The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-02 00:00:00

COTTON TRADE IA IN WESTERN IND. At this critical period, when cotton divides with . railways and banking the cares of the Government and the thoughts of the population, we shall be doing some service to our readers in giving them the latest and most authentic information respecting the future prospects of this produce within our own dominions. We are just experiencing, to our very serious cost, the consequences of depending for our supplies of this indispensable material on the improbable con tingency that a single market will always be stocked with a profusion adequate to the consumption of the world. What chance there is that for the future at least this one element of peril will be neutralized by the sagacicious energies of our expatriated country men may readily be collected from the observations which follow. A committee of Europeans and natives was ap pointed at Bombay in September last year to in quire into and report upon the decline of the cotton trade of Western India, and suggest such remedial measures of a reasonable and practical nature as might to them seem fit. They were empowered to collect information from all Government officers, and were favoured with the best possible opportunities for coming to a sound conclusion. Their investiga tions were continued through a period of six months, and it is from their report and their vouchers, delivered in March last, together with the opinions of the Governor in Council upon the same, that we elicit this important intelligence. Record ing the steady decline both in amount and value of cotton produce, and explaining the transi tory briskness of the few latest months by the tem porary deficiency of American supplies, the com mittee then proceed to report that the said decline has happened because the price realised by the article has gradually become unremunerating to the shippers ; and, having returned this formal verdict of death from the want of breath, they discuss very practically the remedies to be adopted in future. They state that the cotton growers of India have been undersold by the Americans in the only two markets, Great Britain and China, which they for merly possessed, and that this result has occurred from the fact that the price which the Indian planter, under his present circumstances, has been compelled to demand, is higher than that at which the American can bring a similar produce to sale. Observing that no influence exercised in India can affect the prices offered in Lancashire, they conclude that their efforts must be directed to the only end in their power— the diminishing the first cost of the produce in the country of its growth. With this aim they re view the agricultural,' fiscal, and general con ..iderations presumptively affecting the price, and offer their suggestions as occasion serves. On the first head the report is satisfactory. The opinions of most ex perienced judges concur in stating that the system of tillage pursued in Western India is as well fitted to the circumstances of the country as any that could be devised; the particular plant of New Orleans has just been introduced with great advantage, and the American process of cleaning the cotton promises, with some necessary adaptations, to supersede the tedious methods of the natives. The next head in volves some consideration of those interminable questions of laud tenures aid perpetual settlement which have caused such famous discussions. It will suffice for the ordinary reader to say, that Government in India is virtually the universal land lord, and that therefore the point at issue is resolved into the simple inquiry whether or not a dis proportionate and destructive rent (for rent it is, and not, as is commonly supposed, a land-tax) is exacted by Government from the cultivator. Upon this the committee pronounce, that though, in their belief, the present relation of cultivator and owner could not be changed with advantage to either party, and though there is abundant evidence that no fiscal regulations impede the ready investment of capital in agricultural pursuits, yet that such a revision of assessments as has recently been so success fully adopted in the Deccan and South Mahratta country might he beneficially extended to t.3andeish and Baroach. In this suggestion the Governor and Council concur,• recommending that wherever the rent may be found to be calculated on prices of pro duce no longer realisable, the land may be relieved from such undue pressure, and adding, with an intelligence doing them infinite credit, that all such encouragement should be given to cotton produce as could be given " without affording it an advantage over other descriptions of produce, or maintaining it under an artificial stimulus, when, in the natural state of things, it can no longer be cultivated with profit." The last resolutions of the committee are directed to that all-important subject which we have so often placed before the reader that a recapitulation of its bearings will be the less necessary on the present occasion. So paramount is the question of land car riage and traffic, that even supposing all the above mentione 1 conditions to remain unaltered, the single operation of railway conveyance would enable the Guzerat planter to undersell the American at Liver pool without further ado. A reduction of 15 per cent. in the cost price of the produce is mentioned by the committee as a result which would be tanta mount to that advance of quotations at Liverpool which has been just now caused by the short-comings of Georgia, which would give a healthy permanence to that present reaction now too well understood to be depended upon, and which would at once place the whole cotton trade of Western India in a state of thriving activity. Now, it is demonstrated be yond all question or doubt that a reduction of '2O per cent. at the least in the cost at which cotton could be shipped at Bombay would be instantaneously secured by the operation of a railway from central India to the coast. The first price of cotton in the market of I..hamgaum (the greatest mart of the centre) is about Lid. per lb. ; its present cost of transit is full ld. more, whereas by the agency of steam it could be safely brought down to port for somewhat less than id. Nor is this all, though sufficient to set the entire question at rest. We beg the reader to peruse care fully the following paragraph of the committee's re port, and to mark well the facts employed to support each successive antithesis : " The mere pecuniary saving, however, on the transit is not the only consideration to be taken into account. The transfer of animal labour from off the road to Bombay to the supply of the grand entrepots on the line from the local marts, the substitution of perfect certainty for the utmost uncertainty, of speed and regularity for constant disappointment and vexatious delay, of confidence in the execution of an order where no confidence can now be placed, of facility of remittance and independence of the capri cious vicissitudes of a native bazaar, would soon at tract to Bombay the produce of extensive districts now inaccessible, and enable the Bombay merchant to supply the Liverpool market at a rate of cost allowing him to compete fairly with the planter of the United States." Referring now to the general institution and con duct of these inquiries, we beg to ask whether our old system of protection would ever have pro duced such a result as here follows upon freedom of trade. By the former rule our Indian planters would have been indulged in all the ease of supine security. They would have troubled themselves little about the worth of their own produce or the strides of their rivals, content in the conviction that the mother country would give whatever they found it convenient to ask, and must necessarily take what ever they condescended to send. Thrown now upon their own resources, and finding, not favour, but fairness in the field of trade, they are set to bestir themselves for their own interests and credit. They have put their shoulders to the wheel, and are resolutely releasing themselves from difficulty. They decide boldly and well that their climate, capital, soil, and enterprise are as good as those of America; and knowing and feeling this, they diligently inves tigate the causes which induce a temporary infe riority. These causes they declare to be all remov able, and they undertake, in conscious strength, to Compete honestly with their rivals as soon as liberty of action i s given them. This is the way to get sound commerce and successful colonies. In this way English ma rkets may be supplied with the best pro duce f rom i best nursery at its natural price ; and if the Indian planters are able, as they confidently pro phesy, to render the markets at home independent of supplies from all satisfactory result will be parts of the "world," such a mate causes that the- . owing only to such legiti mate will be no fear of any suspen sion in its beneficial operations.—Times. HER MAJESTY.S BUCKHOI3 ------ Dtls.