wrili the Bristol and Exeter Railway. The Gravesend and Roche:Aar Railway—widening and ex tending the same. Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway. Junctions - with the Brighton and Chichester Railway. Junctions with tlati London aid - Brighton Railway, near the Croydon station. Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway. Junctions with the Midland Railway. Boston,. Grantham, Leicester, and Midland Counties Junction Railway. Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway. Junction with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. Junction with the Grand Junction Railway. Nor folk Rail wa y E x t ens i ons . Junction with the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 5. STocx EXCHANGE.--The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, B—British and Irish Union, 4 3 A — Boston, Stamford, .and 'Birmingham, 2—Caledonian, 11— Ditto Extension, 4t4—Derby and Crewe, 44—Edinburgh and Perth, s%—Fleetwood, Presn,n, and West Riding, 3% — Glasgow and Dumfries, 58s. 9d.—Grand Janction 230 Ditto, Eighth Sh ares , 204—G reat G r i ms b y and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 4%—Goole and Doncaster, 44—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 3%—Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 55—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 4% —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 4 1 / 2 —Liverpool, Preston, and North Union, 2 1 / 2 —London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 26—L'itto, Fifth Shares, 24-- . -London and York, 54—Leeds and Tbirsk, 10—Manchester and Binning ham Continuation, 24—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 58s. 6d.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, s%—Manchester and Leeds, 140—Midland Railway, 149- -Ditto, 40/. Shares, 254—Ditto, Consolidated Binning ham and Derby, 111—Newcastle and Berwick, 15—North ampton Banbury, and Cheltenham 3%—North Stafford shire, k ' —Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 43—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 6%—Shrewsbury and Here fordshire, 114—Welsh Midland, 3—Waterford and Valentia, 24—Dutch Rhenish, 8 1 4. MANCRESTER, Nov. 5. STOCK EXCUAISGE..--111111 sales are—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield-, 418—Cambridge and Lincoln, 4%—Ditto, New, 4—Chelmsford and Bury, 14—Clitheroe Junction, 3 Dudley, Iron Bridge, and Shrewsbury, 2%—Eastern Coun ties, 214—Ditto (Perpetual); No. 2, 2 3 4—East Lincoln shire, 3%—Glasgow and Dumfries, 2%—Great Eastern and Western, - 34—Huddersfield - and Manchester Railway and' Canal, 12 1 / c. n.—Lancashire and North Yorth Yorkshire, 445. 6d.—Leeds and Thirsk, 9:P 4 —Leicester and Birming ham, 2—Liverpool and Manchester (401.), 50%—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 54—London and Manchester (Rem ington's), 34—Ditto (Rastrick's), 54—London and Wind sor, %—Lendon and York, s4—Manchester and Bir mingham (New), 12 1 ,1 c. n.—Manchester and Bury At tnospheric, 1 3.16 Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 12—Manchester and SouthamFon, 44—North Cheshire, 5 3 / 4 —North Staffordshire, 5 —Nottingham and Bos ton, 3—Nottingham and b ansfield, 54—Nottingham, Erewash, Ambergate, and Manchester, 4 1 ,6 —Preston and Wyre, 39 exl e d.—Ditto, Extension, 24—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 4 3 / 4 —South-Eastern and Dover, 374. LEEDS, Nov. 5. STOCK Excukszoz.--The sales are—Manchester and Bir mingham, New Quarters, 12—Midland, New, 22—Leeds and Bradford; 45%—Ditto, Extensions, 39%—Leeds and Dews-, bury, 20—Leeds and Think, 144—North British, New, 5 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 16 1 / 2 —London and York, s—Cambridge and Lincoln, Extensions, 41,8—isiver pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 6—Chelmsford and Bury, is. dis.—East and West Yorkshire, 10s. p: —Leeds and York, Bs. 6d. p.—Leicester and Birmingham, 17s p.—Leicester and Bedford, 275. 6d. p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 41. 18s. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 44 p.—Manchester and Birmingham Continua tion and Welsh Junction, 2—North Western, 31/2—Not tirigham, Erewash, and Ambergate, s—South Midlands, 3% p.—Wakefield and Bradford, 6s. p.—Wakefield and Harro gate, 345. p.—Welsh Midland, 3—Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia, 12s. p.—York and Carlisle, 3%—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 19s. p. lIULL, Nov. 5. STOCK EXCHANOK.—The sales are—Hull and Selby (10 per cent. guaranteed), 102 q —Ditto, Half Shares, 20—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 16 3 A—North British (Carlisle), 3 3 / 4 --Armagh, Coleraine, and Portruoh. I%—Axholme, 4 1 4 — Cambridge and Lincoln, 4 1 4—Derby and Gainsborougb, 2/. 6s.—Great Eastern and Western, 3 1 4—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 34s.