The Sun. — London, England, 1840-10-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (MONDAY EVENING.) TI MES.—The passing of the law by the Portuguese Senate relative to the settlement of the foreign debt has not made any great impression on the Money Mar ket, as the details of the plan are yet uncommunicated. The object of the second article of the law, by which the Government is enabled to convert the existing funds into new loans, is yet to be ascertained. As, how ever, the want of punctuality in payment, and not the present form of the bonds, or the distribution of the nominal interest, has been the grievance, this will not be a matter greatly to interest the bondholders, unless some special advantage be offered by the conversion, which, from the proviso that neither interest nor capital is to be increased, is not to be expected. About the assignment of revenues for securing the loans, mentioned in the third article, much in difference is shown, as it is considered that every species of security has been fully pledged. There is even a rumour that the Portuguese Govern ment intend merely to pay 50 per cent. on the current dividend in December, and that then there will be a pause before any serious proposal is made. This rumour is probably founded on the fourth article, which provides for the payment of the interest for the first six months of the present economic year, in case the agreement vvlth the lenders be not effected. As this agreement would professedly be for a temporary re duction, the chances of its realization are of course pro blematical. It is thought, however, by persons well acquainted with the feeling of the Portuguese Govern ment, that there is really no notion of offering 50 per cent. for a single half year, but that this would at least be given every half year, in default of some better ar rangement. The tone of the debates reported in the Lisbon journals is at all events gratifying, as the bind ing character of the obligation was fully admitted, and designated by one of the senators (M. Caldeira) as more sacred than the national debt, being one to which was owing the very existence of liberty in Portugal. It transpired in the City early in the day, that Mr. Sparkes, of the firm of Sparkes and Co., bankers of Guildford, had been found drowned, and an apprehen sion prevailing that he had destroyed himself through some embarrassments of the house to which he belongs, the payment of its notes was refused by the London house of agency until some proper explanations can be obtained. It has been stated in the City that French dealers hare been sent to this country to purchase horses on account of the French Government. In the first in stance, as the report goes, an offer• was made on the part of the French Government to English dealers to supply 10,000, who refused, and communicated the request to Lurd Palmerston. The French dealers are under contract to supply 1,200 in six weeks, and are accord ingly active in buying up all they can that are fit to go to work, giving as much as 271. to 301. a head, whilst the ordinary price is not above 25/. Their con tract is stated as being for 4,00), and they have a ves sel specially chattered to convey them. Part of the first supply is already shipped. They arc landed at Boulogne, whence they are passed, under French authority, for their destination. These facts arc so circumstantially, as well as generally, stated, that there cannot but be some degree of truth in them, and hence many persons are looking for an order in Council to stop the exportation of horses, as the only mode of proceed• ing which can meet the exigency. Still, it must always be assumed as possible in an affair of jockeyship that the rumour, and all its circumstances, may amount to no thing more than an attempt to raise the price of horse flesh. Private letters from Lisbon state that the Committee of Deputies appointed to examine and report on the pe tition of the soap contractors have recommended that the present export duty of 30 reis per pound be reduced to I per cent., and also that for every 1001 b. so ex ported the import duty on 701 b. of tallow be returned to the said contractors. It appears that the rate of 1 per cent. per month on certain acceptances of the to b icco contractors for 500 contos, to be discounted by the Lisbon Bank, is to be made up by various allow a ices made to the bank in the mode of payment, toge ther with 5 per cent, per annum, the rate of discount to whi,•h that establishment is limited by its charter. Her 111jesty's brigs Trinculo and Espoir continue at anchor in the Tagus. CllRONlCLE.—Notwithstanding the uncertainty which will probably continue regarding the formation of a new French Ministry until after the arrival of M. Guizot in Paris, the English Funds opened with con siderable firmness this morning, under the impression that a peace Ministry would succeed that of M. Tillers, and that the intelligence from Syria was highly favour able to the settlement of the Eastern question. The bUsiuess done was much more extensive than on Satur day, notwithstanding the uncertainty as to events which still tends to keep down the market. The news from Philadelphia •confirms our former statement, that the Bank of the United States had made arrangements for the payment of its debts to the eastern banks by an issue of post notes in exchange for ttiose payable on demand. The only establishments op posed to the transaction were the North American and Farmers' Mechanic, but they are comparatively weak, and the plan can Le carried through, even if they should c,utinue opposed to it. The hostility of these banks will at once account for the character of the circular from the Directors of the former, which appeared in our City article of Saturday. There is not a syllable of truth in the statement of the New York Herald as to Mr. Jaudon's having had toy misunderstanding with the managers of the Bank of the United States, or of his intending to withdraw from the concern. Mr. Jaudon's whole time, on the con trary, has been devoted to the affairs of the institution during his visit to America, and he considers the re sumption of specie payments in January as virtually settled. The promised statement of the affairs of the institution was ready to hare been sent by the Great Western, but being made up only to September, it was deemed more advisable to delay its transmission so as to make the report include the present month, which will render it more satisfactory and complete. The opinion is that General Harrison's election is secured, and that, as the change of financial policy then to be adopted by the government of the United States will necessarily require the employment of a fiscal agent, the Bank of the United States may possibly again as• sumo the influence of a national establishment. This, however, is given as a mere contingency, rendered more probable and easy of accomplishment by the known friendly feeling entertained towards it by those who I kely would form part of the Harrison administration ; but the citizens of New York are understood to be ad verse to any such arrangement. POST.—The bank of Manchester, which, it will be recollected is under the especial care and guidance of Mr. J. B. Smith, the currency theorist, has recently written off from its reserved surplus fund the sum of 100,0001. for bad debtt.i. contracted prior to the year t=37. For reasons Osst known to themselves the Directors of this bank allowed its shareholders and the public to believe in the existence of a surplus fund, of which the considerable proportion of a hundred thousand pound:, is a fiction, for the space of upwards of three years. Why the delusion should at length have been removed, does not appear, but it is surely time tim.t a barking institution, with a capital of pro f seedly no greater amount than 740,0001. or thereabouts, should be able to state within one hun dred thousand pounds, the value of its assets, particularly when it is so fortunate, as in the pre sent instance, to be under the vigilant su perm tenderce of persons who are proclaimed on high a Ithority to be competent, not merely to manage a pro. vi icial bank, but even to regulate the monetary affairs of the country at large. The surplus fund of the bank of Manchester is now placed at 36,642/., or about 5 per cent. upon the capital. This, while it seems to be barely sufficient to serve as a guarantee fund for a company conducted with undoubted prudence, and ac cushotaaed to account, at short intervals, for such losses as may Ou incurred, is certainly quite inadequate for a c mcern which suffers a term of no less than three or four years to elapse without making any deduction of a like nature, although, during the same period, care is taken that dividends shall be paid answering to the full amount of profits realised, irrespective of the contingen cies attendant upon all banking business. 'We hear, with regret, that some demur has occurred in the payment, by a London house of akency, of the notes of an old and most respectable banking establish ment in Surrey. We refrain from naming the parties alluded to, in the hope that whatever difficulty exists may be overcome, in which case it will be not only need• 1. 