The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

phatically)—lt's impossible. I cannot afford to keep two houses. Mr. lIANimILL—Then I shall commit you for de serting your wife. The defendant was then loclied up. THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) William Giles, a rough looking fellow, was charged with indecently assaulting Elizabeth Elson, a re spectable married woman. The prosecutrix stated that last night she was returning home from the Pavilion Theatre, accom panied by her sister, her brother-in-law, and her husband. After leaving the theatre they had been to a public-house, and had something to drink, and her husband being rather the worse for liquor, her br o th er -i n - l aw took him by the arm, and they :went on first together, witness and her sister follow ing behind. When they arrived at Somerset-street, Whitechapel, they met the prisoner and four other Young men. They were all much intoxicated, and were dancing and singing as they came along. The prisoner came behind witness, put his arm round her :waist, and conducted himself in a manner too grossly indelicate to be mentioned. Witness and her sister screamed out, and a policeman came up and appre hended the prisoner. The others ran away. The prisoner in his defence said he was sorry for what he had done. lie was very drunk at the time. Mr. YARDLEY observed that this was no excuse, and he must take the consequences of such acts. Re spectable females could not be allowed to be outraged in this manner by a disgusting, drunken brute. He should fine him 51., or four weeks' imprisonment. lie was locked up in default. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) An old man named Edward Mathewson was charged with stealing a boiler, the property of Messrs. J. A. 'Watson and Co., iron founders, of Judd-street, New road. . . It appeared that a number of articles were lying in the front of the prosecutor's premises, and the prisoner was observed to take up the article, with which he walked off, but was overtaken and given into the cus tody:of a policeman. The prisoner said he acknowledged that he was guilty of the theft, but he was urged to it by extreme want. He had met with a severe injury in his arm. which, combined with his extreme age, totally de prived him of earning a penny. He was fully committed for trial. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. City majesty and civic pageantry and chivalry came forth to-day in all their pristine splendour. Knights of a black and barbarous age, but somewhat modern and awkward withal, disported themselves in our London streets, and seemed, from their uncom fortable helmets and crushing accoutrements, to glower with horrible dislike at the sad changes which time had wrought in the dress and de meanour of mankind—perhaps inwardly lamenting the unpleasant nature of an armour 'coat and the elastic and easy wear of one of Saxony. Guildhall seemed to pour out the knights and esquires of the time when it was a virtue to fight the Saracen in Palestine, and to bleach one's bones upon her burning plains. Posterity, who really will have enough to do, for his stock on hand of unsettled matters must be vast indeed, must determine the point whether real Majesty going to the "House," or Civic Majesty slowly rowing to the Exchequer, possess the most at traction to the mass of the populace. To us the Civic Pageant, the massive coach, quite on a par with that of Royalty, the glittering spears, and gaudy flags of the ancient companies and " mysteries!' present a better spectacle than any yet offered in public to the people. The fineness of the morning filled all the streets along which the pageant was to pass at an early hour, and the free bridges and ends of streets abutting on the Thames were rendered almost impassable by those eager to get a glimpse of the " Lord Mayor's show.' The steam-boats, especially those which ply at a cheap rate, were liberally patronised, and private parties small boats gave the "silent highway" quite an interesting look and presented, we are sure, a pleasing spectacle to the Lord Mayor whilst he journeyed over the realms of water over which he wields dominion. But, to go back. Shortly after ten his Lordship, (lately Alderman Hooper), left the Mansion-house, in procession, the chariots and the civic functionaries who attend on such occasions, having gathered near the Mansion. house shortly after nine. There was the Lord Mayor him.elf, the late Lord Mayor, several Aldermen, and the Sheriffs. After a short adjournment in the Guildhall, where his Lordship and the Corporation partook of a sump ti l° ll s breakfast, the procession moved onwards through the following avenues,—Gresham-street, Pri nces -street, Mansion House-street, the Poultry, Cheapside, Queen street, Upper Thames-street, Earl street, and Chatham-p!ace, to Blackfriars-bridge, in the following order : .., Police-constables to clear the way. Th e g o .Y belonging to the Royal Marina Society, with Banners. Six Police. constables. Band of the Royal Horse Guards. TheeTh Roy a l St an d ar d. Th e A rms o f t h e Fi s h mon - Arms of Sir Thomas gers Company. g g. Kneseworth. The Arms of J ames Hul „ The A rms of Harvey C. bert, Esq. , r; r-.), Coombe, Esq. The Arms of Si r Willi am The Arms of Mr. Sheriff Leighton, lint. g Hill. The Union J ac k. 24The Arms of AL of -r. Sheriff The Arms of the City of 4- 4az Cubitt. Lond on . . '- tr. The Barge Master. c"' 0 Watermen. S Beadle's Assistant. 'F. The Beadle. o ~.. The Clerk. The Gentlemen of the Livery, in Carriages. The Gentlemen of the Court of Assistants. , The Warden s o f th e C om p an y, i n C arr i ages . T he Prime Warden, in a Chariot, attended by the Chaplain. Under Beadle of the Worshipful Company of Vintners. . Three Watermen of the Three Watermen of the Vi ntners' Company, in their Vintners' Company, in their Uniforms, with Cockades. Uniforms, with Cockades. With , Captain of the Band of Pensioners, large Cockades of the Lord Mayor's and Company's Colours, and bearing a Shield with the Queen's Arms. With Cockades, Pensioners, Fifteen Pensioners, With Cockades, each bearing With Cockades, each bearing a Shield. a Shield. With l arge Lieutenant of the Band of Pensioners, Cockades, bearing a Shield of the Company's Six :feaster Arms. i N Porters, in their Vintners' Dress. Three Swanyate Wine rmva n in Uniform, bearing the Swan Flag. Cockades, i n uppers, with Three Swan Uppers, with forms. their U ' Cockades, in their Uni ni- The 'V intners' forms. Swan Marker, with a Silk Scarf and Cockades. Barge Master, in Full Uniform. Waterman in Livery to The St an d ar d Waterman in relieve the of th e W orshipful Livery to Standard Company o f relieve the ,% Bearer. Vint ners. Standard Bearer. 0.:. 2. The City Stand ar d. 0 0- Ei .1 Wliaaarttenelnrirenevreen oft h i s n e , Waterman in Livery to - - 1 The Royal Standard. relieve the Bearer. .-. Livery to St, M artin. The Union Flag. g, Waterman in Livery to relieve the Bearer. n .9 W erman in Liver -to Banner of Mr. Alderman 0 ;..... relieve the Bearer S 4 draw23l,e-eiLnheuip,ard .s. Farebrother. ~:, Waterman in Livery to Watermanrel i ere 3 the Be relieve the Bearer. ' - :• 1 l a v r e e r, to Banner ofMr.Alderman Lucas. Waterman in Livery to relieve the Bearer. Two Watermen The Grand in Streamer, sup- Two W a t ermen re Li lieve the very to ported by Three i n Li very to Men in Li very, relieve the Bearers. the tassels borne Bearers. by Two Pages. The Lord Mayor's Standard. Waterman in Livery to relieve the . The Beadle of the Vintners' Band. pang. A Grand Military Band. pan 3 The Junior City Marshal on Horseback. The Clerk of tchoeuCrtoomfpAasnsyisitnanhtsis iC n a t r h r e ia ir ge darriage s . The Gentlemen of The Wardens of the Company in their Carriag e . The Master of the Company, In his Chariot, accompanied by his Chaplain. The Lord Mayor's Beadle. The Lord Mayor's Barge Master, in his State Dress. bearing the various C o l ours. The Ba T r h gem eß e a n' Banner of the Lord Mayor. The . Captain of the Thames Navigation Bailiff.ationßarge. Water The Principal Assistant The Watermen, with Colours. A Grand Military Baud. The rhvo Under-Sheriffs. ~.. .",' EL -1). TheTh The I C I e i i t l y i e Solicitor. mh r an cer. n The Comptroller. n ..) c, fg The Two Secondaries. cz U The Four Common Pleaders. E; .?'. The Judge of the Sheriffs' Courts. .., 4 The Town Clerk. The Common Sergeant. :- The Chamberlain. Ancient Herald, Habited in a Tabard, with the Arms of England, and Plumed. Kettle Drums. Farrier on Horseback. Farrier on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on horseback. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Standard Bearer, in Half-Armour, bearing the Banner of his Knight. E$ lure, in Half-Armour, Esquire, in Half-Armour, bearing the Shield. bearing the Sword. Ancient Knight, Mounted on a Charger, armed Cap-a-Pie, in a suit of Polished Steel Armour, and Plumed. Yeoma n o f t h e Guard. Yeoman of the Guard. Armourar. Armourcr. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Mr. Sheriff Hill, in hie State Chariot. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Standard Bearer, in Ralf-Armour, bearing the Banner o' & his Knight. Esquire, in Half-Armour, Esquire, in Half-Armour, bearing the Shield. bearing the Sword. Ancient Knight, Mounted on a Charger, armed Cap-I Pie, in a suit of "Burnished Brass Scale Armour, and Plumed. Yeoman of the Guard. Yeoman of the Guard. Armourer. Armourer. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, in his State Chariot. The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair. The Recorder. The Aldermen who have passed the Chair, The late Lord Mayor. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpet ,- Jr on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Standard Bearer, in Half-Armour, bearing the Banner , of his Knight. Esquire, in Half-Armour, Esquire, in Half-Armour, bearing the Shield. bearing the Sword. Ancient Knight, ... Mounted on a Charger, armed Cap in a suit of Polished Steel Armour, and Plumed. Yeoman of the Guard. Armourer. Guard on Horseback. - Yeoman of the Guard. Armourer. Guard on llorseback. The Lady Mayoress, in her State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses, Will join the Procession on its return from Westminster. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Standard Bearer, in Half-Armour, bearing the Banner of his Knight. Esquire, in Half-Armour, Esquire, in Half-Armour, bearing the Shield. bearing the Sword. Ancient Knight. Mounted on a Charger, armed Cap-a-pie in a suit of Burnished Brass Scale A rmour, and Plumed. Yeoman of the Guard. Yeoman of the Guard. Armourer. Armourer. Guard on Horseback. Guard on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. Trumpeter on Horseback. The Lord Mayor's Servants in State Liveries. The Band of the Life Guards, mounted. The Upper City Marshal on Horseback. Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household. The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, In his State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses, Attended by the Chaplain, Sword Bearer, Common Crier, and Water Bailiff. Guard of Honour on Horseback. His Lordship was well received as he passed along. At Blackfriars-bridge, at which point the crowd was immense, and - which was reached shortly after one, the Lord May or was met by several of the com panies, and his Lordship and the members of the different companies having consigned themselves to their respective barges, which occupied some time, the gallant barks proceeded more rapidly than usual, for the tide was flowing up, to 'Westminster-bridge ; where a landing was effected at a temporary pier adjacent to the new Houses of Parliament a little after two. A procession was again formed, which proceeded at once into the Court of Exche i q , ler. A posse of policemen—the only unpoetical- Looking persons who had aught to do with the chivalric proceedings of the day—guarding an avenue, through which it wound its way. The crowd here, filled Palace Yard, almost to overflowing. It was gene rally remarked--not, however by the " oldest in habitant,"—that the fineness of the day had drawn a greater number of people towards the sight, than at any former time, within the memory of the most inveterate patrons of the exhibition. Lord Mayor's days, stifling fogs, and greasy streets, were always synonymous : to-day was a glorious exception, but the streets were buttery as of old ; and the bells of the churches rang out merry peals in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, and the advent of the new Lord Mayor. His Lordship then returned to his barge, and after landing at Blackfriars, proceeded with the same im posing grandeur, chronicled above, to Guildhall, through New Bridge-street, Ludgate-hill, Ludgate street, St. Paul's Churchyard, Cheapside, and King street, to Guildhall. At the Obelisk, Bridge-street, the procession was joined by the Ambassadors, Her Ma jesty's Ministers, the Nobility, Judges, Members of Parliament, and other persons of distinction, invited to tho banquet at Guildhall. SWEARING-IN of the LORD MAYOR. (THIS DAY.) Shortly after two o'clock the new Lord Mayor, accompanied by Sir G. Carroll, the late Lord Mayor, and attended by the Recorder and various Civi c officers,cers, entered the Court of Exchequer in grand procession, and with the usual formalities. The Recorder, in presenting the Lord Mayor to the Court, passed a high eulogium upon Sir George Carroll for the manner in which he had performed the functions of his office, more particularly for the mingled firmness and urbanity with which he had conducted himself under very difficult circumstances. The Lord Chief Baron in his reply also paid a high compliment to Sir George Carroll. The Lord Mayor having taken the oaths of office, and The late Lord Mayor having rendered up his ac counts, The Recorder, in the name of the Lord:Mayor, invited the judges to the banquet at Guildhall, this evening, which invitation having been accepted by the Lord Chief Baron, on the part of himself and his learned brethren, the procession withdrew. The Lord Mayor afterwards proceeded to the other courts to invite the judges. FLANDERS MAIL. GERMAN RAILWATS.—Now that the railway from Hanover by Minden to Hanover has been opened, the railways of the east of Germany are in direct com munication with those of the west. Those German railways which form an uninterrupted line are 355 German miles, or 1,001 leagues in length, which forms five-eighths of the total extent of the iron railways in Germany, which is 725 German miles, or 1,595 leagues. The railways of Ger many extend in the west to those of Bel gium, which, on their side, go to Paris and from thence to Orleans, to Torees, to Bourges, to Rouen, and to Havre. On the east the German railways join the line of Cracow, of Upper Silesia, which was opened on the 13th of this month, a line which after the Ist of this month joined those of Warsaw to Vienna. The railways in the north of Germany extend, with the exception of a small in termission of a German mile 12 1-sths of a league, into the environs of Oldenburg to those of Austria, the line of which, not including their short branches, have a total length of 132 miles, or 201 leagues. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, FRANKFORT, NOV. 1. —The game-tens of Hamburgh are very desirous to establish one of their infamous gaming -houses in our city, and one of them intends taking up his residence here in the winter. The merchants have, however, had a meeting on the subject, and the Senate has positively declared that it will have nothing whatever to do with the scheme. Although there is no lack of ready money here, yet we cannot possibly deny that there is a great stag nation in business of every kind. In the corn trade especially, things look very flat, and prices go back daily. Potatoes alone maintain their prices, they fetch 2fl. 12k. per malter, and even more. The disease has appeared in some, but the supply of sound ones is so large that we have nothing whatever to fear. Our supply of apples is unusually large, they were sold at from 30 to 40 kreutzers for a malter; and it is impossible to conceive what an immense quantity of cider is made from them It is true we do not expect that it will be very good, and the weather is so unfavourable to the complete ripening of the grapes, that the vintage is to com mence next Monday. There is a harvest feast of three days for all classes. The unfavourable weather has likewise had a bad effect upon the railroads and strikingf how f ew steam-vessel travelling, and the number of strangers who visit ou r c it y h as d ecrease d. It i s lik ew i se English families have settled here canthe wint er; th ey h ave gone to places where they n live cheaper, but certainly not pleasanter than here. ll:bguhterotherl,,,hisee London lITAiVIBURG—H MAIL. very slack,v. 5. Our corn trade continues our arrivals have been very small ; since Friday we have not sold above 200 lasts of I t l A m II IIR , G ri, N p o rie of the finest quality w prices were asked at first; only a last wheat. f prices er were remain paid for the at s a mpricesdon mail came in during atm market, tc,l butose ofth demanded elaisntielligenc'"' aefrtatirbrought did not in the change the aspect of till' s.. Rye was even less the last day, least in demand than last week consumptioni and when the tone improved. hoßtwoaerilehyincontinues low. Oats are in request both for for exportation, but trade in general DANTzw, Nov. I.