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Query—What do our excellent friends of the Peace Society think now of the blessings of Arbi tration ? During the last eight months surely the world has enjoyed quite enough opportunities of judging of its merits as a system, from reite- SOUTH - EASTERN — RAILwAy . _ rated experience ! Has not all the delicate and (T. EH RAILWAY BROMLEY, &c.). —POWER t w o SkILOFfTH EASTERN'COMPANY to MAKE a RAIL complicated mechanism of diplomacy been set in LEWISHAM to BROMLEY, and to RAISE and APPLY CAPITAL motion by the European Governments ? Have we for that. PURPOSE; PROVISION as to CAPITAL ALREADY' AUTHORISED ; CREATION of PREFEREN 'E STOCK, not had propositions and counter-propositions— SHARE , , or ANNITITEEs for EX visGuisniNG MORTGAGE DB , T, or in LIEU of BORROWINTG; AMENDMENT of ACTS elaborate despatches hurried off by express—and NOTICE TS HEREBY GIVEN, That application is intended to be made to Parliament in the next session for an act to enable the laconic messa g es flashed by electric telegraph ? South-Eastern Railway Company to make and maintain a railw ay , with all proper works and conveniences connected therewith, corn- Have we not had Councils and. Conferences in mencing by a junction with the N orth Kent Rail vay at a point abundance thereon in the parish of St. Paul, Deptford, in toe county of Kent, ? Rough drafts of treaties that have at, or about, one half-mile to the west ward of the Lewisham station Come of the said North Kent Railway , pass in g thence through or into the to nothing, and modifications that have following, or some or several parishes, townships, and other places died out in the gesta them (that is to say), St. Paul's, Deptford, Greenwich, Lewisham, very process of official terminatin:' t • ? isT, Beckenham, and Bromley, all in the county of Kent, an ° I°ll - -Y -- -from Feb t November ha s at o at or near the turnpike road leading from Bromley to Sevenromie Oaks, there at Gravel-pit - hill, near Mason's-hill, at or near the town of 3 -, not been reeled out between Ministers and in the:parish of Bromley, in the county of Kent. continuous to cross, Ambassadors a And it is proposed by the said intended act to take p ower divert, alter, or stop tip. whether temporarily or permanently, all 1 ,,, link (meaning Such turnpike and other roads, highways, railways, tramways , "./ letter By letter) of aqueducts, canals, sewers, streams, and rivers, within or adjoining cc never-ending, • still-be the parishes, townships, and places aforesaid, as it may be necessarygmning," correspondence ? to cross, divert, alter, or stop up for the purposes of the said intended And, after all, let it be Railway and works. asked with a sigh, now And it is proposed by the said Intended act to take powers for the OD the eve of the first da of D purchase of lands and buildings, by compulsion or agreemen t for the y December—How purposes of the said intended Railway and works, and to vary, repeal, situ are matters situated in regard to this i • or extinguish all existing rights or privileges in any manner con nectedntermi- nected with such lands or buildings, or which would in any manner between s able dispute Russia and Turks be- Impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance. or use of y, the said intended Railway and works, and confer, vary, and extin- tween SULTAN and t the he A AUTOCRAT, what email other rights and privileges. there of a satisfacto And it is preinsed by the said intended act to take powers for prospect 1s ry settlement, levying tolls, rates, and duties in respect of the use of the said in tended Railway and works ; and to grant exemptions from the pay- what hope (no matter how dim soever it ,ma , Icay be) meat of tolls, rates, and duties, and to alter or vary existing tolls, reconciliation of existing rates, and duties. of a final reco nc difficulties ? And Notice is hereby farther (liven, that maps, plans, and sec- Answers to all this may be found in the news tions describing the direction, lines, or situation, and levels of the said intended Railway and works, and the lands in or through of to-d --answers only too significant and co_n w hich the same are intended to be made, together with a book of ay reference to such plans, and a copy of this notice, as published incharacter. Why, take the m o ,„ the I ,,,„„,,elusive in their 1853. te e Gazette, will, on or before the 30th day of November, for the e. eposited for public inspection with the Clerk of the Peace by one, and see whether the y e do not pronounce before ~_tuaty of Kent, at his office in Maidstone; and that on or 'sie Mane A . and book err say a copy of so much of the said plans, sections, definitively as to the utter f o lly, and frivolity, and which ihe sa gerence as relates to each of the parishes in or through I a copy ofthb,,f o llway and works are proposed to be made, and also inutility, and absurdity of Arbitration . — of arbi posited with the Parish as published in the London Gazette, will be de- • d by active and abode. ''". Parish clerk of each such parish at his place of tration we mean unaccompani e d And it is propo se s b Eastern Railwa 3 , c0 ,..y the said intended act to enable the South- energetic measures of a precautionary kind-- hereafter beiongi n ,„ .. Aan e y to apply any capital or funds now or to the purposes aforesaidr . n. or under the control of their directors, of arbitration altogether unsupported such purposes, by s osrowin and also to raise additional capital fordemonstrations.Examine of new shares in their uncle= ,mertgage or bond, or by the creation and vigorous warlike or priority in the payment of king, either with or without preference of those means. interest or dividend, or by all or any piecemeal in proof of this recent and And it is proposed by the said in ,t terest at which the South-Eastern'Md act to alter the rate of in- authentic fragments of intelligence. Foremos existing acts, or any of them. autho7taY Company are by their _ among them starts before us the information that creation of preference or guaranteed shares, to raise capital by the And it is proposed by the said intended a n t ~, the last Note proposed by France and England, the Conversion of the whole or any portion of the authorise the debt of the South-Eastern Railway company into stock, or bond Note proposed the other day in a final spasm of or annuities, either redeemable or otherwis, and stock, shares, the stock, shares, or annuities to be created .to attach to desperation, has been unanimously rejected by the that purpose a privilege of preference or Priorityr ranted for of Interest, dividend, or fixed yearly sum above all of SharesPaent Turkish Council of Ministers at Constantinople ! stock of the said Company, whether ordinary or guaranteed a or 1 TI • also over all annnities which have been granted by the said Com nd us--remember—with a Turkish army at liala pany: and also to enable the said Company to create shares or fat , and a Russian army not fax south of Bucha stock, or grant annuitie s, with such privilege as aforesaid attache d to the same respectively, in lien of borrowing any sums which they rest 1 . with reinforcements hastening from Mol now are or may hereafter be authorised to borrow. And it Is proposed by the said intended act to alter, extend, vary, I y , davia , under OSTENSACHEN, to swell the eof thepowers num amend, enlarge, consolidate, or repeal all or some of to thefuT a ' b I her of the provisions of the several acts tollowing, relating that is to --- Cossacks already martialled under Eastern Railway Company, or some of those acts, r. say, the banners f I '- 75 • IA '1 lc., cap. 93 ; 2d local and personal acts-6 Wm. 4, cap. 0 —ORTZCHAKOFF t. with the dead ' 46 ; 5 Vie , sess. 2, ha rdl y Vic.,cap. 42 ; 2 and 3 Vic., cap. 79 ; 3 Vic.. car,. buried 25 ; 7 and 8 away cap. 3; 6 and 7 Vic , caps. Si, 52, and 62 ; 7 Vic., cal -, ..,the d . from dieted battle- Vic., caps. 69 and 91 ; S and 9 Vic., caP • •and 200 • s• 167 186 19,, . 