The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1844.

Bout* •• ..........1037 50 . 1045 ..1037 50..1045
Rouen to Havre
Orleans •• • • ••••• •• •• 1025 ..1028 75 —1025 ..1023 75

Strasburg to Bale• ••• • • .... 278 75 .. 281 25 • • 278 75 . 280
Avignon to Marseilles— •• • • 780 . 788 75 .. 780 •• 788 75

RAILWAY SHAW'S FOR THE ACCOUNT, OCTOBER 31.
Versailles, R. 8.. ........ 390 .. 390 .. 390 .. 390
L.B..••••• ...... 286 25 .. 287 50 .. 2116 25 .. 287 50
Rouen ....

Rouen to Havre ••
Orleans •• •• •• •• 1025 —lo3o ..1025 _ —lO3O
~..

Strasburg to Bale .• • • •• • • 278 75 .. 281 25 .. 278 75 .. 281 25
Avignon to Marseilles•••••• 782 50 .. 787 50 . 782 50 •• 7d7 50

We have perused, with much interest, the valuable
tract just issued by the publisher, Mr. S. Clarke, of
Pall-mall East, entitled the " First Report of the
Committee of the Society for the Emancipation of
Industry, bringing down their proceedings to the ter-
mination of the Parliamentary Session of 1844." It
is a document every way worthy of the careful labours,
the unwearied zeal, and the undaunted spirit of a
body of individuals who have rendered so much good
service to the common weal by their sustained efforts
to enlighten public opinion, and to enlist the
public voice against the disastrous fallacies in-
corporated in the monetary system of the Bullionists.
A more complete and unqualified case was
never established, upon inferences more logically
drawn from incontrovertible premises, than is proved
in this able and temperate paper against the monster-
mischief known as Sir Robert Peel's Bank Charter
Bill of last session. It makes its appearance, we
trust, in good time to invigorate and inspirit hose
somewhat tardy, but determined eftOrts, which the
agricultural, commercial, and banking interests of
Scotland are now making, from Jedburgh to John
o'Groat's House, against the threatened administra-
tion to their now thriving country, of the Premier's
quack nostrum—the golden pills—which, notwith-
standing all the skill he has heretofore taken credit for
exhibiting, as consulting physician to the State, have
produced absolutely nothing but disorganisation and
disease in her constitution. We warned our brethren,
North of the Tweed, while the meditated mischief
had been as yet but briefly announced, as kindly in-
tended " for England, only," that the apathy with
which they looked on at the " Doctor's" " magnetic
passes" on their southern kinsmen, would soon be
converted into the alarm consequent on the fact of
being themselves the next patients selected for expe-
riment. Our words have proved " owre true" almost
sooner than we expected. The banking interest of
Scotland certainly exhibited, pending the last session,
a degree of moral timidity in not running to
the rescue of their neighbour whilst the fire
had not yet scathed their own roof-tree. Now
that the incendiary intention of making them
submit to the same disaster, is fairly announced,
we trust they will be all "up and doing,"
and prepared for efficient resistance and defence
before the next session commences. In a day or two
we shall return to the Society's " Report." The sig-
nificant statements of our City Correspondent, corro-
borated, as they are, by the statements which appear
in the " Money Market" articles of all our Contempo-
raries, are but too likely, we fear, to involve the in-
dications of an approaching re-visitation of some of
these evil influences which have periodically developed
themselves since the passing of Peel's " Currency"'
Bill in 1819, as its unquestionable and necessary
results.

