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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 1844 more than 7,000 boats, and
the Mons 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 Mons 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.

FLANDERS and HAMBTJRGH 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, 1844, 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 has been in force with respect to
England for some time past.
" For some time past," says a letter from Bruges, " we
haveliad 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'Universal 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.
MANItEIM, Ocr. 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.
FRANKFORT, Ocr. 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 diamond; for which they
paid with bills of exchange, and absconded with their booty.
A traveller of this city loses 30,000 florins, ethers 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, OCFOBEn.—
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 misery
of the Jewish merchants. Immense quantities of
goods of all kinds were carried off, and at
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, as
they are Turkish subjects.—Harnburgh Papers, Nov. 4.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussw, Nov. 8.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ......
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent
Ditto Threeper Cent ....
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
Ditto, ditto, 1840 •••... • • • • .. . ..... 106
Ditto, ditto, 1842 •• . ...... .. •• • • 1023
Ditto, 1844..• •••• • • • • ...... 997,.
Ditto, 1836..
Ditto, 1838 • • 75
Ditto of the City, 1832 ...........
.....
Ditto, 1843 •• • •••• • • • ••••••• • • • • • • 100%
Bank of Belgium• • • • • • 777
—Brussels Papers. Nov. 6.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Nov. 4.
kustrian 5 per Cents • • •• ••• • • • Bills. Money 114
Bank Shares ••• • •
Anglo-Russian Loan •• .• •
.Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 1033( 103
Ditto Ist series Inscription ... .••. • • • 104%
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96
Ditto, in Certificate. • ...... .......
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Ce. -• 913
Ditto Stieglitz •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 901% 90
Spanish New 5 per Cent........ ••• • • • 2034 201
Ditto 3 per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 30 29'
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent • .
Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent ..• • • 5.9
Ditto 3 per Cent. •
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 B5
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ..... 86
National Bank Shares....

THE ARMY.

c4A RTISEMENT.
LYME REGIS AND TAUNTON RAILWAY 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 arid 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 novel, wise, 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., 21. 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 directed that they should make and main-
tain the water-way, and watch over the interests of their
tenants.
The SECRETARY 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
the 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. RIDGE moved that the report be received and adopted.
Mr. LEA seconded it, and it was carried with but one
dissentient.

96th Regiment.-2 companies, (head quarters) Launces-
ton ; 2 companies, New Zealand; 1 company, Adelaide ;
company, Oatlands; 1 company, Campbell Town ; 2 com-
paaies, Tasman's Peninsula.
99th Regiment-4 companies, (head quarters) Sydney;
company, Blackheath ; 1 company, Maitland ; 2 companies,
New Zealand.

Mr. ESDALLE said he had 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 pro-
ceedings of the Regent's Canal Company, and oppose that
or any other project for stopping up the canal."

ORDNANCE CORPS.
Rifle Brigade--Rifle Brigade depot, Ist battalion, Beggar's
Bush Barracks, Dublin. Captain A. S. Murray, has em-
barked at Southampton, per mail steam-vessel, for the Medi-
terranean, to join the Service Companies at Corfu. Major
Robert Walpole is commanding the depot companies. Re-
cruiting, 1 sergeant and 8 rank and file. The draft of 1
sergeant and 30 rank and file, and 3 boys, embarked at Cork
in the lowa for Corfu, on the Bth October.
The Board of Ordnance have recommended that the House
of Industry, in Strand-street, Limerick, hired as temporary
barracks, and capable of accommodating 7 officers and 236
men, belonging to Mr. Watson, be purchased by Govern-
ment, and be converted into permanent barracks. A new
military hospital is also ordered to be built at Limerick.