9 field of Oltenitza I • ' 3; 10 and with sixteen French and Vie., caps. 55, 56, and 64 ; 9 and 10 Vic., ems, 305 and 3 and 31 • and 15 l6 men-of--war and th • 11 Vic., caps. 104 and 230; 13 and 14 Vie., cap. , I • their frigates still tarrying Vic., cap. 103 ;16 and 17 , caps. 116, 121, 130, and 156. a. Beikos , And notice is hereby, lastly, given, that on or before the 31st day ,rea d y at a moment's of December, 1853, printed copies of the bill for effecting the objects th e Russian fl ee t from the B warning to sweep specified in this notice will be deposited in the Private Bill-office of lac k Sea by suddenly the House of Commons. hastening on through the forbid Dated the 12th day of November, 1853. forbidden channel of the (Signed) TILLEARD, SONS, and FREEMAN, Bosphorus ; Autumn, meanwhil 01c1 Jewry. i e s so fax merged - z= THE SUN, LONDON, W GREAT LUXEMBOURG COMPANY•- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an EXTRAORDI NARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAR7EHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, No. 18, Rue d'ldaiie, Brussels, on SATURDAY, the 17th o f December, 18 ,A, at one o'clock. precisely, to deliberate and decldss upon the following subjects, viz.:— let. A proposed alliance with the Paris and. Strasbourg Company, and a junction with the Paris and Strasbourg Railway, in such a manner as to secure a direct and continuous line from Brussels to Marseilles, by Namur, Arlon, Thionville, ifetz, Nancy, EpEnal, Vesoub, Gray Dijon, Lyons, and Avignon ; thus establishing a rail way communication between the North Sea said the Mediterranean. 2d. The adoption of certain conceded lines in the kingdom of Bel gium, by means of which the most direct communication between Brussels and Paris, and Paris, Brussels, and 61erlin, will be secured to this company. 3d. A consolidation and re-arangement of the share capital, and such changes in the administration of the company, as may be ne cessary for the accomplishment of the above objects. WILLIAM ISt AGNAY, President. No. 2, Royal Exchange Buildings, London, 26th November, 1853. EXTRACT FROM ARTICLE 40 OF VIBE STATUTES. Every bearer of ten shares, thewhich have been duly paid, may attend and take part in the genersd meeting; to be ad mitted to it he will have to deposit his shares. in return for a receipt five days before the meeting, either with the secretary of the com pany at Brussels or at the company's offices ha London. Every shareholder may be represented by Nis constituted attorney specially appointed, but no person can accept c , r fulfil that office un less he is himself a shareholder. The form necessary to enable shareholders to vote by proxy, may be obtained at the offices of the company in P;:russels or London. GREAT LUXEMBOURG COMPANY.- OTICE.—The Shareholders are invited to attend a MEETING which will be held at the London/ Tavern, on WEDNES DA Y, the 14th of December, 1853, at One o't :lock precisely, prepara tory to the General Meeting of the Company r, advertised to be held in Brussels on the 17th of D ecember following. By order of the Boa rd. THOMAS C(XXHEAD, Secretary. No. 2, Royal Exchange Buildings, London, 26th November, 1853. THEATRE ROYAL DRURI7-LANE, Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith THIS EVENING, Nov. 30, The GREAT AMERICAN EQUESTRIAINS will exhibit their astonishing Feats, unmatched in the history of such Performances, assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic Artistes, 0. Dale and Ba rnes, the European and American cnampions. THEITRE ROYAL, HAYM. REEL Under the management of Mr. )3nckstone. THIS EVENING, Nov. 30, Will be performed MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Principal characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff and Compt ton, and Miss Reynolds. Will be performed A PRETTY PIECE C'F BUSINESS. Cha racters by Messrs. Howe and Buckstone ; M iss Reynolds and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, LOVE'S ALARNES. CharA.7.ters by Messrs. W. Farren, Corri, and Compton ; Miss Emily On onde, Miss E. Romer, and Miss Featherstone. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, 01 0 FORD-STREET. Unger the Management of Mr. CM/VALES KERN. THIS EVENING, Nov. 30, Will be performed THE CORSICAN 11 MOTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To be followed by MARCO SPADA. Su pported by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Chester, Ryder, Graham, and Eve mit ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. THEATRE ROYAL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster,—Directress,. Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING, Nov. :39, Will he perforined THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford, and Keeley; IYlrs. Keeley and Miss Woolgar, We. To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. After which, THE C VIIP AT CHOBIIATC. To he followed by " HOTEL CHARGES:I" or, How to Cook " A Biffin." ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIMATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 30, Will be performed PLOT AND PASSION . .. Principal characters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. To bo followed by THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robs on, Cooper, and Galli ; Nlesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, CM w;terley, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To conclude with TIIF. WANDERING ME NSTREL. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL A M PIJITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke, who respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and Public in general, that a GRANt) EQUESTRIAN Cl I [NESE SPECTACLE is in active preparation, written expressly to introduce Mr. William Cooke's most extrao , dinary THAI NED ELZEPHANTS, surpassing everythiag hitherto witnessed—their marvel] anus feats never having been previously attempted, and which they a ceoTriplish with unerr ing certainty. The spectacle will be produce:l. immediately. Second week of Six Clowns in the Arena. Third week of the re appearance of the premier horseman, air. A :I.FRED COOKE. In creasing popularity of the daring Equestrienne, Madlie. SIASOTTA. THIS EVENING, Nov. 3 ^ . (And during the week)* The grand spectacle of BONAPARTE'S INVASION OF RUSSIA Or, The Burning of Moscow. Followed by William Cooke's matchless :scenes of the ARENA, by unequalled artistes. Concluding with JUPITER'S DECREE; iCir, The Fall of Phxton Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Si:tago Manager, Mr. W West. HIGH WATER AT LONDO N BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Mot ning 53 min.after 12 I ,E vetting 16 min.aft. 1 To-:MORROW—Morning 38 min.after 1 Mac:ming 1 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Smi OFFI ms, Nov. 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE .SHADE• 52—highest since noon yesterday. 45—Lowest this morning and during: the night. 53—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'12W... WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and didl weather, with rain in the morning. bt )00.