3 , but improper. We will merely add that the house drawn upon is certainly one of the highest standin7 in the city of London, so that no irregularity in that quarter can for a moment be supposed to have led to the demur in question. eovco HERA L D.—The funds improved again to ; cl aY: b i eh c in only be attributed to the fact of pricesha r v i s i n i _ e ce i v over ed t better from Paris. Privat e letters from pa d ty announce it as a fac t known is respectable quarters , that. agitation of the present cri,is in affairs h as af fected the Monarch so strongly as to bring on a fit o f apoplexy, from which, (layover, it (lops not appear that any immediate danger was apprehended. Altogether these Puente accounts are extremely gloomy, and the writers, who are both of respectable sr:lmhoff mid mx with high peopl e , are more desponding in tone in their communica tillioeus than in any which have heretofore been received from since the commencement of the present complica "4tion of the timesS remarked a. . "1 " fr i r e i4 n affiirs It 7 - s one of the worst lately wasthat-' the Syro-Egyptian question,which had almost the one all-absorbing subject of excitement, that the abdication to occupy public attention ; and the consequent..ation of Queen Regent Christina, with confusion of aff:ivrserthrow of the French party, and would have set a ll p,l" Spain, which at another time anee in a blaze of agitation, scarcely gave rise to a p assi ng uo r ti e , m , remark, either in the press or p a e m A o r z to.thebtpe;tacpleco. gaily engrossed especially the latter, ap with the contemplation of matters- of home, that 'scuring some In ternal movement io the form situation, as- expecting a n d le,o,domestic .for with the great -.- t a revolution. There ( ~, ,; _ . -•-..: -..i.,..:;,,, '''-:(Al Cri ~ ~~ had been popular disturbances in parts of Paris, although not noticed in the papers, and an extraordi nary fermentation was observable in the public mind. The abdication of the King was becoming a common topic of conversation ; not as .a voluntary act, and con templated by the Sovereign himself, but as one neces sary and to be exacted by compulsion if required. The funds indeed exhibited an advance in prices for the day, but this was said to be attributable to the I neck-or -nothing. speculations of one stock gambler, not requisite to name, who, involved deeply already, was desperately going double or quits. So desperate and hopeless was the game he was playing considered, that he was about to be called to account by the syndicate of stock brokers in respect of the state of his affairs and the sufficiency of his means to meet his differences. SUN.—The intelligence from Syria has imparted some buoyancy to the Funds, and the rise, no doubt, would have been greater, were political affairs at Paris more settled. For immediate transfer, Stock opened in the morning at 871, receded just before the precise tenor of the news from the East became known, to 87k, and rallied and closed at 87j to 871. For the Novem ber Account the first quotation was 87i, subsequently 871, and lastly, 87i to Thera was a sale or two of the New and Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents., the proceeds being intended, it is supposed, for rein vestment in Consols. The current value of the first mentioned was 97 o 9G4, and of the latter 951 to 95i. Bank Stock ruled again at 1601 to 161 i. East India Stock was dull at 243. Exchequer Bills dropped from 2s. prem. to 2s. dis. and par ; and East India Bonds were as low as 10f. to 13f. dis. Spanish Bonds were higher and more animated, owing to the circular from the Junta, for collecting in an account of the state of the National Debt, from which the sanguine ones here imagine that their claims will be attended to. We believe, however, that this circular will be found to refer more to the domestic than the foreign creditors. The Active Bonds touched 21i for money, and 2li for the account. Colombian 6 per Cents were dull at 22 ; Chilian Stock at 49 ; Three per Cent. Belgian at 631 ; and Belgian Five per Cents. at an advance from 961 to 98, owing to the reported capitalization of the debt. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. improved to 498, and the Five per Cents to 95. Shares were dull all day. Great Western at 13, and Birmingham at 66 premium ; and Brighton at 121 to 13i discount. LOSS OF THE PHENIX STEAM SHIP. Yesterday a great excitement was created on the river and in the city by a report that the splendid steam ship Phenix had been run down by the Britannia steamer, and on the arrival of the latter vessel off the Custom-house, at one o'clock, with the passengers and crew of the former vessel, the rumour was fully con firmed. A number of absurd statements relating to this unfortunate occurrence were in circulation during the day, which were totally devoid of truth, but the following account of the accident may be relied upon : The Britannia, commanded by Captain J. Stranack, is a large and powerful steam-ship, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company. The Phenix, commanded by Captain Lefort, a Frenchman, is the property of a French company, and was manned by a crew of Englishmen and foreigners. Both vessels traded regularly between Havre and London. The Britannia left Havre for London at seven o'clock on Saturday even ing, and the Phenix got under weigh from the Tower Stairs soon after nine on Sunday morning. The two ves sels met at sea nearly off Dungeness Point, about eight o'clock on Sunday night. The Britannia was keeping her course, and she saw the Phenix approaching and alter her helm. The Britannia at the same time altered her helm for the purpose of going clear of the Phenix, which, however, still kept coming down upon the Bri tannia. As soon as the Britannia saw there was no possibility of avoiding the Phenix, the engines were stopped, and the order given to back astern, but before the latter operation could be effected, the collision took place, the Britannia striking the Phenix just before the paddle-box on the starboard side, the weakest point of a steam-vessel, and cut her down to the water's edge. The Phenix immediately began to fill, and the boats of both vessels were lowered, and saved the whole of the passengers and crew of the Phenix, who were taken on board the Britannia, where they were treated with every kindness, and brought to London. The Phenix went down in 35 fathoms water before the boats reached the Britannia, and is irrecoverably lost. Among the cargo were 250 casks of tallow, 15 tons of block tin, bale goods, and other property, worth at least 15,0001, which is now buried in the ocean. The Phenix was built at Havre, and was one of the most handsome steam-ships ever seen afloat, and was universally admired on the river for her handsome pro portions. Her saloon and cabins were fitted up in a very splendid and costly style with expensive furniture and rich decorations. Her engines and machinery were of English manufacture, and made by the celebrated engineers, Barnes and Miller, or Ratcliff. There is but one feeling, that of deep regret, at the loss of this magnificent steam-ship. The Britannia is a much larger and stouter vessel than the Phenix, and one of the most powerful of the fleet of steamers belonging to the General Steam Navi gation Company. Her commander, Captain Stranack, is a most experienced and careful navigator, who has been in the service of the Company for twenty years, and, as well as the officers and crew, well skilled in the care and navigation of steam-ships between France and London. The Britannia had her stem knocked away, and a portion of her larboard-bow stove in by the colli sion. The hole was stopped up with blankets and tar paulins by the crews of both vessels, and the exterior covered over with canvass to prevent the water pouring in. The Britannia was not deeply laden, or she would have shared the same fate as the Phenix, and every soul on board the two steamers would have perished. The passengers belonging to the Phenix consisted of forty persons, and the crew, engineers, stokers, and fire. men, to 30 more, and a majority of them were below in their sleeping-berths and hammocks when the col lision occurred, and many narrow escapes took place. The crash is described as tremendous, and the water immediately began rushing into the engine-room and cabins. The affrighted passengers ran upon deck iu their night-clothes, and were immediately lowered into the boats : the safety of the females was first se cured, and the male passengers followed. Captain Le fort behaved in a very cool and discreet manner, and was the last person to leave the vessel. After seeing every one safe into the boats, he called out the names of the crew, and upon ascertaining they were ail safe he lowered himself by a rope into one of the boats along side. Immediately afterwards the decks of the vessel blew up, some of the cabin windows were blown out, andithe vessel went down head first, nearly engulph• ing one of the boats. One lady passenger while being lowered into a boat alongside fell into the sea, and George Hasletine, one of the crew, whose duty it is to steer the vessel from Gravesend to the North Fore land, jumped overboard after her. They were both picked up, and