—ln consequencevt-o'rfyjlull. unfavourable state of the money market in ie Eng land, many receivers of goods there were un able to pay the frei g hta g e, so that the shippers have been forced to seize a part of the cargo for payment. This likewise has had a de trimental effect upon us here. Our importations of corn continue very slack, and it is asserted that, although the harvest appeared to be so fine, there was indeed plenty of straw, but very little grain. In re gard to the potato crop we do not expect more than one-third the usual returns, independently of which the dieatte has appeared in so many lbcalities, that it is by no means surprising that the peasants bring. THE S tIN, LONDON, to market only enough to meet their pecuniary re quirements. Our market, therefore is but ill supplied. ITZIIOI3.—Our annual cattle market was favoured with the finest weather, and the supply of cattle from far and near was greater than it has been for some years. So great was the influx of strangers, that it was impossible to accommodate them all in the town. About 8,000 head of extremely fine cattle Were brought to market, above half of which were fattened. The trade was extremely brisk ; in two days all the cattle that was brought to market was sold except 400 head. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 2.—The wool market at Plan. ders has been extremely active, and prices, consider ing the depressed state of things in general, were very good. RUSSIA AND POLAND.—Moscow.--Prom the re port of the cholera committee, it appears that on the 15th October, 27 males and 13 females, total 40, sickened of the cholera ; of them 10 males and 8 females died. The number of the sick on the 16th was 105. In the course of this day 37 males and 20 females were seized, of whom 23 males and 4 females died. On the 17th there were still 135 on the sick list. Although it is well known that the autumnal weather is, on the whole, most favourable to the spreading of the disease, yet we cannot consider that the proportion of persons attacked with this epidemic, compared with the po pulation of the city, is very great. No cases of cholera have appeared in the circle of the govern ment of Moscow. MUNICH, Nov. I.—A report has been in general circulation here for the last few days that a corps of Bavarian troops has been ordered to the Swiss fron tier. Upon closer inquiry, we find that this is not the case, although an attempt has been made to in duce Bavaria to surround the frontier. This, how ever, was refused at Bavaria, on the ground that so long as the Swiss dissensions were confined within their own borders, and the interests of Bavaria were not threatened by them, there was no intention to undertake anything whatever which might have the slightest appearance of an interference. Under the Ahel Ministry there would probably not have been wanting a demonstration in favour of the Son derbund. VIENNA, OCT. 28.—The railway between Vienna and Presburg will be opened on the 6th of November, and on the 7th will be used for general traffic, at the opening of the Hungarian Diet. This is now the case only with the line from Ganserndorf to Marchegg, the boundary town of Austria, from whence a com munication will be effected by means of express trains. The extremely difficult works of the bridges over the March river, whose rushing waters con stantly destroy the hydrotechine works, occasions his delay.—Hamburgh papers, Nov. 5. BORSBNIIALLE, Nor. 2. Austrian s pe . r .?. en . ts !. 1 60060 Bills. Money. Bank Shares Anglo - Russian Loan Russian 5 per Cent., Harnb. Certificate. 10N 100 Ditto Ist series Inscription •••••• ••• • • • 101 Ditto, Rope and C0.,3d and 4th series.. 94 Ditto, in Certifi ca t e .. • • .... .. •••• • • • • 94 Wew 4 per Cent., H ope and Co. ...• • • 86 Ditto Stleglltz .. ••••. • .. •• ••••• • • • • 85% Spanish New 5 per Cent ••—•••• • • • • • • 12 Ditto 3 per Cent .......... •••• • • • • 22 Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent ••••• Ditto 3 per Cent. —•.•••• • • • • • • Polish New 4 per Cont. Loan, 1944.... 7 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .... • • 80% fle National Bank Shares.. .. •••.... • •• •• DESPERATE ENCOUNTER AND RECAPTURE OF A PRISONER. It will be recollected that on the sth of March lask Richard Hackford, an old and desperate offender, effected his escape from our county gaol, to which he had been committed for trial on the charge of stealing a sheep from Mr. Bunning, of Holmer, near this city. Nothing certain was heard of him till about a month ago, when Police-sergeant Sadler, of Aberdaire, re ceived information that he was working in one of the mines on the " Hills" near Hirwain Common, about six miles beyond Merthyr. Upon this common are " tracks" along which the workmen proceed to their respective mines for the labours of the day. On Mon day night, the 25th ult., Sadler commenced watching these tracks, and continued doing so, taking one each night in succession, but did not meet with his man (of whom he had a full description) until the early hour of a quarter to five o'clock on Friday morning last. He then, in the moonlight, saw five men going up the track to their work. He spoke to them in Welsh, and some of them answered in the same language, but Hackford, who was with them, did not. Sadler, looking at him, said, " You era the man I want—l am a police-officer, and you are my prisoner." He then took Hackford by the collar, who, after going with him a few paces, att em pt e d t o trip him up. The officer recovered himself, threw Hackford, and then a deadly struggle commenced. The two combatants were young and powerful, and sometimes one had the advantage, and some times the other. The working companions of Hack ford stood by, and he entreated them to turn to help him. The officer also called upon one of them in the Queen's name to assist him as a constable, but instead of doing so he wrenched the staff out of the officer's hand, and gave it to Hackford, who inflicted with it several severe blows on the head of his resolute antagonist. Sadler, however, recovered his staff, when Hackford drew forth a large clasp knife, and gave the officer a severe wound, two inches in length, on the forehead, which - A bled profusely. At last Sadler, summoning up all his strength, threw his man down, and falling upon him, Hackford, with a groan, said, " I will go with you." The officer, however, in putting on the handcuffs, still experienced great resistance ; but a young man, who knew the sergeant, happening to pass at this moment to his work, as sisted him in doing so. The capture was then com plete, and the officer having had his wound dressed (the prisoner does not appear to hare been very greatly damaged), removed Hackford by mail to Abergavenny, and thence by conveyance to his old quarters at our county gaol, where he arrived about half-past two o'clock on Saturday morning last. The officer has of course received the small reward offered for the recapture of this desperate character ; but we trust that he will receive more substantial benefit for so courageously risking his life in the cause of justice. —Hereford Journal. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOS- TON RAIL WA T. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this railway was held on Friday, in the Exchange Rooms in this town, for the purpose of considering the proposal of the Great Northern Company to lease the line.