-- • ,§ll3l into winter, that on the 15th instant snow was. covering the Asiatic environs of Constantinople ! So much for the utility, so much for the wis-. dom, so much for the blessings of Arbitration ! Why—thanks to this vaunted panacea for all political difficulties, we have Russia and Turkey plunged into war aft. a time of the year when war was formerly deemed altogether impracticable. Thanks to an infatuated regard for arbitration, we have the peace of all Europe jeopardised, and not only the peace of the Danubian Principalities—we have England and France, if not also Austria and Prussia, and the rest of the civilised nations, threatened with involvement in a struggle that might with proper caution have been restricted to the vicinity of the Danube and the Dardanelles. Reviewing the principal events which have rendered the past eight or ten months so deplorably memorable, we are bold to say, and we say it de liberately, and from the depths of our conviction, that with a moderate show of energy on the part of the allied Governments of France and England the whole of this entangled question would long ago have been settled, and, what is more, settled definitively and satisfactorily. Instead of energy, however, Russia has only recognised timidity on the side of the Allies of the Cabinet of Constantinople. The apologists of Lord ABERDEEN'S coalition call this Timidity, of course, by the milder and more delectable title of Moderation. Yes—a moderation that has encouraged the CZAR to believe that the. Western Powers of Europe would complacently tolerate his lawless incursions upon the Otto man Dominions ! A moderation that has lured: him on by one act of weakness after an-- other, until it has impelled him to break a,t one desperate blow the bond of thirty-eigl it years' tranquillity. From our heart, from ova. conscience, from our deliberate and imparti al judgment, we avow that, according to our belief, the responsibility of this heinous rupture will rest in after times not so much on the evil fame of the ' Emperor NICHOLAS, as on the memory of a soul less, heartless, hesitating, and self-contradicting Government. At a numerous meeting of operatives held at Preston on Saturday, a Mr. K. SMITH (stated to be the President of the Executive Committee) in formed the assembly, that "if all the mills in Lancashire were to lock up, and the people of Preston were to persevere in their movement, they would be supported until they won the day." This assertion was deliberately put forward, and although we cannot give implicit credence to every statement proceeding from such a quarter, it is at least worthy of notice, and of endeavouring to ascertain on what data it is founded, or what warranty there is for an opinion in every respect so startling. The first question that naturally arises is, Whence are the funds to be obtained to maintain so large a body of persons in unproductive idle ness, to allow them to spend their entire time "at play," without doing anything for their own support ? If " all the mills in Lancashire were to lock up," other operatives, whose interests were identical with those of the Preston malcontents, would not only be unable to contribute any as sistance, but would require very considerable aid themselves. It would involve no trifling sum to support " at play " all the mill hands in Lancashire with their families, to give them the means of sustaining life even in the simplest form during so dear and scarce a season as that on which we have recently entered. It is manifest., then, that the agitators look to other sources ; and from what slipped out during the discussion, it is clear that the " poor rates," and funds to be col lected by a general confederacy of all the trades, under the project of a Labour Parliament, to which we alluded in our impression of Saturday last, are expected to provide the necessary supplies. A Mr. W. BUYER, apparently one of the dele gates, gave very valuable information on the first point. He said he found the "lock-outs" " very contented and happy, for they were receiving very good pay from the parish. He met one man, the head of a family, who had been for parochial relief, and he had got twenty-one shillings. Many were receiving ls. 6d. per head for every member of the family, and, therefore, they were in better circum stances than the operatives of Preston, for, taking the average, his hearers did not get so much as that." Now, if there be the slightest foundation for this asser tion, if it be not a gross falsehood from beginning to end, there never was so great a malversation of funds levied under the authority of Parliament, and intended only for the support of persons inca pable of earning their own livelihood from sickness, old age, or the impossibility of obtaining employ ment. It was never for a moment contemplated that persons should refuse to work on fair and reasonable terms, and be assisted in carrying out that determination by receiving out-door relie4 amounting, in some instances, to larger sums than they could have earned by honest industry. It would be peculiarly unfair, under present circumstances, if the rates levied upon the closed mills and the rusting machinery should be applied to defeating the very parties from whose pockets it was extracted, and rendering their pro perty (the property charged with the rates) totally valueless. Such a course could not for a moment be justified. The poor are entitled to support, but not men who wilfully and deliberately, in pursuance of an illegal confederacy, refuse to work, in order to coerce their employers and to transfer the control of " the destinies of trade" to other, and, from what has already transpired, we may safely assert, very incompetent hands. It is, therefore, essential that a stringent investi gation should be instituted to ascertain whether any guardians or relieving officers have been so oblivious of their duties. The slightest intima tion to the Central Board would be followed by results that would speedily recal the parties to a knowledge of their true position. The first inti mation that the auditors could not sanction such charges, but that they should be defrayed by the persons ordering them, would prevent any future misapplication of parochial funds to such purposes. If there has been a general conf e d erac y o f th e Trades--if there is to be a central body f orme d for th e purpose of constantly interposing be tween the employers and their workpeople, it will require more energetic and determined exertions to abate the social nuisance. We still trust that the parties are reckoning without their host—that the labouring classes of the United Kingdom are to o i ntelligent, and have too much common sense to plunge into a course so mis chievous and suicidal. The wish seems to have b gone the f u ll l ength of their convulsive effort t o d rag others foundettehon "the father to th e thought." Those who i e t r h i :ae thatvi g o h r t t t e hn i x eay i k n eh which they themselves were nearly su b me rged, but why the others should su ff er themse l v es to be so greatly duped passes our or why e ar n t i h n e g y s should p por t a devot e any portion of their hard body of persons as well able to work as them selvescomprehension. If the attempt sh ou ld in idleness. be made, it must be met by a counter movement on the other side. If workmen com bine, masters must follo w the example. individual, but of a single trade could r ruin an but the associated masters of t hat trade could le. The defeat them with their own weap ons, b y follow ing the tactics taught by their a dversaries. If the association spreads to other trades, so must for the operatives who choose to remain at play; that of the masters also. If funds are collected LYCEUM THEATREL. Under the Management of Made tine Vestris. THIS EVENING, Nov. 30, Will be performed A BACHELOR OF . !MTS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. After which, THE COMMENCEMENT OF A BAD FARCE which, however (it is hoped), wit. in the end, show HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. Principal charact ar by Mr. Wright. To be followed by A NICF. FIRM.. I rincipal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Mrs. IF. Matthews. To conclude with WRIGHT AT LAST. DNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1853. at least as much could be obtained to compensate those who are compelled to keep their establish ments closed in defence of the rights of property, and in opposition to the arrogant and unwarrant able assumptions that have been put forward by mischievous and heartless agitators. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Nov. 29. The Duke of Brabant arrived at Osborne at half-past - twelve o'clock from Dover. The royal yacht Fairy, com manded by Captain Crispin, was in waiting at Gosport, . and conveyed the Duke to Osborne Pier. A deputation of licensed victuallers had an interview with Viscount Palmerston on Monday, to induce his lordship not to abolish the lotteries held at public-houses until after Christmas. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Ripton, Stroud, Madden, Everett, Bryant, and Fowler. The commissioners for inquiring into the state of the corporation of th© city of London held a meeting yester day, at the office of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The commissioners present were the Right Hon. H. Labouchere and G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq. _ . Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day from the Governor of Malta. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday, and resumed the hearing of the petition of Schlum berger to rescind the order in Gibson's patent. The Lords present were the Lords Justices Turner and Knight Bruce, the Judge of the High Court of Admi ralty, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington have left Paris on a tour in Italy during the winter. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox have arrived in Portland-place, from Gordon Castle, Banffshire, N. 8., en route to Goodwood Park, Sussex. The Marquis of Tichfield, who has been suffering from rather severe indisposition at Welbeck, is much better. The Earl and Countess Cowper, who have been stay ing in comparative retirement at his lordship's marine villa near Ramsgate, are expected to pass through town early, en route to Panshanger, Herts, for the winter. Lord and Lady Barrington are entertaining a small party at Beckett House, Berks. Lord and Lady Strath more are staying on a visit to their noble relatives. The Lady Frederick Bentinek has arrived in Charles street, Berkeley-square, from visiting the venerable Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, Notts. A matrimonial alliance, we hear, is on the tapis be tween Mr. William Lowther, nephew to the Earl of Lonsdale, and Miss Parke, daughter of the Right Hon. Baron Parke. The Marquis of Lansdowne has returned to Bowood, from visiting Lord and Lady Ashburton, at The Grange. A select circle are about to assemble at Bowood. We regret to learn that the Earl of Kinnoull is still suffering from indisposition, at Brighton. His lordship is better than he has been, but he is still unable to leave his room. The Countess of Kinnoull has also been in disposed for some weeks past. Her ladyship is happily recovering. Viscount Bolingbroke has arrived at Lydiard Park, his lordship's seat near Swindon, Wilts, from visiting the Earl of Radnor, at Coleshill. Lord and Lady Cosmo Russell have arrived in Ches ter-square, from Ireland. PREACHERS AT THE CHAPEL ROYAL, ST. JAMES'S.— The following are the preachers for December :—Rev. Dr. Cartinell, Rev. John Vane, Rev. H. M. Birch, Rev. Thomas Protheroe. Sir James Duke has just purchased the property of the late Sir T. Downman at Laughton. It is rumoured that it is the intention of the hon. baronet to make extensive alterations in, if not entirely to rebuild, the mansion. The purchase of the Downman property by Sir James Duke has been hailed with unequivocal satisfaction by the neighbourhood. We understand the new Polka that was so much ad mired at the Argyle Rooms, on Saturday night, is the composition of Mrs. H. St. Leger. The orchestral arrangements by Mr. Henri Laurent, is a masterpiece of instrumentation. ILCHESTER.—ELOPEMENT.--Some surprise was caused yesterday by the sudden disappearance of a young lady, the daughter of a clergyman lately deceased, who had been on a visit for a short time in this neighbourhood. It appears that in consequence of the young lady's friends having discovered that an► intimacy existed between her and a young gentleman who was curate to the deceased gentleman, she was removed here, being at some little distance from the residence of her friends. Her retreat was discovered by the young gentleman, and on Sunday afternoon both parties were observed to walk off towards Martock, in which direction persons were immediately sent in pursuit, but with what success is not known at present.— Western Flying Post. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR AUGUSTUS DE BUTTS, K.O.H.—Sir A. de Butts, one of the colonels command ant of the Royal Engineers, and a general in the service, died on the 28th inst., aged 83 years. Only a short time ago Sir Augustus lost a son, who had also served in the army. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BRADFORD, K.C.8., G.C.H.—We have to record the death of the above general officer, who expired yesterday at his residence in Eaton-square, at the advanced age of 76. The deceased entered the army as ensign on the 29th October, 1793, and served in Ireland during the Rebellion in 1798. He was employed as an assistant adjutant general with the army in Hanover, under Lord Cath chart, in 1805, and during the campaign in South America was present at the attack and siege of Monte Vi deo, and at the attack on Buenos Ayres. In June, 1808, he was appointed to the adjutant-general's department of the army in Portugal, and was present at the battles of Vimiera and Corunna. He commanded a brigade of the Portuguese army from the end of 1811 to the gene ral peace in 1814, and was engaged at the battle of Sala manca, the siege of Burgos, the battle of Vittoria, the assault of Tolosa, the attack of the outworks of San Sebastian and the siege of that fortress, the actions of the Nive on the 9th to the 12th December, 1813, near Biaritz ; the passage of the Adour, and the investment of Bayonne and repulse of the sortie, at which he was severely wounded. Sir Thomas had received a cross and one clasp for Corunna, Salamanca, Vittoria, San Sebastian, and Nive. The deceased was made a general on the 23d of November, 1841, and colonel of the 4th (the King's Own) Regiment of Foot on the 7th Feb., 1846, which post he held at his death. COLONELOY OF THE 20TH FOOT.—Although this colonelcy still remains vacant, it is generally stated that Major-General Godwin, C.B. (who, it is said, will be nominated a K.C.8.), is to succeed to the appointment. BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The seventeenth anniversary meeting was held on Monday evening, at the society's rooms, 20, Bedford-street. Strand ; J. Rey nolds, Esq., treasurer, in the chair. From the report of the council it appeared that the society consisted of 312 members. Many thousands of British and foreign specimens had been distributed to the members and numerous continental botanists ; and increased exertions had been made this year to render this important depart ment of the society's operations more efficient, and already numerous valuable specimens bad been received for distribution to the members. A ballot took place for the council for the ensuing year, when Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., was re-elected president ; and J. Miers, Esq., F.R.S., and A. Henfrey, Esq., F.R.S., were nominated vice-presidents. The chairman was re-elected treasurer, and Mr. G. Edgar Dennes, secretary. Two MEXICAN EX-MINISTERS SHOT.—Luis de la Rosa, formerly Mexican Minister to the United States, and Senor Tornel, one of President Arista's Ministers of War, were both shot recently, somewhere near the northern boundary of Mexico, by order of Santa Anna. De la Rosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs immediately after the capitulation of the city of Mexico, and was the immediate instigator of Santa Anna's expulsion from the country, and wrote a letter informing him of his disgrace. The other victim was also implicated in the same trans action. Both were shot summarilylwithout pretence of trial. DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.