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NOW ready at all the LibrArles, in 2 vols., post Svo., S I L A NOVEL. 0 0 D. " The author, we are convinced. is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. Ile is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, au•l by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage i which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The iter evidently belongs, though he has marked per se peculiarities, to ot the school of the Dismelis, Man nesses, and Smythes."—Observer. " ' Sliwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. is one of the most interesting and en- aging novels which the lt present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and Impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of themurlin all."gto—n -sMorning Post. Richard Bentley, New Btreet. : _ N111M1MM...1NN1W1N0..........111.M.M1.0•1=111M THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. Last Night of the Adelphi copany and Adelphi Pieces. Return of hi Celeste. Mr. Paul Bedford's Benefit THIS EVENING, under the pa tronage of General Lord Viscount Combermere and the Officers of her Majesty's First and Second Life Guards, on which occasion the magnificent Band will attend, and at different periods of the evening perform (on the stage) a variety of much-admired Overtures, kc., arranged by and udder the direction of Mr. Waddell, Master of the Band. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. To be ollowed by BOMBASTES FURIOSO. To conclude with a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Mute on Eti quette. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. The Pub:ic is respectfully informed that this Theatre is open for the Season, under the Manageme,t of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakespeare's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean; Ophelia, Mrs C. Kean. To be followed by a new Farce, called PLATONIC ATTACH 3IENTS, in which Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. To conclude Led th a Ballet Divertissement, in which Mr. Fl MIAs Carlotta erer - 1, and Madile. Auriol will appear. eamore, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Great success of Giraida and the New Farce. THIS EVENING, Win be performed GIRALDA ; or, the Invisible Husband, sup ported by Messrs. Leigh Murray, G. Cooke, W. Farren, jun., Comp ton ; Mesdames. Stirling and Leigh Murray, Mapes. Louise and Adele. After which THE OLDEST INHABITANT, in which Messrs. W. Farren. Compton, Diddear, Norton;_ Mesdames Bartlett, Adams, and Ellen Turner will appear. To conclude with the PRINCESSES IN THE TOWER. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under tha Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prime Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Crowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis, which will be continued for this week only. Fifth Week of the accomplished Vocalist, Miss Annie Hardie, who will sing a favourite Ballad. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA a , d the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To be followed by a changeable petite Ballet, by Madlle. Garden!, Amelia Bridges, and La Petite Jeannette, called The HUNGARIAN WOODCUTTERS, on the Double Tight Rope. The new Scenes in the Circle, and first appearance of Mr. Hen derson, the wonderful Somersault-thrower. Inthe course of the evening Miss Annie Hardie will sing a favourite Ballad. To coneude with a favourite Farce. • Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morning 21 min. after 91 Evening 6 min. after 10 To•idoznow— Morning 51 rain. after 10 I Evening 29 Jilin. after 11 THE WEATHER.—Su:' OFFICE, OcroBEL 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57—highest since neon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 54—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.34. WEED N.—Morning, fine; Afternoon, dull weather, with rain. ci;• ' :t1 ,7 1 = -S4ZI'III4.V - 7,1 l)_21 ~?ROIT Jenina LONDON, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1850. THE SUN, carrk I by an obedient majority. The inconsistency of this course was, however, but tco palpable. If the demand was founded on equity and justice it should have been satisfied to the last farthing. It would be unworthy of the British nation, which especially prides itself on a scrupulous observance of the public faith, to compromise a fair debt, or to take advantage of the weakness of the claimants, to give them less than they were fairly entitled to ; but if, on the other hand, it were to be considered merely as a case of charity, there could bo no possible reason why the sufferers at Tralee and Killarney should not have been allowed to participate. The distress in Kerry was not less urgent than in Dublin ; nor had the southern depositors less claims upon the compassion of philan. thropists than those of the metropolis. Sir CHARLES WOOD could not extricate himself from the horns of the dilemma on which he had permitted himself to be tossed. It now appears, from the correspondence which has taken place between the Right Honourable Baronet and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, that no step has yet been taken to distribute the money voted by Parliament among the sufferers! Sir CHARLES `Moon is " sorry to learn that any of the depositors should have been induced to have come from other places, at considerable inconvenience to themselves, in the expectation of immediately receiv ing any part of the money." He, however, consoles himself by thinking that " it is entirely their own act, and one to which they have certainly not been led by anything that he has said." Good easy man, he suffers no inconvenience, his cheques are duly honoured by his bankers, his official salary paid to the day, consequently he has not unduly exerted himself by :endeavouring to expedite the inquiry which he chooses to consider ttecessary, and which will furnish comfortable pickings for some fortunate protege. Oh, Sir CHARLES 'WOOD is indeed a great man I Happy is the nation that is blessed with so prudent a Minister of Finance Sir effIRLES WOOD unquestionably possesses one qualification for the important office he occupies in the Government of the country. No person can listen with more profound indifference to the com plaints of suitors to the Exchequer, who, whether seeking relief as a matter of right, or of exp3diency, of justice, or of charity, are dealt with in a manner that must discourage all future applications. The summary mode in which he disposei of the numerous representations respecting the commercial crisis, and the wide-spread distress in August, September, and the early part of October, 1847 ; the unblushing har dihood with which he met the various deputa tions, totally denying the existence of any pressure in the money market, and asserting that any person of real solvency could have no difficulty in obtaining the accommodation he required upon sufficient secu rity, must constitute valuable precedents for the guidance of all future Chancellors of the Exchequer; while his conduct and demeanour to those who apply for fiscal relief, by the abolition or reduction of some obnoxious impost ; the impressive manner in which be refuses to enter into any discussion respecting the justice or policy of a particular tax, or the hardships which its mode of collection inflicts upon the people ; the simple method of narrowing the question to the pounds, shillings, and pence, which it brings to the revenue—" a sum which," to use his own stereotyped answer, " he is certainly not prepared to relinquish," are beyond all praise, and must serve as models for future imitation. But he has recently established even a higher claim to the admiration of his successors in office. He is probably the first English Minister of Finance who has cornpromiied well-founded claims against the national Exchequer for something less thin 10:30. in the pound, or who suggested a local subscription to make up the deficiercy. He has also afforded a valuable lesson to the sufferers on the impropriety of impatience, and of the unreasonableness of expec ting that the money which had been voted by Parlia ment for their uhe should be applied without unneces sary delay. The case of the unrortunate depositors in the Cuffe street Swings' Bank must be so fresh in the public recollection that it is surely unnecessary to repeat the circumstances, which, it was almost universally acknowledged, gave them a claim upon the Govern ment for the full amount of their deposits. A Com mittee of the House of Commons, selected by Sir CHARLES WOOD—Who, contrary , to the usual ciurse, took the nomination from the gentle man on whose motion the Committee was appointed—investigated the case as well as those of the banks of Tralee, Killarney, and Auchterarder. From their report it appeared that the Government bad long been aware of the condition of the Cuffe street Bank, that serious deficiencies had occurred in its accounts, and yet the Commissioners, whose duty it was to have immediately interfered, and to have prevented further frauds from being perpetrated on the people, deliberately sanctioned the continuance of the bank, and induced the people of Dublin to lodge their humble savings in an insolvent under taking. Had the affairs been wound up in 1838, when the large deficiency was ascertained, there would have been a dividend of 163. 