The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-30 00:00:00

THE SU N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30. 1849.

Average Amount.
Pease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and
Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 37,693
Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 9,292
Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter-
borough—lSlPms. Yorke
Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson
and White
Pernorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and
11,190
W. Walters
Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and
Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven
and Co
Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co 25,769
Reading Bank, Reading—Steplaens,Blandy, and
27,679 4
Co
Richmond Bank, Richmond—Maxwell and C 0... ,510
Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and
County of Poole Bank, Ringwood-, Ledgard
8,710
and Sons
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds
and Co
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches-
ter—Day and Nicholson 8,356
Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 10,620
Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 11,590
13
Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co. ,304
Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy-
don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and
9,638
Co
Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard

4,00'

and Allawr..y
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron
Walden—Messrs. Gibson ........................ 27,270
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and
11,451
Co
Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall
and 22,124
Co
Shrewsbury Old Bank, and hrews and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Sßocke,bur Eyy tons„
and Co ..... .
Sittingbourue and Milton Bank, Sittingbourno
—Valiance and Son
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton—Maddison and Pearce
Soo thwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co.
St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story
Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie
Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury —Brodie and
King
Southampton and llampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton—Atherly and Fall
Stone Bank, Stone W. Moore 1,709
Stourbridge Ban!c, Stourbridge —Raiford,
Wragg, and Co . .
Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 12,204
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton,
CaYleY, and Co. ............................ 31,193
Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and
R
Robins
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury
—Beck, Downward, and Co. ..................... 22,917
St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib-
son and Stuart
Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 20,493
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and

3,284

8,615

Co
Th3rnbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and
Parslow
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns-

7,101

ford and Barne
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton-
shire, Thrapston--Yorke and E1and........... 10,156
Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son ...................................... 12,654
Towcester Old Bank, Toweester—J. and S.
Percival
Union Bank, Cornwall, Holston--Vivian and
8,905
Co.
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,
and Co.
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Allnatt &Co 7,326
Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick—
Greenway and Co.
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox
Brothers
West Ridinm Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract

5,249

Bank, Wakeflold—Leatham, Tew, and Co. 39,5,
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co 12,239
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co. 99,365
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
—Wickham and Co
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse
Wirliesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. •
28,992
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gunlv and Co.
Wiveliscornbe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W
Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good-
ricke and Holyoake.
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender,
and Co. 8,769
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank,
Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 72,255
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley
and Turner
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and
Sons
Warminster and. Wiltshire Bank, Warminster—
Everett and Co.
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton--
Messrs. Vryer
1 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney,
Birkbeck, and Co.

3,766

1,660

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Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and C 0... 10,645
Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten ...
York Bank. York—Swann, Clough. and C 0.... 41,231

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal
Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company, Bradford
Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver-

9,146
8,698
49,489

hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven
Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad-

9,445
25,899

ford ....,. .
Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield
Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work-

ington
Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com-
pany, Cheltenham
Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company
Coventry
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-
tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company

9,580
0,113

91,354

24,185
21,425

Carlisle
Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,
Dudley
Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 17,190
Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com-
pany, Darlington l4 755
23,369
East of England Bank, Norwich
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester. 127,861
Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 17,530
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,890
Hull Banking Company, Hull 22,711
Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha-
-11
ntr,

Wax
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax 35,938
Helston Banking Company, Helston l,lBB
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 20,020
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knarcsborough 22,939
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,842
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 52,590
Leeds Banking Company, Leeds
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester
Lincoln and Lindsey Batking Company, Lincoln 49,011
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,420
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham 28,002
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking
Company, Nottingham
Newcastle,Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-
Stock Banking Company, Newcastle
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-
ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street,
London
North Wilts Banking Company, Melkaham 43,332
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 62,655
Northamptonahire Banking Company, North-
ampton ............. ....
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool
Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei-
. . 42,138
cester
Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,028
Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 33,5.'
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com-
pany, Stamford.s2,4so
Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset-
shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-
port
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall
Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com-
pany, Stourbridge
Sheffield and liallamshire Banking Company,
Sheffield ...
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking
Company, Shatiold
Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company,
Richmond .. 43,73
Storey and Thomas's Banking Company
Shaftesbury
Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield . .
Wolverhampton aud Staffordshire Banking Coin
parry , Wolverhampton
Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield
Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company,
Whitehaven
Warwick and Lehmii_gton Banking Company,
Vest Warwick
26'839
glan,,-'w al South Wales District
Bank. Bristol

1,655

19,586
26,567

FRANCE.

