The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-29 00:00:00

irsurtbrllttion SUN OFF.VdE, Seven o' Clock. LATEST PP.,icES OF SHARES, 31$ BANKS, At;SUIIANCE. AND ;OTHER CO3l - STOCK. From the Official List, rtnnagEr.D EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVE2g7::G. LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 ‘ ?WENT-STOCK n.ainr.P.,. Dividend I Arar at Waite of Company. P ex of Paid. Price. Annum. sh am aNtsirelasia .......... s. d. B. d. 11N O r th A merican 5 / 40 0 0 40 0 0 . per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ..aunmaintat Of London 41. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 143 we Westmeastr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2314 daff int-Stook 61. per cent . so 0 0 10 0 0 aletillid, tan 25 0 0 710 0 Prailbalal of Ireland— Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 I New... • • • 81. per cent 10 0 0 10 0 0 imationa% of Ireland .. 51. per cent 50 0 0 20 0 0 Sat Pr ovncial of Eng. 61. per cent 100 0 0 35 0 0 l 35 Dittco New.• ••••• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 • • rat 'of Australia.... 61. per cent 25 0 0 25 0 0 nlllll of L0nd0n..... , 61. per cent. 50 0 0 110 0 0 , C.A.274:11.8. Names of p: Divid en d Names of Dividend COalpaulee. per Price Companies. Ann perum. Price. v. Annum i Ithtn& Oldh 57 51.55. p c 70 Monmonthsh 100 101. - Ashby-d-la-Z "1131 41. •- 3intgemrysh 100 51. - narnsle7. •• • 160 121. 1 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke... 1001 - - Neath .... • • 100 201. 340 Srknk&Abrg, 150 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford..• 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 U. 40 Dudley . 100 41. - Regent's .•.. 33 11. 4s. 18% barb •• • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54 11C1L) , D:e&C ha 133 41. 54 Shropshire • • 125 81. - Zee .% ash . 100 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 101. 130 Sort h& C lydi 100 41. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - .GrandJu'actn;lool 6/. 80 Stffrd &Worc 140 281. 275 Grand Won, 100, 11. 10s. 2134 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh . ;172' 13%1. - Stourbridgw.. 145 201. 305 (Mr& Drkiy l loo - Strtfrd on AT 79 11. 10s. - 41rsatlutua l5O 191. - Severe and liuddersiteld. 57 - - Wye Rail. 26 11. Si. 3t) accUlt & A.via 39 7s. 6d. 5M Trnt & Mr-1 50 301. lialeaster .• • 47 11. 10s. - eey Iws4l&LlTrp 100 341. 505 Thorns &Med 19 - Leknatet • • 1140 101. 75 Worcstr &1 78 „ ",. ](tests &Nth, 83 41. 36 Birming. 4114 /Aug hboregh j 142, 70/. 530 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 10 1 - NSII2.&NCII C0D27:4LN7.i8: , e Dividend ' Amount . , r - 04.2. of Company. per of Paid. Price. •••-". Annum. Share. -161 '''''- - --+-....._ I. .E s. d. ) Z a. d. l a ntoit ,„ .......• •• • • 31.105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 111411anas Brit. and FOt. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - ' l w o Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cant, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - i , . - Commercial ••• 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 6% olawred.l{.Geri..l4Al 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20% X. 10e, 0 0 10 0 0 12e. 40 0 0 5 0 0 11 XB.Ol 006 ' '' '" ***** "• 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eng.,alkot.LlV•r •• •• 51. per ce nt. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Euregogat Lifa .• •• • • 5% per 'cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freelliiiree ••• ••• • - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 G10b.... -••••• • • • • • . 61 . Pe' c cent. Stook. - - Guellean •••••• - • • • • Vi. Ver cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45 1 Fire -- ••• • • • 6 I.'‘uad bonus, 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 Implitial Life ••-• • • . 128. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% unity Marine .• tu. eh. & bs. 100 0 0 1 513 I - UN Life ••• • • ••• ••• • . ' 11.85. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 ft/11nd General L' A - 50 0 0 20 0 a lelre ••• • • • .... 10s. 2.5 0 0 12 10 0 - UMW PIP •••• • • .. 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - .... •• • • ••• ... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - ed. Inters Gen.' ~ife 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 234 tional lop Fut d.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - tional WI.-- t al" 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - UM= L... - ......• - 1 - L Lille.- .. ent.Littit• - Esie Lire... . Rani EXchr mg , 5l. per cent. Stock. - - elm Ere.. • ........ - - - DM. Lt I e . 11. 6s. - - - illiCi3ria 1 ..ife - - 4 0 0 - .X$•1• OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Ralf ,e of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 4 ......._ £ I. d. 4 a. d Waal:. of Scotland - 100 0 0 167 11.45- i ,Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 149 Ezit ,tsti Linen Company 81. par cent. - 100 0 0 200 43 amercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 1603 q Na tional Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% tla ,on Bank of Scotland 7341. pr sent. - 50 0 0 87 W• stern Bank- -•• • • 81. per cent. - 50 0 0 72 2q4 rth of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 63‘ Q idesdale Bank.... • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 121128 A tatern Bank •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 111. Os C iledonlart Bank - 210 0 41. 84 I dinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 , 6% 4 .ity of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 1 111.148 1 4cottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per ce n t. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ' 11. 3s Ilerculeslnsurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 I 12 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd 5l. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 8 34 itl'-‘ , •th British Incur 5%1. pr cant. ;200 0 0 10 0 0 2334 - onian Fire Insur lBl. per cent.'loo 0 0 10 0 0 22% it•,..fla Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 t Glass. Railway 11.108. pers. '5O 0 0 50 0 0 473( 3, 4 Shares 7s. Gd. p. a. 12 10 0 AR paid. - Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 Ito 0 0 - • & Ayrshir Rail. 71. percent. 50 0 0 AU paid. - msg. i& Greenck Rath Cl. per cent. 25 0 0 AU paid. 18% ealsgw & C arnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Dundee z Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 AU paid. 39 Nandi : LifeAssarnce.l 51. per cent.l 50 0 0 210 0 9 ....-...--_____ 330CX5. Name of Company. IY.rldend Amount per of raid. annum. Share. 1 X s. d. £ m. d. Commercial •• •• •-..... 31. per cent. Stock. I -IV East and %rest TlV,ia... 61. pr cent. I Stock. East Country . 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 1 i London ••.• .. St.Kathstrlne .... •• .. S per cent. ' Stock. I SouthamPtov ••.. •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 .........---.... W.A.T E a -TiVO RZS. OW e of Company. Dividend per Amount of Paid. Share. Annum. Mgt mdon.. • ••• • • • Grand Junction .. • • .. ITataxt all west: 4iddlesex . . . , 51. 15s. prcnt. a;. W. 10s. Z a. d. too o 41 13 4 ' - 100 0 0 i -100 0 63 12 9 BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account (From this night's Gazette.) the Week , pursuant to the Act 7th raid Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for gliding on Saturday, tb.o 2341 day of October, 1847. I Baul DreazTKENT. Note ssued •• • • '21,id3,,445 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion 6,745,354 Silver bullion ••• • • • 1,120,091 "521,865,145 I ated the lAfts da7 of October, 4 21,965,445 M. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. 1547. oZPAZTIOLV T. Government securi- rev ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 10,899.707 Other securities •• • • 19,467,128 ( Notes • • ...... ••• • • • 1,547,270 Gold sad silver coin.. 447,246 66 I X 32,361,351 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1847. LNGE,--(THIS DAY.) Gibral' A r, horn • • Milan .. Venice .... Naples ...... • • Palermo, per oz Lisbon..... Oporto... Rio J 'metro Bahia .......... Buenos Ayres • New York, 21 dayesight Philadelphia PILIC 111 or - a CILtOI7, P7LE Foreign in bars...£3 17 9 Dollars .• • • 0 4 9hi " ..- - ortugal Gold Coin .. • 0 0 ISpaninli Doublfstas .. 0 0 0 fairer IR tars • • 0 4 11% 31 SO ..• 26 53 384 .734 BANKING D 1 Trope etore ctrpital— 14,553,000 Rest . .•••• • • • 3,514,434 rublic deroosits (In al udi nr„ Exchequer, Cons tv •Issioners of National Debt, Sav ing's-banks, and Di rt dend accounts) • . 4,7t16.;04 Other deposits ••• • • • 8 , 5 '40,609 &veil day and other NT,t)l3 in,361,351 pAted t 46 28u , dap of October, V)IJRSF, OF EXCHA Swir , rdana .. •. .. 12 13 DIU% at. ht .. 12 9 30 ttardatr 12 13 Antwerp. . .. •.. 26 „..• ilairlburah .. • . ..M.B. 1A„ 6 P ar i s , 3 days' sight. 2c 10 Litt., •••• • • • • •: 26 40 Marseilles • • • • ••• .. 26 50 itourdeaux.. ..... • • 26 60 irsakfort op m a i n , 126 Peterablirg'4, 3 Us—. • • Vienna. effee.fio ••• • • • Trieste, ditto. • • • Cadiz • .. • ...• 4 4371116...• •• • • •• 10 28 10 31 ARKE T INTELLIGENCE. clime. London New Price Current of Oct. 29.) 