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Ditto Halves, Ditto 8 ... to Ditto, Oswestry l2 Ditto (New) 1 •••• • • to Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union South Devon ....... ...... Ditto, Preference lO ...... ...... to South Staffordshire V. 125... ...... to South Eastern and Dover Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l7 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. ..... .... .. 6% 34%... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 2 - Thames Haven Dock and Railway l 7 l/ — to Taw Vale Extension Vale •f Neath 4 _ ... Waterford and Kilkenny l 3 l / 2...... Waterford and Limerick ... .. 32 1 ..... Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin treat Cornwall Whitehaven and Furness - Windsor, Staines, and South Western 425. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 25 ...... ... York, Newcastle, and Berwi c k 25 ... . 29 1 / 2 30 to 29 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .. ... 27 Do. North Shields Purchase 25 .. ... Do. Exton. No. 1 (Y. & N.) 10 Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 5 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 68% to Ditto, Preference lO __. -- , Ditto East and West Riding Extension ...... 20 FOREIGN RAIL WAY& Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Constituted) Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish East Indian Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Southern of Madras ... ss. Great Western Bengal .. to _ . Great Western Canlida VA ...... ...... to Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ........ 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madras ... 1 Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % — to Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege Northern of France. lO ...... 10%X... to Orleans and Bordeaux ... - Over Yssel 413 s 4d..... Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ......... ..... 20 Paris & Strasbourg . ..... ..... 8 ..- — Rouen and Havre 21 Sambre and Meuse - . •••• to Strasburg and Bale l4 Tours & Nantes ... - ...... .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Rasselt - • • ..• •to -- Thnidad.. ...... ...... to West Flanders 8 - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London 2O — to London Joint Stock ..... ..... 10 London and Westminster... 20 Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 22% — ... .. to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New Union of Australia Ditto, New 2% to Union of London ... 10 Union of Madrid 4O ...... ...... to MINES. Anglo Mexican 100 Astrian Mining Company ... 10 Australian Blaenarvon iron and Coal ... o 0 British Iron Brazilian Imperial ... ••• ••• 21 ...... Cobra Copper Galvanized Iron ... ......... Real del Monte, Unregistered 8 1 ,,i to LLOYD'S S lIIPPIN G—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 18.—Wind this day at noon S.S.W., light airs, and cloudy weather. DEAL, OCT. 16.—Wind E.S.E. 17. Wind S.W, to S.S.W. from E.S.E., thick fog.—Arrd. Prince Albert, Royal, Hudson's Bay. Sid. Prince Albert, Jamaica ; Appoline, ditto, Tropic, Sydney ; Kyle, Monte Video ; William and Alfred, Demerara ; Kilmaurs, Trinidad ; Ruby, St' K itts ; William Foster, Nassau ; Marion, Ja maica ; Margaret, Honduras ; Nereid, New Orleans ; Lady Falkland, Savannah. Arrd. from the River, Prin cess Alice, Tarlton, Boston ; Isabella, ditto. OFF DOVER, OCT. 16.—Amazon, Pearson, St. John's, New Brunswick. SHOREHAM, OCT. 17.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Lady Caro line, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 16.—Wind E.S.E. 17. Wind S.— Arrd. John Kenwick, Bell, Valparaiso ; Princess Alice, Phillips, New York ; Irene, Conway, Prince Edward's Island. Sld. Mary Spencer, Calcutta ; Cantero, Rio Ja neiro ; Queen of the Ocean, Mobile ; North Bend, Bos ton ; Swordfish, Pernambuco ; Heroine, Madras ; Argo, Monte Video ; Regalia, Jamaica ; Perla, Havannah ; Rainbow, Charleston ; Creole, New York ; Columbia, ditto. The Juliet, Helton, Halifax, to this port, put into Liverpool, U n it e d St a t e s, 27th ult., with considerable damage, having been off shore at Port Medway. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Wind E.—Arrd. Daniel Clark, Swan, Jamaica. FALMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Wind E.—Arrd. British Mer chant, Anderson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Heinrick Lorine, Santa Cruz for Copenhagen. OBAN, OCT. 15.—The Portland, of and from Glasgow for Liverpool, is very leaky, having struck on a sunken rock, and is discharging. BRISTOL.—SId. Nestor, Africa; Argo, St. John's, New Brunswick; Velocity, Newfoundland. CLYDE, OCT. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Edward King, Cook, Quebec; Isabella Cooper, Nicol, Trinidad; Wil liam Penn, Croughton, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Thalestris, Demerara; Tay, Callao. ABERDEEN, OCT. 14.—The crews (arrived here) of the Bon Accord, of Hull, and the Alfred, of Bo'ness, report the Prince of Wales, of Hull, with six fish; the Truelove, of Hull, with eight fish ; the St. Andrew's, of this port, with seven fish; and an American ship, with nine fish. YARMOUTH, OCT. 16.—1 t is supposed that a Russian vessel has been lost near here. OFF BEACHY HEAD, OCT. 11.—Rhoon en Pendvept, • Fokkins, Batavia, for Rotterdam. OFF PORTLAND, OCT. 15.—Mercator, Devann, mush, for Flushing. OFF TORBAY.—Ann, Softly, Mauritius. CARDIFF,—SId. Xanthus, Cape of Good Hope. KINGSTOWN, OCT. 16.—Wind E.—Arrd. Warrior, Tiernan, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Drogheda ; Roekshire, M'Leavy, Quebec. GRAVESEND, OCT. 14.—The Monkwearmouth, from Hartlepool, is on shore on the Coalhouso Point, but is expected off. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. --- The past week's arrivals of all kinds of Grain, as well as of Flour, of home produce, were on a very moderate scale; while those from Ireland and Scotland were quite unimportant. Of Foreign Corn the imports were large, viz.-59,906 quarters of Wheat, 5,400 ditto of Barley, 20,620 ditto of Oats, 1,708 ditto of Beans, 2,319 ditto of Peas, 3,050 ditto of Indian Corn; together with 4,759 barrels and 50 sacks of Flour. Fresh-up, to-day, the receipts of Wheat of home produce, coastwise, were small from Essex; but those from Kent and Cambridge shire were tolerably good. By land-carriage the arrivals were on a very moderate scale. On the whole the stands were fairly supplied with samples of both red and white, while the demand for all descriptions—owing . , in some measure, to the small attendance of country buyers, and the large arrival of Foreign Wheat since Monday last, with the prospect of a heavy importation this week — upwards of forty vessels laden with grain having sailed from Falmouth on Saturday for London—was in a very depressed state, at a decline in the quotations paid on Monday last of from 2s to 3s per quarter, and at which a clearance was not effected. There was a somewhat extensive supply of foreign Wheat on the market, and as a large porti on o f i t was presse d f or sale—especially theinferior qualities—the trade was very dull, and the currencies receded 2s to 3s per quarter, without any progress being made in sal es . F or ex p or t, compara tively little business was transacted. The show of really flue Barley was small— th a t o f t h e se -0906'7 itaci out - of - condition sorts moderately good. TliE SUN, LONDON, _ MONDAY EVENING, OCTO.I3Et t 18, iB;d: Malting parcels moved off steadily, at prices quite equal to those paid last week. In grinding and distilling sorts, though wo cannot call them cheaper, only a limited business was transacted. Superfine white Malt sold steadily, all other .kinds slowly, as late rates. The total supply on offer was under 4,000 quarters. There was a moderate inquiry for really sound Oats, which were scarce, at full prices; but all other kinds were heavy, at barely late figures. The sluggishness in the trade was wholly produced by the large supply of inferior foreign Oats on the market. All kinds of Beans were in fair average supply, and slow inquiry, at late rates. In Peas only a limited business was doing, yet prices were mostly supported. Indian Corn and Meal were dull, and the turn lower. The Flour trade was heavy, but no actual decline took place in the quotations of English. Foreign qualities were Is per barrel cheaper. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • . • ... 69s to 70s Red. ........ 498 to 55s Ditto,White, New 5Gs 62s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red... • • 483 54s Ditto, White ••• • • • 55s Gas Irish, Red .••• • • .. —8 —s Ditto, White .. ••• • —s —s Bye—Old .• ••••• • • • •• —8 s New. ... • ........ 34s 36s Barley—Grinding. .• • • 25s 30s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 24s Potato Youghal and Cork, Black . • • • • • • I9s 22s Cork, White . 22s 27s Scotch, Feed. .. • • 22s 245 Beans—Tick Pigeons • . 46s 48 5 Peas—Grey . • • . • . 445 475 Malting ..••• • • • • 32s 34s Chevalier •• .• ••• 36s 37s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- - -- . Maple. .. .. ••• • .. 44s 47 5 White ..... .. -. .. --- 5 ...__, Boilers •...• • • • • 49s 53. folk •••••• • • • • • • 63s 67s Brown .