The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-07 00:00:00

R MAJESTY'S THEATRE. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. MDLLE. JETTY TREFFZ THIS EVENING. The Indian Quadrille and General Havelock's Triumphal March, dedicated to the Heroes of India, is in active re bearsal, and wi'l be produced on Monday next, Nov. 9. Prises of Admission—Promenade, is ; Upper Boxes, Is. ; Gallery, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. tid. and upwards. Prospectases, with full particulars, may be had at the Box. office of the Theatre ; of all the princ i p al libraries ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The Concert will commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. nus EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, an Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, BOX AND COX. Box, Mr. Buckstone ; Cox, Mr. Compton. To be followed by THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dross Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 1. , ,t 1,-,wer Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. LAST FOUR WE(.IKS OF THE TEMPEST. THIS EVENING, will ba performed Skakspere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. _ _ THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drlma of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste will perform. After which, an original Apropos Sketch, entitled THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India? Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pe: formed Balfe's new opera, THE ROSE OF CA STILLE. Characters by Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, Nfr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, It% Alfred Mellon. 'ln conclude with (third time) a new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Honey and Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 lls. 6d. ; Stalls, 6s, ; Dross Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed HEADS OR PAILS. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining, H. Wigan; Miss Marston and Mrs. Emden (late Miss Somers). Followed by the new comedy, called LEADING STRINGS. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining, H. Cooper ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Wyndham and Swanborough. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, and Mr. 0. Murray. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION : or, The Throne and the Tomb. Messrs. Creswick, W. Smith, V )11aire, B. Potter, Jackson, Belmore ; Miss Webster, Miss M. Eburne, Miss Johnstone. After which, a new Petite Comedy, UP IN THE WORLD. To conclude with AVARICE. CANTERBTJRY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The followi ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, (Sze., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss Bru nell, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Flime, and Mr. St. Albyn; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. CritchEeld, and E. Mack- Bey. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hi:ks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT —Morn., 15 min. aft. s —Even., 41 m;n aft. 5 To-MORROW—Morn., 10 min. aft. 6 —Even., 41 min. aft. G THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. sB—highest since noon yesterday. 52—lowest this morning and during the night. 54 —this day at. noon. BAROMETER, 30.23—rising. WIND, N. ; light, fine weather, with a tendency to frost ' LONDON, SATURDAY, NOV. 7, 1357. We have double returns from the Bank of England respecting its assets and liabilities. The first, according to the usual course, for the week ending the 31st October, the other up to the 4th instant, in accordance with the all but universal demand for more complete information. If any publication should take place, a matter upon which very opposite opinions have been entertained, it should clearly be to the latest possible period, so that all might have equal opportunities of judging for themselves. It was notorious that the secrets of the Bank parlour occasionally transpired, and that those who possessed authentic information on the most important points, such as the stock of bullion, the reserve of notes, and the amount of other securities, indicating the amount of pres sure on the Bank for assistance, obtained a very unfair advantage over their competitors in trade. The change, then, must be regarded as a move ment in the right direction, and one that could not be resisted, so long as the Bank Charter Act of 1844 continued without change or modification. We may, however, remind our readers that Mr. MORRIS, the Governor of the Bank in 1847, ascribed the alarm at that time in a great degree to the publication. The mere fact that the re serve of notes had sunk below the amount at which the business of the banking department could be properly carried on, was sufficient to excite grave apprehensions, to create the panic, and induce parties to provide themselves with additional funds to be resorted to in the event of the continuance of the crisis. The Committee of the House of Lords suggested the propriety of re-considering the rule respecting publication— "against which there can hardly be stronger pre sumptive evidence than the suggested necessity of concealing the consequences to which it leads." This, however, is a point to be taken into account, with the other provisions of the Act, one which, no doubt, will receive due attention at the proper time. For the present, we must deal with exist ing materials, and so long as a publication is re quired, let it be the most complete that can be supplied under the circumstances. Nothing can be more unfavourable than these returns. They prove, beyond the possibility of doubt, that the drain is proceeding with unabated raeritee. The stock of b u lli on s t o od on Wednes y (welling at 8,497,7801., showing a total di nation within the ten days of 872,0141. T'ne reserv e of notes, the most important feature of any in the Return, stood at 2,155,315/., being a decre ase of 1,3 30,5251., while the increase in the other securities" amounted to no less than 2,00,686'. l This is indeed a truly deplorable state of affairs—one that must increase the very natural alarm alreeely exiting, aud lead t o a de sire for hoarding and accumulating such resources as may enable the parties to weather tree storm. We discover a rapid and uniform current running in one direction. The bullion, and with it the reserve of notes, is steadily sinking, while an eager demand exists for discounts and advances, even a t the most usurious and exorbitant prices. Se curities of all kinds, public and private, are falling in val itel while the foreign exchanges are adveree, and a treble drain is going on to India, to the Continent, and to America. The Times of this day refers to the amount bf money in the hands of the public as being '1 nit, nearly a million in excess of the total in use in June, 1856, when the rate of interest was but 4i per cent., and from that it deduces, that there can be no necessity "for any enlargement of the circulation by means of an issue of 11. notes, or any similar device, on the plea that the existing amount is not sufficient for the commercial wants of the country." Never was there a greater fallacy uttered. The Times must well know that "the efficiency of the circulation is not by any means identical with its money account." That point was established beyond the possibility of doubt, before the Lords' Committee in 1848. Mr. JONES LOYD, now Lord OYERSTONE, was the only witness that put forward so palpable an absurdity as that now advanced by the Times. He denied that there could be any pressure because the notes in the hands of the public were to an amount almost unprecedented, and that the private securities were upwards of 20,000,0001. But every other witness exposed the fallacy. The Governor of the Bank (Mr. Moans) said—" It was not that there was an insufficient amount of accommodation given to the public, but that the public were hoarding notes, bankers would not part with their money, and country bankers had a larger