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PROGRAMME FOR THIS ETENING, PAat I.—Overture, Fra Diavolo, Auber— Quadrille, the Chinese Quadrille, dallien—Selo, Violoncello, Signor Platt', Piatti—Valse, the Witehea in Macbeth, dtcepel—New Ballad " Smile, Mary, ray dar ling," sung by Miss Dolby, Baker —New Quadrille, The Swiss Onadrille, Jallien. Part IL—Opera, "Robert le Diable, grand selection, with Solos for 13as000n, Oboe, and Claronet, performed by M. Bauman, M. Barret, and Mr. Lazarus, Moyerbeer—Polka, Carriol, Koenig—Grand selec tion from Rossini' celebrated Stabat Mater, with Soles by M. Pros pere and Herr Xcenig, Rossini—National Song, " The Swiss Girl," wan by Miss Dolby, Linley—Valse, the Redowa, Jullien —Solo, Violin, M. Sainton, Sainton—Napolitaine, or Tarentella des Salons, JttUlen. The Coneert commences at Eight, and terminates before Eleven. Promenade and Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, 34., 215., and 32e. 6d. BAL MASQUE. M. .Tullisn's Grand Annual P.al Masque will take place on Monday ; Nov. 22, and terminate the Season. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Maw the Monument of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will bo performed TIIE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotto, Mr. Creowlok ; Pauline Deechappelles, Miss Helen Fancit. After whick a New and Original Farce, called WHO'S MY HUSBAND ? Doctor Moll, Mr. Tilbury; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. 8. Buckinglain ; sally Starch, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with HIS LAS r LEGS. O'Callaghan, Mr. Hudson, Rivers, Mr. Tilbury; Charles Rivers, Mr. EL Vandenhoff ; Mrs. Montagne, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Julia. Banks, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham. Singe Manager, Mr. Fart en ; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, as. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doers open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeate. TILES EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BI7IIHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Mnrtogh, Mr. 0. Smith; Dennis, Mr. Callenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wsight ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Miss Wo3l. gar To conclude with the Burlesque, entitled TAMING A TARTAR. Count Cracovieninski, Mr. Worrell ; Kickerwhiski, Mr. Paul Bed ford ; Mazourki, Mr. Wright ; Ivan, Mr. Munyard ; Monsieur Cou pee, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Strelenski, Mr. Cullenford ; Countess Craco vieninski, Miss Woolgar; Mazourka, Madame Celeste. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be perfbrmed the Comic Drama, estitled THE PRIDE OF TUE MARKET. Principal characters by Messrs. Buckatone, Leigh Murray, Granby, and Pitraelle ; Miss H. Gilbert, Mrs. C. Jones, and Madame Vestris. After which, a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX. Vrincipal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac narnara. To conclude with USED UP. The Interior of the House has been entirely re•deaigned by Mr. W. Brethren of the Colosseum. Drees Boxes, ad. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 20. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. Tb o New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, Is open to the rubric every day, from Ten to him. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Buyagenient of Mr. MACREADY and MISS CUSHMAN. THIS EVENING WM be performed Shakspeare's Play of KING HENRY VIII King Henry Eighth, Mr. Cosper ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. Macready Queen Katherine, Miss Cushman ; ♦nne Boleyn, Miss Susan Cush mail; Lady Denny, Mrs. Selby; Patience Miss A. Romer. After which, a new Farce entitled A. TRIP TO HAMPTON, Yrlacipal characters by Messrs. S. Cowell, Neville, Ilowatd, Harris, Mrs. Selby, and Miss Pillars. After which, the Farce of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. Dress Circle, 35.: Hoses, 43.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. P))1"Al. SURREY TILEATRE. Lessee. Mrs. F. Daridge, No.), Davidge-terrace,Kensington-read, • Surrey. THIS ETENING, the performances will commence with the celebrated Opera et THE ENCIIAX MESS Duke D'Aquilla, Mr. IL Horneastle ! [)on Sslcia, Mr. W. liarri ten ; Raeiir, Mr. Borrani . Stella, Miss Romer. To conclnde with a new and original Drama, entitled THE TEA VALLEB.'n ROOM. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Vining, H. Hagnes, T. Fredericks, Lewis, Oxbcrry, and Mrs. W. West. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the Principal Librarians ; and at the Box-edize of the Theatre, which is open Ray front Ten until Four. Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. liol AL VICTORIA THEATICE. THIS EVENING Wilt be presented a new Drama, entitled THE MERCHANT'S CLFRK. A Love Story. Aft& which, a new Drama entgied THE BOTTLE, from Cniik , shaolea celebrated Work of the same nem?. To conduits with thy Ballet TME FARMER'S MAN. it,xes, te.; llalt-price, 6d.; tit, lid. ; Gallery, 3d. Doom open at Six, t• commence at llmlf-pait A STL E :WY Al, A Men rn , prietor and Manager, Mr. William liatty. Last Weak er the Cataract of the Ganges. THIS EVENING The Grata Spectacle or nig CATARACT OF TIIE GANGES ItEntireir new scenes in the Arena, by the talented Arthtes the t ateßiettment, In tl.c ,arlotta modes of equestration. To ceneltale with the Ballet, NORAII, TILE PRIDE OF XII, DARR. Ilsx-offico open front 11 till Actin; and :lingo Alanager, Mr. W West. Willa/LEX-6mi OFFICE, Nov. 5. THERM ntarnit, Lowest, 43; Highest. 46 ; Noon, 44 BAROMETER, 30.03.—W1ND S.E, ; fine. Ilt4 viArlll AT T.ONI)ON-IiTtIIK4E THIS DAY. Morning.. 4 minutes after 12. j Evening .. 26 atintes ►ttes 12. ~./., A It, 'r4 ; 4 .);•11, 1 9 „ c o at , , ~,,. , L S A • .t .\. cV- . , a . . I. .'. N. 4. ...Nez.,-, .x 4 e • .2... - : . A .'- ' ,.: •: . •-":"" •' f L 'ir • moS :' ' -bifort :'' . - ~... r 4 l / 4„41.,..r... ..,,-..-...-. • budia4 LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1847. We would willingly coincide with the Chairman of the East India Company, in regarding yesterday evening as a most auspicious evening for the Supreme Government of llindostan. The congratulatory banquet which was then given at the London Tavern to the Right Hon. the Earl Of DALUOUSIE, the newly-appointed Governor-General of India, and the cordial eulogiums uttered upon the persona character and administrative talents of that nobleman not merely by the mercantile potentates of Leaden hall-street, but by the most distinguished members of the present Administration, constitute more than merely complimentary inauguration of his govern ment in the Asiatic peninsula. The illustrious Peer has been initiated into his new dignity by more than the mere table-talk of men coaxed into good humour by the raciness of tokay or the lusciousness of turtle. In the applause bestowed upon the successor of Lord HAR DISGH we recognise more than idle palaver. Earnest as were the encomiums with which his name was associated, they were tempered by the mention of the profound and onerous responsibilities of , the splendid charge re signed to the protection and direction of his intelli gence. With sufficient pomp to dazzle his imagination and sufficient authority to unsettle his judgment, the ele vation of DALH OUSIE h e a rs a t th e momen t o f hi s ele t'on a warning voice as solemn as that which pene trated the ears of the Macedonian PHILIP. While the Chairman of the East Indian Directors reminds him that h e hac, been summoned to rule over " the mast magnificent empire that has ever been ac quired by th e valour of Seined by th e Wisdom of the soldier, or m at t t resale to his recollection the statesman," time the him simultaneous) with Wh i ch devolv e u p on Y that exa l te d appointment. The fact is brought t o his remembrance, that the Governor-Generalship o f India nec e ssit ates a vigilant administration of the affairs of a territory eont a i n i n very many millions of the hum an race, " diversified in their character, professing different religions, distinct in their habits, in their feelings, in their