The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-05 00:00:00

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CocoA.—Trinidad has been taken in at 411 to 445,
and in some cases 38i per cent.
SPlCED.—Singapore Pepper has been taken in at 2id
to lid per lb; White Callicherry has been sold at
to 7V; and Black has been taken in at 21d. nalent°
has realised 6d per lb.
RlCE.—Bengal good white has been sold at I Is 6d to
12s for rather broken, at 14s 6d to 15s 6d for tine, and
mid at lOs 6d to I Is. Ceylon fine bright clews yellow
9s 6d to 10s 6d, and Madras good white lOs 6.1 to 116'
Madras, 12s.
SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta 4, per cent. refraction good
strong has been sold at 28s 6d to 29s per cwt., and some
34 per cent. at 28s 6d to 29s 6d per cwt.
1-Wm.—Jamaica has been sold at full rates,, fair to
fine 3s 6d to 4 6d, and Leeward proof, is 8d per-
.gallOn•
TEA.—The market has been steady.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 446 9d to 45s 3d per OW% 411 the
spot.
TOBACCO.—The market for American has be en e:leeh!
neglected last month, and sales have been limited, n°'
having exceeded 700 hhds. Manufacturers h are pure
chased, with few exceptions, almost as in reed, and
have not been induced to increase their stocks from
any apprehension of higher prices. I a the
small business done importers have maintained
last month's quotations, which is a feature, deserving
attention, when taken in connexion with the groat
sacrifices made in various descriptions of produce'
There has been an improved inquiry for export, and vre
look forward with confidence to a fair extent of business
being done as the season advances. Imports, 2,34*
hhds ; deliveries, 926 hhds, against 1,405 hhds at the
same time last year.

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QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DA Y.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE SWORD WORN BY LORD NELSON AT TRAYAI."It.
EVANS 'V. LAWSON.
This was an action tried last term to recover Om,-
pensation in damages for an alleged libel, publis bed %sin
the Times newspaper on the 4th of December.
plaintiff is a curiosity-dealer in Maddox-street, and
the defendant the well-known printer and publi
seiu
of the Times. It appeared that the plaintiff had i
a sword to Lord Saye and Sele for one hunt ire"
guineas, for the purpose of being presented to Gre e 11"
wich Hospital, but it appeared that that national
.In-
stitution had refused to accept ;,the present fr( i
ii
doubts which its authorities entertained respecting i
authenticity. Sir Harris Nicolas was the author Ca
the letter in question, which stated simply that thgat
manufacture of Nelsonian relics, such as coats,.
swords, and buckles, seemed so profitable, and the.
folly of the persons imposed upon so culpable, that it
was the duty of every one to set the public on its
guard ; but when it was attempted to foist upon a
national institution such an article as this sword, it
was the duty of every Englishman to step forward
and to prevent such an imposition. The writer then
went on to say that it was necessary to make a bold--
attempt to palm off the sword as the one actually
worn by Nelson, and that a letter which had appearect
in the Times some time before, saying that the writer!.
a Mrs. Smith, had received Nelson's coat
(which had.
been purchased by Prince Albert, and presented to;
the Hospital), the sword in question, andsseveral other articles from Lady. Hamilton*
was a forgery, Mrs. Smith having subs e;
quently written to the Times, stating she ht
never written, or ordered to be written, a letter tg
any newspaper in her life, and that, therefore, W;
letter in question was not written by her. Sir
Nicolas proceeded in his epistle to say, that it W 0
well known that Nelson did not wear a sword 3t
Trafalgar, and that he supposed Mr. Evans meant w
urge that it was the sword the hero would bac"a
worn had he felt the use of such a weapon necessall'
besides it was not the sword of an English Admiral
of the period ; and the whole evidence on which au:
thenticity was claimed for the article, was a forget,'
The verdict was for the defendants.
Sir FREDERICK THESIGER now moved for a nevi'
trial on the ground of misdirection on the part ofd
Learned Judge, and on the account of the verlto
being against the evidence. He called two witnessesthe
prove that the letter applied to the sword du for
plaintiff, (which he had bought from Mrs. Sati"that
V.) ; and their Lordships could not fail to see
the document conveyed a serious imputation bogs
the character of the plaintiff as a tradesman, being
very existence depended upon his customers befh;
able to put implicit faith on his assurances that iv
articles of vertu he disposed of were genuine. k",.0,
the 21st of January the plaintiff's solicitor wrote
Mr. Lawson, calling for a contradiction or apology'
or to place in his hands the means of enabling „
Evans to proceed against Sir Harris Nicolas Yoh'
the same facility as against himself. On the 25t
Mr. Dobie, the solicitor to the Times, required Plc;
days to come to a determination on the ints.a.t.
ter; but the plaintiff commenced the action within
the thee required. Now he (Sir Frederfd
Thesiger) contended that there could be no pr",.
that Mrs. Smith had written such a letter to tn-
Times, because the only plea placed upon the 'Tee!!
was not guilty. His Lordship put the case to te:
jury in this way, " Did the plaintiff sell a sword,
knowing it was not the one in question ? so, they
would find for the plaintiff; but if they thought
he had sold a sword which had been purchased
him as the veritable sword of Nelson, and believed. it
to be so, then they would give him a verdict." ,t
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said it did not appear 41"
the plaintiff had.
Sir F. TrisslGEß said this was stated in the latter
part of the letter. llis Lordship (Lord Denmael
remarked to the jury, that considerable delay 113,1
taken place between the publication of the letter ar
the application to the defendant, and added, that the
delay did not look as if the plaintiff wished to clear
his character, but as if the attorney was pleased 0
proceed with the action. Such a statement, he sub'
mated, was likely to influence the minds of the jury
Lord DENMAN said, waiting till the 21st, and 10°1:
ceeding on the 26th, looked premature; but he Ile"'
laid this down as a rule.
Sir F. TIIESIGER said the action was not ofrt
menced until five days after the first intimation, anu
seemed to him that Sir Harris Nicolas ought at
have been in a position to meet every explanation
might be required of him.
,/ was
Lord DENMAN said the doubt upon his palm.- he
whether the letter, looking at those published on t
Bth and 11th of December, imlied any acts of.sv:
improper and fraudulent kind asp set forth in the de.
claration. He asked the jury if they collected tyre
from the letter it could not fail to be injurious, te,_t a
plaintiff in his business. The Learned Counsel as"e
him to give his opinion on the libel to the jury, bu!
he declined to do so, and left the whole question w_
them. He considered the bringing of the actio!!
premature. It appeared that the attorney took Per
matter which had appeared in a newspaper—a l'ea. ly
which appeared to him a matter of controversy, fairly
raised in this case; and they must give some ere a
to persons who took part in such controversies, an
who brought some knowledge to bear upon the
eem
ject. The Court would, however, look at the d
ration.

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CHARTER V. GRAHAM AND ANOTHER. , ny,
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, I`lBll-13
Charter, to recover compensation in damages for
imprisonment. The case was tried at the last Yefk
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assizes, and the jury, under the direction of the
Learned Judge, found a verdict for the defendantse,
The,
who are magistrates in the West Riding. „
plaintiff and her husband were tenants of Sir l'imerap•ry
Boynton, and had been so for many years- e
received notice to quit on the 6th of April, but befor_
acceded to it the plaintiff cut down some fr?"
trees which had been planted many years before
by
either herself or her husband, after having been W
successful in obtaining compensation for thou

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation Sugar,
`has been firm, and good sales are made privately,
auction Barbadoes has realised 43s to 46s for fine yellowy
and 38s for low.

