The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

tor perusal during the day, which circumstance was fresh in his recollection. He performed this office in the presence of the master and a Mr. Swear. Mr. Gutteridge alleged that Mr. Foster, the master, was so disgu s t e d w i t h t h e conduct of ' Mr. Lee that he left the room. His affidavit stated that he was soli cited by the master to attend the sick bed of the b°3', that out of delicacy to the clergyman, in whose parish the school was situated, he suggested that he should be sent for to attend, but that he Proceeded, from his residence, with Mrs. Foster to the room in which the boy lay. Mr. Foster was Present. He proceeded, he went on, to the school room where Mr. Foster read prayers to the boys ; and that seeing Mr. Foster rather nervous and ex periencing some difficulty in addressing them in his presence, he stood up, and addressed them for him. Two ladies, teachers in the school, and two gentle men were present. One of the ladies swore distinctly that he addressed them in hi 3 usual manner, and that there was not the slightest indication that his conduct differed from that which ordinarily characterised him, and that there was not the slightest appearance of intoxication. Mr. and Mrs. Foster, in consequence of some inquiry, had left the school, and though they had been applied to they had declined to make affidavits on one side or on the other. The next charge had reference to his conduct in the summer of 1844. It was alleged that having to attend one of the churches of Birmingham during the absence of the curicular bishop he did so in a state of intoxication. Mr. Lee be lieved that he had only performed service in that church twice, but he happily possessed the best means of refuting this scandalous charge. Both the minister and the curate were indisposed, and Mr. Lee at tended at the request of the curate, and performed service during the morning and evening of that day. It was alleged that he was intoxicated during the evening service. Two clergymen in the neighbour. hood, who had heard of the illness of the minister and his curate, kindly came to the church, and offered their services; they were in the vestry, and conversed with him, and were also present during the perform ance of his sacred duties ; and they, with the curate and clerk, distinctly stated that Mr. Lee read the service in a nervous manner, as was his habit, but that there was nothing in his whole conduct to induce the slightest belief that he was intoxicated. There was not the slightest appearance of anything of the kind. These were the charges against him. They were repeated in Decembe r , 1845, and in 1846, at a meeting held at Birmingham, they were again repeated, by Mr. Gutteridge. Feeling 'aggrieved at these repented as persions, Mr. Lee consulted the Bishop of his diocese, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rural Dean, and a number of clergymen and others with whom he Was acquainted, and they agreed in thinking the proper course for him to adopt was to take no heed of the charges, and to rely upon his well-known character f o r the best refutation of them, as any pro ceedings would only give them further publicity, and perhaps perpetuate them. He (the Attorney-General) had the affidavit of the Bishop of Worcester, and of carious gentlemen, who concurred in this advice whilst the matter was simply of a local character, all of whom spoke of Mr. Lee in the highest terms. He had also the affidavits of those who were on terms of the utmost familiarity with him, stating that they had visited him repeatedly with and with out giving any intimation of their intentions, and they !greed in stating that instead of indulging in intoxicat heN drinks that he was singularly abstemious. Happily had the affidavit of his medical attendant, who Stated that if he had indulged in such stimulants that he would certainly have been afflicted with inflame tion of the eyes, a complaint to which he was parti cularly subject ; and further, that his habits were Of the most temperate kind. Looking at the whole of the circumstances, at the importance of the matter to lr- Lee— see i ng t h at d ur i ng a l ong per i od he had oeen • suojected to persecution, misrepresentation, and stated, and that at la s t, f or th e reasons h e h a d leted, he bad felt bound to avail himself of the me rlin which this C our t a ff or d e d f or c l ear i ng is.. character from the i m p u t a ti ons cas t upon i t, 1 2:10 1 were utterly unfounded, he trusted the curt would a cce d e to hi s application, and thus c o urt the person f rom w h om these slanders had e manated tb o to come f orward, and either substantiate admit that they were devoid of truth. Lord ERMAN—Take a ru l e . The A hand over 7r °RNEY-GINERAL—MY Lord, we shall ridge.copies of the affidavits to-day to Mr. Gutte necessa There will, ther e f ore , b e no groun d f or un necessary delay. We trust th e ma tt er w ill b e di s - Poled of without delay. Lord DENMAN bowed assent. The S olicitor -General and Mr. Whateley, Q.C., were wi • th the Attorney-General. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) MONTAGU v. PAYNE. Mr. M. CHAMBERS applied for a rule to set aside an por deer t o by M r . B aron Platt, calling on the Th lainfr to m amend th e part i culars of his demand. The pl amend the particulars of his demand. Th plaintiff in th e action, it appeared, was the se t cretary of Mr. Payne, the late candidate for the ciy of Lond on , and was employed by the defendant to organise th e p l an of proceedin fully before th e electors of the for bringing him city of London. Actin g i n pursuance of these instructions m , onthe plaintiff had expend e d a considerable sum ofmoney in the printing of placards, the hire of " boardmen," and other means of giving üblic to the fact that the d e f endant was a candidate for the suffrages of the electors of the city of London. The Isue of the contest defendantproved unf avoura bl e t o th e . The plaintiff, soon after th e c l ose o f th e eleoi on_, made a d emand for the settlement of the ex he had incurred on behalf the defendant. In support of the accuracy of his charges, he gave to the defe ndant a bo o k, in which en t r i es were made of all the slims he had expended. Defendant did not con sider that the charges were sufficiently explicit in the Matter of dates, and required further vouchers for the annu alleged to be expended. An action was com menced, by th e p l a i nt i ff against the defendant, who had obtained an order from Mr. Baron Platt calling upon the plaintiff to amend his particulars. Mr. M. CHAMBERS now moved to have this rule set aside, on the ground that the only book containing dthe entries and vouchers was in the possession of the e f endant, and it was i mposs ib le for him to demand particulars unless th e b oo k were res t ore d to h i m or he were allowed an opportunity of inspecting the book and vouchers.—Rule granted. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) 11ERAND V. LEAF. The COURT delivered judgment in this case, which w.a3 a motion for a n ew t r i a l on t h e ground of mis direction, and al so th a t th e ver di ct was against the evidence. The action was brought to recover co mpensation for certain articles furnished to a Publication called the Foreign and Colonial, and New Quarterly Review, of which the defendant was the proprietor. The circumstances of the case have been repeatedly before the public. The Court having carefully considered all the cir cumstances of the case, were of opinion that the di rection of Mr. Justice Coltman at the trial was correct, and that the jury were fully warranted in finding that the articles were not received under a contract that they were to be paid for, and that if they had there was such a fraud in suppressing the name of the author that such contract would not have effect. They were therefore of opinion that there was no ground for a new trial.—Rule refused. FIELD V. MACKENZIE. The rule which had been obtained in this case, and which relates to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Joint Stock Bank, was discharged with costs. BANKRUPTCY.--(THIi DAY.) (Before Mr. Corn missioner FONULANQUE.) IN RE MAUDE AND CO. These bankrupts had carried on business as cement manufacturers, at Northfleet, and this was an applica tion for certificates. Mr. LAWRENCE, who appeared on behalf of the assignees, said, that the firm consisted of four per sons, and existed for fifteen months only ; their debts to creditors, not holding security, 10,1341., and to those holding security, whilst the assets were only 3001., and goods 7221. Their expenditure had been very great, the machinery and plant having cost the large sum of 13,3231. 7s. 4d., and was mortgaged, whilst their profits had only been 4971. 