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8, New Burlington-street. ST. ROCHE. A ROMANCE. From the GER MAN. Edited by JAMES MORIER, Esc., Author of " Hajl Baba," " Zohrab," " Ayesha," &c., will be published on the 27th Instant. Orders should be forwarded immediately to the booksellers, to prevent disappointment. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY3IARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Play, called THE HEART AND THE WORLD. Characters by Messrs. Brindal, A. Wigan, Howe, H. Vandenhat; Creswick . , and Gough; Miss Helen nitwit, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Stanley, and Miss E. Messent, After which, a New and Original Farce, called WHO'S MY HUS BAND ? Doctor Mull, Mr. Tilbury ; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham;; Sally Starch, 3lrs. Hamby. To coaclude with the Farce of TWICE KILLED. Mr. Euclid Facile, Mr. Keeley ; Fanny Pepper, Mrs. Keeley. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web;ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 35. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to ciommence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartoia, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Miss Wool • Ear. After which, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD ‘the property of the late Williaca Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha !acters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. smith, Paul Bed ord, Mrs. Laws, &c., &c. To conclude with the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE ►CCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Wldgetts, bfr. Wright ; Jack Brown, Mr. Mknyard ; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, Mimi Rtritna Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new Farce, called LIGHT DRAGOONS. Lord Alfred Martingale, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Albany Lovelorn, Mr. R. Roxby ; Dr. Rhatany, Mr. Frank Matthews ; Mrs. Crowsfoot, Mrs. C. Jones ; Matilda, Miss Howard. After which, THE TWO QUEENS. . _ To conclude with a new Comic Drama, entitled THE PRIDE OF THE MARKET. Principal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Leigh Murray, Granby, and Parselle ; Miss H. Gilbert, Mrs. C. Jones, and Madame Vestris. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten to Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Engagement of Mr. MACREADY and MISS CUSHMAN. THIS EVENING Win be performed Shakspeare's Play of KING HENRY VIII. King Henry Eighth, Mr. Cooper Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. Macready ; Queen Katherine, Miss Cushman ; Anne Boleyn, Miss Susan Cush man ; Lady Denny, Mrs. Selby ; Patience Miss A. Romer. After which, the popular Farce of FIGHTING BY PROXY. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Cowell, Conway, T. Vining, Ne ville ; Mrs. Selby, and Miss Capel. To conclude with the Farce of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. Dress Circle, 5r.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, No.), Davidge-terrace,Kensington-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, October 20, 1847, the performances will commence with the celebrated Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. The music by Mr. Balfe, the libretto by Mr. Bunn. The whole of the scenery by Mr. Grieve. The properties by Mr. Blamire. The mechanism by Mr. B. Sloman. An enlarged chorus and increased orchestra, on a greater scale than any hitherto introduced on these boards, will be directed and conducted by Mr. J. H. Tally. Dramatis Persona—Count Aniheim (Governor of Presburg), Mr. Berrani ; Count Florestein (his nephew), Mr. Rafter ; Thaddeus (a proscribed Pole), Mr. W. Harrison ; Devilshoof (leader of a gang of Gipsies), Mr. H. Horncastle ; Captain of the Guard, Mr. Constantine ; First Officer. Mr. Sanger; First Peasant, Mr. Pric.rson; First Gipsy, Mr. Summers ; Servant, Mr. Richards ; Arline (the Bohemian Girl), Miss Romer ; Budda (her attendant), Mrs. W. 11. Payne ; Ulrica (Queen of the Gipsies), Miss Rebecca Isaacs. Nobles — Messrs. Tyler, Loveridge, Jones, Fraser, Massoni, &c. Ladies -Ifesdames Turner, Gardiner, Rooke, Foster, Levite. &c. Pages : %Bases Desborough, Ives, Seaman, Harris, &c. Hunters :—Messrs. J. Field, Richardson, Platt, Cook, Godfrey, Thirlwall, Jonas, and Wyatt. Retainers :—Messrs. J. Sanger, Kitchener, Cooper, Mos sop, Gladstaines, Mawby, Boyce, Woolf, Johnson. Peasants : Les Sceurs St. Leuin, Misses Fenton, Maurice, Sophie, Clifford, Mars, Beaufort, Ives, Desborough, I. Laws, Smithson, Angeline, Rosa Taylor, &c. Gipsies :—Messrs. C. Constantine, Sum raers, Miller, Dobson, Foster, Weston, Roberts, Rowland, I. Price, Pendygras, Jones, Henri, Galli, Lawler, Santry, Beale, Sharpe, Stirling, &c. Mesdames R. Hughes, Somerville, Maynard, Anderson, Rabino. Deither, Mapleson, Tully, Connelly, miner, Williamson, &c. Law Officers :—Messrs. Peters, Driftleld, Robins, J. Boulanger, &c. Solditrs, Citizens, Attendants, Banner Bearers, Heralds, Servants, &c. Mr. Grieve has prepared the following New Scenery :—Grounds ♦nd Chateau of Count Arnhem, Presburg by Moonlight, View in the Vicinity of Presburg, Public Place in Presburg for the celebra tion of the Fair, in which takes place a Pas de Deux, by Les Scours St. Louin, and a Dance by the whole Corps de Ballet. Precession of the City Trades the Banner of the Butcher's Company ; the Banner of the Goldsmiths' Company, the Banner of the Drapers' company, the Banner of the Armourers' Company, the Banner of the Bakers' Company, the Banner of the Wax-Chandlers' Company, the Banner of the Shoemakers' Company, the Banner of the Fish mongers' Company, the Banner of the Bookbinders' Company, &c. The Hall of Justice, Saloon in the Count's Chateau.—The Opera of The Bohemian Girl is published by W. S. Johnson, Nassau Steam Press, 60, St. Martin's-lane ; and may be had in the Theatre, and of all Booksellers, price ls. . . . After which, the Ballet Pantomime of THE DEVIL TO PAY. To conclude with the Farce of TURNING TILE TABLES, A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the principal Librarians ; and at the Box-oftize of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten until Four. _ _ Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d, ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new Drama, entitled THE MERCHANT'S CLEItK. A Love Story. After which, en entirely new Drama entitled THE BOTTLE, from Cruitshank's celebrated Work of the same name. To conclude with the comic Ballet, entitled PUNCH ; or, the Fisherman of Naples. Boxes, is. ; Hall-price, 6d.; rit, Gd. ; Gallery, 3d. Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past %STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. THIS EVENING The Grand Spectacle of THE CATARACT OF THE GANGES. in which Mdile. Valentine, from Paris, will introduce her beautiful and highly-trained leaping horses. " • - - - Entire:; new Scenes in the Arena, in which Professor Candler and brother, lately returned from the Continent, will make their appear ance, supported by the talented Artistes of the Establishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with the Farce of THE RENDEZVOUS. Box-office open from 11 till 5. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " 0. K., Plymouth," had better consult a lawyer on his case. It is impossible to advise him without being minutely acquainted with every circumstance of the case. HIE WEATHEIL—Surt OFFICE, OCT. 20. TiIvIIMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest. 61 ; Noon, 52, BAROMETER, 29.83.—W1ND S.S.W.; fine. MOH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGF THIS DAY. Morninz.. 13 minutes after 10. j Evening .. 52 minutes after 10 • • s N. po , )•• 14 • 14-. 