It occasions us much regret to learn that whilst
the Imperial Parliament, and some of the principal
municipal bodies of the kingdom are making the most
praiseworthy and benevolent efforts to provide for the
labouring classes of the people, in a more especial de-
gree, places of healthful resort, public walks, parks,
&c., the Commissioners who preside over the adminis-
tration of the estates of his Royal highness the
Prince of Wales, which are the hereditary pro-
perty of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lan-
caster, are pursuing a precisely opposite course. They
have chosen, too, a season which has been remarkably
distinguished by the prevalence of those disorders
which arise from the overcrowding of tenements in
densely-peopled and ill-drained localities, to hold out
a premium for the profit of his Royal Highness's
rent-roll, to the further indulgence of that spirit of
brick and mortar investment, which is the local curse
of all the suburban sections of this capital. Kenning-
ton- green--a small plot, heretofore a common " green"
(as its name imports)—afterwards usurped as a market-
garden, and in either destination forming an open and
cheerful space between the Vauxhall and Kennington-
roads, at their junction near Kennington-cross, is now
let out for building leases. No greater nuisance
to the houses on the east and west sides of the green,
or the said two roads,trespectively, can be imagined ;
but the question of health to the operative and indus-
trial communities who reside in, or habitually fre-
quent this vicinity, is, of course, of para-
mount importance. The contemplated nuisance
is attempted to be justified on the plea that
it is expedient to reduce the present charge
of managing the revenues of the Duchies, to one of
which the land belongs. The reduction of the salary
of the Chancellor or the auditors would be equivalent,
we should say, to the fee simple of twenty such plots,
and would be unattended with one particle of that ill-
feeling which the execution of this notable project is
calculated so justly to excite. We had hoped that
the time had gone by for this species of land-jobbing,
at the cost of the czmforts of the poor and the health
of the public.

Sir J. Graham arrived in town on Saturday from
Windsor Castle, where, it is understood, the Right
Hon. Baronet had been to make arrangements for the
royal visit to the City this day, on the opening of the
new Exchange.
Lady Peel arrived in town on Saturday.

ORLEANS, TOURS, and BORDEAUX

RAILWAY.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 23.

The representatives of the Company Laurent, Ix-
zarche, and Mackenzie, had an interview with the
Minister of Public Works this day, for the first time
since the adjudication of this line of railway, owing to
the illness of the Minister, and his subsequent absence
from Paris, in attendance upon the King.
The Conseil de Ministres (Cabinet Council) are to pro-
nounce upon the ratification of the tender this day, at
four o'clock, and the representatives of the Company are
to meet the Minister, by appointment, in his cabinet, at
six o'clock, to receive official notification of the result.

• _
The result may be inferred from the fact that the
Minister has invited the Directors to meet him, shortly,
at Tours, to make an inspection of the works between
Orleans and Tours, preparatory to delivery to the
Company,
The royal ordonnance, approving this Company, will
appear, probably before the close of this week, in the
Moniteur. It may be announced in the Messager, the
evening Government paper of this evening, and not the
Moniteur of to-morrow.

PRINCE ALBERT'S ANNUAL SALE OF LIVE STOCK.
—WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The sale of his Royal High-
ness's live stock, selected from the Norfolk and Flemish
Farms in the Great Park, and also from the Home Park
at Windsor, took place yesterday, under the super-
intendance of Mr. Tebbott, at the Norfolk Farm, and
attracted, as upon the three former occasions, a great
number of salesmen and butchers from London and the
adjacent towns. The sheep, which were in excellent
condition, realised the following prices :-213 South-
down ewes averaged from 255. 6d. to 33s ; 160 South-
down two-tooth wethers from 225. to 255. The cattle
sold as follows : 20 Scotch pole four-years old bullocks,
fit for slaughter, averaged from 121. to 17L each ; 29
highly-bred Welch bullocks, from 111. 15s. to 131. ss. ;
and 13 short-horned barren cows, from 101. to 17Z each.
Several Hereford oxen, Alderney cows, cart-horses, &c.,
realised very excellent prices. The proceeds of the sale
amounted to upwards of 1,4001. Mr. Tebbott sold at the
same time several fine Hereford working oxen belonging
to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests.

