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she stated that the children were ill, and that she was sitting, lin with them ; and that ‘erne time after he again called attention to the light, which was then put out, and the defendant remained until half past one in the morning, when, at the request of the plaintiff's wife, the defendant was assisted over the garden wall, by the servant, to his own house, after Mrs. Gadsby had directed her to see whether her father was looking. The letter was then read. It was dated " New North-road;" and commenced " My dearest Madam ;" and concluded " Yours affec tionately, Edward.—Good bye ; God bless you." It said that the New North-road was very lonely now, that he wondered what she was doing, and regretted that he could not write to her as it was likely her husband was with her. A painter named Drane, was afterwards subpoenaed to speak to the defendants hand-writing. He had stated to the plaintiffs attor ney that he was acquainted with it, and had put into his hands two letters which he had received from him, and on comparing them with the letter in ques tion, the attorney conceived them to be written by the same person ; but the attorney was Eeriously to blame for not having submitted this letter to the witness ; and when he was called into the box he stated that he did not think it was his hand writing. The case for the plaintiff was a strong one : but it appeared to him that the Learned Judge threw cold water upon his case.—(Laughter.) Looking at the Daguerreotype with a calm judicial eye and not with the admiration of the plaintiff's wife, he perhaps, con sidered that the circumstance was not an important feature in the case. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN said it struck him that the great defect in the plaintiff's case was a want of can dour on the part of some of the witnesses for the plaintiff in not stating all they knew. The monthly nurse if you recollect. Sir F. THESIGER—We were obliged to call the monthly nurse of course, but she was a very unfa vourable witness. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN—A very unfavourable witness. 11. - s , d DENMAN—But not unfavourably disposed. Mr. Justice WiGaTistitst said the two discharged servants expressed strong opinions. Davidson omitted one important fact, namely, that when the defendant visited the plaintiff's wife after her confinement, that her mother was present, and that the defendant's own wife introduced him into the chamber. Sir P. THESIGNIt said he had evidence, on affidavit, with respect to the conduct of Drane before he went into the box and after, that before he was in close and familiar conversation with the defendant and Mr. Roberts, his partner, and after leaving the Court that he joined them, talked and laughed, and accompanied them into a public-house in the neighbourhood. The result of the trial was most unfortunate to the plain tiff, for if his wife was guilty of adultery, as he be. lieved her to be, he was compelled to support her, and if he carried his; cause into the Consistorial Court he could get no remedy. The defendant was now in prison. Lord DENMAN—He might set it up as a defence to any action which might be brought against him with respect to goods supplied to his wife. Upon all you have stated, I think the plaintiff is entitled to a rule for a new trial, but it. must not be put in the paper. The case will, therefore, come on at the discretion of the Court. BELL I% LORD INGESTRE. In this case, whi,:b arose out of bill transactions between the defendralt and the Newcastle Joint-stock Banking Company, and related to bills drawn for 4 ,000/.rand upwards', Mr. MARTIN obtained a rule for a new trial. EXCHEQUER—(THIS DA.Y.) (Sittings at Nisi Prim:s, before Mr. Baron PLATT and Corm mon Juries.) FEPENMEYER V. ADCOCK3. This was an action brought by a solicitor to recover the amount of his bill of costs. The case occupied the attention of the Court during the whole day, and was not concluded when the Court rose. COMMON PhEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sit tings in Banco.) HUGGttNS V. BAILEY. Mr. Sergeant BYL es applied for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial in this case ° l l the ground of mis direction. This was an action Baron a malicious prosec u tion and was tried before Mr. adaron Alderson, at th :e last assizes for Norfolk, when the plaintiff was no! !suited. The defendant was a farme r in the neighl - aourhood of Norwich, and the Plaintiff carried on I Ise business of a small carrier. 011 the; 14th of De. ae , mber, the defendant's 3 barn Was broken open an. I entered by four men, about eleven o'clock at nigh , i. The defendant, and a young Man who was living v r.ith him, on going to bed, heard a noise, and the latter, having armed himself with a loaded gun, they went: out together into the farmyard. They there saw three xnen running across the yard 1 ° a direction from the barn towards the gate, W hen the young ma a fired and wounded one, named Brown, who Nv as afterwards deprived of his il'g'ht. Brown was take nto Norwich Hospital, where h e i made certain statue tents with regard to his accom- Nees who were afterv, ra rds convicted. In February, 18 47, d e f en d an t m et tl le plaintiff Huggins, and he laid he could swear trial; he was one of the men who attempted to commit a robbery. He was accord ilVY apprehended and brought before a magistrate, "ml Committed upon t le statement made by the de fendant on oath. It al ?peared then that the defendant 4 . °l ' being examined as a witness at the trial of one of he tnen, admitted that he knew on the day after nggins had been col i emitted, that he was not one °f the m , b ut he did tot take any steps to stay the tr o secution. A true bill was found against .„,,, b u ggins, and he was brought up for trial, 7i e ° the counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Evans, at once stated that tl 'sere was no case, and he 4.170 s discharged. The - if 3 being the facts of ' the case, ( 1 e Learned Judge .t the trial of the action for barrages said the plz Caitiff ought to be nonsuited, s eeause the defendant having entered into recogni nahlees to prosecute E Euggins, was bound to do so, an d he might ha'? e some doubt as to his guilt, .4 1 1 ` 4 that the action era lld not be maintained unless R e Plaintiff cou ld und'sTtake to prove malice. The es e arned J u d ge o b serv‘ NI also, that if the defendant d convinced of the it a tocence of Huggins, he could g more than s pear at the sessions, and say thereit was no case agai xlst him. Mr. Sergeant Byles Z b . ln jited that when the defendant discovered his t f;""te he ought at on eto have communicated it to proper parties, and tut an end to the procution, a nds ited the case of T übois v. Keats, in w se hich it 7Peared the charge l au I been made maliciously, and bis w as held by the ( urt, that being under recog on as was no defeat •E for going on with the charge, tamed"le ground that the recognisance had been ob rnaliciously.—l 'stale granted. DELIVERY OF A SO LICITOR'S BILL.—PLANDY V. DUBOURG. a This was an action brought by the plaintiff, solici- Lor t trp the Oxford, The ..rne, High Wickham, anal Ux- Ine `, l ,F L e Junction Rails v ay, against the defendant, a at was of the managi e.g committee of that company. at Li as tried at Guildl before Chief Justice Wilde, last sittings, an Cl a verdict found for.the plain agaizrt t t h h e e e a t i ) m un o p u an nt y o . f 200/., the amount of his bill Mr. M. CHA MBERS 1 1 ow move d f or a ru l e t o s h ow cause why the verdict .hould not be set aside on the .ound that th ere wa. no sufficient delivery of the Plaintiffs bill at the d e . r e . n d an t' s pl ace o f b us i ness one month the st bef ore t h e actio t a was brought, as required by DOt sta t ute, and also o n . th e groun d th a t th e bill was add ressed to ac defendant, but to the pro visionalcommittee. It appeared that the first meeting of the isampany was held at Carlton Chambers, Regent -s street; after that at 43, 1 7 i -00 /gate-stre e t. I n D ecember, 1845, no deposits and bee n rece i ved, it ceased to be a company ; _ _ t was prov e d in rvidence a t th e t r i a l th at th e defendant had ceased Ira have any thin g to do with it after January, 1846. At the trial th l. • tiff's clerk stated that in S e pt em l r, 1846, he delivered eP plaintiff's the bill to a clerk in the office of the c gate-street. T w ere l and the envelope at 43, Moor a tthe in trial, which aa i d t prod uce d was enclosed c o o n m t e p n a d n e y d , both of them were directed t o t h e as a body. The Learn e d C ounsel c first, that the defendat 1 t having ceased to be connected with the company in .January, 1846, the place where the bill was delivered in September, 1 846, was not the defendant's " offic t of business," as required by the Act; and, 2dly, t hat the bill ought to h ave con tained the name of th e person against whom the action was brought. The COURT entert: tined some doubt as to the second point, but with rest )e ct to the first, they granted a rule. BANKRUPT' CY.