The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDE' MEN. On Tuesday the first Court of the new mayorlty was held . The LORD MAYOR, upon taking the chair, said h: felt confident that he should be supported in the per formance of his duties by his brethren, and that the business of the mayoralty would he conducted, with their co-operation, pleasantly to themselves and ad vantageously to their fellow-citizens.—(Hear, hear.) He assured the Court that their should be no cause to rebuke him for want of punctuality, and he hoped and believed that amongst them regularity would be the order of the day.—(Cheers.) THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR. Sir PE-rim LAuttln said he rose with much plea sure to move a vote of thani•s to the late Lord Mayor for his excellent performance of the duties of Chief Magistrate in the past year.—(Cheers) He could not, he said, better convey his sentiments upon the subject than by reading the vote which he had at his leisure, and after full consideration, drawn up— " That the thanks of this Court be presented to the Right Hon. Sir G. Carroll, late Lord Mayor, for the zealous, dignified, and conscientious manner in which he discharged the arduous and important duties of Chief Magi,trate during the past year ; for his punctual, discriminating, - and hu mane administration of justice, in an unusually large number of cases brought under his adjudication ; for the liberal patronage and support he afforded to the numerous charitable institutions of the metropolis, and particularly for his benevolent exertions as chairman of the Association for the Relief of the suffering Scotch and Irish ; for the cordial hospi taility he displayed during his mayoralty, especially towards many distinguished strangers, and for his general urbanity and courtesy while presiding over the deliberations of this Court; and his brethren tender to the late Lord Mayor their best wishes for his health and happiness, and their sincere hope that he may long continue to enjoy that respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens, to which he is justly en titled from his public services and private worth." Sir C. S. HUNTER :seconded the motion in a few words, expressive of the high gratification he felt, in bearing testimony to the amiable and popular qua lities of his most worthy and excellent friend. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES warmly approved of the eloquent and effective style of the motion, and said the conduct of Sir George Carroll, in a year remarkable for its pressure upon the poorer classes, haat been distinguished by humanity and discrimi nation, and entitled him to the warm gratitude, not only of the members of the Corporation, but of the great body of the public.—(Hear.) The vote was carried unanimously, and ordered to be presented to the late Lord Msyor with the usual honours. THE CITY PRISONS. When the Sheriffs presented the reports of the condition of the City prisons, Alderman SIDNEY said he had last year found it necessary to complain of the manner in which Gilt spur-street prison was crowded, and he regretted to be obliged to declare that it was now 50 per cent. more crammed ; that in the prison, originally built for 150, and never spacious enough to give accom modation to that number, 32.4 persons were now actually inclosed, and that the population there had rapidly increased within the last month. He was no alarmist ; but he must say that the magistrates were bound to keep the approach of the cholera in their view. If that awful calamity should come amongst us, what might be the state of a prison so full of the elements upon which infection would work ?—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He saw that Worcester and other places were adopting measures of a sanitary character against a cholera aggression, and he could not see why London should form an exception to the rule. Alderman CHALLIS said he should be sorry that the expression of such feelings as had just been ut tered should go forth to the public without some ob servations calculated to qualify its operation. The facts of the crowded state of the prison, and the serious inconvenience resulting therefrom, were by no means new to the Court. Alderman Sidney did not stand alone in lamenting such contingencies, and must be aware that his brethren sympathised with him.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman Sidney must be aware that the committee appointed some time ago had introduced such regulations as could be adopted in the present gaol, that the ground for a new gaol had been selected, and that all that was now neces sary was the production of the plan, preparatory to entering into the necessary- contract.—(Hear.) The committee would be glad of the co-operation of Alder man Sidney in carrying out an object, of the im portance of which they were all perfectly conscious. Alderman COPELAND wished for the production of a detailed report of the sanitary condition of the pri soners from the surgeon cf the gaol, who stated in his report to the Court that fever had been prevalent, hut that it was abating.—(Hear.) Sir PETER LAURIE said, it was not necessary to rouse the magistrates of London to the performance of their duties by a pressure from without. They were quite aware of the consequences of distress. They had melancholy experience of the effect of the afflicting poverty by which they were surrounded, and as magistrates they did all they could to alleviate it. They would leave it to Alderman Sidney and his brethren of Parliament, to propose some plan of relief calculated to render any extraordinary labours upon the part of the magistracy superfluous.-- (Laughter, and cries of " Hear, hear.") They were determined to do their duty, and rejected the ap plication of the goad, by which Alderman Sidney ap peared to be accelerated. Alderman MUSGROVE said, he considered that Alderman Sidney's suggestion deserved the attention of the Court. Alderman GIBBS said that, although several cased of fever had occurred in Giltspur-street prison, there had been but one fatal case—(Elear, hear)—and that, although the prison had been built for no more than 150, a considerable addition had been made to the size and accommodations since its erection. He re peated his apprehensions as to the approach of the frightful scourge of which he had spoken. Alderman LUCAS said that Alderman Sidney was 80 confoundedly fond of the subject of gaols, that he contrived to drag it into every subject on which he spoke.—(Laughter.) The Government appeared to him to be taken with a very strange fancy. They were disposed to send out of the country all the honest men, and to keep the others, whom they used to delight in transporting. when no longer fit for the national society in Enght.d.—(Laughter.) He could very well see th:: principle of emigration was promoted, but he could not, for the life of him, see why the devil h er M a j esty ' s Ministers should be so anxious to keep all the thieves at home.—(Loud laughter.) lie was f or cont i nu i ng the good old system of sending away from us those who hold our laws in contempt, and who would not work for their subsist ence, and the sooner such fellows starved the better. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Alderman Copeland's motion was then carried unanimously. REGULATIONS AT WARDMOTES. Alderman WILSON gave notice of a motion rela- tive to the holding of ward , Dotes on St. Thomas's Day, to prevent any difficulties which might arise in the performance of the Aldermanic duties on the oc casion of the elections. PRISON DISCIPLINE. Alderman SIDNEY gave notice of motion, that it be referred to a committee to report upon the expe diency of consolidating the gaol of New gate with the intended new house of correction at Holloway; also to report upon the most eligible site for con structing a new sessions house, capable of affording three courts, with increased accommixlation to wit nesses and others attending the sessions, as also for a new house of detention contiguous sufficiently large for remanded prisoners, and prisoners conveyed from the common gaol for trial. Alderman COPELAND brought up the report of the Gaol Committee, which stated that three of the turn keys of Newgate had been discharged from their situations, for having permitted spirits and tobacco - to be brought to some of the prisoners. The report was confirmed by the Court. TH2 GUARDIANS OF THE WEST LONDON UNION AND Tiia MAGISTRATES OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Alderman SIDNEY said he had a memorial of very great importance to present to the Court, from