HE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA IN
SICILY.
PALERMO, Ocr. 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 erents, 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 Mon telerie.
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 likelyto 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 far as possible, removed. ,Some of the atten-
tions of the authorities are pushed to an extreme, which has
roused some feeling of annoyance among the people, as, for
instance, the sentinels round the Imperial residence are
dressed in the uniform and 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 hisllajesty, 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, and that on
leaving it he will pay a visit to the King of Naples in his
capital, where he will remain for some days. In anticipation
of this visit the King of Naples is already concentrating his
troops, well knowing that nothing can aflbrd 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 eyes of the Autocrat of all the hussias.
His army in the neighbourhood of Naples is very numerous,
and for appearance and appointments can vie with almost
any troops in Europe, our cwn not excepted. In a review,
no troops make a better figure than these of Naples. They
are said not toact with equal propriety on the field of battle;
but, as a Frenchman said, they cannot be expected to excel
in everything, and it is not their fault that their talent does
not lie in lighting. 1t
At Palermo the Emperor and Empress have refused all
kinds of public honours, and live in a very retired and in-
obtrusive manlier. The Emperor is to be seen daily in the
streets, accompanied only by a valet de place, who has the
honour of acting as his cicerone. Among the personages in
the smite of the Emperor are the Count Nesselrode, Count
Orloff, and the Baron de Mayendorff, 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.
T 1

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
NAVAL RETIREMENT.
The following aro the actual numbers of post-captains in
the list, eligible for the retirement, who have sent in their
names to the Admiralty as willing to accept the terms pro-
posed :--

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
walked in the vicinity of the Castle for some time this
morning.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness rode out in a pony
phaeton, the Prince driving, followed by the Lady Portman,
and the Honourable Misses Stanley and Dawson, in a landau
and four. Lord Charles Wellesley and Lieutenant-Colonel
Wylde were in attendance on horseback.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken for
their early morning exercise. In the afternoon the Royal
Family were all taken again in the grounds adjoining the
Castle.
The Bishop of Oxford, and Mr. George Edward and the
Honourable Mrs. Anson, had the honour of joining the royal
circle at dinner yesterday.
The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe took her departure
from the Castle to-day.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party this even-
ing at the Castle.

Of the first 100 on the list ... 46
Of the next 150 on the fist 76
Of the remainder on the list

Total number
Thus, it appears that 48 names are required to complete
the 300, and the time for receiving the applications is limit( d
to the end of this month.
THE SURVEYOR'S 90• GUN Snip Aunow.—Extract of a
letter from her Majesty's ship Albion, dated Oct. 27, 1845,
latitude 47, longitude 10 west.—" Here we axe, having had
four trials of sailing, and the Rattler having towed Superb
first day, Rodney second day, Albion third day, and Canopus
on the 25th, at the rate of 41/ knots in the wind's eye, per
hour, and the rest of us chasing her—had she been an
enemy's ship towed out of action, any good sailer would have
taken her. At all events, we are always beaten. Rodney
and Albion started with Superb on Friday; Superb boat us
about six miles dead to windward, and Rodney about two
miles; to-day we had a little shell practice, and during the
time we were firing the senior officer demanded inclination;
and Rodney was 7 degrees port to 9 starboard, ourselves 15
port to 16 starboard ; rather a wide difference, is there not.
between the two ships? I must say that this ship rolls more
and more every day. In the morning before (26th), at eight
AM., the ship rolled many times very heavily, so much so,
that it so happened that the lower deck ports were up, and
heavy seas came in and floated everything in the after cock-
pit. It ran over the combings at least two feet deep. To
remain till 3d of December, unless the Vanguard brings
counter orders."— West of England Conservative.
The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Radcliffe, arrived at
Santa Cruz on the 12th of October, from Cork, with troops
on board, bound to the Cape of Good Hope.

A Cabinet Council was held esterday afternoon at the
residence of Sir Robert Peel, in Whitehall-garelene.
The Ministers present were—Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of
Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the
Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir
James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of
Iladdington, Earl of Ripon, the Earl of Lincoln, and the
Right lion. Sidney Herbert.
The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Ripon arrived in
town yesterday morning.
The Council sat four hours. •
Summonses were issued to the Cabinet Ministers yesterday,
to attend a meeting in the Exchequer Chamber, at West-
minster, on Wednesday, the 12th November, for the purpose
of settling the roll of Sheriffs for the ensuing year.
The President of the Board of Trade had an interview with
Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of Gibraltar.

