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

rbirb (non sulv OFFICE, Seven o'Ctock CITY, FIVE O'CLOCK. Adams Shrewsbury Bank has stopped payment. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—If your announcement of the stoppage of Messrs. Holdsworth, of Glasgow, refers to us, we beg to say the announcement is untrue. We are, Sir, your obedient servants, HENRY HOULDSWORTH AND SONS. Glasgow, November 1. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the bench at half-past one, and was occupied for a considerable time upon an appeal case, the details of which did not, however, possess any matter of public interest. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) LICENSING PUBLIC-HOUSES.-THE JUSTICES OF ESSEX. Mr. HUMFREY, Q.C., applied to the Court, on be half of a publican in Essex, to issue a mandamus, calling upon the justices of Essex, at quarter sessions assembled, to show cause why they refused to grant the person on whose behalf he applied a license. It appeared that the justices had refused his application and that he had carried an appeal to the quarter ses sions, the justices at which refused to entertain his application on the ground that he did not, in the terms of the Act George IV., c. 61, state that he was aggrieved by the act of the justices. It ap peared, however, that he did state, though not in the exact terms prescribed by the Act, that he had suf fered by their act.—Application acceded to. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) This being the first day of term, their Lordships, after breakfasting with the Lord Chancellor, came down in procession to Westminster Hall. The Lord Chief Baron, Baron Parke, Baron Alder son, and Baron Rolfe, took their seats on the bench about half-past one o'clock. (Sittings in Banco.) BBOMIELA.W AND BROWN V. SAUL AND OTHERS. In this case Mr. MARTIN moved for a rule nisi to enter a verdict for the plaintiff on the several issues, or to reduce the damages. The cause was tried before M-. Justice Wightman at Liverpool, and a verdict entered for the plaintiff for the sum of 4,6504 The declaration was an assumpsit, and stated the following facts :—lt appeared that a Mr. Scarisbrook, a gentleman of property in Lancashire, the owner of a colliery, and plaintiffs alleged that, in the year 1842, an agreement had been come to between them and the plaintiffs, and a third party, one Thomas Oldham, for a lease to them of this colliery. That contract was alleged to be contained in certain letters put in evi dence at the time of the trial. By that argreement the sum of SOO/. per annum was to be paid to Mr. Scarisbrook. The parties entered into possession in the year 1842, and erected a considerable quantity of machinery, for the purpose of working the colliery in question. The colliery was, how ever, worked only to a very small extent, and no rent whatever was paid. On the 13th of March, 1847, the plaintiffs and defendant entered into an 'agreement for a free conveyance of the plain tiff's undivided two-thirds interest in the property, and after the agreement they went to the attorney of Mr. Scarisbrook at Wigan, and upon the recommen dation of the plaintiffs asked him to execute a lease direct to them. The attorney stated that about 2,0001. was already due for rent, and until that sum was paid Mr. Scarisbrook could not execute the lease. The defendant [upon this paid a sum of 7001., and gave two acceptances of 7001. each for the balance, upon which Mr. Scarisbrook executed the lease, taking no notice of the former bargain. Mr. MARTIN now contended that the case ought to stand alone upon the letters which had passed between the parties, and that the verdict ought, therefore, to be entered for the defendants upon all the issues in which the production of the letters was concerned. The COURT suggested that, as several points of law were connected with the case, it would be better to make a special case of it. To this course Mr. MARTIN assented, and stated that he would speak to the other parties upon the subject. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, lii BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND :OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TITESDA.Y AND FIUDAT ZVEITING. LONDON. TUESDAY, NOVEDIBBE 2. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) ROGERS AND ANOTHER V. NOWELL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The declaration alleged that the defendants put a mark—v. 1.., a crown, and the name J. Rogers and Sons—upon penknives of an inferior description ma nufactured by them, for the purpose of falsely repre senting them as those of the plaintiffs, and that they were thereby hindered and deprived of disposing of a large number of knives. The Learned Counsel then submitted that it was shown at the trial, that, instead of losing by the act of the defend ants, the plaintiffs' business had greatly increased, and that the penknives in question were not at all inferior to those made by the plaintiffs. Then with regard to the summing up, the Learned Judge laid it down as a general principle, and as the only principle of law involved in the case, that no man had a right to sell his own goods under the false repre sentation that they were the goods of an other, and that such other person had a right of action against the party. Air. Chambers then stated that the mere false representation that the goods belonged to another party would not sustain an action, without an intention to defraud, and some proof being given that damage had resulted there from. The arguments of the Learned Counsel occupied the Court the whole afternoon, at the conclusion of which The CHIEF JUSTICE said it appeared to him that there was no ground to justify the Court in granting the rule. The action arose out of very ordinary cir cumstances, and he thought it would be a reproach to our law if the verdict was not sustainable. The real question was whether the law would protect a man from having goods sold as made by him, when in truth they were not made by him. He, therefore, with regard to all the points urged, viz., the summing up, the damages, and the arrest of judgment, was of opinion that nothing had been sustained by the learned counsel to entitle the court to grant the rule. The other judges concurred in the above opinion. Rule accordingly refused. The court did not adjourn until a quarter past five o'clock. CANALS. Names of i Dividend Names of w ei Dividend Price. per Price. Companies. per Companies. 2 Annum , Annum. ' ahtnfc Oldh 97'5/.55. p e 70 Monmouthsh 100 10/. Ashby-d-la-Z,113 41. - Mutgenrrysh 100 51. Barnsley •• • •1160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke-J0E:1 - - Neath •-• . • • 100 201. 