amount of notes sent down to them." While Mr. NORMAN, a strenuous supporter of the Act of 1844, declared that " the panic occasioned much hoarding," and that " the spirit of hoarding diminished the effi ciency of the circulation." Mr. HORSLEY PALM.ER asserted that " there were nearly 3,000,0001: issued merely for the mainten ance of credit, and not required for circu_ lotion." While Mr. SAMUEL GURNEY, an unimpeachable witness, went much further saying, " I have not the slightest doubt that at that period at least from 4,000,0001. to 5,000,000/. of the notes issued were locked up and inoperative, in consequence of the alarm and fear of not being able to get bank-notes at all." The present circumstances are very similar. Every man is preparing himself for a possible, aye, a very probable danger, and that is known to the Times, for yesterday it declared that " The Bank can provide for wants, not fears," a piece of bombast, as we subsequently explained. The same point was established by the imme diate relief afforded by the issue of the Govern ment letter of the 25th October, 1847. "All harm appeared to have ceased on the issue of the letter," said the Governor. " lie did not so much want the money, but we wanted a certainty, that if we did want it, we could get it." In fact, the scarcity of money was artificial, not real, and the panic was a moral one, produced by the mis chievous and whimsical provisions of the Bank Act of 1844, and not by want of confidence in the securities themselves. Even Mr. JONES LOYD recognised that, for he said—" The remedial character of the measure was not the discounting at 8 per cant., but the declaration to the public that at 8 per cent. dis count there was an unlimited supply of bank-notes at their command." This is what is now required ; and the issue of 11. notes, by relieving a large quantity of gold, now required for the transac tions of every-day life, would render the relief immediate, and enable the Bank to steer through the dangers with credit to itself and advantage to the community. There is another feature in the returns worthy of special notice. The additions to the " rest for the ten days, or, in other words, the profits realised by the bank during that period, amounted to 66,080/. "Itis an ill wind that blows nobody good," No wonder that the Directors approve of regulations that enable them to realise such extravagant profits at the expense of the trading and manufacturing interests. Lord OTERSTONE, too, may probably add another million to his already overgrown fortune. But what's fun to them is death or ruin to the victims. Surely Parliament should look to the interests of the community at large, and legislate for the good of the nation anal not merely for the moneyocracy, that they may be enabled to prey on the vitals of the industrious classes. The responsibilities devolving upon a nation that increases at the rate of actually from 300,000 to 400,000 souls a-year, must be regarded as ob viotis enough in themselves. It would be difficult t) say, however, which among them all ought to be considered the most imminent and imperative. Whether the moral or the physical, the sanitary or educational. A thousand lives, it is estimated, are added every day upon the average to the mass of our population. A considerable proportion of what may be called this surplusage of vitality is of course annually drafted from our shores by emigration. Nevertheless, making all allowance for this compensative drain—the steady and rapid increase of the great bulk of the population is, to say the least of it, very remarkable. And, ac cording to a very comprehensible ratio, with the increase of our numbers increase also appreciably our individual and national responsibilities. It is the instinctive sense of this which has given rise in comparatively recent times to two very notable and important movements—move ments, however different in their respective cha racter, so far at least (in their common origin) harmonious. To wit--the Sanitary movement and the Educational movement. Iu each, as yet, we have done little more than make the merest possible comments. Of this the statistics periodically accumulated, on one hand by the Chief Inspector . of our Convict Prisons, and on the other by the Registrar-General, afford rather startling, and cer tainly very conclusive testimony. Thanks to the comprehensive industry of those two important public officers, we are enabled securely from time to time—so to speak—to guage the moral and physical health of the community. Armed simply with their weighty opinions, we are able to plomb alternately the crime and the disease of the general multitude. A wider average, of course, gives us larger and therefore surer results. It is sufficient for us, however, in this country, to restrict our attention for the most part to the calculations affecting the condition of our own insular population. Lock ing to our own interests, to our own ambition, to our own hopes of amelioration and advancement —it becomes a theme of secondary consideration that one death occurs every second of time, sixty deaths every minute, 3,600 every hour, 86,4C0 every day, 31,536,000 every year, out of the huge total of 938,711,473, or in round numbers 1,000,000,000, making up the aggregate of this earth's inhabitants. An estimate such as this is simply appalling. What we have to take iut )aecount is—an aggregate something over 31 - ,500,000 — not one very nearly reaching the enormous and hardly conceivable sum of 1,000,000,000. We have t o consider matters affecting 27,744,400-- constitutin g according to the last censu s , tire mass of our own population. Net th e " t o ttl e of the whole, ma k' '? ing up th e p o p u l a ti on o f th e en tiro globe--- a " tottle " I necessarily, in the faintest possible d egree , merely proximate. Anything deduced from an analysis of the latter —that is to say, from anything a ff ec ti ng the theory of proba bilities in relation to th e s t upendous mass of 968, 714 4 73 individuals—possesses for us little better than a merely abstract interest. And for this one simple reason enough : that while a great deal may be learnt in regard to the Past, from any such comprehensive investigation, absolutely nothing can be augured in regard to the Future in obedience to the guiding light of experience. It is not thus, however, by any means that we are left in a manner despairing upon the brink of our own land-locked sea of calculations. Practical results of a solid kind are not merely possible— they are really, in a manner, inevitable from in quiries bearing directly upon our own indigenous population. To epitomise our argument by the mention of a single fact, it will be enough if we direct atten tion to the statement put forth by the Registrar- General in his last return, to the effect that, out of the deaths occurring during the last quarter in England, not fewer than seventeen thousand may be regarded as premature, or, in another phrase, avoidable. Nevertheless, the aggregate deductions com pacted together in this remarkable return must— in spite of that one fearful estimate—ba deemed in sober truth, to be eminently satisfactory. It is satisfactory, for instance, to learn from this authoritative source that the deaths, upon the whole, have been less than the average mortality! —that the births have been more numerous than upon any previous return for a similar period ! that the marriages have considerably exceeded the average of the quarter during the laSt decade, viz., from 1847 to 1857 ! Altogether, we say, the results, in a very peculiar degree, are satisfactory. It is surely encouraging and consolatory, more over; at the same time to bear in mind those contemporaneous statistics, proving, beyond they. reach of doubt, facts such as the following—that beef is Bi, mutton 4, and wheat 17 per cent. below the average of the two last past summer quarters I Estimates of this kind serve a double purpose in our onward march. They enable us all the more clearly to appreciate the expansion and the imminence of our responsibilities—and which, doing this, they afford us the solid boon of direct and positive encouragement. Let us recollect that, upon an average, some 68,000 persons come to an untimely end amongst us every year—that our population is steadily increasing at the rate of about 1,000 a day, otherwise 365,000 annually—let us recollect :here and similar facts : and we shall most assuredly not slacken our efforts at sanitary im provement—afforts, again we say, only now barely commenced ! THE STATE APARTMENTS. LDrd Chamberlain's Office, Nov. 6, 1857. Notice is hereby given, that the State apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed from this day, until further orders. THE CONTINENTAL COUBT,S'. PARIS, Nov. 5. Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M. Billault, Minister of the Interior, have returned to Paris from Compiegne. M. Abbatucci, Minister of Justice, is again compelled to suspend his labours for some time in consequence of the state of his health. It is supposed that he will be not less than a month absent from his official duties. Count de Ray neval, Ambassador of France to St. Peters burg, has now recovered from the indisposition which has hitherto opposed his departure for Russia. The jouxpey of the count to Nice, which was spoken of, appears to be no longer deemed necessary. Th 3 Emperor and Empress of Russia arrived on tie 27th nit., at the palace of Tsarskoe-Sele, near St. Peters. burg, from their excursion to Kieff and Moscow. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. We understand a matrimonial alliance is arranged to take place between the Lady -Agnee Graham, eldest daughter of the Duke of Ntontrose, and Mr. Daven port, of Capee Thorne, in the county of Coaster. Mr. Davenport, it will be remembered, is son of the present Lady Hathert:n. A marriage is also about to take place between Count Wilhelm you Zeppelin (Drotber of Count Louis von Zeppelin, Ciaarnberlaia of the King of Wurtemberg) and Mabel.% Frances, eldest daughter of the Hon. John Henry and Lady Mabella Kn Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir Geo. Cooper, arrived at Clarence House, St. James's, yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness returned to Frogrnore in the after noon. Marla Marchioness of Ailesbury has arrived at Ca ridge's Hotel from a tour of visits. Tha Countess Rembinski and family have left the Brunswick Hotel for Ostend. Sir Francis and Lady Scott have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Great Barr Hall, Birmingham. Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Schofield have left Farranca's Hotel, Belgravia, for Naples. The market for silver is flat, and it seems that the disposition to send gold for purchases on the continent has greatly subsided. THE " LEVIATHAN.”—We understand that the por tions of the machinery and apparatus disabled during the abortive attempt to launch the " Leviathan," on Tuesday last, are now in course of being replaced, and that when this has been accomplished measures will be immediately taken to bring the vessel lower down the ways. The intention of the engineer appears to be to take her gradually down to the end of the in cline, and to allow her to await there the moment of her being set afloat by the tide. It is probable, there• fore, that the launch will have been quietly effected before the public have any intimation of the occurrence, and that the next thing we hear of her will be that she has been taken to Deptford to fit. THE LEVIATHAN (s).—At a meeting of the directors of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company on Wed nesday, it was reported that there was not the least twist or deflection in the Leviathan, and that she sits as fairly on her cradles as she did on the morning of the day of the attempted launch. Although her position is a few feet nearer the river, yet she lies on her old ground, and is no more liable to settle down than she has been for the last twelve months. The whole work remains firm and solid. Some alterations, however, are to be made in the chains on the river when her launch is again attempted. On inquiry yesterday morning at the Poplar Hospital into the state of the sufferers, it was as certained that Donovan who is far advanced in years, con tinues in a very;sad way, and it is feared that he may not recover. The three others are going on more favour ably. Stacey, who received a fracture of the leg, also sustained a severe blow on the lower part of the abdo men. One of the men states that he was thrown fall eighteen feet into the air by the crank. The change of the ship's name was only determined on the day pre vious to the attempted launch. At a meeting of the creditors of Carr, Brothers, and Co., of Newcastle, who failed on the 6th of August, the inspectors, through Mr. Coleman, reported the result of the further investigation into the affairs of the establish ment, and as to the compositions offered by pasties to the hills on which the firm were liable. It appsared that there was a small increase in the amount of the liabilities, hut that the statements as to the working of the col lieries during the first seven months of this year were more favourable than had been anticipated. A ques tion was raised and considerably discussed as to the ad mis,ibility of certain bills negotiated for or in conjunc tion with Messrs. Carr and Co's business, and it was ultimately agreed that such bills should be almit'.ed to rank on the estate, and the inspectors were authorised to have the neceseaey deeds prepared for carrying out the arrangement. GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITIITION.—A gene ral court of this institution was held yesterday at the Hanover-square Rooms for the purpose of electing three annuitaete of 20/ , from a list of 136 candidates. The Right Hon. the Earl of Harrowby presided. The Lion cornmseced at 12 o'clock and closed at two. The court then proceeded to cast up the votes, and at four o'clock announced that the three successful candidates were Mies Fanny Lee, 3,172 ; Mrs. Ante Clements, 2,709 ; and Miss Harlot Noakes, 2,696. In addition to these, 101. hal been collected for the highest unsuccess ful candidate, and the beard prop'sed to lessen the dis appointment of failure by giving 101. to each of the next five upon the poll. The unsuccessful candPates were— Miss Maria, LeVerecie, 2,600 ; Miss Sarah C. Beeline, 2,224 ; Miss Emma 11. \Vehicle ' 2,070 ; Miss Amelia L. Kinholl, 2 023 ; Miss Frances Kent, 1,937 ; and Miss Elizehtth Jeff-rys, 1,903. Tee court then broke up. The Panorama in Leicester-equare, an the Strand Theatre, are to be sold by auotioe, by lir. Robins, next Tnursday, at the mart, by direction of the administrator of tho late Mrs. Barker, whose father made a large for tune by the invention of this peculiar mode of exhibiting views of the most interesting cities and countries. Tt use ) nropertees are held on lease by Mr. Bar:ord, the well lee cwn en I enterprising manager and painter of the pane ramas for many years yast, and yield a profit rent of 4401. , a year. A concise history of the Panoratha was publish ed after Mr. Barker's death, affording an Tote- , resting eeccount of the progress and success of this long- ' established and favourite exhibition under his manage• meat, allowing the result of genius and its appreciation by thee public, which no doubt Mr. Burford, the present lessee, calk also abundantly testify. lici 1. LT 17? 4- 4.; ) A E V It,' LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. His Excellency Count de Persigny will leave Paris to-morrow or Sunday for London. M. de Hatzfeldt is expected in Paris from Berlin. The King of Prussia's conditio❑ is not improving. An Italian was arrested last night in the foyer of the Italian Opera for wilfully damaging the bust of the Emperor which is placed there. He used very strong language, and said that Salvini (the trage dian) had a better right to such an honour, "as he was a much better actor." It appears certain that the Italian, who is described as a prince, is of de ranged intellect. He was at once taken into custody. The directors of the Bank had an audience to-day of the Emperor at Compiegne to propose, it is said, a duty of 3 per cent. on the exportation of the preci ous metals, or to be allowed to raise the discount to 8 per cent. The proposition, it is said, was not ac cepted. The French Government have expressed their approval of M. Thouvenel's conduct with respect to Redschid Pasha. The Russian Ambassador in Paris is invited for the 10th to Compiegne, but his col leagues of Turkey and Austria remain still ex cluded, and in all probability will remain so to the end. The Papal .N uncio has not bean invited. It is now said that the Court will remain at Com piegne till the Ist of December if the weather con tinues favourable. BOURSE, Nov. 6.