52,325

32,255
11,964

22,254

Banking Company, Salisbury Wilts and Dorset
West Riding Union Banking 70,626
dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Company, Hud.
Whitchurch ............................
Worcester City and County Banking .. ......
Company,
Worcester—. ............. ,
York Union Banking Company, York
York City and County Banking Company,York
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds
P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returna.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Nov. 24, 1849.

33,33

3,29

57,426

IRELAND. assembled. They had just finished reading
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) a pamphlet, relative to a journey to Fros-
-1 dorf, published in February last by M. Didier.
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Nov. 28.—There
The Commissary made known the object of his
is a great dearth of news, yet the legal mind of Dub-
-1 visit, and declared that all present were in a state
in, especially, is in a ferment is consequence of
provisional arrest. This declaration pro-
certain contemplated reductions in the law courts, of
consisting of curtailments of jurisdiction, and trans-
duced a deep sensation amongst the party, but
ference of business, according to the alarmists, from no recrimination nor complaint was uttered by
A preliminary interrogation
the Four
_Courts to Westminster Hall. Of the in- any one of them. .
intention to gradually abolish the superior took place. The mapretended
jor art of them p
courts of law in Ireland, the majority of the that they had assembled to consult as to the candi-
dates to be supported in the approaching elections, but
Dublin journals say there is no doubt, and the
admitted that they were acting illegally, as the de-
note of warning to the shopkeepers and house-owners
tree of convocation had not yet been published; some
of the metropolis is heard on all sides from the press.
of the party avowed that their real object was to re-
The appearance of the following paragraph in Saws-
the I establish Henry V. on the throne of his ancestors.
dory's News Letter, which is accused of being
The papers seized, and others which had been torn
organ of the new scheme, has renewed the agitation I
up on the entrance of the police, the fragments
on the subject today : of which were collected, clearly justified this latter
" LAW REDUCTIONS.—Sir John Romilly, the So'
assertion.
.Among the papers were several commis.
licitor-General of England, was recently in Dublin
head.sions for officers, having a green seal, bearing a boar's
on the subject of a Bill to be presented on the open-
A certain quantity of busts and medals,
ca In of Parliament for the abolition of the equity side
bearing the effigy of Henry V., with the title of King
of Court of Exchequer, and the transference of
The of France,were also found. After the parties had
all equity business to the Court of Chancery.the Prefecture they were con-
amount of business in the Four Courts is far less than
ducted to their respective residences, where in their
some time ago, suitors preferring the cheaper and
If been all taken to
presence a strict search was made, which led to
more summary courts of the assistant barristers. the discovery and seizure of arms and a
mm u.
As is but natural, the attempt to transfer the bust-
ninon with some, and with others of papers
and at the residence of one a
ness in the higher branches of 1 tw—if any such certain importance,of
unpopularintention is
measurereally e entertained—would avi
en was seizsd a sum of 3,000 f. in gold ; at that of
; another some franc pieces, bearing the effigy of Henry
unite all classes in hostility to the Government.
be the
wmouolsdt
V. and the date of 1850, and a number of uncials of
The success of Mr. Reynolds, M.P., in three wards
nejtu—revrug,
has been a great discomfort and discomfiture to the
a similar character. The party were afterwards re-
agents of Mr. Gregory, who, in revenge for the defeat conducted to the Prefecture. The affair appears at
of their patron at the hustings, are working might and present to be nothing more than a secret society.
the civic Among the 4G persons arrested, there appears to be
main to oust the Hon. Member from s ;no person of any note belonging to the legitimist
chair, and disfranchise him as a burges. The
's Bench in the matter will be I party ; there were among them several old servants
decision of the Queen Should it be adverse, of the household of Charles X , workmen, trades-
given on the 12th of January.
r. Reynolds will appeal to a local Court of Error, people, a physicisn, a priest of the church of 51
M
which will not sit till Easter Term; and, should he Severin, and the beadle of the same parish, Sc."_
be unsuccessful there also, he is determined to appeal
to the House of Lords, wherein learned Legislators
may be found so busy that no adjudication can
' take place until the civic year—the bone of con-
tention—shall have joined the " things that were."
The Encumbered Estates Commissioners are giving
great satisfaction to at least the practitioners in their
Court and the petitioners, by the deference and
attention which they pay to the convenience and
reasonable wishes of the respective parties. Landed
property to the amount of nearly 3,000,0091. (late
estimate) has already come under the supervision of
the Court ; but no sales have yet taken place. The
Commission sat in the Prerogative Court to day, when
an instance was given of the desire to oblige
which has hitherto marked the proceedings.
Absolute orders were pronounced in several mat-
ters in which counsel appeared to show cause ; and it
appearing that in the majority of these cases the oppo-