—(T HIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Co nmissioner GOULBURN.) IN RE I). E. COLUMBINE. To-day was appoir ' , Led for the last examination of this bankrupt, but Mr. COOKE, who appeared for the bankrupt, put in an order made by Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. Bruce, by which t he meeting was adjourned until after the hearing ape tition in the suit. The Learned Counsel wished to s tate, for the informatio n o f the creditors, that very elaborate and voluminous ac counts 01 . the bankra pt's affairs had been filed since the last meeting, and which would no doubt be satis factory, for they we' :e as minute as could possibly be. The official assign ee said they were only filed yes terday. _ _ Mr. BAGLEY, 'vb o appeared for the assignees, said they had not had Cix ne to ascertain the character and nature of the acco' ants, and an adjournment must have taken place. It was now only a question of time. The case was tbel 1 adjourned till January 4th. rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NfOVEMBER 4, 1847. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Berore Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) FEREMEYER V. CLARKE. This was a case in which the plaintiff did not ap pear, and an application was made by Mr. laberwood, an attorney, for coats of his attendance on behalf of the defendant, who was also present. The Learned JUDGE, on referring to the new Act, said Mr. Isherwood had no locus standi, unless he paid into court the amount of the fees already paid by plaintiff. He might then be heard, and the cause would be struck out, the defendant being allowed the coats of the day, and for the attendance of his attorney. Mr. Isherwood said he had a good defence on the merits, and would pay the costs to abide the event. The cause was then struck out. _ _ _ In another case the Learned Jud g e held that costs of attendance, &c., could not be allowed where de fendants admitted the debt, unles7 , they had refused to do so, and s renlered the attendance of attorneys and witnesses necessary. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) John Bentley, a man of respectable appearance, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing 271., the moneys of his employer. Mr. Samuel Pratt stated that be was an uphol sterer, and carried on business at No. 49, New Bond street. The prisoner was in his employ as ware houseman up to the 21st of last month, cn which day witness gave him the sum of 271., and directed him to proceed to Windsor, and pay for some property which he had purchased. The prisoner went to Windsor for that purpose, but did not return, as he ought to have done. Witness subsequently gave information to the police, but nothing was seen of the prisoner till last night, when he was taken into cus tody. Witness wished for a remand, as, on searching the prisoner's lodgings, he had f o und a number of duplicates relating to property he believed belonged to him. The prisoner admitted he got tipsy, and lost a por tion of the money, and spent the rest. Mr. lixaDwlcKE directed the depositions to be taken in this case, and remanded him for a week for farther evidence. [The attention of the authorities is called to the very uncomfortable position in which the reporters are placed at this court. The reporters' box is situated directly opposite to the entrance to the court, in disagreeable proximity to the prisoners' dock, ex posed to all the filth and vermin, which frequently are seen crawling on the railings thereof. This is not the only annoyance ; there is a door, directly over the entrance door, which when open, as it almost always is, admits such a current of cold air, which, falling direct on the unfortunate reporter's head, renders him extremely liable to catch colds in the head and eyes of the worst description. The cold at times is so intense as to incapacitate the reporter from writing. It is sin cerely hoped that some remedy will be speedily applied that will render the condition of the repre sentatives of the press more comfortable.] THAMES.-(THIS DAY.) TVm. Kerr, a powerfully-built sailor, was charged with feloniously wounding Lawrence Henderson, his shipmate, by stabbing him in the thigh. It appeared that both parties belonged to the Prince of Wales, a collier, now lying off Black wall ; and yesterday evening the prosecutor was sent in one of the ship's boats to the Black wall pier, to fetch off the prisoner, who had been ashore that day on liberty. As they were rowing to the ship, the prisoner seemed in a very quarrelsome humour, and they had no sooner reached the deck than the prisoner, wi!hout any cause assigned, challenged the prosecutor to fight. This he declined, sod pushed Kerr away, when the latter drew his clasp-knife from his pocket, and, with a savage oath, stabbed Anderson with it in the left thigh. He was sober at the time. Police-constable K 329, who apprehended the prisoner, produced the knife, a formidable-looking weapon. In his defence the prisoner, in a surly manner, said that the prosecutor struck him in the face first, and made his nose bleed, adding " and then I did that." This was denied, and the police-constable said, when he took the prisoner into cu - stody, there were no marks of blood on his face. Mr. BALLANTINE, after commenting on the brutal, cowardly, and assassin-like nature of the attack, committed him to Newgate to take his trial for the felonious stabbing. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) William Brown, described as a plumber, and Jahn Somerville, an engraver, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt wit'a creating a disturbance in the pit of Sadlers Wells Theatre. William Reynolds stated, that he was constable at the Sadlers Wells Theatre, and about eight o'clock yesterday evening, was called into the pit to quell a disturbance, when he saw the two prisoners, who were both drunk, standing up on one of the seats, and shouting and making such a noise as to prevent the audience from hearing the performance. He suc ceeded after considerable difficulty in removing them, when they again forced their way into the theatre, and at length he was compelled to give them into the custody of a policeman. The prisoners expressed their regret for their mis conduct; and Reynolds said he knew them to be most respectable tradesmen, and the proprietors of the theatre, in consideration of the apology they made this morning, were unwilling to press severely upon them. Mr. TYRIVIIITT said it must be evident that, for the enjoyment and accommodation of all the audience, order must be kept in such places, and if the pro prietors had pressed for a heavy penalty, undoubt edly he should have inflicted it. In consideration of the recommendation of the constable, he should dis charge the prisoners with a caution. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) William North, a marine-store dealer, in High street, Holton 01(1 Town, and who, a few days since, was fined fifty shillings for receiving in pledge, with out a license, various articles belonging to individuals in his neighbourhood, applied this morning to know what he had best do with the pledges he still held. He had, he said, given notice to the owners thereof, hut not one of the articles had as yet been redeemed ; and he asked the magistrate whether or not he could sell the articles, handing over to the parties belonging to them the surplus money, if any. Mr. ARNoLD—If you do, you will do it at your peril. You have already suffered the penalty of transgressing the law. You have, strictly speaking, no lien whatever upon the articles you have received as pledges. Holland, one of the officers of the court, inti mated that the applicant had nearly 100 pledges of various descriptions in his house. Mr. ARNOLD advised the applicant to make the best arrangement he could with the individuals with whom he had been carrying on his illegal traffic. The applicant thanked the magistrate and withdrew. AQUATICS. CLASPER AND MADDISON. The scullers' match between these two men was brought to a conclusion on the Tyne on Tuesday fore noon. Precisely at six minutes to twelve the men started themselves from the piles of the intended high level bridge, and at twenty-three minutes and a half past twelve Maddison passed under the suspension bridge at Scots wood. Clasper was beaten by fifty seconds. The race from the first was scarcely in doubt. Maddison gradually drew ahead, and when he got opposite to the steam-boat engaged by his party, a deafening cheer with which he was greeted seemed to add increased vigour to his arms, and a few determined strokes placed him com. pletely clear of his opponent. Clasper pulled gamely and gallantly throughout, but was evidently over matched. With youth, health, strength, and the ad mirable tuition of Newell on the side of Maddison, no great wonder that " Harry" had to cry " enough." The betting on the event, after it became known on Mon day that the men had to pull over again, was heavy in the extreme. Clasper's umpire stopped the race prematurely, claiming a foul, without appeal to the referee. The backers of Maddison were full of confidence, and were prepared to go to any amount in favour of their man. There was again, on Tuesday, a large attendance of spectators; the steam-boats were orowded ; and the railway trains of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company, on each side of the river, had a full comple ment of passengers. The umpires were—Mr. John Ayre, for Maddison; Mothrec. first day was forasAr. i C i l t a o s b p e e r r t . o Mr. uo.h t Jonathan Robson officiated on the sec on d d a y as re fe r ee ; the referee on ARRIVALFROM NEW ZEALAND. Poarsmor day evening, from (36), Captai J ri Tl, _Nov. 3.