The Sun. — London, England, 1840-10-23 00:00:00

ETENING EDITION: practice. We object not to the use of imagery, far otherwise ; we are no advocates for a prim, quaker like, drab-coloured style; but it should be sparingly Used, and never but when, as in Burke's writings, it rises naturally out of the subject, and sets it off in bright relief. But for what is called.firrewriling, that is to say, for bloated, rolling periods, or snappish epigrammatic sentences strung together without r hyme or reason—for t hi s falsetto manner, we pro fess a sovereign contempt, satisfied, as we are, that it is one of those tricky expedients to which common-place is ever apt to resort, in order to c onceal it s natura l ster ili ty o f t h oug h t. " Th e Foreign Slave Trade" is an article of average merit, and endorses Sir T. Buxton's statement that this ne farious traffic is carried on to as great an extent as " Hallam' s Hi s t or y o f Lit er ature" gives a nlspassionate, analytical notice of one of the cleverest a nd most learned works that the present age has Produced. In the criticism on Von Raumer's " Italy and the Italians," the German Professor's volumes a re dealt with far too leniently, and no mention made of th e strong M ettern i c h ta i nt w i t h w hi c h the y are i n f ecte d . Th e one or two rema i n i ng arti cles call for no particular comment. "HE WORKS OF WYCHERLEY. CON GREVE, VANBR UGH, and FARQUHAR. Moxon, London, 1840. We have only one fault to find with this volume, but that one, as Dennis Bulgruddery observed of of is wife's dram-drinking, "is a thumper." It is • st ich ponderous dimensions that there is no read• Ing it but at a desk, which is a most formal and in- Convenient manner of reading the works of such rightly comic writers as Wycherley, Congreve, o relish them thoroughly, we should peruse them eli titlr ease that is to say, while seated in a snu.; °w•chai r by th e fi re - s id e , or l oung i ng u un embarrassed on a sofa. But with a ra cor e-sized octavo like t ent, larghis, such a o rnil iar, off-hand mode of reading is wholly h ilt of the question, for it is impossible to itl the volu me in one's hand for ten minut e s together. If we except this defect—which was, perhaps, unavoidable—nothing can exceed in neat t e ." and e l egance t h e e diti on b e f ore us , w hi c h con calrls th e comp l ete wor k s o f f our o f th e grea t es t "nothi ng lic w r it ers i n our l anguage , t o sa y of an intro ductory 0 essay on their writings, from the pen f Leigh ., Hunt, one of the most discriminating of e ° "ro critics. The parts we like least in this 1 8 , 4 y are those which refer to Congreve, for g' ° 'n Mr. H un t appears to entertain no very e.tt t tt admiration. He allows him abundant it i s true,—for the most inveterate Veiudiee could not do otherwise ; but the conces t:" is coldly made, and in terms which almost made, i ts effect. Scarcely any mention is too, of Congreve's humour, which noue can i n Y him, who remember Valentine's scene with r apland i n " L ove f or L ove ," an d Mi ss Prue 's fir st interview with Ben the Sailor, when, instead th'taking love, as it was intended they should do, ~,,; e 3r, fall to loggerheads with each other. The th e on Farquhar is excellent throughout ; and e brief biographical notices that occur in the ess ay, are told in Mr. Hunt's heartiest and plea santest manner. COURT CIRCULAR. I,WINI3BOIt, lIIIRSDA y —The Queen e and Prince walked teiret in the Home Park, and vicinity of the r In th e f orenoon, Prince Albert, attended b y t h e E ar l o Aboyn e , L or d Alf re d P aget , an d C o l one l Wylde, i n lqed th e sport o f p h easant s h oot i ng near Sandpit ,s4t,e• The P arty returned to the Castle about two . 2 c:o c k . it T he Right Hon. T. F. Baring left the Castle this 1 ' 4 1:?„ and returned to London this afternoon. Sir J ames Clark arrived this morning, and returned ‘c , Londo n this afternoon. k il aron and Baroness Van Capellen,.. and . Baron unebauaen, are expected to arrive this evening on a visit to her Majesty. . r he Duchess of Gloucester took an airing in a car 'age on Wednesday. cg rr he Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to his f (L 'elal residence in Downing-street yesterday morning, "1a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. „. 321 espatehes for Earl Granville, her Majesty's Ambas eor at Paris, were sent off last evening, from the 'oreign-office. DOVER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 22. ordersth, were yesterday morning received to mount ca nnon at the Castle, the heights, and on the diffe rent 41 . 3 batteries ; and to make every preparation neces th, n ",eilfie an outbreak should take place. His Grace f of Wellington also arrived at an early hour s r : t: I gllner Castle, to inspect the works, and to give sa eo ord ers as were requ i s i te t ow ards making the neces rY def ence. The N o bl e D u k e was accompanied to all the t different fortifications by Colone l s Monroe and n 8; and after having spent the whole of the day itiauPerintending the works, returned to Weimer Castle l e ,b, th e evening, apparently greatly fatigued with the to ' ur s of the day. Orders have also been received tl l , 4et the barracks ready, without loss of time, for to tli re ception of the 66th Regiment of Foot , and th e an m ain der of the 34th, now on their way from Canada, A ra ting in number to about 1,500 rank and file. riq depotthe of the 66th have just arrived this evening, few ,e remainder of the regiment are expected in a to ro `l a Ys• It was also directed that no person should c r"nwed to inspect the works at the Castle, and that zi t : u ble guard should be put on duty. , areg o i, B and other parts of the fortifications under toC,,g the necessary alterations for the reception of am roarTtien, &c., a considerable quantity of which has al- e — Y been received. This state of things has caused theengiderable stir in Dover, and the inquiry of " Wil re be a war ?" is in the mouth of almost every one Tl-/ " t , LATE ACCIDENT AT NINE ELMS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. of i l lIt '" -- There must surely be a mistake in the report o f; u h e proceedings at the Coroner's inquest on the body '" e Young woman who was killed by the collision of thevvo trains on the South Western Railway. i t 'he Co roner i s ma d e to say to t h e J ur y—" B u t w hen a r w4 lsliol,vi a that the case was one of accident, and not o f 7 ' j e C t ligenc ,e !" the whole evidence, and especially that h , NNi elford, goes to prove that the accident did -"(1 -, ,st de cidedly arise from great negligence. th he public will undoubtedly quite agree with you, a t t lt in such a case as this the original cause of the die ght to be probed to the bottom, and not be : rt "ted to the sacrifice of one unlucky scape-goat in the er. ,, r `liee of the Company. 11 . 1 411 e more the public is interested in the success of a 6 roads, the more they ought to expect—and reason a 80--that every possible precaution should be taken tainst the recurrence of such dreadful accidents. n If the case had been fully gone into, the deodand -Il ea to have been nearer to 3,000/. than 300/. A CONSTANT SUBSCRIBER. Oct. 21, 1840. N UISANCE IN THE NEW CUT. T ° THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ' 14 .--Secing a paragraph in your paper of this even ileaded " Sunday Trading," I am induced to call to to e i at tention (through the medium of your widely-cir =deq journal) o f th e parish authorities, as also of the isP r atnission ers of Police, to the disgraceful state of the ))`:‘ Cut on Sunday mornings, during the hours of 01:41e service. The open manner in which the clothes 84 138 expose th e i r goo d s f or sa l e (f ar b e y on d Monmouth et), and and th e assem bl age o f c h aracters o f the w ors t lia cri ption, t oss i ng an d u tt er i ng the most profane lan fie perte eatly to the annoyance of the inhabitants, is, in Luegrcome such an intolerable nuisance that no decent S ons can pass or repass with propriety. res ur elY the heavy ra t es we pay entitle us to a little Peet from the authorities. 1 am, Sir, your most obedient servant, AN INHABITANT. at [W e have deferred for some days to insert this letter, ~e r! 'o could not conceive the active police could be so b e :jent of their duty ; but a second application having m ade, we now publish it.] Upward of 300 stewards and cooks to clubs ti n a" °bler nen, publicans, and tavernkeopers, sat down to r4nPtuous repast en Thursday, at the Freemasons' Ta t n, under the able presidence of Col. Wood, the Mem (l!2_r for Middlesex. This was the second anniversary Although but one year has elapsed since the formation of this institution, the Society already possesses %mannual su bscriptions to the amount of 4001. per annum, 1,40'4, capital of nearly ,0 0 / After the cloth was re. Seder the Chairman gave the usual routine of toasts. 