6d. in the pound, and even in 1845, when the liabilities exceeded the assets by a much larger sum, the loss would not have much exceeded ss. in the pound ; but the Commissioners, fearing the run that it might have occasioned on savings banks generally f the erroneous opinion that there was Government security for the deposits were removed, permitted the bank to continue its operations until, in 1848, it finally closed with liabilities which in round terms amounted to 64,0001., while its assets were under 1001., it being even asserted that immediately be fore the final closing of the bank the managers gave an undue preference to their own friends, by paying in full certain parties who had not made any applica tion, while they refused those who• had served the usual notices. The Committee, in referring to this matter in their report, state that " they are inclined to allow due weight to the considerations which they believe in fluenced the Commissioners, in 1838 and 1845, in the course which they pursued, but they cannot but feel that as regards the depositors, who are principally of the poorer classes, a different course would have prevented the loss of all their savings." After such a state ment it is difficult to conceive hew Parliament could have refused to pay the fall amount of the claims of the depositors. Through the culpable apathy, the crassa negli gen ti a , of the Commissioners, they bad b:en betrayed, and thef had therefore an unquestionable right to be reimbursed all their losses from the national Exchequer. Sir CHARLES WOOD, boll ever, adopted a middle course; he proposed a vote of 30,0004 As A matter of charity which was 1 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1850. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at from 8,000 to 9 000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken on speculation. The sales cs,m prised 200 Pernam and Maranham, at 7il. to 84d.; 1,100 Bahia, at Std. to 813.; 200 Egyptian, at Bi. to 9d.; 1.500 Surat, at sd. to 6ii.; and 50 Sea island, at Is. 2J. to ls. 3d. per lb.—The Share Market war buoy ant, and a good business done at higher prices. One is almost at a loss to account fur the deficiencies that exist in England in many important matters that are well cared for al :toad; and fee aro more generally felt than those which affect our commercial and monied interests. On the Continent there are legally constituted bodies, composed of mercantile men, who can at any time be appealed to for the purpose of solving technical or other difficulties, which iu this country would involve a vexatious law suit, perhaps, even, proceedings in Chancery, or an unsatisfactory arbitration. For years the extreme inconvenience and pecuniary loss arising from this state of things has been felt and complained of, and there have been two or three projects sot on foot for:the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce. Either, however, from the circumstance of the parties originating the same not being of sufficient standing and influence, or from the belief that such an institution was not absolutely requisite, so many separate com mittees and companies existing who watch over particular branches—such as the East India and China Associa tion, the Russia Company, the Committee of Bankers, the Bondholders' Committees, &c.—the attempts have always proved abortive, although no one can deny that some general classification is desirable, and might be ef fected without prejudice to the efficiency of separate bo dies. Within the last few days, however, there has been a movement in favour of an institution that is even more required than a Chamber of Commerce, via.—a recognised tribunal for the disposal of matters in dispute between business men. The acquiescence of all the leading firms is expected to be obtained, and a very large number have already signed a memorial, of which the following is a copy : " We, the undersigned merchants, bankers, traders, and others of the city of London, have long felt that this metropolis would derive much benefit from the eat tblish ment of a Tribunal of Commerce, through the aid of which disputes, simple in their nature, and often resting on the usages of traide ' might be settled without an ap peal to nice and legal definitions, which result too fre quently in the ruin of well-intentioned men. We are confirmed in our long-cherished desire to see such a tri bunal established amongst us by language, strong and undeniable, uttered by the Attorney-General (Sir John Romilly) in the House of Commons, Our system of law is technical, ins ented for the creation of costs, and not to promote the due administration of justice.' Under these circumstances, and with the view of mitigating many evils at present existing, we venture to ask your Lordship, at an early day, to call a public meeting, in order that the feeling of the citiaena of London may be fully taken on the subject." [Here follow the signatures.] It has been objected that the formation of the pro posed tribunal would interfere with the legitimate busi - ness of professional men, but there seems to be little force in this assumption, since the plan has been found to work so beneficially abroad, and few would appeal to the tribunal until they had first consulted their legal advisers. The Councils of Prud'hommes in France fulfil the duties which it is now sought to have performed here by a Tribunal of Commerce. Extract of a letter from Messrs. Fowles, Wilson, and Co., of Bogota, dated 16th August, to the Committee of Spanish-American Bondholders:— . "By the present packet the documents on the Cus toms, in conformity with the law of Congress. are in part forwarded, via., drafts amounting to 232.465 dolls: On account of the dividend of Dec., 1848 /103,530 Ditto, ditto, June, 1849 $232,465 "The Minister of Finance, being ill, was not able to arrange with the Treasurer-General the packing up of the remaining drafts for 128,935 dolls.—they will be sent by next packet. " It is probable that in England a mistake has arisen from the :Use of the words ' importation duties;' it is necessary, therefore, to explain. The law says Los bil!etes seran admissibles,' &c. The literal translation is as fallacious. The bills shall be admitted at all the Custom-houses of the Republic and offices fur col lection of the national revenue, on payment of one fourth part of the import duties assigned by the law for common (or current) expenses which are due or may hereafter become due. The amount so assigned is 59 per cent. of the whole importation duty; conse quently the said bills are only admissible in one-fourth part of 5$ per cent. " The division made of the import duties is as fol lows: 8 per cent. is admitted in a certain class of docu ments of the old domestic debt, called floating debt. „ in documents for balances of the salaries of the civil employds, which the Go vernment some years ago could not pay in cash. 8 „ in documents ditto of the military ditto. 76 in cash. 100 dollars. " Of the 76 dollars in cash the following appropria- tions are made:- - 5 dollars for payment of the interest of the domestic debt. 8 ~, :ditto ditto foreign debt. 3* „ repairs of roads, bridges, &c. the maintenance cf the laaaretto hospitals. 58 „ current expenses. 