--A vacancy for a third-class clerk in this establishment is occasioned by the death of Mr. Gard. The deceased had been 51 years in her Majesty's service, during which period he had been granted four days' leave only, and this at the time of the Great Exhibition. He died of fever, if not produced, encouraged, duties itis of to be hisoffice. There feared, i by the en e doubt constant h t applica tionatthe parsimony in restricting the number of clerks below the requirements of the establishment, will eventually prove a t a i p n e f c r u e n m i a i ry ii p l a o i s r s e d t o h e t a he lt h c i o n u n t t e r y e , m as a n y e a e r l a y s ee super wil l be the certain result. Mr. J. J. Crealock and Mr. Josephßeerhave been confirmed as third-class clerks on the establishmen t. DARING AND EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT MR. ALDERMAN CARTER'S.—lnformation has been transmitted to the police of a most daring and extraor dinary attempt to commit a burglary having been made at the premises of Mr. Alderman Carter, of Cornhill, from whence it will be recollected that about twelve months since upwards of 5001. worth of watches, chains, &c., were stolen by burglars. The time selected upon this occasion was the morning of the day upon which Mobbs was executed, when upwards of 100 of the City police force were required to attend at the place of execution. The burglars commenced by picking the lock of the shop door at Mr. Ready's fish warehouse, adjoining the London Tavern, and thence, cutting a large hole in the wall at the back thereof, fmo rar ek snansucceededcivarai attempted several eueeomsl in effecting an entrance into the passage approached by the private door of Mr. Carter's premises, which is in Bishopsgate-street, and now used by the Scottish Equitable Assurance Company. The thieves were thus brought into contact with the iron door in the rear of Mr. Carter's shop ; this they tried to i g o He r a a g ws ed efforts , for although several hours,t padlock d w l o e c r k e. hf e d f from b o y mt hthee door beingenumerous r formed r verym ed S, re a e l ie th te o having thl ne a y tonguesuce succeeded edeodf consequence,l n the gaining ei s n a id m ne e hard nr t h di e ns i ad spmtroaeutdetar itandoarl strong padlock, butreewovihcnitc an entrance a rich booty might have been within their g foiled lvseedbr broken n h k grasp ; as, in addition to the usual valuable stock, there were several ship chronometers which had just been completed. The thieves succeeded in getting clear off, making their exit through the door of the shell-fish shop, and no trace of them whatever has since been discovereii, dubgpaiphellwtalcetattde.pyhi Tbtrb 3arttions WALTHAINI RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HURDLE RACE. Theodine Merry Monk Three ran. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Needwood General Five ran. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Talfourd.) CONSPIRACY ON THE PART OF COPPERPLATE-PRINTERS. Eight copperplate-printers, named Francis Friend, James Friend, Robert Brind, Joseph Harper, John Robinson, Martin O'Connor, Thomas Clark, and John Cockrell, were indicted for misdemeanour in having con spired together to prevent a person named Frederick Spence from working with Mr. Jackson, a copper-plate printer. All the defendants pleaded not juilty. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Clark son for Brind, Francis Friend, and Thomas Clark ; Mr. Parry for James Friend, O'Connor, and Cockr;t ll ; and Mr. Ballantine for Harper and Robinson. Mr. Bodkin opened the case to the jury, and reminied them that formerly all combinations amongst workmen were illegal ; but the Legislature thought proper to alter that state of the law, and allow workmen to combine to gether for their own protection, either as regarded their work or wages. The act of the Legisla ture did not make any change in the common law, so far as it related to conspiracy, and it was still illegal for workmen to combine together for the in jury of another, be he master or man. Now, this indict ment, which was for misdemeanour, was preferred under that common law, and the case came out of the follow ing circumstances :—Some time ago there was a "strike" amongst the workmen employed in the establishment of Messrs. Tallis and Co., the copperplate printers, and shortly afterwards a man named Spence, who had no connection with the movement, obtained some work at Messrs. Tallis's, but this work did not last any length of time. He accordingly left Tallis's on the 10th of September, and on the 13th he was " taken on" at Mr. Jackson's, another copperplate printer, where he worked until the 16th, when he was told by Mr. Jones, the foreman, that his services would be required no longer, as the other men in the establishment objected to asso ciate with him. Of course he was not satisfied with this summary mode of proceeding, and as a chapel had been held amongst the other men with reference to him self, he applied to Francis Friend, the father of the chapel, to know how it was that the men entertained such an antipathy towards him. Friend replied that they objected to him because he had been working at Tallis's, which was " a closed house," while he was besides attached to a society which they did not recognise. This was the conspiracy complained of, and it was for the jury to decide whether the evidence made it out. Francis Spence, the prosecutor, was called to esta blish the facts as disclosed in the statement of his coun sel. He said the chapel was held in his presence, but he was excluded from its deliberations, and the resolu tion the men came to was communicated to him by Francis Friend. He protested against the whole pro ceeding, as two other men who had worked at Tallis's like himself had been taken into other open houses, and it was too bad to make him the victim of the former strike. Cross-examined—He had been in work ever since at a Mr. Thomas's. The expense of this prosecution would fall upon himself, but he was receiving assistance from various friends. Messrs. Tallis had nothing to do with it either directly or indirectly. Mr. Jones, the foreman, stated that Harper and Francis Friend waited upon him as a deputation from the men, and stated that they would not associate with the prosecutor. He, however, discharged Spence for two reasons ; first because he knew that he could get work elsewhere, and, secondly, because he did not think he would be comfortable in the shop if he retained him. Mr. Baron Alderson remarked, that, after this evi dence, the case was at an end. There could be no doubt that if the men had agreed that no man should work with them who had worked with Tallis, they had been guilty of a criminal act ; but there was nothing to show what took place at the chapel. He did not say this by way of censure upon the men, but for their guidance in future, and he hoped they would bear this observation in mind when again they contemplated the uncharitable and unchristian act of preventing a fellow-workman from obtaining employment. Mr. Parry said they had no desire to do anything of the sort, and never had. They had only agreed not to associate with Spence, and surely there was no law to prevent them doing that. Mr. Ballantine—My lord, if such an agreement as that is a conspiracy, I am afraid our profession has a good deal to answer for. (A laugh.) Mr. Baron Alderson—But to conspire together in the manner I have stated is a grave criminal offence, and I hope the men will avoid breaking the law in that respect. Mr. Clarkson said all the defendants were respectable men in their trade, and had no wish to conspire together to prevent any man from obtaining work, but they claimed their right to associate or not with whom they thought proper. M. Baron Alderson—Yes ; but they should exercise that right individually, and not collectively. A verdict of acquittal was then taken. NEW COURT. Charles Davis, 18, French polisher, was indicted for having broken into the dwelling-house of William Allat son, and stealing therefrom a gold watch valued at 161. Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. W. Cooper defended. The prosecutor, who is a watchmaker in the Old Bailey, stated that about half-past 6in the evening on the 23d of this month he was sitting at work in his shop, when his window was broken by a large stone which was thrown through the window and passed just over his head, and at the same moment a hand came through the broken window, and the watch was snatched from off a rail with great violence. Witness immediately ran to the door, which he found quite fast, and upon getting out he found that the door had been tied with a rope to the scraper. A little girl, who was sitting upon the steps of Wil liams's boiled beef house, facing, stated that she saw two men come from a court adjoining the prosecutor's, and peeped about for some time, and one of them tied the door, whilst the other broke the window and took out a watch. She crossed over whilst they were doing so, and saw the face of the prisoner, he had a red handker chief round his neck. They walked a short distance, and then ran away. She gave information to the police, and a description of the prisoner. About three-quarters of an hour afterwards prisoner was given in charge in Fleet -street for some other offence, and he then had a red handkerchief tied round his mouth. When at the Guildhall Police-court the girl saw him with two other men, but did not recognise him until the police made the prisoner put on the red handkerchief which he had on when he was given in custody. The jury acquitted bim. He was again indicted for stealing a gold watch from the perso n o f a gentleman named Henry Maddison upon the same night. It appeared that he with violence snatched the watch from the person of the prosecutor as he was crossing Blackfriars-bridge, and handed it to a woman who was with him. He was convicted, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. SHERIFFS COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before R. Gurney, Esq., Q.C.) DALTON V. JOHNSON.-SINGULAR RESULT. The plaintiff described as a sempstress, and defendant is a respectable tradesman in the City. Mr. J. B. Davies appeared for the defendant, and contended that a contract had been broken, inasmuch as the plaintiff had pawned the property, and Mr. Johnson only reco vered a portion under the order of the magistrate, who directed the pawnbrokers to deliver it up forthwith. Defendant had been at great trouble and expense to bring the plaintiff to justice, and she had been convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The plaintiff said that she had suffered the penalty of the law, and there was an end. Mr. Davies submitted that the contract had been broken, and therefore the plaintiff could not recover.— The return by the pawnbrokers under the direction of the magistrates could not avoid the contract. Mr. Johnson was examined, and proved the delivery of a large quantity of goods to make up, and that a por tion had been abstracted. Mr. Davies submitted that this amounted to an act of felony. His Honour said that the plaintiff had undergone the penalty of the law, as she called it. Mr. Davies—Then, your Honour, the case ends. You have no power to adjudicate. His Honour—That does not deprive her from her claim for work done. Mr. Davies—l again submit most respectfully that a felony had been committed. It was not a mere case of illegally pawning, for the plaintiff had been entrusted with full sets of silver plated buttons with the crest and initials of the Eastern Counties Railway, and she bad substituted others in their place. His Honour said that there was no doubt that plain tiff could recover for the work done. Mr. Johnson said that he resisted the claim solely on principle. His Honour said that it appeared to him so, but the law was against him (defendant). The plaintiff came before the Court under any but favourable circumstances, and, making deductions, a judgment might be taken for Hs., allowing for deduction, and immediate judgment would not issue, so that the plaintiff might have the opportunity of considering whether he would bring an action as a set off, which ought to have been pleaded at first. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,500 American and 500 Surat were taken for export and on specu lation. The market closed steadily without altera tion in prices. The sales comprised 4,000 Ameri can, 170 Pernam and Maranham, 50 Bahia, 800 Egyptian, at 6d. to 91-d.; 700 Surat, at 22d. to 32d.; and 10 Sea Island, at is. 9d. per lb. Rail way Shares were flat. One very important result of the recent Customs Investigation is announced. There is to be an open court for hearing the complaints and repre sentations of the merchants twice in every week. In the accounts received yesterday from South Australia there are many interesting statements respecting the progress of the colony ; and although gold has not been discovered to any extent there, and it was at first apprehended that the effect of its abundance in the other colonies would be to draw away the population to Adelaide, the result has not been such, and the progress of the colony has been exceedingly rapid. It appears that several parties who had left for the gold diggings at Melbourne and Sydney returned with their acquired riches as speedily as possible to their old locations in South Australia, and invested their money generally in land. The wise regulations of the Legislature facilitating the sale of land, together with the very politic arrangements for bringing in gold, and allowing it to pass current after being stamped at the Assay-office, have proved of incal culable benefit, as the statistics which we subjoin will tend to show. Another late recommendation of the Governor, the Adelaide Chamber of Com merce had found it expedient to go against, namely, the levying of an export duty on gold, following the pry posal of Mr. La Trobe in Victoria. To charge the South Australians with such a duty would be to tax them twice, inasmuch as the gold is not produced in their colony. The deepening of the harbour and the bars at Adelaide will, it is hoped, be early carried out. An improvement in the local arrangements of the Post Office had been carried into effect. The population of the Colony steadily increased during the year enclitic , the 30th of June la: t, and was calculated at 72,000 persons. The general revenue yielded 149,0001., and the territorial revenue 245,0001., showing an increase of 200,0001., or more than double the revenue of the preceding year. The following is a compara tive statement of the exports from South Australia, for the year ending 25th of June last : I. Produce of the colony— Wool, 11,360 bales (3,702,952 lbs.) £189,657 15 0 Copper, 28,1442 cwt 113,893 8 0 Regulus, 34 tons 1,360 0 0 Copper ore, 4,7931 tons 95,147 0 0 Lead ore, 202 tons 291 0 0 Grain, 9,018 qrs 30,993 3 0 Flour, 6,233 tons 166,881 0 0 Bran and pollard, 1,5192 tons 16,399 5 0 Hay, 1,309 i tons 13,278 0 0 Other farm produce 13,629 10 0 Tallow, 180 cwt 250 0 0 Hides, horns, bones, &c 316 0 0 Animals 4,170 0 0 Sundries 5,704 0 0 Total exports, produce of the colony, £651,970 1 0 11. Imports re-exported 101,104 18 0 Total exports of merchandise £753,074 19 0 111. Gold dust and bullion, manifested, 1,487,283 0 0 Grand total £2,240,358 19 0 Besides gold dust. and bullion not manifested, the quanti ties of which cannot be ascertained. The excess, compared with 1852, was 1,296,0561., but a largo proportion of this was gold. The im ports, exclusive of coin and bullion, were 1,007 , 3831., being an increase of about 400,0001. The circulation of the Banks was 226,6331., and the discounts were 331,9131., being a reduction as com pared with July 1852, while the bullion showed an increase of over a million, being 1,532,0001. The large amounts realised for land must materially im prove the position of those companies, and indi viduals who have estates eligibly situated, espe cially near the towns of the colony, as there is less land jobbery than in Victoria, and the pursuits of agriculture and mining are in more favour, the increase of population will no doubt be composed of the choicest settlers, and possessingthe requisite means of becoming small proprietors. Money is in demand again to-day, and shipments of bullion are rather freely made to France. The English funds are - giving way, and there is a renewal of money sales, the increasing rate of discount out of doors telling very sensibly in con junction with the altered aspect of political mat ters. Consols have been 95 to 1 1 , and since 941 They are now 94 This is per Cent, under yes terday's closing values. The New 3i per Cents. have been marked 95f to and the 3 per Cents. 