—The first public meet this season with the royalr uckhound s t oo k p l ace yesterday at Salt Hill. An immense consisted o f upwards number of p ersons, independently of the field, of 500 well-mounted horsemen, w o er k e present to witness at Two-raile It was ex the turn out of the deer , which to Brook, between Slough ' and Maident a l petted by many that the Prince Consort would have honoured the first meet with his Highness, however, shot yesterday over et:healtriteilaißleopre serves in the vicinity of the Great Park, attended the Honourable Ceicnel Phipps, her Majesty, by the Countess of Desert, accorapanyine the Prince i d a pony carriage anti four. Lord Granville. the Master of the Buckhounds, accompanied by Lord Rivers, ar rived at Slit-hill just after the uneartivg of the stag, which had been for some time delayed in consequence of the absence of his Lordship. The celebrated stag, Rory O'More, which had been selected for the opening day's sport, took away in be tutiful style to Burnliana Beeches, doubling round to Maidenhead Thicket, and thence right away across the country, through Bisham and Little Marlow, crossing the Thames to GreatlMarlow, and was taken, after a lour run of upwards of three }ours, in a piece of water on the estate of Sir George Nugent, within a short distance of the town. There were several checks during the run in consequence of he extrema dryness of the ground causing the scent to lie badly. Not more than a dozen, including Captain Seymour and a party of Polish gen tlemen, Mr. Oliver, with the royal h un t sman an d whippers-in, were up at the finish. The meet , _ to morrow , w ill t a ke place at the Twyford station, and on Friday at Woking. THE SUN', _LONDON, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 1. (Before Mr. Commissioner SUEPIIEBO GEORGE EVANS'S BANKLWPTCY. This bankrupt, a draper in TottenNl Ul4ollrt-rOftd I came up to pass his last examination. Mr. Lawrence appeared f or the bankrupt, Mr. Turner for the assignees, an d Mr. Peachey for a creditor. The balance-sheet, commencing Oct. 27, 1845, and ending July 28,1847, contains the following items: — Sundry creditors, 11,935/.; creditors holding securi debtsty, 1,446/. ; liabilities, 2001. ; profits, 3,2861.; bad contracted before October, 1845, 1,577/. ; ditto since then, 1,597/.• debts assigned to creditors , 604/. ; property in the hands of creditors, 3,846/. ; losses, 1,947/. ; business expenses, 4,904/. ; private and per sonal ditto, 3901. Mr. LAWRANCE stated that the bankrupt failed in October,!lB4s, and that his affairs were then investi gated. The result was a composition of 'Ts. 6d. in the pound, which the bankrupt agreed to pay. Accord ing to the return then made, Mr. Evans would have had a surplus of 1,2001. after paying this composi tion. It turned out, however, that Mr. Evans did not pay this composition in full, and consequently the debts of those who were not paid revived as well as of some creditors who did not agree to the composition. Much of the property calculated upon as assets con sisted of furniture and fixtures, which could not be realised, and the upshot was, that instead of Mr. Evans having a surplus of 1,2001., after paying a composition of 7s, 6d., he was in a deficiency of 4,9071. In short, this composition turned out as un fortunate for the bankrupt and as unsatisfactory to the creditors, as such compositions usually did. His application was, that the balance-sheet might be amended, so that the effect of this composition might be fairly stated. The COMMISSIONER could not admit of any altera tion in the balance-sheet, unless it was proposed to adjourn the meeting, so that the balance-sheet might be filed ten clear days before the meeting. Mr. LAWRANCE said the alteration was of a formal, and not of a substantial nature. The solicitor to the assignees would not object to the alteration. His HONOUR, after much hesitation, allowed an explanatory note to be put upon the face of the balance-sheet. Mr. PEACIIEY, on behalf of a creditor, called the attention of the Court to a disgraceful nuisance in which he was led to believe the bankrupt was in terested. The nuisance in question was a place for merly called the Alvetian Assembly and Exhibition Rooms, and was situate at 8, Grafton-street, Fitzroy square. The lowest characters of both sexes fre quented the place, and the Court night judge of its nature from one of the bills, which he would produce. Mr. Peachey handed in a printed bill, or programme, of the entertainments at this place. Reading from it, he observed that the prices of admission were—pit, 3d.; gallery, 2d.; reserved seats, 6d. ; and at the toot of this printed bill was the following—" Opinions of the press This entertainment is the best in Lon don:—Times." Mr. LAWRANCE said he was quite sure the Times never lent itself to the propagation of such immorality. It was altogether unlike wat the Times would do or say. The bankrupt, having been examined, denied hav ; ing any interest whatever in the concern. The place of amusement was at the rear of premises which he formerly held. In that house it was true he had been lately engaged in superintending some decorations which were going forward there for the landlord, Mr. Coleman.—The bankrupt passed his last examination. The last examination of Henry Ashley, a partner in the Parcel Post Delivery Company, was further adjourned by consent, the books and accounts not being in readiness. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a full Bench of Magistrates.) The Court sat yesterday morning for the purpose of hearing appeals, of which there was a long list in the paper. The majority of cases which came on for hearing were parish appeals, and, as usual, being dependent upon local points in reference to settlement, they failed in presenting any feature of general interest. At the close of the business, a considerable number of the cases having been adjourned for hearing at the Guildhall, Westminster, on Wednesday next, Mrs. Denny appeared upon the floor of the court, and begged to recall the attention of the Learned Judge to the complaint she had made a few days since, in consequence of having paid a person of the name of Flanagan the sum of 10s., in addition to hav ing signed a paper by which she undertook to pay 2s. 6d. a week until the sum had amounted to U. 33. 6d., for Mr. llorry to appear as counsel for her son at the last sessions. She had paid the 103., but counsel did not defend her son. The Learned JUDGE said he c3uld not hear or do anything in this matter at the present moment. He had received a letter from Mr. Horry, which, so far as that gentleman was concerned, exonerated himself, and that Learned Counsel had also stated that he would enter into an explanation of the trans action the first day of the next session. Mrs. Denny then handed up the following letter, which she received from Mr. Horry the day on which the report of her former complaint had ap peared in the newspapers : " Mrs. Denny will please to call on Mr. Horry, barrister, 7, Quality-court, Chancery-lane, at five o'clock to-morrow evening (Saturday) without fail. Oct. 29." This letter was directed to "Mrs. Lumbly," but reached Mrs. Denny, of Lumbly court, Strand, for whom it was intended. In pursuance of this instruc tion, she had gone to the chambers of Mr. Horry, and had expected that she should receive back the money she had paid. The Learned JUDGE—And you received your money, did you not ? Mrs. Denny replied in the ne gative. The Learned JUDGE said, so far as Mr. Horry ap peared to have been concerned, his own letter was satisfactory. It appeared that Flanagan was not his clerk. The course for the applicant to pursue was to sue the man who had plundered her of the 10s. in the County Court. He had also received a letter from Flanagan, as well as from Mr. Horry, in expla nation, and he stated that it was another person, and not himself, who had received the money. This was not the court wherein the poor woman could recover her money ; she must go to the County Court. Mrs. Denny thanked the Learned Judge. She should know Flanagan, the man she had paid the 10s. to, and to whom she had given the undertaking to pay the 2s. 6d. a week, but she could not understand why, as Mr. Horry had written to her to call upon him at his chambers, he should have been so anxious for her to give back that letter to him. (This latter remark was made as she was turning away, and no doubt did not reach the Learned Judge.) The Court was then adjourned to Wednesday morn ing, at Westminster. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The LORD MAYOR said he had received letters from persons who complained of attempts made to defraud them of money, and , aho thought that, as in all probability attempts of the kind exhibited a regu lar system of fraud upon the public, the exposure of it in the press, the only remedial application with the efficacy of which he was acquainted, would be at the present moment of considerable advantage. His Lordship referred to the following correspondence : " My Lord Mayor,—Having discovered what I strongly suspect to be an attempt to extract large sums of money from the pockets of persons not over loaded with brains, not far from the Mansion-house, I consider it right to call your Lordship's attention to the circumstance, for the sake of warning others. " In the Times of on or about September 13 there appeared an advertisement from a party, signed L. S. D.,' to procure a situation as secretary to a public company, at a salary of between 2001. and :300/. a year, and stating that a premium was ex pected. " In my reply to this advertisement I stated that I should consider any communication on the subject as strictly private and confidential. If, th ere f ore , your Lordship considers this to be merely an or dinary case, the matter need not go further : but if it should be an attempt at swindling on a large scale I can hardly conceive that I am bound by any such promise, and at all events I may safely leave my conscience in this matter in the hands of the chief magistrate of the city of London. " On Friday evening I received a letter addressed from Cannon-street, from a person of the name of C— (which note was retained by the party on Saturday, under the pretence of putting my address on the back). Mr. C— acknowledged the receipt of my l e tt er , an d sa id th a t hi s only reason for not replying earlier was that he had been sud denly called out of town, but that if I would favour b him with a ca ll at the ove address on Saturday, at eleven o' c l oc k, h e would be at he happy t to give me further particul ars . O n calling aboveplace, some E u r w o p h e i a c n h appears to b e the deserted offices of writing, who appeared to company, I found . one man or Continental transit my . business. He told me Mr. C- had not(aowt arrived, but took observed nothing that me into a small room to down. ception of chairs, stools, desks, &c., With the ex of the slightest value, and no books or pa there was nothing, except fixtures and p t e j e s ' s clerk, and the place appeared not to have been Swept for a month. After waiting half-an-hour, a shabbily dressed boy came in and ushered me into th e p resenc e of a person whom I considered to be Mr. C—, but he said he was not that person, and would not tell me his name. He inquired, in a very . brusque manner, it I had got the money ? I told him, certainly not, no r would it be obtained unless satisfactory explana- tions were given. He said he could not explain more than that a first-rate company was about to be estab lished, of which he could not at present tell me the name or the objects, who would allow their secretary 6001. a year ; he not residing in town was to employ a sub, at 2001. a-year, with a clerk under him, the salary to commence from Christmas, and to be payable quarterly ; that [the company wanted immediately, for certain purposes, 4001., which was to be advanced by the party who was to obtain the situation on a signed by two gentlemen of first respectability, b on onl' one of whom lived in Hanover-square, and had more than 3,000/. worth offumiture in his house,with a proviso that it should be immediately returned whenever the salary was not regularly paid, and that unless I had the money ready on Monday morning, other parties might get it who were in treaty for it, as there were already more than 190 applications. " I enclose the envelope for the purpose of identi fication as to handwriting, and I remain, " Your Lordship's very obedient servant, " Oct. 31." " The LORD MAYOR said there could be no doubt as to the object of the advertiser in this case, and that the police should have notice to pay attention to the movements of the parties. A gentleman waited upon his Lordship and stated that he had been humbugged in an extremely clever manner, and that the practice from which he was suffering was becoming, as he was given to under stand, very general. He was called upon by a Pole, while in the country, who exhibited a quantity of watches chains, seals, and other articles of jewellery, and solicited him to become a purchaser. The foreigner, who seemed to understand his business perfectly well, said that be was the agent of a very extensive company, to whom the immediate payment of the amount of any articles was no object, and who would be satisfied to receive it at the rate of a trifle per week or month, as most suitable to the conve nience of the customers. Under these circumstances, a watch was left with the applicant which was worth no more than 41., or at most 41. 10s., and the Pole de parted gratified at the sale. No more was heard of him until about three weeks since, when the purchaser was astonished at receiving a London lawyer's letter for the sum of twelve guineas, and immediately after- wards the copy of a writ. The LORD MAYOR said, the plan just described could only be defeated, he believed, by public expo sure, and he took that opportunity, at the conclusion of his mayoralty, to state that the powerful assist ance he had received all through his year of office from the press had enabled him to break dawn the machinations of innumerable swindlers and other rogues of larger growth. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Gracey, a shopman, was charged with robbing his employer of plate, jewellery, and other property of very considerable value. Mr. Charles Williams, of the late firm of Catch pole and Williams, silversmiths and jewellers, 223, Oxford-street, stated that the pripner was employed by him as shopman for three weeks previous to the 14th of September, when he left. Shortly afterwards a gold chain was missed, and on taking stock it was discovered that property to a considerable amount had been stolen. On Saturday last, in consequence of in formation received, witness went to Brighton in com pany with Stephen Thornton, a sergeant of the detec tive police, and the latter having gone into the shop of Mr. Cochrane, a jeweller there, came out of it with a ring which witness knew as part of the property which he had missed, in consequence of its having a private mark upon it. He then went with Thornton into the shop, and gave the prisoner in charge, when he said, without any threat or promise being held out, " I know I have robbed you. Don't be hard with me. All your property shall be restored." The prisoner was brought to London in the custody of Thornton, and on Sunday morning witness accom panied the officer to Mrs. Shears's, in Pleet lane (prisoner's lodgings), where a diamond ring and a gold watch-guard were found. He then went with the officer to 6, Britannia-gardens, Hoxton, where they found a gold watch, a gold bracelet, pencil case, eight silver spoons, some dessert forks, gold shirt studs, a gold breast pin, and other articles of jewel lery; and, at the house of a person named Shears, in Great Portland-street, and at a Mr. Murphy's, in Archer-street, Rupert street, Haymarket, six silver dessert forks, a silver butter knife, fish slice, six silver teaspoons, and a silver watch, all of which pro. perty belonged to the prosecutor. Thornton said, that on entering Mr. Cochrane's shop at Brighton, he found prisoner serving behind the counter, and requested to be shown some mourn ing rings. Prisoner produced a tray full, which witness inspected, after which he observed that he did not see any there that suited him, but he very much fancied one which the prisoner had on his finger, and should like to become its purchaser. Prisoner expressed his assent, and witness having given him 325. for it, took it to Mr. Williams, who was waiting outside, and who immediaiely recognised it as his property. Prisoner subsequently told witness where the articles above enumerated were to be found. Prisoner, who made no defence, was fully corn mitted for trial. WESTMINSTER. Thomas Ensor, James Chitty, and William Ander son were charged with stealing a large quantity of plate, jewellery, linen, and wearing apparel, from the residence of Mr. Samuel Archbutt, solicitor, King's road, Chelsea. . The particulars of the case have been already fully detailed. It will be remembered that during Mr. Archbutt's absence from town with his family, on the sth of September, Ensor invited the servant-girl, Jane West, in whose charge the house had been left, to take a walk with him, Dignum, a clerk, then in Mr. Archbutt's service, being left alone in the house. The next morning the property was missed, and Dignum given in charge; but as there was not sufficient evidence to warrant his further detention, he was discharged after a short remand. He was, however, subsequently convicted of fraud, and whilst in Newgate voluntarily made a confession of the par ticulars of the robbery to Mr. Archbutt. Ensor was then again taken into custody, and a pocket-book be longing to Mr. Archbutt was found in his possesion, and the other two prisoners, Chitty and Anderson, also apprehended, as having been concerned with him in the robbery. The case against the two latter rested entirely upon the statement of Dignum, who was put into the witness-box on the last examination previous to yesterday's, and who stated that it was arranged amongst them by Ensor, that he should take the girl West out, that Dignum should be left in charge of the house, and that during her absence Chitty, Anderson, and ano ther should rob the place. According to Dignum's account he was troubled with some qualms of con science, and did not like to admit them at first, but subsequently did, and they robbed the house, and he and Ensor took a portion of the produce of the booty. Ensor retained a gold guard-chain, and a day or two afterwards showed it to Dignum, who accompanied him to Greenwich, where Ensor pawned it, and showed the other, who stood outside, the money. As there was no evidence yesterday that could be procured to confirm the unsupported statement of Dignum against Chitty and Anderson, after some conversation Mr. Archbutt