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Vale of Neath— Extension of time. York, Newcastle, and Berwick — Bishop Auckland branch. Durham line, power to construct docks at: Sunder :land. Deviation and abandonment of part of the Thir►k line. Abandonment of the Mahon line. Lease or amalgamation of Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway. IRISH LINES. Dundalk and Enniskillen —extension of time. Dundalk and Monaghan. Dublin and Belfast Junction. Dublin and Belfast —extension of time. Londonderry and Coleraine—amendment Acts. Deviation and extension. London and Enniskillen—enlargement of Londonderry station. Consolidation of capital. Amendment Acts. Newry and Enniskillen—amendment Acts. Ballymoney and Ballycastle. Ballymena and Ballymoney. Carricklergut and Larne. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin—amend ment Acts. Alteration of Dublin and Kingston line. Power to subscribe to the South Wales Railway. Waterford and Kilkenny—extensions. SCoTC II LINES. Caledonian—Purchase or lease of Wishaw and Coltness. Branch across the Clyde to the Glasgow station. Branches connecting the Clydesdale Junction and the Wishaw and Coltness Railways. Lease—Scottish Central. Monklands, Kirkiatilloch, Ballochney, and Slammannan Railways—amalgamation, lease, or sale. Wow ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MRS. TR OL L OPE'S NEW NOVEL " TOWN AND COUNTRY." Henry Coition, publisher, 13, Great Marlboreugh-street. THEATRE ROYAL, 11A.TMARKET. TYR ler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be produced a new and original Comedy, called FAMILY PRIDE. Mr. Chapman, Mr. Tilbury ; Doctor Dodge, Mr. Farren ; Arthur Coartnay, Mr. Henry Farren ; Captain 6hangenah, Mr. Hud son; Blandish, Mr. BrindAl ; Mrs. Willoughby Courtney, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Sophia Chapman, Mrs. Nisbett; Letitia Bradley, Miss Remolds, Grace, Mrs. llumby. After which, a new Comic Drama, celled TIM ROUSED LIOX. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, H. Vanden• hoe; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with the Farce of MORE BLUNDERS THAN' ONE. Stage Massager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, se. ; Gallery, 2s. ; upper Gallery, Is. Doors epee at Half--past biz, Performance to somrnenCe at Seron THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, sailed GABRIELLE; or, the Um:teethed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol, Mr. Boyce ; Major Dsnrnore, Mr. Worrell; Marques di Miaclo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Bal thasar Valdarno, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright ; Gabrielli, Madame Celeste ; Siguera D'Ossuna, Miss Brooks. After whish, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD :the property of tits late William ihakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha racters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenfurd, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed ford, Mrs. Laws, laze., &c. Tu be followed by the original farce, called HOW TO SRTTLB ACCOUNTS WITII YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgette, Mr. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond dyaa ; Mary White, Miss Woelgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, 1113 d Emma Harting. To conclude with A NABOB F. I R AN Hour:. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. 3.,0rs open at Half-pact Six, ierforMance to commence at Seven, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. tinder the Management of Madame Yestris. bole Lessee, Mr. Chnrles Mathews. THIS EVENING. Will be presented a CURIOUS CASE. After which, a new Comic Drama called PEGaT GREEN. ♦fter which, a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH. DIAMOND. To conclude, with a Romance of Real Life. called BOX and COX Principal eh:meters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac, OiLlnalf Fl. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Braclwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Thigagemeat a Mr. SIACREADT And MISS CUSHMA.N. THIS EVENING A new Comic Opera, entitled THE AMBASSADRESS. To conzlude with the Opera of GUT MANNERING. Colonel Mannering, Mr. Conway ; Henry Bertram, Mr. Barker ; Dpininie Sampson, Mr. Compton ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. Neville ; Lucy Ber tram. Miss Ann Romer ; Meg Menthes, Miss Cushman. Drees Circle, el.: Boxes, se. ; Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, le. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mn.i F. Davidge, Davidge-terrace,Kensingtott-read, surrey. THIA ETENING, the performances will commence with the First and Second Acts of tho celebrated Opera of TILE BONDMAN. Principal characters by Messrs. 11. llorncastle, Rafter, Maynard, Jones, D. IV. King. and Attwood; Miss Poole, Mrs. IL Hughes, and Miss Rebecca Isaacs. To conclude with the Farce of LOVE, LAW, and PHYSIC. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have ►een re-fitted). Private boxes may he had nightly •f all the Principal Librarians ; and at the Box-elLte et the Theatre, which is open daily Spa Ten until Four. Ilexes, es. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. Tills EVENINCi The Grand Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Ltntiru'•y new Scenes In the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the Itittbligh.ment, in the ♦artons modes et equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama. called TAB WHITE FARM. Boa-ottleo open tcom 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. MEETING OF PARL LAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTAItY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO TIIE HOUR OF POST. V Orders receired by an Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. WEATILER.—Sax OFFICE, DEC. 2. THERM »TETER, Lowest, 36; Highest. 46 ; Noon, 47, BAROMETER, 30.3.—W1ND &S. W.; hazy. illtnt WATER AT LONDON-BRIDQF THIS DAY. Mender.. 34 rniantes after 9. Evening H) minutes Arte• 10. ft t e 'oo I.d • Sat"O 7 lr/; - 4 41 - ' " :L.t3 , 3%.t`v A i S"7` - e4r LOND')N, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1847. A well-known means of evading the consideration of a disagreeable question, whenever its advocates be come unusually troublesome, and it is forced in a pe culiar manner on the Ministerial attention, is to grant a Special Committee for the purpose of Inquiring into matters, of which, perhaps, the fullest knowledge is al ready possessed. It is not that additional evidence is required, or even desired—it is not that there is any want of ample materials to enable the House to le gislate in a satisfactory manner, or that a dozen votes will be influenced by the mass of evidence that may be taken, or the report of the Committee, the nature of which may be easily understood, and in almost every instance correctly stated, from the avowed politics and principles of the majority of the Members nominated to serve thereon, even before the commencement of their labours. In fact, in nine cases out of ten, the Committee is con ceded merely for the purpose of gaining time and with the hope, which generally speaking is ful filled, of thereby shelving the question for the session, and perhaps getting rid of it entirely, as before the conclusion of the solemn farce new circumstances may arise to divert the public attention therefrom, or per haps the Ministerial benches may be filled by new OCCu b whom the l a b our an d responsi ili of solving t y th e pro bl em, and meeting the diffi y cult i r e! , e r be left . The Chancellor' of the Exchequer's motion of Tuesday evening forms indeed the objeet 1 . 