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was charged with the offence before the defendants, and committed to the House of Correction for one calendar month, but no formal commitment was made out at the time, which imprisonment she underwent with hard labour, Baron Rolfe having refused the day before it expired to liberate her. At the ensuing sessions two former commitments were offered in evidence, an appeal having been carried there, and it was held that these documents were a sufficient de fence to the action, and an acquittal was directed. New he cortended, on the authority of Coke upon Littleton, that the record, which was upon paper, ought to have been on parchment, as a " memorial and remembrance of the acts of courts of justice." Lord DENMAN—What of the proof of former con victions? Mr. K NOWLES apprehended that they must be on parchment. Lord DENAIANI never saw one on parchment. AIL Justice COLERIDGE—Those produced in Court are merely copies, and are upon paper. The original, the record, are on parchment. Mr. KNOWLES said the second conviction was only filed a few days before the other which was on the fi le and before the Court, which he contended was clearly indefensible, as decided in Channey and Payne and other cases ; and the Act itself said that the conviction must be recorded and filed, and as one had been returned another could not be filed after. The conviction he held was bad in law. He obtained a rule for a new trial. C MIVION PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) POWELL V. BRADBURY AND EVANS." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said this cue was tried before Chief Justice Wilde, at Guildhall, on the Bth of July last, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff damages 500/. ; and he had now to move for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, on the ground that the verdict lvas against e v id ence an d th e damages exce ss i ve . This was an action of assumpsit, and the declaration alleged that the plaintiff had entered into an engage ment with the defendants, who are the proprietors of the Daily News, to serve them faithfully in the character of sub-editor,tat the rate of 15 guineas per week, and that he had been wrongfully dismissed. The defendants pleaded that they did not wrongfully dismiss the plaintiff from their employ, and inasmuch as he did, t the request of W. Alfred Waring, also in the employ of the defendants, write to the correspondent of the newspaper at Bristol, and requested him to report certain proceedings about to take place in the Bristol Court of Bankruptcy, in the case of a bank• rupt named *William Henry Smith, he knew that a personal hostility existed between Waring and Smith. That in consequence of that application the Bristol cirrespondent duly sent a detailed report, and that the - plaintiff did suffer Waring to have pos session of the same, in order to enable him to insert it in tie newspaper, and thatsuch a report was inserted, and was a garbled and not a properly condensed report lie (toe Attorney-General) contended that the whole facts alleged in the pleas had been clearly proved. with the exception of one, which alleged that the rep ort had been garbled. Mi. Justice MAULS—What is the meaning of garbled ?" I find in an old Act of Parliament that ?ersons are prohibited from selling "garbled" s pices. —(Laughter.) Tie ATTORNEY -GENERAL Yes, my Lord, we eamplair that the report is " too spicy."--(Laughter.) thThe Learned Gentleman then continued to say that e Learned Judge who tried the case was of opinion that all ;he pleas were proved, with the exception of the " garbled" report. Lo The Cana' JUSTICE--I left it as a se p ara t e f act Fthe jury to say whether they found the report !tibledor not, because, if they found the rest of the RllB Pr*ved, I sa id t h at was not material ; but the jury fo und fcr the plaintiff, and also found that the report jas'as not garbl e d. I am of opinion that the verdict wrong, and th a t a ll t h e pleas were proved with the exliee L pticn of th e " gar b led " report. tb at ;he 4 -ce ATTOR NEY- G ENERAL said the case stood thus ; verdict_ was aga i ns t ev id ence and against the Pinion of the Judge. Af ter a fe w o b servations from Mr. Justice DIABLE, Tae Court granted the rule. ~....simGnEaREoTypE—BEARD V. EGERTON. action was tried at the last sittings at West aittltee r is ) and a v er di ct was found for the plaintiff on ver sues rais e d except the 12th, and upon that a dlct was found for the defendant. It was an actioue for for the i n f r i ngement of the plaintiff's patent , n 4)1 , 8 4 Dagu erreotype as an invention." a_ Tazsic s 4 , invention." appli e d, b y l eave o f t h e J udge, al43be u e l o e t to show cause why a verdict should not The ered for the plaintiff on the 12th issue. Court granted a rule. Viscount de Stt, Baron de Foscoa, the Marquis of Louie, and the counsellors: Julio G-omes, Aguiar, and others. This circumstance proves that the prin cipal authors of the revolution of the 9th of October do not wish for terms of reconciliation whatever, and unless they are exclusively in power, they do not admit any other political combination. The Howe man-of-war, having on board her Ma jesty Queen Adelaide, in the act of being towed by the Terrible steam-frigate, broke the cable, by which she was towed over the bar. The Howe was obliged to let go both anchors to avoid being driven on the rocks ; fortunately there was no wind, and the sea was smooth, she thus escaped all danger. Her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager went to Cintra before she left, and appeared highly pleased with the reception she met at the palace. It appears that the national battalions will not be dissolved until the meeting of the Cortes. The op. position has represented the existence of such bodies of volunteers as against the Charter, yet no enact. meet forbids the establishment of these battalions, which are nothing more than volunteer corps of militia, not at all incompatible with the fundamental law of the realm. One argu ment upon which the opposition lays great stress, is, that such bodies of men collected together have a decided influence in the elections. This indeed is a most specious argument, because the franchise allowed to the volunteers is not, as they being such, but as householders paying taxes according to the census of the law : it is then immaterial whether such electors are volunteers congregated in a body, or mere civilians, the electoral right depending upon the circum s t ance of being a householder, paying taxes, and as such duly registered. In favour of the volunteers, it must be said that they have rendered important services during the last revolution, that they are well disci plined in general, obedient to their superiors, and moderate men in their principles. So much could not be said in favour of the National Guard in the years 1837 and 1838, composed of many hetero. geneous elements. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Jupiter arrived last night at Southampton, bringing intelligence from Gibraltar of the 27th; Cadiz of the 28th; Lisbon of the 30th; and Oporto of the 31st ult. It was said that the French and Spanish Ministers at Lisbon had tendered their re signations, in consequence of having received in structions from the Government to disregard the Protocol (on the faith of which the Junta had sur rendered), and to aid, by every means in their power, the designs of COSTA CABRAL, who is thus openly avowed by the French Government as their agent and nominee. For the rest of the Lisbon news, we refer to the accompanying letter : (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The elections of the municipalities are nearly over, and, with a few exceptions, the vast majority of these bodies have the Cabralist tint. In England and ge nerally abroad, where it is impossible to form an accurate idea of our political situation, the predominant opinion, and the inference drawn from the fact must necessarily he, that the majority of the nation is in favour of the Cabrals. The reverse is however the case, as the bulk of the people are either Miguelites or Septembrists ; yet in presence of the frauds prac tised with the franchise, which were the very same complained of under Cabral's system, besides the votes unlawfully given by the military, the result could be no other but favourable to the Cabral candidates. To this must be added the circumstance, that the Go vernment gave no list, and by a spirit of forbearance, which I disapprove, it allowed Cabral's list to circu late unmolested. Thus the result became in favour of this party, which boasts most unduly of a victory easily gained over the negligence and forbearance of its antagonists. In Lisbon the elections were peaceable, and the same happened in many parts of the kingdom ; yet at Oporto a respectable husbandman was assassinated, and an artist dangerously wounded. At Leiria several