'S+" 'day there was lese activity in the Raw ?at keep ebiPl'ers as well as the home trade not Tin IT much unposed to operate; but prices remain was u ,L,121_1" asA)reviously quoted. A good business WhintiZt° in West India upon former terms, but at sanounte c tirs so re more inclined to sell. The sales 2.750 hhd a ta w la :t ro tting the quantity sold for the week with R1141 :4 last, i s I. iD.-TenemilY The rise in the value, compared la infl O-da g not more than 6d per cwt. end by the hemltradline ed goods were in excellent 10 its 6d, and stand ar d I' brown grocery lumps at 52s esatted Sugar is much wanted at per cwt. Bonded seder 28s 6d per cwt for first sort. cannot be obtained lSlAtißrrius.—This afternoon 111 • Slump was i er request, and 1,561 bags at anacttlitiontinwilen-t-l'a—t stead y 1 37 a to 38s, 1 fine yellow 39s 6d t o 43s s : —fine 35s to 365, low 33 s to 3, good Op Id, and syrupy 27s 6d to 37 a 6d per cw t.as washed 3 35 to IrOBEIGN.—To• day there was no public sale of Foreign aggsr, and the amount of business concluded pri vately . gee to a small extent only, but prices generally sup_ a ... 4 . A up- W"f iA 7 l , / ND/ A.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar did not sp e d with much attention, and 2 , 695 bags at auction Sold Cod to is under former rates, good stron g gra i ny Few went at 42; to 435 6d, middling 40$ to 41s, damp inabrd 36; to 31s, and low soft yellow 30s 6d to Irv= jot eft. 3Es.—The market is quiet for West India, but gee not inclined to accept lower rates, and ask -- tSODIA 19; for low to fine quality. The emand for 'Treacle has been limited, and 17; th to 18s e . iiiii• .., ' • Conn.—This afternoon at public sale 13 casks 119 ..," - • • Plantation Ceylon sold at easier rates; middling - •. • . at 50s to 52s 6d, fine fine ordinary 44s to 455, ordinary 423 to 43s 6d, good ordinary 38s to 41s 6d, triage 30s to 31s, mixed peas 42s to 435, damaged 26s II 0 40s ; 42 bags Singapore Java sold 6d to ls cheaper, sand went at 31a 6d for good ordinary yellowish ; 32 !lags La Guayra sold at 36s for fine ordinary coloury, 2s lower ; 268 bags Costa Rica went at is de .-vigood ord. dull coloury 30s, fine ord 31s 6 d to ;.., 32s Ed, Sup n. 0.-: 4• .• y 34s 6d; Mocha met with at lantioD.. •, .:. • '' . .es at auction were only in part sold alt s.i is t: fe... , I ; _—good middling yellow, clean gar invut itv . ,li to 585 6d, stained 56s to 57s sea 411 g 484 + ' .' Middling d ' I %! %:. wand yellow taken in at 1 1 - St LONDON, 565; Native Ceylon met 'With little attention, and good ordinary is only worth 32e to 32s 6d. For public sale 8,000 bags Porto Rico, x,OOO bags 67 casks Ceylon, loft bales Mocha, and 40 casks Jamaica are declared. COCOA.—British Plantation is net inuch required, but holders are willing sellers, and the rates taken this week are is 'under those that existed previously. At public ;.`. 6 .1e 149 barrels and bags of Trinidad were sold at 43s to 44s 6d for good middling and good dark red middling 42s 6d, good grey 42s 6d to 435, and damaged 26s to 30s ; one lot sound red 46s per cwt. For Foreign there are few buyers, and 35s to 39s is the value. TEL.—There is no more firmness shown by holders, and they have refrained from submitting any to public competition ; privately the quantity pressing for sale is not so large. No public auctions is at present declared to take place, and there is only one small arrival this week. There is no improvemement in the notice in the value of the Congou, but the town and country trade manifest rather more disposition to operate, and which is not to be wondered at when the low rates that prevail, the large consumption, combined with the losses mer chants are sustainining upon the importation, are taken into consideration. Purchases to a fair extent have been made. For Souchong there ire few buyert, although low and middling can be ols'cained at 8d to I Id, and good to fine 2s to 2s 2d, whilst Pouehong sells slowly at 4d to 7d. In Green the operations are rather larger than they were in the past week, but there is no improvement per ceptible in prices. RICE.—To-day thrsre was not much desire evinced to operate in East India Rice at the public sales which comprised 5,562 bags ; a part only sold at a fall on former rates of 64 to is per cwt. Ceylon good bold yellow pearl barl.ey went at lOs to lOs 6d, low white ditto lOs 6d toils, damaged 8s to 9s 6d, Bengal mid dling sound %vhite small grain Ils 6d to 12s, Bombay damaged whitto 9s 6d t o his, Madras pinky white bold grain was taken in at 12s, and Arracan cargo at 10s, which, is s'bove the value. McEF'.4—To-day Mace was not much in request, and 15 case'4 at auction were chiefly taken in—middling at 2s 10 , . 3 . to 3s, good middling 3s Id to 3s 2d ; 12 casks Ansr:oyna Cloves bought in, dull bold is ; 173 barrels Jaraaica Ginger sold 21 Is to 4l for low to good, and fine At 4110 s to 61 10s, which are lower rates. Russ, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There is yet a de sire on the part of the importers of Leeward Island Rum to realise, and they submitted to a further reduction in the value; still buyers have been cautious in their pro ceedings, and only a limited business has been trans acted. The sales amount to only 150 puns at is 8d to is 9d proof strength. Although Jamaica can be obtained at a reduction on previous rates of ld to 2d per gallon, still all kinds have been operated in with caution by shippers as well as the home trade. The total sales since this day week are only 140 puns—plain quality 33 to 35 per cent over proof at 3s 7d to 3s Bd, good 34 to 36 over 3s 9d to 3s 10d, and a small parcel of fine 36 per cent over proof 4s 6d. In East India there has been little passing, although Is 7d to is 8d would be accepted for proof without cer tificate. Demerara met with little attention, and the rates taken have been 3s to 33 4d for strong sorts. In Havannah there are no sales to report. With all sorts of Rum the market is well supplied, a further fall in the value its expected to take place, although the stock is not so large as it was at this time last year. The home deliveries are yet greater than they were in the past year, but for exportation they are still less, and prices are lower for all sorts than in 1846 at this time. Brandy has been operated in with much caution by shippers and the home trade, although holders are willing to submit to further reduced rates. There is a plentiful supply, espe cially of the old landed sorts. Geneva has been only in limited demand, and there is more desire to sell common export sort at 2s 8d to 2s 9d. and fine, fit for duty, 3s to 3s 4d per gallon. For British Corn Spirits and Gin the demand is active. eleven, and Dec, R, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, o ffi cial assi gnee , Coleman-street-buildings; Braikenridge, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn. Gabriel Gusterson, builder, Paradise-walk, Queen's road West, Chelsea, Nov. 4, at half-past two, and Dec. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Lawrance and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers. Henry Pannell Flashman, soda water manufacturer, Bute-street, Brompten, Nov. 12, at palf-past twelve, and at Dec. 9, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignae, Basingball-street ; Lewis, New Inn. Richard Burgess Scale, lodging-housekeeper, Leyton stone, Essex, Nov. 12, at twelve, and Dec. 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man -street-buildings. Shaw, Fish-street-hill. John Tupling, shoemaker, Cambridge, Nov. 11, and Dec. 8, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Ravens croft, Guildford-street, Russell-square; Cooper, Cam bridge. Jonas M'George, ironmonger, Wardour-street, Soho, NOT. 5, at eleven, and Dec. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street; Goren, South Molton-street. Franlois Dapouy, wine merchant, Cross-lane, St. Dunstan's-hill, London, Nov. 5, at eleven, and Dec. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Sangster, St. Swithin's lane% William Dowsing, oilman, Ipswich, Suffolk, Nov. 8, at half past one, and Dec. 10, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man -street; Kirk, Symond's Inn; Galsworthy, Ipswich. Edward Symeon Meyer and Thomas George Brown smith, fringe manufacturers, Bedford-street, Covent garden, Nov. 9, at half-past eleven, and Dec.lo, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers; Tipperts, Pancras-lane, London. John Wainwright, draper, Digbeth, Birmingham, Nov. 13, and Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Birmigham Dis trict Court. Whitmore, o ffi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester; Suckling, Birmingham. Benjamin Walton, japanner, Wolverhampton, Nov. 13, and Dec. 14, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Clark and Sparrow, Wolverhampton; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. _ _ _ Thomas Smith, cattle and sheep salesman, Swines head, Lincolnshire, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official as signee, Notitngham; Brown, Nottingham. William Willis, wool broker, Trowbridge, Nov. 12, and Dec. 13, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Monle and Co., Milksham. John Stockham, marble mason, Bristol, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol ; Jay, Sergeant's Inn ; Crosby, Bristol. Prince William Smith, currier, Bristol, Nov. 16 and Dec. 