340 Srltnk&Abrg [l5O 5/. 85 'Nottingham. 150 121. - 3romford.. • llOO 141. i - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley ,100! 41. - Regent's.... 33 11. 4s. lag bertw •• • • 1.100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54 Ellsmte&Chsll33, 41. 54 Shropshire .. 125 81. - E:e ash . • •1100' 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 N'orrh & Clyd 100 i 41. - Do.L kFd St 12 6/. p. c. - Granti.l unctn , 100, 61. 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 275 kirand Union 100 11. 10s. 2133 , Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - I Stourbridge.. 145 201. 305 14istr& Brkly; 00 - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. - arantham • . 1150! 121. - Severn and I 26 1L Bs. 30 Hu idersteld.' 57, - - Wye Rail. Kernit & Anil 39 7s. 6d. 5 UlTrnt & 50 301. - Lancaster ,47 11. 10s. - sey •• .. Leeds& Livrp 100' 341. 505 Tharns &Med 19 - Lei ;ester .. 140 10/. 75 Worcstr Sci 48 21. 41% Leicstr & Nthl fiS 41. 36 Birming. :Joughborogh,l42, 701. 530 'Wilts & Brks 67 U. 10 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. s. d. s. d. Albion ....... •••• • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17 34 Ditto Marine.. ••• • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 534 Atlas 130.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - British Commercial .. 73. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 2034 county ........ •• • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 eagle .. •• • . ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eng.& Scot. Law - European Life • • ••'534 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .•• • • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Glebe ..... .......... 61. per cent. Stock. Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45 imperial Fire ........ 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 imperial Lifts •• •• •• • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 - Law' I ife............ 11. 53. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Wridcn Fire .......• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Marine .•• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invild& Gen. Life 434 L per et. 50 0 0 20 0 234 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life.. • ...... 81. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Palladium Lila ...... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Phcenix ...... 31. p. et. & bs. - Prt tector Life.... •. •. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life........ 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rock Life 43. 50 0 010 0 434 Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. sun Fire ......... Dltte Life 11. 6s. Viztoria Life 4 0 0 - LIST OF SCOTTISEC COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 167 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 149 British Linen Company 81. par cent. - 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 160 National Bank ...... • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 1334 Union Bank of Scotland 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 0 87 Western Bank ••• • • - 50 0 0 72 Northof Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 6% Clydesdale Bank-- 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 12112 s Eastern Bank •• • • - 10 0 0 11/ Os Caledonian Bank - 210 0 41. 8s Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert.l - 5 0 0 63g City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 111.14 s Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd•• 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 834 North British Imlay 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 23 34 Caledonian Fire Insur lB/. per cent.; 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edinburgh Life Insur 6/. per cant. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin.& Ulan. Railway 11.10 s. per s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 47% Ditto, % Shares • - &lin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 - Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. - '3lasgw& Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. , 25 0 0 All paid. 18% Gisgw& C amkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Dundee Arbrothßall. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 qander.:LifeAssarrice.l 51. per cent.l 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 93( MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY;) ROBBERY.—Ann Simmons, Robert Simmons, and William Hickman, were placed at the bar, having been remanded, on a charge of stealing goods to a large amount, the property of Mr. Marshall, her em ployer, and the other prisoners with having received the same. Mr. Ballantine appeared for Hickman, and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution. The depositions of the witnesses who had already been examined, having been read over, Mr. Marshall was called, and in reply to Mr. Bal lantyne stated, that on the first occasion when he called at Mr. Hickman's he did not leave his name and address. On the Thursday morning he received all the information he required at Mr. Hickman's, upon giving his name and address. Thomas Jessom examined—Had been appointed a special constable on the .3rd of October. Went with Mr. Marshall to Simmons's, and went round the house. The prisoner said, whatever Mr. Marshall claims let him have. He found property which he (Mr. Marshall) claimed. Mr. M ars h a ll sa id he was in search of the hair trunk, and Mr. Simmons said he would show where it was. He th en went to Mi ss Si mmons ' s h ou se. Miss Sim mn' Was the sister of Mr. Simmons. Mr. Sim monsafent to the farm and brought out the hair tlonging to the trunk. This. trunk contained property be it into yard. prosecute r. Assisted in carrying N vaster. the as sent i lr. Mar s h a ll th e n took it to Lei• Mrs. Simmonsor again on the same dny, and was told by barn and fecth a chest to go to Miss Simmons's . Mr. M ars h a ll was present. He did as he was directed, and the chest produced was taken away by Mr. Marshall. The box weighed two hundred and three-querters. The straw was loose about it. Simmons did not say a word about the contents of the box. Mr. CLARKSON said that he might bring another be memr of the family of the unfortunate female into this matter, but as he had not received instructio n to shat effect he would not do so. That was all the eevi dence he proposed to adduce at present. Subse quently, however, the Learned Counsel called Mary Burton, the Laundress of Mr. Hickman, w h o stated that the female prisoner had slept at Mr. Hick man's the night before the discovery of the property. The female prisoner had access to Mr. Hickman's chambers. Mr. Ballantye said he trusted that the magis trate would accept the same amount of bail as had been already . received. His client, he was bound to admit, was still deeply attached to the unfortunate female prisoner, and he had been led into an indis cretion through that attachment, but under all cir cumstances be would leave the matter in the Magis trate's hands, merely stating th ere were present several witnesses as to the character of his client, who was a respectable merchant. Mr. BROUGHTON said as there was no objection 011 the part of the counsel for the prosecution, he would not object t o t a ki ng b a il f or Hi c kman. 1 The o further heari ng o f the case was then posponed till t -morrow week, and Jessom was bound over to appear then. DOCZES. - . Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . X s. d. 1 £ s. d. Commercial .•. sl. per cent. , Stock. la East and West India... \ 61. pr cent. I Stock. 120 East Country L widen • St. Katharine ........ 5 per cent. Stock. ' 80 3t. Katharine ........ Southampton • • • . • . • . 5 per cent. ' Stock. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1847. Dividend Name of Company. per t Annum. Australasia • • .• Brash is, orth American ! 51. per ,•!ent "_;ommerclal of London , 6/. per cent .. • • ....• • . 51. per cent _ _ Londn and Westminsti•: 61. per cent. London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. Metropolitan . Provincial of Ireland.. i 81. per cent. Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. Nat. Provncial of Eng. 6?. per cent. Ditto, New......... 5/. per cent. Union of Australia.... Gl. per cent. Union of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. Amount of Share. 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 from Sheffield, and, as the night was beautifully starlight, most of them enjoyed the walk very much. Several ladies were amongst the numbers 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 o f th e t unne l, 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, b u t it must b e l arge. — Manchester Cour i er. COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. SHEFFIELD, SATURDAY EYENING.—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 74., and the other at 10.15 were delayed at Masborough to make way for a quick p assenger tra i n, t h en d ue. 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 train had passed him, started his train from its h a l t i ng - p l ace i n th e s idi ng , intending to regain the main line, and proceed in the rear of the passenger train. Having got his train into rapid motion, the driver did the very thing he ought to have done before—he looked back for the 9.30 train, and to his consternation found it close upon him. It was too late to put hack, 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 s aw th e runawa y 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, and succeeded in stopping its career. Mean while the 9 :30 train, immediately after the collision, " shouldered" the seven waggons detached from the 10 15 train, drove them out of the way, and con 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 ; hut considerable damage was done to both the trains, and especially t o th e d etac h e d eng i ne . Had either of them been passenger trains, the consequence must have been t err ifi c. Th e next passenger train down wards wa s d e l aye d an h our an d a h a lf, till the line could be cl eare d . Th e con d uc t ors o f 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 d ea l t w i t h as th e b oar d o f 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 alancirespectable house of Pearson, SVilsone, and Co. in the Rio Janeiro trade, have after several private meetings, had a general 'meting of their creditors. The total amount of their liabilities here is GO,OOO/.-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 0,000/. or 3,0001., but these are not to he relied u p on , and it is feared that the house here will have to go into the Gazette. On the same day, Messrs. Cowans, Smith, and Co., commission agents, suspended payments. The liabilities are mentioned at 23,0001. of w hi c h nearly 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. RATHER URGENT.--The following is a copy o f a letter from a firm in London to a news-agent in a town not one hundred miles from Liverpool. It is characteristic of the times:—" Dear Sir,—For heaven's sake, send some cash. lam really at my wit's end for money, and if things do not mend, I shall not, I fear be able to send the papers. Yours.—For heaven's sake, do not (hap point me."—Liverpool Mail. STATE OF TRADE. MANCITESTER, OCTOBER 30.—Were we to attempt, it would he 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 he 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 2id. per lb. than when at the highest point, and the spinner and manufacturer consequently in a some what better positioa 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 determinable 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 0111 TRADE IN LEICESTER, AND THE GOVERNMENT MEASURE OE RELIEL—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 of 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, aro 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 Antique" (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 Dew Matres or Matrolur, which " throws a light upon one of the forms of worship prevailing in Roman London, and has been made the means of instituting successful i n q u i r y i nto the superstition of our ancestors, at the present moment lies neglected in an outhouse in the City stone-yard."— Builder. 44 T BOTTLE " IN FORT AUGUSTETS.—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 magazines, and a few days after the departure of the soldiery, the captain wont 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 lever, so connected with a valve on the top of the 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 foot-plate 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,: and are daily seen walking in the neighbourhood with cowl and sandalled shop, to the great astonishment of the rustics, FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, OCT. 30.—The editor of the Monitenr states filar, in giving the price of rye in the last repot, ftorn the 18th to the 25th of October, there was an error in saying it was 16f. 03c. per hectolitre. The price was only 14f. 60c. Thus there was a fall of 72e. upon the price of the preceding week. The determination of the Bank i 3 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 1831, 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, OCT. 