taken into a boat. Two French gen tlemen, who were asleep in their cabins, were aroused with some difficulty by George Dines, the steward of the Phenix. The water had nearly reached the top of the saloon table when Dines pulled them out of their berths and forced them on deck, when they learned the vessel was sinking, and before they had time to recover from their fright were lowered into a boat. Dines is a loser to the amount of 2001. by this unfortunate calamity, the whole of the pro% is;ons, wines, &c., provided for the pas sengers, being his own private property, and not insured. The only article saved by hiat was his gold watch and a valuable gold snuff box, presented him by some English residents of Havre, for his civility and good conduct on board, and which bears the following inscription " Pre sented to Mr. George Dines, steward of the Phenix steam-ship, by twenty gentlemen of Havre de Grace as a token of their esteem, 1840." Dines is not the only sufferer, the crew have lost every thing they possessed, and the engineers who had considerable property on board, and the stokers, are in the same unfortunate con dition. The Britannia had her try-sail and ma:n-sail se when the collision took place, and the way she had on her, independent of the power of her engines, which were stopped before the collision happened, was suffi cient to sink a vessel like the Phenix. There is no doubt the tallow in the hold of the latter vessel kept her afloat so long, and to this fortunate cir cumstance may be attributed the preservation of the people on board. The following account of the accident, furnished by Captain Lefort, the commander of the Phenix, has been forwarded to us by Messrs. Batten and Edwards, the agents of the ship : " Report of Captain Lefort, of the steam-ship Phenix, of Havre. " Sunday, Oct. 25, 1840.—The Phenix left London at a quarter past nine with a cargo of tallow and other goods.ea' About a quarter-past eight Dungeness light eight the compass, distant about three miles, our . course ring Iv by as ordered S. W., and our speed might be b tl e le at p s o , i e n e t d and a half or nine knots an hour, fine weather, the sea smooth, but few minutes aftereen . but the horizon a little hazy. Near of ,,e at Dungeness we saw several lights of fishing vessel on the st steered in a manner to avoid them. A wind ward of us. Ord,rs immediately, so as to possi ble, and 1 prrsonally to keep away, ar ze d i l a, ni, we perceived the light of a not wishing the night. We soon made her on her larboard tack, but instead her to port, which would have pea e r a out u t to b d e eh ai her r off red to bear away when we were kept that is to say to the wind were given to keep her away give it as wide a berth as possi- repeated the order to continue pass a vessel too close in steam,s she vesselap- of lulling, by keeping continued t m b e of r t b the ey ' We hailed her several times to tuff, and g the same. to bear away to leeward, but do not know we tried to do so, and almost immediatelyhtaltteewhsbtee said vessel struck us ahreaGt tho fore about three feet before the mainbeam on the starbYoaayr'd sid e , Our head at this ti me bore S. or S. b y E. The shockie. was terrible ; the aid e of the Phenix was de molished, and the Britannia, for we found that it was her, came alongside of us, with her l arboard side dama g ed. The 1 TH E SUN, LONDON, TGEsnA Y, OCTOI3ER 27. 1840. paddle-box and the paddle.box wheel of our larboard side were knocked away. In a few moments afterwards the Britannia succeeded in getting clear of us. Without confusion, and with the utmost zeal, the crew immedi ately took to the pumps, and tried to stop the hole in the side, but all their efforts were unavailing. Some minutes atter we had been struck there was three feet water in the engine-room ; the pumps worked, but the water gained upon us very sensibly. it became neces sary to lower our boats, when, together with the Bri tannia, we succeeded in transporting all our passen gers on board that vessel. In the last boat I embarked the remainder of the crew, who, up to the last moment, conducted themselves with an intelligence, zeal, and obedience, worthy of the highest praise. A few mo ments before quitting the vessel I assured myself that no persons remained in the cabins. I was the last per son to embark in the boat, the fore part of the Phenix was already immersed up to the foremast. I scarcely had reached the Britannia when the Phenix sunk, and nothing appeared on the water. At that time we were not more than ten fathoms off. Neither the passengers nor the crew could save their things, or any part of the cargo. About twenty minutes past nine, P. M., the Britannia struck us, and at a quarter to ten the Phenix sunk. We were all received in the Britannia, which also sustained some damage ; nevertheless she continued her voyage to London, and arrived on Mon day, 26th Octoljer;at three-quarters past twelve o'clock." The Passengers of the Phenix were forty in number, and they spoke in high terms of the attention paid them on board the Britannia, after the Phenix went down. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) The inhabitants of Dover were disturbed late on Sun day night by the firing of guns and the burning of blue lights from a steam-vessel in the roads. It was soon found the alarm proceeded from the Britannia steam ship, with passengers, &c., bound from Havre to Lon don, which had come into collision off Dungeness with the Phenix, from London to Havre, with a similar cargo. So severe was the shock occasioned by the col lision, and so great the injury received by the Phenix, that her crew and passengers had only time to escape aboard the Britannia before she went down, a carpet ' bag being the only article of luggage saved. The Wa terwitch steam-boat of this port, went out and took the passengers of the Phenix from on board the Britannia, and proceeded with them to Boulogne. This is the sixth case of collision that has occurred in the Channel within these few months, being a greater number than has occurred before in the recollcctioa of the oldest seaman at this port in so short a space of time. The weather was beautifully calm, and the night starlight. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, AT THE FARINGDON STATION-TWO LIVES LOST. FARINGDON-ROAD, MONDAY NIGHT. A dreadful and fatal accident, by which the lives of two persons have been lost, occurred at the Faringdon road station, 63 miles from Paddington, about five o'clock yesterday morning. The luggage train left the Paddington terminus, for the Faringdon station, at 20 minutes past eleven on Saturday night, upwards of two hours after its taw 11 time. The train consisted of the engine (" The Fire King') and tender, a passengers' truck, a truck contain ing a load of timber (deals). and 15 trucks laden with goods and luggage. In the passengers' truck there were fortunately only four persons. The train arrived at Steventon at 26 minutes past four on Sunday morn ing, and left, after leaving there a portion of the lug gage trains, at 27 minutes before five o'clock. The train arrived at Faringdon about five o'clock, but from the cause, stated by the witnesses in the subjoined ac count of the proceedings at the Coroner's inquest, which was held this afternoon, an accident of a most fearful and fatal nature occurred. At the time the train arrived at the Farringdon sta tion, Mr. Brunel, the engineer in chief to the Company, was standing on the platform, awaiting the arrival of an up-train to proceed to London. He observed that all the signals were correctly given by the several men em ployed at that part of the line, and was naturally asto nished at perceiving the train, when within 100 yards of the terminus, approaching at the rate of 15 miles an hour, the ordinary speed of a luggage train in its regu lar progress along an unobstructed line. In a few s-- conds an accident of a most frightful nature occurred ; the train, proceeding at this rate of speed, dashed with tremendous velocity through the engine-house, shivering to pieces a coke waggon which stood there, as usual, overturning the two first waggons of the train, and shat tering down a great portion of the engine-house. The engine (the line of rails not extending beyond th e engine-house) now became embedded in the earth. From the suddenness of the stoppage the passengers' carriage was forced so violently against the tender that it was completely turned over. The fore pert of this carriage tilted up, and it completely doubled itself over upon the timber truck. Use of the passengers (I'. Kitchener) was thrown off upon the rail, and the other three were crushed between 'the passengers', and the timber carriage. Mr. Brunel immediately despatelted messengers to the several medical men residing in the neighbourhood ; and in a short time after the accident Mr: Mantel', of Faringdon, and Mr. Staley, of Wan ta e, surgeons, were in attendance upon the unfor runate sufferers, who had been conveyed to the Railway Tavern, a short distance from the station. James Marlow, the guard, and John Ross, the engine driver, were both dead. Marlow was found jammed amongst the timber, under the passengers' truck ; and Ross's head was completely flattened, a