The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LoN Do N., WEDNESDAY_ EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1847.

_ve millions sterling N‘c,uld afford much
relief, and that a similar amount mitght be funded to
make room for them. At the same time it is recom-
.Mended that duty payments shoule be permitted in
Exchequer-bills.
The Foreign Exchanges were yes terday again rather
firmer, and generally there was an a Ivance.
The public securities have beer t improving to-day,
although fluctuating still. Money is a little easier.
)Much satisfaction has been afforde 3 by the announce-
ment that Messrs. John Shewell and Sons, the highly
: respectable brokers, who have bet In in temporary diffi-
culties, have paid twenty shillings in the pound. The
value'of Consols has improved •to 791 to ;,1 fur present
Transfer, and to 80-i to h for Acct Exchequer-bills
re been 255. to 335. discount. Bank Stock is steady
at 180 to 182. The- New T 1 tree-and-a-Quarter per
Cents, have realised 792 to
8 4.
• Spanish. Active Bonds have be en 161 to 171, the
Three per Cents. 261 to 27k, Me: xican about 17, and
Dutch Two-and-a-1141f per Cents,. 521 to 53.
f Shares are rather better support ed.
02 ;E CLOSING
- PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'er .ocK. PRICEs.
Bank Stock ........................... 1811 !1 180 180
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna ........ 783 773% 78VA 78%
3 per Cent. Consols Aitnuities ...... 795 :,5:1143ti % 80
New 34 per Cent. Anns ....... 795, z 514
% 795/s
Long Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o ..• 8 7'lll 8 1-16
IDitto, Oct. 10, 1859 73/1 1:3: 46 11-16 7 11-16
India Stock ...... ........ ........ 220,4 222
ndia Bonds, 1,000/. . ............ --
Ditto under 1,0001. ...... 40 Consols for Account ............ 80 801 797„:3 803/44
Exchequer Bills.
3d.
1,000/. ........... ........... 28 3'3 25 dis
S5OOl .................... .. 18 di s
mall .................... .. par

35
solA

25 dis
18 dis
5 dis
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUN 0 NE CLOSINti
DS. ON ;LOCK PRICES
Alexican, 5 per Cent. 1846........ 3 6% 17 1714
Ditto, Account...... . - - 17%
Portuguese 5 per Cents '7l 73 73
Ditto, 4 per Cent. l9 19
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account — 161tz
Ditto. 3 per Cent 27 27% 27%
Ditto, Account - 27% 2738
Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent —
Ditto, Deferred B% 81/2
Dividends on the above pay al de in London.
Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5214 53 53%
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 8014, 801,
Ditto, Account . 811s( 811{
PRIcK6 01,
RXILIVAY SHARES A,„ BC; ;IN ESS DONE CLOSING
P-' AT I)N le O'CLOCK. PRICES
Aberdeen
.. 40
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 2%.• ...
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2%
-- ---
Belfast & County Down 10 •
..... . • - ..
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 Binning., Wolverlepton, ... .• -. ... _
and Stour Valley... .. 8 .
Birkenhead, Lancashire, ....
and Cheshire June.... 61,x... --. _
Boston, Stamfd, & 13irm. 5 ...... - • •-•
Bristol and Exeter —
75 - -
Ditto, Thirds - - ... ..... ••••• -- Buckinghamshire Bl. 45......, Z ;34 dis ......... 3% dii
Caledonian ........ .. 5O . .... 3: i 3314
Ditto, Half Shares..... 3%%
Ditto, Clydesdale June 40
...... - -
Chester and Holyhead-. 3214 L 514.-
Ditto, Preference 4 ..... : 314% 3A
Cheltenham and Oxford 2
...... -
•• •••
Clarence 7814 -
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ......
Do. 2d Class. ' Ct

3/
i 4

173/4

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo. Belgian... 4
Barbadoes 1
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
bordeaux,Toulouse, and
Cette(Constituted)... 4 .< ...
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 14
Central of Spain ........ 2
Ceylon .. .... ss.
Demerara 2l/2 ... .
Dendre Valley
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish 7
East Indian ... ..... .... 58.
Great Indian Peninsular 5s
Great Southern of Madras ss.
Great Western Bengal... ss.
Great Western Canada... 311
Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ...
Jamaica S.blid. Junction 1
Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . ...
Luxembourg. ..... ..... .. 6
Lyons and Avignon 5
111 adras
••
Madras. Nellore, and
Arcot %
Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ...
Namur and Liege
Northern of France...... 10 .....
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d
Paris and Lyons ...... .. 10
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg 8
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse ...... 16 .... ...... .......
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
fours and Nantes ....,. S
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt....... l 2
Trinidad
West Flanders ...... .... 8
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

~
ent 5 per
Loan, lO ......
Do. Governm
4 per Cent. - Dublin and BelfastJunc 2O ....... • -
Dundalk & Enniskillen 15
East
anAnglia, 251., L. &
Ddl... and D. ...... 95
18 ... ... , _
0., 181,, E. & H.... ......
East Do., 31.105., E. &H. 1 ......
rn Counties 2O ..... . 15%M5... ......
Ditto, Perpetual, 5 par
Dittot, No. 1....... 61. 13s. 4d.., sA% dis
ditto, Nu. 2... 6/. 13s. 4d... -
. .....11.)., York Extension.. 10 .
DO., North. & Eastern 50
..... Do., Quarters
... .... 19 .
_ ••••••
Do., New 23%
...... • .Castern Union 5O .. •••• •••
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121 A —
Ditto, Thirds ... .....13s. 4d.„ —
East Lancashire
20 . ---
Ditto, New
1:' ...
- . •• ••
Fast Li
Do., dncolnso., Exten. Scrip 1%•.... .
hire
... 7%
Edinb u r g h and Gla:igow 50 .. ...• 47
Ditto Half Shar'',..3 15
Ditto Quarter Shares 121).i. ... -
Ediabu;gh &Nr h 20
Ditto, New . ,rt ern..
••
2'14 ...... Ditto, New . ;... .
Ditto, dittoP, ...-)Nte• ....
7 .."..
Ldinburl ad Perth .14. --
Ditto Est ensio
".•
• .
Ex eter,'Yeovi vet
& 11)0*-- IC s.
~....
.........
.....
Ditto, Nev rch. . 2%.
Glasgow, I)in:ofries,
- - ..
Glasgow,Carlisle , . , .... 8/ C • Sol
E ,iim'a.r..;.&.A.y • 14. - - ••
- • •
,' • Ditto, Ne w . -r 5°
..-.
- • • Do. Fi.enc
ret f ...... .„ e
35. -
vOreat Nor
.kern..... .........
~i, Do.) Lo- ndou and YO7 k 2 V 2.. -••—
`-'-rat Sol ith. and West.
(lrelan d) .. 85 .
GreatNu rthcf England .100
Ditto, New 404
Ditto. , New 30/.
(4 r„e
bittc ew 15/ ... 11/
`,,T
at,. ~ ,
Western 5
4'4/ _O, 1/2 110 Shares .5
Di iz to, IA Shares
Di tto, l'ifths . 20
,Di tto, New 17/......-.. 7
"•ad deratield & Manches. :22 ....-
, itto, Thirds ......... 7
44111 I) 1 and Selby 5O ..
..
tto, lialf Shares 25 - •••
1. D itto, Vi Shares.. ..- -. 121
lla' ivich& Bury St. 1...,dva. 15 .. ,
1 )0., do., and Norwich 12
Do., do., Extens.Sc rip
, (late Camb. & Ely)... 21/2 —
' uicaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirels ... 10
' ancashire & Yorkshire 82
Ditto 1/1. Shares . ... 38
Do. Quarter Shares... 141/2
Do. Fifths 6i,..... 5 514
Do. Sixteenths ...... .. 614 .....
"'_
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/. 4s.
Do. Liverp. and Bury 34
Ditto 14 ()ate Hud-
dersfield and Shetf.) 33 ......
Do.( %V aketield,Ponte-
fract. & Goole -
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 —
Do. 1,4 Shares (A) 9
Ditto ditto (B) ... 14
Leeds and Bradford SO
1 [Aliceater and Bedforel... 16s.
1 .eeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 37 'XI —
Do., Branch 1/2 Spar, 121/ ....••

