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great reason, their expectations of profit. The means of
production, and the wants to be supplied at the places of con-
sumption, are such that literally the Deudre Canal, intended
to transport to the Lower Scheldt coals, stone, and lime, of
the Hainault, will find, to make use of an English word, a
nearly incalculable traffic. The navigation of the Upper
Scheldt alone, employed in 1841 more than 7,000 boats, and
the MODS and Conde Canal afforded above 8,000, represent-
ing above 1,200,000 tons; and a reduction in the price of
transport would procure to the coal basin of Mona the sup-
ply of Holland which is now procured from Newcastle.
'We have often held up to ridicule the " fanfaronnades"
of English prospectuses which speak of Belguim, as it would
hardly be excusable to speak of China, but we must make
an exception to the conscientious report of the Directors of
the Dendre, the hopes they hold out to the shareholders in
this enterprise, are to our eyes certainties, and there is not
in this pamphlet one single word which is not rather below
than above the truth.--Le Politique, Nov. 3, 1845.

DVERTISEM ENT.
LYME REGIS /TD TAUNTON IRAILWAY AND

HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
We have looked, from the first, with a favourable eye upon
this undertaking, about which there is an unassuming sound-
ness that is striking. The Direction is entirely formed of
wealthy alid influential parties locally interested, who are
about greatly to improve the harbour of Lyme Regis, already
the best and most accessible in the western bay. We are in-
formed, upon unquestionable authority, that her Majesty's
Lords of the Admiralty are so favourable to the project as to
have written to the Committee to that effect, at the same time
requesting an inspection of their plans, which will, of course,
be immediately acceded to, as the plans, surveys, &c., are all
in a sufficiently forward state for the next session of Parlia-
ment, and will be duly lodged before the 30th of Nov. The
Committee have, however, come to the novelovise, and honest
determination of only taking the small deposit of 2s. per
share at present, so that should they not, by any untoward
circumstance, be able to go to Parliament in the ensuing ses-
sion, the remainder of the deposit, viz., V. per share, will not
be required for twelve calendar months. This judgment and
forethought reflects the greatest credit upon the solicitors and
managers of the Company.

REGENT'S CANAL.
Last evening a public meeting of the owners of property,
and other persons interested in the Regent's Canal and op-
posed to its conversion into a railway, was held at the Angel
Inn, Islington, for the purpose of receiving the report of a
committee appointed on the Bth of October last.
Mr. SAMUEL CHARLES WHITBREAD, having been called on
to preside,
,said, on the first public announcement of the
scheme for converting the canal into a railway, a meeting of
the parties interested in the waterway was called at a few
hours' notice, and it was the opinion of all present that the
proprietors had taken a most unjust course, and were looking
to what they should get for their own shares, not caring for
their lessees; or the public, who had a right to the waterway.
They were acting in direct opposition to their own Act of
Parliament, which dir,..,,eted that they should make and main-
tain the water-wily, and watch over the interests of their
tenants.

The SE LEETARY then read a voluminous report, giving a
history of the canal and the cost of its construction, and
the powers vested in its proprietors, and contending that
t'rie Canal Company had entered into contracts and agree-
ments to induce parties to expend money on its banks, quite
incompatible with the notion of stopping it up or converting
it into a railway. The Committee were of opinion that the
proposed line would .be most injurious to all engaged in the
coal trade, and were of opinion that if full compensation
were to be given for the losses that would arise to traders,
&c., the proposed railway would never be made, since the
cost would be double that of making a railway on another
and better site. The present goods traffic on the canal could
not be conducted with a passenger traffic in addition, unless
there were four lines of rails, for which the canal and tunnels
are not wide enough. None of the provisional committee
of the proposed railway were engaged in trade on the canal,
and the Committee were of opinion that if the owners of pro-
perty and traders on the banks desired that it should con-
tinue an open public waterway, the canal would remain a
canal for the use of their children's children.
Mr. RIGGE moved that the report be received and adopted.
Mr. LEA seconded it, and it was carried with but one
dissentient.

Mr. ESDAILE said he bad been-induced to lay out a large
capital on the canal, by the 67th section of the Act of Par-
liament, which set forth that they were to have "free liberty
to navigate."—(Hear, hear.) He moved, " That this meet-
ing deem it highly necessary to continue to watch the pi o-
ceedings of the Regent's Canal Company, and oppose that
or any other project for stopping up the canal."

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA IN
SICILY.