moral and physical characteristics." He is told in an authoritative manlier that bis task is one requiring extraordinary capacities, both of command and conciliation —that a system of legislation is expected from his hands, at once vigorous and temperate—that he must be a se . gacious financier, and an active administrator—tha. he must be familiar with all judicial intricacies and ca. pable of directing the commercial enterprize of a vast and diversified populaticn. Beyond all this he is re. minded that he wilt have to pass through the ordeal of a comparison with those distinguished statesmen who have preceded him in the direction of the Anglo-Indian Government, and that that ordeal wit' be not only required by the curiosity of his contem poraries, but by the impartiality of future historians. Here are testimonies enow, in all conscience, that the panegyrists of the Earl of o.lllrousin did not degeaersto into Utterer% Jaen are treasons enow, in all conscience, why that noble• man should enter upon his administration with sentiments of awe and modesty rather than those of a vain-glorious confidence. Looking, as he himself acknowledges, to the memorable statesman who had already trodden the ground upon which he was about to adventure, he migg readily feel solici tous as to the comparison. Remembering the mili tary genius of CLIVE, the immense anal versatile ca pacities of HAsTINGs, the vigorous intelligence of WELLESLEY, the ardour of MoIRA, the assiduity of BENTINCK, and the patriotic devotion of LIAnDrrGE, it is not surprising that Lord DALHOUSIE should Mani fest no inconsiderable anxiety as to the future eztimate of his career, when contrasted with that of his re nowned predecessors. That these considerations are fully appreciated by the new Governor-General is ob vious from the whole tenour of his address yesterday evening, wad we trust the same sense of his responsi bilities will be manifest from the tenour of his entire Administration. Following as he does in the footsteps of Lord HARDINGE', Lord DALHOUSIE will fled an opportunity, we take it, for the better demonstration of his regard for equity, peace, and prudential improvement. The brilliant achievements of a military character, which have imparted a lustre to his immediate forerunner, will render the quies cence of his own rule as Governor-General more possible, and the gradual consolidation into one homogeneous empire of so many and such heterogene • ous principalities, will facilitate in a remarkable manner the introduction amongst the Asiatic race of the more solid benefits of civilization. It was avowed yesterday evening, by the Earl of DALHOUSIE, that his loftiest ambition, as Governor-General of India will be the promotion of the immediate com fort of the people entrusted to his charge, and the development of such sources of prosperity and wealth as must tend to their permanent social and moral improvement. It is a noble ambition—an ambition preferable to that of territorial aggrandizement, and more remunerative than the least perilous and most costly spoliation. Should the new Governor-General, for example, be instrumental during his continuance in authority, in effecting the establishment of ex tensive railroad communication in India, he will have thereby entitled himself to the gratitude of the mother country, as well as of British India, of posterity as well as of the present generation. For upon that extraordinary facilitation of transit throughout the fertile provinces of Hindos tan' England will no longer remain dependent upon the cotton-growers of the United States. A con tinual and abundant supply of the raw material pulled from the pods of the cotton plants grown by the Asiatics will be thereby brought into direct competition with what has been hitherto almost en tirely imported from the American plantations. A want of more rapid and less expensive transit has heretofore crippled the cotton trade of Hindustan, the laying down of railways would at once open speedy and reasonable lines of communication, and the open ing of those lines of communication would render Great Britain more independent, and India more capable of affording profitable employment to its many millions of inhabitants. Keeping such practical considerations as these in view, and animated through out by those patriotic and conscientious principles which he expressed yesterday evening in the presence of her MAJESTY'S Ministers and of the Directors of the East India Company, Lord DALHOUSIE need feel no trepidation as to his labours being regarded as dis entitled to the national gratitude, when contrasted with the brilliant services of Lord HARDINGE, or the memorable deeds of those renowned statesmen who have at different p?riods held their Co art and orga nized their Government in the palace of Calcutta. The deputation from Birmingham, appointed at the meeting held in thattown on the 22d uit., had an interview yesterday with Lord JOHN RUSSELL. As Are predicted, some plain and wholesome truths were spoken in homely but vigorous language. The baneful operation of the present monetary system was &early pointed out, and forcibly commented on. The total inadequacy of the recent Government measure 'r the relief of the existing distress, and the utter impossibility of merchants or manufacturers borrow ing money for the purpose of investing it in their trades, when the minimum rate of the Bank of England was 8 per cent. on the most unexceptionable securities, was expkined. That rate might possibly be submitted to for a short period, and loans might be taken; but as Al r. liexrz trul , tated, if such was the case, "it would only be to meet engagements already entered into and pressing upon them, but in no case to embark it in any new undertaking." It must be obvious to any one pos sessing the slightest knowledge of trade, that no msiness could continua in a prosperous or even ,olvent state if such a rate of interest was- to be paid for the capital with which it was carried on. If a stoppage was to take place, and the affairs of the concern were brought before the Court of Bank ruptcy, the Commissioner would seize on the mere fact of the payment of such a rate of interest as a sufficient reason for the suspension of the certificate, and would announce that it was an undoubted proof of the want of solvency of the parties, their consenting to pay a price fur money accommodation which no 'air profits could justify. It might be said, that parties should not embark in trade on borrowed capital, or speculate upon funds nelonging to other parties, but no man will embark his own money in trade or commerce, and encounter all the risk of loss, the fatigue and personal exertion incidental thereto, unless he has a reasonable pros pect of realising profits far more considerable than chose which he could obtain by lending his money to other parties. The trouble and casualties attendant on business will not be undertaken without some power ful motives to influence the parties thereto. it can not either be said, that the merchant's or manufac • turer's gains are in proportion to the value of money, or that he will obtain better prices for his goods, in consequence of the increased cost of their production, but, on the contrary, it is quite the reverse, and produce of every description is depreciated as the rate of interest is enhanced, - sales are forced, goods ire disposed of for whatever they may bring, in order that the manufacturer or importer may escape from the hands of the money-lender. The continuance of such exorbitant rates of interest for any prolonged period must act as a total prohibition to our manu factures—must effect the cessation of employment of every description. We shall not now speculate on the fearful consequences that would inevitably follow such a state of things. We shall not permit ourselves even to conjecture the extremity of suffering to which the people might be reduced, or the lengths to which they might go, in their resistance thereto, or in their opposition to a Government by which it was sanctioned. 