The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-08 00:00:00

Mid i and 100 lO9 108... to 109% Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo Ditto, 401. Shares Ditto, 501. 5h are5........... 10 Midland, Birm., an d D er b y. ..loo ... to to Midland, Brist o l an d Gl ouc. 3 4 Ditto ditto 71.95. .. Midland, Le' --u, - ,eices. and Swan nington (8 per et. gua.).... 50 .... • Alidld. Great Western (Irish) 30 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket !and Chesterford 13 1 % Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and Heref. 4 Norfolk Ditto New 20/. Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. o f N or flk 2 Do. do. Waveney Valley._ 2 Newry and Enniskillen rY, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Northern C ount i es U n i on North British - Ditto Half Shares. 12% .. ... to Do. Q uar t ers 4 34 —•to Ditto. Ext ens i on ... % — to Ditto Thirds North Staffordshire... .. ...... 71% 4 714 to North Wales 3% — to North Western . 4 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton - Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7 %•••••• 6%... .. to .... to Royston and Hitchin ......... 1% — .. Scottish Central ... 20 Scottish Midland ... Ditto, New lO She'd, Rotherham, and Goole 5 ...... Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 Ditto, ditto, Cass B. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... -- •—to Ditto, Oswestry Ditto (New) „ .. 1 to Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire.tJaini . 4 ...... 1%% to South Devon ....... ......... 40 Ditto, Preference lO ...... South Staffordshire 2/. 125... 2% South Eastern and Dover 33 1 -,f 4 Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 Ditto, New, Nt. 3 Ditto New, No. 4............ 6 1 4 4 ... .. to 3 3 4 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coat ...... ... .. 2 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% to Taw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 134.- to Waterford and Limerick ... .. 321..... tVaterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Whitehaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and South Western s2s. - Wilts,Somerset,&Weymonth 30 ...... ... York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... . 32 1 ,E to 32 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .. ... 28% .... to Do. North Sh ie ids Purchase 25 .. ... Do. ExLen. No.l (Y. li N.) 10 Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 York and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Palermo lO ISW / 8... to Ditto East and West Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. A.nglo-Belgian Barbadoes ..............1 Boulogne A nd 5..+:„..^ ../ogne and Amiens 20 Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain Ceylon .... ss. Demerara. ... 2 1 ,4 ...... —•—••- 00000000000 Dr- to 4 - _ Jendre Valley ... • to Direct Bombay and Madras 5 , ;• • batch Rhenish ss. to East Indian s s• •••''' . to Great Indian Peninsular Great Southern o;.' Madras ...... ••• .. to Great Western Bengal ss• to Great Western Canada to 4 to Italian and Aastriau ..• •• Jamaica S. Midland JareCon 1 Louvain ala Sambre ••••••••• 6 Luzzembouig .................. 6 •••'" ...... t 0 00 1- . to b Lyons and Avignon (Con — ••• • strtuted) ..................... 5 •... to Madras . ..... .... ............. 1 to Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... 1/4 — Nam ur __ adrid and Valentia ....... .. 2 ... .. to and Lie Frain............ 14 , , 5/ Northern of .... 10 ...... '' /8 to 0ver......... 5 Orleans and Bordeaux ... 6 to Yssel ... 4/ 3s 4 d•••• • ................. . Paris and Lyons ........ .. 10 to Pans and Weans.. .............. 20 to --- Rouen34%.. ••• Pans and Rouen .. • .... .. ..... 20 to . ••.••• Paris & Strasboutg ....... ..... 8 •••••• 201/1.. and Havre ........ .. ..... 20 _ to Tours— ... Sambre and Meuse ............ 16 to Strasburg and Bale ........... 14 to & Nantes ... . ..... .. 8 — Tournay, Jurbise, Landon, to and Hassel ........... .... .. 12 ..... •••••• to _ Trinidad.. ....._ . 2% .• ......... .-•• .....,. ....• to West Flanders .................. 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. to Australasia ................ .. 4,0 . •••• to British North American .... 50 to Colo Dial ....... 25 . ••" .......... ..... to Commercial of London ...... .20 to London Joir t Stock .... ...... 10 to London and Westminster. .. 20 to Ditto, New ......... . ..... 13 to National Provincial of .E . n . gld. 35 Ditto, New . .. 10 to -- National • of 1re1a.Z...1 ... .:: .. 22 1 / 2 ' -- :::-.. to Provincial of Ireland ............ 25 •• ••• Ditto, Nevr .............. ..... 10 . to Union of' •Australia .... 25 ........ to Ditto, New ..................... 2% — to Union of London ........ ...... 10 to Union or M adrid MINES. to Anglo Mexican ~. ........... too to Astrian Mining uompany ... 10 . ..... to Australian .... 2 Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 •••••• W to British Iron ............... 10 ... to Brazilian Imperial .... .. ... 21 ..... Cobre Copper ................ 40 to Galvanized Iron ... ........... . 10 ...... -•- •••••• to Real del Monte, Unregistered ..... 3I A ...... LLOYD'S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. B . —Wind S.S.E., fresh breeze, and fine. to S DEAL, Nov. 6 . —Wind S.E. t o S . W .; 7th. Wind S.W. S. Nov fresh and squally.—Arrd. Chieftain, Rains, Honduras; South Seas; Pilgrim, Ceylon; St. Croix, Blampied, Rate, Taylor, Quebec. 7th. Victor, Rio de Janeiro, and sailed for Hamburgh; John Bull, Duffell,. Montreal. Sld. Tell, La Guayra; Zenobia, Batavia; Volga, Cape de Verd ,Upland, New Orleans. Arrd. from the River, Soolo, Batavia; Pauline, Houghton, Mauritius; John Hullett, Mauritius; Northumberland, New York, Cairo, qadeira, &c. 7th. Diana, Bombay; Golden Spring. B '' —orla uay; Arabia, Cape of Good Hope and Madras; .banclion, Bahia; Sylph, Barbadoes; Ewe retta, Grenaa; Statira, Jamaica; Calypso, Jamaica ; Ada, Jama; Orleans, New Orleans. Sld. 6th, Batavia ; John Flullett, Mauritius ; and put back. 7, Nassau, Crusader, St. Thomas, &c. ; Northumberland, New York. 6. A bout twenty f u ll casks, white washed, were Y 29th ult, in l at. 46, long. y b the Elizabeth and Henry, arrived in th e Downs:. y OFF THE WIGHT, NOV. 3. Pauli, Bolgan, Havannah; Preussi c h er, Adler, Schutt, Batavia both for Hamburgh. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. B .—Arrd. , Erin steamer, Malta, left 27th ult. and Gibralt ar Ist i nst.; Medway steamer, Vera Cruz, left Ist ult., Havannah 11th, St. Thomas 15 th, and Bermuda 9 2d On freht, 185,577 dolls. w orth of g o ld dust, 301. in gold coin, ig and 48 serons of cochineal. H OF, P ORTLAND, N ov . 3.—Vesta, Klarnl 3 , Cape aytier, for Bremen for Harnb urgh. ,Albatross, Reverts, Monte Video, LYMOUTH, Nov. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 6th, Pro vider, Wilcocks, X.abea; Frederick, St. John's, New Brunswic; H. M. S. Belleisle, Halifax. Off port, 6th, Arab, Bker, Mauritius. /latuoitu, No v. s.—Arrd. Richmond, Quebec. _ DuritA-, Nov. s . —Wind S.; 6tb, S.W.—Shl. 4th, Nelson, Village, St. John's, New Brunswick; :nth, Al and all put back to the Pigeon -hole, but sailed again on the 6th. CORK, Nov. s. —Wind S.S.W., strong.—Arrd. Hope, Lester, Quebec, for Carlisle. LIMERICK, Nov. 6.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Sarah, Deme rara. OFF THE SALTEES, Nov 5.--Acadia steamer. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 6.—Wind S.S.E.; 7th, S.W.— Arrd. 6th, H.M.S. Satellite, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Plymouth. Off port, John Bull, Montreal. FALMOUTH, Nov. 7.—Wi n d, S.S.W.—SId. 6, Petr e l packet, Brazils. Off port, Eni g h eet , B renens, Pernam buco ; Conchita, Bedagverez, Havanuah ; and both sailed for Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, Nov._ Arrd. 6. Viola, Murchi son, P rince Edward's Island. 7. The Duke, Carso n, Ellen ii3 s rhw Calcutta Herculean, Patrickson, Bum ditto ; Coromandel, Broadfoot, u Prince of Orange, Bomai , ay . l j h St. Vincent's Planters, High land Mary; England. Sld. 7. n 'Q M ll o e o b r e e e ,. ditto ; port. Punta Arenas, John Campbell, Dunlop, Philadelphia ; Queen of Rio Janeiro ; John the West, New York ; Horatio, Boston. BRISTOL, Nov. 7.—Wind s.w., 6th — Arrd , Har binger, C a ndli s h, Vi rg i n i a . a ' OFF CAERNARVON, Nov. 4.—liindoo, Quebec. SI BEAUARIS, Nov. 4.—Sld. Tuor, Boston. nit WHITEHAVEN, Nov. s.—Wind S.E._Sld. Antigua packet, Jamaica. CLYDE, Nov 6.—Wind S. . Jamaica; Globe, dad; Thistle, Demerara ; Christian, W —Shl. Arethusa, Trini - Boston. YOUGIIAL, Nov. 3.—Arrd. Charles, Hanlon, Quebec. CoaK, Nov. s.—Wind S.S.W., strong.—Arrd. Touch me-not, Frost, Rio Grande. LIMERICK, Nov. 6,—Wind S.E.—Sld. Sarah, De merara. PwLLITELI, Nov. G.—Part of the wreck of a vessel, of about 100 tons, marked " Hope of Belfast," washed on shore on Studwell Roads yesterday. STROMNESS, Nov. 3.