—lier Majesty's ship Castor m Gr.a_ham, , arrived at Spithead yester middle of J'uly,DliedNalwg Zealand . She Dxdalus (20) ca l quitted li e p e (2 t 6 h ) e , ( 18 ), and Inflexible steamer. Constant ski;rnishec: natives and British troops and inhabitants, and all boats going on shore Castor e st East India station by The Castor was relieved 0 n o le_ r_ b r r e o u u n g d ht ca d p is e p i a i te e i r ie n s , the Melampus (42). Th e from Governor Grey. She ca . and touched at Rio Janeiro. ~, ttw t ea l s l .ta t She was there four days to get water and provisions, and left on the 9th Eagle e sloop September. Her ship Rio. The Castor saw her at sea, near the Westeyn.lslands, bound for England.ie, Having been in commission four and a half years, the Castor has been sent to Chatham, to be paid o ff. S he brought a few invalids from the New Zealand squadron. __--....r-aa.....•••••01•1m. Mr. Merivale has been appointed Assistant Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the room of Mr. Stephen, whose retirement was announced a few days sinco. Mr. Merivale is said to be an able lawyer, and, as the author of "Lectures on Colonization," is favour ably known to the public. MAGAZINES, &c. (CONTINUED). 1'A17 ;. . After another fling at the Bank Charter Act, in the shape of an intelligent inquiry into the causes of the present crisis, and a distinct demand of an imme diate and comprehensive revision of the Currency System, Tait presents us with some additional chap- , ters of what is now one of its most brilliant and most attractive features. We mean the story of " Mi randa, a Tale of the French Revolution," conceived in the true spirit of romance, and written by Percy B. St. John. Although it is scarcely pos sible to have more than an inkling of the merits of a fiction that is as yet so little advanced, we cannot but perceive already that " Miranda" will —if only continued as it has been commenced—be the best, as it is certainly the most ambiticus, of the narratives yet penned by Mr. St. John. The epoch selected is perhaps the most striking that could be adventured upon, namely, the " thick' of the great revolution, which, like a thunder-burst, cleared the political atmosphere of France, and convulsed the whole civilized world to its foundations. The readers of Tait will look with interest for the periodical continuation of " Miranda." Sir Thomas Dick Lauder pursues his course along the Tweed and its tributaries, pointing out the most picturesque points in the landscapes, reviving to our recollection its dif ferent historical associations, and occasionally enliven ing his remarks with snatches of song—mingling together, as a true guide should, ballad ;lore, anti quarian lore, historic lore, and the lore of one who, amidst the study of other books, has taken especial care to study well the Great Book of Nature. Thomas de:Quincey writes somewhat on " Protestant ism," but the most brilliant and eloquent, as it is to our mind the most partial and erroneous paper in the number for November, is the Literary Portrait of Thomas Macaulay, by George Gilfillan. Those who have conned, like ourselves, the splendid but faulty volume which first gave the name of George Gilfillan to the world, will remember that Macaulay was therein noticed, although, as the writer himself here acknowledges, that notice " was short, hurried, and imperfect." In publishing this second literary portrait of the Paymaster of her Majesty's Forces the impassioned critic (a rather incongruous character for a reviewer !) does by no means make adequate reparation for its predecessor. The present delineation may be long and deliberate, but it is decidedly anything but per feet After avowing that " the two most popular of British authors are, at present, Charles Dickens and Thomas Macaulay," Mr. Gilfillan propounds a most preposterous estimate of the former. He doubts the genius of Dickens while confessing that, with " no lore superior to that of a schoolboy," he is " ruling over us like a Fairy King," and is rejoicing in a popularity which Shakspere or hardly Scott in their lifetime enjoyed." With such a vast popularity, and such an undisputed dominion, is it possible that one who is sustained with " no lore superior to a schoolboy's," can be without a permanent and peculiar genius ? Is it possible ? Literary charlatans may flourish, and have flourished, upon a whim or an accident, but their sway is evanescent—their doom is certain and rapid—they are the ephemeridce of letters. But here is Dickens, after the lapse of a dozen years, with a wider popularity and a more undisputed dominion than ever ! According to the jealous and splenetic sneer of the Quarterly, he went up like a rocket and was to come down like a stick. Perdie the stick is a long while falling ! Despite his incapacity to recognise the true greatness of Dickens, our critic avows that " never was a monarch of popular literature less envied or more loved," and owns that " his sway has been that of gen tleness—of a good, wide-minded, and kindly hearted man." As a specimen of his affection for the author of " Pickwick," " Nickleby," " Twist," " Chuzzle wit," " Dombey," and the immortal " Carol," he closes his incidental remarks upon his character and position by " whihing long life and prosperity to Bonnie Prince Charlie." Of Macaulay his estimate is, to our thinking, quite as false and extravagant. Thomas Macaulay, he says, " in general literature, as Dickens in fiction, is held to be facile prince ps ;" and for some what the same reason he denies the right of this su premacy to the late Member for Edinburgh. If we are ,to believe Mr. Gilfillan, Macaulay . is . only an author by line and measure — his passion is always prepense—his gracefulness, as a rhetorician, is marredby a total lack of the ars celare artem —his written eloquence is affectation—his oral declamation is merely the glibness of one who speaks by rote—he is prim as an essayist—a sixth-rate poet—and no orator ! how many will, on mature deliberation, coincide in this opinion ? A hundred ? Fifty ? Half-a-dozen ? 'We doubt it. Speaking of Macau lay's intellect as a sanctum sanctorum that is richly decorated, he says, " The lamps are lit in gorgeous effulgence ; the shrine is magnificently, but modestly adorned ; there is everthing to tempt a god to it de scend; but the god descends not—or, if he does,is only Maia's son, the eloquent, and not Jupiter, the thunderer." Only I Notwithstanding its blemishes of judgment, however, this critical essay on Thomas Babington Macaulay is, in point of composition, worthy of George Gilfillan. The remainder of the contributions are miscellaneous and readable. BEIV ILEY. The present number of Bentley opens with an in teresting biographical sketch of Thorwalisen, from the pen of Hans Christian Andersen, translated, at the desire of the author, by Mr. C. Beckwith. It is il lustrated with engravings by Cooke, from Horace Vernet's celebrated portrait of the great Danish sculptor. " The Flaneur in Paris" brings his some what desultory ' but most amusing s ketches of Pa risian life to a conclusion in this number, as does Mr. Maxwell his novel of " Brian O'Linn." Cooper continues his " Captain Spike," and seems preparing for a catastrophe. The S wash is moored alongside the wreck of the schooner, and Spike is endeavouring to weigh her, to secure the doubloons ; in the meantime the Poughskeepie, with Mulford and Rose on board, is advancing from the Dry Torturgas to wards the place where the S wash is moored. The most interesting paper in this number is the one entitled " The Marriage of Philip 11. of Spain and Mary of England," and is a Spanish account of the marriage and of the negotiations by which it was pre ceded. It consists principally of translations from the letters of Count Egmont, Simon Renard, the Spanish Ambassador, and Rui Gomez de Silva, a gossipping nobleman, who came over to England in the suite of Philip 11. Mr. Duncan continues his account of the " Niger Expedition," and Mr. Marvel his " Gallop through South Austria." Albert Smith contributes a humorous poetical