The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-18 00:00:00

lEttriti 1511ttion+ SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, Nov. 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thomas Protheroe, to be one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to her Majesty. WHITEHALL, Nov. 15. The Qneen has been pleased to grant the place of one of the Lords of Session in Scotland to Robert Handyside, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General for Scotland, in the room of Adam Anderson, Esq., deceased. The Queen has also been pleased to nominate and appoint the said Robert Handysido to be one of the Lords of Jus ticiary in Scotland, in the room of the said Adam Ander son, deceased. WHITEHALL, Nov. 16. The Queen has been pleased to grant the office of Solici tor-General for Scotland to James Cranfurd, Esq., Advo cate. CROWN OFFICE, N0v.17. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of New Sarum —Major-General Edwai d Pery Mick ley, of New Hall, in the county of Wilts, Esquire, in 18 the room of Charles Baring Wall, Esq., deceased. Nov. . The name of the Peer chosen to represent the Peerage of Scotland in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the room of Alexander George Lord Saltoun, deceased :—The Earl of Seafield. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 18. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Edward Stratton Fitz baxdinge Berkeley, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieuten ais t by purchase, vice Howard, who retires, Nov. 18. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—James Baker, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hare, whose retirement was announced in the Gazette of the sth Aug., 1853, Nov. 18. lat Dragoons—Wm. Henry Cutler, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Redmayne, appointed to the 14th Light Dragoons, Nov. 18. 14th Light Dragoons—Cornet Robert Chadwick, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, to an Unattached Company ; Cornet Leonard Redmayne, from the Ist Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Chadwick, Nov. 18. 17th Regiment of Foot — Ensign Frederick Windham Lukin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williams, who retires • William Scott, Gen t., to be Ensi g n, b y purchase, vice Lukin , Nov. 18. 41st Foot-- Li e utenant and. Adjutant Robert Cary Bar nard to be Captain, by purchase, vice Eggington, who retires, Nov. 18. 50th Foot—William Wensley Bond, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Boileau, appointed to the Rifle Brigade, Nov. 18. 56th Foot—Ensign William Whitmore, to be Lieute tenant, without purchase, vice Sykes, d ecease d , O ct. 21 ; G e ntleman -Cadet Andrew Smythe Montagu Brown, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Whitmore, Nov. 18. 87th Foot-- Lieutenant Joseph Noble Beasley, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Elliot, who exchanges, Nov. 18. 95th Foot—Lieutenant John Neptune Sargent, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Rogers, who retires upon full pay; Ensign and Adjutant George Brown, to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign Robert Garrard, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Sargent ; Gentleman- Cadet Franci s G eorge Cocksedge Probart, from the Royal Military College, Co be Ensign, without purchase, vice Garrard, Nov. 18. . Rifle Brigade — Second Lieutenant James Rowles, to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Waddington, who re tires ; Ensign Charles A. Penrhyn Boileau, from the 50th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rowles, Nov. 18. _ _ _ 2d West India Regiment—First Lieutenant John Elliot, from the 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Beasley, who exchanges, Nov. 18. 3d West India Regiment—Alfred Augustus Richardson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pringle, de ceased, Nov. 18. Gold Coast Corps—Aylmer Strangford Craig, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jones, deceased, Nov. 18. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Richard Pretyman Apthorp, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, by purchase; Lieutenant and Adjutant John Mullin, from the 4th Dra goon Guards, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Shields (whose promotion on the 10th June has been cancelled), Nov. 18. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Peter Divorty, M 8., to be Assist ant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice M`Wharrie, promoted, Nov. 18. MEMORANDA.—The promotion of Lieutenant Thomas Shields, from Adjutant of a Recruiting District, to an Unattached Company, without purchase, as stated in the Gazette of 10th June, 1853, has been cancelled. The proper designation of the Ensign appointed to the 42d Foot, on the 4th November, 1853, is Malcolm Drum mond Viscount Forth. Captain Price Clark, upon half-pay Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the Army, by the sale of his commission, he being about to become a settler in Canada, Nov. 18. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Nov. 15. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Robert Talbot to be Captain, vice F. Wodehouse, deceased ; First Lieutenant Gaspard Le Marehant Tupper to be Second Captain, vice Talbot : Second Lieutenant Thomas Mahon to be First Lieutenant, vice Tupper, Sept. 26 ; Second Lieutenant Charles Edward Stirling to be First Lieutenant, vice the Hon. G. V. A. Ellis, deceased, Oct. 3. Corps of Royal En gineers —Brevet-Maj or Benj a.min Spicer Stehelin to be Lieutenant-Colonel,vice Phillpotts, deceased, Sepi. 19; Second Lieutenant Alfred George Goodall, with temporary rank, to be Second Lieutenant, with permanent rank, Dec. 17, 1851. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS. James Curtis Somerville, Esq., to be Deputy ; William Straining, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Richard Thos. Combe, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Nov. 14. CROWN-OFFICE, Nov. 24. Day and Places appointed for holding the Special Com missions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the runty and city of York. _ County of York—Saturday, Dec. 10, at the castle of York. City of York—The samo day, at the Guildhall of tho same city. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. .__ William Wreford, Edwin Cox Nicholls, and William Ellicombe Wreford, stock and share brokers, Bristol. BANKRUPTS. William Creebo and John Hay, tailors, Mount-street Latnbeth, to surrender, Nov. 29, at half-past one, anc Dec. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, offi vial assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Buchanan, Basing. hall-street. Edwin Dennis, brewer, Rickmansworth, Herts, Nov. 30, at half-past one, and Dec. 28, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Abbott, Jenkins, and Abbott, Strand. Augustus Fisher, colonial broker, Mincing-lane, City, Nov. 28, at twelve, and Dec. 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Thomas, Ely-place, Holborn. Robert Jones Williams, linen draper, Birmingham, De c . 1 and 29, at elev en , at ie Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hampson ' and Son, Manchester ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Henry Biggs, gelatine manufacturer, Bermondsey-street, Nov. 25, at two, and D ec . 31 , at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers; Linklaters, Sise-lane. BANK OF . An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturday ti ENGLAND. ith and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the 12th day of November, 1853. 'A.RTMENT. ISSUE DEP. Notes issued ........ 29,187,175 Government debt.... £ 11015,100 Other securities.... • • 2,,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 1:5 ,187,175 Silver MI ion ........ _____ £29,187,175 £29,187,175 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of Nov., 1853. BANNING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest . 3,211,460 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 5,009,222 Other depoth s ...... 11,781,769 Seven Day and other Bills 1,317,911 Government securities (includg.Dead Weight ;itmaiti) 11.766,243 Other securities.... 16,432,451 Notes • • ............ 7,005,750 Gold and silver coin r. 665,936 £35,873,382 435,873,382 MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated tho 17th day of Nov., 185: PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 15th day of Nov., 1853, is 235. Od. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tats DAY. Rrnsterdam ............ 11 14% G'braltar ............... 30 - 10 Ditto, three months .. 11 16 Leghorn ............ Rotterdam . .•.. 11 1614 Genoa ................ 25 45 BAntwerp ..............2 5 22% , Milan .... •••••• •• •• •• Hrussphi ... ... ...... 95 22% Venice • • • • • • • • • • • • ** amburgh .•• ... •. .... .. 13 5 Naples ................ 43 Altona .... ..... ~ 'Palermo .. .. .. .•••• • • • 126 % ParL4 •• • " ...... :: ..... 25 2%, , elessina v..