The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-28 00:00:00

sense, loss of )n the mem -10 late time 3ut ;entle - Alto ng oni bay orders rise to a ,, and sa id to as GO' 1;.cca ll• he has nd th e n c rous With a [, sine' tit the s mere to like iy as , P bun t° 3 Coy. N'an al l. ) vtu, ;Rion of 4 been l otion , )wan ts. osatie• a ccon, j°rdwar:rteci ;ration. , wev er, ; n th of a st ac" ir„ o urf as not lvance LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. 1 SIZARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) FE LANCE. General Jomini h as just arrived at Brussels on his way to Paris frog n St. Petersburg. General Randon, Governor-General of Algeria, arrived on the 23d 2 ,t Marseilles, on his return to his post. The Paris Bours e was exceedingly weak yester day, and after the fia •st half-hour prices went down Without a check. 14 71ie Three per Cents. are 90c. lower, and the FOIL r-and-a-Half per Cents. 35e. lower, at 74f. 85c., aid 101 f. sc. Bank of France Shares have fallen Cf., those of the Societe Mobi here 16f. 25c., and the Mortgage Bonds 2f. 50c. Foreign Funds we; - e comparatively neglected. Railway Shares were offered, but the decline in them is scarcely in p roportion with that in the Three per Cents. The principal lines have fallen from 7f. 50c. to 10f. E xchange on London (short), 25f. 74c., money ; ditto, 90 days, 25f. 771 c., Money. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1853 THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S FIRST VISIT TO THE NORTHERN DEPART MENTS OP PRANCE. take place at 4 o'clock, the hour of the departure of the express boat from Boulogne. The town is most densely crowded with English and other visitors, and great has bee n th e difficulty of those arri v i ng here from Calais, from 40 to GO francs being demanded for a common cart, con veying two persons, the whole of the pl aces i n th e diligence having been engaged as long since as Friday last. CALMS, TUESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Their Majesties, on their progress to the ball at the Philharmonic Hall, last night, and amidst the cheers of an immense concourse of spectators, caused the royal cortege to pass at a slow pace, the better to have a glance at the illuminations. This little attention on the part of the Sovereign was greatly appreciated by the townspeople, who, fully sensible of their exertions to render the ancient seaport worthy of the presence of the Imperial personages, not being commensurate with their wills, with that ready observation of the French character, testified their admiration of the interest so considerately manifested by the Emperor and his illustrious con sort. The weather in the early part of the day was most beautiful, but just as the Emperor arrived a smart shower of rain came on, which, however, appears now happily to have passed away. The ball was admirably conducted by the stew ards • and though th e room was on a sca l e b ut cal culated to accommodate about 400, at the last mo ment 500 tickets had been issued, and yet there was no crowding, no irregularity, no torn dresses, and consequently the fair members of the assem bly were in the best possible mood throughout the evening. Among the most distinguished of the guests were the British officers who, on the previous day, had attended the camp at Helfaut ; and the presence of the Earl of Lucan, the Marquis of Worcester, Lord Bingham, and Colonel Dupuis, as officially appointed to represent our Government, was a source of evident and general gratification. The various Foreign Consuls also engaged the kind at tention of their Majesties. The dresses of the ladies were most elegant and varied. Their majesties left the ball a few minutes after 12 o'clock. At eight o'clock the Prefect, Sub-prefect, the Mayor and Municipality, together with the depu tations of the trades, assembled at the Imperial residence for the purpose of accompanying the Em peror and Empress to the harbour and docks, and at half-past eight the Imperial guests signified their readiness to depart. His Majesty was preceded by a cavalry guard of honour, then the mounted police, and immediately afterwards the select of the harbour employes. The Imperial person was on either side guarded by the principal officers of the harbour and docks, flanked by the municipality and fishermen. His Majesty was escorted about the docks and pier by the chiefs of each department, and the Emperor received with the utmost attention the suggested improvements to the harbour from the principal engineer of the Imperial harbour. After a minute inspection of the harbour, the Emperorlvisited the Gourgain, where he was greeted by the fishermen and their families right warmly. There was a vast display of the finest specimens of the Calais fishery, and his Majesty paid particular attention to what was said by the veterans engaged in this arduous and hazardous calling. The deplorable state of the poor in some portions of the city was pointed out to the attention of the Emperor by the mayor and the heads of the clergy. His Majesty expressed his intention of aiding the efforts of the municipality to improve the condition of the poor of Calais. The persons who had distinguished themselves in saving life from the perils of the deep were pre sented to their Sovereign, who highly eulogised their humanity and bravery, and conferred upon them distinguished proofs of his satisfacti on . His Majesty returned to the imperial residence shortly after ten o'clock, in the same order as he had set out, the soldiers lining the streets, pre senting arms, and his approach being heralded by trumpeters stationed along the line of cortege. Her Majesty immediatelT, on the arrival of the Sovereign, held a reception, at the Hotel Dessin. The Empress was presented with a splendid lace robe, the manufacture of those exhibiting in the Customhouse, adjoining tie station. The superb presentation was most graciously received by the Empress, and was the creditable result of English and for the special o a c n e d as French workpeople jointly, The audience with their Majesties having now terminated, the departure was signified by the mayor, whereon the same line of procession was formed as that which conducted the Imperial visi tors from the station yesterday. The streets were lined with infantry of the line, from the Hotel Dessin to the limits of the town. Their Majesties set out at a few minutes past 11 o'clock for Boulogne in a plain travelling carriage, I , a strong guard of cavalry heading the Imperial party, and the rear being brought up by hussars and a troop of horse artillery. The departure of their Majesties was accompanied by the booming of 101 guns, and the Imperial car riages were followed by those of several private families who had come from the vicinity of Bou logne to pay their respects to the Emperor and Empress. There are hundreds going off for Boulogne, a distance of some 26 miles, but the charge for tra velling by any mode of conveyance is exorbitant beyond all precedent. Here they are all fishermen ; those who do not incline to go afloat content themselves with catching gudgeons. It is quite a consolation, however, t o the English to find that they alone are not, as in general, the