REFlNED.—Standard lumps have been 52s 64 to 535
per cwt. East Inda. 6,309 bags 336 casks. Mauritius
sold at former rates ; very dark brown 26s to 26s 6d,
low yellow, 33s 6d to 34s 6d, and fine 39s 6d to 42s per
cwt. Bengal realised 41$ 6d for good rather grainy.
Madras has been sold at full prices.
FOREIGN.—The demand has been moderates. and the
holders are firm.
CoirEE.—There has been rather more doing ; Ja-
maica, good ord, 35s per cwt. Ceylon has been sold
at high rates for Plantation descriptions, mid colory
52s 6d to 53s 6d, [and low ord 34s 6d to 35s 6d. Native
has advanced 6d per cwt.; good ord 32s Gd to 3.3 s per
cwt. Costa Rica, 7,908 bags, sold is to 3s lower, se'
cording to quality, ord .26s to 275., and low it lid 48s
per cwt. _

was charged with the offence before the defendants,
and committed to the House of Correction for one
calendar month, but no formal commitment was made
out at the time, which imprisonment she underwent
with hard labour, Baron Rolfe having refused the
day before it expired to liberate her. At the ensuing
sessions two former commitments were offered in
evidence, an appeal having been carried there, and it
was held that these documents were a sufficient de-
fence to the action, and an acquittal was directed.
New he cortended, on the authority of Coke upon
Littleton, that the record, which was upon paper,
ought to have been on parchment, as a " memorial
and remembrance of the acts of courts of justice."
Lord DENMAN—What of the proof of former con-
victions?

Mr. KNOWLES apprehended that they must be on
parchment.
Lord DENAIANI never saw one on parchment.
AIL Justice COLERIDGE—Those produced in Court
are merely copies, and are upon paper. The original,
the record, are on parchment.
Mr. KNOWLES said the second conviction was only
filed a few days before the other which was on the
file and before the Court, which he contended was
clearly indefensible, as decided in Channey and Payne
and other cases ; and the Act itself said that the
conviction must be recorded and filed, and as one had
been returned another could not be filed after. The
conviction he held was bad in law. He obtained a
rule for a new trial.
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MIVION PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
POWELL V. BRADBURY AND EVANS."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said this cue was tried
before Chief Justice Wilde, at Guildhall, on the Bth
of July last, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff
damages 500/. ; and he had now to move for a rule to
show cause why the verdict should not be set aside
and a new trial had, on the ground that the verdict
lvas against evidence and the damages excessive.
This was an action of assumpsit, and the declaration
alleged that the plaintiff had entered into an engage-
ment with the defendants, who are the proprietors of
the Daily News, to serve them faithfully in the character
of sub-editor,tat the rate of 15 guineas per week, and that
he had been wrongfully dismissed. The defendants
pleaded that they did not wrongfully dismiss the
plaintiff from their employ, and inasmuch as he did,
t the request of W. Alfred Waring, also in the
employ of the defendants, write to the correspondent
of the newspaper at Bristol, and requested him to
report certain proceedings about to take place in the
Bristol Court of Bankruptcy, in the case of a bank•
rupt named *William Henry Smith, he knew that
a personal hostility existed between Waring and
Smith. That in consequence of that application the
Bristol cirrespondent duly sent a detailed report, and
that the -plaintiff did suffer Waring to have pos-
session of the same, in order to enable him to insert
it in tie newspaper, and thatsuch a report was inserted,
and was a garbled and not a properly condensed report
lie (toe Attorney-General) contended that the whole
facts alleged in the pleas had been clearly proved.
with the exception of one, which alleged that the
report had been garbled.
Mi. Justice MAULS—What is the meaning of
garbled ?" I find in an old Act of Parliament
that ?ersons are prohibited from selling "garbled"
spices.—(Laughter.)
Tie ATTORNEY-GENERAL Yes, my Lord, we
eamplair that the report is " too spicy."--(Laughter.)
thThe Learned Gentleman then continued to say that
e Learned Judge who tried the case was of opinion
that all ;he pleas were proved, with the exception of
the " garbled" report.
Lo The Cana' JUSTICE--I left it as a separate fact
Fthe jury to say whether they found the report
!tibledor not, because, if they found the rest of the
RllB Pr*ved, I said that was not material ; but the jury
found fcr the plaintiff, and also found that the report
jas'as not garbled. I am of opinion that the verdict
wrong, and that all the pleas were proved with the
exlieeLpticn of the "garbled" report.
tb
at ;he 4-ce ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the case stood thus ;
verdict_ was against evidence and against the
Pinion of the Judge.
After a few observations from Mr. Justice DIABLE,
Tae Court granted the rule.
~....simGnEaREoTypE—BEARD V. EGERTON.
action was tried at the last sittings at West-
aittltee ris) and a verdict was found for the plaintiff on
ver sues raised except the 12th, and upon that a
dlct was found for the defendant. It was an
actioue
forfor the infringement of the plaintiff's patent
,n
4)1,8 4 Daguerreotype as an invention."
a_ Tazsics 4, invention."
applied, by leave of the Judge,
al43beueloet to show cause why a verdict should not
The ered for the plaintiff on the 12th issue.
Court granted a rule.

Viscount de Stt, Baron de Foscoa, the Marquis of
Louie, and the counsellors: Julio G-omes, Aguiar,
and others. This circumstance proves that the prin-
cipal authors of the revolution of the 9th of October
do not wish for terms of reconciliation whatever, and
unless they are exclusively in power, they do not
admit any other political combination.
The Howe man-of-war, having on board her Ma-
jesty Queen Adelaide, in the act of being towed by
the Terrible steam-frigate, broke the cable, by which
she was towed over the bar. The Howe was obliged
to let go both anchors to avoid being driven on the
rocks ; fortunately there was no wind, and the sea
was smooth, she thus escaped all danger. Her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager went to Cintra before she
left, and appeared highly pleased with the reception
she met at the palace.
It appears that the national battalions will not be
dissolved until the meeting of the Cortes. The op.
position has represented the existence of such bodies
of volunteers as against the Charter, yet no enact.
meet forbids the establishment of these battalions,
which are nothing more than volunteer corps
of militia, not at all incompatible with the
fundamental law of the realm. One argu-
ment upon which the opposition lays great stress,
is, that such bodies of men collected together have a
decided influence in the elections. This indeed is a
most specious argument, because the franchise allowed
to the volunteers is not, as they being such, but as
householders paying taxes according to the census of
the law : it is then immaterial whether such electors are
volunteers congregated in a body, or mere civilians,
the electoral right depending upon the circumstance
of being a householder, paying taxes, and as such
duly registered. In favour of the volunteers, it must
be said that they have rendered important services
during the last revolution, that they are well disci-
plined in general, obedient to their superiors, and
moderate men in their principles. So much could
not be said in favour of the National Guard in the
years 1837 and 1838, composed of many hetero.
geneous elements.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Jupiter arrived last night at Southampton,
bringing intelligence from Gibraltar of the 27th;
Cadiz of the 28th; Lisbon of the 30th; and Oporto
of the 31st ult. It was said that the French and
Spanish Ministers at Lisbon had tendered their re-
signations, in consequence of having received in-
structions from the Government to disregard the
Protocol (on the faith of which the Junta had sur-
rendered), and to aid, by every means in their power,
the designs of COSTA CABRAL, who is thus openly
avowed by the French Government as their agent
and nominee. For the rest of the Lisbon news, we
refer to the accompanying letter :
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The elections of the municipalities are nearly over,
and, with a few exceptions, the vast majority of these
bodies have the Cabralist tint. In England and ge-
nerally abroad, where it is impossible to form an
accurate idea of our political situation, the predominant
opinion, and the inference drawn from the fact must
necessarily he, that the majority of the nation is in
favour of the Cabrals. The reverse is however the
case, as the bulk of the people are either Miguelites
or Septembrists ; yet in presence of the frauds prac-
tised with the franchise, which were the very same
complained of under Cabral's system, besides the votes
unlawfully given by the military, the result could be
no other but favourable to the Cabral candidates. To
this must be added the circumstance, that the Go-
vernment gave no list, and by a spirit of forbearance,
which I disapprove, it allowed Cabral's list to circu-
late unmolested. Thus the result became in favour
of this party, which boasts most unduly of a victory
easily gained over the negligence and forbearance of
its antagonists.
In Lisbon the elections were peaceable, and the
same happened in many parts of the kingdom ; yet at
Oporto a respectable husbandman was assassinated,
and an artist dangerously wounded. At Leiria
several disgraceful scenes took place, and in many
towns the military were turned out to prevent the
electors of the Opposition from voting. If the Go-
vernment does not take some measures for the free
access to the ballot at the next election of Deputies,
the same result will take place, and the political'
career of Ministers will be closed for ever, not much
to their credit.