10s. ld. The assignees did not com plaint of the amount drawn out by the partners, the total being 7511. Gs. 7d.; out of which the working artner, Mr. Aspdin, had drawn 140 /. , and Mr. Jones, who had put in 1,500/. capital, had only drawn out 1121. With regard to him he was entirely exempt from all blame, and on the whole the only charge was of improvident dealing, the result of which had been most disastrous. His HONOUR asked what was the cause of the failure ? Mr. LAWRENCE said that it arose from want of suf ficient capital to complete their arrangements. The fact was, that of the capital guaranteed by the Messrs. Maude, 4,0001., had not been paid, and the stoppage had been mainly caused by the great excess of the estimate for the plant, which, instead of being 6,0001., amounted to 13,0001. Mr. ROBERTS appeared on the part of Aspdin, and said that he was taken into the firm entirely as a working partner, and had not drawn out more than he would have earned as a superintendent of the works. Messrs. Maude were not represented by any pro fessional gentlemen. His HONOU R : sa id , as f ar as Jones and A s pdi n were concerned no blame attached to them, and their cert ificates would b e gran t e d f or th w i t h . The case ofthe Maudes was somewhat different, as they had 114. 1 3 ut in the capital th ey h a d agree d on, and whic h TEM SU LONDo had, to a certain extent, led to their failure, their cer tificates would be suspended for three months, but pro tection would be granted. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) There was not a single charge of the least interest to the public before the Court this morning, the whole time of the magistrate being occupied in disposing of fewa drunken charges. BENEVOLENT DONATIONS.—The following note, enclosing a Bank of England note fur 101., has been received from Mr. Clack, the manager of the Union Bank, Argylle-place, for the use of the poor-box at this court :—" Miss D.'s respects to Mr. Clack and requests he will appropriate the enclosed in any manner he thinks most useful for the relief of the distressed." The receipt of the above the donor begs may be acknowledged in The Sun. THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) Three powerfully-built seamen, who gave their names Frederick Bryan, Edward Walker, and Ralph 7owcll, with a woman named Sarah Bryan, were charged with violently assaulting and injuring Mrs. Elizabeth Kaines, landlady of the Moon and Seven Stars public-house, St. George-street, Ratcliffe highway. It appeared that between twelve and one o'clock last night, just as Mrs. Kaines was about to close her house, the four prisoners entered and wanted to he supplied with a pot of porter. This Mrs. Kaines reused, when they became very abusive, and Walker forced his way round the counter, and seizing Mrs. Kaines by the shoulders, he dealt her several violent blows in the face, and with the toe of his boot in flicted a kick on her stomach, from which this morn ing she was suffering severely. The other prisoners then rushed on her and knocked her down, and with savage exclamations beat her about the head most severely. She screamed out "murder" and "police," and two men came to her assistance and rescued her from their violence. This statement having been corroborated, Mr. YARDLEY observed that it was a most cowardly and aggravated assault on a defenceless and unpro tected female. Walker appeared to have been the worst, and he should fine him 405., or fourteen days' imprisonment. The others he should sentence to pay a fine of 205., or eight days' imprisonment. They were locked up in default. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Marian Laycock, late a servant in the employment of Mr. Slater, silk mercer and draper, of No. 17, North-place, Kingsland-road, was brought up for final examination, charged with robbing her master of silks, satins, shawls, &c., &c., the particulars of which appeared at the time in the "Evening Sun." Since then, the officer Linzay, had traced a great portion of the goods to the prisoners mother-in-law, Charlotte Walliby, at No. 3, Essex-street, Commer cial-road. These were also identified by Mr. Slater, as his property, in addition to those found in the pos session of the prisoner Laycock. The depositions were now ordered to be made out, in order for the full committal to Newgate for trial of Marian Lay cock, for robbing her employer Mr. Slater, as also, for that of Charlotte Wallsby, her mother-in-law, as a receiver of the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLECHASE. 5 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Switcher 7 to 1 agst Captain Little's The Chandler 8 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's St. Leger Bto 1 agst Mr. J. Bruce ns The Curate—t to 75/. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Ouseley Higgins's Pioneer 12 to 1 agst Captain Barnett's Marengo DERBY. The only bets to our knowledge were 1,000 to 40 agst Nil Desperandum, 1,500 to 50 each agst Cervus and Beverlac, and 9,000t0 200 agst The Sheriff. SALE OF LORD E. RUSSELL'S RACING STUD' The prices realised this day by Messrs. Tattersall were as follow:—Sting, GOO guineas (for the French Government)—Stingo (a foal), brother to Sting, 400 guineas Fergus, 320 guineas Reminiscence, 340 guineas--Cracow and Dulcet, 150 guineas each—and Rainbow (late Brompton), 82 guineas. THE UNITED STATES AND M EXIC ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The royal mail steamer Cambria, Captain Judliins with the usual mails and ninety passengers, arrived here this evening. She left Boston on the Ist, and Halifax on the 3d instant, and has been delayed by severe weather rather longer than usual. The Cam bria has brought 60,0001. in specie ; she met the Caledonia at Halifax on the 2d instant, all well. It will be perceived that there is no later news from Mexico than that received a week ago by the West India mail steamer ; the intelligence from that city reached only to the 29th September, and from Vera Cruz to the 14th October. The New York courier of the 31st ult. says— Our last European paper of the 15th instant failed to impart what this one in like manner will fail in, any official dispatches from General Scott concerning his recent operations and actual condition in Mexico. Owing to the interruption of communication between Vera Cruz and the capital, either these dispatches have not been sent, or have been intercepted. But the main occurrences of the severe fighting that took place previously to the occupation of the capital, and the actual undisturbed possession of it by the Ameri can army, we know, as well from Mexican accounts, as from many private letters which have reached this country. The dates from the city of Mexico are to the 29th ult., when all was quiet there. The orders of the day of General Scott, whose available force in the midst of that hostile city is known not to exceed seven thousand men, indicate the greatest desire to spare the vanquished, and to insure the safety of his own soldiers. There is no example known to us of such self-restraint of soldiers flushed with vic tory, and outraged, after the event, by those they had subdued. Puebla is known,to have fallen into the hands of the Mexicans, but the American garrison under Colonel Childs had retired with all their materiel, and occupying neighbouring heights, held the city under their fire. A reinforcement under General Lane, uniting with Colonel Lally, who was at Jalapa on the 30th ult., and thus amounting to some 3,500 men, has, before this, it is possible, reinstated the American garrison in Puebla, and proceeded to join General Scott in Mexico. Another force of some 2,000 men had marched from Vera Cruz to open the route, and it now will be the effort of the authorities at home to garrison the chief places on the route, and keep it permanently open. Of the present whereabouts of Santa Anna or of his purposes, there is no definite information, nor is it easy to say where resides or is to be found any por tion of the Government of Mexico. Under such circumstances peace is impossible, if for no other reason than that there is no administra tion in Mexico with which to make it. The plan now in favour at Washington is to rein force all the armies—to hold what we have conquered —to levy heavy subsidies and military supplies from the Mexicans—and, forbearing any further offer to negotiate, to await until Mexico shall sue for peace. This seems to be the determination of the President, who has undoubtedly caused Mr. Trist to be recalled, and it remains to be seen whether it will be ratified by Congress, which is to assemble in the first week of December. Meantime the country is contented and prosperous, at ease in its money affairs, and thriving in all its pursuits. The harvests have been abundant, yet the prices keep up. The exports, however, are small to Europe, and so also is our stock of bread stuffs on hand. Exchange in Europe may be quoted on England at from 9/ to .I ; for 60. day bills of well-known City houses. On France 525 a 5 22. There has been an export of silver from this port to France within the last fortnight of about half a million of dollars, as follows : Dollars. Per Philadelphia ... 