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 151 to 1611. per inetzen; rye, of which there were very large amounts, a little lower than last market day. KoracisiauaG, 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 had 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 f, 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 M05C014.6.-.ST. PETERSBURGU, 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 Woronesch, 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 ICALvelin, 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.—BRUSSELS, OCT. 29. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .......... .... Rothschild's Loan, Fivo per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• .. Ditto Three per Cent .. . Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto Ditto, ditto,lB4o ..... 98% pitt0,ditt0,1842...................... 98% Ditto, • • ... 91 Ditto, 1836........................... .:. Ditto, 1838 ............ •. •.•. • . • .•.. 67 Ditto of the City, 1832 —.. 99 ' Ditto, 1843 ................ • . Bank ofßelgirun.• .. • . ~................ 8$ —Brussels Papers, 044. 30. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viziota, OCT. 216 5 per Cent. Metalliques .......... ........ 104% 4 per Cent. ditto • . • ..................... 93 8 per Cent. ditto ........................ _67. LOan ' 1834 .......................... 158;C Ditto, 1839 .......................... 121% Bank Shares ............. ...... .......1612 Esterhazy's Loan ........ ............. • RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .......... -. 152% Gloggnitz - ...... ......• 111 Vienna—Mllan ... ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 99 38 Leghorn .............. ••.• • • 84 Sienna .......... •• • • .... ••••••• • • • " • • 68 Grosetto • • •••••• • • • • • ••"• • ' • • "• • Oldenburg ••••••••• • • • • • • • • •• • Pesth Bridge .. • • .... • • • • • • • • • • • • " " •• Apenninen ..... ••.••••••••• • • • • • • . • . • • 94 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BaaLix, OoT. 28. Bills. Money. St•Schuld Soh., 3% perCenh. , •••••• • • • • • • 92% 92 Press. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent...... Foreign Exchangeo ... ........... • ... • • Exchange on London, Li Sterling, 3 Months 6 27% 6 27% HAM BURGH MA 0.4. IaIkIBURGII, OCT. 26.—CommEtamr., MovEmENTs. —Business on 'Change is very circumscribed; dis count 6 per cent. Nothing doing in the funds. Rail.; way shares were rather higher in the morning, but as there is no inclination to buy, they closed lower. BERLIN, OCT. 26.—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. Bar:H.4lu, 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 231 r. ; rye 3,000 chetwerts, at 111 to 121. 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. THE CllOLEßA.—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 regency, in the prospect of his Majesty's lengthened absence, and that the Prince of Prussia has been requested to be Regent, are without foun dation. HAMBURG'', 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, are to be laid before this Committee, as well as the statement of the funds destined for further objects. The Re- N ising Committee has the power to call on the Budget Committee to give both verbal and written explana '.ions. 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 shall in all cases be submitted to the Senate. —Hainburgh Papers. lIAMBURGH BORSENIIALLE, OCT, 26. Bills. Money. :ill:titan 5 per Cents • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • 106 Bank Shares • • •• • • ••••• • •• • •• • • 1600 Anglo-Russian Loan - • •• • ... •• • ..... 10434 Russian 5 per Cont., }lamb. Certificate. 101 Ditto Ist serieslnscription.. •••• • t• 1013( Ditto,tlope andCo.,3d and 4th series.. 94 Ditto, in Certificate• •• • .... • • .• .• 94 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...... 8639 -- Ditto Stieglitz ••• • .• .• ••••• • • • • 86 Spanish New 5 per Cent •• • • 11% 11 Ditto 3 per Cent 22% 223 Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent.. 21 Dutch Actual Debt, 23l per Cent.. • ... 84 Ditto 3 per Oent. ............ Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...... 81 National Bank Shares • • •• RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVE RPOOL, NOVEMBER 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Thero has been but a few transac tions in the share market to-day; it was, however, firm, with an advance in prices. The following are the quota tions : Eastern Counties, 15 3 / 4 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 3 / 4 dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 2% dis.—Leeds and Think, New, 14 dis.—London and North- Western, 148%—Ditto, Quarters, New, 5 3 / 4 p.—Manchester , Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, 3s. 9d. c. Midland Stock, 106—Ditto, 401. Shares, 40—Ditto, New Halves, 2 1 / 2 dis.—Ditto (Birmingham and Derby), 81 C. North Staffordshire, 1 dis.—North Union (A), 200 1 / 4 --• Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 5 3 / 4 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 26%—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 21. 13s. 9d. e. dis. —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B.), Extension, No. 2, par. MANCHESTER, Nor. 1. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (22/. paid), 5 dis. ex int.-- Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, % dis.—Ditto, 32/. (late Extension), 64—Ditto, West Riding Union, 2% c. London and North-Western, 148—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, 574—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 14 n. dis.—North British, Thirds, 1 / 2 North Staffordshire, 1 3-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dovet, 27/ I —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 Yorkshire, 7 dis.—Great Northern, 5 3 4 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 32/. Shares, 7 c. dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 575. 6d. dis.—Leeds and Think, 19 t 4, dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis.—North British, Thirds, 1 h dis.—Ditto, Extension, ss. dis.—North Staffordshire, 20s. dis.—North- Western, 4 3 / 4 dis.—Sheffield and Rotherham, 30—York, Newcastle, and Berwick Preference (guar. 6 per cent... till 1850), 103. dis.-"" Ditto, (New Berwicks), No. 2,7 s. 6d. n. p. EDINBURGH, OCTOBETt 30. STOCK EXCII-11(GE.—The isles are—Dundee and Perth. New,l3 1 / 2 —Ditto, Quarters, 43s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow. 97 ex div.—Ditto, Halves, 124 ex div.—Edinburgh and Northern, 178—Ditto, New, Reg., 31s. 6d.