—W. J. N. Norton, Esq., presided. The proposal of the Great Northern Company having been read, The CHAIRMAN said, the directors, upon receiving these proposals, again met, and decided on rejecting them by a majority of thirteen to two, and a circular was sent to each shareholder, to put them into posses sion of the reasons for this determination on the part of the directors. Mr. BADGER then rose and said, as he had been one of the parties who originated this offer from the Great Northern Company, he should content himself with moving the adoption of the company's offer, because he believed it would be conducive to the interest of the shareholders. He, however, knew that the ma jority of votes would be against the offer, and this he attributed to the letter and recommendation sent by the directors to the shareholders. He, too, had sent a letter to the shareholders to put them in possession of the proceedings of the committee. Mr. IRONSIDES begged to second the motion. He was quite sure that the repeated meetings of the shareholders would have an injurious effect on the value of their property—(Hear, hear)—and cer tainly, from the great majority of rotes by which the question had been decided at a former meeting, he did think that it would not be necessary to have another decision en the same point. That meeting was pretty significant of the wishes of the share holders, and ought to have been decisive. He was sure the capital would not be sufficient to make the line, and he would tell them why. Let them look at the expense of their engineering staff. There was the chief engineer, Mr. Rastrick, 1,000/. a year ; Mr. Underwood, engineer, , 1,0001.; Mr. Dobson, assistant engineer, 4004 a year ; Mr. Johnson, 4001. a year ; Messrs. Meredith, Kerly, Brown, Beer, Bate, and Collingford, making together 4,950/. for engineering staff, exclusive of travelling ex penses. Now he had received an official letter relative to the London and Brighton expenses, and he found that the engineering staff of that company cost 1,941/., which was not half the amount the Ambergate Company paid. Besides, the London and Brighton had 137 miles at work, had four short branches, and sixteen miles of line in progress, with many stations in course of construction. It was quite clear, therefore, that the capital of the com pany would be inadequate to make the line if they were to spend it in this way on its engineering staff. The offer of the Great Northern Company took all the expense away. It guaranteed them a certain per centage, and found all the money beyond the original capital. Ile believed, if the offer were accepted, and the Northern Company allowed to make the works, it would be to the interest of all parties. There were other points he wished to notice, hut he would not now detain the meeting. He would simply content himself with seconding the motion for accepting the proposition of the Great Northern Company. The Rev. MYERS thought it would be a good thing if the Ambergate Company could come to some equitable:arrangement with the Great Northern Com pany. If in order, he wonid beg to propose that the directors he empowered to confer with the Great Northern Company, on the basis of their late pro posal. If the arrangement should not go through standing orders, then he would suggest that the Great Northern pay the expenses. If it passed standing orders, then the two companies might divide the expender between them. TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1847. A PROPRIETOR wished to know the difference be tween the present and the former offer of the Great Northern Company. A DIRECTOR replied that the: present proposal of the Great Northern Company was, to take off the arrangement with the canals, and to form the line from Ambergate to Grantham, being, in fact, the best part of their line, only. The CHAIRMAN said the question could not be en tertained that day, as the meeting had been convened for the purpose of accepting or rejecting the offer of the Great Northern Company. A long, stormy, and somewhat personal discussion followed, during which many conflicting statements were made. Ultimately the meeting went to the vote, and the result was that the offer of the Great Northern Company was rejected by an overwhelming majority. The meeting then terminated. RETROSPECT OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In Nisoi uhedbinzcetthooi continuatio n aotnosd o e f dL2 t 9o l a l tri e hnd r eu j e ni t odt r .hm o , n s el p n e ßst c e t lni s osdfs i n e3t; s hlo e ,eu r t s e ac dinorr RobertrlaiTdNNgh,se. , The t an Peel, p r a en imported vsro posed edn h dt e a r amt s th , eean a bmd b ut o no u l del t i eno r t tn h a t e Nbe, e, 2 adi 7 snu t gt h ay eo, (or oßpDroi "Bill tcoetemdemiabnt allow o r l p , v,da, l yuc B tey 4 :o s )nr: it." It commenced by stating " That excessive im portations of corn occasioned the export of a very large amount of the gold and silver money of this realm, which obliged the banks to contract the issue of their notes ; that both these lessen the value of all the property in the kingdom, diminish the revenue, and are very injurious to the productive and indus trious classes of the community. "Be it therefore enacted, That from and imme diately after the passing of this Act, all corn im ported into this kingdom shall be liable to the duties in schedule A (that is, wheat 205. per quarter ; other grain in proportion), unless the vessel by which such corn is imported shall, the voyage immediately before or after, take out to the kingdom from whence the corn is imported, for merchants, there a car go o f B r iti s h or Irish manufactures of equa l or greater value, in which case the corn shall be liable to the duties in schedule B (that is, to a moderate fixed duty or a nominal duty)." Then followed clauses for levying the 20s. duty on part of the cargo where the manufactures exported were of less value than the corn ; equitable rules for valuing the corn in British and foreign ships penalties for frauds, and a suspension of the 20s. duty where it could be ascertained that the balance of trade was in favour of this country with the nation from which the corn was imported. This proposed amendment of the corn-laws was rejected by the Government, and Sir Robert Peel's Bill was adopted in its stead. The construction of railroads proceeded with imprudent rapidity ; the demand for foreign corn became enormous ; the bul lion in the Bank diminished several millions; and in the autumn of 1846 there was a second deficient harvest, with the enormous demand for corn still continuing. It became evident that Sir Robert Peel's Corn-law Bill must be altered ; when, as a remedy for the disasters that were besetting the country from a want of corn and a want of currency, Lord John Russell's suspension of the corn duties was tinkered on to Sir Robert Peel's Corn-law Bill. While the corn merchants were waiting for the Suspension Bill, they limited their imports and kept up prices. But the A Act w largest as ships certain t hoef coal passing, trade they d e tho and sent them in ballast (not with aft cea ß ons r ag i s t sat i ogi s on h engdatarfisaedet manufactures) to foreign countries for corn, and next left them to return to their former trade. The bullion has since been drained away for the corn, and all the disasters have followed which Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel were warned of, in the clearest manner possible, in 1845. I think the only men Member t,inthe o sp f r P in a g rli o a f mentwho told the 1846, that tt h e ir corn-lawG overn tAh.easlghoeldemainndenitnjßuareilwtahye commw o l u King.hl d a e v r e g c e r b e e o a e f t n l y t i h n e d fo i c m r o m u i n e n i d t s r h y, that a copy of the letter and Bills sent to Lord John Russell, Sir Robert reel, and others, was also sent to the directors of the Bank of England, to ascertain if it met with their approba tion, and that nearly all the banks, as well as the Bank of England, have ever since been acting on the principle on which those Bills are founded, by giving the ere export liberal e f B accommodation e t t u o r e p s e rtshoanns t 0 0 0 h e e y r o n t e h d in e rs, and by refusing it altogether where it was likely to promote the export of bullion. I believe it is a well-known fact that `"hen foreigners are draining away our gold, the more paper money there is afloat the faster the gold vanishes. This has seen felt in foreign countries as well as in England. For the last twenty years, whenever it has been necessary to put a stop to the export of bullion, the banks have always effected it by diminishing their issues, and diminishing accommodation. It app e ar s by the former retrospects in The Sun, that for this purpose the banks have diminished their issues since 1844 about fifteen millions. Lord John Russell now proposes to mitigate the disasters with which the commerce of the country is beset by acting exactly contrary to all the bankers, and by extending the issues of the Bank of England. I agree with the author of the articles in the Times, and those who entertain similar opinions, that it will most probably aggravate the disasters ;—unless, indeed, the above amendment of the corn-laws is adopted, or some im proved modification of it, to prevent the bullion being exported for excessive importations of corn. If such an amended Corn-law Bill is passed, the enterprise of the railroad makers will increase the energies of the British and foreign merchants, and increase the demand for British manufactures. It will also increase the imports of corn without draining away the bullion to pay for it, an i it will render un necessary the Bill proposed by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce for dissolving