—The following were the last quotations Cash. fr. End of Month. 4i per Cents - --). 3 per Cents 65 70 67 5 Bank Shares 2930 Credit Fonder 515 Credit Mobilior 770 Roman - ...... Do. Account 772 50 Austrian . Belgian 44 (xd)...... 96i— Spanish Threes fiechnoutese (5) 9O Home Debi RAILWAYS--FOR Cass. fr c. Orleans 4 Northern New Ditto Lyons and Med BOO Grand Central 4 — New Ditto... ....... 800 Sardinian Geneva 595 Austrian Cora. ...... 6:l} BELGIUM. Accounts from Brussels of the evening of the sth inst. state that the Ministerial crisis continues. M. Brouckere, after having conferred with his friends, Ind declined to form a Ministry. M. Rogier, Belgian Minister at Paris, after his inter view with the King conferred with M. Frero-Orban, but has not as yet been able to form a Ministry. The Liberal journals of Liege, Ghent, and other large towns, demand a dissolution of Parliament ; the organs of the clerical party oppose it. AUSTRIA. ~+ 3~!.1 VIENNA, Nov. 4.—lt is related by persona who must be well acquainted with the intentions of the States lying on the Danube, " that the Convention respecting the free navigation of that river will be published as soon as the ratifications of the Govern ments concerned have been exchanged." Now some of the European Powers strongly object to the independent manner of proceeding of the "Riverain" States, and it is therefore not unlikely that the Paris Conference will decline to recognise the -validity of a Convention the conditions of which were kept from its knowledge until after the document had been signed and ratified. ITALY. The Sardinian Government has received intelli gence that, in consequence of its reiterated remon strances the captain of the Cagliari has at length been allowed to hive some of his own clothes from his ship—that is to say, that the King of Naples has been graciously pleased to allow the unfortu nate man to change his shirt at the end of four months' imprisonment I The Opinion of the 3d has the following remarks in a large type, which indicates that it is inspired from an official source : " The Austrian Gazette , discussing the question of the Danubian Principalities, has asserted and re peated that the Ru , sian and Prussian Governments had abandoned their original opinion on the said question, and hid adopted that of the Cabinet of Vienna. We have reason to believe, and we are persuaded we cannot be contradicted in affirming, that the assertions of the Austrian Gazette are nuA conformable to the true state of the case. Faithful to their undertakings, resolute to promote the loyal execution of the Treaty, the Governments of Russia and Prussia have not ceased to agree on the ques tion of the Principalities with those Governments whom they held common opinions on that important question." It appears that some apprehension existed. in Genoa on Sunday night of some Mazzinian move ment, and that the troops were confined to their barracks in consegnence. It is reported from Milan that the Government at Vienna had authorised the execution of the railway from Milan to the Piedmontese frontier at the bridge of Buffalora, and that the railway com pany proposes commencing operations without de lay. _ _ _ From all parts of Italy we daily receive intelli• gence of damage done by inundation. In Pied• wont a subscription for the sufferers in this king. dom has been set on foot, and a provisional cox. mittee named for collecting in the different provinces. SWITZERLAND. court. A letter from Berne, of the sth inst., says : " Enlisting having taken place in some of the Swiss cantons for a pretended Anglo. Swiss Legion, the English Envoy has notified to the Federal Council-that no such legion is contemplated. The Cantonal Governments have been advised of this notification." England, France, and Russia have offered their good offices on the question of Holstein. The royal authority has been given for the be trothal of the Princess of Hohenzollern With the King of Portugal. The Vienna Presse has received telegraph infor mation from Paris that M. do Thouvenel has again broken off his diplomatic relations with the Porte. The news may possibly be true ; but certain it is that no official or private intelligence to the same effect has been received in Vienna from Constan tinople. THE ENGLISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH CoN PANY.—An extraordinary general meeting of the pro prietors of the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph C Jrnpany (limited) was held yesterday at the Clarendon rooms, South John-street, for the purpose of confirming a special resolution passed at the extraordinary gem ra I meeting of the said company, held on 28,h August last, —" That the said company be wound up voluntarily under the provision of the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1856-1857 ;" . and for the Impose, in case such resolution should be confirmed, of appointing a liquidator or liqri• dators to wind up th e a ff a i r s of the sa id company, and of adopting such o th er measures as might be necessary for carrying the said spec i a l reso l u tion into effect. This course was necessary to ena bl e the property of the o impany to be legally transferred to the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, under the united system of manage ment, but which was formerly worked b y se p arate com panies. 11r. J. C. Ewan presided, and among other shareholders p resen t were M r . C. Parker, Mr. J. Heinle, Mr. G. Maxwell Mr. H. C. Chapuraiis Mr. C. H. Jones, &o. After the notice of meeting had been real, the chair man briefly explained that they were called together to adopt a resolution for carrying out the agreement come to on the 28th August last. He concluded by moving that the said resolution for winding up the company's affairs be confirmed. The resolution was seconded by Mr. C. Parker, and a d op t e d unan i mou sly. On the motion of Mr. J. Ho!ine, seconded by Mr. G. Maxwell, it, was agreed to appoint M r . H. B anner a liquidator to wind up th e aff united English ni taeadd company Irish mpa i ny Vl,iwgans geticoiTngt.lsgraph on, he could Com pany. The Chair man sa id th a t as the meeting might wish t) knowtire the till them from the returns be bad before Lim. For the first quarter, ending March 31, the net revenue was 7,5761. ; the next quarter, ending June 30, 9,0461. ; and the present quarter, ending Sept. 30, 10,005/. Every thing was going on satisfactorily, and ho had no doubt from what he could see that the statement made by Mr. Crosthwaite at the last meeting would be fully borne out—that at the end of the present half-year the net re veuue would yield 6 per cent. to the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company. The proceedings termi nated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.—.LiyerpoO/ Mercury. LAW INTELLIGENC.EL—ahis Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. 'Sittings in Banel, befire Lord Campbell, Justices Coleridge, Wiglitrnan, and Erle.) FREEDOM FROM ARREST.