10 exception to the ordinary rule ; palpable than usual. He has not attempted toise,more we shall not say, his leaning, but his fixed po:nseesesldetermination,i and from the happy knack which he times— of remaining blind to the signs of the regarding every thing couleur de ro u _d espi , in and disregarding the apprehensionsgthe dangers forced on his unwilling ear by someimporttbat are de putation, to whom he is unable to refus© unat° de pu se an audience) maintaining the axis inertia-, and constant to the laissez faire policy, we have little hope that he w i ll abandon the doctrines to which he so unfortunately committed himself in 1844, and to which on Tues day he avowed his still unshaken allegiance, notwith standing the bitter experience of the past season, and his own co oper ation in the virtual suspen sion, we might say abrogatio n , of the law founded thereon. As if sufficient differences did not exist on the much controverted questions of banking, the currency, and the law for regu lating the issue of bank-notes payable on de mand, a variety of topics are opened by the terms of the proposed resolution, sufficient to take up the time of the Committee and provide them with ample occupation, not only for the remainder of the present session, but fir the entire existence of the present Parliament, until the several constituencies shall again be called on to make choice of fit and proper persons to represent them in the popular branch of the Legislature. It would, indeed, be hard to enumerate the subjects that might, :and most probably will, be legitimately introduced into the investigation, it would, perhaps, be equally difficult to find one that is ex cluded. We are by no means certain that even amongst the members of the Committee itself there may not be some disposed to think that the measures that have been passed for the relief of our Roman Catholic brethren from the unjust and impolitic laws by which they were so long oppressed ; and the Act of the Prime Minister, in supporting the claims of a Jew to a seat in the Legislature, with the manifest intention of immediately removing the Jewish disabilities, have been some, and not the least certain, of the causes: of the recent commercial distress. Sir CHARLES WOOD must have felt but little gratitude to Mr. WILSON, for whose opinions he professes such unbounded respect, for the exposure of the abortive proceedings of the former Committee on the same subject, in 1841. We may judge of the probable results of the present resolution by what then took place. We shall adopt the statement of the Member for Westbury :—" . Some Honourable Members might not be aware of the position in which this question had been left in 1841 by the last Committee, which had entered upon a similar inquiry. A Committee was appointed in 1840, to inquire into banking and currency, in reference to the operation of the Bank Charter Act, and the inves tigation was without result, in consequence of the dissolution of Parliament in 1841. Of that Com mittee the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Ecchequer was Me efficient Chairman, and the Right Hon. Baronet Sir R. PEEL an efficient member. The report on the evidence, so far as it went, was interest ing. The Committee stated, in reference to the great question involved in the inquiry, that they felt it would be impossible, before the probable termination of the session, to give that consideration to the many important points suggested in the evidence which would enable them to re port a well-grounded and definitive opinion to the House. They were aware of the disappointment which would be experienced at the circumstance of no final report being made after such a protracted in quiry, but on a subject of such magnitude to the whole country, and involving such complicated in terests, they would not allow the knowledge of that fact to weigh against the expediency of due caution and careful deliberation in arriving at a conclusion. It would be (said the Committee) for the House, in the next session to determine whether another Com mittee should be appointed, to whom all the evidence should be referred, for the purpose of framing a report ; but under the then existing circumstances they considered that they had only one course to pursue, to report upon the evidence they had heard without any observation. Such was the conclusion of that long investigation of 1840, and from that day to this no further inquiry had been instituted. Par liament proceeded to legislate without seeking for any more information." Of course they did, when they decided on doing anything. We have seen what occurred in 1840.41, and what hope can we now reasonably entertain of a different result. Then the question was confined to banking and cur rency, in reference to the Bank Charter Act of 1819, the Right Honourable Baronets (subsequently the sponsors of the JONES LOYD bantling, the " tiddy icksy sing " which they both regard with as intense admiration as the fair LUCRETIA Tox exhibited towards the infant Dom- BEY), were on that Committee,—one, the efficient chairman, the other an efficient member. Now there is, in addition, the Act of 1844, free trade, railway expenditure, the Irish loan, undue speculation, overtrading, usury laws, the whole question of the national taxation, and a variety of other topics, every one of which has, at some time or other, been put forward as a cause of the commercial distress, and the Right Hen Baronets will again sit, probably, the one as the efficient Chairman, the other as an efficient member of the new Committee. Then two sessions were consumed in the inquiry and the investigation was without result. We must leave our readers to judge for themselves the probable consequences of the present inquiry, and the nature of the report that may be presented by the Committee just moved for. Tte frightful increase of mortality in the metro polis which has occurred within the week ending on Saturday last, is something so enormous and unpre cedented as to demand a more than merely passing consideration. According to the latest return of the Registrar-General, the deaths which have occurred within that brief interval are, of males 819, of females 858, yielding a total of not less than 1,677. This number shows an excess of 631 over the average mor tality of the season ; and the largest amount in the corresponding week of former years may be found in the statistical tables for 1843, at which period the num ber reached 1,114, minus by 563 the amount recorded for the week which has just expired. Of these 1,677 all causes of death are enumerated, but from the comparison of the different registered cues it would appear that this extraordinary increase has principally arisen from the epidemic diseases. The mortality originating from those diseases and from the affections of the respiratory organs are declared by the Regis trar-General to be very nearly " double the average." "Under the former," he continues (namely under the epidemic class of diseases), " measles, influenza, and typhus are predominant; under the latter" lflovfer, or wholesome weed, that, set in this fostid bed, could have its natural growth, or put its little leaves forth to the sun as GOD designed it. And then, calling up some ghastly child, with stunted form and wicked face, hold forth on its unnatural sinfulness, and lament its being, so early, far away from Heaven—but think a little of its having been conceived, and born, and bred, in Hell ! Those who study the physical sciences, and bring them to bear upon the health of man, tell us that if the noxious particles that rise from vitiated air, were palpable to the sight, we should see them lowering in a dense black cloud above such haunts, and rolling slowly on to corrupt the better portions of a town. But if the moral pestilence that rises with them, and, in the eternal laws of outraged Nature, is inse parable from them, could be made discernible too, how terrible the revelation ! Then should we see depravity, impiety, drunkenness, theft, murder, and a long train of nameless sins against the natural affections and repulsions of mankind, overhanging the devoted spots, and creeping on, to blight the innocent and spread contagion among the pure. Then should we see how the same poisoned fountains that flow into our hospitals and lazar-houses, inundate the gaols, and make the convict-ships swim deep, and roll