—Lincoln and Wainfleet, 2%—Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, 5 3 4—Bfanchester, Buxton, and Matlock, ss. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 5 3 4 —Nottingham, Erewash, &c., s—Nottingham and Boston, 3 3 4—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 3 1 4. SHEFFIELD, Nov. 5. Srocic EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 22—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 1,16 1 A —Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 4%—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 2 3 A—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 6k—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 4 5 4 Wake6eld and Harrogate, 3/. 6s: YORK, Nov. 5 STOCK EXCAANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, 102 —North British (Carlislee), 3%—York and North Midland (Extension ), 23—Coventry, Nuneaton,Birmingham, and Lei cester, 2—Grand Union, 2%—Leicester and Bedford, 2% —London and Ycrk, -s%—Minchester, Buxton, &c., 7% p. —Newcastle and Berwick, 14 1 / 2 —North Kent and Direct Dover, 3%. BRISTOL, Nov. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Exeter, New, 8 3 4-Birmingham and Gloucester' Quarter Shares, 314-Great Western, Quarter , Shares, 17 1 4 -Ditto, Fit ths, 34-Manchester and Southampton, 44- Vilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 5%. EDINBURGH, Nov. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 81. 155.- Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto. Half Shares, 154-British and Irish Union, 4/. 155.-Caledonian, 12/.-Caledonian Ex tension, 41. 135.-Clydradale Junction, 201.-Direct Northern, 2/. 17s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 36/. 155.-Ditto, New. 174-Dundee and Perth, 10/.-Edinburgh and Batligate, Si. 55.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 721.-Ditto, Quarters,.lB4- Ditto, New, 131.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 1/. 75.-Edinburgh, Leith, 'and G ran t on , 24/. 10s.-Ditto, Pre ference, 19/.-Edinburgh and Northern, 5/. 145.-Edinburgh and Perth, 5!. 55.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 721.-Ditto,:Quar ter Shares 21/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 454-Glas gow and Greenock, 221. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 15s. -Ditto, Preference, 21. 55.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle, 31. 55.-Great North of Scotland, 4/. 75.-Inverness and Elgin, 2/. 2s. 6d.-London and York, 54-North Bri tish, 231. 155.-Ditto, Halves, U.-Perth and Inverness, 21. 12s. 6d.-Scottish Central, 18/.-Scottish Midland, 41. 10s. -Scottish Western, 2/. 125.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/. Bs. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. THAMES. TUNNEL RAILWAY.—WO understand that the offer which we some time since mentioned as having been made to the Thames Tunnel Company for the purchase of that now profitless project, by paying about 10s. on the outlay, has been rejected, on the plea that a higher offer had been made by another party. Whether this higher offer was really bona fide or not, or merely conjured up to increase the price, we cannot tell ; but if the latter, it certainly failed in its object, for the gentlemen to whom we alluded felt that they had already offered more than the fair value of the property, and accordingly they retired from the field.— Railway Record. EAST AND WEST CUMBERLAND JUNCTION.--A protest has been published in the local papers, signed by upwards of sixty landowners in the parishes of Deere, Newbiggin, Blencowe, and other places on this projected line, setting forth that they will withhold their consent, and are entirely opposed to the line going through their respective lands and properties. This line is intended to commence at the station of Lancaster aria Carlisle line at Penrith, and proceed to Keswick and Cockermouth, where it will form a junction with the Cocker mouth and Workington line, which terminates in.the White haven and Maryport. Smirroms OF IMPROVEMENT.—It is said that no scrip of any line will be dealt in "in the House," until the broker of the company has certified that the deposit has been fully paid into the banker's, to enable the prompters to go to Parliament in the next session for their Bill. No formal resolve has been yet come to by the Committee; but the above is so reasonable and proper a course to prevent swindling companies carrying on their nefarious tricks, that the sooner the resolution is adopted and acted on the better; it would prevent provisional committees keeping back shares until they are at a premium —at least, without having first incurred some risk by paying deposits on such shares as they may take for themselves.—The Shareholder. Mr. HUDSON, Hudson, determined, apparently, on developing the goods traffic of the Eastern Counties has issued orders fur the immediate s u pply o f 200 goods waggons. SHARE MARKET.