th

15%

_
7 1/2

_
7'W4

Australasia
London Joint Stock lO
British North American 50
Colonial
Commercial of London 20
Provincial of Ireland ... 25 ' --
London & Westminster. 20
Ditto New........ 13
National Prov. England. 35
Ditto, New lO
National of Ireland 22%
Ditto, New
Union of Australia
Ditto, New........... 414141 24 — .
Union of L0nd0n......... 10
Union of Madrid 40
MINES.

2%

Anglo Mexican lOO
Galvanized Iron
Real Del Monte, Unreg.

90
52%

-
J 14

_.
, ;/,... — .....
..., _
Do. New Braneh(hlue) 2%
Do. Extension (green) 21.....
Do.Newlf.xten. (pink) 2V, — ....
I, eeds and Thirsk 3l
Ditto, New 17% ...... ... ..... ......
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct 3%. ...
__
..
. i verpool, Crosby, and . ......
. ..
Southport .... .......... 2
.....
.....
...............
Li 1 rorp., Mnchstr& New-
, , =tie Junction 2% ...... ..............
'`.•° radon and Blackwal!..l6/. 13s. 4d. 4%... ....... ..
Do. New, No. 1
...... .... ...
Do. New, No. 2 .. 31 l3s. 4d....
„ De. Extension ls
''''D ndon, Brighton, and
'South Coast
I )o. Consol. Eighths.. 20
1 )o. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9
I Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50
•••
mil ldon and Greenwich 12/ 15s4d
,_I )itto, Prefercnce...lB/. I;s.2d
....°
don and N. Western 100
11. 0., Quarters L. & B. 17
.lik )., no. Now ... .... '2
4/1 tto Fifth ..... .... ‘,
lit , 4 .
Shares (G. J. 2U
. Ibo 40/„Shares(L.M.) 15
D? 0. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40
o. 10/. (M & B.) A. 5
O. 1 0/. (51. & B.) B. 5
v_-ue. I‘9/. Al. & B.) C. 1
'''°ild.on, Oxford, and
iYh elten 11 a ra ............ 2 ..
"'ad. & S.Western ...411.6:. 3d 54 ... ......... ..
be. New ConsoL tiths 40
o•
0 New 50/. ... ..... 32%.. -
..,
b .. -4ew 40/. ......... . 26 ..• • 4
tiot.:. rim
ths (Consol.). -
D 1 50
i e . ditto
....... .... 40 ......
in? Salisbury, and
1.,,7,,0 'n
10
ud 1
!. ....
c,.
....... 114........
....
tior7, rry & C derain
l 4 d •trry and Ennis-
e 27% ......
4144 41,4 x
ktlrli, Ie: . .
. .uxton,and - ........ ... 233/4 ..... . ..........
an, ,i, •• • ••• ...... • ... 3
..,.. ——_ ‘
L ister, Sheffield,
u. ncolnshire . t4uartere (.Nn .....100
......

O. 1) 13
...... -

MONEY and COMMERCIAL :NEWS. Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
CITY, Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% —
QUANTE!: 7'o THREE. Ditto and Grimsby.... 25
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was very Ditto ditto . ......... 7
dull. Sales 1,200 bales at -11. to d. per lb. decline.
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield
Lincolnshire and
7%
have not been much dealt in. Manehest. &Southanipt. 21i —
The accounts received to-day from Liverpool are of a Midland
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo —
very heavy tone, but, upon the whole, rather better thin Do. ,tO/. Shares
yesterday, and it seems that the run upon the banks has Do. 1;01. Shares
72% 74%
subsided. We should hope that the good sense a.? the
iv, Do. Birni., and Dies,rtbyloo
Liverpool people, the, most intelligent men of busi- VilralntidinC,on 'r B• . &
~, 6 per cent.loo
ness in the world, will induce them to extend ariiiNhilcd, Bry,t. &Gleestr. 34
due confidence to the banks, at least where I,,lii!ilintts Lc, deiitteos
t.B: Swan-
-71.
9s
•••
• •••
they have no reason beyond mere panic fear for
hington, 8 per ct.g,uar. 50 ......
acting otherwise. The embarrassment of a firm in the Midland treat Western
iron trade is alluded to in some of the Liverry)ol letters, _ Irish
and there is further mention made of one of the banks, Neivfoc.a(sltulaeratTirsCarlisle...lsooo
but we have made inquiries at the town agent's, and find Newmrket&Chesterford 13%
yDo. Extension .........21. 12s
that the continue to pay as usual.
The produce markets are still rather pressed upon by Nelvisoirle,reAfobrejgayenny., 4
.....
sellers, and although there is a good deal done for Newry and Enniskillen 7
10
•• ......... •••
There has been a suggestion forwards dto Lord John Noarrfilcßostre:o.
.........
_lOO
Russell by Mr. Richard Therrnon, tie eminent mer- Do. New. 72C)/. .. 5 chant, to the effect that an issue of Rxchcquer-bills to Do. Extension
the amount of fi
Do. Scrip, 1847, North
-

