The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-30 00:00:00

JONES ancl YARRELL.—The NEWSPAPER AGENCY is carried on, as usual, at the Corner of Bury-street rand Ryder-street, St. James's. JONES, YARRELL, AND CLIFFORDS. REGISTRATION. BOROUGH OF THE TOWER HAMLETS. Notice is Hereby Given, that JOHN FRASER MAC QUERN, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, having been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to revise the LIST of VOTERS ler the Borough of the TOWER HAMLETS, will hold his Court for that purpose, in the COURT-lIOUSE, in WELICLOSE-SQU.A.IIE, situate within the sail Borough, on MONDAY, the 3d day of October next, at Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon precisely. By Sec. 35 of 6 Vic. cap. 18, the returning officer and the several overseers of the respective parishes within the said borough, are re quired to attend the court of the Revising Barrister, and at the opening of the said Court to deliver to the Revising Barrister the List of Voters made by them respectively, and also all the original notices of claims and objections received by them, and to produce all rate-books, documents, papers, and writings, in their possession, custody, or power, touching any matter necessary for revising the respective Lists of Voters. Dated this 12th day of September, HENRY HENRY CHILD, Returning Officer for the said Borough. Charles -square, lioxton, and No. 9, St. Swithin's-lane, City. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Les.,,ce, Mr. E. T. Smith. LAST TWO NIGIITS of Mr. GUSTAVUS V. BROOKE. TIM EVENING, SEPT. 30, Will be performed RICHARD THE THIRD. Supported by fessrs. G. V. Brooke, Davenport. Bennett, Leslie, Moorhouse, A. Youngc, Evans, and G. Burt; Mesdames Snderton, Vickery, Dixon, and Wilton. - To conclude with TFIE FOUNTAIN OF BEAUTY. in which Mies Featherstone and Miss E. Ormond will appear. Reduced prices vs usual. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celesta. TEEM EVENING. SEPT. 30, Will be performed GENE VIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parselle, G. Lee, Leigh Murray, C. Selby, Bedford, Keeley, 0. Smith, &c. ; MISS Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBLIA3f. To conclude with COMING OF AGE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Mr. W. Comm feels the greatest pleasure in announcing that the Grand Mythological Burlesque Spectacle each Night increases in attraction, and the pleasing and instructive nature of the subject has already gained the attention of Parents and Guardians, who nightly flock to the Amphitheatre with their younger branches to witness the astounding and classical effects introduced in this un rivalled production. In order to keep up the uninterrupted chain of novelty, an engagement has been entered into with Signor CARLOTTI and Signor FRANCOIS, who will introduce their matchless Feats as performed before the Rajah of Nagpore. These extraordinary Artistes are pronounced incredible. THIS EVENING, SErr. 30, And during the week, will be presented (the 17th time) the New Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND TIIE FALL OF PILETON; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF TIIE SUN, supported by the entire strength of the Compa❑Y• New and original Scenes in the Circle, introducing Signor CAR IOTTI and Signor FRANCOIS. Concluding with (90th time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1853. T State of the wind and weather at each of the following 'laces at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON-- W., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. STROOD—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—W., fresh breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy. The return from the following place indicates the state Of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—W. calm—partially cloudy. MULLINGAR—W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—W., strong breeze—cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tats DAT —Morning r 4 min. afteril 1 Evening 19 min.aft. 12 To-MORROW—Morning 41 rain. afterl2 1 Evening 1 rain.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—Stn i OFFICE, San. 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 60—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.05. WIND, W. - Moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. rtbg IA3I, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1853. The intelligence received within the last few bourn from Constantinople is at once important and satisfactory. Everywhere throughout the Turkish population the enthusiasm of attachment to the cause of the Sublime Porte was becoming each day more and more apparent. The arma ments were being carried on with unremitting activity, the exertions of the various officials evincing in no way the slightest relaxation. Added to this, the great 11i1a,hometan festivity of Beiram had passed over without the slightest dis turbance. Contrary to general anticipation, no insult whatever was offered by even the most zealous and fanatical supporters of Islamism to the Christians resident in the Ottoman Capital. Above all—and beyond all—the most energetic proceeding yet adventured upon by the allies of the SULTAN had been carried out under the happiest auspices to its full accomplishment. According to what might have been confidently expected from a recent announcement, the French and English men-of-war had, "on the demand of the Ambassadors of France and England, in accord with the Ottoman Government," passed the Dar danelles and anchored before Constantinople. An important intimation—formally given in the offi cial columns of the Moniteur. Of this incident, therefore, there cannot any longer be the smallest question whatever. The - Russian passage of the Pruth—contrary to the Miss of nations, in viola tion of the rights of Turkish Suzeraint4, and in total disregard of the neutrality of the invaded Principalities—has, fortunately, for the honour of the Western Powers, been at length responded to by the passage of French and English vessels across the Sea of Marmora, and their simultaneous appearance in the waters of Constantinople. If this movement of the maritime forces of the two principal supporters of the SULTAN is in opposi tion to the express stipulation of treaties —that circumstance is solely attributable to the arbitrary acts and arrogant bearing already observable on the part of the Russian. Government. Had the Cossacks never crossed the Pruth, the British and Gallic ships of war would never have penetrated the forbidden channel of the Dardanelles. Had Trot the Moldavian and Wallachian territories been forcibly entered by the troops under the orders of Prince GORTZCITAK OFF, the Golden Horn would never lave reflected the Union Jack and the Tricolour from the movement thither of war-steamers from the French and English fleets in the Mediterranean. Had not the Divan been ignominiously threaten e d by the extraordinary Envoy of the AUTOCRAT, it 'would never have looked as it has done recently to the interposition of the Ambassadors represent ing the Court of the Tuileries and the Court of St. James's at Constantinople. If resolute oppo sition to the designs of Russia has at last been re solved upon by the two most powerful among the supporters of the SULTAN, it has only been, Heaven knows, at the very last extremity, and when it would have been simply preposterous to dream of meeting the violent proceedings of the CZAR with a craven renewal of timorous and despised nego tiations. Whatever may be the result of passing occur rences, it is, at any rate, obvious that the guilt of every evil consequence will fall not upon the Porte, which is limply defending itself from spoliation, not upon the allies of Turkey, because in effect they are simply acting upon the defensive, but upon the AUTOCRAT, who is the aggressor—upon Russia, who is the assailant. If 'the flames of war break forth, the lawless ambi tion of the CZAR Is the bra v a w hi ch will have originated the conflagration. Ristory will re cord this in terms altogether dainnatory of the re putation of NICHOLAS. It will be said that, as