49,723 silver lowa Missouri 65,500 Havre There will be an export by the Cambria of gold, variously estimated at from 200,000 dolls. or 400,000 dolls. It will not be short of the lowest sum, but will, so far as we can obtain information here at this writing, not reach the larger sum. These shipments are the result less of the rate at which bills of exchange are selling, than of want of confidence in any bills—for even when sellers here are undoubted, such is the distrust of English houses brought about by the recent failures in that country —and hardly less by the indiscreet and, as we deem them, unjustifiable surmises transmitted from Lon don, by men who should know better, about expected failures, and crashes that were to shake the commer cial credit of the whole country—that remitters who want to be sure of their funds being available in Eng land ship gold, though it cost them from 1 to 1 per cent. more than good bills.; If the export of gold should continue to any con siderable extent—which, however, we do not look for —it would, in combination with the drain constantly in operation of the Sub-Treasury law—cause our banks to hold up in their discounts. As a matter of fact, the quarterly return which will be made by the banks of this city on the Ist proximo will show a diminution of specie on hand since Ist August (the date of the last return), of between three and four millions of dollars, leaving them now with something less than seven millions in their vaults. Much the largest portion of these millions have been withdrawn from the banks by the operation of the Sub-Treasury law, which requires the payment of all dues to the Government in coin, and of this coin a good deal has been sent to Mexico. If to this drain should be added, by reason of any rise in exchange, or growing distrust of bills, a drain to Europe—a pressure for money, of which other wise, or from other causes, there is no danger —must ensue here. But of such a drain, we repeat, we have little expectation, if the Caledonia, which will be due in a few days, shall bring less discouraging accounts from England, and especially if she shall disprove the forebodings of evil of the London letter writers, to whom we have alluded. We look upon it as certain that England will need supplies of bread-stuffs from this country in the spring, notwithstanding her good harvest—and if so, the tendency of coin will be to and not from us. The New York canals this year will yield over three and a half million of dollars in tolls—the re venue from the Pennsylvania public works will also be larger than heretofore, but unhappily the destruc tion occasioned some weeks ago, by the overflow of various streams consequent upon long-continued rains, has interrupted the use of these works at this the most active part of the year—and hence the amount oftreceipts will be diminished, while a large extra outlay for repairs will be required. In all the other states the public works are pros perous and productive, and such is the condition of the whole country. It was rumoured that Major Lally's escort had joined Colonel Childs, and that they had defeated the guerillas and recaptured Puebla. The report that General Rea was at Puebla h fully confirmed, and the Genius of Liberty of the 27th ult. says, " Our troops under Col. Childs were bombarding the city from the surrounding heights." The same paper of the 2d instant has the following : —" General Santa Anna, never so badly discomfited, was, at the latest accounts, at Puebla. His force, after its junction with that:of General Rea, amounted in infantry and cavalry to 3,000 men, and was quar tered in the Convent of St. Carmen. The Americans, ca n t dy dr awaiting ye Co. consciousr y capacious Childs, ein reinforcements o orfe e s t strongly conventnngt strength y in f o t r h t b i eoefi belonging utmost their a e inrgsteoc u massivelyrhiet position,y swbaauemni were and tranquillity. Guerillas were assembling near Puebla, and i,a o r n ed t e he road." sismenti mentioned in most of the Mexican papers as being mixed u p i n some scheme or conspiracyto establish a monarchy in Mexico. Mr. Trist is re called. No official dispatches had been received at the War department f rom G eneral Scott. The po sition of General Tayl or i s likely tope a precarious one, a Mexican rising having taken place on the Rio Grande, extending from that river to the Sierra Madre. General Urrea was said to be at the head of 12,000 men. The Mexican Congress was to meet at Queretaro on the sth November. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, NoNnay.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk to-day. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise on the eastern terrace and Slopes. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Earl Grey and the Earl of Desart, and was attended by Lord Alfred Paget and the Hon. Captain Gordon. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham left the Castle to-day. A deputation from the Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter Hall, had the honour of an interview, on Saturday last, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to submit a proposal for erecting a public memorial to the memory of the late Dr. Mendelssohn. The Queen and his Royal Highness were pleased to ap prove of the above object, and to subscribe 501. in its aid. The royal dinner party this evening at the Castle will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess Grey, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Desart, and the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey. The band of the Grenadier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. A deputation of the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes, consisting of Wm. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Joseph Toyn bee, Esq., John Wm. Tottie, Esq., A. Kilgour, Esq., and Mr. Charles Gatliff, had an interview, yesterday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the subject of the window duties, at the official residence of the Right Hon. Baronet, in Downing-street,. His Excellency the American Ministet had an in terview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, yester day, at the office of the Board of Trade. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Wm. Ord, M.P., Mr. T. E. Headlam, M.P., the Mayor of Newcastle, the Sherif: of Newcastle, Mr. Alderman Donkin, Mr. Alderman Hodgson, the Town Clerk of New castle, Mr. Moreton, Mr. N. Wood, Mr. Brocket, and Mr. Armstrong, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Lord Hatherton had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home office. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The late Mr. Henry Brown, of the Horse Bri gade Artillery, has left five hundred rupees for the poor of Bangalore, to be distributed by the minister of the district. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Dashwood, K.C.8., G.C. Tower and Sword, late of Torquay, Devon, who died in September last at the advanced age of 83, had executed his will in the month of February preceding, and appointed his wife, the Hon. Lady Dash wood, his sole executrix and residuary legatee, who has just adminis tered thereto. The personalty was estimated at 9,0001. He leaves to her the dividends of his stock for her life, and his plate, jewels, pictures, books, horses, and car riages for her own use absolutely ; the principal of his funded property at her decease to be divided between his son, John de Courey, and his grandson, Charles, the son of his deceased son, Francis. On the marriage of his son Charles he secured to him an equal portion of his hs p r e r s or d e e r c t e y e i s t i h t u h a i t s e t o w n ot the e t h il e r r a s d o d n o s n , s a i n , o d r q h u a s a y e o f n t h t him his resider.ce, situate on the Braddons Torquay, on the deceaseri,uE LATE the ll ATEii o E t u i. LadyTENA Dashwood.NT.c o LIEUTENANT-COLONEL lIIDDERT C. 13 , 40TH FOOT.—This distinguished officer, who commanded the 40th Regiment during the sanguinary campaign in Affghanistan when the gallant corps was almost cut to pieces, died on the 12th instant, at his residence in St. George's-place. He was connected with the army for a period of thirty-two years, having entered as Ensign in 1813. For his services in Affghanistan he was promo ted to a Brevet Lieutenant-Coloneley, and was made a C.B. In 1814 this distinguished officer joined the Penin sular army. He afterwards proceeded to America, and on his return home in 1815, he joined the Allied Army, and took part in the battle of Waterloo. His Excellency Chevalier Bunsen entertained Mr. James Brooke (ltaja of Sarawak) and a select circle to dinner last evening at the Prussian Legation. We understand that the committee of shareholders appointed to investigate the affairs of the Union Bank, having daily before them cases evincing the necessity of forming a new banking establishment to meet the re quirements of this district are seriously turning their attention to effecting that object. The general business of the Union Bank is found to have been lucrative, and it possesses not only at the parent establishment, but at several of its branches, a valuable and highly respect able connexion. It is understood that the committee are desirous to retain these connexions, feeling that by so doing the interest of the existing shareholders will be better protected, and an increased accommodation afforded to the public generally.