The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. Earl Spencer, Lord Chamberlain, left Osborne, Isle of Wight, on Wednesday afternoon, for town. Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert walked in the pleasure grounds and plantations of Osborne. The royal children went yesterday forenoon to the beach and took walking and pony exercise. A Cabinet Connell was held at twelve o'clock yes terday, at the residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, in Berkeley-square. The Ministers present were — Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir Johu Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and Viscount Morpeth. The Council sat three hours. Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P , Mr. Tenison, M.P., Mr. French, M.P., Mr. Callaghan, M.P., and a depu tation of thirty-two other Irish Members of the House of Commons, had an interview with Lord John Rus sell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. A deputatioa from North Shields, consisting of Mr. Pun, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Meese, Mr. Rennison, Mr. Crighton,'Mr. Dale, Mr. Rippon (J.P.), Captain Linskill, Mr. Barker, and Mr. Lietch, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. William Grey, M.P. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Englund had a general meeting yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-place. The Rev. Dr. Hampden had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT rERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. A few small bets were laid on the Leamington Open Steeplechase, at the following prices:- 6 to 1 agst Mr. Elmore's Alice 8 to 1 agst Capt. Peel na Chandler 8 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Switcher 12 to 1 agst Mr. R. Moore's St. Ruth 12 to 1 agst Mr. Taylor na Standard Guard 20 to 1 agst Sir H. Bruce's Evergreen. Nothing done on the Derby. CHESTER SUP (NAME OR NOT). 1,000 to 15 agst Conyngham—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Gamester—taken. " THE GCIIM3 TO TRY TURY."—We are requested by the publisher to call attention to a mistake in the first line in page 20. of " The Oaks, 1848," which should read thus: —Lord Chesterfield's b f Distajins, by Don John, out of industry, instead of b f, by Don John, out of Aruchne. In page 23, line 31, for Charlotte West, read Alhonette. LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASES.—(TUBSDAY NEXT.) Acceptances for the Handicap of 5 sore. each, 2 ft, and 25 added. Four miles. st. lb. Lord Strathmore's The Roarer ... ... 11 8 Mr. T. Chester's Proceed 11 7 Mr. W. H. Cooper's Little John... 11 3 Mr. F. Wilson's Walter Gay 11 0 Mr. Neale's Chronometer ..• • • ••• 11 0 Mr. Little's Carlo... 11 0 Mr. H. de Rhodes na Red Hawthorn ... 10 12 F. S. Wilmot's Warwick ... 10 10 M. W. H. Cooper's Forester 10 7 Mr. D. M. Arbuthnot's Sir William 10 5 Acceptances for the Grand Open Steeplechase Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, and 5 ft only if declared, with 100 added. Ahout four miles. st. lb. Mr. James Mason na St. Leger ••• ••• 12 4 Lord Strathmore's Switcher ••• ••• •-• 11 13 Mr. C. Bevill's Latitat . . ••• 11 7 Captain W. P ee l' s Chandler ... 11 2 J. Anderson's Profligate ... 11 0 Mr. J. Rlmore's Young Lottery... ... 10 12 Mr. J. S. Moseley's Richard the First ... 10 12 Lord St ra thmore's The Roarer ... ... 10 10 Mr. Moore's St. Ruth 10 10 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Rough and Ready ... 10 8 Mr. J. Elmore's Alice prey ... 10 8 Capt a i n B arnett ' s B oi k eeper ... 10 2 11 .„,r• W. H. Johnstone's King of the Valley 10 2 'nr• W. Taylor na Standard Guard ... ... 10 2 tr• R. Sutton's Retailer ... ... 912 _r. Wortley's Sparta •... 9 12 air H. Bruc'e's Evergreen... 9 12 Mr. C. C. Brooke's The Eagle ... • • ... 910 Mr. Douglas's Canary ••• ... ... ... 9 10 Mr. Smith's Pembroke, aged ... •.• ... 9 7 Jr.A J. Brown's Hip Briar ... 9 2 The acceptances for the Hurdle Race must be declared on Friday evening; and the entries for the Flat Race 'bust be made at Leamington by eight o'clock on Monday evening. It is arranged that the riders in the steeple- e itge are to meet at the Grand Stand at Warwick, at ten co clock on the morning of the race, to be shown the 81• "ncl• and the stakes for each race must be paid by ▪ Yen o'clock on the evening before running, to the secretary, at Leamington. A fine meeting is anticipated. MONEY-MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. Owing to the settlement of the account the variations in the English funds to-day have been extensive, and the occurrence of four failures has kept the market in a state of excitement. Consols for money opened at an advance Of per cent., the first price being 85L to 86i. From thi s t h ey declined to 85k, then again advanced to 1554, but finally receded to 85k, at which price they closed sellers. For the account the range was from 861 down to 115 i, and the last quotation was 86 sellers. The fluctuations in Consols between the last settlement and that which took place cent. to-day have been nearly 7 per The four failures in the Stock Exchange alluded to above were Mr. Henry Whitmore, a broker (not Messrs. Whitmore and Son, as stated in some of the evening 1- papers); Messrs. Secretan and Capper, brokers, who have been sacrificed by a principal ; Mr. William Ab- Lett, a jobber; and Mr. William Eykyn, a broker. Of failure. the largest was that of Mr. Whitmore, W hose differences are to the extent of 12,0001., and whose 118 " 1 41 are estimated at 6s. Bd. in the pound. The failure of Messrs. Tanner and Ward, leather factors, was announced this afternoon. The liabilities ,rtre 53,000 L, of which 25,0001. nonsist of acceptances. or some time they have been struggling With a declin ing trade, and it 16 not expected that their assets will Yield more than 10s. in the pound. The connexions of • the firm are said to be wealthy. Letters from Glasgow, received this afternoon, an hounce the kuspension of Messrs. A. and J. Downie, with liabilities ranging from 150,0 001 . to 170 , 0 00 1 . The firm were drysalters, but they are said lately to have embarked largely in the Mediterranean trade. Two .othar failures are also mentioned, but they are not of a ny considerable amount. From Liverpool we have the failure of Mr. Ashburner, a leather factor. Ilia • liabilities are between 30,0001. and 40,0001, and the asset s are stated to be rather more than 10s. in the Pound. From Rotterdual, under date 234 inst., the stoppage • of two houses is reported, the parties being Riewit and §augeveldt and B. Rouffeer and Suns. In neither case is the amount of any importance. The Antwerp Journal of Commerce announces the temporary suspension of Hennekinne Briard, of Mons ; but it is also stated that the assets far exceed the liabi lities of the house.—Tinies. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 8111,-1 beg to call your attention to a statement in Your City article of this evening, in which you mention that Whitmore and Son had this morning been declared • defaulters in the Stock Exchange. The least inquiry would have satisfied you that this was a mistake, as I am the person who was so declared ; nor am I connected in 'business with those gentlemen. Trusting to your giving immediate insertion to this letter, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant. HENRY WHITNIORE. ; • 4, Royal Exchange buildings, Nov. 25, 1847. . , • • STLTII or Thipm.—The hosiery trade continues in a most depressed condition in all its varied branches, those more immediately connected with the town being in the worst state. The drawer and pantaloon branches have receded ; the frames in many shops are more than half standing or stinted. The silk glove branch has tlikewise become a shade worse ; we have, however, Leard of the cut-up stocking trades being a shade better. All is despondency and gloom, and a general stagnation '• Prevails in everything but emigration to the United States, which is going on at a rapid rate ; the informa tion recently received is flattering and encouraging, both , as regards agriculture and manufactures. The immense Jaw:ober of stockingers who have arrived at Philadelphia mud Germ a n Town have for a short time paralysed the trade in those places, but the smiths, who receive high ir ,Ages, having turned out and recr u i ted frame s, the 'lands are again pretty well employed, and that at fair w agaa. The cotton lace trade is in a most depressed Condition, though a shade improved since our last, there 'certainly being more bleached and got up. We have heard of several very singular inventions now in agita .", in this manufacture, some of which are of consider -, •, ante and immense importance, such as the making of ' figured window curtains. The black silk lace trade, th ough rather dull, continues in a tolerable c ondition, W hen compar e d to the other departments ; the atte m p t to make • I nake cotton resemble silk to the eye, which was • "eoraplished a s regar d s appearance, on application is =found to be a failur e , a s it will ne ither stand the dye-tub ' n or bear the heat of a dry room, in the latter case of which the composition peels off. The warp lace trade 1 , 1 / in a most l amenta bl e state, t h oug h i n a s ingle case or hmamo somewhat improv e d t o a s li g ht ex t e nt. A Notting 8 „ warp hand, wh o h as recent ly passed through Lapi•ford an d Bramcote, gives a most lamenta bl e de sc of those lice flourishing villas, most of the warp frames being more or less out o employment. — Al:()..t!hthe lee Y ha u m i n ? / ua• E t ectric jeu k 1 Speech was so lon g th a t it extended and nearl Telegraph from London t oManchester, Y an fo ch u e r st h e c r m E rs were exhausted in coiling it up f'orth e is M therefore in mixer. The utility of the tele graph.the tt,ranspissib_ some proportion to the brevity of m essage; for it may easily -- become so long as to be I _B sooner by steam than by lightning.