The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-25 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER

Betting-2 to 1 agst Tophana, 3to I agst Watchdog,
6to 1 agst Executor, and 6to 1 agst Julia. Julia took
the lead, followed by Tophana and Watchdog, and made
the running to the turn of the Lands; from this point
Tophana cut out the work to the cords, when Executor
went up and defeated her cleverly by a length, Julia a
bad third. Run in 3 min. 59 arcs. G. Brown was en-
gaged to ride Palma, whose number was up, but Ortez
having bolted with him in the previous race, he did not
get back in time, and the mare did not start.
Match, 300, h ft. Frst half of Ab.M.

Mr. Payne's Farthingale, 2 yrs, 7st 71b, TT° Lived
forfeit from Lord Exeter's Circassian Maid,4 yrs, Bst 101 b.
NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT.
ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY.
Handicap Plate. A.F.
Buscot Buck. aged, Bst 121b—Glutton, 3 yrs, 7st 51h—

The Widow, aged, Bst 101b—Psalnisinger, 6 yrs, 7s,
41b—New Forest Deer, aged, Bst—Cardinal's Niece, 4
yrs, 7st 21b—Cosachia, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Administrator,
4 yrs, Est 1016—Sagacity, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Sister to
Ridiculous Mus, 5 yrs, 6st—Vanish, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—
Slug. 3 yrs, 6st.
The Selling Handicap. D.M.
Pell Mell, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Mignon, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—
Duplicity, 3 yrs, 7st 71b—Buckstone, 3 yrs, 7st 41b.
Subscription Plate of 501.
Telegraph, 3 yrs—br f by Sir Hercules, out of Peerese,
2 yrs— Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs—Essedarius, by Giadia•
tor, 2 yrs—First Chance, 2 yrs—Grief, 2 yrs—f, by
Jereed, out of Rhodanthe, 3 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. Last half of Ah. M.

Ploughboy, 2 yrs—Kennet, 2 yrs—Carbuncle, 2 )1e
—Rackety Girl, 2 yrs.
Two yrs old Sweepstakes. First half of Ab. Nf. The

winner to be sold for 70Z
Ira—br c, by Colwick, dam by Agreeable—lon(
Routh—The White Lady—Damson—His Excellenc)
Calque.
Sweepstakes for three yrs old, &c. Winner to be sold

First Chance

TIIE CHOLERA.
It will be seen from the following bulletin, issued
' by the General Board of Health, yesterday, that the
disease is certainly on the increase, both in London
and throughout the country. It is a source of con-
solation, however, that the advances made by it in
toy n have not as yet been so rapid (either as regards
the number of persons attacked or the apparent
malignity of the disease) as might hare been appre-
hended. 'Whereas one case—and that terminating
fatally—had been reported in the returns of the day
before, yesterday's announcement presents three casep,
but none of them fatal ; and these it will be observed,
occurred in districts of the metropolis which must be
considered as most prejudicial to general health. On
the other hand, it must be confessed that salubrity of
situation is not of itself a guarantee against the ap-
proaches of the disorder, for we have had one fatal
case at Sydenham. As to four of the five cases in
the neighbourhood c f Bedford, as their termination has
not been announced, it may fairly be assumed that
no fatality had attended them. Edinburgh and the
adjacent ports of Leith and Newhaven have suffered
in a much larger proportion than the metropolis, as
the returns show fifteen cases and eight deaths since
the former report. Even there, however, the pro-
portion of mortality has diminished, since the fatal
cases have amounted to little more than one-half,
whereas the proportion in the previous day's return
exceeded two-thirds. The following are the official
documents :

The General Board of Health, Gwydyr
House, Whitehall, Oct. 24.
RETURN OF CHOLERA CASES.
Two cases in Henry-street, Kent-street.
One case in Glasshouse street, Rosemary-lane.
A fatal case at Sydenhatn.
A fatal case at Hull, unconnected with the shipping.
A fatal case at Bedford ; along with which it is
reported that there have been five cases in the parish
of Kempston ; one of them is stated to have been
fatal, and the termination of the rest is not communi-
cated.

Cases since last report. Deaths.
Edinburgh ... .. 10 ... 5
Ne w h wren ...
... 1 ••• 0
Leith ... A A

THE NATIONAL GUARDS.