—Newcastle Chronicle. THE EARL AND THE FARRIER.—A farmer called on Earl Fitzwilliatn and complained that, in his hunting excursions with his hounds, he had trodden down a field of wheat so as to do it damage. The Earl told him that if he would procure an estimate of the loss he would pay it. The man informed him that he had done so already, a t. n d it was believed the damage eo n would th e be 50L whichT tc Earl had been trodden down grew up, and became the best in the paid it. But, a s spring h ones c t a field. The farmer returned the fifty pounds. and man." After making some ought to be between map " Ah," said the Earl, this is what I like. This is as it aye the man a cheque for ono room, and returning, g inquiries about his family, the Earl went into another ina th , is a , nd an t d ell w h h i e ni n hyou r und r e e l d des p t o s u o n n ds i , s saying,o age present "Take r es en t ite car© r to e ofh On omnibuses plying the A o c c c c l a D si c o N n T th w a l t T p u ro4 , i ‘ u v c o e p d it it A .'L — W L A c ice o st m er N . L /e u r s c E u s r y .— . Saturday morning two of the railway lanes stations came came into frightful collision, between the Edmonton andhythwehiAlehatrh the driver con sequence a compound fracture of his right leg, and many of them was thrown from his seat, and sustained , in others were severely injured. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, OCT. 30.—We have no improvement to notice in the general aspect of the markets, which, considering the time of the year, are more than usu ally inactive. There is much anxiety for later advices from abroad, and the delay for a few days past of those expected by the French steamer tends to increase it, many operations being in abeyance on this account. The Money Market has become somewhat strin gent, owing, it is believed, to the movements of the banks•consequent upon the making up of their quar terly returns. Gold continues to be shipped to England and France, about half a million of dollars going forward from New York and Boston in the packets and steamer of the Ist proximo, being by many preferred to bills in the present unsettled and uncertain state of commercial credit in Europe. Cotton—ln our last summary of the Cotton Mar ket we noticed the prevalence of much dullness, with a decline of 11c. after the arrival of the Cambria, which, with that previously established, made a re duction since the beginning of October of three cents per lb. ; subsequent to that notice, say to Tuesday, the 26th of October, a further reduction of three- FR BIG [ITS —To Liverpool, we notice engagements of cheese at 255. Cotton pl. for square bales; and apples 3s. per barrel. There is no flour oth?ring. 'ro London, there are large quantities of cheese going forward at 355. per ton, and other goods at our quo tations. To Havre, 5-le. is demanded for square cotton, with some engagements ; there is little else offering. To Antwerp, cotton continues to be taken at ic., and ashes at 30s. To Rotterdam, lc. for cotton, and 355. for ashes is obtained. A barque has been taken up to load salt at Turk's Island, for New Orleans, at 121 c. per bushel. EXCHANGE. —The transactions in Foreign Ex change for the next steamer have been very small, buyers and sellers mostly waiting the receipt of later news from abroad. Sales of bills on London have been made at 84 to 91 per cent. premium, and on Paris 5 dolls. 234 c. to 5 dolls. 221 c.; on the other places there was but little done. We quote bills on Amsterdam 40ic. to 401 c., Hamburgh 351 c. to 35:1c., Bremen 78-Ic. to 78:1c., and Antwerp 40c. to 40,-1-c. FUNERAL OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORE The interment of the late Archbishop of York took place on Saturday, in a large vault beneath a portion of Stanton H arcour t Ch urch, in Oxfordsh i re, ca ll e d the Harcourt Aisle. The body of the late Archbishop was conveyed on Saturday morning from Aylesbury, to which place it had been brought from Bishops. thorpe, where the late Primate died. It reached Ensham soon after eleven o'clock. The funeral pro cession then proceeded to Stanton Harcourt, which is about three miles distant. Soon after two o'clock the chief mourners reached Ensham, immediately upon which the funeral procession, which had been pre viously arranged in the market square, moved on, and consisted of mutes, about eighty of the tenantry on horseback, with hatbands and scarfs, the clergyman in his carriage, the hearse drawn by six horses, fol lowed by five mourning coaches and the late Archbishop's carriage.' iln this order it proceeded, being joined on its way by numbers of per sons who were waiting by the road side. On reaching the village of Stanton Harcourt the whole population appeared to be anxiously waiting to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had so endeared himself by his kindly intercourse with them. The Rev. W. Walsh met the corpse at the church-yard gate, the tenantry forming themselves on each side till the mourners had passed into the church. The service was then read, and everything was conducted with the greatest solemnity and pro priety. The coffin, which was covered with black velvet, trimmed with gilt furniture, with a silver shield, bore on it the following inscription, " Ed ward Harcourt, Archbishop of 'York, born October 10, 1757 ; died November 5, 1847, in the fortieth year of his primacy." The body was deposited in the family vault, where no less than eleven of his ancestors repose. In the same vault were deposited, after the funeral, the remains of the Archbishop's lady and his eldest daughter, which had been disin terred, and brought, agreeably to his desire, the former from York and the latter from London. The rela tives who attended the funeral were five of the sons of the Archbishop, namely—Rev. Leveson Vernon Harcourt, Captain Frederick Vernon Harcourt, Cap tain Octavius Vernon Harcourt, Rev. Charles Vernon Harcourt, Egerton Vernon Harcourt, Esq. ; three nephews of the late Archbishop, namely—Granville Egerton Harcourt, Esq., Rev. Evelyn Harcourt Vernon, Rev. F. B. Booth ; and two sons-in-law of the late Primate, Sir J. F. B. Johnstone and Lieute nant-Colonel Malcolm. Rev. Mr. Baker, of Nune ham, also attended. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TO TUE EDITOR OF TUB TIMES. Sir,—The following extract, which I believe has not ben pointed out since the discovery of the electric telegraph, may not .prove uninteresting to many of your readers; the number is attributed to Addison. " Strada, in one of his prolusions, gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between two friends by the help of a certain loadstone, which had such virtue in it that, if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to move, the other, though at never so great a distance, moved at the same time and in the same manner. He tells us that the two friends, being each of them possessed of one of these needles, made a kind of dial plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of those plates in such a manner that it could move round without im pediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty letters. Upon their separating from one an other into distant countries they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into their closets at a certain hour of the day and to converse with one another by means of this their invention. Accordingly, when they were some hundred miles asunder each of them shut himself up in his closet at the time appointed and immediately cast his eye upon his dial plate. If he had a mind to write anything to his friend, he directed the needle to every letter that formed the words which he had occasion for, making a little pause at the end of every word or sentence to avoid confusion. The friend in the meanwhile saw his own sympathetic needle moving of itself to every letter which that of his correspondent pointed at. By this means they talked together across a whole continent, and conveyed their thoughts to one an other, in an instant, over cities or mountains, seas or deserts."—(Spectator, No. 241, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1711.) I beg:to subscribe myself your obedient servant, Nov. Ig. L. L. ETON COLLEGE.—The examination of the compe titors for the prize of 501. given by Prince Albert for the promotion of the study of modern languages, was termi nated on Saturday last. The examiners were M. Maril ler, of Sandhurst College; the Rev. Dr. Danke, and Signor Mariotti ; and the names of the successful candi dates were announced as follow:—In French (23 compe titors), Ist prize, Wilson; 2d, Tarver, K S. and Boileau; the next four in point of merit were Chapman, Evans, K.S., Mariller, K.S , and Wayte, K.S. In German (12 competitors), Ist prize, the Hon. Mr. Bvng; 2d, Stratton; the next four were Larnbton, Mitford major, Mitford minor, and Wheatly. In Italian (11 competitors), Ist prize, Herbert Coleridge ; 2d, Marquis of Lothian; the four next were Hare minor, James, K.S., Vernon and Snow. The original compositions in French and German were highly extolled; they have been copied out in order to be presented to Prince Albert by the Rev. Dr. Hawtry. COURT-MARTIAL AT CHATHAM.