withdrew the charge against these two, but as the pocket-book had been found on Ensor, and the pawnbroker at Greenwich materially confirmed the statement of Dignum by de claring that Ensor was to the very best of his belief the man who pawned the chain, the case was proceeded with against him. There was also a second charge clearly made out against Ensor for stealing a gold watch and diamond ring, both missed between the 6th of August and the beginning of Septembeit from Mr. Archbutt's dressing room. Dignum and Ensor were associates, and during the absence of Mr. Archbutt at his country house, Ensor slept repeatedly at the prosecutor's re sidence at Chelsea without his knowledge. Dignum swore that he saw the watch in Ensor's hand, and a watchmaker proved having bought it of the latter. Ensor, who made no defence, was fully committed on both charges, the other men, Chitty and Anderson, being, as before stated, discharged. SOUTHWARK. John Crittenden, a man of respectable appearance, described as a hop-factor, was charged with obtaining seven pockets of hops, by false pretences, from Mr. William Collins, a hop-merchant in the Borough, and also with having forged an order purporting to be that of Mr. Thomas Haines, a wharfinger at Padding ton, for the delivery of the hops from his warehouse. Mr. Collins stated that on the Bth ult. the prisoner called at his premises, and, describing that he was in the hop trade, said that he wanted some pockets of hops for the Messrs. Haines, of the Borough. Com plainant, knowing the firm of Messrs. Haines, ex pressed his willingness to comply with the order, on the prisoner undertaking to pay for the hops on deli very, and the latter accordingly gave him a written undertaking to that effect. Complainalit also men tione 1 to the prisoner that the hops were to be sold to the Messrs. Haines in his (complainant's) name, and that when the prisoner received payment he was immediately to hand over the money to him. To this arrangement the prisoner also assented ; and the complainant then handed him a written order, directed to Mr. Nash, a wharfinger at Paddington, at whose wharf the hops were deposited, for the delivery of seven pockets to Messrs. Haines and Co. Since the transaction had occurred he (Mr. Collins) had ascer tained that the Messrs. Haines had given the prisoner no authority to purchase hops on their account, and that, in point of fact, he had obtained the hops by fraud, and forged the order for their delivery from the w uofv hf hni i f p. s w ,,r t where they he es h e io y ina k iyn , eerspe urs t ate d c a s de posited. etdh a ot him and wanted him to purch ase n i. soner sayin g e nti h o o n p c o n e the p prisoner osce kveetn, the pocketsh e c a p l r e and he did not mention hop s were his own property, of seven pockets e e re name . of Mr. Collins m th e written ord er . for of hops, purporting to during the transaction.— the delivery be that of Messrs. Haines, and addressed to Mr. Nash, the wharfinger, was shown to witness, and, on examining it, he said that his signature to the docu ment was a forgery.) .. a Mr. Collins was recalled, and asked by the MAGIS TRATE whether he would have parted with the hops if the prisoner had not asserted they were for Messrs. Haines and Co. ; the reply was that he would not, and he explained that he knew little or nothing of the prisoner, but that he knew the firm alluded to to be respectable. He added that five pockets of the hops were traced to a warehouse in Swan-street, in the Borough, where the prisoner had them deposited after he obtained possession of them. Mr. Nash said that the complainant had a quantity of hops deposited on his premises at Paddington, and that the written order for the delivery of seven pockets to Messrs. Haines and Co. was placed in his hands, and they were taken away by Davis, the carman. The witness added that he was subsequently informed that the written order was a forgery. Davis, the carman, was next examined, and he stated that he was employed by the prisoner to convey the hops from the wharf at Paddington to the Brighton terminus; that in a few days afterwards the same person ordered him to remove the hops from the ter minus to a warehouse in Swan -street. Mr. Roberts, on the part of the prisoner, contended that the first charge, that of obtaining the hops under false pretences, must fall to the ground, inasmuch as the prisoner had been entrusted with the hops, and had given a written undertaking to the complainant that he would be responsible for the payment of the money in the event of any disappointment as to the Messrs. Haines ; that with respect to•the more serious charge, that of forging the order for the delivery of the hops, the prisoner, it could not be denied, acted wrong, but, if only a little time were given, he would be prepared to pay the complainant every shilling that he owed him for the hops. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he would not permit a charge of so serious nature to be compromised, now that it was brought under his notice. He was of opinion that both fraud and forgery were made out against the accused ; whom, however, it wou ld b e necessary to remand, in order to have the testimony of a most important witness. The prisoner was accordingly remanded. f TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1847. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A serious accident, so far as regards destruction of property, occurred upon the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway line on Thursday afternoon. A luggage train of some thirty waggons, many of them returning empty, left Sheffield for Manchester at half-past one on that day, and arrived in safety at the long Summit-tunnel, at Woodhead. The train comprised at starting, or took on at an intermediate station, a waggon of iron pipes or iron castings. This waggon was the seventh in the train, and when about the centre of the tunnel one of these pipes or castings, by some means, was dislodged from it, and fell on the rail. The consequence was that the next waggon was thrown off, and those behind fol lowed close upon it with the full momentum. No fewer than seven waggons were broken up before the rest stopped. The engine-man felt a drag at the time the waggon was off the rail, but had scarce felt it before the seven waggons that were next the engine broke away from the rest, and went on, returning, of course, to see what had happened. He found a heap of broken carriages, completely filling up the tunnel, the chairs broken, and the rails torn up, the actual extent of damage being much magnified by the place in which it occurred. As there is but one line of rails through the tunnel, this untoward event put an effectual stop to the communication through it between the two ends of the line. The first train up from Manchester was stopped, and the passengers returned to bring the news back, but those who left by the next train and that following left the carriages at Woodhead, walked over the hills, a distance of about three miles, and then proceeded forward by a train that was waiting at Danford Bridge. The same course was pursued by the passengers frcm Sheffield, and, as the night was beautifully starlight, mcst of them enjoyed the walk very much Several ladies were amongst the numhers who thus crossed " the backbone of Eng land," instead of passing under it. There was an omnibus, we believe, plying at night, and next morn - ing there were two, so that the walk was not taken by the morning passengers. The destruction was so great, and the difficulty of removing the materials such that the whole was not cleared away until yester day about noon. The rails and chairs were found to be less damaged than was anticipated, and no damage whatever was done to the masonry of the tunnel, though reports were rife of very serious injury sus tained. We are glad to learn that none of the parties upon the train were at all hurt. We have not heard what damage has been done, but it must be large.— Manchester Courier. COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. SHEFFIELD, SATURDAY EVENING.