pirint; to obtain for liimFlolf the titlo of «NICHOLASthe Great," he secured only the oclious desig nation of "NICHOLAS the Infamous." Probably the incident here alluded to is not known as generally as it deserves to be—indicative as it is of the character of the Russian Emperor, and ex plaining, as it does to a considerable extent, the extraordinary change latterly observable in his po licy. That policy, during the principal portion of his long and remarkable reign, though to the utter most degree despotic, was, nevertheless, it will be admitted, even by its most earnest antagonists, marked by sedate calmness, astute reserve, a certain air of majesty, and a semblance at least of moderation. At heart the policy was one born of inordinate ambition, and one tending in every way to carry out a gigantic scheme of territorial aggrandisement. Yet until about two years ago this sinister policy was cloaked by the CZAR under a certain grim decorum. Sep tember, 1851, was the date of its memorable transformation. During that month occurred the twenty-fifth anniversary of NICHOLAS'S accession to the throne of the House of Roumanoff. It is stated that upon that occasion, when the whole empire was celebrating the event of the AUTOCRAT having reigned during a quarter of a century, his Imperial Majesty intimated his desire that for once the Senate should forego the cus tomary expressions of homage used on similar state occasions, and coming to the foot o f hi s throne, should hail him by the enviable title of " The Great." Howbeit the Senate—usually so obsequious—failed to recognise the nobility of the suggestion. They refused. NICHOLAS was not greeted as " The Great." Thenceforth his disposition has been obviously changed. Ever since he has been personally " peevish, moody, inconsistent, capricious." It is the remark of an authority well qualified to pronounce an opinion upon the subject--the remark of M. LEOI7ZON LE Duo, Charge de Mission to the Court of Russia, a man of observation, impartiality, and experience. Not only has the personal bearing of the Emperor NICHOLAS altered since his disappointment in that memorable September, but Isis policy has mani festly and flagrantly changed in like man ner. It has become distinguished, not as formerly by prudence, but by an audacity beyond parallel in the annals of Christendom. Signalised by the daring passage of the Pruth, it is at length, however, we rejoice to know, answered by the entrance of the French and British vessels of war through the Dardanelles, and their appearance "on the demand of the Ambassadors of France and England, in accord with the Ottoman Govern ment," in the waters of Constantinople. We have recently directed public attention to the great increase of offences against the person, more particularly of violent and cruel assaults by husbands on their wives, who, generally speaking, appeared to have been the victims of a systematic course of habitual and brutal ill-treatment, and who at length only appeared against their cowardly assailants, when the nature of the in juries they had sustained were such as to call the instant attention of the police to the outrages under which they were suffering. The enact ments of last Session were undoubtedly of a very stringent character, authorising the summary con viction of any offender before a single magistrate, and a sentence of six months' imprisonment and hard labour, without the intervention of a jury. The remedy was one of a very exceptional descrip tion, involving a violation of the constitutional maxim, that no man should be deemed guilty of any offence, or deprived of his liberty, save on the verdict of twelve of his peers. It struck a formidable blow against that which has justly been described as "the palladium of British liberty," " trial by jury." But the disease had attained such fearful magnitude that the people freely and willingly acquiesced in the partial invasion of their liberties. They joyfully consented i to the creation of powers which apparently insured the punishment of offenders, who might altogether escape, if committed for trial, through the com passion or fears of the sufferers. It had been as certained that, in all such cases, a variety of influences were brought to bear upon the com plainant, which generally led to her absence on the day of trial, and the consequent discharge of her assailant, who was ready, on any or no provo cation, to repeat conduct, from the consequences whereof, experience told him, he might feel cer tain of escaping with impunity. So generally was this the case, that many efficient magistrates refused to send such cases to sessions, inflicting a pecuniary fine in preference. The sufferer was, however, thus doubly victimised, for she it was who, by extraordinary exertions, procured the means of paying the penalty, so that the cruel in juries were but frequently followed by very severe privations. Under such circumstances the great social ex periment was tried, and we regret to say—and we do so advisedly—notwithstanding the adverse opinion of the Honourable and Learned Gentle man the Recorder of the City of London, con firmed by the several officers of his Court, that it has proved a total failure, and that the outrages it was intended to check are notoriously mat ters of every-day occurrence, and that the various cases are attended with even greater cruelty and violence, and more serious and permanent injuries than before the passing of the recent act. These undoubted facts exhibit in a strong point of view the demoralisation of the public mind in such matters. If the unmanly scoundrels who perpetrate such brutal acts were punished on the spot by any persons possessed of sufficient strength to cope with the ruffians—if in every instance the attention of the police was called to the subject, so as to insure a magisterial investigation—if, above all, the contempt and in dignation of the neighbourhood were unequivo cally exhibited, and it was shown that the crimi nal was degraded in the public estimation, there might be a reasonable prospect of checking such crimes, and removing so deep a stain from the national escutcheon. But when we find that a drunken wretch can be permitted to pursue a help less woman through a crowded market, knocking her down with his fist, kicking her violently, and using the most horrible and threatening language, without a single bystander interfering —nay, when those from whom the miserable woman sought protection and assistance, turned her off lest the wrath of her tyrant should be directed against them, we feel that something further must be attempted by Parliament—that the existing re medies are altogether inadequate to meet the diFease. Something must be done to change and amelio rate the tone of public opinion amongst the classes re such outrages are of frequent occurrence, Where will degra . de the culprits. We are fully alive to all the objections against corporal solilet h inB that , as to imtsatendency to brutali se an d punishment army it ha a s n b a ee n n avy in : i rend ete e d r . r e c l k v l e e a il s a t v h ee, always opposed th e o i re, use of " the Cat," seems asifit would b e except, perhaps, for tbh:el t r h eofu n whom the offences o f a mean and shabby character. But it really impossible to render more rec k less one who had previously been so far brutalised as to commit these heartless and cruel injuries upon helple ss and inoffensive women. The subject is at l east worthy of consideration, as to whether cc floggi ng „ should not be resorted to in aggravated cases of this description. The power should be sparingly exercised, and with great discretion on the part of the presiding magistrate. Never, unless there had been a total absence of provocation on the part of the woman, and that the circuhistances betokened habitual brutality of disposition on the part of the culprit. It is that habitual brutality that should be most vigilantly guarded against, and 'punished in every instance with, the utmost . rigour of the law. The power of sentencing to flagellation should necessarily be surrounded with many restrictions, and, perhaps, the sentence should never