Yesterday the King's anniversary passed without
any attempt at rebellion, as was predicted by the
Cabralists. Their Majesties attended at night the
St. Carlos Theatre, where the opera IDu Foscari was
regularly murdered by the new Italian performers.
Poor maestro Verdi, when he composed this cele-
brated opera, certainly did not expect to be placed
on the rack by such a detestable performance in
Lisbon.
Lisbon, Oct. 30, 1847.

HAMBURGH, DUTCH, AND FLAN-
DERS MAILS.
FROM THE TURKISH FRONTIER.--Accounts from
the Bucharest state that the resident French Consul
has, at the request of the Greek agents, promised the
Greek trade and Greek subjects provisional protection,
with the understanding, however, that he must ask
for further instructions from his ourt for official per-
mission. The Russian Consul-General has declared
his assent to the procedure of the French Consul, It
seems to be wished in Constantinople itself to mitigate
the severity of the compulsory measures, in order to
give the new Ministry at Athens time and opportu-
nity to make some approaches to a reconciliation.
From St. Petersburgh we learn that that Cabinet has
most urgently recommended the Greek Ministry to
put an end to the disputes with Greece as speedily as
possible,
THE CHOLERA. IN RUSSIA.—The following an-
nouncement has been made by the Military Governor-
General of Moscow :—" The cholera which traversed
Russia in the year 1830 has again spread in several
governments of our country ; it has already reached
the government bordering upon Moscow, nay, it has
appeared here and there in Moscow itself. From the
30th September to 14th October, 120 persons have
been seized with it, three of whom have recovered,
41 have died, and on the 15th the number of sick was
consequently 76. Several of those give favourable indi-
cations of recovery. Immediately on the first
appearance of the epidemic in the Trans Caucasia,
decided measures were taken by the Government to
check the ingress of this pestilence into Russia. Here
in Moscow a Government committee assembled, in
the circles local committees were formed to check its
progress. Everywhere temporary hospitals have been
got ready, so that persons seized with the cholera
might be immediately admitted without police, or
other orders. Medical men are always at hand to
give prompt assistance. Experience has abundantly
proved that timely medical aid is of the highest im-
portance, and that when it is resorted to immediately
a cure is almost sure to supervene. Hence I strongly
recommend that if any person feel even the slightest
indication of approaching cholera, a medical man be
instantly sent for, or that they be taken to the hos-
pital, to which end a list will be subjoined to what
hospitals persons in certain districts may be sent to
escape cholera. The chief precautionary measures
are the avoidance of cold and over fatigue,
as well as all spoilt or improper food, likewise to
maintain great cleanliness, both personally and
domiciliary. Lastly, I consider it my duty
to inform the inhabitants of the town, in
order to' releive their) minds, that the pestilence has
on the whole not appeared in its most virulent form
here; that the medical men are acquainted with the
best mode of cure; that everything that can be done
is done, and that with God's blessing the distemper
may disappear without causing much devastation. I
shall occasionally give reports of the state of the
disease, and of the arrangements made by Govern-
ment. [liere follow the dates respecting the local
hospitals.] Arrangements have have been made that,
in case of need, as great k number of temporary hospi-
tals; can be provided as may be requisite for the
emergency. It is, however, left to the option of every
person to go to an hospital, or to be tended at home,
and in the latter case, to select any medical man that
may be desired.

Six new Peers have been appointed, amongst them
Fonseca Magalhaes, Baron Chancelteiros, Souza
Azevedo, and Manuel Duarte Leitao, ex-Ministers
of State; Macario de Castro, and Nicolas d'Arro-
chella, rich landowners in the Minho. These nomi-
nations appear to be intended as a counteraction
against Cabral in the House of Peers, of which he is
member; as in that house intelleet was not abundant.
The selection of these high functionaries for the dig-
nity of Peers, perhaps with a single exception, was
well received by the public, as talents and services
have been remunerated in the present instance.
There is much talk about the nomination of new
civil governors for the different districts, as all of
them, with but one exception, are rank Cabralists,
yet Ido not believe that the change will take place
for the present, as the first example must be given on
the Marquis of Fronteira, who is now more powerful
than the Government itself—disposing at will of the
volunteer battalions. This circumstance has fright-
ened Ministers, yet they must some way or other
secure their places, and show decision, or else they
must let power fall from their hands and anarchy get
the lead, with the Cabrals at The head of it.
Three days ago the Vixen steamer-of-war left for
Madeira, with the Duke of Palmella and suite. The
Duchess appears to be in a very precarious state of
health, yet with the sea voyage she has improved a
little. The climate of Madeira, however, recom-
mended in England" by the faculty, is not milder than
that which is enjoyed in Lisbon. The present
season is complete summer, notwithstanding we
are at the end of October. So mild is
the weather, that her Majesty Queen Adelaide has
prolonged her stay a few days more than she intended
at first. The Duke of Palmella, before his departure,
was invited to a Council of State, but he declined the
invitation, stating, that having resigned his place as
a Councillor of State, when some months ago he was
ordered to leave Lisbon, he could not be present at
the Council. His Grace's answer having come to the
knowledge of her Majesty, the Minister of the In-
terior was directed to state to the Noble Duke, that
as her Majesty had not accepted his resignation of a
Councillor of State, his Grace ought to consider him-
self as such. Notwithstanding this second invitation,
the Duke pleaded as an excuse his short stay in
Lisbon, and did not attend the Council.
There has been a report afloat of a change of
Administration, and the Councillor of State, Fonseca
Magalhaes, it is said, was sent for by her Majesty,
and intrusted with the formation of a new Cabinet.
To-dav I hear he has failed in the attempt, much to
the annoyance of the moderate party.
The organ of the Cabrals, the Estandarte (Stan-
dard) published, two days ago, a curious article, in
which allusion is made to Prince Albert, and to a
letter written by his Royal Highness to his cousin,
the King-Consort. I send you the translation of the
most interesting part of the article, which proves the
state of irascibility of the party :
" The idea (says the Standard) is still gaining
ground that Prince Albert wrote to his Majesty the
King, Don Fernando, a letter, in which he alludes to
his having been charged with a want of faith in car-
rying out the stipulations of the protocol of the 21st
of May. Such a remark is not only highly improper,
but beyond measure unjust ; and, however pure the
intentions might be that dictated it, it is utterly un•
founded upon the principle of the plain and noto-
rious falsehood upon which it is based. We could not
believe that Prince Albert, to whom the English con-
cede not the slightest importance in the political
affairs of the country, and would not even allow to
be attended, except by English servants—we say, we
could not credit that the august Prince who, being
merely the husband of the Queen of Great Britain, is
strictly circumscribed in his adopted country to the
duties of the father of a family, possessing only, and
not being able to possess more, than the voice of any
other subject, would think of giving laws for. the
government of Portugal, or the political administration
of this country."
On Sunday, between the hours of :ten and eleven
at night, a great phenomenon in these southern parts
of Europe appeared in the heavens—l mean the
aurora borealis. The direction of the meteor was
from north-east to the west, and it was visible for
fifteen or sixteen minutes. At the fair of Campo
Grande, where crowds of people walked about that
night, the appearance of the meteor was looked upon
with awe and dread. The bloody colour which it
assumed was immediately considered by the ignorant
as a presage of approaching war and famine. It is
certainly most extraordinary that amongst so many
newspapers published here, scarcely a passing allusion
has been made to the meteor, one of them stating it
could not be the aurora borealis, as our latitude is too
much to the south for such phenomenon !
The Howe, having on board her Majesty Queen
Adelaide and suite, sailed yesterday evening for Ma-
deira. She was accompanied by the Terrible steam-
frigate.
The late accounts from the Douro represent the
grape crops as most magnificent this year; around
Lisbon they are equally so, and grain of every de
scription has been abundant.