THE EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS BETWEEN THE
RODNEY, ALBION, CANOPUS, AND SUPERB.
We have much gratification in being enabled to lay be.
fore the public the following detailed account of the latest
trials between the above four line-of-battle ships and the
Daring 12-gun brig, under the orders of Commodore Fair-
fax Moresby, C.B. They come to us from an officer of
the squadron of distinguished character, and we feel as-
sured that when the Gallant Commodore's official report shall
be published, the subjoined will be corroborated in every
respect.
FIRST TRIAL.—As soon as the squadron got outside the
Plymouth Breakwater, on the 21st October, the Daring was
ordered by the Commodore to look out ahead, and when
she had proceeded a little distance from the line-of-
battle ships, a general signal was made to chase the Dar-
ing. This was at 12.55, the course was W. by S., and the
wind was N., a nice steady breeze, and smooth water.
At 1.10 the squadron had made all sail—whole topsails,
topgailant sails, royals, and fore-topmast studding sails.
At 1.18 the Rodney and Superb appeared to be going
ahead of the Canopus, when the signal was made to them
to " Look out ahead of Commodore." The Albion at
this time was right astern under all sail, dropping.
At two, P.M., the Canopus had gone ahead of the
Albion 1,850 yards, of the Rodney 560 yards, and of the
Daring 750 yards; but the Superb had come up with the
Canopus 210 yards, the weather and wind the same. At
three P.M., without change of wind and weather, the Superb
had come up with the Canopus 1,000 yards, and the Albion
bad come up with the Canopus 50 yards. The Canopus had
gone ahead of the Rodney 120 yards, and the Daring 880
yards. At 4 P.M. the Canopus had gone ahead of the Rodney
140 yards, and of the Daring 100 yards; the Superb drawing
up fast with the Canopus, and the Albion having neared the
Canopus 102 yards, the wind and weather just the same.
At 4.55 the signal was made by the Commodore to cease
the trial, when the ships were in the following positioes :
The Superb had beaten the Canopus 2,080 yards, and the
Albion had beaten the Canopus 200 yards; the latter had
gained on the Rodney, during the whole trial, 870 yards,
and on the Daring 1,560 yards. The trial was a very good
one, and there can be no doubt that every ship could have
fought their lower-deck guns during the whole trial.
SECOND TRIAL.—The next trial was on the 23d of Octo-
ber. At eight A.M., the Commodore made signal to chase
strangers in view. All the ships with all their port stud-
ding sails set and royals; course W. by S., wind E.S.E,; force
of wind 5 with a swell from S.E. ; wind on the port quarter.
At 8.30 the squadron had made all sail, and at
the time of starting the ships were in the following
position :—the Albion distant from the Commodore's ship,
the Canopus 1,524 yards, the Rodney 1,446 yards, the
Superb, 1,675 yards, and the Daring 736 yards— all astern.
At 9.35 the Superb had come up with the Canopus 295 vards ;
the Canopus had increased her distance ahead of the Albion
716 yards, of the Rodney 334 yards, and of the Daring 554
yards ; wind and weather the same. At 10.35 the Canopus
had gone ahead of the Albion 320 yards, and of the Daring
1,150 yards ; the Rodney had gained on the Canopus 70
yards, the Superb had come up 60 yards.
At 10.40 the Superb carried away her foretopmast stud-
ding sail boom, which caused her to drop a little. At
10.55 the Canopus carried away hers also ; but, by the
angles taken, she seemed to held her own with all but
the Superb. At eleven the Albion carried away her maintop-
mast studdingsail halyards, but soon had the sail set
again. At 11.35 the Canopus had gained on the Albion
1,140 yards, on the Rodney 70 yards, and on the
Daring 1,570 yards. The Superb had also dropped 300 yards;
the wind and weather much the same, with a little swell.
Within this hour all the ships had taken in their lower
studding-sails, except the Daring. At 12.35 the Canopus
had gone ahead of the Albion 810 yards, of the Rodney
180 yards, and of the Daring 1,560 yards; the Superb had
gained on the Canopus 550 yards; the wind had increased
a little. At 135 wind and weather much the same, the
Superb had come up with the Canopus 440 yards; but the
latter had increased her distance from the Albion 1,410
yards, from the Rodney 60 yards, and from the Daring 840
yards. At 3.30 the Commodore made the signal to shorten
'sail, when the squadron were in the following positions:—
The Albion astern of the Canopus 5,660 yards, the Rodney
734 yards, and the Superb 440 yards off.
This day the fleet had a good seven hours' trial, during
which time they ran 72 miles. Nothing could be fairer than
this trial. The wind was steady in the port quarter during
the whole period, and the ships could have fought their
lower deck guns. the ports having been kept open during the
run. The Superb was first, having beat the Canopus 1,000
yards ; the Canopus was second, having beat the Rodney
(third) 734 yards; and the Albion 5,660 yards.
On two or three occasions, in light winds, the Rattler
screw steam-sloop was ordered to tow the Albion, Rodney,
and Superb, which she did in very good style, taking them
4 knots, against a head swell and breeze.
On the 25th of October, the Superb, Rodney, Albion, and
Daring, had a trial of sailing on a wind, the Rattler towing
the Canopus dead to windward, against a good breeze, three
knots an hour. In about six hours the Superb beat the
Rodney dead to windward, and the Rodney beat the Albion.
The flaring, on this occasion, beat the large ships con-
siderably.
Upon the whole, in the above few trials, the Superb may
be considered first, the Canopus second, the Rodney
third, and the Albion last. The Albion and the
Superb rolled very much indeed; and it is the opi-
nion of every one that if the Superb had had her
proper quantity of water and provisions on board shq