only prey to the cupidity of hotel-keepers, and that the natives, though not always to be caught, have on this oc casion, however, been regularly fleeced as cleanly as themselves. BOULOGNE, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, HALF-PAST THREE. This morning at 11 o'clock their Imperial Ma jesties left Calais, and their route throughout to this place has been one series of triumphs. All along the road, wherever there was an opportu nity, the national colours were displayed, and triumphal arches erected, whilst the people lined the roads in groups of from 50 to 100 persons, where not a house was to be seen for miles. The only place of importance on the route between Calais and Boulogne, which had to be traversed by post, was Marquises ; and here there was such a display as we have never seen in any place of equal size, not equalling a fifth-rate English village, yet three triumphal arches spann3d. the road, and the municipal authorities and other inhabitants wero drawn up on either side of the way to present an address to their Majesties, which was most graciously received. Ap proaching Boulogne, the manifestations of popular favour were evidenced in every possible manner ; and gratifying as have been the receptions in every other portion of the Imperial progress, they have been much excelled here ; indeed, though we have had much experience in viewing such demonstra tions, we have never seen this exceeded, not even in the enthusiasm which always awaits our own gracious and beloved Monarch wherever she ap pears. Their Majesties and suite, occupying 11 carriages, and escorted by several detachments of the military, arrived at the Calais gate, outside of the town of Boulogne, which, as far as we have yet been enabled to see, presents nothing but a continuation of triumphal arches, garlands, wreaths, flowers, evergreens, and ribbons, and were received by the Mayors, the members of the Municipal Council, and deputations from the various trades ; in a very elegant tent, where the keys of the town were tendered to his Majesty, and appropriate addresses presented —an Imperial salute being at the same time fired from the harbour, all the vessels in which were deco rated with colours, and the bells from the various churches ringing a merry peal. After the presen tation of the various addresses, the royal cortege proceeded by the Rue de Lille, the Place d'Armes, and the Place au 816, to the Sous Prefecture, the Imperial cortege advancing in the following order A picket of cavalry. The Imperial carriages. The Municipal Body. The Military Authorities. The Sous-Prats. The Magistracy. The other constituent bodies, in the usual order of precedence. The Institutions, Deputations, and Corporations. A picket of cavalry. Immediately after the Imperial cortege arrived at the Sous Prefecture, in their progress to which they were most enthusiastically cheered, the cries of " Vive l'Empereur et l'lmperatrice " being most incessant and prolonged, the various portions of the cortege defiled down the Grande Rue before the Emperor, and separated on the Place d'Alton. Shortly after three o'clock, the Emperor received the authorities in the following order : The Bishop of Arras and his Clergy. The Military Authorities. The Magistracy. The Municipal Body ; and The other constituted bodies according to precedence. During the reception at the Calais gate, an old natelotte, heading the deputation from the fishing population of Boulogne, presented an address to the Emperor, said to be a verba tim repetition of the one she delivered to his uncle when in the flower of her youth and beauty. The troops taking part in the procession consisted of two squadrons of the 12th Regiment of Chas seers with their staff-officer, and one battalion of the 6th Regiment of Light Infantry with their staff-officer. These troops, together with about 50 gendarmes, and upwards of 300 pompi ers, i nc l u di ng those of ontreuil, formed an aggregate of nearly 2,000 men. At this moment their Imperial Majesties are proceeding by the Grand Rue to the Napoleon Colurau, where an inspection of the troops is to RUSSIA _A_ND TURKEY. The Moniteur of yesterday announces in the fol lowing terms the en trance of part of the English and French squadrons into the sea of Marmora : "The last news from Constantinople informs us that on the application of the Ambassadors of France and England, in accord with the Ottoman Govern ment, two French and two English frigates have passed the Dardanelles, and anchored in front of Constantinople." The short note in the Moniteur appears to have no other importance than this, that it officially con firms the intelligence already received from other sources of the passage of the Dardanelles for a cer tain portion of the united squadrons. Whether the number of frigates be two or three is not of the slightest consequence ; the grand fact remains, that English and French vessels of war are be fore Constantinople. I understand from a trust worthy source, that the ambassadors at Con stantinople only ordered. two vessels at first, in order not to create too great alarm, but that the whole of the squadrons were to follow without de lay ; in fact, that it may be looked on as certain that all the other vessels have before now anchored in face of Constantinople. . . . . In order to lessen the impression which this de monstration is calculated to produce on the Emperor of Russia, the French and English Governments have directed their ambassadors at Vienna, Baron de Borqueney and Lord Westmoreland, to proceed to Olmutz, to pay their respects to his Majesty. They are also directed to embrace with eagerness any overture that might by possibility be made to wards resuming the negotiations. But the opinion here, in well-informed circles, is, that no such over ture will be made. Marshal Narvaez has received a letter from Ge neral Prim, announcing that he (the latter) has been placed by the Sultan at the head of a body of 20,000 men. It is to be remarked that General Prim has not received any authorisation from his own Government to accept any such post. Private accounts from the banks of the Danube to the 9th make known several important facts. The Russians, who had not quitted Bucharest until the 25th ult., had just pushed forward two recognis ances, the one to Kaletat, a small fortified place in Wallachia, on the right bank of the Danube, oppo site Widdin ; and the other to Giorgevo, opposite Rustchuk. That town has a real strategic importance by reason of the fortress which defends it, and which, situated on a small island on the Danube, commands the river in that part. No judgment can yet be formed of the plan of the Russians ; but according to the works of their engineers, they ap pear to intend to make Giorgeve one of their cen tres of operations in the south of Wallachia. The Turks on their side continue to use energetic means of defence. From Varna to Nicomedia all the vulnerable points of the river are fortified, the defile of Soumondji is impenetrable, and the artil lery is under the command of experienced officers. Omer Pacha is at Tama ; he shows an unbounded activity, and is well seconded by his officers. Everything shows that if the Russians attempt to cross th• Danube and the Balkans, they will meet with insurmountable difficulties. A letter from Moscow, of the 17th, states that the Emperor of Russia, on leaving Olmutz, will proceed to Odessa. SPAIN. A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid, of the 24th, says :—" The Madrid Gazette announces that the question of Marshal Narvaez has been solved ; the marshal may return to Spain when he thinks proper. The new military organisation will comprise, it is said, the nomination of several gene rals which had formed part of the Moderate Oppo sition." THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's mail packet Indiana, Capt. Lambert, arrived this morning. Her dates are—Calcutta, July 15 ; Mauritius, Aug. 7 ; Table Bay, 20 ; St. Helena, 29 ; Ascension, Sept. 2 ; St. Vincent's, 10 ; and Vigo, 25. At the Mauritius, sugars were making five dols. per 1001bs. Freights, 3/. 