— Etascu:CßuPpeymTl 2el ;: t l ,c o u) i:E H L u E b C e T ri i 3 ON and Psrtrio..N.-111r. James • tes f,..,orrtfAsgtiedlaut"e o ett n u A ti l o o n nd o a i y th , others , . attended before e to pe e t n it t i e o r n i a n g to ai r n e s e t o t g h n e iz re a t n u c r e n s -1110L--Chetterthatn RAIGMiRer. " vt S ir Wil loughb y Me mber for Chelten- Jones, Bart as J STJ N, L,47 D 0 N, DEPUTATION OF IRISH REPRE- SENT ATIVES l'O LORD J. R LTS3LLL. Yesterday afternoon, pursuant to p-el i:)us arrange ment, and in compliance with a notification from the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, conveyed to Mr. Henry Grattan, Chairman of the National Council, a numerous deputation of Irish representatives wasted en the Noble Premier, at his of residence in Dewning-street, for the purpose of directly bringing under the consideration of her Majesty's Government the series of resolutions acioptea at the sittings of the Council in Dublin previous to the assembling of Parliament, and to urge the neces sity of prompt and effective relief for the population of those districts in Ireland where distress and destitution are still found to ex'st. The deputationists, including the following representatives of Irish counties, towns, and boroughs, assembled at three o'eleck, in the library of the House of Commons, and immediately proceeded en masse to the Treasury Chambers, where preparations had been made for their reception:—henry Grattan, M.P., Mr. John O'Conn..ll, M.P., Mr. Maurice O'Con nell, M.P., Mr. William Keogh, M.P.. Mr. John itey nolds, M.P., Mr. T. C. Anstey, M.P., - Major J. W. Blockall, M.P., Mr. M. J. Blake, M.P., Mr. Daniel Callaghan, M.P., Mr. J. T. Devereux, M. i)., Mr. James Fagan, M.P., Mr. William T. Fegan, M.P. (Cork), Mr. R. M. Fox. M.P., Mr. M. Fitz,tephen French, M.P., Mr. John Greene, M.P., Mr. Robert Kestinge, M.P., Mr. Charles M'Tavisb, M.P., Mr. W. 11. Mogan, M.P., Mr. Nicholas Maher, M.P., The O'Gorman Mahon, M.l'., Alderman Thomas Meagher, M.P., Mr, 'William Man sell, M P., Sir Percy Nugent, M.P., Sir Lucious O'Brien, M.P., Alderman Timothy O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, M.P, Mr. Anthony O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. N. M. Power, M.P.. Mr. Edmond Burke Roche, M.P.. Mr, Herbert, M.P., of Muckrose ; Mr. Francis Scully, M.P., Mr. E. R. Tenison, M.P. Soine days previous to the delivery of the Royal Commissioners' Specch the resolutions passed by the Council of the National Distress and National Safety were forwarded from Dublin, by the chairman, to the Right Honourable Lord John Russell, accompanied with a request that his Lordship would name the earliest day at his convenience for receiving a deputation from the Irish Parliamentary party, in order that they might afford the Government every possible information in their power respecting. the distressed condition of the country, and personally urge upon their favourable con sideration the various measures of temporary relief and permanent improvement recommended in the reso lutions. The deputationists were most courteously received by Lord John Russell. After the formality of introducing to his Lordship such . of the Members as now served in Parliament for the first time, Mr. H. GRATTAN opened the proceedings, by stating that he and his brother representatives waited upon the Noble Lord at the head of the Government for the pur pose of formally bringing under consideration the reso lutions adopted at the sittings of the National Council, and with the view of obtaining from him an expression of opinion on the various measures which the depute tionists, after mature and most anxious deliberation, had resolved ought to be introduced aid enacted during the present session of Parliament. Whatever shades of opinion might exist among the Irish Members with regard to the best mode of practically effecting a perma nent improvement, morally mad socially, in the condition of Ireland, they were all unanimous in considering that great distress existed in many districts of Ireland, and that, in order to prevent the sacrifice of human life, or rather, he should say, to check the fearful progress of destitution and death, the most prompt and effective measures of relief were imperatively necessary ; for, no matter what might be said to the contrary, the present poor-law was inadequate to the material alleviation of suffering throughout the entire of Ireland. The representatives of the Irish people were impressed ,with a sense of the awful responsibility imposed upon them, and intimately acquainted, as they were, from personal observation, with the dreadful privations which thousands of their fellow countrymen were at that mo ment suffering, they conceived it to be their duty to lose not a moment in urging her Majesty's Ministers to take the alarming state of the country into their immediate consideration, with a view to remedial measures. They were anxious to carry out the principle of a poor-law in its integrity, and to promote as far as they could the collection of the rate; but still they felt convinced that the resources available from them alone would not be sufficient, generally, to meet the distress which should be relieved. Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not be expected to give an explicit answer to a series of resolutions which were so numerous, or to go into detail through the various measures suggested by the Na tional Council, but as to the topic particularly and emphatically dwelt on by Mr. Grattan— that of immediate relief for the distress prevailing in Ireland—the Government had made every in quiry upon the subject, and they had ascertained that twenty-two unions would not be able, out of their own resources, to supply the wants of the distressed popula tion. In those unions the population was estimated at over one million two hundred thousand, and they con sidered that, aided by the poor-law, with such means as the Government had at their disposal, and assistance from other quarters, six hundred thousand could be supported for four months. When that time had expired they should consider what was necessary further to be done ; but as to the rest of the country, they relied upon the poor-law, with the increased employment which would he afforded by the gentry, who had raised money to the amount already of half a million, under the Landed Property Improvement Act.' It would be most pernicious to allow the people of Ireland to think that they could rely always upon the giving of alms by the United Empire. It had already been found that in con sequence of the rations distributed last year, they had been induced not to make the usual exertions for the cul tivation of the soil, and in the case of fishermen they had been found to refuse going to sea,relying for support upon the bounty of Government. This was a gate of things that should be guarded against. Besides, if a different system were proposed, it would be rejected in Parliament by large majorities. All parties who wished for the re generation of Ireland were anxious to excite a spirit of self-reliance among the people. Measures of temporary relief, therefore, would not be carried into eft', ct, except in those twenty-two unions to which he had alluded, and as there was a store of grain in the Government ware houses, remaining over from last year, the Government would avail itself of that store to meet any local emer gency that might arise. One of the deputation remarked that it was necessary to establish additional depots of food, in order to save the people from starving. Lord J. Russser. said the Government had already made arrengemeete for meeting cases of distress where the poor-law would be found ineffective. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL observed that the gentlemen forming the deputation, who had come from various districts in Ireland, could not share in the hopeful ex pectations of the Government that the new poor-law would prove adequate to the support of the people. While the experiment was tieing made the people were starving. Even where tho new law had come fully into operation deaths were occurring, and relieving officers were resigning their situations, as they found them selves unable to relieve the enormous number of appli cants. In the voluntary acion of what capital was in Ireland before the filrat attempt was made by the poor law of 1838 to give it compulsory action, there was a deficiency of employment and means of maintenance for nearly three millions of the people. Since then Irish capital was diminished, at least in the present year, by twelve millions, representing the unsupplied loss of the potato, and by six or seven millions or upwards, repre ser4inty the loss in pigs, sheep, cattle to some extent, and poultry. This loss, (to say nothing of the cost of the machinery of the two Poor-law Acts) mach more than neutralised any advantages over the voluntary action and distribution of Irish capital which were pre dicted from the stimulating and coercive effects of compulsory provision for the poor. Emigration had taken a good deal of capital out of Ireland, in small quantities, and the increasing indebtedness of landlords, employers of all kinds, and traders, swelled the