epistle from an Old Country House, and Charles Whitehead gives us a paper on the " Wooden Walls of Old England," which is illustrated by a quaint engraving from Froissart, of the Expedition of the Knights of France and England to Africa in 1390. The number con cludes with three exquisite Latin translations of the nursery rhyme, " Twinkle, twinkle, little Star." The first into hexameters, the second into pentame ters, and the last into sapphics. Of these the last is the most elegant. DOMBEY AND SON. No. XIV. By Charles Dickens. Chapter the forty-second, being " Confidential and Accidental," recounts the installation of Rob the Grinder in the household of Mr. Carker the Mana ger, every one of whose glittering teeth seem to the imagination of that young gentleman to be perpe tually " finding him out, and taxing him with every fancy of his mind." Mr. Dombey breakfasts one fine morning at Carker's, and in the course of a pom pous conversation, entrusts his agent with an insolent message to Edith. After the breakfast the great merchant and his crafty menial proceed townwards on horseback, Mr. Dombey, in his dignity, not only riding with very long stirrups and a very loose rein, but very seldom condescending to look down to see where his horse went. In consequence of which it happened that Mr. Dombey's horse, while going at a round trot, " stumbled on seine loose stones, threw him, rolled over him, and lashing out with his iron-shod feet, in his struggles to get up, kicked him." He is conveyed home with divers contusions and several lesser ribs broken. Florence creeps into her father's chamber in the dead of the night, and kisses him while he is sleeping. The scene is exquisitely drawn. The terrible Mrs. Pipchin has been duly installed as housekeeper, and is described by S usan Nipper as among those Mrs. Pipchinses " who keep guard at Mr. Dombey's door like crocodiles—only make us thankful that they lay no eggs !" Susan can stand this state of things no longer, and rises next morning resolved to penetrate into the awful presence of her master, and have speech with that gentleman alone. " I have often said I would," she remarks, " and now I will." This she accordingly does. She reminds Mr. Dombey of her long attend ance on Miss Floy, and her consequent fitness to judge of the real character of her young mistress. " I may not be Meethosalem," she says, " but I am not a child in arms." Mr. Dombey is aghast, and orders her to leave the room. The relentless Nipper, however, declares her resolution to say her say out — "I may not be an Indian widow sir and I am not and I would not so become but if I once made up my mind to burn myself alive I'd do it !" She stays accordingly, and opens a brisk fire of eloquence upon the sick g‘intlernan on the sofa. Mr. Dombey, in a paroxysm of rage, makes a grasp at the bell-rope that was not there, and, in its absence, pulls his hair, rather than nothing. Miss Nipper then declaims at great length on the desolation of Florence, and de clares that she has long seen her wretchedness—" I may not be a peacock," ,is her ustrAion, "but I have my eyes," In the midst of this harangue, the as s xcellent ogress who presides over the establishment housekeeper bursts into the apartment:— " Why, hoity toity I" stied the voice of Mrs. Pipchin, as the black bomb. , zeen garments of that fair . Peruvian Miner swept into the room. " What's this, indeed!" Susan favoured Mrs. Pipchin with a look she had invented expressly for her when they first became ac quainted, and resigned the reply to Mr. Dombey. . -1;;," What's this!" r e p eate d M r . D om bey, almost foam ing. " What's thi s , M a d am ? Y ou w ho are at the head of this household, and bound to keep it in order, have reason to inquire. Do you kno this woman?" "I know very little good of her, Sir," croaked Mrs. Pipchin. "flow dare you come here, you hussy? Go along with you!" _ _ _ But the - inflexible Nipper, merely honouring Mrs. Pipchin with another look, remained. "Do you call it managing this establishment, Madam," said Mr. D om b ey, "to leave a person likethis at liberty to come and talk tome! A gentleman—in his own house—in his own room—assailed with the imper tinencies of women servants!" " Well Sir," returned Mrs. Pipchin, with vengeance in her hard grey e y e , "I excee di ng ly deplore it; nothing can be more irregular; nothing can be more out of all bounds and reason; b ut I regre t to say, Sir, that this young woman is quite beyond control. She has been spoiled by Miss Dombey, and is amenable to nobody. You kno w y ou ' re rn , t, " sa id M rs . Pipchin, sharply, and shaking her head at Susan Nipper. " For shame, you hussy! Go along with you!" " If you find controlled Mrs. Pip c hi n ," sa i d M r. D om b e y, turning people in m y serv i ce who are not to bo back towards the fire, " you know what to do with them, I presume. You know what you are here for? Take her away!" " Sir, I know what to do," retorted Mr:. Pipchin, "and of course sh a ll d o i t. Susan Nipp er , snapping her up particularly s h ort, " a month ' s warn i ng f rom this hour." " Oh indeed!" cried Susan, loftily. "Yes," returned Mrs. Pipehin, "and don't smile at me, you minx, or I'll know the reason why! Go slung with you this minute!" I intend to go this minute, you may rely upon it," said the voluble Nipper. "I have been in this house waiting on my young lady a dozen year and I won't stop in it one hour under notice from a person owning to the name of Pipchin trust me, Mrs. P." " A good riddance of bad rubbish !" said that wrath ful old lady. " Get al ong w i t h you , or I'll have you carried out! " My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, " that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before, and can't be told too often or too plain, and that no amount of Pipchinses—l hope the number of ' ern mayn't be great" (here Mrs. Pipchin uttered a very sharp "Go along with you!" and Miss Nipper repeated the look) " can unsay what I have said, though they gave a whole year full of warnings beginning at ten o'clock in the forenoon and never leaving off till twelve at night and died of the exhaustion which would be a Jubilee!" With these words, Miss Nipper preceded her foe out of the room; and walking up stairs to her o n apart ment in great state, to the choaking exasperation of the ireful Pipchin, sat down among her boxes and began to cry. From this soft mood she was soon aroused, with a very wholesome and refreshing effect, by the voice of Mrs. Pipchin outside the door. " Does that bold-faced slut," said the fell Pipchin, "intend to take her warning, or does she not?" Miss Nipper replied from within that the person de scribed did not inhabit that part of the house, but that her name was Pipchin, and she was to be found in the housekeeper's room. "You saucy baggage!' , retorted Mrs. Pipchin, rat tling at the handle of the door. "Go along with you this minute. Pack up your things directly! How dare you talk in this way to a gentlewoman who has seen better days?" To which Miss Nipper rejoined from her castle, that she pitied the better days that had seen Mrs. Pipchin; and that for her part she considered the worst days in the year to be about that lady's mark, except that they were much too good for her. " But you needn't trouble yourself to make a noise at ,my door said Susan Nipper, " nor t o contam i nate the keyhole with your eye, I'm packi ng up and going you may take your affidavit. The Dowager expressed her lively satisfaction at this intelligence, and with some gene ra l op i n i ons upon p i e s c s ia D lly ombey, withdrew upon their de ytmooeuriltgs prepare hauflses ir t e h sb e ae N isi) iagp spoiledpr e a r c s w a n a g bl y e s e . M3 Susan then bestirred hcnelf to get her trunks in order, that she might take an immediate and dignified departure; sobbing heartily all the time, as she thought of Florence. Susan Nipper is soon afterwards conveyed away in a hackney-coach, escorted, at the request of Flo rence, by Mr. Toots. Previously, however, to her departure from London to her brother's at Essex, Miss Nipper is hospitably entertained at the chambers of Mr. Toots, where she is introduced to the Game Chicken, recently discomfitted in single combat with the Larkey Boy,'his visage being in such a state of dilapidation as to be hardly presentable in society with comfort to the beholders : The Chicken himself attributed this punishment to his having bad the misfortune to get into Chancery early in the proceedings, when he was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed., But it ap peared from the published records of that great contest that the Larkey Boy had had it all his own way from the beginning, and that the Chicken had been tapped, and bunged, and had received pepper, and had been made groggy, and had come up piping, and had endured a complication of similar strange inconveniences, until he had been gone into and finished. At the coach-office Mr. Toots pops his head in at the