—The market was looking very dull yes terday, but matters are expected to mend. This depression was no doubt owing in a great degree to the failure of Mr. Stallard on Monday for a large amount, some say 100,000/. It is expected, however, that he will pay 20s. in the pound. Messrs. Ashton and Scott, who failed last week for 40,0001, it is hoped Will presently make matters right. They were regarded as a highly respectable firm,' and their failure has been much regretted. It is said it was owing to a firm in Bristol,•who are in their books to the tune of 17,000/. Herapoth's Journal. The Yorkshire Gazette states, that in consequence of the arrangement between the Manchester and Leeds Company and Mr. Hudson, " the Manchester Company withdraw from all connexion with the Leeds and York and East Riding schemes. They have handsomely offered to defray all expenses incurred by the promoters of these projects; but the offer has, we hear, been refused. It is thought by many that these parties would do well to reconsider what they have rejected, as their prospects of success cannot be very bright." SHROPSHIRE UNION.—The London and Birmingham and the Grand Junction have united In taking the above under taking under their wings; or rather, perhaps, that the Shropshire Union has succeeded in making arrangements with these Companies. Tux RESPONSIBILITIES OF RAILWAY DIRECTORS.—The 30th of November rapidly approaches, by which time the mist, which has for a considerable period hung over many projects, will be dispelled ; when the chaff will be separated from the wheat, and the really sound undertakings distin guished from those having little more than an existence upon paper. From the present demand for railway engi neers, and the increased remuneration expected by them, the cost of preparing the necessary plans, books of refe rence, &c., cannot be estimated at a less cost than 200/, per mile, so that on or before the 30th November the actual ex penses incurred upon a line to cost 10,000/. per mile, would exceed, on a capital of 5/. per cent., 40 per cent. of the de posits. It would, therefore, be very desirable that the Direc tors of railways would seriously consider before they deter mine to incur expenses where little chance exists of the ne cessary Parliamentary preliminaries being completed. TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY.—COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKS.—The works of the Trent Valley Railway will be commenced on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Tamworth, with the usual ceremonies. '('he frst sod will be turned on this occa sion by the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P. The Directors and Shareholders of the line may well feel proud that the Prime Minister of the empire confirms the earnest ness of his parliamentary support of this line by officiating at the auspicious commencement of the works.—Railway Record. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—ANASPASIA IN THE TREAT MENT OF CONSUMPTION.—The Dispensary for the treatment (by Anaspasia) of Consumption, Asthma, and other affections of the Chest, will be removed the end of this week to 14, Leicester-place, Leicester-square, where Dr. Cronin, physician to the Dispensary, has removed, from his late residence, 6, Craven-street, Strand. PAWNBROKERS' SOCIETY.—The Committee of the above society, formed for the purpose of endeavouring to in duce the interference, of the Legisl a t ure i n reducing the pre sent hours of labour, and which, unlike other trades, are fixed by Act of Parliament, and consequently can only be remedied by the same source, are unremitting in their exertions to ob sin their object. birb rbtttou : THE BANK OF ENGLAND. At a late hour this afternoon the Bank of England ad. vanced the rate of interest on bills at ninety-five days, dis counted by them, to 3 1 4 per cent. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) LONG V. BUNNEY. This was a petition in which the plaintiff, Ann Elizabeth Long, a minor, by means of her friends, sought to impugn a decision found before the Master. From the facts of the case it appeared that the plaintiff was the illegitimate child of a gentleman named Gilmore, who died in 1842, bequeath ing her a sum of money equivalent to 100/. per annum, as well as other property. The widow of the testator baying conteseed the validity of the will, one of the trustees of the petitioner filed a bill in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, and the defendant was appointed her guardian, thus setting aside, to a certain extent, the will of the plaintiff's father, which nominated a female, Mary Pointer, to the guardianship of the petitioner during her minority. The grounds on which the Vice-Chancellor had made this order were, that the mother of the petitioner was an illiterate person, and that Mary Pointer was not qualified to supply her place, or superintend the education of The petition contended that Bunney had an interest adverse to that of the petitioner, being one of the executors of the will; and having sold seine of the timber on the property, which belonged to the plaintiff, and granted leases injurious to her interests, consequently was entitled to be the party at whose suit proceedings should be instituted. The arguments in this case occupied the whole day, and his Lordship expressed his determination to delay giving his judgment, in order to give the case full deliberation. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) THE LATE EXTENSIVE WATCH AND JEWELLERY ROBBERY IN TIIE CITY.—PROJECTED RESCUE OF TIIE PRISONERS.— George Gamble and Adolphus Win. Bodell were brought up fur final examination, charged with stealing and obtaining by false pretences gold and silver watches, guard-chains, diamond rings, &c., to the amount of between 3,0001. and 4,0001. The Court was densely crowded the moment it was opened, and a great number of persons had assembled in the street to catch a sight of the prisoners as they alighted from the prison van, on their being brought up from the New Bridewell, Westminster. While in that gaol, it appears they had concocted a plan of-escape, by being rescued as they were getting into the van to be brought up for final exami nation previous to their committal to Newgate for trial. On Thursday fortnight they contrived to convey out of the prison three letters, by means of a fellow-prisoner named Liall, - who stood remanded from Marylebone Police-court on a charge of felony, and was that .day brought up there fur further examination, the result of which was his committal to NeWgate for trial. Hall, it appears, had been paying his addresses to a respectable female in the neighbour hood of the Regent's Park, and on her visiting him in Newgate, the three letters were delivered to her, concealed in some dirty linen. On discovering them, she handed them to her father, who delivered two of them, but mislaid the third; and, on the following day, seeing in The Sun newspaper an account of the prisoner's final examination, he, after making inquiries, was induced to communicate these facts to Mr. French. In consequence, two of the letters were found to have been written by Gamble—one to a party in the Haymarket, requesting him to have a carriage and post horses in waiting near the prison at the time the prisoners were brought out this morning, and stating that it was the determination of the writer and his fellow-prisoner to attempt their escape at all hazards, as it would most probably be the only chance that would again occur in their lifetime. Effec tual precautions were, of course, taken by:the police to frus trate their intention ; and, this morning, before leaving the prison, they were securely handcuffed. Several police con stables were also in attendance to see them placed in the van, and on their arriving at the Court similar precautions were adopted. No attempt was, however, made, but additional constables were in attendance during the day, and a con stable was expressly stationed in front of the cells they were confined in, to prevent any communication whatever with the prisoners. Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, again appeared on the part of the prosecution, and Mr. Wright, of Fenchurch-street, for the defence. To prevent hinderance to the other public business, the de positions were taken in the private room by Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk. Between 30 and 40 witnesses have been summoned to attend. In addition to the particulars which have appeared in The Sun, Sergeants Wall and Gray, since the prisoners' last exa mination, have succeeded in tracing out, pledged at different pawnbrokers shops, twenty-nine gold and silver watches be longing to Mr. } rench, on which upwards of 240/. had been obtained, and ten other watches obtained by Gamble from different watchmakers and jewellers under false pretences. The circumstances of some of the latter cases are held to constitute a larceny, and Gamble already stands committed for trial for stealing goods similarly obtained. The amount advanced in pledge on the watches, &c., belonging to Mr. French is 600/. and upwards, and th e actual value of the pro perty which will be restored to him is about 2,000/. The prisoners will be committed on several of the principal and clearest charges, and in the other cases the pawnbrokers (some of them sufferers to a very considerable extent) will deliver up the property pledged 'with them to their respec tive owners. LONDON AND CROYDON RAIL WAY COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) PROPOSED AMALGAMATION WITH THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON. A meeting of the Directors and Shareholders of this Com pany was held this day, at the London-bridge station, for the purpose of the Directors submitting, in the form of a resolu tion, the terms on which they proposed to a nalgamate