be carried into execution without having been previously submitted for the consideration mid approval of the Secretary of State for the home Department, or, at all events, of one of the Judges of the Superior Courts specially appointed to re revise and confirm such judgments. This precau tion would offer a sufficient guarantee against the improper use of the power, while a single example would operate as a heavy blow and great dis couragement to all such offenders, and probably lead to their eventual suppression. We cannot forget that nothing proved effectual to restrain the cowardly and atrocious attacks upon our most gracious SOVEREIGN, which were at one time so common, until the offenders were rendered liable to corporal punishment, since which period the crime has been effectually checked. Let the pro tection then which was given to the most exalted Lady in the realm be extended to her humble sis ters, and thus only can we hope to avert the dis grace from our country--to remove the black spot from the national character. irregular. _ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1853, MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily, and prices of American and Surat were id., ord. American id. to id., Brazil and Egyptian id. to id., Sea Island Id. per lb. lower. The sales include 70 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to Wid., 40 Bahia at 6d. to Qd., 150 Egyptian at 6d. to 9(1., and 400 Surat at 20. to 41d. per lb. The market was fluctuating, and prices were very In the Produce Markets this week the chief staples have had a fair sale, but prices have ranged in favour of buyers, in consequence of the fuller supply, and the disposition to realise, in order to have funds at command for any contingency. Sugar has been quiet, and rather lower, while coffee has declined ls. to 2s. In saltpetre there has been a large business, but at reduced prices, and pimento has been very firm. Rum has been quiet, and rice steady. In tea there has been a moderate business done, and great excitement has prevailed in the tallow market, with a fluctuation of is. per cwt. from day to day, the advance obtained in the early part of the week being subsequently lost. Cotton has been dull. The indigo auctions begin early next month. The following useful information is extracted from the Bankers' Magazine for October " A tabular statement, showing the difference between plain cheques and cheques bearing a stamp of one penny, so far as they are respectively affected by the Stamp Laws : " Plain Cheque. "Cheque bearing a Stamp of One Penny. "1. The place whero the "1. Not necessary to state cheque is issued must be any place of issue. truly stated. "2. The time when the "2. Not necessary to state cheque is issued must also any time. be truly stated. "3. The cheque must be "3. May be drawn upon drawn upon a banker. any person. "4. The banker upon "4. May be issued at any whom the cheque is drawn distance. must reside or transact busi ness within fifteen miles of the place where the cheque is issued. "5. The cheque must be "5. May be payable either payable to the bearer. to bearer or to order. "6.1 t is supposed by "6. May be for any sum some authorities that a of money. cheque for less than twenty shillings is illegal. "7. Must be payable on "7. Must be payable on demand." demand. "8. When drawn payable to order, must have an indorsement purporting to be that of the payee, but the banker is not bound to ascertain if the indorsement be genuine, or liable if it be forged." The accounts from Canada state that it is esti mated that Upper Canada will have a surplus this year over any former season of four million bushels of wheat of the value of 4,000,000 dollars. Not withstanding this, however, probably with the pro spect of having a good export demand, the price of flour has materially advanced, and bread in Quebec appears to have been advanced at the latest date. The effect of this was severely felt by the poorer Classes. No one can calculate evidently from one day to another what the Bank of England will do, and all were surprised at the advance yesterday afternoon in the minimum rate of discount to 5 per cent., and in the charge for Loans upon Stocks to 41. The object is said to be to check the holding back of grain from the market by means of accommoda tion bills, and doubtless prices will be lowered in consequence at the Baltic and other ports. The Australian over-trading has also induced the Bank to raise its terms, a good deal of renewing being, stated to be in progress. Just now it is more a ques- tion of means than anything else, and the large arrivals of Australian gold ought to give the Bank, temporarily at least, a fuller supply. The imports of gold from Australia this week have been about 230,000 ozs., and probably more count ing what passengers bring. Stocks have been fluctuating a good deal, and it is now more uncertain whether the Bears have bought in much or are still largely out. More de vail in this district. The lode suddenly widens to four feet, the diameter of the shaft, but how far it may ex tend on each side under the earth, it is, of course, im posible to say. On Monday a sample of the pro duce, weighing about one and-a-half cwt., was exhibited in Mr. Samuel's office, and excited no little astonishment amongst a number of the knowing ones of Bathurst. It consisted principally of a kind of greyish ore, a portion of which was assayed by Dr. Machattie and found to be very rich. This, together with several other specimens, has been forwarded to Sydney for the inspection of the directory, where it will, no doubt, create a little sensation. Five distinct lodes have been discovered upon the company's property, and so great is the confidence of the proprietary in the success of the enterprise, that steps have been taken for the formation of a complete mining establishment. As the country is easy to work, the developments of the mine may be expected at no distant date." BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom, th,c Official List.) ponds upon the supply of money stock to be ex. Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities' 924 31 2g I Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, id. £IOOO .nOO Ditto Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. - Peruvian Bonds, 4l per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. 4! St -- Ditto 4A per Cent 97/ 8 Spanish Bonds,' 3 per Cent 4si Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 22 Dividends on the above pay ble in London. Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 10 G • • £ Bsi Dutch Exchange, 2A per C en t. 1 Gun__ 62 3 Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates . • O6B 6 i petted. Consols have realised 92k, I-, since On, and are now 94 1 to Exchequer Bills have been done at Bs. to 13s. prem., being some improve ment. Foreign Securities have been very inactive, and the settlement of the account has been the chief business. Mexican Bonds have realised 23 -L and Peruvian 721 being firmer. Grenada Deferred Stock has been marked 8-i. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have been at 22. Russian 4i per Cents. are 97/ to 98. The railway share market has been very buoyant, and larger transactions have been entered into, partly in connection with the half monthly settle ments. Caledonian have got up about 2/. ; Mid- land, 1/. to 21. ; North Western, York and North Midland, and South Eastern, have likewise been in request. French shares have been in demand, and realise more for money than account, notwithstand ing the fall at Paris, which many expect will go fur- HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 92i i Ditto October Accou n t o2g ther. But for the speculative sales no doubt the de cline would have been greater, as many real holders in England have sold out within the last few days and delivered their shares. The Gold Mine Shares are quiet, and the Land Companies' firm. The banks are about the same. Some very interesting particulars concerning the state of the money market and the value of land are contained in the following communication from Melbourne : " The enormous quantity of goods for which remit tances have been recently sent home, combined with the needful returns for consignments to our market, have induced the banks to increase their rates of exchange on London, and the consequence has been the rise of 2 per cent., which is now charged by all the banks for their drafts on England. This also has affected the gold mar ket, which has not been higher or firmer for a consider able time. Rumour, which is always busy under such circumstances, has spread a report that there is even a probability of a further rise upon the exchanges ; but there seems no good foundation for such a report, and, we may add, no likelihood of any such rise taking place, at least for a time. While everything else in commer cial circles seems to be on the decline, land apparently maintains a position of unprecedented and unexpected value. Most parties at a distance will fancy that both de mand and price in this respect are unnatural, and really the quantity of land at the command of the colony, and its uniform excellence and productiveness seem to strengthen the idea. Yet still the fact remains undis puted, and if we consider the enormous capital lying use less in our banks, and the difficulty of any outlet for its employment, we shall cease to wonder at the un paralleled rise of the value of the soil, when we reflect that is it almost the only investment that can be made in the colony at the present moment with a rea sonable certainty of an advantageous and produc tive return. Instances of the truth of these re marks might be multiplied almost to any extent and without doubt it is the fact that the great capitalists of the country, or at least many of them, owe their position entirely to their fortunate speculations in its land. How long this is to continue is another question. How long land worth a mere nominal sum is yet to be palmed upon the public for thousands upon thousands, is simply, in our opinion, a question of good government and more judicious allocation, which will be no doubt better attended to when the popular element of representation begins to be felt in our Legislative Chamber. In the mean time, however, the price of land continues to be maintained, and sales are every day negotiated in which the fortunate holder of the soil rea lises from hundreds to thousands per cent. This, of course, only applies to small patches of land, but still to what is very valuable ; and it certainly exhibits in its true colours the magnitude and importance of the land sales within the immediate neighbourhood and bounds of Melbourne." The following from Sydney is very favourable as respects the gold mines : " We have decidedly cheering reports from all quar ters this week. The Turon bed claims have taken a fresh start ; the yield at our northern diggings con tinues steady, the south has sent up a larger quantity this week than it has been doing for some time past ; and our intelligence from the Ovens gives fresh instances of very large success to many employed on the new diggings at Four Mile Creek. " His Excellency the Governor-General has sent down a message to the house, proposing a gratuity of 5,000/. to Mr. Hargreaves for the discovery which has already revolutionised Australia, and created so great an interest in our welfare in all quarters of the globe. The inad equacy of this sum is manifest upoa the very face of it." Other accounts from Sydney state that— "At the Ophir Copper Mine the miners have cut a promising lode of copper ore. The indications have gradually improved from the commencement of opera tions, much in the same manner as at the Summerhill Mine, until they came upon the lode. The characteris tics of the ore alter from blue and green corbonate to yellow pyrites, the kind of copper which appears to pre.) SPORTING NOTES. NUTS TO CRACK AT NEWMARKET. Scarcely a single incident of an exciting or important character marked the sport at Newmarket, on Wednes day and Thursday. The proceedings were peculiarly uninteresting ; the weather was cold, and the shivering spectators regarded each race with listless indifference. Yet the running, in certain instances, materially regu lated 'speculation on coming events ; the success of Little Harry, on Wednesday, strengthening the confi dence of King Pepin's supporters for the Cesarewitch, and the result of the Triennial, on Thursday, causing Nabob to be advanced to a prominent position in the betting on the same race. The encounters were suggestive of no remarks, and were too unexciting to require description. Certain proceedings, however, connected with the race for the St. Leger, on Wednesday, excited some surprise, and not a little indignation. This event brought out a field of three moderate horses, Cobnut and Nutpecker, the property of Lord Exeter, and Rackapelt, belonging to Captain Lowther. Rackapelt was the favourite, and 5 to 4 was betted on him. Of Lord Exeter's two the principal investments were made on Cobnut. On ap proaching the Duke Stand, Nutpecker had so strong a lead that it was evident that he could achieve an easy victory. He had been backed for little money in the "ring," and the delight of the " fielders was uproariously expressed. As the horses entered the cords, however, what was the astonishment of the spectators to see the rider of Nutpecker deliberately " pull" his horse to allow Cobnut, who was then second, to get up. This proceed ing was so palpable, that the bystanders shouted to him to go on, but to little purpose, for, to use the words of the turf reporter, "in the last few strides he afforded Cobnut an opportunit g of finishingtwo lengths in advance." Seldom was a more impudent case of " roping" seen even at Edgware races. Had the Marquis of Exeter made a declaration to win with Cobnut, the conduct of his jockey would have been fair and excusable ; it is, therefore, to be regretted, that a nobleman who is so liberal and in fluential a patron of the turf, should break those laws of racing of which he is one of the principal framers. He has furnished a pernicious precedent, which, if fre quently adopted, will bring the " national pastime" into utter and deserved contempt. How will the Marquis of Exeter now deal with the " Bedford Case," which is before him as one of the stewards of the Jockey Club for investigation ? His lordship when giving his orders to his jockey must have forgotten the existence of a resolution, of which he as a member of the Jockey Club had doubtless been one of the prime movers. I copy it from the authorised and official Book Calendar " At a meeting of the Jockey Club held on Thursday, in the Second October Meeting, 1838, which was very numerously attended, it was unanimously resolved— " That it is the opinion of this Club that it is neces sary to declare their extreme disapprobation of horses being started for races without the intention on the part of their owners of trying to win with them." But this resolution was framed upwards of twelve years ago, and verily times have changed ! Sept. 30. A FRESH MAN. PENNY RECEIPT STAMPS. The information contained in the following cor respondence regarding the penny receipt stamps, which are to come into operation next Monday week, will be useful to persons engaged in trade who may wish to have their own printed forms made up into books : • " Plymouth, Sept. 17. " Sir,—We find by advertisement that we can got any form of receipt stamped. Wo wish to have a regular form made up into books. What we wish to know is, whether you can stamp the books, or wheber the forms must be sent you before they are mad intD books. We must, of course, send the money wit'stie pia-ce!. How many days would occur before we received the stamps after sending the Raper ? _ " Any further information you can afford relative to this matter will much oblige, Sir, your obedient servants, " WILLIAM E. liENDLE and CO. "Thomas Keogh, Esq., Inland Revenue, Somerset-house." "Inland Revenue, Somerset-house, Sept. 26. " Gentlemen,—l have submitted to the board your letter of the 17th inst., and they have directed me to in form you that the forms of receipts which you desire to have impressed with the new duties should be taken to Mr. Nettleton, the sub-distributor of stamps at Plymouth, to whom you should pay the duty, and he will thereupon transmit them through the head distributor for the district to the office for stamping, and return them to you as early as practicable before the 10th of October, from which date the duties in question will come into operation. " I am to add, it is very desirable that the paper sent in for stamping should be in loose sheets, and not bound up into books. "I am &c. " THOMAS KEOGH. "To Messrs. William E. Rendle and Co." THE RE-PAVING TEE STRAND AND FLEET -STREET.