We understand that Sewell and Co., of Old
Compton-street, Soho, silk-mercers in ordinary to the
Queen, purpose closing their establishment this day,
in consequence of her Majesty's visit to the City.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 24.—The Senate had a short sit-
ting yesterday, in which the draft of an address, in
answer to the King's speech, was brought up. The
draft was, as usual, an echo of the speech. The Chamber
of Representatives chose for its President M. Liedt, who
had 62 votes, the number of Members present being 67.
SOMERSETSHIRE.—The following is an exact copy
of a notice lately posted up in the village of Crow-
, combs--" Take a notis that ther will be a lickter,
preached by the Riverant Measter Fooler, on chrishen
confarmation at the bapteas chipple at Stugumber on
Sonday eveling next."—Taunton Courier.
We have received a letter, dated from the Hospital
Beaujon, mentioning that Lord Robert Grosvenor a few
days since visited that establishment, and, with a kind-
ness which much enhanced his noble donation, contri-
buted most handsomely towards the relief of the only
English inmate of the institution.--Paris Paper.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CRUELTY.—On Fri-
day a girl named Emma Kimberley, about 17 years of
age, was brought before Mr. James James, at the
Public-office, charged under the following circum-
stances :—lt appeared that she had been employed
by Mr. James Davis, of Francis-street, as nurse, and
that in that capacity she had the care of an infant three
months old. About a week ago Mr. Davis, on hearing
theinfant crying excessively, went into the room where
the girl had it in her arms, and inquired the cause of its
uneasiness. The girl replied that the child seemed as if
it was choking, and that it was always better with the
mother. Mr. Davis took no further notice, nor was any
suspicion entertained that the infant had been the victim
of ill-treatment, until Thursday morning last, when Mrs.
Davis discovered in the evacuations of the infant two
small pebbles, two buttons, a button-mould, and a hob-nail.
The appearance of these things naturally excited her
h alarm,ieh s
andhea t sheon
once confessed
questioned the
e m,un
wstones,
buttons, &c., down the child's throat. A police-officer was
theth
thatse servant
n hadt about
pu t
immediately sent for, and, on his arrival, he asked the girl
why she had been guilty of such barbarous conduct. She
replied that she intended to kill the child, because the
parents made so much of it. She was then taken to the
station, and a surgeon was called in to examine the child,
but there were no external injuries found upon the body.
In the evening the infant discharged four pins, a hob-
nail, a brass button, and two pieces of a hard substance.
The prisoner, when before the magistrates, refused to
give any information touching the motives which had
induced her to commit this act of wanton cruelty, and
she was remanded.—Birmingham Journal.

HONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000
bales at previous rates.—Railway Shares continued dull
except Duvers. Chester and Birkenhead, 31i • Direct
Northern, 51; Grand Junction, 205; Ditto, Half, 1021;
Flarwich, lls- ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 321. ;
London and Birmingham, 212 ; London and Brighton,
One-Eighth, 24 ; Midland Counties,_los; North Union,
1291; Sheffield and Lincoln, 2 ; Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham, 3f ; South-Eastern, 431 ; Ditto, New, 164 ;
Trent Valley, q ; Lyons and Avignon, 46 ; Paris and
Lyons, 2i ; Ditto and Orleans, 29i ; Boulogne and
Amiens, 4*.
The truly absurd clause in the regulations issued by
" My Lord Mayor Magnay," prohibiting parties even
from attending to their own business, within the pre-
scribed limits, noted by us yesterday, now creates dis-
gust, as well as ridicule. A host of letters have been
addressed to the " Home-office," on the subject, and
sans dente, the higher powers, will control the vagaries
of the Civic authorities, on the subject referred to.
The following letter was posted at the North and
South American Coffee-house this morning :
" An outrage of a serious nature, nearly attended with
loss of life, was committed this afternoon, about four
o'clock, upon Captain Woodhouse, the respected com-
mander of the New York packet-ship Queen of the West
At the hour mentioned, Captain Woodhouse was leaving
his vessel in the Prince's Dock, when passing through
the gate he was assailed by a tall powerful man, in a
sailor's dress, who, without a word, sprung towards him
and struck him a tremendous blow with an iron ball or
stone slung in a cotton pocket-handkerchief. The blow
took effect on the forepart of the temple, near to the eye,
and laid him at once senseless on the pavement. He was
picked up by a few persons who witnessed the attack,
and carried to the Northern Hospital, where he received
immediate attention from the house-surgeon, who reported
that the injury, although of a most serious nature, did not
amount to fracture of the skull, which was no doubt the
villain's object. The assailant, on seeing Captain Wood-
house fall, uttered some expression not distinctly heard
by those who witnessed the attack, took to his heels, and
in the confusion escaped. He is known, however, and
cannot long escape detection. He is one of Captain
Woodhouse's own crew, amongst whom a mutinous feel-
ing had existed during their late voyage from New
York, though with this man Captain Woodhonse, we
understand, never had an ill word. Two police officers
hare been placed on board the Queen of the West for
the protection of the mates, stewards, &c."
In the public Securities this morning scarcely any
business has been transacted. Consols for the Account
have been quoted at par. For the first transfer day next
week an improvement from 99* to 100 has just taken
place. Bank Stock has advanced to 2024, and Exche-
quer Bills are at 735. premium. The Rtduced Three
per Cents. are rather heavy at 99.
The firm of Messrs. de Rothschild, Brothers, have
taken a contract for 3,894,415 Belgian Two-and-a-Half
per Cent. Rents, placed at the disposal of the Govern-
ment of Holland, pursuant to the recent treaty between
the two countries. The certificates will be granted at
591, and to be entitled to interest from Ist January next.
The payments are to be made as follows :-20 per Cent.
on the 4th proximo; 20 per Cent. on the 2d Dec.; 20 per
Cent. on the Ist Jan. ; 20 per Cent. on the 3d Fel .;
and 20 per Cent. on the Ist March, 1845. The Exchange
is to be calculated at 25 francs per pound sterling, and
a discount of 3 per cent. is to be obtained for payments
in advance. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
have been firm, this morning, at 63. In Belgian Bonds
there have not been any bargains effected. Spanish
Three per Cents. are at 344 e ; Portuguese Converted
at 521,, for the Account ; and in Mexican Bonds only one
bargain has been made, at 34.
In the Railway Shares a slight improvement has
taken place(
PRICSE OF BRITISH NUN DS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... 0010,4 99
3per Cent. Consols. Anne
New 314 per Cent. Annuities lOl% EV 101%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 12 1-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
India Bonds, 92
Ditto under 1,000...........«.«.«.«.».».«.«.« 9O
Bank Stock for Account ..».......«...« 202
Consoi for Account
Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d
1,009!. ..“•••••••••••••••••••• .....
15
,N ram:
73 pm.

Ditto Small.,
Ditto Advertised. — ••..... 00000
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ..»........h....
Ditto for the Account ..... 34%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent . ........ .......
Ditto Converted 51%
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 —
Ditto Three per Cent. 34%
Ditto for the Account •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 34e%
Dutch 2% per ...... tt3
Dutch 5 per ........... 98%
PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE
Birmingham and Gloucester...." 100 .........103
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ..»..... 43
Caledonian ..... ......... 5
Churnet Valley 2 3% to
E astern Counties 25 13%%% to
Edinburgh and Glasgow •••••••••••• 50 ••••••••• 59% ••• to
Ditto 14 Shares 12% 15 ..... to
Great Western •••••••••••••••••••••••• 75 to

-- _
Ditto 34 Shares .•••••••••••••••••••• 50 ••••••••• 8434 •••••• to
Harwich
London and Birmingham.
London and Brighton ..... .......... 50 .....".. 4734 % ... to
London and Croydon ..... .......... 13N ...... 16%%36 to
London and Y0rk..„.„.„.„.„..... 2% 3li% to
Midland ............ ...... .. ..... ....... 100 .........10134
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ......... 44
North 8riti5h........ ...... ............ 5 .... 5)4
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 3234
Ditto New .....„.................... 4 .... ..... 16304
Trent Valley
York and North Midland ..-.- 5O .........10714_. .... tc
o. Crirai of France (Masterman's) 9 ........ 4306- ... to
Ditto Constituted .. 2
Boulogne and Amiens 2 ........ 44,1,4% .. to
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ........ 3161,4 to
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orielt118.•••••••••••••••••••• 20 ••••••.•• 30%
Parisand R0uen.."....«•............. 20 ••......• 4033 %
..._