with the London and Brighton Company. WILKINSON, Esq., having taken the chair, proceeded to state briefly the substance of the resolution, which he then read, and which will be found in our advertising columns. When he bad concluded his address to the meeting, several questions were put to him relative to the details of the plan, all of which he said he thought it would be more pru dent to leave for the present in the hands of the Direc tors. In answer to another series of questions which were put in reference to the constituion of the future Board of Directors of the united companies, and the mode of disposing of the existing staff of officers, he said, in answer to the first of these questions, that he conceived that the present mode of management in all railway companies was a mere fiction. lie called attention to the manner in which all the breweries, banks, and other great commercial establishments were conducted; that was, by a regular number of partners, who made it their business to apply themselves daily and unceasingly to the affairs of their concerns, without which it would be impos sible for them to go on ; and he contended that until railway companies were placed under the direcction and manage ment of a number of persons who would be equally re sponsible and interested, they could not go on satisfactorily either to themselves, the proprietors, or the public. lie had deemed it necessary to make these few observations on this point as it was probable that this would. be the last meeting of this Company over which ho should preside. In respect to the officers, he had not the least doubt but that they would be .provided for, for it was not to be supposed that faithful servants would be summarily dis missed. In answer to another question, he said the time for amalgamation had not yet been definitively fixed, but he supposed it would take place either in Januau or July next. The question was then put, and the meeting expressed their unanimous approbation of the terms of the amal gamation. The CHAIRMAN next laid before the meeting a proposi tion for forming a ste a m-pack e t company i n connexion with the Brighton Railway Company, in order to compete for the traffic coming from the opposite coast. He also congratu lated the Company upon the fact, that the Croydon Company were the first to establish the atmospheric principle ; and he had not the least doubt upon his mind but that :in a few years the atmospheric railway system would effect as great a revolution in railways as steam had done in the former modes of travelling, because the atmospheric plan would be found to be safer, cheaper, and more rapid. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of Proprietors of this Company, called by a party who objected to the agreement entered into by the South-Western and Great Western Companies, with regard to certain projected schemes and extension lines, was an nounced to take place to-day, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern. At the hour hamed, in addition to the reporters, there were about half a dozen persons present. The number gradually increased up to two o'clock, when the chair was taken by Mr. Gilbert, there b e i ng th en a b out a d ozen present. The CHAIRMAN opened the business by stating that he had taken the liberty of calling the present meeting together on account of the Great Western Company having, by their re cent determination, agreed to support lines of railway, in violation of the agreement formerly entered into between them and the South-Western Company. The recent notices given by the former Company to support new schemes, in op position to previous pledges, rendered some step necessary to be taken by the Proprietors ; hence he had called the pre sent meeting. The lion. Gentleman then moved the adop tion of a memorial to the Directors of the South-Western Company, calling on them to annul the agreement entered into between the two Companies in January last. After some discussion the memorial was moved, but after waiting half an hour without a seconder being found, the meeting broke up. CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of the Charing-cross Bridge Proprietors Was led to-day at their office, 9, Villiers-Etuet, Strand, to take into'consideration Mr. Fuller's offer for the bridge. Mr. W. Hawes in the chair. Mr. LAWRENCE, the Secretary, read the minutes of last meeting, and the notice calling this. A protest by Mr. Cope, of St. Martin's-lane, against the sale of the bridge, having been read, The CHAIRMAN informed tho meeting that the Directors been able to complete the sale of the bridge at 226,000/. The contract of sale was read specifying Mr. Jackson, Sir Joshua Walesby, and. Mr. Reid as the purchasers; that 10,0001. of the purchase-money should be paid immediately, 108,000!. by the Ist August next, if the present Bridge Com pany should have succeeded in obtaining an Act of Parlia ment