— The works which have been going on in these two im portant thoroughfares will, it is expected, soon be com pleted. Yesterday the laying down of the new granite roadway through Fleet-street, was completed as far as Chancery-lane, and the repairing, up to the west side of Temple-bar is rapidly progressing. In the Strand the works have been completed as far as Arundel-street, operations having been commenced eastward of that place. In consequence of the passage of Temple-bar being stopped, all vehicles passing westward or east ward, are obliged, in the first place, to turn off at Wel lington-street, Strand, and via Long-acre, Holborn, Fetter-lane, &c., reach Fleet-street, and in the second case the route is, *of course, reversed. Thi s h as th e effect of taking all such vehicles no less a distance than one mile and three-quarters out of their way. CONSUMPTION OF SMOKE BY THE RIVER STEAMERS.— Taking time by the forelock, several of the river steamers, above and below bridge, are experimenting on the best methods to be adopted for the consumption of smoke in their furnaces, so that by the prohibition time pointed out in the act of Parliament, both their funnels and the river thoroughfare may be smokeless.. EVICTION OF IRISH TENANTRY IN MARYLEBONE.— Yesterday, from an early hour in the morning, the , vicinity of Portman-square presented an unusual scene through the ejection of the Irish colony, w hi c h h as so long inhabited a place running parallel with Edwards street, from Orchard-street, known as Orchard-place, but formerly as Kell Mell-buildings. 18 months ago notices were served (under the seal of Lord Portman, the ground landlord), upon all the families who inhabited this sink of filth and misery, that the leases under which the houses they inhabited were held by their landlords, expired on Michaelmas day, 1853, but no notice was taken by the people of the repeated warnings they have received on the subject. Everything was left till the last minute, and yesterday morning the process of sum mary ejection was carried out under the orders of Mr. Hardwicke, the surveyor and agent to Lord Portman. NAPLES.—lntelligence has been received from Naples that the period for the admission of wheat, flour, oats, barley, and maize, duty free, into the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, has been extended by a decree, dated the 22d inst., from the end of December, the time originally named, until the end of May next. AN ANTI-PERCUSSION SKULL —This week, while a little boy was amusing himself at the window of his parents' house, he accidentally overbalanced himself and fell to the ground, from a height of three storeys. Sin dular to say, although the back of his head struck the paving-stones in the court, yet he sustained compara tively but little injury, and has now quite recovered.— North British Daily Mail. EARLY USE OF Layard, in his work upon Nineveh and Babylon, in reference to the articles of bronze from Assyria, now in the British Museum, states that the tin used in the composition was probably ob tained from Phoenicia ; and, consequently, that that used in the Assy r i an b ronze may actually have been ex-, ported nearly three thousand years ago from the British Isles.--Notes and Queries. How TO BREATHE THE "FREE AIR" or AUBTRIA.— Keep your mouth shut.--Puna. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 28. Her Majesty drove yesterday afternoon in an open carriage. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer. stalking. Viscount Palmerston has left Balmoral for the south. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and Sir George Couper. A deputation from the Protestant Alliance had an in terview with the Earl of Clarendon on Wednesday at the Foreign-office, for the purpose of requesting the inter position of the Government on behalf of Miss Cunning hame. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Shaftes bury, Colonel Alexander, Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, the Rev. Dr. Beecham, Mr. T. Hamilton, Mr. J. Cook Evans, and Captain Giberne. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land, Melbourne, the Mauritius, the Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE WILLIAMS. This bankrupt was described as of Brentford, boot maker, and to-day was appointed for consideration of his certificate. Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared for the bankrupt. The solicitor to the assignees did not oppose, but re gretted that proceedings had been taken in this Court, where the debts were so small (2851.). His Honour read the report of the official assignee, and said that the bankruptcy had evidently arisen through no cash book having been kept, or bankrupt would have seen how he stood before he did ; but he had been in business in the same [place for nine years, and in 1852 had a surplus. Under the circumstances bankrupt might have an immediate certificate of the second class, and had he kept proper books it would have been of the first class. SHERIFFS' COURT-(THIS DAY). (Before A. Ryland, Esq.) PRACTICE OP THE COURT.-JACKSON V. DRIVER. This was an action to recover the sum of 181. 19s. for goods sold. Mr. M‘Namara appeared as counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. T. B. Hughes for the defendant. The case had been adjourned till this day, in order that the defendant should be furnished with further par ticulars, which were directed to be delivered before the 17th inst. Mr. Hughes applied for a nonsuit on the ground that they had not been delivered until the 19th, which was contrary to the order of the Court, and his Honour had no power to vary that order. The plaintiff's solicitor rose to explain, but his Honour said he could not hear the attorney when coun sel appeared. Mr. M'lsTamara urged that the spirit of the order had been complied with, for the clay first named for the ad journment was the 27th, with ten days' notice of par ticulars. The case having, however, ultimately been adjourned to the 29th, the defendant had 10 days' notice. His Honour said that he could not go from the order as recorded. The Learned Counsel then applied for a further ad journment, at his client's cost, and also for leave to amend the plaint, which ought to have been 311.75. instead of 181, 19s. Mr. Hughes contended that, although the particulars might be amended, the plaint could not. His Honour concurred, and suggested that plaintiff should elect to be nonsuited, and pay the costs of the day ; and this course was adopted. The Court sat specially to take adjourned cases : the others were not of the slightest interest. DEJEUNER TO MR. G. V. BROOKE. A large number of the friends of this gentlemen met yesterday for the purpose of congratulating him on the eminent success that has crowned his representations at Drury-lane Theatre. The place of meeting was emi• nently appropriate, being the Coal-hole Tavern, in the Strand, the oldest theatrical house in London—a hostlerie where the great Edmund Kean was wont to mingle with the choicest spirits of the age. At the early hour of two o'clock p.m., an elegant and substantial dejeuner was provided, the chair being occu pied by E. T. Smith, Esq., the enterprising lessee of Drury-lane Theatre. After justice had been done to the repast, and the accustomed national toasts given, the Chairman, in a neat and appropriate speech, proposed " The health of Mr. Brooke," which was received with rapture. That gentleman returned thanks in a short harangue, fraught with a calm and dignified eloquence. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm with which his speech was hailed. In the course of the afternoon, Mr. Nicholson, in an eloquent speech, proposed "The memory of Edmund Kean," which was drunk in solemn silence. The toast was followed by observations of a very pathetic and feeling character by Mr. John Lee, the in timate friend and secretary to that great tragedian. After the Chairman's health had been proposed, that gentleman presented Mr. Brooke with a costly dagger for the part of " Macbeth," and an elegant diamond ring, which were warmly acknowledged. About six o'cloCk Mr. Brooke withdrew to assume his professional duties at Drury-lane. It was publicly announced that Mr. Smith had secured the valuable services of Mr. Brooke for the next fortnight. The entire arrangements reflected the greatest credit on the well-known host, Mr. Nicholson. INAUGURATION or THE NEW SHERIFFS.— (THIS DAY.) —The ancient ceremony of presenting the Sheriffs to the Cursitor Baron in the Court of Exchequer, for the ap probation of the Crown, took place at Westminster Hall this day. The Recorder introduced the new Sheriffs .o the Cursitor Baron, giving the history of those gentle men. The several writs were read, and the Sheriffs and the senior under Sheriffs took the usual oaths. The com pany again embarked in their barges to Blackfriars bridge, when an entertainment will be given by the new Sheriffs. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MESSRS. SAVILL, PRINTERS. —This morning, between four and five o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Savill, printers, Chandos-street. The fire was first w d i h s coo immediatelyve re d b y Sergeant Chandos-street, Watling-street, and Crown-street, were raised Bush,an a l ;rm of , t w he he l n '' d t i h v e is e io n n gi o n f e p s o f l r i o c m e, quickly on the spot, and a good supply of water being im mediate superintendence the engines got to work, under the n superintendence of Mr. Braidwood, but the fire was subdued until th e mac hi nes , s t ea m-engines a n d warehouse was destroyed. The origin of -the fire is unknown. Premises insured ; the loss will amount to several thousand pounds NEW MONEY ORDER OFFICES.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, SEPT., 1853.—Minor money order offices will be opened at the undermentioned places on the Ist of October . Dalton-in-Furness, Lancaster ; Ilkley, York ; Kilkelly, Mayo. On the same day a major money order office will be opened at the receiving office, High-street, Wap ping ; and the po s t- o ffi ce at Redcar (now a head office) will be raised from a minor to a major money order office. On the same day the major money order office at Aros, N. 8., will be reduced to a minor office, and the office at Portaskaig, N. 8., will cease to be a money order office. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA. —GENERAL POST- 0 FFICE.— The Neleus, appointed to convey the next mails to Aus tralia will not l eave Li verpoo l until the morning of the sth detober (in consequence of the state of the tide), so that letters arriving in Liverpool by the night mail from London of the 4th of October will be in tune to be for warded. TEE NEW HACKNEY CARRIAGE ACT.—Yesterday, the regulations of the new Hackney Carriage Act were carried into effect throughout the metropolis. Work men were sent round to the various cab stands, and at each one wa s fi xed, in a most conspicuous place, the lamp-post being used in most instances, a large board, measuring about 3 feet by 4 feet, on which, in promi nent characters, were painted the rates of fares from the station at which the respective boards were affixed, within a circus of four miles radius from Charing-cross, to the whole of the various public institutions, viz., the churches, railway stations, newspaper-offices, hospitals, exhibitions, and all the leading thoroughfares in the metropolis. MARKET NEWS'-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. An unusually small supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market, coastwise and by land carriage, and the general quality of the samples was by no means first rate. The attendance of buyers was tolerably good, and a steady business was doing in all kinds of wheat of home produce, at an advance in the quotations of from is to 2s per quarter. For forward delivery, very little was doing. Foreign wheats—the show of which was very moderate —moved off freely, at from is to 2s per quarter more money. Floating cargoes were in request, and somewhat dearer. We were very scantily supplied with barley, the value of which improved is per quarter. Malt moved off steadily, at very full prices. Oats—the show of which was small were 6cl to is per quarter higher. Beans, peas, and flour were held for more money. The top price of English flour was 70s per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. I Malt. 520 1,040 8,650 630 1 Wh oat. 670 English .. Ir;sh Foreign .. Oats. I Flour, Z6O 1,120 15nsks 2,310bz15. SMITHFIELD. The supply of beasts on offer here to-day was very mo derate, both as to number and quality. All breeds were in sluggish request, at Monday's prices. The primest Scots were selling at 4s 6d per 81bs. Sheep, the arrivals of which wore comparatively small—moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in their value. The best old Downs were worth 5s 2d per 81bs. Owing to the non-arrival of several steamers from Holland, very few calves were brought forward. The veal trade was therefore brisk, at an advance of from 6d to 8d per 81bs. Piga were steady and quite as dear as on Monday. Milch cows moved off slowly, at from 141. to 191. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. l Inferior Beasts.... 3 0 to 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Second quality ...3 8 4 0 Prime crse.-wlled. 4 2 4 6 s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small d 0... 410 5 4 rgo hogs 3 4 4 2 mall porkers 4 4 5 0 Sueklingealves ..22 0 23 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0• 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ..... .......•• •• 932 Sheep and Lambs .. •• .• 9,800 Calves . .. • • .. • . 290 Pigs .• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• 380 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts— .. —— . •• •• ••: • 300 Calves....., ............ •• 184 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The general demand ruled steady, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 8 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 310 4 6 Do., prime large .3 6 3 8 Do., prime 4 8 .4 10 Do., do. small ....3 10 3 0 Veal 3 10 5 2 Pork, large 3 10 4 6 d Pork, small 4 8 5 4 LATEST FOREIGN NEWS FRANCE. Up to the hour of going to press the French mail of yesterday had not arrived. By Submarine Telegraph we learn that the Emperor and Empress returned to Paris yesterday. The greatest agitation prevailed on ''Chang e yesterday. It was asserted that the fleets of Great Britain and France had entered the Bosphorus. The Three per Cents. closed at 74f. 60c. for the end of the month, and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 100 f. 40e. The Constitutionnel and the Pays, of yesterday' the semi-official journals, contain articles Of 3 totally different character, the former being of more warlike tendency than has been observed I ° r some time back, and the other arguing that the appearance of four vessels before Constantinop le does not change the situation of affairs. RUSSIA AND TURKEY• The following intelligence has been received 'Y submarine telegraph : " TRIESTE, WEDNEsoO' " The Lloyd steamer has just arrived with ne Ns. from Constantinople to the 19th September. ~ a " A good und ers t an di ng apparently prev ailed between the peace and war parties in the Divan. " The refusal of Russia to accept the modifica tions demanded in the Vienna note by Turkey Wa g known, and it was expected that no other cone . sions would be made by the Porte. " The armaments continue without relaxation., " In conseq uence o f th e ex i s t ence o f c h o l e ra at Odessa, a quarantine of five days had been eata b. lished at that city, and a sanitary cordon had bean drawn from Widdin to Sulina." The German journals affirm that