-- ••• • • • 127 MDitto, thrse months .•25 25 !Lisbon .••.•••• • • • • • ' !Ts, arsr-ille4. ...... .... .. 25 27)4:0p0rt0 .. ..... .. ... •• • ..!8 Bourdeaux ..... . ~.... _ Rio Janeiro ...... ...... BFranktort-on-Maine .... 116%; Buenos Ayres.... —•• • • erlin ... ....... ...... ...... New York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. • • ............ 11 40 Philadelphia .. •.•• • • • • Trieste ................ 11 42 PRICER OF BULLION, PER OZ. Petersburgh............ 384 Foreign Gold in Bars .f 3 17 9 Madrid •••••••• • • •• • • .. 50% Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 BCadiz •••••••••• • • • • " • • 50% Mexican Dollars .... 0 5 1 arcelona ••••••• • • • • • • • *••- New Dollars ...... 0 0 Seville .............. 3ilver in bars . ..... 0 5 2% CALFONT V. HARD.—BREACH OF PROMISE OF /MARRIAGE. Mr. Parry and Mr. Mclntyre appeared f o r t he plain . 5 .' 3 3% ! . 6 tiff ; and Mr. Home and Mr. Stevens for the defendant. .... This was an action to recover compensation in dam - ages for a breach of promise made to the pl ain t iff by uaYs' Sig'' t .--. the defendant. , OF BULLION, PER OZ. It appeared, from the statement of Mr. Parr y , that .gn Gold in Bars £ 3 17 9 M exican Dollars .... 0 5 0 the plaintiff was a widow, of between 30 and 40 years , rtasal Gold Coin 0 0 ... ..... i l , ui le:vD?ll!rs .... .... 0 0 10 of age, residing at Chelsea, and carrying on business as a jeweller and watchmaker at that place. The defen -.0.1•11.M./............11•••=...., _ C "': dant was a widower, and had been a sergeant in the army, but was now living at Chelsea on a pension, and ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT oN some private property which belonged to him. The de -Mr. George Fertel, a master painter, 33, DAY. fendant's wife died in the beginning of the present year, street, who, it was stated, had b ad 0 , 11 3 3, Murray- but before her death she had been intimate with the broken by the breaking of a board agai : st of t his lens plaintiff. On the death of the defendant's wife he went Globe into the country, and on his return in August last he office,iin Lombard-street, while the civic procession died on Tuesday at St. Th emaa , B l o on t. was , saw the plaintiff, and made her an offer of marriage, passing, their earnest 1 V a . which she accepted. The defendant bought a wedding- An inquest was held yesterday, and the jury retusrPnei verdict " Accidental death, expressing ring, thei which he gave to the plaintif and fixed a day for I counsel l oter person in d u to be married, but on that day the defendant mar desire that the police conunisioners, not only of the . ri then called City, but of the entire metropolitan districts, Would place of the plaintiff. The learned give orders that on all future processions no stands should 1 Timotthy tafford, who said lam the father of the I daughter has H be e e ? a widow be permitted to be erected upon the pavement of any I plaintiff and am a jen . -eller, residing at Chelsea. My street in the line of such procession. 7 ,or 8 years. I know the THE RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.—MEETING IN LIVER- I defendant. !3eergeaut. in the army. We have POOL.—A requisition is in course of signature in Liver- I known him to hasvae poop the g ayoN a John E. Lloyd, Esq., asking him to years. H e had some e b p e r n e living at Chelsea for some ~01Q -z - li.c , tei-7o I ider the propriety of urging upon ,itto a tailor for 2601, daughter time I knew of his The e rty at Chelsea, but he sold ~ Zir. i a x ,, i . .. essity of giving efficient support ! being_ acquainted with my His wife died in th e b e v.i . e to. '. -.. "itis , :-.,,,•.- t struggle with the Northern friendship, the life . of his former Itti...wife was the 6th of Aug. were ou tFrms of defendantnnin of this even :On the 6th of August, I saw the t' 2 07 11 '. l O. ii 4 . 4 . ; 1 ";" . rs disapprove of the course 1.- .- . .y.' 4.1 " 3 " o, ' •nt during the early phases of ,?.. i in. Ile then told me he had in the 14..:, g o t my daughter's con liaarrildrS•Aaa LAW INTELLIGENCE. —Nov. 17. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. DINSDALE. In this case the defendant, Kay Dinsdale, a saddler, had been tried and convicted upon a criminal informa tion charging him with writing and publishing on Mr. G. Lewis, the clerk to the Master of the Horse, a libellous letter, with the intent to provoke him to commit a breach of the peace. The defendant now ap peared in court, and The Attorney-General (with whom was Mr. Field) prayed judgment. Lord Campbell then read the notes of the trial. The defendant then put in an affidavit, which was read by the officer of the court, and proceeded to ad dress the court in person in mitigation of punishment. He dwelt on the great provocation which he had re ceived from Mr. Lewis, and the enormous expense, amounting to 6001. or 7001., to which he had been put by the prosecution and the dispute of his account. He considered Mr. Lewis had treated him with great in justice, and excused the writing of the libellous letter by the provocation which he said he had received. The Attorney-General said, that not one word of apology or regret had been uttered by the defendant ; on the contrary, the course which he had pursued this day was a great aggravation of his offence, for he had endeavoured to show the C ourt that TA . Ir. Lewis's con scientious discharge of his p ublic duty justified him (the defendant) in writing a letter containing the libellous language complained of. Under these circumstances, he (the Attorney. General) must call upon the court to inflict such a punishment upon the defendant as would show that letters of this description could not be passed over. Mr. Justice Coleridge, as the senior Puisne Judge, th e n pronounced the judgment of the Court. It was impossible to treat the writing of the letter otherwise than as a serious offence, particularly as it was written by a person who was not ready to retract or to say he was sorry, in the true sense of the expression, for what h. had done. The sentence which he (Mr. Justice ' Coleridge) was directed to pass was, that the defendant pay a fine of 201. to her Majesty, and enter into recog nizances of 1001. to be of good behaviour to all Her Majesty's subjects, and Mr. Lewis in particular, for one year, and that he be imprisoned in the Queen's Prison, among the misdemeanants of the first class, till the fine he paid and the recognizances entered into. THE QUEEN V. FLETCHER. In this case the Court had granted a rule calling upon John Robert Fletcher to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for the pub lication of a libellous handbill, imputing partiality to the licensing justices for the borough of Grantham. Mr. Watson, Q.C., on the part of the defendant, said he was instructed to express the defendant's extreme re gret at having made the publication, and that he was now satisfied that there was no truth in the charges. It had been arranged, on the part of the prosecution, that the rule should be discharged upon certain terms which had been agreed upon. Mr. C. Clark (with whom was Mr. Phipson) said he appeared for the justices, and was quite ready on their part to accept the apology which had been made. Lord Campbell said, licensing. justices had a delicate duty to perform. If they acted corruptly they were amenable to the law; but if they discharged their duty they were entitled to its protection. Rule discharged on terms. EX PARTS -. Sir F. Thesiger moved for a rule calling upon Edward Willmer and David Smith, the printers, publishers, and sole proprietors of the Liverpool Chronicle , to show cause why a cri m i na l i n f ormat i on should not be filed against them for a most cruel libel upon the honour of a lady, whereby the peace of a most respectable family had been invaded. The application was made on the part of a gentleman residing at Aigburth, near Liverpool, who, in the year 1847, married the daughter of a gentleman of rank, living at Edge-bill, in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. The parties had ever since lived together on the most affectionate terms, and the conduct of the lady had been most exemplary. On Saturday last the appli cant was calling upon a lady at Edgehill, when he found that a rumour was current at Liverpool that his wife had been guilty of infidelity with a servant in her family. He was then referred to a gentlemen at Liverpool, who put a newspaper into his hands, and pointed out a para graph, which the learned counsel read, and which de scribed the nature of the rumour which it alleged was current to the lady's dishonour. The lady was, in con sequence, now compelled to undergo the indignity of of personally denying, upon oath, that there was the slightest truth in the imputation upon her honour. Lord Campbell inquired whether there was evidence that the applicant was the party meant, and that Will mer and Smith were the publishers ? Sir F. Thesiger said those points could be distinctly proved. The learned counsel added that the Liverpool Chronicle was published on a Saturday, and this appli cation was made before the next publication. But on Tuesday last an advertisement had been inserted in the Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser, in which it had been stated that the rumour had been circulated by a discharged servant, and had been most industriously circulated and believed; it further expressed regret for the publication, and that a retractation would appear in the next number of the Liverpool Chronicle. Lord Campbell—That does not disentitle you to the rule for which you pray, whatever effect it may have in a subsequent stage.