3s. to England. The Sydney emigrant ship was lost at Carmo niers Point, on the 12th of July ; crew and passen gers saved. Affairs continue tranquil at the Cape. The Gaikas and Kreli have fulfilled the stipulations im posed on them at the end of the war. Any sudden diminution of the troops would, in the opinion of the colonists, be followed by fresh outbreaks. The commerce of the Cape is daily increasing, and the constitution has given a full sense of security. At the Cape—The Meander, Dart, and Hydra. The Bosphorus, from England, was daily expected. Two Spanish ships of war (a frigate and a brig) Were at Vigo. Spoken—Aug. 16, in lat. 34 S., long. 25 E., the Chancellor, bound from Bombay to Liverpool ; on the 17th, in lat. 35 S., long. 21 E., the Robt. Peel, from Batavia to Cowes ; on the 28th, in lat. 18 S., long. 3 W., the Cambria to Liverpool ; on the 30th, in lat. 14 S., 7 W., the Martaban for Liver pool ; Sept. 7, in lat. 7, 19 W., the Orion ; Sept. 11, in lat. 19, 25 W., the Andover ; Sept. 26, in lat. 44 N., 10 W., distinguishing pendant No. 70. THE UNITED STATES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived from New York this morn ing, with 100 passengers, but no specie. She brings the following intelligence NEW YORK, SEPT. 17. The Hermann has arrived at New York, and the Niagara at Boston. The Court of Bishops at Camden has, by a una nimous vote, dismissed the presentment against Bishop Doane, chiefly on the ground that that pre late, as he admitted, had acted indiscreetly, but not With wrong intent. The Union (official) denounces the policy of in troducing apprenticeship instead of slavery into Cuba, and hints at interference. The pestilence at New Orleans is abating. MARKETS.—Money easy ; fall trade large. Stocks have recovered, but are not active. Sterling ex change lower, and rather dull ; 1091 for bankers' bills, and 1071 to 108/ for merchants'. Cotton dull, and shows no change. Provisions are advanced, except flour, which has retrograded 6c. to 12c. per Darrel. Groceries and teas have advanced. THE SOUTHAMPTON MAIL PACKETS.—TUESDAY.--- The mail steam-ship Iberia, belonging to the Peninsu lar and Oriental Company, and commanded by Captain Roberts, 'ell this afternoon for the Peninsular with the usual mails; &c. The Iberia has taken out about t hirty-five passengers, 4,320/. in specie for Lisbon, and a full genera l cargo . The above company's screw steamship Cadiz will leave the docks to-morrow to Proceed to her intended station, Bombay. She will be taken out by Captain Cooper, who will upon her ar rival hand her over to the charge of another corn- Inander. The Cadiz will proceed partly under steam and Partly under sail, and is expected to reach her destination in about ninety days. She will take sufficient provisions to last her crew six months, and will also have on board shout 500 tons weight of coal for steaming purposes. the will also take out a considerable amount of stores for the company's depot at Bombay, but no mails or Passengers. The line upon which she will be placed Will be between Hong Kong and Bombay, touching at l'enang, Singapore, Galle, and Ceylon. The Tartar will also leave to-morrow for China, and will be towed out until beyond sight of land by the Cadiz. Owing to the ernallness of this vessel, it has been deemed necessary to remove her paddle-boxes for the purpose of enabling her rnore easily to travel under canvas, there being sufficient tin'"vage room in her to enabl e h er t o s t eam out to her des ation. She will be commanded by Captain Calbeck, and is intended to be placed upon the China river ser 'rine- The next ship home belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company is the Indus, with the heavy Portio n o f the East India and China mails ; she may be expected to arrive about the 2d proximo. The Euxine Will convey the next outward East India an d Chi na meads to Alexandria on the 4th of October. The Sultan Will leave on the 7th of next month with the Peninsular &c., in the stead of the Madrid, which vessel is being laid up for the purpose of undergoing thorough r j J ) ,air. The S u lt an w ill b e comman d e d by C ap t a i n . r ol o an Weeks, late of th e Madrid. The Tagus, Capt a i n will be home with the Peninsular mail about the BttlnOPle4a, and the Douro and Rajah are expected from Con early the commencement of next month. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RATLwAtri. C.osing Peet Yeiterlay. 20 -- 22 4 - 4i 81 - 91 13 - 11 :11 15 - 17 5 - 4 (I 46A - 47 14 - 16 2i -IN 7i - 84 i•• ''''' ••• 4 - 41 2 3 114. -14 i 36 - 40 21 - 28 60 - 62 5s si fs - - i. 6S -69 i 41 - 43 119 - 121 98 - 100 77 - 78 82 -- 87 10 --121. 60 -- 61 7i -- 70 41 -- 3id 11i -- 121 7 74 par 1 p 92 94 931 99] r Par 6 I 72 74 14 13 d 12 11 d 17 - 19 54 -54 A 32 - 34- 47 52 id par 6 5 d L ie 4 —3 d 24 —25 8— 10 2 7 7i 6i 7i 8; d 2 p 35 - 37 86 - 88 57 - 59 60 - 65 ". --- •.. 3 2dis, 16 18 8 9 12 13 4 -- 3id 16 18 574 32 31 3- 4 28 - 30 2i - 3 13i - 14 56 58 10 —94 d 44 4d 42 43 Aberdeen ...... ....... Ambg. Nottng. Bost. dt Eastn. June....... Wolverh & Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lanesh & Cheshire Junet...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £2O. .. !Bristol & Exeter...... ;Chester & Holyhead 'Cork and Bandon.... !Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin &Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New ......... !East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (ClB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do.. Do., B. & C..... ;East Lancashire ... 'East & West Ind. Dk. & Birmiug. June lEdinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk I Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastera Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utbpt. London & Blaekwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S. Cst.l London & N. Western Do. Fifths London & S. Western Do., .C5O. ..... Do X 40 ...... Lndndrry.dzColeraine LndndiTy. dr Ennisk. Nanch.Shef.&Lineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. A Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British !North Devon, No.l ' Do., No. 2 Dc., 2 A Deferred Do., 2 B Guaranteed 'North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Wes trn Juno. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. di N. Westu. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock' and Railway Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterforcht , ,Limerick West Cornwall.. Wmbled on &Croydou Woodford..... York Newctl. &Ber w. Do. Extensions ,Do. G.N.E. Purchase ,York & N. Midland , Basinesa done this day. 4 xd 474 6i 100 8 THE QUEEN'S YACHT. PORTSMOUTH, TIIESDAY.—Her Majesty's yacht Vic toria and Albert is still being dismantled ; but it is now discovered that, even if lengthened the 63 feet ordered, the requisite accommodation will not be obtained. This was arrived at on a consultation over the plans for altera tion (brought down yesterday from the Amiralty by Captain Crispin), which were inspected this morning at the master shipwright's-cffice by a committee of officers, comprising Captain Crispin, Mr. Baker, inspector of machinery and chief engineer of the Royal yacht ; Mr. Murray, superintending engineer of this dockyard : Mr. Abethell, the master shipwright, &c. So mattes will remain in abeyance as to the actual cutting until the final opinion of the Admiralty is issued.—Tim es . The spoilation has commenced. The funnel and boilers have been taken out of her, and she has this day hauled over to the factory side to have her engines taken out, after which she will haul into No. 9 dock for the final tragedy. The blocks have been raised in the fore part of the dock upwards of eight feet, to allow for her extra length, which is purposed to be 265 feet. The gilt orna ments have been taken off, and the bowsprit got ashore this afternoon. She now presents a sightless and tender hull ; what she will be after having been " chloroformed" to undergo her terrible operation we are not prepared to say. We shall, at all events, watch the patient daily, and see if she sinks under it. But we yet hope for a change of treatment.—Morning Herald. THE CHOLERA. (From the General Board of Health, Whitehall,) NEWCASTLE. Deaths on the 26th of September : Cbolera 53 Diarrhoea 3 —56 The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhcea in Newcastle, during the present outbreak, has been 1.243. In the same period, viz., the first 26 days during the prevalence of epidemic cholera there in 1831-2, the number of deaths was 197. GATESHEAD UNION. Deaths on the 25th of September:— Ch01era............ ................................ 14 The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea, in Gateshead to the present date has been 306. During the same period, viz., the first 19 days in 1831-2, the deaths amounted to 131. Nine more medical visitors have been requested by the Medical Superintending Inspector of the General Board of Health. They have been instructed by the Board to leave town forthwith for the districts affected. SANATORY IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMBETH.. —The Com missioners of the Paving Board of the extensive and densely-populated parish of Lambeth, have at length commenced a most excellent mode of draining the various side streets leading out of the principal thoroughfares. Many of the side streets, leading especially out of the Waterloo-road, and the neighbourhood of the New-cut localities, where the cholera raged during the last visita tion ; although the drainage was good, yet the streets, not being properly formed, allowed the surplus water, after heavy showers, to remain in front of the inhabi tants' houses for several days. In hot weather, the effluvia arising from the stagnant water was unpleasant and dangerous, and the Commissioners have commenced paving the streets in a novel way, forming a small con duit in the centre of the roadway, and the sides of the road being slightly raised, the water is now effectually carried off, which must prove a great boon to the whole of the parishioners, especially at such a time as the pro sent, when we are threatened by another visitation of cholera. THE BIRMINGHAM GAOL CRUELTIES. A meeting was held in the Town-hall of Birmingham, on Tuesday, to protest against the justices appointing another governor and surgeon to this gaol. Such a hall has not been seen for years. From seven until eleven every inch of space was occupied, and a crowd surrounded the building. Mr. George Edmonds, the clerk of the peace, presided. Mr. Alderman Laroden, several town councillors, and the leading clergy of the establishment were present. Great excitement prevailed, and some degree of exas peration was caused by reason of the refusal of the mayor to grant the use of the hall, which was subse quently obtained by other means. Amongst the resolutions passed unanimously was one to the effect, that the meeti ng v i ewe d w ith f ee li ngs of indignation 1 • the horrible system of cruelty and oppres sion which had been carried on at the gaol, with the implied sanction of the visiting justices, and the meeting expressed its strong disapprobation of such inhuman treatment, also expressed a hope that the people of England would acquit the people of Birmingham of any participation of these barbarities. Also a subsequent resolution, moved by Mr. Coun cillor Aliday, the visiting justices were declared to have entirely forfeited the confidence of the people of Bir mingham, and the meeting solemnly protested against these justices participating in the appointment of an other governor and other officers of the prison. A gentleman, partner of one of the justices, attempted to move a counter resolution. He made some remarks, amidst a torrent of disapprobation, and finally gave way with the simple expression of his dissent, he being the only person who did dissent in the vast assembly. The Rev. G. S. BULL moved a vote of thanks to Lord Palmerston, which was carried by acclamation, as was also the following resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the appointment of a stipendiary magis trate for the borough would greatly facilitate the proper, orderly, and impartial discharge of magisterial business, and would tend to inspire the inhabitants of this great and important town with a confidence in the administra tion of the criminal and especially judicial decisions and summary convictions, which the borough justices do not at present possess." The immense crowd departed quietly at 11 o'clock. THE FUNDS. (From the Tinzts City Article.) The panic in the stock-market continues to increase, and has now apparently become uncontrollable from the mere force of contagion. At the commencement of business, before the course of operations had been influ enced by a renewal of vague excitement, there was a favourable reaction of the same character as that which took place on the previous morning ; but a continuous pressure of sales, both for money and account, then again set in, and a decline ensued with scarcely any pause, until Consols for money, which had opened at 92. had been sold at 931. Subsequently, on its becoming known that the quotations of the foreign exchanges were such as to put any further immediate transmission of gold to the continent out of the question, a slight im provement took place, but there was no alteration in the actual appearance of the market, which retained its agitated character to the last. Nothing transpired during yesterday to.account for the renewed fall, and operations seem to content them selves with general predictions of