ordinary outgoings of' Ireland to a very large extent. In fact, between the deficit of the potato, loss of stock, increase of debts, and abstraction of capital by emigration, it was no exaggeration to say that Ireland was, at the very least, 20,000,0001. poorer this year than she had been since the Union. The measures as yet heard of, as in tended for Ireland this session, held out little hope. A Grand Jury Bill must be one of mere regulation of an Land .ta A tswwr e?l d alosrtdh emigrationea an T doif e c i , H a n , t w B o u i t'e qu indeed,i t existin g i nst i tut i on , an d i n no way creat i ve o f ca pit a l. t c l h e the c t k e n f a u n r . t ab te le nd to to small capita lis ts, b y t he encourage ment it would give them to spend their capital on the land. But, why was • it not first on the list of Govern ment measures ? It it wer could go but a small wa e so, h owever , a ll i ts b ene fi ts drains from Ireland. And y , umndeerbethking the exhausting how was it possible th a t th e people ecoeu,lidrains and losses, be less future prosperity worked out ? A Parliament saved, m uc h Dublin was the only sure, efficacion a , and natu r al me ansenti" of bringing about the great desiderat um ; the stopp a g e °f money drains from Ireland, the sec ur i ng the benefit s o f . a thorough knowledge of her condition, and identity with heel interests in the body having the charge. of her Legislature. But something might be done towardsthese ends without repeal. The Government might share the expenditure of the State more equably between the two countries. An occasional session of the Imperial Par liament in Dublin would be of much use, particularly at the present time, as real knowledge of Ireland would thereby be acquired, and Irish business be much for warded in consequence; and the very expenditure of the Members of Parliament and officers of the Government would be of considerable service. The Irish Members were prepared to point out measures of immediate relief, in the employment of labour, to utilise the outlay already expended, and which would otherwise be lost on the making roads. Also to point out the necessity of au extensive 5) stem of food depots. They would also point out some measures of a more permanent nature, such as the reclamation of waste lands, facilitation and enlarge ment of the Drain Act, and a tax upon absentees. The Government might `have something like an argument against repeal if the most beneficial effects did not follow the adoption of such measures. At all events, whatever was to be done for Ireland, should be something to in crease the circulation of money in the country. The Hoer. Gentle man concluded by calling upon the Noble Lord to adopt a liberal policy towards Ireland, so as to pre% the •ent a recur rence of • late dreadful calamity which had visited that country. Mr. liminNirr olvervetin his I that own district, that of Killarney, there were l umbers of able - bodied men who that the y could not earn a w ere willing to wo rk, but . nd families. If this was the subsistence for them,elves A there were a number of resi dent gentry attic . much would it not be in places beauty of its scenery, how m not so favoural•Ay situated ? le L ord that the information Mr, Fox assured the Nob . received with respect to the which the Government bad me working of the new poor - la w was qui te incorrect. The soil of Ireland was at present quit e inadequate to the supped of the people. Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, and other gen tlemen having addressed the Noble Lord, in support of remedial measures, Lord J. RUSSELL assured the deputation that the Government was most anxious to legislate in such a spirit for Ireland. He regretted extremely that it would be necessary to recommend coercion partially, but her Msjesty's Government were prepared to accompany that coercion by measures of a remedial character, cal culated to ameliorate the condition of the people, and restore security to life and property. The deputation, having thanked the Noble Lord for the courtesy with which he had received them, with drew. THE WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY. Last night a numerous meeting of the members of the Westminster Reform Society was held at the York Hotel, Upper Wellington-street, Strand, " for the pur pose of receiving the report of the committee appointed to superintend the registration of ♦otes for the city of Westminster, and on other business;" Mr. John Thomas Campart, of St. James's in the chair. Idr.G. E. DENNES, honorary solicitor to the society, read the report, which was to the effect, that in the course of the previous year upwards of 1,000 claims to be rated had been distributed by the secretary, Mr. Iluggett, in the parishes of St. John and St. Margaret, to persons entitled to be rated and registered as voters, and that notices had been served on the overseers to that purport; the effect of which was, the pari•h officers hay ing taken the opinion of the Attorney-General, which coincided with the view of the society, "that it was illegal to rate the landlord as an occupier "—that 300 claimants were placed on the rate-book. In 1846 the number of voters cn the list was 12,390, and which did not much ♦ary in consequence of the last registration. There were 424 objections made by the society, of which 351 were sustained. There was a gross gain to Reformers of 3;3 voters, there having been only nine claims allowed to the Con servatives. No costs had been paid, while a greater proportion of objections had been sustained in West minster than in any other borough of the United Kingdom. _ _ _ The report was unanimously adopted. Mr. GREEN read a letter from Mr. Huggett, stating that Mr. Dennes had offered to give his professional assistance gratuitously to the society. Mr. PROUT moved, and Mr. KNIGHT seconded, that the offer be accepted, which was resolved, and thanks were voted to Mr. Dennes, who expressed his willing ness, on behalf of the cause of reform, to support the interests of the society. A financial committee of five members was then appointed. Mr. CRIBB observed that he understood they were to have taken into consideration that evening the question of the repeal of the window duties. He wished to know if it were intended to introduce the subject to that meeting? Mr. GxEsist said he was not uneasy with regard to the question of the repeal of the window duties. There had been a meeting of delegates from various parishes of the metropolis, at Marylebone, who were watching the conduct of the Government in reference to that matter. The question would in a short time come before another meeting of the delegates, which would be of some importance, as there were sixteen Members of Parlia ment assisting the delegates, and who would be ready to support the question of the repeal of these duties in the House of Commons. They would be happy thus to hear that the subject was not likely to go off. Air. Geesin stated that in the report, published by authority of the Government, in reference to the revision of the taxes, this was referred to as one that was to be got rid of. Mr. HOCKEN remarked that he could not see how the window duties could be maintained when the question of sanitary improvement of towns was before the Legis lature. There was a necessity of the revision of taxa tion, as the working classes were unable to pay what they did. Mr. GEEsIN said that when the deputation waited upon Lord J. Russell, of which he was one, Mr. Patti son, M.P., told his Lordship that the city of London Was opposed to the window duties, and that it was an important constituency, of which he believed the Noble Lord was aware. His Lordship smiled. He was also informed that a property-tax ought to be imposed on the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Waterford, and other Irish landlords, when he could do without the window duties. Other members addressed the meeting to a similar effect, it being understood that the society should wait to see what steps the Government intended to pursue upon the subject. AFFAIRS OF LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL, THURIDIY.—The following notice, issued by the directors of the Royal Bank, has appeared to-day, from which it is gratifying to deduce that the bank's finances having assumed a much more favourable appearance, they are enabled to set aside their previous arrangements with the depositors, which extended the time of repayment over several months, and have in con• sequence adopted the terms specified as a permanent rule for all depositors:— " The directors of the Royal Bank of Liverpool feel ing assured of the confidence of the public in that et•ta blishment, from the large amount of assents to the ori ginal proposition, think it would be more consistent, on the re-opening of the Bank, to allow the deposits to resume their usual character ; they, therefore, intend to adopt that course, with the understanding, for the future, that the following scale of notice be given on the intended withdrawal of the respective amounts mentioned:— £5OO and under £l,OOO 7 days 1,000 f 9 ZOOO 14 days 2,000 ~,, 3,000 21 days 3,000 IP 4,000 28 days 4,000 fl 5,000 35 days 5,000 and upwards 42 days. " Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed from the Ist October,lB47, to the 31st December, 1848. (Signed) "JOHN NIGHFIELD, Chairman. "Royal Bank, Nov. 24, 1847. FUNERAL OF DE. DIEFFENEACIL—The funeral of Dr. Dieffenbach, the celebrated German physician, took place at Berlin on the 15th instant. Two bands of music led the procession. On each aide of the hearse, which was drawn by four horses and covered with flowers, some of the staff medical officers walked, carry ing cushions with the different decorations of the de ceased. The chief mourners and clergy followed the hearse, then came the rector and the lumbers of the university. The carriages of the King and the Royal Princes led the row of numerous carriages. At the conclusion of the funeral service, a hymn was sung over his grave by the Cathedral choir. PRESSURB OF THE EXCISE-LAWS ON LITERATURE. —An example of the effect of the Excise laws in check ing the efforts of those who desire to supply the hum• bier classes with cheap and wholesome literature is furnished by the Messrs. Chambers in the last number of their Edinburgh Journal. The cheapest of their publications has just been completed, and they affirm that of 25,7661. spent in paper, 5,4311. was paid to Government for duty. This sum exceeds, they say, their own profit. On this the Messrs. Chambers pro ceed to remark:—" We leave the candid part of the public to judge whether, even taking the work in its lowest aspect as a mercantile enterprise, it be quite right and proper that the Government—for such is the fact—should reap a greater share of profit [that the revenue should be benefited in a greater degree] than those who hare undergone the whole of the risk and toil." A WOMAN SOLD BT RIR HUSBAND.