--- The officers comprising the court of a general court-martial, of which Colonel Charles Menzies, ICH., of the Royal Marines, was president, assem bl e d at eleven o'clock, A.M., on Saturday, the 13th i ns t., at this garrison, for the trial of Private Robert Carter, No. 2,344, Ist Bat talion Rifle Brigade, for d esert i on . The president said, Prisoner, you have heard the charge read against you, are you guilty or not? The prisoner hung down his head and refused to answer, when the president told him that if he refused answering he should take it as a plea of guilty. The prisoner commenced sobbing, and pleaded guilty, saying that he had committed a henious offence, and that they might hang him if they liked. The prisoner has been in the corps fifteen months, out of which time he has been in prison seven months ; he is a native of Canterbury, and previous to his enlistment was a shipwright in Woolwich Dockyard. This is the second desertion of the prisoner, and when he found that he was to be tried by a general court martial he made a confession that he was an accessory to the murder of George Clark, one of the metropolitan police, at Dagen ham, in Essex, in May, 1846, and that it was he that in flicted the wound in the policeman's information n soner's confession was laid before Sir Geo rge Grey, and,gevening. after an examination by the proper authorities, the fr a i t l i e o p nrio im rr con elusion is that the prisoner has merely stated that he was the murderer to get out of the ser v i ce . DRPLORADLE SUlClDE.—Yesterday Mr. William C,aryteerrn,, el, rabw t heC or o o r ne eli rf - b g r a rr a suicide having been committed i n the Red Lion Ia S te u ,o e tl y e v reed s ee k , h neip It appears that the unfortunate deceased was named Thomas Ready, and that he had for a period of five years lived as barman there. On Sunday evening, after taking his tea, he went up stairs, as Was clean himself for the evening, but shortly supposedafterwards to strange noise was heard to proceed from 1 a which excited suspicion, and on Mr. its bed-room, •Potter goine• to the room he found the door locked on the inside once or twice without receivi ng any ans'wer, lleed on al l ed forcing the door a most distressing sight presented itself: The young man was found lying i n a pool of blood, with his head dreadfully shattered. A p i stol was close by his body. which evidently had bee n recentlydis charged. A surgeon was immediately sent for, who. upon his arrival, pronounced life quite extinct. From the examination made by the surgeon, it is quite clear that the deceased must have placed the mouth of the pistol to his left temple, and have fired the contents into his skull. The Jenny Lind, of and from Prince Edward's Island, Drody, master, arrived at Southampton on Satur day. She reports that she met, on October 28, the barque Amity, of and from Liverpool , from Richebucto, water-logged. Succeeded in saving Captain Allan and eleven of the crew, who had been three days and four nights on the wreck, lashed in the mizen rigging. Six per sons were unfortunately drowned previous to the re mainder of the crew being taken on board the Jenny Lind. Six of the seamen saved were afterwards put on board the brig Rebecca, bound for Glasgow. IrUEVDAY 141 ?I G NOVEMBER, 18, quarter a of cent was submitted. to ;' but for the past three days the business has been to a fair extent, and chiefly for export, so that no further decline is ob servable ; but, on the contrary, the market has the appearance of firmness, and on some descriptions a shade advance has been realized. Our quotations are varied in conformity. The receipts at all the shipping ports are 112.180 bales, against 95,401, to the same dates last year — an i ncrease this season o f 7,0 79 b a l es. The total f ore i gn export this year is 55,192 bales more than last, s a y 38 ,0 6 5 i ncrease to G reat B r i ta i n, 14,712 incr ease t o France, 6,579 increase to North of Europe, but 4,164 l ess to other foreign ports. Th e shipments from southern to northern ports are 1,559 bales less this season than last; but there is an excess in stock of 42,399 bales. The sales since our last are 4,600 bales. THE INCOME-TAX. (Abridged from the llampshire .Telegraph.) A public general meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Portsmouth on this subject was held at the Society's Hall, Portsen, on Friday evening, the worshipful the Mayor, T. E. Owen, Esq., in the chair. The Right Hon. P. T. Baring, one of the representatives of the borough, and IL C. Compton, Esq., one of the Members for the county, were present. Mr. SHEPPARD moved the first resolution—" That while this meeting recognises it to be the duty of the people of this country to bear a fair share of the taxa tion necessary for the maintenance of good govern ment, they are o f o pi n i on th a t a t ax on i ncome i s open to serious objections, inasmuch as it is destructive of industry, of a highly inquisitorial character, and often very arbitrarily enforced. They are therefore of opi nion that a graduated property-tax would be less ob jectionable and more equitable." They were assem bled, he said, to consider what was thought to be a vexatious and arbitrary impost. Unfortunately the people of this country had been too much occupied by the strife of party, and the real interests of the country had been often sacrificed and neglected. The necessity for the income-tax arose from the shame less expenditure of former years; they were now paying for long and ruinous wars, more calculated to sustain the privilege of certain classes than for the benefit of any country on earth.—(Hear, hear.) Until this year he had been taxed for a great deal more than his profits, and nearly double what he re turned at the present time.—(Hear, hear.) This ought not to be. If a man took a false oath as to his income, the Commissioners would indict him for per jury. The only way to remedy the evil was to come to a graduated property-tax, which would screen the poor man, who had only the means of providing for his subsistence.—(Cheers.) Mr. H. SLIGHT seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. RICHARD BATCHELOR read a letter from Sir George Staunton, stating that he had just returned from a five weeks' tour in Switzerland, and that he was unable to attend the meeting from fatigue and the pressure of business ; but that he would not fail to keep in mind the wishes of his constituents when the subject came before the House of Commons.— (Cheers.) He concluded by moving the second resolution—" That the vexatious spirit in which the income-tax has been enforced in this district is calcu lated to create dissatisfaction and distrust, both to wards the law and its administrators, and it is there fore desirable a memorial should be sent to the Lords of the Treasury, stating the grievances in this locality and the propriety of adopting a graduated property tax in lieu thereof, and that if necessary the memo rial be followed up by a petition to the House of Commons." Mr. THOMAS HOSKINS said he had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. Dr. ROLPH supported the second resolution. Mr. LEGGATT then read a letter from Lord Charles Wellesley, regretting his inability to attend the meeting. Mr. H. J. HOGG then moved the third resolution —" That the presentation of such memorial, and the subsequent petition, be entrusted to the care of Mr. Baring, and that he, with Sir George Staunton and the county Members, be requested to support the prayer thereof." Mr. SHEPPARD seconded this resolution, which was then put, and carried unanimously. Mr. BARING then rose, and was much cheered. He came there, he said, simply to hear what they had to say, as he was anxious to know what their feelings were on this important subject. He would first al lude to the local grievance. He had heard great complaints of the way in which the tax was here ad ministered ; but as an old official servant they would forgive him for not giving an opinion until he had heard both sides ; this much, however, he would say— he would take care that their memorial bad a proper hearing; he would see that it was fairly looked into; and, if not redressed, he would present their petition to the House.—(Hear, hear.) Something clearly required alteration, such as this great population being dragged to Fareham, for instance.—(Hear.) If one of the two must travel, Fareham ought to come to Portsmouth : people ought not to be inconvenienced in addition to having to pay their money.—(Hear, hear.) He must tell them, however, very fairly, that great part of the grievances was in the nature of the tax and concomi- iant to it. It was well known that he opposed this tax.—(Hear, hear.) He was afraid at the time that it would produce great dissatisfaction and discontent when worked out ; but he had no hesitation in saying that the opinion of the country was in favour of the imposition of the income. tax. He always felt it to be his duty when the law was settled, not to throw difficulties in the administration of the government of the country ; and just at the present moment he was least of all disposed to do so.