-
Yesterday, and ;on Monday, two large bodies ot
,he Parisian National Guards arrived at the London-
bridge terminus of the South-Eastern Railway, from
Dover. It appears the Republican heroes having
become suddenly imbued with a desire of viewing
this far-famed metropolis, arrangements were made
with the Northern of France Railway for their con-
veyance to Calais vid Lille, and intimation having
been given to the authorities of the South-Eastern
and Continental Steam-packet Company of their ex-
pected arrival at Calais, the Princess Maude and
Queen of the Belgians steamers were dispatched to
convey.them in three detachments to Dover, whence
they were brought by special train to London.
On Monday evening about 700 arrived at the
London-bridge terminus, and last evening SOO, all in
full uniform. On alighting from the railway car-
riages, the National Guards appeared to be in high
spirits, and after congratulating each other, and ex
pressing their satisfaction to the railway function-
aries, the procession moved westward.
Yesterday forenoon Westminster Abbey presented
a very singular appearance by the congregation
within its walls of an immense number of the Na-
tional Guards recently arrived from Paris. The men
were in full uniform, with swords and bayonets at
their side, and by twelve o'clock the verger at the
door of the Abbey estimates the number of the
Guards who had entered at nearly 400. The Canon
Residentiary, who happened to be present when the
French Guards arrived, at once gave orders that
those portions of the Abbey for which money is paid
for admission should be thrown open to the French-
men gratuitously. The officers, upon being informed
of the fact, expressed their obligations for the privi-
lege, and said they had no doubt every facility would
be shown to the English if they should visit their city
in similar numbers. During the visit the sun shone
most brilliantly, which showed the beautiful stained
glass windows off, and the rays of the light shining
upon the Guards as they passed through the edifice
produced a scene which has rarely, if ever before,
been witnessed. A great body of the Guard also
went to Trafalgar-square to witness the monument of
the immortal Nelson. They next proceeded in a body
to view the new Houses of Parliament, Buckingham
Palace, and the Horse Guards. They reached the
latter building at the moment the troops came out to
mount guard. Most of the principal public buildings
were visited during the day, but the place which ap-
peared the most to astonish them was the Thames
Tunnel.

A little incident, about a quarter past three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, occurred in Oxford street. One
of the Chasseurs of the 2d division happened rather
to reel against one of the Grenadier Guards, who
elbowed the son of La Belle France. The latter
drew his sword. The Grenadier Guard instantly
seized and disarmed the Frenchman, and very good-
humouredly returned the sword. A mob very soon
gathered, and a police-constable came up, but the
two heroes by this time had shaken hands together,
and sub-equently adjourned to the Scotch stores,
where they swore eternal friendship over some moun-
tain dew.

Subscription Plate of 501. T.Y.C.

... 1

... 2

... 1

... 2

FATAL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. CURTIS'S DISTIL-
LERY.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was taken by Mr.
Baker, at the London Hospital, on view of the body of
William Capes, aged 31. Mr. E. *Lean, clerk in the
distillery of Messrs. Curtis, Assembly-road, Mile-end,
said that the deceased, who was in the same employ-
ment, on Saturday afternoon last was in the still-house,
and had been during the day filling a vat with brandy.
He was in the act of going
upa ladder with a can, in
which were four gallons of brandy, having nearly finished
his work, when his foot slipped, and he alighted on his
head. He was taken up bleeding at both ears, and was
conveyed immediately to the London Hospital, where he
died in the same afternoon. Deceased was sober. Ver-
dict, " Accidental death."
THE OPEN SEWER OS RRNSAL NEW TOWN, PAD-
DINGTON.— At length there is hope that this pestiferous
nuisance will be drained off, for the West London Anti-
Enclosure Association and Sanitary Improvement
Society have taken the matter up, and obtained the in-
terference of the General Board of Health. The sewer
in question
is
it
about a mile in length, and the stench
arising from is so horrible that it pollutes the air far
and wide.

WHO'LL GO TO AFRICA P---" From Burgher's
Dorp," says the Graham's Town Journal, " we have sad
complaints of the want of useful mechanics. A letter
before us states—' We want a blacksmith or two, some
shoemakers, tailors, a saddler, a carpenter who could
also cooper, a tinsmith, a shopkeeper who could and
would make decent candles."