beyond anY doubt the Eastern question and the Kossta affai r will be fully deliberated on at Olmutz. Intelligence from Besika, Bay comes down to the 16th, at which period the s qua d rons were s till a' anchor there. A letter from Vienna, of the 25th, announce s that the Emperor of Russia arrived at Olmutz on the previous evening. The Emperor of Austria went to meet him as far as Prereau, a small town in Moravia, where a magnificent tent had been erected. The two Emperors, after embracing each other, continued their j ourne y on h orse b ac k, fol lowed by a splendid staff. In the evening the town of Olmutz was brilliantly illuminated. The Conference at Olmutz was to commence co the 26th inst. M. de Titoff, late Russian Minister at Constantinople, was to be present. M. de Bruck has been instructed to claim from the Divan an indemnity for the losses incurred 11 Austrian subjects in Turkey. At Odessa, the news of the rejection by the Czar of the Turkish modifications of the Vienna Note caused a fall of six roubles banco in the price of corn. According to the Lloyd, there were three °rani' bus-looking vehicles in the camp at Olmutz, eac h of which contains a complet e e l ec t r i c t e l eg raPu apparatus, with a contrivance for laying an insil" lated wire along the ground by the mere locorae tion of the vehicle ; the wire being so protected , that it remains uninjured under the pressure of the heaviest artillery passing over it. By this mesas orders are to be instantaneously conveyed from the Emperor's station and that of the chief commanders to troops at almost any distance on the field of the manoeuvres. News from Constantinople up to the 16th inst. state that the Sultan had steadfastly refused to sign a warlike manifesto that had been submitted to him for that purpose. But on the other hand the four Ambassadors had not prevailed on him to accept the modified Vienna note. The news that the Emperor of Russia had rejected the Turkish modification was known in Constantinople on the 14th in the diplomatic circles. The couriers with the instructions to the Ambassadors were ex' petted on the 18th. Somewhat in contradiction with the above is a letter in the National Zeitung, dated Constanti nople, Sept. 15, from which it is evident, that the Emperor of Russia's rejection of the Turkish modi fication was not known in Constantinople TIP to that date. It commences 15th of September— " Ever since yesterday the Russo-Turkish difference is . considered here as settled, and the Journal de Constantinople of this morning is quite of this opinion. The facts at present known are the following Yesterday towards noon the us ua l p os t ( Wi ener C o urier) arrived here, coming by way of Belgrade, and brought dispatches for this Government as well as for the various legations, in which it is positively asserted that Rus sia will accept, the Vienna proposition, even with the modifications to which the Porte has subjected them. This opinion is based on a semi-official declaration, which Barori'von Meyendorff .is said to have mad e on occasion of dispatching the proposition to St. pow burg." PRUSSIA. Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz, with the Duchbss Catharine, arrived at Berlin on the 23d September, and after various visits to the different members of the Royal Family at Potsdam, left for Mecklenburg Strelitz on a visit of a few months/ preparatory to returning to Petersburg. The Hereditary Princess of Saxe Meiningen , Princess Charlotte of Prussia, was safely delivered of a daughter on the 23d instant, at the Palace in Potsdam. According to the Kreuz Zeitunq it is highly Pro - ft . bable that the Prussian corve tt e D anz i g i s now * off Constantinople, for the reception of auy of his Majesty's subjects desirous of taking refuge from a possible outbreak in the city. The London news of some French and English vessels of war having passed the Dardanelles in the interest of the peac e of Constantinople reached the Foreign-office late on Saturday evening. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Nearly 2,000 pockets of hops of this year's growth have come to hand up to this time. It is stated that the growth is coming down very light; and the duty has consequently receded to 140,0001. The demand is active. New Weald of Bents, 9/ to 10/ 5s ; Sussex; 8/ to 91 per cwt. Yearlings have advanced fully 10s. per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a quiet market, and prices have been scarcely so high. British Plantation has been sold publicly at 32s to 38s 6d for Barbadoes. East India —Bengal good mid white Benare3 brought 37s 6d, and good yellow Mauritius sort 363 to 365. 6d, being 6d. lower; Madras also sold cheaper, a good deal being taken in. Mid to good grainy yellow went at 353 6d to 375, and some soft yellow at 31s 6d to 325. Foreign Cuba was mostly taken in at 32s 6d to 353 6d for low brown to mid, greyish yellow being above the value. Floating cargoes have been in demand, and white Bahia and yellow Havannah has been inquired for. Refined has continued very dull, and brown lumps have been at about 14s, being cheaper. COFFEE.—There has been more offering, and prices have declined is to 2s, generally. The most recent sales have been in Plantation Ceylon, which went heavily at reduced prices, viz!, 56s to 635, and has since been quoted privately still lower. Native has realised 45s 6d to 46s 6d for good ord. Costa Rica sold at 46s 6d to 49s 6d for good and fine ord foxey, at 50s to 553 for fine and f. fine ord. Coloury mixed at 62s for mid, at 45s Gd to 46s 6d r triage, and at 55s to 64s fcr peaberry. Rio has b aen sold at 47s 6d for fine ord brownish. East India good and pale went at 465. - COCOA.—Trinidad sold at 31s 6d to 37s for ord grey to fair red. RICE.—A moderate business has been done at steady prices. SPlCES.—Pimento has been less active at 74d per lb for mid to very good. Alleppi pepper sold at. 41d for good clean. Mace brought 2s lld for good pale Singapore, and nutmegs 2s ld to 2s 3d and 2s 8d for small to mid bold brown. SALTPETRE.—There has been an active inquiry at an advance of 6d to 9d per cwt, 10 to 104 lbs refraction bringing 28s 6d, and good and fine crystal 44 to 41. lbs 30s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—This article has declined ld per lb. TEA.—The market continues quiet at lid to 114 d for common sound congou. TALLOW.—SaIes have been last made at 58s per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRIIIT.—The market continues brisk. The mild weather assists the sale of grapes, several parcels from Lis bon, per Madrid and Iberia steamers, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, sustained the prices obtained at pre vious sales. Lemons have advanced 2s per package, Bar celona nuts 5s per bag. Nuts will be scarce and dear. The orange-growing countries are favourable for the forth coming crops. SIR EDWARD BLAKENEY.—The gallant Commander of the Forces is gradually recovering from his late severe accident, but remains still confined to his chamber at the Portrush Hotel. FOREIGN CATTLE.—The importations of live cattle of various kinds from the continental states of Europe have been unprecedentedly great during the past week. They included nearly 29,000 sheep, with upwards of 5,000 head of oxen and cows, and a proportionate number of calves and pigs, making altogether the extraordinary large number of nearly 29,000 head °Mock of various kinds. This far exceeds in extent all previous supplies of this nature from abroad, and must have formed an important feature in the general supply of live stock for the London markets. As usual, the principal portion of the importations have been from Holland, with some few of small extent from France and Belgium ; and they have been swelled so far beyond the ordinary extent by Large supplies of horned stock, as well as sheep and other cattle, from Denmark and the Hanseatic States. MELANCHOLY DEATH BY HYDROPHOBIA.