—(Hear, hear.) He was afraid that it was in the nature of the tax that it must be accompanied by very disagreeable and inquisitorial powers for the purpose of carrying it out. The prin ciple of it was that people should be taxed according to their income ; but how was that to be got at ? Ile felt quite sure that all his constituents returned their incomes correctly—(Laughter)—and no doubt his friend Mr. Compton would tell them that in South Hampshire, however it may be in the North, that you could trust the word of every gentleman.— (Laughter.) But there were other places and parties who would not be scrupulous as to the way in which they made their returns, more especially if you tell them beforehand that you will take their words for it. —(Laughter.) If you are to tax people according to their incomes you must ask questions and turn to their accounts ; if you.would charge according to their incomes, you must have this inquisitorial power. He could not hold out to the meeting any expectation that any human wisdom or ingenuity could get them out of this dilemma. There was a necessity for new taxes when the new tax was levied in 1842, and the coun-' try then preferred the income-tax to any other mode of taxation.—(Cries of " No, no.") If the borough of Portsmouth had objected to it, he received no petition against it from them.— (Hear.) There would not be a surplus of the revenue this year ; the question was whether they would not have an addi tion to the income-tax or not. The Government of the country must make some call or other for addi tional revenue. The same reasons that led him to oppose the income-tax would lead him now to prefer some other tax to it ; but still if the income of this country was not able to pay its expenses he would not be one to repeal the tax without a substitute. He would, however, oppose any addition to the income tax.— (Hear, hear.) It was a temporary expedient to last three years, but if it was to be increased and become part of the permanent taxation of this country, he could not defend the mode in which it was now taken—he could not defend the fact of life incomes and incomes derived from trade paying the same amount.--(Hear, hear.) The Government ought to get over this difficulty. If they were going to charge permanently on the tradesman or professional man the same amount as they now charged on the gentle man or the fundholder, who has his entire realised property, he was not prepared to justify that taxation. Mr. COMPTON said he came only to listen to their complaints, and he should be happy to do all in his power to relieve them. -He was averse to all taxes of this description. He did not think direct taxation the best to which we could be subject. He was fully aware that direct taxation must be resorted to if free trade principles were to be carried out.—(Hear, hear.) Whether free trade would ever be carried out or not was quite another question ; he firmly believed it never would. He was more in favour of duties on imports and indirect taxation versus free trade and direct taxa- tion. He should be most happy with his Right llon. Friend to do all in his power to prevent, if possible, the heavy and oppressive mode in which the .tax was levied.—(Cheers.) After some observations from Mr. DART in favour of the extension of the elective suffrage, _ Mr. LEGGATT then moved that a committee of thirty persons be named to prepare a memorial and petition in accordance with the foregoing resolutions. Mr. MARX seconded the resolution, which was also carried unanimously. A committee was then nominated, and Mr. BARING having moved, and Mr. COMPTON seconded a vote of thanks to the Mayor, the meeting dispersed. The hall was densely crowded throughout the pro ceedings. PEDESTRIANISM: H. RUBRIDGE AND G. COOK.— The race in which these men were engaged, distance 120 yards, for a stake of 25 soya. aside, bOok receiving two yards' start, was decided yesterday at Mrs. Emer son's ground, the Old Hat, Ealing. At half-past three the men showed in racing trim, and after about a dozen false starts, went away, Cook obtaining a still further advantage on going off. Rubridgo never could catch his man, and Cook ran in a winner by a bare yard. The stone match between Tucker and Hunt did not come off. HOWARD AND CHEENEY.—The trial of speed between those runners, 150 yards, for 5/. aside, was also brought to issue. Howard is well known as " The Kensington Racer," and Cheeney has his own local fame as a clipper of Clapham. The race was never in doubt. After eighty or ninety yards of level running, Howard, self contained, shot ahead and defeated Cheeney by a couple of yards. Hunt, who was engaged in the stone match, which was a disappointment, then ran a novice for a sovereign, and defeated him by half a yard, giving two yards' start. ENON CHAPEL.—Yesterday Mr. Farquharson, sur geon, and assistant to Mr. G. A. Walker, was engaged disinfecting the burying vault under Enon Chapel, by chlorine gas, preparatory to its being cleared of the dead bodies, human bones, and empty coffins, lying there. It is the opinion of Messrs. Walker, Simpson, and Farqu parson, that the removal cannot take place before January without endangering the public health. THE LATE DR. FELIX MENDELSSOIIN BARTHOLDT. —A deputation from the Sacred harmonic . Society, Exeter Hall, had th e h onour o f an interview, on Satur day last, with hi s R oya l Highness Prince Albert, to submit a proposal for erecting a public memorial to th e memory of the late Dr. Mendelssohn. Thepr oveof e his Royal Highn ess were pleased to ap above object, and to 6 ubscribe 501. in its aid, 184?, IRELAND. ANOTHER ATROCIOUS MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK. DUBLIN, Nov 14.—There are further accounts of crime and disorganization from the counties of Lime rick and Clare. The Limerick Chronicle of yester day (Saturday) contains the following account of the most revolting murder, the victim being the wife of a steward of Sir Matthew Barrington, who lost her own life in endeavouring to save her husband from the bullet of the assassin : " Last evening, at the early hour of seven o'clock, two armed men, whose faces were blackened to escape recognition, suddenly entered the house of John Rya n , s t ewar d and bailiff to Sir Matthew Bar rington. Bart., within a quarter of a mile of the village of Murroe, and in the neighbourhood of a police-station. They cried out, when inside the door, heads down,' and swore they would have the life of Ryan, at whom they immediately presented. Ile caught hold of a friend of the name of Tucker, who happened to be in the house, and placed him between the two armed men and himself. A short struggle ensued, and when they had forcibly disengaged fucker from Ryan, the latter grasped a chair to de fend himself, and the faithful wife throwing herself between to save her husband's life from the deadly weapon, received the contents of a gunshot close under her left breast, which passed out through her back, and killed the poor woman on the spot ! The distracted husband rushed to the adjoining room, where a gun was kept for his protection, and when he came out found the murderers had disappeared, and the only object before him was the bleeding corpse of his unfortunate partner. The horrors of this atrocity are aggrevated by the circumstance of three young children being left motherless, the youngest not four months born, and which Mrs. Ryan had only put from her breast when rushing to save her husband. Ryan's house, at Murroe Wood, was bur n t d ow n by incendiaries last year, and he had also received threatening notices. An inquest was held this after noon upon the body, and a verdict of wilful murder returned against some person or persons unknown." Accounts have just reached town that yesterday (Saturday) evening, at about five o'clock, as Mr. Bailey, a deputy-lieutenant of the county of Tipperay, was driving in his gig from Nenagh to his residence at Ballyclough, a distance of about seven miles, he and his friend Mr. Edge, by whom he was accompanied, were fired at from behind a ditch, and Mr. Bailey was dangerously and Mr. Edge slightly wounded. Up to the time the Lime rick mail was passing no further particulars had transpired, except that it was feared Mr. Bailey's wounds were mortal. Yesterday evening one of the labourers employed on the Great Southern and Western Railway, at Bal lybrophy, was found murdered on the railway works ; his head having been pierced through as if with a single blow of a pickaxe. The following are taken from the list of outrages in the Limerick and Clare papers : "At an early hour on the morning of Monday, the house of John Hayes, at Gurtroe, near Ballingarry, was surrounded by an armed party, who feloniously entered the same, find deprived the owner of civil bill decrees, also of his fire-arms ; from which they went to a neighbour's house and there got forcible possession of a musket. The party were going off with their prize, and fortunately, as day was break ing, three farm labourers of William Cox and Mr. Massy, going to work, observed the fellows, whom they at once suspected, and went in pursuit. The guilty fugitives quickened their pace, and