sition to the making absolute of the conditional order
arose from the desire of the party showing cause
to have the carriage of the proceedings, the Court
took occasion to observe that the making absolute of
an order for sale had nothing to do with the carriage
of the proceedings. The Court would invariably
grant the carriage to the party who it would be most
desirable for the advantage of the estate should have
it. Therefore it was not necessary for a person
who wished to change the carriage cf the proceed-
ings, to come and oppose the making abso-
lute of the conditional order to effect that object,
which could be much more conveniently effected by
the presentation of a short petition, which the Com-
missioners would hear in Chamber. The profession
should understand that the two matters were not to
be mixed up, and that an order for sale would be
pronounced when a proper case was made out, with-
out regard to who should have the carriage of the
proceedings. The Court adjourned till Friday.
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28.—REDUCTION IN
THE RATE OF DlSCOUNT.—Yesterday afternoon the
Directors of the Bank of Ireland, following the ex-
ample of the Bank of England, reduced the rate of
discount—on English bills from four to three and a
half per cent. ; and on Irish bills from five to four per
cent. These rates are higher than the Bank of Eng-
land ; but it appears to be the policy of our banks to
maintain a larger percentage. The other Irish
banks will, of course, follow the example of the Bank
of Ireland. For a week or two past there has been a
tendency to advance in Government securities, and
also in the shares of well circumstanced companies ;
and this reduction of discounts is calculated to render
it still more decided. There has been, since August
last, a steady increase in the issue of notes and bullion
by the Irish banks, amounting in the aggregate to
nearly a million sterling ; and there is no doubt that
the next monthly return will show a further consider-11
able augmentation. These are gratifying indication
of improvement, after a long period of unexampled
depression ands uffering.
TIIE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD AND THE
Pokciraus.—The Tipperary Vindicator contains the
following curious statement :—" The Marquis of
Waterford's keepers lately apprehended two men
named Gaul and Kerns setting traps for game in the
Curraghmore preserves, and brought them before his
Lordship, who appeared incensed at the depredations
continually made on his game, and threatened to have
summary punishment inflicted on the offenders. They
however took occasion to state their circumstances to
the angered nobleman, and in the end expressed their
desire to leave a country where employment could
not be bad, and to go to America. The Marquis's
resentment was disarmed, and he ordered a sum of
201. to be given to defray the costs of their passage."
COLLECTION OF POOR RATES.—At a meeting of
the Drogheda Board of Guardians, on Thursday, a
communication was read from the Commissioners,
with reference to the inquiries respecting the mode
of distraining property for non-payment of rate.
The reply was, that the collector, in lieu of the con-
stabulary officer, can legally execute the warrant,
and take with him such assistance as he may think
necessary. The collector, after seizing cattle, in case
there is no pound, is bound to support them, and de-1
duct the expense of their keep out of the price pro-
duced by their sale. —Drogheda Argus.
EMIGRANT PAUPER GIRLS.—From a COMMIDI-
- addressed from the " Australian Emigration"
office to the Poor-law Commissioners, it is our
pleasing duty to announce that the girls sent from'
Tuam Union have given great satisfaction, both by
their conduct en the voyage and after arrival. Every
one of them has received comfortable situations and
high wages.—Tuam Herald.
ACCIDENT ON THE HOEYWOOD RAILWAY.—On
Thursday morning, at an early hour, as one of the
engines was proceeding to the watering place, a short
distance from the terminus, it ran against a lorry,
which, by some mistake, had been left, on the main
line, and one of the navvies who was in it at the
time was thrown out, and had one of his legs
broken. The navvies engaged upon the line were
assembled near the terminus awaiting the engine to
carry them on to the Comber line, at which they are
now engaged, and, observing the accident that bad
happened to their comrade, they surrounded the
engine for the purpose of maltreating the driver, and,
in all probability, would have taken his life
upon the spot, had he not jumped off and run to the
station for protection. As it was, he received great
abuse, one of the navvies having struck him with a
spade over the right eye, thereby inflicting a very
severe wound. The man who was thrown from the
lorry was taken to the hospital, where his leg was
"set."—.Northern Whig.
MENDICANTS AND PAUPERS.—We have received
so many complaints respecting the unfeeling condue.
of relieving officers of the Limerick Union, in re.
fusing tickets of admission to the workhouses b
pitiable objects of distress, whose emaciated appear,
ance displays almost the shadow of human beings,
That we are compelled to direct the attention of the
guardians to this grievance. Friday, a poor woman,
with six children, who did obtain tickets of admission
from a relieving officer, when arrested by the police as
vagrants, were refused at the workhouse from which
they had been previously
famishing. Our streets swarm with beggars, and
they all exclaim "we will not be taken into the
workhouse."—Limerick Chronicle.
THE POTATO Caor.—We are happy to be able to
state that this valuable crop is
this locality.—Tuam Herald.