... ocrip, ... .
of Norfblk... 2 - .
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 -
•
Northern Counties Union 4 -
North British ... ..... ... 25 ...... 22
Do. Half Shares 12%...... 10
Do. Quarters 434 -
Do. Extension - ......... . ""Ditto Thirds 1 ...
.. 4 dis
North Staffordshire 7% ...... 6 5 'jg4 6%
North Wales
-••
North Western 6 -
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 27%... .. -
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate -
Royston and Ilitchin ... 1% - ... ........ ..
Scottish Central ......... 20
Scottish Midland 17% - . ....
Ditto, New lO
....... • •• • • •
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole , 5 - „.
Shrewsbury and Birm... 6 -
Ditto ditto, Class 11. 3
Shrewsbury & Chester
( Nor. W. Min.) l6 -
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 -
Ditto Oswestry ..... 12 -
Ditto New
Shrewsbury and Herefd 2 ..... -
Shropshire Union
South Devon 40 -
Do. Preference - •••• •••. ••••
South Staffordshire 2!. 125.... -
nuth Easttrn & Dover. 33% 243/4 % 25
Do., No. 1 2O
Do., Nc. 2. - ••• • •
Do, No. 3 ....... ...... ;5 ...... - .... ........
Do., No. 4
South Wales ....... ........ 15 ...... -
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole 2 - ......... .••... -
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal. ... 4 - ... ...... •• -
Taw Vale Extension ... 4 - ..• •• ...... ••• ....
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway .... ...... 17% -
Vale of Neath ... ..
Waterford and Kilkenny 13%._.... - -
Waterford and Limerick 3; - -
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin -
West Cornwall -
WhitelhAven & Furness 8 - -
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... ... 425....... - -
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. ... .
Do. Or.gina 1 New and
Berwick .. ......
Do. North Shields Pun 25 -
Do. Extensiox No. 1. 10
Do. do. No. 2......... 10
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 - , 4
ork and North Midland 50
Ditto, Preference ...... 10
:-Tl3l/8
Jo. East and West Rid-
ing Extension

13%,

4%

5%

-
3 I, 4 -

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, OCT. 20.—Wind S.S.W., light pleasant
breeze, and fine clear weather.
DEAL, OCT. 19.—Wind S.E. to S.W.—Arrd. Solway,
Colombo; Christina, St. Helena; Halcyon, South Ame-
rica ; Sandwich, Mann, St. Lucia ; Charles Walton,
Quebec ; Armkenny, Baldwin, ditto ; Nutria, North
America, and sailed for Shields. Std. Gladiator, New
York; Alice, Tarlton, Boston. Arrived from the River
• and sailed, Euphrosyne, Calcutta ; Colony, Algoa Bay;
John Williams, Cape of Good Hope, Sydney, &c.; Val-
leyfield, Sierra Leone; Ceylon, Berbice; Gibraltar, Do-
minica; Thora, St. Domingo; Ellen, Jamaica; Brandon,
New Orleans; Delta, Gooer, St. John's, New Brunswick.
OFF THE WIGHT, OCT. 18.—Concordia, Klyter, St.
Croix, for llamburgh.
PORTSBIOUTH, OCT. 19.—Wind S.W.—The Schwan,
V.emel for Dundalk, which put in here 22d ult., leaky,
has been condemned.
OFF HELSToN, (;CT. 17.—Caroline, Burglay, Neves.
SCILLY, CCT. 18.—Wind S.—Arrd. Minerva, Corbett,
Quebec; Forest Monarch, Itichardson, St. John's, New
Brunswick; Watchful, Smalls, Quebec for Sunderland;
Tamerlane, James, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 19.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W.—Arrd.
Sophie, Walter, New York; Gotheborg, Boston.
DUBLIN, OCT. 18.—The Ann, of and from London to
Be; fast, came off the Arklow Bank yesterday and pro-
eeea'ed. Arrd. Ann, Boyle, Quebec.
BUISTOL, OCT. 19.—Winl S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Lady
o f the Lake, Smith, St. John's, New Brunswick.
CLYDE, OCT. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Portland, St.
,T( ; Zenobia, Willis, St. John's, New Brunswick;
J imaica, Martin, Montreal; Midas, Lowe, ditto; Mary
at td Ann, Fibber, ditto; William Dawson, late Spitai,
Q isebec. Sid. Coverdale, St. John's, New Brunswick.
liftaa„ OCT. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Queen Victoria,
Likkis, New Orleans ; Amazon, Pearson, St. John's,
Nt.'s,' Brunswick.
"lIITI3Y, OCT. 19.—The Leo, of this port, Liverpool
to Q uebec, has been wrecked on Cape Breton; one man
drowned.

THE PRESSURE ON rI'HE MONEY
MARKET.

DEPUTATION FROM THE BANKERS, MER-
CHANTS, AND SHIPOWNERS OF LIVER-
POOL TO LORI) JOHN RUSSELL.
Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the bankers,
merchants, shipowners, and others interested in the
trade of Liverpool, waited upon the Prime Minister,
at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, Dovv,,ing-street, for the purpose of pre-
senting a memorial agreed to a few days since, and
signed by a large number of merchants, shipowners,
and traders connected with the port, praying that
the Government might immediately adopt whatever
measures they, in their opinion, considered most
advisable to relieve the pressure which now weighs
so heavily on all the commercial classes of the COM-