-
MAJORITY OF LORD VISCOUNT LASCELLES.—This
nobleman completed his twenty-first year on Tuesday last,
on which day a grand dinner was given at Harewood, the
invitations to which were numerous. On Wednesday a ball
was given to the tenants of the Earl of Harewood and others.
The festivities will be continued until the end of the week.
"—Doncaster Gazette.
LIEUT. WAGMORN'S EXPRESS.—The Journal des
Debtris has the following relative to the transit of the India mail
via Trieste and Germany :—" The very rapid journey effected by
Mr. Waghorn for the purpose of changing the route of the Indian
mail, respects of the highest importance for France, and
a
the
ll
solicitude of the Government. Letters which we
have received
is
for in a
elrece ived from Trieste inform us that the Austrian Govern-
ment, which aims at securing the advantages which it wouldderive
from the transit of the Indian mail via Trieste, encouraged and
powerfully seconded this first attempt on the part of Mr. Waghorn.
We repeat, then, that we attach the greatest importance to this
trial of Mr. Waltham, and we deem it of a nature to merit the
entire attention of the Government. The question which it gives
rise to is of a primary Interest for the country, for it remains to be
seen whether France will preserve the transit of the Indian mail,
or whether she will suffer herself to be despoiled to the profit of
Germany." The Dobai* insists upon the expediency of the Go-
vernment resorting to every possible means for forwarding the line
of railways from the Mediterranean to the English Channel, by
which means, it says, the transit from Alexandria to London, which
at present occupies 290 hours, might be performed in 228 hours, even
allowing eight days for the transit from Alexandria to Marseilles
The Beforme notices the journey accomplished by Mr. Waghorn,
from Alexandria to London, in nine days and seventeen hours,
thus anticipating the Indian mail through Marseilles, and adds the
following observations :—" This fact by no means astonishes us.
It is the consequence of the bad organisation of our steam-boats,
their inferior rate of sailing, to be attributed to their faulty con-
struction and the obstinacy of the Minister of Commerce and the
Board of Health at Marseilles, which will net modify the system
of quarantine. We have repeated to satiety, that if a change be
not effected in our sanitary code, France will lose the conveyance
of the Indian mails; the travellers who return from the East, and,
shortly, the transit of merchandise. Already have t-evellen aban-
doned our packet-boats, terrified by the quarantine at Marseilles,
and new the mails are about to escape us. Shall we wait until the
trade of the East shalihave taken the road through Germany to
repeal or modify our sanitary laws, the antiquated remains of an-
cient prejudices ? Such a want of care in our Government cannot
be conceived, for the question refers, not to political principles, but
to national interests. Does our Government wish to sacrifice them
to Austria and to England ? The consequences of the obstinacy
or the weakness of our Government are beginning already to affect
our commerce with the East. In the year 1843 it amounted to
88,000,000, this year it has decreased to 80,000,000. It is the
commencement of our commercial decadence."
FIRE AT THE NORWOOD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.—
About two o'clock on Wednesday morning this establishment was
thrown into the greatest consternation by the alarm of fire being
given in different parts of the building. It appears that upon the
members of the estublishment retiring to rest everything seemed
perfectly safe, and about two o'clock several of the boys, who were
in bed, awoke, and found themselves surrounded with smoke and
almost suffocated. They immediately left their beds, and began to
search for the cause of the annoyance, when they found it pro-
school. which was enveloped
in
needflemed from the
flames, and
le
that
try inthe
they
we boys'
efast -approaching the ceiling of
the dormitory room, where the boys were sleeping. The alarm was
immediately given, every member of the establishment was called
up, and every means employed to extricate the children from their
beds, where many of them lay in a state of stupor. Life being con-
sidered safe, all hands were immediately
"gated in allaying the
flames and preventing their progress. For a considerable time it was
confidently expected that the whole range of buildings would
be burnt down ; but owing to the activity of Messrs. Aubin and
Gibson, and the resident Dr. Monks, and other members of the
establishment (the whole of whom were nearly naked), and a good
supply of water being on the premises, they succeeded in about an
hour's time in preventing the progress of the Ore, and the extension
of the flames was impossible, every part adjoining had received such
an immersion. Fortunately there is not one life lost, nor any one
seriously hurt. Several of the children received slight burns in
passing from their rooms to the yards, but nothing of importance.
It is not known how the fire originated; it commenced under the
boys' gallery, which was made into a kind of store-room for their
clothes, &c. Had it not been so providentially discovered, the loss
nearly 200 boys. These, had net the fire
of life must have been immense, for above the room where the fire
commenced there sleep
be n discovered
insured,whe was,e
damagemust nearlyis all have perished. The
buildings are estimated
at between 60/.
and 100' iatndth