the (Imam' Lans of the West London Union, and as it embraced all that he could say upon the subject, he should read it as part of his sp eec h i n introdu cing it tciihe n o ti ce of his brethren. lie then read as follows :-- "That having, with regret, observed that their labours in their sutte tom iently-painf u l an d onerous office have been fro worshipful meinbers, tp ,ree ti z r • ne eed b y ? if not var maligned, inusofyonr and that observations more than endingue I t )y o hold them one on the magisterial bench e" publicputitrrsons, if not desti up to the eyes of the practice those tute of humanity, yet not principles which humanity inculcates, inion puttin g in they a re ° they:believe desirous to set themselves right in most vindicate themselves from aspersions y whichur , and to to have originated, rather from want of real information of the fa,s thaninconsideratenessfrom and desire to do them actual injustice. ct any 46 I n order to this, if they should appear prolix in their address, they i ntreat y our forb earance, believing that nothing can be too tedious which may attain the desirable result of producing unity of action and identity of feeling and purpose between you, acting as magistrates, and them, acting as guardians ; and if in any allusions that may be made, there may be anything harsh or ungracious in matter, they entreat you to have the candour to believe it is from no de sire to offend in any degree, much less to insult; but that it is alluded to because they conceive that the important object in view makes such allusion indis pensable. " In the first place they submit the law to be, that magistrates have, except in one or two cues, spe,cifi %lV given to them by tho statute, no power to order . L 41.1, i'il2 SUN, or control in any way, as to relief, but that such power is left exclusively in the hands of the guardians. " The West London Board of Guardians are by no means desirous of possessing those powers, but if the Legislature has thought fit to invest them with such, and whilst it continues to do so, they also submit that that law which gives and sustains to the magis trate all his power, ought to be as effective to main tain power given to any other source whatever, and if magistrates or others would have the kindness to at tend the meetings of the guardians for the purpose of witnessing whether there was any want of real at tention or humanity in the way in which they dis pense those powers, many of such guardians being personally conversant with every grade and feature of each case presented before them, those so attending would at least be in a proper position to pass a judg ment upon their proceedings ; but without this it is submitted any judgment, much more condemnation, must be premature, and may be most unjust. " Whilst the guardians set forth this to be the law, they by no means wish to say that they in no case can do wrong, or that in any case they shoull not be desirous of justifying themselves before you or the world for anything that they do. All they would infer is this, that to be condemned for their conduct before any inquiry is made into their motives or rea sons for it, is neither just nor likely to give proper effect to that law which the Legislature has intrusted them to enforce. " The Board of Guardians feel how delicate it is to speak of their own conduct; every man believes himself to be right. They hope it will not he held unbecoming of them, however, to express their con sciousness that on all occasions they have adminis tered their functions with the utmost humanity and tenderness, having at all times regard to the character and position of the parties coming before them, matters which cannot come so well within the cogniz ance of your Honourable Court; and they, therefore, invite every one of your Honourable Court, by alter nate attendances, in sections, or in such other manner as you may think best, to attend and personally to judge of the manner in which they perform their duties as such guardians. If, after such attendances, you deem them proper subjects of animadversion, however they may lament it, they will at least have the satisfaction that judgment has been passed upon evidence, and by those, also, who have taken the pains to investigate trieir motives. " The Board of Guardians feel the greater neces sity for this communication to your honourable Court, from the alarming facts, that pauperism in the East London Union has reached a height which is perfectly appalling, and which was never before known ; that the burthen from rates is greater, and from quarter to quarter, from its large magnitude, frightfully increasing the list of paupers; that many of those who by distress warrants are compelled to contribute to the rates, are really destitute of the comforts which the workhouse affords ; that one of the parishes of the Union is at this time paying for poor rate ss. in the pound ; and that the destitute class of paupers, which, under the old law, were not a burthen upon workhouses, are increasing to a degree that is not only alarming as a statistical fact, but in such a way as to prevent, in a great degree, all proper regulation and discipline in the workhouse. " Your Honourable Court will perhaps be more startled when informed, that in Bethnal-green, hither to considered one of the poorest districts, the in-door poor (that is, poor in the workhouse), compared with the population of the Union, is as 109 to every 10,000 ; that in St. Luke's, another poor district, the in-door poor is as 127 to every 10,000; whilst in the 'West London Union, the in-door poor is as 227 to every 10,000; in addition to this the West London Union exceeds in amount the outdoor relief of the largest of these two other Unions. " Such a state o f thi ngs d eman d s , t o mee t it, th e united energies of boards of guardians and magis trates, each assisting the other will all their power and ability ; and the guardians suggest that it must be anything but a correction of this state, when your Honourable Court, individually, as magistrates, in terfere with cases in order to disparage the motives of those who have adjudicated upon them, and after they have undergone the most serious inquiry and delibe ration. " The Board of Guardians, many of them adminis trators of the law under the old system, and therefore necessarily acquainted well with what it was, have no doubt in expressing that the comforts of the poor under the new system, as far at least as regards their Union, are greater, and their necessities more libe rally dealt with, in every way, than was the case under the old ; and besides this, and that is most important, the education of the young is based upon a system not only more costly, but in every respect more efficient :—with these facts, well capable of proof, it is hard to be held up as a public spectacle of inhumanity and hardheartedness. " The West London Guardians, conscious that there must be some misapprehension in the minds of your Hon. Court, as to their motives, character, and conduct, do once more earnestly entreat that each and every of your Worshipful Court will, before any further condemnation of their proceedings in public or private, condescend to visit the board at the weekly meetings, and to judge for yourselves whether they are unfeeling, inhuman, or oppressive, in any of their proceedings, or whether, in the multifarious and heavy duties with which they have to grapple, they do not conduct their course so as rather to merit your approbation, and that of good men in general, and to deserve your entire support and concurrence. " The West London Guardians, claiming for themselves no infallibility, will then have not only the sanction, but the advice of your lion. Court, and the result would be, that their decisions, instead of meeting from you with ex post facto as well as extra judicial repudiation, which necessarily must impede their effect and weaken their influence, would have your additional weight and character to sustain and enforce them." The memorial was signed by Mr. Buckmaster, the chairman, and seventeen other guardians of the union. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES hoped that a paper of such a description would not meet with a seconder in the Court. It contained the expressions of a direct interference with their judicial functions. He always entertained the opinion that the principle of compel ling parties who were suffering from temporary dis tress to sell off their stock and betake themselves to a union ought to be reprobated.