disgraceful scenes took place, and in many towns the military were turned out to prevent the electors of the Opposition from voting. If the Go vernment does not take some measures for the free access to the ballot at the next election of Deputies, the same re su lt w ill ta k e place, and the politica l' career of Ministers will be closed for ever, not much to their credit. Yesterday the King's anniversary passed without any attempt at rebellion, as was predicted by the Cabralists. Their Majesties attended at night the St. Carlos Theatre, where the opera ID u F oscar i was regularly murdered by the new Italian performers. Poor maestro Verdi, when he composed this cele brated opera, certainly did not expect to be placed on the rack by such a detestable performance in Lisbon. Lisbon, Oct. 30, 1847. HAMBURGH, DUTCH, AND FLAN DERS MAILS. FROM THE TURKISH FRONTIER. --Accounts from the Bucharest state that the resident French Consul has, at the request of the Greek agents, promised the Greek trade and Greek subjects provisional protection, with the understanding, however, that he must as k for further i ns t ruc ti ons f rom his ourt for official per mission. The Russian Consul-General has declared his assent to the procedure of the French Consul, It seems to be wished in Constantinople itself to mitigate the severity of the compulsory measures, in order to give the new Ministry at Athens time and opportu nity to make some approaches to a reconciliation. From St. Petersburgh we learn that that Cabinet has most urgently recommended the Greek Ministry to put an end to the disputes with Greece as speedily as possible, THE CHOLERA. IN RUSSIA.—The following an nouncement has been made by the Military Governor- General of Moscow :—" The cholera which traversed Russia in the year 1830 has again spread in several governments of our country ; it has already reached the government bordering upon Moscow, nay, it has appeared here and there in Moscow itself. From the 30th September to 14th October, 120 persons have been seized with it, three of whom have recovered, 41 have died, and on the 15th the number of sick was consequently 76. Several of those give favourable indi cations of recovery. Immediately on the first appearance of the epidemic in the Trans Caucasia, decided measures were taken by the Government to check the ingress of this pestilence into Russia. Here in Moscow a Government com m itt ee assem bl e d , i n the circles local committees were formed to check its progress. Everywhere temporary hospitals have been got ready, so that persons seized with the cholera might be immediately admitted without police, or other orders. Medical men are always at hand to give prompt assistance. Experience has abundantly proved that timely medical aid is of the highest im portance, and that when it is resorted to immediately a cure is almost sure to supervene. Hence I strongly recommend that if any person feel even the slightest indication of approaching cholera, a medical man be instantly sent for, or that they be taken to the hos pital, to which end a list will be subjoined to what hospitals persons in certain districts may be sent to escape cholera. The chief precautionary measures are the avoidance of cold and over fatigue, as well as all spoilt or improper food, likewise to maintain great cleanliness, both personally and domiciliary. Lastly, I consider it my duty to inform the inhabitants of the town, in order to' releive their) minds, that the pestilence has on the whole not appeared in its most virulent form here; that the medical men are acquainted with the best mode of cure; that everything that can be done is done, and that with God's blessing the distemper may disappear without causing much devastation. I shall occasionally give reports of the state of the disease, and of the arrangements made by Govern ment. [liere follow the dates respecting the local hospitals.] Arrangements have have been made that, in case of need, as great k number of temporary hospi tals; can be provided as may be requisite for the emergency. It is, however, left to the option of every person to go to an hospital, or to be tended at home, and in the latter case, to select any medical man that may be desired. Six new Peers have been appointed, amongst them Fonseca Magalhaes, Baron Chancelteiros, Souza Azevedo, and Manuel Duarte Leitao, ex-Ministers of State; Macario de Castro, and Nicolas d'Arro chella, rich landowners in the Minho. These nomi nations appear to be intended as a counteraction against Cabral in the House of Peers, of which he is member; as in that house intelleet was not abundant. The selection of these high functionaries for the dig nity of Peers, perhaps with a single exception, was well received by the public, as talents and services have been remunerated in the present instance. There is much talk about the nomination of new civil governors for the different districts, as all of them, with but one exception, are rank Cabralists, yet Ido not believe that the change will take place for the present, as the first example must be given on the Marquis of Fronteira, who is now more powerful than the Government itself—disposing at will of the volunteer battalions. This circumstance has fright ened Ministers, yet they must some way or other secure their places, and show decision, or else they must let power fall from their hands and anarchy get the lead, with the Cabrals at The head of it. Three days ago the Vixen steamer-of-war left for Madeira, with the Duke of Palmella and suite. The Duchess appears to be in a very precarious state of health, yet with the sea voyage she has improved a little. The climate of Madeira, however, recom mended in England" by the faculty, is not milder than that which is enjoyed in Lisbon. The present season is complete summer, notwithstanding we are at the end of October. So mild is the weather, that her Majesty Queen Adelaide has prolonged her stay a few days more than she intended at first. The Duke of Palmella, before his departure, was invited to a Council of State, but he declined the invitation, stating, that having resigned his place as a Councillor of State, when some months ago he was ordered to leave Lisbon, he could not be present at the Council. His Grace's answer having come to the knowledge of her Majesty, the Minister of the In terior was directed to state to the Noble Duke, that as her Majesty had not accepted his resignation of a Councillor of State, his Grace ought to consider him self as such. Notwithstanding this second invitation, the Duke pleaded as an excuse his short stay in Lisbon, and did not attend the Council. There has been a report afloat of a change of Administration, and the Councillor of State, Fonseca Magalhaes, it is said, was sent for by her Majesty, and intrusted with the formation of a new Cabinet. To-dav I hear he has failed in the attempt, much to the annoyance of the moderate party. The organ of the Cabrals, the Estandarte (Stan dard) published, two days ago, a curious article, in which allusion is made to Prince Albert, and to a letter written by his Royal Highness to his cousin, the King-Consort. I send you the translation of the most interesting part of the article, which proves the state of irascibility of the party : " The idea (says the Standard) is still gaining ground that Prince Albert wrote to his Majesty the King, Don Fernando, a letter, in which he alludes to his having been charged with a want of faith in car rying out the stipulations of the protocol of the 21st of May. Such a remark is not only highly improper, but beyond measure unjust ; and, however pure the intentions might be that dictated it, it is utterly un• founded upon the principle of the plain and noto rious falsehood upon which it is based. We could not believe that Prince Albert, to whom the English con cede not the slightest importance in the political affairs of the country, and would not even allow to be attended, except by English servants—we say, we could not credit that the august Prince who, being merely the husband of the Queen of Great Britain, is strictly circumscribed in his adopted country to the duties of the fath er o f a f am il y, possessing only, and not being able to possess more, than the voice of any other subject, would think of giving laws for. the government of Portugal, or the political administration of this country." On Sunday, between the hours of :ten and eleven at night, a great phenomenon in these southern parts of Europe appeared in the heavens—l mean the aurora borealis. The direction of the meteor was from north-east to the west, and it was visible for fifteen or sixteen minutes. At the fair of Campo Grande, where crowds of people walked about that night, the appearance of the meteor was looked upon with awe and dread. The bloody colour which it assumed was immediately considered by the ignorant as a presage of approaching war and famine. It is certainly most extraordinary that amongst so many newspapers published here, scarcely a passing allusion has been made to the meteor, one of them stating it could not be the aurora borealis, as our latitude is too much to the south for such phenomenon ! The Howe, having on board her Majesty Queen Adelaide and suite, sailed yesterday evening for Ma deira. She was accompanied by the Terrible steam frigate. The late accounts from the Douro represent the grape crops as most magnificent this year; arou n d Lisbon they are e q ually so , an d grain of every de scription has been abundant. BANR.RUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.) IN RE RICKETS AND JAMES. These bankrupts were described as silk merchants, 14 MOOTgate-street, City. furnished -Mt AWRENCE said that the bankrupts had now the full accounts, which were satisfactory, and „ e as sign , ees had no opposition to offer to the bank- His•u P t s passing. Hosouit then, on the application of Mr. xewrenee, appointed the 20th of December next for application for certificate. StCONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) doneThi 0 s siourt sat this morning, but the only business w— fo r .3 swearing in juries for the next two months. 