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munity.
The deputation was also authorised to represent to
the Noble Lord the depressed condition of trade and
manufactures in Liverpool and its neighbourhood,
owing to the extreme difficulty which the most
wealthy houses experience in the attempt to convert
securities into money.
The gentlemen forming the deputation were to have
been in attendance on Monday, and an appointment
was made by the Noble Lord for one o'clock on that
day, but none of them made their appearance. In the
afternoon letters were received from Liverpool ex-
plaining the cause, which was attributed to the pres-
sure of business, Monday being " packet day." Upon
being made acquainted with the unavoidable circum-
stance which prevented the attendance of the deputa-
tion, Lord John Russell expressed his willingness to
fix the very earliest hour on Tuesday (yesterday),
and three o'clock was appointed, in order to suit, as far
as possible, the convenience of the deputation.
The deputation, which consisted of ten gentlemen,
included the following:—Mr. William Brown, M.P.
(South Lancashire), Mr. Cardwell, M.P. (Liverpool),
Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. G. Lawrence, Mayor
of Liverpool ; Mr. T. B. Horsfall, Mr. Charles Tur-
ner, Mr. William Stuart, Mr. James Chapman, and
Mr. Wylie.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Cardwell introduced the de-
putation to Lord John Russell. The Right Hon.
Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, President of the
Board of Trade, were also present, and took part in
the discussion which ensued.
The deputation having been presented,
Lord John Russell received them with much cour-
tesy, and expressed the willingness which he and his
right hon. colleagues present felt to hear any repre-
sentations which the bankers, merchants, and ship-
owners of Liverpool were prepared to make with
respect to the pressure now experienced by the mer-
cantile community of the country.
Mr. Stuart, Mr. Brown, and other gentlemen of
the deputation, then proceeded to direct the attention
of the Noble Lord to the critical position in which
the merchants and traders of Liverpool were now
placed in consequence of the existing presssure on the
money market, and the deplorable condition of trade,
commerce, and manufactures. They wished it, however,
to be distinctly understood in thus representing their
case, that the relief which they sought at the hands of
the Government was but of a temporary kind. At the
prernt time produce of every kind could only be
di posed of at an enormous sacrifice, which must
sooner or later, if carried to any great extent, involve
all trade in ruin. Orders from abroad for goods or
produce could not be executed from the impossibility
of converting into cash the bills drawn against them.
The deputation could not refrain from expressing
their opinion that much of the alarm and want of
confidence which now prevailed amid all classes might
in great part be allayed by the judicious interference
of the Government. The memorial which they (the
deputation) were charged to present to his Lordship
dwelt strongly upon this subject, and set forth that
in the opinion of the memorialists a temporary ad-
vance by Government, to be secured upon the credit
of the country, would effect an immense amount of
benefit for the mercantile classes, and by tending to
allay groundless alarms cause the release of large sums
of money now locked up and comparatively profitless,
in consequence of the panic which prevailed. An ad-
vance of this description, they contended, it was the duty
of the Government to make, as a continuance of the
present state of things would inevitably have the effect
of depriving hundreds and thousands of the labouring
population of all classes of their employment, and

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1%

25
13%

thus prostrate the great industrial resources of the
country. The accounts daily received from the ma-
nufacturing districts showed that houses of the greatest
respectability and ample resources had bent before the
overwhelming pressure of the present crisis, and
those who were most experienced in monetary and
commercial affairs agreed in thinking that if Govern-
ment did not immediately come to the relief of the
bankers, merchants, and traders, on whose prosperity
so much of the welfare of the country depended, the
result would be that firms now solvent, and possessing
ample means (if their securities were convertible into
ready money), would be involved in the common
ruin. The deputation concluded by again pressing
on the Noble Lord's attention and that of his Right
Hon. Colleagues that the memorialists did not require
any permanent measure of assistance--all they re-
quired was a temporary measure of relief to enable
theM to meet what they hoped and believed to be a

temporary danger.
Lord John Russell admitted that the pressure
under which the commercial classes laboured at
present was very great, and a subject of deep regret.
The matter was one which had occupied, and he
assured the deputation would occupy, the attention
of her Majesty's Government. He regretted, how-
ever, to say that he could not hold out any hope to
the deputation that the Government could interfere
in such a way as to allay the public apprehension,
restore confidence, and relieve individuals from
pressure. The subject, however, should receive
from her Majesty's Ministers that attentive con
sideration due to the great importance of the interests
involved.

A Member of the deputation having observed that
in the course of a few days they might again take the
liberty of waiting upon his Lordship with other
sugge.mtions,

Lord John Russell said that it would afford him
much pleasure to receive the deputation again, when-
ever they conceived they could aid the object in
view; but, at the same time, he assured them that he
could not hold out to them any hope.
The deputation then presented the memorial,
which the Noble Lord assured them should receive
the best consideration of which he was able.

The gentlemen of the deputation, having thanked
Lord John Russell and his right hon. colleagues for
the exceethng courteous manner with which they had
been receis ed and their representations listened to,
withdrew.

The Chs.ncellor of the Exchequer took an animated
part in the discussion, and the impression left upon
the minds of the deputation was, that the Right Hon.
Gentleman had not up to that period been thoroughly
acquainted with the extent of the alarming pressure
that existed. The Right llon. Gentleman admitted
the distressing position of mercantile affairs.
The interview lasted upwards of an hour and a
quarter.

(From the Post.)

We are enaibled to lay before our readers the fol-
lowing authentic précis of what passed between the
Liverpool deputation and the Government yesterday
afternoon,

"The Liverpool deputation, consisting of the
Mayor, Mr. Alderman Nicol, Mr. Alderman Hors-
fall, Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. H. C. Chapman, Mr.
W. Stuart, Mr. H. Wylie, accompanied by Mr.
Card well, M. J?., Mr. W. Patten, M.P., and Mr. W.
Brown, M.P., had an interview yesterday with Lord
John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
Mr. Labouchexe, on the subject of the commercial
distress existing- and spreading at Liverpool end
throughout Lancashire.
"The Mayor ably supported the prayer of the
memorial, and assured the Noble Lord it was not at
all exaggerated. Mr. Brown and Mr. Wilson Patten,
confirmed the Mayor's statement; and Mr. Wilson
Patten anno►anced that all the mills at Warrington
were now stopped.

" The Chak;cellor of the Exchequer inquired what
remedies were suggested.
" Mr. Brown proposed an issue of Exchequer-bills
on security of Consols and produce, and was sup-
ported by Messrs. Turner and Nicol.
" Th• Chancellor of the Exchequer remarked that

in London this plan was not thought applicable,
and would not meet the evil complained of:
Mr. Chapman suggested the precedent of 1825,
when the issue of five millions of notes restored con-
fidence; and proposed Government authorising the
Bank to issue five millions, on Government securities
and East India stock anti bonds, for a period of six
months, at the rate of six per cent.
" Lord John Russell remarked it was lawful in
1825 for the Bank to do so, but the case was now
altered.
" Mr. Horsfall suggested that if Government
would only give the deputation the assurance that
some relief should be afforded within a week, such
declaration, in itself, would tend greatly to restore
confidence.
" Mr. Stuart forcibly detailed the fearful state the
country would be in, unless relief were afforded.
" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the only
mode of relief would be by an issue of notes, which
would be contrary to law ; and Government did
not feel justified in so doing, and declined holding
out any hope of such relief, fearing the present evil
would be rather increased than diminished, if matters
were not allowed to take their course.
"The deputation, after a conference of one hour
and a half, retired, greatly disappointed at the appa-
rently firm resolution of Government, and the failure
of their mission."
It is quite clear that the Ministers are determined
to adhere to the cold-blooded philosophy of the politi-
cal economists, and to take their stand on the prin-
ciples of Sir Robert Peel's Bank Charter Act.
No one can doubt that Lord John Russell and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer see that the issue of five •
millions of notes by the Bank of England would alle-
viate the present anguish of the trading community ;
but they live in fear and trembling of their tyrant,
and dare not offend Peel.
The deputation were somewhat mistaken as regards
the exact occurrences in 1825 and 1826.