PALERMO, OCT. 24.--The Kamschatka and Bessarabia
steamers arrived on the 23d, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
On board of the former of these vessels were the Emperor
and Empress of Russia, the Grand Duchess Olga and Prince
Albert of Prussia. The arrival of their Majesties so soon was
quite unexpected by the authorities, who, if not caught
napping, as has happened in another place on a similar occa-
sion, were, at all events, not in attendance at the moment.
When they did appear, the Emperor not only declined all
the usual public honours paid to crowned heads, but even
refused to admit the mighty men of Palermo into his pre-
sence. The Empress has also declined (but in more cour-
teous terms) the services of the Princess of Partama, who
was appointed by the King of Naples to wait upon her Im-
perial Majesty as lady of honour; and the Emperor has also
declined the attendance of the Duke of Serradifalio, one of
his Neapolitan Majesty's aides-de-camp, appointed for that
purpose.
Great crowds assembled on the mole to witness the disem-
barkation of their Imperial Majesties. The party occupied
no less than ten huge carriages, and this independently of
the numerous household which arrived some days ago, to
prepare for the arrival of the Imperial Family. The Court
occupy three splendid villas at Olivarra. Among the fol-
lowers of the Empress, some Tcherkelds, who are to be in
attendance on the Empress during her stay here, attracted
particular attention, from the strangeness and wildness of
their appearance and costume. The Empress occupies the
villa of the Princess Radali-Butera, and arrangements are
now making for an apartment for the Emperor in the same
villa. Prince Albert and the principal officers are at the villa
of the Duke of Serradifalio, while the remainder of the suite
occupies that of the Duke of Montelerie.
The authorities do all they can to make the residence of the
Emperor and Empress in Sicily agreeable, and the town and
neighbourhood will long benefit by their visit. The streets
through which the Imperial party are likely to pass have been
new paved, the roads in the neighbourhood of the Imperial
residence have been levelled and improved,, and everything
unseemly that could offend the organs of sight or smelling
have been, as fr., as possible, removed. Some of the atten-
tions of the P:athori ties are pushed to an extreme, which has
roused sortie feeling of annoyance among the people, as, for
instane:e, the sentinels round the Imperial residence are
dressed in the uniform anti carry the colours of Russia, a
Degree of politeness which occasioned such indignation that
apprehensions were entertained, at one time, of a row.
NAPLES, OCT. 4.—The Emperor and Empress of Russia
arrived at Palermo on the 23d of October. The telegraph
having announced their disembarkation, the King of Naples,
accompanied by the Count and Countess of Aquila and the
Count of Trapant, embarked from Naples, on board the
Tancredi steamer, to pay a visit to his Imperial guests. The
Queen of Naples was unable to accompany his Majesty, being
on the eve of her confinement. The King of Naples, on his
arrival, sent one of his aides-de-camp to ask when he could
pay his respects to the Emperor in person, but the Emperor,
instead of waiting for the visit, anticipated it, by going im-
mediately to the palace of the King, and the two sove-
reigns met on the staircase. The meeting was a
very cordial one. It is said that the Emperor will not
remain at Palermo for more than a month, end that on
leaving it he will pay a visit to the King of Naples in his
capital, where he willremain for some days. In anticipation
of this visit the King of Naples is already concentrating his
troops, well knowing that nothing can afford so much grati-
fication, to the Imperial Czar as a military spectacle on a large
scale. Fortunately for the comfort of both sovereigns, his
Majesty of Naples will be able to make a very tolerable ap-
pearance, even in the eves of the Autocrat of all the Eussias.
His army in the neighbourhood of Naples is very numerous,
and for appearance and appointments can Vie with almost
any troops in Europe, our own not excepted. In a review,
no troops make a better tlgure than these of Naples. They
are said not tout with equal propriety on the field of battle;
but, as a Frenchman said, they cannot be expected to ekcel
in everything, and it is not their fault that their talent does
not lie in lighting.
At Palermo the EmperOr and Empress have refused all
kinds of public honours, and live in a very retired and in-
obtrusive manner. The Emperor is to be seen daily in the
streets, accompanied only by a valet de place, Aim has the
honour of acting as his cicerone, Among the personages in
the suite of the Emperor are the Count Nesselrode, Count
Orloff, and the Baton de Mavendorff, the Russian Ambassador
at Berlin. The Duke of Genoa and the Prince of Carignan
have already arrived in Sicily, on a visit to their Imperial
Majesties, and one of the Princes of Prussia is daily ex-
pected. It is also currently reported that the Duke of Bor-
deaux has expressed his intention of paying a visit to the
Emperor.

'hie dispute between the Marquis del Carnetto and the
council of the city of Naples has not yet terminated. Not-
withstanding the earnest request of the King, the Duke de
Bagnoli, the syndic of Naples, has refused to withdraw his
resignation, which he insists on being accepted.