—Ditto, Newport, 5 i4—Ditto, ditto, New, Reg., 19s. 6d.—Great Northern, 425. 6d.—North British, 234—Ditto, Quarters, 725. 6d.—Ditto. Thirds, Reg., 26s.—Scottish Central, 22 1 / 2 ex bonus. GLASGOW, OcronEß 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 3 5-- Ditto, New, 16s. 6d.—Clydesdale Junction, 491,4_Duncles and Perth, Quarters, 438.—East Lothian Central, 205.—• Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), New, 7s.—Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 98—Ditto, 401. Sh ares , 38 1 4—* Glasgow and Greenock, Halves, B—Great Northern, 4 49 . - ' North British, 25.—Ditto, Thirds, 298.—Ditto, New Quar ters (Scrip), Bs.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. F'• Porch. or Preference), 81. PRESENCE OF MIND.—Some few months since We noticed that the wife of a pensioner named Chadwick, residing at Matlock Bath, had been the means of saving, the life of a woman, who, through di s t ress o f m i n d, had attempted suicide by hanging; and it is a singular fact that the same aged individual last week was providen tially the means of preserving from death the infant of the woman who had made the rash attempt alluded to. The child, who was just old enough to run about, ba d strayed into a neighbour's cottage, and there, unPe" ceived, fallen head foremost into a deep narrow earthen vessel, locally called a " dosh en ," w hi c h was h a lf fun of water. It was luckily discovered by old Rhoda AS the point of suffocation, and rescued from its perilous position, to all appearance inanimate, when Rhoda, with i her usual promptitude and presence of m i n d, instead.o raising an alarm or running about to seek remedies, 111 stantly applied such restorative means as common sense and her own experience dictated, and restored theinfAn6 to consciousness before the mother was even made 50. quainted with the accident. Rhoda Chadwick, who, as a soldier's wife, was for many years exposed to the vicissitudes, hardships, and dangers of the camp, th e ~ march, and the battle-field, attained her 80th year l a " Saturday, and during a residence of thirty years In Matlock Bath, has been a most useful woman among the middle and poorer classes in cases of sickness o r acci dent. We bear it is intended by Rhode's neighbours to present her with some slight testimonial for having, in the evening of her life, promptly saved from destruc tion two of her fellow-creatures.--Derbysh i re Courier. THE BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR RoraDALE.—The inquest on the people destroyed by the explosion w as concluded on Thursday. The jury brought i n a verd i ct that " John Leach came by his death accidentally, from the explosion of the steam-boiler, caused by an undue pressure of steam; that the safety-valve was defect'° in construction and neglected in condition; and that it appeared the mercurial steam-g auge was plugged w ith an iron plug', and, consequently, useless." The jell also expressed their opinion that Ri c h a rd Bootb, t h e i engine -tender, was incompetent f o r hi s situation, a n d that great blame was attached to those who such incompetent persons. Similar verdicts were re turned in all the other cases. MR. ALDERMAN WOOD AND THE WARD OE Co;' WAINERS.-There is a report on th e b es t authority 04 4; the abovenamed gentleman cont em pl a t es resignieg u n i aldermanic gown to accept an app o i n t men t in the g i ft the Court of Aldermen, viz., clerk to the magistrates at Guildhall, in consequence of w hi c h, there are severa l persons named as his successor, vi z . Mr. David $ 1 1,..' ° , mons; Mr. John Laurie, nephew t o Si r Peter; fi r. Moore, of the firm of Groucock, Copestake, an d Moore: Mr. H. L. Taylor, a member of the Court of Conlinc / ' Council; and Mr. Sheriff Hill. [ADVERTISEMENT.J—SEVERE COLDS AND Tos la INJURIOUS EFFECTS READILY REMOVED BY HOLLOWAY'S El l ' i !,,c; This fine Medicine will do more real service in th ree d ays in the lin-g of the most obstinate coughs and colds, even when seriously a ffe e c ere the lungs, than any other medicine in the un i verse; and wher ° t ` i t t l ege is much accumulation of phlegm in th e resp i ra t ory organs. Y.; to Pills it is immediately carried oft through the bowe, a patient gets instantly relieved, and a radical cure is iusure d little continuance in the same course. The asthmatic, or t hc's s teuld tering from tightness of the chest or difficulty of breathinf' ts a nd try the virtue of this surprising remedy . Sold by all dr u g ° at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, BIRTHS. On the 7th ult., at Elsinore, the wife of H. G. NuPer, Bsq• H. B. M., Consul for Denmark, of a daughter. Dr. On the 25th ult., at Rochester, Kent, the IsdY of Kelaart, Army Medical Staff, of a son. On the 27th ult., at Claysmore, near Enfield, the lady of t. W. Bosanquet, Est, of a son. On the 27th ult., at Acton, Mrs. H. Ingram, of a son. e On the 27th ult., at Peckham-rye, the lady of Mr. Georg H. Kearton, of a daughter. On the 28th ult., in Nottingham-place, the lady of ga l l Methold, F_sq., of a daughter, still-born. Mrs. nthe George 29 B. t h ul t.,at Berkeley, l' of i r mad daughter. Lode High-beach, Esse r ' s. On the 30th ult., at Upton, Thanet, the lady of B. gebe Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th ult., at Kempsey, near Worcester, the lady of William T. White, Esq., of a son. On the 21st ult., at urford Rectory, Worcestershire, the wife of the Rev. T. W. Toyer, of a daughter. On the 28th ult., at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, the wife of John James Tidcombe, Esq., of a daughter. hit EL On the 28th ult., at C a lk e Abb ey, t h e l a d y o f Sir Jo Crewe, Bart., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 30th ult., at St. P ancras N ew Church, Thomas Francis Kendall, Esq., of Margaret-street, Cavendish-squsre' to Sarah Jane, only daughter of Thomas Kirk, Esq., of kiiiild ford-street, Russell-square. _____--- DIED. On the 26th ult., at Jordanhill, Renfrewshire, Mrs. SmitPi; On the 27th ult., John Brown, Esq., of Sudbury-b" House, Harrow, aged 82. On the 28th ult., John Henry Deffell, Esq., of Upp er Harley-street, aged 70. O.i the 28th ult., Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson, EA" sculptor, of Bidborough-street, Burton-crescent. On the 29th ult., at WestrqesAon, Sussex, the Rev. Willis° Courthope, aged 79, Rector of Westmeston. On the 29th ult., at Brighton, Miss Byng, eldest sister the late G. Byng, Esq., M.P. Csf MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY , . Lieutenant-General—Sir S. T. Di c k ens, K.C.at Colo, nel-Commandant Royal Engineers, Ipswich. s ß — ay dh ß a rulreys Milner,St.dmu Captain n . Major- Generals—St. Clair, K.H. T. P. 01 °W " K. C II o . lone Sir J. Burke, Bart., late of the 98th Foot, Du L in ' sa root; Majors—Douglas, 61st Foot, Umballah; MacGre gor (Local), Stirling, North Britain. ta of Captains—Ki r by, 29 t h F oo t, I n di a; Nichols, Ls— „ the 2d Veteran Battalion; Adair, half-pay 25th .t St. George, Unattached; Craig, half-pay Royal Marin e Dunbar, 98th Foot, Dinapore. Lieutenants—R. J. Lloyd, 59th Foot, Clonmel; Barry, 86th Foot, Bombay; Johnstone, Ist West India Rego ment, Cape Coast; B. J. Smith, late of the Bth Vel,_ er i f.. Battalion; Waldie, half-pay 29th Foot; Nevin:lan, D a ter, pay 31st Foot; Taafe, half-pay 60th Foot; MaoA les o .. half-pay 81st Foot; 'Mho, half-pay 96th Foot, Barg`; water ; Sutton, half-pay Bth West India Regho Weir, half pay 2d Provincial Battalion of Militia ; 1 ",. ° if; half-pay Nova Scotia Fencible Infantry ; Jonea, 7 .l e , pay Ist Light Dragoons King's German Legion ; man, half-pay 2d Line Battalion German Legion ; Graffenried, half-pay Meuron's Regiment. dinburgh . G o ldris o lc t, Fortye, Canadian Rifl e R eg i men t, Niagara ; Cornet and Ensigns—Y oung , 76th Foot, E half-pay Sth Dragoons ; Lawrence, half-pay 55th Fn Windsor. Adjutant—Fahey, half-pay 81st Foot. _ COMMIL SARIAT DEPARTMENT. —Deputy Comroissarr General Fernandes, half-pay, Belgium ; Assi stant Cour missary-General Beverley, on his passage home frool the West Indies ; Deputy Assistant Commissary-Genert,' Wickens, half pay. . 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SUGAR.—To-day there was no further advance in the value of raw Sugar; but exports as well as the home trade were desirous of doing business, whilst on the part of merchants there was firmness, and they offered but a moderate quantity for sale. The purchases made in all kinds of West India, both by refiners and grocers, were upon a Lager scale, and privately amounted to 1,000 hhds and tierces, for which fully former rates were obtained. A public sale of 133 hhcls of Barbadoes went off with fair spirit at very full prices —fine yellow selling at 43s to 465, good 41s to 42s 6d, middling 38s 6d to 40s, and low 38s per cwt. The market for raw Suger closes with a firm appearance. MA CHITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius sugar of all kinds was in good request; and the parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 6,309 bags, 336 cask s , 3 bar rels, and 27 tierces, mostly found buyers at former rates; very dark brown went at 20s to 2Gs 6d; low and middlicg, 28s to 295; good, 29s 6d to 31s; fine, 32s to 33. ; low yellow, 33s 6d to 34s 6d; middling, 35s 6(1 to 36s 6d; good, 37s to 38s 6d; fine, 39s 6d to 425; washed and syrupy, 24s to 36s 6d per cwt. A part was taken in rather abov, the value. RILFINED.—To day the purchases made in refined good: were upon a large scale, but there was more desire shown to sell Standard Lumps at 52s 61 to 335, and brown grocery at 51: 6(1 to 52s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted by exporters at 235 6(1 to 29s 6d, but only a small quantity is to be obtained. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the purchases made in white Bengal Sugar were upon a more extended scale privately, as full rates were paid. At public sale 321 bags of yellow went up—good rather grainy selling at 41a 6(1, middling 38a to 404 6d, damp and washed 378 to 40s. In Madras there was a fair business done privately, but holders would not accept former rates. FOREIGN.—There was no public sale of any kind of Foreign Sugar; privately some purchases were made by exporters and the home trade, and the prices paid were fully equal to those of Tuesday last, and the quantity on offt , r is less than of late. MOLASSES.—TO-day the demand was limited for West India by private treaty, and 15s to 19s is the value of low to fine quality. Of Mauritius 328 casks 68 brls at public sale were all withdrawn. COFFEE.—This afternoon the quantity of Costa Rica Coffee submitted to public competition was large, and amounted to 7,908 bags ; there was a desire on the part of holders to sell ; the whole, however, was disposed of; in consequence of holders submitting to a reduction on former rat((s of 2s to 33 for the lower, and Is to 2s for middling and good kinds—ordinary went at 26s to 27A, good ordinary 27a 6tl to 29s 6(1, fine ordinary 30, to 325, fine and tine fine ordinary 33s to 38s 6d, low middling 483, good middling 55s 6,1, and da maged 21s to 31s 6(1. Plantation Ce) lon met with at tention, and 800 bags and 80 casks were all sold at rather high r a t es . _ ....C ,,r o e c , oA.—T o _d ay at public sale 460 bags Bahia were on, u, end all taken at 39s to 41, for fine bright red. of TTErAin._ida.r4ilv‘...re,reison y British Plantation is not s much in demtud, and 363 bags in part :mid at 38s to 418 per cwt. of black, and they morear firmness on the part of holders dutywore only The arrivals e rc offering a less quantity of all kinds for sat o. during the past week, b " u a t ls has been been public pa 4 id ,oo in o packages during time on 496,896 lbs. There attention the last few sale. Congou met with more was a h n a 4 ve low rates for days, and purchases to a fair e but holders are compelled to formeraceaetptsdit, all kinds—common only selling Sid to 9(1 per lb. The very low prices tatoovdrjtecote":ail '"11 green have caused the trade to direct t h e i r more for to all kinds . the value of low sound Twankayntn is Gd to 7tl, and llyson ordinary is to Is 2d per lb. 1 The stock yet shows an increase over that of 1845 ; but all kinds Are lower in price, and there is a greater importation. RICE.—To-day the market was abundantly supplied with East India Rice, and the quantity offered at public sale amounted to 9,884 bags ; holders were willing sellers, but, submitting to a further reduction in prices of 6d to Is, caused nearly the whole to find buyers; Ben gal, good white, but aather lroken, went at lls 6d to 123, good middling ditto Ils to lls Gd, middling ditto 10s Gd. FRUIT.—To day at public sale 142 pkgs damaged Patras Currants were only in part sold, butts 42s to 445, caroteels 42s to 455, brls 445; 3,080 drums Turkey Figs only partly found buyers at lower rates, drums 38s to 449, half ditto 50s; 835 pkgs Muscatel Raisins went at 40s to 46s for boxes in layers. The market for Fruit has a dull appearance. SPIRITS.—To-day Jamaica Rum met with attention, and brought very full rates. Sales to a fair extent were made, and 3s 6d to 4s 6d paid for fair to fine quality. The market for East India is in a dull state, and not more than is 6d can be obtained for proof with certi ficate. Leeward Island met with little attention, and is to be obtained at Is 8d proof. Demerara of quality sells more freely at 3s to 3s 3d per gallon. Hops.