0/ assassin damages under writs of inquiry above Do ~. and for hearing extent cases. The principal ANum of the business has been transferred to the c'aclou Sheriffs' Court, under the new Small Debts Act, IVORSIIIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY .) 1 B,I,NMULAI; DEATH, —A middle-aged, respectable lOoking man this morning placed before Mr. 4 tn o ldthe '. w as • some ° , sitting magistrate, under the following It what peculiar circumstances : ' l. * Inspector Gravestock, of the G division of :Po.lice, stated that the individual now before his Wor tat lacucompanied by a policeman, entered the I ,_ oouse last evening at about half-past ten cl'e ' cc *- Re then learnt that the former had in the met k dearls, part Re the evening with a female on Lon ancin.),_ridge, Whom he invited to a public •house to have -rn euing to drink. She did so, and, together, they afterwards went to another public-house, and from thence to the coffee house of Mr. Best, opposite the Eastern Counties Railway, Shoreditch, and a bed :*or the night. A s they were about to get into engaged bed the female As of sudden indisposition, and alnost at the same moment began to foam at the 'n al The defendant gave thenecessary alarm, anti ffr. Wilbore, surgeon, Promptly attended, but the ttal spark was : h extinct. Th e defendant has hi tertc ref use d to give his n ame or address, int it is hi due t e him to state that he voluntarily placed him elf in th e h ands of the polic e , and expressed s desire, coroner s jury shall 11 tper, t all sit be d e t a i ned b y them until tho '. , kr, ARNOL D , havin g asce body rt ained that a p2ct mor of th e d eceased f emale woule this day t a k e place, addressin te definant, Said id toat h e (the magistrate) did not g call h upor him to tate lis name an d address there, but that he would fi nd he would be obliged to d o so on the inqtest, or, Possibl 3, he would be committed. The cefendant (evidently affected) said, I an now, ow Your Worship, ready and willing to give you both, if You thick it necessary. ?her. kr. .ARNOLD-4 do not call upon you b give , bit I would advise you to give both to the nsPector who has got the case in band. ,;',lhePwties connected with the case then retired """ Mr. aravestock, the inspector. (Signet) "Count SCHTSCHERBUTOFF." Accounts of the 26th state, from the 30th Septem ber to the 19th October, consequently, in 19 days, 222 persons have been seized with the cholera at Moscow, of whom 66 have died. If this number is compared with the first week, we have reason to hope that it will not spread very extensively. In Pula, and in the Government of the same name, it spreads but slowly; in the city 10 died out of 17, who had been attacked from the 29th of September to 13th October, and in the three circles of Ain Government, to which the epidemic h as hitherto been confined, twelve out of nineteen have died. In Kasan it spreads more ra pidly. From Sept. 17 to Oct. 5, 174 persons were attacked, of whom 84 died. In the Government of Masan it appeared only in small villages, and in the city of Jadin ; but here only 14 persons were at tacked, of whom 5 died. In the town of Rischsk no new cases have appeared. In the Governments o f Woronesch and Saratoff, the disease is on the decline. In the country of the Don Cossacks the disease con. tinued rather violent till the 2d of October; but in some circles it has ceased. WARSA.W, OCT. 28.—Tar, JEWS.—A circular has just been issued by the Stadtholder, stating that he has been informed that the Jews are secretly leaving the kingdom of Poland, in order to avoid entering the military service, and that measures have been consequently taken by the Government, empowering burgomasters and local superintendents to deliver them up as soon as they cross secretly or clandes tinely.—Flanders Mail, Nov. 4. DUTCH FUNDS.—AusTERDAsf, Nov. 2. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2% per Cent...—. •• • • 534 53% Ditto, 3 per Cent ........ •••• • • .• 63% 644 Ditto, 4 per Cent .. ••••..•• • • • • • • 82% 834 Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.. ...... .. 82 82 % Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 1614 162% East India Loan, 4 per Cent.......... Exchangeon London, at sight .. —•• .• 12 22 Two m0nth5......... •••• .• 11 97 On Hamburgb, at sight .. • • 35 50 Two months.— •• •• •• •• •• 34 87 On Paris • • ...... •••• • • • • 66 76 Two months. .. .. •• .. .. .. 66 26 HAMBURGII BORSENRALLE, Nov. 2. Austrian 5 per Cents •• Bills. Money. •• • • •• • • • • • • • • Bank Shares .......... •••• • • • • • • • • 1600 Anglo-Russian Loan 104 Russian 5 per Cent., lamb. Certificate. 100% Ditto Ist serieslnscription...... • • • • • • 101 Ditto,Nope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 94 Ditto, in Certificate•••••••• ••.••• .• .• 94 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. •• ... ...• .• 86% Ditto Stieglitz ............ • •.. g 6 Spanish New 5 per Cent.... Ditto 3 per Cent Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. ••. • • 64 Ditto 3 per Cent. ................ _ _ Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 79 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •••• • • 80% 80 National Bank Shares .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ _ eI ' It IiENWELL W iilia .--(THIS DAY.) m Priv 6o a young man in the employmen t of of krs. Sarah ' str eet, Clerken iridwell, pawnbroker, of Exraith , was charged with robbiig his et, of vari ouswe syuemstserofamoney. It appeared that , and lzhoevenng he took kilf a rt time before he was Crown from the till observed with his hand Severalinthesame drawer, to •clhich he had no right to go. sums of money had bee n previously missed. lie was fully committed for trial. Guy FAWKES DAY.—A number of firew4rk rnakers an d sma ll s h op k eepers were brought u p ma d fin ed sums, varying from is. to 10 s ., for sellin g fre- Nork s , a l though they pleaded hard the immemolal vcus tom t of dispe ns i ng the means of loyal man if estaton 0 the juveniles, and their abhorrence to his Holiness. Trade continues in the same state of dullness, and money is very scarce. Bank-notes suffer a discount of 36 per cent. Exchange upon London 531 at 30 days' sight. Lisbon, Oct. 28, 1847. de.nic'hee, t m o ail having been detained beyond the usual time, I shall add a few lines to my former correspon roewils_esdht particulars that have come to gaotee,dOlubftewthat Senhor Rodrigo Magalhaes f in ai Y T le k h d e e in the attempt of f orm i ng an Administration. After his fail te cabr a e sacrifice made tureh the present Minister s mos t un willingly either o f cont i nuing in office, in ord er to avoid of th e two extreme parties h ePtembrist—obtainin conscious olfistth ealidd s angers that I such an event. would would follow g farming of the e • 25th instant, a n d no bidderslese duties closed on th e The Government d oes not aaPPeared at the auction. farm out this revenue. I un P dt Pearasr much i nc li ned to to ameliorate the financial state eafntdheit has i n v i ew the creation of Exchequer-bills, a d • country, by Customs. This facility will better ttissible at the 1 condition of the public functionaries, who can be pa id in such bills, and discount them at a moderate premium. A reduction also in the expenditure is intended, and n o loubt, with the sincere wishes of the present Minis ters for economy, something will ,be done to better tie public credit. Count Esterhazy, on the 28th instant, presented his credentials as Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the Em peror of Austria. He was received at the Palace of Nacessidades, at a public audience held for that pur pose, and to which was invited the diplomatic body, the nobility, and the high functionaries of the State. It was rather singular that, invitations having been sent to individuals of the several political parties with out distinction of opinions, the Septenibrists did not appear, notwithstanding many were invited, as the VAUXHALL-BRIDGE COMPANY.