LOYAL UNITED FRIENDS.—On Monday evening
last the eighth anniversary of the opening of the No. 5
Lodge of this most excellent social body was celebrated
in a supper at the lodge house, Treasurer
Fox's, the
Prince Albert, Hoxton-square, when a numerous party
of the members sat down to an excellent and substantial
entertainment, served up in Mr. Fox's proverbial good
style. P. P. Burgess was chairman, and P. P. Wood-
man deputy; and were supported, among others, by the
following distinguished past and present officers
P. S. P. Clay, P. S. P. Heath, P. S. P. Hurtle, p. p.
Smart, P. P. Widowes, P. P. H. Watson, P. P. Barber,
P. P. W. Watson, P. E'. Rout, P. P. Humphreys, P. P.
Nutchy, P. D. Wybrow, and P. S. Wray. After
the
company had done justice to the good things Treasurer
Fox had liberally provided for them and the cloth with
drawn, the chairman, in a few appropriate words, gave
" The Queen," which toast was received with greaFen-
thusiasm, fully demonstrating the loyal feeling of the
order. The National Anthem was afterwards sung, the
company joining in the chorus parts with much anima-
tion. The chairman then gave " Prosperity to the Order
of Loyal United Friends," which elicited much applause.
P. P. Widowes, the worthy host of the Pewterers Arms,
Leonard-square, sang in his talented style the " Irish
Emigrant," which was well received. P. P. Burgess,
the chairman, in giving the next toast, which was
" Success to the Gift Funds, stated that it was his wish
that they would drink " The Health of P. S. P. Heath,'
whose connexion with the Nos. 1,2, and 3 Gift Fund as
secretary, in conjunction with their esteemed friend
P. S. P. Spearing, had :given great satisfaction to the
order. This toast was received with hearty and well-
deserved applause, and was responded to in P. S. P.
Heath's usual agreeable manner. The chairman after-
wards gave the " Friend in Need Fund," and 6' The
Health of P. P. Henry Watson, the representative of
the No. 5 Lodge in the Relief Committee, which was
also well received. P. P. Watson replied to it in a
lengthened speech replete with good sense. The healths
of the treasurer, chairman, and deputy were severally
given and suitably acknowledged. Several excellent
songs were sung during the evening, and an amusing
recitation, entitled the " Snatch Block," was given by
P. S. P. Heath amid much laughter. The conviviality
of the evening was prolonged to a late hour, when the
party broke up, much entertained, and longing for
glother opportunity of similar enjoyment.

PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURAN(3E, AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOCK.
From the Official List,
PUBLISFIED EYERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ETENING.

LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
JOINT-STOCIL

' Dividend Amount
; Name of Company. per of Paid. Fri,
Alumni. Share.
r
--------- --.-- -
Australasia......... Is.d. £ s. d. 40 0040 0 0
Britnh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0
Ceylon —••.••• • • • •• 71. ptr cent. 25 0 0 25 I 0
1 Jommercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0
. ,-.
„olonial. ..
51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
Gloucestershire •• • • 15/per cent. -
lonian .. •• •• —•••• • • 61. per cent. 25 II 0 25 0 0
Lomb' and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 20!
Ditto ...
London Joint-Stock ... 61. 13 0 0
cent. 60 0 0 10 0 0
Provincial ot Ireland.. $l. per
per cent. 100 0 9 25 0 0
Ditto, New... —•• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10
National of Ireland .• AL per cent. 80 0 0 22 0 0
Nat. Provnclal of Eng. GI. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 010 0
Ditto, New... •• •• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
South Australia .... • • Al. per cent. 22 10 0
Union of Australia .. .• AL per cent. 25 00 25 Ditto —••——• • •• •• 0 0
ot 2 0
Uni. of London... •• SI. per cent. 50 I I 10 10
0 0 Union of Madrid .....
-_lO% 40 0 0 40 0 0
ERIXIG32IB
Dividend Amount
Name it Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
----, , --- ---
X. a. d. X. s. d.
Charing-cress... ...
25 0 0 Southwrk,Nw Sub. Av. --632 12 II Ditto Nw of 7% B p.e. 355. per cent. AO 0 0 IS
Waterloo ............ 100 0 0
Ditto Old Ann. of SI. 1/. ss. 4d. 60 0 0 4
28
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. 40 0 0 26
Vauxhall ... • Av. 11. 17e. 70 10 3 26

