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London, England, 1845-10-20 00:00:00

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THE SUN LONDON MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER, 20, 1845.

NEwnir, OCT. Dolphin, Su *St. John's;
New Brunswick ; (.11Ariotte, ao, ditto ; Falcon, Savage,
ditto, and sailed again.
SamomsAv, Ocr. Ig.—The Rubicon, of London from Arch-
angel, carne into Kirk Sound, on the 9th instant water-
logged, and drove on shore, but has got off with asAstanee.
A barque, supposed of London, from Archangel is on shore
at Saudag.
YAIZMOUTIT, OcT. 18.—The O'Conn,ll, of Scarborough,
and the Hope, Fill, of this port, have put into the harbour
with damage, having been in contact.

MARKET NEWS.---:(THIS DAY.)

COURT CIRCULAR.

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Wrignson, SUNDAY.Her Majesty the Queen Dowager
arrived at the Czstle about five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
attended by the Viscountess Barrington, Lady in Waiting,-
and the Earl of Denbigh, Master of the Horse. Her Ma-•
jetty, on alighting from her carriage, was received at the
grand entrance by his Royal Highness Prince Albert end
also the Countess of Mount Edgocumbe, Lady in Waiting,
the Hon. Misses Kerr -and Napier, Maids of Honour in
Waiting, the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting, Admiral Sir
RobertOtwav, Groom in Waiting, Colonel Bowles, Master.
of the Houset-told, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Colonel Bouverie,
Equerries in Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early morn-
ing walk yesterday in the grounds adjoining to the Cale.
On the return of her Majesty and the Prince, his Royal High-
ness went out to shoot, attended by the Earl of Morton and
Colonels Bowles and Bouverie. In the afternoon her 'Majesty
rode cut in a pony phaeton; for an airing, his Royal High-
ness driving, attended by the Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel
Bouverie on horseback. _ _