—Not unfre quently a statement like the following, which we extract trom a letter written by a friend in Dumfries, is to be met with in the English newspapers ; but we are glad to know the illegal, as well as shameless and unnatural practice which it records, but seldom, if ever, disgraces our own country. From this circumstance the case be fore us becomes the more note-worthy. The names of the parties concerned are in our possession, but we give only their initials :—" A merry company were lately assembled in the house of a carter, named in Dumfries, and having all been drinking freely, the gude man, to raise the wind,' proposed to sell his wife, the worthy woman herself being at the moment under the influence of drink, and having no objection. A man named M—, one of the company, rejoiced greatly at this proposal ; and on the carter having procured a halter, which had many a time graced the neck of hie gray • yaud,' and himself acting the part of auctioneer, knocked down the bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh,' to M-- for 2s. Somehow or other only 10} 1. was forthcoming, but it was accepted, and the turnover couple tua m a e e dtl i i l a y t she thought more of M— than she ever did of her own man f o r e i g hteen years. The happy woman, thatoviwong a three days took after her fo young e st r EglEngland,, and th o woma child with her, whilst M— has left a wife with one ygroaoeungiescr h d a . sha P a o d or h M a r s s. e M om — men , ae s d inc w e a t t h e e r- fl d i r g a h w t h o lg f , he to r earn A a s penny f or h er cwn and infant ' s support. " — Ayr SitN n Advertiser. PASSENGERS -TO ERS TO ...JOULOGNE.--The total number of p w a e s e s k e negnedria g sbettw-hesen23Ednigaisaltaindt was and 910 b eing o g h e n i e n g o d u r 2 i n 2 g t e ll s e s . than o l a f s t t week, 46. 43 andOf tthe l t 3l 0 total o n r a emthan(9lo) th 4 the corresponding wereespond toing e t a ofor n of d mt h 4 Dover, Folkestone, e 9 f r ,a o i f dr 0 B i n 6 o 2 Boulognel t o so g fL n r e oo . n in d O o n f 4t Dover,oh 9 o T s wh e eea t r o nt eod ß t at o 9ol u 2 n l E o ur g orml t , i kmb e ees 3 rLt l ,,,, u: v.: : ic e n i the week to and from Calais was 237. WITHAAL—Tria EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.-- This company is now establishing a conveyance for goods and parcels from the Witham station to Mahlon, and the town of Witham and its neighbourhood, through the medium of horses and vans of their own, under the management of their own servants, which they have already effected at all their other principal stations on their lines. This system appears to hays given satisfaction in other places, and we apprehend it ail' ultimately (although it may effect for a time .oine local interests) produce the same feeling aniongA the inhabitants of Witham and Maldon, as the charge., it appears, are to be on a very moderate slate, besides which the delivery, no doubt, will be greatly expedited. —Chelmsford Cleronicle. THE DOUBLB RETUEII6.—The three places fur which new writs will have to be moved are South Lan cashire, Stockport, and Kilkenny; the three Honour able Gentlemen chosen for two places—Mr. Villiers, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. John O'Connell—having been elected to sit for Wolverhampton, the 'West Riding of York. shire, and Limerick. The new writs, however, cannot be moved for until a fortnight has elapsed alter the as. sembling of Parliament, lest petitions should be pre sented impeaching the election. EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, F 847. PRIDA FINE ARTS. SCOTLAND DELINEATED. Another portion of this superb publication only confirms us the more in our opinion that it will, when completed, form the most remarkable illustra tion, as yet produced, of the mountainous scenery and antique architecture of Caledonia. The large scale upon which it is carried out, the clearness of the letter-press, and the peculiar nicety with which the lithographic plates IP re been prepared, render the work, in a piecemeal form, worthyof being slipped into the most fastidiously furnished of all portfolios, and, when brought to a conclusion, suited for binding in emblazoned parchment or purple morocco. The first embellishment in the part just issued is from the water-colour of Creswick, representing a structure long since rendered familiar to the readers of English literature by the notes to " Marmion," we mean " Crichton Castle," now the property of Mr. Callender, of Preston-hall. The second and third are from the original sketches of Cattermole, being portraitures of Dowie's Tavern (once jestingly termed the College of Douay, but now known as Burns's Ta vern) in Lybberton \Vynd ; and of Fleshmarket H Cote, in which may be recvnised the house in which the first Lord Melville resided immediately after his being called to the bar of Scotland. Another draw ing, by Cattermole, affords us the " counterfeit pre sQnt ment" of Dunblane Cathedral, one of the most notable structures in the vicinity of Stirling. Besides these, Mr. Leitch gives a delinevi.in of St. Ber nard's Well, and another of Dumbarton—the former eing a beautiful Doric temple, and the latter one of the most famous of the tovvias and castles situated in the neighbourhood of the Clyde. In every essential particular this periodical is entitled to the encourage ment of all who love the glories of Scottish nature and Scottish history, and who can appreciate the artistic excellences evinced both by draughtsman and engraver. THE CHRISTIAN IN PALESTINE. Parts XIII.—XX. Illustrated by W. H. Bartlett. Written 6y Henry Stebbing, This elegant compendium to Holy Writ, and illustration of the Holy Land, is here brought most successfully to a conclusion. It contains upwards of seventy engravings, copied from sketches taken on the spot by W. 11. Bartlett, and nearly 300 pages of letter-press written by Dr. Henry Stebbing. As a companion to the Scriptures it must form a per petual source of interest, and be invaluable to all classes of Christians. The views represent the most striking features in the most extraordinary land on the face of the globe, but principally those localities which are rendered memorable by the miracles of our Saviour. Of these august spots what can be said sufficiently emphatic to express their importance ? In reference to them, all language becomes powerless, but the pencil may do what pen could never attempt ; and the pencil of Bartlett has here afforded us a variety of beauti ful delineations. To no one class of our country. men can the Christian in Palestine be unattractive or indifferent. THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF (ALLEGED) FRESCOES AT ETON COLLEGE. The curious paintings which the recent im provements have lately brought to light, are now pronounced, by competent judges, not to be frescoes, but oil paintings. If such be the fact, of which there appears to be no doubt, they are works of extraor dinary interest, from their great antiquity ; for there seems good reason to believe that they were executed by Flemish artists, at a period not later than the reign of Henry the Seventh. Van Eyck, it may be mentioned, is supposed to have discovered the art of painting in oil about the year 1410. These pic tures illustrate the miracles attributed to the Virgin Mary, referred to in the " Speculum Historiale" of Vincent of Beauvais, and the " Golden Legende" of Vorrassine ; quotations from both of these works being inscribed beneath the paintings. The Provost and Fellows being desirous to preserve these rare works of early art, " as far as is consistent with pro priety and the decorum of a place of worship," are about to carry a plan into effect which will have the desired result ; for, as it has been observed, "to leave visible a lively representation of the soldier selling his wife to the devil, or the empress inveigling her incautious lover into the tower, is not to be thought of." They will, therefore, be hidden from public view by the canopies which are to be erected at the backs, and over the stalls, on either side of the chapel. The canopies in front of these very remarkable works of art, will be constructed in such a manner that they may be removed at pleasure, so that the pictures may be exhibited to artists and others, who may feel an interest in the examination of these rare and singular productions of the olden time. There is now in Eton College an original portrait of Jane Shore, who rendered great services to this institution, for it so happened that the then provost was Jane Shore's confessor. A great deal of the college property was confiscated by Edward IV., and more would have been taken away by that monarch, had it not been for the influence possessed by " Mis tress Shore," Henry VI., the founder, being a Lan castrian, whereas Edward IV. was a Yorkist. The upper school of this college has lately re ceived an important and splendid addition to its gallery' of busts of celebrated Etonians, one of Ad miral Lord Howe, who was educated at Eton. The bust, which was presented by the present Earl, who is also an Etonian, is one of the happiest and grandest works of Mr. Behnes, simple in conception, and full of energetic character. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—The average price of corn the week ending Nov. 20 was, wheat, 22t. 35c., rye, 144. 75c., being a fall on wheat of 11c., and a rise on rye of 13c. he King of Belgium made the following speech in reply to the Address to the Speech from the Throne : " Gentlemen,—Harmony reigns between the great Powers. " The country is in the peaceful enjoyment of all her liberties. " These are happy pledges for the development of her moral and internal material, and for the consoli dation of her liberties. " The confidence of the Chamber of Representa tives in my government, its active concurrence and its sincere support, will facilitate the legislative la bours, and promise the most favourable results. " I congratulate you, Gentlemen, upon the senti ments which you manifest, and I desire to thank you, in the name of the country." In the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives yesterday, the Chamberlain communicated his Ala jeqy's reply to the Address. The Assembly theta de cided to commence to-day the discussion of the pro ject of law on postal reform, by taking from this pro ject the first paragraph, which determines the new tax on inland letters. The Chamber decided next to occupy itself on the project of law on notaryship, and then thgt on the depot of mendicity. The Minister of the Interior, after insisting that the Chamber should vote before the Ist of January the Budget for 1848, announced that he would imme diately present the project of law for opening a credit for Flanders of 500,000f._ FROM THE GALICIA.N FRONTlERS.—Extraordinary falls of rain have again, for the fourth time this year, caused the overflowing of the banks of the rivers Weichsel, Oder, Elsa, Ostrawitza, and Bober, which has occasioned considerable damage. Not above a fourth part of the winter seed has yet been sown, and great apprehensions are entertained that even this will suffer damage from the continued wet weather. Under these circumstances, it seems almost hopeless to look for a fall in the price of corn, and thus dear ness is increased by the unfortunate fact that nearly all the potatoes, which appeared perfectly sound when they were dug up, are now rotting in spite of every care to preserve them. The dysentery is ceasing, but the typhus fever commits fearful ravages, and it has as• sumed such a had character that nearly all the patients die at the sixth day. Many medical men and clergy men have already fallen victims to it in the indefa tigable discharge of their duties ; and the epidemic is by no means confined to the cottages of the poor,— very many persons of the higher ranks, and who have everything at their command to alleviate and ward off disease, are seized with it and carried off, even when medical assistance is immediately rendered. The typhus fever has already crossed the boundary of Teeherna, and has penetrated into Moravia, and so rapidly outspreading, that we know not where it will stop ; it has gone step by step from Galicia, from one village to another, into the district of Silesia.—The murder of the Judge Zajonckowski is generally la mented, for he was highly esteemed by all. It is said that the authorities have traced the assassins. In every other part of Silesia perfect quiet prevails. BELGIAN FlllNDS.—llicsons, Nov. 24. Actual Debt, 136 pgr Cent ••.. • . • • . Itothschild'a Loan, Five per Cent •••• • • • . Loan of Thirty Mlllions. Four per Cent— Ditto Three per Cent • • ... • ........ Ditto Thirty-sloven 2.lllBoas,ditto Ditto,ditto,lB4o.... ........ .......... 9834 Ditto,ditto,lB4l . • .. Ditto, • . 93% Ditto of the City, 1832 .• •• • ••••• • 100 Ditto, 1843 943( Bank of Belgium...—. ................. 83 —Brussels Papers. Nov. 25. AUSTRIAN FUND.—TniNsa, Nev. 18. I per Cent. IdetaMoues.. ..... •• • .• 106% 4 per Cent. ditto.• • •• • • • • • • • • 90% 3 per Cent. ditto •.•. • • • • .....• ••••• . • • .. 64 Loan, 1834 .......... • • 157% Ditto, 1839 .............. • • • • • • • • .... 121 Bank Shares ... •• • —.1624 Esterhazy's Loan ...• •• • • .• . ...• •••• •• 61% RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand ...... •• • • • 160 Gloggnlts • • • • saN • • • • •• • • ... • • • • ...... 115 Vienna—Milan • • • • • • • • • . • . 100 Grosetto ........ ...... . ............ Oldonburg ..... ....................... Pesch Bridge Apennine', ......... •••• • • • 94 CONFESSION OF Wlli. ALLNUTT. Yesterday considerable excitement was created in the family of Mr. Nelme, by the production before the grand jury, at the Old Bailey, of a written confession of the boy Allnutt as the murderer of Mr. Nelme, whose mys terious death has excited a great sensation in the parish of Hackney !or some weeks past. It appears that on Wednesday morning the prisoner asked his turnkey for pen and paper, and shortly afterwards addressed a lengthy and somewhat incoherent epistle to his mother, fully admitting his guilt. The letter, which filled two pieces of paper, was, after a perusal by Mr. Cope, de tained, and ordered to be placed before the grand jury as evid,nce. The document was of a singular chanc e ter. The substance of it was to the eff, ct that after hearing the chaplain of Newgate on Sunday last preach ee the subject of confession, he felt himself accused as the murderer of his grandfather. When he went to bed he dreamed that two angels were standing by him, who said, " William, confess, and your sins will be forgiven." lie then awoke, and found it was a dream, and he was then in a dreadful fright. After a short bleep he dreamt again ; he then saw Satan, who said, " William, if you tell the truth, you will be hanged." He thought he saw the place that had been represented to him—a place of punishment and tor ture. He then awoke, and again it was but a dream. The epistle proceeds:—"Dear nether,—Had you known the state of my mind at that moment, you would hare felt for me. I again went to sleep, and again I dreamt, dear mother. I dreamt I s aw God sitting upon his throne. In my dream I saw the angels in glory stand ing around Him, when he said, Confess, and your sins will be forgiven you.' There were large numbers of sinners standing around Him: those on the right hand had confessed, and were in h eaven; those on the left, hand had not confessed, and were going to eternal tor ments. When I awoke, dear mother, it was light, and I then wrote that which you now see." Other rambling sentences follow, and then be states, " I thought, then, dear mother, I would confess. On the 22d of October I saw grandfather go to the bureau where the arsenic was kept; I afterwards took one of the keys, got some of the arsenic, put it in a piece of paper, and afterwards placed some in the Eugar-vase which was in the cup board, and I also put a portion of it in a glass; and I now hope, after confessing, I shall go to heaven, dear mother.' Little else of importance is contained in the letter, of the contents of which, up to a late hour last night, the prisoner's profes:ional advisers were entirely ignorant. FRAILTIES IN FRANCS.—M. Marl 4, a jeweller on Ole Boulevard des Italiens, yesterday brought an action before the Civil Tribunal against the heirs of Marie Du plessis, to recover sums of 500 f. and 300 f., which he alleged to be due to him by the deceased. Some of our readers may happen to know that this Marie Duplessis was for a long time the queen of that elegant and frail class of ladies called LoreStes. She was the daughter of simple but honest peasants, but nature had endowed her with moat remarkable beauty. Fortune having directed her steps to Paris, she was unable to resist temptation, and in the course of a short time her frailty raised her to a brilliant and dazzling position. Some idea of the luxury in which she was a ble to indulge may be formed from the fact that her furniture at her death was esti mated at 100,000 f., and that she purchased from M. Mar:6 a wash-hand basin and jug, a soap-box, a powder box, and other articles, all in solid silver. At her death a sum of 5001. remained unpaid on the different pur chases she had made from M. Marli. That person claimed the further sum of 3001.. as an indemnity for the expense to which he had been put in executing cer tain designs on some articles of plate, by order of Mdlle. Duplessis, but which he had not finished at the time of her death. The heirs of Duplessis offered to pay 500 f., but resisted the demand for 300 f., on the ground that it was wade too late, and also that it was an afterthought. The Tribunal, adopting this view of the matter, ordered the 500 f. to be paid, and rejected the demand for 3001. ; the cost of the action to be paid by the plaintiff. A TABARD HYENA.