On Saturday, the 17th of December, 1825, having
then only 1,027,000/. of treasure in its cellars, the
Bank of England was rescued from its perils of stop-
ping payment by the accidental discovery of a huge
box of one-pound notes. These, with the approval
of Lord Liverpool's Government, it immediately
issued as a substitute for sovereigns. Mr. Francis,
in his valuable history of the Bank, records that
" the delight with which these notes were received
in the country proved that the want of a secure
small currency alone was felt." Mr. Harman, in
his evidence before the Committee of the House of
Commons, said, " They (the one pound notes) worked
wonders; as far as my judgment goes, they saved the
country." Mr. Francis further relates, that "In Nor-
wich the Messrs. Gurney are said to have stayed the
plague by merely placing a thick pile of one-pound
notes of the Bank of England on the counter ! In
most of the provinces," continues Mr. Francis, " they
(the one-pound notes) were received with acclama-
tion. Within a week from then the peril and the
panic had passed away." But a recurrence to so
well-tried and efficacious a remedy would be
tainted too strongly with the spirit of Protection,
and would savour too much of the policy of Pitt and
of his disciple, Lord G. Bentinck, to be palatable to
a set of Ministerial philosophers " distinguished only
for tl,eir knowledge of the science of political eco-
nomy," and, of course, " caring nothing for the two
or three millions of people who may be reduced to
beggary by their operation."

Lord John Russell and Sir Charles Wood, holding
office, as they imagine, only by leave and license of
Sir Robert Peel, will rather see the whole trade,
manufactures, and commerce of the country smashed,
than damage the reputation of their hard taskmaster
by invading the sanctity of Sir Robert Peel's Bank
Charter Act, and desecrating the ex-Minister's
financial wisdom.

Liverpool, Oct. 17, 1847.

THE CURRENCY.
TO THE EDITOR OF
Sin,—l love a newspaper that w ill dare to advo-
cate an opinion before it has become popular—one
that will aspire to lead public opinion, rather than
seek to follow it. As a regular subscriber for the
last year I have found yours to possess these character-
istics. But my present reason for addressing you is
humbly to suggest a few remarks upon your currency
article of Saturday evening.
I am myself, and have been for some time, an ad
vocate for the principles advanced by the National
Anti-Gold-law League, the foundation of which I
regard as an epoch of the times. You affirm, in a
sentence beginning, " They did not, therefore, order
A proportionate amount of our manufactures," &c.,
that an unexpected call for corn, being as "extra-
ordinary" as it was unexpected, and thus far exceed-
ing their demand for our manufactures, was the only
cause of their not receiving an equivalent quantity of
our manufactures in exchange ; and that were it not
for the restrictive clauses of the Bank Act, the money
would in the natural course of trade be returned to
the country without any violent " crisis."
This I think is only a partial cause, and a rather
superficial view of the case.
It is chiefly owing to the fixed price of gold that
the Americans and Prussians prefer our untaxed gold
to our taxed commodities, prefer taking away the
arbitrary low-priced gold, instead of our high-priced
manufactures; nor, as you say, will they return it
till we have reduced the price of our manufactures
below cost-price, and so tempt them to return the
life-blood of our trade.

With these remarks, I beg to conclude ; and hoping
that you will give my arguments an attentive con-
sideration, I subscribe! myself _ _

TAXATION MONEY,
North Shropshire, Oct. 18, 1847.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIRS I have read with great pleasure your re-
marks on the state of the currency, and the necessity
of an improvement on the present system. A great
many plans have been brought forward for this pur-
pose, but I have seen none that could remedy the evil.
I have a plan to propose which, perhaps, like others,
may be impracticable, but, in my opinion, it is safe
and easily accomplished. Having been a mercantile
man for the greater part of my lite, I feel a deep in-
terest in this subject, and am a sufferer by the pre-
sent depression. I shall state in as few words and in
as plain a manner as I can what my proposal is, and
shall be obliged by your inserting this in your paper.
The cause of the present distress is a scarcity of
money, the circulating medium has remained sta-
tionary while the trade of the country has doubled ;
the circulating medium ought to increase as wealth
increases, and decrease as wealth decreases. To ac-
complish this the following is my plan :—I will state
one case, and you can then suppose it extended over
the whole country. Suppose one thousand pro-
prietors of real property, consisting of lands, houses,
mills, &c., meet together and agree to form an asso-
ciation, suppose that those one thousand individuals
agree (under the control of the Government) to give
mortgages over their property, to he lodged w ith the
Government; the company being then formed, they
should,, be allowed to issue notes to the extent of their
mortgages, this in my opinion would form a much
better security to the public than a metallic base, as
gold is at all times liable to be drained from the
country, and there can be no doubt that while the
public would be accommodated, that the incomes of
the holders of property would be doubled.
It would be a very easy matter to fill a column of
your newspaper with the details of this plan, or even
a pamphlet, but the outline is I think sufficient.
I am, Sir, yours respectfully,
T. C.