—(Hear, hear.) For his part he should not cease to deprecate a practice so revolting to common feeling and common sense. With respect to the sentiment 118 to the exertions and humanity of the guardians, he really thought that it savoured of the eulogistics which the gentlemen were accustomed to make only amongst themselves. Alderman COPELAND agreed with Alderman Hughes Hughes that the paper was an insolent interference with the duties of the Aldermen, and nobody having seconded the reception of the memorial, the subject was dropped, and the Court adjourned. ESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT A very alarming fire, by which four children nar rowly escaped being burned to death, broke out last night upon the premises belonging to Mr. William Schild, a fancy bread and biscuit baker, carrying on business at No. 38, Paradise -street, Rotherhithe. It appears that the flames originated in one of the bed rooms on the first floor, and that they were not per ceived until they had broken through the window. Four children at that time were asleep in the apart ment, and had it not been for the presence of mind and exertions of a woman, the whole of them must have perished. As it was, the greatest difficulty was experienced in getting the children through the flames. That.having, however, been accomplished, an attempt was made to get the flames under, but unfortunately they had obtained too strong a hold, and in the course of a few minutes the fire had travelled from floor to floor, seizing upon everything of a combustible character, when it at length burst through the roof. This fact caused in telligence to be speedily communicated to the ore stations, and in a comparatively short period numer ous brigade engines, with Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the district D arrived, and also Mr. Connorton, with the 'West of England engine. 'When the firemen arrived they found that the work of destruction had extended to the house numbered 39 in the same street, belonging to Mr. J. W. Goodwin, and also to that in the tenure of Mrs. Sarah Harvey, No. 40. Not a moment was lost in setting the engines to work, and large columns of water were scattered on the flames, but, notwithstanding, they continued to burn most furiously, and it was not until half-past eleven o'clock that the fire was considered safely extinguished so that the engines could be sent back to their stations. The damage done is very considerable , and is thu s returned by Mr. Superintendent Braidwood :—The whole of the upper floors in Mr. Schild's premises destroyed, the contents consumed, and the lower floor severely damaged by water, &c.—uninsured. Mr. Goodwin (next door)—About two-thirds of roof burned off, and furniture and building se v e re l y damaged by water—uninsured. Mrs. S. Harvey (No. 4 0)—Building and contents damaged by water and fire. Mr. J. Smith (No. 41)—Similar damage to building a n d contents. Thomas Rigg (No. 37) Roof and side front damaged by fire, &c. Naylor No. 36 ) — Furniture considerably l‘r. dlam. E. J. by remo(al. v MRS. Taor......_we understand that, under the suggestive title of " Town and Country," Airs. Troll ope ' s new novel presents a piquant picture of' sundry phases of society, as it existed some forty years ago. The world's progress in these latter times is so n s rapid as to cause many social ch anges, perceptible enough iuch a lapse of years. Progress effaces local charac teristics, and even forty years since those which marked town and country life in England were far more strikin g than in these railroad d ays. " Town and Country" con tains, we believe, striking delineation s of life in Both a group of most cha.ractereiosmticanpeolratsrsaitosnfmtrhoeontheehninodw, faded gallant r y o f t h e Prince gegent and the r almost extinct guenouifsmotethecyaz Carlton Roue on the ether, and a racy tablea-eye MONEY-MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. TlMES.—There has been little fluctuation to-day in the English funds, and the closing prices of yes terday have been maintained. Consols for money and account opened at 841 to +, advanced to 84j buyers, and then receded and left off at their first quotation. An investigation was commenced to-day by the committee of the Stock Exchange into the circum stances connected with the false report of a conspi racy in Paris, by which the English funds were depressed on the afternoon of Monday last. It appears that the intelligence in question was received from Folkestone, through the electric telegraph, by two parties in London, one of whom is a member of the Stock Exchange ; and this gentleman having been called be bre the committee, in order that he might furnish information as to his authority, has stated that he has ascertained the dispatch to be a forgery, and that he has adopted measures to detect the persons by whom it was sent. At this stage, therefore, the matter for the present rests. The rate of money in the Stock Exchange to-day for short periods was still from 4to 5 per cent. Out of doors the market has again become easier. For the past few days discounts of first class bills have been obtainable in Lombard- street at 7 per cent., but to• day a parcel, falling due in all December, has been done by one of the discount houses at 6i per cent. The arrival at Hull of the Rob Roy steamer from St. Petersburgh was notified this afternoon. She is understood to have brought about 400,0001. in gold on account of the Russian Government, and probably about 150,0001. on private account, the whole of which may be expected in London to-morrow. It seemed to be definitively understood i❑ the City this afternoon, that Government have determined to appoint a Committee immediately on the meeting of Parliament to inquire into the present banking system of the country. At the meeting of creditors held to-day of Ryder, Wienholt, and Co., whose failure took place on the 29th ult., it was resolved that the affairs of the estate should be liquidated under an inspectorship composed of Mr. F. 'IN ewsam (a director of the National Bank of Ireland, who accepted office, not as a party inter ested, but simply to oblige the creditors), Mr. J. Skilbeck, and Mr. L. Roussel. It was distinctly asserted that the difficulties of the house were solely attributable to the receipt of remittances on fallen establishments and the depreciation of produce. Ac cording to the subjoined statement, prepared by Mr. IV. C. Wryghte, the accountant employed in the case, it would appear that the assets show about 14s in the pound : CLAIMS. X 5. d. £ 8. d To sundry creditors, un secured ... ••• To sundry creditors, partly secured ... ... ... 7,299 11 2 Present estimated y alue of securities ... 5,981 12 3 24,763 10 1,317 18 To sundry creditors, fully secured— Value of securities in their hands ~. ... ... Subject to the claims of cre ditors, amounting to ... 8,792 0 10 Surplus securities, carried as an asset per contrl ... 357 3 6 26,086 9 10 _ _ _ 9,149 4 4 To liabilities on bills receivable— Total amount unpaid,- 47,6171. ss. Id. Of which it is expected the claims on this estate will be 7,000 0 0 On bills for which other parties have engaged to provide „, 1,501 5 7 8,501 5 7 £34,587 15 5 Ledger Estimated Balances. to realise. As SETS. By total amount of cash, bills of exchange, and remit tances in hand ... By book debts — Good ... Doubtful ... 430 10 10 Bad ... ...6,685 0 91 ---- 7,115 11 7} £. e. d. £. e. d. ... 9,865 0 9 7,865 0 9 13,918 17 11 13,918 17 1 By property, rnerehandise, and counting house furni ture ... ... By surplus secu rities per contra ... ... 1,529 3 4 1,529 3 4 ... 357 3 6 357 3 6 £32,785 17 1} 23,670 5 6 A meeting of the members of the district commit tees and other influential shareholders in the North of England Joint-Stock Banking Company, which suspended on the Bth of March last, was held a few days ago in the banking-house at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, having been convened by the directors to confer on the present position of the affairs of the bank. Mr. John Fenwick was in the chair, and the following statement was read : " The directors hare to the present time been daily engaged in arranging settlements with the debtors and creditors of this establishment. Shen they com menced their onerous duties, in April last, the most clamorous portion of the creditors insisted, not only upon a cash payment, but upon bills at short dates for the remainder of their claims ; this was resisted by every argument the directors could offer, but to avoid heavy law expenses they were compelled to give notes to a large amount at six and twelve months; several forming a series of those at a longer date. Nearly the whole of the former were granted in the months of April, May, and June, therefore becoming due in October, November, and December, to the extent, with other engagements, of 34,798/. 