across the seas, and over-run vast continents with crime. Then should we stand appalled to know, that where we generate disease to strike our children down and entail itself on unborn generations, there also we breed, by the same certain process infancy that knows no innocence, youth without modesty or shame, maturity that is mature in nothing but in suffering and guilt, blasted old age that is a scandal on the form we bear. Unnatural humanity ! When we shall gather grapes from thorns, and figs from thistles; when fields of grain shall spring up from the offal in the by-ways of our wicked cities, and roses bloom in the fat churchyards that they cherish ; then we may look for natural humanity, and find it growing from snail seed." Such are the utterances of that spirit of practical philanthropy which has originated all the recent agitation for sanitary improvements. To-morrow the first report of the Metropolitan Sanitary Com missioners will be delivered to the Members of the House of Commons. Steps are at last about to be taken by the Legislature for the release of the community from an accumulation of so many and such miserable afflictions. Everything hastens on this beneficent labour 2 of amelioration—the approac h of the cholera and the increase of the mortality l,ei ng the most urgent means of incitement. If, however, these sanitary reforms must be rapid, they must on no account be superficial. Letters from Lucerne of the 27th ult. confirm the report to which we alluded yesterday of the capitula tion of Schwytz. The capitulation was ratified on that day, and on the morning of the same day Uri sent two envoys to declare its submission to the Federal Government. The following proclaimation has been issued by the Municipal Council of Lucerne, temporarily charged with the Government of the canton : " PROCLAMATION. " Inhabitants of the city of Lucerne,—Well•belored fellow-citizens!—We have just heard with much regret, and from various quarters, that there have been menaces held forth against the safety of the persons and property of the inhabitants of this town. It is not only the duty of the Municipal Council to prevent disorder, but they have moreover the firm desire to employ all the means at their disposal to guard against excesses, and to punish with severity all offenders. They have therefore taken measures in reference to this matter, and have concerted with the federal military authorities, from whom they will receive every necessary co-operation, in case of need. " We have confidence in the upright sentiments of the great majority of the inhabitants of the town, that they will never afford occasion for such military inter vention; that, on the contrary, they will strive to be united amongst themselves for their own interests, and that they will give us their aid to maintain quiet and good order, aid to avert any troubles which might other wise arise. " The consequence of offences against good order, of violence against persons or property, could not fail to show themselves, and the condition of the town could not fail to become worse than it is, for in that case it would undoubtedly be placed in a state of siege, and every offender would be brought up for trial before the Council of War. " Dear Fellow citizens!—ln appealing to your senti ments of propriety, in behalf of public quiet and legal order, we do so with confidence, and we will use all our best energies that the public pence shall not be dis turbed or endangered. " God save the City of Lucerne! " In the name of the Council of the town, " SCH UMACHER UTTENBEKG, President. " PFYFFER ZU NEUCK, Secretary. "Lucerne, NOT. 26, 1847." On the 26th the assembly of the people to form . . the new Government was held, and a Provisional Government was appointed, consisting of the existing Municipal Council, and two members for each baili wick. On the motion of Dr. STEINGER (who it will be remembered, had been condemned to death by the Jesuits, and ha 1 escaped from a miserable dun geon, eight feet square, in which he had been con fined), the following resolutions were agreed to as the basis of the policy for the future Government : " 1. That the Jesuits be ordered to quit the Canton of Lucerne within 43 hours. " 2. That the members of the Grand Council who had adhered to the Sonderbund (or separate league) should be subject to public accusation, and be held responsible for everything which had resulted from this course of policy. " 3. A general amnesty for all who had been impli cated in prosecutions by their acts on the Bth of Decem ber, 1844, and the 31st of March and let of April, 1845. (The dates of the two invasions of the Corps Francs against the Sonderbund.) " 4. That the Provisional Government take steps for the recovery cf the Government chests, and also of the corn which had been sent out of the canton by the late Government before their departure. " 5. That all persons comprised within the terms of Art. 3 should be held inadmissible to election in the Grand Council of State." namely, under the affections of the resp, ratory organs), " bron , bitis and pneumonia are the most fatal." The rapidity with which these physical afflictions have spread may be estimated by the signi ficant statement that influenza rose, within seven days, from 4 to 36 ; while bronchitis and pneumonia in creased with equal suddenness from 156 to 366. Such is the appalling havoc which is perpetually being made amidst the population by the prolonged and in comprehensible neglect of such sanitary precautions as the natural instincts of man declare to be essen tial for his preservation. Morally and physically the work of destruction proceeds and flourishes. Morally and physically the Legislature is culpable until it has renounced its former lethargy, and thereby removed the doom which is at this moment hanging over so many thou sands. On a former occasion it was remarked, by one eminently qualified to pronounce such an opinion, that " the disease-mist, arising from the breath of two millions of people, from °Fen sewers and cesspools, graves, and slaughter-houses, like an angel of death, has hovered for centuries over London ; but it may be driven away by legislation." That is the declara tion of the Registrar-General. It is a declaration which should smite remorsefully against the doors of Parliament, and clamour for the removal of that deadly haze by the potential breath of the law. If the simple but terrible sentence of the Registrar- General be insufficient to enforce this gigantic neces sity, let the eloquent adjurations of CHARLES DICKENS plead for the abased and neglected. In the fifteenth number of Dombey and Son there are these most forceful passages, demanding the removal of the mists of both moral and physical disease. The plea of Mr. DICKENS is especially for the whole class of juvenile offenders, and for the inhabitants of the filthier parts of the metropolis. " Alas !" he exclaims, " are there so few things in the world about us, most unnatural, and yet most natural in being so ! Hear the magistrate or judge admonish the unnatural outcasts of so ciety; unnatural in brutal habits, unnatural in want of decency, unnatural in losing and confounding all distinctions between good and ifoll o o w ntu t m he ae g y oOd in evil ; unnatural in ignorance, in vice, in recklessness, clergymann i ind,i nl 000rk doctor,s,iri everything. is,ho, wi thßu hist linifteoimthpeei r ri d ll e e n d s a , t l ev : ery breath he draws, goes down Madrid papers of the '2sth ult. have arrived. The amendment proposed by EscosuaA to the ..1 ( 1- ' - dress was negatived without a divi • .y.ng within the echoes of our car- . , 31 ° 7 2.. Senor riage wheels and d •l SAGOSTI drew the attention of the stones. Look rolind al u y tread upon the pavement creatures have no other world —millions of immortalpon the world of odious sights of which hu- fictitious_ sale to the State of the hotel of General Cnamber to the iv ARvARz, and to the il! , manity revolts, and dainty delicacyi. I d v o in in the next NAKVtEZ eXpIP _filled, and an animated discussion Breathe the polluted air, foul with evernt believe. it !' ensued j aft which the Chamber resumed the con that is poisonous to health and life ; and ya v m . purity a sa ..on of the Address. sense, conferred upon our race for its aelighetvaenryd d, "aliae.tantn2r6nißoaLt 5 5 .4. 