THE BANK AND TIIE CURRENCY.—Yesterday
afternoon the Bank of England advanced the rate of Interest on
hills at nicety-dive days, discounted by them, to Three.and-a-half
per cent. This is a novel way of helping the public out of the
effects of the panic—just as if, when a man were drowning, and
had succeeded in grasping a plank, some kind person were to push
him back into the whirl of waters, and let him quietly sink to the
bottom. The Bank of Ireland, we perceive, is playin- ~Ise same
game. What the object can be, it is not
difficult to imagine.
Both, nominally national establish:mts,
friendly W
thing in their DOP." are doing the most un.
- - —viz., tightening the Money Markets
The evil effects of. '
;nil; will be felt for many a lot* day. We
hope that 0
..evernment and these banks have hot had an Untie',
standl7,l; on this subject. It is believed that it is the result of ah
.arranEMent with Whitehall. It would be folly to shut °tit eyes
to t:ne fact that such a movement as this is caltulated, if not in-
tended, to renew the panic which had almost subsided. It must
throw a shade upon everything, and the effects will be palpable,
even this day, in the heavy state of the funds, We fear before
this day week some large defaulters will be declared.—Railway
Express.

[...ADVERTISBMENT.J—ANASPASIA IN THE TREAT.
kENT Or CONSUMPTION.—The Dispensary for the Treatment of
Consumption, Asthma, and other Afibctions of the Chest (by Atlas-
pasia), is removed from 113, Strand, to 14, Leicester-place. Dr.
Cronin, physician to the Institution, has removed flr'itt 0, Craven-
street, Strand, to 14, Leicester-place, Leittiter-square.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. BIRMINv'TIAM,
THURSDAY EVENINQ.—A fatal accident betl/4irre9 this morning at
Stoke Prior, near Bromegrove. It *pears that the mail train left
Birmingham at its usual hour, one o'clock A.M., and upon it ifiriVtl
near Stoke, the driver observed a man in a whirefl•nA crossing the
line, but so near that it was impossible tO stop the train and prevent
the fatal consequences which thatted. The than Wad thrown dnw6:
and upon examining the line, the'decettsed W 55 io be most
shockingly mutilated. His Ilead telk*i_'6l'Llitetely destroyed, and his
limbs found scattered in 01! nections. It is difficult to account
for the seasons Vghlth induced the deceased (a journeyman brFek-
maker) to cross the line at such an early hour of the morning. it
is supposed that he must hare been tntOxicated, as there was no
crossing of the line where the accides t occurred, and even oh his
way home he would have had no right to be in the place where
first seen as the train came up. The inquest is to be held to-
morrow morning, but there does not appear to be the slighest blame
attached to the men in charge of the engine.
DEATH CAUSED BY A FISH-BONE.--On Thursday,
Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the King's Arms, Frede.
rick-street, Regent's-park, on the body of Mary Ann Powell, aged
fifty. The deceased, who was a very corpulent woman, and re.
sided with her family at No. 19, Fitzroy-place, New-road, was,
on the morning of Wednesday last, sitting at breakfast, when a
bone of a fish sticking in her throat brought on a violent fit of
coughing, which terminated in blood flowing copiously from her
nostrils and mouth. A surgeon was sent for, who pronounced her
to have broken a blood.vessel, and being unable to stay the bleed.
ing, deceased sunk under it, and in half an hour died perfectly sen.
sible, and only understood by those around her to articulate,
" Pray for me."—Verdict, " Natural Death from the bursting of
a blood•venel."