••••• • •• • • COs 64s Kingston and Ware 66s 68s Flour—Town-made... 44s 49 8 Suffolk •• .. •• •• •• 38s 43. Stockta &Norfolk 38s 42" BITITETIELD. From the following return it will be perceived that the imports of foreign stock into London, in the past week, have been on a very moderate scale : From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Hamburgh 4 ... Harlingen * Rotterdam 2Bl ... I,CBO ... 31 ... 93 Antwerp Nieu Diep Tonningen ... 30 Total 791 ... 2,896 ... 31 ... 145 * Pigs, The above falling off in the supplies is evidently the re sult of the very unremunerative prices at which the foreign stock has been lately disposed of, and the great difficulty that has been frequently experienced in finding buyers for it at any price, arising from its wretchedly bad quality. As an instance of which we may state that a large portion of the Dutch Sheep here this morning have been ineffectually offered for sale on several pre vious market days ; and not a few of the recent arrivals have changed hands as low as 6s to 8s each. Until, therefore, a decided improvement takes place in the con dition of the foreign stock this will never prove a very profitable market to the graziers. At the outports, about 1,800 head of Beasts, Sheep, Calves, and Pigs have been landed, wholly, we believe, from Holland, in very middling condition, and which have been offering in the various local markets at low figures. Owing to the pre vailing fogs, several of the foreign steamers laden with stock had not arrived at the usual hour this morning ; consequently, the show of Dutch and German Beasts, &c., was, comparatively speaking, small, while the quality was again very interior. The numbers consisted of about 220 Oxen and Cows, 1,200 Sheep and Lambs, 50 Calves, and 20 Pigs. The Bullock droves from our various grazing districts, fresh up to-day, were seasonably ex tensive as to numbers ; but their quality was by no means first-rate. The few really prime Beasts on offer commanded a very steady sale, at, in some instances, an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81b, the primest Scots producing 4s 8d per 81b, without difficulty, and the value of all other breeds was well sup ported, the general Beef trade ruling firm. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, &e., we received about 1,700 short-horns ; from the eastern, western, and midland distri c t s , 800 Herefords, runts, Devons, Irish beasts, &c.; from other parts of England, 750 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 220 horned and polled Scots; the remainder of the Bullock supply being derived from abroad, and the neighbour hood of London. Notwithstanding there was a decided falling-off in the numbers of Sheep, the Mutton trade was by no means active; still, however, a fair clearance of the sheep pens was effected, at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight. Prime old Downs sold at 5s 2d per 81bs. The supply of Calves being small, on a comparison with that exhibited on several previous market days, the Veal trade was firm at Fri day's advance in the currencies of 2d per Blbs—the highest figure being 4s B€l per 81bs. Prime small Porkers commanded a ready sale, at, in some few in stances, a rise in value of 2d per Sibs. All other kinds of Pork sold at fully last week's quotations. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts 3 0 3 6 iecond quality - . • • 3 8 3 10 Prime large Oxen 4' 0 4 2 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 4 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves • lB 0 23 0 Inferior Sheep .. 8. d. to il. d. Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 Coarse-vroolled ditto 4 6 4 11 Soutlidown Wether 4 10 i 2 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs .. 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers .• 4 8 5 2 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 Lambs •••••• • • • • 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. B he4p. I Calves. I Pigs. I 3,973 23,050 142 350 NEVJGATE AND MEADENBAILL. On the whole, full average time of year supplies of country-killed Meat have been received up to these mar kets during the past week. With that slaughtered in the metropolis we have been tolerably well supplied as to quantity, but the quality has proved very inferior. Each kind of prime Meat has commanded a steady sale, at fully previous quotations. In all other qualities only a limited amount of business has been transacted, at barely stationary prices. About 2,000 carcases of Foreign Meat—killed in London—have been on offer in very bad condition. At per stone by the Carcase. s. CI. to s. d. d. to s. d. 13eef,inferior• • •... 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 3 6 3 g middling •... 210 3 2 middling.. 310 4 2 prime large •• 3 2 3 4 prime .. 4 4 4 8 prime small 3 6 3 8 Pork, large.. •• •• 4 0 4 8 Peal •• •• •• •• •••• 3 6 4 6 emm11—•••••• 410 s 4 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. _ BOROUGH AND SPITA.I.XIXEMDS. Fair average supplies of Potatoes have been received at the water-side since Monday last, and about 90 tons have come to hand from Rotterdam. The demand is in a sluggish state, on the following terms : York Regents, Si to 5i lOs ; ditto Shaws, 4/ lOs to 51; Kent Whites, 41 10s to 5/ ; ditto Kidneys, 41 lss to Si. nonouGH HOP MARKET. Although there is rather more bus ness doing in most kinds of new Hops than for some weeks past, we have not the slightest improvement to notice in the quota tions, which are now ruling lower than for a series of years past. Yearling and old Hops may be purchased at unusually low rates. The duty is called 190,0004 New Hops—Sussex pockets, 31 to 4/ ; Weald of Kent, ditto, 41 to 4145; Mid and East Kent ditto, 41 lOs to 5113 x. CAPTURE OF THREE SLAVERS 13Y THE FERRET. By a French steamer, arrived here from St. Thomas's, we have accounts of the capture of four slave vessels—three of them by the Ferret, 8, Com mander Sprigg. The first captured by the Ferret was taken June 27th, after a long chase by night. She was a Brazilian brigantine of 180 tons, fully equipped, and bound to Cape Lopez. The Ferret, three weeks after that, captured a small schooner named the Sebastiano, also fully equipped; and on the 16th of July, off Marguerita, gave chase to a Brazilian brig, which turned out on capture to be the Faiska. She beat the Ferret in sailing; but the wind falling light, Mr. Mitchell, the master, with a boat's crew, was detached from the cruizer after her. Great credit is due to Mr. Mitchell for the gal lant and spirited manner in which he dashed along side and seized the slaver, who, from her appearance, was just the craft to make some resistance, especially as from the time the boat shoved off to coming up with her she had gained two miles on the Ferret. She is a splendid craft, and quite new. She was from Hamburgh, Liverpool, and Rio, which was the only trip she had made previous to being captured. She had a picked crew of twenty men, notwith standing they all threw their arms into the sea when the Ferret's boat got within hailing distance. The Rapid, Commander Dixon, captured her prize 'off Loango, on the 6th of July. It was a Brazilian brigantine of 160 tons.—Scotch Reformers Gazette. SMACK RUN _DOWN BY A STEAMER. About five o'clock on Tuesday morning, the Cecilia, a small decked smack of fifteen tons register, belong ing to Campbelton, and trading between that port and this city, was run down in the channel between Bro dick and Ardrossan, while returning home laden with coals, by the steamer Vanguard, from Dublin. The crew on board the smack—consisting of Archibald M'Millan, sen., the master; Archibald M'Millan, jun., his son, aged 21 ; and a boy, about 14 years of age, named Robert Hennie—saw the lights of the steamers a considerable way ahead, when the boy Hennie showed a light, which did not seem to be observed, as the Vanguard held on directly in the same course as the smack. On the approach of the steamer those on board the Cecilia added shouts to their signal light, but these also seemed to be disregarded by the 100k -out of the Vanguard, which came on at full speed, and struck the smack amid- s hi p, completely cutting her in two. The after-part of the vessel, in which was the younger M'Millan, who was steering at the time, immediately went down, and the unfortunate man was seen no "more. The fore-part, on which were the elder M'Millan and the boy, went down also, but, getting rid of the cargo, it turned keel up permost and floated, throwing the two persons who were on deck underneath. Fortunately both could swim, and by extricating themselves they were enabled to get to the surface, laying hold of part of the wreck, which they clung to till rescued. The master had a narrow escape from being struck by the paddle of the steamer as it passed him at full speed. Those on board the Vanguard observed what had taken place as the wreck was floating past, but the steamer was a considerable way ahead before she was stopped. A boat was then lowered, and the survivors were taken from the wreck. The unfortunate suf ferers were in a very exhausted condition, having been about twenty minutes in the water. On board the Vanguard every attention was paid to them by the passengers and crew. We understand that this matter will be made the subject of investigation by the proper authorities.