-IN BE M'INTOSH. In this case, Mr. Mil ward, who is acting as arbitrator in a case, applied yesterday to the Court for protection for a witness against arrest by a sheriff's officer. It appeared from the learned counsel's statement, that yes terday when holding his court in the immediate vicinity of Westminster-hall, M'lntosh was arrested. On an application to the Court, the learned counsel W 34 called on to furnish affidavits, which was done, and a rule granted, returnable peremptorily this morning. Mr. Mil ward, at the sitting of the Court, applied for the rale to be made absolute for the discharge of the witness. Mr. Hawkins, who appeared for the sheriffs, said that when the witness was arrested he produced no summons or subpoena, neither did he claim the privileges of the Mr. Justice Coleridge asked Mr. Hawkins if a witness was asked to attend by either of the parties, and did so, was he to be denied the privileges because he had no subpeela ? Mr. Hawkins did not say that. Mr. Justice Erla sail there was no doubt the witness was privileged. Lord Campbell—Let the witness be discharged. Mr. Hawking applied for costs. Lord Campbell—Certainly not. The witness bad been improperly deprived of his liberty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury.) ABBOTT V. HOWLAND. This was an action to recover compensation for injury inflicted by the defendant on the plaintiff, by striking him with a whip in the eye. The plaintiff is a journey. man optician and the defendant a publican, the keeper of the " Independent," Perry-street, Somers-town. It appeared that on the morning of the 12th May the plain tiff, with two men, named Notley and Blake, were at the defendant's house drinking, when they heard a struggling with horses. On going out they saw the defendant strikingsome brewers' horses employed raising a cask of beer from the cellar. When the plaintiff got out, he was struck in the eye by thd defendant with the whip. He had suffered very much in the eye, which was now much injured. He was confined to his house four weeks, and had a relapse on attempting to work too soon. He used to earn 21. 7s. 6d. before the acci dent, but he was unable to do so now. The defence was, that the accident, if it really occurred, arose from the plaintiff's negligence. Several witnesses were called, who said the plaintiff had a black eye before the alleged accident, and who saw him wiping it with a pocket handkerchief. After the alleged accident the plaintiff and his friends were very abusive to the defendant, and asked for some beer . as a compensation, which he refused to give them. After wards he was applied to for money in compensation, which he was also refused. The jury re turned a verdict fcr the plaintiff, damages 101. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTENSIVF, BURGLARY.—Thornas Walker, alias At kins, alias Field, and Mary Watt, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, for final examination, charged with being concerned in committing a series of burglaries. The woman was further erarged with having in her pos session a quantity of wearing apparel, and other pro perty, of the value of 2001., the produce of a burglary committed at the residence of a maiden lady, named Buck, in Barwick-street, Soho. The first case gore into was a;ainst the male prisoner for a daring robbery in King-street, Soho. Catherine Mayne, stated that she was a servant, and lived at No. 15, King•street, Soho. Between the hours of one and three in the afternoon of last Friday week, the prisoner came to her door, and asked if the person in the next room was within. She told him they had just gone out, and he turned round for the purpose, as she imagined, of going down stairs. In about half an hour after, she saw him going out with a large bundle on his back. Maria Rich stated that she was a married v. 0 nan, and resided at No. 15, King-street. On the 23d of October, she went out about one o'clock, and on her return at a quarter to three she missed 7 gowns, two shawls, three mantles, three coats, and other articles, of the value of 201. On her going out at one o'clock she met the male prisoner, and saw him go in at the street door. The four gowns, two shawls, and other articles produced, are part of the property she missed. Thomas Waters, assistant to Messrs. Cole, 127, Wa terloc-road, pawnbrokers, produced a gown pledged by the female prisoner on the 24th of October. Another pawnbroker produced a silk gown, a gold chain, coat, and shawl, pledged on the 29th and 30th of October, and identified a person named Hannell as the pers ,n who pledged them. Alice - Hanna', No. 46, Green-street, Webber-street, said the female prisoner lodged with her. About this day week the female prisoner showed her a coat, mantle, had chain, and asked me to pledge them, which I did for 30i., and gave her the money. She knew the male prisoner by his coming to sea the female prisoner. Sergeant Gummer, 21 C, said he took the prisoner Watt into custody on the 21st of October, at 46, Green- . street, where he found 49 duplicates under a pillow, and eleven others, nine of which relate to some of the articles now produced. He also found three gowns, a meer schaum pipe, four waistcoats, a pair of trousers, and other articles, now identified by Mrs. Rich. Watt said it was all her property, and given to her by her sister. Cole, 207 A, accompanied the last witness to 46, Green-street, and corroborated his evidence. Watt said the young man Bill (the prisoner) was a distant relation of hers, but she had not seen hico for a fortnight. The calico she said was hers, and begged us not to take it. She said the tickets were her own property, that ehe had been obliged to pledge, being in reduced circum stances. A vast quantity of property was produced, the pro duce of numerous burglaries, which having been iden tified by the owners thereof, the prisoners, who offered no defence, wore fully committed for trial. WESTMIN STER. VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A FEMALE IN VICTORIA STREET.—EIizabeth Hickey, a female of an unpleasant cast of countenance, was charged before Mr. Arnold with a desperate assault on Anne Buller, a respect able married woman, residing at No. 1, Alfred-street, Pimlico. The complainant stated that about half-past eleven o'clock last night she was returning- home ong Vic toria-street, in the company of a female friend, when the prisoner came up to them asked her (complainants) friend to give her some half-pence. Her friend said that she had none. She then exclaimed, "Do bestow a few halfpence upon a poor woman." C)inplainant again declined doing so. The prisoner went away, but returned almost immediately kicked her so severely that she was knocked down. She did not recollect anything that took place after, as she fainted away. Mr. Arnold—Did the kick hurt you ? Cimplainaut—Yes, sir. I was in very great pain afterwsrdr. Two gentlemen u-ged me to give her int ) custody. She Ant away, but was followed' by a policeman, who took her into cuAody. The complainant's friend corroborated the evidence. Policeman, B 84, said that he 103 k the prisoner into custody. He found the complainant on the pavement in a fainting sate. He was toll by several persons that the complainant had bean kicked by the prisoner. Prisoner is a common beggar. The prisoner said she - hoped the magistrate would forgive her. Mr. Arnold—Forgive you. Certainly not. You kicked the complainant in a most deliberate way. The prisoner was fined 51., or in default two months' imprisonment. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.---(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 7.—Wind this day at noon, Het variably airs, and hazy. HULL, Nov. W.—Sailed—The Earl of Elgin, for Bombay. PLYMOUTH, Nov. G.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrived —Ex pert, from Demerara. Sailed—Schoenbaug (Dutch war steamer), for Batavia. NEWPORT, Nov. s.—Wind E.—Arrived—Sheppard Knapp, from London for St. Thomas ; W. S. Hazzard, from London for Havana. Sailed—Fanny Bailey, for Cuba; Atc.la.nta, St. Thomas. FALMOUTH, Nov. G.—Wind N.W.—Arrived — Lord Raglan, from London for Bombay; Hindostan, from Lon don for Port Philip. WATERFORD, Nov. s.—Wind E.—Arrived — Erin, from Quebec. OFF FOLKESTONE Nov. s.—Arrived—Antonio, from the Cape of Good !dep. CLYDE, Nov. s.