17s. 10d. With this large amount of liability before them, and the cash derived from the first call, and the assets of the hank so far as realised fast disappearing, the directors were compelled, much against their inclination, to make a second call, and had that been responded to, even to the extent of the first, although that has hitherto fallen short of the amount which the directors hope may yet be realised, the necessity of the present meeting would not have existed. To this time the first call has produced 47,4341. 155. 9i., a n d th e second 28,115/. 13s. 11d., together 75,550/. 9i. Bd. A considerable portion of the second call consisted of transfers of loans previously made by the share holders; the benefit derived from it has therefore been much lessened, and the directors regret to say that they have engagements to the amount of 15,0001. to meet between this and Christmas, and that their cash is nearly exhausted. Ever since the suspension of this bank the country has been in a degree of panic, and matters have been brought to a serious crisis in this district by the stoppage of the Union Bank ; now it is scarcely possible to get any bills discounted, and the disposal of property at anything like its value is quite out of the question. Under these circumstances it is clear that calls will come very slowly in, and s - )me other mode of raising money must therefore he adopted, by loans or otherwise, to the extent of 12,0001. With that sum the directors consider they can meet every engagement to the end of the present year, and thence to May, 1848, the lia bilities are comparatively light. It therefore rests with the shareholders whether they will aid the di rectors in their laborious and most onerous duties, and carry out engagements of vast magnitude and import ance both to the welfare of the proprietary and the public, by coming forward at once with aid to the extent named, or allow the affairs of the concern to pass into bankruptcy; a course that cannot be thought of without a fearful dread of its most ruinous consequences to every party connected with the Bank." It was sugge• ted that " a list of the shareholders who had not paid their calls be printed and circu lated;" but the motion, after some discussion, was postponeil until the general resolutions subsequently adopted were submitted to the shareholders. The following general resolutions were then put seriatim, and carried unanimously : " That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is highly desirable that the affairs of the establishment should continue to be wound up under the management of the directors, so as not only to avoid the ruinous ex pense of any other mode of settlement, but to ensure to the shareholders the valuable services of gentlemen who have now become familiar with the affairs of the bank, are consequently best able to decide on the course most expedient to be pursued for the general advantage, and under whose superintendence so very large a reduction has been made in the liabilities of the company. "That this meeting regret that the obstacles which the directors have had to encounter should have been aggravated by the serious commercial difficulties of the present crisis, and, having heard the explanation of the directors, they feel that the true interest of the shareholders imperatively requires that they should, to the utmost of their power, aid the directors in raising the sum requisite to meet the pressing de mands upon the bank. " That, in the opinion of this meeting, this purpose can best be effected by an advance made to the bank by shareholders upon loan notes ; and that the parties present therefore pledge themselves to assist in car rying out this most desirable object. " That the directors be requested to communicate with the absent shareholders, to submit to them these I resolutions, and to invite their co-operation, in car rying out the resolutions of the present meeting. " That it be recommended to the directors, in con junction with the district committee, to wait per sonally upon the shareholders in their several districts, for the purpose of inducing them to make loans to the bank. It was ordered that the statement submitted by the directors, together with the resolutions adopted, should be printed and circulated among the shareholders. It LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN ( is generally considered that the representation of the 1 ! directors will be responded to. BANK. OF ENGLAND RETURNS OF OCTOBER 30 AND NOVEMBER 6, 1847, STATED AND COMPARED. THE GOVERNOR AM) DIRECTORS IN ACCOUNT WITH THE PUBLIC AND PROPRIETORS. ACCOUNT, OCT. 30. Notes Issued ... ••• ... 22,009,490 Deduct Notes in Banking De partment ... ... 1,176,740 20,832,750 Public Deposits (including Exchequer, Savings' Banks, Conarniuioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Account) Other Deposits ~, SeTen Day and other Bills 4,696,032 8,911,442 '31,335 Balance in favour of Proprietors, 35 371,559 18,090,819 53,462,378 Government Debt ... ••• ••• Other Securities • ••• ••• Gold Cotllin ina o nd Bullion Silver ••• ••• Government Securities (including Dead Weight Annuity)... • ••• O t h er Securities •• Gold and Silver Coiu ••• ••• •s• 11,015,100 2,984,900 6,864,511 1,144,979 10,613,607 20,409,897 429,384 Total Assets ... ~, 01111 ~, 53,462,378 ACCOUNT, Nov. 6. Notes Issued ... .. ... 22,426,530 Deduct Notes in Banking De partment ... 2,030,085 20,396,445 Public Deposits (including Exchequer, Savings' Banks, Commissioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Account) ... Other Deposits Seven Day and Other 8i115... ~, 4,991,313 8,804,395 921,673 35,113,826 18,134,247 53,248,073 11,015,100 2,984,900 7,247,959 1,178,571 10,598,607 19,919,915 303,021 53,248,073 Balance in favour of Proprietors Government Debt ... ... ... ... Other Securities ... ... ... ... Gold Coin and Bullion ... ... ... Silver Bullion ••• ..• ••• ••• Government Securities (including Dead Weight Annuity)... ... ... ... Other Securities ... ... ... ... Gold and Silver Coin Total Assets ... ... ... ... The constitution of the Balance in favour of Proprietors:— Government Debt ... ... ... ... 11,015,100 One quarter of the D e bt o f 14,686,800/. re paid the Bank in 1833, together with the Rest; forming resources in the hands of the Directors, for banking purposes, to the amount of 7,119,147 18,134,247 The above stated returns compared:— Notes from Issue Department. November 6 ... ... ... ... October 30 ... ... ... ... ... 22,426,530 ... 22,009,490 Increase--November 6... ... .. Notes in Active Circulation. October 30 ... ... ••• •• • November 6 ... ... ... ... 417,040 Decrease—November 6 ... • • • Notes in Banking Department. November 6 ... ..• ~, October 30 ~. ~, ... 20,832,750 ... 20,396,445 436,305 ... 2,030,085 ... 1,176,740 Increase--November 6... ... ... 853,345 The Increase of Notes in the Banking Department is made up thus:— From Issue Department ... ... Withdrawn from Active Circulation 417,040 436,305 853,345 Although there has been an increase of Notes from the Issue Department of 417,0401., there has been an actual decrease in the circulation to the amount of 436,3051., leaving an increased amount of notes in the Banking Department of 853,345/. BULLION. In 'sane Department. November 6 ... ... ... ... October 30 ... ... ... ... ... 8,426,530 ... 8,009,490 Increase—Norember 6... 417,040 In Banking Department. October 30 ... ••• ... ••• November 6 ... ... ••• ••• 429,384 303,021 Decrease—November 6 126,363 Increase in Issue Department, Nov. 6 Deduct Decrease in Banking Department, 417,040 126,363 Net Increase of Bullion, Nov. 6 Total Bullion in both Departments. November 6 ... ... ... ... ... 8,729,55_ October 30 ... ... ... ... ... 8,438,874 Net Increase, as shown above... ... 290,677 DEPOSIT ACOOUNTS. Public Accounts—Nor. 6 ... ... Ditto Oct. 30 ... ... ... 4,991,313 ... 4,696,032 Increase—Nor. 6 •.• ... ••• 295,281 Private Accounts—Oct. 30 ... ... ... 8,911,442 Ditto Nov. 6 - ... ... 8,804,313 Decrease —Noy. 6 ••• ••• •.. 107,129 Increase, Public Account ... 295,281 Deduct Decrease, Private Account... 107,129 Net Increase--Nov. 6 ... 188,1.52 Public and Private General Account of Deposits. November 6 ••• •• • •• • ... 13,795,626 October 30 .•• ••• ..• 13,607,474 Net Increase. of Deposits; as shown above, on Nov. 6 . . ... 188,152 November 6 ... October 30 ... RESTS. ..•• ... 3,581,24 ••• ••• ... 3,537,819 Increase of Profits between Oct. 30 and Nor. 6 43,428 LIABILITIES. October 30 ... November 6 ... •.. ... 