e 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 THE CURRENCY.—Yesterday
afternoon the Bank of England advanced the rate of Interest on
bills at ninety.sve 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 dro yning, 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 playing the same
game. What the object can be, it is not very difficult to imagine.
Both, nominally national establishment; are doing the most un.
friendly thing in their power—viz., tightening the Money Market.
The evil effects of this will be felt for many a long day. We
hope that 'Government and these bank, have not had an under-
standing on this subject. It is believed that it is the result of an
arrangement with Whitehall. It would be folly to shut our eyes
to the fact that such a movement as this is calculated, 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,
oven this day, in the heavy state of the funds. We fear before
this day week some large defaulters will be declared.—. Railway
Express.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]-ANASPASIA IN THE TRRAT-
WENT or Corisummon.—The Dispensary for the Treatment of
Consumption, Asthma, and other Affections of the Chest (by Anas-
pasia), is removed from 113, Strand, to 14, Leicester-place. Dr.
Cronin, physician to the Institution, has removed from 6, Craven-
street, Strand, to 14, Leicester-place, Leicester-square.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. - BIRMINGHAM,
THURSDAY Everarro.— A fatal accident occurred this morning at
Stoke Prior, near Bromagrove. It appears that the mail train left
Birmingham at its usual hour, one o'clock A.M., and upon its arrival
near Stoke, the driver observed a man in a white frock crossing the
line, but so near that it was impossible to stop the train and prevent
the fatal consequences which ensued. The man was thrown down,
and upon examining the line, the deceased was found to be most
shockingly mutilated. His head was completely destroyed, and his
limbs found scattered in all directions. It is difficult to account
for the reasons which induced the deceased (a journeyman brick-
maker) to cross the line at such an early hour of the morning. It
is supposed that he must have been intoxicated, as there was no
crossing of the line where the aocidel.t occurred, and even on his
way home he would have had no right to be in the place where
rst 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 DT 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 cent for, who pronounced her
to have broker: 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-vessel."

BIRTH ExTRAORDINART.—We last week stated
that the wife of John Scully, a labouring man, had presented him
with three children at once. As this large addition to his family
threatened to encroach considerably on his limited means, Scully
cast his eyes about as to how he should best replenish his purse;
and it appearing that his wife was entitled to a sovereign from a
benefit club each confinement, he made a claim on the stewards
for three sovereigns—one for each baby. The stewards objected,
contending, that though there were three children, yet it was but
one confinement; and the case came before the magistrates, who
decided against Scully. To make him, however, some amends far
his disappointment, his worship, the Maycr, generously presented
him with a sovereign.---Bristol Gazette.