Paris and Strasbourg
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, OCT. 24.
3 per Cent. Consols 99%
Three and a Quarter Stock,..
Ditto New, 18.30 —
3% per Cent. Debentures —
Lo - g Annuities
Bank Stock
Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent.
Royal Canal Stock —
4 per Ccnt. Ballast Office Debentures —
4 per Cent. City Debentures
Kingstown Railway Debentures lO2
LAST PRICES OF SHARES.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SUARE.
Dublin and K. Railway
Drogheda Ditt 0...
Great Southern and Western. .... ...... 5
Dublin and Cashel ditto
.. Dublin and Belfast Junction 2
... 4%
Athlone Railway ..... ...............
Hibernian Bank 25%
Royal Bank ...... . lO
National Insurance
Patriotic ditto
Mining Company of Ireland.,
100 ........ 106
7 l4
Wicklow Copper Mines
50 52%
Ditto Ditto, 1836 ...., ......
... so
52
British and Irish Steam Company ... 50
CitypofitDoublinDSittetoam Company
Steam Ship Building Company
Limerick Extension Railway
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 25.—We can-
not report any improvement in the state of our market
to-day.—Caledonian, 4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2* ;
Churnet Valley, 38 ; Huddersfield, 41 5 ; Lancaster
and Preston, Three-Fourth Shares, 45+ 46 ; North Union
Stock B, 73; South-Eastern, 43-1 ; Ditto, New, 061
Leeds and Dewsbury, 7 ; Manchester, Bury, and Ros
sendale, 53- ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 1 15-16 2 ; Centra.
of France, 4.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH 1, UNDS.
Bank 5t0ck..........ex div. 202% Ditto Bonds £1,C30 91 pm.
3 per Cent. Red . .............. 99 Ditto under £l,OOO 9O
.. 3 per Cent. Cons. .... ..... 99% South Sea Stock
.CrELnodniasßolsisltlsocf:
334 per Cent. Red ............ Ditto Old Annuities
New 3% per Cent ............. 101% Ditto New Annuities
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500/.
New 5 per Cent..............
lan. 1860 l2 1-16 Ditto Small
Oct. 1852.....„„„„,,„ 11 1346 Bank Stock for Acct 2/32
Jan. 1860.............
Indian Stock. .......................
Russian, 5 per Cent...........
Ditto, Metallic ..... .. .. . .....
Spanish, 5 per Cent., 1840...
Jitto, 1841 ........ —
Ditto, 1842... ...... ...........
Ditto, 1843........ .......... ...
Ditto, 1841 —
Ditto, 3 per Cent .......
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per
1
rench, 5 per Cent....... —t. -c.
Exchange ....... ...... .... —f. —c.
French, 3 per Cent
Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto,:s per Cent 99%
rkl ' "A
forct *A. .:ad. .1 10017 33
p pm.

Austrian, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds . . ....•
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent
ChMan, 6 per Cent .....
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Danish, 3 per Cent . . ......
Greek, IS_5, 5 per dent
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 perCt —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Veruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct --
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct

SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) ICI
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid
Caledonian (5 paid)
Churnet Valley, 2 paid ..........„ ..... .. .......... ..
Eastern Counties 125 paid)
.. .... .. ...... %
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid
Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid)
Great Western (75 paid'
._ ...