—The Betsy, sloop, of and from Wick to Liverpool, got on shore at Breakness this morn ing, and will become a complete wreck, crew and part of cargo saved. Lord John Russell has been pleeased to appoint. Mr. Thomas Uwins, ILA., to be keeper of the National Gallery of Pictures, ig the room of Mr. Eastlake, who Observer. THE SUN, LONDON, MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY- Since this day se'rinight, up to Saturday evening, the arrivals of all kinds of Grain, as well as Flour of homo p,, •odu^e were on a very limited scale, even the time of year considered. From Ireland and Scotland, the re ceipts were again very small, and from abroad we re ceived only 6,029 quarters of Wheat ; 3,967 quarters of Barley ; 478 quarters of Beaus ; 2,730 quarters of Peas ; and 4,158 barrels of Flour ; being the smallest importation in any one week during the whole of the present year. Fresh up to-day, coastwise, the arrivals of English Wheat from Kent were moderately good ; those from Essex, Cambridgeshire, &c., small. By land carriage very little Wheat came to hand from any quarter. On the whole, the stands were rather scantily filled with samples of both red and white : and we have to report a steady, though not to say brisk, de mand for all descriptions, at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day se'nnig,ht, and at which a good clearance was effected. The supply of Foreign Wheat on show was good, but a large portion of it was of very inferior quality. The best parcels commanded a steady sale, at the extreme rates paid on Monday last ; but the middling and inferior kinds were a slow inquiry, at barely stationary prices. Superfine Malting Barley sold freely, at full currencies. All other kinds of Barley were dull, but not cheaper. Notwithstanding the supply of Malt was small, that article, especially the secondary qualities, was a slow sale, and the quotations were with difficulty supported. The best parcels of Oats, which were very scarce, com manded a ready sale, at extreme figures; and the value of other kinds was well supported. Beans were in short supply and moderate request, at last week's prices. Boiling Peas were quite as dear; but other kinds were somewhat neglected. Indian Corn and Meal were in moderate request, and prices were well supported. Rye Meal was a slow sale, but not cheaper. Town-made Flour supported late rates. A good business was doing in barrelled qualities, at our quotations. CURRENCY FEB IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier. • .. • • 64s to 655 Red. .... •• • • 478 to 538 Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 55s GOs Lincoinsh., Feed. 223 215 Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... 27s 281 coin, Red. • . . 468 51s Yough al am! Cork, Ditto, White • • 828 578 81ack..... 188 21s Irish, Red ••.. • —s —a Cork, White .•• .. 213 24s Ditto, White --s —s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 268 28s Rye—Old . • • New. ••• • .. 32s 35s Pigeons 388 455 Barley—Grinding . Malting . Chevalier 348 35s White . 52s 548 Malt —Suf:olls. and Nor- Boilers ......... 558 58s folk ...... ••• • .. 62s 65s Flour—Town-made 418 48s Brown 6O. 63s Suffolk • ••• • . 363 41Is Kingston and Ware 62s 64s Stockta & Norfolk Ms 408 SECITSPIEZZI. The following is a statement of the imports of live stock into London during the past week : From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Rotterdam 457 ... 2,496 ... 38 ... 110 Hamburgh _39 ... 100 ... Harlingen Nieu Diep 63 ... 543 ... 21 ... 27 Tonningen Total 962 .. 4,821 ... 33 ... 158 * Pigs, 16. In the n )rthern ports aboui 1,200 head of each kind of stock have been landed from Holland and Germany ; and, at Southampton, 10 Oxen from Portugal. The quality of the above imports has been very inferior. The supply of foreign stock here, to-day, was again large, viz., 894 Oxen and Cows, 3,040 Sheep and Lambs, and 68 Calves, the general quality of which, especially that of the Dutch Sheep, was very inferior. With home fed Beasts we were fairly supplied, though the number was less than that exhibited on this day week. As the quality of this description of stock was by no means first rate, and the attendance of both town and country buyers was comparatively large, the Beef trade was somewhat active, at an advance on last week's quota tions of quite 2d per 81bs. The primest Scots sold freely, at from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per Bibs, and a total clearance of the Bullock supply was effected without difficulty. The droves from the northern grazing districts comprised about 1,500 short horns ; from the eastern, western, and midland districts, 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England, 750 of various breeds; and, from Scotland, 190 horned and polled Scots. The numbers of Sheep were about 2,000 less than those offered on Monday last. On the whole, the Mutton trade was firm, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, last week's currencies. The primest old Downs, which were very scarce, readily produced from 4s 10d to 5s per Bibs, and very few of any breed were turned out un sold. Although the supply of Calves was good, the Veal trade was firm, at Friday's advanced rates of 2d per Blbs. There was a steady sale for Pigs, at very full prices. Prime small Porkers produced from 5s to 5s 2d per Sibs. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts-- 3 2 3 8 second quality 3 10 4 0 Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots ...... 4 8 4 10 Large coarse Calves 3 10 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 4 10 Suckling Calves ..20 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep . 3 6 3 10 a. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 Coarse-woolied ditto 4 4 4 8 Southdown Wetber 4 10 5 0 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs •••• • • 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers .. .. 4 8 5 2 Quarter old Pigs •.19 0 25 0 Lambs SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 4,214 26,310 166 NIVATGATEI AND IsDADENHALL. I rigs. 418 Fair average supplies of meat slaughtered in the country have been received up to these markets during the past week ; and those on offer, killed in the metropolis, have been seasonably good, but of very middling quality. Prime Beef has sold steadily, at full prices ; and Veal has produced an advance of quite 2d per 81bs. All other kinds of meat have met a very dull inquiry, on some what easier terms. Nearly 1,500 carcases of foreign meat, in very inferior condition, have been on offer, and partly disposed of at very low figures. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Bee f,inferior 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6 middling •• 2 10 3 2 middling.. 3 8 4 0 prime large .• 3 2 3 4 prime —— 4 2 4 6 prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, large. • .... 310 4 6 Veal. ....• • • ...... 3 8 4 8 small.. 4 6 8 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. The total amount of Hop duty has been officially declared as under : X. 0. d. ... 98,757 6 1 ... 51 544 13 6 ... 54,968 10 5 ... 1,442 5 ... 6,957 4 91 ... 2,135 2 3 Rochester ... Canterbury ... Sussex ... ... Worcester ... Farnham • • Small districts ... Total ... 215,805 2 2 The best now Hops are in fair request, at last week's quotations. In all other kinds very little is doing. Old and yearling Hops are nominal in value. NEW HOPS—per cwt. s. £. s. Sussex Pockets ... 2 16 to 3 6 Weald of Kent do. ... 3 0 to 310 Mid and East Kent do. 3 3 to 5 5 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of Potatoes at the waterside continue on a moderate scale ; but nearly 200 tons have come to hand from Holland and Germany. The best qualities are in good request, at full prices, but the middling kinds are a slow sale.—York Regents, 90s to 120 s ; ditto Shaws, 100 s to 105 s; Kent Regents, 100 s to 110 s; ditto Shaws, 1003 to 105 s ; ditto Kidneys, 105 s to 110 s; Essex Regents, 100 s to 110 s ; Cambridgeshire Regents, 90s to 1003 ; Dutch, 90s to 100 s. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. llt r Majesty's Staghds, Fri., Maidenhead Thicket-11. Berkshire lids., Wed., Little Wittenham; Fri., Flteri Farm. Warwickshire hds., to-morrow, Mitford BriCig e; Thurs., Print-hill; Fri., Upton House; Sat., Goldit;ott. Cambridgeshire lids., Fri., Waresley—lol. Earl Fitzhardinge's hds., to -morrow, Puesdown.; Wed., Westwood; Sat., Broadway. Sinnington hds., to-morrow, Hovingliam ; Fri., Morton. Baron Rothschild's Ms., Thurs., Mentmore. Mr. S. Lowndes's hds, Wed., Winslow. Lord Lonsdale's harrs., to-morrow, World's End ; Sat., Marsworth. Sir R. Sutton's hds., to-morrow, Beaumancre Park; Wed., Grimstone Village; Thurs., Holt; Fri., Bardon Hall; Sat., Widmerpool Inn—l I. Duke of Rutland's hds., Wed., Evendon Wood; Thurs., Cranwell-10i. Mr. Napper's hds., Thurs., Rudgwick Workhouse; Sat., Crowell-10f. Glyndbourn harrs., Fri., Berwick-common. Col. Wyndham's hds., Wed., Saltbox-common; Fri., Williams-wood. Durham County Ws., Wed., Kennels; Fri., Barmp ton—l Hurworth hds., to-morrow, Low Middleton; Sat., Crathorne. "'Mr. llildyard's harrs., Wed., Nutbank; Fri., Broad wood-bridge-101. Mr. Watson's lids., Wed., Linden; Fri., Eadington Haydoa lids., Wed., Mill-house; Sat., Vause. Tindale lids., Thurs., Beaufront-101. Suffolk hds., to-morrow, Rashbrook-hill; Fri., Thur low Town-10i. F. B. hds., Fri., Roscrow. Mr. Drake's hds., Chesterton Village; Thurs., Horton common; Sat., Warkworth Village. Mr. Fane's harrs., Sat., Sheepleys. Devon hds., Sat., Ford House. South Devon harrs., Wed., Deptford-court ; Sat., Velwell. Exmoor Forest Club, to-morrow, Mockham-down cross;' Wed., Twitchen Village; Thurs., Northmolton kennel; Fri., Bish-hill. Carlisle harrs., Wed., Houghton Town Head; Fri„ Wetherell Shields Guide Post-8. Eamont harrs., Wed., Culgaith; Sat., Barton Church BURY TURN•OUT OF COLLlERS.