35,371,559 ... 35,113,82 G Decrease—Nov. 6 257,733 ASSETS. October 30 ... November 6 ... ... 53,462,378 ... 53,248,073 Decrease—Nov. 6 -.-. 214,305 Decrease Liabilities ... 257,733 Decrease ABlatlll •• • •• • 214,305 lueretwe ••• 43,428 257,733 SUMMARY. Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, the Bank de creased its Circulation of Notes 436,305 Increased the Stock of Bullion 290,677 Increased the Deposits Account 188,152 Decreased the Liabilities 257,733 Decreased the Assets " ." 214,305 Increased the Notes in Banking Department 853,345 And added to the " Rest" of 3,537,8191. the sum of 43,428 It should be observed that a profit of 43,4281. having accrued, the Bank had the means of meeting the de crease of Its liabilities of 257,7331. by , parting with only 214,3051. of the assets. i T if h rst e e p o r m es b e e n , t Nor. ackno l3 :le l d B g 4 e 7 d . capital of the proprietors is 18,134,2471., independent of the value of the buildings. The order of proceeding in Parliament this day will, we believe, be as follows:—The Commons will assem ble en masse about one o'clock. About two they will be summoned by the Usher of the Black Rod to attend in the House of Peers. Having arrived there, headed by Mr. Ley, the chief clerk, they will be desired by the Lord Chancellor, speaking in obedience to royal com mission, Ito proceed to the election of a Speaker. The Commons will then return to their own House. Mr. Shaw Lefevre will be proposed and seconded. The leaders of Opposition and the Minister will probably speak in laudati on o f t h e Ri g ht Honourable Gentleman ; he will be led to the chair by his proposer and seconder, and return thanks. The House will then adjourn. On Friday the S pea k er an d t h e C om mons will go to th e House of P eers an d answer to t h e ro yal com mission that he has been chosen. H e w ill a t the same time claim the privilege of speech, &c., for the Lower House. The Lord Chancellor, in her Majesty's name, will approve the selection of Speaker and accord the privileges claimed. The Speaker will then return to the House of Commons, and the swearing in of lion. Members will commence. This operation wilt continue during Satur day and Monday's sittings. On Tuesday her Majesty's speech will be delivered.—Post. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GLASGOW QUAL—The body of the unfortunate individual noticed in yesterday's Mail as having been drowned on Saturday at the har bour, was recovered on Sunday morning at low water. From appearance he seemed to have been about forty years of age, middle-sized, and was dressed in a black and white tartan shooting• coat, black trousers, and tar tan vest. There was found on his person the sum of 11. 6s. and a few coppers. The body was taken to the Clyde receiving house, where it remains for the purpose of being, if possible, identified.—North British Mail Mr. S. G. Bonham had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial office. NOVEMBER, 18, 847. E. I.W. INTELLIGENCE. COURT' OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 17. _ (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. CHADWICK.—MARRYING A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. (Continued from. our Aftei noon Edition of yesterday ) Mr. APSZA7D keplied, and contended, on the strength of numerous authorities which he cit e d, th at the marrie ge was void. The f - archer hearing of the argument s was ad journe,J. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Captain Edward Lewiski, a Polish refugee, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having assaulted and used insulting language towards the Rev. 11. Brookfield, assistant preacher at. St. James's. Mr. Brookfield said he had just concluded afternoon prayers, and was relieving some poor persons in the vestry, when the defendant and another foreigner walked in and begged money in extremely bad Eng lish. Complainant declined to assist the defendant and walked into the churchyard, upon which the de fendant told him that " he spat at him as a rogue," at the same time putting his offensive menace into prac tice. This was the substance of the complaint he had to make. He thought it his duty to give the de fendant into custody, as the bullying way in which he sought charity might have the effect of frightening a timid person into compliance. The defendant said he had a recommendation from another clergyman, proving that he was an object of charity, and as he only wanted to procure some as sistance for a starving wife and family, he did not think that a minister of the gospel ought to have refused relief to him. Mr. BINGHAM. said he should cause inquiry to be made into who and what the defendant was, and he should afterwards require him to find very good security, to deter him from the repetition of similar conduct. The magistrate was here informed that the defend ant, though a Polish refugee, was not countenanced by the Polish Society, and that he had been in cus tody before. Mr. BINGHAM ordered these circumstances to be formally reported to him, when the defendant was brought up for final judgment. Mr. Clack, manager of the Regent -street branch of the Union Bank of London, handed Mr. Bingham ten pounds, placed by " Miss D." at the disposal of the magistrate for the relief of the distressed. MARY L E BONE. Anne Sirnons, 111 r. Hickman, a merchant, and B. Simons, the father of the first-named prisoner, were brought up for final examination before Mr. Brough ton, on the recent charge of extensive robbery at Messrs. Marshall and Stinton's, silkmercers, &c., Vere-street, Oxford -street. The particulars of what transpired at the former examinations have already appeared in The Sun. The following additional facts have been adduced : Mary Anne Riley, who had been employed at Mr Hickman's chambers, 18, Lincoln's Inn-fields, said that she had seen the prisoner Anne Simons there several times, and had known her to dine and sleep there. She had frequently seen her come in a cab with parcels, which the witness had helped her to carry up to the bedroom, but bad not seer. the contents. Anne Simons had made witness a present of three dresses, which had been since given up to the prose cutors. Mr.l - lickman was not present when,she re ceived the articles alluded to. In reply to :questions from Mr. Ballantine, who attended for Mr. Hickman, witness said she had seen Anne Simons with a bunch of keys, and had also seen her open drawers which witness had heard her say were hers. They were in a bedroom, in which was also a wardrobe of Mr. Hickman's. She (Anne Simons) had opportunities of putting articles in her drawers without Mr. Hickman having any know ledge thereof. She had often been at the chambers on Sundays in Mr. Hickman's absence. Witness had never the slightest suspicion that her (Sitnons's) drawers contained stolen property. After Mr. Hick man became acquainted with the robbery, and upon hearing that Anne Simons was in custody at the sta tion-house, he (Mr. Hickman) gave directions that if any one came to make a search every facility should be afforded. Anne Day, formerly servant to Mr. Hickman, said that about a year and a half since Anne Simons gave her two dresses and two shawls. She returned one of the dresses to her as it was too gay. Mr. White Brown, who is employed by the prose cutors, stated that he took an inventory of the things in Anne Simons' box, and in reply to Mr. Humphreys, said that he did not find any letters from Mr. Stinton. Mr. Clarkson (to Mr. Stinton)—ln point of fact, Mr. Stinton, did you ever write a letter to Anne Simons in the course of your life ? Mr. Stinton—l never had any intercourse with her except as a master towards a servant. Mr. Marshall also, on his own part, made a similar statement. He (Mr. Marshall) then said, that upon seeing Mr. Hickman after Anne Simons was in cus tody, he afforded every assistance in his power for the recovery of the property. Mr. Hickman observed that he first became acquainted with Anne Simons by accidentally meeting her in Holles-street. Upon his (Mr. Marshall's) asking him how he could imagine that a girl in her situation could have so much valu able property of her own, he replied that he had under stood from her she was in the receipt of a salary of 701. a year, with considerable perquisites. He added that he had paid off a mortgage for the father of Anne Simons, amounting to 2801., and that altogether that affair had cost him 5001. Mr. Marshall, in reply to a question from the magistrate, said that he had a good character with Anne Simons from her last situation in Argyll-street. Mr. Phillip, the