410117:1 additional subscriptions were received, and a large tin t) of person s announced their intention of becoming tne ual subscribers. The band of Colonel Wood's regi li. n t ef Grenadier Guards was in attendance, and en o'n'en'ed the evening with several beautiful airs from the eras 01 Nornta, the Sonnambula, Sze. r We understand that there is no doubt of th e Go :r9ment having confirmed the report of the Commission 'n favou r of the port of Dartmouth. The Mayor of ia4ruerttrn;3l.t has, we hear, received a communication to that high authority ; and a similar communication !)een addressed to Sir John Seale, as well as to other rgrttea in Totnea.... Western, Lnnainary. ~- THE QUEEN REGENT OF SPAIN A Madrid journal contains the following account cf the marriage of the Queen Regent of Spain with Don Fernand Munoz : " Two months after the death of Ferdinand VII. the Queen Regent became acquainted with the garde do corps Munoz, who came to the palace with his comrade, Nicolas Franco, who cirricd on an intrigue with Donna Teresa Valcarel, the milliner, and confidential favourite of the Queen. Munoz was the son of a shopkeeper at Tarancon, and had narrowly escaped being dismissed from his regiment in 1832, on suspicion of being a Carlist. " Christina did not dare at once to disclose her pas sion for Munoz, but planned a romantic journey for that purpose. She resolved to take advantage of the week that Munoz was on duty at the palace, and to visit her country house at Quita Pesares. On the 17th of December, 1833, during a most severe season, she set out at daylight, but was obliged to return, her carriage having broken down in the mountains in conse quence of the snow, which rendered the road impassa ble. That night she sent labourers to clear the road, and on the morning of the 18th she set out again to the great astonishment of her household, none of the ladies in waiting having been permitted to accompany her. She was accompanied by Don Francisco Palafox, Aide de-Camp-General of the Guard, her Gentleman Usher Carbonelle, and Munoz. When the Queen arrived at Quite Pesares, she walked in the gardens with Palatox and Munoz, but she sent Palafox to execute a commission, and remained alone with the latter. This, no doubt, was the opportunity sought for making the declara tion, as appears from what followed. The same day the Queen returned to Madrid, and the favour en joyed by the garde do corps Munoz became manifest to every one. He was appointed Gentleman of the Interior, an office created by the late King, and which did not appear necessary fora Queen. The favourite was presented with a house magnificently furnished, and a splendid equipage, by the Queen's orders. In a few days after he was seen to wear the diamond or naments of Ferdinand VII., and an apartment in the Palace was allotted to him. He dined with the Queen ; he accompanied her everywhere, and attended her alone in her carriage. They even went together to re view the National Guard at the Prado. This increased the scandal which was already public, and allusion was made to it in the public Journals. The Chro nique of the 4th of February, 1834, the fortieth day of the Royal amours, inserted the following para graph Yesterday her Majesty took an airing in an open char-a-bane, driven by one of her servants. The Duke of Alagon, Captain of the Guards, attended her. This paragraph was read with avidity by the at tendants at tbe Palace, because the servant alluded to was Munoz. " The Queen demanded satisfaction for this insult, l and having a cringing Minister like Martinez de la Rosa, and a chief of police like Latre, the Journal was despotically suppressed, and the two editors exiled. " The Queen's love for her new favourite was re proved by religion, and, after some days, she signified her intention to Munoz to marry him. Munoz thought it was a dream, but when he found how fortune smiled on him he set about realizing the Queen's wish. " He had but few acquaintances, but it happened that an obscure priest from his town happened to be at that moment at Madrid, Munoz applied to him, and offered to procure him advancement if he would marry him to the Queen, who could not trust any of the clergymen of the Royal Chard. How to procure a license was then the difficulty. The Patriarch refused to grant one, and so did the Bishop of Cuenca. The Queen then applied to Cardinal Tibera, who granted the license on receiving an autograph letter from the Royal bride. " At seven o'clock in the morning of the 28th De cember, ten days after they became acquainted, the marriage of Donna Maria Christina de Bourbon with Don Fernand Munoz was celebrated by the priest Don Marcos Antonio Gonzales, and in presence of the wit nesses Don Miguel Lopez Acabado and the Marquis of Herreros. The Queen opened the Cortes on the 24th of June, and, notwithstanding the care taken to conceal it, her embonpoint was remarked as extraor- dinary. " On the 16th of November,lB34, just eleven months after her acquaintance with Munoz, she was delivered of an infant, which was baptized Gertrude Magna Vic toria, and her recovery was so rapid that in nine days after she reviewed the 2d squadron of the Guards, which was going to fight in Navarre for her eldest daughter. The same night the infant was conveyed from the palace by the physician and placed under the care of trusty servants at Segovia. " The year following the same acts and the same scenes were repeated. On the 17th of May, 1835, a Royal ordinance was issued dispensing with the cere mony of kissing hands, through condescension, it was said, for those persons who were presented at Court. At the Palace it was understood to mean the advanced state of pregnancy of her Majesty. The Queen and Munoz went every evening to the country.bouse at Quira Pesares, and at the same time the infant was brought from Segovia. This daily interview, and the expensive train of Victoria's nurse, rendered the Royal maternity so notorious that the very children used to call Victoria the Queen's daughter. The same autumn the Queen gave birth to a male infant, which was con veyed with its sister to Paris. During the events which took place at La Granja in 1836 Munoz was with difficulty saved from the hands of the populace by concealing him in some private cellars. Since that time Munoz has not been seen in public with the Queen. Such constant intimacy could not be con cealed, and the Ministers thought it their duty to ad dress the Queen on the subject, but Garelly and Zarco del Valle, who made some overtures on the reports circulated, were quickly dismissed. The marriage of the Queen with Munoz has caused incredible injury to the Spanish nation. A family without education has possessed themsels es of the Queen's patronage, and the vilest society has been admitted into the Palace. The innocent Isabella neither knows how to read nor write, and the society which surrounded her was of the most improper description. The marriage of Ferdinand's widow once proved, it is evident that she is no longer competent to act as guardian to the Queen The laws have declared that the mother who marries a second time cannot retain the guardia nshi p of the chil dren of her first husband." The Journal des Debals says, " that the abdication of the Queen of Spain is a fact that ought not to have surprised any one. Exposed for the last two months to all kinds of insults, the Queen's position was no longer supportable—she had no choice left but to retire or be degraded. The young Queen Isabella is to re main in Spain ; her name will for some time, at least, serve as a watchword for her party, and there may pos- Orly be some cries heard of Long live the Constitu tion l Long live Isabella!' " By retiring the Regent leaves the municipal autho rity and the military dictatorship at issue. The des tinies of Spain are placed between the Juntas and the Duke of Vittoria. If Espartero was one of those ener getic characters who sometimes appear in the midst of a revolution, the victory would not be long doubtful, and the friends of Spain might desire his triumph, be cause in default of right, he represents unity, and unity is the only mode of regeneration for Spain. But, with his irresolute character, it is to be feared that the ar dent passions of his adversaries will annihilate him. The retreat of the Regent will infallibly create a col lision between Espartero and the hundred-headed anarchy of democracy. " The French Ministry appears to have been unfor tunate throughout the late events in Spain. M. Tillers, when he accepted office, enjoyed a certain popularity in that country, but did not take advantage of it. The best result that France can now expect is, that Spain. yielding to a hostile influence, will not declare war against her. This, indeed, is a sad result after seven years of sacrifices and assistance of every kind afforded by France to the Spanish revolution." EASTERN NEWS. (From the chronicle.) TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 30.