The past week's arrivals of English Wheat fur our market,
co istwise, were on a moderately extensive scale, but of very
middling quality, e=pecially es relates to the psrcels of new
received from Cambridgeshire. Of other grain of home
produce, except Peas, the receipts were limited. The imports
' of f..reign Wheat and Oats were on the incrca,,e ; but only a
small supply of Oats • reached us from Ireland. Fresh up,
coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, very little
English Wheat came to hand ; yet, ss several large parcels
were left over on Friday, we had a fair average quantity on
offer. This, together with the accounts frari , the
north, coming more favourable as relates to the in-gathering
of the outstanding crops, caused the demand (nomithstand-
ing the large attendance of both town and country buyers)
to be less active than for souse time past. ' Nevertheless. a
full average amount of business was doing in the article, and
the advance noticed in the quotations on Monday last was
steadily supported. The show of tine Foreign Wheat was
by no means large. The best qualities of both red and
white commanded a steady, though not to say brisk
inquiry, and last week's prices were, obtained in every in-
stance. The Middling and inferior kinds, however, com-
manded very little attention, yet they were not, considered
cheaper. A few parcels of Wheat, Barley, and Oat', under
lock, were taken for speculative purposes. For shipment
there was little or no inquiry.. Scarcely any English Barley
was on show, while the supply of tine Foreign was small.
The Barley trade was active, and extreme prices were
paid fir selected parcels of both old and new. Superfine
old Malt was the turn dearer, with an active demand.
The value of other kinds was maintained without difficulty.
Although upwards of 16,000 quarters cf Oats came to hand
from Ireland last week, very few Oats were on offer to-day.
The Oat trade was, therefore, brisk, at an improvement em
last Monday's quotations of from is to 2s per quarter, at
which the whole were speedily cleared off. The supply of
Beans was by no means large, yet the sale was rather
inactive, at late rates. Peas, from their abundance, moved
off slowly, at about stationary prices. The Flour trade was
steady, at full quotations. In Seeds, rather more business
was doing.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
It was stated yesterday, upon authority that cannot he
doubted, that Mr. Watts has sold The Baron to Mr. E. It.
Clarke; the price has not transpired, but we understand it is
either 4,000 guineas outright, or 3,000 guineas:down, with
an additional 1,000 guineas contingent on his winning the
Cambridgeshire. Mr. Watts's right to "doas he likes with
his own" cannot be doubted; but, as the horse has been
backed In by the public, we may be excused for ex-
pressing a hope that, urtil after the races, he will not be
removed from the care of a trainer who has brought him suc-
cessfully to the post on two great occasons. The latest
betting on the Cambridgeshire, and it has been consequent
on the sale, is 6 to 1 agst Alarm-12 to 1 agst Wolf Dog-
-20 to 1 agst Wee Pet—and 1,000 to 20 agst Devil's Dust (t.
freely). Oilers to back Alarm apt The Baron.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the. Princess Alice, were taken their. usual pony and
walking exercise yesterday within the Castle precincts. In
the afternoon the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
the Princess Alice, took a carriage drive for some time.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester arrived yester-
day, on a visit to the Queen. •
The royal dinner party vesterday included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Xes t, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
Bareness de Speth, Mr. George Eduard and the Honourable
Mrs. Anson, and Colonel Sir _;eorge Cooper. The band of
the 2d Life Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her
Majesty's private band afterwards attended Castle, and per-
formed the remainder of the evening.
This morning the Queen and Prince Albert promenaded
in the pleasure-grounds in the neighbourhood of the Castle
before church.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING.
LATEST BETTING ON THE CHESTER HANDICAP.-5 to 2
agst My Mary-7 to 2 agst Cataract-6 to 1 agst Lady Sarah
—6 to 1 agst Inheritress-6 to 1 agst Dean Swift.
ARRIVALS.—Tippoo, Pluto, Tottenham, Barbara, Young
Falstaff, Miracle, Blind Hookey, Morpeth,. Brenda, Isabel,
Josephine, colt by Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Thomasina,
Sharpshoottr, Tobacconist, f by Tomboy, out of Lapwing,
Vanish' Brother to Beaumont, Burlesque, Isabella, Deuce
Ace,
f by Sheet Anchor, out of Valencia, The Rhine, The
Nobbler, Lord Saltoun, Euston, Miracle, Hudibras, The
Persian Lady, Inheritress, Beaumont, Cataract, Dean Swift,
T'Auld Squire, Fair Rosamond, My Mary, April Noddy,
Clear-the-Kitchen, Chintz Print, Lancashire :Witch, and
Lady Sarah.
Luminary, the winner of the Mersey Stakes at Liverpool,
died on Saturday night, at Delamere Forst.
WELSHPOOL RACES—FRIDAY.
The Tally ho Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats,
a mile and a half.
Mr. Raworth's br c Kilgram, 4 yrs ......(Bradley) 3 I 1
Mr. Shepherd's br f, by Glaucus, out of March
First, 3 yrs 1 2 dr
Mr. Phillips's c g Lilleshal, aged .. 2 dr
Mr. Davis's b g Master Downs, 3 yrs
The Innkeeper's Purse, added to a Sweepstake s of 2 sovs.
each. Heats, a mile and a half.
Mr. NV. L. Williams nsb g The Cure, aged...(William) 1 1
Mr. Sparrow's br g Deception, 5 vrs dis.
The Selling Stakes of 2 soya.' each, with 10 added. Heats,
once round and a distance.
Mr, Shepherd's b f, by Glaucus, out of March
First, 3 yrs (H. Badlcy) 1 1
Mr. Phillips' eh c Lilleshal, aged..
Mr. Heap's be Broomstick, 3 yrs bolted
The Cavalry Hurdle Race was won by Mr. Williams ns
Little Tommv, beating Old Beer, Mrs. Harris, Paddy, Old
Maid, and Alice Grey.