FLANDERS and HAMBURGH MAIL.
BRUSSELS, Nov. s.—The Moniteur publishes in its official
part the programme of the ceremonies at the opening of the
session of the Chambers, by his Majesty in person, on the
11th of this month.
The receipts of the Custom-house at Antwerp, in the month
of October, amounted to 703,967 francs.
The Belgian ship Harriet sailed from Antwerp two days
ago, for Galveston, with 171 emigrants.
By a resolution of the 18th August, 1814, a reduction was
made in the rates of postage in the kingdom of Prussia, which
was limited to the interior of the kingdom by a late decree.
This measure is extended from the Ist of November for
letters destined for France and its colonies, Portugal, Spain,
Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
burg, and vice versa. It as been in force with respect to
England for some time past.
" For some time past," says a letter from Bruges, " we
havehad such fine weather that we could fancy it was spring.
This magnificent weather is extremely favourable to the
labours of agriculture, especially to the operation of sowing; it
also permits the continuation of the bricklayers' works which
have been everywhere undertaken for the purpose of afford-
ing employment to the poor."
A letter from Constantinople, in the'Unirersal German Ga-
zette, says :—" It is in contemplation to send General Jochmus
Pasha as Minister of Turkey to Brussels. The General, a na-
tive of Hamburgh, who has not been employed since the cam-
paign in Syria in 1840, is said to have offered his services for
that post. M. de Behr, the Belgian Minister at Constantino-
ple, endeavours to promote this project, which might have
advantageous results for Belgium.
MaNriEnr, OCT. 28.—The Government official journal of
this day publishes the decree of the Grand Duke convoking
the Assembly of the Estates for the 21st of next month.
num:Fora', OCT. 29.—A French banker of this city and se-
veral of the principal manufacturers of gold and silver articles of
this city and Hanau have been the victims of scandalous frauds,
perpetrated by English Jews, who resided for some time at
Wiesbaden. These Jews had letters of credit for large sums
on our bankers, and had often large sums in advance. This
gained them confidence; and the bankers, when applied to,
answered that they were good. This enabled them to ob-
tain from the first gold and silver magazines the valuable
articles enriched with jewels and diamonds, for which they
paid with bills of exchange, and absconded with their booty.
A traveller of this city loses 30,000 florins, others much more,
and the Jewish banker the bulk. The total amount is said
to be 475,000 florins of which these Englishmen have cheated
the confiding Germans. It is reported that they embarked
at Marseilles. It must be confessed that these swindlers
operated with large sums, and with great dexterity.
THE FRONTIER OF BOSNIA AND TURKEY, OCTOBER.—
The latest accounts from Serajewa of the 13th inst., as well
as the statement of eye-witnesses who have arrived from
that place, give particulars of the cruel persecutions to which
the Jews were exposed] there. A Turkish girl, having com-
mitted a theft in the shop of a Jew dealer, was turned out of
doors; she fell purposely on the ground, and, screaming ter-
ribly, assured the Turks who had collected round her, that
the Jew had ill-treated her Without any cause. The Turks
immediately took their arms, and to the number of 2,000,
breathing vengeance against the Jews, repaired to the resi-
dence of the Pasha, who had the weakness to leave them to
avenge themselves. They proceeded accordingly to the
Jewish quarter, which was totally pillaged in a few hours.
It is easy to conceive the lamentations and the nfiserv_
of the Jewish merchants. Immense quantities of -
goods of all kinds were carried off, and it
length, when the Christian population began to be:
alarmed, and applied to the Pasha for assistance, he caused"!
six of the principal Jews to be taken, as he alleged, for
their safety, and to be conveyed no one knows whither.'
It may indeed be expected that the plundered Jews will •
obtain indemnity at Constantinople, whither they have sent
petitions to the Chief Rabbi. Meantime, however, they are
reduced to beggary. The Greek Rajas at Serajewa are ex-
tremely kind to them, but the Consuls cannot interfere, 43-
they are Turkish subjects.—Hamburgh Papers, Nov. 4.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, Nov. 5.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ •
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent -...—
Ditto Three per Cent
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
Ditto, ditto, 1840 • ••••. 106%
Ditto, ditto, 1842 • • •• • • • • •• • • • ..... •• • • 102%
Ditto, 1844. ••• • • ••• •••• • • • .
Ditto, 1836.. • .. • 98%
Ditto, 1838 ••••.•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • .. 75
Ditto of the City, 1832 •
Ditto, 1843 •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • wog
Bank of 8e1gium...... •••• • • • • • • • • • •• • • 777
—Brussels Papers. Nov. 6.
lIAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Nov. 4.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents •
Bank Shares •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • •• • • 1620
Anglo-Russian Loan . ...... ••••• • • • •
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 103% 103
Ditto Ist series Inscription. •• • • • • • • • • • 104% --
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96
Ditto, in Certificate ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 96
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • • 91%
Ditto Sticglitz •• • •••• • • • • • ... 90% 90
Spanish New 5 per Cent ••••••• • • • • • .. 20% 2014
Ditto 3 per Cent •••••• • • • • • ..... • • 30 29%
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent..
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 85
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...... 86
National Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

THE ARMY.

CAVALRY.

First Royal Dragoons—DiniTailc.—Half a troop is ordered
to march from Belturbet fur Enniskillen, there to occupy the
barracks while the cavalry stables are undergoing repairs.
Six rank and file are under orders to march from Belturbet
for liillishan Ira, tl ere to remain during the repairs of the
cavalry stables. Lieut.-Colonel Marten, K.H., is on leave of
absence to 30th November. Major Stephens is commanding.
Cornet Stephens has joined head quarters on appointment, on
the Ist of November.