the honest labourers gained fast upon their track. One of the Whiteboys turned round and fired, to deter his pursuers. It had not the effect, and the brave fellows gained upon them, who then, in utter despair, successively threw back a gun, a pistol, and eventually shook off the shoes from their feet to facilitate their flight, and embarrass their pursuers. The three farm servants gathered up the spoil, and the Whiteboys for the present have evaded detection ; but we sincerely hope the example we record of sin gular regard in this class of life for the rights of property and the sustainment of the law, will obtain for these honest men the substantial praise of Govern ment, as it must the approval of the public. "On Tuesday last a party of several armed men burned the dwelling-house of a poor man named Carney, residing at Kilmastulla, near Birdhill. The incendiaries are unknown. " Sunday night, while on patrole, Constable Corri gan and party arrested, in an unlicensed public-house at Six-mile Bridge, county Clare, five suspicious characters from the mountainy districts of Trough and Knockrue, supposed to have been concerned in the recent attack and robbery of arms from the houses of Messrs. Frost, at Meelick. When the police entered the fellows were in private conclave, and on being questioned as to their business, replied they were arranging about cattle. They denied having fire-arms, but on being searched a pistol, heavily loaded, was found with one of the party, named John Grady, and subsequently identified as the property of Mr. James Frost, from whose house it was taken the night of the outrage. The five prisoners —Michael and Thomas Howard, John Grady, Michael M‘Na mare, and Daniel Mulconry, who are accused of con spiracy to murder certain gentlemen in the district (one of whom, it is alleged, was to have fallen a victim the same night), were brought before Mr. O'Brien, R.M., at Six-mile. Bridge, next morning, and committed to Ennis Gaol to abide trial at next assizes. On Monday night Sub-inspector Donovan, of Newmarket, with the police, arrested nine other bad characters from Trough and Knockrue, in whose houses fire-arms, powder, ball, &c., were found, and against whom private information was given to the sub-inspector, as principals in various outrages per petrated in the district." THE POLISH BALL.—We beg to remind our readers that the ball at Guildhall for the benefit of the unfortu nate Poles takes place to-morrow evening, and to ex press a hope that their ;sympathies will be enlisted on behalf of so laudable an undertaking. The English public are ever alive and ready to aid the oppressed and unfortunate, and we hope they will show their determi nation to uphold that character by attending the ball to morrow evening. By expending a few pounds in the support of so excellent a charity, the heads of families will insure to themselves a delightful evening's amu,e tnent, and the pleasure of which will be enhanced by the reflection that they are supporting the cause of the op pressed. STRAND THEATRE.—This little theatre continues to attract crowded audiences. Last night the romance of The Blood Bed Knight was revived; by the exertions of Mr. Archer, Miss Love, Miss J. Coleman, and Miss Terry, and a good supply Of red fire, it was successful. The Bottle increases in attraction, although this is the seventh week of its representation. The interesting drama of The Dumb Man of Manchester closed the evening's entertainment. The part of Torn, as played by Mr. Broadfoot, was worthy to rank after that of one of the greatest Beni of the stage—the late A. Ducrow. Parliament opens on Thursday, and the Observer will publish, on Sunday morning, the 21st November, a gratuitous half-sheet stamped supplement. The exten sive publication of the Observer commences at six, and concludes at ten on Sunday mornings. The Monday edition, which contains markets, is best for the country and abroad. Price of the Observer, with supplement, Sixpence. MERTHYR.—The depression in the state of trade is we fear about to operate upon the iron works in this neighbourhood, as we find that notices have been given in Cyfarthfa and Plymouth, preparatory it is conjectured' to a lowering of the wages. hitherto the works have been carried on steadily in this neighbourhood, and em ployment was easily attainable. It is feared that the example thus given by these two large works will be followed by the other works in the neighbourhood, which, as it will take place in the depth of winter, must be the means of causing considerable distress. The stoppage of the various railways is supposed to be the chief cause of this notice, and it is only to be hoped that the depression will not last a considerable time, but that the opening of Parliament will again cause such an impetus as will give steadiness of demand and remu nerating prices to all our staple manufactures.—Mon mouthshire Merlin. The Llynvi Iron Works are at a stand for want of coal. The colliers having left on account of the pro posed 25 per cent. reduction in the wages, are now employed at other works in the neighbourhood. Four hundred pudlers and other workmen that were dis charged from Cwm Avon, have since beem employed in the Dowlais Works.— W elshman. • on Chapel, A fire broke out in the Garrison but fortunately it was FIRE AT THE GARRISON CHAPEL, W a O t O W LWT ooi. C: ic -- - ' h, yesterday, during divine service, It appears Saturday evening the stove is lighted on Satur r placed in charge of the put out without alarming the congregation. chapel, and a sapper and miner to warm the is extinguish ed. proceeding with, observed service was yes terday, while the roof of the same The nightsaanpp sapper I l a o o w d i n m g i d h a e y r , oa until d a t t h y e y fi e r s e .. smoke issuing from the smo presence of congregation, to it check having v i t n h g e progress on duty ress of the fire, w considered which was effected by th e Provost serg mind not to to o coming to his aid, a n d C apta i n and ttitaarimn the assistance Adjutant Been, ordering several of the men to assist in cu ttin t g ion ou d t id s a or i :i l l low o f w the burning takenra f p t l e a r e s e . d u T r ii i n e gcothne firmegeaof service, until they left the chapel. DEATHS AMONG THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST ELOOD.—The loss of life among tha Catkolic priests, during the last six or eight months, from fever, con tracted in the discharge of their spiritual duties, has been fearfully great. No fewer than twenty, besides a bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Riddle, have fallen victims to fever alone, all or most of them in the prime of life. and distinguished for their exemplary zeal and charity. Ten have died at Liverpool, five at Leeds, and on Wed nesday last Bolton added ono to the number, in the per- son of the Re v . L . T oole, formerly of Weld Bank, near the Re v . Chronicle. THE lIONITON BANK.—People of all classes sym pathise with Messrs. Flood and Lett, whose stoppage is attributable to the extraordinary crisis which has pre vailed. The tradesmen of the town have publisht:hd in declaration that they will take the notes of the bank payment of accounts, or for goods, and persons 1 There money to the bank may pay it in the notes g fe 2 a o r s a . as la to il ee pound.— every d n . — o t e i ho l d externer 7. ln t.n d ies o . tber creditor is setntino ~~ UNIVERSITY INTErLIGEINC,E.- __ UNIVERSITY OF *LONDON.- SECOND EXAMINATION FOR THE ‘DEGREE‘OP-BACUELOIC OF MEDICINE. 1847. FIRST DIVISION.—Beck, Tnomas Snoniverr k say College; Bose, Bholanoth, Unlv si y ,0 11 40 Brinton, William, King's Collegejt fisp, Henry, King's College; Lade, Peter, King's Collegt ; Forster, John Cooper, Guy's Hospital ; Fotherby, Henry Isaac, Guy's Hospital ; Greenwood, William Henry, Guy's Hospital ; His, John Braxton, Guy's Hospital ; Holman, William Hen r y, L on d on Hos pital; Johnson, Walter, Guy's Hospital; Littleton, Nicholas Henry, Univ ers i ty C ollege; Aloncktor, Stephen, King's College; Ramskill, Jabez Spence, Guy's Hospital ; Ramson, William Henry, Univer sity College ; Rygate, John James, London Hospital ; Seal, Gopal Chunder, University College; Wiggles worth, Henry, University College. SECOND PivistoN.—Green, Thomas, Reyal College of Surgeons in Ireland ; King, George Henry, Gu3 's Hospital. BACHELOR OP LAWS. FIRST DIVISION. Parrer, William, Homertcri College. SECOND DIVISION.—Spicer, Thomas Trevethan, University College. HAYMARKET THEATRE. A comic drama, which appears to be a literal adaptation from the French, entitled The Rousei Lion, was produced at this theatre last evening with considerable success. 