Ditto Half Shard, 50paid
Lancaster and Carlisle, 10 paid
214
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Lon ion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk) 16%
London and York, 2% paid 3%
Midland (100 paid) ..... ...... ... ....... -.........
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid ..•••• 45
North British, 5 paid
8%
Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) ..... •••• 43
16
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid
Trent Valley, 2 paid
York and N o
France,rs thlia
53X
...... ...•-••
Central Ditto
Halfof
Ditto Constituted B%
re52id(pa1zanidp.d.!)..p.ai..d.).................: ...... ...
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid ...»..••••
paid 3
"-
4
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, I 3%
Paris and Lyons, 2 paid !e A ,
s'aris and Orleans (20 paid) ................... ..... -••• 391
Paris and Rouen. 20 paid 40%
Paris and Strasbourg, 2 paid `%
---

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BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS RAILWAY.—
The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway was com-
menced on Wednesday last by Mr. Wythes, the non_
t ractor,
worksthe Earl
being on
h
ofCthiac ht
portionester'sl land d
the at ,linae. lm eEey
r, v ther
heaviest
for th e
remaining arrangement i no
portion
rtmakingion ot. ftohre then
line
; purchase
.ln of
thee
the° land
ut e
of a few weeks the whole of the works will be in actil e
operation.—Brighton ilerald.
At the Suffolk quarter sessions, held at Bury, on
Tuesday last, it was decided, on the motion of Mr. ievan.
to introduce the rural police into the western divb.ion of
the county. The numbers were—fur the motion 19,
against it 16.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
THE AMERICAN FRIGATE CHESAPEAKE.—(From a
Correspondent.)—The old well remembered American
frigate the Chesapeake, which, between thirty and forty
years ago, when under the command of Commodore
Laurence, was captured by Captain Broke, then Com-
manding his Majesty's frigate the Shannon, during the
American war, has been broken up for many years past,
and at the present time forms the constituent portion of
a flour-mill, situate upon a stream which runs near the
small town of Botley, in Hampshire. A few days since,
the workmen, whilst engaged in repairing the mill, had
occasion to remove certain parts of the timber fabric, and
l' s
found the wood of the old vessel to be as Illd
fresh as the day on which she was first launched. Several
curiously disposed persons have purchased sundrypiecesi
of the craft, with a view of having the wood turned into 1
snuff-boxes, and other fancy articles of turnery,—Post,

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
walked in the grounds adjnent to the Castle yesterday
forenoon. Afterwards his Royal Highness went out
shooting in the royal preserves, attended by Colonel
Bouverie and the Hon. Captain Duncombe. Her
Majesty and the Prince promenaded in the afternoon
in the Slopes and Home Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal were taken for their morning air-
ings yesterday.
The Right Hon. Sir James Graham left the Castle
for London yesterday.
Her Royal :Highness the Duchess of Kent left
Frogmore Housl, for St. James's, yesterday morning.
This morning the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Alice, took equestrian exer-
cise on their ponies in the :grounds adjoining the
Castle.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Court, and
a portion of the royal domestic Household, attended
Divine Service this morning in the private chapel of
the Castle. The lion. and Rev. Charles Leslie
Courtenay officiated.
The Queen and Prince Albert and the Court left
the Castle soon after half-past five o'clock for town,
proceeding to the Slough station of the Great
Western Railway.
Her Majesty and the Prince arrived at Bucking-
ham Palace from the Paddington terminus at a
quarter before seven o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Charlotte Dundas and Sir George Couper,
arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's,
in a carriage and four, at half-past three o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, from Froginore Lodge, Windsor.
Her Royal Highness honoured Drury-lane Theatre
with her presence in the evening.
Yesterday morning the Duchess of Kent attended
Divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Lady Charlotte Dundas was in Waiting on her Royal
Highness.

gir James Graham arrived in town on Saturday
morning, from a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle.
The Right Hon. Baronet had afterwards an interview
with Sir Robert Peel.

Mr. Henry Wire transacted business at the Foreign-
office on Friday.
The Duke of Wellington arrived in town on Satur-
day evening.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
on Saturday, from his seat, I3eechworth House,
Surrey. The Right Hon. G#ntleman had afterwards
an interview with Sir Robert Peel.

M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, transacted
business on Saturday at the Foreign- office.
Lady Peel arrived in Whitehall-gardens on Satur-
day from Brighton.
Lord Boston and family arrived at Farrance's
Hotel on Friday afternoon.