FIE SlOrN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1

CAVALRY.
First Royal Dragoons—Dundalk.—Half a troop is ordered
to march from Belturbet for 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 Killishandra, there 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.
INFANTRY.
sth (Northumberland) Fusileers.—Enniskillen.—The De-
tachment at Ballyshannon, consisting of Brevet-Major
APGregor, Ist Lieutenant Scroggs, 3 sergeants, 1 drummer,
and 45 rank and file, is ordered to be reinforced to a company.
6th Royal Regiment.—Mullingar.—A recruiting party is on
march to Dublin to embark for Liverpool, en route to Leeds,
there to be stationed.
7th Royal Fusileers.—Depot, Naas.—Captain Cochrane
arrived in Dublin from head-quarters on 30th Oct., there to
embark per steam-vessel for Cork, to take the command of
the draft at Spike Island, Cork harbour, consisting of Lieut.
Porter, 1 sergeant, 40 rank and file, and 2 boys, under orders
to join their service companies in the West Indies.
30th (Cambridge) Regiment.—(Castlebar.—Twe recruit-
ing parties are ordered to march from head-quarters for
Beggar's Bush recruiting depot, Dublin, there to embark per
steam-vessel for Bristol, to be stationed at Bristol and Exeter.
A recruiting party is ordered to proceed en route from Castle-
bar, for Dublin, there to embark per steam-vessel for Glas-
gow, en route to Aberdeen, there to be stationed.
34th (Cumberland) Regiment. The service companies
embarked at the Cove of Cork, on the 28th of October, for
conveyance to Corfu, on board of the Java freight ship, 1,175
tons, with the following officers and men, &c. :—.Lieutenant-
Colonel Airey, commanding; Major Brown; Captains
Matthews, Kelly, Goodenough, Lang, Simpson, and Gwilt ;
Lieutenants Harvey, Packs, Maxwell, Oxley, Talbot, Sitwell,
and Burrill ; Ensigns Sir George Henry Scott Douglas,
Bart., Best, Warry, and Jordan; Paymaster Roche; Quarter-
master Williamson ; Surgeon Bain, M.D. ; Assistant Sur-
geon Fraser, M.D., 1 regimental sergeant-major, 30 sergeants,
11 drummers, 24 corporals, 576 privates, 4 officers' wives, 2
female servants, 6 officers children, 86 soldiers' wives, and. 46 children. Lieutenant T. A. M. Brisbane is on leave of ab-
sence to the 31st March next, at Largo, Brisbane-house, the
seat of General Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane, G.C.8.,
F.C.H., Colonel of the Regiment. Honorary distinctions,
" Albuhera" " Vittoria," " Pyrenees," " Niville Nive,"
" Orthis," "Peninsula." Major H. Deedea is commanding
the depot companies at Fermoy.
40th Regiment—We are informed that her Majesty's 40th
regiment is to embark for England at the end of the present
month, on board the Poictiers, Seringapatam, and Scindian.
The regiment has acquired an excellent character whilst on
service in India. The garrison of Fort William will thus be
left without any European corps for a time ; but it is expected
that the 39th, now at Dinapore, will do duty here. The
head-quarters of the 40th will be on board the Seringapatam.
The men will be allowed to volunteer for any of her Majesty's
regiments in Bengal. The Governor-General gave a dinner
on the 19th to the officers of this regiment, on the occasion of
their departure from Calcutta.—Bombay Times, Oct. Ist.
79th Highlanders.—The Diadem, (398 tons) freight-ship,
will sail from Deptford, for the
ove of Cork, on the 3d Nov. to receive on board drafts of the 72d and
79th High-
landers for conveyance to Gibraltar, and 88th Connaught
Rangers for Malta.
88th Connaught Rangers.—Depot, Boy-le.—Ensign Gore
has arrived in Dublin from leave of absence, en route to
Cork, to join the draft under orders for embarkation for
Malta. This regiment is about to sail in the Diadem, 398
tons, for Malta.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARMY IN OUR AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
51st Regiment.-5 companies, (head quarters,) Hobart
Town ; 4 companies, Tasman's Peninsula.
58th Regiment.-3 companies, (head quarters) Bay of
Islands ; 3 companies, New Zealand ; 2 companies, New-
foundland.

COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS OF
CANADA.
(From the Toronto Globe.)
The fears which were recently entertained for the col,
mercial and monetary condition of the province are Kapp, ,
removed, and there is every prospect of a brisk fall and wi
•
ter trade. The first cause of this favourable state of thin
is the abundant harvest, with which a beniticent Providen
has blest the labours of the husbandman. The advance
the price of wheat is also a large element in this posperit,
It is rarely that the cultivator of the soil has both a larg
quantity and an increased price, for when the quantity
large the price generally falls, and rises with a short prodw,
The advance on the price has been occasioned by the deft. ,
ency of the crop in Britain, but it of course extends to hop ,
sales, as well as exports, and renders this a very beneficial ye 0
to thefarmer. The rise in the price to the domestic consum,
although very valuable and important to the firmer, is a '
so great as to injure seriously the paying consumers; all t ,
industrial classes will share in the gain by the additioi ,
sums of money which the farmers will be enabled to spe, .
Annuitants and others, not engaged in business, will p ,
their part of the advance without any equivalent. As far .0
the home consumption extends, there will be merely an e-
change from one class of the community to another, with ,
increase in the amount of the circulating medium i but t
grain exported will bring to Canada a clear addition to 1 ,
capital of the whole extra produce and extra price upon t I
quantity shipped. We do not exaggerate when 'lye estims
this at 200,0001., a most important addition to a poor count.
like Canada. This will aid theconsumers to pay the impo :
from the mother country with ease and promptitude. f '
advance of about Is. currency a bushel on wheat, beyo .
some years past, was required to give a stimulus to the ern- i
gies of the Canadian farmer, to extend his cultivation 0
other articles, which the British Market will take ofl, s.ii•
as flax and hemp, for which Britain pays several millio, 0
sterling annually to foreign countries, and which she woe
readily take from Canada. We know from good authorit 1
that a farmer in the home district this year cleared 251. p, ,
acre by those articles, and that he intends to have 100 acres
sown with them for the ensuingyear.
We regard the rise on wheat as more beneficial than if i I
had been very great, for in that case it would have checkee.
' the prosperity of the manufacturing districts of England,
and have diminished the consumption of timber and ashes,
and other articles exported by Canada, It would, besides,
have affected the money-market there, by draining the
specie to the European continent in payment of grain, and
have so alarmed the capitalists, that the railroads contem-
plated in Canada must have been delayed to some future
day. The risk, we trust, of all these untoward events has
passed away. The British crops are not so deficient as to
require very large supplies, but the price is such that every'
bushel of wheat that Canada can spare will be sent to the
mother country. The railroads of Great Britain are reach-
ing a magnitude that fills the mind with astonishment. A
hundred and fifty millions of capital are embarked, or about'
to be embarked on them, and twelve millions stifling muse
be paid for railway gavelling, in order to cover the interest
and expenses. The income, we believe, of those finished ia
actually yielding about half that sum, and there are no ap-0
pearances of a check, although the whole annual sum is
equal to about one-fourth of the Government taxes; and
this is but one branch of the expense of travelling. The
vast sums required for these undertakings, and the many
millions of stock held and to be paid by British capitalists
for French railroads would have placed the country in the
utmost jeopardy, if in allition it had been necessary to
make great remittances for grain.
But all fears for the next twelve months are now over.
The Bank of England still holds her 15,000,000 or 16,000,00()
of specie, the revenue is in an improving state, and the world
' is astonished with the exhibition of a nation carrying on her
shoulders a load of debt which would crush all the civilised
world besides. Canada is receiving her share of this pro-
perity, through the advantages of her preference in export,
ing grain. When the million and a half of expenditure on
public works comes to an end, which will be next year, we'
shall have the beginning of the railroad expenditure, which
will more than compensate for the loss. Nothing is so much,
wanted in addition as a company or companies who wilt
lower the fare of the steam-boats and take off the tolls, which,
in point of fact is placed on our magnificent lakes by thcl
present odious monopolies.

THE PUNJAUB.