0 , ci•Tov. 25.--The Three per Cents. were y . t . s; the . Five per Cents., at 15 for happiness, offended, sickened and disgusted, and made T Japer ; the Debt • e co without interest, at 41 ; and the upona, at Ink. a channel by which misery and death alone can enter. Vainly attempt to think of any simple plant, or 1 We have receive7il 7Paris i The Ref orm meeting papers of Tuesday. ' ng! are already producing effects In the sitting of the Swiss Diet, on the 2Gth, a re port was received from the Vorort on the measures which it has taken to provide for the support of the troops. The report states that the Governments have been required to pay up their double money contingent, but that the canton of Neufchatel has not as yet paid anything. The Directory had provi sionally borrowed money from the cantonal band of Berne. This report was referred to the committee of seven. A letter from Berne, of the 27th, says— " I have seen a letter written this morning from Lu cerne by Sidler, Paymaster-General of the Federal troops. It states that the municipal council, composed for the most part of Liberals, administers provisionally the canton, whilst waiting for the arrival of the Federal representatives. The carrying off of the state funds is certain, as is the withdrawal of the members of the late Government to Uri ; one of them, M. Schopf, has al ready made the amende honourable. He has written a letter, in which ho prays to be allowed to return he promises to do all he can to get the funds sent back to Lucerne ; he adds that some of his colleagues are of the same way of thinking as he ; they were led away, he says, &c." The following resolutions were come to respect ing Lucerne by the Swiss Diet, in its sitting of the 26th : " 1. Three Federal representatives shall be named, and they shall proceed immediately to Lucerne. 2. The canton of Lucerne shall be provisionally occupied by a sufficient number of Federal troops, and the represen tatives shall come to an understanding on this subject with the staff. 3. The representatives shall propose to the Diet the measures proper to be adopted for the security of the Confederation, and the durable pacifica tion of Lucerne. 4. They shall adopt the measures re quisite according to Art. 21 of the ordnance on the war funds of 1835 to cause the restitution of the military federal chest, and the articles of the hospitals which belong to the Confederation, and for which Lucerne is responsible. .5. The troops of occupation of the canton of Lucerne shall be placed at the orders of the repre sentatives for the objects indicated in the present in structions. 6. If one of the representatives should be unable to accept the mission, or be momeatarily:absent after having accepted it, these instructions and powers shall be equally ♦alid and binding in the others. 7. The Vorort is charged to communicate the present resolutions to the Federal representatives and the staff. The representatives named are Messrs. Kern, Dallier, and Latour." on the electoral body. A vacancy having occurred in the representation of Rochefort—a place in which it might be imagined the Government was particu larly strong (inasmuch as Rochefort has a dockyard and arsenal) —General DumAs,:the aid de-camp to the KING, started as a candidate, he was opposed by M. BAROCHS, a Reformer, and defeated by a majority of eleven, the numbers being— M. Baroche ... M. Dumas ... .. 246 .. 235 The result of this election has caused a great sen• cation in Paris. Sir STRATFORD CANNING arrived in Paris on Monday, and had an interview with M. GUIZOT, and with the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Ambassa dors. He was to leave on Wednesday for Neufchatel, where it is said the Congress will be held. The fol lowing are the terms on which the mediation of the five Powers will be offered : " 1. That the Catholic cantons appeal to the Holy See for counsel on the religious part of the dispute. _ _ 2. That the Diet undertake to protect those of the cantons whose sovereignty is threatened. " ' 3. The dissolution of the Sonderbund. " 4. General and reciprocal disarmament. " ' 5. An undertaking not to infringe or in any respect modify the Pact without the unanimous assent of all the cantons.' " Should mediation on these bases be accepted then the represeßtatives of the five Powers will im-' mediately proceed with their work of pacification. If refused, the five Powers will respectively regard the attempt at mediation at an end, and resume their respective positions as if no such proposition had been entertained, and act according to circum stances." The influenza is raging fearfully in Paris, and the cholera is rapidly approaching. Th e S ema ph ore d e Marseille: of the 27th says :—" We did not think proper to mention the occurrence of a case of cholera on board the Mentor steamer during her passage from Constantinople to Malta, for fear of uselessly alarm in the population. We can now announce that the First-Lieutenant of the vessel died from the visitation of that dreadful malady, and that the Mentor, after landing her passengers in the lazaretto of Malta, is now undergoing quarantine at the Frioul. The sani tary board of our city, on the declaration of the com mander of the packet, adopted the necessary precau tions. On the arrival of the Mentor on the 23d, it decided that she should be subjected to a rigorous quarantine of twelve days, and that the cargo should be landed in the lazeretto. The Sanitary Board, moreover, decided that all steamers without distinc tion arriving from countries where the cholera pre vails, although no cases or deaths occurred on the passage, should be held to pertbrm a quarantine of ten days. That quarantine is to be augmented in proportion to the number of cases that may have manifested themselves on board." _ On the 29th the Polish refugees celebrated the 17th anniversary of the revolution. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Tuesday, at 77f. 10c. ; New Loan, 76f. 90c.; the Five per Cents., 1161. 55c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,217 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 9131. 75c.; llavre, 500 f.; Great Northern, 567 f. 50c.; Avignon, 5671. 50c.; Vierzon, 557 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 492 f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 835 f. ; Basle, 168 f. 75c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 421 f. 25e.; Tours and Nantes, 405 f.; Paris and Lyons, 406 f. 25c. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52i ; Spanish Three per Cents., 29. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 1. Boulogne an d A m i ens, 1 5%—D u t c h Rhenish, 2,,i—Lnx embourg, I ,4—Namur and Liege, 54—Northern of France, 12 t—Over Yesel, 2J, dis.—Paris and Lyons, 6 1 4—Sambre and Meuse, 634—Weat Flanders li/2. We have heard with sincere pleasure that the de sign of Richard Tress, Esq., of Little St.. Thomas the Apostle, an architect of experience and ability, has been approved by the board of guardians for the City of London Union Workhouse. It appears that the competition for the prize was a strong one— forty-three designs having been exhibited on the occasion. As might naturally be expected, a great deal of jealousy has been excited on this occasion, and some remarks have been made on the unfairness of the selection ; but on examination of the plans it must have been apparent to every impartial person that the design of Mr. Tress has a vast superiority over that of his competitors in chasteness of design and completeness of arrangement ; and having had an opportunity of inspecting the whole of the plans ex hibited, we cannot see any grounds for imjeaching the decision of the board of guardians; and we con sider Mr. Tress is fairly entitled to the honour of having submitted a design which, when carried into effect, must meet with general approbation, The design is made especially for the wants of the City of London Union, and is not a copy of any suburban or rural workhouse, the arrangements and require ments being in many respect s w h o ll y diff erent—the perfect separation and classification of the sexes ob tained in the design is capable of subdivision to al most any extent, with great facility of communica tion throughout the whole establishment. CIVIL AND MERCANTILE JOURNAL, NO. 111., EDITED Br JAMES IRVING SCOTT.