The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-24 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING.
By the American mail steamer Atlantic, Capta'n
'West, we have advices from New York to the 12th
instant. The Europa had arrived out. Exchange
was quoted at 1091. Cotton holders were very film,
in consequence of unfavourable advices from the
South.
Bread.tuffs—Flour market dull and heavy, corn
meal inactive. Indian Corn in demand at lower

prices.
Freights—To Liverpool inactive, to London ir-
regular.

ADDISCOMDE.—The Governorship of the East
India Company's Military College at Addiscombe, near
Croydon, has become vacant by the decease of Major-
General Sir Ephraim Stannus, C.P. The appointment
which is one of considerable value, is in the gift of the
chairman and directors of the company. Sir Ephraim
Stannus was a most efficient Governor, and his death is
deeply lamented by the whole body of gentlemen cadets and
other studente.

THE NEW STAMP ACT.—It has been already stated
that great activity has prevailed at the office of Stamps and
Taxes, at Somerset-house, for the last month, in preparing
to meet the demands that wore expected from the alteratio❑
under the new Stamp Act for deeds, leases, transfers, agree
ments, and other stamps, reduced under the new scheme of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which has given so great
an impetus to legal business throughout the United King-
dom. The demands for stamps under the new Act have been
so great for the country districts that the Commissioners are
still obliged to keep the employes in full work from nine A.M.
till nine rM. in what is called the " dry department," in
stamping the numerous parchments sent in. It will be at
least another month before the quantity required to be com-
pleted can be transmitted to the parties. likLoudon there
have been upwards of 1,000,003 stamps already delivered to
the different solicitors, law agents, &o. The average num-
ber of postage stamps sent to the Post-office is 12,0001. per
week, besides those for the country.

THE FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.-MEETING AT
Nonwrcit —On Tuesday evening last the Norwich Reform
Committee commenced their operations for the coming year,
by a public meeting in St. Andrew's hall, at which ‘l:.m.
Scholefield, Esq., M.P., for Birmingham, and Mr. James
Taylor, the secretary of the Freeholders' Union, were invited
to attend, for the purpose of explaining the principles of the
freehold movement. James Coleman, Esq., the sheriff, pre-
sided. The following resolution was put to the meeting, and
unanimously passed :—`•That the meeting has heard with
the utmost interest of the great success which has attended
the efforts to extend the freehold franchise in the northern,
midland, and metropolitan oJunties, and believes that by the
adoption of the same system in this district of the kingdom,
a not less triumphant instance might be furnished to the
country of its adaptation to advance the popular cause; and
that it be referred to the executive committee to take im-
mediate measures for giving effect to this resolution." The
meeting then separated.
Two PIGEONS ARRIVED /ROM SIR JOHN ROSS -
We have learned from a private source, that on Friday last,
two of the carrier pigeons taken with him when he left the
Port of Ayr, and some of which were to be dispatched home
in the event of his either finding Sir John Franklin or being
frozen in, arrived at A 3 r, finding their way at once to the
clove-cot which they occupied previous to their being taken
away. The birds, we understand, arrived within a short
time of each other, hut neither of them, we regret to be in-
formed, conveyed anything in the shape of letter or note of
any kind. One of them, indeed, had had some document
attached, and was found to be considerably mutilated—it
having apparently been shot away. The time they were
liberated by Sir John Ross is, of etirse, uncertain, but
taking into consideration the well-known powers of flight
possessed by the carrier pigeon, it cannot have been very
long s:nce they left our gallant countryman. The arrival of
authentic news from the Arctic regions will be looked forward
to with additional anxiety,. from the probability which has
now arisen that some thlings ma) have been heard of Sir
John Franklin. Independent, however, of the interest which
t theyr a 0 travel
oln a
r 3 by.
otherwise attaches to the extraordinary High` of the pigeons
it will be regarded by naturalists as a most ranaikable inci-
dent. We do not recollect cf any paralls-1 to it. The dis-
tance the creatures must have traversed =rot be far short
sight, and no by scent,
Sir John Ross, we be-
lieve, took five pigeons with him, which, it may be remem-
bered, were stated, in the last accounts received of him, to
the fact miles,
is tliamno d
re as
ex
have been at that time all alive, so that there are Mill three
to be accounted for.—North Britidt Mail, a

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
11-1 sa'e; of Coon s t L verpool yesterday were
est mrfed a 6,000 bi!es, of wh ch 1,000 American were
caked on pecula ion. The market closed firm at a
shade higher for American sorts. The sales com-
prised 5,000 American, 300 Penam and Maranham at
74d to Sid; 150 Bahia at 8-id to Bid; 400. Surat at sid
to 541,1; and 80 Sea Island at is lid to is 10d per lb.
—ln Railway Shares a fair business was done, but
prices had a downward tendency.
The stcck of sugar in the principal ports of Great
Britain, Hcmburgh, Holland, and Antwerp was on the
Ist inst. about 132,054 tons,,of which 115,054 tons were
here. At the corresponding date of 1849 the total
stock was 167,956 tuns; and of 1848, 162,176. tons. Of
coffee the stock o❑ the Ist inst. in the same places was,
35 880 tons, against 39,232 tons at the like date of 1849,
and 58,814 tons in October 1848. In the instances of
both these impertaut staples, there!ore, the recline is
important.
The steamer Atlantic is telegraphed, but her letters
will not be received here until to•morrow.

The heavy weather has again occasional a delay in
the arrival of the mails, and there is consequently not
much commercial information from abroad.
At Amsterdam on the 22d inst., Dutch Stock was
ra►her better, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 56g.
A fair business was dune. Spanish Bonds were higher,
and Mc xican were in request. The rate of exchange
on London for bills at short date was 11 90. Gold in
bars of 1,4421. 60 per Netherlands pound was at 12 to
13 per cent., aed silver was at 104 to 104 60. English
sovereigns were 11 93 to 12.
At Frankfort on:the 21st inst. Austrian Metallics were
7844, and Spanish Three per Cents. 33 15-16 to 34 3-16.
Toe Honourable East India Company has drawn
bills upon its possessions, during the sixteen days ending
the 23:1 inet, to _the following amount, the rate of ex-
change being 2s. on Bengal and Madras, and 2s. Old. on
Bombay : Bengal 383,9281. ; Madras 17,6861, and
Bombay 4,1401.
According :to official returns the note circulation of
&gland during the month ending the sth instant was
25,345,3611., a decrease compared with the previous
mouth, of 330,823/. ; and the total for the United
Kingdom was 33,082,4152, an increase of 78,6061.
Compared with 1849 there is an increase of 1,954,932/.
The English Funds have been depressed, an- article in
the Times representing that France and Russia proposed
to act aggressively against Prussia, having led to specu-
lative sales. There is really no particular apprehension
felt, however, that the interference or connivance cf
Prussia in:the Holstein war, in vielation of its late treaty,
will be kept up contrary to the energetic remonstrance
of the :allied powers; but such a piece of informa-
tion coming upon the heels of money sales,
opeas a field for the Bears, and is " good" with them
for or 1 per cent. The public have probably bought
for the present as much as they intend to take, or will
be checked by this reaction; but should any material
decline occur, eithout sufficient cause, investments fur
money would doubtless be re-commenced. Consols have
been 97 to 97* for Transfer, and 97* to *- for Account,
being now only 97 to *. Bank Stock has risen to 211
and 212. Exchequer-bills ;are 66s to 675, and India
Bonds 86s premium. The New Three-and-a Quarter
per Cents have been 984 to 4.
Foreign Stocks arc affected by de decline in
Censols. Si aeich Five per Cents. have. been
18 4, and the Three per Cents. are nominally.
381 to z• Portuguese Four per Cents. are about 33i to
344. Peruvian Stork has been quoted 802 to 814 for
the Pc:lir-and-a -Half per Cents., and the Deferred
Bonds have receded to 36* and 36. Chilian Six per
Cents. have bee❑ 1022. Danish Five per Cents. have
been 992 to 101, and Eauesian 109 to 1092, being a shade
low( r. Derch Twe-and- e-Half per Cents. have?
realised 571 to 58. Greek Bonds have been done at 4
without the coupons.

rtailiv.Jy Shares are fla!ter, and lower quotations Dave
been ne0,0,..-d for North-Western, Midland, York, and
Ner:h Midland, Eastern Counties, Great Western,
South-Wcet:+rn, and Brighton. Caledonian and Aber-
deen hove been firm. The Foreign lines aro a lit le
a raker.

Alining Shares are steady, and Joint Stack Banks
tend upwartli.

Tho last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to
this day, ere in round figures as under:—

1850. 1849
Great Western £18.293 .. £17,313
North-I.Vcbtt-rn
South- Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eatkt,rn
North Stafford
Caccloni&n
QUARTER TO TfiREE..

Consols ••• .. ...
Ditto Account ...

9:1

ONE CLOSING
pRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
aAna titoc ... 212 211 211
1 3 per Cent. Reduced Anne. ... 96%'4 961,4
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 97% 97 9714 97
Sew 314 per Cent. Anne............. 98 A,l/2 ILA 98%
1..-mg Anne. to expire J art.lB6o ...... 7 13-16 7 13-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 ...... 7 9-16 11-16 11-16
'n di-. Bond, : t ,0i)0/. —
Ditto under 1,000/.... . . B6 p 86 p.
1 ,1;)rie,.,16 for Account 97 %I%M 97%
..xchequer Bills. 1 40. & za
1,0001. June 67 66 p 69 p
500/. June — p p
Small, Juno 7O p 70 p
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent....
Chiliau Bonds 6 per Cent ....•• 102%
Danish 80nd5,1525,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Grenada Buds, I% per Cent — 18%
Greek Bonds —
Ditto ex Over-due Coupons 4 4
M,Y.iCall, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons . ......
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent Bl 814 80% 811,E
Ditto, Deferred 36 34 36 3614
Russian Bonds .„ ... 109 109% 109%
Ditto, 41,E par Cent
Spanish 5 per Cont. 1840 —
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive 3% 3%
Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent
Ditto Deferred ..... wits - 11%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. ... 57%% 58 58
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates... 89 88% 59%
RICE'S O' PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
kbert!na
Do. Preference SI, Cc 8d... 11,,Idis ... 1% die.
A,Lber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 8%..„.. •-••
tyrshin and Galloway.. 7% --
,3elfast & County Down 32
Jerks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 pact.) 6
Aim) Ingham and Ox-
1. rd Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
nning, Wolverh'ton,
and P wiley, calls duly
pd, or witn guarantee 15
i9o.v.iic.hout guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stuur Valley 131. 14s ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 26 - ........ •• • • .4.
iristol end Exeter 100 ...... ......... ......
' uc.kinyherin shire
jaledogian
Do. New 101. Prof lO
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
Chestar and Holyhead.- 50
DittA-, Preference
Clarence
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
üblin and Belfast June. 45 ...... ...
iiundalk & hanisicillen 30
East Anglian, i.,51., L. &
t. and L. and D... 25
Do. 18!., E. & H....... 18
Do., 31.10 e., Pref...... 3% .—
•••
Do., (51.) 7 per Ct
Preference 5 .•... -- ••• •,
Dia° (7t. 175.) 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2
',l-s...itain Counties...... 20 ...... 6%1A1
Llitte,F.Ktension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6l. 13s. 4d.... p.. ••• ...... ... p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6i. 13s. 4d... % p x.d %p x.d
Do., New Pr: f•rence,
6 i er Cent......
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New
r astern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
--- ........ ...•..
Ditto, Class A, ditto.., 6
Do., ClAse B Sz. C 25 ......
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) !It) ...... 20
Er.st Lancashire ....... .. 25
Ditto, New Quarters.. 6% — ..
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
f. rence Quarters ... 6% —
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent. - ...•
Edua burgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 251,2 26
awn., Perth, & Dundee 25 — -
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ...
xeter.Yeovil, k Dorch, 23,1 — '***— ........ --
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s.
712Sg o w, Dtalitliti3, and
Carlisle
Glasgovi,Kilmar., & Ayr 5U
tio.Prefelenc:, Consol.

102 N

2tiAl

8%

-
OA

11%

Gloucester &Deanilorest 16 -
teat Northern
Do., 2A. Deferred ... 124, ..... 4%.... 4%
Do., Ira B 6 per Cent... 121/4...... 10/4 lO%
Do., 5 per Ueut. Pref. 12!,,i ..•.. 12 1136 12 12%
=rent South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto, Eighths
mat N ortn of Fngland.loo ... ... WM
Ditto, New, 401
Ditto, New, 3W......... 30
Ditto. New ,15/ l5
Great Western 100
Ditto, New i 71.....-... 15 ...
Hull and Sety .. ...... 50 ...... -
Ditto, Halt Share. ... 25
Do. Quarter :,tui.re,... 12% 22 •••••• 22
Lanur.ster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Th,rd.
La ie,a.ilin,itii Yorkslairc.l.ou .. ... 49 59 ......
Do. Qucrters ......... 231 i
Dci. Fifths. . 10
2;13/4
2%
Do. Thirds .....,. ........ 18
Do. New, Gui,..6 per et. 10
Ditto ( tivd.o::sii2,,t
and Sheff.)
Do. ( W. k.itin4.-, Union) 11 IA
Leeds nid !oriiliorti r,v
Leeds :inn Ilk:A ...... 50
Do., Prefer., 6 per U. 6 - •• ite• ..... MI ....

70%
-li

95%

di

0 0., de. No. 2 17
Do., do.
No. 3 5 . — ••• ........ ••
..„
Do., Pref. Quar., 1818 9
Liverpool, Crosby and
15
...
.... "..7%
•
Southport .
London &Blackwell-11/. 6s. 3d 73A li ••""'"
London, Brighton, and 81
South Coast... .....100
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 -
—.........
.. ...T.
..
.•.•
.0.•
.00 : : • 1: :
.... :::
Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50
Ditto ditto.— 1852 50 .. ... -- ••••• .........
Do., New, guaranteed 137
6 per Cent ... ......109
~ t d
LondoriaadGreenwich 12/15s 4d... ••• ........... 23791
Ditto, Profeience,
111;
0 4
London and N. We•:.tOril la)
Ditto, New Quarters 17 ._. 193/438 •- •••••• " --,4
Ditto,Fiftli-
12
—— ••• ...... ••• 3,
2 t Ni 4 .... ••• 69
Do. 10/. (141. & B.) t.',. I , . A ....
Lcndon Bi. S.Westr‘ra ...ICO
. ..... .. ....
Do, New 50/. . ....-. 42+,4 ••• .... "." ".•
Do. New 404
Do., New Preference.. I)
.... ,
Londondony&Colerahse 23
Do. 1h Shares ......... 5 ........"•'..•
.•••
Londonderry and Ennia-
•-• ............. ..
..„
ki11en...... ... ........... 25
Do. 14 Shares
........
.....
Lowestoft; guar. 4 per ct 20
Ditto (6 per ct.)
...•
Manchaster,Buxtoniand
.....
Niatlocl• 5!.( — .........
11
Bllnz.lll‘ster, Sheffield, 21.
.....
rnd Lincolnshire... 100
Do. Quarters (No. I) 25 ...
Ditto, New IC/. Pref... 10 - x,n ..... .... ••
Do., Manchester and . '",42 ail,4
Lincaln Uni0r.......41. 2s. -. dis•••••• • ....
Mi.:land
...134
Do. Cenrolidated Frei:loo
Do., 501. Shares ..... 85
Do., Pam. and Derby ICO
AI
Do. Consolid. Bristol &
Binning., 6 per ct.... 100
Ditto,Bri.st. & Glocstr. 4.6 ......
..„,„ ..... ••• ....•
Ditto ditto
Do.,ErewashVal.,Pr2e9fil. .......... ..•
.....
Ditto, Leiees%& Swan- 0
nington, 8 per ct.guar.lCo
•••••
Midland Great Western
.•
Irish
0d...1_243A ................ ..
.....
....... 1:.....:,
SI iddlesbro' and liedcar, 4714
. .....
'7--
....
6 per cent. guar.
Newcastle and Carlisle.loo
.•. "
Do. Quarters
...... •• ..... ..
N vs; market
..... , ......„ .
......
N
Do. Extension
_ ewpert, Abergavenny,
• ,
and Hereford • 6 ...... ........ ......
Newry and Enniskillen 7
N iN; ry, W arrenpomt,
and Rostrevor .. 20
Norfolk .... 100 ...... ............•••.
Do. New 20/. .. ... 15
....
...
1/-,. Extension .. 2O
Do. Guaranteed 514pc. 5 -
Do. do. Wavenoy Val. 2 .....• ..............
Northern Counties Union 4 • -- ......... ""..•.
North British ........ ... 25 -...... ... ....
Ditto Preference
..... ••••••
kith Staflordsb ire
_.„. t 7
....
Nor th- W estern .
i)xis rd, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 60 .„ - .....
Preston &15y re ..... ... 25 ... - • • ...........
Do. ih Shares (A)...... 10%••• — ". ..........
leading, Guildford, .nd
......
Reigate
loyaton and H 43 itcliin ... ,4, .....
Do. Shepreth Exten . 11/4 ...........
icotii.::ll ',Antral '.
'•••• --........... ....
SO.) ttish Midland
..... " Ditto, New
Saraii:itats„liurayitaf4detitffeini3 'l2(l.ii 11, ..
--
di; ".:"..."......:
, ..•
-. die .....•-
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8.
s;nrewsn' nry min lieratii. ii
sarewsoury & Ch.,ater
''tier. W. Min.)
Litt° Hal-es
Dicc,o (:-.vestry
-- ........
Ditto Now
i ,„ ... ........
...
Do. 8 per Cent. Prat'. 10
•
Sarop;;Lire Union ... • ... 61 —•-"". ""
• ••
s.)utia .1)ovon ...
Do. Pr.,erbnce
6o,tt 15to.Lortisihiro B.
..tit.i: 14:.A.,tiz1. •::A.1.,
itt ,414 p Cent... 11.
..
....."
So _La VI: a...-,
nth 1 orkshire, bun-
ca.:ter, and Goole
S efli elcl, P.c:tlaerham, o.
Goole (N. Div.) Gua-
ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18 j - ... ...... .••
Do. do (Sou. Div.) .„ 6
Si...ans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal. ... 10
Taw Vale Extension ... 91
"flounes Haven Dock
and Railway
17 %•••••• .
Vale of Neath ...,..
Naterferd ;and Kilkenny 20 . - .. ...
A' aterford and Limerick 471 - ........••«••.
/VaterfinWx.frd,Wicklw.
and Dublin
3 ........
...
Wear Valley 6 per Cent. ••••
• --
...
Guaranteed ... .. 6O ...... ..............•
Do. do. do.
..... 23 ........... •••
Do. do. do.
Is'est Cornwall ••• 7%. ••.... ... ....... .....
4( hitchaven & Furness 26
i•• indsor, Staines, and
South Western..... ... 19
... .... .. ...................
A ilts, tiomersen& W ey-
mouth
!`ark, Newcastle, and
Berwick. ......
Do. Newcastle Entcn, 20
Do. G.N.E. Preference 9 ... - 5Vs 'A 1/a ..... •••
Do. do. .. ...... 17
Do. do. .. - •••
Do. Hartlepool Dock
and Railway .. 100
York and North Midland 50!
D.f.i., neferc nl 4 ...... 10
FOR E1G2.4 HAIL W is. Yo.
tlng.” Italian (late Ita-
lian and Austrian). ... 6% .................
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of francs (Or-
leans and Vierzoa)... 2{ - . ..... ... ......
Demerara ...... . ..... ..... 171,4
C ntch Rhenish oils ...••• 8 ...
East Indian .... ...... ..... 9
..... ...
Ditto ... .
.... ••••
Great Indian Peninsular 5
...,
Louvain hla Sambre ... 71/2 ..............
Luxembourg
8 ...... —. ............
.....
Ditto .....--
Madrid and Vaientia 2 ...... .......... . 14! i
%ilji ...... . _
Nanitir and Liege
Northern of Franco
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 -
Paris anil Orleans ...... 20 ..... —•-• ......
Paris and.Roueu 2O ...... 2414 • ....... '
.. , pco
—. ............. ,
Paris and Strasbourg
..... •••
Rouen and Havre ...... 20
Samlire and Meuse 2O —..— ...... "*"
, ..... ...-
Strasbourg and Basle
.•••
routs and Nante5........ 14
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
.............. ...•
den, and Hasselt ...
West Flanders 82.44,, ..„, ..........
....,

• • 000000 . 1....

,
Elf

ott
,
10!1

~:-A
;-44

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r siA
64

$7,
9*

ULNES.
Angle-Mexican
•• •• • .0.
Asturian .... ...... 15
Australian 4 ...... -- ••• ... .•'•••"'Barossa Range ... .
......... .--,.,
•••,••••• ••
Blaeuarvon Iron & Coal 50 -. •• •• •••
Bolonos Scrip ...... .... --
British Iron
Brazilian Imperial ... . 24 Ll 2 o4'
. ••••-- "..3/
*"
BrazilianCoeae:&Cuiaba 30
Do. St. John Del Rey 15
. ••• ..-•
Cobre Copper
General '2o
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentures
Do. Red Ditto ... --Santiago de Cuba
Tin Croft ..... ...... .... 7 -71.7 ............
.. .
. ..
7
..............
......
........... ..... ............... 1.
United Mexican
JOINT STUCK BANKS-
••••
British North American 50
Colonial ... ... 25 ..w. ......... ,••••' ./0.,
.... „
ommercial i..i London 20 .. -- •••.." ..
Lo idon Joint Stock lO ......... 16%•••••••••" ~•
London & W cstminswr 2O :..... "• ... ......... „•'....
N i.! lona 1 Prov. England 35 ...... ••••••""
Ditto New... ....
National of Ireland 22%...... ---- .... ''. 4. 4
4 1 •
.. .......... ih
erovincial of Ireland
union of London.
____ if.?

LLOYD'S SI-11PPING.( THlSedl' ; f'
LONDON, OCT. 24, 12 A.3l.—Wind S. -
breeze, and dull hLzy weather, with rain. PA'
WrirrEusvErt, OCT. 21.—The Mary,
lin, has been got off shore with E ern.post etorte '
4
very leaky. 0'
SHIELDS, OCT. 22.—The Urania, from ilavLern' age. 1.,,
the bar in er.tering, and came off with st vere u`'"-biotrifi'
ANTWERP, OCT. 22.—The San ADtOIliC (SPOTS, opite'
Palma to Toulon, was abandoned in a siol"e'
14th October. ffl
PARIS, OCT. 23.—The Princessan Josephine,
rt 0
an Pfh
Skien, has arrived at Calais with damage, °-
her ce to oa
0,
E•
cargo thrown overboard. NT -...-Arr
WATERFORD, OCT. 22.—Wind N. to N..- ~
go,
Ann Patterson, Meriatn, Picton.
QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 22.-- Arrd• Nisga7a, Atic°
Cattao. Off port, Emulous, Rowley, Barlialne"
Haviland, Williams, Gonaives. g 00 fil('
BELFAST, CCT. 22.—Wind S.E.—Arro. .-c
~'
Gregg, Qiebec. 60 alli.
DEAL, Om 23.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W.•
al"
„t,
Put b4cl,, Mary Montague, Jamaica p
DARTMCUTII, OCT. 23.—Wind N.N.W.
..--v..na.
Anemone, Bull, St. John's, N/V Brunswick. satiff'
S.
JERSEY, OCT. 26.—Wind E.—Arrd. Flo 5,
Labrador. 13,
PILL, OCT. 23.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Datlutlelit
badoes. t'
d 1011
I IVERPCOL, OCT. 23.—Wind N.N.E.--Arr- 'oil
On, IIa( kstaff, New York; Mary Ray, Ellwood,,,poir f
r. P. Wales, Crocker, New Orleans; Europe, 11`, ditgl
Poiladelphia; I. Z. Zerage, New York; Arctic!, ditto;
Var,guard, Steele, ditto; Philadelphia, Stotesh* dito
Rica Alsop, Smith, ditto; Equator, B!,13010001_A
Andrew Foster, Howes, ditto; James Moro, vPor Goo;
SI& Ann and John, Halifax; Herdine, Cannoriegli:
Hope, &c.; Themis, New Orleans; Anglo 'a lip
Boston; Mulch, St. John's, New Brunswick.eer, 4
Sidduns, and Altert G...latin. The 6r. i_.,,,,rbsr,
Pe tersburgh to this port, which put into 13,r7st 000;ip
previous to the 20th Oct., was leaky and bez,tuerdor ';
BANSGATE, OCT. 23.—The Snowdrop, Br raorniiff
UN', rpool, struck the pier on entering th's _OO i"
lost howel.rit, stove larboard bow, and bee%
eaky. It blew a gale this afternoon from S• ;Pkii pocs
W DITBY, OCT. 23.—The Diligence, of if, cOnr,be
e.ank yesterday mar Rockcliff, site being 0, ,
e 15034 tfl.
with the Argo, which also received some ~1 00 iiii
Falkener (?), of this port, from London,. gburogbl
jtock yesterdry, but was assisted a Ito
here.

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fpfr

MARKET NEWS.--(11.11s ,DAY.)
NEWOATE AND LE.a.llEl' E..e-1.1.1.,
Thee tnar4ete ruled heavy to day at barely ttutiorary
Ittice • —Bair, from 2: to 3s 41; Mutton, 2 6d to 33 8d;
vrk, 33 to 4: 4d ts• r Blhs, b
MEAT y the careas-.
NLAUE.ETS.
Sount&LL, OCT. 23.—Piitne Beis.ts and Sheep w(re
scarce, and quire as dear as last vs er.k. Io al other
stocks exceedingly liite business was traissiacte,l.—Wef,
from 3s to 33 10d; Mutton, 35 to 43 ; Veal, 3s to 3s
6'l; Pork, 3s to 3s 101 per Sibs, to sink the 0ff..1.
ROMFORD, OCT. 23.—Our market ruled dull to-day,
and hist week's prices were barely supporei,—Beet,
from 2s 10d t.) 3s 8l; Mutton. 33 to 4s; Veal, 3,2 d to
%86.1t;o 1.2'73k; and, 3
a2d tv 3. 81 par 'Sibs. Suckling Calve'''
each. Quarter-old Sloss Pigs, 17$ to 233
Ilart.snA3l, Ocr. 23.—We had a very slow trade, on
the following tents- —Bed, from 3. 2d to 4s; Mutton,
41 to 4s 2 i ;Veal 3s 2d to 3 I 6d; Pork, 3'4i t)
ftd per Blbs.
1:u ARUNDEL, OCT. 22.—Generally speaking, the trade
button
d uttodull, at drooping prices.—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s;
n, 35 41 to 43 2d; Poik, 34 4d to 3a 61 per :Abs.
fiaelli"EsTEß, OCT. 23.—Our market to day- has ruled
ts but we have no material change to notice in pries.
e c from 38 4d to 4,; Mutton, 3s 64 to 4s ; Veal,
as 2d to 3s 44; Pork, 33 44 to 33 103 per 8 bs.
BstrrlinELD.--alllaessirdorAilf:t27l.Bl"to 31 143; Clover,
Trade3l Os to 41
4s •
; and Straw, 11 Is to 1/ 73 per load.
dulls at barely late rates.
eullßEaLasso.—Meadow Hay, 21 10i to 3/ 15s ;
CAlLvera,
y3eirOaSgeto3u4piplys! and Straw, 1/ 2slo 11 8; per load.
dm
and a heavy demand.
i,,WIIITECDAFEL. meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31 14s;
'ilc).T-rs 3/0a to 4/ss; and Straw, 11 is to 117 s per load.
43‘11
114 Y and Straw moved cff slowly, at our quotations.

CORN AVERAGES.
ror tpluirErtAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN'
ju,__ ne Week ended Oct. 17 1850, made up from the Returns ofthe
eurPietactpoerialiani_the dlffereneCitiesand Towns In
warter. England and Wales
PRICE I WEIZAT. I BAILEY.' OATS. I 1.2 T• IBE I PIALd
.. 39. iOd 1 24s 2d I 163 7d I 26e 7d 29s iti 293 5
WItEIT
I I DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
I. „: BAILEY. OATS. I I
ATE. I BEANS. PEAS.
QUAY
Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od is Oa
Wheat, XTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK.
87,475; Barley, 36,821 ; Oats, 14,704 ; Rye, 103; Beans,
4,428: Peas, 2,125 quarters.
gilt It

COURT THIS DAY.)
There Were no cases set down for hearing to-day,
t*.hich is the fait day of vacation. The ordinary sit-
ititgii"f the Court commence next week, when a 13
the e oexPected, in consequence of the business before
is for the ensuing term.
-

`111"( KRU PTC Y.—( TH IS DAY.)
RR A. ASHCROFT.
rb The bankrupt was described as a shipowner at Liver-
11.°V' and tame up to day on the que,tion of certificate.
ti,ettiaPpeated that he had been induced to join his rela-
Nig ian some small shipping matters, and bad also spa-
and !" railway shares• but the amount of the debts
too not exceed 850 L
an la HONOUR said there did not appear to have been
la! fraudulent tererce, but there had been a sprcu-
gon
Nate ‘" Justified under the circumstances. The certi-
was thea grated of the second cla4s, but to he sus-
This was the only case this morning.

CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
GLD COURT.
(Befere Mr. Justice ERLE.)
104 n Wakenivi Edwards, aged 57, a surgeon, carrying
op
hbeiness in the neighbourhood of St. Martin's.lanes
urt
"to teas remanded from last seseion, surrendered in
uKithe felo ke his trial on an indictment charging him
niously ettempiing to procure abortion.
are 4r. BALLANTINE, on the part of the prosecution,
reum.w tho etteriticn of the Court this morning to the
stance of the prosscutrix not being to be found,
tiro it to his Lordship in that case to say whether
the titial should be postponed until next session, or that
Lenefendeat should be discharged. The offence, which
weel,been attempted by the defendant, was made upon a
.ct. a en who was a welt in a gentleman's family, and was
b very grave and peculiar character. Abortion had
hetee procured, and that under circumstances resulting
much pain to the prosecutrix and it would be for his
L"d'hiP under those circumstances to ea raise his dis-
eretinn in the matter.
„ 116 LORDSHIP said that as the trial had been already
.a...
:n!an,? postponed to suit the convenience of the de-
t, it Was but fair that it should be again deterred
Teal next session to allow of a search being made for
'o_prosecutrix, who was now absent.
The ease accordingly stood over until next session.
Sell
the case of Augustus Robinson who was convicted
rday of uttering a forged cheque for 20/., with the
;at IA to defraud his employer, Mr. Keyser, a stock-
Jobber,
to Itjr;Cnanasorr, on the part of the prosecution, stated
prosecutor
Court this morning that it was the wish of the
to recommend the prisoner to mercy, Princi.
Pally on' account of his youth, he being only eighteen
years of age.
Mr. PARRY, on behalf of the prisoner,
the inegment of the Court postponed until an opportu-
thy Could be had f applied to have
0 proving that the handwriting in the
_fo.rged cheque was not that of the prisoner, a person
wri could have d.e.posed to that fact on the tof the
Prisoner havingpar
tee of
Ris L died' ,
ORDSHIP refused the application, and the son-
the prisoner was deferred.
forbidAdliClE or
riAsvg•
of a
—Daniel Harrington, a man
*44 i
~tig east of face, aged 30, described as a labourer,
4n..4uteted for feloniously and carnally knowing. and
-111;13.4 IClaryto Ann O'Donneall, a years.childraigsuendereigresun
defendea:Eaon prosecuted; the p
The r
tesue,g eater part of the evidence in tbeisarceadse
ne-
Child tIY- unfit for publication. It app
!Quer, oel,lecisth-onithatwas thewho had lost her mother, residedll
with
the offence was perpetrated bywtththe phreir-
,,,47:l% Catherine O'Driscoll
tec,r, 14e Prisoner lodged.'illONnoSauhn'sdaAy,rktb-ae‘2e2yi Sep-
pri-loar, durig the temporary absence of the atu.t., the
Ann
0,,, ner entered the room in which the child Mary
there
committed
and her little sisters were in bed,
andwhich he was
charged, the abominable offence with
velutf `,,' On the return of the aunt the child told her
e happened, and on the aunt charging the pri-
lone-
with
4," the offence he denied it, and said he would
sot have dcne Such a thing for the world.
044te.urgeon, to whom the child was submitted for ex.,..tt-
the ,-;71 on the morning after the offence, deposed 1" thildl,-.--(noe and injury which had been inflicted on the
~,.. ;person.
tk.t.b. yrisoner, when called on for his defence, pro-
steel big innocence.'
.
,rilhis toebsiiie hiving summed up the evidence,
e,` i4rY f anal a. verdict of Guilty.
piii;er_isa,nlc.oislinsnte then sentenced the prisoner. to be t:tine
ported for life
84e.letm, a *young man 22 years of age, v.aars.
Placed at the bar, on a charge of teloniously and e
child, ,in g and abusing Catherine Ann Holt, a
ill
r.fiea a at)U t eight yews.
tion .
ancirdlestinecondneted the case for the prosecu-
_ .T.:le
proMseritiPtrdirxr:elaludefended the prisoner.
a!ietiob r merger , 'M.
...
_.
~_,
0. .intelligent2A ni-pllaietetl,e
sgtriarlt,furreds,iadeudd
tfor offence the uetails. of which were necessarily unfitu
ringPtithmicaah'isuenn'aew:fs committed, as in the last case, d. -
of tee ,sh
of ,ec tho childs' mother, on the evening
From
ti‘e u.rlober last.
Rael " i., evnAnce of the surgeon, by whom the child
nat anamed, there could be no doubt that a capital
47..!ii had n t only t een committed upon her, that
but
by
th`"iseme disease had been communicated toher
edllsoner
p,i4it_r• PARNELL addressed the jury on beha'f of the
cici` nfl' Ile remarked upon the technical lan auage theu
her, had used in describing the offence committed upon
epotlentending that such language could not have been.,
lons
s, hat must have been put into her mouth u.)
a other p,rsere
teriilkittoe.agoetAGJuniiDt.)G..E summed up, and the jury found a
second charge
°I car pirilsuner was then arraigned on
ri 4 A 44 'y knowiug and abusing the samaechillod,heloatchtee:
Le4r, —0,411 Heir, on another occasion, on the. -
e411,11-1;:vd icitYenacteteiruththeisfirs:mtsovffeernycesibmaidlabr.eteuntchoamt committed.
eel
the 1441 the preceding charge, and left little doubt of
ttrisotier'a -guilt.
in 44hdniinry convicted the prisoner, but wished to ream-
- "141 to mercy on account of his youth.

NEW COURT.
Before th P M Alderman Moorr.)
.huz e ..ECORDER and - r.
pester a Jones and Esther Stone, who were convicted
grocer
bah, l',4aY of stealing a sovereign, the property
of
"r:rdt-
-14,181 Gannon, and 35., the property of William H 0
t 0,,, vvere sentenced this morning, by the R.teoider, t
z.,:: ..the
Charles VI
ez;lit.ri of the pave
imprisonment and hard labour.
vivo, , znter, an engineer, and Elizabeth Collins, a
were convicted of stealing 0 purse
s
lie„ll,,n,ing upwards of 18s. the property cf Franc' ,
teCem,rielE, a Belgian, from his person, and were Ben-
et' to seven years' transportation.

—sAEY SESSIONS.—(T HIS DAY.
Jane
theerr
y was indicted for stealing a silver watch,
ieProse of Edward Pooley, at Lambeth.
erl)seeteutor deposed that he was a coachsmith, residing
%lito.ti_ighl3tu.Z'WOasn the Bth of September, about ten o'clock
passing Kennington Church towards
fem"": when he was accosted by the prisoner and another
du I",whe asked him to treat them. Ile refused to
1,4180, and the prisoner snatched his watch from his
eae,,3„teQat pocket, and they both ran away and made their
gage Be instantly informed a police•constnble, and
whis',"tre a description of the prisoner and the watch,
the eiti."ll3 found afterwards pledged in Westtniest.r, on
Pri —4"diY morning. Witness saw nothing of the
thea°etr until the night of the 10th, when he met her in
inehtldieni-road, and gave her into custody.
defence tho prisoner denied stealing the watch.
Bruton' Guilty. Sentence nine months' bald isbour at

_,W, STIVIINSTER.—(THIS DAY.)
char clini Wright was brought up before Mr. Brod,rip,
(paucitgod with entering an unfinished house, h urning t,
401 a Chapliny ot laths, and endangering
B the property of Mr.
thiPsolice con riantstable 22.7. was on duty in Detibip,b-street
att. morning, about half-past two, and saw a light in the_
1° of one of the unfinished houses. lie went up to the
atties where he found the prisoner very
teatei at the fireplace, in which were a quantity of laths
burning, lie immediately took him into ca,tody.
comf,:tably
boar Mr. John Chaplin Bryant s-iid he wee the propfl,,t or
Cveral buildings in Denbigh-street and the L e'gh
.lood, The house in question was not yit habitable,
14% ii was rooftd in. The hearth-stoves were not in yet,
and .
Vile fire ut question was laid ou the flooring, and had

it not l=ean for the vigilance of the police, there is no
dcubt the whsle of the premites would have been burnt
to the ground. As it was, the damvp did not amount to
much.

The prisoner said he was cold arLd had no pl.:ce to go
to, so he went and lighted the fire to warm himself.
Mr. BRODEXIIP orch red the prisoner to pay the amount
of the damage, or be imprison- d For two da) a.

MARLBW-STREET-(THISDAY.)

ASSAULT ON THE POLlCE.—Richard Russell, a mester
butcher, carrying on business at Ne. 18, Castle street,
Leicester square, and Thomas Munduy, landlord of the
Hungerfore Arms, Villiers-street, &reed, were placed
st the bar before Mr. Herd Wick, charged with violently
ass suiting tLe police while in the execution of their duty.
Police-constable 68 C stated that about half pat
twelve on the previous night he was on du'y in Casele-
street, when he saw the defendant Russell, who ass
very tipsy, standing in a doorway committing a
nuisance. Witness, in passing, sahl, " Halloo, old fel
low, that is a dirty trick." He had no sooner uttered
these words when the defendant struck him a tremen-
dous blow on the tight ear, and knecked hint
Joan. Directly le recovered himself- he collared
tee &ler:dent and took Lim into custody.
Some werds then ensued, when the ds.fendant
Munday ruched out of an adjoining public-house, and
swore his friend Russell should nut go to the station.
As the dtfendant Munday persisted in obstructing him
in his duty, he called Emotivr constable to his (wit-
ness's) assistance, and gave him (Murda)) in , charge
also. On crossing Leicester square, on their way to the
station, the defendant threw witness to the groued with
great violence, aud witness was so much exhausted
from his (defendant's) violence, that he was obliged to
hand him ovi r to the charge of Simmunds 42 C, whom
he met in the square. The defendant Munday then
collared 42 C, and tried to rescue Russell, and it re-
quired the assistance of a third constable to lodge them
in the station.
Police-constables 42 C and 254 A corroborated the
above evidence, and stated that both defendants were
very drunk and violent, and kicked them several times.
Mr. Hostel!, in reply to the charge, said he was very
tipsy, and knew not what he did. No doubt the con-
stables Lai stated the truth. He was very sorry, and
much ashemed at his present position.
Mr. Munday denied offering any obstruction to the
officer. Ile was net in the least the worse for liquor, and
instead of resisting the police, his desire was to fford

them every assistance.
Insfector Whall said when the defendants were
brought to the station they were both tipsy. and Munday
was very abusive, and called him several offensive name;.
Mr. HARDWICK said it was a bad case, and fined
Rus-
sell 41., being 4t .. for each assault, and Munday 40s. fur
the assault on 42 C. The money was immediately paid.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT THE TRAVELLERS'

CLUB HOUSE.

This morning, between five and six o'clock, consi-
derable alarm was caused throughout the neighbourhood
of Pall-mall and Regent-street, in consequerce of the
sudden outbrezk of a very extensive fire in the Tra-
veller.' Club-house. _

The building • stands between the Athermum and
Reform Club-houses, in Pall-mall, and rxtends back-
wards almost as far as Carlton-gardens. The discovery
was made by a police-constable of the A division, who,
in passing along the bock of the gardens, perceived
an unusual glare of light over the house-tops in Pen-
well. The constable sprang his rattle, and aroused the
inmates of the three club-houses before spoken of. In a
very brief period afterwards it was clearly ascertained
that thaws, in huge bodies, were rolling out of the
billiard room at the top of the Travellers' CIO.. This
plrt ot the premises was mo-t elaborately furnished and
appointed, the walls being covered with splendid
sculpture] ornsmeuts, whilst the paintings of the panels
were s qual, in point of execution, to any in the metropoli:.
With as little delay as possible, the brigade engines
from Chandes.street and Krug street, Gulden-square,
arrived, followed by that belonging to Messrs. Cembe,
the brewers; the one fr,.m the West of England station.
and three or four others from the more dis!ai:t brigade
stations. Plenty of water having been obtioed, the en-
gines of the brigade uteri: set to work, under the diiec
tion of Mr. Braidwoed, the superinteA,nt; and the
West of England, under the charge of Mr. Connorton.
In order to convey the wets'. to the ex:et seat of the
fire, the hose from the engines were carried up the stair-
cas: v, and by that means the firemen were enabled to
attack the flames at every point; but the,y were unab!s
to extinguish them until the speadid billiard-room was
totally destroyed, a small library adjoining burned, and
one or two other rooms much injured by fire. The
water from the engines has also found its way into
most of the superbly furnish( d apartments in the build-
ing. The fire was caused from the kitchen chimney,
which ignited a heavy beam running into the billiard-
room, and encased in the flue. The property was in-
sured in the Sun, Guardian, send Hand-iu-Hand Fire-
offices.

FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.—Yesterday morning,
between twelve and one o'clock, an alarming fire broke out
in the extensive warehouse of Mr. Jonas Defries, of No.
147, Houtunitch, lamp manufacturer, &c. The fire was
discovered by the police, the flames bursting through the
shutters. The engines from Watling-street and Jeffries-
square were quickly on the spot, under the direction of Mr.
Braidwood. In consequence of the extent of the premises
considerable alarm was felt ; and the fire, which is supposed
to have been occasioned by an escape of gas, was not extin-
guished until considerable damage had been done. The
premises are insured in the Phoenix, London, and Legal Fire
Offices. Another fire broke out on the premises of Mr.
Reynolds, builder, &c., 5, Queen's-row, Mile-end, and the
workshops were consumed. The property is insured. The
fine is supposed to have been occasioned by a spark from a
candle falling amongst some shavings.

SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF IN Ells-
TRESS.—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the board of di-
rectors and others, supporters of the above institution, was
held at their offices, London-wall, for general business, the
Rev. Dr. Kuper in the chair. The report stated that. there
are at present 173 foreigners of all nations on the funds re-
ceiving relief, making a total of 78,411 instances in which
pecuniary assistance has been afforded. During the past
year 128 had been assisted in returning to their native coun-
tries, many of whom had families. A short time since E. 11.
Brandt, Esq., presented the committee with 1,0001. for the
commencing a building fund for the erection of almshouses
for the reception of at least twenty of the most deserving and
aged pensioners. The secretary announced that this munifi-
cence had been responded to by donations of 100/. from F.
Huth, Esq., 1001. from Doxat, Esq., 1001. from Be-
nefice, Esq., 501. from J. Labouchere, Esq , and many others
of smaller amount. The cost of the building is estimated at
5,0001. The amount of relief dispensed during the past year
was 2,352/. 53. Ed.
PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.—Yester-
day a meeting of the vestrymen of the parish of St. James,
Piccadilly, was held in the vestry room, the Rev. John Jack-
son, rector, in the chair, for the purpose of adopting measures
to prevent the style of architecture of the parish church,
built by Sir Christopher Wren, being interfered with by the
churchwardens. Mr. Nelson moved a resolution, recom-
mending the vestry to call upon the churchwardens not to
proceed further with the repairs or alterations of the church
until they obtained the opinion of three architects, to be
selected from Sir Thomas Srnirke, Messrs. Barry, Cockrell,
Hardwick, Barry, and Tito, upon the propriety of such
n pairs and alterations. And that they also request the
churchwardens to lay before the vestry all their models,
plans, and papers. connected with their pteposed building
operations. Mr. Jackson seconded the motion. Mr. Green,
senior ch-archwarden, assured the vestry that he had no
idea of interfering wilt the original architecture, and that
his only object was the restoring the building to its original
beauty, by cleansing its exterior. The Hun. Mr. Byng said
that it was quite i:legal for the vestry to exercise such con-
trol over the churchwardens, who had full power
(ATr the church funds. Mr. Brown moved, and Mr.
Clarke seconded, an amendment, that the vestry should not
interfere with the churchwardens in their building operations
as regarded the church. Mr. Lees, the architect, was called
iu on the motiote of Dlr. Watkins, and said that those inno-
vations were not contemplated, but that in any alterations
that might be mads the designs of Sir Christopher Wren
would be studied and closely adhered to. The amendment
and motion were put, when the former was carried by a ma-
jority of ten to one. After which Mr. Nelson ,gave notice of

motion fora petition to the Legislature for an Act to place
on a more satisfactory basis all matters connected with
church . building and church expenditure. Thanks were
then voted to the rev. chairman, and the vestry separatt d.
MELANCDOLY AND SUDDEN DEATH OF PRO•.
resson Honares —An occurrence of a melancholy nature,
which threw considerable grief over many parts of our town,
took place yesterday morning by the sudden death of the
Rev. Professor Frederick Holmes, of Claremont-buildings, in
this town. The rev. gentleman left his home on foot in good
health, to proceed to the railway-station, intending to leave
by the 7.10 Chester train. Oa Pride-hill he was taken up
by an omnibus, in which he was conveyed to the station.
He went into the station to the train,-but immediately re-
turned to the carriage, apparently indisposed, and signified
a wish to be driven home, which was directly complied
with. On arriving at his residence, he -Was found to be
sitting down on the bottom of the conveyance, in a state
of insensibility. He was immediately taken into the house,
and medical assistance sent for. with the utmost expedi-
tion, but the vital spark had fled its tenement of clay.
The cause of death was apoplexy.—Eddowe's Journal of
Wednesday.
NARROW ESCAPE.—A fair equestrian had a nar-
row escape with her life on Monday aftern9on. While
riding out, the horse ran away, and •galloped at full speed
through the town, down North-street, across the Steine, up
St. James's-street, and was at last checked near tire City of
Hereford Inn, in consequence of a cab and a carrier's cart
occupying so much of the road that there was no room to
pass. Not willing to stop, however, the horse attempted to
clear the cab, but only leaped into it, r.der and all. It then
scrambled over the top, and ran a few paces further, but at
slackened speed, which enabled the rider to seize the oppor-
tunity of slipping off unhurt. She was, of course, somewhat
alarmed, and rested a few minutes in a saddler's shop close
by; ,but every one admired her skill as a horsewoman, and
exclaimed that she had kept her seat like a jockey. The
young lady is said to be not more than sixteen years of age.
—Brighton Guardian.
ESSF X.—On Friday after,noon a stack of straw,
in a field in Kelvedon, belorgurg to Mr. William Abott,
farmer, was consumed by fire. The alarm was given by two
b6ys, named Howard and Newman, who were et work in
an adjoining field. Both the boys were the s me evening
apprehended, and have since been remanded by the magic.
trates. Newman, it appears, had been the same morning
chastised by his master for burning s me haulm in the field,
which he had lighted with Inciters.
APPROACH OF WINTER.— A letter from lons le
Saulnier states teat snow had Mien in some quantity as low
down as the first plateau of the Jura. . In the plains there
had been a sharp frost, which had compelled the vale
growers to hasten the gathering of their crops. The wine
this year is lower in price than it has been for a long time;
it is difficult to obtain M. the hectolitre. Accounts from
Gex say the bears had begun to descend from the moun'ains,
and a general battue was aVut to lake place against them.
—Galignani.
GALWAY FISDERY.—For the last few years wP
have not witnessed such a t.,ke of fish as has been for the
present— cod, hake, and herring. Fish are being sold by out
Claddaglunen at remarkably low prices (the former from Id.
to 3d. each), owinc, to their immense success in fishing this
week.— Galway arcury.

HER MAJESTY'S THEA,TRE.
GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS.

Last night was the triumph of native talent. Miss
Goddard made the most successful debiit as a pianiste
that has ever Leen known of late years, and we are
happy to say the success was as deserved as it was
triumphant. She has on this, her first appear-
ance in public, at once taken her station in the very
first rank of pianists. She is a pupil of Thalberg,
and never has he had a pupil who did greater justice
to his intructions. Miss Goddard performed
Thalberg's fantasia on themes from the Elisir
d'Amore, and when encored substituted for
it Prudent's arrangement of " A to o cars ;" in the
second part she performed Tbalbsrg's Tarentalla, and
when encored substituted Blumenthal's "Croat
March." Nothing' could exceed the deli.,acy and
firmness of her touch, or the brilliancy and accuracy
of her execution ; she was repeatedly applauded
during the course of her performance, and was called
on at the conclusion. She excited a pirfectfurore.