large portion of the scalp torn away, his brains dispersed over the boiler, between which and the tender he had been crushed. Kitchen was found lying insensible under the plonks, Wellin was dreadfully bruised, and Bo!head had his collar-bone broken and was dreadfully bruised. Ho was buried beneath the timber. The stoker escaped. Edwards's thigh was broken, and is otherwise in a dread ful state. language which the Minister wished the King to speak. s After having concluded, M. Remusat informed the King that the speech which he had just read had been unanimously approved of by the Cabinet. This decla ration raised a host of objections. The principal argu ment of the cissentients was, that this speech engaged futurity, and that it was not consistent with the true policy and interests of France to engage herself so form Illy. The c onclusion of the King was, that it was impossible for him to accept the speech which was proposed to him. " M. Thiers then observed to the King, that all those objections had been anticipated and debated, and that the opinion of the Cabinet was so firmly fixed on this point, that the Ministers were determined unanimously to resign if their advice was not approved of by his Majesty. The Council had lasted three hours, and the King proposed that it should adjourn until nine o'clock in the evening. All the Ministers assembled again at St. Cloud at nine o'clock. The President of the Council opened the consultation by repeating, in the name of the Ca binet, what he had already declared, and that the Mi nisters persisted in their resolution. Toe Kiog reca pitulated his objections ; the discussion was long an animated, and at the c , inelusio n the Ministers unan rnottsly and respectfully tendered their resignations to the King. " The King then with great emotion detailed the embarrassment he felt at being i.epr.ved of the services of his Minist , r , at the eve of the ine , tin . , of Ow Chain be^s ; the Ministers, however, retired at miduigiit, without having consented to retain their places. " The f o llowing morning th e Ki ng sent for Marsh.,. Soult and M. de Broglie. As to the old Marshal, he appears to be only a kind of label attached to a Cabinet to give it a name. M. de Broglie, it i s s to the King that at this moment it would be impossible for his Majesty to dispense with M. Tillers' services : that without him both a foreign and a civil war were in evitable. His Majesty then informed M. do Broglie that he was satisfied to concede some points to M. Tillers, pro vided M. Thiers would Mike some concessions to "him M. de Broglie consented to mediate with M. Thiers but it was,impossible for him to prevail upon M. Thiers to make any alterations in _an address of which he (M. de Broglie) had" alt',:ay approved. It is necessary ti add, that whet) M. de Broglie was taking leave of his Majesty, he assured the King, that notwithstanding his devoted attachment to his Royal person, he must re spectfully decline to form part of any Administration which Should replace that of M. Thiers, if it should be come necessary to replace his Administration." M. TRIERS' APOLOGY. (From the Cwisiitulionnel of Sunday.) The Journal des Debats blames the withdrawal o' the Ministry ; it accuses M. Thiers with having left Royalty unprotected, and with having declined tht sovereign judgment of the Chambers on his policy. That print declares that, without liking the Cabi net of the Ist of March, it has often approvzd of it ; and that even recently it approved unreservedly of the two diplomatic notes which M. Thiers had ad dressed to Lord Palmerston. The Journal des Debats is well aware, as is every one, that the difficulties which have arisen from the drawing up of the speech from the Throne have been the cause of the Ministerial re signations, and that the Cabinet withdraws because the speech which it had prepared has not been admitted. The point must be well established upon which the Journal des Debats rests its blame. Is it for having presumed to draw out the Speech of the Throne that the Cabinet runs the risk of its censure ? It is not pos sible. The opening speech is a political manifesto which is within the province of Ministerial responsibility. The Cabinet, must either concoct it or adopt it ; it is its sessional programme ; it is the theme which it must de fend, when the Chamber debates upon the Address. Therefore the Ministry was executing its strict right by preparing the Royal speech, and by refusing_ to substi. Lute another speech for that which was its production. The Journal des Debats cannot contest that right ; but, according to the opinion of that print, the language which was attributed to Royalty had the error to go far beyond the diplomatic notes which it approves, and of making the Crown decide, before the Chambers, the quevti in of peace or war. Our reply will be short and precise. The speech, which was prepared by M. Remusat, and retouched b) M. Thicrs, is a summary of the reproduction of the notes. The same intentions, the same spirit, and even the same language, are held forth. Since the Bth Oct. the Ministry has not retrograded, but it has not pro gressed. What we advance herein we affirm. There is not for the Journal des Debuts any other alternative ; either it must withdraw its a pprobation from the n o tes, or its blame from the speech. On a single point the speech says more than the note. It mentions the armaments that have been made ceo are making ; the notes did not refer to them. .This is the reason—the notes are addressed to a toreizo Ca binet, they expose the principles and views of Franc,. To speak of armaments to Lord Palmerston_ w o uid have been a threat ; M. Thiers abstained therefrom. The speech is addresied to the Deputies of France, to the men who have the right to see and know every thing, and to the comptrollers of public expenses, who have a right to an account of all that has been done, and of all that is to be done, in order to protect the dignity of the country ; the Ministry fu!- filled its most rigid duty by speaking of arniamants. A very puerile objection, alter all, as if silence had dis sembled anything, when the documents are there, when the Chamber will have to consider thereon, and when it retains all its liberty either to censure the expenses that have been incurred, or to refuse those that are projected. Therefore, we repeat it, the speech was in confor mity with the notes, with only the shade that, being add - rested to the Deputies of the country, it mentioned what the notes could not put forth. On the other hard, the language which the Ministers wished to put in the mouth of the King was noble and moderate ; without exaggeration and emphasis, and, in a word, worthy of the throne and of the country. The extreme true friends of the count r y , those who desire peace, without parties would y panting e t withhave f eaccusedthe it ofid ea weakness,oi. Tsar, a but the r would have given it thei r entire a pprobation. That speech was not admitted. We ask the ./cturna/ des Debats what ought loyal and devoted Ministers to enactw his partot th would be be fortheir duty to do ? Could it be expected from them that th e y would present themselves to th e Ch am b ers w ith a sessional programme who The e v er unworthy of serving his Ki ng an d hi s country. T he statesman wouldh as n thuswhic Debats alludes to Royalty being left unprotected. The accusation would have some foundation if the Cabinet had precisely done what it is reproached with not having done ; if it had presented itself boldly at the debate of the address, in reply to an irresponsible speech, and which was not the expression of its sentiments. The speech which the Ministers of the Ist of March declined the responsibility will no doubt be approved of by other persons, and from the present time to the open ing of the Session a Cabinet may be formed which will loyally take upon itself . the charge of defending it. That is how a Constitutional Government is carried on. But M. Thiers and his friends could not answer for e production which they did not approve of. They were obliged to withdraw, and they have done it. We do not persist in that part of the debate. Even perfidious attacks will not have the effect of making us lose that reserve and moderation which we have im posed on ourselves, and which the gravity of circum stances demands. By concluding, we shall resume, in a word our reply to the Journal des Debats. if it ap proves of the notes, it approves of the projected speech ; if it approves of the speech, it approves of the resolutioa of the Mi nisters and of the resignations which they have tendered. There is no occasion to seek for en expla nation elsewhere than in the feeling of their duty, and it is, after all, a popularity nobly acquired which is gained by sacrificing power. and Carlsruhe. The Prussian prohibition commences likewise with the 20th, which gives these measures the appearance of being concerted. With these precau tionary measures the public in general seem perfectly satisfied, although individuals suffer temporarily by them. In short, the feeling general throughout Ger many is favourable to the quadruple alliance, as every body thinks it high time for Europe to hold a reckon ing with France, and to learn what is to be expected from that Power for the future. THE ARMY. (From the United Service Gazette.) CAVALRY. 