—Rule nisi granted. CHANCERY COURT. (Before Sir W. Page Wood.) THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY. The further hearing of the arguments in this part leard motion was resumed and concluded yesterday. Although the argument has extended over the greater portion of three days, the substantial merits of the case may be briefly stated. The motion on the part of the plaintiffs to restrain the defendants from using the Stour Valley line of railway, was made under thecae cir cumstances :—The plaintiffs are the lessees of the Stour Valley Railway line, and by section 12 of the Smeth wick Deviation Act it is provided that it should be law ful for the defendants to use the Stour Valley line, and any railway made in substitution thereof, and the con veniences attached to such railways, in the event of the same being leased or sold to the London and North- Western Railway Company at all proper and reason able times, subject to the payment of reasonable rents and tolls, and to the observance of the bye-laws of the company; and in the event of differences between the plaintiffs and defendants, that such differences might be settled by arbitration, the umpires to be appointed by the Commissioners of Railways. It was, however, provided that the powers in respect to the Stour Valley line and the plaintiffs' station at Birmingham conferred upon the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, should cease in case of an amalgamation with the Great Wes tern Railway Company, or certain other specified rail ways. In consequence of an alliance having been entered into between the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company and the Great Western Railway Company, of a kind which was considered by the plaintiffs to be an amalgamation within the meaning of the proviso, they refused to permit the defendants the use of the Stour Valley line, till a court of equity had decided the ques tion. A suit was accordingly instituted by the defen dants against the plaintiffs, in the Courts of the Lords Justice, in December, 1852, and their lordships pro nounced a decree, in which it was declared that the power conferred on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, by the 12th section of the Smethwick Deviation Act, had not ceased or become void legally or equitably, and it was ordered that they should be at liberty to bring such action or take such proceedings by arbitration in respect of the matters in question, as they might be advised. A correspondence then took place between the two companies, and ultimately it was agreed that the question of tolls to be paid by the defendants, and other matter s , should b e re f erre d t o ar bit ration ; an d the pre sent bill was filed to restrain the defendants from using the Stour Valley line in the meantime. The reference was still pending before the umpire (Mr. Hawkshawe), who had not made his award, and the present motion was made to restrain the defendants from using the Stour Valley line till the award in question was made. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Speed appeared on the part of the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Rolt and Mr. Gifford for the defendants. On the conclusion of the Solicitor -General's reply, His Honour proceeded to give judgment, referring at some length to the facts of the case, and the various points brought forward in the arguments of counsel. His Honour said he was of opinion that both parties had brought their case to a conclusion before the umpire, and that the whole matter remained for his decision as soon as Mr. Lloyd had made his reply. He did not, there fore, doubt that the award would be made before the Ist of January next, and he should, therefore, make an order to restrain the defendants from using the Stour Valley line till that date, giving the parties liberty to apply.—Order accordingly. BAIL COURT. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, Iss 3. sent as a suitor, and he " axed" me for mine. I ex pressed my surprise, and said I could not think of such a thing, as there was such a great disparity of age.' He persisted, however, and at last got my consent. He said he would have my daughter whether I gave in or not. Mr. Justice Crompton—You found him so very warm that you gave in ? Witness.—l told him I was quite agreeable. He was very uneasy for marriage. I said to my daughter, " Mary, Mr. Hard wishes to marry you. Do you think you can love him, and make him a good wife ?" She said, "I can." The defendant got up and held out his hand to her, and she put her hand in his with a smack. I said that I considered them as good as married, and hoped they would be happy. I saw a little wine and water being made. I took a little drop neat. The de fendant asked to have the marriage take place on the following Monday. I objected because there would not have been time to draw up the deed of settlement. We then fixed Thursday next for the marriage to take place. On the 17th of September, we called at his house, and while we were there he pulled out a ring, and, after showing it to me, said, "God bless you Mary ; keep up your little heart ; here's the ring." She went up to him and took the ring. He then said that they would be married on the next Monday. We then went away. The defendant, instead of marrying my daughter on the Monday, married somebody else, whom he called " Cookey Darling." My daughter is under 34, and the defendant 50 or 60. _ _ _ In cross-examination, the witness said that his daughter had one child by her former husband. After the defendant told him of his intention to marry his daughter, he began to sing. He did not exactly sing "Let us baste to the wedding," or, "The soldier tired of war's alarms," but something between them.—(A. great deal of laughter took place during the whole ex amination of this witness.) Other witnesses having been examined as to the promise and the breach, Mr. Home addressed the jury for the defence in miti- gation of damages. The learned judge summed up, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, 501. MEETING AT MANCHESTER TO SYMPATHISE WITH TURKEY. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester was held on Wednesday evening at the Corn Exchange, "to express sympathy with the noble efforts of the Sultan of Turkey and his subjects in their struggle to maintain the independence of their country against the aggressions of Russia." The meeting, so far as the assemblage of influential men was concerned, can only be regarded as a failure ; for not one man of standing in the town was 'present ; but the room was densely crowded by working men long before the appointed hour for the commencement. The meeting was further sig nalised by some very abrupt proceedings towards two advocates of the Peace Society's views, who, after ex citing the greatest confusion and uproar, which lasted for a long time, were expelled vi et armis ; and lastly, it was remarkable for the novel spectacle of Admiral Sir C. Napier and Mr. Urquhart—two gentlemen sum moned from London to support the views of the promot ers—contradicting each other point blank, and receiving a lecture from Dr. Vaughan, who was there for the same purpose as themselves. Mr. Absalom Watkin presided. Mr. GREGORY moved, " That the occupation of the Danubian provinces by the Emperor of Russia, for the purpose of enforcing upon Turkey concessions incon sistent with her independnce as a nation, is a violation of the law of nations, against which it is the duty of all free States to protest, and that this meeting desires to express its admiration of the dignified conduct of the Sultan and of the patriotic ardour with which the people of the Ottoman empire have taken up arms to resist the invasion of a barbarous and hypocritical enemy." Mr. THEODORE SCHUNCK (merchant) seconded the resolution. Admiral Sir C. NAPIER rose to support it amidst tre mendous cheering. Having given a brief exposition of the Eastern question, he expressed it as his opinion that if, when Russia first menaced Turkey, we had said to Russia, "If you cross the Pruth, the Mediterranean fleet shall go to Constantinople, and the British home fleet, instead of reviewing at Spithead, will hold a review in the Baltic," the dispute would soon have been at an end. (Great cheering.) What would be the conse quence to Europe if Russia remained in the Principalities? Sixty years ago