6 CIU • MA4 r;*. - • ,4 " ,st ? . r '` 49 ri— )l":';',;. , ' • #.; ITt nin4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1847. One month since the Chancellor of the Exchequer assured the deputation from the coal-owners, mer chants, manufacturers, ship-owners, and others inte rested in trade and commerce, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, " that there was not any just cause ftr the appre hensions which the deputation and the mercantile body of Newcastle appeared to entertain—that the Bank of England had not limited it; discounts—that as far as he knew, and he fully believed, it was not the inten tion of the directors of the Bank to limit discounts, as they had done in April, or to resort to any other strin gent measures —that he felt confident the worst was past, and he thought the alarm which then existed would speedily subside." Well, we have since had an opportunity of testing the soundness of the Right Hon. Gentleman's judgment, the accuracy of his views, and, unfortunately, the events have not verified the pleasing anticipations with which he endeavoured to calm the fears of those who depicted the lamentable condition of the country —the deranged state of monetary affairs; who urged upon him, as financial Minister, the embarrassing and injurious consequences which must inevitably result from any lengthened continuance of the pressure on the whole trade of the empire, and prayed that the Government should take into their consideration the Present banking enactments, with a view to the re laxation of the same. Since that period failures have taken place to the amount of twenty mil lions of pounds sterling ; the - price of Consols has fallen more than six per cent.; the then price for pres en t transfer being from 861 to 85i, while a still greater d epreciation aesi has taken place in shares the value of railw a y z li the e s t a bl is h e d li nes , the London and North-Western shakes having fallen 20th be from 1611., the quotati on o f the September, to 1411. on the 19th Octobe r , or 20/ the Great Western shares have deCleitr ied share ; whil e thin the same period from 161. prem. to par. Every other de scription of property has been deteriorated in a similar manner; chile, in the language of the banker, mer chants, and traders of Liverpool, " produce oievery description is only saleable in small quantities, a n d at an enormous sacrifice ; bills of exchange, and the most valuable securities, are unconvertible into cash, even at great depreciation, except to the most insignificant amounts. Foreign orders for produce and gocds cannot be executed for want of the customary facilities for disposal of the bills drawn against them. Confidence is all but annihilated, and the currency of the country in a great measure with drawn and hoarded." Even within the last few days, we find the Bank of England unable to make' the necessary advances in money to sustain a provin cial establishments with a paid-up capital of 600,0004 sterling, although ready to lend stock to the required amount. Such wilful blindness, so grievous a want of fore sight i n the Person to -whose charge the financial in terests of the country are confided, affords by no Imeans a favourable augury for our future procperitr - A man of clear and comprehensive mind, with power to understand and profit by the signs of the times, with wisdom to devise, and energy and boldness to carry into execution the measures necessary to meet the emergency, is required to fill that important position. When the vessel is in danger of being cast upon shoals and quicksands, the crew will scarcely be contented to leave the helm in the hands of a pilot who shows himself wholly unacquainted with the dangers by which he is surrounded. Sir CHARLES WOOD may be well assured that unless he is prepared to exhibit a greater degree of activity, unless he speedily take some steps to mitigate the frightful evils now existing, he will forfeit the confidence of those who have hitherto yielded him an independent and honest support, and that an earnest demand will be made by persons of every shade and variety of political feeling that a competent person should be selected to fill the high situation, the duties of which the Right Hon. Baronet is no longer capable of discharging with credit to himself or advantage to the nation. There is little consolation to be gathered from the result of the meeting which yes terday took place. Each suggestion that was offered was immediately negatived, and th 9 im pression left upon the minds of the gentlemen who formed the Liverpool deputation was, that Sir CHARLES WOOD had not, up to that period, been thoroughly acquainted with the alarming pres sure that existed. Every proposition was met by some difficulty, and no hope was held out that the Government would interpose in any manner to allay the existing alarm, :or to relieve the dreadful pressure. It was suggested that a temporary ad vance of Exchequer-bills, on,the security of Consols and produce, would effect an immense amount of benefit for the mercantile classes, and by tending to allay groundless alarms, would cause the release of large sums of money which were now locked up, and comparatively profitless, in consequence of the panic that prevailed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer remarked that in London the plan was not thought applicable, and that it would not meet the evil complained of. Now, although we do not believe that it would by any means be the best mode that could be adopted, because the great want is a sufficient circulation, and that would not be remedied unless the bills so ad- vanced were issued in such small amounts as to pass readily from hand to hard—say in sums of 51. or 101. each, yet we would remind the Right Hon. Baronet that there is a precedent for such a course, and that its results were most beneficial. In 3.793,:when there was a great pressure, and commercial distress, occa sioned by a panic and general want of confidence, the Government of the day pledged the credit of the country to sustain the mer cantile interests, loans of Exchequer-bills were made to no less than 238 merchants of established cha- racter and reputation, to the amount of 2,202,2001. of which 2,015,000/. was advanced upon mere personal security, and 187,2001. on the deposit of goods, and we may add, that there was not the loss of one single shilling of this vast amount ; that the whole was faithfully and honourably repaid, and that an incalculable amount of injury to -our trade and commerce was averted without the slightest damage to any. The other suggestion that was made, viz., that the Government should authorise the Bank to issue an additional 5,000,000/. in notes, to be based on Government securities and India bonds for a period of six months, and at the rate of six per cent. interest, appears more feasible, and we cannot see the objection that could be urged to it by the most jealous bullionist ; his darling principle would still be inviolate, at least until it received its final doom from the Legislature. The money is not required to go out of the country, but for its internal wants ; but this the Chancellor of the Exchequer said would be contrary to law, and that the Government did not feel justified in so doing, and expressed his fears that the present, evil would be rather increased than diminished if matters were not allowed to take their course. Mils, then, appears to be the decision of the Right Hon. Gentleman. He will remain in helpless apathy, whine all classes in the country are reduced to the verge• of bankruptcy and insolvency. In olden times it was consi dered that it was the duty of to. Government o interfere when a crisis had arrived and the cond tion of the country had become alarming. Sir CHARLES Woon seems to think that be is to stand with folded arms, regarding the spreading ruin with out an exertion or effort. He will incur no risk ; he will not advance one step beyond the limits of the law; he will not even an nounce his intention one day before the usual period, although a simple declaration might avert the greatest evil. If this is his final determination, there is but one course left for the people. Let them, through their representatives, demand an immediate assembling of Parliament, that others, not in office, may take the sense of the Legislature on the mea sures necessary for the preservation of the national credit, and bring forward the financial propositions, which usually are offered by a Chancellor of the Exchequer. Never was there a greater necessity for sanitary improvements in the metropolis, the larger cities, and the more populous towns of the - United Kingdom, than now when the Asiatic Cholera is hastening west wards, and when to the accumulated causes of epi demic and contagious disease, are being added the prospective inclemency of winter, and the privations inevitable from the numerous mer cantile failures produced by the derangement of thfe national cur rency. Everything combines to elicit from the Legislature a comprehensive measure founded upon the annotations of the Sanitary Commissioners, just as the potato rot evoked the Ministerial declaration in favour of free trade, and expedited the, downfal of the obsolete system of protection.. Filth, mendi city, and