—A strange ac cident occurred at the Masborough station yesterday afternoon. Two goods trains on the down line, from Derby, one of which had left there at 9.30:A sr.., and the other at 10 15 A.M., were delayed at Masborough to make way for a quick pa;senger train, then due. The 10.15 train was shunted into a siding, a mile and a half down the line, with instructions to the driver to remain there till the quick train and the 9.30 goods train had passed. Most unaccountably, however, the driver, as soon as the quick t ra i n h a d passe d hi m , started his train from its halting-place in the siding, intending to regain the main line, and proc ee d i n th e rear of the passenger train. Having got his train into rapid motion, the driver did the very thing he ought to have done before—h e l oo k e d b ac k f or t h e 9.30 train, and to his consternation found it close upon him. It was too late to put back, so he dashed forwards ; but the moment that his engine and first waggon had got upon the main line, the other engine, with its thirty loaded waggons attached, came up at a rapid rate, and ran into his second waggon at an angle of 45 degrees, completely severing his train. The shock was tremendous. The conductors of the respective trains jumped off, without shutting off the steam. The engine of the 10 15 train, with one carriage attached, dashed along at a tremendous rate. The passenger train, happily, was a good way in advance ; but the guard saw the runaway engine behind, and signalled its approach at the various stations. It passed the Swinton and the Wath stations unchecked; but, on arriving at the Darfield station, one of the officers, with a degree of courage and presence of mind contrasting strongly with the conduct of the two drivers who had abandoned their engines, leaped upon the engine as it passed the sta tion, shouldered" 15 30 train, immediately after the colli s io n , the seven wa ggons d e t ac h e d f rom th e ealtncih tr d ee 9 ed" train, succeeded m stopping its career. Mean while drove them ou t o f th e way , an d con ,iillo, u tinued on its course; but fortunately it was stopped at the Swinton station. Most remarkably there were no lives lost, nor any one very seriously injured; but considerable damage was done to both the trains, and especially to the detached engine. Had either of them been passenger trains, the consequence must have been terrific. The next passenger train down wards was delayed an hour and a half, till the line could be cleared. The conductors of the trains, who had been guilty of such a gross dereliction of duty, were taken into custody, and sent off to Derby, there to be dealt with as the board of directors might think fit. RUMOURED FAILURES IN GLASGOW. It is stated, we observe, by the Liverpool corre spondent of the Times, in his letter of Friday's date, that the stoppage of a highly respectable house in Glasgow had been mentioned on 'Change. The cir culation of such statements, when founded upon mere rumour, is extremely injudicious, to say the least of it, and in this instance, we are happy to learn that the statement is unfounded. Friday, the old - a - naTes - peCia - b - le — house of Pearson, Wilsone, and Co. in the Rio Janeiro trade, have after several private meetings, had a general meeting of their creditors. The total amount of their liabilities here is 60,000/.-26,000/. of which is in the shape of advances upon shipments of goods to their house abroad. Their assets, which are in the Brazils, show a reversion of 2,000/. or 3,000 1 ., but th ese are Ad to be relied up on , and it is feared that t h e house here will have to go into the Gazette. On the same day, Messrs. Cowans, Smith, and Co., commission agents, suspended p aymen t s . The liabilities are mentioned at 23,0001. o f w hi c h nea rly one-half is with one of the banks. Two new failures have been mentioned-.. one in the continental, and the other in the printing ' trade --and several others are talked about.— Glasgow Argus. DARING ROBBERY.--About half-past four o'clock on Saturday morning, the house of Mr. J. W. Monk, the Masons' Arms, Ilorsemonger-lane, was entered by burglars, who managed to get clear off with about 151bs. of foreign cigars, 101bs. of cheroots, 2 large linen table cloths, 2 silver gravy spoons, and other articles of plate. The till was forced open, but the thieves were disap pointed by not finding more than about 12s. ; they a l so took a bar r i s t er ' s go wn which was contained in a bag (left in charge of the landlord, by a gentleman of the bar, practising at the Sessions House), nni various other articles of property. It appears that thr , y had secreted themselves in the premises at the back of the house, and after the family had retired to rest, having obtained an entrance by the landing window, effected a safe egress by the front door. Mr. Monk was awok e b y hearing some noise in the house which could not ac count for, and instantly came down stairs, but the thieves had declmped. What adds to the diabolical nature of the offence is, that a box of lucifer matches was lighted and placed on the mat by the bar parlour, which would most probably have calved the destruction of the premises, had not Mr. Monk come down so promptly. A reward has been offered for the convic tion of the miscreants. So close was Mr. Monk upon them, that one of the thieves escaped, leaving his hat ehiland. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 30.—Were we to attempt, it would be utterly impassible to make you who are at a distance more conversant with the position of matters since the date of our last circular, than what might be comprehended in the assertion, that the market was never known to be in so embarrassed a condition, and that the month has been one of une qualled severity and prostration, in the memory of many. Bad as matters were in August and Septem ber, the latter especially, they were comparative free from that want of confidence and mistrust which have been the prominent characteristics of the present. The transactions have been of the most limited character, and those which have taken place, have been mainly for the home trade and the United States. A better feeling has, however, prevailed within the last few days, attended with rather more inquiry for both goods and yarns, consequent upon the temporary suspension of the Bank Charter by the Government, whereby the Bank has been enabled to enlarge its discounts and advances upon bills of exchange not having more than three months to run, and approved securities, at the minimum rate of eight per cent. This step has tended in some measure to restore con fidence, and though disapproved by some who wished matters to cure themselves, will yet, we think, be found to have produced much good, and its desirea• bleness, if we mistake not, will be shown by the na ture of the Bank returns to be published thin day. Whilst in operation, it must necessarily cause all transactions admitting of delay to continue to be sus pended, for no one in a general way could be expected to enter into new engagements while money con tinues so dear. On the other hand, the measure in question must have a tendency to restore confidence ; to influence the exchanges beneficially; to bring out money which has been hoarded up from distrust and fear, into the ordinary business channels, and to pre vent railway companies from procuring such an undue portion of the floating business capital of the country. Railway speculations and undertakings continue, in the opinion of many, to be the cause of all the derangement in the mercantile world. In this we do not agree ; for though justly blameable for much, they ought not to be made responsible for all. Other causes have been in operation. Our production has notoriously been for some time past vastly in excess of the legitimate demand. We manufacture as if we had the whole world to supply, forgetting that in other countries 'great progress has been made in manufactures, and in some branches of a successful character. How our extended production is to be kept regularly and beneficially employed we cannot tell ; of one thing we are certain, that it will be sure to secure to us periodical revulsions, not equal in severity probably, but similar to that through which we are now passing. To railways, therefore, must be added the effects of over-trading; the consequences arising from the deficient harvest of last year, and the wild speculative movement which the latter ori ginated; as forming collectively, in a great measure, the causes from the effects of which we are now suffering. The distress, from the increased diminution of employment amongst the operatives, is necessarily becoming more painfully severe. Many hundreds of additional hands have been thrown out of employ ment during the month. What is to become of them during the winter? If things continue, more mills must be stopped ; for though cotton is lower by about 2jd. pr lb. than when at the highest point, and the spinner and manufacturer consequently in a some what better position as to that, yet how can he pro duce when there is no prospect of sale ? when all around is disorder and distrust? It is fearful to contemplate what must be the state of the cotton districts in this county during the winter, if things continue as they are. Stocks have increased materially, notwithstanding the diminution of the production. Prices are very irregular, and determinble only by the position of the seller and the nature of the payment offered. Some goods have been sold lower than ever they were at any previous period—we allude to some de scriptions of 40. inch shirtings—and many others are nearly as low as ever they were. Many parties are very anxious sellers, and purchases for cash may now be effected upon such terms as would well repay the investment. There are many considerable orders in the market, which would be entered into were money matters easier. The accounts by the last Overland Mail would in ordinary times have been considered favourable. Those by the North American steamer were highly satisfactory.—From Messrs. M'Nair and Irving's Circular. STATE Or TRADE IN LEICESTER, AND TUE GOVERNMENT MEASURE Or RELIEF.