—The passengers by the Mar seilles diligence were dreadfully alarmed, a few days ago, on descending in the court-yard at the office at Toulouse, to see a monster, with bristling hair and glaring eyes, rush among them, and utter strange cries. This monster was a hyena, which, pressed by hunger, had broken out of a cage on the top of the diligence.. After making the four passengers quake dreadfully for some little time, by causing them to believe that he was about to devour them, the ardllnal rushed into a store containing packages, and buried himself among them. The boldest of the passengers then plucked up some courage to fasten the door. The next day a gentleman claimed the hyena, which, en seeing him, licked his hands and feet, and otherwise caressed him like a dog. The gentleman was an officer of the army in Africa, and had succeeded in rendering the hyena perfectly tame. He led it with a cord round its neck to his hotel, and since then it has been frisking about the court-yard like a dog, and even allowing strangers to caress it. NATIONAL BENEVOLNNT INSTITUTION.—Yesterday the anniversary meeting of the members and friends of the above society, was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-stn et; B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The Committee, in their report stated, that al though the past year had been one of great distress, they were happy to assure the meeting that the society had not suffered from the viscissitudes of the times. The total sum received since the formation of the society, thirty-five years ago, was 109,4901., and 698 poor aged and worthy persons were maintained by pension. The present number of pensioners was -248. The receipts of the past year amounted to 8,9211. and the expenditure left a balance of 1,0581. After. the adoption of the re port twenty-four more pensioners were elecmtedac,hyanaednktfhe,eer m eeting separated. The Bangor (Americasl) Whig says : in Boston has set up a conk-horse thrashing in the convenience of parents and guardians ha " v A ing unruly boys. Hell lick an urchin, like thunder, for fourpence. Small lickings done for two cen ts only, and th e moat entire satisfaetiou warranted, DISTURBANCES AT LEWES. (From the Brighton Gazette of yesterday ) This town has been disturbed nightly since the sth of November by a lawless mob, which set at defiance the authorities. Windows have been broken, tar barrels lighted and rolled through the streets, fire balls and squibs thrown in all directions, to the great annoyance of the peaceable inhabitants; in short, things have come to such a pass that the authorities are at a loss to know what to do. The constabulary force in the town is so small that they are afraid to act, and on Monday night, when the windows were broken in the residence of Mr. Bacon, the proprietor of the Sus sex Advertiser, who has excited the ire of the sth of No vember rioters by writing against their turbulent con duct, the constabulary had instructions from Captain Mackay to keep in the back streets, and not to show themselves in the High-street before an assemblage of peOple. This fact was made public by sergeant Harper at the bench of magistrates, as will be seen by the police report below ; and the result was a private consultation, which lasted for an hour and a halt; but what arrangements were come to we Ere not informed. Captain Mackay was closeted with the magistrates during the time. A deputation from the tradesmen of Lewes also had a private interview with the magistrates ; but the result of that interview has not transpired. Some of the special constables who had taken an active part have received great insult at the hands of the mob; and whilst these things are going on the police appear to stand aghast. The rockets which the rioters manufacture are of immense magnitude, almost as thick as a man's wrist, and en cased in tin, and being strongly charged with powder and turpentine, they flyabout with extraordinary velo city, and at times the explosion causes great mischief. It was only the other night that one of these formi fable squibs bounded against the shop window of Mr. Hug gett, Had broke thirteen panes of glass. Many of the tradesmen openly wink at the proceedings, and cannot be brmight to co-operate with the consta bulary. It is said that several tar-barrels are yet buried near the town, for the purpose of being brought out at some future period. At present the the town is completely in the hands of the mob. TUESDAY EVENING —About half-past six o'clock a number of boys had congregated in front of the Town-hall, and shortly afterwards a fight took place between two of them; the police were soon on the spot, and put an end to the fight. By seven o'cloek nearly three hundred persons had assembled in the High-street. The tradesmen commenced closing their shops; rockets were flying in every direction. J. Ellman, J. W. Wooligar, and H. Blackman, Esqrs. having taken their seats on the bench, began to dispatch parties with sumwones to the tradesmen to be in attendance at the County Hall, to be sworn in as special constables for six weeks. At eight o'clock about fifty were sworn in, and with the aid of the Lewes, Cuckfield, and part of the other divisions of the East Sussex, constabulary, they proceeded like the A divi sion, on the sth instant, to make the crowd " move on." The. High-street was in a great bustle for some time. About nine o'clock there was a report that a Mar-barrel was coming down St. Ann's-hill, drawn by 100 men in disguise, which made the mob move up the street in that direction. On arriving at the castle gateway a large body of men were seen ap proaching (but without a barrel) singing " Rule ' Britannia," which they continued until they reached the County Hall, where two men were taken, one named Smith, the other Mabbott. This put. a damper on the "bonfire boys" and stimulated the po lice to renewed exertion. Policeman Page was moving the people on from every place where two or three were talking together, and when nearly opposite Mr. B. Flint's, the grocer, meeting with some resistance, he struck a man down with his staff. By ten o'clock the streets were somewhat thinner, but the rockets were fired more briskly. The cry of " Move on " was still heard, and wherever a rocket was fired a rush was made by the police, headed by Page ; but no further capture was made. By half-past ten the people began to disperse, and at eleven o'clock all was quiet. The two prisoners were remanded by the magis trates until Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock. WEDNESDAY. The prisoners were brought up for re-examination this morning, and were fully committed to take their trial at the sessions. The!magistrates offered to take bail, the prisoners in 301. each, and two sureties of 15/.; which will doubtless be procured. More special constables are to be sworn in to-day. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the London Tavern, Bishopspite street, Mr. G. Anderson (in the absence of P. S. Butler, Esq., M.P.) in the chair. Captain CURRIE, the secretary, read the advertise ment convening the meeting, and the following report : "At the last half-yearly general meeting, the directors had the satisfaction of alluding to the successful result of a negotiation, in whictii they had then been for some time engaged with the l'ublic Works' Loan Commissioners, and of explain ing the terms on which the loan sought for would be granted. At that time they anticipated the necessity of making a call of 2/. los. per share, about this pe riod; but, owing to the ex i st i ng money pressure, they are happy in being able to defer doing so, without prejudice to the interests of the company, for a short time longer, hoping that an improvement may take place, and the proprietary he enabled to respond to the call, when made, without inconvenience. In car rying out a forbearance, at this juncture so desirable, the directors have been in some degree assisted by the sale of the shares forfeited in May last, which they have been fortunate in placing in highly -responsibl e hands ; and, while upon this subject, it may be as well to urge upon the shareholders the propriety of confirming the forfeiture of a further number of shares, which will be submitted for such purpose when the meeting shall have assumed a special cha racter, for the directors will be enabled at once to place them out upon the same terms as the former, and thereby secure the prompt payment of all future calls; these shares, it should be observed, are held by parties who have been ascertained to be altogether incapable of meeting the calls already made, to say nothing of the future demands to which they are liable—other shareholders, in arrear, capable of pay ing, are being proceeded against. " Had it been deemed desirable, the line between Kilkenny and Thomastown might have been at this moment open to the public, but the directors being satisfied from the best information, that the traffic on so short a distance would not be sufficiently remune rative, have determined on delaying the opening of any portion till the Carlow line is finished, and the whole of the traffic from Dublin thrown upon the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway, and this the Irish South-Eastern Company positively state will be the case in the ensuing spring. " The directors have pressed forward the works at the Kilkenny station for this purpose, as well as with the view of having it complete by the Ist of Septem ber last, thereby carrying out an agreement entered into with the Irish South-Eastern, by which that company is to pay interest from that date at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum to this company, on half the outlay between their junction with our line and Kilkenny, including the station at that place. " When the meeting shall become special, the directors purpose submitting three several deviations, which will bring about a saving to the company, after paying all expenses consequent upon going to Parliament, of upwards of 20,000/. ; and also for general powers for an increase of capital, for extend ing the time for taking land, and for abandoning the Kells branch. " Resolutions for carrying out the several points alluded to have been prepared, and will be submitted to this and the special meeting respectively. " Since the last general meeting, a vacancy has occurred in the direction, by the retirement of Thomas Seccombe, Esq., which the directors have supplied by the election of Major• General Duncan M.Leod, of the Hon. East India Company's En gineers." Attached to the report was a statement of ac counts, which showed the total receipts to have been 179,0391. 