authorising them to sell, and the remainder when the contract of sale shall have been fulfilled in all its particulars, as far as they regard the present Company; and that if the purchasers after this, but before the completion of sale, shall wish to withdraw, that they may do so under the for feiture of the 10,000/. paid. I t was moved by Mr. SEAGER, and supported by Mr. WALKER, to the effeet—lst, That this be entered on the mi nutes; 2d, That this meeting sanctions and confirms this sale and contract; 3rd, That this sale and contract be com pitted by the Directors •, 4th, That the meeting authorizes the Directors to adopt all sucks measures as are necessary to obtain an Act of Parliament permitting to sell. Mr. STCTELY expressed his entire approbation of the re solutions. Mr. ADAMS thought that 10,0001. was a great deal too little as a forfeiture in case of non-compliance of the con tract on the part of the purchasers. lie would have had the sale completed at once. Here vou must go to Parliament first, and not only for power to sell, but, as he understood, tor power to enlarge the bridge for the passing of hones and steam carriage.;. [The Chairman—This is not the case, the new purchasers may go to Parliament for this object if they choose.] Well, but as it is the bridge is taken out of the market ; it is kept out of the market for four or five mouths by three or four persons, (and no one knows what difficulty there is in obtaining an Act of Parliament, what back stairs influence may be used to stop it in it:: progress), and then these gentlemen may turn round and say they withdraw from the contract. All they lose is 10,0001. They offer 226,0001 for the bridge, and to have it at their option to fulfil the terms of the offer four or five months after, or no, at the risk of forfeiting 10,000!., not 2 1 ,4 per cent. (the Chair man, nearly 5 per cent.) I heard the money ;paid was to fj ' er gives been Boolofir; this 1)4 a 1.414 considering that at the expiry of the time in question, 4he risk there is of a fall in the market. - The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some questions from Share holders, said the tolls realised 2001. a week; that there was 11,000/. depo , ited with the Company's bankers that morn ing. The total amount from tolls was 4,500/. To some one who asked whether the present purchasers previous to of tanning the Act of Parliament could sell the property, the CHAIRMAN said, of course they could do with their own property as they chose. Mr. HOWLER just rose to remind them that until an Act of Parliament was obtained the gale could not be completed —it was impossible to buy the bridge out and out. The CHAIR-MAN concurred in this, and added the Directors had exerted their utmost to get 20,0001., but were unable. Mr. ENGLISH, after some remarks on other offers having been made to the Company, moved, as an amendment, That Mr. Fuller's offer be declined, unless with option, and that the meeting take into consideration the offer previously made to the Directors of 216,0004" which was seconded by Mr. Goodall. Mr. STOCKTON wished to urge upon the meeting, before this amendment. is put, the impropriety of voting on it. He had heard much at last meeting about the immoralities con nected with their voting, but he would ask them, after voting as they had done, how they could' stultify themselves by upholding this amendment. By one of the SnattEnomEns—ls not this a new offer?-- Chairmen : No. Air. ENGLISH—Was there not an offer of 216,0001., with option ? - CHAIRMAN—Yes; but never in a condition that your Directors could submit to a meeting. The offer was made by Mr. Fuller, at a time when your Directors were already on terms with two other parties, and they rejected this offer. On pressing that offer afterward, however, it was withdrawn. On the amendment being put to the meeting three voted for it. For the resolutions, 57 of those present voted for, and 7 against them. Proxies and ♦otes, total, 256 ayes; W noes. The cordial thanks of this meeting to the Chairman and the Directors were moved by Mr. Stutely, and seconded by Mr. Hapgood. The CHAIRMAN, in his reply, concurred in the expressions used by Mr. Stutely, and took them for his own ; that in case he had evinced any warmth it was for the interests of the'Companv, and trusted they would always meet as though twilling of the kind had occurred. The meeting then separated. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Nov. 1, 1845, made up from the:Returns of th• Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. I 6 WHEAT. I HASLET 3 .' 2OATS. 3 RTE. I 4 BEANS. I 4PEAS. 1 PRICE .. 0s I 45 3d 6s 2d 33 2d 53 3d 3s 0d DUTY... 151 Cd 7s Od 5s Od 9s 6d Is Od ls tid MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NAT IVIAREETS. Ssurnsm.D.