76 dollars. " In our letter of the 19th of April we said the bonds were to be admissible in part payment of import duties." There arrived at ton o'clock this morning, off the Cust im-houaa, the General SL-re e-steam Shipping Com pany's vessel Helleapcnt, Captain Watts, in 16 days 5 hours from Smyrna, including stoppages at Malta and Gibraltar, laden with 140 tons fresh figs, 11,2001. spec i e , a general cargo, an d e i ght passengers. This is the second cargo of fruit which has arrived in tte Thames direct from . Smyrna this season. The first cargo was b y the Propontis on Tuesday la s t, t h e 24 h u l t . Messrs. M'Na ir, Greenhow, and Irvieg, of Manches ter, report that—" From the commencement to about the middle of the month the market was exceedingly dull and spiritless, accompanied with a decline in the value, as will have been noticed, upon both Yarns and Twist; but upon the arrival, on the 16:h, of more unfavourable accounts as to the prospects and condition of the grow ing crop of Cotton, an instantaneous and animated de mand ensued, which led to the recovery, nearly, of the decline which had taken place upon both Twist and Cloth in the previous part of the month, with the excep tion of that upon 40 inch and other descriptions of Shirtings. Another effort was made by spinners and manufacturers this day week to realiz3 an additional advance in prices, in consequence of further intelligence which was considered as confirmatory of the preceding accounts with resrwt to the Cotton crop. But in different success attended this movement, and though since that period we can notice no material change in prices, yet the demand has been very limited, with a feeling in favour of the buyer. The month closes quietly. Throwing asid e other causes which we have in previous circulars alluded ti , as marring transactions, the action of the market throughout the month has been influenced and stimulated by that of Liverpool as regards Cotton. With the present value of the raw material, the progress of improvemen t must experience a material check. Ev i dences to this effect are becoming more ge neral, who, f rom t h e impo ss ibility o f „ ma i, as manifested by a l arge proportion of both spin ners realising corr espondent rates f or th e manu f ac t ure d article, con siderably. Thi s the necessary alternative. Cloth is . t heavier in stock than it was a mont h ago . Y arns are and are manu facturers, ra f u lly as light as they were then." Th e English Stock Mark e t h as b een very stea d y, an d determining to lessen their productions with about the same amount of business doing as for some t ime past. Consols have realised 961 for Trans fer, and 96i Account. E xc h equer -bill s h ave b een quoted 635. to 665.; and India Bonds, 84s. to 87s. pre mium. A bargain has been effected in South Sea Stock at 107;. In the Foreign Market the transactions have been much more limited, and the quotations are rather flatter, the settlement of the account having yesterday contd. but3d to the rise. Mexican Bonds are 311 1. It appears that the mail is not fairly due until the 6th or7tb instant, though it may perhap s arr i ve sooner. Spanish Fi ve per Cents. have been 18i f Grenada Stock is at 18. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 89f ex. dividend. Railway Shares, now the settlement is p re tt y nearly accomplished, do not in every case supp or t th e i extreme rise of yesterday. There s,, however, a good inquiry fur North-Western. Black wall, Great Northern, North Stafford, Oxfor d and Wolverhampton, and most of the foreign lines. United Mexican Mine Shares have rallied to 61. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 96 ... 96i Consols ... Ditto Account ••• ONE _ .. CLOSING PRICES OF BRITIEG FONDS' O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per C mt. Consols Annuities 96:- Ys% 96 3 4 In lik donds, L00m... ...... B7 p 87 p Ditto under 1,0001...... . . B4 p 84 p South Sea Stock ...... . . 1 0 7 34 107 3 4 Ditto New annuities....." o9g 5 ib 5.3% 953 4 onsols for Ac count ................. ••• 3 4 9 6 3 /4 Exchequer Bills. IY I . & 2d 1,0001. June ... ....... 63 68 p 66 p _____ ONE PRICES OF FOREIG N FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Llrasihan Bends ......... ... ... .. — Chilian Bonds 6 p er Cent ...• . — Ditto, 3 per Cent...... - 61% 61% ex div. banish 1i0nd5,1825,3 •per Cent. •• 76 % x d Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent .....•• 18 18 ke a c t an o:E s x pe J r a C n. en C t o . u lB-i poL w . i . t . ll . ................ Ditto. Account t. Russian Bo n d s .... 110 Ditto, 4 1 4 pe r C ent Bparush 5 i p 1840 abl in London. the above P Ditto, Account .. ovid e e r n Cdogn on Ditto. 4 per C ent . C ertifigatep 89!4 x d 894 x d PRICES OF B USINESS DONE CLOSING a . v _ e Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 G u ild . RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE; Aberdeen .................. 50 Do. Preference Amber. Ni CLOSING PRICES. 89%2 x d :Ott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 8 1 ,4 kyrshira and Galloway.. 7% — Belfast & County Down 32 Barks & Hants Eaten& (Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox. Crud Jumt., calls duly .••• paid, or with a guarani 20 , - It would appear that the reaction against the reac- tion has commenced in good earnest in the dominions of the King of the Two Simms, and that the Cala brias are at this moment the seat of a civil war which will probably be of such a character as to make humanity shudder ; for the Calabrians have been for the last eighteen months, in common with the other subjects of his Majesty KING BOIRBA, experiencing treatment more than sufficient to generate sentiments of deadly hatred and implacable vengeance in the bosoms of a less excitable race than that which inhabits the ancient Magna Grecia, once the most civilized region of the globe, but now re duced to semi-barbarism by the demoralizing tyranny of the successive Kings of Naples. The Austrian Government, it would appear, has fur some time past foreseen that the unreasoning tyranny of the Neapoli tan Bourbon could not but drive his people to despair, and produce an outbreak, which, should it once get head, would inevitably extend to all Italy ; and as Austria is in no condition to renew the efforts she made 'in 1848 and 1849, and could not now spare a single soldier to assist the BOURBON even in his utmost need, the Austrian Minister has of late addressed the Neapolitan tyrant in language of sharp reproof—has strongly recommended the ob servance on his part of a more constitutional, more conciliatory, and more reasonable line of policy. The Bourbon " adder," however, was "deaf to the voice of the charmer," and with the characteristic stu pidity, obstinacy, and cruelty of his race, determined to persevere in his system of government by terror, but, as the Austrian Minister foresaw, the 9:h Thermie or of the ROBESPIERRE of legitimacy is at band, and from the point of all others least expected, from Calabria, will prcceed, perchance, the liberation of Italy. We pub lished a few days since a correspondence which originally appeared in the Paris Evinement, and which gave a short account of this Calabrian outbreak, and we have anxiously watched for further intelligence, which should either confirm the truth or prove the falsehood of the news given in the Er inement. We did not, however, look for any information on the subject to the Neapolitan journals; they are every one of them in the hands of the Government; even the Tempo, which so long preserved its independence, has been at last forced to succumb, and is now under the sole di rection of PECCEIENEDA, the Minister of the Police— neither did we expect to find any account of the Calabrian insurrection in the foreign correspondence of the English re-actionary journals ; it is not their cue to know anything of the Calabrian insur rection until the insurgents shall be at the gates of Naples. In an Italian journal, however, 11 Commune Italiano, published at Milan, under the government of the myrmidons, of Austria, and the authority of which, therefore, cannot be disputed, we find the accounts given by the correspondent of the Evenement fully corrobo rated. It was on the 25th of August that the attack was made by the band of Bianchi en Nicastro, and that they entered that city to "execute," as they said, " justice on their enemies"—and so far did their thirst for revenge carry them that they not only shot down and cut down the Sbirri of the King of NAPLES, and the Neapolitan authorities wherever they could find them, but burned the houses and ravaged the property of these their " enemies," and one man was observed who refused to permit any measures to be adopted to extinguish the flames of his own house, but who, on the contrary, adopted every means in his power to increase the force of the flames, because it was situated in the midst of the houses of the " enemies." A certain FERDINANDO AJELLO, an urban guard, who had betrayed some persons to the authorities, was shot by his nephews, who refused to permit any others to shoot him, because:they wished to wash out the shame of the fa-nily! " This episode," says the writer in the Commune Italiano, " should warn the political power, that if it does not stop short in the course it is pursuing, and adopt more temperate measures for the pacification of the country, greater evils must inevitably occur. The revolution which is now preparing in the Two Sicilies will surpass that of '99 in France. In Nicastro there were more than 200 of the inhabitants arrested by the military authorities. The revolutionists have retaliated by wholesale shootings and burn ings." Deeply as we regret these events, so shocking to humanity, yet we are not surprised at their occurrence, for the provocation given by the King of NAPLES and his myrmidons has been of a character beyond all endurance, and their conduct during the last eighteen months has been one continued series of cruelty, injustice, rapine, cowardice and meanness. Thus is their conduct described in this very journal, published at Milan under Austrian rule :—" The Two Sicilies are in a state of complete desolation. The reaction imprisons, tor tures, prosecutes, and puts to death, for thoughts even, into which it scrutinises; it gives its own significa tion to the acts and gestures of every indivi dual citizen, descends to a system of the minutest espionage in private domiciles, in courts of justice, in churches, in oratories, in monasteries, tortures in the country and in the city with a cynicism which inspires horror, and with an impassibility which moves the most impassible." Such is a pic ture not overcharged of the unbearable tyranny under which the Two Sicilies have groaned since the month of April of last year. Can we be surprised that the ignorant but fiery population of Calabria should "profit by the lesson that has been taught them," and should endeavour to do that which is manifestly impossible, " better th e example?" REPAVING OF OXFORD•STREET.