clerk, having read over the depo sitions, Mr. BROTJGHTON committed the accused parties for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Hickman is under bail, himself in 5001., and two sureties of 2501. each, to be forthcoming at the sessions. The Court, as on former occasions, was greatly crowded. LAMBETH. Yesterday two well-dressed persons, named Thomas and Mary Ann Simpson, who described themselves as man and wife, were placed at the bar on a charge of stealing a tea service o f pl a t e and various articles of jewellery and trinkets to the amount of 1001., the property of Mr. Ed w ards, a gentleman residing in Stepney-green. Mr. Edwards deposed that on the evening of Sunday, the 31st of last month, on returning from church, he discovered that the plate drawer in his bedrocrn had been forced open, and a tea service and some valuable jewels and trinkets belonging to Mrs. Edwards carried away. The female prisoner had been in his service for eight or nine months, and left in the month of May last, but the male prisoner he knew nothing about, nor could he charge his memory with having seen him before. The teapot prod uce d was his property, and formed a portion of the plate that had been stolen. The plate had been all safe on the day before the robbery. Mrs. Tomlin, the wife of a bootmaker, residing at 82, Friar-street, Blackfriars-road, deposed th a t on Friday, October 22, the female prisoner took a fur nished apartment at her house for herself and her husband, whom she represented to be an artist, and said they had just come from the co un t ry. Their manner was so strange, in going out together and coming home at different times, that she suspected them to be either shoplifters or passers of base coin. On Monday, the Ist of the present month, she entered their room in their absence, and examined the bed to see if the bedclothes were all right, and on turning them over she observed between the blankets a silver model of a cow which had been broken off the top of a butter cooler. Finding the things all safe she did not proceed further in her search, but on the follow ing day she again entered the room, and perceiv ing a box belonging to the prisoners open, she looked in and saw the silver teapot now produced, and a cream jug nearly filled with rings and trinkets in it. She instantly communicated her suspicion to her husband that the things had been stolen, and he went to the station-house and gave information to the inspector on duty. Ab ou t one o ' c l ock the prisoners came in, and upon being informed by a lodger in the house that she (witness) had been in the room, the male prisoner abused her for daring to enter his room. He then went into the yard, turned over the water butt, and took from under it a quantity of silver knives and forks, and other articles of plate. He then returned up stairs, took the rings and trinkets out of the box, and put them into a carpet bag. At this time he was told that there was a policeman down stairs ; upon which he remarked that he had nothing to fear from the police, and that he should go at once and face him. He then left the room with the carpet bag, and was followed by the woman, and both slipped out of the side door and went away, leaving the teapot and the ring produced behind them in the room. Mr. NoaTO;remarked upon the extraordinary conduct of the witness in allowing the prisoners to escape as she had done. The witness replied that it was not her fault, but through the negligence of the police that they had escaped. her husband, she said, had gone to the station-house and informed the police of their sus picions. The husband confirmed the greater part of the wife's statement, ani said, that at ten o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, the 2d instant, he sent to the Southwark Police station-house, and informed the inspector on duty that there was a quantity of valu able property in his house which he suspected to be stolen, and also told him the cause of his suspicion. The inspector asked him if he could prove the pro perty was stolen, remarking that if he could not the police could riot interfere. The witness told him that he could not prove it, though such was his sus nspector then said h e s h ou ld send a picion, and the i constable to see about it. No constable, however, came, and finding the prisoners were leaving with the property he called in the constable on the beat, but the prisoners in the meantime walteci away. Inspector Campbell, of the P division of police, de posed that on Friday last the prisoners were taken at Kidderminster while in bed at an inn. While he was taking the woman to the railway station she said the property was all right, but the person who had it would not give it up unless she was set at liberty. Sergeant Dawick said that the male prisoner, while being taken to the railway station at Kidderminster, said he supposed he should be transported, but added, that if Mr. Edwards would get them " turned up," he should have his property back. He also said that Mrs. Totnlin had demanded 5/. for letting them go away with the property. Mr. NORTON inquired how much of the stolen pro perty had been recovered ? Inspector Campbell replied, the massive teapot produced, a gentleman's ring, and a mourning ring, the last article being in the hands of the superin tendent of police at Kidderminster, it having been found in the room where the prisoners slept. The prisoners made a rambling defence, in the course of which both said that Mrs. Tomlin dAnanded .5/. for allowing them to go ; and added that there were no less than three policemen near the house when they left it. They said they had been married four months ago, but declined stating the church where the marriage took place.. Mr. Edwards said, that from letters in his pos session he had no doubt the woman was the wife of a soldier in the 63d regiment. Both prisoners were remanded, Inspector Yates of the M division, has been sus pended by the commissioners for his alleged neg ligence. WESTMINSTER. ?Vary Fox, a middle-aged woman, was charged with stealing a very handsome terrier dog, the pro rerty of Lady Emily Stratford, of No. 40, Wilton terrace. John Fitzgerald, a servant in her Ladyship's esta blishment, stated that he was walking through Cado gan-place at about half-past five on Tuesdayafternoon, when he suddenly missed the dog, which he had seen but a minute before running by his side. Finding that the prisoner was the only person near him, he asked her whether she had got the dog ? She re plied " No;" but had hardly uttered the word when the dog put his head out from under her cloak, and he immediately took the animal away from her. She then pulled out a portion of a broken garden pot and swore she would scratch his eyes out with it ; she struck him and knocked his hat off. James Light, 128 B, proved taking the prisoner into custody. She abused the servant, and on her way to the station declared that she never touched the dog, but subsequently admitted that she stooped down to look at it. On searching her,, a cigar case, two purses, arid a teetotal medal, were f oun d u p on her— the list suspended from her neck. Prisoner said in answer to the charge, " I didn't take it ; if I did I am very sorry; I had had a drop to drink." Light, in reply to an inquiry from the magistrate, said that he was not aware that she had ever been before charged with an offence of this description. She was well known as a beggar. Mr. BRODERIP convicted her in the value of the dog (1 W.), with the addition of 51. penalty for the offence; and, in default of payment, committed her for three months. WORSHIP-STREET. It will be recollected by our readers that a lad, named William Newton Allnutt, twelve years of age, was a few days ago charged at this office with steal ing a gold watch and appendages and other articles, the property of his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Nelme, widow of the late Mr. Neline, of No. 2, Grove-place, Hackney, respecting whose mysterious death by poison a protracted inquiry is going on before Mr. Baker, the coroner. The youthful prisoner was this morning again brought before Mr. Hammill, for final examination. The prisoner was brought up in the prison van, his friends, who are highly respectable, having re fused to become bail for him for reasons which it was then deemed imprudent to state. The Rev. Mr. Goodchild, Rector of St. John's, Hackney, and several respectable individuals in the parish, as also the solicitor of the family of the de ceased, attended to watch the proceedings. Mr. John Cass Waller, of the N division, stated that having been informed