'We do not believe that the present Ministry can remain insensible to the misery of the great bulk of the people, or to the causes to which those evils may fairly be ascribed. Of the three great parties into which the Legislature is divided, and from which alone a Cabinet could be selected, the Whigs have ever ; shown themselves most alive to the grievances by which the public h ave b een afflicted, and the most ready to afford remedies there for. It is to their exertions that we are indebted for all the great reforms that have been introduced to the Legislature, and by which the popular liberties have been advanced. If they were not in power when the boons have been granted, the concessions were chiefly owing to the indigmnt eloquence with which they denounced the evils, and the determined energy with which they demanded tl se alteration and revision of the erroneous laws. To them, therefore, do il we t urn w i t h t h e greatest ho' ;it is at th e i r ands that we may look for relief . But they must not be contented to remain statio nary. They must not be satisfied to interpose objections to every sug gestioncountry and the amelioration of re tE that is offered for the j , an.. c e o r ri a d t ot .condition n of o f their people. They must exhibit Vigo ur• rescue the nation from the dang en; a b n y d w e c r b g y i t to entir .relating to the The question is one essentially ot b e of the working environed. ev ery vital .thmeore or less great bulk of the people, to the class. Others will, undoubtedly, affected by the result, but it will be importance—a matter of life and death —to depending on his daily labour for It is daily r. l .rnan There is no possible mode of accounting forread. general distress that is unhappily t be found s in every part of the country, but by asctribing it to the fatal operation of the money laws. At; this moment we hate every other element of prefsperity, Three I' 11 SUN, LON DON, FRIDAY EVENT 16, NOVEMBER 5, 1847. weeks.have not elapsed since there was a national thanksgiving for the bounteous and abundant harvest with which the ALMIGHTY has been pleased to favour us. There is no lack of a demand for the productions of our ski'l and industry—foreign orders have been more nume rous than heretofore ; there is no want of the raw material for our manufactures, nor are the prices thereof by any means unreasonable ; and there are no large stocks on hand which must be disposed of before the people can be employed in producing more ;, and yet, with all these fair prospects, we are enduring almost unparalleled distreig. Our operatives are cast out of employment, our merchants and traders involved in ruin, and there is a general stagnation of our manufactures. The cup of prosperity that is within our reach is snatched from our very lips by the ruthless laws which theorists have forced upon us in opposition to the repeated remonstrances of our prac tical men. The system is radically defective, the foundation is rotten, and must be altogether abandoned. There must be a total alteration. The question should not be what can be done consistently with a gold standard or a silver standard. A still more comprehensive view must be taken, and the in quiry must be, what is bast suited to the wants of the people, by what means can the greatest amount of national prosperity be obtained, and how can it be permanently retained. We are not without lights to guide and direct us, we may refer to the history of former years, and we shall find that general prosperity, a happy, contented, and fully employed people, were ever to be found when there was an abundant circulation, and that when that circulation was diminished and became scanty, the most painful results were apparent. There is an abundant foundation on which a statesman may work, with credit to himself and advantage to the country—on which we trust the Whig Ministers may raise a durable erection, that will conduce to their own fame, and remain to future ages a "monu mentum are perennius." The Federal Gazette of Switzerland, of the 31st ult., announces that, in consequence of the present state of things, it will provisionally discontinue its publication in a regular way, but will publish a bul letin of events, without comments. A meeting of the Swiss Diet was held on the evening of the 30th ult. to take into consideration the report of the Committee charged to present proposi tions relative to the difficulties made by Neufchatel with respect to the calling out of its contingent. The Committee proposed that the Diet should decide that Neufchatel should be summoned to call out its contin gent immediately, and to place it at the disposition of the Federal Commandant, making it responsible for the consequences of its refusal or delay, with a reserve to the Diet to take further measures. After the Com mittee's report was read, the deputy of Thurgau, who drew it up, contended that Neufchatel could not be permitted to take a neutral position, as it pre tended itself entitled to do. A letter was next read from the deputy of Neufchatel to the President of the Diet, protesting against troops being sent to that canton. The deputy of Neufchatel then argued that his state could not and ought not to be called on to co-operate with a military force in carrying into effect a decree against confederates whose convictions it shares. The deputies of Zurica, Glaris, Soleure , Schaffhausen, Appenzell Exterior, Saint Gall, Argeu, Thurgau, Tessino, Vaud, Geneva, and Berne, main tained that Neufchatel was bound to obey the orders of the Diet ; and the deputies of Appenze'sl Exterior, and Bale Ville, spoke in favour of Neuf chatel. In the course of his speech the deputy of Berne stated that the Envoy of the King of PRUSSIA had waited on him on the previous day, and had expressed in his Majesty's name the desire that the troops should not be called out, to whom he replied that he would communicate that desire to the competent authorities. The Deputy of Neufchatel demanded that his protest against the military occu pation of that canton should be inserted in the pro tocol. A decision was then come to, when the proposition of the Committee was adopted by the twelve states and two half states of the majority. The Diet subsequently decided, on the proposition of the Federal Council of War, that the cantons which do not make part of the Sonderbund shall be required to hold their reserve or landwehr in readiness, in order that the Federal military authority may be able to dspose of it. A letter from Berne of the 30th says-- " The incident of the abrupt retreat of the Depu ties of the League, after the result of the vote on their pretended conciliatory propositions had been ma le known, was a scene concerted beforehand; what proves this most clearly is, that half an hour had not passed before they had all quitted Berne. Their de parture caused a sensation only in this sense, that it put an end to negotiations, the inutility of which was known beforehand. At present the preparations fur the struggle are redoubled; couriers anal aides-de camp are being dispatched in all directions; troops, waggons filled with ammunition, and baggage•carts are continually passing, and Switzerland may be said to be one vast camp. The city of Berne scarcely con tains a man between 20 and 30 years of age, all having repaired to the cantonments of the troops to which they belong. M. Blanchenay, President of the Coun • cil of State of the canton of Valid, arrived yesterday evening at Berne, charged with a mission from his Government. The troops of his canton, he says, to the number of 32,000, had learned with the deepest disappointment, that there was some idea of nego tiating with an arrogant minority; they would be well pleased to hear that the moment had come to measure themselves with adversaries who affected contempt fir Vaudese troops. The zeal of these troops exceeds all expression, vithout their discipline suffer ing in the slightest degree. Letters from Zug an nounce that a large number of clear sighted Conser vatives are joining the Liberals to bring about the withdrawal of that canton from the Sonderbund. The foreign Ministers only wait for the decree of execution, which the Diet is to render, to 'quit the Swiss territory. En attendant, the envoys of Russia, Prussia, and Bavaria