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Aera man, official assignee, Bristol; Dix, Bristol. Charles Wright, hatter, Durham, Nov. 5, and Dec. 17, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon 'Tyne; Maples, Pearse, and Co., Old Jewry ; Wright, Sunder land. George Prockter, Joseph Prockter, and Thomas Prockter, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester ; Abbott, Charlotte•street, Bed ford-square, London. John !Jones, coal dealer, Manchester, Nov. 11 and Dec. 3, at at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, Loudon; Pollard, Manchester. James Spence, merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 11 and 30, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cotterill, Throgmorton street, London; Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. Richard Baynes, flour dealer, Liverpool, Nov. 11 and 13, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court ; Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry Chambers ; Pemberton, Liverpool. CINNAMON.—The quarterly sales went off with more spirit than had been anticipated from the previous de pressed state of the market, rather more than one half having found buyers; for Ist sort there was scarcely any orders, and the few lots were sold at a decline of 3d to 6d per lb, really fine 2nd realised very nearly last sale's prices, but the middling and good qualities sold at a re duction of 2d to 4d per lb, 3rd sort and broken main tained previous rates. Since the sales a fair business has been concluded in Cinnamon, and the rates esta blished thereat are maintained for all kinds. HEMP.—The demand continues to be extremely limited for all sorts of Russian, and prices are on the decline, and the stock to accumulate. W001..--The market for all kinds is in an unfavour able state, supplies are on the increase, whilst prices are on the decline and much desire has been s ho w n by holders to realise. The public sales of Colonial have again attracted but small attendance of the trade. There has been little disposition shown to purchase any kind, although merchants have been willing sellers, and submitted to a reduction on the rates of the last public auctions of 3d to 4d per lb. SALTPETRE.—HoIders of Rough have confidence and refrained from submitting any to public competition this week. There has been more desire to purchase all kinds by private treaty, both for home consumption and exportation, and the rates paid are rather above those that prevailed previously. Calcutta refracti m6to 2 per cent. refraction selling at 29s to 30s,.and 12s to 8s per cent. 27s to 28s 6d. In British Refined several purchases have been made, and prices are firm at 32s Gd to 335. In Nitrate of Soda several purchases have been made at 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 150 boxes South American Tallow sold at 44s 6d to 46s 6d; 300 casks Australian 37s 6d to 435; 300 casks Taganrog 42s to 445, inferior 40s to 41s 9d, and which are easier rates; 134 cases of old P. Y. Candle taken in at 44s to 44s 3d per cwt. _ Ons:—This afternoon at public sale 67 casks of Palm Oil sold at 276 6d to 29s 6d for damaged. 30 tons of Cochin Cocoa Nut in part found buyers at 65s to 65s 3d for fine. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THI, EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 29, 1847. The Queen has been graciously pleased to'give orders for the appointment o f R ear -A dmiral Sir 'Thomas John Cochrane, Knt., Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; to be an Ordinary Member of the 11.1itary Division of the Second Class of Knights Com manders of the said Oreler4 WA-idiF - ICE, OCT. 29. 9th Light Dragoons--Lieutenant William Drysdale tl3 be Captain, by purchase, vice Deacon ) who retires ; Cornet Chandos Frederick Clifton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Drysdale ; Idmond Hunt, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Clifton. Oct. 29. 13th Light Dragoons—Liutenant Felton Frederick William Hervey to be Captain, by purchase, vice Ma docks, who retires ; Cornet Arthur Tremayne to be Lieutenant, by purchase ) vies Harvey ; Percy Shawe Smith, Gent. to be Corset, by purchase, vice Tremayne, Oct. 22. 14th Light Drag ons—Captain William Augustus Gaussen, from the 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Griffis, who exchanges, Oct. 29. Coldstream Resin:milt of Foot Guards—Brevet Major, Lieutenant, and. Uaptain Henry Daniell to be Captain and . I .lo' at.-Colonel, by purchase, vice Knox, who retire s ; Ensign and Lieutenant Charles Sedley Burdett to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Daniells; Charles Rodney Morgan, Gant. to be E ns i gn an d Li eu t enan t, by purchase, vi ce li ur d ett, O ct. 29. Ist Foot—Lieut. James Pollock Gore to be Captain, by purchase, vice'Green, whose promotion has been can celled, October 29. 9th Foot—Lieut. Ed w i n M orton, from htilf-pay of the regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Bennett, appointed Paymaster of 18th Foot, October 29. 18th Foot—Lieut. Francis Levett Bennett, from 9th Foot, to be Paymaster ) vine George Isaac Call, who re tires upon half-pay, October 29. 21st Foot--;tecond Lieut. Henry Sollers Gunning S. Knight to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Deare, deceased, June 3. 39th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Elmhirst Reader, from ',Alf-pay of the Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Patrick Flynn, who exchanges, Oct. 29. 44th Foot—Captain William Spring, from the 82d Foot, to be Captain, vice Philipps, who exchanges, Oct. 29. !,6th Foot—Ensign Francis William Fellows to be Lieutenant, without purchase, :vice Ramsay, appointed adjutant; William Cairncross, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fellows, Oct 29. 57th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Edmund Law, from the 69th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Brown, who ex change, Oct. 29. 59th Foot—Ensign Edwyn Francis Brydges Scuds more Stanhope to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Richard Jesse Lloyd, deceased, Oct. 15 ; Henry Kean, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Stanhope, Oct. 29. 69th Foot—Lieut. Edward John Balcomb Brown, from the 57th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice -Law, who exchanges, Oct. 29. 80th Foot—James Loftus Winniett Nunn, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hart, promoted in the 29th Foot, Oct. 29. 82d Foot—Captain John Allen Lloyd Philipps, from the 44th Foot, to be Captain, vice Spring, who ex changes; Lieut. Samuel Peters Jarvis, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice White, who exchanges, Oct. 29. vice Humphreys, ss is Thomas ant 89th Foot—Captain Charles Tindal Gri ffi s, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Gaussen, who exchanges, Oct. 29. I st West India Regiment—Ensign Henry Jones to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Johnstone, deceased, June 28; Ensign Stanley Douglas Stubbs to be Lieu , tenant, by purchase, vice Bridgeman, who . retires; Richard Philip Fletcher, Gent., to be ensign, by purchase,. vice Stubbs, Oct. 29; Courtenay Thomas klamtail, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Jones, Oct. 30. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Matthew White, from the 82d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Jar vis, who exchanAr, Oct. 29. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—. Second Lieutenant Windsor Henry Humphreys to be F ; ir e st har Li i e e ntemint, by purchase, vice Miller, who rtir b e y s purchases, Cli ff e, Gent. to be Second Lieutenan t, Oct. 29. — t A he ssis3t9s t il h t- Po s o r t g , e° t ll o j be sh A s TA f :r o t W il at O so sP n lT ß A ac L ot S , Surgeon to the Forces, Oct. 29. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Southampton. Lymington Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—Rowland Edward Cooper, Gent., to be Cornet, vice the Earl of BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. C ava n, resigned; Oct. 20. Thomas Prosser, timAberNKRUPTS. merchant, Worcester. B Joseph Mabbott, printer, Milton, Kent, to surrender Nov. 12, at eleveo, and Dec. 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings ; 'Wilkinson, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. Joseph gill, jun,, _builder, Southaraptc;D, N —QT. 10, accident. Two trains—the one coming from Hano ver, and the other from Cologne—ran against each other, before it was possible for the conductors to stop the engines, and to avert the danger of their being dashed to pieces; one of the engines and several of the carriages were crushed, and 32 of the passen gers were wounded, some of them most seriously ; 14 of them were carried to the inn at Minden. Judicial proceedings have been commenced against the con ductor. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Biussau, OCT. 24. Actual Debt, 23% 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, lB4o ••• Ditto,ditto,lB 42 • • . Ditto, 1844... • •• • ... 9035 Ditto, 1838 • • .. • • • • •• Ditto of the City, 1832 , 9936 Ditto, 1843 . • • • • • • • • • •........... 95 1 4 Bank of Belgium• • .... .................. 82% —Brussels Papers, Oct. 24. DUTCH FUNDS.—AsurrnaDAM, OCT. 26. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 234 per Cent•.......... 5336 54 Ditto, 3 per Cent • • •. 6434 65 Ditto, 4 per Cent.. • • 83x 83% Amort Syndic, 4 per Cent Commercial Company, 43% par Cent East India Loan, 4 per Cent Exchange on London, at sight Two months... ...... 