—Yesterday (Fri day) morning, the proprietors of the Hopwood Colliery, near Heap, reduced the prices of their coal one penny per basket ; or 2s. 6d. per quarter ; and the wages of the miners for getting coal 10d. per quarter. The col liers turned out, refusing to accept the reduction in wages. We understand that about two years ago an advance of wages of 10d. per quarter took place, and coals were then advanced ld. per basket, or 2s. 6d. per quarter.—Manchester Guardian. EXPLOSIONS OF FIREWORRS AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LlFE.—Saturday morning, between the hours of twelve and one, a most tremendous explosion of fire works, which it is feared will be attended with fatal consequences, occurred upon the premises in the occupa tion of Mr. J. Bartrope, a corn-chandler, carrying on business at 1, Hendra-place, Old Kent -road. It appears that a number of Mr. Bartrope's friends were amusing themselves in the garden by discharging fireworks. Mrs. Bartrope, in order to avoid a cracker that was flitting along the ground, took refuge in the back wash-house, when, from some unfortunate means, an ignited squib fell through the ceiling, and alighting upon a box of fireworks standing in the building, the whole exploded with a fearful noise, knocking Mrs. Bartrope down, set ting fire to her dress, and forcing the windows out. Several parties immediately ran to her assistance, and with the help of the police the fire was extinguished. The unfortunate lady was so frightfully burned over the whole of her body, that not the least hopes can be enter tained of her recovery.—At a late hour on Friday, an explosion of fireworks took place, at 1, Dorset-street, Regent-street. Westminster, in the occupation of Mr. James Haustrige, chandler's shop-keeper and dealer in fireworks. Whilst the shop was full of customers, a spark from a lighted candle fell upon a heap of fireworks in the window, when the whole exploded, forcing the window out, and doing considerable damage to the pre mises. Fortunately no one was injured. LORD MAYOR'S DAY.—The Entertainment Com mittee, of which Mr. Deputy Goss is chairman, met, on Saturday, at the Guildhall, and finally arranged the route and order of the procession to be observed in the progress and return of the Lord Mayor elect (John Kindersle? Hooper, Esq., Alderman of Queenhithe Ward), on the occasion of his inauguration as Lord fol lowing is Mayor ho order to-morrow, o 9th t the of an o s so and the el fthe rou d pros o astak f en ow from the o ffi cial programme :—The procession on being formed will move from Guildhall at eleven o'clock, and pass through Gresham-street, Prince's-street, Mansion House-street, the Poultry, Cheapside, Queen-street, Upper Thames-street, Earl-street, and Chatham-place, to Blackfriars-bridge ; thence by water to Westminster, and will return from Westminster to Blackfriars-bridge, and pass through New Bridge-street, Ludgate-hill, Ludgate-street, St. Paul's Churchyard, Cheapside, and King-street, to Guildhall. Then follows the programme of the procession, including the usual list of state car riages, banners, and standards, with the various City companies, military bands, warriors in armour, and other gorgeous exhibitions, in the same order In which they have been annually described from time imme morial. On the return of the procession it will be joined at the Obelisk, Bridge-street, by the Ambassa dors, her Majesty's Ministers of State, the nobility, Judges, and Members of Parliament, and other persons of distinction, invited to the banquet at Guildhall, which will, it is understood, equal, if not surpass. in liberality and magnificence, any preceding banquet given on a similar occasion. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. PEARCE.—The sudden death of Mr. Pt arce, the Chairman of the Stock Ex change Committee, was made known in the City on Saturday. The respect in which he was held is shown by the following communication from the committee to the general members on the subject :—" The committee have to perform the very painful duty of communicat ing to the house the melancholy and sudden decease of their esteemed chairman, Mr. Charles Thomas Pearce, who died this morning, after an illness of two days only. In making this most distressing announcement, the committee feel assured that every member of the house will deeply sympathize with the bereaved family of their departed friend, and will bear testimony to the upright and dignified feelings by which that excellent man was pre-eminently distinguished, and which tended so effectually to elevate and sustain the character of the Stock Exchange." THE ROYAL STAGHOUNDS.—The " meets" during the past week (with the exception of the " opening day") have not proved of so sporting a character as usual, the dense fog which prevailed on Wednesday, and the nature of the country hunted over on Friday, tending to this result. On Wednesday the meet was at Twy ford Sta tion, but, in consequence of the thick fog, the field was more than usually select. The deer, which was not disposed to take away, was secured near the village of Shiplake, after a ringing run of more than an hour. Another select field assembled at the Woking Station on Friday. The deer, upon being uncarted;made away towards Woking, leaving the village to the left, on to Byfleet, and thence in the direction of Weybridge and Oatlands, when it doubled to the right to East Moulsey, and was taken, after a run of nearly three hours, between that village and Esher. The line of country gone over was so intersected by wide streams and deep ditches filled with water, that the field was well weeded long before the finish. Several spills took place, and " duck:. ings" to a great extent were the order of the day. The plan of giving publicity to the Wednesday's meets, which had been discontinued during the past two seasons, it is expected will be again revived by order of the Mas ter of the Buckhounds, highly to the satisfaction of the gentlemen who regularly attend the hunt. Earl Gran ville has taken a house at Fern Hill, a short distance from the kennel, where his Lordship will resEe during the season. SOUTHAMPTON, NOV. 7.—The Peninsula and Ori ental Company's steam-ship Erin, Captain Russell, ar rived here from Constantinople, via Alexandria, at ten A.M., this day, and landed the East India and China mails, which were forwarded to London by the four o'clock r at. train. She left Trebisorid on Oct. 12th ; Constantinople, 18th ; Alexandria, 22d ; Malta, 27th ; and Gibraltar, Nov. 2. The Erin brings the following passengers from Constantinople :—Lady Cowley and three children; from India—Mrs. Rennie, Mrs. Robson, Colonel Wyndham, Hon. Captain Stuart, Lieut. Archer, Mr. Renwick, Mr. Hill, Mr. Wood, Mr. Dawson, and Mr. Bloxam. Also the following cargo:-190 cases of silk, 439 bales of goats, 6,000 drums of figs, raisins, Lc., 384 bags of yellow berries, 14 tubs of leeches, 6 cases of otto, 5 ditto of opium, 40 packages of sundries. The Gibraltar steam-packet Iberia, Captain Bowen, will take her departure to-morrow, at three r. M. en route for Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and other mails, also a valuable cargo of bale goods, and above 26 passengers. The Royal West India mail-packet Medway, Captain Sharp, is hourly expected with mails. She was due yes terday. Some alarming accounts of the state of New Zea land having appeared in the public papers a few days back, we are happy to be able to relieve all anxiety upon the subject, by informing our readers that the latest authentic accounts, dated 7th July, represent our settle ments in that quarter to be in a most satisfactory and tranquil state. This information will be received with pleasure by the numerous parties at home, who are con nected by property with that most important colony, or who have friends and relations amongst the settlers there. —Observer. INCENDIARY FIRE.—BRISTOL, Nov. 6.—Consi derable alarm has been created by the occurrence of a fine on the farm of Mr. Jones, at liambrook, Glouces tershire (about six miles distant from this city), which is evidently the work of some daring incendiary. The intelligence of the occurrence was brought into Bristol by a horse express at between one and two this morn ing, but previously to that the police had been alarmed by the illuminated state of the atmosphere on the north east side of the city. As soon as the intelligence was received here the fire engines of several of the fire offices were honed and dispatched to the scene of the conflagration. On arriving there the firemen found two valuable corn stacks in flames. By the exertions of the firemen and police the conflagration was got under without further injury. That the ignition of the ricks was neithe r spontaneous nor acc id en t a l is too evident, the f e a e c a t that an trainold omanof gunpowderempl oyed uponeon communicating the uni e a t farm iug fo ro u re nd with the rick, which had the appearance of being re cently fired. The police authorities are actively engaged in endeavouring to trace out the incendiaries. HIGHLY I MPORTANT.