physical degradation, can never be eradi cated from the population so long as there is no possible equilibrium between the interests of the community. To anticipate any such, sweeping move ment from the corporeal benefactiong of the Govern ment would be as frivolous as to anticipate the dissi pation of ignorance by the gratuitous distribution of primers, or the diffusion of morality by the dogmas of a stereotyped catechism. We :Ere by no means sanguine that those who find an insuperable difficulty in obtaining the panem quotidianem will evince any remarkable solicitude to cultivate habits of cleanliness and regularity. Dirt is as much an indigenous cha racteristic of the rookeries as sobriety of de meanour is that :of the conventicle. It would be as contrary to reason to expect that a housewife, on the threshold of whose home sit the gaunt lares of coldness, nakedness, and destitution, would bestir herself to cleanse the bare floors, and dust the empty cupboards, as it would have been for DEFOE to have described ROBINSON CBUSOE, on the desolate island, extracting the essence from rose leaves to anoint his hair, instead of churning goat's milk into butter, and drying grapes into " raisins-o'- the-sun." Famine is enough to render even the most fastidious indifferent to neatness ; and, upon the same principle, those who are in perpetual uncertainty as to the manner in which their daily bread can be earned, will be more than indifferent to the recommendations of the Sanitary Commissioners. Can there be a moment's question that such a disinclination will be manifested by the more impo verished members of the labouring population, and especially by those who are accusto med to want and degradation, when there is found amongst the most prominent violators of public decen cy one of the trustees for the cleansing of the parish in which he is a resident ? The individual whose disgraceful proceedings rendered him yesterday- the recipient of a magisterial reprimand in the Thames Police-court for this extraordinary dereliction of his parochial duty, appears to have allowed his dwelling-house to become so far a pestilential nuisance t;cf the neighbour hood of Lower Shadwell, that he was summoned bef o r e M r. YARDLEY actually proved d bY histy bsee rov landlord. A. more disgusti ng ease has not recently ex posed to the public th an t h e one which wa against JOHN FOSTER by the local beadle D and which has been formally published in the po l ic intelligence. And it is from th e frequent recurrence e of such annoyances that the more densely populated quarters of London are rendered sn peculiarly in salubrious and that the weekly returt is of mortality betray in_their regard such:a distressing disproportion. Another circumstance, pregnant with :miseries both of _ TEIE SUN, LONDON, a moral and physical character, is the continued insuf iPncy "r , :11 I .!nr ,1,, rir , 2• *!-- 7' .- ;•‘ - ,t tif. f ,- -• hollr , lf" , ,Lapets. F,nni .: i, t, i'.p.i., , _i,,..1_..1 r.:.- :i)i alderman CHALLIS by the inhabitants of W,,t Smithfield, it would appear that scenes of a most demoralising and loathsome description are witnessed every successive evening in the vicinity cf the West London Union, from the indiscriminate congrega tion of destitute persons of both sexes, seeking in vain to obtain admittance or assistance. The knowledge of these transactions at our very doors, the announcement of their continued repetition close at hand, should be sufficient to arouse for the unfortunate victims of penury that practical com miseration which would in some measure diminish their own wretchedness, and tend to the general advantage. If such miseries are scarcely endurable during the genial atmosphere of October, what must not be the anguish of their recurrence during the in clemency of November ? If an autumnal nightfall is thus desolate, how desolate must not be the desola tion of a wintry exposure in the streets ? The sorrows of the houseless have evoked the eloquent lamentations of BARRY CORNWALL. Shall they not elicit an eloquence more thrilling than that of ballad monger or lyrist—the eloquence of deeds instead of songs, of pecuniary sympathy instead of the sym pathy of theoretic philanthropists ? While the habitual wretchedness of the more im poverished inhabitants of London clamours loudly for some immediate efforts of sanitary amelioration, the advancing horrors of the modern plague—the Cholera Morbus—gives a new and terrible voice to the popular Necessity--a voice that shrieks to the Legis lature for aid and encouragement. There is no longer any doubt that the awful scourge of the Cholera is advancing with a swift, but stealthy precision, across the continent of Europe. It rages on the shores of the Black Sea without in termission. It has desolated the streets of Odessa, and veiled the people of Samsoun in mourning. The breath of the invisible Destroyer has thinned the population of Bagdad, of Huila, and of Meshed, it is extinguishing lives by the hundred in the populous districts of Trebizond. It has destroyed the Arch duke FREDERICK of Austria with such appalling suddenness, that :opinion was at first divided as to whether his death was the result of gastric fever ac companied by jaundice, or of assassination by some subtle poison. The Cholera has advanced further. It has stricken down one man in the city of Vienna. Such is the intelligence which, day by day, startles the population of England to a sense of the peril in curred by the perpetuation of our civic filth and of our municipal lethargy. We have received by Trieste intelligence from Constantinople to the 30th ult. The affair of Greece, it would seem, is being arranged; propositions to that effect have been made by M. GLAROBI, the suc cessor ad interim of M. COLETTI. Meanwhile the measures against the coasting trade have been carried into execution, and the Porte has ceased all commu nication, official or non-official, with the Consul- General of Greece. The insurrection in Albania is not losing ground ; the chief of the in surgents, DJOULEKA, it is said, lately applied to the Greek Government for reinforcements. This circum stance has induced the Divan to address a note to the representatives of the Five Powers, in forming them of the demand, and stating that, though it believes the Greek Government to be far from inclined to listen to such a proposal, yet it thinks it right to state what has reached it, with a view to preventing the Greek Cabinet from ever thinking of such a project. The cholera continued to rage at Trebizond. The Turkish sanitary board thought necessary to submit all vessels coming from that town to a quarantine, which takes place at the Dardanelles. Letters from St. Petersburgh of the sth state that, on the authority of the official reports received by the Government, the cholera continued to advance towards the north and east. Cases of it had occurred at Orel, at Tonle, and even in the village of:Pensa, situated at only fifty leagues from Moscow, In the province of Astracan, in which there were 31,300 inhabitants, 5,915 cases had occurred, and 3,131 deaths. The disease still raged with great severity at Tscharno Jarsk and its environs. At Saratof, the capital of the province of that name, 2,500 persons had been attacked, 1,991 of whom died. In the country of the Cossacks of the Don there had been 12,651 cases, of which 7,017 terminated fatally.. At Charkov 53 persons had been carried off, and on the 15th of September there were 588 sick at Kursk. At Woronesch, a town with a population of 44,000, the cholera broke out on the 4th of September, and 420 new cases, and 150 deaths, had occurred daily. On the 16th there were 1,019 persons ill of the cholera in the hospital, 418 of whom were attached the same day. 