All the Royal Family were taken this forenoon for their
accustomed ail ings and exercises.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, the
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic house-
hold, attended divine service this morning in the private
chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay
officiated.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended the afternoon
service in St. George's Chapel Royal. The Viscopntess Bar-
rington, the Marchioness of Worcester, and the Earl of Den-
bigh, were in Per Majesty's suite.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the
Viscountess Barrington and the Earl of Denbigh, left Marl-
borough House in a carriage and four at a quarter before
three o'clock on Saturday afternon, on a visit to the Queen
at Windsor Castle.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier G3s to 64s
Red, New —60 s 65s Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, Old.. 64s 71s Lincohish., Feed. 22s 25s
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoc 26s 281
coin, Red. •• • • 57s 628 Youghm• and Cork,
Ditto, White ••• • • • 605 70s Black. •. •• 20s 21s
Irish, Red •• • ..... —8 —s Cork, White ..• .. ?Is 2:-Is
Dit to, White ••• • • • —8 —s Scotch, Feed. .. • . 20s 22s
Rye—Old ••••• • .. 30$ 348 Beans—Tick .—— • • 368 40s
New. .. .. . „ ..... 30s 32s Pigeons .••. • • —38 s
Barley—Grinding .•• .• 25s 29s Pease—Grey. •••• • • • • 36s 40$
Malting ... . ..... 30s 32s Maple • 36s 42s
Chevalier ........288 33s White ... •• —42 s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers
folk .•• . • ... .. .• 54s GOs Flour—Town-made 505 55s
Brown .•• • • • ..... 50s 53s Suffolk •.••• • • • •
Kingston and Ware 58s COs , Stockta & Norfolk 37s 42s
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.

The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy-
Governor Lad an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Mr. Thornton had an interview with the Earl of DalLous:e
on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Dispatches for the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon
were sent off on Saturday evening from the Co.onial-office.
Dispatches for the Governor-General of Canada, and for the
Governors of the other North American provinces, were also
sent off on Saturday evening► from the Colonial-office.
Mr. Benjtunin Harrison had an interview on Saturday with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Rev. Mr. Randolph preached the sermon yesterday in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Countess of Charlemont,
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and Lord George
Paulet, were among the nobility preent.
Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar were received
on Saturday at the Colonial-office.

Wheat—Dantzie...... 64s to 74s Beans • • .•• •• 28s to 32s
Harnburgh • • 62s 72s Pease.. • •• • •
Barley
Oats- —New ..•
I oed •• • • . • 155 18s
SMITHFIELD.
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Since this day se'nnight, the imports of live stock into
London have consisted of 30 Oxen, 34 Cows, and 400 Sheep

from Rotterdam ; 35 Oxen and 16 Cows from Harlingen ; and
26 Oxen from Hamburgh, all by steamers. At Southampton,
24 Oxen have been landed from Spain; and at. Hull, 90

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEDURE

OF A SOLICITOR TO A RAILWAY COMPANY.

At Guildhall on Saturday, after disposing of the ordinary
night charges, and a few summonses, Mr. F. D. Lewis, of the
firm of Lewis and Lowe, advertising agents uf 3, Castle-
court, Conihill, made application to the presiding magistrate,
Alderman Wilson, under the following remarkable circum-
stances :

Beasts and 200 Sheep, from Rotterdain. To-day we had on
sale 105 Oxen and Cows, together with 300 ::heop, frorn Hol-
land and Germany, as also 6 Oxen from Spain. The general
quality of this stock was tolerably good, awl nearly the whole
found buyers, at full prices. Fresh up from, our
own districts a larger supply of beasts 'came to
hand this morning-2,000 having reached us from the
Northern, 600 from the Eastern, and 400 from the Western
and Midland Counties. From Scotlandwe recieved 100,and
from Ireland 110 beasts, the remainder of the supply being
chiefly derived from the neighbourhood of the metropolis.
Notwithstanding, the quality of the beasts was better than
we have noticed for some months, past, the Beaf