SPORTING IN
BETTING AT MAN

TELLIGENCE.
CHESTER-FRIDAY.
TIRE STARES.
18 to 1 agst The Altered
One —tgli,n
18 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's two
25 to 1 agst
UT Y.

caatnnincEs]
Even on Foig-a-ballagh—t
7 to 1 agst The Cure—t
18 to 1 agst Evenus
18 to 1 agst Newcourt

DEI
11 to 1 agst Alarm—taken
17 to 1 agst Xedger
17 to 1 agst Cobweb colt
25 to 1 agst Newsrnong;er•—t
27 to 1 agstFitz-Allen7 t

28 to 1 agst Connaugh
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COURSING.

CARDINGTON7 OCT 22, 23, 24.—The Derby Stakes
was won by Mr. Inskipp's Impetus, the Oaks by Mr.
Hennessy's the Cup by Mr. Arch's Admiral, and
the Port by Colquhoun's Hornsea.
MACCLESFIELD.--The Derby was won by Mr. An-
drew's lianquo, the Adlington Cup by Mr. Wascoe's
Topper, and the Macclesfield Cup by Mr. Thomas's
Linnet.

DEEPDEN, NEAR DORKING, OCT. 23.—The All-aged
Stakes were won by Young Spring, the Dog Puppy
Stakes by Mr. Chitty's Cotherstone, and the Deepden
Stakes by Mr. Chitty's Cobweb.
DEPTFORD INN CHAMPION MEETING.
FRIDAY.
Third Ties for Great Western Cup.
Feathers beat Pirate ; Agitation beat Walberga.
Third Ties for Fisherton Cup.
Nell beat Kotzebue ; Benevolence beat Why-so.
First Ties for Elston Bitch Puppy Stakes.
Flask beat Beat Beau Brownell ; West-End agst Ca-
taract (not run).
The AmeibprYftakes'for Bitches.
Mr. Agg's Arriabo ~,:r,Make's Risk ; Mr. A.
Graham's Screw beat4riL- 4:i :13 ; Mr.
Gordon's Crape litOt: ";126:.•':-,lis's Lustre ; Captain
Wyndham's Vesuvius lainwes's Contrast ; Mr.
French's Frolic beat Mr W. Etwall's Witchery ; Mr.
Foley's Lady Peel beat Mr. Lawrence's Laura ; Mr.
Bowles's Brocade beat Sir G. Quentin's Vesper ; Mr.
1-arkinson's Passion beat Mr. Palmer's Perseverance.
TheStonalenie %akes.
Mr. Etwall's Elasticbeat Mr. Clowes's Cabool.
(The others were not run when our account left.)