—The letters and I papers which have now come to hand furnish no furt her details of the important events of which I informed you in my last letter, but they detract nothing from the truth of the reports at first circulated. The progress of affairs on the Syrian shores has been, it is clear, up to this moment, even more favourable than could reason ably be expected ; and the period now is not far dis tant when Mehemet Ali will be effectually crushed. We must not, however, it is equally certain, hope for brilliant successes in the first instance. The warfare in question is of that character in which nothing will be done by precipitate measures, but in which all must de pend on moral effect, and allowing time for the revolt to spread. The force we are acting with is yet a small one —too small to be removed from the coast, and we must not deceive ourselves as to Ibrahim's strength, or rely with a c onfidence which might possibly compromise us on the courage and fidelity of the Sultan's troops. All hitherto has gone well, but much caution must still be used. Beyrout, there can be no doubt, is now occupied by a Turkish garrison, and Soliman Pacha has abandoned the coast ; but though arms and ammunition have al ready been distributed to 10,000 of the Syrian inhabi tants, none of the chiefs by all accounts, have as yet embraced the Sultan's cause, and, without the influ ence they exercise, little can be done with these people. Ibrahim, also, as I have already informed you, was ad vancing to attack the position we have occupied, and the force he has with him is not to be despised, united, as of course it now will be, with that commanded by Soliman Pacha ; and on the success or failure of this attempt much, therefore, will now depend. Six thousand additional troops are to be sent from here with all despatch ; an d there is a report also of an Austrian force which is to embark at Trieste in a few days. When these arrive the case will be different, but as I have said, under every circumstance, more will be done for the Sultan's cause, and more bloodshed eventually b© spared, by permitting events to take their ITIE SUN, LONDON,"!FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1840. course, than can be effected uy trying to pree ipitat them. The f orce a t p resen t i n th e ca pit a l an d its neigh bourhood i s , I b e li eve , est i mate d a t :2),000 men, and it is to be i ncrease d, i t i s state d, to 40,000. L er ge bodies arc daily co m i ng i n , an d t h e num b er i n ques ti o n, I have no doubt, will b e comp l ete i n a cou pl e o f mon ths. In addition to the levies for the troops of the line, a part of the Rediff (or militia) has been called out, and about 3,000 are already here. Another new vessel of 80 guns was launched last week ; she is to be got ready with all despatch. The activity, in fact, which reigns in every department, whether civil or military, is such as may be said to be without precedent. (From the Morning Post ) CONSTANINOPLE, SEPT. 80.—The supplementary in telligence brought here by the Seri Pervas, Austrian steamer, in addition to the despatches, of which the Phcenix was the bearer, to Lord Ponsonby, turns out to be in a great measure fabulous. The importance: of the late operations on the coast of Syria has been much overrated, and the result may be summed in a few words—the capture of the insignificant fort, or rather fortified convent, of Djebail, and the landing of the Turkish force of 5,000 men and 1,300 British marines at the point of Djooni, which is thirteen miles distance from Beyrout. A. , to the desertion said to have taken place among the Egyptians, and the accession of 6,000 insurgent Syrians to the cause of the Sultan, though echoed so positively by the Echo de L'Orient, it is pure invention. The whole number of those who have come over amounts o:ily to 119. The invading army is in the meanwhile safely entrenched under the guns of our vessels at Djooni, from which post it is, under existing circumstances, very improbable they will be able to stir. Djebail, de fended and afterwards evacuated by 300 Albanians, is 'he key of a mountain pass, and its possession, it ap pears, opened an immediate communication with the mountaineers. Ten thousand stand of arms, with car tridge and ball, were distributed forthwith to the emis saries who made their appearance there—with what se curity, however, for their safe delivery into the hands they were intended for, is by no means certain. Ibra him being at present lord of the Lebanon, and up to this moment supported by Emir Beschir, it does not appear very intelligible how all these warlike stores can be disposed of there in defiance of his orders and pro clamations. May they not, in all probability, be em ployed against those who have brought them ? Beyrout has not yet been taken. Indeed, it has not yet been attacked by any land force whatever, but only bombarded by our ships. Soliman Pacha, in re tiring to the mountains on the 17th, left what lie con sidered an adequate force for its defence, nor has any attempt been made on the part of the Allies to molest this garrison. _ _ _ It - is supposed—for we have nothing but conjecture on the subject—that he must by this time have termed a junction with Ibrahim Pacha, who is reported to have hastened to the scene of action from Balbec. The main body of the army of the latter, however, is still in the neighbourhood of Marasch, and he seems to think that the troops already in the south, including the corps of Abbas and Osman Pacha, and amounting to upwards of twenty thousand men. will suffice to keep the invaders in check. It was thought even that he meant to as sume the offensive and attack them in their entrench ments. Such, as far I can gather from the best autho rities, was the position of affairs in Syria at the depar ture of the Phcenix, and the conclusion at which I ar rive from them is, that the force at present em ployed there is wholly inefficient for the objects which are contemplated, and that the Oriental Question can never be settled by such a peddling warfare as that which is now being waged against Mehemet Ali. In another month our fleet will, as the season advances, be compelled to break up its blockade, and retire from the coast of Syria. Will it, in that case, leave behind the handful of Turks it has landed at Djooni, and who, if unprotected by its broadsides, would in all probability lay down their arms, without striking a blow, to Ibrahim Paella ? The only possible way of terminating this campaign with credit to ourselves is by sending power ful reinforcements to the coast of Syria. Ten thousrnd British troops, and the same number of Austrians, would bring Mehemet Ali to his senses immediately, and, what is of still greater importance, would forestal the neces sity of Russian inurverition. To this much-dreaded alternative, unless our Cabinet display greater energy, must we come at last. Ibrahim's army is still on the Taurus, and, if no more important diversion than what has hitherto been attempted take place on the coast of Syria, ho will advance into Asia Minor. At least this appears to be the course to which tempera ment, not less than sound policy, now impels Me hemet Ali. To renew the crisis of 1833, to bring the interests of the European Powers into such jeopardy that they shall willingly agree to any composition that will prevent a collision, must be the obvious aim of his present endeavours. He is aware, also, that the enemy he would have to cope with in marching on Constanti nople is one to whom his existence, as a lever of destrue• lion to the Ottoman empire, is indispensable, and who would take care to injure him no further than would be consist with her own ulterior objects. In fact, should Ibrahana advance, and the European Powers not endea vour to stop him by negotiation, the game will hence forward be entirely in the hands of Russia, who from her military superiority will be able to conduct the war in what manner and protract it to what time she pleases. Could there in that case be any doubt whatever as to the denouement and catastrophe ? We have a report here to-day that 25,000 Austrian troops have been embarked for time coast of Syria at Trieste. An Austrian officer who is here just now is said to have asked for employment from his Ambassa dor, Baron Sturmer. move along the Esplanade, through the Cour Royale and the nave of the church, into the dome, the splendid high altar, which is at the junction of the nave and the dome, will, fur the time being, be removed. The pavement of the dome is to be lowered about nine feet, and it will all be converted into an immense chapelle ardente, hung with black velvet. The points on each shore of the Seine for the flying bridge, opposite the Hotel des Invalides, are already marked out. The Belle Poule is expected to arrive at Havre about the end of November. Orders are said to have been trans mitted to several naval ports to send out ships to meet and escort the Belle Poule on her return from Saint Helena. ministered by Privy Councillor Mathio, and the oath, pronounced by about 9.0,00 a people, resounded not only as from one mouth, but as from one heart and one mind. After repeated huzzas to the King, and then to the Queen, amidst the thunder of the artillery, and ringing of bells, the hymn " Nun danket alle Gott," (Now let all thank God), was sung by all the persons present, and an assemblage of between 50,000 and 60,000 people in the park alone. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, OCT. 20 Money. Hate. tctual Debt, 2% per Cent ,)itto, ditto 5 per cent. Arno] t Syndic, 4% per cent tli 84% Ditto, ditto,_ 3% per cent 1. 8 . ,, 68% Commercial Company, 4L per cent 155% 1536 Ditto (1585 and 1n37) 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month ll 95)4 Two months Dutch Papers, Oct. 21. riLLGI AN F U Is) DS-45RUARELS, OCT. 11. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Gat 04% 80 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. — -----Thirty-seven -------.-- Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent ',9 Society of Commerce, 4 %per Cent llO Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 75 NationalSeciety. 11 x'3 3 Exchange on London (short) X Brussels Papers, Oct. 21. AUSTRIAN FUNDS. — VIENNA, Ocr. F t . five per Cents. Metalliques • lOl Four per - Cents. Three per Cents. 535 Bank Shares —4l4renzeine Zritung, Oct. 18 HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Ocr. 17. Bilk. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares Anglo-Russian Loan 104% 104 1 4 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Se:ies lOl Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series — 06 Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 4B 47% Ditto 5 per Cent — Polish Bonds New 1 icket Anglo. Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 72% 72 Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cm:..... lOl Spanish, New 3 per Cents. — PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bsaws. OCT. 16. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 t., per cent. .............1(r2% 102 Prussian English Loan, 1630, 4 per cent. :19 Exchange on Landfm, three months ... —Prussian State Gazette, Oct. 17. - 6 16% SPAIN. OPINIONS OF THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE ABDICATION OF THE QUEEN REGENT OF SPAIN. - (From the Ministerial Conslitutionnet) What wail be the consequence of the abdication o the Regent ? If we were to take the narrow view of the subject which is entertained by some persons, a Queen, a woman, the supreme arbitress of the fate of an e mpire, may be replaced without difficulty and with out pettiest l aws er i n Madrid thinks him el Tlle doubt, more ca p a ble of governing Spain char, t, danger. wt r, 'gr. C nl iir i( i ° i t stn a. But unfortunately this is not correct. Neither Espartero, nor Calatrava, nor the divine Ar guelles, is capable of replacing Christina. And why ? Christina, as Regent, closed the avenue to ambitious projects of every kind, and, in giving stability to Roy alty, consolidated all the institutions of the country. A revolution was accessary to wrest the Regency out of her hands ; but a mere intrigue will wrest it from those of Espartero, in spite of his great name ; besides, can Espartero be sole Regent? That is improbable, nay, im possible. The exercise of power must be divided between four or five persons. Now, who has ever seen concord in such a partition of sovereign power ? Who has forgotten our Directory and its intestine disputes, always ending in proscription? The Royal power is about to be divided in Spain—a country in which unity is wanting, and which, on that account, is tending towards anarchy. This is an enormous danger, particularly if we consider what power it will give to foreign influence. France, which has been so madly accused at Madrid, is very disinterested in this affair. It is not from the side of the P. rencee that intrigues are to be looked for, nor was it from thence that came the mauceuvres by the aid of which this revolution was brought about. We think it is the interest of France to live in harmony with Spain, whatever its Government may be. Our obser vations, therefore, as to the state of things in Spain ought not to give offence, and the Madrid Gazette, which is so prompt at taking fire against the French Press, will find nothing in our words deserving of re proach. We hope our sad predictions may not be veri fied, and that Spain may come triumphant out of this trial. We desire that she may be free within and in dependent of all unwholesome influence from without. And we desire this the more as we sympathise sin cerely with all proper liberty, and because Spain, being mistress of her policy and her alliance, must, neces sarily, by the force of circumstances, be brought to a closer alliance with France. (From the Ministerial Courtier Francais.) We will not cast upon the French Government the responsibility of what has jest happened in Spain. Its conduct has not been skillful. The reminiscences of the 11th of October prevented the foresight of the Ist of March, but it is clear, that, supported or not supported by France, Queen Christina was condemned. The parties in Spain had formed their revolution, and France failing to aid them, they reckoned upon Eng land to promote the work of anarchy. We again ex press our desire that our Government may abstain from intervention. Spanish revolutions go too far ; they destroy the principles which they would set up. We have no right however, to give them lessons of good conduct. Let us be satisfied with seeing the name of France respected in Spain, and let us not pre tend to direct a nation which appears desirous of in struction at its own expense. Queen Christina arrived at Port Ve T rid h r e e P s r in es as PreYnsCl7:;essel, escorted by two vessels of war, one French and the other English. M. Mathieu de la Ridorte has necessarily discontinued his functions, as his letters of credit were merely to the Queen Re gent. The English Ambassador remains in the per formance of his functions, as he was accredited to Queen Isabella." The Presse charges the English with having insti gated the Spanish anarchists, and goes so far as to say that in every attempt to overthrow the Government English agents were at work. The Quolidienne declares, as the France had done, that Christina has met with the just chastisement of usurpation ; and adds, that the only legitimate principle of Government for Spain is now at Bourgos. All other, says the Quolidienne, must fall. PRUSSIA. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE KING. BERLIN, OCTOBER 19.—The Prussian State Ga zette of to-day, contains the detail; of the solemnity of doing homage to his Majesty King Frederick Wil liam IV, which took place at Berlin on the 15th of this month. His Majesty first repaired in State to the Church, where he received the homage of the Protes tant Clergy. He then returned to the Palace, where he received the homage of the deputation of the Ca tholic Clergy. The Prince and Counts of the Em pire after his Majesty had addressed them in a few words. did homage by singly giving hands. Then the Prince and the Estates of Silesia took the oath of allegiance. His Majesty then proceeded through the —as. Picture Gallery to the White Saloon, where the Queen (From the Paris Papers of Wednesday.) was already seated on the platform. The Members of Their Majesties received on Monday evening the the Equestrian Order were in their places. The King President of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of seated himself on the throne, surrounded by the Mem- Justice, the Duchesses de Decazes and de Beaufre- bers of the Royal Family. mont, the Duke de Trevise, and General Ortolan. The Gazette details the address of the Minister Von , The Council of Prefecture met yesterday at the Rochow to the assembled Estates, his Majestys speech Hotel-de-Ville, and suspended for two months from to them, and the address of M. Von Kraasneck, the their functions the following officers of the National chief burgomaster, who spoke with great feeling to the Guards, who formed part of the deputation that went King, and declared, in the name of all present, that with the protest on Sunday week to M. Thiers : they were ready to swear unalterable fidelity and affec- Messrs. Vallee, Lessere, and Recut, Captains ; Messrs. Con to the King and country ; after which his Majesty Depoty and Schumacher, Lieutenants ; and M. Gar- rose, and with a clear and loud voice delivered the fol rault, Sub-Lieutenant of the Legions of Paris ; as also lowing address, which was plainly heard by at least M. Perier, Captain of the National Gaard of the Ban- 20,000 of the persons present, while those who were lieu. These officers had been summoned to appear, but too distant too hear were impressed by the energy with did not present themselves. • which his Majesty spoke : The Ministers went last evening to St. Cloud, for "In this most solem n moment of receiving the the purpose, as it is believed, of presenting to the King homage of my German dominions, of the noblest races the first draft of the Speech on opening the Session. of the most noble people, and recollectina, the - me- Marshal Soult has arrived in Paris. morable scene at Konigsburg, and which is here re- A long conference took place yesterday at the hotel peated, I call upon God to be pleased to confirm with of the Minister of