'lhe number of deaths on that .day was 152. A letter from Berne, dated October 14, says--• " The display of military in the mixed canton of Neufchatel continues. Every point on the shore sof the lake is guarded by detachments of armed :men against invasion from the troops of the Vaud„ At least this is the pretext set up in order to excite the exasperation of the faithful. The steam-boat will probably continue its mission until the meetirli ; of the Diet. Nothing is decided in the canton of St. Gall about giving supplementary instructions tc, its Deputy in the Diet. The parliamentary tactics and discipline in each of the camps of the legislative bodies of this canton have been admirable ; out of 150 members of the Grand Council, composed of ', 1 2" Li berals (of whom 59 are Protestants and 18 Cath,i)lics) and 73 Ultramontanes (all Catholics except one o f the Reformed Church), not one has made default d u ring this inveterate conflict. We learn that in: the primitive cantons terrorism is the order of the day. Every man in this cradle of Helvetic fre eilom, who is only a moderado, without being a libe rs 1, is an object of inquisitorial vigilance and every sp. ?cies of vexation. Consequently, the small number ,of li berals among this fanatic population wait in breath less expectation of the moment when the bri Rging into execution of the decrees of the Diet will d eliver them from the oligarchy which now so heavily oppresses them. Berne daily assumes more. and more the aspect of a town under military g( mrt Tn ment. In order that all the militia of the canton* :may be at liberty to move in any direction without coax)] ro mising the safety of the capital in which are to be found elements of hostility to the present orde r of things among the ranks of the patriciate, a:, well as among the adherents to the late Governm en t, a civic guard has been formed, composed of voi tun teers belonging neither to the elite nor to* the reserve. The numbers inscribed amount to five hundred, and are organized into four companies, The Government of Friburg has addressed a lett;e: r to the Vorort, complaining in strong terms of the C :an ton de Vaud for sending out an armed cruiser on the lake of Neufchatel, and which assumes the ri3•l it of searching all boats that appear off the shore of Fri burg.—Eight, evening—l close my letter at the 1 'ost office. There are more than 1,000 persons wal ting for the arrival of the mail from Zurich and S ,aint Gall. The mail is come in. The struggle is Doi z yet over. Several Members have spoken for two or three hours each. The debate is adjourned till to-da:r. As a compensation, news is brought that the can to n of the Grisons has voted the executive measures 1 )3T a much greater majority than was expected. 1.11 ,ere fore, it remains with Saint Gall to decide this g Teat question. The resolution of the Grisons is, thus worded If pacific means are found to be fruit less, the deputation is authorised to vote for the el up loy ment of force for dissolving the Sonderbund. Ibis was adopted by a majority of 38 against 17." The Grand Council of Geneva has invested the Council of the State with extraordinary powor s, to enable it to arm and equip without delay the t roops of the federal contingent, of the first conting a nt of the landwehr, and the corps of volunteers; ai 3( 1 has enacted the most severe penalties against the c it izens who should not respond to the appeal of the deral authorities. The correspondent of the Journal de Frangro rt at Berlin writes on the 12th : " I am able to assure you that the Northern 1 '0 wers are perfectly in accord as to the line of conduct 1 o be pursued in the affairs of Italy and Switv r) and. Prussia and Russia approve of all that has bees 1 done by Austria at Ferrara, and not only admit t 1 st she has acted within her rights, but approve of the n .eans she has employed to maintain them intact. .A! s they are convinced that Austria will do noth? iug to prevent the difference in question being settled in a manner consistent with her own integri ty, and compatible with the peace of the world, it is cot rcluded acknowledgedeeeei ty()fprese the ry ieright that the Austrian Government will not relinqt fish the occupation of Ferrara until the Holy See sha 11 have her own n sh all b e Austria, s 0 f n d o e r fe a n s c l e o a a g g a l l i n s s a t retention of that occupation dictated by the ne . the passions of the m ass of the people of Italy, Al if 1 the , I good, though Utopian, intentions of the Holy See. This 1-cf nnir views the ?fflirg of It u'-d e r if s vpforming view, wit'n , , ! . kinx• iwt,:ceaunt the :•arol) , , 2nl of the itwian Stin,eo, and the reiaLien hablecn Therefore it would be unjust to impose upon this Power measures which do not appear to be justified by circumstances and by her special situation. Austria is faithful to the principle of non-intervention, which is comprehended by the French Government. But this Power has to fulfil duties in Italy, imposed upon it by the principle of peace, by the necessity for pre serving the balance of power in Europe, and by a sound national policy. I learn from a good source that the two other Powers will not only leave it the free choice of the means by which it may hope to attain this object, but are ready to lend it all their concurrence in case evil passions should attempt to gain the mastery over that wise policy which has hitherto presided over the destinies of nations, and which, without aspiring to make conquests, has held firmly to its own rights and to the faith of treaties." The Augsburg Gazette announces, almost officially, that the Austrian Government is at present lining the Swiss frontier, from the Lake of Constance to Lago Maggiore, with troops. The necessary in structions have already been given to the military commandants in the Tyrol and Lombardy. Although the number of troops already assembled on the frontier is considerable, reinforcements will never theless be sent on all the points of communication. There will be 5,000 men at the Vorarlberg, in the Tyrol, and a similar force will keep the defiles of the Engaddin. It is not known, says the Augsburg Gazette, if the other neighbours of Switzerland will follow the example of Austria, the negotiations com menced some time ago for that object having been without result. But, even should her demonstration be isolated, Austria hopes, it is said, that it will not the less contribute to the maintenance of the internal peace of Switzerland. Letters from Naples state that the KING has re fused to make any concessions to his subjects, or to grant an amnesty, and that the insurrections had in consequence again broken out in Calabria and the Abruzzi. Count FERRETTI has returned to Rome. On the 9th instant the English steamer Pasha arrived at Civita Vecchia, with dispatches for the POPE, from England, which were immediately for warded to Rome. The Alba of Florence states that the Austrian Minister, the Count of LUTZOW, had waited on the POPE, and informed him that the Austrians were willing to evacuate the town of Ferrara. The POPE replied that he would not be satisfied with the evacuation of the town alone, and insisted on the Austrian garrison being likewise withdrawn from the citadel. COMA DE LUTZOW, on leaving the palace, repaired to the French Embassy. Count Rossi, in his turn, called on the POPE, with whom he remained two hours, without, it appears, being able to prevail on his HOLINESS to alter his opinion. The Act of Abdication of the Duke of Lucca was published at Florence on the 11th, with a motu pro prio of the GRAND DUKE, incorporating Lucca with Tuscany. Madrid journals of the 13th have arrived. The KING was expected to return to the Palace that evening. The QUEEN had consented to permit his return on the evening before. NARVAEZ, on the 13th proceeded to the Pardo, accompanied by the Pope's Nuncio, and it was expected they would ac company the KING to the palace in the evening. The troops of the garrison were drawn out under arms to receive him, and the Captain-General, the military governor, and the political chief were waiting at the gate of San Vicente to receive him. The Duke of GLUCYSIIURGH, the French Ambas sador, entertained NARVAEZ and his colleagues to dinner on the 13th. General MANUEL LORENZO died at Madrid on the 12th instant. The Eco del Conzercio says that the leaders of the Progressistas who attended the QUEEN'S ball were in vited by her MAJESTY'S special command. The stage coach plying between Gerona and Perpignan was stopped on the evening of the 10th, at the Col d'Oriola, by the Carlist chief GIBERT, who was at the head of a band of 100 foot soldiers and 12 horsemen. GIBER; after addressing a few questions to the guard, allowed him to proceed on his journey; but shortly afterwards he stopped the mail from France, and carried away its dispatches. Two bat talions of the regiment of Astorga, and two squadrons of cavalry, had arrived at Gerona, to keep open the communications. CONCHA was strictly enforcing the blockade along the Catalonian frontier. The main body of the Carlists have retired towards the mountains, in the neighbourhood of Tortosa, for a junction with C ABRERA , on theth e pborder surpose of f f effectingValencia. MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 1 3.