fearful monetary or political difficulties, according to the direction in which the market may be most sensitive for the moment. Of course, with fears of this kind once set in motion, a panic may be carried to any extent, since it soon creates of itself the very evils from the dread of which it bad its origin. Meanwhile, however, it is satisfactory to state that in no quarter among the respectable firms of London engaged in general trade does there appear to be the slightest fear of any commercial disasters—a con ' dition of affairs which harmonises with the fact that all stocks of produce or manufactures have for months past been cleared off at a profit as fast as they could be accu mulated, while, with the exception of the shipments to Australia, the entire commerce of the country has been carried on with more freedom from speculation than at any former period. The rate for money in the Stock Exchange yesterday on Government securities was 3 per cent. Out of doors and at the Bank there was a full, but not an excessive, demand. Some loans on Exchequer Bills were obtained at the Bank at the rate announced on Friday last— namely, 4 per cent. The fall in Consols since May has now exceeded 10 per cent. ; and on only eight occasions during the pre sent century has any continuous decline to a similar ex tent taken place. These instances were as follows —the downward course in each case having been interrupted by only slight oscillations. It will be observed that the heaviest periods were in 1803, on the breaking out of hostilities with France ; in 1819, on the resumption of cash payments ; in 1825, upon the failure of the private banks ; in 1830, on the rejection of the Itefoim Bill ; and in 1847, in consequence of the railway cr i s i s. In the remaining cases the fluctuation was little beyond that which has occurred this year, although in compar ing them with the present time, the greater margin for a fall that has been presented by the recent high prices must be kept in mind. Year. • Decline from 1802 1803 1814 1815 1819 1825 1830 1847 Extent of fall. 124 per cent. 22 4 " (4 114- ," 14k ' 194 '' 15k PROPOSED METROPOLITAN MANIFESTATION IN SUP. PORT OF TURKEY.-At a meeting of friends to the inde pendence of Turkey, held at Ande r t on ' s H otel, Fleet street, yesterday evening, Mr. J. A. Ni c h olay i n the chair, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : That a metropolitan aggregate m ee ti ng, f or t h e pur pose of eliciting anexpression of public opinion with re gard to the Russian invasion of Turkey, and the duty of this country in consequence thereof, be holden on the earliest possible day ; and that a sub-committee be ap pointed to forward the necessary arrangements, and to report to a general meeting of the committee on Satur day evening, October 1.” The sub-committee having been appointed, the meeting adjourned until Saturday evening, at the above:um:awned place. * The Earl of Dundonald possesses three Chili= decora tions for capturing the city of Valdivia and the frigate Esmeralda, and for clearing the Pacific of all hostile ves sels of war ; also the Grand Cross of the Order of the Cru zero, for driving the Portuguese from the northern pro vinces of Brazil ; and the Order of the Redeemer of Greece. His lordship s services to his own country have been ga zetted nine times. t His lordship has lately afforded the public some very sterling suggestions, the fruits of his vast experience, in the shape of a pamplet, entitled " Observations on Naval Affairs, and on some collateral subjects, Sze." In this volume he has published a s u mmar y of his naval services, and has exhibited acts of injustice, as experienced by him self, which should render its perusal imperative on all who feel in any way interested in the honour of their country, and especially on those whose duty, as well in whose power, it is to make atonement for tho past, and, by AMP Os ; to cowli recolledim 25 25 St. 50 40 25 25 St. 50 25 00 St. 13' 20 - 50 10 St. 25 25 1 111 1100 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 'Aber(l,:cn ....... - St. all Do., No. 2,7 p. c St. 100 ,Bris. & Ex. 4p.e. St ... 20 5 ;Do. 4p. c. 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Arrived—Devon port, Quebec. Sailed—Ameer, Port Philip ; Indiana (s), India and Cape of Good Hope. BRIDLINGTON BAY, Sept. 27.—Arrived- Corbet, Que bec, for Newcastle. GRIMSBY, Sept. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Enchan tress, Shields, for Sydney. BEAUMARRIS, Sept. 27.—Arrived—Lima, Montreal, for Rhyl. SCARBOROUGH, Sept. 27.—The Vine, of and for Ar broath, from Sunderland, took fire and foundered yester day off Henehleff Foot ' • crew saved. OFF ILFRACOMBN, Sept. 27.—Louisa, from Quebec, for Bristol. . . BRISTOL, Sept. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Maria, Barbadoes. ELSINORE, Sept. 22.—The Pizaoro, Grangemouth to Stettin, was in contact with the Curtew, Dantzic to Lon don.—The Isabella, Newcastle to St. Petersburgh, was in contact with the Cambria (s) ; the Isabella, which was abandoned, has received considerable damage, and is very leaky.—The Bordeaux, of Newcastle, has been asristed in with damage, from contact with a foreign vessel, name unknown. ST. MONANA, Sept. 27.—The Janets and Margarets, of Aberdeen, is stranded on the Island of May; one man drowned. MARKET INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to•day's market. Although the business doing was by no means extensive, the demand may be considered very firm, and a good clearance was effected at fully Monday's ad vance in the quotations. For forward delivery, very high rates were demanded. Foreign wheat—the show of which was very moderate-- was mostly held on higher terms. Floating cargoes were in request, but holders refused to sell except at enhanced currencies. Barley sold readily, and prices had an upward tendency. There was a steady sale for malt, at full prices. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were very firm, with small supplies on offer. English .. Irish .. •• Foreign .. Wheat. 410 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 1 Barley. Malt. 1 150 610 Oats. I Flour. f 560 (TO I 150 BOROUGH HOP MARKET. About 1,500 pockets of new hops have now arrived here. The demand for them is steady, at from 6/. 15s. to 9/. per owt. Yearlings are rather dearer. WHITECHAPEL. The general demand ruled steady, as follows:—Beef from 2s 10d to 4s ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. THE RAILROAD THROUGH THE ALPS.