THE ITALIAN MOVEMENT.
(From the Courrier Francais.)
With good reason has astonishment been manifested
at the long and lethargic sleep of the Italian peninsula.
This makes its awakening the more significant. In
vain will Austria endeavour to spread over this part
of the states the shroud of death and a mournful
silence; the people have lifted up their heads and
sent forth the cry of distress. Abuses accumulated
for centuries are assailed at the same time by all classes
of society; all ranks, all orders, all professions unite
in the same idea of reform and moral transformation.
A government, intelligent, moderate, wise, and
friendly to mankind, was the forerunner of a mani-
festation so unanimous and free from excess. The
Cabinet of Vienna does not see this state of things
with the same eye that we do; it makes no account
of national wishes, but looks upon them as acts of re-
bellion. Its own particular strength consists in its
soldiers and its spy system. Hence a long period
must elapse before peace can reign in the north of
Italy.
The half guarantees which the populations of Tus-
cany and the neighbouring duchies have obtained, will
be withdrawn at the first opportunity. How can it
be otherwise ? These small governments are under
the guardianship of Austria ; they have but a shadow
of independence. The wishes of the populations have
been yielded to at present, because it was a necessity;
later the lost ground will be regained.
The Pontifical thone is too solidly established to seek
to upset it., Pius IX. is aimed at, and not the Papacy.
This great man has need of all his skill, of all his
prudence, and of all his firmness to maintain himself.
The old continental despotism gives him incense
through fear and not through love, for the wicked
never can love the good. With all endeavours to the
contrary, mankind in a mass, without distinction of
creeds, would arise to defend him if he was attacked.
Hence the attempt is avoided. He is the most secure
of sovereigns, because he is surrounded by a rampart
of homage and affection.
Naples resembles its volcanoes—it is in ebullition.
The population of this kingdom is too ignorant, too
slavish, and too miserable to remain long in this state,
It will throw off the yoke, no matter at what cost.
especially if it sees its neighbours more happy. There,
as in Milan, the soldiery sustains the Government,
especially the Swiss, who are the right arm of his
Sicilian Majesty. If to-morrow they were to with.
draw from him their support, the reigning family
would be lost. The law of the sword will not make
many partisans to the present king. With the civili-
zation of our days, tyranny is out of season.
We cannot foresee any happiness for the numerous
and interesting population of this beautiful country
but in a system of agglomeration, which would con-
sist in giving a few additions of territory to King
Charles Albert, to encourage him in his good inten-
tions, in reconstituting a great principality, a small
independent kingdom, of which Milan would be the
seat, which would be restored to the house of Gon-
zaga to which it rightfully belongs ; in extending the
states of the Pope, so that he should have his quarter
of Italy; and in leaving the King of the Two Sicilies
with a constitution which would be the safeguard of
his throne, and of the happiness of his subjects.
The Pope receives from all parts of the world marks
of high sympathy. We learn that new relations have
just been established between his Government and the
United States, from the seeking of the latter country ;
it is added that similar manifestations have just taken
place from the republics of New Granada, of Chili, and
Peru, which Pius IX. visited in his youth, and where
he has left a venerated name.

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Birmingham and Oxford Junction

Po•mlation
Enumerated,
West Districts... 1841.
301,326
North Districts.. 376,396
Central Districts 374,759
East Districts ... 393,247
South Districts.. 502,483

'otals... ..... 1948,211
Males
Females

•
Average Weekly
Deaths, 1842-6.
Five Summers.
• 137
• 175
173
• 211
• 244

... 471
... 482

Males
Females

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

... 620
... 634

Total

... 1,254

SUSPECTED MURDER.—Yesterday (Monday) after-
noon, information having reached the Central-office in
Glasgow, that a labourer, named Thomas Keenan, re

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TRINIDAD RAILWAY—THIS DAY.
A meeting of the shareholders in this company was
held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of receiving a report from the committee of
management. Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq., presided.
The report which was circulated among the share-
holders, stated that the committee intimated to the
shareholders, at the meeting which was held en the
19th November last, that they would conduce the
negotiations in which they were engaged, for the
purpose of obtaining such concessions as they con-
ceived they were entitled to claim on behalf of_the
company. In pursuance of that intention, and of the
resolution then passed, the committee entered into
communication with Earl Grey, the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, who promptly gave the subject
attentive consideration. After some correspondence
and several interviews, during which Earl Grey
manifested an earnest desire to promote the company's
undertaking, as one of the greatest importance to the
Island of Trinidad, and at the same time a jealous
care of all the interests of the colony, an outline of
an ordinance was sanctioned by his Lordship, and re-
commended in a dispatch to Lord Harris, Governor of
Trinidad ; and was, in due time, submitted by him to
the Legislative Council, but they declined to entertain
it. Another was substituted in the form of resolutions,
which were passed by a majority. Even to these a
strennous opposition was made ; and a memorial from
a great body of influential inhabitants of the island,
disapproving of their adoption, was transmitted to her
Majesty's Government. Upon an attentive consider-
ation of the modified conditions thus offered by the
Legislative Council to the company, and of all the
circumstances of its actual position, the committee
has come to the conclusion that it would be expedient,
not only to refuse their assent, but also to recommend
the shareholders to abandon the prosecution of the
undertaking and to resolve to wind up the affairs of
the company.
The CHAIRMAN said he would state in as short a
manner as possible the object for which the meeting
had been called together ; and in doing so he would
take the liberty of reminding them what took place
at the last meeting. On that occasion the directors
were empowered to proceed with the undertaking,
in the expectation that they would be able to obtain
such a concession from the colony of Trinidad as, in
their opinion, would justify them not only to recom-
mend the proprietors to proceed, but in at once pro-
ceeding themselves to commence the undertaking.
Accordingly several propositions were agreed to and
sanctioned by Earl Grey, who transmitted them to
the colony. The Legislative Council, however, de-
clined to entertain them, and they sent back counter-
ter-propositions, which were so different from those
originally suggested, that the directors determined
at once to reject them, and proceed no further
with the undertaking. The directors were desirous,
however, that the shareholders should understand that
this determination had no reference whatever to the
state of money affairs in the country at the present
time. They had been guided solely by a desire to
proceed with the undertaking if they considered it
likely to prove profitable to the shareholders, and to
abandon it if it would not. The reasons why they
considered it not advisable to proceed had been com-
municated to Earl Grey, and his Lordship had con•
curred in that resolution. The directors, therefore,
recommended that the money which remained in
hand, after allowing sufficient to discharge all lia-
bilities, should be divided among the shareholders
that 20s. per share should be returned at once, and
that the directors should undertake to discharge all
liabilities with the balance remaining in their pos-
session.
A SHAREHOLDER observed that the actual loss to
the company would then be about 12,2001.
The CHAIRMAN replied that it would.
Mr. INNES suggested that the plans prepared by
the company, which were of great value, should be
preserved, in order that they might be disposed of
when an opportunity occurred, and the proceeds
returned to the shareholders.
A SHAREHOLDER thought it would be advisable to
return IL per share at once, and not dissolve the com-
pany, but leave it in abeyance. In that case they
might receive a more advantageous offer from the
colony, and be enabled to make use of the plans.
The CHAIRMAN said the diaectors would not take
upon themselves thrt responsibility unless they re-
tained all the money now in their hands. Besides,
there was no prospect at present of the colonial legis-
lature consenting to their terms, and to show the
apathy of parties at Trididad he might state that not
one landed proprietor held a single share in the
company.
After some further conversation, resolutions to the
following effect were unanimously passed :—" That
the company be forthwith. and is hereby declared to
be dissolved.--That out of the sum of 685,185/. in
the hands of the directors, and 12,0001. in Exche-
quer-bill, the balance of the receipts and payments,
11. per share be returned to the shareholders, on sur-
rendering the scrip, and releasing the company of
all claims and demands whatsoever.---That the balance
remaining after such payments be retained by the
committee to defray the expense of winding up the
company, and the payment of expenses, and that the
plans and the surplus be disposed of in such a way
as the committee shall think fit.
A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and
directors, and the meeting separated.