BANR.RUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.)
IN RE RICKETS AND JAMES.
These bankrupts were described as silk merchants,
14 MOOTgate-street, City.
furnished -Mt AWRENCE said that the bankrupts had now
the full accounts, which were satisfactory, and
„e assign,ees had no opposition to offer to the bank-
His•u P t s passing.
Hosouit then, on the application of Mr.
xewrenee, appointed the 20th of December next for
application for certificate.
StCONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
doneThi 0
s siourt sat this morning, but the only business
w—
fo r .3 swearing in juries for the next two months.
0/ assassin damages under writs of inquiry above
Do
~. and for hearing extent cases. The principal
ANum of the business has been transferred to the
c'aclou Sheriffs' Court, under the new Small Debts
Act,

IVORSIIIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
1 B,I,NMULAI; DEATH,—A middle-aged, respectable
lOoking man this morning placed before Mr.
4tn oldthe '. was •
some° , sitting magistrate, under the following
It what peculiar circumstances :
'l.* Inspector Gravestock, of the G division of
:Po.lice, stated that the individual now before his Wor-
tat
lacucompanied by a policeman, entered the
I,_ oouse last evening at about half-past ten
cl'e'cc*- Re then learnt that the former had in the
met
k dearls, part Re
the evening with a female on Lon-
ancin.),_ridge, Whom he invited to a public •house to have
-rneuing to drink. She did so, and, together, they
afterwards went to another public-house, and from
thence to the coffee house of Mr. Best, opposite the
Eastern Counties Railway, Shoreditch, and
a bed :*or the night. As they were about to get into
engaged
bed the female As
of sudden indisposition,
and alnost at the same moment began to foam at the
'n al
The defendant gave thenecessary alarm,
anti ffr. Wilbore, surgeon, Promptly attended, but
the ttal spark was :
h extinct. The defendant has hi-
tertc refused to give his name or address, int it is hi-
due te him to state that he voluntarily placed him-
elf in the hands of the
police, and expressed s desire,
coroners jury shall 11 tper, tall sit be detained by them until
tho '.
, kr, ARNOLD, having
asce
bodyrtained that a p2ct mor-
of the deceased female
woule this day take place, addressin te definant,
Said
id toat he (the magistrate)
did notg callh upor him to
tate lis name and address there, but that he would
find he would be obliged to do so on the inqtest, or,
Possibl3, he would be
committed.
The cefendant (evidently affected) said, I an now,
ow Your Worship, ready and willing to give you both, if
You thick it necessary.
?her. kr. .ARNOLD-4 do not call upon you b give
, bit I would advise you to give both to the
nsPector who has got the case in band.
,;',lhePwties connected with the case then retired
""" Mr. aravestock, the inspector.

(Signet) "Count SCHTSCHERBUTOFF."
Accounts of the 26th state, from the 30th Septem-
ber to the 19th October, consequently, in 19 days,
222 persons have been seized with the cholera at
Moscow, of whom 66 have died. If this number is
compared with the first week, we have reason to hope
that it will not spread very extensively. In Pula,
and in the Government of the same name, it spreads
but slowly; in the city 10 died out of 17, who had
been attacked from the 29th of September to 13th
October, and in the three circles of Ain
Government, to which the epidemic has
hitherto been confined, twelve out of nineteen
have died. In Kasan it spreads more ra-
pidly. From Sept. 17 to Oct. 5, 174 persons were
attacked, of whom 84 died. In the Government of
Masan it appeared only in small villages, and in the
city of Jadin ; but here only 14 persons were at-
tacked, of whom 5 died. In the town of Rischsk no
new cases have appeared. In the Governments of
Woronesch and Saratoff, the disease is on the decline.
In the country of the Don Cossacks the disease con.
tinued rather violent till the 2d of October; but in
some circles it has ceased.

WARSA.W, OCT. 28.—Tar, JEWS.—A circular has
just been issued by the Stadtholder, stating that he
has been informed that the Jews are secretly leaving
the kingdom of Poland, in order to avoid entering
the military service, and that measures have been
consequently taken by the Government, empowering
burgomasters and local superintendents to deliver
them up as soon as they cross secretly or clandes-
tinely.—Flanders Mail, Nov. 4.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AusTERDAsf, Nov. 2.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent...—. •• • • 534 53%
Ditto, 3 per Cent ........ •••• • • .• 63% 644
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. ••••..•• • • • • • • 82% 834
Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.. ...... .. 82 82%
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 1614 162%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent..........
Exchangeon London, at sight .. —•• .• 12 22
Two m0nth5......... •••• .• 11 97
On Hamburgb, at sight .. • • 35 50
Two months.— •• •• •• •• •• 34 87
On Paris • • ...... •••• • • • • 66 76
Two months. .. .. •• .. .. .. 66 26
HAMBURGII BORSENRALLE, Nov. 2.
Austrian 5 per Cents •• Bills. Money.
•• • • •• • • • • • • • •
Bank Shares .......... •••• • • • • • • • • 1600
Anglo-Russian Loan 104
Russian 5 per Cent., lamb. Certificate. 100%
Ditto Ist serieslnscription...... • • • • • • 101
Ditto,Nope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 94
Ditto, in Certificate•••••••• ••.••• .• .• 94
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co.
••
...
...• .• 86%
Ditto Stieglitz ............ • •.. g 6
Spanish New 5 per Cent....
Ditto 3 per Cent
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent..
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. ••. • • 64
Ditto 3 per Cent. ................ _ _
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 79
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •••• • • 80% 80
National Bank Shares .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ _

eI'ItIiENWELL
Wiilia
.--(THIS DAY.)
m Priv6oa young man in the employment of
of krs. Sarah '
street, Clerken iridwell, pawnbroker, of Exraith-
, was charged with robbiig his
et,
of variouswe syuemstserofamoney.
It appeared that ,
and lzhoevenng he took kilf a
rt time before he was
Crown from the till
observed with his hand
Severalinthesame drawer, to •clhich
he had no right to go. sums of money had
been previously missed.
lie was fully committed for trial.
Guy FAWKES DAY.—A number of firew4rk-
rnakers and small shopkeepers were brought up ma d
fined sums, varying from is. to 10s., for selling fre-
Norks, although they pleaded hard the immemolal
vcustomt of dispensing the means of loyal manifestaton
0 the juveniles, and their abhorrence to his Holiness.

Trade continues in the same state of dullness, and
money is very scarce. Bank-notes suffer a discount
of 36 per cent. Exchange upon London 531 at 30
days' sight.
Lisbon, Oct. 28, 1847.

de.nic'hee, tmo ail having been detained beyond the usual
time, I shall add a few lines to my former correspon-
roewils_esdht particulars that have come to
gaotee,dOlubftewthat Senhor Rodrigo Magalhaes
finaiYTlekhdeein
the attempt of forming an Administration.
After his fail
te cabr a
e sacrifice
made tureh the present Ministers most un-
willingly
either
of continuing in office,
in order to avoid of the two extreme parties
h
ePtembrist—obtainin
conscious olfistthealidd s
angers that
I
such an
event. would would followg
farming of the e •
25th instant, and no bidderslese duties
closed on the
The Government does not aaPPeared at the auction.
farm out this revenue. I unPdt Pearasr much inclined to
to ameliorate the financial state eafntdheit has in view
the creation of Exchequer-bills, ad • country, by
Customs. This facility will better ttissible at the
1 condition of
the public functionaries, who can be paid in
such
bills, and discount them at a moderate premium. A
reduction also in the expenditure is intended, and no
loubt, with the sincere wishes of the present Minis-
ters for economy, something will ,be done to better
tie public credit.
Count Esterhazy, on the 28th instant, presented his
credentials as Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the Em-
peror of Austria. He was received at the Palace of
Nacessidades, at a public audience held for that pur-
pose, and to which was invited the diplomatic body,
the nobility, and the high functionaries of the State.
It was rather singular that, invitations having been
sent to individuals of the several political parties with-
out distinction of opinions, the Septenibrists did not
appear, notwithstanding many were invited, as the