there was a distance of nearly 200 miles between the frontier of Austria and the frontier of Rus sia, now they ran alongside of each other for 500 miles, and if Rusia remained in possession of the Principalities that distance would be nearly doubled, and she would have a Danube frontier of 300 or 400 miles. Let Russia be once fixed in the Principalities, and, judging by her cAutious and grasping conduct for years past, was it at all likely she would stop there ? And if she got to Con stantinople, then what a pretty position Europe would be in. She would have the Baltic to the north, and the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles to the south, and she would stretch out her brawny arms and hug all Europe with her hideous embrace. Lord Aberdeen, the other day, when he dined at the Mansion-house, after taking turtle soup and being well entertained there, said, and said properly, that the policy of the Government was peace, and he would maintain peace as long as he could —that he would reluctantly go to war - but if war were demanded—mark you, plainly demanded—if consistent with the honour and the interests of this country, he would go to war. (Cheers.) Now he (Sir C. Napier) was as fond of peace as any one, and almost too old to go to war. Nevertheless, if the honour of this country and the interest of this country demanded it, he was perfectly ready to come forward arid shed the last drop of his blood fur the honour and the credit of Britain. (Tremendous cheering.) The resolution was then put from the chair, and car ried by acclamation. Mr. WILLIS, a bookseller in the town, who was un derstood to support peace principles, rose to address the meeting, but he could not obtain a hearing, and after much turbulence had been displayed, lie was carried out of the room. Mr. STOREY, a druggist, appealed to the liberal opi nions of the people assembled, intending to speak in favour of peace ; but he, too, was ejected summarily from the platform, amid the loud cheers of the people below. Mr. JOHNSON moved that the avowed policy of Russia and her insidious encroachments upon all neighbouring states are at variance with the common interests of other countries, and ought to be resisted by the united efforts of all civilised nations. Mr. D. URQUHART rose to support the motion, and was received with loud cheers. He expressed the appre hension with which he had heard the intelligence that the Russians, in their retreat, had diverged to the left, so as to take refuge in the Austrian territory. He dis sented from some of the statements made by the gallant admiral, at some length urged on the meeting the neces sity of putting down, not only the system which existed, fatal to the interests of this country, with reference to the east, but their ignorance on such subjects. Dr. VAUGHAN also addressed the meeting. He had thought the Government laggards, believing that it was their duty, when the Russians first crossed the Pruth, to send our fleet into the Black Sea directly ; but he could not make that a ground for a vote of no confidence in Ministers. He moved the following resolution : " That this meeting rejoices in the determination of the British Government to uphold the independence of the Ottoman Empire, even, if necessary, by force of arms." Mr. P. ROYLE seconded the resolution. Thanks haring been voted to Sir C. Napier, Mr. Urquhart, and the chairman, the proceedings termi. nated. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 12. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses l2B Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 36 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration lB9 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2 Malformations Premature Birth and Debility 25 Atrophy 3l Old Age Sudden .5 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 44 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES . 349 47 1,192 Population Deaths In.eorre- Deaths Enumerated. West District s 4.27 North Districts 491,396 Central Districts.. 393256 East District s .. 485 , ,522 South Districts eponding week in the of 1852. Week. 145 .. 199 .. 170 234 274 Totals 2,363 236 Males ........... ' Females .......... . 1,022 1,192 617 575 Males.... Females. ........ . 866 ......... 748 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 'bEA.TH OF THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE ADMIRALTY. VV'e regret to announce the almost sudden death of Mr. John H. Hay, the chief clerk of the Admiralty, Whitehall. It appears that he left the Admiralty on Tuesday morning unwell ; on Wednesday he became -worse, and he expired yesterdayafternoon at four o'clock. Sir John Liddell, of Greenwich Hospital, was in attend ance on him, and the primary cause of his death is sup posed to be apoplexy. Mr. Hay was advanced in years, for we believe he had been at the Admiralty for nearly half a century, and, like his predecessor, the late Mr. Amedroz, was by force of his position brought into con tact with many of the most illustrious of our naval heroes, and consequently his acquaintance with official matters relating to Admiralty affairs was more ex tensive and interesting, perhaps, than that of any other living person. Mr. Hay's was an office of great power and impor tance, and we have heard of several instances in which he has used his interest in the most laudable and disin terested manner. He had frequently very delicate, and difficulto, and most confidential duties to perform, and very often his strict attention to the interests of the public entailed upon him disagreeable reflections. In the main, however, he managed to create as few enemies as most persons have made under similar circumstances, although as we have heard, from mistaken views on the part of officers whose claims on the Admiralty have been decided by his experienced advice, he has been more than once subjected to a " call out." If, however, he made a few enemies, he possessed a large circle of friends, who will regret his loss and deplore his sudden departure from official and social life. Two sons survive the respected chief clerk ; one, the Hon. J. H. Hay, is a clerk of the second class at the Admiralty, Whitehall ; and Mr. E. H. Hay is a clerk of the third class, at the invoice and claim branch, Somer set-house. Mr. John J. Dyer is the senior clerk at the Admiralty, and will doubtless succeed the late Mr. Hay as chief clerk, the salary of which office is 1,0001. per annum. This appointment will promote Mr. J. H. N. Houghton, the precis writer of the board, to be one of the senior clerks ; and Mr. 0. B. Piers from the third to the second class, making a vacancy for the appointment of a third class clerk on the Whitehall establishment. PORTS MOUTH, Nov. 17. The Medea, 6, paddle, Commander John Crawshay Bailey.—Orders came down from the Admiralty this morning to supersede Commander John Crawshay Bailey, and with him First Lieutenant Robson, Second Lieu tenant Bradshaw, Mr. Murray, the chief engineer, and the surgeon —so that the innocent have suffered with the guilty. Commander Bailey finished his career by an address to the ship's company (read from paper), in which he made a most unservicelike attack at his brother officers, the verbatim copy of which we should like to print. We trust, however, that the Admiralty will order the ship to be paid off and re-commissioned ; it would be essential to the interests and well-being of the Royal naval service to do so. We understand Com mander Phillimore is appointed to the Medea, and that the present master (Mr. Wise) takes command pro tent. ) The second lieutenant (Mr. Bradshaw) has been ap• pointed to the Juno, now fitting out, and we hope soon to hear of the rest of the officers receiving appointments in ships in which they may forget the overbearing con duct of Commander John Crawshay The Neptune, 120, guardship (flag), Captain E. H. Scott, has struck topgallant masts, and substituted winter poles. St. Jean d'Acre, 100, screw, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel. The energy displayed in the shipwright de partment of this dockyard reflects the highest credit on officers and men. This splendid screw line-of-battle ship hauled into dock on Tuesday ; since which time she has been lifted off her keel (her absolute weight being no thing less than 3,000 tons), has had her false keel taken off, has replaced and made good half of the additional this day ; and by to-morrow afternoon this beautiful ship will be floated and ready to leave the dock. We have on many occasions noticed the excellent system pursued in this chief of dockyards ; but on no occasion has that energy been so well exemplified as on the pre sent. Princess Royal, 91, screw, Captain Lord Clarence Paget, has shipped her foremast, and hauled over to the east side of fitting basin, where she will quickly set up her rigging, and be available for immediate service. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 17. Yesterday (Wednesday) morning, at five o'clock, a Russian frigate was observed going down the Channel. When off Falmouth harbour she communicated with a fishing boat, on board which it is probable she left a Channel pilot. Having a fine breeze from the north east she bore away under a press of canvass for the Atlantic. At 10 p.m. on Wednesday a strange frigate was ob served going up Channel. She came in close to the back of the breakwater, and, getting the wind from the land, tacked off immediately under her three royals. A Ply mouth pilot endeavoured to communicate, but this was declined by the stranger. At 4 a.m. this (Thursday) morning two British pad dle wheel men-of-war with pennants flying, were ob served going down Channel under steam only. The headmost had painted ports ; the other had a very high quarter. WOOLWICH, Nov. 17. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants.—Harcourt T. Gommell (1852), to the Ajax, SS, screw steam-ship, at Queenstown ; Richard Bradshaw (1552), from the Medea, to the Juno, 2d, at Chatham ; Frederick H. Smith (1549), to the Medea paddle-wheel steam-sloop, vice Bradshaw. Midshipman Capron Bridger, to the Princess Royal, 90, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth. Masters'-Assistants. —James Patch, to the Prince Regent, 90 ; Francis C. Corbet, to the Apollo troop ship, at Chatham ; Edward H. Parsons, to the Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness ; Thomas M‘G. Bridges, to the Diamond, 28, at Sheerness. Thomas Bailey to be foreman of the smiths at Chatham Dockyard. LAUNCH OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. This fine vessel, another of the line built for the Ge neral Screw Steam Shipping Company, by Mr. Mare, of Blackwall, was successfully released from the stocks at 20 minutes past two o'clock yesterday, in the presence of a crowd of interested and delighted spectators. Her tonnage is 2,700 tons ; her length between perpendicu lars, 280 feet ; breadth for tonnage, 43 feet ; and her appointments of the highest order. As we have already stated, she is to have Maudslny and Field's engines of 300-horse power. As she floated up the river and pre sented her long broadside to the view of the assembled crowds at Blackwall, she was universally pronounced to be the handsomest ship that ever floated on the Thames. TIIE CHOLERA. (From the General Board of Health, Nov. 17.) ARBROATH, N.B. Nov. 12.—Cholera DALMENY, N.B. Nov. 14.—Cholera HORNINGSHAM, WARMINSTER Nov. 9.—Cholera DURHAM. Deaths. Nov. B. Cholera Nov. 15.—Cholera.... 1 Froffi several towns under the Public Health Act, where public works have been delayed from various causes not under the control of local boards, satisfactory reports have been received of active exertions in pro gress to meet and avert extraordinary as well as ordinary epidemics. METROPOLIS. The returns from the D, 11, IC, M, and V, divisions of the metropolitan police give 13 new cases, and 4 deaths. The guardians of St. George, Hanover-square, at their meeting on the 16th inst., resolved to appoint the paro chial medical officers as the sanitary inspectors of their respective districts, with the view of giving greater efficiency in the adoption of the precautionary measures of the removal and abatement of all nuisances, the thin ning of over-crowded rooms, &c., so needful for the protection of the public health at the present time. It was stated on a previous occasion that this parish has been, ever since 1849, systematically carrying out many of the requirements of the Nuisances Removal Act, by - the periodical reports of an inspector of nui sances; but the guardians considering that many of the most important duties of hygienic examination can only be performed by a competent professional man, have wisely determined to devolve the responsibility upon their medical staff during the continuance of the exist ing order of her Majesty's Privy Council. In consequence of the increasing amount of diarrhoea and cholera in one or two of the districts of St. Maryle bone, the sanitary commission of the parish have nomi nated five medical men the district vaccinators, in addi tion to the parochial officers, in order to afford prompt medical relief in all cases, premonitory and developed, of the epidemic. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT Moss.—Since the con viction of the wretched culprit Mobbs, who was found guilty at the last Central Criminal Court sessions of the murder of his wife in Enoch-court, Aldgate, and the announcement to him by the Sheriffs and the rev. ordinary that the dread sentence of the law would be carried into effect on Monday morning next, he has con ducted himself with calmness and resignation to his fate, having, as he repeatedly stated, and was deposed to on the trial, the certainty that, notwithstanding his recovery from the injuries he inflicted on himself after the murder, to an extent on the very verge of death, his life would not be spared, and that lie was cured only to be hanged, he listens attentively to the exhortations of the rev. ordinary, but from his habitual moroseness it is not easy to say with what real conviction. It has been generally stated and believed that the extreme penalty of the law would not be inflicted, and representations have been made through the authorities to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the subject, who, after communicatin g w i t h Mr. Justice Cresswell, before whom the prisoner was tried, has intimated, that he does not see any ground for re commending the Royal clemency ; and as far as was known up to last night, the law will be left to take its course, and instructions have been given to the officials to make the necessary preparations, CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES. We have received the following correspondence between Lord Howden, the British Ambassador at Madrid, and Mr. Corbin, of Virginia, on a subject which has lately excited great interest on both sides of the Atlantic : " Paris, November 13. "Dear Lord Howden,—l have been ruminating upon some of the topics of our conversation yesterday evening on American affairs, not chewing the cud' of any bitter fancy,' for of that ingredient not a scruple ever escaped your lips during our long and friendly inter course, when my countrymen, or my conntry and its institutions, were the theme. One of the subjects to which I allude, and with reference to which your lord ship spoke so frankly, is the suspected coquetry (I will not say intrigue) which England is said to he practising with Spain, in order to control the ulterior `destiny' of the island of Cuba, and meantime to regulate its internal government and change its social economy, in at least one pregnant sense of the latter expression. On this head some of the leading, and, from their relations to the Federal Government, most authoritative journals in the United States, have, in my belief, as erroneously as too hastily, imputed to Downing-street, and to your lordship specifically, under inspirations from that far famed locality, the design of Africanizing ' the Queen of the Antilles.' As the most efficient anxiliary to this end, she is not only to be allowed to import ad /ibittint, but to be incontinently aided in importing, the abo riginal sons and daughters of Ham in masses in numerable by numbers that have a name,' thereby rendering her not only, as is supposed, a dangerous neighbour, but an unamiable possession in the paulo post-future, for the insatiate archers' on her northern flank ! Now, the whole range and precise modus ope randi of this portentous scheme I pretend not to coin prebend even darkly, much less to indicate the ways and means, open or subdolous, by which it is to be carried into effect. I cannot do more, therefore, to enlighten you on the subject, than to commend to your attention two or three articles, with the commentaries thereon, contained in some of the Washington and other papers, herewith sent, and which I have just received. Among them are the National Intelligences- and the Union, journals of repute, and conducted with sagacity ; and both, it is believed, incapable of inventing or perverting facts upon any subjeCt ; and, least, of all, upon one of so much pith and moment' in a national, not a party point of view. Whence the information was derived, or how transmitted, upon which their several speculations and provisions are founded, it is not now important to your lordship, any more than it is to the object of this note, to inquire. That it has a cis-Atlantic origin is next to certain, and therefore the sooner it is, in the interest of truth and of both countries, nullified by an authentic contradiction, the better. You will perceive that the American papers are discussing the subject under different points of view, as best suits party purposes, but they nearly all deprecate, and with notable vivacity of expression, the project, which England is said to have ever and anon in her 'mind's eye,' of trying to effect the early manu mission of the slaves of Cuba. To this end the poor African is to be rescued from his