—Wind (es), for Atklaide, S.A.; Potentate, Tiinidad. PARIS, Nov. 5. The Philanthrope, arrived at St. Do mingo from St. Thomas, to load for Liverpool or Havre, was condemned on the 18th July. RAMSGATE, Nov. 6 —The Duo Fratus, of Bergen , from Newcastle to Barcelona, got on the Goodwin Sands last night; assisted off and brouglit in hero, with loss of false keel ; will discharge. (PEE ELECTRIC Tii:LEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind S. • Arrivoa--Falcon, Ceard, Franco, and Brazil, from Havre; Vesuvio, Girgeati. The United. States mail steam-ship Athntic would not leave Now York until the 27th ult. QUEENS COWN, Nov. 5. Wind N. Arrived—Eliza , botb, fros B. , nny ; Elin, Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISII TELEGTIAPIL) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.30 3.111, Wind N. ; last hour's ebb; thick, and thmp. Arrived—Saguenay, from Memel ; Louise, Stettin; Erndtc, St. Petersburg; Emouluo, Riga ; Ocean , Ni oa . port; Margaretha, Konigsberg; Belfast Last, Antwerp; Matrona, Taganrog. DEAL, Saturday, 9 a.m. Wind N.N.E., moderate, with rain. Passed, Nov. 7--Heroine, from Hamburg. for Swansea, Passed, Nov. 6--Brodrane, from Shields, for Coustauti• nople ; Cotte, Hamburg, Calcutta ; Steipner, Plymouth. Christiania; Henrik ylrergeland, N owcas ti e , Od essa; saga, Newcustle, Marseilles. SLTIPMEAT,S ,P1_..011 TO 11VDI4T The following communication from an experi enced source embraces most of the points in the question as to the probable results of the shipments of specie to India now in progress:-- " Sir,—Concurring entirely to the soand and practi• cal views contained in several of your money articles on the present dearness of money and its causes, particu larly in reference to that of all others the most disturbing element of the crisis—our Indian finances and exchanges —it may not be out of place at this critical moment to remind shippers of bullion to India that the extraordi nary and exceptional circumstances which prompted an exchange of 2s. 3.' s d. when the last mail left Calcutta, must have ceased to exist long before any bullion now shipped can Teach its destination. " With the fall of Delhi and the arrival of Euro pean troops native confidence will be at once rertered, hoarding must cease, and the abl-Ice and native bankers will be the first to bring their buried money to market on the advantageous terms offering. Merchants will have no occasion to draw bills at arbitrary rates of ex change, being no longer deprived of ordinary facilities at the Bank of Bengal and in the open market, and it will be found that, in addition to this important element in materially reducing exchange, an Equally powerful rea son wilt exist in the fact that in quantity and price, a very es,rioue reduction mast take place in alt the leading staples of exoort from India. " Rice, linseed, saltpetre, hides, jute, and hemp, which in the last few years, particularly since the out break of hostility with Russia, have commanded nearly double their ordinary value in India, must fall to a like extent to make their impeitation at present market prices here remunerative. Sdk, sugar, and cotton, which by reason of the failure of these crops in important countries of production in 1855 and 1856 had also mate• rially advanced in India, are fast falli❑g in value under the influence of abundance. The only article which has increased in ♦alue is indigo, which from short supply will only absorb the same amount of money as in average years. To these causes have also to be superadded others equally important. English capital has since April last been restricted in its use in the interior of India in the production of staples for shipment. All available river and lend freight will almost entirely, to the exclusion of merchandise, be absorbed by Govern ment, and it is not unlikely that these causes alone may bring about the exchanges of 1848 and 1349 in India, which were is. 10d. and ls. 11d., and necessitated but. lion shipments from Calcutta to a largo extent, influenced eatirely by the restricted exports of staples which the failures of 1847 caused in reduced means and facilities of production. "It should also be borne in mind that a rate of ex change in Calcutta of 2s. 3d. in October has, even in the absence of any of the above causes, frequently brought about a fall of 16 per eent., er a rate not exceeding Is. lid., as in Marcie, 1852, when bullion shipments from Calcutta were again revived, four months alter the zate was 2s. 3d. "There might have beensome reason and justification for the export of bullion by the Court of Directors in June, July, and August, when it was expedient and de sirable to inspire confidence in the native mind ; but there is neither reason nor justification now, when the . fall of Delhi and the arrival of the overwhelming rein orcemeuti must have given more confidence to the people of India than they ever had in our power and means, " A more judicious and extensive circulation in our treasuries in the interior of India of the Bank of B al notes might have saved us much treasure which has fallen into the hands of the mutineers; and now in the support and transport of our troops on arrival in India native princes and zmiiedars should, on the paper of the East India Company, be required to find the neces sary means until bull on circulate s as before. "There is no scarcity of bullion in India ; it has absorbed from this country some 40 , 000 , 0001 . since 1848, when we were importing it from India ; all that ' is required is a strong and determined Government. "1 remain, sir, your obedient servant, "Nov. 6." "M.P. And the following, also from a practical mer chant, strengthens, by a reference to the last ad vices from China, the view,thus taken : " I enclose two Shanghai circulars, by which you will see that large amounts of gold and silver are being suit from China to India. This is a startling and sudden change. For five years China has been draining us and India of the precious metals, and now the reflex seems beginning; it seems to me to indicate not merely a change in the balance of trade, but a return of confi dence and a restoration of quiet. There is no doubt that the Chinese in the north have been doing an enormously profitable business for years past, and great accumula tion of wealth must have followed. Hoarding from this would seem to have been checked. " The probability now is, following the pre sent position of the silk and tea market., that the balance of trade may soon be against China. The increased values of opium and goods in China may contribute to this ; if, then, we find gold and silver returned to India thence, and silver, as is pretty certain, ceases to go to China, it may be concluded that the requirements of India will be supplied from China, and that the drain of 15,000,000/- per annum of silver to the East, which has been hitherto oppressing 119, will cease. Already it will not pay to Bombay, and. only to Cal nitta does the drain continue. It remains to be seen if China will supply this. I think it will. The conclusion I corns t 3 is, that before long you will find the drain , of silver to the East cease almost entirely, and if gold is no longer required to buy it we shall have no other external demands on us beyond what America may require for a time. That cannot ha much, while before long it may be assumed the flow'of gold will bathe other way. "If the future is to be neea,sured by the continuance of the silver drain to the East, I should say many months cannot elapse before there will be a [rapid and very cm- sithrable fal in the value t f money. - - " Enormous amounts of sifter have been cent to China, Singapore, &c., for sugar during the past eight mon , las ; all this will cease now—anothar source of relief.—Yours truly, "G. N. DiA.RKET NMlB.—('ilhis Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables continuo extensive, and the demand is less active, at our quotations : FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. 