W.&TRIL-Ngo RIES

Dividend Amo---;-
iSh same of Company. I
per of raid. Price,
et'l Annum. Share.
1i- -
X -
,
Birmingham. •• ••.. •• Its. 40. Q. s. d.
0 0 25 0 0 -
East London...• •• • ••• M. 100 0 0 - 172
Grand Junction .• •• • • 11. 10e.. 41 13 4 , - II
Kent• • ........ ••• • •• 31.10 i. 100 0 0 - 76
New Rivr Lndn Brdge 21. 10s. - -
55
Vauxhall •......• •• •• W. per cnt. 100 0 0 - -
West Middlesex .• • 61.0 e. pr cnt. - - 1164
IN'SITEAN C X coutvarents.
ot •
1 Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of PAM. Price
a-
Annum. Share.
m -
£ 8. d. £ s. 41.
g Albion -..••-•• • • •• 3/. 10i. 500 0 0 SO 0 0 711
g Alliance Brit. and For. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 11 11 0 17
le Ditto Marine... -• • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Atlas 138.6d.pr sh. 50 41 0 6 1 3 -
British Commercial .. 75. per share 50 0 0 6 0 0 .-.
Dr Clericl,Med.le Gen. Life 6pr ot.& be. 100 0 I 10 0 0 12
. :aunty .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
nCrown •............. 14e. 10 0 0 6 I I 12
. Eagle .
4 Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• AI. per cent. 50 9 0 212 6 -
European Life ......54 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
0 lamilyEndowmet Soc. 41. & be. 100 0 0 4 0 0 -
ft Freemasons' ..... •• •• 61. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe - 114
Guardian --•••• •• •• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 41g
g Imperial Fire -•••• •• 12& per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 112
' , Imperial Life .. -.• .• 12s. 100 0 I 10 0 0 14%
Indemnity Marine...• 11. NIL& be. 100 0 0 513 1 -
• Law Fire .....• •... .. - 100 0 0 210 0 -
I Law Life•• -...•• • •• 11. 16e. 100 0 0 111 0 0 -
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 Os.
London Fire ...... • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13
, London Ship ........ 108. 25 0 0 12 10 0 18
Marine.. ....... •• •• - 100 0 0 lb 0 0
Med. Invlid&Gen.Lif• 44 I. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2%
i National Lean Fund.. 51. per eint. 20 0 0 211 0 -
'
, 'National Life.• ••...• • 81. per cent'. 100 0 I 8 0 0 -
Palladium Life ..... ... 51. per cent. 110 0 0 10 0 2
Pelican --.••••• .. •• - - l'hcenix - - - --
Pt otecter Lift -.• •• W. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 -
Provident Life.. •• 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 74
Bock Life ............ 43. 10 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange ...... 11. per cent. Stock. Sun Fire. - -
61. 10e. - - .
Ditto Life . -
11. 6s. - - I
Universal Life........ 10% pr cnt. 100 0 0 90 0 26 I
Victoria Life . - - 4 0 0 -
DOCZS. 1
. • Dividend Amount 1
Name of Company. per of Pahl. Price.
Annum. Share. 1
1
i
Commercial • - _ t
East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stook. -- - I
East Country '' 255. per O. 100 0 0 - 21 1
London - 105
Ditto Bonds •••• • • - 41. per cent. - - _ t
St. Katharine .......
.4 per cent. Stock. - - C
Ditto 80nd5........ 441. pr cent. - - _
Southampton •• - .... V. per Dent. 30 0 0 50 9 0 - /'
a
OAS-LIGET AND COIL!: COMPANIES. cj
Dividend Amsupt U
lame of Company, per ' if Paid. Price. CI
Annum. .Share.
11:
X. 8. . £. E. d. 111
British • • - -40 0 IS 0 0 16 tr
Ditto Provincial.... 11. be.. MI 0 19 0 0 23
Bristol ...- .... ••• • •• IGI. per cent. 20 5 - - tO
Brighton .......• •• .. bl. per eett. 20 I - is Of
City of London . .... 101.9 100 • 100 • 0 250 b,
Continental Consolidat. 92e. prithare 50 0 39 5 I -
Ditto, New • • Sss. pt stuire 50 0 37 10 0 - I.
Equitable .. .. .. .• •• .. 455.. 'Ware i5O 0 80 0 0 36 di
Imperial ...... ••• • •• 61. cent. 50 I 50 0 0 GS
Independent • • 61. cent. 40 0 40 S 0 64 se
L0nd0n.............. - 50 • '5O 0 0 - DI
SO 6 60 5 -
Phcenix . ...... ••• • .. 61. per cent. 60 0 46 5 0 31 8F
itatcliff -- •
United General ...• .. 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 50 0 0 12% ei,
Westminster Chartered 31, 50 0 - S 2
Ditto, New ••• • - .. 12a. 50 0 10 0 0 I 0• Or