coach-window : " I say, Susan! Miss Dombey, you know—" " Yes, Sir." "Do you think she could —you know —eh?" "I beg your pardon, Mr. Toots," said Susan, "but I don't hear you." "Do you think she could be brought, you know— not exactly at once, but in time —in a long time—to— to love me, you know! There!" said poor Mr. Toots. " Oh, dear no!" returned Susan, shaking her head. " I should say, never. Ne—verl" Thank'ee!" said Mr. Toots. " It's of no eons- quence. Goad night. It's of no consequence, thank'ee!' Chapter the forty-fifth tells of the interview between "The Trusty Agent" and Mrs. Dombey. The aim of Carker's slyness is here disclosed more palpably. DOLMAN. Not a single paper from the old contributors—from Mr. Keegan, Mr. Jerningham, Mr. Buckingham, or the rest—is contained i n t h e number for November. Even the editor has lap se d i nto silence, excepting in the compilation of " C a th o li c Intelligence, " where he t a kes occasion to commend in a few earnest words the glorious social and political reforms adventured upon by Pope Pius. An American writer,, in the first a rticle, commences a series of " Iri s h Gl ean i ngs, " and imparts to a familiar theme so me thi ng lik e an a i r of novelty, seeing that Ilibernia is there regarded as it appeared to an United States' man. " The Mixed Marriage" is rather an induction to a story than a story itself—the pith of the narrative bei ng reserved for December. This induction, however, is smartly told, and in a new manner, being the conversations of the occupants of a railway carriage. " The Adventures of a Schoolboy," by a Convert, is an odd passage of autobiography, which will be pleasant reading even to children of a larger growth. But the best con tribution in the Number is that headed " The Catho of English Poetry." It is a graceful e ff us i on. licity THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE. Pleasant stories and scraps of versification are, as usual, the principal contents of the Metropolitan. Among the poetical contributors Mrs. Crawford is the most prominent, and among the tales the best are "Geraldine O'Donnell" and "The Unfounded Sus picion," The editor of the magazine embellishes its pages with a brief but suggestive paper on " dEsthe tical Criticism." THE ECLECTIC REVIEW. The navigation laws and the education question are again discussed, with an ability which must render the articles agreeable reading even to those who are sated with the numerous arguments penned and spoken upon both themes. The revival of Pro testantism in France, and the travels of Wilson and Tischendorff in the East will be perused with interest by the Nonconformists. 7'HE SPORTING REVIEW. A beautifully engraved portrait of Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith—the Hero of Aliwal—co pied from a full length photograph, is the frontispiece to the number for November. The companion plate is a portrait of " Aliwal," the war-horse of this , Craven, and Haw oipping Ca g st os r s as ever; and Harry Hicover, we are glad to see, re-appears this month among the contributors in a s spirit as sagaci th distinguishedorn are a s captain. jocose and sagaci ous and good humoured as heretofore. SDIMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. Mr. Charles Ellerman, who has recenty done yeo man's service in the cause of Sanitary Reform, by his writings on the disinfecting fluid, pursues his " Reminiscences of Cuba," and in doing so evinces his usual intelligence. Mr. Shree ve t erm i nates h i s interesting chaptrs on the "History of Sierra Leone" —the White Man's Grave. Dr. Verteuil gives a graphic sketch of the " Island of Trinidad," and be sides these there are several very able papers in the Colonial for November. C H JOURNAL. Among M ng B th E e RcoSn'tSribEuptorisNatoUCEll(a;.lnbers during the past October, we observe Mrs S. C. 'fall, the female Carleton of Brompton, and Leitch Ritchie, the beau a keepsake.' The poetry a r3 o! an d prose writer for cr nu o au e a d n i n nto a o t her double colum n s o f the Edinburgh Journal are, as ever, not only dc lightrul to read, but worthy to be preserved. SHARPE'S LONDON MAGAZINE. The improvement visible . in the illustrati o ns of this weekly and monthly periodical really so remarkable as to demand a word of particular commendation. For instance, there is a capital little sketch from a drawing by Kenny Meadows, "Which is the Tallest?" In the number immediately afterwards there is a graceful and characteristic woodcut, pencilled by H. K. Browne, the inimitable " Phiz," entitled " The Soldier's Return." " Morning," by G. Dodgson ; " An Irish Cabin," by F. W. Topham ; and the Disappointment," by Alexander Johnston,, are clever in like manner. These , embellishments are en graved on wood by the skilful bands of G. and E. Dalziel. The letter-press is in a great measure worthy of the illustrations. THE PEOPLE'S .10(71?1VAL. The engraved portrait of Lieutenant Holman, the Blind Traveller, copied from the painting by J. P. Knight, R.A., displayed in this vear's Exhibition of !the Royal Academy, is the most - interesting woodcut in the number for November. The sketch by H. G. Hine, of " Sweep! Ho !" is the most comical that has yet appeared in the People's Journal. Lord Nugent continues his intelligent essays upon " Crime and its Treatment." Miss Martineau pursues her disquisi tions on " Household Education" and her descriptions of the " Holy Lands." Other contributors, such as Mrs. Loudon and the editor, Mr. John Saunders, add to the attractions of the letter-press. From the poetical contents we must transcribe one song— though it is one of sixty-four verses—for it is the last song of a great poet, Pierre Jean llc Beranger. The bard of France, like the bards of old, is a prophet, and he has in a hale old age—being in his sixty-eighth year broken silence in these six Sibylline stanzas. It is not difficult to see that the retrograde policy of Louis Philippe has elicited this warning voice from the Poet of France, of Liberty, and of Napoleon. THE DELUGE. " A prophet always, in my ministry holy, On the future I dare to interrogate God: The princes of earth to chastiselor their folly, Tb' old world shall be swept by an o'erpowering flood. Already upon them, the tide growls, and lashes Its limits: 'Look, masters, it comes, wild and free!' I say to them' Look;' but they answer Thou dreamest:' Poor kings! they shall all be engulfed inihes;;! -- " What for thee, 0 my God, these good kings, have they done? So many there are, with whose laws we are blessed! 'Tis the people their rights have forgot; and we groan 'Heath the weight of our down-crushing burdens op pressed. But the waves speed their march, irresistibly willed, Against these chiefs, once so well pampered: ah me ! An ark for themselves they're too witless to build— So poor kings, they shall all be engulfed in the sea! " Who speaks to the waves? A despot of Afric, A black son of Ham, a wild barefooted king— ' Down!' cries he, base waves, to my fetish antique Yield ever, and double the sweet gold ye bring.' And this excellent king, his dear lucre a-taking From Christian sea-rovers and traders in blood, Sells his subjects, to slave it, our sugar a-making— Poor kings, they shill all be engulfed in the flood! "' Come here!' cries a sultem of Asia, I will it! Wives, viziers, and eunuchs, up! start into motion! Throw up your pale corses around rne, to still it, Or bank in the waves of this turbulent ocean.' And then, in his harem all perfumed, from cut Which already his terrified guards seek to flee, Ile smokes coolly, yawns, and makes heads fly about— Poor kings, they shall all be engulfed in the sea! " In our Europe from which this great deluge outflows, United in vain, to lend each other aid; 0 God, be our judge!' all have cried in their woes: Swim, swim on always,' in reply God hath said; Those dread powers already the deluge nigh drowns, Their proud thrones fall in dust 'neath the hands of the free, And money is coined with the gold of their crowns'— Poor kings, they shall all be engulfed in the sea! "' This ocean, oh prophet, what is it?' ye say: 'Tis us, Peoples, unbound from the fetters of hunger; 'Tis us, more instructed, and clearing away That vain crowd of monarchies, useful no longer; Our on-moving billows so long led astray, God makes pass o'er these sons of the stubborn knee; Now the sun shineth forth, and the st,Tm calms away— Poor kings, they are all in the depths of the sea!" The translation is but of indifferent merit ; yet we are thankful to Lacigogne for having afforded even this version to the English public of the last and not the least stirring of the songs of Beranger. HOWIT7"S JOURNAL. A capital and characteristic likeness of George Thompson, the eloquent Member for the Tower Ham lets, is the best feature in this number of Howitt's Journal. It is accompanied by a memoir written in a strain of merited eulogium. Dr. Bowring adorns the pages of the journal with some clever translations of Hungarian songs; and Frederick Rowton com mences a series of arguments upon the Punishment of Death. THE BELLE ASSEMBLEE. Lady Smith, the wife of the hero of Aliwal, is re presented in the frontispiece to the Belle Assernblee for November, by the pencil of Stewart and the graver of Hunt. Anna Savage has some musical verse to the wife of Sir Harry Smith. The literary contents of the number are varied and clever, though occasionally too frivolous. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. His Royal High• ness was accompanied by the Marquis of Exeter, and Sir Charles Wood, and was attended by Lord Camoys, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Lord Camoys has arrived at the Castle, and has succeeded the Earl of Morley as the Lord in 'Wait ing to the Queen. Colonel Berkeley Drummond has also arrived, and has succeeded Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess of Dal housie, Lord and Lady Beauvale, the Right lion. Sir ,Charles and Lady Mary Wood, Sir George Couper, Major-General W. H. Scott, and Lieutenant- Colonel Smith (commanding Royal Horse Guards). Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Cambridge, paid visits of congratulation to her Royal Highness on the auspicious return of her natal day. The Princess Sophia is recovering from her recent illness, and has taken airings in a carriage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived at her residence at Kew, yesterday afternoon, from the Continent. Her Royal Highness travelled from Dover by the South-Eastern Railway. Baron Knesebeck attended the Royal Duchess from Calais. Her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at twelve o'clock yesterday, from Frogmore House, near 'Windsor. Her Royal Highness left town soon after two o'clock in the afternoon, on her return to Frogmore House. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge re turned to town yesterday morning from honouring the Duke of Rutland with a visit, at his residence near Newmarket. His Royal Highness proceeded to Kew in the afternoon. Dr. Lushington had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. John Romilly had also an in terview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home office. The Right Hon. Edward Strutt (Chief Commis sioner of Railways) arrived in town on Tuesday night. Mr. John Frederick Stanford, Chairman of th(t Committee on the subject of mendicancy, accompanied'. the deputation from Marylebone to Sir George Grey, on Tuesday. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor-General of Canada and also for the Governors of the other North Ame— rican Provinces. THE SAVINGS' BANKS.. TO 7 7 HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It is scarcely generally known that du savings' banks have tended materialry to embarra, the Government in the present monetary pressure , and amongst the difficulties of the times must be no • ticed the heavy calls made upon the savings' bank 3 by the various classes of depositors, including no t only those who have been obliged, from the recen high price of provisions, to withdraw their littJ e balances for present support, but the number of pei - sous, whose operations have been most heavy in null 1- ber and amount, are those who have taken advantaf .:e of the low rate of the funds, now yielding about 4 per cent., and purchased stock, rather than keep the ir money in a savings' bank, producing them less the .n 3 per cent.: indeed, recent events have demonstrate d how alive the depositors are to the " rate" of intere it allowed them. The loss at which Government mu st now ba selling the savings' bank stock, to meet thf. ir demands, will doubtless bring about a remodelling )f the Act under which -those institutions exist, and the system' opposed to the recklessness and extrava • gan ce with which of late they have in many instance s been notoriously mismanaged. I forbear to offe r other observations, as the whole subject will, Ina n informed, be thoroughly investigated by the new Par - liament.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, London, Nov. 3, 1347, ALPHA. Ms. W. WICKIIAIII.—A meeting of the Committi e for the purpose of carrying into effectual operation ft ,e intentions of the friends of William Wickham, E!,q., was held yesterday evening, at the City of London. 'Ale chanics' Institute. The following resolution, passed tvt, a prior meeting, will fully explain the intentions oft he committee, viz., "That considering the services render ed by Mr. Wickham to the cause of free trade, and that li is growing infirmities prevent him procuring suitable en t ployment, he is deserving the consideration of all th friends to the cause, anti that endeavours be made by • subscription to procuie a sufficient sum to purchase an annuity for him." Mr. T. E. Bawkat having been called to the chair, some subscriptions were acknowledged, and a number of members added to the committee. Sornc,, pecuniary matters next came under discussion, which having been disposed of, Mr. S. A. Lyon said, from cir curnstances with which h e wa3 acquainted, he though; he could safely state, that they would receive the sup port of the principal members of the late Antt-Corn-law League, and the great body of its supporters. After some other matters h a d been disposed of, t h e committee .pdjuurned for a fortnight. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE MEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1847. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 276 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... .„ 90 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 133 Diseases of tho Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ... 243 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 27 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and. other Organs of Digestion... ... • Diseases of the Kidne3s, &c. ••• • Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. . Diseases of the J.,ints, Banes, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ..- - Old Age, or Natural Decay... ... ... 36 Deaths by Violence, P r i v ation, or Intemperance ... 19 Causes not specified ... 2 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 945 79 ~. 11 13 ~. 12 Po ulation Enumeraled, 1841. West Districts... 301,326 North Districts.. 376,396 Central Dist.icts 374,759 East Districts ... 393,247 South Districts .. 502,483 Average weekly Deaths; Deaths, 1842-6. in the Five AutuuriS. Week. • . 146 ... 122 ... 184 ... 191 ••• 196 ... 170 ... 232 ... 192 ••• 288 ... 270 Totals... ..... 1,948,211 ... 1,046 ... 945 Malea ... ... ... ... ... 452 Females ~. ... ... ... ... 493 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 658 ... 633 Total . -. -.1,291 STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTAR, TUESDAY.—It has been the subject, of frequent remark upon 'Change that for a number of weeks past, with only a single exception, some large and important failure took place, or was first announced in this town on the Monday or Tuesday morning ; and that, consequently, the great marlzet of the week was held under the depressing influence of a heavy and recent calamity. The effect of these repeated disasters was necessarily to destroy the con fidence which the comparative absence of failure at the end of each preceding week had tended to restore ; and the market consequently suffered under severe depression. Yesterday, however, passed over without any disastrous announcement, and it seemed as if to-day was likely to elapse without experiencing any such sinister influence as that which had weighed upon previous market days. About noon, however, it became known that Messrs. Coates and Company, American merchants, of London, having a branch in this town, under the firm of Coates, Hilliard, and Company, had stopped pay ment. The London firm was one of the few Arne recan agency houses which survived the panic of 1836-7; but we understand that its business has not recently been very extensive. The liabilities of Coates and Co. are stated to be about 100,000/.; but we understand that the ,debts here are not likely to prove large, and the announcement of the failure pro duced but little effect on the market, which, on the whole, presented a rather better appearance than that of last week. There was more inquiry than pre viously, both for goods and yarn; and a fair amount of business would have been done, if spinners and manufacturers would have accepted the lowest rates which were current last week. There was not, how ever, much disposition to make sacrifices, and the amount of actual business was consequently limited. ROCUD ALE, MONDAY.—There has been a rather quieter market to-day, and less business transacted than the three last Mondays. In the wool market there has been very little doing, and prices may be quoted as rather easier. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Our Piece-hall still looks gloomy, and scarcely any business is transacted. In yarn, also, the extreme depression continues, and a further curtalment of production is the consequence. Prices ha►e fallen too near the cost of the mere raw materials used to make it worth while to run the machinery, should current rates not be maintained ; so that, with the present prices of wool, there is not any room for giving way in the price of yarns. No wool is corning to market. Spinners are only buying for daily cot :sumption, and prices are much the same as last weep HIJDDER4 ;YIELD, TUESDAY.—We had another dull market, au , 1, during the week, but little doing in the warehouses. Nevertheless, as regards the dis trict, it is considered that trade wears a more healthy appearance than might be expected, from the heavy pressure to which the mercantile world is at present exposed. LEEDS, 'TUESDAY. Our market continues ex ceedingly 'quiet,—there was hardly anything doing to-day.— Manchester Guardian. PEAT E 1 OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC BLIMP FROM TYPHUS FEVER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) NEWCA'3 TLE-ON-TYNE, Nov. 2.—The Right Rev. Dr. Riclde:Al, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Northern District, died to-day, in Charlotte-square, at about three o'c qlock, aged forty-two. Dr. Riddell had been coat liutor to the late Dr. Mostyn (who died about a nit .nth ago) for the last three or four years, and of col arse had only recently succeeded. to the full charge of the district, when thus suddenly called away. 11e typhus fever having made such havoc amongst t be Catholic priesthood, and there being no priest to officiate in the old chapel here, the deceased prelate ha d been officiating on Sunday week, after which he, was seized with the epidemic, and lingered till to•da3 r; when death put an end to his sufferings Dr. Riddell u us a native of Northumberland, connected with au a• ocient family, beloved by all who bail the honour I of his acquaintance, and his loss has cast a gloom o rer, and will be deeply felt by, a large and populous district. Matsu fat Gutst.—Woonwtc it, Nov. 3.—The Lords Cas mmissdo ners of the Admiralty issued instructions, in January, 1843, to the Master Shipwright at Chatham a ,ekyarct, to have the mainmast of the Curacoa, 24 gi .as, then fitting at that port, joined with marine glue, te • test its capabilities for that purpose. Tho mast was a ?,cordingly made of several pieces of timber joined to- Lei ?eher, under the immediate superintendence of Mr. J effrey, when completed measured 28 inches in diameter, a ad 66 feet in length, and when put up, with the top x last, 90 feet 10 inches. The Curacoa was soon after 's ) mmissioned by Captain Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart., and pi -oceeded to the South American station; and, on serving ti , e usual period, was ordered home, and recently paid of Fat Sheerness. The vessel having been dismasted, ti lair Lordships ordered that the mast should be opened, a s is usual after four years' service, to ascertain its pee s ?nt condition. The master shipwright, Mr. Isaac Watts, t Sheerness Dockyard, in compliance a ith their Lord -1 .hips' order, set eight men to work yesterday with sledge-hamm:: rs and wedges to separate the timbers, but their whole united efforts at one time failed to separate the joints, and only split the solid timber iato large pieces. The foremast, which was joined in the upper part in the usual manner adopted at the dockyards, was found to be very rotten, the parts where the wet had 1 entered and been retained being equally yielding pressure of the hand as a piece of sponge , an d in otr r places where dry crumbled into powder o n being press e d. to the Both masts being in the same vessel , a nd exposed to other • s ame weather and climates , afford a correct eem pa uy riso fo u r , and pieces of each have been sent to the Admira their Lordships' inspection. THE QUEEN IN A MEss.—Loyalty will indeed take g t us, th a t t h i e t re i s - Royal Ex faiolerarer , ni ni a l a o l a t s y t t h a e l 1 gracioushaep s p d . i e n i i‘ g r e f n o a j s f e i o s t n t h y s i :a s p t s a o t r a n a t e g u e e r , a b p i y n h . s a t h y L e i n e Ex change—not her most gracious Majesty herself—that eve are alluding to. It is true enough that things have been looking very black in the City, autl the statue of the Queen is looking as black as everything else, for want of a little friendly whitewashing. On the last visit we paid to our broker, to make a purchase in order to inspire confidence, we were almost disheartened by the dinginess of the aspect of royalty. We are convinced that every truly British heart would lend a hand and a scrubbing brush to restore her Majesty's representative in the City to her. original look of cheerful brightness. The application of one of those rasping instruments used for renovating statuary would have its effect ; and if, in these times, Punch can be of any use in helping his most gracious Sovereign well thruugh her scrape, he will feel the utmost delight in doing so.—Punch. Colonel Sir Henry George Macleod, K. 11., late Governor of the Island of Trinidad, who died at his country- seat, Bishopegate, near Chertsey, on the 20th of August, has left personalty in England amounting to 14, 000/., and made his will in London, on the 29th of Ju ae last, in his own handwriting, leaving to his rel ic, who is his sole executrix, a life interest in the MI ole of his property, end at her demise the same to be eq sally divided between his three sisters and for their da aehters. The property lie received with his lady on ma irriege he gives her an absolute centroleover. BIBLE AND BAP Tier MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. ..N7 e-s. Willey, who died at Hampstead on the 24th of S eptember last, has bequeathed, upon the decease of 1 . 1 iece (with the exception of about 3001 . l e f t i n legacies), ' t kes whole of her property, personal and funded, to the if ne.er mentioned societies i n the following ' proportion s: -One-third to the Bibl e Translation Saciety, and the t , se a-thirds to the Baptist Missionary Seclety, on • I oh: which ii to be appli ed i n aid of the society's' c mll re i'Ssiot-n -iis the Best Indie s , an d t h e other to the mission in Africa. ? ne trustees are, Mr. f. Croft, Mr. S. Gale, an d t h e leiev. Joseph Augus,the secretary to the Baptist l'slis pereonal property administered ' '.; v i° it 'l h a i r n Y tl S l: e p i r etY wince The of Canterburyamounted t o ue nearly 1 4,(11301. ! OXFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. 3.—The Regius Pro f, !riot of Divinity (Dr. Hampden) will cominence his 2 tiblic course o f l ectures in this term on Thursday, 40/ember 18, at twelve o'clock. This course is in t ended for students in divinity %ho have passed their 4 :xamination for, the degrees of 8.A., and those gentle men who desire to attend it are requested to call on the professor on Tuesday the 16th, or Wednesday the 17th instant. The Professor of Political Ec,norny ill delivzr two lectures in the Clarendon on Satin; 4 ay, the 13th, and Monday the 15th instant, at three o'clock. MR. WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENTS. (From the Liverpool Mercury.) THE SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—The cele brated vocalist, Mr. Wilson, who stands unrivalled as an illustrator of Scottish song, gave one of his entertainments at the C oncer t H a ll, on S atur d ay evening last. Tte attendance on the occasion was both numerous and hi g hly respec t a bl e. M r. Wi lson was in excellent voice, and all his efforts afforded unbounded sati s fa c ti on to the audience. His recital of . Burn 's ? popular a n d a d m i rable poem of " Tam O Shariter,' wa s . a most st r iki ng an d agreeable feature in the evening s entertainments, and was greeted with loud bursts of applause. During the interval between the first and second parts, Mr. John Smith said, a most pleasing task devolved upon him ; Mr. Wilson hail, as they were all aware, performed his duty, and they had now a duty to perform. He expressed his gratification at seeing so large an attendance, and eftsr mentioning the good tendency of such enter tainments, he said, in contrast to the busy world - out of doors, the enjoyment they received there by those entertainments was a refreshing sunshine by which they felt relieved ate; the depressing business of the day. Their friend Mr. Wilson, who had delighted them so much, had given his services on that occasion in corn pliment, and in furtherance of the objects of that in stitution, having come down from London for the express purpose. They had with them one of their best and oldest friends, Mr. Rathbone, also several distinguished strangers from the colony of Prince Edward's Island, including the Hon. J. Pope, Speaker of the House of Assembly, and Mr. E. Palmer, who had come there, as well as themselves, to enjoy the sunshine. He concluded a very excellent speech by moving the thanks of the company to Mr. Wilson, for his handsome services on the present occasion, which was immediately carried by acclamation. The Hon. Mr. Pope expressed the high gratification which had been afforded him, more particularly as he was a stranger amongst them. He was glad to see such entertainments provided for the people, as they were those means whereby individuals, as well as families, were enabled to enjoy amusement of a rational cha racter, combined with instruction. Those who at tended would, he had no doubt, go home better hus bands and better wives. ,He had been much struck with the moral tendency of the songs introduced, which was alike creditable to the vocalist, and those concerned in the management of the con certs.