Foreign Affairs between M. Thiers his Almighty Amen the vows which have been just ex and the Prussian Charge d'Affaires. pressed, which I made at Konigsburg, and which I here A book by M. Louis Blanc, entitled ~ D e l'Or- confirm. I vow and promise to conduct my Government ganisation du Travail," published by Pagnerre, has in the fear of God, and in love to man ; with open been seized by the police. The police have been to the eyes in matters relating to the wants of my people and residence of M. de Lamennais, and have seized the MS. my age, with eyes closed when justice is to be ad of his pamphlet, '°Le Pays et le Gouvernement." Aministered. I will, as far as my pow er and m y will book, by M. There, entitled "La Verite sur le Parti extends, maintain peace in my time. I will truly, and Democratique," has also been seized at its publisher's. to the utmost of my power, second the noble endea e m l y w c il o l u n so, - l c h l i r s po r n o i t o n o t ts its parallel, The National has a violent and almost furious article yours of the Great Powers who, for a quarter of a on the proceedings adopted by the Government against century, have been the faithful guardians of the peace the seditious writings which have recently appeared, and of Europe. (These words were received by the people on the suspension of the officers of the National Guard with the most enthusiastic ac clamations.) Above who committed a breach of discipline in their protest all it shall be my endeavour w t hl o inch s a e against the policy of the Goverment. " The brutality try the position to which Divine . Providence has of the Government at home," says the National," is in raised it, through a history in which Prussia has become the shield of the safety exact proportion to its meanness abroad." 1 0 0 r signi ous t o country,the m . ) f o 1 r • " This morning, at six o'clock," says the Gazette de and the rights of Germany. true son France, " the police visited several booksellers, and govern that I may be acknowledged as the others who sell Radical publications, for the purpose of of a never to be forgotten father, ?f the never to be seizing the last pamphlet of M. de Lamennais." Amongst forgotten mother, whose memory will be blessed from the number of domiciliary visits, says the same paper, generation to generation. But the ways of Kings are n o c u e c d a n th , e a s s e last I answer with an m e e lei in one to the office and private residence of M. De- rich in tears, and worthy of tears, unless they are•aided gouve Dcnuncques. At the shop of M. Pagnerre, the by the heart and minds of their people. Therefore, in the publisher, the police seized, in addition to the pamphlet enthusiasm of my is lo: i 'e nie f s o t r y i h an w n c dhheo/t'iple:ussia, with its popula• of M. de Lamennais, the " Almanach Democratique for my people, born in arms, in freedom and obedience -1841." (His Majesty pronounced The Siecle, which is considered to be the organ of vated voice and great energy, on which loud and long m m a y de g M. Odilon Barrot and his party, states, with reference to continued acclamations burst from the people, which the meeting between Mr. C. Attwood and M. Barrot, and did not cease till h w ill you with heart and mind, in words a few friends of the latter, who (says the Siecle) were address to you, Gentlemen, in this solemn hour a accidentally present, that M. Odilon Barrot and his solemn question, soul, with the holy the still more holy love of friends considered the conversation on that occasion t o y our own na mes, in th e names of those w h o sent you he of a private nature, and not intended for publica- here. Knights, citizens, country people, and of the preserve Prussia, as tion. The Siecle adds, that if, in the course of this i nnumera ble crowd here assembled, who can hear my conversation, M. Barrot said that the alliance between voice, I ask you, England and France was the best guarantee against the and deeds, and encroachments of Russia, it is not true that, in blaming fidelity of the G 11. d ns assist m some of the diplomatic acts of the French Government, the Christian, eider° he said he should, nevertheless, if in the same position, it is and as it must remain, 11 not decline? Will you aid and assist me to de . velop . e more and more the have taken the same course. Rear Admiral Lalande, it is said, has been pro- glorious qualities tb millions • isplaced • moted to the rank of Vice-Admiral. tion of only fourteen -, in the rank of the f the earth ; namely, with a nro ug yo hw u wi r t FRENCH AFRICA.--A letter from Algiers of the 11th Great Powers 0. • . honour, fidelity, instant states that the accounts brought back by justice, and truth, progressut in wisdom of age, and the General Changarnier from Miliana are very distress- heroic energy a in th e se Will you not leave ing. Th e co l u mn which was sent to re-victual that me nor abandon me , rmy efforts ? Will you place was about five thousand strong, and escorted a faithf ally stand by me with the through good and evil days ? Oh! very large convoy of provisions and stores. The enemy then answer me the clear, the noblest, words of harrassed the column with incessant attacks during our mother -tongue, a nswer me with an honest Jah (yes). the advance, but was always repulsed ; and in one (This yes resounded r signv side of the crowded particular engagement the Arabs were signally defeated , square, and the expre in the answer pronounced The French had on this occasion about 300 killed and by many thousands, corresponded with the decision, and wounded. The total loss of the Arabs during the ex- warmth with which the question had been addressed pedition was supposed to be from 1,000 to 1,200. On to the people). 'ri le solemnit do the day is important arriving at Miliana there were only from 400 to 500 to the state and to the worbut your " Yes" was men found surviving out of 1,300 men who had been for me ; that is my own ; that I will not give left there in garrison. A whole battalion of the third up ; that unites us indissolubly in mutu a l love Light Infantry is said to have been entirely cut off by anti fidelity ; that gives courage, energy, comfort, fevers and other diseases. The town had been co n - that I will not forget in my dying hours. I will keep s tantly blockaded by the Arabs until the arrival of the my vow whic h I pronounce here and at Konigsburg, so troops. General Lamoriciere had made a sortie from help me God ! I n confirmation I raise my right hand Oran, and had attacked the Arabs behind the Great I to heaven, complete now the solemn ceremony, and L a ke, when the Kalifa Bouhamedy, with 5,000 ho rse _ I may t h e fruitful bles sin gs of God r es t upon t hi s men and a regular battalion, had come to attack the hour." tribes who are allied to the French. Th e Arabs stood The impression mad s e ss by these words need not, and firm, but were At last forced to re tir e by the French ea. . cannot b e describe d. " e must not omit t o men tion valry, without much loss on either side. that the rain falling in tor ren t s lessened , indeed, the da ,but made the scene m THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. —The preparations for splendour of the y o re im the reception of the rema ins of the Em p eror Na poleon pressive, for nothing but the enthu s i asm w hi c h an imated at the Invalides will, we understand, be commenced in the whole assembly could have made them insensible to the course of the present week. As the precession the unpropitious weather. Hereupon the oath was ad- FRANCE. GERMANY. MILAN, OCT. s.—Our Gazette contains to-day the following article " The Exaltados of all countries cannot conceal their vexation and their incredulity on the possibility that the affairs of the East may be arranged without a European war. While these restless spirits re-echo some Parisian Journals, which are continually inserting fables respecting our quiet and peace-loving . ltaly, they scatter reports that affrays attended with bloodshed have occurred at Forti and Ancona, between the citizens and the sol diers—that all the towns in the Legation and the Marches are animated by a revolutionary spirit—that his Holiness has applied to Austria for a speedy rein forcement of troops—that the troops in the kingdom of Lombardy and Venice are daily receiving rein forcements from the interior of the empire—that ex traordinary movements are observed in this army, and many other similar fictions, all of which in Italy we know nothing of, nor is there any truth in any of their stories, unless we allow as such the temporising move ments of the Austrian troops, which have lately began to march towards the plains of Monte Chiaro in the province of Brescia for the usual autumnal reviews, and which will return in a few days to their garrisons, which have not been augmented for many years. PESTII, OCT. 10.