—We regret to say that in all quarters there is a general falling off from the demand for goods, and countermands this week have been numerous ; so much so that we an ticipate a great diminution of employment will in evitably result. The general impression here amongst practical manufacturers is, that however well-intentioned the measure of Government may be, and however it may be calculated to relieve the large merchants and bankers from failure and ruin, it will inevitably paralyse business, and, by throwing out of employment, entail additional distress on the working population Gf the coun try. No manufacturer, in the ordinary common business of this district, can make, in these times, a profit equal (without reckoning interest for capital at all) to the present minimum rate of interest; and never was there a period when greater risk attended sales. Eight per cent interest at the Bank of Eng land as a minimum will establish ten per cent. out of doors as a current rate for ordinary bills ; and the funds, shares, and all other property for investment, will remain at a depreciation (as the London Money Market reports show) that will make investments in public securities a more profitable source of income, when the absence of risk as to the principal is taken into account, than any ordinary business can by pos sibility be. We hear that it is the intention of several houses here to discontinue the services of a great many of their workmen in consequence of this un settled state of affitirs ; and we fear the feeling of in security as to sales, with the certain profitless nature of present and prospective investments in manufac tured stocks, will create an amount of non-employ ment through the country which it is painful to con template. Much shall we rejoice if the commercial and monetary worlds soon evince signs of returning animation ; but we do not anticipate this as the result of the Government arrangement with the Bank of England.—Leicester Mercury. THE WEAVERS.—We rejoice to find that, not withstanding the distressed state of the money-market, Carlisle and its neighbourhood already begin to feel the beneficial effects of free trade. In consequence of a repeal of the corn-laws and the relaxation of the Ame rican tariff, the large import of provisions is causing an extensive demand for handloom weavers, the Americans finding it more profitable to take British manufactures in return for their produce than gold. All the weavers who can be procured in this city and the surrounding towns are most readily employed by our manufacturers, and, what is still more satisfactory, at wages exceeding by 30 per cent. those paid a few years ago, a portion of that advance having been given during the present week. Considering, therefore, the reduced price of bread, the condition of the handloom weavers is much more satis factory than might have been expected at a period of great commercial embarrassment. The cotton-mills, we regret to say, are working only 42 hours in the week —a practical illustration of the folly of the Ten Hours' Bill.—Caalisle Journal. DISREGARD OF LONDON ANTIQUITIES.—In the ninth part of Mr. C. Roach Smith's valuable " Collectanea Antigua" (etchings of ancient remains illustrative of the habits and history of past ages), the author finds reason again to refer to the " perfect disregard in which our City antiquities are continued to be held by the City authorities." He says that a piece of Roman sculpture found during excavations for a sewer in Hart-street, Crutched Friars, representing the Dee Metres or Matronce, which " throws a light upon one of the forms of worship prevailing in Roman London, and has been made the means of instituting successful inquiry into the superstition of our ancestors, at the present moment lies neglected in an outhouse in the City stone-yard."— Builder. " THE BOTTLE " IN FORT ATJGUSTITS.—In March last, a detachment of the 27th Regiment, consisting of a sergeant, a lance corporal, and five or privates, were marched from Fort George to Fort Augustus. In Sep tember the party were recalled from the fort to the main body at Fort George. Captain Spalding, the governor, has his cellar in one of the magacines, and a few days after the departure of the soldiery, the captain went into the cellar to select some fine old wino for a friend. The first row of bottles in the bin was all right, the second was empty, and all the others together contained not a drop. A hogshead of ale was then tried in some alarm; it, too, was empty. In short; no less, than thir teen or fourteen dozen of port, seven and a half dozen of sherry, four dozen of whisky, some fifteen or sixteen years old, and thirty.two gallons of strong ale were found to have been stolen. Circumstances fastened suspicion upon the soldiers, whose lodgings were above the cellar, and two privates were apprehended and lodged in gaol. The case will probably come before the next circuit court. It is supposed that false keys had served as the " open sesame." The sergeant reports himself to be a teetotaller. A CHECK- STRING FOR ENGINE.DRIVERS.—A cor respondent of the Builder says, it occurred to him about two months since, that an improvement for the safety of the public might be made in the construction of the locomotive engine, by having the foot-plate on which the engine-driver stands, supported by springs and attached to a leiter, so connected with a valve on the top o f th e steam pipe in the dome of the boiler, that, should the engine-driver leave the plate either by accident or design, in imminent danger, the springs under the f oo t-pl ate should cause it to rise, and by closing the valve above named, effectually to shut off the steam from the cylin ders. The engine -driver, when in his place on the foot plate, would have the same control that he now has. A party of monks, says the Bristol Gazette, have established themselves at Spring-park, near Stroud, end are daily seen walking in the neighbourhood with cowl and sandalled shoon, to the great astonishment of the rustics. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, OCT. 30.—The editor of the Moniteur states that in giving the price of rye in the last report, from the 18th to the 25th of October, there was an error in saying it was 16f. 03c. per hectolitre. The price was only 14f. 60e. Thus there was a fall of 72c. upon the price of the preceding week. The determination of the Bank is highly approved here; far from thinking it unnecessary, we wish that it had come forward more promptly, by which much evil would have been averted. Nothing can be more evident than that the large houses are able to stand and meet their demands; not only the small ones in the country will do the same, but that the whole commercial world is influenced thereby. This we know is not the first time by any means that a Government has stepped forward at such a time. In 18E1, for instance, the French Govern ment came to the aid of the merchants by a loan of several millions. In 1846 and 1847 the Austrian Government put a stop to the powerful crisis in rail ways by purchasing a large number of shares on its own account. We may confidently hope that as we have been partially affected by the distress of our English neighbours, so we may experience the results of the favourable change there. VIENNA, Ocr. 23.—The stopping of the Liverpool bank has had a bad effect on Bourse to-day ; the advices from London also continue unfavourable, and one of the first houses is said to have been obliged to discount (it is affirmed the sum of 400,0001.) at nine per cent. at the London Bank. Although there is a good deal of anxiety on our Bourse, we are, however, very steady, and the only thing we can wish is that the corn prices may fall, as this will obviate much evil. The harvest was so unusually luxuriant, and yet prices maintained themselves this week wheat at 15fl. to 16fl. per metzen ; rye, of which there were very large amounts, a little lower than last market day. KONIGSBURG, OCT. 25.—Nothing whatever was doing in the corn market in consequence of the un favourable reports from England and Holland, and the prices have fallen considerably. DANTZIC, OCT. 25.—Very slight variations have taken place here last week ; the prices for rye, which Wad fallen, remained steady. The prices of spirits has risen again. We have had very unsettled weather; sunshine, wind, and rain alternating with each other, but the temperature has been extremely pleasant. BERLIN, OCT. 27.—The money crisis in England causes daily fluctuations here. In consequence of the sums of gold forwarded to Hamburgh and Lon don the Friedricks-d'or and the Louis d'or, which had risen respectively to 1-3 and a, suddenly fell last week 1 per cent., which is quite an unheard of event in our money market. The Hamburgh Bank, which had sent quantities of gold bars to London, has therefore required transmissions of silver from Berlin. THE HAGUE, OCT. 28.—8 y a royal decree of the 29th September it is stipulated that the decree of the 6th October, 1840, relative to the distillery of potatoes shall continue in force till the 15th October, 1848. THE CHOLERA IN MOSCONV.—ST. PETERSBURGII, OCT. 21.—The report that the cholera had broken out in Moscow has, we are sorry to say, been con firmed. Fifteen persons, viz., eleven men and four women, have been seized with it. They belong chiefly to the lower classes, and had been previously ill from eating fruit, and being exposed to the wea ther; of these fifteen persons nine have died. A week before it appeared at Moscow a case occurred at Serpuchoff, in the Government of Moscow, for a traveller from %Voronesch, who arrived there on the 23d September, sickened and died soon after. The case, however, remained isolated, and from the re ports received by the Minister of the Interior it ap pears that, independently of the cases which have occurred in Moscow, the epidemic has not shown itself in any other part of the Government of the same name. Accounts from Warsaw state that the Emperor Nicholas left that city on the 17th October, on his return to St. Petersburgh. CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 13.