—The Council of the Canton of Ticino voted, on the 15th inst., by a majority of 90 to 11, the concession of the projected railroad through the Alps from Lake Maggiore to Lake Constance, to unite the Piedmontese line with that of Central Germany. The concession is granted to Mr. John Gurney, Mr. John Brett, and M. Curti, acting on behalf of Messrs. Masterman, Saidler, Laing, and Co., of London. This railroad will have a tunnel 25,000 metres, or 16 miles English ; it will be lighted and ventilated by 50 shafts of enormous depth, Business this day. all 100 all 100 all all all all all 100 12 i 1 13i 20 20 100 100 181 96 all all 13.5 24 30 20 1 40 50 50 100 100 00 20 30 50 15 20 20 20 8,040 it--' -- 7,i 141 131 45i i THE GOVERNORSHIP OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL. The navy and the public will receive with high satisfaction the intelligence of the promotion of Sir James A. Gordon, the Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, to the office of Governor, vacant by the death of the late Sir Charles Adam. Few officers in the English navy have been so for tunate as to earn so many honourable distinctions as Sir James Gordon. He was midshipman of the Revolutionnaire in Bridport's action, served a St. Vincent and the Nile, and wound up his active service in 1814 by commanding a small squadron which ascended the Potomac and obtained possession of the city of Alexandria. The records of his services as a frigate captain throughout the war with France are too familiar to all who have rea• the annals of the British navy to need repetition hue. He was captain of the Active in the action off Lissa, and at the capture of the French frigate Pomone, in which he lost a leg. He has been nine times gazettecl. Independently of his great and splendid services at sea, there is obvious justice in appointing the second officer of the hospital to the post vacant by the death of his senior. The pro motion is as honourable to the Minister who could recognise and reward such long and honourable service as to the new Governor of Greenwich Hos- It was reported yesterday in select circles that the vacant appointment of Governor of Greenwich Hospital had already been given away, and that the noble Premier, the Earl of Aberdeen, had inti mated to Sir James Gordon, the present lieutenant governor, in a very complimentary letter, that he had selected him for the place. We believe this report to be c)rrect, and that the gallant officer received yesterday at Whitehall the congratulations of the Admiralty in town. Well, we have done our duty to the service, and we have no doubt that the Earl of Aberdeen feels conscious that he has done his duty to the country in preferring Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., to•his seniors, the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., and Sir Wm. Parker, G.C.B. D ou btl ess th e fact that Sir James had been the lieutenant-governor so long had great weight with the Premier, and it was looked upon as a succession promotion earned by service in the second position at the Royal Hospi tal. We still believe, however, that the navy gene rally will take a different view of the matter, and will not accept this selection either as a matter of justice to the service or to the individual who has received the appointment. They will remember that Sir Jas. Gordon wag allowed to waive his turn for promotion, in order that he might keep his appoint ment, and they will not now consider it fair to the distinguished seniors of the navy that Sir Jas. Gordon, without any other claims for service than what he acquired as a captain, should now jump from 800/. a-year, with his half-pay as a rear admiral, to 1,500/. a-year, with his half-pay as a vice -admiral, with house, stores, &c. Thus, Sir James, who has not served afloat for 20 years, will by this step have his emoluments increased from 800/. salary, 300/. a-year pension, and 4561. half pay—total, 1,5561. per annum, to! 1,500/. salary, 300/. pension, and 593/. half-p a y—t o t a l, 2,3931. per annum —twice as much as admiral of the fleet, and, taking the perquisites into account, house, allowances, &c., almost as much as a port admiral, more than the commander-in-chief of the Coast of Africa, and just as much as the commmanders in chief in tho East Indies, West Indies, and Medi terranean, including their allowances for table money. We have already said that Sir Jas. Gordon's ser vice claims, as published by our contemporary, were inferior to those of the Earl of Dundonald and Sir W. Parker ; for in addition to their services as captains, both the latter admirals have served on foreign stations as commanders in chief, which Sir James Gordon has not ; but to do both the Earl of Dundonald and Sir James Gordon justice, we ap pend the epitome of their services as recorded by rne.—Morning _Herald. SERVICES OF REAR-ADMIRAL SIR JAS. GORDON, K.C.B. Sir James Gordon is the eldest son of the late Charles Gordon, Esq., of Wardhouse, county Aberdeen, by a daughter of the late Major James Mercer, of Auchnacant, in the same shire. " He entered the navy, Nov. .25, 1793, as cap tain's servant, on board, the Arrogant, 74, Captain James Hawkins Whitshed, employed on the home station ; where, and in the Mediterranean, he after wards served, part of the time as midshipman, in the Invincible, Ramillies ' and Defence, 74's, Cap tains Hon. Tho s . Pakenham, Sir Richard Bickerton, and Thos. Wells ; Eurydice and Revolutionnaire, fri gates, both commanded (the latter in Bridport's action) by Capt. Fres. Cole ; Namur, 93, Capt. J. H. Whit shed ; Goliath, 74, Capt. Thos. Foley (one of the victo rious fleet in the battle off Cape St. Vincent, Feb. 14, 1797) ; and Royal William, flag-ship of Admiral Mil bunko. Being promoted to a lieutenant, Jan. 27, 1800, in Le Bourdelais ' of 24 guns and 195 m en , C a pt a i ns Thos. Manby and John Hayes, he particularly signalised lihnself in that ship, on Jan. 26, 1801, at the capture, after a close cannonade of half an hour, of the French national brig La Curieuse, of 18 guns and 168 men, about CO of whom were killed and wounded, while the British only sustained a loss cf 1 man killed and 7 wounded. Towards the end of 1802, Mr. Gordon be came first liaW_en:lnt of the Racoon, 18, Captains Wil son Rathborne and Austin Bissell; by the latter of whom we find his conduct on many occasions described as highly exemplary and praiseworthy, but especially lauded in a very warm action of 40 minutes, which, on the 11th of July, 1803, led to the capture, in Leogane Roads, of the French corvette Le Lodi, of 10 guns and 61 men. Succeeding Captain Bissell, March 3, 1804, in the command of the Racoon, Captain Gordon had the good fortune, during his continuance in that sloop, to make prize of many of the enemy's vessels, and, among others, of the French national transport, L'Argo, of 6 guns and 30 men, and the privateers L'Aventure, of 1 gun and 28 men, and L'Alliance, of 6 guns and 68 men. Ho was posted, May 16, 1805, into the Dili g entia, afterwards Legera, empl o y e d, as was the Racoon, on the Jamaica station, but resigned the command in a few months, and was next appointed, June 18, 1807, to the Mercury, 28. After visiting Newfoundland with convoy, he proceeded off Cadiz, where, in company with the Alceste, 3S, and Grasshopper, 18, he took a distin guished part, April 40808, in an ac ti on o f two hours and a half, which terrnitiated in the defeat, under the batteries of Rota, and in the teeth of 11 French and Spanish line-of-battle ships, of 20 of the enemy's gun boats, having a fleet of merchantmen under their charge. During a subsequent command, from June 27, 1808, to June 11, 1312, of the Active, of 46 guns and 300 men, Captain Gordon, whose prompt and zealous co-operation in the different services on which he was employed ap pears to have raised his name to a high pitch, planned several cutting-out affairs, and on the occasion of one which took place at Ortano, Feb. 12, 1811, won