i ix'. Ino 0. 110 0 0 1011
.e,
he
__ 47AL315r.8.1.8.
Names iel Zr., Dividend' r. .. Names of 1
- c 1". 'Dividend
3, Companies. ii, per ' 2r"c- Conepaniei. 2 per Price.
Annum. Annune.
.---
-_,
X ' " X •
Ashtn& Oldh 97 IL p e 80 Macclesfield . 100 - -
Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 110 Neath .. •• • ..• 100 IV.
• Srkuk&Abrg 150 Si. 85 0xf0rd......•
100 201. 190
[ Birmingham 35 41. ISO Peak Forest. 78 3/. -
Coventry..• • 100/ 251. - Regent's.... 3.3. 11. is. 1834
Herby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 14.
Ells,rre&Chs 133 465. 47 Somrset Coal 150 71.106. 130
E:eo ash ..• 100, 32i. - De.LkEdSt 12 61. p. c. -
GraudJunctn 100, SI. 77 Stffrd&Worc 140 281. 290
Grand Surrey 1001 - 35 Shrewsbury..
125 151.
Grand Gahm 100 11. 10s. 25 Stoarbridge.. 145 201. 285 1
arantham • • 150 - - Severn andl
Eennt & Ant 39 7s. 6d. 4 Wye Rail. j 26 I/' ll' 24
Leeds& Livrp 100 341. - Warwick& ,
Leicester ...• 140, 101. 75 Rirming. JBM 41. -
Leicetr &Nth SS 41. Si WarwickAl
:.oughborogh 142 701. - Napton. • i 100 IL -
i Monmouthsh 100, 111. - Worestr & .„ „,
Mntgemrysk 100 - - Birming.3 I' A" 19
! MeitnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 11
'.:........................______1f3'r OF SCOTTISH CIOIIIPALNIZIAr PILIONS
Dividend .------motiat
Nara* of Company. per ' of Pali. ; Prioe.
Annum. Share.
Bank of Scotland
0 163
British Linen Company Sl. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 194%
Caledonian Bank ••••• 734 per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 41. 0.
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10%
Clydesdale Bank •• •. - 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 148
Eastern Bank.. ... ••• 61. per cent. 25 • 0 10 0 0 91.108.
Edinb.k Glasgow Rank 61. per cent. 10 0 10 0 1%
Exchange Bnk of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0. 0 10 0 0 2531
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 • 11 -
National Bank... .. .• • 634 percent. SO 0 0 10 0 0 1334
, Nortk of Scotland Bank 71. percent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 31.155.
North British Bank - 10 11 0 10 11 0 EL
Royal Bank of Scialaied 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 11834
union Bank of Scotland 11. per cent. 100 0 11 SO 0 0 79
Wester* Bank ....• •• • 81. per cent. II 0 0 50 0 0 65
Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 II 20 I 234
R. Accord. Llleand Fir* - 20 0 0 0110 Os Od
tiritish Guarantee Ins. - II 0 0 10093 Od
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 I 0 21
Church of England Ins. - II 0 I 20 0 0
City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 8 0 0 V. 4s
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 II 12 10 0 17
East of Scotland Life.. 10 0 0 111 0 11e.04
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 11. per cent. 10 0 0 217 1 46s 6d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 I 0 1034
incur. Co. of Se•Und.. 111. per cent. 100 0 0 le 0 0 7
Life Assoc. of Scotland SI. per cent. 1111 0 0 1 0 I 11. 64 1
Mercantile Life ...... II 0 0 II 10 0 4s. Od.
National Firs and Life SI. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 205. Od '
North British Incur... 5% Lpr cont. 200 11 0 20 0 0 2236 I
North & West of Scot. Sl. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178.0 d.
Scottish Life and Guar. - SO 0 0 II 11 •0 ss' , Scot. as. and Gen. Life - I 0 0 OIS 0 105.0,1 i Scottish Union Insrnce. 63(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 10 0 I/. el t
Standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 41 0 9%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 I 0 123.0 d '
.....w.__.-........_...----._._______-....- a
21218Cmr.x.Asraous. V
Dividend Amount fi
yams of Company. per of Paid. Price. n
Annum. Share.
---____
-_____
- U
Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 -
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 I 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
Canada ......... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 I I 32 15 5 - 1.1
Uppr Canada Bonds R. per cent. - - 12 f
City 80nd5.......... 3341. pr cent. - - 52 ,
..- r Comp.Cppr Mars Eng. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 I -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 - C
Equitable Reversionry If. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 01/ A
Gea.Steam Navigation 11. Is. 15 0 0 14 0 I IS
j•LNI
London Institution ... - - - 10
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. Sl. per cont. 50 0 0 50 0 0 55 ti
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 -
0 Royal Mail Steam-. 3341. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 Oin
.....
South Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 I 0 25 0 I
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 -
Universal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 1 IP II -

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

(The trial of William Willis, continued from our After-
noon Edition of yesterday.)
The Learned Counsel then called several witnesses,
whose evidence wont to prove that the statements of the
prosecutrix, in many particulars, were wholly without
foundation. _ _ _

The son of the prisoner also proved that he was sup-
ping with his father on the evening and at the time the
offence was alleged to have been committed.
Several witnesses also stated that the prosecutrix was
in the habit of telling falsehoods; and a lady of the name
of Whitmore, in whose service the prosecutrix had bet n
for two years, said that she would not believe her on her
oath.