4s Od to 6s Filberts,per 1001 b 23s to 30s Colonial do., ea. Os 01 to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os Grapes, per lb 2s Oil to 4s Ahnonds, p. lb. Os Od-to lOd Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 1001 s to 3s Gd Melons, each Od to 3s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Oil Peaches, p. doz. 4s to 8s Oil Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. ...4:3 to 5s 0,1 pottle Apples, p. h. sv. is Gd to 2s Gd Gooseberries, per Pears, per doz ...2s to 4s Od half sieve ....Os Od to Os Ocl- Oranges, per 100.20 s to 21s Currants, p. h. sv. Os 0,1 to Os Lemons, p. doz. is 0,1 to 2:30d Plums, per do. Os 0,1 to Os Od Apricots,p.kloz. Os Od to Os Od , Greengages, per h. sv.Os to Os Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Cdi Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od VEGETABLE 6. Greens, p. doz. bun. 2s to3s Od Shallots, per lb.. ..... to 9,1 Cabbages, per doz.Od to Os 0,1 liorseracldish, p. b. Is6d to 4s Savoy do., p. do. Os Od to Os Gd Parsley, per do. 2d to 4d Cauliflowers, do.2s Oil to 43 Od Celery, per do is 01 to is 6d Brocoli, p. bun. Us 9d to Is Od Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton 853 to 160, Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od New do., per cwt. 010,1 to 0, Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Peas, per hsiev Os Od to Os PO Mushrooms,p.ptl.lSGdto2sGd Turnips, per bunch 2d to 41 Artichokes, each to 8d Carrots, per bunch... 4 , 1 to 6d Lettuces, per scr. Is 6d to 2s Cucumbers, each Gd to Os 9,1 Endive, par doz. is to is 6d Garlic, per lb. 6d to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.bun. is to Is6d Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0, Tomatoes, per hsv.3s to 4s Od Spinach, p. d0...13 Od to 2s Walnuts per MO ...Od to Cd Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os Od half do is Od to 2s Ocl Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush Os Od to Os Oil Rhubarb, p. bun. Od to Od New do., per bunch Oil to Oil Asparagus, per 100 Os Od to Os French beans, per Seakail,perpun.Os 0,1 to Os Od half-sieve ... is Gd to is Od Turnip greens, per Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 3a bush Os Od to -Os Od NE WGATE AND LE ADENHALL Turkeys, Oa Od to Os 0,1; Poults ' 5s 01 to 8s Od; Goose, 5s Od' to 7s Od each ; Goslings, 4s 6d to 7s 01 ; Duck lings, is 9,1 to 2s 6d ; tame rabbits, Is 3d to is 9d each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d ; Pigeons, .5d to 9cl each ; lar , e Surrey Fowls, 63 to Ss; barn-door do., 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Chick ens, 33 Gd to 5s Gd per couple; Capons, Os Od to 03; Hares, 2s 0.1 to 3s 6d; Grouse, is 91 to 3s Od each ; Pheasants, 2s Gil to 3s 6d ; Partridges, is Od to is Od ; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s ; Snipes, Od to Os Od; Teal, Os 9d to is 3d; Wild Ducks, is Od to is 9d; Widgeons, 0.310,1 to is 3,1; Plovers, Os to 030 d each ; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 6s Od to lOs 01 each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Oil ; English do., is 21 to is 4d per lb. ; English eggs, 10a osl to 12110,1; French do., 9s 0,1 to 104 01 per 120; Leverete, 2s Od to 3s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8,1 to 4s 2d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s ocl ; lamb, Os 01 to Os Od ; veal, 3s 2d to,4s 2d; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 4d per Ms., by the carcase. WILITECHAPEL. Beef, from 23 61 to 48 2d ; mutton, 3s 01 to 4s 6d; lamb, 03 Od to Os 01; veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; pork, s Bcl to 53 4d per Blbs, by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 25s ; Brills, 230 d to 10s each ; Salmon, Os 0.1 to 03 0,1 per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 0.1 to 15s each ; Soles, 6d to 3,3 Gd per pair • Lout, Os 0(1 to Od por lb ; Lobster s , 2 s t o 3s Gd; Crabs, f-;eto 2s Gd; Whitings, 4s Gd to 12 s p er d oz . ; Common Oysters, 16s to 203 ; Natives, —s to 59s per bsh. ; Mackerel, 6its to Os per 100; Smelts, is 0,1 to 3s 6:1 per doz.; Skate, Gd to Od por lb; Shrimps, Os Gd to Os 0,1 per gallou ; Bloaittis, 4s 0,1 to Fs Oil per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 83 Od to Os per 100; Scotch do.' Od; Sprats, 03 Od to Os Od per bushel; Doreys, 2s Od to 103 each ; Haddocks, 4s to 16s pei doz. Pike, Gd ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb ; P rawns, 5s 0(1 to Os; Mullets, is Od to 3s 6,1 each; Plaice, Od t o O s eac h ; H ali b ut, Gd per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is Gd per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to !s; Carp, is to 5s ; Touch is to 5s per brace; Gurnets, 04 to 03. , BREAD. The prices of Wheaton broali;the metropolis are from Si to B,d ; of Lous.)hold ditto, Gd to 7,id por 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Narlcet hides, 561 b to 641 b 5d to —d ; 641 b to 721 b, 5d to sid ; 721 b t o 801b' 5 1 (1 to d • 801 b to SSP°, riid tot . l ,d ; 3Slb to 961 b, 5. 1 ,d toN ' d • 961 b to 1041 b, sid to Gd ; 10-41 b to 1121 b, 61 to •up wards —d to — d ; hor se hi d es, 104 0,1 to lls 0,1 C;t.;l skins, light, 33 01 to 5s 0(1 ; ditto 8s Od to 8s Gd ; Polled Sheep, 5s 63 to Ts 03 ; Keats, 48 61 to 5s d• Half-brods, is 61 to 5s 3 1 ; Down s, 3 s 4d to Is Od ; Lambs 3s to 5s 3d ; Shearlings, Os Od to N Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.-31oadow bay, 2/ 10s to 41 Os; clover, 31 53 to 51 OA; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 103 per load. A fair average supply, and a heavy CUMBERLAND.—Meadow demsn 1 . hay, 21 83 to 1l 0.3; clover, 3l 83 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 103 l or lead. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. • WHITECEIAPEL.—Moadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4! 03 ; clover, 3/ 83 to 5 / Os ; and straw, 11 43 to I/ Os per load. Both bay and straw sold slowly, at late rat; g!:, ; fel/ Jro iD REt`OIMA, SCHOOL. Tha annual meeting of thisinstitution, which was established about fmir years ago, and is one of the largest reformatory schools in the kingdom, was held at Bristol on Wednesday last. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. Miles, M.P., the president; and among other friends of the reformatory move ment present were Dr. Elliott, the Dean of 13i istol ; Miss Mary Carpenter, Mr. B. Baker, and Mr. W. IVTaish. The report, read by Mr. Harteud, the lien. secretary, spoke with satisfaction of the present condition of the school and its progress during the past year. The actual number of inmate.; on the 30th of September was 51. Of that number 39 were admitted during the preceding 12 months, and as 27 had left in that period there was an increase of 12 in the numl er of boys in the school. Of the boys who had left the institution 8 had emigrated, 2 had been placed out in England, 6 had returned to their friends, 1 had been discharged as in corrigible, 1 was discharged on medical grounds, 6 were transferred to other schools, 2 had absconded and had not been recovered, and 1 had died. Of the boys who had emigrated both in the past and in previous years the com mittee had reason to speak with great satisfac tion, as also of the conduct of those who bad been placed out with their approval in this country. They could not speak so favourably of those who had returned to their own homes. The principal difficulties with which the superintendent and t have had to contend had arisen, first, from. VA) advanced age which many of the boys had at t tined before joining the school, in many cases just short on the limits laid down by the Act of Parlia ment ; and, secondly, from the facilities for ab sconding afforded by the peculiar position of the school, which were far from Wing adequately met by the punishment allowed by the statutee--viz., three months' imprisonment, and that not in addi tion to the assigned period of detention. To meet the first of these evils the committee have come to a resolution not to admit any boy into the school whose age at the time of conviction exceeds 13 years ; and with the view of getting rid of the older boys, they have applied a portion of their funds in pro moting their emigration in a considerable numbzx of cases, taking advantage of an excellent open ing secured them by Miss Carpenter. The other evil, they say, they can only hope to see effectually counteracted by the setting apart of establishments as distinctly penal reformatories, 'to which the re fractory inmates of other reformatories might be transferred for the remainder of their original. period of detention. The number of boys who had absconded from the school—some of them as often as three or four times—had been 17 during the last year, of whom two had not been recovered. The treasurer's receipts, including a balance in hand on the let of October, 1856, of 4681. 