THE JERSEY RAILWAY.
(From the Jersey Times )
Since- the meeting of the Directors on Wednesday
last, at Lozey's Hotel, the tide of public opinion seems
to have changed its current. A railway is really
going to be constructed in Jersey, and whispers are
silently being insinuated that Government looks upon
the scheme with an eye of profound interest. We our-
selves were once of opinion that the railway would not
take place, and that the shores of Jersey were destined
to remain as at the period when Caesar is said to have
disembarked upon them: In those days there were no
railways. Oar sentiments, however, have &nee under-
gone a revolution.
Preparations are busily in process for carrying out
the designs of the Isle of Jersey Railway and Pier
Company, but no importations of " navies" can take
place till the Act of our local Legislature authorising its
construction, and determining the route of the line, has
been obtained. A fair plan must be laid before them,
and this plan must form a fecund source of debate to
the members of the Jersey Parliament. That, how-
ever, the Act will be obtained, admits not cf a dealt
The Bill is nearly drawn, and will shortly be printed
Mr. Evans, engineer of the line, and a gentleman of
high distinction as a railway surveyor, made a strict
J survey, the other day, of the locality through which the
railway is intended to pass. His observations have
been reduced to the form of a drawing, which also will
immediately be engraved, and copies distributed
amongst the members of the States, to aid them in
arriving at a candid conclusion. The whole necessary
survey, however, will not be completed for the space
of a week or two further. It is calculated that should j
the Act pass the States at some period during the next
two months, the constructing of the line will be com-
menced early in January, and finished by the fall of
autumn. On these grounds we may reasonably expect
to be able to take a trip on the " isle of Jersey Railway"
by this day twelve months.

It appears that the firm which Mr. Lewis represented, were
recommended some short time since by parties for whom they
had transacted business on an extensive scale, to Mr. Ingleby

Lomas Miller, solicitor, of 3, Abchurch-lane, City, to manage

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the advertisements of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and
Gloucester Independent Railway Company, which Mr.
Miller was then promoting, and of
.which he is still the legal
adviser. Air. Lewis stated that he had agreed to cause the
insertion of whateveradvertisements of theundertaking might
be issued in whatever newspapers the parties deSired, and that
he was to receive, when he required, some money on amnia,
and in pursuance of this a?.. reement he applied to Mr. Ingleby
Thomas Miller for a portion of the same when he had
gone to considerable expense, and credited the Company se-
veral hundreds of pounds. Instead, however, of meeting the
agreement, Mr. Miller found it convenient to shuffle and
postpone indefinitely the settlement of the advertising ac-
count, which amounted to 627/.

. .
trade, owing to the large attendance of buyers,
was somewhat active at an advance in the quo-
tations obtained on Monday last, of 2d per 281bs and at
which a good clearance was effected. The numbers of Sheep
were on the decrease, owing to which the Mutton trade was
brisk, and previous rates were freely supported. In Calves
—the supply of which was small—a good business was doing,
at our quotations. The P. rk trade was active, at very full
prices.

•
Per Sibs. to F
S. d. e. d.
Inferior Beasts ••.. 2 6 210
Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 6
Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310
Prime Scot's.• • 4 0 4 2
Large coarse Calves 310 4 6
Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0
Suckling Calves ..18 0 30 0
[nferior Sheep .. • 3 6 310
SUPPLY AT

Ink the offal.

d. to a.
Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4
Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 4 8
Southdown Wethers 4 It) 5 0
Ditto out of the wool
Large Hogs ••••• • 3 10 4 6
Small Porkers •... 4 8 5 4
Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 22 0
Lambs •••••• • • .. 0 0 0 0
MARKET.

Beasts.
3,465

I Sheep.
24,390

I Calves.
115

I Plgq.
312

IRELAND.

THE POTATO DISEASE.