—The Three per Cents, were done at 271 at .50 days ; Five per Cents. al 161 for cash; and the Debt without Interest, at sf. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The following account of the state of affairs in Spain, evidently from the pen of M. GUIZOT, appears in the Journal des _Wats:— (I According to the brief accounts which we have this day received, we believe we may announce in a few words that General Serrano, the new Captain- General of Grenada, has q u itt e d M a d r id to repa i r to his post, that the Bing (Don Francisco) has returned to the palace of the Queen, and that Queen Christina, having arrived at the Queen's residence, was received by her with an affecting demonstration of feeling which neither a long separation nor culpable ma noeuvres could alter. 'These facts, which succeeded, if we are well informed, in the order which we have assigned to them, reply sufficiently to the accusations new Spani s h Mi n i s t ry . It i s not u to the un wo rthy an d calum nioussod p i rerecctd: nereportsagainst here propagated atons thenew reply by at M a d r id an d e l sew h ere re which the Ministry presided over by the Duke of Valencia arrived at power. That which we have just stated appears to us to justify it completely in that respect. Its accession to office has been marked by a double result--by the re-establish ment at once of good harmony between the public powers and of good understanding between the royal persons. The element which appeared to dominate in the composition of a Cabinet directed by a fortu nate and popular General—the very conditions which appeared necessary to its strength and its duration— might have been calculated to inspire some distrust as to its tendencies. We are happy to observe that such uneasiness will henceforth be unreasonable, and we find a guarantee for the liberal and constitutional disposition of the new President of the Council in his eagerness to convoke the Cortes, and to demand of the Legislature the sanction of the events which restored him to power. Had the return of the Moderate party and its most eminent representative to office produced a mere negative result—had it solely prevented the success of the immoral intrigues already the object of public execration—we should still have reason to con- gratulate the Queen and the Spanish nation upon it. We are happy to have to announce results more posi tive, and, we trust, more durable. We do not create illusions for ourselves, nor do we forget to what extent a long and sad succession of revolu tions must leave events in a country like Spain, un stable and uncertain. But, we repeat, it will be an honour for the Moderate party, and for the new Ca binet, that their accession should have coincided with the return of order in their public and private rela tions, and have secured the tranquillity of the country and the dignity of individuals. We shall say no more. It would be with regret and repugnance that we should find ourselves compelled to establish a con trast between the present situation of affairs and that which foreign influence would have substituted for it." We give the above as another proof of the system of " enormous lying" which the juste milieu adopt in order to carry out their reactionary and Jesuitical policy. That the Cortes, which sanctioned the Mont pensier marriage, will also sanction any other mea sure which Louis PHILIPPE may propose, there can be no doubt, and it is matter of grave suspi cion against SALAMANCA that he did not, on attaining power, at once dissolve them. The sums of money expended by Louis PHILIPPE and Queen CHRISTINA to bring about the late changes have been immense. As a proof of the continuance of the attempts on the part of M. GUIZOT to repudiate the revolution of July, 1830, to which alone his master owes his throne, we quota the following from the National:— " M. Guizot, at the bottom of the report on the Consulships lately inserted in the A loniteur, calls him self the faithful subject of the King. It is the first tliaie this qualification has been taken by a Minister c e the protest, which a speech pronounced in the Chamber of Deputies by M. de Montalivet, called forth, and in which he employed the expression subjects when speaking of the nation. This protest, drawn up by M.O. Barrot, was signed by 167 Deputies ; but France was not as yet in the path leading back to the customs and usages of the old monarchy." The Union Monarchique, which is in general well informed on Italian affairs, says— " The attitude assumed by M. Guizot in the affairs WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1847 . of Italy seems to have covered this Minister with ridicule to an immense deqr , P. Ore of onr friends rtq.:•ntly arrive I w z, the ti oe ho 1 htc:r clas: , e, as bavil tempe.,t v.hicli sti.i agitates the whole population of Italy was at its height, the French Ambassador went to the Holy Father, not to assure him of the active concurrence of France, but to recommend bim, in the name of Guizot, not to suffer himself to be cast down, but to remain calm amidst the passing events. 'M. le Comte,' replied his Holiness, with that impertur bable sang froid which never abandons him, write to your Ministerthat I thank him for having offered to me his excellent advice.' Then looking at M. Rossi with a meaning eye, the Pontiff added, Have the goodness also to tell M. Guizot that you have seen me, and, at the same time, recommend him to be as calm as I am.' " It would appear that the French Government is about to take possession of certain African islands near Senegal. We read in the Constitutionnel— " There is at this time in contemplation a measure of the highest interest for the French colony in Senegal, the execution of which was carefully planned by the lately-deceased governor. It consists in the occupa tion of Cape Vert and the lands lying between the Pointe des Mamelles and Cape Bernard. The con cession of this territory, which has never been dis puted, was made to France by three successive treaties—in 1763, 1765, and 1787, by the Dame!, or Sovereign, of Kayor. It is situated about three quarters of a league from Goree, on one of the most preferable points of this part of the African coast. An establishment here would be extremely advanta geous to France." The Bridge of Etaples, on the line of the Abbe ville and Boulogne Railroad, fell last week. It will, however, be immediately reconstructed, and the line from Abbeville to Nesle will be opened, as originally intended, on the 15th November next. The Prince DE JOINVILLE returned to Toulon on the 14th, in the Titan, accompanied by several steam frigates. Having taken in provisions, they sailed for the coast of Italy, where it is said the Prince will land, in order to fulfil a diplomatic mission with which he has been charged. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at 75f. 45c. ; the Fire per Cents., 115 f. sc. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,160 f. ; Rouen, 905 f. ; Havre, 515 f. ; . Great Northern, 527 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 520 f. ; Vierzon, 535 f.; Bor deaux, 458 f. 75c. ; Boulogne, 350 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 247 f. 50c. ; Basle, 148 f. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 391 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 370 f.; Paris and Lyons, 381 f. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 472 f. 50c.; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50 ; Spanish Three per Cents. 28k. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OcrouEs. 19. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 1 4—Central of France (Orleans and:Vierzon),,l44—Luxembourg, % Northern of France, 10A—Paris and Lyons, 4—Paris and Rouen, 34—Paris and Strasbourg, 3V I Rouen and Havre, 191—Sambre and Meuse, 5 %—WestFlanders, 13%. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Francis Emerson, an elderly man of respectable appearance, was charged with an assault upon Eliza beth Walters, the daughter of the landlord of the house in which the prisoner lodges. The complainant stated that the prisoner came home drunk yesterday evening, and went down into the kitchen. The prisoner proceeded to make some very indecent remarks, upon which she ordered him to leave the room. He used a great deal of abusive language, and when witness again bid him quit the room, he struck her several violent blows. A female lodger, who was present, interfered, whereupon he turned upon her and assaulted her in a similar manner. Witness went to the hall door and called a policeman, who took the prisoner in charge. The prisoner resisted, and struck the constable twice. This statement was confirmed by the lodger al luded to and by the constable. The prisoner said he was drunk, and was very sorry for what he had done. Mr. HENRY said that if the complainant wished he would commit the prisoner for trial. The highest fine he could inflict would be The complainant did not wish the prisoner to be committed. Mr. HENRY said in that case he would fine the prisoner 51. for the assault upon her, 31. for that on the lodger, and 3/. for that on the constable—in all 11/. The fines were paid. WIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Griffiths, a billiard-marker, was placed before Mr.Hardwicke,charged with cutting andwound , ing Isabella Robertson with a knife. The prosecutrix stated that she lodged at No. 4, Stacey-street, St. Giles's, and was a single woman. The prisoner had cohabited with her for these last five years, during which time she had experienced the greatest ill-usage from him. She had latterly ex pressed to the prisoner her determination of leaving him, and no longer putting up with his ill-treatment. This morning, about three o'clock, she was awoke from her sleep by a violent knocking at her door. A female friend, who was sleeping with her, got out of bed and opened the door, when the prisoner rushed in, and began to beat her severely. She cried out, when the prisoner ran out of the room, but shortly after returned with a knife in his hand, with which he stabbed her on the left shoulder. She cried out " Murder," when the prisoner said "D—n you, I will do for you." The other female then ran out and procured a constable, who took the prisoner into custody. The female who was sleeping with prosecutrix corroborated her evidence, and proved seeing the pri soner strike her with a knife. She also heard him s wear that he would give her three inches of " cold steel." _ Police-constable F 40, said he was called by the last witness to take the prisoner into custody for stabbing a woman at No. 4, Stacey-street. On going there he saw the prosecutrix bleeding from a wound on her left shoulder, which she stated the prisoner had done with a knife. He took her to the hospital, where the wound was dressed, and subsequently con veyed the prisoner to the station. The prisoner, who expressed his sorrow for what he had done, was committed for trial. Henry Wm. Pitman, late a clerk in the employ of Mr. John White Moore, the extensive sporting print seller, of West-street, St. Martin's-lane, was brought up for final examination charged with embezzling 2/. 125., the property of his employer. Mr. Moore stated that since the last examination he had ascertained from Mr. James, the party who paid the money to the defendant, that the defendant had called upon him shortly after, he (defendant) had received the money, and said that he took it from his trousers . ipocket. He (Mr. M oore ) h a d no reason t o doubt this, and should like to give defendant the benefit of it. Under all circumstances he should wish not to proceed any further in the case. Mr. HA RDWICK told the defendant that he ought to be extremely obliged to Mr. Moore for his for bearance, as it was very easy for him to say that he had not the money, and so excuse himself of the offence. die should discharge him, and trusted that this would act as a caution to him in future. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) A man of notorious character, named Brown, was charged - with the following impudent robbery. It app tared that John Tozer, a boot and shoemaker in Brick—lane, was making his way home in a state of •blivio usness, when he sat down on the step of a door, euad soon was sound asleep. The prisoner ob served his helpless state, and at once proceeded to strip the . poor shoemaker. He first took off hi s h a t, and laid it carefully aside, and took off two silk hand kerchief's which he wore around his neck, and, after searching his pockets and making a transfer from them of whatever was available, he took off his shoes,, and was in the act of unbuttoning a pair of black gaiters preparatory, most likely, to denuding him of another and more im portant garment, when a policeman came up and asked hiin what he was doing, to which the prisoner replied th et he was an old friend of his, who lived in Vinega r-yard, and he was about taking him home to his - w ife and family. The constable, however, asked where his handkerchief and shoes were, when the prisca ler said he had taken off his handkerchief and shrew 1 to save the poor fellow from being choaked, and he knew nothing about his shoes, but on searching him they were found in his pocket. The prosecutor who looked very foolish after his night's, adventure, denied having ever seen the pri soner before last night, and even then he could scarcely say he saw him.—(A laugh.) The prisoner was fully committed for trial. R. G . forwarded the sum of I.os. for the use of the poor-box, which he requested might be acknowledged in The Sun. THAMES.-(THIS DAY.) On Mr. YARDLEY taking his seat on the bench this morning, he observed to Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, that he had received a letter, signed by a num ber of the inhabitants of White Horse-street and Palmer-street, Stepney, calling his attention to the existence of a nuisance in that locality, arising from an accoamulated deposit of filth, which now Railed an exte , nt that rendered it perfectly intolerable, con cluding by a request that he would be pleased to in terfere in the matter, and adopt some measures to secure it s removal. The nuisance complained of was at ti se ez itrance of a court called Barton's-entry. A_ Er. Symons observed that the whole of White Hor le.street, Palmer-street, Ste., were thehamlet in of Ratcliffe, and that the churchwarden of that hamlet, Mr Buchanan, was a f_rPn+llfln ~f (.:;pericrice, sanitary impnry , „! (too t doubt ft' tb.; .. t result would be the removal of the nuisance. Mr. YARDLEY accordingly directed Mackenzie, one of the officers of the court, to go to liatcliffe-eross, to the residence of Mr. Buchanan, and request his attendance at the court, as it was imperative that the parish officers should interfere. REGISTRATIONS.—(THIS DAY.) CITY OF LONDON. (Before Mr. T. Y. M'CnarsTlE.) The Co-art met this morning at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of confirming and passing the accounts of the overseers of the respective parishes. The REVISING BARRISTER, on taking his seat, said that he had gone through the various accounts, and had found that some of the charges made in them were perfectly preposterous. The following is the summary of the revision : IN THE LIVERY. Liberal claims allowed Liberal objections sustained Conservative claims allowed Conservative objections sustained .. 98 Double objections Liberal claims disallowed ... 1 Liberal objections failed.. 43 Conservative claims disallowed .... 4 Conservative objections failed lll Double objections failed Number of cases ...... HOUSEHOLDERS. 455 Liberal claims allowed Liberal objections sustained Conservative claims allowed Conservative objections sustained Double objections sustained Liberal claims disallowed Liberal objections failed or withdrawn 353 Conservative claims disallowed Conservative objections withdrawn Double objections withdrawn Household cases . . 