—Our local journal as sorts as a positive fact, that a dispatch has arrived here from St. Petersburgh, fully approving of the last step of the Porte in regard to the Turco-Greek differences, viz., the demand made that the Greek Cabinet shall make a personal apology to M. Mussurus, and the enforcement of the compulsory measures in the event of the refusal of the Greek Cabinet. The same journal likewise states that a Russian note has also been re ceived at Athens, urgently recommending the speedy termination of the dispute with the Porte, and the adoption of decisive measures for the prevention or suppression of the disorders in the interior. PRAGUE, OCT. 23.—The works of the viaduct at Karolenthall are proceeding rapidly. Eight large arches of the two bridges from Jerusalem to Hertz Island, and from thence to the left bank of Moldavia, as well as eight arches on Hertz Island, and 27 from the Causeway to the Karolin, are already finished. On the whole there are 44 arches already completed. The other 16 are being worked at with great rapidity, and some are nearly ready. Two other large build ings in Karolin, viz., the gasometer, are almost ready. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, OCT. 29. Actual Debt, 2 per Cent .............. Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • ....... Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent...• Ditto Three per Cent.. ..... ........... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .. Ditto, ditto, 1840 .. .. • • • . • • 98% Ditto,ditto,lB42.• •.• • .• •. ••••• • • • .. 98% Ditto, 1844 ••••• • • • • ... 91 Ditto, 1838 ...............• •. •• • •• 67 Ditto of the City, 1832 99 Ditto, 1843 ........................... 9477 Bank oflleigium...... , ........ ......... 83 —Brussels Papers. Oct. 30. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, OCT. 23. 5 per Cent. Metailiques lO4 4 per Cent. ditt0.............• • • ........ 93 3 per Cent. ditt0•....................... 67 Loan, 1834 ..... ....................... 1564' Ditto, 1839 .......................... 1214 Bank Shares Esterhazv's Loan ........ .......... • • RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • • • • • • • • -• 152 % Glogguitz -............. 111 Vienna—Milan ... ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 99 hi Leghorn 84 Grosetto Oldenburg —• Pesth Bridge .......... •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Apenninen .. ••• • .• • • 94 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bmix, OCT. 28. Bills. Money. St.Schald Sch., 3% percent •• ••••• • • • . . 92 92 Pram English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent ••• • • • Foreign Exchanges .... • • . • • Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 27% 0 273 HAMBURGH MAIL. 14112URGII, OCT. 26.—COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS. —Business on 'Change is very circumscribed; dis count 6 per cent. Nothing doing in the funds. Rail yap shares were rather higher in the morning, but as there is no inclination to buy, they closed lower. BERLIN, OCT. 2G.—Funds and railway shares very animated ; the Exchange was rather lower; Berlin Hamburgh shares, on the contrary, were higher. FRANKFORT, OCT. 24.--Business of every kind— funds as well as railway shares—was very flat. Not withstanding our continued unfavourable advices from London, and the decline of the Spanish funds, there was, however, no change in our Consols. In tiguals and Austrian shares were flat. BRESLAU, OCT. 23.—A very brisk trade in corn, especially from Upper Silesia. Bargains were not only concluded in loco, but for delivery in the spring. Prices have not been influenced by the increased business, and remain steady at our last notices : Wheat, best quality, 96 to 99; Rye, 68 to 70; Bar ley, 56 to 58 ; Oats, 28 to 31. ODESSA, OCT. 4.—A great deal of business has been doing in the corn trade for the last five days. The sales amounted to nearly 23,000 chetwerts of Polish wheat, at 21 to 23r. ; rye 3,000 chetwerts, at 11/ to 12/. It can be attributed only to the want of ready cash that not more business was done, for there are 100 ships lying in the harbour ready to be freighted. This circumstance will certainly bring down the price of freights the 6th October. During the last two days we have sold nearly 60,000 chet:- werts or 150,000 stajas of wheat, at 20 to 25r. ; to day the holders ask 26r. This great stir in trade may be ascribed partly to the number of ships lying in the harbour ready to be laden, and partly to the more favourable advices from England, France, and Belgium. Sales are likewise made beforehand, in the expectation of orders from abroad, but if these should fail, there will be a still further reduction in the prices. If there were more ready money in the market, bargains would be made on less favourable terms to the buyers. BRUSSELS, OCT. 29.—The house of De Poorter has just stopped payment for the sum of 600,000 f. M. de Poorter is the inventor of the mechanical weaving loom, and has hitherto employed 400 work men in his manufactory ; he is a machinist. TIIE CHOLERA.—Letters from Moscow state that the cholera has broken out in that city; it is pur suing its devastating course along the Volga, and has already carried off 60,000 victims in Russia. Not withstanding all the means used, it seems impossible to stop its progress. The Government does not con sider it contagious. BERLIN, OCT. 27.—The Prince of Prussia has just published a letter, in which he states that the reports which have been so generally in circulation, that it is the intention of his Majesty the King of Hanover to form a re genc y, i n th e pros pect of his Majesty's lengthened absence, and that the Prince of Prussia has been requested to be Regent, are without foun dation. HAM:WIWI', OCT. 26.--IMPROVEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION.--The first proposition to be submitted to the Senators will be the improvement of the system of finance. To effect this a revising committee will be in the first instance appointed, which is to consist of three members of the Senate and of five burghers. The latter are to be chosen, one from each parish, and the senior is to return every two years. The budget of the current year, as well as the state expenditure of the former year, fire to be laid betore this Committee, as well as the statement of the funds destined for further objects. The Re vising Committee has the power to call on the Budget Committee to give both verbal and written explana tions. Proposed improvements in the city, which are provided for from the public money, must likewise be submitted to this Committee, if it exceeds a certain sum. The Report of the Revenue Committee shal in all cases be submitted to the Senate. —Hamburgh Papers. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Om 26. Bills. money. Austrian 5 per Cents •• • • • • • • • • lO6 Bank Shares .• .• •• • • .•••••• • • • • • •• 1600 Anglo-Russian Loan • • • •• • . 104% Russian 5 per Cent., Holub. Certificate. 101 Ditto Ist series Inscription. • 1013 i Ditto, ?lope and C0.,3d and 4th series• • 94 Ditto, in Certificate • • ........ • 94 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. 86% -- Ditto Stieglitz • . • . • • • B6 Spanish New 5 per Cent ll% 11 Ditto 3 per Cent .•••• • • .• 2231, 2.34 Anglo-PortugueseLoan, 216 per Cent• 2l Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 54 Ditto 3 per Colt. Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1644 — Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent National Bank Shares RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVE RPOOL , NOVEMBER 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been but a few trans* , tions in the share market to-day; it was, however, fin with an advance in prices. The following are the quot tions Eastern Counties, 15 3 4—Lancashire and Yorkshi , fifths, jq dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, New, 14 dis. —London and Nori Western, 148 1 / 2 —Ditto, Quarters, New, 5% p.—Manchest Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 10/. Preference, 3s. Od. c. dis. Midland Stock, 106—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 40—Ditto, N , Halves, 2 1 / 2 dis.—Ditto (Birmingham and Derby), 81 c. North Staffordshire, 1 dis.—North Union (A), 20016 Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 5% dis.—South-East( and Dover, 26%—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 21. 13s. 9d. c. —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B.), Extensi , No. 2, par. MANCHESTER, Nov. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Huddersfield a Manchester Railway and Canal (221. paid), 5 dis. ex int. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, dis.—Ditto, 321. Extension), 6%—Ditto, West Riding Union, 2%, c. dis. London and North-Western, 148—Ditto , Manchester a Birmingham, 57 1 / 4 —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshi Preference, 1 4 n. dis.