--The portion of this immense and important thoroughfare between South Moulton and New Bond-streets has been closed for traffic, in order to remove the ordinary macadamized paving and re place it with granite blocks, as being more durable and also more suitable to this portion of the street, which is a rapid decline to the, so called, hollow of Oxford-street, and which will now be assimilated with the lower portion of the descent, which was paved in a similar manner about a year since. The works will proceed with the dispatch requisite in a thoroughfare of such extent, and in the meantime the traffic is obliged to take a circuitous route to the place of des tination. AN INLAND " SEA SERPENT."— On Friday last, as two veteran anglers, who had seen many summers on the banks of lake Windermere, were amusing themselves at mid day with their favourite sport, they espied a snake crossing the water. Its dimensions are described as at least a yard in length, and its girth about the thickness of a person's wrist, and its vivid scaly hues as glittering beautifully in the tun. They weighed anchor and gave chase, with the intention of securing it. On their approach, however, it grinned— not " horribly, a ghastly smile"—but so menacingly fierce, that they thought proper to desist, and let the reptile pass. The lake, where it was crossing, is about a mile in width.— Mt-sr stone Advertiser. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Univers, the organ of the Jesuits and the parti- pretre, having succeeded in " its expedition to Rome," now proposes that Catholic Austria should take advantage of the attack on HAYNAU by BAR. CLAY and PERKINS'S draymen to make war on Eng land, to do which the pious Catholics of France would aid Austria with a fleet ; and thus the Univers hopes to establish, at the point of the bayonet, the ab solute rule of the Jesuits in that horrible England, which, by its Protestanism and its Constitutionalism, is such a stumbling block in the way of those who would fain organize a new St. Bartholomew's. The Monitcur du Soir and the Patrie publish the following '• The number of persons who daily visit the Elysis has increased to such a degree as to take from the Pre sident the time called for by "public business. He has been, therefore, compelled to adopt a general measure which, without doubt, will affect even his intimate friends, but who will be the first to admit the rigorous necessity of it. No one except the Ministers and the high functionaries of the State will is future be admitted without a letter of audience." The Bulletin de Paris says " We cannot too strongly caution the departmental journals against the false reports which are circulated by certain opposition papers in Paris as to the language and pretended resolutions of political personages. For instance, it has been announced with much solemnity that General Lamoriciere had warmly complained on Thursday last to the permanent committee of the re views which have taken place at Versailles before the President of the Republic. General Lamoriciere is at this time inspecting the Haras, and the period of his re turn to Paris is not yet fixed." The Princess PASHIEWITCH, the wife of the cele brated Russian General, has arrived at Lisle. PARIS BOURSE, SEPT. 30.—Latest Prices—Five per Cents., 92f. 55c. ; Three per Cents., 57f. 65c. Bank Actions, 2,275 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 30.. Boulogne and Amiens, B—Dutch Rhenish, 3 ts— Northern of France, 14%—Rouen and Havre, 10%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 25th have arrived. General NARVAEZ entertained Lord HowDEN at a grand state dinner on the 23.1. The Epoca gives the following as the Ministerial programme for the approaching Session of the Cortes : " The budget; the conscription laws; the arrange ment of the debt; the favourable and prudent resolution of the question of corporation estates; the reforms that are judged to be necessary in our system of imposts, in customs, in the salt, in the gate dues, and those on con sumption; the concordat; a practical system which may facilitate the communications and the public works in the country—such is the vast programme of the next ses sion." The Clamor Publico has the following : " A correspondent of a journal at Cadiz, writing from Madrid, says:---' You will have seen in the Ministerial journals of the capital what they say on the projects of the Minister of Finance and upon the reduction of taxes. We can add to this intelligence what is currently re ported here. Speaking of the budget, it is said, and some give it for certain, that the tax upon real property is to be increased by fifty millions of reels, as the only resource of the Minister of Finaneo to cover the ex penses of the budget of the coming year and the extra ordinary credits granted to improve certain branches of the Administration." A concession has been granted for the construction of a railroad between Xeres de la Frontera and Cadiz, which will be forthwith commenced. A large mole is about to be constructed at San Sebastian. It was rumoured in Madrid that the secretary of the Duke of MONTPENSIER has left for England, to iuvite the Queen AMELIE, and the other members of the family to pass some time in Andalusia. MADRID Bor.sA, SEPT. 25.—Three per Cents., 35x; Five per Cents. Mi paper. Exchange on London, 50 35 money. GERMANY. The following note bas been addressed by the Prussian Prime Minister to the Prussian Charg6 d'Affaires at the Electoral Court of Hesse : "To Herr Von Tbile, Char d'Affaires of his Majesty the King of Prussia at the Court of his Highness the Elector of Hesse. " The recent events which have taken place in Elec toral Hesse claim in a high degree the attention of the Government of his Prussian Majesty. Of course these have been principally evoked by matters of the internal policy of Hesse-Cassel; but, in the present state of Ger many, they obviously constitute a situation of danger for the whole land, and especially for neighbouring states. On this account, apart from the entrance of the Elector of Hesse with other German Governments into a closer relationship of community with Prussia, neighbourly friendship imposes on us the obligation to cast a glance upon the circumstances taking place in the electorate. We can the less decline this duty, as at the present time no uni versally acknowledged legal organ exists in Germany by which such questions as may arise out of the affairs of Hesse Cassel can be resolved, and consequently every mem ber of the German bund, and particularly such as are more nearly iitterest-d, are more than ever bound and entitle] to take into consideration every means of avert ing danger from tho common fatherland. Before all things the Royal Government regards it as a duty in the present critical, and for the Electoral Government, deci sive moment, not to keep silence, but to address it in oper, candid, and earnest language. It does this the more willingly, since it cherishes the conviction that within the electoral constitution itself, and especially in the provisions for a court of compromise which it con tains, lies the possibility of arranging the present dif ferences in a manner consistent with the authority and dignity of the supreme bead of the state. To enter upon such a peaceful and lawful course, and to pursue it until the dutiful officers and citizens of the state should entertain no doubt that every means of coming to a law ful solution of differences had been exhausted, we hold to be the sacred duty of every German Government. We cannot conceal our conviction that the pre mature deviation from this course, the omis sion to employ the means of adjustment offered in the constitution for averting the premature one-sided