-Mr. Drummond, nephew of Lord Auckland, has been appointed extra clerk in the Admiralty, Whitehall,—Observer. WOOL. The public sales held since our last have been better attended, and the biddings have ruled firm, at a trifling improvement on late figures. Still, however, the actual quantity disposed of has not been large. The imports have consisted of only about 600 bales from Russia, 200 from Germany, and 300 from other quarters. In the private contract market very little is doing, at barely stationary prices. TALLOW. We have to notice a slight improvement in the demand for Tallow, both on the spot, and for forward delivery, and prices are tolerably well supported. The heavy stock, however, together with the scarily of money. pre• vents any advance at present. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 4Gs 6d to 455, and for delivery, 44s to 44s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow is a slow sale, at 46s to 463 6d, net cash. Rough Fat, 2s 7id per Blbs. CORONER'S INQUEST. (THIS DAY.) CHILD MURDER AT WALWORTH. This forenoon Mr. W. Carter, the Coroner for Sur rey, held an inquest by adjournment at the Pilgrim Tavern, East lane, Walworth, respecting the death of a newly-born male child, that had been cruelly mur dered and left in the public streets. Mary Cook, of East•lane, Walworth, stated that on the night of Saturday, the 23d ult., whilst the rain was coming down very fast, she was alarmed by the cry of an infant. Witness then went round to a narrow thoroughfare, called Orchard-place, and saw aw,lWitness s s he e t wly-born c hild l y i ng i n th e gu tt e r, quite naked. picked it u p, an d conveye d it into her house, where placed it i n a warm b a th. Mr. Howitt, the su rgeon rived thec, was subs equen tl y ca ll e d, w h o suggested the removal of 1 the child t o N ew i ngton wor khouse. From a ll appearanc es it cou ld not have b een b orn more ece than ten h rn i I d i n f u r t o e r l ri e s . Ann D espair, nurse at the workhouse ,said she in bed with one of ti deceased its was broughrin female in ma t es . Wh en th e u extremities were cold, and although ev er y nourishment to the child, death terminated its sufferingandattention was gi ve n o'clock on the following morning, abo u t f ou r Mr. :E. D. Howitt, of Apollon-t•ld . was next called, and sa id that when mg; East- s tr ee t, de ceased he was in an exhau s t e d stateahne saw the d covered with mud. The umbilical cord had not been secured, he believed that the child had died from the and and exhaustion upo n the severe loss of blood. There was no question that the deceased had be en wilfully e neglected. Other witnesses having been called, The CORONER remarked on the cruel nature of the case, after which the jury unanimously returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. Lord and Lady John Russell leave Richmond Park on Thursday next, for his Lordship's family residence in Chesham-place, for the season. Viscount Palmerston arrived at Richmond yesterday, and had a lengthened interview with Ow Premier. MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 184 7 MAGAZINES, &c. —(CONTINUED). DOUGLAS JERROLD, The three chapters of the "Dreamer and the Worker" continued in this number are very good-- indeed, whenever as in these chapters the Dreamer and the - Worker come into actual collision, the effect is always excellent; but when the Dreamer appears alone the interest is not kept up, and the story drags heavily. " A Day in the New Forest" is a well written description of the sylvan beauties of that dis graceful monument of the Norman Conquest. "No vember Clouds and Counsels," by Paul Bell,, is, to quote the words of the great Paul himself, " dull enough, God wot." " And when I look over what I have written," saith Paul, " it seems as if the fog had got into my pen or my pen into the fog"—a proposi tion the truth of which we are by no means disposed to controvert. But, if Paul Bell is dull, Silverpen is admirable. "The Works" of John Ironsb aft is the best paper that has appeared in this magazine for some months past. " The Carved Chests of the Channel Islands," is an interesting description by Mr. Hoskins of the old carved coffers of which every family of "gentle blood" in the Channel Islands possesses one or more, and in which they keep their most pre cious archives. The antiquary will be much interested by the earlier portion of this paper, and the lover of romance will revel in the story of the " Carved Oak Chest," with which the paper concludes. The poetry of this magazine is always good, and this month is no exception to the rule. - The following, by E. L. Chatterton, is not unworthy of the muse of Beranger: LINES WRITTEN ON SEEING A BEGGAR KNEELING ON TEE PAVEMENT TO SOLICIT ALM& Why kneels't thou there, thou abject slave? Why crouch thus low, with looks so wan? Stand up , erect! if t h ou wouldst crave Assistance from thy fellow man. The Almighty Framer of this earth, In love, with plenty made it teem; And thou wert heir, e'en from thy birth, Of wealth more than thou dar'st to dream. Yes! thou —poor, humble, simple fool, — Art joint inheritor of earth, And yet remains't the willing tool Of those who wrong'd thee fronalhy birth. Up, like a man! assert thy right, Nor stoop so low to bo down-trod; Ask firmly, from the ham] of might, The portion given thee by thy God. Be dazzled not by rank's false glare, Nor awed by each high-sounding name; Thou art a man 'mongst men,--thy share Of Nature's gifts then boldly claim. But never more with downcast eye, And body bending to the sod, Degrade thou thus humanity, And kneel to man as to thy God. i r MURRAY'S ROME and COLONIAL LIBRARY. Nos. XLVIII., X LIX., L., and LL— The River Amazon—The Wayside Cross—M anners and Customs of India—Gleig's Washington and New Orleans. A passion seems to have taken h o ld o f pu bli s h ers now-a-days for the production of serial libraries. Fortunately for the people such is the case, for in lieu of ephemeral broadsheets they are now supplied with valuable works—works worthy of preservation on the bookshelf, and accessible to the million, from their remarkable cheapness. Of this character is the library cf Mr. Bohn, of Mr. Bogue, of Mr. Burns, and of Mr. Bentley. Mr. Murray emu l a t es hi s en terprising contemporaries in . the pr esen t reasonably priced and excellent publication. M on th a f ter mont h the works are issued with the utmost regularity, and their varied contents is a sufficient augury as to the ultimate importance of the enterp r i se. T ravels, bio graphies, histories, fictions, and journals, f o ll ow eac h other with agreeable diversity, and render the Home and Colonial Library as motley i n c h aracter as it is moderate in price, and neat in general arrangement. SHARPE'S MODERN MAPS. Parts IX. and X. These t elaborate and cheap delineations of the globe are continued with no abatement of excellence in any one particular. They comprise maps of " Western Russia from the Baltic to the Euxine," " Russia on the Euxine," " Russia on the Caucasus," and " Russia in Europe ;"—the vastness of the dominions of the Autocrat, and the minuteness of the annotation pecu liar to this serial, necessitating such a piecemeal pub lication. HISTORY OF ENGLAND DURING THE THIRTY YEARS' PEACE. No. VII. A beautiful engraving of a very great man—Bo livar—adds this month to the attractions of the con tinuation of the " Pictorial History of England," edited by Charles Knight. No. VII. closes with the death of old George 111., on the 29th of January, 1820. As far as the work has proceeded it appears to us to be of extraordinary importance; the facts of this memorable period of thirty years' peace are re corded with admirable simplicity and with still more admirable impartiality. The work deserves universal encouragement. • THE NEW COUNTY COURT'S TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN: your columns upon matters connected with the New County Courts, I have ventured to trouble you with some remarks upon the unjust treatment which numbers of persons are compelled to endure in con sequence of the short-sightedness with which the Act has been framed. Southport, the town in which I reside (a popular, and, indeed, a populous, watering-place on th e coas t of Lan cas hi re ), although it has for some years been a place of considerable importance, has a great part of its public affairs (with the exception of its local government) transacted at Ormskirk, a small but ancient town, nine miles distant. At this town the court for a large district, including Southport, is held, and the deputy-clerk resides, practising there as an attorney on his own account, and