—This journal may now be considered as firmly established in public opinion as the organ of those engaged in the civil service, and as such we find the editor coming boldly forward as the defender of that old public servant Mr. Stephen, against those who find fault with his conduct at the Colonial-office. The parsimony of the Ordnance authorities, in awarding only a miserable 201. per annum to the widow of Marsh, the chemist, a man of European fame, is justly vituperated ; atd we have an admirable article on the important subject of suretyship. This is the best number of this rising periodical that has yet appeared. EAT MARK ETS. DAY.) E y lOs to 31 12s ; Clover, s IA TH R FI K L E D. T m N en E do W I S ia . 72I ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 lOs ; and Straw, 11 3s to 11 8s; per load. Trade very dull, at the ab ove q uo t a ti o n s . CtrmiaEßLAND.—Meadow H ay, 2 1 lOs to 3 / . 14s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 411 08; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. A full average supply, an d a h eav y d eman d. WHITRMAPAL.—Meadow flay, 21 lOs to 3/ 10, ; Clover ditto, 3l lOs to 4/ 12s ; and Straw, 1/ 3s to and trade dull. MADENHALL. 1/ :h s epNs e uzi r p l urp o l a ie d Gs . 4lo7 su eac p hA ly d good, L of Meat on sale to-day were somewhat extensive, yet the demand was tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef from 2s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 38 6d to 4s fid; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s lOd to 552 d per 81bs by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, Dec. I—Prime Beasts and Sheep were in moderate request. Otherwise, the demand was in a very sluggish state, and last week's prices were not supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 55.; veal 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d. to 4s 8d per 8113 s, to sink the opals. ROMFORD, DEC. I.—We had a very slow trade this morning, on the following terms:—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs; Suckling Calves, 20s to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 20s to 255; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 15/ to 18/ each. LEWES, Nov. 30.—Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Mutton 4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 6d per gibs.. A moderate supply and a sluggish trade. COAL MARK E' Adair's Main 16 8 6d Carr's Bartley lB5 Od Hasting's Hartley lBs Od New Tanfield l6s Gd Original Tanfield Pontop Windsor .... 165 Od Tanneld Moor 17s Gd Townley West Hartley Wylam ......... ..... 17s Od Ships at market . TESTIRDA Wall's End, &c. Belmont 2OB 9d East Hetson Hetton Lambton Russell's Hatton Seymour Tees South Durham Ilartley Netherton 18s Od Sidney ' s Hartley 23—sold, 28. For the Week en d ed Dee. 2, 1847, CORN AVERAGES. made up from the Returns of th e GEN ERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waits per Imperial Quarter. WREAT. I SARUM ! OATS. I ATI. I BEANS. I MIAS. PRICE I•• 62s lid j 3ls ild 22810 d 325 Ind 1 448 6d 488 5d The Duties en Foreign Grain are now *impended. Rev. J. H. Gurney is to be Rector of St. Mary's, Marylebone. It is probable that the Roy. IV. ' Jacobson, of Magdalen Hall, will succeed Dr. Hamplen in the chair of the Re:tus Professor of Divinity. PRAGUN, Nov. 21.—The sudden failure of one of our most Important spinning manufactories here, Messrs. Richter and Co., has caused great consternation. A number of bands are thrown out of work, but it is hoped that the creditors will endeavour to arrange matters so as to allow the firm to continue working. The deficit is estimated at 59,0001. Near Aussig, where the Prague and Dresden Railway runs alongside the Elbe, a boat containing a number of workmen employed on the line was u pset, an d thi r ty o f th e u nfortunate men found a watery grav e . O w i ng t o the late rains the river was unusually hi g h. The Hon. W. Temple, the British Minister at Naples, was to have left town on Monday, on a tour of visits in the provinces, but :was that morning taken with., u tb n e w p e r ll, evailing epidemic, an 4 has since been extremely TILE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY _ EVENING, DECEMBER 2. 1847. HONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS'. CITY, QIIARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was flatter. Sales, 3,000 bales. Egyptian and Surat were id. per lb. lows r. Railway Shares were tolerably firm, and with a good demand. At Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale yesterday, there was a decided improvement; buyers are beginning to et confidence, and to operate more boldly than for some time past. The following are a few of the quotations:— Great Northern .£l 0 6 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. .... 0 19 0 South Staffordshire . North Staffordshire North British, Thirds ...... 2 4 6 Shropshire Union and Canal 1 13 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 0 13 0 East Lancashire 2l 5 0 Eastern Counties. York Extension 8 4 0 Boston, Stamford, andßirmingliain ...... 310 0 Eastern Counties Caledonian, Halves There are no later colonial or foreign arrivals with news of general interest. The resumption of the debate upon the Currency Bill of 1844 is looked for with some anxiety. People begin to perceive more clearly what we yesterday stated as our own impression, that the Government is likely to persevere in the maintenance of the obnoxious Bill, and that because the position of the Bank of Eng land exhibits temporarily a decided improvement, there may be an attempt to " gloss over" our past misfortunes, This, however, must not be. We have clearly much suffering yet to undergo unless the Bank Charter Bill be altered, and•for an alteration, at least in part, every man of business, we should think, will inflexibly contend. The arrival of the Overland Mail is anxiously looked for both here and in the manufacturing districts, as by it the effect of the stoppages in England upon the houses in India will be known to some extent. As to the affairs of Mews. Fletcher, Alexander, and Co., it would appear that there are still some difficulties in the way of a satisfactory arrangement, although the friends of the house are yet sanguine of success. The English Stock Market has been rather fluctuating, being unsettled both by the rumours concerning Messrs. Fletcher's position, and by the suspense as to a reduc tion of the rate of interest at the Bank of England, upon which point we may be enabled probably to make some announcement ore going to press. Consols have been 86 to 851 4 for present transfer, and $64 to i for Ac count. Exchequer •bills have realised ls. to 3s. pre mium. Bank Stock is worth 187 to 189. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 854 to 861. In the Foreign Securities there has been very little doing. Spanish Five per Cents. are 181-, and the Three per Cents., 29 to 291. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 224. Mexican Bonds are 171 to 171. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. are 544 to I. Railway Shares have been at improved rates. THREE O'CLOCK. REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank "Parlour" meeting has just broken up, and the rato of discount is reduced to 6 per cent. Oist PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock CLOSING PRICES 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna.. 84 % 14 80/ 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 86 85 q 863 x New 34 per Cent. Anne 86% 85% 86 1 h Long Anne. to expire J an. 1860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B% 13-16 8 13-16 Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 .... India Stock 235 Ditto Bonds 10001 Ditto under 1,0001... ... Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account B6j{%% Exchequer Bills. 2d. 1 3 p 5001. Small 82% 86% 1 3 p 1 3 p 3 6 p CLOSIIN rItICEs 254 ONE RICES OF FORRIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK Equador Bonds /Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto. Account 1 7 1, 4 14, 17 1 4 Portuguese 4 per Cents. Ditto, Account 2214 1 22 1 h Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account lB q Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cant Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 24 per Cent., 12 Guild.— 54 1 ,0 8 % Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates ritlcEs OF I'AID BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES . AT ONE O'CLOCK. mucEs Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2% — Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 1 ,E — Belf&st & County Down 10 ...... Birmingham and Ox ford J unction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... 14 Binning.,Wolverlepton, and Stour Valley ... .. 8 ..„.. .... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 7 3 / 4 — Boston, Startled, & Birru. 5 Bristol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire 101. 48. Caledonian - Ditto, Hall Shares 3 3 /4 — Ditto, Clydesdale J unc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37 1 ,4 — Ditto, Preference .. 8 Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Dublin and BelfastJunc 2O Dundalk & Enniskillen 15 East Anglia, 25/., L. k E. and L. and D. ...... 25 Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18 Do., 31.103., E. &H. 1 astern Counties Ditto (B) 2O ... .. .... Ditto, Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 1.. 61. 13s. 4d... Do., York Extension.. 10 ..... V% SA Do., North. & Eastern 50..... --•• . Do., Quarters Do., New 23 Eastern Union 5O .. ... ... ...... .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 — Ditto, Thirds ... l3s. 4d — Do., (guar. 6 percent) r:ast Lancashire Ditto, Now Ditto, New Quarters 3 34 East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 4614 4 6 ,54 Ditto Half Shares ... 15 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 , — Edinburgh &Northern.. 22 I A I Ditto, New Ditto, Newport..... ...... Ditto, ditto, New . 2 1 4 — Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorch. 2s. Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle 81.61.8d ilasgow, Kilinar.4 Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New De. Preference Consol. 12 % — Great Nortkern loi,i — Do., London and York 21/i.. Great South. and Weet. (Ireland) Great Northof England..loo Ditto, New 40/. Ditto, New 30/. 3O Ditto, New 15/ l l4 — ,reat Western B5 lOO 101 lOl Ditto, % Shares .. 50 Ditto, ! 4 ‘. Shares ...... 15 Ditto, Fifths Ditto, New 171 7 Huddersfield & Blanches. 22 Ditto, Thirds I full and Selby 5O .. ... ........ ....... 99 1 ,E Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, % Shares .. 1'2% — ... .I?swich & Bury St. Edm. 15 Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2 1 ,x ...... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 •••••• • Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto 1 ,6 Shares . Do. Quarter Shares... 14 1 ,E — Do. Fifths 6% .. ... 6J,i Do. Sixteeithe 6% — Do. Thirds (Reg.)....101. 4s. Do. Liverp. and Bury 34 Ditto 14 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.( Wakefield, Ponte fract. & Goole Do. ( W. Riding Union) 4/. 28 — Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto (13) ... 1% Leeds and Bradford 5O Leicester and Bedford... 165...... . Leeds, Dewsbury, &c..;. 37 1 ,4 Do., Branch % Shares 124.. ..• Do. New Branch(blne) 2% Do. Extension (green) 2%..... Do.NewExten. (pink) 2% Leeds and Thirsk •— Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% ..... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport .... .......... 2 Liverp., Mnchstr& New castle Junction 2 1,6 London and 131ackwall..161. 13s. 4d. —...- ..... Do. New, No. 1 ..-.. 6 ... .. ...... .... Do. New, No. 2 .. 4/. 13s. 4d.. . D o . Extension l7 %.... London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Corm'. Eighths 3O Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 ...... ......... I ondon and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... ..... Ditto,Preference ... 18/1;s 2d... London and N. Westerß WO ......166% 155 1 ,4 157 157 Do., Quarters L. &B. 17 Do., d0., New As Ditto Fifths Do. !4 Shares (G. J.) 25 ._Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 15 — Do. 401 . (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M & B.) A. 7% Do. 10/. M. & B.) B. 7% 1)0. 10/, (AL & 13.) C. 1 Lond. & S.Western 411. 6s. 8d 55% 55 Do. New Consol. Bths 40 Do. New 50/. ... ..... 32 1 ,x.. .. 29% Do. New 40/. . 26 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto .. .... .... 40 Ditto, Thirds 61.135. 4d.... ....... ........ London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry&Coleraine 27%. . —.... Londonderry and Ennis killen ... ........ ... 23%...... ••• ..... •... Manchester•Buxton,and Al atlock 3 ...... 1 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 2.5 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 714 — Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ... ....• 7 Ditto ditto ....... ..... 4% — Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 7% — ... Manehest. & South= pt. 21 ;4 ••••-• kildand Do. Consolidated Pref.loo ~.. Do. 401. Shares Do. 501. Shares lO Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Midland ConsoL Brist. & Miming., 6 per cent.loo ......119 klidlnd, Brist. &Glocstr. 34 ...... Ditto, ditto 71.9s — Midlnd, Leicest. & Sw an nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ...... Midland Great Western Irish Newcastleand Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 5O Newmrk et & Chesterford 13% Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 4 - Newry and Enniskillen 7 - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk Do. New 201. Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk 2 .•• ••••• 46•••• Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 ...... North British ... ..... ... 25 Do. Half Shuts 124...... 12%. Do. Quarters 4:j 4 4 3 /4 -• Do. Extension Ditto Thirds Nortl Staffordshire 7%•••••• 7 is% No , .0 Wales North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% — ... ........ .• Scottish Central Scottish Midland 17% — . ........ Ditto, New 10 — O . ••• •• Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Shrewsbury and Birm... 6 Ditto ditto. Class A. 6 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. kin.) l6 Ditto Hafres ... ditto 8 — .. Ditto Oswestry ... .. 12 Ditto New Shrewsbury and Ilerefd 2 Shrupskire Union South Devon 4O ...... •••• ••• •••11 ###### Do. Preference South Staffordshire 4 outh Eastern & Dover.j33% 3 1 14%...... ..... Do., No. 1 20 Do., 1%1(.2. Do , N 0.3 ............. :15 Do., No. 4 South Wales ......... ...... 15 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Lioole Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stin. C0a 1.... 4 Taw Vale Extension ... 4 - Thames Haven Dock and Railway .... Vale of Neath 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13k...... .. -• Waterford and Limerick 3ii W atertd,Wxfid,Wicklw, and Dublin W est Cornwall 4.11 Whgehayen & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and II ISouth Western ..... ... 525. — .2% P 11 ilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth 3O York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... . 25 ..... 34 33% .. ..... 33% Do. Original New and Berwick Do. North Shields Pur• 25 Do. Extensiox No. 1. 10 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 .00. G.N.E.Preterence 8 ...... 