thirsty deserts and the pursuit of his man-eating compatriotes, and consigned, with exquisite humanity, to a servitude, under the name of 'probationary apprenticeship,' of ten years. At the expiration of that period, if he be reported alive, and hard-winking captains general do not for the sake of their pockets, extend the term to that of his natural life, lie is to be set free from his friends, and no more cared for by them—the world all before him, and Pro vidence his guide.' Now, my lord, it is hardly necessary for me to assure you that my faith is not facile enough to credit the existence or the proximate contem plation, on the part of your Government, of any such bold and bootless experiment—profitless, because its re sults would be mischievous to the poor negro himself. In addressing you this letter, I build largely, but I hope not too boldly, upon the general dispositions which, for long years, you have manifested towards myself, and, if possible, still more upon the friendly sentiments and lofty unprejudiced views which you have always enter tained towards the United States. But as the subject is a delicate one for you in your official position to treat further than a correction of the statements here referred to, I would have you dispose of it as you deem 'wisest, discreetest, best.' Meantime, as always, I remain, my lord, very faithfully and sincerely yours, "F. P. CORBIN, of Virginia. "To Lord Howden, &c. &c." 1 " Paris, November 14. "My dear Corbin--I h ave this moment received your letter of yesterday, and I can assure you that it has not in the least embarrassed me. Our long friendship gives you a perfect right to ask me any questions that in a public situation I can answer with propriety, and your tact will have told you that in the present case I must be fully as anxious to impart the truth as you can be to know it. I have read the strange statements you have sent me about England wishing to ' Africanize' Cuba, and about the arrangements which I have been making at Madrid to that effect. I give you, in the most solemn manner which such laughable (though wicked) fabrications allow, my unqualified contradiction of the whole matter. I have not the slightest hesitation in telling you what have been, during the last three years, my negotiations with the Spanish Government respecting Cuba, and you will see whether there is even the slightest foundation for rumours which seem to have been most sedulously spread abroad in the United States. Firstly, I have been making unceasing repre sentations at the number of slaves annually imported into the island, and complaints on the almost open manner in which the traffic was carried or under the very noses of the Captains-General, always excepting the excellent General Concha. Secondly, I have been making fruitless attempt s t o ge t" t h e S pan i s h Government to declare the abominable traffic in men piracy —that is to say, to follow the example of the United States in this particular. Thirdly, I passed my time in anxious solicitations to obtain the ultimate and complete freedom of those negroes called ' Emancipados,' which have been fraudulently de tained in bondage since the year 1817, in disregard of treaties, I rejoice to say that the Spanish Government has listened to the dictates of justice and humanity, and has granted me this boon. Fourthly, I have been en deavouring to procure an abrogation of that intolerant and immoral law by which foreigners wishing to settle in Cuba are obliged to change their religion, on the somewhat startling principle (not understood elsewhere) that becoming bad men is a satisfactory preliminary to becoming good subjects. To these official negotiations I have added, at various times, friendly and officious exhortations to improve the internal system of the island, by facilitating the administration of justice, and by liberalising the nominations to office and employ. ment among the natives of the island. You will see what I really have done, or rather attempted to do, is very different from what I am said to have done in your papers. When the true state of the case is known, and ignorance or malevolence dispelled, I even reckon upon the good wishes of your countrymen in the success of the measures I ask, so consonant with your own laws and institutions. In all that I have here told you, with entire candour, the United States can only see the natural working of England's declared and unchanging policy in a cause which is dear to her ;. and Spain herself must feel that, in days like these, unless she executes her engagements, and modifies her intolerance, she can never hope to enter again, and as she ought to do, into the hierarchy of nations,—Believe me, my dear Corbin with great regard, yours sincerely, "F. Corbin, Esq., Paris." —Galignani. " HOWDEN, ACCIDENT AT THE KING'S CROSS STATION DURING THE FOG.—During the fog on Tuesday afternoon a man named Martin, in the employ of Mr. Gregory, potato salesman, who rents one of the arches under the Great Northern Railway, was killed on the goods line in at tempting to cross the rails to proceed to the store, situated in Maiden-lane, King's Cross, by being jammed between the buffers of an engine and a goods train that was on the point of starting. The poor man was held between the buffers several seconds, and he fell groan ing to the ground. He was picked up insensible and conveyed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, where he rapidly sank, and died shortly after his ad mission. THE WINTER ASSlZES.—Yesterday Mr. Baron Alder son and Mr. Baron Martin appointed Tuesday, the sth of December, for the commission day at Liverpool, Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Wightman also fixed Saturday, the 10th, for the commission day at York. None but criminal business will be taken, and the calendars are said to be already heavy. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ---The Earl of Aldborough and Hol ' loway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine after every other means had failed. See ex tract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALDBO BOUM" These wonderful pills will cure any disorders of the liver or stomach.—Sold also Holloway's ointment, at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London and by all medicine venders throughout the kingdom _ADVERTISEMENT.I—DA RK DAYS AND LONG necessity of having the most perfect eye sight and hearing. —Messrs. S. and B. 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While he was thus engaged, about this hour, he observed that the moonlight which shone through an aperture in the window-shutters was intercepted, and on looking towards the wi n d ow , h e ob served a human face. He immediately hurried out and accosted the person who was standing near the road, on his own premises ; he recollected that he had seen the same individual, who appeared to be a stranger, twice on the evening before, and he asked what he wanted about the house. The man muttered something about Cross maglen'—that he desired to be informed the way to Crossmaglen. Mr. Graham replied that he had already given him that information, and ordered him to be off; or that he would shoot him or drag him to the police barrack of Meigh, situate about half a mile from the residence of Mr. Graham. The fellow immediately slunk away at a slow pace in the direction of the road to Crossmaglen. Mr. Graham returned to the room, but finding that the fire had gone out, he went into the kitchen and lighted a fire. An old man named M'Con nell, and a boy named Kelly, aged about fourteen years. slept in the kitchen, and were asleep at this period, Mr. Graham sat in a chair, and in a short time removed to a lower seat before the fire. It was now about one o'clock, or a little past it, and he began to doze for a short time. He had continued to doze in this way for about twenty minutes or half an hour, when he was partially aroused by a rustling noise, which, thinking it was made by a cat, he did not notice, and was beginning to sleep again, when he suddenly experienced a kind of shock, a,ad sensibly felt something come in contact with and pass through his hat, which he wore at the time, and simultaneously he heard a loud report of firearms, the apartment became at once filled with smoke, and a strong smell of gunpowder was experienced. Mr. Gra ham's first act was to arouse the inmates of the kitchen, and after some time he awakened the boy Kelly, and asked him to go to Meigh village for the police. Kelly refused, alleging that he was afraid that if he went out he would be shot, and Mr. Graham himself ran off to the barracks and related the occurrence. The police stationed at the ' Gatehouse,' which is only about half a mile distant from Mr. Graham's, at the Crossmaglen side, were also aroused, and a vigorous search was in stituted immediately, but without leading to any dis covery. Mr. Graham's hat was perforated in two or three places, and the slugs with which the weapon was loaded, having entered the