4th Dragoon Guards—This fine regiment was in spected on the 7th by Major-General Sleigh, and, as usual, received the highest commendations. This is, perhaps, the only cavalry regiment in the service com plete in men and horses, the full establishment being 6 staff, 7 sergeant-majors, 18 sergeants, 6 trumpeters, 6 farriers, 1 lieuten.int-colonel, 1 major: 6 captains, 12 subalterns, 360 rank and file, and 325 horses. The present stations of the regim,•nt are-2 troops and iya:l-quarters, Leeds ; 2 troop{. Newcastle-on-Tyne ; 1 troop, Bradford ; 1 troop, C 6th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant-Colonel Jackson basing proceeded on lelVe of absenle, the command of the regiment stationsd in Dublin has devolved upon Malor Hay. THE INQUEST UPON THE BODIES. A Jury was impanelled at the Railwey Tavern, at Faringdon-road station, yesterday, to inquire into the deaths of John Ross, an erigineman, and James Marlow, guard, in the service of the Great Western Railway Company, who were killed early on Sunday morning, when in charge of the luggage-tr.in from Paddington. It appeared, upon evidence, that the Fire King en gine, of which John Ross was the driver, left Padding ton with the goods-train at a quarter-past eleven on Saturday night, and proceeded steadily throughout the journey, at the ordinary speed, about 15 miles per hour, calling at all the - stations, and taking in water, at last . , at the Steventon station, which place it left a b o ut half past four on Sunday morning. stoker—Wasatterwith h t q h u e it e e ng s i u n r e e . chat Jame stlte r e G e w o a r s g e nothing Jam es , a the matter The sole cause of the accident , in his opinion, was from the deceased engineer omitting to shut off the steam. Re was well acquainted with the station, having worked the goods-train there for some months. The engine. man thoroughly knew his business. He only went two journeys without rest. Worked one night, and then went to bed by day. Did not observe him to be sleepy on the journey down. Thomas Kitchen and William Welling, who had been travelling in the goods train, deposed to the perfect sobriety of both engine -man and guard. They also stated that they travelled at a slow pace, and all the business was properly conducted throughout. They were much bruised by the collision, but had re ceived every kindness and attention from tl e Company, far which they felt very grateful. Mr. Brunel, the chief engineer of the Company, de posed to all the circumstances of the melancholy oc• currence. Can spesk positively of the fault being solely with the deceased engine-man. All the proper signals had been given at the station. Mr. Massey and Mr. Packer, two of the Company's officers employed in the mercantile department, were called, and deposed to the steadiness and sobriety of the two deceased men. The former saw and conversed with both at Paddington, and the latter witnessed their conduct at Steventon. Thomas Price, the signal-man, gave evidence of the proper lights being shown at the station to admit the goods train. After a long and patient examination of all the wit nesses, the jury consulted together and returned a ver dict of " Accidental Death " in both cases, adding that no blame whatever could attach to the Great Western Railway Company or their agents. Charles Russell, Esq., the Chairman of the Company, with Lord Barrington and F. B. Barlow, Esq., two of the Directors, attended the inquest. The four persons who were injured by the accident are going on most favourably, two of the number bciog nearly in a fit state to return home. DISSOLUTION OF THE FRENCH CABINET. (From the Journal du Havre.) "On the Ist instant M de Remusat, who had been commissioned by M. Thiers to draw up the speech to be delivered by the King at the opening of the session, delivered a copy to M. 'fillers. The President of the Council found the copy extremely well composed, and, having made but a few alterations in it, he assembled his colleagues to take their advice upon it. M. Iteren_ sat's production was unanimously approved of, and it was at the same agreed amongst the Ministers, that if the King disapproved of any part of it, the Ministry would simultaneously tender their resignations. " The Ministry then repaired to St. Cloud, where the King was to preside at a Council summoned to consi der the speech. M. de Remusat read his composition, which terminated with the following passage, if not in the exact terms, at least in the sense : yof Fr ance , i n or d er " I have for many y ears made all the sacrifices to tEourporpeseercovemppaetaicbeleawndithprtohteecdt ignit civilization from th e hor rors of war. I know, however, what I owe to France, to the honour of my name, and ti the glory of my cou n t r y ; an j if we preserve peace, you may be assured t: a t we shall preserve it on those conditions only of of which France shall have a right to app rove ." " Such," repeats this journal, " was the sense of the GERMANY. A correspondent of the I. eipsie Allgemeine Zeitun, who appea rs t o b e we ll i n f orme d, gives the followitZ ; details re specti ng the condition of the Turkish army : —" Troops are pouring into the c apital daily from all quarters, and all the provinces are required to send every man th at can b e spare d f ro m the common garri son duty. Th e appearance o f these troops is , on the whole, Satisfactory, notwithstanding the fatiguing marches they made. Their dress is the blue jacket, with white linen trowsers and straps ; they are not allowed to shave their heads or wear beards, but they keep their mustachios. The knapsack is strapped after the Prussian fashion ; and the artillery, drilled by the Prussian officers, is very respectable. About 1.5,000 men passed through to Asia in the course of the last week, and were encamped at Scutari, where preparations for encamping 26,000 men have been made. A second camp is to be marked out at Kutaja. On the 27th 8,000 men were transported a cross from Varna, an d more wer e expected. The offi cial lists of the Minister of the Finan ces show that 140,000 men arc in the re ce ipt of pay ; of which num ber 60,000 to 80,01 0 might be opposed to an enemy in the field. The Russian troops, which are to land at Sinope, will advance in concert with the Turkish army ; the place of rendezvous i s th e ca mp near K oniah, and it is thought that an allied army of this might give rise to. It is description will evade the inconveniences which any ot her form of in terventionstill uncertain whether Field-Marshal Paskiewitech or C ount Orloff will have the command of this expedition." Ou the 10th instant a fire broke out a t Constanti nople, which consumed 200 shops, 40 dwelling-houses, and a Jewish synagogue, in which th ere was a rich col lection of plate. Several of the heads of the Janissary party were recently arrested and embarked on board a steamer. On their arrival in the sea of Marmora, they were thrown into the water with a cannon -ball attached to each body. To.day's post brings the confirmation of the prohi bition of the exportation of horses from Lot aria. The order is dated from the 20th inst., and is directed against exportation in every direction. The Augs. burgh Gazelle gives similar intelligence from Berlii INFANTRY. 411—Lientenatit.Colotial Breton. on leave in New Sauth Wales, purposes retiring. After his long service, which has been passed with no less honour to himself than .advantage to the regiment, his retirement will be the cause of sincere regret to both officers and men. Major Sadlig Olin 58th) will succeed to the Lieut.-Colonelcy; Captain Chetwode (son of Sir J. Chetwode, Bart) to he Majority ; and Lieutenant Ruitton to the vacant Company. The latter officer (until promoted) succeeds Lieutenant Curtayne on the recruiting service. 7th—The depot have sent recruiting parties to Leeds, York, Ledbury, Bristol, and Coleraine. Lieut. the Ron. Luke Hare is to embark ir. charge of the draft for the Mediterranean. 20th—This rigiment is to move from Dublin to Kilkenny to relieve the depot of the 24th, as soon as the arrival of a regiment from England will permit their being sent from Dublin. The 98th are to replace them in the Irish metropolis. Captain Vivian, late of this regiment, who has been appointed to a company in the 11th Hussars, is a son of the Master-General of the Ordnance. 223—The regiment has sent out recruiting parties from head-quarters (Athlone) to Liverpool and Cork. Lieut. Thomas Lansdowne Parr Moore, son of Thomas Moore, Esq., the poet, on leave of absence .has ex changed into the 41st Regiment, stationed in India, with Lieut. A. W. Smith. 25th—Lieut. the Hon. James Colborne has joined the depot in Plymouth citadel. 30th—The draft, consisting of four officers, three sergeants, and 120 rank and file, with fifteen men as supernumeraries in waiting, and accompanied by an armed party, marched from Enniskillen on the 19th inst. for Newbridge, where it will arrive on the 27th, and occupy the barracks until called into Dublin to embark per steamer at the North Wall for Cork, for conveyance in the Victory freight-ship, 426 tons, shortly expected to arrive from Deptford, to join their service companies at Bermuda. 