Several witnesses, who had known the prisoner for a
great number of years, gave him a most excellent cha•
ratter for morality and propriety of conduct.
Mr. PARRY replied upon the evidence that had been
adduced on behalf of the prisoner at some length.
The RECORDER summed up, and
The jury, after a short consultation, Acquittal the
prisoner.
The trial occupied from ten to half past three.
During the morning several of the French National
Guard came into the court, and appeared to watch the
proceedings with much interest.

A man who lost his leg by a railway accident has
adopted the plan of exhibiting in the market-place of
Lincoln a rough sketch of himself and the rail at the
moment the carriage was passing over his leg, under-
neath the picture being_written, " They wou't give rag
nothing."

Assipated, when it was found that not more than
1,200 attended. Each guest on entering was pre-
sented with a lithographed paper to the following
effect :—" In all numerous assemblages there are, to
..,
be found men interested in promoting disorder. et
the patriots be upon their guard, and let such % dis-
turbers as may be found to have got in amongst us be
expelled. Citizens, be calm and united ; union
is our strength. Truth is on our *de, and
the future is our own." Invitations were
sent to all the representatives of the party
of the Montagne, but eight only came—viz ,
MM. T. Bac, Buvignier, Greppo, Martin Bernard,
Laurent (de l'Ardeehe), Proudhon, Pierre Leroux,
and Fargin-Fayolle. Al- James de Montry wrote
that he was ill, but that his heart would be with the
banquet. The chair and desk of the President
and the tribune for the speakers were between
four columns, on which were inscribed the names
of Barbes, Respell, Louis Blanc, Courtais, Caussidiere,
and Albert. At eleven o'clock the party sat down,
and at a little before twelve M. d'Alton Shea in-
troduced the toasts with a speech, in which he made an
Allusion to the letter of M. Corbon, in which he
rectifies the toast given by him at the banquet of
the printers. The first toast was "A l'union
dernocratique et sociale." This was followed by
" .Au retour des exiles," "A. la fusion des
dimocrates," "Aux ditnocrates etrangers,", "A nos
freres des campagnes," " Aux ouvriers de Lyon et it
leurs Represontans," "A la Republique denocra-
tique et sociale," " A remancipation du peuple par
rinstruction," "A ravenement prochain du Social-
isme," by M. Proudhon, "A l'organisation," by
MM. Cabet and Pierre Leroux. M. T. Bac was
urged to make a speech by several of his fellow guests,
but declined. Thereupon there was a conference in
- the garden between M. Bac and his colleagues, in
iee which it was represented that their silence would
only confirm the reports which had gone abroad,
that there was a schism between the Mon-
tagne and the Socialists. The answer to this was,
that it could not be supposed
.that those who were
Socialists before iebruary 24 were no longer so after
that day, and that, if they now abstained, it was
because they could not consult their absent col-
leagues ; but that they would seize the first
opportunity of avowing their accordance with
the Socialists. In the meantime some one un-
authorisedly put down M. sac's name on the presi-
dent's list. Being consequently called upon, M.
M Bao resolved to speak. He declared that he had
wished to come forward in the name of the repre-
sentatives of the Montagne, and express their full
- sympathy with the democratic and social Re-
e,, public ; but that circumstances had prevented
his coming to an understanding with them, and he
' therefore confined himself to propose the following
% toast :—" To our brothers, the workmen of Rouen,
Elbeuf, and Limoges; particularly to those who,
from the depths of their prisons, are united with us
in heart." This toast was received with loud cheers
and repeated cries of "Vive la Montagne." At four
% o'clock the banquet broke up, the guests departed,
and the crowd assembled round the door dispersed.
Not the slightest symptoms of disorder were ap-
parent, either inside or outside tite house.
A Macon journal gives the following account of the
arrival there of M. de Lamartine :—M. de Lamar-
- tine was not expected to reach Macon until Wednes-
Price, day; but the illustrious orator being informed that
an ovation was prepared for him, hastened his arrival
by twenty-four hours, and then only passed through
the town to his seat at Montceau. As soon
as the news was known, the rappel was
1, beaten in all the streets, and, by three o'clock,
the National Guard in uniform, headed by their
colonel and lieutenant-colonel, went to Montceau,
which is about two leagues from Macon. On their
arrival they were joined by great numbers of the
citizens and persons of the neighbourhood that drew
up in order in front of the house. M. de Lamartine
came out to receive them, and M. Charteron, the
Mayor of Macon, delivered an address express-
ing the admiration and gratitude of his fellow-coan-
trymen. M. de Lamartine, placing himself at the
top of the steps leading up to the door, delivered one
Of those eloquent speeches which are always dictated
by his heart when warmly excited. Cries of "Vive
Lamartine Vive la Ripublique 1" followed this ad-
dress, showing the participation of all present in the
sentiments of the statesman, and an equal devoted-
ness to democracy. In the course of his
speech M. de Lamartine, alluding to the approaching
election of the President of the Republic, said—" The
election of a President by the people is necessary in
order that everything may be strong, popular, and
true. in government, and that the Executive Power,
to be the better obeyed by you, should be yourselves
represented in your supreme magistrate. Your fate
is henceforward in your own hands. It will
endure, it will become regular, it will consolidate itself;
if you constantly mantain thegenerous ideas which led
you to proclaim the Republic. There are without doubt
painful difficulties to evercome. Such tempests as revo-
lutions are not to be calmed down completely in a few
34 days. There are waves to lash the banks after the
storm has ceased to blow. Above all, there is the evil
of anxiety which can only be removed by tinre, This
anxiety, this absence of confidence, bear hard upon
labour, upon wages, upon property, and upon all the
transactions of trade and commerce, and cause suffer-
ing to all by creating alarm to property. It is for
you to restore confidence by your calm, by reason, by
the suppression of all dangerous agitation in affairs,
by the security which you will inspire in all parties,
all opinions, all classes of the citizens of the Republic.
If the Republic be not unanimous, it will even have
to incur danger, for it will always have enemies.
You can only render it unanimous by rendering it
("'e- acceptable, honourable, and safe to all opinions, all
national parties, all classes of citizens. Such is the
true republic of the people. Those who divide the
Republic ruin it by desiring the monopoly for one
o. party. Our Republic is France in a state of freedom.
1% It must not be for office and power for ourselves and
our friends." On his way through Macon to his
is• country seat, M. de Lamartine gave 3,000 f. to the
3‘% Mayor for the use of the pOisl..
A Bordeaux journal says :—" A letter from M. de
Lamartine to one of his friends here is the subject of
to 9 general conversation. Having been invited to pass at
Bordeaux a part of his cove, M. de Lamartine re-
plied that he would have had great pleasure in visiting
oathe Gironde, but that he could not do so under present
Oci circumstances, fearing that it might be regarded as a
Lstep towards a candidateship for the Presidency of the
Republic, an honour which he is absolutely resolved
to decline."