—North British, Thirds, 1 / 2 di , North Staffordshire, 1 3-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dov 27 1 / 4 —Ditto, No. 4 2 11 . -16_ dis. LEEDS, NOVEMBER 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, 6 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 295. dis. —East and West Yorkshi 7 dis.—Great Northern, 5 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshi 321. Shares, 7 c. dis.—Bitto (West Riding Union), 57e. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 19 dis.—Leicester and Bedfo ss. dis.—North British, Thirds, I x, dis.—Ditto, Extensi. ss. dis.—North Staffordshire, 20s. dis.—North-Western,`- dis.—Sheffield and Rotherham, 30—York, Newcastle, Berwick Preference (guar. 6 per cent. till 1850), 10a. dis• Ditto, (New Berwicks), No. 2,7 s. 6d. n. p. EDINBURGH, OCTOBER 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Per New,l3 l / 2 —Ditto, Quarters, 43s.—Edinburgh and Glasg , 97 ex div.—Ditto, Halves, 12 1 4 ex div.—Edinburgh Northern, 17%—Ditto, New, Reg., 31s. 6d.—Ditto, Newf.( 5 1 44—Ditto ditto, New, Reg., 19s. 6d.—Great Northern, 4 6d.—North British, 234—Ditto, Quarters, 725. 6d. —Dig Thirds, Reg., 26s.—Scottish Central, 22 ex bonus. GLASGOW, OCTOBER 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 3. Ditto, New, 16s. 6d.—Clydesdale Junction, 491A —Dun and Perth, Quarters, 43s.—East Lothian Central, 20: Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), New, 7s.—Glasg Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 98—Ditto, 401. Shares, 38 1 / Glasgow and Greenock, Halves, B—Great Northern, 4 4 ' North British, 25.—Ditto, Thirds, 29s.—Ditto, New QL ters (Scrip), Bs.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. Purch. or Preference), Wt. PRESENCE OF MIND.—Some few months since noticed that the wife of a pensioner named Chadwi residing at Matlock Bath, had been the means of see' the life of a woman, who, through distress of mind, 1 attempted suicide by hanging; and it is a singular f that the same aged individual last week was provid tially the means of preserving from death the infant the woman who had made the rash attempt alluded The child, who was just old enough to run about, strayed into a neighbour's cottage, and there, UOI ceived, fallen head foremost into a deep narrow eart vessel, locally called a " closhen," which was half of water. It was luckily discovered by old Rh A , the point of suffocation, and rescued from its peril position, to all appearance inanimate, when Rhoda, i% her usual promptitude and presence of mind, insteae raising an alarm or running about to seek remedies, stantly applied such restorative means as common se and her own experience dictated, and restored the inl to consciousness before the mother was even made quainted with the accident. Rhoda Chadwick, who, a soldier's wife, was for many years exposed to vicissitudes, hardships, and dangers of the camp, march, and the battle-field, attained her 80th year Saturday, and during a residence of thirty years Matlock Bath, has been a most useful woman among middle and poorer classes' in cases of sickness or a' dent. We bear it is intended by Rhoda's neighbc to present her with some slight testimonial for havi in the evening of her life, promptly saved from destr tion two of her fellow-creatures.--Derbyshire Courier THE BOILER EXPLoSION NEAR ROCIIDALE.—rI inquest on the people destroyed by the explosion concluded on Thursday. The jury brought in a eer that " John Leach came by his death accidentally, f' the explosion of the steam-boiler, caused by an tin pressure of steam; that the safety-valve was defec in construction and neglected in condition; and tha' appeared the mercurial steam-gauge was plugged an iron plug, and, consequently, useless. The . 1 also expressed their opinion that Richard Booth, • engine -tender, was incompetent for his situation, that great blame was attached to those who envie: such incompetent persons. Similar verdicts were turned in all the other cases. MR. ALDERMAN WOOD AND T HE WARD OF COT WAlNERs.—There is a'report on the best authority t. the abovenamed gentleman contemplates resigni n g aldermanic gown to accept an appointment in the gilt the Court of Aldermen, viz., clerk to the magistrates Guildhall, in consequence of which, there are sevc persons named as his successor, viz.:—Mr. David SS mons; Mr. John Laurie, nephew to Sir Peter; Moore, of the firm of Groucock, Copestake, and M° Mr. H. L. Taylor, a member of the Court of Cone' Council; and Mr. Sheriff Hill. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SEVERE COLDS AND TX INJURIOUS EFFECTS READILY REMOVED BY IfoLLowAr's This fine Medicine will do more real service in three days lathe` of the most obstinate coughs and colds, even when seriously aff ec , the lungs, than any ot h er med i c i ne i n t h e un i verse; and where , , is much accumulatio n o f p hl egm i n th e res pi ra t or y orga ns, b) tl halls it is immediately carried oil through the bowels-00,, patient gets instantly relieved, and a radical cure is tusured little continuance in the same course. The asthmatic, or those ` fering from tightness of the c h es t o r diffi cu lty of breathing , try the virtue of this sur p r i s i ng reme d y. S o ld by a ll druggis t; ' at Professor tlelloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. E On the 7th ult. ' at Elsinore, the wife of 11. G. NuP er ' H. 13. M., Consul for Denmark, of a daughter. On the 25th ult., at Rochester, K en t, the lady of Kelaart, Army Medical Staff, of a son. On the 27th ult., at Claysmore, near Enfield, the lady t W. Bosanquet, Esq., of a son. On the 27th ult., at Acton, Mrs. H. Ingram, of a s °° :., On the 27th ult., at Peckham- rye, the lady H. Kearton, of a daughter. On the 28th ult., in Nottingham- place, the lady of klel Methold, Esq., of a daughter, still-born. On the 29th ult., at Fain - mad Lodge, High-beach, V S ' Mrs. George B. Berkeley, of a daughter. el a b On the 30th ult., at Upton , Thanet , the lady of B. AA- Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th ult., at Kempsey, near Worcester, the lady William T. White, Esq., of a eon. of Mr. G et,. , On the 21st ult., at Burford Rectory, Worcesters hire, t wife of the Rev. T. W. Toyer, o f a daughter. NO On the 28th ult., at Crewk erne , S omerse t s hire, the - 1 John James Tidcombe, Esq., of a daughter. On the 28th ult., at Calke Abbey, the lady of Sir Job ° Crewe, Bart., of a daughter. ------ RRI ED On the 30th ult., at St. Pancras New Church, Thom Francis Kendall, Esq., of Margaret -street, Cavendish-I°li to Sarah Jane, o n ly d aug ht er o f Th omas Kirk, Esq., °f 11 ford-street, Russell-square. DIED. On the 26th ult., at Jordanhill, Renfrewshire, ' Mrs. 5me1 11 .. , 1 On the 27th ult. John Brown, Esq., of Sudb ur y - House, Harrow, aged 82. On the 28th ult., John Henry Deffell, Esq., of I/Pr Harley-street, aged 70. Oa the 25th ult., Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson, 94 sculptor, of Bidborough-street, Burton-crescent. On the 29th ult., at Westmeston, Sussex, the Rev. Will ia " Courthope, aged 79, Rector of Westmeston. On the 29th ult., at Brighton, Miss Byng, eldest siste r the late G. Brag, Esq., M.P. MILITARYI i t e O na iV n T t.. I-4L en i ersirs. Lieutenant-General—Sir nel-Comm . andant Royal Engineers I • T. Dickens, °B iT U K A . C ji . H Y :, Col( , pswich. ,s i Major. Generals—St. Clair, K.H, ,T.P.a" °" - r KAI.; P. Ray, Bury St. Edmunds. • 3 d Fool Colonels—Charl es Mil ner, C apta i n half-paY Sir J. Burke, B ar t., l ate o f t h e 98t h F oot, Dublin . MacGra Majors—D ou glas, 61st Foot, Umballah; D• gor (Local), Stirling, North Britain. late o Captains—Kirby, 29th Foot, India; Nichola, v the 2d Veteran Battalion; Adair, 9sth -°°t half-paY s; St. George, Unattached; Craig, half-pay Royal Marine Dunbar, 98th Foot, Dinapore. rzarrYl Lieutenants--Rs9th Foot, Clonmel; - 1 " ,„„i.. 86th Foot, Bombay; Johnystone, Ist West India - 1 7; oi ment, Cape Coast; B. J. Smith, late of the Bth Ire'l is if.. Battalion; Waldie, half-pay 29th Foot; Newg' 2 ,„ r 'i s ter, pay 3I st Foot; Taafe, half-pay 60th Foot; Dlao-A'fie,,,-0- half-pay 81st Foot; Ilillas, half-pay 96th Foot, Lays ; water ; Sutton, half-pay Bth West India Reg ii r o o, Weir, half pay 2d Provincial Battalion of Militia ; ta g. half-pay Nova Scotia Fencible Infantry ; J°negiole pay Ist Light Dragoons King's German Legion ; De man, half-pay 2d Line Battalion German Leg ion ' Graffenried, half-pay Mouron's Regiment. tir ch ; Cornet and Ensigns—Young, 76th * Foot, Edinu — ' s k, Goldr l ot, Fortye, Canadian Riflc*Regiment, Niagara ; - 55th l' ° half-pay Bth Dragoons . L 1 lf ; awrence, ia -pay Windsor. A c o d j m u 3 t i a l i 7 s t — AR F lA a T lie l y ) , E l p la A l ß f- T T IN B T I ._ st Cotemi s6arr Coto' General '. m. Fernandes, half-pay, Belgium ; Assistant In D Fo ep ot u . ty ;ssary-Geueral Beverley, ' his home fro 1 on passage rtpnera the West Indies; Wickens, half paY• V MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Surgeon Second Class t , mondson, Hong-Hong D Purveyor Ireri ; eputy half-pay. i s on of Coxe, Chaplain—R ev . George Garr half-pay, Portsmouth. -------•!!!!..-."°. London : P r i n t e d an d P u blished by MURDO 112, No. 112, Strand, Printer at The Sn Office, ro.. o f Strand, in the P re cinct of the S a voy , in the cour lo7 Middlesex, Tuesday, November 2, 1847.