3,253 Mr. M'CRRISTIE, before proceeding to dissect the overseers' accounts said—With respect to the payments which I am allowed to certify shall be made to overseers, the 56th section of the Reform Act enacts, that the expenses of the overseers, "in making out, printing, and publishing the several lists and notices directed by this Act, and all other ex penses incurred by them in carrying into effect the provision of this Act, shall be defrayed out of the money collected, or to be collected, for the relief of the poor." And the 57th section of the Registration Act requires (which was not required by the Reform Act) that an account of the expenses incurred by the overseers, in carrying into effect the provisions of the Act, shall be laid before the revising barrister ; and he " shall sign and give to the said overseers a cer tificate of the sum which he shall allow to be due to them in respect of the said expenses :" and which sum they are to receive out of the poor rates. I think it is to be regretted that there is not some sort of scale given for the revising barrister's government in the allowance which he shall certify for, but I do not find any such guide given in express words by the Act. It has been stated to me that Mr. Arnold considered it would be right to allow the overseers at the rate of ls. (to include all expenses) for every name that might be on a list. Probably that occurred to Mr. Arnold, from the Re form Act enacting that every person whose name was on the register should yearly pay a shilling, which payment was to go towards defraying the expenses of the registration ; but that enactment has been done away with by the Registration Act, which is part of the Reform Act, and in many cases, as it appears to me, it would be difficult to proceed upon such a scale. It is quite clear that the Legislature, by the Regis tration Act, required the overseers to submit their accounts to the revising barrister for the purpose of checking or guarding against extravagance and abuse, which it was pos sible some overseers might have indulged in, when, as under the Reform Act, they themselves having the custody, or at any rate the disposal of the money collected for the relief of the poor, they were at liberty to pay over to themselves just what ever sums they might have thought proper to put down, not only for making out, printing, and pub lishing the several lists and notices, but also " all other expenses incurred by them," in carrying into effect the provisions of the Act: a very sweeping authority to them fully to indemnify themselves, certainly ; and it it is perfectly evident, from what has come before me, that the protection subsequently introduced against abuse under that license, was imperatively called for. In the accounts that have been laid before me, there are the highest charges made for print ing that any respectable printers could venture to make ; still, where the lists have been made, and printed with reasonable care, I do not know that I can object to the allowance of those printers' charges. Also, with respect to reasonable expenses incurred by the overseers in making out the lists to put into the printers' hands, I am unwilling to say a word against them. I understand that overseers are not salaried officers, but I believe that in all parishes they have salaried officers, generally known under the character of vestry clerks; and I believe that all these vestry clerks are legal men, and employed and paid by the different parishes for the express purpose of giving their advice and assist ance to the overseers and parish authorities in all matters relating to parish affairs ; and there can be no doubt that it is their duty to render those services for the salaries they receive. When I have adverted to that fact before, the vestry-clerks have said, yes, all that is very true, but we are appointed for life by the parishioners, and as we had our appointments before the Reform Act was passed, it is very hard that the additional labour which that Act, and the Registration Act, threw upon the overseers should be handed over to us to execute, and that we should not be at lis berty to make a distinct and additional charge for it. It strikes me forcibly that if it were broadly laid down, that not one farthing should be allowed for the new or extra work which the Registration Act imposes on overseers, and the overseers were still to require their vestry -clerks to do that work, instead of doing it themselves, we should hear of very: few resignations of vestry clerks, and see but very few advertisements for candidates to fill their places. But be that as it may, it is utterly impossible that I can allow all the sums that are put down in the accounts that are presented to me. Parliament has required overseers to do certain duties, and they must do them. They are to be allowed the reasonable ex penses incurred in discharging those duties, but that is all; 3/. 35., and Si. 55., and 71. 75., and so on, put down for consultations with vestry-clerks, and for those gentlemen (already paid parish officers for doing the parish work) being called in to settle the lists, and for attending this court, are preposterous. But it does not end there. In numberless cases I have long regular attorneys' bills handed up to me, in which there are strings of charges "for perusing Secondaries pre cept, 10s." ; " perusing the Act of Parliament, 10s."— they perused it to very little effect I think; "attendance upon collectors, Cs. Bd. ;" " attendance on several parties to make inquiries as to their places of abode, 13s. 4d. ;" engrossing original list for sig nature of overseers, 10s. ;" "attending overseers for their signature, 6s. Bd. ;" attending printers, giving instructions for proofs," and many other similar mon strosities. I shall not allow Gd. of these. I cannot possibly in law do it. In innumerable cases these charges amount to far more than double the expense of printing the list-, and all the legitimate expenses the overseers can possibly be entitled to. In one bill that I have glanced my eye at, there is this charge— " Paid for a cart and horse going round the parish with notices and lists, 11s.! " Really, if the over seers had called in Fleet-street to inquire what items of charge they ought to put down, I do not think that, with all the talent for which Punch is so uni versally distinguished, he could have suggested one that could have beaten that. Then, in the same ac count there is—" paid coach hire to the returning officer, with the lists, &c., and back, 13 s. 6 d. I , Can people think that I am mad ? Could they think that I was in a sane state if I consented to be a party to such profligacy by allowing such charges ? The expense of the registration to the country is enormous, and yet people have ni t their franchise as the Legislature intended they should have it ; and from the samples that have come under my notice, of how the bulk of that expense is made up, no one can longer wonder at the expense, but only be astounded to think bow that enormity can have been suffered to go on. It is not for me to cast a reflection upon any one (I may be under a mistake myself), nor do I presume to do so, but if overseers are to discharge any unpa id f or duty, at all affecting the registration, I verily b e li eve , accor di ng to their system of ch arg i ng, t h e expense of the registration must have been in many instances double, if not more than double, of what it ought to have been. The work is not only not done unpaid for, but in some in • stances the very same work is actually charged for twice over. In one bill (and I have no doubt there were many others of the same description, which we shall see as we get en), there are these items :—" Clerk making out list of voters, Si. 55.! attendance of collectors making out lists of voters, 4/. 45." Now, what is that but actually charging more than twice over for making out the self-same small list before it goes into the printer's hands ? It is called lists in both instances in the account, to give it a colouring. There is but one small list of voters in that case ; and though any man of the commonest share of knowledge of what such work costs must be per slid that the 41, 4s. is a most liberal and ample allowance for the performance of the work—aye, and a it nn r ht t 6 he &no. too—vet thrr , is this rider of and t)lber &D'. it 1, I, ~; a c lu cr Still allow suchwild extravagances in the d is p o sal of money drawn out of the pockets of the public, and in cases where there can be no investigation into the justice or injustice of it, except before me, they will find themselves egregiously mistaken. Then there ars i hundreds and hundreds of pou n d s p u t d own a s pt to collectors of poor rates for their attendance; and tees of three guineas and so on, to this, that, and the other assessed tax collector, amounting again to many hundreds of pounds, for allt}wing their books to be looked at by overseers, and furnishing thou with extracts as they are required by the Act to do, and for attending the Court, not one shilling of which will I allow. These are all parish paid officers ; they are either paid by salaries or by per centages on the moneys they collect, and in some instances by bor,h• The Act of Parliament requires them to do certaiS duties—the assessed tax collectors to furnish lists of defaulters to the overseers, and s of them to attend this Court ; and if they don't, they are liable to be fined. They knoll' they must assist in the duties of the registrir tion, and if they think they are not sufficiently Pai d they