that the above-mentioned property had, in some way, disappeared from the re sidence of the deceased gentleman a few hours after his death, he lost no time in instituting the necessary search after the missing property, when he at length received a message from Mrs. Allnutt, the prisoner's mother, and daughter of the deceased, requesting witness's prompt attendance at the house, as her son had made a voluntary confession of considerable importance. He immediately repaired thither, and on the prisoner's introduction to him, the former at once acknow ledged that he had stolen the articles in question from one of the drawers in his grandmother's bed room, and that he had afterwards thrown them from the parapet of an upper room into the gutter of an adjoining house. Accompanied by constable Spinks, 276 N, he at once repaired to the place pointed out, and there the property was found by Spinks wrapped in a piece of bed ticken. The prisoner, on being told that he must be taken into custody, begged for forgiveness, and said that he had been tempted to commit the act, but in what way he could not tell exactly. Police-constable Spinks corroborated the greater portion of his inspector's statement, and added that on conveying the lad to the station•house he was very communicative, and although witness had repeatedly cautioned him not to. do so, he at length exclaimed, " I will, I will tell you all the truth; my grand mother, as she was passing through the parlour, struck her basket against a table, and her keys fell out; I picked them up, but kept back the key of the drawer, which contained the watch, &c." Mrs. Sarah Nelme said she is grandmother-in-law to the prisoner, who is twelve years of age. lie re sided with her up to and since the death of her hus band. The watch and appendages, &c., now pro duced belonged to her husband and was now hers, she having been left sole executrix. Sergeant Hawkes, No. 6 N, deposed that he was sent by the coroner to the house of Mrs. Nelme to make some inquiries about the above key, Sze , touching the inquest upon the body of the late hus band of Mrs. Nelme who had so mysteriously and suddenly died, and which is now pending. The key alluded to was given to him by Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson explained that the key in question had been found behind one of the sofas on its being removed. She was at the time on a visit at Mrs. Ne I me's . Mr. LlAmmtr.r. ordered the prisoner to be removed into the deposition-room preparatory to his full com mittal fur trial. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—His Excellency Sou leiman.Pasha, Ottoman Ambassador at the Court of France; his Excellency Prince Calimaki, Ottoman Ambassador at the British Court ; M. Zohrab, Otto man Consul-General ; Renzi Effendi, Secretary to Souleiman Pashz ; and Captain Ford, of the Ottoman steam navy, arrived at the George Hotel last evenin g . This morning, at ten o'clock, the distingui.h e d visitors, accompanied by Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane and Mr. Alexander Beattie, Ottoman Vice-Consul at this port, proceeded in three carriages to the dock yard to make an inspection of the numerous objects of interest there, proceeding first to the Commander in-Chief's mansion, where Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart, received them most hospitably. After the usual presentations the illustrious party were con ducted by Rear-Admiral Superintendent Shirreff over the dockyard, attended by Mr. Fincham, the master-shipwright, and Mr. Brown, the master attendant, to explain the various works inspected. The party were first conducted to the Retribution steam-frigate, in the basin, whose stupendous 800- horse power machinery the entire party went be low to examine. The next ship visited was the Princess Royal, on the old slip, now nearly taken to pieces; this, however, was not intended to have been exhibited, and the party proceeded quickly to the Royal Frederick, 110, on the adjoining slip, which is ready for launching. Their Excellencies and suite went - on board, and inspected each decli;; fine a ship excited their admiration considerably. The new galvanized iron-roofed ships were next viewed, and drew forth the warmest expressed wonder of the party, their lightness contrasting strikingly with the old woeden encumbrances adjoining. The Plumper auxiliary screw brig, of 12 guns, building, and the Arrogant, 46-gun screw frigate, ready for launching, by Fincharn, were also inspected, after which the new docks and steam basin were visited. Thence the party entered the blacksmiths' shop, and witnessed the working of the largest Nasmyth's steam hammers. The wood mills, where the blocks are manufactured, were next inspected, and the illustrious visitors were shown a block completely manufac tured from the rough cut tree. The Ajax steam% guardship was next inspected, whence the party pro ceeded to the King's-stair s' and embarked in the Ad miralty barg e i n c h arge of Lieutenant l3amber, of the Victory, and were conducted by Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane to the Clarence Victualling Establishmemt, where Mr. Davies, the master-attendant, exhibited the vast resources of this great national storehouse. Amongst the items explained was bread in bags for 10,000 men for 18 months ! From the Clarence ' yard the distinguished visitors were conducted on board her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, where Captain Crispin received them and courteously explained her internal economy, &c. The Victory concluded the day's entertainments; Captain Yates showed his guests over every interesting part of the ship, and at their departure honoured them with a ' salute of nineteen guns, with the Egyptian standard at the fore. Their Excellencies and party partook of luncheon with Sir Charles Ogle, and left by the 5 30 train on the South-W2stern IZailway, on their e return to London. We are request d to s tate, that their Excellencies f e lt greatly the i attention they re ceived from the gallant officers whose courtesies and hospitality they so largely partook, and were pre- - erninenry gratified with all they had seen. The IN autilus, 8, Lieutenant Commanding W. T. Rivers, arrived this morning from the coast of Sussex, off which she has ben cruising: for the protection of the fishery. • The Netley tender sailed this morning with super numeraries for Plymouth. The I3aretto Junior transport, Lieutenant William Thomas, agent, sailed to-day for Bermuda. Wind N.N.W.; fresh gales and cloudy. The first division of the 69 . h Regiment was em barked to-day on board the Blenheim transport, from Clarence-yard, for Malta. Pm - mourn, Nov. 16.—Her Majesty's steam,vessel Comet, Lieutenant-Commander Charles R. Johnson, came in yesterday from Portsmouth, bound to Lisbon. ller Majesty's steam-vessel Rhadamanthus, Master- Commander Jonathan Ay - len, arrived yesterday from Pembroke, with marines. She is to load Indian meal at the Royal William Victualling yard, for Bawl bowline. The schooner Foxhound, Watson master, which came in yesterday from Great Yarmouth, with her• rings for Leghorn, lost a man on Saturday night off the Isle of Wight. The deceased was cook of the schooner, and jumped overboard in a fit of insanity, caused by delirium tremens. CHATHAM, Nov. 17.—The Castor, 36 guns, Capt. Charles Graham, C. 8., was paid off into ordinary on the 16th inst. The greater part of the crew imme diately left by vans for Gravesend, and thence pro ceeded to Portsmouth. The Oberon steam-vessel, Lieutenant and Com mander G. J. Gardner, sailed on Saturday last for the lonian Isles. The Hermes steam-sloop, recently paid off at this port, is ordered to be brought forward for immediate service. She is expected to be employed in the con veyance of troops from this garrison to Ireland. The Waterwitch, 8 guns, Commander Thomssr F. Birch, arrived in this harbour this day from the coast of Africa to be paid off; she is a fine craft of 319 tons, and was built at Cowes in the year 1832. The Satellite, 18 guns, Commander Rowley, fr om the south-east coast of Africa, was paid off this day into ordinary at Sheerness. The Hydra steam- vessel is ordered from Woolwich E. to this port to be ready for commissioning. Frain° to her leaving that port she is to receive her gun s ' &c., on hoard. The Meander, 44 guns, in clock, i s proceeding wi ti l her rigging. The Hon. 11. K e pp e l, ca ptain, join e on Saturday last, and a det ac h men t o f the Biq ai Marines of this division have also joined, consis ting, of 2 sergean t s , 2 cor p ora l s , 1 fifer, and 43 rank and file, under command of First Lieutenant Rodnei Vansittart Allen and Second Lieutenant A. 0. L. Lewis. The Triton iron steam-vessel, built at Blackwell, is ordered to this port to be fitted for sea. . Captain E. W. Scovell, of the 96th Regiment, at this garrison, is appointed to superintend the military education of the Egyptian cadets recently arrived In this country. Woomvictr, Nov. 17.