—Scotch Reformer's Gazette. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Who is my Husband ? Such is the question pro pounded divers times by Mrs. Smith Thompson, a formidable woman in black velvet (admirably per sonated by Mrs. W. Clifford) to the unfortunate Daniel Tootles (who can he be with such a name but Keeley ?), an apothecary's assistant in a remote village. Mrs. S. T., it appears, had, some years before, corn mitted matrimony with a dashing sea captain, who, three days after the marriage, was compelled to ab scond, and who possessed such a number of aliases, that she never could make out who he was. She has not, however, been left to starve. A certain weekly allowance is regularly paid to her by Daniel Tootles ; as regularly she asks who is her husband, and as regularly is answered that Daniel knows nothing of the matter. At length Daniel himself is about to be united to the fair Sophonisba Mull, his master's daughter, but the wedding party is broken in upon by Mrs. S. T. with her regular in quiry. Sophonisba becomes jealous, and Tootles, in the madness of his desperation, declares that Mrs. S. T. is his wife, that if she is not he will marry her, and keep continually marrying her every day and all day long before the door of the jealous Sophonisba. He, moreover, threatens to go to London and plunge into the vortex of dissipation by visiting the playhouses, the casinos, and Wal halla. The acting of Keeley and Mrs. W. Clifford kept the audience in a roar for half an hour, when the opportune return of the lost husband put an end to the fun, and restored Daniel Tootles to the arms of the repentant Sophonisba. The farce was announced for repetition amidst general applause. It was pre ceeded by London Assurance and succeeded by Twice Killed. The House was crowded. ODD SHEATHING.—It has been decided by the Revenue authorities that old metal sheatlin istid , e strirc t .d from British ves se l s , i n f ore i gn ports o i I n a r t l h y e same terms, is circumstanced.a s entitled apply A admitt edcopper sheathing g duty, sn2 recently arrived from abro a d, h as b rought a quantity of this old metal sheathing, s t r i ppe d from her in a foreign port, from which she has returned, and is about to he d not re-coppered or re-sheathed, an d on an application from changed ich h the master, who ,was also th e owner of the vessel, in w a h n i d, ch s ihtuatphpeaadredthat continued thetoshheeatih,iisng property , had to which effect he was competent to make declaration • • permission has been given for its delivery, duty free. WORCESTER HOP-MARKET, SATURDAY, OCT. 16. —We had a further decline in prices at our hop -market today, and matters do not appear likely to mend as long as the pressure upon the money- market is main tained. Usually, at this season of the year, we have re presentatives from most of the great hop houses in Lon don and other places, who buy up the growth, but this year the buyers are very limited in number, and every thing like speculation is abandoned. The following are to day's prices, where sales have been effected : New hops, per cwt., 60s. to 70s. ; ditto, inferior, 50s. to 60s ; yearlings, 555. to 655. ; old olds, 305. to 50s. Although the Kent planters are endeavouring to obtain a postponement of the payment of duty, the Worcester planters have not yet stirred in the matter ; the Wor cester duty is estimated at somewhere about 2,0001. Last year the duty paid for the Worcester district was 36,081/. 19s. 5y1., being the largest amount on record . as having been paid for this district, with thelexception of that for the year 1808 ; Worcester hops then fetched 803. to 90s. for best, and 60s. to 80s. for inferior. Unless grace is obtained at head-quarters the duty will be collected in about three weeks or a month from this time. The number of pockets of hops weighed at the public scales to-day have been —new, 97 ; old, 69. The number weighed in the week, since last Saturday, has been — new, 51; old, 40. CUSTOMS APPOINTMENT..—Mr. Howe, senior in spector of the waterside department of the Customs in London, succeeds Mr. Weston, the late surveyor-general. —Observer. ROTHSCHILD'S WlDOW.—Amidst the gothic facades and the sombre buildings that characterise Jew-street, at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, is to be seen a small man sion, which is distinguished from all the rest by its cleanly, neat, and cheerful appearance. There dwells the widow of M. A. Rothschild. In that mansion he acquired his wealth, and a name that is known in what ever quarter of the globe you travel. His widow has declared that there she will continue to reside until she is transferred to the tomb ; and yet palaces are occu pied by her family in Paris, London, Vienna, and Naples. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS.—OH Saturday the Society for the Relief of Prisoners for Small Debts received a legacy of 2701., bequeathed by Miss Emma Turner; and 2381. from the late Robert Sorrell, Esq., in aid of the funds of this society. ACCIDENT AT AN IRON FOUNDRY.—OH Friday, as five men, employed at the iron foundry of Mr. Mahon, at Manchester, were working a travelling crane (such as is used by stone masons) on two elevated wood en beams, to lift some girders for a railway bridge, one of the beams suddenly broke under the immense weight they were moving, and they were precipitated, along with the crane, to the earth. One of the men (James Mason) was so severely hurt that he survived the acci dent only a few hours. Three others were conveyed to the Infirmary, with but slight hopes of recovery ; but the fifth man, strange to say, escaped without the slightest injury. They fell a depth of about twenty feet. It is believed that the beam was strong enough for the purpose, with ordinary care, but the men had not attached the slinging chain, so as to prevent a slip, and the sudden jerk thus produced snapped the balk of timber in two. A YOUNG SPORTSMAN.—Master Francis James Mackenzie, of Applecross, a youth of 13, has brought down several splendid deer during this season; and a few days ago two fine animals were shot by him right and left.—Glasgow Paper. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—ANOTHER LIFE LOST IN THE TUNNEL.—Last Wednesday after• noon, between three and four o'clock, another fatal ac cident took place in the tunnel, whereby a person of the name of M'Grigor lost his life. We are not able to give the particulars of the accident, as we could get no infor mation from the railway officials, who appear to be anxious that it should be concealed from the public. All we can learn is that the man was run over by a truck coming down the line, and was so shockingly mutilated that he died at six o'clock the same evening in the Royal Infirmary, ._scotch Reformers' Gazette. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked out yesterday, both morning and afternoon, in the pleasure grounds of the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Colonel Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived yesterday afternoon from her residence at Richmond Park, on a visit to her Majesty, and was received by Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Seymour. Her Royal Highness was att en d e d by Lady Caroline Murray. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at tended by afternoon at the C as tl e f rom t o wn, on a visit to the Queen. Major St ep h e ns, also arrived yesterday The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, th e P r i ncess Alice, and t h e P r i ncess H e l ena , took their u sua l a i r i ngs yester d ay . Viscount Morpeth arrived at the Castle yesterday, on a visit t o h er M ajesty. The Royal di nner party a t th e C as tle yesterday evening i nc l u d e d her Royal Hi g h ness th e D uc h e ss of Kent, he r R oya l Highness the Duc h ess o f Gl ouces t er , his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Morpeth, L a d y A nna Maria Dawson , L a dy C a r o line Murray, Baroness de Speth, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Miss L. D aw son Darner, Rev. Mr. Can ning, and Major Stephens. The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards was in attendance during dinner. The Queen's pri vate band afte rwar d s atten d e d. This mor n i ng t h e Queen an d hi s Royal Highness Prince Alb er t took their accustome d ear ly walk. The Royal Famil took walking and pony exercisethis foren oon , on the y eastern t e rrace and slopes. Her M a j es t y and his Roya l Hi g h ness Prince Albert, her R oya l Hi ghness t h e D u chess of Glouces ter, his R oya l Highness the Duke of Cambridge , the ladies and gen tl emen of the C our t, an d th e d omes ti c household, a tt ended Divine serv i ce thi s morn i ng , i n the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office, on Saturday evening, f ro m the Governor of Gibraltar, WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked to-day in the ornamental grounds of the Home Park, attended by Lady Gainsborough, the maids of honour, and the gentlemen of the Court, in the Windsor uniform. At two o'clock the terraces and parterre were thrown open to the public, who at tended in great numbers, and her Majesty and the Prince, attended by the Court, walked once round the Pentagon-terrace, and several times to and fro along the Eastern-terrace to the great gratification of the persons assembled, who with more curiosity than decorum, thronged the path of her Majesty wherever she passed. Both the military bands were stationed in the parterre, and played the National Anthem during her Majesty's promenade round the Pentagon -terrace. The mortal remains of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Gordon were consigned to the grave on Friday forenoon, in thea short distance from Haddo H ouse , t h e E ar l o f Aber deen's The mourners on the solemn occas i on were t h e E ar l o f burial seat. -g The round funeral belong was belonging to Methlic village church, conducted very privately. Aberdeen, Rear-Admiral th e H on. W . Gor d on, M.P., the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Haddo, Lord Claud Hamilton, Captain the Lion. Alexander Gordon, and Captain Hamilton, R.N. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have arrived at Woburn Abbey, Beds, from Trentham, Staffordshire, where their graces had been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. The Noble Duke and Duchess will receive a succession of visitors at Woburn Abbey, in the course of the ensuing month. MADEMOISELLE ALBONI.—The Parisian critics are in raptures with Alboni and her " elegance, purity, and flexibility of style," and literally astounded at the extraordinary compass of her vocal scale, from F in the bass cleff to C sharp abo ve th e li nes in the treble. After her Hungarian campaign, Mademoiselle Alboni will lokn to u March. In the winter of 1848 s h e w ill spen d s i x capital. The dir ec t ors a l rea dy a inc January, and there remain till created" f or h er b y t h e composers. mtrhfest hav i ng in the nt t hg o e parts Pari s French The Duke of Devonshire returned to Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire, on Thursday, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde received Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston and a select party to dinner on Friday last, at their residence on Carlton House-terrace. IRON STEAM-BOAT COMPANY.—On Saturday much interest was occasioned along both sides of the river Thames by the sudden and unexpected stoppage of the whole of the steam-boats belonging to the Iron Steam boat Company, viz., Matrimony, Bride, Bridegroom, Bridesmaid, Wedding-ring, &c. It appears that when the men were paid on Friday night the engineers and stokers received notice that in future their wages would be lowered, and, in consequence, the whole of the engi neers and stokers struck. The captains, not being aware of that circumstance, went, as usual, to their beats, when, to their no small surprise, they perceived that no fires had been made, and no steam generated. Upon in quiry as to the cause, they 1( arned that the engineers and stokers would not attend the boats unless the Com pany would promise that they should receive their full pay for their services. The captains of the two upper boats, which leave Chiswick and Kew, not knowing that the other vessels had stopped, started as usual, down the river ; but, on reaching Nine Elms, the engineers and stokers finding the funnels of the other boats lowered, and learning what had taken place, also refused to work, and the whole of the boats were, consequently, laid up tor the remainder of the day. On Saturday night the directors of the company met at Nine Elms, and after discussing the subject fbr some time, they issued an order to the captains that they were to get the steam up, and if a sufficient number of engineers and stokers could be obtained from the manufactory at Greenwich, the boats should start :the same as usual on Sunday. This was accordingly done, and the boats continued running dur ing the day. ALLEGED TRIPLE MURDER AT FOOT'S CRAY.—An article, with the above startling heading, having appeared in our paper of Saturday, copied from a morning paper, we dispatched our reporter to make further inquiries. We are happy to say that there is not the slightest truth in the statement. No persons of the name mentioned in the report are known in the village. The police knew nothing of the affair ; indeed the whole was a gross fabrication from beginning to end. We hope that no pains will be spared to detect and punish the scoundrel by whom it was fabricated. ADMIRALTY CIRCULAR.—The following circular has just emanated from the Board of Admiralty :—" Ad miralty, October, 1847. Applications having been made to their Lordships on the part of the crews of her Ma jesty's ships to be allowed the indulgence of taking up an additional quantity of tea and sugar, in lieu of the daily ration of spirits, their Lordships, with the view of carrying into ef}ect, and encouraging so desirable an arrangement, are pleased to sanction the issue of the following quantities of tea and sugar, for the daily ra tion of spirits, to such of the crews of her Majesty's ships as may be desirous of making the substitution, viz., tea, half an ounce; sugar, two ounces. Any men that may be disposed to take up only one-half the al lowance of spirits would then receive one-half of the above proportion, viz., tea, quarter of an ounce; sugar , one ounce. O r they may be paid the savings money upon the tea and sugar in lieu thereof. The above cir cular is to be read to the different ships' companies, and fully explained that th e proposed change is to be en tir2l7 voluntary. ""Rampshire Telegraph. MR. WYON AND TEE NEW COINAGE. — In: conse quence of the serious injuries which Mr. Wyon received in the recent accident on the. Brighton Railway, the issue of the two-shillinpiece is likely to be delayed longer than was expected The new five-shilling piece (Mr. Wyon's masterpiece) will, it is stated, not come into circulation, in consequence of the trifling expense occa sioned by f -le extra working, which the Company of Moneyers, as they are called, who farm the working of the Mint, resist because it lessens their profits a pound or two. A proof of the five-shilling piece (with the edge unmilled) sells for a guinea, and cannot now be had even at that price. A NEW WAY TO EXTORT CONFESSION.—The Mo niteur Parisian contains the following letter, dated Mayenee, Bth inst an t : ~ ~ ight and nine o'clock in thOn Sunday last, between e evening, MM. Lorentz, a physician, Kauffner, an architect, and UhlinK, a master builder, were returning from Weisenau to Darmstadt. In passing near the public gardens they were assaulted wea.rin the Prussian uniform. by three drunken soldiers M. Lorentz had a finger cut, m . tauffner was wounded plained to the 111 the hand. ' The following in the bead, and M. Uhling day they com mander of the federal ta rdiately caused a search t f o or b tr e es m s o a of the Prussian regiments, L e h i' : e barracks who i but none of the men would betray their comrades. The r d e ld i 9 n Y commander of the fortress th en imagined an expedient, which completely succeeded. Ile drew up the regiment in the grand square, commanded them to present arms, and when the command was obeyed, ha declared to the troops that they should remain in the same position in which they then were until they declared who were the men who committed the attack on the three civilians. The soldiers held firm during two hours and twenty minutes, when six soldiers declared they were guilty. Thei declaration having been confirmed by their com radesr , they wer e handed over to a court.martial." CAUTION TO LODGI N G - HOUSE KEEPERS. On Saturday a middle-aged man, who represented himself as an agent for providing foreigners with lodgings, pa tronised several lodging-house keepers in Arundel street, Norfolk-street, and the other streets in the vicinity of the Strand, of w h om he took lodgings on most liberal terms for foreign families who would arrive in the course of the day. The lodging, house keepers, acting upon a very intelligible hint given by the agent, handed him gratuities to secure his patronage. It is needless to say that neither the agent nor his foreign families made their appearance afterwards. SUNDAY TRAVELLING ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAIL% . A y • , —The Sc o t c h Reformers' Gazette states that last Sunday Mrs. Butler, the actress, was permitted to travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh by a special train on this line, notwithstanding the aversion which the directors entertain to travelling on the Sabbath. AN AMAZON. An army correspondent of the Savannah Republican, speaking of a skirmish on the 17th, says—" As the dragoons passed us at half speed, in pursuit, w e were amused to see a rather pretty Ame riearC,canip woman of the regiment, neatly habited, and _ mounted on a fine little horse, charging with them in pursuit of the enemy. A SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHALLERTON RACES.—FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 10 added; for two yrs old, Est 81b ; three, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 61b; five, &c., 9st; fillies allowed 31b. One mile and a distance. Mr. B. Green's Sylvan, 2 yrs (Barlmn) 1 Mr. J. Scott's Ennui, 4 yrs ..2 Captain Potts's Isabella Noel, • 3 yrs ... ••• 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Shafto's Try-me-again, 2 yrs—Mr. Ewbank's Louisa Newell—and Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmsinger, 5 yrs. Betting-5 to 2 agst Ennui, 2to 1 agst Louisa Newell, 3 to 1 agst Sylvan, and sto 1 agst Isabella Noel. A fine race. Won by half a neck, Isabella Noel a good third, and Psalmsinger fourth; the others beaten off. The Selling Stakes of 7 SOTS. each, and 10 added; for two yrs old, Est 101 b; three, Bst 101 b; four, 9st 51b; five, &c., 9st 121 b; the winner to be sold for 100 L, &c, One mile and a distance. Captain Allen's Camphine, 2 yrs ... Mr. J. Scott's Miss Cobden, 2 yrs ... Mr. Hesseltine's Doll, 2 yrs ... ••• ••• 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Camphine, sto 4 agst Miss Cob den, and 3 to 1 agst Doll. Won in a canter by four lengths. The Cup Stakes of 5 sous. each; for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 31b; five and upwards, Bst 101 b; mares, &c. allowed 21b. Heats. Two miles. Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux, 3 yrs Mr. Dawson's Conceit, 3 yrs... Mr. Wormald's Hydrometer, 5 yrs ... Won easily by two lengths. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Tiverton Hds., Thurs., Dulverton ; Sat., Gibbet Moor, 10k. Mr. Trelawny's lids. , Tues., Slade Hall; Fri., Cadover Bridge, 10k. Mr. G. Notley's Harrs., Tues., Fivehead ; Fri., Five Dials, 10k. Brighton Harrs., Wed., Thunders Burrow ; Fri., Dyke, s to 11. Brookside Harrs., Thurs., Telscombe Tye, f to 10. Sir Tatton Sykes' lids., Wed., Welham ; Fri., Set trington House. Sinnington lids., Tues., Ampleforth ; Fri., Calter Bridge. Cleveland Hds., Thurs., Marton, 10k. Durham County Hds., Wed., Pershaw Pillage ; Witton Gilbert, 10f. Mr. Deacon's Harrs., Thurs., Lew Down Inn, 10. Herefordshire Hds., Thurs., Ruekhall, bolt. South Devon Harrs., Wed.Blakemoor; Sat., Diptford Court. Glyndbourne Harrs., Fri., Broyle. Mr. Morgan's lids., Wed., Long Cross; Sat., Hunters Oak, 10. Sir Harry Seale's lids., Wed., Holne Cot ; Fri., Sum merly Cress. Devon Hds., Thurs., Haccombe. Mr. Furse's Hds., Fri., Dowland. F. B. lids., Fri., Carmanton, 10. Mr. Roe's Hds., Wed., Worswell; Sat., Kennel, 10. (Barham) ... (Berwick) 1 I WEST FLANDERS RAILWAYS. The fourth half-yearly General Meeting of the ' proprietors of this undertaking was held on Saturday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the pur ' pose of receiving the report of the directors, and on the general business of the company. W. P. Richards, Esq., took the chair shortly after one o'clock. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, Wm. JESSE, Esq., the secretary of the company, read the followinglreport of the directors : "Since the last general meeting of the proprietors the first main division of the line, viz., from Bruges to Cour trai, has been opened for traffic. This took place on the 15th of July last. The length of the line thus opened is about 33 miles. " This division of the West Flanders Railways forms to some extent a distinct and complete work in itself, ma terially shortening the distance from Ostend and Bruges to Courtrai, Tourney, and the towns on the Great Northern line of France. "It was notlintil the connexion between these points was established that any inference could be drawn, other wise than by analogy, as to the amount of traffic ; and the period during which the line has been opened to Courtrai is still too short to supply positive data on this subject ; the directors propose, therefore, to submit the facts to the proprietors as they are, and they are aware that the subject of traffic development is now so gene rally understood in England as to enable most of those who are interested in the matter to draw their own conclusions. " The receipts during the month of August rather exceeded 4001. per week. During the month of Sep tember there was an increase on this, and the amount is on the current month fully kept up. These receipts have been substantially derived from passenger traffic, that in goods having only recently commenced. " The traffic has been obtained under all the disad vantages necessarily attendant on a new opening of a line, connected at each extremity with other lines, from which a material portion of its through passengers was to be derived. The arrangement with the Belgian State lines for mutually booking through, to and from more distant parts, has operated only for a portion of this period; and from this and other circumstances, a large portion of the through traffic from the north of France to Ostend did not at first pass over the West Flanders line. This traffic is material and of the best description. In order fully to develop it, arrangements became de sirable between this company and the Great Northern of France, in concurrence with the Belgian State lines, for mutual booking throughout from Paris and the principal intermediate points to Ostend. Such an arrangement has been completed, and the consequent system will commence on the Ist day of November next. " The goods traffic is a subject of much importance. It may be said to have scarcely yet commenced, although the increase during the last few weeks has been consi derable. On the State lines of Belgium, the traffic in goods has amounted to 48 per cent. and upwards of the gross traffic of passengers and goods taken together ; or, in other words, the amount received for goods has been substantially equal to that received from passengers. There is every reason for believing, from the indications at present existing, that the same proportions will be worked out on the West Flanders lines. " The coal traffic for the supply of so large a popula tion as that existing in West Flanders is so important, and one of the first objects of the directors was to faci litate this, and, by materially cheapening the cost, to in crease the consumption. With this view, an arrange ment has been entered into with the Government, for an extensive wharf frontage on the Scheldt, adjoining the State line at Tournay, and for the transport of coal from depots there in the company's trucks over the Govern ment line to Courtrai, and thence onwards by the West Flanders line. In this they were met by the Govern. ment on terms mutually beneficial, and a trade, which had previously taken another channel, has been com menced. " In order more fully to carry out these objects, two of the directors have recently visited the coal districts of Mons to make arrangements with the coal owners for the establishment of depots at every station on the line, and to sell there at the pit's mouth prices, adding only the cost of transport. " The directors have much satisfaction in stating, that within the last ten days the coal trade has commenced, with every prospect of a large extension. " The trade in lime from Tourney has also been an object of attention, and it will unquestionably become an article of great consumption in West Flanders. The board have made arrangements with the principal pro ducers at Tourney to supply the lime at each station at the prices at the kiln, with the addition of the cost of carriage, and to publish such prices periodically. " The result of these combined operations will be to supply the whole country within the reach of the line with coal and lime at materially reduced prices and of the best quality. The transit trade in goods imported at Ostend and destined for France is also an important point for this line. The proprietors arc probably aware that the wise commercial policy of the Belgian Government permits the passage of goods by railway through Belgium to any other country without duty. The consequence of this regulation is a large importation of wool and other articles at Ostend in transit for Lille, Roubaix, Tour coing, and other manufacturing towns in the north of France. This traffic will now pass over the West Flanders line. " The general merchandise traffic, and that in corn, oil, and other products of the district have commenc«i well, and the trade is steadily increasing ; the period recently passed through has been one of unexampled distress among the population, from the failure of their crops in 1846, but the railway has begun to feel the in fluence of the plentiful harvest of the present year. " With the facts which are before them the directors consider themselves entitled to expect that the receipts derived from goods will produce an amount equal to that realised from passengers. It is obvious, however that such contemplated traffic cannot be successfully carried out without the accommodation of additional warehous ing room, an expenditure which the directors believe it will be most wise to incur, but which they were disin clined to make until the necessity for it had actually arisen. " With these indications of increasing traffic, it is ap. parent that, even on the present scale of receipt from passengers, and supposing that the maximum were already reached on that head, the total will produce a good dividend on the 270,000/., which is the cost of this portion, with a working stock sufficient for a greater length. " But it is only consistent with all experience to ex pect that the passenger receipts will materially increase during the first three or four years; such was the case on all the lines