INCENDIARY FIRES IN YORKSHIRE.—We regret
to have to announce that the crime of incendiarism has
appeared within the last few days in the East Riding of
Yorkshire, two destructive fires of agricultural produce
having occurred. On Saturday night last a sheet
stack was maliciously set fire to on the farm of Mr. T.
Robinson, at Ellerker, near South Cave. The stack
was consumed, and some adjoining stacks and other
property narrowly escaped destruction. - On Thursday
morning, four corn-stacks, belonging to Mr. Richard
Horusea, of Wold Farm, near North Newbold, together
with a threshing-machine, were destroyed by fire. A
labourer passed the premises a few hours before the fire
was discovered, and all appeared to him to be safe. There
is no doubt that the conflagration was the act of an in-
cendiary, who, it: is conjectured, had had his malignity
aroused from the fact of Mr. !lonises having had a
threshing-machine at work on the previous day. Re-
wards have been offered for the apprehension of the re-
spective offenders, but nothing has yet transpired likely-
to lead to their apprehension.
IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF THE STEAM-WHISTLE.
—lt is well known that one of the most common causes
of the explosion of steam-boilers has been the want of a
sufficient quantity of water in the boiler at the time that
the heat underneath was very large. In many in-
stances the deficiency of water has resulted from the
negligence of the attendant engineer, combined with the
fact that no alarm was given, previous to the moment of
explosion, of the exact state of the water in the boiler.
Happily an efficient and simple exponent of the depth
of water in the boiler at the time of working, and which
will act as a powerful alarum in case of danger, has just
been applied to the steam-boilers at one of the largest
manufacturing establishments in the neighbourhood
of Leeds. By affixing a small pipe in communication
with the interior of the boiler at the point below which
it is well known to be unsafe to allow the water to be
consumed in the generation of steam, and at the top of
such tube putting one of the common whistles that are
attached to the railway locomotive engines, a very effi •
cient alarum, as we have said, is formed ; for as soon as
the water within the boiler has been consumed below the
point where Ifs pipe enters the boiler, the steam will
rush up the pipts and thence into the whistle, giving a
timely warning of the deficiency of water in the boiler.
We are not aware whether any similar means of safets,
has been tried at any other place ; but whether it has
or not, we think the subject is of sufficient importance to
warrant us in giving the information conveyed in this pa-
ragraph to the public.
SPLENDID PRESENT FROM THE KING OF THE
FRENCH.--On Thursday last a massive gold snuff-box
was forwarded from Windsor Castle to Scotland yard
for Captain Hay, one of the Commissioners of Police,
as a present from the King of the French, for the atten-
tion paid to his Majesty while in this country by that
gentleman. The box is of the most chaste workman-
ship. On the lid are the initials "L. P." fizmed of the
most sparkling diamonds, surmounted with a regal crown
formed of brilliants, and it is of the value of 250 gui-
neas. Captain Hay also received a handsome present
(a ring) from the Emperor of Russia while in England,
but its value is trifling compared with the magnificent
gift of Louis Philippe."
Shap Fells, so well known and dreaded by
travellers, is at present like an ant bed—all alive with
nuveys, employe d in forming the Lancaster and Carlisle
Railway. These industrious but sometimes unpleasant
neighbours have built themselves a long line of dwel-
lings of the turf and heather, which is denominated
Regent-street, and they have nearly also completed
Queen-square. The next batch of mansions, we believe,
is to be called the Quadrant, so that the west end of our
metropolis will soon be out rivalled by New London, on
the mountains of Shap.—Cuniberksd Paquet.
An alarm has been spread in the neighbourhood of
Wolverhampton, by the sudden death of Mr. Sheldon,
of Cosley, near Bilston, a gentleman of great respectabi-
lity ; and directly after him the carpenter who made his
coffin ; both cases being considered as instances of
Asiatic cholera. The former was taken ill at six o'clock
in the evening, and died within twelve hours, and the
latter with nearly the same rapidity—both commencing
with the same violent cramps, and marked by the same
severe and summary results.—Birmingham Advertiser.
We understand that her Majesty has been graciously
pleased to confer the Garter vacant by the death of the
late i tike of Grafton upon the Earl of Powis.—Evening
Paper.
.141 E UGLIONIANS.—There is a public-house in de
neighbourhood of the Theatre Royal, where a set ( f
creatures, enjoying the euphonious title of " he Uglis
onians," meet nightly, to have what they are pleased to
call a lark. One of the clique seats himself in the bar,
and, on the entrance of a stranger whom he thinks he can
delude, comment-es talking about weights, and offers a
small wager that the new cower is not so heavy as he
states himself to be. When a bet is effected, the party
is conducted into anther room, where he is informed he
can be weighed. lie is then placed on a machine, so
constructed as to bring his thirds tzinlk the influ.nce of
a galvanic apparatus. so powerful in it,; nflects that,
when the scalebeard is removed from under him, Its I,
left suspended for a time, to suffer the most excru-
ciating tortures, and, not uotr, quently, the most
severe convitisi,Jis ; and many young men upon
being liberated, dropped down almost insensible. While
their victim is in this exhausted state, they easily extort
from him his name, if they do notaltraepai:ty,i4kungohwteriot:
which is entered in a book kept for the purpose, anti he
is then allowed to depart, amidst thea
these wretches, who ifferin hhn that he is duly i ss:- ••
in the mysteries oT rhe
of the Liverpool Mercury. ortespondent
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