93i to 94k. Bank Stock, after being 2171, has rallied to 219. Exchequer Bills are ss. to Bs., and India Bonds Is. to 3s. premium. India Stock is at 250, and South Sea Stock at 113. Not a dozen bargains have been entered into in the Foreign Market, and prices are not so good. Spanish New Deferred have been done at 22 and 22. Grenada Deferred at 7/, and Dutch 2 per Cents. at 63g. There have been no bargains in Russian or Mexican. There has been a decline in the quotations of nearly all the English railways in which business has been done, and the reaction in Consols is the only cause to be assigned. Caledonian, Great Northern, Great Western, Midland, and South- Eastern, have been fairly dealt in. Foreign Shares are all remarkably quiet, and the business has fallen off in Belgian quite suddenly. The Gold Mine Shares have been inactive, and there is a decline in Mexican and South American. Great Nugget are heavy. The Shares of the Australian Banks have been tolerably steady, and the British North American higher. A decline has occurred in Crystal Palace Shares. The Land Companies' are about the same. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Prom the. Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock i per Cent. Reduced Annuities KA 3$ 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 954 4i I i New 31 per Cent. Annuities 9si a India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO ••••• ........ ••••••• Ditto, under £lOOO 3 1 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, ld. £l000 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Grenada Bonds, Deferred Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4si • • _ nAr Cent. 211.4 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2l Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 638 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..,.. ._. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 9 41 i Ditto December Account 9 413 i It is believed that the Emperor of Russia has with drawn the whole of his funds from the Bank of England, and closed his account with that establishment, and also with the Bank of France. The Bank of England had acted as his hankers since the failure of Messrs. Harman and Co., in 1846. FRENCH IMPORTS OF COAL AND IRON.—Tho following figures regarding the French imports of coal and iron, extracted from official documents published by the French Custom-houses, supply information of interest at the present moment :—The import of coal from England into France amounted in 1852 to 664,633 tons of 1,000 kilogrammes, and that of coke to 2,733 tons. In the same year France received 1,792,155 tons of coal and 169,398 tons of coke from Belgium. Coal was also obtained in considerable quantities from Rhenish Prussia. As regards pig iron, the total amount im ported into France in 1852 was 46,244 tons, of which 15,002 tens were from England, and 26,416 from Bel gium.. She also received 1,841 tons of iron in bars and 270 tons of steel from England. In connexion with these statements, it may be remarked that it was only Belgian pig iron which (exceptionally) enjoyed under the former French tariff the reduced charges that are now made general, and that iron in bars or wrought, whether coming from Belgium or from England, was alike subjected to the excessive rates that prevailed up to the publication of the recent decree. COAL AND IRON TRADE.—Such a demand for coal, with such high rates, never was known before in those districts by the oldest man living. This is in a great measure owing to the facilities given by the introduction of railways into this locality for the transit of it into the different countries, in connection with the home demand for forges, mills, and furnaces, and, as winter approaches, every person who can afford it is trying to get in a stock. We are happy to state that the dis stricts are very peaceable and the colliers are remark ably quiet, and there seems a greater disposition on their part to pay more attention to their work in the early part of the week. The iron trade continues re markably brisk, and, as the French traffic upon manu factured and pig iron is now reduced, a still greater impetus will be given to it. Prices are still advancing, which is not to be wondered at, when we consider that the price of the raw material has suffered no diminution in price during the present year, while the prices upon the manufactured and pig iron have receded consider ably, and are not now up to the standard they were when coal and stone attained their present price. Labour still continues in high request, with every prospect of a continuance.— Wolverhampton Herald. WHOLESALE DESERTIONS FROM THE NAVY.--It is scarcely credible, but we believe that the fact can be verified, that no less than 500 seamen and marines have deserted from her Majesty's ships at the home ports within the last two or three months.—Ryntouth MCA MINIIMI CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday the commissioners assembled at Guildhall ; Deputy Peacock in the chair. The principal business of the court was to receive the annual report of the medical officer of health of the City of London. The ordinary business having been transacted, Mr. Simon's report, which is considered to exceed, in length and detail, any which has been presented to the commis sioners, was handed in, and was ordered to be printed and taken into consideration at a future court, i HACKNEY CARRIAGES AT RAILT Ar STATIONS. • " Metropolitan Police-office, Whitehall-place, Nov'. In • " Sir,—l beg leave to call your attention to the prow; • sions of an act of the last session of Parliament, which re ' quires the drivers of hackney carriages to give to the hirf a a card, on which shall be printed the words, Hack ne carriage, and the number of the Stamp-office plate on carriage, or such other words or figures as the Commi sioners of Police may direct.' " The commissioners have directed a card of the patter n enclosed to be used, and a notice has been given accord ingly to all proprietors and drivers of hackney carriages. " A regulation has also been made by the commissioners • to enforce the delivery of the card by the drivers at all hackney carriage standings, in order that the public may derive the benefit of the law, intended to furnish parties with the necessary information for proceeding against the driver in any case of complaint, or for recovering properly left in the carriage. " As it is of great importance that the practice of de livering the card by the driver, though not asked for by' the hirer, should be regularly enforced wherever the car-riage may be hired, I have to suzgest that you shoul d cause a regulation to be made, that - all drivers of hackney carriages plying for hire on the preniises of the Railway Company, within the metropolitan district, shall be provided with cards of the approved pattern, a nd that the driver, when hired, shall deliver the card before leaving: the premises of the company. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " RICHARD MAYNE. " To the Chairman of the Railway Company:" " NOTICE. " The attention of the proprietors and drivers is called:. to the notice issued the 17th of August last, as to the form of the card to be given by the driver of a hackney carriage to the hirer ; and if a card of any other description shall be given hereafter, proceedings before a magistrate will be taken against him, and he is liable to a penalty of 405., or itoprisonment for one month, for offending against the law oia the subject-16th and 17th of Victoria, cap. 33, sec. 8. The Cards, when delivered, are to be clean, with the fi gur es and letters printed in black ink, and distinctly' legible. "RICHARD MAnrz. m e tropolitan Police-office, Scotland-yard, Nov. 10." " NOTICE. " Several complaints having been made that the figures on the cards given by the drivers of hackney carriages are not sufficiently large, cards of the following pattern, printed in black ink, are to be used hereafter, and the pattern inserted on the notice of July Bth is hereby can: celled : PROPRIETOR'S NAME. ADDRESS. " The figures of the Stamp-office plate of each carriage are to be printed on the card exactly of the size and cha racter of those in this pattern, and the card itself the size of the pattern. " The printing on the back of the card is added that the proprietor may write his name and address thereon, which will enable him to check the driver to whom the cards are given, and prevent the improper use by other drivers of cards with the number of his carriage. _ _ " Proprietors are requested to enforce upon the drivers the advantage of a strict compliance with the law requiring a ticket to be given in every case to the hirer of the car riage when getting in ; this practice will give the public 9 , facility in tracing carriages, and prevent drivers from being unjustly charged or suspected in cases of complaint by the hirers. " RICHARD MAINS. " Metropolitan Police-office, Public Carriage Branch, Aug.l7." MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Notwithstanding that the show of English wheat here o-day was limited, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at barely Monday's currency. From abroad, the imports of wheat have amounted to 9,030 quarters. Good heavy parcels were held at full quo tations. In all other kinds little was doing, at barely stationary prices. Floating cargoes commanded very little attention. We had a dull inquiry for barley, but no further decline took place in prices. Malt was very dull, at late rates. Fine old oats were scarce, and quite as dear as on Mon day. New Irish rather dull, and rather lower. Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. Wheat. 890 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. I Malt. l Oats. Flour. 1,720 1,100 310 470 100 3,390 470 eks 5,110 brl English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 9,030 I 1,580 WHITECFIAPEL. --- The beef trade ruled active, at an advance of 2d per Sibs ; all other kinds of meat were steady, at full prices• Beef from 2s Bd. to 48 2s ; mutton, 3s Od to 45 8d ; veal, 3 , i 6d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very inactive. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.- (THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 30.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and dull, hazy weather, with rain at times. OFF DOVER, Nov. 29.—Jeremiah Garnett, from Ham' burgh, for Sydney. OFF THE NEEDLES, Nov. 28.—Equator, from Quebec; Olof, St. Übes. OFF MARGATE, Nov. 29.—Nightingale, from Calcutta; Nelson, do. ; Regina, Mauritius. OFF SOUTH FORELAND, NOV. 29.—Uhland, from Bre men, for New Orleans. CARDIFF, Nov. 26.—The Hero, of Falmouth, has put in here in distress. FALMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Othello, from Rio Janeiro ; Westmoreland, Bahia. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Enter prise, from Alexandria. COWES, Nov. 29.—Wind, S.W. Arrived —Madeschde, from Akyab. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 29.—The Golden Age, for Australia , was taken into the Huskisson gra v ing do ck to-day to un dergo an examination. The time for her departure c annot be fixed until the extent of damage she received has been found out. BOSTON, Nov. 28.—Arrived—Catharine, from Quebec. SHIELDS, Nov. 29.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Johanna , from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Arrived—Dianapore, from London, for Madras ; Patrick Henry, from London, for New York. POOLE, Nov. 29.—Wind, S. Arrived—Hearts of Oak , from Newfoundland. DARTMOUTH, Nov. 29:—Wind, S.S.W., stormy. Ar' rived—Guincho, from London, for Santander. STROMNESS, Nov. 28. —Sailed—Abbey, for Melbourne. BELFAST, Nov. 28.—The Britannia (brig) of and frosty London for thi s p or t, h as gone as h ore i n th e south BeY.f., Tara, near Portaferry, an d i s lik e ly t o b ecome a to"'" wreck.—The Mary Ann, of and for this port from Cultre Quay, whilst lying at anchor in the river, on the 26th N - Ovo was run into and sunk by the Telegraph (s), from Liver pool. Crew saved. WIVENHOE, Nov. 29.—The Quirina and Anna (Nether lands brig) got ashore on the Long Sand, on the night of 26th November. Crew saved on board the Sunk Light' The vessel afterward s d r ift e d on th e G un fl eet Sand, air became a wreck. She is buried about 4 feet in the sand , but it is hoped some of the cargo may be recovered whe n the weather moderates. Several smacks are with her. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 19.—The Constanza, from Marianople to Queenstown or Falmouth, put into this port Nov- 15 1 with part of cargo overboard; has been d ama ged, 11 %. ordered to discharge. The S.N Spiridione, from Car ol 2 to Malta, was abandoned in a sinkin g s t a t e 70 miles Us .ant; crew picked up, and landed here, by the Ws"' Kelpie, from London. be STARCROSS, Nov. 29.—A foreign barque, supposed the Haabets Anker, with deals, has come ashore on - Pole Sand, near Exmouth ; crew saved. an d ST. ANDREWS (FIFE), Nov. 27.—The Newcastle Berwick Packet, while attempting to take this harbour of Nov. 25, was driven on the rocks, whe re s h e now lies, o ff should the weather become moderate, she may be got u with considerable damage. i te- YARMOUTH, Nov. 29.—The Elizabeth Moore, 0-f Wh the haven, from Hamburg to Liverp oo l, arr i ve d to day c t roads, with considerable damage, having been off h, with a vessel, supposed to be a R uss i an brig, uff would. She will come into harbour to repair. The Vulcan, of and from H ar tl e p oo l, for London, pen on Corton, and not upon S ou th Scroby Sand, es before reported. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 10.45 A.Df• Wind N.W., moderate, and foggy. Arrived—Alps (screw-steamer), from Havre. Off—Lancaster, from Calcutta. Sailed—Cambria (steamer), for Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, WEDNESDAY, 10 A.H. CUSTOMS RETURN. Wind S., hazy and cloudy ; tide, half flood. Arrived—Leonne, from Gravelines ; Thea , from 61- velines ; Sareph, from Calcutta; City of Londo n, etas from Dunkirk. iothval Sailed—Countess of Lonsdale (s) for Hamburg; Sovereign, for Sunderland , with part of her foreign er, - DEAL, WEDESDAY, 9.18 A-. 9 z• Wind S.W., fresh, and cloudy. Passed—Tom Bowline, fr:m Madras, for London Europa, from St. Andrews, for London. The Marquis of Hastings has lost jibb oo m, having br ; run foul of by a schooner. name unknown, from Rou e the latter vessel proceeded to Ramsgate. - - CHRISTMAS AS A HOLIDAY. We are informed tllll6 Messrs. Leaf, Smith, Leaf, and Co 39, Old Cange) who employ in thei r establishment about 200 persons! have . intimated to those in their service, that in c" 81. deration of Christmas-day falling this year on SuodotP . they will make the day following (Monday) A close 12°11 a day, so as to enable those in their employment to send the day with their families and friends. n ieni the 'circumstance in the hope that other how; iv follow No excellent an example. No who 40,00( t, The Was an to Schi Gem ence of left the doubts uothinf The. the E n not to I The 1 of the J At the mail had We ob HACKNEY CARRIAGE, 197. Reference in case of complaints, or Property left in the Carriage. NM .... ..... 1,.4