AUSTRIA.

" It is a mistake," says a Vienna letter of the 23d,
" that some German and French journals have an-
nounced that a reduction is to be made in the Austrian
army. The truth is, that tle number of furloughs
in the army of Hungary is to be restricted, the levy
of recruits is continuing, and the volunteers, who had 1
only engaged themselves for the campaign, are de-
tained.
The garrison of Pesth, moreover, is to be
I increased to 16,000 men, and it is sail that that of
' Vienna is also to be augmented."
The Austrian Lloyds of Vienna states that on the
i 221 about 11,0001b5., silver and gold, were received
by Messrs. Rothschild of that city from Paris.
Prince Felix of I fohenlohe, President of the German
i A.sociation for the Protection of a National Industry,
`has written to the Ministry of Commerce of Austria,
! in its name, to express gratitude for the propositions
made by Austria, of a Customs' union with Germany,
and to declare that the association will co-operate
by all means in its power of promoting the success
of a scheme calculated to be so favourable to Ger-
many. On the other hand, the Manufacturing As-
sociation of Lower Austria has resolved to call on
similar societies in Austrie, to join it in taping
measures to prevent national industry from being
injured, as is threatened by the Ministerial mea-

sures.
The Cologne Gazette publishes letters from a cor-
respondent, who has recently made an excursion into
Hungary. He declares that lamentable misery and
desolation reign in the land ; that only old men,
women, and children are to be seen, and that they are
in want of necessaries; and that fertile and cultivated
lands have fallen to a lower price than that of the
virgin forests of America.
Count Szedchenyi, a Magyar magnate of high
rank, attached to the household of the mother of the
Emperor of Austria, and noted for his devotedness to
his Imperial family, has just resigned. This (says
the Entancipotion of Brussels) has created some
sensation, as it is considered an indication of unfa-
vourable sentiments among the Conservative party of
Hungary.
The Austrian Constitution of the 41a March has
just been promulgated in Transylvania.

STATE OF TRADE.

The Evenement states that MM. Pasquier, Mole,
and Guizot, have offered their support to the Presi-
dent of the Republic on certain conditions, the first
of which is that an appeal should be made to the
country in order to prolong the term of Louis Bona-
parte's power.
The Committee on Transportation has rejected, by
19 votes to 5, the system of temporary transportation,
proposed by one of its members as a middle term, to
be adapted in place of that for life, proposed by the
Government. The sub committee, charged to decide
on the place to be selected to send persons to, has
pronounced against the island Mayotte, on the ground
that the official documents consulted on the point are
unfavourable to the salubrity of the coutry.
The Gazette des Tribunaux gives n
the following
details relative to the arrests in the Rue Rumfort :
" For the last two months the police have had their
eyes on a legitimist association, which had taken the
title of the Legion de St. Huber, although at its
origin it appeared to occupy itself with acts of bene-
volence rather than politics. The information, which
was obtained by the authorities, clearly proving that
the association had another object than that of charity,
and that its real intention was to bring about a
change of Government, the Prefect of Police did not
hesitate to order measures to he taken for the arrest of
the members. For that purpose, the agents of the
public force went to the house of the President of the
Legion, M. P. de .Campgnol, whLre the, meeting
was held. At the moment when the Commissary
of Police and his agents entered the place of
meeting, forty-five persons and the President were