9% %14 9% York and North Midland 50 Ditte, Preference .... 10 Do. ast and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo. Belgian 4 Barbadoes •el 1 eeeeee ... Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... 15% .. , , 15 , / . 2 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 _ . Central of Spain ..., .... 2 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley 4 Direct Boulbay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... 14 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Southern of Madras 58. Great Western Bengal... 5s Great WesterliCanada... 3 1 4 Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... Jamaica 6.311 d. J unction 1 L.loltValll ala Sambre ... 6 ... Luxembourg 6 Lyons and Avignon 5 madras ...... 1 Madras. Nellore, and Arcot l3 — Madrid and Valentin.— 2 ... Namur and Liege Northern of France...... 10 .. ... 12S i !4.... ..... Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Y MCI 4l3s 4d Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Pans and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ...... 18 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 l'ours and Nantes ...... 8 tourney, Jurbise, Lan den, and Bassett....... 16 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia London & Westminster. 20 British North American 50 Colonial . _ - _ ________. Commercial of London 20 Union of L0nd0n..„..... 10 . l O l4 Union of Madrid - •• London Joint Stock lO - •••••• ••• l'rovincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto, New Ditto New... ..... ..... 13 National Pros-. England. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2 2 1,4 — ..- ........ ... Union of Australia Ditto,New... ........ ... 2 MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO Bolonos Scrip BrazilianCojaes&Cuiba 30 ..... Galvanized Iron Heal Del Monte, Unreg. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 2.—Wind S.S.W., light breeze, and fine, DEAL, DEC. I.—Wind N. W. to S. W.—Arrd. Florence, Forrester, Quebec. Arrd. from the river, and sailed, Mary Louisa, Singapore; Salucia, Sydney, New South Wales; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's, and since put back; Mediator, New York. Sailed the whole of the outward. bound, except Osprey, for Callao. BIDEFORD, Nov. 29.—Arrd. Lord Ramsey, England, Quebec; British Lady, Prince Edward's Island. MUMBLER, Nov. 29.—Arrd. Stewart, Quebec, for Port Talbot. Put back, Alpha, for Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, DEC. I.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Vigilant, Reynell, Rio Janeiro:; John R. Skiddy, Luce, New York, with 41,4001. in specie on freight; Martha, Wash ington, Stewart, Mobilo; George Fraser, Pictou; Aan Mary, Tomkins, Pelican Island. Off port, Golden Eagle, and Tynemouth Castle, —. PLYMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind S.W.—lt is reported that her Majesty's ship Dolphin has fallen in with the Lady Kennaway, and will tow her in here. Corm, Nov. 29.—Wind S. W.—Arrd. Cashmere, Wil son, Havanuah; Caroline, St. John's, New Brunswick. linfsToL, DEC. I.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Dit'on, Renouf, Cape Breton. DUBLIN, Nov. 30.—Wind W.—Arrd. I'alandar, Lo vett, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Union, Trinidad, LONDONDERRY, Nov. 29.—Fanny, Quinn, St. John's, New Brunswick. GRAVESEND, DEC. I.—The Argo, for St. John's, New Brunswick, has put back with damage to hull and rigging, having been in contact, in the Downs, with the linmoll, for Adelaide, South Australia. Haßwica, Nov. 30.—Some wreckage—a ship's round house, lined with thin stuff, painted light and blue inside and yellow outside, and a black varnish cask, marked .‘ Ovington," were seen between the Galloper aid Kentish Knock on the 25th instant, by a revenue cutter. MUMBLES, Nov. 29.—A large ship, waterlogged and abandoned, with only mainmast standing, was passed in lat. 50 N., long. 25 W., by the Ariel, arrived here. FALMOUTH, Nov. 30.—The Naiden, !Schutz, which arrived here to day, parted company with the barque Lady Kennaway, of London, 28th instant, in Ist. 49 N., long. 5 W.; it then blowing a strong gale from the N.W. Iler Majesty's ship Dolphin, from Plymouth to Sierra Leone, fell in with them 24th instant, in Ist, 47. long. 8., put an officer and seven seamen on board, sup plied hawsers, &c, and proceeded; a temporary rudder was making, which would probably hare been ready by noon of the 28th. Nov. 9 Th e Wilean Rothery, MARYPORT, • Fletcher, from Dumfries t o Maryport, is on shore near this place, but is expected oft next apt ings without damage. P LYM OUTH, DEC. 1. -51 d. H.M.S. Asia, America. W ATE RFORD, Nov. 29.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Souriner Farrestal, Tool!, Miramichl. Sid. John Bell, Sttvannagb. 37 29). 54% 833 184 16A 211,, 43 / 4 114 6 35 12 1 / 8 1 3 / i 921 N 7 COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice CRESSWELIe and a Special Jury.) NEWTON V. LORD CONYNGIIAM. Mr. HunsifteY .• ar d Ml.lTatierion — f(; --- the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Bytes and Mr. Bramwell for the de fendant. This action was brought to recover from the de fendant, Lord Alfred Conyngham, the sum of 275/., being the amount of deposit paid by the plaintiff upon 100 shares in the Galway and Ennis Grand Junction Railway, at the rate of 21. 15s. per share. His Lord• ship was sued as one of the provisional committeemen of that company. It appeared that the line was projected in 1845, and that the sum of 9,2531. 15s. was received by the directors as deposits upon the shares allotted. The directors stated that the project was supported by nearly all the land owners in the district, and by some of the most i nfluent ial railway companies in England, and they held out con fidently to the shareholders the prospect that the pro ject would be proceeded with, and that an application would be made to Parli amen t t o sanc tion its construc tion. The necessary surveys were accordingly made, and plans prepared, but the directors had neglected t 0 go to Parliament. The plaintiff now sought to have his money returned out of the balance remaining in the hands of the directors, which he submitted was amply sufficient for the purpo'e, on the ground that they bad failed to fulfil the promise held out to the shareholders. The contract and subscribers' agreement were ten dered as evidence, but was objected to by Mr. Sergeant Byles, and The Learned JUDGE held the objection to be fatal. At the conclusien of th e pl a intiff' s case a number of objections were taken by Mr. S er g e ant Byles, the chief of which were that the defendant was not proved to have been a memb e r o f th e compan y w h en the plaintiff paid his deposit, and that there was no evidence of the nature of the contract enter e d i n t o w h e n the deposit was paid, and on which the present action was based. Mr. Justice CRESWELL was of opinion that there was no evidence to go to the jury in the present case. It appeared that the plaintiff paid the money on 17th September, 1845, upon some contract, the nature of which did not appear in evidence. The jury could nOt., therefore, know upon wh a t t erms th e plaintiff parted, with his money without the sub s cribers' contract an d agreement.—Plaintiff accordingly nontuited. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY•) (Before Mr. Under.Sherifeßnacitzu.) STEVENS V. POCOCK. The plaintiff in this action is a builder at Gravesend. Defendant is an attorney, and also the proprietor Of marble works at Paddington. The action was brought to recover the sum of 41. 45., stated in the particular@ to be the amount of an overcharge in an account en which defendant had brought an action. The defendant pleaded that he was only indebted ID the amount of 11. 195., which he paid into court. The facts were these. The marble works formerly belonged to a person named Buddle, with whom the plaintiff formerly dealt. In January of the present year the defendant sent a circular to the plaintiff, soliCit ing a continuance of order s , an d one was given for . so mn chimney pieces. The in vo i ce was ma d e out "To red_ )4 201. 