LONDONDERRY and ENNISKILLEN
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special genoral meeting of the shareholders of
this company took place to-day at the company's
offices, in Church-passage, Guildhall, for the purpose
of receiving the report of the directors, and upon
other business connected with the company.
Shortly after one o'clock, John G. Frith, Esq.,
took the chair; and the usual preliminaries having
been gone through,
The SECRETARY read the report, which was re-
ceived, adopted, and agreed to ; after which, the fol-
lowing resolution was proposed and adopted :
" That a committe of five shareholders, not in any
shape connected with the present management (three to
be a quorum) be elected to investigate the affairs of the
company, with power to report, as early as conve.
nient, to a meeting to be specially summoned for that
purpose, on every circumstance connected therewith,
both as to its present state, as well as its future pros
pects upon the several al egations contained in the
letters of Mr. Letham and Mr. Bond, and their expla-
nation thereof. To report also whether any and what
reduction can be made in the expense of the manage.
ment both in London and Londonderry. That this
committee be authorised to require from the directors
any expense that they may incur in the employment
of an accountant, if deemed necessary, in furtherance
of the object for NN hid' they have been elected by the
shareholders."
The following gentlemen were appointed as a com-
mittee :—Mr. Vanderput, Dr. Conquest, Mr. Lavers,
Mr. Bates, and Mr. Fuller.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman and direc•
tors, and the meeting broke up.

SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY
AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.)
There was considerable inquiry for shares at Messrs.
Lamond's sale of shares to-day, and a great many sale:
were effected. Prices, however, still rule very low. The
following are a few of the principal sales :
East Indian, Reg
Louvain ala Sambre
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 0 14 0
Buckinghamshire: 4 9 0
Northern Counties Union 0 6 0
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4
Eastern Counties. York Extension 37
11 06
Royston and Hitchin
1 0 0
North Staffordshire
Great Northern
.............. 26 150 00
Manchester, Buxton, and M

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 16, 1547.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 309
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• ••• 81
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 112
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ••• ••• .•• 224
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... .. 24
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digcstiou...
Diseases of the Kidne3s, &c.
...
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 21
••• Diseases of the Skin, &e.
or iiitenverance .•.•.• 4146
Old Deaths A geb,yovr Ni tltetnu
er
ea,llD,reicvaaytio.n..,
Causes not specified
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES

••• 91

953

Deaths
in the
Week.
136
163
179
216
259

sid;ng is ITortp,•-street, Gnilow:t:fc, had di-1 very
sa:l-.•717 c. r t r 7-•
Oatl. oa, sent to ul,tice wto,
after an investigation, deemed it his duty to apprehend
Mrs. lieman, on suspicion of being accessory to the
death of her husband. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the unfortunate, man has been poisoned ; but
as no medical examination as yet has taken place, it
would be premature to state anything which may rest
on mere surmise. The deceascli abiut 40 years of
age ; and en the day of his death had been in his usual
health.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Oct. 19.)
Lienea is much required, and owing
to the small supply, buyers are compelled to pay stiffer
rates. Although the rates asked for Pimento
are high, still all kinds has been sought after,
and the parcels disposed of privately were at stiff
rates ; whilst the quantity on offer is small.
Black Pepper is offered rather under previous prices,
and all kinds have been bought with caution privately.
Mace is held for the former value, viz. 2s 8d to 3s 4d,
and fine 3s 6d to 4s. Nutmegs cannot be had
upon lower terms, still the home and
off; export de-
mand has fallen o, and privately only a limited business
has been concluded ; whilst 13 cases 6 casks at auction
were only in part disposed of. Cloves are wanted, but
at moderate prices. For Cinnamon the orders concluded
have been to a limited extent only. For Ginger prices
remain much the same as those previously current.
TURPENTINE.—Rough is held for lls to lls 6d, but
the purchases made have been of little moment, and there
is but a small quantity on offer. Spirits have been ope-
rated in with caution, and there are sellers of English
drawn at 44s to 455, and fine American at 45s to 45s 6d
per cwt, casks included. Of Tar the arrivals are upon
a larger scale, still the rates asked are high.
OILS.—For Cocoa Nut Oil the demand has fallen off,
and the supply being larger a decline in the value has
taken place. Although Linseed Oil is offered upon
further reduced terms, still the home trade operated with
caution on the spot, whilst the shipping orders have
been trifling. For forward delivery there are few buyers.
Prices are still very remunerating, and the consump-
tion continues to be large. Rapeseed Oil is not much
required. The amount of business transacted in Olive
has been to a limited extent only by exporters as well as
the home trade. Palm is offered on reduced
terms, still the home and export demand has
been limited. For Fish Oils prices continue to
recede, and further parcels have arrived, whilst
large arrivals are near at hand. Seal met with little
attention privately. At auction 109 tuns were only in
part sold. Cod met with a dull sale. Southern of all
kinds has been operated in with caution by private treaty.
Sperm met with little attention privately, and prices
tend downward, whilst there is a fair supply. Lard
Oil sells steadily; but ground Nut Oil is dull of sale.
TALLOW.—On the spot the purchases made have
b. en to a limited extent only by both the town and
country trade, although fine new P. Y. Candle can be
obtained at 45s per cwt. At auction 142 casks of old were
sold. For forward delivery the operations have been to a
baited extent only, notwithstanding 44s to 44s ed have
been accepted for first sort Yellow Candle. Home made
sells slowly. Other kinds met with little attention, and
can be obtained upon lower terms.