can resign their office at any hour. The° , again, there are pounds upon pounds charged for the employment of parish beadles to post the notices' Why, those are paid officers also, and the overseer s are bound either to go themselves and affix the notices as required of them by the Act of Parliament' or to order them already paid, at the expense of the parish beadle, to do it for them. And as to,larg e sums put down for coach hire to this court, and refreshments, all these are quite out of the question, and cannot be allowed. In some cases every farthing of the large sums which have been incurred as expenses, have, through the gross negligence of the overseers, their vestry clerks and collectors, as shown in the defective manner ill which they have made their lists, been worse ev pended than if it had been thrown into the Thatric ° ' I have some little doubt whether I am at liberty under the Act to reject all claims for expenses reference to those lists, but to avoid the difficulty , shall allow something—a precious small something for some of them ; it will be merely nominal, para' cularly where I have been obliged to fine the over: seers • and these are the gen e r a l v i ews un d er w hich I shall proceed to deal with the accounts, however painful to me it is so to have to discharge my duty. The REVISING BARRISTER then proceeded, in con' formity with the principles as above laid down, to DV off a large number of the professional charges, not" withstanding the loud remonstrances of the vestry clerks and overseers who were present. Tile following is an average specimen of the roc cla r in which the Revising Barrister dealt with some ° the Bills : for " ST. BOTOLPH, ALDGATB.-REGISTRATION BXPEIq S I t 1847. £ 5 7, Preparing list of voters (740) Paid printer - List of claims (71) 1 2 18 0 List of objections (217) I ,---": 1 £27 6 v " I allow 20s. for the above. " T. Y. APCHRISTIE, Revising Barrister' " Oct. 20, 1847." The lists of this parish, it will be remembered' were very inaccurate; hence the ref usa l o f the Re' vising Barrister to alow even the costs of printing the lists. There appears to be a slight discrepancy in the r i e; suit of the revision as given by the two parties. 1. statement as above is that of the Liberal party. 0 The following is the result of th e rev i s i on a s shoN by the numbers of the Conservative agent O tt Brown) : Conservative objections heard. 1,826 S l u , s o t 6 d 6 . F'".. 1 7 , 16 59 ° Radical objections heard ... 762 403 " i g Objections by both parties ... 368 350 13/ 2,956 1,819 1 1, 4 . b, The objections in the T ower W ar d were v"' drawn, and were as follows : Objections by Conservatives ... 75 Objections by Radicals ... 37 Double objections ••• ••• 12 CLAIMS. Sustd. Fs' lle' By Conservatives ... ... 64 6 58 By Radicals •• ... 565 173 393 • Majority upon objections in favour of Con servatives .. ••• •• ••• ••• 66 3 Majority upon claims in favour of Radicals 167 ~. Majority in favour of Conservatives upon the entire revision ••• ••• ••• 496 the Of the large number of names thus erased from he lists on objections it appears on examination that t" majority is composed of names appeari ng as nevi', ti— he numbers being as under : E Liberals. T or ies. 13bj. Of f ased on objections names on npre ti s o e n n s by present reg register 263 295 g o 2 0 Of new names ... ... 147 755 -6_, __ --- -- ,,. 50 Total erased ... 410 1,050 i .. The success of either party may be thus condense Tory :es. Liberals. 7 Claims allowed . . ... 164 disallowed (Tory) 67 (Liberal) 369 05 0 Objections sustained ... 410 1, 35° 971 „ by both parties 350 Objections failed (Tory) 864 (Liberal) 3 3 9 1 1) „by both parties 31 -----:'. 1,8862,263 36 9 Deduct claims disallowed 67 1 834 1,819 The large number of claims disallowed to el h i party may be in some measure accounted f° ~, r claims being made anticip a t ory o f an objection 00 erroneous description in th e li s t, which, 00E1 1 1, 0 0 objection be made, be comes unnecessary, and illt",„e cases where an obj ec ti on h as b een made an d ol tained, and the claim also allowed, the claim. been counted as disallo we d an d th e objection 15 fe If the claims disall owe d are d e d uc t e d f rom the 91,,, / oe. result the numbers will stand a s i n th e a b ov e last th e There appears to be a slight discrepancy iL r el actual results of the revision as g i ven b y the lAri e d and Conservative agents. Th e a b ove li st i s furnis by the Liberals, and shows a majority in favou r the Conservatives upon the whole revision of 317' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TuEsDAIL jo e CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.-8 to 1 agst Gera- 0- 1 5 (off), 12 to 1 agst The Prior of St. Margaret's (t,) 5 so to 1 agst Patriot (t), 14 t o 1 agst C o lli ngwo odi ' to 1 1 agst Giselle (t), 15 to 1 agst Blackbird (off), 16 Or agst Hydrangea (off), 18 to 1 agst George L i u dsoo s to 20 to 1 agst The Cur (t), 25 to 1 ags t D u l ce t (t), 2 0 , 1 1 agst Pic Nic (t), 30 to 1 ags t G r i ms t on (t), 3° , (1). agst Sagacity (t), 20 to 1 agst Grimston and Blaclo,, e o• Grimston and Blackie are expected t o reach market on Friday. No Derby betting, INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. WORCESTER NOVEMBER MEETING, 184 ., 7 ;" FIRST DAY.—Match, 100, h. ft, one mile, owners "' '0 Count Bathyany's, :1 I s t 716, agst Lord StratbrO r° Chatham, llst. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1 84.8 '0 The match between Bridle and Chainbearer is brOlo forward to Monday. ria MONDAY.—Match, 200, h ft, R.M . —Mr. Greg ° t i Clermont, Bst 71b, agst Lord Glasgow's Discogite° 7st 71b. Y r. WEDNESDAY.—Sir J. Ha w l e y' s M en di can t, then 5 4 ; old, agst Duke of Bedford's Bridle, then 4 yrs oh], 71b each. A. V. 500, 100 ft. STOCKHOLM, OCT. B.—DEATII OF COUNT ICI/010° ETJERNA.—It is with deep regret that we announce death of his Excellency Count Magnus Bjornstilt"ijo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary o,f, Court of Great Britian, general Inspector of Aetiillr' o , Knight of many orders, &c. He was born at Dreol - r on the toth of October, 1779. His mother was a man, Lady Wilhelmina Von Hager. His father ro t s Swedish Ambassador at Dresden, and present S' t t he German Diet at Regensburg. He took part il:' b ed campaign of 1808 ag a i ns t Russia, where he distinge - Z bid himself. In 1813 he c ame to Jiamburgh, and viii t "the regiment occupied Vierlander ; be also took part 50 3 , t he battles of D ennewetz and Leipsig. He conclude' :ice Lubeck capitulati on w i t h Lallemand, and the aro i 5 Ol with the Prince of Hesse. Count Bjornstjerna is k A P O as an autho r i n po li t i cs an d nat i ona l economy, all - 0 0 also published several works in the East Indies.- political views were aristocratic, almost to eCCelltri O i' 4 " THE COURT, &C.—WINDSOR, T UESD AY EVI' 3 6 ll l 16 —This morning his Royal Highness the Duke el i ti ce bridge and the Duke of Wellington accom p a nied 1 1. Albert on a shooting excursion, to the covers i li o leh neighbourhood of Norfolk Farm. Major-General BO t ber, Colonel Stevens, Colonel Seymour, and several ie o gentlemen, were of the party. The Queen, acculni, :n a o o o by the Duchess of Sutherland, walked in the ,- 1 ""ylie Park this morning with the Princ e of Wales ad (l„ the Princess Royal. At four o' c l oc k thi s afterna s vd Queen and Prince Albert rode out in their phaeta ll , a ip' pair, the Duchess of Suth er l an d, C oun t e ss of O t her, borough, and the Lord in Waiting following in 51 tie carriage and four; Colonel the Hon. C. B. PhiPP ll ,'o ll Colonel Seymour attending. A crow d of resPtl'cso persons as,sembled at the gates o f the grand ent t oe d, and saluted her Majesty and the Prince as they P and their salutations were very graciously acknowi l The royal cavalcade took the road to Old Winds(7; the Frogmore-road, and w ou ld re t urn to the Call Bishopsgate, Springhill, and the Long-walk. irc or MURDER OF A C HILD BY ITS M OTHER IN l'irollet , POOL. —An inque s t was h e ld b e f ore t h e Borough male on Monday, on vi ew o f th e b o d y s of a new-born fieoll child, which h a d b een b orn an d discovered under ova circumstances in Moon -street, as to excite very g e ogt suspicions that it hadcome to its death by vlolen j i fi zati r and the j ury, by their unanimous verdict of " coo' der" against the mother, have, so far as they a",;/ the cerned, confirmed these suspicions. The na ne e i. mother is Eliza Igatehan, a servant.—Liverpooi