action of Government or Chamber, by a judicial decision, brings with it the danger that, through the wrong-doing of one part, the other may be provoked to forsake the path prescribed by duty, and that the Government may thus remain not free from the responsibility of the ulti mite fearful and incalculable issue of such a contest. The Prussian Government willingly forbears to discuss the individual points on which the Electoral Government and the Chamber, and its standing committee disagree. It ca not, however, omit to entreat the Electoral Go vernment to examine anxiously and conscientiously whether, while extending exceptional measures over the whole o f i ts terr i tor i es , it has exhausted all constitutional means of a tt a i n i ng its highest end—the security of the state and the supply of its necessities; and whether thus it has really become necessary for the Government to incu r a ll the respons ibili ty w hi c h the adoption of exceptional measures involves, since that course loaves every difficulty to be solved by mere force ? " Berlin, Sept. 12, 1850. " BRANDENBURG." According to the Cologne Gazette, Prussia has de tertnintd to adopt very energetic measures in the affair of Hesse- Cassel ; the Government will not tole rate any interference on the part of the Diet, a n d if necessary will oppose it by force. The Minister of Commerce, M. VON DE HET DT, has resigned his post. TURKEY. Advices have been received from Constantinopl e to the 16th uit. M. MUSUNUS has been recalled from Vienna to be employed in the local administration of the affairs of Turkey. Prince CARADJA has been named Ambas sador to Berlin. The Hungarian refugees have received permission to leave Kuteya. KOSSUTH has applied for leave to reside at Constaatinople. BEM is at Aleppo, but will ultimately settle himself at Brussa. ITALY. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY has promulgated, in the official Gazette of the 23d, a decree, dated Sep tember 21, abolishing the Representative Assembly, and re-establishing absolute power. The differences between Rome and Piedmont re main unsettled. The POPE is inclined to adopt con ciliatory measures, but he is opposed by the Cardi nals, who uphold the priests of Piedmont, who are for the most part agents and spies of Austria, in their-rebellion against the laws of their country. The Arnaonia, the organ of the parti•pretre, has the fol lowing : " We are authorised to contradict that which some journals, and especially the Gazetta del Popalo, affirm, and to state positively that the bishops assembled at Villanovetta have not ceased a single instant to be faithful to the principles and convictions proclaimed by them only a few months since, in accord with all the episcopacy of the kingdom. They ardently desire to see a conflict, alike prejudicial to the spiritual interests which are confided to them, and to the in terests of the State, terminated. All their efforts have had for their end, up to this momen►, the accomplish ment of this desire; they will not cease to act in the same manner, but always confining themselves within the limits prescribed to them by the respect and obedi ence due to the Holy Father, and to the inviolable and invariable principles of the Holy Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Church." The people, on the other hand, are firm in their op position to the encroachments of the priestly power. The municipal council of Alexandria has adopted the following resolution : " The council, applauding the firmness displayed by the Ministry in the exccution of the Siccardi laws, urges it to persevere, and to present, on the opening of Parlia ment, other laws of filo same Lind, to complete the re forms commenced. The council also enga.es the Go vernment to distribute and administer the prop-rty of the clergy in a more satisfactory way." • CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.--CAMBRIDGE, SETT. 30.—The writ arrived here on Saturday morning last, and the Vice-Chancellor immediately issued a notice calling a convocation for Monday, to appoint a day to supply the vacancy. The convocation was accordingly holden this morning and the Vice-Chancellor thereat appointed Friday neat as the day for the election . of Mr, LEW'S sitcom*. Do, without guarantee 20 .Wolverh'ton, and Eudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 Do. without guarantee 15 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 14a B irkenh ead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 26 Bristol and Exeter 100 uc king hamshire ...... 17% Caledonian Uo. New 10/. Pref..... 10 Ditto,Clydesclale Jane 50 Cheiter and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Clar,nce Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 45 Dundalk & Enniskillen 30 E szt Anglian, 251., L. & E. and L. and D... 25 Do. 18/., E. &H. lB ...... 1 Do., 3/. 10s., Pref..— 3% Do., (51.) 7 per Ct. Preference ...... 5 ... .. Ditto, (71. 175.) 7 per Cent., Preference... 2 • atter", Counties... ..... 20 ...... 6% 6 ...... 6 Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/. 13s. 4d.... p.. — p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p.... ..... ...... Ai p Do., New Preference, _ _ 6 per Cent........... 10 Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent 5O Do. New 43 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U . Shares) 25 -• ...••• Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6 Do., Class 11 & C 25 Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...„. East Laatashire Ditto, New Quarters.. 6 1 4 — .. Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 614...... ... ...... East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 26 Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25 — Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... .- z.xeter.Yeovil. & Dorch 2 5 4, — Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle B/.65. 8d.... ••... ...... ..••• C;lasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 — Dii.Preference Consi'il. Gloucester &Dean Forest 14 ',treat Northern Do., - 1 1 • 2 A Deferred Do., % B 6 per Cent- 1 2 1,4 Do., 5 per Cent. I'ref. 12% 11%% ;net South. and West. ( Ireland) Ditto, Eighths 2% 3t4 reat North of Englad.loo ...... Ditto, New, 40/ 4O Ditto, New, 301 3O -- .......•.. ..... Ditto, New ,15/ l5 ...... Great Western lOO ......71% 72 71% 72 Ditto, New 171 l5 ... .• 10 ......... -... Hull and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares - 25 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — ........... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds L aleashire & Yorkshire. 100 ...... 48 47% ..... Do. Quarters ......... 23% — ... ..... — Do. Fifths.... lO Do. Thirds .. ...... .18 ...... —..-.• ..... Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 ...... Ditto (Huddersfield and Shelf.) Do. (W. Riding Union) 11 IA — Leeds and Bradford Leeds ana Think ...... 50 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 6 !)0., do. No. 2 17 Do., do. ....N0... 3 5 Do., Pref. Quar., 1818 9 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport London & Black wa11...11/. 6s. 3d 6 5 3 % 6%) 5%... 5T s London, Brighton, and South Coact— .....100 Do. G uarant. 6 per et.. 9 Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 Ditto ditt0...... 1852 50 .. Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent —loo — . ........ ... .. London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d .. Di tto, Preference. 2O London and N. W titern 100 11 5 14.............. 115 1 4 Ditto, New Quarters 17 ... l 9l ..... ......... 19 1 4 I it :o,Fifthi Do. lit (M. & B.) C. 1 ...... Londor & 'kW est corn ...100 Do, New 501. . ....... 42 % — ... ........... Do. New 401. 34 Do., New Preference.. 5 Londonderry &Coleraine 25 Do. 1 / 9 Shares ......... 5 1 ondonderry and Emus k i ' kin Do. i i i. Shares ..... .... 7%...... Lowestoff, guar. 4 per ct 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) Slanoneiter.Buxton,and _ . Niatlock b l4 ..... ...«.... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25 ... Ditto, New ICI. Pref... 10 Do., alanchester and lineoln Union... ..41. 2s . . dis Mi (land • Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., 501. Shares ..... 35 Do., Sinn. and Derby 1(0 Do. Consolid. Bristol & Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 46 Ditto ditto .. 29!. 16s. Od — Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50 Ditto, Leicesl'.& Swan nington, 8 per ct. guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish 47% - ..•••••••...,.. aliddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carliele.loo Do. Quarters Nuwmark et Do. Extension ...... 2/. 125.... :Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 N every, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk Do. New 204 Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 .....• Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... N +ahem Counties Union 4 ...... North British .......... 25 Ditto Preference ...... 5 ....... North Staffordshire ... 17% 7 l/0A...». 7% North-Western .... Oxferd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Preston & Wyre 25.. .. -- •,• •• Do. IA Shares (A) lO %. Reading, Guildford, .nd Reigate lB ..... 18% x.d ........ 111%x.d Royston and Hitchin Do. Shepreth Exten . 1% — Scottish.. Central .... ..... 25 Scottish Midland Ditto, New Slrewsbury and Birm l3 dis.... — dii Ditto ditto. Class B 9% — dis.... Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 - 000 " Shrewsbury and Ilerefd. 5 ....es Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. tlin.) Ditto Halves Ditto Oawestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference - ..... 4••• •••• - South Staffordshire B l /4 outh Emstarr. ... 3O ...... 20)0 4 1 / 4 x.d... 20%ad Do., Registered No. 410 South W ales :•,outh Yorkshire, Don c ester, and Goole Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 por cent. ... 18 1 / 4 ... ..... .. .. Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 ••• mese. .. S wans. & Loughor &Ca- _ _ meron's Stizi. C0a1.... 10 - Taw Vale Extension ... 9 1 , 2 . - ... ... ..... -- Tkames Haven Dock and Railway ..... ... 17 1A..... Vale of Neath ... .. l3 Waterford and Kilkenny 20 - Waterford and Limerick 47 % Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw. and Dublin - Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. d 0:... 15 ..... ...... .. ...... West Cornwall ......... 7 1 ,4... - -. ffhitehaven & Furness 20 ' Windsor Staines, and South Western ..... ... 14 ...... ..... « -- W fits, Somerset,& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. •.......•••••• 25 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 ...... 11% 11 11k ... 114 Do. G.N.E.Preferonce 9 ... . 4% %. 4y 4 Do. do. .. . ..... 17 ...... .. Do. do. .. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway 100 ...... York and North Midland 50 Data. Preference ...... to FOREIGN RI 1L WA Yb. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian)... 6% — • Boulogne and Amiens... 20' 8% 1 4 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Demerara ...... ...... 17 1 ,4 — Dutch Rhenish ......... 8 East Indian ............... 9 Ditto ...... ..... ..... 20 Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. Do. ... 1 3 / 4 Louvain Ila Sambre ... 7% — Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege 20 ... Northern of France Orleans end Bordeaux.. 7 ......... Paris and Orleans ...... 20 - Paris and Rouen ' 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 14 Rouen and Havre ...... 20 Sambre and Meuse 2O ••• ........» Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes . 14 ...... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassell. •••••• 20 ...... West ..... 8%.... MINES. Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian ..... .......... . 15 Australian Barossa Range Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... .... ..... British Iron .... Brazilian imperial ...... 24% — .......... .. BrazilianCor -& 14'4 31% .tan , )caes&Cuiaba 30 ...... Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ...... 14% 1 4 ...... ...... Cobre Copper General 2O Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Ditto ... Santiago de Cuba lO Tin Croft .;nited Mexican 6% JOINT STOCK BANKS. knstralasia liritish North American 50 — — —.... 42% Colonial ommercial of London 20 London Joint Stock...—. 10 ...... London & Westminster. 20 ...... NAtional Prov. England. 35 Ditto New........ ...... 10 National of Ireland 2 2 1,4..... ••• Ditto, New ... .. ..... 10 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Union of Australia Ditto, New —....... 2%—•••• • ....... Union of London,... ..... 10 ...... 12 IA Union of Madrid —. 40 42% 12!4 LLO Y D's SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. I.—Wind at noon N.W., fresh, and cloudy at times. YARMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—The Joseph, of and from In verness to London, got on the Barber Kernol, but came off without making water. The London, of Sanderick, and Gazelle, of Sunderland, have been in contact and re ceived damage, and have been towed in here. The Mer chant, from Hartlepool to London, - wag assisted in here last night with considerable damage, and leaking, having been in contact, near Flamborough Head, with the Indus, of Whitby. Off port, 29th, Ann and Mary, Quebec, and sailed for Stockton. - LOWESTOFT, SEPT. 30.—The weather bas been very umettled here since yesterday, and varying from W.N.W. to S.W., with heavy squalls. There are nearly 500 sail of windbound vessels between this and Yar mouth, principally colliers. NRW YORK, SEPT. 14.—A brig, apparently two or three years old, timber laden, on fire and abandoned, was passed, August 25, by the St. Nicholas, arrived here. A vessel on fir e , s u pp ose d a schooner, dismasted, and upper part of hull burnt off, was passed 29th ult., in a gale, in lat. 41, 100. 70, by the Margaret, arrived here. BRISTOL, SEPT. W.N.W., strong—Arrd. Giorga Miramichi; Rosalind, Huirth, M ou l me i n , Har riet, Fowler, Trinidad; Invincible, Davis, Virginia; Charlotte, Harrison, Quebec. 29.—The Marion, arrived here from Quebec, has lost bulwarks, topmasts, rigging, &c, having been on her beam ends in a hurricane Sept. 12. A large ship, with loss of main and mizen masts, &e., was passed Sept. 17, in lat. 48, lon. 45, by the Giorga, arrived here. GLOUCESTER, SEPT. 30.—Arrd. Annprella,_Andrews. Q CrEENSTOWN, SEPT. 29.—Wind W . S .W.—Arrd. Harry, Dare, Mauritius; Hertha, Scheely, Laguna. GRIMSBY, SEPT. 30.—The Charity, from Staham to London, struck on Rose Land yesterday, but was as sist(d off and in here, leaky, and must discharge to re pair. OFF DOTER, SEPT. 27.— Acteon, Bathurst, New Brunswick, for Hull. DUBLIN, SEPT. 28 —Sid. Lady Ildilman, Navy York. LITTLEHAMPTJN, SEPT. 28 AND 29.—Acrd. Atalanta and Delme, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, SEPT. 29.—The Lydia, of Newcastle, has been lost at sea; crew and passengers saved. The Colony (timber laden), arrived in the Roads here. HARWICH, SEPT. 30.—The sloop Ann, off Portsmouth, bound to Ipswich, went ashore on the main at Land guard Fort laq night during a heavy gale at S.W., but was assisted off and in here leaky. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.— The Ernest Gustav, from St. John's, New Brunswick, put iu here to-day leaky, loss of deck load, sails, and quarter-boat, having been on her beam ends in a gale Sept. 9, lat. 43, long. 63. CowEs, SEPT. 30.—Wind W.—Arrd. Majalcafar, Umbaso, Havannah. WEYMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. G. Wilkinson, Quebec. REDCAR, SETT. 30.—1 t is blowing a heavy gale at N.N.W., with a high sea on.—The Albert, of Fecamp, in going out of the river Tees yesterday came in con tact with another vessel, became leaky, was beached near Saltbrow, and is likely to become a wreck ; master drowned. MALDON, SEPT. 30.—A Welsh schooner is ashore at the east end of Covey Island, in this river, but not likely to receive injury. PARIS, SEPT. 30.—The Rosalinda, of Liverpo o l, w i t h loss of topmast, and the Elizabeth, Of Sunderland, with only foremast standing, both timber laden, were passed Dial inst., lat. 46, long. 49, waterlogged and abandoned, by the Lemuel Dyer, arrived at Havre. - MILFORD, SETT. 28.—Arrd. Rippe - ampi, and Prin. cess, Quebec. _ CROMARTY, SEPT. 27.—The schooner Arrow, of Stornaway, from Barrow to Newcastle, put in here very leaky, and has been run ashore for repairs. HOLYHEAD, SEPT. 30. —The active, from Dublin to Liverpool, carried away all her sails in a squall ye3tcr day, and was obliged to anchor in Ceml) n Bay; she has; with assistance, been hauled on the bflaeh there. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ILAY 1VX.11.3621MTb. SHITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31 15s; (novel 3/ 3a to 41 103; and Straw, 1/ 46 to 1/ 8- per load, A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CuantErtLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8. to 3! 173 Clover, 3/ Os to 4145; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 119 s per load . Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. f 1 HITECHAPEL . irMICIOW 114 y, 2/ 7s to 31 15s; Clovt r ' 3/ Os to 41 12s; and Str aw , 11 3 s t o 118 s per load . Trade dull, at the above quotations. COLONIAL. SUG&R.—The market for British Plantation continues very firm, sales about 600 hhds, &c., at the extreme rat( s previously current; 4,870 bags Mauritius went briskly at very full prices, and for crystallized sorts rather dearer. Two small floating cargoes of yellow Havannah have changed hands. The quantity of Bri tish Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,789 hhds 246 tierces 426 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 1,783 hhds 247 tierces 578 barrels. The stoek in the same places is 14,684 hhds 2,200 tierces 4,028 barrels. Refined is steady at 50s to 51s for brown lumps. COFFEE.