—Our autumnal reviews are over ; the troops have returned to their usual garrisons, and everything has again the appearance of the most pro found peace—only we hear that all the military autho rities have received orders to send in reports of the effective force of all the regiments. VIENNA, OCT. 13. —During the last four days groundless reports have been spread that Austrian troops are to be embarked for Turkey ; but no sign of any military demonstration is to be perceived. Prince Metternich is incessantly engaged, and all eyes are turned to him. He has already saved Austria from so many dangers, that no doubt is entertained of his suc ceeding on this occasion also in dispelling the cloud which threatens us. The Ambassadors of England and Russia have daily conferences with him. THE AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow me, through the medium of your co lumns, to address a fcw thoughts to the people of Great Britain on the affairs of the East. The efforts of the plover, when you approach her nest, to prevent a disturbance of her young, the mimicked agony, the pretended broken wing, represent well the efforts of the aristocracy to draw the attentio❑ of the people from the nest of corruption at home, while they conjure up some danger abroad to distract the people's attention. The Will-o-the-wisp of the present moment is the Turco-Egyptian question ; and it is sought to lug on a war in relation to it. Before a nation engages in a war it should be satis feed on some points, such as the following I—Whether justice is on its side—whether the end to be effected is worth the blood and treasure which must be bestowed in attaining it. But, above all, it ought to be satisfied whether the wants of its own community demand or not its peculiar attention—and whether it is in a condi tion, without injury to itr own community, to sustain the expense of it. Can we allege, with respect to the present war, that we are acting in accordance with the dictates of justice ? If justice consists in allowing robbers to retain their ill gotten spoil, we are ; then why uphold the Turkish empire ? In the 14th century the Turks having hitherto supported themselves by rapine, hewed their way through blood into Europe ; ever since their efforts have been, as a glance at their history will testify, by the most brutal violence to carry out the principle contained in the words of Amurath IV., " that all Christian Kings ought either to receive the Ottoman laws, pay tribute to the Sultan, or feel the sharpness of his sword." So much for the justice of the case. What is the end to be attained? The integrity of the Ottoman empire and the maintenance of the ba lance of power ! The first is in terms the allowing a robber to retain possession of his spoils ; the other a phrase used by wily politicians and fools, having no meaning at all. But let us take things as they stand. Egypt (like the rest of their empire) the Turks ob tained by the sword. Selim (who murdered his own father in the early part of the sixteenth century, without the shadow of a ri g ht, turned his arms against it, vanquished the reigning Prince, and af fixed it to his empire. What had been so ill ac quired could not be expected to be enjoyed in quiet, and, of late years at least, the Porte has with difficulty retained its vassalage. After the eva cuation in Egypt by the French, Mehemet Ali became the ostensible ruler ; and though his acts have not al ways been such as to merit honour from a Christian, he has uniformly endeavoured to ameliorate the con dition of those under his sway ; he has ruled with ability, maintained, for a long time, tranquillity and order ; promoted commerce, encouraged the adoption of European arts, established hospitals and schools—in [ a word, he has done that which the Turks cannot pre tend to have done—he has governed. He is in a po sition he could not occupy unless the majority of the people of the pachalics he seeks to administer were in his favour. The war, then, must be to suppress this man, and put an and to his efforts to civilize Egypt. But it will be said, he seeks to dismember the Ottoman empire, to throw off the yoke of the Porte. If the people of the pachalics are agreeable, he has a right to do so, — (but care is taken that we hear nothing of the will of the people). If Greece might throw off the Turkish yoke, why not Egypt? But there is a chance of Con stantinople falling into the hands of Russia? So long as our object was to prevent this, war was perhaps, ex cusable ; but the late Treaty, and the arrangement made with Russia, rather increase the chance than otherwise. If the foregoing is correct, the mere inte grity of the Ottoman Empire is not sufficient to au thorize the shedding of British blood, and expenditure of British treasure. What are the wants of our own community ? Are not they of urgent importance ? Arc they not sufficient to occupy our attention ? Ask the starving poor ; cast your eyes towards Ireland, let the amount of the debt occupy your minds—that debt incurred by the aristo cracy to uphold aristocracy, but the interest of which, by the present system of taxation, is paid out of the hard earnings of the poor. Is that system of taxation to continue ? Has the Corn-law question ceased to merit attention ? or is it no longer necessary for each individual to maintain the inherent right, bestowed on him by nature, but wrested from him by oppression— the right, by representation, of a voice in making the laws whereby he is governed? People of Great Bri tain, keep to these things ; suffer not yourselves to be led from seeking reforms at home. " Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen !" Yours, /sc. A LOVER OF LIBERTY AND PEACE. October 2'2. THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE.—Towards the close of her eventful career, when, after her divorce from Bonaparte, she kept a sort of domestic court at Navarre or Mali - liaison, she and her ladies worked daily at tapestry or embroidery—one reading aloud whilst the others were thus occupied; and the hangings of the saloon ut Malmai son were entirely her own work. They must have been elegant; the material was white silk, the embroidery roses, in which at intervals were entwined her own initials. — The Art o Needlework, by the Countess of Wilton. SUlClDE.—Wedtiesday morning, shortly after seven o'clock, a man named Jones, w h o has for the lasto 2 n) year s been foreman to Mr. Mortlock, butcher, in La ! both-marsh, was found hanging in the stable at the back of the premises from a rafter, and the horse-rein round his neck. His clothes were completely drenched with water, and from that circumstance there is not the slightest doubt but he had first attempted to drown himself in a large vat on the premises. The only cause assigned for the committal of the deed is, that he has been discharged several times for getting intoxicated. THE CHARTIST PRISONERS. At the Quarter Sessions for the North Riding of Yorkshire, on Monday last, the following correspond• cote, which has taken place between the Home Secre tary and the Visiting Justices relative to William Martin, a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for a se ditious libel at Sheffield, was produced and read, and after a long debate on the subject, was handed over to the reporters for publication. (No. 1.) " Whitehall, July 8, 1840. " Gentlemen,—Th e Marquis of Norrnanby, having received an applieAtion from William Martin, a prisoner in the House of Correction at Northalerton, in which he alleges that he is kept to labour, I sin directed to in quire whether this statement is founded in fact, and, if so, under what authority he is so dealt with, it appear .rig that he was not sentenced to labour. " I am, &c. S. M. PHILLIPS'S. The Visiting Magistrates of the Gaol, Northallerton." (No : 2.) " House of Correction, Northallerton, July 15, 1840. "My Lord,---I have the honour to acknowledge your Lordship's letter of the Bth instant, requesting to be informed whether William Martin, a prisoner in the House of Correction at Northallerton, is kept at labour, and if so, under what authority he is so dealt with ? In answer to which I beg to state, that William Martin is a convicted prisoner, and does not maintain himself, and by statute 4 Geo. IV., c. 66, s. 38, it is enacted, Whereas persons convicted of offences are frequently sentenced to imprisonment without being sentenced to hard labour, it shall be lawful for two or more Visiting Justices to order that all such persons, confined in such prison in pursuance of any sentence or conviction, except such prisoners as shall maintain themselves, shall be set to some work or labour not severe.' The same order forms part of the ' Rules and Regulations to be observed in the House of Correction at Northallerton,' as directed by the Court of Quarter Sessions, and duly approved by two of her Majesty's Judges. The work at which William Martin is em ployed can scarcely be deemed labour, it being merely picking old ropes in pieces to make oakum. " I have the honour to be, &c., " WM. DENT, " Chairman of the Visiting Justices. " The Right Hon, the Sec. of State, &c." (No. 3.) " Whitehall, July 28, 1840. " Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Marquis of Normanby to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th inst., relative to the case of Wm. Martin, a prisoner in the gaol of Northallerto❑ for sedition, and to inform you that his Lordship recommends that the prisoner should not. be compelled to labour.