side, providentially passed out through the crown without touching the head. Four large slugs, supposed to be portions of an iron ramrod, were discovered near the wall behind where Mr. Graham was sitting. The shot was fired through an aperture in a back window, which was immediately opposite where Mr. GrahaM sat, so that his escape was little short of miraculous. It is extremely difficult to assign any feasible reason for this assassin outrage ; unless, indeed, it is to be attributed to the fact that the rev, gentleman had, for the past few weeks, given some assistance to an old man, named M'Connell, who has incurred the displeasure of the people of the district, on account of his being a most important witness in a prosecution, instituted in the year '5l, against a person residing in that locality, for writing a threatening notice. M'Connell then left the country, and had not been heard of until within the past fortnight, when he returned to Meigh. From the moment that his return became known he was everywhere subjected to contumely and derision by the people ; and, on Saturday last, he was hooted and scoffed at by a mob in Newry. This poor, infirm man, who is about 75 years of age, was sleeping at the resi dence of Mr. Graham on Tuesday night, when the attempt was made on the life of the reverend gentleman. Mr. Graham warned M'Connell that his life was in danger if lie remained in that part of the country, and we believe it was intended that he should immediately leave it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATT'ERSA.LL'S.—THIJASDAY. THE DERBY. 150 to 25, twice, agst Autocrat, and 250 to 25 agst King Tom were the only bets laid. Scarcely half a dozen members met. SHREWSBTJRY RACES.—THUBSDAY. MATCH, 100 h ft, lOst 91b each. One mile. Mr. Price's Warwick, by Sir Isaac . .. .(Owner) 1 Mr. Roberts's Lamartine, 5 yrs (Owner) 2 The SCURRY STAKES of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added. - Three-quarters of a mile. (61subs.) - -- . , Mr. Hutchinson's Voucher, by Beverlac, 3 yrs, (301.) 7st 31b (T. Cliffe) 1 Mr. J. L. Byrne's Windsucker, 4 yrs (301.) 9st 71b (Kendall) 2 Mr. Bennion's Roger Thornton, 3 yrs (301.) 7st Sib (Crouch) 3 TWO-YEAR-OLD SELLING RACE of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added. Half a mile. (7 subs.) Mr. Benninn's Pope Joan by Cowl, 7st 81b...(Crouch) 1 Mr Saxon's Boddicot (401.), 7st 121 b (Clement) 2 Mr. Megson's Mysterious Lady (401.), 7st 81h (Kendall) 3 Mr. G. Barton's The Gem (401.), 7st 81b (Charlton) 4 HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. One mile and a half. (23 subs.) Mr. Mosley, jun.'s Alonzo by Alpheus, 6 yrs, 7 s t ( carr i e d 7st 21b) (Charlton) 1 Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, 6 yrs, 7st ..... (T. Chffe) 2 Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor, 5 yrs, 7 yrs, 7st 41b (Cl eme nt) 3 The SHORTS HANDIC AP of 3 sovs. w i t h 20 added. Half a mile. (10 subs.) Mr. Harrison's Hyacinth, by Bay Middleton, 4 yrs (201.) Bst 31'o (Charlton) 1 Mr. Bennion's Pope Joan, 2 yrs _(201.), Est 21b (Hughes) 2 Mr. Leach's Master Slender, 4 yrs (201.), Bst Sib (W. Sharp) 3 The • SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. The winner to be sold for 501. The surplus to go to the fund. Two miles. (11 subs.) Mr. Jordan's Sir Philip, 9st 12lb Mr. Sait's Timothy, 6 yrs, lO s t 91b (Ablett) 2 CREWE STEEPLECHASES.—THIIRSDAY. The EDLESTON STAKES : A Free Handicap, of 5 sovs. each. with 30 added ; about 3 miles. (5 subs.) Mr. Harding's Royal Blue, (601.) 9st 111 b, (carried 9st 131 b) (A Clarke) 1 Mr. Blood's Slashing Painter, (301.) 9st 101 b (Tasker) 2 GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE : A. Free Handicap of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added. About 3 miles. (9 subs.) Mr. Land's Melon, 9st 81b (Tasker) 1 Mr. Derby's Topsy, 9st (carried 9st, 21b) ...(Mean ey) 2 The HATHERTON STAKES of 2 sovs. each, with 12 added. The second to save his stake. About 3 miles. Optional Selling weights, &c. (4 subs.) Mr. Harper's Locomotive (201.), 9st 71b (Debeau) 1 - - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 3, 1853.—The Board of Health have decided that arrivals from Great Britain and north ports, with clean bills of health and health on board, be admitted to free pratique. " Vessels with touched bills of health, but which have had no sickness on board during the pas sage, seven days' quarantine of observation." " V esse l s with cases of epidemic or contagious disease on board, sub ject to strict quarantine, with health guard-boat astern, until the Inspector of Health reports to the Board of Health, which will decide on the duration of the quaran tine or the destination." NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW BUOY ON THE REEF OF FREDERICKSORT.—TI IO Ministry of Marine has ordered a buoy to be placed at the extreme point of the covered part of the reef of Frederick sort, from which the old buoy will stand west ,} north, and the beacon on the ramparts west-north-west. The new buoy consists of an iron rod fixed in the ground, at the upper end of which, in the day time, are fixed three balls, painted red and white, forming an even-sided triangle, the two lower balls being in an horizontal line. As a beacon in the night-time, a lantern will, in the course of next month, be hung from the rod at a height of 16 feet from the water, which will be lighted at the same time as the beacon on the ramparts, namely, from half an hour after sunset until sunrise. Should storms or drift ice, or other impediments, render it impossible to hang out the lantern on the rod, a reverse lantern will in that case be hung on a pole in the immediate neighbourhood of the beacon, and a little above it.—Copenhagen, Oct. 20, 1853. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 17. The Ullidia, which arrived here from China, sailed the :3d June, and experienced very unsettled weather for some time after leaving China, and on July Ist lost foretop mast, top-gallant-masts and yards, jib-boom, &c. Tho Valdivia (new screw steamer) has arrived from Glasgow, and is to sail for Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, &c., on the 25th inst. CUSTOM HOUSE, NOV. 17. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Harriet, from Rotterdam; Nordcap, Dram ; Tim e an d Truth, adras, Pondicherry, and St. Helena ; Lady F.brington, Colombo ; Seppe Visser, Worcum ; Vriendschap, do. ; Carl, Emden ; Christina, do. ; Roelma Oostra, Groningen ; Johanna, Konigsberg ; Zephyr, Soderham ; Wainamoinen, Bjome borg ; Bezida, Skien ; Argense, Memel; Brigette Chris tine, Mullemp ; Faith, Africa. ENTERED , OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Sheaf, for Dunkirk ; Eneig Kiel, Altona ; La Meuse, Antwerp ; Triton, Leer ; Bairton, Rotterdam ; Commodore, Genoa ; Eliza, Bruges; Robert and Betsey, Melbourne; Panama, Rio Janeiro ;_Dolores, Madeira._ CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Kleine Bern hard, for 1 - farbetrg; Restorader Nova, Oporto ; Confiance, Havre ; Jane, Terceira ; Neptune, Altena ; Minerva, Brunen ; St. Michael, St. Kitts ; Asiatic, Port Philip and Calcutta ; Hampshire, Constantinople and Odessa ; Sir Thomas Gresham, Port Ad e l a id e ; G ar l and, Jamaica. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Affghan, from the Clyde to Quebec, Nov. 1, lat. 46 N., long. 48 W. The Bussorah Merchant, from ,Bombay to London, Sept. 28, lat. 35 S., long. 19 E. The City of Manchester, Nov. 8, lat. 44 N., long. 17 W. The Consort, N ov. 13, ff Mine Hoad. The Ann Longston, from Liverpool to Calcutta, Nov. 8, lat. 47 N., long. 12 W. The Zeminder, from Madras to London, Oct. 11, lat. 7 S., long. 14 W. The Io (Dutch barque), for Calcutta, 18th, lat. 7 N. The John Hamilton, from Bombay to London, with fore- mast sprung, Oct. 26, lat. 26 N., long. 31 W. The Owen Glendover, of London, Sept. 7, lat, 9 S., j long, 30 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Total 1,614 COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. —Another collision took place on this line on Tuesday. The 7.55 a.m. goods train from Derby to Nottingham had arrived near to the Long Eaton station, about eight o'clock, but from a dense fog rendering the signals almost invisible until very near to them the engine -driver had not perceived the signal to stop until he got close to it ; and although he reversed the engine, and used every means to stop the train, which was a very heavy one, he did not succeed in doing so until he had run into a mineral train from Codnor•park for Rugby, which was then crossing the main line, and had, with the exception of three trucks and the guard's-van, passed safely over. The shock threw the engine across both the up and down lines, and the rails were also torn up. The traffic was consequently stopped for some time. COUNTRY MARKTITS. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 15. The supply of to-day was not large, yet the' quality generally good. High prices were asked, and most of tir animals were disposed of, fully maintaining last week s prices. There were but few sheep penned, which wavy' good request, and readily s o ld. Th e supply of fat P i f scarcely an average. Few f a t ca l ve s. Beef, 5(1 to ' mutton, 6(1 to 7d ; lamb, Od to Od ; veal, 6d to 60 I"! lb. ; pigs, Os to Os 6(1 per soore ; rough fat, 5s 6( 1 to O s per 141 b.; hides, lid to 3d p er lb ; calf-skins, 3id to per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN— Nov. 16. Wheat on the top 2s down, and the average 11( . 11 Barley on the top 6d up, and th e average s ame as lark Oats on the top 1 s 4d d own , an d th e a verage lO d "r' Beans Gn the top 6d up, and the average 10d down. Top of Wheat 644 lb 87s Od Barley... Oats Beans Total Supply and Sales. 786 qrs sold 588 clrs .. 1971 qrs sold 1745 qrs .. 1106 qrs sold 918 (1 0 73 qrs sold 70 qrs .. £3 16 11 4-12ths 1 19 11 5-12 tbs 1 8 11 4-12 tbs 2 14 11 6-12 tbs Wheat Barley Oats Beans Average of wheat . Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats ..-.... Ditto of Beans .... LEEDS, Nov. 15. t s r e The quantity o f w h ea t was t oo sma ll t o a llow °, r oe, ductiou. Th e arr i va l s s i nce F r id ay have b ee n 1 11 ° 1 ` e lot and, with an imp rove d d eman d , pr i ces recover ed froT ber , week's decli ne , an d are quoted i s to 2s per qr. h • lg to Business in barley restricted, holders beim , sell at a decline. Beans steady. Oats unaltered. NEWARK —Nov. 16. A 0 1 , 1 At our Corn- exc h ange t o -d ay w h eat experienced s sale at an advan ce o f Is per qr. B ar l ey was flat„ B ".L e - eg 0 ous rates. Oat s an d b eans w i t h out alteration. V I od to follows :—Wheat, w hit e, 78 s Od to 81s O d ; red, 406. 78s. Barley, maltin g , 41s to 41s ; grinding, 3 8 s "4,it.. Oats, 34s to 365, and 24s to 25s—th e f o rmer being s to and the latter 22st. Beans, 62s to 645. re"' 525. Malt, 56s to 60s. Tares, 64s to 68s per qr. BOSTON—Nov. 16. fir At this day's market wo h a d a l argo atten d anceniio. mers and dealers, and a good supp l y o f a l l ki n d s of no to, In wheat sales readily e ff ec t e d at an improvement sou 4s per qr. on th e p r i ces o f l ast week. Oats, bark t i p peas experienced a steady demand at late rates. t 74:4'l to 2s per quarter ch ea p er . Th e following were...W prices :—Wheat, red, 62s Od to 72s Od ; white, 4 0 •00,!, 74s Od extra. 76s Od. Barley, 36s Od to 44s o ' l „,' 06 36 21s to 28s. Beans, 38s Od t o 60 s Od. P eas , 51 0 LP per qr. LOUGHBOROUGH--Nov. 17. the Jr The supply of whe a t t o -d a y was t r ifli ng , and e 1•1 3 mand rather active. A rea dy sa l e a t 2 s per q r. ov : sl ot week's rates. A large supply of barley, and akw no stli is to 2s decline. _ A n ythi ng rea ll y fi ne wou ld make late rates. IPSWICH—Nov. 15. We only get a scanty su pply o f w h ea t . There vi , 3. 5 5 °p i what more tone in th e t ra d e , an d all samples 1 !", Iss t grinding condition recovered what was lost in liqi e b o , week. The show of barley was fair in quantity. „ 50 10' samples were sold at a b ou t i s per qr. l ess mon ey l' - . o per' week, whilst other s or t s were fully 2s per qr. cu Beans maintained high rates. ,if' Qv" - 40 5 PER QUARTER. r Eg q6 tO a Wheat, red (old) 70s to 74s Barley, grinding ••• - 'to 0:° Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 76 s t o 83 s P eas " Ditto (old) OOs t o Barley, malting AVERAGES FOR TUB WEEK ENDING Nov. 12, 185 3 . Wheat Barley SP Oats Beans - f 3 OOs oa, PS Peas CHELMSFORD—NOv. 11. 6 0°4 Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, °II 63 9 i f to 82s Od, new 64s to 838 ; red, old 57s to 745, n e- .,aiog 74s ; barley, 32s to 39s ; chevalier, 36s to 458 ' °)."„ , chw 24s to 32s ; malt, 61 s t o 65 s ; c h eva li er, 66s to 72s {,O 23s to 28s ; peas, partridge, 41s to 46s ; white, 4Ss boiling 55s to 61s ; d un , new, 42s to 45s ; beans, tI 4D to 42s ; Harrow ticks, 38 s t o 44s ; Mazagan, t° RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 17. fro' STOCK EXCHANGE.---The market has been ve r i a to-day, without much business doing. We quot e '; s provement in prices of ab o ut a p er cent, on yesteragetico rency. Caledonian, 27$ ; D u bli n an d B e lf a st .1 1 , 11 pm.; Eastern Counti es , 13 ; E as t L ancas hi r e, 10g; Oil cashire and Yorkshire, 64k, 5 A ; Leeds N o rthern'olti; London and North-Western, 1021; Manchester, S hed 00 and Lincoln, 20i; Midland, 6IZ ; South-East ern Dover, 18e ; York and North Midland H. and S. Par.' BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 17. II STOCK EXCHANGE. —Thi s m ar k e t was rather firnierv)! day, prices adv anc i ng , an d a better demand fol,._r South Staffords w ere d one at 14 dis.; Midlands ezu• - ag ; and Shrewsbury and Birminghams at 61, 62. MANCHESTER, Nov. 17 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened r 0 , and after a fair business prices closed rather higher. ; c id , 65; North Union A (guar.), 238. ; Midland, 62; Shepo rather firr ) e d e ;; 20i ; Dover, 18 5-16 ; Cheshire Junction, 11 d ; 11- nians, 27i ; East Lancashire, 16 5-16. LEEDS, Nov. 17. to 5 ' 1 ; 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The ex t raor di nary c harac uncertainty of the news from the seat of war in %pa ° had the effect of putting a check to operations on 0 3 0 6 this morning. In the a b sence o f b ona fide business, are quoted nominally as yesterday. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails a r e sent Prom the General Psi by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.) O'n Day when made up From what jou, COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port fellS• Office, London.* Dispatchea• ------- t Am erica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool c• •• America (by United Sts. Sot' packet) •Nov. 20 .......... Liverpool •• • America (by U. States packet) •Nov. 27 .......... SouthanlAto l 'l p Australia (via South- c. ampton) .........M Jan. 4.. .. ........ SonthamPton I m e s , Ditto (via Marseilles) N Jan. 4.. Dover .. • • • • Ditto (via Cape of Wed 17 0 9 Hope) ............N,Dec. 4 Africa (West Coast)..N 9 3d of the month .. Plymouth • • so ./. Alexandria........., N 8,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover .. • • •• re c. 4 6 Alexandria.......... 4th & 20th of mon. South am pton 1 Bahamas 16 . Belgium ..... ..... ..N i Daily .... Dover ...• • Brazil ........... e _hi 9th of the mo n th.. S out h am pton nec. e Bue.nos Ayres ........ XI 9th of the month.. Southampton 1;,,f, Cape of Good lions ..N 14th of the month Plymouth •• Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton f.. of , Cape de Yards ......N 9th of the mouth.. Plymouth • • 0 Ceylon (see India) sot'. 4 4 Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth •• r „0 1 . 6 Channel Isles ......N Mon ~Wed.,&Fr i d. S out h amp ton 1 6 Chili 3l 2d & 17th of month Southampton L w China (see India) go v " 4 Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover ...• • • Dee. _to; Constantinople 4th 20th of mon. Southampton °' Dont. of Europe SI & N Twic e d a il y Dover •• • • r„,, giC6 ~,t1 Egypt (see India) 4 France .... ••.. M & N Twice daily-- Dover .. •• •• o‘, sof. Gibraltar ... AI 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m . southamPt°ll 16 Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. 4outharoptOn Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday Londou ..• •. ne cl,o Havannah .......... Ai 2nd of the month Southampton . $ ' 100 ,14 Holland .. M Wednesday & S a t. Lo n d on ..• • • sv• Honduras AI 17th of the month. Southampton pea. 4 3 0 India (viaSouthampt.)lll 4th & 20 t h of mon. Southamptonsof• India (via Marseilles)Jll Bth& 24th of month Dover 0 1t1 lonian Isles (see Indi a ) 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover ...• •• Ireland ........M & N Twice daily Holyhead •• s o v• Li5b0n....... • • 7,9, 17, &28 o f m. Southampton Dec. Madeira 9th of the mo n th i ou th am pton Madeira N 23d of month Plymouth • • 5 5o Malta (see India) f' 16 Malta .....• 7,17,19,28, 30 elfin. Dover „....• Mauritius (see India) Mauritius D 14th of the month Plymouth •• ee. o 5 3 Mexico 2nd of the month.. Southampton sof' 1 6 Naples ........N sthia th2sthof mon. Dover ...• • • s o i, New Granada 2d & 17th of month Southampton jocer d New Zea1and .......... By private ship Various port' sov' ;4 Papal States ithlbth2sthofinon. Dover . • •• • ' NoV• Peninsula ..........M ithl7th2Bthotinon Southampton so , Peru .. 3l id & 27th of mon iouthampton Port Natal 14th of the month Plymouth •' scv• Sicily sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover so f. 1 •6 Tuscany .. sth 15tb25 thofinon. uover • • • • Venezuela ....la 2d& 17th of month iouthampton Van Diemen'sLand (see 1 6 Australia) ...... sov" West Indies 2d& of month Southampton II -- 1, 4 t jA • When any of these dates / a il ol a Sunday, the u u f i vii , , t re dispatched on the following day, with the exception of th e ,o l ea Southampton), and the Malta, both of w hi c h will be diel ) °` day preceding. MARRIED. 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