18s. 5d., had amounted to 1,5761. 18s. 7d. The sum received from subscriptions and donations was 1771. 3s. ; from. the Government, 8381. 53. ; and from the parents of boys, 11/. 2s. 11d. The expenditure was 1,1281. 15s. 9d., the average number of boys in the school being 47—leaving a balance in hand of 448/. 2s. 10d. Since the making up of the ac counts several subscriptions had been received, and there would likewise have to be added a sum from 'the Council of Education which last year was 1931., and about 1001. as a payment from the Somerset shire magistrates. MARYLEBONE BOARD OP GUARDIANS. ALLEGED CRUEL TREATMENT OF WORK. HOUSE CHILDREN. Yesterday the directors and guardians of the poor of Afaryiebone met in the board-room of the workhouse, Mr. Charle.g Beevor in the chair, for general business. The report of a special committee was brought up in reference to the alleged cruel treatment of two children in the workhouse schools, the committee condemning the conduct of the azsistant-schoolmistress for such conduct towards the children, and urging that no power should be given to inferior officers to chastise the children with out the knowledge and sanction of the superior officers of the house. The conduct of the assistant-schoolmistress, as ex plained by Ur. _Brooks, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Nodes, Mr. Putter, and other members of the board, was harsh in the extreme. It appeared that one. of the children committed a slight offence at breakfast, for hourwhic h t f h t a e r i a t r t d l e s r w e a h t e u n r , e a w s a e s x p s l e a n t a t a t d o b b y e r and . Potter, t h t e a an rl! alt warmth of temper must have passed away, the assistant went to the bed, took the unprotected child up, and so severely beat the poor little creature with a shoe, as to leave e dn / ga a y r fma k r o s art.ni o t N f et rho v etd i se violencebna e c aa e about i tdintgih; that there t aew h person dr eh e teweaceerhieveede black a f or own days tmthh after wards. aeer kpesoh tr:des ma rior parts of the body. The disclosures created much disgust and indignation throughout the board, and Mr: Churchwarden SODEN', after commenting upon the harshness displayed in the outrage, urged that the committee ought, under the circumstances here stated, to consider such a person as the assistant-schoolmistress entirely unfitted for the situation. (Hear, hear.) Dr. BACHEIOFFNER, therefore, rose, and moved that the assistant schoolmistress, Miss Rowland, should be di4missed. (Much approbation.) Mr. ENGLAND seconded the motion. The RECTOR fully agree' in such a proposition. The conduct of the asiietant schoolmistress he considered unpardonable. (Rear.) If a governess, or servant, ill his own household treated his children in such a manner, dismissal would he the immediate result, and he would deal with the caw of pauper children as with his own. (Hear.) Mr. BROOKS said that, although chairman of the cow mittee, and having to side with the majority of such committee in the report presented, yet he now felt bound to acquiesce in the woman's dismissal. (Hear.) Mr. Cols, Mr. Salmon, and others contended that 13110 a course would be too severe, as it would be the ruin of the party accused if she was dismissed. After some further discussion the question was put to the vote, when the' motion for Rowland's dismissal wag lost by a very similar majority on the opposite side as carried the motion for merely " admonishing" the officers concerned in the notorious woman-flogging case. The decision, however, remains open for confirmation or non-confirmation at die next meeting of the board. The board then adjoured. ALLEGED RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AT Tg ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY. Ye,terelay, at the weekly meeting of the guardians of the poor of St. Marylebone, hold in the Beard-room of the workhouse, Marylebone-road, the question of the recent alleged persecution'of inmates of the Roya l Sea _Bathing Infirmary, at Margate, on account of their religious opinions (adjourned from the previous meeting) was again the subject of a long and exciting discussion. Mr. C. Beevor was in the chair, and the Rev. Cs Ts Astley, the vicar of Margate, and the Rev. Mr. Tug Well, the chaplain to the Infirmary, were present. The charge made by a late inmate of the Infirmary, named Thomas Conway, a Roman Catholic, was that there was a system of proselytism pursued in the infirmary, and that he was subject to such persecution because he would not attend divine service and Protestant prayer, that he was o bliged to discharge himself and return to the workhouse. Mr. BROOKS had moved and Mr. NODES seconded a resolution t. the effect that the board, having duly in' vestigated the subject, were of opinion that the state merits in Conway's letter were not substantiated. Mr. SALMON, who had moved th e a dj ou rnment, c%; pressed a desire to do nothing to injure so valuable and • noble an institution as the Royal Sea Bathing In: lirwary, but he could not shut his eyes to the fact that it was proved that there was a rule compelling every able inmate to attend divine service. Mores over, since their last meeting, a letter had come to light which proved that the rule not only existed but was enforced. He read a letter dated the 24th of September last, addressed to the secretary of the guar dians, from Mr". Cheelisfield, the secretary and superin tendent of the infirmary, calling for the immediate re moval of an inmate named John Massey, on account of his refusal to attend divine service and morning and evening prayer, in accordance with the rules of the in stitution. (Hear, hear.) He understood that Masser was ,also d Roman Catholic. Mr. Salmon moved, ag an amendment that the board were of opinion tha t many of the statements of Thomas Conway bad bee n disproved, but they consider a most intolerant rule exists in the regulations of the Margate Sea Bathing Infirmary ; anyl the board strongly recommend to the directors of that valuable institution to rescind without delay the rule directing and insisting, ° II pain of dismissal, the attendance upon forms of vi°T. hip presented by the Established Church upon su ch inmates who from conscientious objection, differ from the doctrines of the Established ChuMh. Mr. COLE seconded the amendment, and contende d that the same act of Parliament which prevented cum' eulsory measures with regard to religious worship 111 ir,,rkhouses equally applied to those like the Margate Infirmary. The hey Mr. A STLEY and the Rev. Mr. Ttiovar-S strongly protested against the assumption that the rul e .. • •,:a, enforced against those wl:o from scruples did 00 " Attend Divine service. Ile had teen Massey at praYer S ' lie did not know he was a Roman Catholic, but modal' stood he called himself a Chat Us% • Mr. TAVERNER denounced the importation of Massei ki case ii,to the discussion, and, after a very warm dibcns stems in which thc rec:; , T, Mr. England, Dr. Bachloff" tier, Mr. Sktiton, at,(l the rev. gentleman took part, Mr. EnooKs replied, and called upon the board n ot tO ilijare so valuolle a public institution by an adver° vote. Toe amendment FV33 ultimately carried on a divisii- 13 by a majority of 9 to 8, on which The Itev. Mr. ASTLEY excitedly congratulated the board on their justice. He was called to order, an s ibsequently made an apology. 0 13 :1 the aw e' d inen t becomi n g the substantive tio tDr. BACHLIOFFNER moved to leave out the wor "moat int o l e r a nt," and it was then carried as an " ginal motion ; and th p•oe3edinge terminated. 1 i~