the par ticular thanks of Captain Henry Whitby, his senior officer, for the judicious manner in which he placed his ship and prevented any body of the enemy from form ing in the rear of the men detached on the expedition. On March 13, in the same year, he had the fortune to render himself conspicuous by his valour in the memo rable action off Lisbon, when the Active and three other frigates, carrying in the whole 156 guns and 879 men, completely routed, after a conflict of six hours, and a loss to the former 4 killed and 24 wounded, a Franco- Venetian armament, whose force amounted to 284 guns and 2,655 men. A few months subsequent to the lat ter event, Nov. 29, the Active, whose complement had been reduced to about 21S men, again distin guished herself in becoming the captor of La Pomone, of 44 guns and 332 men, 50 of whom were killed and wounded. The British did net sustain a loss of more than 8 killed and 27 wounded ; among the latter of whom, however, was the gallant Captain Gordon himself, an officer whose merits,' as expressed by Captain Murray Maxwell, of the Alceste, who had witnessed the action, and been simultaneously engaged with La Pauline, ano ther of the enemy's frigates, are known to his country and who lives in the hearts of all who have the happiness to know him.' A 36-pounder took his leg clean off, just at the knee-joint, while he was standing on a shot rack, and leaning on the capstan. Captain Gordon's next appointment was Sept. 14, 1812, to the Seahorse, 38, in which frigate, - after cruising some time in the Channel, making a voyage also to South America, and effecting the destruction, Nov. 13, 1813, of Le Subitile, privateer, of 17 efnii`efiil 72 men, he joined Sir Alex. Cochrane in the Chesapeake. On August 17, 1814, Captain Gordon, with a squadron under his orders, con sisting, besides the Seahorse, of the Euryalus, 36, De vastation, 'Etna, and Meteor bombs, Erebus, rocket vessel, and Anna Maria, tender, entered the river Potomac. After ten days of unequalled labour, during which the British were constantly imp e d e d by shoals and contrary winds, and every ship in the squadron grounded not less than twenty times, they reached and attacked Fort Washington ; the which, together with a battery on the beach, a martello tower, and a battery in the rear, containing in the whole 21 heavy cannon and 6 field-pieces, fell into their possession. The City of Alexandria, having thus lost its only defence, was, on the next day, the 29th, forced to capitulate on the most humiliating terms. On the 31st, the conquerors, ani mated with tLe success they had encountered, retired in charge of 21 of the enemy's vessels, laden with all kinds of merchandise ; the whole of which they brought down in triumph, notwithstanding that the Ameri , cans, to the natural difficulties with which their invaders had previously had to contend, now added all the obstacles that the most determined spirit of oppo sition could suggest. The loss endured by the squadron, fortunately did not exceed 7 killed and 35 wounded ; yet some idea of the operations may be formed when it is asserted that during the 23 days they lasted the ham. mocks of the men were down but for two nights. The issue, indeed, of the enterp r i se was stated by Sir Alei. Cochrane to have surpassed his most sanguine expecta tions. Captain Gordon afterwards accompanied the ex pedition against New Orleans, and throughout all its de tails afforded, as officially recorded, his unwearied and cheerful assistance to Rear Admiral Poulteney Malcolm. The importance of his services met a just reward, on Jan. 2, 1815, by the conferrence upon him of the K.C.B. His after appointments were—Nov. 7, 1815, and Oct. 24, 1816, to the Madagascar and Mmander frigates, the latter of which was all but lost off Orfordness, in Dec., 1816 ; Jan. 11, 1819, to the Active, 46, employed on the Halifax and Mediterranean stations ; and in July, 1832, to the superintendentship of Chatham Dockyard, where he remained with his name part of the time on the books of the Chatham yacht, until his promotion to flag. rank, Jan. 10, 1837. He has been lieutenant governor since July 1, 1840, of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. Sir James Alexander Gordon was presented by the Board of Admiralty, in 1812, with a gold medal, de scriptive of the action off Lissa, to be worn with his uniform in the usual manner; and he has been in the receipt, since July 31 in that year, of a pension of 3001. In 1817 he was presented with the freedom of Aber deen. He married, Aug. 27, 1812, the youngest daugh ter of John Ward, Esq., of Marlborough, Wiltshire, by whom he had issue a son, the late Commander J. A. Gordon, R.N." PUBLIC _HEALTH: From a return which has been just published of all the places which have petitioned the General Board of Health for the application of the Public Health Act, 1848, with the dates when such petitions were received ; distinguishing the towns where provisional orders have been confirmed, and where orders in council have been issued, with the dates of such provisional orders and orders in council, we extract the following interesting particulars : The total number of towns, &c., from which applica tions have been received for the application of the Pub lic Health Act amounts to 225. The total number of towns, &c., in relation to which examinations and reports have been made, and to which the act has been applied by provisional order, is 86. The total number of towns, &c., in relation to which examinations and reports have been made, and to which the act has been applied by order in council is 78. The total number of towns, &c., in relation to which reports and examinations have been conducted, and provisional orders made, awaiting the sanction of Par liament, is 10. The total number of towns respecting which orders in council are pending, is 2. Places within jurisdiction of Metropolitan Commis. sion of Sewers are 3. Applications to the General Board of Health for assistance have also been made from other places within the jurisdiction of the Me tropolitan Commission of Sewers ; such as from Ken sington, Hampstead, Camden Town, Barking, Wal thamstow, &c., but as they were not formal petitions, complying with the requirements of the Public Health Act, they are not enum era t e d in this list. . . Local acts obtained, incorporating Public Health Act, are 7. The principal portions of the Public Health Act have also been incorporated in local acts for other places, such as Bath, Bolton, Newark, and St. Helens, from which no petitions or applications have been made to the General Board of Health for inquiry or other pre• liminary proceedings under the said Public Health Act. The application of the act is suspended at present in 29 instances. The number of towns or places awaiting second in• quiry, or not yet reported upon to the board, is 40. A TRIP TO BOULOGNE. The General Steam Navigation Company's ship Al. bion, Captain Payne, left London-bridge wharf at five o'clock on Sunday morning, for Boulogne, having on board 140 passengers, 25 horses, and 2 carrirges. The weather was very fine, and there appeared every pros pect of a fair run across Channel ; but after passing the Nore it became thick and hazy , withrain, and the breeze freshened st rong f rom th e sou th w ard. The ship bore up bravely, but on making the South Foreland the captain, finding he should not be able to save the tide into Bou logne harbour, deemed it prudent to put back, and run round into Margate Roads, where he came to anchor immediately under the North Foreland about 2 p.m., intending to proceed on his course with the next Ilde. The ship laboured considerably during the afternoon, owing to the heavy sea and the great deck load she was carrying. At dusk, the wind, which had now got round to the north-west, increased to a perfect gale, and every sea washed over the vessel. The passengers became very much alarmed, and some of them expressed a fear that they should never see terra firma again.' The captain and crew behaved very gallantly, and the cool conduct of the former, as well as of his chief mate, under the trying circumstances, bad an admirable effect in quieting the fears of those on board. The ship was anchored about a mile from the beach, and at nine p.m., in consequence of the gale and heavy sea, it was deemed advisable to give her 50 fathoms more chain, after which she rode with greater case until midnight. At two a.m., the gale still blowing hard, the ship parted from her best bower anchor, which was lost, with five fathoms of chain. The steam was soon got up, and the head of the ship being pointed off the land, Captain Payne with some difficulty got round under Broadstairs, where, in some degree sheltered from the wind, he came to anchor at three a.m. in com paratively still water. The sea outside was still run ning very high, and the gale continuing, a fresh difficulty arose in consequence of an entente or mutiny among the passengers, the majority of whom insisted upon the captain going into Ramsgate, and allowing them to land at that port. Captain Payne vainly assured them of the absence of all dang er , and of th e cer t a i n t y o f landinghis them safely at Boulogne during Monday night, in sufficient time to welcome the Emperor and Em press. It was all of no avail. They had had one night of it, and another they refused to encounter. While the argu ment pro and con was pending, some of the passengers, more anxious than the rest, found among their number a stout lady in an "interesting situation," whose suf ferings had no doubt been very severe. Armed with this lady's case, they proceeded in a body to the captain, whose seamanship at length gave way to his politeness, under the pressing remonstrances to which he was sub jected. The anchor was again weighed, and, at half past two o'clock on Monday afternoon, the Albion ran into Ramsgate harbour, where about 100 passengers left the ship, and either returned to London or came on by way of Folkestone. At half-past five o'clock on Monday afternoon, the Albion left Ramsgate and came' to an anchor at half-past six under 'Palmer Castle, near to which the French squadron were then lying. She weighed again at half-past one o'clock yesterday morn ing, and made the run across Channel in 21 hours, en tering Boulogne harbour at four o'clock—making 47 hours from port to port. At one period of the gale on Sunday night, the captain was actually urged by some of the passengers to lighten his deck load, by throwing over the horses and carriages. His conduct throughout was most seamanlike, and those passengers who remained with him, and who are consequently best able to form an opinion, express themselves highly satisfied with his judgment and energy. There can be no doubt the ship was too heavily deck-laden, in consequence of which she rolled and pitched with much greater violence than she would otherwise have done. While the Albion was in Ramsgate harbour, upwards of 20 anchors were sent off to ships in the Downs, which had either parted or been compelled to slip their cables. The City of Paris, which was to have left Boulogne on Sunday, for London, did not go out of harbour until yesterday morning, in consequence of the violence of the gale. The Folke stone traffic has not been interrupted since Tuesday, when the departure of the steamer was delayed for a few hours. The Princess Clementine, Captain Mortte man, made an excellent passage from that port on Mon day afternoon, with 160 passengers and six horses. The captain might have brought many more horses and two carriages ; but, in the exercise of a discretion allowed to the commanders of the vessels on this line, he declined to do so in the then state of the weather.--Morning Post. THE NEEDLEWOMEN AND THE SEWING MACHINES. —ln consequence of the utter impossibility of obtaining workwomen, at th e p res ent scale of wages, to complete many heavy orders for exportation, several of the mid dle people, who take the work out from warehouses, have notified that it is their intention, should the strike continue longer, to substitute the sewing machi nes , which can be obtained at a cost of from 301. to 401. each, and will seam or sew at the rate of a yard and a quarter a minute for manual labour. Notwithstanding - this threat, few, if any of the good workwomen have applied for employment, there being at present several hundreds who are determined not to return to work until an ad vance in their wages is given. ANTIQUITIES. —A number of stone coffins, containing human remains in a more or less state of decomposition, have been recently . discovered in the grounds of Brae head House, in the neighbourhood of Kirkaldy. The coffins and their inhabitants are no doubt old, but they do not seem to point to a period of very great antiquity. Similar remains have been discovered in different parts of the country, also large standing stones, some of them probably memorials of victory or defeat, gained or sus tained by our rude ancestors in their conflicts with the Roman power, or the numerous migatory invading armies which came at a later period from the shores of the Baltic, or the sterile wilds of Scandinavia. —Fife. shire Journal. WOODS, FORESTS, AND LAND REVENUES.— Yester day a Parliamentary paper was printed containing the accounts of the receipt and expenditure of the Woods, &c., for the year, to March 31, 1852, with the audit Of the Commissioner of Audit to the Treasury. The Woods are now separated from the Public Buildings. Th e receipts, with the balance in hand, of th e land revenue s were, in cash, 53,8511. 2 5 ., an d i n stock and i t o h t e h eerxpsecurities, 7s.als73c,o2n6ll.erab and On the balances other were d side the 4,2931. 6s. cash, and 110,2991. 13s. 7d. s • ' ecuritietc.The general abstract shows that in the rece i p ts the securi ties purchased were 195,2641. 7s 10d and ins cash 563,7951. 19s. 2d. There • " were various paymentii, and the net balances on the 31st of March, 1852, were 138,7161. 2s. 7d. tHE SCOTCH BE is rumoured at present that previous to the commencement of the winter session of the Court in November next, one of the Inner House Judges, who is in rather a delicate state of health, is to tender his resignation, and that in consequence the Lord Advocate will be elevated to the Beuch.—Ediit- OurGht Witness. - 1 --s'~# 0 (35-- S. 1 o f 1 0° o ced Ors, t pur' )pe r3- 'ls re .auce, to 3 cO frOX nan d Joe t tb° Tile llatrY 10 16 ose• I til e Onk° on the 'fling