—(Applause.) Mr. Wilson then made his appearance, and was received with three hearty rounds of applause, at the close of which Mr. J. Smith announced to him the vote of thanks which had been passed for his liberal conduct that evening, and the gratification he had at all times afforded by his vocal efforts. Mr. Wilson said, that in reference to the gratifying information Mr. Smith had communicated to him, he begged to assure them that it afforded him the highest pleasure on all occa sions to be in that room. He often met assemblies higher in rank, but he never came before those who could better appreciate the efforts of the poet or the singer than those he was in the habit of meeting in that hall. He always looked forward to his coming there as a day of sunshine, which afforded him the highest pleasure. He thanked them sincerely for the mark of approbation they had given, him, and concluded by assuring them of his most earnest desire for the wel fare and success of their institution.—(Loud applause.) We ought not to omit mentioning the excellent ac companiments of Mr. Jolley, a young man of great talent and u nassum i ng manners , w h o s h owe d b y his performance that he was not only a fine piano-forte player, but a splendid accompanyist, and that he had a just appre c i a ti on o f th e poetry as we ll as the music he was accompanying. Mr. IVilson may congratu late himself on having such a coadjutor. - THE FOG—NUMEROUS ACCI DENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE. The fog which visited the metropolis on Tuesday prevailed throughout the whole of the afternoon and night upon the river, so densely that scarcely a steatn-vessel ventured either up or down the Thames after it set in. Those that were unfortunate enough to be overtaken in the fog had the greatest difficulty in getting to the piers, and one of the boats, when off the Penitentiary, ran so far on shore that the pas sengers were obliged to get out the best way they could. A very distressing accident occurred off Ray mond's-road, near Blackfriars-bridge. A lighterman named George Rogers, having brought a barg e o f coals up, had succeeded in making the head of the barge fast, ;when he stepped from the craft, as he imagined, into another barge, but the fog was so dense that he could not see before him, and instead of jumping into the barge he went into the water. An instant alarm was raised, but the fog was so thick that he could not be perceived in the water, and he was drowned. Up to four o'clock the body had not been recovered. At an early hour yesterday morning not fewer than eleven barges and other craft were found at Westminster-brid ge , scarcely one of which vessels ought to have proceeded higher up the river than London-bridge, but those in command of them were unable to tell in what part of the stream they had gut until the fog cleared off. The most re markable case of the whole occurred at Battersea bridge. A lighterman, named William Clarke, in the employment of Messrs. Barraud and Wolch, the c oal-merchants of Whitefriars, had a barge contain ing seventy-nine tons of coals, which he was taking up the river.to his employer's wharf. lie was over taken by the fog, and was unable to ascertain where the barge was proceeding to. At last he was alarmed by the craft striking against some object which turned it over. He however managed to lay hold of some piles, up which he climbed as well as he was able, when he called for assistance. After some time he saw a number of lights burning over his head. lie then for the first time found that, instead of being at Blackfriar's-bridge, he was at Battersea-bridge. The whole of the cargo of coals was thrown into the river, and it is surprising that Clarke himself escaped from drowning. DEPREDATIONS DURING THE FOG.—Some daring robberies were committed in different quarters of the town. In Upper Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor square, the house No. 36, furnished, but at present unoccu pied, was entered by thieves and stripped of a large van full of furniture, which was carried off in the most daring manner. About eight o'clock that even ing, however, Sergeant Barker, of the H division of police, was passing through Bell-lane, Spitalfields, where he saw a van load of goods standing, under circumstances which excited his suspicion, and having waited some time without seeing any one near it but the dri rer, he questioned the latter, who .said that some men had hired him to bring the things from Grosvenor-street to the City, but upon arrival there they had led him on to Bell-lane, and then left him. in the Paper. [And Italian, and Latin tongues. — L Tyssowski, the ex-dictator o th f C G ra e c r o m w an , i E s r e nnowc French, giving lessons at New York i, Dictator of France and Spain.] ex-schochraster of New York is now INsOLYENCYCOUNTY Louis of the Judges of the new County Courts PhiIippe, JURISDICTION OF Tut NEW have heard cases under the two systems of insolvency transferred to them by the recent Act of Parliament. On wh Kent,e Tr e feos heldud a r y insolvents, r Esp rs first e i n uo a nu s dr s et e h r, of fth e Insolvency d Judge sy of the s t e ma t , County wliearied shteoanr o ed f , and discharged. It seems tbat a difficulty has arisen ith respect to protections on interim orders. The several counties are divided into districts, and Courts are held at each district about once a month, and, un less the proceedings are prepared when a Court is holden no protection can be given. It has, however, been sug gested that a Judge of a county might grant a protec tion at any of the districts where ho may be sitting, and it is understood the suggestion will be acted upon. Mr. Dowse, the barrister, was retained to support the cases before Mr. Espinasse at Maidstone on Tuesday last. _ ^V D DEATH OF LADY FRANCES COLE.—Her Ladyship died at the family residen ce i n L w.a o s a -.):l,doeu on M sn-square, daughterafter last, o a f short James i , lln fi e r s s s t . Ea l r - I l er of L m ad a y iw sh e i s p_ bury, and was born August 22, 1784. Sbe marr i e d i n June, 1815, General the Hon. Sir G. Lowry Cole, G.C.8., by whom, who died in October, 1642 she leavts a son and two daughter s . Th e Earl' and Countess of Enniskillen, the Earl and Countess of Ma e lcm Florenceoe t s bu Countesses tj y sasl , doou Balfour, raea many Major-General haenny Hon. nanid Captaini i families yofCaltrha distinctionerrriins e L B as e d l ry l e , placed in mourning by the demise of this much-respected lady. Yesterday a notice was issued of Canterbury , the trustees of all churches Archbishop by his Grace the Std chapels,iperemptorily requesting that give notice to all persons and spirits in such renting vaults under such c es and chapels do immediately c y h a u t f il e ts h['s may not to discontinue the sale of wines i n Pu ' t a n e r e e ' b e a let ld toal also requesting that the I + s..' + , Jfi. ~aLunla" ~ • j ..n important meeting of the pro vi anti p . r,ietu .. . others co n necte d w i t h t h e R oya l B ol l ; too k plaec at Liverpool, which was not everuntil the middle of the day of Saturday. ' About a folio column of the particulars were publi;hed in the Ohsrrver before six o'clock on Sunday morning. , In the Obsirmr also Ivere given the contents of the French journals of Saturday, with the latest Bourse prices, and the Belgian Funds. Persons desirous of first-rate Political information, as well as the earliest news, are recommended to read the Offs, rver, which is published on Sunday morning at six o'clock. Also an td:tioti wi h the Markets, b. st adapted for the country and Lbrozd, on' Monday afternoon at four o'clock. We understand that the Lord Chancellor, without superiedina the commission of lunacy. has made an order by which Mr. Dyce Sombre is snowed to have the full use and enjoyment of the whole of his large income, after deducting the 4,000/. a year to be paid to Mrs. Dyne Sombre, under her marriage settlement ; and making provison for the discharge of incumbrances. Mr. I)vce Sombre is also to resile in or out of the jutis diction of the court, as he thinks fit. The British and North American Royal Mail steamship, Acadia, Harrison, sails from Liverpool this day, for Halifax and Boston, with the usual (na ils an d a I full complement of passengers. I