-600 casks and 580 bags Plantation Ceylon offered by auction only partly sold at previous rates; 200 bags native kind realtz ,, d 575, and about 3,000 bags have changed hands privately at 56s 6d to 575, according to quality. About 400 bales clean garbled Mocha were taken in at 70s per cwt. COCOA.-88 bags Trinidad were taken in at 48?, as were also 300 bags Para at 325, and 100 bags Guayaquil at 3-is. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 319 puns 30 hhds. There were taken f)r home consumption 187 puns 59 hhds, and ex ported 914 puns 58 hhds. The stock in the same places is 14,906 puns 1,137 hhds. • SPlCES.—Pepper was in bribk demand, and prices have advanced full id per lb, clear sifted Sumatra being sold at 30 per TALLOW.-New P. Y. C. is 383 9,1 to 393 per cat on the spot, and Town 41s. The article is not quite in so much request. TEA.—ThQre is a fair business doing ; ord and good common Congou is to Is Id. Several parcels of Green sold at full rates privately. COTTON.—Rather more is doing, at about previous rates. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Count De [Vitt, late secretary to the Duke of Brune wick, was placed a►, the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged under the following circumstances:, The prisoner, upon being placed at the bar, violently demanded that, as he was not Englishman enough to de fend himself in a court of justice, the case should be postponed until such time as his legal adviser should be present. Inspector Wilkinson remarked that the case required no postponement, as it was merely a charge of drunken ness and creating a disturbance. The prisoner —Cannot my word be taken in prefer ence to an inspector's? Mr. JARDINE—I cannot see why it should. Inspector Wilkinson then stated that last evening the prisoner came to the station-house door, very intoxicated, and created a great disturbance. He went out to him no less than four times, and even begged of him to go away. At last be went a few paces from the door, and witness thinking he had gone home returned to his room. In a very few minutes the prisoner returned, and bouncing through the passage again presented himself before witness, and created if possible a still greater disturbance than before. He was ultimately obliged to he placed in a cell, at the door of which he knocked and kicked so violently that it was feared he would break it through. His conduct was riotous in the extreme. The prisoner spoke very largely about an inspector daring to lock him up, and actually in a cell in which felons were placed. He was fined 10s., which was immediately paid. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY, CAUTION TO THE BENEVOLENT—CONVICTION OF AN IMPOSTOR.—A miserable-looking Italian, who professed to be deaf and dumb, and who has for many years been preying upon the benevolent portion of the public, was brought before Mr. Hardwick charged with begging in the public streets. Colley, one of the Mendicity constables, stated that about half-past eight last night he was proceeding along Oxford-street, when his attention was called to the pri soner, whom he bad known for the last nine years as a notorious impostor, pretending to be deaf and dumb, grinding away most ferociously at a kind of hurdy gurdy. In consequence of the instrument possessing only three strings the tons elicited were anything but musical. Witness, having seen the prisoner re ceive several pence, took him into custody. The con stable added that two years ago he took the prisoner before Mr. Combe, at Clerkenwell Police-court, for a similar offence, when he promised in right good Italian to return to his native country; he did so and purchased a farm for 1001., which sum he bad made in this country by begging. The prisoner remained upon his farm till about nine months ago, when he returned to this country and immediately resorted to his old way of -raising the wind. Witness had heard from good autho rity that while the prisoner was pursuing his calli% here a relative was looking after the farm in Italy. Mr. HARDWICK raid it was shameful that such PI sous should be admitted into this country at all, but ! th,ught it would be ai easy to " bottle off " the Atlsoll as put a stop to it a t once . H e s h ou ld, h owever, sen d 11 . prisoner for a month as a war n i ng to o th ers o f his cliP THE ITALIAN OPERA AT PARlS.—Great inter ( ' is felt at the present moment in the negotiations going' with respect to the next campa'gri of the Italian Opers Paris. The situation of M lionconi, the director of 1 ' season, is such that it is understood that he cannot rest the position, and he is known to have contracted engl ments at the Opera at Madrid for two month s . 10 1 meantime, Mr. Lumley, the well-known director Her Majesty's Theatre in London, is in Paris, it is understood that he has made propositions W l , ll are likely to prove acceptable to all parties. success of Mr. Lumley will be very gratifying to t Paris public. Since the revolution the Italian Opera been little better than extinct, and Mr. Lumley is conside r ' the only person possessing sufficient of the public confide to be able to revive it. Since the above was written 0, our correspondent) I an glad to say that these hopes been realised. I understand that the contract was concli , and signed on Friday evening, by which concession of; Italian Opera is given to Mr. Lumley for several years. house is to be opened on the Ist of November. A number of eminent names are spoken of as being alt engaged, but it is probable that the arrangements are not , fully completed. CURE FOR GOITRE.—Dr. Grange, of Geneva, has devoted a great part of his life to the study Of causes and cure of cretinism, has j us t p u bli s h e d th e ITO ,„ ' his observations. It appears that both cretinism and Al proceed from the same cause , an d th a t th ese di sor dell particularly endemical in countries where the soil and are very rich in magnesia. Dr. Grange asserts that person may get a wen, if such be his fancy, by drinking, springs highly impregnated with magnesia. lie s t / iodurated kitchen salt, used for culinary purposes tor space of a year, to be a certain cure for, and preserve; against the ;wen, without producing any other infixifL Dr. Grange recommends his Government to d spiv iodurated salt in those places where the goitre is most t valent. He also shows f rom s t at i st i ca l accounts, t h a t fi contrary to universal belief, are more frequent in flat tl lO mountainous countries. THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FOR INDIA.- William Gomm, accompanied by Lady Gomm, and Cls Yates, his aid-de-camp, left town on Saturday for 1., He slept at Ca n t er b ury on S aturday, and crossed oses Calais on Sunday. H e w ill rema i n on the Continen t!, the departure of the p ac k et f rom Trieste, and will pro se' Suez in the Haddington, about the Bth of November. IRON SHIP BUILDING ON THE TYNE.--"Mfei ,i Coutts and Parkin son , i n a ddi t i on to the noble East l's man now on the st oc k s , h ave rece i ved an order fresn eminent shipping house in the Clyde for a vessel fen's India trade of about 1,000 tons register. This vessel cd the largest iron sailing vessel that has yet been constq) here, or, it is thought, in any other port. Mr. Towards also launched two most beautiful steamers for the R ° , dam trade withi n th e l ast month, and, it is unders tes J about to start with anot h er. These facts speak for P„ selves, and co n fi rm our anticipations that this bolo business will become one o f t h e great stap l es o f t hi s ( castle) district. HOWDEN (YOR KSHIRE ) G REAT HORSE VAO The business of this annual horse fair, the largest its kingdom, commenced by pre -arrangement amongst tbe f roi cipal dealers and purchasers on Thursday last. At lin of late years has there been a larger show of horses ors attendance of foreign and of home buyers. Some ° I best hunters have been purchased in the stables 4t varying from 1001. to 2001.; carriage horses were eat sought for, and have gone off at from 80/. to 100 4 ; nags, 70/. to 801. each. This important mart is the g - depot for the supply of the'army, and, as usual, severs_ cers from the v ar i ous cavalry regiments have been amongst whom we re Lord Cardigan (11th Hussars), ; I ( Shewell, Major Irwin, Captain Shaw, &c. Messrs. '1 chased ext ens i ve l y, and the presence of eminent ief Dickinson, and Colli ns , t h e troop-horse buyers, ball from Northamptonshire Leicestershire, Herefordshire'," wickshire, Essex, Suffolk, the midland and western ce!i oo has created m ore than the usual amount of comeetitied the possession of really first-rate animals. The G o , Prussian, F renc h, and Danish dealers have also purl' largely. f 10; SUPERANNUA TION A LLOWANCES.