12 07 On Hamburgh, at sight Two months••. On Paris . • 56 75 Tw0m0ntb5............... 66 25 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Basraw, OCT. 6. Bills. Money. St.Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent • • 92% Prase. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent. ••• • • Foreign Exchanges • • • • • • • ....... ... — Exchange on London, Li Sterling, 3 Months 6 27% 6 27% LIGHTS ON THE COAST OF SCOTLAND. INACCURACIES IN CERTAIN CHARTS. Northern Light-office, Edinburgh, Oct. 20, 1847. Sir,—l am directed by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses to state, for the information of the committee of Lloyd's, that haring recently had their attention directed to an error in the description of a light on one of the published charts of the coasts of Scotland, they have been induced to institute an examination, so far as concerns the northern light houses, of the various charts in their possession, and I am directed to submit to the consideration of Lloyd's the following errors which have been noticed : TRINITY HOUSE CRART, 1845. I.—ln a chart published by 11. r. R. H. Laurie, Fleet-street, London, dated Ist January, 1845, and bearing to be a corrected edition of a Chart of Light houses rand Lights, and published by order of the Corporation of the Trinity House, the following in accuracies have been noticed 1. Little Ross Light is characterised as a " re volving," instead of a flashing light. 2. The important Light of Skerryvore is charac terised as "intermitting" instead of "revolving" This mistake is the more to be regretted, as the adjoining Light of Barrahead is "intermittent," and any con founding of the two Lights might be productive of serious consequences. 3. Buchanness Light is characterised as " intermit tent" while it should be "flashing." 4. There is a note at the top of the Chart bearing that at Sumburghhead there is a fixed Light, but as a stranger might suppose that the asterisk which marks the note was intended to indicate the position of the Light, the note should have added to it the proper bearing and distance of the Lighthouse from Star point Light, or the longitude and latitude of Sum burghhead. CHANDLER'S CHART, 1832. ll.—ln Chandler's Chart of the North-east Coast, published by Norie and Son, No. 157, Leadenhall street, Ist July, 1832, of Tarbetness, which should be described as "intermittent," it is said that it " revolves and appears like a star for 2f minutes, then disappears for the space of half a minute, its total revolution being three minutes." _ _ MURDO DOWNIE'S CHART, 1836. lII.—In the Chart of the East Coast of Scotland, pre pared by Murdo Downie, and improved by Hepburn, published by Norie, Ist January, 1825, and corrected to 1836, Tarbetness is shortly described as " showing a revolving light." These two errors are also much to be regretted, as the light on Covesea Skerries recently exhibited by this Board, and immediately adjoining to Tarbetness, is a revolving light, and if mariners bound westward were to imagine the revolving light of Covesea to be on Tarbetness, and to take their course aceordingly, they must inevitably be stranded in Spey Bay. In the last-mentioned Chart Buchanness is described as " revolving" instead of " flashing." BLACKFORD CHART. [No date.] IV.—ln the Chart of the West Coast and Islands, prepared and published by Blackford, 116, Minories, Barrahead, in place of being called " intermittent," is described as " revolving," and this being the true character of the adjoining Light of Skerryvore, it might lead to the same result as the error in the first mentioned Chart. NORTE'S CHART, 1834. V.—ln the Chart of Hebrides and the Lewis, pub lished by Norrie in 1832, and corrected in 1834 ; Barrahead being the light adjoining Skerryvore, on the West is again described as " revolving ;" and Rhinns of Islay, the Light adjoining Skerryvore on the East, is described as " revolving," instead of "flashing ;" so that this Chart would indicate three adjoining Lights as all possessing the same character of " revolving." Vl.—ln some of these Charts there are also errors, which may perhaps be more properly called defects, such as characterising the Bell Rock, and the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man, merely as " revolving" without noticing their alternate character of "bright and red lights." The Commissioners are not prepared to offer any suggestion as to how these inaccuracies are now to be remedied, but as the subject is one of vital im portance to the trade of the country, and as the ex istence of the errors has come to the knowledge of the Commissioners, they consider that they would not be justified in delaying to submit the same to Lloyd's, who have so deep an interest in the subject. ALEX. CUNINGHAM, Secretary. W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. cause of their stoppage. Their assets are estimated to yield 70 per cent. It is believed that no one in London will sustain any serious loss. From Lisbon we have information of the failure of Messrs. Joseph Vanzeller and Sons, caused by the stoppage of Mr. F. J. Vanzeller, of London, which took place on the 7th instant. The liabilities in this case are not large. At Oporto Messrs. Cockburn, Greig, and Co. have suspended, also in consequence of the previous suspension of their London correspon dents. At Amsterdam the rate of discount is 4 per cent., and for loans 5i per cent. The exportation of gold was expected to continue. The Giraffe steamer, which arrived from Rotterdam this morning, has brought gold to the amount of about 28,000/. A meeting of the creditors of Fry, Griffiths, and Co., the colonial brokers, whose failure took place on the 29th ult., was held to-day. The chair was taken by a Mr. Chambers, and a statement, prepared by Quilter and Co., the accountants, was submitted for consideration. The assets amount to 19,2311., while the total loss from bad and doubtful debts is put down at 61,681/. ; yet this concern, but for the re cent pressure, would doubtless still have gone on for months. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge, and SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—GREENOCK, OCT. 27.—An accident of a very distressing character happened to-day, on the Greenock Railway, to Mr. Ross, the well-known and justly appreciated superintendent of the line. A special train was dispatched from Greenock at hall past eleven o'clock A. 31 , having in it Mr. Turner, the legal agent for the line; and Mr. Ross, as was his usual cus tom, accompanied the train, taking his place on the engine. When the train reached the Port Glasgow station Mr. Ross was in the act of stepping down from the engine upon the platform, when his foot slipped, owing to which he fell on the platform, and his legs having unfortunately got entangled between it and the engine, the motion of which had not bees fully stopped, he sustatred severe injuries in both limbs, the left leg being separated below the knee, and the right foot shockingly lacerated. The wounds were imme diately bound up by the men at the station till a surgeon came, when Mr. Ross was speedily conveyed, per rail way, to his own house at Greenock. Amputation of both limbs, we understand, has been found necessary. We cannot too earnestly caution passengers against leaving the carriages before the train is completely stopped, by which they are exposed to great danger. This unhappy accident is an illustration of the neces sity of the caution which we now give.—North British Mail. BIRMINGHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—The Rev. Sid ney Gedge, M.A., preacher at the Magdalene Asylum, Birmingham, will succeed to the Head Mastership of King Edward's Free Grammar School in that town, the appointment having been rendered vacant by the pre ferment of the Rev. James Prince Lee, M.A., to the bishopric of Manchester. a Bench of Magistrates.) Yesterday, a lad of the name of Denny was, in the course of the day, convicted of an assault upon a little girl of nine years of age. He was not defended by counsel. The case having been clearly proved against him, as has already been stated, he was found Guilty. The Learned JUDGE in powerful language reproved the defendant, and sentenced him to six months' im prisonment. Some time after his removal from the dock a woman entered the court, and, addressing the Learned Judge, said that she was the mother of Denny, who, although she had paid the money for it, had not been defended by counsel. The Learned JUDGE inquired who the counsel was, and the name of the person she had given the money to ? The woman said she was standing about in the hall attached to the court, waiting for the trial of her son to be called on. Whilst there, a man, who said his name was Flanaghan, and that he was a clerk to a counsel, or that he was a lawyer, came up, and having ascertained the nature of her business there, said that she should have Mr. Horry as counsel for her son ' • that gentleman was at the Old Bailey (the Central Criminal Court), and if she would give him the fee he would run and fetch him. She gave him four half crowns, and agreed to pay him half-a-crown a week until the sum of 11. 