'This is a production which brings before our mind's eye. France in the costumes, the eccentricities, and the follies of the memorable days of the revolution, and the gaiety and frivolity f France of the present day. A young gentleman, Ernest de Fonblanche (Mr. Howe), falls desperately in loc o with Leonie (Miss Reynolds), who lives "over the way." He gives a supper to his acquaintances, and invites, amongst the number, his inamorato. Ths young gentleman's godfather, Stanislas de Fonblanche (Mr. Webster), a wealthy, ancient gentleman, from whom he has high expectations, suddenly ar rives, and, in order to appease any choler.which might be induced in the old man by his imagining that the sumptuous preparations were for somebody else, he is persuaded that they are in honour of his visit. Suzanne Grassett de Vit. ledieu, a ci-devant opera dancer (Mrs. Keeley), with whom Leonie resides, waits upon the host to refuse the invitation on the part of her lodger. She meets the old gentleman ; and being persuaded from his respectable and benevolent appearance that nothing is to be feared, consents to accompany Leonie to the entertainment. TI young gentleman's friends send him an epistle, declaring that the old gentieman is a perfect fright; that he is parched like a mummy, and that his man ners are unpolished. Stanislas gets the letter by mis take, the lion is roused within him, and he vows revenge. The visitors assemble ready to twit the old gentle man to the quick, when, to their unutterable astonish ment, he presents himself arrayed in the very highest fashion. He smacks of the customs of the old regime, with a dash of the frivolities of the modern empire. He is redolent of wit, courts the ladies, and, in short, eclipses the younger guests, finishing his exploits by a successful encounter with an opponent. Leonie, however, embitters his thoughts. The sight of her reminds him of a desperate duel, which caused the most acute misery to one whom he fondly loved. She proves to be his daughter, and after saving her from the libertines who surround her, proclaims her his heiress and marries her to his godson. Mr. Webster played the character—which presents,lights and shades always difficult to enact by one individual and to command the sympathies of the audience—with ex cellent effect ; whilst Mrs. Keeley created roars of laughter by the way in which she acted the danseuse. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER A POLICE CONSTABLE.—OR Sunday night a most desperate attack was made upon a police constable, named Ward, of the L division, which, there is no doubt, would have re suited in death had there not been prompt assistance. It appears that the constable had been called to quell a disturbance in the Westminster-road, at nine o'clock on the night in question. lie had no sooner got up to the parties than he was thrown down by two men, who com menced kicking and jumping upon the unfortunate officer. The persons standing by, apprehensive that the constable would be killed, shouted " Murder," whit brought another constable (No. 102 L) to the ap c. The moment the fellows observed the approach of Pie second officer they flew at him, gave him a knock in the mouth, which forced out two of his teeth, and they then. succeeded in making their escape, leaving the first named constable on the ground apparently dead. Without delay he was removed to the station-house, and the divisional surgeon was promptly in attendance, but owing to the serious nature of the injuries he had received, it was deemed advisable to have him removed to the hospital, which was accordingly done. It was generally reported yesterday that the constable had expired from the effects of the violence he had received, but from inquiries mi.de last evening, it was ascertained that the man was stilt alive, although he remained in a very precarious condition. SHARP PRACTICE.—A poor man, of nearly 70 years of age, and who has brought up a large farniiy, it is said ten children, is now in Aylesbury gaol, ►t the suit of the parish officers of Burnham, in conle— quence of his inability to pay three poor's rates of as. each. ASPHALTE STONE.—After a considerable lapse of inie there have recently been some arrivals of this article 'rem France. The vessel Berengaria, from Rouen, Las brought 85 tons weight of this description of stone tor paving purposes. AN ELEIMANT's REVENGE. --At the Lutterworth fair, on Thursday, among other holiday —exhibitions provided for the amusement of the visitors, I.lylton's menagerie was conspicuous. A party of young men purchased a quantity of apples, and amused themselies by pitching them into the elephant's mouth, apparently to the gratification of both parties. A labouring man, an inhabitant of the town, who had evidently been de voting too much to Sir John Barleycorn, picked up a stone, which he also threw into the open mouth of the elephant, but the latter had no sooner dis covered the imposition, than he raised his trunk, acid bringing it down on the offender with great violence, instantly prostrated him. The animal was proceeding still farther to mark his sense of the indignity, but assist ance being promptly afforded, the party was rescued, and it appeared that he had nut received much injury.— Leicester paper. DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED OFFICER.—The name of Lieutenaut-Colonel Dorville, C. 8., who so nobly distinguished himself while in the command of the 40th Foot, during the Affg,hanistan war, is numbered u ith the dead. He expired two days since at his residence in Hyde Park. It will be recollected that the regiment which he commanded in the Affghan territory under General Nott, suffered severely from privation and treachery. For his services during these scenes he was rewarded with a brevet majority and a C.B. During his early career the deceased officer served in the Waterloo and Peninsular campaigns. DR. KAYE SHUTTLEWORTIL—We are sorry to un derstand that this gentleman, the secretary of the Education Committee of the Privy Council, since his arrival in Edinburgh, has been afflicted with indisposi tion to an extent preventing, or at least greatly inter es s fick len ess o f hs beforegrammar. inter rupting, his transaction of business. We believe we may state, however, as the result of some interviews between Dr. Shuttleworth and representatives of the parochial schoolmasters, that no arrangement is likely to be come to regarding that body.—Scotsman. A LEGAL JILT. - -There is a rumour that a bar• rister, who is not a very old member of the northern circuit, will have to appear most untowardly as a de fendant at the ensuing assizes, for " being on with a new love before he was off with the old." About a hundred of his love letters are, we have heard, to appear very shortly in the form of a pamphlet. They te ar w e b tis t : markably meant, we have also been told, eq n ua_l warnah. heat or a forty-volcano power in tendernes d amusings and to his What will, perhaps, make them more of his heart is the public, The b a r t e l t e h a r s e t n eg of na tp le e d b b a y r t i h s e th b a a t dn th e on hit adds, that when the case comes _ of beauty and worth jthiletemdosftorhemarotnleesys Instances t i w ie L a Some hot-brained relations are talking o , f abnetiflipuantdi n g g u i and gown the law, and horsewhippi ng lis before' punishment, and t hat We hope they will do no such thing. A. man ever brought b e f()un b d e ftoorob be one jobunere} being heoffender in his wig i . ir gown before the assembled should always then the law should punish him. If tdhnieogtucabanesteeanbrnaecdraorlrnilayttinieberni as it is represented, we ,reb t u r ei ti ct s a t uh t sy o e t s ih e te e hai t n h s e thing who could culprit's n so degrade himself thgorivoeugthhelyalleexgpeodsed however, soon come out.—Lit e, es. We do not n f dt ohirereuamtmthesmede themselves. out best s. of of reasons, thenaas must, a n c t si pool INDIA. --A Parli amentary volume of co ch T r b on N ic l le N . more than 500 pages, call e d a " return," was yester d ay issued, cont a i n i ng a mass of information on the cultiva tion of cotton in India. The return was moved for by Sr W. r e o l g a a y t i b a n nd bf o l r a d s e t r p ed ar t m be en p t. rint e d shortly b e f ore pro TROTTING.--RELIANCE AND GREY JONATHAN FOR FIFT Y S OUS , A-SIDE.—The two-mile trotting h, for the sum mentioned in the heading of this paragraph, was decided yesterday near Hounslow : the ground selected was from the 10th mile-stone on the Staines-road, to the 12th. It is known that in this match Mr. Tardy backed Lis grey hunter to trot in saddle against Reliance in harness. This advantage seemed to weigh with th e b e tti ng f ratern i ty , w ho sported 6t04 on th em a t s t art i ng — a con fid ence w hi c h the et eat proved by no means un f oun d e d . A t a quarter a _ boson , cry three the nags came to th e s t ar ti u g post, and made 11 fair start ; the speed was moderate ; th e Grey evide stly winner by 30 yards. The time, assured tuasure we took took it, was trotting -n a d by those tow. nearly seven minutes, but we ) s,. were os corned that it was 6 min. 2t The vacancy among the govern ors of the Charteri ev en holding the race in hand, and ti. THE CHARTEn cease of the Archbishop of York, will be supplied by the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (Sir Th oinag Wilde) who succee ds to the governorship by vi r t u(' of fs R i-house ' occasioned by the d e .. his office. arrived remainder o i f n Fr Londonan c o n i;s . e s t e rdayby troupe of equestrian performers the General Steam Navigation Company' s steam-ship Columbia% from Havre, and proceed thi s d ay to Liverpool. ' The