having a partner residing here who shares in the Southport business. At the Southport office causes may be entered for trial, but when decided it is at the option of the deputy's deputy whether the debt and costs, or instalments, as the case may be, are paid here, or the unfortunate creditor ordered.ito proceed to Orms kirk, it may be, to pay 2s. 6d., losing, perhaps, a day's work, and being put to the expense of eighteen miles travelling. This is not all. I know of one case in which an individual received an order of payment at one o'clock on the day in which at four o'clock he was obliged to be nine miles distant (Ormskirk), having tendered the amount at what is called "The County Court-office" in this town, which was refused by the semi-official I have named. He arrived in Ormskirk just in time, and was there informed that the money might have been, and payments frequently were made at Southport, but it evidently appears optional. Now, why should this be the case ? In addition to the expense and in convenience of attending the trial, why should per sons be further inconvenienced by being compelled to make their payments at Ormskirk ? There is another feature in the Act to which I cannot avoid using the term abominable—l allude to the imprisonment of the unfortunates, and the treat ment they unilergo. It seems to me that our law makers who concocted the Act laboured under the notion that all persons who refused payment of sums under 201. were rogues and vagabonds, and ought to be treated as such ; or that if a person was so wicked as to be unfortunate, the sooner he is consigned to prison, and his family to the workhouse, the better. If this was not the cause of the clause it will most certainly have the effect. When a batch of prisoners from this neighbourhood arrive at Kirkdale gaol, they are immediately stripped, cropped, and bathed ; they are then clothed in prison garb, and have to pick oakum, without being allowed to speak to their un fortunate companions. It may easily be imagined that, amongst what I have called a batch," there are persons of the moat dissipated character, there are poor but honest individuals, and there are persons of refined manners and keen sensibility, who have been determined to resist some case of imposition. Is it reasonable that persons of such various disposi tions should be thus treated, and thus compelled to herd together ? Is it right that honest and indus trious persons should be at the mercy of unfeeling creditors or pettifogging lawyers ? Could it have been intended that a creditable person, who owes under 201., should be treated as a felon, whilst a scoundrel, who owes hundreds, is treated with respect, and chooses his apartment like a gentleman ? I have said that the effect of the imprisonment clause would be the ruin of families, and their con signment to the workhouse. The orders for payment are not always made in accordance with the means of the defendants. Persons frequently find it impossible to make their payments regularly; in default they are sent to prison for perhaps twenty or thirty days, and their circumstances have in the meantime become worse. The imprisonment they undergo does not satisfy any portion of the debt, so that they may be repeatedly sent back again ; and what else but ruin can be the consequence ? If they could not pay when they went how are they to pay on their return, when their employment is perhaps lost, and a their homes ne cessarily deserted ? There may be idle, worthless characters, whose cases have been tak en f or th e standard f the rest; but it is not right that ninety nine innocent persons should suffer rather than one that is guilty should escape. The plaintiffs are also aggrieved. A poor servant girl, who had summoned her master for wages, amounting to 155., was compelled to go to Ormskirk to receive the amount, the case having been with drawn. I could multiply cases and arguments to some extent to prove that the law is not what it was intended to be—" An Act for the more easy and cheap recovery of small debts," but that in it s opera tion it is the vilest la w that ever disgraced the statute-book ; but I am afraid that I have encroached too much upon your valuable space. Yours, &c., F. W. ROBINSON. Southport, Nov. 2, 1847. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siss,—l beg leave to observe that the paragraph in your money article of yesterday, referring to a house of navy agency in this town, is entirely destitute of foundation, there being no such house here or in the neighbouring towns; and it has excited a strong feel ing of surprise and disapprobation, that a statement of such mischievous import should have been circu lated without being duly authenticated. I am, Sir, your obedient servant. A NAVY AGENT. Plymouth, Nov. 6, 1847. CANINE SAGACITY. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In Caroline-street, in the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, may be seen a fine specimen of the " sheep dog," whose sagacious powers have long attracted the attention of the whole neighbourhood. He makes a daily practice of parading the street, on either side, at the several meal hours, and placing himself in front of the windows of the houses, solicits charity (al though well fed by his master) at the hands of the inmates, who fail not to supply him with "uncon sidered trifles," for which he returns thanks by a loud bark. The stately manner with which he peram bulates, first on one side and then on the other, and the correctness of the hour he waits on his numerous benefactors, is truly surprising ; and those who may chance not to possess a time-piece to denote the period for dinner, or fail to hear the bells ring at the neigh bouring potteries for the departure of the workmen, have only to look out at their doors, and they will as punctually find the sagacious creature begging from window to window for about the space of five minutes. This valuable animal is the property of Mr. Pep loe, coach builder, residing in the street before mentioned, and prides himself not a little by possess ing such a faithful and extraordinary creature, with powers not generally found in the sheep-dog. He takes his station at a regular hour in the coach yard towards evening and by his watchfulness during the night is instrumental in protecting the valuable property on the premises from the numerous attacks of thieves, who, in defiance of the police, have so long infested the district. He is well known by the name of " Bob," and is a ',complete pet with the chil dren in the locality, many of whom indulge them selves by having a ride on his glossy back, and with which he appears much pleased, wagging his stumpy tail in token of approbation. TALE OF A SAIRT.—A " navvy" was apprehended at Lincoln the other day on a charge of stealing from a poor man a shirt, but the owner refused to prosecute. It appeared that the two parties were in a public•house together the other day, when one offered to the other a shirt which he had to sell. After the regular beating down of price the shirt was bought for one shilling, and the seller left the room. Shortly afterwards the pur chaser discovered that he had bought his own shirt, which the pretended owner had cleverly abstracted from his bundle and had sold to him.—Lincolnshire Chronicle. SEIZURE FOR RATES ON A RAILWAY.—On Wed nesday morning a novel scene took place at the Chelms ford Railway station—nothing less than the officers of justice marching upon the line, warrant in hand, and clutching with the strong arm of the law a first•class carriage in payment of the sum of 311. due for poor-rates to the parish of Margaretting. It seems the directors imagined themselves aggrieved by the weight the over seers laid upon them, and commenced an appeal at the last quarter Session, when it was thought the question was in a train for decision, but they suddenly stopped short and abandoned it. Still the cash was not forth coming ; nothing was therefore left for it bat a little compulsion. As the trains, however, made no stoppage in Margaretting, but went whizzing and snorting, and whistling on, as much as to say—" we wish you may get it," and as cuttings and embankments and drains and bridges are not very saleable commodities, it was found necessary to put the law in motion in the neighbouring parish of Chelmsford. Accordingly a warrant was issued, signed by Capt. Skinner, chairman of the bench; the carriage, once laid hold of; was committed to the safe keeping of a strong lock, the worthy magistrate holdin , the key, mad when last we heard of it certain officials of the company were hovering round, endeavour ing by legal conjurations and mystic parchments to bring it from the house of bondage to the freedom of the rail. — Chelmsford Chronicle. FLOATING BEDS.