---I am, &c. , " S. M. PHILLIPS. The Visiting Magistrates of the Gaol, Northallerton." (No. 4.) " House of Correction, Aug. 7,1840. "My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge your Lordship's letter of the 28th ult., recommending that Wm. Martin, a prisoner i❑ the House of Correc- tion at Northallerton, and convicted of sedition, should not he compelled to labour ; and, ha ving submitted the same to the Visiting Jus tices, I am directed by them to state the following as their unanimous opinion, and to assure your Lordship that it is their anxious wish to pay the utmost deference to every recommendation coming from so high a quarter. In a former letter, of the 15th ult., I stated to your Lordship the ground on which the Visiting Jus tices, in conformity with the rules of the gaol, and under the authority of statute 4th Geo. IV., c. 66, s. 38, held themselves bound to nut Wm. Martin to some labour, not severe—viz., picking oakum. There are in the House of Correction at this time ten other con victed prisoners, who, not maintaining themselves, a,re employed at the same work ; and the Visiting Justices are not able, from anything that appears before them, to draw a distinction between the case of Wm. Martin and that of any other convicted prisoner, who refuses to maintain himself ; and they submit that if they were without some more direct authority than a recommend ation, to relax the discipline of the gaol in favour of William Martin, they would be acting with unfairness to the other prisoners similarly circumstanced, and incur a serious responsibility with the Magistrates in Quarter Sessions. If your Lordship sees fit to interpose your official authority, either in favour of William Martin, or of all the convicted prisoners, and issue an order that they shall not be employed, it becomes at once the duty of the Visiting Justices to comply with it. At the same time they consider it no less their duty respect fully to state that such a regulation would, in their opinion, be highly detrimental to the discipline of the gaol. I have the honour to be, &c. " WM. DENT. " To the Right Hon. Secretary of State, &c." (No. 5.) " Whitehall, Aug..lo, 1840. Sir,—l am directed by the Marquis of Normanby to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst. I am at the same time to inform you, that Lord Normanby cannot issue an order that the class of prisoners to which your letter refers should not be employed ; and if the Visiting Justices feel that they would, by remitting employment in the case of William Martin, incur a serious responsibility with the Magistrates in quarter sessions (a circum stance which did not appear to Lord Normanby to be at all probable,) his Lordship must leave the matter in their hands. " I am, &c. " S. M. PHILLIPS." The Home Secretary having left the matter in the handi of the Bench, they nearly unanimously confirmed the decision of the Visitinr , Justices. and poor Martin (unlike his lucky friend Feargus O'Connor) is now seated on his stool picking oakum, and preserving a total silence. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. LICENSING DAY.—Yesterday being the day for the annual renewal of the licenses for music and musical entertainments throughout the county, there was a very numerous attendance of Magistrates on the bench, and the Court was crowded at an early hour. Mr. Sergeant Adams took the chair at ten o'clock, when business commenced. The paper contained a list of ninety-three applica tions for renewals, of which eighteen were from persons not licensed last year. With three exceptions, the houses licensed last year were all renewed. The excep tions were—the Adam and Eve, Adam and Eve-ter race, Pancras-road ; the Royal Standard Theatre, Shoreditch ; and the Colosseum, Regent's-park. Amongst those granted were—Sadler's Wells, to Richard Dixon and Charlotte Jones; the Queen's Theatre, in Tottenham-street, to John Perry, now Charles James James ; the Royal Pavilion, White chapel-road, to Thomas Gladstone, now Charles Con naughton and Henry Gaskell Denvil ; the Stadium, Cremorne-house, Chelsea, to Charles Random (Baron de Berenger) ; the Garrick Theatre in Leman street, Goodman's-fields, to Edward Gomel-sail and James Bennet ; the New Strand Theatre, in the Strand, to Lionel Benjamin Rayner ; the City of Lou don Theatre, Norton-falgate, to Christopher Cockerton ; the Royal Kent Theatre, Kensington, to Thomas We therall ; the Queen's Bazaar, Oxford-street, now called the Princess's Theatre, to Thomas Hamlet ; the Royal Marylebone Theatre, to John Loveridge ; and Exeter Hall, Strand, to Sir Thomas Baring, Bart., Henry Pow nall, Esq., and Archdall Palmer, Esq.. &c. THE COLOSSEUM, REGENT'S PARK. Mr. Charles Phillips moved for a renewal of the music licence, last year granted to John Braham, for this well known place of public amusement. Mr. Adolphus presented a petition, signed by twenty seven of the inhabitants of Albany-street, in which the entrance to the theatre is situated, against the renewal. The petition was then read. It appeared that for months past the theatre had been kept open during the greater part of the night ; that scenes of gross immora lity and indecency were common in the vicinity, and frequently continued during the light of the morning, to the injury of the morals of the petitioners' families and servants, the most of whom inhabited houses nearly op posite, and to the annoyance of the neighbourhood ge nerally. Several gentlemen who had signed the petition were examined on oath as to the truth of its contents. Mr. Braham, jun., contra, was then examined. Ultimately the license was refused. NEW APPLICATIONS. —The only case of novelty was an application on the part of the Proprietors of the well-known Richardson's show for a music licence. Mr. Charles Phillips, in making the application, said it was a kind of ambulatory theatre.—(A laugh.) It might seem a case of novelty, but when they heard the testimonials he had to adduce, signed by clergymen, gentlemen, and superintendents of police, he had little doubt the bench would give it a favourable considera tion. The show was used as a theatre for private per formances, and after the several fairs which it frequ ente d were over, if it seemed to take with the inhabitants o f the locality, they usually remained a few days to repeat the performances. They wished to be able to rem a i n , if they thought proper, for weeks, but were under all apprehension that they would be liable to penalties for carrying o n the musical part of the entertainment. Mr. Was thought the Court could not entertain t h e application. The words of the Act of Parliament were .‘ house, room, garden, or other plac e w i t hi n twenty The miles Chairman of the inquiredme metropolis." ropnf t ol i theproprietor w h et h er hi s show was erec ted at Enfield (the place named in the not DOW The ; it's at St. Alb ans . —( A l aug h.) Sir James Williams—there is no room at all at En- Tiebee) p --ich(Yß°euneawppeldy being now at St. Alban's ; that'sfiel A d, r t t et h irl a e t s for opmo i which discussion th e C ourt d ec id e d t h at t h e y had no jurisdiction, and declined to entertain the appli cation. The other cases presented no features of novelty whatever. Lieutenancy 1 , eve there is no doubt that the L ord , of the c oun ty o f K en t, vacant by the death of the Marqui s o f Camden, will be centerred u p on th e E arl of Thanes. We bet EVENING EDITION, WESTMINSTER PETTY SES SIONS, OCT. 22. It is not generally known, that since the passing of the New Police Act a Petty Sessions, which is attended by two or more Magistrates, is held regularly once a week at the Guildhall, Westminster. At these Ses sions summonses and warrants are granted, orders of removal and affiliation made, and no fees whatever are charged ; by this arrangement a considerable saving t o parishes is effected. At the last sitting on Tuesday the following case of bastardy came before the Court Mr. Buzzard, the Vestry Clerk of St. James's, ap plied for an order of affiliation on William Henry Gros venor, for the support of a child two years and a half old, whose mother had become chargeable to the parish. Mary Ann Symons, the mother of the child, stated that she had lived with Grosvenor three years as his wife, but he had lately deserted her, and when she was from home one day, his (Grosvenor's) mother and himself took away all the furniture, and left her without a home. The sister of the young woman said she was present at the baptism of the child, at which the father at tended. For two years he always acknowledged it as his own. The Magistrate considered this evidence sufficient, and asked Mr. Buzzard what expense the child was to the parish weekly—did it cost four shillings ? Mr. Buzzard—l should say our children cost the parish upwards of four shillings per week. - Tde Bench made an order on the father of the