existing com panies or impeding their progress. The railroad makers have increased the wealth of the nation in permanent property in a few years more than any companies or partnerships that have ever existed in this country. I think, therefore, they should be en couraged and fostered as much as possible where they do not injure the shareholders by making the calls too rapidly, and while they refrain from causing excessive importations of corn and an export of the bullion. As the wealth of the nation increases the currency must also be increased, and Sir Robert Peel's limit on the Bank notes must be removed within a short period. But, while there is a drain on the bullion, and while the present defects remain in the corn laws, Lord John Russell's measure for increasing the paper money is premature. Nov. 9, 1847. LITERATURE. POEMS. By George Powell Thonws. An elegant volume of versification, with an unpre tending title-page. George Powell Thomas is a Captain in the Bengal Army, and already known in some measure to English readers by his " Views of Sitnla." He has in his present compositions adven tured upon loftier grounds of authorcraft, and, as he acknowledges in his brief and manly preface, has been sustained in so doing by a conviction that " the age of poetry never will, and never can, pass away but with time itself." The success of preceding bards in divers particulars has not abashed him ; he has striven to pluck a leaf from those laurel groves which had been already thinned by the fingers of the illustrious. The exquisite ejaculations addressed by William Cowper to a miniature of his mother have not deterred our author from penning some graceful verses "On seeing a Miniature of my Mother." The sublime and almost divine hymn chaunted by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, when gazing upon the sunrise among the snows and pinnacles of Chamouni, has not scared him from the production of certain impas sioned lines "On a distant View of the Snowy Range of the Himalayas at Sunset." The Asiatic intonations of Thomas Day have not prevented him, with all their beauty, from printing a passage on "The Jungle River." The inimitable epigram of Sir William Jones, an epigram that can never be repeated too frequently— " On parent's knees a naked, new-born child Weeping thou satst, whilst all around thee smiled; So live that, sinking to thy last long sleep, Then thou mayst smile whilst all around thee weep ;" has not induced him t o o blit era t e t h e poem headed " The young Father to his First Born." The memo rable letters of Sidney Smith on " repudiation" have not silenced his remarks "To Brother Jona than." The renowned travestie by Samuel John son on " The Hermit," showing the effect of true Scriblerian Bathos, in a parody, ending " Come in, my lad, and drink some beer," has not frightened Captain Thomas from the publication of the jeux d'esprit imagined off the island of Jungheera. The playful, and almost prattling, tenderness of Leigh Hunt's verses to his little son, aged three years, has not so far affected our author as to dissuade him from writing in rhythm " To his Daughter, aged four years. There are a variety of similar indica tions of audacity which, notwithstanding the melli fluousness of the language in which they are embo died, and the arts of rhetoric by which they are em bellished, remain to us " nevertheless notwithstand- ing" quite incomprehensible. We cannot conceive, indeed, but that it the pruning -knife had, been skil fully applied by Capt. Thomas to his poetical blossom ings, the result would have been preferable. Had he restricted himself, for example, to such originali ties as that of " The Frozen Ship," the most pretentious, and, to our thinking, the most creditable composition in the volume, he would have very materially increased his chances of acquir ing popularity. We remember perfectly well the first appearance of the narrative, which suggested the vision to his imagination, and bear in recollection, too, that the coincidence struck us as being peculiarly fitted for commemoration in a metrical form. That coincidence was so thrilling, so fraught with horror, so pregnant with thoughts of despair and desolation ! These characteristics have been well and passionately conveyed in the poem beginning at page 45. Some times a noble and most suggestive theme is frittered away in common-places, as in the " Sonnet suggested by the Daguerreotype." What a novel and lovely subject for a sonnet! A sonnet on the Daguerreo type. How Wordsworth would have commemorated the genius of Daguerre! How Charles Lamb would have quipped and cranked over the metallic reflection ! How Herrick would have chinked his words in honour of the congealed shadow How Abraham Cowley would have sucked honey-words out of the fact through his quaint goosequill! But here—at page 227—what an abortion of a sonnet, a sonnet in truth such as might readily be supposed capable of making the ghosts of Milton and Petrarch " squeak and gibber" not "in the Roman streets," but in the Hades of the quaffers of Helicon. Occasionally the writer neutralizes the sweetness of one stanza by the inanity of another : as thus, when addressing Miss Jacintha Hunt, daughter of Leigh Hunt— " I ask, if like thy gifted sire. Thou touchest, too, the poet's lyre ; Thy gifted sire makes answer terse, Jacintha is herself a verse.' "Yet albeit those sweet eyes of thine Beam full of poesy divine, To aught that's beauteous, good, or true, Sure am I, ne'er averse are you." The fourth verse, how epigrammatic! the eighth, how strangulated and ineffective ! 'With all its inequali ties and hobblings, however, the book has sortie casual snatches of true melody, and some intermsittea pas sages of genuine sentiment. THE BLESSINGS OF TEMPERANCE. A Poem. By John O'Neill. __ _ _ Most of the systematic upholders of the pt ineiples of temperance, and the disciple s of Father Theobald Mathew, are long ago familiar with this poetic homily. The present copy of it demands some brief commemorative notice, inasmuch as it is a second edition of an effusion already a favourite with the in telligent. Its popularity was, however, first achieved under a different title, namely, " The Drunkard." We are by no means partial to this mode of rechristening a poem, especially when that poem is as worthy of approval as the one written by John " The Blessings of Temperance" may be more ap propriate as conveying more explicitly the intention of the author, but we should have preferred seeing the second edition with its old familiar title, " The Drunkard." Appearing as this republication does, so immediately after the remarkable glyphographic plates of George Cruikshank—" The Bottle"—it is entitled to a more particular attention, seeing that the illustration of the verses of O'Neill must have first suggested the series to that famous artist. Indeed, one etching—that at page 16, " The Drunkard's Home"—may be said to contain the germ of " The Bottle." Of the other embellishments, who can ever forget Cruikshank's sketches of tha " Upas Tree," or of " The Raving Maniac and the Driv'ling Fool ?" O'Neill's poem is calculated to disseminate such an abhorrence of the vice of drunkenness, and such a love for temperance in all things, that its republication in this cheap and compact editio❑ merits the encou ragement of every well-wisher of humanity and every lover of talent in poetic literature. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sfu,—l consider that I have reason to complain of the evil effects of an allusion to an agency-house in Plymouth " being placed in difficulties," which ap peared in your paper of Friday last. lam pointed at as the party alluded to, and have been injured thereby. I therefore ask you, by a paragraph in your paper, to contradict the report, which is utterly unfounded as respects any agency-house in this town. The Sun is extensively read in our news-rooms, and the whole mercantile community of Plymouth strongly feel that they have a right to expect an express and public contradiction of the rumour, with out which an undeserved slur is cast upon all the esta blishments of our town, which has been peculiarly free from the disasters which have occurred elsewhere. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A MERCHANT and AGENT of Plymouth. Plymouth, Nov. 8, 1847. [A letter contradicting the rumour in question was published in The Sun of yesterday.—ED. Sun.] SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL'S.