in Belgium as it has been i n E ng l an d. The increase on goods in lielguim has been even more continuous and remarkable. " Taking the portion opened as an indication of the results to be obtained when the whole system shall be complete and in operation, the directors consider the soundness of the enterprise to be established. The light cost of the line in eonstruction, and the exemption from all rates and taxes, are important elements in the case, and it is scarcely less important that the lines granted in Belgium are free from all liability to expen sive contests to maintain their position. " With reference to the execution of the remainder of the West Flanders lines it is a matter of congratulatio❑ to the proprietors, that in a time of pressure like the pre sent they have no works in hand. The directors, fore seeing that a crisis in the Money Market must arise, applied some months since to the Minister of Public Works for an extension of time for completing the re maining portions. The Minister admitted the claim of this company, and engaged to present a Bill to the Chambers to sanction an extension. " The directors are satisfied that the portion of the line opened is not the most productive portion, and that it will be to the interest of the proprietors, when the circumstances of the times shell render the resumption of the works prudent, to proceed with vigour in their execution; but for the present it is only prudent to avail themselves of their position, and to pause. " The Board have in the same spirit proceeded to .re duce the staff and expenditure to the lowest possible limits consistent with the effective working of the line, and the directors resident in Eng land hav e relinquished, until better times, all remuneration to themselves. " The proprietors are aware that the interest payable in conformity with the statutes of the company during the progress of the works is payable out of capit a l ; an d the directors recommend that, during the suspension of the works, or until the surplus revenue is adequate for the purpose, the payment of such interests be also sus pended. It is not proposed that it should cease to accrue, but the payment be suspended. " In making this proposition the Board desire particu larly to guard themselves against any inference, that they would interfere with the principle on which the payment of such interest has been established by the Belgian law; on the contrary, they hold the princple to be sound, and that the true cost of a railway consists in the capital ac tually expended, plus the interest on such capital, during the time of execution . b u t i n t h e present i nstance t h ey consider that whilst works are suspended it is better to suspend the payment of interest than to pay any portion of it out of the calls to be made. A resolution to this effect will be submitted to the meeting. " The Directors beg in conclusion to state, that nothing has occurred to alter their opinion as to the success of the undertaking, their partial opening has taken place in a time of universal distress and under every circumstance of disadvantage ; but this has led only to increased vigi lance on their part, and after the most careful examina tion of the elements with which they have to deal they are convinced that it will prove to be a soun d and val nY able property." The following report of the engineer of the com pany, E. Prisse, Esq., upon the state of the works up to the 30th of September was also rilad : " The line from Bruges to Courtrai has been in con stant and uninterrupted working since the 15th July last, and five trains each way have run daily over this line since the above-mentioned date. " WORKS.—The works of art may be considered en tirely completed. The various culverts, bridges, and viaducts between Routers and Courtrai, as also the bridges over the Mandel and the Lys, are in the most satisfactory state. The last-named bridge, our greatest work of art, although constructed upon the most econo mical principle, may be compared to any of its class. This bridge has three arches of twelve metres opening, and its height, from the bed of the foundation to the coping, is about twelve metres. The cost will be about 122,000 francs (4,8801.). " The earthworks, which for wa n t o f ti me were not entirely completed before the opening of the railway for traffic, are now nearly finished. As regards the line e itself, the rails were w e ll l a id i n t h e fi rst instance. The continued rains during September caused some tempo rary damage to a portion o f th e roa d ; thi s was , how ever, remedied by the compl e ti on o f th e ear thwork s ,b y which a better drainage was o bt a i ne d, and by adding ballast on those parts of the roads where it was neoes. sary. These heavy rains, the first that fell after the , openting of the way, did not cause nearly so much da mage as is generally the case, and the traffic has in no instance been interrupted. We ha'e had some difficul ties, more or less, in the soil, in consequence of the water ; but these we have been able to avert aithoat much expense. The stations, watch-boxes, enclosures, gates at 'level crossings, &c., and other buildings, are in. an advanced state. In other words, the entire line from Bruges to Courtrai is in a satisfactory condition. Had we been able to procure other .ballast than the sand wo used for that purpose it would have been better, but wo must also co ns id er t h e general economy with which the entire line was made. " I am now busily engaged in measuring up the works and checking the accounts delivered. The cost of the general works will be much about the amount of the es timates, though the payments to some contractors will be somewhat under. This is not the case with other works ; which raises from the construction of level crossings and unforeseen works found necessary only as the construction of the line proceeded. " MAINTENANCE.—The way is in good order up to Ingelmuuster. It is only from that station to Courtrai that it has been found necessary to employ a number of workmen on the line ; but this is now decreasing, and will continue to do so as fast as the line improves. " LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The locomotive de partment is at present in the best order, one engine only is under repair at Bruges. Eight tenders and all our carriages and goods waggons are in use; and the staff of this department is well chosen and intelligent. We have in use eight engines, eight tenders, four first-class carriages, ten second class, twenty-four third class, two horse boxes, two luggage vans, six goods trucks closed, six carriage and goods trucks, ten flat trucks, thirty coal trucks, and six lime trucks. We have yet to receive twenty-four lime trucks, and thirty coal trucks. " THIRD DIVISION.—COURTRAI TO PoPEnitialiE.— The plan of this division was submitted to Government some months since. The modifications made will occa sion a further study between Ypres and Werwicq. The works of art are nearly all fixed, and the plans will shortly be submitted to Government. " FOURTH AND FIFTH DIVISIONS. —The plans and sections of the Fourth and Fifth Divisions have been submitted to the board from Deuize to Dixmude. The plans of the works of art have only to be added ; as these are in an advanced state, the staff of the Fourth. Division employed upon them will leave next month. " The only part of the company's lines not yet sur veyed is the line from Dixmude to Fumes. This has been commenced by the assistant-engineer, who has, until now, had the superintendence of the Second Division." From the statement of the capital and construction accounts, it appeared that the total receipts amounted to 323,2231. Os. lid., and the expenditure to 306,878/. 6s. 10d., leaving a balance at the time of making the accounts (31st August) in the hands of the com pany's bankers, &c., of 16,3441. 14s. Id. The CRAIRMAN having addressed the meeting at some length, reiterating the statements in the report, moved that it be adopted, printed, and circulated among the proprietors. In answer to a question from a shareholder, The CnitinmeN said that the present traffic amounted to about 4001. a week. During the last month the traffic had been more than that a week. A PROPRIETOR wished to know when the next call would be made? The CHAIRMAN could not exactly answer that question. The directors had been in hopes that they would not have been under the necessity of making another call at present, but the difficulty in which the monetary system was at present placed would, he was afraid, compel the directors to do so shortly. A PROPRIETOR said he supposed the directors would not make more than one call while the works were suspended ? Mr. HEREPATR admitted that the line was excel lently constructed, but he was afraid it was too ex pensively so. Their engines were clearly too power ful for the present traffic. No doubt such engines would be ultimately required, but he did not thioiz. they were at present. The CHAIRMAN said that in all the directors had done they had taken the best advice. After some further discussion, the report was agreed to ; as was also a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting broke up. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF VTOOL. The imports of Wool, during the week ending on Saturday, was vory extensive, :viz. 244 bales from St. Petersburgh, 1,142 ditto from .Mgoa Bay, 320 ditto from llamburgh, 201 ditto from Bombay, 36 ditto from the Cape, and 6,150 ditto from Sydney. The public sales, of 27,000 packages, will commence on Thursday next. In the meantime, the demand for all kinds of Wool by private contract is heavy, and, in most in• stances, the quotations have declined id. per lb. The pressure of English qualities on the market is by no Means great. TALLOW. In consequence of the heavy arrivals, and the con tinued depression in the Money market, the prices of Tallow have receded, and the market is heavy at the quotations of this morning. Several of the vessels have arrived here before information was received from St. Petersburgh of their sailing from thence. Town Tallow is still scarce. The net cash price is 49s to 50s 6d per cwt. ASSOCIATE INSTITUTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN. (THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of this society was held to-day at the Freemason's hall ; B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The SECRETARY read letters of apology from the Bishop of Chichester, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, R. Spooner. Esq., M.P. (who recommended that Lord Denman should be requested to introduce a Bill next session, which should be free from the ob. jections made to the measure of that gentleman), W. Ewart, Esq., M.P., and R. D. Mangles, Esq., M.P., all of whom expressed their approval of the objects of the society. The Secretary then read the report. It appeared that there was a slight increase in the funds of the Society. A memorial numerously signed by the females of England had been presented to the Queen, and the report concluded by stating that much good had been effected by the efforts of the Society. From the financial statement it appeared that there was a balance from the last audit of 651. 18s. 51d., while the gross receipts amounted to 1,0471. 1 ls. Bd., making a total of 1,1131. 10s. lid., while the expen diture amounted during the past year to 1,0731.85. 6d., leaving a balance in hand of 401.15. 7id. The'Rev. E. CRAIG, M.A., proposed the adoption of the report. He felt bound, as a clergyman of the Established Church, to give his support to the so ciety. \V. ASTBURY, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. The Rev. J. GLANVILL proposed, and G. ROPER, Esq., seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. Spooner, and the gentlemen in Parliament who supported his Bill. Thanks having been voted to and acknowledged by the Chairman, the meeting separated. IRE FOG ON THE RIVER LAST NlGllT.—Yester day evening the fog was so dense at Gravesend and up the pool, that it became impossible for the steamers to come up with safety, and the five o'clock and Comet six o'clock boats were obliged to land their passengers at Rosherville and Greenhithe. It was calculated that about a thousand persons were thus left in an unpleasant pre dicament, as they had either to return to Gravesend and take their chance of obtaininc, a conveyance to town, or to walk up to Greenwich an d come per. rail. As may bo imagined, the conveyances which were available were soon hired and en route to London, leaving a great number behind. It is a considerable time since so many vehicles were on the old coach road. The conveyances, fortunately, reached Greenwich in time for the last rail way train to town, but many who lived on the other side of the water were obliged, however tired and weary, to wend their way to Itotherhithe and through the Thames Tunnel. FATAL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. RENNIE'S FOUNDRY. —On Saturday night, whilst the workmen of this firm were engaged in lowering some machineryintca one boat alongside the wharf , the m achiner y or chain _ struck a wa e. is r nstantly procured, the but the men.of poor fellow jli edica d l assistanceied kh ort ft THE LEVANT MAIL. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Sultan, Captain Brooks, which arrived at South ampton on Saturday, brings advices to the following dates :—Constantinople, 27th Sept.; Trebizonde, 12th Sept. ; Smyrna, 30th Sept.; and Gibraltar, oth Oct. On the 14th and 15th she had to en counter a heavy gale from the N.E., but had, other wise, a fair passage. She brings a general cargo of 10,482 pkges. of fruit ; 295 bags yellow berries ; 22 casks ditto ; 7 tubs of leeches ; 9 boxes scammony ; 2 of opium ; 266 bales goats' wool ; 54 cases silk ; 76 bales ditto ; 66 barrels raisins ; 32 packages sun dries ; 2 boxes specie ; and 800 barrels grapes. Stations of her Majesty's Ships—At Constanti nople, the steamer Meteor; at Malta, the Hibernia (120), bearing the flag of Sir W. Parker; Trafal gar (120) ; Superb (80) ; Albion (90); Rodney (90) ; Vanguard (84); Thetis (36). Steamers, the Gladiator and Hecla. THE MONEY PRESSURE. (From the Liverpool Albion.) The pressure for money in Liverpool continues unabated, and, though comparatively few failures have taken place, we fear our troubles are not by any means over. On Saturday a memorial, which originated with the American Chamber of Commerce, lay for signature in the Exchange-room, and soon received the signatures of a vast body of merchants and ship owners. We subjoin a copy of the document. We understand that a highly-respectable deputation will forthwith proceed with this memorial to London, and, in order to give due weight and importance to the representations of the merchants, they have formally requested Mr. W. Brown, M.P, for the county, and Mr. Cardwell, M.P. for the borough, to attend them on the presentation of the memorial to Lord John Russell. We understand that Sir T. Birch may possibly have arrived from the continent, in which case the Hon. Baronet will also accompany the de putation : "TO THE RIGHT IION. THE LORD JOHN RUSSELL, FIRST LORD OF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY. "The memorial of the undersigned bankers, mer chants, traders, and others, inhabitants of Liverpool, " Showeth,—That your memorialists beg respect fully to represent to your Lordship the present de plorable condition of the trade, commerce, and manu factures of the country, and the imperative necessity for such immediate relief as it may be in the power of the Government to afford. Produce, of every de scription, is only saleable in small quantities, and at an enormous sacrifice. Bills of exchange, and the most valuable securities, are unconvertible into cash, even at great depreciation, except in the most insig nificant amounts. Foreign orders for produce and goods cannot be executed for want of the customary facilities for disposal of bills drawn against them. Confidence is all but annihilated, and the currency of the country in a great measure withdrawn and hoarded. " It is needless, on this occasion, to inquire by what combination of causes this lamentable state of affairs has been brought about : a crisis of unparalleled severity exists, and your memorialists believe that it is in the power of the Government to allay alarm and restore confidence by coming to the relief of the commercial and manufacturing classes by a temporary advance on the credit of the country. Your memorialists believe it is not only the duty but the interest of Government to afford relief, inasmuch as they confidently beli2ve that the utter prostration of the manufacturing and commercial interests cannot otherwise be prevented, whereby the labouring population will be immediately thrown out of employment, and an amount of misery and destitution will be witnessed unexampled in the annals of the country. " Tour Lordship may depend upon us when we assure you, that, if the present pressure be not re lieved, merchants and other traders, of undoubted respectability—who are not only solvent, but rich, and who have merchandise and bills which, under ordinary circumstances, would afford easy and ample means of meeting engagements—will inevitably be compelled to stop payment." A WELSH MAGISTRATE.—A traveller having made an excellent supper at an inn in North \Vales, observed that " nobody could have made a better." " Stop, stop," said the landlord, " you arc in Wales, Sir, and must not make personal comparisons, without adding, ' the Mayor excepted.' " " No!" rejoins the other, " I'll neither ex cept Mayor or Alderman; I say no man co, ld have made a better supper than I have done." " Will you not?" said Boniface, " then let me tell you you'll be fined five shillings." " Fined or confined, it matters Not, I'll not except a soul of them." The landlord made his bow at:d exit, but the next morning summoned his guest before the Mayor for this act of petty treason, and the fine was in consequence exacted and paid; when the traveller, turning round to the landlord in open court, thus ad dressed him:—" I have travelled through the greater part of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and, except the identical animal that chews the thistle, I have never met with so egregious an ass as you are, landlord," and then turning with an air of profound reverence to the bench, he added—" the Mayor excepted."