42d—One company of the depot has been detached from Carlow to Castlecomer. The new percussion muskets have arrived in Cork flom London. They are of superior workmanship, and seem to possess many advantages which the old gun does not. A spring of a new invention is attached to the top brass to secure the bayonet, which is a very desirable improvement. Part of the handle of the bayonet is hollowed out to cor respond with the sight on the barrel, near the lock. 79th—This gallant corps are ordered for foreign ser vice, yet one cannot allow them to leave our " sea•girt isle" without adding our 'need of praise for their good conduct while in our " guid toun." This famous regi ment was in all the Peninsular wars, and fought with that bravery for which, as a regiment, it is now cha racteristic. Go where they may, we are confident they will ever sustain their long u❑tarnished character, both as soldiers and as refttcting men. The brave 79th, although inured to warlik , ! operations, h ive ever been wive to the benefits arising from the cultivation of the mind, in proof of which we have reason to know that the regiment possessor about the best library of any of our land forces.—Edinburgh Paper. 81st—A draft will embark in the General Palmer transport on her arrival at Cork harbour, for convey ance to Ittrbadoes. 84th—The regiment has sent out recruiting parties to Halifax, St. Aihan's, Wig,in, and Irvinston.• Bith—Hiir Majesty's steatn-vessel Alban, having on hoard the List division, arrived at Kingstown on the 15th instant, and the troops have been disembarked, and have joined the head-quarters of the regiment in Richmond B irracks. . . :3d West Luba Regiment--No surgeon has been ap pointed to this regiment, although its augmentation was officially announced early last month. Considering the unhealthy station at which the regiment is serving, we are greatly surprised that this appointment has not taken place long since. Royal Engineers—Major-General Sir John Thomas Jones, Bart.. K C. 8., and family, sailed from Fal mouth on Saturday for Gibraltar, in the Iberia 'team-packet. Brevet Leutenant-Colonel Philpotts (brother to the Bishop of Exeter) has assumed the charge of the department in the northern district, vice Captain Tate, who proceeds immediately to the Mediterranean. Lieutenant-Colonel Philpotts has served for the last twenty-five years in Canada, and ob tained the step of Brevet Lieut.-Colonel for distinguished services during the late Canadian outbreak. A de- tachment of the Royal Sappers and Miners have been for several days under orders at Woolwich for Syria, and it is expected they will proceed in the Malta. They are taking out with them a large quantity of stores and implements used in the construction of fortifications. Royal Marines—lt was reported at Malta, on the sailing of the last packet, that the troops doing duty on shore in Syria were beginning to feel the deteriorating effects of the climate. Col. John M'Callum is gone out in the Calcutta to relieve Colonel Walker, sick. Mr. Montague, nephew of Captain Sir David Dunn, of the Vanguard, has been appointed Second Lieutenant of the Plymouth division. WOOLWICH, OCT. 26. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Captain Palmer's company, 9th battalion, marched into the garrison on Saturday afternoon from Dublin. They were minutely inspected at the hos pital on Sunday morning preparatory to being completed for foreign service at Barbadoes. The Colonel Commandant of the Garrison, Sir EL D. Ross, K. C. 8., made an inspection of this company in heavy marching order to-day on the guard mounting parade. LicutenaMts Park and Longden have been withdrawn Irons the field batteries to do duty with their respective battalions. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Blazer, steam-vessel, having had her engines re paired at Blackwall, has been towed from thence to Wool wich, for the purpose of being fitted for immediate service. Lieutenant John Steane, formerly of the Shearwater, has hen appointed to the command, and she will have a crew of fifty men. When ready, her destin ition is fur service in the West Indies. The Lightning, steam-vessel, Lieut. Waugh, after re turni• g from Blackwall with the Blazer, proceeded to the Royal Arsenal, where she embarked a considerable quan ity of milita:y stores, and sailed the same afternoon for Portstertuth. The Fearless steam-vessel, second master H. Brehaut. arrived at Woolwich last night, having been employed during the week in towing ordnance vessels laden with stores to the Downs, as when once clear of the river they have less (faculty in reaching their destinations when a speedy voyage is desirable. The crew of the Rhadamanthus steam frigate, Corn tnander A. Wakefield, are to be paid wages on Wednes day ; they will then obtain the usual term of leave. F .rmerly it was customary, on the arrival of any of her Nl , jesty's vessels from foreign sations, to pay off the officers and men, and re-commission the vessel when ready for service. This system has. been abolished, and the men now obtain a fortnight's leave, at the expiration of which they return ; and if it has been found necessary to dock the vessel for repairs, or to be refitted, and she cannot be finished in time, they arc transferred in a body to another vessel for immediate service. The Rhadamanthus has been docked for repairs, and her guns have been conveyed to the Royal Ar sena l f or examination. They consist of one gun, capable of carry ing a ball of 1051 b., being shove ten inches in diameter of bore, or shells of 681 b., including their contents, two 32- pounders and one 18-pounder. The William-and Mary, Captain Phipps Hornby, sailed to-day for Sheerness, towed by the Firebrand steam.vessel Captain Hornby being appointed a mem b er of the court. ' martial on Mr. Henty. The Falmouth arrived at Woolwich this morning from Plymouth. The Salamander steam-frigate, Commander Hastings Reginald Henry, is expected to arrive at the Royal Ar senal here in the course of the afternoon of to-day from Portsmouth, to take on board Ordnance stores. Wootwicti DOCK -YARD.—At an early hour on Satur day forenoon Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K C. 8., Roar. Admiral Sir William Parker, K. C. 8., Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty, Captain Sir William Sy monds, Knight, Surveyor of the Navy, and R. More O'Ferrall, E.g. M. P., First Secretary, arrived at the Woolwich Dock-yard ; and after viewing the progress of the works, commenced inspecting the workmen, who w ere mustered for the occasion, and eachf his la man havin g to perform some portion o hours: to shore that h e was qualified for hi s duties. There are several o ld men i n the yard who are not able to d o much ; a n d on t h e i r Lordships expressing that th e y were continued, it was vices would entitl e explained their surpris e that if th e y were disch arge d t h e i r lengthene d se them to p ens i ons nearly equivalent to twas still benefici a l, their wages; and it being c ons id ere d that the i r employment although t h ey cou l d not d o mu: h, their 'e Lordships thought it was perhaps as well that they should remain; but that in the event of an extra qua ntity of work being required, young hangs should be employed. The muster and exami nation of the men occupied their Lordships' time from twelve till three o'clovk, after which t) , Py r..turned to town The Admiralty flag wnvi.cl from th , flag-staff and Admi. I ra iny vessels in the riv er duringOwh whole time of their viitt. ROYAL AR , ENAL.—The workmen of the largo gun de partment are activ-ly employed completing an order which has been received, to have in readiness 120 thirty-two 1 pounder guns for batteries, with carriages and platforms. They are intended for the West Indies. THE COURT-MARTIAL :ON CAP- TAIN REYNOLDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slll,—For public information (and they ought to be laid before the public), I beg to forward the undermen tioned names of those aristocratic " Field Officers" who sat on the never-to-be-overlooked Court•partial on that untairly-used gallant officer, - Captain Reynolds. You will not fail to observe that (contrary to general usage and fairness) the Field Officers were ten in number. and those of Captain R.-ynolils' rank only four! ! Cun such flagrant unfairness be tolerated by those who boast of En4lish i.);frod flawing in their veins ? Here are the ten : Sir H. Pakvrtilarn. President ! I Lieut.- CA Vandeleur, 10; h Hu ! F,-uy. 51'h Foo ! ! Lieut.-Col. Arbuthnot, 7.1: Foot !! Lieut.-Col. Dineley, Royal Aliliery!! Lieut.-Col. Brunton, 13 , h Dragoons!! Lieut.-Col. Liglitlicad, 21 tivards !! Drummond, 3 , 1 Guards!! Major Cockburn, 60th Itfles!! Major Drummond. 91st Foot!! Your's, &c. Birmingham, Oct. '25. MILES. A HINT F:)R THE BETTER GO VERNMENT OF HER MAJESTY'S FORCES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZY. SIR,—As Captain R. A. Reynolds admitted the letters for which he was brought before a Court-mar tial, why were the public not spared the anxiety and expense of the judicial farce recently enacted ? Would it not have been better to have cut off the prisoner's ears, or given him a thousand blows on the soles of his feet ? Such being " the fundamental principles on which seine armies are governed." Yours, A MARTINET. THE HORSE GUARDS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The Court-martial upon Captain R. A. Reynolds have at last, though most undesignedly upon their part, done him a great act of justice—they have released him from the army and its regulations, and thereby placed him in a situation in which he can keep himself a gentleman. In doing this, however, they have in flicted upon him a heavy amount. of injustice : by the forfeiture of his commission they have levied a fine of 6,0001., a most exorbitant demand indeed upon a man for having, " not wisely, but too well," defended himself under insult, provocation, and tyranny of the most op pressive and infamous character. It. is proposed at Brighton to present Captain Rey nolds with a service of plate. Such a mode of express ing sympathy with a man is not unfrequently burden some to him, as entailing upon him and his family the expense and care of such articles. May I be allowed to propose instead, that the subscription be for a purse of 6,0001., to be presented to Captain Reynolds as a mark of the feeling of indignation and surprise with which a British public learn that the brave defenders of their country and her rights are liable to such oppres sion without hope of redress. That such a proposal will be responded to as it de serves cannot be doubted. Captain Reynolds is but the victim of faction ; he must not, therefore, be the suf ferer. The case is no longer his but that of the country —the fault is not with the Court-marial who tried him, but with the authority that appointed them. The evil must be traciid to its source, and at once developed and destroyed. The real offender is neither at Brighton nor in the House of 1 3 !,..e5, hut at the Horse Guards. The Commindex-ia-Ciiief has caused, and now fosters, all the mischief effecteci by the Earl of C irdigan's mis rule. Let niin and his successors be taught that Britain values too highly her army and its strength tamely to ithinii 'to the. tyranny of a Dictator, who Perverts a power committed to him for the general good, into a means of serving private interests and retaining a poli tical ascendancy, reckless of individual suffering and the national weal. October. SUBsCRIPTIoN FOR CAPTAIN REYNOLDS TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sits,—The sentence of the Court-martial being passed on Captain Reynolds, it now becomes the duty of the public to take the matter in hand, - nnd to express their abhorrence of thaysentence, which could not have been passed by men who had a spark of honour or feeling about them. Regarding the conduct of Lord Hill, nothing less than a full inquiry before the House of Commons can satisfy public indignation, that he should re-appoint such an unfit person as Lord Cardigan to the command of any body of men, atter the reprimand from the late King on the occasion of the acquittal of Capt. Wathen. Is it not a strong reflection on our Govern ment that they should allow this sentence to be carried into execution, and that an honourable and highly me ritorious officer should lose his all, for what ? for re senting an insult which no man, of spirit or gentlemanly feeling could submit to ! It appears from your Paper that the inhabitants of Brighton are about to present Captain Reynolds with a service of plate ; would it not be better if a subscription were raised sufficient to re imburse him for the loss be has sustained ? Of this I am certain, that men of all parties here would be most happy to contribute, as a slight mark of their approval of his manly resistance to tyranny and insult. Trusting you will give this idea the aid of your powerful advo cacy in your widely-circulating journal, I remain. Sir, your obedient servant, A FOE TO UNJUST PATRONAGE. Manchester, Oct. 23, 1840. CAPTAIN REYNOLDS. 7'o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It is seldom you are troubled with letters from any of the body of which we are members, viz , Com mercial Travellers ; we therefore hope you will permi us and our brother travellers, through the medium of your valuable Paper, to express to the country at large our disgust at the treatment Captain Reynolds has met with, not from his country but from men who, in our humble opinion, are unfit to sit in judgment upon a fellow-being. We as a body interfere very little with the affairs of the nation, but having a mess-table and room in every commercial inn in every town of importance in the country, you :nay suppose the late trial excited a deal of interest amongst us. When your Paper was put upon the breakfast-table here last Friday morning, the first who got it read us the sentence passed on Captain Reynolds : " You don't say so," says one ; '' Shame, shame!" says another ; " They are a disgrace to the country," says a third ; " I would not accept a com mission in the army, with the pay of a General, to be treated in this way,'' says a fourth. All were of opinion that Captain Reynolds has been most shamefully used. Every member of our body has shown a desire to convey to Captain Ryynolds sonic mark of our esteem ; and it is therefore proposed that a subscription list be left in every commercial room in the country ; but we should like it to be commenced in London, for we being such birds of passage cannot congregate together a suf ficient number of the most influential men of our call log to set it properly afl at in the country. If you can through your influential Paper convey these ideas to our brethren in your great city, you will confer a favour upon at least 20,000 of as good subjects as our beloved Queen has, and subjects who every day in their lives devote the first glass of wine after dinner to drink her health, and, with sincerity, many happy days. t We wish none but commercial travellers to interfere or to subscribe in our commercial rooms, for we as a body are anxious to show the world that we can appre ciate the honourable feelings which prompted Captain • Reynolds to act as he did, and thus publicly to express our regret that our beloved Queen should have men about her who could influence her mind to sanction the dismissal from her army of one of its brightest orna ments —a man who has served his country for fifteen years without reproach, and one who by his manly con duct has convinced the whole kingdom that he is much more fit to govern than he who governed him. By giving these few remarks a place in your valuable Paper, you will confer a favour upon, Sir, your most obedient servants, FIFTEEN COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. Liverpool, Oct. 25. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—In referring to your leading article in The Sun of the 22d instant, under the head of your shame ful, and abusive, and fault-finding decision upon the Court-martial of the late Captain Reynolds of the 11th Hussars, I beg leave to observe that you are wrong in setting forth, " That not above one or two officers in every regiment will approve of the finding of the Court," and of the sentence which has been passed upon the late above -mentioned officer. Whatever your feelings, Sir, may be upon the subject, you do not express the feelings of those officers who have now the honour of serving under their beloved Queen and for their coun try. Allow me to remark it h a decision which has given general satisfaction, and an instanceof an examplary pu nishment to those who are determined or inclined to go against their commanding- officers—who are generally as siduous in promoting the welfare and happiness of the corps to which they belong. Your remarks upon the proceedings and members of that Court-martial are tending to that violation of truth, uprightness, and honour which you, Mr. Editor, pretend to hold up so sacredly, but in which you have betrayed yourself by setting forth such a comment upon E YEN' NO la) 11 1 10 N the proceedings of that Court-martial. It is the Pw vailing opinion that the late Capta in Reynolds ' COw . ducted himself in a most ungentlemanlike and insubor dinate manner by wr;ting that second letter to his com manding officer ; and such is the opinion of officers DOW serving in the Artillery, Engineers, Cavalry , o r Infantry therefore he has met with his due reward. I beg also to observe, that the " mark of reprobation" w hich the Court Ins been pleased to make, is a ver re g ard to the disci line of the service. In s urnmiag this up, Sir, the c'; emplary punishment of th e late Captain Reynolds, of tl. e 11 th Hussars, is a who lesome warning to a those who are disposed to a disobedienc e of m w"' di** esse ntial point with cipline. I remain, Sir your obedient servant, Oc'. 24, 1840. CAMILLUS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE Stl, --,....