—YEsTERDAY. The settling for the Houghton and November meetings was resumed yesterday afternoon, but to very little pur pose, money having been scarcer and complaints more general than ever. Under such discouraging circum stances, it is almost needless to add, the investments on which the subjoined quotations are founded were, with only one or two exceptions, in very small amounts. NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLE CHASE. 6 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Switcher 10 to 1 agst Mr. Little's Chandler 10 to 1 agst Mr. J. Mason ns St. Leger 10 to 1 agst Mr. Ouseley fliggiiis's Pioneer 15 to 1 agst Mr. Tilbury's Chronometer DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower 11 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice-11i to 1 taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—t to 200/. 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault 22 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—t 25 to 1 25 to I:agst Mr. Mostyn's Loadstone 30 to 1 agat Colonel Anson's Backbiter—taken 33 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Cervus—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Beverlac—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Rossiya SHAFTESBURY AND HINDON BANK. MESSRS. BRODIE AND KING.—SHAFTESIIITRY, SATITRDAY, NOV. 6.—A large meeting of tho creditors of this firm took place this day on the premises at Shaftesbury, when Mr. King attended, with his solicitor; he was favourably re ceived by all present. He went into a detailed explana tion of his connexion with the Messrs. Brodies, stating, although it had been an unfortunate circumstance to him he was prepared to offer to all those who had entrusted their money in his bank, or were holders of the notes bearing his name twenty shillings in the pound. Yet ho must beg of them a trifling indulgence of time to enable him to do so, so as not to sacrifice his property. His proposition was to pay , ten shillings in the pound on or before the Ist day of December next, and the other ten shillings in the pound on or before the Ist January, 184/1, with interest on the deposits. This offer gave great satisfactio❑ to all present, they unanimously agree ing to accept the terms offered. This announcement was hailed with much pleasure by the farmers in the town and neighbourhood, and had the effect of dispel. ling the gloom that had been before cast around. The notes in circulation are under 9,000!., and the deposits at both Shaftesbury and llindon under 20,000!. The debts duo to the firm are not precisely known, or at least were not stated, Mr. King not being asked to go into details as to his affairs after he had made so liberal an offer. POISONING or A FAMlLY.—Yesterday morning a labouring man, named Newland, together with his whole family, consisting of his wife, mother, and three children, residing in Ratcliff•highway, wero affected with most dangerous sickness after partaking of some chickory for breakfast. By prompt measures, in th e application of antidotes a n d s t omac h pumps, their lives were saved. It was suppoied that the chickory, of which they had partaken, was mixed with some poison, but what the deleterious drug consisted of not being ascertained, an analysis for the purpose was com menced. LYCEUM THEATRE. A pleasant little comedietta, from the practised hand of Buckstone, was produced here last evening for the purpose of introducing Mrs. Fitzwilliam to a Lyceum audience. It is entitled The Rough Diu mond—the said diamond being - Margery (Mrs. Fitz william)—a rough, uneducated good-hearted country girl, who is married to Sir William Evergreen (Selby), an old dandy, who in vain endeavours to polish her. She, however, prefers, to gossip with her cousin Joe, a country gawkey (capitally made up and admirably acted by Buckstone) to all the Italian, French, music, and dancing, with which it is at tempted to indoctrinate her. Sir William is au desespoir, when he compares Margery with the po lished Lady Plato, who is the best-bred woman in the world, but when Sir William discovers that Lady Plato is carrying on an intrigue with a certain Capt. Blenheim, he thanks his; stars: that he is not Lord Plato, and satisfied that a rough diamond is better than polished paste, he makes himself happy with arch, honest, albeit vulgar and unpolished Margery. The piece was put upon the stage with the most ex quisite taste, and was admirably played. It is almost needless to add that it was completely successful. VICTORIA THEATRE. A new melodrama, entitled The Inundation, was produced here last night, with complete success. The scenic effects of the inundation of the Loire are ad mirable, and they are made to increase the intensity of the interest of the drama in a very ingenious manner. There is no great novelty in the characters —we have a virtuous heroine (admirably acted by Miss Vincent), a villanous old miser, and a lover, as usual in all melodramas—but the materials are used to the best advantage. The drama is well built, the interest is kept up to the last, and we would recommend all lovers of the romantic melo drama to see The Inundation. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. The new grand spectacle of the Camp of Silesia, which was produced here last evening, is one of the most gorgeous spectacles ever presented to of military It is, in fact, a series of superb tableaux vivans of the wars of old Frederick of Prussia. The subj ect affords ample opportunities for the display spectacle, of which Mr. Batty has known well ho n , to avail himself. It is the most m agn ifi cent thing ::‘f the kind that has been produced for years. _ ____.._..,..................••••• DUBLIN, Nov. S . —CHARG E OF EMBEZZLEMENT OF 8,0001. of PUBLIC MONEY. —A sum of 8,0001. has een embezzled by one o f th e confidential clerks of the Bobard o f Works, Mr. J. 11. Mason, the assistant accountant to the board, who was yesterday committed to New • gate, charged with being the offender. Six weeks ago Mr. Mason's leg was fractured by the in an omnibus, and h e suffered amputation overturn of the lim g b of . It was during his absence from busine:;s that circumstances transpired which led to the discovery of the fraud per petrated. lie is charged with forging the names of the commissioners to some drafts, and of uttering others after signature. JERSEY. —We understand that the Crown officers, Mr. Walker, the engineer, and the contractors visited St. Catherine's Bay on Monday last, and that orders have been si nce i ssue d f or a vigorous prosecution of the works. F rom 300 to 400 men are to be immediately employed at the harb our , an d soon a f ter Christmas the fortifications will commence.— Guernsey Sis of the tar. The good•service p ens i on a t th e d posal Government by the death of Captain been conferred on 51r John Roes,—Nautical hea.a THE CORN TRADE. Though money has been nearly as tight during the week as at any previous period, the Bank of England having continued to charge 8 and 9 per cent. on first class securities, still the tone of mercantile affairs has slightly improved, and there has certainly been more disposition to purchase grain, whilst holders have shown less anxiety to realise. The prevailing.iinpres sion in the corn trade appears to be, that prices can scarcely, under any circumstances, fall much below their present l eve l f or some months to come; and this opinion is sufficiently strong to give rise to a desire on the part of millers and dealers to hold somewhat larger stocks than they have until lately deemed prudent. It is not improbable, therefore, that rather important investments would be made, if money should become at all easier ; but we much question whether any material advan ce i n pr i ces can be cons id ere d desirable in the existing state of affairs. The sudden suspen sion of railway works, and the large number of hands out of empl oyment i n the manufacturing districts, render the pr os p ec t s f ur the coming w i nter sufficiently gloomy; and as t h e present value of wheat will re munerate the pr o d ucer, a r i se i n pr i ces o f provisions would just now b e productive o f muc h more harm than good. The sowing of wheat and other outdoor labours still continue to occupy the farmers, and the supplies of grain from the growers have rather fallen off than increased ; as, however, the weather has throughout been highly auspicious for field work, it is fair to conclude that a large pro portion of the same has been brought to a successful termination, and before the end of the month we may calculate on receiving better supplies. Meanwhile the millers experience some difficulty in securing sufficient new wheat for mixing with the old foreign, and at all the markets in the agricultural districts held since Monday last prices have risen 2s. per quar t er . At several of the leading consuming towns the advance