—TIIO half-yearly general meeting of proprietors in this undertaken was held yesterday at the George and Vulture Tavern, Corn hill, Mr. Barron in the chair. The statement of accounts from the 2ith of April last to the 24th of October showed the receipts for tolls to amount to 7,0011.; pier dues, to 3161.; rent, to 481. 10s. 10d.; and the gross re ceipts, including a balance from last settlement of 2,185/. Os. 10d., to 9,796/. 18s. I Id. The expenses of repairing the bridge, &c., were set down at 9951. 9s. 7d., the cash in the hands of the company's bankers at 2,8461. 165., leaving as dividend for the proprietors, after deducting all incidental expenses and disbursements, a gross sum of 5,244/. 18s. After some discussion the re port and financial statement were received, and the meeting separated. FANCY NEEDLE-WORK BY ADULT DEAF AND DUMB FESIALEs.—This morning a variety of extremely com prises neatly executed needle-work, done by the female inmates h e e atm2,2k, making Quebec-str e et. .oc- variouss v of Li the Institution for the Adult Deaf and Dumb, in Red and s ale Bloomsbury, was exhibited for inspection et. pla T in h a e nd work, of v ertu , welab orate hic which articles eoni excited consider bl e interest , inasmuch as it fully proved the ef fi • a of th ctent care taken by th e committee e excellent institution alrea dy in struction of the afflicted creatur es mentioned in the thrown under their protection, many of whom' previous to entering the establishment, were unable to use the needle for the e: , mmonest domestic purpose. TEL ACADIA.—Th e Acadia , C apt. Shannon, sailed from Liverpool yesterday on her first trip for this year for Halifax and Boston. The specie she • carries amounts only to a few thousand pounds. AACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAT.—OnThun i? .Y ni orning a fatal accid en t o cc u r red near the Wool I,4Bford station, a b out s i x m il es f rom Lee ds, on . !le ' cli and line of ra il way. Th e Manc h ester train, w hic i le a , wi, L ' e zi Leeds at half-past seven A.M., came in con i ta.ss li ne a truck which was being removed from the n am bos4it h ad on to a siding. The engine struck the truck before cleared the main line, and a porter named Henry' ,°noaster was thereby killed on the spot. The deceased 4 4 8 4 sober, cautious man; he h as l e ft a w if e an d sma ll 411 ' 1 Y. No blame is attach e d t o t h e eng i ne-driver. -....8"N1NG Or THE OLDHAM EXTENSION RAILWAY. f ur ttled ri Monday l as t t h e new portion of railway lately th e to from the west ern to t h e eastern part of Greene vvn of Oldham, connect i ng the populous suburb of . o ores Moor with the lines of the Lancashire and y --s uire Railway C ompany already in operation, was asoed for the first time for passenger traffic. The event first marked by any characteristic ceremonial, the r,_: train in the morning departing from Mumps, er 1, r e Moor at the hour fixed upon, a quarter past 11 14 ,; 11 the ordinary manner, amidst the cheers of the stati n re d of spectators who bad assembled all round the so as t o and particularly on the elevated ground in front, (,f• the to c ommand a view of the proceedings arising out 4,,i4,e, qeparture of the flr-_t, train. The succeeding trains rg4l`4l;ned their time throughout the day with tolerable h ue .: tr itY, and proceeded along the new portion of the and through the tunnels at a steady easy rate. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1847. THE CURRENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--The time hasi now arrived to strike an effective blow for monetary reform. Its .settlement can no longer with safety be deferred. The recent suspension of the Bank Charter Act is a virtual condemnation of that Act by its own abet tors. It has been weighed in the balance and found wanting. To suspend it is to abrogate it, for never again can it be law in these realms. The Act of 1844 (Bank Charter Act) was but the complement of the Act of 1819; it was made only to confirm the main provisions of this Act, viz., the con vertibility of all Bank of England paper into gold, on demand, at the low fixed Mint price of 31. 178. 100. per ounce. What the Act of 1819 left to the discretion of the Bank, viz. the ways and means of convertibility, is, by the Act of 1844, enforced by positive enact ment. The principle of both Acts, then, being the same, the condemnation of the one is the condemna tion of the other. In suspending the Act of 1844, Ministers have practically pronounced it a failure. And as that Act was passed only to render the other practicable, it follows that the Act of 1819 has also failed, seeing that neither with nor without the Act of 1844 can its principle be carried into operation. Now then is the time to deal a final blow to both enactments. Government having entered the - wedge, it is for the public to drive it home. The Legislature is convened for the 18th inst., when Ministers will sue for indemnity. Let us be ready on that day, with the tide of opinion in our favour, to tell Minis ters and Parliament that their indemnity Bills are waste paper, and that however they may indemnify and glorify each other within the walls of Parlia ment, there will be no indemnity for them at the hands of the public until they repair the great wrong of 1819 by a total repeal of that Act, and by the establishment of a sound and adequate monetary j s u y sLd attieoemne,toofnoa,ulNnldcoelvda.ss4e7lfBos4cri7ie.tnstiaifimc .principle, and having I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Q. T. TO TEE _EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—At such a period as the present every banker's clerk, like myself, assumes that our le gislative governors would be the better for the sage opinions of " us " practical men ; and not to be behind hand with my class, I beg to submit through you my nostrum for the relief of the present pressure and the future benefit of the country. 'We have been over-trading and speculating, and in addition have had to contend with famine; but impro vident as we may have been, it is the duty of a paternal Government to do all in their power to avert or mitigate the penalty. I propose, Sir, that the Government issue twenty millions of debentures from one to twenty pounds in value, bearing interest at the rate of one per cent., to be issued only on undoubted security, say, a firstcharge upon railways; the companies will gladlrpay five per cent. for the loans, the country would benefit by the difference, and the debentures will represent real pro perty. I imagine the effect of such a measure would set us to rights, and if something is not soon done we shall not have money enough left to purchase even The Sun. —Your obedient servant, Nov. 1, 1847. C. OSBORNE. (From the Monthly Circular of Tripp and Co., Nov. 1.) " We regret to notice a further decline in prices since the date of our last Circular, though more pur chases for bona fide investments have been made during the last few days than we have for a consider. able time past experienced. " Continued failures, with the hi g h rate of interest t c h h a a t rg r t u for rnof discounts, confidencehow m eve . r h , still operate against ich can alone impart vitality to our markets; and we believe it is much to be regretted that Ministers, in their recommenda tion to the Bank of England directors to enlarge their discounts, should have considered it necessary to suggest that the rate of interest should not be less than 8 per cent. _ _ "Does it not seem too bad that holders of Exche quer-bills should now be compelled to give 8 per cent. for leans upon the same security that they have lent their money to Government for 43 per cent. ? Until recently, Exchequer-bills have always been considered the safest and most legitimate security that a banker could hold; they are seldom or never dealt in for other purpose than the safe and temporary investment of unemployed capital, and differ materially in charac ter from the Government Funds, inasmuch as come what will under any circumstances, the holder of this security is guaranteed the repayment of his capital In full. MONEY-MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, T HURSDAY E VENING . TIMES. — .The English funds still show great steadiness, and a further rise of nearly 1 per cent. h casBotu2 a u i nwe t tt a dhot k i hciehhn, their a p japrn l nr a dgui c c:p e es %aw t ,fa o-d at ttarhesdre ayfypraor. from 82 closedBiprogress Consols e2hsst tuobtuntil c temporary buyers, r r o. shr m. The yr o hy n rer eedoyaercco chiefpti reached de n e: e aB d ua3r se of the general rise throughout the day was the abun dant supply of money, the rate for which, in the Stock-Exchange, was from 4 to 6 per cent. The failure of the Honiton bank (Flood and