VAUXHALL-BRIDGE COMPANY.—TIIO half-yearly
general meeting of proprietors in this undertaken was
held yesterday at the George and Vulture Tavern, Corn
hill, Mr. Barron in the chair. The statement of accounts
from the 2ith of April last to the 24th of October
showed the receipts for tolls to amount to 7,0011.; pier
dues, to 3161.; rent, to 481. 10s. 10d.; and the gross re-
ceipts, including a balance from last settlement of
2,185/. Os. 10d., to 9,796/. 18s. I Id. The expenses of
repairing the bridge, &c., were set down at 9951. 9s. 7d.,
the cash in the hands of the company's bankers at
2,8461. 165., leaving as dividend for the proprietors, after
deducting all incidental expenses and disbursements, a
gross sum of 5,244/. 18s. After some discussion the re-
port and financial statement were received, and the
meeting separated.
FANCY NEEDLE-WORK BY ADULT DEAF AND
DUMB FESIALEs.—This morning a variety of extremely
com-
prises neatly executed needle-work, done by the female inmates
he
e atm2,2k,
making
Quebec-street.
.oc-
variouss v
ofLi the Institution for the Adult Deaf and Dumb, in Red
and sale
Bloomsbury, was exhibited for inspection
et.plaTinhaendwork, of vertu, welaboratehic
which
articleseoni
excited consider bl e interest, inasmuch as it
fully proved the effi • a
of th ctent care taken by the committee
e excellent institution already in-
struction of the afflicted creatures mentioned in the
thrown under their
protection, many of whom' previous to entering the
establishment, were unable to use the needle for the
e:,mmonest domestic purpose.
TEL ACADIA.—The Acadia
, C apt. Shannon, sailed
from Liverpool yesterday on her first trip for this year
for Halifax and Boston. The specie she • carries amounts
only to a few thousand pounds.

AACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAT.—OnThun-
i? .Y niorning a fatal accident occurred near the Wool
I,4Bford station, about six miles from Leeds, on. !le
'cliand line of railway. The Manchester train, whici
lea,
wi,L'ezi Leeds at half-past seven A.M., came in conita.ss
line a truck which was being removed from the n am
bos4it had
on to a siding. The engine struck the truck before
cleared the main line, and a porter named Henry'
,°noaster was thereby killed on the spot. The deceased
448 4 sober, cautious man; he has left a wife and small
411'1Y. No blame is attached to the engine-driver.
-....8"N1NG Or THE OLDHAM EXTENSION RAILWAY.
furttled
ri Monday last the new portion of railway lately
the to from the western to the eastern part of
Greene vvn of Oldham, connecting the populous suburb of
.oores Moor with the lines of the Lancashire and
y--suire Railway Company already in operation, was
asoed for the first time for passenger traffic. The event
first marked by any characteristic ceremonial, the
r,_: train in the morning departing from Mumps, er
1, re
Moor at the hour fixed upon, a quarter past
1114,;11 the ordinary manner, amidst the cheers of the
statinred of spectators who bad assembled all round the
so as to and particularly on the elevated ground in front,
(,f• the to command a view of the proceedings arising out
4,,i4,e, qeparture of the flr-_t, train. The succeeding trains
rg4l`4l;ned their time throughout the day with tolerable
hue .:tritY, and proceeded along the new portion of the
and through the tunnels at a steady easy rate.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1847.

THE CURRENCY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--The time hasi now arrived to strike an
effective blow for monetary reform. Its
.settlement
can no longer with safety be deferred.
The recent suspension of the Bank Charter Act is
a virtual condemnation of that Act by its own abet-
tors. It has been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. To suspend it is to abrogate it, for never
again can it be law in these realms.
The Act of 1844 (Bank Charter Act) was but the
complement of the Act of 1819; it was made only to
confirm the main provisions of this Act, viz., the con-
vertibility of all Bank of England paper into gold,
on demand, at the low fixed Mint price of 31. 178. 100.
per ounce. What the Act of 1819 left to the discretion
of the Bank, viz. the ways and means of convertibility,
is, by the Act of 1844, enforced by positive enact-
ment. The principle of both Acts, then, being the
same, the condemnation of the one is the condemna-
tion of the other. In suspending the Act of 1844,
Ministers have practically pronounced it a failure.
And as that Act was passed only to render the other
practicable, it follows that the Act of 1819 has also
failed, seeing that neither with nor without the Act
of 1844 can its principle be carried into operation.
Now then is the time to deal a final blow to both
enactments. Government having entered the- wedge,
it is for the public to drive it home. The Legislature
is convened for the 18th inst., when Ministers will
sue for indemnity. Let us be ready on that day,
with the tide of opinion in our favour, to tell Minis-
ters and Parliament that their indemnity Bills are
waste paper, and that however they may indemnify
and glorify each other within the walls of Parlia-
ment, there will be no indemnity for them at the
hands of the public until they repair the great wrong
of 1819 by a total repeal of that Act, and by the
establishment of a sound and adequate monetary
jsuysLd
attieoemne,toofnoa,ulNnldcoelvda.ss4e7lfBos4cri7ie.tnstiaifimc
.principle, and having
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
Q. T.

TO TEE _EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—At such a period as the present every
banker's clerk, like myself, assumes that our le-
gislative governors would be the better for the
sage opinions of " us " practical men ; and not to be
behind hand with my class, I beg to submit through
you my nostrum for the relief of the present pressure
and the future benefit of the country.
'We have been over-trading and speculating, and in
addition have had to contend with famine; but impro-
vident as we may have been, it is the duty of a
paternal Government to do all in their power to avert
or mitigate the penalty.
I propose, Sir, that the Government issue twenty
millions of debentures from one to twenty pounds in
value, bearing interest at the rate of one per cent., to
be issued only on undoubted security, say, a firstcharge
upon railways; the companies will gladlrpay five per
cent. for the loans, the country would benefit by the
difference, and the debentures will represent real pro-
perty. I imagine the effect of such a measure would
set us to rights, and if something is not soon done we
shall not have money enough left to purchase even
The Sun.—Your obedient servant,
Nov. 1, 1847. C. OSBORNE.

(From the Monthly Circular of Tripp and Co., Nov. 1.)
" We regret to notice a further decline in prices
since the date of our last Circular, though more pur-
chases for bona fide investments have been made
during the last few days than we have for a consider.
able time past experienced.
" Continued failures, with the high rate of interest
tchhaatrgrtuforrnof
discounts,
confidencehow meve.rh, still operate against
ich
can
alone impart
vitality to our markets; and we believe it is much
to be regretted that Ministers, in their recommenda-
tion to the Bank of England directors to enlarge their
discounts, should have considered it necessary to
suggest that the rate of interest should not be less
than 8 per cent. _ _

"Does it not seem too bad that holders of Exche-
quer-bills should now be compelled to give 8 per cent.
for leans upon the same security that they have lent
their money to Government for 43 per cent. ? Until
recently, Exchequer-bills have always been considered
the safest and most legitimate security that a banker
could hold; they are seldom or never dealt in for
other purpose than the safe and temporary investment
of unemployed capital, and differ materially in charac-
ter from the Government Funds, inasmuch as come
what will under any circumstances, the holder of this
security is guaranteed the repayment of his capital In
full.

MONEY-MARKET and CITY NEWS.

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
TIMES. —.The English funds still show great
steadiness, and a further rise of nearly 1 per cent.
hcasBotu2auinwet
tt adhotki
hciehhn,
their
apjaprnlnradguicc:pees
%awt
,fao-d
at
ttarhesdre ayfypraor.
from 82
closedBiprogress
Consolse2hsst
tuobtuntil c-
temporary
buyers,
rro.
shr m.
The
yrohynrer eedoyaercco
chiefpti
reached
dene:eaBdua3r
se
of the general rise throughout the day was the abun-
dant supply of money, the rate for which, in the
Stock-Exchange, was from 4 to 6 per cent.
The failure of the Honiton bank (Flood and
Lott) was announced this morning. It wus an
old firm, having been established in 1786, and
its authorised issue was 19,015/. According to the
published return on the 9th ult., however, its out-
standing notes amounted only to 14,906/. The total
liabilities are not supposed to be large, and the part-
ners express a full conviction that they shall pay 20s.
in the pound, an impression which is shared by well-
informed parties in London. Advances upon landed
property are understood to have caused the failure.
Lubbock and Co., the London agents, are entirely
covered.
This has been the 4th of the month, and the bills
which have fallen due have been most satisfactorily
met. In London no failuae whatever has been re-
ported. A statement was circulated in the morning
of a house largely engaged in the wine trade having
stopped, but it was wholly without foundation ; and
although, of course, it exposed every " house " in the
wine trade to inquiry and suspicion, it had no effect
beyond that of temporarily keeping up the tendency
to vague alarm.
The commercial intelligence from India by the
present mail is not of a character to lessen anxiety as
to the state of things that may ensue when the news
of our recent disasters shall reach that country.
Money being comparatively easy, the purchase and
shipment of produce to England is actively going on,
and we have consequently still the unpleasant fact of
freights being firmly maintained. On the other hand,
it appears that the demand for several descriptions of
manufactured goods continues to present signs of
revival. That this revival, however, will greatly
extend cannot be expected, while the present price of
cotton and iron and the pressure for money here shall
prevent its being stimulated by sufficiently large and
cheap arrivals to counteract the possibility of a rise
of prices.
The character of the remittances received by this
mail are on the whole not unsatisfactory, more espe-
cially as it is one by which no very large arrivals
were expected. Perkins, Schlusser, and Co., have
had 5,0001. all good ; Lyall, Brothers, and Co., 2,000/.
all good. Scott, Bell, and Co., and Cockerell and
Co., also report favourably.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Samuel
Phillips and Co., whose failure rook place on the 30th
of September, was held to-day, Mr. Gouger in the
chair. The following statement, prepared by Mr.
Samuel Notley, was submitted for consideration :
DEBTOR. F s. d.
To creditors unsecured
Ditto, partially secured:—
Claims £88,594 9 4
Securities held by them 63,454 18 1

Ditto wholly secured:—
Securities held by them 19,374 8 0
Claims 8,030 0 9

Surplus carried as asset,
per contra

Liabilities on account:—
Bills payable
Deduct, to be provided for
by other. parties 93,250 11 3

25,139 11 3

43,578 8 6

CREDITOR.

X 101,474 9 9

By sundry debtors:—
Considered good
Considered doubtful and bad,.£5,353 14 8
Estimated at
By surplus securities in the hands of cre-
ditors, as per contrr 11,344 7 3
By property as per statement 54,936 0 0

£102,654 15 9

478 4 8

Deduct:—
Sundry debts to be paid in
full, as per statement 79 3 5
Expenses of management— 2,500 0 0

2,579 3 5

"Divested of all speculative contingencies,'surely
upon the deposit of such a security, loans may have
been granted with perfect safety at a rate something
less usurious than 8 per cent.
" Supposing it had been proposed that the Bank
should advance money upon the deposit of Exchequer-
bills at 5 per cent., leaving the minimum rate to be
charged for advances upon all other securities to the
discretion of the Bank, we venture to say that large
sums of money now held back would have immedi-
ately found their way to the London market, and
the exorbitant, cruel, ruinous, and disgraceful rates
now exacted from the mercantile community for dis-
counts would have received a prompt and wholesome
check.

" What can tend more to prostrate the energies of
the nation than that wholesale and senseless destruc-
tion of credit which the present unmerciful rates of
interest involve? It is because we all know that a
continuance of such rates is what no trader can
afford to pay, that a mutual mistrust has been be-
gotten. The common cry now is, where is the money
gone ? The answer is simple—the currency of mer-
cantile bills has been destroyed, the instrument
through which the commerce of the country has been
heretofore conducted is annihilated, so long as the
rate of discount rules from 8 to 10 per cent. for all
mercantile purposes, the bill of exchange is useless ;
the enormous gap thus occasioned by the destruction
of this portion of our currency explains where what
is commonly called the money' is gone.
,t Restore credit, and the present amount of the
circulation of Bank-notes will be found rather to
exceed than fall short of the requirements of com-
merce. In January, 1842, the circulation of the
Bank of England, inclusive of Bank post-bills, ac-
cor,ling to the old form, was only 16,630,0001.: the
amount of bullion at the same time was 5,237,0001.,
and the rate of interest 41 per cent. According to
the returns of the Bank of England for the
23d ultimo, the circulation, inclusive of Bank post-
bills, agreeably to the old form, was 21,265,1881.,
and the amount of bullion was 8,312,6911., and the
minimum rate of interest 8 per cent.: so that with a
circulation of 4,635,188/, greater than we had in
1842, and with 3,075,691/, more bullion now in the
Bank than there was at that period, the present rate
of interest is actually 3f per cent. higher than it then
was. Our impression is such an anomaly cannot
long exist; the future returns of the Bank of England
will no doubt gradually improve ; and with it there is
every reason to hope a restoration of credit and
gradual revival of commerce will be the concomitant
results.
" The Bristol market, though governed by London
prices, has throughout the panic maintained its credit
with considerable firmness. In no instance has there
been any failure, either among the merchants or
wholesale dealers. The banks have readily acceded
every reasonable assistance their customers could re-
quire • and we believe that in no part of the United
Kingdom does a better feeling and less distrust exist
than in that city. In recording this state of things,
in contra-distinction to the melancholy distress with
which the merchants of London and of Liverpool
have been nearly overwhelmed, it may be worthy of
remark that the practice of re-discounting has never
been adopted by the Bristol banks, as in other places ;
hence the banks there have been altogether indepen-
dent of the influence of the Bristol Branch Bank of
England.
Western Shares
bought at each
are"flanvotuh
successive fall. Exeters, Old and New, have changed
rei
tße
sr Bristol Mt ShhaavreeMbearenksetteGadrie.layt
hands in considerable quantities, and have been rather
pressed upon the market. In other shares prices have
ruled generally a shade higher than the London quo-
tations ; and we believe that the capitalists there con-
tinue steady buyers, with little or no stock upon
their
market."

we see, has
PRIZES.--ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.--ME.
,ci and ob-
attouonjurErpu.rocHnfe..—sßsiT.ophnaeolbfikerinsi,toowpfrieiezdehg:oin this all_im.
bpi:.
eoi
ecr
ntanan
awarded
asuuradbijesedpc
Bishop S 2
ai n
strictth e Cfohrumr c
ofh of
prayer.E nland
Fifth of November, of power lot
sgerreraetddbayytenham.
3 Calernricleanir memory, is a
one of his sermons, says " God grant that wen ers" in
ever live to see November the sth forgotten,
or
its
ours,
nity silenced!" If by the solemnity the good Bishop s9lem-
meant the thanksgiving prayer, we might agr imesewq
him; but if he intendedo recommend a preset vationit
of
the riotous processions, bonfires, and burnings in edgy
on the part of the mob, we should venture to dissent
from him. It is fortunate that the anniversary fooleries
of this day are falling fast into desuetude; let us hope that
they will soon be forgotten, or only remembered to be
reprobated. Now that our Roman Catholic brethren are
admitted to a full participation in their civil and political
rights, it is high time that this Guy Fawkes' persecution
should be also discontinued; for, paltry and contemptible
as it is, it generates heartburnings and hatred. Pro-
testants and Catholics should now forget their mutual
mistakes, and endeavour, by a future brotherhood in
hive, to make atonement for past animosity.
We understand his Excellency Mr. James Brooke
will shortly receive a mark of distinction from her Ma-
jesty, in testimony of his eminent services to the coun-
try in the Indian Archipelago. Mr. Brooke does not
depart for Borneo so soon as originally contemplated.
It is probable he will not leave England before Fe-
bruary.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India-house, when the Right Hon. the Earl of
Dalhousie was sworn in as Governor-General of India.