---- SIR,—In consequence of an article which apPell* — in tilt! Times, date 10th inst., grossly the loyalty and attachment of the Jersey people to 60_ Q uee ) . beloved Sovereign her trost Gracious Majesty Victoria, the Jersey Merhanics' Institute end C )111 mercio.l Association, a tody of upwards. of 30 in ? '.. bers, called a general meeting, on the - 22d of 06to)!' on the subject, and unanimously passed the follotra misrepresentio.fr resolutions. We have the honour to be, Sir, your's respe ctfully, THOMAS KEM !ILE, THOM AS LE BRETON, } S ec rete • Mechanics' Hall, Jersey, Oct. 23, t ßosolved—Tbat we repel with disgust and Wirt fo i. the libellous attack that, has recently llPPe ares. i d the Times London Newspaper, wrainst the sp i r it Ou i loyalty of the inhabitants of Jersey. W e indigo: ut i t deny that the least panic exists here, or that the less, murmur has been breathed by arty class of our fel, el citizens against the British rule. And we proudlY l b , confident that, in the event of a war, which wo b O l,l tlust Providence may avert, the men of JerseY vr° , - h d show, by their loyalty and courage, that theior eiv°r ' .7, , "d to diet. qf the privileges which were ,Traciousty grante 0 forefathers tor their valour, and their devotion t° British Crown. Ihat none but a traitor to his countrY Also—r ,l have been guilty of so gross a misrepresent*tion of 0 % 0 Also—'rtiat the above resolutions be pnted itl ir d' l e d Jersey Papers, and that copies be reviously foll - 4 , - i to the Editors of The Sun, Time!' Globe, Sta 7l—r ' and Shipping Gazette, fin- insertion. ' THOMAS KEMBLE, I eote tsrieg. THOMAS LE BRETON, A 0 JO lOl [We have received a similar letter sigue,",; nn So. Carre,. jun., Honorary Secretary to the Eolu' a r *: lo ci° 3'," and regret that its length prevents us front sorting it. The Society passed, by acclamation, ! ag a resolutions expressive of their loyalty, and olit ill 4 the formal contradiction of " the false statements w''''' Do . Editor of the Times has been unwittinglY le d t° . mulgate."l r. LITERATURE• TRACTS FOR THE TIIOES. Wilson, London, 1840. Of This volume consists ofa re-publicatO twelve political, legal, religious, and hist?riniecrit tracts, from the pens of some of the most emvtre men that this country has, given birth's c., and find, among the twelve, Milton's eloquent prose work—viz., his " AreoPag it ' ca re ss; pamphlet in defence of the liberty of the P — t wo of the $ and an account of the characters Charleses, and Oliver Cromwell, fo ams portion of the introductory chapter to r (A's t he tory of the early part of the Reign of James h i s . Second." In the present age of political and s; io torical inquiry, a volume like the one before anitnte:". $ calculated to be of special benefit. We trust Wilson will be induced to continue his re-e —l ar .. tion of such serviceable tracts.. Milton's, Wi d e ly ticular, ticular, cannot be too often reprinted, or too vou disseminated. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN:vtig' UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME YE* THIS EVENING, OCT. 27. AGOf . Will be repeated, Beauknont aad Fletcher's Comsw , THE SPANISH CURATE. An ders' Don Henrique s Mr. Cooper; Don Juan, Mr. Leandro, Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Lopez (the Curate) , . 0 0- Farren ; Bartoius, Mr. Bartley ; Dieg.), Mr. Keel e Y ; rante, Madame Vestris ; Jacintha, Mrs. W . iVe ' t• o`. The Interval between the Play and the .Af ter piece w , eupied S° A COMIC SCENE between Ir b y CHA RLES MA TO S and Mr. KEELEY, entitled TWO IN THE MORNING. en titlei After which will he repeated a New M usical Drama, THE GREEK BOY. poet llylas, Madame Vestris ; Doge of Venice , Mr.S ~1004 Count Malveggio, Mr. Diddear ; Silvio, Mr. Keeley Mr. Binge ; Bernardo, Mr. F. Matthews; Benedetts' Cooper ; Constanza, Miss A. Taylor. • . g o' On Wednesday, The School for Scandal, with The 13e r Opera. tgi Dress Boxes, is. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second''' . 2s. ; Gallery, ls. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the perfarri 2lll ' 7 : vinmence at Seven o'Clock. l'kskets and plat es for the Boul to be taken of Air. rte'" • .h %Box-office, from Ten till F our , w h ere Seasoli may De had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, beasenr :67, New Bond-street. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. „,„, i sit. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF Mr. Du' THIS EVENING, OCT. 26. The performances will commence with , A ROY AL COMMISSION FROM PARIkS:, Coe' M. Jollivat, Mr. Balls; Alexis Herbout , Mr. Bae" sette, iss M. Glover. ST AT E tha, After which wilt be rereated a New Piece , en ti „TOP' WRITINGS OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S Lady Emily Bouchier, Miss J. Mordaunt. To be followed by the New Mythological Musical Drs osSs VENUS A VESTAL. Apollo, Miss M. Glover; Venus, Miss J. Mordaunt; Ag. s pets, Mrs. H. Beverley. The whole to conclude with a New Burletta, n a- RAILRO AD STATION. . . v 7 Sinil Mr. Sampson Jones, Mr. Samuel Roxby I Ai rs ' • Mrs. Garrick. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Olympian Boxes, 3s. 1 p it ' 25 15. ( $ 1 ! Half-price--Dress Circle, 2s. ; Olympian Boxe s ' Pit, Is. tbf t THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE* ,e Mr. ELIASON begs leave most respectfully to an E n*O u the above The a t re i s now OPEN EVER v with the Grand Musical Entertainments, entitled TIIE CONCERTS D'HIVER. ius,BllD" Leader, M ins . NADAUD—C on ductor, 3lon s. , 27 , PROGRAMME FOR. THIS EVENING , Q PART FIRST. Overture—Le Lac des Fees—Auber. Quadrille—La Heine d'un Jour—Musard. Overture—Sewiramide—Rossini. rang ed" Quadrille—_Venice—Musard. First grand S e l ec ti on f rom th e Handers Mes jahP Loift e Musard. Me ssrs. Th' Duet Co ncer t an t e , Vi o li n an d Vi o l o ncello, gos9in an Pilet. First d grand Fanta s ia f r om G u illaume Tell and 31°I ' e-- arranged by Alward. Overture—Rolsert le PARTDiab Cent Sui 1 e SECOND._ 3ir eb ee r . •mtasia Oboe — e Rer •ton_ i F l i oa r rn i p t ai Q nset u oe a nf t s l r t o • , Koenig—Sol., Trombone, 'Mons 'Dantonet--)°, u L a t a l r ik i 1 1 leel,o Melodic l e S des . A S l l o p l e o s ..... Cornet ,atd. Mons. 13arret. s— le Fasch v ionablen 2s. 6 Valse- D. is.mtloel,,,ri,raolmHeveyAr,r,uber's Zanetta—Musaru• , w•CotP et Pre" Galop__La Vapeur —Musard. P • • . 1 icts of Admission •—Te the Promenade, I'• from the Promenade. • n p to a" 3 Circle, (i. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6,1. Koenig,l) e r L a a , bi•tazr(krlii.i,dgee de by y G 3 i n i ( e l v s a l• r a d , . . Visitors to the Boxes have the privilege of Pa"" , Doors *pen at half-past Seven o'Clock, s' to cor niaene si Eight precisely. 11 O° Y Private Boxes can Bond be procured of 11fr. Mitehe.! o f the Library, No. 33, Old •strect, and at the Box-o 0 -' poet Theatre. Prices, 10s. 6(1., H. Is., and 1/. Ils• 6d ' -red ea and Places in the Dress and Upper Circles may be secu m Teo tpplication to Mr. Parsons. at the Box-office , dadY'• fi le ke o ill Four o'Cloek. and those in the Dress Circle wil l :luring the whole of the evening, if required. El % • PRINCESS' THEATRE , OXFORD-STRING vritii "1 his splendid Theatre is OPEN EVERY EVEI4I` PROMENADE CONCERTS, Under the Direction of Mr. WILLY. . THIS EVENING, OCT. 27.—PROGRAMi",f5 First Movement in Mozart's Symphony " Jupiter. Overture—ll Barbiere di Siviglia. nets. Grand Fantasio from 31everbeer's Opera, Les fruguecarillerK Quadrilles—Krakoviak, La Fille du Regiment, Le near. Waltzes—Victoria, Sophien, Bal Rakt en. , jechtlf• Duett, Ccrnet a Pistons—Mr. M‘Farlane and Mr. P" " for Sole on the Viol n, Mr. J. Banister. To conclude with Beethoven's Grand Battle SnY:yelrioauTallti which an addition has been made to the already efficient orchestra, Ad m is s ion—Promenade, Is.; Boxes, 2 1 . , 4 at e th be Private Boxes, 1 !. Is. and 10 s. 6d. each, may na Box-office, and of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE . t he 0 11 Crowded audiences are ni g htl y assembled to witness jej by Drama, " The Wreck of the Royal George, preeeri,hte 13 d runn ing's magnificent Diorama ; the cheers from de' g 6 s pectators warrant its announcement for every evenin. THIS EVENING, OCT. 27. t it le d Will be acted the New Nautical Drama, en G E THE WRECK OF TIIE ROYAL GEORG'-- OR, THE SEAMAN'S CHEST. re pre" Preceded by a Grand Pictorial and Scenic Induction:vita ei• sent;ng a Cruise round the Coast, and depicting th e a lamity, with the sinking of the Vessel, &c. To conclude with 130Z'S OLIVER TWIST. Realizing all Cruikslianks' inimitable Tableaux Vila°. I ,7NS ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GAlla•-- . Under her Majesty's Immediate Patronag• D A ILY This highly popular and inierestinw resort is OPEN from Ten till Dusk. et ' The Menagerte, which is unequalled in the numbers Gir l ~. and beauty o f the specimens it contains, occupies everarat:gr,;(l E v. •t i o t u h s and elegant buildings comfortably heated, and habits of the nearest possible assimilation to the natural 113"eived the animals. The most important additions re cently re hot, are the are and beautiful blaek Leo ard, lo 3lignon Ele Lcred a pair tif r the scarce Curassows, calledpCushew Birds, the `"l i . of Ibis, the Bush Cow (the only specim en in Europe). co" a P g firie . Cossowaries, th e Mon s ter Boa (the large st ever seen in ment), &c. 'Clock' The splendid collection of Carnivor a are fed at Fo ur m usc ular at which time the ferocious attrib utes and ama%ing Ono'_'.. ~ 0. powers of these forest monarchs are dis p layed to the vantage. Admission One Shilling