—There is no further reduction to notice in the value, and fine samples are in good demand, but inferior are little wanted and are in plentiful supply. Prices of all sorts are much under those that prevailed a month back. • SPICES. —To-day there was not much demand for Maiabar Peper, and 986 bags at public sale went at 20 to 2d for good half heavy brown ; 7 bags Pimento fetched 6d per lb. INDlGo.—Since the conclusion of the quarterly sales Of East India the market has presented a firmer appear. ante. All kinds have been in fair demand by exporters and the home trade, whilst the rates paid are 2d to 3d per lb higher, and there is but a moderate quantity on offer. SALTPETRE.—To-day Rough was purchased with caution by private treaty: and at public auction 1,19 q bags were only partly sold. British Refined is in good demand, and prices are firm at 32s 6d to 335. In Nitrate of Soda the operations are upon a more ex tended scale, and on the part of holders there is firmness. CocruzinaL.—Holders are not inclined to submit to any further decline, and refrained from offering any at public sale. Privately, there has been little passing; we quote Hondaras silver at 3s 9d to ss, and black 53 4d to $s 6d per lb. _ _ SAGO.—There is a better opinion entertained towards this article ; but at present no advance can be noticed in the value. Privately, however, several parcels have been sold—low to mid small Pearl at 155 to 18s, and good to fine 19s to 22s per cwt. Sago Flour is little wanted, but, as the supply is small, prices are supported. Ou,s.—The market for Cod Oil has a dull appearance, and prices continue to recede, sales having been made at 261 to 261103 per tun, and the supply is on the increase. The purchases made in Seal by exporters and the home trade have been trifling, whilst on the part of holders there is a desire to sell. Southern met with more attention, and as the supply is less plentiful prices. are firmer, whilst sales to a fair extent have been made by private treaty. Sperm met with little attention; holders are still willing sellers, and accept 801 to 831 for good and fine quality; the quantity on offer is more than sufficient for the wants of the trade. There are further arrivals of Oils, but the consumption continnes to be very satisfactory, whilst prices are under those current at this time in the past year. Palm is wanted by ex porters and the home trade, and full rates are obtained. Privately several parcels have been sold. For Cocoa Nut quotations rule high, but exporters and the home trade operated wi h caution by private treaty, and at public sale 30 tons of Cochin were only part sold at 65s to 65s 3d for fine quality: although Linseed Oil can be obtained upon further reduced terms, still the purchases made have been to limited extent only by the home trade, whilst few shipping orders were entered into: the supply continues on the increase, and the crushers are sellers at 28s 9d to 24s per cwt on the spot. For arrival there are sellers at 245, but few buyers are to be met with, Rapeseed is dull of sale, and cheaper, whilst the supply continues on the increase, there are sellers of pale at 36s 6d to 375, and brown at 35s 6d to 365, the sapply is on the increase and like so to continue. Olive con tinues to decline in value, whilst exporters and the home trade operate with caution. WooL.—Since this day week the demand for all de scriptions of Colonial has been limited at the quarterly sales, although holders have been willing to sell, ac cepted prices 3d to 6d per lb under those of the last auctions. The chief part of the wool passed the hammer has bean taken in and withdiawn. TALLOW.—There is no further decline to notice in the value of Russian on the spot, but the home trade has shown more disposition to perate. A good busi ness has been concluded by both soap-makers and chandlers, but the rates taken are 44s 6d to 45s for fine P. Y. Candle, and at which holders are desirous to sell. For deliveries up to the close of the year, there are sellers at 43s 6d to 445; and for spring months at 44s 6d to 45s but few buyers are to be met with. Home finds a free sale at 45s to 46s nett cash, but the supply is good, and there is a desire to sell at present rates. Other sorts have further de clined in value, but a fair amount of business has been concluded. At auction 150 boxes of South American were sold. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Windsor, the 30th day of October, 1847, present the Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council; this day the Right Honourable James Stephen was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and :took his place at the Board accordingly. [The following Order is substituted for the Order pub lished in the Gazette of the 26th instant.] At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 28th day of September, 1847. present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council; Wheareas her Majesty doth deem it expedient to appoint the town and port of Portland, in the district of Port Phillip, New South Wales, to be a free warehousing port fur the purposes of an Act, passed in the session of Parliament holden in the eighth and ninth years of her reign, in tituled "An Act to regulate the trade of the British possessions abroad:" Now, therefore, her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, and in pursuance of the authority committed to her by the said Act, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that the said town and port of Portland shall, from and after the first day of January one thousand eight hun dred and forty-eight, be a free warehousing port for the purposes of the said Act : And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, and the Right Honourable Earl Grey, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them respectively may appertain. WM. L. BATHURST. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Forfar. Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia —William Cruikshank, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lyell, resigned, Oct. 18, 1847. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. Joseph Clarkson, retailer of beer, Woolwich. BANKRUPTS. George Sandeman, ironmonger, York-street, South wark, to surrender Nov. 11, at two, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Fitch, Union-street, South wark. William Chappelow, jun., wholesale saddler, Jermyn. street, St James's, Nov. 10, at half-past one, and Dec. 18, at tvrb, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, offi cial assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Lawrance and Plows, Old Jewry-chambers, Old Jewry. Thomas Lands, boot maker, Edgeware-road, Nov. 9, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jury Chambers ; Lambert, Gray's Inn. Arthur Joseph Head, attorney, Hammersmith, Nov. 8, at two, and Dec. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman street, London ; Long, Old Broad-street, City. Joseph Henry Page, auctioneer, Pancras-lane, Lon don, Nov. 12, at twelve, and Dec. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man street; Holt, Chatham-place, Blackfriars. James Adams, surgeon, Ftnsbury-Nuare, Nov. 12, at hall-pa,t twelve, and Dec. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman street City; Mackrell, Lincoln's Inn-fi e ld s . , William Wilkins and John Everett Evans, woollen drapers, Trowbridge, Wilts, Nov. 19, at eleven, and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, offi cial assignee, Basinghall street ; Teague, Crown court, City. George Bennett, wine -merchant, Southampton, Nov. 12, at one, and Dec. 15, at eleven, at the Court of B4nk ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman -street-buildings, 1 London; Wheelock, Chancery-lane, London. Rowland Turner, tailor, Old Cavendish street, Mary lebone, Nov. 12, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 15, at one, at the:Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Brisinghall-street; Wood and Fraser, Dean -street, Soho. Morgan Lewis, linen-draper, Oxford -street, Nov. 10 and Dec. 14, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street. William Newson, merchant, St. Mary Axe, Nov. 10, at eleven, and Dec. 17, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Lawrence and Co., Gld Jewry-chambers. George Heath and George Dunn, drapers, Canterbury, Nov. 10, at two, and Dec. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, !official assignee, Aldermanbury; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside. John Henry Spicer, paper maker, Wandsworth, Nov. 10, at one, and Dec. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groen, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Tucker and Co., Sun chambers, Threadneedle-street. John Terry, ironmonger, Bath, Nov. 19, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 14, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acrarnan, official assignee, Bristol ; Physick, Bath ; Frankh am an d C o ., Basinghall-street, London. Edward Cowcher, apothecary, Bath, Nov. 12 and Dec. 14, at eleven, a t th e B r i s t o l District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Neate, Lincoln's-inn-field. Joseph William Gardener, teazle-merchant, Wotton under-Edge, Nov. 15 and Dec. 14, at eleven, at the Bris tol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Jones and Co., Crosby-square, London ; Timbrill and Merrick, 'Wilts. Charles Lowe Swaiuson and John Birchwood, manu facturers, Manchester, Nov. 12, and Dec. 10, at eleven, at the Manchester District C our t. F raser , official assignee, Manchester ; Worthington, Erle. and Berry, Manchester ; Fox, Finsbury-circus, London. John Wright, dy er , P en dl eton, Lancashire, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. You, official assignee, Manchester ; Walker. Southamp ton-street, Bloomsbury; John and Barratt Whitworth, Manchester. William Walker Cooke, hat manufacturer, Denton, Lancashire, Nov. 12 and Dec. 9, at eleven, at the Man chester Di s t r i ct Douro. Robson official assignee, ' Man icheater; Cl ar k e, G ray, and Woodcock,i Lincoln' Inn fields, Loudon; Brooks, Ashton-under-Lyne. John Robinson, worsted spinner, Bradford, Nov. 25 and Dec. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Nethersole, New Inn, London; Forster, Bradford; Messrs. Ifarle and Clarke, Leeds. Henry Wilders, brewers, Uttoxeter, Nov. 13, at twelve, and Dec. 14, at half-past twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham; Welby, Uttoxeter; James, Birmingham. DARING AND MURDEROUS ASSAULT. An assault. with intent to rob, was committed upon a workman on Saturday, which, from the ag gravated circumstances of the case, demands more than a mere notice. It will be recollected that, in the report of the destructive fire at Lancefield on Friday evening, it was stated that the warehouse of Messrs. Patrick Robertson and Co., were in con siderable danger. The workmen belonging to the firm who were on the spot, observing that the pro prietor was not present, deemed it expedient about one o'clock A.M. to dispatch one of their number to Mrs. Robertson's residence in Buccleuch-street, Garnett-hill, with an intimation of the nature of the fire. This was accordingly done, and the man, after delivering his message, returned to Main-street, an unfinished street leading from Argyle-street up to 13lyths wood-square. He had got about half- way down, and was at the open and unprotected part of the road, when three stout men, who had the appearance of carters, darted out from the side of the path, and col lared the unfortunate messenger, roughly demanding where he was going. Thinking they were but in jeet he told them where he had been, and entreated them to let him pass, but the only reply he re ceived was a blow which felled him to the ground. One of the ruffians then threw himself on the poor man, and the other two commenced to rifle his pockets. In their savage haste—for the man called out for assistance—they had apparently used a knife to tear open his clothes, as he felt a sharp w eapon grazing al ong hi s s ki n w hil e th ey were handling him very roughly. Dreadfully alarmed, the poor fellow natural:y thought they had a design to murder him, and contrived to get his clasp knife out of his pocket, which he opened, and by a desperate effort turned himself over, and stabbed in the groin the man who was holding him. The stab must have been a severe one, if it do not prove ultimately fatal, as the man immediately after re ceiving it fell back heavily. His comrades, seeing the condition he was in, stunk behind, and thus_ allowed the workman, who was in a terrible state of excitement, an opportunity of effecting his escape from them. Having found three policemen in Argyle street, he communicated to them the particulars of the attack, and they immediately proceeded to the spot, but the vagabonds had made good their retreat, carrying with them their wounded com panion. The clothes which the man had on, when attacked in this murderous manner, were in nume rous parts completely cut through, and a deep scar in his left arm, and three cuts on his breast, attest the ruthless nature of the assault which was made upon him. We sincerely trust that the miscreants will speedily be apprehended.—North British Mail of Monday. Prim Price.