£lOO,l 4,
N.B. The contingent liabilities through /
bills re-
ceivable, discounted, amount to 133,2861. 7s. 7d., and
although several of the above bills are on firms that
have suspended payment, still, through other parties
to the bills, it is confidently expected that the whole
amount will be provided for. At the present date
(November 4) upwards of 46,000/. of the above
amount will have run off, supposing all the bills on
India to be paid, of which there is no reason to doubt.
The above statement, which shows nearly 20s. in
the pound, is more favourable than we had anticipated
At the same time, it transpired in the subsequent dis-
cussion, that among the assets stated above as " good,"
one item of 23,0001. is a litigated claim at Madras
(the recovery of which, although a verdict is certain,
will depend upon the ultimate position of the house
from whom it is to be collected); while it was also
mentioned that, among the liabilities, bills to the
amount of 28,0001. will possibly have to be paid in
full, a lien in connexion with them existing upon the
Santipore sugar estate.
At the close of the proceedings it was agreed that
the estate should be liquidated by the partners under
inspectorship, five gentlemen being selected from the
body of creditors present to fill that office. These
were,—Mr. Gouger, Mr. Dent, Mr. Bagshaw, Mr.
Davis, and Mr. Cowell, the services of the latter
being secured with the view of obtaining his attention
to the realisation of the property in India on his
return to that country in the course of the next
few months.

THE DENSE FOG ON TUESDAY NIGHT.—The
dense fog on Tuesday night was more inconveniently
felt south and west of the metropolis than within it, or
the northern and eastern suburbs. Westward the fon,
was most dense, extending from about the middle of 6
Piccadilly down the Great Western acd other roads for
miles. From an early hour in the evening the drivers of
vehicles of every description found the greatest difficulty
in keeping the road, and those that were not provided
with lamps and links were soon brought to a complete
standstill. Numerous collisions and accidents took
place. Shortly before eight o'clock one of the Richmond
omnibuses, on its return journey, although supplied
with lights, ran with great force against the wooden
hoarding erected where the Halfway-house formerly
stood, by which the pole was broken, and it was nearly
overturned. Fortunately not one of the passengers was
hurt. About half-past eight o'clock a gentleman named
Jones, living in Southwark, who was driving a horse and
gig towards town, ran against a heap of granite at the
side of the road, on the opposite side to where the Chi
nese collection formerly was, by which he was thrown
out with great force on the footpath. Although much
shaken he was shortly able to resume his seat and
drive. A few minutes afterwards a person named Hat-
terley, living ;in George-street, :Chelsea, while crossing
the road near St. George's Hospital, was knocked down
by a cab, but most miraculously escaped being run over.
About nine o'clock a street cab, proceeding down the
Hammersmith-road, ran on the footway just beyond the
railway bridge, and went with great force against the
garden wall of one of the houses in Vale-place, so as to
break both the shafts and throw off the driver, who was
much injured. About ten o'clock a serious collision
took place near the same spot, on the town side of the
railway bridge, between another of the Richmond omni-
buses on its return journey and a two-horse carriage
belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson,: the coach proprie
tress of Islington, tin which were two young gentlemen
returning to tows, by which one of the horses had its
shoulder dreadfully injured by the splinter-bar of the
omnibus, so as to incapacitate it from proceeding, and it
was obliged to be left in the care of a veterinary surgeon.
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION:A lecture was de-
livered on Wednesday last by Dr. Bachhoffner, on the
"Laws of Nature as applicable to Sanatory Measures."
The subject of this lecture was the absolute necessity of
ventilation and light for the due performance of the vital
functions in the human species. There are many per-
sons who imagine that if they fill the stomach with cer-
tain quantities of solids and fluids that it was all that
nature required for her aid, but they quite overlook an
absolute necessary, namely, atmospheric air, and the
proper ventilation and light of the apartments in which
they reside. A person may exist without food 48 hours,
or even longer, but they could not exist without air for a
few minutes—the food could not be digested, the blood
could not flow through the veins and arteries, in fact no
one function of life could be preserved without its aid.
The Health of Towns Commission had afforded a vast
fund of information, proving the bad attention that has
hitherto been paid to this subject; and:it is onlywhen some
direful scourge, such as cholera or fever, &c., affects us,
that remedies are sought, for it has been shown by the
various reports that all sorts of diseases were engendered
by the inhalation of impure air—at one time cholera, at
another typhus, influenza, and small pox. The quantity
of air consumed by each :individual in the course of one
day is 180 gallons ; and when one considers the vast

number of Persons crowded together in towns, the effect
must be baneful in the extreme. The doctor also stated

he was happy to find that the Government were taking
measures to procure proper ventilation, and that a
society was now formed, under high patronage, to bring
the subject before the public by the publication of
pamphlets.

His Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie, the newly-
appointed Governor-General of India, with the Countess
and family, is expected to leave town the day after to-
morrow for Portsmouth, to embark for Alexandria,
en route for Calcutta. Lieutenant-Colonel A. Atoun-•
lan'n, C. 8., military secretary to his Lordship, and Lieu-
e ant theenc Hon. F. W. Pane, aide de-camp, accompany
his Excelly.
" STRIKE' AT SUNDERLAND.-oWing to the pres-
sure on the money market, the shipbuilders of Sunder-
land have proposed to reduce the wages of their carpen-
ters from 275. to 245, per week. The latter have refus(ll
to agree to this proposition, and a " strike" the conn,-
queuee. The workmen of the Low Ford otter are
also out of employment, in consequence of aP scarcity of
orders of late from the continents—Newcastle Guardian,