2s. 6d. had been made up ; the man also made her " stand " a pint of half and-half. The man went away, and presently a gen tleman came with hire, and, having gone into a room, again came out with a wig and gown on. Of course she supposed this was Mr. Horry, and that when her son's case came on, he would appear as his counsel. No such thing, however, for her son was tried, con victed, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, without any advocate appearing on his behalf. She now wanted to know what she should do to get back her money. The Learned JUDGE said, that if the woman's story were true, there could be no doubt but that an in dictment would lie for false pretences. However, he hoped that she would speak to Mr. Horry about the matter, and ascertain whether this person of whom she had spoken as having received the money, was his clerk, or who and what he was, and how it was that he had dared to do this act. If he then found that her account was fully borne out, he would take care that the proper steps should be adopted so as to bring him to proper punishment. Mr MELLER, of the bar, wished to call the atten tion of the Learned Judge to the fact that 10s. 6d. was only half the proper fee. The Learned JUDGE—Yes ; the respectability and the position of the bar make it necessary that that position and respectability should be maintained. But what did this poor ignorant woman know about either the customary fees of counsel or the regular mode of a counsel's practice ? She did not know whether the fee was 10s. 6d. or 11. is. Here, however, was a man who, representing himself as the clerk to a barrister, had taken 10s. 6d. from this poor woman, for which sum and the subsequent arrangement a learned counsel was to defend her sun. No learned counsel had appeared in the case, but the money had been drawn from the mother. Now, all he could say in the outset was, that if this man was really clerk to a barrister, he ought not to remain in that position for one moment longer; but, if he was not, then he ought at once to be made the subject of an indict ment for obtaining money under false pretences. These poor people had as much parental feeling towards their offspring as those who were in a much higher station in the world, and their feelings and their anxieties for the release of their children from any dif ficulty in which they might chance to be placed, were as warm and as vigorous as those of any other class. But they were in a comparative state of ignorance, and therefore were the more easily made the dupes and the prey of designing men. Their condition, under these circumstances, demanded that they should have a degree of protection thrown around them as a guard against these impositions. That was not re quired by persons in a better sphere of life. This matter he saw would be made public enough, as it ought to be made; and as this accusation had been made in the public court, there could be no doubt but that it would meet with a public contradiction, if the facts were not true, by Mr. Horry, so far as he was concerned, at all events. Mr. MELLER said, that it was highly necessary, with a view to the honour and dignity of the bar, that any of these frauds should be exposed. There was a system carried on which in such cases as those where the liberty as well as the character of an indi vidual were concerned, amounted to absolute wicked ness. If the Court were to take up this matter so far as to lead to an abolition of the system, it was im possible to say what extent of good would be accom plished, not merely as respected the public, but of the bar itself. The Learned JUDGE then said, that with reference to the necessity of employment of attorneys for pri soners where they were to be defended by counsel, he did not see the existence of any such necessity. He had often seen instances where a judge had di rected, in the case of a poor person, that a learned counsel should be engaged without any intervention of an attorney, and really he scarcely knew an in stance where, in the case of a prisoner, there was any absolute occasion for an attorney to be retained on his behalf. Of course, in the cases of the superior courts, or for a prosecution, an attor ne y was re q uired. Here, h o wever, it was a very different t hin g . With regard to the present case, he entertained no doubt but that Mr. Horry would make an early statement in answer to the accusation respecting Flanaghan. George Holmes, Charles Hardy, and George Tekell were indicted for having committed an assault upon a person of the name of Thomas E. Evershed. Mr. O'Brien conducted the case for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the defendants. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant Holmes occupies a house to which the prosecutor lays claim in the character of landlord, in Pheenix street, Spitalfields, and having, on the 16th of August last, put a broker in possession for an arrear of rent, the defendant Holmes denied the right and title of the prosecutor, and said he should replevy. On the 21st of this month the prosecutor, with his son, the broker West, and his man, proceeded to the premises, and there they found the three defendants, of whom the first named is a gun maker, the second his journeyman, and the third his apprentice. On their entering the room wherein the defendants were, Holmes, seizing a gun-barrel, at once struck the prosecutor across the shoulder with such violence as to fell him to the ground. Hardy, when he was on the floor, struck him a severe blow upon the hand with a chisel, or some such instrument, which cut it to the bone. Holmes also struck the son of the prosecutor across the forehead with a gun barrel, the effect of which was, that upon his appearing subsequently at the Worship-street Police - court, the magistrate had desired him at once to go 'to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. This blow knocked him down. When he got up again Hardy struck him with another gun-barrel, or gun stock, which led to the same result. The defendant Tekell was in the room, and when he had once more got up, Tekell, with another gun-barrel, beat him about the body. They then endeavoured to effect their escape from the house, but found that the door had been fastened. A dog, too, bad been let loose, which fixed itself upon the leg of the broker's man, who, in the course of his examination on the present occasion, said that he had considered himself to have been in a most unpleasant position. Eventually, after a general scuffle, the prosecutor and his party effected their escape, and for some time both the pro secutor and his son were suffering severely, and even now the hand of the former was in a bandage. On behalf of the defence, it was urged that the prosecutor had no title to the premises, and therefore, even supposing the defendant Holmes had been the first to commence the scuffle, still he would have been justified. But the truth was, that as soon as the prosecutor had entered the room, he had himself collared Holmes, and thereby com menced the a scuffle. There was also some most disgusting language said to have been used on the occasion. The fact of the prosecutor having been the first to use this language, and to be the first to comm it an assault, was deposed t o by th e broker, West, who was called for that purpose on the part of the defence. He admitted, however, on cross examination, that he had gone up to the police-court in support of the prosecutor's case, but was not exa mined, and that he now appeared in support of that of the defendants. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS . CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The re-action in the English Funds has eontiqued to-day, an d C onso l s , after opening at the closing price three-quarters p er cen t. The first quotation for of yesterday, have left off at a decline of money was 828, and, after considerable fluctuations, during which they did not go above that price, they closed at 82* buyers. For the account Consols began at 838, and left off at 828 to The failures at Manchester, and the subsequent announcement of the stoppage of two provincial banks, coupled with rumours that Parliament would meet early in November, in consequence of the unsatisfactory state of Ireland, were the causes of the decline. In the Stock-Exchange money was easier to-day than it has been for some time past. Out of doors there was no alteration. The stoppage of two country banks was made known this morning, the Salisbury, and the Shaftes bury and Hindon. The Salisbury Bank was carried on by Messrs. Brodie, who are also engaged in busi ness as publishers. It was established in 1811, and was a bank of circulation, its fixed issues of notes being 23,335/. The amount of deposits held is stated at about 70,0001. Overdrawn accounts and advances upon inconvertible property, are said to have been the: causes of this event. It is, however, not sup posed that the final liquidation will prove very dis astrous. The Shaftesbury and Hindon Bank was established in 1834, and was also a bank of issue, its fixed amount being 9,813/. One of the partners in the Salisbury Bank was likewise the senior part ner in this concern, the firm being Brodie and King. Messrs. Williams and Co. were the London agents of both. Letters from St. Petersburgh mention the failure of C. Rive and Co. The amount of their liabilities is not stated, but the:lowest estimate formed by those who are acquainted with the business of the firm ranges from 150,000/. to 200,0001. They were gene ral merchants, and their transactions were large with this country, and also with France and Spain. The return of bills drawn on Messrs. ROUgerRODt, Bro thers, and Co., is said to have been the immediate PIUDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1847. The Learned JUDGE, in leaving the case to the jury, told them the question of title was not one which they were called upon to try; the point for their con sideration would be the matter of assault. The jury retired to consider their verdict, but, after an absence of some hours were sent for, when The foreman said there was no chance of their agreeing ; there were seven one way and five another. There was not the least probability of their coming to a verdict. The Learned JUDGE said that that being so, and as they had been consulting for some hours, he would discharge them without their coming to any verdict in the case. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending October 26, 1847, is 21s. Bd. per cwt. DUTCH AND BELGIAN MAILS. STATES GENERAL. REPLY TO THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. THE HAGUE, OCT. 26.—fn the sitting of the Second Chamber of the States-General, this day, the address in reply to the speech from the Throne, being the order of the day, came under discussion. The following is the proposed addresses : " Sire,-1. The representatives of the Netherlands nation appreciate with a profound sense of gratitude the favour of Divine Providence, which has permitted your Majesty, after having recovered from a severe illness, to appear personally in the midst of us, and to open the present legislative Session. We heartily pray that it may please the Almighty to prolong the days of your Majesty and to preserve your health. "2. We have learned with satisfaction that the Netherlands continue to maintain a good understand ing with the other powers, and we are confident that this good understanding will always be accompanied by a reepeet for our rights and the rigorous observ ance of treaties, " 3. We rejoice to learn that the public tranquillity has not been disturbed in our ultra marine possessions. May the new legislation which has been introduced into the East Indies, and the new legislative arrange ments which have been prepared for the West Indies, consolidate the tranquillity and augment the pros perity of our colonies—a prosperity which is of the highest interest to the whole nation. 4. The exchange of paper money of the Bank of Surinam for specie, it an operation for which the necessity has been acknowledged for several years, and we anticipate the happiest results from the re establishment of specie in this colony. " 5. In continuing to give just grounds for satis faction, the, forces by sea and land respond to the ex pectations of the nation, which has long appreciated their zeal in the severe accomplishment of their duty. "6. The extention to be given to the corps of the Marshalsea will be satisfactory to the generally expressed and often-repeated wish of the nation; and we expect the moment with pleasure when it shall please your Majesty to judge it necessary to call upon us to assist in putting this important affair into execution. " 7. We rejoice to learn that the state of public instruction, of the arts and sciences, as well as that of commerce, navigation, and other branches of trade, is in general favourable. " 8. We might have expected from the religious sentiments of the Netherlands nation that they would have replied to the call from the Throne to unite in a day of thanksgiving to Divine Providence for the blessings of an abundant harvest, after two unfavour able years. " 9. We must likewise thank Providence that not withstanding the rise of the waters, our country has been preserved from devastation. " 10. We have learnt with the liveliest interest that the financial state of the country is favourable. We look for any overtures that may be made on the subject in the hope that during the present session some proposition may be made for a reduction of a part of the debt, which will consolidate the public credit. We shall be happy if by a change in the system of imposts we may be able to ameliorate the condition of the middling classes. " 11. We rejoice to learn that your Majesty is engaged upon the execution of public works of utility in several parts of your kingdom. We see, with your Majesty, that these works will give employment to a great number of hands ; and we cannot too greatly encourage any project which is calculated to open new sources of subsistence to the people. " 12. Convinced of the necessity of divers legis lative measures, we learn with satisfaction that va rious projects of law will be laid before us in the course of the present session, and we will examine them with the most scrupulous care. " 13. In a preceding discourse your Majesty had also stated that you were convinced of the necessity of making modifications in the fundamental law, and that you would prove this by giving a proposal to the States-General. " We relied implicitly upon the accomplishment of this royal promise, and we have joyfully received the communication that your Majesty has arrived at the conviction that there is a necessity to modify some of the dispositions of the fundamental law. "We are assured that your Majesty will not fear to introduce into our institutions those changes which experience points out as the truest amelioration in the administration of public business. " Full of gratitude for the communication which has been made to us, we wait with confidence for the proposition of all the ameliorations which may most effectually secure the weal of the Netherlands, the object which your Majesty, as well as the States- General, has constantly in view. " Your Majesty cherishes the hope that the States- General will be able, by means of a calm and delibe rate examination, to bring to a favourable issue the important work of a revision of the fundamental law. The States. General, Sire, will justify this hope. " 14. We are persuaded that the Dutch nation, united, will continue to seek for its true liberty in the love of order, and the respect for authority and the law. " 15. May the Most High bless the efforts of your Majesty and the States-General for securing the weal of the nation." _ _ After a lengthened discussion on some of the para graphs, the debate was adjourned.—Dutch Papers, Oct. 27. HAMBURG'', OCT. 22.—THE MONEY We are happy to be able to continue to say, that the last failures in London have not in the least affected us. Money is more plentiful, though not under 6 per cent. We continue to send a great deal of gold and specie to London. Though our arrivals of corn are small it cannot maintain its price, and continues to fall gradually.—Hamburgh Papers, Oct. 22. MINDEN, OcT. 17.—Tne Cologne Railway be tween this city and Hanover and which was opened only a few days ago, was this day the scene of A sad POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A young man named James Russell, who formerly lived as a porter at Mr. Clark's, a draper in the Blackfriars-road, was charged with uttering a forged request for the delivery of a piece of silk value 371., with intent to defraud Messrs. Thompson, wholesale mercers, 27, Wood-street. Thomas Brewin, a warehouseman, stated that the prisoner came in on Wednesday afternoon, and pre sented a note, purporting to be written by Mr. Clark, of 62, Blackfriars-road, requesting a piece of black silk according to pattern to be sent by the bearer. He suspected it was a trick, because Mr. Clark would not require so much as sixty yards of one pattern at the same time, nor was the order in his usual hand writing ; and he knew Mr. Clark either came and selected his goods or purchased of their travellers. He asked the prisoner who gave him that note ? He replied, a stranger at the top of the street, who spoke to him while he was looking in at the music-shop, and was to meet him there again in a quarter of an hour. He immediately called in a policeman and gave him into custody. Skews, City policeman, 141, stated that he searched the prisoner, and found an order in the same hand writing for some cloth, according to pattern, ad dressed to Messrs. Cash and Ledyard, woollen drapers in Wood-street. Mr. Alderman MusGitovE asked what was the value of the cloth sought to be obtained by this forged order ? The witness said about 45 yards, at 6s. 6d. a yard. Prisoner gave his address in Maiden-lane, King's Cross. He went there, and, finding the pri soner's wife had been confined only a week, he thought it prudent to make as light of it as he could, told her her husband had got into a little trouble, and came away. Mr. Clark, of the Blackfriars-road, proved that both the orders were forged. He knew the prisoner well. He hired him as a porter about eight years ago, and he remained with him about a year and a half. He then went away for a time, but he returned and remained with him till last March, when witness discharged him, he being detected in cutting a piece of doeskin under suspicious circumstances. Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE asked if he was in the habit of sending the prisoner for goods with such orders ? Mr. Clark said he was not, but the prisoner knew with what houses he dealt by being sent with returned goods. Mr. Alderman MusmitovE asked if he knew the writing on the forged orders? Mr. Clark said he believed they were written by the prisoner's wife. The policeman said, the prisoner lived at a chand ler's shop, and purchased a sheet of paper on Wed nesday morning. He had bought another sheet of the same quire, to show that the two orders corre sponded with it in quality and colour. Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE asked the prisoner if he wished to say anything respecting this charge ? The prisoner replied, " I am guilty. I am quite satisfied to undefgo the punishment attached to this crime." Mr. Alderman MusGßovE said he should send him for trial on that charge. The prisoner was then charged with uttering a forged request, purporting to be written by Mr. Col lins, of York-place, Kennington-road, for two sable muffs, whereby he had defrauded Mr. Berncastel, a furrier in Great Dover-street, of goods, value 81. 10s. It appeared that the prisoner had lived at Mr. Bern castel's as an errand lad some years ago, and thus became acquainted with his customers. About a fortnight ago the prisoner presented the forged order. Mr. Berncastel remarked, "I have seen you before." 'The prisoner replied, " Yes, I used to live with you, but I am now at Mr. Collins's." Mr. Berncastel asked how long he had been there, for he had never seen him there. The prisoner replied he had lived at Mr. Collins's for nine months past, and he had often seen Mr. Berncastel there. This lulled Mr. Bern castel's doubts, and he sent the goods. The prisoner said his master wanted them for a customer named Ward. _ _ _ Mr. Collins proved the order was forged, but re marked that about a week before this transaction a woman, in an advanced stage of pregnancy, called to inquire, as she said, by the direction of Mrs. Ward, a neighbour and customer, what the price of a good sable muff would be, and he told her about 2/. 10s. up to 61. He knew nothing of the prisoner. The officer said he had confessed he had pledged the two muffs, and had told him where, but he had not had an opportunity of requiring the attendance of the pawnbroker. Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE said the prisoner was a large dealer in his way, and perhaps some other cases would transpire if time were given. He remanded the prisoner till the next day. W ORSHIP-STREET. Thomas Williams, the proprietor and driver of a Hackney omnibus, appeared to answer a complaint preferred against him by Mr. Joshua Wilson, an el derly gentleman residing at Homerton. The complainant stated, that at ten o'clock in the morning of the 17th instant, having some 'pressing business to transact which required his attendance in town, he got into the defendant's omnibus at Homer ton, which proceeded at a fair average pace until it reached Hackney, when it came to a sudden stop and remained there for upwards of twenty minutes. Wit ness and the rest of the passengers repeatedly remon strated with the conductor, who in the first instance took no notice of the complaints, but ultimately ex pressed his determination to stop there until a full half-hour had expired. Feeling incensed at such a wanton waste of time, witness attempted to make his way out, but was forcibly prevented by the conductor, who thrust his hand off the handle, and deliberately fastened the door with a strap, so as effectually to pre clude his egress. Witness repeatedly struck the man's knuckles with his umbrella, but the handle of it flew off, and, finding such means ineffectual to procure his liberation, he at length pulled out a penknife, with which, at the instigation of his fellow-passen gers, he cut the strap, and attempted to descend, but was again prevented by the conductor, who placed both his hands against the panel of the door and held it fast. Witness at the same time he brought his whole weight to bear against the door on the inside, but whilst doing so the conductor then suddenly let go the door, and he was precipitated head foremost into the road, his body, hat, and umbrella falling in three different directions. The only notice the con ductor took of his violent descent was by a loud burst of laughter, and upon recovering from the shock he had sustained, which was fortunately unat tended by any serious personal injury, he took the number of the vehicle, and completed his journey by another conveyance. When called upon for his defence, the defendant acknowledged that he might have stopped longer than he was authorised to do by the Act, but said that was in consequence of the severe rivalry he had to contend against upon that road, and disavowed altogether any participation in the alleged misconduct of his conductor. Mr. ARNOLD said that a most unwarrantable out rage had been committed, and had the conductor been brought before him to answer for his share in the transaction, he should have visited him with the severest punishment it was in his power to inflict ; but as the defendant himself did not appear to , have taken any part in the actual violence, he could only convict him of loitering upon his journey, and for that he should inflict upon him a penalty of 20s. and the costs, or one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction in default. The fine was immediately paid, and the defendant discharged. THAMES'. Yesterday Alexander Green, a wretched looking man, aged 34, was charged with feloniously wound ing John Miller, a labourer. The prosecutor, a young man , stated that he lived at 22, Star•street , Commerciel•road, and was a dock labourer. On Wednesday morning, shortly befor e one o'clock, he was on his way home with another man , and saw the prisoner , who lived at 8, Star-street, lying across the pavement close to Ir's own door, with part of his body m the passage. He was no t aware whether his companion touched 02e prisoner or not; but he immediately got up and ran ai.:er them, and threw a stone at them. They leCt the street and pro ceeded to the public-horse close by. On coming back to Star-street, the prisoner ran atter th em again without hat or shoes, a ccom p an i e d by his wh o had w o had only her nightclothes on. Th e - prisoner struck at him with a large bamboo ca ne , an d hit the wall. The bamboo was split by the force of the blow, and witness took up a piece and made a blow at the prir soner. They struck at each other and closed, and the prisoner then dropped his stick, took a clasp knife out of his pocket and opened it, and made a stab at his breast. He felt the blc I triek"ng down his body immediately, and called out" Murder, murder ! good God he has stabbed me !" The prisoner made a second attempt to stab him, but he caught the knife in his hand, which was severely cu t The prisoner then attempted to stab the young man who was in his company, but he evaded the blow. He was quite sure the prisoner had a knife, for he heard the click of it when it was opened, and also saw it in the pri soner's hand. The prosecutor admitted that he had been committed for trial from that court for a violent assault on the police, and was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. John Spence said he lived in Star-street. He was awoke by a disturbance near his dwelling on Wednes day morning, and upon looking out of window saw the prosecutor and another man dreadfully:ill-using the prisoner with pieces of a bamboo cane. Miller struck the prisoner a great many blows about the head and body. All at once he heard Miller call out " Mur der," and say he was stabbed. Prisoner repeatedly tried to get away from his assailants. Another witness also spoke to the brutal treatment of the prisoner by Miller and his companion. Thomas Sanson, police-constable No. 86 K, was informed a young man was stabbed, and went to the spot and took the prisoner into custody, when he de clared that he had no knife, and had not stabbed Mil ler ; adding, at the same time, " I wish I had had a knife, I would have run it through him." Henry Haywood, 401 K, was also called upon to interfere. There was a mob of thirty or forty per sons about the prosecutor, who was bleeding at the breast. He took hold of the prisoner, who throw something on the ground. It sounded like a knife, and a woman, whom he could not overtake, picked it up and ran away with it. A man in the crowd said to the woman, as she was running away, ".Don't you make off with that knife." The prisoner said he had no knife, and had lost his own in the docks three days ago. Mr. Daniel Ross, surgeon, of High-street, Shad well, stated that he was called upon to attend Miller in the station-house, and found him bleeding profusely' from a wound on the breast half an inch in depth, and of the same width, over the fifth rib, which had pene trated to the bone. There was a cut on the prosecu tor's shirt, corresponding with the wound, which he had no doubt was inflicted with a knife or other sharp instrument. A splinter of a bamboo cane could not have inflicted such a wound. If the knife had been struck a little more to the left, it would have entered the prosecutor's heart and killed him. The wound was a dangerous one. He also found an incised wound on the prosecutor's right hand, an inch in depth and an inch in width. He had examined the prisoner by the direction of the Court. There was a. contused wound over the left eye, some scratches on the face, and an abrasion of the skin on