has been to about the same extent, and old foreign wheat has participated, more or less, in the upward movement. At Liverpool business in breadstuffs appears, how ever, to have been somewhat check e d b y the high pretensions of the holders. From the principal towns in Yorkshire we learn that new wheat had come forward very sparingly, and that, though the inquiry had not been particu larly lively, sellers had been enabled to obtain is. to 2s. per quarter above former rates. The reports from the west and nerth-west of the kingdom are of a similar character, a rise of 2s. per quarter having been pretty generally established, though rather reluctantly paid. By our Scotch advices it appears that wheat sow ing had met with very little ;interruption, and that the supplies from the farmers had rather increased ; the rise in the southern markets had, however, caused sellers to ask more money, and wheat was dearer at Edinburgh and Glasgow on Wednesday than on that day week. In the value of other sorts of grain no particular change appears to have occurred. The accounts from Ireland do not in any way im prove ; and, judging from the existing state of affairs in that unhappy country, the prospects for the winter must be regarded with great misgivings. With the exception of potatoes, which have certainly produced badly, and been much less extensively grown than usual, the crops appear to have yielded well in Ire land; still, the utmost misery and want prevail there, and there can be no doubt that England will again be called upon, in one way or the other, to render as sistance. There has been no increase in the arrivals of wheat coastwise into London, and the quantity brought forward at Mark-lane by land-carriage samples, has been even smaller than was the case last week. On Wednesday the show consisted of a run or two fresh up from Essex, and a few trifling lots on the Kent stands left over from the previous mar ket-day in consequence of the inferiority of the quality. The shortness of the supply induced fac tors to ask higher prices, and for the finer sorts former terms were in some instances exceeded by Is. per quarter. On Friday there was evidently quite as much disposition to buy as earlier in the week, but there was scarcely a sample offering ; important operations were, therefore, out of the question, but needy purchasers had to pay the advance previously established. At length we have to report a falling off in the supplies of wheat from abroad, only 6,029 qrs. having come to hand up to Saturday. evening ; the demand for foreign wheat has, how ever, been less active than the inquiry for English, and its value has not varied much. Up to Friday prices remained perfectly stationary, but on that occasion holders were unwilling to part with good qualities at previous terms ; and, having a slightly improved country demand, a rise of Is. per quarter was in partial instances paid for Dantzic and superior sorts of Lower Baltic red wheat. During the last two months the arrivals of foreign wheat have greatly exceeded the consumption, and the London warehouses are now very lull; but as for several months to come we are lit. ely to be without supplies, a good clearance will probably have been made before the spring shipments can be expected to reach us. The arrivals of barley of home growth have been scanty ; still this grain has been difficult of disposal, and the utmost that could be obtained for even the finest malting qualities on Friday was barely equal to the prices realised on Monday last. Foreign barley has been taken to a moderate extent for feeding purposes, at about former rates ; but the sale has been interfered with by other articles, such as Indian corn and rye flour. 114 a lt has been much neglected, still its previous value has been about maintained. The market has been sparingly supplied with oats. The quality of the new Irish hitherto brought for ward may be described as good ; but less care than usual appears to have been taken in preparing them, several of the cargoes having arrived in indifferent condition. Scarcely a sample of English beans has appeared since Monday, and the few lots in second hauds have been held at enhanced terms. Egyptian beans have likewise risen snore or less in value, the scar city of old English having caused a better demand for foreign. Though the inquiry for Indian corn and meal has not been particularly active, there has been sufficient demand to enable holders of both articles to realise rather enhanced terms. The value of rye flour has also tended upwards, and there can be no doubt that, as an article for cattle feeding, it is rapidly rising in esteem. By the most recent advices from the northern coun tries of Europe we learn that the supplies of new grain had not increased much, and as the stocks of old are nearly exhausted all over Europe, previous prices had been tolerably well supported; we are, however, inclined to think that so soon as farmers shall have completed wheat sowing, they will bring forward their corn more freely, and we expect that prices will give way during the winter at the prin cipal Baltic ports. At Konigsberg, prices of wheat appear to have slightly receded, owing to rather increased supplies from the interior. A parcel of Volhyniaa wheat, b 3, d . n 0 per T u q e u s a d r a t y e , there with was l s. weighing about 60 1 1bs. p er bushel, was said to have been taken for Scot land at 453 . to 475. per quarter, free on board. Freig ht to the east coast of Great per ve erl r a y st small supply.-111arh - lane Express. Br A ita t ir; la w ni as bu ss. r g , that in th e even t o good of saiurth John n y Franklin and his SIR JOHN FRAN KLIN ' S E XPIOD/TioN_ —We have heard no , polar voyage rs next y ear, t he government will fit out three separat e ex p editions ve ry early, to be dis patched different rout es in q uest of them. The Admi ralty still feel no reason to be alarmed for the safety of the gallant hero and his companions; for th©y do not expect to hear from them until next year. Lieutenant-Colonel Barrewell, of her Majesty's 9th Foot, has been appointed inspecting field officer of the Glasgow Recruiting District, in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Bissell Harvey, who enters the 9th. Lieutenant-Colonel Barrewell is a soldier of long standing and distinguished service, and eminently fitted for the situation he has obtained. He served nearly the whole of the Peninsular campaign, and was present at I every battle from Roleia to Toulouse, including Vimiera, Fuentos d'Onor, the two sieges of Badajos, Ciudad, Ro drigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nire, and Orthes.— United Service Gazette. UNIVERSITY lOF AnEaDsErr.--Onl the 28th ult. the Senatus Academicus of the University and King's College, Aberdeen, unanimously re-elected the Earl of Ellesmere to be Lord Rector of the University for the ensuing year. Lord Stanley will give a grand parliamentary din nor to a large party on the 22d of the present month, the day previous to the expected delivery of her Majesty's speech in Parliament on opening the session. TEIGNMOUTIL—The atmospheric train on Friday last left Teignmouth 22 minutes late, stopped 5 minutes at Exeter, and was back at Teignmeuth 2 miuutes be fore the time allowed.— Western Times. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY. - The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk. The Royal Family took walking and Nny exercise in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Their Excellencies the Count and Countess Dietrichstein are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening. The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers, Viscount Palmerston, and Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, are also expected to ar rive this evening. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Excellencies the Count and Countess Dietrichstein, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementina Villiers, Viscount Palmerston, and Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner. The band of the Grenadier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will attend the remainder of th 6 evening. Dr. Lushington had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Dr. Bowring had also an interview with the Right Hon, Baronet. Lord John Russell, as First Lord of the Treasury, has issued invitations to a full-dress dinner on the 22d inst., to a party of forty Members of the House of Commons. The banquet will be given at his Lordship's official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Council, will give a full-dress dinner to a party of Peers the same evening, at his residence, Lansdowne House. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere has arrived in town. Mr. Fonblanque entered on his duties yesterday, in the statistical department of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the West India colonies. Dispatches were also received yesterday at the Colo nial office, from the Governors of Ceylon, Malta, and Gibraltar. RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF EARL GREY. Rumour, as is usual immediately before the meet ing of Parliament, is freely dealing with sundry great names. Some alleged dissatisfaction felt by Earl Grey is spoken of, and his Lordship's retirement, with his relative, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is anti cipated. Looking merely to probabilities, we should not expect such an occurrence ; for it would seem to be the prelude to a total dissolution of the Ministry. Two more names are mentioned for the vacant Archbishopric ; to wit, the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of Worcester. But Dr. Maltby is nearly 80 years of age, and we trust that no Government would exhibit to the Church so sad a spectacle as that of an aged prelate indulging in plans of ambition, at a moment when a more important " translation" ought to be occupying his thoughts.--Herald. RETURN OF LORD HARDINGE. We have already announced that her Majesty's steam-frigate Sidon, Captain W. H. Henderson, CB., was to be ready this day to convey the Earl of Dal housie, the newly appointed Governor General and suite, to Alexandria, en route to Calcutta. The Sidon is to be at Alexandria by the 4th of December, in in readiness to embark the present Governor General of India, Lord Hardinge, G.C.8., and suite, en route for England from Calcutta, and to convey his lordship to Marseilles or Portsmouth, as he may desire.— Herald. THE WILL OF THE LATE MR. JUSTICE BOSANQUET. The will and five' codicils of the late Right Hon. Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, P.C., formerly one of her Majesty's Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, has been proved by his nephews, Sir S. R. Bosanquet and J. W. Bosanquet, Esq. The personalty was sworn under 100,0001. He has left, among other legacies, the following :--To his brother Charles, 3,000/. ; to his niece, Helen Letitia Bosanquet, 20,0001. (one half at her decease to fall into the residue), and has also bequeathed to her the house in Montague-plac e , and all plate, furniture, books, and pictures ; 5,000/. 9 to each of his other twelve nephews and nieces, the children of his brothers, Samuel and Charles; to his cousins, as described in the will, 5001. each ; and to his godchildren, 1001. each ; to his late clerk, Mr. S. Gibbs, 1,0001.; to his housekeeper, 1001. a year ; housemaid, 301. a year ; and annuities to others, and legacies to each of his servants, and to his two gar deners at Hampstead nineteen guineas each. All legacies to be free of duty. To his nephew and executor, James IVhatrnan Bosanquet, 1,0001. is addition ; and to the other executor and nephew, Samuel Richard Bosanquet, he leaves his chambers, New-square, Lincoln's inn, and has appointed him residuary legatee of his personal property. The deceased died on the 25th of September, at his seat, The Firs, Hampstead, at the age of 74, having directed that he should be buried by the side of his wife, in the family vault at Llantilln Crossenny, Monmouthshire. lie has left no issue. He had one son, Lewis Bernard, who also died without issue. The Hill is dated in 1843, and the five codicils in the years 1845, 1846, and 1847. The whole are in his own handwriting, and, singular to observe, in each instance the attestation clause is inefficient, the Court here requiring evidence on affidavit of the respective witnesses that the instruments were executed as the law directs. It may be in the recollection of some of our readers thit other distinguished leading members of the bar have, in like manner, in writing their own wills, failed in wording the attestation clause thereto so as to show that at the time of the execution thereof the requirements of the Act were complied with. MISS BIRCH IN PARIS. SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF ENGLISH AR- TISTES BY FRENCH MANAGERS. The French correspondent of the Illustrated News gives the following account of the treatment which Miss Birch has received from the French artistes of the Academy. The letter, which is dated Paris, Wednesday, says— for I%W.tiasas Birch.aeeply " When I addressed my last letter to you, it was under the anticipation of being enabled to announce, in my present communication, the triumph on French operatic boards of a gifted English vocalist. I was present when Mr. Duponchel, the Director of the Aca demie Royal de Musique, announced to Miss Birch that her di.blit' was fixed for Friday last. A full re hearsal was fixed for Thursday evening. On that morning I. was informed that a change had taken place—that a later night had been chosen by the ma nagement. An invitation having been given to at tend the rehearsal, 1 arrived at the theatre at the be ginning, of the second act, when Mathilde, in Rossini 's Guillaume Tell, makes her entrance. I cannot describe to you my mingled feelings of disgust and indignation at finding Miss Birch at the wing of the stage, left alone, without a single person connected word of consolation. with the theatre,tosuppoTrbt e el. t t r o em ad b d li r n e g ss d h e e b r ut N a v n it t h e. ! about to appear before a French audience, in presence of the most distinguished artistes of the French lyric s tage—with MM. Duponchel and Roqueplan, the present lessees—found only in two English men, as it were accidently present, the sympathy which her position ought to have secured from Gallic gallantry and chivalry. My blood boiled as I saw the French officials connected with the stage coldly and rudely pass by the English vocalist without a word of commiseration—without a smile of acknowledgment. Is it possible, I said to myself, that we have been so generous and hospitable to French artistes to merit such a return as this ? r A eb n e d a y rs e a t l th w e itb po b o e r ro E ie ng e l n is u h r w ag o e m . an ii w e - r en s t pl th en r d o i u d g ‘ h ,ni t e h e : worth all the voices of the establishment put together, ; who was r t t m h r e o n u t gh wa t s he eas e 3 di edifice, in i g n ri t e h e r f i u ll l i . ng D s u tr p a r i e n z s , was singing `Arnold,' recognised me from the stag e . He came to speak to me. My utterance was choked, but I said to the great tenor, ' I hpattrsy-ieo.scduosmAtaipillnsisedßyitrocuh do all you can stated that he could not tell when she would compliment-- stated in England ; pray e l i yt d t h t tb d h irle t m w ts e ibme t to :tsrairhndsegs sacrificed, i onft rehearsal was an beyond measure, but as no director presented himself, I could only retire with the ill-used English e N with the treatment she aheairavnitd enragedi affected. et ebmtnhetuele evidently thoroughlyefwßresubjected i s to.g was over I was engagedfhPera.n. Dt:opomnocnhtehlsaysnd,aißtinoiueo 1r T o h Ns e ', y a word with MM. a debia M . iss T ß h i e r y ch fi d x i e d d not the seek day t t h h e Li n her th a e c Y cent y good dt for r r thed upwardselia delicate They sufficiently to ex c a e n p y t i o n artisteab l e . for Friday last. The tell her at the eleventh hour etyheiardmbuitartdshalhtheart v h o e i r ce st is ie su i p sn er u i n or . French ears. tion oaf majorityt ss. h ,o e rdcan h e of distinguished. on nThey acknowledge that the y enu theist • I not si n gers is so bad a n ng eh uished. And yet they wantonly trifle with the feelings of a foreigner, whom they have enticed to their country ; they forget the laws of hospitality—they despise the dictates , if re ciprocity —they- are oblivious altogether to what we have done fbr French artistes in London—and they add insult to injury. May this be a warning to us for the future. Miss Birch has been much indisposed since the rehearsal, but she is better this morning. The English in Paris are in a fury about her ill. treatment." SIIAKSPERE'S HOUSE.—The lessee of Covent-gar den, in the most prompt and handsome manner, has lent the theatre,: and all, it.l appliances, to the joint com mittee of London and Stratford, for a performance in aid of the fund for the purchase of Shakspere's house in his native town. The entertainment will consist of selected scenes from various plays by our great drama tist, to be supported by actors and actresses of the highest rank in the various London companies, who have all volunteered th eir gratuitous assistance on the °malign. re' op' or ►U. 61, Or isd ;i i• L" OP