have been here for several days. The Minister of Prussia, M. de Sydow, yesterday paid a visit to M. Ochsenbein, to declare that he was charged to support the demand of Neufchatel not to furnish any military contingent to the army that is to proceed against the Sonderbund. This question, however, is to be decided to-day, for the Diet is con voked for this evening to discuss the grave incident raised by the re f usa l o f the Government of the canton principality. The last accounts from the canton of Vaud announce that nearly the whole of the troops of the Valais are concentrated on the extreme frontier of the Vaudese territory; which leads to the idea that an invasion of that territory is intended in order to be able to render assistance to the people of Friburg, who will prohably have to support the first attack. Colonel Ruliet, who commands the western division, has already directed his attention to this point, and has 'Aced there a sufficient cordon of troops with plenty of artillery. I learn this moment that four divisions (of Ruliet, Bourckhardt, Donatz, and Ziegler), have already received orders to march, and that several reserved battalions were to-day called out to reinforce the other troops." Madrid papers of the 29th ult. have arrived. The Gaceta announces the appointment of the Marquis of MTRAFLORES as Governor of the Palace, and of the Duke of BAYLEN (CAsTANos), as Captain- General of the Royal Halberdiers. The rumour that ESPARTERO had accepted the English Embassy appeared to gain credence in Madrid. The notorious General MAROTO died recently at Santiago, in Chili. Rumours of the accession of MON and PIDAL to the Cabinet, continue to prevail. MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 29.—The Three per Cents. were done at 26i, at fifty days; the Five per Cents. at 16h-, at forty-nine days ; the Debt without Inte rest, si, for paper; and the Coupons at 12k. We h ye received the Paris papers of Wednesday. They all comment on the affairs of Switzerland, and reflect with deserved severity on the course which the French Government is pursuing with re gard to Swiss affairs. The Constitutionnel takes a view of the aiiacious offers of the Sonderbund nearly similar to that s hich we presented to our readers yesterday. It says— " To temporise, to negotiate, to wait until the snow should have mdered the roads impracticable to maintain tf!' , :iiporalily the status quo, and to strike with no n - execution the decisions of the Diet, was probably the project of the States of the Sonderbund. This is what they imagined; they proposed to the majority catioa:'s dtweelitCll.o,,d'el to BlibrUit to the arbitration of the Pope the two Re.stions of the Jesuists and of the convents of Argau. tri demand from the Diet a complete abdi si • r.ce it had already pronounced against these rn ion o si ety Th t e ha Di e t, e i f n ed a e c r c a e l pt m in a g jo , r w it o y ul w d a h s have iong, ar judge, legall y i nst i tuted by the compact, to Pr r juounce between the divided cantons that the Ah. solute and unlimited sovereignty of these little states was a right and a fact, and that foreign powers alone or force could decide their differences. As if to carry their doctrines to absolute absurdity, the seven cantons de sired to have the question of the convents of Argau, pre viously decided by the Diet and by the canton inte rested in the matter, should be again transported before a foreign Sovereign ! If the Diet had acceded to such a proposition, it destroyed for ever all federal power in Switzerland, and substituted for the com pact pure anarchy. The same was the case for the final proposition of the Sonderbund, that both parties should disarm in order to negotiate. As negotiations can be pursued perfectly well without laying down arms, there was nothing there but a means of delay, and of course it was not admitted. At the bottom, in all these diplomatic acts. of the last few days, not a single step was made towards conciliation. It must even be declared that men's minds roused on both sides, after mutual challenges and long preparations fur war, could with difficulty be calmed down to the . coolness and patience necessary for nigotiations. Conciliation was, however, not the less the- easiest thing in the world. It depended particularly at thee last moment, on seven individuals—seven priests-to cause arms to fall to the ground on both sides and:, establish peace. Ah ! if in place of this manifesto, drawn up in the style of Escobar, and which argue& longly that there is no such thing as Switzerland ; that there exist only twenty-two states, as independent of each other as England or France, and united only fur defence and the confirmation of that absolute in dependence ; if, in the place of that manifesto, that cold, diffuse, and subtle piece of special pleading, the Journal des Debats had published a simple and dig nified letter from the seven Jesuits of Lucerne, an nouncing that they withdrew in order to avoid the effusion of blood, what a difference there would be in the results, and what applause throughout the whole world." The National concludes a most eloquent philippic against the Government in these words : " Assuredly if it were permitted to the Minitry to abandon neutrality, it ought not to be for the advan tage of the Sonderbund. Let our Government not alarm itself at the chances of a possible war, when a threatened nationality has to be defended ; let it in tervene for Poland or for Italy, and the country will willingly follow it in that 'generous path. Is it not for the honour and also for the interest of France to come in aid to oppressed nations ? and do we not represent the ideas of emancipation and of liberty in the world? For this noble cause, destroy the treaties of Vienna, the shameful witness of our defeats, and we will applaud your courage, we will praise your initiative without disquieting ourselves with the dis content of Europe. But you who have permitted Austria to shed the blood of Gallicia, Russia to de- stroy Poland—you who yesterday crushed the Por tuguese insurrection, and who to-day leave trembling Italy to struggle under the burden of the yoke—you has e lost the right to erect yourselves into protectors of the cause of minorities put down by a tyrannical Government." We find the following in the Courrier Francais- " We learn, by a recent letter from Constantinople that an Envoy Extraordinary from the Pope had arrived in that city, for the purpose of treating with the Porte upon the question of the Lebanon. Our Ambassador assumed that the protection of the Ca tholic copulation belonged exclusively to France, and insisted that it was for him alone to open conferences with the Divan for the protection of the Maronites. At the date of this last piece of news the couflict arising out of this question was not settled." M. PARMENTIER, who was convicted of corruption with General CUBIERES and M. TESTE, died a few days since at Lure. The KING held a Cabinet Council at St. Cloud on Afonday to consider the question of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of MONTrENSIER to Spain, and it was determined that it would not be expedient that they should visit Spain at present. Probably the Duchess is not yet sufficiently denationalised to serve the pur poses of the Afrancesados. It is said that Louis PIIILIPPE has remonstrated warmly with the POPE on the subject of the alleged intention of his Holiness to grant a divorce to QUEEN ISABELLA, and that the POPE has, in consequence, determined not to grant it. _ _ Lord BROUGHAM has arrived at Cannes. The A/unite/1r publishes the following on the sub ject of the transit of corn by the Rhine : " Towards the end of last year difficulties arose between some of the powers on the banks of the Rhine relative to the free circulation of corn on that river. The Governments of Wurtemberg, Nassau, Hesse-Darmstadt, and Bavaria, having subjected the exportation of grain to a Customs' duty of 25 per cent., the Bavarian Administration believed itself en titled to levy this tax on the freights forwarded before, the establishment of th e e xp or t d u ty, f rom diff erent points situated out of its territory, ascending towards France, and which reached Hamburgh at the moment of the promulgation of this duty. This pretension reposed on an error. In fact the export duties must be levied at the very moment of exportation, and by the states from which it is made. Subsequently, in course of conveyance, the expedition enters into the category of train it operations to ti hich the Conven tion of Alayence, of May 31, 1831, on the navigation of the Rhine, assumes a complete liberty. This is what the French Government maintained, in con junction with that of Prussia. O ur represen t at i ons i and subsequently n by us r e l a ti ve t o th e power s on t h e b anks of the river no examined, it has thetk) e t q b s i t 3 l s esssteteinmesne of f r g o principledratiiene dhaving d effe ct, d b o e en w f b u y ture the convey ance o f corn on the thatbeen f d o e r c decided Rhine shall take place, both in ascending and de scending, without obstacles, and free from all tax." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on . \Vcdnesday at 76f. 40c. ; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 85c.; the Orl6ans Railroad Shares, 1,178 f. 75c.; Rouen, 9121. 50c. ; Havre, 515 f. ; Great Nor thern, 5421. 50c. ; Avignon, 5321.50 c. ; Vierzon, 545 f.; Bordeaux, 4671. 50c. ; Boulogne, 3501. ; Troyes and 3lontereau, 230 f. ; Dieppe, 245 E • Basle, 150 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 412 f. 50c.; iours and Nantes, 391 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 402 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 4721. 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 28k. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVEMUEIL 4. Boulogne and Amiens, I,l —Dutch Rhenish, 2 1 / 2 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 4 3 / 4 —Paris and Lyons, 6%—Paris and Stras bourg, 4—Rouen and Havre, 20 —Sambre and Meuse, 4 3 A --Tours and Nantes, COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OVA OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NOVEMBER 4. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. SAILED—The Ariel schooner, of 118 tons, Almon Hill, E-q , for the Mee , :terranean ; the Fairy schooner, of 143 tons, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart, has proceeded for the same destination. Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart. (the Vice Commodore of the Squadron), leaves Cowes to-morrow, with his family, for the season. His yacht is in a very forward state, and is expect.td to be rea d y to ta k e L ady Graham up the Mediterranean in January next. The Secretary has sold Lord Seaham's yacht the Wave, Mr. Miles's Flower of Yarrow, and Mr. Bower's Falcon yacht, Sir Edward Paget and family have removed from Egypt House to Oakfield Lodge, in East Cowes Park. J. Campbell Dickers, Esq , has taken Egypt House for the winter, and is expected with his family on Sa turday. THE BRILLIANT.—This splendid brig, which was re ported to be building for the Commodore of tha Royal Yacht Squadron, is, it now appears, intended for a Madeira packet. She is 380 tops, has her masts in, and is to be rigged and coppered on the stocks. More than a hundred men are employed on her, and she is to be launched on Tuesday next. The Brilliant is considered nne of the finest vessels that Messrs. White have built, a regular clipper, and has had more eyes on her than even the Water Witch. AN UNFORTUNATE SHOT.—Mr. Selby, of Uamstead Farm, in shooting at a hare yesterday, shot a man. DEATH OF M. PARMENTIER. Parmentier, who was tried by the French Court of Peers, with M. Teste and General Cubieres, died last week at Lure. After the trial his health declined rapidly, from agita tion of mind, and he never rallied. We have to announce the retirement of Viscount Enfield from the Secretaryship, of the Board of Control. His Lordship is succeeded by George Cornewall Lewis, Esq., M.P. for Herefordshire. A circular has been issued to the Members of the Conservative party convening a meeting at the house of Lord Stanley on the morning of the 18th instant, pre paratory to the opening of Parliament. V°L I J I ITAIT GAME Ittromit.—The Duke of Marl borough (says the Mark lane Express) has caused an official circular to be addressed to his tenantry, giving them permission to destroy hares and rabbits on their farms by all means in their power, except by the use of guns ; and suggests that the object should be attained, if possible, by the use of greyhounds only. For this concession he expects that they will preserve the winged game, and that he will hereafter have no claims made upon him for injury done to the crops by game. His Grace reserves the uninterrupted right of himself and his keepers to enter upon the lands and kill game. Lord and Lady Holland left town on Wednesday ' evening for Paris, where they will remain for a week. On return they will enter on the occupation of a man sion in Piccadilly, and there continue until the altera tions at Holland House are completed. STEAM COMMUNICATION BET WEEN NEW YORK AND BREMEN.—We have it on good a uthority, that a state ment which appeared in two of- our contemporaries on the Ist inst., to the effect that the line of steamers be tween New York and Bremen will in all probability be discontinued, is entirely without foundation. The railroad train running from Orleans to Tours on Monday evening had a narrow escape from a serious accident. When, at half-past eight o'clock, it had ar rived near Tours, it struck against a large stone fixed with stakes, but fortunately the obstacle was shivered to pieces, and the carriages passed on without receiving any injury. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday wero 2,500 to 3,000 bales, including 1,000 bales American for export. Business was dull, but there was a better feeling. Railway shares also improved a little. A report of the interview between Lord John Russell and the deputation from Birmingham, with reference to the financial and commercial difficulties of the country has, of course, been a matter of general conversation in the leading circles of the City this morning. There ap pears however to be but little of novelty in the general discussions. Mr. Salt, one of the deputation, spoke out rather strongly, it is thought as he complained of the extreme ignorance of Ministers in their legislating on questions of such vast importance without inquiry, but directly refusing to inquire. It is said his Lord ship was somewhat nettled at this. Certainly =is is not the opinion hero that his Lord 'ship is right that on affording further relief there would be tenfold suffering hereafter. That his Lordship is wavering in his views is absolutely cer tain, for what other construction can be placed to his deliberate reply to an express question from Mr. Salt, whether his Lordship was prepared to grant, at present efficient relief and full inquiry into the effects of the ex isting monetary legislation. The reply is, "I do not say that I will or I will not." It is pretty evident that his Lordship is desirous of going no further without the authority of Parliament. There is a report just now current that an agency house at Plymouth has been placed in difficulties. It is understood that although the firm is on the spot de signated as a banker, yet it has no London banker as its agent here. The principal sufferers will be those locally situated, and probably many connected with the navy have claims upon it. There are not any arrivals in the City this morning from the colonies. Usually the sth of November is a day of fun in the Stock markets with fireworks, &c., but this has been a real business day. Consols for the Account have fluc tuated from 834 to 834, but have since receded to 83. Money Stock has been in very good demand. The premium on Exchequer-bills has ralied to 12s. discount, while the small are at 3s. premium. Consols for immediate Transfer from 831 have just fallen to 83. Bank Stock is 184 to 186 ; East India Stock at 2281 ; India Bonds at 265. discount ; and the New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. have been at 834, and at 83 and 83i. The Foreign Funds have been little influenced by the rapid changes in Consols. Brazilian have been at 76k; the New Bonds at 75 ; Danish at 794 ; Portuguese Five per Cent. at 74/ ; Spanish Passive at 51 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 53i to 53g. In the Railway Share Market there is more spirit dis played to day. Great Western's old are up about 5/. per share, the Midlands are also in request, as well as the York and North Midland. A few of the foreign lines were creeping up a trifle. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock lB-1 186 186 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. B2 82 1 / i 81" g 81 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 83% 1 A % 83 83 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns . 83% 83 83 - 1 / 4 83 Long Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 ... 8 5-16 % 84 Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... ...... 8 1-16 8 1-16 India Stock 228 1 ,4 230 India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... Consols for Account 83: 14 3 4 83 Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. l4 16 12 17 12 dis 17 dis 5001 Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small ... 79 Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 ...... 75 75 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 79% 79 3 Equador Bonds Portuguese 5 per Cents. 7 4 1 /2 71 _ Ditto, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account .. — 21 1 / 2 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Passive Venezuela Bonds, Zia per Cent — 32% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent., 12 Guild.— 5314 4112 53% Ditto, 4 per Cont. Certificates 81 1 / 2 811/2 PRICEe OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%.. Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 1 -h Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ... MIA Birrning.,Wolverlepton, and Stour Valley ... 8 ...... Birkenhead, Lineashire, and Cheshire June.... 7 5 % Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter 75 Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire 101. 4s — ..... ••• ---- Caledonian Ditto; Half Shares..... 3% — Ditto, Clydesdale June 50 Clp-ster and Holyhead... 37 1 .. Ditto, Preference 8 Clarence 7Bl, — Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Dublin and BelfastJunc. 20 Dundalk & Enniskillen 15 East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D....... 25 Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18 Do., 31.105., E. &H. 1 Eastern Counties Ditto, Perpetual, 5 par Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d... 1% dis. 1 ' dis /2 Ditto ditto, No. 2... 6/. 13s. 4d... % dis Do., York Extension.. 10 ...... 8 7% 7% Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters Do., New 23 Eastein Union 5O .. ... ...... ... ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — Ditto, Thirds ... l3s. 4d — Do., (guar. 6 percent) iirst Lancashire Ditto. New Ditto, New Quarters.,. 3 3 / 4 ast Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 49 48% 49 Ditto Half Shares ... 15 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Edir.:.nirgh & Northern.. 20 Ditto, New Ditto, Newport ..... Ditto, ditto, New ..... ]% — Edinburgh and Perth... 2 Ditto, Extension Ex eter, Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% Ditto, New . . 2% — ..• Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle 8!. 6s. 8d Glasgow, Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New .. 40 Do. Preference Consol. 12 1 / 2 .-- Great Northern 8 Do., London and York 2 1 / 2 .. ... Great South. and West (Ireland) Great North of England-100 — Ditto, New 401. Ditto, New 80/. 30 Ditto, New 15! . 1% 16% ......... ..... 161/2 Great Western. Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares .. 50 Ditto, 14 Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 17/. ..... .... 7 Huddersfield & Manches. 22 ...... Ditto, Thlida .. . t - Hull and Selby 5O .. ... 98 . Ditto, Half Shares.... 25 - Ditto, IA Shares 12% Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 15 Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens.Scrip (late Camb. & Ely)... 2% — Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds ...... ...... 10 Lancashire & Yorkshire 82 Ditto % Shares . ... 38 .. .. ... 34 Do, Quarter Shares. - 14q — Do. Fifth.' 6 l / 2..... 6 6 1 / 2 .. ...... ... Do. Sixteenths 614....., Do. Thirds (Reg.)....101. 4s. ... 6% dis. 6% dis. Do. Liverp. and Bury 34 Ditto 1 4 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, & Goole _ Do. (W. Riding Union) 4L 2 s 2% di3 2% dis. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto (B) ... 1 1 4 Leeds and Bradford 6O Leicester and Bedford... 163......• ..... ........ Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 373( — ••••••••• Do., Branch 1/2 Shares 12 1 4..... ••• •• Do. New Branch( blue) 2 4 — Do. Extension (green) 2 1 ..... Do.NewExten. (pink) 2% Leeds and Think — -36 —...... 17% Ditto, New 17% 3 !ii Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%. ... ••••••»••••• Liverpool, Crosby and Southport .... ..„...... 2 Liverp., Mnchstr& New castle Janction 2%. London and Blackwall..l6/. 13s. 4d. ... ....... Do. New, No. 1 Do. New, No. 2 .. 3/ l3s. 4d.... Do. Extension l5 London, Brighton, and South Coast ............ 50 ...... 4114 % % 41% Do. Consol. Eighths.. 30 ...... 20 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 Do. Pref. Con.s per ct. 50 ..• • .............. 45 8 Lundon and Greenwich 12115 s 4d B% Ditto, Preference ... 18 / 1752d... 8 1 2 5 89 2 14 150 . z: .. .... ..... 1 2 5 8 0 % .• London and N. Western 100 Do., Quarters L. & B. 17 Do., do., New .........2 81 Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 ...„, .. 12 Do. 1 4 Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 40/.Shares(L. M.) 15 — Do. 40/. (M. & B.) . .. 40 Do. 10/. (D - & B.) A. 7% Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% ll Do. 104 AI. & 11) 0. 1 ~.. Lond. & S.Western 41/. 6r. 8d 5 5 1 /2 54 1 / 2 - ..... Do. New ConsoL Bths 40 Do. Now 501. ... ..... 32 1 / 2 - .. 29 28!4 Do. New 401. 26 ... - Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto ....... .... 40 Ditto, Thirds 61.135. 4d.... 34 dis 3 /4 dis London, Salisbury, and , - Yeovil ., . ..... .. 1 1 A...... Londonderry&C ,leraine 27 1 / 2 ...... .. — Londonderry and Ennis killen .. .. 23 3 / 4 ...... ..... Mamthester,Buston,and Matlo .k..., ..... ........ 3 ...... .. — Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 - ••• •• ......... Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7 1 / 2 Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ... -... 7 Ditto ditto .. 4% Ditto Sheffield and -- Lincolnshire 7 l/ Manchest. & Southampt. 2'A •••••• Mildand lOO lOB 109 ..... 109 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 401. Shares Do. 50/. Shares .. . 10 Do. Binn., and Derbyloo Midland Consol. Brist. & Binning., 6 per cent.loo Alidlnd, Brist. & Glocstr. 34 ...... Ditto, ditto 7l. 9s — ..... •••• Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar. 50 Midland Great Western Irish Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 5O Newnarket & Chesterford 13 1 Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 10 Norfolk lOO Do. New 201. .. 5 Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk... 2 ••• 00000 ••• Do. do. Waveney Val 2 1 Northern Counties Union 4 — North British ... ..... ... 25 Do. Half Shares 12%...... 11%... Do. Quarters 4 3/ — Do. Extension Ditto Thirds North Staffordshire VA ----- 71 A004 North Wales North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...,.. 35 ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% — .. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 17% — . Ditto, New lO Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Shrewsbury and Birm... 6 Ditto ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 - Ditto New Shrewsbury and Herefd 2 ...... Shropskire Union South Devon 4O ...... 20% ..... ......, Do. Preference South Stathardshire 21. 125.... South Eastern & Dover 33% 2B 27% Do., No. 1... 2O Do., Nc. 2. Do., No. 3.. ..... •••••• 15 •••••• .. Do., No. 4 South Wales l 5 South Yorkshire, Don _ caster P and Gook 2 _ _ - ....... 9.. •• j Swans. It Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 4 Taw Vale Extension ... 