.Du.nux, °c r. 13.—The accounts received yesterday were
extremely afflicting, showing that the disease in the potato
crop had extended to several counties—for instance, Galway
and Tipperary—where, up to this time, it was not known.
There is now scarcely a county in Ireland:free from the dis-
ease. According to the accounts the-crop has been 2.lmc•st
entirely destroyed in some instances, but more generally the
injury is partial, extending to a third or a fifth of the crop.
In some districts fields seem to have escaped the pestilence,
where all around has been affected. Taken altogether, at
least a fifth of the pctato crop must have been destroyed,
and there are well-grounded apprehensions of a further ex-
tension of the rot.
• The Irish Governnient obtained, during the last week, re-
turns of the state of the potato crop in every part of Ireland,
and those returns, on the whole, were considered to be much
less unfavourable than might have been apprehended; but
in the meantime the disease has been spreading widely, and
fresh returns, if DOW obtained, would give a very different
results
The following official letter has been receive 1 by the
Mayor of Cork from the Lord Lieutenant :
‘• Dublin Castle, 13th October, 1845.
. have it in command from the Lord Lieutenant lo
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th, and to
acquaint you that the attention of the Government has been
for some time directed to the state of the potato crop in this
country, and his Excellency has already caused the fullest
inquiry to be made in every district in Ireland, respecting
the disease which is unfortunately found to exist in the

.potato.
" Ills Excellency trusts that the crop may be but partially
affected. cud has directed that the inquiries be continued,
• and-further information furnished, from time to time, to the
Government, both as to the present state and probable pros-
pect of this crop.—l have tl:e honour to be, Sir, your ote dient
servant, RICHARD PENNE FATHER,
T 9 the Mayor of Cork."
The Mercantile Advertiser of yesterday says—" We under-
stand that great quantities of potatos have been shipped
from Dublin and various other ports for the continent, and
that still larger orders have been just received. Under such
circumstances, it is, we think, the duty of the Ministry to
issue an order in council, prohibiting the exportation of
potatos, and also opening the ports for the admission of corn
and other provisions free of duty."
Colts, OCT. l6.—The intelligence respecting the murrain in
the potato crop, which has reached us since our last publica-
tion, presents no features calculated to allay the apprehen-
sion of scarcity which its first appearance amongst its natu-
rally awoke. It is but too apparent. that the malady spreads
throughout the country, and that districts hitherto unvisited
are now, or soon will be found, affected.

We have before us a tabular account of the result of an ex-
amination instituted by Mr. G. Barry, of Ballahina, into the
condition of the crop in his neighbourhood, and by Mr. Wm.
O'Connell in another. Out of ten lots, comprising varh.us
(Inscriptions of potato, the proportions were 153 sound roots.
47 unsound. Out of eight lots, taken by Dr. Barry
fiotu the land between Ratbcormac and Castlelyons, there
were 53 sound roots, and 27 diseased, the species of potato
being of the white description. The result of the third ex-
amination, which was made by Mr. Wm. O'Connell into the
state of the crop between Lisnegar and the Mountain, was
still more alarming, for of ten lots, 185 roots were bad. and 98
only sound. Again, of thirty samples from the vicinity of
Watergasshill, Castlelyons, and Fermov, 313 potatoes were fit
for use, ,and 153 unsound. Such is (be deplorable summary
of an investigation wisely and properly instituted.
At the meeting of the Fermoy Board of Poor-law Guar-
dians, on Wednesday, the Earl of Mountcashel and other
landed proprietors attended. Several landowners and land-
stewards gave in reports of the decrease in the potato crop,
showin; that the injury varied from two-thirds to one-third
of the entire, and that great alarm prevailed throughout-
the country. Several gentlemen suggested modes of saving
the sound portions of the pctato by kiln-dryieg and other

means.
Lord MOUNTCASIIEL moved that an address be forthwith
prepared and forwarded to the Lord-Lieutenant relative to
the threatened. famine, and bringing before his notice the
great exportation of potatos going on.
Captain CoLus seconded the motion.
A Committee was then appointed, by whom a memorial
was drawn up, which was adopted by the Board. The me-
morialists suggest to his Excellency " whether some inter-
ference as to the laws affecting the import and export of corn
may not be desirable in the present emergency, and whether
the consumption of corn in distillation may not require some
check at. present"-
At the Middleton Board of Guardians proceedings of a
somewhat similar kind took place.
This day there are some additional accounts from the
country.. .1 am glad to say one or two Ulster letters men-
tioned that the disease had not farther extended; and the
provincial journals, in the localities referred to, publish state
ments to the same effect. _ _ _