—Some curious and interesting experiments were tried last week on the Serpentine river, Ifyde-park, to test the powers and buoyancy of a novel sort of hammock beds or mattresses, of very simple construction, yet of importance to nautical people and passengers in ships, and intended for the preserva tion of lives at sea in cases of shipwreck. Captain Stevens and his son, and several gentlemen connected with naval matters, threw themselves into the water, into which the hammock-mattresses were also thrown. They got hold of them, and found no difficulty in placing. themselves upon them, and floating co mparatively hi g h and dry by their assistance f or a considerable time. The experiments took place early in the morning to avoid a crowd, but they were nevertheless witnessed by many scientific persons and others • LARGE SWEDE . —Last week, Mr. Hugh Bullen, farmer, Ince Blundell, took from his field a Swede turnip, , w ta h k ic en h weighedy._ a _ ,1 2 (.1 71b._ after the r oo t s and tops had been ay,--, M an c h ester Courier, THE CURRENCY. THE ESSENTIAL ERROR. OF " PEEL'S BILL" POINTED OUT, AND A PROMPT AND EFFICIENT READ:DY SUGGESTED, (The following paper has been printed for private distribution, it contains many very valuable sugges tions:)—: The Currency Act of 1819, so well known as "Peel's Bill," is founded upon the supposition "that it is essential for money to possess intrinsic value." This is assumed to be an incontrovertible axiom by Mr. Huskisson in a pamphlet which Iha published at that time—Mr Huskisson's argument is supposed to have converted the present Sir Robert Peel to the same opinion. The assumption had popular prejudice in its favour, and thus it was acted upon as a funda mental principle in what was then supposed to be the final settlement of the currency question in this kingdom. But, however true the axiom may be when applied to the money used between different nations, there is the clearest evidence to prove that it is not essential for money to possess intrinsic value when used as a legal circulating medium within any indi vidual nation. This will be apparent for the following reasons : Ist. That as all trade between different natiors is conducted on the principle of barter, without regard to the legal value attached to the money of each state, so it:is obvious that the money used in such foreign transactions is only valuable su far as it possesses in trinsic worth. 2d. Thet as all dealings within any given State are transacted in the legal money of such State, without regard to its intrinsic value, so it is obviously not essential that money for these legal purposes should possess intrinsic value. 3d. That Mr. Huskisson failed to distinguish this difference between international money and legal or conventional money, when, in 1819, he assumed it to be an indisputable maxim that ," it is the essence of money to possess intrinsic value." And it is believed that Sir Robert Peel committed a fatal error when (acting upon Mr. Huskisson's instructions) he made this maxim the basis of his celebrated Bill of 1819. 4th. That in opposition to the principle assumed in Mr. Huskisson's maxim, the experience of this nation shows that legal tender bank notes and Ex chequer bills may possess the essential attribute of legal money without possessing intrinsic value. sth. That the only attribute essential to legal or conventional money is that the State authority be attached to it, so as to render it the medium of a legal discharge of all taxes, rents, dividends, and other credit engagements , within the realm ; an d th oug h that authority may be, and is attached to a piece of metal when duly coined, it may (as before observed) be equally given to a piece of paper when duly signed. Gth. That it is an error which must be fatal to the well-being of any nation to allow credit engagements to exist to an almost unlimited extent, and at the same time to restrict the legal fulfilment of those engage ments to specific pieces of coined gold, unless it could be shown that those specific pieces of coined gold can be called into existence to an equal extent with those credit engagements, which all past experience shows is not possible ; although many nations, once great, have been ruined in the attempt to do it. 7th. That all the pecuniary difficulties which this nation has experienced since the termination of the French war, and especially those difficulties which are now experienced, may, it is believed, be fairly traced to our vain attempts to make some hundreds of millions of credit engagements, representing all sorts of commodities, solely redeemable in a few mil lions of bank notes or gold sovereigns ; and those bank notes themselves, immediately redeemable solely in pieces of stamped gold of specific weight, of which there are now little more than eight millions in the Bank coffers ; and an Act of Parliament being in operation which virtually prevents even those eight millions from being made use of at those times when they are most wanted by the public. Bth. That the impracticability of the present system has now become so manifest as to demand an immediate remedy, and it is doubtless desirable that such remedy should interfere as little as possible with existing institutions and customs. In furtherance of this object it is suggested,— First, That the Bank of England be authorised to issue bank notes to the amount of the half year's national revenue, say 25,000,000/. Secondly, That the directors of the Bank be re quired to pay bank notes on demand in the legal gold or silver coin of the realm, as was the case in 1797, before the Bank Restriction Act of that year was passed. - But past experience shows, that in times of war or famine the price of the metals of which our coins are made, may, as articles of foreign barter, exceed the price attached to them as our legal money. This was the case in 1796, when it appears by the evi dence of the late Mr. Abraham Newland, the Bank was obliged to buy gold as a metal at 4/. Bs. per oz , and to part with it as a coin at the rate of 3/. 17s. 10Id. per oz. It is manifestly unjust and inexpedient to require the Bank, under such circumstances, to part with gold and silver in coin, at the mint price ; which, when melted, may be immediately sold to her again as metal, at a much higher price, compelling her at such times so to contract her issues as seriously to cripple the internal circulation of the nation ; it is therefore suggested,— Thirdly, That whenever, from any temporary causes, the price of gold or sil ver , as me t a l s , s h a ll exceed the price attached to them as coins, at such times the directors shall be allowed to pay bank notes, in specie, at the same price as that at which they may be compelled to b u y it. A n d t o preven t the possibility of the Bank trading in specie to the in convenience of the public, that it shall be imperative upon the directors, at such times to offer for gold or silver precisely the same price as that at which they are ready to part with them. In addition to these suggestions, it may be desir able to stipulate that there should be some restriction as to the proportionate amount of silver coin to be tendered in any one payment; for instance, in all payments of 10/. and upwards, the receiving party might be legally authorised to object to the receipt of silver coin for more than one-fifth of the whole pay ment. And in all payments of silver for 25/. and upwards, ingots, duly assayed and stamped by the Mint, at the rate of ss. 2d. per oz., might be adopted as money, and they would probably be found very useful for foreign payments. Any additional profit accruing to the Bank of England from the adoption of these suggestions, might be made a matter of commutation between that establishment and the Government ; so that, after the Bank was fabrly remunerated for the cost and respon sibility of managing this branch of our monetary system, the surplus profit might be applied in aid of the national revenue. Oct. 7, 1847. COMMITTAL OF PRINCE ALBERT.—In the alpha betical calendar of the prisoners now under committal for terms of imprisonment in Reading Gaol, is the following singular entry:—" Prince Albert, convicted by John Higgs, Esq., for breaking windows in the Union workhouse, Maidenhead; two calendar months' hard labour." The man's name is, of course, Albert Prince. ATROCIOUS !—A most atrocious and horrible offence has been committed at the Ferry Side, by an excavator, named 'William Currie, who is charged with having com mitted a felonious assault on a child not more than three and-a-half years of age, to whom the human demon has communicated a loathsome disease. He is about five feet four inches in height, light hair and complexion, no whiskers, and has a scar on the left check.—Carmarthen Journal A N.Ew CRIME.