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ........... 17 1 / 2 000 0 Vale of Neath ...... 4 W aterford and Kilkenny 13 •••• Waterford and Limerick 3:4 Waterld,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Whitehaven & Furness 8 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 425. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... Do. Or;ginal New and Berwick .. Do. North Shields Pur. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 10 Do. do. No. 2..,...... 10 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ...... 8►4% cork and North blidland 50 Ditto, Preference Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo. Belgian 4 — Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France •• (Or leans and Vierzon) 14 .... ..._. • ~.. Central of Spain ...- .... 2 Ceylon Demerara 2 1,! ... . Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish 7 East Indian ss. Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Southern of Madras ss. - Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 ,A Italian and Austrian. ... 4 Jamaica S.Mid. J unction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . Luxembourg 6 Lyons and Avignon 5 Madras ...... 1 Madras. Nellore, and Arcot % Madrid and Valentin.— 2 ... Namur and Liege Northern of France...—. 10 ..... lO s 1 / 2 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d — Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 2O Parte and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg 8 Rotten and Havre Sambre and Meuse ...... 16 .... 4 1 h 5.. ..... Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Coors and Nantes ...... 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- den, and Hasselt....... 12 Trinidad ... 2% West Flanders ...... .... 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia London Joint Stock lO British North American 50 Colonial 25 Commercial of London 20 Pro ‘Tincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto, New London & Westminster. 20 Ditto New........... 13 •• ............ National Prov. England. 35 Ditto, Now lO National of Ireland 2 21 — Union of Australia Ditto,New... ........ 2 1 / 9 Union of L0nd0n......... 10 . . Union of Madrid 4O MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO Galvanized Iron Real Del Monte, Unrea. • ••• LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. s.—Wind S.E., light airs and dull hazy weather. DEAL, Nov. 4.—Wind E. to S.E., light.—Sld. Ca therine Elizabeth, Tobago ; Portland, Mobile ; Kings ton, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Orion, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River and sH , D.lO rarls, Sierra Leone ; Electra, Urenada. Iftnaralal PonTsmouTH, Nov. 4.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Lady Flora, Cape of Good Hope and Madras. Off port, Mediator, Stark, New York. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 4.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. North Briton, Quebec. Off port, Kate, Taylor, Sourabaya ; Caesarea, Pritchard, Rio Janeiro for Antwerp ; Gk ' n lyon, Muirhead, Quebec • Mary Seaton, Quebec for Southampton ; Sophie (of Liverpool), Honduras. FALmouTH, Nov. 4.—Wind S.—Off port, longe lan, Tange, Batavia for Rotterdam. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 4.—Wind S S.W.—Arrd. Nautilus, Smith, Callao ; Esther Ann, Hunter, Pernambuco. Sid. Laura, Newfoundland ; Priscilla, Pernambuco ; Iris, M a raicabo ; Pursuit, Nw Orleans; Acada (steamer), Boston ; St. Petersburgh, Boston ; Concord, Boston ; Ashland, New York; Niantic, New York; New York, Cropper, New York; California, St. John's, New Bruns wick. Off port, Magellan. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. We have again to report the arrival of a very limited supply of English Wheat for our market since Monday. To-day the show of samples of that grain was unusually small, owing to which, and the increased attendance of buyers, the demand was firm, at, in some instances, an advance in the quotations of quite 1 s per quarter. With foreign Wheat we were fairly supplied ; nevertheless the trade was steady, at is per quarter more money for selected qualities, the value of other kinds being well supported. The sale for Barley and Malt, the supplies of which were small, was heavy at barely late rates There was an improved demand for Oats, at very full prices. All other articles of Grain, as well as Flour, were quite as dear. English ...... Wheat. 2,930 qrs. ARRITALS. I'Barley. 1,810 qrs. Oats. 1 Flour. 960 qrs.' 1,510 At. 2,800 I and 1,640 4,020 bls. Irish. .. - Foreign ...• I 2,920 Malt. 970 as; SMITHWIELD. The supply of Beasts on offer in to day's market was considerably less than that exhibited on Friday last, and of very inferior quality. Although the Beef trade was in a sluggish stateot fair clearance was effected at Monday's quotations. The numbers of foreign stock comprised 140 Oxen and Cows, 1,110 . Sheep and Lamb s , 41 Calves, and 5 pigs, chiefly from Holland. With Sheep we were scantily supplied, yet tie Mutton track .as hlavy, at b.trely the late rcductiun in va!ue. The supply of Calves being small, the Veal _trade was fi rm , at an improvement in the 'currencies of quite 2d per Blbs. Pigs ,were iu moderate request at unaltered , 26 dis 25 dis 83% 134 20 LA 14 - 111 h ..... 1% 21T 72% 34 6 lig 12 17 1 ,4 3% 10 3 4 very- dull, at from 151. to 18 i• ;Of. figures. Much Cows were each, including their small cl ;ink the oral. Per Sibs. to a__ s. d. to s. 3. s • d- to 6 , d, Inferior Beasts..... 3 0 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 0 d 2 So;:und quality ... 3 8 310 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 _4 S Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 4 Southdown Wether 410 ,5 0 Prime Scots .••• • • 4 6 4 8 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs .. 4 0 , 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 410 Small Porkers ••• • 4 5 2 Suckling Calves ..20 0 30 0 Qu a rte r old Pigs •• 19 0 -a t , Inferior Sheep .—• 3 6 310 Lambs .• .• 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. I Pit :s• I I 935 4,550 • 202 4 l NEIITGATM AND MEADENRA. - LL. We had a very dull trade here this morning, at 1. ilrelY stationary prices. At per stone by the Carcase. a. d. to s. d. f . d. tse 8 . d .; BeeLinferior .. - middling .. 210 3 2 middling.. 310 4 2 - prime large •• 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 4 4 8 - prime small 3 6 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 4 0 .4 8 Veal.. - small .... •• 410 6 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Although the demand for the best New H ops In pockets may be considered tolerably steady, no it aprove" ment can be noticed in their quotations which are now, lower than for a series of years past. The midd'iing " and inferior qualities are a very slow sale, at barely statio nary prices. In Yearling and old Hops, which am offs ring at unusually low figures, so little is doing that p rites are almost nominal. The duty is called 21 15 ,000'. New Hope, per cwt.:—Sussex Pockets, 2116 s ; o 3165; Weald of Kent, ditto, 31 to 3/ lOs ; biid. an a East Kent, ditto, 31 38 to Si ss. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation i Sugar has been firm, and good sales aro mado privat Oy. At auction Barhadoes has realised 43s to 463 for fine and 38s for low. REFlNED.—Standard lumps have been 528 6 6 1 to 5 3 s per cwt. East Inds, 6,309 bags 336 casks. AIS uritius sold at former rates ; very dark brown 26s to 2 6s 6d, low yellow, 33s 6d to 34s 6d, and fine 39s 6d to 4 2s per cwt. Bengal realised 41s 6d for good rather- Madras has been sold at full prices. FOREIGN.—The demand has been moderate, 12 nd the " holders are firm. COFFEE.—There has been rather more doing ; Ja" maica, good ord, 35s per cwt. Ceylon has br,e, I sold at high rates for Plantation descriptions, mi 13. color) , 52s 6d to 53s 6d, rand low ord 34i 6d to 35s 6d. - Native has advanced 6d per cwt.; good ord 32s Gd to 33s per cwt. Costa Rica, 7,908 bags, sold is to 3s 1. over, ac cording to quality, ord ,26s to 275., and loi r mid 48s per cwt. Cocoa..—Trinidad has been taken in at 4 Is to 44i, arid in some cases 381 per cent. SPlCES.