the lower part of his person. The prisoner, in defence, said he was wantonly kicked by the prosecutor, that an oyster shell was thrown at him, and that he was severely beaten. He used a piece of bamboo cane in his own defence, but did not use a knife. Mr. YARDLEY said, the wounds could not have been inflicted with a bamboo cane, and had no doubt the prisoner used a knife and stabbed the prosecutor. lis had as little doubt the prisoner received a considerable amount of provocation, and that he was first assaulted ; but the use of the knife could not be justified except under the most aggravated circumstances. The pri soner in this case took the knife from his pocket, opened it, and deliberately stabbed the prosecutor. Ile could not say the provocation was sufficient to jus tify the prisoner drawing his knife upon a man, and he should commit him for trial for the felony. SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION. At Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale, on Wednesday, there was a very considerable improvement in shares. We note a few of the quotations:— Northern and Southern Connecting £o 6 6 Manchester and Southampton 0 8 0 Itl adrid and Valencia Taw Vale Extension and Dock .. London and Blackwall, No. 1 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 0 17 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 2 18 0 North Staffordshire Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 6 18 0 Paris and Lyons 3 1 0 Sambre and Meuse Eastern Counties, York Extension ..... Eastern Counties South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 5 0 Royston and Hitchin Lond., Brighton, & South Coast: South Wales ... 5 1 0 Newmarket and Chesterford... 9 0 0 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are- Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 16 co-Grest Northern, 5% dis.-Great Western, 10% c. 17 4 Shares, 1 ,-4 p.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths , par-Lon don and North-Western, 151 c.-Ditto, Quarters, 12 p. -- Ditto, New Quarters, 6 c.-Ditto (Manchester and Ifirming ham„6o% c.-Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 314 p. ditto (C), 3 p. c.--Midland Stock, 108% c.-Dittk, ) 4 .-• Shares, 40% c.-Ditto, Halves, 2 % dis. - Nor th Br. itisiinci 25 1 / 2 c.-North Staffordshire, % dis.-Shrewsbur 4,5. Birmingham (B), 1% 8 dis.-Shrewsbury- an d Chester, IA• uth -Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 5 1 % dis.-S Eastern and Dover, 271/2-Ditto, Consolidated , No. 3, 6 dis. -Ditto, No. 4, 21 dis. -York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Ex tensions, No. 1,2% p.-Ditto , G . N. E.'Purchase (guar. 6 per cent. till 1850), 1 %, p. c.-Dutch Rhenish, 4 V2 1 dis. MANCHESTER, OcTOBER 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Dublin and Drog heda, 28 dis.- Ditto, Thirds, 9 1 / 2 dis.-Eastern Counties,.ls33 -East Lancashire, New Quarters, 1 7-16 dis.-East Lin colnshire, 1 dis.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 12 Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal ( 9 2/. paid)' 4 3 / 4 dis.-Ditto, Thirds, 1% dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, l/ c. dis.-Ditto, 32/. (late Extension), 6 1 A, dio."; Ditto ( West Riding Union), 23i c. dis.-London and North-Western, 148 1 /2 -Ditto (Manchester and 13irr1iag ham) Quarters (B), 3 1 / 4 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, Quarters, No`. 1, % dis.-Ditto, Preference, %, din]t -Manchester and Southampton, 1:!4 dis.-North Steffa shire, 15-16 dis.-North Union (A ), 200-South-Elate and Dover, 2714-Ditto, Ns. 3,5% dis.-Ditto, No. 2 9-16 dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwic k, Extendsion ' ' No. 2, % p. EE, OCTOBER 28. STOCK EXCITANGE LDS .-The sales are-East Lancashire, 64. c. dis.-Ditto, New, 6% dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 315 ' a dis. -Great Northern. 5/. 16s. 3d. dis.-Lancasbiro an Yorkshire, Fifths, ss. dis.-Ditto (West Riding Union), 3 dis. -Leeds and Think, 18% it. dis.-Ditto, New, 14 1 / 4 " n • Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis.-Malton an(LDriffield tion, 3/. 19s. 4d. dis.-North British, Thirds, 9s. n. Ditto, Quarters, 17s. 6d. n. dis.-Ditto, Extension, ss. dis. North Staffordshire, 4 n. dis.-North- Western, 4 York, Newcastle, and Berwick (late Newcastle and Ber wick), 27 1 / 2 -Ditto (New Berwicks), No. 2, par. HULL, OCTOBER 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The market has been dull to-17 and prices much lower. The sales a re-Ambergates, 1 7 , 0- 6d.-North Staffordshire, 10s. dis.-North-Western, 215* dis.-North British, Extension, 43. dis.-Hull and Halves, 48-Shropshire Union, 30s. dis.-West Union, 535. dis. NEW CASTLE-UN/IN-TYNE, OCTOBER 28. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The sales are-Caledonian, New, 2 % -Great Northern, 5% dis.-Newc,qstle and Carlisle, par North British, Thirds, par-North 6,: - affordshire, Par - ,:\ °r Newcastle, and Berwick, Preference (6. N. E. i p.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 2 p. EDINURGII, OCTOBER 27. Selby, STOCK EXCILINGE.-The sales are-Dundee and Quarters, 495.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 13% div.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, Reg' , 1 5 z 5 „ . g ." : Edinburgh and Northern, 16%-Ditto, Newport, A r aP t, 17s. 6d.-Great Northern, 58s. 6d.-North British, ‘‘),, Ditto, Quarters, 945. 6d.--Ditto, New Quarters (scrip) , ",,.. 3d.-Ditto, Thirds, Reg., 435.-Scottish Central, 24 ex boll"' Perth; A GOOD APPETITE.—A Havre journal has th E : following almost incredible sto r y: —At the last fair a Yvetot two persons, one of them of sickly appear entered an inn, and ordered a dinner, consisting of A." cy mu tton-chops, a large turkey, 12 Neufchatel chee ses, pots of cider, and a 61b. loaf. The servant of the iralf thinking that so substantial a meal was for 12 persotrz 4 consequently prepared the table for the reception of 1: guests; but her surprise was great to see the two js il" . duals enter at the appointed time, unaccompanied by any one, and Cie surprise increased to perfect astonishme_ when the sickly-looking in t ,..n said that the dinner was 1"_ him alone ! At the same mo.inent he sat himsel f down at the table, and in the course a a short time suc ceedeE! in swallowing all the immense mass of food which bac; been prepared. He had laid a wage; w ith the otbea man to eat this formidable dinner, the stake being_ sheep. When the glutton had won his wag er, he cooly to be offered the astounded loser to make a simi lar bet, decided in two hours; but the latter.refused.---Gelir. nuni's Messenger. Ono hundred and sixty-four shipowners and ca' tains of Havre have addressed a petition to the Minister of Finance, praying that a clause may be inserted in the conditions for the supply of about 38,000 tons of coal, which are to be contracted for by the post-office, to the effect that the coal shall be conveyed to its destination s in French vessels. [ADVERTISEIuENT.]—THE BILE INFALLIBLY CVO!, By HoLLewAr's rius.—Many who suffer from bile are unconseld"; of it; they complain of sick lies' da , .lu s, a derangement and 81 , 4'2; at the stomach, loss of appetite, lownes of spirits, want of cur"' feet, hand, and face swedings, and know not that' these 03 1 "P„,: w n ° t lead to a dropsy. Holloway's Pills will rlways be denote the imperfect action of the liver, an if not remedied, " — act directly upon the liver and stomach, and cal off the rfidu ndan en" humours, and thereby immediately restore patient to it full ti„ joyment of health. The blue Plll is a mercurial arid destrued at medicine, which no one shoFid take. Sold by all drugsd B ts' an Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. found to of PIRTHB. On the 17th inst., at BOnn, • Germany, the lady of A' Cobhm Cbham, Esq, of a son. On a the 0 25th inst.,. at Lansdowne-crescent, Kensington' park, Notting-hill. Mrs. T. Hegarty, of a son. On the 26th inst., at the Vicarage , C hesterford, the Lodi Harriet Hervey, of a daughter. la - On the 26th inst ,in Sussex - vi l las , C heltenham, (Pr the of Onm Riley Esq., of a son. the 26th , inst., at Streatham, the wife of John Wrier Esq., of a daughter. On the 27th inst., Mrs. Arnold, of King iiirilliara-streetr London-bridge, of a daughter. On the 27th inst., at Elmstead - Lodge, Broml e y , Kent, Mr°' Tooke, of a daughter, still-born. MARRIED. On the 23d of August last, at Madras, in the East India: the Rev. James P. Fletcher, to Clara Rosalie , el dest daughte • r of the Rev. W. T. Blenkinsop, of the MadrasEstablishntear DIED. On the 26th On the 26th inst., at Cadlington at Gravesend, M, H is orndean, Miss Afetz's Peen, aged 58. , er. On the 26th inst., Parton Damns, Esq., On the Kith inst., at Coombe-wood, Surrey, Miss Bunt. On the 26th inst.at CI I A n n, eldest daughteu ~ Clapham-rise, lam-rise : of Mr. 13 On the 26th • t H • ins ~ Henrietta Sarah, the youngest dos° of W. B. Lindsell, Esq ,of Dane John-grove, CanterPre.t. On the 27th inst., .•the C New Brice'°•3ll tree t, of Davenport. in Crescent, Clarinda Harmer, • larmer the daughter of Mr: Deputy 0! -- 2_:_......i. rd __ -- - - - ..9 Lonloa Prlited and Published by AITIRDO Yvt34G'iie-T-recinct Strand, Punter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, saarol. in "aotObet 21 0 , et tho Savoy, 112 the County of bliddlesos , 1847. Price. 70 120 Price. l~