child to pay 2s. 6d. per week, at the same time stating, that the Magistrates had determined in all cases of bastardy in which the father became liable ander the provisions of the New Poor-law Bill, that without re spect to his situation in life, that was the sum they should award. _-- . THE LUDLOW CASE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) I hasten to communicate to you by this day's post, what has been within these last two hours discovered at. the Angel Inn. The ostler of the Angel had been to look after a horse•scraper that had been missing for some time ; in his search he found, i❑ an old grate in the brewhouse, two pairs of stockings that appeared to be much stained, but whether from blood or not I can, not say. Some medical men are of opinion that the stains arc from blood that has been attempted to be washed out, others imagine that it is passible that the stains might be there from wearing new shoes. I have seen all the policemen who searched the premises after the occurrence, but none of them examined the place where these stockings were found. Two pieces of news papers were found in the same place, of the date of the Ist of September, a fortnight after the occurrence ; they are mildewed as well as the stockings. I inclose you a part of one of them ; the one is a Bath paper, the other a Glasgow. The stockings were on one side of the grate, and the papers appeared to be on the other. The hastier does not consider that the stockings were wrapped up in the paper. If they had, this cir cumstance would have taken away all suspicion that they belonged to Misters. I assure you this discover) , has caused a great sensation in the town ! the authori ties are very busy at present in further investigations. Ludlow, Oct. 2:11. IMPORTANT TO SPORTSMEN. For the information of our sporting friends we insert the following cas,!s, decided by the Judges so recently as the Ist of July last. With the exception of the first mentioned case, the Local Commissioners relieved the appellants ; but the Judges decided they were all liable to the charges for game certificates in double duty : _ _ Three persons charged with game certificates, on ac count of having been seen beating for game, assisting a gentleman who had a certificate, but who had a spaniel with him which was not his own property. A. person who admitted he had, with a gun, accom panied a gentleman out shooting, but denied having fired, or killed any game. Parties who kept greyhounds, charged for a certifi cate on account of having attended a coursing meeting at the invitation of a gentleman who had a certificate but who did not use his own dogs. Party charged for a game certificate, on account of having followed a private pack of harriers ; he con tended he was not liable, as there was neither a killing nor a taking of game while be was out. A person who was charged for a game certificate, on acconnt of having followed a pack of harriers; he con tended he was not liable on the ground of a person having been present who was joint owner of the bounds, and who had a certificate. [There were thirteen similar cases on the same day, and it was agreed the decision of the one should govern the rest.] A. person who usually trusted to the Collector to pro cure him a certificate, and paid the duty with his other taxes, charged for a certificate, on account of his having sported without first obtaining it, although it was ad mitted there was no intention or idea of defrauding the revenue.—Sherborne Journal. GLASGOW, OCT. 21. (From the Glasgow Constitutional.) GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.—Yesterday foreneso Sir James Graham was installed in his office of Lord Rector of this University. After the ceremon:al, which took place in the Common Hall, the Right Hon. Baronet expressed his gratification for the high honour which had been conferred upon him. Although a humble in dividual, compared to the illustrious men who had filled the office before him, he would yield to none of them all in an honest wish for the prosperity of the Univer sity—his connection with which would be remembered with pride to the latest hour of his life. When the business was over, the Right Hon. Baronet, accompanied by the Principal and Pro 4 .cssors, adjourned to the Col lege Hall. \Ve believe that the Right Hon. Mr. Macaulay will be proposed as Lord Rector by the Liberals of Glasgow College, in opposition to Lord Lyndhurst. The elec tion takes place on the 15th of next month. THE LADY-THIEF.—We understand that the pri soner, Peatrisie, made an unsuccessful attempt to strangle herself in jail, yesterday. UNIVERSITY DIVINITY CHAIR.—The Protectorship of Divinity is represented as having existed from the original institution of the University ; and in the re gisters there is an entry in 1321, assigning the title of Professor of Theology to John Ade or Adamson, Piior of the Order of Blackfriars in Scotland. From the year 1577, till oear the middle of the following century, the Principal was the sole Professor of Divinity, though during all that period he had also the charge of the religious instruction of the parish of Govan. The Principal is Primaries Professor of Divinity ; but no Principal has taught Divinity at Glasgow since the be ginning of the eighteenth century, except on the occa sion of the incapacity on the part of the ordinary Pro fessor of Divinity. The Professorship now existing is understood to be that which was established in 1640, in obedience to the Act of the Commissioners of Visita- tion appointed by the General Assembly in 1639, with power " to concur with the College, in the name of the Assembly, to invite or to transport any who shall be found fit within this Kingdom for the profession of The ology to the said University ;" and the following is a list of the Professors who have held the office from that period : PROFESSORS OF DIVINITY. 1640... David Dickson 1708...J0hn Simson 1642—Robert Baillie, D.D. 1740... Michael Potter 1653...J0hn Young 1744... Wm. Leechman,D. D. 1669...Gi1bert Burnet 1761...R0bert Trail, D.D. 1674... David Liddell 1775... James Baillie, D.D. 1632... Alexander Ross, D.D. 1634... James Wemyss, D.D. 178...1:ja 7763...1o'ibliertm Wight,Findlay, D.D. 1692... James Woodrow 1 1 84 81 0 4 . .....Stevensonnacgill,D.D 7 O T S . h . e . A Professor e xander W Woodrow d r Divinity ow is elected by the Lord Rector, the Dean, and the Professors of the Faculty of the College, the Regii Professore: not having a vote. The Principal has a casting but not a deliberate vote. The salary arising from various sources of revenue, be. sides a house in the College, the assessed taxes being paid, is more than five hundred pounds a year, exclusive of the fees from the fae re f oa t rg h e e ea s fe t o u hr de sttss n u, t ea s l . evnet y A i e s l r i t l , l : e a 2 m s u u t ai h n etbeecdrh chair t 2 l o )e o s , e' an o d n will yield about a thousand pounds. HE LATE F ATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BI RMINGHAM R • ..ILWAV. T , —An inquest was held before M r . of Willi am Wil cox an d J o h n Cowley, Coroner for Bucks, at the Wol. verton station, on th e instant, s on view of the bodice who m e t w i t h t h e i r d eat h s un d er co th t e t, f t o wo young labourers, circumst ances : —l t appeare d th e twollo win g deceased distressing parties started from home, with three others, in search of work. and on reaching Denbigh Hall (a public-house by the side of the railway) they resolved on proceeding down the !The, towards the Wolverton station, in searc h of a Mr. Warren, one of the contractors, to solicit of him a few days' employment. They continued their course until they arrived within half a mile of that station, being at the time on the outside of the down line. Au up train then met and passed them. The two unfor tunate individuals, with another, then turned out to walk between the irons of the do wn line. They had not ad vanced many yards when a down train came upon a n d knocked them down, killing Imo and severely injuring tho third. In the course of the investigation it was proved that the conductor of t he train, named Hogg, sou n nded th e whistle, or alarm , a t least forty yards before comig up t o them. The wind at the time being unusually high, was , a verdict of presumed to be the cause of their not hearing it, yi n d in what had happened, the train was stopped as soon a s o f , was re . turned. Bible, and the three bodies were conveyed to the \Volt' • MOrnmg,it ton station. The strictest inquiry was made as to the pr lighted duct of the parties entrusted with the train, and finding 12. employ of Mr. John thatF AnoTAbblarniteAcsoHulNd E p s o s s . s_ibl o y n be s a a t t t u a r c d h a e . d y to advice and to " Accidental Death," with a deodand of is collier named tli wo works smcs where L i i n t l e w y a , s i s n u t s h p e eeted that foul air had Brettargh, at Rochdale Colliery, contrary candle, into $ entered the bay when an repeated warnings, went, with a accumulated. He had scarce] was killed on the spot. an explosion took place, and hye - i