Ii UN GARY.
The Breslau Zeitung of the 12th announces, on
the authority of letters of the 12th from Pesth, that
oci M. Berger, commandant of the fortress of Arad, and,
I% one of the black and yellow party, had caused Arad
,od. to be bombarded on the 7th, after having failed in
‘' his word. The national guards of Arad sustained
o, the bombardment for an hour, when it ceased. At
).4 the time of the bombardment, Colonel Blomberg
Od
attacked the town with his regiment of houlans, but
was so completely beaten, that his soldiers became
furious, and turning against him, killed him. Com-
mandant Berger subsequently fled in a national guard
uniform from the fortress.

AUSTRIA.
The Emperor, since his arrival at Olmutz, has, it
s said, nominated a new Cabinet, to be composed as
ollows :—Count Stadion, Minister of the Interior or
President of the Council without portfolio; Count
Colloredo, or Baron Wessenberg, Minister of Foreign
Affairs; Prince Windischgratz, or Lieutenant‘Field-
Marshal Welden, Minister of War ; M. Helfert, Jus-
tice; M. Brauner, Public Works; M. Bruk, Com..
coerce."

ITALY.
The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies met on the
lath inst., to examine the election of the Minister
of the Interior, Pinelli, which was confirmed, after
some explanations given by that Minister. The
Assembly afterwards elected for its President
the Abbe Gioberti, who obtained 91 suffrages
out of 116. Accounts from Milan of the 16th
state that Marshal Radetzky was to remove his head-
quarters to Lodi. The Marshal having imposed a
war contribution on the Milanese, the Podesta, find-
ing it impossible to execute the order, had resigned
his office. The recent events in Vienna appear to
have produced a lively sensation among the popula-
tion of northern Italy, and to have again raised their
hope of recovering their independence.

to the directors; 'on perusal it is to me anything but
satisfactory, and I hope the directors will see the
propriety of publishing n more elaborate statement of
the company's affairs. Their accounts, hitherto, it
would appear from the.observations of the secretary,
upon the Stock• Exchange list, are not even compre-
hendable by the committee- of that body, most of
whom are pretty well versed in accounts. It is,
therefore, too much for the directors and secretary
to expect that the public will be satisfied with the
c.ntradiction to these discrepancies. The public
locks for a full 'understandable account, and will not
think that pointing out three mistakes in the Ex-
change List is sufficient, without the directors clear
up fully all the ,mysteries in their accounts.