—Meadow Hay, from 3/ 10s to 51; Clover, ditto, 4/ 103 to 613 s ; Oat straw, 1117 s to 1/ 19s ; 'Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady trade. CUMBEELAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 5/ 53 ; Clover, ditto, 4110 s to 6/; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to I/ 18s; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—}feadow Hay, 3/ 12s tc. 5/ 3s ; Clover, ditto. 4/ 10s to 6/ 6s•• Oat Straw I/ 16s to 1/ 18s; Wheat Straw, 1118 s to 21 per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations. MEAT MARXISTS. SournALL, Nov. s.—The supplies of fat stock nen the increase, and the attendance of buyers by n o M me means numerous, the general demand ruled heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. Beef from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s Gcl to 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 33 6d to 4s 8d per 81be. 110111'01CD, Nov. s.—Prime Mutton was in fair demand, at full primes; otherwise, the trade ruled dull. Beef from 2s 8d .to 4a; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d t o 4 s 8 d ; and Pork, Ss 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16* to 21s; and Mach Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. LEWES, Nov. 4 —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. NEWGATE AND LEADENNALL. Full average supplies of each kind of meat were on sale, while the general demand ruled inactive, at our quotations.— Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s 4d per 81bs. THE IRON STEAM-PACKETS. Lieutenant 11. Manby Tylden (1836), late first lieutenant of the Lily, 18, sloop, has been appointed to recommission the Lizard, iron steam-vessel, at IVoolwich. This is the first of the six iron vessels built for dispatch-boats, and was commissioned at Woolwich about six months since ; but before she had taken on board the whole of her stores she was found to be so deeply immersed that she was put out of commission, and her officers and crew were turned over to the Spitfire. She is now to have the same complement, ar mament, and stores as the Locust, built in 1840, as it is con tended by the Navy Office that the Lizard was designed to carry no heavier weights, and that it is the fault of the Ad miralty that the Lizard swain so deeply, for they increased the armament and the complement of men. This, however, is not the fact. The Lizard is not of the same dimensions as the Locust. She and the other five are at least 20 feet longer, and the increased tonnage which the larger dimen sions gave may have naturally and judiciously determined the Admiralty to increase the complement, and make the steamers more effective. But even with this greater capacity, and with the same number of men, less stores, and three days' coals only, the new iron steam-vessels, the Jackall vnd Bloodhound, finished in 1845, are inferior in point of speed even to the old wooden vessels, and - are no more fit to be em ployed as packets in the Mediterranean than a coach and four horses at the present day are eligible to carry the mails to Brighton. Why will the Admiralty a ll ow t h e country to be served worse than private companies? The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, or the directors of the General Steam Navigation Company, would not consider that they were doing their duty to the shareholders, if th ey accepted a half ddzen vessels, from the builders in 1845, the speed of which was not equel to vessels built in 1840, notwithstanding such great improvements have been annually made to increase - the power and reduce the weight of marine engines. Privatu companies have vessels built for them every year that exceed each other in stowage and speed in succession as they are brought out; but the Admiralty, at the greatest cost, have vessels built in 1845 that are not half a mile an hour faster than those built in 1840, and even if stored and stowed as they ought to be. they would be inferior to the old 10-gum brigs, converted into steamers 20 years ago, and now em ployed as tugs. How long will the Admiralty suffer a subordinate department thus to waste the public money, and thus invite reflection on themselves, who have done so much for the navy and the country since their accession to office in August, 1841. DEATH OF THE DOWAGER BARONESS NATRNR.- We have to record the demise of Caroline Baronets Nairn., who expired on Monday, the 27th ult., at her seat in Perthshire, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. The deceased Baroness was third daughter of Mr. Lawrence Oliphant, and married in June. 1806, William, fifth Lord Nairne, by whom her Ladyship had au only son, William, the sixth Lord Nairne, on whose death, in 1837. the barony devolved on Margaret, Countess Flahault, married to his Nxcellency Count Flahault, French Ambassador at the Court of Austria. ARUNDEL CASTLE.—The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk are receiving a select circle, this week, at the Castle. Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, and Lady Clementina Villiers, arrived on a visit to the Noble Duke and Duchess on Tuesday, from Brighton. The Duke Torlc.nia has left INlivart's Hotel for Rome, after a sojourn of several weeks in this country. According to the last census taken of the Austrian empire, its population, including the army, amounted to 38,000,000 of souls, being an increase within a period of 25 years of 24 per cent. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT YARMOUTH SUSPENSION intIDGE.—A question was recently raised as to the validity of the inquest on the bodies of the persons who were drowned by the tailing •f the suspension-bridge at Yarmouth. A notice of the grounds of objection appeared in this paper about three weeks since. The whole matter was referred, under the charter, to the adjourned quarter sessions, when the case was argued. It was contended, on the authority of the case " Queen v. West " (1 Gall and Davis, p. 461), that one inquisition would be sufficient where several persons were killed at the same time and by the same acci dent. Therefore, that the Coroner had no right to charge lee seventy-nine inquests. In the next place, it was eonteoded that some inquests were net proper in form, as they did not set out the precise cause of death, whether by drowning or by the falling at the bridge; and in the next place, the inquests had been adjourned sine die. It had been held in Hawkins's Pleas of the Crowe, that the adjournment must be to some particular day and place. No adjoutnment appeared on the face of the inquisition. Mr. Baron Alderson had laid it down in the " Queen v. Connor," who was tried at the Central Criminal Court for murder, that after an adjournment sine use, the Coro• ner's jurisdiction ceased ; and lastly, that they were invalid, as ti • jurors had not been sworn on view of the bodies. To the two last points the Coroner replied, that he could not fix a day, because he could not tell when the Governs:ova engineer would arrive; and that the jurors were sworn at the church-hall and proce e d e d to view the bodies—that the form of the oath was, " You s h a ll dill. touching ß t o b r e d d er ideastahof of whose bod y you shall the—formr was incorrect. M t -. Evans, en tl magistrat e , gently ha, e a inquirevie view." Recorder s aicitheproper form w as, " You shall dill. y inqui reand presentmenttrue make t ouch i ng the death 01 and Ladjournmenthere lying dead. The Recorder agre e d , and on that ground g r ound that the adjournment sine di e was illegal, and that the jury ought to have been sworn w hi lst viewing the body. iL pronounced the inquests to have beets illegally holden; and, there fore, that he could not allow Costs. He, however, thought that as inquest should be held on each person. This important deciallies has been elicited in consequence of the heavy charges of the Coros ner, who claimed 11. 61. 8d for each inquest, besides fees to lb. jury and rewards for finding the bodies, tk.c. The Town-Counct offered to pay whatever sum the Recorder thought fair. The Recorder suggested 50 guineas, exclusive of fees and reward+. This was agreed to. WO RCESTER.—There was a good attendance of buyers at our fair on Monday, but a short supply of cows and sheep, considering the average of November fairs. Best beef bold readily at 6d. per lb.; in-call cows and fresh barrens sold at very good prices. Mutton fetched from 61d. to 7d., with a ready sale. There was a short supply of pigs, but they sold at an exceedingly high figure. Prices were altogether much on the increase.... Worcestershire Chronicle. GLASGOW PIG-IRON TRADE.—There seems to be no cash buyers in this market at present prices. Large parcels are offering at 87s. 6d., but no buyers. We quote the price Sot cash, 655. net. Altogetber, the market is quite inanimate.—Giask, goer National. KILMARNOCK.—STATE OF TRADE.—Trilde 18 now rather improving in the print-works, and is expected gradually to get better. All kinds of labourers readily find employment et good wages ; fifteen shillings a-week is paid them by some of their employers. Provisions are already beginning to fall as railway shares advance.—Ayr Observer. A letter from Ilamburgh, of the 28th ult., says : " A steamer arrived here yesterday from London with a large quantity of specie. One well-known banking-house received two millions of mares banal. We daily expect to see the rate of die. count reduced." p t hr eeijyu,du were l tc sound that when t a s b b l e l i:ped , but in many cases the voyagela from some peril, by giving Mrs. Caudle's " last Lecture," an. nouncing that the lady took cold, the fatal result of which is do. signaled "the tragedy of thin shoes." THINGS LOST POR EVER.—Lost wealth may be restored by industry the wreck of health regained by temperance; —forgotten knowledge rostored by study—alienated friendshar soothed into forgetfulness —even forfeited reputation won by peni tence and virtue. 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