DANGEROUS COLLISION OF THE
VANGUARD AND MINERVA STEAMERS.
(BY A PASSENGER ON BOARD THE VANGUARD)
The Vanguard left Greenock about half-past fbur
on Friday afternoon, having on board about 20 cabin
passengers. The weather was exceedingly calm and
clear. When off Corsewall Point, about 11 o'clock,
the passengers being mostly in bed, a frightful crash
was heard, and the writer, on reaching the deck,
found that the vessel had come in collison with the
steamer Alinerva, from Dublin to Glasgow. The
scene at this time was terrific. The captain and
crew, not being aware of the extent of the danger,
could not allay the fears of the passengers, who
were rushing half. dressed on deck ; and a portion
of both crew and passengers were clinging with
eager grasp to the boats. In a short time,
however, the fears of the passengers were some-
what calmed, by the assurance of the captain that,
although at the time of the collision they were placed
in a very perilous position, yet, from an inspection
made of the damage, he was quite satisfied that there
was no danger, but that he, nevertheless, considered it
prudent to put back to Greenock.
I would not take it upon myself to say who, in
this case, was to blame. No doubt this will be made
the subject of judicial investigation. It must not be
forgotten that you had, very recently, to report a
somewhat similar accident, when a smack was cut in
pieces by the Vanguard, and a young man lost his
life. Certainly such accidents seem to demand mi-
nute investigation as to the efficiency of the crews of
our channel steamers, so that the lives of so many
human beings may not be so often put in jeopardy.
(raom OUR GREENOCK CORRESPONDENT)
On Friday night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, off Corse wall, as we are informed, the Van-
guard, on her trip from the Clyde to Dublin, and the
Minerva, from Dublin to the Clyde, came into col-
lision, when both vessels, it is said, were going almost
at full speed. The Vanguard was dreadfully shat-
tered in the starboard bows, the iron plates of the hull
and the timber work of the gunwale being stove in as
if they had been sheets of pasteboard, and great part
of the fore deck being carried away. The Minerva,
which ran into the Vanguard, has got her stem com-
pletely demolished. The Vanguard, of course, put
back to Greenock, and she and the Minerva are lying
at the steam-boat quay, both in a very pitiable plight.
We have not been able to ascertain the cause of this
unfortunate occurrence, as those connected with the
steamers seem unwilling to say anything about it.
We hear it reported that the Vanguard had no lights
exhibited at the time, and it is said by others that the
Minerva was six points away from her proper course.
There were, providentially, no lives lost, nor have we
heard of any one being injured, although some of the
Vanguard's forecastle berths were driven in.—North
British Mail of Monday.

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TONIIRIDGE.--FIRE.—On Tuesday evening last a
fire broke out in a large lodge, standing close to the
railway, and near to Brook-street. It was lined with
straw, and had a thatched roof ; it was at the time of
the fire peopled by hoppers, who were asleep. One of
them was awoke by the smoke, when he discovered the
place to be on fire; he immediately gave an alarm to the
rest, when they rushed out, leaving a girl about four
years old in the lodge. It was soon found to be impos-
sible to save her lite, as the place was but one mass of
flames. Atter an hour had expired the child was got out
from the burning hear, but of course quite dead.—South-
Ea.,tern Gazette.
PRINCELY PRESENT.—Sir Bellingham Graham,
the Vice-Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, has
presented one of his yachts—the Medina—to his late
sailing master, on his quitting his service. The Medina,
44 tons, is n ell found and fully equipped for sea, and
cannot have cost Sir Bellingham much less than a thou-
sand pounds within the last eighteen months. His other
yacht,Thet., and the
s bowsiitihe Mr.F ji
copfhl3:,iitioten,ss,3iscrbcel;insgheleinsgtothbeenerdeabdy; thefor
a e
thel43 Atloendsi, tesri rra nHe nd
de
January.er3
ar
Ariel schooner, of 118, Almon Hill, Esq., are both fitting
at Cowes, lOr the same clestination.—From our Cowes
voyagehoon er , up
of
Correspondent.

FORCE Or• THE SEA DURING THURSDAY'S GALE.
—The force of the waves at the Bell Rock during the
late gale from the south-east, as indicated by the marine
(13 namometer (records of which are daily registered),
IV QS 2,874 lbs., (x upwards of one-fourth of a ton per
superficial foot, being the greatest result obtained since
October, 1844, when a nearly similar force was indicated.
Caledonian Met cury.
DEPARTURE OF TIIE CALEDONIA.—Advices from
Liverpool state that the Royal Mail steam-ship Caledonia,
Captain Lott, sailed yesterday afternoon fur Halifax and
Boston,. with the usual mails and a full complement of
passengers.

Tili Hor DUTY.—We have much pleasure in an-
nouncing that the result of the application to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, for a postponement of the
payment of the November hop duty, has been successful.
The deputation, consisting of Sir E. Feltner, M. 13,
Sir E. Doting, Bart., Sir Brook Budges, Bart
ine Mr
Hodges, M.P., Mr. Plumptre, M.P., Mr. Nortcai li:latch-
eecCt hoarnetehlleoirr ovnisTit:uur
Thursday,
who, hear-
ingufter
promised his attentive
bull, Mr. Elvy, Mr. J. Neame, and Mr. C. Neame,
consideration of the subject. We t
wai
waited
e on
otbhj
Ire informed, though
we have no official authority for the announcement, that
the Minister has consented to a postponement of the
November duty for one month, a concession which, it is
considered, will be of v(
i great value to the planters
generally.—Maidstone Journal,
Donizetti has arrived at
Bergamo,
his native place,
where it is hoped the air will
b
e beneficial to him. He
was accompanied in his
journey from Brussels by his
nephew Andie.
Mdme. Eugenie Garcia has obtained a new triumph
at Trieste, in the F ()sears • ; she is engaged at Turin for
the Carnival season.
DISTRESS IN PRESTON.—The poor's rate for the
half year which expired on the 30th Sept. was one shil-
ling in the pound for the township of "Preston. There
was a balance of upwards of 2,0001. in hand at the com-
mencement of the half- year, from the previous rate; but,
with this balance the rate has been unequal to the de-
mands upon it, and tne overseers are now about 2,000/.
in debt. The tax to be laid for the current half year
will, we understand, be at the least two shillings in the
pound. The number of cases now on the books of this
township is 1,400; the number of persons receiving re-
lief being probably about 5 000. This is in addition to
the number of paupers in the workhouse; so that at the
present time not less than one-tenth of the population of
Preston are receiving parochial relief. Twelve months
ago the number of cases on the relief list was 343; the
number of persons participating in it, 849.
SUICIDE BY A FEMALE.—Yesterday Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the Regina's Arias, Bury-street, St.
George's-in-the-East, on view of the body of a female
unknown. Yesterday morning the deceased was ob-
served to throw herself over the railings of Old Grarel-
lane- bridge of the London dock, and she was recrwiTed
shortly afterwards, quite dead. She was very v2spec..
tably dressed, and appeated to he anent twenty t;
-.T e years
of age. She was about live feet three inches
he,ght
and was attired in a.black Orleans gown
apron, and a straw bonnet, wilvi
v.a fhi
:, itc merino
0%.1 on the
bridge. A Ivereign and 22
were to
Mid bar person,
and a silver knif-, with the ieiti
aJs E. T. U." engraved
upon it. Verdict, "Found drowned: