The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER; 29, 1845.

COURT CIRCULAR.
this"
VINDS'
TUESDAY.—The Queen walked for some time
morning in the pleasure-grounds around the Castle.
Princ2 Albert, the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Hardwicke,
Captain the Hon. Nelson Hood, and Colonel Bouverie, left
the Casee at ten o'clock on a shooting excursion. The royal
Party returned about two o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester took an
airing in a pony landau and four, accompanied by the
Duchess of Bedford.
this f
Thoreoyal Famile Royal Family were all taken for their usual exercise
noon.
Her Majesty rode out in a pony phaeton, his Royal
Highness driving, in the afternoon, followed in a pony
landau and four, in which were the Duchess of Bedford, the
Countess Delawarr, and Lady Peel. A second pony
landau contained Lady Caroline Murray and the Honourable
kisses Stanley and Dawson. The Earl of Hardwicke, the
Honourable Colonel Grey, and Colonel Bouverie, attended the
10311 party on horseback.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
uachess of Gloucester this afternoon at the Castle.
Sir Henry Wheatley left the Castle to-day.
The Earl. and Countess of Clarendon are expected this
aveuing on a visit to her Majesty.
toThe royal dinner circle this evening will include her
Yal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Colonel Sir George
(-‘4,eper, the Very Rev. the Dean of Chester, the Rev.
Frederick and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
teThe band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was in at-
dance during dinner. •
•
talsier tie. lt ajesty a private band afterwards attended in the
Rr. p -

relr• Yrederick D Danvers had an intervie with the
~,uailellor of the ixchequer yesterday, at his yogicial rest-
-3,t.e in Downing-street.
patchesfro"l'3 from the Governor-General of Canada, and also
Nvel'lp e vof the other North American provinces,
'e received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
to 'area on a song (and a very excellent farce it is,
Itstittided on a very beautiful song) was produced here
leeneeil'ening, entitled, Who's the Composer ? The
the 3 laid in one of the petty dukedoms of Italy, and
koPlncipal characters are the prosy, fussy, old
the 3,1115 di Pompolo (Mr. Tilbury), Minister of
thea Grand Duke ; 'the Marquis's daughter Doro-
?ie Fortescue), • who is affianced to Count
tvasf: (Mr. H. 11011). Cafarini (Buckstone),
)o,o' Pedantic Buckstony sort of musical composer,
Cana in love with the lively, chattering, soubrette
itspii.a (Miss Julia Bennett), by whom, of course, he is
thoa
d at, but who is devotedly attached to his pupil,
lisdB„livelY, vivacious, mercurial Filippo (Mr.
tlade;;n), who sings the song, " Love's sere-
" which the whole plot turns most
6, t. quit),
This said serenade, originally written
11'4 F37Qt-is' and intended for Dorothea, has been sto-
j°:a to r 4arquis, who has the audacity to make
car ri Grand Duchess, being by hire entrusted
I,'ressecia ;"` to compose and afterwards actually ad-
-1,4-'111ir! ;`° the Grand 'Duchess herself. The Grand
gene en ,:s outrageous. Who is the composer ?
Letted 3,,tnertees the imbroglio. Count Fiesco ar-
"6„teeo--;;IiPP0 is denounced—Cafarini's handwriting
-s'd in the score—and Cafarini produces the
'ortun,,,sierenade in the handwriting of the Marqup.
beleept "ti.'elY the Grand Duke knows nothing of all this,
Ltherty:" arrest of Fiesco, whom he orders to be set at
ati:„lind as the tag of the farce runs, if all have
"055 v, 'sod, it matters not who is the composer. As,
Feel ILthe serenade is a very beautiful composition,
bound in • t. eto sate, even at the risk of ex-
hittt to theus'erve-t°Poser • displeasurelc' Of the Grand Duke, that
acted, MHr.dTo. Geramsan Reed. The farce was
fit perfectly effervescent as
lie was inu esxcnellwent voice, and sung delight-
aild..ibis manner of conducting the concert in the
h."4e s gardens, in the last act,
.was, worthy of
'4(l intself. Buckstone was very quaint as Cafarini,
`'.° other characters were admirably
.supported.
k(i'llzse en scene was perfect, and, if we mistake not,
Ilit4l:i,i,") Who's the Composer ? will be asked every
' Haymarket for many weeks to come.

kflitTING INTELLIGENCE.
I,,Itt::E\VMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
EVENDna.—The settling for the Cambridgeshire
40. v ently pretty easy, but far otherwise in reality, cite
11(1 ktvy losing 'account having stood over altogether,
er,
144/I)°_or three others having been only partie.l(.l;aterstineg,d.
t:r3'fe,e42twithstanding, was a harmless horse
I„.?Orh.suaving won to any amount exc pt Mr. Gtrteevdil2leoooandl
jll. gentlemen, who are stated to have nett ,
eotro,",:? Shall not be able to speak decidedly of the settle-
totit.,ea_t:auci:e see what is done at Tattersall's on Monday
this afternoon, preceded by a sale of blood
which
ken re nothing
of any importance was disposed of,
kth eed at one o'clock with a capital list and brilliant
e
'tor„ r, and was attended
31, by his Royal Highness Prince
I"°t°f. Cambridge, and a large and fashionable company.
'fte ,An the usual returns:—
4 tp'eunds, for two year olds, carrying a feather; three,
olb ; four, Bst 91b ; five, 9st 31b ; six and aged, 9st 71b.
a winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300
,qllres, if demanded. Last three miles of B.C.
0.
Bentinck's Clumsy (W. Abdale) 1
litd 'llaermarle's The Little Vulgar Boy, 2 yrs
qt, jpierbert's b c by Venison, out of Pet, 2 yrs
TC' Shafto's Metal, 3 yrs
1~t," following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
1:12 Misdeal, 6 yrs ; Mr. A. Well's Tiptoe, 4 yrs ; Mr. W.
Pretender, 2 yrs ; Mr. J. Osborne's c by the Hydra,
p`i, and Lord Chesterfield's Flash of Lightning, 2 yrs.
totting-5 to 2 agst Metal, 3 to 1 agst The Hydra colt,
agst Clumsy, 6 to 1 agst Misdeal, and 6 to 1 agst
Of Lightning.
tie Hydra colt bolted before starting, ran nearly
btOiles, and threw his jockey, was caught, brought back
kFt..nust, neart off with a tremendous lead, which he
t,....64.u',,,,,ediinti.t.,:,1,1,trithe new ground, when he bolted out of
est,ghmti,clww.aesnatgiialin brought into it at the
jillharofßLighantt.d advance to the Red House ;
n with the rnn
L.t_ll-.-n went in front, and with The Little
dent Stand
With' Whereesfiet colt at her heels, made play to the
where e Was beaten, and her two followers
erne
e"liv by a 1 Clumsy
Clumsy lying up. They ran thus
tun!), ed his horses, and won
41;elpi.stakes of 10
dies, the Pet colt third, and Metal a bad
8"s. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ;
4143, Bst 4113,t The winner to be sold for 200 soya if de-
l:a, ended, &
C. 1..
I'o W' PO 1
kr:
.100ast,ry,na,sisIth-abritpsh.bYoo7.
1 shoi,o_vin•.!tt 8 c
..ontreal, da...m..
...... 1
2
3
lAttit,Pe 8 Pawnbroker
'l)4 t"-- to 4
kfttp . Th_ agst the Montreal colt, rand 7 to bolted
4ealtgesdt
1,4 a fin ntreal colt made running all the way, and
beavaiene half-way up the cords, won by a head, Tit-
sql/Bialses g" ; Sharpshooter a good third.
Tit-
f, 41b. 10 Boys. each; for three yrs old, 7s 101 b ; four,
file
e and upwards Bst 81b. The winner to be sold
kr l'tel'°vs* Last half of 'Ab. M.
hit Aas eh g Caen, 5 yrs (Nat) 1
1. G, P'
`-zs b f Brown, . 3 vrs
4,1,i!1 s b g !chard Cricket, 3 yrs
bbax,:iwich's Prairie, 3 yrs
Ottie „, Ws Kiss-me-Quick, 3 yrs
11141 sZn.6to 4 on Caen.—Caen made all the running, and
I;areb , ter by two lengths, and was claimed.
u°, h ft, 7st 51b each. Yearling Course—Duke of
Cat Sir W. W. W ynn's
INt44 1111131ack
ioh. (Maon).-5 h
to 4iteho ousn Anna Bullen. Won by a
h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Lord G. Ben-
-2 yrs, Bst 61b (Nat), beat Lord 9,lasgow's f
te7.le, out of Miss Whip, 2 yrs, 7st slb Cilann).-4
f :ler. Won by three lengths.
h ft. T. Y.C.—Lord Glasgow's Physalis, Bst
;V,111). tap .....1`8), beat Sir W. W. Wynn's Stoker, 7st 111 b
l°ti:It() 1 on Physalis. Won by a neck.
If, atsadeate of 1001., for three yrs old and upwards. D I.
"i hi, ?reke's Boarding-School Miss, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 1
k,kl:
Lek:B Fair Rosamond, 4 yrs, 6st 91b 2
Intrepid,
also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
11,trepid 4 yrs, 88t—Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth,
),10t1 e-"4--Colo elPeel's I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 91b
'44'll)o'l(l:wick's nPlanta Plantagenet, 4 yrs, "st 91b—Mr. J.
14,4'4 Lord Saltoun,6 4 Yrs, 7st 61b—Mr. Forth's
Os a Tom
1,
e"a, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Mr. W. H. Johnson's Mil-
t kih't 121 fit 2113 Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Queen Pomare, 3
iti4te„-k's Wigram's Kesheng, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Mr.
1.44" to As:llens-the-Main 4 yrs, sst 91b—Mr. Newton's
ref 14, 55tC1,51',,e, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Mr. Osbaldeston's Petit
,uti.4g ft`tu---and Mr. Carr's Deodara, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b.
agtst Boarding-Ssh.oot Miss (taken), 5 to 1
ti7eq beetl aware, 5 to 1 agst Fair Rosamond, and 8 to_l
ri Y u'nare.-15ourra Tomha took the lead, fol-
b°4 e,e`9dara, Kesheng, Queen Pomare, and bidden,
tOtls, eilolts and the favburite lying off. These p05i-
,1,4 libe,a.„lntained at a good pace to the turn of the
1,„./I.Are and took up the running, Bourra Tomacha
;;11g.47„,(31%.(fZ Kaworth, Fair Rosamond, and I-am-not-
tlirite 'ay, wards the front, Boarding-School Miss still
ti.ishaoieed at the distance Fair Rosamond and the fa.
„PY 15; the ~the front rank, headed them at the cords, and
Nttias; ten the favourite having the lead, and winning
t I°3' Naworth a good third, beating Queen
t teri„''seek.
thtakes of 30 sovs. each ; for two yrs old colts,
1„,; Becond to save his stake. From the turn of
Lre`e's bp• (45 Subs.)
11'411 e kiln? by Slane (71bs extra) ...(H. Bell) 1
4,q's
tit. tin 0Y (21bs extra)
o'! pee 8 fir g also started, but were not placed :—Lord G.
i)11 ;1h e f Ennui (21b extra)—Mr. Bouverie's br f
tb44o,4orces )ra)—Mr. Isaac Day's The Crown Prince—
S 13,r c Footstool—Mr. Hook's Buttress—Mr.
Kitt,tbei,Do3 Daleimer, out of Milliner—Mr. Osbaldeston's
, s brtte 4ta,
lotu(t2oibf
etxhetraM).ountain Sylph's dam—Mr. W.
1,4 ettin
he4tly ang 6 to 4 on Sting; 7 to 2 agst Joy.
`4OR d the Stockport filly, went off together, and
being, e„lltning to the Duke's Stand, Footstool and
,3,4t,1r)-1,,' icu,D:lll the 9, about fourth and fifth, with all. the
Nl4 , 4 we but wide except Buttress and the Dulcimer
I,' folio .re beaten early. Joy now took a decided lead,
I,,taittkl with the race in hand; at the cords he
;le not hint, and won in a canter, by two lengths.
%.418ti'l beaten more than half a length for second;
ovier,), so, lo(lerate.. fourth. The pace was excellent.
`ll4,l:'e s ft, Bst 41b each. Last half of Ab. M.—Mr.
tiatCst. .utilla, receives forfeit from Duke of Bedford's
'444 ,
, 44, .11, Bst 41b each. T.Y.C.—Sir W. W. Wynn's
~treAta receives forfeit from Mr. Shelley's Blanchie.
14()It 41are,,:buke and Duchess of Beaufort, Duke, of Rut-
et
ribp''arl and er Mar quis of `Waterford, Earl of Strad-
le, fr'larle, E..xd,ountess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess
sido,c,'ri of Miiltoun, Earl of Orford, Lord Godol-
%Ntt", Lora 43' Osborne, Lord Edward Russel, Lord Chas.
Orai. Lord eorgn Manners Lord Maidstone, Lord W.
Or."' Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord. H. Lennox, Lord
Benti k
ileN ord gr,, nc , Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lord James
lion"willow Cecil, Count Bathyany, Sir Joseph
._ otton Sir Minto Farquharson, 6ir St.
,-, Watkin Wynn, General Grosvenor, Col.
tietain and Mrs. Roes, Hon. Colonel and Mrs.
kk4t(ta 11,0 n. rimer
Fe7ester, Hon. fencer Pitt, Hon. Capt
Vlvtoo' -I.et tat, Shelly, -Villiers, Hon. Sp Littleton, Messrs.
10.1 Pahnell3', Jacques, Greville, Waller, J. Bayly,
tet,vv°,llll,;too„ e. r, Rush, M. Cambell, Balfour, Clifton,
'Lee, Stanley, le3rilliet'
Pa3,;.:e:Vkvl.am, G. IL Moore, Magennis, Peyton,
Meyrick, Fitzroy, Cockerill;Bat-
Itrd4l
y owing BARON.
not orning was posted in the Subscription-room yes-
% 10 ttleatitc
i24o,4l,:tigllhritotiiiievg of the Jockey Club, held on Monday in
ot,,,t,r:tio, tile-Le:P.llg, 1845, for the purpose of taking into
beifFumstances attending the sale of The
etak;_taintg_against that horse for the Cam-
es
'lore the meeZgretseoLvedu,cethat no evidence had
d them to proceed fur-

ther in the matter, or to attribute improper conduct to any
parties."

(Signed)

G. BENTINCK.
EXETER.

The subject, we understand, was brought before the Club
by one of the Stewards, at the request of a gentleman whose
conduct had been impugned, and, as his betting-book
proved, without the slightest possible foundation.
(RECEIVED THIS' DAY.)
NEWMARKET—TUESDAY NIGHT.

ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY.

Handicap Plate of 501. for three-yr-olds and upwards, A.F.
—Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ; Little Hampton, 4 yrs,
Bst ; Welbeck, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ; I-am- not-aware, aged, 7st
101 b ; Alamode, 4 yrs, 7st 71b; Duc-an-Durras, 3 yrs, 7st
71b; Sister to John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Alice (h b),
4 yrs, 7st 31b; Pergularia, 4 yTs, 7st; Longitude, 3 yrs, Est
91b ; Kesheng, 3 yrs, Est 91b ; Leopard, 3 yrs, Est 91b ; Little
John, 4 yrs, Est 71b ; Master Stepney, 3 yrs, Est 71b ; Colleen
Bawn, 3 yrs, fist 71b ; Scarlet Runner, 3 yrs, sst 71b ; Jet,
3 yrs, sst 71b.
Subscription Plate of 50/., for two and three-yr. olds. T.Y.C. :
—Energy, 3 yrs ; Master Stepney, 3 yrs • Nell Cook, 2 yrs ;
Miss Love, 2 yrs ; Miranda, 2 yrs ; Blackbird, 2 yrs ; Ter-
rier, 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each ; the winner to be sold for
150 sous :—My Old hack, aged ; Khorassan, 5 yrs ; Doctor
Hill, 4 yrs ; Devil to Pay, 4 vrs ; Skeleton, 4 yrs'; Alamode,
4 yrs ; The Attorney, 3 yrs ; Jessie Hammond, 3 yrs ; Colleen
Bawn, 3 yrs.
Acceptances for the Nursery Stakes.—Polka, Bst 61b; Free
Lance, 9st 31b; Fugitive, Bst ll'o : Green Pea, Bst; Chamois,
Bst ; Tugnet, Bst ; liexterous, 7st 121 b ; Curiosity, 714 101 b ;
Benevolence, ist 91b ; Tell, 7st 91b ; Regalia, 7st 91b ; Col-
lingwood, 7st 91b; Morocco, 7st 81b; Mecca colt, 7st 61b;
Cerberus, 7st 21b ; Guzman, 7st 21b ; Sister to Fickle Wild
Rose, 7st.

No Derby betting.
NEW MATCHES.
Thursday—Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 9sl 71b, agst Mr.
G. H. Moore's Wolfdog, 7st 71b. A.F. 200, h ft.
Friday—Duke of Bedford's Prologue, Bst 71b, agst Mr.
Meiklam's Grimston, Gst 71b. A.F. 100, h ft.
Duke of Bedford's Black Cat, Bst 71b, agst Lord Glasgow's
Miss Whip filly, 7st 71b. T.Y.C. 50.
Lord Glasgow's Physalis, Bst, agst Lord Exeter's Wee
Pet, 7st 101 b. T.Y.C. 100, h ft.
Saturday—Lord Glasgow's Physalis, Bst 51b, agst Mr.
Payne's Sir Francis, Bst. T.Y.C. 100, h ft.
Lord Exeter's c by Colwick, out of Mecca, Bst 71b, agst
Lord Glasgow's Emilia filly, Bst 21b. T.Y.C. 100, h
Either horse running in the Nursery Stake allowed Bibs.

THE SAVOY CHURCHYARD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Silt,—At a time like the present, when the public health seems
to be an object even with the Government, you will not perhaps
consider me a serious intruder upon your time in directing your
attention to one great source, not only of originating, but of exten-
sively propagating, disease. The churchyards in and about Lon-
don are perhaps some of the most prolific sources from which ori-
ginate malaria, and all its direful consequences, and I think I shall
not have much difficulty in enlisting your powerful ce-operation
in endeavouring to expose and suppress these nuisances, when I
call your attention to one in your own immediate neighbourhood.
I allude to the Savoy churchyard. At all times there is a most
noxious effluvium from this churchyard, and when (in a heavy
dense state of atmosphere, as at the present time, and as has been
for the last five weeks) a grave is opened,* the stench and emana-
tions are really intolerable, and truly deserving of public reprehen-
sion and denunciation, as most fertile causes of producing and
spreading petilential disease. A corner for this communication
will much oblige, yours truly,
D. CRONIN, M.D.,
rhysician to the Strand Dispensary for Consumption, &c.
14, Leicester-place, Leicester-square, Oct. 27, 1845.
* Several graves have been lately opened within the last month. In
one day there were in this small churchyard no less than three
open at the same time, the noxious exhalations from which were so
overpowering as to produce on myself faintness, succeeded by violent
retching. I have had to keep the windows battened down for seve-
ral days, during which time I was obliged to burn myrrh, aloes, and
other chlorine pastiles, and failed in overpowering the putrid odour.
Several medical gentlemen who called on me at the Dispensary have
complained of this noxious exhalation.

JOSEPH ADY AGAIN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Ste,—The inclosed letter is one of a numerous lot received in
this neighbourhood from the notorious Joseph Ady. If you think
it worth noticing in your Sun daily paper, it may prevent many
of your readers from being victimised.—l am, &c.
Colne, Oct. 26, 1846. T. THORNBFR.
"The undersignea is able to inform you of something he believes
considerably to your advantage on receipt of twenty shillings for
his trouble, by post-office order, on Whitechapel or otherwise.
" Respectfully,
" JOSEPH ADY, Acecountant.
" No. 5, York-street, Charlotte-street, a quarter of a mile east of
Whitechapel Church.
" A housekeeper forty years, and personally known to each of
the Aldermen of London.
" October 18th, 1845.
" Voluntary Referee—The Right Honourable Sir Peter Laurie,
Deputy Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House every day before
eleven o'clock, who will seo justice done you, free of expence,
except postage,, which you must pay both ways.":

IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER

THE NEW GAMING ACT.

RIGHT OF STAKEHOLDERS TO RETAIN STAKES.
BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY NIGHT.--A decision of itself unim-
portant as to the amount in dispute, but of the greatest consequence
to the sporting world as regards the question involved, was given
this day by Matthew Davenport Hill, Esq., Q.C., Recorder for the
borough, at the Mayor's Court. The facts of the case are briefly
these :—The plaintiff and defendant are both publicans, residing
in this town. At the close of the past year a wager was made be-
tween the plaintiff and a man named Barber, to play a game at
"put,' the plaintiff staking 11, bs., and his opponent 11. In con-
sequence of a dispute having arisen in the course of the game, and
Barber affirming that he bad won, owing to some mistaken play on
the part of Smith, that party at once threw down his cards and re-
fused to play any further ; at the same time denying that ho had
lost the game, and asking for his money from Mr. Chattaway, the
defendant, who refused to give it him, but handed it over
to Barber. The consequence was that Smith sued
Barber for the 11. 55., and the case came on for trial
this day, when Mr. W. Morgan appeared for the plaintiff and Mr.
T. Harding for the defendant. A witness having been called by
the plaintiff's attorney, who proved that the money was paid into
the defendant's bands in his capacity of stakeholder while the
game at cards was being played, Mr. T. Harding said he thought
that that fact having been admitted by the plaintiff's witness must
put an end to the case—to show which he would refer the Learned
Recorder to the 18th section of the Act of Parliament recently
passed to" Amend the law conoerning Games and Wagers," in
which it was enacted, " That all contracts or agreements, whether
by parole or in writing, by way of gaming and wagering, shall be
null and void ; and that no suit shall be brought or maintained in
any court of law or equity, for recovering any sum of money or
valuable thing, alleged to be won upon any wager; or which shall
have been deposited in the hands of any person to abide the event
on which any wager shall have been made. Provided always that
this enactment shall not be deemed to apply to any subscription, or
contribution, or agreement to subscribe and contribute for, or to-
ward, any plate, prize, or sum of money to be awarded to the
winner orlwinners of any lawful game, sport, pastime,!or excercise."
_ _

The Recorder having looked over the clause and the Act in
general, expressed some surprise at the construction of it, and
said, that if the Parliament were obliged to put a reasonable con-
struction upon► all the Acts that they passed, he was afraid that
they would not often find time for a recess. Although the Le-
gislature might think that by preventing actions being brought
against stakeholders, they should be putting an end to parties en-
trusting stakeholders with money, he did not anticipate any such
result, nor did he think that they would retain the money for their
own use, but give it to the parties they might deem the winners,
and of course such a decision would be final, u no remedy could
be obtained Irons the stakeholder.

After hearing Mr. Morgan, who sought to explain away the
meaning of the clause, but without effect, the Learned Recorder,
presuming that playing the game in question was unlawful, decided
that the plaintiff must be nonsuited.l

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

IJUBLIN. OCT. 27.—The weekly meeting of the Association was
held this day. J. P. Somers, Esq., M.P. for Sligo, in the chair.

Mr. O'Cossam. observed that he had received an elaborate letter
from Mr. John Augustus O'Neill, on the subject of the horrible
potato disease that was afflicting the country. He would abstain
just then from having that letter read.

At the termination of the proceedings, for which we are unable
to find room, the rent for the week was announced to be
2481. 153. I Id.
The meeting then adjourned.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BIRMINGHAM LAST NIGHT.
—We regret to state that an accident occurred at Birmingham
yesterday evening (Tuesday), which terminated in the death of Mr.
Simmonds, the highly efficient and much-esteemed secretary of the
Birmingham Insurance Company. It appears that yesterday of
ternoon Mr. Simmonds, in company with Mr. Mills, a cabinet
maker, residing in New-street, went out for the purpose, as is sup-
posed, of enjoying a ride,and that about seven o'clock in the even-
ing the carriage in which they were seated, and which was drawn
by a spirited pony, was observed passing along Suffolk.street at a
rapid pace. When near the bottom of a hill in that street the car-
riage overturned, and the two gentlemen were precipitated into the
middle of the road, where they lay until they were raised by parties
who came up to their assistance. It was then found that Mr.
Simmonds was quite insensible, and that Mr. Mills, although not
so severely injured, was only able to state where be resided. A
conveyance was procured, and the two gentlemen were at
once conveyed to the residence of Mr. Mills. Surgical attendance
was promptly rendered, but without the desired effect as far as re-
gards Mr. Simmonds, who expired (it is presumed) shortly after
the accident occurred. Up to this hour (10 P.M.) Mr. Mills re.
mains in a state of insensibility, but it is expected will ultimately
recover. Owing to the hour at which the accident occurred, and
the distance from the residence of the parties to the spot, we are
unable to furnish our readers with an account of the origin of the
accident. _ _

Died, at her house, Edinburgh, on the 11th current,
Mrs. Frances Ingram Spence, widow of the late Rev. John Thomson,
minister of Duddingston.
AM LTEUR THEATRICALS.—The town was curiously
amused a few weeks ago with the rumour of a private performance
of Ben Jonson's Every Han in his Humour, which took place at the
little theatre belonging to Miss Kelly, in Dean-street, Soho ; and
highly eulogistic whispers were circulated concerning the apt ability
of " Boz," the accomplished John Forster, and the numerous wits
connected with Punch, who sustained the leading characters. The
audience consisted of the most distinguished literary men and crities
of the day ; and their testimony to the merits of " the players "
evidenced in their consummate tact and perfect knowledge of stage
business—seems to be warm and universal. Stimulated by the suc-
cess of the experiment, a second performance is talked of; and we
have not only some reason for knowing that it will take place on
Saturday the 15th of November, but that his Royal Highness Prince
Albert will honour it with his presence. The " company " in the
former instance included the names of Charles Dickens, Douglas
Jerrold, John Forster, Mark Lemon, Dudley Costello, Leech, Frank
Stone, and others of kindred repute ; and we presume there will be
no alteration in the arrangements when the ghost of " rare Ben "
summons them together again.

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been removed from the different premises and destroyed. In two
shops in Holywell-street, Strand, there were seized no less than six
thousand prints, several hundreds of books, copper-plates, and other
articles, upon which very high prices were placed, together with the
autograph letters of persons who had correspondence with the
establishment for such articles. In Wych-street, strand, and Fleet-
street, similar seizures have been made ; and in Russell-court, Drury-
lane, the enormous number of sixteen theusand prints, coloured and
plain, have been taken and destroyed, with other property of the
same description. A Custom House officer was also in attendance, by
whom French prints and books were seized, as not having passed the
Custom House, and for which duty could not have been paid.
CLEARING THE RIVER THAMES.—During the last
fortnight Ciptain Fisher, R.N., the principal harbour master, has
been engaged in removing by explosion, three vessels, sunk be-
tween Northfleet and Sea Reach. The weather has been extremely
favourable for the operation, which has been most successful; the
cylinders containing the gunpowder used on this occasion were of
as improved construction, and so well placed that a schooner laden
with stone was nearly all destroyed by a single charge. This mode
of clearing the River Thames of wrecks is proved beyond all doubt
to be the most expeditious as well as the least expensive, and re.
Sects great credit on the Corporation of London and Capt. Fisher,
for the effectual means taken to preserve a free navigation.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

TIMES.—The new sliding scale bids fair to enjoy a short though
by no means a glorious existence. For three brief years it has suf-
fered the singular infelicity of not answering either of the purposes
for which it was devised : it has neither procured a good price for the
farmer, nor a sufficient supply in the hour of need. Ttie fourth year
has come, and, with it, the emergency which was to test the viftuss
of the scale. Now is the promised day which was to unite those
much desired contraries, dearness and abundance—to bring up wheat
to 705. a quarter, and to pour millions of quarters through the Cus-
tom-house. But behold, instead of the regular operation of the
sliding scale, a coup d'etat ; instead of a long foreseen emergency, a
sudden surprise —instead.of a splendid proof of Ministerial sagacity, a
sudden disclosure of the most inexcusable folly. The wheat crop is
by this time ascertained to be indifibrent in the quality, and short in
the yield. So it is generally throughout Europe, in some
countries even worse than in England. The accumulations of the
corn-growing districts have beets reckoned up with t lerable cer-
tainty, and found wanting. The Continental prices are at this
moment rivalling the English prices. The potato panic, which
has so mysteriously risen and fallen, is much too universal
not to be well founded. If there has not been a serious
failure. never was there so wide-spread and so audacious a conspiracy
to terrify the world. The result is a commercial phenomenon almost
unparalleled. At this moment it is impossible to say in what direc-
tion the currents of human food will run for the ensuing twelvemonth
—whether from Ireland to England, or England to Ireland ; whether
from Odessa to England or to Belgium ; whether from England to
Belgium or vice versa. Where there are so many calls, the pos-
sessors are beginning to discover the value of their store. From one
end of the continent to another the fortunate holders are beginning
to hoard cons either for wealth or for subsistence. There is a
rising cry to open the ports or even to prohibit exportation.
In Ireland the calamity seems imminent. Sensible people are counting
the months. Next January say some, next April say others, dire
scarcity will begin her reign. The cry has at last reached Down-
ing-street, and to-morrow, it is said, there is to be a Cabinet Council
to discuss the famine question. It is then to he settled whether the
ports are to be opened by an order in Council, or whether, as some
think necessary, by a special session held for the purpose. Such is
the early catastrophe of the sliding-scale. It is impossible not to
wish an end to this ill-fated contrivance by any means whatever.
We are convinced that its existence so far will be found to have seri-
ously aggravated the difficulties of the next few years. England,
and indeed all the civilised world, has just embarked Ina vast aggre-
gate of enterprise beyond all former precedent, and beyond all mo-
derate computation of our powers and resources. Works have been
undertaken, and wealthy companies have been pledged to their ac-
complishment, which will require the labour of millions, all to be
supported out of the existing store. At any price, labour, iron, stone,
wood, food, and other raw material must be procured, for the works
once begun, it is ruinous to stop for the smallest breathing time. The
pressure on existing capital bids fair to be greater than at any former
era of our eventful history. So great a human effort, one so
far beyond the probable powers of man, demands every possible
alleviation and assistance. For our own part, we do not hesitate to
express our conviction that the undertakings to which England is
now irrecoverably pledged, not to speak of those which are further
meditated, almost require another whole harvest, another whole
year's supply of the necessaries of civilised life. Putting the future
out of the question, we laid ourselves under the necessity of procur-
ing by any holiest means an immediate supply. Whatever course is
adopted at to-morrow's Council, it is, we believe, certain that the
ports will be opened by seine authority, and for some time. The
authority is a constitutional question ; the time is one for common
sense and common feeling to decide. To open the ports and then to
shut them, to lay on duties and then withdraw them by a special Act
of the Legislature—by an effort of the whole nation represented in
Parliament—seems so impossible a folly, that it is scarcely worth
while to discuss its propriety. The sliding scale was to discharge this
delicate office. That elaborate piece of legislation, that wheel within
wheel, has failed. Will a succession of special Acts bee less cumbrous
affair? Willa living sliding scale— not so much Parliament as an actual
convention of the nation assembled for this purpose—be a more na-
tural and practicable plan ? It is impossible to suppose—that Parlia-
ment would meet and prorogue with the intention of holding another
extraordinary session in order to watch the progress of the scale—
that the Legislature will stand, like Justice in the Westminster Hall
cartoons, everlastingly poising the scale—everlastingly re-adjusting
the fulcrum, weighting the beam. Such is the happy and honourable
conclusion of the Premier's master policy. The nation is forced at
last, on its very knees, to do what even four years back it might have
done as an act of justice and humanity. Famine now extorts from
our grasp what might have been even regarded as a willing boon to
universal man. So far Sir Robert Peel has degraded us to the reign
of slavish fear and brute necessity. Once we might have declared a
free trade in corn, now we must. The only consolation is that per-
haps the work will be more effectual, though less prudent. Four
years since it might have been a fixed duty, now it is total repeal.
That is all the landowners now gain by their devout subjection to Sir
Robert Peel. . _

POST.—The mercantile newspapers seem to be exceedingly pleased
at what they now consider the certain doom of the corn-laws. They
rejoice in what they are pleased to term the clear and intelligible in-
dications of the public mind that these laws must be abandoned.
The evidence to which they appeal consists of speeches which have
been made, or letters twhich have been written, by Captain Rous,
Mr. Escott, and Lord Ashley. We own that we should not ourselves
have chosen these persons as the most adequate expounders of the
public mind. Nor do we think the mercantile newspapers would
have done this honour, had they not made up their opinion before-
hand that anything which gave hope of the repeal of the corn-laws,
must be in accordance with the public mind, and must be clear, and
must be intelligible. The case of that high authority the Hon.
Captain Rouse is rather peculiar. He is a much misunderstood
gentleman. Some after-dinner reporter, animated with the zeal of a
corn-law repealer, and probably with something else, told the
world through some newspaper that the Hon. Captain had made a
flaming anti-corn-law speech. This was copied into all the other
newspapers, and the weight of the Captain's political reputation was
added to the repeal cause. At the end of a tortnight, or so, It was
discovered by this M.P. for the metropolitan city of the empire that
the newspapers had made a corn-law repealer of him. He wrote to
say that he was no such thing—that he bad said nothing like what
had been attributed to him, but, on the contrary, had maintained
that restrictions upon the import of foreign corn were wise and neces-
sary, and that the relaxation of the restrictive system so far as re-
garded import of colonial corn from Canada was unwise. To no pur-
pose, however, has the Hon. Captain written. Even the Times will
still have the Captain out in the same rank with Lord Ashley and
Mr. Escott. to vouch against the corn-laws, and to make him (on the
strength of an erroneous and repudiated report) an expounder of the
clear and intelligible opinion of the public against Legislativeprotection
of British agriculture. This is the way in which that poor monster. the
public, is pulled about by the ears. Writers of newspapers and Members
of Parliament take equal liberties with that monster. Each drags
him his own way, until at last the monster, partly frightened and
partly enraged, kicks up his heels and rushes madly forward, roaring
and bellowing and tossing about whatever he fancies for the moment
to be an obstruction. Such is the folly, such the madness, which
every now and then sways the gravest affairs of national concernment
in countries which are governed by what is called public opinion.
We and told that a repeal of the cern-laws would soothe the general
irritation, and would enfetter commerce from unnatural restrictions.
The commercialists think, of course, there'are no human beings to be
cared for but themselves. Little does it matter to them that between
four and five mrnions of people in Great Britain—two-thins of them
able-bodied men—would find the business by which they live injured
everywhere, and in many localities utterly destroyed, by this altera-
tion of the law. This does not concern them. Their sympathies are
only with busy towns—where there are steam-engines heaving
and straining in the midst of smoke and noise—where
there are busy, bustling, speculative men—where there
are smart talkers, and news-rooms, and reading-rooms,
and mechanics' institutes, and a hundred contrivances
to give wealth and effrontery the advantages which modest merit
seeks in vain. Such communities as these, in which the philosophy
that the weakest must go to the wall, and ought to go to the wall, is
openly and impudently professed, are those alone which are cared for
by the commercialists and their organs. The scattered ham ets of
the country are nothing to them; and, because nothing to them, are
nothing in the estimation of a Minister whom no spark of generous
feeling ever visits—whose mind is the condensation of a compting-
house, and his best eloquence a balance-sheet of opposing items of
argument, set forth with the coldness of an arithmetician. The main
question is this—does the business of agriculture In this country re-
quire Legislative protection in order that it may be carried on ?
Would that business be extensively given up if protection was aban-
doned? Would it take another form than it wears at present, and
become a business which would give less employment to the people
than it gives at present? If these questions call be answered in the
negative, the corn-laws are not wanted. If, on the other hand, they
must be answered in the affirmative (which we believe they must be
if answered truly), then the Legislature which abandons protection
deserves to be abandoned by the people, and to suffer destruction at
their hands.
CHRONICLE.—We hear that it is the intention of the Cabinet to
consider the railway question generally, and the proper mode of
dealing with it in Parliament, at one of their earliest meetings.
Most people will say that they are not only right in their determi-
nation, but that they ought to have done it long ago. It was
matter of notoriety last session that everybody was doing too much
except her Majesty's Ministers; that the Speaker was over-worked
—that the Committees on standing orders was Over-worked—
that the Committees on Bills were over-worked—but, that the
only paid persons in the State were standing at ease, and doing no-
thing. Mr. Estcourt looked at Sir George Clerk as a day-labourer
surveys his overlooker. The one was continually active, the other
continually idle. The one was unpaid for over-labour, the other was
paid for doing nothing. But this is the least part of the evil. The
truth is, a new pressure has come upon the Legislature, and they
have not the means of meeting it. Sir Robert Peel praises indus-
trious committee-men, and has already rewarded Mr. Darby
for his septuagint in group XX. But the machine will not work.
Another seed time has come, and when the crop is ready for the
sickle there will not be labourers to reap it. In agricultural affairs
we have the advantage of Irish assistance, but in railways our ju-
dicatures must be Saxon. But whether there are labourers or not,
the thing does not work. Too many Bills must pass in any given
year, whether your system be equal or unequal to the pressure, so
long as the system continues as at present. There is a want of ge-
neral control—a want of some superior committee, or some superior
tribunal, which shall determine how many millions may safely be
expended. The individual Committees decide only upon the
Bills, and deal with them, either for approval or rejection,
on the merits. They do not take into account financial or
monetary questions. They consider whether the London and York,
or the Caledonian, is a good line, not whether the country can
afford it within the next three years. They we assembled to do
Justice between the parties. They have nothing to do with the
state of the exchanges—nothing to do with the proceed-
ings of other Committees—nothing to 'do with the important con-
sideration of the pressure of their decision on the country.
We have laboured in vain, whilst everything was at premium, to
bring this beibre the public, but to no pnrpose. We have laboured in
vain to bring it before her Majesty's Ministers, but ineffectually. Sir
R. Peel stood aloof, saw forty or fifty millions voted without an
cbservation, and would still, we verily believe, stand aloof another
year, were not the symptoms become alarming, and the necessity of
some Ministerial intervention beccme apparent. He must now,
malgre lui, make himself a real First Lord of the Treasury. Te him
the country looks for safe pilotage in the monetary convulsion that
may ensue. His reputation is financial, or nothing at all. When
millions and tens of millions are concerned, it becomes a Government
to show itself. But what, it will be asked, ought to have been done,
and what can be done at present? Our own notion is, that her
Majesty's Government last year, in conjunction with the Bank of
England and the Treasury, should have predetermined in
their own minds how many millions might properly be
voted for railways. Having done so, they should have
adopted some mode of selection, by which those which pressed most,
on the ground of public convenience, should have had precedence. It
would have been difficult, no doubt ; but all useful things are so ; and
Governments are established for the prevention or solution of such
difficulties. It would not, however, have been impossible. A selec-
tion might have been made by the Beard of Trade, and would have
met with public support, had the reasons been obviously of a public
character, unconnected with private interests. If the Board of Trade
had taken such a course, instead of attempting what was imprac-
ticable, and therefore done imperfectly, we should have avoided half
the mischief, perhaps half the gambling, certainly a great deal of the
confusion that has occurred. But it could net have been done with
effect without far more energy, and far more determination on the
part of Sir Robert Peel to support his colleagues, than was witnessed
last year. They do not commit such follies in other countries. The
consummate pedantry of such proceedings is the peculiar glory or
reproach of the British Parliament. But be this as it may,
a committee, or a commission, or the Board of Trade,
or any authorised tribunal should have selected the
lines which required precedency. There might no doubt
be mistakes—there are mistakes, and have been always; but there
would, at all events. have been all due means to avoid them, and
we believe that they would scarcely have occurred. Nothing, how-
ever, of the kind was done. Everythiug was in confusion. Let us
now see what must be done next year. For our own parts, we have
nothing to recommend but what may be gathered from the observa-
tions already made. If Government consider that it is safe to spend
any more money in 1846. they should first say how much. They
should then set themselves to some mode of ascertaining what the
lines should be. Now, it is manifest that the lines which have al-
ready made some progress should be the first to receive a decision.
In fact, whatever be the state of the money market, it cannot be bad
enough to justify any further postponement of those parties; but
with regard to others, we would leave the selection to a commis-
sion. If this is neglected, Parliament must, of course, deal with
individual Bills as before, and three or four times a greater number
will inevitably pass than is compatible with public safety.

DEATH OF M. FORTIQUE, THE VENEZUELAN
MINISTER.—We regret to have to announce the sudden death of M.
Fortique, the Venezuelan Minister, at his residence in Wimp°le-
street, yesterday morning. M. Fortique had lately returned from a
diplomatic mission to Sweden, and had complained for some time
past of cough and difficulty of breathing, but not to such an extent
as to excite the alarm of his friends. It is, however, the opinion of
Mr. Erichden, the deceased's medical attendant, that the immediate
cause of the fatal result was a neglected cold and inflammation of
the lungs. M. Fortique was about 45 years of age, unmarried, and
much and most deservedly respected by the corps diplomatic in this
country.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—Late on Monday night
Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at the Bakers' Hall, Harp-lane,
Tower-street, on the body of Thomas Cooper, aged 28, tide-waiter in
the Customs. It appeared from the evidence that, about a week ago,
the deceased had been reprimanded by his superior officer for absent•
lug himself from ditty without leave. This appeared to have a great
effect upon his mind. On Saturday last he reported himself " sick,"
and on the same day took a lodging at the King's Head Tavern,
Harp-lane. On the following morning the servant went to call him
at ten o'clock, when he replied that he would be down in a few
minutes, but not making his appearance at eleven o'clock, he was
again called, and his door was found to be fastened. The police were
called in and the room-door burst open, when the deceased was found
suspended by a piece of rope from the rail of the bedstead. Verdict—
" Temporary Insanity."
PATENT GALVANIZED IRON COMPANY.—Yesterday
a special general meeting of shareholders was held at their offices.
Mr. Malin was chosen chairman. He stated that the meeting was to
take into consideration a plan for increasing the capital to 500,0001.,
in order to meet the largely increasing operations of the company, not
only in the special article of their patent galvanized iron, but else in
their general operations in rails, boiler-plates, and all ether descrip-
tions of iron, which the company manufacture in Staffordshire and
Wales, and for those purposes it was proposed to call up immediately
100,0001. of the increased capital. The motion havinz, been seconded,
was unanimously adopted by the meeting,

RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF
RA►_ILWAY SHARES
IN TIFIC
PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND,
SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND.

NAMES OF RAILWAYS,

Aberdeen .. • • • • • • • • •
Airdrie and Coatbridge • •
Arbroath and Forfar • • • •
Ditto Half Shares • • • •
Armagh, Colr., & Portrush
Bandon and Bantry .• • • •
Belfast and Ballymena ..
Belfast and County Down
Birkillid.Lan.&Ches.Jnc.
Birmingham and Glo'ster
Do. New ( iss . at 7 4 dis.)
Ditto Half Shares
& Oxfi-d.June.
Illekburn, and Preston..
lilckburn, Darwn,& Boltu
Bolton, W igan, & Liverpl.
Boston, Stainfrd and 13inn
Brighton, Lewes, & 'last.
Bristol and Exeter • • • • • •
Ditto New .... • • • • • . • •
Bristol and Gloucester
Bristol and S. Wales June.
British and Irish Union..
( Weston. and Ayrsh. June
Caletlon. & Dumbar. June.
Caledonian . • ..
Ditto Extension .
Cambridge and Lincoln..
Chester and Birkenhead..
Ditto New Shares . •
Ditto Half Shares - • ..
Chester and Holyhead • •
Cheltenham and Oxford..
Chichester and Brighton..
Churnet Valley .•• • • • •
Clitheroe Junction .• • .
Clydesdale Junction.
Cork, Illackrck & Passage
Cork and Bandon .......
Cork and Killarney .• • ..
Cork and Waterford ....
Cork and Youghal
Canterbury and Dover...
Coventry and Leicester..
Cornwall... • • • • ........
Derby and Crewe .......
Direct Lon. and Manchstr
Dias, Ile,ccles, & Yannoth
DirectMan.(Remington's)
Direct Northern .. • • • . •.
Direct Norwich .• • . • • • • .
Dublin and Belfast Junc
Dublin, Belfast, & Coirne
Dublin and Drogheda • • • •
Dublin and Galway
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath
Dundee and Perth
Durham and Sunderland
East Lancashire (No. 1)
Ditto, (No. 2)
Eastern Counties .
Do. New
I to. Perp.s pr Ct., No. 1
Do. do. No. 2
East Dereharn & Norwich
East Union
Ditto Extension
Edinbgh, Glas., and Dam.
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Do. Quarter Shares
1)o. New Quarter Shares
Edinb. Leith, and Granton
Do. Pref. 5 per Cent
Edinburgh and Northern
Edinburgh and Peebles
Edinburgh and Perth
Ely and Huntingdon
Enniskillen and Sligo
Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr
Fit wood, Prstn, & W. Rid.
Gantkirk and Glasgovr
Glasgow and Ayr.
Do. Quarter Shares
Glasgow and Greenock
Ditto New .
Ditto Preference
Olasgw, Dmfries, and Car
I Hsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ard
Glasgow and Belfast Un
Goole and Doncaster
Grand Junction.....
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarter Shares .
Ditto New Quarters
Ditto Eighths ...... • •
Grand Union .
Great Eastern & Western
Gt Grimsby & Dk Extens
Gt Grimsby and Sheffield
lit Sthrn & Wstrn (hind)
Ditto Extension
Great Munster.. • •
Grt Northern of Scotland
Grt Northern of England
Do. New 401. Shares
Do. New 301. Shares
Great Western • •
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Fifths
Farehm, & Ports.
Harwich . •
1 lutirsfid & Man. IL &Canl
Huddersfield and Sheffield
hull and Gainsborough.•
Dull and Selby
Ditto Quarter Shares
Ditto Half Shares
Inverness and Elgin
Isle of Jersey •
Kendal and Windermere
Kingstown and Bray
Killarney Junctions
Lancaster and Carlisle
Lancaster and Preston
Leeds and Bradford
Ditto Extension
Leeds and Dewsbury
Leeds and Thirsk
Leeds & W. Riding June.
Leicester & Birmingham
Leicester and Bedford ...
Limerick and Waterford
[Antra, Ennis, & Kil. Jne.
Lincoln, York, and Leeds
Liv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng.
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarter Shares..
Liverpl, Ormskrk, & Prstn
London and Birmingham
Ditto Third 5..........
Ditto Quarters • • .
London and Blaekwall
Oxffi. & Chlinham.
L ondon and Brignton. • • .
Ditto Consolid. Eighths
London and Croydon .. • •
Ditto New . .•••• • • • •
Do. (I uarant. 5 per Cut.
London and Greenwich..
Do. I'ref. or Privilege..
London and South Westrn
Do. New Cons. Eighths
Do. New, 501. Shares..
Do. New, 401. Shares,.
London and York .. • • • . •
Ditto (Bawtry) .• • .. • .
London and Windsor. • ..
Lomb', Salsbury, & Teovl
Londonderry & Coleraine
Londonderry & Enniskilln
Lynn and Ely . • .. • • . • ..
Lynn and Deroham .•...
Manchester and Leeds ..
Ditto Hall Shares
Ditto Quarter Shares..
Ditto Sixteenths ......
blancher and Birkenhead
Manchester &Birminghrn
Ditto Quarter Shares..
Ditto New Quarters ...
I►o. Com& Welsh June.
Illanc.hestr, Boltn, & Bury
Sinchstr•, Buxtn, & Matlk
Sian. Shef. and Mid. June.
Hancliestr & Southamptn
Midland
Ditto Fifths
Ditto New
Do. Con.Birm.& Derby
MitUtsl Gt Westm (Irish)
Do. Extension to Sligo
Newest i & Daringtn June.
1)o. New (Brandling) • •
Newcastle and Berwick
Newcastle and Carlisle
Nwestle, Durham, & Lan
Newport & Abergavenny
Newry and Enniskillen • .
Newark and Sheffield . ••
North British
Ditto New Shares • •
Northern and Eastern
1)o. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.)
Do. Quarter Shares • •
North Devon .• •
North Kent • • • • ......
North Staffordshire • .
North Eastern • • • • • • • • • .
North Union (A)
Ditto (B)• • • •
North Wales Mineral
Ditto New Shares
Not th Western •• .•
North Wales
Norwich and Brandon ..
Ditto New.... • .......
Not., Belvoir, & Grantlun
Nottingham and Boston..
Nutt., Erwsh. Val. & Man.
Nottingham & Mansfield
Oxferd and Binning. June
Oxford and Worcester •.
Oxford and Cambridge .
Perth and Inverness • • • •
Portsmouth Direct • .
presto' and Wyre . • • • • •
Ditto llalf Shares •
Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar
Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & dlv.
Preston & Wyre Extens.
Richmond E. W. End June
Rugby and Huntingdon...
Scottish Central • • .. • • • •
Scottish Midland • •
Sheffield and Manchester
Ditto Quarter Shares • •
Ditto ditto (No. 2)••
Ditto ditto (No. 3)• •
Sheffield and Lincoln.• • •
Sheffield and Rotherham
Shrewsbry& Grand June.
Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe
Shrws ~Wolv., Dudl, & Bir
iihrwsbry & Trnt Val. Un.
Ilerefd,&N.Wales
Slamannan • • • • • • • •
South Devon. • • • • • • • • • •
South Midland.. • • • • • • • •
South Eastern and Dover
De. New (Ns. 321.) No. 1
Do. (155.33/.66.11d.) „ 2
Do. (iss. 301.) „ 3
Staines and Richmond .
Staffordshire & Shropshire
Stirling and Dunfermline
South Wales..
Tean and Dove Valley ••
Trent Valley .. •• •.
Do. and Holyhead June.
Vale of Neath.. .......
West London, Old Shares
West End & Sothrn Conn.
Wexford and Carlow ....
Warwick and Cheltenham
Waterford and Kilkenny
Watrfil,Wxfd,Wick & Dub
Wakefield and Bradford..
Wakfld, Pentiirct, & Gool
Wakefield and Harrogate
Warwick and Loudon .
West Lancashire...
Worcester and Tring....
Whitehaven and Furness
1)o. New Half Shares..
Welsh M
West Cornwall..
West Yorkshire ........
Wllsontwn, M. & Coltness
Wilt;, Somrst, & Weymth
Wilts, somrst,& Southam
Yarmouth and Norwich..
Ditto New . ..........
York and Carlisle .......
York and North Midland
Ditto Halt Shams
Ditto Searbro' Branch
Ditto :ielby ..........
Ditto Extension ......
Yorksb t e &Glsgow Um.

Oct.
28.
5%

21%1 8
p

- P 1

150
87
35
2U

-
5p

434
156%

3
44p

75_ P 1

259%

6%
2153 i

11359
1

EXETER, Ocr. 28.

834
125

2-14p1

Oct.
28.

1201 p
4s6dp

4-% P 1

24a p
51
4386 p

leloied;

STocKIE =Hamm—The sales are—Exeter and Crediton,
s%—Exeter, Yeovil, end Dorchester, p.--North Devon,

21/—Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth (Head's line), % p.
Central Cornwall and Devon, % p.—South Wales, 51ii—
Cornwall, 34—Bristol, New, 91/2.

SHEFFIELD, Ocr. 28.
STOCK EXCITANGE.—Th2 sales are—Derby and Gains-
borough, 2%—Grimsby and Sheffield, let—Manchester,
Midland, and Great Grnnshy,,4—Sheffield and Lincolnshire,
4%—Wakefield and Harrogate, 331.
HULL, Ocr. 28.

The demand for shares at low prices is very great to-day,
and far less disposition evinced by sellers to quit •, indeed the
market is decidedly better. The sales were—Hull and Selby
(10 per cent. guar.), 100—Ditto, Half Shares, 21—York and
North Midland Extension, 2514—Great Grimsby and Shef-
field, Quarter Shares, 434—North British (Dalkeith), 614—
Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 134—Axholme, s—Cam-
bridge and Lincoln, 4—Derby and Gainsborough, 2%—Dud-
ley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, 314—East Lincolnshire, 3%
—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 314—Great North
and South Wales and Worcester, par.—Hull and Barns-
ley Junction, 2/. 6s, p.—Leicester and Bedford, 21. 3s.—Lin-
coin and Wainfleet, Bs. 6d. p.—Liverpool and Leeds, 3%—
London and York, s—London and Norwich Direct, 9s.—
Nottingham and Gainsborough, 7s. p.—Nottingham and
Boston, 3/. 13s. 9d.—Rugby and Huntingdon, 2%—South
Midland, 6/. 3s. 3d—Wakefield and Bradford, 34—Welsh
Midland, 3.

YORK, Ocr. 28.
STOCK EiCITANGL—The sales are—Newcastle and Dar-
lington. New (Brandling), 471/4—North British, New, 4,41—
Ditto, Carlisle.s 3%—York and North Midland Extension,
23t,C—Axholme, s—Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and
Leicester, 2—Grand Union, 21/4—Leicester and Bedford, 2%
—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 474—Lon-
don and York, s—Newcastle and Berwick, 141/4—North
Kent and Direct Dover, 31/4—Welsh Midlands, 31/4.

THE EASTERN COUNTIES EX-
TENSION, AND THE CAMBRIDGE AND

WORCESTER DIRECT RAILWAY COMPANY.

Yesterday a general meeting of the Provisional Committee of
the Eastern Counties Extension, and Cambridge and Worcester
Direct Railway Company, was held at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of forming a Committee of management.
Mr. RISING (a director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester
Railway) having been called to the chair, observed, in reference to
the importance of a direct line of railway between Cambridge and
Worcester, that an unbroken line between the two great centres of
traffic, namely, that of the Eastern Counties at Cambridge,
and that of the mineral districts connected with Worcester,
through which the proposed line would pass, was an undertaking
likely to be combined with the greatest future advantage, as
well as with the best chance of pecuniary success. Such a line
would also serve as a junction between several important railways,
as the London and Birmingham, the Northampton and Peter-
borough, and the proposed line from Warwick arid Leamington,
to Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, and the West of England, the
effect of which he thought would tend greatly to enhancelhe value
of their plan. He then stated the object for which they were called
together, and remarked that he had no doubt they would be able
to select from their provisional committee a most powerful and im-
portant acting committee.
Mr. D. C. Hines then proceeded to give a statement of the
proposed line, which he stated, after commencing at Cambridge,
which bad become the traffic centre of the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway, Icy the line of railway intended to be formed by
that company, would pass in to Bedford, go to Olney, and
cross at or near the Blisworth station of the London and Birming-
ham Railway, where it will communicate with the Northampton
and Peterborough line; it will then advance westward, and cross
the Oxford and Rugby line at or near Fenny Compton to Stratford-
on-Avon, joining there the proposed line from Warwick and Lea.
mington to Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, and the West of Eng.
land. Continuing its course through Chester, the line will go direct
to Worcester, and thus terminate the great centre traffic for the
mineral and manufacturing districts of South Staffordshire, Shrop-
shire, and North and South Wales. The proposed line does not inter-
fere with any existing railway, and presents an unbroken line be.
tween two great centres of traffic. Negotiations have been entered
into with with the Eastern Counties Railway Company, whose sup.
port and co-operation will be ensured for obtaining the line, and
an arrangement has also been made with the proposed Rugby,
Warwick, and Worcester Company, which this line will join at
Alcester, by means of which the Eastern Counties traffic will pro.
ceed to Worcester. The directors will have power reserved to
them to amalgamate with any other existing or projecting com-
panies. The project promised the most important results as con-
nected with the Eastern Counties.
A Committee was appointed.

London and l3lrniingham
Loudon and Brighton ..... • ..
Great Wester►► .....
Bristol and Exeter ......
London and South-Western • •
South-Eastern and Dover ••

Highest.' Lowest. 1 highest.' Lowest.

21834 217 217 214
70 6834 6334 GO
162 160 149 145
101 99 90 85
77 77 75 72
41% 4134 38 37

CHRONICLE.—The "standing order," regulating the pay..
ment of railway deposits, to which we alluded yesterday, provides
that it shall not apply to any railway Bills which have been before
Parliament during the present session (that is, session 1845), and
which may again be introduced in the next (1846), or which are
already provisionally registered, or the subscription contract for
which may be already executed, or partly executed, on the 29th
day of July, 1845 (nor 1844, as stated yesterday by a misprint),
but with respect to such Bills a sum equal to one-twentieth part of
the amount subscribed shall be deposited as before provided—that
is to say, previous to the presentation of a petition for the Bill. The
Act, which is ::printed in the appendix to the standing orders,
namely, the let and 2d Vic., c. 117, enacts that every sum paid
into the Bank of England in the name and with the privity of the
Accountant-General, shall be paid in and placed to his account
there pursuant to the method prescribed by the Act 1 George IV.,
c. 35, which Act simply provides that, when any persons are
ordered to pay any sums of money, or any Exchequer-bills,
bills of exchange, or other negotiable securities into the Bank
of England to the account of the Accountant-General, the party
so ordered shall pay the same into account in the name of that
officer, and shall take receipt for the same from one of the cashiers,
" which receipt shall be delivered to the Accountant-General." It
is not the money or securities that must be delivered to the Ac-
countant-General, but simply the " receipt," and there can be no
legal obstacle, therefore, in the way of an arrangement between the
banks who hold the railway deposits and the Bank of England to
have the required amount at their credits in the books of the
Bank, so that when the Speaker's order is issued for paying the
deposits to the Accountant-General, the amounts may be trans-
ferred from the credit of the banks to an account in the name of
that officer. Such railway companies as may have invested their
deposits in securities may make the arrangements with the Bank
of England themselves, and have the amount transferred to the
credit of the Accountant-General. It does not appear to be necei •
sary that they should realise their securities, but they may be
placed to their credit at the market price of the day, the depositors,
of course, making good the difference should the market price de-
cline, and receiving the benefit of a rise. Last year the Accoun-
tant
:General insisted on being paid in " money." strictly so to
speak ; that is, in coin and notes, and would no doubt enforce the
same rule again, unless the deposit banks and provisional com-
mittees of railway companies take steps to arrange the business in a
more easy and convenient manner.

To use inferior hay, cut all the hay and straw to-
gether; then form a gruel of offal grain and linseed cake; steep
the grain and cake for lofty-eight hours; mix it hot, 'press it
down and leave it forty-eight hours' The cattle eat it eagerly and
thrive 011 it.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

ST. JAMES'S.PALACE, Ocr. 27.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Elizabeth Lucy
Countess of Desart to be one of the Ladies of the Bed-
chamber in Ordinary to her Najestv, in the room of Cathe-
rine Countess of Dunmore, resigned.

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

W. Hill and W. K. Wackerbarth, ship agents, Leadenhall-
street—fourth div. of 7d. in the pound, on any Wednesday,
at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.
T. Seddon, upholsterer, Calthorpe-place, Gray's Inn-road—
first div. of 20s. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the
office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.
J. M. Leader, coachmaker, Oxford-street—first div. of
4s. 10d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of
Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.

R. Currie, bookseFler:Tewcastle-upon-Tyne--third and
final div. of 31-3 d, in the pound (in addition to 4s. Bd. pre-
viously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr.
Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
T. Brewer, parlor, Liverpool—first div. of 2s. 3d. in the
pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove,
Liverpool.

G. Byford, grocer, Liverpool—first div. of ss. in the pound,
on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
I. Hughes, shoemaker, Clio!msford, Nov. 19, at twelve—.
J. Welch, licensed victualle,, I.ng-cross, Holloway, Nov. 19,
at twelve—C. Schofield, timber merchant, Kingston-upon-
Thames, Nov. 19, at eleven—J. C. Crespin, shipping agent,
Eastcheap, Nov. 19, at half-past twelve—A. Morton, A.
Rodick, and C. Morton, bankers, Wellingborough. Nov. 18,
at half-past one—G. 11. and G. C. Green, wholesale stationers,
Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, Nov. .18, at eleven.
In the Country.
W. M. Onions, ironfounder, Westbromwich, Nov. 27, at
twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—W. Scott, gro-
cer, anchester, Nov. 28, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court—W. Summers and N. Rae, rope makers, Strange-
ways, Lancashire, Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court —E. T. Thomas and H. 31. Crosskill, book-
sellers, Rochdale, Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court—G. and S. Seccombe, tailors, Tavistock, Nov.
20, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—W. J. J. Coal],
grocer, Exeter, Nov. 20. at eleven, at the Exeter District
Court—W. Reay, shipbuilder, Walker, Northumberland, Nov.
19, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—
G. Walker, shipbroker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 19, at
eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court— J.
Palmer, sen., and T. T. Barker, cotton doublers, Stapleford,
Nottinghamshire, Nov. 21, at twelve, at the Birmingham
District Court—T. T. Barker, cotton doubler, Sandiacre,
Derbyshire, Nov. 21, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court—J. Clarke, banker, Leicester, Dec. 5, at twelve, at
the Birmingham District Court—J. Philips, banker, Leices-
ter, Dec. 5, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—
T. Smith, banker, Leicester, Dec. 5, at twelve, at the Bir-
mingham District Court—J. Heaton, stationer, Ludlow, Nov.
21, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to

the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
J. Guy, publisher, Bury-street. St. James's, Nov. 19—I,
De J. Ventura, merchant, White Hart• court, Bishopsgate-
gate-street, Nov. 19—W. SoiFe, printseller, Strand, Nov.
19—H. D. Coggan, warehouseman, Friday-street, Nov. 18—
R. Garrett, linendraper, Henfield, Sussex, Nov. 18—E.
Malian, dentist, Brook-street, Bond-street, Nov. 19—G. T.
Peers, plumber, Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside, Nov. 19—J.
H. Suckling, ironmonger, Birmingham, Nov. 21—J. Riky,
merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 18—J. Braithwaite, innkeeper,
Morpeth, Nov. 18.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

J. Robinson, M. Midgley, and W. Midgley, milliners,
Liverpool—G. Stebbing, sen., and H. N. Stabbing, opticians,
Portsmouth—A. Fenton, R. Marsden, and G. Marsden,
merchants, Liverpool—H. J. Marcus and J. Naylor, stock-
brokers, Leeds—T. Bartle and J. Jarvis, tailors, Strand—
G. Mountain and J. Mountain, warehousemen, Manchester
—F. Piggott and T. F. Giles, coal merchants, Richmond,
Surrey—C. Lowe, E. Lowe, and F. Oakley, milliners, Hyde,
Isle of Wight—B. Squire, N. Clough, and Henry Lepping-
well, painters, Leeds—C. Bartlett and C. C. Pilfold, mer-
chants, Gloucester—J. M'Whan and W. Haughton, tal-
low-chandlers, Liverpool—C. Binning and W. Hurman,
linendrapers, Bridgwater—J. Cox, J. F. Cox, and W. Cox,
brewers, Brampton, Cumberland (so far as regards W. Cox)
—G. Beaumont and A. M. Beaumont, merchants, Aldmond-
bury, Yorkshire—J. S. Harford, A. G. H. Battersby, T. K.
Bayly, J. W. Miles, and W. Miles, bankers, Bristol—F.
Arnold and E. Cooper, perfumers, Budge row, City.

COURSE OF EXCHA/
Amsterdam CF. 12
Ditto, at sight l2 7
Rotterdam 2U. 12 11
Antwerp 26 15
Elamburgh M.B. 13 13i
Alton

Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75
Ditto, 3 months 26 5
Marseilles 26 10
Bourdeaux 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 1221
Petersburgh, 3Us —

Berlin
Vienna, effee. f 10..- 10 6
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36i
Cadiz
Bilbao

Barcelona —

IGE.-(YESTERDAY.)

Leghorn ....... 30 75
Genoa 26 5
Milan ...... -
Venice
Naples ...... 391
Palermo, per os 1194
Lisbon .. 53*
Oporto s3*
Rio Janeiro
Bahia

Buenos Ay; es
NewYork,2ldyssight --
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER ON.
Foreign Gold,bars..X3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons.... 0 0 0
Now Dollars 0 0 0
Silver in Ba-5..... 0 4 11i

Seville —

b t r ttto

THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.)

ONE CLCSM 0
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. riticEs
3 per Cent. Reduced ......... 95% 96 96
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% 97 971
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726
New 314 per Cents
Long Annuities toexnireJan.lB6o 10 11-16 13-1 G 10 13-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860
India Bonds, 1,0004.
Ditto under 1,0001. .. ......
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 I%d 39 41 38 40 pm. 40
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1E43 . .........
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent 99 99
bl es i c an, 5 per Cent. 1837 ......
Ditto, Account — 31,4
Ditto Deferred l6li 16%
Portuguese 5 per Cents
Ditto, 4 per Cent 56 574 58
Russian Bonds ...... 11014 1121/2
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account 261/4 26',
Ditto, Passive
.61/4
—...

CLOSING
PRICES

Ditto Deferred 15% 15%
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 3B 40
Belgian 4% per Cent. .... 98
Dutch, 21% per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92% 92%
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SILIRES PAID' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100
Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s ll4 p ll4 p
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New 2
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 5Y1,% % —••-- 594
Do. New
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester ll4 2%% 2%
Chester and Holyhead._ 15
Cork and Waterford ... I% —
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 5 - •,
8
Dublin and Galway..... 4 —
Direct Manchester
( Remington's)
Ditto (Rackstrick's)... 514 ...... 5% ys % 5%
Direct Northern
Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 22 21zri 22%... 223
Ditto New 41. 16s.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....61. 13s. 4d l 4
East Lincolnshire
4
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21,4 i_
Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% —
Great Western BO ... 152
• .
Ditto Fifths
Great South. and West. '
(Ireland)
Hull and Selby
~,
1)o. Half Shares
Leicester and Bedford... 225.
Leicester and Tamworth 495.
Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% •• ••• 354 37/
/8
Lpool., Mnchstr, & New
castle Junction ...... 2% •••,• 5%% 5%
London and Birmingnmloo 217

Do. 1% Shares ... -...... 2
Ditto Extension ....•• IVI 2% 2l‘,
London and Blackwell. 16/. 13s. 4d. 10
Do. New
London and Brighton... 50 ...... 63 64 .
Ditto, Sixths
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 221/2 21% 7
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent. ..
London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d —
Do. Preference ...18117s 2d 22%
London and York 2% 5% 5%
London, Warwick, and
Kidderminster
Manchester and Leeds... 76
Do. Quarters 2
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters
Do. New Quarters
Do. Continuation and
Welsh Junction ... 1% —
Nlanchester,Buxton,and
Matlock 225....... 41,4 p ... 494 p
Manchest. & Southampt. 2 ...... 5
Midland 100 153 15414 157

221/2
5111

Do. New
Newcastle and Darling-

121/
1212
2%

...
ton Junction 25 ..—.. 57
Newcastle and Berwick 5
Newport& Abergavenny 214 —
Newark, Sheffield, and treir
Boston
North British
22 ...... ... 22
Ditto New 1
North Devon
N. Kent & Direct Dover 21,4.... 3% 3
North Staffordshire 42s. ...... 4%% p.
1 Northampton, Banbury,
and Cheltenham
Nottingham and Boston 1% 3%% 3%
Oxford, Gosport, Ports.
moutli,& Southamptn 425.
Oxford and Worcester... 2% 91,6 1014
Perth and Inverness ... 2%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland I % 4
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 5/1 6 5%..... 571/3,
Shrewsbury and Trent
Valley Union
South Midland 22s. ...... 5 6 514 p...... 514 p
South Eastern & Dover 33! 2s 4d... 38 ............ 37
Do., N 0.2.

Staines and Richmond... 1
I South Wales ..... ...... ~.. 21,4 514
Tean and Dove Valley 1% 1%... ..... .. .•
Trent Valley 2 ..... . 16 ...... ...... ..
Vale of Neat h 2 —
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
........ ..,...
NV aterford, Wexford, and
Valentia .
Welch Midland
..... 3
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth ... 2% 5% .. .. ..
Worcester, Shrewsbury,
and Crewe Union ..... 1%..... 2%
York and Carlisle 23/ 3l/2
York and Lancaster 2% 2'A 3 . .
York and North Midland 50 lO6
Do. Extension ll4 261% 2414 25%
FOREIGN RAILWAY'S.
Boulogne and Amiens... 8 _. 1034
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian ... ..... .... ss•
Great Western Bengal... ss. —
Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ...
ruxembourg...
Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. I%
Namur and Liege
Orleans and Bordeaux... 6
Paris eeLyoni.( Lailitte's) z.
Paris and Lyons (CI an-
ntron's)... ..
Paris and Rouen .
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's) .. 2 • •••
Ditto (Aymards) 9l ,
-/i 2%.. . .
Ronal North of Spain ... 2
Aambre and Meuse ...... 6
['ours and Nantes (Mac-
kenzie'*) .. 2
Do. do (Lefebrre't N 2
West Flanders .. 4
MINES.
British Iron Scrip
Real del Monte Unregd.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)

MANSIOAr-BOUSE.

21;,

J 90N
332
1

nq
234
39%

231/2
4%

A female of respectable appearance named Ann Fox, aged
between 34 and 35 years, was brought before the Lord Mayor
in the custody of Inspector Waller, charged with having
fired a pistol, at and wounded a young man, of the name of
Thomas Morris, with grape shot. The prisoner. upon being
placed at the bar, appeared to be agitated in the extreme.
She was defended by Mr. Pelham, and did not utter a word
during the examination.
The prosecutor said he accused the prisoner of having
shot him in the thigh. On the preceding evening he was
coming out of a chemist's warehouse, in Laurence Poultney-
lane, in which he was assistant, and the moment the prisoner,
who was opposite to the warehouse, got sight of him, she fired
a pistol at him. About twenty shots penetrated the skin,
and most of them dropped out of themselves. When she fired
she was at the distance of two yards or two yards and a
half from him. He immediately closed the door, and went
into the warehouse to examine the wound which he felt she,
had inflicted.

The pistol produced was a small one, and had been pur-
chased by the prisoner a short time before she used it in the
way described, at the shop of a pawnbroker in Oxford-street.
Mr. Pelham—Did you see her level the pistol at you?
Prosecutor—l saw the flash in front of me, and felt that I
had received the contents of the pistol.
Mr. Pelham—You have known her before, I presume?
The prosecutor—Yes, I have known her before.
The LORD MAYOR (to the prosecutor)—This is the female
you had brought before me some time ago for following and
annoying you, and whom I held to bail to keep the peace?
The Prosecutor—She is the woman.
Mr. Pelham—You knew her formerly at Islington, where
you were foreman to a chemist, and she was your fellow-ser-
vant? The prosecutor—She was servant in the house in
which I was assistant.

Mr. Pelham—You were paying your addresses to her ?
The prosecutor—Not at all.

Mr. Pelham—You have had intercourse with her ? ThO
prosecutor—Yes, certainly.
Mr. Pelham—Have you not seduced her ? The prime-
cutor—l do not think 1 have.

Mr. Pelham—Have you not promised her marriage over
and over again ? The prosecutor—No.
Mr. Pelham—How long is it since the intercourse com-
menced between you ? The prosecutor—About two years
and half ego. _ _

Mr. Pelham—Have not several letters in a complete love
strain passed between you ? The prosecutor—Not upon my
part. (Here the prosecutor gave the Lord Mayor to under-
stand that there was nothing at all in the sentimental way
between them, and that what did take place took place at
her request.)
Mr. Pelham—Are you not two or three and thirty? The
prosecutor—No. I am but twenty-three; she is thirty-five.
She has been ever since annoying me.
Mr. Pelham—To perform your promise of marriage? The
prosecutor—l never promised anything of the kind.
Mr. Pelham—Have you not sworn to stick to her and pro.-
tect her as long as you had life ? The prosecutor—No. The
only promise I ever made to her was to call and see her now
and then, and she is for ever annoying me and following me.
Mr. Pelham—Was she not in the family-way? The pro-
secutor—l do not know.

Mr. Pelham—Did she not tell you that your treatment of
her, on refusing to marry her, had so severely affected her
feelings that sue was seized with premature labour? The
prosecutor—She said something of that kind. (Here the pro-
secutor repeated that his only object was mere animal grati-
fication.)
Mr. Pelham—Do you recollect that she was bequeathed
some money by a relative? The prosecutor—l do.
Mr. Pelham—You then recommenced the intercourse
which had for sonic time ceased between you? The prose-
cutor—Yes; but not on that account at all.
Mr. Pelham—Pray, are you married ?
The prosecutor (to the Lord Mayor)—Am I bound to
answer that question ?
The LORD MAYon—You need not.
The prosecutor—Then I shall not answer it.
Mr. Pelham—Did you tell her you were married? The
prosecutor, after some hesitation, said " Yes."
Mr. Pelham—Has she not told you she would destroy her-
self? The prosecutor—Yes, and that she would destroy me,
too. She has frequently threatened me.
Mr. Pelham—The wounds you say are superficial? The
prosecutor—Yes; they only passed the cuticle, and a great
many of the shots dropped out when I laid the place bare.
Mr. Pelham—Might not the pistol have gone off oy acci-
dent? The prosecutor—No, not at all.

Mr. Pelham—Have you and the prisoner not had guar-
re!s? The prosecutor—No, not to say any particular quar-
rels.

Mr. Pelham—And when did the intercourse between you
entirely cease? The prosecutor—Some months ago.
Mr. Pelham—Did she not appear to be in a distracted and
frenzied condition upon the occasion of your separation ?
The prosecutor—No, not more so than usual.
Mr. Pelham—She has several letters of yours? The prose-
cutor—l dare say she has.
Mr. Pelham—And you have several of hers? The pre-
secutor—.No, I have none of hers; they are all destroyed.
Mr. Pelham—Were they not filled with expressions of
love and affection? The prosecutor—No, not upon my side.
Mr. Pelham—Then it was upon your side nothing but.
a brutal acquaintance? The prosecutor—Call it as you please.
It was just the same on her side. I saw her three nights
after the Lord Mayor held her to bail, and would have given
her into the custody of an officer, but she got away.
The LORD MAYOR—Was it before of after that she
threatened to destroy you? The prosecutor—A month or
two before that she said if I did not continue my visits to
her she would certainly shoot me.
Mr. George Mallison, who is always employed on the pre-
mises in Laurence Pountney-lane, stated that he came out.
of the warehouse before Mr. Morris, and saw the flash of the.
pistol. He then seized the prisoner, who, he believed, had firol
it, and the pistol was found at her feet.

Policeman No. 491 stated he went, upon being sent for,
into a public-house in Laurence Pountney-lane, where he
saw the prisoner in a fainting state, with several people
about her administering water. She appeared to be greatly
agitated, but said nothing. She was then taken to the sta-
tion-house.

Inspector Waller said that he asked' her at the station
whether she had anything to say, and she replied with a
simple negative. The female searcher found some powder
and shot in her pockets.
Mr. Pelham said he should reserve the defence, and the
Lord Mayor immediately committed the prisoner for trial.