—The .ol salutary provisions appear in an Act of the last session 0t and 14th Victoria, chap. 95) That when any money . shall have been or shall be granted annually pr o f wise to any person who has been, or shall have be e .", ployed in the service of the Customs, as a superalV allowance upon the retirement of such person 0 01! service, or as compensation for past services, it shall 0 0, lawful for the grantee of such allowance or compen s3 assign or dispose of the same to any person or whomsoever, and that all such assignments or clisP%sii of such allo wances or compensations made after the vie? of this Act s h a ll b e wholly void to all intents and Put and shall not b e enforced in any court of law or equity' NARROW ESCAPE.—T wo days ago, while 0 ,, 0, was proceeding along High-street, the horses in 'V, fright an d ran along the pavement at a furious rate. eiosi little children h appened to be amusing themselves, scions of danger, in the course of the maddened when a person seeing the imminent jeopardy in whi e nt li stood, rushed forward, seized one in his arms, gave a il- sf s kick, which sent the poor child nearly to the middle street; the third he succeeded in frightening off the;tri ment, so that h e f ell into the kennel, and whileViEjilel' the carriage whirled pait at a furious speed. . o'l the energetic presence of mind shown by the party 1 0 11 tion, in getting the children out of harm's way, it i . 5 j .Il certain that th e y would have been seriously injury-49, was they escap e d a l together unhurt.—North Briton el Mr. George Hudson, M.P , his, during th b e re weeds, been on a v i s i t to the town of Sunderland, was received by all classes of the constituency with t he e' respectful and en'husiastic fselings. The Hon. Mell o ' s the guest of the Mayor ( Ord, Esq.,) at ‘‘li boot pitable mansion a sumptuous banquet was given in test of the occasion, which was attended by the hisg",,l gentry, and some of the principal merchants of the 0 0 44 neighbourhood. On Thursday Mr. Hudson insPe c ro jec l ' , splendid docks at that port, of which he was the , and which had recently been completed. A re' l l s o ships both iu the fareiga and coasting trade were in and, amongst others, a most beautiful iron eteaw bu ill' Ivanhoe, l aunc h ed a few days ago in the Tyllie,s;o, Mr. 'raver, and intended to trans with passengs rs goods, between Leith and Rotterdam. She is the P 5 4 1,1 of Mr. Smith, of Leith, who invited Mr. Hudson, thehero' and:other gentlem,n, to j , in a party on board. ni;i0c,,..4 " Health of the Hon. Member." " Success to the , or and other toasts were given and responded to ; a"",;0 1 a 7 sale e was fired from the vessel, and on Mr. Hads;" ing he was heartily cheered by the crowds who 118 " bled to witness the scene. O P ' THE DEVIL's FRUlT.—Potatoes were firsts!e duced at Moscow by a Mr. Rowland, about sixty Itip, At first the people would neither plant nor touch to: i , ing they were the devil's fruit, given to him 00 R . to o , t i plaiiiing to God that he bad no fruit, when be o '4 P" search in the earth for some, which he did, and fotn' e fef' toes. A curious Berwickshire legend, which, bc' fi etij o t palpably anachronical attributes the introduction of Po into Scotland t o that famous wizard of the north, S ir b ip, Scott. Th e w i zard and the devil being in partners.oel'e a lease of a f arm on the Meat= estate, called W l ' l , t lo o l4l The wizard was to manage the farm ; the devil 5 .. , 1 1/ the capital. Th e produce was to be divided as fullo;fe first yea r , Si r M ichael was to have all that grew n he se 4 ll) ground, a n d hi s partner all that grew below ; t's. year their sh ares were to be just the opposite itif 0 ,11 satanic majesty, as i s usual in such cases, was f'wxtiO reached in hi s b argain ; for the wizard cunningly' g r it the land in the first year with wheat, and .planted s fo r si potatoes the second ; so that the devil got nothinorf e r share but wheat stubble and potato tops; and his p ly 1 0 rtlation Sir Michael continued, until he had not ? te gored his sartner, but exhausted the soil. In spl it 0,00 legend, however, we must continue to give cre e ' n ety Walter Raleigh for having been the introducer ea rge t a p 4 into this country. The first that tried them, we jeer fell into th e very natural mistake of eating the Or disregarding the roots.— The Agricultu , al Magazioe'fote s es ter' A TTEMPTED MURDER AND BURGLARY."-',4 , le f ,l l day the auth or i t i es at Great Scotl and-yard, and t h e „0 , politan police generally, received informatisfrea if e the residence of the Rev. Edward Holiest, of, oro e l ' a uf green, on the borders of Surrey and I l t,tef and the scene of the late fatal prize tight, wa s je - ea l ,ele: Friday night last by a number of men, two of '",,ses`e i short and stout and disesuised in masks. They of ' themselves at the Rev. eentleman's bedside, and oe e so osc ot t shot at and woanded him. The villains afterwards the house of watches, jewellery of various descriptin o l t ii i siderable sum in money, and plate to a great anl°"* „ 0 which they got clear away. Three suspicious 1311101e' seen in the village of Frimley, which is distant a 0 , 4 040 half, in the a f ternoon of the same day; they were wow, spectably, and on e carr i ed a l arge black bag. 501 ' offered for their apprehension. THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM. ° ru s e turday week last the Marquis of Lansdowne, the s' s ses'of sident of the Committee of Council on Education:ool9 the Queen's College, and was received, in the absen' v i e s, est Warden, by the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. B. D A n d Edward Townsend C ox , M r . Ed war d A rm fi e ld, an ell members of the Council. His Lordship inspected ta u 0 10 , library, and students' rooms, and expressed hiine e b een l bt pleased with the arrangements. The; college 1325 10 0 ' 0 0 spected during th e wee k b y t h e H on. S pencer Lytt,s iii kit tb t Rev. Dr. P ee l, D ean of Worcester, Mr. William '„inss the Rev. Boy er Add erley, the Rev. Vaughan r fu t ieti• s Rev. J. Ellis, an d ot h er i n fl uent i al friends of e duce' Agi NEW ACT TO S HORTEN A CTS OF P AR LI;for frheti Among the statute s o f t h e l a t e sess i on was o ne „ jt ening the language used in Acts of Parliaraenf. ; „ e te A tf tains eight conci se ly wor d e d sect i ons, and, accortf;stro provisions, very considerable impro vemen t s are el' e ltsof_ be made in future A c ts. S u b sequen t A c t s , it is exP wil i 10, 4 0 not contain a provision to alter or amend. They Oicti vided into sections, without any introductory w n s r e u s al er be sufficient to cite the year of the reign of a ,„ 1. ,1 re rOPos e i the word " expedient" will become obsolete. 111 ` 0 5pe' 01 no need of interpretation clauses, nor of others be aesos repealed provisions, and all future Acts are to...ary. t eli public Acts, unless expressly declared to the corp„ e dis . Act is to commence and take effect from and 101 , 1 :1 0 00 after the commencement of the new session of POW 0 0 d BELFAST LINEN TRADE.—We hare to sr_ ll D oes reduction of 3d. per bundle on tow yarns, with th e finer of a decline, at an early date, in the prices of tu ss tisfacV scriptions. This, it may be presumed, will prove SI% l ota and may have tile effect of placing the trade l r ri ep - o rti r 7, - , better than it has been for some time past. The was t ,ief! the leading cloth markets are dull. Little busbies._ acted during the past week. In Ballymenna,,l:T ht linfd another decline took place on all kinds of 4-4 1 .... 1 0 and in Armagh a considerable quantity of cloth cot h from the market unsold. The export of linen _ 1 s o firtle Belfast during the past week was again small; only to 613 packages, at an estimated value o ro , than 20,000/. Be fast Paper. ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL M E ETING9.- -- Tl' , o l vincial papers of Saturday record the following ng,',iitioi!ee, meetings to have taken place during the week, in ni,",d9lP„ those already noticed in this journal;—North South Hants, Burton, Brecknockshire, Wetherbv, East Suffolk, West Suffolk, Louth Beds and North „ Stow •in-the-Wold and Chipping Norton, Virattang t ,7i4,ll marthenshire, Bolsover and Appleby, and Kirl:bY l '. 6 00,1 As a test of the workings of the agricultural min a ' es, 101, be said generally, as regards the after-dinner address : 5 0 0 Protectionist doctrines were far less preva l en t than at tfP lar meetings last year. The farmers do not find ir e ' so very terrible, after all. ITALIAN SWINE.—A ship which has saw— or Naples has brought some pigs as a part of her cargos a aoyel and luzilgiAl iroportatioa from that Place'- 31% 110 97% 18% 10% 4% 10% 29% 26 14% 4) 8 9% 11% 36 31A 71 3 / 4 10 95 81 13% 10% 12% - PA 8 1 4 - 9,‘ 10IA