—The Triton steam-vessel left Woolwich to-day for Chatham, to be fitted ou t and brought forward for commission ; and the 11 .0 steam-vessel will leave to-morrow for the same p ort, to be made ready for sea. The Blazer steam•vessel, Commander Smith, I !: fitting here with the greatest dispat c h, and wil l ready for sea on Saturday next. It was at first un derstood that she would proceed to the Mediterran ea % but the preparations now making are for the coast of Africa. Mr. William Buie is appointed Assistant' Surgeon to her, and joined to-day. The Trident steam-vessel is to be brought forward immediately for commission. t The Janus steam-vessel i s at p resen t at Woolsviello' and will proceed down th e r i ver i n a few days , ascertain the effect of the alterati o n s recently made. ROYAL ARTlLLERY.—Lieutenant-Colonel Otvi r left IS'oolwi c h on T ues d a y l as t, f or Southampton, to embark in one of the West I n dia mail steam-Pae ke d for a passage to Barbadoes, to assume the commas _ of the Royal Artillery at that station, and relieve Lieutenant-Colonel Ilaultain, whose period of com mand there is now completed. 290,677 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, NovusinEtt 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A better business has been done in shares to-day, and prices had a rising tendency. AltbouV! stock was in good demand, there was not much y on J I B , : market.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and v_, shire Junction, 311. Shares, 6"4 dis.—East Lancashire , ;N Y" - Z a ra c. dis.—London and North-Western, 155 c.— pato, Quarters (G. J.), 37'4—Ditto, 40/. Shares (L. and gu• ) ' 18N c. p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 71 /s c. p.—Ditto, Qua rters (A. and B.), 3g, p.—London, Brighton, and South Co s , 43—Midland Stock, 110 1 ,E c.—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 421/4"" Ditto, New Halves, 1 dis.—North Staffordshire, South-Eastern and D over , 28,—D itto, No. 4,lsThir,V 2 1 4 c. dis.— York, Newcastl e , an d B erw i c k (N . and B. ten.), No. 2, 2 p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Punch.), 1 p. MANCHESTER, Nov. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca; shire, and Cheshire Junction, G dis.—East Anglian, 5 .17/ Preference (6 per cent.), 3.16 dis.—E a st ern C oun ties, lfrAl —East Lancashire, New Quarters, - Zi 4 dis.—Great Northaro: 6 dis.—Lancashire and Y or k s hi re , Si x t een th, 6 c•-"D i 32/. Shares, 6 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 2% n., —London and North-Western (Manchester and Binning' ham), Quarters (A), 4 1 / 8 c. p.--Ditto, ditto (C), Pin; Midland, 501. Shares, 1 1 4 dis —North Staffordshire, —South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 3.16 dis.— York, en castle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2,_1 1 / 8 c. p. LEEDS, NOVEMBER 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, % n. die.-Ditto, New, 4% dis.-Ditto, Quarters, Iss. n. Great Northern, 576 c . dis.-Lancashire and Yor kshire (West Riding Union), 525. c. dis.-Leeds and DewsburY, Halves, 2 dis.- Leeds and Thirsk, 16% dia.-Ditto, Ne sl6 e n sai.o n,d4iss..-dNis.o-rtNhorßthritsistha,troddisi.s_. North. Western, 4j 2 n. dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Pt e ; ference (guar. 6 per cent. till 18.50). 21s. p.-Ditto, No. (New Berwicks), p.-York and North Midland (East 11 0 ' Thirds,rd sh ir , 4Vest Riding Extension), 7 1 4 p. SHEFFIELD, NOVEMBER 17. na STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Boston, Stamford. e_ric Birmingham, 1 1 4 dis.-Eastern Counties, 161A -Ditto, I `.' Extension, 2 dis.-Hull and Selby, Halves, 48-111alicheskte.: Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield Doc 5 7%-Midland (Birmingham and Derby), 30-Ditto (Shef field and Rotherham,), EDINBURGH, Nov. 16. 26 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdee n, -Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 7s. 6d.-Arbroath and Fc"' 6 d. 261.-Ditto, Halves, 131.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/. 2 s. :0 -Caledonian, 35/. IN.-Ditto, New, 1/. 45.-CaledoT,o4 -Ditto , and Dumbartonshire, 1/. 10s.-Clydesdale Junction, -Deeside, Si. Bs.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender , -Dundee and Arbroath, 341.-Ditto. New, No• 1,25 L Do- Ditto, New, No. 2, 341.-Ditto, New, No. 3,3/. 29L dee and Northern Junction, 1/. IN.-Dundee and Fere), 10s.-Ditto, New, 13/. 10 8 . -Ditt o , Quarters, 2 . 4 , 7 „ 8 ;g1a East of Fife, 21. 155.-East Lothian Central, and Bathgate, 51.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 921. ex_, Ditto, Halves, 12/. cx div.-Ditto, N ew Halves, Di. "St Edinburgh,Leith, and Granton, 151.-Ditto, Preference, 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, Reg. , A 1 35 ,.yt, Edinburgh and Northern, 17/. 3s. Dd. ex int.-Ditt o, Reg., 1/. 175.-Ditto, Newpo r t, 5/ . 10,„ ex int.-Ditto, 0 ( ) ' New, Reg., 1/. 85.-Edinburgh and l'erth (N ew 1 0. 001. 14s. -Ditto, Halves, ss. -Glasgow and Ayrshire, -Ditto, New Stock, 391. 15 5 . -Di tto, Halveq No. I, 6 " -- (1 -Ditto Halves, No. 2, 71. 2s. 6d.-Gl as gow , Dumfrie s ' an vy Carlisle, 7/.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 351. 155.- ( j 125° 64 General Terminus, 10/. 10s-Glasg( w and Greenock,,lilas.. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, W.-Ditto, I ; reference- 7/. 1 9 s•' f gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 3/. 9 Great North ; Scotland, 17s. 6d.-Great Northern 3. 'sb, 4/. Bs. - Ditto (late London and York), 9L-North t' Bribers, 261. 2s. 6d.-Ditto,Halves, 121.55. ex ict.- Ditto, Quar.tt 41. ss. 6d. ex int.-Ditto, New Quarters, 12s. scriP --D1 •sh Thirds, Reg., 1/. 17e. Cd.-Ditto' Fifths (late Dace 51. ss. ,__Scoal Central, 24/. ex bonus- Scottish Gran ' d Junction, Scottish Midland, 151. ex int.-Shrewsbury and Berefut Stirling 10s.-Shrev.-Aniry, Oawestry and Chester, 181.- Dunfermline, 3/.--Stirling and Midland, 6/.-Wish,o„):...• Coltness, 44!.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 32 ' 2, Direct Northrn), o. Ditto, Extensions, No. 1, 12/. 135.-Ditto, jn -10/. 10s.-Direct Bombay and Madras, Is. 91-C os . dian, LI. Os. 3d.-G reat N ort h of I n di a , Is. Sd.-'"'6-a, Southern of Madras, la.-M a d ras , Nellore, and Arcot , ls• GLASGOW N ov 16 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-bundee and ow , p e rtb, 301.-East• Indian, 18s. 3d.-Edinburgh and filet Ditto, 40% 0/I.2Sitar(riesi,agsgo/°-wbilt(toil,mllrailTeesk,,Naon:dl,As)/7,351"6%:17%; Ditto, ditto, No. 2,7/. 10s. 6d.- Glasgow, Dumfries, th, Carlisle, 7%-Great Norther n , Ms.-Manchester and St.!, mt_o n i.o B r i s ;, - N N e Bs.-North British, and 'r Berwick is,3s ( s G . N. S . c o E : t . s r h u chas e) ' u 24141 BIRTHS. A of On the 6th inst., at Piershill, near Edinburgh, the la d y T. L. Thornton, Esq., of a son. On the 11th inst., at Sydenham, Mrs. Charles Toiler , of a son. On the 13th inst., at Lower Cla ton, Mrs. Richar d Grellier' of a son. Clap On the 13th inst., at Southborough, Tunbridge Well s ' wife of the Rev. Frederick Stile, of a son. Oil the 14th inst., in St. James's.place, the wife of Cripps. Esq., M.P., of a sou. 're, On the 14th inst., at the Rectory, Marston, Bedfordshire' the wife of the Rev. Thomas Tylecote, of a son. On the 15th inst., the lady of the Rev. R. Sale, of Epp of a daughter. s. On the 16th inst., at Duncan •terrace, Islington, jur Begg, of a daughter. tho AKRIED. On the 16th inst., at S t. Pancras Church. Samuel DA Die], Esq., to Cecilia, second daughter of Robert Dudgeo n . Esq.' o f Cumberland-terrace, Regent's-park. DIED. nd On the 3d of September, at Kura lee, in Sinde, Seco Lieutenant 11. W. Gibb, of the Bombay . Artillery. v On the Gth inst., a t B russe ls, Captain John txt°' F.R.S., ad 51. On the 7 ge th inst., at Shad-Thames, Southwark, Miss 'Mari Ann Kealy, aged 63. On the 15th i ns t., a t St anmor e, M INliss Rebecc iddlesex, a Williams, aged $3. On the IAII inst., Joseph Toultnin E. of Ilackney.,, of On the 15th i ns t., a t Bzighton, Susan '.q E:aw son , the James Ashw e ll, Esq. tLondon : Printed and Published by /11ULDO YOU-NG;jaa No. 112, Strand, Printer at The Sun Office, Dr°•,,,, o f Strand, in the P rec in c t of the Savoy, in the Middle6ez, Mumlay,November 18, 1847. 4 ,f