—The late Christopher Commons, a comfortable farmer (65 years of age), living near Ardbracken, Navan, was bitten by his own terrier dog about the 12th of July last. The dog was found to have gone mad immediately after. Commons remained rather heedless about the small wound inflicted on his face and arm ; but after a week he applied to a quack in the county of Cavan for his or dinary cure. Trusting in this "nostrum," he went to the salt water for some weeks, and remained pretty con fident that he was in no danger until Thursday, when he became very nervous, and found an abhorrence of water when offered him to drink. Sensible of his danger, he obtained spiritual attendance for his coming death, which he strongly apprehended. But still hoping for a cure by a quack, he set out for one on Saturday last. The quack, on seeing him, pronounced him beyond cure; and although he administered some of .his "specific," Commons died in his house in five hours after in spas modic fits. The body was removed home, and interred in Ardbracken on Wednesday.—Anglo-Celt. INCREASE OF BUSINESS AT THE STAMP-OFFICE.— THE NEW PENNY RECEIPT STAMP.—During the last few weeks the employes in what is called the "Dry Stamping Department" of the Stamp-office (or Inland Revenue), Somerset House, have been busily engaged to a late hour in the evening, on an extra pay, in getting ready for the New Penny Receipt Stamp Act, which was passed last session of Parliament, and comes into ope ration on the 10th day of October next, whereby every person paying or receiving money is obliged to have every such receipt stamped. The commissioners have for the last few days commenced delivering these new stamps to the public, but the daily applications from parties licensed to sell stamps in the metropolis, and throughout the United Kingdom, have been so great that many have had some difficulty in getting their orders completed to the full amount for the present. However, so as to prevent delays and disappointment, an extra number of men are constantly at work so as to meet the emergency, as documents and deeds of every description are being sent in by hundreds to be stamped, as well as blank certificates, &;c. The new stamp is similar to the old receipt stamps (dry stamped), with the only difference of its being marked "one penny," instead of 3d., 6d., is. and upwards. As a vas t num ber of the licensed dealers in stamps have a consider. able quantity of the old stamps on hand, which would be a great loss to them, as they will become useless after October proximo, the commissioners have notified that they will be able to obtain a similar amount of the new stamps in exchange, at a trifling discount. The demand will be greater than is generally supposed, if the new postage stamps, or " Queen's heads," can be any criterion. —Morning Advertiser. EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE OF FORTUNE.—The sailor whose lucky fortune, in becoming the sudden possessor of property amounting to 60,0001. mentioned in The Sun of Tuesday, is a Scotcbman named Thomas Black, and has lately been doing duty as a petty officer on board her Majesty's ship Leander, now lying in Plymouth Sound. It appears that be is connected with a highly respectable family in Perthshire, was well-educated, and intended by his parents for one of the learned professions. Seventeen years ago, however, he ran from home and entered the naval service, doing duty as a common sailor, and, having acquired some reputation as a mariner, he was advanced to the rank of a petty officer. This was his position when, about nine months ago, an advertisement appeared in the Times, informing Tho mas Black, if he were still alive, that by commu nicating with certain parties therein named, he would hear of something very considerably to his advantage. Thomas Black, however, did not read She Tinier, and for month s r e m ained in ignorance of the " some thing " which his next of kin were beginning to be afraid they would be obliged to appropriate to their own use and benefit. Luckily for Black, however, he one day entered into conversation with a footman, whom he met accidentally at the Cove of Cork, and who had heard from another servant some particulars touching the lost heir to the Perthshire estates. The result was, that Black made his existence known in the proper quarter, and after the lapse of a few months his claims were recognised, and he succeeded in obtaining his dis chame from naval servitude, on the arrival of the Leander at the port of Plymouth from New York, which took place a few days ago. The lucky sailor and his friend, Lieutenant Barnard, R.N,, are now in Scotland, adjusting the preliminaries. SPAIN. Accounts from Madrid of Sept. 24, state ths General Juan de la Pezuela has been appointed to the Government of Cuba. General Paria, has been named Captain-General of the Philippine Islands. The Three per Cents. were done at 43g. "PORTUGAL. The Albatross steamer, arrived at LiverP o °, l ' brings Lisbon letters a n d p apers o f t h e 23d Her Majesty's steam-frigate Odin and the French steam sloop Peterel wer e th e on l y f ore i gn v esse' s of war in port. The Peninsular mail s teamer Tagus had arrived from S ou th amp t on on th e 22u ", at 4 p.m., and left the following morning for Caur and Gibraltar. The F renc h b r i g Saphir,o.'ll C. X. Colin, from Nantes, for the coast of -A-fo ca ' laden with coal and powder, had lost her r udder , and been taken into Lisbon by a Portuguese steamer of war. Upon the arrival of the Eng lish mails of the 17th, it was feared the Portuguese _ Health Office would apply quaran ti ne res triction upon an extensive scale ; but our correspond ° , states that the Board had met half-an-hour befor the Albatross left, and only d ecree d t h a t N e wcastle should be considered as a suspec t e d por t from ,„ Ist of September. SWITZERLAND. The Austrian authorities have refused to add the Austrian labour ers on th e i r re t urn from Svn" zerland. CANADA. The screw-steamer Lady Eglinton, Captain Panton, arrived in the Mersey yesterday morning from Quebec and Montreal, after an excellent run of about 12 days from the former port. She brings dates from Montreal to the 16th, and Quebec to the 17th inst. The statement that her Majesty's steamer Devas tation bad been in collision with and injured an American vessel had been officially denied, th e Devastation not being within 100 miles o f to i place where the alleged collision was reporte d have taken place at the time stated. The Montreal Gazette states that ‘cBo,v—^ani* sterling had been subscribed by some half-dol Montreal merchants and a g entleman resident 11 Lachine for the establishment of a line of steal: lol 2, between Liverpool and Mo ntreal. One of the per -line of steamers will make her appearance in M°ll treal next summer." Mr. Stephenson, C.E., was to leave Canada fo r England on the 21st inst. The potato rot wa s . very prevalent at Quelro% The Ministerial journals were loud in their . at ) . nunciations.of the recent changes in the Cab. in ti The promotion of Mr. Chameau c to the Provincl Secretaryship was pronounced to be totally 11113 1 Mr. Ros, was describ e d as ever ything s tifiable ; and the new m em b er o f the Govern. wend' that is ba Y AND CHESTER RAlLWAY.—`'—olljr. Taunton Y.— the Thursday. rsag TIM, The result of the poll on the motion. . 0 by , approving of the agreement entered P t Company, was a clear majority in favour of the allow directors of this company with the Great lAiTe.steosei of NAPOLEON lll.—The following anecdote, is not that I I P generally known, and is a now proof .. e de leou 111. possesses, what the French call, la memo. , 0 CCM' in the highest degree. After having receicvead, _,:ii, local authorities their Majesties went to visit the ut li tc r il is of Boulogne, when the Emperor, pointing ° , e hsa consort a certain window of a room where Di , __ ice , been prisoner a lona. v" during a few days, said in ~ This is th so as to be heard by all the by:standers, -1- b• look B ' *th is window where Persigny, following me wi . i. 0 0,,,, of in parting exclaimed, "Go, Prince, the 6 ° , Napoleon protects you..", we beyeoe. ----_____ 10 I 20 20 20 20 20 1011 20 i 20 10 20 20 8? 20 , 10 20 10 50 50 20 50 st. 10 st. st. 50 25 100 Bt. St. St. 20 St. 15 St. 16 Bt. St. 12i 12i 25 111 . et. 10 25 10 L 0.6 32A 10 - 20 10C 10C 10C 10C 10 10 10 10