Lott) was announced this morning. It wus an old firm, having been established in 1786, and its authorised issue was 19,015/. According to the published return on the 9th ult., however, its out standing notes amounted only to 14,906/. The total liabilities are not supposed to be large, and the part ners express a full conviction that they shall pay 20s. in the pound, an impression which is shared by well informed parties in London. Advances upon landed property are understood to have caused the failure. Lubbock and Co., the London agents, are entirely covered. This has been the 4th of the month, and the bills which have fallen due have been most satisfactorily met. In London no failuae whatever has been re ported. A statement was circulated in the morning of a house largely engaged in the wine trade having stopped, but it was wholly without foundation ; and although, of course, it exposed every " house " in the wine trade to inquiry and suspicion, it had no effect beyond that of temporarily keeping up the tendency to vague alarm. The commercial intelligence from India by the present mail is not of a character to lessen anxiety as to the state of things that may ensue when the news of our recent disasters shall reach that country. Money being comparatively easy, the purchase and shipment of produce to England is actively going on, and we have consequently still the unpleasant fact of freights being firmly maintained. On the other hand, it appears that the demand for several descriptions of manufactured goods continues to present signs of revival. That this revival, however, will greatly extend cannot be expected, while the present price of cotton and iron and the pressure for money here shall prevent its being stimulated by sufficiently large and cheap arrivals to counteract the possibility of a rise of prices. The character of the remittances received by this mail are on the whole not unsatisfactory, more espe cially as it is one by which no very large arrivals were expected. Perkins, Schlusser, and Co., have had 5,0001. all good ; Lyall, Brothers, and Co., 2,000/. all good. Scott, Bell, and Co., and Cockerell and Co., also report favourably. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Samuel Phillips and Co., whose failure rook place on the 30th of September, was held to-day, Mr. Gouger in the chair. The following statement, prepared by Mr. Samuel Notley, was submitted for consideration : DEBTOR. F s. d. To creditors unsecured Ditto, partially secur e d : — Claims £88,594 9 4 Securities held by them 63,454 18 1 Ditto wholly secured:— Securities held by them 19,374 8 0 Claims 8,030 0 9 Surplus carried as asset, per contra Liabilities on account:— Bills payable Deduct, to be provided for by other . parties 93,250 11 3 25,139 11 3 43,578 8 6 CREDITOR. X 101,474 9 9 By sundry debtors:— Considered good Considered doubtful and bad,.£5,353 14 8 Estimated at By surplus securities in the hands of cre ditors, as per contrr 11,344 7 3 By property as per statement 54,936 0 0 £102,654 15 9 478 4 8 Deduct:— Sundry debts to be paid in full, as per statement 79 3 5 Expenses of management— 2,500 0 0 2,579 3 5 "Divested of all speculative contingencies,'surely upon the deposit of such a security, loans may have been granted with perfect safety at a rate something less usurious than 8 per cent. " Supposing it had been proposed that the Bank should advance money upon the deposit of Exchequer bills at 5 per cent., leaving the minimum rate to be charged for advances upon all other securities to the discretion of the Bank, we venture to say that large sums of money now held back would have immedi- ately found their way to the London market, and the exorbitant, cruel, ruinous, and disgraceful rates now exacted from the mercantile community for dis counts would have received a prompt and wholesome check. " What can tend more to prostrate the energies of the nation than that wholesale and senseless destruc tion of credit which the present unmerciful rates of interest involve? It is because we all know that a continuance of such rates is what no trader can afford to pay, that a mutual mistrust has been be gotten. The common cry now i s , w h ere i s t h e money gone ? The answer is simple —the currency of mer cantile bills has been destroyed, the instrument through which the commerce of the country has been heretofore conducted is annihilated, so long as the rate of discount rules from 8 to 10 per cent. for all mercantile purposes, the bill of exchange is useless ; the enormous gap thus occasioned by the destruction of this portion of our currency explains where what is commonly called the money' i s gone . , t Restore credit, and the present amount of the circulation of Bank -notes will be found rather to exceed than fall short of the requirements of com merce. In January, 1 842, the circulation of the Bank of England, inclusive of Bank post-bills, ac cor,ling to the old form, was only 16,630,0001.: the amount of bullion at the same time was 5,237,0001., and the rate of interest 41 per cent. According to the returns of the Bank o f E ng l and for the 23d ultimo, the circulation, inclusive of Bank post bills, agreeably to the old form, was 21,265,1881., and the amount of bullion was 8,312,6911., and the minimum rate of interest 8 per cent.: so that with a circulation of 4,635,188/, greater than we had in 1842, and with 3,075,691/, more bullion now in the Bank than there was at that period, the present rate of interest is actually 3f per cent. higher than it then was. Our impression is such an anomaly cannot long exist; the future returns of the Bank of England will no doubt gradually improve ; and with it there is every reason to hope a restoration of credit and gradual revival of commerce will be the concomitant results. " The Bristol market, though governed by London prices, has throughout the panic maintained its credit with considerable firmness. In no instance has there been any failure, either among the merchants or wholesale dealers. The banks have readily acceded every reasonable assistance their customers could re quire • and we believe th a t i n no part of the United Kingdom does a better feeling and less distrust exist than in that city. In recording this state of things, in contra-distinction to the melancholy distress with which the merchants of London and of Liverpool have been nearly overwhelmed, it may be worthy of remark that the practice of re-discounting has never been adopted by the Bristol banks, as in other places ; hence the banks there have been altogether indepen dent of the influence of the Bristol Branch Bank of England. Western Sh ares bought at each are " f l a n vo t u h successive fall. Exeters, Old and New, have chan ge d r e i t ß e s r Bristol Mt S h h a a v r e eM be ar en k s e t t e G ad r i e .l a y t hands in considerable quantities, and have been rather pressed upon the market. In other shares prices have ruled generally a s h a d e higher than the London quo tations ; and we believe that the capitalists there con tinue steady buyer s , w ith little or no s t ock upon their market." we see, has PRIZES.--ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. --ME. , ci and ob attouonjurErpu.rocHnfe..—sßsiT.ophnaeolbfikerinsi,toowpfrieiezdehg:oin thi s a ll_i m . bp i:. eo i e c r ntanan awarded as u ur a db i je s ed p c Bishop S 2 a i n strictth e C fo h r u m r c of h of prayer.E n land Fifth of November, of power lot sgerreraetddbayytenham. 3 Calernricleanir mem o ry, i s a one of his sermons, says " God grant that w e n ers " in ever live to see November the sth forgotten, or its ours, nity silenced!" If b y t h e so l emn i ty th e good Bishop s9lem meant the thank sg i v i ng prayer, we might a gr im e s ew q him; but if he intended o recommend a preset vationit of the riotous pro cess i ons , b on fi r es, and b urn i ngs in ed gy on the part of the mob, we should venture to dissent from him. It is fortunate that the anniversary fooleries of this day are falling fast into desuetude; let us hope that they will soon be forgotten, or only rememb ered to be reprobated. Now that our Roman Catholic brethren are admitted to a full participation in their civil and political rights, it is high time that this Guy Fawkes' persecution should be also discontinued; for, paltry and contemptible as it is, it generates heartburnings and hatred. Pro testants and Catholics should now forget their mutual mistakes, and endeavour, by a future brotherhood in hive, to make atonement for past a nimosity. We understand his Excellency Mr. James Brooke will shortly receive a mark of distinction from her Ma jesty, in testimony of his eminent services to the coun try in the Indian Archipelago. Mr. Brooke does not depart for Borneo so soon as originally contemplated. It is probable he will not leave England before Fe bruary. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house, when the Right Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie was sworn in as Governor-General of India. £lOO,l 4, N.B. The conti ngen t li a bi l i t i es through / bills re ceivable, discounted, amount to 133,2861. 7s. 7d., and although several of the above bills are on firms that have suspended payment, still, through other parties to the bills, it is confidently expected that the whole amount will be provided for. At the present date (November 4) upwards of 46,000/. of the above amount will have run off, supposing all the bills on India to be paid, of which there is no reason to doubt. The above statement, which shows nearly 20s. in the pound, is more favourable than we had anticipated At the same time, it transpired in the subsequent dis cussion, that among the assets stated above as " good," one item of 23,0001. is a litigated claim at Madras (the recovery of which, although a verdict is certain, will depend upon the ultimate position of the house from whom it is to be collected); while it was also mentioned that, among the liabilities, bills to the amount of 28,0001. will possibly have to be paid in full, a lien in connexion with them existing upon the Santipore sugar estate. At the close of the proceedings it was agreed that the estate should be liquidated by the partners under inspectorship, five gentlemen being selected from the body of creditors present to fill that office. These were,—Mr. Gouger, Mr. Dent, Mr. Bagshaw, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Cowell, the services of the latter being secured with the view of obtaining his attention to the realisation of the property in India on his return to that country in the course of the next few months. THE DENSE FOG ON TUESDAY NIGHT.—The dense fog on Tuesday night was more inconveniently felt south and west of the metropolis than within it, or the northern and eastern suburbs. Westward the fon , was most den se , exten di ng from about the middle of 6 Piccadilly down the Great Western acd other roads for miles. From an early hour in the evening the drivers of vehicles of every description found the greatest difficulty in keeping the road, and those that were not provided with lamps and links were soon brought to a complete standstill. Numerous collisions and accidents took place. Shortly before eight o'clock one of the Richmond omnibuses, on its return journey, although supplied with lights, ran with great force against the wooden hoarding erected where the Halfway-house formerly stood, by which the pole was broken, and it was nearly overturned. Fortunately not one of the passengers was hurt. About half-past eight o'clock a gentleman named Jones, living in Southwark, who was driving a horse and gig towards town, ran against a heap of granite at the side of the road, on the opposite side to where the Chi nese collection formerly was, by which he was thrown out with great force on the footpath. Although much shaken he was shortly able to resume his seat and drive. A few minutes afterwards a person named Hat terley, living ;in George-street, :Chelsea, while crossing the road near St. George's Hospital, was knocked down by a cab, but most miraculously escaped being run over. About nine o'clock a street cab, proceeding down the Hammersmith -road, ran on the footway just beyond the railway bridge, and went with great force against the garden wall of one of the houses in Vale-place, so as to break both the shafts and throw off the driver, who was much injured. About ten o'clock a serious collision took place near the same spot, on the town side of the railway bridge, between another of the Richmond omni buses on its return journey and a two-horse carriage belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson,: the coach proprie tress of Islington, tin which were two young gentlemen returning to tows, by which one of the horses had its shoulder dreadfully injured by the splinter-bar of the omnibus, so as to incapacitate it from proceeding, and it was obliged to be left in the care of a veterinary surgeon. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION:A lecture was de livered on Wednesday last by Dr. Bachhoffner, on the "Laws of Nature as applicable to Sanatory Measures." The subject of this lecture was the absolute necessity of ventilation and light for the due performance of the vital functions in the human species. There are many per sons who imagine that if they fill the stomach with cer tain quantities of solids and fluids that it was all that nature required for her aid, but they quite overlook an absolute necessary, namely, atmospheric air, and the proper ventilation and light of the apartments in which they reside. A person may exist without food 48 hours, or even longer, but they could not exist without air for a few minutes—the food could not be digested, the blood could not flow through the veins and arteries, in fact no one function of life could be preserved without its aid. The Health of Towns Commission had afforded a vast fund of information, proving the bad attention that has hitherto been paid to this subject; and:it is onlywhen some direful scourge, such as cholera or fever, &c., affects us, that remedies are sought, for it has been shown by the various reports that all sorts of diseases were engendered by the inhalation of impure air—at one time cholera, at another typhus, influenza, and small pox. The quantity of air consumed by each :individual in the course of one day is 180 gallons ; and when one considers the vast number of Persons crowded together in towns, the effect must be baneful in the extreme. The doctor also stated he was happy to find that the Government were taking measures to procure proper ventilation, and that a society was now formed, under high patronage, to bring the subject before the public by the publication of pamphlets. His Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie, the newly appointed Governor-General of India, with the Countess and family, is expected to leave town the day after to morrow for Portsmouth, to embark for Alexandria, en route for Calcutta. Lieutenant -Colonel A. Atoun-• lan'n, C. 8., military secr e t ar y t o hi s L ordship, and Lieu e ant theenc Hon. F. W. Pa ne , a id e d e - camp, accompany his Excelly. " STRIKE' AT SUNDERLAND.-oWing to the pres sure on the money market, the shipbuilders of Sunder land have proposed to reduce the wages of their carpen ters from 275. to 245, per week. The latter have refus(ll to agree to this proposition, and a " strike" the c onn ,- queuee. Th e wor k men of the Low Ford otter are also out of employ ment, i n consequence of aP scarcity of orders of late from the continents—Newcastle Guardian, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, ITITURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morn i ng on the eastern terrace I and slopes. :heir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal took walking and pony exercise to-day. The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, left the Castle this morning and returned to town. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, and Lord and Lady Beauvale, also took their departure from the Castle to-day. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge, and the 1-1 - incess Mary, accompanied by Prince Frederick of Hesse, arrived in town yesterday morn ing from their residence at Kew. Their Royal High nesses visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and Prince Fre derick of Hesse, returned to Kew in the evening. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Harlow, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Salt, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in , Downing -street. Mr. Blakemore and Mr. Phillips had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in the Board of Trade. A deputation from the Acting Committee of West India Planters and Merchants, consisting of Mr. Cave (chairman), Mr. Cavan, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Russell Ellice, Mr. John Alexander Harkey, Mr. George Hibbert, Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Marryat, had a conference with Lord John Russell and Earl Grey, yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Dowhing-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday, at their office in White hall-place. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lady Mary Wood, returned to their residence in Downing-street, yesterday-, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Dalhousie arrived in town yesterday, from Windsor Castle. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. • Many of the subscribers were absent at the Worcester races and steeplechases, and the few present were more intent on settling their Newmarket accounts than on fu ture events. Complaints of the scarcity of money were very general, and they were aggravated by the neglect of many persons to appear even by proxy. The business transacted affords but a limited quotation:— WORCESTER STEEPLECHASE. 