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MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We have had another
dull market for goods, and the prices offered by
purchasers have generally been somewhat lower than
those of last week, particularly in 36 to 40 inch
shirtings, 9-Bth madapoilams, 6 4th low jacconets, and
even printing cloths, of all descriptions. The depres-
sion continues in long cloths, T cloths, and domestics.
Although, however, the buyers have made still lower
offers than before, they certainly have made more of
them. For the most part the producers have firmly
declined to give way any further; otherwise the
limited business of the day would have reached a
larger amount. As regards the coarser, and also the
stouter sorts of cloth, some promise of improvement
to come is found in the fact that, little as they have
been in request for some time back, the effect of a
diminished, and still diminishing proluction, is becom-
ing perceptible in the reduced stocks held by manu-
facturers. It is notorious, too, that the home-trade
houses are very scantily supplied with goods. Al-
though we have had a very quiet day in yarns, a slightly
improved tone of feeling has yet, to some extent,
been observable. The indications we have of the
approaching frost appear to have somewhat hastened
the execution of small orders, in the way of assort-
ment, for Holland and the north of Germany.
Warps in No. 80's water, are wanted for immediate
delivery. Some business is doing in common 40's
mule for India, though at rather lower rates. In
fine counts, whether for home consumption, or for
the eastern markets, prices are fully supported. On
the other hand, 20's water twist hangs a dead weight
upon the market, and is again rather lower in price.
In still coarser numbers, there is no further giving
way, difficult as it is to effect sales ; for the spinners
have, to a large extent, turned to the higher and
better-paying kinds. It is a very favourable circum-
stance in reference to the future that, at the close of
November, there should be so inconsiderable a stock
of yarns in our market as there undoubtedly is;
while, throughout Germany, the manufacturers are
not more than moderately supplied; and, from Elber-
feldt, Naples, and Leghorn, we may ere long expect
to hear of deficient stocks.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have not had! much
change in the flannel market to-day from that of the
preceding Monday. Flannels continue in very fair
demand, notwithstanding it is that time of the year
when business begins to slacken, and the shopkeepers
have laid in their winter stocks. The wool market
continues languid, with prices nearly stationary.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDA.T.—This market has been
quiet, but this is to be expected at this season of the
year. What has been principally done has been in
low goods. There have been purchasers for light
woollens and vestings, but such stock appears to be
rather scarce. Wools continue firm, and the ap-
proaching sales are expected to realise prices equal
to the last.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There is no perceptible
change since our last report in the state of the
worsted trade, the demand for goods, whether figured
or plain, being much the same, and without alteration
in prices. Neither is there any change in yarns, the
export houses still buying freely at full rates. The
sales of wool are considerable, and a slight advance
has been realised.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—A fair business has been done
to-day and on Saturday at the Cloth Halls. Many
of the manufacturers are working to order, and
stocks are low. No change in prices.--441anelivtcr
,o
Guardian.
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Da. LAYAILD'S EXCAVATIONS AT NINEVEII.—
Letters 'have been received from Dr. Layard, dated
Mosul, October 15, at which place he arrived en the last
day of September. Dr. Layard intended to recom-
mence his excavations, on the scene of his former labours,
as soon as he should be able to assemble his Nestorian
diggers from the mountains. At present the country is in
a very unsettled state, and it is scarcely safe to venture
out of the city gates. At the date of his let-
ters he had about 60 workmen exploring the ruins; and
many bas-reliefs—of which the store seems inexhaustible
—were discovered. But all had suffered from the
Effects of fire, and they will scarcely bear removal.
Of these accurate drawings will be made by Mr. Cooper,
the artist attached to the expedition. Amongst the
bas reliefs most recently discovered by Dr. Layard
is a representation of the removal of one of the
gigantic bulls, showing that they were sometimes, if
not always, moved to the palace after being carved.
An immense number of men draw a sledge which runs
upon rollers, impetus being given to it behind by an
enormous lever worked by cords. A cast will be made
of this very curious subject in the event of its being
found impossible to remove it. It is probable that
the fine pair of colossal lions still standing at Nimrod
will be moved during the present expedition.
Dr. Layard paid a second visit to the periodical
festival of the Yezidis, or Devil worshippers, and was
admitted to all their ceremonies. On this occasion he
also saw the celebrAed Melek Teou, the breeze bird,
the existence of which has been a matter of speculation
to travellers, and which he describes as a very curious
rile. Of these and other matters, we may, it is to be
hoped, expect full particular 3 in a second series of
" Nineveh and its Remains."—Athenceum.
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NEGRO WAY OF FIGIITING.—WO halted next at
Ingersall, where there was a good inn, and then at
Wheeler's Tavern, where a black man came forward and
danced, and then offered, for a few pence, to run at a
door and butt it wi h his bare head, like a ram; but he
was not encouraged to practise this feat. Butting is a
favourite mode of fighting among negrees, and it is
dreadful to see them running at ono another, and making
their woolly heads resound against each other. If ono
raskoi his blow in the stomach of his antagonist, death
not unfrequntly ensues.—Sir J. Alexander's" Acadie."
TIE ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISII.REVOLUTION'`i
—Yesterday beinfs, the nineteenth anniversary ..-.f the
r3vointion of IS3O, a great Durittcr of the Mules
rosident in London attended a fuaczsi:;v.co pi.rformed
the memory of those who fell in that national struggh.
Mass was said by the Rev. W. Long in St. ratria's
chapel, Stitton-btreet, Soho.