—A dentist, named Laine, but passing by the name of Aims de Nevers, was on Satur day brought to trial before the Court of Assizes of the Seine, on the charge of having committed criminal as saults on two young women, named Hyacinthe and Henriette, whilst they were in a state of insensibility, caused by the inhalation of the vapour of ether. From the nature of the details which had to be entered into, the trial took place with closed doors; but it transpired that the young women, who had gone to the prisoner's place of business in the Passage Vero-Dodat to have teeth drawn, had been persuaded by him to inhale the vapour of ether, on the ground that it would prevent them from suffering pain; and when he had thrown them into a somnolent state, which, however, they said did not prevent them from knowing what passed, he• committed the criminal assaults complained of'. One of the girls declared, that though at the time she knew well what was passing around her, she was totally unable to offer any resistance, and that at the moment the offence was committed she became uncon. scions, and remained so for some time. The prisoner's advocate said that the prisoner totally denied that he was guilty, and the Learned Gentleman argued that the effects produced by the inhalation of ether on the imagi nation were such flint it was very probable that the girls might have taken their own hallucinations for facts. It, however, appeared that one of the girls, on her return home, had her dress in disorder, her hair dishevelled, and was greatly agitated. The j ury declared theri- soner guilty, and the Court co n d emne d him to six years' hard labour at the hulks, but without exposure on th e pillory. It also ordered th e synd i cs of the prisoner's since coru r criedlat , bankruptcy, his arrest having led to bankruptcy, to pay one of the girls, who is under age, a sum of 1,500 f. as damages. On leaving the Court t . h too e ._ p s r i i n s vehemently, " You have coridetnn,‘d an innocent man ! It was to obtain money that Mademoiselle Hyacinthe lam innocent Ga 1 . I declare it with my prosecuted haanlyldeßsihs aTosetd m rt e oa zyttunNt'soNll,le pssenglesr. I God!” he grocers SUGARth rather more MARKET, d' purchase, and a have amount of business has been chiefly in Barbadoes, at froisitTne3en7s.dtoon4eiBs. good middling qualities. per ordinal y moGlaussyes}.----,A_BwrrisisEtso/ RIOTS. othing doing in rum or Mercury. riots which usually A recur on this anniversary took place in several parts or tbhee some country, which occurred in Lewes. On Tuesday, 170 special constables were sworn in as a pri caution, and so of the metropolitan police went down. Bonfires and tarbarrels were burnt as usual, and several acts of vio lence took place. Eight persons were arrested and com mitted by the magistrates for further examination. •-• :aw fl e • r- FLANDERS MAIL. I VIENNA, OCT. 30.—1 n consequence of the heavy rains which have fallen during the last few days the I . , river has swollen so considerably that it has over flowed its banks. In the village of Meidling, about halt a league from Vienna, it spread with such rapidity in the course of the afternoon that it flooded the houses, and threatened to cause great damage. The wall of the Tercsian baths, which is forty fathoms long, was broken by the force of the water. The military immediately hastened to the spot; and even his Imperial Highness Prince Albrecht came to render his personal assistance. In Vienna itself the inundation did not do much damage. The Governm en t h as presented a petition to his Majesty, humbly requesting- that, in consequence of the continued depressed state of the times, his Ma jesty would be pleasel to grant some addition to the salaries of those officers of the State who are in the receipt of small salaries. SPA, Nov. I.—The number of strangers who Lave visited Spa since the commencement of the season amounts to 5,007. Of whom there were, English 91 G, French 1,056, Dutch 356, Germans 296 Russians 103, Italians 32, Poles 38, Americans 14, Spaniards 25, Portuguese 4, Swiss 10, Danes 1, Swedes 2, Belgians 2,154. FATAL DUEL—GHENT, Nov. 4.—Towards dusk on Tuesday, a duel with pistols, which terminate fatally, took plsce at Gend Brugge, between M. Lange, an officer of the 3d regiment of the line, and M. Renandeyn, of Bruges, who was, some years ago, brought before the Court of Assizes, of Brussels, on a charge of having committed a forgery, to the prejudice of a lady in London, with whom he had relations. M. Rensndeyn obtained pardon of the lady in question. This lady is said to have been the cause of the duel. At the fifth shot the ball entered the body of M. Renandeyn, and killed him on the spot. His bleeding body remained lying on the ground till the following morning, when the Judge of Instruction and the King's Procurator repaired to the spot to hold an autopsy, and proceed into the inquiry. It is said that the officer immediately sur rendered, and has refused to give up the names of the persons who acted as seconds. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BRELIN, Nov. 5. Vlls. Money. 92 St.Schuld Sch., pe:Cent Pruss.EngFsli Bores, 1830, Cert.. Foreign ..... Exchange on -f..1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 26% 6 26% LE FOLLET. The same elegant engravings of the fashions— drawn with the utmost nicety and coloured with a fastidious and even artistic brush—decorate this little monthly feuilton. The publication is altogether with out a competitor. THE ART-UNION MONTHLY JOURNAL. For splendour and profusion of illustration the Art- Uniox still commands applause. The number for November is not one jot inferior to any of its predecessors, and the engravings, whether on steel, copper, or wood, are eminently worthy of commen dation. Th e frontispiece, being a plate copied from a picture in th e possession of S. C. Hall, Esq., F.S.A., is exquisite. Ariel's song, " Come unto these yellow Sands" is the theme; R. Huskisson is the painter ; T. A. Prior is the engraver; E. Brain is the printer. They have all p er f ormed their offices in its produc tion admirably ; and Mr. Huskisson, who is, we un derstand, a young artist, displays in the composition very great promise, both in conception and execution. Mrs. S. C. Hall's charming fairy tale of love, " Mid summer Eve," is brought to a conclusion. The criticisms, essays, and miscellaneous intelligence which make up the letter-press are, as usual, characterised by much intelligence. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.--yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, walked and rode out on ponies. In the afternoon, the Princess Roy Lyttelton, dro ve i n a pony carriage to Frogmore House. al, acco mpan i e d b y the Dowager Lady llis Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Captain the lion. A. IL Gordon, enjoyed the sport of shooting yesterday afternoon. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise this morning in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court and of the do mestic household, attended Divine service in the pri vate chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also attended the service, the Baroness de Speth attending on her Royal highness. His Excellency Suleiman Pacha, Ambassador from the Sublime Porte, at Paris, arrived at the Turkish Embassy, in B ryanstone•square, on Friday last, ac companied by his Secretaries, Remti Effendi and Mons. Antoine Fingher. His Excellency purposes remaining a few weeks in England. General Rolt had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood left town on Saturday, for Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire. --- -- uRD AY. - --Yesterday, a case of some ß iNiß im m por G t i : m n A ce 'll. toSlicensed victuallers was heard before the sitting ma.istrate, H. Marti neau, Esq., Mayor, and and J. James,'Esq., at the public office. Amongst a number of informations laid against parties by the in spector of weights and measur es were three against , Y o t f hi the of lltohgeanidlullla's Head, P rospect - row; rtridge, Birchall-street; and Thomas Creed, of the Black H orse eleven, an d f i ve drachms of the The case of M r . B lyth was first gone J T o h s o e m p h as ßi nl l l Ashted-row, for having deficient eighth-of-a pi n t measures, being re • formation Harding, had b een proved b y t h e i s i npnsetpoee,t propere l a v t n e oe l dr. ) 0 : na3 s tf h iet rne o . rrt Thomass\ by nine, n i ini i who appeared to defend Mr. Blyth, said the case was one of importance to the licensed victuallers of Birmingham and the trade gene rally, as it involved the legality of a practice frequently adopted in the town, that of having a measure for selling fourpenny worth of brandy; It was provided by Act of Parliament that it was illegal to sell by any measure other than the aliquot part of a quart, when such aliquot part was asked for by the purchaser, and the question was, in the present case, whether a measure purporting to be an aliquot part of a quart could be used. There was no pretence on the part of the spirit dealers that the four pennyworth brandy measure was an eighth -part measure, it was merely a matter of convenience between the vendor and his customer. Mr. James said they had no means of ascertaining that the public had justice done to them unless the measures were stamped. Mr. Harding said it would be for Mr. Way, the inspector, to prove that they were used as eighth -part measures. The case. time, dismissed the Two large spots, visible in SOLAR PHENOMENA. . ct magistrates, after consulting with their clerks fur a short western limb, one of them com posed of two ditto nearly . united ; 9 d, two large spots two digits east and S of ditto, ono of them composed of nearly united, with a smaller two, an of Rd four spots in a row south the I•l.dec. d , one between them ; —l em ~ , of . them tanner west, nearly united sun's centre, two d. - . ts from the eastern Ohl:kb, one of 4th, five spots two g of them eastward, nearly united, and them larme, two . near another the o s f u sun ' three, •th British Mail. widely over the sun sul . two smaller, nearly, uni s t e ed . l iv th o e , whole are thus spread BR E., TAL MURDER. CARDIFF, SATURDAY MournNn.