—Shropshire Conser vative. The Observer of yesterday, October 17, gave about seven folio columns of Monetary Affairs, commencing with half-a-column of introductory matter on the pre sent state of the country. These commercial articles, coupled with the nine columns in last week's Observer, October 10 (have been twice reprinted during the past week, and copies can yet be had), from the most original, complete, comprehensive, and authentic state ments of the Funds, Revenue Tables in full, Failures, and City intelligence that could be obtained up to Satur day night last. The Observer of yesterday, October 17, had two columns of the latest Railway intelligence, in cluding the West Flanders Company meeting on Satur day. All the particulars of the shameful hoax of the triple Murder and Arson at Foot's Cray, tfarylebone Vestry, &c. LIBEL UPON SIR JOIIN GERARD, BART.—On Fri, day evening, at five o'clock, a schoolmaster named Daniel Rile, of Eceleston, near Lancaster, was brought before the magistrates at Wigan, charged with publishing "a scandalous, wicked, and malicious libel on Sir John Gerard, Bart., of Ashton in-the -Willows." It appeared from the evidence that Sir John and Lady Gerard had been annoyed by the receipt of numerous anonymous letters, reflecting upon the conduct of the former, and charging him with immorality and seduction. It was evident that the letters had been written with the object of producing estrangement between Sir John and Lady Gerare; and the motive appears to have originated in Sir John Gerard having caused Rile's discharge from a school at Ashton, of which he had boon the master. The handwriting of the prisoner having been satisfactorily proved, he was committed to the assizes for trial. Our readers will remember, that on the 23d of .June last M. Adolphe Denai Dn i en i rmd , Aes a tnioah6nin y erp : inertli u hiroaa n e:}v g aitriiis: m ns, ursirrp a o, eanrerty: forth c f nfn) ufostdrede thell n s f,o t rt i arao n er3otcoei u ;oc,nu(. i . distinguished mwsc f legalrgiemet Cessation ia Y tthtoori cuseral. request, tf l eoo e guardian, i d r hni u e :spasttono, order n g d o Acc ain,j gentleman on d him to purporting to be a balance of account due ,wit i oh 'r struggle h e several injuries. pistols, and M. Merilhionue,esii,i receivedh i s ew stru ed the infuriate young man, the but was arrested. He was the latter attempted to fly, on Friday brought to trial for the attempt to extort was He found guilty, and sentenced m to o fi n v e e y ybyeare of f. menaces. reclusion , without exposur e on t h e pil lory.— Gatignani. ABDUCTION. On Friday last a serious charge was brought at the instance of the Mayor of Worcester (Mr. F. T. Elgie) against the inspector of police of that city (Mr. Phillips) and two of the sergeants in the police force,. named Chipp and Bateman. The charge was for having assisted a gentleman named Smith, who re sides at Wooton-under-Edge, in Gloucestershire, in forcibly carrying away his wife, a lady sixty-five years of age, from her lodgings at the house of a Mr. Hey wood, at Boughton-street, St. John's, near Worcester. The charge was publicly made before the watch com mittee of the Worcester Town Council, in whose hands the police regulations of the city are placed. From the statements of the several parties made before the committee, it appeared that Mrs. Smith and her husband, having disagreed on family affairs, se parated some years since, and Mrs. Smith had lived for the last six years in lodgings at Mr. Heywood's. Latterly, for some reasons which need not here be al- luded Co, Mr. Smith was desirous of obtaining pos session of his wife, and accordingly his solicitor, having obtained the aid of the two sergeants of police, proceeded to Mr. Heywood's residence, where, having got into the house, Mr. Smith carried off his wife in his arms to a carriage which was waiting for her in the street. Mr. Heywood interposed, and at tempted to prevent her being carried off, as Mrs. Smith called to him to come to her aid; but the po lice held him fast, and would not permit him to inter fere. The wife was, therefore, carried off scream ing in a shocking manner, and was taken directly to the residence of her husband in Gloucestershire. The committee considered the conduct of the sergeants in interfering at all in the matter as most improper, but their defence was that they acted under the direction of Mr. Phillips, their inspector, by whom they were instructed to accompany the attorney (Mr. Knipe) to Mr. Heywood's house—whence a man was going, as they had been informed, to fetch his wife—to see that no breach of the peace was comm►tted, and they said that in observing the orders of their superior officer they did not consider they were acting illegally, or doing more than their duty. They had had no re muneration for what they had done, neither did they expect any. Inspector Phillips at once admitted that his instructions to the sergeants were to the effect already stated by them, aul what blame there was in the matter attached to himself. He was applied to by the attorney of Mr. Smith for the presence of two of the police, as an endeavour was to be made by a person to obtain possession of his wife. He in quired if it was legal, and the attorney assured him that it was, and that all he had to do was to see that no breach of the peace was committed. After hear ing the whole of the facts, the committee passed a severe censure upon the inspector and two sergeants of police, intimating that they should have dismissed the latter, had they not acted entirely under the con trol of their superior officer, the inspector. MARTLERONE VESTRY, SATURDAY.—APPALLING INCREASE OF PAUPERISM.-Mr. G. Daniell said that ho was about introducing a subject connected with the pro perty of the parish and the interests of the poor. It was said by certain individuals that the poor, if left t 4 the tender mercies of the Poor-law Commissioners, would be better treated than they were by the local go vernments. Marylebone, by the extent of its charity, and the amount f or w hi c h i t had overdrawn its bankers, contradicted that assertion.—(Hear, hear.) The New Poor-law 11 ,, moval Act—the transfer of the support of the poor from the landed interest to the cities and towns —the sums of mont-y gone from this country to Ire land, and the restrictions that had been placed upon trade by the corn-laws—brought about the dreadful results that occurred, and still threatened the cows try.—(Hear, hear.) At such a crisis he called upon them to do their duty to the parish and the poor ; and as the begging-box would on to-morrow (Sun day) be sent round their churches for the Irish ; he hoped that before they subscribed towards th em t h ey . would remember their own poor at home.—(Loud c r'l ' of " hear, hear.") He concluded by moving that ' e * C. Scott and Co. be requested to advance 10,0001. - a b t i t ' : per cent. for three months, on a resolution of the vestry. Mr. C. H. Wilson, 'who attributed the increase of pauperism to the absence of e mployment, conse quen t on orks and building s , secon d e d o the stoppage of mpur.bl Joseph w e pb I n tl: i o m n a . d e for r o i objected h e t o tho yesterdayßev. cthlelercetsieo Robert Walpole, rector and annou nce a o ? his intenti on to circulate of 'Christchur c h, the ord er o f hi s bi s h op . Christch urc h, sa id t h at although he wa s b ound t collectionthwinb a se id ts o o f i th h e a l n r d is b h ilis Let tb it e was obe stating th a t i t was the w e is of many persons to raise a subscription for the poor of the parish, the other con taining the bishop's Tbe inisn e ti ons to su b scr ib e for the Ir i sh and Scotch, havingon forwarded t o Sir Claudeul() n Scutt and Cbenenanaddoptelimt committee answer in was appoint e d t o wa i t for their " a c the court house. The vestry rose at three o'clock. It has been currently reported that France is about to send a force of several thousand menthe River Plate for the purpose oftaking to possession of Monte Video, upon the plea of protecting French subjects and , their property. Thi s i s , a mere pretext. We have before shown that France has had a strong desire to establish a settlement there. Had she been sincere iu her professed intention to bring about a peace, it might long since have been accomplished by withdrawing the in direct support which has been given to the armed legion. It is now, however, high time that our merchants and manufacturers bestir themselves, and consider the im portance of this subject, for should France once get the ascendancy in the River Plate, our commerce will re ceive a serious check. We would also call the attention thereto of the bondholders, because, so long as matters remain in their present state, or if allowed to go worse, there will be no chance of their getting dividends. W e consider the best course will be for all parties to unite in urging upon the Government the necessity of main taining the independenceof these South American States, and not allow the interference with or occupation of them by an armed French force. There can be no doubt that Lord Howden saw through the intrigue • going on between the foreign party in Monte Video and Count Walewski, or he would not have withdraw n on the p ar t of england, fwd raised the hi96 1.04e. roa