B. E.

... . .
TQ THE:. EDLTOR .OF THE SUN.
Sia,-71 am not one.of those who are often guided
by statements in newspapers .put forth by editors or
others, but some remarks of yours in'a number of last
week respecting the fall in railway shares agrees so
exactly with my own -opinion, that I cannot let it
pass without urging you to stick to the mark, 'and'to
use the powerful influence of your paper to bring
about so very desirable a change. You say that the
principal cause of the ruinous decline in price is the
time bargains in the Stock-Exchange, or in other
words, the effect of a powerful party of Be.,'.
frightening the shareholders by all manner of reports,
whu having themselves previously sold what they
have not got, take the opportunity of buying it back
to advantage. To obviate this, you propose or advise
the directors of companies, aided by Parliament, to
interfere, by putting a stop to time bargains--other-
wise, you say, railway property will never be a steady
and secure property. You have indeed laid
open the main and true cause, and if proof
was wanting, you. have it in the great
difficulty for a purchaser with money in his
hand to obtain his shares for weeks, if not months,
after the purchase. The broker tells you he must
have the money on a given day. He has it; but he
tells you he cannot procure. the certificates ; and so
it goes on for weeks. Now, what is the construction
to be put on it by one who knows the secrets of that
Hon. House ? Why, that on the day appointed for
delivery.the seller; not having' the shares, pays over in
continuation to the next account, and the broker ha.
the use of the money. •
To cure this crying evil there appears to me to be
a simple and easy plan. Do away with the Stock-
Exchange; let a corner of that noble pile, the Royal
Exchange, which is open to all the world, be set a
part for railway share business; let an authorised
person enter the wishes of buyer and seller in a book
which will be open to every one, of which there might
be many copies. Let the authorised person introduce
the parties, and the one having his shares in his pocket,
and the other the money, let them walk over together
to a railway office, which all • the companies should
have at a convenient distance from the Exchange,
and having first satisfied himself as to the owner of
the shares, and their being all right, let the transfer
be executed and the money paid at once.
A broker not being required, an extra charge for
transfer might be made by the railway companies to-
wards the expenses of the extra office. A similar
plan might be adopted in all large towns, or through
banks, charging, of course, for trouble. Any other
improvement might be added.—Yours, &c.,
A CO
Great Malvern, Oct. 23, 1848NSTANT . READER.
P.S.—A card stuck in the' hat would be a sure
plan, stating what they wished to buy or sell.

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG Woactrf.—Yesterday Mr.
Bedford held an inquest at the Feathers, Dean-street,
Westminster, on the body of a woman, name unknown,
aged about 23. John Collins, a fisherman, living in a
barge on the Thames, said he found the body on Mora-
day morning in the river near Millbank. He took it
ashore, and having washed the face, gave it a kiss.—
(Laughter.) The Coroner—" A kiss to a dead womanl
why ?" Witness-.-" For affection. I always do it when
I find a female body. Some people laugh at me, but I
don't care." The witness further stated that be thought
the deceased bad destroyed herself about four.hours pre-
vioudy, as the body appeared to have been in the water
about that time. Nr( rdict, " Found dead."

TUE MURDER AT STROOD.—APPRERINSIOR Olf A
SUSPECTED PARTY..-0111 Monday evening, the adjourned
ii.quest, respecting the death of Mary Abbott, and
e hose body wastound at the Fair-field at Strood, was
resumed at the Angel Inn. Since the adjournment the
police superintendent felt justified in apprehending Maria
M•Gill, wife of the fisherman, who first called attention
10 the body of the unfortunate deceased, and she was
accordingly brought into the inquest-room, where she
ma:ned during the examination of the witnesses. Not-
withstanding the .avarch made to discover two shawls
worn by the deceased, neither of them has been found.
The inquest was again adjourned.
MIDDLESEX REGISTRATON.—The Barrister held
his court yesterday at the King's Head, Enfield, for the
revision of the lists of Edmonton, Enfield, Friern Bar-
net, Monken, Hadley, South Mims, and Tottenham. In
several instances the names of persons possessing the
required qualification were struelr out for misdescription.
Several other claims, in which the qualification was in-
formably described, were allowed, no notice of objection
having been made. To-day the court sits at the jack
Straw's castle, Hampstead.