6 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Sabine 8 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's St. Ruth 15 to 1 agst Mr. Storey's Standard Guard DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower 11 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice 20 to I agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken 20 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—taken 30 to 1 agat Colonel Peel's Sesostris—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Cervus 1,006 to 25 agst Mr. Gully's Edie Ochiltree—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Greville's Rosslyn—taken 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. J. Day's Sir Absolute —taken Offers to bet 1,200 to 1,000 on The Stinger agst Springy Jack. Lord Edward Russell, with the intention of retiring from the turf, has advertised his entire racing stud for sale on the 15th inst. WORCESTER RACES.—YESTERDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, and 30 added. Two miles. Mr. J. Day's The Milliner, 4 yrs ... (Wakefield) 1 Mr. Price's Gaffer Green, aged ... 2 Mr. Dougla s ' s R osa linda, 3 yrs ... ... 3 The following also started but were not placed : Mr. Skerrett's Intrepid, 6 yra ; Mr. W. Smith's Fox whelp, 5 yrs; Mr. H. Waring's Rosa, 5 yrs; Mr. Col lett's Pal; Mr. Nicoll's Moscow, 4 yrs; Captain Erskine's Illumination, 4 yrs; Mr. Fowler's Rattler; Mr. W. Waring's The New Era, 3 yrs; Mr. Price's Legislator; and Mr. Wilson's Lady of Lune, 3 yrs. Sweepstake's of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, for three yrs old, 9st 71b; four yrs, lOst 71b; five yrs, Ilst 41b; six yrs, 1 Ist 121 b ; and aged, I2st ; mares, &c., allowed 3 lbs. Gentlemen riders. Heats. One mile and a quarter. (8 Subs.) Mr. Waller's P o tti nger, 3 yrs ...(Mr. Mason) 1 0 1 Mr. J. Parr's Declaration, 4 yrs ... ••• 0 1 2 Mr. 11. W ar i ng ' s Th e N ew Era, 3 yrs "' 20 3 Mr. Olive r ' s V a l er i a , aged ... .. ••• 0 2 0 Mr, Brewer' s B rav i ss i mo, 4 yrs ...• 00 0 Lard Strathmore's Chatham, 5 yrs .. ... 3 3 dr. Mr. W. Peel's n d R o bi n R ough, 6 yrs; Mr. Wood's Amazement, 5 yrs; and Mr. Stephenson's Cherry Bounce, aged, also started. The Witley Court Stakes of 10 soya. each, p p, with a piece of plate added, for maiden hunters; four yrs old, 12st 71b; five yrs, 13st; six years and aged, 13st 71b. Two miles (10 Subs.) Mr. F. Woodward's Shaver, aged Mr. Pulston's Georgy, 4 yrs ... ••• z Mr. E. Bearcroft's Rufus, aged ... ... 3 The Director, aged; The Clown, aged; and Forester, aged, also started. The Hack Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added. Heats. One mile and a quarter. (6 Subs. Mr. I. Day's The Milli ner, 4 yrs (Wakefield) 0 1 1 Mr. 11. Johnstone's John Harris, 5 yrs ... 1 2 2 Mr. Wood's Amazement, 5 yrs 0 3 3 Mr. Minor's Augustus, 4 yrs ..• ... 2 I 0 Mr. Pearce's Arkwright, 4 yrs ... ..3 0 0 TARPORLEY HUNT RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Tarporley Hunt Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Twice round. (15 Subs.) Lord De Tabley nd The Princess, aged ... walked over The Forest Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Two miles. (16 Subs.) Lord De Tabley nd The Princess, aged ... walked over . The Farmer's Cup, with 15 sovs. added, were won, in two heats, by Mr. Bird's The Fox, 6 yrs, beating Mr. Warburton's Passa ma Quaddy, 4 yrs, and Mr. Okell's b g, 4 yrs. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. Exning Field.—First Ties for the Derby. Milo beat Guy I Bute beat Fest Epiph. Dorou beat Viceroy The Cup.—First Ties. Wildairheatßhadastiauthus I Whittington beat O r l eans Girl of Kent beat Figaro Fancy Boy beat Mainmast. The Oaks.—First Ties. Bride'maid heat Ornament Daphne beat Mi n i ma Giddy Polly beat Fidelia I 1)ot raa a bye. The Port.—First Ties. Mee beat Veluria I Great Western beat Dolly. Bachelor beat Fatima The Rutland Stakes. Mr. Buckworth's Baksheesh beat Mr. Osbaldeston's Wyredale. Mr. Debede's Daisy beat Mr. Gillett's Gustavus Mr. Vipan's Vitula beat Mr. Dobede's Daria Not run out. ... (Owner: TIIIIRSDAY. Derby Second Ties. Bute agst Milo (undecided) I Doran ran a bye The Cup.—Second Ties. Girl of Kent beat Wildair I Whittington beat Fancy Boy Oaks.—Second Ties. Daphne beat Bridesmaid I Dot beat Giddy Polly Port Stakes.—Second Ties. Great Western beat Mac I Batchelor ran a bye The Rutland Stakes (continued). Mr. Squire's 0' Niell beat Mr. Fyson's Feat ley Mr. King's Regina beat Mr. Dobede's Duke. First Ties. Baksheesh beat Daisy I Vitula beat O'Niell Regina ran a bye The Downing Stakes. Mr. Fyson nd Augustus beat Mr. Bennett's West Suffolk Mr. Vipan's Volume beat Mr. Gillett's Goody. THE POLISH BALL.—A very numerous meeting of the committee appointed to conduct the arrangements for the Polish ball on the 17th inst. took place yester day at Guildhall ; Mr. George Selson in the chair. It was announced that Miss Dolby, Miss Poole, Miss Bassano, Miss Steele, the Misses Williams, Mr. W. Harrison, Signor Brizzi, Signor Burdini, Mr. James Bennett, Mr. Bodds, an d Mr. John Parry, have most kindly and generously offered their gratuitous services to the committee. It was also stated that in consequence of the ball taking place on the eve of the meeting of Parliament, an unusually large number of aristocratic and fashionable visitors were expected to be present. It appeared from a statement made before the committee that the sale of tickets was proceeding very rapidly. When the vast accommodation afforded by the Guild hall, the Coutioil Chamber, and the other rooms which are to be thrown open upon that occasion, is taken into consideration, there can be but little surprise felt that the attendance should be so numerous and respectable as is invariably the case when the Polish ball follows the great civic feast of the 9th of November, for, in addition to the attractions of an excellent concert, the Guildhall presents, when brilliantly illuminated, tastefully deco rated with banners and trophies, and thronged with visitors, a coup d'cril entirely unequalled by any fi le which is ever given in the metropolis. KINGS' COLLEGE HOSPITAL, PORTUGA.L-STREET, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS.—At a meetin of . the committee to the dense mass of management of the above valuable charity, it was at atan dthpeopvreerstyenetxtiismttihen,egoiwnin te neighbourhood of ,beds in the institution applications were daily bei ng o st f a sickne ss t ed th wtheerehooscpciutapile, dt,haendwhuorgleehotf were unable to entertai n made, which the committ ee the wat of accommodeetion. The out - patients had from w icorrespond ing degree ; and their alsotreatment, s e d toge t t h o er a of the in -patients, had so exhausted the funds of the hospital, that the committee, whilst expressing their thanks for the played on previous o h ccasions, were prompt compelledliberalitytheir statement before t e affluent and humane for their c o - operation, to enable mad the charity to meet the consta n t SK e upon it. • IBBER EENs OCT. 28. The new Poor-law is in operation here, but instead of tickets, the applicants, in i T e rn at % c a ses,vvl, receive only blows. One relieving o ffi cer „ti a short time since, when she demanded a t""hit to the workhouse. Such conduct on the part of magistrates and relieving (Aiken needs no comment. — Cork Examiner. PORTUGAL. It was then moved by Mr. ROBERTSON, " That iir per cent. be taken as the rate of interest which will satisfy this meeting, provided it be paid ou the terms already proposed by the bank. The motion was seconded by Mr. Pinuirs, and carried with only three dissentients. It was also agreed, on the suggestion of the CHAIR MAN, that a deputation, consisting of himself, Mr. Beloe, Mr. Birkett, Mr. James Woodruff, and the secretary, should be appointed to wait upon and confer with the directors on the subject, previous to their meeting of Saturday next. A vote of thanks was then voted to Mr. Harbord, after which the meeting seperated. IRELAND. SHOC KING MURDER OF MAJOR MAHON. DUBLIN, N ov . 3. —Accounts were received this morning of the murder of Major Mahon, one of the most extensive proprietors in the county of Roscom mon, whilst on his return from a meeting of the board of guardians, on Monday afternoon. The unfortu nate gentleman was travelling in his carriage when the fatal shot was fired. Major Mahon was nephew to the late General Lord Hartland, and inherited most of his property. He possessed an estate in Ros common, the rental of which was from eight to ten thousand a year, and had the reputation of a good landlord. The Evening Mail gives the following account of this horrible crime:— " STBOKESTOWN, TUESDAY NIG HT.