145.; cases, 41. 45. ; c arr i age , 5 5 . ; discount, 12s. d. On the part of the plaintiff it was urged that the tr ail " action was to have been on the former terms of font months' credit, bat at the expiration of a month all action was commenced, and when the coats amount ed to 71. Plaintiff paid the full amount, 321. 45. 4d., defendant refusing to allow for the cases returned, or the disconliti. to recover back which the present action was brought•_, The UNDER-SIIERIFF said that as the plaintiff lieu returned the goods he might have pleaded a set.off W the amount of their value. Mr. THOMAS, for the plaintiff, said that under the cit' cumstances the safer plan was to pay all, as he bad as unquestionable right to bring the present action. The facts were then proved. The defendant's attorney contended that the Ole" must be nonsuited. Mr. THOMAS argued that defendant had by his Pl ed admitted the plaintiff's right of action. The UNDER-SHERIFF Said he should let the case g? to the jury, considering that under the plea had admitted his liability for their value. the The jury gave a verdict for 17s. over and ab ove 1/. 19s. paid into Court. moved for to An application was made for leavedefendanw nonsuit. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said he could net g. i 7 leave, but he would retain the writ till next term, so tn defendant might apply to the Court above. _ MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.—(THIS DAY.) h as This being what is termed " County Day , " t-Vle., w ~.11 a very large attendance of magistrates for the emmy of the usual county business. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace having read e t h minutes of the last Court, and also brought up the re• port of the Committee for Accounts and General Par' poses which were received and adopted, The report of the Committee appointed to superb', tend the erection or providing of an additional pauper lunatic asylum, and to execute a mortgage of the c ounty rates for the sum of 20,0001. for the providing such addi tional accommodation, was then read. It stated that Is pursuance of advertisement, first inserted in July, they had received several tenders, and they now had settled upon ono received, advancing the money at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The report was received and adopted unanimously. The report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, was next received, and adopted unanimously. It appeared from it that the number of prisoners at present confined there was 1,010, of whom 803 were males and 207 females, and 11 chil dren. Only one death had occurred since the last Coati day, and the general health of the prisoners was good. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace then read the reed of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correcttoe. Westminster, from which it appeared that the number of prisoners confined were 779, of whom 20 7 fr females and 572 males. It gave a most favoura ble , account of the state of the prisoners' health, and alsov L the effects of the system of moral and religious train ing adopted there. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE ROYAL LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK STEEPLECHASES. --WEDNESDAT. Match, 500 sous., p.p. Three miles. Captain Alleyne's The Nigger, Est ••• (Tasker) 1 The Grand Open Stoe Mr. Isaac Day's Columbus, 9st ••• —• ... 2 Betting-6 to 4on The Nigger. Won in a cantor. each, 15 ft, and 5 ft only if declarod, with 100 added; the second to save his stake. Four wiles. 07 sub, 16 of whom declared.) Stoeplechas© Handicap of 25 yore. Captain W. Peel's Chandler, I Ist 21b (Captain Little) 1 Mr. J. S. Moseley's Richard the First, 10st 121 b ... ••• 3 Captain Barnett's Boxkecper, lOst 21b ••• The following also started, but were not placed:— .r. Mr. James Mason na St. Leger, 12st 41b ••• ••• „ i t ' Lord Strathmore's The Switcher, list 131 b... ••• 0 " Mr. Joseph Anderson's Profligate, Ilst ••• ••• „ Mr. J. Elmore's Young Lottery, lOst 121 b ... ••• " n Mr. R. T. Moore's St. Ruth, lOst 101 b ••• ••• 0 " Mr. J. Elmore's Alice Grey, lOst 81b... ••• ••• Mr. W. H. Johnstone's King of the Valley, lOst 2lb 0 Mr. W. Taylor na Standard Gu ard, lOst 2lb ••• 0 Mr. Wortley's Sparta, 9 st 121 b •.• ••• 0 ••• n Sir H. Bruce's Evergreen, 9 st 121 b ••• •• ••• 0 Mr. C. C. Brooke's The Eagle , 9st 101 b • • ••• 0 •" Mr. Douglas's Canary, 9 st 101 b ••• ••• el Mr. Smith's Pembroke, aged , 9st 71b... "• 0 ••• sir. J. Brown's Hip Briar , 9st 121 b ••• 1 ast ••• St. Leger, ••• 0 Betting-6 to 1 agst Ch andler, 7 tog 9 to 1 agst Richard the First, 9 to 1 agst Standard Guard, 10 to 1 agst Latitat, 12 to 1 agst Profli g ate, and 15 to 1 agst Boxkeeper. Won by two lengths. The Professional Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 20 added. Three miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Westley's Gayhu rst, llst 71b ... (Archer) 1 Mr. Brown's Red Hawthorn, Ilst ... •.. ... a Mr. Powell's Slow - and -Sure, list ... •.• ... The following also started:— Eskrett's Sir William, lOst 71b ... .• Danistoun's Old Dan Tucker, 103 t 71b ••• Smith's Unknown, 12st ... • • ••• Essex's Old Ned, lOstuk cb 71 ••• ••• -nel list Illb ••• 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 ••• __. 0 Lord Strathmore's Ilameluke, Mr. E. J. Davenport's Viscount, lOst 71b ••• Mr. Fowler's Beggarman, lOst 71b ..• ••• Betting-3 to 1 agst Gayhurst, 4 to I agst and 6 to 1 agst Slow-and-Sure. Won in a canter. A Free Handicp of 5 Boys. each, and 40 added. T" miles, over five hurdles. (16 Subs.) Mr. J. Pearce's Jack, list 21 b Mr. Lambden'a Chance, lOst 12Ib ................... Mr. W. H. Wilson nd Valeria, lOst 121 b .......... ••••., a ; The following also started, but were Rot Plac ed the W. Loarmouth's Cavendish, I Ist 71b—Baron child's The Hack, list—Lord Strathmore's Red Lase, e ' lost 121b—Mr. B. Tomlin nd The Pony, lOst 7lb—'ll.l; Parkyn's Wilford, lOst 71b—Mr. J. Elmore 's Brit ls Yeoman, lOst 21b—Mr. Simpson's Amazon, 4 yrs, 9 t 121b—Captain Allen nd Leo, 9st 121b—Mr. Barton bl g by Valentine out of the Nab, 4 yrs, 9st 41b.--" cleve NE rly. WMARKET COURSING MEEETING. WEDNESDAY. The Puppy Stakes—(Continued). Mr. Purser's Picotee beat Mr. Vipan's Vista. Mr. Villebois' Desperate beat Mr. Arabin's Amy. Mr. Buckworth's Beatrice beat Mr. Miller's Midsummer' First Ties. Young Warrior bt Brides- Bad Rose beat GiddyrollP maid. I CimierarLa beat EsparterO• Pansey boat Beatrice. The other tii The All Aged St. Wish-you-may-get - it boat Rose de la Leine. Lyme Regis beat Miles. Fire-office bt Smuggler Bill. Daisy bent Fancy Boy. not run off. kes—First Ties. Cruiskeon beat Figaro. Hotspur boat Girl agent. Brutue beat Varopyre. Twilight beat Merry 1•41°. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—DEATH OF RBAIVADIa. RAL SHIRREFF.—The serious illness Of this officer mentioned yesterday, but neither any member Of hie family, nor the medical officers who attend ed him, 1113: e terts.ined any immediate apprehension of his (i .& to Yesterday the Admiralty telegraphed to know the of his health, and the reply was that he was iroPr t :a . but the Admiral soon becaine worse, and notwit A " s- ; ing every means that was resorted to, exPir e `' f f ri - : quarter after two o'clock this morning, from an els n i° o l: 4 l of mucous on the chest. Admiral Shirreff on l 7 Jr - , o f as superinvudent of Portsmouth Dockyard on tnel s t h e October last, and in that brief interval has gain eu d esteem and respect of all the officers and men w h bi t; occasion to communicate with him, a nd his short ilitiree;t and unexpected death have consequent l y oast Sr gloom over the establishment. 29 1 / 2 22 1 / 2 491;) 284 12);8 43 / 4 2 t 1 3 73 1~ 31% 16% 9% 6 5% - 2N 5 % 124 6 1 / 4 46% - G 4 - 4:.% 23 1 h 10% 8 1 4 Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. J