—During the past few days considerable excitement hrs prevailed here in corwelinpce of a poor man, named William Ro binson, having been so cruelly ill-used by a party of ruffians, as to cause his almost instantaneous death. The following are the brief facts of the case as sworn to before the magistrates at the Town Hall yes terday : It appears that the unfortunate deceased, on Thurs day week last, went with his wife, two children, and his wife's sister, to reside at a place called Whitmore lane, where he manufactured various articles which his wife used to take to Cardiff market to sell. On Saturday night last, about nine o'clock, whilst he and his wife were sitting down to supper, John Morgan, a person who lodged in the house, hear ing a disturbance in the street, went out to ascertain the cause, and shortly afterwards a person came and said that some one who had gone out had been murdered. Mrs. Morgan, thinking it was her husband who was referred to opened the door for the purpose of going to ascertain whether such was the case or not. She had only just opened the door when two women laid hold of the hair of he r h ea d, t h rew her on the ground, and other wise ill-treated her. Morrison, thinking that they were about to murder the woman, went to lir as sistance, and was in the act of raising her up, when two men advanced, and, whilst Morrison was humanely assisting the female, a man, called " Alick the Devil," and another, called " Swansea Jack," gave the deceased some violent kicks upon the abdo men, which caused his immediate death. The police apprehended Alexander Thomas (alias " Alick the Devil,") John Griffith (alias " Swansea Jack,") Alfred Burrows, James Jones, Maria Meyrick, Mary Williams, and Bridget Kelly, on a charge of killing the deceased. The magistrates, after hearing the evidence, decided upon remanding for a week the prisoners Thomas and Griffith, on a charge of wilful murder. The others were remanded for the same period as accessories before the fact. CAPTURE OF POACHERS BY A BARRISTER.--At Chelmsford Petty Sessions, Thomas Brazier and Isaac Gardiner, two youths, were charged with a trespass upon the lands of Mr. Matthew Mason, at Great Baddow, in search of game. It appeared that on that morning (Friday), Hunter Rodwell, Esq., whilst shooting, heard a dog bark in an adjoining wood, and saw a flannel jacket moving amongst the trees; he immediately ob tamed the assistance of a boy to give the " view halloo," should the game break cover, and he very soon received an intimation that the poachers had gone from the wood by the opposite side. Chase was given, and in full cry the gentleman of the long robe topped fences and crossed ditches in pursuit of the intruders, till the eagerness of the sport was suspended by their again taking cover in a wood, from which they were also driven, and after about three-quarters of an hour sharp running, the band of the law arrested their progress. They were then taken before the magistrates, and in two hours from their first discovery, were fined 40s. each, with 6s. costs, or in default, six weeks' imprisonment. The Learned Gen tleman's appearance gave indisputable proof of tht severity of the run, and the novelty of the circumstance created no little mirth amongst those present. VALUE OF THE RAILWAY AND ELECTRIC TELE GRAPH.—A contemporary states that during the late run on the Newcastle banks, a curious instance of the value of the present system was made known. The Branch Bank of England at this place having necessity for a further supply of gold, sent by telegraph to the sister establishment at Leeds to obtain the required amount. The transmission of the message was of course imme diate, and the arrival of the gold almost as rapid, a little more than an hour being consumed by the special train, which brought 40,0001. to the assistance of the bank which was in want. EXTRAORDINARY OPERATIONS UNDER THE INFLU ENCE OP ETHER. —Two cases which have attracted the notice of the medical profession, have just occurred at the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-lane. In both cases disease of the arm existed, which required amputa tion. In the first, the limb was removed above the elbow ; in the other case, the severe operation of ampu tation at the shoulder joint was resorted to. The extra ordinary effects of ether was manifested in both cases. The name of the first patient is William Stokes, who became insensible to pain on the first administration of ether, and amputation was performed by Mr. Wakley, jun., one of the surgeons in the hospital. When told that the operation was completed, the patient expre ssed _ i _ iam the utmost surprise. The second case (that of k i i i i ir ) Will iam Russell, a shoemaker) is one of still more h s p by ort m an r c . e w . a T u h p e y, ar i m un., was in theamputated presence .a t o t f the his shoulder r t l colleagues, the short space of and several other hospital surgeons, th fifty ou g seconds, i conscious se of patient what w b a e s i n are doing well, and the case s going oi u n r g n ln i o s nh in sensible o Both additionalp ai patientspain, evi dence a d h e a n o ce af of pa th in e fa v l al a u pe e of ra operations. if in haled before the perform- We are requested to state that the meeting df the convocation of the clergy will take place at 4t. Paul's Cathedral on Friday, the 19th instant, at 11 o'clock. We understand that the Latin sermon will be preached by Dr. Jelf, the professor of King's College. A new Board has been formed under the jurisdiction of the Lords of the Admiralty, called the Tidal Harbour and Conservancy Board. The members are Captain Bethune, R.N., President, who has, up to the th lt3 P A rel dr time, conducted the railway departmentot Board; ralty,which is now merged into the New Rail wa y t Captain g er, Washingto n. surveying vessel,R T. , w a !l id o ;an t d o acateed c o mmand ai s an re d tar o 3 f • has s ld to the Ti dal Harbour h o Comm i ssion uo w abol i she d)o(onnoswultiug eng ineer Captain Vetch, R. w is the Board. These officers are to have 8001. per annum each ; their office is to be in Duke-street, Westminster, in the house now occupied by the Tidal Harbour Com mission. The establishment is to consist of three clerk►, one wifh 2201. per annum, styled the chief clerk, one with 901., and one with 601. per annum, and a messenger with one guinea a week. _ TIIR MAMMOTH SALE.—LAST DAY.—VAIaIIALL GAnsENs.—On Saturday the remainder of the vas quantity of equestrian and theatrical property belongin i i, to Mr. Hughes, was disposed of. Among the person present, attracted by the catalogue, were Messrs. L Webster, of the Haymarket Theatre; the lessee of tht Liverpool Theatre; Mr. Stephens, of Drury-lane Theati aB attynd Vauxhall Gardens; and Mr. E. Ward e ll, w i t h M , as before ; the Hebrews were most numerous als' The lots consisted of a large amount of trappings fo. horses, elephants, and camels; decorations for the hitt rior of a circus; equestrian music, ostrich feathers, • great variety of woodcuts, including the two extensiv. engravings of The Desert spectacle at Drury-lane The atre, last summer, the whiae of which [illustrations hao cost the proprietor over 500/., with many dresses of the richest material in quality. Tho principal prices realised this day were seven guineas, 61. 155.; 81. 10s-, 1/. 175., 11. I Is., 11. 55., and 11. 18s. for the best of the dresses. A number of plumes of feathers and riding habitse were disposed of at very smal w i ti‘es p ier r k i h e e s t , h % e ' r hileth metal and wood-blocks averaged only 7s. and 9s. each, n and more than 100 in n - Jimber. Altogether so huge nn amount of material, the property of one public man, never submitted to the hammer before, nor ue over hes was pro duced such inconsiderable sums. m by os h t i z s ea k l n o o u %s s i a e n d d ge po o li f te th t e hr v o a u r g i l o t eh t sc he l eques trian, zoological, or othermse, t purchasers. CORONATION OF THE —IPST Charles Blythe, coronation of Gipsies, and for the c • King of the common, e Faa, to the late Willi the centre of the successor crowned in o b f i y dd e e t r h s oi a m nd . God being 4 appointed ewassole f in or n ; y rafersing re DING. — he Ma l o ci nndgd-asys " islta e t i the . boundary differento •• thrile, the b an d playing "God save the King," and e crowd cheering, " Long live Charles the First." After drinking his Majesty s health, and soi. preliminaries, the cortege proceeded to t %i here a long-tailed white horse was his Majesty, and where three or ton • .1 4- ' • ir (a good supply having been p •1. r iding) were quaffed preTiQ s common fil i 4 • —.I4Y un ing,—Ktiso dig' 'the ,the D . )1 10$ t e$ .ged OW Or . LOY 10 0 6.974 834 cli ° 5) '• •