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, ITITURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert walked this morning on the eastern terrace
I and slopes.
:heir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal took walking and pony exercise
to-day.
The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie, and Sir
Charles and Lady Mary Wood, left the Castle this
morning and returned to town.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, and Lord
and Lady Beauvale, also took their departure from
the Castle to-day.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and the 1-1-incess Mary, accompanied by Prince
Frederick of Hesse, arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing from their residence at Kew. Their Royal High-
nesses visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and her Royal
Highness the Princess Sophia. The Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and Prince Fre-
derick of Hesse, returned to Kew in the evening.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr.
Spooner, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Harlow, Mr.
Mason, and Mr. Salt, had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in ,
Downing-street.
Mr. Blakemore and Mr. Phillips had an interview
with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, yesterday, at
the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in the
Board of Trade.
A deputation from the Acting Committee of West
India Planters and Merchants, consisting of Mr.
Cave (chairman), Mr. Cavan, Mr. Davidson, Mr.
Russell Ellice, Mr. John Alexander Harkey, Mr.
George Hibbert, Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Marryat,
had a conference with Lord John Russell and Earl
Grey, yesterday, at the official residence of the First
Lord of the Treasury, in Dowhing-street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at their office in White-
hall-place.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lady Mary
Wood, returned to their residence in Downing-street,
yesterday-, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
Castle.
The Earl of Dalhousie arrived in town yesterday,
from Windsor Castle.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. •
Many of the subscribers were absent at the Worcester
races and steeplechases, and the few present were more
intent on settling their Newmarket accounts than on fu-
ture events. Complaints of the scarcity of money were
very general, and they were aggravated by the neglect of
many persons to appear even by proxy. The business
transacted affords but a limited quotation:—
WORCESTER STEEPLECHASE.
6 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Sabine
8 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's St. Ruth
15 to 1 agst Mr. Storey's Standard Guard
DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower
11 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice
20 to I agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken
20 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—taken
30 to 1 agat Colonel Peel's Sesostris—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Cervus
1,006 to 25 agst Mr. Gully's Edie Ochiltree—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Greville's Rosslyn—taken
2,000 to 30 agst Mr. J. Day's Sir Absolute—taken
Offers to bet 1,200 to 1,000 on The Stinger agst
Springy Jack.
Lord Edward Russell, with the intention of retiring
from the turf, has advertised his entire racing stud for
sale on the 15th inst.
WORCESTER RACES.—YESTERDAY.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, and 30 added.
Two miles.
Mr. J. Day's The Milliner, 4 yrs ... (Wakefield) 1
Mr. Price's Gaffer Green, aged
... 2
Mr. Douglas's Rosalinda, 3 yrs ...
... 3
The following also started but were not placed :
Mr. Skerrett's Intrepid, 6 yra ; Mr. W. Smith's Fox-
whelp, 5 yrs; Mr. H. Waring's Rosa, 5 yrs; Mr. Col-
lett's Pal; Mr. Nicoll's Moscow, 4 yrs; Captain Erskine's
Illumination, 4 yrs; Mr. Fowler's Rattler; Mr. W.
Waring's The New Era, 3 yrs; Mr. Price's Legislator;
and Mr. Wilson's Lady of Lune, 3 yrs.
Sweepstake's of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, for three
yrs old, 9st 71b; four yrs, lOst 71b; five yrs, Ilst 41b;
six yrs, 1 Ist 121 b ; and aged, I2st ; mares, &c.,
allowed 3 lbs. Gentlemen riders. Heats. One mile
and a quarter. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Waller's Pottinger, 3 yrs ...(Mr. Mason) 1 0 1
Mr. J. Parr's Declaration, 4 yrs ... ••• 0 1 2
Mr. 11. Waring's The New Era, 3 yrs "' 20 3
Mr. Oliver's Valeria, aged
... .. ••• 0 2 0
Mr, Brewer's Bravissimo, 4 yrs ...• 00 0
Lard Strathmore's Chatham, 5 yrs .. ... 3 3 dr.
Mr. W. Peel's nd Robin Rough, 6 yrs; Mr. Wood's
Amazement, 5 yrs; and Mr. Stephenson's Cherry
Bounce, aged, also started.
The Witley Court Stakes of 10 soya. each, p p, with a
piece of plate added, for maiden hunters; four yrs
old, 12st 71b; five yrs, 13st; six years and aged, 13st
71b. Two miles (10 Subs.)
Mr. F. Woodward's Shaver, aged
Mr. Pulston's Georgy, 4 yrs ... ••• z
Mr. E. Bearcroft's Rufus, aged ... ... 3
The Director, aged; The Clown, aged; and Forester,
aged, also started.
The Hack Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added. Heats.
One mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.
Mr. I. Day's The Milliner, 4 yrs (Wakefield) 0 1 1
Mr. 11. Johnstone's John Harris, 5 yrs ... 1 2 2
Mr. Wood's Amazement, 5 yrs 0 3 3
Mr. Minor's Augustus, 4 yrs ..• ... 2 I 0
Mr. Pearce's Arkwright, 4 yrs ... ..3 0 0
TARPORLEY HUNT RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Tarporley Hunt Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20
added. Twice round. (15 Subs.)
Lord De Tabley nd The Princess, aged ... walked over
The Forest Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Two miles.
(16 Subs.)
Lord De Tabley nd The Princess, aged ... walked over
. The Farmer's Cup, with 15 sovs. added, were won, in
two heats, by Mr. Bird's The Fox, 6 yrs, beating Mr.
Warburton's Passa ma Quaddy, 4 yrs, and Mr. Okell's
b g, 4 yrs.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.
WEDNESDAY.
Exning Field.—First Ties for the Derby.
Milo beat Guy I Bute beat Fest Epiph.
Dorou beat Viceroy
The Cup.—First Ties.
Wildairheatßhadastiauthus I Whittington beat Orleans
Girl of Kent beat Figaro Fancy Boy beat Mainmast.
The Oaks.—First Ties.
Bride'maid heat Ornament Daphne beat Minima
Giddy Polly beat Fidelia I 1)ot raa a bye.
The Port.—First Ties.
Mee beat Veluria I Great Western beat Dolly.
Bachelor beat Fatima
The Rutland Stakes.
Mr. Buckworth's Baksheesh beat Mr. Osbaldeston's
Wyredale.
Mr. Debede's Daisy beat Mr. Gillett's Gustavus
Mr. Vipan's Vitula beat Mr. Dobede's Daria
Not run out.

... (Owner:

TIIIIRSDAY.
Derby Second Ties.
Bute agst Milo (undecided) I Doran ran a bye
The Cup.—Second Ties.
Girl of Kent beat Wildair I Whittington beat Fancy Boy
Oaks.—Second Ties.
Daphne beat Bridesmaid I Dot beat Giddy Polly
Port Stakes.—Second Ties.
Great Western beat Mac I Batchelor ran a bye
The Rutland Stakes (continued).
Mr. Squire's 0' Niell beat Mr. Fyson's Featley
Mr. King's Regina beat Mr. Dobede's Duke.
First Ties.
Baksheesh beat Daisy I Vitula beat O'Niell
Regina ran a bye
The Downing Stakes.
Mr. Fyson nd Augustus beat Mr. Bennett's West Suffolk
Mr. Vipan's Volume beat Mr. Gillett's Goody.

THE POLISH BALL.—A very numerous meeting of
the committee appointed to conduct the arrangements
for the Polish ball on the 17th inst. took place yester-
day at Guildhall ; Mr. George Selson in the chair. It
was announced that Miss Dolby, Miss Poole, Miss
Bassano, Miss Steele, the Misses Williams, Mr. W.
Harrison, Signor Brizzi, Signor Burdini, Mr. James
Bennett, Mr. Bodds, and Mr. John Parry, have most
kindly and generously offered their gratuitous services
to the committee. It was also stated that in consequence
of the ball taking place on the eve of the meeting of
Parliament, an unusually large number of aristocratic
and fashionable visitors were expected to be present. It
appeared from a statement made before the committee
that the sale of tickets was proceeding very rapidly.
When the vast accommodation afforded by the Guild-
hall, the Coutioil Chamber, and the other rooms which
are to be thrown open upon that occasion, is taken into
consideration, there can be but little surprise felt that
the attendance should be so numerous and respectable as
is invariably the case when the Polish ball follows the
great civic feast of the 9th of November, for, in addition
to the attractions of an excellent concert, the Guildhall
presents, when brilliantly illuminated, tastefully deco-
rated with banners and trophies, and thronged with
visitors, a coup d'cril entirely unequalled by any file
which is ever given in the metropolis.
KINGS' COLLEGE HOSPITAL, PORTUGA.L-STREET,
LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS.—At a meetin of. the committee
to the dense mass
of management of the above valuable charity, it was
at atan dthpeopvreerstyenetxtiismttihen,egoiwnin
te neighbourhood of
,beds in the institution
applications were daily being
ostfa sicknesst ed th
wtheerehooscpciutapile,
dt,haendwhuorgleehotf
were unable to entertain
made, which the committee
the wat of accommodeetion. The out-patients had
from
w icorresponding degree ; and their
alsotreatment, se
dtoge
tthoer
a of the in-patients, had so
exhausted the funds of the hospital, that the committee,
whilst expressing their thanks for the
played on previous ohccasions, were prompt
compelledliberalitytheir statement before t e affluent and humane for their
co-operation, to enablemad the charity to meet the constant
SK e upon it. •
IBBEREENs OCT. 28. The new Poor-law is in
operation here, but instead of tickets, the applicants, in
iTernat% cases,vvl, receive only blows. One relieving officer
„ti a short time since, when she demanded a
t""hit to the workhouse. Such conduct on the part of
magistrates and relieving (Aiken needs no comment.—
Cork Examiner.