10s. 10d., and the expenditure, 168,1301. 13s. 2d., leaving a balance in hand of 10,9081. 17s. Bd. After a short conversation, in which the Chairman explained that the expenses had exceeded the original estimate in consequence of the wooded single line having been superseded by a double iron rail, the re port was adopted. The meedeg, was then made special, when resolu tions were carried forfeiting 430 shares, it being understood that any shareholder who wished might take them up at a sum exceeding 51. each, otherwise they would be sold to the party who purchased the shares previously forfeited at the same rate ; and authorising the directors to proceed to Parliament in the present session for power autho rising the company to make three several deviations, for an increase of capital, for the extension of the compulsory powers of the company, and for aban doning the hells branch. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks, and confidence in the chairman and directors. LOSS OF A SLOOP, WITH ELEVEN LIVES. On Sunday last, owing to the severity of the weather, it blowing a regular gale with a sprimz tide and westerly wind, a sloop, belonging to Mr. M'Coy, was forced from it.: anchorage at Gain, and nut tieing able to gain her position again, she struck, and in a short time all on board met a watery grave, save one man. The boat was bound for Limerick, and was heavily laden with corn belonging to 1)r. Enrdght, and also with butter belonging to several buyers from this city, which bad been p ,rchased at the Olin market. This catastrophe happened not many yards from the shore, and in the presence of a great portion of the congregation that had not at the time left the chapel. It is said the cargo will be saved, but much damaged. In reference to the loss of life and property down the river near Glin, we have received the following account from a correspondent at; Foynes : " It is with regret I beg to inform you that there bas been serious loss of life on the river Shannon yester day (Sunday) between this (Foynes) and Glin. About three o'clock, e.m., a boat bel ong i ng to M r. Thomas M'Coy, Glin, laden with butter, &c., belonging to some butter buyers who attend Glin market, h av i ng on b oard twelve human beings, including the crew , was anchored at Glin ; the wind rising, she was obliged to give way, and not being able to head Guth point, she struck, sank, and all on board perished, save one boatman, sawed Michael Roolian, the pilot. The persons on board consisted of four women and eight men, and were bound for Limerick to make market, having with them a great deal of money and value. Captain Thomas Madigan, of Glin, left Glin harbour in his own boat (being forced to let go his cable) in about half an hour after the above occurred, and I am informed he got safe to Pound -street, on the , Clare side, opposite Glin. About one o'clock on Sunday I saw a boat off Foynes Island, striving to make Foynee harbour, but unfortunately she began to sink; the mesa on board being only two in number, ran her into the slob on north shore of Foynes, all her hull and part of her mast being covered. Two men got up in her rigging, the younger of the men, about 25 years olti, fell from his place of refuge about nightfall, and met with his grave in the waves. The other, an old man, the father of nine children, held on until about nine o'clock, when he was saved by a boat with six men from Foy nes. This is the second time this poor man has been saved at Foynes. His name is Martin Pries-. I am informed that two turf boats have been lost up towards Beigh Castle, and no account of the crew as yet." So high was the tide in Limerick, that the quays were all overflowed, together with the Custom-house; and at the Abbey-bridge and Sir Harry's Mall, the tide rose so high as to render the passages all round impassable, unless by boats. The water covered the entire road from the Abbey-bridge towards Athlunkard-street, and St. Mary's Chapel-yard was completely overflowed. This storm and rain, during the entire day, was almost in cessant.—Limerick Reporter. Tux CHOLERA- IN RUMlLL.—Official accounts from St. Petersburgh, dated the 12th inst., announce that the cholera had made fresh progress at Moscow. Between the 25th of October and the Ist of November the number of cases daily increased, 641 persons having been at tacked during that period, 238 of whom had died. Prow the first appearance of the malady in that city up to the let of November, 1,197 cases occurred, 402 of which proved fatal. The patients belonged for the most part to the lower orders. The cholera had totally ceased iti the Government of Aslltcan, wbere it carried off 3,772 persons, and in that of Kour , k, where 1,087 died out of 1,673 patients. At Kaz an there were 1,224 cases e n d 665 deaths. At Kieff the cholera was likewise in_ creasing in intensity. Since the 26th of October 27tt were attacked, and 113 died. In other governments th*t epidemy still endured. The most western points it Lisa yet reached are the town of Alexandrof, in the goy im ,. generally fr° men t of liherson, and the district of Ol ga p o l , in re - . dolls. The latter are about thirty miles d i stant the Austrian frontiers. So far, i t has been re marked that its duration i s shorreit in th e l oca li t i ed wh k e , r A e T i A ts i, i A tns A ity ri i . s A Lre i t i i i t c es A t. CCIDIINT. (who has since been identi fi ed us a stranger in the town of middle age, —The death of a labourer), night or T na e broke-atreet Pembroke- Cooke, occurred clos e toieal‘ of the name of George following place, on Monday ) s , dz x m p o u r c t:i i n iig g, a u t n p d r e e r se t n h: appalling c ircumstances:—lt appeared, that for some reason or other, utte u rl and likely never pebroke to m beascertain e d ho got over a gate which di v id es eesntresuetnkfrom a plot of grounl upon whi c h a s h aft has b f cavating a tunn e l now i n the coursoer toiliecopnusrtprouseetioon 1. t ex- . tsween Edge-hill an d t h e N ort h D ocks. When he bait succeeded in getting over the gate he evidently tell ino , a large bed of mortar; and, after having floundered about there for some time, he seems, on getting out, to have come forward until he walked right into the truth. I, to the bottom of which, a depth of 75 feet, he was pre cipitated! On Tuesday morning, when the workmen went down, they were astounded at finding a litelesa corpse.--Liverpool Times. POOR-LAW CommtastoN. —'There is a report that the Earl of Devon, and not the Earl of Chichester, as formerly mentioned, has been appointed Chief Comtn'a,- sioner of Poor-laws in England. An American orator sap :—" If I am elected, t o office, I will unrivet human societ y , clean all its pa , ..". • corruptionand screw ,corr ect all abuse', and go through ap e ene mies i t together again; nay, more, I will pur r , a ll o f m y party like a rat through a new cheese~' , The Government contract for 100,000 gal' '„, ru m, for the navy, was taken yesterday b Messrs. Lemon Hart and Son. it DUTCH AND BELGIAN MAIL. MS HAGUB, Nov. 22.—The aspect of the Bourse in Spanish Funds was more favourable yesterday. The shares of the commercial Company rose 1 per cent. A good deal of business was likewise done the Spanish Funds, ut a higher rate. Portuguese were also in demand. Nov. 23.—Yesterday the Amsterdam Funds were again up, but those of the Commercial Company had a downward tendency. Spanish Funds were also so much in demand, Coupons improving. Portuguese are evidently rising. In the other foreign funds there is no sensible change. By a royal resolutio n of the Ist of this month the Minister of Finance has declared that all persons occupied in the distilling potatoes, mixed with flour of wheat, may obtai n power to sell their machines, and of employing the m provisionally, during the space of one year, in the fabrication of brandy, pre pared exclusively from flour of wheat, conformable to the law of August 26, 1822. NETHERLANDS COLONIES.--BATAYIA, SEPT. 29. The Governor. Generat has returned from his tour, and has issued a public document relative to the investigation of cases i n the courts of justice in Java, which have especial reference. to the evidence of Europeans. , A fire broke out in Augustus on the night of the 26th August, w— ht cb laid waste an extent of 650 feet in length and 100 feet in breadth. On the 28th there was a fire at Dornay, in Semarang-, which caused great destruction of property, to the value of above 40,0001. Several shipwrecks also have taken place along the coast. SAMAIANG, SEPT. 29 —Money continues scarce, and we may judge from appearances Java is not in the best of circumstances. Want of rice, scarcity of money, low prices of coffee, indigo, and sugar, the foreign possessions of Java continue to go on well, but the coasts are inundated with pirates, who often cause great destruction. The Governor-Gene ral has returned, but his health was in Et very unsa tisfactory state —Dutch Papers. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.—BERLIN, Nov. 20. The state of money at our Bourse continues very satisfactory, and discount at sight is 4 per cent., at prolongation, 5 per cent. Our railway shares improve and are in demand. Although the supply at market of various sorts of corn was but very moderate there was not much in clination to buy, less so ixdeed than hitherto. This was owing in a great measure to the determination of the bakers, who have resolved not to purchase till there is a sensible reduction in the prices ; white wheat was sold at 84 to 94f. ; r ye, 56 to 67f.; barley, .51 to 60f. ; oats, 30 to 32f.--this art i c l e went rapidly, was small. though the supply Spirits are scarcely in demand, and the price is falling considerably. liastuueGit, Nov. 19.—As the season is now so far advanced that our autumnal business has almost ceased, and there are but few holders in the market for spring deliveries, there has been of late a groat stagnation in our corn market. We have had a few small orders for delivery from England. VIENNA, Nov. 18 . — The aspect of o u r mone y market has improved, but everywhere there is a ma n Fest lack of the spirit for speculation. Advices from abroad h a ve a very mark e d influence. Me tames an d Northern Railway shares had a decidedly favourable upward tendency at the 13ourse yesterday, and it- was affirmed that the disturbances in Switzerland would be quelled by the intervention of the foreign Powers. We cannot report much more favourably respecting the state of our corn market than hitherto, and no es s e n ti a l change was made on the 16th in the tax on bread. The Universal Prussian Gazelle contains a Cabi net order, dated November 18, and addressed to the authorities of Neufchatel. In this order the ling ratifies the declaration of neutrality adopted by the legislative body of Neufchatel in its sitting of the 29th October, and maintains that neutrality through out the period of the armistice of the civil war.— Belgian Mail, Nov. '23. Duro' UNDS.—AmerrADAm, Nov. 22. Monet. Bills Actual Debt , 2 % p er Cent •• Ditto, 3 per Cent ...... •• • • ........ 6'5434 534 86 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent.• ••••••••• • • • • • • • • 84 64% Arnort Syndic, 3% per Cent • • .. Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .. 164 163 N East India Loan, 4 per Cent .. Exchangeon Loudon, at sight • • 12 12 Two months. •••• • • • • .‘• .. 11 92 On Ilaniburgli, at sight .... 35 25 Two months••• ••• • • • ••• .. 34 62' On Paris ............ SG 62 ‘• 66 13 THE IRISH BAR. We extract the following from an admirable article in the Law Review for the present month, under the title of " The Irish Bar a few Years after the Union:"— " The generation of the Irish bar, of which Lord Plunket is almost the sole remaining relic, deserves some memorial. The union, when it closed the doors of a native Parliament, effected a complete change in the character of the profession. That learned body is now no more like what it was, forty years ago, than the 'quires of the present day are like those of Castle Rack Rent. The legacies bequeathed to the existing genera lion, by their hunting, drinking, rent-anticipating pro genitors, in the shape of mortgages, have almost extin euished all the fun and fire of th e squirarchy. The morning cf whisky, the noon of duelling, and the night of claret, those glorious times when Irish gentlemen reflecting, as Sir Boyle Roche said, • that posterity had done nothing for them,' were determined in return to do for their posterity—and kept their word with e venge ance—are passed away, and days of reckoning have succeeded: days, albeit, though days of reckoning, not to be'imarked with chalk, but charcoal—never even dreamt of in Ireland till the' accursed' union taught debtors that they must pay, and tenants that they might live. The then bar partook, as might be expected, very much of the character of the gentry. Enjoyment of the present, defiance of the future, constituted its characteristics. Law, with most of its members, was by no means a primary:consideration. Of course, there were exceptions, and shining ones; but we speak of the rule. Even where knowledge was possessed, it was not always very safe to make use of it. To demur to a declaration was deemed the height of incivility, a grave personal provocation ; and the graver, because it was obviously deliberate. Zeal was made to atone for want of learning. Each man became the representative of his brief, to gainsay any one invention in which the holder was to resent as highly unprofessional. Barrington has by no means exaggerated the belligerent propensities of his brethren. The reports most in vogue were those of the pistol. Every gentleman was expected to fight one duel at the very_ leant. It was a legal diploma. Curran fought four. Had matters even gone to extremity in our - own day, Mr. Smith might have pleaded precedent. Lord Clare fought when he was attorney general. In deed, Toler's promotion turned the Common Pleas into a kind of court of honour, the noble chief priding him self on his chivalry; and often more than hinting, from the bench, that he was no longer a judge than while he sat on it. It was a favourite boast of his, that began _the world with fifty pound s an d a pa i r o f hair triggetkpistols.' They served his purpose well. A well timed challenge to Napper Tandy, one of the mushroom demagogues, in which Ireland is so prolific, was under stood mainly to have contributed to his elevation. When Fitagibbon, the then Chancellor, was apprised of the intention, he at once exclaimed, Make him a bishop— make him an archbishop—anything but a chief justice.' The luck, however, of the hair-triggers triumphed, and Toler died not merely a chief justice, but the founder of two peerages, and the testator of an enor mous fortune." SALE OF IN ALLEGED AUTOGRAPH OF SHAIESPERE. —Yesterday, at the sale of autographs at Messrs. South gate and Barrett's rooms, in Fleet-street, an autograph, stated in the catalogue to be " undoubted," of William Shakspere, was sold. The autograph is on the title-page of an old folio volume, called " Blount's Historic of the Righte of the King of Portugal to the Crowne of Cas tile; emprynted at London by Arn Hatfield, for Edward Blount, 1600." Blount, it is well known, was, conjointly with Jaggard, the publisher of the first edition of Shak spere's " Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies," and thi s book is dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, Shak sporet s greatest patron. To quote from the catalogue, it states, " that this undoubtedly original autograph of the immortal Bard of Avon, on the title of the above volume, came into possession of Mr. Hamilton (of Islington, the late possessor) many years since, during which%time several eminent collectors have seen it, who are unanimous in their opinion of its authenticity. It has been compared with the well-known fac-similes formerly in the possession of the late Mr. Upcotr, whose belief was in its favour of its genuineness." The auctioneer stated that it could be proved to have been in possession of one party eighty years, which would take it beyond the period when the clever fabri cations of Ireland were done. He had taken it to the d British Museum, and also to Doctors' Commons, and all who had seen it were of opinion that it more closely resembled the writing of Shakspere than any they h had ever seen. The cause of the book being ihnadsubeeena filthy, dirty state was that for sixty years sold lt to Mr. kept amongst a lot of old lumber, an d was waste Hamilton, with a quantity of old it k . s, a l s t was notpaper, by the lady who formerly possessed_ . until three years after Mr. Hamilton had it in possession that he discovered the name upon the title. The book was handed round the room; there were no covers to it, and it was so water-stained that a strong magnifying gl ass had to be used to distinguish the writing. The signa ture appeared to be in much smaller characters than the one in the Museum, and less formal, but still there was a great similarity. Five guineas was the first offer, and after a languid bidding it was knocked down for 91. to a gentleman named Maxwell. THE OLD LINCOLN'S INN THE1711.11.--The council of the Royal College of Surgeons have just purch ase d the extensive p rem i ses of Mr, Alderman Copeland, ad joining their institution, for about 18,00 01. It is st a t e d to be the int en ti on of the council to increase the size o f y j their museu m , f ounded by John n Hunt er . Thi s l arge addition will a l so enable the counsel to extend their library —the best repository of works on medicine and the collateral sciences in England. The building was formerly, as is well known, the Lincoln Inn theatre, the staircase to the boxes remains pr ec i se ly as it did w h en the edifice was a theatre, and it contains many relics of the departed_. glories of Rich, Macklin, Bullock, and Spiller. The place ceased to be used at a theatre in 1730, when Rich removed his company to Covent garden. his od, 6d Al 'm- i