—Singapore Pepper has been taken in at 2id to 20 per lb; White Callieherry has been sul d at 7id to 7 : 0; and Black has been taken in at 21d. Pimento has realised 6d per lb. RlCE.—Bengal good white has been sold at I is 6d to 12s for rather broken, at 14s 6d to 15s 6d for fine, a nd mid at lOs 6d to lls. Ceylon fine bright e'er yellow 9s 6d to lOs 6d, and Madras good white lOs 64 to ne. Madras, 121. SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta 41 per cent. refraci n good strong has been sold at 28s Gd to 29s per cwt., an d some 34 per cent. at 28s Gd to 29s 6d per cwt. Rum.—Jamaica has been sold at full rates., fair to fine 3s 6cl to 4s 6d, and Leeward proof, is 8d prz gallon. TEA.--The market has been steady. TALLOW.—r.Y.C. is 44s 9d to 45s 3d per cwt ..on the spot. TOBACCO.—The market for American has beet t muc h neglected last month, and sales have been limit ed, net having exceeded 700 hhds. Manufacturers hay. a pur chased, with few exceptions, almost as in neet 1, and have not been induced to increase their stocks from any apprehension of higher prices. In the small business done importers have mrsin,tained last month's quotations, which is a feature el'.esering attention, when taken in connexion with ate great sacrifices made in various descriptions of produce. There has been an improved inquiry for export, and we look forward with confidence to a fair extent WI busines s being done as the season advances. Imports, 2,3 44 hhds ; deliveries, 926 hhds, against 1,405 hhds at the same time last year. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY• (Sittings in Banco.) THE SWORD WORN DV LORD NELSON AT TRAFALGAR. EVANS V. LAWSON. This was an action tried last term to recoveY com- pensation in damages for an alleged libel, the Times newspaper on the 4th of Decemb,er• plaintiff is a curiosity•dealer in Maddox-street, and the defendant the well-known printer and puOlis her of the Times. It appeared that the plaintiff had iced a sword to Lord Saye and Sele for one hu ng lrect guineas, for the purpose of being presented to Gre,r wich Hospital, but it appeared that that national ilk' stitution had refused to accept :the present front doubts which its authorities entertained respecting its. authenticity. Sir Harris Nicolas was the author Of the letter in question, which stated simply that the manufacture of Nelsonian relics, such as coats, swords, and -buckles, seemed so profitable, and thee folly of the persons imposed upon so culpable, that it was the duty of every one to set the public on its guard ; but when it was attempted to foist upon a national institution such an article as this sword, it was the duty of every Englishman to step forward and to prevent such an imposition. The writer then went on to say that it was necessaryr to make a bold attempt to palm off the sword as the one actually worn by Nelson, and that a letter whi, - th had appeared in the Times some time '',!.fore, saying that the writer, a Mrs. Smith, had received Nelson's coat (which had been purchased by Prince Albert, and presented and and the Hospital), the sword in question, several other articles from Lady . H a milton, was a forgery, Mrs. Smith having subse quently written to the Times, stating she had never written, or ordered to be written, a letter yff. any newspaper in her life, and that, therefore, tr letter in question was not written by her. Sir Ilan& Nicolas proceeded in his epistle to say, that it _lv as well known that Nelson did not wear a sword I"' Trafalgar, and that he supposed Mr. Evans meant to urge that it was the sword the hero would Ito° worn had he felt the use of such a weapon necessa'l' besides it was not the sword of an English Admit . "' of the period ; and the whole evidence on which finP tbenticity was claimed for the article, vsas a forgery.- The verdict was for the defendants. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER now moved for a ne v4- trial on the ground of misdirection on the part the , Learned Judge, and on the account of the ve rdict being against the evidence. He called two witneesesr prove that th e l e tt e r appli e d to the sword of t ile. plaintiff, (which he had bought from Mrs. Smith for 1/.) ; and th e ir Lord s hips could not fail to see that_ the document conveyed a serious imputation u p on ,the character of the plaintiff as a tradesman, vvii. cif f very existence dependd upon his customers hoe& able to put implicit faith on his assurances that t o articles of vertu he disposed of were genuine. O the 21st of January the plaintiff's solicitor wrote to Mr. Lawson, calling for a contradiction or apologio or to place in his bands the means of enabling Dl* Evans to proceed against Sir Harris Nicolas Mr the same facility as against himself. On the 2 51 " Mr. Dobie, the solicitor to the Times, required tilt) days to come to a determination on the Wl ter; but the plaintiff commenced the action with in the time required. Now he (Sir Frederick Thesiger) contended that there could be no proof that Mrs. Smith had written such a letter to the Times, because the only plea placed upon the record was not guilty. His Lordship- put the case W the jury in this way, " Did the plaintiff sell a sword, knowing it was not the one in question ? If so, thel would find for the plaintiff; but if they thought that he had sold a sword which had been purchased br him as the veritable sword of Nelson, and believed i; to be so, then they would give him a verdict?' t Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said it did not appear tna • the plaintiff had. • Sir F. THESIGER said this was stated in the latter part of the letter. His Lordship (Lord Denman) remarked to the jury, that considerable delay had taken place between the publication of the letter and the application to the defendant, and added, that the delay did not look as if the plaintiff wished to clear his character, but as if the attorney was pleased to proceed with the action. Such a statement, he sub' mitted, was likely to influence the minds of the jury Lord DENMAN said, waiting till th e 21 s t, a nd pr° - ceeding on the 26th, looked premature; but he n ever laid this down as a rule. 28 3 4 10% 8 74 26 4 - 11% 5% 44 Sir F. TIIESIGER said the action was not COr -; menced until five days a ft er th e fi rs t i n ti ma ti o n, and I seemed to him that Sir Harris Nicolas ought te. have been in a p os iti on t o meet every exp l an ation tha t might be required of him. • Lord DENMAN said the doubt upon his mind W ilt ?! whether the lett e r, l oo ki ng a t th ose published on t'i„ — Bth and 11th of December, implied any acts nt . 3 " . improper and fraudulent kind as s e t f o rth in the d e ," claration. Ile asked the jury if they collected thl' , from the letter it could not fail to be injurious, to the .. plaintiff in h s bu3iness. The Learned Counsel as ked him to give Us opinion on the libel to the jury . , b ut he declined to do so, and left the whole question to them. He ;onsidered the bringing of the adios premature. It appeared that the attorney took up a matter which had appeared in a newspaper—a metier which appeared to him a matter o f con t ro versy, fair l y raised in this case; and they m us t g i ve some cred it A to persons vtho took part i n suc h con t ro versies, a nd who brougb some knowledge to bear upon the sub ject. The ((Hirt would, however, look at the &cis' ration. CHARTER V. GRAHAM AND ANOTHER. This was an ac ti on b roug ht b y th e plaintiff, Nancy Charter, to 'ecover compensation in damages for f alse imprisonmeit. The case was tried at the last York assizes, am the jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, found a verdict for the defendants, who are migistrat es i n th e W es t Riding. T he plaintiff anc her husband were tenants of Sir Henry Boynton, aid had been so for many years. They received notce to quit on the 6th of April, b u t before accedel to it the plaintiff cut down so me frill. t trees which h a d b een planted many years before by either herser or her husband, after having been un successful ii obtaining compensation for them, PI 28 i, 40% 8 81 25 11!i 6% 22 1 1 / 2 201/2 27% 144 -- 11/2 22% - 3 1.4,