--A 9 Major Mahon was returning home from a meeting of the board of guardians of Roscommon Union, on this evening, he was shot d3ad by an assassin, about four miles from Strokestown. The melancholy occurrence took place about twenty minutes past six o'clock in the evening. " Major Mahon has been in possession of the Hart land property for a couple of years. The tenants owed three years' rent, amounting to thirty thousand pounds. "At first the tenants refused either to pay rent, till the land, or give it up. Last year, however, a large portion of them agreed to leave the country ; and Major Mahon at his own expense chartered two vessels, and sent a number of the tenantry to America. Long, however, before this occurred, it was well known in the country that Major Mahon was a doomed man. His name stood first upon a list of twelve gentlemen, all of whom have been doomed to death on account of their refusal to continue the conacre system. The failure of the potato crcp saved them for the time. As Major Mahon has been taken off, there is little doubt that other gentlemen will soon follow. " Major Mahon within the last few days was de nounced as an absentee, and one who refused to contri bute to the local subscriptions of the neighbourhood." (rnom ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT) " Major Mahon, of Strokestown, fell by the hands of assassins this evening. He had lately succeeded to a property so over-peopled that, if lett unaided, the population must have starved. He therefore laid out 6,000/. last year in assisting a large number to emi grate ; many more solicited to be so favoured, bat in one year nothing more could be done. " On Tuesday he had driven into Strokestown, and called at his agent's office, to lay out plans for the employment of men upon a large scale. He pro ceeded to Roscommon, where, for want of funds, the poorhouse was in danger of being closed, and his wish was to keep open everything that could benefit the poor. Returning from this choritable duty, he was marked by two assassins, who fired at him at a little after six o'clock in the evening, at about four miles from Strokestown. One piece missed fire, bUt the other took effect, lodging a heavily loaded discharge in the breast. The victim exclaimed, 0 God !' and spoke no more." - NEW STIPEDIARYIIIAGISTRATE.-31r. J. H. Shell, a magistrate of Westmeath, has been appointed a stipendiary magistrate, in the room of the MO Major Shaw, son of Sir Robert Shaw, Bart. HIPWRECK.—PLYMODTH, NOY. 3.—The schooner Unique, of Sunderland, George Clarke master, arrived here on the Ist inst. from Alexandria, with a consign ment of beans for Messrs. Fox, Sons, and Co., and the same day received orders to proceed to Gloucester. With a pilot on board, at five o'clock in the afternoon, she got under weigh; when rounding Penlee Point, there having been previously a light wind from the south east, it fell suddenly calm. The anchor was ordered to be dropped, but before this could be accomplished the schooner struck heavily on a rock, and there being at the time a heavy swell on she soon filled. The revenue cruizer Arrow was fortunately near, and Commander Loudon, descrying the perilous position of the schooner, sent a boat to her, dropped the cruiser's anchor. awl followed himself in a second boat. The Arrow's two boats then carried out an anchor and hawser from the schooner, and used every exertion to get her off. Un fortunately the hawser, which was new, broke, and, the sea increasing, Captain Clarke, after consulting Com mander Loudon and all present, abandoned the schooner at half-past ten in the evening. The captain of the part wen t o f on he b r o c a r r e d w, t h p e ro Ar ce r e o d w ed to t o protect the anchors, and cables are sa ved. made C aptai n Clarke major part of the cargo has since washed wreck. i c r el k e u . m% T i a n n h d d e e remainder sails, himself in the most grateful t er ms for out, and the schooner's decks mai yboloawnEpz;erne.:"Alyfteal: assistance renderetildegcabttye.Commander Loudon a t s he Lo c r h d o M ice y m or os f t or sp thle e n gave : atthnhede h rigging, isvaluable expr e ssescrew . street, when Messrs. DINNER BY THE Lon], en dinner a nt flz en ruingeeMnr year, a j e ot e a Majesty's t , h y Aet ' s hi Adee lLordrbmiapprobation Mayor Hooper n aAy oi dr o e f re gave ample proof of their skill ers. There were Staples, the proprietors, and elsibDeruaklee,xmec.patio upon the occasion.,present Gibbs, Farncombe, Musgrove, Wil .aof o ß rd t Hunter ; sheriffsle,ub. Hughes Hughes, Challis, Moon, the Chamberlain; th brother, Sir W. Ma, Aldermen Sir Peter Laurie, Fare- Jam Potter ; the RP 3', Bart., Hum p„„,_ i „. ~. ""J 9 13 19 L - 9, oir and Hill ; the Recorder, son, Sidney 1,10 m s o u n m. Sergeant, y e ste r M d a r y . S i e n c f o o n r m d a a r y .. me b e FORGERY TOR A rn tion was received at h banking -house in Lo t be Mansion -house that an eminent 1,3601., by means nfro forgery; had been defrauded of a the parties, it is sup posed to lull susp icion, L Ar l caß t n t Go , emE : 1: 8:c . one obtained the money in notes to a large amount, being for 1,0001, No. 85,950, lst January, 1847. The Forresters have obtained a clue to the guilty parties. THE NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.--Some personslthve complained, through the columns of the Times, says the Civil and Mercantile Journal, that the gum used for the new shilling and tenpenny postage-stamps is not so pa latable as that used on the obverse of the ordinary penny and twopenny profiles of her Majesty. We are enabled to state that the gum used on all is the same. PRESENT TO THE HOUSE OP COMMONS.—A com munication has been received by the Customs authorities from Mr. Trevelyan, one of the secretaries to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, desiring, on the part of their Lordships, that the Board would give directions for the delivery, duty-free, of a package Lordship' s wishes con taining books, the same being a present fro m th e French 1 Government to the House of Commons, Etnd which h arrived at the Custom-house by a st eamer from Ter of yr a :. t i b li e e ir c o a u se se in o f question o n w s , s s addressed and tb the c Commissi oners m th is e si directions for th eir being duly obeyed, THE ROYAL RANK OF LIVER POOL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. -.A. meeting of the depo sitors in the Royal Bank was held this day, at the Clarendon Rooms. The meeting wi:s convened in consequence of an advertisement which appeared in each of the Liverpool papers since Tuesd,ay last. The meeting was most numerously attended, there being many depositors from a distance present, and also considerable numbers of ladies, who were also depo sitors. The chair was occupied by Mr. Harberd. The CHAIRMAN having asked if any gentleman had any observations to make, Mr. SUTTON said, that perhaps many present wer e in the sam e p os i t i on which he then occupie d. The firm to which h e b e l onged had received the circular of the Royal Bank, proposin g the terms which had been made public, and to which they had replied in the affirmative. They had accepted that proposition, and, therefore, he wished to know how he could now enter into any other arrangement, or whether he could, in honour, take any course different from it ? He wished it to be distinctly understood that he was desirous of acting honourably and firmly with the bank, as well as assisting in any measures which the depositors might agree to. He felt some diffidence, therefore, in taking part in the meeting. A DEPOSITOR here stated that he was in much the same position ; but having only accepted the terms of the bank conditionally, he did not consider himself bound by them. The Cum -RATAN wished to make one or two obser rations, and seeing Mr. Holme present, who was a proprietor of the bank, he hoped that he would cor rect him if he erred. He might state that the amount of the deposits exceeded by a small sum 600,0001., of which sum 300,0001, had been placed at the disposal of the bank, about 39,000/. had positively refused their terms, and the remaining portion have not ex pressed their sentiments at all. He might also be permitted to state that he bad spoken to some of the directors, and they, in the most straightforward and manly way, acknowledged that they look upon the first proposition of the bank as not being suffi ciently liberal. One gentleman suggested the propriety of dealing with the debtors of th bank and th e d epositors in this way :—Thase e who were i n d e b ted to the bank should, so long as they owed the money, pay more than the ordinary rate of interest; and the bank, during the use of the depositors' money, they also in return pay them at an extra rate. He felt convinced himself that if six or seven per cent, was charged on their debts, that it would have the most salutary effect in resusci tating the affairs of the bank. It would, in fact, force all who were able to pay up, and by this means the bank would be put in possession of funds to enable it to go on prosperously, an event which was very much to be desired.—(Cheers.) The chairman concluded by suggesting the propriety of appointing a deputa tion of two or three gentlemen to discuss this matter with the bank directors.